Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 May 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY I No- Vol xcvin. MONDAY, MAY 27, I<M». PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 659 1 rench Firmly Holding Port Of Calais ALL ATTACKS REFULSED Heavy Enemy Losses Paris, May 27. ACCORDING to military circles here, French troops are firmly holding the ports of Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge. Fierce battles have been raging all day on either side of Valenciennes
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  • 99 1 .—Reuter DUCE CONFERS WITH GRAZIANI Rome, May 27 The question of peace or war for Italy remains the present preoccupation of every one in Rome Signor Ansaido, editor of Count Ciano’s newspaper, the “Telegrafo,” concluded his weekly broadcast by saying: “For every blow Hitler strikes against
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  • 74 1 Isolationism Futile. Says Roosevelt The United States is “shocked by the almost incredible stories of what is happening at this moment to civilian populations in Norway, Holland. Belgium, Luxemburg and France,’* said President Roosevelt in a broadcast. He strongly appealed for contributions to the Red Cross in the
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  • 88 1 —Reuter. Budapest, May ep he Hungarian Minister in Mosc< zv has been officially notified by the Soviet Gozernmcnt that the S 'viet will, in any case, respect Hungarian neutrality More men zee re called up in. Hungary over the week-end in rder, gis understood, to prepare
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  • 193 1 Over 20 Nazis Shot Down By R.A.F. London, May 27. The Air Ministry states that between 5.30 and 9.30 in the morning R. A. F. .squadrons shot down at least twenty enemy bombers and fighters and put another twenty out of action. There were only five
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  • 63 1 .—Reuter Paris, May 26 According to a report from the Austrian frontier, men aged between forty and sixty are now being called up in Austria. It is also reported that women are to be trained to replace men in the public services. The lack ot
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  • 476 1 HITLER URGING "PE ACE ON FRANCE "—8.0. W. Rugby, May 27. The Minister of Information, making I a broadcast speech in French to France j on Sunday night, said that fierce and terrible as the sudden onslaught had proved itself, they knew that once that onslaught had been repulsed, the
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  • 204 1 —Reuter. Broadcast Bv V iceroy Simla, May 27 Broadcasting to the people of India the Viceroy, referring to “the grave mi litary position” in France assured his hearers most emphatically that “no difficulty of loss or disappointment at this initial phase of an active
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  • 40 1 Reuter Paris, May 26 The police arrested over five hundred people during last week of whom 334 foreigners were interned During the same ptriod the police questioned 62,000 pejple in the streets, cafes and hotels.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 775 2 French Iroops Still In Boulogne SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-A TTACKS AT COURTRAI Interest Now Centred tn North-East Paris, May 26. TT is learned in reliable quarters that while the operations show a very slight calming down in the combat zone between alenciennes. Cambrai and Arras, interest is
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  • 92 2 —R, vter. Big Munitions Drive Begins Rugby, May 26 Mr. Ernest Bevins "national service column" began its big drive today when the munition factories worked at full Hast. The transport authorities cooperated, erabling thousands of men accustomed to stay in bed a little longer on
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  • 98 2 .—Reuter. New Registrations Total 326.000 London. May 26. It is officially announced that 326.000 men of the 1912 class and those reaching the age of twenty since April 28 registered yesterday under the National Service Act (Armed Forces) are the largest number so far registered in
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  • 68 2 .—8.0. W. New Periodicals Posters Prohibited Rugby, May 26. Prohibition of newspaper contents tails are among the far reaching restrictions of manufacture and use of paper imposed by .an Order coming into force on Monday. The Order also prohibits issue of new periodicals and of
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  • 71 2 i.—8.0.W. Not A Single Ship Of Any Kind Lost Rugby, May 26. The Ministry of Information states the German claim that eight ships and two mine-sweepers have been lost off the coast of South Africa from the effects of German mines, is entirely false.
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  • 51 2 .—Reuter. Voluntary Offer To Work Additional Hours London, May 25 Civil servants have offered voluntarily to work whatever additional hours may be necessary and to waive normal conditions of employment. The Government has expressed appreciation of the offer and is arranging immediately to take full advantage of it.
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  • 38 2 I. —Reuter. 200 Killed And 2,000 Houses Destroyed Lima. May 26. It is now stated that two hundred were killed and five thousand injured during the earthquake while two thousand houses were destroyed or damaged.—Reuter.
