Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 December 1939

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  • 25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 183.1 i’l hi ism:n niii v No. 310. Vol. XCVII. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1939. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 334 1 “COLUMBUS” Crack Liner Sets Fire To Herself ON SIGHTING BRITISH WARSHIP Crew Picked Up By American Ship London. December 20. The Admiralty announce that the German liner ’’Columbus** on sighting a British warship some 400 miles north of Bermunda set herself afire and her crew
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  • 93 1 -Reuter. Part Of Crew Transferred To Italian Ship G n noa, Dec. 19. The captain of the Italian cargo steamer, "Caterina Gerolimich,” reported on arrival here that he had landed at Dover eleven British sailors taken from a German submarine in the English Channel. The
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  • 228 1 Success Of Finnish Coastal Batteries Helsinki, December 20. An unconfirmed report states that Finnish coastal batteries at Koivisto in Karelia have sunk the 23,000-ton Soviet battleship ’’Oktiabraskaya Revolutia.** 1 he Censor allowed the report to be published and official circles state that it is < ’quiel
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  • 49 1 .—Reuter. London, Dec. 19 On the Stock Exchange, base metals were strong as a sequel to yesterdays increases in the maximum prices for the metals. Other groups were irregular owing to the lack of buying interest but price changes were mostly small. Wall Street was steady.—Reuter. i
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  • 368 1 Heligoland Air Bittie —Reuter. London, Dec. 20. More aetails of yesterday’s air battle in Heligoland indicate the probability that the British bombers shot down more than twelve Messer-Schmidts, R The r Ge a rman claim that 36 British aircraft were brought down
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  • 66 1 —Reuter. Brussels, Dec. 2u M. Spaak, Prime Minister, in a speech in the Chamber, dared: “An independent r?utra! Holland is indispensable to BeD gium’s neutrality. It would be imprudent to determine now the attitude we will take if the situation in Holland is changed but
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  • 23 1 Reuter. Paris, Dec. 20. A communique states that there was marked activity of contact units during the day.—
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  • 64 1 —Reuter. New York, Dec. 20. The White House now reports that President Roosevelt has not signed the restoration of Cuban sugar quotas but a document restoring former sugar import duties. No details are given. The President’s Secretary stated that Mr. Roosevelt made a
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  • 250 1 8.0. W. Rug-by, Dec. 20. Following his recent visit of inspection the King has sent the following signal to Air ViceMarshal P. If. L. Playfair, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F. in France: > "Please assure all ranks of the R.A.F units m France
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 147 2 —Reuter. Large-scale Attacks Now Expected FRENCH RAID BEHIND GERMAN LINES Paris, Dec. 19. A GROUP of picked French volunteers penetrated some miles behind the German lines yesterday and captured four German prisoners, including two officers. The raid was carried out in the wooded district of
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  • 93 2 —Reuter. Assurance By Mr. Burgin London, December 39. Entertaining members of the Foreign Press Association at luncheon. Mr. Burgin, Minister of Supply, evoked rounds of applause when he declared: “Almost all the civilised world —with one solitary exception—are represented here today. Mr. Burgin added that the Allies
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  • 89 2 ’—Reuter. King’s Speech Read By Duke Of Abercorn London, Dec. 19 Opening the new session of the Northern Ireland Parliament, the Du';e of Abercorn read the King’s Speech which said: "From the day war was declared Northern Ireland has given proof of her willingness to play
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  • 82 2 —Reuter. New Threat To Foreign Correspondents London, December 19 The German authorities have devised a new method of preventing news about Germany reaching the outside world despite the boast of not imposing censorship. It is already known that neutral correspondents are liable to expulsion if they send
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  • 234 2 —Reuter. London, Dec. 19 Britain is preparing to spend the first war Christmas for 21 years in serious but not gloomy mood. Thousands of families separated by evacuation or national service are planning at least a temporary reunion and the railways have arrargec’ special
