Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 January 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 26. Vol. XCVIII. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 193 1 Withdrawal Of Privileges RELATIONS DO NOT IMPROVE New Order In East Asia Will Not. Be Abandoned Tientsin, January 30. A warning to Americans regarding the necessity of improving relations between the United States an I Japan was uttered by Lieut-General Hoin m a, commander of the
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  • 193 1 gians a Reuter. Rugby, Jan. 30. The Government today entertained to luncheon, a party of French War Correspondents attached to the B.E.F. Hie Minister of Information was in the chair. Another party of Frenchmen —officers the Anglo-French Parliamentary Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies—were entertained
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  • 32 1 wiicie in< 1—8.0. W. I Rugby, January 29. 1 r Kma anf> Queen this morning rev Ruck’rpham Palace from .< or where Their Majesties spent the «Kck-end— J3.0.W.
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  • 169 1 .—Reuter. Enemy Action Against Newcastle Ship London, Jan. 30. One man is dead and another wound ed is the result of enemy action against the Newcastle steamer “Gripfast” which arrived off the North-east coast harbour last night. One of her life-boats was hanging from one end
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  • 195 1 ilieved tha —8.0. W. U-Boats’ War On Neutral Ships Rugby, Jan. ”29. The cases of the three neutral merchant ships which, according to naval circles here, were sunk without warning by enemy submarines within the last three days have attracted particular attention by reason of the
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  • 87 1 UUbdllU lUII —Reuter. None Left In Gdynia Paris, Jan. 30. It is stated that 20,000 families representing 100,000 people were expelled from Poznan. Gdynia, whose population numbered over 13.000. is now denuded of Poles. Other details published today suggest that the Germans are adopting a similar expulsion
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  • 49 1 lessor 01 r.— Reuter. Copenhagen, Jan. 30. According to a message received here by his Danish friends, Professor Michael Siedlicki, well-known Polish zoologist, died in a concentration camp at Sachsenhausen at the age of sixtysix. He was Professor of Zoology at Cracow University.—Reuter.
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  • 94 1 ON WESTERN FRONT —Reuter. FOR AT LEAST A FORTNIGHT London, January 30. Owing to sudden thaw and further snow on the Western front, active operations of any k‘nd are likely to be out of question for at least a fortnight, states military correspondent who adds
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  • 119 1 el —Reuter. For Rumanian Trade Bucharest, Jan. 30. With the appointment of the Mayor of Vienna, Herr Neubacher as General Controller of German-Rumanian trade, the Germans are making a new bid for effective participation in Rumanian industries. Hitherto Rumania has resisted Nazi application of part of the
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  • 148 1 —8.0. W Sir Andrew Duncan On His New Post Rugby, January 29 Cir Andrew Duncan, President of die Board of Trade, who was unanimously adopted as National Government candidate for the City of London, said that while appreciating the very great honour of be ng
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  • 118 1 ie co-operai is.— B.O.W. French Maritime Minister In London Rugby, Jan. 20. The Ministry of Shipping announces that Sir John Gilmour, Minister of Shipping, has recently received a visit from M. A. Rio, the French Minister of the Mercantile Marine, accompanied by Mr. Jean Marie, director of Maritime
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  • 112 1 Reuter. Big Increase In Taxes Cairo, Jan. 30. Owing to the budget deficit the Government has decided to increase the tax duty by £1 10s. and (Egyptian) to £8 10s. (Egyptian) per hundred kilogrammes. Excise duties will also be raised as follows, benzine: twelve per cent; coffee:
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  • 322 1 70 Killed In Soviet Air Raids Helsinki, Jan. 30. About fifty were killed and two hundred injured in an air raid at Hangoe, while twenty were killed and fifty wounded in a series cf air raids on Abo today. Dozens of houses were destroyed
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  • 117 1 ecause ot —Reuter. Conditions In Germany Contrasted New York, January 29 A contrast between the Brit.sh and Fascists who were permitted to heckle Mr. Churchill during his speech at Manchester on Saturday and Germans who are forbidden to listen to foreign broadcasts is drawn by the
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  • 85 1 Reuter. Nazi Bombers Claim Seven More Lives London, Jan. 30. Seven were feared killed when German planes dropped ten bombs on the Latvian steamre, the “Tautmila” of 3,700 tons in the North Sea. The eighth man was seen drifting alone in a boat which
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  • 223 1 e.—8.0.W. Big Decline In Output Rugby, Jan. 30. The “Petroleum Press Service,” a technically well-informed trade journal, discussing the negotiations between Germany and the Soviet for the placing of Galician oilfields at the disposal of the Reich, states that these oil fields accounted for about three-quarters of
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  • 37 1 icy iu wr —8.0. W. Rucby, January 29 The Government of New Zealand nas made a donation of £5 000 New Zealand currency to the Turkish National Relief Fund. —8.0. W.
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  • 559 2 NAZI PLANES DRIVEN OFF Bombs Dropped But No Hit Made AIR RAID ALARMS IN EAST COAST TOWNS London, Jan. 29. QERMAN aircraft today made the most ambitious series of attacks on British shipping hitherto attempted. The attacks were distributed over four hundred miles of
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  • 342 2 Reuter. WEATHER HOLDS UP TRAINS London. January 29. Tn spite of every effort to improve rail communications today, Scotland is Mill cut oil by rail. No service is available frcm Lont’on to Scotland by the St. Pancras or Euston routes or in the reverse direction.
