Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 June 1940

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    23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAiLV I No. 37. Vol. XCVIII. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    FRENCH LINES STILL HOLDING OUT
    561 1 Despite Enemy Pressure VIOLENT FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE Paris, June 10. Ihe Germans made their most violent attack yesterday in the Champagne sector east of the front, declared the French military spokesman. According to the latest information, French lines were still holding out in this region
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    EVIDENCE OF NAZI RUTHLESSNESS
    235 1 Millions Of Families Bereaved In Germany London, June 8. The New York Nashville Banner Third states “Creditable observers note the profligacy with wiiich German manpower is being spent, some putting it as high as five to <>ne of the number of German soldiers dying on the
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    ON THE RHINE FRONT
    99 1 —Reuter. Artillery Activil y Resumed Paris, June 10. The phrase in General VVeygand’s order yesterday referring to a possible development of the battle as far as the Swiss frontier has drawn attention to the Rhine front. No special indication about this reached Paris last night but
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    Secret Session Tomorrow
    186 1 8.0. W. Rugby, Juae 10 Both Houses of Parliament vill meet next week in secret session. in the House of Commons on Tuesday and the Lords on Wednesday. The put pose of a secret session is to enable members to have a frank discussion of questions of
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    RELATIONS WITH JAPAN
    87 1 Reuter. Mr. Sumner Welles On U.S. Policy Washington, June 8 Replying to a question on AmericanJapanese relations at a Press Conference, Mr. Sumner Welles said the United Stales Government was always ready to maintain or establish friendly relations with all nations whose policy made this possible. Rt
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    Last-Hour Italian Hesitation?
    140 1 ROME, JUNE 10. FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC AND JOURNALISTIC CIRCLES ALE WONDERING WHETHER THE APPARENTLY CONTINUOUS POSTPONEMENTS OF ITALIAN INTERVENTION ARE A HOUR HESITATION OR ARE BASED ON CONSIDERATIONS FOREIGN POLICY. 4+ —Reuter. Some believe it is not a question of hesitation but that Italy is refraining j from
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    Enemy Columns Flung into Confusion
    592 1 R.A.F. ATTACKS BEHIND GERMAN LINES London, June 10. TAESCRIBING daylight air attacks behind enemy lines in U France, an Air Ministry bulletin says that enemy transport columns were scattered and flung into confusion, lines of tanks were heavily bombed, armoured cars and motor lorries reduced
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    BYE-ELECTION
    57 1 Reuter. Unofficial Conservative Candidate Wins London, June 8. The North Newcastle bye-election result was Sir Cuthbert Haedlam, Unofficial Conservative 7,308, Lieutenant Grattan Doyle, Official Conservative 2,982. Just over fifty per cent of the electorate voted. The election was fought on a local and even personal issues. Both candidates pressed
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    Naval Hallie In Northern Waters
    48 1 ’—Reuter. London, June io. .In Admiralty communique states: “Information reaching the Admiralty appears to indicate that there was contact on June 8 between British and tierman naval forces in Northern ’aters. “No further statement can be made until full reports are received” —Reuter.
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    Soviet Advice To America
    71 1 Reuter. Moscow, June 10. The “Pravda” publishes a warning to the United States against entering the war, urging that such intervention would involve moving the United States’ Fleet into the Atlantic and leaving Japan a free hand in the Netherlands Indies and possibly the Philippines. It
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    BATTLE, FOR PARIS NOW IN CRITICAL STAGE
    903 2 Germans Hurling All Forces TWO MILLION’MEN ON WHOLE FRONT Attack From Sea As Far .As Argonnes Paris, June 9. A FRENCH communique says that the battle continues everywhere with the same violence on positions which have been attacked for several days. The front
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    "Hold Fast" General Weygand's Order To Troops
    153 2 —Reuter. Paris, June 9. General VVeygand has issued an order to the Armies: “The German offensive has now been unleashed on the whole front from the sea to Montmedy. Tomorrow it will stretch as far as Switzerland. The order still is for each
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    JAPANESE REAR THREATENED
    144 2 t.—Reuter. Fighting East Of Han River Chungking, June 9 Fighting below Ichang in Hupeh is taking place in the area south-wect of Shayang. It appears that the Japanese forces are pushing in three columns towards Ichang. Chinese forces on the east bank of the Han River are
