Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 August 1940

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    18 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE tSTAE. 1633 PUBLISHED DAILY Wa 1W- SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1940. PRICE 10 CENT
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    Italian Headquarters At Zeila Bombed Attack By Fleet Aircraft
    242 1 MILITARY TARGETS AJ\D LORRY MACHINE-GUNNED London, August 9. N Admiralty communique states early yesterday Walrus aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, operating from His Majesty’s Australian cruiser Hobart, carried out dive-bombing attacks on the Italian military headquarters recently set up at
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    Why Nazis Exaggerate Successes
    411 1 —Reuter. morale a big QUESTION LONDON, AUGUST 9. KE I 11.It’S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPON DON’T WHITES: “THE GERMANS CANNOT AFFORD TO WAGE AIR WARFARE INDEFINITELY ON THE LINES OF THURSDAY’S BATTLES, FOR APA K T FROM THE PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY OF REPLA CT N G NOT ONLY M\
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    AMERICA'S HUGE DEFENCE BILL
    47 1 Reuter Now Amounts To Twelve Thousand Million Washington. August 9 Owing to increased defence expenditure, the United States now faces a Government expenditure of $12,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1940. Mr. Morgenthau gave the above figures to the Congress Committee.
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    Gibraltar More Strongly Fortified
    105 1 —Reuter Ready For Any Eventuality From Land Or Sea Gibraltar, /lugust 9 war in the Mediterranean gathers momentum, the Portress 1 Graltar stands ready for any eventuality from land or sea Ita raiders already had tested Gibraltar’s mettle. rto, they had been able to cross the
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    Birth In Italian Royal Family
    29 1 Princess Maria of Savoy (above), youngest daughter of the King of Italy has given birth to a son, states a Reuter message "nxii Rome.
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    MANY IN MOROCCO AGAINST PETAIN
    65 1 —Reuter. Madrid, August 9. According to the Casablanca corresiMindent of the Tangier newspaper “Espana,” large numbers of people in Morocco are still opposed to the Petain Government. General De Gaulle’s broadcasts have many enthusiastic hearers, he says, despite the decree forbidding listening to stations other
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    Loss Of Minesweepers Small
    196 1 Reuter. ONLY TRAWLERS AND DRIFTERS London, August 9. It is learn»*d authoritatively that losses of British minesweepers hitherto total 39 compared with 254 during the whole of the last war despite the fact that they now have to deal with magnetic as well as moored mines
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    SENOR S. SUNER
    44 1 —Reuter. Madrid, August 9. Senor Serrano Suner, Spanish Minister of the Interior, who is General Franco's brother-in-law, attended a reception given by the British Ambassador Sir Samuel Hoare. It was the first occasion that he was present at the British Embassy
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    MEN OF NEW HEBRIDES OFFER SERVICES TO DE GAULLE
    268 1 "To Fight With You Until Final Victory” LONDON. AUGUST 9. NEW HEBRIDES LS THE FIRST PART OF THE FRENCH COLONIAL EMPIRE TO RANGE ITSELF ON THE SIDE OF ALL FREE FRENCH MEN UNDER GENERAL DE GAULLE. He has received at his
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    MR. CUDAHY RECALLED TO UNITED STATES
    139 1 .—Reuter Reprimanded 4 )ve=Inter» Jew Washington August 9 Mr Roosevelt has ordered Mr. Cudahy to return to the United States for consultations Mr. Cudahy has been publicly reprimanded by the State Department for his interview tn LondonMr. Sumner Welles, announcing Mr Cudahy’s recall, read
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    PLIGHT OF FRENCH REFUGEES
    66 1 .—Reuter. On Verge Of Starvation Istanbul, August 9. Th»- Turkish Rod Crescent has received a moving appeal from the International R»d Cross, says an Ankara despatch to the newspaper “Yenisabah,” requesting foodstuffs for large numbers of French refugees "already on the verge of starvation with the
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    A.-A. GUNS SHOOT ENEMY BOMBER
    66 1 —8.0. W. Rugby, August 9. An Air Ministry and Ministry for Home Security communique states that shortly before midday a single enemy aircraft crossed the north-east coast oi England and dropped a number of high explosive bombs. There were a number of casualties one only
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    THREE BRITISH PILOTS SAFE
    48 1 Reuter London, August 9. The Air Ministry announces that in yesterday's actions over the Channel, sixty enemy aircraft were destroyed and many others damaged Sixteen of our fighters were lost, but three of the pilots are now reported to be safe, two being wounded
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    Monster Tanks For America
    38 1 .—Reuter. Washington, August 9. An initial order for a number of monster tanks, weighing seventy tons and mounting seventy-five millimetre cannon for the United States Army has been placed with the Bethlehem Locomotive Company.—Reuter.
