Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1939

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PIBIISNEII DAILY No. I'-'. Vol. XCVIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    "NO COMPROMISE ON DANZIG”
    442 1 Poland Prepares For War I NATIONAL REGISTER OPENED Frontier Barred To Nazi Workers Warsaw, August 17. The registration of including skilled workmen, of all kinds especially mechanics and engineers who may be required for various departments of national defence in the event of war began today
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    German Press Watchword
    551 1 German Press W atchword HITLER CONFERS WITH ADVISERS Italy Advocates Solution By Negotiation Berlin, August 16. Herr Hiller discussed the latest phases of the European situation today with Marshal Goering and Herr Himmler who called at Berchtesgaden to congratulate the .Fuehrer on the 25th anniversary of his enlistment in the
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    PROTEST BY STUDENTS
    110 1 /e grave u Reuter. Over Surrender Of Suspects Paris, August 16.* A message protesting against the decision of the British Government to hand over the four Chinese suspects in Tientsin was sent to Lord Halifax today by the International Students Conference which opened here yesterday attended by
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    ALL QUIET ON HONGKONG BORDER
    82 1 or egress 1 —Benter. Hongkong, August 17. AD was quiet on the bordk-.r this morning but British troops land Police are stUl manning frontier posts. Part of Japanese troop» who occupied Sbumchun yesterday returned westwards towards Namtao at 8 a.m. today, leaving several hundred troops
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    SALVATIONIST HIGH SCHOOL
    69 1 -Reuter. Opening At Clapton By Commissioner Lamb London. August 16. Tho Salvationist High School was opened at Clapton by Commission ?r David Lamb who will retire in October. Commissioner Lamb is champion of the school which in the past ten years advocated a more democratic control of
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    SMUGGLED FILMS
    52 1 .—Reuter. French Apology For Use Of Diplomatic Bags Washington, August 16. The French Ambassador has expressed reerets in connection with the alleged use of diplomatic bags for smuggling fl’ms. The apology was made in a note to the State Department. Mr. Sumner Welles states the incident s now
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    BRITAIN IS UNITED
    227 1 -Reuter “WiU Fight To The End...” New York, August 16. it u~r it will find the Britisl people united believing in their heart, that on it dep_-nds ultimately the fiee dona of mankind,” declared Earl Balu win <±ddi easing the banquet of the Con gross on Education
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    GUNS FOR BRITAIN
    52 1 unaersto —Reuter. To Be Manufactured In Canada Montreal, August 16. The Marine Industries. Limited of Sorel, Quebec, has concluded a contract worth several million dollars with the British Government for the manufacture of 3.7 guns with necessary equipment and carriages. It is understood other orders are to
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    MANY ARRESTS IN POLAND
    191 1 Reuter. Warsaw, August 17. The closing of the Upper Silesian frontier follows the Germar action in closing the frontier at Ribnik. The Polish measure will be maintained until Germans either explain or countermand their order. Among the many arrests was that of Wiesner, a former member
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    MORE OUTRAGES IN PALESTINE
    81 1 rariquiuiiy —Reuter. Detained Persons Nol To Be Released Jerusalem, August 16. Major-General M. G. Barker, Commanding the British forces in Pal-stine, announced that the practice of releasing persons detained under emergency regulations will be suspended until further notice owing to th? recent recrudescence of sniping and
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    MR. A. GREENWOOD
    58 1 'C be last —Reuter. Visit To Lord Ha!i e ax At Foreign OT’ce Lon'lon. Autrvst 16. Mr. Arthur Greenwood had a fifty-min-ute converation with-Jxird Halifax a’ the For"’gn Office tbbfr ffii r*!ng when he was given an outll-e of the developments in the infpmatPnal situation since be
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    U.S. PRISONERS IN SPAIN
    76 1 ivy wrw 1 .—Reuter. To Be Released Following Demarche Hendaye, August 16. Following a demarche by the American Ambassador to General Franco, forty-five American prisoners in Spain including Harold Dahl, the airman who was sentenced to death for fighting for the Republicans but reprieved after his
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    NAZI ACTIVITIES
    64 1 L —Reuter. Inquiry To Commence In U. S. Washington, August 16. The Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee. investigating un-American activities an r.ounced (het th» Committee b< "bin'ng on Wednc’dey will enquire irto “foreign propaganda designed to involve Che United States in a European war." At the
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    WRIT FOR HABEAS CORPUS
    80 1 —Reuter. Decision Not Yet Given Shanghai, August 17. The Assistant Judge, Mr. Grant Jones, of His Majesty’s Supreme Court for China failed yesterday to give his eagerly-awaited decision on the application for a writ of habeas corpus /for the four Chinese prisoners at Tientsin. The decision
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    Japan To Attempt Blockade Of Hongkong?
    655 2 Town On Kowloon Border Occupied NOW FACING BRITISH FORCES Hongkong, August 16. During the night Japanese forces, estimated at a thousand, landed at Namtau on the Pearl River delta, advanced along the Sino-British border towards Shumchun and are now strung out along the border.
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    A 30-DAY TRUCE?
