Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 March 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED RAILA L 52. Vol. XCVIII. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940.
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  • 575 1 NEW TROOPS HURLED INTO FINNISH FIRE Heavy Losses In Battle in M. MKIX TO BE REPLACED Moscow, March 1. A Soviet communique claims that the Russians are now only two kilometres south of Viipuri. According to an earlier message from Helsinki, the
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  • 248 1 8.0. W. Rugby, March 1. According to reports current in London “peace proposals” were recently brought to the Foreign Secretary by Lord Tavistock and are said to emanate from the German Legation in Dublin. It was confirmed on Thursday night that Lord Halifax did receive certain
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  • 60 1 —8.0. W. Latest Air Ministry List Rugby, Feb. 29 The Air Ministry casualty list No. 20 gives ti. following casualties on various dates. Five killed in action, two previously rePoheci m rsing and now reported killed in action; f ,ur missing and b?lieved killed m action; six missing;
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  • 48 1 —8.0. W. Rugby, Feb. 29 AI ard Keynes’ scheme of decontrolling the spiral of prices was discussed in the Lords debate yesterday. borcJ Hankey, for the Government, scheme had been studied 8 h, u unable to say more than that h t! n been rejected.—B.O.W.
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  • 299 1 STATEMENT BY PREMIER —Reuter. London, Mar. 1. Alter preparing intensively for past twelve months, Turkey is n l dv for whatever comes/* w arcxl M. Saydam, the Turkish huh m nister, broadcasting from ast ni ht £3o.j?, ,hat Turkey had spent Mr n the
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  • 37 1 According to reports from Moscow. M. POTEMKIN, the Vice-Com-missar for Foreign Affairs, has been relieved of his duties and appointed Commissar for Education. His successor has not yet been appointed, says Reuter. M. POTEMKIN
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  • 107 1 —Reuter. To Come To Finland .Assistance Stockholm, March 1. Prince Oscar, the eldest brother of the King of Sweden, leads a group of prominent representatives of Swedish culture who have appealed to intellectual leaders in the United States “to come to the assistance of Finland soon
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  • 159 1 —8.0. W. Canadian U.K. Output To Be Increased Rugby. Feb. 29 The Ministry of Supply have made arrangements with the British Aluminium Company and the Aluminium Company of Canada for a substantial increase in the output of aluminium in the Un.ted Kingdom and Canada. In Canada, for instance, an
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  • 93 1 .—B O.W T Third Contribution Form Trinidad Rugby, Feb. 29. Another £l,OOO is being cabled to the London headquarters of the British Red Cross Society from the Trinidad and Tobago branch. This is the colonists’ third contribution of £l,OOO apart from considerable sums spent in
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  • 35 1 8.0. W. Rughv. Feb. 29. The air estimates will be taken on Thursday next when Sir K’ngsley Wood will make a statement in the House of Commons. —8.0. W.
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  • 148 1 Protecting Own Traffic Rome, March 1. An obviously inspired statement circulated here today says that Italy may claim for herself the full application of the Montreux Convention of 1936 which, subject to Turkish consent, allows the dispatch of warships to the Black Sea
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  • 55 1 —8.0. W 20th Anniversary Of Regency Today Rugby, Fe*» uary 29. A signed photograph of King George and a personal message from His Majesty will be presented to Admira' Horthy, Regent of Hungary, tomorrow on the twentieth anniversary of the Admiral’s Regency. The presentation will te made by
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  • 137 1 —Reuter. The Hague, March 1. A w'arning to neutrals not to accept British navicerts was issued by the German Legation today whose statement runs: “Through the system of navicerts the Allies are trying to involve the neutrals in war. Some neu- ..Is er., to
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  • 185 2 —Reuter. SINKING OF SHIPS CONDEMNED Other Neutrals Will Support Protest Oslo, Feb. 29. Professor Koht announced that Norway would make new representations to Berlin shortly aga.nst the sinking of Norwegian steamers. The northern countries would support the protests and he hoped other neutrals
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  • 111 2 —Reuter. Mr. Arita And V.S. Tokyo, Feb. 29. “We are not afraid of American opposition to our aims in China, said Mr. Arita replying to a question in the House of Bepresentatives today. He added: “Fortunately the situation has not yet reached the stage in which
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  • 103 2 Reuter. Arrival In France To Join B.E.F. London, February 29. The first batch of men from Palestine to form part of the British Expeditionary Force arrived in a French port today, telephones Reuter s special correspondent with the B.E F. They cons st of about 700 volunteers,
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  • 57 2 .—Reuter. Three Use dAs Supply Ships Paris, February 29. According to the Petit Parisian correspondent on the German frontier. Hitler was told by the German Admiralty that Germany had lost fifty U-boats of which three were used as supply ships. Eleven submarines and tws used as supply
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  • 16 2 —Reuter. Zurich, February 29 Mr. Sumner Welles has left for Berlin.
