Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 February 1940

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED lIAILI 35. Vol. XCVDL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 536 1 Problems Of New World Order MR. SUMNER WELLES’ MISSION TO EUROPE No Proposal To Be Made, Says President WASHINGTON, FEB. 10. GREAT SPECULATION HAS BEEN ROUSED BY TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE HERE YESTERDAY. Simultaneously with the announcement that Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, will be
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  • 68 1 Reuter. II ESTERN FRONT ACTIVITY Paris, Feb. 10. A comn. unique states that between the Moselle and the Saar the artillery has been markedly more active on both sides. An enemy air raid was repulsed. During the i connaissances carried out yesterday a severe encounter took
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  • 279 1 .—8.0. W. Pooling Of Keceipls And Expenses Rugby, February 8. A White Paper was issued on Wednesday outlining financial arrangement between the Minister of Transport, four amalgamated railway companies and the London Passergcr Transport Board. As from September 1, when the Government assumed control, the revenue
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  • 106 1 B O.W. Fac'or’es Work’ng Day Night At FulJ Pitch Rugby, Feb. 8. In the course of a broadcast speech on TV- h pcfiay evening, the Minister of said “The progress made in tinning over from peace to war has p n remarkable. Scores of thousands of nu n(
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  • 27 1 Rent <■ ILS. Ambassador o Genimv New, York Fob. 10. b is announced of Mr a f rm-’r Ambassador at the age of seventy.—
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  • 40 1 —8.0. W Rugby February 9. emmons 1 t n-rt us a resiTt of the ex- msns ©f rn'’ &lt;&gt;-. 1 tT nhnnnlg irn fr» Jnnrnr' f, r mon and women f v mnted Pecial restrictions —8.0. W.
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  • 119 1 Reuter. GREAT ACTIVITY AT SYLT Copenhagen, Feb. 10. Great airplane activity was reported from the German air-base at Sylt at about 6 p.m., 150 planes having been seen in the air at once. An hour later, five squadrons were seen flying to the West.
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  • 61 1 CANA DA’S WAR EFFORT Reuter Mr. Man on Outlines His Plans Brookeville, Ontario. Feb. 9 Opening the Conservative election campaign, Mr. Marion denied the allegations that his plans for the establishment of a National Government meant conscription. He said that the prime object would le to carry out Canada’s war
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  • 568 1 —8.0. W. Rugby. Feb. 9 In five months of the war Britain and her Allies have lost through German action 157 shins representing a total of about 580,000 tons. There is no inclination in informed circles here to minimise the significance of these
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  • 219 1 MOSCOW READY TO NEGOTIATE... LON ENON, FEB. io. “MEDIATION OFFERS BY AN UNNAMED GREAT POWER IN THE RUSSO-FINNISH CONFLICT HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY BOTH SIDES,” IT WAS STATED IN ROME. THE RADIO ANNOUNCER ADDED THAT MOSCOW HAD AGREED TO NEGOTIATE BUT ONLY AFTER A
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  • 149 1 —Reuter. Britain Advances Money For Building Factory New York, Feb. 8 The President of the Atlas Powder Company disclosed the British Government had advanced the company money for building in the United States an explosives factory whose total output would be consigned to the British and
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  • 73 1 8.0. W. WHILE ATTACKING CONVOY Rugby, Feb. 10. The Admiralty announce that two U.Boats have been destroyed by one of H. M. destroyers. It is not the normal practice of the Admiralty to announce the sinkings of U-Boats as they occur but an exception has
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  • 57 1 —Reuter. Demanding Respect For Independence Athens, February 9 General Metaxas, speaking at Salonika after returning from the Balkan Entente corfetence. said that the Belgrade work was crowned with success. Closely pnited they decided to face the storm and maintain peace but equally to demand the respect for their
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  • 135 2 Allies Penetrate Nazi Lines ENEMY ACTIVITIES PHOTOGRAPHED Paris, Feb. 9. PATROL and reconnaissance work on the Western Front recently hampered by the weather are now generally renewed on the entire front. It finitely possess the initiative in these small operations which they are carrying
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  • 328 2 ’—Reuter. Paris. Fet’uary 9. Bv 262 votes against 227, the Chamber decided to hold- a secret sess on Before the motion was put, M. Daladier stated that he did not cons’der a secret session a good idea tout was prepared to leave the question
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  • 28 2 —Reuter. Rome. Feb. 9 The Supreme Defence Council meeting on February 8 lasted three and a quarter hours. The discussion will be resumed to-morrow.—Reuter.
