Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 June 1940

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  • 22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 153. Vol. XCVIII. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940. PRICE 10 CEN
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  • 86 1 —Reuter. FRENCH FLEET ALSO? Roosevelt’s Order Washington, June 28. President Roosevelt lias authorised the Secretary oi the Treasury to take possession of any vessel, foreign or American, if necessary, to secure them from damage. in I n ted States’ harbours or waters. A
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  • 574 1 Press Welcomes Vigorous British Policy London, June 28. r pHE British press, while welcoming the daily incieasing evidence of the Government’s vigour and, in particular, Mr. Herbert Morriso ’s speech in Parliament yesterday, continues to urge the Government and the people to
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  • 77 1 —Reuter. If Britain Is Beaten New York. June 28. “We will have no more choice between peace and war than had Norway, Belgium or Holland, should Britain be decisively beaten,” declared the Governor of Nw York, Mr. Herbert Lehman, in a speech. “The only reason
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  • 105 1 Reuter. “Creates Path To North Africa” Zurich, June 28. Germany is insisting that French civilian refugees return home to restart industries and bring in the harvest. German troops have begun evacuating Lyons and Savoy but will not fully retire to the Armistice line till the
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  • 39 1 Reuter. Bordeaux, June 28. Accotding to the Havas Agency, M. Pierlot announced that the Belgian Government is communicating with the German Government in order to arlange for the return of Belgian troops, officials and refugees to Belgium.—
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  • 280 1 Republican Candidate For Presidency —Reuter. Philadelphia, June 28. The first ballot failed to produce the necessary majority for any candidate for which 501 votes are necessary. Mr. Dewey received 359 votes, Mr. Taft 188 and Mr. Willkie 106. The second ballot resulted as
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  • 167 1 R O IT Rugby, June -A’. 77zd folk wing statement was made early this morning in London'. "Rumours have lately gained currency in the United States that differences of opinion exist within the Cabinet and notably within the Conservative Party. It has been suggested
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  • 424 1 Reuter. Russian Move hi Balkans London. June 28. The “Times” in an editorial sajs the first news of Russia’s ultimatum reached London from Berlin and Rome and the idea namiaJh suggests itself that Russia has advances! her claim in connivance with Germany and Italy
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  • 121 1 —Reuter. ZURICH, JUNE 28. THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT OF THE “NEUE ZUERCIIER ZEITUNG” SAYS HITLER IS PLANNING A TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO BERLIN ON AUGUST 1. Sappers are clearing space for the victory parade and orders have been given for the erection of stands. The correspondent says
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  • 54 1 —Reuter. Aden, June 28. The authorities at Jibuti intend to fight on, according to a reliable report received there. Governor Deschamps is being strongly supported in his stand by General Legentilhomme, Commanding the French troops, who is said to be “confident of his ability to cope
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  • 175 2 Ultimatum Ceased At 10 Last Night RESTORATION OF BESSARABIA DEMANDED Rumanian Council Said To Have Agreed London, June 27. A CCORDING to a report from Bucharest published by the Italian News Agency, the Soviet Government has demanded the restoration of Bessarabia and the northern section
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  • 97 2 —Reuter. ADVANCE ON SOMALI FRONT Nairobi, June 27. Ground patrols proceeded twenty miles into Italian Somaliland without encountering opposition, reports last night’s official communique. It adds that reports received from Italian Abyssinia and Somaliland state that bands of native troops conscripted by the Italians wish
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  • 127 2 —Reuter. £30,000,090 War Expenditure Wellington. June 27 Mr. Walter Nash, Finance Minister, presenting the New Zealand Budget, said that in order to meet war expenditure of an estimated total of £30.000,000 there wou’d be a new national security tax of a shilling a pound on all incomes
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  • 156 2 .—8.0. W. Stocks -Never Greater In History Rugby. June 27. Proof that food supplies in Britain are ample is afforded by the fact that in an island organised to resist invasion only the same four foods, butter, bacon, sugar ard meat, that nave been rationed
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  • 19 2 Madrid, June 27 German troops have arrived on the Franco-Spanish border at Hendaye.— Reuter.
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  • 23 2 —Reuter. London, June 27 Ex-King Zog. accompanied by Queen Geraldine and his three sisters, arrived in London today.—Reuter.
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  • 617 2 No Enthusiasm Over Victory Stockholm, June 27. UPHE Stockholm newspapers publish an article by a special correspondent “on a victory which lacked enthusiasm.” It begins that Germany has won one of history’s most rapid and most complete victories. One would think that victory would arouse the
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  • 86 2 —Reuter. Repulsed By Small Police Force Cairo, June 27. Strong detachments of enemy troops reinforced by tanks attacked one of our frontier posts on the AbyssiniaBritish Somaliland border, says a British G.H.Q. statement, which adds that the attack was vigorously repulsed in four hours by
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  • 129 2 —Reuter. Raids Admitted Bv Germans London. June 27. The British ruMs on the enemy Coastline are admitted in a German High Command communique which states that reconnaissance attacks by weak enemy sea forces on the Northern French coast during the night of June 24 were
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  • 86 2 Reuter. Unified Control Of Supply Organisation Simla, June 27. A further impetus to India’s war production effort is expected to be .achieved by the decision of the Government of India to place the whole of India’s supply organ sation under unified direction and control. This decision follows
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  • 56 2 All-Round Improvement Noted London. June 27 On the Stock Exchange all-round improvement was noted owing to the brighter interpretation of war news. Industrials recovered a good part of the recent lasses, the leaders showing considerable gains. Base metals sympathetically advanced and oils were stronger. Giltedged were quiet and
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  • 63 2 .—B O.W. To Be Made At Very Early Date Rugby, June 27. The Lord Privy Seal stated in the House of Commons that the Pr'me Minister hopes to be able to make a statement on the war situation at a very early date. If there should
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  • 16 2 —Reuter. London, June 27. Sir Leonard Lyte was returned unopposed at the Bournemouth by-election.
