Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 September 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY Ito. 217. Vol. XCVIII WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1910. PRICE 10 (JENTS.
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  • 131 1 ATTACK TO RE MADE FROM NORWAY? New York, Sept. IL A Washington despatch to the New York World Telegram says that when Hitler’s attack or Britain is launched, it will be made primarily from Norway where there are reported to be large concentrations
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  • 156 1 '—Reuter. L.S. REACTIONS TO RAIDS ON LONDON New York. Sept. 11, r pHE newspapers here are filled with photographs of the 1 bomb havoc in London which bring home to Americans more than ever before the severity of Britain's ordeal. One of the most
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  • 229 1 M.P.s Demand London. An attack on the Civil Service was heard in the House of Commons recently when Sir Horace Wilson, formerly Mr. Chamberlain’s chief adviser, was mentioned by name. Mr Cocks (Lab., Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire) asked the Prime Minister if he was aware of the strong feeling
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  • 73 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 11. Major General Victor Odium, commanding the Second Canadian Division, in an Older of the Day and a message of welcome, told his troops: “We will not rest till we defend our homes on German soil. I pledge myself to give the division everything I
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  • 67 1 —Reuter. London, Sept. 11. Enemy aircraft were reported over a North-Western town and one in Wales. Sweeping low over a South-Eastern town, a lone raider dropped eight bombs in the centre of the town. Four houses were wrecked in one street and bodies of women, found dead,
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  • 114 1 Reuter. Bucharest, Sept. 11. General Antonescu is energetically proceeding with the establishment of a new Rumania. A bunch of decrees is published daily abolishing the vestiges of King Carol’s regime. A sudden halt is made in lavish state expenditure, the Crown Council is abolished and the
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  • 133 1 PRIMATE ON .—Reuter. London, September 10. flie Archbishop of Canterbury eferred to the “hideous bombing London’’ when he visited Margate and Ramsgate today to see; '■art of Britain’s front line. The Primate said: “I hope I shall] again experience nights such as last two I
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  • 37 1 There will be an Evening Race Edition today (out in the streets shortly after 6.j0 p.m.) giving the full results of this afternoon’s races at Singapore and also the latest l l ur ews.
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  • 65 1 —Reuter. “Officer In Tower** Court-Martial London, Sept. 11. Major Alfred Daniel Wintre accused in the recent “officer in Tower” courtmartial case, has been severely reprimanded in respect of the charge against him of assaulting an air commodore. The decision of the Court which acquitted him on charges
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  • 186 1 Shanghai, September 11. TV 7 EGOTIATIONS between the Indo-China authorities and Major-Gene--11 ral Nishihara, head of the Japanese mission, are continuing, it is learned from a usually reliable source. Admiral Decoux, Governor of Indo-China, is stated to have submitted counter-proposals to the Japanese demands for passage of
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  • 108 1 3. —Reuter. Cairo, September 11 Yesterday Air Force bombers successfully attacked an aerodrome in harbour in Eastern Libya, says an Air Force communique. Two enemy aircraft on the ground were destroyed by direct hits in a raid on Deina aerodrome. In the Elgazala, Bomba and Eltini area,
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  • 655 2 NIGHT RAID ON ENEMY AREAS Shipping Also Attacked London, September 10. IT is authoritatively stated that adverse weather conditions last night again hampered our night bombers. Despite this, the R.A.F. continued its operations over Germany and among the objectives attacked were targets in
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  • 163 2 —Reuter. Shanghai Comment On Raids Shanghai, Sept. 10. In an editorial on air raids on Britain, the Chinese-American Daily News” refers to the sufferings of the London and Chungking populace, calling it a shameful page in the history of civilisation and adding, “Even Hitler himself. with
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  • 81 2 Reuter. Italian Commission “Asking For Earth” London, September 10. The extremely delicate and tense situation in Syria is indicated by Reuter’s Cairo correspondent, who. quoting a trustworthy informant just arrived from Syria, says that the Italian armistice commission is apparently "asking for earth.” The demands include
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  • 341 2 ;.—8.0.W. PREMIER TOURS EAST LONDON Rugby, Sept. 10. The splendid work of the civil defence services in heavily bombed districts of East London and the resilient spirit of the civil population in the grim ordeal deeply impressed the Prime Minister who yesterday made a tour of
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  • 127 2 ’—B.O.W. Foreign Press Observers Rugby, Sept. 10. The unshakeable calm, the increased spirit of determination aroused and the amazing speed with which wreckage is cleared away are features of the public reaction to the air raids on London which have most impressed foreign press observers who
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  • 141 2 Reuter. No Progress jMade Despite Nazi Claim CHINESE TROOPS HAVE \OT VIOLATED BORDER London, September 10, DEUTER’S diplomatic correspondent learns from authoritative quarters that the German allegations that negotiations between the French authorities i n Indo-China and the Japanese Government are •pursuing
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  • 537 2 .—B O.W. FOUR WARNINGS IN LONDON London, September 10 Nothing could be seen from the ground !of the fighting during London's first air l raid which lasted from 11.54 a.m. to 12.18 i p.m. G.M.T. today owing to low clouds, but the bark of machine-guns could
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  • 164 2 .—Reuter. How Germans Describe Raids Stockholm, Sept. 10 "The paralysis or destruction of London's most important functions must be the aim of any nation fighting Britain,” ueclares the Berlin newspaper. “Voelkischer Beobachter,” quoted by the Stockholm newspaper, “Aftonbladet.” It is an exaggeration to call the present operations
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  • 63 2 —BOW. £417.000 From East London Warehousemen Rugby. Sept. 10. The latest gifts towards the purchases of aircraft acknowledged by the Minister of Aircraft Production includes a donation of £417.000 from the East London Warehousemen s Association. Another gift is one of £5l being the amount of
