Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 February 1941

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY v vot_xqx FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941. PRICE 1G LEM'S
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  • 343 1 Chinese Follow Up Success Chungking, Feb. 7. i FTER more than 20,050 casualties had been inflicted on Japanese forces in Honan f* in two weeks’ heavy fighting, the Latest Japanese offensive has been deflected and driven m a loop towards the main base at Sinyang, stated a
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  • 140 1 Cairo, February 7 rjV[- bribing f Britain's cities will never succeed in winning the tear as long as there is one Australian left to stand beside th- %-ople of Britain, declared Mr. Menzies, the Australian Prime at a press reception at the
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  • 257 1 —Reuter. 8.8 C. Not Merely Govt. Mouthpiece London. Fob. 7. AYEMOCRACY'S faith in freedom of speech, even in wartune, w;u« affirmed by the British Information Minister, Mr. Duff Cooper, in the course of a debate yesterday. Refeiring to relations between the Government and the British Broadcast- j
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  • 32 1 l >cutei‘. Winnipeg, Feb. 7. bets < iiaddef igers and three menitran crew were killed when a 8p tna ia Air Lines plane crashed Reuter n,lBtrt>ng Manitoba today.-
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  • 42 1 REUTER. “Can Be Settled 4micably” SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 7. ADMIRAL NOMUtIA, NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY. HE TOLD REPORTERS THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES THAT COULD NOT BE SETTLED AMICABLY
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  • 100 1 Bucharest, Feb. 7. Modernized army units are to patrol streets in Bucharest day and night to ensure public order and observance of curfew regulations. An order to this effect has been issued by the Military Command. Jewish physicians, apothecaries, enl gineers and architects called for
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  • 192 1 U.S. Ambassador Calls On Petain London, Feb. 6. 4 surprise meeting of the French Cabinet was held this morning, states the Swiss radio, just before Admiral Darlan’s departure for Paris where he is to continue negotiations on the Germans’ growing demand for Laval’s return to
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  • 428 1 —Reuter. EX-DUTCH PREMIER RETURNS TO HOLLAND Step Condemned By Government It is learned in Dutch dvcies fct London that the ex-Dutch Premier, Df- De Geer, decided to go to Holland because he was anxious about his wife’s health and it is reported here that, on his
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  • 165 1 —Reuter. P/zATEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES Athens, Feb. 7. VIOLENT Italian counter-attack launched yesterday on the central front has ended in a disastrous Italian defeat, according to the Athens radio. The enemy threw many troops and considerable number of tanks and armoured cars into the battle in
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  • 98 1 Reuter. Dublin, Feb. 7. rpHE Government of Eire is arranging for voluntary evacuation of children from Dublin city and Kingstown borough in the event of a situation arising which would render such a course advisable. The scheme covers families whose income does not
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  • 86 1 —Reuter. Shanghai, Feb, 7. Yukichi Hayashi, 70-yeai-old President of the Japanese Ratepayers’ Association, who has lieen held under investigation by Japanese Consular police for the alleged wounding of Mr. W. J. Keswick, Chairman of the? Shanghai Municipal Council and two Japanese officials at .the ratepayers meeting
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  • 49 1 —Reuter. London, Feb. 7 Three Norwegians have been sentenced to death by the German Military Tribunal at Bergen, according to the Norwegian Telegraph Agency in London. They were charged with transmitting information about German armed forces on a secret wireless set.—Reuter.
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  • 833 2 FORCES CLOSING IN ON KEREN Deeper Thrust Into Italian Somaliland ADVANCE TO BENGHAZI CONTINUES Cairo, Feb. 6. r PHE British live-front offensive in Africa is progressing 1 favourably everywhere. Today’s British communique reports that in Libya the advance continues towards Benghazi. In
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  • 68 2 r. —Reuter. Peer To Be Appointed: Mr, Butler Not Available London. February «3. Reuter understands that Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, win not become Secretary of State for the Colonies but will continue his work at the Foreign Office. As stated yesterday, the
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  • 121 2 Reuter. Confidence Of Britain London, February 5. Mr Ronald Cross, Minister of Shipping, speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon, said: “I feel 1 may look forward with confidence to the day when I shall know of the speed and scale of American shipping assistance.” Mr.
