Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 November 1939

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1333 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 277. Vol. XCVH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1939. PRICE 10 GEMS.
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  • 483 1 OFFENSIVE MAY BE LAUNCHED TODAY Grave Faces In Holland DETERMINATION TO RESIST Amsterdam. November 11. People in the streets in Amsterdam and the Hague display grave laces as thev discuss the progress < f the Government's defeat e measures which are being carried out with
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  • 70 1 —8.0. W. Last Valuable Left Sent To Tobacco Fund Rugby. November 10 A German Jewish woman, whose son was rescued from a Nazi prison camp by the intervention of English friends, has sent a gold watch chain, her husband s wedding present and the last valuable left
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  • 33 1 Reuter. London, November 11. For gallantry in a shooting affray with armed robbers. Detective Tam Chung of Hongkong has been awarded the King’s Police Medal, states the London Gazette. —Reuter.
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  • 57 1 —Reuter. New York, Nov. 10. Great Britain is negotiating with the North American Aviation Corporation, California, for 800 speedy training aeroplanes. Ihe company intends to double its factory capacity. Britain and or France are considering the purchase of four-engined bombers of “exceptional range and striking power’’
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  • 90 1 .”—Reuter. “Xo Danger Of Being Zionist” Baghdad, November 11. “The results of our endeavours to secure a just settlement in Palestine are not entirely unsatisfactory,” declared General Nuri Said, the Prime Minister. “We no longer fear that Palestine will become Zionist. We have no doubt the Arab majority will
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  • 38 1 —Reuter Awarded id Finnish Novelist Stockholm, Nov. 11. The Nobel Prize for Literature. 1939, has been awarded to Frans Sillanpaeae of Finland whose novels of peasant life have been translated into many languages. Reuter.
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  • 301 1 Futile Reconnaissances Off English Coasts London. November 10. The Air Ministry tonight announces: Enemy aircraft were seen off the coasts during the day attempting to conduct reconnaissances. Precautionary measures were taken and active defences put in operation including anti-aircraft guns. An enemy aircraft was forced
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  • 101 1 —Reuter. U.S. SHIPS TO BE USED Washington. November 11. President Roosevelt told a press conference that he is considering using 25 to 35 American ships for importation of i eserve strategic war supplies. American ships could be used to bring rubber and tin from the East Indies
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  • 94 1 —8.0. W. Evacuation From London One Of Main Causes Rugby. Nov. 10 In connection with the increase of 99.000 in the unemployed last month, .he labour correspondents of the newspapers point out that the figure includes 28.000 persons—ma nly women —registering for war work who are uninsured nonclaimants.
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  • 38 1 Reuter. Hint By Freedom Station London. November 11. The German Freedom Station stated tonight: “Our legal front group which knew how to enter the Munich beer cellar will push ooen the door to Germany’s future.” Reuter.
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  • 50 1 —Reuter. Auxiliary X essel Presumed Lost London. November 10 It is officially announced that .he Northern Rover a small auxiliary vessel. is considerably overdue and must be presumed to be lost —Reuter. It is officially announced that four officers and 23 ratings of the "Northern Rover” were missing.—Reuter.
