Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 November 1939

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 HBI.ISHED DAILY \o. 293. Vol. XCVII. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    GERMANY WILL BE MERE SPECTATOR
    456 1 U. S. Offer Of Mediation APPRECIATION IN LONDON Russia Severs Diplomatic Relations London. November 30. A Foreign Office communique states: “The news that the American Government is ready to offer its good offices in the Finnish-Soviet dispute is welcomed by tin* British Government who always
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    COASTAL DEFENCE OF EIRE
    132 1 Reuter. Dublin, November 30. The Dail by 64 votes to 50 adopted the second reading of the Defence Bill providing torpedo boats for coastal defence. Mr. De Valera in a speech said that torpedo boats were necessary to preserve the Dail's neutrality. It was the duty
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    INSIDE GERMANY
    344 1 IAESPITE the labour shortage Hitler is still building new houses, motor-roads and railway tracks. Nazis declare that even in war Hitler dreams of the rebuilt Germany which he hopes will be a lasting monument to his glory. SPECIAL courts have been set up *■-7 in German-occupied regions of
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    Destroyer And Bomber In Battle
    58 1 I.—Reuter. Oslo, Nov. eg. battle between a destroyer ami a bombing plane occurred outside A orzvegian territorial waters today. It only lasted a short time and neither was hit. A German plane ivith an officer and three men made a forced landing near .Mandal. The
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    “It Was Murder While It Lasted”
    289 1 SINKING OF RAWALPINDI London, November 30. One survivor of the “Rawalpindi’ sinking, a gunner, told how his companions were killed by a shell which put their gun out of action during the fight with the “Deutschland.” He with his brother, members of different guncrews
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    Germany's War Guilt
    274 1 —Reuter. London, November 30. The Foreign Office last nght replied to the German publication which has attempted to -efute the British Blue Book cn Germany’s war guilt. Apparently the German Government is now claiming that Lord Halifax and the British Ambassador in Warsaw di i their best
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    COCOA FOR BRITISH TROOPS
    61 1 8.0. W. Rugby, Nov. 30. The small West Indian Island of Granada, famous for cocoa and nutmeg forests, is trying to collect 80.000 pounds of cocoa as a free gift to the British fighting forces. The population of the island is 80,000 and it is hoped
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    CHINA TO HOLD FINANCIAL CONFERENCE
    111 1 Shanghai, Nov. 30. Considerable interest has been aroused in local Chinese financial circles by a Chinese press report that the Ministry of Finance has summoned a third national financial conference to be held in Hongkong on December 2. —Reuter. Questions on the agenda, it is
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    britain's War Expenditure
    232 1 BOW. £2lOO MILLION A YEAR Rugby, November 30. Our expenditure on war and othei services is now at a rate equivalent to £2,400.000.000 yeaily, an increase of about two-third of the rate at which we were previously spending,” stated Sir John Simon in the course of the
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    Soviet Wants Proof From Japan
    96 1 .—Reuter. Tokyo, Nov. 30. The Soviet favours closer and more amicable relations with Japan, declares the “Asahi” which understands that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Smetanin, indicated to the Foreign Minister, Admiral Nomura, yesterday that his Government was willing to negotiate a solution of all outsta
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    DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE TOOLS
    171 1 -8.0. W. Output Eight Times More Than In 1918 Rugby, Nov. 30. The development of machine tools since the last War in particular by the introduction of cutting) tools composed of tungsten carbide powder bonded with copper powder was the main theme of a Commons statement
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    COMMONS REPLY TO ROYAL ADDRESS
    61 1 Reuter. Amendment To Be Moved By Liberals Rugby, Nov. 29. The Liberal Opposition has tabled an amendment to the Commons address in reply to the King’s speech which will give an opportunity to the Liberal spokesman in the debate to urge the importance of the
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    AUSTRALIA SENDING ANOTHER FORCE
    491 2 To Fight At Front By Spring ELOQUENT ANSWER TO GERMAN PROPAGANDA Canberra, Nov. 29. Mr. Menzies announced in the House of Representatives that the second Australian Inrperial Force will probably proceed overseas early in the new year. He added that after it had been further trained
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    "WELL DONE, BOYS!”
    65 2 —Reuter. ‘'Raual pindi'’ Survivors Arrive In London London, Nov. Jp. Ten survivors of the “Rawalpindi” arrived in London and were greeted with shouts of IT ell done, boys!" After visiting the Admiralty the men marched to the Horse Guards Parade where they were greeted bv Admiral Sir
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    FRENCH PATROLS ACTIVE
    42 2 —Reuter. Reconnaissances Ln Vosges Region Paris. November 29 At two different points in the centre of the wooded Vosges region French troops effected successful reconnaissances, penetrated a mile into territory held by Germans and brought back valuable information. —Reuter.
