Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 18 June 1940

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 141. Vol. XCVIII. TUESDAY, JUN 18, 1940. PRICE 1« CENTS.
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    GERMANY’S REPLY NOT YET RECEIVED
    788 1 French Government To Remain In France NO UNCONDITIONAL PEACE America Urged lo Sever All Relations With Dictators London, June 18. COMMENTING on M. Baudoin’s broadcast, the Columbia Broadcasting Company’s Bordeaux correspondent declared that the French Government would not leave France. He added that France would
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    SHIPS BOUND FOR FRANCE
    68 1 .—Reuter. To Proceed Direct To British Ports London, June 17. The Admiralty announces that broadcasts in English, Dutch, Polish and Norwegian will be made at the earliest opportunity, warning all Dutch, Polish and Norwegian ships, bound for French poits, to proceed directly to British ports. These
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    British Offer To France
    103 1 .—Reuter. London, June 18. Offifl circles in London pointeeput last night that the draft ctaraii n the AngloI r, in ,1 mon was based on the assuin inn that /Britain and Franc would continue the war again: Germany as llliei. .Is he French Government was a
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    Allies Capture 600 Prisoners In Libya
    63 1 Reuter. Inna 1 >4 Authoritative reports received here state that over 600 prisoners, including 200 Italians were captured by Allied troops operating in Libya. Twelve tanks and seven guns were also captured. In repeated raids on Italian bases, R.A.F. planes destroyed nearly 100 enemy
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    Estonia And Latvia Note Occupied
    128 1 to have welcomed the Russians. —Reuter*. Paris, June 18. Soviet troops ha\e occupied Tallinn. Mitau and other places in Estonia and Latvia according to the “Afton Bladet’s” Tallinn correspondent. He added that the Lithuanian exPresident, M. Smetona, is reported to have been interned at Koenigsberg
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    Premier To Review Whole Situation Today
    220 1 —8.0. W. and Reuter. London, June 18. rpHE Prime Minister’s speech in the House of Commons to- day will cover the whole of the war situation, says Reuter’s Lobby correspondent. He will deal with the loss of France, the entry of Italy into the
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    FRENCH MAINTAIN FOR SEVERAL PAYS
    280 1 Armies Separated Into Four Groups London, June 18. THE French military spokesman said that for several days there had been no unbroken front. The French armies had been separated into four groups, separated by deep gaps, thereby risking their becoming victims of the German manoeuvres.
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    WELSH COAL FOR FRANCE
    56 1 —Reuter. Exports Suspended Paris, June 18. Following the surrender of the French Army, exports of the Welsh coal to France were suspended today, and many cargoes, including coal, cut on Sunday in the new output drive to meet urgent French needs, will now have to find
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    STOP PRESS
    88 1 i Reuter. French Surrender “Untrue’’ New York, June 18. “It is absolutely untrue to say that France is going to lay down her arms,” declared the announcer heard on the wavelength of the French Government wireless by the National Broadcasting Company. The announcer is quoted as saying: “France
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    "Canada Will Intensify War Effort"
    203 1 —Reuter. Ottawa, June 17. The Empire’s dire need as a consequence of France’s decision will send Canada’s .wartime industry into the crescendo of production, declared the Munitions Minister, Mr. Howe, announcing a sharp increase in Canadian, output of arms and ammunitions. Hie production of anti-tank
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    FRANCE IN CONTACT WITH GERMANY
    1004 2 THROUGH INTERIM OF GENERAL FRANCO Hitler To Meet Mussolini discussion o> PEACE TERMS Britain To Carry On Struggle London, June 7. AFTER publishing a short report of Marshal Main’s statement that fighting niust cease and Hit the Germans had been approached regarding their peace terms,
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    Soviet Demands Accepted
    76 2 —Reuter. Resignation Of Latvia Cabinet Riga, June 17 The Government has resigned following the acceptance of the Soviet’s demand for the reinforcement of the Red Army garrison in the country. A “People’s Government” friendly to the Soviet has been formed in Lithuania after the entry of the
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    WOMEN’S SERVICES
    93 2 ’—Reuter. Must Remain At Posts Whatever Happens London. June 17 The Marchioness of Reading, as coordinator of Women’s Services, has issued a message to the Women’s Voluntary Services stating that the Minister for Home Security expects that all women engaged in ro».po»xx>il>l«> w ;n romol»» at their posts
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    MR. CHURCHILL
    28 2 Reuter. Statement In Commons Today London, June 17. Parliament meets tomorrow at the usual time when a statement is expected from Mr. Churchill or Mr. Attlee
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    GREAT SHOCK TO AMERICANS
    713 2 French Expected I<> Hold Out Longer WHAT MOVE WILL JAPAN NOW MAKE Washington, .June 17. Y/lARSHAL PETAIN’S broadcast created a great shock here. 'lt was known that the French Army was in desperate straits but it was hoped it would carry on until President Roosevelt’s promise
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    CALL OF MEN TO COLOURS
    98 2 .—Reuter General Scheme For Speeding-Up London, June 17. It is learned that the men who registered for military service at Leicester on Saturday’ were instructed today to report for medical examinat: ron Wednesday. The War Office states that this is pa of the general scheme
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    NEW ADMIRALTY ORDER
    64 2 —Reuter. Every Ship Tn Port Have Sufficient Crew London, June 1 The Admiralty has made an order requiring the presence in every ship in a United Kingdom port of a ufficient number of members and ciev toman defensive equipment and fire-tight mr appliances. Seamen are warned that
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    ACTIVITY ON SOUTH COAST
    41 2 —BOW. Rugby, June 17 The Air Ministry and Ministry for Home Security announce: “There was eiiemy activity on the South Coast ’alright. One aircraft dropped a bomb which caused neglible damage. Th* were no casualties.” —8.0. W.