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    M.P.s PUBLIC SPIRIT
    54 1 1. —Reuter. Gif: To Replace Thursday’s Air Losses London, August 9. Mr Gerfield Western, M.P. for Macclesfield. has presented to the Minister for Aircraft Production, a cheque for £lOO.OOO to build sixteen Hurricanes and Sn> :.r s to replace the total British losses in Thursday’s air battle
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    Hitler’s Hesitation Upsets German Morale
    256 2 PROMISE TO TROOPS NOT KEPT JNo Sign Of Peace ANXIETY OVER DAILY R.A.F. RAIDS Berne, August 9. rpHE “Eclaireur de Nice’s” Berne correspondent reports that the delay of the offensive is upsetting German morale and the prospect of continued British bombing is causing anxiety inside
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    ISOLATION OF ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA
    470 2 —Reuter. London, August 9. With reference to the German and Italian claims on the effect of the Italian advance into British Somaliland, Reuter’s correspondent says that authoritative circles in London point out that even if the Italians succeeded in occupying the whole of the Protectorate,
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    CANADIAN AIR FORCE
    92 2 .—Reuter I ir*t Fighter Squadron In Britain London. August 9. Mr Vincent Massey. High Commissioner for Canada, today inspected the first Royal Canadian Air Force fiehter squadron to reach Britain The squadron has hitherto been on '"oastal duties off Nt wfoundland and Eastern Canada. It has now
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    ITALIAN FACTORY EXPLOSION
    48 2 .—Reuter. 39 Killed And 500 Injured Berlin. August 8 The German News Agency states that according to the latest reports from Rome, thirty-nine persons were killed and five hundred injured in an explosion in a munitions factory at Piacenzo. The factory building was completely destroyed.—Reuter.
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    "CLARE” ON RETURN FLIGHT
    27 2 Reuter. New York. August 9 The British flying boat "Clare’' took off yesterday on her return flight to England via Montreal and Newfoundland.—
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    Chungking Again Bombed
    46 2 I.—Reuter. Chungking, August 9. Many Japanese aircraft in three flights bombed Chungking heavily and extensively this afternoon. Parts of the city on the south bank of the Yangtse River, where the foreign Embassies, Legations and Consulates are situated, were among the places bombed.
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    DEPORTED FROM BURMA
    61 2 Reuter. Arrested Japanese Put On Board British Steamer Tokio, August 9. One of the thiee Japanese nationals arrested by the British authorities in Rangoon last Friday has been. deported to Japan, said the JDomei Agency which quotes a despatch to Tokio from the Japanese Consul in Rangoon,
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    FACTORY ACCIDENT
    60 2 —Reuter Seven People Believed Killed London. August 9 Seven people are believed to have been killed and twelve injured when part of the extension of a large factory fell in a North-West England town today. After the accident the building was surrounded by the factory’s own members of
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    RUMANIAN WHEAT FOR GERMANY
    28 2 Reuter. London, August 9 The Bremen wireless states that an agreement has been signed at Bucharest for the export of Rumanian wheat to Germany
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    Fixed Goal, Fixed Date And Fixed Method
    491 2 Bttgby, August 9. The general press comment on the Viceroy’s pronounce, ment is epitomised in the following passage from the leading article of the weekly journal the “Spectator.” “Here then are the essentials—a fixed goal, dominion status; a fixed date, the end of
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    4 LIABILITY RATHER THAN AN ASSET
    633 2 H hy Troops In Chinn If ere IT itlufrmrn RUGBY, AUGUST 9. THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW THE BRITISH FORCE FROM SHANGHAI IS DICTATED SOLELY BY STRATEGIC MOTIVES. THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE FORCE. AS OF TILE FORCES OF OTHER NATIONS, ITALIANS, AMERICANS AND FRENCH.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    48 2 —Reuter. Brighter Undertone: Business Small London, August 9. On the Stock Exchange the undertone was brighte* on the news of yesterday’s war activity in the Channel but business was not large. Gilt-edged were steady and industrials showed both small gains and losses. Wall Street was steady—Reuter.
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    HAVEN IN U. S. FOR CHILDREN
    87 2 l— Reuter. Plan To Remain In Force For Two Years Washington, August 9 The Compromise Bill, providing ft» giving temporary haven in the United States to European children under si> teen years, totalling, it is estimated, two hundred thousand, was speedily and practically unanimously
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    ENLISTMENTS IN PALESTINE
    42 2 5. —Reuter. Magnificent Response To Call For Recruits Jerusalem, ADgust It is officially announced that to the magnificent respouse for recru from Palestine, and Transjordan Royal Air Force is suspendinc local enlistments. The recruiting for arm) vice units continues
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    NAZI LEAFLETS SOLD AS SOUVENIRS
    54 2 B O.W «20 Realised For Red Cross Rugby. Augus w Leaflets dropped by a Germa- in South East England, sold as venirs, have realised £26 been sent to the British Red ciety. Two of the leaflets tioned at a local Rotary 1,19 11 which realised
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    ARRESTS OF JEWS SLOVAKIA
    31 2 —Reuter. Berlin. The Police have made 1 the rests including many Jews discovery of an illegal Propaganda Centre’’ in a Slo\ reports,the Official German from Bratislava. —Reuter.
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    RESIGNATION OF MR. FARLEY.
    25 2 I,—Reuter. .(Hyde Park’ New Y re lir nsMr. Roa c evelt has accepted. tion of Senator James Farit y ter-General. —Reuter.