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  • 34 2 —Reuter. Paris. Feb. 29 A French communique says that there was activity of advance units west of the Vosges. On either side of the Rhine there was firing from the casemates
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  • 294 2 —Retuer. Dutch Measures To Stop Flow To Germany The Hague. Feb. 29 Measures to check the flow of "love gifts’* leaving Holland for'Germany have been adopted by the Dutch Government. From tomorrow packages of foodstuffs intended for abroad may not weight more than three kilograms and may not
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  • 184 2 —Reuter. Declaration By Mr. Eden London, February 29 Mr. Anthony Eden, speaking at Liverpool, said that the respite this autumn and winter had en most valuable to us for our preparations and added: “There is in that no cause for complacency but even danger if we forget the
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  • 67 2 Message To Premier "Shot Through By Arrow REUTER. LONDON, FEB. 29. AN ARROW WAS SHOT FROM A BOW THROUGH A WINDOW OF NO. 10, DOWNING STREET TODAY. A PIECE OF PAPER BORE A MESSAGE ATTACHED TO THE MISSLE. THE MAN WHO SHOT THE ARROW, NAMED JOSEPH GREEN, WAS BOUND OVER
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  • 95 2 —Reuter. NEW DECREES PLRLISIIED Paris, February 29. It is officially announced that decisions which will have a far-reaching effect on economic lite in France were agreed on today by the Cabinet. The decisions have been embodied in decrees which, it is expected, will be published later
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  • 193 2 —BOW. 6 Per Cent. Of i otai Tonnage Rugby, February 29. Up to February 25 the Germans have lost by capture or scuttling, fifty-three merchant ships. This represents six per cent of the total German mercantile tonnage. During the same period. Britain lost 159 merchant vessels
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  • 44 2 Reuter. Kaffirs Gilt-Edged Higher London. February 29 On the Stock Exchange. Kaffirs strongly advanced throughout the session as a result of yesterday’s South African Budget statement. Gilt-edced >mefited from late quiet investment demand but industrials were irregular. Wall Street was irregular —Reuter.
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  • 614 2 Russians Still Pressing On Viipuri Stockholm, Feb. 29 The Russians have still not succeeded in penetrating Finnish defences around Viipuri, according to afternoon ports from Helsinki. The “Aftonbladet” says that one of the long range bat teries which the Russians have set up south of
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  • 49 2 —Reuter. Removal Postponed Till Further Notice London, February 29. The German radio announces that the removal of the customs frontier between Germany and the Czech Protectorate announced for April 1 has been postponed until further notice, because “the necessary preparations have not yet been concluded.’’ —Reuter.
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  • 27 2 I.— Reutei. Lonc’on, February 29. The death has occurred of musician and maker of cld-timc instruments, Ar-i-olrt ik'lmetsch. founder of Haslemere festival. —Reutei.
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  • 372 2 London, Feb. 29. The British Government has agreed to recommend Parliament that assistance amounting to £34,000,000 should be made to meet the capital cost of modernising the defence forces of India over five years. One-quarter of this will be treated as a loan to
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  • 125 2 —Reuter. Strange Properties 01 Dutch Invention London, February The strange properties cl a vention called the B’Kker Lig tiored in the House of j Sir William Brown asked j Home Secretary was await that tw rendered it unnecessary to J windows, it being possible to mination
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  • 35 2 —Reuter. Declines World JoinNavj I Tommy Farr has world heavyweight ;i ne p’on, Joe Lou N "li join the British Force J cently rejected by the I a defective eve R (nl I
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  • 18 2 r 8.0. W. Further Ofl I Register For!X J The last group ruary 17.—8.0 4 I
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 182 2 DANCING EVERY WEDNESDAY 5 FRIDAY SATURDAY AT THE i E.&O. HOTEL J Harry Lammert And His Orchestra r 4 WITH F LIZETTE 5 4 TEL: 322 Hot Weather Calls For This Extra Energy Food -A Delicious Quaker Oats rich in <■. W- ihbt THIAMIN* nourishes, revitalises ißte —adds new vigour.
