Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 September 1939

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY x 211. Vol. xcvn. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 234 1 OFFERS FROM ADEN ROTECTORATE rabs Of Palestine Express Loyalty Rugby. Sept. 11. he Sultan of Shihr and Mukalla. a large territory ie Aden Protectorate bordering on the Indian an. has given 20.000 rupees from his State Treatowards war operations of His Majesty’s Government. The Governor
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  • 147 1 '.cuter. > GRANGE IN BRITISH POLICY Chungking, Sept. I'l. hinese press gives prominence Halifax’s assurance to the Ambassador in London, Mr. hi. that the European war will Britain’s ClTna policy, ws is received with Keen >n in Chinese circles who have t ing s gns of anxiety
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  • 84 1 No More Troops On Economic Front —Reuter. Paris, September 11. “I do not believe I am underestimating the strength of the enemy when I tell you that German} is already in a large measure orn out by the gigantic effort she has made to prepare the
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  • 295 1 Ensuring 7 riumph Of Allied Arms I. \)N, SEPT. ii. KE t OK7‘.< IT 1 IICE A 1 P 6• L. lu> NAI 'E Til El R IN SPIrL I TION ENTIRELY IN CARMAN QUARTERN ANDWUK H NUCGEST 777 E PO.S\S7#/£ <AN EA L PEACE FOLLOWING
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  • 148 1 —Reuter. Operations In Corridor Claim To Be Concluded GERMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM WARSAW REPORTED BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 11. A “GERMAN NEWS AGENCY” REPORT DATED FROM THE FUEHRER’S HEADQUARTERS STATES THAT MILITARY OPERATIONS ON THE POLISH CORRIDOR ARE REGARDED AS CONCLUDED. THE FUEHRER HAS JOINED THE GERMAN FORCES
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  • 31 1 Reuter. A New York message says that it is stated on high authority that Pres’dent Roosevelt has decided to summon a special session of Congress this week.—
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  • 71 1 Singapore, Sept. 11. A communique issued by the Controller oi Rubber, Malaya, states that as a result of the decision of the International Rubber Regulation Committee to raise the quota to 75 per cent, the Controller of Malaya has fixed the rate of release
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  • 491 1 Rugby, Sept. 10. A Ministry of Information bulletin states that the following letter has been addressed to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations by the direction of the Foreign Secretary: BOW. “On May 23, Viscount Halifax made on behalf of His Majesty’s Government,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 18 1 cow GATE r W .ft IfS*' I r,th Malaya Pena~i') Au> n A DISPENSARY LID.. ,ng and Ipoh.
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    • 136 1 “SMILER" fed on COW GATE I l Agtntt for North Malaya Ptnongy— GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY Li D.. Penang and inoß z 7'" '< r 1 I -J ONE LOAF will convince you that hake very good bread v*Jr wil l also convince you uiat it is time to change to //77
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  • 405 2 Lively Reaction s No Result French trol >s CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS To’Cope With Any Counter-Attack LONDON, SEPT 10. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE ADMITS THAT FRENCH RECONNOITRING TROOPS HAVE (ROSSED THE FRONTIER AND “ENTERED INTO FIGHT ING CONTACT WITH OUR OUTPOSTS FAR ADVANCE OF THE WESTERN WALL. The semi-official
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  • 195 2 On The Polish Front —Reuter. Fall Of Lodz Claimed LONDON, SEPT. 10. THE POLISH EMBASSY STIGMATIZES THE RE= PORTED FALL OF WARSAW AS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. THE THREAT TO THE CITY IS AT PRE= SENT LESS THAN YESTERDAY. THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY CLAIMS THE OCCUPATION
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  • 89 2 Reuter. Further Claims By Germans Berlin. Sept. 9. Claims that the Polish province of Poznan is being occupied without any resistance are made in a communique issued by the German High Command, adding- “The German Army yesterday attacked all Polish routes of retreat west and east of
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  • 67 2 —Reuter. Formation Announced Tn France Paris, September 9. M. Bonnet and the Polish Ambassador have signed an agreement for the formation in France of a large Polish military unit by calling up Poles resident in France who are liable to military service. The unit will be completed by
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  • 30 2 .—Reuter. Paris. September 10 Decrees have been issued prohibiting and regulating the export of capital and trade eit »old and foreign exchange ■operations.—Reuter.
