Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 September 1939

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  • 23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY l]S' o 20. Vol. XCVII. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 20 1 I gate' I /CHS? I F *Bll I M n .lalaya Penang I I SARY LI n.. &F and Ipoh.
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    • 83 1 “SMILER” fed on COW GATE N 4, for North Malaya Penang:— UtOKGETOWN DISPENSARY LTD., Penang and look M, I MM ft i j 1 lC ■L a T r r LF EM hlffl No matter what the conditions, ICEBERG BUTTER is protected at all times from deterioration or contamination. This
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  • 724 1 .onsequences Might »e “Terrible” RUSSIANS CLAIM 25MILE ADVANCE Assisted By German Bombers W ashington. Sept. 18. HIE SOVIET INVASION OF POLAND HAS SHOCKED BUT NOT SURPRISED OFFICIALS HERE. 1 lie Russian attempt to instai a buffer republic in nd and. perhaps later. Bessarabia to insulate,
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  • 166 1 Reuter. REACTION TO SOVIET MOVE Cnungking, Sept. 17. "The European war will make China fight Japan with greater vigour since China is confident of her ultimate victory and China's rightful place in reshaping a new world order” declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in an address before the People
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  • 226 1 PRESIDENT MOSCICKI AND OIL. BECK IN RUMANIA Kuty, Sept. 18. The Polish Government is functioning in Polish territory at Kuty (on the Polish side of the Polish-Rumanian frontier) which »s its temporary headquarters, says the “Polish Telegraphic Agency” which is stationed at Kuty with the Government.
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  • 75 1 —Reuter. London, Sept. i~. Ift is reported from German v, states the Ministry of Information, that the death of Ernst 11 ahis, one of Hitler’s adjutants, has occasioned much speculation. Beyond the fact that he died suddenly at the front with Hitler, obituary notices give
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  • 86 1 —REUTER. INFERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF MANY FORTIFICATIONS PARIS, SEPT. 18. RESULTS OF THE SHELLING OF THE SIEGFRIED LINE SHOWN RY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH REFORE AND AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT ARE MOST SATISFACTORY. THEY CONFIRM REPORTS THAT MANY OF THE FORTIFICATIONS HAD REEN CONSTRUCTED HURRIEDLY FROM INFERIOR CONCRETE.
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  • 61 1 —Reuter. Peiping 1 Sept. 17. The Chairman of the Peiping Provisional Government, Mr. Wang Kemin, flew to Shanghai today to confer with Mr. Wang Ching-wei on the Japanese plan for the formation of a new Chinese Central Government. It is reported that eight, members
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  • 100 1 Reuter. No Reply Received To German Broadcast Berlin, Sept. 18. Replying to an alleged request by the Warsaw Command, the following mcssf.jv; was broadcast: ‘‘Hullo Warsaw. replying to the appeal t,o the German High Command, envoys negotiating for the evacuation from Warsaw of civilians, diplomatic corps and foreign
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  • 1041 1 AFTER “REMAINING NEUTRAL TO LAST MOMENT” New Turn hi European War POLISH RESISTANCE ALONG FRONTIER Britain And France Caught Unawares LONDON, SEPT. 17 THE MOSCOW RADIO ANNOUNCES THAT SOVIET TROOPS HAVE CROSSED THE POINi BORDER. London still awaits oHiciaJ co nfirmation of the reports accord-ing to
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  • 340 1 Desperate German Attempt To Save Saarbruecken London, September 17. The French success not only in beating off the German counterattacks round Saarbruecken, but actually in improving their position at some points, is all the more satisfactory as it was the first attempt in real force by the
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  • 47 1 —euter. Embassy Denies That Govt. Is Bankrupt The Polish Embassy in Paris denied M. Molotov’s broadcast statement that the Polish Government was bankrupt and claimed that the Government was still in Poland exercising its authority and that the President was also in Poland.
