Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 March 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB, 1833 PUBLISHED .DAILY Pio 67. Vol. XCVIH. TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 600 1 ITALIAN PRESS COMMENT Importance Of Real Defence Of Peace BALKAN BLOC MAY BE FORMED Rome. March 19. QIGNOR MUSSOLINI, Count Ciano and Herr Von v Mackensen have arrived in Rome from Brenner. The Newspapers this morning, referring to reports of the connection between the
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  • 100 1 Reuter. Bucharest. March 19. The Foreign Minister, M. Gafencu. speaking in the Senate reaffirmed the Government’s intention to pursue a policy of strict neutrality and cultivating good relations on all sides. He said: “Rumania is particularly j pleased to have received new evidence lof the old friendship
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  • 45 1 in which 33 arrests were made.—Reuter. Paris. March 19. Modem wireless equipment sufficient to work six transmitters and two tons of Communist literature were seized by the police in a round-up of Communists in which 33 arrests were made.—Reu-
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  • 153 1 .Reuter. Chungking. March 19. In an effort to clear up Chinese toices which are said to he harassing the highway beween Nanning and Yamchow, the Japanese are reported to he converging in three columns on Lingshan north-east of Yamchow and south-east of Anning. A Chinese mobile
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  • 43 1 Reuter. Sofia, March 19. The Bulgarian reaches of the Danube are now ice-free. Ten thousand tons of Rumanian and Soviet oil for Germany which were recently held up at Varna are now being transferred for transport to its destination.
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  • 123 1 :.—Reuter. Bombed And MachineGunned By German Plane Amsterdam. March 18. The crew of a Dutch motorship, the “Nettie’ (477 tons), which has arrived at Flushing stated that she was bombed and machine-gunned by a German aeroplane off the south-east coast of England. Nobody was hurt and there
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  • 149 1 8.0. W. Working Out Method Of Lasting Co-operation Rugby. March 18 Referring to the conversations in Paris between Mr. MacDonald and M. Mandel, 7he Tunes says editorially Co-operation between Great Britain and France involves a matter of course co-operation between he British and French Empires. An
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  • 23 1 —Reuter. Madrid. Mar. 18. r he signature of the Anglo-Spanish r ide agreement is expected to be announced tonight.— Reuter.
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  • 350 1 MR. GANDHTS REPLY TO CRITICS Ramgarh, March 19. 46T SHALL go to the Viceroy fifty times, if necessary,’* de- clared Mr. Gandhi at today’s meeting of the Subjects* Committee of the Indian National Congress, replying to speakers who criticised his “readiness
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  • 61 1 f.—REUTER. ROME, MARCH 18. AMONG THE UNCONFIRMED CONJECTURES CIRCULATING TONIGHT IS THE SUGGESTION THAT M. DALADIER MAY MEET SIGNOR MUSSOLINI AT GENOA TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY. IN PARIS, HOWEVER, THE SUGGESTION IS AUTHORITATIVELY DENIED. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT M. DALADIER IS STILL IN PARIS
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  • 106 1 MR. WELLES NOT ACTING AS INTERMEDIARY —Reuter. Washington, March 19. Mr. Cordell Hull denied that Mr. Sumner Welles has acted as an intermediary in negotiations between foreign powers during his European visit. Mr. Hull added that Mr. Welles went to Europe purely on a fact-finding mission and
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  • 158 1 —Reuter. Woman Among 8 Deaths On Active Service Rugby, March 18. The Air Ministry have announced the following casualties “on various dates” killed in action 7: Previously reported to have died on active service, now reported to have died of wounds received in action 3; Previously reported missing,
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  • 58 1 .—Reuter. 10.000 Pledge Best Efforts For National Cause London, March 18. Ten thousand Nottinghamshire miners at a week-end meeting pledged themselves to attempt to work as regularly as possible, to surrender the recognised holidays at Easter Whitsun and August and to work on alternative Saturdays in order to
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  • 31 1 .—Reuter. < Dublin, March 18. The Municipal strike has ended following intervention by the Catholic Bishop of Thasos. All city services are expected to be restored tomorrow. —Reuter.
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  • 63 1 .—Reuter. Madrid. March 19. An Anglo-Spanish Trade Agreement has been signed. According to a statement issued by the Spanish Foreign Office, the Agreement which comes into force immediately, will allow Spain to acquire raw materials in determined quantities not only in the United Kingdom but the whole
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    • 267 1 LOOK? 1 ZS /AIS’S BESTf Agents for North Malaya <£> Penang:— GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY LCD, Penang and Ipoh. SCIENCE WINS It is a well established fact that millions of dollars are expended annually in repairing the damage done by Termites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In a recent
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  • 541 2 BUT DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY 21 Honrs Meeting At Brenner London, March 18. It is safe to assume that the negotiations between Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini were confined only to Italy and Germany, it is stated in Rome this morning. It is added
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  • 116 2 —Rcutei. Delegates On Way To Nanking Peiping. March 18. Mr. Wang Keh-min, head of the Peiping Piovisional Government and four other Peiping Government delegates in addition to two delegates from the Japanese controlled Mongolian Government and Ma-jor-General Morioka. Director of the North China Liaison Office of the
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  • 169 2 —BO W. A’ Reuter. Allies To Give All Help Possible Rugby, March 18 The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs was asked if. in view of the fact that Finland was the second country to fall in war against aggression, a comprehensive plan existed between France
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  • 48 2 —Reute. Crew Interned In Denmark Hagen, March 18 The crew of the German bomber which crashed on Danish territory, were interned. The bomber, when found, had been partly destroyed by fire and had a representation of Mr. Chamberlain’s umbrePa painted on its side. —Reute.