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  • 614 2 Bullying Use Of Force Must Be Stopped Rugby, September 10. Under headings such as “Plans for a long War,” “The Cabinet Decides to See It Through,” “Britain Prepared for A Long War,” the Sunday newspapers display prominently the statement issued last night announcing
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  • 68 2 Raid On Hindenberg Dam What is believed to have been an air battle was heard from Tonder about two miles from the DanishGerman frontier early this morning. A heavy mist prevented any aeroplanes from being seen. Observers declare that they saw several bombs drop into
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  • 51 2 —Reuter. Worshippers Carn Gas MaskLondon. September 10 All worshippers carried rus masks in the principal London < irchcs where large congregation prayers for peace. At Vh r Ab bey, St. Paul's and elsm r ments were made in case <' a ir ra warning during the
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  • 41 2 —Reuter. New Construed H- lu 1910 Budp Paris, Sept. 10 M. Campinchi, Minis’ foreshadows further < xp' it win Official Journal. H( probably be necessary milliards francs inclu x r navai budget for the constru j defences vessels and equipping
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  • 29 2 -Ren’ Big Round-1 Paris r 10 Pali thousand It is slated that u nded “enemy” foreigners ha up and are being I ground at Colombcs 1
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  • 34 2 Reuter To Be Britain ber 10. Stockholm, The British Minister Swedish Foreign Minis: i ~e ct that the British Governs ri s Sweden's neutrality in 1 pected by Germany. K> a
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  • 82 2 —Reuter. Tok io, Sept. 10. “The European war has broken out because of a miscalculation on Herr Hitler’s part,” declared the Prime Minister, General Abe. Emphasising that Japan would not intervene, General Abe said that “there may, in future, be a readjustment of diplomatic relations with
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  • 163 2 Counter-Measures Unremitting RUGBI, SEPT. 10. ACCORDING TO A MINISTRY OF INFORMATION BULLETIN, IT APPEARS THAT GERMAN SUBMARINES ARE NOW OPERATING FAR AFIELD. ATTACKS AND COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST THEM ARE, HOWEVER UNREMITTING. The f ollowing British ships are reported to have been sunk by submarines the 5548-ton Ken-nebec,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 130 2 Why be RUN-DOWN after MALARIA —when there is SANATOGEN I. The malaria itself is over, but you still feel run-down, nervy and weak. This is absolutely unnecessary: you ran easily take Sanatogen. Every sip of Sanatogen brings new strength and B energy to your weakened system. Sanatogen is the very
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  • 493 3 Absorption Of Existing Stocks Urged Singapore. N important communique regarding the purchase of e ,TT y i^ O d > nOW on ale in the shoDS of Malaya s published by the Custodian of Enemy Property. It is pointed out that the sooner the
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  • 472 3 Posed As Son Of Rich Man Singapore. a Chinese made a salesman of a >r firm believe he was the son of a man and allegedly induced him to i ear after a demonstration run was ned before Mr. L. C Goh in the Sin.l,llV F
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  • 192 3 Kuala Lumpur The following candidates passed the Dressers’ Examination held :n Kuala Lumpur from Sept 4to 7. Grade I: P.V Ezhuthassan, Kuala Lumpur K Mathen Cheryan. Port Dickson M Vasudevan Nair, Jerantut. V A Gurubatham, Kuan'g. Grade II: M Narayanan Nambiar. Tembenngam V Bnaskaran. Mentakal, G Ramakrishna
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  • 136 3 Singapore. War was declared in the Straits Settlements by the following proclamation, Issued by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, on Friday night: “Whereas, I, Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas... am satisfied by information received from the Secretary of State that war has broken out between His Majesty King
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  • 420 3 Further Evidence Against Sikhs Kuala Lumpur. Further hearing in the Sentul robbery case wa.s continued. and an eyewitness. giving evidence, said that he saw complainant on the ground and four other Sikhs assaulting him but he did not dare approach because it was a Sikh fight. The
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  • 206 3 Preyed On Unfortunate Woman Singapore. “This is a cause of a great deal of crime in this city, where prostitutes are battened down by parasites for protection money, said Court Inspector Such in the Second Court on Friday when a Chinese. Wee Ah Tar. was sentenced
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  • 689 3 Dramatie Story Told In Singapore Court Singapore. A dinner party given by a man who is alleged to have said he won about 867.000 in the Singapore sweepstakes was mentioned during a case of cheating which began before Mr. J. Fletcher-Cooke in the Singapore Third Police