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  • 161 2 —Reuter. Meeting Held In Paris Yesterday Paris. Dec. 19 A communique states that a meeting of the Supreme War Council was held in Paris today. France was represented by M. Daladier, M. Lachambre, Air Minister. M. Champetjer Deribes, Dnder-St-cretary for Foreign Affairs, General Gamelin. Admiral Darlan accompanied
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  • 291 2 London, Dec. 19. Major Ilinski of the Polish military mission spoke in London today on Poland's efforts to reorganise her fighting forces. He declared that the Polish Army, navy and air force existed again. Reuter. Polish ships, consisting of destroyers and submarines, constituted part of the Allied
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  • 364 2 i. —Reuter. London, Dec. 19. Further details of the “Exeter’s” fight with the “Graf Spee” given by a British Colonial Governor indicate that the enemy sighted the high mast of the “Exeter” and opened fire from 12% miles. The “Exeter” returned fire, the vessels
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  • 180 2 Stockholm, Dec. 19. Opinion is growing in Berlin that the Russo-Finnish war will shortly cause significant changes in the pohtical I position in Europe, says the Berlin representative ol the Xyheter. RUSSIA AND GERMANY Reuter. He adds that Fin:and has been able t.o expose
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  • 396 2 .—Reuter Bittf Tiiess Against Uruguay Stockholm. December 19 The fate of the "Graf Spee” is a severe blow 7 lor Germany, says the Berlin correspondent of a local paper who declares that official quarters in the capital are very bitter regarding the refusal of the Uruguayan
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  • 14 2 —Reuter. London, 19 The death has occurred of Mr.s. Rudyard Kipling.—Reuter.
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  • 332 2 —Reuter. Rugby, Dec. 19. Two more fishing trawlers were bombed and machine-gunned by German planes. The Grimsby trawler, "Etruria,” was towed into a Scottish port in a pattered condition. th e bomb killing three of the crew and injuring one. The Aberdeen trawler. “Active” was sunk.
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  • 177 2 I. —Reuter. Remarkable Recovery From First War Shock London, December 19 The November returns of overseas trade issued by the Board of Trade show a remarkable recovery from the first shock of war conditions. Imports registered an increase of over £22.000.000 on the previous month and
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  • 136 2 —Reuter. Sequel To Abstention From Voting Calcutta, December 19 Mr. Nalini Ranjan Sarkar. Finan, Minister in the Bengal Government, he-, resigned after abstaining from the vote on the resolution passed by the Bengal Legislative Assembley assuring full cooperation in the prosecution of the war. The
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  • 38 2 —Reuter. Thirteen survivors of the Norwei steamer, “Glitrefjell,” 1568 tons. v. i landed at a Scottish port. The cap and four seamen lost their lives, is believed that the vessel was doed—Reuter.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 268 2 SHE LOST WEIGHT EACH WEEK The Ideal Way To Reduce A woman writes to tell how she is reducing excess fat —and her way seems to be the ideal way. “I am 49 years old, 5 ft. 5% ins. in height, and was 13st. 8 lbs. when I started taking
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  • 321 3 Germany Sounds The \X arlding Note QENPiRAL Keitel, Chief of the German General Staff, has issued a decree imposing the death penalty under military law for: (1) Attempting to undermine the soldiers’ morale; (2) Desertion; (3) Looting. In the case of less serious attempts to undermine
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  • 84 3 New York. German interests are trying to sell up the 80 Geman ships now bottled up in South and Central American ports by the British Navy, it is understood in New York shipping circles. Several neutral South American .nations have been approached. Arnone the vessels are
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  • 487 3 ‘Rroke Diplomatic Rules 9 Glasgow. yv HILE Dr. Werner Gre for was German Consul in Glasgow he “snecialised in obtaining information on commercial and industrial projects,” and contravened diplomatic rules by running propaganda classes, Lord Provost Dollan revealed the other day. The Lord Provost
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  • 137 3 Pa ris. A N estimate that the blockade is depriving Germany of 52 per cent, of her necessary imports has been made by M. Georges Pernot, French Minister of Blockade. “In 1938 German imports from countries overseas re presented 32 per cent., or nearly one-third of