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  • 78 2 —Reuter. Belligerent Submarines Prohibited Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 9 The Pan-American Neutrality Conference has drawn up a series of recommendations for the exclusion of be ligerent submarines from American ports and territorial waters. Acceis is permitted only owing to force majeure, stress of weather, urgent repairs and
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  • 819 2 BUT MANNERHEIM LINE is STILL HOLDING OUT Helsinki, Feb. 9. Although Russia continuing her attacks on Finland’s many fronts, the Mannerheim Line is still holding out even at Summa which is always regarded as its most vulnerable spot. For the
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  • 451 2 —Reuter. Amsterdam, Feb. 9. From details collated from a large number of neutral sources available here —sources which have no reason or object to colour the realities —it is possible to present a pictuer of the true horror of the plight
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  • 42 2 —Reuter. To Survey Conditions In Europe Washington, Feb. g. President Roosevelt has announced that he is sending the Undcr-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, to Europe for a personal survey of conditions in Italy, France, Germany and Britain.—Reuter.
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  • 172 2 .—Reuter. House Votes Against Termination Washington, Feb. 9 The first of several proposals designed to terminate American d.plomatic relations with Moscow was defeated in the House of Representatives by .the narrow margin of 108 votes to 105. By this vote the House rejected the amendment by
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  • 35 2 Reuter. Offer Accepted By 40 Trade Unions London, Feb. 9 The executives of forty trade unions, including the engineering joint trades movement, have accepted the offer of five shillings weekly increase in wages.—
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  • 29 2 Reuter. No Change In His Condition Ottawa, Feb. 9. A bulletin issued this morning states that the condition of Lord Tweedsmuir hag not changed during the night.—
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  • 148 2 Reuter. London, Feb. 9. The Air Ministry announces that an enemy aircraft was attacked by R.A.F. Fighter Command patrols and crashed near the Firth of Forth shortly after midday. It was seen over the coast of England and British fighters immediately ascended. The German plane which crashed
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  • 228 2 —Reuter. Great Indignation In Sweden Stockholm, Feb. 9. Indignation is being expressed in Sweden at the sinking of a Swedish steamer the “Wirgo’’ by Russian bombers between the Swedish coast and the Aaland Islands. The newspaper Dagens Nyheter savs that the incident is a
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  • 183 2 Reuter. Bill Approved By Senate Committee Washington, February 9. A Bill which will permit additional loans of $21,000,000 to China and Finland respectively was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by twelve votes to six. The Bill authorises an increase of $100,000,000 in the
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  • 26 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, February 9. Owing to failing health, the Labour M.P., Mr. Jack Jones, is leaving Parliament. —8.0. W.
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    • 147 2 Unbearable Stomachy Pains ./3 -1 Amaied at getting relief! caused by lack of nourishment banished for the writer of below Yet her case is not tor the remedy she l ousaD di the joy of speedy relief to of stomach sufferers. What a wonderful prepart Maclean Brand Stomach I had
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  • 589 3 ar Materials Desperate tier man Problem London. pl&gt;i\N assistance to Germany cannot be important until II German engineers have spent a minimum of two years reorganising the Russian industrial and transport systems, concludes Professor Bruce Hopper, of Harvard University, in an article in
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  • 92 3 ’’pHE New York Herald-Tribune lias been banned in Germany. It is expected that within the near future all other foreign newspapers will suffer the same fate. Dr. Goebbels has told Hitler that it has become necessary to allow only the circulation of German newspapers—a striking admission of his
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  • 51 3 r»RITAIN’S air forces are being steadily strengthened. Another large contingent of Australian airmen have arrived in London and are seen at the review at a British Coastal Command station. Australian mechanics fabovej haul a plane out, and pilots (right) study a map before going on
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  • 459 3 ETTERS to Dr. Rosal, a Nazi agent expelled from Britain, were said, during a police court case at Birmingham, to have been s.nt by I 18-year-old Trevor Edward Williams, of Lansdowne-road, Erdington, Birmingham. Williams was sent to prison for six months with hard labour
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  • 369 3 Amsterdam. ERMANS are now forbidden to spread sand or ashes on pavements made slippery by frost or snow. The grit, it is officially stated, causes unnecessary wear to shoes. The leather shortage is now so acute that civilians are rationed to one pair of shoes
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  • 839 3 W means overtime tor the foreigi ▼V Consuls whose job is to look aftei the 238,000 registered aliens in Britain. Talk to M. Charles Marie-Etienne Billecocq if you want to know why. M. Billecocq is French Minister (or -Consul-General as we should call it) and works
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    32 4 MISS PENELOPE U ARD, daughter arriving at St. Stephen’s Church arriving at St. Stephen’s Chruch, Gloucester-road, London, for her marriage to Mr. Tony Pelissier actor son of Miss Fay Compton.
