Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 November 1939

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 271. Vol. XCVn. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 502 1 WHY ENEMY IS INACTIVE Fuehrers Plans ADVISED AGAINST AIR ATTACK ON BRITAIN Resignation Of General Halder Not Aceepted Paris, November 4. r T'HE comparative inactivity of the (icnnan forces is explained by a leading Berlin figure who has arrived at the German frontier, according to a
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  • 605 1 —8.0. W. Not Merely For Sentiment MINISTER’S BROADCAST London. Nov. 3. In a broadcast given this evening, th n Pol Mr. T A. Crerar, Canadian Cabi-1 ii. t Minister now in London for con-■ slt Hive talks with other Dominion, r listers and the British Government,!
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  • 45 1 —8.0. W. Lord Halifax To Broadcast On Nov. 7 Rugby, November 4. Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, will broadcast on “Our Cause Now and After” on the evening of Nov. 7. The talk will also be broadcast in the oversea service.—B.O.W.
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  • 196 1 ROOSEVELT SIGNING IT TODAY WASHINGTON, NOV. 4. THE SENATE HAS APPROVED THE NEUTRALITY BILL BY 55 VOTES TO 24. A PREAMBLE TO THE BILL DECLARES THAT THE UNITED STATES RESERVES ALL ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL LAW, DESPITE THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE BILL ON AMERICAN CITIZENS
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  • 201 1 in the -8.0. W. Enemy Mercantile Marine Rugby, Nov. 4. The mercantile marine which Germany had built up in 20 years before the war, consisting of many fine ships which commanded the admiration of seamen of all countries, has been converted by Herr Hitler’s action in
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  • 36 1 —8.0. W. London, November 4. The total amount applied for in tenders for £55,000,000 Treasury Bills was £102.555.000. The average rate per cent, for Bills at three months was 23/4.39d against 23/8.83d. —8.0. W.
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  • 22 1 “The Entente Cordicile” —a French sailor assisting a British nurse with her baggage on her arrival in Fra nee.
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  • 138 1 8.0. W. To Cover Higher War Costs Rugby. November 4. Mines Department announces u in accordance with the undertaking given to the Government by the Central Council of Colliery Owners that the general level of pithead prices would not be raised without prior consultation and agreement with
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  • 86 1 -BOW. New Bishop Of London’s Address Rugby, November 3. The new Bishop of London, speaking at the London Diocesan Conference today, said that the British people had entered war not with hot passion but with serious deliberation, accepting it as a necessary sacrifice for a
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  • 262 1 DERLINERS are being told that Allied aircraft will never be able to fly over the German capital. Nevertheless, huge quantities of black curtain material are being sold. The people are very depressed. 'AMELS and elephants will be used for farm work in Germany, according to the “Deutsche Allgemeine
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  • 62 1 Indian Leaders Discussions ?r mter—Reuter. New Delhi, Nov. The Indian leaders continued their conversations at New Delhi today. The former Congress leader. Pandit Nehru, had a long talk with Mr. Gandhi. .-In unconfirmed report states that Mr. Gandhi and Pandit ehru arc drawing up a statement for presentation ami when
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  • 76 1 iey were —Reuter. More Hideous Since War Broke Out London, November 4. The horrors of German concentration camps have become still more hideous since the outbreak of war, declared the German Freedom Station quoting the report of a friend recently released from one. It adds: “Forced
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  • 115 1 —Reuter, London. November 4. The Assistant Postmaster General today stated that not one single bag of mail had been lost by enemy action —Reuter. The distribution of cards in London has begun and will be completed within a fortnight.—Reuter. Mr. Chamberlain had an audience with His Majesty
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  • 198 2 What Removal Of Arms Embargo Would Mean STATEMENT BY SUPPLY MINISTER London, Nov. 4. Mr. Burgin, Minister of Supply, stated at a ’press conference that with the removal of the American arms embargo the Allies would be faced with the possibility of an arsenal with unlimited
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  • 141 2 —8.0. W. CHANCELLOR’S RESOLUTION Rugty. Nov. 3. The chancellor of the Exchequer has given notice to move in the House of Commons a resolution to obtain power to raise loans for financing the war. It will come before the House and w»ll form the basis for a
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  • 59 2 B O.W. New Land Aeroplane Service Rugby, November 3. The Imperial Airways have begun their second weekly land aeroplane service between London and Calcutta. In addition to land aeroplanes, which will now cross India each way between Karachi and Calcutta, there are four flying-boats which cross India for their
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  • 42 2 —8.0. W. Rugby. November 3. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. David Kelly. Counsellor in the Foreign Office, to succeed Sir George Warner on his retirement at the end of the year as British Minister at Berne.—B.O.W.
