Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 May 1940

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PLBUSHED DAILY L, Vol. XCVIIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 278 1 FIGHTING ON DOMBAAS-SOTEBEN BAILWAY o Confirmation Of German Claims Stockholm, May 1. •HE latest German claims have hitherto not been confirmed by independent Swedish despatches but it is known that contact between the Allies and Germans were made at various points along the Dombaas —Soteren Railway.
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  • 97 1 Reuter. Peiping, May 1. Get mans one of who is a >f the Reich Embassy staff and were kidnapped by Chinese on April 28 near Hunting favourite picnicking spot in the n Hills. coin the party were released imy and returned to Peking with
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  • 36 1 Full results of today’s races at Kuala Lumpur together with the latest war news will appear in our Special Edition which will be on sale in the streets shortly after 6.30 this evening-
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  • 80 1 Tientsin, May 1. The British-owned steamer Lee Sang” (1,655 tons) of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company has been detained at examination points on the exGerman Bund here for five days, before being allowed to sail, Reuter learns. A number of Chinese members of the
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  • 21 1 .—Reuter. Paris, May 1. M. Reynaud has a slight attack of influenza and cannot receive the deputies tomorrow.—Reuter.
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  • 80 1 —REUTER. LONDON, MAY i. THERE IS STILE NO CONFIRMATION IN WELLIN FORMED CIRCLES OF REPORTS THAT DOMBAAS AND STOEREN HAD FALLEN. THE ICAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES THAT IN THE DOMBAAS AREA THE BRITISH, FIGHTING WITH INDOMITABLE COURAGE. HAUE RESISTED ANY FUR- THER ADUANCE BY THE ENEMY.
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  • 236 1 LONDON. MAY 1. MOST LONDON NEWSPAPERS EMPHASISE THAT THE C RITICAL STAGE HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE CAMPAIGN IN NORWAY. The “Times” heads its editorial “Setback at Trondhjem.” The “Daily Telegraph” says that it has been evident for some days to all who study
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  • 58 1 —Reuter. Rome, May 1. Signor Mussolini will preside at the Cabinet meeting today. It was announced that the Cabinet, henceforth, will assemble on the first day of each month. Political circles believe that today’s meeting will deal with negotiations between Britain and Russia, Yugo-Slavia and Russia
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  • 75 1 .—Reuter. London, May 1. The Norwegian Telegraph Agency states that German aircraft continued to bomb Molde, Kristiansund Aalesund I and other places on the coast and also inland. A small passenger steamer carrying 1 18 persons all civilians, was attacked in the Fjord. Eight bombs
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  • 20 1 —Reuter. Milan May 1. The celebrated operatic dancer. Madame Rosin Galli, has died, aged 46
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  • 123 1 l.—Reuter. Gunboats For Danube? Paris, May l.r Diplomatic circles expect that Germany will shortly create a pretext for the despatch of gunboats to strategic points on the Yugo-Slav-Rumanian reaches of the Danube. The first attempt to attain this object was foiled on April 17 when Hungary. Yuglo-Slavia,
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  • 57 1 —Reuter. More Districts To Be Closed To Them Stockholm, May 1. The Stockholm radio broadcast a decree announcing further districts in Sweden closed to foreigners. The ban extends to the island of Gotland, certain parts of Stockholm province, Gothenburg province except Gothenburg town, and the district of
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  • 50 1 ~~Heuter. itler Not To Make Any Speech Amsterdam, May 1. first time since Hitler came r, he will not make a speech to t Labour Day. ly speech scheduled for today Herr Hess to members of the works in Essen. The speech is pected to contain any sensation.
