Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 December 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE IaST EDITION 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 288. X 01. XCVIIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1910. PRICE 16 CENTS.
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  • 368 1 SEVERAL BRILLIANT ACTIONS B? GREEK FORCES THE Italians continue to retreat all alono rk 1 L nd n December 3. 1 cate fortified point- along the line and in addition often vaRadio. dlnS tO leports fr om the f ront quoted by the Athens
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  • 274 1 Bucharest, Dec. 1 fitter resentment at the les f Transylvania (c-'dcd t Hungary at l.riy dictation) Zeas e.rrrcssed by t,’.-,' Senate [.< ider (general Intonescu, speakinq in c miration of the 22nd anniversary of Rumania's acquisition of Transylvania after the Great War. He appealed
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  • 111 1 —Reuter. Pres. Roosevelt Leaving Today Washington, Dec. 3. forecast yesterday, President velt is leaving Washington today tour of United States defences in arribean. 1 nnouncement of the trip has been from White House. believed the President will start Rami, Florida, visit the neighbouiof Puerto Rico and,
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  • 85 1 .—Reuter. Happing Enemy Country From Air At Night Washington, Dec. 3. 1 DEX KE for mapping enemv country from the air at night has been released to the K.A.F. by the United States Armv Air Corps. The device has been developed during fifteen years of research
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  • 113 1 —Reuter. Damage Inspected By Queen Mary London, Dec. 3. Queen Mary and the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Duke of Beaufort, visited Bristol on Sunday and inspected some damage caused by a recent heavy German air raid. The city, it is revealed today in a statement by the
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  • 59 1 .—Reuter. London, Dec. 3. O confirmation is obtainable in London oi a New York report that Britain is shortly sending a finance mission to the I nited States. Nothing is known in political of any mission being sent out from Britain at present to
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  • 102 1 —Reuter. New York, Dec. 3. S.O.S. has been picked up by the Mackay Radio from the .steamer "Victor Foss” saying that she had been torpedoed by a submarine on Monday morning. The “Victor Foss” is a British oil tanker of 13,000 tons. Other messages picked up by
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  • 41 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 3. An Admiralty communique states that His Majesty’s destroyer “Sturdy” (Lieu-tenant-C'ommander G T. Cooper! ran ashore on the Scottish coast in thick weather and has since become a total loss. Five ratings were lost Reuter.
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  • 96 1 BOMBED. 'SUNK' GAOLED London. In a British prison sits Leonard Thomas Cottrell, a 23-year-old American. pondering over the price he had to pay for adventure. He stowed away from New York, sneaked ashore at a British port, spent five days in air-raid shelters, decided that the bombing made Britain “too
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  • 81 1 MADRID, DEC. 2. 'T’HE ANGLO-SPANISH FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WAS 1 SIGNED HERE TODAY BY SIR SAMUEL HOARE, THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR. AND SENOR SUNER, SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER. This agreement has been the subject of long negotiations. Preliminary formalities were completed last week in readiness for today’s signature. The
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  • 528 1 Washington, December 3. l/URTHER revelations of Fifth Column activities by Germans in the United States will, it is believed, be made to the press in the coming week. The Administration, it is understood, is at present most concerned over Nazi propaganda which
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  • 72 1 London. E’ght-year-old Johnny, evacuated from London to a farm in Somerset, wrote his parents: “I have arrived safely. I like the man’s face. I don’t like the woman’; face, but perhaps she’ll look better in the morning. I like the dog's face best. Love from Johnny.’’
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  • 37 1 —Reuter. Washington, Dec. 3. Members of the Senate Banking Committee and the House of Representatives Coinage Committee have unanimously approved the transaction whereby the United States will advance 5100,000,000 to China. —Reuter.
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  • 52 1 —Reuter. "Enougli To Blow I ;> Town” Bangor. Pennsylvania, Dec. 3. The theft of “enough dynamite to blow this town up" as a police officer put it, has been disclosed by the police here. Thieves took from the local power magazine 88 sticks of dynamite and
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    • 268 1 •VSMILER” fed on GOW X GAIT Agents for North Malaya <t PonaMff" GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY I/HX, Penang and Ipoh. SCIExNCE WINS It is a well established fact that millions of dollars are expended annually in repairing the damage done by Termites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In a
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  • 201 2 —Reuter. Vicious Attack On Southampton London, Dec. 2. After last night’s vicious attack on Southampton, areas of the town are in ruins and thousands are homeless, says Reuter’s special representative. Hundreds of workers arrived at their places of employment today only to find them in complete ruins. Some
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  • 104 2 .—Reuter. Announcement By Lord Woolton London. December 2 The imports of all fruit except oranges will be stopped. Lord Woolton. Minister of Food, speaking at Manchester, announced today. He said that in view of the need for ships, he could no longer afford to let
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  • 86 2 —Reuter. Rome Claims Damage To French Battleship Rome, December 2 The French battleship. Lorraine, was “partly destroyed” by Italian bombers during a raid on Alexandria on Saturday, according to an official communique which adds that two ships whose nationality was not stated were destroyed. A number of French
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  • 31 2 —Reuvr. Batavia. December 2. Another two Spitfires have been added to the seven which the N.E.I. is presenting to Mr. Churchill as a birthday gift.—Reut-r.