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  • 71 1 Reuter. At Entrance To Air Ministry Copenhagen, Sept. 17. The whole’ entrance of the German Air Ministry in Berlin has been destroyed presumably by a bomb, according to the Berlin correspondent of the “Politiken.” All windows on the side facing Leipzigerstrasse are stated to have been smashed
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  • 140 1 —Reuter. To Form Basis Of National Register Rugby, September 17. The announcement is imminent of the fixing of a date on which the census in 1 Britain is to be taken to form the basis lof a national register, plans for which I are
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  • 100 1 .—Reuter. Families In Aix-la-Chapelle Brussels. September 17 All lamilies residing at Aix-la-Cha-pelle have been ordered to evacuate. It is stated that only the old and infirm are allowed to travel by train and motorcar. All others, including children over twelve and women without children must travel on
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  • 85 1 —RtAiter. Negotiations For New Trade Agreements Bucharest. September 17. A complete agreement concerning the treatment of German minorities were reached between the Government and German minority leaders!, according to the Official News Agency. Herr Clodius, Chief Economic Secretary of the German Foreign Office, has arrived to discuss
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  • 505 1 REPORTED FALL OF LUBLIN AND KUTNO Berlin, September 17. A communique states that the German High Command claims the capture of Lublin, 75 miles south-east of Warsaw and claims that a hundred undamaged planes have fallen into German hands. The capture of Kutno seventy miles west of
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  • 128 1 BOW. Rugby, Sept. 17. The Briti&i steamer, Bramhill, is again in the news. It will be recalled that the Brtvmhill, under the command of Captain “Potato’' Jones, ran a cargo of food to Republican Spam through General Branco’s blockade. According to reports current today, the
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  • 58 1 —Reuter Strikes Mines Off Dutch Coast Flushing. September 17 It is revealed today that the Norwegian steamer. Randa Of Bergen, en route to Antwerp, sank after striking a mine off Terflchelling on September 13. The Italian steamer. Provvidenza, rescued and landed here twenty persons, including four Americans,
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  • 295 1 BRIGADE ORDERS BRIGADE for the month ending DUTY PARADES HEADQUARTERS 30th September, 1939. 115, Macalister Road, IVi.iang. 14 th September 1939 DIVISION I, Penang. Parade at Li Tek Seah, Carnarvon Street. Tel. 1374 Every Monday at 6.00 p.m. Squad “A” Every Wednesday at
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  • 683 2 PUBLIC ACCEPT philosophically PROSPECT OF LONG WAR 8.0. W. Rugby, Sept. 17. para’Jens for a long- war are being methodically hi Britain and all m' nts of the State art* organising jits on the basis of a conflict n three years or mere. Particular
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  • 100 2 -8.0. W. Sharp Rise hi Amount Applied For Rugby. September 16. A feature of yesterday’s tender when £55.000.000 of treasury bills were offered was the sharp rise to £89.165,000 in the amount applied for as compared with £60.160.000 a week ago. The total offered was fully allotted in
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  • 47 2 —but only after a struggle! When the “Beautiful Toddlers' competition was decided at West cliff recently, the Southend Carnival Queen should have congratulated and crown'd the winners. Patricia Smith, champion girl, didn't mind the congratulations, but refused the crown. Anthony Crump, ahampion boy, refused both.
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  • 270 2 —8.0. W. Throwing All Resources To Prosecute ar Rugby, September 16. In keeping with her traditions, Northern Ireland is proceeding enthusiastically to carrv out the promise made by Lord Craigavon that she will throw the whole of her resources into the prosecution of the war. A powerful Ulster
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  • 793 2 Duty To Stand •r By Empire Taiping. “Now that the war has broken out, it is our bounden duty to stand by the Empire, and do all we can in our power to help the Empire, Though most of us cannot fight in the front, we
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  • 576 2 PREMIER’S STIRRING MESSAGE 44 We Stand Or Fall Together In War Or Peace’’ Rugby, September 16 Ihe Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Fraser, ended his speech in the House of Representatives yesterday, in which he reiterated New Zealand’s intention
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 542 3 Authoritative Opinion In Federal Capital Kuala Lumpur. A lAEA YA has sufficient resident labour to cope with the increased quotas in tin and rubber without relying on immigration. This opinion is freely expressed in authoritative circles in Kuala Lumpur, There are enough stocks
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  • 322 3 Flour Two Cents Higher Kuala Lumpur. Yet another food dealer has found that it does not pay to contravene the Food Control Regulations. Yesterday morning before Mr. R. C. Redman in the Police Court, Lew Teck Cho, Lew Tsan Wai and Sit Wai, proprietor, manager and salesman
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  • 59 3 Singapore, VE/’E are officially informed that two sailing junks have unfortunately been destroyed while crossing one of the prohibited areas in the Singapore harbour where all craft had previously been warned as to the precise location of these areas, but further steps are being taken to ensure
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  • 1308 3 Malayan Government Not Consulted The fact that the Government of India’s order prohibitum assisted emigration to Malaya from June 15, 1938 was passed without consultation with the Malayan Governments or with the representatives of these Governments in India is mentioned by the Controller of Labour in
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  • 280 3 Wife’s Allegation Of 111-Treatment Disbelieved Kuala Lumpur. Advised recently by Raja Ayoub, the Third Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, to patch up their differences, an elderly Chinese couple who had been married 25 years, were given time to come to a settlement, but when the parties appeared, the maintenance
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 202 3 Every sip of SANATOGEN ,p HEALTH >V Oi 1 Convalescence after malaria, fever and other serious illness is often a long and difficult process. But weakness can be quickly overcome. Take Sanatogen All the elements for building up the strength of blood and nerve cells are contained in Sanatogen. Even
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 38 4 xi S a who started scrubbing on her honeymoon. She is Mrs. George Burton, of Highgate, N. With her husband she .s seen cleanii g the feck of the trawler Our Laddie, at Leigh-on-Sea.