    294 2 ’•—Reuter. (J. S. Senator’s Proposal Washington, August 15. A frigid response has been given in official circles to the reports from Oslo lhat Mr. Hamilton Fish (Republican Leader of the House) wou'd place a resolution before the Jubilee Conference of the International Parliamentary Union in favour of
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    TRANSPORT UNION RESOLUTION
    61 2 —Reuter. Stronger Action By Britain Urged London, August 16. The General Executive Council of the Transport General Workers’ Union passed a resolution calling on the Government to take more energetic and decisive action to “prevent continued violation of international law by Japanese forces in China.” A copy
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    AIR LINER FIRED AT
    138 2 Reuter. Flying Too Close Maginot Line London, Aug. 16. Six warn’ng hells were fired at the Imnerial Airways liner, Fortuna, when it flew close to the prohibited area near the fc’rench border while en route from Zurich to Croydon with nine British passengers. The first shell
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    NEW CHINA CURRENCY
    156 2 Reuter. A Japanese Report Tokyo, August 16. A scheme for the creation of a new international currency for China is being discussed by British and Chinese financiers in Horgkong, according to a Japanese report. It is suggested that this currency would replace the Chinese national dollar which
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    McKESSON ROBBINS CASE
    111 2 —Reuter George Dietrich Pleads Guilty New York, August 16 Subjecting himself to a possible 67 years imprisonment and fines totalling $36.000, George Dietrich, arrested last year for grand larceny in the sensational McKesson Ro bins mail fraud conspiracy, pleaded guilty to fourteen counts. Dietrich will oe sonte
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    GERMANY TO TEST HE PEACE FROM
    333 2 Next Move Expected Fortnight Warsaw, AtP It is announced that the German authorities have traffic and telephone communication between the Opole districts of German and Polish Silesia. According to the Berlin correspondent of the Gnz >lska, it is expected that Germany will attempt to
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    Soviet Fleet – Over Sea Of Japan
    38 2 Soviet Fleet Over Sea Of Japan Reuter. Moscow, Aug. 16. The Pacific Air Fleet is reported to be exercising in the vicinity of Vladivostok over the Sea of Japan in preparation for National Aviation Day on August 18.—
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    MENDELSSOHN’S CREDITORS
    86 2 Reuter. No British Interests Mentioned Amsterdam, August 16. No British interests are mentioned in the long provisional list of Mendelssohn’s creditors deposited with the Registry. The list reveals that the firm sold considerable amounts of foreign Treasury bonds which in many cases it mas under an ob’igation to
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    AIR SPEED RECROD
    44 2 —Reuter. French Long-Distance Flier’s Cla’m Paris, August 16.6 Commander Maurice Rossi, long-distance flier, claims to have beaten the international air sped record over a closed circuit by flying ten thousand kilometres at an average spee dof 311.621 kilometres an hour. —Reuter.
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    ARRIVAL OF INDIAN TROOPS AT SUEZ
    29 2 Reuter Cairo, August 15 About six thousand troops from India arrived at 3uez this afternoon to strengthen the British defence forces in Egypt
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    PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF DANZIG ISSUE
    86 2 .line v -Reuter. Germany’s Willingness Emphasised Berlin, August 18 Germany’s willingness to solve the Danzig problem and other questions included in the term, revision” by peaceful means, is again stressed in it» ‘Frankfurter Zeitung’ which says: “Germany and Italy continue to have a productive peace
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    POLISH FRONTIER GUARD KILLED
    90 2 —Reuter. Shot On Danzig Side Of Border Warsaw, August A Polish frontier guard was shot and killed by Danzig troops on the Po >sbDanzig border. The so'dier was soma fifteen yards on the Danzig side of the frontier and it is presumed that he had lost
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    ADMIRAL VIVIAN
    42 2 fancni —Reuter. Appointed To A Command London Au t 16-Rear-Admiral John G been appointed Rear-A m Naval Officer, Yang'; [{e Rear-Admiral Holt from will assume command ab< ut Admiral Vivian will 1 17 in the “Ranchi” du< December 25. Reuter.
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    COUNT CZAKY
    21 2 Reuter To Visit Irii Salzf.ur:? r F'jrrJfl* Count Czaky,: Hun a Minister, is proceedb Wr“ n >sday He may
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    HITLER DID MOST OF THE TALKING!
    200 2 obtain Reuter London, August Ifi. The sudden secret meet ng Dr, Burkhardt and Herr Hitler does not seem to produce anything new, says The Times diplomatic correspondent. All accounts from abroad agree that Herr Hitler did most of the talking and explained again no
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    FOOD STORAGE IN MALAYA
    321 3 \t)TIFICATION By EMPLOYERS nJJ 1 ,ng < onununi( ue regarding the accumulation of relocks has been issued by the Food Controller, Malaya: ting of the Legislative Council, Straits Settlements, Excellency the Governor advised householders and large employers of labour to lay in an adequate supply of
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    Malaya’s Timber Supply
    688 3 Phni' or Intensive Pi Mlnction f —Uj i what area of reserviiould he set aside in i f intensive production pj.jx-; dist'nct from fuel, '.nr consideration for It is thought needs for small j >rest produce and rhe llfnlHT <4ll I >r poles, firewood and 1\ met
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    Refugee Twins
    25 3 AMONG th< Jewish refugee children who amred in from Vumna, ioerr Kurt and H/rb/rt Goldschmidt, ten^numth-old twins, seen aborc in their ’numbered cradles.
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    PETITION FROM RELIEF FUNDS
    130 3 Government’s Reply Awaited i»J>ENDING a reply to our petition by Government, we shall do nothing about registration,” said Mr. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of the Singapore China Relief Fund committee in an interview on Tuesday. Mr. Tan was referring to the petition b the relief fund
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    A LEGEND OF PULAU BESAR
    803 3 Tragic Romance Of A Prince And Princess INTERESTING facts about the early history of Pulau Besar, favourite resort of Malacca and island of pilgrimage, formed the subject of a talk delivered by Rev. Yeh Hua Fen, B.A curate of Christ Church and vicq-r>reJdent of the
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    REFUSED TO ELOPE WITH ACCUSED
    316 3 Girl Cut With Axe Muar. 'T’HAT he had been cheated by the complainant’s parents who had promised to give their daughter in marriage to him was the allegation of Mohamad bin Abdullah, a Tamil Hindu convert to Islam, charged before Mr. Justice J.V.G. Mills at
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    POSED AS DETECTIVE
    217 3 Failed To Produce Warrant Card Singapore. Choi’g Foh Chat, who described himself as a compositor in a Chinese press, was convicted by Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court on Tuesday on an amended charge oi attempted impersonation as a detective, and bound over
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    Attempted Murder
    296 3 Charges PUNJABI IN DOCK Singapore. < DESCRIPTION of the injuries received by three nm during a cuffle over an alleged debt of s’! was given liefore Mr. J. Fletcher-Onoke, in the Singajwiro Third Police Court, on Tuesday dmkig t preliminary' inquiry into three tentative charge?» of attempted murder.