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  • 67 2 —Reuter. Brussels, November 3. A communique after the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Senate states that the exchange of views proved that the Government has been carefully following the various situations that may arise. The Commission was unanimous in hoping that Belgium may escape
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  • 192 2 —Reuter. “We Have Acted Rightly” Rugby, November 3. Geneial Smuts. South Africa’s Prime Minister, in a message to the South African newspaper Democrat writes: •As weeks pass I am becoming more convinced than ever that we have acted rightly. The declared policy of Nazi Germany
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  • 68 2 I. —Reuter. Strength Of Far Eastern Bonds London. November 3 On the Stock Exchange the continued good demand together witih increasing hopes for an improvement in AngloJapanese relations was responsible for the strength of Far Eastern bonds which was the brightest feature in otherwise quiet markets. Kaffirs advanced
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  • 34 2 —Reuter. To Visit Rome On Tuesday Rome, November 3. Marshal Goering is expected to visit Rome on November 7, according to the Popolo d’ltalia. No confirmation is available in official circles. —Reuter.
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  • 464 2 Common Frontier With Norway Copenhagen, November 3. In addition to the demands outlined by M. Molotov, the Soviet may ask the Finns to cede the district of Petsamo, states a Helsinki telegram. It is pointed out that compliance with such a demand would give Russia a
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  • 432 2 CHUNGKING, NOV. 1. THE VARIOUS FRONTS IN CHINA DURING THE LAST WEEK REMAINED COMPARATIVELY QUIET, ANNOUNCED A MILITARY SPOKESMAN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE TODAY. Chinese Central News. After the Chinese forces started a ccur.i ter-offen.sive on the Kongmoon-Sunwui I sector in South Kwantung, the spokesman said,
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  • 82 2 Reuter. President Roosevelt Pleased Washington. Nov. 3. Expressing gratification at the size of the majority in the House of Representatives. President Roosevelt at the press conference said that he was glad that the Neutrality Bill had restored the historic position of the neutrality of the United States.
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  • 283 2 8.0. W. 12.000,000 Gallons Petrol Seized Rugby. November 3. The Allies’ contraband control organisations have now intercepted and detained well over half a million tons of contraband suspected of being destined for Germany. French official figures published on October 12 announce the seizure up to that date of
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  • 222 2 wisn to piac&lt; B. O. W. £110.000.000 Spent On New Commitments Since the outbreak of war the Ministry of Supply had expended something like £llO m llions on new commitments, said Mr. Leslie Burgin. Not p day passed, he added, without extensions—either of new factories or additions
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  • 361 2 —Reuter. London, Nov. 3. Although there has hither’. only a few meetings between the Don.inions and Indian Ministers and Members of the British Government, it is understood that great satisfaction is expressed at the way in which the conversations have opened. The conversations, Reuter learns, have
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  • 46 2 .—Reuter. Proceeding South hi-nht Norwegian W London Nov. The Admiralty announce Lr forces sighted the “City of Flit ing southward inside Norw tcrial waters. It is possible for the “City &lt; &gt; remain inside Norwegian and territorial waters until she &lt;: Baltic. —Reuter.
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  • 271 3 FLOOD OF ORDERS EXPECTED No Doubt About American Sympathies Washington, Nov. 3. If the arms embargo is lifted American manufacturers will be able to send abroad immediately most of the eight hundred aeroplanes already contracted for by the Allies.
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  • 289 3 r. ut. r. London, Nov. 2. suggestion that while the war was progress a group of statesiren might ,h themselves to considering pr.&gt;u.miis m India, including minorities ignition and dominion status, was ~!&lt;■ hv Lord Samuel when India was ussed in the House of Lords
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  • 30 3 A broadcast from a German station stated that Indian troops 1 ed in France. In fact no Indian ve been drafted to France in 20
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  • 75 3 ?sts of th 8.0. W. Received In Audience By The King Rugby, November 3. Mr. T. A. Crerar. Canadian Representative at the Empire war talks which are being held in London, was received by the King today. His Majesty also received Sir Ronald Campbell, who kissed hands
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  • 445 3 CHINA NOT MENTIONED IN M. MOLOTOV’S SPEECH London, November 3. L) the Chinese Government M. Molotov’s speech must have been profoundly disturbing, says the Manchester Guardian. China was not mentioned directly or indirectly while Japan was rebuked for the endeavour to appropriate part of Outer Mongolia
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  • 83 3 Reuter. PLAN SUBMITTED TO POLAND Paris, Nov. 3. How Herr von Ribbentrop approached the Polish Ambassador at Berlin on March 21 with a plan involving German-Polish collaboration against Russia was revealed by the Polish Foreign Minister, M. Zaleski. Interviewed |«y the Petit parisien, M. Zaleski states
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  • 57 3 Reuter. Hungarian Home Supplies Affected Budapest, Nov. 3. Traffic in small parcels of food sent to Germany has expanded to such an extent that home supplies are affected and transport difficulties have arisen. Large numbers of packages containing butter, sausages, tea and other commodities are
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  • 62 3 e.xpiaiitti —Reuter. Explanation Accepted After Inquiry London, Nov. 3. The Ministry of Information has caused further investigations to be made into the allegations that the principal of a Bradford flrm of wool merchants has sent butter to Germany as a result of which the Ministry is
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    • 362 3 November 2. It is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members of their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be published daily. Sekarang
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  • 207 3 Why General Von Brauchitsch Has Been Superseded London, November 3. VIARJOR-GENERAL Swinton, broadcasting a war commentary, referred to the report that General Von Brauchitsch has been superseded. He said that army generals are reportted to have tried to exercise a restraining influence on Hitler
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  • 83 3 Export Activities Decline London. Nov. 3. German export activities in Norwaj' are declining, writes Reuter s diplomatic correspondent. Trade activity shows diminishing returns in spite of a large commercial staff sent to the German Legation. In many cases, either goods ordered cannot be delivered or the
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  • 31 3 —Reuter. London. Nov. 3. All Jews are being “evacuated” from Katowice according to the German radio. They ar e allowed to take only three days’ food. —Reuter.