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  • 40 2 —Reuter. London, March 18 A plan to settle Finnish immigrants in Australia on a large scale is being considered by the Australian Government. This .a disclosed by Mr. Menzies, according to a Sydney broadcast.—Reuter.
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  • 125 2 Reiner Will Not Affect Indian Problem London. March 18. Lord Zetland, making his first appearance in the House of Lore’s this afternoon after the Caxton Hall shooting affair, said that it had been brought to his notice that apprehensions had arisen in various quarters lest this traeedy
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  • 71 2 day's raid on the Orkneys.—B.O.W. Reuter. London, March 18 In the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain announced that he would deal with the attack on Scapa Flow in his war statement tomorrow. It is likely that the Premier will deal in his statement to-morrow with the
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  • 39 2 —Reuter. Budapest, March 18. The Prime Minister will pay a two days’ visit to Rome and although it is stated that the “visit is private” he will naturally visit Signor Mussohn; and Count Ciano.—Reuter,
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  • 169 2 —Reuter. Paris, March 18. There was great activity in the sector of the Western Front west of the Vosges during the past twenty- four hours. One of the events was an encounter in No Man's land betwtren a French “free group,” a small unit of
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  • 115 2 r o.w. Fighting For Same Ideals As Britain Rugby, Mar. 18. China is fighting for the same ideais ol political liberty’ as had inspired the British to take up arms in the European conflict,” said Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador, in a speech in London during the week-end.
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  • 91 2 with German activity in Polandßeuter. Brutally Removed From Homes By Germans London, March 18 Asked for information regarding how many Polish ch'ldien were removed from various parts of Poland under German control, Mr 'Butler replied that the exact figures were difficult to secure in the present circumstances. Children,
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  • 88 2 Reuter. Chinese Coolies Reported Taken To France London, March 18. Ln the House of Commons Mr. Butler stated that there was no truth in the reports circulated in North China that Chinese coolies were being secretly recruited in Northern China and taken to France to dig trenches
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  • 437 2 Rugby, March 18. OIR JOHN SIMON announced in the House of Commons that the recent issue of the three per cent. War Loan had been over-subscribed and said that it was a very satisfactory beginning to the series of loan operations the Government
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  • 29 2 .—Reuter. Berne, March 18 Foreign planes twice flew over Swiss territory this morning. Anti-aircraft guns went into action and Swiss fighters took to the air.—Reuter.
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  • 544 2 POSITIVE CONDEMNATION OF NAZI POLICY RUGBY MARCH 18. A PASSAGE IN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH ON SATURDAY WHICH HAS ATTRACTED SPECIAL ATTENTION HERE IS THAT IN WHICH HE DEFINED THE ELEMENTS OF LASTING PEACE. —8.0. W. “It cannot be a lasting peace." saic’i President Roosevelt, “if
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  • 156 2 —Reuter. Gallant Rescue Attempt By Sailors Hongkong, March 18. Sailors in the Royal Navy were very prominent in gallant rescue attempt ,n a waterfront tragedy yesterday afternoon when a motor car containi: fi ve Britons and one Russian skidded off the road and plunged
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  • 131 2 —Reuter. Setting Up Of League Commission I rged London, March 18 A world peace commission was suggested in a question in the Howw of Commons by Mr. Arthur Woodburn (Labour) who asked the Prime Minister whether the Government was prepared to set up a League Commission at-
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  • 121 2 —Reuter. Prohibited Except Under Licence London. March 18 The Food Ministry has decided to w: control of imported foodstuffs generally and a general order will be published on March 21 prohibiting the imports of al! foodstuffs, including feeding stuffs lor animals, except under licence. Th; only exceptions
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  • 115 2 —Reuter. Greeted W ith Cheer* In Commons London. March 18 The Prime Minister, who was received with general ch !l<n he rose to answer the first > 01 P llt to him in the House of Cor?” was unable to reply for period. Mr Chambe’’.: by
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  • 68 2 -B.O.W. Now Over 1 < Miles Payments out of the j Fund totalling some £2o' ««SOW £4,345.000 for trunk road.-, giants to the highway ant! r. roads according to the R [)U bfor the year ending Marc .‘,,«31lished today after some de 1L time conditions. m
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  • 732 3 MOTHER SAYS: “NEVER AN ‘IN-LAW’ I HOPE’’ London. MRS. VALERIK PORTER, 26-year-old Mayfair “wife without a husband," walked from a courtroom at the Law Courts, flung her arms around her solicitor, Mr. llaslewood, and gave him a kiss. She hugged her mother, she hugged
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  • 73 3 An application for permission to increase the rent of the property known as the Rex Hotel. Bras Basah Road, from $l,OOO to $l,lOO as from Mar 1, was granted by the Rent Assessment Board. r The application was made by a representative of the Estate and Trust