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  • 209 3 AUSTRALIA FINDS—£5,700 Every Hour for War Sydney. AUSTRALIA is spending £5,707 an hour on defence and war-time preparations. This is a sharp rise on the £2,246 an hour which she was spending at the end of June, 1915, ten months after the outbreak of the last war. War-time expenditure has
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  • 152 3 Stanhope, (County Durham.) Names and addresses written on gas-mask cases identified a young couple found dead in a car on a lonely Weardale road. They were pretty, 18-year-old Kathleen Whitfield, and her sweetheart, Arthur Edward Gowling, aged 23, both of Darlington. It is believed
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  • 94 3 When Lieutenant John Rumney Robins, of the Fleet Air Arm, applied at Rochester for the restoration of bis driving licence, his solicitor. Mr. V. M. Mackey, said he was engaged in hunting U-boats. “His billet is some miles from his aerodrome,” said Mr. Mackey,
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  • 354 3 Missionaries Sent To Stir Up Natives COLONEL DENEYS REITZ, Minister for Native Affairs in South Africa, revealed in London how widespread were the Nazi plots which have been discovered and checked in South Africa. The Nazis planned to sabotage industry, persuade the natives to
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    • 87 3 “The taxation on Liquor" he declared “was framed in order that the peoples of Malaya might make a war contribution to the Government of the United Kingdom The Comptroller of Customs, at a meeting of the Legislative Council held in Singapore on Monday, 11th December. I DRINK TIGER BEER AND
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 35 3 NEWS WITH A SMILE By T» H* JPa/mer Champion boxers have joined the Forces as physical training instructors. r I think, gentlemen, we may safely assume that you are now familiar with the right hook.”
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    • 34 3 i V, 1 I ft (Q K /V X-T--/ 1 J I T\ n i Si RIBBENTROP: t( lt was all very well for Schuschnigg and Benes, but this is beyond a joke! ,f
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  • 766 4 How Lord Gort Earned Nickname Of “The Tiger’ SOME men are born soldiers, some are made. Lord Gort belongs to bo th classes. He is a descendan of that Maurice, Lord of Prendergast, who fought with Strongbow in Ireland in 1169, and was described by
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  • 278 4 Workers Demand Higher Wages Scrcmban. About 2,000 weeders and tappers have yone on strike on l.adang Geddes, the n,ooot acres estate owned by Dunlop Plantations at Dahau, near Scrcmban. It is reported that they arc demanding higher wages. J hey are getting 6$ cents and the
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  • 275 4 Kuala Lumpur. Four Chinese and a boy, aged 15. who were arrested when a room in Sultan Street, Kuala Lumpur, was raided by detectives recently, were charged in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on Saturday morning before Mr. R. C. Redman, the
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  • 192 4 Unlawful Assembly Charge c Singapore. As a sequel to a raid carried out by Inspectors Ripiey and Ahmad, of the Beach Road Police Station, and a poss-" 1 of ten detectives and ten policemen between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday,
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  • 284 4 Profiteering Not To Be Permitted Kuala Lumpur “The control of prices of mot, t vehicle components is being k, to an irreducible minimum, bi unless dealers and distributors frain from holding on to st' r. or charging excessive prices, tt may be necessary to
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  • 577 4 News In Malay ka.pa!2 terbang laut yang tengah berlaboh. Semua-nya kapal2 terbang kita itu telah balek dengan selamat. Sa-buah kapal terbang British telah menyelamatkan nyawa empat orang ahli terbang Jerman yang kapal-nya telah jatoh di-Laut Utara, ia-itu di-beri-nya isharat kapada sa-buah kapal Norway suroh pergi ka-tempat itu
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 493 5 Jewellery Worth About $570 CASE AGAINST TAMIL POSTPONED An alleged theft of jewellery which had been adorning an image in the Waterfall Road Hindu Temple was recalled in the Penang Middle Court yesterday when a Tamil named Govinda Raj appeared before Mr. Lim Koon Teck
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  • 283 5 Induction Service Today Today, the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Penang, welcomes a new minister, the Rev. R. M. Greer. 8.D., .if Glasgow, Scotland, who along with Mrs. Greer arrived last week to take up the work among the Presbyterian community in succession to the Rev. R.
