Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 March 1940

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 HJBLISHED DAILY h O 71. Vol. XCVIIL MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1944). PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 183 1 Developments” Fail To Materialise London, March 25. In the absence of developments of major importance, London diplomatic correspondents have been induced to speculating on the reasons for the sudden change of tone in news coming out of Germany. IT IS COMMON GROUND THAT THERE
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  • 43 1 —Reuter. Statement By Air Ministry London, March 25. An Air Ministry bulletin declares that there is no ti uth in the reports published abroad that one or more R.A.F. aircraft have violated Danish neutrality and fired on civilians. —Reuter.
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  • 26 1 -8.0. W. Rugby, March 25. The King and Queen were present at the morning service in the Royal Chapel, Windsor Castle. —8.0. W.
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  • 23 1 The King and Queen in the Royal Box at His Majesty’s with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
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  • 132 1 —Reuter. London, March 25. According to the German wireless, the steamer “Edmund Huge Stinnes” was sunk by a British submarine “near the Danish port of Ejbgerb. The announcer also alleged that two British destroyers “challenged and molested” a German steamer, the “Nordland in Nordwegian waters.”
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  • 392 1 I leuter. If Allies Win LORI) HALIFAX’S MESSAGE Rugby, March 25. A m?-sage from Lord Halifax to the Fir n people was included in the Finnish news bulletin last night, r.e Foreign Secretary said: “There ue no people,! would more gladly address than the brave
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  • 167 1 B O.W. Mr. MacDonald’s Visit To Paris Welcomed Rueby, March 23. v. looming the Colonial Secretary s re i visit to Paris, the weekly journal. 'canist, writes’ “It is excellent news permanent liaison offices will be •lished in the two capitals to promote i-colonial Little by little iheres
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  • 32 1 —Reuter. London, March 25. An Admiralty communique announces that His Majesty’s trawler the Loch Asiater was sunk by a mine. AH the crew were rescued and Landed. —Reuter.
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  • 103 1 —Reuter. Rome, March 25. Ihe suggestion that the It alum ami German Governments are to form a triumvirate wi th Moscow to divide the Balkans and the Danube basin into respective spheres of influence is described in Italia n political circles as sensational propaganda by the democraci
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  • 138 1 -THE PRIMATE London, March 25. The Archbishop of Canterbury preaching at Canterbury said that at no time within the last 1700 years had the powers of evil been more active and more insolent. Reuter. “It is truly a spectacle of humanity suffering on a
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  • 46 1 —Reuter. Food Ministry Buys Whole Crop London, March 23. The Ministry of Food announces that the British Government this year has bought the whole of the crops of Indian and Ceylon tea and is importing no more Java or “common” China grades.—Reuter.
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  • 41 1 -8.0. W. Rugby, March 25. The Air Ministry announced this afternoon that “during Saturday night R-A.F. aircraft carried out reconnaissance flights over extensive areas of north-west Germany. One of our airqraft failed to return.” —8.0. W.
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  • 283 1 All Precautions Being Taken Stockholm. March 24. SPEAKING at Malmo today M. Skold, the Swedish Defence Minister, after saying tha t despite difficulties, goodwill to reach a conclusion would surely carry through the proposed defensive alliance between S weden, Norway and Finland, urged his listeners to be
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  • 419 2 APPEALS BROADCAST TO FRENCH TROOPS 1 o Stop F igh ting ALLIES REPLY WITH GUNFIRE THE Germans have launched a big “peace offensive” along the Rhine. Appeals to the French to stop fighting have blared across the river from loud speakers, blazoned on
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  • 88 2 —Reuter. Goering Directs Repairs London, Mar. 24. According to the German wireless, extensive areas on both Lc-.nKs of the River Oder were flooded when a clam burst near Mederbutzen yesterday. No details as to the causes and consequences were given bv the wireless but judging from
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  • 206 2 —Reuter. British Claims Not Exaggerated London, March 24. The British authorities declare themselves satisfied that their claims aboutthe damage on Sy It during the raid are not exaggerated. These were on two hangars the railway connecting Hornum List, the land entrance to the jetty, on and near
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  • 89 2 y Offer Of Treasury Bills Fully Allotted London, March 23. The money market, despite pre-payments for War Loan subscription, together with good holiday currency, on enquiry overnight, showed that credit continued plentiful. This week’s offer of £50.000.000 Treasury bills were fully allotted. The average rate was twenty
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  • 38 2 —8.0. W. Spending Easter At Windsor Rugby, March 23. The King and Queen are spending Easter at the Royal Lodge at Windsor Great Park. This morning the Queen and the two Princesses went shopping in Windsor.—B.O.W.
