Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 April 1940

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  • 21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 91. Vol. XCVIIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 259 1 Troops Ready For Action ATTACK AGAINST NAMUR FEARED Successful French Raid (hi German Post a TT ap a London, April 17. correspondent with the French Army reports that three small columns made a highly successful raid on a German position west of the Vosges,
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  • 73 1 Reuter. Available To Allies Washington, April 17. American made combat planes delivered to the Allies have brought out Germany’s finest aircraft and demonstrated their superiority over comparable European types, according to an official statement from the Navy ’Apartment to the Senate Naval Committee. The planes
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  • 47 1 Bucharest, April 17. tr Clodius is expected to return let many at the end of the week, understood that he neither suc- '<■ in getting the lei rate decreased it ims of reichsmarks nor obtained considerable increase in the ex of foodstuffs to Germany.—
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  • 24 1 -Reuter. London, April 17. Chamberlain is not now expect- make a statement on the proof the war before Thursday.— llcuter.
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  • 25 1 Today’s Extra EveningEdition—out on sale in the streets shortly after 6.30 p.m.—will feature full race results and the latest European War cables.
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  • 85 1 —Reuter. Brussels, April 17. Cheers were accorded the Foreign Minister. M. Spaak, in a speech he made in the Senate in which he emphasised that Belgium would defend herself, if attacked. "One condition on which we should go to war would be to save our independence,”
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  • 56 1 I. —Reuter. Printing Presses Seized In Paris Paris, April 17. A fresh police round-up of Communists has resulted in the arrest of 58 men and women in Paris. Rouen Orleans and Toulon. A large number of printing presses were seized. Fifteen men and 13 women were surprised
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  • 343 1 Stockholm, April 17. 7 ERM AN troops advancing from Trondheim appear to be trying to cut Norway in two, according to the Finnish Wireless. They are reported to be a few miles from Storlien on the Swedish frontier. The Norwegians, however are stated
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  • 162 1 —Reuter. Air Bases Established At Landing Places London, April 16. The Daily Telegraph's Military Correspondent, commenting on the landing of British troops in Norway, says that it is unlikely that the landings were opposed, except possibly from the air. One should not expect anything startling
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  • 63 1 I. —Reuter. War Refugees To Benefit Washington, April 17. The Foreign Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives have recommended the authorisation of the expenditure of $15,000,000 to alleviate the suffering of the invaded countries in Europe and Asia They recommend that the President should be satisfied
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  • 109 1 New York, April 17. “King Haakon is with his troops” declared Mrs. Harriman, the United States Minister to Norway, in a dispatch to the State Department. Mrs. Harriman also gave news of the military position, stating that “there is no doubt that the British
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  • 68 1 Reuter. Washington, April 17. When Mr. Cordell Hull was asked, at a press conference, whether the United States would extend a protectorate over Greenland, Mr. Cordell Hull said that he knew of no plan to do so. He, however, cited the President’s recent description of Greenland as
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  • 37 1 ’—Reuter. Amsterdam, April 17. The military authorities have banned the Nazi meeting at Zutphen today. M. Mussert. chief of the Dutch Nazis, was to have spoken on “The end of the Democracies.”—Reuter.
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  • 56 1 REUTER. BERLIN, APRIL 17. THE FOREIGN OFFICF MOUTHPIECE, THE DIPLOMATISCHE KORRESPONDENZ. APPEALS TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVENT TO WITHHOLD CRITICISM OF A “GERMANY DEFENDING HER VITAL LIVING SPACE.” IT SUGGESTS THAT AMERICA, HAVING “SUCCEEDED. WITH ONE EXCEPTION. IN KEEPING THE IMPERIALISTS OUT OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE” SHOULD SYMPATHISE
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  • 41 1 .—8.0. W. Rugby, April 17. It is officially announced that on April 1, the official cost of living index figure was 78 per cent, above th* level of July, 1914 Compared (with 79 per cent, on March.—B.O.W.
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  • 131 1 “Hands Off Dutch East Indies” Statement Washington. April 17. Considerable interest has been aioused in official circles by Mr. Arita's “hands-off*' statement with regard to the Dutch East Indies, but this feeling does not amount to uneasiness. It is generally felt that Japan will think twice
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  • 611 2 HEAVY EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE Nothing Seen Owing To Poor Visibility GERMANY’S GLARING WASTE OF SHIPS London, April 16. REPORTS from the Gothenburg district state that a “considerable naval battle’’ occurred yesterday north of Ska gen and is believed to be still proceeding further
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  • 473 2 —BOW. Against Enemy’s Heavy Toll Rugby, April 16. British mercantile losses due to enemy action show a clean sheet for the week ending midnight April 14. This is revealed in an official Admiralty statement concerning the weekly shipping losses. During the week four neutral ships
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  • 33 2 .—Reuter. Stockholm, April 16. Swedish warships fired warning shots at two foreign aeroplanes which flew over Gothenburg archipelago this morning during a fog. The machines turned away and disappeared.—Reuter.
