Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 March 1940

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 65. Vol. XCVHI. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Possibility Of Trouble In Near East
    326 1 NAZI PROPAGANDA AT WORK But No Change In Situation Expected London. March 16 \X ith tiic rc >ioia*ton of peace between Russia and Finland and the elimination of the Scandinavian countries as a potential war zone, at any rate in the immediate future, speculation
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    "DOMALA” BOMBING
    209 1 —8.0. W. Details Of Courageous Action Of Young Cadet Rugby, March 15. F’nrlher information is now become available of the courageous action of a young cadet of the “Domala”, the ship which was bombed and set on fire by Nazi aircraft in the English Channel ■>n March 2.
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    New Bridge Over The Tigris
    291 1 a.—8.0.W. Rugby, Marctr» The opening day of the King Fai«al t 11 Bridge over the Tigris at Baghdad is the subject of a comment in L<ondon as an event which marks another achievement, both for the Iraqi authorities in their progressive provision of modern facilities
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    Mr. Welles Again In Rome
    43 1 —Reuter. Rome, March 16. Mr. Sumner Welles arrived here this evening He will be received by King Victor tomorrow morning and afterwards have an interview with Count Ciano. He will be received by Signor Mussolini in the afternoon.—Reuter.
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    B.B.C. OVERSEAS SERVICES
    99 1 .—8.0. W. Schedule For Next Week Rugby, March 16. The 8.8. C. overseas services schedule for the week beginning March 17 is as follows: 5.57 a.m. GSIII, GSDDD 5.57 a.m. GSCCC. 5.57 am. GSBBB. 7—lo a.m. GSPPP. 7.15—T0 a.m. GSFFF. 10.40 a.m. —1.45 p.m. GSHHH, GSFFF, GSGGG,
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    Magnificent Response To Allied Cause
    238 1 Rugby, March 16. The spirit of sacrifice on behalf of the Allied cause which is manifested in many ways at home and in the Em pire, has animated British subjects settled abroad in no less degree. 8.0. W In this respect the smaller British “colonies”
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    RECONCILING STALIN & MUSSOLINI
    169 1 RECONCILING STALIN MUSSOLINI —Reuter. Hitlers Bait Amsterdam, March 16. Hitler’s efforts to reconcile Stalin and Mussolini as a means of furthering Nazi plans in South-East Europe are expected to be cairied a stage further when Hert Von Derschulenburg. the German Ambassador in Moscow, returns to Berlin in a few days.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
    259 1 i.—8.0.W. Improved Position At Eml Of 1939 Rugby, March 15. The Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee, one of the main functions of which is to keep watch on the finances of the unemployment insurance scheme, published on Thursday its annual report on the financial conditions of the Unemployment Fund
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    NEW AGE GROUPS
    104 1 —8.0. W. 300,000 More Men To Be Called Up Rugby, March 16. It is anticipated that each of the two age groups comprising the men of twenty-five and twenty-six which will be required to register during April, will produce some 300.000 men. I Owing to the act,
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    Finnish Army Not To Be Demobilised Tel
    121 1 NEW DEFENCES TO BE BUILT Stockholm, March 16. yHERE is no intention immediately to demobilise the Finnish Army. Eighteen-year-old conscripts are still being signed on and it is apparently intended that they will be immediately withdrawn as provided in the treaty and when
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    ROAD DEATHS IN FEBRUARY
    107 1 .—8.0. W. First l ime Decrease Shown Since War Rugby, March 15. In view of the distressing increase in the number of deaths as a result of road accidents in the first months of the war. figures published today for February have caused satisfaction in London.
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    BLUE BOOK ON THE WAR
    76 1 —8.0. W Still Proving Best Seller Rugby, March 16. Over a hundred thousand copies in the sixpenny Penguin series of the Government Blue Book outlining the events which, led up to the war, have been already in overseas countries. In proportion to population, the largest
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    NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS
    58 1 —8.0. W. Rugby. March 16. Rorotonga, the chief of the Cook Islands, has given £250 to the New Zealand Red Cross. As in the last war the people of the Cook Islands are helping the Empire in all possible ways. From every island of the group,
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    Only One Per Cent Of Karelian Population
    648 2 Choose lo Remain EVACUATION FROM CEDED TERRITORY War Costs Finns £75,000,000 PEACE TREATY TO BE RATIFIED TODAY Stockholm. March 1?. The evacuation from ceded Finnish territory is following the plan completed last autumn when the situation became serious whereby people from the same
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    New Classes To Be Registered
    152 2 .—Reuter 8.0. W. MEN BETWEEN 25 AND 26 Rugby, March 15. The Labour Ministry announces that two further dates are now fixed for the registration of men under the National Service Armed Forces Act 1939. The first is April 6 for men reaching the age
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    DR. COLIJN
    102 2 .—8.0. W. Working In London On Bruce Report Rugby, March 15 Dr. Colijn. former Dutch Prime Minister, was received in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace today. Dr. Colijn is in London in connection with the League of Nations Committee which is studying the implementation of the
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    Butter Ration To Be Doubled
    27 2 —Reuter. London, March 15. The butter ration will be increased from four to eight ounces weekly per person from March 25 —Reuter.