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  • 374 5 Num Books At Penang Library The Penang Library has received the following new books: Abduction, by Thomas Burke. Australian Journey, by Paul McQuire. The Back Garden of Allah, by Major C. S. Jarvis. Blackberry Winter, by Evelyn Hanna. The Blind Road, by Forepoint Severn. The Bridge
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  • 355 5 Large Attendance At Funeral Tapah. Her many friends and relatives will regret to hear the news of the death cf Miss Anthony Maria Catherine, aged 20 which look place at her residence No. 34, Tapah Hospital Quarters. She passed i away peacefully at the early
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  • 193 5 Local Arrangements For Celebrations It was decided, at the preliminary meetings held, at the Penang Muslim Merchants Society at 1, Transfer Road Penang, with Mr. E. P. Mohamed Nooruddin in the chair, that a public meeting be held on December 22 at 5 p.m. as desired by
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  • 103 5 New Chairman Presides Taiping. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board was held yesterday when the new Chairman, Mr. C. R. Forsythe who succeeds Mr. G. W Webb who has gone to Singapore, presided. Others present were Dr. Irving, Messrs. J. H. West,
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  • 81 5 False Representations Charge Alleged to have made a false representation to the Immigration Officer for the purpose of procuring a certificate of admission into the Settlement eight Chinese were produced in the Middle Court yesterday. The charge was explained to the accused named Teng Heng, Yong
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  • 125 5 Tamil In N egligent Driving Case Pleading guilty to two charges or causing hurt to two passengers travelling in his car by a negligent act, the driver’ of a local car Govindasamy, was fined $25 on each charge while his licence was also endorsed by
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  • 307 5 All Chinese Films At The Cinemas I Never in the history of Penang have all the leading cinema halls —the Queen’s, Majestic, Royal and Windsor Theatres—been known to screen Chinese talkies all at the same time. Cinema fans who only favour British or American films may have
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  • 71 5 French Consul-General Bestman Singapore, December 19 The marriage took place today at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, of Mr. Justice Richard Joseph Manning to Miss Margaret Asher Wilson. The bride was given away by her brother. G. C. Gordon Wilson. She had Aladame Pingaud as
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  • 477 5 Social Personal Miss Tung Hung Ghee of Selema is spending a few days’ vacation in Pe- nang. Miss Tung, who is a student of Raffles College, arrived here by the mail train yesterday evening. Major E. J. Soper, Chief Accountant’s Department, F.M.S. Railways, has returned leave. The Hon. the British
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 117 5 SHAW BROS. CONTINUE THEIR MARCH OF PROGRESS! Latest Penang Presentation THE “NFW WORLD” MODERN, BEAUTIFUL, LUXURIOUS, TRULY THE ARISTOCRAT OF A.MUSEi MENT PARKS. Opening Next Week. I WHEN YOU ARE FEEDING BABY f It’s after the birth of a baby that the mother needs careful attention most Her strength has
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 189 5 MAJESTIC LAST 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.00, 6.15 9.30 <3 l-.M. MATINEE 15, 30 rM CENTS DOWNSTAIR.,) The Most Costly Chinese Picture Ever Produced Miss Violet Koo In her finest portrayal of “EMPRESS WU”—China’s only Woman Ruler “EMPRESS WII CH EH TIEN” FUEL ENGLISH TITLES. TWO YEARS TO MAKE CAST OF
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    • 116 5 QUEEN’S LAST 3 SHOWS TODAY 3, 6.30 and 0.30 p.m. CHINA’S GREATEST HISTORICAL PICTURE Brought Back In Response To Numerous Requests “MADAM LEE SAM NEO” 3 P.M. PRICES—DOWNSTAIRS 15, 30 AND 50 CENTS. EVENING PRICES—‘ »A 1 20, 40 AND 60 CENTS. Opening Tomorrow TWO BIG STARS IRENE DUNNE—CHARLES BOYER
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  • 467 6 ILTR- D. G. Osborne-Jones in his broadcast talk from the B. M. B. C. on Monday night called Mr. Winston Churchill the greatest living English Parliamentarian of our time. It is a matter of opinion, of course, but there is no doubt that it is Mr. Winston
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  • 52 6 QUEEN S CINEMA “Madam Lee Sam Neo” (Chinese talkie) 6.15 and 9.30 p.m MAJESTIC CINEMA Miss Violet Koo in “Empress Wu Cheh Tien” (Chinese talkie) 6.15 and 9.39 p.m. ROYAL THEATRE “Mother’s Secrets” (Chinese talkie) 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR “Hoong Fatt Lui” (Cantonese talkie) 6.30 and