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  • 677 4 Public Prosecutor Asks For Substantial Punishment Ipoh. I/INLS oi $4OO, in default four months’ rigorous imprisonment, were imposed by the Ipoh First Magistrate, Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, on Saturday on each of lit hmese and Indian rice-dealers, who pleaded guilty to charges of offering
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  • 1489 4 Important Orders Issued ABSOLUTE POWER FOR SUPPLY OFFICERS Singapore. r j S HE second week of the War has seen no cessation in the activities of the Food Control Office and of the various organisations responsible for carrying out the Food Controller’s instructions. If anything,
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  • 381 4 Fixed Prices Jhe following fixed prices were ar.nounced in a Government Gazette issued on Saturday night. Lamp cases Eveready: No. 3743, maximum wholesale price. $8.55 a dozen. No. 3744, $9 20. No. 3745. $11.05. No. 3773. $6.70. No. 3774. $7.70, No. 2644. $2.60 a piece. No.
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  • 81 4 Ipoh. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Perak Trust and Investment Co.. Ltd., was held at the company’s office with Mr. Lee Ah Weng in the chair. Among the items brought up for discussion was a proposal by Mr. Chin Thin Yee to
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  • 529 4 The High Commissioner has fixed the price of rubber for assessment of export duty for the period Sept. 15 to Sept. 21, 1939, inclusive, at 36'4 cents per pound. The next meeting of the Legislative Council wall be held on October 16. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Devals.
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  • 152 4 Wardens Aid In Price Control <• Singapore. Following upon investigations into complaints made by members of the Indian community, the licences granted by the Food Supply Officer to Messrs. Gokalchand Radharam of 37, Market Street and 351. New' Bridge Road, have been cancelled for profiteering in
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  • 170 4 Decision Of Perak Chiefs Ipoh. At a meeting of the Chiefs of the State, held at the Istana Lskandriah and presided over by His Highness the Sultan of Perak, it was decided to co-operate with the other Federated Malay States to establish a joint fund
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 106 4 HOW TO SHORTEN CONVALESCENCE A long convalescence Is tedious and tiring to both doctor and patient] After many operations and illnesses] digestion is affected and Impaired, ye* it is necessary to eat well to your strength quickly. The trouble Is that the very thought of food is often repulsive. Doctors
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 105 4 OPENING TODAY AT QUEEN'S With 3 Shows at 3 p.m., 6.30 p.m. and 9.30 pan. Brought to you at great expense, the one and only great Cantonese picture, which played recently to packed houses simultaneously at 4 theatres in Singapore THE FAMOUS STAR SEE KOK SIN in “HANDSOME YOUNG MAN”
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  • 551 5 > IKE in the early phases of the a_J Great War, Geiman submarines now prowling the high seas are relentlessly attacking British merchant ships, and since the outbreak of hostilities, a large number has thus been destroyed. In some cases, innocent women and children have perished with
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  • 46 5 QUEEN'S CINEMA "Handsome Young Man” (Cantonese Talkie). 3.00, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "Wither Germany” and "Three Musketeers.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA "Pillow Case” (Chinese talkie) 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. ROY AL CINEMA "Ambikapathi” (Tamil talkie) 5.00 and 8.30 p.m.
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  • 685 5 Monday Sept. 18. r pHEKE has been as yet no official reaction to the Russian invasion of Poland and none is likely, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, until the British, French and Polish Governments have had an opportunity of discussing the new situation. r is
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  • 464 5 Dank Or Investments TJECENTLY the “Daily Mail” held an interesting Investments competition in which readers are invited to express their views as to the best way in which money can be deposited in these critical days. Here is the best letter received. I reproduce it as it
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 250 5 FAMOUS from SCOTLAND 9-SS to PENANG -<2i Ilf >7* 'G ACo tei ~-3i DON’T BE VAGUE SK FOR Haig NO FINER WHISKY GOES INTO ANY BOTTLE BOLE agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., PENANG. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH i I XS» NEWLY ARRIVED! JO' 1 SILVER CIGARETTE 'bjj
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    • 38 5 EVERYBODY'S FAVOURITE For ANY OCCASION Iym'.nS ImsMol 1 Fr-*r3 JJ‘TQI /Ok SmBI iiOl' Produce os THE FAMOUS FIBa. &ENIS MOUNIE CO. e COGNAC. Eatabliahed in IMB S«lr Amenta Henry Waugh Co., Ltd. Penang, Singapore, Ipoh A Kuab» Lumpm.