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  • 337 2 —Reuter. London, June 27. General de Gaulle during the past few days has been in communication with the Commander-m-Chiefs in the French Colonial Empire with a view to ascertaining the attitude they would adopt in face of the armistice terms. It is understood that very definite
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  • 841 2 London, June 27. FJNIIK Minister of Supply Mr. Morrison, reported increases in the rate of I arms production to the House of Commons. At the same time he uttered a warning that the last thing he wished the House and
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  • 1330 3 Inadequately Organised REASONS FOR SHORTAGE OF TOOLS T“ K explanation why British industry was not adequately Alf. Jrt n he Carl> da>S f the war was Ki'en by Sir On L ,,ftheleadins auth »rities of production nan a ddr< SSa ,he Insti ‘“‘e
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  • 70 3 FRIDAY, JUNE 28. 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Tune of Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Ke lam tan Trengganu 10 a.m. Saturday 29 Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. Singapore 130 p.m. Saturday 29 Mails for Great Britain. via Durban), India. Africa, Egypt, Bui ma Bangkok, Hongk ng. Saigon, U.S.A
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  • 354 3 “Queen Elizabeth's” Successful Dash Recalled THE Admiralty have l»een able to minimise the magnetic mine menace, and by a strange irony the remedy is due to a discovery of a famous German se’entist. Here is the story as told by the leader writer of the
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  • 537 3 r pHE importance of Jaipur State as a great tract in antiquity, with important and prosperous towns and tiade centres is brought out by the series of excavations inaugurated under the auspices of the Archaeological Department, which has been recently
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  • 167 3 SOTH JANUARY, 1937—Hitler says he is “ready to recognise the neutrality and inviolability of Belgium and Holland.” 13TH OCTOBER, 1937 —Germany guarantees Belgian neutrality. Recognising that the “inviolability and integrity of Belgium are the common interest of the Western Powers.” she undertakes to respect them in
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  • 230 3 the Federal Government-.—-“ Austral New*s.“ Canberra, (Australia): If the hopes of the sponsors of a gigantic Jewish immigration scheme are realised Australia may* see part of its immense territory marked off on the map to be known to the world by the attractive name of
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  • 117 3 Yon ng Man Admits Charge Charged w*ith acting as a member of an unlawful society, “The Red General Labour Union,” Lim Keng San. a 21-year-old Hokkien, pleaded guilty in the Singapore third police court on Tuesday. Lim was charged w*ith another Chinese, Wang Chung Sing a
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    • 67 3 WHAT A WAR! I t U f ""I V,’At—ill W ULI I I F USE A Zdfcv V A WjMlr T I I llwMI THE LITTLE NAZI Of course he may hit somebody. Well that’s their funeral! All in a Day’s Work— by Rick Elmes MAKING LIGHT OF IT f
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  • 230 4 Case Not Proved Against Accused Malacca. WITHOUT calling upon the defence Mr. F. M. Smith acquitted Gan Ee Chong in the Police Court on Monday on a charge of storing tapioca without a licence from the Municipal Commissioners. The defendant, who appeared on a summons. was
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  • 337 4 Trespasser On State Land I Seremban. A case which commenced before Mr. J. A. A. Faith many weeks ago has. after several lengthy hearings, finally been dis- posed of. It was a civil suit for damages, the plaintiff, a Chinese vegetable-gardener from the 6th mile village. Sikamat,
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  • 331 4 Mr. A. W. W. Ker To Sit On Municipal Commission IK. A. W. W. Ker, a director of Lewis and Peat (Singa- pore) Ltd., has been nominated to take the place of Mr. T. H. Stone, a nominee of the Governor on the Singapore
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  • 229 4 Default In Preparing “Sawair’ Malacca. For making default in preparing “sawah for planting padi seven Malays were each fined $2 and costs of summons by Mr. F. M. Smith in the Police Court,. It was stated by Mr. W C Taylor. Collector of Land Revenue who
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  • 709 4 Leopold In Peace And War London. King Leopold in of the Belgians always made on me the impression of a very sad man (wrote Sir Robert Clive, the British Ambassador to Belgium. in The Times.) He was boi n, I imagine, with no sense of
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  • 436 4 Accident On Way To Hospital Malacca. Mr. H. P. Clarke. Municipal Secretary, Malacca, was a witness in the Coroner’s Court at an inquiry held by Mr. F. M. Smith into the death of a 27-year-old Javanese, Dukol bin Sulaiman. Inspector K. H. Song conducted the
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  • 158 4 Amendments To Be Affected Amendments to the Singapore Municipal building bylaws, designed to open the district in Orchard Road bounded by Scotts Road. Tanglin Road and Nassim Road for business development, will be considered at a special meeting of the Commissioners on Friday. The special meeting will