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  • 390 4 Stalls Allegedly Smashed By Malay Soldiers OEVEN Chinese, four of whom had knife wounds, and a Military Policeman, Lance-corporal G. Gallagher, were taken to hospital on Wednesday night, as a result of an affray at the Happy World amusement park, in which some 30 Malays
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  • 119 4 For Murder Of Compatriot Johore Bahru. “I am old and weak; I ask for a lenient sentence,” said L.m Mah Thian, a pigrearer, at the Johore Assizes on Wednesday when he was found guilty of murdering Goh Ah Hong. Sentencing Lim to death, Mr. Justice Laville
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  • 153 4 Case lssue Of Shares A summons issued in the name of the manager, Harrison, and Company, Limited, under the Defence (Finance) Regulation, was mentioned before Mr. L. C. Goh, in the Singapore Fifth Police Court. The charge in the summons is: “That you on Dec. 19.
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  • 84 4 For the second time this week the'e was a false alarm of an outbreak of fire on Wednesday night. Earlier in the wc’k some one broke a fire alarm in Brash Road and the fire brigade was called out only to find that it was the work
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  • 465 4 February 7. Kerajaan British, oleh sebab ingin her dak mendapal perselesaian yang damai berkenaan dengan perkara kapal Asama Maru yang ma'alum itu, telah member! tahu kapada kerajaan Jc.pun yang ia telah menetapkan hendak me epas kan sembilan orang daripada 21 orang Jerman yang telah di-ambii dari kapal
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  • 1452 4 "Favoured Trea tment" Of European Officer JOHORE STATE COUNCILLORS COMPLAINT Policy Of 1914 Agreement Not Carried Out 44rpHIS favoured treatment’' of European officers i n the A service of the Johore Government and the lack of “equality of terms as between the Malays and Eutupeansin the service” was criticised by
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    • 325 4 M GLEAMING TEETH mny often liitle DECAY Only Tek Short-Head tooth- Tek is the only genuine brush erm reach those nooks toothbrush, built and patentand crannies, at the back of ed this way. though counta row of gleaming teeth. less attempts have been Here in the arch behind, and made
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    • 143 4 What Stomach Stoerers Should Eat By Dr. F. B. Scott. MJ)., ft* It is a well know n at son^ t is take longer to digest thn g ere w a mistake to think that c gii» have to tolerate a ‘star. f 7 aJ]d I leads merely to under-;
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  • 126 5 Election Of Office-Bearers Ipoh The general meeting of the K.ng’s Villa Badminton Party was held last Satin day. February 3. with the Patron Mr. Lam Weng Yoon in the Chair. The following were elected as the new office-bearers for the year. President: Mr Wu Set Chvau
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  • 188 5 WORK AT DEGONG WELL UNDER WAY Ipoh. laHE new Perak Government scheme for padi cultivation by non-Malays in the 5,000-acre area alienated in Degong is well under way. It is learnt that definite steps will be taken shortly in clearing and preparing this low-lying forest
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  • 620 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. F.G. Aplin has been appointed deputy Food Controller, F.M.S., and also State Supply Officer for Selangor, with effect from Feb. 3. Mr. J. S. H. Cunyngham-Brown, the Seremban magistrate, is to proceed on transfer to Jasin as District Officer in March. He will be succeeded by Mr.