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  • 94 2 .—Reuter. London, May 26 General Ironside has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Home Defences. General Sir John Dill, Vice-Chief of the imperial General Staff, takes his place. General Sir Walter Kirke, the present Commander-in-Chief of the Home Defences, is to retire. It is explained
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  • 142 2 .—Reuter Germans Expelled From Dutch Property Peking, May 26. As the Legation quarter is a special area administered by an international body selected from the members of the various embassies the growing number of countries involved in European hostilities is expected to cause local complications. Following the
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  • 99 2 8.0. W. People In Britain Asked To Be Patient Rugby, May- 26. The Minister of Information authorises the following statement: "Everyone in this country- is awaiting—manly are waiting with great personal anxiety—the news o' our men in France. So is the enemy and the
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  • 123 2 —Reuter. “Our Sky Must Remain French” Paris, May 26 General Vuillemin, Commander-in-Chief of the French Air Forces, in an order of the day addressed to the troops, says: “Since the beginning of the war and during the fortnight's battle, you have devoted your energies without
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  • 961 2 Ten Enemy Losses Fo One Rugby, May 26 THE Air Ministry announces: “Intensive operations 1 )t R.A.F. in support of the Allied armies continue. Yday evening and during the night successful bombing at' were carried out in Northern France, Belgium and We-.. > n Germany against enemy
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  • 125 2 —Reuter. Paris, May 26. The King of the Belgians is in the midst of his troops and the Government are remaining with their sovereign, declared M. Hymans, former Belgian Foreign Minister, in a statement to the Belgian News Agency. M. Hymans added that
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  • 112 2 Rente l No Sound Of Planes Or Gunfire London. Max 7 -6 The Air Ministry announ warning was sounded at Eathis morning. It is the wardens hurried thn blowing whistles but uj; to afterwards, there was no or gunfire.—Reuter “ALL CLEAR” AFTER 10.’ London
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  • 59 2 _Reuie- r To Include Oppos-' 1 Trade UnioniWellin The Prune Minister, Mr. t lit oi nounced the immediate esta War Council to take charge 7 ,jj land's war activities. The <- consist of Members of the C ,j Vt > ciated with the war effort, rej- fr
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  • 546 3 HOWI V .S STORY OF RIDE IN CAR London. A MAN S claim against a doctor for the alleged seduction of his 38-year-old daughter, said to have lived a “sheltered life,” failed at Birmingham Assizes recently. After the daughter had been cross-examined, her father's counsel
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  • 118 3 HE WANTED TO E IN ACTRESS London. PATRICIA TALBOT, the J-year-old red-haired girl from Brightwell, -hire, on Easter Monday, ound later in London. iacl spent the night at a hostel jj, tminster. i Jean disappeared, taking her b; and most of her clothing, she li hind
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  • 228 3 Canberra. (Australia I' the hopes of the sponsors of a gigantic Jewish immigration scheme are realised Australia may see part of its immense territory marked off on the map to be known to the world by the attractive name of “Freeland". Tb project, which has
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  • 91 3 MRS ALICE VON HOFMANN--1 1 STAHL who inherited more than £1.000,000 from her father, Colonel J. J. Astor, was secretly married in London the other day to a sergeant in an antiaircraft battery. Her bi idegroom was Mr. Philip Harding. in civil life a London journalist.
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  • 166 3 UipcLl UUJUUIIUIIS LU LIIU use ML WMM* AMI next-to-the-skin garments.—“ Austral News.” Sydney, (Australia) Scientists working in the McMaster Laboratory here are highly confident that they have evolved a process for reducing the shrinkage of woollen garments. Tests have shown that individual fibres when treated by the new
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  • 142 3 London. 4 SPECIAL meeting of Our Dumb Friends’ League was held recently to consider the case of Miss Ada Hayes, retired headmistress, of Edmonton, N. When the animals of Chapman’s Circus were auctioned recently, Miss Hayes paid £240 for ten horses and ponies. The League was
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  • 160 3 rolling stock and auto trucks. —“Austral News.’’ An Ambitious Project Sydney. (Australia.) Before the end of 1940 an Australian company with a capital of £1.000,000 will be producing aluminium at a factory near Sydney. Aluminium is an essential material in the manufacture of aeroplanes, and its production in
