Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1940

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    21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED; DAILY I 8 8: Vol xcvm B, 1940. PRICE 10 CEIT
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    U.S. TANKS AND ARTILLERY FOR BRITAIN
    133 1 WILL BE FOR ANTICIPATED FUTURE NEEDS. —REUTER. First Orders For Large Future Supplies NEW PROGRAMME INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF MOTIONS WASHINGTON, AUGUST 8. THE BRITISH PURCHASING MISSION HAS IN1 FORMED MR. MORGENTHAU, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S INTENTION TO PLACE LARGE ORDERS
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    FIGHTING IN SOMALILAND
    251 1 -Reuter. Severe Casualties On Enemy Cairo, August 7. A communique states: “On August 5 an Italian column entered Zeila un opposed The same day, HargeLsa was captured by a strong force which included tanks, artillery, machine-guns and aircraft. Our delaying force fell back after indicting severe casualties,
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    British Agreement With General De Gaulle
    395 1 CHARACTER' OF FRENCH FORCE TO BE RETAINED London, August 7. r THE memorandum of agreement between the British Government and General De Gaulle states that the French Force assisting Britain will never be required to take up arms against France. The memorandum was issued
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    HITLER’S PLANS OF ABSORPTION
    100 1 Reuter Alsace, Lorraine And Luxemburg Berlin, August 7 Indications of Hitler’s plans with regard to the absorption of Alsace, Lorraine and Luxemburg into the Reich are contained in two decrees issued by him today, whereby the entire administration of Alsace, Lorraine and Luxemburg will in future
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    INTERNED IN SWEDEN
    65 1 —Reuter 125 Britons Landed At Scottish Port London, August 7. A Swedish steamer has arrived at a Scottish port from Petsamo, Finland, with 125 Britons, who had been interned in Sweden after being cut off between Trondheim and Narvik, when the British Army was evacuated. They are
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    WHEREABOUTS OF BELGIAN GOVT.
    50 1 .—Reuter London, August 7 In the House of Commons, asked for information on the present whereabouts and attitude of the Belgian Government, Mr. Butler told the House that Lord Halifax was awaiting certain information. In the meantime he preferred not to give a detailed reply. —Reuter
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    Munitions Drive In United States
    59 1 .—REUTER. WASHINGTON, AUG. 8. MR. STIMSON, SECRETARY FOR WAR. HAS ORDERED SIX ARMY ARSENALS TO ADOPT A THREE-SHIFT BASIS FROM NEXT SATURDAY. IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF MUNITIONS BY AT I.EAST 65 PER CENT. MR. STIMSON SAID THE NEW BASIS HAD BEEN AUTHORISED
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    MR. CUDAHY’S STATEMENT ON BELGIUM
    137 1 i.—Reuter. I S. Stair Department Not Consulted Washington, August 7. The State Department has asked Mr. Joseph Kennedy to supply the compete text of the interview given to the Press in London yesterd£/, by Mr. Cuoshy. United States Ambassador in Belgium, defending King Leopold’s decision
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    FINDING MARKETS FOR EMPIRE’S SURPLUS
    446 1 Mr. Bevin On Planning Towards Final Victory London, August 7. In the House oi Commons, Wedgwood urged the need oi finding markets for our sur plus produce, giving as an instance the case of Gold (’oast cocoa and Straits tin and rubber. Mr. Bevin declared
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    RUMANIA DESIRES BULGARIA’S FRIENDSHIP
    343 1 No Third Party Needed To Settle Disputes BUCHAREST. AUGUST RUMANIANS HAVE ALWAYS DESIRED FRIENDSHIP WITH BULGARIANS, IT IS STATED IN WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES HERE, AND IN THIS SPIRIT. RUMANIA IS READY TO SOLVE DISPUTES EXISTING BETWEEN HER AND BULGARIA BUT THESE CIRCLES ADDED THAT IT MUST BE
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    STOP PRESS
    55 1 REUTER. France Assures Chungking SHANGHAI, AUG. 8. THE VICHY GOVERNMENT HAVE INFORMED CHUNGKING, THROUGH THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, THAT FRANCE IS STANDING FIRM OVER INDO-CHINA, AND IS PREPARED TO RESIST ANY JAPANESE MILITARY MOVES, ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE PRESS. IT IS STATED THAT DEFENCE MEASURES IN INDO
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      35 1 cow GATE < *S3 Z. y 1 1 ■'■•s ’< 'Yy J '~'<- 1 I lr’ .V- 3-’ r S^- jggr V O th Malaya d> Penany:— Af** I,,ur I ovv N LISPJbSNSAKY LTD., iv»>* I'enang and Ipoh.