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  • 604 6 Wednesday, Dec. 20. WTTH the scuttling of the “Graf Spee” still being discussed everywhere, there now comes the report of the sinking of a 23,000-ton Soviet battleship “Oktiabraskaya Revolutia.” The credit this time goes to the brave Finns who succeeded in firing a terrific
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  • 517 6 Approach Christmas you know that Christmas is less than a week ahead? I did not realise how near it was until yesterday morning when I i cceived a seasonal greeting from the Chinese Swimming Club, that friendly little spot whose hospitality I had occasion recently to acknowledge.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 33 6 x^ v I 1 I f i I .A iffiiW WbiteLobei W WQOSY w. 5 Sole Agents for j I Penang. Perak Kedah i Henrv Vi augli Co. Ltd. I PENANG IPOH) I
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  • 165 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES AC KN OWLEDGMEN TS Mr. Ong Keng Huat and family beg to thunk all those friends and relatives who attended the funeral of his wife last Sunday, those who sent wreaths, scrolls, banners, ’utters and telegrams of condolence, roasted pigs, those who provided musical parties, and also those
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  • POST BAG
    • 294 7 To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette” Sir, With regard to Mr. Attlee’s statement which you published in your yesterday s issue under the heading Need for Social Justice”, this will only turn out to be nothing but a pious wish which will never be realised.
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  • 283 7 Accused Says He Was Tout For K.L. Man A well-dressed Chinese, Khoo Siew Leong was fined $2OO in default one month's rigorous imprisonment, when he pleaded guilty before Mr. Lun Koon Teck. the Penang Third Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, to a charge of bookmaking on November 29,
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  • 78 7 N ineteen-y ear-old film star, Nova Pilbeam and Mr. Penrose 'lennyson, photographed after their wedding at Caxton Hall recently. A delay at the beginning of the ceremony resulted in two guests having to leave before the end—one to book tickets for
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  • 456 7 RAR COMMITTEE’S AI ’PLIC ATI (>N FOLLt )WING INQUIRY INTO ALLEGATIONS Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 19. A N application was made by the F.M.S. Bar Committee before the Chief Justice, Mr. K. E. Poyser and Mr. Justice Gordon Smith in the Supreme Court today for
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  • 40 7 Singapore, Dec. 19 The 1,500 saw-mill workers who as a protest against the arrest of their fellow workers for an incident during the strike, absented themselves from work yesterday, returned to the mills to-day.
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  • 103 7 For Christmas and New Year the following late trains will be on Penang Hill for the convenience of the public as follows: From From Lower Upper Station Station Sunday, Dec. 24 11 00 p.m. 10.45 p.m. 12 Midnight 11.45 p.m. 12.45 a.m. 12.30 a.m
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  • 95 7 European school children of Penang are organising an attractive Garden Fair on Friday afternoon at No. 3, Lim Mali Chye Road (opposite Western Road Club House), in aid of the Poor British Evacuee children. There will be fun and entertainment for old and young and a comprehensive display
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  • 163 7 CONTRAVENED PORT REGULATIONS The third "taikong” to be fined for contravention of the Navigation Regulations regulating the movements of vessels within Penang Harbour was Tan Chai Heong of junk No. P 239. who pleaded guilty before Mr. Lim Koon Teck, Penang this morning, when charged with
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  • 95 7 Mr. Chung Ah Ming, of Ipoh who has arranged the first Golf match between the Perak and Penang Turf Club Golf Clubs has already arrived in Penang and was at the racecourse this morning to watch the training work. The match between the two Turf
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  • 101 7 Alleged Theft At Rawang Escorts from Rawang, a suburb o Selangor, arrived this morning to tak custody' of Marlmuttu and a small bo who it was alleged, committed house breaking and theft within the jurisdi tion of Rawang. Sinnasamy, the identifier, gave ev: dence before Mr.