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  • 682 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, September 10. The newspapers today give their considered opinion as to the reasons for and the effect of the indiscriminate bombing which London has been subjected on Sunday and Monday nights. Nobody who saw yesterday where bombs had fallen on London could
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  • 147 2 —Reuter. London, September 10 A new system for giving air raid warnings at industrial establishment» was agreed to by representatives of tieploy er.s and employees in consultative with the Government today. Henceforth a warning by sirens will be regarded a» an alert and not as an
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  • 230 2 Improved Dornier And Junkers London, Sept. 10 I For their third successive "terror" raid ’on London last night the Germans used I chiefly a modernised version of the twoI engined Dormer 215 fast long-distance i oomber monoplane, reports Reuter’s air J correspondent. Less than a
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  • 94 2 .—8.0. W Annoying In Detail h«it Unimportant Rigby, s-:’ 1 10 The effect upon food st< Nazi bombing raids on Loi cribed today by the Food M noying in detail, but entii ant as regards either the m'lls supplies or those of London, and
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  • 180 3 GOVT.’S OFFER ACCEPTED |T is understood that the Ceylon Go- vernment’s offer of local recruits foi Royal Air Force has been accepted the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Ceylon Government’s next war .< ntribution will, therefore, be meant cover the expense of training the
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  • 181 3 Bombay. Many Indians in South Africa are in >< my respects far happier than in India, claims General J. C. Smuts, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, in the course of a communication to Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas, Chairman of the Imperial Indian
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  • 53 3 MALL DEPARTURES WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1940. Latest Time of Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1.30 p.m. Wednesday 11th inst. Mails for Australia, New Zealand, Java 8 a,.m. Friday 13th inst. MALL ARRIVALS AIR MAILS From Australia, New Zealand, Java— Wednesday. From Africa, India. Burma,
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  • 671 3 ‘The Friar' Takes Pictures, Bombers Do The Rest TT is 9 o’clock on a Sunday morning in a sand-floored match--1 board hut on the edge of a tent village scattered over the red-brown stony flats. A group of bare-necked R.A.F. officers, sprawling in
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  • 375 3 —POLICE ALLEGATION London. i MAN who was alleged to have told British soldiers that they were fighting in vain, and that he hoped Hitler would get England was charged under the Defence Regulations at Preston. T:.e man, Llewellyn Cadwallader, a Pc 51. a pictorial artist,
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  • 57 3 Arriving by plane from Australia, Miss Margaret Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Collins, of Suva, Fiji, is to be married in Singapore to Mr. Stanley Esam, son of Mrs. L. B. Esam, and the late Mr. Gordon Essam of Hastings. The wedding will take place
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  • 933 3  -  By Ivor Brown 1/TK. HERBERT MORRISON. L speaking for the new National Government, has told Britain to “go to it.” Britain has “gone to it” in step. There is nothing of the fine phrase or formal facade about the new National Unity.
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  • 623 3 Jfr. Otto D. Tolischus, writing in the “New York Times” on the economic results in America if Great Britain was defeated, says:— “THE result would be a complete change in the political and economic control of Europe and Africa, much of Asia and Oceania and presumably
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  • 146 3 Distinction Abolished, Says Bengal Minister Calcutta. Abolition of the distinction between martial and non-martial classes in India, for the purposes of recruitment to the Indian Army was urged in a non-official resolution unanimously adopted by the Bengal Legislative Council (Upper House). The resolution inter alia stated
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    • 28 3 IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE This Opportunity Occurs Again A "Robinson" Piano As New $275 (Original Price $650) TROPICALLY CONSTRUCTED OVERSTRUNG ROBINSON PIANO Co. I PENANG
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 101 3 j WHAT A WAR I By Gilbert Wilkinson WO-r*’i X l>.—: W j =i I 1 V •j| i J; :i SxXhM/WI ife'. i |-i a®- I G* S x hdl C GERTIE GESTAPO (the Synthetic Spy) Mein Fuehrer.—The appalling conditions under which I 2 the armed forces live may
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  • 289 4 Plays For Malaya Patriotic Fuad Singapore. Winner of the General Service Medal and Victory Medal as a private serving with the East African mechanized troops in the last war, 49-year-old Government House chauffeur Mohamed Said B. R. Endah, is today the proud author and producer of two
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  • 53 4 Malacca. Summoned on a charge of using abusive and insulting language to Francis Margaret Klassen at Kampong Banda Hilir on Aug. 27. a Eurasian, Pedru Theseira claimed trial in the Police Court. The case was postponed to Sept. 17 for hearing. Mr. W. F. Zehnder is appearing
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  • 366 4 Famous Cameraman Passes Through Singapore. KNOWN to his colleagues as “the man with ten lives/’ the well-known Antarctic explorer-cameraman. Frank Hurley, who visited Singapore some years ago in the plane “The Spirit of Australia’’ while the Seletar air base was being completed, paid a
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  • 81 4 Mr. Justice Gordon Smith To Presid e Malacca. Mr. Justice Gordon Smith will preside at the Third Session of the Assize which will be held before the High Court on September 12. The list consists of 2 criminal cases, 5 civil suits and 6 criminal appeals. In the
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  • 339 4 Education Problem In Britain TV,"HAT effect the evacuation of school children from danger zones will have on the future of Britain is a question which is occupying the attention of the educational authorities as well as the people of Britain today. These young children —according to
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  • 175 4 Claims Trial To No Licence Charge Kuala Lumpur. In answer to summonses for negligent driving and for driving without a licence. Mr. J. Van Hoboken, local manager of Lindeteves Stokovis. appeared before Mr. W. J. Thorogood (First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur) on Monday morning, in the Police Court.
