Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 November 1939

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 273. Vol. XCVII. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    SENSATIONAL VICTORY OVER ENEMY
    299 1 In Biggest Air Battle So Far SUPERIORITY OF ALLIES No Giving In To Heavier Odds Paris. November 6. Air circles here regard yesterday a’r battle as one more demonstration of the greater manoeuvrability and handiness of the Allio v.ar planes i 4 ul a;i eloquent testimony
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    Official Version Of The Battle
    74 1 —Reuter. 9 ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN Paris, November 7. A communique reports great aviation activity on both sides. During a violent tight, nine French lighters attacked a group of 27 German fighters nine of which were brought down, seven falling within French territory. All French
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    Soviet Not Joining The War
    434 1 Reuter. W E RELY ON (>[ [{SELVES'* —W. Molotov Moscow, November 7. •Imperialist policy of capitalist j was denounced in violent terms i Molotov in a speech at Moscow. I ..Motov declared that capitalist unable to find any other way 1 their internal difficulties, had
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    THE “CANADA”
    78 1 BOW. Danish Liner Not Sunk By British Mine Rugby, November 7. Allegations in German broadcasts that 1 Danish liner “Canada” was sunk by British mine are denied in London, is stated that no British mines have n laid anywhere near the position in ■hich the “Canada” was sunk
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    AIR RAID ON CHENGTU
    146 1 Reutei Three Japanese Bombers Down Chungking, Nov. 7. The latest official Chinese reports on Saturday’s air battle over Chengtu, the provincial capital of Szechuen, claim that three Japanese bombers were shot down. On Sunday, Japanese aircraft extensively bombed cities in the Kwangsi and Hunan provinces with
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    MR. CHURCHILL BACK IN LONDON
    65 1 8.0. W. Er.tertn.’’ Deminions Ministers London. November 7. Mr. Winston Churchill, who went to France last week-end for a naval conference. returned to London yesterday an 1 entertained Dominions Ministers and the representative of the Government of India to a dinner at Admiralty House. Also
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    AT CATHEDRAL SERVICE:
    19 1 AT CATHEDRAL SERVICE: A detachment of troops entering St. Paul’s Cathedral to attend a Sunday service.
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    Epic Of French Strategical Withdrawal
    219 1 Epic Of French Strategical W ithdrawal HOW 13 MEN HELD UP THE ENEMY Paris, November 6. An epic of the French strategical withdrawal on October 16 has just been disclosed. Reuter. The Germans attacked at 4 a.m., a section commanded by a young subLieutenant fresh from St. Cyr (the French
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    SINGAPORE R. A. F. TRAGEDY
    48 1 SINGAPORE, TODAY. THE R.A.F. HEADQUARTERS, SINGAPORE, ANNOUNCE THAT A VILDEBEEST AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AT SEA WHILE ENGAGED IN NIGHT FLYING PRACTK E IN APPROACHES TO SINGAPORE. ONE OF THE TWO FLYERS IS MISSING WHILE THE OTHER HAS BEEN RESCUED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST.
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    NO TRUTH IN REPORT
    549 1 BOW. Detained German Officials Rugby, Nov. 6. Further enquiries have now been I made into German allegations regarding the ill-treatment of certain officials of j the German Consulate at Glasgow during the period of their detention in that I city. The information given by the authoriI
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    GESTAPO IS BAFFLED
    115 1 Reuter. German Freedom Station Again London, Nov'. 7. The Gestapo has again unsuccessfully attempted to track down the German Freedom Station now operating, according to the announcei, in another district in Western Germany “Several times the Gestapo were on the point of hunting us down and we
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    Canada Buying 1,500 Planes From America
    97 1 —Reuter. A eze ]'ork, Nov. f. anada is preparing to purchase i,soo aeroplanes from the United States for training Umpire fliers, according to reports current in Ottawa. 7he “ll'all Street Journal,” commenting on the report, states that the North American Aviation Corporation from which
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    INDIAN DELEGATE
    56 1 8.0. W. Entertained To Luneh By Lord Zetland Rugby, November 7. The Secretary for India, Lord Zetland, entertained Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, representative of the Government of India who is now in London for the Empire co-ordination discussions, at luncheon today'. Among others present were Lord Chatfield, Sir
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    CONFERENCE OF OSLO POWERS
    35 1 Reuter. Copenhagen, Nov. 6 The conference of Oslo powers, except Luxemburg, opened today' to discuss problems connected with neutrality. The first day’s discussions were of a technical and juridical nature. Reuter.
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    COMMUNISTS DENOUNCE GERMANY
    255 2 War For World Domination WORKERS URGED TO RISE AGAINST GOVERNMENT Moscow, Nov. 6. Germany is attacked with Britain and France in a manifesto issued by the Communist International on the eve of the twenty-second anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. The manifesto denounces the “bourgeois governments” at war
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    S. AFRICA’S ACTIVE MOVE IN WAR
    99 2 —Reuter. Training Schools Set Lp In Union London. November 6. By arrangement with the British Government, special training schools for airmen ire being established in vaiious parts of South Africa. The training of pilots, observers, photographers and ma-chine-gurners will be conducted on a large
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    U-Boat Menace Scotched
    390 2 —Reuter. FED SHIPS SUNK IN OCTOBER Rugby, November 6 In authoritative naval circles the frequently threatened intensified underwater campaign against mercantile shipping i causes no anxiety and the belief is general that the U-bcat offensive has been scotchi ed. The figures of losses of merchant shipping since
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    ON WESTERN FRONT
    30 2 —8.0. W. Artillery Activity At Several Points Rugby, November 6. This morning’s French official communique states: ’There was local artillery activity at several points of the Front.”—B.O.W.
