Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 April 1940

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY (7 92. Vol. XCVIII. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    UNITED STATES WARNS JAPAN
    515 1 Status Quo Of D. E. 1. Must Be Respected NOTE SENT TO I TOKIO “Intervention Will Be Prejudicial To Peace In Pacific” W ASHINGTON, APRIL 18. THE UNITED STATES HAVE CALLED OTHER NATIONS. PARTICULARLY JAPAN. TO RESPECT THE STATUS QUO OF THE N ETHERLANDS INDIES, REGARDLESS
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    R.A.F. Co-operates With Navy In Attack On Stavanger
    344 1 London, April 18. FT is authoritatively learned t hat an aircraft of the R.A.F. Coastal Command arrived oft Stavanger air base just before the naval forces opened fire, to assist in spotting for lie bombardment. .—Reuter. The pilot stated there was just
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    HEALTH POLICY Held Up To Some Extent By War
    193 1 -B O.W. Rugby, April 18. The Minister of Health, speaking in the Commons debate on the report of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Industrial Population, said that the country was now under conditions in which planning, control and authority
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    Railway Charges In Britain Up 10 Per Cent
    71 1 -8.0. W Rugby, April 18. iking an order authorising an of all railway charges by 10 it from May 1, the Transport fates he is satisfied that it is by the increase in the railway costs of £22,250,000 of which was due
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    NEW COTTON
    96 1 .—8.0. W. No Anxiety Over Supplies Rugby, April 18. The Cotton Controller announced today that there need be no anxiety regarding the supplies of raw cotton. Since the war began, the cotton industry has become one of the most fortunate of British industries in this respect, for although
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    SECRET FRENCH SESSION
    32 1 —Reuter. Paris, April 18. The secret meeting of the Senate was adjourned until 9.30 a.m. tomorrow. During tomorrow’s meeting, M. Reynaud will make a statement in the public session.—Reuter.
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    “ITALY MUST BEHAVE AS NEUTRAL" British Hint
    285 1 Reuter. London. April 18. The Minister for Economic Warfare. Mr. Ronald Cross, in a speech at Sheffield. said that he believed that Italy i wished to be treated as a neutral but, if that was so, this country must ask her to behave
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    REFUGEES IN BRITAIN
    103 1 Reuter. 74.000 Out Of 82,250 From Germany Rugby, April 18. The figures, given in the pamphlet on refugees in Britain just published, show that, in September last, the total number from Germany and Central Europe, was about 82,250. of whom 74,000 came from Germany and Austria and
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    Yugoslavia’s Turn To Take Measures
    250 1 TENSION IN HOLLAND RELAXES Reuter. Belgrade. April 18. Measures which are interpreted as a step towards checking Nazi propaganda and espionage were taken in a decree published last night under which aliens will henceforth only be allowed to ireside in a declared place of residence
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    Chinese Attacking On Various Fronts
    151 1 —Reuter. < Hl NGKING, APRIL 1«. CHINESE ATTACKS ON VARIOUS FRONTS ARE CONTINUING WITH INABATED VIGOUR, ACCORDING TO FIELD DESPATCHES RECEIVED HERE] TODAY. In Eastern Hupeh, the Chinese claim to have recaptured on April 9 the important town of Macheng in North-east Hankow. In Kiangsi.
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    DELIBERATE BOMBING
    119 1 Reuter. Indian Seamen On “Domala” London, April 18. The day before the “Domala’’ was bombed on March 2, the 143 Indian seamen aboard, who were being repatriated from Germany, were asked to given an undertaking not to serve in. British ships. The united reply was that if the
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    GOVERNOR OF MALTA ILL
    35 1 —Reuter. London, April 18. The Colonial Office announces that special arrangements will be necessary to administer the Government of Malta owing to the illness of the Governor, Lt.-General Sir Charles Bonham-Carter.
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    NORTH BATTERSEA BY-ELECTION
    46 1 I. —Reuter. Anti-War Candidate Gets Only 791 Votes London, April 18. The by-election in North Battersea, due to the retirement of the labourite, Mr. Sanders resulted in Douglas (Labour) being elected with 9,947 votes. Mr. Joyce the anti-war candidate polled 791 votes. —Reuter.
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    RUBBER QUOTA CUT EXPECTED
    119 2 j.—Reuter. London, April 17. The rubber market is already discussing the outcome of the International Regulation Committee meeting on May 21. There is a growing belief that a small cut in the quota is the most likely result as exportable allowances exceed the present rate of
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    GERMANY’S TIMBER SUPPLY
    290 2 —8.0. W. Endangered By British Minelaying In Baltic Rugby. April 17. The British action in laying minefields in the Baltic will further endanger Germany’s timber supply already reduced by the Allied blockade which has cut off ocean-borne imports totalling 571.00 u cubic metres in 1938. According to
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    INCOME TAX £11,242,000 Collected In Two Weeks
    87 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, April 17. Income tax, in the first two weeks of the present financial year, has yielded £11,242,000, an increase of £3,202,000 compared with the corresponding period of last year, which includes an additional week-end. The total ordinary revenue, at £32,843.623,
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    ALL EYES TURN TO WEST
    670 2 Germans Prepare jFor Allied Counter-Attack OSLO ISOLATED: VALUE OF KONGSVINGER London, April 18. GPEED is an essential factor governing military operations in Norway, writes Reuter's military correspondent. The Germans are trying to consolidate their position to the Allied counter-attacks. Yesterday’s capture of Kongsvinger is of
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    DETAILS OF SINKING OF “GURKHA”
    109 2 8.0. W. Bombed Five Times From The Air Rugby. April 17 Describing the bombing and sinking of the destroyer Gurkha, a survivor says that the ship was bombed five times from the air. “Bombs were whizzing around from about two dozen enemy machines. The bomb
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    30 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPS DETAINED
    49 2 —Reuter. In View Of Situation In Norway Denmark London. April 17 The Ministry of Economic Warfare announces that in view of the situation in Norway and Denmark, thirty ships are detained on orders from the Ministry, including fourteen Norwegian, seven Danish and six Swedish. —Reuter.