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  • 220 4 22,500 Sold In Malaya Since Introduction The coloured metal home safes which were introduced in Malaya in August, 1934, and have proved a very popular deposit in the Post Office Savings Banks in Malaya, are now no longer available This is, in part, due to heavy
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  • 398 4 “Deserves Credit For Quick Action” Malacca. TTOW a Eurasian Volunteer tried to save the life of a Can- tonuse woman was related at the inquiry into the death of Wye Sam Moi, wife of a Chinese newspaper vendor, in the Coroner’s Court before Mr. F.
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  • 82 4 Alleged Cheating Malacca. The case in which Low Yew Tee. a Hokkien rubber dealer, is charged with cheating Law Heng Tong, manager of the Lee Rubber Co.. Ltd., in respect of sums of $6,480 and $1.645, was mentioned again in the Police Court. At the request of
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  • 201 4 Seremban. A European assistant on a local estate, D. Stalker, was convicted and sent to prison by the Seremban magistrate, Mr. J. A. A. Faith, on two summons charges for driving his motor-car while under the influence of alcohol and driving in a dangerous manner
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  • 250 4 Difficulties Of An Underwriter (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. COME idea of the difficulties experienced by the insurance underwriter in the East as compared to those of his colleague in the West were given by Mr. K. A. Neelakanda Iyer, Branch Secretary of the
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  • 515 4 Husbands Wives Snap U p Jobs THE employment problem is quite an acute one in Malaya where, in a great many instances, a husband and wife are found to be both working, often preventing another competent person frc,m obtaining a position. This observation is made in
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  • 148 4 DR. M. W. PICKARD IN SINGAPORE A NXIOUS to discover what Malaya has to offer in the way of Oriental medicine, a lecturer on the histoi i f Oriental medicine in an Ameii an university, has arrived in Singapoie to recoro his observation on the suEject
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 36 4 All in Dav's Work By Rick Elmos TAKING A POT AT HIM h JuS r UuRN to VfA -n-tiNKS -Tott, a£out -TT. I Of) IM T vp F 1 4 ther aluminium I \Z\/J SAUCEPANS /'J
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  • 838 5 CONFUSION UNCERTAINTY OVER PRESENT SYSTEM “It is stated that some of the signs have led to confusion and uncertainty,” said Dr. Lee Tiang Keng at the Municipal Commissioners’ Meeting yesterday, when he advanced the suggestion that the indications and siting of the existing ‘‘No Parking” signs
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  • 101 5 Sequel To Collision In Kelawei Road As a sequel to a motor collision at Kelawei Road about 630 p.m. yesterday, a Sikh driver, Chanan Singh, was arraigned before the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. W.M. McCall, yesterday on a charge of causing hurt to Abdullah by doing an
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  • 69 5 TaipingReported to have been burnt to death, the body of a 25-year-old Malay woman, Chik binti Man from Selama was brought to the District Hospital, Taiping, yesterday morning. It appears the woman was sitting by a fire late in the night and is alleged to have
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  • 45 5 Todav on the Esplanade from 5.15 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. March Wings Over The Navy Warren Selection Lilac Time Schubert Serenade Les Millions D’Arlequin Drigo Overture Morimo Williams Selection Once Upon A Time Hume Idyl The Glow-Wonn Lincke Fox Trot My Own Hugh
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  • 352 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. G. L. Carson, District Forest Officer, Batu Gajah, will shortly be proceeding on transfer to Kuala Kangsar. On July 11, the death took place at Hillingdon County Hospital of Mr. Kenneth Hume Gillan, late of the Sarawak Government Service. Mr. C.E. Findlay, barrister-at-law, has been appointed assistant
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  • 311 5 BORDER LINE CASE. PLEADS COUNSEL Teoh Ah San was sentenced to a term of a month's simple imprisonment by the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. W. M. McCall, yesterday on a charge of cheating by falsely representing to M. K. Abdul Karim that he would deliver
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  • 104 5 Municipal Decision Confirmed The Municipal Commissioners have confirmed a decision made by themselves in the Committee stage that, when the existing ban on Europeans leaving Malaya has been lifted by the Government, Municipal Officers may be granted leave when due and that the full period of
