Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 January 1941

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. i Vot XCIX. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941. PRICE ]0 CENIS.
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  • 549 1 More Successful Tactics London, Jan 15 rpfJE growing experience of British night fighter pilots is beginning to s'lpzn r esults, Mutz *7 <'*" being inter cepted and those that do get through are being attacked wiib sonic success, says the Air Ministry News Service —Reuter.
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  • 269 1 Zurich, Jan. 15. OERING'S air force is powerless against Britain s naval might, according to Cap--1 7 tain von Waldeyerhartz, German naval expert, commenting on the thesis that the Luftwaffe car- destroy the British fleet. He says: “1 fully adhere to the views expressed
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  • 71 1 -Reuter. Monte Video, Jan. 14 The French steamer “Mendoza" which took refuge in Uruguayan waters after being intercepted by the British auxiliary cruiser “Asturia” yesterday, left again for an unknown destination this morning. The “Mendoza” spent the night at the entrance to Monte Video harbour channel.
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  • 71 1 Beuter. Sofia, Jam 15. 'T’HE presence of Gorman troops lu Bulgaria or any diplomatic stops in this connection is officially denied in a statement issued here last night. The Bulgarian Telegraph Agency says it is authorised to declan, that no foreign troops have passed into
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  • 207 1 Washington, Jan. 15. f'P’nlh new British Supply Council in Worth America is regarded here as being ful?y in tune with present developments in economic and war supply arrangements between the United States and Britain. NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY COUNCIL Reuter. Big as have
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  • 72 1 REUTER. VICHY, JAN. 15. The recent cold weaTHUR is NOW SPREADING TO EASTERN EUROPE. NAVIGATION HAS BEEN SUSPENDED ON LAKE ZURICH WHICH IS PARTIALLY FROZEN OVER. THiß’i Y-NINE DEGREES FROST HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN BUCHAREST AND IN MOLDA- VIA s‘. DEGREES IS RECORDED A
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  • 79 1 —Reuter. Athens, Jan. 15. Italian counter-attacks on a smalt scale were beaten off yesterday ‘with heavy losses to the enemy, according to an official Greek spokesman who added that prrs-di rs taken by Greeks inchii d two officers. »7 ree of four Italian tanks captured I
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  • 116 1 —Reuter. Unusual Action CONFERENCE OF OLD GENERALS Tokyo, Jan. 15. An unexpected and unusual step has been taken by the Japanese War Minister, General Tojo, to call in a dozen retired Japanese generals for a round table conference to be held today on what the Domei Agency
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  • 69 1 .—Reuter. London, Jan. 15 Rumanian territorial waters have been declared a danger zone for shipping in an official communique issued by the Rumanian Navy Minister quoted bv the Ankara Radio. Ships desiring to navigate in these waters of the Black Sea must notify
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  • 112 1 —Beuter. Js-an Disclaims Active Role In Thai War Tokio, Jan. 15. MR. KOH ISHII, deputy spokesman of the Japanese Information Board, stated that Japan is taking no practical interest in the Thai-Indo-China conflict. He admitted that Japan had sold several small gunboats and other warships to Thailand a
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  • 146 1 a Vichy, Jan. 15. iVI instances of Rumanian-Hungarian friction leading i? j t 0 ,cpr,sals are Si ven in an official statement issued in Budapest, according to the Havas Agency. Reuter. The Rumanian authorities, it is stated, have arrested a leading Hungarian in Cominuni Hidweg because German
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  • 74 1 <—Reuter. New York, Jan. 15. A tire is sweeping Brooklyn water front threatening warehouses and municipal buildings. Five men have been killed and ten injured. 1 he tire was brought under control after several hours, says a <ater message. The fire spread so that mosl of
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  • 30 1 —REUTER LONDON, JAN 14. THERE HAS BEEN NO ENEMY ACTIVITY OVER THE BRITISH ISLES DUR INC DAY LICHT TODAY (TUESDAY) NOR UP TO 9 30 AT NIGHT.—REUTER
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  • 697 2 NO SIGN OF ANY ACTIVITY R.A.F. Reconnaissance Before Attack (By Gordon Young, Reuter's special correspondent at an advanced air base outsids Tobruk). London, Jan. 14. The Italians at Tobruk seem to be awaiting their fate resignedly, according to observations of British reconnaissance pilots
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  • 265 2 e.—Reuter (By Reuter's lobby correspondent) London, Jan. 14. THERE have been many demands that the Government should state its war aims but the terms preferred in high quarters is "peace aims.” War aims are simple to define—they are to win the war—but peace aims
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  • 81 2 BOW. Amended Figures For 16th Week Of War Rugby, Jan 14 Officially amendt d ngures are given by the Admiralty—more than a year after—for shipping losses during 16th week of the war &lt;to December 24, 1939). reducing them from nine ships of 6 355 tons to six ships
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  • 533 2 Rugby, Jan. 14. npHE categorical terms in which the Soviet Government through the official Tass Agency has denied that the question of German troops in Bulgaria has ever been raised with Moscow is noted and fully accepted here. No other implications are read into the announcement.