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  • 198 4 Sinn To Be Voted For War Fund A proposal by members of the Si*. S” pore Municipal Services Club to dm 53.000 to The War Fund has had to deferred, it is understood, owing to 1 failure of the members to raise a from the
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  • 418 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay June 25. 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. I hese Malay news bulletins will
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  • 59 4 Civil Awards To Be Postponed It is stated officially that the military sections of the postponed Honours List will be published on Thursday July 11. It i.s not .proposed to announce a list of Civic Honours until some more appropriate time, which will not,
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    • 34 4 BY T H NEWS WITH A SMILE palmer I Hand grenade practice is an important feature of routine training behind the British Troops. I -J SB®*-, So von want to play, huh! I 7
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  • 210 5 Alleged Use Of Car As “Betting House” Ipoh The charge against an English-speaking Chinese, Lam Wah Seng, who was alleged to have carried on book-making in a car. was yesterday withdrawn by Mr. R. o. Ehrke. Assistant Officer-in-Charge of Detectives, Perak when the case came up before
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  • 260 5 C&ughl Stealing Provisions Ipoh. Lee. a middle-aged Chinese, •no ..as stated to have stolen from ns employer goods to the value of ♦53 50, consisting of 12 packets of cheroots, 4 tins Ovaltine, 6 tins butter, 4S tins milk, and 2 packets of crackers, was yesterday sentenced
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  • 213 5 Malay Man Woman In Hospital Kuala Kangsar. A disturbance was caused in the village of Sank < n Wednesday morning when a Chinese tobacco planter is stated to have attacked a Malay man and a Malay woman with a uarang indicting severe head injuries. What led to
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  • 412 5 European Woman Summoned STORY OF TROUBLE OVER CROWING ROOSTER A EUROPEAN woman, Mrs. H. L. Wagner, proprietress of a guest house in Cantonment Road, appeared in the Penang Police Court before Mr. A. W. Bellamy yesterday on a charge of committing mischief by shooting killing
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  • 123 5 Saved Party From Annihilation News has been received by cable from England that Lt. P. D. R. Kindersley of the Highland Light infantry has been awarded the M.C. Part of Lt. Kindersley’s Battalion was surrounded by the enemy somewhere in France, placing them in very great
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  • 446 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. V. Dawson has been appointed I to act as Principal, School of Agriculture, Malaya. Dr. H. J. Lawson has been appointed to officiate as Health Officer, Batang Padang. Dr. W. A. Balhetchet has been appointed to officiate as Medical Officer, Larut, Taiping. Mr. L. H. Gorsuch has
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  • 126 5 Che Ahmad And Che Arhaayah Parit Buntar. A large gathering was present at the residence of Che Puteh when the wedding took place of Che Ahmad, son of i Abdul Hamid. Head Teacher Government Malay School Kuala Kurau to Che Arbaayah, daughter of Che Abdul
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  • 136 5 “The Lady Vanishes’' “The Lady Vanishes,” a Gamsboiough production, which opened at the Queen’s Theatre yesterday, is based on an r>tenr.ational spy legend which deals with the disappearance of an old lady on a Continental train. Scenes of international espionage take place in a Balkan
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  • 118 5 Taken To Hospital With Fractured Leg Following a collis on with a motor cycle at Sungei Kluang near Bayan Lepas yesterday afternoon, a Chinese woman was brought to the General Hospital suffering from a fractured leg and other injur’es. The accident is stated to
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  • 109 5 Chettiar Who Failed To “Stop, Look Go” Taiping That he did not stc.i because he was on his way to the bank with some money on his person, was the plea made by Alagaperumal. a middle-aged Chettiar when he was charged before Raja Salim with
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  • 324 5 Masknri Staged At Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar. The Ibrahim Club Operatic Circles of Kulim made their debut to Kuala Kangsar theatre audiences at the Grand Talkie Theatre Hall at 9.00 p.m. on Wednesday night when they staged a historical stor of Kedah entitled “Masliuri—Putri Langkapuri. The proceeds
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  • 191 5 Famil Gaoled For HouseBreaking Ipoh. A young Tamil, Samuel with 19 previous convictions and who was stated to be still serving a term of police supervision when arrested, was yesterday sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment by the Ipoh First Magistrate, Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe.