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  • 64 2 —Reuter. Returning To Britain From South America London, February 6. Lord Willingdon is compelled by illhealth to interrupt his leadership of the successful British trade mission in South America and to return to England shortly. He has, however, already visited most of the South American countries and will
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  • 22 2 —Reuter. London, February 6. The Board of Reuters have appointed Mr. Samuel Storey, M.P. Chairman of the Company.—Reuter.
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  • 44 2 —Reuter. Appointment Of Mr. IP inant Confirmed Washington, Feb. 6. AJr. John Winant, a former Director of the International Labour Office, has been nominated United States Ambassador to London. The President sent his nomination to the Senate this morning.—Reuter.
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  • 52 2 Reuter. London, Feb. 6. Thousands of Americans have come here in Canadian uniform, said Mr. Robert Butchison, President of the American Eagle Club, speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon, London. He thought there were seven or eight thousand Americans in the services
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  • 65 2 BOW. Unsucessful Attack On Convoy Rugby, Feb. 6. An Admiralty communique states: “an enemy dive bomber was shot down by H.M. trawler, Philomena, when enemy aircraft attacked one of our convoys off the South-East coast yesterday. No ship in convoy was lost or damaged, but the
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  • 524 2 CHANCELLOR ASKS FOR NEW CREDITS London, Feb. 6 Arresting statistics relating to wartime vxpuhf tore were given by the Chancellor, Sir Kingsley \V< 0,1 in moving new credits totalling £1,600,000,(XX) to tie] Ihe country over until the next regular Rud-er in April. The total national
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  • 641 2 Rugby, Feb. 6. r pilE German pressure on Vichy continues unabated, but no definite. information is available in London as to the exclianges which are taking place or the circumstances in which they are being conducted. Familiar German tactics are in evidence, particularly in regard
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  • 155 2 Seven Planes Lost. JNot As Claimed By Berlin 4 London, February 6 Full reports of yesterday’s RAF. operations show two fighters *ere M with their pilots in addition to 'ho* already announced, says an Air Mink stry communique. This makes the total of seven lust
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  • 134 2 I.__Reuter. Important Position Captured Rugby, February* A Greek communique issued lari states: "Activity was restricted patrols and artillery. An 2 enemy attack with tanks was r e P' The official spokesman in commenting on Tuesdays creported as saying that thf forced the Italians to abandon
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  • 37 2 -Reuter. To Have Own Bf* H Q In r t! “U‘ London. Canadian naval sb the'r the British 'Navy are to J C&' naval base headquarters m modore L W. Murray ships’ establishments in gl
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  • 5808 3 A broadcast from the Singapore Station on Monday, February 3. AEff S FROM ABROAD COMMENTATOR: We present now another edition of “News from Abroad" in which we bring you the personal experiences of people who have recently arrived from other parts of the world. In your
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  • 66 3 The problem of supplying food to a colony of people living in an underground tunnel shelter in Kent has been sohed by Mr. Ossie Robinson, a local trader. He loads groceries and bread in a basket and lowers it 80 feet down the face of a quarry
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  • 201 3 Foreigner Among 51 Persons Involved T?okio pORTY-ONE cases of infringement of various anti-espionage laws, involving 51 persons, of which one was a foreigner were dealt with by the Tokio District Courts procurator’s office last year, it was revealed. The violated statutes included those for the protection
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  • 174 3 Brain Specialists To Tackle Problem London. BRAIN -specialists hav« been appointed to treat thousands of children suffering from “evaeuoeis* ajler having been removed from bombed areas. Many* foster-parents axe finding the child evacuees difficult to manage. Specialists say* the trouble is mainly psychological. “Children have been taken from
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  • 146 4 Singapore. An appeal to members to help towards the starting of a day and night school where instruction of an elementary type in Hindi. Tamil and English may be imparted to the children of needy Indians and for support for the building fund is made in the
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  • 242 4 Man Anested I tt i Penang o “It is one of the most e Sln a Pore. in the country, tak ng a very populated area and This was how Mr. T w allar Counsel, des it on Tuesday. A-sjej In the dock charged with armed