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  • 135 2 Reuter. Mr. Purvis Chairman Of New Council London. January 14 The great increase in the volume of British supplies from North America has necessitated a change in the AngloAmerican liaison organisation and a committee has been established called the British Supply Council in North America, the
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  • 77 2 .—Reuter. Railway Officials Arrested Berlin, Janus.ry 14 One mil!on francs worth of gold coins have been confiscated hy the Paris police. The German Official News Agency states that twenty-franc pieces, which have not been circulating since the outbreak of the war, were being sold
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  • 57 2 —Reuter Singapore, J at 4 forces supported /&gt; air force advance g te north-east sector and a' says a Thai comntuniqu here, /'he enemy retreats u enemy continued to rcti the eastern sector, Icaviiui dead and a quantity ammunition Che communique a&lt;i the That forces
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  • 84 2 1. —Reuter. London, Jar .4 An Admiralty communique ann unce» that an Italian destroyer wa sunk ux the Sicilian Channel in th&lt; Central Mediterranean on January 10. The British destroyer, Gallant, was damaged ay mine or torpedo but arrived in harbour. German and Italian planes at; ked
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  • 145 2 1. Reuter. ‘■‘‘Ushered” Like Sheep To British Camp London, Jan. 14 A young R.A.F. fighter pilot singlehanded has just "captured" a band o$ about 150 Italians, according to a mes sage from R.A.F. headquarters in the Middle East. He was carrying out routine patrol near Marsa
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  • 50 2 i.—Reuter. No Evacuation Request Yet Received London, Jan. 14 An essential preliminary to any step for the evacuation of Italian women andt children in East Africa would be an application by the Italian Government and Reuter learns that no Italian request w yet received in London.—Reuter
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  • 361 2 London. Jan. 14. THOUSANDS of incendiaries ramin (J down on Plymouth last night were followed by high explosive bombg when German raiders concentrated on this area. Fire watchers worked heroically t o cope with incendiaries before waves of heavy bombers came over. Two hospitals,
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  • 23 2 t.—8.0.W Rugby, Jan. 14. The people of Bermuda have given a further £5 000 towards the purchase of aircraft.—B.O.W
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  • 115 2 —Reuter. I Appointed Chief Ithip In Commons London, Jan. 14 The Right Honourable James Gray Stuart has been appointed Chief Whip in place of Captain Margesson. Minister of j War. Mr Stuart is a brother of Lord Moray I and his wife. Lady Rachel Stuart, is
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  • 145 2 ihe contrary it must be expanded—Reuter. Departure For Berlin Not Confirmed Or Denied Belgrade, January 14 Rumanian Officials refuse to confirm or deny the report that General An- tonescu has been summoned to Bevin. A Bucharest despatch says that j General Antonescu was still there this morning. M.
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  • 52 2 Reuter TECHNICIANS Satisfactory Response To Bevin Scheme New Delhi, January 14. It is learned that there has been a .satisfactory response to the Bevin scheme to train Indian technicians in Britain. One hundred are being selected for the purpose fifty of whom are expected to leave for
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  • 387 2 Cairo, Jan. 14. least nine aircraft believed to be German Junker 87S (dive-bombers) were destroyed when the R.A.F. made a heavy raid on Catania (Sicily), according to a Middle East R.A.F. communique issued here on Monday. The raid occurred on the night of January 12/13.