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  • 107 3 -Chinese Central News Japanese Officers Killed Following Mutiny Chungking. Oct 31. 300 new Formosan recruits at Kiiron, northeast of Taihoku. on the northern tip of Formosa killed thirty and wounded forty Japanese officers and men on October 10 in an ensuing armed clash, according to messages received from
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  • 281 3 —Reuter. Supply Minister Explains Requisitioning Order London. November 2. When efforts were made by the Government to purchase 250.000 vests at short notice from manufacturers stocks 1 only 60.000 were obtainable. The Ministr, iof Supply staff then visited more than I 120 firms and in four days
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  • 36 3 Reuter. Total Of £600,000 Reached London. November 3. The Lord Mayor’s Red Cross Fund has reached £600,000. including £50.000 cn account of Flag Day through the Committee of which Lord Luke is Chairman.
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  • 124 3 Vi* J leave Rangoon on Tuesdays.—Chinese Central News. C.N.A.C. Liner Takes Off On Inauguration Flight Chungking, October 31. A China-Burma air line was inaugurated by the China National Aviation Corporation yesterday when a Douglas liner took off from Chungking at 9 a.m. and landed at Lashio on
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  • 86 3 —Reuter He And Henchmen ill Resign London, Nov. 3. “There is not a family in Germany which wants the continuation of war”, declares the German Freedom Radio Station in its latest broadcast. It continued: “If Hitler really loved Germany as he had so often and
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  • 200 3 Reuter. Others Take Shelter In Neutral Ports Before the war Germany built up a large mercantile marine, which commanded admiration throughout the world. Now Germany has lost a large part of that fine commercial fleet and what remains is powerless to carry on the maritime trade
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  • 616 4 CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS REASONS Kuala Lumpur. After an existence of over a quarter of a century the Gardens Golf Club, which has been a training ground for many local golfers, and which afforded a large number of Asiatics to learn the game, decided on Wednesday night at
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  • 463 4 PUBLICATION PRIVILEGED, SAYS DEFENCE COUNSEL Singapore. THE defence in the libel suit against Moine Comte and Co., Ltd. began before Mr. Justice Pedlow, in the High Court on Thursday, at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence. The plaintiff, M. Weinberg, alleges that certain statements
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  • 402 4 Several Clerks And Teachers Give Evidence Kuala Lumpur. MANY Government clerks, teachers and technical suboidi nates in their evidence gave details of their ti ansae tions with a Sikh moneylender, at the Selangor Assizes on Thursday. Four Sikhs, Chanan Din, Inder Singh,
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  • 103 4 Advice Over Air Mail Envelopes In connection with the censorship of letters, the public are requested to assist the Postal Censor and his staff by refraining from making letters in Air Mail envelopes too bulky. These envelopes are of thin paper, and it is sometimes almost impossible
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  • 141 4 Fine Imposed Under Wartime Act Singapore. A fine of $5O or in default two months rigorous imprisonment, was the sentenc Mr. J. L. McFall, the Singapore Crimina District Judge, passed on Chong Foo Seng on Thursday morning for an offenc under the Emergency Powers «Defence
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  • 138 4 Klang, Thursday. The Tamil School Teachers of the I Selangor Coast Districts met at the Anglo-Chinese School, Klang, to consider their contributions to the Patriotic Fund. Mr. P. Govindasamy, Tamil Visiting Teacher, who presided pointed out their duty and obligation in supporting
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  • 91 4 HAWAIIAN NIGHTS HAS PREMIERE IN HONOLULU World premiere of Universal’s filmusical, "Hawaiian Nights’’ was staged at the Princess Theatre, Honolulu, on the night of Sept. 1. A brilliant first-night audience of Island officials and socialites witnessed the inaugural showing according to Honolulu dispatches. Johnny Downs and Constance Moore play the
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  • 27 4 This appeal by a Welsh fruile ei conjures up visions of that little extra pocket money th,-t makes all the difference.