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  • 33 2 —Reuter. Vatican City, March °4 "Christianity is the sure hope to all who practise it,” declared the Pope in his benediction pronounced during High Mass at St. Peter’s today.—Reuter.
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  • 78 2 I.—Reuter. U.S. Building 70-Ton Bomber New York. March 23. The United States Army has revealed that a new 70-ton bomber of the “Flying Fortress” type described as the worlds largest plane is now being built in America, according to reports from Washington. The plane is said to
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  • 61 2 —Reuter. Fight With Two Enemy Machines Amsterdam, March 23. A British fighter plane was shot down about noon today in a fight with two German planes at a great height near Lobith on the Dutch-German frontier. The plane crashed in flames into the River Oudewaal on
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  • 66 2 -Reuter. Immediate Rise In Wages And Salaries Rome, March 23. An immediate rise of ten to fifteen per cent, on all wages and salaries is a welcome Easter gift received by Italians. The rise was decided by the Central Committee of the Corporation at a meeting
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  • 55 2 —Reuter. Peace Policy Resolution Carried London. March 23. The Co-operative Party’s Conference in London by 3,935,000 votes to 1,169,000 carried a resolution approving the Party’s Peace Policy. A statement of the policy pointed out that it was in the hope of securing a lasting peace that the cooperative
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  • 304 2 •-B.OW Allies" Aims Most Practical SUPPORTED BY THIRD PARTIES Rugby, March 23. The weekly, Spectator, has some interesting comments under the heading “Condition of Peace.” It points out the aims of the Allies are most practical, moderate and well-known but adds that a disinterested third party may
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  • 120 2 -BOW Arduous Duties For Navy In Mediterranean Rugby. March 23. The work of British naval units in the [Mediterranean in applying contraband control means arduous duties for British patrols For example, in one patrol area in the Mediterranean area alone H.M. ships bad "spoken’ to 698 vessels between the
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  • 92 2 —Reuter. Mass Production Of •*Morane” 406 Paris. March 23. It is now revealed that France is turning out. by mass production. a new fighter which is a great improvement on the “Morane” 406. which has proved itself superior to the Messerschmitt in several air combats. The new
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  • 68 2 —Rt titer. Copenhagen, March 2 i. rpHE German steamer Edmun Hugo Stinnes IV, 2,18*. ns> was sunk by a submarine during the night in the N th- West off Thorsminde on the west coast of Jutland. Th e w reached the Danish shore
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  • 88 2 —Reuter. Socialists Pass Resolution London, Mar. 24. A resolution insisting on the duty of Socialists to dissociate themselves from the Stalinist regime’s foreign and military policy was carried by seventy votes to twenty-one at the Independent Labour Party’s conference at Nottingham today. Mr. Fenner Brocklay,
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  • 133 2 Reuter. Reason For Chamber’s Adverse Vote Paris. March 23. The Chamber has 1 until April 2. One of the reasons for the adverse vote is that M. Reynaud tried to do too much. When the country was looking for a strong Government bent
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  • 161 2 —Reuter. German Charge Re i By Air Minis!; London. Mai 23 The charge made by a broad:: German wireless that British j ol6 have been ordered by the Air A attack unarmed merchentm r criminately was refuted by an t :licn of the Air
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  • 127 2 —Reuter. Assurance Broadcast By Lord Halifax London. March 24 "If others had shared Finland’s determination to resist evil and barbarism in the only possible way now left to civilisation—by force of arms—the citizens of our two countries would now have been fighting side by side
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  • 48 2 —Reuter. Condition Causing Grave Anxiety Wellington, March 24. An evening bulletin says that Mr. Savage continued losing strength througtiout the day and his condition is more critical. Mr. Savage is definitely' much weaker, according to the latest bulletin. His condition is causing the gravest anxiety.—Reuter.
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  • 40 2 —Reuter. Not Searching For “Queen Man*' London. March 24 According to the Rome Radio, a denial has been Issued in Berlin to the reports that the battleship Deutschland is searching the Western Atlantic for the liner Queen Mary’.—Reuter.