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  • 401 2 BOMBS EXPLODE Of VICE-PREMIE B’S DOORSTEP London. Nov. 2. 'T’HE suggestion that the Germans are resorting to the usual A methods to stir up trouble in Yugoslavia is contained in the latest news from that country. They are doing so because they
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  • 124 2 —Reuter. Big Programme Planned By British New York. Dec. 2. Groundwork for a merchant shipbuilding programme in the United States which may rival the “bridge of boats” built bv the United States Shipping Board m the last war is now being laid by representatives of the British
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  • 110 2 .—Reuter. London. December 2British bombers attacked the naval shipbuilding yards at Wilhelmshaven on Sunday night, says an Air Ministry munique.News of successful attacks yesterday by aircraft of the Coastal Command is contained in an Air Ministry communique issued this afternoon. During the morning aircraft attack» d the
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  • 73 2 Reuter. Parties Of The Enemv Successfully Engaged Cairo, December 2. A British patrol in the Kassa la sector ot Sudan successfully ambushed a party Ox the enemy on the night of November 33 and captured one Italian officer and nine other ranks, according to a communique. East
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  • 41 2 Reuter. To Continue In Office For Further Year London. Dec. 2. The King, on the recommendation of the Commonwealth Government, has approved Lord Gowrie continuing in the cilice of Governor-General of Australia for a further year from January 1941.
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  • 47 2 —Reuter. Increased Exports From BritainWashinirton. Dec. 2. United States imports for the year ended August totalled $2,625,000,000. representing an increase of $493,000,000 compared with the previous year. Britain exported to the United States goods valued at $166,000,000 compared with $144,000,000 the previous year.—Reuter.
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  • 28 2 Columbian Powder Factory Damaged Tacoma. December 2. An explosion which shook most of the city damaged the Columbian Powder Factory at Frederickson near here to-
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  • 66 2 P Reuter. I Toronto, December 2. I The R.A.F. is to have a new ji'pe of American “flash bomb for I Ise in night photography of Inemy territory. Dr. Walter Clark, j jam era research expert from RoIhester, New York, revealed in an tddress here
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  • 137 2 Thai-lndo-China Negotiations London, Dec. 2. r JpHOUGU the situation on the Thailand-Indo-China frontier is tense negotiations are now in proI gress and there is held in author native quarters in London to be no reason why a peaceful solution may i not be reached, says Reuter's diplomatic
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  • 167 2 —Reuter. Cairo Press Comment On Middle East Situation Cairo. December 2. The belief that the Italian forces in the Near East are doomed to surrender whether they fight on or “peacefully and resignedly give themselves up" is expressed by the newspaper “Al Balagah" i which is
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  • 97 2 —Reuter. Radio Messages Received From Three Ships New York. December 2. Radio messages stating that two British steamers —“Lady Glanely” and an unidentified vessel with the call letters “GKlF”—were being attacked by a submarine were picked up by the Mackay Radio early today (Monday). It stated the attack
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  • 54 2 —Reuter. Business Confined To Gilt-Edged London. December 2 On the Stock Exchange business was almost exclusively confined to gilt-edged which made further headway assisted by several dividend payments. including about £30,000,000 on 3j Per Cent War Loan. Other sections were quiet and prices were narrowly irregular. Wall Street
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  • 1164 2 New Line Established In North Moskopolis, Albania, Dec. 2. r pHE speed of the Greek advance has been slowed down by the heavy snow, in some places three feet deep, and a violent gale. The Greeks nevertheless retain the initiative and a new line has been established
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  • 129 2 —Reuter. Chungking, Dec. 2. A CHINESE victory in Hupeh Province north-west of Hankow’ is announced by General Chiang Kai-shek in a speech here. The Japanese launched a big offensive on a wide front in that region last week. With reference to the above, Japanese military
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  • 37 2 ,—Renter. Leaving On 15-1);’) Tour Of Caribbean Washington. B nb n? Indications suggest that Roosevelt may leave on I- c 1,1 ;ns a 15-day tour of the Caribbc pect defences in the viciru’ Rico. —Renter.
