Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 June 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITIOS ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY [So. 111. Vol. xcvm. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 433 1 From Sea To North Of Maginot Line ENDLESS TREK EROM EARIS Paris, June 14. The French ar Office spokesman somewhere in France emphasised last night that the French line from the sea to the northern end of the Maginot Line remains coherent and unbroken. Reuter’s special
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  • 102 1 Reuter. London, June 14. It is learned in London that some misconception has followed the announcement of the arrival in the United Kingdom of women and children from Malta. It has been reported, for example, that no women are left in Malta. It is Officially stated
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  • 68 1 —Reuter. In Both Houses Next Week "London, June 13. The secret session to debate on home defence which was postponed on Tuesday would now be held on June 20, stated Mr. Attlee. The debate might be on a wider scope than home defence, according to circumstances. There is
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  • 49 1 Reuter. Most Groups Show Small Losses London. June 13 On the Stock Exchange the early firmness was not maintained owing to extreme quietness in trading but gilt-edged recovered to around the opening levels. Most of the other groups showed small net losses. Wall Street was higher. —Reuter.
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  • 278 1 Aeuter. TO FIGHT ON AT ALL COSTS London, June 11. The British Government has sent the following message to the French Government. “in this solemn hour for the British and French nations and for the cause of freedom and democracy to which they have vowed themselves,
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  • 92 1 .—BOW August Bank Holiday Cancelled Rugby. June 13 The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Labour announced in the House of Commons that the cancellation of workers’ holidays involving complete stoppages must continue. The August Bank Holiday would be cancelled under the defence regulation. Where
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  • 124 1 .—Reuter ONLY POLICE FIREMEN REMAINING Washington, June if The State Department disccloscd today that the American Ambassador to France, Mr. Bullitt, had notified the Germans, at the request of the French Government, that Faris was an open city from which all military forces were being
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  • 493 1 U. S. REACTION TO FR ENCH APPEAL WASHINGTON, JUNE 14. “EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE THAT POSSIBLY CAN BE DONE,” IT WAS OFFICIALLY STATED AT WHITE HOUSE IN CONNECTION WITH M. REYNAUD’S FINAL APPEAL.—REUTER. Reuter. Paris, June 14 It is understood that the French Cabinet at a
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  • 112 1 —Reuter Production To Continue At High Pressure London, June 13 In the House of Commons. Mr. Assheton. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, reported that there had been a magnificent response to the Government request for a general postponement or cancellation of holidays during the crisis so
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  • 50 1 —8.0. W To Warn Approach Of Parachutists Rugby, June 13. The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced that the clergy will be instructed in the use of church bells as warnings of the approach of parachutists or airborne troops. This action follows a letter received from the Home Secretary.—B.O.W.
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  • 42 1 Reuter. New York, June 14. America’s latest battleship the 35,000-ton U.S.S. “North Carolina” was launched at Brooklyn naval yard yesterday. Governor Hoey of North Carolina declared that the battleship “speaks the language that even the dictator can understand.”—
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  • 124 1 —Reuter. Washington, June 14. Present legislation is definitely obstructing Americans who are anxiously seeking to assist Britain. Applications are being received daily by the British authorities in the United States. They include doctors, nurses, reserve officers and men who wish to fight or wish
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  • 892 2 France To Go On Fighting If Necessary In North Africa Or America GRAVITY OF SITUATION Paris, June 13. IVJ. REYNAUD, in a message to President Roosevelt thanking him for his generous aid and declaring that the French are fighting against a crushing superiority of
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  • 91 2 Reuter. Aden, June 13. The enemy made air raids on Aden at 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday, at dawn and at 7.30 a.m. today. Bombs were dropped, but no material damage was done. One enemy plane was shot down at dawm. Five Arabs were killed and
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  • 23 2 SER VE OFFICERS. REUTER. ANKARA, JUNE zj TURKEY TODAY CALLED UP SEVERAL CLASSES OF TROOPS AND RESERVE OFFICERS. REU-
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  • 168 2 —BOW. Evidence Of Resolve To Win War Rugby, June 13 The Bow and Bromley by-election result, in which Alderman Key (Labour) received 11,594 votes and Mrs. Brown (Communist) 506 votes, is regarded by ♦h» 1 press as further evidence of British workers’ unshaken resolve to win the
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  • 101 2 —Reuter. Torpedo Motor-Boat Blown I p In Harbour London, June 13 The Air Ministry announces that Fleet Air Arm aircraft co-operating with a R.A.F. Coastal Command aircraft yesterday successfully attacked enemy vessels at Boulogne harbour. A motor torpedoboat was blown up and many bombs were seen
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  • 50 2 —Reuter. Cairo, June 13. Reports from Port Sudan say that a revolt is growing among the Abyssinian tribes and that shortly before the outbreak of war, an entire Italian division was routed. The message adds that the Abyssinians were well-armed with rifles and bombs. —Reuter.