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  • 175 3 HOME GUARD U GAOLED .1 Ol &gt;” st y° ur head an e xcess I zeal and caused the deaths of ;vo i&gt;eople,” said Mr Justice Singletoii. i Chelmsford Assizes, sentencing a Home Guard to 12 months’ gaol. 'nx.inas George William Harris, aged storekeeper, of
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  • 150 3 Number Lowest Since War London. The number of serious crimes reported to Scotland Yard during the past three months is the lowest since the war began. The blackout, increased street patrols and the danger of operating during air raids appear to have put the professional criminal out
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  • 100 3 Building Programme Accelerated New fighting ships are being commissioned by the United States Navy at the rate of one every 12 days, the National Defence Commission revealed recently. The Commission said that the acceleration of the U. 5.57,000,000,000.57,000,000,000 two-ocean programme had reduced the 40-month
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  • 25 3 Leicester Square 7 heat re following a recent raid Damage to the theatre a n d 7 hurstons billiards hall
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  • 969 3  -  By Hugh Muir r r’ltE Fifth Column has proved one of the strongest weapons in Germany’s armoury. To meet and defeat it Britain must also have her b ifth Column. And it will be even more necessary after the war than it is now. Fifth
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  • 593 3 MODEST ABOUT THEIR GALLANTRY London. THREE plucky women of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force figure in a special honours list just published. All are awarded the Military Medal —the first to be granted to women members of the Royal Air Force. "They displayed
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  • 186 3 Britain’s Greater Resources That shortage of steel would prove a factor in Germany’s defeat was sugges ed by Mr. R. H. Bernays, M.P. for Bristol North, at Bristol. In the last normal year, he said, Geimany produced only 19,000,000 tons of steel out of a total
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  • 634 3  -  By, T. R. Fyvei What sort of war is this? After more than a year’s fighting we might still have no answer to this question when we look at the ruins of a battered East London street. It doesn’t seem to make sense that,
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    • 291 3 HIGHLY-STRUNG SENSITIVE CHILDREN usually go furthest in life i t &lt; /*&lt; f $Y S Ki a Ji- V' r t' t But there are DANGERS that have to be watched during childhood DARENTS should be happy if their be replaced. If they are not replaced, children are the highly-strung,
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  • 1334 4  -  Labourers Silently Rendering Very Valuable Service By C. S. Venkatachar (Retiring Agent of the Government of India in Malaya) •yjALAYA is a small country but is great in importance. Perhaps no part of the Empire has acquired such special interest and importance as Malaya
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  • 506 4 STRAITS-BORN YOUTHS DOMINATE RANKS Singapore. 4 REVIEW of unlawful society activity in Singapore in the past year discloses that the Straits-bom Chinese, youth is gradually becoming the dominant figure in this form of underworld activity, which is so close, and so real,
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  • 344 4 Youth Asked To Bring Father To Court Kuala Lumpur A young Tamil named F. J. Samuel appeared before Mr. G. L. Howe (First Magistrate. Kuala Lumpur) on Monday morning in the police court, charged with the theft of a cash cheque for $30.25. The accused pleaded
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  • 585 4 Short Talks IL N.C.I t.s RECORDING SENT :&lt;|. INDIA Singapo, yHE band of the Hyder.;-,, Regiment now in Singn,,-. •nd a group of N.C.O.S axid v, of the same and other regu„. are the first representatives Indian Army units seriin_ Malaya to take j»art in
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  • 137 4 Qualified Teachers To Be Engaged Kuala Lumpui The Phooi Choy Chinese School, Kual. Lumpur, will benefit to a considerable extent by the decision taken, at a meeting recently to engage qualified diplomaed teachers. This has been made passible through, the generosity of Mr. Liew Yoon, See,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 46 4 y_i— j WHAT A WAR! Wilkinson &lt; i IBSOSF' x J|M f x W--V f i i x &lt; j i Dpsodaijy' you're like me, old man. fd lost the knack j 0/ this until recently.” AU in a Day's Work ceiKts- ooToo' j me u/xo 11 luaEjs—
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  • 697 5 Petition Seeks Conformity With English Law 4 X appeal against the ‘severity of the present laws relating v to estate duty and the scales of such duty” is to be addressed to the Governor and to members of the Legislative Council in a petition by
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  • 235 5 The War Fund in North Malaya stands at $1,464,326.54, made up of Psnang $941,668 19 and Perak $522,658.35. A generous contribution of $3OO has been received by the Tong Keow Kew Kok Poe of Alor Star Mr. and Mis. C.T Bridger has given $143 and
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  • 399 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. N D. Scollard has been appointed to act as Veterinary Officer, Selangor, with effect from Jan. 1. Sfc Mr. Hubert Tam Ross has been granted a commission, as Second Lieutenant in the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. The High Commissioner has granted a commission as Temporary Second
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  • 455 5 INEXPENSIVE STRUCITJRE OF COCONUT IKI XKS Butterworth. An inexpensive air raid shelter made with the trunks of coconut palms was completed yesterday in front of the Government Clerks quarters facing the sea. The shelter, which has taken only three days to construct, is