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  • 267 3 Clerks And Promotion Question Kuala Lurnpur. A petition signed by the president ot the F.M.S. General Clerical Service Association. has been addressed to His Excellency the High Commissioner, in respect of the recent Promotion Board held in May/July, for promotion of clerks to Class I, The
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Weekly Aviation Page
    • 303 4 ANNUAL AFFAIR AMONG NATIVE TRIBES Paramaribo. Flying four thousand miles into the very heart of Netherlands Guiana, as the official explorer and jungle hunter for Zoological Gardens of St. Louis, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia may be an exciting experience for most people,
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    • 135 4 Rio De Janeiro. On the occasion of a recent visit here by the Cruiser Division Seven, Scouting Force, United States Fleet, Rear Admiral H. E. Kimmel, commander of the division, wrote the following warm letter of appreciation to Maxwell J. Rice. “I wish
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    • 61 4 Ciudad Trujillo. A medal made of native gold and in a limited number by Dominican workmen was recently awarded to J. A. Zalduondo, assistant division traffic manager of Eastern Division, as a token of friendship on the part of the Dominican Government. A letter signed by
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    • 131 4 The National Safety Council in New York recently awarded a certificate of special commendation to the company in recognition of its achievement of having operated 47.956.558 passenger miles, without a passenger fatality, between 1932 and 1938. The company has applied to the Civil Aeronautics Authority for permission to
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    • 71 4 Miami. Again placing Miami far In the lead over all other cities in the Western Hemisphere as a port of entry for international air travelers, Pan American Airways reported 48,306 passengers through this air gateway in the first eight months of 1939. Averaging more
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    • 177 4 Miami. As varied as the men themselves are the hobbies of some Pan American Airways pilots at Miami. Among these are: Capt. William Doxey—Photography and plants. He has been bringing plants up from Trinidad recently for his garden. Capt. Basil Rowe—Collects “fii*st
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    • 128 4 THE aircraft in the centre is the Imperial Transatlantic Hying boat Caribou which inaugurated the British air mail service to Newfoundland, Canada and the I nited ’States on Augusta. The portraits are: top—Captain AS. Wilcockson, OBE, (centre) Manager of Imperial Airways’ Atlantic Division, Captain J.C. Kelly
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    • 1149 4 Struggles Of Pioneer Days STEADY GI!OWTII OF THE COMPANY HTHE Swedish air transport company, A.B. Aerotrans’port, celebrated the completion of fifteen years of operations recently. This in itself would not be remarkable had the fifteen years not been of such importance, for during this
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 301 4 cepend- on you Keep him -n *th" iwavt bv regular dosing with Benbow s, sne original conditioner tor dogs ot alll Essential in all cases of MANGE, wuttrns, ECZEMA, etc. I ull r»‘> ticularf free on request. 2 Bartholomew close, London, Eng THE BEST DIET DURING CONVALESCENCE After operations, or
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  • 1652 5 special Test For Wardens Scouts GAS AND EXPLOSIVE BOMBS efficiently tackled I J’ ~K> bilisarion of the A.R.P. services in Penang, including the St. John i )U ince IOU P S an< lure Brigade, took place on Saturday night when the I’ p l
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  • 180 5 AGED MAN FALLS INTO DRAIN ’ROPING his way in pitch darkness along Noord-ln Street shortly past 3 o’clock yesterday morning—the specified time for all lights to be extinguished and traffic stopped in the second official blackout—an elderly Chinese accidentally fell into a drain. The man u.uis picked up
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  • 57 5 “Union Pacific," portraying the early struggles in the construction of the Trans-Atlantic railway in the United States, continues to draw crowded houses at the Queen's Theatre. The whole serial of “Treasure Island" will be screened at the Queen's Theatre at two o’clock today. The picture attracted a
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  • 551 5 The Food Controller, Malaya, has ap-; pointed Mr Richard Kenneth Auten to be his Secretary Mr E C. Haywood has been granted a Commission as Acting Sub-Lieuten-ant in the S.S.R.N.V.R. News has been received that Mr 1 and Mrs. Harold Huntsman have ar-! rived safely in England.