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  • 159 7 HUTTON LANE CRASH A car and a motor cycle collided at the junction of Transfer Road and Hutton Lane at about 12.45 this afternoon. The motor cyclist, a Chinese, was thrown off his mount, but escaped with slight injuries—a fracture of his finger and
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  • 128 7 Dinner And Dance To Be Held The Hu Yew Seah will be celebrating their Silver Jubilee on an elaborate scale on Sunday, Dec. 24, when there will be a Dinner and Dance. The opening of the new Hu Yew Seah Girls' School Building and Exhibition
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  • 102 7 The following goods have been despatched to England from the Red Cross Depot. Chartered Bank Chambers. Penang 144 pillow cases, 60 small size surgeon’s masks 48 medium surgeon’s masks, 47 large-size surgeon’s masks, 78 hankerchiefs. 144 bandages. 24 Flannelette many-tailed abdominal bandages, 2 packets of Calico
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  • 376 7 Tried To Save Bale Of Rubber How a Chinese lost his life while attempting to save a bundle of rubber from falling into the sea at the quayside of the Swettenham Pier behind Godown No. 1, occupied by Messrs. Harper Gilfillan Co., Ltd., on Dec. 11
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 19 7 ENGINEERS p HON E ////rr 'W 7,'ffl Will I \l^V e an 22 CROSS ST- JIS. £&f 50, SINGAPORE-
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    • 197 7 JCtnas 3are AT PRITCHARD’S GIFTS FOR ALL SHOPPING HOURS HIRING XM4S (PEEK 8.30 to 6 P.M. SATURDAY 8.30 7 P.M. PRITCHARD Co., Ltd., PENANG and IPOH. I I I Everyone appreciates good SILVER WAR 12 for XMAS CONDIMENT SETS TOAST RACKS BUTTER DISHES SERVIETTE RINGS TEA SETS SALVERS BRUSH SETS
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  • 285 8 Contributions From T.A. Chinese Following is the list of contributions from the Chinese section of Teluk Anson branch: Amount previously acknowledged $66,878.40 Mrs. Wee Choy $500.00 Mr. Au Chong Mun 100.00 Mrs. Au Chong Mun 50.00 Mrs. Lim Ewe Cheng 100.00 Mr. Tan Ah Hoe 50.00 Kin
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 214 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Ampat 6 6, Austral Amal. 7 6 Ayer Hitani 24 6 25/6 Ayer Weng 90 Bangrin 24 6 25/e Batu Selangor I-? 5 I.Boex Berjuntai 14 /6 12/6 Hitam 4^ 2 Hong Fatt l- 20 125 Idris 7 6 8 Ipoh 25 7 28|Z
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    • 240 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyeis SeUex* Ampats 5/ 6 A. Amalgamated 6/7i Bangrins 24/ 6 Hong Faits J Hitams Jelebus Johans 38/ Jelapangs 37/ 38 Kamras 2/3 “L* Kundangs 13 9 J K. Kampars 1 4 9 K. Lanjuts 24 9 25/8 Kepongs 1 7 1 8 I 8 Kuchais
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    • 300 8 SOON TH FAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buvers Seder. Ampat 5 6 6/ A. Amalg. 6 9 7/3 A. Hitam 25/ 26/ Bangrins 24/6 25'6 B. Selangor's 1.72 1.75 ex Hong Fatts 1.20 1.24 Jelebus 1.12} 1.174 Johans 33 35 Kamras 2/ 2/3 Kamuntings 13/6 14/3 K. Lanjuts 25/ 25/9 Katus
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    • 227 8 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Se. rs Ampat 5/6 Austral Amal. 7/ Ayer Weng 90 9Batu Selangor 1.70 I.7r>f. Hong Fatt 1.19 Johan 33 Jelebu 1.10 K. tfamunting 9/ K. Lanjut 25/ Katu 24/6 25 x Killinghall 18/6 19 5 Kramat 12/9 Kuala Kampar 15/ Kuchai Ord 1.75 1
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    • 265 8 RUBBER Buyers Seller Allenbys 1.52} 1.60 Ayer Panas 1.47} 155 Bassetts 55 60 Batu Lintangs 1.22} 1.274 Bentas 1.15 120 Borellis 1.47} 155 Brogas 77} 80 Indragiris 1.55 1.62}c Kempas 2.25 2.35 Kuala Sidims 2.65 2.70 Lunas 1.85 1 95c Malaka Pindas 1.55 1.624 c Mentakabs
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  • 337 8 Cigarettes For Soldiers At The Front The Hon. Corresponding Secretary of the Overseas League, Penang Branch, gratefully acknowledges the following sums, collected chiefly in coppers, in Overseas League Money Boxes. Editorial Staff Straits Echo and Pinang Gazette 813.50, Messrs. J. F. Arthur .89, S. V. Adams