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    NAZI PROPAGANDA IN DENMARK
    129 2 —Reuter. Attempt To Blackmail Advertisers Copenhagen. Nov. 6 The latest Nazi propaganda move in Denmark is the opening of a special advertising bureau under the patronage of the German Government. It is alleged that two million kroner has been given to organise the scheme which will
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    SAFE KEEPING OF HOSPITAL RADIUM
    132 2 —B. O. W. Deposited In Tube Sunk In Thames Gravel Rugby. November 6. A safe deposit 50 feet deep in Thames gravel under Westminster Hospital is being constructed for the Hospital’s radium bombs and contents —six grammes of radium salts valued at betweei/ £30.000 and
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    Deliberate Brutalization Of Hitler Youth
    150 2 GERMAN CAMP B. O. W. Rugby. Nover. p A German medical writer, v. sanctuary in England after a experience of concentration Duchen and Buchenwald coi an article to the current quarter!' the Catholic Medical Guardian n in almost every detail what has t, |p lished
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    ARRESTED GERMANS NOT ILL-TREATED
    254 2 .—8.0. W. Glasgow Case Entirely Misrepresented Rugby. November 6 Currency has been given m Germany Ito reports of indignities and ill-treatment j by the British authorities of certain memi bers of the German Consulate in Glasi gow which entirely misrepresent the facts Jof the case. These
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    “Burgomaster Max," Belgian War Hero, Passes Away
    1057 2 BRUSSELS, NOV. 6. THE DEATH HAS OCCURRED OF BURGOMASTER MAX. AGED 70, WHO EARNED THE WORLD’S ADMIRATION FOR HIS HEROIC STAND AGAINST GERMANS IN THE GREAT WAR. —REUTER. To friends and ex-foes alj’xe, Sir Adolphe Eugene Jean Henri Max will always be remembered
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    Glasgow Outrage
    63 2 —Reuter. SWASTIKAS CUT INTO SHOP WINDOWS London, Nov. 6. Swastikas varying in length from a foot to a yard were rut into the plate-glass windows of 41 shops in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow’s principal thoroughfare, and also a number of other shops and warehouses. The police are investigating. The
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    Punjab To Support Britain
    76 2 —Reuter. Lahore, Nov. 6. The Punjab Legislative Council has adopted a resolution by 104 votes to 39, offering in effect unconditional support to Britain in the prosecution of war. “I shall resist civil disobedience unless I find the country is prepared for that,” declared Mr. Gandhi
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TO BE RESISTED
    57 2 Reuter. Declaration By Mr. Gandhi Nagpur. November 6. “I shall resist civil disobedience unless I find the country is prepared for that." declared Mr. Gandhi in an interview following the abortive talks with the Viceroy. He added: “As regards non-cooperation it has already begun with
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    MAILS FOR BRITAIN & FRANCE SEIZED
    59 2 MAILS FOR BRITAIN FRANCE SEIZED Reuter. Germans Detain Ships On Riga-Stockholm Route Stockholm. November 6. It is learned here that a steamer engaged on the regular Riga-Stockholm route was seized by the Germans and taken to Stettin and detained for a fortnight. Motor-cars and furniture belonging to Poles and mailbags
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    DANES CALLED UP
    44 2 —Reuter. Residents On German Side Of Schleswig Copenhagen, November 6 Large numbers of the Danish minority living on the German side of Schleswig frontier are being called up for service in the German Army, according to the North Schleswig newspaper. Canskeren,
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    American Mission Hospital Destroyed By Japanese Bombs
    368 2 Foochow, Nov. The hospital of the Church Missionary Society at Pub a coastal highway town about eighty kilometres south of j chow, was almost completely destroyed by Japanese planes n an air raid on the city at 9 o'clock last Wednesday morn; Eleven
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    SLOW PROGRESS AT MOSCOW
    30 2 —Reuter. Finnish Negotiations With Soviet Stockholm. November 6 An official statement issued at Helsinki says that the negotiations at Moscow are proceeding normally and progressing slow'y.—Reuter.