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  • 716 1 Japanese Drive To Mienying Intercepted CHUNGKING, NOY. li. THE CENTRE OF THE WAR THEATRE IS NOW SHIFTED TO THE LOWER REACHES OF IHE HAN RIVER IX SOUTHERN HUPEH. WHERE A BATTLE OF CONSIDERABLE MAGNITUDE IS IN PROGRESS. —Chinese Central News. After reducing Hsintaochen, a southbank
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  • 261 1 “JWE cigarettes at a time” is now the maximum quantity that can be bought in Nazi Germany. The shoitage of tobacco is becoming daily more acute, and the German Press hints that it may not be long before Germans have to stop smoking altogether. TPHE order to Nazi
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  • 539 2 Main Defences To Be Flooded SEVERAL TOWNS EVACUATED All Military Measures Taken Amsterdam, Nov. 10. Holland has decided to start flooding her main defences. The inhabitants of Baarn, on the southern shores of Zuider Zee and Ziet, have been ordered to evacuate the towns as the
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  • 174 2 .—Reuter. «60,000,000 For War Materials London, November IC. The Financial News says that it is reliably reported that Russia and China have reached an agreement some days aeo for a loan to China of £60,000.000 for the purchase of war materials. The Chinese Government in return
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  • 175 2 —Reuter. Facilitating Economic Collaboration London November 10. The Government White Paper on the agreement between Britain and Italy to facilitate economic collaboration published today says that the agreement enters into force as a provisional measure from the date ot signature. The agreement provides for the setting tv) of
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  • 113 2 —Reuter. W hy Peace Efforts Defeated London. November 10 We must end the war in such a way that the Germ.ms’ only grievance shall be against their own rulers, against their leader and the system that brought them again to defeat." This war aim was put
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  • 101 2 —Reuter. One Forced Down Into Sea London. November 10. The Air Ministry announces that an enemy plane was forced into the North Sea today off the East Coast. The plane sank. A second enemy plane was promptly engaged but escaped into the clouds. Two R.A.F. Coastal
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  • 33 2 —Reuter. London. November 10. Sixty-five Republican suspects have teen arrested under the Ulster Civil Authorities Special Powers Act and interned in Londonderry prison for the duration of the war.—Reuter.
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  • 34 2 l —Reuter. Copenhagen, Nov. 10. There is every reason to believe that the Finnish-Soviet negotiations have taken a critical turn, says the Helsinki correspondent of the National Tidende. —Reuter.
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  • 104 2 —Reuter. Paris, November 10. Activity along the front is more marked every day and during the past twenty-four hours there has been much patrol activity on both sides and also reconnaissance raids. The raids were mostly carried out in the Chn nthal salient east of
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  • 75 2 —Reuter. Rome. November 10 The Pope, receiving the new Minister of Haiti, declared that peace could not cc-me to the world until government had renounced the cult of force against right and accepted the authority of the Creator as the basis for all morals, both
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  • 54 2 .—Reuter. Down London. November 10. On the Stock Exchange, the prices of all sections of the market were precautionarily marked down owing to uncertainties anent the situation in Holland but there was some evidence of a better trend shortly prior to the close of trading.
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  • 58 2 8.0. W. Definite Improvement In Condition Rugbv. Nov. 10 Lord Horder and Sir Russell Wilkinson saw the Prime Minister this morning and after their examination it was stated that Mr. Chamberlain's gouty condition shows a definite improvement. He is remaining in bed today and is continuing, as yesterday.
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  • 31 2 Reuter. Changes Of Gestapo Expected Kaunas. November 10 It is reported from Berlin that important changes in the Gestapo are expected as a result of the Munich explosion.—
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  • 21 2 —Reuter. Berne, November 10. Two territorial battalions which have been demobilised will be recalled to the colours tomorrow.—Reuter.
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  • 690 2 By Princess’ Groundwork FURTHER REVELATIONS IN FOTHERMERE SUIT LONDON, NOV. 10. HOW HERR HITLER MIGHT HAVE HELPED HIE PRINCESS HOHENLOHE IN HER CASE AGAINST LUKI) ROTHERMERE AND HOW HER GROUNDWORK HAD t MADE THE MUNICH AGREEMENT POSSIBLE WERE REVEALED AT THE RESUMPTION OF THE} ROTH ER.
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  • 204 2 Reuter. Riddled By Five Japanese Planes Hongkong. November 10 The passengers of the "Dardanus’ have arrived here on board U.S.S. Mindanao and are at .present making a statement to the British authorities. It is authoritatively learned that no less than five Japanese planes swooped down on
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  • 654 2 ’-BOW. Rugby, Nov. 10. The newspaper editorials today find matter for comment in the comparison of the speeches of Herr Hitler at Munich and Mr. Chamberlain at the Mansion House. The former he disassociated from the dramatic and tragic event which happened
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  • 491 3 SHOOTING AFFRAY ON FRONTIER All Attempts At Invasion To Be Resisted The Hague, Nov. 10 The Cabinet held a special meeting yesterday evening, presided by the Prime Minister, M. Degeer. The Government is taking further precautionary measures to be prepared for all eventualities, Dr. Colijn,
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  • 153 3 —Reuter. disillusioned by PACT WITH z STALIN Washington, Nov. 10 Strongly resenting the implication that he is harnessed to Herr Hitler’s chariot, Signor Mussolini is preparing to throw Italy’s full weight on the side of the Allies not later than next spring, according
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  • 124 3 I leuter Vinerica As Trustee For Civilisation Washington. Nov. 10. "he great shadow which lies heavily Europe may before long be the ght,” said Mr. Cordell Hull, addresthe conference in inter-American lions in the field of education. He ded that this would make the New World the
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  • 47 3 Rugby. Nov. 9. C.iinion in the House of Commons Lobby suggests that the end of the present session of Parliament will be on Thursday. November 23 and the new session will begin on Tuesday, November 28. —8.0. W.