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  • 2370 3  -  Nazi Plans Are Probed World Power Is Final Ambition Of The Fuehrer Would Smash The Empire If Only He Had Half A Chance By G.WARD PRICE we say, is a “war against Hitlerism.” Twenty-five years ago we likewise spoke of the war against Kaiserism”— as
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 152 3 WHAT A WAR! By Gilbert Wilkinson L- 4Hi HIM j > i ito -ygr viiOA t h i.. -4. X i 111 1 j* j Wk. fi W j TlB i I 4 Wi ra J i /ĕ? Sill Mltp v X J u! \w V < mOr GERTIE GESTAPO
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  • 573 4 Chief Justice On Need Of Destitute Families ASSOCIATION’S LARGE SCOPE FOR HELI’ Singapore. TJEFERENCE to the relucta ■A ploy men who had been to make a clean start, was made McElwaine, president of the tion, at the annual general mee day. nee of Singapore firms
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  • 491 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay March 16. It is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members of their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be
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  • 201 4 Twenty-First Annual Meeting Kuala Lumpur. The twenty-first annual meeting of the Postal Union Athletic Club, Kuala Lumpur. was held last week in the Club premises, Jalan Raja, and was attended by a large number of members. Mr. T. Malley, the President, was in the Chair. Following
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  • 205 4 Wife Takes Caustic Soda Kuala Lumpur. A statement to the effect that because she was upset over her husband diverting his attentions on another woman, she had taken caustic soda was made by Yeo Yet Wah, a Chinese woman to a Police Sgt. Major carrying on
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  • 73 4 Singapore. 4 SINGAPORE Harbour Board man, Fok Hung alias Fok Shue Hing, on Friday appeared in the Singapore fifth court charged with being a member of an unlawful society. It is alleged that he is a member of the “Singapore Harbour Board Workers’
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  • 175 4 Tamil Papers’ Condemnation Both the Tamil daily newspapers in Malaya have condemned in the strongest terms the shooting outrage in London last Wednesday in which Sir Michael O Dwyer was assassinated. The Tamil Nesan of Kuaia Lumpur, says that “the Caxton Hall murder has given great pain
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  • 859 4 Ashamed And Disgusted Says Spore President Singapore REFERRING to the effect betting had on boxing, Mr. F. W. Brewer, presiding at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Boxing Association held at the Happy World declared that he was absolute ly ashamed and
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  • 349 4 Glowing Tributes Paid At Farewell Party 'Kuala Lumpur. A PLEASANT function was held at the Hotel Majestic on Friday, when Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Cameron of Kuala Lumpur were en tertai ned to a farewell tea party by the members of the medical staff
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  • 171 4 On the grounds that tenants had been "nuisances. Joseph, Ceylonese proprietor n. Lanka Boarding House 1 <■ Street. applied to Assessment Board for an t-jec-i der against three of his 1 s Joseph’s first application v as in pect of a lodger, T. Willm 1
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 354 4 THEFT OF SWEEP TICKETS Malacca. In the Criminal District Court Mr. B. F. Bridge, District Judge, sentenced Koo Pow Lim, a 20-year-old English speaking postman, who pleaded guilty to theft of a cover containing 100 sweep tickets valued $lOO on Feb. 23 in the capacity of a postman, to nine
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 192 5 W ireless Society's Elaborate Plan The Penang Wireless Society will give a farewell “At Home’’ on Sune’ay, March 24. at 8.30 p.m. at the Society’s headquarters No. 40. Perak Road, in honour of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thorpe on the eve of their
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  • 68 5 Stabbing By Young Sepoy Alleged Singapore. A 22-year-old Sepcv. Dujail Singh, was produced yesterday morning in the Fifth Magistrate’s Ccurt when a charge of murder was explained to him. Dujail Singh was alleged to have stabbed Quartermaster Hawildar Rakha Singh. Punjab Regiment, on Saturday night at Tyersall Park
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  • 44 5 Today on the Esplanade from 6 pan. U 7.30 p.m. March Anglo Oriental Hum 1 Selection As You Were Darewski Waltz Memories Mackenzie Overture The Arcadians Wood Selection The Naughty Princess Cuvillier Intermezzo Aisha Lindsay Fox Trot Back To Back Berlin o-b
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  • 754 5 Claim For Recovery Of Water Supply Dues Kuala Kangsar. A CIVIL suit instituted in the nature of a test case, on the 7 decision on which many similar cases involving thousands of dollars are pending was heard by Mr. T. M. Hart, First Class Magistrate,
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  • 119 5 BUFFALO CROSSES PATH Alor Star. A serious motor accident occurred at the 6th mile-stone on the way to Kuala Nerang, when a lorry laden with timber, while coming towards Langgar from Pokok Sena, ran off the road, and after somersaulting landed in a ditch, with the wheels
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    • 132 5 Fun Frolic Park Boxing! Boxing! THURSDAY, 21st MARCH, 1940. The Year’s Biggest Boxing Event WHATEVER PROMOTIONS YOU SEE, NONE IS LIKE THE O. C. A. C. Our Ace Promoter again takes his bow for this First Class Promotion. Gate Admission 10 cents as usual Boxing visible from grounds. Nai Boon
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    • 537 5 I’m always sure of Personal Freshness I use "wSlJiss, gr W LEVER BROTHERS, PORT SUNLIGHT, LIMITED. X-LBT 453/4-1 1 5 ENGLAND. XO RIFLE COMMAND MEETING THIS YEAR Volunteers in Malaya have been notified that there will be no Malaya Command Rifle Meeting for 1940. The Oversea-Chinese Amusement Co., Ltd. Presenting
