Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 January 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 14. Vol. xcvin. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 336 1 Emergency Measures In Belgium KING LEOPOLD RECEIVES PREMIER Low Countries "Calmly Vigilant" Brussels, January 16. Although no relaxation in the tension continues, well-informed quarters say that it would be premature to state that the situation is hound to return to normal. King Leopold
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  • 75 1 .—8.0. W. British Reply Handed At Panama Rugby, January 15 > British Minister in Panama yestery delivered to the Government of the public a re.ply to the communication by the Acting President of Panama the King on December 23 on the sub--1 01 th Pan-American proposals
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  • 74 1 ,—Reuter. Attack On One Means Attack On Other Rome, Jan. 16. It is understood that the former Dutch Prime Minister, Dr. Colijn, told Count Ciano and other leading Italians last week that complete solidarity existed between Belgium and Holland and an attack on one country would mean an
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  • 109 1 I Reuter. Going To Chungking After Short Stay In Shanghai Peiping, January 15 The United States Ambassador in China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, left for Chinwangtao en route to Shanghai early this morning accompanied by his private secretary and military attache, Major Mayer, and his naval
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  • 48 1 German troop concentrations, s a y s Reuter, are no longer a milit ar y secret. From the North Sea to the Swiss Alps, the Nazis ate said to have massed 1,500,000 men. Huge bodies are concentrated particularly along the Dutch and Belgian frontiers.
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  • 165 1 PARLIAMENT REASSEMBLES London, Jan. 16. A LI HOUGH there is widespread interest in the statement of Mr. Hore-Belisha in the Commons today, there is always the possibility that the debate will be shortened, says Reuter’s lobby correspondent. Mr. Hore-Belisha’s statement is likely to begin
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  • 24 1 .—Reuter. Paris, Jan. 16. A communique reports activity of patrols and artillery. There were local encounters between reconnaissance units. —Reuter.
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  • 185 1 -8.0. W Special Order Of Day To Forces Rugby, January 15 Air Marshal A. S. Barratt took over his duties on Sunday as Air Officer Com-manding-in-Chief of the British air forces in France and his first official act in his new capacity was to
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  • 312 1 .—Reuter. Helsinki, Jan. 16. I A communique says that on Jan., 14, the home area as well as the war zone experienced numerous air raids. Many towns were bombed but Vaasa suffered most. Eight civilians, including women and children, were killed and
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  • 227 1 BRITISH REPLY TO U.S. PROTEST LONDON, JAN. 16. IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE BRITISH MINISTER IN PANAMA DELIVERED ON JANUARY 14 THE GOVERNMENT’S REPLY TO THE PROTEST OF THE UNITED STATES AND TWENTY OTHER AMERICAN REPUBLICS ON DEC. 23.
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  • 64 1 —REUTER. HONGKONG, JAN. 16. THE BRITISH NAVY ON SATURDAY INTERCEPTED THE RUSSIAN STEAMER “SELENGA” AND BROUGHT IT TO HONGKONG FOR EXAMINATION OF CARGO FOR CONTRABAND. THIS IS THE FIRST SHIP INTERCEPTED BY’ THE NAVY IN CHINA WATERS SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. THE INTERCEPTION RESULTED
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  • 142 1 .—Reuter. London, Jan. 16. An enemy submarine was bombed in the North Sea yesterday by an aircraft of the Air Force Coastal Command. The submarine was sighted at a distance of several miles. Its crew apparently simultaneously observed the aircraft for the airman saw
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  • 131 1 .—Reuter. Then Torpedoed ANOTHER U-BOAT OUTRAGE Amsterdam, Jan. 16. The 8,000-ton Dutch steamer “Arendskerk” bound for South Africa from Antwerp was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Bay of Biscay a hundred miles off Ushant and sank immediately. The Italian steamer “Fedora” saved all occupants. There
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  • 145 1 8.0. W. Broadcast Appeal By Lord Lloyd Rugby, January 15 Lord Lloyd of Dolobran in a broadcast appeal on Sunday evening on behalf of the Anglo-Turkish relief fund spoke of the deep and profound sympathy with which Great Britain received the news of the series of disasters
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  • 33 1 .—Reuter. Two Days’ Suspension By French Censor Paris, Jan. 15. The publication of the well-known newspaper. Journal des Debats, has been suspended for two days by the censorship authorities. —Reuter.
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  • 53 2 Washington, Jan. 15. Authoritative disclosed that the United States will not enter a temporary agreement to replace the commercial treaty’ with Japan expiring on January’ 26 unless japan has made effective guarantees that American interests will receive equal and fair treatment hereafter in Japanese
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  • 278 2 —8.0. W. Only 486 Sent To Camps Rugby, Jan. 15. The Alien’s Tribunals which have been engaged in considering cases of enemy aliens in Britain since October, have now, with few exceptions, completed their tasks. As a result, 436 Germans and 50 Austrians have been interned.