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  • 298 3 Nazi Airmen Try To Forget R.A.F. Dover. VZi airmen are evidently making the most of their leisure hours in France, particularly those who are at aerodromes within reach of Parts. When a pilot taken prisoner near here few days ago was searched, several 1 admission tickets
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  • 260 3 Uraid Of Dentist’s Chair London. Twenty-three-year-old Jack Manti hero of the sea and latest winner f the V.C., was very afraid of one thing wnen ashore —the dentist’s chair. Th s. ind other intimate details or i.:s lite were revealed to a Dai*} F aid" reporter
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  • 720 3 Aquatic pets succeed where acids fail in Laboratory Tests REE young chemists in the plasties laboratory of the General Electric Company zecre very dissatisfied until recently with their occasional laborious and very unchcmical task of washing out a large glass jar used for keeping a constant temperature bath
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  • 239 3 London. a proficient military 1 1 tn you must first spend a p ,s •'tretch in prison. county gaol somewhere of England has become p 0 'f the Corps of Military Wh H,., d there (writes a “Daily ter > one class of
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  • 151 3 London. “I am all right; never mind me; save my daddy.” pleaded a 12-year-old boy while rescue workers were tunnelling under his bomb-wrecked home to free him. The boy. Leonard Price, who had been sleeping under the dining-room table, was rescued unhurt. He had
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  • 1202 3  -  By Matthew Page Andrews Condensed from the Englishspeaking ll'orld, London. rjURING the past decade, sundry British writers have politely deplored their fel-low-countrymen’s alleged ignorance of American history. Logically, however, British ignorance of American history is natural, however shocking it may' appear to certain ultra-patriotic groups
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 287 4 Shelters Believed Under Discussion TT is understood that the enlargement of air raid precaution services in Singapore, including the provision of raid shelters, is now actively under discussion by the Government. This reported action recalls the recent public criticism, coming from sources ranging from Unofficial members
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  • 153 4 Mr. S. M. Bruce Thanks Malaya A recent gift from the Malaya Patriot i Fund was one of £1.500 for the benefit of Australian troops. In a letter acknowledging this the Right Hon. S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner for Australia in London, wrote: “I am informing
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  • 154 4 Drought Effects Not Serious Returns have now been received from all .parts of Malaya concerning the areas planted with rice and crops reaped during the season 1939-1940, says the Malayan Agricultural Journal. The area of wet padi planted in the season under review was 727,550 acres, and
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  • 707 4 Conviction P>r Assault Vphld Seremban. YV HAT are officially designate as criminal appeals, namely appeals against decisions of lagistrates, were argued in the Supreme Court before Mr. Jstice W. K. Horne, with the D.P.P., Mr. A. J. Grattan Bell*’ present to support the convictions, when possible. K.
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  • 65 4 “The mask is off,” says Dr. F. Parti idge, Bishop of Portsmouth, writing in his Diocesan magazine of Nazi air raid methods. For months, nay, for years past, we have suspected, and against our wills we have believed, that a large community in mid-Europe was sunk in
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  • 546 4 Unlawful Society Members Gaoled Klang. Chong Soon, Lim Seng Kiat, Tan Swee Tik. and Heng Boon Toh, four young Chinese, appeared before Che Suleiman, the Klang Magistrate, on a charge of being members of an unlawful assembly, the common object of which was by means of
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  • 169 4 50 Exhibits Muar. No fewer than 50 exhibits were produced by the prosecution when a preliminary inquiry into charges of being in possession of counterfeit coins and of materials for the manufacture of counterfeit coins pre- ferred against Wong Kim Poi was heard I by Mr. S.
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  • 188 4 Age Limit For Britons Raised To 60 Singapore. /GOVERNMENT is widening the scope of applications for enrolment in the Local Defence Corps by raising the age limit for British European applicants from 54 to 60 in cases where the Commander may use his discretion. This decision is
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  • 232 4 Major J. M. Rogan And Miss A. CJarke Singapore. Major John M. Rogan, R.A.M.C., was married to Miss Agatha Anne Clarke, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Clarke of Renglet, Cameron Highlands, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Maj. Rogan is the son of Mrs. C. A. Rogan
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  • 222 4 Ten Months Eor Indian Labourer In sentencing Gurusamy to ten months’ rigorous imprisonment, Mr. G. L. Howe, the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, remarked that he would not have the accused committing acts of violence and pointed out that he could easily have killed the complainant, on
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  • 163 4 Chinese Driven To Suicide That the deceased, Kua Ngin Ti a 45-year-old Chinese, had been d .veto suicide by hanging owing to his ben.unemployed and also because he I skin disease on his legs, was the n ing of Megat Yunus, the Second strate, Kuala Lumpur, who
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  • 341 4 Sikh Sentenced For Causing Hurt “Always bear in mind, Mr. Rajasooria that the Supreme Court can always vary my sentence either up or down, said Mr. G. L. Howe, the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, when he fixed bail in $250 in the event of Bachan
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  • 35 4 A tall Australian, Pat J ir. Singapore on Su Batavia Mr. Mo< I lV eral Services’ new pilot, am e years' flying experience n(er will now be engaged on > nal air service.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 596 5 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MR. CRETCH BY WITNESSES Kuala Lumpur. statement that his father, a mine owner, had left instructions that if any mines officer should ask for money, even up to a thousand dollars, he should give, was made by r. Chong Yow Seong when the
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  • 111 5 .4 total of 697 candidates are taking the Senior Cambridge School Certificate Examination in Penang and Province centres this year. There is no junior certificate examination. The number is made up of 237 students from the Penang Free School, 144 students from St. Xaviers, S 9
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  • 71 5 POLICE SUSPECT FOUL PLAY Ipoh. Mystery surrounds the death of a middle-aged Javanese whose body was found in a deep well near his house at Temoh on Sunday morning. The dead man had a gaping wound in his neck. The police believe that the man
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  • 104 5 Malavan Member** Back Singapore. Members of the Malayan delegatior to the Delhi talks. Mr. H. North-Hunt and Mr. Tay Lian Teck, returned by air yesterday evening. Mr. W.A Fell, the other member, is remaining behind rur a snori houaay. When the Straits Echo representative approached Mr.