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      69 1 SMILER" fed on COW GATT X I V iU I I I Agents for North MaUtya 4 GEORGETOWN DISPENBART IZ Penang and Ipoh. DESTROY PRICES WHITE ANTS Sets. Refills. Scientifically, large for godowns, p factories, coolieG b lines, etc $22.50 $18.50 SMALL for individual householders 7.50 5.50 FIELD for rubber
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    Italians Expected To Launch Combined Offensive
    530 2 TROOPS MASSED ON EGYPTIAN BORDER Possible Attack From Abyssinia And Libya EFFECT OF BRITISH BLOCKADE London, August 7. r pHE vigilance of the British Navy is believed here to have caused Rome to decide to launch at once a combined offensive from Abyssinia and
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    RAIDS ON BRITAIN
    61 2 Reuter. Incendiary Bombs And Leaflets Dropped London. August 7 The Ministry of Home Security announces that during the night enemy aircraft dropped incendiary bombs on two districts in Scotland. More leaflets giving Hitler’s recent Reichstag speech and a small number of bombs also fell in the Bristol
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT NEAR GRENOBLE
    64 2 7. Reuter. 40 Members Of League Staff Involved Berlin. August 7. Forty members of the League of Nations staff were involved in a motor bus accident near Grenoble when en route to Lisbon to embark for the United States to establish the economic and financial section
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    Growing Disillusionment In Rumania
    716 2 NAZI AIMS —BOW. Rugby, August 7 The growing disillusionment in countries immediately concerned in Hitler’s plans for reorganisnig the Balkans is reflected in despatches from newspapers’ correspondents in these and other neutral countries. The "Tunes’’, in a leading article, Says: “Hitler’s ostentatious undertaking to square the
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    INVESTITURE AT PALACE
    30 2 .—BOW Rugby, August 7 Th° King held another investiture at Buckingham Palace today at which he conferred more than three hundred decorations on army men.—B O W
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    Britain's Plans To Achieve Maximum Result
    1950 2 CO-ORDINATION QF ALL STRATEGY Hint Economic Resources Can Help To Win II London, August 7. *t«rpHE Government has directed its energies sim its 1 formation to strengthening the sinews of war,” declared Mr. Greenwood, initiating the discussion on econonrc organisation in the House of
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    Britain Prepared To Counter Any Form Of Attack
    312 2 Reuter. Isodont, August 7. 'ptiLE First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. Alexander, speaking at a Ixmdon luncheon, said that our defence plans provided a counter to earh and every possible method of attack. The weeks which had ekqised since the <*ollapse of
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    AS CHUNGKING SEES IT
    138 2 ‘’•Not Impossible To Defeat Continental Powers’* Commenting on. the possibility of a German invasion of England, the “Central Daily News?’ the official organ of the Chinese Government, declares: “Careful study reveals that there are unsurmountable difficulties confronting such .an undertaking, for Britain remains the major sea-power
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    BRITAIN’S WISH FOR RAPID PROGRESS
    195 2 Anglo-Soviet Trade Talks Reuter. London. August 7 In the House of Commons, answering a series of questions about the Anglo-Soviet trade negotiations. Mr. Butler said that Lord Halifax hsd recently sent instructions to Sir Stafford Cripps to seek a further interview with the Commissar for
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      88 2 E Sj| I Among* the «ymptom* of Biliousne»» are a dizzy headache, furred tongue, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, ■pots floating before the bowal» loose one day and con atipated the next. On the appearance of bilious symptoms resort to Dr. Morse s Indian Root Pills will be found
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    Australia As An Arsenal
    459 3 ]V. Z. illing To Send Skilled Men I}. Ilt ,»ary New Zewtland will make available skilled men to AustraUa’s conversion into an ...i ti-r the defence of the I)oarsen.u > lie- (om mon wealth. fiiini 0 1 ii<l n x, u Zealand Minister for other din
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    Communal Feeding Plan Fur Britain
    135 3 London. Plans for feeding those who may be<We homeless during the attempted German invasion of Britain are being completed by the Government. Each public eating establishment hi the United Kingdom. is being required to supply details >f its staff cooking '■fl'iipment, and seating facilities. Cuffimunal
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    Traitor Voice Boasts On Paris Radio
    162 3 London URENUH radio listeners are boin# subjected to a series of weird programmes featuring German artists and containing blatant Nazi propaganda, states the former Paris correspondent of “The Times. “The ultimate humiliation for Parisians must be hearing Paul Ferdonnet, the traitor announcer of Stuttgart,
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    CHINA CANNOT BE BEATEN
    991 3 Ihe following impressions of 11 visit to Chiang Kai-shek's capital some months ago are from an article by Gunther Stein in the "China Air Mail'' Hongkong) TTAHEspiiit prevailing in Chungking, the temporary Chinese capital, is impressively strong and optimistic. The shortcomings of the backward provincial city
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    Alliance To Defend Pacific Suggested
    123 3 New York. p the >und> of self-interest alone, the United States '-rm an alliance with the British Dominions. uT v was made by Majoi dln F,.nt loted military commutator ,r T rticle in Life. e 11,1 that this would enor-stn-n ex in tj, txfnca s
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    THE MAILS
    62 3 THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1940. MAff DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting AIR MAHJS Mails for Great Britain (via Durban) India Africa Egypt, Burma, Bangkok. Hongkong. Saigon, U.S.A., Great Britain (via Transpacific Air Service) 1 p.m. Saturday 10th inst. SURFACE MAILS Mails for Sumatra 4 p.m. Thursday Bth inat. MAIL
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    RETALIATION AGAINST FORD SUGGESTED
    99 3 Canada Asked To Seize Subsidiaries Ottawa. Following the refusal of Mr. Henry* Ford. American automobile magnate, to manufacture Rolls-Royce plane motors for Great Britain, Mr. James Condwell, leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Party, today urged in the House of Commons that the Canadian Government take
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    Hongkong Not Aim Of Japan
    105 3 Honolulu. Japan does not want Hongkong, she simply wants to block that supply route to China, and the private interests involved will appease her. This view was expressed by the new American Minister to Australia. Mr. Clarence Gauss, who is on his way to Sydney.