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  • 149 1 —8.0. W. Fourth Raid On Same Night Rugby, May I. Oslo’s principal airport, Fomebu which the Nazis are using as a base for troop transport from Germany, was attacked for the fourth time last night by the R.A.F. Bomber Command. The attack took the form
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  • 229 1 HOPE THAT ITALY WILL BE DRAWN INTO WAR Amsterdam, May 1. BRITAIN’S new precautions in the Mediterranean is understood to have evoked intense interest in Berlin. Nazi circles are hoping against hope that Italy will be drawn into the war and tonight’s news has
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  • 984 2 Completed GERMANS TAKE Up DEFENSIVE POSITIONS Guns Silenced By British Navy ENEMY CLAIMS CAPTURE OF DOMBAAS Berlin, April 30. r pHE German Official News Agency states the ;Ws has just reached Berlin from Norway that t; ?r--man troops have taken Dombaas. It is stated
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  • 196 2 .—Reuter. Hitler’s War In Norway New York, April 30. The Herald Tribune says that Hitler has shown too many times that his work is good only until he takes it back, that his method is one victim at a time, that he will butter with praisa and
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  • 105 2 .—Reuter. Possibility Of Stoppage Being Examined London. April 30. In the House of Commons, asked what steps he was taking to check aerial traffic to and from Germany especially over routes leading from Spain and Portugal connecting- with the Pan-Ameri-can Transatlantic routes to the United States,
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  • 65 2 —Reuter. Flashes Of Gunfire Seen On Coast STOCKHOLM, APRIL 30. ACCORDING TO THE “GOTHENBURG POST, A BIG NAVAL ACTION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE YESTERDAY. From 3 p.m. onwards flashes of heavy gunfire were seen south of Lysekil and the Swedish coast facing the
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  • 160 2 —Reuter. London, April 30 It is officially announced that two British submarines, the Tarpon and the Sterlet, are overdue and presumed lost. The Tarpon was commanded by Lieu-tenant-Commander H. M. Caldwell and the Sterlet by Lieutenant-Commander C. H. S. Haward. The Admiralty also announced that two
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  • 113 2 ’’—Reuter. To Be Made By Premier This Week London. April 30. In the House of Commons, asked by Mr. Attlee when he would be able to make a statement on Norway, the Prime Minister said that he desired to make a statement as soon as possible, and»
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  • 177 2 Reuter. Future Announcements To Be 7 Days In Arrears London, April 30. It is authoritatively learned that with a view to preventing leakage of information likely to be useful to Germany there has been a change of policy with regard to the procedure hitherto adopted by the Admiralty
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  • 114 2 Reuter. Nations Which Have Lost Liberty In One Night Aden, April 30 The Aden paper. "Fatatul Jezirah” in "a leader on India, says that all nations in the Orient under British rule must reach a reasonable understanding with the British Government but at the same time they
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  • 80 2 Reuter. Cargoes For Denmark Seized As Prize London, April 30. In the House of Commons Mr. Cross stated that since the German invasion of Norway and Denmark no shipping had been allowed to proceed to German occupied ports. Cargoes in ships destined for
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  • 60 2 .—Reuter. Demand For Gilt-Edged Indian Stocks London, April 30. On ihe Stock Exchange, gilt-edged stocks and Indian loans were bought on investment support owing to the release of funds following payment for United States securities recently requisitioned by the authorities Elsewhere the movements were irregular hut gold minings
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  • 412 2 .—Reuter. Enemy Pursued By R.A.F. Rugby, April 30. During the last twenty-four- hours, formations of R.A.F. Coastal Command aircraft on patrol along the Norwegian coast report a series of encounters with enemy bombers. One small flight of Blenheims over Aandalsnes gave chase to a Junkers 88 which
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  • 97 2 —Reuter. Agreement On Rates Of Hire* Reached London, April 30. An agreement for the rates <-f hire of requisitioned merchant vessels Las been reached, according to a statement by Mr. Hudson. Minister of Shipping, in the House of Commons. Under the agreement with the representatives of deep sea
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  • 286 2 London, April jo. Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns that M. Maisky called on Lord Halifax yesterday evening and handed him the written reph of the Russian Government to the British memorandum of April IQ on the subject of the resumption of trade talks. The
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  • 235 3 SMUGGLED i HOM GAOL London, rpp hush-hush” prisoner of nd Gaol—Wilhelm Self. 1,,. < erman cavalry-man dip| OP son, and Oxford Univers jp lent —has been sent to an intent camp in the south of England. j r -y where he had been studyj nL mics
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  • 241 3 London. Mr G R. Paling, opening the prosecution’s case in the Brighton “body-in-the-wardrobe” murder charge, said of the accused woman. 46-years-old Hilda Mary Morgan. “She has certainly killed two women and very neatly killed another. Seven additional charges relating to four other women were preferred
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  • 112 3 TF producer Harr., j Pepper had no i had tea in th |B. B. C. cantee w hen 20-year-ot •Joan Marion Hin ters. Food Min, stry clerk hap pened to be then with a relative, there would have been uo piograimne .girl in
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  • 164 3 FAMILY doctors, who have lost the help ot‘ their partners and other practitioners through the war, are finding their work too heavy. One Lincoln doctor has told the British Medical Association that unless something is done to relieve the! increased pressure of their work
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  • 190 3 Cardiff. 20- YEAR-OLD brunette, Miss Violet Kathleen John, who was said to have a “twisted smile” as a result of a road accident, was awarded £396 damages at Glamorgan Assizes Hie other day. Justice Stable told her mother that he daughter was “still very charming.”