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  • 246 2 —Reuter. Statement By M. Reynaud Paris. April 16. “After eight days’ fighting the result is the massive and irreparable mutilation of the German fleet.’’ declared M. Reynaud. speak’.ig in the Senate. “Its losses amount to thirty per cent of its heavy tonnage damaged, twenty per cent
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  • 107 2 Reuter. Western Front Quieter Again Luxemburg, April 16 It is reported from Echtemach on the Luxemburg-German frontier that important movements of troops on the German side were observed during the night. According to seme reports, these were merely movements of relief forces such as occur periodically
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  • 119 2 —Reuter Incident At Palace Gates In Copenhagen Paris. April 16. King Christian personally gave the order for resistance to cease when Lieutenant Prince Valdemar of Rosenborg, who was in command of the Royal Palace Guards, had ordered his men to fire on the Germans,
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  • 266 2 CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE INFLICTED BY R A F London, April 16. A DDITIOJNAL details of the raid show that Stavanger v as -t* subjected to intensive air attacks for over an hour. Aircraft arriving at the scene after the raid had begun were able to
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  • 52 2 —Reuter. Stricter Supervision To Be Exercised Brussels, April 16. The Government has decided to tighten measures for the supervision of foreigners. Foreigners entering the chantry illegally since the end of March will he expelled while special supervise» will be exercised over those whose activities are open to
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  • 61 2 .—Reuter. New Law Introduced In Dutch Parliament Amsterdam. April 16 A new law dealing with espionage was put before Parliament today by the Minister of Justice. It provides a penalty of ten years’ imprisonment. The Minister also proposed the introduction of a new article to
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  • 67 2 i.—Reuter. VLADIVOSTOCK Steps Taken If Germany Is Ultimate Destination London, April 16 In the House of Commons. Mr Crosssaid that he had a large body of information regarding shipments from Loft Angeles and other American ports Vladivostock and where there was sufficient evidence that the ultimate destir..
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  • 42 2 .—Reuter. Machines Confiscated Airmen Interned Stockholm, April A communique issued by the St: Information Bureau states that Norwegian Army planes landed Dale Arlia region in Southern Sv* yesterday The machines were confiscated nJ the airmen interned. —Reuter.
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  • 76 2 GOLD HOLDINGS OF NORWAY DENMARK —8.0. W. Rugby, April 16. The Chancellor of the E stated in the House of Commons according to the latest returns, th- J holdings of the National Banks mark and Norway amounted to 1 000 and £18.000.000 or £19.000 00 pectively. Sir John Simon was
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  • 27 2 —Reuter. London. AprMr. Gray, new United States M*« vr to Efire, has presented his c r eden“u>. Mr. De Valera. —Reuter.
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  • 78 2 1» —Reuter. Torpedoed Off North Scottish Coast London. April 16. It is learned that the London steamer. Stanclilfe, was torpedoed sixty miles off the North Scottish coast on April 12. A lifeboat rescued today contained sixteen men still alive and the bodies of eight others. One of the
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  • 97 2 —Reuter. London, April 16. British forces had been landed in the Faroe Islands, stated Mr. Butler in reply to a Commons question. Mr. Butler stated: “On April 10. the Governor of the Faroe Islands, in reply to a communication from His
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  • 99 2 lent to 21 months’ consumption.—Reuter 8.0. W. Not More Than 200,000 Tons Rugby, April 16. The Minister of Economic Warfare, in a Commons reply, said that according to his information the stocks of motor spirit and Diesel oil in Denmark at the time of the German
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  • 78 2 —Reuter. Sharp Rise Of Cable Wireless Stock London, April 16. On the Stock Exchange the main feature of today’s quiet markets was the sharp advance of Cable and Wireless ordinary stock from 61 j to 631 on the announcement of the total distribution for the year of four
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  • 48 2 —Reuter. Engaged In Battle Over German Territory Brussels. April 16. A Fremh plane which had been engaged in a battle over German territory crashed in flames near Longlier. One of the crew was. killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroycg —Reuter.