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    MASS ARRESTS IN BOHEMIA
    39 2 .—Reuter. Paris, March 15. A Havas despatch from the Czechoslovak frontier says that there is a new wav a of mass arrest in Bohemia and Moravia similar to that which preceded the invasion of Poland.—Reuter.
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    NAZIS SCUTTLE ANOTHER ONE
    121 2 —Reuter. INTERCEPTED BY BRITISH WARSHIP London, March 15. It is officially announced that the German ship, La Coruna, was intercepted by a British warship on March 13 and scuttled herself. Her crew were rescued. When the La Coruna 7,414 tons, was approached by the warship, she
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    ITALIAN WARPLANE PRODUCTION
    190 2 Reuter. To Be Doubled In Next Few Months Rome, Mar. 15. Italy is producing warplanes today at a higher rate than at any previous period and the rate will almost be doubled in the next few months, said General Pricolo, Under Secretary for Air. during the debate
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    NEW WAR LOAN
    135 2 1.—8.0. W. Success Of New Issue Undoubted Rugby, March 15. Commenting on the forecasted results of the issue of £300,000,006 War Loan, the Fina'tcial News says: “The avalanche of application forms which descended on ber ks and stockbrokers’ offices this week leaves no doubt that the response
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    STATEMENT BY DEAN OF CANTERBURY
    54 2 —Reuter. Russian Methods Not Condoned London, March 15 The Dean of Canterbury has issued a statement declaring that it is completely untrue that he has condoned offences in Russia against humanity and religion or that he has advocated changes in Britain by methods which characterise
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    Troop Movements In Austria And South Germany
    57 2 ;.—Reuter. London, March 15. TJEUTER’S correspondent on the Swiss-German frontier says that fresh troop concentrations are reported in Austria and South Germany where new barracks and training centres are said to have completed erection. An attempt is also being made to settle those
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    NAZI MAKE SLAVES EVERYWHERE
    224 2 .—8.0. W. Occupation Of Bohemia An Example Rugby, March 15 The first anniversary of the proclamation ol a German Protectorate over Czech territory gives rise to strong press comment today, particularly approval being given to the broadcast speech by Lord Halifax last night to the Czech
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    COST OF LIVING
    120 2 —8.0. W. March Index Shows Rise Of Two Points Rugby, February 15. The Labour Ministry announce that on March 1, the official cost of living index figure was 79 per cent above the level of July 1914, as compared with 77 per cent on February 1. The
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    TWO TRAWLERMEN DECORATED
    45 2 8.0. W. Rugby, March 15. The six naval ratings decorated by the King yesterday during his visit to the Dozer Patrol included two seamen serving in the same trawler and one seaman who has now returned to civil life as a railwayman.—B.O.W.
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    ANGLO-FRENCH COAL COMMITTEE
    29 2 B.O.W. Rugby, March 15. The British Government on Thursday entertained to luncheon the French delegation of the Anglo-French Coal Requirements Committee. The Secretary for Mines presided.—B.O.W.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    29 2 —Reuter. London, March 15 The Stock Exchange closed 1 on a cheerful note, prices being occasionally slightly higher but business was only small. Wall Street was steady.—Reuter.
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    RAYON AND FIBRES
    168 2 i.—8.0.W. Half Of Courtaulds’ Products Exported Rugby, March is The importance of fostering the ea port market is emphasised by fh e nual report of Courtauld’s, 'the We lk known manufacturers of artificial silk The chairman stated that half of the firm’s production of ravon and tir»
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    TIENTSIN SILVER TALKS AT TOKIO
    121 2 Reuter. ’‘Approaching The Last Stage'’ Tokyo, March 15. Sir Robert Craigie had an hour’s talk this morning with the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. According to the Foreign Office spokesman, the talk was mainly devoted to the» Tientsin silver question described as “approaching the last stage.
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    RUSSIAN INSTEAD OF BRITISH COAL?
    77 2 —Reuter. To Supply Deficiency In Italy Rome, March 15. The newspaper. Tever reveals that under the recent agreement with Germany, Italy will receive nine million tons of coal annually from Germany but still have to import three million tons from other sources to ensure her
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    INQUEST ON SIR M. O’DWYER
    59 2 —Reuter. Two Bullet Wounds Through Body London. Mar. 15. At the inquest on Sir Michael ODwjek the pathologist. Sir Bernard Spilbury that he found two bullet wounds through the body and the cause of death haemorrhage due to these wounds Tha inquest was adjourned. The
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    NOT A SINGLE CASE OF BRIBERY
    552 2 N OT A SINGLE CASE OF BRIBERY Supply Ministry's Commitments Over £500.000.0008ut... BOW. Rugby, March 15. During the Ministry of Supply debate in the House of Commons, Mr. Burgin, Supply Minister, spoke of the magnitude of the work, commitments since September last already exceeding £500,000,000. At present commitments for munitions
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    “WERE LETTERS OF HUSBAND HUMBUG?"