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  • 157 3 London. Cases of whisky, gin, and brandy, worth £1 800, were stolen from two London ware-houses recently. The thieves, known as the “Food Gang worked under cover of the black-out, and used a chain of men to load their lorries. The first raid was
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  • 320 3 He Was Sacked ATAJOR Alan Reid-Kellett, D. 5.0., M.C., explorer and big-game hunter and latterly liaison officer for the construction of militia camps, believes that he has been sacked because he told the truth about scandalous waste of money on War Office contracts. His case
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  • 487 3 Charm, says Spinster London. ■m/TISS LUCY’ EDMONSTOx, elderly daughter of a ScottlVj[ ish banker, who is herself a proprietor of the Bank of England, told me, what, in her view, is the secret of the cleverness of Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank
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  • 119 3 Mr. Justice Hilbery, giving judgment in a breach of promise suit in the King’s Bench Division, said: “I cannot conceive any real reason for bringing an action of this sort, except a spirit of revenge.” Edith Elizabeth King, 26-years-old shop assistant, of Jaffrey-road, Bromley (Kent), was
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  • 96 3 Raymond White, aged 19, accused of a £5OO theft, vanished from a waiting roam in Chertsey, Surrey, Police, Court. He was brought back after a three-quarters-of-a-mile chase —and asked for bail. It was refused. White walked out of the court by a
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  • 240 3 London. ATISS ZOE L. PUXLEY, first woman ever to enter the Upper Division of the Civil Service, has achieved a new distinction. She was appointed an assistant secretary (acting) of the Ministry of Health. For the past 15 months Miss Puxley has been responsible
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    • 37 3 WHAT A WAR! i By Gilbert Wilkinson ICT r JEF .A .gg; SWASTIK AND SIEGFRIED Quick, you fool! This is no time to smile/* J “it is. He may be photographed at any f moment now. t
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  • 488 4 Rear-Admiral’s Appeal For Seamen’s Fund “The sailor is the medium through which people in this Colony receive a large proportion of their daily pleasures in life, as instanced by such a simple example as their letter and paper mail,” declared Rear-Admiral T. B. Drew, Rear-Admiral.
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  • 277 4 Plaintiff Waives §lOO Interest Singapore. Opposing a moneylender’s action for the recovery of $2,615 on a promissory note, Kow Soon Kim, a Singapore lawyer with a practice extending over a period of 28 years admitted in the High Court on Monday that he had borrowed money
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  • 1247 4 MR. JOHN HANDS' REPORT FOR APRIL AIR. John Hands, M. C. H., Honorary Secretary and Treasurer for the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee reports as follows for the month of April, 1940. The total amount of money received to date is $84,771,97 of
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  • 455 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay April 29. 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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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 1098 5 Fuii List Of Successful Penang Candidates The following is the full list of successful Penang candidates in the Lon- don Chamber of Commerce exami na--1 tions held recently. Unless otherwise specified, the can j didates passed with distinction SENIOR PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH LAW D. Baboo
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  • 479 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mrs. Richard Graham leaves Kuala Lumpur this week for Australia by air for a short holiday. Mr G. Allan of the Malayan Tin Di edging, Batu Gajah. will be going on long leave during the second week o. this month. Mis T. W. Hindi, a former president the
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  • 133 5 Question Raised At Council Meeting Kuala Kangsar. At the meeting of the Perak State Council held yesterday, Tungku Mentri raised the question of a proper water supply system for Kota Lama Kiri. T^ a British Resident, replying, said tha .e State Engineer had under
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  • 35 5 Ipoh The Perak Chinese Engineering Association celebrates its 16th anniversary today. Members will celebrate the occasion with a tea party at the Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association at 12 noon today.