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    MR. W. CHURCHILL AT THE FRONT
    120 3 —8.0. W. Discusses Work Of I lied Navies Par.s. November 6. Churchill arrived at the ■.triers yesterday ano lunchi .1 G<>rt, slates Reuter’s corre- h iae B.E. F. am. )unces “The first n.ed by the Deputy Chief v 1 Slaif, v.sited Paris from L
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    QUADS. BORN AT TACHANG VILLAGE
    80 3 Chinese Central X' cws. Loyang, Xov. W’L'.s’ has reached here of the <>// October of quadruple >' to a family at the Tachang i age of the Hsian District, s nc forfv kilometres west of Loyang along the Lung-Hai Railway in Honan Province. Doth the
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    BRITISH SOLDIER SHOT IN SHANGHAI
    86 3 .—Reuter. Colleague From Same Battalion Arrested Shanghai. Nov. 6. Lam e-Corporal Davies, aged twenty, was killed while on guard in a block house on the British defence sector .perimeter. He was shot at the back of his head at a distance of about six yards
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    Possibility Of German Invasion Of Holland Discussed
    565 3 PROVIDED FOR BY DUTCH WHO THINK IT UNLIKELY PROBLEM URGENT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY CAREFUL PRECAUTIONS London, November 6 Ihe possibility of a German invasion of Holland is discussed at length by the Times military correspondent who says it has been suggested that such
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    “H.M.S. KESTRAL”
    74 3 -BOW. Land Station And Not A Vessel Rugby. November 4. According to the Swedish newspaper, Gotmorgtid, the German wireless lately reported the sinking of H.M.S, Kestral. Under the caption, “Clever U-boat”, the newspaper points out that the Kestral is a land training station used by the naval air
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    Surat Perkhabaran Melayu
    447 3 Aetc.s In Malay November 4. 1939. ft is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members of their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay nazes bulletins will
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    Full Extent Of Viceroy’s Proposals To Indian Leaders
    888 3 COMMUNAL QUESTION CLOUDED MAIN ISSUE Rugby, November 5 Together with the Viceroy’s statement is issued the text of a letter from the Viceroy to the Congress and Moslem leaders and the replies thereto. The Viceroy’s letter sets out fully concrete proposals, which
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    Food And Trade Situation In Bohemia
    92 3 —Reuter. Rapidly Becoming W orse Faris, November 6 The foed and trade situation in Bohemia is rapidly becoming worse, according to a Havas dispatch. There is very little bread while sugar and coal are short and farmers are unable to use their tractors owing
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    SECRECY OVER I-BOAT MISHAP
    66 3 —Reuter. During Trials In Bremen Harbour Paris. November 6. It is now revealed that a German Übcat sank in Bremen harbour on January 4 vhile carrying out trials, according to a Havas message from Zurich When the submarine was raised the crew were found to be
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    TWO ADMIRALS DEAD
    52 3 —Reuter. Sir H. Sinclair Sir Percy Douglas London. November 6. The deaths, hive occurred cf Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair and Vice-Admiral Sir H Percy Douglas both of whom served during the Great War. The former was placed on the retired list in 1926 and the latter in
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    “Patriotic Evening" At The Ipoh Club
    392 3 SPLENDID EFFORT OF HARDWORKING COMMITTEE Ipoh. Ihe Patriotic Evening" at the Ipoh Club. held last Saturday night, was voted a complete success, and wa"s a fittine reward for the splendid work done Io Mrs. G. Ogilvie (chairman) and her hard-working Committee, comprising Mrs. H
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      121 3 WAR RISK COVER. 1. The Life Assurance policies issued by The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd., continue to give civilians war risk cover. 2. Civilians who agree N 0 W to pay an additional premium can have policies endorsed to cover war risk whilst on ACTIVE SERVICE in the future as
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    GALILEO AND THE INQUISITION
    3779 4 Reply To Dr. Menons Rotary Address A vigorous reply to the recent address deliveied by Di. N. K. Menon to the Penang Rota ry Club, is contained in the following article published in the latest issue of the Malayan Catholic Leader;” Son our reader, have called
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    NO FLOWERS FOR HITLER
    56 4 This Strand florist was giving away flowers. But none of them will reach Hitler. He has now given strict instructions that no flowers are to b. thrown at him during his tour of Polish territory. The instruction, broadcast from German wireless stations added: “Flowers should be
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    K.L. TO RESUME BROADCASTING
    247 4 Music And News For Asiatic Population Kuala Lumpur IW/JUSIC and international and local news will be broadcast to the Asiatic population of Selangor from the Kuala Lumpur transmitting station from next Tuesday. News broadcasts will be given in Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese and Tamil. The station will
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    Sikhs On Robbery Charge
    341 4 Complainant Found Hanging In House Kuala Lumpur. *T*HE first accused in the Sikh robbery trial at the Selangor Assizes was in the dock for most of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. He pleaded an alibi and said that he knew nothing of the assault on the
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    KAMUNING (PERAK) RUBBER & TIN
    86 4 KAMUNING (PERAK) RUBBER TIN The following information, has r received from the Secretaries n: Company regarding the results 11 past financial year: Final Accounts for the year te 30, 1939, have been approved v Directors and the results, sulj' audit, are in brief: Profit for the year £18,367; ferred to
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    MRS. GOODMAN PRAISES CONVENT EXHIBITION
    1285 5 Fine Organisation And Great Industry PART PROCEEDS OF SALE FOR WAR RELIEF matter what phase of your act v ty I see, there is always the same high standard of achievement, everything is superlatively well done” said Mrs. A. M. Goodman, w fe of the
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    FOOD YEAH FOR CHINESE PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION
    855 5 Chairman’s Review At Annual Meeting decision to donate $5OO to the Main Patriotic Fund was made at th J .tilth annual .general meeting of th t h'.nese Provident Association held tie Chinese Chamber of Commerce yt strrday. lan Chin Kira. the President of iciataon.