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    Britain To Be Invaded This Month
    140 2 —Reuter. Forecast By Sir hl. Henderson London, June 17. I Forecasting that Hitler would attempt to invade England this month or in July rather than in August or September, Sir Neville Henderson, former Ambassador to Berlin, speaking at Lincoln, urged that every able-bodied man
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    Most Successful R.A.F. Raids On Tobruk
    382 2 Cairo, June ip. ihe R.A.r, in the Middle East announces: “The most sucraids were carried out against the Italian air base at Tobruk '1 ht. airmen persisted in the attack despite hecavy anti-aircraft fire and extensively damaged an ammunition, and petrol dump and caused
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    A City of Contrasts and Similarities
    1224 3  -  LONDON —1914 AND 1940 By George Edinger Mr Edinger’s sketch of wartime London, today and a quarter of a century ago, shows that while much ha S changed, there is a. fundamental continuity in the British character which brings out similar reSimilar circumsta nces.
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    London’s Busiest Young Mon
    268 3 A SLIM, slightly untidy young man in a pullover mingles with Londoners daily, usually unrecognised. He is our leading actor, John Gielgud, 36, and the busiest young man in London, writes P. L. Mannock, the “Daily Herald” theatre correspondent. His birthday was almost the only rest
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    A GERMAN LION
    212 3 A lion sejant (sitting) has been adopted as a crest by one Nazi air squadron —a peculiar choice for a nation that has always looked to the eagle for its symbolism. This is the “Lion Squadron” which has achieved some notoriety in Germany by the composition of
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    CIVIL AVIATION IN WARTIME
    235 3 A N achievement of which British civil aviation might well he proud is that, A despite the demands and hazards of war, the Empire Air Service» have been carried on without interruption. As in peacetime, the big flying boats have left for their destinations on the
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    LIZARDS, GRUBS ON MENU
    220 3 OVERLANDERS’ ORDEAL Adelaide. Stranded in uninhabited country, dogged by dam-age to their bicycles and injuries to themselves, and without food, three young men endured extraordinary hardships during one stage of their 1,700-miles ride from Perth. In their desperate plight, they were forced to eat lizards, tree
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    'CINDERELLA' LOVED FINE CLOTHES
    441 3 She Took Mink Coat. Jewels London. A LICE COOK has a “Cinderella” complex. Most American girls have it, they say, and Alice, an orphan child, was sent to Canada and the United States at an early age. In the Canadian orphanage where she was brought up
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    SHOT ON DAY WIFE WAS RETURNING
    279 3 London. A FEW hours before his wife was due back from Palestine, Major John Ellis Viccars, a D.S.O. of the last war and Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, was found shot dead at his home,, Ingarsby Old Hall, near Leicester. A revolver was found by
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    IMPORTANCE OF WEATHER FORECASTING IN WARTIME
    2217 4 Essential To All Branches Of Fighting Forces METEOROLOGICAL CHIEF’S BROADCAST ‘WHE Value of Weather Fore casting in Wartime” was the subject of a talk which Mr. H. B. F. Moorhead, Director of the Malayan Meteorological Ser vice, broadcast from the Singapore station last nght.