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  • 120 2 —Reuter. Without Warn’ng 2 Ships Sunk By U-Boats Without Warning London, Jan. 29. Danish steamer, “England,” 2,767 tons, and the Norwegian ship, "Hosanger,” 1 581 tons, were sunk by U-boats without warning. The only survivor of the “England” is the second officer who was picked up after
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  • 149 2 Reuter. Feeling &lt; If Tenseness Still Prevails Rangoon, January 29 The death-roll in the rioting yesterday is now six while 29 are still detained in the hospital. A feeling of tenseness still prevails. The police are continuing to make arrests, including the editors of
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  • 45 2 .—Reuter. Proclaimed War Zones By Germany Berlin, January 29 The seven islands of the Friesian Group have been proclaimed war zones for the duration of the war by a High Command announcement. The islands are Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Langeoog, Spierkeroog, Wangeroog and Sylt.—Reuter.
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  • 46 2 L —Reuter Gilt-Edged And Home Rails Improve London, Jan. 29. On the Stock Exchange after a hesitant start gilt-edged and home rails again improved, but industria’s were irregular, Indian irons easing on the gazetting of the Indian excess profits tax. Wall Street was steady.—Reuter.
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  • 89 2 A mine wax washed ashore at a South-East Coast resort yesterday, blew up a new seawall and smashed hundreds of windows, states a Reuter message from London. The mine struck the promenade on which work was still in progress. One arch was blown away and three others
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  • 223 2 German Raid In Vosges Area Repulsed Paris, Jan. 29. A fine drizzling rain, which followed milder weather on the Western Front, reduced the visibility to nil. Consequently aircraft on both sides remained in their hangars. -8.0. W. The rain and the sodden ground did not
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  • 62 2 1,1 It. -Renter. Yearly Cost To German People Of £140,000,000 Paris, Jan. 29 The upkeep of the Nazi Party organisation costs the German neoiile about £140,000,300 yearly, according to the I etit Parisien. The paper states that the figures are taken from the Park’s annual financial statement signed
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  • 197 2 I-—Reuter Moscow, Jan. 29 The “Pravda” denoun 3 tor Wang Ching-wei. 6 tati n that the object of his &lt;. c ement with Japan was to plac a position oi complete subservience to Japan. The c t that the question of the f t t ti
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  • 78 2 Will Lu* —Reuter. Tientsin Blockade Measures London, January 29 The fact that the Japanese have it electrified the Tientsin barricades is confirmed in London where it is expected that the issue will be taken up by BntsJ officials either in Tokyo or on the spot It
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  • 93 2 .—Reuter. Easy to Drive on! Russians If Germany Is Beaten London, January 2ft Once Germany is beaten the Poiisi Government anticipates very iittle diflt culty in recovering that part of Pfr land occupied by the Soviets, accc.’d irg to President Racziewicz in an interview with the Daily Telegreyn
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  • 93 2 s.—Reuter. Duce In Conference With His Generals Pome. Jan. 29 Signor Mussolini today received Soddu, Under-Secretary for War. other Generals. For over an hour discussed the defensive precautions and to be taken. One report from the Generals ed the development of th defences were being carried out
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  • 66 2 —Reuter. London, January 29 Mr. Lennox-Boyd, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Feed, stated that meat rationing will be announced at a comparatively early date and there will not be a large lag between the announcement and its implementing. Mr. Lennox-Boyd also stated that after February 5 all margarines will
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  • 117 2 —Reutor. Imposition Of Speed Limit In Black-out London, Jan. 29 Capt. Euan Wallace, Minister of Transport, launching a road safety campaign, stated that the new twenty miles an hour speed limit imposed this week in the blackout was the result of tests carried out in his
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  • 36 2 eu units 8.0. W Rugby, Jan. 29. A French Official evening communique states: “Today there has been renewed activity on part of the advanced units at some points of the front.—B.O.W.