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  • 731 5 Celebrated Quietly At Alor Star Alor Star. rpHE seventy-eighth birthday of His Highness the Sultan of Kedah, Sir Abdul Hamid Halimshah, K.C.M.G. ibni Al’Marhum Sultan Ahmad Tajudin Mukaram Shah was celebrated very quietly yesterday morning, when the students of the Sultan Abdul Hamid College and the boys
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    • 134 5 Two Mammoth Attractions Open Today Penang’s Most Luxurious AirConditioned Theatre Controlled By SHAW BROS., Ltd., Singapore. Opens Today With 3 Shows At 3,00, 6,15 9,30 p.m. HERE IT IS—The Picture that sets the whole town talking when shown at the midnight show on Chinese New Year’s Eve. Warner Bros. First
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    • 100 5 Fishermen Go Back To Work KUALA KEDAH STRIKE OVER Alor Star. Kedah boat-men, the “belat-poh” men and many hundreds of fishermen who went on strike some days ago demanding a percentage on the profit of the fishing industry at the prosperous fishing village of Kuala Kedah, have gone back to
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    • 268 5 ADVICE TO NURSING MOTHERS It is very important, doctors say, not to overtax your system immediately after the birth of a child. V.»ren you are feeding baby yourself, you should take plenty of easily digested nourishment. For that reason, doctors throughout Malaya recommend Horlicks. They have proved that Horlicks stimulates
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    • 344 5 IGH T at the Ne World d by Shaw Bros. Ltd.) HutU.n Lane I’hone 3711 Penang. Tfl I 'V 10th FEBRUARY, 1940. Gaik Low Choon Teochew Wayang PRESENTS P AY SI IO" A* 2 P.M. “Hy S wee Kew Kar” &gt;&lt; it' 40. 30, 20 and 10 cents IfltillT 'HOW
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    • 136 5 MAJESTIC TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 "J -T-.- r=-- J The romance of Hollywood from J Jflffggfex BATHING BEAUTIES TO WORLD PREMIERES! F. ZANUCK S i vXWwiNraffiiicoLgßi /Mice 5b art L FAYF AMECHf and the screen's greatest personalWg ities of today and yesterday! safg A 20th Century-fox Picture 1H MATINEE TODAY AT
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    • 101 5 All Shows Pncked Out Since Opening Ask the enthusiastic opinions of all who have seen it! QUEEN'S 4 Shows Today Tomorrow AT 10 A.M., 3 P.M., 6.15 MATINEE AT 10 A.M. ONLY REDUCED PRICES Reduced Prices Downstairs 15, 30 50 cents. 2 HOURS j of magic enter- tainnaent un- 1
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  • 558 6 OECENTLY a correspondent drew attention to the nuisance created on the water front in the vicinity of Weld Quay by the soot coming from the P. 11.8. Ferry launches and entered his protest. He expressed his opinion that the quality of the oil used was of the cheapest variety,
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  • 516 6 Doing 1 he Shows r pHE local cinemas are offering such excellent fare for the Chinese New Year that to “do” all the shows in town would be a fulltime job. So far I have been to only one —“Hollywood Cavalcade” at the Rex —and 1 found
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  • 52 6 REX CINEMA Zorina in “On Your Toes” 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’x CIMEMA “The Wizard Of Oz” 10 am., 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJES'I H CINEMA “Hollywood Cavalcade" with Don Ameche and Alice Faye. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WlNDhoic “Siew Lam Temple" 6.30 and
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  • 615 6 Saturday, Feb. 10. |S America launching a new peace move? Simultaneously with the announcement that the U.S. Undersecretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles will be touring Europe to make a personal survey of conditions there, comes a statement by Mr. Cordell Hull to the
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  • 2309 7 IL Marrriott Beats J. G. M. Ferguson In Establishing Fastest Time Reserving his best effort when contesting a tie for the fastest time of the day with J. G. M. Ferguson, H. Marriott once again put up the best time in the Third Annual
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  • 84 7 —Reuter. Berlin Advice To Britain Berlin, I ebi. q "If Britain means business with her ‘better world,’ she should create conditions for it,” says the diplomatic correspondent of the “Berline Boersen Zeitung.” She should guarantee the freedom of the seas, renounce economic warfare, forego her