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    ENGLAND’S GENS TRAINED
    614 3 Pillb< >xes Replace Bathing Boxes London. The strip o£ English coast from Berwick in the north, to Bognor in tiie mid-south, which is usua/Us teeming with holiday-makers at this time of year, is now thickly studded with pillboxes and machine-gun posts. p>EHIN» the fortifications stand trained troops,
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      50 3 Fwhat a war Wilkinacr i( w 'J r A I Wl < J > GERTIE GESTAPO i (the Synthetic Spy) 9 Metu Fuehrer.—The evacuation of Britain has begun. Whole families are being herded into open boats by > Admiralty officials. The undisguised joy at leaving Is good ii «< to
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    TRIAL OF SENIOR SURVEYOR OF WORKS
    1726 4 Alleged To Have ‘Organised System of Wholesale Corruption’ Singapore. THE allegation that he ‘‘organised a system of wholesale corruption for his own benefit was made against apt. Robert Charles Loveday, R.E. whose trial by Court Martial on charges of conspiracy to defraud the War
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    Japanese Detained In Singapore
    206 4 MANAGER OF ‘EASTERN NEWS” Singapore. V<R. K. Toyoda, the Japanese Consul-General in Singapore, called on the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. 11. Weisberg on Tuesday to discuss with hi m the detention on Sunday of Mr. Ishira Kobayashi, the Singapore correspondent of the Domei news agency and
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    WAR NEWS IN ROMANISED MALAY
    340 4 August 5. 1940. Btnta ang di-terima dari negeri Jepun mengat-akan bahawa dua orang lagi da» pada bangsa Inggeris telab di-lepaskaa Sckarang ada tinggal tujoh orang lac daripada bangsa Inggeris dalam tahanw di-negeri Jepun. Ada-lah di-khabarkan bahawa daisi oandar Smgapura sa-orang pti.uhs dkhl» Jepun telah di-tahan
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      89 4 Wews Wiifc/.'A Smit? BY T- H. PAUWEK ’<l 1 I 7..., j 1«. i,..: m .j nave to new regulations mad bj th; Admiralty. Put out youi hand, Hemmiuys. He e going to j,/ All in a Day's Work— by Rick Elmes STONE GER lAI AH CV »-'Ow Dio Vou
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    ALLEGED SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS
    70 5 I'amil On Lais Ipoh. Ramasamy, a Tamil was allowed bail in the sum of $5OO, when he claimed trial before the Ipoh First Magistrate, Mr P F Y. Radcliffe, on a charge of selling a lottery ticket to a Malay 1 named Awang b. Man
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    NO LAWYERS ALLOWED IN KEDAH
    408 5 Facilities For Defence Of Accused Persons Alor Star. That in view of the fact that lawyers were not allowed to practise in this State, especially in regard to matters brought up before the Magistrate, every facility should be given to an accused person for his
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    TELOK ANSON GOVT. OFFICES
    154 5 New Building Occupied Telok Anson. The extension to tbe Telok Anson Government Offices has been completed and the Education, Forest, Cooperative and Agricultural Departments have moved into the new building. The extension is a semi-permanent single-floor plank building costing in the neighbourhood of $25.000 and is
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    IPOH ROTARY CLUB
    189 5 Business Meeting Yesterday Ipoh. The mid-week meet of Ipoh Rotarians at the Hotel Majestic yesterday was confined to a business meeting. Rotarian G. A. Thamsen, President, took the chair and there was a good attendance of rotarians. In the Secretarial announcement, it was stated that there were
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      114 5 j HiR-conpmqneo _.,i |~THREE SHOWS TO-DAY j 'I 3.00 pan., 6.00 p.m. and 9.00 pm. I I FOR RESERVATIONS PLEASE PHONK 4131 I i I You’ve thrilled J J I jM v to them singly! I I N° w see them I I r/ together for the I S- nxa
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      262 5 The Oversea-Chinese Amusement Co., Ltd. Announces that during the BLACKOUT on Bth, 9th and 10th August, there will be no Shows at Wembley Park. The Fun Frolic Park will be opened and all Shows will perform from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and after the Blackout from 11 p.m. to
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      475 5 f> r, Yesterday’s Opening wais a sensational success! f > K urv Vf ry body s Been Waiting tor, Downstair’s Tickets sold out long before starting time! Shirls TODAY with 3 shows at PriceB (T) 9'F F f 53; 6.15 <>.6o .Mil. v B owing to the ‘buackotjt the 2nd