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  • 981 5 Government To Stamp Out Profiteering rpHE various Food Price Advisory Committees appointed by the A Food Controller have been extremely active and maximum retail prices have now been fixed for Siamese rice, Burma white rice, parboiled rice, condensed milk, sugar, flour and ghee. Information has been
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  • 429 6 Those who saw the Paramount newsreel showing the formidable Siegfried Line need have no apprehensions Britain, too. has her Maginot Line. Battalions of the Royal Engineers, complete with searchlights, and brigades of Royal Artillery, with the latest anti-aircraft guns, have moved into their war stations, and from
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  • 51 6 —BOW Received By The King Yesterday Rugby. Sept. 10. Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the King received today Sir Nevile Henderson. former British Ambassador in Berlin, who arrived on Thursday from Berlin. Sir Nevile Henderson also spent some time at the Foreign Office
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  • 649 6 Monday, September 11. A statement broadcast by M. Rey- naud, French Finance Minister, is worth recording here: “I do not believe I am under-estimating the strength of the enemy when I tell you that Germany is already in a large measure worn out by
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  • 518 6 Sleeping Through It 1 MISSED the fun on Saturday night. Relieve it or not, I went home at 11.45. climbed into bed at once and was las. asleep before the black-out began. It does seem a pity t< miss al 1 the fun but I am one
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  • 44 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA ‘Union Pacific” with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Confessions Of A Nazi Spy” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m WINDSOR CINEMA “The modem Fool” (Cantonese talkie) 6.30 and 9.30 pjn. ROYAL INEMA Kailis Hawaiian Troupe 6 and 9.15 p.m.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 47 6 IBBBEB3BffSaca»4 a 0 EVERYBODY'S FAVOURITE For ANY OCCASION GJ Dot r| COGM f"4k Im OwaNl lOjjhflw >n >a j I KmwmKir W Produce of THE FAMOUS FIRM ftErilS MOUNIE CO.. COGNAC. EatabUshed In 1838. Sole Agentn Henry Waugh Co., Ltd. Penang, Singapore, Ipoh St Kuab* Lnmpui .V.V.'W.VA'WV.
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  • 132 7 Willing To Form I'hree Regiments From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Th< following resolutions were passX 1 at a mass moetirg of Selangor < if t\s, hel<l yesterday: That a letter he sent to His Excel-1 <n< y praying that more Malays be rmitted to
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  • 144 7 DEPOSITION I AKEN FROM TINDAE A serious stabbing affray took place in front of a coffee shop in Brick Kiln Road last evening, when an Indian, a tindal employed by the Municipality, was removed to the General Hospital differing from a ghastly stab wound, penetrating his chest.
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  • 334 7 PROFITEERS’ STOCKS TO BE REQUISITIONED I Pinang Gazette understands on good 1 authority that price control is about to be imposed or.f a large number of items, classed as engineering stores, including cement and steel. The prices are to be
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  • 66 7 Indians Ajid Ceylonese Respond A meeting of the leaders of the local Indian and Ceylonese communities has been called by the Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader, C.B.E. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5.30 p.m. at his residence to consider ways and means of assisting in the collection
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  • 79 7 Dealers Selling Below Maximum Prices The Food Supply Officer, Singapore, reports that the general position has improved considerably. Action taken by the Food Supply Officer .against certain dealers has had a very healthy effect and 'members of the public have co-operated splendidly in assisting the Department to
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  • 362 7 RECALLED BY R.A.F. New Instructor For Flying Club Mr H. C. Grana-Watson won the Penang Flying Club blind flying competition, which was completed as. month, states the Club’s monthly report for August. FLUNG HOURS (Hcurs Mins. Dual Instruction 29 25 Solo 20 50 f Passengei Flights Joyrides, etc
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  • 96 7 A. C. Middle School Takes Precautions have been four cases of typhoid at the Anglo-t’hinese Middle School at Westlands, and a> a precautionary measure. the school authorities have <em back home air children who have been subject to intermittent fever and also the brothers of the
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  • 165 7 Two Robberies Over Week-End Penang’s cat burglars, of wnose activities there was a lull for the past fortnight, renewed their operations ir. the early hours of this morning. The servants’ quarters of Captain Mason’s residence in Western Road were broken into and cash and clothing estimated
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  • 39 7 SINGAPORE, SEP!. 11. A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE R. A. E, HEADQUARTERS STATES THAT A LARGE FORMATION OF BLENHEIM BOMBERS ARRIVED IN SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY AS FURTHER REINFORCEMENT OF THE SINGAPORE GARRISON. MORE ARE COMING.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 170 7 /(KV/.S///VG FABRICS WPP TAME l '3• ss? :f >% Hr jp ii- 0 I I r t f i U a -ts fc' B t-i > 1 »W\ h r>. 1 y 'g~ s r I I i f i H I IHI U V U| k>4b i M. I.
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    • 243 7 It’s Great After A Shave! Men prefer K.W.V. Eau De Cologne after shaving. It freshens the face, softly tightens the skin, acts as an effective antiseptic and leaves just sufficient perfume to please the most fastidious. Many a man uses K.W.V. to sponge the body after a shower. As a
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  • 509 8 SUPPLIED BY MESSRS. ANTHONY CO. New York, September 9. The following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed to-day. DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Friday’s To-day’s 30 Industrials 150.04 150.91 20 Rails 30.40 30.51 15 Utilities 23.85 23.68 New York Stock Exchange, business dene total volume 1,560,0.00 shares.