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  • 131 7 Coolie Falls Down Precipice A tragedy occurred at the Middle Station of the Penang Hill yesterday afternoon, when an Indian coolie engaged in cutting down a tree slipped and was hurled down a precipice. The man was picked up with serious injuries cn his head. He
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  • 78 7 A stabbing incident took place outside a Chinese ricsha-pullers’ coolie house in Dato KiSmat Read about II o’clock yesterday morning. The man a riesha coolie, susta nod some stab wounds allexd to have been caused by a pen-knife. The assa'lant was sa.d to be a also
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  • 956 7 Great success attended the charity fun fair organised by the Chinese Ladies’ Association in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, which was declared open by th? Hon. the Resident Councillor, Mr. A. M. Goodman, at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. Through the courtesy
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    • 170 7 (To the Editor, Pinang Gazette) Sir, In the interest of public health, I hope the managements of the various local amusement parks will give consideration to this letter. Last night, a party of friends and I went to one of the amusement parks. Of course
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  • 3071 8 Mr, Raghavan's Plea At Yesterday's Meeting DEMAND FOR FULL MALAYAN CITIZENSHIP A N appeal to the Governments of Malaya to take the Indian community into their confidence as much as they do any other section was made by Mr. N. Raghavan, President of
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  • 677 8 The Standard De Luxe V-8’s For 1940 The Standard Ford V-8 cars for 1940 present notable advances in styling, con fort, convenience and safety. The new cars are big, substantial and powerful Bodies are pleasingly streamlined. Front end designs are distinctively modelled, with low radiator grilles. Long bonnets and deeply
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  • 840 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR IST SUNDAY IN LENT. 7.15 a.m. .Mattins and Litany. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 9.30 a.m. Mattins (Tamil). 10.30 a.m. Mattins Holy Communion (Chinese) 4.15 .pm. Sunday School in the Parsonage. 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sermon Psalms 6. 32. Hymns 249, 89, 263. 280. MONDAY Fast
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  • 524 9 Money Taken From Chi nese Girls Kuala Lumpur. Three detectives attached to the Scia»gor Detective Branch, Lee Swee Soo, Ibrahim bin Salleh and Tan Boon Chi, were charged in the Klang Police Court on Tuesday with receiving illegal gratifications from two Chinese girls, Shan Kam
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    • 788 9 vxW i wM BeHm Hr WW ft In n TO-DAY B. B. C. The Canadian Entertained”. Fall News Bulletin. Ihe Snadow of the Swastika” Bth Episode. 5 &gt; News Summary. syncopated Piano Solos. ...j opening. 9 bcotusn Music. London Log”—Talk Howard Marshall. j C, Dance Cakuret” from the Royal Bach
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    • 478 9 Songs.t (Mandarin). 7.00 Malay Talk by Mr. Kajai, Ecutor of “Utusan Melaju” 7.15 Time, weatner, News and Am.ounceruents. 7.30 "Saturday Evening Popular Concert.” 8.35 The News Summary. Relayed iron*. London 8.50 Cinema Organ soios Ly Sidney Gustard. t 9.10 Turner Layton—Songs at the Piano.v 9.30 Dance Music placed by Charlie
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  • 80 10 .—Reuter. One Police Official Killed And Two Injured Berne, Feb. 9. A police official was killed and two other persons seriously injured by a bomb explosion at the Lausanne police laboratory. A German national named Zuchnig has been receiving anonymous letters charging him with being a
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  • 65 10 —Reuter. Moscow Attack On Britain France Moscow, Feb. 8. In the course of a leader in connection with decorations the ‘Pravda” declares “Plans of the British and French imperialists involve the U.S.S.R. in a war doomed to failure. An attempt to use Finland as a springboard for military
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  • 501 10 Thousands Gather In Cork To Pray And Protest London, Feb. 8 Thousands of citizens of Cork gathered last night to pray for the repose of the souls of Barnes and Richards. The meeting was held in the city’s widest thoroughfare under the shadow