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    SIAMESE PRINCE LOSES JEWELLERY
    44 2 —Reuter. Stolen From Home At Virginia Water London, April 17 Jewellery worth several hundred pounds were stolen from the home of Prince Chirasakti of Siam at Virginia Water. The Prince is an adopted son of the ex-King of Siam. —Reuter.
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    «Hitler Not A Fantastic Nightmare"
    246 2 —Reuter. EXPRESSION OF GERMAN NATION Aiming At European Domination London, April 17. “It is a mistake to imagine that Hitler is some fantastic nightmare,” said Mr. Eden in a speech in London today. “He is not something distinct from the German nation. He is a
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    FOREIGNERS IN BELGRADE
    123 2 —Reuter. Residential Permits To Be Strictly Revised Belgrade. April 17 Residential permits for all foreigners living in Belgrade will be strictly revised, according to a police communique. The measures are interpreted as a step towards the checking of recent German propaganda and espionage. Only residents .proving absolute
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    MINING OF CLYDE AREA
    45 2 —Reuter. Announcement Bv The Admiralty London. April 17 The Admiralty announce mining around the area of the Clyde. The notice states: “The area between the lines joining Dunnighn Point to Craiganie Point and Rhuad Point to Bennane Head has been mined."
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    MORE ALLIED TROOPS ON THE WAY
    473 2 Rugby, April 17 JT is apparent from their official and semi-official statement’ that the Germans are by no means fully informed of th whereabouts of the landings and subsequent moveim.n, r Allied troops. In these circumstances the reticence of tb Irtish authorities in withholding
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    PALACE GUARD
    86 2 Reuter. French Canadian Troops Take Over London, April 17. The King and Queen stood at the balcony at Buckingham Palace this morning and watched the French Canadians take over the palace guard. Large crowds outside watched the ceremony. Afterwards the ole? guard and the new guard stood at
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    10% INCREASE IN RAILWAY FARES
    38 2 -—Reuter. London, April 17. In the House of Commons, Gapt. Euan Wallace, Minister of Transport, announced a ten per cent addition to all railway charges, including fares, as from the first of May.—Reuter.
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    U. S. Concern Over Japanese Threat To D.E.I.
    131 2 Washington, April 17. Concern over what might happen to Netherlands India if Holland was forced into war is expressed in several newspapers. —Reuter. The Washington Post calls Mr. Arita's statement a uni'ateral declaration of an expansionist .policy. The paper warns the United
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    Goods Reaching Germany Via Vladivostok
    347 2 —Reuter. Allies To Tc 4 e Action London, Api j 17. Energetic Allied measui.-s are to be taken to prevent the passage of contraband gout is a-ross the Pacific to Soviet jhh ts en route to Germany, accorp <r to official circles in London. g
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    H.M.S. THISTLE British Submarine Presumed Lost
    128 2 -8.0. W Rugby, April 17 The Secretary to the Admiralty regrets to announce that H.M. submarine. Thistle, which has been operating in the North Sea, is now considerably overdue and must, therefore, be presumed lost.The announcement this morning of the presumed loss of the
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    65 2 r—Reut' r. Brighter Tone In Final Stages London. Apr 1" The Stock Exchange was br the final stages after being qui' during the morning. Home ra. declined and then recovered l01 tion of the announcement rcharges which was realised per cent, increase was announc House of Commons after
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    BELGIAN MEASURES
    26 2 Reuter. Brussels. Aj A number of men guarding th points of communication have up in convection with th measures taken by the Govern 1
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    The Cat, The Coffee, And The Bride
    152 3 J_JERE is Peter, the Cat that upset the coffee and caused The ase at ll est London County Court the other day. With him is Miss E. S. Ratcliffe, of the C orncr Restaurant, Churchstreet, Kensington, IT., who, with Miss M. R. Dearlove,
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    RUSSIA’S ARCTIC TRAFFIC
    124 3 Plans For Development Moscow. Russia's plans for traffic on the northern sea route had been more than fulfilled and the cost of transport reduced. said Deputy Shevelev. the Aretic explorer and “Hero of the Soviet Union addressing the Soviet of nationalities on the success of Arctic navigation
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    Countess Says “I Am No Spy:” Police Questions
    679 3 Husbandless Wife Tells Her Story London. NTESS Edeltrud Claudette von Costenza, beautiful 22-years-old red-haired Austrian, who is today a wife without a husband and a girl without a nationality, confessed to me, “I have been a very silly woman,” writes a “Daily
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY'S APPEAL
    230 3 More Steel To Meet Home Demands ORITISH motor manufacturers are pleading with the Iron and Steel Control for increased supplies. They urge that they cannot maintain exports at the present rate, as they are so strongly urged to do by the Government, unless they are permitted and
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    Primary Rights and Laws
    1130 3  -  Continuing THE RIGHTS OF MAN by H. G. WELLS f COME now to the most difficult clause of all, and I have made a number of modifications. I have hesitated between “Fundamental Human Rights” and “Natural Rights,” but the fact is no “rights” are natural. Like
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    GERMANY SHORT OF DOCTORS
    306 3 50 Per Cent. Decline In Medical Students London, March 5. Examination of medical standard» in Germany throws a curious light on the familiar claims about social achievements made by the Nazi/». Standards of health are known be yond doubt to have deteriorated since 1933. and the
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    Spotlight on Holland
    276 3 Holland at peace but feeling many of the repercussions of war, looks nervously towards Germany. Today’s “Spotlight” shows how life goes on there. From HERBERT ANTCLIFFE The Hague. QTORIES put out by Goebbels’ propaganda department that British planes are constantly violating Dutch neutrality by flying over Holland