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  • 175 5 Twelve Charged With Gaming Ipoh. As the sequel to a raid by the Perak Detective Branch at the Post and Telegraph Chit. Ipon about 8 3<> p.m on Sunday. 12 English-speaking persons, mostly Government servants, were charged before Mr P.F.Y. Radcliffe, in the Ipoh First Magistrates
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  • 398 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Cooray of the Malay Mail left by the International Express on Sunday night for Bangkok. They will be away for about two months. A new Tamil daily, Jayamani, made its appearance yesterday as an organ of Indian Nationalists in Malaya. It is published
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  • 152 5 MISHAP PROBABLY DUE TO KINTA'S HEAVY RAINS Ipoh. Two Chinese women, mother and daughter, lost their lives and four others were injured when a big landslide occurred in a Chinese-owned tin mine near Kampar on Friday afternoon. A gang of coolies were working on
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  • 351 5 CAR BEING TRIED OUT AT THE TIME How an elderly Indian was killed as a result of being involved in a collision with a car at Ayer Itam Road near the entrance leading to the Ayer Itam Agricultural School on the morning of October 23
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 169 5 MAJESTIC OPENS TONIGHI i. 6.30 9.30 p.m. An Entertaining New Chinese Talkie “FLYING LUCK’’ with HAN NAN KENG and a great supporting cast. A Rib-Tickling Chinese Comedy That Must Not Be Missed Just The Right Kind of Entertainuent Everyone Needs These Days I rices: Matinee 15. 25, 50. 60 80
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    • 119 5 jK A 1 R ~s° n p i t|o ne o OPENS TODAY THREE SHOWS THE MAD, MERRY ADVENTURE OF A COWBOY TRYING TO GET INTO LONG ISLAND SOCIETY IT’S A RIOT OF FUN ROMANCE LAUGH ,TS FUNNYI ’"U ROMANTIC! E DENNIS O'KEEFE FLORENCE RICE SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST M-G.M
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    • 54 5 Traffic jammed Boxoffice stormed Hundreds unable to gain adi mittance including those from the Mainland! Every Show sold out since opening Now in its 3rd BIG DAY QUEEN’S 3 SHOII S DAILY AT 2.15, 6.00 9.30 p.m. The greatest of all Tamil Talkies T hruneelakantar icith M. K. Thiagarajah Bhagavathar
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  • 478 6 V’EITHER this nor any other 1 war could oe won oy oiockaur alone, but the stoppage of essential supplies is a more powerful weapon than ever in warfare dependent on aircraft and mechanised forces and therefore on the efficiency of a great industrial system. Nazidom boasted at
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  • 145 6 pUEEN’S CINEMA “Thiruneelakantai (Tamil picture) 2.15, 6 and 9.30 p.m. iDEON CINEMA •‘The Kid From Texas” with Dennis O’Keefe and Florence Rice 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. tAJESTIC CINEMA "Flying Luck” (Chinese picture) 3, 6 30 and 9.30 p.m. lEX CINEMA "Man of Conquest” with Richaid Dix
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  • 428 6 .Vo Place For Hitler JJERE is a story though strange may seem, Of Herr Hitler, the Nazi, and his terrible dream. Tired, of his Allies, he lay down in bed. And amongst other things, he dreamt he was dead. He wa.s all straightened out and lyin g-in-tate,
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  • 583 6 IT'S IN THE NEWS A/lORE than two years ago, the citizens of Hanoi and other cities in French Indo-China stopped in the streets to read new official notices that had appeared on the public hoardings. They were appeals by the rench administration to buy defence bonds
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  • 1087 7 Gathering Of Penang Women EMPIRE S GREAT UNITY WILL HEARTEN PEOPLE AT HOME pHE Inst function to he given j n Penang to Professor Winifred (ullis was a tea-part y arranged by Mrs. H H \bdoolcader. President of the Indo-Ceylonese Section of the Ma■aya
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  • 112 7 ENEMY PROPERTY FOR SALE S ingap' re. I'though several tenders haze been received for the purchase of the -1.8. C. Brewery in Singapore. the jate of the brezeery is still undecided. It is understood that a decision may be taken by GorurnmeMf “jairly so
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  • 71 7 Mt onian Passenger Injured A Chinese woman was injured in a collision between two buses at Tanjong Tokong Road at about 1 o’clock this morning. The woman, a passengei in one of the buses, fractured her aim. Both buses were proceeding along Tanjong Tokong Road towards Tanjong Bungah
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  • 31 7 Ipoil. The Ipoh Sub-Agency of the Bank ot China at 1 and 3 Hugh Low Street, yest* rday commenced business A tea-party was held to celebrate the occasion.