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  • DAILY INDIA PAGE
    • Article
      HOOLIGANISM AT KURNOOL
      184 4 “Tilak Day” Meeting Broken 0 p Kumool, Aug. 2. *pllE public meeting held last evening under the auspices of the Congress for observing the Tilak anniversary was disturbed by Muslims numbering over 200, who stoned and hurled furniture on the audience, pulled down and trampled the flag
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      MR. SUBHAS BOSE’S STATEMENT
      117 4 Takes Strong Exception Calcutta, Aug. 2. Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose has issued the following statement in reply to the statement of Mahatma Gandhi; “I have just seen the statement of Mahatma Gandhi about political prisoners issued from Wardha today. It will hurt the hunger-striking political prisoners
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      ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATURES
      323 4 Government Ban On Teachers Criticised Madras, Aug. 2. AT a meeting of the Council of the Madras Teachers Guild, held at the Kellett High School, Triplicane, resolutions were passed criticising the new Government Order prohibiting teachers from taking part in elections to the local bodies and
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      Hunger-strike Not Justified
      319 4 GANDHI’S WARNING A Bad Lead To Those Similarly Placed < Wardhaganj, August 2. VIAHATMA GANDHI has issued the following statement regarding the Bengal hunger-strike:— ‘‘The hunger-striking prisoners of the Dum Dum jail have sent me some questions through Mr. Mahadev Desai. It will serve the cause better
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      DRIVE AGAINST CORRUPTION
      141 4 Frontier Government’s Efforts Peshawar, Aug. 1. Three dismissals in the Police Department during last year, four in the Jail Department, five in the Medical and Public Health Department and ten in the Public Works Department are the sequel to the Government’s campaign to eradicate corruption. from Government
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      “KILL THE DRAGON OF COMMUNALISM”
      606 4 Retired Judge’s Appeal To Hyderabad Youth Hyderabad (Resy.). Aug. 1. UIF we, older people, have failed, and I confess we have failed 1 ignominously to kill what is called the dragon of communalism, it is your duty to kill it and give it a burial
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      MAHARAJA OF JAIPUR
      60 4 Jaipur, July 31. His Highness the Maharaja of Jaipur returned today to the State after nearly two months’ stay in England, where he took part in a number of polo tournaments The Mabaiaja was received at the railway station by Mr. J. H. Thompson. Resident at Jaipur,
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      Safety For Women Travellers
      311 4 PROTECTION IN RAILWAYS Simla, Aug. 2. 4 further protection for women traveling in Tntermcd ate and Third class carriages is being provided on all princiml ra lwa”s by the fitt’r.-r of internal on the doors of all B-cad Gauge, Gau"c and Narrow Gauge Int rments reserv'd
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      HARIJANS DRAG TEMPLE CAR
      97 4 Adi Festival At Alagarkoil Madura, Aug. 1. The Car festival of Sri Kaiialagar in connection with the Adi Brahmotsavam of Alagarkoil took place yesterday and a good number of Hariians also participated in it helping to drag the car The car, which left the stand at
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      CONGRESSMAN MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP
      40 4 Peshawar. Aug. 1. Dr. Khan CHand Secretary of the (Ppshawar district) Congress Committee, while ivi’’*<’■ asleep in front of his house, was fatally attack''*! bv a ’""n wrth -in axe. The police have made an arrest.
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      Tribal Leader Shot Dead
      463 4 ALLY OF FAKIR OF IPI Bannu, Aug. 2. TVJUSHKI Alam Khan, the young and energetic ally of the Fakir of Ipi, was shot dead Lisi night in Nizam Bazaar, a village about three miles from Bannu City on the Kohat Road where a gang of about
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      Textile Industry Crisis
      329 4 NO GROUND Foil PESSIMISM Simla, Aug. 2. EROUS representations have been received in Simla from textile interests for immediate action to avert a crisis. These are receiving serious consideration, but in the meanwhile any alarmist suggestion that the large imports of Japanese yarn in recent months are
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      ministers confer
      48 4 Calcutta, > TMWted an informal meeting attended by the Dept was held this m/irrur. situation arising out strike of the polite r .tutfJ It is understood tba- took note of the lab f y approved of the ~r Home Minister release could not !>• as the hunger-strik lM
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      75 4 THE BIG LAUGH SHOW IN TOWN MAJESTIC OPENING TODAY 3.00 6.15 A 9-30 3.00 p.m. Matinee at Reduced Prices 15. 30 and 50 cts. (Downstairs) MAKE WAY FOR MAMMOTH MERRIMENT YE ..E..0..0..W! Joe’s back in the Grandest, and Merriest Picture of his Hit-packed Career JOE E. BROWN Rowdier Funnier Than
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      145 4 The Year’s Outstandin, The Picture that is jr «VOffice Records in Acclaimed as ll QUEETS STARTS TODAY j 9.30 I- t New Universal’s Ac Season the Hear Bing sing 5 Bt Song Hits atle BmGC M°4-7A '•'‘EAST SUM op HEAVE with Irene Harvey—C. Aubr, Jerome Cowan "Sandy” Matty Malneck —and
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  • DAILY CHINA PAGE
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      CHINA MUST FIGHT WITH UNBENDABLE SPIRIT
      1250 5 Victory Clearly In Sight “T»Wn Chungking, August 13. 1 roads confront iis. One is for us to surrender orever and become enslaved. This is what the raitors champion. One 4s to put up a hand fight with a resolute, unbendable spirit until victory is
      the glory of the nation. ”—Central News.  -  1,250 words
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      BOOKS POURING INTO CHINA
      195 5 books, Reuter. i itihh Response To Appeal Shanghai. rpji \M)S of foreign liooks periodicals are pouring in i i from Great Britain in rr u an appeal by the Cult u rgency Committee of tf H >e Government to Brili iral and educational instituiio s ».M*d
      )() books, Reuter.  -  195 words
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      TO MATCH PEN AGAINST SWORD
      221 5 TO M ATCH PEN AGAINST SWORD ■'ntral News. Author.*» And Artists four Planned Shanghai. A r<- ip <d 15 Chinese men and wonirn, insisting of .playwrights, poets, nov< li: ind artists have just left for Japanes occupied territory in North China to match the pen against the sword. Known a.*
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      Pro-Chinese Paper Issued Under Japanese Nose
      170 5 DEFIES ATTEMPTS AT SUPPRESSION Shanghai. A .STANT reminder to Japanese soldiers that they do not ontrol everything in the province, a pro-Chinese being issued twice a week in the Japanese-occupied portion Shansi. lie LUl.u. j.—Reuter. 1 •jw t| written, edited and pubChinese college student
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      REBUILDING NANKING OBSERVATORY