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  • 267 3 44 HEN a girl finds herself a V, e < n End star overnight, what do s she do? Miss Barbara Mullen. 20-year-old Irish actress, supplied an answer the other day, writes a “Daily Herald” reporter. She simply said “How nice”- and carried
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  • 397 3 Dr. B.C. Roy On Question Of Reciprocity New Delhi. The reluctance shown by a number of countries to agree to a direct teciprocal recognition of Indian .medical degrees was commented upon by Dr. B. C. Roy, the first non-official President of the Medical Council of India,
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  • 241 3 Withdrawal Of Cargo Tokyo. Hostilities in Scandinavia would aggravate the shortage of shipping bottoms in the Far East, observers here predicted as reports were received of the detention by the British of two Danish and three Norwegian vessels in Hongkong. With a slackening of the
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  • 291 3 .—“Austral News". Australia’s Huge Contribution Canberra, (Australia). TN many ways not readily discernible Australia is greatly helping the war effort of Britain. After seven months of war the mobilisation of Australia’s Chief primary products for marketing in Britain under the £100,000,000 purchase contract made
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  • 122 3 longer dated options.—“ Austral News.” Low Interest Rates And Level Canberra. (Australia.) Remarkable success has attended the efforts of the Federal authorities jn control of the financing of the war, to reduce the general level of interest rates. The average redemption yield on
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  • 45 3 Many letters to merchant seamen are not being addressed correctly, says the Postnrjaster-General. As shipping movements are no longer published, correspondence must be addressed care of the owners or agents concerned, and not care of the General Post Office, London.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 2407 4 Interesting Appeal Argued In Supreme Court Kuala Lumpur. APPEARING before Mr. Justice Poyser, Chief Justice, F.M.S. on Friday, in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, Dato Roland Braddell, with Mr. K. K. Benjamin, argued the appeal of Lee Yew and others who were convicted
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  • 1009 4 FURTHER HEARING IN TAMPIN CASE Seronban. IN the Tampin police court before Mr. L. C. Simpson-Gray, the hearing was continued throughout Friday into the charges against Dr. I. P. L. Sabapathy, until recently A.M.O. Tampin, of outraging the modesty of a female and house-tres-pass with intent
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  • 173 4 Empire Day Celebrations The boys of the Penuel English School assembled in the school hall at 9.30 a.m. to celebrate the Empire Day. Mr. L. H. Gorth read the message from Viscount Bledisloe, the President of the Empire Day movement, and Mr. B. Cameron addressed the boys.
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  • 460 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay May 23. if.; It is suggested that readers shorn cut out this news in Romanised >]., and hand it to Malay membertheir households, thus helping to k the Malay population informed the progress of the war. These M news bulletins will be published Suatu
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  • 147 4 Vagrant Com k‘tr<l At Malacca Malacca. Convicted on his own plea. Lee Ah Lin, a 23-year-old Hokkien, was declared a vagrant and committed 'j house of detention by Mr. Lin Teck, District Judge, in the District Court on Friday on of house-breaking in order theft.
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  • 68 4 Percival A year ago nine-year-' ie(J Charles Taylor, of Ips" collecting silver paper. {or It was for a “new air himself. rtl ad For Percival lost an accident and his parents to pay £22 for an artificial o Well over a ton of silve: needed to
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    • 194 4 IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE Is my bath ready, Hawkins well abreast of modem thought. This t bottle of Rose’s Lime Juice, Sir, in your Not quite. Str. They’re just dusting it." room A gesture of old world courtesy, no Placed there by His Lordship’s own doubt, but was it really necessary
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  • 1524 5 Chairman Hopes They Would Not Be Repeated F.M.S. CHAMBER OF MINES ANNUAL MEETING Ipoh. f p i HE view that fluctuations in the tin quota releases under the Restriction .Enactment during the past year had increased the difficulties of the m iner, and
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  • 452 5 Mr. Tan Guan Huat And Miss Chian Chye The Seh Tan Kongsi, Beach Street, was the scene of a Chinese wedding at noon yesterday, when Miss Lim Phaik Yeong. youngest daughter of Mrs. Lim Chian Chye was married to Mr. Tan Guan Huat, eldest son of Mr.