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    ORDER IN HUNAN
    220 2 i. —Chinese Central News. Government's Three-point Policy Shangsha. November 25 A three-point policy, namely, security, efficiency and prosperity, of the Hunan Provincial Government has taken root since its introduction by General Hsueh Yueh ten months ago when he assumed office as concurrently Chairman of the Hunan Provincial
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    SHANGHAI INCIDENT
    152 2 —Chinese Central News Japanese Detain Danish Police Sergeant Honkong. Nov. 26 Mr. Paul Schoel. the Danish Charge d’Affaires and Consul-General at Shanghai. has lodged a protest with the Japanese Consul-General there against the detention of a Danish probationary police sergeant by the Japanese gen darmes on last Sunday.—Chinese
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    ON THAMES ESTUARY
    58 2 —Reuter. A.A. Gun-Fire Heard But No Air Raid London. November 29. Anti-aircraft and machine gun fire was heard from the batteries along the Thames estuary today. No air raid warning was given and no aeroplanes were heard at that time but later several R.A.F. planes ascended. The
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    CHINESE GOVT. CHANGES
    121 2 Chinese Central News. Details Left To Standing Committee Chungking. November 26. According to unimpeachable sources, the readjustment of the Government s administrative machinery may be effected shortly without involving any important change in the existing personnel. The general principle regarding the projected readjustment was reached at the
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    TWO PLANES SHOT DOWN
    198 2 —Reuter. Yesterday’s Air Battles London, Nov. 29. A German aeroplane was brought down about five miles off the Northumor’.an coast this morning. A number of people on the coast watched Air Force planes go out to meet tne raider and a lifeboat immediately went out. The
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    JAPANESE DRIVE TO KWANGSI
    127 2 panese took part in operations.—Chinese Central News. Advancing By Three Routes Kweilin, November 25. The Japanese drive to Kwangsi Province is now advancing by three routes One column is approaching Yutung. less than ten kilometres southeast of Nanning, another column is .advancing towards Liangchingyu, a south-bank
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    DETERMINATION OF BRITISH PEOPLE
    123 2 .—Reuter. Calm Reception Of Budget A Wonderful Proof London. Nov. 29 Britain had the reputation of always being unprepared, said Sir John Simon, speaking at a luncheon, but this time plans w’ere prepared in advance and far exceeded in all sorts of directions anything w e
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    EX-CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY DEAD
    24 2 .—Reuter. Copenhagen, Nov. 29. Herr Philip Scheidemann, former German Chancellor, died today. He had lived at Copenhagen since 1934. —Reuter.
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    GROWTH OF EMPIRE EFFORT
    300 2 Germany's Defeat Only Way To End War Rugby, November 29. Field-Marshal Lord Milne who, for seven years p 5 to 1933, was Chief of the Imperial General Staff, in his speech o n the Address to the Throne in the House of Lords, declared that the
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    THE NEW DEFENCE REGULATIONS
    232 2 .—8.0. W. Some Of More Drastic Powers Dispensed With Rugby, Nov. 29 It is generally believed that as a result of the modifications introduced after consultation with the Committee representing all political Parties, the new’ defence regulations announced yesterday will command substantial agreement. The modifications, which
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    BOXING
    33 2 —Reutr. Armstrong-Ambers Fight Postponed New York. November 29 Henry Armstrong is suffering from influenza. The defence of his W’orld welterweight title against Lou Ambers scheduled for December 1 has been postponed indefinitely.—Reutr.
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    German Threat To Take Counter-Measures
    333 2 Berlin, Nov. 29. The Government announced that it reserved the right to take countermeasures against the British Order-in-Council authorising the seizure of German exports. The announcement describes the British measure as “another breach of international law which hits neutrals as much as Germany.” The announcement
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    GERMAN PLANES FLY OVER BELGIUM
    30 2 —Reuter. Brussels, November 29. It is learned from a reliable source that the Government has protested to Berlin regarding German planes flying over Belgian territory.—Reuter.