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  • 380 3 SIR ARCHIBALD KERR STAYING IN HONGKONG FOR A WEEK New York, Nov. 10 Ir. Hu Shih declared in his speech that despite the European war, Britain and France were still helping China. He said that Russia was actively supporting China with credits and munitions and British
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  • 462 3 Aeies In Malay November 9. 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
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  • 265 3 .—8.0. W. Munitions Director To Place Mass Orders With U.S. London, November 10 Canada is now supplying shells end as in the last w ar th e Dominion is likely to produce an appreciable percentage of the total shell output, stated th e DirectorGeneral of
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  • 268 3 —8.0. W. Acknowledged By Own Army Leaders In 1918 Rugby. Nov. 9. Military circles in London today recall i some of the statements of the very army j leaders. ho led Germany in 1918 and of ‘other c -..nan authorities, which disprove the oft-repeated claim
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  • 100 3 i. —Reuter. October Figures Show' Increase Rugby, November 9. The Ministry of Labour estimates the number of registered unemployed at Octob r 16 was 1.430,638. comprising 1.221.655 wholly’ unemployed. 146.451 temporarily’ laid off and 62.532 normally in casual employment. This was 99,710 more than the month before
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  • 401 3 Unofficial Arrests Of Jews: Families Threatened Paris, Nov. 10 Most newspapers express the belief that the Gestapo is responsible for the Munich bomb affair and recall the Reichstag fire. Unofficial arrests of Jews are reported from Vienna and other Austrian towns and Jewish families have
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  • 30 3 —Reuter. King Carol Telegraphs His Support Bucharest. Nov. 10 King Carol has telegraphed King George, Picsident Lebrun and Hitler expressing whole-hearted support of the Belgo-Dutch peace appeal.—Reuter.
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  • 58 3 —Reuter. Lor don, Nov. 10. Hitler has left for an unknown destination L> lieved to be the village of Thuringia, says the Radio Paris. Following the attempt on his life, a decree has been published in Germany, says the German Radio, allowing conscripts to enter
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  • 196 4 Conferences Fail Singapore. Singapore’s 12 sawmills, situated in the Kallang and Rochore Canal districts, are at a standstill for the second time this year owing to a labourers strike. The strikers comprise 1,500 sawyers and timber carriers. Conferences during the last ten days have failed to produce
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  • 647 4 Sold Formic Acid In Excess Of Fixed Price Kuala Lumpur. F 'TINES of $3OO each were impos ed on Yong Boon Y’eow a.id Yong Fatt Loy on Thursday morn in? by Mr. R. C. Redman the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, who found them guilty
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  • 211 4 Attorney-General Explains FOUR Bills amending the marriage law in the Colony were given a first reading in the Legislative Council on Thursday. The Attorney-General, Mr. C. G. Howell, remarked that Government could not be accused of rushing through the legislation since the Civil Marriage Bill has been
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  • 150 4 Accused Sentenced To Imprisonment Singapore. On trial for attempted murder, a Chinese labourer was found guilty by a common jury of voluntarily causing grievous hurt at the assizes on Thursday and sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Pedlow. The case was a sequel to a
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  • 126 4 Singapore. The Singapore magistrate. Mr. L. C. Goh. on Thursday cautioned and discharged. Ho Cheow Hock, manager of Hock Ann and Co., when he was charged with selling cement without a permit. Mr. K.E.W. Hatchard, who appeared for the accused stated that Messrs. Hagemeyer and
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  • 656 4 Accused Plead Alibis: Say Alleged Victim Was Drunk Kuala Lumpur. ALIBIS were pleaded by both the third and fourth accused. Chanan Singh and Balwant Singh, when they made their defence before Mr. Justice Cussen, at the Selangor Assizes in the case in which they, and
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  • 207 4 PERSONNEL SELECTED Colombo. IT is understood that Mr. D. S. Senana>ake. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Mr. G. C. S. Corea, Minister of Labour Industry and Commerce, Mr. S. M. R. D. Bandaranaike, Minister of Local Administration and Mr. 11. J. Huxham, Financial Secretary, will be
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  • 116 4 Coconut Falls On Head Of Victim Malacca. A verdict of causing death by negligent act was returned by Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Malacca Coroner, on Wednesday at the conclusion of an enquiry’ into the death of a Hainanese, Tan Joo Hung. Evidence produced by
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  • 79 4 The Governor and Lady Thomas will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumr r by the night mail tiain on Wednesday next and will stay at King’s House The Governor will motor to Serf iban on November 24, for the F.M.S ruhis durbar and stay at
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  • 32 4 A general view of the sheep sale is in progress on the Dawns, those gathered showing H tt!c respect for Hitler’s threat of aerial attack.