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  • 283 2 —P cuter ITALIAN BASES AGAIN BOMBED Rugby, June 13. R.A.F. long distance bombers of the Middle East Command followed up swiftly yesterday the successful raid on Tuesday on the Italian air forces in Libya East Africa. The objective in Libya yesterday was Tobruk, the Italian naval
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  • 45 2 I—Reuter. 1 —Reuter. Buenos Aires, June 13. Ranchers have already given 2.600 steers to the collection they are making to send a gift of beef to Britain, “the noble and loyal friend of Argentine” for the “soldiers C Empire.”-—Reuter.
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  • 407 2 London, June 13. 4 S far as is at present known, the circumstances in which the British division was cut oft and a part made prisoners are: —Reuter. j At the end of May they were in line with the French on the left
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  • 907 2 DRIVEN BACK 8 KILOMETRES FROM OISE Rugby, June 13. military experts state that the latest information shows that the Germans are now using 120 divisions along the whole battle front which, according to French estimates is the maximum number available. Two
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 43 2 P A N C ING I EVERY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AND (l SATURDAY AT THE i E. &O. _HOTEL j Harry Lammert And His Orchestra A Reserved Tables not taken up by 10.30 p.m. )j will be disposed of otherwise J (J TEL. 322
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  • 422 3 London. N “unmarried wife” who has keen 4* continually dependent on a naan e mnot be [>enalised merely because that man is in the Forces. This was e view expressed by the Archbishop rf an terbury, Dr. Cosmo Lan,»;, in the i- mse of
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  • 217 3 To Be Ready Bv 1941 Hamilton, Ontario T. B. McQuesten, Ontario Highways Minister, announces that construction of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Fails will begin immediately and will be completed by August, 1941. The bridge will replace the so-called Honeymoon Bridge which collapsed in 1938 when
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  • 40 3 Petersen, 55-year-old father* tek Petersen, the boxer, was at sent for trial at the Quarter Sessions. charge of wounding William Morgan, with intent to dishim, was reduced to that of .ous wounding. Petersen pleaded not guilty.
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  • 879 3  -  by DON IDDON Daily Mail Correspondent 1\ ING in New York, I have watched the two propaganda machines- Allied and Nazi, at work almost since war began. To me it seems that we are missing the boat badly because our methods are a
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  • 89 3 “It’s Becoming The Fashion” Colombo. TV7HEN a man who was found guilty of attempting to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder, was being sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment, at the Southern Assizes he told the Judge in English “Thank you. Mr. Soertsz.” “This is
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  • 153 3 QHOULD any dangerous animal escape from the London Zoo in the event of an air raid, it is unlikely that it would get very far. “We are very heavily armed,” said the Earl of Onslow, the president, when discussing A.R.P. arrangements at a meeting of
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  • 110 3 A man who said he heard more than 100 blows struck gave evidence at Hailsham Sussex, against a mother and daughter who were accused of cruelty to a four-years-old boy at the school they run. The women—Mrs. Edith Nellie Sills and Miss Ruth Sills, of Wan-nock-avenue,
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  • 112 3 Dr. A. V. Billen headmaster of Wellingborough School, Northamptonshire, for the past five years, learned the other day that he had been dismissed, although more than half the boys’ parents signed am appeal for his retention. The school governors say they consider a change of headmastership
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  • 208 3 rpHREE Norwegian bus drivers, forced to transport 180 A German soldiers along a mountainous route near Oslo, deliberately drove their buses over a precipice. Every man, including the Norwegians, was killed as the buses crashed to splinters in the valley below. This act of
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  • 399 3 London. I UISA TETRAZZINI, the “Italian Nightingale,” who made a world reputation in a nig ht when she appeared in “La Traviata” at Covent Garden i n 1907, died recently in a Milan nursing home after a long illness. She was regarded as one
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  • 103 3 Queen Mary criticised A.T.S. hats when she inspected units of the' service at Salisbury recently. She touched the hat of a pretty N.C.O. of the 6th Gloucestershire Clerical Company. “The King does not like your hats at all,” she said, “Do you? And she added. “I
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 214 3 Which Is Your LUCKY SHADE of Face Powder 'Sr «1 Aw NEW -27 f I PARIS 9ouf of 10 women use Ihe wrong shade of face powder 1 The wrong shade of powder gives you a horrid, hard made-up look —makes you appear years older. The only' way to find
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 38 3 All in a Day’s Work— by Rick Elmos TAKEN A’BACK glory's TT-At Hel JMSAGO, EmGGiniGj I I QW/ I 31'0 TJAbdB Fof? x/iCTo&Sr' J to S- —y HIM ——x 'k fit tY) IT MS ILL'. 17 Ui Trf
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  • 542 4 20 Injured And 86 Arrested Singapore. rpWO HUNDRED Singapore policemen, led by seven Euro.l pean officers, on Tuesday, forced their way into a rubber factory that had been barricaded by strikers since May 13. During the clash one policeman was seriously injured while two others