    895 3 Counsel Asks For Heavy Damages London. r pHE legal rights of a wife “married, but without a hus- band,” were discussed by Mr. Justice Atkinson in his f jmming-up in the “enticement” action in the King’s Bench Division. Damages are claimed by 26-year-old Mrs. Valerie
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    Neutrality Costs—
    93 3 Neutrality Costs Geneva. Switzerland’s mobilised forcesclaimed to be the best pa'd in Eu rope—are costing about £250.00» a day By the end of June the mobilisation bill will amount t■> £140.000.000. To meet the bill, the Government have announced sweeping tax increases. A bachelor tax is imposed on a men
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    Golden Goose Did Not Lay
    60 3 Launceston. A GOOSE which might have laid a golden egg has been killed by A. D Wright, of Ringarooma. When cleaning it, he found in its crop 100 “colours" of gold, some only specks but others quite large, though worn thin and flat. Wright lives
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    City Columns Betray Nazi Failures
    299 3 Inside Germany 4 NOTE of pessimism has lately crept into the City columns on the back of those same Nazi papers whose front pages brag about Germany’s successful conduct of the war. Phrased in such a way as simply to give information to the merchant
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    MILITARY CLIQUE’S THREAT TO NAZI SUPREMACY
    776 3 Goering As Next Kaiser New York. jVTOT a revolution among the ma sses in Germany, but a re- from the top, is exp ec f ec by Mr. Henry Cutler Wolfe, the prominent I nited States writer and lecturer on international affairs. Mr. Wolfe,
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    Poles Face Famine
    320 3 LAND STRIPPED OFF FOOD War's Grimmest Tragedy Near r pilE grimmest mass tragedy of the war is being prepared in Poland. By the end of March large areas will be in the grip of famine. For the moment, according to reports reaching London from reliable sources, there
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      45 3 tNEWS WITH A s'jflfcC dEar f > i K. A M.ui ~'Wk HKW W’ v jljßjM 'L&I French dictionaries are be'ng sold in large lumbers to the men of the B.EF. “That’s what happens when you lose your phrase-book. And all he wanted was a tooth-brush:'
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    PROFITEERING RAMPANT AMONG STALLHOLDERS
    619 4 Question Raised At K.L. Sanitary Soard MR. CAMERON ASKS FOR MORE INFORMATION Kuala Lumpur. THE belief that profiteering was rampant among the stallholders in the Kuala Lumpur market was expressed by Mr. G. D. Cameron at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on Wednesday morning. Mr.
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    WAR NEWS
    496 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay March 14. 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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    ANOTHER DEADLOCK IN DOCK STRIKE
    767 4 Second Statement Oh Negotiations Issued A SECOND statement on the negotiations with represe > tives of the 1,500 artisans of the Singapore Hari Board who have been on strike for over two months, i> 5 by the Chinese Secretariat on Thursday, records tha other deadlock
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    Boxing as a Regular Featue For Selangor Scouts
    412 4 Chairman’s Suggestion At Annual Meeting Kuala Lumpur. AT the annual general meeting of the Selangor Boy Scouts’ Association held here on Thursday night, the Hon. Mr. Adrian Clark, chairman of the Executive Committee, made a suggestion that boxing should be introduced as
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    WHY K.L. WAETR SUPPLY WAS LIT
    478 4 Enormous Amount Of Wastage Kuala Lumpur. The assertion that shortage of waler supply in Kuala Lumpur during the past few days, in which the authorities had occasion to cut off the ent’re supply during certain periods of the day, was dur largely to wastage
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    FOOTPADS ATTEMPT FOILED BY CROWD
    181 5 Threw Pepper Into Mari’s Eyes A N Indian clerk, walking to the Indian Overseas Bank to deposit $3,000 cash and acheque for $lOB, had pepper thrown into his eyes when a Chinese cyclist made a daring attempt at robbery in broad daylight yesterday. The incident
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    Girl’s Gold Chain And Pendant Snatched
    111 5 A Chinese girl walking along Kimberley Sweet about 4.00 p.m. yesterday had her gold chain and pendant snatched off by an unknown Chinese cyclist. The victim was in the company of her mother and a little brother. They were proceeding; along Kimberley Street towards
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    CAR & MOTOR CYCLE IN COLLISION
    112 5 CAR MOTOR CYCLE IN COLLISION Accident On Tanjong Tokong Road A collision involving a car and a motor-cycle occurred at Tanjong Tokong Road on Thursday night. The motor cyclist was thrown off his mount and sustained slight injuries. The car. driven by a Chines-, was proceeding along Tanjong Tokong Road
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    S.S. (PENANG) A. ANNUAL MEETING
    41 5 To Be Hehl On Tuesday Al Chamber Of Commerce The sixteenth annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association will be held at the Penang Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. March 19. at 5.15 p.m.
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    62 5 To-morrow at the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. March Teddy O'Neal Hume Overture Zampa Herold Selection Song O'My Heart Duthoit Waltz Destiny Baynes Selection The Shamrock Myddletcn Patrol Bhoys Of Tipperary Amers MOONLIGHT BAND There will be Moonlight Band performances on the Esplanade Bandstand on
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    LIZETTE AT THE E. & O.