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    Engineers Called On To Register
    62 2 Reuter. London, August 9. Hundreds of thousands of engineers not at present on war production work are called u(M»n by the Government under the industrial or registration order to register at employment exchanges. By this means it is hoped to obtain the names of 300,000
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    ATTACK ON CONVOY
    321 2 .—Reuter Only Five Ships Totalling 5.039 Tons Sunk London. August 9. It is learned in London that five ships were sunk in yesterday’s Channel raids on a convoy by motor torpedo-boats and by planes with a total tonnage 0£,5,039 compared with the fantastic Nazi claim o', having
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    ENSURING FOOD SUPPLIES
    50 2 Greenland Commission Leaves For U. S. Rome, August 9. As a result of the interruption of communications between Denmark and Greenland, a commission has left Greenland for Washington to discuss tne possibility of ensuring American food supplies to Greenland, says a Copenhagen telegram to the Stefani Agency.
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    SON BORN TO ITALIAN CROWN PRINCESS
    29 2 Reuter Rome, August 9. The Rome wireless announces that the Crown Princess gave birth to a son on Wednesday. Both are doing well.
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    Fortress of Britain gets stronger
    966 3  -  BY Lt.-Col. T. A. Loire rVIIF of Britain as a fortress is nothing’ I new. When Napoleon scowled at us the Channel from Boulogne we hastily i< .i rhain of Martello towel’s mounted with i)Uii> dnance to repel invasion. r ia weie called up to
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    Soul Of England
    52 3 O little Force that in your agony Stood fast while England girt her anno ur on. Held high our honour in your wounded hands. Carried our honour safe with bleeding feet— We have no glory great enough for you. The very soul of England keeps yoiir day.
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    PREP SCHOOL FOR PILOTS
    570 3  -  ZERO hour for the Empire Air Training Plan broke by rhance when I was in Canada. There was a brief aiUiounce«ne«t that H>9 young Canadians had entered number one initial training school near Toronto for a four weeks’ preliminary course before their specialised instruction as pilots,
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    SCHOOLMISTRESS HAD 'GOEBBELS' PASS
    675 3 B oman Accused Of Aiding Enemy London. 4 PASS in German, signed by Dr. Goebbels, a message from Hitler, addressed from his private office, and a document signed “Unity Mitford” were stated at Bath Police Court recently to have been found in the possession of Mrs.
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    THE OBJECTOR
    252 3 Sppks To Eject A Soldier s Family London. W'HEN a solicitor, who is also a con- scientious objector, applied for possession of a house in which a soldier’s wife with nine children are living, Judge Dale said to him in Birmingham County Court: “I have a conscientious objection
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    Hayricks Will Beat Invaders
    119 3 The odd. things Britons are doing in war-time [FARMERS are asked to build hayricks in the middle of meadows to make invasion more difficult. They would prevent landings byenemy planes. The Ministry- of Agriculture say: “Where the field is large and the ground level, it will
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    WOMEN AS DOCTORS
    168 3 Melbourne. Women doctor's will be appointed to the Australian Military- Forces for service overseas and at home. They will have a military status on first appointment equivalent to the rank of captain, and will wear a uniform to be designed. The Minister for the Army Mr Street,
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      50 3 WISMT A WAR By. Gilbert Wilkinson MF" XV Jr ■il Ira 1 1 'lf V St is-L -rf ZTSfPvV ib k 1' I > 1 in 7 > 1 X XIW LOVEM AND LEAVEM way fascinate you to sit here. pal, but to me it’s like being in a ruddy
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      45 3 NEWS WITH A SMILE Dy T. H. Patmer IT F i T r kw J- x XX- Banners in front of Gi-rman lines I All it ■'«igs, Lucemoie, is. to attract British troops are I “Lost. gold-mounted fountain among latest propaganda *tunt. pen. Finder reivarded."
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    BRIGADIER TELLS OF $l0,000 BRIBE
    1766 4 Drama In Officer’s Room TRIAL OF CAPT. LOVEDAY CONTINUES Singapore. TAe account of how an Army officer enabled his superior officers, through a microphone concealed in his room, to listen in to a conversation between him and a man who had offered the officer a
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    King With Scots Troops
    37 4 77/£ Kl.\'C inspecting Scots 'I roops in the South of England. He is seen speaking to a soldier who served in the last war. The regiment is shortly to leave for active service.
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    Bribery Allegations Against Mines Dept. Officials
    479 4 Kuala Lumpur 4 LLIDGATIONS that they accepted gratifications were made in summonses issued on A.E.P. Kershaw. Warden of Mines. FJMS., and A G. MacDonald. Senior Warden of Mine»». Ipoh, who appeared before 1 Mr W. J. Tltorogood. the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday
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    STABBING ALLEGED IN SIKH TEMPLE
    366 4 Storv Told At Inquiry Singapore. That a 30-year-old Sikh. Fauja Singh, lost his temper when he was refused admission into the Sikh temple at Kerbau Road, created a general disturbance, and finally fatally stabbed another Sikh named Keesin Singh, were the allegations made ai a
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    War News In Romanised Malay
    384 4 War News I n Romanised Malay Perkhabaran dari Kahir th it* menyatakan bahawa tentera r ulj Ip rnasok ka-dalam kawasan ne KU lah .Bnt.sh bcuntang dengaj tanar. Arab yang bema ma IHadzramaut -tu. Maka dan Hadzramaut itu-iah datan -nx a lyakan orang2 Arab yang a da dj T Melayu mi.