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  • 160 4 Prayers For British V ictory Singapore. Prayers for a British victory m the present war will be said at the Chctte temple as part of the religious celebrat.tn» taking place there during the Thaipusam festival on Monday A resolution to th..- effect was unanimously passed a:
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  • 134 4 Singapore. Alleged to have been one of trie» masked men who robbed an Indian mill vendor in a dark road at Changi on Nor. 18, a young Chinese, Lee Tian Seng, was convicted of armed robbery, by the jury’* verdict of five to one at the
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  • 130 4 New Order In Force In Singapore By an order, stall holders P u private markets in Singapore required to “ticket'' their pose( j In future, each article for sale on a market sTa ,taU label showing the price at ®us* holder is willing to sell. plai®
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  • 57 4 i. Mor-’ Ersatz Material’ Prominent In The annual fair at will this Y ear take n tcts fair for substitute en t Ia CA ing the materials at P Jisp ia.-£ -n France. at the fatr wUI whose engines ha tSa n as to use
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    • 109 4 BENEFICIAL TO CHILDREN AND GBOWN-UPS. PROMOTES PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. Australian soil is rich and fertile, it yields the best of Nature’s foods. A DEER Brand Pearl Barley is the finest ever Produced and sold in Malaya /'Qf? A °°ANtk IB Srengtheni^ 11 energy giVing muscl f' 1 S u,td‘r?nk° UPS a
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 44 4 i «St > i r < *V, t I Wr J SB Hg I p bI °-w .xis r il ■ff S ft wL "MOVE HIM ON!" (Millions of passengers in England arc rallying to protest against the railways’ demand 'for a further increase in fares.)
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  • 45 5 All British Subjects Eligible Male persons not of pure European descent who are British subjects or British-protect-ed persons and who have attained the age of 18 have been declared eligible for enrolment in the Local Defence Corps by Gazette notification yesterday evening.
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  • 455 5 ELYING GLIB HELPS IN VOLUNTEER TRAINING Co-operation between the Penang Flving Club and the Military here is referred to in the Club’s monthly report for Jan--uary. The report states: Two of our military members have gone solo —Capt. Wethey and 2nd Lieut. Hop-kins-Husson —while Mr. Story
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  • 81 5 Enrolment Of 4.R.P. JEardens Ipoh. All Chinese miners in Perak are reminded that a public meeting, under the auspices of the Perak Mining and Planting .Association, the Perak Chinese Mining Associaton and the Perak Miners’ Association will he held at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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  • 101 5 Tamil Convicted On Grievous Hurt Charge Sentence of four months rigorous imprisonment was passed. by the First Magistrate, Mr. H. A. Forrer. ir the District Court yesterday' on Irulandi. who was convicted on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Tamil woman, Alagos. on January
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  • 552 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. A. Campbell, an officer of Cla>s V. Malayan Civil Service, has t«een appointed to officiate as District Officer, Jelebu. Mr. V. L. Bain, Extra-Assistant Conservator of Forests, has been appointed to officiate as District Forest Officer. Seremban. Mr. D B Arnot, Senior Assistant Conservator of Forests. Malayan
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  • 302 5 CAR DRIVER’S VERSION OF ACODENT The death of a cyclist, Ng Say, fn>m injuries sustained when his machine collided with a motor car at the junction of Prangin Road and Sungei Ujong Road on the night of January 15 was the subject of an inquiry
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  • 58 5 Alor Star. Popular brands of cigarettes are reported to have become scarce in this tewn in the course of this week. Dearer cigarettes sold in tins are available in small quantities in certain shops, and even these are said to be only obtainable loose. It is
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 690 5 .«claimed the most spectacular Drama »r screened Truly a swell entertain- r< ha< 7: Packed Performancee» ment for all in Singapore -1H JEm HL 2 SHOWS TODAY AT QT V ~S=SrHGr 3.00 8.00 P.M. Kb X The whole serial in one complete A Theatre screening 4 SHOOS TODAY ‘•The Lone
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    • 169 5 THREE SHOWS TODAY SIX DESPERADOES AND A GIRL WHO JOINED THEM AND THEY FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING FOR WHICH TO LIVE OR DIE’ SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST MGM NEWSREEL «NEWS OF THE DAY” SEE JAPANESE RAIDERS BOMBED BURMA ROUTE, AMERICA’S DEFENCES ON LAND, SEA AND AIR. Next Change Monday, February 10
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    • 171 5 QUEEN'S .1 SHOtt S TODAY AT 3, 6./5 9.30 P.M. 3 stars in a gripping picture Intense with interest Outstanding in appeal SUAVE! SINISTER! TENDER! TERRIBLE! <4 A Date With Destiny Starring BASn. RATHBONE—KLLEN DREW JOHN HOWARD with Ralph Morgan A PARAMOUNT PICTURE TOGETHER WITH THE LATEST BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWS