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  • 425 2 Belgian And Dutch Fears Prove To Be False Alarms LONDON VIEW Hitler Always Strikes With Extreme Swiftness London, Jan. 15. If Hitler is actually preparing a blitzkrieg it will almost certainly come without warning and therefore the current alarms about Belgium and Holland may
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  • 148 2 Reuter FULL ARMY SUPPORT Tokio, Jan. 15. The new Cabinet includes: Premier: Admiral Yonai. Foreign Affairs: Mr. Arita War-General Hata. Navy: Vice-Admiral Yoshida. With the full support oi the Army behind him. Admiral Yonai s selection of Ministers has progressed smoothly, states an earlier Domei Agency message
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  • 188 2 .—Reuter. Fears Of Belgians Allayetl By Military Measures Brussels, Jan. 15 The situation is generally considered to be much easier today. Well-informed circles state that the nervousness of the population has been allayed by the military measures taken by the Government and it is now possible
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  • 573 2 Sunday's Air Raids On Finnish Towns Helsinki, Jan. 15. The air raids over Southern Finland on Sunday were the heaviest so far experienced. There were many civilian casualties and considerable damage was done. At many places the raiders machine-gunned civilians. Over a dozen towns were
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  • 98 2 BIG LOANS CREDITS FOR TURKEY —Reuter. Terms Of Pact With France Britain Ankara, Jan. 15. Turkey obtains £25 000.000 credits armaments, a £15,000,000 loan in gold and a trade loan of £3.500,000, stated M Menemencioglu, defining the general lines of the Anglo-Franco-Turkish agreement. In addition the Allied Governments have agreed
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  • 78 2 Reuter. Usual Reconnaissance Flight London, January 15. It is believed that British reconnaissance aeroplanes flew over North West Germany during the night. The German wireless stations w’ere silent i<> T Some time, .their usual practice while planes are in the vicinity. The Air Ministry made
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  • 422 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, Jan. 15. The remarkable reconnaissance flight by machines of the R.A.F. bomber command last Friday night over Southern Germany and as far as Vienna and Prague has captured the imagination of the publicfl The German High Command refers
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  • 54 2 R. A.F. Leave Cancelled —Reuter. London, Jan. 15. From Reuter's special correspondent with the British Air Force in France It is officially announced that for the time being leave for the British Air Forces in France has been cancelled. This does not affect those at present on leave who will
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  • 80 2 i.—Reuter and 8.0. W. Due To Black-out In Britain Rugby, Jan. 15 The total number of deaths on Britain’s roads during December as a result of road accidents was 1,155 compared with 683 in December last. That the black-out was chiefly responsible for this increase
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  • 33 2 —Reuter. To Be Rowed During Henley Week London. Jan. 15 It is stated the wartime Oxford vs. Cambridge boat race will be rowed during Henley Week beginning on February’ 26.
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  • 61 2 .—Reuter. London, January 15 On the Stock Exchange the undertone was easier on renewed international uncertainties but the losses of most groups were only small owing to the absence of selling pressure. Gilt-edged headed the down drift. Commodities. Tin was easier in sympathy with the Far East together
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  • 45 2 —Reuter. Returning To Germany Via Japan Russia New York, Jan. 15. Five hundred and thirteen men of military age from the “Columbus" have left for the Pacific Coast en route to Germany. They will travel via Japan and the Soviet Union. —Reuter.
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  • 2227 3  -  Truth about Hostility of Public to Regime Disquiet Over Soviet Pact and its Consequences Faith in Food Rationing if Promises are Kept FIRST ARTICLE By OStVALD GARRISON VILLARD, the distinguished American writer and editor who has toured Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. Mr. Villard
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  • 54 3 Band programme at the “Waterfall’s” from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. tomorrow. 1. March Great Big David Lotter. 2. Selection —The Naughty Princess —Cuvillier. 3. Waltz Ah! Kusom Robertson. 4. Overture Banditenstreiche Suppe. 5. Selection —Stand Up And Sing Ellis. 6. Fox Trot—ln The Still Of The Night
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  • 200 3 4 NN, Ernest, Michael, and Paul Miles, the St. Neots “Quads,” have given the contents of their money boxes to a fund for comforts for the troops, to celebrate their fourth birthday. Mrs. Walter Miles, their mother, said: “It will be a lesson in unselfishness for
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  • 75 3 Oslo. The Norwegian Government have suppressed radio advertising because it has been suspected that the commercial announcements might conceal coded messages from spies. According to a British "wireless authority, the programmes to which the Norwegian ban applies are those sponsored by private companies. Publicity -matter
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  • 416 3 “JUMP FOR IT!” The pilot of the «I R.A.F. scouting ’plane gave the order only when he (knew that he could no longer fight against the lee that coated the wings, jammed the rudder. One by one his crew of four took to
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  • 70 3 Old Cannon Stolen At Moulmein A cannon which was kept in the compound of the office of the Commissioner, Tenasserihi Division, in Moulmein, it is reported, was stolen by someone a few days ago. This cannon, it is stated, was used during, the first AngloBurmese war
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    • 24 3 -J 111 |JJX < If |v /51\ Xi vt L > I rlvVl v\ “Zo! The British say we are afraid to We will show them!