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    FILM LECTURE IN ALOR STAR CANCELLED
    39 5 Owing to unforeseen circumstances, the cinematograph film on the activities o. the British and Foreign Bible Society will not be shown on Novem'fr 9 at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College, as formerly announced.
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    Social & Personal
    287 5 Social Personal Mr. M Van Breukelen, Mr. L. Flinter and Madam Chong Yoke Yee have arrived here. Capt. A. S. Woodroffe, F.M.S.V.F., and Second Lieut. D. Farquharson, both of the Third Battalion, have been transferred to the F.M.S.V.F., Reserve of Officers. Miss Fatemah Abdoolcader. the only daughter of The Hon.
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    Chinese Pedestrian Tarred
    72 5 A TARRING incident occurred in Kuala Kangsar Road near the junction of Kimberley Street late on Sunday night, when a Chinese pedestrian was set upon by some compatriots who, after assaulting him, emptied a tin tar on him. The man was lying helpless on the road with
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    FAILED TO FIND JOB IN PENANG
    118 5 Police Supervisee Afraid To Report That he was afraid to *cpcrt after failing to find a job was submitted by a Malay police supervisee, Hashim bin Dahari, who appeared before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penang Middle Court yesterday for failing to report
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    WEDDING AT ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH
    597 5 Mr. G. C. Dudley And Miss A. M. Fowler THE wedding took place yesterday at 5 p.m. at St. George’s Church. P< nan of Mr. Guildford Charles Dudley, Penang representative of Hume Pi x* (Far East) Ltd., and Miss Ann.e Aland Fowler, second daughter of
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    THEFT FROM MARKET STALLS
    131 5 “Bad Hat” Caught In The Act Low Kai Lai who had pleaded guilty to theft of nine cabbag* s belonging to Yee Ah Heng and Tan Ah Eng of Prangin Road market, was yesterday morning sentenced by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penang Middle Court,
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      134 5 There is no bluff about it Maybe you were among them who were unable to gain admission on the first two nights We need not shout its praises Asik those who have seen it “Jungle Love” and “Robin Hood” Box Office records smashed to atoms QUEEN'S 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 An
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    NO HELP TO GERMANY
    515 6 that Hitler’s peace offensive has definitely miscarried, the War can be said to be entering a new phase. Whatever the developments on the field may be —and there are bound to be many surprises on both sides—one thing stands out clearly. The enemy’s ability to carry
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    Around The Town
    81 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA “Indianapolis Speedway” with Ann Sheridan and Pat O’Brien 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA “Zamboanga” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA “Love's Sacrifice” (Chinese talkie) 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ROYAL CINEMA "Decision Divine” (Hindu-Urdi talkie) 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITAL TALKIE “The Lady” (Chinese picture)
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    By The Way
    503 6 Ovid-i The Ladies' Man TTAVE you read Ovid on the Art of Love, a friend asks me. It is a devastating book. Every little feminine variety and folly has been subjected to his humour. 1 think he must have been the first successful man to make fun
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    636 6 Tuesday, Nov. 7. 'T'HE superiority of French planes over the Germans was again demonstrated yesterday when in a vigorous dog-fight, nine French machines attacked a group of 27 German fighters and brought down nine, without losing any plane themselves. jDRITISH planes are no less
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    Perak River In Spate
    122 7 OVERFLOWS BANKS AT Kt ALA KANGSAR Kuala Kangsar. The Perak River at Kuala Kangsar has partially overflowed one of its banks on the town side and stretches of low-lying country has been inundated though not to a great extent. Heavy rains are fairly frequent in the
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    Constructed Electrified Steel Guitar
    164 7 //Ll/1E SCHOOL BOY’S iCHIEFEMENT 'ci Lionel D'Orville, a student of v. i nnaent Trade School, Penang, second m Penang to construct ctiitied steel guitar of his own design. ill be recalled that the first electquitar was construct’d by Mr. Kok Han of Vocn Radio some jnoi'.ths
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    Heavy Rainfall This Year
    71 7 Penadg is again expering another spell of wet ither and the rain which arted yesterday morning at about three o’clock continued intermittently till this morning. The rainfall recorded from that our up to y. 20 this morning was m.m. at the Signal Station. .Although, this year’s
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    FIRST WOMAN IN KEDAH GOVT. OFFICE
    36 7 Penang Candidate Gets Appointment Oh Choon Looi from Penang has pointed stenographer in the Food 1 Office in Alor Star. She is woman to work in a Government .!i Kedah.
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    APPOINTMENT OF HON. MR. S. W. JONES AS COLONIAL SECRETARY
    767 7 Retirement Of Sir Alexander i Small Singapore. A British Official Wireless message notifies that the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to appoint Mr. S. W. Jones, C.M.G., M.C.S., to be Colonial Secretary, Straits
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    VALUABLE EAR-RING TRACED AFTER FOUR MONTHS
    228 7 Road Sweeper Arrested At Pawnshop nnection with the disappearance gold ear-ring studded with diaworth about $450, belonging to Mary Mehta, wife of Dr. H. Mehta, Deputy Medical Officer of the Settlement, Pulau Jerejak, the have effected an arrest of a male 1 named Uleeyan,
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    ALLEGED PURSE-SNATCHER ARRESTED
    265 7 Daylight Theft In Campbell Street An elderly Chinese who went out shopping along Campbell Street at about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon was the victim of a snatch-thief who relieved him of his wailet, containing Sl5. The victim raised the alarm and the culprit, a Chinese, ran into
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    Personnel Of Kedah Tribunal
    83 7 ALLOWANCES TO BE GRANTED TO VOLUNTEERS The personnel of the tribunal appointed to determine the marriage and or separation allowances to be granted to officers and men of the Kedah Volunteer Force is as follows: The Hon. Mr. Justice Kellagher (Chairman). The Hon. Mi. Justice Hanapi.