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    GERMANY'S INDUSTRIAL AREAS
    233 4 Easy Vulnerability To Allied Air Attack t?IFTY per cent of the total industrial output of Germany, r 57 per cent of the heavy industry, and 57 per cent of her output for export, are produced within 150 miles, less than an hour’s flight, of the Western Front,
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    SEQUEL TO CAR CRASH
    137 4 Charge Of Being Under Influence Of Liquor Kuala Lumpur. A charge of driving while under the influence of liquor was preferred against a Tamil named Srvapragasam on Friday in the Police Court, Kuala Lumpur, before Mr. W. J. Thorogood. the First Magistrate. The case is a
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    WAR NEWS
    468 4 Bulletin In Romanised Malay June 14. 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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    WORKING HOURS IN ASIATIC SHOPS
    320 4 Action By S.S. (S’pore) Association The Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association is to ask the Government whether the reports submitted by the Labour Department and the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on the question of working hours of Asiatic shop assistants have yet been considered. If so
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    PRISON FOR THEFT OF TIN ORE
    131 4 Carried Away In Thermos Flasks Three Chinese were charged beiV’i Mr. W. J. Thorogood, the First gistrate, Kuala Lumpur, this mon: with the theft of tin ore. All three accused pleaded guilty. The first cused, a kepala, was sentenced o three months’ rigorous imprisonment.
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    CHARGED UNDER A DEAD LAW
    133 4 Seremban Man s Acquittal Seremban. BEFORE Mr. J. A. a. Faith in the Seremban police court on Wednesday, Mr. Goh Eng Thye, proprietor of the Negri Sembilan Dance Hall, was summoned by the police for keeping the premises open after the time stated in his
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    GOLDSMITH CHARGED
    107 4 Alleged Breach (If Trust A Tamil goldsmith named Veerasamy was charged before Mr. W. J. Thorogood (First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur) on Friday with criminal breach of trust in respect of a gold chain, three ear-nnss and a gold sovereign. Accused claimed trial, and the case was postponed, bail
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      231 4 Sensitive Skins need this I Comfort l EED K POT lEST ANI ANO COR WEY BOS Pin uticura Talcum ismorethan adusting I r\| powder—it is a cooling and refreshing treatment, because of the special, medicated way in which it is prepared. It immediately cools and soothes those I parts where
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    ALLEGED STOWAWAY CHARGED
    99 5 Vengalan told the court that he thought it better to return to Malaya the place where he was bom, when he produced yesterday before Mr. 'V M. McCall, in the Penang Third Police Court, on a charge of being a stowaway an board a ship on a
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    TRIVIAL REMARK LEADS TO FATAL ATTACK
    770 5 Chinese Fisherman Faces Murder Charge FRACAS OUTSIDE VILLAGE COFFEE-SHOP Ipoh. AN argument between two Chinese one night in a cofleeshop, allegedly resulting in the parties getting involved in a fight and in one of them being fatally attacked, had its sequel in the Perak
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    NEW CHETTIAR TEMPLE OPENED
    187 5 $10J)00 Edifice At Kulim Kulim. The grand opening of the new Chettiar Temple in Jalan Kelang Larra in front of the St. Patrick’s School took place on Sunday. Altogether the cost of the erection of the temple amounted to about $lO,OOO, which was donated by the
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    YOUNG GIRL FOUND HANGED
    96 5 Chinese Coffee-Shop Waitress Taiping. Soo Thian, a pretty 22-year-old Chinese girl, a waitress at the Coronation Park, was found hanging dead in her room at No. 25 a, Chinese Club Road, on Sunday evening. It is understood that one of her friends walked into her room
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    PENANG ROTARY DINNER TONIGHT
    57 5 Big Game Film To Be Shown This week’s meeting of the Penang Rotary Club will be a dinner meeting today at 8.15 p.m. at the E. O. Hotel instead of the usual Wednesday tiffin meeting. Mr. H. A. Johnson will show a film of his recent
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    547 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Miss Helen Khong of Ipoh is leaving today for Singapore to join the Raffles College. Che Moham/ed Arshad bin Ismail of the Kedah Civil Service, and Che Aishah binti Ibrahim will be married this week. Mr. W.M. McCall has been appointed a Police Magistrate for the Settlements of
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    CRIMINAL FORCE ON WOMAN ALLEGED
    315 5 Story Of Threat To Assault Husband The story of how a 29-year-old Tamil was alleged to have used criminal force on a Tamil woman, while her husband was away, was related to Mr. W. M. McCall, Penang Third Magistrate, yesterday when Mandai Kelevan stood his
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    Y.W.C.A. REST ROOM
    27 5 The Rev. Robert M. Greer, B D-, Minister of Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Cffiurch, Penang will conduct a short Devotional Service tomorrow at 7 o’clock.