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  • 41 4 Tomorrow at the Esplanade from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1. MARCH Legion Of Honour Barsotti. 2. POT-POURRI More Melodious Memories Finck. 3. WALTZ Charm Of The Waltz Winter. 4. SELECTION Dixieland Hume. 5. PATROL Britain’s Ist Line Williams
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  • 1033 4 Police Set Trap In Hotel Malacca. I Teoh Kim Poh, a well-known Malacca Hokkien businessman, was the complainant in a crim1 inal case heard before Mr. Lim Koon Teck, District Judge, in the Criminal District Court and concluded last week, in which two Hokkiens, Lim
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  • 134 4 Stole Vegetables In Tins Malacca On June 7, Lei Man. a Cantonese, bought some tins of canned vegetables for $2 which he placed on the five foot way of a shop at Jonker Street while he entered the shop on some business. A few minutes
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  • 432 4 Possibility Viewed At Sanitary Board Meeting WAVE OF ENTHUSIASM GOING THROUGH TOWN Kuala Lumpur. IZ UALA LUMPUR markets, coffee shops and restaurants may in the near future observe Sunday as a holiday. This possibility was viewed at the Sanitary Board Meeting on Wednesday,
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  • 384 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay June 11. Itali sudah-lah masok perang sekarang di-sabelah Jerman. Mussolini telah memben kenyataan ini dalam suatu uchapan radio malam tadi. Kata-nya ia tidak berhajat hendak menarek jiran2 Itali kadalam peperangan ini, dan di-minta'-nya Turki, Masir, Greece, Yugoslavia dan Switzerland mengingati perkataan-nya itu. Tetapi dalam
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  • 600 4 Echo Of Incich Mil In Cabaret Allegations that the Milit Police had been abusive anbrutal, that their whole attituA was “anti-civilian,” and that u of them had said that it gav him great pleasure to take civilian in charge, because the civilians in Singapore had to
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 49 4 ay T. H. _J Parties of captured German seamen have been landed at North British ports recently. 1 i I 8 1 x M <?. r I wc.rpxQ». a~*' wrOJ A r I Let’s put in a joint report, Aitcheson. You say it’s tattooing and I’ll say it’s German measles.”
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  • 118 5 Crooks ho Exploit Tlie War Savings Bank depositors in Malaya are again warned against the well-known type of crook who is endeavouring to exploit recent events in Europe to further his own selfish and unpatriotic interests. Deposits in the Savings Bank are absolutely safe from
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  • 219 5 Inquest Ou Aged Chinese Sungei Patani. At the conclusion of the inquire into the death of Lim Chong Pin, agea 65 v ho was found deaci in the Sungei Patam river at the bridge near the market on the morning of 2-3-59, Tuan Syed
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  • 407 5 Quality Unchanged By Long Storage OINCE the war commenced the necessity for keeping reserve stocks of sweetened condensed milk has meant that milk released for sale to the public has been in storage for a rather longer period than was usual in the past. Whein
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  • 435 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Bernard Preedy has been granted a Commission as Captain in the F.M.S.V.F. The promotion of Lieutenant G. D. Treble. F.M.S.V.F. to the rank of Captain. has been approved. Lieutenant H L. A. Harrison, F.M.S. V.F. has been transferred to the F.M. S.V.F. Reserve of Officers. The High
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  • 120 5 Impending Departure For Singapore The impending departure of Miss Helen. Khong, daughter of Dr. K.T. Khong, for Singapore to enter the Raffles College, will deprive Perak of a very popular sporting personality. Not quite seventeen. Miss Khong is a well-kncvm figure in tennis circles in Malaya. At
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  • 239 5 Malay Who Got Permission First Parit Buntar. T accept the story of the accused. One oi the ingredients in a ca>e of theft is cishoi est intention and by asking permission from Bah Yah. dishonest intention is absent in this case. Therefore I acquit and discharge
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  • 326 5 For Allied Victory And His Majesty The King Y SPEC lAL prayer for an Allied victory was offered by the Rev. Tat Chin,-Chief Priest of the Kek Lok Si Chinese kmple, Ajei Itani, and other priests at the middle prayer hall in the Temple
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  • 180 5 Miss Joyce Nicholas And Mr. E. J. Van Dort Taiping The wedding took place yesterday at the church of St. Louts. Taiping, of Mr. Edgar Joseph Van Dort, of the Medical Department, Segamat, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Van Dort of Batu Pahat. Johore and
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  • 319 5 Break l ast To Aid Blue Cross Fund rpHE Girl Guides of Penang put 1 into practice their sixth Guide Law—“Be kind to animals” —when they held a breakfast in aid of the Blue Cross Fund which was begun by Mrs. A. M. Goodman to help
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 48 5 The Kuala Lumpur Section of the ■gineering Association of Malaya 5 iVe arranged a visit to Hong l Fatt ne on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. by courtesy of the Directors. The programrr.’e comprises a general tour of the work•'■'‘ga and inspection of new development work now in progress.
