Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 November 1939

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1533 PUBLISHED DUH v>. 2sa. Vol. xcvn. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    BRITISH PILOTS’ TRIUMPH OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
    475 1 Seven Enemy Planes Brought Down SIX ON ALLIED LINES < ar > Details Of Yesterday’s Air Battles Ruzby. November 24. The Air Ministry has just announced: ’’Seven enemy aircraft were shot down yesterday by the R.A.F. in France. Six were brought down on the Allied
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    LATEST GERMAN SAVAGERY
    173 1 -8.0. W Condemnation Oi Magnetic Mine Rugby, Nev. -3Reference to Germany’s cv was made in a broadcast speect night by the Chancellor of the “You have been reading ir ur newspaper of this latest abomination German savagery —the magnetic mine i Uy deposited in the channels o
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    THE KING AND QUEEN
    92 1 ■—B.O.W. Back In London From Sandringham Rugby’, November 24. The King and Queen returned to London today' after six days stay at Sandringham. The King has spent most of his holiday' shooting and nearly' every day the Queen joined the party for lunch on some part
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    BRITISH TROOPS AT RUGGER
    78 1 .—Reuter. London, Nov. 21. The first game of rugby football between B.E.F. teams will be played on Saturday in a town behind the lines on local ground, says Reuter’s special <or respondent with the B.E.F. The opponents are the Army Service Corps and the Directorate of
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    HIGHER WAGES FOR ULSTER WORKERS
    76 1 BOW. Holiday Scheme Also 1 o Be Enforced Rugby, November 24. News of the further advance in labour conditions resulting from peaceful joint negotiation comes from Ulster where another 20.000 linen workers are to receive increases of wages amounting to four shillings a week for
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    Japanese Resume Offensive
    74 1 Reuter. Chungking, Nov. 24. Japanese forces on the Kwangsi border have resumed their offensive in the direction of Nanning with the intention of cutting off China’s highway communications with French IndoChina, according to Chinese circles here. The latest Chinese despatch reports heavy fighting near Tatang south of
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    Went To Receive Peace Proposals, Kidnapped
    669 1 TRUTH BEHIND DUTCH FRONTIER INCIDENT London, Nov. 24. A semi-official report of the Venlo incident issued in the Hague says that the two Englishmen concerned had produced authority to show that they had permission to get into contact with Germans to study the possibility
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    Big Drop In Jewish Population In Germany
    93 1 —Reuter. Amsterdam, Nov. 24. Tiic number of Jews in Germany and the Sudeiitenland excluding' these in Austria, Poland and Czechoslovakia has dropped from 500,(XX) in 1c)33l c )33 to 185,(XX) on ()ctober 1 this year, according to a report by the Reich Association
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    Premier Will Not Consent
    71 1 —Reuter. Rugby, Nov. 23. Replying to a suggestion made in the Commons today that German prisoners might be placed on British ships as a deterrent to Germany’s illegal marine policy, the Prime Minister said: “No, sir. Such action would be contrary to the convention governing the
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    New Zealand Troops
    105 1 -BOW. PREMIER’S TRIBUTE L\ COMMONS Rugby, November 21. The Prime Minister refeiring in the Commons today to the reported despatch of the first echelon of the New Zealand military force for service overseas when transport is available, said that steps are being taken to call up the
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    Real Story Of "Ark Royal’s" Escape
    250 2 —Reuter. BOMB EXPLODES FEW FEET AWAY Aircraft Carrier Heels Over f/OH GERMAN PILOT WAS MISTAKEN London, November 23. The “real story” of the escape of the “Ark Royal” when a 500-pound bomb from a German plane exploded near the ship on September 26 was
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    CONTRABAND CONTROL
    152 2 —Reuter. Working Well With All Possible Speed London, Nov. 23. With reference to the Dutch Government's criticisms of the British contraband control. Reuter learns from an authoritative .source that the contraband service is working with all possible speed. The British government is quite as anxious as neutrals to
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    PLANNING FUTURE STRATEGY
    45 2 —Reuter Hitler Consults His W ar Chiefs London, November 23. Herr Hitler today has an extensive discussion with General Von Brauchitch. Admiral Van Raeder and Marshal Goering according to the German wireless which says that the Fuehrer gave instructions regarding future strategy.—Reuter
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    NEW RUMANIAN MINISTRY
    207 2 —Reuter. Formed By Ex-Premier Tatarescu Bucharest. Nov. 23 The former Premier. M. Tatarescu. has formed a new Government. —Reuter. CABINET RESIGNS Bucharest. November 23. The Cabinet has resigned. It is believed that General Argentoianu may be requested to form a new government. —Reuter. RUMANIAN TRADE MINISTER RESIGNS
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    GERMANS IN LATVIA
    52 2 —Reuter. Over 30.000 People Repatriated Berlin, November 23. Over thirty thousand people have left Latvia for repatriation to Germany, according to a Riga telegram received by the German News Agency. This means that over half of the German minority in Latvia have left their homes, it is
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    MINE WARFARE TO BE INTENSIFIED
    929 2 Amsterdam, Nov. 23. “We shall answer Britain's latest measures with intensified mine warfare,” neutral correspondents in Berlin were told. “Germany will lay mines off the British coast. She regards herself perfectly entitled to do so without a breach of international law. “It is true that
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    CLOTHES & SUPPLIES
    44 2 CLOTHES SUPPLIES —Reuter. £8,615.000 Orders Placed London, November 23. The Ministry of Supply announces that during the week ended November 14, orders valued at £8.615.000 were placed with firms supplying clothing, equipment, stores, et cetera. Over four hundred new firms become new contractors. —Reuter.