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    GERMAN AMERICAN CONGRESS
    91 2 —Reuter In Favour Of All Aid To Allies The “Herald Tribune’ 4 reports the organization of a German American Cor> gress for democracy for American citizens of German descent who believe in the United States support for Allies m war ■With Germany Ly Frank Bohn who explaining
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    INTENSITY OF R.A.F. RAIDS
    286 2 Reuter. Rugby, June 9. The intensity of the destructive air activity which the British and French are bringing to bear on the enemy oosi tions and communications is testified by reports of yesterday’s work by the R A F. and the Armee de I’Air. A correspondent
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    First Italian Attach May Be Made In North Africa
    187 2 ENTRY INTO WAR ON FALL OF PARIS? London, June 9. A N indication that the first Italian attack might be made in North Africa was made by Signor Ansaldo, editor of Count Ciano’s newspaper “Il Telegrafo” in his weekly broadcast to
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    R.A.F. ACTIVITY IN NORTH NORWAY
    75 2 —Reuter Sildvik Station Taken By Allies Stockholm, June 8. A dispatch to the Aftenbladet from the Lapland border says it is now confirmed that the Allies have taken Sildvik Tunnel and sildvik Station, about ten miles from Narvik alter heavy bombardment by n ountain guns
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    RAIDS ON S.E. COAST
    55 2 t. —Reuter. Beach Machine-Gunned By German Plane London, June 9. Searchlights at a South-East Coast town picked up a German plane last night. Anti-aircraft guns went Into action and machine-guns also engaged the raiders. A motorist reported that a plane machine-gunned the beach from a height
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    VICTORY CERTAIN THOUGH DISTANT
    528 2 Part Played By Economic W ar fare London, June 8. Q7’ ATI NG that the struggle was literally one of life and death, the Minister of Economic Warfare in a broadcast on Saturday evening said victory was sure although perhaps distant. —Reuter Mr. Dalton explained the
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    BRITAIN, FRANCE & BELGIUM
    231 2 BRITAIN, FRANCE BELGIUM —Reuter. Tripartite Monetary Agreement Signed London. June 8. A tripartite agreement was signed yesterday between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium to regulate their mutual monetary and financial relations The agreement is based on the FrancoBritish agreement of Dec. 4, 1939, and iia general effect is to
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    AIR FIGHTS OVER SWITZERLAND
    117 2 Reuter. Observation Plane Shot Down By Germans Berne, June 9 Several air comtuts over Switzerland are described in a communique issued r Swiss Army headquarters. The communique states that six Gorman planes attacked a Swiss observation plane over Porrentruy. The Swiss plantcrashed and the crew consisting
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    "CONTE VERDE" TO STAY AT SHANGHAI
    112 2 —Reuter. Italian Ships Take Kefugt In Mexican Ports Shanghai, June 9 The Lloyd Triestino liner, Conte V which is scheduled to sail for Itah morrow morning via Manila and H< kong, has been ordered to remaii Shanghai. Passengers have been ad to secure alternative
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR
    53 2 Reuter. Visiting French I roop j On Italian Border London. June 8 Tho Ministry of Information sti. “There is no foundation for the rthat the Duke of Windsor resism-y military appointment. The T visiting French troops on the border and will shortly return to He. quarters whereto
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    Judge Puzzled By C.O.'s Religion
    260 3 Immoral lo Some People Il DGE WEI HERE!) condemnJ ed the attitude of a student who appeared before South Western conscientious objectors tribunal at Bristol the other day. “\ou live by this country,” he said. “You are prepared to teach in this country. But in
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    WIFE ASKS 'CANCEL MY DECREE'
    118 3 Mrs. Amy Low, wife of Professor A. M. Low, the scientist and writer, had a decree nisi granted to her in 1936 rescinded because there was a “reasonable chance” of a reconciliation. The decree was granted because of the misconduct of Professor Low with Lady
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    Author Gave Up Writing Books to Bring Up a Girl
    394 3 VOII SHE WRITES, AT 7 London. y£R. THEODORE F. POWYS, the brilliant author and shortstory writer—honoured in the Civil List just published —told his wife seven years ago: “This is the end of my writing. I have a more important
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    CHILD, BEATEN AND BURNED, DIED