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    CHINESE BURIED ALIVE
    76 4 Accident At Sungei Siput Mine Ipoh. While working near a Chine»owned open cast hydraulic mine n faz Sungei Siput on Thursday afternoon a middle-aged Chinese was bu l alive when a portion of land him suddenly gave way. Digging operations to rescue ti* man were immediately made
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    New Zealand Women Aid Refugees
    43 4 Auckland. New Zealani Every woman in New provide sufficient clothing ar- 1 co for one refugee from the inva e aunC btries in Europe under a ed by Viscountess Galway, 9,-1 e Governor-General. The plan is receiving support.
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      99 4 Does this Climate Upset Your Liver and Digestion If so, take a course of z miij In this tropical climate with its heat and humidity the Liver becomes sluggish, the bowels irregular, and the whole digestive system disorganised, with the result your head aches and you feel generally "washed out.”
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    LOCAL AIR TRAINING SCHEME
    177 5 Two Europeans From Perak Selected Ipoh. Two Perak men have been chosen to undergo two months’ gaining at Singapore in connection with the Malayan Volunteer \ir Training Scheme. After their period of training in Singapore they will be posted to R.A.F. schools and subsequently be attached
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    TRENGGANU SULTAN IN ALOR STAR
    80 5 Alor Star HH. the Sultan of Trengganu, nis soosort, and their suite arrived at Alor yesterday morning, on a visit to H H. the Regent and his oom, H. H. Tunku Asmah, •ho is a daughter of the Sultan. The ®eeent met his guests at
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    MR. E. A. MOISSINAC ENTERTAINED
    219 5 I’rior I<> Departur< On transfer Taiping. .J* 1 1 to his departure on transfer as headmajster of th e Government English 001. Gopeng, Mr E.A. Moissinac of «he King Edward VII School, Taiping, ••*> entertained to a farewell dinner by 'tall of the School at
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    340 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL The High Commissioner has accepted the resignation of his commission in the F.M.S V.F by Captain B. Preedy. M.C The High Commissioner has fixed the price of rubber for assessment of export duty for the period Aug. 9 to Aug 15, inclusive, as 36 cents per pound A
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    THEFT OF A CHICKEN;
    144 5 Eurasian Lad Bound Over Taipuig Convicted on a charge >f theft of a chidien valued at fifty cents Michael Folev a fourteen year old boy was cautioned and discharged by Raja Salim in the Taipmg Magistrate’s Court yesterday The paronks of the boy who were present
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    CAUSED HURT WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON
    181 5 Ipoh. dadayam, a nuddie-agea Tamil was nned $4O in default one month’s rigorous imprisonment by the Ipoh First Magistrate. Mr. P.F’.Y Radcliffe, yesterday when convicted on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon to a compatriot, Munusamy. The accused was alleged to
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    SUNGEI SIPT A. C. S.
    245 5 Sultan Opens New Building Kuala Kangaar Manual labour is not a dishonourable occupation. If boys after completing their school terms .will look to other fields of employment —such as tilling the soil —instead of looking towards the Government for jobs, the unemployment problem among youths
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      114 5 After The BLACKOUT Come to the TO-NITE, SAT. 10th AUG. Under Special Licence Opens 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. For the Festival of the “7 IMMORTAL SISTERS” Gate Admission 10 cents No Admission to see the 7 Sisters No Wayangs or Talkies Re-o]>ens 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. All Wayangs
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      159 5 1 lEC T I n ri „m»nw llu-krnl To Doom tV| JA J 3 I W> nCV Control” 4ST :i S ™WS ™>l>4Y Kit A. SHAW BROS LTD f 5 9(){) LlL*4 Singapore. < A. Thrilling Musical Romance of the South Seas 3 SHOWS DAILY A M>VERS IN PARADISE I
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      159 5 roDEON~I I I After the Black-out I Enjoy a Good MIDNIGHT SHOW!I I PRE SCREENING TO-NIGHT AT 12.15 O’CLOCK GENTJRAL SCREENING THURSDAY 15th AUGUST Deanna Durbin in I K* X i I J.O’~ '-1 i® f I 4 O s -J i i W W 'T > 3c.T.e along with
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    THE R.A.F. AGAIN
    288 6 r pHE glorious success of Royal 1 Air Force fighters in the biggest aerial battle so far fought over the Channel inspires confidence in the heart of every Britisher that the defence of Britain is in very capable hands. Sixty enemy dive-bombers and lighters are now known
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    MORE ON THE WAR LOAN
    183 6 HPIIE announcement that the 1 reports of the committees set up by the Governments of the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. to consider war loan proposals are about to be published, and that recommendations are made there- ii favouring these proposals, will he received with satisfaction
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    Around The Town
    151 6 ODEON CINEMA “Broadway Melody of 1940" with Fred Aataire and Eleanor Powell 3, 6.00 and 9 00 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA “Gulliver’s Travels” 11.30 a.m., 3, 6.15, 9 p.m and 12 midnight. VAAJESUC CINEMA “Paradise Isle” with Movita and Warren Hull 3, 6.15 9.00 p.m. KEX CINEMA "One
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    By The Way
    424 6 Signallers Wanted 1 OCAL Eurasians who have been agitating for the formation of a regiment of their own will welcome the- announcement that recruits are wanted in the ranks of the Penang Signal Section. Successful applicants who must be Eurasians, unmarried and between the ages of 19
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    628 6 Saturday, August 10. /I’HE Air Ministry announces that in Thursday’s air battles over the Channel, sixty enemy aircraft were destroyed and many others damaged. Sixteen British fighters were lost, but three of our pilots are now reported to i>e safe, two j I cing
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    "STRIVE TO MAKE COUNTRY BETTER THAN YOU FIND IT"
    974 7 Mr. Bayliss" Speech To A.GC.S. Boys At Prize-giving MX LA YA is a green and pleasant land also. It is your country, and you, the trained soldiers in the struggle, never cease to strive to make it better than you find
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    Duty On Table Waters To Be Repealed
    83 7 (F. O. O. C.) Singapore, Aug. 9 The import duty on table waters which is in force is un- i satisfactory and the excise duty, for which provision exists in the i War Duties Ordinance, has never been imposed because it would be
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    4 ACCUSED OF ATTACK ON ONE MAN
    140 7 Incident At Bus Stand Alleged to have assaulted a compatriot, Ch’ng Peng Boon, four Chinese. Khor Ah Bung, Tan Twa Thow. Khor Kim Seng and Wan Ah Chew stood their trial before Mr. W. M McCall, Penang Third Magistrate, yesterday, on a charge
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    WAR FUND North Malayan Total $986,157.19
    329 7 With the War Fund total in Penang siandingat $564,756.70 j (of which $51,750.25 has been contributed from Kedah) and the Perak total at $421,400.49. the North Malaya aggregate is now $986.157.19, only $13,842.81 short of the million mark. In Sm^aport. tne coUecUon r $3.*****9.