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  • 240 4 L'lu Selangor Chinese Committee Formed flu Selangor. 'pHF. Chi Selangor Chinese held a meeting at Rasa b a sub-committee to function (1 s &gt;] ie L lu Selangor branch of the i Patriotic Fund, and to make the necessary arrangements. in.f.y Tan Chin Siting I Chairman die
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  • 176 4 .Asiatics Asked To Co-operate Kuala Lumpur. As there has apparently been somt mi understanding with regard to the r made through the Cheerful Givers 1 --u“ by the Kuala Lumpur “Cinderella S«r r t the President of the Cheerful Givers League wishes to state that for
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  • 99 4 Verdict In Fatal Lorry Accident Kuala Lum That the deceased was solei) was the view recorded bv Memo &gt; the Second Magistrate, Kuala 1 when he returned a verdict of a death at the conclusion of the im the circumstances which led to of Yoon Lian
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  • 182 5 Men Fined For Fighting unent over a ten-dollar note Ayob bin Yacob and M. K. S. \l, Majid $1 each, when they were n the Penang Middle Court I, Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday on .•of disorderly conduct by fightI:,. the accused claimed trial. Ini’. J.
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  • 54 5 further sum of $945.20 was contrid to the China Distress Relief Fund rday for the purchase of warm clcthfor the Chinese soldiers. contributions are from the followic Sum Sun School $650.‘36 una Distress Relief Fund (Bayan Lepas) 180 50 ana Distress Relief Fund i Province
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  • 34 5 The Elysee Cabaret has engaged the senof Mr. Leonardo Reyes as band leader. was formerly the leader at the Runnyai de, e. 0.. Adelphi Hotels and the sHangor Club.
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  • 367 5 8 SHOPS GUTTED: $50,000 DAMAGE Teluk Anson. A very big fire, one of the largest s een in Teluk Anson in recent years, occurred at Market Street, near the Dpw Recreation Club, in the early hours &lt;* Thursday morning when a row of e
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  • 813 5 FOUR TIMES THAT IN SINGAPORE District lodge’s Remark In Grievous Hurt Case 'VF7ITHOUT calling upon the defence, the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday acquitted three Tamils, Vellayan, Puchee and Allagan, who were charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a compatriot, Mukan, at
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  • 221 5 PLAN TO RAISE FUND Alor Star. Ihe Ladies Committees organised by Mrs. J. D. Hall in connection with the Malaya Patriotic Fund in Kedah are now functioning admirably and doing valuable work in raising money for the Fund. In North Kedah the Committee, which is
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  • 159 5 Motor-car drivers who. it is alleged. were gambling with a pack of English playing cards in a shed opposite the Labour Office were seen to scatter when a party of detectives raided the place at about 10.30 a.m. yesterday. Eight persons were arrested. Most of
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  • 57 5 An elderlv Chinese woman wnile descending the stairs of her house in Toh Aka Lane yesterday afternoon missed her footing and fell down to the ground. She sustained some head injuries and had to be removed to the General Hospital by ambulance. Her condition,
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  • 43 5 A saloon car while in reverse gear at Leith Street yesterday afternoon crashed into a drain, and slight damage was done to a mudguard. With the help of a few passers-by the car was pulled out of the drain.
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  • 212 5 PROCEEDS FOR CHINA FUND An exhibition ot beautiful paintings b. a well-known Chinese artist, Mr. Wong Chian-chiew, who arrived recently from Shanghai, will be held in Penang in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. The Committee of the Distress Fund in charge of collections held
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  • 175 5 Sungei Patani. In the Second Division. High Court. Sungei Patani. a Chinese Mohammedan. Ali. was produced before the Hon. Malay Judge Wan Harun on a charge of falsification of account in respect of $22.35 of Cheng Hong Estate. Gurun. The accused .pleaded guilty to the
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  • 114 5 To Meet Needs Of Kam pong Folk A weekly Thursday Fair at Matang Road x\ as opened by Che Jamaludin, Assistant Penghulu, on Thursday morning at 10.30 in the presence of about 20b people. The Fair was made possible by the initiative taken by the members
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  • 107 5 iwo (.hinusu Sentenced Ipoh Two Chinese. Sam Chee and Wong Sin. were brought up for sentence before Mr. F. F. Y. Radcliffe, in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s Court, yesterday in connection with a case in which they were convicted on a charce of loitering, early in the
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  • 70 5 Driver 4n&lt;l Attendant Escape Injury Ipoh. A petrol lorry belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Company crashed into a ditch a fexx- miles from Chemor on Thursday evening, while returning from Kuala Kangsar. Fortunately for the driver and attendant the lorry was empty, and none of the occupants