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    GERMANY’S TASK
    164 6 YVTITH their conquest of France, the task of the Nazis becomes increasingly big. Germany has now to defend an enormous coastline extending from the North Cape, along the Norwegian. Danish, 4 German, Dutch, Belgian and French Coasts, down to the Spanish frontier —a distance not far short of
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    A WOMAN’S PLACE IS THE
    290 6 IT is different in wartime, even 1 in this comparatively waiting wartime, to think of the future, and to take any trouble to plan for it. But though difficult, it is surely all-important? We are thinking of the young generally, and of the girls in
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    Around The Town
    124 6 ODEDN CINEMA “Broadway Melody of 1940" with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell 3, 6.00 and 9 00 p.m Qt EKN’S CINEMA “GulLiver’s Travels” 3, 6.00 and 9.00 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "Paradise Isle” with Movita and Warren Hull 3. 6.15 9.00 p.m. 1 I REX CINEMA “One Million
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    By The Way
    403 6 Too Many Cinemas? IT’XCLUDING the number of talkie halls in the amusement parks, Penang, with the opening of the Odeon yesterday, has no>v six cinemas serving a population of some 220,000. This, on the face of it, is hardly sufficient, but then how many per cent of
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    532 6 Thursday, August 8. 'j'HE memorandum of an agreement between the British Government and General De Gaulle states that the French Force assisting Britain will never be required to take up arms against I'rance. 'l' HE agreement goes on to state that the French Force
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      41 6 COMPANI 'HE EASUW* (PINING PKWttER RUBBER WttSl 529.TANJONC B'JNGAH R? PENAW. For your convenience send your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 L.’ght St, Penang Phone 4121, or to our Town Representatives, the Central Shoe Store, 134 Campbell Street, Phone 2883.
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    Broken Engagement As Cause Of Double Tragedy
    721 7 FA THER’S EVIDENCE AT INQUIRY M<« ’< r And Daughter Found Dead In Back Lane daughter and his wife regarded a broken engagement honour on the family was a statement made by the r at the joint inquiry held before Mr. A. W.
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    Packed Houses At Both
    269 7 Performances Odetm Opens With Benefit Shows Staging two benefit performances with the Malayan premiere of “The Broadway Melody of 1940” for its Opening in Penang yesterday, the Odeou Theatre"was packed with enthusiastic audiences for both shows. The evening show, which was for the benefit of the
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    MURDERED HIS EX-MISTRESS
    332 7 Hospital Gardener, To Hang Veeriah, formerly employed as a gardener at the Penang General Hospital was this morning sentenced to death at the Penang Assizes for the murder of his exmistress. The jury returned a majority verdict of 5—2 of guilty and sentence of death was passed
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    Malaya To Take Part In New Delhi War Conference
    90 7 Neuter Simla, August 7. JT is understood that a conference where South Africa, Australia, New Zealand atui Malaya will be represented is likely to be convended at New Delhi in October with the object o' settling their joint policy for war
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    Mines Dept. Officials On Bribery Charges
    261 7 SEQUEL TO RECENT IPOH WILL DISPUTE (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Another sequel to the recent will dispute in Ipoh was enacted this morning in the First Magistrate’s Court before Mr. W. .1. Thorogood, when A. E. Kershaw and A. G. Macdonald of
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    Members Of Fighting Services In Penang
    391 7 ROTARIANS APPEAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT AT the Club luncheon held yesterday at the E. O. Hotel, Rotarian G. W. Lawes, the Convenor of the Defence Services Sub-Committee of the Penang Rotary Club made a spirited appeal for the entertainment of members of the fighting services
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    Commander Of H.M.S. Exeter In Malaya
    38 7 Capt. F: S. Bell, Commander of H.M.S. Exeter, which, with the Ajax and the Achilles, fought so gloriously in the battle of the River Plate, has arrived in Singapore with his wife.