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  • 302 2 Mr. Chamberlain More Confident Than Ever London, April 16. Mr. Chamberlain, speaking to the National Free Church Council in London today, said: “Since this latest outrage of those monsters of wickedness in Germany who seem to have shut the gates of mercy upon mankind. all my
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    • 49 2 By Aooointment To H. M. The King of Siam M.M.TM SuihAOfJohon gagyy H. H. The Sultan of .Reran OMEGA WATCHES F F X rx A X c R t T 1 I) M F ;> E F F. i SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA (Incorporated in Ceylon.) Singapore PENANG IPOH i
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  • 877 3 —his Declaration, and presents an Introduction pY arrangement with the “Daily Herald,” London this series of articles by famous men on the Rights of Man are appearing daily in the “Pinang Gazette.’* Continuing THE RIGHTS OF MAN IH a ow presented all the clauses mental Law”
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  • 159 3 Cardiff. TELEPHONE girls on the Cardiff Central exchange get married at the rate of one every three weeks. Last year a tenth of the whole staff of 180 left to be married. Mr. H. C. A. White, head postmaster of Cardiff, said at a luncheon
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  • 686 3 TU’ITHIN the space of little more than a hundred W years, there has been a complete revolution in the material conditions of human life. Invention and discovery have so changed the pace and nature of communications round and about the •‘artli that now the distances that formerly kept
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  • 217 3 Vanished W ife From Don Iddon, Daily Mail Correspondent. New York. IVAN PODERJAY, dapper, Jugoslav army officer, whose bigamous wife, a brilliant American lawyer, vanished soon after their marriage more than six years ago, told me “She is still alive. I can produce her
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  • 275 3 Nation Sick Of China War With Japan’s internal economycrumbling daily and the people already showing disapproval of the army’s policies, Sir Victor Sassoon Shanghai’s leading financier, predicted that the Japanese people woulu soon revolt against the military’ rul The Japanese people were becoming thoroughly sick
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  • 135 3 Johore Bahru. “We have maintained the policy of keeping to quality, and not quantity, and this we believe, is appreciated by all readers,” states Mr. J.W. Moorehon. secretary’ of the Johore International Library’, in his report for 1939. The library has been in existence for four
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  • 27 3 cliarmincf study of Princess Alexandra, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent on the stairs of o. Rclgraz'e-S quare.
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  • 271 3 Nearly All Males To Work In ar Industries Drastic regulations were to be enforced last month to divert practically all young male Japanese workers into wartime industries or firms engaged in trade directly linked to wartime industries or the manufacture of essential goods. The regulation aims
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  • 378 4 Sererrtban taR F V. JACQUES, State Medical D and Health Officer, Negri Sembilan. presided at the recent second annual general meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association of Negn Sembilan which was held in the hall of the King George V School of Seremban. The
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  • 112 4 Kuala Lumpur. His Lordship the Bishop of Singapore (the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts) will visit Kuala Lumpur in the first week of June when in addition to administering the sacrament of Confirmation to a large number of candidates, His Lordship will ordain as
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  • 649 4 Singapore. THREE Chinese Immigrants, alleged by the police to have been illegally landed in the Colony from Hong Kong from the Norwegian vessel “Hai Lee”, 3,600 tons gross, denied the allegation in the Singapore criminal district
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  • 217 4 Johore Bahru. Referring to Malay Vernacular schools. Mr. F. L. Shaw, the Johore Superintendent of Education, states in his report: "Owing to the growth of the population and to an increasing recognition on the part of the inhabitants of villages and hamlets of the value of
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  • 1092 4 Capable And Skilful As Lads Of Any Other Country S’pore Trade School Exhibition And Prize-Giving Singapore. “V’ROM what I have seen, I believe that the various races A in this country are capable of as much skill and dexterity as can be found elsewhere,
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  • 451 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay 'l'cil 15. Gonchangan gempa ya:.- t berlaku beberapa kali berlatt 1.2 1 24 jam dahulu daripada sa-: 4 ia-itu dalam jajahan2 ut.- 'J 11 Anatolia. Dalam bulan De r 114 di-daerah2 mi juga yang th.- U oleh kemalangan gempa be” 2 tersangat dahashat-nva. n
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  • 414 4 European Gives Evidence Of Finding Two Bodies Singapore. IDENCE of how he came across the blood-covered body of a havildar from the Hyderabad Regiment after hearing gunshot reports, was given by Patrick T. Daly, superintendent of the Asiatic Petroleum Company’s Depot at Woodlands,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 175 5 Second Defendant’s Counsel Withdraw Ipoh. The civil suit in which Madam Liew Slew Yin and Madam Phoon Kam Swee. widows of the late Mr. Lim Seng Chew are suing Lee Pak Yin and Lim Seng Fook. as executors and trustees of the estate of the
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  • 741 5 Loans For Buying "Posh" Cycles Discouraged WARNING that members should not apply for Joans for the purpose of buying “posh” bicycles, of which so many were evident round the Harbour Board offices, and that the Committee would refuse to grant loans for such purposes in
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  • 453 5 Crime Allegedly Committed On High Seas Ipoh. rpHE story of how a young Malay fisherman was alleged to have made a murderous attack with a knife on a compatriot in a frail fishing boat on the high seas off Kuala Kurau. on the morning
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  • 66 5 The annual general meeting of the Province Wellesley and Kedaa Tauri Church will be held in St. Mark School. Butterworth, at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. Mr. J. A. S. Taylor, Prison Officer attached to H.M. Convict Prison, Changi, was married to Miss Grace Chetland at St.