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 172 5 RE X I Controlled by Shaw Bros., Ltd. Singapore. 3 SHOWS TODAY \T 3.00; 6.15 9.30 P.M. FOR ONE DAY ONLY AT REDUCED PRICES A sunny musical picture that gives ‘sunshine’ to everybody Revival screening of one time most popular musical comedy sensation ■‘SUNSHINE SUSIE” barring RENATE MULLER and JACK
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    • 149 5 QUEEN'S OPENING TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 Another Grand “You Can’t Take It With You” entertainment A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hit A Great Actor A Great Role A Great Play The Most Human Story Ever Screened Lionel Barrymore crowns his thirty years in films with his finest, most inspiring performance Your happiest film memory
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  • 433 6 rpHE Hitler-Mussolini meeting has naturally roused considerable speculation but there need be no anxiety as to the outcome. The Duce knows full well the untrustworthiness of the man he is dealing with and anything which Hitler may say or advance will no doubt be taken with a
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  • 130 6 REX CINEMA "Sunshine Susie” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA i “On Bor rowed Time" 6 15 9 30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Kid Nightingale” 6.15 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR '‘Chintamani" (Tamil talkie) 5.45 and 9 30 p.m. SUN CINEMA “Luin Keng Thong” 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. WEMBLEY
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  • 465 6 A Hollander” Explains N article which appeared in the “Sunday Gazette” under the caption “The Sultan of Soho Is Watching” has prompted the following interesting comment from “Hollander” “What you write about our Rijsttafel is not quite correct', a full course rijsttafel never consists of more than
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  • 666 6 Tuesday, March 19. V ESTERDAY, two men talked for 2*/z hours. They were trying to make a certain axis work smoothly. As a result, the chancelleries of Europe today are hives of activity. yet there are no details of th< 11itler-Mussolim conversation: only conjectures
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  • 169 7 Dredging Assn.’s Strong Views K. Lumpur. At the annual general meeting of the Dredging Association. Southern Malaya, the subject of the proposed income tax was discussed with particular reference to its effect on the tin mining industry. Strong opposition was voiced against imposition which,
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  • 104 7 A Malay boy who was alleged to have stolen a tin of condensed milk from a shop in Madras Lane .yesterday afternoon was arrested. The boy first came into the shop and purchased one cigarette. While the shop keeper was serving some of his customers,
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  • 68 7 Lok Peng Cheong was arraigned before Mr. H. A. Forrer in the Penang District Court yesterday on a charge of assisting in the management of an unlawful society In Penang on March 15. Mr. R. C. B. Wiltshire. Assistant Superintendent of Police. Detective Branch, asked that the
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  • 91 7 Sentence of one month's rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Penang District Judge, yesterday on an Indian Mohamedan Ibrahim bin Dollah, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of one thirtieth ounce of Indian hemp on March 8.
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  • 464 7 Ricsha Puller Charged With Murder Of Compatriot r pHE fatal stabbing which took place on January 25 at Irving Road in which a ricsha coolie, Choo Oon, was stabbed to death was the subject of a preliminary inquiry held by Mr. Lim Koon Teck
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  • 87 7 Sentence On Malay Deferred Sentence was deferred on Jaffa bin Hamat who pleaded guilty in the Third Police Court yesterday to a charge of theft of a coil wire valued $5 belonging to Irulandy on March 16 at Burmah Road. The facts were that the
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  • 443 7 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mrs. M.J. Kennaway and the Misses Anne and Elizabeth Kennaway are returning to Malaya at the end of this month. A dance will be held for the soldiers on Thursday, March 21, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Venning Road Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur. Six pairs of
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  • 60 7 An 18-year-old Chinese girl was reported missing from her home in Batu Lanchang Road yesterday. Jewellery to the value of about $6O was missing from the house. The girl is said to have first gone out for a walk. She has not been heard of since.
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  • 464 7 CHARGE OF DANGEROUS DRIVING FAILS A submission that the noise of the exhaust caused by the removal of the silencer had misled the police constable to think that the car was travelling at an excessive speed, was the defence of H. Marriott, well-known Malayan racing motorist. who
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  • 153 7 Sports Chib Beaten By A.R.P. Wardens A tennis match between the Penang Sports Club and Air Raid Wardens was played at Western Road on Sunday and resulted as follows: J. L. Purnell A. G. Honey lost to Goon Kok Lem E. C. Valberg, o—6, 5—7. J. L. Purnell A.
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  • 22 7 The Penang Library will be closed on Frida;, Saturday and Monday, March 22, 23 and 25 being Public Holidays.