      131 5 To Be Undertaken .Shortly Shanghai. Reconstruction of China’s bestknown astronomical observatory, situated on Purple Mountain, on the outskits of Nanking, is to be taken in hand immediately, in accodance with a five-year plan prepared by the Asia Development Board, a Japanese organisation. The observatory was damaged in
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      SHANGHAI’S GALLANT DEFENDERS
      170 5 wnoie nanon nas leuewuu uv fight till the victory is assured. —Central News. Remembrance Day Chungking, August 13. 4N atmosphere of subdued tension enveloped Shanghai yesterday, the eve of the second anniversary of the Shanghai War, with armed troops, police and volunteers standing by to guard against
      wnoie nanon nas leuewuu uv fight till the victory is assured.—Central News.  -  170 words
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      GUERILLAS INFEST AREA AROUND SHANGHAI
      360 5 Foreigners Held Up Al Pistol Point Shanghai. qpHE area around Shanghai is infected with Chinese guerillas. They are especially active in the Hungjao area, in the Japanese-occupied western suburbs of the city, where many wealthy Shanghai residents live. The Japanese forces have a difficult task
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      BELGIAN BADLY MANHANDLED
      150 5 —Central News Mistaken For Briton By Japanese Hongkong. August 10. Sampans are at present able to reach Tientsin from what was or.ee a flat land on the surrounding country side owing to the rise again of the rivers as a result of the recrudescence of heavy downpours
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      184 5 NEW SPRINGTIDE HOTEL PHONE Ne. 60, TANJONG BUNGAH, PENANG. For your pleasure we have erected a diving stage complete with spring board Rates Moderate. The best place for your holidays six hk; iiAKC tiys Never before a Price so low rjj “LEOPARD BRAND” MEN’S RAINCOATS. MADE FROM DOUBLE TEXTURE PARAMATTA.
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      58 5 BOBBY BEAR'S ADVENTURES: In a Canoe i IL- 'j.-h'L'Tzff 4- I "T* 1 V -.--.-j ’A’ v O C- ■■J’ ~y Botibv s >au^h Qot Pcrcv vexed The struU gie tips th, light ctnoe. Swot i !i' 'l >ie T:C Qive me yours! ”he cried. —What next! Over! —In they
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  • Weekly Film Page
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      HINDU DANCER FOR BRITISH FILMS
      887 6  -  Mayura To Act And Dance In “The Chinese Bungalow" By JOHN K. NEWNHA.M 'pHREE years ago, a young Hindu actress and dancer left India to try her fortune on the English stage. Today, this attractive young woman has not only appeared in numerous EngVsh plays
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      ‘FAIR’ FILM ABOUT THE NEGRO
      497 6 Robeson To Play Stellar Role New York. HOLDING that the real story of the Negro has been "woefully neglected by the typical Hollywood motion picture, the Greater New York Committee for Better Negro Films have launched a movement here to produce a film independently with
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      NO BEAUTY IMPORTS FOR MARGATE
      116 6 And <why Because Margate Ijws enough hearty of its own t> satisfy its ne?d of a Carriv.’.l, Queen. A suggestion that the content for the crown should be opeia to all whs successfully oprosed by a councillor w!m> expressed the opinion that Margate had plenty
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      It Happened In Hollywood
      580 6  -  By Leroy March interesting picture schedule for fall production is Edward Small’s version of the “Life of Christopher Columbus,” the man who discovered America. In demand for the title role is Brian Aherne whose work as Maxim I an in “Juarez” nearly put -Bette D.ivis and
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      “LAND OF LIBERTY”
      216 6 Saga Americ- > Hist or By Jeaneth F>K the first t.n>M ’<■ motion pictures produced that shows of a remarkable 1 from motion pictures 25 years. "Land of Liberty “US saga of American ri- b!ed and edited by Cecil Astonishing is the t of American hist* rayed
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      130 6 STANDING STARTING RUNNING new|SHELL MOTOR OIL New Shell Motor 03 contains an exclusive mineral But most engine wear occurs on starting—before the oiliness concentrate which prevents the oil from draining ofl has had time to circulate properly—and it is off when the engine is at rest; it forms a tough
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  • Article
    CLAIM AGAINST WIFE OF ACCOUNTANT DISMISSED
    1841 7 Italian Hairdresser As Plaintiff H IN AND PURCHASES OF HATS ALLEGED >ment dismissing the claim by Mr. C. Marsella, Italian proof a hair-dressing saloon in Light Street, Penang, and .4 a counter-claim by defendant, Mrs. Yeoh Cheang Kang, pean and wife of an Ipoh
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    WORLD TOURISTS
    278 7 Passengers On President Adams The American liner s.s. “President Adam. arrived here yesterday evening in the course of her round-the-world tour with the following prominent passengers on board:— Mr. George Engels -ann, Jr., accompanied by his wife and daughter en route to Bombay. Mr. Engelsmann is the VicePresident
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    New Police Barracks
    172 7 Construction Work Begins The first shipment of steel having arrived from Europe on Tuesday, work was begun yesterday on the new dcllar Police headquarters in Penang Road. The new buildings, designed by the Government Architect, wili occupy fivt acres in tht centre of Penang and con gist
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    MALAY CRUSHED TO DEATH
    275 7 Caught In Engine Belting Taiping A 60-year-cld Malay, who had been working for 38 years as an engine driver in a rubber estate factory, met with sudden death on Tuesday morning when he was accidentally caught in the beltine and what was left of him was
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    $2,000 CHEATING CASE
    68 7 Warrant For Arrest Of H. Goldenbnrg Kuala Lumpur. Believed to have been involved in a cheating case amounting to $2,000, while acting as Sxjretory firm known as Malayan Importers and Exporters, KuaAa Lumpur, Harry Goldenburg, an elderly European in Singapore, is awaiting arrest, following the -issue of
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    PLANTERS TELL OF HOTEL RAID
    928 7 Japanese Proprietress Charged k RAID by the local Police on the Chitose Hotel owned by Ja A panese on the night of June 10 when a European planter was found together with a Malay woman in one of the rooms, had Hs sequel in the
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    Social and Personal
    494 7 Mr. R. Nutt, planter, Blenhe m Estate, Teluk Anson, was admitted to the Batu Gajah Hospital on Sunday. Mr. L. O. Tasker, Agent of the Kuala Lumpur Chartered Bank, is still ind sposed and may be absent from the Bank for a week or two. The sudden
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      131 7 all CACEBIRDS HAVE A likeness) -they all like SPRATT’S MIXED 6m BIRD SEED/|gll Sr WWW Before Spratt** Seeds «re finally packed Bjß in irated packets, they are cleaned bv a W •pecial process wmeh banishes all dust ■nd foreixn iiiotier —a source of «rave j danger to cage bird*' constitutions.