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  • 43 2 —Reuter. Old-Timers Present ha.' Players AH Square London. Mar. 24, The old-timers. James Bi Herd, playing with a m cored golf ball, finished al Henry Cotton and Arthui an old-time ball over eigh: Sandy' Lodge course in a Cross —Reuter.
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  • 31 2 MUSLIM LEAGUE KHAKSA —Reuter. Lahore, March The Subjects Committee r• ir* League passed a resoluti early cancellation of th the Khaksar organisation 1 ,4iuy manding that a commit: be set up.—Reuter.
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  • 41 2 8.0. W. Rugby March 3 A AflSSlDn* The Rumanian Eoonoi.: headed by M. Yordon. Sc 5 to the Rumanian Econ of expected in London in the c<'. next fortnight for talks on nian trade and payments hi w,l
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  • 64 2 Reuter. Shots Fired At Sind Ex-Premier Lucknow, Mar 24. According to the Hardoi (United Provinces» correspondent of the Pioneer, an attempt was made to assassinate Khan Bahadur Allahbux ex-Premier of Sind, while returning to Sind by tram from Ramgarh yesterday. When he was passing Hardoi. a man appeared
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  • 39 2 .—Reuter. Copenhagen, March 24. A foreign plane flew low over coastal territory near Jutland this afternoon and is alleged to have opened machine-gun fire on five civilians in the fields but no one was injured.—Reuter.
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  • 254 2 x Chungking. March 24. After ten days fighting, the Japanese forces which have been advancing eastward from the railway south o f Nanning into the south western areas of Kwangtung Province, are now withdrawing to the highway ac cording to a Chinese field dispatch from the
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  • 1330 3  -  Ry Matthew de Couves i I N G time ago, in the vanished A war days when income tax was hilling in the and whisky r six a bottle and the poor were thoiiu know their place, replete an( j t quil middle-class Europe had j
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  • 374 3 U.S, Condemnation Of Atrocities New York. rpHE Vatican report on the appalling conditions in that part of Poland occupied by the Germans has made a profound impression in the United States where the principal newspapers have devoted whole pages to a textual reproduction of the
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  • 128 3 Inspector Killed Lausanne. Police Inspector Jaccount was killed and two others injured when a parcel bomb exploded at the headquarters of the Canton, of Vaud secret police. The parcel w'as taken to the post by a German named Zuschnig, who was also injured. Zuschnig, who
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  • 137 3 Objector Gives Way J London. W. J. Hughes, an Anglesey labourer, was a conscientious objector. He should have appeared at the Caernarvon Conscientious Objectors’ Tribunal. He wrote this letter instead: “Since I got notice to appear at the tribunal my wife has done nothing
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  • 404 4 Highly Compromising Literature Seized Singapore. 4 RAID on a “propaganda office of a secret nature conA taining highly compromising and secret hand-written documents of the Communist Party” was described by Mr. F I Tremlett, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Special Branch, on Thursday, during a case in
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  • 85 4 Forty American women, their ages ranging from 22 years onwards, travelled from Honolulu to Manila by the American vessel City of Norfolk which arrived in Singapore on Thursday. Most of the women, who are waves of members of the United States Air Force,
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  • 431 4 Story Of Lost Diamond Bracelet Kuala Lumpur. A diamond bracelet formed the subject of a theft charge against a Chinese woman named Lim Ah Choo, who appeared before Raja Ayoub (Third Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur) on Thursday, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court. The woman was also
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  • 51 4 Although you cannot see their faces, we present Miss Ivy Royers, of Chiswick, and Private Hugh Wickstead, of the East Kent Regiment, after their wedding at Brentford. They met for the first time six months ago I when they were both seeing friends off at a London
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  • 396 4 ORDER BY FOOD CONTROLLER IN an Order issued on Friday the Food Controller makes further reductions in the maximum price of Thailand No. 2 White Rice, and also in the price of Anniun Nq. 2 White Rice. This is the second reduction made within a
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  • 173 4 Cantonese Woman Fined $2 Malacca. In a criminal summons case heard in the Malacca Police Court on Tuesday, Low Kan Hoh, a Cantonese house servant, who was convicted on her own plea, was fined $2 and costs of summons on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt
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  • 434 4 March 21. 1940. Kira 2 sa-ribu butir bom telah di-gugor-kan di-atas pulau Jerman yang bernama Sylt itu tatkala British melakukan serangan2 udara di-atas-nya malam sa-malam. Seranean2 itu maseh belum berhenti pada pagi2 sa-malam pada hal telah dli-jalan-kan bertalu2 dan oleh kumpulan2 kapal terbang yang bergeler2 sa-lama tujoh jam.