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  • 474 6 A PART from the recent brief respite necessitated by the weather, the R.A.F. has been regularly bombing Berlin. The extent of the damage done may be judged from the determination of the Nazi censorship to prevent American Correspondents informing the world what really happened. British pilots
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  • 67 6 —Reuter, London, Feb. 6 Invited to make a statement "on the outbreak of ruffianism in the International Settlement of t '.anghai.' Mr. Butler .said:—"While Mr. Eden has some preliminary information on the attempt at arson on the Shanghai Race Ciub and the bombing of the Special District
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  • 338 6 French Pretender 'T’HE Comte de Paris, Pretender to the throne of France, is watching the Vichy Government very closely. The Comte is now on the family estate in Spanish Morocco, where he maintains close contact with his supporters in France. he, collapse of the Third Republic has
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  • 744 6 Advance Tactics of "blitz" warfare are now being worked out by special battalion of the American Army IN many walks of life there are 1 certain special tasks that attract men of courage, initiative, and stamina—and in the United States Army this is pre-eminent-iy true
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 22 6 CUT CUTTING COSTS WITH POWER HAND HACK SAW BLADES FRAMES BRITISH SAWS OE UNEXCELLED EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY. Agents HENRY WAUGH CO., LTD.
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    • 29 6 1 f t nOH $29 TANTONC BUNQA9 Rf.PfMAM. For your convenience send your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 Light Street, Penang, Phone 4121. your old. -V'Wll "r mss/.
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  • 136 6 OBITUARY On Monday, February 3rd 1941 at No. 5, Concordia Road, Penang at 2.05 p.m Mr. Tan Eng Soon aged 59. Deceased leaves behind two widows, nine sons, Messrs. Tan Guan Teong, Gan Choo, Gan Ewe, Guan Cheng. Guan Sar, Guan Chye, Guan Boey. Guan Seng and Guan lx; ng,
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  • 282 7 FURNITURE AND STOCKS DESTROYED Damage Estimated At $5,000 F IRE which broke out in the offices of the K.P.M. fKomnkiijke Paketvaart Maatschav>pij). in Beach Street in the early hours of this morning caused an estimated loss of $5,000, chiefly to furniture, stocks and stationery.
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  • 106 7 Expression H Profound Regret E the Governor and High Comiiussioner (Sir Shenton Thomas) today Lent the following cable to the Colonial Qtt e touching the death of Lord Lloyd: ■On behalf of the members of the tenting Services and of the people of Malaya I
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  • 138 7 Service Honours Accorded Kuala Lumpur. Members of the Volunteer Air Force in uniform were pall bearers at the funeral at Cheras Road cemetery Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday of Mi. H. F. Stilwell, a member of the V.A.F. and the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club who was killed
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  • 142 7 Drath Of Pauline Gourlay Kuala Lumpur. Much sympathy will be felt for Mi W. N Gourlay, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, and his wife in the loss they have sustained by the death of their daughter, Pauline, aged 10, at Batu Gajah Hospital on
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  • 123 7 Joining Family In Palestine Owing to the war, I am forced to lake a long route to join my family in Palestine.” said Mr. Heinemann Kunstadt, a German Jew, when talking to the shipping reporter of the “Pinang Gazette on board the Japanese liner S.S. "Haruna Maru”
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  • 136 7 •’A Date With Destiny*’ At Queens Basil Rathbone once again has a role well suited to. his talents in "A Date With Destiny”' now showing at the Queen’s After his success in 'Love From a Stranger,” it was a forgone conclusion that Rathbone would again be
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  • 55 7 Mr. D. Wills, M.C.S., who has been Assistant Adviser, Batu Pahat, has come Ao Singapore as Ist Assistant Secretary in the Colonial Secretariat in place of Mr. M. V. del Tufo, M.C.S., who has assumed the office of Secretary General of the newly
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  • 126 7 THE GREAT IUNDU FESTIVAL «THAIPUSAM WIL EBRATED ON MONDAY. FEB. 10 WHICH IS APUB OF DAY. THE NATTUKKOTTAI CHETTIARS < OMMU PENANG HAVE ISSUED INVITATIONS TO B > s WATERFALL TEMPLE TO WITNESS THE CELEBRATTO The Silver Chariot procession will art from 138, Penang Street
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  • 45 7 122nd Anniversary Singapore. The Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck, President, Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, yesterday placed a wreath at the foot of the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles in Empress Place in commemoration of the 122nd anniversary of the founding of Singapore.