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  • 203 5 JUVENILES SCORE IN REX ATTRACTION “Pecks Bad Boy With the Circus," starring Tommy Kelly which opened at the Rex Theatre yesterday, provides a generous amount of laughs and human interest. In this picture, adults take a back seat, and kids steal the picture. Tommy Kelly is seen
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  • 58 5 A collision involving two cars occurred at Leith Street near the junction witn Chulia Street at 3.30 yesterday' afternoon. The left front mudguard of one car was badly damaged, while the other car also sustained damage. Following a report made at the Central Police Station, Inspector
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 353 5 /.IS! '3 SHOWS TODAY it .3; 6.15 9.30 p.m. Con (...lled By SHAW BROS. LTD. Singapore. ftlttinee At Reduced Prices 15, 25 60 cts. A 'Tree-Ring Riot of Laughs and Heart-Throbs TOMMY KELLY (The “Tom Sawyer” kid)—in—“PECK’S BAD BOY V ITH THE CIRCUS” VVith Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy, Billy Gilbert,
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    • 149 5 j TRULY A MEMORABLE EVENT: j Y esterday’s Gala Opening XV ill Long Be J Remembered By Those XV ho XV ere I Present At The ODEON 1511! I TWO SHOWS DAILY I I 3.00 P.M. AND 9.00 P.M. J DAVID O. SELZNICK’S production of MARGARET MITCHELL’S famous storv CONE
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    • 139 5 QUEEN’S LAST .3 SHOWS TODAY .3 6.15 9.30 Matinee Reduced Prices. Columbia’s Action-packed Hit Charles Farrell Jacqueline Wells in “FLIGHI’ TO FAME” TOMORROW’S BIG EVENT Just The Type Of Picture You’ve Beea Waiting For IT HAS EVERYTHING I Laughter that’ll make your ribs feel sore Song hits that’ll make you
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  • 162 6 r PO the Government slogan ‘‘Lend for victory” may now be added another: “Save To Save Liberty.” In the War Savings Certificates which are now open for subscription at all Post Offices, all classes of small investors, without distinction of pocket, will obtain a medium for
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  • 245 6 rpHIS war has often been called the People’s War. At no other time has there been greater evidence of it than during the past few days when enemy raiders came in hundreds but failed to break the people’s spirit. Truly the war is being waged not only
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  • 143 6 ODEON CINEMA “Gone With The Wind’’ with Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Leslie Howard, 3.00 9.00 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Rentong At jeh” < Malay picture) 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA “Santha Sakkubai” (Tamil picture) 6.00 and 9 00 p.m. REX CINEMA Tommy Kelly in "Peck’s
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  • 333 6 Mobile (Far Ideologist IZ NOWLEIXIEABLE circles in London agree that Sir Alan Brooke, the new C.-in-C. of the Home Forces, is a remarkable personality. He is the best type of the intellectual soldier, bred at the “Shop” and a gunner with the R.H.A. —and therefore a mobile
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  • 649 6 Wednesday, Sept. 11. TV HILE the German raiders continued their indiscriminate bombing of London last night, R.A.F. bombers, overcoming severe weather conditions, concentrated their efforts against the enemy's war machine and struck hard at vital military objectives in Germany, Belgium and France. r PHE
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  • 1113 7 DR. LIM HAN HOE’S BROADCAST CHANCE FOR CHILDREN TO BE LOYAL AND THRIFTY appeal—addressed particularly to the Chinese—to save and lend for victory was made hy the Senior Chinese Unoflicial Member. Legislative Council, the Hon. Dr. Lim Han Hoe. in a broadcast from the
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  • 306 7 I he M ar Fund in North Malaya has reached $1,045,868.52, the Penang total standing at $589,988.78 and the Perak total at $455,879.74. A sum of $235.63 was received from the staff and labour force of Bertam Estate while $l4, representing their second contribution, came
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  • 160 7 Wife’s Claim For Maintenance A well-known local Chinese, Lee Kok Toon, chief clerk of the Government Health Department, appeared on a summons in the Police Court this morning before Mr. A. W. Bellamy on a charge of failing to maintain his legal wife, Teh Nee Inn, and
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  • 22 7 An announcement by the Controller of Foreign Exchange with regard to unregulated goods is published in Page 12. today.