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  • 81 4 Singapore. Alleged to have been a member of an unlawful society, the “Malayan Communist Party,” Cheng Siu Liong, a 39-year-old Kheh, appeared before Mr. H. Watson in the Singapore third court on Thursday. The charge was explained to accused and bail was opposed when the
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  • 747 4 Satisfactory Profit For Year’s Working Shou n Mr. E. H. Bulford, (Chairman) presided at the teenth annual general meeting of Lesong Tujo Rubbei 1 Ltd., which was held in Penang on Monday. March 18 present were Mr. C. Martin (Director) and Mr. A. hi >.
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  • 249 4 Singapore. Police officers and others connected with public safety attended a private screening at the Capitol cinema on Thursday of a short propaganda film “Drunken Driving.” The film, which was made in America, provides a vivid though necessarily grim reminder of the dangers of
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  • 180 4 Result Of Changes In Inspectorate Statistics showing that since the reduction in the number of European police inspectors in the Straits Settlements the proportion of discovered crimes has considerably decreased were furnished by a member at a committee meeting of the European Association of Malaya held
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  • 121 5 Reported Assault By Six Men An affrav involving some seven Chinese was reported to have occurred in Katz Street on Friday night shortly after 10 o’clock. One of the alleged participants, a seventeen-year-old Chinese youth, was brought to the General Hospital by ambulance suffering from a
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  • 215 5 Front Wheel Gives Way Under Strain CONDUCTOR BURIED ALIVE IN EARTH Alor Star. SERIOUS motor accident resulting in the death of two persons occurred near the 7th milestone on the way to Langgar on the morning of 11.2.59, (March 20), when the left front
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  • 156 5 Fifth Malav Arrested Kuala Kangsar. The fifth man concerned in the sensational jewel theft —in which four young Malays were charged in the Police Court with theft of $469 worth of jewellery and $7O cash, belonging to a 50-year-old Malay woman—was produced before Che Ismail, the Magistrate,
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  • 62 5 Villagers Petition Mr. Goodman A petition has been sent to the Hon. the Resident Councillor, Mr. A. M. Goodman. by the inhabitants of Bagan Jermal Atas. Tanjong Tokong and. Tanjong Bui gah villages against the decision of the Municipal Commissioners to deviate the Blue Bus
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  • 179 5 Collision With Car At Junction A collision involving a car and a Chinese cyclist occurred at Burmah Road at the junction of Macalister at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. The cyclist, who was thrown off his mount, had a couple of his teeth knocked out. The car, driven
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  • 165 5 Young Malay Bound Over Kuala Kangsar. Alleged to have slashed at a compatriot with a ”golok.” fortunately without any serious consequences, a young Malay, Sl.ahuddin bin Uda Mat Asim, was bound over in the sum of $5O in two sureties tn be of good behaviour for a
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  • 93 5 A tea-party was held at the Violet Cafe, Wembley Park, at 11 o’clock yesterday morning in honour of the arrival of the four Chinese officials from the Provincial Government in Canton. The party, who are on a goodwill mission to Malaya, are studying the conditions
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  • 111 5 Promising Turn-out By T.A. Girls Teluk Anson. A promising turn-out at hockey by the local girls was seen on the Speedy Road lower padang here on Tuesday afternoon. This was their second appearance, having taken up to the game only last week and it is encouraging to note
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  • 226 5 Batu Gajah Beaten By Ipoh Batu Gajah. Adapting themselves better to the wet conditions, the Ipoh Anderson School defeated the Government English School. Batu Gajah, by two goals to nil in a game of soccer played on the school padang on Wednesday evening. The visitors were definitely the
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  • 410 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Dr. E. C. Chitty, State Surgeon, I Perak, who was on leave at Singapore, j has resumed duties. Mr. N. Grice, M.C.S., has been appointed to be a Municipal Commissioner. Penang vice Mr. S. M. Middlebrook. M.C.S., resigned. Mr. T. G. D. Ashley Cooper has been appointed to
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    • 107 5 HERE’S YOUR HOLIDAY LAUGH SHOW! QUEEN’S 3 SHOWS TODAY AT 3.00, 6.15 9.30 p.m. Matine*» Today At 3 p.m. Reduced Prices Downstairs 15, 30 And 50 Cents Here’s Ginger's Gorgeous Comedy Sensation A Rocket-Burst Of Fun Loaded Show I GINGER ROGERS in ‘‘FIFTH AVENUE GIRL” With Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale,