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    ACTIVE SUPPORT FOR CHINA URGED
    160 2 London, Nov. 23. In a letter to the Manchester Guardian Mr. E. R. Hughes, Reader in Chinese at Oxford, emphasises that the Far East is one place where the plain identity of interests between the Soviet, Britain and France exists due to the absolute incompatibility
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    U.S. Ambassador Called Home
    45 2 London, Nov. 24. It is officially announced that the United States Ambassador in London has been called home for consultation with the State Department. He plans to leave by the ‘‘American Clipper” from Lisbon on December 3, returning shortly after Christmas.
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    Door Open For Settlement With Britain
    52 2 .—REUTER. INDIAN CONGRESS RESOLUTION ALLAHABAD, NOV. 23. THE CONGRESS WORKING COMMITTEE H ADOPTED A RESOLUTION LEAVING THE DOOR Op FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE BRITIS H GOVERNMENT. THE RESOLUTION SAYS THAT THE COMMIT?! P WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL MEANS TO ARKD AT AN
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    LATEST VICTIMS OF GERMAN MINES
    308 2 .—Reuter. Greek Ship And French Trawler Rugby, November 23. The Greek ship, Elena, bound from the River Plate to Antwerp with a cargo of grain, is the latest neutral victim of German mines. Within an hour of the explosion she had disappeared. A South Coast
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    N.Z. OVERSEAS FORCE
    130 2 —Reuter. First Part To Embark Soon London, November 23. In the House of Commons. Mr. Chamberlain stated that he had seen a statement intimating that the first echelon of the New Zealand military force for overseas which had undergone intensive training would embark after completing training in
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    EARTHQUAKE IN ANATOLIA
    49 2 —Reuter. Very Serious Damage Caused Istanbul, November 23. Very serious damage was caused by a violent earthquake in many districts of Anatolia intermittently during the past twenty-four hours. Hitherto eighteen are reported killed and many injured. Dozens are still buried under the debris. Communications are disrupted.—Reuter.
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    LATEST GERMAN LIES
    135 2 8.0. W. Untrue Reports Abon: British Battleships Rugby, Novembt 21 A curious feature of the rec* paganda broadcast from Germ..- 3 the attribution to the New Yor> of reports to the effect that t! tish battleships. Hood, Repul.-f j Renown, were being sent to for repair, it
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    LATEST U-BOAT VICTIMS
    135 2 —Reuter. Three British Ships Sunk London, November 23 Three more British steamers totalling 4.132 tons were sunk by submarines. The largest., a Hull boat, “Geraldus,' 2.494 tons, was sunk off the East Coast but the whole crew of 26 were picked up by a British warship. The
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    BRITISH BOMBERS FOR RUMANIA
    115 2 —8.0. W. 36 Blenheims Flown To Bucharest Rugby, November 23. The Air Ministry states that it is now possible to reveal that during the past few weeks 36 Blenheim bomber aircraft were delivered by air from Britain to Rumania. All have arrived in Bucharest. About a
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    GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR
    73 2 —Reuter. Not To Be Put I ruler Guard On Ships London, November In the House of Commons, a.-■** a consider the advisability of ft German prisoners of war under rr.m on British ships as a deterrent to r many’s illegal marine polio? Chamberlain replied: “No. Such
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    ONLY GERMAN PLANE OVER LONDON
    44 2 Shot Down By K.A.I. Fighters London. N» Statements were recently broa German stations that German cruised unmolested over Lorn Air Ministry' announces that German aircraft flew in the London. It was shot down by and the crew made prisoners
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    54 2 —Reuter. Rails And In<luslriab Improve London. > ’> On the Stock Exchange, honi and South American rails sharp ed on persistent demand H 1’ investors. Gilt-edged was <ll dustrials advanced on increas t shortly prior to the close of traa Cotton reacted sharply on pi"- 1 after yesterday’s
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      141 2 IF YOUR BREATH HAS A SMELL YOU CAN’T FEEL WELL L nless 2 pints of bile juice flow from our liver into our bowels every day, our movements Ret hard and constipated and our food decays unnaturally in our 28 feet of bowels. This decay sends poison all over our
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    "WE CANNOT DOUBT THAT OUR CAUSE WILL PREVAIL"
    277 3 —Reuter. KING’S STIRRING SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT (i My Peoples Have Dedicated Themselves To The London, Nov. 23 The King’s speech on the prorogation of Parliament says “The shadow of war has once more fallen over Europe. Despite the efforts of my Government
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    ALLIED REPRISAL WILL HIT NAZI BARTER SYSTEM
    582 3 Neutral Traders To Receive Sympathetic Consideration f Paris, Nov. 23 l.e ExceLsior explains how the new Franco-British economic measures will hit the Nazi barter system. Il says that by barter Germany procures raw materials and foreign exchange. For example. Germany obtained minerals from
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    Germans Blame Britain For Indiscriminate Mine-Laying
    662 3 PRESENCE OF BRITISH WARSHIPS ON SHIPPING ROUTES Berlin, Nov. 23. Replying to the British content:» that German methods of naval warfare are contrary to international warfare, the Official News .V;t!irv says, “The British have not only organised their own and neutral ships in c<envoys
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    Surat Perkhabaran Melayu
    523 3 Yens In Malay November 22, 1939. It 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 news bulletins will
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    THE HAPSBURGS
    37 3 —8.0. W. Rugby, November 23. In a Commons answer, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs stated that the question of the restoration of the Hapsburg monarchy had not been discussed with the French Government. —8.0. W.