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  • 40 7 Mr. Hugh Fraser As Successor It is understood that the Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex, British Resident, Perak, will be retiring in May, and that the Hon. Mr. Hugh Fraser, at present Federal Secretary, will succeed him.
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  • 216 7 TOBACCO LIQUOR DOTIES Johore Government Falls Into Line Tobacco and liquor jumped up in price over the week-end in the S.S. and F.M.S. following Government's imposition of increased taxes. The Johore Government Gazette has nublished details of the tax increases. The increases follow those made in the S.S. The duties,
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  • 273 7 Maintenance Case Allegations "When I asked for money to purchase milk for the baby the defendant assaulted me and drove me out of the house,” said Quah Cheng Eng, when she claimed maintenance for herself and three children from her husband. Teoh Cheoh Seng,
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  • 400 7 1 {hi rd Reading Of ar Taxation Bifi n 1 meeting of the Federal Counou win heM )n Kuala Tta H Sy Februar >' at 10 am. t F^™°. U ab,e the Fede,al s «teT; S Mi,ay States >« 1 hat, in accordance with the protion°Enat
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  • 280 7 FINDINGS OF DELHI TALKS ACCEPTED Mr. H. North-Hunt Appointed Director r FHE MALAYAN GOVERNMENTS HAVE ACCEPTED U J THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DELHI CONFERENCE. THE MAIN OBJECTS LN VIEW ARE TO MAKE THE EASTERN GROUP OF DOMINIONS AND COLONIES AS NEARLY SELF-SUPPORTING AS
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  • 45 7 ‘•The History of the Gordon Highlanders” is the title of the talk to be broadcast tonight at 7 10 p.m. by an officer of the Regiment. This is one of the talks in the series "The History of the Regiments.”
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  • 259 7 FACILITIES IN MALAYA Further details are given today concerning the facilities provided by the Straits Settlements Government for those who wish to make interest-free Joans to the Imperial Government for war purposes. Any person in Malaya (not only in the Straits Settlements, be it noted)
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 101 7 Q. ahhufaJl j Splendid—how happy everyone is —For only Cow Gate is good enough for our Baby and your Baby and everybody else’s Baby. A little dearer Yes —but a great deal better I You can’t IM afford cheap Milk Foods for Baby even in wartime- Richest of all in
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOATATIONS
    • 456 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 7th February, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 6/3 6/7$ £1 Austral Malay 35/0 36/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 19/9 20/6 _sl Ayer Weng 085 0.87$ £1 Bangrin Tin 14/0 15/0 $1
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    • 244 8 Issue Bayers Sellers Allenby 115 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.824 0874 Amal. Malay 1.70 175 ex Ayer Hitam 0 90 1 00 Ayer Molek 1.15 120 Ayer Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett 0 39 0.42 Batu Lintang. 1,024 1.05 ex Bedford 0.874 0.92$ Benta 0.97 4 1.024 Borelli 135 1.45 Broga