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  • 467 3 Montreal. VV, OMEN are among the Canadian Finns who are leaving to help in the defence of Finland. One, Miss Helmi Sutinen, of Montreal, is to seive in a women’s armed unit. Others have joined the Red Cross. Home Town News from Canada W7TNNIPEG
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  • 339 3 AN APPEAL FOR GIFTS London. DURING war time the stocking of sea books is as important in its way as the making of sea-boot stockings; both come under the heading of comforts. It is pleasant to know that since September 4 the Sea War Library Service has
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  • 326 3 Germans Say Food 7s'' Excellent I w (WITH THE FRENCH ARMY) rpHE French have requisitioned a disused factory in Northern France, well behind the lines, as a detention place for the first batch of Germans captured on the Western Front. There is nothing to indicate
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  • 667 3 C< >NTKASTS WITH 1914 I)ETWEEN Belfort, the fortress that guards the famous gap between the Vosges and the Jura, and Mulhouse. in Alsace, there are still to be seen relics of the last war—battered pill boxes and the like. In 1870 Belfort gloriously withstood the German
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  • 120 3 (And He’s Only 71) London. TRAVELLED 6,000 miles to I come and fight for the Old Country, only to be told I am too old at 71.” Mr. W. Cotton said this, on discharge from a Deal hospital after being injured when the liner Dunbar Castle
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  • 431 3 SniO'Otli Viorking Of The New Army London. Since the outbreak of war the aim of the War Office in accepting recruits, whether compulsory or voluntary, has been to balance the requirements of the Army and industries of national importance. The responsible members of the staff
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  • 101 3 Taught Amy Johnson Flying-Officer F. R. Matthews, aged 37, of Thorpe Bay, Essex instructor at Gravesend air port, died in a Gravesend nursing home from injuries received when the plane he was piloting crashed after a mid-air collision with another machine at Gravesend last May. At the
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  • 391 3 Daily Executions FTER four months under Nazi domination the inhab.tants of Warsaw .are slowly beginning to adjust themselves to the terr.ble conditions in which they are new forced to live. Prices of food are still excessively high. Bread is sevenpence a pound, and sugar ten times
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    • 220 3 1 WASN'T AWARE OF THE SPOT I WAS IN UNTIL... K WRONG AGAIN. 81LL... WHAT ABOUT THAT MEALTIME HABIT I \T .AND HE IS THINKING OF K OF YOURS TAKING SO MANY LETTING YOU OUT. BILL. YOUR QF THE USUA L HOT DRINKS THAT yj NERVOUSNESS AND GROUCHINESSj CONTAIN CAFFEIN
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 101 3 I WHAT A WAR! i I By Gilbert Wilkinson .»«.7H'Z4 > Jwh-° W 4,1 j |H V4 z gfiOl >r Akdl i \nl* LACwßha I B 1 3 C> i ik 1 H-u Yl s j 3 y j 3 i f X' JES? wMKHI 3 gSWMWf i 4®£jk JB?"
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  • 347 4 COUNSEL UNABLE TO TRACE PRINCIPAL WITNESS Singapore. CLAIM for damages arising out of a motoring accident was A settled before Mr. Justice Manning in the High Court on Wednesday. The plaintiff, a Chinese motor bus driver, accepted s4oo'lll full settlement, and the claim was withdrawn
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  • 127 4 idespread Desire For Amelioration Singapore. At a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association the president said that a letter had been addressed to Government stating that the committee were of opinion that there was a very widespread desire among Asiatic shop assistants
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  • Article, Illustration
    46 4 MAURICE KENT, aged 11. who recently rescued a boy from drowning m the Grand Union Car.al at Bletchley, Bucks, has now been presented with the Scouts’ Gilt Cross for Gallantry. Maurice, who is an evacuee from Islington, is seen showing b’ 1 b’s eward.
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  • 220 4 Alleged Falsification Of Accounts rpAN YONG FOOK, chief clerk and interpreter at the Kandang Kerbau police station, was committed for trial at the next Assizes by Mr. Watson, Singapore third magistrate, on Wednesday aft er a preliminary inquiry into a series of charges
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  • 185 4 Vote For Construction Of Control Gates Kuala Lumpur. To prevent sea erosion in the coastal districts of Selangor, two tidal control gates and bunds will be constructed at a total cost of $19.000 —one in the outlet of Sungei Api Api and the other in the
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  • 1047 4 Mr. John Hands’ Plea !'<„ Asiatic (Jerks A MILLION pounds is a paltry sum in compa i Malaya’s priceless racial harmony, and that o- not to be disturbed needlessly by income tax gather» when there is so much else to garner. Whatever the harvest t
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  • 473 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay February 28. It is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members of their thus helping tt> keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be published
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 375 4 1 i Of I IiSF S I W f ‘•w’ It would be mighty hard to pick a favourite in this threesome. And it is doubly hard to pick a favourite among the six luscious ice creams you can make with Jell-O Freezing Mix. Every one is different, delightful—makes just