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    PADI CULTIVATION IN PERAK
    353 7 Resident Offers Employment To 1 4,000 Malays Kuala Kangsar. In keeping with the Government’s stated policy of affording every facility possible to industrious Malay peasants for padi cultivation the Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex, British Resident, Perak, recently issued a statement of policy with regard to padi
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    NEW BUTTERWORTH CHINESE SCHOOL
    33 7 The opening ceremony of the New School Building of the Yeok Keow School, Butterworth, Province Wellesley, will take place at the School at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 12.
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
    54 7 In the annual report of the St. John Ambulance Association published yesterday, the name of Dr. C. H. Yeo (Surgeon, Division IV, (P.H. B.) S.J.A. Biigade) was inadvertently omitted from the members of the Penang Medical Practitioners Society, who have so ably assisted in lecturing and examining
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    PENANG SIKH POLICE & PATRIOTIC FUND
    30 7 PENANG SIKH POLICE PATRIOTIC FUND The Sikh Police, Penang Contingent, have contributed $2OO to the Malaya Patriotic Fund (Penang Branch) and not $2 as erroneously reported in the “Sunday Gazette.”
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    HARI RAYA PUASA IN KEDAH
    29 7 For the Hari Raya Puasa all Government Offices in Kedah will be closed from Monday, November 13, to Friday, November 17, both days inclusive.
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    ALLEGED KNIFE ATTACK
    170 7 Cook In Critical Condition An unnumbered attap-house in a kampong in Batu Ferringhi village was the scene of a stabbing incident at about 4.30 yesterday evening. It is gathered that the unfortunate man, a cook whose name was Chew Ah Kean, was making coffee, when the alleged
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    INDIAN HEMP CHARGE
    60 7 An Indian Mohammedan, Kader bin Mydin Bamah, appeared in the Penang Middle Court before Mr. Lim Koon Teck this morning on a charge of possession of Indian hemp on November 6, in Queen Street. The charge was explained to the accused after which Chief Court Inspector A.
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    51 7 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. March Step Lightly Anders m Overture The Fair Maid Of Perth Hartmann Selection The Shamrock Myddleton Waltz The Southern Breeze Meisslti Intermezzo The Fairy s Rendezvous Lautenschlager Selection The Flying Trapeze Bematzky Fox Trot Love Is Everywhere
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    GREEN & COLLIER LIMITED
    371 8 GREEN COLLIER LIMITED Weekly Rubber Review Singapore. Manufacturers are not now showing much interest, but, on the whole, the demand appears to be strong enough to maintain prices. Last months heavy shipments will probably mean a further reduction in Colony Stocks and we expect the market to retain a steady
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    LEWIS AND PEAT LIMITED
    307 8 Vi eeklv Market Report Singapore. Thursday. PRICES have advanced steadily throughout the week, and although offerings of far forwards have been fairly fiee. sellers of nearby have again been ieserved. New York has been comparatively quiet but London has advanced over a halfpenny and now for
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      KENNEDY & CO’s SHARE LIST
      246 8 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Seller». Perak River 921 971 Sungei Tukang 1.10 1.15 ex MINING. Ampat 5 1| 5 4i Austral Amal 7 7 6 Batu Selangor 1.70 1.75 Burma Malay 23 24 Hong Fatt 102 1.04 Hongkong Tin 21/6 22 Jclapang 31/ 32 Jelebu 1.07£ 1.12£ Kampong
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      A. A. ANTHONY & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      201 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 5/ 5 3 A. Amalgamated 7/ 7/2 Bangrin 23 24 Batu Selangor 1.67} 1.72} Berjuntai 10 6 11 6 Burma Malay 23/ 24 Hitam 42} 45 Hong Fatt 1.00 102 Jelebu 1.05 1 In. K. Kamunting 8 3 8 9 Kampong
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      LEAN & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      256 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers ttelien Ampats 5 5,4} A. Wengs 82} 87} B. Selangors 1.62} 1.70 Hong Fatts 97} 1.02} Jeiebus 97} 1.02} Jelapangs 31 3 32,6 Katus 22 3 23 K. Lanjuts 19 6 20/3 Kuchais 1-70 I.Bocd Kramats 12/3 13 Kamras 17} 2 Kundangs 8/6 9< Laruts
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      SOON THEAM & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      279 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS I* IN Buyers Selim Ampats 5 1; 54 A. Amalgamated 6 9 73 A. H.cams 24 9 25 j Bangrins 23/ 24 Batu Selangors 1.70 1.7 Hong Fatts 1.02 1,<»4 Jelebus 1.07} 1.12 Johans 32 Kamras 17} 1 10 Kamuntings 10 9 lir K. Lanjuts 20
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
      165 8 RUBBER Buyers Seileri Allenbys 1.35 1.42, Ayer Panas 1.45 Bassetts 55 Batu Lintangs 1.12} 1 17} Bcntas 1.10 1.15 Brogas 72} Indragiris 1.45 1 '2. Kempas 2.07} 2.15 Kuala Sidims 2.45 Lunas 1.75 1 82' Malaka Pindas 1.40 1.47 Mentakabs 44 46 Nyalas 82} Pajams 1.92}
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    CHINESE GOLD LOAN
    87 8 —Reuter. Repayments To Be Made Chungking. Nov. 6. The Finance Ministry announces that the four Government banks, the Central Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and the Farmers’ Bank and also their agents abroad have been instructed to start payment from No»
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    MALAY WOMAN FINED
    93 8 Faileil To Notify Child’s Birth Teluk Anson Alleged to have not made a report to the Police of the birth of a still-born child and to have buried it in an unauthorised place, a middle-aged Malay woman named Raia Ah was charged before Che Samsudin bin Itam.