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    MALARIA SCOURGE IN YUNNAN
    177 2 MALARIA SCO URGE IN YUNNAN —Chinese Central News. U.S. Experts Arrive At Kunming Kunming, November 26. Three experts loaned to China by the United States public health .service arrived at Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan, to help the Chinese combat with the malaria sourge in the YunnanBurma border region. They
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    NO BRITISH CRUISER SUNK
    91 2 —8.0. W. German Claim Devoid Of Truth Rugby, November 29 The recent German claim that the Üboat commanded by Commander Priem, who sank the “Royal Oak.' had torpedoed and sunk a cruiser of the London class east of the Shetlands yesterday, was for* mally denied by
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    PORTUGUESE ARMY MISSION
    31 2 '—B.O.W. Rugby. November 29 Lieut-Colonel de Sousa Betelho, head of the Portuguese military mission a present in London, was received in audience by the King at Buckingham I’
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    RUSSIA DENOUNCES NON-AGGRESSION PACT
    410 3 Hope Of Getting Finns To Resume Talks X Helsinki, Nov. 29. Finnish patrols have been ordered to withdraw some dis= tance from the frontier. Ihe Government has replied to the Soviet note denounc ing the Finnish=Soviet non aggression pact. The contents are not yet revealed. Fhe
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    DETAILS OF DISPOSITION OF NAZI TROOPS
    167 3 —Reuter. 1 hree Battalions One Behind The Other Paris, Nov. 29. A French communique states: "There was nothing of importance to report.” Details of the disposition of German troops on the Western Front are given bv M. Charles Morice in the Petit Parisien. He
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    Defence Regulations Revised
    86 3 .—Reuter. NO SWEEPING CHANGES LIKELY Chungking, Nov. 27 General Chiang Kai-shek has rejected the resignation of his Cabinet Ministers which were handed in en bloc as a matter of routine when General Chiang was appointed President of the Executive Yuan by the sixth plenary’ session of the
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    Berlin Admits R.A.F. Raid On Borkum
    150 3 ENEMY DEFENCE TAKEN COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE London, Nov. 29 R.A.F. planes which swooped on mine-laying seaplanes at Borkum took the enemy defence completely by surprise, it is authoritatively stated. They reached their objectives twenty-nine minutes before darkness and the leading section immediately attacked three
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    THE “RAWALPINDI”
    51 3 —Reuter. Eye-Witness’ Account 'Of Sinking Berlin. Nov. 29. There was a series of terrific explosions on the "Rawalpindi” following German gunfire, according to an eye-witness account of the sinking issued by the German News Agency. The Rawalpindi's munitions blew up and the vessel was a mass of fire.
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    R.A.F. FLIGHT OVER N.W. GERMANY
    91 3 —Reuter. AH Machines Return Safely London, November 29. It is officially stated that in the R.A.F. reconnaissance over North-West Germany on Monday night, all the RAF. machines returned safely. An Air Ministry statement says that there is no truth whatever in the German assertion that
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    Disrespect For Neutral Rights
    156 3 —Reuter. Strong Criticism Of Germany Amsterdam, Nov. 29. The newspapers are becoming more outspoken regarding the German mine warfare, expressing alarm and indignation at Germany’s interpretation of Hollands neutrality and asking what Germany expects Holland co do. There Is suspicion in official circles that Germany would
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    Surat Perkhabaran Melayu
    573 3 .Vews In Malay November 28. 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 zvill be
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    FALL OF NANNING ADMITTED BY CHINESE
    516 3 Trooj >s Now Opposing Each Other In Hills North-West Of City Chungking, Nov. 29. The Japanese capture of Nanning was admitted for the first time today when a Chinese military spokesman said the city fell on Sunday after a whole day’s fighting the previous
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    CHINA’S FOREIGN TRADE
    59 3 —Chinese Central News. October Imports Total $99,675,235 Hongkong, November 25. China imported $99,675,235 of foreign goods in October while her exports in the same month totalled 593.828.861 according to figures officially announced by the Customs. The adverse trade balance of £5,846,374 fox- the last month showed a
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    Strong Protest To Senator Borah
    268 3 —Reuter. Advocates New Trade Treaty With Japan An alleged statement by Senator Borah advocating consideration of a new Japanese-American trade treaty, has aroused a storm of protest by Chinese and American organisations throughout China. Various Chinese organisations have cabled protests to Senator Borah while Dr.
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. PETERS
    48 3 —Reuter. One Of Tientsin’s Oldest Foreign Residents Tientsin, Nov. 29. Mr. E. C. Peters. one of Tientsin’s oldest foreign residents and several times Chairman of the British Municipal Council, died suddenly while attending a meeting of the directors of the Tientsin Land Investment.—Reuter.