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  • 147 5 12 Leave For Shanghai NO DESIRE TO RETURN TO GERMANY Singapore. rpWELVE German internees were released from the Singapore internment camp on Wednesday and proceeded to Shanghai by the ‘Tonte Rosso.” Two were accompanied by their wives, and one had his mother-in-law as well. AU
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  • 375 5 Charge Over Woman’s Jetvellery “The evidence from both sides is full of inconsistencies and impossibilities. I am afraid I have to give the accused the benefit of the doubt”. Thus said the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. Lim Koon Teck, yesterday, when he acquitted and discharged
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  • 172 5 Stole Police Officer’s Shoes Ipoh. In spite of the presence of scores of pciice constables in mufti on the Police football ground on Wednesday, a young Indian spectator made a bcld attempt to get away with a pair of shoes, lying near the- goalposts, belonging to
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  • 90 5 Customs 0 arehouse Burglary Ipoh. Tlie Perak Detective Branch are conducting extensive investigations in connection with the burglary at the Customs warehouse during the last week-end. The discovery of the burglary was made on Monday morning, and investigations revealed that some $6,000 worth of chandu,
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  • 228 5 Mr. Lim Keong Lay Re-elected President At the annual general meeting of the United Hokkin Cemeteries held yesterday, the following) were elected members of the Board of Management for 1940: President—Mr. Lim Keong Lay; Vice-President —Mr. Cheah Kee Ee; Hon. Secretary —Mr. Khoo Ghee Siang; Hon. Treasurer
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 149 5 The following passengers arrived here yesterday mornmg: From Takuapa: Mr. J. T. Tabbers. From Renong: Mr. and Mrs. P. Wishart. Mr. J. Humbrey and Mr. Ong Beng Hoo, From Bfiuket: Mr. C. C. Cuvill, Mr. A. Crey, Mr. J. H. Wulfe. Mr. and Mrs. Tan Khay Kew, Mr Goh Hun
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 346 5 Oiirinff To Ti-omendous Success And To Col»® v ith The B Crowds Storming The Theatre There Will Be 1 SHOWS TODAY If 12.30. 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. 12 31» p.m. Matinee Prices 15, 30 50 cents. jOO p.m. Matinee Prices 20 40 60 cents. v 4< <2 OS» x
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    • 385 5 TO-NIGHT LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT AT THE New World (Controlled by Shaw Bros. Ltd.) Hutton Lane Phone 3711 Penang WHERE THE BEST SHOWS ARE ASSEMBLED FOR YOUR ENTERTAI NMENT FRIDAY, Ist MARCH, 1940 Last Night Farewell Performance I I GAIK LOW CHOON TEOCHEW WAYANG PRESENTS AT 8 P.M. TO-NIGHT 001 GUAN
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    • 640 5 QUEENS Tonight Tomorrow 6.15 9.30 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3 PJW. If You Like “Mutiny on The Bounty” Certainly You’ll Appreciate. “Mutiny On The Blackhawk” Even More Fear-Crazed Fury Unleashed On A Stolen Ship Richard Arlen Andy Devine IN •‘MUTINY ON THE BLACKHAWK” with Noah Beery Constance Moore Guinn “Big Boy”
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  • 447 6 ACCORDING to competent political observers, March and September are marked red in the Nazi calendar ns the months of action while January and February, now just over, are usually the Nazi months of propaganda If we look back one year, we will find that peace was the
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  • 451 6 Create wit War pENANG girls are lucky. They don’t have to run the risk of catching pneumonia. 1 was amused at reading yesterday that there is a greatcoat war on in London between the W.A.T.S. (the Auxiliary Territorial Service girls) and the War Office. Also a difference
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  • 729 6 Friday, March 1. A CCORDING to Reuter’s diploj matic correspondent, the feeling exists that the Finnish war has entered a stage fraught with such obvious dangers that all must now be constrained to exert their utmost to prevent the worst from happening. r pHE
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  • 108 6 REX CINEMA “The Man In The Iron Mask.” 12.30, 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Mutiny on the "Blackhawk” 6.15 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "The Fighting Devil Dogs” (whole serial) 3, and 8.00 p.m. WEMBLEY PARK Nnoran Opera. Borea. CAPITAL TALKIE "Idiot’s Delight.” FUN AND FROLIC
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 359 6 MM W7l -•L IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE la my bath ready, Hawkins well abreast of modem thought. Thu bottls of Rose's Lime Juice. Sir. iu your "Not quite, Sir. They’re just dusting it." room A gesture of oid world courtesy, no Placed there by His Lordship’s own doubt, but was it
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    • 20 6 1 i I i i SP W 1 Sole Agents for Penang, Perak Kedah Henry Waugh Co. Ltd. PENANG IPOH
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  • 180 7 Probable Remains Of Early Settler Part of a human skeleton, believed to have been buried for very long time, was discovered by some Municipal coolies, who were digging a train for the purpose of laying underground cables by the side of Clement Place, near the
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  • 212 7 daring theft from WAREHOUSE More than $2OO worth of sardines word stolen from a warehouse in Victoria Street in the early hours of this morning. Three hundred and eighty ganny bags were also missing from the same warehouse. The warehouse. No. 229, Victoria Street, was occupied