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  • 427 2 should r 1.”—8.0.W. Paris, Jan. 29. A total of 18,000 Foolish leaders drawn from all classes is estimated to have been put to death by the Germans in German-occupied Poland, according to a White Paper issued by the Polish Government. The White Paper
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  • 256 3 Paris. ra million Poles and Je f vs crowded in&lt;.o a territory of Scotland and Wales, CL &gt; ill form a densely-populated tween the Third Reich and Soviet Russia. is the newest Nazi scheme (0; Iving the Polish question.” has apparently abandonian of a
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  • 90 3 London. Ralph M. Esdaile, of Driftway, Old Coulsdon, was fined £5 and his licence endorsed at Croydon for driving between 35 and 38 m.p.h. in a restricted area during the black-out. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. S. C. T. Littlewood, his solicitor, told the magistrates:
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  • 113 3 London. Moscow radio, referring to Russia’s expulsion from the League, declared’ ’Now our hands are free for action. “The Soviet Union will proceed point by point with all their strength with the task and plans decided on in then foreign policy.” The Moscow paper
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  • 139 3 &gt;an&lt;-se Government s Gk-dinance Tokyo. inance called White Rice ion Ordinance has come into n Japan, according to which ■ning machine operators will o give up their usual practice ning out perfectly polished t polish it to only 70 per cent '»f p,..p whiteness. ners
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  • 695 3 r ‘She- Suggested Suicide Pact 9 London. I£ENNETH WEBSTER 21-year-old R.A.F. man, denied in the King’s Bench Division he had ever promised to marry Miss Norah Bradley, 21-year-old Wigan typist, who is claiming damages from his father and uncle for alleged conspiracy and
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  • 52 3 London. Britain has subscribed £34,278,000 in National Savings Certificates and Defence Bonds in the first three weeks of the War Savings campaign—nearly 15s. for every man, woman, and child in the country. Sales of certificates were 21,459,000. representing £16,100,000. Defence Bonds sales amounted
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  • 427 3 How CisHimalayan Tribes Marry MADRAS LECTLRE Madras. Dr. D. N. Majumdar, Anthropometric Laboratory, University of Lucknow, delivered the second of I the popular lectures, arranged in connection with the Indian Science Congress, on “Marriage and Sex Life in the Cis-Himalayan Region,’ at the Senate Hall, Chepauk, Sir C. V. Raman
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  • 262 3 SAYS SIR JOHN’S WIFE London. Britain is to have as watchdog of war costs a man who can solve his wife’s household bill problems with a single glance —Sir John Wardlaw Milne, financial expert and Conservative M.P. for Kidderminster. Sir John has been
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 116 3 WO PREPARING TUP PUDDING Agitated Adolf: “What about a pinch of salt now, /litntnler? It’s beginning to smell a bit!”- vnrHa smSml ay r. ff- Palmer Following the appeal for private gardeners to assist in producing food, land reserved by the Winchmore Hill Bowling Club for new greens is to
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  • 586 4 Driver Fined For Rash Driving '4 Tamil named Rasuppan, found guilty at Seremban on Friday of dangerous driving of an ambulance belonging to Telok Merbau Plantations Ltd., Sepang, at the 10th mile Labu Road on July 18, and with causing grievous hurt to Chan Fook by
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  • 181 4 TIAOLLY HAIR, the 18-year-old ballet dancer, who was recently banned from appearing at troop concerts, is appearing in London. The bam was imposed in her home town, Penarth, Glamorgan. Women churchgoers thought that her appearance in a Methodist church hall wearing ballet dress ivas objectionable.
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  • 541 4 Ladies Committee Eleet New President And Secretary Kuala Lumpur Y IRS. R.G. Moir was elected temporary president of the 1 Ladies Committee of the Selangor Branch of the Malaya Patriotic Fund until the arrival from home of Mrs. G.M.
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  • 2344 4 Foreign Trade Balance /f Vital Asset DR. T. H. SILCOCK’S 8.M.8.C BROADCAST IGHT was thrown on the con trol of imports in Malaya by Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffls College, when he broadcast last night from B. M. B. C. (Singapore)
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  • 90 4 LondonBur glars have broken :&lt; &gt;, n at Farnham Common v l* shire, of Capt. E. C. K went down with his shi tJ]f pindi, after her fight v Deutschland. ys Police were looking Z\, T jjito whom they suspect of r :iKi ose d
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  • 36 5 Tan Cheng Hor, prominent tin n’-in-r of Bhuket, W. Thailand, and proi,.? r f Chop Swee Hin Chan of 181 1(11 Street, Penang, has promised t •mate $3,000 (Straits currency) to th a
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  • 775 5 Incident At Estate In Kuala Kangsar NOT TOO SERIOUS VIEW OF CASE TAKEN Kuala Kangsar. YAH AY A bin Sharif, a Tamil Mohammedan employed as a clerk in Golden Acre Estate, Padang Rengas, who appeared in the Police Court on a charge of committing
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  • 236 5 Funeral Fixed For Tomorrow Ipoh. As a mark of respect to the late Mr. Leong Sin Nam, all Chinese firms in Ipoh will close half-day tomorrow, the date fixed for the funeral. This procedure is perhaps without precedent in Perak. The cortege will leave