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  • 731 7 TRAFFIC BRANCH'S APPEAL TO CYCLISTS MOTORISTS Voluntary Co-operation In Minimising Accidents THE Traffic Branch of the Penang Police appeal to all cyclists to assist them in the control of traffic by complying with the following requests Ride carefully and with due regard for the safety of others. Do not cut
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  • 175 7 Foreign Exchange Officer a res Evidence TIEARING WAS RESUMED THIS MORNING IN THE 1 DISTRICT COURT, PENANG, BEFORE MR. H. A. FORRER, IN THE CASE IN WHICH MRS. YEOH CHEANG SENG STANDS CH ARGED WITH HAVING IN HER POSSESSION 50 AMERICAN $2O GOLD PIECES
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  • 141 7 Dr. O. Paneth Sends> $2OO The War Fund in North Malaga -.lands; at $1,439,724.50. made up of Penang $928,081 49 and Perak $511,643.01. Yesterday’s contributions included sum ot $2OO from Dr. O. Paneth and several 1 monthly donations. Previously acknowledged $927,795.32 Mr. WG. Menzies (monthly
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  • 71 7 Mrs. S. Pakiam (wife of Mr. S. Pakiam. Hospital Assistant, Butterworth) died last night at about 9.15. The funeral will take place at 5.00 this evening from the residence, Government Quarters, Bagan Luar Road, Butterworth, the cortege wending its way to the St. Mark’s Church
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  • 58 7 Lim Eng Soo claimed trial before Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday to a charge of attempted extortion on one Lim Paud a woman, at Bridge Streak the complainant with injury if she did not deliver $lOO. He was alleged to have threatened The case was
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  • 109 7 IMMEDIATE INCREASE DEMANDEDj About 150 assistants employed in 50 Chinese sundry goods importing firms in Beach Street yesterday morning went on strike following a dispute over wages. The men want an increase of $3 per month for those drawing more than $lO and
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  • 98 7 MINING ENGINEER’S DEATH SEQUEL Kuala Lumpur. There was a sequel to the motor tragedy at Batu Road, in the early hours of October 18 in which Mr. J. J. Spall, a mining engineer attached to Rawang Tin Fields, was killed, in the Police Court yesterday
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  • 142 7 Representative Crowd At Station Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2. The Chinese goodwill mission headed by General Wu Te-chen was accorded a rousing welcome by the Chinese community cf Kuala Lumpur when thty arrived here this evening in a special reserved coach of the
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  • 104 7 A tall Australian, Pat Moore, arrived in Singapore on Sunday by plane from Batavia. Mr. Moore is Wearnes’ Air Services’ new pilot, and has had several years’ flying experience in Australia. He will now be engaged on Malaya’s internal air service. Mr. Noel Newsome, a former Assistant
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  • 73 8 Penang, December 2, 1940. ißy Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) SELLING Loudon Demand 2/4 I'lB New York Demand 47 3/32 Montreal Demand 51 27/32 Batavia Demand 88 11'16 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7 g Hongkong Demand 53 U lfl Shanghai Demand 14 I'4 Japan Demand 193 1/4
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 476 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 3rd December, 1940. Issue Buyers Sellers i 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/4} 3/7£ 5/0 Austral Anial. 6'l} 6 4) £1 Austral Mala)' 33/6 35 /6 5,0 Ayer Hitam 18 0 19/0 $1 Ayer Weng 0.65 0.70 £1 Bangrin
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    • 240 8 Issue Bayers Sellers Allenby 1.17) 1.22) Alor Gajah 0.90 0.95 ex Amal. Malay 1.65 1.75 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 1.10 1.15 ex Ayer Panas 1.10 1.15 Bassett 0.45 0.47} Bgtu Lintang 1.05 1.10 Bedford 0.87} 0.92} Benta 1.02} 1.05 Borelli 1.30 1.40 Broga 0.57 0.61 Brunei United
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    • 337 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A. £1 (Aust) N.Z. Min Ord 22/U 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.85 1.95 2 Alex Brick 7}% Prefs 2.10 2.20 5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £7} £7it £1 Con. T. S. Ord 16/6 17/0 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 19/9
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    • 182 8 MINING. Dividend Books Close Pavable Bangrin Tin 5% less tax 25.11.40 20.12.40 Batu Selangor 5% (No 23> 18.12.40 24.12.40 Hitam 5% Ist Int 9.12.40 14.12.40 Hong Fatts 7% 4th Int. 7.12.40 18.12.40 Kamunting Tin 7}% Final 18.11.40 10.12.46 less Tax Pangnga Rivera 6% Pinal 18.11.40 10.12.40
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  • 627 8 Chairman's Speech At Meeting The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Company Ltd. was held yesterday at the registered offices, No. 33 Beach 1 Street. Penang, with Mr. H E. Nixon in the chair. Others present at the meeting were: j Mr.