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    THE MAN “WITH A MILLION"
    156 3 Brighton. pRIGHTON’S “Amusements King,” Mr. Oliver Dalton, who made a fortune out of penny-in-the-slot machines, was reputed to be a millionaire. His will, published three months after his death at the age of 62 was a surprise to all but those who were closely associated
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    CYCLIST TURNED IN FRONT OF HIS CAR
    213 4 LEADING Aircraftman Richard Plaster, of the R. A. F. Seletar, was on Tuesday exonerated by the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. MacQuarrie, at a Coroner’s inquiry into the death of a Japanese, K. Hirao, who was knocked down by a car driven by
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    STOLE ARTICLES FROM MOTOR-CAR
    83 4 Singapore. In the third Singapore police court before Mr. H. Watson. a Cantonese. Loo Yong Foot, pleaded guilty to the theft of a typewriter valued at $125 and two sarongs belonging to a Frenchman. M.J.L.F. Revel. On the e vening of Apr. 1 M. Revel had
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    ECHO OF SALAK SOUTH ARMED ROBBERY
    406 4 Son Of Victim Leader Of Gang Kuala Lumpur. SENTENCE of six months’ rigorous imprisonment on each of the five accused who pleaded guilty was passed by Mr. W.J. Thorogood in the First Court on Monday when an echo of the recent armed robbery at
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    SHIP’S OFFICERS ACQUITTED
    182 4 Charge (her Landing Of Immigrants Singapore. Without calling upon them for their defence, Mr. J. McFall, Singapore criminal district judge, acquitted Capt. M. Worsoe, Dr. Lim Poh Sin and Seow Kiat Joo, master, surgeon and chinchew, respectively, of the 3.600-ton Norwegian vessel “Hai Lee”, on a charge
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    TANKER LORRY IN ROAD CRASH
    137 4 Mishap On Rawang Road Kuala Lumpur. The Criminal Investigation Branch of the Kuala Lumpur Police (North) are investigating a motor accident which occurred at 2.30 p.m. at the 10th mile Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Road when an A.P.C. tanker, in trying to overtake a motor lorry which
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    WAR NEWS
    493 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay April 16. It is suggested that readers should cut out this new» 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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    MISS MARIE NEY ON SINGAPORE RADIO
    299 4 Discusses Next Week's Shakespearean Recital Singapore. MARIE NEY, the well-known British actress, broadcast from Singapore on Tuesday night about the Shakespearean recital she will give at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday next, Shakespeare’s birthday. Miss Ney is on holiday in Malaya. She is one
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    ARE DARTS A GAME OF CHANCE
    387 4 Defence Counsel Invites Magistrate To Visit Park Singapore. A N invitation to visit the New World, the Happy World, J-*- or the Great World, to watch dartboard games in progress, and to decide for himself whether they were games of chance or not, was
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    COMPANY DIRECTOR’S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
    298 4 Sequel To Motor Car Collision Singapore. Further evidence was recorded by Sir Percy McElwaine in the High Court on Tuesday in a civil action in which a company director. Harry Elphick, is claiming damages from Leslie Henry Round as a result of injuries he received
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      41 4 IWHAT A WAR!I i By Gilbert Wilkinson SWASTIK AxND SIEGFRIED Did you ever know a war that was all beer and skittles? No. But J know one that’s all fear and All in a Day’s Work-by Rick Efrnes HIS NUMBER UP
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    38 5 Today on the Esplanade from 6 pjn. t i 7.30 p.m Alarch The Picadore Sousa Overture Fingal’s Cave Men<Jelssona Selection Catherine Tschaikowskv Waltz Amoretten Tanze Gung 1 Selection Jill Darling Ell’S Descriptive A Motor Ride Bidgood
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    Elderly Chinese Dies From Injuries
    199 5 Following Assault On Lonely Road Balik Pulau. An elderly Chinese named Toh Ah Gneh, who was brutally attacked by two Chinese at Jalan Bharu Road, took a tragic turn when he succumbed to multiple injuries without regaining consciousness at the General Hospital, Penang, on Tuesday
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    CAUSING HURT WITH KNIFE ALLEGED
    60 5 Muthu appeared before Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Penang Third Police Court yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Vengadasalem with a knife on April 16. near the corner of Kuantan Road and Kajang Road. The accused claimed trial and the case
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    589 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL It is understood that the Malayan Kennel Association will held a dog show in Kuala Lumpur on July 21 or 28. Mr. B. Lowick has taken over the duties of hon. secretary of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association during the absence on leave of Mr. J. Cowin V
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    Three Tamils On Murder Charge
    346 5 SEQUEL TO FIGHT ON ESTATE Batu Gajah Three Indian coolies. Mari. Amavasai and Ramasamy. formerly employed on Batu Dua Estate Batu Gajah. appeared before Che Bahaman bin Samsudin. in the magistrate's court. Batu Gajah. at a preliminary inquiry held on Monday and Tuesday as a
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    UNLICENSED PILGRIM BROKERS
    71 5 Two Malays Fined: Plea Of Ignorance Two unlicensed pilgrim brokers. Haji Zakariah bin Haji Abdul Latiff and Haji Kamaiudin bin Haji Abdul Latiff. were each fined $lO or 14 davs' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Third Police Court yesterday when they pleaded guilty
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    GEORGETOWN ABBEY PLAYERS
    774 5 Successful Presentation Of Last Night A NIGHT OF THE TROJAN WAR Georgetown Abbey Players had a very successful first night when they produced their dramatic presentation X-0 by John Drinkwater yesterday. A large audience, including many prominent members of the various communities, was present by invitation. The