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    INDIAN ASSAULTED BY POLICE INSPECTOR
    267 4 Accused Convicted And Fined Singapore. TBRAHIM bin Omar, an inspector in the Straits Settlemerits Police Force, was on Tuesday convicted and fined $5O, or six weeks’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Kenneth Byrne, in the fourth court, when he appeared on a charge of voluntarily causing
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    SOLDIER CATCHES SNATCH THIEF
    99 4 Singapore. Private George Anderson Murray, of a Scottish regiment, who was a witness in a case in the second court on Monday, was complimented and recommended f° r a reward by Mr. Conrad Oldham for ar--esting Ee Yock. who was sentenced to six weeks’ rigorous imprisonment.
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    Tamil On Hurt Charge
    241 4 Discharge Not Amounting To Acquittal Kuala Lumpur. TWO Tamils named Sinnayh and Palani samy who faced a charge of causing grievous hurt were discharged on Monday in the First Court by Mr. R. C. Redman. The discharge did not amount to an acquittal. Mr. R. P.
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    Alleged Cheating Of Bank
    401 4 ACCOUNTANT IN BOX Singapore Further evidence by Mr. D. K. Anderson, acting accountant in the local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India Ltd.*, was recorded on Tuesday at the continued hearing of the case at the Assizes in which Chan Tian Chye and Robin Aylmer
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    R.R.I. Visited By Estates Asiatic Staffs’ Assn.
    287 4 Kuala Lumpur. The second visit of its nature to be organised by the Selangor Estate Asiatic Staffs’ Association to the Experiment Station of the Rubber Research Institute took place on Sunday. A targe number of members gathered for the occasion from various pa*rts
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    MALAYA’S FOREIGN TRADE RESTRICTION
    1479 4 Import Of Certain Goods Absolutely Prohibited DRASTIC action aimed at confining Malaya’s foreign trade as far as possible to countries whose currencies are on a sterling basis has been taken by the Governor. Two Orders have been Gazetted and come into force immediately imposing an absolute
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    Indian Labourers Cause Stir
    208 4 Sequel To Incident On Estate Kuala Lumpur. QUITE a stir was caused in town on Tuesday when about 200 Indilabourers, men, women and chikJ ren, dressed in their Deepaval j U-st came down from Bungsar j st (about five miles from K.L.) and sembled in front
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    HAWKER CHEATED BY GAOL BIRD
    207 4 Fees Taken But No Licence Secured Sereinban. A case which has had many lengthy hearings was concluded on Monday before Mr. J. S. H. Cunyngham-Brown in the local police court when Tamby Ali, a Malay with many previous convictions was sentenced to a year’s rigorous
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    CHARGE OVER PRINTING
    120 4 Leaflet Not Submitted For Approval Malacca. Convicted on his own plea. Lok Kano, proprietor of Poh Mun Press, was fin $5O and cost by Mr. J. G. Rappoport the Malacca Police Court on Saturday for printing a leaflet in Chinese withou previously submitting it to the Assistan
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    RENTALS UP KUALA LUMPUR
    133 4 Petition Submit(' <1 To Resident Rents of houses in Kuala 1 Chinatown have been increa>( d r to 10 per cent., according to tion elicited by inquiries 1 r c r. Mail” representative in var*ous q Dr. V. W. W. S. Purcell (Pro- 1 Chinese, Selangor)
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    HOW WORLD ACQUIRED TOBACCO HABIT
    2488 5 Smokers And Their Peculiar Ways INTERESTING ADDRESS TO ROTARIANS AN oriental potentate inflicted the death penalty on those of his subjects who smoked or snuffed, and a Czar of Russia with more imagination slk ed off the noses of those who snuffed and executed those
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    BOYS’ HIGH STANDARD OF HANDICRAFTS
    1766 5 Francis Light School Exhibition And Prize-giving 1\I K »>• BAIN, Senior Inspector of Schools, presided and Mrs. Bain 1 1 gave away the prizes at the annual distribution of prizes of the Francis Light School yesterday at 5.15 pan. Prior to the prize-saving an exhibition
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    Social & Personal
    285 5 Social Personal The death occurred of Mrs. Lim Tek Kean (nee Madam Tan Suan See» at her residence No. 213 D, Argyll Road, Pe- nang, at .915 a.m. yesterday. The deceased lady who was 35 years of age leaves behind her husband, Mr. Tek Kean of Messrs. Guthrie Co., Ltd.