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  • 197 7 BUSINESS MAN WEEPS WHEN SENTENCED Singapore. A Singapore business man, Tay Peck Choon, wept in the dock at the Assizes yesterday when sentence of three years’ rigorous imprisonment was passed on him by Mr. Justice Manning. Tay, who had been convicted on a charge of possession of
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  • 105 7 Car Crashes Into Tree A motor car travelling along Tanjong Bungah Road crashed into a tree near the sixth milestone yesterday. The car was badly damaged, but the occupants of the car escaped unhurt. The car. an old model Morris Tourer, was proceeding along Tanjong
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  • 86 7 2 Charged With Stealing Woman’s Gold Chains As a sequel to the snatch theft at Anson Road which occurred at noon of March 16, two Chinese Chuah Boon T Jim and Lee Poh An were produced in the Third Police Court before Mr. Lim Koon
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  • 115 7 Frustrated By Police PARTY ON CYCLES iNTEKCEPTEI) Kuala Lumpur. An attempt by a party of 50 Chinese to create further labour troubles among the coolies in the district of Kajang early on Sunday morning was frustrated by the timely intervention of the Police. The party,
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  • 118 7 Life Saved By Timely Arrival Of Police The timely arrival of the police saved the life of a Chinese who was found hanging ftom the branch of a tree in a plantation off Tanjong Tokong Road at 10 o’clock last night. The form of a
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  • 59 7 Funeral Yesterday Ipoh. The funeral of the late Mrs. Lim Seng Fook, nee Lee Yoong Moy, w’bo passed away on Saturday afternoon at her residence in Green Lane, took place yesterday for interment at the Cantonese Cemetery, Tambun Road. There was a large attendance of
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  • 102 7 .—Reuter. ATTITUDE OF t JAPANESE GOVERNMENT Tokyo, March 18 The reported seizure of mails by British authorities from the Japanese?— liner, Fushimi Marti, at Singapore Saturday is commented on by the Foreignk Office spokesman who is quoted as say-j ing that the attitude of
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  • 75 7 Man Fined For Breach Of Navigation Order Kek Tiow Khor pleaded that he was ignorant when he appeared in the Third Police Court before Mr. Lim Kooti Teck yesterday on a charge of contravening the navigation order regulating the movements of vessels by entering the Penang Harbour
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  • 59 7 Carpentering Tools Taken An Indian contractor’s store in Nanning Street is reported to have been broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning. Some carpenters’ tools to the value of about $25 were stolen from the store. Following a report made at the Magazine Police Station,
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  • 102 7 Butterworth. About 250 Malays from Province Wellesley have left for Sungei Manik te be engaged in padi cultivation. They were seen off by Mr. R. C. Hoffman, A.D O.—Butterworth, Mr. Arope bin Mat, Agricultural Assistant P.W., Tuan Lebai Bidin bin Haji Hassan, Penghulu Ariffin and Penghulu
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  • 147 8 List Of Contributors Amount prcv’lusiy ackno’.vledged $192,902.94 Sutlan Idris Training College for February 47.70 r. P. S. Walker for February 15.00 Receivea from Hon Treasurer Central Indian Community Pk. 7.40 E. M. R. Callard 20.00 G. G. Duddell 25.00 Hon. Treasurer Taiping: Govt. Tamil School. Simpang Lima,
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  • 86 8 Wool And Material Account Amount previously acknowledged $5308.56 Mrs. W. H. Neil 10.00 (monthly) Mrs. Hand 21.00 Mrs. Cooper 21.00 Staff of St. George’s School —per Miss Hadley 20.00 Mrs. T. Oonaghan 2.00 European Ladies Butterworth Bukit Mertajam 37.50 Mrs. C. D. D. Hogan 2.00
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  • 237 8 Two Indians Accused Of Assault Balik Pulau. As a result of a quarrel over an old debt of 20 cents, two Indians appeared before Mr. S. T. Stewart, the Balik Pulau Magistrate, yesterday on a charge of causing grievous hurt with a coconut palm.