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  • 196 7 Brigade Deals With Outbreak Covering a circular area of about 10' yards, a tire which broke out about o’c ck last night ravaged a field ir Ke’awei Road in front of the Cathoik Cemetery. The fire is believed to have beer cai: 1 by a
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  • 407 7 Mr. Rogers’ Suggestion Adopted By City Fathers PROPOSAL by the Electrical Engineer, Mr. T. Rogers, that the trolley bus services should be withdrawn during the trial “black-out” periods on Monday and Tuesday, March 11 and 12, was adopted by the Commissioners at a committee
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  • 88 7 The Food Controller has fixed maximum retail prices at which sugar shall be sold in the Colony as follows: Java Superior Head Sugar No. 25/Higher (White) per katty 7% cents. Java Head Sugar No. 20/Higher (Brown) per katty 7% cents. Java Head Sugar No. 18/Highex (Brown)
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  • 69 7 To Be Relayed By Penang On Sundav evening March 3, Station ZHJ will Gjien at 7 o’clock, instead of the usual hour of 8. and transmit until S> o’clock. At 7.25 His Excellency the Governor’s talk to the peoples of Malaya on ‘’The Case for Income
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  • 293 7 Resolution Passed By Chambers Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 29 At a meeting held b\ the members oi the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Selangor this afternoon to discuss the question of war taxation jt was resolved that "members of this Chamber desire to reaffrm their loyalty
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  • 340 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Cameron are leaving Malaya on March 19 and will travel via South Africa. Lt. and Mrs. J. Wright and Miss Wright arrived here yesterday from Singapore. A tea party was held at the Chinest Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday afternoon to meet the
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  • 134 7 $150,000 PROJECT APPROVED Complete plans for the pro- posed new Magazine Market I were examined by the Penang Municipal Commissioners at a committee meeting on Tuesday. In reply to questions by Dr. Ong Chong Keng and Mr. C Grumitt, the Municipal Engineer, Mr. M.J.
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  • 162 7 “Mutiny On Blackhawk” At Queen’s “Mutiny On the Blackhawk,” now showing at the Queen’s, is another action-packed drama of tiie sea, when the slave trade was at its height and bloody conflicts arose between law officers and the ruthless slave Tr aders. There are many
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  • 99 7 Man Seated Next To Driver Charged Bail of $2OO was offered to Gan Soon Tean, who claimed trial in the Third Police Court this morning to a charge of causing hurt to Tan Boon Eng and Goh Nai Tong about 1-.15 p.m. <n Feb. 23, by driving
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  • 222 7 Order Executed Against Sixth Man A FTER having been placed in the Civil Prison for a week, the five Chinese, against whom banishment orders were taken out, will be leaving Penang for Singapore by boat on their way to China tomorrow. Another Penang Chinese, who
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  • 51 7 A small boy was knocked down by a car in Patani Road this morning. The lad sustained some injuries and had to be brought to the General Hospital. Following a report made at the Magazine Police Station, Inspector B. Lewis proceeded to the scene to
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  • 85 7 Tongkang Man Fined $2O Goh Teik Hock, a tongkang coolie, was fined $2O or seven days’ rigorous imprisonment by the Third Magistrate. Mr. Lim Koon Teck, this morning, on a charge of contravening the Navigation Order regulating the movements of vessels within the Penang Harbour by entering
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 93 7 fl Ad Indigestion doesn't live here any more" Little Liver Pill before and Ret relief. i 'luld pour out two pints of "Ur bowels daily. If this bile > !v, your f<K>d doesn’t digest, the bowels. Gas bloats up h Vou get constipated. Your poisoned and you feel sour, A
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    • 393 7 MALAYAN DENTAL ASSN. MEETING The second annual general meeting of the Malayan Dental Association will be held at the Dental Clinic, General Hospital, Penang, today. The programme is as follows: 10 a.rr». —12.30 p.m. Business meeting. 2 p.m.—4 p.m. Papers and Table Demonstrations. 4 p.m.—4.30 p.m. Tea. 4.30 p.m.—5.30 p
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  • 883 8 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR 1939 Teluk Anson. THE annual general meeting of the Lower Perak District Planters’ Association was held at the premises of the Lower Perak Club, Teluk Anson, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 24, with Capt. A. C. Smith, J.P., in
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  • 456 8 Performance Of “Allied Forces*” Over $l,OOO was raised by the screening of “The Allied Forces” in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund at the Rex Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 20 The sum is made up as follows: School Matinees $325.80 6.15 Performance 104.25 9.30 Performance 256.05
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 175 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TINS Buyers Sellers Arnpat Tin 4/9 5/3 Ayer Hitam 24 25/ Bangrin 22/ 23/ Batu Selangor 1.55 1.60 Hitam Tin 42} 45 Hong Fatt 1.25 1.30 Hongkong Tin 22/6 23/6ex Ipoh 23/6 24/6 Jelebu 871 99 K. Kamunting 8/ 8/6 Kampong Lan jut 23/ 23/6