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  • 398 6 npilE determination and confidence which characterised Mr. Chamberlain’s speech in the Commons last Tuesday have created a very favourable impression in all countries with the exception, of course, of Germany and Russia. America is particularly struck by the Premier’s acceptance of whatever challenge Hitler may now throw
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  • 141 6 BEX CINEMA Jane Withers in “Pack Up Your Troubles’’ 3, 6 .15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Ginger Rogers in "Fifth Avenue Girl” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. I MAJESTIC CINEMA Jack Buchanan in “Gang’s All Here” 6.15 and 9.30 p m. WINDSOR "Mr. Wong Seeks A Position”
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  • 505 6 The Garb Of Old Gaul A SCOTSMAN'S plea for the kilt has been turned down. Pipe he never so sweetly, the member for East Fife cannot persuade the War Office, in the delicious language which suits the occasion, “to relax the official attitude towards the Scottish national
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  • 643 6 Easter Monday, March 25. r PHE Easter festival has, officially, another day to go. So far, the world has been permitted to enjoy its Easter. But, some quarters think, not because the dictators wanted to but because there has been a hitch somewhere. r
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  • 3499 7 Mr. M. J. Thorpe 9 s 4 ~4. Services To Cause Of Radio ZHJ BROADCASTS FAREWELL PARTY A I’PROPRIATELY enough, Penang’s last farewell function yesterday to Mr. M. J. Thorpe, Municipal Engineer, and Mrs. Thorpe was by the Penang Wireless Society, which might
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  • 162 7 COLLISION NEAR NEW LANE JUNCTION A SERIOUS collision between a naotor-cycle and tan Indian cyclist occurred at Dato Kramat Road near the junction of New Lane last night. The cyclist sustained severe injuries and had to be removed to the (ieneral Hospital by ambultince. The motor-cyclist,
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  • 79 7 The wedding of Mr. Tan Boon Keat of Messrs. Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Co., younger son of the late Mr. Tan Thean Seng, with Miss Quah Phaik Suan, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Quah Choo Eng and Madam Ooi Swee Lan, will take place at the Church of
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  • 51 7 The death occurred on Good Friday of Mr. Lam Choy Thin, at his residence in Argyll Road, Penang. Deceased, who was 71 years of age, leaves two wives, eight sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. The date of the funeral has not yet been
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  • 25 7 At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, yesterday, a daughter was born to Mrs. Lam Kooi Koon, wife of Mr. Lam Kooi Khoon, Sub-Editor, Pinang Gazette.
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  • 45 7 An extraordinary meeting of the Legislative Council will be held at 10 a.m. on April 2. It is thought in some circles that the meeting will discuss the question of Income Tax, but so far the agenda has not been issued.
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  • 151 7 Miss G. Deviammal And Mr. S. Chelliah The marriage took place yesterday of Miss Ganga Deviammal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.M.T. Govindasamy Pillay of Butterworth, and Mr. S. Chelliah, son of Mr. S. Saravanan, at No. 21, Kajang Road. The ceremony was attended by a large
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  • 2530 8 LOCAL PLAYERS IN SEVEN FINAL EVENTS Peng Soon And Teik Hock Rivals For Singles Title CECILIA CHAN’S BID FOR TRIPLE CROWNS Ipoh. pENANG players are in all the seven finals of the Malayan Badminton Championships which will conclude today at the Ipoh Town Hall. Ooi Teik
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  • 558 8 Thrills At A. A. M. Hill Climb At Gopeng Lim Peng Han, driving his latest “L. A. Special” set up a new course record for cars, recording 35.9 seconds against his own record of 38.8 seconds set up last year at the A.A.M. hill
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  • 304 8 Selangor Lok W ah’s Two Matches In Penang The Lok Wah B.P. of Selangor were engaged in two friendly matches during the week-end. In their first encounter v. the Limstead B.P. on Friday, they lost badly by 7 games to nil. but on Sunday, they beat the
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  • 674 9 418,000.000 Fortune Seized By Nazis Seven years ago three men got behind shuttered windows of a Cologne mansion (says Cavalcade of Feb. 3). One was owner of the mansion, Baton Kurt von Schroeder, wealthy Cologne banker and industrialist. Another was Franz von Papen, resigned Chancellor of