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  • 306 6 PRETTY WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE’S pretty wedding t<K>k plac<j af s Uhurch on Saturday morning at II Mh<-n Dr. Leo Lj m p o h rvmd son of the late Mr. Irm Seng and Madam Yap Heng Honfed to thi altar Miss (i> r Iv> Ton
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  • 44 6 It is gathered that about three hundred pilgrims who left here some time last month for Mecca by a pilgrim boat were brought back here yesterday from Colombo by another steamer owing, it is understood to the present international situation.
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  • 192 6 EXTRACTED FOUNTAIN PEN FROM PEDESTRIAN Sentence of nine months’ ngorous imprisonment was passed by the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, in the Penang District Court this morning on a 26-year-old Chinese, Foong Soo, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a fountain pen, the property
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  • 38 6 With 2~> ,000 miles of coastline, it is only natural that Australia has some marrellous surfing beaches. This picture, taken near Perth, West Australia, shows a feather adopting a pose before the on-coming breakers.
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  • 526 6 HEAVILY-LADEN SAMPANS SINK SEVERE DAMAGE CAUSED TO LOW-LYING AREAS Rain which fell almost continuously over the weekend caused havjoc and damage all over the island. The rainstorm which started! over Penang since the early hours of Saturday morning is still continuing over the Island and other
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  • 237 6 Car Somersaults And Plunges Into Drain Alor Star. A motor accident occurred at the 15th mile-stone. Sungie Lunau. on the r< Penang, at about one oeloclt on niday morning, when a car. K. 253. belonging to H H Tunku Yahya. officer-in-Charee of 1 raffle Branch,
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  • 107 6 Hand-Cart Puller Injured A motor collision, involving’ a motor car and a hand-cart occurred at Tanjong Tokong Road near the village last night. The hand-cart puller, an Indian, who sustained some bad injuries on his person w r as removed to the General Hospital by ambulance.
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  • 78 6 Mr. A. E. Pereira To Lecture At Tapah Tapah. Mr. A. E. Pereira. Hon. Secretary of the Perak Branch of the St. John Ambulance Association, will address a meeting on the aims and objects of the St. John Ambulance Association, in English, at the Court House,
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  • 39 6 The ambulance was called out to No. R 4, Bisho» Street to attend to a Chinese who sustained a broken leg as a result of a fall. His condition is reported to be not serious.
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  • 86 6 Not To Exceed £230 Per Ton The following orders under lhe Defence Regulations has been made by the Governor and published to-day:— No person shall buy or sell or agree to offer or invite an offer to buy or sell any unwrought tin in block
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  • 158 6 Knocked Down By Bns An elderly Chinese woman was knocked down by a motor bus at Dato Kramat Read near the junction of Tongkah Road at about 11.30 a.m. yesterday. The woman, who had hound feet, was removed to the (Jenera! Hospital with serious injuries to
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  • 127 6 Rude Shock For Puller Alor Star. Che Mohammed Hussein b. Mohammed Hassan—a fifty-year-old Malay employed as a clerk in the Land Office, Alor Star, 1 while coming to town in a riesha. suddenly expired on the way at about eleven o'clock on Thursday night. It is gathered
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  • 98 6 Salvation Army XV ill Receive Gifts Singapore. At the request of the Rev. H. V. Todd. Senior Chaplain to the Forces, the Salvation Army has agreed to their Headquarters, 207 Tank Road, being designated as a receiving depot for any books, magazines, gramophone records or
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  • 380 6 TEMPORARY PEON ADMITS BEING BOOKMAKER’S COLLECT*>R A fine of $lOO in default one month’s -rigorous imprisonment was pissed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Pen.i-.ig Middle Court this morning on an Indian Mohammed in. Abdullah bin Sinnathamby. uh<i pleaded guilty to tlv charge
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 132 6 i A I c-li. »w<^^fc^SsaiSt^yjXSMiif^J^r<£~A^fe??»' > t f > a2S r ■■K. J /ZF > r lv*VC c i> *»c o i a < <* 15 V Each A Masterpiece wSM Of The WB Confectioner’s •’'??.</ Art. k V fthJw^ wc,n DOCTORS CHOOSE HUMANISED WOOD FOR gß| THEIR OWN z
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  • 520 7 SUPPLIED BY MESSRS. ANTHONY CO. New York, September 15. The following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed to-day. DOW-JONES averages Thursday’s To-day’s 3<> Industrials 153.71 154.03 20 Rails S 2 -40 32 48 15 Utilities 24.31 34.54 New York Stock Exchange, business done total
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  • 91 7 Penang. September 16. 1939 (By Courtesy of 'the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 Private O. D. 2/4 11/32 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 21/32 On New York Demand 46 7'B Canadian 51 3/8 On France Demand 2049 Lire