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    • 69 3 NEWS WITH A SMILE By f. W, Palmer Nazi are to collect discarded tins, metalware, lubber and waste paper from the dustbins in German cities for use in the manufacture of armaments, r I H I f fl JLJrp® Wm n It 4 wHmIi It— CrtA-'Cfillft JT a> IfSV E
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  • 172 4 Welcome To Rev. And Mrs. Peterson Klang. Miss Hazel Depler, Principal of the Methodist Girls’ School, has been transferred to Singapore, and her place has been taken by Mrs Peterson who with her husband, the Reverend H. H. Peterson, arrived on Friday. Mr. Peterson will be the
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  • 101 4 Death At Age Of 75 Kuala Lumpur. Mrs. Sinnapoo Rasammah, mother of Mr. S. Thambyrajah of the P. T. Workshops, Kuala Lumpur, passed away at the age of 75 on Jan. 0 and the funeral took place on the following day. She had been in indifferent health
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  • Article, Illustration
    145 4 FOR TOMMY’S CHILDREN I W7IVES of soldiers, sailors, ai airmen are to get bigger allow-1 anees for their children. There Will be an extra shilling for the second child and for third, and 2s. extra for every other child. These increases are the result of the “Daily Herald”
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  • 453 4 Sanitary Board’s i Plans Klang. At the last meeting of the Klang Sanitary Board, the chairman informed the members that in the Sanitary Board areas there were about 1.777 rubber and 841 zinc buckets, and that the policy was to replace all zinc by rubber buckets. To
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  • 441 4 Fighting Men And Their Dependents Helped “PENNY-A-WEEK” FUND IN BRITAIN to the Malaya Patriotic Fund know that their money is expended to very good purpose in assisting fighting men and their dependents, and others who suffer through the war. Some details of
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  • 128 4 Pickets Much In Evidence Sngapore. Negotiations in the strike of 1,500 artisans of the Singapore Harbour Board did not reach a settlement on Sunday night. The strike continued, and negotiations will also continue. Only a few men would, however, have been at work on Sunday in
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  • 135 4 Friendship With Woman A constable who shot himself at Bradford Town Hall after giving evidence concerning the death of a woman was stated at an inquest to have taken his life in a fit of shame and remorse. The inquest was on P.c. Harry
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  • 556 4 News In Malay January 13. It is suggested, that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand t to Malay members of tl.A.r households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war These Malay news bulletins zeill be
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  • 478 4 Husband Granted Divorce Decree Mr. Justice Langton, in the Divorce Court, expressed surprise that a man who escorted a married woman to her home should have been invited to sleep in the bed of her husband, who was away on business. A decree nisi was
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  • 332 4 Worried Because He Was Jewish Exile “There was no reason for the boy to take his life except depression caused by his position as an exiled German Jew,” said the coroner, Mr. Ingleby Oddie, at the inquest at Paddington on Gerhart Walter Lowenberg, 16, of Dombey street,
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  • 292 5 Chinese Leper Tried In Settlement TWO YEARS FOR CAUSING GRIEVOUS HURT r PHE Penang District Judge yesterday morning went over to Pulau Jerejak Island and dealt with a case in which a Teochew, Tan Tek Meng, a leper of the Settlement, was charged with
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  • 529 5 Large Attendance And Wreaths There wac a large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Ng Choon Mow nee Lim Keng Neoh (Bee Ah Keng), which took place from her residence, No. 3328, Burrnah Road at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing for interment at the
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  • 156 5 Ceremony At St. Andrew’s Spore Singapore The first Assizes of the year opened yesterday morning with ceremony. The Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine. Justices a’Beckett Terrell, Pedlow and Manning, law officers and members of the Bar attended a service at St. Andrew's Cathedral conducted by
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  • 95 5 Further Consignment Sent A further consignment of knitted garments has now been sent to Singapore for shipment to the British Red Cross, and one parcel is being forwarded through the French Consulate General to the French Red Cross. The total number of garments despatched is 215.