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    • 130 8 Donations Received Bv Chinese Section The following further donations have been received by the Chinese Section of the Perak Patriotic Fund: Amount previously acknowledged $72,348.62 Received from Lahat Branch: as per details given below 685.16 Total $73,033.78 Towkay -okc Choong Chak $300.00 Chong Kho- Hong 100.00 Lokc
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    • 96 8 Penang, February 29, 1940. r j»*,* e •<' (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 5/16 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/16 On New York Demand 46 15/16 Canadian 51 11/16 On
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    • 255 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Amparts 5/ 5/44 A. Amalgamated» 6/14 6/74cd B. Seiangors 1.60 1 674 Hi tarns 40 44 Hong Fatts 1.25 1.30 Jelebus 85 90 Johans 29 32 Kamras 1/9 2/ K. Kamuntings 8/3 8/74 Katus 23/9 24/9cd K. Lanjuts 23/ 23/6 K. Kampars 13/6 14/
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    • 302 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 5/ 5/3 A. Amalg. 6/3 6/9 A. Hitam 24/ 25/ Bangrins 20/9 21/9 B. Seiangors 1.55 1.60 Hong Fatts 1.26 1.29 Jelebus 85 89 Johans 32 34 Kamras I/104 2/3 Kamuntings 11/ 11/9 K. Lan juts 23/ 23/6 Katus 23/3 24/3 Kramats
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    • 264 8 RUBBERS. Buvppc Ailenbys i. 30 Ayer Panas i u Bassetts l4O Batu Lintangs LO7 Bentas Borelte j’?: 4 ‘«'t X-40 i ca BfOgas 67} Indragins 1>32 Kempas 2 .25 Kuala Sidims 2 .35 Lunas IJO Malaka Pindas 1 i 5 Mentakabs 43 NyMas Pajams 1.80 20
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    • 217 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST RUBBERS Buyers Sellers Sungei Ramal 1.10 1.15 c MINING Ampat 5/ 5'6 Austral Amal 6/ 6 '6c Austral Malay 37/ 39/c Bangrin 20/ 21/ Batu Selangor 1.55 1.60 Berjuntai 10/ 10/6 Burma Malay 23/ 24/e Gopeng Consol 9/6 10/6 Hong Fatt IJ7 130 Johan 30 Jelebu
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  • 426 9 England’s Defeat Is Jamaica’s Defeat ‘‘Suppose the Germans were to win this war How would Jamaica be affected the Daily Gleaner asks in an editorial. Despite the Monroe Doctrine, which would throw the final defence of all territories in the Carribean area onto America, it
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  • 196 9 Did Not Back U.S. Says Mr. McNutt Japan’ might have ceased fighting China if “other parties to the Nlob Power Pact had insisted with the United States Department on the observance of the territorial integrity of China,” Mr. Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security Administrator and former High
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    • 209 9 SAN FRANCISCO (TREASURE ISLAND' KGEI 9.53 mc/s (31.48 m.) P.M. 9.40 News in English. 11.20 News in English. SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 kc/s (225 m.) 12.45 p.m. Light Orchestral Concert played by the Adelphi Hotel Orchestra, directed by A. Bershadsky. Relayed frem the Adelphi Hotel. 1.30 News; mid-day Rubber. Tin and
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  • 164 10 -—Reuter. RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN REACH DELICATE STAGE Paris, February 29. Tne Rome correspondent of Le Temps says that e<y -nomic relations between Britain and Italy have reached a delicate stage since several weeks’ negotiation has failed to produce a mutually satisfactory agreement on outstanding questions.
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  • 236 10 —Reuter. Economist < hitlines Proposal London, February 28. The scheme for compulsory saving during the war recently propounded by the well-known economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, came within the Parliamentary orbit tonight when Mr. Keynes addressed 250 Members of Parliament of all parties. Mr. Keynes argues
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  • 262 10 .—Reuter. QUESTION OF GERMAN MEDIATION Stockholm, Feb. 29 Difficulties have arisen in the discussions between M. Molotov and the German Ambassador at Moscow regarding the German offer of mediation in the Finnish war, states the Kovno correspondent of the Tidningen who adds that the
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  • 24 10 —Reuter. The Hague, Feb. 29 Gunfire heard off the coast originated from Dutch firing exercLses, according to authoritative sources.—Reuter.
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  • 400 10 Rumours Of Pending Naval Engagement ’‘Hawkins’* Loads Oil And Food And Puts To Sea I New York, Feb. 29 Rumours of a pending naval engagement near the South American coast were revived when it became known that the British South Atlantic Squadron have
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  • 250 10 —Reuter. French Envoy Praises Chinese Shanghai, February 29. A Japanese Embassy spokesman revealed at a Press Conference today that the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Miura, has sent a note to the French Consul-General. M. Baudez, drawing his attention to the two declarations purported to have been made by
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  • 90 10 Reuter Tear Gas Bombs Thrown In Two Cinemas London. February 29. Tear gas bombs were thrown in two Londonderry cinemas last night and brought members of the audiences rushing, choking and half blinded inn the street. The bomb-thi owing was followed by an I.R.A. warning to
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  • 37 10 —Reuter. Ankara. February 29. Categorical denials were given at the Presidency and by the Government of the reports regarding Turkish steamers. It is declared that no such decision has been taken. —Reuter.