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  • 95 5 Enjoyable “Guest Social” Taiping A very enjoyable evening was spent by all present at the “Guest Social” of the Taiping Union Epworth League held at the Lady Treacher Girls’ School on Wednesday in connection with their Silver Jubilee celebrations. A very encouraging number was .present and all
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    • 123 5 DANGER POINT NO. 2 IN FEVER Almost as serious as the raging fever, is the serious weakness it leaves behind. It is danger ooint No. 2 in your illness. The only way to overcome the weakness is by feeding up. But the stomach is just as weax as the rest
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 292 5 Producer Darryl F. Zanuck Director Henry King Give You Another Spectacular Week-End Entertainment at Penang Most Luxurious Air-Condi-tioned Theatre Gala Malayan Premiere L Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD. 7'oo/1» 3 SHOWS AT 3; 6.15 9.30 P.M. Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production of “LITTLE OLD NEW YORK” ALICE FAYE, FRED MacMURRAY. Richard
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    • 351 5 Everybody Agrees —lt’s One Of The Finest Pictures Yet Seen I No Wander All Singapore Packed The Pavilion Theatre For 1 Full Week QUEEN'S 3 SHOWS DAILY AT 3 P.M. -6.15- 9.30 Matinees Reduced Prices M-G-M’s British Production of Alfred Hitchcock’s Greatest Thriller MARGARET LOCKWOOD MICHAEL REDGRAVE “THE LADY VANISHES”
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  • 284 6 MARSHAL PETAIN cannot blame the French people if they decide to dissociate themselves from the armistice which he has signed with both Germany and Italy. If the terms were inexcusable before, they are even more so, now that Mr. Churchill has told the full story
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  • 134 6 credit is due to Sir John Anderson and his home defence organisation. The almost daily air raids on England have shown the efficiency of the A.R.P. services. The bombs dropped by the enemy did little damage but they have provided real air-raid try-outs in England. London
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  • 149 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA “An Englishmen’s Home” with Edmund Gwenn and Mary Maguire 6.15 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave in “The Lady Vanishes” 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA "Little Old New York” with Alice Faye, Fred McMurray and Richard Greene. 3, 6.15 and 9.30
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  • 363 6 Malaya Patriotic Fund Labels A LTHOUGH it has been announced for some weeks now that Malaya Patriotic Fund labels are on sale at all Post Offices, the response of the public, to judge at any rate from the letters reaching this office, is not what one might
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  • 616 6 Friday, June 2b. I'l IE Soviet ultimatum to Rumania has been confirmed and, according to responsible Bucharest circles, Rumania has decided to cede to Soviet Russia the whole of Bessarabia and two districts of Bukovina. J 'HE Rumanian Government, 11 is added, considers that
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 203 6 HIT HITLER and HAVE YOUR FORTUNE TOLD at the, Grand Fun Fair Sideshows of the Kedah Agri-Horticultural Livestock Exhibition ALOR STAR sth, 6th. 7th JULY in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund Seven acres of Exhibition containing prize buffaloes, cattle, goats poultry, padi, vegetables fruits, flowers, arts and crafts, etc.,
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    • 21 6 ,WiW.W.WA M WL- P 0 O L R »S 1 A S s R aBW H i AVAILABLE AT ALL GARAGES
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    • 39 6 WIANS'S PiONtER «ÜBBESWOTJCU 529. TANJCNG BUNG AH R? PENANG.' For your convenience send your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 Light Street Penang. Phone 4121, or to our Town Representatives, the Central SLoe Store, 134 Campbell Street, Phone 2883.
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  • 582 7 ROYAL WARRANT FOR PAY NOW IN FORCE LOSS OF SALARY TO BE PROVIDED FOR SUPPLEMENT to the F.M.S. Gazette issued on Wednes day night brings into operation the Compulsory Service (Volunteer Forces) Enactment and the Volunteer Force (Training) Enactment, passed in the
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  • 336 7 Losses In France More Than Made Up “ANONYMOUS” SENDS IN SECOND DONATION OF $2,000 ||I(»H praise has been expressed by Lord Beaverbrook at Malaya’s War Fund effort. Interviewed by the London correspondent of the “Straits Times,” the Minister for Aircraft Production, in his praise of
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  • 139 7 Kulim. Damage estimated at $1,050 was caused by a fire which broke cut in a rubber smoke house at the Ayer Merah Estate, Kulim. on Monday morning. The whole stock of rubber sheets in the smoke house, which belonged to a local Chettiar, was destroyed. The
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  • 117 7 The case in which five Chinese youths, Lim Sooi Huat, Ch’ng Hye Loti, Lim Ah Bah, Chew Kok Phin and Chew Teik Chuan were charged with being members of an unlawful society, namely, the Penang All Chinese Anti-Fine my Back-up Society on June 12, was again
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  • 147 7 A motor accident occurred at Dato Kramat Road near the juncetion cf Irving Road this morning, when a car and a Chinese cyclist came in collision. The cyclist sustained slight injuries. The car, a Fiat Bali Ila saloon, was driven by a Malay and was
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  • 112 7 Publication Expected Shortly. i 77u report on the practicability of floating a' war loan as a contribution from the Colony towards 'the prosecution of the war, drawn up by a special committee appointed by the Straits Settlements Government, is now being considered by other Mqlaycft
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  • 103 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Last night’s black-out, it was stated, was a great Improvement on that held on the previous occasion. The curfew lasted half an hour, this time from 7.45 to 8.15» The sirens went off within a few seconds of the alarm and
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  • 51 7 Singapore Tribunal Now Sitting Singapore. More than 300 applications for exemption from training under the Local Forces Training Ordinance will be dealt with by the Singapore Tribunal, comprising Messrs. J. C. Cobbett (Chairman), P. A. B. McKerron and R. E. Prentis, which began its session yesterday
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  • 150 7 Promise Of Securing Employment A Chinese, Ah Yong alias Heng Teng Beng, who was brought up for sentence before Mr. W. M. McCall, this morning, on a charge of what the Chief Court Inspector described as the meanest type of cheating, in respect of $2 on
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  • 80 7 A religious student, Mohammed Soman, was fined $2O or fifteen days’ rigorous imprisonment this morning, by Mr. W. M. McCall, on a charge of carrying 14 unstamped letters on June 27 about 3.20 p.m. at Weld Quay. The accused admitted having only ten unstamped letters. Mr. C. P.