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  • 753 9 Fallinji Credi't And Lowered Capacity For Production Zurich, Feb. 9. \NLY fresh conquests can stave off a German defeat on economic grounds, according to experienced financial observers here. Up till now, these observers point out. whenever Germany has felt the pinch financially
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  • 1106 9 Resources Of Allies And Nazis Compared TV HAT is the balance sheet of strength as between the contending forces in Europe? What are the similarities and contrasts, if one compares 1939 with 1914? (asks William H. Chamberlain in the “Christian Science Monitor). Although the
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  • 276 9 VP7ESTERN Front Romance No. 1 has come to Olga Richards, 22 year-oM variety actress from Ching* ford, Essex —all because she joined th» “Hello, Happiness” company to entertain the British Forces in. France. Two weeks ago, after a journey from England, the company arrived late
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  • 135 9 Licence Suspended For 3 Months A European, B. M. Douglas, of the Naval Base, was on Wednesday fined $lOO in the Singapore traffic district court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report an accident between his car and another on Bukit Timah Road on
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    • 450 9 RADIO TO-DAY B. B. C. TRANSMISSION— FIVE. From 640 9.35 a.m. GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31 55 m.) GSC 9.58 Mc/s (31.32 m.) GSE 11.86 Mc/s (25.29 m) GSD 11/« 5 Mc/s (25.53 m.) TRANSMISSION—SIX. From 10.00 11.50 am. GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSC 9.58 Mc/s (31.32 m.) GSB 9.51
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    • 79 9 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.3 m.) A.M. 7.30 Ligiit Music 7.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin (Rebroadcast). 8.10 Close Down. (approx.) P.M. 5.30 Indian Programme. 5.45 News in Tamil. 5.55 Malay Programme. 6.10 News >n Malay. 6.20 Chinese Programme. 6.40 News in Hokkien. 6.50 (BBC. FAill News Bulletin Rebroadcast). 7.10
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    • 48 9 WHAT A WAR! by Gilbert Wilkinson H I llrK 11 H -?IT< ak I w tv RW I ill I 1 4 jL IBi I a 1 '.Pj 1 i —x jg i z<' < I SWASTIK AND SIEGFRIED “H'/iat have you found. “Not a sausage” ‘‘So have 1”
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  • 415 10 London, March 23 Members of the I.R.A. in the Dartmoor gaol are believed to have seized and locked up two warders and then set fire to a block of the prison. Smoke and flames were seen rising from the gaol. All warders
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  • 167 10 No Quarrels Between “Aussies” Arabs London, March 23. Reuter is authorised to state that despite the German radio claims, there has been no instances of rioting or quarrels between the Austialians and the Arabs in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem and Jaffa. On the contrary the discipline of
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  • 301 10 SUSPICIONS GAINING GROUND IN BERLIN No Developments At Easter M. MOLOTOV NOT VISITING BERLIN London, March 23 The Moscow radio broadcast an official statement, declaring that “All reports that M. Molotov is going to Berlin, or any other German city are pure invention.” The Rome
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  • 116 10 .—Reuter. London, March 23 Despite the war, there has been a tremendous holiday rush. The traffic on the railways hitherto this Easter substantially exceeds last Easter and is double that of Easter 1938. Officials of the London Midland Scottish Railway declare that it was the
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  • 218 10 —Reuter. Resolutions By Muslim League Lahore, Merch 23. Delegates from 40 Indian States were present at the inaugural meeting of the All India States Muslim League, which is formed to embrace subjects of the states. The latter are not included in the activities of the
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  • 110 10 —Reuter. Joint Meeting Of Experts To Be Held Shortly London, March 21. In reply to a question in the House of Commons. Mr. MacDonald explained the scope of the Anglo-French colonial agreement. He said that already since the outbreak of the war various problems entailing close co-operation
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  • 166 10 —Reuter. Heinkels Driven Off By R.A.F. Planes London, March 23. An Admiralty announcement states that three naval aircraft forming a part of a convoy's escort encountered ten Heinkel bombers who immediately commenced unloading their bombs while climbing to the shelter of the clouds. The leading British machine
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  • 45 10 .—Reuter. London, March 22.' The King has already awarded three decorations for the Hornum raid. Squadron-Leader W. H. N. Turner and acting Flight-Lieutenant J. J. Bennett were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Sergeant J. L. Fletcher the Distinguished Flying Medal.—Reuter.