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    ONE CENT IN EXCESS OF FIXED PRICE
    127 8 Shopkeeper Fined For Profiteering Ipoh. Further action against Ipoh shopkeepers under the Food Control Ordinance was taken in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s Court before Mr. P. F.Y. Radcliffe, yesterday. S. K. Mohamed Co., a Mohameddan rice-dealer’s firm at Treacher Street, was fined sH>o
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    MONTHLY DONATION TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    85 8 Generosity Of Ipoh Traffic Branch Ipoh. Perhaps the only Police Department in Perak that collects monthly donations to the Perak Patriotic Ifund is the Ipoh Traffic Branch. Started mainly through the initiative of Che Wan Ibrahim. Assistant Officer-in-charge of Traffic Branch. Ipoh. the “fund" has
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    STABBED CALF WITH SPIKE
    105 8 Magistrate’s Warning To Malay Boy Ipoh. A thirteen-year-old Malay lad, Mohd. Raus, was yesterday produced before Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe, the Ipoh First Magistrate, on a charge of torturing a calf by stabbing it with a spike. The lad pleaded guilty saying the calf strayed on to
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    U.S. ENLARGING EAST COAST BASE
    169 9 $10,000,000 Plan For The Norflok Station Norfolk, Va; Oct. 8. Capt. N. L. Bellinger, commanding officer of the Norfolk Naval Air Station —largest on the East Coast —reveals that $10.000.000 will be spent during the next few years to improve and enlarge the base Capt.
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    THE MAILS
    878 9 IM.AMI GREETINGS TEEEGK.WIS Inland Greetings Telegrams at a fixed rate of 25 cents may be sent from any Postal Telegraph Office in the Malayan Telegraph System for delivery within that system. These telegrams may be sent whenever desired by the public. An Inland Greeting Telegram Sender's form giving
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      1393 9 z '■■'<&& H tfw ||g 7 TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS 13. 13. (J BROADCASTING News In English TRANSMISSION—FIVE. Wl From 6.40 9.35 a.m. (Local Time) GSB 951 Mc/s (31.55 m.) GSE 1188 Mc/s <25.29 m B. B. C. OSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) IRANSMISSION SIX. Transmission 5 6.50 am From 10.00
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      455 9 MELBOURNE VK3ME 9.66 mc/s <31.05 m) NOVEMBER 5 NOVEMBER 18. uany 4.26 7 20 p.m NIROM YDA 6.04 mc/s <49.6 m.) YDB 11.86 mc.s <25.3 m.) PMN 10.26 me s <29.2 m.) YDB 9.65 mc/s (31.20 m.) Y’DC 15.16 mc/s <19.80 m.) I 6.20 a.m. Opening. News reports. 6.28 Gymnastics.
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      Something About Oil Engines
      206 10 JMFODEK.N oil engines are quite j comparable as to wear with petrol engines, but cylinder bore wear used to be slightly greater in the case if the oil engine if no special care were taken to deal with this problem. Now latest types of oil engine
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      WHAT A MOTOR FACTORY BUYS
      158 10 THE immense importance of the British motor industry as a consumer of raw meterials and partly manufactured products and its influence upon employment in many other industries, is shown by some striking figures of recent purchases by one large British factory. The figures have been
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      After Taking Delivery
      1153 10 HOW TO TREAT THE NEW CAR DURING ITS FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES IT will not be long before the owner, or prospective owner, of a new car discovers that there are two conflicting schools of thought on the question of running-in. Well-meaning friends will probably have primed
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      Battery Replenishment Warning
      610 10 DEFERENCE as above to the advisability of conserving electric current by starting from cold by hand—or at least knowing how to «Io so when necessary—may be followed by two hints about lhe replenishment of the battery with distilled water. This process is one of far more importance
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      255 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. «'bartered Bank Building. Penang Tel. 1366. Ocean Building. Collyer Quay. Singapore Tel. 515 L BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings t«» I’nited Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE
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      262 10 P.&O.S.N, COMPANY Mail Passenger And Cargo Services. The P. O. S. N. Company will have 3 cargo steamers loading for the United Kingdom during November. B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. Services. Penang Rangoon and Calcutta weekly. Penang Negapatam, Karikal, Porto Novo, Cuddalore, Pondicherry’, Madras, fortnightly. Apcar Line services for
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND
    1022 11 Penang Contributions Now Total $64,127 'HE haitered Bank of India, Australia China as Treaof the Malaya Patriotic Fund acknowledge receipt he following Penang subscriptions previously ack$63,320.99 November 20.00 ng Mutual Im- Association 100.00 5.00 Woods 3.50 2.00 50.00 jathurai 2.00 .use 1.00 eng 1.00 i Eng 1.00
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    INTER-STATE RUGGER
    97 11 Penang Team To Meet Perak An inter-State rugby match will be played at Western Road between Penang and Perak on Saturday, November 11. Kick-off at 5.00 p.m.— The Penang team will be as follows: A. N. CTHER: G. D. A. LUNDON, J. F. KEAY. J. H. WAGSTAFF, T.