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    Outbreak Of Epidemics In Warsaw
    72 3 .—Reuter. ADMISSION BY GERMAN OFFICER London Nov 23. The fact that epidemics of typhoid, dysentery and other diseases have broken out in Warsaw Is admitted Ly a German medical officer interviewed by the German Radio. The officer who was stated to be in charge of
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    Over 1,700 Slaughtered In Bohemia
    86 3 —Reuter. NAZI METHODS OF REPRESSION Budapest, Nov. 23. The total dead in Bohemia and Moravia as a result of police and S.S. repression of national demonstrations in recent weeks is over 1,700, according to reports reaching here from an official German source which adds that
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    A.A. Guns Open Fire On Essex Coast
    183 3 ONE ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN London, Nov. 23 Anti-aircraft guns opened fire on the Essex coast late on Wednesday and at one point intensive machine-gun fire above the clouds was heard. The Air Ministry announcement seated that an air raid warning was sounded
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      268 3 HEARLy BREAKS UP f/inouifh Night Starvation WRONG WITH C GEORGE? HE'S I YOU CHAPS 1 I FVFM I BEEN LIKE DEATH 1 HAD BETTER GET I ROT. OLD BOY. X WAKE TIREIL^yes7 1 FOR WEEKS- I I SOMEONE ELSE IN I YOU USED TO I YOU SLEEP I.MYPiArr idmiyl BE
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    CAPT. FAIRBAIRN GUILTY OF WRONGFUL DEFAULT
    4027 4 ‘"Sirdhana’’ Inquiry Concludes MASTER’S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED FOR ONE YEAR Singapore. AS mentioned in our issue of yesterday, (apt. Fairbairn, Master of the “Sirdhana” was found guilty of wrongful default by the court at the conclusion of the inquiry and suspended his Master’s Certificate for
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    Claim Over Property JUDGMENT ENTERED FOR LANDED PROPRIETOR
    1242 5 That certain property comprised in Lots 133<2) T.S. XXI North East Dis- 1 trict Penang, including 69 Pitt Street, i Penang, be conveyed to him was a 1 claim made by Koona Mena Mohamed 1 Kassim Rowther in the Supreme Court yesterday
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    THREE MONTHS FOR CLOTHES THIEF
    63 5 Sentence of three months’ rigorous im nrisonment was passed by Mr. Lin» Koon Teck in the Penang Middle Court on Tan Seng, who pleaded gu Ity to theft of clothings. valuer $29. belonging to Mr. L. Robless in a house in Anson Road. The accused
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    PENANG'S NEW AMUSEMENT PARK OPENS NEXT MONTH
    408 5 Theatres Include Modern Talkie Halt TO BE OPERATED BY SH4WBROTHERS II H the opening of the new amusement park situated in Hutton Lane opposite the former premises of the Old Frees’ Association in the middle of next month Penang will have the distinction
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    SIX MONTHS FOR TRESPASSER
    149 5 Previous Conviction For Theft Of $lOO Six months’ rigorous imprisonment was the sentence imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penan? Middle Court yesterday on a Chinese Tan Ah Tow, who pleaded guilty’ to a amended charge of house trespass under Section 448 of the
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    ON HONEYMOON TOUR
    189 5 Sarawak’s Raja Muda In Penang Mr. A. W. Brooke, the Raja Muda of Sarawak, accompanied by his w’ife, arrived here from Rangoon after their wedding on November 14, and are at present staying at the Runnymede Hotel, Penang. They are in Penang on their honeymoon tour and
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    Woman Says She Found Accused In Her Bed
    568 5 Intent To Outrage Modesty Alleged 4 CHINESE postman, Cheong Ah Soo, stood his trial before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penang Middle Court y’esterday. on a charge that he, on November 6, did enter house No. 679 Dato Kramat Road, with
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    LOCAL PRIESTS JUBILANT
    136 5 Abbot Released By Japanese Buddhist priests in Penang were jubilant following the receipt cf a, cablegram from Shanghai yesterday stating that the Rev. Wan Eng. Abbot of the Kek Lok Si Chinese Temple in Ayer I tarn, has been released after having been captured by Japanese agents
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    TRESPASSED TO GET FRUIT
    154 5 Chinese Youth Fined Charged with criminal trespass by entering the backyard of Messrs. Pritchards Co., about 6.30 p.m. on November 22, a Chinese youth. Cheang Ah Cheen. employed as an apprentice to a carpenter, pleaded before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penang Middle Court yesterday’
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    GIRL’S DEATH BY HANGING
    89 5 A verdict of death by hanging was returned by H. H. Turku Abdul Rahman, the First Magistrate, Kulim. at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of a Chinese girl of 13 years, who was found hanging from a rubber tree at Bukit Silingsin, Junjong.