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  • 74 8 Penang, March 18, 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1 /16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/fl S lVa e D 5/16 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/is On New’ York Demand 47 Canadian 51 On France Demand 2062 3'4 Elle
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  • 159 8 Chinese Woman Found Drowned Taiping. A drowning tragedy occurred at the Taiping Lakes yesterday evening, the victim being a young Chinese woman, whose body was recovered by the Police at 7 p.m. yesterday. It appears that a party of sightseers first saw the body floating in a
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  • 605 8 Monthly Share Market Report The month under review has seen a general marking up of local Industrial shares also Loans and Municipal Deben tures. Rubber shares have been very dull but local Tin shares have kept steady, though these have not responded to the lengthening list of
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    • 302 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 5/ 5/3 A. Amalg 6/ 6'6 A. Hitam 23/6 24/6 Bangrins 20/9 21/9 B. Selangors 1.50 1.55 Hong Fatts 1.29 1.31}c Jelebus 80 85 Johans 31 33 Kamras 1/9 2/ Kamuntings 11/ 11/9 K. Lanjuts 22/6 23/3 Katus 23/3 24/3 Kramats 11/6
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    • 242 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/10} 5/1} A. Amalgamateds s'7} 5/10}xd B. Selangors 1.50 1.57} Hitanrs 40 42} Hong Fatts 1.28 I.32}cd Jelebus 80 85 Johans 29 32 K. Kamuntings B'3 8 7} Kinta Kellas 5/9 6/3 K. Lanjuts 22/6 23/ Kuchais 1.62} 1.70 Kundangs 14/ 14/6 Laruts
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    • 210 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TINS Buyers Sellers Austral Malay 37/6 40/ Ayer Hitam 23/3 24/3 Bangrin 22/ 23/ Batu Selangor 1.50 1.55 Hitam 40 43 Hong Fatt 1.27} 1.30 Jelapang 30/ 31/ Johan 30 32} K. Lanjut 22/6 23/3 Kamra 1/9 2/ Katu Tin 22/ 23/ Kent 2/ 2/3 Kinta
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    • 270 8 RUBBERS Buyers Seller» Allenbys L3O 1.40 Ayer Panas 1.30 1.40 Bassetts 47} 52} Batu Lintangs 1.00 1.05 Bentas 97} 1.02} Borellis 1.42} 1.47} Brogas 67} 70 Indragirls 1.33} 1.37} Kempas 2.25 2.35 Kuala Sidims 2.35 2.40 Lunas 1.67} 1.75 Malaka Pindas 1.45 1.52} Mentakabs 42 45
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    • 279 8 KENNEDY CO'S SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers Bedford 95 1.00 97} Bukit Katil 771 Glenealy 142 j Kamasan 1i25 1 Kempas 2 .20 Kundong L 45 j Luna s 1.60 70 Sungei Bagan 1.45 j Tambalak 42} Temerloh Ulu Benut 32 United Malacca 1.55 162 l .ex MINING Ampat 4/9
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    • 128 8 Yesterday's Close Previously LONDON: £24B £251 15 0 SINGAPORE: £246 £2s $124.25 $126.00 Business done PENANG ;T S P ot $124.25 $126 00 RUBBER: LONDON: “Fmwvard** I|l6d 11%d SINGAPORE: U d PENANG: 37I C 37c SpOt 37Uc 37c COPRA: PENANG: Sundried $4.05 buyers $4 15 PEPPER: Black Nominal
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 330 8 BANKS X—— T zz i WJxH&asj I 1 SAVINGS sUety 7/ou A dollar saved is an extra dollar earned. A Savings Account Is the best inducement to save. i .To have a Savings Account and to see this account grow from time to time is to be a conten1 ted
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  • 317 9 Uembership Increases By 179 The iwentyfirst annual general meeting of the Malayan Provident Fund was held at. the office of the Secretaries <Sr Treasurers. Messrs Walter Grenier Co., on Fiiday. the 15th of March, 1940, at 5 p.m. Mr. S.C. Colomb presided, and Mr. E. C.
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  • 248 9 Acid Victim's Breach Of Trust Because he was so disfigured after an acid-throwing outrage in which he was the victim, a Malay, Haroon bin Mohamed was only bound over for six months on a $2OO surety in the Singapore criminal district court on Saturday, when he pleaded
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  • 242 9 Mr. G. D. Proctor And Miss R. Winifred Kuala Lumpur. The wedding took place on Saturdayevening at St. John’s Church, Bukit Nanas, of Mr. Geoffrey Dean Proctor, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Proctor of Norbury. London, and Rani Winifred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
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  • 266 9 Broadcasts In Arabic News in Arabic was added to th® Singapore broadcasting programmes from last night. The new broadcasts will begin at 10 p.m., at which time the station normally closes down, so there will be no interference with the existing programmes. There will be 20 minutes of
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  • 276 9 More Fantastic Nazi Stories New Delhi. “The British are unable to get rid of the U-boat menace which is affecting Indian trade. .Ships are not leaving Indian ports.” “Shipping companies consider the Indo-English route very dangerous. Neutral companies fear sailing on this route.” The above are
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  • 184 9 Cumming—Pelly Mr. Alaistair Reginald Scott Cumming, son of the late Mr. Alexander Cumming and of Mra. Cumming, of Epsom, Surrey, was married on Friday at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, to Miss Edith Streatfield Pelly, daughter of Mrs. Pelly and the late Mr. H. H. Pelly of Rygate, Surrey.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1325 9 j i||Eß\ "^WB MJB IH u- W W TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING 13. 13. C. News In English TRANSMISSION—FIVE. nngilbD From 640 9.35 a.m. B B c GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31 55 m.) (Local Time) GSC 9.58 Mc/s (31.32 m.) Transmission 5 6.50 a.m. GSE 11.86 Mc/s (25.29 m) 7
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    • 799 9 TO-MORROW I I BOMBAY VUB2 4.88 me <6l 48 m.) (From 6.50 p.m. to 12.20 a.m.) P.M. 7.50 News in English. 11.10 News in English. CALCUTTA VCC2 4.84 mc/s (61 98 m t (From 6.50 p.m. to 12.20 a.m.) P.M. 7.50 News in English. 11.10 News in English. CHUNGKING XGOY
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    • 346 9 PARIS TPA2. 15.24 me s (19 68 m.) TPB3. 17.81 me s (16 81 m.) A.M. 10.20 News in English. P.M. 3.35 News in English 620 News in English. PENANG ZHJ 6.08 me s <49.3 m.) A.M. 7.30 Light Music 7.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin 'Rebroadcast). 8.10 Close Down.