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  • 48 5 Tcday on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March Out On The Deep Lo’in Overture Morimo Williams Selection Wilfrid Sanderson's 2nd Selection of Popular Songs Duth-'it Waltz La Morena Retford Selection Vanity Fair Finck Serenade Serenatta Moszkowsl'i Fox Trot Everything Stops For Tea Strauss
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  • 464 5 Social Personal Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Saik Inn left' this morning by car to Singapore on business. They will be away for about a week. Capt. N. E. B. Grabum and Mr. D. S. Robertson have been elected members of the Association of British Malaya. Mr. G. P. R. Richard,
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    • 79 5 majestic &lt;|I()WS TODAY TOMORROW 3.00; 6 15 9.30 pm. M\li\KY VI REIirCEI) PRUTS 's, &lt;j«uo&lt; Raat* v r^rr&gt; j&3LA*At, t Fav Bam ter 1 h*m) j &lt;jn »c VS £V- u &gt;" M R •»■&lt; •&lt; **&gt;•»• tM- O» «a*. a «s. I I ws \T ROBINSON’S ’PHONE 567 f
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    • 172 5 QUEEN'S LAST 3 SLOWS TODAY AT 3 I ,v. 6.15 P.M. 9.30 Reduced Prices at 3 p.m. Downstairs 15, 30 and 50 cents. Akim Tamiroff the man of a thousand faces plays his greatest role ‘•THE MAGNIFICENT FRAUD” Together with the latest Gaumont British News of the European Crisis. Plans
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  • 499 6 BRITISH policy cannot be too often re-stated. The Premier in his weekly war review yesterday made honourable mention of the part the Empire is playing in the Mother Country’s war effort. But he did not confine himself to a mere tribute; he gave practical proof of his
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  • 59 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane and Gale Page in “Daughters Courageous” 6.15 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Akim Tamiroff in “Magnificent Fraud”—6.ls 9.30 p.m. KOVAL CINEMA “In Old Chicago.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA “The Wolves” &lt; Mandarin Talkie). 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. v
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  • 497 6 Dealing With Profiteers. ]VT( )T to be behind in helpful advice in wartime, I offer a suggestion tor the treatment of profiteers. The profiteer should be either tripped up or struck humanely to the ground with a loaded sausage (see "'How to Load a Sausage," Ministry of
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  • 689 6 Saturday, November 4. lIITLER is waiting for an “inspiration,” according to a reliable report which says that the German General Staff has succeeded in dissuading the Fuehrer from attempting to break through the Maginot Line. i&gt;MAKSHAL GOERING, th* re- port adds, was instructed to
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  • 85 6 domestic occurrences DEATH The death is announced today of Mr. Lee Chin Ho at a ripe age of 78. at his residence No. 34 &lt;, Dato Kramat Road. The deceased leaves 8 sons, daughters. 2 sons-in-law, 20 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren to mourn their loss. ACKN OWLEIMi M ENT
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  • 227 7  -  p. Zamboanga &lt; )pens reason On Sunday &lt; narm cf the romantic islands cf S uth Sets and the primitive lives !,.vcs of the simple folks of these j. e very cleverly brought to the n Zamboanga” which begins a :i at the Queen’s on Sunday.
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  • 367 7 t Dynamo Lamp rum vcJr rst Magistrate, Mr P F. Y. :i a charge ol the theft cf j onging to Ho Yik. the nead :.e gang at the Asby relief tuber 3. The accused claimed irt Inspector N. E Thomas, said that the complainant rk bicycle
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  • 325 7  -  I I wa&lt; interesting to watch last nisrht how a European aureceived a Chinese play written in English. I had se?” ‘Lady Precious Stream” when it was staged at the Town Hall in July and last night. I followed up my first
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  • 82 7 •’World Brotherhood” Sunday Taiping. The Taiping Union Epworth League will oe holding "A World Brotherhood Sunday at the Church tomorrow. The special programme will include a talk on "Youth and a Basis of Peace” by Mr. K. C Yeoh. the Fourth VicePiesident cf the League, and a
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  • 37 7 London families are used to be ing evacuated at this time of year hut thiB ift the firs t, time they have had to carry gasIhe above party was photographed in the Kentish fields.
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  • 233 7 Entries For Fcm lay’s Event The fourth Penang Cycling Carnival organised by the Penang Cycle Traders’ Union in aid of the China Distress Fund will be held today on the Anglo-Chinese High School ground. Ayer Itam Road commencing from 2.30 p.m. The entries received up to four
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  • 101 7 Donations To Repertory Players The following donations have been sent to the Hon. Treasurer, The Repertory Players, Victoria Theatre. Singapore, to assist them in their project of entertaining The Troops:—His Highness The Raja of Sarawak. $25. “A Chinese Lady” $25. The Bata Shoe Co., Ltd. Singapore. $5O.