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    Social & Personal
    368 5 Social Personal The Lord Bishop of Singapore is to• visit Seremban on Sunday, Dec. 10, for confirmation. 4$ Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jeff of Seremban have gone to Cameron Highlands for a short holiday. 4?* The Lord Bishop of Singapore will speak at the annual prize-giving of St. Mary’s School,
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    1940 F.M.S. BUDGET ESTIMATES PASSED
    225 5 Revenue And Expenditure Raised Th? 1940 Budget Estimates were passed yesterday morning when the Federal Council reassembled. There were certain amendments The total Revenue under “Federal” has been increased from $38,187,960 to $38,294,920. the grand total revenue now being $33,477,951. an increase of $106,964. The
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      53 5 TODAY THE BIG DAY a» k.,.,i, win 1.,,,i r„ majestic 3 SHOWS TODAY at 3.00; 6.15 9.30 p.m. 3.00 P.M MATINEES AT REDUCED PRICES 15; 30 50 CENTS The Most Exciting Picture of the Most Famous Outlaw that ever Lived! JESSE JAMES in Technicolor starring TYRONE POWER HENRY FONDA NANCY
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      54 5 QUEEN'S 6J5 TCMGHT 9.30 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3 P.M. Reduced Prices Downstairs 15, 30 50 cents. Re-Issue Brand New Print “ALL QUIET GL\ THE WESTERN FRONT’’ NOTE —Free Lists Suspended MATINEE TODAY AT 3 P.AL “MIKADO” (Technicolor) Prices Downstairs 15 30 cents. NEXT CHANGE ANNABELLA ROBERT YOUNG in “BRIDAL SI
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    A VALUABLE ALLY
    516 6 'TUIEIR pact of mutual assis- tance with Turkey has given Britain and France an ally whose value cannot be overestimated. The alliance has been hailed as a defeat for German diplomacy. That is a matter for legitimate pride; for the Allies, if for the first time in
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    Around The Town
    63 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA “All Quiet On The Western Front.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Jesse Janies” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITAL TALKIE “Mikado.” LIBERTY TALKIE Chinese Silent Picture. WEMBLEY PARK Nooran Opera, Cantonese Opera. Fl N FROLIC Cantonese Opera, Teochew Opera and Shanghai Opera. WEMBLEY’ CABARET Dancing
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    By The Way
    471 6 Inferior German Army officers who served in the Great War say that the German Army of the Third Reich, are greatly inferior to the magnificent fighting machine the Kaiser had in 1914, according to John Elliott, the Paris correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune, now with
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    740 6 Friday, Nov. 24. I> A.F. planes which have been so successful in France claimed another seven victims on the Western front yesterday. Official reports confirm that four twinengined Dornier bombers were shot down while three more are also believed to have been destroyed behind
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      Hitler Under Satanic Influence
      848 7 To The Editor, “Pinar.g Gazette”) Sii. Hitler’s ruthlessness and cruelty can be traced to the early training appears to have had and he acts on th. mctto that “The end justifies the I i < quest y< r. to kindly pub--1-1 the enclosed cutting from an
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    Malaya's Great Economic Contribution To The War
    897 7 hv Mobilisation Has Been Deferred HIGH COMMISSIONER REPLIES TO FEDERAL COUNCIL QUESTIONS Kuala Lumpur. “I submit that in refraining from calling up the Volunteers, the G.0.C., Malaya, and the Government of the Federation have already shown understanding of the value of Malaya as
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    HOUSING THE POORER CLASSES IN THE F.M.S.