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  • 58 5 For Prosecution Of War Ipoh. Mr. Foo Choong Yit, J.P.. the well-known miner, has sent a donation of £l,OOO through Mr. C. H. Dakers to be forwarded to His Excellency the High Commissioner, towards the prosecution of the war. This is the fifth contribution
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  • 317 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr Birtwhistle, Director of Fisheries Malaya, is on an official visit Malacca. Dr Peter Tomlinson is appointed a m edical officer in the Malayan Medical Service. The Resident of Selangor has apPomte Mr. A. Bean, Warden of Mines, lohorc to act as Senior Inspector of Mines, Selangor. w
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  • 291 5 Strange Sight At T. Anson 'Teluk Anson. A strange rumour of the existence of a "devil s playground" in Teluk Anson is in circulation here and many residents ■who have visited the spot are convinced that, there might be a certain amount of tiuth in the
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  • 164 5 Collision With Cyclist At Sungei Korok Alor Star A motor accident occurred at Sungei Korok, Alor Star on Friday evening when an Austin Saloon belonging to H. H. Tungku Nong. Assistant Superintendent of Phengulus, and driven by himself, was involved in an accident with a
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  • 125 5 Then read this:— You are not out of danger when fever has subsided. The weakness it leaves behind exposes you to relapse’ or fresh infection. You must rebuild: your worn-out body immediately and quickly. The way to do this is to find a food] that soothes the
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  • 177 5 Chinese Found By Scavenger An unknown Chinese hanging from the roof of the public latrine at Tek Soon Street confronted an Indian Municipal scavenging coolie at 6 a.m. on April 26, when he went to the lavatory to clean the place. At the inquest held
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 13 5 Imssol Y METAL POLISH GIVES BR/11MNCE AND SPARKLE 11/ TO METALWARE M 20
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    • 211 5 The Oversea-Chinese Amusement Co., Ltd. MONDAY, 27th MAY 1940 WEMBLEY PARK LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT TAI KHOON CANTONESE OPERA: “MOON SOON SIN” Part 8 NOOR AN OPERA OF MALACCA: Inche W. Ang presents “A WOMAN’S HONOUR” CAPITAL TALKIES: Richard Talmadge in “LIVE WIRE” Seats: 35, 20 and 10 cents MERRY-GO-ROUND: 5
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 270 5 Orowds At Yesterday’s 3 Performances Fully Convulsed With Laughters I WZ Penang’s Most M JK Luxurious 8 J Zw Air-Conditioned Theatre (Controlled By Shaw Bros. Ltd.) 3 Shows Today and Tomorrow at 3, 6.15 9.30 George Formby is back in a new picture that goes all out for Laughs Associated
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    • 135 5 QUEEN'S LAST 2 SHOWS TODAY At 6.15 9.30 p.m. Timely Thrilling U-Boat Drama Your Last Chance To See This Thrilling Hit Only Once In A Decade Comes A Picture Like M-G-M’s “THUNDER AFLOAT” with Wallace Beery Chester Morris Virginia Grey and cast of hundreds Startling Incredible But True THURSDAY’S BIG
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  • 466 6 I j r to the wanton and barbaric invasion ox the Luvv Countries, America, though undeniably pro-ally, was only so in sentiment. She was willing to help her fellow-democratic nations as far as it was compatible with strict neutrality. There is no denying that, taken as
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  • 142 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA “The Lone Ranger’’ (Whole serial) 2.30 8 00 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Wallace fieery in “Thunder Afloat” with Chester Morris and Virginia Grey. 6.15 930 pm. REX CINEMA George Formby in "Trouble Brewing” 3, 6 15 9.30 p m WINDSOR CINEMA “Seva Sadhan” (Tamil picture) 5.45
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  • 428 6 First Balloon Barrage IVfOST laymen would be very J-’-*- wide of the mark in stating when London first saw a balloon barrage. It was as late in the last war as September, 1917. The "Balloon Apron,' as it was then called, consisted of steel cables suspended from
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  • 623 6 Monday, May 27. jTMIE full-blooded (iennan offensives on the Allied armies in Belgium and Northern France are still going on. As usual, artillery, aircraft and tanks participated. JX the attack on Lys, the opposing forces swayed backwards land forwards but finally the original positions
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 2357 7 All Churches Filled To Capacity FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI VESTED WITH GREATER SOLEMNITY IS Majesty the King’s appeal for yesterday to be set aside for prayers for the Nation and Empire and victory for the Allied Cause found expression in a remarkable
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  • 147 7 Issue Of Coupons About June 17 The Controller of Rubber, Malaya, has fixed the rate of release for the third quarter, 1940 at 77%% of one-quarter of the standard production of all holdings in Malaya. Export credits for the third quarter, 1940 will be
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  • 117 7 "Tell the accused that cruelty of this nature appals me,” said Mr. W. M. McCall. in the Penang Third Police Court this morning, in fining Lee Woh Sooi, a poultry dealei’ $5 or seven days’ rigorous imprisonment, on a charge of cruelty to animals, by