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  • 315 5 Taylor-Young At the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perak, Ipoh, L»y the Rev. Hamilton Aikin, the marriage was solemnised yesterday of Margaret McAffer, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alexander Cameron of Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland to Captain Andrew Smith Taylor of Tanjong Rambutan, Estate, Tanjong Rambutan. The
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  • 204 5 Fund Benefits By $926 From Sales Most generous support was given by members of all communities in Perak to the Patriotic Christmas Card scheme in aid of the Perak Wool and Materials Fund. A sum of $450 was paid into the Fund in November and a further
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    • 87 5 TONIGHT LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT AT THE NEW WORLD TRADE FAIR 23rd and Last Night SEASON ENDS TONIGHT Approximately 180,000 visitors paid for admission to see Penang’s greatest Fair correctly acclaimed the finest and biggest seen for the last 6 years See it for the last time Tonight. DIAMOND STAR OPERA
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    • 219 5 LADIES GL'EST NIGHT. FUN FROLIC PARK WEDNESDAY, 15th JANUARY 1941 SRI NOOKAN OPERA OP’ MALACCA: "OTHELLO” With a new bevy of beautiful chorines in latest extra turns. CANTONESE OPERA: “CHEE KAI YOKE YAN SEE” With Miss Leong Sin Soo our latest stage star addition. PEONY OPERA: “SAM BEE TUAT FOO”
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 187 5 REX STARTS TODAY 3 SHOW'S AT 3; 6.15 9.30 P.M. A. Picture Every Britisher Should See. 44 A FAMILY OF NATION” WITH George Bernard Shaw John Drinkwater See G. B. make his film debut Learn why “Britons Never, Never Will Be Slaves.” SUPPORTED BY RKO-Radio's Hilarious Comedy L.UPE VELEZ in
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    • 136 5 QUEEN’S LAST 2 SHOWS TODAY AT 6.15 9.30 You’ll never forget this story of two kids and a dog THE BISCUIT EATER” A Paramount Picture with Billy Lee Cordell Hickman. Arrange your Party and book now for TOMORROW’S Memorable Event! 3 SHOWS DAII.Y AT 3—6.15—9.30 NAZI SPY MENACE AT SEA
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  • 487 6 are days of bad news for Italy. The Greek campaign has deteriorated to such an extent that the Comniander-in-Chief on the Albanian front has '‘resigned”—a fate which may very well befall Marshal Graziani, too, if the situation in Libya is not redeemed. And to make the
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  • 109 6 BEX CINEMA “A Family of Nations A Lupe Velez in “Mexican Spitfire’ 3. 61ft and 9.30 p.m QUEEN’S CINEMA “The Biscuit Eater" 616 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA “Night Train To Munich with Margaret Lockwood Rex Harrison MAJESTIC CINEMA ‘‘Remember the Night’ witn Barbara Stanwyck and Fred
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  • 372 6 “Jumbo’' WUson TN commenting upon the recent victory of the first order in the African theatre of the war the Premier paid a tribute to General Sir Maitland Wilson, who since 1939 has been General Officer Command-ing-in-Chief in Egypt. General Sir Maitland Wilson jS popularly referred to
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  • 1127 6 What will Russia do if the Germans push on to "the Straits"? By W. N. EWER ERM ANY,” you may read any day in any paper, “is pushing towards the Straits”; or “Russia is det ply interested in the control of the Straits.” “The Straits,” in
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    • 39 6 irn B 1 rj!Wi H f- 4TIB nll HSwi* COUFW "t IKIllS) PIONEER SU9B£M WOSJCS I S29.TANJOMG &UNGAH B’ For your convenience send your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 Light Street, Penang, Phone 4121. east «in rr«f COMJUIW
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  • 247 7 Over $lO,OOO Subscribed For De Gaulle’s Fund ML. F. de Langlade, who was appointed Bepresentative of Gen. de Gaulle for Malaya, has just return from short leave in Western Australia. During his stay at Perth M. de Langlade met Dr. Louis Geflle, de Gaulle’s
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  • 552 7 EASY PREY TO WILES OF SHINOZAKF, (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. HDIIE l ourt Martial which tried Gunner Gardner closed for a consideration of sentence, which will be promulgated in due course. The defending officer urged the court, in assessing the sentence,
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  • 57 7 MR. SPENDER’S MESSAGE OF COODWILI -A Reuter message from iG .io states that Japan’s readiness to reciprocate the friendly sentiments voiced hy the Australian War Minister, Mr. Spender, in his broadcast from Singapore was expressed by a spokesman, Mr. Ishii, at a Press Conference, who declared:
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  • 251 7 WHILE ON FULL-TIME WAR SERVICE of pay -while on full-time warservice, compensation and otherrelief to men in the Passive Defence Services are set out in draft regulations prescribing the terms of employment of volunteers working for these services. The draft regulations are now
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  • 53 7 It is understood that the London Matriculation Examination, which was to have been held at Singapore yester day, for the whole of Malaya zvas not held, owing to the non-arrival of the question papers from Home A number oi candidates from Penang zvas to have sat
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  • 74 7 As a, further contribution to the war effort from the State and people of Kelantan, $lOO,OOO has been set aside for local defence measures the cost of which might otherwise have fallen on Imperial funds. This $lOO,OOO is part of the proceeds of special war