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  • 89 7 Cliettiar Acquitted R. M. Karuppen Chettiar, a resident of Segamal, Johore Bahru, who was charged in. the Police Court, Penang, with carrying unstamped letters, was yesterday morning acquitted and discharged, no evidence being offered by the authorities. Defendant, formerly a well-known resident in Penang, and now in
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  • 97 7 Sultan Hands (Ker Gift To Lord Lloyd Johore is to make a gift of £250,000 to the British Government for the prosecution of the war, it is official; ly announced. This has been approved by the Johore State Council and it is expected that the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 18 7 Newly Imported i CARP&TS From CHINA The whole department is pleasing to look at SEE THEM AT PARMANAND’S.
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    • 151 7 M rr I" T -I Tit U FOOD BABIES become sturdy children V M a I w W I J* i I I 4» Another Trufood babjj this lovely l&b girl is the daughter of Lady L Ankaret Jackson You see the results of correct infant-feeding when a Trufood baby
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  • 65 8 AJor Star. The death occurred at Alor Star 01 Wednesday morning, after a s?ort fl.ness, of Mrs. Lim Ewe Siang, wife of Mr. Lim Ewe Siang proprietor of Chop Sang Bee, and mother of Mr. Larr. Soo Kok oJ the P.W.D. The death occurred
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  • 1058 8 Problems Confronted In Production Among the many thousands ol articles produced daily for the convenience of the community, none is perhaps more vita: or in greater demana that the tinnediron container or box. Notwithstanding cur dependence upon this article as an important factor in
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  • 143 8 Rubber Stocks Production and Gross Exports in toito during the month of May, 1940. A. —Production of Large Estates F.M.S. *****, Johore 5884. Kedah 3238. Perlis 15. Kelantan 391. Trengganu 187. Brunei 55. Malacca mid Province Wellesley 1762. Penang and Singapore 169 15. —Gross Exports. Duty paid»
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  • 361 8 ’’•Rather A Difficult Case,”’ Says Magistrate In a summons case heard before Raja Salim in the Taiping Magistrate’s Court yesterday Haji Ahmad, a middle-aged Malay appeared to answer a charge ol tresspass, alleged to have been committed on April 18 last at Jelutong. Mr. J. 8. Chabra
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  • 55 8 c Amount previously acknowledeed 293,097.48 Hon. Treasurer, Centra! Indian Committee, Perak 47 00 Per Goneng Representative: Lee Kwet Lim Lee Kah Lim 10.00 Chong Hup Soon 20 00 Liew Chin Choy 10 The Manager, Sub. staff, T erour Force of Kota Bahroe. Gurong Rapat, Canning Batu Dua
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 285 8 KIBKH Buyers Seller» Allenby 1.05 1.10 Ayer Panas 95 1.00 Bassetts 32 37 Batu Lintangs 90 95 Bent as 87} 92} Brogas 52} 57 J Indragiris 95 I.ooc Kempas 1.62} 1.70 Kuala Sidun 1.75 1.90 1.11 rias 1.30 1.40 c M. Pinda 1.25 1.30 Mentakab 32}
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    • 246 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Seller» Anipats 2, 9 3/ A. Anialgamatedfi 4/ 4/6 B. Selangor* i.i7j 1.221 Heng Fatt 73 77j Hongkongs 16/6 17/6 Jelebus 57j 62j Johan 224 27J K. Kamuntings 7/44 7/9 Kramat 7/6 8/ K. Lanjut* 17/3 17/9 Kuchais 1.25 1, 31 K. Kampars 8/3 8/9
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    • 210 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng 45 50 Batu Selangor 1.15 1.20 Hitam 32} 37} Hong Fatt 72} 77} Jeleou Tin 57} 62} Johan 25 27} Kampong Lanjut 17/ 18/ Katu 19/6 20/6 Kinta Kellas 4/9 5/3 Klang River 1.60 1.70 Kramat Tin 7/9 8/3 Kuchai
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    • 228 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Seller* Ampat 3/3 3/9 Austral Amal. 5/ 5/6 Ayer Weng 50 55 Batu Selangor 1.15 1.20 Hitam 35 40 Hong Fatt 76 80 Johan 25 27} Jclebu 57} 62} K. Kamunting 8/ 8/4} Kampong Lanjut 17/6 18/ Klang River 1.65 1.75 c Kramat 7/9
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    • 77 8 Penang. June 27, 1940. (By Courtesy of ths Chartered Bank) SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/16 New’ York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Zurich Demand 207 3/8 Batavia Demand $8 1/z Calcutta Bombay I Rangoon Demand 155 7/$ Hongkong Demand 53 5/8 Shanghai Demand 14 3/4 Japan Demand
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    • 280 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 3/3 3/9 A. Amalg 4/3 4/9 A. Hitams 17/6 18/6 Bangrins 17/ 18/ B. Seiangors 1.15 1.20 Hong Fatts 74 77 Jelebus 57} 62} Johan 25 27 K. Lanjuts 17/9 18/6 Kramat 7/9 8/2 Kuchais 1.27} 1.32} Kundangs 11/3 12/ Laruts 3/9
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  • 28 8 There is an enidemic of influenza at Alor Star but the cases are not serious Tx'cal medical practitioners have been kept very busy.