    132 5 LIZETTE AT THE E. O. Charming And Vivacions Singer Those who attended the “Black-Out 1 Concerts at the E O. Hotel last Monday and Tuesday were treated, in addition u> the excellent music supplied by Harry Lammerts and his band, to some delightful French songs by Lizette, accompanied on the
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    BOREA AT NEW WORLD TOMORROW
    63 5 A number of borea parties will give performances at the New World Amusement Park on Sunday, March 17, among them being: The Seaforth Highlanders of Hutton Lane, the Pancharagam Party, the Stia Jaya and Yem’s Borea Party. The performances will be staged at the Penang
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      169 5 The Best of This Week’s Screen Fare first Jkix Conflitioned THEATRE IN NORTHERN MALAYA (HE X X COHTROICFO BY Tremendous Success 3 Shows Today At 3.00; 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. 3.00 p.m. Matinee At Popular Prices 15 30 50 cents (Downstairs) Iwwnhafh C.ntvry-feM pr.t.ntt Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production of STANLEYS
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      93 5 MAJESTIC LAST 3 SHOWS 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 An Eloquent Drama Of Courageous Humanity Struggling Under The Iron Heel Of Despotism Secrets Never Before Revealed The Truth Never Before Told “HITLER BEAST OF BERLIN” ALSO A OF iIMELY INTEREST “THE BATTLE FLEETS OF ENGLAND” A New Issue Of “The March
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      329 5 Sunshine Entertain ment for Penang Public NEXT WEEK AT THE REX Controlled by SHAW BROS. LTD., Singapore. A BRAND NEW RE-ISSUE VERSION OF ONE TIME MOST POPULAR MUSICAL COMEDY “Sunshine Susie” STARRING RENATE MULLER JACK HULBERT HEAR AGAIN THIS POPULAR SONG HIT “TO-DAY I FEEL SO HAPPY” ALWAYS LEADING, PAST,
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    A WEEK-END SURVEY
    479 6 I T is generally believed that this week will be a decisive one. Certainly all the signs of the past few days seem to point to this. Herr von Ribbentrop’s visit to Rome may or may not have achieved its purpose but there is no doubt that
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    Around The Town
    56 6 REX CTNEMA “Stanley and Living-stone” 3, 6.15 A 930 p.m QUEEJTB CINEMA Mickey Rooney in “Huckleberry Finn” 6.15 9 30 p xn MAJESTIC CINEMA “Hitler Beast of Berlin” 3, 6.15 A 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR “Sohni Mahiwal” (Punjabi talkie) 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. SUN CINEMA "Wedding of A
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    By The Way
    488 6 Eureka As Garbo you imagine my colleague “Eureka” as Garbo? He won fame at yesterday’s Taiping Races and like the Sphinx of Hollywood, now wants to be left alone. This is what he writes: Dear Alpha, You have used your column shamelessly to laugh at my poor
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    619 6 Saturday, March 16. W7TTH the restoration of peace between Russia and Finland and the elimination of the Scandinavian countries as a potential war zone —at any rate, in the immediate future —the eyes of the world are now focussed on the Near East. jT)UMANIA
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    BOY KILLED BY GRANITE
    83 7 Fatality During Blasting Work Ipoh. A five-year-old boy was fatally injured when struck by some pieces of granite near the quarry at the fourth mile, Cheinor Road on Thursday afternoon. Another child, a girl, was nadly injured and had to be removed to hospital. There was
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    MILK PROFITEER FINED $25
    156 7 Sold Tin More Than Maximum Price Sungei Patani. Another milk profiteering case was brought up before Tuan Syed Hussain Jamallulail, the First Magistrate, in the District Court, when Low Chye Khian was charged with selling a tin of “Gold Coin” sweetened condensed milk for 25 cents
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF IRON
    113 7 ■Sentence was deferred till March 19 On a Chinese, Lim Cheing Seng alias Lim Thean Seng, who pleaded guilty in the Third Police Court before Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday, to a charge of theft of a piece of iron, valued $4, belonging to Lim Kim
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    BRAWL IN PENANG ROAD
    107 7 Sailor Struck On Head A British sailor and a Bengali were involved in an assault in front of a coffee shop in Dato Koyah Road, next to the Straits Echo Building, shortly after 10 o’clock last night. The incident, believed to be a drunken brawl, took
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    Gopeng Road Fatality Recounted In Court
    922 7 Telephone Supdt. Fined And Licence Endorsed Ipoh. Convicted on an alternative charge of dangerous driving, H. W. Mitchell, Superintendent of Telephones, Ipoh, was fined $l5O yesterday by Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, Ipoh First Magistrate, while his licence was also ordered to be endorsed.
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    SUNGEI BESI LABOURERS AGAIN ON STRIKE
    273 7 Protest Against Dismissal: No Untoward Incidents Kuala Lumpur. i »r the second time within three months the Chinese labour force at the Sungei Besi mine has gone on strike; only this lime it is gathered that 1,500 coolies, comprising the entire force, downed tools
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    KNITTERS
    41 7 TAc Hon. Secretary of the Malaya Patriotic Hund requests all knitters to send all finished garments to 3, Pangkor Road as soon as possible as another consignment of goods is to be despatched to London within the next few days.