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    PENANG LADIES’ HOCKEY CLUB
    216 11 I Two Practice Games On Thursday The P.L.H.C. is holding two practice games on Thursday. November 9 at 5.20 •p.m. on the Francis Light School ground. The Penang State team will be chosen after the practice. FIRST PRACTICE GAME Whites —Mrs. A. B. Coombs; Mrs. C.
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    TABLE TENNIS AT SUNGEI PATANI
    329 11 Sin Min School Union Tourney Results Sungei Patani. j Fifteen more fixtures were played off in the 1939 Sin Min School Union singles table-tennis tournament for the “Union’s Shield,” while three fixtures were postponed. Quite a good crowd watched the matches, and the most interesting
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    BADMINTON IN TAIPING
    338 11 Draw In Ceylonese Tournament Taiping. Very encouraging entries have been I received for the various events in the badminton tournament organised by the Taiping Ceylon Association, to be played at the Town Hall. Two full days’ (November 19 and 26) are deemed insufficient to complete the tournament,
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    BADMINTON
    148 11 Eclipse B.P. Beat P.H.B. J.S.C. In a return match of 4 doubles and 3 singles played on Saturday at the Bagan Dalam court, the Eclipse B. P. of Butterworth defeated the P.H.B. Junior Service Club by 6 games to 1. The following were the results (Eclipse mentioned first):— Doubles.
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    TAMPERING WITH WATER METER
    227 11 Four Chinese Told “It Does Not Pay" Remarking that it would not pay to tamper with the water meter, Mr. Lim Koon Teck, in the Penang Middle Court yesterday, fined four Chinese, Tan Ah Guan, Low Cheng Lian, Low Hor San and Tan Boon Tau, when
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    PENANG LIBRARY
    20 11 The Penang Library will be closed m Friday, November 10, and on Tuesday, November 14, being public holidays.
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    CREDITABLE HOCKEY WIN FOR IPOH CLUB
    272 11 Sikhs Defeated By Odd Goal In Five Ipoh. rpHE Ipoh Club scored a creditable victory by the odd goal in -five over the Perak Sikhs in a hockey encounter on the Ipoh Club padang yesterday. Despite the sodden condition of the ground, the game
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    HOCKEY
    147 11 P.S.C. vs Teachers The Penang Sports Club will be opposed to the Penang Teachers’ Association at hockey this evening (Tuesday) on the Western Road ground at 5.15 p.m. The following will represent the Sports Club. Club Colours should be worn:— W. G. Colebeck; J. R. McDougal and S. V.
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    PENANG CHIN WOO
    78 11 Win At Badminton And Table-Tennis On Saturday last at 3.30 p.m., at the Chin Woo court, The Penang Chin Woo beat the "813’’ in a friendly badminton match by 5 games to 2. On the same night, at 8 p.m., .at the Chin Woo premises, The Penang
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    BASKET-BALL
    53 11 White Horse Beat Chung Wah Soo Kwong The White Horse” beat the "Chung Wah Soo Kwong” in a basket-ball match at the “Li Teik’’ (sth) School grounds on Sunday by 23 —11. Mr. Lee Hoong Kwang refereed. The scores of the four quarters were 5 —2, 4—5, 10 —4
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    P.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    75 11 Fixtures For The Week The following are fixtures in the P.R.C. tennis tournament for the week:— TO-DAY Men’s Singles Handicap: —4O E. C. Valberg vs. —30.2 Dr. N. H. Perera (Unfinished tie). TO-MORROW Men’s Singles Handicap: —30.4 S. T. Stewart vs. —15.2 Dr. S. Oehlers. FIXTURPZS BOR
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    SOCCER
    52 11 Olympians Win Again In an interesting football match played on the Francis Light School ground on Sunday evening, the Olympian Youngsters trounced the Hooligian Rangers by five goals to one. Ariffin, Latiff. Thean Seng, Joo Teik, Cheang Keng scored for the Olympians and Ahmad for the Rangers. Mr. Appiah
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    Happy Sal Does Best Gallop Of The Morning
    480 12 Fast Work At Spore Race Track QUEEN’S STAR IN TIP TOP CONDITION Singapore. Today. rpiHS morning saw a number of horses, holding engagements for the Singapore Turf Club’s inter Meeting, which starts on Saturday, put through their paces. Despite torrential rain yesterday,
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    GERMAN PLANES OVER BELGIUM
    46 12 i.—Reuter. Ambassador In Berlin To Protest Brussels, November 6 The Belgian Ambassador in Berlin has been instructed to protest to the Reich following the flight of German aeroplanes over Belgium yesterday. The Belgian observation service has definitely identified the machines as German.—Reuter.