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    AROUND THE LOCAL CABARETS
    105 7 Partnering Miss June Tan, Mr. Loot Choo Eng will be presenting at the Elysee Cabaret tonight, an exhibition of Dngo’s “Serenade,” a ballet dance with adagio and acrobatic lifts At Wembley There will be a Novices’ Quickstep Competition at the Wembley Cabaret tonight. Silver cups for
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    Balik Pillau’s First J.P. Feted
    292 7 HAJI PIJTEH BIN MOHD. AMIN Balik Pulau. HAJI Puteh bin Mohamed Amin, first resident of Balik Pulau to be made a Justice of the Peace by the British Govment, was yesterday evening entertained to a dinner held by the Persandara’an Sahabat Pena, Malaya, Balik Pulau
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    Committees Recommend War Loans n Malaya
    102 7 INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION LIKELY NEXT MONTH HE. reports of the Committees appointed by the Governments of the Straits Settlements and the F.M.S. to consider war loan proposals are ready for printing and will be published at an early date, states an official communique. 'fhese
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    MALAYA'S DEFENCE HEEDS
    73 7 Possibilities Of Local Manufacture It is announced by the Department of Information that a committee has been appointed to investigate the possibilities of manufacturing locally articles which have hitherto been imported from Great Britain and elsewhere, particularly articles required for the defence forces of Malaya. The Committee
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    NEW KIND OF VENOMOUS SNAKE
    141 7 Balik Pulau. Sui.iH with round bodies and scarcely one foot in lei-gtb, a type of venomous snake never before seen in the district are said to be infesting the Jaian Bharu river of late It is learned that several fishermen have already been bitten by
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    WEMBLEY DANCE COMPETITION
    19 7 The novices quick-step competition to be held at the Wembley Cabaret to night has been cancelled.
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    Few Radio Transmitter For S’pore
    110 7 Few Radio Transmitter For S ’pore Singapore. i'or some it me past the quesrum of >t broadcasting policy of All-Malayan scope has been under consideration by Government, it is announced officially. It is now proposed to erect a coo kilowatt transmitted in Singapore This transmitter zvill not only serz't the
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    European Driver Fined For Being Drunk
    333 7 ESCAPES GAOL BECAUSE OF VALUE TO SERVICES Kuala Lumpur. r p i HE sole reason why a gaol sentence has not been given is because you are a volunteer and an essential man in the Services,” said Mr. W. J. Thorogood in the First
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      100 7 Another British Triumph 1 I iM iW [r XT v Affii A x \i vlcW '■’xN I 1 -Vasa. f Z Here she comes, with her rich gift 1 from *he green pastures of England! Factory packed with its fresh whole- 1 u some nutrition intact —Cow Gate gijiiM iwn
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    71 8 Penang. August 9, 1940 (Bp Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London Demand 2/4 1/16 New York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Batavia Demand ftj 1/2 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7/8 Hongkong Demand 53 5/8 Shanghai Demand 14 1/4 Japan Demand 189 1/4 New Zealand Demand 2/10
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    MOTOR EXPORT DRIVE
    89 8 Big R ise In Ford’s Figures An indication of the progress being made in the drive to mcrea.se British motor exports is given by the results obtained in seven important markets by Ford Motor. The company states that in the first lour months of the present year
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      MINING
      438 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at 4 p.m. yesterday. NOMINAL Issue buyers sellers 4/0 Ampac Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 5/3 5/9 £1 Austral M 35/ 37/0 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/6 18/6 $1 Ayer Weng 0.55 0.60 £1 Bangnn Tin 16/6 17/6 $1
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      RUBBERS
      245 8 NOMINAL Issue buyer. sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Aior Gajah 0.85 0.95 Amal Malay 1.57 j 1.65 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.95 1.00 Ayer Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett 0 42fr 0.47| Batu Lintang 0.97 J 1.02 j Bedford 0.85 0.90 Benta 0.924 0.97 j Borelll 1.10 1.20 Broga
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      GENERAL
      323 8 NOMINAL Issue buyer tellers A. £1 (Aust N.Z. Mln Ord 22/0 23, 3 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.75 2.00 2 do 74% Pref 1.90 2.00 x 5 B. M. T. 7.00 /50 £5 Chartered Bank £64 £7 £1 Con. T. S. Ord 17/9 18/3 £1 Con. T. S. 7%
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      134 8 Company Dividend Pay* ble Books Close TIN Kampong Kamunting 3d. 1/3 bonus Aug. 23 Aug. 13 Murai Tin 40% Int. Aug. 21 Aug. 19 Peninsula 2/- os (Aust) A«ig. 14 Aug. 7 Satupulo 1/- Aug. 27 Aug 16 Soutnera Kinta 124% Fin. less tax Sept 10
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    KRAMAT TIN DREDGING
    541 8 Directors' Report The Directors ot Kramat Tin Dredging Ltd. m their Report for the jtar ended March 31, 1940, state: Operations were restricted during the early part of the year to accord witi? quota releases The allowed rate of free quota lor export for the year averaged
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    AYER WENG
    20 8 Output Aver Weng (Rahman) Development <fc Prospecting Co, Dtd for the month of July 1940 was 43 piculs
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    FOREIGN IMPORTS OF RUBBER
    16 8 Foreign .mports of rubber during July, 1940. totalled 27.625 in dry' tons.