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    "I AM NOT A FILM STAR” SAYS JUDGE
    62 5 At the Penang Assize Court yesterday when a Police Inspector was giving his evidence, and giving his evidence so fast as to give His Lordship no time to take a note of what he said, Mr. Justice Aitken interposing, said: “I am
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    NEW CLUB FORMED IN KULIM
    119 5 Office Bearers Elected Kiilim. A new club, the “Kulim Teoh Keow Kooi Lok Po.” has been formed here by the Teochew clan with its premises at Jalan Asaad. The following have been elected at a meeting held on Tuesday night to serve as office-bearers: President:
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    Trespasser Fined
    275 5 SAYS WOMAN INVITED HIM Taiping A plea that the woman had invited him to her house was made by a young Indian. Karupiah, before Raja Salim yesterday when he was charged with house trespass with intent to cause annoyance. The plea failed, however, when the woman denied the
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      249 5 The Oversea-Chinese Amusement Co., Ltd. THURSDAY, 18th APRIL 1940. LADIES GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH PARKS. WEMBLEY PARK MUN NIN CHENG SUN SEE TOY CANTONESE OPERA: “HONG PO CHOON SIEW” NOORAN OPERA OF MALACCA: Inche A. Wahab presents “PULAU LEDANG” Part 5 CAPITAL TALKIES: M-G-M’s Super Comedy Riot “BRIDAL SUITE” Seats:
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      156 5 I l&T OPENS TODAY AT 3.00 6.15 jf' I 9.30 P.M. Matinee At Reduced Prices. Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD., Singapore. MOST BREATH-TAKING, WORLD-SHAKING. HISTORY-MAKING THRILLER. SEE WHY THAT BOMB EXPLODED TOO LATE! BRITISH IMTEUICEIICE < TO REPAIRS AND ALTER AriONS TO THE OPERATING boom, this theatre will be (LOS
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      28 5 1 i li 1 m t Miss Fadillah, the Kronchong and stambul singer will appear at the Wembley Cabaret tonight and render a selection of her popular songs.
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      96 5 Another Big Attraction At The House of Glamorous Hits QUEEN'S STARTS TODAY 3 Shows Daily 3 p.m. 6.15 9.30 MATINEES AT 3 P.M. Reduced Price» Beautiful, Exotic DOROTHY LAMOUR From The Hearts of the Malayan Jungles To The Battlefields of WarTorn China See Her As “MISS LAN YIN” The Greatest
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    MR. ROOSEVELT AND THE NAZIS
    482 6 j npilE German appeal to Mr. Roosevelt to withhold critir cism of a “Germany defending 1 her vital living space” is of the V greatest significance. It shows, f in the first place, that the United 1 States President’s frequent de- nunciations of aggressors and
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    Around The Town
    85 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA “Disputed Passage” with Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff and John Howard, 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA “British Intelligence” with Boris Karloff and Magaret Lindsay 3, 6 15 and 9 30 p m. WINDSOR Bombshell” (Hindustani picture) 6.15 9.30 p.m. SUN CINEMA Dick Cheng" (Chinese picture)
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    By The Way
    479 6 r Easy Malay Grammar 1 M K A W HAWI LTON, acknowledged authority on the Mala} language— he is the author of such notable works as “Easy Malay ’pabulary ‘Malay Pantuns" and Malayan Nursery Rhymes"—has (.ome to the rescue of those wishing r to learn the lingua
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    737 6 Thursday, April 18. <»* r pHE war has now entered the decisive phase.” Thus spoke Dr. Goebbels in a speech at the Sports Palast yesterday. He told the people that the British and French plutocracies would not hesitate to destroy them, including their national
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    PUBLIC HEALTH IN FEDERATION SATISFACTORY
    807 7 The state of the public health in the Federated Malay States in 1939 was very satisfactory as evidenced by an increase in the birth rate, and a decrease in the death rate and infant mortality rate, states the report of he Registrar-Gene-ral of Statistics, F.M.S.,
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    MR. S. W. JONES TAKES OVER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    167 7 Mr. H. JI To Act As Colonial Secretary I I ALF an hour after the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas had left by air on Home leave yesterday morning, the Oath of Allegiance and Oath as Officer Administering the
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    PENANG ASSIZE COURT Attempted Robbery Charge
    128 7 Hearing was continued at the Assize Couit this morning in which four Chinese Lee Ah Yoon, Cheong Yeong. Lee Chong Bin and Seow Hoy Seng—are charged with gathering together, with dangerous weapons, for the purpose of committing gang robbery on January 24. this year
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    HONGKONG GOVT. CHANDU
    78 7 Two Charged With Possession Twenty hoons of Hongkong Government chandu featured as the exhibits m a case, which came up before Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Police Court this morning in which a Chinese woman. Ong Ah Huat, and a Chinese, Chor Hock Hun, were charged
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    Penang Says “Au Re voir” To Governor
    127 7 Representative Gathering At Loeal Aerodrome The Hon. Mr. A. M. Goodman and Mrs. Goodman, the Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader and Mrs. Abdoolcader, Lieut. Col. E. A. de Buriatte and Mrs. de Buriatte, the Hon. Mr. F. D. Bisseker, the Hon. Mr. Khoo
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    Alien Cautioned And Discharged
    161 7 CAME TO PENANG TO GET SALARY O. Smith, an alien from Thailand, appeaied before Mr. A W. Bellamy in the > Police Court this morning, on a charge of failing to report his arrival at Penang at the Alien's Office on April 17. The accused pleaded
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    COOLIE FOUND WITH CHANDU DROSS
    175 7 Arrest On Board essel A hatch coolie on board the m.v. “Rimba" was produced before Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Police Couit this morning, on a charge of being in possession of a tin containing 14 pellets of wetted chandu dross, while not being
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    B’WORTH CHARITY FAIR