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  • 56 7 Hijih Commissioner Orders Inquiry An inquiry into the causes and circumstances of IVearne s aircraft accident at Rawang on May with the loss of three lives, has been ordered by the High Commissioner, and will be held by Mr. justice Cussen in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 145 7 The funeral of Mr. Cheah Lean Guan took place from "Sandycroft,” Tanjong Bungah, at 10.30 this morning for interment at the Mount Erskine Cemetery. There was a large attendance at the funeral and many wreaths and scrolls were received. The cortege, after leaving the
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  • 92 7 The F.M.S. Railways have introduced a new type of sleeping saloon to accommodate both first and second class passengers to the night mails between Kuala Lumpur and Prai. For the convenience of passengers travelling from Kuala Lumpur and intermediate stations to Ipoh and vice
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  • 257 7 ANOTHER LAUGH RIOT WITH GEORGE FORMBY ’Trouble Brewing” starring the popular British singing comedian, George Form by. opened at the Rex Theatre yesterday and is another picture in which the star provokes laughter with many ludicrous situations. George Formby appears as a printer’s, compositor who prides himself
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  • 63 7 While giving a horse his usual morning run at the New Race Course in Batu Gantong this morning, a Malay syce fell off his mount. He was picked up suffering from what is suspected to be a fracture of the collar bone. He was subsequently
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  • 21 7 The American Consulate at Penang will be closed on Thursday, May 30» 1940, in observance of Memorial Day.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 94 7 Announcing A NEW TRUFOOD PRODUCT A PROGRESSIVE NUTRITIVE FOOD FOR BABY FROM 10 TO 24 MONTHS CONTAINS Animal Protein Bone Marrow emulsified Cream Fat the soluble Carbohydrates, Lactose and Glucose Mineral salts Organic Iron Lecithin Calcium witn tested Vitamins A and D from natural sources and Vitamins 81, 82. PROVIDES
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  • 92 8 Penang, May 25, 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/16 .On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/8 Private O. D. 2/4 S/lt Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 7/lc On New York Demand 47 Canadian 51 3/4 JJn France Demand 2062 3/4 Lire
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  • 53 8 Mine Returns for 3 months ended March 31, 1940. Cubic yards treated 172,500 Ore recovered piculs 360 Profit for the 3 months (approx) $5,000 Since the middle of February the dredge has been digging floating depth only during its transfer to the new property, and recoveries
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  • 66 8 Messrs. Boustead Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the Secretaries, Messrs. Edward Boustead Co, London, advising that a profit of £2.957. has been earned for the year 1939 and recommending payment of a dividend of 6%, whilst it is proposed to carry forward
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  • 867 8 Chairman On Need For Large Scale Re-planting The forty-first annual general meeting of shareholders of the Selangor Rubber Co., Ltd., was held in London on April 24. Sir Frank Swettenham (chairman) said: “The directors’ report and accounts as usual set out fully the position of
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  • 85 8 Ipoh. Further events in the Kinta Swimming dub annual championships were swum off yesterday and resulted as follows: 100 Metres Free-style “B”: 1. John Gifffillan (74 2/5 sec); 2. Chew Moon Khong (79 4/5 sec) 3. Heng Hock Watt. 50 Metres Free-style (Ladies): 1. Lam Pooi Cheng
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  • 181 8 Notification For Ipoh Streets The F.M.S. Government Gazette of Maj 23 makes effective the following traffic regulation in Ipoh: In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 68 (2) of the Road Traffic Enactment, 1937 (No. 17 of 1937), the Resident of Perak hereby makes
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  • 620 8 Large Attendance And Many Wreaths The funeral of Madam Gan Gooi Poli, widow of the late Mr Khoo Eng Geok, which took place yesterday morning from 26, Prangin Lane for interment at the Khoo Cemetery (Thean Teik Road* was largely att ended. The deceased,
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 274 8 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.174 1.22 J Ayer Panas 1.20 1.25 Bassetts 40 45 Batu Lintangs 95 1.00 Bentas 92i 971 Bonellis 1.40 1.45 Brogas 60 65 Indragiris 1.20 1.25 Kempas 1.95 2.05 Kuala Sidims 2.15 2.25 Luna.s 1.55 1.65 Malaka Pindas 1.30 1.35 Mentakabs 37
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    • 354 8 Weekly Share Market Report The following i s a record of business done and closing prices of shares in the Local Share Market during the past week. Industrials and Loans and Municipal have ah been very steady but Rubber and Tin shares are a shade easier. The
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    • 291 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/14 4/6 A. Amalg 5/6 6/ A. Hitams 20/ 21/ Bangrins 20/ 21/ B. Selangors 1.364 1-40 Hong Fatts 99 1.01 Jelebus 63 66 Johan.s 29 31 Kamras 1/6 1/9 Kamuntings 10/3 11/3 K. Lanjuts 21/ 21/9 Kramats 10/ 10/6 Kuchais 1.524