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    Comforts For Troops
    544 5 APPEAL FOR MOKE WORKERS r pilE latest consignment of comA forts to Singapore from the Central Depot, Ipoh, was the largest despatched so far in one month by the Women’s Section of the Perak Patriotic Fund, a fact which is the more satisfactory in view of the
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    THEFT OF CLOTHING ALLEGED
    65 5 Chee Teik Tan claimed trial yesterday in the Penang Third Police Court, to a charge of theft of clothing, namely a pair of trousers, one sports shirt and belt valued $2.55 cents about 2.30 a.m. on June 16 at Prangin Road. The case was postponed till
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    46 5 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March Ever Forward Dobson Overture Orpheus In The Underworld Offenbach Selection Atgar Cuvillier Waltz La Morena Retford Selection The Song Of The Drum Godfrey Idyl Blumengefluster Bion Fox Trot But Where Are You? Berlin
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      269 5 813- K-E You Can Cure PILES Physician’s discovery positively reduces and heals piles. Dr. Van Vleok’s Absorptive Pile Plaama to a complete cure for the worst pile*. The first application stops pain and irritation almost instantly. Alarming loss of blood is arrested. Inflammation soon dice down. The swollen piles surely
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      274 5 I Here’s Our Superb All-Action DoubleFeature Attraction. MAJESTIC STARTS TODAY 3.00, 6.15 9.30 Matinee Reduced Prices Downstairs 15, 30 and 50 cents. Janies Oliver Curwood’s Dramatic Masterpiece “GALL OF THE YUKON” with Richard Arlen Beverly Roberts Republic’s most refreshing picture of tfae season. You’ll thrill to the redblooded adventure you’ll
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      90 5 Acclaimed By All As The» Greutest Chinese Picture Ever Produced QUEEN'S LAST 3 SHGWS TODAY 3. 6.30 9.30 China’s greatest Historical Picture Miss Wang Shoe Chun a*» “HSIANG FEI” Or Fragrant Princess (with F*ull English Sub-titles) OPENING TOMORROW “THE LONE WOLF STRIKES” with Warren William Joan Perry. A Columbia Picture.
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    NOT TWO NATIONS BET ONE
    465 6 OELIEF after the first shock of Marshal Petain’s decision to cease fighting will be generally felt at the clarification of the French position by the new Foreign Minister, M. Baudouin. There is no question of a dishonourable peace, he said, and no possibility of France
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    Around The Town
    130 6 MAJESTIC CINEMA “Call of the Yukon” and "Springtime in the Rockies,” 3, 6 15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA Miss Wang Shee Chun in “Hsiang Fei” 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA ‘‘Wolf Call” and ‘‘Man From Music Mountain” 3, 615 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA
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    By The Way
    479 6 Spotting \The Good Egg TT()W can one tell whether an egg is good or bad, fresh or stale? There is, of course, the parson’s way with the classical parson's egg, but 1 read yesterday of a new method. It is all very simple. Just take a torch
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    661 6 Tuesday, June 1* r FHE French have surrendered A but the British are undaunted. Mr. Churchill’s statement on the new situation was brief but to the point. “What has happened to France,” he said “makes no difference to the British faith and purpose.” IRITAIN,
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    Thrilling Chase After Armed Robber On Motor-Cycle
    709 7 MORNING RAID ON BURMAH ROAD SHOP SCOUTMASTER RAMS DOWN MAN Courageous Action Of c? Eurasian And Chinese Two Malay workers at the Chowrasta Electric Power Station, a District Scoutmaster and Mr. Tommy Scott featured in a courageous chase, resulting in the apprehension of
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    ALL BRITISH EUROPEANS TO REGISTER BY SATURDAY
    1107 7 More Details Of Compulsory Service Bill A Government Gazette Extraordinary published yesterday afternoon states that all British Europeans must register before Saturday under the Compulsory Service (Local Eorces) Ord’nance. The place to register in Penang is the Resident Councillor s Office between the
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    WHERE TO SEND YOUR CHEQUES
    58 7 Cheques made payable to “The War Fund” should be sent to this office (216, Penang Road), and they will be duly acknowledged in these columns. Perak contributions may be sent to our Ipoh office, Brewster Road. Contributors are asked to write their names in block
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    UPCOUNTRY VISIT OF HON. MR. S.W. JONES
    104 7 Leaving Singapore For A Week His Excellency the Officer Adminis tcring the Government, accompanied by the Private Secretary and the Aide-de-Camp, will leave Singapore by the night mail on Thursday, June 20, on a visit to Kuala Kangsar and Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency
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    CAR CATCHES FIRE
    78 7 A Fiat 509 car in the compound of No. 10, Logan Road at 9.10 last night caught tire, the outbreak being from one of the magneto wires The car (P. 3347 belonged to the Station Master of the F.M.S. Railways. The Fire Brigade was summoned. Two engines,
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    PENANG WAR FUND TOTAL NOW OVER $124,000
    372 7 St. Andrew’s Society Donates $l,OOO A SUBSTANTIAL contribution of $l,OOO to the War Fund received yesterday from the St. Andrew Society, Penang, besides donations of $5OO each from Madam Khoo Saw 00. Mr. W. C. Murray and Mr. M. Van Breukelen, today, has
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    £l00 FOR BLUE CROSS FUND
    151 7 Mrs. Goodman Renews Appeal The sum of £1(K) ($853.39) has already been forwarded Horn Penang to London for the Biue Cross Fund, leaving a balance of $147.11. Mrs. Goodman hopes that another £IOG wiH tc foithcoming before long, and she begs all animal lovers to
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    CHINESE COSTUME PICTURE
    48 7 A Chinese historical picture, “Hsiang Fei” or “The Fragrant Princess,” attracted good audiences at the Queen's Theatre yesterday. The picture, with full English subtitles, stars Wang Shee Chum in th-? title role. All those taking part in the picture are dressed in ancient Chinese costumes.
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      133 7 > X' v’-i? ■t 1 M- v ..z DIAMOND WATCHES AND PLATINUM DIAMOND RINGS FOR WOMEN OF ARTISTIC TASTE. (Incorporated In Ceylon.) SINGAPORE PEN AIN G IPOH -ALWAYS SUPREME Sunday Despatch 1 Bonny Baby Competition 1934, open to all comers IO babies out of the final WillMk 12 were fed
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    WEEKLY SINGAPORE RUBBER REPORTS
    1067 8 Prices Up Following Italy’s Entry Into ar q/ Stanton, Nelson Co. Ltd. i Singapore, June 13. i The long expected though much dis cussed Italian declaration of war caused an immediate and sharp rise in prices. Trading has continued .to be small in proportion to market
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    LATE MRS. YEO BOON TEAN
    704 8 Wreaths And Scrolls Received At the funeral of the late Mrs. Yeo Boon Tean on Sunday, the following sent scrolls: Mr. Mrs. Foo Meow Chin; Mr. Mrs. Chua Cheng Bok; Mr. Mrs. Choo Kok Leng, Mr. Mi’s. Chua Boon San; Mr. Yeo Kee Tong; Mr.
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    80 8 Penang, June 17. 1940. (81/ Courtesy of the Chartered Bank' SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/lh New York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Paris Demand 2062 3/4 Zurich Demand 206 1/2 Batavia Demand 88 1/2 Calcutta Bombay Rangoon Demand 155 7/8 Hongkong Demanu 53 1/2 Shanghai Demand 15
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      LEAN & CO's QUOTATIONS
      249 8 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/6 3/10} A. Amalgamateds 4/9 5/4} B. Selangors 1.35 1.41) Hong Faits 92] 95xd Hitams 40 45 Jelapangs 24/9 25/9cd Johans. 27} 3 Jed K. Kamuntings 7/9 0 '3 Kramats 9/6 9/101 K. Lan juts 20/ 20/6 Kuchais 1.55 1.60 Kuala Kampars 9/9
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO's QUOTATIONS
      151 8 A.A. ANTHONY CO's QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 3/7} 3/10} A. Amalgamated 5/ 5/6 Ayer Hit am 18/ 19/ Batu Selangor 1.35 1.40 Hong Fatt 92} 97} Ipoh 23/ 24/ Kramat 9/6 10/ Laiut 4/7} 5/ London Tin 2/6 3, Pahang Consolidated 10/6 11/6 Pangnga River 6/6 7/3 Petaling 8.20
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      SOON THEAM & CO's QUOTATIONS
      289 8 SOON THEAM CO's QUOTATIONS UN Buyers Sellers Ampat 3/7} 4/ A. Amalg 5/ 5/6 A Hitams 19/6 20/6 Bangrins 18/3 19/3 B. Selangors 1.35 1.38 Hong Fatt-> 95 98 Jelebus 69 72 Johans 29 31c Kamras 1/3 1/6 Kamuntings 9/9 10/6 K. Lanjuts 19/9 20/3 Kramats 9/9 10/3 Kuchais 1.57
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      UNITED TRADERS, LTD QUOTATIONS
      279 8 RUBBER B».iyers Seller® Allenby 1.10 1.15 Ayer Pana s 1.10 1.20 Bassetts 37} 40 Batu Lintangs 92} 95 Bentas 90 95 Brogas 57} 62} Indragiris 1.07} 1.12} Kempas 1.85 1.95 Kuala Sidims 2.05 2.15 Lunas 1.45 1.55 M. Pindas 1.30 1.35 Mentakabs 36 38 New Scudais
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      KENNEDY & CO's SHARE LIST
      286 8 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST RUBBER Buyers Sellers Sungei Tukang 95 I.ooc MINING Ampat 3/6 4 Austral Amal 5/ 5/6 Austral Malay 35 37/ Ayer Hitam 18/ 19 ex Chenderiang 12 13/ Hong Fatt 95 97}ex Hongkong Tin 17,6 18 '6 Idris Hydraulic 5/ 6/c Ipoh 22'6 23/6 Jelapahg 24 25/ex
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND
    314 8 List Of Latest Penang Donations The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China as Treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic Fund beg to acknowledge receipt of the following Penang subscriptions: Amount previously acknowledged 5131.101.82 Wellesley Primary School Staff. Penang for May 20.00 J. R W. 30.00 Dr. V.