    156 7 Province Women Meet To Discuss Plans Today A meeting of Province Wellesley women will be held at the St. Mark's School in Butterworth at 5 o’clock this afternoon to discuss ways in which they may help at the charity fair to be held at the Butterworth Recreation
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    A CORRECTION
    70 7 In the fire-raising case before Mr. Justice Aitken on Tuesday, in which a Malay named Damin bin Bahatin was charged with setting fire to a copra shed at Teluk Ayer Hill, the concluding words of His Lordship, who did not concur with the majority verdict of guilty brought
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    INDIAN HURT IN LORRY ACCIDENT
    167 7 Dragged Along For Some Distance A serious motor accident occurred at Penang Road in front of the Anglo-Chinese School Union at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, when an Indian cyclist was injured as a result of having been struck by a lorry. The Indian was removed
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    WHISKY BOTTLES THROWN FROM CAR
    87 7 Ricsha-man Injured Two whisky bottles and several glasses thrown out from a car passing along Leith Street at 12.30 yesterday morning broke into bits and caused a ricsha-puller to sustain a bad cut. The spot where the bottles and glasses were disposed off was near
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    GAMBLING CHARGE AGAINST 8 CHINESE
    84 7 Eight Chinese, five of them women, were charged before Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Penang Third Police Court yesterdav with playing in a common gaming house at 4 Chin Ho Square on April 16. The accused were Lee Lay Chuan. Ooi Hock Lye. Lim
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    TO HANG FOR SLAYING COUSIN
    315 7 Trivial Quarrel Leads To Fatal Knife Attack Kuala Lumpur. By a majority of two to one, a middle-aged Tamil named Suppiah was yesterday afternoon sentenced to death for the murder of Vis cousin. Ramayah, on December ip, last at Sentul. One of the assessors, Mr.
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    SIKH IN SERIOUS COONDITION
    127 7 Alleged Attack With Parang Tapah. Aoout 3.30 a.m. on Monday, a Sikh named Kundan Singh, aged 35 years, and employed on Ampat Tin. Bidor. was brought by a police constable and admitted to the local hospital. The patient had his right knee almost se' ered. and
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    Malay States Gift To French Red Cross
    71 7 —Reuter. London, April 18. Princess Alice, as the patron of the British Committee for the French Red Cross, has accepted the Malay States gift of mobile laboratory units. A special n ception was given at the P rench Embassy by M. Corbin, who
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    LAST PERFORMANCE OF AERIALISTS
    90 7 Giving their last performance at the New World Park last night, the troupe, of three European aerialists —the leader being Mr. Chaikowsky— thrilled the spectators with breath-taking stunts on the flying trapeze. This group of aerialists have attracted large crowds during their performances. and it has
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    SEPAK RAGA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
    82 7 Attraction At New World Park To-night and to-morrow night, the New World Park will be the venue of the “Sepak Raga" contest for the Penang 1940 championship. Ten teams will compete. They ate the Hutton Lane Juniors, Jamaatul Falah of Simpang Lima. Bintang Tjmor of Patani
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    COMING TAIPING WEDDING
    85 8 Miss M. Davidson And Mr. E. Taveira Taiping. The marriage will take place at 8 a. n. on Saturday of Mr. Edward Taveira. of the tutorial staff of the St. George’s Institution, and MLss Marie Davidson, daughter of Mr. A. W. Davidson, at the Church of St.
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF BERJUNTAI TIN
    442 8 Financial Position Quite Strong rpHE third annual general meeting of shareholders of Ber- juntai Tin Dredging Limited was held at the Registered Office of the Company, 16 Barrack Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, the 11th April, 1940, at 4.00 p.m. Mr. A. A. Henggeler presided
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    KNITTED COMFORTS FOR TROOPS
    187 8 Lower Perak Ladies' Effort Teluk Anson. The Lower Perak Branch of the Malaya Patriotic Fund has made an appeal to the ladies in the district of Lower Perak to come forward to do “war work" in the form of knitting and sewing. By kind permission of
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    95 8 Penang. April 17, 1940. I (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) lOn London Bank Demand 2/4 1/ie !On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 ■Private O. D 2/4 5/lf I Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/lt On New York Demand 47 •Canadian 51 3/4 On France Demand 2062
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    IMPATIENT MAN WARNED
    141 8 Jumped To Pier From Ferry For disembarking from the s.s. Tanjong before she was properly secured at the Church Street Ghaut pier on April 16, Tech Cheng Kooi was fined $1 or a day’s rigorous imprisonment by Mr. A. W. Bellamy in the Penang Third Police Court
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    SITIAWAN UNION EPWORTH LEAGUE
    87 8 Office-Bearers For 1940 Sitiawan. The following are office-bearers of the Sitiawan Union Epworth League. Kampong Koh lor the year 1940: Miss Shih Hwa Nan «President» MLss B Partridge and Mr. Ling Chiong Aik (Ist Vice-Presidents»; Miss Jenet Chen (2nd Vice-President»; Miss T. Ruth and Miss Tay
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    Further Development In Ipoh Civil Suit
    532 8 POLICE VISIT SOLICITORS* OFFICE Books And Documents Impounded Ipoh. There was a further development in the civil suit which is now being heard in the Perak Supreme Court before the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes, when the local police under Mr. J. B. J. Birch,
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      A. A. ANTHONY & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      283 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers TIN Ampat 4/10} 5,3 c Ayer Hitam 20'3 21,3 Ayer Weng 624 67} Bangrin 20/6 21/6 Batu Selangor 1.47} 1.52jc Burma Malay 22/ 23/ Hitam 4(0 43 Hongkong Tin 21 22, Jelapang 29 30/ Jelebu 72} 774 K. Kamunting B'3 8/9 K. Lanjut
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      SOON THEAM & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      306 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/10} 5/3c A. Amalg. 5/9 6/3 A. Hitams 21/3 22/3 Bangrins 21/ 22/ B. Selangors 1.50 1.53 Hong Fatts 1.074 1-10 Jelebus 74 77 Johans 30 3 2 ex Kamras 1/74 I/104 Kamun tings 10/74 11/ 4} K. Lan juts 22/ 22/9