    125 3 A 34-year-old woman of Hawick, Roxburghshire, who was said to have beaten and burned a four-year-old girl, who later died, was sentenced to four years’ penal servitude for manslaughter at Jedburgh. She is Esther Rutherford Scott, of Dovemount-place, Hawick. The charge against her was that
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    ONLY WOMAN LEFT IN DESERTED VILLAGE
    394 3 ORIDGE OF WAITH, the tiny Orkney village bombed by J German raiders recently now has only one of its regular inhabitants left—a woman, SHE DEFIES ORKNEY RAIDERS She is Mrs. Ellen Farquhar, a 70-year-old widow. Iler son, William, was hit by ‘omb splinters as
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    HIS 10s. THEFT BECAME £6,000
    275 3 London. DESMOND LEE, 38-year-old clerk, got a job as office boy in a City office beside his father 20 years ago. After a while he took 10s. from the office cash. Because that theft was net noticed he did not bother to pay the money
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    DIVORCE MAY COST £4,500
    204 3 /X)STS in the Divorce Court action in which Sir Malcolm Campbell, the racing motorist, was granted a decree nisi against his wife, are expected to amount to about £4,500. Mr. Justice Hodson said that Sir Malcolm took the Hon. Brian Edmund Lewis, cited as co-respondent, into
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    PEI LED HER TO DEATH
    91 3 Seventy-year-old Mrs. Mabel Stevenson. of Cliftonville-road, Brighton, had two pet canaries. Every night she hung the cage containing one of them on the kitchen wall. The other cage she placed on the plate rack above the gas stove. This practice cost Mrs. Stevenson her life.
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    SHAW SAID "NO" But Artist Won- Twice
    213 3 SHAW SAID "NO" But Artist WonTwice “T’M too busy to be painted!” That’s what Shaw told Irish-Austra-lian Cclin Colahan, an exhibition of whose paintings opened to the public at the Lefevre Galleries, St. James’s, S.W., i ecently. “If you want a portrait of me, take this away.” added Shaw, and
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    THE MAILS
    46 3 MONDAY, JUNE 10 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting Surface Air Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore 1-30 p.m. Mails for Aden Burma, Canada, Egypt. Europe, Great Britain. Ir.dia (Northern) U.SJA. 6 p.m. MAIL .ARRIVALS Air mails from Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore —Monday.
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    THE PASSING OF THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN’
    75 3 Beilin. The “Passing of the English Gentleman” is the subject of a iament in Berliner Boersen Zeitung, commenting on recent speeches by British statesmen. The paper says: The English mask of respectability has been cast aside. “Chamberlain speaks of his opponents as mad dogs;
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      300 3 Became Beautiful in a week WRINKLES CONE SOFT SMOOTH SKIN —LOVELY COMPLEXION *-Tassh e IS _3Miss Drouet made this amazing change in her appearance in 8 days. Read below her personal letter in which she exolains exactly how she did it and how any woman can do the same. I
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    KLANG HONOURS A NEW J.P.
    237 4 Garden Party For Dr. Gabriel Klang. rpHE members of the Medical A Club, Klang and Coast, entertained Dr. M. A. Gabriel to a garden party on the Club lawn on Thursday evening in honour of his appointment as Justice of the Peace for the State
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    RIVERVIEW RUBBER ESTATES LID.
    606 4 Final Dividend Of 7 p.c. Recommended THE profit of Riverview Rubber Estates, Ltd., for last year after providing for depreciation amounted to $237,806.23 (£27,744. Is. 2d.). During the year three interim dividends were declared amounting in all to 111/2 per cent, equivalent to $119,227.71 (£13,909 18s.
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    WHY HITLER IS GOING ALL OUT NOW
    1064 4 Germany Cannot Face A nother Winter A UTHORITATIVE circles in London have revealed some interesting information in support of the view that Hitler’s desperate thrust has been stimulated by the realization that his people cannot face another winter. The economic war, unlike a
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    WAR NEWS
    477 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay 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 published daily.
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    Success Of Shakespeare Recital At Cathay
    158 4 Marie Ney Raises 51,441 For The Patriotic Fund THE Malaya Patriotic Fund will benefit to the extent of $1,441.35 as a result of the recital given by Miss Marie Ney in the Cathay Cinema on Tuesday night, in which she gave a series of
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      49 4 NEWS WITH A SMILE By T. H. Palmer 4 p >c SB v ahHL Ji 1' A/ H British prisoners of war in Germany have refused to take part in the Nazi propaganda broadcasts. •‘He won’t say a word unless we let him do an impression of Grade Fields.”