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  • 146 5 Additional P. C. Denies “Fooling” ‘On Launch Kadera S.neh, an Additional Police Constable denied an allegation that he was “fooling about” with some women in the launch when he, together with a sixty-year-old Indian Mohammedan Kasabacha, was charged before Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday, with disorderly conduct
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  • 642 5 Chinese Fined At Parit Buntar Parit Buntar. IN CHE Jaal bin Jaman A.D.0., Krian who is going on leave sat down till 7.40 p.m. in the District Court, Parit Buntar last Friday and imposed a total fine of $5OO in default 4 months and two
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  • 349 5 Owner Has Only Surface Rights &gt; Ipoh. REFERENCE was made to the Hon. Mr. Justice C. M. Murray Aynsley in the Perak Supreme Court yesterday by the Collector of Land Revenue», Perak, regarding the objection by Low Kee to accept $6OO as compensation offered for the acquisition
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  • 70 5 Mr. E. Tongue, the Colony's first Director of Air Raid Precautions, will be going on leave to England shortly. Mr. J. E. Jeans, who has been Chief Air Raid Warden since the foundation of the Department, will be Director of Air Raid Precautions, Straita Settlements, from
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  • 527 5 Social Personal Mr. Chung Ah Ming, of Ipoh, is in Penang on a short visit. Dr. J. C. Niven, of Kuala Lumpur, has taken over the secretaryship of the British Medical Association, F.M.S. Branch, from Dr. B. A. Taylor, of Seremban. The eighth annual general meeting of the Cameron Highlands
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    • 361 5 Quinine And Modern Methods Employed In Fighting Malaria The conquest of the air, which has lately been developed to a remarkable extent has accustomed us to the use of aeroplanes for the strangest kinds of merchandise. Nevertheless, the fact that thousands of fish are flown in aeroplanes is not yet
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 324 5 Today's Big Attraction At The MAJESTIC 6.15 To-wight 9.30 VJ-S' ned to be one of the great films of the year Brandon’s Great Play Now reen’s Biggest Dramatic Triumph. The Year’s Mightiest Hit .vorge Sanders and Mary Maguire in THE OUTSIDER” •ded oy some, adored by his patients, ut ied
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    • 144 5 QUEEN'S Opening Today 3 SHOWS DAILY at 3, 6.30 9.30 3 pan. Prices: Downstairs 15, 30 50 Evening Prices: Downstairs 20,40 &60 The Biggest picture ever brought out of China The only one that can stand side by side with Hollywood’s Best Jungle Thrillers “CHINESE TARZAN” Romantic Fascinating Exciting Thrilling
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  • 442 6 1 IITLER’S latest “offensive” is 1 expected to be directed this week against the Balkans. One can understand his anxiety. Turkey and Bulgaria hold strategic positions of the greatest importance; if Hitler cannot have them on his side, he must ensure at least that they are on nobody
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  • 107 6 REX CINEMA "Blondie” with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN &gt; CINEMA “Chinese Tarzan” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA George Sanders and Mary Maguire in “The Outsider” 6.15 and 9.30 pm. WINDSOR “Thyagabhoomi” (Tamil picture) 5.30 9.30 p.m. WEMBLEY PARK Nooran
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  • 568 6 This Censorship T HAD always thought highly of the local censors, but I am afraid I have now to revise my views. The reason? A private letter 1 received from Singapore yesterday morning bore signs of tampering, which presumably were justified under the chop: Passed By Censor.
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  • 583 6 Tuesday, Jan. 30. aircraft yesterday made the most ambitious series of attacks on British shipping hitherto attempted. The attacks were dis tributed over four hundred miles of the coast—from the mouth of the Tay in the north to the Kentish coast in the south.
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  • 595 7 COOLIES CLAIM FOR DAMAGES ,\n interesting case in which a 'tnicipal Coolie, Odayen, sued fellozv coolie named Veerayen jr the recovery of a sum of &lt;j:.t6.g2 being damages for songful arrest and or malicious prosecution came up for hearing •ilerday in the second Police I urt, Penang,
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  • 42 7 uy on the Esplanade from 6 p.m 7.30 p.m. With The British Colours El'Carmine tta Brown Espagnole Mascheroni Dieu Et Bayadere Aub n r 1 on 5o Years Uf Song Brown uezzo The Love Dance Hcschn.°. Grandma Said De Rose
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  • 265 7 Mr. Mun Soon Hong’s Fall From Top Storey Of Hospital TRAGEDY which come as a great shock to his colleagues in the Posts and Telegraphs, Penang, occurred with dramatic suddenness at the “A” Block of the;. General Hospital about 4.30 yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Mun Soon
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  • 252 7 Butterworth. The first annual general meeting of the Chinese Benevolent Association or Foong Choon Shah, P.W., was held on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Registered Office of the Association No. 68, Bagan Luar Road, Butterworth, with Madam Wong Siew Choon in the chair. The Hon. Secretary
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  • 205 7 Annual Meeting Dinner At Penang The annual general meeting of the CIA M. will be held at the new premises of the Indian Association, Penang, on Friday Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. Ihe meeting will be followed by the annual dinner which will be held
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  • 59 7 A Chinese woman. Tan Ah Sooi claimed trial in the M’ddle Court th s mom’ng to a charge of theft of seven hair-pins, valued $5O, belong’ng to Tan Ah Su at 337 Caunter Hall at 8 a.m. on Jan. 29. The case was postponed to Feb.