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  • 369 8 Latest List Of Collections The Hon. Corresponding Secretary of the Over-Seas League, Penang Branch, acknowledges with thanks, the folio'? ing amounts collected in Over-Seas League Money Boxes:— Anon. sums under 20 cts. $4.99, Mrs. W. Anderson $5.53, J.F. Arthur .83, Mrs. Albrecht $1.39, Messrs. J G
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  • 370 9 TANK-AND-BOMBER ATTACK Complete Answer Will Be Found The British Command was taken by surprise by the German combined tank-; and-bomber attack method employed so successfully by the Germans in their great offensive, writes BrigadierGeneral John Charteris, C.M.G., D. 5.0., in The Times. Yet, he goes on, it is the direct
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  • 1661 9 Vitally Important, Too, From The Military Standpoint QINCE the war began there have been frequent references in the newspapers to soya beans, mainly in relation to the Trans-Siberian railway transport of raw materials to Germany and the so-called “Nazi food pills.” Few people
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    • 2082 9 SAN FRANCISCO B I (TREASURE ISLAND» g|||B| I W I 1 B KGEI 9.53 me s «31.48 mJ (From p.m. to 12.25 7.50 p.m. News in English. 9.58 News in English. 10.50 News in English. TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS SYDNEY BROADCASTING VLQ 961 Mc/S (312 mJ BO Kir-.-. (From 8.35 p.m.
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    • 302 9 PENANG ZHJ 6.88 me s (49.3 m.) A.M. 730 Light Music. 7.50 E.B.C Full News Bulletin 'Reibroadcast) 8.10 Ciose Down (approx) P.M. 6.00 Chinese Programme 6.40 News in Hokkien 6.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin (Rebroadcastl 7.10 News in Thai (approx» 7.25 Indian Programme 8.05 New? in Tamil 8.15 Malay
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  • 183 10 Governors Of Indo-China Madagascar Replaced GENERAL CATROUX RECALLED Composition Of Armistice Commission Announced London, June 27. The replacement of the Governors General of Indo-China and Madagascar is announced by Havas Agency in e telegram from Bordeaux today. The message also announces the compositions of the French delegations on the Franco-German
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  • 77 10 —Reuter. G-MEN FOIL ATTEMPT ON REPUBLICANS New York, June 27 According to a Philadelphia despatch to the Daily News, a gigantic “Red” bomb plot to destroy the greater part of the leadership of the Republican Party is alleged to have been unearthed by G-men and
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  • 86 10 Reuter. Soviet Embassy Missed Narrowly Chungking. June 27. About 120 Japanese planes heavily bombed the western suburbs of Chungking at noon yesterday. The raiders met intense anti-aircraft fire. Four groups of raiders followed in rapid succession. One group bombed a point above the Standard Oil
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  • 41 10 —Reuter. U.S. Liners To Be Sent To Galway X Lisbon London. June 27. Mr. Cordeli Hull announced that the liners “Washington” and “Manhattan” are sailing shortly for Galway’ .and Lisbon to evacuate more Americans from the war zone.—Reuter.
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  • 40 10 RcUrr Southampton Schools Closing Down London. June 27. All elementary and erant-in-aid schools in Southampton will be clo d after today’s evacuation of children. Today and tomorrow nearly five thousand children will be evacuated. —Rcucr
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  • 770 10 Large Oil Plant Bombed TWO ENEMY BOMBERS SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN London, June 27 The R.A.F. carried out heavy attacks on various military objectives in the Ruhr last night, it is learned authoritatively. Aircraft on daylight raids yesterday dropped bombs on the centre of
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  • 214 10 8.0. W. Aerodrome In Italian East A frica Dam age< 1 Cauo. June 27. An R A.F. communique states Early yesterday morning R.A.F. bombers raided with considerable success an aerodrome in Italian East Africa. Tlie communique adds: “Our bombers attacked hangars causing heavy damage. On the return
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  • 101 10 —Reuter. Reference Made In Gen. W eygand’s Order Of Day Bordeaux. June 27. An order of the day issued by G- neral Weygand and addressed to “officers, noncommissioned officers and men of the Armies of France." says. "Alter a ceaseless bloody battle you have men
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  • 63 10 Reuter. Australia Agrees To Care For 5.000 Canberra. June 27. The conference of State representatives agreed to find homes for the duration of the war for five thousand British children aeed from five to sixteen. Shipping facilities will be arranged by the British Government. Some
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  • 31 10 Reuter. Montreux. June 27. According to the ’Gazette de Lausanne.” about fifty British soldiers entered Switzerland on June 23 and were interned in Vaillade and Boveresse
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  • 469 10 Reuter. Whole Empire In Arms Rugby, June 27. Speaking in London yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, recalling the recent words of the Prime Minister that we could not only repel assaults of the enemy but achieve the purpose for which we entered the
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  • 124 10 —Reuter. PILING UP DEFENCE STOCKS Washington, June 27. The United States Reconstruction Finance Corporation which yesterday had given new lending powers for defence purposes has begun negotiations for the purchase of Large quantities of rubber and tin for American defence stocks.