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  • 585 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. D. L. Downie, of Tanah Merah Estate, Port Dickson, has proceeded to Europe on leave. Government Offices in Kedah will be closed from Friday until Wednesday inclusive, for the Raya Haji Holidays. Bridge and mah-jong parties will continue to be held every Friday morning at the Selangor
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  • 273 5 BRIDE AN EX-JOURNALIST OF BANGKOK Alor Star. 4 FASHIONABLE Malay wedding uniting two well-known families took place at the premises of Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim bin Tawi, Simpang Ampat, Bukit Tengah, Province Wellesley, when Che Ismail Ibrahim, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Tawi, was married
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  • 268 5 Alleged Use Of Hot Vk ater "How can you stand bail when you are a judgment debtor?” asked the Third Magistrate. Mr. Lim Koon Teck, in the Middle Court yesterday morning of a Malay, Mohamed, in the case in which a 28-year-old woman, Che Su
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  • 86 5 Japanese Charged Under Aliens’ Act Ipoh. A retrial was ordered by the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes in the Perak Supreme Court yesterday, when Mr. T. V. A. Brodie. Assistant Legal Adviser, Perak, appealed against the decision of the Magistrate. Batu Gajah, who had acquitted and discharged a
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  • 404 6 A RE the German manoeuvres merely a blind to test the state of preparedness in the Low countries? There seems to be as much justification for this view as for the belief that Hitler’s bigoffensive is imminent. Whatever the nature of developments in the next few days, Holland
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  • 131 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA “Fighting Marines” with Grant Withers, Adrian Morris and Ann Rutherford 5.30 and 9 p.m. REX CINEMA Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent in “The Rains Came.” 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “North of Shanghai” with James Craig and Betty Furness 6.15 and 9.30
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  • 463 6 Bravo, S.X.I. CONGRATULATIONS to St. Xavier’s on winning one of this year’s coveted Queen’s Scholarships. I know that the school, in its modesty, would prefer to blush unseen, but this is an occasion which calls for some sort of rejoicing and I hope may be forgiven if
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  • 642 6 Tuesday, Jan. 16. TT is impossible (says a Stockholm message) to obtain authoritative information in Berlin to show whether the defence measures taken by Holland and Belgium are really justified by German threats. r pH.E only object of an I immediate German offensive would
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  • 99 7 MAJOR CITED AS CO-RESPONDENT Misconduct Alleged In London (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. I > EAR Admiral Marshal Llewelyn Clarke was granted a decree nisi with costs on the ground of dultery of his wife, who was undefended, with George MacDonald
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  • 100 7 Bar Committee’s Application Fails (j'r >m Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. J 6. The Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, Mr. lustice Poyser, assisted by Mr. Justice Cordon-Smith, this i, fo'. uj discharged Mr. 11. Y. Teh, the local solicitor and adate. at the
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  • 358 7 Planter’s Loss Of Leg A case of considerable importance 1 to the planting community was decided in the Alor Star High Court last month by Mr. Justice G. B. Kellagher when he dismissed the case brought by Mr. R. D. Mitchell of the Kuala Muda Rubber Estates
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  • 222 7 NUMBER NOW 2.500 IN JOHORE S PORE Singapore. The strike situation remains unchanged. About 300 workers in the pineapple factories in Johore as a gesture of sympathy with their Singapore colleagues, are staging a sit down strike. This has swelled the number of strikers to about
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  • 169 7 The East Asiatic Liner M.S. “Fionia” brought the following passengers here last night. Mr. J. Fletcher, Bukit Salamban Estate, Sungei Patani, Kedah and Mrs. Fletcher. Mr. W. Harding, United Patani Estate, Sungei Patani, Kedah and Mis. Harding. Mr. S. Gates, Subar Estate, Ulu Sapetang. Perak. Hr.
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  • 40 7 A Chinese workman, while engaged in construction work at the Chinese Town Hall, is reported to have missed his footing and fallen on the ground. He sustained head injuries. His condition is reported to be not serious.
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  • 35 7 Annie Chalmers, 13-year-old girl, is running a school in Westbourne Park, IV._, and in the picture above, she is seen with some of her tiny pupils round a blackbroad daring a spelling lesson.