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    DEFINING THE AXIS
    459 8 >N itself, a meeting between Count Ciano and Herr von« Ribbentrop to define the relations between Germany and Italy makes no essential change in the European situation. Close cooperation between the two Axis Powers has long been accepted as one of the solid facts in international politics.
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    Around The Town
    96 8 WINDSOR CINEMA Little Singing Girl (Chinese talkie) 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. ROYAL CINEMA "Michael Strogoff’’ 6:16 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA i. "East Side of Heaven’’ 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "Wide Open Faces” 3.00 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITAL TALKIES "Judge Hardy’s Children 7.30 and
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    PRINCE UMBERTO
    42 8 —Reuter Arrives At Tripoli To Inspect Troops Tripoli, August 16. Crown Prince Umberto of Italy has arrived here by a plane piloted by Marshal Balbo to inspect troops of the Libyan garrison in his capacity as Inspector of the Infantry.—Reuter
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    502 8 Thursday, August 17. fTYJDAY’S cables are none too .cheerful. While Germany’s* watchword is now “No conference ahd no compromise on Danzig,” Poland, on her side, is feverishly preparing for war. > v A Berlin message states that i ijtler discussed the latest phases of
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    By The Way
    574 8 Ao Mort 1 Dreams t ]B<EETING a friend who was not looking very cheerful; L asked him the reason for the haunted look in his otherwise tolerable face. He told me that his neighbours had bought a wireless set. This fact, he added bitterly, was brought to
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    BUS AND RAIL TRANSPORT
    1060 9 Proposed Increase In Fares BUTTERWORTH RURAL BOARD’S DECISION G: /''Ji I Butterworth. pj iE suggestion of the F.M.S. Railways 'forj an 'jncnea.se of btfs Cares as part of an attempt to arrive at a reasonable modus endi between rail and road transport,, was considered at the
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    POSSESSION OF SAMSU
    247 9 Woman Pleads Guilty A Hokkien woman named Tan Swee Lan and a Hylam, Ooi Huck Fong, were charged before Mr. Um Koon Teck in the Middle Court this morning on three liquor charges. The charges were: (1) possession of one quart of samsu; (2) fermenting eight gallons
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    THEFT OF TAPE MEASURE
    137 9 Chinese Gets Two Months’ Gaol Sentence of two months’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court this morning, on a Chinese, Lam Hong, after he had pleaded f-uilty to a charge of theft of a tape-measure, valued at $1.50 about
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    PENANG LADIES HOCKEY CLUB
    27 9 The annual general meetinn of the Penang Ladies’ Hockey Club will be held at 7 p.m. today, not 7.30 p.m. as previously announced.
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    Three Injured In Penang Stabbing Affray
    131 9 1 i bERIOIJS stabbing i J affray occurred in front oij the Municipal cydlie Jinps near the Bata I Ferringhi Reservoir, at about ten o’clock night. Three Indians ire said to have been injured, one of them receiving mult tipfe stab wounds. z The
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    BIG FIRE NEAR S. PATANI
    296 9 Damage Estimated At $22,000 Sungei Patam. Damage estimated at $22,000 was done in a serious fire which broke out in a sawmill at Bukit Sei am ban, a small village about sixteen miles away from Sungei Patani, on Monday afternoon. The sawmill in question was
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    MORE LOCAL RECRUITS FOR R.A.F. VOLUNTEER RESERVE WANTED
    278 9 Penang Flying Club Report For July 11NLESS there <.rt more applications from Penang, Prminte Wellesley and Kedah to join the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, no Bying school wiU be started here, state the Pona.v< Flyin? Club in their report Jiily. All
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    DEATH OF MR. LEE CHIN TEE
    202 9 The death occurred at the General Hcspital, Penflng. of Mr Lee Chin Tee. who was employed at the K’lapa Bali Estate, Slim River, Perak. He was taken ill about three months age, and peacefully passed away at about Bpm n Monday right. Deceased leaves
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    PENANG RICE MERCHANTS
    179 9 Donations To China Fund The Penang Rice Merchants Association yesterday remitted through the OverscaChinesc Banking Corpn l td., Penang to th- Executive Yuan of the Chinese National Government the <um of Straits $4 870 40 (at exchange of 14 is equivalent to Chinese Net $34,788.57) r r
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    MR. F.W. PETRIE HAY RETIRING
    137 9 The subordinate stalls <t Jav j, Krian Kedah, Kampong Lin i and Dorset Estates arc giving a ronggeng performance on the Tamil School padang, J.;v. i Estate, on Sunday, August 20, .-l 9 p.m. in honour of Mr. and Mrs. F. V/. Petrie Hay, who
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    INCREASED ACTIVITY IN BRITISH INDUSTRIES
    1314 10 Good Home And Abroad LONG-SUSTAINED RISE IN ELECTRICITY OUTPUT In some branches of production in the United Kingdom, there has been a further increase in activity during the past month and the improved position of industry generally has been well maintained, state Barclays Bank Ltd.,
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    Wall Street Cable
    507 10 SUPPLIED BY MESSRS. ANTHONY CO. New York, August 16. The following quotations were tliose ruling when the Stock Exchange closed to-day. DOW-JONES averages. Yesterday’s To-day’s 30 Industrials 141.29 138.47 20 Rails 28.66 28.00 15 Utilities 26.82 26.15 New York Stock Exchange, business done, total volume 640,000 shares