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    • 337 8 Issue Buyirs Sellers A. £1 (Aust) N.Z. Min Ord 22/0 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.90 1.95 2 Alex. Brick 74% Pref. 2.12$ 2174 5 B. M. T. 7.75 8.00 £5 Chartered Bank £Bl fiB] £1 Con. T. S. Ord 16/9 17/0 £1 Con. T. 8. 7% Pref. 20/3
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    • 123 8 MINING Dividend Books Close Payable Austral Amalgamated 3d. div A lid. Bonus (total 4sd. p. share Austral Malay (9d. div. 9d. bonus (total of l/6d. Berjuntai 20% 3rd inst 3-12.2.41 12 241 K. Kamunting 3d. div Is. 3d. bonus (total of l/6d. > 42 41 14
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  • 2813 8 NO SERIOUS STRIKES OR DISTURBANCES Benefits Under Road Law The large increase in releases of tin and rubber absorbed during 1939 most of the Chinese labourers for whom relief work had been provided and enabled estates to give employment to nearly all Indians on
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  • 187 8 Outputs For January The following are particulars of operations of the undermentioned companies for th month of January 1941: Hours Cu: Yards Piculs Ampat Tm Dredging Lid 1941 *****0 1232 Southern Kinta Consolidated Ltd. 5966 *****00 7536 Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd. 3867 *****00 4506 Tongkali Harbour Tin
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  • 136 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: “Spot’’ £256. 10. 0 £256. 0- 0 “Forward" £258 0 0 £257. 15. 0. SINGAPORE: “Spot" $133.50 $133.50 Business done 75 tons 50 tons PENANG: “Spot" $133 50 $133.50 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot" 12 7|l6d 12 7|l6d “Forward” 12 7|l6d 12 ”i l6d Tone
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 210 8 J* a n_k s Safe Deposit Boxes To meet the de- mand of clients we take pleasure ii n announcing that we have installed additional NEW SAFE 1 DEPOSIT BOXES for the safe keep- ing of valuables etc. FULL. PARTICULARS WILL BE SUPPLIED UPON APPLICA- «ON TO:— Oversea-Chinese Banking Corpn.,
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  • 486 9 Kuala Lump»». THE preliminary inquiry began on Tuesday, before Mr. G. L. How<\ the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, against Girdhari Lal). Tan Peng Hong a Seng Kee and Low Chee Tat who ara alleged to have robbed Chang Kok Sen of about
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  • 210 9 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941. Destination Superscription Postage Latest Time of .AIR MAILS Letters Postcards Posting per oz. each Ordinary Regn., Ipoh, K. Lumpur By Weames Fri. 7th Inst.. Singapore Air Services .10 .05 1.30 pun. 1 p.m. Sat. Bth inst. t Great Britain via Durban 55 .30 8
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 2267 9 I V I 500 P nl La u Melayu.t 5.56 Hmdu- I stani Music.! 6.05 News in HindustainI WJL W > B I 6.20 Tamil Music, t 6.40 New» m Tamil. WP W. y w -JW Wk- w 7.00 Pancho and his Orchestra.! 710 MmMMBmMMMMWMMMMMMMMMI News in French. 7.20 Pancho
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    • 125 9 Rudy Vallee!. 905 Sydney Torch at the Organ.! 9.30 Dance Music by De Silva’s Band. Relayed from the New world Cabaret. 10.00 Warning to Mariners. Close down. (ZHP3) 5.00 p.m. Malay Musical Entertainment from the Studio. 5.50 Hindustani Music.! 6.05 News in Hindustani. 620 Tamil Music! 6.40 News in Tamil.