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  • 122 7 COLLEAGUES OF R.N.V.R. PAY LAST TRIBUTE The death toqk place yesterday at the General Hospital, following an operation, of Mr. Abdul Wahab, for several years a member of the Penang Asiatic rugger XV. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock for interment: at
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  • 144 7 Nibong Tebal. The funeral of Mrs. Tay Eow Seng nee Madam Teh Leng Hong took place yesterday morning at eleven o’clock for interment at the Hokkien Cemetery, Sungei Kechil, Province Wellesley, from her residence, No. 18, High Road, Nibong ’’’ebal and was attended by
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  • 44 7 Today at the “Waterfall Gardens” from 5.15 p.m to 630 p.rn.: March Honour The King Graham I Section Florodara Stuart Intermezzo Little GadalAjut Colin i Overture Mirella Gounod Selection. Gold Diergers Of 1933 Warren I Fox Trot But Where Are You? Berlin
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    • 139 7 TRENTON Ladies Knickers I A Product Manufactured In America NOW ON DISPLAY AT EASTERN BAZAAR (The Blue Shop) 8, BISHOP STREET, Phone PENANG P. O. Box 1896 816 zWS SUPREME In Despatch BonnyßabyCompctition JPT, X 1934, open to all comers .&lt; 10 babies out oj the. final 12 were fed
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  • 4509 7 Resolution Specifying Simultaneous Adoption In F.MS. APPLICATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED ONE YEAR AFTER CESSATION CF WAR A FTER discussing the dr a f t gjy f or a war tax on incomes to be introduced in the Legislative Council on January 20,
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  • 38 8 t returns for the month of Dec. a lbs. ajah 23,100 Australasia 21 700 Ayer P anas 87,000 Bukit Kubu 14 500 ®enealy 64,000 K ebun Pajam° 56 000 Port Swettenham 19.560 .tala. 21.00Ulu Bonal 41.500
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  • 62 8 Penang, January 14, 1941 CmiTtCSt Ctar lCTed SELLING London Demand New York. Demand 1 /1P Montreal Demand *1 5/32 Batavia Demand 51 29/32 Calcutta, Bombay) 88 3/4 Rangoon Demand) CK Hongkong Demand r, I /8 Shanghai Demand 8 Japan Demand /4 XX al d 2/11 1/16 buying London
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 453 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 15th January, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/4; 3/71 5/0 Austral Am al 6/7; 7/0c £1 Austral Malay 35/0 36/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 21/0 22/oex $1 Ayer Weng 0.85 0.87; £1 Bangrin Tin 15/0 15/6
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    • 241 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 2.15 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 Amal. Malay 1.75 1.80 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 1.15 1.20 Ayer Panas L 174 1.22 j Bassett 0.42 0.45 JSatu Lintang 1.10 1.124 Bedford 0.85 0.90 Benta 1.02 J 1.05 ex Borelli 1.35 145 Broga 0.60 0.624
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    • 343 8 issue Buyers Sellers A £1 (Aust) N.Z. Mln Ord 22/0 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1-85 1.95 Alex. Brick 74% Prefs 2.15 2.20 f B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £8 £B&lt;t £1 Con. T. S. Ord 16/6 16/9 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prei 20/3 21/0c
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    • 180 8 MINING Dividend Books Close Payable Austral Amalgamated 3d. div 14d. Bonus (total 4Jd. p. share Austral Malay (9d. div. 9d. bonus) (total of l/6d. Idris Hvd. 24% int. less tax 2v. 1.41 (in Eng) K. Kamunting 3d. div Is. 3d. bonus (total of l/6d Kampong Lanjut
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  • 1157 8 Market Quiet Despite Few Bright Spells Stanton Nelson Co. Singapore, Jan. 10. The current uneasy feeling that political developments of the widest importance may be impending has. contributed to the general quietness of the rubber market. A little activity is reported from London where the Ministry of
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  • 42 8 Net profit to April 30, £4,840 (£1,000); dividend 3 per cent, (nil); forward, subject E. P. T., income-tax and directors’ fees, £3,352 (434). Ten per Cent. Notes repaid at 120 per cent.; interest paid to April 30 last.
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  • 134 8 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1520th Auction, Jan. 8 1941. lbs. tons. Catalogued 2.152,253 960.83 Offered 2,060,738 919.97 Sold 1,764,350 787 66 London—Spot 12 l/2d. New 2O 3/8 cents PRICES REALISED RIBBED SMOKED SHEET cents per lb. Standard Quality 37 5/8 —37 3/4 Good Average
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  • 169 8 The following statement has been issued to the press by the Secretary, India Society of Engineers:— It. Is for the information of the Industrial and Engineering public of this country’ that the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation of Onio, U. S. A. lias announced a
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  • 76 8 The following are the returns from toe dredges of the Siamese Tin Syndicate Limited for the month of December 194®:— Ngow, Renong Dredges, 3, hours 1960» cubic yards 315,900, Tin ore won 1725.48 piculs. Takuapa Dredges 2, hours 1315;. cubic yards 265,900, tin ore won 1149.55 piculs» Huey
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  • 44 8 Mint returns for quarter ended Dec. 31, 1940. &lt; Cubic yards treated 90,300 Ore recovered piculs 294 Loss (approximately) 9 t ooo Recoveries improved in December, for which month a small profit was earned, and the higher outputs have been maintained this month.
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  • 142 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN LONDON: S P ot £256. 15. 0. £257. 0. 0. “Forward” £259. 10. 0. £259. 15. 0 SINGAPORE: “Spot” $133.12% $133.12% Business done 25 tons Buyers No Sellers PENANG: S P ot $133.12% $133.12% RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 12 3|Bd. 12 7|l6d. “Forward” 12 3!Bd.