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  • 38 5 Sailor Alfred J. Vincent, yet another “survivor" of the Ark Royal, repeated.y sunk by the Nazi radio announcers, was married at Headington. Oxford, the other day, and carried his bride from the church.
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  • 838 5 Raja Kechil Muda Stresses Need At Slate Council Meeting Kuala Kangsar. (.•TN order to achieve progres s j n Hfe. Malay children must learn three things; first, they should study their own language: second, they must acquire religious knowledge and third, they should learn the
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    • 129 5 WHAT STOMACH SUFFERERS CAN EAT You can’t lay up a sick stomach. Your body must be nourished even though solid food and most liquid foods cause pain and vomiting. The problem has always been to find a food that soothes the inflamed stomach walls and provides all the nourishment needed
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 126 5 O Controlled By Kl' /V SHAW BROS. LTD V U* Singapore. I {> t 3 Shows Today 4t 3; 6-15 9.30 p.m. sVXDY POWELL i tin’s Funniest Comedian IN ‘•ALL AT SEA’’ TO x«. ht flying trapeze LAST NIGHT NEW WORLD VVI jNESDAY, Ist MAY, 1940. I (lean <ah Dramatic
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    • 457 5 QU EEN ’S LAST 2 SHOWS 6 j5 TODAY 9.30 Elisabeth Bergner Michael Redgrave in A Paul Czinner Production “STOLEN LIFE" A Paramount Picture. MATINEE TODAY aT 3 P.M. HIS MATE” with Johnny Weismuller —Maureen O’Sullivan AT POPULAR Prices—Downstairs: 15 30 cts. MATINEES KL.jRROW AND FRIDAY AT 3 P.M. ‘’ICE
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  • 416 6 1 AGES anybody buy calendars U The answer is, of course, in the negative. And yet how do we come by these most useful and necessary reminders of the march of time? On some they fall like manna; others woo them with the assiduity of the honeygathering
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  • 121 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA "Stolen Life" with Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave 6.15 9 30 pm. REX CINEMA Sandy Powell in "All At Sea" 3, 6 15 9.30- p.m. WINDSOR Chandrasena (Hindustani talkies) 6 15 9 15 p m. SUN CINEMA "Emperor Soong” (Chinese Picture) 6 30 9 30
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  • 433 6 Eminent Doctor Does A Garbo ROBBING into the Rex, some time last month, to see Mr. Spencer Tracy in the part of Livingstone or Stanley—-1 forget which I found myself vaguely wondering about that famous meeting. Personally, 1 have always believed that Livingstone was having a lot
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  • 656 6 Wednesday, May 1. r pHE pronouncements by J Italians in responsible positions and the attitude of the Italian press in recent weeks have been of such a character as to make it necessary for the British Government to take certain precautions as regards its
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  • 157 7 Indian Loading Coolies Clash FIVE INJURED AND TEN IN CUSTODY pANDEMOXiUM reigned for some minutes in Penang Street last night at about nine o’clock when two factions of Indian coolies clashed and in the fight that ensued, bottles, billets of firewood and other missile
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  • 125 7 n•£ineering Assn.'s Resolution mass meeting was held at Penang Engineering Asso- ion in Transfer Road last it to consider sending two sentatives to Chungking to ,ort on the activities of the chanical unit now in the loy of the Chinese Government. The meeting was attended
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  • 129 7 WORK OF PENANG WOMEN An array of Red Cross necessities and knitted comforts for the Troops is being exhibited at Messrs. Pritchard Co., and Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw <fc Co., simultaneously. These completed articles are the work of the women of Penang. Those who have contributed
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  • 57 7 Owing to the dismissal of two of their fellow’ workers, 60 employees in a local cigar manufacturing factory went on strike yesterday. Negotiations are proceeding over the reinstatement of the two dismissed men. The workers have communicated to their employers that they would not return to
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  • 70 7 In commemoration of the Holy Prophet Muhammad's Birthday, a lecture will be given in Malay at the Kampong Java Malay School tomorrow at 8 p m. by a lady theologian, Che Siti Noor Ali of Sumatra. The public are cordially invited. It is proposed to form an
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  • 369 7 GRE AT BENEFITS TO ALL CLASSES OF TELEGRAPHING COMMUNITY Today is the first anniversary of the introduction by Cable and Wireless Limited of Empire Social Telegrams (GLTs) consisting solely of greetings, family news or non-com-personal affairs of any kind at. a fiat rate of $2.00
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  • 29 7 le Wireless Ltd. notify the ‘De Luxe” Service, y messages are delivered corated forms, will be exb' to Greetings Letter Teleis from the Ist of May
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  • 279 7 SPARKLING BRITISH COMEDY Sandy Powell Scores In Rex Film All At Sea, a British Lion production, starring Sandy Powell opened to good houses at the Rex Theatre yesterday, and is the brightest British comedy to be shown locally for months. It sparkles throughout with wit and humour.