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    FUNERAL OF CAPT. G. C. RETZ
    94 7 It is regretted tnat among the chief mourners at the funeral of Capt. G. C. Retz yesterday the names of Dr. and Mrs. Goh Kok Kee were omitted. After going to press another Token of Remembrance was received from Major and Mrs. R. P
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    Total in North Malaya $979,422.02
    340 7 -WAR FUND- The North Malayan War Fund total stands at $979,422.02, made up of Penang $563,526.33 and Perak $415,995.69. The Singapore Turf Club have given another $35,000, bringing their contributions to $85,000. The Singapore total las reached $3.280,292. c. Previously Acknowledged 563,285.83 The Staff of
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    BLACKOUT TONIGHT FROM 9 TO 11
    312 8 The black-out practice in Penang, Butterworth and Prai commences tonight at 9.00 p.m. and is continued until 11.00 p.m. The practice will be continued tomorrow and on Saturday at the same time During the restricted periods all indoor lighting must be extinguished or obscured
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    FOREIGN EXPORTS OF TIN
    23 8 Foreign exports of Tin, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at ail Malayan ports during July 1940, totalled 640 tons.
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    RUBBER OUTPUT
    111 8 Estimated output of rubber for July, 1940: lbs. Lesong Tujoli Rubber 12.500 Yanik Rubber 10,300 It was announced in Liverpool on June 11 that Miss Mary Edith Barbara Whittingham-Jones, Assistant Section Officer in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. E. E. WhttinghamsJones, of
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    152 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: IX NOON: "Spot” £286. 10 .0. £266. 10. 0 "Forward” £266. 10* .0 266 10. 0 SINGAPORE: "Spot” 133.12% $133.25 Business done 100 tons 100 tons PENANG ‘Spot” 133 12% $133 25 RUBBER: LONDON: "Spot” 13 l|Bd 13 l|l6d “Forward” 13d. 12 15'16d Tone
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      MINING
      439 8 Issued bv the Malayan. Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon to-day. NOMINAL issue ouyers sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 5/3 5/9 £1 Austral M. 35/ 37/6 5/0 Ayer Hitain 17/6 18/6 $1 Ayer Weng 0.55 0.60 £1 Bangrin Tin 17/0 18/0 $1 B.
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      RUBBERS
      237 8 NOM I N AL Issue nuj er. sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.95 Amal Malay 1.624 1.724 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Mciek 0.95 100 Iyer Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett 0.40 0.45 Eatu Lin tang 0.974 1.024 Bedford 0.85 0.90 Benta 0.924 0.974 Bcrelli 1.10 1.20 Broga
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      GENERAL
      311 8 NOM INAL Issue ouyer «ellers A £1 (Aust N.2L Mln Ord 22/0 23, J 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.75 2.00 2 do 7*% Pref 1.90 2.00 x 5 B. M. T. 7.00 7.50 £5 Chartered Bank £64 £7 £1 Con. T. 8. Ord 17/9 18/t £1 Con. T. a
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      153 8 Company Dividend Payable Books GlosTIN Kampong Kamunting 3d. 1/3 bonus Aug. 23 Au T 13 Murai Tin 40% Int. Aug. 21 Aug 19 Peninsula 2/- us. (Aust) A-ig. 14 Alig 7 Pufigah 9d. 2/3 bonus Aug. y July 27 Soutnera Kinta 124% Pin. less tax Sept.
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    WEEKLY RUBBER MARKET REPORTS
    1125 8 Bright Trade Ou Book Or Remainder Of Year Stanton Nelson Co, Singapore, Aug 1. The renewal 01 tension in the Far East, and the continued uncertainty regaj-ding the rubber buying arrangements to l?e I adopted by the American Government, i have tended to deaden activity, though
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    SECURITIES AND THE WAR EFFORT
    901 9 liy HORM.W Rl MP. MF THE SI XI) 4Y TIMES” London. June 2. Amidst all the inevitable unsettlement of markets one striking contrast stands out. Since the German invasion of the Low Countries British Government securities have only fallen in price by 2 per cent.,
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    GERMAN INTERNEES IN D.E.I.