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    • 244 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 4/ 4/6 A. Ainalgamateds 5/74 5/104 B. Selangors 1.35 1.40 Hong Fatts 974 1.00 Jelapangs 26/ 27/ Jelebus 65 70 Johans 30 32j K. Kam untings 8/3 8/6 Kramats 10/3 10/9 K. Lanjuts 21/ 21/9 Kuchais 1.524 1.574 Kamras 1 /3 1/6 Kundangs
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    • 251 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Se> r, Ampat 4/ 4 < 6 Austral Amal. 5/6 s /10 Batu Selangor 1.35 j Berjuntai 9/6 10 Hong Fatt 99 i O2 Hongkong Tin 21/ 21 6ex Jelapang 26/6 27/ Johan 28 31 Jelebu 624 65 K. Kamunting 8/ 85 Kampong Lanjut
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    • 175 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4/3 4/6 A. Amalgamated 5,"9 6/3 Ayer Hitam 19/6 20/6 Batu Selangor 1.324 1.37 Hitam 324 37 V Hong Fatt 97j 1.02* Jelebu 624 67J K. Kamunting 8/3 8/6 Kampong Lanjut 20/6 21/6 Katu 22/6 23/6 Kinta Kellas 5/3 5 9 Kramat
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    • 148 8 Class To Be Forme»! Al Klian Intan A preliminary meeting in connection with the formation of the St. John Ambulance First Aid Class was held at the Intan Club, Klian Intan. oE May’ 22 at 5.30 p.m. at which most of the leading persons and European
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  • 111 9 Tea Party Given By Mr. A. Mohamed Rawther A brilliant gathering numbering well over two hundred attended the tea party given in honour of the visit of the Chinese Islamic South Asia Goodwill Delegation to Penang by Mr. A. Mohamed Rawther, the well-known local Indian merchant of
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  • 868 9 What Can Hitler Hope To Get i (By Lindley Fraser) It is now beginning to be possible to estimate the difference made to the war by Germany’s latest adventure. What has Hitler gained, and what has he lost, by the occupation of Denmark Hitler has gained
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  • 531 9 Absolute Unity Of Purpose (By H. V. USILL) In a recent speech Dr. Goebbels said that this war was between the "German socialist state and British capitalism," and that “in this war that nation will be victorious which has achieved the widest social justice and which
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  • 152 9 A motor lorry laden with merchandise to be taken over to Kulim crashed into the drain at Kimberley Street near the junction of Cintra Street. A water pipe, which was lying across the drain was broken into two by the force of the lorry. Hundreds
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  • 31 9 MONDAY, MAY 27, 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting Surface Air Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1.30 p.m. MAIL ARRIVALS Air Mails from Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore—Monday.
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    • 1776 9 SINGAPORE zhl V 1 30.96 mj .<- WB P-m. Misciellareou.s Gramophone Records. 1/30 News Rubber. Tin Copra Interval. 5.010 Lagu Extlra.f (Malay). 5.30 Tamil Music.! 6.00 Cantonese his-w-x. <w torical dramas.! 6.25 Cantonese film TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS I selections, 6.45 Popular Malay tunes, I BROADCASTINC 700 News in Malay 715
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    • 517 9 MANILA KZRM 9.57 mc/s (31.35 m.) A.M. e 5.50 News in English. y 12.10 p.m. News in English. 5.10 Stocks. 5.50 Local Market Reports. 5.55 News in English. 8.05 News in English KZIB 9.50 mc/s (3158 m.»& 1 6.04 mc/s (49.67 m.) I- 6.50 am. News in English. 8.50—10.30 Manila
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  • 680 10 Country’s Needs Imperative, Savs Premier To T.U .C. Rugby, May 26 The Prime Minister, in a message to-day to a special conference called by the General Council of the T.U.C., stated:—“The country’s needs are imperative, inescapable and imperious and we shall pay
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  • 871 10 ALLIED ARMIES IN NORTH NOT ENCIRCLED Boulogne Not Occupied By Germans Yet Paris, May 26 A military spokesman summed up the situation as follows —in the north, the Germans launched attacks against the new positions taken up by the British and Belgian forces. The
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  • 212 10 News Of Military Action Unfounded Belgrade, May 26 Fresh assurances that Italy does not contemplate action in the Balkans, it is understood, have been handed to the Governments of Balkan countries. The newspaper “Vreme", under a Rome date line, publishes the statement that it is
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  • 45 10 Reuter Paris, May 26. It is announced that fifteen French Generals have been relieved of their command including Army and Irmy Corps commanders and several divisional commanders following the appointment of General II eygand as Commander -in Chief.
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  • 77 10 Reuter. ACCOMMODATION IF ITALY GOES TO WAR Vatican City, May 26 Cardinal Maglione, the Papal Secretary of State, has circularised all diplomatic representatives asking whether they desire accommodation in Vatican City in the event of their countries being involved in war with Italy or whether they
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  • 79 10 .—Reuter. Rate Of Treasury Bills Unchanged London, May 26. The money’ market remained impervious to the developments of the war situation. The clearing banks continued good buyers bills while loans were easily’ obtainable around one per cent. The average rate for Treasury Bills was £1 os. 4.81 d.