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  • 559 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mrs. Ethel Wilson has returned to Kuala Lumpur after a holiday at Brastagi. Mr. A.A. Fredericks, of the District Office, Port Dickson, is being transferred to the Seremban Sanitary Board. Mr. J. Mackintosh, of New Columbia Rubber Estate, Ayer Tawar who was on a short holiday at Fraser
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  • 256 5 HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT Among the war charities sharing the latest remittance Home from the Malaya Patriotic Fund of £60,000, announced last week, and making a total thus far of £165,000. is the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, which receives £lO,OOO. This follows a previous donation
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  • 92 5 Two Chinese Killed By Lightning Batu Gajah. On Saturday afternoon about 4.30 p.m. a double tragedy occurred at Batu Gajah, when two Chinese were struck by lightning and were killed instantly. On the same day and at the same time, while the pupils of the
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  • 122 5 Almost as serious as the raging fever. Is the serious weakness it leaves behind. It is danger point No. 2 in your illness. The only way to overcome the weakness is by feeding up. But the stomach is just as weak as the rest
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  • 85 5 Chinese Arrested At Taiping Taiping. Alleged to have been concerned in a robbery at Buntong, near Ipoh, a few days ago, a young Cantonese named Ohan Peng Kam was arrested by the Taiping Police last Saturday. He was produced before Raja Salim yesterday when Inspector Mohamed
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    • 239 5 The Oversea-Chinese Amusement Co., Ltd. WEDNESDAY, 17th APRIL 1940 LADIES GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH PARKS. WEMBLEY PARK MUN NIN CHENG SUN SEE TOY CANTONESE OPERA: “THUN KUM BEET SOONG’ Part 8 NOORAN OPERA OF MALACCA: Inche A. Wahab presents “PULAU LEDANG" Part 4 CAPITAL TALKIES: M-G-M’s Super Comedy Riot “BRIDAL
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 107 5 tl4 Controlled By C SHAW BROS. LTD. < <£*£«* Singapore. j,ast 3 Shows Today p 3; 6.15 9.30 p.m. ATI NEE AT POPULAR REDUCED PRICES 20th Century-Fox presents JANE WHITHERS a Dynamite-Action Story of Thrills, Trills Spills BOY FRIEND” TONIGHT AT THE NEW WORLD WEDNESDAY, 17th APRIL. 1940 I Grand
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    • 103 5 The Star of “A Man To Remember” In Hi*» Greatest Performance MAJESTIC LAST 3 SHOWS 3.00, 6.15 9.30 RKO Radio s Heart-Moving Dramatic Story Merchant Prince of Fabulous Wealth what was it all worth when his own sons betrayed all his ho|x-s and dreams? ‘THREE SONS’’ EDWARD ELLIS WILLIAM GARGAN
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    • 118 5 Never Before Have Cinema Audiences Been So Convulsed With Uncontrolled Laughter As In Tills Joe’s Latest Comedy Hit QUEEN'S Last 3 Shaws Today 3 p.m. 6.15 9.30 A Columbia’s Laugh Hit. JOE E. BROWN in “BEWARE SPOOKS with MARY CARLISLE. A Columbia Picture. TOMORROW DOROTHY LAMOUR From The Hearts of
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  • 472 6 rpiIERE can be no belittling the British feat in landing troops in Norway. Nazi propagandists. in an attempt to dismiss the matter lightly, describe the landing as “senseless from the military point of view” but they betray their real anxiety when they add that in any case
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  • 59 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA Joe E. Brown in "Beware Spooks” 3, 6 15 9.30 p m. REX CINEMA Jane Withers in "Boy Friend’’ 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "Three Sons,” 3, 6 15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR "Bombshell” (Hindustani picture) 6 15 9 30 p.m. SUN CINEMA “The
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  • 409 6 Hit By Two H ars jyjß. WALTER W ANGER, the Hollywood film producer, was drawn into the vortex of the Spanish Civil War over his picture “Blockade.” He has now been a sufferer in the present war. He had arranged that the background shots for the film.
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  • 776 6 Wednesday, April 17. TMIE total number of German troops now in Norway is esti- mated at 60,(XXL A section of them, 1 advancing from Trondheim, are trying to cut Norway into two. They are now within a few miles from Storlien on the Swedish
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  • 107 7 Hearty Send-off (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 17. rpHEKE was quite a crowd •L at the airport this morning to bid goodbye to His Excellency the Governor and Lady Thomas when they left for home by air. Among those present were ILH. the Sultan of
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  • 216 7 Price Of Rice Now Lower Some reductions in the cost of living allowances which are being paid to Government labourers and certain sub. ordinates were announced in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night. It is thought that the reductions aie made primarily in
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  • 241 7 V ictim Collapses W ith Fractured Skull Balik Pulau. DEPORTED to have been violently assaulted by two pedes- trians while cycling along Jalan Bharu Road, a lonely spot, a middle-aged Chinese sustained serious injuries to the head and body. The victim, Toh Ah Gneh,
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  • 150 7 Sentence Deferred As a sequel to the raid by the Excise Department on 108 Muntri Street on Monday, Khuan Weng Chor appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer in the Penang District Court yesterday on a charge of subjecting chandu-dross to artificial heat, an offence punishable under the
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  • 585 7 Judge Disagrees With Majority Verdict Of Guilty Disagreeing with a majority verdict of 5-2 of guilty against a Malay charged with setting fire to a copra shed, Mr. Justice Aitken in the Assize Court yesterday said there would have to be another trial,
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  • 404 7 j JANE WITHERS GOES IN FOR ROMANCE Exciting Comedy At 1 The Rex Jane Withers, the plump joyous girl» J with the naughty face, goes romantic j for the first time on the screen in “Boy Ftiend, a 20th Century-Fox production, now showing at the Rex Theatre.