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      LEAN & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      237 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/10} 5/14cd A. Amalgamateds 57} 7/10} Bangrins 21/6 22/3 B. Selangors 1.50 I.s7}cd Hong Fatts 1.07 1.10 Jelebus 77} 82} Jelapangs 29/ 30/ Johans 30 33 K. Kamunting 8/1} 8/4} K. Kampars 12/3 13/ K. Lanjuts 22/ 22/9 K. Rivers 1.874 1.95xd Kramats
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      KENNEDY & CO’s SHARE LIST
      249 8 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Seller» Ampat 4/10} 53, Austral Amal. 5/10} 6/3' Ayer Weng 65 70 Batu Selangor 1.47} 52. C Chenderiang 15'9 16 3e X Hitam 40 42, Hong Fatt 1.07} 1.10 Johan 30 32}e* Jelebu 75 K Kamunting 8/3 Kampong Lanjut 22/ 22 6 Klang River
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
      312 8 RUBBERS Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.25 1.32} Ayer Panas 1.27} 1.35 Bassetts 45 47} Batu Lintangs 1.02} 1.05 c Bentas 97} 1.02} Borellis 1.42} 1.50 Brogas 67} 70 Tndragiris 1.27} 1.32} Kempas 2.05 2.10 Kuala Sidims 2.15 2.25 Lunas 1.65 1.75 M. Pindas 1.32} 1.37} Mentakabs 40
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    BRITISH ENVOY ON HITLERISM
    423 9 I he Gospel Of The Devil” Paris. Sir Ronald Campbell, British Ambassador to France, speaking at the weekly luncheon of the American Club of Paris, at which he was the guest of honour, relentlessly attacked Hitler and Hitlerism. which he bluntly described as “the gospel of
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    HATRED AND HOPE IN PRAGUE
    228 9 Germanisation Policy Proceeds The news from Bohemia-Moravia confirms that the Germans are proceeding methodically with their policy of Germanisation. A recent decree lays down a long list of German names which must now be used for “political communities” and districts in the Protectorate. The name
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    COUNTING THEIR CHICKENS
    551 9 Germans To Learn English The Germans are a thorough race. Even in the Kaiser’s time they left little to chance. It is not surprising therefore that under Hitler’s superlatively Teutonic regime the national gift for organization should have been developed to an extent previously undreamt of. states
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    TWO MECHANICAL SPIDERS
    271 9 To Weave Steel Web Across Hooghly The £1,600,000 Howrah bridge now being built by British engineers at Calcutta carries the third largest cantilever span—l,soo feet in the world, only the Forth Bridge and the Quebec Bridge have larger. The two “long-armed men,” or creeper cranes, which will
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      679 9 KUALA LUMPUR ZGB4 5.00 mc s <60.(»0 m.) 7.50 a.m. Full News Bulletin (Relayed from London). 6.30 p.m. Records News in Tamil. 7.00 Records News in Malay. 7.30 Records A News in Hokkien 8.00 Recorcs A News in Cantonese. 8.35 News Summary (Relayed from London*. MADRAS OLM2 9.57 mc/s <31.35
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    DIPLOMATIC SQUEEZE TO INTIMIDATE THE ALLIES
    310 10 Reuter. Japans Sudden Interest In Dutch East Indies London, April 17. The sudden interest displayed by Japan in the Dutch Elast Indies if Holland is drawn into war is widely noticed by the newspapers. The News Chronicle says that Mr. Anta’s statement taken in
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    ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
    152 10 t.— 8.0.W. No Increase In Demand Likely Owing To War London, April 17. The effects of the war are reflected in the twelfth .annual report of the Central Electricity Board, which states that the black-out and the curtailment of non-essential industries, despite the increase in munition work, have
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    SOVIET PROPOSAL TO JAPAN
    138 10 —Reuter. To Obtain Security Of Its Rear Hongkong. April 17. According to usually well-informed financial daily. CViugai Shogyo Miyckun, the Soviet Commissar of Foreign Trade asked for an interview with the Japanes* Ambassador in Moscow on April 15 and "made certain important represencat ons concerning the
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    DANUBIAN STATES
    88 10 .—lteuter. Rumanian Proposals Favourable Rome, April 17. The replies of Yugoslavia. Bulgaria and Hungary to the Rumanian proposals for policing the Danube have reached Bucharest and are clearly favourable, states a Bucharest message to the Stefani Agency. It is stated that one of the principal points of the
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    German Troops Reach Swedish Frontier
    628 10 STILL IN CONTROL OF NARVIK RAILWAY British Landing Compel Invaders To Retreat Stockholm, April 17. German troops advancing from Trondheim are reported to have reached the Swedish frontier station of Storlien. The Tidningen says that the British landing at Narvik compelled the Germans to retreat
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    Dr. Clodius’ Mission To Rumania
    155 10 .—Reuter. Arms In Exchange For Oil Bucharest, April 17. It appears that the only concrete item of agreement which Dr. Clodius will reach before leaving is the delivery of German armaments in part liquidation of Rumania’s two million lei credit balance for oil and wheat
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    COST OF LIVING
    102 10 —BOW. April Index Figure Shows Slight Fall Rugby. April 17 A very slight fall in the cost of living was shown by the Labour of Ministry* announcement that on April 1. the index figure was 78 per cent above the level of July* 1914. as compared with
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    FLOODS IN BUENOS AIRES
    118 10 .—Reuter. 34 Persons Drowned £200.000 Damage Buenos Aires, April 17. At least 34 persons were drowned in floods which devastated the low-lying parts of Buenos Aires following violent rainstorms. Many others are missing. The floods are now receding.Damage, estimated at £200.000 was done by floods in
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    81 BRITISH SUH’S SUNK BY U-BOATS
    49 10 —8.0. W. Rugby*, April 17. The Minister of Shipping stated in the Commons yesterday that the total number of British merchant vessels sunk by enemy* submarines up to April 19 was 81. including 17 miscellaneous vessels, mainly under 500 gross tons. —8.0. W.