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF RAWANG TIN FIELDS
    1206 8 Mr. A. A. Henggeler’s Speech PRODUCERS AND SMELTING CHARGES <pHE eleventh annual general meeting of shareholders of Rawang Tin Fields Limited was held at the registered office of the Company, 16 Barrack Road. Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, August 8, 1940, at 10 a.m. Mr
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    129 8 Yesterday's Close Previously Hl IN: LONDON: “Spot” 0. 0 t 265 15. 0 -Forward” £265 0 0 £265 15 •> SINGAPORE: “Spot” $132.50 Business done tons PENANG $***** ‘Spot” 132 50 RUBBER: LON N: I 2 15)160 Tone SINGAPORE: 14c “Spot” PENANG: 4c “Spot” 56 COPRA: PENANG: Man
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    804 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR 121 H SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 7.15 am. and Litany 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.15 a.m. Mat tins (Tamil) 10.30 a.m. Mattins Holy Communicn (Chinese) 6.o‘j pun. Evensong and Sermon Psalm 68 W. I—2o. Hymns 517, 520. 169, 38. MONDAY 7.00 a.m. Mattins. 7.30 am.
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    HIGH-SPIRITED PESSIMISM
    1411 9 Candide, or Optimism. By Voltaire. Translated by Richaid Aldington. I (Nonesuch Press. 155.) Euiope in the 19th and 20th Centuries, 1786-1939. By A J Giant and H.VV.V. Temperly. Supplementary Chapter (1938-1939). By Lilian M. Penson- (Longmans. 165.) BY DESMOND MueC’.YRTHY’ LN THE SUNDAY TEHES. London. June 2. SOON
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    THE MAILS
    86 9 SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting AIR SLAILS Mails for Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur, Singapore 1 p.m. Saturday 10th inst. Mails for Great Britain (via Durban) India, Africa. Egypt, Burma. Bangkok. Hongkong, Saigon, U.S.A. Great Britain (via Transpacific Air Service) 7 p.m. Saturday 10th inst.
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      1315 9 WRAY 820 News and Topical Talk. Relajed -tzr 1 :rom London. 9.05 News in Dutch. Relayed from London. <ZHP' 9.05 Harolc B„ Ramsay a: the Organ. (ZHL*. Popular R Melodies—“ Manhattan Serenade" —‘Sov U w<i<nN %T’’F Utude”—“Mood Indigo"—Love's Joy"— IRANSMISb^ON— FI.E Las Cuatro Milpas.” “Medley”. 9.20 From 6.40 9.35 am.