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  • 330 7 Accused Denies Murder Charge Kuala Lumpur. A complete denial of the allegations made against him was put up by Dasri bin Pali), in the Assize Court yesterday, when he made a statement from the dock in answer to a charge of murder. For three days, Dasri listened
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  • 61 7 Dim Ah Bah, Lee Ah Teik and Lee Lye Choon appeared before Mr. W.M. McCall, Penang Third Magistrate, yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Chua Chooi Kean by means of a knife on September 9. The accused claimed trial. The case was adjourned till
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  • 303 7 Colom To Remit Sum To ft/ I Home Government ITHIN the next few days, the Straits Settlements is i transmitting to the British Government in London $1,952,000 (£240,000) representing the first instalment on proceeds of special taxation for the prosecution of the war, up to
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  • 129 7 Mohammed Kassim knd Seeni Meerasah, two Indian Mohammedan tongkang owners, were each fined $5 in default five days’ imprisonment by the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. W. M. McCall, this morning, on a charge of contravening the navigation order regulating the movements of vessels within the Penang Harbour
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  • 59 7 Bail of $l5O was offered to Munusamy. who was arraigned before the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. W. M. McCall, this morning, on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to one Kandiah about 5.30 p.m. on September 6 at the Sepoy Lines. The charge was explained the
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  • 298 7 Despicable Offence Of Fabricating Evidence Ipoh. Remarking that he had tried to put an innocent man into trouble with no corresponding advantage to himself and that he had now pleaded guilty to one of the most despicable offences which a man could commit,
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  • 93 7 (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) SINGAPORE, TODAY. SINGAPORE PUBLIC ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THE SIGHT OF SERVICE AIRCRAFT OVE RH EA D BUT THEY SHOWED SPECIAL INTEREST YESTERDAY AFTER NOON WHEN THEY SAW FIGHTER AIRCR AFT ROA RING LOW OVER THE CITY. WHILE IT IS NOT PERMITTED
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 314 7 j F.M.S. War Loan Over- I t Subscribed J ACCORDING TO A I I NOTIFICATION IN THE GAZETTE, THE F.M.S. WAR LOAN OF $20,000,- i 000 HAS BEEN OVER- J SUBSCRIBED AND J J LISTS ARE NOW I I CLOSED. RT. HON. LORD GATTO The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.
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  • 71 8 Penang, September 10, 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/16 New York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Batavia Demand 88 1/2 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7'B Hongkong Demana 53 5/8 Shanghai Demand 13 1/4 Japan Demand 193 3/4 New Zealand Demand
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  • 100 8 The Secretary- of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports the following outputs of its associated companies for the month of August 1940. KAMPONG KAMUNTING. Hours run G 29, Cubic yards treated 106.000, Total piculs 239, Nett value $lB,BBl. THABAWLEIK. Hours run 657, Cubic yards treated 173,0’ 0. Total
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 461 8 NOMINAL. Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon to-day. Issue buyers sellers «/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Ama! 5/3 5/6c £1 Austral M. 35/0 37/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/6 18/6 $1 Ayer Weng 0.65 0.70 £1 Bangrin Tin 16/6 17/6 $1 B.
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    • 242 8 NOMIN XL. Issue buyers sellers Allenby 1.124 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 Ainal Malay 1-65 1.75 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.95 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.124 1.174 c Bassett 0.424 0.45 Batu Lantang 1.06 1.09 Bedford 0.874 0.924 Benia 100 105 Borelli 1-20 1-30 Broga 0.62 0.65 Brunei
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    • 313 8 NOMINAL. Issue buyers sellers A. £1 (Aust* N.Z. Min 33/0 23/0 2 A*ex. Brick Ord. 1.76 2.00 2 do 74% Pref 2.00 2.10 t B. M. T. 6-50 7.00 £6 Chartered Bank £1 Con. T. S. Ord 17/3 17/9 £1 Cm. T. 8. 7% Pref 21 21/6r 5 F.
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    • 177 8 Company Dividend Payable Books Close Remarks RUBBERS Ayer Panas 4% 2.10.40 21.9.40 Brunei United 6% 20. 9.40 16-20.9.40 Chabau 3% 1.10.40 23.9.40 Jeram Kuntan 8% int 30. 9.40 23.9.40 Kedahs 74% 16. 9.40 6.9.40 Kluangs Ord 7% final 13. 9.40 2.9 40 Kluangs Pref 15% 13.
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  • 635 8 Successful Reviewed The annual general meeting of Klan? River Tin Dredging was held on Monday at the registered offices of the com- pany 33 Beach Street Penang. The Chairman Mr. A. A. Henggeler. said: •phe Company has had a successful year and the profit amounted to $453,106.22,
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  • 56 8 Crop returns for August:— lbs. Aver Kuning (F. M. S.) Rubber 109,500 Badek Rubber (Staffield Estate) 22,000 Bradwall (F.M.S.) Rubber 52,500 Chersonese (F. M. S.) Estates 85,500 Dennistown Rubber (Dennistown Estate) 42,500 Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber 190,000 Klabang Rubber 133,500 Krian Rubber Plantations 65,500 Sungel Krian Rubber
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  • 18 8 Monthly output for 4ugust 1940. piculs 530, yardage worker J4O,3tM) cubic yards, hours run 653.