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  • 491 8 Will Have Wide Controlling Powers THE U.S. Department of Commerce has received from 1 American Consular Office at Kobe details of a tonnage poo* scheme under which the major Japanese steamship companie and the Government will co-operate in the establishment of common shipping company with
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  • 142 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: £257. 15. 0. £258. 0. 0 “Spot” £260. 0. 0. £260. 10. 0. “Forward” SINGAPORE: “Spot” $132 50 $132.62*8: Business done 50 tons 75 tons PENANG: “Spot” $132.50 $132.62 V” RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” u 3|4d Forward* n i sil6d n 3 4d Tone
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  • 335 8 Shortage Of Rubbt And Copper The economic campaign Germany for the past year ana > Italy since her entry into the uai ing definite effects on the enemutnal machine, it was learned offi i London. The policy employed i- ne t. j long-term one, but results
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  • 171 8 Plan For £10,000.000 Corporation Flotation of a £10.000.000 corporation to establish at Port R d, Jamaica, a bonded warehouse ana of Trade and Export Sales, was nr Mr. Patrick Ulyatt at a meetin nrtd by the Institute of Export in He .proposed subsidiary depots Honduras
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  • 31 8 Output for November Dredge Takuapa No 160.000 cubic yards, 403 p Dredge Takuapa No 2 160.000 cubic yards, 958 P Estimated value of outp Mine working cost $35.11-
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  • 40 8 Cabled advice has been > qTi recommendation of a fin 1 ordinal shares of ls/6d P< tax. The dividend is pay ah 14 to hareholders on the re tl ng 21. The date of the annua December 11.
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    • 219 8 BANKS INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, LTD. (Incorporated tn British India) Head Office: “United India Buildings,” Esplanade, Madras. Branches: Penang. Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Karaikudi, Sivaganga, Pudukottah, Devacottah, Cannanore and Coimbatore. anthorlMd Capital Rs. 50,00,000 Zaaued and Subscribed Capital Rs. 25,00,000 Paid up Capital Rs. 12,50,000 Reserves Rs. 75,000 Current and fixed deposits
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  • 208 9 And Poets’ Friend I TWO men whose writings were known to millions, one a poet and the other a friend of poets, died recently in England. Their names were James Douglas and W. H. Davies. W. H. Davies spent years of hardship and poverty, fraternising with
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  • 144 9 Police Plough Through Flood Water Singapore. Believed to have been murdered, a 31-year-old Chinese shop assistant, Mah Neng Seng, of Kallang Road, was found dead on Sunday afternoon with nine stab wounds in his body in a kampong half a mile off the Paya
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  • 84 9 TUESDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Jr.va& Southern Sumatra (By air from Singapore) 8 a.m. Wednesday 4th inst. (Regn. 7.30 a.m.) Mails for Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1.30 p.m. Wednesday 4th inst. ;z (Regn. Ip.m.) i SURFACE MAILS Mads for
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  • 140 9 PIANIST SHOT—BY RUMOUR London. Charlie Kunz, famous dance-tune pianist, is still at liberty. That fact is news because rumoup mongers have sent him to jail for ten years, deported him and even had him shot. The story going round, a palpably absurd one, is that Charlie has been tapping out
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  • 275 9 Prison For Bicycle Thief Singapore. A sentence of 12 months’ rigorous imprisonment ’was imposed by the Singapore district judge, Mr. J. McFall, on a Malay, Jaffar bin Chik, whom he convicted on “the very serious offence” of stabbing a detective with a knife. On a second
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    • 86 9 Labelled in all the colours of the rainbow, “MAPRO’S” f'- parcels of assorted canned Malayan delicacies (4 tins in a bundle or 3 tins if J including Mutton Curry) make most ATTRACTIVE, ACCEPTABLE, APPROPRIATE presents for friends and relatives this Christmas-Tide considerably cheaper than the usual rates. Retail Depot:— ASPIRANT
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 3038 9 One Mans Family. 9.50 News in English. l\ \A7171 V A NIL" KH IU.US Aioaern ivieiodies. io.2u Linoa Daie W ILI I fALNkj Wl ibKeicii). lv.3a Financial service, 1t).50 XrSA »49.i< metres). B iVflßfc B B eAS 4 4.05 n.z" ran r usues li.oo 45u ...:r.. .xaiic.i„. Anin-Ju —New* for
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    • 183 9 and variety items. 8.20 The News and News Commentaries. Relayed from London. 8.50 "To Talk of Many Things. Relayed irom London. 9.05 Hits of the Moment." 9.20 George Scott Wood and his Accordeon Band. 9.30 "Ours is a nice Hour, ours is:” a Radio Romp,, devised by Clarkson Rose with
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  • 851 10 British Views Similar: Unimpressed By M angs Pact London, Dec. 2. The Japanese pact witlx the puppet administration of Wang Ching-wei has made little impression on the world. The granting by the United States of £25,000,000 loan to General Chiang Kai-shek’s Government has shown
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  • 244 10 GREEKS TAKING MORE STRATEGIC POSITIONS Continued Advance On Eastern Sector Athens, Dec. 2 The Italians are now retreating on a sixtymile front right across Albania from the sea to the shores of Lake Och= rida, according to the spokesman of the Propaganda Ministry. In the
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  • 240 10 ,—Reuter. Southampton Fires Well Under Control London, December 2. Raids during the night were mainly concentrated on Southern England. An official communique states that buildings were damaged by high explosive bombs and there were somt* persons killed and others injured. A full report is not
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  • 179 10 —BOW. Comfortable Winter Rugby, Dec. 2. Larger by many hundreds of thousands, the army in Britain must have comfortable winter quarters .provided for it. New hutted camps will take nearly half a million but the remainder will have to be lodged in requisitioned buildings or
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  • 66 10 i.—Reuter. Sequel To Shooting Incident In Shanghai Shanghai. Dec. 2. Thousand- of Chinese and many foreigners are affected by the blockade of the Western district adjoining the International Settlement imposed by the Japanese militaryauthorities following the wounding on Saturday afternoon in that district of a Japanese
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  • 80 10 —Reuter. Total Of £27.000.000 In First Year New Delhi. November 30. War materials valued at £27.000.000 were purchased by the Government of India Supply Department during the first year for delivery to Britain, to the Indian L efence Forces and the Empire and Allied countries.