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  • 37 8 Reuter. Music Director Oi 8.8. C. London. Dei The death has occurred of Mr E. Fogg, Music Director of the Service, 8.8. C., who fell from the pl of the Waterloo Underground S
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  • 729 9 (TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19) INLAND GREETINGS TELEGRAMS 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
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  • 1916 9 Tire Shortage Not Due To Buffer Pool Or Restriction Says Chairman 4<.T had hoped that in this time of National Emergency x those intimately connected with the tin industry might have been prepared to sink their differences in relation to Tin cotnrol and the pros
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  • 267 10 —Reuter. London Dec. 19. The Canadian Expeditionary Force was enthusiastically welcomed when it streamed ashore in thousands on Sunday from great liners guarded by a formidable naval squadron while aeroplanes patrolled overhead guarding against a surprise raid. The troops represented every part of Canada
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  • 37 10 .—Reuter. Boxer Arrested In Toronto New York, Dec. 19 The boxer, Ernie Haas, has been arrested at Toronto in connection with the murder of Herr Engelberg, Secretary to the German Consulate-General at New York. —Reuter.
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  • 517 10 Defenders’ Position Dangerous On Petsamo Front Copenhagen, Dec. 19 Pushing across Central Finland in an attempt to cut the country in two, the Russians are reported to have been successful at Salla, just north of the “wasp waist” in their drive against Kemijaervi, some
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  • 21 10 Reuter. A message from The Hague says Queen Wilhelmina is broadcasting to her people today Reuter.
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  • 83 10 —Reuter. Munition Dumps And Offices Set Afire Chungking, Dec. 19 Chinese troops entered Kaifeng, the capital of Honan, on Sunday morning, following a surprise attack the previous night, according to a Chinese dispatch which claims that many fires were started in the city when Japanese munition
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  • 51 10 —Reuter. New York, Dec. 19. According to the “Miami Herald,” British destroyers are waiting off Florida to intercept the crack (i erm an, liner. “Columbus,” 32,000 tons, which sailed on Thurs= day from Vera Cruz for an u n k n o w n
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  • 87 10 —Reuer. London, December 19. The King paid a surprise visit to the Naval Command at Plymouth yesterday. He spent many hours inspecting naval establishment and barracks and the hospital and talked with scores of officers, petty officers and men including those of minesweeping and
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  • 685 10 Offi< ‘crs W ould Have Preferred To Sail Out And Fight Buenos Aires, Dec. 19 ILe boieign Minister, Senor Cantilo, has decided to intern the 1,039 officers and men of the "Graf Spee’ who arrived yesterday morning on board trawlers. It
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    • 286 10 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366. Qeean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 515 L BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of Oates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERNAUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE
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    • 252 10 P.&O.S.N. COMPANY Mail Passenger And Cargo Services. Penang Kingdom i Details on application. Penang Far East Passengers are requested to registe their requirements but j,. r present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted. A regular service is maintained be ween Singapore, Port Sv ham, Teluk Anson and Penang per S/S “BULAN”.