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  • 23 8 The output of Kinta Kellas Tin during the month of August was:— output 306.88 piculs, hours run 316, vardage 76.000.
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  • 970 8 Particulars Of Alleged Gift's Involved In Order As reported in our issue of Saturday last, an interim injunction was made in the Perak Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Howes, against A. G. Macdonald, a former Mines Department official, restraining him from disposing of any property,
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  • 112 8 Net profit for 1939. £19.432 (£79.356). D vidends amounting to 12i per cent, have been paid and directors now recommend payment, less tax. of final dividend of 7| per cent, which will absorb £7.500. leaving balance of £8.470 to be carried forward. Dividends previous year 80 per cent,
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  • 10 8 Rubber output for August 194€ f'i--52,773 lbs.
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  • 143 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LCNDON: “Spot" £249. 0. 0 £256 0. 0 “Forward” £251. 10. 0. £257. 0. SINGAPORE: “Spot" $132.50 $132 37 1 Business done 125 tons 50 tons PENANG -Spot" $132.50 $132.37 RUBBER: LONDON: «Soot” 12 l|4d. 12 3 166 "Forward" 12 s|l6d. 12 3466 Tone
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  • 787 9 Conditions For Joining A National Government Naini Ta]. <u]y 18. DISCUSSIONS in the circles connected with Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Congress President, and Pandit. G. B. Pant, a member of the Congress Working Committee, throw interesting light on the probable course of events in
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  • 822 9  -  By DAVID WILLS ;.—Star. Mussolini’s declaration of war against Fiance and Britain caused an emotional release in this country which led to many expressions of contempt for the Italians—ice-creamers, the Fascists, operatic mockery of the Nazis, and Mussolini the bull-frog bambino. But justifiable contempt for Italian
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  • 325 10 Motor Transport Concentration At Mogadisco Bombed (Delayed in transmission) A T London, Sept. 10 An K.A.P. bomber formation bombed Massawa in Eritrea on September 8, all bombs falling in the target area, says a communique issued last night. It adds that two fires
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  • 24 10 •—Reuter. London, Sept. 10 The Lord Mayor of London has opened distress fund for victims of air raids.
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  • 44 10 —Reuter. Japanese Ships Bound For Britain Lisbon, Sept. 10 Japanese ships bound for Britain have received orders to put into Lisbon. The Hakone Maru, Hakosaki Maru and Durban Maru are already in he Tagus and others are expected —Reuter.
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  • 142 10 —Reuter. Defence Will R e Gradually Relieved London, Sept. 10. Under the heading, “The assault continues, “The Times” refers to the German night attacks cn London and savs that it is difficult to preserve a sense of proportion in the midst of clangour cf exploding tombs—difficult but
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  • 97 10 —Reuter. FOOD AND RAW MATERIALS New York, Sept. 10 Germany has made a formal demand to the Vichy Government for 58 per cent of the food and raw materials in Unoccupied France and for any such products that France may be able to import in
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  • 116 10 .—Reuter. Latest List Contains 332 Names London. September 10 The Air Ministry casualty list contains the names of 332 officers and men. Among those previously reported missing. 27 are now prisoners. Of the new names eleven have been killed in action. 67 missing. 72 killed, and 53 wounded
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  • 100 10 —Reuter. Briti*h Artillery Reply Io German Shelling London. Sept. 10 The “all clear" was sounded throughout the London area at 4.45 this morning after over nine hours. Long-range guns on both sides of the Straits of Dover resumed shellin- early today four hours after ceasing
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  • 84 10 —Reuter. ()verwhelming Majority For Republicans Portland, Maine. Sept. 10 The Republican ticket swept the State of Maine in the election of the candidate for Governor. The Republicans won by 70,000 votes —one of the largest majorities in the history of the State compared with a majority
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  • 102 10 .—Reuter. Nairn* To Be Erased From All Army Association Berlin, September 10. Ex-King Carol’s name is to be erased from all Rumanian Army association, according to a NexVs Agency report from Bucharest, which adds that ten generals and one admiral have been retired. In the interest of economy,
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  • 41 10 .—Reuter. No Official Confirmation In Tokio Tokio Sent. 10. The reported clash between Chinese and French troops in Indo-China has not been reported to Tokio officially, stated the Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, today at a Press conference.—Reuter.
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  • 51 10 —Router Japanese Military Attache’s View Ottawa. Sept. 10. Lieut. Colonel Itcda. Japanese military attache to London, declared that Germany would have no success if she tries to invade the United Kingdom. Mr. Itoda who is en route to Tokio via Canada especially praised England’s air
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  • 1097 10 DUE TO HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED BY R.A.F. Hospitals And Workmen’s Cottages Hit O London, Sept. 9 The following communique is issued jointly by the Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security Following heavy losses inflicted on him by our fighters and after
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  • 25 10 .—Reuter. New York. Sept. 10. A British liner containing a number of English children arrived here early this morning.—Reuter.