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  • 198 7 ECHO OF PULAU BETONG ROAD ACCIDENT Convicting a motor bus driver,: Vusoff bin Bakar, on a charge of causing the death of one Teh Say Thoe by a negligent act not amount-) ingl to culpable homicide, the Penang Second Magistrate, Mr. A. W. Bellamy, yesterday sentenced the
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  • 144 7 Accused Remanded In Custody Leong Keong this morning pleaded guilty before Mr. Lim Koon Teck to theft of a bicycle, valued $5, belonging to Tham Chee at 19, Carnarvon Street about 6 a.m. on Jan. 27, and was detained in police custody for 24 hours. Chief Court Inspector
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  • 328 7 Compensation For Woman The story of how a dispute between two women culminated in one pouring boiling water over the other, was related to Mr. Lim Koon -Teck, Third Mag.strate, yesterday, when a 28-year-old Malay woman, Che Su binte Ayee was convicted on a charge of
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  • 140 7 Head Of Eastern Smelting Co. Ph'e Hon Mr J. P Bennett, the Penang C hamber’s representative on the Legislative Council having resigned his seat, a Special General Meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce is being held at 2.30 p.m. today at the Chamber
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  • 116 7 HEALTH DEPT. PROSECUTES KEEPERS Fines ranging from $l5 to sl3'o with the alternative of a term of rigorous imprisonment were imposed by the Third Magistrate. Mr. Lim Koon Teck, this morning on a number of common lodging house keepers who were summoned for overcrowding by allowing
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  • 70 7 Krishna Nair, who was alleged to hav&lt; stolen a bicycle claimed trial when ne U*as charged before Mr. Lim Kocn Teck yesterday, with theft of a bicycle valued $l5 belonging to Teh Sco Sung on Jan. 26. The accused also claimed trial to an alternative charge of
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  • 621 7 AO PUHIJC i TlOy OF PAPERS: COMPOSITOR ATTACKED rpHHRE was no publication of two of the leading Chinese dailies in Penang this morning, following the Chinese Printers’ strike, which affected more than 300 employees of Chinese printing establishments. With no settlement having been arrived at,
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  • 97 7 Caught at a game of “chiki,” Lai Savean, Mat Ishak and three women, Hatimah, Yuan and Boon Chai were each fined $3 when they pleaded guilty this morning before the Third Magistrate, Mr. Lim Koon Teck, to a charge of gaming at 24-A Siam Road.
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    • 23 7 FEBRUARY 3, 1940 ;SNOW WHITE NIGHT. at Hysee Cabaret organised by j SVOJF WUITF S,LK 9 i. i srrnp riFTJL PRIZES GIVEN AWAY,
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  • 1140 8 'Province Wellesley Chinese Section The following is the third donation list of P.W. Chinese Section of the Ma aya Patriotic Fund: Amount Previously. acknowledged $2,490.50 Mr. ChuahEng Chye $50.00 Mr. Kee Hup Gin 00 Mr. Kee Ban Chuan 20 00 Mr. Tan Weng Siah 20.00 Mr. Kee
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  • 95 8 Penang, January 29, 1940 /'Bv Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 Private O. D. 2/4 5/16 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/lb On New York Demand 46 15/lb Canadian 51 n/io On France Demand 2060 1/4
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 275 8 RUBBER Buyers Seller* Allenbys 1.374 1-45 Ayer Panas 1.37 4 1.45 Bassetts 50 55 Batu Lintangs 1.05 l.lOex Bentas 1.00 1.05 Borellis 1.40 1.50 Brogas 674 724 Indragiris 1.374 1-45 Kempas 2.20 2.30 Kuala Sidims 2.474 2.574 Lunas 1.70 1.80 Malaka Pindas 1.40 1.50 Mentakabs 42
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    • 235 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 5/ 5/4J A. Amalgamated* 6/14 6/74 Berjuntais 10/ 11/ B. Sclangors 1.60 1.67 J Hong Fatts 1.22} 1.274 Jelebus 874 92» Jelapangs 34/ 35/ Johans 324 35 K. Kamuntmgs 9/ 9/3cd K. Lanjuts 42/3 23/3xq Katus 24/ 25/ Kramats 11/3 11/9 Kuchais 1.574
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    • 237 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers Ayer Panas 1.25 1.35 Batu Lintang 1.05 l.lOex Sungei Tukang 974 1.02} MINING Ampat 4/9 5/3 Austral Amal. 6/3 6/9c Batu Selangor 1.60 1.65 Hitam 42j 45 Hong Fatt L 25 1.274 Johan 32 34 Jelebu 874 924 K. Kamunting 8/9 9/3c Kampong
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    • 141 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TINS Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/104 5/3 Batu Selangor 1.60 1.65 Chender!4ag 16/6 17/6 Hitam Tin 424 45 Hong Fatt 1.224 1.274 Kamunting 11/9 12/6 Klang River 2.05 2.10 ex Kramat Tin 11/9 12/3 Kuchai 1.60 1.65 Nawng Pet 25 30 Pattani 2/ 2/3 Petaling 8.85 9.00
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    • 296 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Bu yers se iletw Ampat 4/9 b/3 A. Amalg. 6/6 7/ A. Hitam 24/ 25/ Bangrins 22/9 23/9 B. Selangors 1.60 i 65 Hong Fatts 1.25 1 38 Jelebus 90 Johans 31 33 Kamras 2/ 2/3c Kamuntmgs 12/3 K. Lanjuts 22/6 23/ex Katus 24/3 25/3