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      28 4 All in a Day s Work— by Rick Elmes gi f OFF IT< LETTER. K 11 Pt<C r/\ Alec, J Siofe v /I' A LA A AAA, «W.
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    FUNERAL OF MR. TEH GEOK WATT
    83 5 Death At Age Of 81 fhe funeral of Mr. Teh Geok Watt, passed away last Monday, June ok place from his residence, No. Siam Road at 10.30 a.m. yesterday interment at the Batu Gantong netery. I he deceased, who was 81, leaves ■"s his
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    DELIGHTFUL CHARITY DRAMA AT NEBONG TEBAL
    1197 5 Two Playlets By Province Players STUCKES’ “SHANGHAI” AND SHAW’S “MAN OF DESTINY” (BY the Rev. Colin King.) and a good time was had by all.” But it was a lot better than that! It was far more fun, a far better tonic for the
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    PRESIDENT FOR FOURTH YEAR
    424 5 Mr. Stmii Eng Kong Hu Yew Seah A T the twenty-sixth annual general meeting of the Hu Yew Seah held at their club house in Madras Lane at 2.30 yesterday afternoon, Mr. Soon Eng Kong was re-elected President for the fourth consecutive year. Mr. Soon Eng
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    TOTALITARIANISMITS MEANING
    64 5 TOTALITARIANISM—ITS MEANING Broadcast Tonight Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffles College, will broadcast a talk on “What is Totalitarianism?’’ from the Singapore station tonight at 7.45 p.m Dr. Silcock will explain what is meant by the word totalitarianism, and what the Nazi totalitarianis, we are fighting demands
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    408 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Timothy Turner has been granted a commission as second lieutenant in the S.S. Volunteer Force. Dr. H. R. Dive, M.C., Grade A, Malayan Medical Service, has been appointed to act as Adviser, Medical Services, Malay States. The appointment of Mr. F. J. Pratt to be a member
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    Mother Changes Her Mind
    315 5 Begs Magistrate To Pardon Son Alor Star. A young Malay, Mohamed Zain bin Ismail, was produced before the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Azmi Mohammed, on a charge of committing theft of a gold anklet valued at $l5 which belonged to his mother at Jalan Sungei Korok, Alor
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    B. PULAU RECREATION CLUB
    205 5 Mr. J. Falconer Elected President Bal ik Bulau. The Batik Pulau Recreation Club held its general meeting this year on Saturday evening at the temporary premises at Pulau Betong Road with Mr. 8. T. Stewart, the Vice-President, in the chair After the statement of accounts for
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      277 5 Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD. C. Singapore. ;f SHOWS ITODAY A'i 3; 6.15 9.30 p.m. !«g! JU fas ft® :®s§j w B&. o*«® LtO .a»” ffl Re^ ed < j M «> MAJESTIC LAST 4 SHOWS TODAY l‘> NOON. 3. 6.30 9.30 V.M. r a Most Spectacular Chinese Picture Yet
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      123 5 Yesterday’s Pre-Screening Packed To The Doors Every Chinese Will Want To See It QUEEN’S To Cope With The Big Rush 4 SHOWS TODAY 12 Noon, 3 p.m., 6.30 9.30 A Chinese Patriotic Dramatic Picture “YOUTH OIF NEW CHINA” Endorsed By All Who Have Seen It Bigger Than The Record-Breaking “Devil’s
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    NEWS AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT
    420 6 AT the present juncture the war has entered a critical stage, and operations are in process which demand the observance of the strictest reticence. At all times in war, and especially just now, it is axiomatic that military considerations must govern the communication of news
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    Around The Town
    118 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA “Ching Ling Yoke" 12 noon. 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA “Youth of New China" 12 noon 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA “Inspector Hornleigh" 3, 615 and 9.30 p.m.’ WINDSOR CINEMA “Jaya Kodi” (Tamil Talkie! 6 and 9 30 p.m WEMBLEY I’ARK
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    By The Way
    409 6 Public Telephones J HAD occasion to need a telephone to make an urgent call the other day and I was glad when T noticed a public call box within sight. More public telephones, J find, have been installed in the course of the last few weeks in
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    607 6 Monday, June 10. rpiiE battle for Paris enters its critical stage today. Two million German troops arc being thrown into the whole front and it remains to be seen whether, with their superior arms, they can break through the French defences. IF they succeed
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    Only Europeans To Be Called To Service At Present
    2954 7 CONSCRIPTION BILL IN COUNCIL Stirring Expressions Of Loyalty (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. present, it was the intention to call upon European British Subjects only, in the first place, to register, said Mr. N. A. Worley, the attorney-general, in the