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    • 45 5 DRESS SMART LOOK SMART AND YOU ARE SMART Our expert ImRIF? tailors at your service. 9 IS Consult us for J BW your afternoon I Ki. gjj and- evening j !U| 13a dresses. I f W I —I Fas tern Fazaail HO Bishop Street. uD
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 358 5 Penang’s Mort ftk B’ Luxurious XJLdjflk Air-Conditioned Theatre Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD Singapore. 3 SHOWS TODAY AT 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. Jlorious SONJA HENIE At the Climax of Her Brilliant Career In a Gay Thrilling Hit Filled with Mystery, Laughter, Excitement, Beauty. “EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT” All Ray
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    • 396 5 MU»" 'I <? U E E N S OPENS IPOD AY 3 Shows At 3, 6.15 9.30 Matinee at 3 p.m. Reduced Prices 15, 30 50 cento Downstairs. It Sparkles It Scintillates It’s Brilliant High Romance, Adventure Intrigue, with Millions of Dollars worth of Diamonds at Stake In Paramount’s Big
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  • 448 6 L ING CAROL of Rumania, who celebrated the tenth anniversary of his reign on Tuesday, told a commission of deputies from his Parliament that “the future of the nation is at stake/’ and that “through determination and force” they must save it. These are not light words
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  • 95 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA "Dick Tracy Returns” (whole serial) 2.30 and 8.00 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA George Brent and Isa Miranda in “Adventure In Diamonds” 3, 6.15, and 9 30 p.m. REX CINEMA Sonja Henie in “Everything Happens at Night” 3, 615 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA "Jaya Kodi” (Tamil Talkie»
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  • 413 6 Third-Rarik Swindler CINCE Hitler’s reign of terror started, 1 have read and heard this arch-villain of modern civilisation described in the most unflattering terms, but two of these which must take pride of place in that category are furnished in Michael Foot’s “Armistice: 1918-39’ and Douglas Reed’s
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  • 605 6 Friday, June 14. INVENTS are fast moving J towards a crisis. The > French Cabinet at a meeting last night decided to continue resistance to the utmost M. Reynaud said in his broadcast to the nation, France cannot be broken by invasion. know what
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    • 508 6 1 I K 4 ZT 'S' S'Uil I IbSl|\ z hwZ'& <&s&% 1 e A -Wx *7? "*C O/ 1 1 OMHpry 'Wli/r W> O^ 3S!Sr —-/f i SIX AND EIGHTPENCE Meredith, make my wi.L lection of film stars’ portraits, auto- of Rost s Lime J utce graphed, I leave
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    • 25 6 ,-,W.-AWJ b b-."-N M C3-» P o o O rTTgyy L R I St s St H A\ AIBABLJE AT ALL G.IKAGES UWMMSMBMB B H
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  • 26 6 OBITUARY CHIN THYE SEONG, father of Chin Yoon Ngean and Mrs. Bhang Ginn Hoe. Funeral from Mortuary, General Hosp, tai at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15.
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  • 861 7 Distinguished Gathering At Simple Ceremonial A ARGE and distinguished gathering was present at Fort Cornwallis lor the King’s Birthday Parade which was hinted oUt w^b lUn COmpany of the Malay Company Voth 1 i A W lthm lts ,anks were also carried the emblems
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  • 59 7 Cheques made payable to Ihe War Fund” should be sent to this office (216, Penang Road), and they will be duly acknozvlcdged in these columns. Perak contributions may be sent to our Ipoh office, 123, Brewster Road. Contributors are asked to write their names in
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  • 177 7 Occupier Of House Fined $3O Teh Pong Chye, occupier of house No. 75-C Tanjong Tokong Road was fined $3O or fifteen days’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. W.M. McCall, Penang Third Magistrate, this morning, on a charge of permitting his premises to be used as a common
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  • 155 7 Charge Of Being Members Of Unlawful Society AS a sequel to the arrests of several Chinese youths, who were alleged to have incited the scholars of the Chung Ling High School to strike, Lim Soo Huat, Ch’ng Hooi Hoe, Lim Ah Bah, Chui
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  • 304 7 Two Donations Of $l,OOO I n Perak Britishers in Thailand are doing their bit for the War Fund, and in addition to cheques received previously, three donations were received yesterday and today. The Penang total is now over $i 00,000, while the Kedah contributions nozo
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  • 127 7 Miss Lee Yet* Lin To Appear Today And Tomorrow Sungei Patani. Sungei Patani Chinese picture-going public will be able to see Miss Lee Yee Lin, also known as Miss Lily Lee, the ceL bra ted Chinese screen star only on the screen, in person
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  • 637 7 Serve ith Local Forces H Spared From Civil Duties ihe first duty of men who can be spared from their civil occupations in the Colonies is to serve with such local forces as there exist, states the Secretary of State
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  • 175 7 PROBABILITY OF CHARGE ENDER DEFENCE ACT Two well-dressed Chinese againstwhom charges under the Defence Regulations may be preferred were each' allowed bail in the sum of $5,000 in two sureties, when they appeared before Mr. W. M. McCall, Penang Third Magistrate, this morning,
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  • 142 7 “Dick Tracy Returns” Is Action-Packed Serial Edgar G. Hoover’s G-men are seen m thrilling action in Republic’s serial. “Dick Tracy Returns,” which opened at the Majestic Theatre yesterday. Dealing with the adventures of an ace G-man played by Ralph Byrd, “Dick Tiacy Returns has all the
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  • 28 7 A THIRD TEST OF THE ELEC TRIC WARN IN G SIRENS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 12 NOON, SATURDAY 15TH, FROM THE PENA N G ROAD AREA.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 149 7 r TBUFOOD BABIES 1 become sturdy children II fe Sussex > IgE y ''I 8 W-"- y f 1 W, Another Trufood babyt tJjjg lovely little girl is the t daughter of Lady L Ankaret Jackson Yon see the results ol correct infant-feeding when a Trufood baby begins to sit
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  • 175 8 United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ctd. 238,528; Malakoff Rubber Estates Ltd 209.00»; Taiping Rubber Plantations Ltd 111,290; Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd. 54,900; Windsor (F M S) Rublx-r Estate Ltd. 25,824; Foothills fMalaya) Rubber Estate Ltd. 31,100; Kuala Muda Rubber Estates Ltd. 175,375; Vai d’Or
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  • 74 8 As a result of the annual survey bv the epartment of Commerce the figure for L.st year’s consumption in America has revised to *****0 tons, the original being 577.591 tons, stock at the rd °I the ear bas also been revised, and stands at 125 800 tons.