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    • 132 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: “Spot” £238 10. 0 £236 0. 0. "Forward” £238 10. 0 £236 0. 0. SINGAPORE: “Spot” $122.00 $122.00 Business done 100 tons 125 tons PENANG “Spot” $122.00 $122.00 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 11% d. ll%d, “Forward" 11 U|l6d. SINGAPORE: “Spot” 360 PENANG: “Spot” 36c
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  • 245 9 Tokyo Journal Feels Apprehensive Tokyo, Dec. 20. The belief that no tenable reason is existing today which necessitates ar. armed encounter between Japan anG the Soviet Union is expressed today by the Oriental Economist. It voices a feeling of profound apprehension, however, over that
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  • 971 9 Accuracy Of Fire Depends On Aircraft ’Spotting’ TN the early days of this war Hitler indicated something of J the range of modern super-heavy artillery. “You will shell Freiburg and we will shell Mulhouse,” he said, and went on to name half a dozen towns
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  • 585 9 Rough Riding And Fire Power "Tanks —tanks—tanks —tanks, climin’ up and down again,” to parody Kipling, is a spectacle I have just j a correspondent of The Times). It was an impressive demonstration of* was an impessive demonstration of their ability to override obstacles and of
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  • 798 9 3,000 Operatiums To 'l'urn O#ie Out It is not unusual to near the claim that this or that factdry is fitted with the latest, machinery, and it is therefore refreshing to find that at. works which are turning out stores for the fighting Services,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1431 9 g&gt;Wlw pl TODAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING B. B. C. News In English TRANSMISSION- —FIVE. B H r ,n 6.40 9.35 a.m. v ,SB 9.51 Mc/s &lt;31.55 m.) (Local Tunc; I 9.58 Mc/s (31.32 mj transmission 5 6.50 a.m. 11.86 Mc/s (25.29 mj 7 50 am PSD 11 75 Mc/s (25.53
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    • 462 9 NIROM YDA 6.C-4 mc/s, &lt;49.6 mJ YOb 11.86 mc/s (25.3 m PMN 10.2 f. mc/s (29.2 in YDC 15.16 mc 's (19.80 m.&lt; YDB 9.65 mc/s «.31.20 rii) 7.20 a_m. National Anthem. Opening. 7.22 Morning nines. 7.50 T agh&lt; concert. tt.bO ‘Faust”-£Symphonie by Liszt. 9.50 variety. lu.oC Studio orchestra 11.30
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  • 124 10 —Reuter. Anchor Strikes Mine But Vessel Not Damaged London, January 29. When the 8,000-ton Dutch oil-tanker the “Mamura" was heaving anchor off a South-east coast port on Saturday the anchor struck a mine but the vessel was not damaged. There was a sudden ro.ar and a
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  • 97 10 Reuter Heavy Cash Withdrawals For Tax Payments London, January 27 The money market experienced a busy week. Heavy withdrawals of cash from various banks for tax payments was responsible for reducing the usual supply of loanable funds. Consequently borrowers in some cases paid up io one and
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  • 25 10 —Reuter London, January 29 The death has occurred of Sir Chartres Biron, Chief Magistrate, Bow Street from 1920 to 1933.—Reuter
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  • 349 10 SOME SERVICES SUSPENDED: ROAD CONDITIONS JUST AS RAD London, Jan. 29 Severe weather over the week-end caused the biggest railway holdup for many years, dislocating traffic throughout Britain. Some services had to be suspended. In Scotland trains were “lost while expresses from the
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  • 221 10 BORDER TOWN FILLED WITH TROOPS Possibility Of Large Influx Of Refugees London,Jan. 29 Reuter's Special Correspondent on the Swedish-Finnish Frontier who has just arrived at Haparanda after a 800-mile day and night journey, says that the town is full of Swedish troops and the
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  • 112 10 R.A.F. Fighters Go Up To In'&|. ce pf London, January 29 The Air Mmjst’ announces that enem&gt; aircraft were r orted off the Nor th-East coast shortly after 9 a.m. Air raid warnings were yvjmdt'd in several districts. The raiders &lt;jSliSset i*- signal was given
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  • 203 10 BOW. Speculation In Neutral Countries Rugby, January 27 The announcement of the proposal to rename the “Deutschland” and transfer the name to a new German warship ha given rise to some speculation in neutral countries. Although ny claim to have damaged any “pocket battleship” of that
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  • 49 10 —Reuter. Free Trading Prohibited hi Germany Copenhagen, January 29. The Berlin correspondent of the National Tidendc reports that Germany has prohibited all free trading in motor vehicles from February 1. Anyone wishing to buy a car after this date must obtain a special permit.—Reuter.
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  • 139 10 Will l Reuter. 10 Per Cent. Disposed Of In First 2 Months Of \N ar Washington, January 29. The Treasury disclosed that Britain, during the first two months of the war, disponed of nearly ten per cent or about $73 000.000 of her readily marketable American securities.