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  • 214 7 Chinese Cyclist Seriously Injured A serious motor accident occurred at McNair Street near the junction of Tye Sin Street at about midnight yesterday, when a yellow bus which was on its way to Jelutong, crashed into a Chinese cyclist. The cyclist, a youth whose name
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  • 199 7 Mother Promises To Repay 31,305 Having pleaded guiltv in the Penang Third Police Court before Mr. Lim Koon Teck to a charge of theft in respect of gold and jewellery to the value of 51,305 belonging to Lam Vai Keow of 2 1 amil Street between
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  • 274 7 Charge Against Chinese Fails Holding that the evidence unrebutted would not warrant a conviction, the Penang District Judge. Mr. H. A Forrer, yesterday acquitted Tan Khan who was tried on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a woman, Yeap Teik, by fracturing hei aim
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  • 48 7 The F. M. S. Railways will issue extended week-end tickets for Whitsuntide ’May 12 and 13’. Thej are available as follows: Outward journey: Thursday, May 9 (after 6 a m.) to Monday. May 13, .inclusive. Return journey: Friday, May 10, to Wednesday. May 15. inclusive.
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  • 717 7 Exhibition Of Red Yoss Needs And W oollen Comforts evidence was forthcoming today that the women of 1 Penang comprising Europe a ns, Chinese and Indians are doing their bit for our gallant soldiers at the front. Their united labours have resulted in the production,
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  • 37 7 Air E. S. Redfearn, Inspector f Schools. Penang, has proceeded on transfer to Seremban, as Inspector of Schools, Negri Sembilan. and Mr. G. G. E. McLeod, from Singapore, has taken his place at Penang.
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  • 866 8 No Further Replanting Contemplated The fifteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of the Borelli Rubber Co., Ltd. was held at the registered office of the company. No. 1. Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. April 26, at 2.30 p.m., with the Hon. Mr. G. Wiseman in
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  • 102 8 Attack By Husband Alleged Taiping. A young Malay woman who was admitted into the Taiping Hospital from Selama during the week-end with a history of having been attacked and as a result sustaining injuries on her abdomen has succumbed to her injuries. The tragedy is
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  • 109 8 A mass meeting was held on Saturday last at 9 p.m. at 307 F. Moulmein Road, Penang to discuss the formation of a Tamil Valiba Sungam. Mr. Marie Pitchay presided the meeting and the following also spoke. Messrs:—A. Veerapa Pillay. E. Narayanasamy Pillay. M. P. Suppiah
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  • 49 8 List Of Contributions Amount previous!;. acknowledged $250.405.58 3rd Collection from the public of Selama 1.023.46 Donation by Ipoh Swimming Club 7 8 7 C Staff of Sultan Idris Training College Subs, for March 92 52 R P. S Walker, subscription for March 40 00 Total $251.640.32
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  • 92 8 Penang, April 30.. 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Ban» Demand 2/4 1/16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/3 Private O. D 2/4 5/16 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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  • 256 8 ln The History Of State’* Says B. R. Kuala Kangsar. I he loan of $50,000, free of interest, made by His Highness the Sultan of Perak to the British Government was described by the Hon. Mr. N. F. H. Mather, Acting British Resident, Perak
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 304 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/6 4/9ex A. Amalg 5/9 6/3 A. Hitarns 21/6 22/6 Bangrins 21/ 22/ B. Seiangors 1.414 1.44 ex Hong Fatts 1.08 1.10 Jelebus 74 77 Johans 30 32 Kamras 1/74 1/104 Kamuntings 10/9 11/6 K. Lanjuts 22/3 22/9 Katus 22/9 23/9 Kramats
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    • 302 8 A. A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/6 4/9ex Ayer Weng 62J 674 Batu Selangor 1.40 145 Hitam Tin Hong Fatt 1.074 1.124 Jelebu Tin 724 77 4 Johan Tin 30 324 K. Lanjut 22/3 22/9 Kamra i/fj 1/9 Katu 22/ 23/ Kent Tin 2/3 2/6 Kinta Kellas