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  • 727 5 Dogras Entertained By Punjabi Community VEGETARIAN DINNER AT TEMPLE KRISHNA TEMPLE at Penang Road was the venue of a pleasant function yesterday when the Punjabi Community of Penang entertained the rank and file of the Dogra Company of the Fifth Battalion of the 14th Punjabi Regiment
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  • 197 5 A LETTER FROM MME. CHIANG "When you hear of the Japanese boasting about the bombing or capturing of more Chinese towns, you will know that lets more children will have ascended on the dragon to the paradise of pearl, jasper and gold, while many others
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  • 50 5 The death of Madam Lim Saw Tin. wif e of Mr. Chew Hock Kee of Messrs. Sime Darbv <S* Co.. L’d. occurred yesterday at 12.30 pm. at No. 37c Presg/ave Street. Deceased leaves behind besides her husband, her two children to mourn her loss.
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  • 429 5 Celebrations To Be Postponed Kedah. KEDAH Government Gazette Extraordinary published in Alor Star on Thursday, announces that His Highness the Sultan has expressed it to be s desire that owing to the outbreak of war in Europe all public and private eparations for tin*
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  • 108 5 Chinese Admitted To Hospital A Chinese was brought to the Genet il Hospital last night suspected to be suffering from the effects of corrosive poisoning. The man. whose name was given as Yeoh Lee San. aged about 35 years, is alleged to have consumed a quantity
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  • 48 5 The Yew Hoe Seah, 288, Aboo Sittee Lane, who are staging a charity show in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund, gave a dress rehearsal at the Town Hall last night. The show consists of a Chinese drama and other short items.
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  • 221 5 CABLE TO LOCAL CONSUL That the Chinese Government have a sufficient number of mechanics and motor-car drivers engaged in various assignments in the Government Workshop in Kunming, and on the BurmaYunnan Highway was stated in a cable which was received by the Chinese Consul, Mr. Huang
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  • 71 5 Schoolboys To 1 isit Penang Ipoh. A party of Chinese schoolboys from the Normal Class of the Yuk Choy Middle School Ipoh. will leave for Penang on Monday tor an “educational tour.” They will visit every place of interest in the Northern Settlement and also plan to visit
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  • 46 5 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 pm March Old Comrades Teike Overture The 3rd Division Blemant Selection The Allies In Camp (1914» Engleman Waltz Medley Waltz Memories Mackenzie Tiombone Solo Trumpeter D’x Selection Community Land No. 1 Stoddon Funeral March Chopin
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  • 125 5 Mattresses And Pillows Ablaze Taiping. A FIRE broke out in the bungalow of Capt. G. W. Somerville, in Swettenham Road yesterday evening, but when the Fire Brigade arrived at the scene, the fire had already been extinguished by the inmates of the house. It appears that smoke was
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  • 137 5 Penang Chinese omen Take Steps Fo’. lowing her broadcast appeal from Chungking on October 27 to the United Slates of America urging their Government to refrain from selling ammunition and other war materials to Japan by Madame Chiang Kai-shek, the Ladies’ Section ot the
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  • 571 5 Social Personal Dr. (Mrs.) Brodie. Lady Medical Officer. Alor Star, left for Singapore yes- i terday by air. Mr. F C. Cooke has been seconded for service under the Government of Johore. rfc Mr. I. W. Blelloch has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah. His Excellency the
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  • 477 6 IT is hard to believe, while we are observing the anniversary of the end of the Great War, that another conflict of nations is upon us. Today, our thoughts are not only with the living; they turn to the heroes of the past but for whose unselfish
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  • 88 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA Maureen O’Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller in “Tarzan Finds A Son.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA Loretta Young and Richard Greene in “Kentucky.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA “Vanaraja Karzan.” (Tamil Talkie). 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ROYAL CINEMA “Sithaparanam” (Tamil Talkie) 6.15 and 9.30
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  • 25 6 .—Reuter. Santa Monica. Nov. 10. The Irag Government has placed a million dollar order with America for fifteen light bombers. —Reuter.