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  • 144 10 r.—Reuter. Increased Activity On Western Front Paris. March 23. French troops had no difficulty in driv- ing back some strong German patroLs which approached the French lines around river Blies. The weather is more favourable for I air activity and a number of planes took
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  • 72 10 .—Reuter. Social Credit Party Losses Edmonton, March 23. Returns so far available in the Alberta Provincial elections show that the Social Credit Party is far from having the walk-over which put in its chief apostle, Mr. Aberhart, into power five years ago. Hitherto the Party has won
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  • 55 10 —Reuter. Prayers Offered For His Recovery Wellington, March 23. Churches have decided to offer prayers for the recovery of Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, whose health is giving rise to anxiety. Messages of sympathy and good wishes were received from the King as well as Mr. Chamberlain, Mr.
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  • 88 10 .—Reuter. Russians Take Over Helsinki, y 3 Hangoe is now a sealed city. 1 night the Russians formally to;■ oVer from a group of Finnish offici i cordance with the terms of ivaca Treaty and all communication rest of Finland was severed. When a group of
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  • 276 10 .—Reuter. British Party Threatened By Demonstrators Peiping, March 23 A British consular official at d two members of the United Church of Can*, da Mission were threatened by antiBrit'sh ch monstrators m Cha Honan Province, it is learned here from an independent scurce. A Japan, se military pass
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  • 64 10 —Reuter. German Support For Soviet Opposition Berlin, March 23. Support for Russia in the latter s opposition to the proposed defensive alliance between Finland and Sweden is voiced in the Hocrten Zcitung which says “such an agreement may develop in agreements of aggression The Western powers, says the
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  • 127 10 —Reuter. Search For German Passengers London, M arc h 23. Reuter is officially informed that the Italian liner. “Conte di Savoia.” was searched at Gibraltar because the British authorities received reports that certain passengers might be travelling on the vessel with false passports. The search was
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  • 27 10 —Router I.cndo i. March 23. The death has occurred of Mr. David Samuel Margoliouth, an unrivalled authority on Arabic literature. —R-utcr
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  • 313 10 V—boats Sink Six Ships Without Warning Copenhagen, Marc 5 It is a bitter Good Friday for Denmark, states the Socio cratcn, a newspaper which is closely connected with ’be Government, commenting on the fact that German submarines torpedoed five, and perhaps six, Danish merchantmen without barning
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 173 10 NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Leave Penang PRES. ADAMS Apl. 2 X PRES. VAN BUREN Apl. 17 PRES. HARRISON Apl. 30 x PRES. HAYES May 16 Via Cape x No Passengers NEW YORK SERVICE (via Panama) Leave Penang CITY OF LOS ANGELES Apl. 16 CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Apl. 30 Via
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  • 1028 11 Race 1: Horses—Class 3—5 Furs. Str—2.4s p.m. 33 2 JACATRA 9y. 9.04 “Holland Kongsi” Marland 00 0 THE EMPEROR sy. 9.03 Mr. Chee Soon Keng ..7 A w Sleigh 03 3 STRATHPEFFER <*. 8.09 Mr. A. van Tooren S 4. 000 ST. MARCEL 7y.
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  • 58 11 vs Muslim R.C. on the Esplanade at 5.15 p.m 7' following will represent the p n.C:- J. Robless; R. F. Coombs, V. A. Thr- ra; J. h. Foley, R. B. Lesslar, D A. Thomasz; B. H. Lesslar, M. H. 01 <y. C. A. Robinson. S. D’ Orville, D. Thomasz.