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  • 65 10 —Reuter. Arrival Of Large Number At Sydney Sydney, Sept. 10 A large number of German and Italian internees have arrived. When asked about the voyage, the officer commanding escorting the troops replied drily: “We have had our moments.” The internees’ guard are the first British troops seen in
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  • 92 10 .—Reuter. Admission Ih Germans London, Sept io British planes flew over var u Pv tg of Northern Germany during u stated the German wireless 9( in particular, bombs were c> the northern suburbs of B, number of dwelling About midnight planes flew o\ v. muende, near
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  • 272 10 .—Reuter. 1.539J96 Tons In i, st Year Of War London. Septene i 10 The Admiralty states tha; t a i mercantile losses due to enemy ;or the week ended September 1,2 to 84,575 tons. This compri er. British ships of 56.020 tons a ships
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  • 42 10 —Reuter. For August To December Inclusive London, Sept. 10 The International Rubber Regulation Committee has fixed the quota at ninety per cent for "August to December inclusive,” and not for July to December as stated yesterday.—Reuter.
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  • 57 10 Reuter. Copper And Oil ShareFirm London, September 10. On the Stock Exchange, despite the smallness of trading, the undertone was steady though prices of several groups eased on lack of support. Coppers and oils were mostly firm air: gilt* edged were lower while the icadmhome industrials were generally
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  • 44 10 Reuter. Relief Fund Opened In Melbourne Melbourne. Se.r A fund is being opened to as victims of air raids in Britain. The Lord Mayor has cabled 1 Mayor of London expressing sympathy and admiration of th shown by Londoners during th.-
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  • 28 10 -Reuter Washington. Sep*. The second series of conferer the United States and Cana Defence Board is beginning and is expected to last two day-
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  • 21 10 I. —Reuter. Rome. S'■ f An Amsterdam message st. masonie lodges are banned t Holland. —Reuter.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 109 10 S.S. “CHARLES McCORMICK (via Panama) ARRIVES 17th SEPT., 1940. Luxuriously appointed passenger vessel with swimming pool and air conditioned dining room. PENANG TO MANILA U.S. $lOl-00 PENANG TO HONGKONG U.S $126-00 PENANG TO SAN FRANCISCO U.S. $486-00 Prices shown are minimum rates. Cabins with private bathrooms available also suites. All
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  • 1191 11 Kace 1: Horses Class 3 Div. 4—6 Furs.—2.3o p.m. 2 SIAM Sy 9.00 Mr. p. Logue Owner Jri y 813 'an Tooren ..........J. Sum™ 3G 4 BRUAS lly 8 .12 Mr. P. Logue Owner o JACATRA 10y 8.12 “Holland Knngsi’’ Marland 00 3 STORMY
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  • 72 11 Hours Beat Whites hi C.R.C. Practice Chinese Recreation Club held a 7 Practice game on the Victoria yesterday, resulting in the Colefeating the Whites by three alg to one. •'•g Saik opened the scoring for Colours and Boon Tean increased h L ad. Just before the interval, Ong L,
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  • 67 11 O.X.A. Non-Benders And Elysee XI Draw The Elysee XI held the O.X.A. NonBenders to draw in a friendly game of soccer on the St. Xavier’s Institution ground yesterday, the teams shaiing two goals. Rozells scored for the Non-Benders in the first half and S. D’Orville equalised for the Elysee
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  • 187 11 'THE RIDING BOY” ‘TIC TAC” “EPSOM JEEP” EUREKA” “MAN-ON-THE THE MAJOR" Penang Penang j Ipoh K. Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh Singapore P Siam Bruas Siam Stormy Night Siam First Ra KACE 1 Treasure Cluny i First Ra Bruas The Blunder Cluny D o Electra Duke Carrington Electra
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  • 76 11 —Reuter. Miss Marble And Miss Jacobs In Final Forest Hill, New York. Sept. 9 In the semi-finals of the American, tennis championships Miss Alice Marble (holder) beat Miss Valerie Scott (Great Britain) 6/3. 6/3, and Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Mary Hardwick (Great Britain) 2/6. 6/1. 6/4.