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  • 608 6 The New Colonial Secretary. PROMOTED over the heads of several seniors, the appointment of Mr. S. W. Jones as Colonial Secretary, to succeed Sir Alexander Small, marks the climax of an exceptionally brilliant career which was started in Malaya in 1911. It is perhaps one of the
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  • 573 6 Saturday, Nov. 11. f I 1 !!E tension in Holland is increasing. Reuter reports that people in the streets in Amsterdam and the Hague display grave faces as they discuss the progress of the Government’s defence measures which are being carried out with minimum
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  • 1358 7 LARGE GATHERING OBSERVE SILENCE EX-SERVICE MEN PARADE 411 Communities Pay Tribute To The Fallen FODA4 'S Two Minutes Silence or Armistice Ceremony at the 1 enotaph was a simple but dignified affair—shorn of ts usual Volunteer Guard-of-Honour and other pageantry, but p>ne the less appealing
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  • 145 7 Queen Elizabeth’s broadcast to the women of the Empire tomorrow (which is being observed as Remembrance Day in honour of the men who fell in the last War), will be heard in Malaya to-morrow evening at 6.50 Malayan time. At that time
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  • 41 7 The Budget Meeting of the Perak State Council will be held at the Council Chamber, Taiping. on Wednesday, December 7, 1939, at 10 a.m. His Highness the Sultan will open the meeting with full ceremony.
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  • 1931 7 Yesterday’s Fashionable European Society Event A fashionable society wedding took place yesterday evening at the Church of St. George the Martyr, when Patricia, younger daughter of Mr. Mrs. H. E. Nixon, became Mrs. Pat Thowless. St. George’s was not large enough to hold
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  • 92 7 Visits To Seremban And K. Lumpur His Excellency and Lady Thomas, accompanied by the Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp, will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by the night mail train on Wednesday, November 15, and will stay at King’s House. His Excellency and party
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  • 107 7 Ipoh. It is now confirmed that the strange animal that strayed into Mr. Chong Mun Slew’s compound at Jalan pa.sir Puteh on Wednesday morning was definitely a young female cloudy leopard. From inquiries made it i.s learnt that the animal must have wandered from its
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  • 41 7 For shooting a porcupine in the Sungkai Game Reserve without a written authority from the Resident of the State a middle aged Indian Tamil, named Vellasamy was produced on Thursday morning before Che Hashim, First Magistrate, Tapah and fined $3O.