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      82 9 930 Httdustani bulletin (GSF, GSG only). 9.50 Programme summary. 10.05 "A Parmer’s Diarv” —Talk by A. G. Street. 10.20 Orchestral Half Ho ir. 10.50 Sunday Service. 11.20 News and Topical Talks. 11.50 Close Down. PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s <49.3 m.) AM. 6.45 Opening Record 6.50 8.8. C. Full News Bulletin
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    Japanese Forces Geared For Possible Move Southwards
    263 10 SITUATION IN INDO CHINA BECOMES MORE TENSE Shanghai, August 9 The situation in Indo-China is hourly becoming more tense. The increased activity by the Japanese naval units and troopships in South China waters gives rise to the belief that the Japanese forces are
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    U.S. CONSCRIPTION BILL
    104 10 .—Reuter. Passed By Senate By 71 Votes To 7 Washington August 8. The Senate passed by 71 votes to 7 and sent to the House the bill for debate on the Burke Wadsworth Conscription Bill, which will probably begin tomorrow. As passed by the Senate, the measure
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    RUMANIAN SHIP RELEASED
    33 10 Reuter. Bucharest. August 9 The British Government have released the Rumanian freighter Bucegi." which was one of the three Rumanian vessels seized at Port Said at the end of July
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    CLOSING OF BURMA ROAD
    158 10 —Reuter. Mr. Butler Give* List Of Prohibited Good* London. August 8. Tn the .House of Commons, Mr. Mander asked if the Government would publish the terms, including the schedule of the agreement with Japan, in regard to closing the Burma Road. Mr. Butler replied that all
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    Indian Leaders Studying Viceroy's Statement
    243 10 REASONABLE APPROACH TO DEMAND FOR INDEPENDENCE Reuter Bombay. August 9 The pre».- reception of the Viceroy's statement follows the usual lines and there is evidence that the Indian leaders are carefully studying it. There is .i significant air of reserve among the Congress Leader.- though
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    Fifteen Italian Planes Destroyed
    544 10 BIGGEST AERIAL BATTLE OVER LIBYA R.A.F. Outnumbered But Only Two Fail To Return London. August 9 An R.A.F. communique issued at Cairo announces the “biggest aerial battle over Libya. Fifteen Italian fighters were destroyed in a battle in which the R.A.F. were outnumbered by two to
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    BRITISH FORCE IN SHANGHAI WITHDRAWN
    194 10 —Reuter. Better Service Elsewhere I London, Aug. 9 Ihe ar Office announced that the British troops at present sta- tioned in Shanghai and North China are being withdrawn for service elsewhere. Reuter learns authoritatively that Great Britain has informed the Japanese Government of the withdrawal
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    GERMANY’S DARK HOUR
    289 10 —Reqter. Foreign Comment Ihi Invasion Prospect* London. August 9f The Ankaia Yenisabah’ writes “In the next two months, certain matters will be cleared up "I: the German attack materialises and results, as all hope, in a German defeat. Germany’s dark hour will have sti uck. Again, if
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    THE "KEMMENDINE"
    36 10 —Reuter. 21 Day* Overdue At Rangoon Rangoon. August 8 A communique states that the British liner “Kemmendmi' (7.769 tons) with its destination at Rangoon is 21 days overdue and must be presumed lost —Reuter.
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    Study Of Spain’s Domestic Needs
    97 10 —Reuter, NO FRICTION OVER NAVICERTS Madrid. August 8. Talks betw ee>n Spanish and British officials regaiding Spains oil and petrol supplies are proceeding in a very friendly spirit. A large measure of agreement has been reached, including the extent of the present Spanish stocks. There
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    WORLD WAR DEBT PAYMENTS
    116 10 —Reutf r. May Be Taken Out Of Frozen French Funds Washington. August 9 Mr. Morgenthau. at a Press conference today, disclosed that the United States was considering the possibility of taking World War debt payments out of “frozen" French funds in the United States. He added
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    COMING CONFERENCE AT NEW DELHI
    32 10 r. —Reuter. Canberra. Aug. 9. Mr. Menzies announced that Australia will be attending the conference of British Empire countries in the East at New Delhi in October
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    WHY THE ITALIANS ATTACK NOW
    65 10 —Reuter. Nothing More To Lear From Djibouti Aden. August 9. It is generally realised here that tilt* Italian attack on British Somaliland is mainly due to the situation which arosafter the Italians had nothing more to fear from the French in French Somaliland. The position
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    £2.400.000 GIFTS FOR AIRCRAFT
    25 10 Reuter. London. August 8 Lord Beaverbrook announces that contribution» from the public for the purpo-e of aircraft now exceed £2 4‘K).000
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    IMPROVING RUSSO-AMERICAN RELATIONS
    64 10 Reuter. Mr. ’Welle.-' Talk With Ambassadi r Washington, 9 Mr- Sumner Welles indicated today that the United States and Soviet Russia were seeking a general improvement in their relations. Commenting on t had yesterday with M Oui Soviet Ambassador i Welles said that ,mai.\ .ustions cerning Russo-American
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    PLANE PRODUCTION IN U. S.
    119 10 >•-Reuter. Will Pass 18.000 Mark By Jan uary New Y brk August 0 The production of aircraft ;t; United States ha.- r-acl: nu< 10.800 yearly, and w ill mark by January. .ncrea»n._ iteadily r ter that declared Mr Wild Knudsen,* Production Chief of the Na'.
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    GERMAN CONTROL OF VITAL PATENTS
    126 10 j—Reutet. Bar To U.S. Production Of \X ar Supplies New York, Aug. 9. A special Federal grand jury ha> been empanelled to receive tesnmqij 1 from Government experts in ten vital fields that are alleged t- have suffered from monopolistic control exercised partly by German
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    MORE ATTENTION TO TRAINING OF SKILLED WORKERS
    442 10 Mr. Revin's Plea For Co-operatio ll From Employers London, August b In the House of Commons, discussing the training of workers, Mr Bevin declared that there appeared a lack of appreciation in the industry generally, of the enormous for rapid expansion training to
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TODAY’S RACES
    1080 11 1: Horses Class 2 Div. 3 —6 Furs.—2.ls p.m. I'd qoRUGAN 7y 3.00 Mr. Ong Huck Lim Van Breukelen ’THUMBS UP 4y 8.13 Mr. Sim Teng Boon Major Fox i .uLDEN BLAZE 6y 8.11 "Mr. Hercules” Van Breukelen 3 uTRECHT Uy 8.11 “Holland Kongsi” Marland 4
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    KINTA SWIMMING CLUB
    86 11 Ipoh. V have been chosen to the Kinta Swimming Club at md two relay races against thegy' 1 nan K on Sunday at h-C. pool: ’P” Wong Mook Lum, Lim Y.. w <■ tr Chee Leong, Cheang eoh Cheang Eow, Toh Goay 3ui y Lim En Leong,
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    CRICKET
    29 11 Westlands School vs S.A.H.C. Juniors Westlands School, Penang, will meet the Juniors of the Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Star, in a whole-day* cricket match at Westlands to-day.