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    WAR FUND IN NORTH MALAYA OVER $175,000
    857 7 Donation Of $2,500 From Hon. Mr. And Mrs. S. B. Palmer /CHEQUES to the War Fund continue to arrive at this office, and donations received over the week-end have raised the Penang total to over $91,000, thanks to a handsome contribution of $5,000
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    WHERE TO SEND YOUR CHEQUES
    59 7 Cheques made payable to ‘‘The War Fund” should be sent to this office (216, Penang Road), and lhey will be duly acknozvledged in these columns. Perak contributions may be sent to our Ipoh office, leg, Brewster Road. Contributors are asked to write 'their names in
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    BOGUS ELECTRICIAN VISITS EUROPEAN HOUSE
    87 7 A Chinese, dressed as an electrician, visited a European’s residence in Burnett Road on Saturday afternoon, asking to see the “amah." The man was confronted by the European lady of the house. On being told that there was no “amah" employed in the house, the
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      207 7 ANNOUNCING •1-Follow-on Tryfood V Tne inarch of science brings many blessings. Until now, weaning Baby from the bottle to more advanced food has been a most difficult period, full of guess work and uncertainty, resulting all too often in a falling-back of Baby’s condition. Now, accuracy takes the place cf
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    BROGA RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED
    469 8 Extracts From Report Of Year’s Working The annual general meeting of Broga Rubber Estates, Limited, will be held in Kuala Lumpur to-morrow. Following are extracts from the report:— The profit for the year of $73,711.08 compares with $6,385 45 earned the pre vious year. The amount
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    KENNEDY AND COMPANY
    607 8 Monthly Share Market Report The month under review has seen sub stantial rises in Commodity prices, the value of Tin having advanced some £2O and Rubber £d. •in London. Tin and Rubber shares, however, are mostly easier, being in fact more affected by the War ndws than
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    84 8 Penang, June 8, 1940. <By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/lt New York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Paris Demand 2062 3/4 Milan Demand 824 Zurich Demand 208 1/2 Batavia Demand 88 1/2 Calcutta Bombay Rangoon Demand 155 7/8 Hongkong Demanu 53 1/2
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    56 8 Foreign exports of tin, being ta. shipments on ocean-gbing Htcamers at all Malayan ports during the month o May 1940 were: 11.864 tons. The cumulative total for the first flv months of the year was 57,767 tor,* Compared with 25,704 tons for the same period last year,
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO's QUOTATIONS
      160 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/ f 4/3 A. Amalgamated 5/3 5/9 Ayer Hitam 19/ 21/ Bangrin 18, 19/ Batu Selangor 1.37 1.42* Burma Malay 21/6 22/6c Hitam 35 37*c Hong Fatt 1.05 1.08 Jelapang 25/ 26/ Katu Tin 21,6 22/6c Kinta Kellas 5/ 5/6 Kramat Tin
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD QUOTATIONS
      277 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenb y 1.17* 1.22* Ayer Pana s 1.17* 1 Bassetts 37; 42i Batu Lintangs 92* 974 Rentas 92* Brogas 57* 62*ex Indragiris 1.15 I<2o Kempas 1.90 2 .0(j Kuala Sidims 2.07* 2.15 Lunas 1.50 i. 60 Malaka Pindas 1.30 1.35 Mentakabs 37* 40
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      LEAN & CO's QUOTATIONS
      241 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/7* 4/1* A. 5/3 5/9 B. Selangors 1.37* 1.42* Hong Fatt« 1.03 1.05cd Jelapangs 25/ 26/ Jelebus 62* 65 Johans 27* 30cd K. Kamuntings 7/9 8/3 Kramats 9/9 10/6 K. Lanjuts 19/9 20/3 Kuchais 1.55 1.62* Katus 20/3 20/9 Kundangs 12/7* 13/ Laruts
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      KENNEDY & CO's SHARE LIST
      265 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Beller» Ampat 3/9 4/ Austral Amai 5/ 5/6 Ayer Weng 60 65 Bangrin 21/ 21/9 Batu Selangor 1.37* ‘*A;42* Chenderiang ig/ 45/6 Hitam 37* 40c Hong Fatt 1.05 1.07* Hongkong Tin 20/ 20/6 Johan 28 Jelebu 65 67* K. Kamunting 8/ 8/4* Kamra 1/
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      SOON THEAM & CO's QUOTATIONS
      266 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Seller» Ampat 3/10* 4/1* A. Amalg 5/1* 5/7* A Hitams 19/6 20/6 Bangrins 18/9 19/9 B. Selangors 1.38+ 1.41* Hong Fatts 1.05 1.07*c Jelebus 63 66 Johans 29 31c Kamras 1/3 1/6 Kamuntings 9/9 10/6 K. Lanjuts 20/ 20/6 Kramats 10/ 10/6 Kuchais 1.60
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    TIN OUTFITS FOR MAY
    72 8 Tlte output of Sione Tin (F.M.S.) Ltd. was 508 piculs yardage worked 125 800 hours run 585 The tin ore from the Ngow Property cf the Siamese Tin Syndicate Limited was 583 piculs. Kinta Kellas Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. 1.111.49 piculs, hours run 644. yardage 145.000.