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  • 60 7 Leaving For India At End Of Month Miss Fatemah Abdoolcader. the only daughter of The Hon. Mr. H.H. Abdoolcader C.8.E., and Mrs. Abdcolcader, is leaving for Bombay at the end of this month for her marriage to Dr. Abbas H. Nakhcoda M 8., B.S. The
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  • 84 7 Taiping. Mr. E Tipson, the Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, will deliver a public lecture at the Hokkicn Hoay Kuan at 6.45 p.m. on. Monday. November 6. The lecture will be illustrated ox cinema film A cordial invitation is b* 1 ing
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  • 267 7 Other Charges To Be Preferred Kulll Lumpur. ‘‘As far as I can see, he has i no business morals and he was just playing about with people’s i money. I can’t say what the actual amount was but something between SI 5,000 to 520.000 or even
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  • 150 7 Leaving On I ransfer To Seremban The parishioners of the Churches of St. Anne Bukit Mertajam. Sacred Heart of Jesus Machang Buboh and the Holy Nam° ci Mary Alarang Tinggi will regret to learn that their Acting Parish Priest Rev. Father Philip Lee will be proceeding
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  • 340 7 Fortv-Five Registered Yesterday I he Penang District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer, was the first to register his name when the Man-Power Bureau under toe Registration Ordinance opened its work in Penang at nine o clock yesterday morning at the Resident Councillor’s Office,
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  • 350 7 Court Story Of Attempt To Sink Evidence Fines totalling $2OO in default three months' simple imprisonment were imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Fenang Middle Court yesterday afternoon, on a Chinese woman, Tari Bee. who was convicted on three charges of possession
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    • 95 7 Another British Triumph jU JhS W fjUi IW /r X x ***«»k. Alli I n A Jif "5Q\ k\ //zT A. ai/ Here she comes, with her rich gift ftjj J from the green pastures of England j Factory packed with its fresh wholesome nutrition intact—Cow Gate Milk Food “the
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  • 1029 8 Telling Article Written In England NAZI LEADER A SMALL MAN DEVOID OF DIGNITY ]VTR. RAJARETNAM, the writer of the following article, is a 1 Straits-born Indian aged 24, and is the son of Mr. Sinnathambi, late of Jemima estate, Seremban. He is reading law in
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  • 522 8 Mr. Fortune Elected Treasurer At a public meeting held at the Ipoh Town Hall yesterday noon, Mr. S. Fortune, last year's Hon. Treasurer was re-elected as Treasurer for the Earl Haig Fund. The following were unanimously' elected to serve on the Committee: Mr. J. D. Mead
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  • 584 8 Due To Iron And Manganese RAW rubber becomes tacky when exposed to the action of air and sunlight, smoked sheet being less affected than crepe, and certain ingredients. such as copper and manganese, materially accelerate such action. Thus 0.01 to 0.02 per cent, of copper in
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  • 135 8 Indians Convicted Of Housebreaking Ipoh. Convicted on charges of housebreaking, two Indian Mohamedans, Noordin and Mastan were each sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the Hon. Mr. Justice C. M. Murray-Aynsley in the Perak Assizes yesterday. Mr. T.V. A. Brodie, Assistant Legal Adviser. Perak. nrosecuted,
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  • 24 8 The estimated export of dry rubber from Malaya. Brunei and Labuan for the month of October 1939 was 48,000 tons.
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  • 126 8 The following are details o: Q amounts of $45.30 and 83.05 pub!:. yesterday's issue Received through State Medical Perak. Dr. Puran Singh Mr. Qua Gong Kow E. A. Karim Chin Sek Choon Lim Kok Heng Ahmad Nasir Hon Ah Kow Yeap Taik Ho A clerk Mr. Yeoh
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  • 426 8 Rotliiemay Rubber Estates Meeting 1 The twenty-third annual ordinary general meeting oi shareholders of Rothiemay (Selangor) Rubber ETates, Ltd., was held at the Registere OH 10 of th» Company, 15. Old Market Square, I Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. 1 The chairman. Mr. J. Murray addressed the
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  • 71 8 Dredge Takuapa No. 2 632 cubic yards 622 piculs. Died No. 3. 477 horns 100,000 cubic piculs. Estimated value of ou e Mine working costs $44.4(1" The output of Hitam T‘D 1 1 month of October 1939. wa The output of Rambun M* Rambutan, for October
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 791 8 BANKS THE CHARTERED BANK «V INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA ,ll c&lt;^ r ai^ h a^m° d by The Indian Overseas up Capital 000,000 ■•serve Fund £3,000,000 f Baaarve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 OclUlAa iincorporated in British India) Head Office •o. B 8 Bishopgate, London, BC. 3 LONDON BRANCHES XTHTI? I
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  • 613 9 CHRISTMAS AM) NEW YEAR MAILS Under present conditions the Post Office is unable to give definite information concerning the latest dates up to which correspondence may be posted in this country for delivery at destination by Christmas or New Year. It is likely, however, that mails for overseas
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  • 800 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR HIE 22M) SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY’ 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.45 a.m. Mattins &lt;!g Litany. 9.30 a.m. Holj Communion (Tamu). 10.30 a.m. Mattins &lt;v Holy Communion (Chinese). 4.15 p.m. Sunday School «Parsonage) 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. P.salm: 133, 134, 13&. Hymns: 265, 428, 219,
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  • 689 9 Spectacular Progress Made In The Lnited States And Canada Quips about the modern housewife’s dependence on the can opener have become a traditional form of North American humour, states the “Monthly Review" of the Bank of Nova Scotia. They have proved no more disturbing to
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  • 63 9 Tinnevelly. It is understood that so far only 21,8'18 Congress members have been enlisted in Tinnevelly district, during the current year, while the Congress membership last year was over 36.000. Owing to a marked decline of Congress membership in Palamcottah and Tinnevelly towns, no town
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  • 76 9 Austral News. Darwin’s local library loans books to subscribers who live 40 miles from the library, and it has Police Officers acting as distributors. The books travel from Police Station to Police Station in Australia. In this way too, inland hospitals are supplied with books
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1455 9 ';M i ’£s& *'j s ''&lt; f THT jgl v Wsl W; ai B f wfe* a £K Jr ji r■ n .zwßspifc &gt; 1 TODAY SHOR 1 WAVE STATIONS 3 13 (J BROADCASTING News In English TRANSMISSION—FIVE. s f rom 6.40 9.35 a.m. I (Local Time) GSB 951 Mc/S
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    • 20 9 TIDE TABLE HIGH LOW TODAY’ 4.06 a.m. 11.10 a.m. 5.20 p.m. 11.20 p.m. TOMORROW 5.16 a.m. 12.23 p.m. 7.56 p.m.