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    INTER-STATE RUGGER
    151 12 Selangor To Meet Johore Kuala Lumpur. In their fourth inter-State match on the Padang—the, fifth, including the last encounter against Perak at Ipoh—on Saturday November 11, Selangor, will meet Johore in a friendly rugger match. As usual, several changes have been affected in the home team, which will
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    KEDAH PREPARES FOR FESTIVAL
    114 12 New Cinemas To Be Opened (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. Cineniagoers of Gurun and Kuala Kedah (two flourishing towns of North Kedah) who have had, hitherto, to go to Sungei Patani and Alor Star for their cinema entertainment, wilt soon be favoured with cinema halls
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    Britain’s Naval Chief
    230 12 Superb Fleet At Command Of Sir Dudley Pound BRITAIN’S success in war has nearly always been due, in the last resort, to the overwhelming power of her Navy. Today Britain’s Navy is still th e strongest in the world. At the head of this vast organisation is
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    TRAWLER SKIPPER’S DARING EXPLOIT Drifting Mine Rendered Harmless
    83 12 -8.0. W. Rugby. November 6. A daring exploit is recorded ot an East Coast trawler skipper. Leo Romyn. whose house was threatened with damage by the explosion of a drifting mine for the second time wit ban a week. Romyn swam out
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    EXPEDITIONARY FORCES FROM THE DOMINIONS
    777 12 Rugby, November 7. The Dominions whose Min isters are participating in discussions in London are contribu ting to the Allied war effort at sea, on land and in the air as w ell as in the economic field. —BOW All their resources of ships and
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    Future Constitution Of India
    193 12 Reuter. MR. GANDHI’S PROPOSAL Wardha, November 7. Mr. Gandhi, in a statement issued today. urged the election of a constituent assembly to frame the constitution for the future Government of India. He declared that to represent the demands of Congress as being ot a totalitarian nature
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    “BURGOMASTER MAX"
    107 12 —8.0. W. London Press Tribute Rugby-, November 7. Regret is expressed in the evening newspapers at the death in Brussels yesterday of Burgomaster Max following an attack of bronchial pneumonia and Max’s courageous services to his own country in the last war are recalled in much detail. Max,
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    SIR A. CLARK-KERR
    65 12 —Reuter. Attends Reception By Chinese Students Chungking. Nov. 3 Sir Archibald Kerr Clark-Kerr. British Ambassador to China, was the guest of honour at a tea reception here this afternoon given by the Sino-British Returned Students Association.—Chinese Centra! News. ANOTHER PUPPET GOVERNMENT Hankow, November 6. A. Japanese-sponsored Government
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    U.S. POLICY CRITICISED IN GERMANY
    67 12 Reuter. BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT AT REPEAL Berlin. November 6 Most newspapers reflect the Government’s bitter disappointment at the repeal of the arms embargo. The Kcobachter writes “Nobody in America denies that the change in the American neutrality policy is advantageous only to the democracies.” D r
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    BREAD SHORTAGE IN AUSTRIA
    51 12 —Remer. Conditions In Hungary Contrasted Budapest. November 6 Posters have eopeared in the street> o* Vienna, depicting a German soldier holdin- a single piece of tread and a Hungarian girl with a basket full of loaves. The slogan underneath reads. How long can we endure this?”
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    AUSTRALIAN ARMY
    51 12 Reutei. Reorganisation On Lines Of British System Melbourne. November 6 Brigadier Street. Minister of Defence, announces that Australia is to reorganise her infantry on the lines of the new system adopted by the British infantry, instituting tr.-sectional platoons equipped with light machine-guns and forming threes instead of fours.
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    ENTRANCE TO THE BALTIC
    68 12 -Reuter. irtually Closed By German .Mines Stockholm, November 7. Entrance to the Baltic has been virtually closed by the extension of the German minefield off Falsterbo. This has caused consternation among Swedish shipowners for the depth of unmined waters is stated to be only sufficient for
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    U.S. SHIPS TO CHANGE REGISTRY
    56 12 —Reuter. To Continue Service To Europe New York, November 6. So that shipping operations can be continued between America and Europe despite the neutrality ban, the United States line is reported to be ready to ask the Maritime Commission to transfer nine of its eleven
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    MR. V. A. L. MALLET
    50 12 -BOW. New British Minister At Stockholm Rugby. Nov. 5. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. V. A. L. Mallet. Counsellor at the British Embassy at Washington, to be His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenipotentiary at Stockholm, succeeding Sir E. Monson. —8.0. W.
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    MARKET PRICES
    62 12 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER '> TIN: Penang Business done Buyers, n Singapore 1 RUBBER: Penang (Spot) Singapore (Spot* COPRA: Sundried Black Pepper TAPIOCA: Medium Fair Seed RICE: lbs. Indian Parboiled 133 Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 No. 2 $".40 Rangoon White No. 1 l l Rangoon White No. 2 $6 Local
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