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  • 1219 11 ustralian Amateur hampion For Fourth Year Robert Marshall, of Western Australia, the holder of the pne Amateur title, has won the Australian amateur billiards ampionship for the fourth successive year, at Sydney. In e final he beat W. Matthews, of South Australia, -bv 3 072 oints
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  • 362 11 The Medical Department of Ceylon, hat island in the Indian Ocean that is so picturesque, that has been recently so cruelly ravaged by malarie, is doing everything in its power to prevent the return of this scourge; to this nd it has fitted out a
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  • 94 11 Sydney, Best bowling performance in the sixth round of Sydney first-grade cricket was turned in by W. J. O’Reilly, the Australian Test player. He took six wickets for nine runs for St. George against University. New Zealand Tour Off Wellington. The New Zealand Cricket Council
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  • 210 11 EXPERIENCE FOR I CANADIANS Montreal. this summer had their first glimpse of cricket as played by the fairer sex—and liked it. There was as much interest taken in the visit of a number of English schoolgirls as in the tour of a strong team lof boys drawn from
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  • 121 11 1,438 Miles In Seven Davs Melbourne. December 1. An amazing feat of endurance was performed here when Mrs. Valda Unthank completed seven days and sev* n nights of continuous cycling to establish a new women’s record of 1,438 miles. Ihe orevious record was 1.107 miles, made by
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  • 48 11 19 Horses Fetch £40.000 London. The Aga Khan’s nineteen yearlings sold at Newmarket recently fetched £40,000. This is the most important dispersal from a leading stud for many years. Prices were considered satisfactory though in more normal times they would have been doubled.
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  • 34 11 On Saturday, at 5 p.m. at the Chin Woo court, the Penang Chin Woo lost to the A.C.S. Union in the final game in a friendly badminton match.
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  • 81 11 Last Rugger Match. Of Season As the proposed Singapore tour of the Northern State has been cancelled, it han been arranged that a match between Scotland and the Rest be played on the Ipoh Padang on Saturday next, December 23. It is hoped that a good
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  • 124 11 C.R.C. vs P.R.C. On the Esplanade today at 5.15 pm, sharp. C.R.C. Ladies —Miss Chin Siew Keow; Mrs. Teoh Chooi Hor and Miss Leong Nam Lam; Mrs. C. O. Lim, Miss Cecila Chan and Miss Leong Mau Yeong; Miss Lim Beng Sean, Miss Gladys Lim, Miss Heah Beng
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  • 628 12 FEW OIISIAHOX HORSES EXERCISED TOYMAN A LIKELY WINNER ON FIRST DAY TURLEY’S horses have arrived for the Penang meeting, but only some were worked o:i the Exercise Ring this morning, and of the other outstation candidates, although Logue s string is already here,
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  • 79 12 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. TIN: Penang $129.25 Business done 103 tons Singapore SI 29.25 RUBBER: Penang Spot 39 jc Singapore Spot COPRA: Sundried 54.53 nom Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $6.25 nom Fair Seed $6.00 sel’e"s RICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $6.20 Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $7.70 Rangoon Parboiled
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  • 252 12 WEIGHTS FOR SIX RACES The following are the weights for six races for the third day of the Penang Races: PONIES, CLASS 1, DIV. 2—5 >/2 FURLONGS QUISaNA 9 04 LADY WARRIOR 8.13 PYMBLE 8.13 DANCING FOAM 8.13 SHEILA II 8.07 PHARIOL 8.06 LISHEEN 8.01
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  • 816 12 Rugby, Dec. 20. TN connection with Sir Kingsley Wood’s estimate that 1 the Empire training scheme would put British air superiority beyond challenge, informed air circles here give interesting facts comparing the relative efficiency between the British and German Air borces. It is pointed out
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