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  • 242 8 MESSRS. GUTHRIE COMPANY Weekly Rubber Report Singapore. Sept 7 t The unsettled conditions arising from the outbreak of hostilities have caused a sharp rise in the price of the commodity. The principal demand has been for rubber for immediate delivery, forward positions being neglected. Monday was a holiday in New
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 190 8 rubber Buyers Seller! Ayer Panas 125 1.35 Bassetts 55 6( > Batu Lintangs 1 10 L- 20 Bentas 1.07 a 1.15 Brogas 571 65 Indragiris L3O 1.37 J Kuala Sidims 2.25 2.40 Lunas 160 1.70 M. Pindas 1.25 1.35 Mentakabs 421 45 Pa jams; L-85 105
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    • 168 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/9 5/3 B. Selangors 1.471 1.55 Hong Fatts 80 85 Johans 26 29 Jelebus 75 80 Katus 21/ 22/ K. Lanjuts 16/7A 17/6 Kramats 10/6 11/ Kuchais 1.35 1421 Laruts 5/6 6/ LukutS 57i 65 Pungahs 16/6 17/9 Rahmans 110 1.15 Rantaus 1.424
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    • 62 8 67y Per Cent. For Fourth Quarter As a result ot the decision made by the International Rubber Regulation Committee it is notified for general information that the Controller of Rubber, Malaya has fixed the rate of release for the 4th quarter 19.39 at 67 1/2 per cent
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    • 50 8 The rubber returns of the following companies for the month of August 1939 were: Alor Gajah 13,800 lbs. Australasia 13,800 Ayer Panas 50,000 Bukit Kubu 10,000 Glenealy 39,000 Jalan Kebun. 8,000 Kluang 42,000 Pajam 107,000 Port Swettenham 6,300 Tambalak 13,500 Teluk Anson 43,265 Ulu Benut 26 200
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    • 36 8 The Ngov Propert. jf the Siamese Tin j Syndicate Limited was 748 piculs. Hitam Tin Limited, was 85 piculs Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd 1159. Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd 2075 pi juls.
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    • 291 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/6 5/ Ayer Hitam 20/ 21/ Bangrin 18/ 19/ Batu Selangor 1.47; 1.52 A Berjuntai 9/ 9/6 Hong Fatt 774 82/ Jelebu 75 30 K. Lanjut 15/9 i 6 /e K. Rivers 1.85 1.95 Kramat 10 n, Kuala Kampar 11/6 12/6 Kuchai
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    • 147 8 The Smgupore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1450th Auction. 6th September, 1939 lbs. tons. Catalogued 1077,726 481.13 Offered 950,965 424.54 Sold 779.266 347.89 London—Spot Closed New York—Spot 24 cts. I’ftrCES REALISED. RIBBED SMOKED SHEET cts. per ib. Standard Quality 39 to 39? (39i in cases) Good Average
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    • 99 8 Penang, September 9. 1939 (Bg Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2 4 1 16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 18 Private O. D. 2/4 11/32 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2 4 21/32 On New York Demand 45 nom. .Canadian 59 nom. On France
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    • 236 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TLN Buyers Ampat* 4/9 A. Hitams 20 A Weng 77', Bangrin.-. _g/. B. Selangors 1 50 Chenderiangs 12, Hong Fatt g 2 Kamras 1 Kamuntings 9/3 K. Lanjuts 15/, Kramats 10/. Kundangs 7/9 Kuchai 147 Laruts 6 Pahang Consols 13 Petalings 7 65 Pungah.-, 16/3 Rahmans
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    • 283 8 Singapore. Thursday CONTRARY to general expectation the market took a violent upward movement on the declaration of liosti- lities. Actually on Saturday the market opened lower, but on receipt of cables from New York advanced one-and-a-half cents during the morniny There appears t,o have been an
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 855 8 BANKS HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION The Indian Overseas «Incorporated in the Colony of Hongkong) Bank lAd Hie liability of members is limited to the fTn.ixn.rnjn j.fAji extent and in manner prescribed b> (Incorporated in British India) Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony Head Office: HONG KONG.