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  • 421 7 Trial Of Tamby On Charge Of Bookmaking Shaik Ismail bin Kadersah, an Indian Mohammedan, was tried before the Second Magistrate, Mr. A. W. Bellamy, yesterday on two charges, using the ground floor of his premises No. 22 Pahang Road as a common betting
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  • 284 7 EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE NOTIFICATION A GOVERNMENT Gazette extraordinary issued last night states: “in exercise of the plowers conferred on him by the Defence Regulations, 1939, the Governor hereby declares that ship-repairing, shipbuilding and drydocking services, including the generation of electricity operated by the Singapore Harbour
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  • 46 7 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March Steadfast And True Teike Selection Schumans Songs Hartmann Waltz In Old Maa.id Meissier Overture Egmont Beethoven Selection Florodora Stuart Intermezzo Eyes Of Dream Fletcher Fox Trot Got A Pebble Tn My Shoes Bayford
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    • 139 7 (To the Editor, Pinang Gazette.) Sir, It is indeed very gratifying to see that at least one candidate from Penang has brought home the laurels by winning the Queen s Scholarship. As this is the last time that this Scholarship is being awarded from schools,
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  • 84 7 The strike at the Ban Chin Soon Timber Merchants in Bridge Street was called off. The strike which affected about 40 labourers was the result of the employers failing to accede to the demand of their employees who asked for 10 per cent increase of their
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  • 568 8 List Of Donations Amount previously acknowledged $161.314.15 Received from Hon. Treasurer, Lower Perak Branch Anonymous 20.00 Capt. A. C. Smith 25.00 Principal. Staff Pupils of Chee Yan English School Ipoh 33.06 The Labour Force of Sungei Krudda Estate—for Jany. 20.23 Received from Perak Patriotic Fund. Ceylonese Section
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  • 322 8 Penang Statement Of Accounts A statement of accounts issued by the Chartered Bank, treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, shows that up to January 6. 1940. total Penang contributions were $89,033.07. The Penang European community contributed $20.075.50; the Chinese community $53,674.17; the Indo-Ceylonese community $11,274.55; the Malay
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  • 217 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LIMITED The Rubber Sales Department Penang. January 10. The steadier feeling which prevailed towards the end of last week has been maintained and there has been a continued demand for nearby rubber. The market reached its highest yesterday and closed at 39 3'4 cents per lb f.o.b. The
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  • 47 8 The following are the mine returns for 4 months ended 31st December 1939. Cubic yards treated 199 670 Ore recovered—piculs 500 Profit for the 4 months (approx) $24.000.00 No profit on the contribution to the Buffer Stock has yet been brought into account.
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  • 96 8 Penang. January 15. 1940. (B'j Courtesy of 'the Chartered Bank.». On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/IF On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 Private O. D. 2/4 5/V Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/1« On New York Demand 46 15/16 Canadian 51 11'if On France Demand 2060 1/4
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 271 8 RUBBER Buyers Seller* Allenbys 1.45 1.52} Ayer Panas 1.47} 1.55 Bassetts 52} 574 Batu Lintangs 1.12} 1.17} Bentas 1.05 1.10 Borellis 1.42} 1.50 Brogas 70 75 Indragiris 1.40 1.50 Kempas 2.25 2.35 Kuala Sidims 2.50 2.60 Lunas 1.75 I.B2}ex Malaka Pindas 1.45 1.52} Mentakabs 44 46
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    • 230 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Seller! Ampats 5/3 5/6 A. Wengs 82j 871 Bangrins 23/6 24/6 B. Selangors 1.65 1.72} Hong Fatts 1.20 1.25 Hitams 45 19 Johans 32} 35 Jelapangs 34/6 35/6 Jelebus 1.00 1.05 Kamras 2/ 2/3 K. Kamuntings 9'lJ 9/6 Katus 24/3 25/ K. Lanjuts 25/ 26,'cd
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    • 50 8 Singapore, 39 3'4 cents f.o.b. Cabled advice has been received of the declaration of an interim dividend of 2s per unit of stock less tax, for the year ending 31.3.4'0. The dividend is payable in London on January 30 to shareholders on the repister nf 3rd hrivn-v
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    • 138 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TI N Buyers Sellers Ampat 5/3 5/5 A. Amalgamated 6/9 7/ Ayer Hitam 24/6 25/6 Bangrin Tin 22/ 24/ Batu Selangor 1.65 1.70 Hitam Tin 45 47} Hong Fatt 1.22} 1.27} Kampong Kamunting 9/ 9/6 Kampong Lanjut 25/6 26/6c Katu Tin 24/6 25/6 Klang River 2.15
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    • 256 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat 5/ 5/6 A. Amal. 6'9 7/c Ayer Weng 90 95 Batu Selangor 1.65 1.67} Ber junta! 11/ 11/6 Hitam 46 50 Hong Fatt 1.22} 1.25 Hongkong Tin 25/ 26. Jelebu 97} 1.02} Kpg. Kamunting 9/ 9/4 }c K. Lanjut 25/6 26/6c Kamra
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    • 294 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Seller Ampat 5/1} sj, A. Amalg. 6/6 A. Hitam 24/6 25 6 Bangrins 23/3 24/2 B. Selangors 1.66 ijq Hong Fatts 1.22 Jelebus 1.02 Johans 32} Kamras 2/ Kamuntings 12/6 13 3 K. Lanjuts 35/6 26/3 C Katus 24/3 25 /3 Kramats 12/3 12