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  • 104 10 —Reuter. For Period Of War Emphasised Hongkong, March 18. Two significant alterations from the original draft of the War Revenue Ordinance have been made. First, the Bill makes clear that the imposition of taxes is for the duration of the war only by substituting
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  • 1083 10 ATTEMPT TO COMPEL PEACE Common German-Italian Programme To Be Revealed Stockholm, March 18 The Mussolini-Hitler meeting is being followed with intense interest in Scandinavia. The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm Tidiningen emphasises the belief that the time has come for Signor Mussolini’s intervention in
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  • 126 10 —Reuter. Act Injurious To National Cause Ramgarh. March 18. At the instance of Mr. Gandhi, the Congress Working Committee adopted a resolution expressing deep regret at the death of Sir Michael O’Dwyer and the wounding of Lord Zetland and others, adding that “the Committee does not
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  • 37 10 .—Reuter. France Adopting Similar Measures As Britain Paris. March 18. The Government have announced measures similar to those planned by Britain prohibiting, under heavy penalties, all canvassing by unauthorised persons to procure Government contracts.—Reuter.
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  • 660 10 Fruitless Raid By German Planes On Seapa Floic London. March 18 During yesterday’s British raid on Heligoland, one British aircraft, it is learned, sighted naval auxiliary vessels east of Borkum and swooped from 6,000 to a few hundred feet and dropped a salvo
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  • 81 10 —Reuter. Hopes Of Rescue V irtually Abandoned St. Clairs Ville, Ohio, March 18. Sixty-five miners were entombed and are fear'd to be dead as a result of an explosion in the Willow Grove coal mine here. Two members of the rescue party were killed while
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  • 32 10 —Reuter. Tokyo, March 18. It is understood that Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, formerly Japanese Minister-at-Large, China, will be appointed head of General Abe’s suite.—Reuter.
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  • 99 10 —Reuter. Proceeds Of Sale Of Old Clothes Chungking, March 18. About eighty bundles of cld clothes collected by the China Relief Committee in England for Chinese refugees, have been sold for $15,000, it is officially announced. The money has been turned over to homes for
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  • 142 10 —Reuter. CAMPAIGN FOR SUPPLIES Bucharest, March 18 Herr Clodius arrives K-w to-dav with a group of experts to renew the German campait; > for supplies. Allied observers expet the Ger .mans will carry still fui i their recent assurances that no i will come to Rumania
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  • 104 10 .—Reuter. Working 15 Hours On His Birthday London March 18 Mr. Neville Chamberiain 71 today nd his birthday will preb be marked a fifteen-hour wciking ca It is formerly Mr. Cham’ rain's custom to spend some part im day in his native Birmingham. but tm.iy he will
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  • 70 10 .—Reuter. Believed To Be Due To I.R.A. Activities London. March 18. The exploding of a bomb followed by a shower of glass awakened A.R.P. telephone girls sleeping in a hut behind Paddington town h ill yesterday. They thought that German raiders had arrived. It is believed
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  • 45 10 —Reuter Dealings Opened On Stock Exchange London, March 18. Dealings in the new War Loan opened on a basis of a quarter discount to par. It is understood that large appli* cants received 82% per cent and smaller applicants in full. —Reuter
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  • 51 10 —Reuter. Rome. March 18Mr. Sumner Welles was received bf the Pope. He was accompanied by Myron Taylor. It is revealed that Mr. Mmon together with Mr. Sumi ceived bv the Pope. Ti fifty minutes. After.ar.; Ury rican envoys visited Ct. Cardinal Secretary The Pope received 1
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  • 67 10 tleuter. Aiming At Increasing Trad<> March» Mexico City. Maron An official delegate c kft leading bankers an- rea sing for Japan with a v Mexico-Japanese tr.a> Japan Following a lune! tha t ese Legation, it wa waS t c the main purpose of harter it sell
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  • 75 10 —Reuter. Full Train! ig F° r 900 Y w JIr Jone’ The Minister of to P r said that it would s nu vide full air trainii an men annually, lea’. panada f ly to complete trail on. j u?t f < 'the system was in t uld
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 217 10 THE BEN LINE FAR EAST SERVICE. UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. For particulars regarding Freight, and other information please apply to: SANDILANDS, BUTTERY CO., Telephone No. 644. PENANG. BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) For particulars regarding Freight, Passage, arrival dates, and other information please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents
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  • 969 11 Acceptances For Tomorrow RACE 1 HORSES— Class 4—Division 3—51 Furlongs 2 1 o AVIEMORE 9y 9.04 Mr. P. Logue Owner A 0 2 i i'.l WARRIOR lly 9.03 Miss C. R. Noordin O’Neill 0 0 CISCARA lly 9.03 Mr. W. Lewis Owner n 2 0
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  • 56 11 Result Of Monthly Competition The Monthly 1116 the results of the 1 Com Petition and the Ball n h Penang Turf Club Golf :1 March 16 and 17: NTI,LY MEDAL Wpm (win ner) 84—15 =69 J ’runner-up) 92—20 =7O ball sweep j Ch U Wehh (winner
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  • 113 11 On the S.X.I. ground today at 5.15 p.m. Ong Soo Bin’s Team: —L. C. C. Foley, Ooi Ee Yeang, Tan Kim Lum, Lee Guan Chia, Yeap Kim Hoe, Looi Choo Eng, Chew Choon Poon, Lim Kong Aik, Khoo Cheng Hiam. Lee Guan Koon, Khaw Keng Hock, Ong
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  • 577 11 I ies For Thursday And Friday Ipoh. The following are the preliminary matches in the all Malayan Badminton Championships to be played at the the Town Hall on Thursday, commencing at 8 a.m.:— THURSDAY MARCH 21: 8.00 a.m. Match No. s—Tan Cheng Phor v. S. A. Durai;
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  • 31 11 TODAY SOCCER: P. Garrison “B” vs. P. G. Malay R.E. Glugor ground. M.D.S.C. vs. P.M.R.C.” Dato Kramat Ground. I.R.C. “B” vs. C.R.C. “E” Renong Ground. First Division match).