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  • 1627 8 £9,000 Profits For Year Disclosed The twenty-seventh ordinary general meeting of F.M.S. Rubber Planters Estates, Limited, was held at the office of the Company, 16, Philpot Lane, London, E.C.3, on Friday, 26th April, 1940, Mr. Robert Stewart (Chairman of the company), presiding. Mr. R. B.
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 278 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.10 1.15 Ayer Panas 1.10 1.20 Bassetts 37 40 Batu Lintangs 92} 95 Benta*> 90 95 Brogas 57} 62} Indragiris 1.10 1.15 Kempas 1.85 1.95 Kuala Sidims 2.07 i 2.15 Lunas 1.50 1.55 Malaka Pindas 1.25 1.30 Mentakabs 37} 40 New Scudais
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    • 255 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/6 3/W} A. Amalgamated» 5/ 5/3 B. Selangors 1.35 1.40 Hong Fatts 96 98xd Hitams 40 Jelebus 65 70 Johans. 27} 3-ied K. Kamuntings 7/9 g'3 Kramats 9/6 9/9 K. Lanjuts 20/ 20/6 Kuchais l6 2* Klang Rivers 1.72} 1.80 Kundangs 12/6 13
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    • 174 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/ 4/3 A. Amalgamated 5/3 5/9 Ayer Wen g 55 60 Batu Selangor 1.37} 1.42} Hitam 40 45c Hong Fatt 95 l.<)oex Hongkong Tin 18/ 19/ Idris 5/6 6/6 Jelebu 67} 72} Kampong Lan.ut 20/ 20/6 Kramat Tin 9/6 10/ Kuchai 1.60
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    • 264 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers GleneaJy 1.10 1.20 ex MINING Ampat 3/6 4/ Austral Ainal 5/ 5/6 Ayer Weng 60 66 Ayer Hitam 18/6 19/6c Batu Selangor 1.37} 1.42} Hitam 40 42}c Hong Fatt 97} I.o2Jex Jelebu 70 72} Kampong Lanjut 19/9 £O/3 Kamra 1/ 1/6 Katu 21/6
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    • 287 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 1.37} 1.40 Hong Fatts 99 1.02 ex Jelebus 70 73 Johans 29 31c Kamras 1/3 1/6 Kamuntings 9/9 10/6 K. Lanjuts 20/ 20/6 Kramats 10/ 10/3 Kuchais
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  • 91 8 Latest among the many big orders for supplies and materials for the Allies which India is now carrying out is one to the value of £345.000 for cotton canvas. A feature of India’s wartime industry’ is the development of many producing activities which were formerly
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  • 34 8 Export of dry rubber, uncorrected figures irom Malaya, Brunei and Labuan for the month of May 1940. Tons Mainland 45.164 Straits Settlements Island» 300 Brunei 133 Labuan 22 Total 45,624
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  • 101 8 List Of Contributions c Amount previously acknowledged 272.654 12 Start oi State Medical Health Officer. Taiping; Qua Gong Kow 5.00 E. A. Karim 5.00 Lee Yoong Kin 2.00 Hon Ah Kow 1.00 Per Tanjong Tualang Representative: Asiatic Start Labour Force of Penawat Tin Dredging 9.27 Kramat Tin
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  • 47 8 Reuter Soviet Concern Over Interference Washington. June 13. The Russian Ambassador, M. Otimansky, spent an hour with Mr. Cordell Hull this morning. It is believed he spoke in strong terms concerning interference with shipments of American goods to Russia through Vladivostok.-
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  • 94 8 tendon, June 13. It is officially announced that a British aircraft sank an enemy motor torpedo boat in Boulogne and damaged two others. R.A.F. bombers attacked the Italian base at Assab, on the Red Sea, and destroyed the power house, a petrol dump and
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  • 413 9 Experts Present At Meeting Kuala Lumpur. Government experts were present by invitation at the meeting of the Markets, Street Stalls and Food Stuffs Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board which discussed the Question of milk depots and grazing grounds. The experts were Messrs. T.