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    UNTAPPED SOURCE OF WAR SUPPLIES
    252 10 aste Neglected In Many Homes Despite the nation's need of waste material which can lx* translated into valuable war products, more than half the homes in Britain are being neglected as sources of supply. Hundreds of applications for advice on thus subject are reaching the
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    AUSTRALIAN PILOTS Welcomed On Arrival In London
    77 10 London. April 17. Group Captain F. H. McNamara, the Australian Air Liaison Officer in London, welcomed members of the Royal Australian Air Force when they arrived in London last night to reinforce the Australian Squadron which arrived in England last Christmas and has
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    FULL SPEED OUT OF NARVIK
    122 10 .—8.0. W. Narrrow Escape Of “Nvanza" Rugby. April 17. The narrow escape of a British vessel. the “Nyanza.” <4.974 tons; from being trapped at Narvik, shortly after the Germans had taken possession of the port, was revealed when the Nyanza reached .a north-east coast port
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    IRON GUARD
    43 10 Reuter. Over 500 Members Now Released London, April 17. The Rome radio states that 65 members of the Iron Guard w*ere released in Rumania after signing a declaration of loyalty. It adds that over 500 iron Guards have now* been released.
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    RUSSIAN “COOLNESS" TO GERMANY
    311 10 A Ruse Prior To Further Aggression? The apparently growing coolness of Russia towards Germany, indicated by the unwillingness of Molotov to accept an invitation to Berlin, is not to be taken entirely at its face value, writes Britannicus. The heavy losses incurred by the Soviets in
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    BRITISH POLICY OVER ICELAND & GREENLAND
    230 10 BRITISH POLICY OVER ICELAND GREENLAND —Reuter. No Move I nless Threatened Washington, The British Ambassad Lothian, at a press conferenc ing a conversation he had Department officials, state, ther Britain nor Canada w into Greenland or Iceland. seemed certain that Germany to seize them. Greenland, he said, mb good air
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    FOREIGNERS IN TURKEY
    100 10 Reuter. I ndesirables To Be Expelled Ankara. April 17 The government is reported to have decided to expel without delay a large nura ber of foreigners whose presence is considered undesirable. The authorities are investigating the activities of increasing batches of foreigners from Central Europe pouring into
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    MOTOR EXPORT DRIVE
    152 10 8.0. W. Plan To Sell £12,000.000 Of Vehicles Y early Rugby, April 17. A motor export group has been form ed on the basis of the oversea organisation already established by the ciety* of Motor ManufacturerTraders, which has its own tr-vi missioners in Australia. New Zeelur.d South
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    FIVE AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY
    48 10 —B.OAV. Rugby. Ap Five awards for gallantry a tion to duty were announced nesday. The recipients, who members of the R.A.F., are V' mander Cahill, Flying Officer 1-’■ 11 e Sergeants Bannister, Mandsley The two officers received tt and the sergeants the D.F.M.— B
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    Blue Ribbon Destroyed After Fall In Seventh Race
    1841 11 F.4.N BREUKELEN SCORES HAT-TRICK Strathpeffer Pays Best Dividend, $52 (From Our Own Correspondent) HEAVY thunderstorm before the start made the course waterlogged and the going very heavy for the fourth day of the Singapore summer race meeting yesterday. Van Breukelen was again
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    TEAM WALKS OFF FIELD IN FIRST DIVISION MATCH
    531 11 Rough Play In C.R.C..-Indians Cann? r pHE football team of the Indian Recreation Club walked off the field in the closing stages of their First Division match against the Chinese Recreation Club on the Victoria Green yesterday, after two of their players.
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    BADMINTON AND SOCCER
    106 11 Annual A.C.S.—.A.C.S.U. Match The Anglo-Chinese School will be meeting the Anglo-Chinese School Union in their annual badminton and soccer matches respectively. The soccer match for Mr. Ong Kee Yearns cup will be played on the Suffolk Ground at 5.15 p.m. on Saturday. The following have been chosen
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    Perak Turf Club June Race Meeting
    211 11 TWO 11/2 MILE HANDICAP EVENTS TO BE HELD (From Our Own Correspondent) I poh, April 17. Two handicap races over 11/2 miles for Horses Class 1 and Class 2 have been proposed for the Perak Turf Club June Meeting to be held on June
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY ON ESPLANADE
    217 11 Marines “A” Beat P.R.C. “A” In a soccer friendly, the Marines Department Sports Club "A”, beat the Penang Recreation Club “A”, by 2 goals to 1. on the Esplanade yesterday. The Marines led by two goals to nil in the first half. Che Din and Zain
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    STATE CRICKETER ENTERTAINED
    109 11 O.X.A. Dinner To Mr. A. J. Williams Mr. A. J. Williams, the State cricketer, was entertained to dinner at the Tai Pak Lau Restaurant on Tuesday night by the members of the O.X.A. in honour of his brilliant batting performance in the recent Penang-Perak State Cricket Match.