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  • 94 10 icii a. view .—Reuter. 775 Land Illegally In Palestine Haifa, Jan 27. Seven hundreu and seventy-five refugees, mostly from Germany, have landed illegally in Palestine from a Greek steamer in the past two cays. It is believed the authorities will allow them to remain. They are being detained
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  • 52 10 DID NOT WANT DADDY TO GO.— Realising that his fattier was about to leave him, this youngster voiced his protest and did not care who heard. Father was one of the soldiers returning to France from a London station after his first leave of
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  • 125 10 —B O.W. 5,000 Tons Sunk By Germans On Thursday Rugty, January 27. It has been noted in London that a German High Ccn mand communique Issued on Saturday claimed that approximately 20,000 tons of shipping were sunk on Thursday. The reference to “shipping” in general without
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  • 53 10 f. —Reuter Sweeping Victory For Government Party Sofia, January 29 The general election resulted in a sweeping victory for M. KiosseisanofT’s Government Party which obtained 140 of Parliament’s 160 seats. On the dissolution in October the Government held ninety seats. The election issue was broadly Bulgaria’s
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  • 207 10 com•.—Reuter. Italy’s Suggestion To Japai Tokio, Jan. 29 According to the Asahi fnbun Count Ciano recently s.. Rested to the Japanese Ambas&gt; dor at Rome that if Japan is dis itisfied with the anti-Ccmintern Pact in consequence of Soviet merman rapprochement, a new group of
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  • 60 10 Reuter. A outli Of 19 Executed For Setting Mill On Fire Copenhagen, Jan. 29. The announcement of another Nazi execution for sabatoge is reported here, Arthur-Waller, aged 19, was executed after being condemned to death by the special court at Kiel for setting fire to an
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  • 174 10 Japan To Make Fresh Protest To Britain Tokyo, Jan. 29 The Foreign Office spokesman revealed at a press conference that Japan is likely to make a fresh protest to Britain over ‘‘Asama Maru’ incident. He said that Japan may demand the surrender of 21
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  • 38 10 —Rente’-. Rome, t tnuary The Finance Minister, ceived a slight injury t &gt; m The Minister was j n Zagreb where he had r the celebrations connec 1 the cent political agreemer. Serbs and the,Croats.
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  • 33 10 —Reuter 200 Feared Kil &lt; 1 N Injured C .rid* l At least two hundred jpbeen burned to death a: jejured when a petrol-dru this railed and overturned n morning.—Reuter
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    • 229 10 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) For particulars regarding Freight, Passage, arrival dates, and other information please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents (Incorporated in the FMS.) Penang Telephone No. 1604. as THE BEN LINE. FAR EAST SERVICE. UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. For particulars regarding Freight, Passages and other information
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  • 239 11 Teluk Anson. Six goals were shared in an inter- i(r hockey match between the CS t Perak District Eleven and the rlsu '3 captained by Hira Singh, on the Speedy Road padar.g here" on Saturday afternoon. T suals began the game very had two
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  • 285 11 Results Of Ties Played During Week-End Taiping. The following are the results of the ties played off during the week-end in the inter-team doubles tournament or ganised by the Taiping and District Badminton Association. Matang B.P. Beat Customs 3—o Lian Kon Kooi and Hamid beat Lo v
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  • 79 11 k.C.S. Union Trounce tailoring Association In an interesting ping-pong match ■d on Sunday night at the A.C.S. n hall, the A.C.S. Union defeated the Tailoring Association by 5 games tc nil. 'iilts (A.C.S. Union players mentioned first): •"&gt; Cheng Eng beat Chai Eng Seng 0; Tan Tong Gark beat
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  • 62 11 '&lt;dice-Bearers For The Year ■‘-the general meeting of the B’ackbird ton Party held on January 28, the r o were elected office-bearers for ident: Mr. Chan Boon Poh; Hen. -r,. Mr. K. s. Yoon; Hon. Treasur- V Guan Kew; Hon. Ca.ntain: r co Ewe Chan; Hon. Vice-Captain: &gt;
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  • 1102 11 Mr. A. Van Tooren Heads List Of Winning Owners o A feature of the Perak Turf Club January Meeting ended on Saturday last is the success of. Trainer Hobbs who saddled seven winners to head the list of winning trainers The stable’s first jockey, S.
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  • 268 11 J. D. Hall Cup Soccer Sungei Patani. Playing against the Alor Star Central Police Eleven on Sunday evening on the Ibrahim School ground in the In!-&gt;r-Police Soccer League for the “J.D. Hall Cup,” the Sungei Patani Police Eleven were defeated by four goals to one. Play
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  • 334 11 4—l Score Against Punjab Regiment In a fast and interesting hockey match on the Hutchings School Ground yesterday, the Kedah Hall Party defeated the Punjab Regiment comfortably by four goals to one. The winners were better served in both attack and defence and fully deserved
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  • 235 11 P.L.H.C. Practice On Thursday There will be a P.L.H C. practice on Thursday February 1 at 5.20 pan. on Francis Light School Ground: The follow.ng are the teams: Colours: Mrs. A. B. Coombs, Mrs. Grier, Misses E. Scott, J. Phipps. Rayrer, G. Laßrooy, J. Carrier, H. Peters, D.
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  • 414 11 Marked Superiority In Second Half Kuala Kangsar Asserting their superiority in tne second half, the Perak Colts beat the Malay Sports Club convincingly by eight goals to nil in a hockey match played on the town padang on Sunday. The game wks not so one-sided
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  • 41 11 Proceeds To Patriotic Fund We are asked to announce that 50% of the proceeds of the Annual Open Lawn Tennis Tournament at the Klang Club during the forthcoming Easter holidays will be donated to the Malayan Patriotic Fund.