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  • 1269 9 How French Possessions Can Aid Britain’s Progress O Y agreeing to follow a unifi ed policy in matters of colonial administration Great Brit ain and France have now resolved to extend their complete collaboration of effort to the farthermost limits of their Empires (writes
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    • 15 9 All in a Day’s Work—by Rick Eime» AT THE DOUBLE u 3 L T ▼AI
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  • 487 10 Port Occupied After Bombing Operations All Dav Shanghai, June 13. The Japanese Army spokesman here tonight announced the capture of Ichang, a treaty port in Upper Yangtse, west of Hupeh. It is claimed that the city was taken yesterday evening, Japanese forces immediately starting to
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  • 208 10 Allies Purchase 600,000 Rifles And jVlachine-jiuiis v New York, June 13 Eighty more attack bombers have been released to the Allies, states the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. The correspondent adds that it is learned that the Allied Purchasing Commission have bought
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  • 148 10 —Reuter. Lord Lothian's Speech On Italian Action New York, June 13. In a brief speech at the World’s Fair “United Kingdom Day” ceremonies, Lord Lothian emphasise that Italy’s action might turn the present conflict into a world war. Mayor Le Guardia referred to the I Magna
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  • 273 10 Part Of One British Division Surrounded OPERATIONS CONTINUE ON WHOLE FRONT London, June 13 The War Office announces that one of oui divisions, which was operating with its left on the north coart of Normandy, had its communications cut by the German forces which had
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  • 198 10 Reuter. Egypt’s Entry Only Question Of Time Cairo, June 13 Egypt’s entry into the war is only a question of days, it is considered in well-informed Egyptian circles. There was an animated four-hour debate in the Chamber yesterday in which a large number of Deputies asked
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  • 341 10 —Chinese Central News. Large Number Of Houses Destroyed Chungking, June 10. Chungking’s busy areas where foreign embassies except the American and the Press Hostel and the Chungking Hostel are situated, today experienced the second worst bombing since the destruction raid on May 28. Twenty-seven Japanese planese
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  • 97 10 .—Reuter. Exchange W itli British Partv From Italy London. June 13. It is learned that between 500 to 600 Italians are going to Lisbon from Britain in the next few days, the party including women and children, diplomats, consuls, journalists, staffs of banks, tourist
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  • 64 10 —Reuter. Six Davs To Evacuate 120.000 London. June 13 The evacuation of 120.000 children, whose parents have signified their desire that they quit Greater London, has begun and will last six days. Notwithstanding the Government’s appeal, parents of 330.000 children failed to register them. Registered children are being
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  • 147 10 —Reuter. 43 Arrests After Explosions Buenos Aires, June 13 An explasion on board the British ship, Gascony, 4,700 tons, wounded four men and started a fire which w r as subsequently extinguished. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a bo
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  • 40 10 —Reuter. Recruiting For Service Locally Hongkong. June 13 It is learned that the local military authorities will recruit British subjects between 21 and 38 years of age for the Regular Army, probably for service in Hongkong.—Reuter.
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  • 62 10 —Reuter. Mines Laid Over ide Area By Italians Rome. June 13 The radio has broadcast a warning ro shipping that mines have been laid over a wide area on the south coast of Sicily stating:—“The Italian authorities are instructing neutral ships to proceed by way of
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  • 64 10 .—Reuter. Estimates Passed By Representatives Washington, June 13 The House of Representatives passed by 401 votes to 1 the additional Army estimates amounting to $1,706 000.000. The increase is chiefly due to the cost of expanding the Army By 47 votes to 35. the Senate refused
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  • 47 10 —Reuter. Sequel To Murder Of Detective At Cork London, June 13. Thomas MacCc.rtain, son of a former Lord Major of itork, was sentenced to death at Cork for the murder of a detective. Officer John Roche The execution will take place on July 5 —Reuter.
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  • 91 10 —Reuter. Capitulation Claimed By Germans Berlin, June 13 A High Command communique claims that French forces encircled at St. Valery have capitulated after an attempt was made to evacuate them by sea. The announcement adds that a general of a French Army Corps, one British and four
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  • 90 10 Rumanian Air Service To Turkey Suspended Bucharest, June 13 The commercial air senice between Rumania and Turkey is being suspended from today, owing to the possibility of an intensification of the conflict in the Near East. All Rumanian shipping in the Black Sea is
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  • 43 10 —Reuter. Balkan Safety Believed Ensured Sofia. June 13 The Foreign Office spokesman stated trial Bulgaria considered that Mussolini’s assurance to neighbour states ensured the safety of the Balkans and added that the country would continue a policy of neutrality and peace.—Reuter.
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  • 457 10 Details Of Sunset Raid On Malta New York, June 13 Il is stated in a dispatch from Rome to the New York Times that Milan was bombed for over an hour and a half in the early hours of the morning.