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    RUBBER CROPS FOR MAY
    38 8 lbs. Alor Gajah 15,000 Australasia 17.90 D After Panas 68,000 Bukit Kubu 10,800 Glenealy 44.000 Jalan Kebun 10,900 Kluang 45,000 Pajam 163 500 Port Swettenham 7.500 Tambalak 16.000 Teluk Anson 57.474 Ulu Benut 27.000
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    CANNED PRODUCTS FOR EXHIBITION
    35 8 The Board of Directors of the Malayan Products Canning Co Ltd., have decided to exhibit Malayan curries, Malayan fruits in syrup. Malayan fruit jams. Malayan fruit juices, and other products at
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    CHARITY FAIR AT NEBONG TEBAL
    590 8 To Aid Patriotic Fund A Charity Fair Committee Meeting was held at the Nibong Tebal Recreation Club on June 6 with Mr. A. H. M. Hussain. Asst. District Officer, Nibong Tebal. in the chair. Addressing the meeting, the Chairman stressed the importance of the Malaya
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    DISCOVERY OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN CEYLON
    635 9 Over 2,000,000 Tons Located In fe4 Gem Country*” large workable surface deposits of iron ore have 1 been discovered in the Ratnapura District and in a strip of territory running north-west to south-east between the Kaluganga and the Nilwalaganga in Ceylon. Over 2,000,000
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    GERMANS WANT OUTSIDE NEWS
    450 9 Circumventing Nazi Radio Ban A well-informed neutral, who has recently returned to Rangoon from Germany, gives some very interesting facts regarding the German desire to obtain news from outside, either from newspapers or from the radio. It is hard to realise that the importation of all
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    MAPPING FORESTS BY AIR
    248 9 A New Measuring Instrument Ottawa. With a view to speeding up tfie preparation of forestry maps from air photographs, the Dominion Forest Service of the Department of Mines and Resources, Ottawa, has developed the photo-electric planimeter, an amazing instrument which measures map areas two to three
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    Germans Launch Big Push On 60-Mile Front
    1278 10 300,000 MEN THROWN IN BATTLE French Begin Strategic Withdrawal Paris, June 8 Relinquishing pressure on the Bresle front, Germans to-day launched a big push on a 60-mile front between Aumale and Noyon. An attacking force of about 300,000 men is being thrown into
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    "CARINTHIA" TORPEDOED AND SUNK
    117 10 —Reuter. All But Four Saved London, June 8 The Admiralty has announced that the British armed merchant cruiser “Carinthia” was torpedoed and sunk. Two officers and two ratings were lost while the remainder were saved. The “Carinthia” was the 20,000ton former Cunard White Star liner. Over
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    ALLIED NAVAL STRENGTH
    158 10 —Reuter. Far Greater Than At Beginning Of ar London, June 8. The Admiralty states the balance of naval strength in favour of the Allies is now far greater than at the outbreak of war. The strength of the British Empire navies at the outbreak of war and
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    FRENCH NAVAL PLANES BOMB SUBURBS OF BERLIN
    1067 10 Motorised Columns And Convoys Dispersed Paris, June 8 A French Admiralty communique states that Naval warplanes last night bombed factories in suburbs of Berlin. All planes returned safely. An Air Ministry communique states the main objective last night was the destruction of pontoon
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    ADMIRAL RODMAN DEAD
    17 10 .—Reuter, Washington, June 8. The death has been announced of Admiral Hugh Rodman. —Reuter,
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    U.S. $1,000,000,000 TAX BILL
    31 10 Reuter. Washington, June 8. The House Of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved the Bill to raise ty taxation $1,000,000,000 to defray the cost of national defence.