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  • 166 10 —B O.W. 1.028 Machines Promised For 1940 Rugby. June 27. Canada s war industrial effort has gather d inonense momentum. The production of warplanes in Canada has reached a point when 1.028 machines can be promised for this year and 1.583 in 1941 The personnel of the
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  • 256 10 Indo-China Taking Precautions Against Possible invasion. Hongkong, June 27 ie Japanese continue extending operations along the frontier ot Hongkong, advance units this morning occupying the easter’ extremity of the peninsula, having advanced from the west. Th situation remains calm. Hie Hongkong Telegraph learns that
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    • 165 10 NEW YORK VIA CAPE PRES. GARFIELD 29 x PRES. MONROE j PRES. ADAMS 6 x PRES. VAN BUREN 5 x No Passengers NEW YORK SERVICE via Panama) x Leave Penang CITY OF NORFOLK 32 CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 20 CITY OF LOS ANGELES Aug Zi Via Manilla Hongkong, San Frandscc,
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  • 1062 11 Selangor June Race Meeting \CCEPTANCES FOR TOMORROW a KACE I 2.15 p.m. ONIES Class 1 —Division 3 —6 Furlongs 3 1 PAT BURKE 5y 900 “Mac Kongsi” Magill 1 INVENTORY 5y 8.13 Hon. Mr. C. B. Palmer Sillev 04 0 DANCING FOAM 4y
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  • 89 11 TODAY SOCCKR: P F S. vs. S.A.H.C. Green Lane M.R.C. vs. P. Garrison Victoria Green. ANNUAL, SPORTS Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School Anson Road BOXING: Fun Frolic Stadium. TOMORROW CRICKET: P F.S. vs. S. A. H C Green Lane P O.R.C. vs. S.X.I. S.X.I. Ground K H P vs.
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  • 204 11 Soccer Game At I’arit Buntar Parit Buntar. The Krian Club football team and the Caledonians drew at soccer, each side scoring twice, <n an intonating game played on the public padang on Wednesday. In spite of the fact that they had the services of some new
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  • 87 11 Results Of Ties Played The following are the results of ties played in the Penang Teachers’ Association tennis tournament:— Singles’ Open: Tan Cheng Guan beat Yeoh Aik Hooi (wa’k-over). Singles H’cap: Cheah Gynn Seong —4O beat Lim Leong Chuan —.3 6—o, 7—5. Doubles H’cap; S. Toolseram and
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  • 125 11 S.X.I. Teachers Beat H.M.S. Nameless In a friend’y soccer match played on the S.X.I. ground yesterday the St. Xavier’s Institution Teaehers beat H.M.S. “Nameless” by six goals to two. The Teachers led by two goals to one at the interval and added four more goats to their score in
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  • 66 11 Alor Star The following will play football for the S.A.H.C. vs the P.F.S. at Green Lane today: Salleh Khir; Arshad and Faridam; Ibrahim, Aziz, and Abdullah; Boon Choy, Haris, Amiruddin, Khir and Teow Hock. The following will represent the College at cricket on Saturday: Ibrahim. E. M. Augustin.
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  • 862 11 PAT BURKE BEST BET i Dav Ol Selangor Meeting (Ry “TIC-TAC”) LTHOUGII one or two stand out as “good things,” it is not so easy picking the winners for tomorrow, the concluding day of the Selangor Turf Club June Meeting. Pat Burke appeals to me best while Jubilee Son
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  • 217 11 Ec Kong And Siang Kwee Avin Doubles Title From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala luumpur, June 27 The Selangor 1940 lawn tennis championships came to a successful conclusion this evening with the playing of the finals of the Men’s Doubles and the Selangor Plate. In a hard iought
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  • 91 11 M.R.C. vs Garrison At the C.R.C ground today at 5.15 p.m. Muslim R.C.—Sulaiman; I. Rasheed Buhari. A. Abdulla; N. Shareef, Syed Gunny, Haniffa Khan; W. Noor, 11. Meerasa, F.M Ismail (Capt.) Ibramsa and Cheamat. Reserves: A Mohamed, M. Sultan, and Shamsuddin O.X.A. vs GR.C. On Tuesday, July 2, at
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  • 38 11 Garrison Receive WalkOver From Youngsters The Penang Garrison Football Association “B” received a walk over trona the Malay Coronation Youngsters ii» the Second Division soccer fixture which was to have been played at. Glugor yesterday.
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    • 274 11 i. ALL OUR YESTERDAYS Good party last night, wasn't it?* disgustingly thturftd Md <A£r morning.** “Erws 1 suppose so. Somehom I c er I know. It must be very exa«perat- r don t seem to remember th ngs very mcd icine man warned me to Ive got a vague reeoilecnon
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  • 213 12 JUBILEE SON MAY WIN AGAIN Irish Jig Improves And Should Be Followed (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. ONLY a few gallops were seen this morning when animals handicapped for tomorrow’s races as well as a good number of charges without
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  • 107 12 Kedah Hall Party vP.R.C. At the Esplanade to-morrow KHP —Cheah Kok Huat, C. Danker. Kboo Boon Choo, Koh Soo Loop, Chan Ful Kam, Lee Tiang Lok, Ismail Hashim. Lim •Cheng Poli, Lim Sena Kim, Eu Hong Lay Ng Beng Heng. Reserves.—Khoo Phin Hong, On Kok ■Chang. Tye Thoon Choy.