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    CHINESE NATIVE PRODUCTS
    129 8 Heavy Demand In Foreign Markets War notwithstanding. Chinese native products continue to be in heavy demand in international markets. According to figures released by the Chinese Maritime Customs in Shanghai, China exported $397 425.323 worth of goods in the first quarter of 1940. an increase of $203
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    JINNAH'S PLAN TO PARTITION INDIA
    894 9 Anti-Hindu And Un-Islamic Says Gandhi Bombay. TF Pakistan is not a threat but a desirable goal, why should it be prevented?,” asks Mr. Gandhi in the “Harijan” today analyzing the suggestion of an Englishman that the longer the time that elapses without compromise between Moslems
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    FAROUK FINDS A PHARAOH
    194 9 Massive Gold Vase In Tanis Tomb For the third time to the modern history of archaeology an intact tomb of an early Egyptian King has been found. The discovery was made at San el Hagar when, with the assistance of King Farouk, Prof. Montet, the French
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    RUSH TO ADOPT BABIES
    238 9 More and more Service men are arranging to adopt babies before they go away om Active Service. And in nearly every ease I was told by Mrs. D. C. Plummer, secretary of the National Children Adoption Association, the wife wants a boy writes a “Daily Mail”
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      648 9 I No. 45 in F Sharp Minor ‘Farewell’ I London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood. 930 Cortot < Piano playing j Chopin. 9.50 Selections from Puccini’s i Opei as. 10.20 Close down. ‘I KUALA LUMPUR ZGB4 5.00 mc/s <60.00 m.) 7.50 a.m. Full News Bulletin (Relayed from London). 6.30
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      171 9 phone Records. 1.30 News and mid-day Tin, Copra and Rubber Prices. 1.45 Miscellaneous new Gramophone Records cant’d. 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Hokkien Amoy Music.! 5.10 Hokkien Amoy Dramas.T 5.30 Peipeng Dramas.! 5.45 Radio Vaudeville featuring Jiang Mang Lee, Yiang Loo-Si. Dah Fong and Fon Fong.! 6.15 “Songs of Today.”' (Mandarin). 6.45
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    MOSLEMS AND ARABS ON SIDE OF ALLIES
    711 10 Deep Resentment At Italy's Entry Into H ar London. June 17 A message from Beirut states that the Grand Mufti declared that a “strong feeling of resentment prevails in Moslem and Arab circles at Italy’s entry into the war on the side of
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    Fighting Must Cease, Says Marshal Petain
    1052 10 PREMIER SEEKS MEANS TO END HOSTILITIES “I Give Myself To France To Mitigate Its Misfortunes*’’ London, June 17 Marshal Petain, broadcasting to the French nation at 12.30 p.m. 8.5. T., said: —“At the call of the French President, I have assumed the leadership of
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    LOYALTY OF DUTCH EAST INDIES
    148 10 —Reuter. Ships Placed At Britain's Disposal Batavia, June 17. Huge crowds gathered before the palace of the Governor-General on Saturday night cheering and singing the National Anthems of Holland, Britain and France. The Governor-General addressing the gathering of Dutchmen, natives and Chinese expressed thanks for
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    P. & O. "ALIPORE" ON FIRE
    82 10 P. O. "ALIPORE" ON FIRE .—Reuter. Outbreak May Be Due To Sabotage Shanghai, June 17. Fire broke out aboard the P. O. freighter “Alipore” (5 273 tons) at about 11 o’clock yesterday morning and was brought under control late yesterday afternoon. Although seriously damaged, the vessel could be saved while
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    HONGKONG WAR FUND
    127 10 Reuter. $50,000 Collected In Six Hours Hongkong. June 17 “This is my month’s salary.” said an English girl, handing her donation to the Special War Fund inaugurated today by the newspapers "South China Morning Post and "Hongkong Telegraph." which reached fifty thousand dollars within six hours. Her