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  • 170 9 -Reuter. Two Men Charged With Murder Simla. Two men, Nagesar and Tarachand, who are alleged to have sacrificed a two-year-old child, the only son of an Indian doctor, to Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, are to be tried for murder at Sialkot in the
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  • 601 9 CENSORSHIP POSTAL Postal articles posted locally for the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and ihe Unfederated Malay States are not subject to censorship at the present time. Postal articles for all other destinations are subject to censorship, and must bear on the outside of the cover the
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  • 76 9 Reuter. Victoria. British Columbia. Lady Tweedsmuir. wife of the Go-vernor-General of Canada, has been given an island by the British Columbia Govemmer,/. The island, which has an area of four acres, is known as Sphinx Island and is ir the Gulf of Georgia. When Lady
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  • 415 9 Two Routes Soon Ready London. Aug. 24. Two round-thj-woild-by-air routes may soon be ready as a result of new’ transport enterprises writes Major C. C. Turner in the "Daily Telegraph.” Califorr/a Clipper, a sister craft to the Pan-American Airways Atlantic flying boats, is now flying
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  • 197 9 Baby Found Gassed London, Aug. 24. Mrs. Amy Roberts, 29. of Spalding, Lincs, wife of a Lincolnshire detectivesergeant, was committed for trial at Spalding yesterday on a charge of murdering her six-month-old son, Peter Eric, on June 14. Mr. E C. Jones, prosecuting, alleged that
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  • 458 9 100 Years Ago This Month One hundred years ago this month a church bazaar committee at Grosmont, Yorkshire, was doubtful about the probable attendance writes a special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph’’. One of the members had what we should call now a “brain-wave. and suggested that
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  • 266 9 Verdict On Woman Killed By Bolt London. Aug 24 No evidence as to the cause of tlie mishap at the launching of the air-craft-carrier Formidable at Belfast last Thursday was; given at the inquest yesterday on Mrs. Isabella Kirk, 47, a spectator who was killed The coroner,
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  • 256 9 Telmanyi In Brahms London, Aug. 24. Although the sequence of notes is so simple, the entry of the solo instrument in the slow movement of Brahms’s violin concerto can be played in any number of ways. Emil Telmanyi, the soloist at last night’s Promenade concert, brought-to it
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 160 9 longerleave at home O ROYALDUTCH E 2 E AIR HUES You can enjoy extra month at home if you travel by K.L.M. From Singapore to London the gurney takes 5! days. That shows a sav.ng o’ :.bout a fortnight on the s ngie top or a month on the round
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 757 9 RADIO TO-DAY B. B. C. J RANSMISSION—ONE. GSI 15.26 Mc/s (19.66 ml GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m OSB 951 Mc/s <31.55 m.t i5O p.m. Big Ben. Northern Enter-SheffieJd-City and Country■>id<. 6.0 a Ken Johnson 'and his West Indian Dance Orchestra.* 2.40 Blenheim Palace.’* Greenwich Time Signal at 3.20 P; 777
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    • 459 9 SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING News In English Local Time) B. B, C. Transmission 5 —65 C 7.50 a.m. Transmission 6 11.20 a.m. Transmission 1 1.50 p.m. 6 05 p.m. 6.50 p.m. Transmission 2 8.35 p.m. 10 20 p.m. Transmission 3 11.20 p.m. Transmission. 4 120 a.m. 4.50 a.m. HONGKONG Local Time
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  • 106 10 —Reuter. Police “Run Him To Earth” Paris. Hundreds of Parisians joined in the hunt and 30 policemen combed streets surrounding a children’s park in the centre of Paris when a fox escaped. Believed to have escaped from a circus, the fox leaped over
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  • 56 10 —Reuter Paris. Planes from all France’s North African possessions are expected to take part in a big air r eview at Algiers. The occasion is the taking over or his command by Divisional-Genera! Bouscat,, Commander of the Fifth Aerial Region. High French air force officers
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  • 97 10 Reutei California’s Conciliation Court Los Angeles A children’s court of conciliation is to be California’s latest effort to find cure for divorce. Mr. Culbert Olson, the Spate’s Progressive Governor, has just signed a bill for establishing the court at Los Angeles. A mother or father will he
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  • 116 10 London. A telegram from Copenhagen announces the discovery of two new and comparatively bright comets. One discovered by M. Komensky, is moving rapidly southwards and has passed out of view in this country. The other, discovered by M Rigollet, is well placed for observation and should
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  • 98 10 ’—Reuter. Youth’s Unlucky Find In Warship Wreck Point, Amour, Labrador. A youth here found what he thought was ’a round piece of iron,” near the hull of the British warship Raleigh, which was wrecked on this coast in 1922, and threw it into the fire. A