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  • 114 12 —Chinese Central News. Chinese Counter-Attack In Nan chang Area Mqanwlrle, closing in on Anne hang from the north, east and south the Chinese forces counter-attacking the erstwhile Kiangs! provincial capital, Nanchang, last Saturday reached the suburbs of Nanchang and engaged th? Japanese in a close-quarter combat, forcing
    .—Chinese Central News.  -  114 words
  • 47 12 —Reuter. Duke Of Kent Presents Credentials Lisbon, June 27. The Duke of Kent, representing the King at the 800th anniversary of Portegal's independence, has presented his ■credentials to Pres dent Carmona. The representatives of other countries presented their credentials immediately after the Duke, —Reuter.
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  • 90 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 28. Penan g $129.00 Business done 100 tons Singapore $129 oo DUBBEK: Penang Spot 3g3 C Singapore Spot 365 n 4COPRA: Kundried $2.85 buyers PepPCT Nominal «API OCA. Medium Nominal no Supnlies Seed $5.00 sellers MICE: J Indian Parboiled White Samba 164 lbs. Red Samba 164
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  • 50 12 RACE 1: RACKAROCK FUNNY LAD RACE 2: IRISH JIG HARFLEUR RACE 3: ESQUIRE THE CUTTER RACE 4: WESTEN R A CONSTANT LIGHT RACE 5: BOOKLAW DEPOT RACE 6: I E TOUQUET SPERANZA RACE 7. NEOI. ST. CHARLES RACE 8: RUMINATION RELEASE BACK 9: KING’S GAMBIT LUCKY PRINCE
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  • 243 12 Reuter. Many Objectives Hit London June 27. An Air Ministry' communique states. “Yesterday' R.A.F. bombers made daylight raids into Gei many Despite enemy' fighter attacks, an oil plant at Gelsenkirchen and railway sidings at Soest were bombed One of our aircraft is missing.” “During last night,
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  • 159 12 Tournament To Help Patriotic Fund A lor Star. In conjunction with the Kedah Agri-horticultural and Livestock Exhibition to be held at Alor Star next week, a Badminton Tournament. in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, has been arranged. The finals will be played at the Amusement
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  • 155 12 MALTA, JUNE 27. MALTA THIS MORNING HAD ITS SEVENTH AIR RAID IN 28 HOURS. THE SOUND OF HEAVY FIRING WAS HEARD. —Reuter. The alarm was sounded at 9 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. Three civilians were killed and several wounded yesterday evening in
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  • 192 12 Reduction For Nearly All Grades In an Oidt. just made, the Food Controller Malaya, fixes new maximum prices for the sale of rice. It has been possible to reduce the prices of all grades of Rangoon white rice, Rangoon parboiled rice and Negapatam parboiled rice, but
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  • 166 12 Large Gathering An<l Many Wreaths lhe funeral of Mrs. Nagaratnam Ammal. wife of Mr. M. Maruthayah, look place yesterday evening fcr interment at the Batu Lanchang Hindu Cemetery from her residence No. 147. Perak Road. The deceased, who was about 17 years old, had been
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  • 200 12 Accused Claims He Acted In Self-Defence Ipoh. The defence opened yesterday in the case in the Perak Supreme Court in which a toddy-tapver Pokan Kannan is charged I with the murder of a clerk named Peter j Siluvaimuthu on Ong Lye Estate. Bindings, on March
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  • 393 12 Claim (her Promissory Note That the Chettiar Community had J stepped in and prevented the case 1 from going to trial because the pro--1 visions of the Money Lenders’ Ordinance were pleaded, was a statement made by Mr. Gurcharan Singh in the Supreme Court, Penang, yesterday
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  • 54 12 Epworth League To Hold Debate A debate will be held under the auspices of the Penang Chinese Epworth League tomorrow at 8 pan. The motion is that in the opinion of this House the cinema today has a harmful influence on young people. AU leaguers
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  • 54 12 —REUTER. WASHINGTON JUNE AJ. TT OiSLIRAIED REPORTS PERSIST IN INFORMED u RrRRS PART OF THE UNITED STATES’ FLEET FROM HAWAII IS AT PRESENT HEADING FOR THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. THIS IS COUPLED WITH ANOTHER REPORT OF UNEXPLAINED JAPANESE MANOEUVRES IN THE PACI
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    25 12 .4 Reuter mesxntfe from London xtatex thrit IVf. LEON LLIJM {above/ hax arrived in England. Hr wax former Prime Minister of France.
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  • 180 12 Reuter. First Batch To Arrive Mid-July Ottawa. June 28. Mr. Crerar, Minister of informed the <’<»ninnons that the first 3.000 British children being sent to Canada for the duration of the war v, II arrive in niid-July. Additional grouj>s will arrive at five-day intervals until July
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  • 168 12 Heavy Fighting Along Han River Chungking, June 24. Employing extremely mobile tactics the Chinese forces operating in the Kingmen-Tairgyang area hav made smooth progress, completely routing the enemy troops at Tuan lingpu, Yapopu and Chienyargy 4 important stations on the Krrgmcn-Sha-si highway on Saturday neon, acf
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  • 60 12 —8.0. W Rugby, June Asked whether the Government v satisfied with the situation in Tang which is now being administered l> country which is a non-belligeren f which harbours so many of en aliens, the Under-Secretary' rep. j that rhe Government had accepted honourable declaration of the Spam
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