    462 7 Mr. Arhnlhnolt Pleads For Subsidy Government of the question of »idising housing tor the poorer classes leas itrtied bv th Hon. Mr. A. Irbuthnott, speaking on the adjournment of the “I would like to refer for a moment to neeting of this Council
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    DEPOT FOR RED CROSS SEWING
    122 7 A room in the centre of the town, for the making of Red Cross requirements for despatch to England. is now, through the courtesy of Mr. Millar of the Chartered Bank, available. This is on the third floor of the Chartered Bank buildings, with entrance
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    CONVENT GIRLS SCORE WITH BALFE'S "BOHEMIAN GIRL"
    535 7 REMARKABLY GOOD SINGING The large and representative audience which patronised “The Bohemian Girl,” presented by the Cambridge pupils of the Penang Convent yesterday evening in aid of charity, had a pleasant surprise. For schoolgirls, it was a very ambitious undertaking, but it was
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    BLOCK OF SHOP HOUSES GUTTED One Hundred
    304 7 Homeless Damage (her 820,000 Kuala Kangsar. Damage estimated at between $20,000 and $30,000 was caused by a, fire which completely gutted a row of shop houses, eleven in number, at Manong, a village about 16 miles \from Kuala Kangsar, in the early hours
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    Beach Street Shop Tarred
    109 7 Chop Toh Sin, No. 113. Beach Street, adjoining the Central Fire Brigade, was tarred in the early hours of this morning. The shop, a general goods store, which dealt largely in crockery had its signboard sprayed with liquid tar. The five-foot-way was also badly soiled. Another
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      426 7 MO I HERS-TO-BE WHO HAVE HEARTBURN Should Read This Nurse's Letter Here is something of real interest to those mothers-to-be who are suffering with indigestion in one or another of its various forms: flatulence, heartburn, sickness or acidity. Today it is no longer necessary to endure this penalty. Relief can
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    Echo Of Big Gambling Raid
    584 8 THREE CHINESE FINED Ipoh. There was an echo of the big gambling case recently in which 32 persons were arrested in the Slew Sai Yoon Club in Theatre Street, when, in the Ipoh First Magistrates Court, before Mr. P. F- Y Radcliffe, Lee Yoke. Wai
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    INCREASE IN IMPORTS
    222 8 Consumption Of Crude Rubber In U.S. Consumption of crude rubber by manu facturers in the United States during th< month of September. 1939 is estimated t< be 50.150 long tons, which compares ,vit‘ 50.481 long tons during August. 1939 September consumption shows s decrease of less than
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      KENNEDY & CO's SHARE LIST
      296 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.50 1.57| Batu Lintang 1-20 1 2a Benta 1.12 J l.T7| Broga 80 82A Bukit Kat 11 87£ 92A Connemara 1-45 1.50 Glenealy 1.47£ 1.55 Haytor &5 90 Indragiri 1.52 J 157 i Jimah 1.32 J 1.40 Jeram Kuantan 87£ 92A Kedah
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
      275 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.50 1.57} Ayer Panas 147} 1.55 Bassetts 57} 60 Batu Lintangs 1.20 125 Bentas 115 1.20 Borellts 152} 1.60 Brogas 77} 80 Indragiris 1.52} I.s<i Kempas 2.25 2.35 Kuala Sidims 2.60 2.70 Lunas 1.87} 1.97} M. Pindas 1-52} 1.6 G Mentakabs 47
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO's QUOTATIONS
      225 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS Hu vers Sellers Ampat 4 9 5/ Austral Amalgamated 6 9 7 Ayer Weng 82} 87} Bangrin 23/0 24/0 Batu Selangor 1.70 175 Burma Malay 23/ 24 Hitam 44 46} Hong Fatt 104 1.06 Jelebu 1.00 1.05 K. Kamunting 8/3 8/9 Kampong Lanjut 21 3 22/
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      SOON THEAM & CO's QUOTATIONS
      319 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 10} 51} A. Amalgamated 6’6 7/ A. Hitam 24 6 25 Bex Bangrins 22 9 23 9 Batu Selangors 1-70 1.73 Hong Fatts 103 1.05 Jelebus 100 1.04 ex Johans 31j 33} Kamras 19 2 Kamuntings 10/9 11 6c K. Lanjuts
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      LEAN & CO's QUOTATIONS
      185 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Birer.. A. Amalgamateds 6 7, 1 ;rs B. Selangors 1.67 Hong Fatts 1.02 t Jelebus 1,00 Johans 31 Jelapangs 32 6 t Kundangs 9 K. Kampars 14, P K. Lanjuts 21/3 Kramats 12/6 Laruts 6/3 Lukuts 87} 92‘xd Mambtui 55 60 Pangnga Rivers 7/6 Pungahs 21
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    AIR RAID ALARMS IN NORTH FRANCE
    28 8 —Reuter. Paris, November 23. Two air raid warnings were sounded in Northern France between 11 am. and midday. No incidents were reported.—Reuter.