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  • 103 7 In the year 1886. twenty-six citizens of Berlin founded the city’s first cycling club which was named “Wanderlust”. Those early pioneers can have hardly foreseen that some half-a-centurv later the number of active cyclists would have increased to six figures. Today, it is calculated, the number of
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  • DAILY SHARE OUOTATIONS
    • 211 7 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST rubbers Buyers Sellers Broga 65 Glenealy 130 Indragiri l- 4 Mentakab 45 Q2 1 97 A New Scuadi 1 Q 2 05 Pajams Sungei Bagan 12 0 1.25 ex Sungei Tukang 4 05 Temerloh 55 65 mining. Ampat Austral Amai. 5 3 Ayer Hitam 23 24
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    • 194 7 RUBBER Buyers Selleri Ayer Panas 1.30 1.40 Bassetts 55 6t» Batu Lintangs 110 1.15 Bentas 1.071 1.124 Brogas 67J 724 Indragiris 1.40 1.50 Kuala Sidims 2.35 2.45 Lunas 1.70 1.80 Malaka Pindas 1.30 1.40 Mentakabs 44 47 Pajams 1.95 2.05 Sungei Tukangs 1.07/ 1.15 Tapahs 1.9*1
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    • 227 7 The output of tin ore from the property of the Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for the month of August 1939 was 1,208.46 piculs. The number of hours worked during the same period was 1,951 and the yardage treated 352,900. Katu Tin Dredging Ltd. Hours run
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    • 270 7 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Am pats 5 A. Hitams 22 9 23 9 A. Wengs 90 95 Bangrins 19 6 20 6 B. Selangors 1.50 1.55 Hong Fatts 924 97; Jelebus 85 9” Johans 28 31 Kamras 2 2 3 Kamuntings 9/3 10/ K. Lanjuts 18 18 6
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    • 183 7 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Seilers Ampats 5 5/6 Batu Selangors 1.45 1.55 Hong Falls 924 97| Hitams 37; 424 Jelebus 824 90 K. Kampars 11 6 12/3 K. Lanjuts 17 6 13 6 Kamras 19 2 Kuchais 1.55 1.65 Laruts 6/3 6 '9 Lukuts 65 75 Pungahs 18/ 19
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    • 84 7 Contributions By Perak Chinese Now $20,975 Further contributions, as shown below, have been received towards the British War Relief Fund organised by the Perak Chinese. The total amount received to date is $20,975.00. Previously received 19,000 00 Perak Trust and Investment Co Ltd 1,000.00 Mr. Ho
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    • 168 7 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin 5 3 5 6 Austral Amal 5 5 6 Bangrin 19 20 Batu Selangor 1.50 1.60 Burma Malay 21 6 22 6 Hong Fatt 92. 97 Hongkong 22 23 Jelebu Tin 85 9«' K. Kamunting 8 3 8 9 K. Lanjut
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    • 615 7 Weekly Share Market Report During the latter half of the month under review the Local Share Market ha.' witnessed a revival of interest in Tin and Rubber shares, the former in particular having been a very brisk and active market at advancing prices. The London and Local
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 852 7 BANKS HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION members Is limited to tne The Indian Overseas extent and in manner prescribed bv Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony Head Office: HONG KONG t>3ll K, Lot (J., ETn d d UP «0:000:000 (incorporated in British India! Beaerve Fund: SSong Currency
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    • 16 7 For. I It flows liedy/n: k I dries quickly: and does *n a 1 c I
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  • 125 8 Breach Of Trust Charge Singapore. Remarking that he took into account the age of the accused, Mr. J. L. McFall, Singapore Criminal District Court Judge, on Friday sentenced a 52-year-old Chinese, Lee Kim Choo, to a year's simple imprisonment. Lee was contacted on a charge of criminal breach
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  • 619 8 Weighs 455 Tons BIG cheese-shaped ingot of light alloy becomes in a few seconds the crankcase of a high-powered aero engine under the impact of three or four blows from a new drop-hammer—the largest in the world—which is installed in a factory at Redditch, England. Rising
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  • 155 8 London. A girl of 15 sat in a London home laughing and talking with her mother, whom she had never really known before. She had been taken away when she was a few days old. It was in Lambeth Juvenile Court that
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  • 209 8 Whipping And Gaal For Extortioner Malacca. Sentences of three months’ rigorous imprisonment and a whipping of twelve strokes each xvere passed on txvo young Hokkiens. Toh Hoh Swee and Siaxv Boon Sam, who xvere convicted on charges of extortion by Mr. J. G. Rappoport. Magistrate, in
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  • 363 8 Active Again In Hospital Area Kuala Lumpur. Burglars xvere once again active in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night, but apparently chose a nexv area for their activities, and made txvo unsuccessful attempts to gain entry’ into houses. The first of these xvas made at the quarters of