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    DEATH FOLLOWS COLLAPSE ON SOCCER FIELD
    152 7 Telok Anson Student’s Tragic End Teluk Anson. Tragedy befell a young Chinese schoo 1 lx>y named Looi Kok Kee while playing football cn the Speedy Road padang here on Wednesday afternoon. The boy, who was 18 years of age, was the fourth son of
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    P.C.A.D.A. GOING ON TOUR
    152 7 To Give Charity Performances Ipoh. The Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association Orchestra will be visiting the principal towns of Malaya to give a series of performances in aid of charity. The party will leave Ipoh on Sunday by car and will give a performance that night
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    CHINESE ISLAMIC MISSION
    72 7 Expected At Ipoh Today Ipoh. The Chinese Islamic South Sea Good will Delegation, who have included Ipon it; their itinerary, afe expected here today, according to information given bv the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The delegation will be accommodaetd at the Chinese Assembly Hall at Kuala
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    Entertained At Dinner At Kuala Lumpur
    61 7 A dinner was given to the members of the “Chinese Islamic South Sea Goodwill Delegation” on Wednesday night March 13 by the President and members of the Indian Muslim Association ;Selangor) Malaya at the association premises at Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. The delegation will
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    FEDERAL COUNCILLOR ADVOCATES WAR LOAN
    195 7 F.M.S. Will Not Accept Income Tax Voluntarily Kuala Lumpur. In a four-column article in the Malay Mail, the Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn, Unofficial Member of the Federal Council, presenting the case for a war loan in the F.M.S., states that if income tax is
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    MARAUDING TIGER SHOT AT GRIK
    122 7 Carcase Brought To Town Ipoh. Two Grik Malays brought into Ipoh on Thursday morning a full-grown tiger which they had shot near a Malay village a few miles from Grik. The beast whose full length was eleven feet, had been terrorising the district, taking heavy
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    PUBLIC MEETING AT TAIPING
    71 7 I o Discuss Income Tax Taiping Under the auspices of the Taioing Chamber of Commerce a public meeting will be held on Sunday, March 17, at the Hokkien Hoax Kuan, Taiping at 2 p.m. to discuss the proposed income tax. All members of the public, shop
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    SPEEDING IN VAN
    67 7 Surgei Patani. In tne District Court before Tuan Syed Hussain Jamallulail. the First Magistrate KLoo Ttik Ee was charged with driving a van at an excessive speed at Jalan Sungei Lallang. Sungei Patani, on 27-10-58. Inspector Tuan> Syed .Akil. Assistant 0.C.P.D., Sungei Patani. prosecuted, and the accused
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    NO WATER SHORTAGE IN ALOR STAR
    41 7 Although Alar Star is still sniftering from a heat-wave and the drought continues, there has been no shortage of water. thanks to *he Bukit Pinang Waterworks whose supply has been able to meet all requirements.
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    ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
    104 7 Annual General Meeting Postponed The annual general meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Penang, fixed for Tuesday next. March 19 has been unavoidably postponed. The Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will officially open the eleventh annual conference of the 80th district of Rotary International, comprising
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    PERAK PATRIOTIC FUND
    499 8 List Of Contributors Amount previously acknowledged $192,341.14 By Pinji Estate Lahat —Labour force Asiatic staff 24.20 K.S.B. Staff 500 Central Mental Hospital: Female Attendants 17.80 Male Attendants 16.75 Per Gopeng Representative: Members of Gopeng Gymkhana Club for January Feby. 96.00 Lee Kwet Lim Lee Kah Lim (monthly)
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    PATRIOTIC FUND DONATIONS
    221 8 Penang Total Now $108,757 “The Chartered B ink 01 India. Australia China, as Treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic F*und. acknowledge receipt of the following Penang subscriptions." Amount previously acknowledged $107,625.88 T Fs. 5.00 Monthly subscriptions from Province Wellesley Planters Wives Patriotic Fund 80.00 sth Donation W Penang
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    PRISON FOR STEALING CYCLE BELL
    90 8 Chandu His Trouble. Says Magistrate Two months" rigorous imprisonment was the sentence imposed on Tan Teik Chuan who pleaded guilty before Mr. Lim Koon Teck. yesterday to theft of a bicycle-bell at Khoo Sian Ewe Road about 4.15 p.m. on March 9. The accused had
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    STOWAWAYS TO BE SENT BACK
    99 8 Ordered To Serve Two Weeks’ Gaol First Awaudin, a Punjabi, and Muniandy I were ordered to return to the place where they came from as they were not wanted here. Both of them appeared in the Third Police Court yesterday on a charge of being
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    “GOD’S FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS”
    50 8 Tonight’s Lecture At The Adventist Chapel "God’s Financial Arrangements” is the subject of a prophetic lecture which Professor H. W. Jewkes, B.Th., will deliver at the Seventhday Adventist Chapel. 140, Burmah Road, today at 6 p.m. Community singing will, as usual, precede the lecture. All are welcome
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. YEOH PAIK KEAT
    90 8 There was a large attendance at the funeral of Mis. Yeoh Paik Keat nee Madam Khoo Kheam Neoh. which tocK place from her residence. No. 31. "W ester 1 Road at 10 a.m. yesterciiy for Mhterment at the Batu Lanchang Cemetery. Many wreaths were