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  • POST BAG
    • 301 7 The Editor “Pinang Gazette.” in my letter which you published in ii issue of the 14th October last i« the heading "Discontinuance of Armistice Celebration.” I touched the subject of immortality. Hu- experience conclusively proves that i dies, and a creature that dies can- immortal. But some say it
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  • 654 8 TOTAL NOW $81,973.43 Amount previously acknowledged $81.034.70 Received through the Hon. Treasurer Taiping Branch. O. Darby jo.OO Kildare Taiping 100.00 Mrs. K E. Pytous 25.00 Convict Prison Staff. October 117.00 Taiping Prison Officers Club, October 21.00 Taiping Club. October 20.00 North Perak Police Taiping Oct. 9.20 Asiatic
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  • 1020 8 Directors’ And Consulting Engineers’ Reports FOLLOWING is the Directors’ report of Jelebu Tin Dredging Ltd., for the year ended August 31, 1939, to be presented at the tenth annual general meeting to be held in Sereniban on November 28, 1939: Accounts. 1 Balance on Profit Loss
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  • 109 8 Trans-Pacific Clipper Schedules Altered Commencing with the arrival of the “China Clipper” at Hong Kong on November 7, regular weekly Clipper schedules will be in effect as follows: Arrive Hong Kong each Tuesday at 2.00 p.m. Leave Hong Kong each ednesday at 8.30 a.m. Arrive San Francisco
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  • 43 8 Meeting Advanced To November 21 The meeting of the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board will be held at the Sanitary Board Office, Taiping, on Tuesday, November 21 at 10 a.m. instead of on November 28 as previously notified
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  • 388 8 TOTAL NOW OVER $15,000 Alor Star The Chartered Bank, H, (!l Treasurer of the Malaya Pa% o tic Fund, Kedah Branch, acknov, ledges receipt of the following subscriptions and donations Amount previously acknowledged kt Chinese Staff of H. o. Drav P.W.D.: Cheang Ah Seng Wee Ah Kow
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  • 76 8 The death took plac i■ p.m. on Tuesday eveninc Arulpragasam, the fatner Rajaratnam. Chief Clerk Office. Teluk Anson. The deceased, who had some time, was 67 years < time of his death He wa> a figure among the Coy lone Kuala Lumpur where he v Guard
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  • 90 8 1 V/iJi Katu Tin Dredging Ltd. cubic yards treated HB. 600 piculs, estimated cost sl' cubic yard 14 cents. Renong Consolidated 1 Ltd hours run 585, cubi 143.000 tin ore won 717 cost $19.000 cost Per cubl cents. Ratrut Basin Tin Di> Limited* hours run 300.
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  • 155 9 London. A gift of £60,000 to charities and bequests to employees figure in the will of Sir Howell Jones Williams, of Cam-den-road. Islington, N., who left £1,218.142. Sir Howell was head of a firm of builders and contractors and represented Islington on the L.C.C. for nearly
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  • 61 9 Tomorrow at the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. March Triumphant The London Scottish Haims Overture Light Cavalry Suppe Suite Four Indian Love Lyrics Woodforde-Findcn 1. The Temple Bells 2. Less Than The Dust 3. Kaslnnari Song 4. Till I Awake Fhantasia The Phantom Brigade Mydleton
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  • 884 9 WEAKNES AIR SERVICES LTD. Mails for conveyance by Weames Air Services Ltd., to Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will be closed at the General Post Office. Penang at neon on Friday 10th instant and at 10 a.m. on Tuesday 14th instant. RADIO TELEGRAMS FOR BRITISH SHIPS Telegrams for
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  • 807 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR THE 23KD SUNDAY’ AFTER TRINITY 7:15 a.m. Mattins Litany 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 9:0o a m Holy Communion (Chinese) 10:30 a.m. Special Armistice Service 4.15 p.m. Sunday School (Parsonage) 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Psalm 139 Chant 233 old Magnificat Chant 47 old Nunc
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1347 9 If fc i w Br® bx IB Bv VI H w h W LIF BBjji TO-DAY g pj q BROADCASTING News In English TRANSMISSION—FIVE. From 6.40 9.35 a.m. (Local Time) OSH 9.51 Mc/s (31.55 m.) MSE 1188 MC/S (25.29 m B. B. C. iSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 mJ i KANSMISSION
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    • 567 9 KWEIYANG XPazi GJ.B Mc/s <42.98 m 6.50 p.m. N-tionai Anthem: Eand. 7.05 Nevtb lepox ts in enmese: cmnese music. 1.00 Interim. 1.20 Music: Talk; Fukien B..vangUe.ng ana Peiping songs; Western o^ 1 o 2 Interval. 810 Chonus songs. 8.*.0 Speeches Chinese music, Comments U 44 cua.euv evenu a.m time reoort
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    • 22 9 TIDE TABLE HIGH LOW TODAY 12.05 a.m. 6.37 a.m. 12.24 p.m. 6.43 p.m. TOMORROW 12.38 a.m. 7.18 a.m. 1.05 p.m. 7.20 p.m.