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    Idris Arabic School
    68 11 Kuala Kangsar. The Idris Arabic School, Bukit Chandan held a very pleasant function on Monday evening at the school ground. The occasion being the presentation of gifts to successful pupils of the school. A tearparty was held on the lawn. Y.A.M. the Raja Di-Hirir of Perak regretted
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    OUR SPORTS DIARY
    70 11 TODAY SOCCER: M.D.S.C. “B” vs. P. Garrison “B” Renong Ground. Muslim R.C. vs. P.W.D. Dato Kramat Ground. TOMORROW SOCCER: S.L.R.C. vs. P. Garrison C.R.C. Ground. BOXING: Fun Frolic Stadium. Saturday, April 20. SOCCER: Customs A. C. vs. P.C.F.A. Dato Kramat Ground. “C” Malay Coy. vs. Police S
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    HOME SOCCER
    45 11 London, April 16. The replay in the FA. Cup resulted as follows: Oldham 0 Southport 1 (after extra time). Two Scottish regional matches were played today and resulted as follows: SCOTTISH WESTERN Clyde 3 St. Mirren 1. Queen’s Park 2 Motherwell 2. Reuter.
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    Fast Gallops At Bukit Timah This Morning
    337 12 GOVERNOR’S CUP CANDIDATES AT WORK Hopes Of Pat Burke Scoring A Double (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. i TNSPITE of the heavy going at Bukit Timah this morning J as a result of yesterday’s storm, a number of fast gallops were gone
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    PERAK NORTH vs SOUTH SOCCER
    66 12 Match At K. Kangsar On April 20 Taiping. The North versus South soccer match will be played at Kuala Kangsar on Saturday. April 20. and the following will represent the North: Kehr Singh; Mark Rodrigues and Raja Tan.; Ali Manap, Tan and Ishak; Yusolf. Kandiah;
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    BRITAIN’S TRADE IN MARCH
    130 12 8.0. W. Increase In Both Exports And Imports Rugby, April 17. A feature of the Board of Trade figures published today is the remarkable increase in exports which last month exceeded in value those in any earlier month of the war notwithstanding the Easter holidays. The
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    MARKET PRICES
    81 12 THURSDAY, APRIL, 18 «IN: Penang $125.00 Business done 75 tons Singapore $125.00 dBUBBER: Penang Spot 36c Sihgapore Spot 36c core A: Sundr led $3.50 buyers no sellers Black Pepper Nomina! «APIOCA: Medium $5.50 sellers Fair Seed $4.75 sellers «CE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs $5.60 Rangoon Parboiled No. 1
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    Big Victory On Agricultural Front
    267 12 BOW. DESPITE BAD SEASON Rugby, April 18. Farmers in Britain are working in the worst ploughing season in living memory but have their own great victory on the agricultural front. The 2,000,000 acies which the Agriculture Ministry Ploughing Campaign aimed at is almost certain to
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    LATE MR. LOW LEAN BOK
    191 12 Remains Brought To Ipoli Inch. The remains of the late Mr Low Lean Bok. an old Ipoh resident who c’ied suddenly m Maril?. while on a pleasure trip, have been brought hack to Ipoh and are lying in his residence in No. 2. Kampar Road.
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    AUTOMOBILE ASSN. OF MALAYA
    100 12 Film Of Hill Climb To Be Shown At Meeting Ipoh. Members of the Automobile Association of Malaya. Perak Branch, will x* interested to note that after the annual general meeting, which Is to be held >r the Ipoh Club at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday. April 24.
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    CONTRABAND
    119 12 —8.0. W. 127 Cargoes Examined Last Week Rugby, April 17. On April 16, there were 58 ships in the United Kingdom contraband control bases. In addition 30 ships are detained cn orders from the Ministry of Economic Warfare in view- of the situation in Norway and Denmark. During the
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    WAR HAS ENTERED DECISIVE STAGE
    201 12 -Goebbels Berlin, April 18. JN a speech in the Sports Palast, Dr. Goebbels said that the war had now entered the decisive phase. The British and French plutocracies would not hesitate to destroy the German people as a whole. “If ever we should lose everything,
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    TEMPORARY LEAVE IN DUTCH ARMY
    22 12 Reuter. The Hague. April 17 Temporary leave on account of special family events is being granted again.—
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    NO WAR REVIEW IN COMMONS
    26 12 Reuter. London. April 17 No war statement is expected in either House today. One is possible but not cer'.ain tomorrow. Reuter.
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    FOONG SEONG CUP
    118 12 Teams For Sundays Badminton The following have been selected to represent Penang against Perak on Sunday, April 21, at 10 a m sharp at the Penang Free School Hall: Singles: Ooi Teik Hock and Tan Kin Hong. Reserve: Lim Ewe Chye. Doubles: Tung Ghim rtuat Chee Choon
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    ENGLISH FOOTBALL CUP
    141 12 Preliminary Round Replays London. April 17. Replays in the preliminary round of the English League Football Cup competition resulted as follows: SOUTH “A” Watford 2, Northampton 1 SOUTH “B” Reading 1, Cardiff 0. Torquay 5, Swindon 0. Regional soccer matches played today .resulted as follows: SOUTH “C”
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    HINDU NEW YEAR SPORTS
    69 12 Batu Gajah. The Hindu New Year sports of the Changkat Tamil School and the Saraswath/v Vidiyasalai combined were held at the Changkat padang on Sunday morning. An elaborate programme consisting of thirty events was successfully run through. Later in the afternoon, a tea-party was held at
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    CAPTURE OF THE “FRIESLAND”
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