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  • 116 10 .—Reuter Interned In Fort Near Antwerp f London. Feb. 29 It is understood that several British r'linen, whose planes were forcid to land in Belgium and who had been interned by the Belgian authorities, succeeded in escaping and reaching England and are now back at their duties
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  • 311 10 —Reuter. To Be G>ntinu e( Reich I rving oll Difficulties The progi ern Front, the war in Finland general intern it dnd th» lined by M. D as outstatement to the 1 lrnport aut mittee in the Cl A communique issi aft 2'. tag. says: "Th
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  • 120 10 pleted H.M.S Kanimbla sailed." —Reuter. Nine Handed Over Ln Japanese Yokohama, February 29 Nine Germans ta 1 n oft the Asama Maru were handed over to Japan from the British auxiliary cruiser off Yokohama. this morning. Il is understood that the Germans will be handed to the
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  • 437 10 SIR GEORGE P USH I RGES EVER) POSSIBLE NATIONAL EFFORT Rugby, Feb. 29 Speaking at Dover on Wednesday evening, Sir George Paish spoke of “the five fronts” on which the nation was fighting—naval, military, diplomatic, economic and financial. On the naval front the
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    • 289 10 J NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Leave Penang PRES. GARFIELD Mar 5 x PRES. MONROE Mar. 14 PRES. ADAMS A P L 2 x PRES. VAN BUREN Apl. 11 Via Cape X No Passengers NEW YORK SERVICE (via Panama) Leave Penang CITY OF NORFOLK Mar. 19 CITY OF LOS ANGELES Apl.
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  • 1100 11 Acceptances For Tomorrow RACE 1 2.30 P.M. PONIES —Class 2 —Division 3 —6 Furlongs 2 0 4 CIIAR 6y 9.00 Mr. Alan LokeMajor Fox 33 1 PHAR PAR 9y 8.12 Mr. H. S. KirwanLogue 02 3 EAST LfNNE 6y 8.12 Mrs. S.E. Sherida Van Breukelen
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  • 267 11 Drawn Hockey Game With D.A.F.C. In a fast and interesting hockey match on the Hutchings School ground yesterday, the Kedah Police shared four goals with the Darul Aishan Football Club. The visitors were the faster side and, excelling in stickwork and combination, were unfortunate not to emerge
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  • 101 11 Selections, subject to scratchings are: Horses 1, 1. SULTANA Royal Worlington Gladness Upset: Nieuwsgierig Horses 1. 1. TOYMAN Royal Hampton Smoke Dreams Upset: Cool ti pt Horses 1. 2. ARTFUL SAILOR Hybla Waetere Upset: Rostrum Horses 2. 1. DOUBLE ESSO Turn Over Batti U pset: Dewberry
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  • 37 11 .—Reuter. London, February 29 Mr. Arthur Sainbury has sold the Grand National favourite, Symacthis, with all engagements to Mr. Tom Westhead, former Liverpool lr>okmaker, who won the Cesarewitch with Punch in 1937. —Reuter.
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  • 24 11 .—Rcu’er London. Fetruary 29. In a South A Regional soccer match, Norwich were defeated by Charlton by 3 goats to 1. —Rcurer
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  • 49 11 O.X.A. vs S.X.L On the S.X.I. ground at 2 pun. tomorrow. 9.X.1. —W. A. Williams (cant.), Tan Teik Siew, O. Phipps, C. Boy Eye, Anton de Zilva, G. de Zilva. Dubara Singh, Dudley Mehta. Malco’m Thomasz. C. Chin Check and W. Duncan. Reserves: W. Stewart and J. Singh.