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  • 247 10 —Reuter. All Gates Of City Still Closed Peiping. Dec. 1. A Japanese military spokesman admitted yesterday morning that a Japanese officer was .-hot on Nov. 29 but refused ft give detail-. The Japanese telegraph is not allowed to send messages on the subject. From a number of
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  • 134 10 —Reuter. News Of Greek And British Successes Cairo. December 2. Exit permits for about three thousand Greek subject.- of military age in Syria, i’ is reported, are being withheld on tile representation of the Italian Armistice Commission. This together with other reports from I Beirut indicates the embarrassment
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  • 104 10 Talks Not To Be Limited To Oil Question Tokyo, Dec. 2. “There is no change in Japan’s poliefr teward rhe Netherlands East Indies stated Mr. Suma. Foreign Office spokesman. at a press conference today, adding that Mr. Yoshizawa, the newly appointed delegate to the Batavia
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  • 327 10 42 ATTACKS OX PORTS DOCK*. London. Dec. 2 Widespread heavy R.A.E. raijon Germany, German-occupied territory and on Italy were madv last week. Forty-two attacks were made on ports, shipping and docks, seven on oil targets fourteen on factories, twentyfour on railways, goods yards and communications
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  • 74 10 L —Reuter. NAVY TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL London. December 2. Russia is constructing a large surface fleet now that a strong submarine fleet has been built according to the Moscow Radio today. M. Stalin and M. Molotov take an active interest in naval construction.”
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  • 57 10 —Reuter. W ill Supply China’s War Needs Hongkong. Dec. 2. China s most essential urgent wartime needs are expected to be fully met by the discovery of rich oil wells in Western Kansu. North-West China. These wells ar expected to yield eighty million gallon-
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  • 63 10 —Reuter. Record Applications For Treasury Bills London. November 30. Gn the money market, overnight loans were generally available at cheap rates. £65.000.000 Treasury Bills offered were allotted at the average rate of £1 os. 5.23 d. Applications for Bills were a record totalling £152,200.000: consequently the market
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  • 498 10 Quays And Shipping Bombed And Set On Fire London, Dec. 2. Reuter s special correspondent with the Mediterranean Fleet writes: “On November 26, I witnessed the Fleet Air Arms attack on Tripoli harbour. The attack was carried out during a routine sweep of the
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    • 51 10 THE' BEN"’LINE’ FAR EAST SERVICE. FOR UNITED KINGDOM For particulars regarding Freight, and other information please apply to: SANDILAJNDS, BUTTERY CO., Telephone No. 644 645 PENANG. BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) for particulars regarding Freight, Passage, and other information please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents Penang Telephone So.
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  • 1052 11 profit Of $712,566 For Year CH URMAN’S SPEECH AT GENERAL MEETING (l sixteenth ordinary general meeting of the Rantau fin Dredging Company Ltd. was held yesterday at the ret'is• «.fcd office, No. 33 Beach Street, Penang, and was Resided over by Mr. H. A. Coates in
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  • 211 11 Draw For 3-ball And 4-ball Events The draw for the Penang Billiards Championships which opens on Decern- ber 9 at the O.X.A. took place yes-1 terday and is as follows: 3 BALL GAME Lee Kim Choon (bye). Ooi Ee Yeang (bye). Ong Soo Bin (bye). J. Montano
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  • 83 11 Mayfield Tournament Fixtures The following are Mayfield Badminton Tournament fixtures for the Thursday at 6 p.m.-Ladies Singles Handicap Final—Miss Ong Eok Earn jo) vs. Miss J. J- 0 01 (o)—Court A. Umpire —J- Wong. Friday at 6 p.m.—Mixed Doubles Handicap Semi-Final— Teng Soo Ban Madam Teoh (4) vs. Chee
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  • 205 11 Annual Golf Match The Annual Golf Match played on Sunday. December 1, on the Penang Sports Club course at Glugor between St. Andrew Society and The Rest was won by the latter by 10* to B}. The following is the result: SL .Andrew Society
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  • 108 11 P.F.S. Teams Meet B.M. High School Two teams from the Penang Free School visited Bukit Mertajam on Saturday and engaged the B.M. High School at rugger. The first match, confined to boys under sft. 2ins. and under 16 years, resulted in a draw, no points being scored by eitner
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  • 189 11 Colts vs Indian Association On the Esplanade at 5.15 pan. today: Indian Assn: Karim; Sadhu Singh, i H. Meah: Hussein. A. Rahman. J. Joshua: R.S. Maniam. Thangaiah. C. j Lail Sun. Theophilus. R.S. Gopal. Reserves: Naidu. Kernail Singh, V. I Veerasingam. C.R.C. vs P.S.C. On Victoria Green today at
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  • 52 11 Mr. S. G. Sambasivam. popular manager of the Krian Dauntless Football team of Parit Buntar. will be leaving for Kuala Lumpur on Sunday next. December 8. to take up an appointment there. His departure will be a loss to soccer circles in North Perak and
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  • 104 11 Two months’ rigorous imprisonment was the sentence passed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday, on Ang Ah Han, who pleaded guilty to theft of cash belonging to Ooi Yu Choh at Armenian Street on Oct. 31 The accused was charged with theft of $2OO but
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  • 1056 11 Two new importations are having their first outings on the Malaya© Turf at the coming Selangor Turf Club Winter Meeting. Three are classified in Class 2 Annie Rconey. Dark Encounter and Scofflaw—and one in Class 4- Hush-a-Bye. CLASS II ANNIE ROONEY 4y
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  • 119 11 Semi-finals Final This Week The match between the Education Depaitment and the Posts Telegraphs in the semi-final of the Penang Commercial Badminton Tournament which was postponed last week owing to inclement weather will be played off on Wednesday night at the New World Park. Exhibition matches wiJ!