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    • 145 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: I “Spot” £242 15. 0. £243 5 0 “Forward” £241 15. 0. £242 15 0 SINGAPORE: "Spot” 5124.75 $124.75 Business done 50 tons 75 tons PENANG S P ot $124.75 $124.75 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 11 H|i6d. 11% d. “Forward” 11 13|16d. 11 1116
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  • 329 9 Worried By War Evacuee Cliildren Petersfield, Hants. Sir William James Reid, a former acting) Governor of Assam, and his wife were found shot dead a few miles from their home at Durford Wood, on the Sussex border near here, aftex’ a 36-hour search by
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  • 130 9 ‘Go On Living Together’ “I suppose I ought not to say that a man and woman, not married, ought to go on living together; but I am a human being, and I think it is the best thing for you.” These remarks were addressed by
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  • 80 9 Chinese In Critical Condition Singapore. As a result of being knocked down by a train at the station in Keppel Road. Singapore, shortly after 7 o’clock on Sunday, a Chinese received serious injuries to his head and is stated to be in a critical condition. It
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  • 1672 9 Miraculous Emergence From Ruins Of An Effete Empire (By GENERAL ASPIN ALL OGLANDER.) rpWENTY-ONE years ago, in October 1918, Turkish plenipotentiaries arrived in Mudros Harbour to ask for an armistice. The old Turkish Em pire, whose troops had withstood so gallantly—yet with so
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  • 871 9 British Public’s Growing Interest In This Country MALAYA House is no exception to the general rule that war has diverted activities into new channels. When war broke out it was at first difficult to know in what direction and in what manner the Agency
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  • 181 9 —Reuter. Growing "‘Defeatism” In Germany London Secret information smuggled out of Germany, which has reached the National Union of Railwaymen here, points to a growing belief among the Nazi leaders that Germany cannot win the war, states Mr. John Marchbank, general secretary of the N.U.R., writing
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  • 40 10 .—Reuter. Hawiian Company Seeks Permission Washington, January 14. The American Hawaiian Steamship Company has applied to the Maritime Commission for permission to sell the cargo ships Delawarean, Louisianan, Tennessean and Indianan to a British firm.—Reuter.
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  • 41 10 .—Reuter. 76 Bodies Already Recovered Bartley, West Virginia, Jan. 14. Seventy-six bodies have now been recovered in the mine explosion. The rescuers reached the centre of the explosion which is the nation's worst mine disaster of the decade.—Reuter.
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  • 822 10 POLICY DESCRIBED AS UNNEUTRAL Widespread Air Raids All Over Finland Moscow, Jan. 15 According to the Tass Agency, the Soviet Union has protested to Sweden and Norway against their ‘‘anti-Soviet policy” which is described as unneutral and may lead to undesirable complications.’’ The replies,
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  • 135 10 Reuter. Loss Of Several Million Guilders Sourabaya, Ja.n 15 Early this morning a serious fire broke out at the port of Sourabaya. The godowns of the Strawhet Godown Company were ablaze. The molasses and tanks of the United Molasses Coy. are threatened and some vessels had
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  • 719 10 Beaten By B ell-judged Leadership And Discipline London, Jan. 15 Well-judged leadership and the steadiness of formation flying were responsible for the success of the British bombers against the faster and more heavily armed Messerschmitts in last week’s North Sea battle. B-O.W.
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  • 100 10 i.—Reuter. Money 1 o Be Applied To Lisbon Charity Rugby, January 15. According to a Lisbon press message, the results of the subscriptions in September for the erection in Lisbon of a statue of Mr. Chamberlain as a tribute to his efforts for peace will, according
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  • 73 10 .—Reuter. One Of Accused Found Working On “Columbus” New York, Jan 15. Karl Schlueter, Nazi secret service agent, who fled from America in October 1938 at the time of the spy trial, is now under custody. He was found by the Federal authorities to be
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  • 554 10 Leading Citizens In Court Two members of Parliament, Mr. Graham White, M.P. for Birkenh ad East, and Mr. S. S. Silverman. M.P. for Nelson and Colne, were in Liverpool police court when the hearing was resumed u. a case in which a number of leadin.. I
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  • 347 10 Living In Constant Terror Of Invasion New York, Jan. 15 The cancellation of leave from the British Expeditionary Force and the Belgian and Dutch Armies forms the principal topic of the New York press. “Once again Belgium and the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 524 11 HORSES— Class 4—Division I—s Furs. Straight GOLD 5 y 900 Mr M. van Breukelen Owner 4y 8.13 Mr. F. O. C. O'Neill Owner 1 1y 8.12 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval NG GINGER 7y 8.10 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval WEEN 7y
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  • 193 11 On the Western Road ground today at 5.15 p.m.:— P.S.C.—W. G. Colebeck; G. R. MacDougall and Capt. H. R. S. Mason; D. V. P. Pern; J. N. Cooley and H. G. Moulding; T. A. Maxwell, L. J. Thompson, N. G. Morris, E. R. Allen and F. Buchanan.