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  • 46 10 —8.0. W Rugby, Feb. 8. The King and Queen Mary and many members of the Royal Family are sending gifts to be included in the Red Cross sale which will be held in aid of the Lord Mayor's Fund in the spring.—8.0. W
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  • 863 10 1,500 Men Lost In Battle At Kuhmo “NEVER ANYTHING TO BEAT FINNS AS SOLDIERS” Stockholm, Feb. 9 During the fierce fighting in the Summa sector of the Mannerheim Line, the Russians are believed to have made a dent in the Finnish front
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  • 90 10 '—Reuter. FORTIFICATIONS OF “CAROL’S DYKE’’ Bucharest, Feb. 9 News of a new defence line, the so-called “Carol’s Dyke,” were released to the newspapers here for the first time to-day.” Whole pages are devoted to descriptions and illustrations. The Universal declares that any attempt at a
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  • 219 10 —Reuter Believed To Have Come From Germany! London. February 9. rhe Times Belgrade correspondent says that forged dollar and treasury notes have begun to circulate in Bucharest and i. is believed they have come from Germany, consequently the Rumanian. Black Bourse” which has worked on
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  • 170 10 .—Reuter. KWANTUNG FIGURES NOT INCLUDED Chungking, February 9. Japanese aircraft staged over 700 raids during the periods August 1 to November 30 last year, causing over 12,000 casualties comprising 5 595 killed and 7.090 wounded, according to an announcement by the Aeronautical Affairs Commission.
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  • 146 10 —Reuter. To Carry On Trade Under International Rules Copenhagen, February 8. The Government newspaper, Sozial Damokratiiu, replies to the Nazi warning against neutral ships voyaging off the English coast. It particularly refers *o allegations about neutral shipping appearing in the Angiifj and says “What Denmark wishes is only
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  • 193 10 .—Reuter. FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE RELATIONS Amsterdam, February 9 The Russo-German Trade Agreement which has been under negotia n f or nearly three months will be signe i next week, according to the Berlin Corrtspondent of the Rotterdamsche count:.:, states that the agreement Is not expected to contain
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  • 113 10 Reuter. Departure From Shanghai To Hongkong Shanghai, Febiuary 9. The American Ambasador, Mr. Nelson Johnson, who recently returned from .an inspection trip on the Yangtse, sailed from Shanghai for Hongkong today en route to Chungk ng where he is expected to hold conversations with the British and
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  • 487 10 Deep Penetrations Into German Lines Paris, Feb. 8 The thaw has set in in earnest on the Western front. This has enabled patrols to resume much of their normal activity. West of the Sarre a number of French patrols penetrated deep into German territory
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  • 43 10 .—Reuter. Alik 11/All/ 1 Krliar v 9 London Gibraltar experienced its foU iniden t!fied alarm this mornine Thret chin g aeroplanes were sighted an n. qU artd Rock. The “all clear” was given of an hour later. —Reuter,
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  • 203 11 THE RIDING BOY’ ‘TIC TAC “EPSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “MAN-ON-THE- “THE MAJOR” t'enang Penang Ipoh Kuala Lumpur SPOT” ipoh Singapore s am Burger First Ra Sam Burger Sam Burger First Ra New Moon 1 Eastern Wave New Moon Eastern Wave Eastern Wave Chance Fighting Finish Kabinda July
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  • 1126 11 Race 1: Horses Class 3 Div. 4 —5 J Furs —2.30 p.m. 00 0 NEW MOON 6y 9.04 “Bulan Stable” Bowden io© SAM EURGER 6y 8.06 Mrs. R. N. Drake O’Neill 3 10 0 HIGH LIFE 4y 8.05 Messrs. C.Y Choy C.Y. Chong Hobbs 02 4
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  • 741 11 R. B. Lauriston The New Champion R. B. Lauriston became the North Malaya champion yesterday, when the Championship event of the North Malaya Amateur Golf Championship meeting was decided. He beat G. O. Cruickshank 2 and 1 in the final. Lauriston was of course expected to win