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  • 99 7 Ipoh. The annual general meeting of the Ipoh Town Library was held at the Library Town HaU, yesterday evening with the president. Mr. C. H. Dakers, in the chair. The report and statement of accounts for the past year were read and ap proved. Office-bearers for 1940
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  • 185 7 Ipoh. Vhe trial of the appellants was a piece of Hitlerism in British Malaya, yi the learned Magistrate had- completely disregarded the express provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Evidence Enactment, and the objections raised bv the counsel at the trial” said Mr. K. M.
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  • 129 7 B hen up y it Chuan, a juryman elected a gang robbery case in the Assize Court this morning teas asked to take his oath he read out the printed form with such obvious diffii ulty that even before he had finished His Lordship looked
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  • 99 7 Removed To Hospital For Attention An Indian motor lorry attendant, was who sitting on top of the lorry fell off the vehicle while it was taking a bend along a road this morning. The man sustained severe injures and had to be brought to the General
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  • 92 7 The Sri Paramananda Paskaragana Original Boys’ Company will perform a Tamil drama entitled, “Rama Leela” at the Town Hall tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The show is under the most distinguished patronage of the Hon. Mr. A.
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  • 900 7 Crown Counsel Tells Of Police Ambush IT the Assize Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Aitken and a common jury, four Chinese —Lee Ah Yoon, Cheong Yeong. Lee Chong Bin and Seow Hoy Seng—were put in the dock to answer a charge of
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  • 657 8 Amount previously acknowledged $242.921.17 Ceylonese Section of Larut, Matang, Selama Krian Districts: Collections for Nov. (part only» December 1939 January February, 1940. Dr. J V. Thambar 30.00 Dr. K. Rajaratnam 15.00 Dr. S. Kanapathipillai 6.00 Dr. N. Gopalapillay 5.00 3. Saibapathy 9.00 T. Murugapillay
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  • 123 8 ILE. s Reply To Farewell Message Ipoh. “I am very grateful to the Perak Ceylonese for their congratulations and good wishes. I look forward to visiting the State again later in the year.” The above was the reply from His Excellency the High Commissioner to the
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  • 71 8 The United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd. 43,000 lbs. Total for 11 months 477.300 lbs. Kuala Reman Rubber Estates Ltd. 160,000 lbs. Lok Kawi Rubber Ltd. 45,000 lbs. Bruseh Rubber Estates Ltd. 32,700 lbs lbs. Alor Gajah 13,200 Australasia Estate 19.900 Ayer Panas 63.000 Bukit Kubu 8,500
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  • 92 8 Penang. April 16, 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/i.C On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 Private O. D 2/4 5/1? Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/lt On New York Demand 47 Canadian 51 3/4 On France Demand 2062 3/4 Lire
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 310 8 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST RUBBERS Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.25 1.30 c Batu Lintang 1.00 1.05 c Bedford 90 95ex Benta 97 J- 1.02| Borelli 1.30 1.45 c Broga 65 70 Bukit Kepong 1.25 1.35 ex Malaka, Pinda 1 30 1.37| Mentakab 41 45c New Scudai 92£ 974 New Serendali 85
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    • 283 8 Guthrie Co., Limited Singapore, April 11. In spite of the spread of hostilities in Europe, the price of the commodity in consuming markets has been more than maintained. Both London and New' York have reported firm markets, and increased activity during the last few days, but latest
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    • 63 8 Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd. 4,812 piculs. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd (Lahat) 311 picuLs; 102,200 yardage treated; 434 hours run. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. ‘Puchong) 923 piculs; 70.100 yardage treated; 431 hours run. Sungei Kir.ta Tin Dredging Ltd 724 piculs; 174 200 yardage* treated 634 hours run.
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    • 201 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS Buvers Sellers TIN Ampat 4/101 5/3c Ayer Hitam 20/3 21/3 Ayer Weng 62£ 67£ Bangrin 20/6 21/6 Batu Selangor 1.47£ 1.52£c Chenderiang 15/3 16/3 Hitam 40 43 Hong Fatt 1.07£ 1.10 Ipoh 23'6 24/6 Jelebu 72£ 77£ K. Kamunting 8/3 8/9 Kamra 1/6 1/9 Katu
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    • 295 8 RUBBERS Buyers Seilers Allenbys 1.25 1.324 Ayer Panas 1.27 j 1.35 Bassetts 45 47| Batu Lin tangs 1.024 1.05 c Bentas 97| 1.02| Borellis 1.424 1.50 Brogas 67 70 Tndragiris 1.27| 1.32| Kempas 205 2.10 Kuala Sidims 2.15 2.25 Lunas 1.65 1.75 M. Pindas 1.32£ 1.37|
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    • 49 8 .—Reuter. Setting Off Losses To Investors Washingtn, April 16. Mr. ?.lorgenthau announced that the Treasury is studying the possibility of setting off possible losses to American investors in Norway and Denmark by taking over the Danish and Norwegian funds impounded here.—Reuter.