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  • 68 11 “White Horse” Beat M.D.N. Team The "White House” team beat the “Modem Daily News” Basket-ball Team in a basket ball match by 47 —34. Tlje scores of the four quarters were 12—7, 7—6, 12—7 and 16—14, The “White Horse” players were:— Phoon Kuan Kean (Capt.), Lee Kok Hoong, Moey
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  • 49 11 Trade School vs Punjab Regiment On the Esplanaue tomorrow at 5 pun. si}arp:— G.T.S.—C. Bulow; C. E. A, Laßrooy, Wong Siew Yoke; Kheng Scon, J. O. Acria, C. O. Thomasz; B. Laßrooy, Sathasivam, F. Carrier, M. Carrier, A. C. Fo’ey. Reserves: Ah Kok, Chin Lee, and Leong Saik
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  • 35 11 A. K. Quist, th» new Australian tennis championHe beat Jhck. Crawford in the» final of the Australian Singles tennis championship in 3 straight sets 6|3, 6|l, 6|2 at. Sydney yesterday..
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  • 117 11 Entries For Singles Tournament Ipoh, January 29 Only seven teams have been entered for the men’s inter-team singles tournamentorganised by the Kinta Badminton Asso ciation. The tournament will start some time next month. Below are the entries: Joviallads: Lee Fan Leong, Tan Cheng: Phor, H. S. Ong.
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  • 67 11 Sungei Patani Sunday being the ‘One-two-eight, the eignth anniversary of the Shanghai hostilities in which the 19th Route Army played an important part, several parties of men, school-boys and girls were seen selling pictures, flowers and flags in aid of the China Distress Relief
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  • 1765 12 Meeting Declares Dividend Of 4 Per Cent “First of all, there is the certainty that the International Rubber Regulation Committee are nowJn a position to exercise control with a tremendous degree of effectiveness. The second most important factor is undoubtedly the level of American consumption,
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  • 435 12 In connection with the Hill Climb being organised by the Penang ai d Kedah Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya to be held on Friday, February 9 (which is a public holiday on account of the Chinese New Year) attention might be
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  • 143 12 $5O Donated For Patriotic Fund Alor Star A dividend of 8% was declared at the genera! meeting of the Government Servants’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd., Kota Star, which was held at Alor Star on Friday. The meeting also voted $5O fcr the Malaya Patriotic
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  • 78 12 Reuter. Reopening At Hauset Announced Eupen, Januray 27. The Gorman-Belgian frontier reopened at the frontier post of Hauset as from today. Tramcars from Eupen and Koepfchen on the German frontier will run as soon as the snow drifts are removed and pedestrian traffic over the frontier will be
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  • 34 12 .120 *****1 1111 .—Reuter. Helsinki, January 29 Soviet airmen were driven off by antiaircraft gunfire when they attempted to approach the capital this morning and no bombs were dropped.—Reuter.
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  • 93 12 Alor Star The wedding took place at Alor Star last week of Che Maimunah binte Abdul Razak, until recently cf the Nursing Staff of the General Hospital, Alor Star, and Che Harun of Kangar, Perlis. The bride is a keen officer of the Girl Guides
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  • 277 12 DRASTIC CALLING UP OF SUCH LABOUR NOT YET IMMINENT London, Jan. 29 The stimulating contents of Mr. Churchill’s speech on Saturday evoked the customary chorus of approval in all sections of the press but the point selected out for special editorial discussion
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  • 98 12 Reuter. Further Rescues Reported By German Radio London, January 29 Postcards and the announcements by the German rad o for the past two days brought news of the safety of another survivor of the three British submarines lost in the Heligoland Bight last we t'.r. All
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  • 52 12 Reuter. No New Anti-Coin intern Group Tokyo, January 29 The Foreign Office spokesman said that there was no official confirmation of the report of. the suggested formation of a new anti-Comintem group. The spokesman declared: “We have no anti-Comintern Pact in mind nor have the Japanese Ambassadors
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  • 56 12 —Reuter. Nazi Radio Stations Off The Air London, January 29 Most of the German regional wireless stations were off the air between noon and 1 a.m. today. A concert from Hanover, which was being relayed by the Dcutschlandscnder station was interrupted. In the past this indicated
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  • 363 12 nasi ton ’—B.O.W. Rugby, Jan. 29. The five-day debate in the South African Parliament resulting in an increase in the majority adverse to General Ilertzog is discussed in “The Times” editorial. On his neutrality motion five months ago, General Ilertzog received 67 votes. In the debate now
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  • 291 12 brought before military tribunals. —Reuter. Cattle To Hitler M. DALADIER’S BROADCAST Paris, Jan. 30. M. Daladier, broadcasting to the nation, declared that Nazi domination is ’different from anything history had ever known. It was pursuing a systematic destruction of the vanquished. “Hitler does not deal with
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  • 94 12 With reference to the announcement of a few days ago that the British Red Cross is not empowered to receive comforts except for the sick or convalescent, we are asked to state that since the middle of December the only comforts sent to the lied
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  • 85 12 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 TIN: Penang $122 50 Business done 125 tons Singapore $122.5&lt;‘ RUBBER: Penang Spot 36Jc Singapore Spot 36;. COPRA: Sundried $4.10 buyers Black Pepper Nomina TAPIOCA: Medium $5.60 sellers Fair Seed $4.75 sellers RICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $6.2 New Crop Old C' Rangoon Parboiled No.
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