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  • 391 10  -  T took Nat Pendleton twenty years to convince himself that acting was his forte. He had tried varied lines, ranging from running an import and export company to winning the world’s wrestling championship, before he got down to the brass tacks
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  • 1664 10 ASSURED that the world’s vast theatre audience prefers romantic adventure stories as future film fare, Walter Wanger has announced the pro duction early next year of Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days,” recognized by several generations as one of the most gripping ever
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  • 245 10 j Six former headliners in the comedy i field have been assigned to character j roles in the Johnny Mack Brown westI ern, “The Galloping Kid", at Univeri sal. Heading the list of funny men is Fuzzy Knight whose piano and swing-
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  • 187 10 Universal’s “Destry Rides Again” makes three of Hollywood’s most important stars “westerners” for the first time in their screen careers—Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart and Mischa Auer as a Russian cowboy, complete with chaps and all the trimmings. That close check Assistant Director Frank Shaw keeps on the horses
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 247 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366. Oman Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 5151. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to Umted Kingdom and United States of America, are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE
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    • 249 10 P.&O.S.N. COMPANY Mail Passenger And Cargo Services ™asT ngd m Passengers are requested to register their requirements but unch present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted. A regular service is maintained between Singapore, Port Swett ham, Teiuk Anson and Penang per S/S “BULAN”. B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. Services. Penang
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  • 241 11 i 1 liL BOl’ j IK TAC "EPSOM JEEP “EI’KEKA” "MAN-ON-THE- “CAPT. DASH* “THE MAJOR” 1 enan &I Penang Ipoh Kuala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh Singapore Singapore Is 1 i 11 1 Foam Simi Lace Dancing Foam Dancing Foam Dancing Foam Phariol Dancing Foam j _nandng Foam
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  • 331 11 /»pr Hockey Several Players t liable To Travel Ipoh. hockey enthusiasts will ensr hockey “week-end” for •■ned by the tour of a Perak ty XI to Singapore for the and the Triangular Hockey J. enthusiasts will be treat- series of matches in Ipoh will follow the
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  • 180 11 I hree Matches XVith Local Teams hockey team of the Selangor Recreation Club will be meet- < Chinese Recreation Club, the Recreation Club and the Old A sociation at hockey on Sunday, iy and Tuesday respectively. match against the Chinese Rei Club will be played on
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  • 1141 11 ACCEPTANCESTOR TODAY Race 1: Ponies Class 1 Div. 3 —s| Furs —2.30 p.m. 1. 2 0 0 SILVER LACE 4y 9.04 Messrs. Sturges <fc Little Hobbs 12. 0 2 4 GLITTER 8y 8.13 Mrs. F. L. Harding Major Harding 3. 0 0 0 PHARIOL 6y 8.09
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  • 253 11 Free School Beaten At Hockey The Penang Colts “A” defeated the I Penang Free School by the convincing margin of four goals to one in a hockey match on the latter’s ground yesterday. The winners fully deserved their victory, being better served in both attack and defence.
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  • 399 11 Hard Struggle By Old Edwardians rj'HE Old Edwardians, Taiping, travelling to Penang yesterday to meet the Chinese Recreation ’Club at rugby football, did well to hold the Chinese to a pointless draw. Played on the Victoria Green the match was watched by a
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  • 23 11 Ipoh The Old St. Marians of Kuala Lumpur defeated the Y.W.C.A,, Ipoh, at net-ball by 13 points to 4.