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    • 255 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 5/ 5/3cd A. Amalgamated: 5/6 6/ Bangrips 21/6 22/3 Hong Fatts 1.074 1.10 Hitarns 39 41 Jelebus 72 J 774 Johans 30 33 K. Kamuntings 8/14 8/44 K.Kampars 12/3 12/9 K. Lanjuts 22/ 22/6 Kuchais 1.024 1.70 Kramats 10/9 11/3 Kundangs 14/3 14/9
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    • 261 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Sellej» Ampat 4/7 4 Austral Amal. 5/9 Ayer Weng 624 Batu Selangor 1 41 Berjuntai 10/3' Hitam 39 Hongkong Tin 21/9 Hong Fatt 1.074 L’v Johan 09 Jelebu 72i. K. Kamunt'ug 8/6 K. Lanjut 22/3 22' Kamra 1/7 Kamuntmg 10/9 11. Klang River 1.70
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    • 205 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Alienbys 1.20 1.30 Ayer Panas 1.27 J 1.35 Bassetts 424 45 Batu Lintangs 974 l.OOex Bentas 95 1.00 Borellis 1.42 J 1.50 Brogas 62j 67 4 Indragiris 1.25 1.30 Kempas 2.05 2.10 Kuala Sidims 2.15 2.25 Lunas 165 1.75 M. Pindas 1.32| 1.374
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  • 132 8 Haji S. Amin Sahib President The twenty-eighth anniversary of the Penang Muslim Merchants’ Society was held at the Society Hall No. 1 Transfer Road, on Sunday and was well attended. The following office-bearers were elected for the year April 1. 1940 to March 31. 1941. President Haji
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  • 803 9 May Paralyse Nazi War Power Big and continuous supplies of iron ore from Sweden are absolutely essential for Germany’s war effort. The Allies are taking drastic measures to deprive her of them, the latest being the laying of minefields in the Norwegian territorial waters. As
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  • 714 9 Political Views Of Dr. Johnson Canterbury. “We are trustees for the spirit of the place —something no court of law can try. We have now done the most serious act we can think of to show that we consider the Dean is not the right man
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  • 112 10 ’—Reuter. Japanese Report. Contains No Word Of Truth Moscow, April 30 inc lass Agency issues a statement denying the Japanese report that the Soviet Ambassador to China has handed General Chiang Kai-shek “an emphatic warning of the possible consequences of measures taken by the Chungking
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  • 793 10 Strong German Attack Beaten Off Enemy Establish Connection Between Oslo And Trondhjem London, April 30 The latest news to reach London of the situation in Norway suggests that things are going well at Narvik, that the position at Namsos is stationary but in hand
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  • 144 10 Reuter. Germany Already Feeling Pressure London, April 30 “By waging the economic warfare to the uttermost we believe we shall shorten the war by many months", declared Mr. Cross, speaking at the luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce in London. He said that we could
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  • 66 10 —Reuter. Training School Opened Near Toronto Toronto, April 30. The British Commonwealth Air Training plan came into operation yesterday with the entrance into Number One initiative training school near here of 169 aviation recruits. In the long low buildinc of what was once a famous club, young
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  • 743 10 L pling Recaptured After Furious Assault Chungking. April 28 hile the Japanese troops in southern Anhwei are embarking an offensive against the Chinese over the entire front, a strong Chinese force on Friday night marched towards Wuhu, an important Japanese base along the Yangtze
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  • 57 10 —Reuter. Offensive Patrol Along Norwav London, cq The Air Ministry announ R.A.F. last night successful; enemy air tuse at Forr.ebu A formation of R.A.F. c n.. mand aircraft on an offer.?.• the Norwegian coa.>t series of encounters with Gem ir E ers during the
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  • 67 10 Reuter. Resolution Ba Mu-! ,h Independent* New Delh. A resolution characterise lim League's partition scl. n ticable and harmful to th terests generally and t Mu cularly has been unanimeu-. the All-India Independ Conference. The Conference also pa. > tion demanding a constitu on the lines
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  • 175 10 ‘’Lasted 40 Day* A baron sued at Clerlu,. ei. Court for arrears of rent descr. flooding of his flat as having la or 40 days and 40 nights." H nat he spent hours sweeping away wax th a broom. Mr. Bertie Hoicen. of Lowtr.