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    HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    278 8 Directors' Report For 1939 The following is the Directors’ Report of Haytor Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 1939: Accounts. —The net profit for the year amounts to $16,632.33 subject to Directors’ Fees (as against $14.441.76 for the previous year) to which must
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    65 8 The domestic production of tin anq tinii. ore at 75.5', r.. as represented by exports from the F. M. S.. U. M. S. and the S S. during the month of February 1940 were as follows: tons tons Federated Malay States 6.187.89 Unfederated Mala\ States: Johore 54.50
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    RUBBER CROPS FOR FEBRUARY’
    37 8 lbs Alor Gajah 15.500 Australasia 16.200 Ayer Panas 69.000 Bukit Kubu 8.500 Glenealy 45.000 Jalan Kebun 10.900 Kluang 48.000 Pa jam 167.500 Port Swettenham 7.600 Tambalak 18.500 Teluk Anson 55.439 Ulu Benut 25.000
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    TRACKED DOWN AFTER 2 YEARS
    166 8 Sentence On Bicycle Thief Deferred A bicycle which was missing for two years was recovered following the arrest of a Tamil by a detective who identified the machine as one reported missing from the compound of the St. Xavier’s Institution on February 22. 1938. Enquiries
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    LIQUOR CHARGES
    107 8 A fine of $3O in default fifteen days’ rigorous imprisonment on each of the two charges was imposed on Ong Gnah, who pleaded guilty in the Third Police Court yesterday to two charges of fermenting intoxicating liquor, 14 gallons of fermented rice, and possession of one complete still
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    STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY NOTICE
    467 8 List Of Publication Issued And Received The following publications were issued or received by the Dept, of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the period Feb. 16—29. 1940, inclusive, and' are available for public use in the Reference Library. Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by
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    PAPER MERCHANTS’ WARNING
    118 8 Economy In Use Desirable A Paper Merchant Warns Mai a was the title of the talk broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. at 7 30 last night The speaker was Mr. D. C. Wain -y, manager of a well-known firm of piper importers in Singapore Mr. Walmsley explained the
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    RAJA BENDAHARA OF PERAK
    131 8 Entertained On Visit To Penang In honour of the visit of the Raja Bendahara of Perak and the admission of his younger brother as a student into the Alhuaa Religions School, Pmang the headmaster Tuan Shaik AlmaghralTF and school management yesterday afternoon gave a tea party
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    94 8 Penang. March 15, 1940. (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 47 Canadian 51 3/4 On France Demand 2062 3,4 Lire
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    116 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: .J? POt 251- 15. 0. £252. 10 0. SINGAPORE: £2s Pot $127.25 $127.25 PENANG 8 dOOe 100 tons Spot $127.25 $127 25 RUBBER: LONDON: s P ot Hs«i “Forward” ll%d SINGAPORE: “Spot” 37 Ho 380 PENANG: “Spot” 37 Ho 580 COPRA: PENANG: Sundried
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    897 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR PALM SUNDAY 7.15 a.m. Mattins and Litany. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil > 10.30 am. Mattins and Holy Communion (Chinese) 5.00 p.m. Children s Service 6.00 pm. Evensong and Sermon. Psalms 86. 130. Hymns 99, 106. 98. 108. MONDAY IN
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    EUROPEAN FOUND DEAD
    115 9 Representative Of Piece-Goods Firm Singapore. Mr. Harvey Nicholson, representattaeof a Manchester piece-goods firm, waa found dead on Thursday morning in > drain 40 feet below the window of Jdß apartment in Crescent Flats, Katong. The discovery was made by a messmate, Lieut. L. L. Cooper, of the
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      1770 9 SAIGON A E™ 4 B Bpc ABr Ml m pm. News in French —Rice quotations. 12.35 Concert of light music. 6.05 English pi ogramme: News in English 6.15 WIN AV MABDAC Listeners Arranged Session. £.05 Topic a* 1 M/AUKAo talk. 8.20 News in French. 8.35 A conceit by the Far
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      160 9 PARIS TPA2. 15.24 mc/s (19.68 m. TFB3. 17.81 mc/s (16.81 m.). AJf. 10.20 News in English. P.M. 3.35 News in English. 6.20 News in English SINGAPORE ZHL. 1,333 kc/s (225 m.) ZHP 9.69 mc/s (30.96 m.) 11.00 am. Military Mand Music. 11.15 Light Orchestral Concert played by the Sea View
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    CANADIAN TROOPS
    182 10 8.0. W. Mr. Eden Impressed By Keenness Rugby, March 15. The Dominion. 1 Secretary today visited units of the First Canadian Division. After a four-hour tour of inspection. Mr. Eden said “One cannot but be impressed by the splendid keenness of the men and the wonderful way in
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    WARNING TO STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS
    111 10 JKeufer. Germany Trying To Dispose Of Securities London, March 15. According to the Financial Times, «teps have been taken to put an end to the machinery of the British Stock Exchanges being used for the disposal of securities, principally bearer bonds, on behalf of enemy
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    Aggressors May Now Turn Attention To Balkans