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  • Hollywood Notes & News
    • 294 10 A Rival To The "Oomph” Girl Appears {jJTRANGE things happen in Hollywood. Vera Zorina, glamorons dancing star of “Goldwyn Follies,” went back to the stage after completing that picture and made the hit of her career in a show called “I Married an Angel.” Hollywood,
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    • 606 10 HOW VALERIE HOBSON FOUND FAME By JOHN K. NEWHAM ASK anyone in the British film studios to name England's most successful star, and you’ll probably receive an immediate reply: “Valerie Hobson, of course.” The success of this young Irish girl with the wide eyes, brown hair
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    • 170 10 More than 500 actors, technicians and crewmen were employed to re-enact one of history’s most gruelling battles, just 468 years after it was first fought on the field at Bosworth. England. The battle between the armies of Richard 111 and the exiled Henry Tudor
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    • 115 10 Bombers Disturb Film Production Hollywood. At least one big Hollywood film studio is having to take measures to prevent the noise of big bombing machines from ruining film production. Powerful vibrations from the engines of new machines manufactured nearby as they soar upon trial flights, affect
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    • 110 10 Whether he knows it or not. George Bernard Shaw extended his influence over Hollywood movies recently by proxy. Princess Mural Sharada. dancing daughter of Sir Malcolm Shaw, cousin to the bearded Irish playwright, appeared in Universal’s “Rio”, which stars Basil Rathbone and Victor
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    • 49 10 June Story, formerly leading lady with Gene Autry, has started her work with Deanna Durbin in “First Love.” Miss Story. 20-year-old blonde, is appearing in sequences filmed against a country club background. She is working with Miss Durbin. Robert Stack and Helen Parrish.
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    • 134 10 Hollywood is trying to “humanise” Garbo. For years, her publicity has always been of the “aloof” kind. It has been dignified. It has tried to make her out as a being above all other beings. Now Garbo is making a comedy, “Ninotchka,” and a subtle change has
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 249 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Chartered Bank Building. Penang Tel. 1366. Ocean Building. Collyer Quay. Singapore lei. 515 L BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and LMiited States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, aB cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. western Australia THE (SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE
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    • 238 10 P.&O.S.N. COMPANY Mail Passenger And Cargo Services. The P. O. S. N. Company will have 3 cargo steamers loading for the United Kingdom during November. B. I. S.N. Co., Ltd. Services. Penang Rangoon and Calcutta weekly. Penang Negapatam, Karikal, Porto Novo, Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Madras, fortnightly. Apcar Line services for Hongkong,
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  • 1173 11 Six Goals Shared With I.R.C. THRILLING SOCCER: INDIANS MISS PENALTY j DLAYED in a true cup-tie atmosphere, providing a full quota of thrills and cleanly contested throughout, yesterday s final in the P.F.A. up competition ended in a
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  • 1275 11 H ANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY HORSES —Class I—Division1 —Division I—71 —7 Furlongs (JOLTIPT 4y 9.04 ‘Mining Kongsi" Van Breukelen PURE GOLD 6y 9.01 “Nameless Kongsi” Van Breukelen A( K DRUCE 6\ 8.13 Air. Cheah Van Breukelen BAY DRAGON 4y 8.08 Major Lindsay Vears Owner iN’ROE 5y
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  • 113 11 Penang vs Perak On Hutching’s Ground Penang will meet Perak in an InterState hockey match on the Hutchings School Ground at 5.15 p.m. today and the following are the teams: Penang:—Abdul Karim; Wee Chong Ghee, J. D. Lambert; Boey Seng Poe, Lt. W. G. S. Wilson, T.
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  • 130 11 Local Born Indians vs India Born Indians Local B&lt;wn Indians will meet India Born Indians in the annual soccer match for ihe Veerasamy Cup on the Dato Kramar Padang tomorrow a r 5.15 p.m. The following are the teams: Local Born Indians: R. Ka.anurhu: S. Mamckam. R.
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  • 268 11 Results Of Ties In Tournament The following are the results of Heap Singles ties played: Hooi Yip Hoong beat Len Pen. Went 6—4; 10—8. Chee Loon Woh beat Williams David 6—l; 6—3. FIXTURES FOR NEXT WEEK Monday. November 6. 1939. at Francis Light School Court. 4 p.m.