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    • 299 8 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/9 5/3 A. Amalg. 5/9 6/3 A. Hitams 21/3 22/3 Bangrins 21/ 22/ B. Selangors 1.50 1.53 Hong Fatts 1.074 1,10 Jelebus 74 77 Johans 30 32ex Kamras 1/7} 1/10} Kamuntings 10/7} 11/4} K. Lanjuts 22/ 22/9 Katus 23/ 24/ Kramats 11/
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    • 250 8 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Seller» Ampats 4/9 5/ A. Amalgamateds 5/7| 5/10| Burma Malays 21/3 22/ Bangrins 21/6 22/3 B. Selangors 1.50 I.s7£cd Hong Fatts 1.07 1.10 Jelebus 774 82| Jelapangs 29 30/ Johans 30 33xd K. Kamunting 8/l£ 8/4J K. Kampars 12/3 13/ K. Lanjuts 22/ 22/9 Klang
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    • 236 8 BAN K S p'?? -i ~~i n i ft Z r IfESIj z < Zqs<\ 1 I WF 1 SAVINGS tyotl &>' faafape ydm&tien dollar saved is an extra dollar earned. a Savings Account is the best inducement to save. To have a Savings Account and to see this account
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  • 64 9 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1940 MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting Surface Air Mails for Africa. Burma, Europe. Great Britain, Hongkong, Indi Manila, Thailand U.S.A. 9.00 a.m. Mails for Kelantan Trengganu 10.00 a.m. Mails for Sumatra including Sabang 11 a.m. Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore 1-30 p.m.
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  • 850 9 The Cloven Hoof In Crusoe "Der Robinson—A British Confession,” This is the top headline of a propaganda article, published in the leading Danzig newspaper, Danziger Vorposten, which unmasks Defoe’s novel as an allegory of Brjtish imperialism. The other headlines run: “What Daniel Defoe betrays—at first helplessness and
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  • 354 9 Aerial Photograph Produced In Court I Singapore. An aerial photograph of a road' junction where a collision between two motor-cars occurred in December 1938, was an exliitit in a claim for damages which began before the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McEluaine, on Monday. The plaintiff, Harry
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  • 420 9 Youth's Act After Quarrel Malacca. Alleged to have poured caustic soda into the complainant’s cocking pot containing rice. Kwan Swi Lan. a 17-year-old Cantonese apprentice-tailor, stood trial cn a charge of attempting to cause hurt, voluntarily, by means of corrosive substance before Mr. J. G.
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  • 51 9 Today at the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 P.m. March Stars Stripes For Ever Sousa Overture Le Trompette Bazan Selection The Casino Girl Englander Waltz Habanera Waldteufel Selection Viktoria A Her Hussar Ahraharu Fox Trot Many Happy Returns Of The Day Hall La MarseDaise The National
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1268 9 TO-DAY SHORTWAVE SI ATIONS l> o r BROADCASTING transmission—five. News In English From 640 9.35 a.m. BBC 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) 750 am. GSD 11.'<5 Mc/s (25.52 m.) Transmission 6 11.20 a.m.
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    • 732 9 SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 kc/s (225 m.’» 1.00 p.m Miscellaneous new Gramophone Records. 1.30 News; mid-day Rubber, Tin and Copra prices. 1.40 Miscellaneous new Gramophone Records cont’d. 2.00 Interval. 4.50 Commentary on the sixth race of the Singapore Races, by John Dumeresque and E. E Adler. Relayed from Bukit Timah Racecourse.
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    • 598 9 Music Programme. 7.00 News in Telugu. 7.05 News in Tamil. 7.10 Tamil or Telugu Music Prottramme. 7.50 News in English. 7.55 Tamil Telugu Music Talks. 9.10 News in Telugu. 9.25 News in Tamil. 9.40 Musical Programme. 11.10 News in English. 12.20 Close down MANILA KZRM 9.57 mc/s (31.35 m.) 5.50
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  • 1073 10 INVADERS RETIRE TO KIRUNA Well-seasoned British Troops Landed At Seven Points Stockholm, April 16. British warships completely wiped out German naval forces at Narvik, states the correspondent of the Dagens Nyheter who adds that the British bluejackets occupied part of the town under
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  • 294 10 —Reuter. Control Of i Country’s Resources Stockholm. April 16. •The demands made to Norway after the invasion of the country had begun are revealed in a Norwegian Government statement today. Germany demanded that Norway abstain from all resistance, that is Norwegian Army should be ordered
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  • 75 10 —Reuter. Export Of Sunflower Seed And Wheat Banned Bucharest, April 16. The Government has decided to ban the export of wheat but contracts’" already concluded or in the course of exe cution will net ceme under the ban. Measures have also been taken for prohibiting the
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  • 329 10 —Reuter TWO SEAPLANES SUNK London, April 16. The Air Ministry’ announces that oper-, ations by the R.AF. against the enemybase at Stavanger were continued successfully' last night. A force of bomber aircraft attacked the aerodrome and buildings with large numbers of heavy high explosive bombs.