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    129 10 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. Prev. Latest Paris 176 23/32 176 45/64 New York 4.68 1/16 4.68 1/8 Montreal 4.68 1/8 4.68 1/16 Brussels 27.55 1/2 27.55 3/4 Geneva 20.73. 20.72 1/4 Amsterdam 8.71 3/4 8.72 Milan 89 89 Berlin 11.67 11.66 1/2 Stockholm 19.31 1/2 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    58 10 .—Reuter London, Wednesday. Profit-taking was responsible for the slightly easier trend in the day’s markets, though losses were only small and a firm undertone was generally maintained. Silver fell a farthing to 17-1 |6d. per fine ounce on the cessation of Indian buying which latter on constituted the
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    98 10 Penang, August 16, 1939. 1« (By Courtesy of the Chartered. Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/32 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/16 Private O. D. 2/4 1/4 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 5/16 On New York Demand 54 5/8 Odnaaian 04 0/8 On France Demand 2058
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    WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
    271 10 Messrs. Green Collier, Ltd. Singa{M>rc, Au k We quote the following ir which have affected the mar! t week:— SATURDAY (STH) —HOLID4 MONDAY (7TH):—HOLIDAY TUESDAY (BTH):—After the the market was steady and llh Very little business took place (> passing at 28.13/16 Jan/Marc cents. WEDNESDAY (9TH):— Wbidon
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    GERMAN SHIPPING FIRM’S PLIGHT
    268 10 Hamburg. Aug. 1 Foreign orders are to-day responsible for nearly half of the ships which are being constructed in German yards There are 283 vessels building. 396.110 tons to foreign order and 529.859 tons for Germany, This state of affairs is due to the German policy
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    MAKING AVIATION HISTORY
    245 10 In view of the recent the occasion of the thirtieth an iver of Bleriot’s pioneer flight acr Channel from France to England 1' Interesting to'reflect that no'-vlv reliable medical equipment mor sary that in the air. Blenot r this fact, and being anxious to n‘d 1 weight
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    "Outrageous!" Says Epstein
    243 11  -  a y cute/ f I ita t utr “iT us! J i. lc b Epstein said to me when 1 io,d him Piece at Blacker is 10 a sh sum I toth aWrenCe V ri f ht the mUSiC üblisher paid a large for £7 00(1"th ,t
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    Reival Of Trade In Wales
    206 11 ieavy coal ORDERS news from Wales is still bright. order books are full hree months ahead. last quarter 6,000 more ave found work, making 130,000 for the South Wales coalfield. .1’- however, are lower, and profit Jown accordingly. iv.liable figures show that Wahs .steel output
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    NEW INDUSTRY FOR CANADA
    87 11 MONTREAL A new industry has been in operation in this part of Canada for several years ard is proving very stressful. It is the conservation of ider ducks for their feathers on th? iny small islands of the St. Lawr‘ ice River. Since the inception of
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    PETROLEUM IMPORTS
    39 11 OTTAWA sports of crude petroleum into •ada m the first four months of amounted to 213,855,000 galas compared with 200,164,000 •ons m the corresponding period 938. This was mainly from the •t- <1 States and South America
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    Overseas Orders From Britain
    283 11 ’T' HE Turkish State Railways hav placed in Britain an order fo GO steel hopper wagons of spec i a design for conveying iron ore and oal for the Government steelworks t Karabuk. The aprroximate value >f the order is £500,000 (Pstres. 92 500,000). The negotiations
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    GLASS RESEARCH
    217 11 Technical College In Birmingham new headquarters of the Sheffield University Department of Glass Technology was opened last month. This department, barely a quarter of a century old, now ranks among the best- I known centres of glass research in the! world, and its activities have led to the
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    Show Girl Had Day Off For An Examination In Greek
    489 11 Eastbourne. OEIIIND the scenes, in and out of dressing-rooms, gossiping with pierrots and dancers funny men and romantic tenors, stage managers and soubrettes, I have been finding out. aixiut the men and women who nightly entertain the seaside holiday millions,
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF RAWANG TIN
    2009 11 Installation Of New Dredge MOST MODERN PLANT IN THE COUNTRY AIK. H. A. Coates, (Chairman) presided at the tenth annual 1 general meeting of shareholders of Rawang Tin Fields, Ltd., which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, August 15. 'rhe chairman in moving the
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      113 11 g» THE REASON r 5» Innumerable complaints arise from impurities i n the blood, and so long as the impurities remain, permanent relief cannot be obtained. I 5 Clarkes Blood Mixture, by cleansing the I i 8(000 MiillJfl blood, is invaluable in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, lumbago, painful »j
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    TWO REMARKABLE BALLETS
    412 12 Darlington Hall Production The Joos-Leeder dance school, which is almost as cosmopolitan in its membership as the present Russian Ballet, gave the last of its end-of-term performances in its own wellequipped Barn Theatre at Dartington Hall, writes Beryl de Zoete in the “Daily Telegraph” on July 26.