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  • 307 10 Turkey Will Not Tolerate Such A Move London, Feb. 6 German preparations, both diplomatic and military, to invade Bulgaria continue at an ever accelerating pace, says the diplomatic correspondent of the News Chronicle. Signs are not wanting that an invasion may occur at any time. There
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  • 71 10 —Reuter All Demonstrations Prohibited Bucharest, Feb 6. General Antonescu has made new severe laws and announced that the interests of the state do not allow him to show leniency in future. A decree has been issued unifying all legislation regarding the maintenance of order and providing
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  • 127 10 —Reuter. WAR ttH ALIL TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS Melbourne, Feb. 6. There is no doubt of the seriousness of the international situation as it affects Australia,” declared the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden and the Labour Leader, Mr. Curtin, in a joint statement after
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  • 1000 10 MUSSOLINI SENDS ENVOY TO NEGOTIATE Rome’s Admission Of Hopelessness Of Situation London, Feb. 6 With his Abyssinian Empire in jeopardy from British invasion and the patriot rising in the interior, it was reported last night that Mussolini had sent Count Volpi, his
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  • 154 10 —Reuter ENEMY MUNITIONS DUMP BLASTED Athens Feb. 6. Reuter’s special correspondent on the Albanian frontier states that Greek long-range guns near Pogradetz blew up an Italian munitions dump northwest of Lin on the shores of Lak e Ochrida yesterday. The explosion shook, the Yugoslav
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  • 40 10 Reuter. Tokyo, Feb. 6 The Franco-Thai peace conference under Japanese auspices is opening on Friday. Mr. Matsuoka and Mr. Matsumoya will be appointed Japanese delegates for mediation. The Thai and Indo-China missions are arriving today or to-morrow.—
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  • 95 10 .—Reuter. Night Raids Again On Small Scale London, Fei ruary 6 German air activity over Brita.n last night was again or. a small sct-le. The Air Ministry and Ministry of Heme Security conunumque Issued early today said that during the early part cf the night bombs
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  • 53 10 —Reuter Production To Be Reduced London, February 6. The Supply Minister, Sir Andrew Duncan, announced in the Commons that in order to meet demands for other forms of steel production, tin plate would be progressively reduced by some 25 per cent below' the level at which the industry
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  • 45 10 .—Reuter. Japanese Move To Obtain 1.000.000 Signatures Shanghai, February 6. A movement to secure one million signatures of Japanese who support Wang Ching-wei is now' under way' with a total of 100,000 signatures having already been collected, says the local Japanese press.—Reuter.
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  • 141 10 U.S. Fighter Planes For China Greece —Reuter 100 TO BE GIVEN TO CHLVNG Washington, Feb. 6 Col. Knox, United States Xavy Secretary, states that the American Navy had offered to gi ve Greece free 30 Grumman fighter planes. The Greek Minister, however, refused saying that Greece wanted new planes. Col.
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  • 64 10 Reuter Two Points On Hongkong Bonier Occupied Tokyo, February 6 Japanese troops who made a landing near Hongkong on Tuesday occupied Shatowkok and Shayuyung—two pointe on the Hongkong-Chinese border, according to a Canton despatch to the Domei Agency. They claim to have seized a large
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  • 59 10 Reuter. Last Batch Leave Berne For France London, February 6. The last French prisoners of war in Switzerland have left Berne for France bringing the number who have returned from Switzerland to 28,000. according to the Lyons radio. A train bringing eight hundred sick and
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  • 45 10 .—Reuter. Arrival At Jerusalem From Balkans Jerusalem. February 6 Colonel Donovan, President Roosevelt's special envoy, who has been visiting the Balkan capitals and the Near East, arrived here today. He had a on* versation with the High Commissioner, Sir Harold Mac Michael. —Reuter.
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  • 28 10 ’—Reuter. Vichy, February 6. Sixty-two more Municipal Councils have been dissolved and 24 local magistrates dismissed for “hostility to the Government or inaptitude."—Reuter
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  • 245 10 Money Sent For Safe-keeping Turned Over To Nazis New York, Feb. 6 The exile Belgian Government is attempting to obtain possession of about $260,000,000 gold which was sent to France for safe keeping during the Nazi invasion of Belgium. This fact was disclosed
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    • 126 10 NEW YORK VIA CAPE DUE TO ARRU E PRES. TAYLOR Feb. 7 k REUBEN TIPTON (via Panama) Feb. 8 PRES. MONROE Feb. 18 PRES. MADISON Mar. 5 4 x PRES. BUCHANAN (via Panama) Mar. 13 x PRES. JOHNSON (via Panama) Mar. 27 PRES. JACKSON Apl. 1 PRES. GRANT Apl. 2