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  • 57 11 Commercial Day School vs P.F.S. At the Hutchings School ground at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow. G.C.D.S. —James Robless; Ong Eng Cbye and Boey Ghee Chaing; Che Din, Quah Hock Soon and Susai Dass; Yeoh Hoe Tcong, Omar. Yeo Chui Oon, Kam Cheng Teik and Liew Seng Teik. Reserves: Loh Hin
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  • 872 11 ARTFUL SAILOR DOUBLE ESSO ALSO SOUND BETS BY TIC-TAC Double Esso and Artful Sailor I think are the three best bets for tomorrow, the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, while Sultana, after her magnificent performance at Singapore
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    • 154 11 “I know what you’d XI like now” /TI Hw >r That’s the stuff Jim That JfAi < time will take some beating. f How about a cigarette?” 1 44 Wonderful idea! nOW think I better if it’s a du Maurier.” hat's u hat Eve'•Ot I —a whole neiv box. 11l
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  • 364 12 DISTINGUISHED AND DOUBLE ESSO ALSO FIT i Teddy Boy’s Prospects Of Winning Tomorrow 4 Kuala Lumpur, Today. A LTHOUGH there were a few full-stripped gallops, slow A work was the order of the day this morning at the track, which was enveloped in thick
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  • 243 12 —8.0. W Serving In Forefront Of War Rugby, February 29 In his Presidential address to the Chamber of Shipping today, Sir Philip Haldin «aid: “On behalf of the owners of every «Sass cf vessel, I take this opportunity cf «xpressing our admiration of the masters,
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  • 84 12 FRIDAY, MARCH 1 ■«WIN: Penang >128.75 Business done 75 tons Singapore 5128.75 Penang Spot JB£c Singapore Spot 38|c -COPRA: Sundried buyers Black Pepper Nominal Medium $5.80 sePers Fail Seed 54.90 sellers JKICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $5.80 New Crop Old Crop Rangoon Parboiled No 1 $7.50 $B.OO No
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  • 46 12 RACE 1: CHAR GLAMOUR RACE 2: MABEL SMITH EXPLODE RACE 3: EMILY DIGNUS LISHEEN RACE 4: TEDDY' BOY DRIFT ON RACE 5: CONSTANT LIGHT RAWANG RACE 6: SERVUS SALADIN RACE 1: BATTI VIOLA II RACE 8: COOLTIPT GOLD POINT RACE 9. GLADNESS MEASURE
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  • 122 12 Welcomed By British Guiana Press Rugby, February 21. The recommendations of the West India Royal Commission have been enthusiastically welcomed by the British Guiana papers which express special gratification that it has been decided to proceed with the fulfilment of the policy, notwithstanding the war. The non-publication
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  • 60 12 —Reuter. Visit To Clydebank Shipyards Rugby. Februaiy 29. The King and Queen continued their Scott-sh tour today and visited the shipyard from which the liners Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth were aunched. Their Majesties were met by Mr. Churchill who had gone north to visit
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  • 407 12 SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT OF §56,000 LAST YEAR Kuala Lumpur. The annual general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club was held yesterday at the Selangor Club presided over by Mr i A. W. Delamore. Reviewing the report and accounts for 1 the year 1939,
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  • 102 12 Balik Pulau. An elderly Chinese woman who was alleged to have taken a solution of caustic soda died at the General Hospital, Penang, on Wednesday night. The deceased, it is recalled, was said to have been ailirg for some time and on the evening of Feb
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  • 212 12 —Reuter. Nazi Propaganda Blames Allies For Everything London. February 29 The Gothenburg Trade and Shipping Gazette says':— Much has been written j that the Allies wish the X:rth to be involved in war. German nropaganda helps i this. Sweden and Norway are dissatisfied if the
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  • 45 12 The Penang Sports Club February Mixed Foursomes Golf resulted as follows: Mrs. E.S. Lawrie Mr. I.C. Macmillan 43 10% =32'4 Mr. Mrs. T. Rogers 52—12 =4O Mrs. Anthony Mr. R.H.A. Johnson 48— 40’■> Mr. Mrs. J. E. A Clark 53—12 =4l
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  • 75 12 Reuter. Cambridge Installed Favourites London, Feb. 29 Cambridge are warm favourites for the unofficial Inter-Varsity Boat Race on Saturday which is short of much of the usual significance. It will be rowed over la miles on the Olympic course at Henley where the only previous Boat Race
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  • 86 12 Large Attendance At Funeral Tne funeral of the late Mrs Yap Kok Cheng, nee Foo Eng Cheng, who passed away on Thursday night, took place yesterday from her residence at Kuala Kangsar Road for interment at the Hokkien cemetery at Gopeng Road. There was a
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  • 740 12 SIX MONTHS or WAR —ON SUNDAY .—8.0. W. Rugby. March 1. On Sunday Britain will have been at war with Germany for six months. I The first few days even saw dramatic events at sea and in the air and it is in those two
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  • 418 12 8.0. W Mr. Eden On Life And Death War Rugby, March. 1. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Dominion. 1 Secretary, speaking at Liverpool yesterday, said: “This is a life and death struggle with a remorseless foe. Let us have no illusion about that. The Naz; system
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  • 194 12 INCREASE OF £6,292,000 IN SHARE OF DEFENCE COST New Delhi, March 1. INDIA’S first wartime budget was presented today and 1 an increase of £6.292,000 in India’s share of the deface expenditure on account of the war. The defence estimates for 1940/1 amount to £40,1 Reuter.
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  • 37 12 -Reuter. The Hague. F. u 25 Three more arrests were m;u neetjon with the spy organ su' masked last week. Two were I n a port area and one in a count;
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