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    KUCHAI TIN LIMITED
    366 8 Directors’ Report FOLLOWING is the Directors’ report of Kuchai Tin Ltd., for the year ended Sept. 30, 1939, to be presented at the fifth annual general meeting at Singapore today: ACCOUNTS. The Profit for the year was $223,596.31 which with the amount brought forward from last year
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    ANTAGONISM TO VON RIBBENTROP
    530 9 Rising Feeling In Germany Rome, Oct. 26. The newspapers report that German opinion is rising more and more against von Ribbentrop. Minister of Foreign Affairs, whose political position is becoming uncertain. The Ger- man Army and Navy are said to have many reproaches to bring against
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    THE MAILS
    679 9 1 CHRISTMAS AND NEW Y’EAR MAILS Under present conditions the Post Office is unable to give definite information concerning the latest dates up to which correspondence may be posted in this country for delivery at destination by Christmas or New Year. It is likely, however, that mails for
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    REVISED FEDERAL ESTIMATES FOR 1940
    601 9 Recommendations Of Select Committee Tabled The report of the select Committee on the 1940 Estimates was laid before the Federal Council yesterday when the Budget meeting was resumed. The Committee having considered the draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure recommends the following alterations to the
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    STRICT EUROPEAN CENSORSHIP
    322 9 Different Methods By Different Powers London, Oct. 18. Censorship in Europe is on a more stringent war-time basis in England and Fiance than in Germany. Some type of censorship exists in almost every European capital, but in both Lcndon and Paris it has been put on a
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    THE PACIFIC AIR MAIL
    238 9 Payment To Pan-American Airways New York. Pan American Airways System announced that the Civil Aeronautics Authority had just granted it a new scale of payments for the transportation of United States air mail on the trans-Pacific route between the United States, Hawaii, the Philippines and China,
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      1381 9 r *i x«BSB®WWM > < 1 WiSii TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS B. B. C. BROADCASTING transmission—five. News In English From 6.40 9.35 a.m. GSB 951 Mc/s (31.55 m.) (Local Time) GSE 1188 Mc/s (25.29 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 in.) K 15 C TRANSMISSION—SIX. Transmission 5 6.50 a.m. From 10.00 11.50
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      227 9 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.3 m.i AM. 730 Light Music. 7.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin 'Rebroadcast). 8.10 Close Down, (approx.) P.M. 6.00 Chinese Music. 6.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin 'Re1 «.cadcast?. 7.10 Indian Music, (approx.) 7.50 Malay Music. 830 Musical Interlude. 8.35 BB C. News summary (Rcbroadcast). 9.00
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      22 9 TIDE TABLE fIGH LOW TODAY 0.47 a.m. 5.12 a.m. 1.10 p.m. 5.03 p.m. TOMORROW 1.29 a.m. 5.48 a.m. 1.46 p.m. 5.45 p.m.
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    GOSSIP ABOUT LAND GIRL "GOINGS" ON
    342 10 London. a landgirl be allowed out in the black-out? Should somebody call at the place where she is billetted to see she is indoors by nine? “Gossip” and “goings-on” were mentioned recently at Glamorgan Agricultural Committee’s meeting at Cardiff. Mr. J. A. Davidson, the
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    Sweep! Sweep!
    131 10 Covered with soot, Alexander Conway, aged 27, of Bournemouth, climbed a wall at Dorchster Prison Dorset, where he had been cleaning a chimney of the governor’s house and escaped. He was seen on a bicycle, but outside the town ran into a flock of sheep. As he could
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    Baby’s Pennies Paid Fine
    72 10 A father told Yeovil magistrates that he had to “raid” his baby’s moneybox before coming to court. He was James Carson, an aircraft worker, of Stone-lane, summoned for a lighting offence. Fined 55., Carson counted out 60 pennies saying, “I have had to take it from
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    Piano Annie Is The Army’s Girl
    563 10 Sussex. W7HEELING round the terrace skirting the lily-pond, the men of “A” Company marched to church parade and concert on the lawn of the mansion at which they are billeted. Gleanings From The Latest Home Mail HYMNS OR JAZZ THEY SIMPLY MUST SING “B,”
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    "Bombed" At Wedding
    79 10 INLYING OFFICER ROBERT E. JAY was “bombed” after his u eilding at Maidstone, Kent. But the “ammunition’' was only confetti. He and his bride. Miss Hilda Hirrison, were leaving the church when a Hight of planes dipped in salute. One of the machines swooped and dropped bags
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    Kept Diary As He Died
    158 10 London. AS he died from exhaust gas poisoning, a Leicester builder wore his gas mask and made notes. The builder, Francis Thomas Smith, aged 59, was found dead in his car at Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicester. The village constable's wife, it was stated at the inquest recently,
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    Baby Lives In Colton Wool
    56 10 A 30-oz. baby girl born some days ago at Westerleigh, near Bristol, has survived transfer to a children’s hospital at Bristol. The child is kept wrapped in cotton wool and is fed with a “dripper,” like a fountain pen filler. Both the mother. Mrs. Horton,
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    She Gan Keep 129 Tins Of. Petrol
    338 10 London. petrol storers were fined and in two cases the stores were 1 confiscated. The third offender, described at Beaconsfield Police Court as a “woman of some repute,” was allowed to keep her supply. She was Mrs. Charlotte Emily’ Oppen- i heimer, of
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    HIDE UNDER DESKS IS SCHOOL A.R.P.