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  • 608 11 WINNERS SHOULD HAVE SCORED MORE First Division Soccer a First Division soccer match on the Western Road ground yesterday, the Marines’ Department Sports Club defeated the Old Xaverians’ Association by the comfortable margin of three goals to one The winners displayed marked superiority in
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  • 152 11 —Reuter. Silverlace And Valeraine Placed London, June 13. The following is the result of the New Oaks run at Newmarket today:— GODIVA (Mr. E. Harmsworth) Marks 1 SILVERLACE II (Mr. E. Egmond) G. Richards 2 VALERAINE (Mr. J. A. Hirst' Weston. .3 GOLDEN PENNY (Lord Astor)
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  • 229 11 r pHERE is no doubt that the north has produced a first-class boxerfighter in 21 years-old Tom Smith, the Sunderland feather-weight. He convinced everybody on his first London appearance at Earls Court recently by giving a real drubbing to the Welsh destroyer of champions,
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  • 60 11 Tapah Lose To Parit In the Inter-District Malay School Boys soccer the Parit Boys defeated the Tapah Boys by one solitary goal. The visitors deserved to win. The score sheet was blank at the interval, and during the second half Mohamed drove in the winning goal froar?
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  • 140 11 BOXING AT FUN FROLIC TONIGHT Janies Dawn To Meet Manuel Tonight’s boxing card at the Fun and Frolic stadium will feature James Dawn, ex-bantamweight champion of Perak, against S. Manuel, hard-hitting Indian, in the main event over ton two-minute rounds. The fight is certain to prove a good draw, and
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  • 118 11 Schedule Of Racing The following is the schedule of racing for the Selangor Turf Club Summer Meeting:— Ist DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Horses —Class 2 Div.l —54 furlongs. Horses —Class 2 Div. 1 2—9 furlongs. Horses—Class 4 Div. 1, 2. 3, 4 5—6 F. Horses —Class 4
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  • 49 11 Winning Tickets Ipoh. The winning tickets of the Ipoh Club ‘Derby Sweep" are as follows: First: Pont L’EVeque No. 81 (A S. Brown). Second: Tur khan No. 87 (Gooding, Thomson, Templeton, Bentinck and A. S. Brown). Third: Lighthouse II No. 49 (T. K Wilson).
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  • 337 11 CHICAGO. The 1940 Olympics are out, but this country’s Olympic athletes are going to have their run anyway. The American Olympic Committee is making plans to hold Olympic tryouts, if for nothing more than to reward hundreds of star performers who have been
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  • 273 11 Must j\ol 'A atch Games A,IR. ERNEST GREEN, chairman of Everton F.C., and Mr. W. C. Gibbins, a director, watched their last football match for a long time at Preston North End recently. Both men were suspended by the Football Association ‘‘from all football and football management,
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  • 428 11 Victory On First Innings The O.X.A. defeated an Alor Star XI at cricket at Alor Star yesterday by 44 runs on the first innings. Batting first Alor Star totalled 60, Willis (17» and Ismail (10) being the principal scorers. The O.X.A. replied with 104,
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  • 347 11 Incident During C.R.C. "B*' Malay Youngsters Match There was yet another ugly incident in local football in which two members of the Malay Coronation Youngsters, Adamsah, right half, and H. A. Ahmed, centre forward, received marching orders in their return Second Division match with
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  • 78 11 The draw of the Derby Sweep of the Selangor Club drawn on Wednesday at 7.00 p.m, in the Long Bar resulted as follows: PONT L’EVEQUE ***** Ist TURKHAN ***** 2nd LIGHTHOUSE II ***** 3rd SOLWAY FIRTH ***** BLACK TONI ***** PHARATIS ***** MORADABAD ***** STARDUST *****
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  • 145 11 Tapah Tuesday. The Malay School Teachers team from Parit visited Tapah yesterday and met the Malay School Teachers Team of Tapah at football, in the Perak Malay Teachers’ competition. The result was a draw, two goals being shared. The match will be replayed shortly at Parit. Both
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  • 74 11 S.P. Chinese Youngsters To Play At K. Ketil Sungei Patani. The Sungei Patani Chinese Youngsters Badminton Party will be travelling to Kuala Ketii on Friday, June 14, and will play a friendly match there against the Ching Hua Badminton Party. The following will represent the local team: Singles:—Wong Chong
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  • 113 11 Sino-Malays Beaten 1-1 At Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 13 Playing in aid of the War Fund, the Eastern Athletic Association this evening at the Anson Road Stadium defeated the Sino-Malays by 4 goals to 1. Singapore were the first to score when. Tee
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  • 146 11 Match Against Perak On June 18 Ipoh. The Eastern Athletic Association of Hongkong intend to curtail their tour of Perak. Instead of playing three games in Perak—two in Ipoh and one In Taiping—as originally scheduled, Eastern will play only one match here, against a Perak State
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  • 58 11 TODAY SOCCER: P.M.R.C. vs. Muslim R.C. Dato Kramat Ground. P.S.C. vs. C.L.HB. Western Road Ground. BOXING: Fun Frolic Stadium. TOMORROW “MALAYA” CUP SOCCER PENANG VS. SELANGOR Victoria Green. CRICKET: S.X.I. vs. P.R.C. S.X.I. Ground. .ANNUAL SPORTS Penang Free School Green Lane. BOXING: New World Stadium. SUNDAY, JUNE
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  • 260 12 EASY PACE WORK BY MOST CANDIDATES 1 Young Ginger Does Best Gallop Of The Morning (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. OFFICIAL training in preparation for the Selangor Summer Meeting began this morning. Most of the animals seen exercising came from Hobbs and
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  • 181 12 Youngsters Lose To Bukit Slarong In the opening fixturs of the South Kedah Second Division Football League, played on the Tubuan Valley Fading before a large crowd, Bukit 4>iarong defeated the United Youngsters ■by the odd goal in three. The United Youngsters were unlucky to lose
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  • 41 12 —Reuter. alican Paper Ceases Publication Rome, June 13 The Rome radio states that the Vatican newspaper, “Osser atore Romano,” ceased publication an Wednesday and it is antiAdpated that it will not resume publication wntil the war has ended.—Reuter.