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  • 45 10 Rtuter. Birth Of Daughter Announced London. April 16. The German controlled Copenhagen wireless announces that Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark has given birth to a daughter Princess Ingrid is the favourite granddaughter of the aged Duke of Connaught and was married in 1935.
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  • 276 10 —Reuter. Vigorous Campaign Ln A ugoslavia Belgrade, April 16. A number of sensational arrests were made today when the Police visited the homes of persons suspected of being German agents. It is thought that these arrests are to mark the beginning of a vigorous campaign to
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  • 50 10 8.0. W. Several Sharp Local Engagements Rugby, April 16. A French official evening communique states that there “were sharp local engagements, one to the east of the Moselle and the other at the frontier of the Palatinate, between an enemy' detachment and two of our reconnaissance parties.”—B.O.W.
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  • 310 10 Deeply Concerned Over Development In European War Tokio, April 16. “We don’t want to see the Dutch East Indies fall into alien hands,’’ declared the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman referring to a statement made by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, yesterday, following a
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    • 282 10 NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Leave P*»aang PRES. HARRISON M* X PRES. HAYES PRES. POLK e 3 PRES. GARFIELD June zu Via Cape x No Passengers NEW YORK SERVICE (via Panama) Leave Penang CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO April 3'o CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS June 11 CITY OF NORFOLK July 0 Via
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  • 1033 11 Race 1: Horses Class 3 Div. 4—6 Furs—2.3o p.m. j 40 3 MARCHETA II 4y 8.13 Mr. H. T. Piper Hobbs 2 4 0 1 FIRST RA 5y 8.12 “Moonlight Kongsi” Marland 3 (»0 0 LADY IDA 6y 8.10 Messrs. Ramsay <fc LogueLogue 4.
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  • 73 11 Juveniles Beat Yoke Kheong Teams iveniles Basket-ball teams “A" at the Yoke Kheong Basket-ball i and “B” of Chung Ling High 51—30 and 30—29 respectively Kll.v game of basket-ball played niers court yesterday. veniles’ teams are as follows: A” Team—Ooi Chung Hin, •v Tock. Lim Swee Chan, Chee t
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  • 98 11 Local Police Beaten By Sporting Diamonds (From Our Own Correspondent) Kulim At the old Kulim padang on Sunday the Kulim Police Team met the Sporting Diamonds of Penang in a friendly game of soccer, the latter winning by 4 goals to one. It was a fast and
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  • 201 11 THE RIDING BOY’ ‘TIC TAC ”FPs>OM JbEP* “EUREKA" “MAN-ON-THE- THE MAJOR” RACE Penang Penang ipoh Kuala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoh Singapore 1 I 1 1 First Ra Fighting Finish Fighting Finish Fighting Finish Fighting Finish First Ra Shamrock Marcheta II First Ra Bruas Marcheta II Fightmg Finish
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  • 386 11 P. C. F. A. Defeat O.X.A. Bv 3 Goals Displaying an all-round superiority, the Penang Chinese Football Association defeated the Old Xaverians’ Association comfortably by three goals to nil in a First Division soccer match before a large crowd on the Dato Kramat Ground yesterday. The play
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  • 39 11 Date Of Closing Of Entries Extended The date of the closing of entries for the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships has been extended to Saturday, April 20 and the draw will take place on Monday, April 22.
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  • 212 11 Coronation onngsters Win 4—l Displa.wng all-round superiority th.’ Malay Coronation Youngsters scored a creditable victory of 4 goals to 1 over the Indian Recreation Club “B,” in a Second Division League soccer match, on the Renong ground yesterday. H.A. Ahmad netted the first goal for
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  • 200 11 Goals P. W. L. D. For Ag. Pts. C.R.C. 7 7 20 6 14 P. Garrison 9 5 3 1 10 7 11 P.M.R.C. 8 5 3 17 10 10 S.L.R.C. 5 3 1 1 8 3 7 Indian R.C. 5 2 1 2 3 3 6 P.C.F.A.