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  • 77 11 Teluk Anson.. The Lower Perak Club held the Teluk Anson Police team to a one-all dra’V at soccer on the Speedy Road padang here on Thursday afternoon. The game was interesting although a slight shower of rain fell during the match. The exchanges were almost
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  • 219 11 VTHE RIDING BUY’ “TIC TAC “F.PSOM JIiEP” “EUREKA “MAN-ON-THE- “THE MAJOR Penang Penang Ipob Kuala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh Singapore RACE 1: Fighting Finish I The Emperor Jacatra I Strathneffer The Emperor Jacatra St. Marcel Fighting Finish The Emperor St. Marcel Jacatra The Emperor RACE 2 Night
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  • 819 11 State Just Avert Follow-On WILLIAMS SCORES 50 RUNS JN SECOND INNINGS lpoh. Ptnang with 3 ieud of 2/1 runs dccl3rcd their second innings closed at 132 for nine yesterday, I hompson sending in Perak to bat for twenty minutes before close of plav. The
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  • 923 11 Singapore Beaten At K.L. Singapore. The Singapore-Selangor match, which was scheduled for three days, finished yesterday, the day, before the tea interval, the latter winning by 72 runs. Selangor, who entered on their second innings on Saturday evening .and had 48 for one when stumps
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  • 39 11 TODAY SOCCER: P R C. vs. Muslim R C. Esplanade. C.R.C. vs. Klang Malays C R.C. Ground. CRICKET: Penang vs. Perak (Contd.) at Ipoh BADMINTON Malayan Championship.-. Final Ipoh Town Hall. RACES: Perak Easter Meeting Ipoh.
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  • 135 11 Malayan Golf Championship (From Our Own Correspondent> Kuala Lumpur. March 24 In th? semi-finals of the Malayan Golf Open Championship, W. J. Gibb (Selangor) beat M. M. Patterson (Singapore) 3 and 2, and G. Halliday (Penang) Seated H. B. Sym (Singapore* 1 up. The final
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 387 12 ZOLFANELLA, LORD BUG MALLANUIT I an Breukelen Stable Should Score (By “EPSOM JEEP") "‘▼THE van Breukelen stable is certain to have a big following > 4n today’s races at Ipoh, the concluding day of the Perak Turf Club’s Easter Professional Meeting, and
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  • 243 12 D.A.F.C. Go Down By Two Goals Playing excellent football the Klang Malays gained a two-nil victory on the Victoria Green yesterc’hy against the MJarul Aihsan Football Club. The game was keenly contested throughout but the local Malays were out of luck and -could do nothing.
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  • 334 12 Colts Win Cricket Match t In a cricket match on the Eiplanade yesterday, the Penang Colts beat Lagamond's XI by 12 runs. A feature of the game was the bowling of D.’ Thomasz who- took 9 wickets for 21 runs. LAGAMOND’S XI Ade
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  • 30 12 London. March 23. Aeroplanes believed to be hostile approached the East Coast of Scotland today. apparently reconnoitring for shipping for the third day in succession.—Reuter.
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  • 182 12 Miss Bessie Khongs THE Wembley Cabaret had a very successful night on Saturday, when lovers of the terpsichorean art turned up to see Miss Bessie Khong in hei hula-hula exhibition dance. Miss Bessie Khong was at her best and scored a triumphant “come-back. 1 At the end
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  • 48 12 Teik Hock Beaten In Straight Sets DISPLAYING SUPERIOR PLACING THROUGHOUT WONG PENG SOON OF SINGAPORE DEFEATED 001 TEIK HOCK OF PEN ANG IN STRAIGHT SETS, 15_1 15—7 IN THE FINAL OF THE MALAYAN BADMINTON SINGLES, PLAYED AT THE IPOH TOWN HALL THLS MORNING.
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  • 385 12 P.C.F.A. Win 2-1 In Charity Soccer In a thrilling soccer match in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund before a large crowd on the St. Xavier’s Institution ground yesterday, the Penang Chinese Football Association scored a well-deserved victory by the odd goal in three over the
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  • 52 12 —Reuter. Dynamited Near Changchow Chungking. March 20. Reports of the dynamiting of a Japanese troop train near Changchow on the Shanghai-Nanking railway were given prominence in the press here. It is stated that a train on the way to Shanghai w'as blowm up by a
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  • 430 12 “Fifth Avenue Girl*’ At Queen’s “Fifth Avenue Girl,” which opened at the Queen’s Theatre yesterday, stars Ginger Rogers as a working girl seeing high life for the first time in an expensive night club. Walter Connolly plays the role of a millionaire, Alfred Borden, out for merriment
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 161 12 Believe in the Unity of God Say, “O ye people of the Book! Come to a saying, The same for us and for you—- 1 That we serve none but God, And that we join naught with Him And Hat same of us take not others as lords besides God.”
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    • 154 12 THE KUALA SIDIM RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE is hereby given that th a hirty-first Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered Office, No. 1, Weld Quay, Penang, on Thursday, the 28th March 1940, at 11 a.m. NOTICE is furthe. given
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