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    • 156 8 BAN KS Safe Deposit Boxes To meet the demand of clients we take pleasure /l n announcing that we have installed additional NEW SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES for the safe keep- itig of valuables etc. full PARTICULARS will be SUPPLIED UPON APPLICATION TO:— Oversea-Chi nese Banking Corpn., Ltd.. 28—30, BEACH STREET,
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  • 152 9 Found In Possession Of Excessive Supply Kuala Lumpur. Pan Peng, an elderly Chinese, pleaded guilty on Monday before Che Ahmad bin Haji Hussein, the Third Magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, to a charge of having had in his possession 220 tubes of chandu. which was an excessive amount, at Batu
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  • 98 9 Singapore. An English-speaking Tamil. S. A. Balan, aged 26. was charged in the second court on Saturday with committing extortion in Changi Prison a year ago—between Jan. 2 and February 13. 1940. The charge alleged that Balan put a convicted prisoner Malayandi in fear of ill-treatment
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  • 122 9 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941. Destination Superscription Postage Latest Time of Letters Postcards Posting AIR MAILS P er 02 each Ordinary Regn. Java Southern By air from Wed. 15th mst. Sumatra Singapore 40 20 .3 a.m. 7.30 a.m. Ipoh, K. Lumpur By Singapore Air Services .10 .05 1.30 p.m.
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  • 819 9 founder Of She “VV rms” ••Hearts :md Pomegranates.” By Dame Katharine Furse. (Peter Davies. 15s. net.) BY SIR WILLIAM BEACH THOMAS To a great part of the public the name of Katharine Furse, of Dame Katharine Furse. is known through her public service on behalf of the V.AD.s
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 2913 9 —SAIGON tona mentary m Malav 90 -I 11.780 mc/s (25.46 m m Ehiteh. 10 00 AnBB W 11 F I 6116 mc/s (4905 m f pro S ram ™s. 1&lt;).05 Band JMEt W Illi 720 a.m. News in French. n -J*&gt;ic— News in Chinese v W I A B I
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    • 415 9 Topical talk—Concert. 8.05 “La Peri," by P Duka- 820 News m French. 8.35 “Pasteur” Play by Sacha Guitry. 10.50 English programme: Listeners’ Mail. 11.05. News :n English. 12.35 News in French. SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 kc s (225 mJ ZHPI 9.69 mc's &lt;30.96 mJ ZHP3 7.25 mc/s (41.38 m.) &lt; ZHL.
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  • 246 10 Steady Pounding Of Enemy t Bases Showing Results London,Jan. 14 British mercantile shipping losses in the week ended midnight January 5 were four vessels totalling 14,687 tons, says an Admiralty announcement. There were no Allied or neutral losses. It is learned in London this
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  • 96 10 No British Navicert Issued Montevideo, January 14. The French steamer “Mendoza” (8,000 tens) which left Monte Video with a general cargo for France was inter--cepted by the British aux liary cruiser "Asturias” on Monday. Later she anchored in Jose Ignac on Bay near Punte de Seste end
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  • 102 10 u —Reuter. Princess Hohenlohe Waldenburg is to he served immediately with a deportation warrant. The Princess had been ordered to leave the United States by Saturday last but is still in San Francisco, says a Renter’s message from Washington. The Department of Justice stated that
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  • 251 10 NO AMBITION TO SEE HITLER TRIUMPH London, Jan. 14 Soviet policy has been dominated since the signature of the German-Soviet pact by two main considerations—the desire to profit by the war and the fear of being involved in it, declares “The Times" in an editorial. At
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  • 251 10 Italy Admits Hard Knocks OUR LOSSES CONSIDERABLE IN MEN AND MATERIAL” London,Jan. 14 The very considerable Italian losses in the Western Desert and praise for the skill and power behind the British advance were expressed by the Rome radio speaker in a
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  • 77 10 Reuter. To Confer With Mr. Churchill Melbourne, January 14 The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announces that he will shortly visit England for discussions with Mr Churchill and other Ministers. He added that he knew his visit would be most welcome and trusted that it
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  • 143 10 OPPOSITION TO LEND LEASE BILL .—Reuter Loans Suggested By Senator Taft Washington, January 14 The examination of President Roosevelt’s Lease and Lend Bill by the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has been postponed until tomorrow. This is due to the inability of the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull,
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  • 76 10 e.—Reuter. Great Damage And Many Lives Lost Ankara, Jan. 14. Many lives were lost and much damage was caused by disastrous floods in the Antioch region, Turkey, where the River Asi overflowed, following torrential rains. Floods swept away bridges, wrecked nulls, dfastlroyed roaxld. uproetted trees and inundated
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  • 106 10 Message From General MacArthur Manila, Jan. 14 “Please tell General Dr Gaulle the pride I feel as one who fought and bled for France in his magnificent attitude and actions,” says General Douglas MacArthur, former Chief of Staff of the Army, in a letter of
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  • 71 10 Reuter. U.S. Liner Aground Off Florida Coast West Palm Beach, Florida, Jan. 14 Two hundred passengers from the liner ‘“Manhattan” have been safely taken off by Coast Guards and brought .ashore. A fresh attempt to float the liner will be made today. Although all passengers have been taken