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      59 5 QUEEN’S 3 SHOWS DAILY 3 P.M., 6.30 9.30 A Picture every Chinese Should See I J NEW CHINA IS BORN” Hear inspiring addresses by Madame and General Chiang Kai-shek THIS WEEK-END CLAUDETTE COLBERT DON AMECHE IN ‘MIDNIGHT’ with Hedda Hopper, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary Astor and Elaine Barrie. Plans
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    ARMED DIPLOMACY
    493 6 sits in his distant Kremlin fortress and (we presume) smiles. He can afford to smile. After much manoeuvring, he has got what he wanted most. Now he is playing dummy in a tremendous game of power politics. The cards are running in his favour but he is letting
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    Around The Town
    64 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA “A New China Is Born.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Beauty For The Asking.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITAL TALKIE “Shop-Worn Angel.” LIBERTY TALKIE Chinese Silent Picture. WEMBLEY PARK Nooran Opera, Cantonese Opera. FUN FROLIC Cantonese Opera, Teochew Opera and Shanghai Opera. WEMBLEY CABARET
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    NAZI CRIMES IN OCCUPIED POLAND
    83 6 Paris. Nov. 30. General Sirkorski, the Polish Prime Minister, in a statement issued last night, protested against Nazi atrocities in conquered Poland. It is announced that a White Paper is being prepared, recording the crimes committed including the shooting, pillaging and wholesale deportation of Poles
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    By The Way
    499 6 Advice lo The Young IHAVE just been reading James Aeate’s ’Bad Manners and o have been impressed by his advice to young people. lor the benefit of those who belong to that category, I give below some extracts from this most readable book: “As in big things,
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    583 6 Thursday, Nov. 30. JJMIE Soviet-Finnish situation has reached a critical stage. ToI day’s cables state that M. Molotov, I in a broadcast speech from Moscow, announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Finland, adding that the Red Army and Navy were prepared for any
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      MOTOR CYCLIST'S COMPLAINT
      262 7 (To the Editor “Pinang Gazette”) Sir, Sometime in the middle part of ‘his month, while going to Rodger Street 1 om the car stand, I looked to the light and saw a Malay cyclist some disance av. ay. When I looked to the left, the same cyclist
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    THEFT OF RAILWAY TICKET
    189 7 Host Arrested For Offence A well-dressed Chinese, Ong Soon Kee, admitted before the Third Magistrate, Mr. Lim Koon Teck, yesterday afternoon, that he took an F.M.S.R. 1,000-mile ticket without the permission of his sleeping friend. The accused, who was charged with theft, stated that he intended
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    FIRST COMPANY WIN GIRL GUIDES COMPETITION
    513 7 Mrs. Goodman Shield To Winners The First Company of the Penang Girl Guides won the Mrs. Goodman Shield with 73 points when a physical display was held yesterday evening at the Headquarters of the Guides Association in the presence of a large and representative
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    CHINESE CULTIVATORS APPEAL TO PROTECTOR
    204 7 Hardships Caused Bv Ban On Hill Planting r pHE order of the Government forbidding farmers to cultivate their crops on the hill slopes stretching from Paya 1 erubong Hills to Bukit Gambier in Glugor Village has caused considerable anxiety in these rural districts of Penang.
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    ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS
    256 7 Further Donations Received The following further donations have been received by the Hon. Treasurer Repertory Players. Victoria Theatre. Singapore to assist them in their project of entertaining His Majesty’s Forces stationed in Singapore:— Sime. Darby Co., Ltd.. $25. “Anonymous well-wisher” $lO. N. R Misti i. Esq. $l5.