    558 10 RUMANIA NEXT CENTRE OF INTEREST Germany To Persuade Russia To Restrain London, March 15 Now that the Russo-German preoccupations over Finland have ended, diplomatic commentators on the continent are turning their attention to the Balkans, especially as Rumania is likely to be the
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    ALLEGED NAZI AGENT
    111 10 —Reuter. Dutch Official On Trial In Camera The Hague, March 15. M. Van Hoeven, a high official of the Ministry' of Social Affairs, was placed on trial in camera here today on a charge of supplying shipping secrets to Germany. His wife and another official, M. Buve,
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    DOVER PATROL
    81 10 .—Reuter. Inspection By The King London, March 15. The King today spent several hours inspecting the Dover Control. ViceAdmiral Ramsay' explained the work of the patrol and the King talked to the officers and men who man the destroyers, trawlers, paddle steamers and other craft that keep the
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    DR. BENES’ STIRRING MESSAGE TO COUNTRYMEN
    582 10 Day Of Allied I ictory And Freedom Not Far Off Rugby, March 15 I oilowing the message by the Foreign Secretary to the Czech people broadcast in the Czech news last evening. Dr. Benes, the second President of the Czechoslovak Republic, delivered a lengthy
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    TO BE ETERNALLY GERMAN”
    127 10 —’Reuter. Bohemia X Moravia Two Supreme Pearls Berlin, March 15. Thanking Baron von Neurath for this loyal message on the anniversary of the occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. Hitler states: “For a thousand years the two provinces were reckoned the supreme pearls of the old German
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    SINO-BURMESE CONFERENCE
    87 10 i.—Reuter. To Avoid All Possible Disputes Chungking, March 15. To avoid possible disputes between the Chinese .and Burmese in the border districts, it has been decided to hold a conference yearly, with the leaders of the Chinese and Burmese tribes along the border participating. The first conference is
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    POLISH FORCE IN FRANCE
    39 10 .—Reuter. Paris, March 15. The Polish News Agency' reveals that a Polish Expeditionary Force comprising army', naval, and air force units had been waiting in France fully prepared to join the Anglo-French troops to Finland.—Reuter.
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    Guerillas In Hopei Well Supplied
    380 10 —Reuter MERCK AMS \Bi E TO RI N BLOCK Ahl Chungking, March 15 Beer, cigarettes, newspapers and other luxuries are eas y obtainable in guerilla districts in Hopei Province, according to the Se-cretary-General of the Kuomintang in Hopei, who has arrived here. Chinese merchants are
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    IMPORTS CONTROL
    92 10 I —Reuter. Tinned Bottled Fmits Added To List London, March 15. Tinned and bottled fruits have been added to the list of goods which may not be imported into Great Britain, except under licence. It is stated that there are very large stocks in the country and imports
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    PUPPET REGIME IN KWANGTUNG
    60 10 Reuter. To Be Set I p Before End Of March Canton, March 15. The Kwangtung provincial government is expected to be inaugurated before the end of March simultaneously with Wang Ching-wei’s tiew Central regime. It is reliably rumoured that Wang Ching-wei has a’ready appointed a Chinese
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    O’DWYER MURDER
    90 10 Reuter. Alleged Assailant’s Name Given As I dham Singh London, March 15. The name of the alleged Caxton Hall assailant was given in an official Parliament report as Udham Singh.— Messages from India have been arriving at the India Office throughout the day congratulating the Secretary of State
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    £375,000 FOR SAILORS
    53 10 —Reuter. Contribution From Viceroy’s Fund New Delhi, March 15. The Viceroy' has authorised a contribution of £375,000 from the Viceroy’s War Purposes Fund to King George's Fund for sailors, requesting the authorities of the latter fund to co-operate closely with the Indian Comforts Fund in London which
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    SCANDINAVIAN ALLIANCE AN URGENT MATTER
    403 10 Defence Measures Bein’» Speeded Up tn All Directions Stockholm. March 15 While the Norwegian and Swedish Governments art examining Finland’s plans for a defensive alliance, public opinion is divided as to its desirability. Large Norwegian circles will reject any defensive pact on h R grounds
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    GUSTILO OUTPOINTS CHENG LEAN
    264 11 Last Night’s Boxing At Fun Frolic K ringside) Virile lighting was seen last night at the Fun Frolic Stadium when K.O. Gustilo (10.00), scored a clever victory over Cheah Cheng Lean in the main contest over ten rounds. Ihe fight was packed with plenty of thrills
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    PENANG SPORTS CLUB TENNIS
    210 11 The Finals of the Doubles Championship between J P. de C. Hamilton and A G. Honey and N. G. Morris and 1 J. B. Pickering will tc played on Thursday, March 21 and at 7 p.m. the prizes won in the rou.rnan?.cnt will be presented RESULTS
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    A.R.P. LAMP SHADES
    81 11 A- big shipment of A.R.P. lamp shades, a type approved by the Director of Air Raid Precautions, Singapore, has arrived in Penang. This is the only type of A.R.P. lamp shade that is really cheap and efficient. It Is being sold at 25 cents each. This shade
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    WESLEY EPWORTH LEAGUE
    42 11 e Penang Wesley Epworth WiJl be bolding a cottage jj. niet ‘ting at the "Manse” near Wesley Church at 7.30 p.m. on held Marc b 23. A social will be A 1 owing the prayer meeting. e cordially invited.