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    GEN. PERSHING URGES ALL AID FOR ALLIES
    194 10 ).—Reuter. "Holding Our Front Line” Washington. June 8. General Pershing, American Com-mander-in-Chief in France in the last war, has issued a statement urging the United States to send the Allies unlimited quantities of aeroplanes, artillery, small arms and ammunition as well as food,
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    NERVES OF ITALIAN PEOPLE ON EDGE
    98 10 i.—Reuter. Question Over ar Unanswered Rome, June 8. The nerves of the nation remain on edge with the question. “Will there he war?" still unanswered. The tramp of marching columns and the roar of aeroplane engines maintam an atmosphere of anxiety while the “jingoist"
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    GERMANS UNABLE TO CROSS AISNE
    255 10 —Reuter French Withdrawal In Central Battle Zone Paris. June 3. The spokesman said the withdrawal of garrisons of support points only affects the central battle zone from the neighbourhood of Amiens to Ham. It wacarried out in favourable conditions and the troops have already occupied
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    INDIAN PROBLEM
    171 10 Both Sid es Anxious For Settlement London. June 8. It has been a matter of comment for some weeks past in the newspapers her that reports of military developments t< the disadvantage of the Allies reachin India had exerted important influence or the current of opinion there. The
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    Thompson And A.J. Williams Score Centuries
    745 11 O.X.A. SPORTS CLUB MATCH DRAWN Iwo centuries, one by Thompson and the other by A. J. w illiams, were the prominent features of a cricket match between the O.X.A. and the Penang Sports Club played on the S.X.I. ground on Saturday. The game resulted
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    COLTS LOSE TO C.R.C.
    389 11 Chong Ghee Takes 8 For 10 A splendid 43 by Khoo ***** Lee and deadly bowling by Wee Chong Ghee enabled the Chinese Recreation Club to defeat the Penang Colts by 44 runs in another low-scoring match on the Victoria Green yesterday. Batting first, the Chinese
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    P.R.C. BEAT O.X.A. BY TWO RUNS
    332 11 Exciting End To Game Yesterday In an exciting cricket match, the Penang Recreation Club beat the Old Xaverians’ Association by the narrow margin of two runs on the Esplanade yesterday. The club going in first put up 99 runs, Stewart (27), Laßrooy (13), G.
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    BADMINTON AT SITIAWAN
    106 11 Kuala Kangsar Malay Teachers Beaten Sitiawan. A large crowd of Malay badminton enthusiasts went to the Assembly Hall court at Kampong Koh, Sitiawan, to witness the inter-district Malay School teachers’ badminton between Kuala Kangsar and Sitiawan-Dindings-Bruas. Sitiawan won all the games. Results: —(Home players mentioned first). Singles:—Nadzin
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    "MALAYA" CUP SOCCER
    51 11 R.A.F. Beat Negri By 3 Goals To Nil Singapore, June 8 In a “Malaya” Cup soccer the R.A.F. beat Negri Sembilan by 3 goals to nil. Sunman scored the first goal in the first half and Powell added two more in the last ten minutes of the
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    EASTERN ATHLETIC TEAM BEATEN
    133 11 Odd-goal Victory For All-S’pore Singapore, June 9 7 housands failed to gain admission to the Anson Road Stadium to witness the match between the Eastern Athletic Association and All Singapore which the latter won by 2 goals to 1. The visitors started off in grand style
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    PENANG JUNIOR BADMINTON
    293 11 I Results Of Yesterday’s Games Much interest was centred around the Penang Junior Open Badminton Championships, which are nearing a conclusion. The results of the ties played yesterday at the Penang Free School Hall are as follows: Miss Amanda Lee Eng Aun beat Miss J. J. Ooi
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    OUR SPORTS DIARY
    10 11 TODAY SOCCER P.R.C. vs. P. Garrison, Esplanade
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    NO ATHLETIC MEET IN PERAK THIS YEAR
    226 11 A.A.A. To Suspend Activities For Duration Of War Ipoh. IN view of the present state of emergency, and in conformity with the decision of the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association to suspend the Malayan Championships for the duration of the War, the Standing Committee