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    How To Eat While Standing
    136 7 Novel Demonstration At Fair Taiping. The outstanding item of the programme arranged in connection with the Ladies’ charity fair, in aid of the Patriotic Fund at the Garden Park on December 3, is to be a special demonstration of how to eat while standing, to
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    Bookmaking Charge
    81 7 CHINESE ALLOWED BAIL IN $l,OOO A charge of bookmaking, by assisting in the management of a common betting house at 16, Kajang Road on November 29, was this morning preferred against a well-dressed Chinese Khoo Siew Leong, who made his appearance before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the
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    Port Of London Not Closed
    64 7 -1 recent newsagency report from a neutral source stated that the Port of London is closed owing to the channel being blocked by a transport sunk by a German aircraft. Ihe .Idmiralty officially announce, in a message received in Singapore yesterday, that the Port is
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    ALLEGED FRAUD ON BANK
    484 7 Jurors Warned Over Outside Reports Singapore. Members of the special jury, empanelled to try the case at the Singapore Assizes, in which Chan Tian Chye and Robin Aylmer Elliott, employees of the Mercantile Bank on charges of cheating and abetment of cheating respectively, were advised by
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    TWO ACCIDENTS IN BRICK KILN ROAD
    285 7 Cyclist Sustains Grai’c Injuries: Hurled Against B indscreen serious motor accident occurred at Brick Kiln Road at the junction of Sandilands Road at about 10.30 > this morning, when a Chinese cyclist was rendered unconscious as a result of colliding with a car. The
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    FOUND DEAD ACROSS RICSHA
    98 7 Puller’s Collapse A riesha coolie was found dead across his riesha at Weld Quay, near the Sv/ettenham Pier, about 11 o’clock on Tuesday night. The man whose name was given as Chor Aug Khee aged about 46 is believed to have succumbed to heart failure. He
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    “Beauty For The Asking”
    249 8 Interesting Film At Majestic With its strikingly unusual background as an aid to its clever story, “Beauty’ for the Asking,” an absorbing romantic drama about ‘‘the beauty business” opened at the Majestic Theatre last night. Heading the featured cast of this RKO Radio Picture are Lucille
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      KENNEDY & CO’s SHARE LIST
      251 8 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.52} 1.60 Amal Malay 1.95 2.10 Batu Lintang 1.22} 1.25 Benta 1.12} 1.17} Brega 77} 80 Indragiri 1.50 1.55 Jeram 82} 87} Ulu Benut 37} 40 Utan Simpan 1.32} 1.37} MINING. Ampat 4/9 5/ Austral Amal 6/9 7/1} Batu Selangor 1.67} 1.72}
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      LEAN & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      243 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 4,9 5; A. Arnalgamateds 6/7J 7/ B. Selangors 1.62 J 1.70 e Hong Fa’.ts 1.01 1.05cd Jelebus 1.00 1.05 Jelapangs 32 6 33/0 3 Johans 31 34cd Kamras 19 2 1 Kundangs 9 9 10 6 K. Kampars 14 3 14/9 J K.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      100 8 During the week ending 11th Nov. 193<> exports from Malayan ports amounted to 42.918 cases, of which: 41.188 (96 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom. Nil per cent) cases to the Continent ot Europe, Nil per cent) cases to Canada, and 1.730 (4 per
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
      275 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.47} 1.55 Ayer Panas 1.47} 1.55 Bassetts 57} 62} Batu Lintangs 1.22} 1.27} Bentas 1-15 1.20 Borellis 1-50 1.55 Brogas 77} 80 Indragiris 1.50 1.55 Kempas 2.27} 2.35 Kuala Sidims 2.60 2.70 Lunas 1.87} 1.95 Malaka Pindas 1.57} 1.65 Mentakabs 46 48
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      SOON THEAM & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      304 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/9 5/ A. Amalgamated 6/6 7/ A. Hitam 24/6 25/Bex Bangrins 22 6 23 6 Batu Selangors 1.67} 1.72$ Hong Fatts 1.04 1.06 c Jelebus 1.00 I.o«ex Johans 31} 33‘c Kamras 1/9 2/ Kamuntjngs 11 6 12 3 K. Lanjuts 21/6 22'
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      A. A. ANTHONY & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      207 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Seiler* Ampat 4 10‘ 5 1 Ayer Hitam 24/6 25 c Bangrin 23 Batu Selangor 1.67} Hong Fatt 1.03 Hongkong Tin 23 6 24 Kampong Lanjut 21/3 Kamunting 11/6 Katu Tin 22/6 2, Killinghall 18/ Kinta 12/6 Klang River 2.10 Kuala Kampar 14/
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE
      98 8 Penang. November 29, 1939. Courtesy of the Chartered. Lank), On London Bank Demand 2/4 116 On London Bank 4 months 2 4 1/8 Private O. D. 2 4 5/16 Private 3ms Documentary 2 4 7 16 On New York Demand 46 7/8 Canadian 51 11'16 On France Demand
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      BRITISH RUBBER PUBLICITY ASSN.
      34 8 Messrs the British Rubber Publicity Association advise that they have opened a branch office at 1 Allert Mansions, Lansdowne Road. Croydon, Surrey, to which address all communications should be sent.
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    Press Proprietor Fined
    121 9 Malacca. Convicted on his own plea, Lok Kam, proprietor of Poh Mun Press, was fined $5O and cost by Mr. J. G. Rappoport in the Police Court on Saturday for printing a leaflet in Chinese without previously submitting it to the Assistant Protector of Chinese for approval,
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    THE MAILS
    686 9 IMPERIAL AIK MAIL SERVICES It is notified for public information that IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AIR MAIL SEP.VICES are now available for the comeyance, as far as the services extend, of airmail correspondence for all countries with which postal communications are maintained. The rates of postage are set out below.