    171 10 London. When Eggar's Grammar School, Alton, Hampshire, “broke up” for the summer holidays parents received a circular from the headmaster, the Rev, C. W. Wheatley. It said the County Council, which controls the school, did not consider it vulnerable and there would be no
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    Decree For Lady (Katrine) West
    46 10 Mr. Justice Hodson, in the Divorce Court granted a decree nisi, with costs, to Lady (Katrine Mary) West, giving an address at Westbourne-terrace, W.. who charged her husband, Sir Glynn (Hamilton) West, with adultery and desertion. The suit was not contested.
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    Gave Up His Honeymoon
    75 10 Fiank Penfold, 20-year-ohi s Esher, Surrey, married ag i parents’ wishes. Chertsey magistrates, their permission, and 19-y< Stewart, of Moles ley-road, H» now his bride. But the time that Frank would have spent on honey:be devoted instead to a laheal the breach with his fa: “I
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    Lucky to Fall Downstairs
    76 10 Miss Rose Rosenberg, C.B tary to the late Mr. Rani' Donald, was married at Che ter office to Mr. Laszlo H" Hungarian architect and r t p Among those present were colm MacDonald, the Colon: tary, and his brother and siat< i Mr. and Mrs. Alastair
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    Selangor Turf Club Winter Meeting
    997 11 HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY (K)RSkS Class 4 —Division I—s|1 —5| Furlongs t 2 4 2 WODEN 7y 9.00 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval t 1 0 0 WOODQUEST 3y 8.12 Mr. B. H Carson Billett I 1 > 3 0 CLIFTON LAD 6y 8.11 Mr.
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    BOTLY CUP TENNIS COMPETITION
    162 11 Kinta Club And P.C.R.C. Win Ipoh In the first round of tennis competition ior the Botly Cup, the Kinta Club were at home on Tuesday, November 21, to the Y.M.C.A. whom they narrowly debated as the scores below indicate. Mrs. E. K. Allin and W. S.
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    P.R.C. HANDICAP TENNIS COMPETITION
    169 11 J.D. Scully Enters Final In the semi-final of the Penang Recreation Club Handicap Tennis Tournament played yesterday J. D. Scully (scratch) beat R. E. Capel 15) in straight sets. The match proved a marathon each set going into 14 games J. D. Scully will now meet
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    PENANG HOCKEY TRIAL
    183 11 State vs Rest Game On Nov. 29 A hockey state trial will be held at the Hutchings School ground on Wednesday. November 29 at 5.15 p.m. between the State Team and the Rest as follows: State Team (Colours): Abdul Kareem 1 <I.A.); Wee Chong Ghee (C.R.C.i, J.
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    EUROPEANS LOSE TO REST
    152 11 Perak Turf Club Golf Match Ipoh. A golf match between Europeans and the Rest played on Sunday last on the Perak Turf Club golf links resulted in a win for the Rest by 5J matches to 2J matches. The following are the results: Europeans Rest Mitchell
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    ST. ANDREWS VS. THE REST
    157 11 Teams For Annual Golf Match The annual golf match between St. Andrew Society and the Rest will be played on Sunday. November 26. START AT IST TEE A.M. 8.45 Halliday Isherwood vs Maltby White 8.50 Scoular Redfearn vs Davenport Jonec 8.55 Brodie Haxworth X 3
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    STATE RUGGER TRIAL AT IPOH
    104 11 Teams For Saturday’s Game Ipoh, November 23. In preparation for Perak's first “Malaya” Cup rugger match this season against Penang on December 2, a state trial will be played at the Ipoh Club padang this Saturday. The following are the teams: Probables —Tooke; Parker Ehrke,
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    HOCKEY
    96 11 Colts vs Commercial Day School At the Hutching School ground on Saturday at 5.15 p.m. Colts: C. Bulow; E. Labrooy and D. Thomasz; A. Carrier, J. Area and C. Fhomasz; H. R. Stewart, M. Carrier, J. Vaz, N. Lesslar and G. W. Waller. Reserve: D. Metha. Colts vs Police
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    GLUG GOLF CLUB
    51 11 Result In Women’s Putting Competition The Glugor Golf Club Putting Competition was played at Glugor on Thursday. November 16. and resulted as follow Winner—Mrs. E. Redfearn 16 putts Runners-up—Miss Hadley 17 putts Miss Sloan 17 .putts The December monthly medal (stroke) will be played on Wednesday. December
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    COLOURS GO DOWN TO WHITES
    298 11 Ladies’ Hockey Club Practice Game r T HE Penang Ladies Hockey Club turned up for their weekly practice yesterday whe n the Whites defeated the Colours by the comfortable margi n of four goals to two on the Western Road ground. An improved standard of
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    SIX-A-SIDE SOCCER
    70 11 Muslim R.C. Team For Competition The Muslim Recreation Club team 'zx the P.F.A. Six-a-Side Soccer Competit'on will be chosen from the following:— H. H. Sheriff, Abdul Karim. M. M-ee-rasah, S. I. Na tar. Ahmad. F. M. Ismail. N. Sheriff, and N. M. Syed Gunny. AI« players are requested
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    MOONLIGHT BAND PROGRAMME
    132 11 Today on the Esplanade from 8.30 pm. to 10.30 p.m. March Potpourri Passing Of The Regiments Winter A Sequel to the celebrated, “Martial Moments” Overture Maritana Wallace Suite A Lover In Damascus Woodforde-Findcn 1. Far Across The Desert Sands 2. Where The Abana Flows 3. How Many
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    Slow Work At Kuala Lumpur
    186 12 Several Of Duval's Candidates Display Good Form (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. r THERE was a poor crowd at the track this morning, when slow wt>rk was done on the inside tiacks in preparation for the first day of the Selangor Winter Meeting.