    277 9 Refutation Of Nazi Allegations Bandot nc. Contrary to German allegations that Nazis interned in the Netherlands Indies have been ill-treated, the internees have expressed to a United Press of America correspondent their appreciation of the degree of freedom allowed them by the Dutch authorities, states the
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    MUSIC CAN BE TOPICAL
    911 9  -  By ERNEST NEWMAN in the <EST NEWMAN in the Sunday Tinies. London June 2. There are not many things to amuse us just now, hut music has given me at least two laughs this week. The first came when I happened to read through the first
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    PAPER ECONOMY IN N.Z. SCHOOLS
    52 9 Auckland. School headmasters have begun an economy campaign in the use of paper in schools. A return to the use of slates is thought unlikely as they would be more difficult to procure than paper. New Zealand schools, teaching] 300,000 children, use vast quantities of
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      2278 9 U “T W’ IS" T JT I Wi SAN FRANCISCO W f I K i •‘REASURE ISLAND? 1 S E KGEI 9.53 r.it (31.48 n *X mHL w 9 Vfe. W JSKS&ct Ficin 7.2. &gt;l2 2 7.50 New&gt; in English. 9.50 News in In. ik-n. TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS SYDNEY i&gt;
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      375 9 giamniv preview. 453 Tea concert. 5.50 Childrens houi 6.30 Vibraphon and Xylophon soils 6.50 New&lt; and weather 7.15 Tino Rossi sings. 7.35 Chamber music. 8.0!» Pol.tical review. 820 Studio Orchestra. 8.50 Radioplaj 9.35 Piano music. 9.50 Time signal Two sonatas 10 20 Dance hui-k 10 50 Close down. PENANG ZHJ
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    German And Italian Espionage Agents
    257 10 DISCOVERIES IN UNITED STATES Masquerading As Diplomat* And Business Men London. August 7 German and Italian espionage agents, masquerading as diplomats and business representatives, have swarmed into the Lnited States and Latin America since the war began. This is revealed in the report drawn up
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    SOVIET-U.S. TRADE AGREEMENT
    118 10 .—Reuter. Russian Purchases To Total $40.000.000 Washington. Aug 7. Soviet Russia undertakes to buy $40,000.000 worth of goods from America next year under th- new trade agreement with the United States, it was announced 1: re' to-day. The agreement contains the reservation. however, pennittuu. the Soviet Union
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    AUSTRALIAN VIEWS
    57 10 —Reuter Always Considered By Britain Canberra. Aug is* 7 Mr. McEwen, the Commonwealth Minister lor External Affairs, gave assurance m the House of Representatives that Australia’s views were considered Britain when they affected decis’ &gt;ns imperial and the Pacific policy from tune to cum Britain was constantly consul
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    UNITED STATES CONCERN OVER INDO-CHINA
    114 10 i —Reuter. Tokio Aug. 8. .The United States Ambassador had an interview with Mr. Matsuoka this afternoon and it is understood that he made enquiries about press reports that negotiations were proceeding with France regarding French IndoChina. According to the Domei Agency Mr. Matsuoka replied
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    COMPARATIVE LULL IN FIGHTING IN CHINA
    97 10 —Reuter. No Major Drive Expected I util Later Months Chungking, August 7 Ihe comparative lull on all fronts, and the easing up of the Japanese aerial bombing of Chungking are about the only significant events in the present Sino-japanese military situation. Well-informed Chinese sources
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    Attack On Egypt From Libya Imminent
    620 10 NO TRUTH IN REPORT OF INVASION Strength Of Italian Forces c 1 Grossly Exaggerated. Alexandria, August 7 There is no foundation for the report that Egyptian territory has been invaded by the Italian forces. It is, however, believed that an Italian attack from Libya
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    PURPOSE OF EXAGGERATED GERMAN CLAIMS
    319 10 .—Reuter. Definite Aim For Concoctions London. August 7. Expert opinion here is greatly' interested in the continuous repetition of the German Hierh Command claims to have sunk a huge tonnage of British merchant shipping. No doubt that. for many reasons. German airmen and submarine commanders
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    A SUPREME WAR COUNCIL URGED
    78 10 —Reuter Following Precedent Of Last War London. August 7 Mr. Davies Liberal* said that the question hr had on paper had been postponed by request until Thursday The question asked Government "whether following the precedent of the last war it was prepared to invite ministers
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    BRITISH PEOPLES COOLNESS
    103 10 .-.—Reuter. N.Y. Pre** Expresses Admiration New York. August 7 Admiration for tlu British people s coolness while awaiting invasion is expressed by the New York Times', which says:— "The islander.' are not terrorised. The' bear the suspense so jauntily that the British Government ha.' deein»-d it ne-ces-ary
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    ESTONIA’S REQUEST
    69 10 Reuter. I .S.S.R. Agrees To Incorporation Moscow. Aug. 7 Before a crowded session of the Supreme Soviet. Estonia appealed for incorporation in the U.S.SJR. The appeal was made by Mr. Lauretskis. Secretary of the E.toman Communist Party, in similar tone to the appeals made and accepted by Lithuania
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    FAMINE THREAT IN BELGIUM
    135 10 —Reuter. Food Stock-* Taken Away By Nazis London. August 7. Commenting on the American Am--1 bassador to Brussels, Mr. Joseph i Cudahy’s forecast that there would be famine soon in Belgium, the "Daily Express" -asks: "Why can’t refugees return to gather the harvest? Because the Nazis
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    DR. BA MAW
    43 10 —Reuter, Ex-Premier Of Burma Released On Bai! Manaalay, Aug. 7. Dr. Ba Maw, former Premier of Burma who -was arrested yesterday under the defence regulations, has been released on bail. The hearing of the case is fixed for August 19.—Reuter,
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    FACTORY EXPLOSION AT TRIESTE
    25 10 —Reuter. Trieste, Aug. 7. Five workmen were fatally burned in a machinery factory when an explosion occurred in a smelting furnace.—Reuter.