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  • 89 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 14 MON: Penang $146.75 Business done 100 tons Singapore $146 75 KUBBER: Penang Spot fio market Singapore Spot No market COPRA: Sundried $3.25 business done. Black Pepper Nomina. TAPIOCA: Medium $5.75 seller.Fair Seed $5.25 seller* «MCE: Indian Parboiled S White Samba 164 lbs. s6.s/ Red Samba
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  • 223 12 —B.O W Queen Wilhelmina s i Message Of Thanks Rugby. June 13 In a message to the British people, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands expresses profound gratitude for the generous aid and help to the Dutch people and for the spontaneous hospitality of the King
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  • 36 12 —lxeuter. C airo, June fj. During a skirmish with Italians on the Egyptian-Libyan border, British troops captured two officers and sixty men and three much inc-guns. There were no British casualties. Ixeuter.
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  • 150 12 Draw hi Billiards \nd Badminton Batu Gajah The Brewster Club’s badminton and billiards handicap tournament will I start on June 14 and 18 respectively. The following is the draw: BADMINTON DOI ULEN S. Vallipuram and Leon De Cruz —10) vs. S, Kanagaratnam and S. Bahama n -4);
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  • 92 12 —Reuter. All Quiet On The Front Nairobi, June 14. A communique states: “In the northern frontier district and in the coastal area, our machines were active on reconnaissance during Wednesday. Wajia was bombed at 6.30 this morning by three high-flying aircraft. taiLs of the damage are not
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  • 393 12 Reuter. New R.A.F. Fightei> Replacing The Old London, June 14. Reuter's special correspondent with I the R.A.F somewhere in Fiance tele- graphs that almost continuous raiding i has been carried out this week by I R A.F. bombers operating in close liaison with bombers from England
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  • 141 12 Reuter. CANADIAN U.S. OFFERS London, June. 13. In the Commons, Miss Horsburgh, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, replying to the debate on evacuation, said they had now offers of areas not confined to this country—the Dominions and th j United States—and they had been considering
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  • 250 12 —Keuter. Anakra, June 14. It is generally beleived that Turkey's position in view of the situation created by Italy’s entry into the war will be clarified lyAn official statement, piobably by the Prime Minister, is expected tomorrow. Today lias been occupied by a consideration of
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  • 40 12 —Reuter. Chungking, June 14 Thousands of people are fleeing after the heaviest Jajiane.se air raid ever suffered by China’s wartime capital. Street after street was demolished systematically by waves of aircraft. Over 500 bombs were dropped.—Reuter.
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  • 97 12 Reuter NO WAR NEWS TO BE PUBLISHED Washington, June 13. A Vatican City message states that the ban imposed by the Italian Government on the “Observatore Romano” was lifted this afternoon, after the newspaper had agreed to omit war news of every kind. Earlier, the
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  • 95 12 Reuter. Exempted From All Alien Restrictions London, June 13 Attention is drawn at question time in the House of Commons regarding the indignation among Frenchmen in Britain who were subjected to the recently issued restrictions applied to aliens. Sir John Anderson said that orders had now been
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  • 307 12 —Reuter. Self-Sufficiency Far BeloM Germany’s London, June 12 The following are some facts from an authoritative source concerning the economic position of Italy? Seventy-five per cent ot Italy’s whole import trades are seacarried; 55 per cent enters the Mediterranean via Gibraltar; six per cent via Suez. Italian
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  • 31 12 .—Reuter. London, June 13 Mr. Churchill returned from Franc* tonight, and shortly after reaching London, had an audience with th* King lasting half an hour. —Reuter.
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    • 50 12 C Z ”''4 jj- aj -I j I /t 1 I I r xSsr/aUnl i i Mill ■—«i unifmii i iiaj iJi j n i o “WHO SAID THIS WAS A PHONEY WAR?” (Qeorse Whitclou- borrou/s for h,s cartoon to-day the senices of Lmem and Leavem, Cjilbert Wilkinson’s famous characters.)
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