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    QUEEN WILHELMINA
    21 10 Reuter. London, June 17. Queen Wilhelmina attended Sunda. morning service at the Netherlands Re formed Church, Austin Friars, London.—
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    SOVIET TROOPS CROSS INTO LATVIA
    386 10 Vi arships Enter Riga And Tanks In Citv —Reuter. Tallin, June 17. It is officially announced in Riga that Soviet troops crossed the frontier into Latvia early this morning. The entry was made from Lithuania and also from the east. Several Soviet warships have entered
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    JAPANESE THREAT TO INDOCHINA
    88 10 Reuter. Protest At Transit Of Arms Tokyo, June 17 The spokesman of the Japanese Army in Canton has made a threatening statement regarding French Indo-China. He said that despite repeated protests French Indo-China was apparently persisting in allowing the transit of arm.-. If she refused to
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    PEACE NOT AT ANY PRICE
    52 10 —Reuter. Sweden W ill Rather Make Supreme Sacrifice Stockholm. June 17. “Sweden will preserve peace but not at any price”, declared Prince Wilhelm the second son of the King, at a patriotic meeting. He added: “Rather than give up our independence, we shall invoke the
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    "BRAVE OPPONENTS"
    221 10 Reuter. Nazi Account Of Sinking of ’Glorious* Destroyers Berlin. June 17. The German News Agency gives an account of the sinking of the GloriouAcasta and Ardent. It says that towards evening of June 8 a German naval patrol met the Glorious and two destroyers. The Glorious attempted to
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    ALL DIFFERENCES IN EIRE BURIED
    189 10 —Reuter. Danger To Country More Menacing Than Ever Dublin. June 17. The largest meeting Dublin has known for years was held at College Green to demonstrate determination to defend with all the resources of the state Eire’s policy of neutrality. All three leaders of the
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    RHODESIAN PILOT'S BRAVERY
    102 10 —8.0. W. Four Enemy Planes Shot Down Single-Handed Rugby, June 17. How a young Rhodesian pilot defended the Allied force in Norway fron air attack is revealed today. On May 26. Flight Lieutenant C. B Hull who was born in Rhodesia engaged five enemy aircraft single-hand-ed, shooting
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    HORSES AND PONIES IN TRAINING FOR SELANGOR RACES
    707 11 M Kuala Lumpuni, June 17. 5 following is the list of horses and ponies in training for the Selangor June Race Meeting. NIK. T. H. MENZIES 1 Contango—Mr. T. H. Menzies. 2 Eelgrass —do 3 King’s Gambit —do—--4 Depot —do 5 Electra
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    SELANGOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    141 11 Hoe Yeng And Kok Thoy Enter Doubles Semi-finals (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 17 Leong Hoe Yeng and Ng Kok Thoy this evening qualified for the semi-finals of the Men's Doubles in the Selangor tennis championships when they defeated P. Suppiah and R. E. Durairatnam
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    EASTERN A.A TEAM'S TOUR
    339 11 Penang Team For Thursday's Game A football match will be played between a Penang XI and and the Eastern Athletic Association of Hongkong on Thursday, June 20, at the C.R.C. ground, at 5.30 p.m. The following have been selected to represent Penang: G. Paul (Indian R.
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    A.-C. GIRLS SCHOOL SPORTS
    35 11 The Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School will hold their annual sports on Friday, June 28. at 4 p.m. on the School playground. Mrs. Cheah Inn Keong will give away the prizes and trophies.