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    RAMSAY CASE
    139 10 8.0. W. Privileges Cominittee Meet In Commons Loudon. August 6. At its first meeting today, the Committee of Privileges ordered by the House of Commons to consider whether the detention of Gapt. Ramsay under the Defence Regulations constitutes a breach of privileges of the House, the Lord Privy
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    W. MIDDLESBROUGH BY-ELECTION
    40 10 —Reuter. London, August 7 Mr. Harcourt, Johnstone (Liberal* Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, was returned unopposed at the byelection at West Middlesbrough in place of Mr. Kingsley Griffith who has been appointed County Court Judge.—Reuter.
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    RHODESIAN AIRMEN IN BRITAIN
    26 10 —Reuter. London, Aug. 7. Ihe Dominion and Colonial Offices announce that a contingent of Southern Rhodesian airmen have arrived in Great Britain.—Reuter.
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    DOBRUJA PROBLEM DISCUSSED
    113 10 —Rear Ktt mania &gt;mk Envo\ Sofia. \ug The visit of M. Cader manian Ambassadu grade, as a special env to dis. cuss the Dobrudja qut q the Bulgarian authu !v &lt; ha resulted in some n&gt; cording to well-inn.r J here. M. Cadera h. v to Bucharest
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    BOMBS ON HAMBURG
    195 10 Revelation;* In Stnuwo| r&lt; j Letter From Gernuuß An echo of British i Hamburg has been heard &gt;• &gt;. t i„, re Here is an extract from ni a resident of Hamburg Was smuggled out ot Germany n China and received in Sin"Last week the Enghs visited
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    RUMANIA TO REPLY TO BRITAIN
    62 10 .—Reuter. Bucharest. A igust The note replying to the British protest made at the end of Jul; at the antiBritish action of the Govemmvi.i ..a,- been under consideration and it is bea»iec na‘ it will be accommodating. Th- que.-fion of the mobilisation of British shippnrr
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    EXPLOSION IN EAST ANGLIA VILLAGE
    33 10 Reuter. London. August t An explosicii occurred y. -ier r. c coastal village In East AngL- Swera civilians were injured and- mt dantag w’as don»- to surrounding i-rierty
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    DEATH OF SIR HUGO DE BATHE
    25 10 Reuter. London. Aug &lt; The death ha.' occurred Sir Hugv de Bathe, second husband of a Lilly Langtm the delebrat»
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    AUSTRALIAN LABOUR PARTY
    24 10 Reuter. Canberra Ku.. Mr. Menzies announced that t Lao*’’» l Party has rejected th»- offer seats in the New Nations G*
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    EGYPT HAS NO WISH TO REPUDIATE AGREEMENT'S
    207 10 Open Letter Telling Mussolini His Efforts Are Futile .—Reuter. London. August 7 The Egyptian weekly "Almussawarin in an open letter to Mussolini, refers to the long established friendly bonds of Britain and Egypt, culminating in rhe Treaty ot Alliance. Egypt does not wish
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    HANDICAPS FOR LAST DAY OF PENANG RAGES
    990 11 Class —Division I—61 —6 Furlongs I 4y 9.00 Mr. T. H. Menzies Owner I vc IIC 4y 9jJ&lt;) Mrs T H Menzies Mr. Menzies 4 (i 5y 8.11 J.lr. Ong Huck Lim Van Breukelen I 6 y 810 H.H. Tuanku Amaloedin Van Breukelen
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    BILLIARDS
    73 11 •II I» S.C. Tournament j. Results p HI are the results of the Tourn St rvice Club Billiards F()I concluded:— HANDICAP DOUBLES Ban Huat A. R. Dass. 01 g Ah Kan D. Wil- 1 CALLS HANDICAP Run- n Sin Kee T Ah Kan. w B ALLS OPEN Runner-i ,rn
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    SOCCER
    68 11 O.X.A. vs H.M.S. “Nameless' At Renong ground tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.— O.X.A. —Ow Heng Thuan, Tung Ghim Huat, Tung Sin Huat; A. Mattu, Chee Chin Cheok, C. Danker; Teoh Cheng San, S. N. Soon. C. B. Tan. G. Reutens. Georgie Lim Reserves: Lim Cheng Hoe, Lee Yeow Soon, Lazarus,
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    EUROPEAN FINED FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
    358 11 S. Beklior, a European, appeared m Court yesterday to apswei a summons lor ouving his car in a marner which was dangerous to the public at Penang Road and Farquhar Street about 1.05 p.m. on June 26. He was convicted and lined $5O by the
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    Sing Tao Soccer Tourists Win Again
    492 11 D.A.F.C. BEATEN BY ODD GOAL IN FIVE Osman’s Good Display For Malays J A LEAD of three clear goals in the first half, enabled the Sing Tao tourists to win again yesterday, when they defeated the Darul Aishan Football Club by three goals to
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    Man Alleges Mistress Was Unfaithful
    1169 11 GARDENER ON TRIAL FOR MURDER That he had seen Manikam and Periyan jump out of his mistress’ room and suspected her of having misconducted herself with these two men, and that she had spat upon him on the day of the attack, as a result