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  • 49 11 Today at the "Esplanade” from 600 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: March The Standard Of St. George Alford Overture The Wanderers Goal Suppe Selection Ires. Cloches de Comeville Riviere Waltz Queen Of The Cinema Gilbert Selection Welsh Hare Fox Trot Whistle While You Work Churchill Finale Wagneritis Mornington-
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  • 455 12 TIME TELLS LAY OFF IN BEST WORKOUTS Lisadin Looking A Certain Winner (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) KUALA LUMPUR. TODAY. rpHIS MORNING’S TR ACK WORK WAS I BY A A I ARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN IDEAL WEATHER SEVERAL FAST GALLOPS WERE DONE ON THE
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  • 275 12 Air Battles London, Dee. 2. VO sirens have been sounded in the London area hitherto this evening but raiders are reported over other parts of Britain. Bombs have been dropped on a South-West town which had other heavy raids recently and a blitz appeared to be developing.
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  • 242 12 HANDICAPS FOR SECOND DAY Below are further weights for the second day of the Selangor Races. HOBSES —CLASS 4— 9 FURLONGS CONSTANT LIGHT 9.00 SINDANGLAJA 8.13 CARMTOP 8.05 DANCING FOAM 8 02 TIN POCKET 8.01 TIME TELLS 8.01 SIL VERLAW 8 00 PAY OUT 7.13 HORSES, CLASS
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  • 73 12 Reported Revolt Denied By Moscow Moscow. Dec. 2. The Soviet authorities categorically deny reports that a revolution has broken out in Bessarabia. Latest reports in the press and on the radio indicate that all is quiet in Bessarabia where preparations for the elections are proceeding quietly.
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  • 87 12 Reute-r. Petain Transferring Seat Of Government| Vichy, December 3. Marshal Petain “head of the French State” is transferring his 1 seat of Government to Versailles in German-occupied territory This apjiears the only possible conclusion to draw from the cryptic communique issued here i after the cabinet
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  • 250 12 In Aid Of Patriotic Fund Saturday’s Charity Swimming Cainival under the auspices of the Ladies’ Section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund will provide a hectic afternoon for local acquatic enthusiasts. Nine events, all carefully arranged by the Committee of the Chinese Swimming Club, will be swum oft
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  • 160 12 Fo Administer Holy Orders Today His Excellency the Bishoj» of Malacca. Mgr. Devals, has arrived in Penang from Singapoie. and th>s morning will administer Holy Orders at the College General. Pulau Tikus. One of the ordinands, who is to be raised to the priesthood, is
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  • 158 12 annual Scotland versus The Rest ladies golf match played at Glugor yesterday resulted in a win for the former and details are given below. After the match the McLeod Craik trophy was presented to the Captain of the winning side by Mr. McKinnon, ViceChieftain
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  • 263 12 —Reuter. R.A.F. Operations In Western Desert London, Dec A large number of enemy aircraft on the ground at Benina in the Western Desert were attacked by the-R A F says the Air Ministry News Service. Two Italian bombers were destroyed and two others severely damaged Eonibs fell
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  • 37 12 TUESDAY. DECEM TIN. Penang Business done Singapore lUBBER. Penang Spot Singapore -Spot JOPRA: Sundried Black Pepper TAPIOCA: Medium Fair- Seed RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. Rangoon Parboiled No. Rangoon White No. > Rangoon White No. 2 1
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    • 160 12 (Head Office) 216 Penane Rnari n Phone 1477 4 1478%"h txSS Telegrams: Gazette Penang Rates of Subscription for Pmanand Sunday Gazette Gd/ t? PINANG GAZET E L °cal S.S.& Monthly X s F 0 quarterly 7.35 Half-Yearly 15.00 Yearly 30.00 36.00 SUNDAY GAZETTE Local S.S.& Quarterly Half-Yearly 2 .50 3
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