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    Handicaps For Second Day Of Selangor Races
    582 11 HORSES—CIass 2—Division 2—51 Furlongs 0 QUEEN'S STAR o? 900 “Mr. Harrison” Turley DEPOT 4y 8.13 Mr. T. H. Menzies Owner 0 11 GROFMO 5y 8.13 “Mr. Winnipeg” Marland GOLDEN LIGHT 3y 8.12 H.H. Tuanku Amaloedin Van Breukelen 04 3 TURN OVER 5y 8.09
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    Penang Recreation Club Hold O.X.A. To Draw
    771 11 NO GOALS IN FIRST DIVISION GAME A LTHOUGH having much the better of the game throughout, the Old Xaverian Association were only able to share points with the Penang Recreation Club in a First Division match on the Esplanade yesterday the game resulting
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLF
    89 11 Result Of Men’s Monthly Medal The following are the results of theMen's Monthly Medal (Stroke) played on June 15 and 16:— A. Jackson: 74, winner; Tan Thean Seang and Ch’ng Eng Hye: 75, runners-up. BALL SWEEP L. W. C. Byrde: 34, winner; A. Jackson and E.
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    BADMINTON AT TAIPING
    215 11 Results In Inter-Team Tourney Taiping. Further progress was made in the Interteam Badminton Singles Championships* for the Toh Eng Hoe Shield when several ties were played off at the Town Hall, on Saturday and Sunday. The following are the results: HOSPITAL BEAT DREADNAUGHTS “A” 2—l Soo Ah
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    OUR SPORTS DIARY
    38 11 SOCCER: P.M.R.C. vs. C.R.C. Dato Kramat Ground. P.S.C. vs. Police S.C. Western Road Ground. TOMORROW SOCCER: P C.F A. vs. Indian R.C. Victoria Green. THURSDAY, JUNE 20. SOCCER: PENANG vs. EASTERN A. A. Victoria Green.
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    KEDAH GYMKHANA GLIB
    51 11 Annual Race Meet On July 6 The annual race-meet of the Kedah Gymkhana Club will be held at Alor Star on Saturday, July 6. The Club’s 10% of the Unlimited Sweep and any other profits made it the meeting will be donated to the Malay a Patriotic
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    INTER-SCHOOL SOCCER
    36 11 S.A.H. College Beat Ibrahim School In an inter-school football match played at Sungei Patani on Friday, the Sultan Abdul Hamid College. Alor Star, defeaed the Ibrahim School, Sungei Patani, by 4 goals to 1.
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    France Will Accept Only Peace With Honour
    1146 12 POSITION CLARIFIED BY NEW FOREIGN MINISTER New York, .June 18. rpHE French Foreign Minister, M. Baudoin, broadcasting from Bordeaux last night said: “We are ready to lay down our arms if we can get an honourable peace, but we are never ready to
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    MARKET PRICES
    83 12 TUESDAY. JUNE 18 TIN: Penang $130.00 Business done 100 tons Singapore $130.00 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38c Singapore Spot 38c COPRA: Sundries $2.95 buyers Black Pepper Nomina. TAPIOCA: Medium $5.70 seller: Fair Seeq $5.25 sellers RICE; Indian Parboiled White Samba 164 lbs $6.80 Red Samba 164 lbs. $6.65 Rangoon
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    NEW BUILDINGS IN T. ANSON
    258 12 $25,000 Extension To Govt. Offices Teluk Anson The extension to the present Government Offices, which was begun early this year, is nearing completion and by August several Government Departments will be able to move into the new building which costs about $25,000. Two new school
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    NO EXTENSION OF RATIONING
    70 12 .—Reuter. Ensuring Maximum I se Of Home-Grown Produce London. June 17 Mr. Boothby, Parliamentary Secretarv to the Food Ministry, announced that there is no suggestion of an immediate extension of rationing in view of the latest developments in the war situation. The Food Ministry is arranging
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    NOT TWO NATIONS BUT ONE
    419 12 British Proposal To Prance SOLEMN UNION BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES London, June IS. TT is announced that the Government wish it to be known that with the object of assisting France and supporting her to the utmost in her hours of stress through which she is
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    AMERICAS UNITED FRONT
    76 12 —Reuter. Broadcast By Mexican President Paris, June 10. The President of Mexico, General Cardenas, has 1 •oadca.-t an address in which h-* expressed his faith in the democratic institutions. He added that the American nations have the duty ol constituting a united front, putting them under shelter
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    RUMANTAN ARMY
    65 12 .—Reuter. General lalsievici New Commander Bucharest. June 10 For the first time in Rumania's history, a Commander-in-Chief has been appointed in peace time. He is General lalsievici. Hitherto, a Commander-in-Chief has onh been appointed when the country was at war. The appointment is one of a number of
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    DODD UNSADDLED DURING TRACK WORK
    635 12 No Injuries Sustained: Lord Tomnoddy Scares Ollier Horses (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. 4 LARGE crowd «I turfites were at the track this morning, when several fast gallops were seen in preparation lor the first day of the Selangor Summer Meeting. The majority
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