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    STATE CRICKET TRIAL TODAY
    197 11 Changes Ln Teams The revised teams for the State Cncket Trial to be played on the Western Road Ground at 2.15 p.m. today and 11 am. tomorrow are as follows: L. J. Thompsons XI: L. J. Thompson (Capt.), Tan Ah Ee, A. J. Williams, S. T.
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    GOLF
    33 11 The first Monthly Medal Competition of Penang Turf Club Golf Section will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, 1940. Ball sweeps will also be held on this Competition.
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TODAY’S RACES AT TAIPING
    408 11 2. 20 0 WAR LINEN 12y 12.07 Sw p /3 1 1 2 T of AI W E Northoote-Green Ormer 14 J 2 n 1107 Mr P J Mad e Own4. 03 0 WALAI ioy 10.07 Mr. J. Wentscher Owner 5. 0 NAGAEA 8
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    146 11 ft I ‘THE RIDING BOY’ “TIC TAC “EPSOM JEEP” “EUREKA" “MAN-ON-THE-1 Penang Penang Ipoh Koala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh "THE MAJOR** ft A, p o Captain Ball Captain Ball Lassa Captain Ball Lassa Lassa War Linen War Linen Captain Ball Lassa Captain Ball War Linen ft p
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    P.F.A. AND ALOR STAR DRAW AT SOCCER
    375 11 Visitors Give Better Display The Penang Football Association narrowly escaped a defeat at the hands of the Alor Star Football XI on the Victoria Green yesterday when the teams shared four goals. Mr. J. E. Miller refereed and the teams lined out as
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    Star Lock Returns $7l At Taiping Races
    995 11 TWO WINNERS FOR VAN BREUKELEN weather favoured the opening day of the Taiping Turf Club Skye Meeting. The going was good and there was a fair crowd present. Rain fell towards the end. The last race was run in a heavy drizzle. The
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    OUR SPORTS DIARY
    93 11 TODAY SOCCER: P. Garrison vs. C.R.C.* Glugor Ground. O.X.A. vs. I.R.C.* Dato Kramat Ground. M.D.S.C. “B” vs. “C” Malay Cpy. Renong Ground. CRICKET: State Cricket Trial (2.15 pjn.) Western Rd. Ground. PO.R.C. vs. OX.A. S.X.L Ground BADMINTON: Penang Junior Tournament Free School Hall. HOCKEY C.R.C. Ladles vs.
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    SOCCER
    53 11 Coronation Youngsters vs Marines Al the Dato Kramat ground tomorrow at 5.15 pan. sharp. Malay C. Y: Md. Aman; S. K. Yusoff, M. Yusoff; H. B. Hamid, V. Ismail. Ahmad Ghows; Che Med, Mohd. Na tar. Aziz Noor, Ahmad Omar and B. IsmafiL Reserves:—Bakar Ismail, A. RAhman, Mohd. Shariff.
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    “EUREKA” PICKS ALL FIVE WINNERS
    36 11 “Eureka,” the Kuala Lumpur racing tipster of the “Pinang Gazette,” was remarkably successful with his tips for yesterday’s races. With Hilarity and Pretty Quiet scratched, he tipped straight all five winners.
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    HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY OF IPOH RACES
    919 12 HORSES—CIass 4—Division I—s Furs. Straight 34 1 ALL GOLD 5y 9.00 Mr. M. van Breukelen TjLv’al 24 1 WODEN 7y 8.12 Mr. A. van Tooren Bowden <1 2 LITTLE JOHN 6y 8.12 “Rehgit Stable AUTUMN BRIDE 3y 8.06 Mr. •H. W. Cowling <0
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    605 12 Mrs. J. D. M. Smith of Alor Star has gone on a visit to Kelantan and will not be back until after Easter. Mr. G. D. Haggitt of Sagil Estate, Tangkak, is shortly proceeding to Hongkong on three weeks leave. Mr. If. Rees, an officer of the
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    29 12 —Reuter. Hanover. New Hampshire. March 15. John Woodruff ran the fastest haLmile in history in 1 minute 47.7 seconds at an indoor meeting here. —Reuter.
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    GUNNY DEALER REFUSED DISCHARGE
    477 12 Petitioner Rebuked By Court Over His Affairs Kun Soo, sole proprietor of Bun Ban Bee, gunny-bag dealers, Penang, who applied for his discharge from bankruptcy was refused his discharge by Mr. Justice Aitken in the Supreme Court yesterday. His Lordship severely rebuked petitioner j for having
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    GERMAN AIR RAIDS
    274 12 —B.O.W'. Proportion Of Losses Continues To Rise Rugby, March 15. Reliable air observers in London calculate that the R.A.F. has. up to date, carried out over a thousand day and night flights over enemy territory. They also show by an analysis of German air raids that the
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    113 12 —8.0. W 4.500.000 Persons Covert'd By Act Rugby, March 15. Replying to a Commons question on Thursday, the Minister of Labour disclosed that since the Holidays-with-Pay Act came into operation in July, 1938. orders requiring employers to provide paid holidays have been issued in respect of 49
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