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  • 152 11 (than Songsters To Go I o Sitiawan Ipoh. >17,000 (Straits) were collect- a benefit performance by the 11 Songsters in aid of the Perak Maternity Hospital and the nir.ese Association Building >•> on Sunday night at the New I L Hall, Kuala Kangsar Road. A it
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  • 286 11 Miss Seow Chong Eng And Mr. Tan Peng Earn Sungei Patani. The Sungei Patani Sin Min School was the venue of a Chinese wedding at noon on Sunday when Mis"? Seow Chong Eng, the youngest sister of Mr. Seow Kim Fook, of Sungei Patani, was married
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  • 110 11 Claims He Was Ignorant Of Law Taiping. Latiff. a Changkat Jering Malay, was fined $5 by Inche’ M. S. Abdullah yesterday for being found in possession of a weapon, namely a knife encased in a sheath. The accused pleaded guilty but stated that he was
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  • 310 11 Soccer At Bukit Mertajam Before a large crowd the Nibong Tebal Wanderers met and defeated Jong Bau’s XI by the odd goal in three at the Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club Ground on Saturday. The home team kicked off and from the very start
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  • 81 11 Office-Bearers For The Year The election of office-bearers of the Young Ansonians Badminton Party for the year 1940, held at the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Party on January 14, resulted as follows: Patrons—Messrs Khoo Chye Hean and Chee Wor Dock. Hon. Secretary—Mr. Khoo Day Diang,
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  • 303 11 Hockey Victory For Old Michaelians Ipoh. Scoring all their goals through Dee Ah Doke, the Old Michaelians* Association snatched victory by the odd goal in five over the Ipoh Club in an interesting game of hockey on the padang yesterday. In fairness
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  • 485 11 Satisfactory Financial Position Ipoh. npHE financial position of this Association has again turned out to be satisfactory, and it will be observed from the statement of accounts that after allowing for a total expenditure of $168.34 for the year, there is left a balance
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  • 75 11 Chinese Beaten By Dogras “B” Taiping. The Chinese Recreation Clut were defeated by three goals to nil by the Dogra Regiment “B” team yesterday in a League hockey mateh played on the Regimental ground. The game was fast and interesting and the Chinese, though defeated, played well
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  • 136 11 Adelaide, S.A.. Jan. 5. A. K. Quist, the Australian Davis Cup star, retained his South Australian singles title here when he beat H. C. Hopman in the final, 6—3. 7—5. I—6. 6 —l. John Bromwich, Australia’s No. 1 player, did not compete. Results:— Men’s
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  • 137 11 Irvinians B.P. Beat Ansonian Novices B.P. In a friendly and exciting return badminton match which was played at the Irvinians’ court, the Irvinians again defeated the Ansonian Novices by 5 games to 2. The following were the results (Irvinians mentioned first»: SINGLES K. Thean Ee lost to Hun Leong
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  • 282 11 PRACTICE GAME FOR STATE SIDE The following have been selected to represent the Penang Ladies in the return Inter-state hockey match against the Perak Ladies on th e Hutchings School Ground, on January 20. The selected team will be having a practice game against the Greenhall Juveniles”
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  • 79 11 The following will play for the P.L.H.C. in a match against the Ipoh Y.W.C.A. on Monday, January 22 on the Hutchings School ground:— Miss P. von Bulow—Goal; Mrs. C. J. Scully—Right Back. Mrs. Dudley—Left Back; Mrs. C. O Lim —Right Half, Miss Y. Carrier—Centre Half, Mrs.