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  • 29 11 In a hockey match played yesterday on the Western Road ground, the Old Xaverian Association beat the Penang Sports Club by four goals to nil.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 288 11 'Wk > Chnim.ns L<><lv Russell nf Lit cr(><iol. uhi'se /<•«<• v s/un engagement book says the many responsibilities of a aJL. at S o clock, on household—the continual round 5’, s y t a y- Mnrgot of bazaar shopping, the market «nd xhdip” and then "Boat the shoe man, the
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  • 183 12 GOING LIKELY TO BE j HEAVY Sultana A Late Tip For The Big Race (By “CAPT. DASH”) Singapore, Today. <| EAVY rain fell in the early hours of this morning and the f going is likely to be heavy, although the day shows promise
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  • 55 12 Singapore. lI.E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will broadcast from the 8.M.8.C L on Sunday. November 12. at 8.15 p.m. when he will deal with the various aspects of the war from the Malayan point of view*. Translations of His Excellency’s speech in the various native languages
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  • 167 12 Reuter Interned Persons Not 1 o Be Released Dublin. Nov. 9 The Government’s determination to apply the Emergency Act unflinchingly was asserted by Mr. De Valera replying to the Labour Party motion in the Dail protesting against the internment of about sixty persons without
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  • 62 12 —Reuter. Grand Larceny Anil Theft Charges New York, November 9. Fritz Kuhn appeared for trial on a charge of grand larceny and for theft of £3,837 from the Bund funds, after failing in his attempts to obtain a postponement and change of venues because he considered
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  • 46 12 BOW. Rugby, Nov. 9. Thp Court of Directors of the Bank of England have agreed to recommend Mr. Montagu Norman to be re-elected Governor for the next year and Mr. B. O. Cattems to be Deputy Governor.—
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  • 33 12 —Reuter. London, Nov. 10. A coastal steamer of the Carmarthen -coast was sunk in the North Sea. Fourteen members of the crew were rescued. Five were injured and two missing.—Reuter.
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  • 87 12 —B.O.XXL R.A.P. Pilot Learn To Shoot Rugb’ Nov. 9. With guns that operate cameras instead of bullets, anti-aircraft units are obtainin’ realistic training in Great Britain. In air exercise yesterday a number of aircraft flew low over an R A F. station on the North East Coa>*. circling
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  • 48 12 —Reuter. Pioneer Of omen’s Suffrage London. Nov. 10. The death has occurred of Mrs. Charlotte Despard, aged 95. one of the foremost pioneers of women’s suffrage. She vas a zealous Sinn Ferner while her brother, the Earl of Ypres. was Vice! -y of Ireland —Reuter.
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  • 25 12 Reuter. Tokyo. Nov 10. 'The Government still recognises t’i' Polish Ambassador at Tokyo.” the Foreign Office spokesman told the pre-s conference
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  • 57 12 -8.0. W. Audience Of Ihe King Al Palace Rugby. Nov. 9. Mr. W. S. Morrison. Minister of Food, had an audience of the King this morning. Princess Helena Victoria visited their Majesties aud remained to luncheon. In the morning the Queen visited the exhibition and sale of
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  • 53 12 .—Reuter. Two Awards For German Professors Stockholm. Nov. 10. The Nobel Prizes for Chemistry, 1939. Lave been awarded jointly to Professor Buteuandt of the University’ of Berlin and Professor Ruzicki of Zurich. The prize for 1938 which was held over has been awarded to Professor Kuhn
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  • 31 12 .—Reuter. Washington, Nov. 10. The Maritime Commission estimates that between forty and fifty steamships have leen transferred to foreign registries since the outbreak of war.—Reuter.
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  • 497 12 Police Contestants Give Good Account Of Themselves Thrills were provided In the Charity Amateur Boxing Contests which were held in the presence of a disappointing crowd at the Lunar Hall, Wembley Park, last night. The Police boxers fared exceptionally well, for both their men. G.
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  • 92 12 BOW. Message Conveved To President Rugby, Nov. 10 The British Ambassador to Poland has been asked to convey to th e President of the Polish Repubhc the following message of encouragement which was unanimously resolved by the Indian Council ot State:— “That the House
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  • 244 12 Exhibition Opened At Balik Pulau Balik Pulau. The annual exhibition ot the Balik Pulau Convent, the Sacred Heart Convent School, which was opened yesterday was described as a great success by the Very Reverend Mother St. Tarcissius. O 8.E.. Reverened Mother Superior of the Convent. Penang. The
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  • 56 12 B O.XV. Rugby. N( vembei 9. The King has approved th ■PP ment of Mr. Oliver Stanley, since January 1936 Principal I'li'”*’-' tary to the Foreign Secretaiy. to he the British Minister at P'i The new British Ambasso 1 Sir Ronald Campbell, b
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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