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    GIRL SAYS SHE "LIKES TO BE A STEP-MOTHER"
    708 9 Passing Fancy, Thinks Jaffna Judge Jaffna. be unto society if the Court has to give covering v sanction to every minor girl who runs away with any man to whom she takes a passing fancy. This would be also setting at nought
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    CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN
    681 9 Gains Official Status Christianity has gained official status in Japan but under restrictions which make it not impossible that the churches may be made to subserve the interests of the Japanese Government, writes a Staff Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor from Tokyo. The new Religious Law,
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      1005 9 TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS |j BROADCASTING News In English TRANSMISSION— FIVE. From 6.40 9.35 a.m. (Local Time) GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31.55 m.) R GSC 9.58 Mc/s (3132 m.) C GSE 11.86 Mc/s (25.29 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) Transmission 5 6.50 ajn. 1 RANSMISSION— SIX. 7.50 a m. From 10.00
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      679 9 TO-MORROW HOLLAND Transmission Schedule of the Netherlands Shortwave Phcni-Stations PH.I. and P.C.J. PHI 17.77 me s (16.88 m.) PCJ 15.22 mc/s (19 71 m.) 8.00 —9.05 p.m. PHOHI. Note:—PHOHI —Philips’ Hollar.d-India Broadcasting Station. KWEIYANG XPSA 69. t MC/S (42.98 m.) 650 p.m. National Anthem: Band. 7.05 News reports in Chinese:
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    Methods Of Preserving Sweet Toddy Discovered
    686 10 NOT EVEN TRACES OF ALCOHOL FORM Colombo. r TIAT scientific investigation be made with a view to the preservation of unfermented palm (coconut, kitul and palmyrah) juice as a health drink and for the manufacture of sugar from palm juice as a cot tage
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    THE ADVENTURES OF “TAWNY”
    613 10 A Torpedoed Tomcat “Tawny’’ is a scrawny but companionable tomcat, British by birth, who has been rescued from three shipwrecks and is at present awaiting liberation from a concrete quarantine cell in the Swedish port of Gothenburg, where Board of Health regulations require him to stay
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    THE USE OF SERUM FOR COAGULATION OF LATEX
    883 10 Circular By Rubber Research Institute ¥N the R.R.I. Planters’ Bulletin No. 7 (28th October 1939) a review of the present position concerning coagulants is given. Owing to the prevailing uncertainty as to how far the lack of coagulants previously obtained from Germany
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      357 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Chartered Bank Building. Penang TeL 1366 Oeean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 515 L BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United 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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      168 10 P.&O.S.N. COMPANY Mail Passenger And Cargo Services. Penang Far‘EasT ngd m Details on Passengers are requested to register their requirements but present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted. A regular service is maintained be ween Singapore, Port Sw ham, Teluk Anson and Penang per S/S “BULAN”. B. I. S. N. Co.,
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    LADY IDA RETURNS $101 AT KUALA LUMPUR
    1957 11 Upsets On Opening Dav Of Meeting TWO WINNERS EACH FOR DODD E. DONNELLY Good dividends were paid in four of the eight races run ‘oday at Kuala Lumpur while in the other four favourites obliged, 1 rainer Van Breukelen’s charges, Lay Off and
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    DRAWN GAME IN STATE HOCKEY TRIAL
    682 11 Penang’s Team For Match With Selangor After the State Hockey Trial on the Hutchings School ground yesterday, resulting in the State Team holding the Rest to a draw, each side scoring one goal, the following were selected to represent Penang in an inter-State Match
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    SPORTS CLUB LADIES WIN 2-0
    444 11 P.R.C. Beaten In Women’s Hockey Match ■jVIONOPOLISING the major part of the game, the Penang 1 Sports Club ladies scored a creditable win of two goals to nil over the Penang Recreation Club ladies, in an interesting hockey friendly on the former’s ground at Western
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    IPOH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION MEETING
    193 11 Enforcement Of Important Rule Ipoh. That the rule that “A player should not play for more than two teams, thereby giving chances to new’ players” should be strictly adhered to by captains of hockey teams was stressed by Mr. F. L. Reynolds, who presided at the
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      44 11 {CHRISTMAS SALE BEGINS TO-MORROW (BIG SAVINGS ON EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE) Valuable Free Gifts will be given for purchases exceeding 10 cents despite drastic cut in prices. PENANG PjH A CARNARVON ROAD O >l*l Ok O /MX STREET 865 952 (EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, LTD.) PENANG.