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  • 119 10 .—Chinese Centra! News. Recipients Of Chinese Military Medal Chungking. April 28 Two Cantonese boys. Tans fehao-hang aged 11, and Mei-Hao-chieh. art the proud recipients of the Second Cia." Military Medal and’ a reward of $5O cash each from the National Military Council for their exemplary
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  • 43 10 .—Reuter. British News-Sheet i<> Resume Publicati»»” Stockholm. Apiil 39. Following the friendly' disc i tween the British Minister an Swedish Foreign Minister reg;:' suspension of a British nev.. was decided that the bulletin sume publication as aiding c matters. —Reuter.
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  • 68 10 —Reuter. Entrance Block* By German* London. A- The laying of a net ban the entrance to the Great B< row waterway leading from gat to Baltic between the lands of Odense, Fyn an is announced by the G< A small passage is left oj which ships will
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  • 165 11 THE HIDING BOY’ ’TIC TAC “F.PSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “MAN-ON-THE- THE MAJOR" RACE Penang Penang ipoh Kuala Lumpni SPOT” Ipoh Singapore 1 -I I Rosalie Rosalie East- Lynne i Rosalie East Lynne East Lynne East Lynne East Lynne Faith i Faith Glamour Faith Mabel Smith Femlet Danse
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  • 932 11 Rai’- 1 Ponies Class 2 Div. 3 —s| Furs —3.00 p.m. X, 4 2 FAITH 5y 9.02 Mr. P. Logue Owner CHAR 6v 9.01 Mr. Alan Loke Major Fox 3 < 0 PHAR PAR 9v 8.13 Mr. H. S. Kirwan Logue 4 0
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  • 61 11 lah sXI vs Penang Eurasians On the r- i piunade today at 5.15 p.m. Mat Isa; Dollah (Capt), Watt Gark, Sheriff: Mat Noor, Manap and Regis and L. Langan. iGr -asians.—-L. Lesslar; G. Gre“seira; C. Danker (Capt.). I. so r j? rnelius; J. Andres, G. Windlius g n K.
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  • 91 11 Teluk Anson Draw With Kam par Teluk Anson. The Tapah-Kampar Police soccer team travelled down to Teluk Anson on Sun day afternoon and met the local Police team in a friendly inter-district game on the Speedy Road upper padang here. The game ended in a goalless draw. Mr.
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  • 1029 11 EASY WIN FOR GOON BROTHERS The second day of the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships might well be described as a day of “Slaughter of the Innocents” or the “Champions in Action for the Goon brothers, Wat Hun, Boon Piew, Valberg and Robless all won as expected, except
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  • 77 11 TODAY SOCCER: C. R. C. vs. P. C. F. A. C.R.C. Ground. Dollah’s XI vs. Penang Eurasians Esplanade. TENNIS: Penang Tennis Championships. Western Road Courts. TOMORROW SOCCER: STATE TRIAL Western Road Ground. Eastern S.C. vs. P. Garrison “B” Dato Kramat Ground. Penang Tennis Championships Western Road Courts.