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  • 665 8 CENSORSHIP POSTAL Postal articles posted locally for the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States ard the 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 oui the outside of the cover the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 101 8 LENGTHEN YOUR LEAVE 1 fly home by RDYAI SJL'TC.k <♦■.,:»; jthe smooth, silent air line Another month at home —that's the words <tu advantage of flying by K.L.M. I F s* luxurious K.L.M airliners e<ive Malaya for London 3 time- a week. They take y< u home in A days,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 1382 8 RADIO TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING B. B Q. News In English The programmes are subject to alterations and the changes given at th/? B. B C. beginning of the broadcast. Transmission 5 656 a.m. 7.50 a.m. TRANSMISSION— ONE. Transmission 6 1120 am OSD n 27“ mc'A '«.M -rransmtalon 1 1.50
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    • 653 8 HONGKONG One of the following frequencies will be used. ZBW2. 6.09 Mc s (49.26 m.), ZBW3. 9.52 Mc/s (31.49 m.*. ZBW4. 15.19 Mc s (19.75 m. 1, ZBWS, 17.75 Mc s (16.90 m.i. 11.20 11.40 a.m Relay—Service of Intercession Horn St. John's Cathedral. 11.50 Eric Coates—Cinderella Suite and Other Compositions.
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  • WEEKLY HOME PAGE
    • 390 9 Guaranteed His Firm's Debts London. TLAVI) RONALD ANSON, of the St. Regis, Cork-street. W., a pioneer of private flying, faced creditors at London Bankruptcy Buildings with liabilities a million pounds and £lB 10s. assets. Hu failure, it was stated, had been caused by
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    • 118 9 After lying all night in a mountain torrent with a broken leg and arm, Sidney Tringham, aged 36, holidaying in the Lake District, gave up hope of rescue. M hen dawn came he took a scrap of paper and made his will. He
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    • 558 9 COURT-MARTIAL HEAR DRINK CHARGE A WOMAN witness at a court cused of being “fighting said she danced the “Lambeth with him. He behaved quite normally, she added. The officer on trial was Pilot Officer George Thomas Rhodes, aged 26, of No. 7 Bomber Squadron,
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    • Article, Illustration
      30 9 Ellen Hardy, aged 12 year*, injured when heroically aiding' her 4-year-old brother, leax ing an Ilford hospital. A friend of her brother’s was struck down bt side her.
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    • 116 9 London. When Richard Percy Clowes, 71-year-old solicitor, of Heath Rise, Putney. S.W., was remanded at the Man- sion House on a £2,024 fraud charge, it was stated that he himself started the proceedings by communicating with the Law Society. Clowes is a member of the
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    • 264 9 London. VTOUNG Mrs. Rowe, of Derling-road, Southall. Middlesex, liked to powder her face like other women. But when her baby came there was no money for powder. She longed for a little, just the same, and said so. Her husband 29-year-old
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    • 297 9 Ledge Oi Rock Saves Her Glenbrittle, Isle of Si ye. OR. Barbara Join Raven described how she citing with lingers and toes > precipitous mountainside and watched her 27-years-old fiai.-*, fo whom she was raped, fall 74ft. her to his death. Dr. Raven, who
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    • 85 9 Nap. a 12-year-old sheepdog, drove off a bull which was goring his 'lB- master. Dick Kirkby, on Reeds i Island, off the Lincolnshire coast. Kirkby was tending some cows when the bull charged him from behind and knocked him down. Kirkby got up, but the
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    • 141 9 London. YTRS. Joseph Barthram, of Cla-rence-road, Canning Town, E.. has now to provide four binl'day presents for her family on the same day. Her husband was 46 on August Early in the day Mrs. Barthram v. i taken to Plaistow Maternity Hospit A few hours
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    • 92 9 Mr. William Young, aged 46, a salemanager employed by the Spirella C of Great Britain, Ltd., was found sh dead in the bathroom of his houst 1 Nevills-road, Letchworth, Hertfordshire. A gun was near the body. Mr. Young’s wife and two daughl have been
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  • 155 10 E.A. BADSHA WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Taiping. E. A. Badsha beat T. D. Joseph in the final of the Open English Billiards 1 ournament of the Taiping Indian Association for the President’s Challenge < up on Saturday afternoon, by the wide margin of 250—139. Badsha won the tiophy for
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  • 414 10 Krian Club Beaten In Hockey Kuala Kangsar. Playing in adverse weather conditions, the Malay College scored a runaway victory by five goals to two over the Krian Club in their annual hockey encounter, on the College ground on Saturday. The game was played in a steady
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  • 801 10 Clear Cut V ictory For South JN fche first Perak state hockey trial held on Saturday on the Padang, the South beat the North by the wide margin of six goals to one. Play was almost one-sided with the South forwards attacking throughout, the North
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  • 47 10 Indian Association vs C. R. C. To-morrow at the Victoria Green: Indian Association: —Abdul Karim. Kernail Singh. Angrez Singh. Subramaniam, Sadu Singh, Joshana. Gopal. Jagir Singh, C Lail Sur. Sardul Singh, Gittan Singh. Reserves—Hari Singh, Natta Singh. Umpire: —Amra Singh. I. A. will play jn whites.