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  • 98 11 Selangor Win By Only Goal Scored (rom Our Own Correspondent) In a game of even exchanges right to the last minute, Se’angor beat Penang in the Inter-State Women’s hockey match by one goal to nil. The Penang quitette initiated many good movements but lacked thrust in the
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  • 96 11 Penang’s Third Defeat Kuala Lumpur, February 9. In the Colts Tournament, the match between Selangor and Singapore ended in a goalless draw. The match was of a high standard, both sides attacking alternately. Selangor was unlucky in the Last few minutes. Penang lost by 6 goals ua
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  • 190 11 Dharmaraj To Meet Nai Boon Mah Excellent fare is promised at the Fun Frolic Stadium tomorrow night when David Dharmaraj and Nai Boon Mah meet in the main tilt of Mr. Caesar M. Haughton’s first Penang promotion. Dharmaraj has completed his hard training at
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  • 50 11 D.A.F.C. vs Railway Institute, Ipoh At the Esplanade to-morrow at 5 p.m. sharp. D.A.F.C.: —Abdul Karim; Ismail Hashim, Ishak Hashim; Md. Hayati Meah, A Rahman, Ismail Idris; Nur Hashim, Ahmad Saaid, Abu Bakar Awang, I. Md. Nur (captain), F.lsmail. Reserves —Ahmad Omar, Md. Shariff, Ahmad Ghouse. Umpire—N. T. Kechil.
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  • 296 11  -  London. TJ7HO will be the next to oppose Eric Boon for the Bri- tish light-weight championship? Negotiations, it was stated had been opened for a title bout between Boon and Ronnie James, at Swansea, early this year. But Jack Solomons, Boan^ manager, strongly denied
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    • 132 11 DHARMARAJ-BOON MAH CONTEST For the LIGHT WELiEKWEIGHT titles of Penang. A thrilling contest for the Chinese New Year season. DHARMARAJ-BOON MAH CONTEST Remember it’s at FUN FROUC SUNDAY 11th FEB. 1940 at 9 p.m. DHARMARAJ-BOON MAH CONTEST Supported by Al, Rodrigues, scientific Singapore boxer “vs. Buddy Anon, KJU Malay over
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  • 275 12 STELLA S PET DOES BEST GALLOP OF MORNING Duval's Candidates Have Chances To Upset Singapore, Today. Bright sunshine, good going and big fields should make a great success of this afternoon’s racing at Bukit Timah, the first day of the Singapore Spring meeting.
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  • 67 12 ’.—8.0.W. Vo Meek AH Claims Under Any Policy Rugby, Feb. 8. Replying in the House of Commons Thursday the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that fullest arrangeVients have been made to enable British insurance companies to carry on •Overseas business and meet the claims allied, neutral or
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  • 94 12 .—B.OW. Reg’strat’on On February 17 Rugby, Feb. 8. The fourth registration since conscription was introduced and the third xdnce the outbreak of war will take place on Feb. 17. The men affected will be those who liave reached 20 since Dec. 1. 1939 but
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  • 135 12 J. G. M. FERGUSON WINS “STRAITS ECHO” CUP I The foHowing were the Special winners at the Penang and Kedah Branch Automobile Association Speed mil Climb held at Mdunt Pleasure on Friday. Weame’s Trophy—presented by Messrs. Weama Bros, for the Fastest Timo of the
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  • 83 12 South Africa To Grant Facilities Captown. Feb. 9. Geroral Smuts declared that the Union had informed the British Government of their willingness to grant facilities to train British airmen in South Africa. He did not at present contemplate that South African services wculd (be required in
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  • 356 12 Soon there will not be a spot on the globe where the “Rockefeller Foundation” is unknown. This is easy to understand, for this magnificent institution, created by the millionaire benefactor, John D. Rockefeller, aims at giving help in all cases where scientific,
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    • 1148 12 notices THABAWLEIK TIN Phone 1477 *1478 7 DREDGING LTD. Penang (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) RaU» of Subscription for rinanc Gajv» t and Sunday Gazette. Notice of Twentysecond Dividend PINANG GAZETTE Loca’ s.S. NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend Delivery F.M.S. Foretm the 22nd of eighteenpence (l/6d.) per Qu'arteriy /*7
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