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  • 136 11 Commercial League To Be Run Ipoh. After a considerable lack of activity in local badminton the annual Kinta Commercial Badminton League will be held sometime at the beginning of October. The venue of play will most probably be the Ipoh Town Hall. Teams will comprise two singles
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  • 56 11 P.S.C. vs Royal Navy At Western Road today at 5.15 p.m. prompt. P.S.C.: —J. G. Keay; Seward. B H. Willson. G. H. Conaghan. R. W. Quixley; T. M. Clark, V. Barrie; C. H. E. Jones, W. G. Colebeck. W. Hannay, W. R. Dobbs. J. T. Horsburgh. E. C. Tokeley,
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  • 86 11 Entries Close On Friday Entries for the above tournament close on September 13 at 6 p.m., and should be sent to Mr. Tan Teik Lim, the Hon. Secretary of the Penang Badminton Association, c/o Hu Yew Seah, Penang. It is understood that a good number of entries have
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  • 96 11 Marines vs Garrison The following players will represent the Marine Department Sports Club in the semi-final of the P.F.A. Cup Competition against the Penang Garrison Football Association on the Victoria Green, at 5.15 p.m. today:— Matt Isa; Hussein b. Kachek. J. Regis; Abdullah b. Haji Ahmad, Abdul Manafl
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  • 62 11 Kulim. NZLr. Yeh Teh-ming, the Chinese Consul, Penang, who paid his first visit to Kulim during the week-end, was entertained to a tea-party by the Kulim Chinese Community at the Chio Min School. Those present at the tea-party were Messrs. Tan Cheng Huat, Tan
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  • 1198 11 The Gold Cup—HORSES Class 1 Div. I—l|1 —1| Miles 2 10 BAY’ DRAGON 5y 9.05 Mrs. I. Yeap Van Breukelen 0 0 3 SULTANA 6y 9.03 “Madam Wi” Van Breukelen 0 1 4 JACK DRUCE 7y 9.02 “Mr. Cheah” Van Breukelen 0 2
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  • 230 11 Rest Team To Meet Europeans At a meeting of the representatives of local cricketing Clubs and Associations held at B. P. de Silva, Ltd., yesterday afternoon, the following vere selected to represent the Rest against the Europeans in the annual “Test on the Western Road ground on
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    • 162 11 V STBIULING SILVER AND rHBOMIUM CIGARETTE BOXES. PLAIN ENGINETUBNED P. H. HENDRY <1 Jbi W KI jT jERS 30, BISHOP STREET PENANG K. LUMPUR SINGAPORE. "i A HOW TO OVERCOME FEVER EXHAUSTION Doctors now know that the greatest danger in fever comes from the poi-, sons it sets up in
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  • 272 12 ELECTRA ALSO TIPPED TO WIN Long Race Between Blaricum And Bowrain (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) SINGAPORE, TODAY. rpHE NEEDLES SHOULD MAKE BY FAR THE BEST BET 1 AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY. THE GOING WILL BE GOOD TODAY, IF IT DOES NOT RAIN. THE NEEDLES
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  • 71 12 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 TIN: Penang $132.371 Business done 50 tons Singapore $132.371 RUBBER: Penang Spot 37£c Singapore Spot 372 c XOPRA: Sundried 52.75 business done Black Pepper Nomina. TAPIOCA: Medium $6.65 business done Fair Seed $5.95 business done «ICE: Rangoon Parlxnled No. 1 $8.70 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2
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  • 25 12 SONJA HENIE, %1-year-old Norwegian, skating champion and film sta a<id Dan Topping, New York millionaire sportsman, after their marriage in Chicago.
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  • 332 12 FLOUR Att Fkui Per bag 120 katties $7.25. Per katty 6’ c. White Wheaten Flour Pei bag 47 lb. gioss $2.70. Per lb. 7 ac. Koval Bakeiy Flour Per lb. 08c. SALT Egyptian-Medium Crush Pei picul $1.70. Per katty 2c. Egyptian-Fine Crush Per picul $2.00.
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  • 153 12 Application By Mr. D. A. Con par The Municipal Commissioners yesterday confirmed a decision made by the General Purposes Committee with regard to an application made by Mr. D. A. Coupar, Building Surveyor. Mr. Coupar had applied for promotion to Scale C of the
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  • 672 12 RECONNAISSANCE OVER LONDON AREA London, September 11. TT is officially stated that at various times during) the A afteinoona few enemy planes, making use of a cloud cover, penetrated the London area. They were apparently on reconnaissance and no bombs were dropped in this area.
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  • 180 12 At the request of the Lady Principal of the School for the Deaf and Dumb, I Mount Lavinia, the Ceylon Ainateui j Wrestling Association bus undertak.'n to train the pupils of the school in the sport of Wrestling. The request v.as a poser to the
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  • 109 12 (Jltl Resident Of Lower Perak Telok Arson. The death occurred at Paul Road Telok Anson, of Mr. Ko Hock Lay, an old resident in Lower Perak, after a short illness on Thursday at 5 p.m. The deceased, who was about 61 years of age
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  • 168 12 Protective 0 ork Approved Acting upon a report from the Acting Municipal Engineer that there had recently been considerable erosion by the sea at the Bagan Jerraal end of the land for the proposed extension to the North Beach Coast Road, the Municipal Commissioners have
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  • 152 12 Magistrate Believes Cyclist A cyclist's defence that he was lighting his lamp when a police constable came up and arrested him. w.as believed by the Magistrate, Mr. W. M. McCall yesterday. Liew Yin Chuan, an English-speaking Chinese, a clerk of a local firm w.as acquitted
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  • 191 12 Visit Of Indian Team I nlikely The proposed Athletic Contest between Ceylon and India planned for October next, may not take place after all. The decision was reached at a meeting of the Sports sub-Committee of the Ceylon Amateur Athletic Association held recently at the Police Headquarters
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  • 62 12 The rugby fixture arranged on the Western Road grout the Penang Sports Club ana Navy has been cancelled Lieut.-Colonel Lord, of th' tion Army, who is at prese hospital, must remain th some weeks. and in tht Major Chlas. Davidson. t*ik secretary is carrying' on tl istration of
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