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    Finland’s "No" To Russia
    47 12 .—Reuter. Helsinki, Nov. 24. M. Cajander, the Prime Minister, stated that the Finnish Government saw no possibility of accepting the latest Russian proposals as acceptance would constitute violation of Finnish neutrality and would mean the transfer of first-class fortifications to a foreign power.—Reuter.
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    MARKET PRICES
    99 12 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24 TIN: Penang $117,371 Business done Buyers no sellers Singapore $***** 1 B (*****. R: Penang Spot Kennedy’s 4O’ C Boustead’s 49 > c Singapore Spot Kennedy’s 40',c Boustead’s 40 i c COPRA: Sundried 5.30 buyers Black Pepper Nomina l TAPIOCA: Medium $750 Nominal, no sellers
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    GREEK STEAMER SUNK BY MINE
    83 12 .—Reuter. London, Nov. 23. A Greek steamer was sunk off ti e South Coast last night. Twenty-four persons, including a woman, was brought ashore by a lifeboat. The name of the steamer is the Elena 4.576 tons. An enemy mine is believed to be responsible
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    "SIRDHANA" CAPT. GUILTY OF WRONGFUL DEFAULT
    944 12 COURTS FINDING AT INQUIRY Master’s Certificate Suspended For One Year Singapore. The “Sirdhana” inquiry was concluded yesterday afternoon, when the Court delivered the finding in which it held the Master of the “Sirdhana,” Captain Philip Fairbairn, guilty of wrongful default in not acquainting himself
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    Po Leung Kuk Concert
    42 12 A conceit in aid of the Po Leung Kuk Funds will be given tomorrow, Saturday, November 25 at 7.30 p.m. at the Anglo-Chinese Boys’ School, Westlands Avenue. Tickets ($5, $3 and $2) can be obtained at the door.
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    PENANG COURTS
    150 12 Signhoards Affixed For Public Guidance Confusion in the minds of the public as to the location of the different magistrates’ courts, or the First, Second and Third Police Courts as they are familiarly known, will now be dispelled by the introduction of prominent signboards over the entrances of
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    GERMAN SEAPLANES OVER EAST COAST
    451 12 More Magnetic Mines Being Sown London, November 24. It is understood that German seaplanes which have flown over the East Coast in recent days have been sowing magnetic mines. This new technique may explain the recent comparatively heavy shipping sinking list. —8.0. W. Observers report
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    MIDNIGHT RAID ON PARIS
    89 12 Reuter. Rapid Defence Fire F or 10 Minutes Paris, Nov. 23. Shriek of sirens shattered the sleep of Parisians a few minutes after midnight just after alarms had been sounded in North-Western France. Residents in the norther suburbs and centre of the city’ heard the thud
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    MALAY WEDDING
    159 12 A pretty Malay wedding, the “akhad” ceremony was solemnised last night at about ten o’clock at the residence cf the bride’s parents, 7, Rifle Range Road, Kampong Bahru, Penang, the contracting parties being, Mr. A. C. Mohamed Ismail, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mohamed Gunny
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    Medical Arrangements Relaxed
    265 12 RUGBY, NOl H MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTED AT TUI' OUTBREAK OF WAR TO DEAL WITH POSSIBLE AD' RAII) ASU A LT lES IN LONDO N N E CESS ITATE D SON t yoo SPECIALISTS LEAVING THEIR PRIVATE BRACTB I. HAPPILY THE CASUALTIES FOR WHICH LONDON WAS PREPARED II
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