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  • 109 10 Will IK L Reuter. London Report Offensive To Berlin Berlin, January 14 The Swedish Press is violently attacked by the Berlin “Boersen Zeitung” to day and particular offence is taken at the report from the London correspondent of the “Aftonbladet” saying that the R.A.F. was
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  • 86 10 —‘ReUter British Officers Visit M. Sarajoglu Ankara. January' 14. Lieut.-General Sir James Marshall Cornwall and Ai&lt;- Vice Marshal Elmhurst representing the Middle East Command who arrived yesterday for staff talks with the Turkish Command, were later received by Marshal Tchakmak, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
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  • 90 10 .—Reuter. Organisations Closed By Germans London, Jan. 14. Many student organisations in Holland have Ixien disbanded by the German police and their club buildings closed, states a message received in Official Dutch quarters m Lonoon. This move is a sequel to the closing of the Netherlands Universities of
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  • 81 10 Message From Irish Canadians Ottawa, Jan. 14. Millions of people of Irish descent in North America would acclaim every act of co-operation on the part of Eire in the war against the Axis,” states a cablegram sent from Irish Canadians in Canada to the Eireian Government.
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  • 162 10 Retaliatory Raids By Thai French Planes Reuter. Frontier Traffic Suspended Bangkok, Jan. 14 According to the High Command, two French planes bombed Nakhon Panom on Sunday causing casualties to civilians. The Thai Air Force in retaliation raided Suvannkahet with satisfactory results. All bombers returned. All commercial traffic over the !anc
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  • 85 10 t.—Reuter Raids On Invasion Ports London, Jan 14. It is learned officially that despite bad weather conditions attacks were made last night by the R.A.F. on ports in occupied France. The R.A.F.’s activities last night were on a much smaller scale generally than the extensive raids of the
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  • 45 10 Reuter. Rome, January 14 About twelve thousand air raid shelters are to be built in Hungary. Work will begin immediately, says a Budapest message to the Stefani Agency today. Underground passages will be built between buildings to assure* alternative exits.—
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  • 157 10 s —Reuter. More Planes Delivered To Britain Than U.S. Washington, Jan. 14. Mr, Burdett Wnght. an official of the Curtins Wright Corporation, told the House Navy Committee yesterday that delivery of the first planes being made ty his company under a navy contract would be delayed for
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  • 90 10 Reuter Conference Of Governors At Nairobi Nairobi, January 14. The Governors of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Actinic Resident of Zanzibar met in conni conference here today and an official statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting stated that they liad agreed
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  • 304 10 RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN WAR MINISTER Singapore, January 14 “There is reason to believe that there is a good deal of reflection among the Japanese about the wisdom of the triI partite pact,” states a leading article in the Japanese-owned “Singapore Herald. “It is important
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  • 36 10 —Reuter. Belgrade, Jan. 14 General Antonescu, the Rumanian leader, received an urgent summons to Berlin, states a Bucharest dispatch received here. It is reported that he is leaving by train today.—Reuter.
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  • 88 10 —Reuter NAZI CHIEFS CONFER AT SALZBURG London, Jan. 14 The conference of all Nazi chiefs in Austria took place at Salzburg last week to consider the situation arising out of the growing unrest in Austria and numerous workers’ demonstrations, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the
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  • 79 10 Refused Permission To Land At Rio Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 14. Three hundred Jews on board the Ja panese vessel, Monte Video Maru has been refused permission to disembark here after a seventy-six days voyage from Japan. The majority are Polish Czech and German
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    • 128 10 EwWl ioniiw NEW YORK VIA CAPE DUE TO AItKJVE PRES. TYLER Jan 22 x ZOELLA LYKES (via Panama) Jan 20 x RUEBIN TIPTON (via Panama* Feb 3 PRES. TAYLOR Feb 5 PRES. MONROE Feb 18 PRES. MADISON M"- 5 PRES. BUCHANAN (via Panama» Mar. 13 PRES. JACKSON A P I
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  • 38 11 Seaforths vs Peter Yeoh’s XT On the Chung Ling High School ground tomorrow at 5.10 pm. sharp Seaforths Robertson; Spiers, McDonald- McAloon, McCusrer, McShannan; Mooney Gilmour Sgi Campell, Duncan, Murphy Reserve Donald and Ross. Referee: L/C SumerviD
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  • 365 11 only goal scored by Hari Singh within five mihutes of the start gave the Indian Association ‘A’ victory over the CUlts A in a friendly hockey match on the Esplanade yesterday. i The game, although of a scrappy nature, was keenly
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  • 94 11 Colts vs Kedah Hall Party On the Hutchings ground tomorrow at 5.15 .o.m.—; Celts Team: C. Bulow; B. Kleinman, C. E. A. Labrooy; C. A. Robinson, A. Carrier, N. Danker; J. Ritchie, Mewyn Foley, M. E. Carrier. K. Leembruggen, D Metha. Reserves. J. E. Vaz. J. Robless and H.