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  • 481 10 -8.0. W. PRODUCTION SPEEDED UP: NO IDLE MOMENTS Rugby, May 26. In a broadcast talk on Saturday evening, the Minister of Labour and National Service upon whose shoulders the recent legislation for a more complete mobilisation of Britain's man and woman power has cast a
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  • 645 10 —Renter Services In Clmn h, s And Mission HallLondon M a In the cathedrals big cities in tiny village mission halls, chapels and horn people, tociay was observed as national prayer in response to desire that the day should be .> for prayers on
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  • 66 10 Reuter. Continuing To Reach D Imaginative Level London. May Reuter is authoritatively inn London that the German claims of tish naval losses continue to >• high imaginative level. Today munique for example alleges th» Narvik, yesterday of numb-r.-tish cruisers and destroyers, ship, an aircraft carrier,
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  • 36 10 Reuter. Continuing To Lea» His Troops Paris. Ma Certain Belgian Ministers have in France to organise department» vices. The Prime Minister M. P still in Belgium and King Leopold > tinuing to lead his troops.—Reuter
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 798 11 Horses— Class I—Division I—sl Furlongs Straight. S 3l JACK DRUCE 7y 904 “Mr Cheah” Van Breukelen 00 2 COOLTIPT 5y 9.03 “Mining Kongsi”Van Breukelen SIMPLEX 4y 9.02 Mr. A.J.R Rappard Van Breukelen 4 1 CARLOCA 5y 8.11 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval
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  • 118 11 Selangor Beat Johore Kuala Lumpur. Sdangor qualified to meet Penang in ’he final of the Foong Seong Cup Badminton Competition by trouncing Johore by five matches to nil yesterday Deprived of the services of Peng Soon, the Malayan singles hampion, who was unable to Play the
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  • 54 11 oungsters Beat White Horse Youngsters basket-ball team 1 the White Horse basket-ball in a fast and exciting game mday* at the Kinta Lane court a large crowd. visitors led in the first half 17 points; while the score second half was 11 —16. The score was 35—33 in favour
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  • 33 11 TODAY SOCCER: I.R.C. vs. P R O. Esplanade. C.R.C. “B” vs. Malay C.Y. Victoria Green. S’pore R. E. vs. P. Garrison Glugor Ground. TENNIS: Penang Tennis Championships. Western Road Courts.
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  • 108 11 Four Matches Against Local Teams The Singapore Fortress Royal Engineers’ soccer team will be playing a series of soccer matches in Penang during the coming week and the next. The team will contain a number of players from the Army team that defeated Negri Sembilan by
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  • 33 11 —Reuter. A.A.A. Team Beat Oxford And Cambridge Cambridge, May 26 In the athletic contest, an Amateur Athletic Association team beat the combined Oxford and Cambridge team by 83 points to 47. Reuter.
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  • 1045 11 SETTLEMENT FAIL TO HOLD ON TO INTERVAL LEAD Contrary to expectations and to the run of play, Kedah drew with Penang, one all, in the H.M.S. Malaya Cup Match which was played at Alor Star on Saturday before a large
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  • 219 11 Arsenal Draw With Portsmouth London, May 25 The following are the results of the football and rugby matches played today. SOUTH A Millwall 7, Crystal Palace 2. SOUTH C Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 1. Tottenham 3, Chelsea 2. SOUTH D Norwich 3. Queen's Park Rangers 1. Southend 3,
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  • 64 11 The Old Xaverians’ Association bĕat the Penang Free School by seven wickets at cricket on the school ground in Green Lane yesterday. Going in first, the School were all disn.issed for 50 runs. The Association in reply passed their opponents
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  • 50 11 On the Esplanade today. P R.C.—A. C. Foley; C. O Thomasz J R: Andres; H. J. Foley, R. B. Lesslar (.Capt.), R. A Aena, C. R. Pestana. M If Foley, S. D’Orville, Johnny and B. H. Lesslar. Reserves: A. J. Williams and T. Mag ness.
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  • 373 11 Junior Badminton Tourney FEATURE of yesterday’s play in the Penang Junior Open Badminton Championships which are nearing a conclusion, was the Men’s Singles Semi-final in which Law Teik Hock, favourite for the Singles title, disposed of Lim Chong Ooh, in straight sets.