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  • 58 10 Reuter. Pretoria. Rover scouts here have undertaken to protect the graves of three British soldiers killed in the Boer war, one of which was recently desecrated. The graves are in. the military cemetery at Silikaat’s Nek, Pretoria district They are being surfaced in concrete with
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  • 293 10 .—Reuter Box Holders To Sell Out .New York. Because of financial difficulties, New York’s famous Metropolitan Opera House is to be sold by its 35 boxholders. The Opera House is to be taken over by a larger and more widely distributed civic group to be
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  • 339 10 '—Reuter. Toyal Visit A Fillip To Recruiting Ottawa. The strength of the Canadian Army has been doubled in the last three years, according to an announcement to the press by the department -of national defence. As regards the average training strength of the infantry,
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  • 76 10 Reuter. Berlin. Two horses and three sheep have been stung to death by bees in villages north of Berlin. The village schoolmaster at Melz was cleaning out his hives when the bees swarmed and attacked a ploughman and his horses in a near-by field. The two
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  • 265 10 —Reuter. Warsaw Press On German Ambitions Warsaw. A reminder that Danzig is not the only danger spot in Europe is given by the Polish newspaper “Kurier Poranny”. Danzig, it says, is no doubt the present “point of departure” of Germany's tactics, but that can
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  • 187 10 Reuter. 800 Miles In Four Hours Johannesburg. Two junkers “flying hotels”, capable of carrying 30 passengers at a cruising speed of 216 in.p.h. are to be added to the South African Airways Fleet next month. They will take only four hours to complete the journey
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  • 186 10 Reuter. Ahmad Thinks Again After Seeing His Bride Alexandria. Because his bride was “ugly and much too fat,” Ahmad Ibrahim Moussa applied for a divorce immediately’ after he had married her. Ahmad did not set eyes on his bride until the wedding day Two months earlier, anxious
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  • 41 10 —Reuter. Moscow. Work has been begun on the con struction of a large Aluminium Plant near Kandalaksha, within the Arctic circle. The plant, according to the official Soviet News Agency, will start pro duction next year.—Reuter.
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  • 282 10 —Reuter. Move For Mass At St. Michel Monastery Jr z Parts Mass may soon be said again in the famous Monastery of Mont St. Michel, Normandy, which attiacts thousands of British tourists every year. The monastery, built over 1.000 years ago. burned
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  • 93 10 The company has been granted a rate of 38 cents per aircraft mile for a total of 300 pounds of mail. The company was formerly receiving 33 I|3 cents per mile and their petition to the government embodied a request for 40 cents per pound per mile
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  • 153 10 He Liked Them With Sandwiches Durban Mr. J. Coetzee, of Christiana, Transvaal. startled the proprietor of a tearoom here when he ordered tea sandwiches and glass. He was given some old electric light globes, which he smashed and then ate with his sandwiches, washing down
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  • 75 10 The company announces that the number of extensions to existing services increased the company’s month ly scheduled mileage to 1,500,06' miles. The principal additions were the third daily non-stop services between Chicago and New York and ar additional trans-continental service The company has recently ordered 30 additional “C”
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  • 92 10 Down Rope Of Sheets London When fire broke out at his house m Chadwick-road, Leytonstone, Jac Biggs threw bedding out of the bai window, knotted some sheets and dr<>p ped into the garden His wife, holding their 12-days-okJ baby, climbed out of the window, an< he
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    • 220 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Chartered Bank Building. Penang lei. 1366. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay. Singapore Tel. 5151. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Owing to the outbreak of hostjilies the arrival and dates of the vessels are uncertain. The hest services possible are being maintained to United Kingdom and French ports also to U.S.A.,
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  • 981 11 (By “Epsom .Jeep”) -ecenbyears Si «inner of H, r < O u lU, dily enSths in Blue .M J Th! vas three-quarter of a length ahead of Pure Gold. REVIEW OF GOLD CUP RACE 6’ Cup Was Won Easily Even as the big field of thirteen
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  • 232 11 3-1 Victory Over O. X. A. In a friendly game of soccer on the St. Xavier’s Institution ground yesterday, the Min Sin Seah defeated the Old Xaverians’ Association by the comfortable margin of three goals to one. The Min Sin Seah had the better of
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  • 41 11 At the Renong Ground to-day at 5.15 p-m. sharp. Muslim R.C. “B”—K. Sluaiman; Abdu’lah. Zachariah. (Capt.); Abd. Kareem. N Shariff, M. K. Ismail; Shamsuddin, F M. Ismail, Abaida, Sultan and Bakar. Reserve: Shaik Meera, Syed Mohd, p. s. Haniffa.