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  • 7 11 CHEAH CHENG I.EAN
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  • 121 11 FIGHTS ARRANGED (By “RINGSIDE”) With the revival of boxing in Pennang, a good many of the local lads have taken to the game for a living, and it is now gathered that several of them will be going to Manila, where fights have been arranged for them. A local
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  • 51 11 TODAY SOCCER C. R. C. vs. I. R. C. C.R.C. Ground. P.R.C. “A” vs. M.D.S.C. “A” Esplanade. TOMORROW SOCCER: M.D.S.C. “B” vs. P. Garrison “B” Renong Ground. Muslim R.C. vs. P.W.D. Dato Kramat Ground. FRIDAY, APRIL 19. SOCCER: S.L.R.C. vs. P. Garrison C.R.C. Ground. BOXING: Fun Frolic
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  • 943 11 HORSES —Class I—Division1 —Division I—5A1 —5A Furlongs 2 2 0 ROYAL HAMPTON 6y 9.07 “Mr. Cheah Van Breukelen 0 10 TONROE 6v 900 Mr. Mrs. Foo Meow Chin Mr. Choo Kok Thye Orchard 13 0 JACK pRUCE 7y 8.13 ‘Mr. Cheah” Van Breukelen
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  • 170 12 GOLDEN PLATEAU BEING TIPPED I Blue Ribbon Or Hengist For A Double (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Today. QOLAR TIME once again is being mentioned as the best bet this morning at Bukit Timah, when some fast gallops were done on the
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  • 114 12 Third Case At Sungei Patani Sungei Patani. A storm swept over Sungei Patani on Sunday evening, when a Tamil boy named Supramaniam, who was about three and a half years old, was struck by lightning. He died instantaneously. It is gathered that the unfortunate boy was
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  • 77 12 WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17. «IN: Penang Business done 50 tons Singapore $124.87 J «ÜBBER: Penang Spot 36c Singapore Spot 36c COPRA: Sundried $3.50 buyers no sellers Black Pepper Nomina! TAPIOCA: Medium $5.50 sellers Fair Seed $4.75 .sellers «ICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs $5.60. Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 87.40 No.
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  • 59 12 (Incorporated in the S.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ■the Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from April 25th, 1940, to May Ist, 1940, (both days inclusive) for the preparation of Dividend Warrants. By Order of the Board, KENNEDY, BURKILL CO., I7TD.,
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  • 216 12 Malays Defeat Combined Police XI Tapah. Munday. A very interesting soccer friendly' was played on Saturday on the Club padang when the Malays, the 1939 League champions, met and defeated the Combined Police by 4 goals to ml before a good crowd. Although the margin of
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  • 147 12 Sailors Trounced By Eight Goals To Nil Teluk Anson A soccer team composed of sailors met a Teluk Anson team and were trounced by eight goals to nil on the Speedy Road upper padang here on Monday afternoon The Teluk Anson team, which was composed of Government
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  • 289 12 BOW FOR ARMY AND INDUSTRY Rugby, April 17. The organisation of manpower was discussed in the Commons yesterday. The Minister of Labour announced, in the course of the debate, that the calling-up date for men of 27 would be May 25. He also mentioned that the numbers,
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  • 74 12 Taiping Trani To Meet Kuala Kangsar Taiping. The Perak State Soccer Trial between Kuala Kangsar and Taiping Districts wih be played this afternoon at 5 15 on tli< esplanade. The following have been selected to rept esent Taiping:— Keher Singh; Alias. Raja Tan; Yuso' Khan. Ah Manap.
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  • 214 12 Two Players Ordered Off In League Match Batu Gajah Rough play was seen during the closing stages of a same in the Batu Gajah Football League between the Government English School and the Royal English School, plaved on the school padang on Mondav evening.
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  • 159 12 BUT MEETING POSTPONED Rome, April 17. Signor Mussolini may refer to the question of peace or war in a speech he is expected to make here on .Saturday morning on the occasion of the second report of the Commissioner-General for the Rome
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  • 462 12 MORE TO COME London, April 17. The landing of Allied troo ps j n Norway was admitted by the German wireless last night.“ Allied troops probably landed among other points at Harstadt fifty miles north of Narvik” the announcer said, “but in this district the
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  • 120 12 Sitiawan Defeat Lumut Sitiawan. Interesting soccer was seen on the Sitiawan Recreation Club padang on Saturday evening when Sitiawan met Lumut in a friendly inter-district match. Despite the score of two-nil against them, the Lumut team w’hich included two former State players (C. de Siiva. Selangor and Sau
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  • 56 12 —Reuter. Measures To Safeguard Navigation Of River Bucharest. April 16. States bordering on the River Danube have agreed to take special police measures to reinforce the navigation of the river. Each state will take necessary steps within the limits of its own territorial states and no accord or
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  • 34 12 Reuter. London, April 17. Replay in the Cup soccer at Home resulted as follows: Oldham 0 Southport 1 (after extra time) SCOTTISH—WESTERN Clyde 3 St. Mirren 1. Queen’s Park 2 Motherwell 2.
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    • 399 12 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE (Penang Branch) St. George's Day 1940 will be celebrated by A FORMAL SUPPER AT THE NEW TURF CLUB BUILDING ON 4th MAY AT 8 P.M. The celebrations will commence at 8 p.m. with pahits during which the Band I and Drums of the 3rd
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