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  • 92 11 Fields Scores Hat Trick For Winners Playing at Seremban, the Army beat Negri Sembilan by 5 goals to nil, in the first "Malaya” cup soccer match of the Southern Section. Cunliffe scored the Army’s first goal, when he headed in a lob by Brodie. There was no
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  • 305 11 Chinese Dismissed For 23 Runs In a low-scoring match on the Victoria Green yesterday, the Indian Association defeated the Chinese Recreation Club "A’’ by 38 runs. The Indians, batting first, were dismissed for 61 runs. Veerasingam (19) and Anthony (10) were the only two
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  • 151 11 The following are the P.F.A. League and other fixtures up to Tuesday, June 4:— Today P.R.C. vs. Indian R.C. on Esplanade; C.R.C. “B” vs. Malay C.Y on Victoria Green; Singapore R.E- vs. P G.F.A, on Glugor ground. Tomorrow I.R.C. “B” vs. P.G.F.A. "B” on Renong ground; M.D.S.C.
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  • 67 12 Ipoh, Today. TJEAVY rain fell in Ipoh this morning, as a result of which there was little activity on the race track, j Only three horses were taken out. They were Edna Star (’Martin), Siam (Minto) and Y Easter Parade (Davies), and all three
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  • 470 12 .—Reuter. •Thrilling Stories By Tired R.A.F. Pilots London, May 26 Thrilling stories are being told by tired pilots, who in the past fortnight, have worked sixteen hours daily attacking the German hordes. One particular unit in the last twelve days accounted for 45 •eneu. planes
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  • 56 12 —Reuter and 8.0. W All Officers And Ratings Missing Rugby, May 26. The Secretary of the Admiralty announces that H.M. minesweeping trawler, Charles Boyes, has been sunk by an enemy mine. The commanding officer one officer and thirteen ratings are missing and it feared that they have lost
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  • 25 12 Brigadier M. Gambier-Parry M.C.. AD.C., will broadcast on “The Present Military Situation*’ from the Singapore -station at 7.45 p.m. tonight.
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  • 79 12 MONDAY, MAY 27 2TIN: Penang $132.62' Business done 100 tons Singapore $132,621 RUBBER: Penang Spot 36£c Singapore Spot 36Jc COPRA: Sundried $3.50 buyers no sellers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $5.50 sellers Fail- Seed $6.00 sellers RICE: Indian Parboiled 133 lbs $6.00 Rangoon Parboiled No 1 $7.90 No
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  • 54 12 REUTER. LONDON, MAY 27. THE GERMAN CLAIM THAT CALAIS IS IN GERMAN HANDS IS DECLARED IN AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES IN LONDON TO BE WITHOUT FOUNDATION. IT IS ADDED THAT, AS HAS BEEN EMPHASISED FROM BOTH BRITISH AND FRE N C H SOURCES, CALAIS REMAINS IN THE
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  • 278 12 Golf Championship Of 1940 The qualifying round for the Penang Sports Club Golf Championship 1940 was played at Glugor on Saturday. 25th May, and resulted as follows: G. Halliday 72 R. J. Isherwood 74 H. B. Noon 82 W. H. Brodie 85 G. Aste 86 G. A.
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  • 569 12 —8.0. W Enemy’s Supplies i And Reserves Dislocated London, May 26. Reuter’s special correspondent with the R.A.F. reports that important targets in the Ardennes area, mainly along the Meuse, were bombed last night by a large R.A.F. formation which continued the work of dislocating and
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  • 84 12 —Reuter Full Power Developed In Moments Of Danger Berne, May 26 The “Basler Nachrichten” says: It is a peculiarity of the English character that it only develops its full power in moments of great danger. The spirit which pervades the English people in all crises was well
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  • 270 12 Experience Of Main Groups Summarised —8.0. W. Rugby, May 26 British motor manufacturers have actually extended a large number of their foreign markets this year notwithstanding the enormous production on motor vehicles for war. The experience of some main motor groups may be
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  • 478 12 60 Planes Destroyed For Loss Of 11 LONDON, MAY 27. THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCES THAT HEAVY BOMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CARRIED OUT FURTHER EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY THROUGHOUT LAST NIGHT. —Reuter. Targets were successfully attacked in the Rhineland included railway junctions, sidings and
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  • 83 12 —Reuter. Additional Companies To Be Formed London, May 26. The War Office announces that it has been decided to form additional companies for certain home defence battalions for special duties in Britain. The age limits will be 18 to 19%. It is intended to transfer the men
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  • 52 12 —Reuter. Does Not Mean That They Are Casualties London, May 26. The War Office announces that in many cases soldiers in the B.E.F. cannot communicate with relatives as regularly as in the past and in fact, letters not being received does not mean that the men have become
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  • 29 12 .—Reuter. Washington. May 26 The United States Red Cross announces that it has sent the British Red Cross $lOO,OOO for the relief of refugees.—Reuter.
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  • 464 12 "—8.0. W Message From First Lord Of Admiralty Rugby, May 26. The following signal has been made from the First Lord and the First Sea Lord to the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands Navy. “We wish to extend to you and to the officers and men
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