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  • 157 11 Ipoh. Ihe All-Malayan Bicycle Reliability and Speed Trials held at Jalan Abdu] Jalil, Green Town, on Sunday morning came to successful conclusion, the reliability race being annexed by K. Utam Singh riding a Raleigh, and the speed trial open, by Paulinus Peters in 1 min. 5 2/5
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  • 257 11 O. M. A. vs P. W. D. Ipoh. The Cow and Gate Cup Soccer final, between the Old Michaelians Association and the Public Works Department played on the Ipoh Club Padang on Saturday, was abandoned at half-time owing to a torrential downpoui of
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  • 249 11 “’Juveniles’* Beat Chinese Epworth League The “Juvenile” ping-pong team engaged two of the local parties during tne weekend. Playing against the Penang Chinese Epworth League at the latter’s place, the visitors won ’ey the narrow margin of 4 games to 3. Singles:— Loh Hin Khoe beat K Michael 3—2.
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  • 664 11 Sensational Defeat Of Ipoh Chinese C orinthians Ipoh. The Kinta Indians, who had previously annexed the trophy in 1937, once again became holders of the Lim Seng Fook Cun when they defeated the Ipoh Chinese Corinthians, the 1938 winners, by three goals to
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  • 129 11 In a friendly encounter of badminton played at ‘'Bl3”’s court on Saturday, the Twilight B.P. defeated the “813” B.P. by 5 games to 2. Results (Twilight players mentioned first): Doubles —F. P. Loh and W. Kok Hoong beat C. Hun Cheang and F. Lee 15—10, 15—9. P. J. Lee
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  • 183 11 Ghouse’s XI Defeat Joo Teik’s XI In a friendly game of soccer played on thv Francis Light Ground Ghouse s XI beat Joo Teik’s XI by three goals to two. Play commenced at a comparatively fast pace and it was mainly due to the sound defence of Kuppusamy
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  • 369 11 if we look at a map of the world and its geographical distribution of malaria, we make a terrible discovery Portugal, Spain, Italy. Greece and the Balkan States, a large part of Russia, Africa, Asia, South America, land Central America—that is to say I whole
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  • 362 12 CANDIDATES FOR EXTRA MEETING SHOW THEIR PACES PENANG HORSES SHOULD DO WELL ON TRACK FORM (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. ’’T HE main track was thrown open for fast work for the first time since four years. The going this morning was good
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  • 62 12 All persons who have enrolled in the St. John Ambulance Association, First Aid Class No. 1, are notified that the lectures will commence today at «SOO p.m, at Westlands School. Others wishing to attend First Aid Classes should communicate with: Mr. Chun E. Yeong, Chamber of
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  • 227 12 Woman Pleads Guilty To Liquor Offence An atta,n house, No. 172 Kampong Green Lane, was raided by a party of Revenue Officers, who effected the arrest of one male Teochew named Lee Guan Tek and a Chinese woman, Toh Kim Neoh, in connection with the distillation of
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  • 322 12 NINE FATALITIES UP TO DATE THIS MONTH “T AM not as anxious today as I was at the end of last week,” stated a high medical official today, discussing the latest position with regard to typhoid in Penang. The position today, he added, might he
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  • 646 12 Interesting Beach Defence Exercise EVERYTHING AS IF ON REAL ACTIVE SERVICE I<A.IOR GENERAL BOND, the new General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, carried out his first inspection of the 3rd Battalion, S.S.V.F. (the Penang and Province Wellesley Corps) yesterday in the course of an interesting
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  • 139 12 Match Between P.L.H.C. And Chinese Ladies A hockey match between the Chinese ladies and the Penang Ladies Hockey Club has been arranged and will be played on the C R.C. ground on Thursday, Sept. 'l4 and 5.15 p.m sharp. The following will represent the P L H C
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  • 72 12 3.IGNDAY oEPTEIVLBER 11. MIDDAY QUOTATIONS Penang Tin $128.00 Business done 50 tons. Singapore Tin $128.00 RUBBER: Penang (Spot) 38c Singapore (Spot) 39 1 2c COPRA: Sundried $3.40 Black Pepper $9.50 TAPIOCA: Medium 53.25 Fair Seed $2.80 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $7.00 No 2 $6.70 Rangoon White No.
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  • 138 12 I $l,OOO PROMISED BY LOCAL CHINESE At the third annual general meeting of tiie China Distress Relief Fund held at the Penang Philomathic Union, Acheen Street, yesterday, it was decided to donate a sum of $l,OOO (Straits currency), t tile Malayan Patriotic Fund organised :i.\ Lady
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  • 187 12 Kuala Lumpur A i. i than $50,000 were promised by various members of the Selangor Chinese community when a meeting was held at the Assembly Hali yesterday afternoon to discuss what steps should be taken by the Chinese community to help the British Governm.
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