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    MORAL REARMAMENT ASSEMBLY
    133 12 Lord Halifax's Message London. Viscount Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, recently sent the following message to the closing] session of the World Assembly tor Moral Rearmament in California: “I am very glad to add my greetings to those of so many thousands of my fellow' countrymen who have
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    The Mails
    405 12 Latest Posting Times Al Ki-d.. Lumpur, Ipoh And Peium„ n SEA MAILS Outward For Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein will close by Jura at 7 a.m. tomorrow. For Burma, Northern India, Aden, Egypt Canada, Europe .U.S.A, will close by Karapara at 10.30 a.m. on 19th Aug. AIR
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    TRAIN MAILS
    81 12 Mails for BANGKOK will leave Penang at 9.40 a.m. on Mondays an J Fridays, and incoming mails will 1 rive in Penang at 6.30 p.m. on Sundays and Thursdays. I Mails for F.M.S., SINGAPORE, will leave Penang at 8.30 a.m. ar.d p.m.; Ipoh 1.36 p.m. and 2.10 a.n*.
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    MONTY CLAIMED BY A WOMAN
    154 12 Mongoose Lost Again J Saltdean. Sussex. J Monty the Mongoose, who t• refuge recently in a garage her. been claimed by a woman livin, Cuckfield, 14 miles away J She says he is Moto, her pet goose, who left home five week and did not
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    CHURCH MUSIC
    339 12 Mozart’s “RequienT At Knightsbridge The performance of Mozart’s “Requrem’’ at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, on Saturday evening, brought to an end a three-day festival of church music remarkable for its scope and for the unfailing effic ency and taste w:th which it was carried out, writes J. A. Westrujv
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    DOCTOR ACCUSED OF BIGAMY
    306 12 “I Thought My Wife Was Dead” London. Dr. Robert Albert Mostyn Hoops, 63, a former director of the Federated Malay States Medical Service, was remanded in custody until Aug. 2, at Marl borough-street recently, on a charge of bigamously marrying, Vera Zoric, at Belgrade Cathedral, his
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      1611 12 b. .^H 1 A V 12.20 p.m. Sign Off 1.50 Mid-Afternoon -UA I Music 3.05 sign Off. 4.20 Nestle Hits and Encores. 5.05 Program Preview. Weather Report.. 5.20 Camay Glamour ’(’"o a MQAJTQQrr'v Revue 5.50 Local Klaiket Report. 5.55 m) News nod Spanish-English 6.20 The GSh 11 Mm (25 9
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      1003 12 BERLIN DJE 17.76 mc/s (16 89 m. DuQ 15.28 mc/s (19.6 m.« DJN 9.54 mc/s (31.45 m.) 12.25 p.m Call (German. English). German Folk Song. 12.30 Concert of Light Music. 1.20 Neu's in German. 1.35 Concert of Light Music (continued). 2.10 Greetings to our Listeners in New Zealand. 2.20 News
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      262 12 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 Mc/s (49.3 m., P.M. 5.55 Chinese Music. 7.00 For the Children. 7.30 Programme Of Viennese Music. 1) Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna —Overture (Suppe). 2) Invitation to the Waltz (Weber). 3) “Gipsy Baron" a. Finale Act 1. b. Finale Act 2 (J. Strauss). 4) Waltzes from
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    CHAMBER OE COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    98 13 Auction, August 10, 1939. 11 '1 1.188,728 lbs.—tons 530.68 1.059,101 472.81 711.723 317.73 I KJ < TIS K K\UZ ED SMOKED CENTS PER LB. Quality 28% to 28% un cases 28%) v.Tage Quality 28’ to 28% verage Quality 27% to 27% 25% to 27% Sittings
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    97 13 Dmirg the week ending Aug. 5, 1939. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 85,501 cases, of which: 74,901 (88 per cent.) cases were toj the United Kingdom. 695 (1 per cent) to the Continent of Europe, 6,000 (7 per ce.r.t) cases to Canada, and 3,905 (4
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    TRANS-CANADA AIR MAIL
    25 13 OTTAWA The volume of air-mail carried over Trans Canada Air Lines in the <rrst four months of 1939 amounted to 112,763 pounds.
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    NEW USES FOR SALT
    47 13 WINNIPEG Salt is being used in Canada to harden the runways of ainnorts. T v e successful ns» of a m xture of salt and clay as a stnbi’izer for the foundations of highwavs as a surface veneer for gravel roads led to
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    PENANG SHIPPING NEWS
    1354 13 Arrivals i I “I»A1 VI r.l <T K. i; ss. •Buian” irom Singapore via ports. 1 m.s. "Meuma” irom Singapore. *> s.s. ••HaLkpapan” irom Singapore, Cheribon. Seinarang and Soeraoaia. TOMORROW 11GIST 18. m.s. “Elbe” from Europe. m.v. “Peiping” from Singapore. 8 2». “Hakone Maru” irom japan via
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    IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SCORING UNDER REVISED BRIDGE LAWS
    326 14 I^ondon. IMPORTANT change» in scoring, revoke penalties, and de- clarer’s rights are included in the proposed revision of the laws of bridge due fn 1940. They have l>een agreed upon by the Portland Club and the International Bridge league. Scoring changes comprise
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    FAMOUS GOLFERS BEATEN
    13 14 Much to the! amusement of the wicket-keeper, Miss .Gattell (Kent)
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    RONNIE JAMES TO FIGHT ERIC BOON?
    82 14 i Backing Of West Wales i Sportsmen Convinced that Ronnie James, the Swansea lightweight is superior to Eric Boon, the British title holder, a group of West Wales sportsmen have formed a syndicate for the purpose of providing a purse sufficiently attrac tive to
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    100-KILOMETRE CYCLING RACE
    59 14 H. W Buckingham (Queen’s Park) won the N.C.U (London Centre) 100 kilometres massed start cycling championship at Brooklands He completed the distance in 2 hr. 43 min. 27 sec E Povey (Marlboro A.C.) was second, beaten two lengths ana J Mackenzie (Clarer court CtyJ. 1 another length
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    HORTHY CUP POLO
    45 14 Germany’s Narrow Win Over Belgium Amsterdam, August 5 In the European water-polo tournament for the Horthy Cup, played in the little Netherlands town of Doetinchein. Gelderland, yesterday, Germany won against Belgium by four goals to three and becomes the champion of Europe
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    Blue Peter’s Progress
    456 14 SHOULD WIN ST. LEGER London, Aug. 2. marks the halfway stage of the season, and, after a period of holiday racing, the St. Leger will be upon us. With the passing of the last of the season’s classics most people concentrate on solving the Autumn Double, and,
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    Much to the amusement of the wicket-keeper, Miss Oattell (Kent)
    36 14 Much to thf>> amu*»ement of the wicket-keeper. Miss .Gattell (Kent) slips at the crease during a Women's County Cricket match at Blackheath, between Kent and Sussex.