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  • 120 11 Singapore Cinemas Help The attractive medium of the cinema slide is now being utilised on behalf of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Twelve theatres in Singapore are screening daily, without charge, two very striking slides. One shows an outstretched hand proffering a currency note "in aid of British War
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    • 50 11 FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM FOR LASTING HEALTH AND STRENGTH J ME STRONG AND WELL I Y I TAKE it regularly 1 S TO FORTIFY MY SYSTEM YsV f TO BUILD HEALTH- 1 TO WARD OFF DISEASE J b 'l.. "fe I— tW I WATERBURY'S COMPOUND y i TO KEEP YOU WELL
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  • 476 12 VIOLA 11 SHOULD SCORE ON SATURDAY Scarlet Tiger Should A Iso Be Followed (By“EPSOM JEEP”) i Ipoh, Today. TVTAKLAND’S trio—Viola II (Davies), Meadowman (Bagby) I’l and Dordrecht (Sibbritt) furnished the best gallop on the Ipoh race track this morning, when they were
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  • 148 12 STRONG APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION A stirring appeal for the co-operation of members to make the sporting activities of the Club a success this year was made by Mr. A. S. Willweber, Chairman for the Board of Control for Sports of the Penang Recreation Club, at a
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  • 123 12 Young Indian Convicted Of Causing Hurt Ipoh An appeal by a young Ind'an. Doraisamy. who had been convicted by the Magistrate. Teluk Anson, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt and ordered to execute a bond for six months in two sureties of fifty dollars each,
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  • 70 12 On Verge Of Collapse A hundred thousand men engaged in German heavy industry are being sent for a three weeks’ rest cure this month. Overwork end under-nourishment have brought them to the verge cf collapse. Nazi propagandists are hailing this enforced holicay as a great social
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  • 357 12 Club For Veterans Suggested Kuala Lumpur. The annual report of the Football Association of Selangor which will be presented for adoption at the annual general meeting to be held on February 1, at the Y.M.C.A. building at 6.45 p.m. has just been published. The
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  • 40 12 —Reuter. Eleven Feared To Have Perished Oslo, January 15. The Norwegian steamer “Fredville” (1,151» tons» was mined in the North Sea yesterday. There were five survivors. Eleven men are missing and it is feared they have perished.—Reuter.
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  • 39 12 .—Reuter. Chased By Two French Fighters Paris, Jan. 15 A German reconnaissance plane in Northern France was chased by two French fighters and brought down in a field. The crew of three were taken prisoners.—Reuter.
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  • 107 12 Appeal Dismissed Ooi See Lia, an eighteen-year-old English speaking Chinese, appealed before the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes, in the Perak Supreme Court, against the sentence of the Magistrate, Teluk Anson, who had fined the appellant SISO on two charges, of selling one tin of milk in excess
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  • 185 12 U.S. Attache’s Cable Assurance Evidence that Gen. sir Hubert Gough was willing to become surety for her was given when Mrs. Johanna Elly Simon, 45. a German cpera singer, staying at Stanleygardens, Bayswater was brought up on a charge of possessing an irregular passport. Mrs.
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  • 493 12 Superiority Of R. A, F. Fighters CIVIL DEFENCE STANDS READY Rugby, Jan. 16. r pHAT R.A.F. fighters could bring an enemy air offensive on Britain to a standstill in a comparatively short space of time by losses which would be
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  • 83 12 TUESDAY. JANUARY 16. TIN Penang $124.00 Business done 100 tons Singapore $124.00 RUBBER: Penang Spot 37gc Singapore Spot 37 gc COPRA: Sundried $4.65 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $6.80 sellers Fair Seed $6.20 RICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $6.20 New Crop Old Crop Rangoon Parboiled No. 1
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  • 290 12 Tried To Avoid Indian Coolie Trying to avoid knocking down an Indian coolie who was carrying a sack of pad! across the road at Brick Kiln Road about 6 o’clock yesterday morning, the driver of a motor lorry swerved his machine and it crashed into the
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  • 226 12 Chinese Cautioned And Discharged Taiping. A Teochew Chinese, Ng Sim Eng, was yesterday produced before Inche’ M. S. Abdullah and charged with professing j to tell fortunes at Matang on Saturday. He was cautioned and discharged and the exhibits, a small bag, a Chinese almanac, red cloth,
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  • 136 12 Driver Charged Taiping, A motor accident occurred at the 2i mile Matang Road on Sunday afternoon v hen a motor car bearing a Penang number collided with a cyclist. It appeared that a car, driven by a Kedah dresser Marthavan Pillay, was coming towards Taiping when
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  • 70 12 Ipoh As a gesture of thanks to his num» well-wishers on the occasion of his re appointment as a Justice of Peace the State of Perak, Mr Lau Pak Khi acted as host to over 300 people tea-party at the New Assembly Ha! Sunday afternoon.
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  • 45 12 Taipin A young Benjarese, Japp bin S who dishonestly retained a bicycle belonging to one Abdul bin Rahman, resident of Tronyesterday sentenced to six mon: gorous imprisonment. Accused who admitted his gui’ two previous convictions under same section of the Penal Code
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