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  • 272 11 First Defeat For Surveys Taiping. The Surveys Sporting Union who have been doing well in the local League this season, suffered their first defeat at the hands of the formidable Indo-Ceylonese yesterday by the odd goal in five, when they met on the Esplanade in a fast
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  • 351 11 WINNERS HAD BETTER FORWARDS TN a First Division soccer match before a large crowd on the 1 Dato Kramat Ground yesterday, the Customs Athletic Club defeated the Muslim Recreation Club by the comfortable margin of three goals to one. The teams were
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  • 112 11 —Reuter. Djebel Favourite For Both Races London, April 30. The call-over for the Two Thousand Guineas to be run at Newmarket tomorrow is as follows: 5)2 DJEBEL offered. 3!1 LIGHTHOUSE II taken and offered. 7;1 TANT MIEUX offered. 100|9 STARDUST taken and offered. 100/9 FAIR TEST
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  • 234 12 EMILY DIGNUS A SAFE BET Duval’s Candidates Fancied For Early Events (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. 1 T TNLESS the weather changes, the going for this afternoon’s races will be very good and a fine day’s sport is promised. Good Fields have
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  • 91 12 —Reuter. Makes Light Of Illness New York, April 30. Mrs. Sarah Roosevelt, mother of the President, became i-ndisposed while returning to her New York home by •automobile today. She was treated at a chemist’s shop where she stayed two hours. She was then escorted home by’ a
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  • 226 12 Youngsters Go Down To Truna Club Batu Gajah. In a League fixture played on the town padang, the Truna Clu*' defeated the Malay Youngsters by four goals to nil on Monday evening. The gaar_e was not very interesting as the ball was slippery and the ground
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  • 76 12 WEDNESDAY, MAY I TIN: Penan $124.50 Business done 75 tons Singapore $124.50 RUBBER: Penang Spot 352 c Singapore Spot 35fc COPRA: Sundried $4.00 sellers Black Pepper Nomina! TAPIOCA: Medium $5.40 sellers Fair Seed $5.00 sellers «ICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs. $5.60 Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $770 No 2
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  • 56 12 —Chinese Central News. Ambassador To Soviet To Be Entertained Chungking, April 28 A farewell party has been arranged for Mr. Shao Li-tzu, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.S.R., on next Tuesday by the Sino-Soviet Cultural Association, the Chinese Branch of the International Peace Campaign and the People’s Foreign
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  • 158 12 REGULATIONS FOR CONTROL TO BE INSTITUTED Football Association of Malaya notifies that recently a number of tours by teams from neighbouring countries have been made in Malaya. Several of these tours were unauthorized by the Ruling Football authorities of the countries concerned, and the Association
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  • 475 12 13 Teams To Compete Thirteen entries have been received for the Penang Junior Inter-team competition, which will commence immediately the individual championships are concluded. The following are the teams:— MAYFIELD: Loh Mock Soon, Ng. Tuck Wor, Cheah Thean Seng, Ong Hun I Leong, Lim Kneh Sin. Wong
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  • 232 12 SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR ON POSITIONS OF NEUTRALS London. May 1. The Liberal leader. Sir Archibald Sinclair, in a speech at Edinburgh, declared that unless the Government decided on vigorous and determined action in Norway, the neutrals would rush to climb on the German bandwagon.
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  • 25 12 .—Reuter. London, May 1. Yesterday's match in the Scottish Western resulted as follows: Clyde 0 Morton 3. RUGBY LEAGUE Keighley 21 Hunslet 11.—Reuter.
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  • 38 12 —Reuter. £1,500,000 Yearly For Vt ar London. April 30. The Southern Rhodesian Government has undertaken to contribute £1.500,000 annually towards the cost of the war largely to be spent on war measures inside the colony.—Reuter.
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  • 48 12 port received from Shanghai.—Chines? Central News Departure For Japan From Shanghai Hongkong, April 28. Mr. Francis Sayre, the United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, left Shanghai for Japan last night aboard' he s.s. President Pierce, according to a report received from Shanghai.—Chinese Central News
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  • 179 12 Amsterdam. May 1. I IOLLAND’S determination to pursue an independent po--1 1 licy was stressed by the Prime Minister, M. Degeer, in a speech to Knights of the Military Order of William I at the Hague today on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the founding
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  • 22 12 —Reuter. Moscow, April 30. M. Molotov and M. Paasikivi have signed an agreement finally fixing the Soviet-Finnish frontier. —Reuter.
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  • 355 12 Sentenced For Kidnapping Girl Ipon. Considerable amusement was cause i in the Ferak Supreme Court yesterday morning when Marapan, accused of kidnapping one Fatimah, an Indian Mohomedan at Malim Nawar, put forward a marriage proposal while he was crossexamining her. The case was one in which
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  • 28 12 —8.0. W. Rugby. April 30. The French official evening communique states that “it was a quiet day on the whole.” —8.0. W.
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