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    NEVER FOUGHT AS AN AMATEUR
    635 14  -  America’s Light-heavyweight Champion OILLY GONN, America's light-heavyweight champion and recognised m that country ,as holder of the world title, never fought as an amateur. His! first bout was over four rounds, ini the professional ranks, which he lost. 'Son of a steam fitter, he early
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    MEN BEHIND THE STARS
    358 14 Soccer’s Unking Heroes London JJEHIND the scenes stage from the g.t stretch of turf whvr the stars of soccer unsung army of hero, trainers—those silent ent men toil night and h. t your heroes fit. Big cAsh transfers; S|jc cess; club policies of s M or
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    N.A.R.A FORMED INTO LIMITED COMPANY
    104 14 The National Amateur Rowing Asso ciation has been formed into a limited company in order to become trustee of boat-houses to be built with the aid of grants from the Board of Education in connection with the National Fitness Campaign Jordan and Sons, who annoum.
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING
    59 14 New World Record Set Up Berlin. Aug. A new' world record 1 lifting was set up tod 'V I nese athlete. Arton R. in the two arm jerk oi weight class lifted one 'n grammes. The former record grammes was hell by a’' John Terry. The German > established
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    New Diving Champion
    47 14 G. Redfern (Highgat A.S.A, plain dvh pionship of England a 1 pool, N-w Bn^hten placed first with •>< 6- W. A. Parker (Highga’ S.C.) w'as second with Ward (Highgate D.C.) thir E. C. Pitt (Highgate D.'' 27.06 and T. B Webster S.C., Liverpool) fifth witl
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    211 Entries For Singapore Gold Cup Meeting
    819 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. f i dred and eleven horses and ponies have been ed for the Singapore Turf Club’s Autumn c ip) Meeting to be held on Aug. 26 and 30 and 6 and 9. e 'fits for the first day
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    PENANG SPORTS CLUB GOLF
    32 15 August Men’s Medal This Week-end The Penang Sports Club August Men’s Medal competition will be played on Saturday, August 19, and Sunday, August 20, 1939, under Stapleford conditions.
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    PENANG SOCCER
    39 15 Ol<l Xaverians’ Eleven v. M. R. C. On Sunday on the S.X.T. ground, play commencing at 5.15 sharp. 6.X.A.—J. Langan; Jeremiah, Yeow Soon; N. Perera, Muthu, Lopez; G. Laing, Keat Seng, W’Hiams, Som Boon and Boh Eye
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    242 15 I ‘THE RIDING BOY’ "TRESPASSER "SJFSOM JEEP” I “EUREKA** 1 “XLAN-ON-TIIE- “CAPT. DASH” "THE MAJOR” Penang Penang j Ipoh Kuala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh Singapore Singapore Race 1 1 Republican Policy j Republican i Rebel King Republican Policy Rebel King Lover’s Idot Auboss Policy Policy Policy Republican
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    PROGRAMME FOR TODAY’S RACES
    901 15 Perak Turf Club August Skye Meeting Race 1: Horses Class 5 Dix. 3 —6 Furs. —2.30 pan- 1. 10 0 LOVER’S IDOL 9y 10.12 Mrs. F. L. Harding Capt. Harding 2. 3 4 2 POLICY 6y 10.06 Mr. A. Van Tooren Duval 3. 0 13 REPUBLICAN
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    DEATH OF R. OXENHAM
    49 15 —Reuter. Noted Queensland Cricketer Brisbane, August 16. 'J’HE death has occurred of the Queensland cricket all-round-er, .Ronald Oxenham, after a long illness, at the age of 48. Qxenham played several international matches versus England, South Africa and West Indies but he had never visited England.—Reuter.
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    CLASSIFICATION AMENDMENTS
    170 15 Rubber Queen Up To Class 1 The following are the latest amendments to the S.R..A. Classification List of Horses and Ponies:—■ Horses Transfers:— From Class 2 to Class I—Rubber Queen. From Class 3 to Class 2—Just My Luck. From Class 4 to Class 3- "Cluny, Paramour, Straight Flight.
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    TODAY’S P.S.C, TENNIS FIXTURE
    36 15 One tie in the ladies’ doubles of the Penang Sports Club tennis tournament will be played today. Scr. Mrs. J. W. Clark Mrs. Adams vs ,—3 Miss E. H. Roberts M»"S. Douglas.
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    All-Malaya Cycle Trials In September
    198 15 Ipoh An All-Malaya Bicycle Reliability Trial and Speed Trial have been arranged to take place at Ipoh on Sunday, September 10. The bicycle trials are organised by a group of local enthusiasts who had done much in the past to promote cycling in Perak. Unlike
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
    196 15 (Positions up to matches finished bn August 15) Ist Tnr.gs. P. W. L. D. L. D. Pts. Aver. Yorkshire 23 16 3 4 2 3 212 9.21 Middlesex 17 lit 5 1 1 1 136 B,vo Gloucester 22 13 5 4 2 1 108 7.63 Kent 22
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    HOCKEY FIXTURE CALLED OFF
    30 15 The hockey match fixed to be played on the Hutchings School ground yesterday evening between the Government Trade and the Govern Commercial Day School was cancelled.
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    OFFICIAL TRAINING FOR SINGAPORE RACES BEGINS
    282 16 Aerial Post Shows Good Form (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. JN preparation for the Singapore Turf Club’s Autumn* Gold Cup Meeting, the course was opened today for official training. Only local trainers had their strings out, for slow and half-pace work. They included
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