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  • 71 10 A Service of Thanksgiving for Harvest will be held at Saint George s Church on Sunday, September 24. Gifts of flowers, fruit and vegetables will be gratefully received, and may be sent to the Church on Saturday, September 23, if possible before 10 a.m. The fruit and
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  • 110 10 Sungei Patani. In a friendly match of basketball there against the Sin Lian Basketball Team of Semiling, the Sungei Patani Thai Pak Basketball Team emerged victorious by the broad margin of 23 points; the score being 48 points to 25. In the first quarter, the Thai
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  • 410 10 HOCKEY Sitiawan. The Sitiawan Hockey Season started with an inter-district hockey match between the Sitiawan District XI and the Dindings District XI on the Sitiawan Recreation Club padang on Thursday evening which resulted in a win for the former by five goals to
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  • 57 10 Miss Waileen Wang Retains Title Singapore, Saturday. Miss Waileen Wong'. Singapore Lady Champion, retained her title beating Mrs. L. M. Pennefather in the final of the Singapore Badminton Championship. Miss Wong started rather streakily and dropped the first set and then coming into her own took the
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  • 177 10 Positions Of Teams In League The first round fixtures in the SitiawanDindings Badminton. League were completed last week and a start in the second round ties was made recently. Practically all the games were keenly contested and there were several surprises. From the table given below it
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  • 454 10 SWIMMING Swimming splendidly in a very choppy sea at the Chinese Swimming Club, Tanjong Bungah. at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ng Leng Hock returned the excellent time of 66 4/5 seconds to wrest the 100 metres liee style championship from Geh Chong
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  • 427 10 Higher Standard Seen In > Trial Game Ipoh. 4 FAIRLY high standard of rugger was seen in the State rugger trial when the Colours beat the Whites by nine points (three tries) to five (one goal), on the Ipoh Club padang on Saturday afternoon. Rain earlier
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  • 515 10 Good Display Against Sporting Club Kuala Kangsar. The Clifford School opened their hockey season with a match against the Malay Sporting Club on the polo field on Friday. The game ended in a win for the Malays by a 3—2 margin. The Cliffordians who gave a
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  • 364 11 German Counter-Attacks Near Sarre Repulsed Paris, September 17 The latest war communique states: —“At the end of the day yesterday the enemy attacked on two points of our front—one east of the Moselle Valley and the other towards the centre of the front
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  • 85 11 e.—Reuter. According to reports reaching the Po-fish-Rumanian frontier, the group of Polish armies in the north are operating in perfect liaison with the group in Posnania, states the Havas correspondent at Zaleszczyki. All military centres arc maintaining complete liaison with the nigh command. Warsaw, Taranowicze. and Vilna radio
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  • 230 11 Rugby. Sept. 17. Obscurity surrounds the events of the last 24 hours arising from the Soviet Government’s decision. Official quarters here are still awaiting details although a telegram received from the British Ambassador leaves no doubt that earlier reports of the Soviet inter.tion to occupy Polish Ukraine
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  • 76 11 .—Reuter. German Freighter Arrives At Yokohama Tokyo. September 16. The Hamburg-Amerika line freighter “Odenwald" arrived at Yokohama yesterday after reversing her course in the mid-Pacific soon after the outbreak of war. She was bound for the west coast of the United States but the captain put about when
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    49 11 Forest Hills, Monday. Miss Alice Marble (above) beat Miss Helen Jacobs 6 —o. B—lo.8 —10. 6 4 in the final of the women s singles in the American Lawn Tennis championship yesterday thus retaining the title.—Reuter Miss Marble first won the women s singles title in 1936.