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    VOLUNTEERS RETURN TO CAMP
    173 11 Second Period Of Intensive Training The members of the 3rd Battalion of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps) re-entered camp last night for their second period of intensive training which will last till the 28th of this month. The first period
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    KULIM SOCCER
    61 11 Young Indians Lose To •j. Malays A/ j» 1 (From. .Our €&gt;wn Correspondent» Kulim Tnf,- Kuhrn Yomifc Indians played their second, match against the Kulim Malay boys on Tuesday ou the new Kulim padang. before a poor crowd, the Malays •winning narrowly by a solitary goal scored by
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    Final Gallops For Last Day Of Penang Races
    806 12 HORSES LIKELY TO WIN ON SATURDAY Several Good Workouts This Morning (By “TIC-TAC”) THE “final gallops” for the last day of the Penang Meeting this morning were watched by a fair crowd, work being confined to the second track and sand track
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    MARKET PRICES
    78 12 THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 TIN: Penang $i33.00 Business done 100 tons S.ngapore. $133 qo CUBBEK: Penang Spot 36«‘c Singapore Spot 36’c NOPRA: Sundried $2.80 sellers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: $6.10 sellers Fa. Seed $5.75 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $7.80 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $7 70 Rangoon White
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    NAZIS TO BLAME IF FAMINE STRIKES EUROPE
    277 12 Reuter Boast Of Huge Food Reserves London, August 7 While authoritative London circles still maintain theii previous st .ndpoint that acute local food shortages in Europe this winter may become, a distinct possibility, they assert that if such a famine should occui, it
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    RAMAKRISHNA ASHRAM
    70 12 Tonight** Lecture Under the auspices of the Ramakrishna Ashrama there .will be a magic lantei n lecture today at 6 45 p.m. at 109, Chulia Street in English on Swami Vivekauanda’s life by Bhramachan Kailasam The public are invited to attend. Another in Tamil, on Ramayana, has also
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    EX-LEADERS OF FRANCE TO BE TRIED TODAY
    169 12 No Official List Of Accused London, Auguist 7. LITER learns that the Supreme Court to try the men regarded as responsible for the declaration and conduct of war opens tomorrow at Riom, ten miles northward of Cleront Ferrand. There is apparently, at present,
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    PICKPOCKETS AT BOX-OFFICES
    68 12 ‘V Pre are requcst'tcb by Mr Ooi Sim Hoc, manager of Sex Cinema, to draw the artention of his patrons to the activities of pickpockets around the box-offices of Idea! theatres. especially during rush hoitrs ll bi/e the cinema authorities are taking al! steps possible to check
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    R. A. F. BAID ENEMY OBJECTIVES
    84 12 Reuter. London, August 7. An Air Ministry communique states that last night R.AJ?. bombers, hampered by low clouds and poor visibility, were forced to abandon many of their primary objectives. In spite of this, the oil plant at Homburg, a supply depot at Scherte
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    BRITAIN TO PURCHASE WHOLE OF EGYPT'S COTTON CROP
    337 12 /Vo Dtmprer Now Of Bulk Being Left Unsold London, August 7 In the House of Commons, the establishment of a (Aimmission with powers to purchase Egypt’s cotton crop was announced by Mr. Butler, who declared that anxiety had been growing for some
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    BRAZILIAN’S GIFT OF £l,000
    45 12 8.0 W “For Defence Of F Anil Justii &gt; it An eminent Brazilian associated with Briti sent through his represer country a sum of £l,o!’' Treasury as “my own cont. great country defending tlce in this world. It and not a subscription
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    LINER SINKS AFTER TORPEDO ATTACK
    322 12 Reuter. London August 7. The liner “Accra’’ was sunk off the west coast of Eire. Over 459 survivors have been landed at a north-west English port and 25 are missing. The Admiralty state that there were no children aboard The “Accra.” a motor-ship of 9,337
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    WOMAN AND NEPHEW IN COURT
    194 12 Assault On Neighbour Alleged A woman and her nephew, both pig rearers, were this morning brought before Mr. S. T. Stewart, Police Magistrate, on a charge of causing grievous hurt to an Indian, a neighbouring estate caretaker. When the case was called the court Was
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    TWO TRAWLERS SUNK
    63 12 Reuter Official Announcement Of Casualties London. August 7 It is officially announced that the casual t es in the trawler Marsona, were one officer killed, ten ratings missing and presumed killed and six ratings wounded. The casualties in another trawler were one officer wounded, one rating killed
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