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    WEST HAM WIN WAR CUP FINAL
    261 11 Blackburn Rovers Go Down By Only Goal London, June 8. r T IIE 50,000 limit, half tlie Stadium’s total capacity, attended the Football League War Cup Final in which West Ham United beat Blackburn Rovers by one goal to nil. Reuter. The West Ham
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    ENGLISH REGIONAL SOCCER RESULTS
    139 11 —Reuter. London, June 8 The following were the results of the football and rugby matches played today. SOUTH B Reading 2. Portsmouth 2. SOUTH C Southampton 1, Charlton 3. SOUTH WESTERN Norwich 1, Crystal Palace 3. SOUTH D Bournemouth 2, Aidershot 1. Brighton 3, Clapton Orient
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET
    64 11 Perak Team For Game With Selangor Ipoh. The Perak side against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, has been chosen as follows: J. E. Slade (capt.), J. M. Gregoire, S. V. Suppiah, M. Appuni, R. Retnaveloo, I. G. Maitland, Ang Earn Hock,
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    PENANG AUTUMN RACES
    96 11 Classes 2 4 Horses And Class 2 Ponies To Run The Penang Turf Club will hold a threeday Autumn Meeting, on Saturday, August 3, Monday, August 5 and Saturday, August 10. Two runs are provided for Classes 2 and 4 Horses and Class 2 Ponies. The distances
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    MOSQUITOES AND RUBBER
    381 11 Has it ever occurred to you, when spinning along on beautiful or bumpy roads, that mosquitos are capable of putting a complete stop to motoring? Not because they might attack you in swarms, but because they are capable of making tyres so expensive that the horse and
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    British Aid As Fast As Can Be Sent
    382 12 —8.0. W. Rugby. June 9 General Weygand's phrase Battle for Fiance,” is almost universally adopted in the press to describe the new German -offensive on the Somme-Aisne front. The ■weight of attacking men and material is —calculated by some to make this
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    SERIOUS EXPLOSION IN KING STREET
    127 12 Three Men BadK Burned A serious explosion occurred at 5, King Street this morning at about seven o’clock, when a tin oi methylated spirits in a room, caught fire and exploded, injuring three male Chinese and a woman. It appears that one oi the men
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    THE BRITISH SOLDIER
    345 12 8.0. W Superiority Shown In Flanders Rugly, June 9. “The miracle of deliverance,” as the Prime Minister described to embarkation through Dunkirk of a third of the million men the capture of which the German High Command had already claimed, is the theme- of much comment in
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    Enemy Bomber Crashes In East Suffolk
    182 12 —8.0. W London, June 8 During air raids over England reported in a previous message the Air Ministry announces: “An enemy bomber crashed in East Suffolk shortly before midnight. Two of the bombers’ crew were kilted and one injured. One house w.as badly damaged
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    BELMONT STAKES
    45 12 —Reuter Bini elech Wins From Your Chance New York, June 9. The Belmont. Stakes resulted as follows Binielech 1 Your Chance* 2 Andy K 3 Won bv i length; a head Betting. 6 5 Bimelech, 2 1 Your Chance; 10 1 Andy K
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    ALL-NIGHT BAIDS BY R.A.F. BOMBERS
    890 12 Enemy Reinforcements Bombed London, June 10. A N Air Ministry bulletin states that from nightfall until shortly before dawn this morning, heavy bombers of the R.A.F. were almost continuously in action against military objectives in Germany and the battle zone in Northern France. Enemy reinforcements,
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    SATURDAY’S RACE RESULTS
    95 12 RACE I. BOOKLAW $l5 8 Burraneer $l5 Russian Rose $l7 RACE 3. SQUEEZE $l6 $lO Danger Zone $l6 RACE 3. GROFMO $3l $lO The Poacher $9 Turn Over $l2 RACE 1 EASTER PARADE $3l 7 Harpo $6 Viola II $7 RACE 5. PRESIDENT $57 $l6 Victory Parade
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    MARKET PRICES
    85 12 MONDAY, JUNE 10. TIN: Penang $139.50 Business done Buyers no sellers. Singapore $139.50 RUBBER: Penang Spot 33c Singapore Spot 38c COPRA: Sundried $3.35 buyers Black Pepper Nomina; TAPIOCA: Medium $5.45 sellers Fair Seed $4.95 sellers RICE: Indian Parboiled White Samba 164 lbs. $6.80 Red* samba 164 lbs. $6.65
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