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  • 1718 11 CREAM OF CANDIDATES RUNNING TOAIORROW Kaolin And Grand Prix To Win Main Events (Ry 6i TIC TAC 9 r jpRA]NER van Breukelen, leading trainer for 1940, who had the unusual experience of not saddling a single winner at the Ipoh Meeting
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  • 862 11 ACCEPTANCES FOR TOMORROW RACE 1 2.30 p.m. HORSES —Class I—Div. 4 6 Furlongs 3 i 1 HENGIST 6y 9.00 “Bulan Stable” Bowden j4O YULE CALL 5y 8 12 Mr. Alan Loke Major Fox honey MOON (Late Helianthe II). 4y 8.10 Mr. M, Van Breukelen Owner 22 1
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  • 163 11 Results Of Mixed Foursomes Monthly Mixed Foursomes •'L* Competition was played yesterh j despite the rain and resulted in a e between Mrs. L. W. C. Byrde Scott with 47 less 11=36 and Mrs. Dale V. T. Burdett with 48 36 for the winning place The
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  • 302 11 Victory By Six Goals To Three The Cheng Wah XI were soundly beaten by six goals to three by the St. Xavier’s Institution at soccer on the S.X.I. ground yesterday evening. The game was played in rain for the most part. The School side were
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  • 200 11 Last Night’s Boxing (By “Southpaw”) Speedy Hassan added another to his string of victories since he made a come-back a year ago when he was awarded the verdict at the end of a gruelling twelve round contest with Young Venturillo at the New World covered stadium
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  • 191 12 DEPOT LOOKING VERY FIT Mercury And Shipley Alsu Impress (From Our Own Corres{H>ndent) Singapore, Today. IfOBBS’ horses were exercised for the first time at Bukit Timah on the second track this morning when the going was soft. The first of the string was Bom bus,
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  • 59 12 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. TIN. Penang $132 25 Business done 75 tons Singapore $132.25 RUBBER: Penang Spot 36-£c Singapore Spot 3&ic. COPRA: Sundried $2.9»» buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $7.10 sellers Fair Seed $6.75 sellers «ICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 9.94 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $9.52 Rangoon White
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  • 134 12 MAJESTIC CINEMA: “The Lone Ranger Rides Again." 3 and 8 p m. SEX CINEMA: “The Thief Of Bagdad." 1.15, 3.30, 6.15 9.30 p m. OUEEN’S CINEMA: “A Date With Destiny" with Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew and John Howard. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. «DEON CINEMA: “The Strange
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  • 44 12 RACE 1: KENTUCKY GANDERDOWN RACE 2: TEMPLE LE TOUQUET RACE 3: SHIPLEY DEADLOCK RACE 4: ALANDA SIR VICTOR RACE 5: NEVER SET HARPO RACE 6: DEPOT SMOKE DREAMS RACE 7: DADABHOY LISADIN RACE 8: MERCURY THANKS Best Bets: TEMPLE and MERCURY.
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  • 151 12 Visit To Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar. As a result of the visit of Dr. Victor Purcell, Director-General of the Department of Information and Publicity. Malaya, to this town in the course of his tour through Malaya, hoardings depicting British successes in land, sea and air are being
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  • 156 12 Washington, Feb, 7. 'T’HE House of Representatives yesterday defeated the 1 first attempt to change the original text of the Lease and Lend Bill. The proposal was to supplant the Bill with another Bill under which Britain would be supplied with
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  • 305 12 Chinese Woman Sent To Prison Ipoh. Before Mr. P F Y Radcliffe, in the Ipoh Police Court yesterday a Cantonese woman, Lam Ah Yuet appeared on a summons charge of assaulting a child aged 9, named Lok Ying, who had been placed m her custody At
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  • 45 12 Shows For Women Anil Children Owing to the abnormal crowd of patrons rushing to the Rex for the screening of “The Thief of Bagdad,” the management is allotting the 1.15 p m performances today and tomorrow exclusively for women and children.
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  • 15 12 Total collections to date to the I.S.P. Fighter Fund amount to $16,787
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  • 651 12 150 Householders Attend Demonstrations rpHH women of Ayer Itam have set an example to their sisters in other parts of Penang in the matter of A.R.P. No less than 150 of them, householders, turned up at the Ayer Itam centre on Wednesday for the demonstration being
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  • 518 12 Reuter. New American Ambassador MR. WINANTS QUALIFICATIONS London. Feb. 7. Mr. John G. Winant whose nomination by President Roosevelt as U.S. Ambassador to Britain has been submitted to the Senate will, if the nomination is approved, be welcomed in London both as a man with a
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    • 55 12 BANK HOLIDAY The Exchange Banks will be closed on Monday, 10th February, 1941, which has been proclaimed a Bank Holiday. (THAIPUSAM) MUNICIPAL NOTICE An Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 11th instant. (By Order), T W DOUGLAS,
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