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  • 118 11 Fixtures For The Week The following are P.FA. League fixtures for the week: Today, March 19 —P. Garrison “B” vs P.G. Malay—Mr. H. R. Pawanteh—Glugor. M.D.S.C. vs P.M.R.C.*—Sgt. Sandy—D. Kramat. Indian R.C. “B” vs C.R.C. “B“ —Sgt Johns —Renong. Tomorrow, March 20—Indian R.C. vs P. Garrison*—Mr. J.
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  • 1077 11 LITTLE JOHN AND MALLANUIT NEXT BEST (By 9 AIOONLIGHT SONATA and Storm Ahead read certainties for tomorrow’s races at Ipoh, the opening day of the Easter Meeting, and Little John and Mallanuit are about the next safest bets while The First Patrol,
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  • 187 11 VETERANS C.R.C. LADIES HOCKEY $136 Collected For Patriotic Fund Mrs. C. O. Lim, the Secretary of the CR.C. Ladies, on behalf of the Ladief*section of the C.R.C. wishes to thank the following for their help in making the C R.C. Lacies versus Veterans of Penang Hockey match in aid of
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  • 116 11 Teams For SelangorSingapore Match An inter-state cricket match will be played between Selangor and Singapore during the Easter Holidays at Singapore. The following are the two teams:— Selangor—E. Yong, Lee Soon Wee, B. S. Gill, Lail Singh, C. W. A. Murray, R. B. R. Todd, D. R. Gulland,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 91 11 Does this Climate Upset Your Liver and Digestion? If so, take a course of i Dr. In this tropical climate with its heat and humidity the Liver becomes sluggish, the bowels irregular, and the whole digestive system disorganised, with the result your head aches and you feel generally ’’washed out.”
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  • 1143 12 WODEN AND DOVER ALSO IMPRESS Viola II A Certainty On Second Day (By -EPSOM JEEP”) Ipoh, Today. t fjnHE stage is set for the Ipoh holiday racing season which begins tomorrow. There was a good crowd of owners and punters on the track
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  • 81 12 TUESDAY, MARCH 19 «TN: Penang $124.00 Business done 125 tons Singapore $124 00 «ÜBBER: Penang Spot 37jc Singapore Spot 371 c ■COPRA: Sundried $4 05 buyers Black Pepper Nominal «TAPIOCA: Medium 5.75 sellers Fair Seed 4.95 sellers BICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $6 00 Raneoon Parboiled No 1
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  • 45 12 RACE 1: THE WARRIOR MISS SARDIS RACE 2: GAY PRINCE MOONLIGHT SONATA RACE 3: PENZANCE POLO RAGE 4: STORM AHEAD QUICK MONEY RACE 5: FIGHTING FINISH FIRST RA RACE 6: WAIT-A-BIT SALMON PAR RACE 7: NIGHTSHADE PRATIQUE RACE 8: HARFLEIR LADY WARRIOR
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  • 356 12 —BOW LIAISON TO BE PERMANENT Rugby, Mai ch 19. The Colonial Secretaiy and his French colleague, M. Georges Mandel, who have already confer!ed together at length on Saturday and yesterday, met again this morning and agreed upon further measures to be taken to perfect the collaboration between
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  • 806 12 BO W Rugby, March 19. The Minister for Shipping paid a tribute in the Commons to the wonderful spirit in which the men of the mercantile marine were responding to the calls upon them despite the violent and inhumane enemy attacks to which
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  • 526 12 HORSES—CIass 2—Division I—s| Furs. Straight 4 0 1 MEADOWMAN 7y 9.00 Rummy Kongsi" Marland 0 0 1 SCARLET TIGER 6y 8.13 “Mr. Cheah" Van Breukelen 0 0 4 EMPIRIC 6y 8.10 Mr. Lee Nam Hobbs 20 0 BEANO 6y 8.08 H.H. Tuanku
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  • 81 12 In Aid Of Congress Museum Fund Parit Buntar. In aid of Congress Museum Fund and under the patronage of Mr. V. D. Kuppusamy F.R.G.S.. F.R.S.A. FRA I Principal. Anglo Chinese School. Parit Buntar. and Mr. N. K. T. Veerappa Chettiar. the Bharth Youth League of
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  • 39 12 —Reuter. London, March 18. The War Office announce that “owing to an unforeseen delay, men coming home on leave from the B.E.F. have been temporarily retarded. Normal leave will be resumed as early as possible.”—Reuter.
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