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  • 161 11 First Ceremony In Penang The first marriage in Pfenang under the new Ciyil Marriages t Or- dinance. which .&gt; came into force on January l' took place yesterday at 11 a.m. in the District Court before Mr. A. W. Bellamy, the Magistrate, of Mr. L. Giriv.at
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  • 134 11 In Aid Of Women’s Section. Malaya Patriotic Fund The Gala in aid of the “Wool and Material Fund” organised by the Ctiinese Ladies Committee, Malaya Patriotic Fund, (Chairman, Mrs. Cheab Inn Kiong) on December 7 1940, has resulted in the large sum of $3,368.20, being
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  • 41 11 Khoon Boon Team Lose To Kheong Mo Team A friendly game of basketball played between the Khoon Hoon and Kheong Ml» teams last Sundaj at the Sin Kang Schocft court resulted in the latter winning by 40 points to 34.
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  • 263 12 STELLA’S PET ROYAL BEAU ALSO SHINE Anton Rogue And Silyerlaw Best Of Fox’s Charges (By 'EPSOM JEEP”) Ipoh, Today. QCOFFLAW, Royal Beau and Stella’s Pet were dhe most impressive horses in training this morning. Slow work was the order of the day. Scofflaw (Minto)
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  • 122 12 Inmate Awakened In Early Hours A Chinese residence in Tye Sin Street «rs broken into n the early hours of yesterday morning, when cash and jewellery were stolen from one of the rooms on the first floor. One of the inmates was awakened by a
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  • 130 12 Room-Mate’s Discovery Kuala Kangsar. A 45-year-old unemployed male Chinese was found hanging to a beam in his jroom in a row of cheap dwelling houses orlong Jalan Kangsar on Friday night. The discovery was made by the dead man’s room-mate who, returning home -late at night, found
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  • 395 12 Reuter. Wounded Italians Taken To Egypt From Bardia London, January 14 (By Desmond Tighe, Reuter’s special correspondent in the Western Desert battle area) I have just had the opportunity of spending a short time on board a hospital ship prior to its sailing. It
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  • 68 12 —Reuter. Prices Continuing To Rise London, Jan. 14. On the «Stock Exchange, the upward trend of prices with broadening inquiries gave cause for general satisfaction. Giltedged again favoured while several Brazilian bonds continued their advance. On the contrary Japanese bonds encountered offerings. Industrials attracted buying interest, especially electric
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  • 316 12 London, Jan. 15. The remarkable growth of pro-British sentiment in France today was the text of a broadcast by Mr. Duff-Cooper yesterday evening. He spoke of evidence from sources of “absolute accuracy” that in France despair had given place to hope, and resentiment
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  • 77 12 —Reuter. Khartoum, Jan. 15. Taking advantage of brilliant moonlight, British troops, supported by artillery, carried out a strong night raid on prepared Italian positions in the GaMabat sector of the SudanAbyssiniah front. After fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the British gained their objectives. It is estimated
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  • 51 12 &gt; —REUTER. BUT NAME NOT REVEALED WASHINGTON, JAN- 15 THE SUCCESSOR TO MR JOSEPH KENNEDY AIS UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN HAS BEEN CHOSEN. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCED THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY BUT DECLINED TO REVEAL THE NAME OF THE ENVOY HE HAD
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  • 796 12 CONSIDERED BY SOME AS MENACE TO MORALS James Joyce, noted writer and author of Ulysses, has died at Zurich, it is learned in London. James Joyce, the partially blind, unconventional Irish author of “Ulysses,” a work that was banned in Great Britain and
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  • 356 12 —Reuter. Roosevelt Replies To Criticism Washington, Jan. 14. i pRESIDENT ROOSEVELT made 1 an impassioned outburst at a press conference yesterday against an opponent, whom he did not name, of legislation authorising him to carry out his policy of totafl aid to the Democracies. The President
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  • 63 12 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 TIN Penang $133.25 Business done wo tons Singapore $133 25 RUBBER: Penang Spot 37| c Singapore Spot 37 g c COPRA: Sundried $2.80 buyers B’ack Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Mpdium $6.95 sellers Fair Seed $6.62$ sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. j $10'36 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2
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  • 74 12 —Reuter. 19-Year-Old Dutchmen To Serve In Camp London, Jan. 14 Ihe Nazis have introduced compulsory labour service for all nineteen-year-okl Dutchmen, ‘Reuter learns in Dutch circles in London. Men will be compelled to spend six months in camp. Their Ger man appointed leafier stated on the
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