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  • 99 11 RIGGS RETAINS TITLE Forest Hills, Long Island. Sept. 16 The American lawn tennis singles championships semi-finals resulted as follows: WOMEN’S SINGLES Mi» Helen Jacobs beat Miss Kay Stammers 7/5, 6/0. Miss Alice Marble beat Miss Virginia Wolfenden 6 0. 6/1. MEN S SINGLES W. Van Horn
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  • 73 11 .—Reuter 12.000 Prisoners Captured Paris. September 17 Launching an offensive in the neighbourhood of Grodeck and the Poles claim to have captured twelve thousand prisoners and a hundred tan.-.' according to Havas’ report from Zaleczyk.. near the Polish-Rumanian frontier. It adds that the operations on September 16 were
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  • 32 11 Marvin W art! XX ins Title Glenview. Illinois. Sept. 16 In the American Amateur Golf Championship final Marvin Ward beat Ray Billows 7 and 5. Both are Walker Cup
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  • 390 11 The text of the second and third of the leaflets distributed by R.A.F. aircraft over Germany was issued by the Ministrv of Information last night. The second, as already reported, is Germ-fins Are Told ’—Reuter. an address to the German people by Mr. Neville Chamberlain
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  • 150 11 —8.0. W. Second Contingent Called Up Rugby. September 16. Notices calling up the second contingent of militiamen, served before the declaration of war. came into force vesterday. Thioughout the day men who are 20 and 21 years imported at barracks in high spirits. Many- were welcomed by
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  • 134 11 —Reuter. i Submarine Submerges On Arrival Of Destroyer London. Sept. 16. The entire crew of the “Cheyenne” of 37 were landed in England by lifeboat. There were no casualties. The crew declared that after taking to the boats as the result of warning shots from the submarine,
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  • 37 11 Reuter. New Record For Women’s 100 Yards Back Stroke Amsterdam, Sept. 17 The Dutch swimmer, Irene Von Feggelen, established a world back stroke record for 100 yards in one minute seven seconds. The record was vacant.—
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  • 214 11 Gunners Trounce Chelmsford London. September 16 The following are the results of the friendly’ football matches played today:— FIRST DIVISION Aidershot 0. Queen's Park Rangers 1. Barnsley 2. Huddersfield 1 Blackpool 2. Everton 1. Bolton 2. Manchester United 2. Bournemouth 2. .Southampton 2. Burnley 2, Accrington 1.
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  • 55 11 —Reuter. London. September J. 6 The following are the results of friendly matches play in the Rugby League today: Castleford 15. Leeds 19. Dewsbury 17. Batley 14. Halifax 18. Bradford Northern 33. Huddersfield 39. Hunslet 26. Swinton 27. Salford 10. Oldham 23. Rochdale 5. Wigan 10. Warrington 16.
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  • 158 11 Practice Match On Thursday A practice match of the Penang Ladies Hockey’ Club will be play’ed on the Francis Light School ground on Thursday' at 5.20 p.m. between Colours and Whites: COLOURS: Mrs. Coombs. Mrs. C. O. Lim, Mrs. C.J. Scully, Miss E. Scott, Miss L. Wemyss; Miss
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  • 70 11 MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. MIDDAY QUOTATIONS TIN: Penang $116.00 Business Done 250 tons Singapore $116.00 RUBBER: Penang (Snot) 36Jc Singapore (Spoti 36 lc COPRA: Sundried $3.40 Black Pepper $9.50 TAPIOCA: Medium $3.25 Fair Seed $2.80 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $7.60 No. 2 $7.50 Rangoon White Mo. 1 $7.00
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  • 191 11 8.0. W. For Civilians Injured During War Rugby, September >'•_ The Pensions Ministry presented scheme to Parliament under thi- Petisonal Injuries Act. setting ou r the j scale of grants for civilians physi< ally 1 injured as a direct result of warlike operation. The provisions apply to both
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  • 65 11 Capt. D. P. White XX in» Cup The members of the Ex-Sei Association, Penang Branch, f 1 their annual golf match at Glugor y terday under anything but ideal tions. The Cup was won by’ Cap’ D. P. White with the excellent scon 79 net. R. J. Hutton
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  • 51 11 Reinforcing Bonds Oi Friendship Ankara. Sept 1 'Die Minister, M. Saradjoglu. t mg for Moscow as soon as pas. il response to an invitation by the 9 government It is persistently rum that Turkey is concluding a new with the U.S.S.R aimed at rem: the bonds of Turko-Soviet
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