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    New French Tanks For The Front
    532 12 ANOTHER QUIET DAY PASSES Paris, Nov. 30. A communique says there was no incident of any importance on the front except for some hai rassing fire by French artillery and a few patrol encounters. A new type of small tank to accompany attacking troops
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    MARKET PRICES
    86 12 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 TIN; Penang $117.3 V Business done Buyers no sellers Singapore $ll7 37\ IitJBiJER: Penang Spot 39 3/4c Singapore Spot 39 3 4c COPRA: Sundried $5.65 buyers Black Pepper Nomina! TAPIOCA: Medium $B.OO selves Fair Seed $8 00 sellers BICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $6.10 Rangoon
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    TRACK WORK
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. Only a few horses were taken out for track work this morning, and in all cases, the animals merely trotted round the inside track. Fast work will he done tomorrow.
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    NEPAL TROOPS FOR INDIA
    58 12 —Reuter. In Accordance Vi itli Offer To Help Empire New Delhi. Nov. 29 The Government of Nepal is sending eight battalions of troops for service in India early next year in accordance with the offer made early in the war to assist the Empire. The force
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    "RUBISLAW" SUNK BY MINE
    46 12 —Reuter 13 Members Of Crew Lost London. Nov. 29. Thirteen members of the crew were lest and four saved by a minesweeper and taken to hospital when the steamer. Rubislaw," 1.023 tons struck a mine a"d sank off the south-east coast yesterday.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    45 12 .—Reuter. Improved Tone After Dull Opening London. November 29 On the Stock Exchange, after a dull opening owing to the uncertainties in the Northern European situation, the market subsequently became firmer with the leading home industrials tending to improve. Wall Street was steady.—Reuter.
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    CONTRABAND CONTROL
    554 12 8.0. W. 134 T\ew Cases Examined Rugby, November 30. A broad -ast yesterday from the German Deutschlandender stated that the British tanker “James John Maguire” was sunk last week off the English East Coast but the Admiralty is still silent about the loss. In fact reports \)f damage
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    MR. KENNEDY LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON
    32 12 .—Reuter. London. Nov. 29. The United States Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Kennedy, has left London for Paris en route for Washington whither he was called for consultation. —Reuter.
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    SELANGOR WINTER RACES
    295 12 Handicaps For Saturday FOLLOWING are the handicaps for the second and last day of the Selangor Winter race meeting on Saturday: PONIES, CLASS 2, DIV. I—6 FURLONGS KIT 994 PRATIQUE 902 EMILY DIGNUS 991 MISS ROD 813 QUEEN BEON 811 CANUTE 809 LITTLE CHARM 807 DAIRY MAID
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    CONTRABAND
    92 12 —8.0. W. 21.500 Tons Seized Last Week Rugby. November 29 During the week ended November 25 the British contraband control intercepted and detained approximately 21.500 tons of contraband goods suspected to be destined for Germany. The total included 11.600 tons .petroleum products. 4.400 tons cotton. 2.000 tons copra. 900
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    P.R.C. TENNIS
    60 12 Yesterday’s Open Singles Tie Postponed No play was possible in the Penang Recreation Club Tennis Tournament yesterday, owing to the heavy drizzle and strong wind experienced in the evening Hence the semi-final match in the Men’s Open Singels Championship between S. T. Stewart, and L. I. Robless scheduled
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    “All Blues” Rugger Cancelled
    23 12 The “All Blues” rugger match to be played in Penang between Penang and Selangor on Saturday, has been cancelled.
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    OFFICER SERIOUSLY INJURED
    168 12 Motor Crash On Kota Tinggi Road Johore Bahru. Major Denton and Lance-Corporal i Abdul Karim, of the Royal Indian Army Military Corps, Singapore, were admitted to the Johore Bahru hospital on Wednesday, as a result of a motor accident at the first mile, Kota Tinggi Road. The
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    DANGEROUS ANIMALS
    355 12 When we read the above title, we think at once of great man-eating animals like lions and tigers, and also of snakes, crocodiles, sharks, etc The number of people who fall victims to these animals every year makes quite a respectable figure. And yet these are not the
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      105 12 THE MENTAKAB RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of 4 per cent, in respect of the financial year ending 31st January, 1940, has been declared by the Directors of the Company payable to Shareholders on the Register on Friday, the
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