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  • 152 11 Chinese Railways Share 6 Goals Tai pi ng. In a fixture in the hockey league, the Chinese Recreation Club held the Railway Institute XI to a draw on Thursday, each scoring three times. This is the second time that the C.R.C. has managed to draw with a
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  • 156 11 Good Turnout At Second Practice Very encouraging response is being given by local Asiatics to the efforts of Y. M. Raja Yahaya, a former Selangor and Perak All-Blue, to popularise Rugger among the Asiatics in Lower Perak. A large number of Rugger enthusiasts turned out
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  • 60 11 Trade School Beat P.F.S. Easily In a friendly game of water-polo played at the C.S.C. between the Government Trade School and Penang Free School, the former won easily by 8 goals to 2. The scorers for the G. T. S. were Teik Choo 4, Chong Keat 2, Joe
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 52 11 THAILAND Home of Hospitality and Ready Welcome*. with the assistance of The Bureau of Tourist Promotion Dept, of Commerce, New Road, RangkohCable: “TOURIST” Telephone: *****. This bureau supplies free information to tourists, introducee 1 them to famous sights and resorts, renders assistance In pro- u viding guides or interpreters, planning
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  • 1334 12 SIR KEN-NIEUWSGIERIG-NEVER SET-ORDINATION Among the entries for the Singapore Winter Meeting are one Class 1 and three Cla-ss 2 Horses which have never yet run on a racecourse iu Malaya. They are i Sir Ken. Mr. Chee Soon Keng’s importation which has run in
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  • 84 12 To Fight Irish Title Holder London, Oct. 17. An offer to Eric Boon. British light weight champion, to fight Al Little, Irish light-weight title-holder, carries with it what is described as “a record purse for Ireland.” “The inducement is so attractive that I must consider it,”
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  • 78 12 P.F.S. v K.E. Ml School Today on the P. F. S. ground at 5 p.m. sharp: P.F.S.: Ghazali b Che Mat; T. P. Singam, H. Speldewinde, Taha b Ahmad and Lee Tiang Siew; Tang Eng Say and Woon Shock Kin; Sanian b Harun. Tenku Zaman. Barrein b Embi,
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  • 48 12 —Reuter Contributions Exceed All Expectations Helsinki. November 3. Contributions io the Finnish Defence Loan total five-hundred million marks which exceeds all expectations. Contributions aie still pouring in and one large estate owner has placed his entire property at the disposal of the Ministry of Defence.—Reuter.
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  • 24 12 —Reuter. Chicago. November 2 The deatli has occurred of Opie Read, author and “last of the Mark Twain era”. —Reuter.
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  • 96 12 -Reuter Swept Back To Scottish Coast London Nov 3 Three German seamen after being 6’ days in an open lifeboat in attempting to cross the sea from Scotland, were landed in Scotland from a trawler which picked them up in a distressed condition. It is l»?lieved that
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  • 97 12 UALXLlipdll —Reuter. Speech Makes Great Appeal To Commons London. November 2. That half of Mr. Chamberlain's weekly review was devoted to Empire cooperation in the prosecution ot the war has greatly appealed to the House of Commons Though containing no other outstanding point, the whole statement
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  • 67 12 -Riuter. “I Am Proud To Have Met Such Men” London. Nov. 3. “I am proud to have met such men.” declared the King after concluding his two days’ tour of the R. A. F. station.. The King received from the men themselves accounts of
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  • 215 12 MADAM AND STRATHMORE ELL TESTED (By “C.4PT. D.4SH”&gt; Singapore, Today. 'T'HE weather was fine this morning, and before a fair gathering. some fast and slow work was done on the second track. The going was good. More horses were seen out for work, which
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  • 129 12 Hockey In Teluk Anson Teluk Anson. The Anson Crocs held the Medical and Health eleven to a one-all draw at hockey m an inter-team fixture played on the Speedy Road padang here on Wednesday afternoon. The Medical and Health team, one of the strongest in
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  • 132 12 P.R.C. “A” And Police Draw A hockey match played yesterday on the Esplanade between the P.R.C. ‘A’ and the Police resulted in a goalless draw. A fast pace was maintained through- out the game which proved to be a i ding-dong affair. P.F.S. Beat Indians By Two Goals
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  • 47 12 The second ramble of the Hu Yew Seah will take place tomorrow, the destination being Tanjong Bungah village. Ramblers are advised to meet at the club at 6 a.m. sharp to report themselves. The third ramble will be to the Ayer Itam village.
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  • 71 12 Book Exchange vs Snow Vi kite “The Penang Book Exchange TableTennis Team will meet the Snow White Table-Tennis Team at the latter’s premises 27 Light Street today at 1.30 p.m. sharp. The following have been chosen to play for the Book Exchange Team: Lim Ah Tong. Cheah Wat Hong.
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  • 598 12 Fifteen International Players Take Part In Red Cross Fund Effort London. October 19. A MEMORABLE match was played on the Town ground at Aidershot yesterday in support of the Lord Mayor of London's Red Cross Fund, writes a special correspondent of The Times. Fifteen international
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