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    SOCCER AT ALOR STAR
    34 11 In a inendly game of football played on the College ground at Alor Star on Monday the Alor Star Police defeated a team of Pathans by 4 goal* to 1.
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    234 11 ‘THE RIDING BOY’ “TIC TAC” “EPSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “MAN-ON-THE "THE MAJOR” Penang f’enang Ipoh K- Lumpur SPOT*’ Ipoh Singapore P A(’L Golden Blaze Ramborough Golden Blaze Utrecht King’s Gambit Oorugan Oorugan Utrecht King’s Gambit Golden Blaze Utrecht King’s Gambit Scribbl Pay om Pay Out ScribbF Pay
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    HEMCHIT TO MEET VENTURILLO
    120 11 Boxing At The New orid Two leading lightweights ol Malaya—Neil Hemchit Young Venturillo —will feature in the mam even’ of Sunday’s boxing promotion at the New World Stadium While Hemchit holds a record of having beaten such class boxers as Ventura Marquez, light-weight champion of Malaya,
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    A. C. S. L. BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
    366 11 Fixtures For Next Week The following are A C.S U Badminton fixtures for next weez. Monday, August 12; Mis* P. V. Boey and H P. Boey vs Miss Yeoh and Teoh Chye Lock Umpire: Mr. G Thye San. Miss C. B. Lim and Keat
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    BADMINTON
    76 11 Jelotians B.P. vs Jelutong Group A.R.P. Jelotians B.P. will meet the A.R.P. (Jelutong Group) B.P. at the latter’s court tomorrow at 4.00 p.m. sharp in a match of 3 singles and 4 doubles. The following will represent the Jetotians B.P.: Jimmy Yeoh, Cheah Eng Hai, Ong Hock Cheng, Ong
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    PENANG SPORTS CLUB GOLF
    16 11 The August monthly medal (Stapleford) will be played on Saturday August 17.
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    P.C.F.A. Trounce Municipal XI By 5 Goals To Nil
    421 11 P.C.F. A. Trounce Municipal XI By 5 Goals To Nil FIRST H4TCH IN P.F.A. SENIOR CUP COMPETITION IN the opening match of the Penang Football Association cup competition the Penang Chinese Football Association, displaying an all-round superiority, trounced the Penang Municipal Recreation Club to t he tune of five goals
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    BASKET-BALL
    197 11 Black Birds Beat Sam Kuang Team (From Our Own Correspondent' Kulim, August 9 The unbeaten Black Bird Basket-ball team of Kulim defeated the Sungei Bunting Basket-ball team (also known as Sam Kuang Basket-ball team) by 37 points to 7 on Thursday evening on the Chio Min School ground Kulim,
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    SIN-KIE WINS EASILY
    150 11 Selangor Champion Beaten 6-0 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. Despite the steady drizzle which nearly spoilt a fine afternoon’s sport» the Davis Cup stars obliged local tennis enthusiasts by giving exhibition matches with local players. Kho Sin-kie proved too good for the local champion
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    PRE=SCREENING OF "IT’S A DATE”
    150 11 Durbin Hh At Midnight Matinee The long-awaited latest Deanna Durbin picture “It’s A Date,” scheduled for official screening at the Odeon Theatre next week, will have a special prescreening at a midnight matinee tonight. It’s A Date” is reported to be the most colourful of
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    LAMP EXPLOSION AT MINE
    82 11 Four Coolies Severely Burnt Ipob. An accident occurred in a tin mine at Tambun on Friday afternoon resulting in four mining coolies being severely burnt- It appears that these four men were working on an Acytelene lamp when it suddenly exploded. Two of them were severely
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    71 11 Today on the Esplanade” from 6.00 pan. to 7.30 p.m March Secunderabad McKenna Suite A Lover In Damascus Woodforde 1 Far Across The Desert Sands Pinden 2. Where The Atuna Flows 3. How Many A Lonely Caravan 4. If In The Great Bazaars 5 Allah Be With Us
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    MAN LOSES WALLET IN BUS
    80 11 A Chinese travelling on board a trolley bus plying between Weld Quay and Ayer Itam yesterday lost his wallet containing a sum of $4O. The man discovered the loss while he was alighting from the bus stop at the Magazine Circus. The bus on which
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    KLEDAH DEFEAT PERAK 4-1
    172 11 Inter-State Police Soccer Taiping Displaying ail round superiority, the Kedah Police convincingly defeated the Perak Police by four goals to one on the Esplanade yesterday in their Annual Inter-Police Soccer fixture for the Perak-Kedab Police Officers Cup thus retaining the trophy foi the fourth i year
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    SOCCER
    183 11 G.H.J. “A”’ v» Hihor Hiboran Party On the Renong Ground tomorrow at 515 p.m. sharp. G.H.J. “A” —Dubarra Singh; Tan Teik Siew and Cheah Thean Swee; Lee Tiang Siew, Cheah Boh Eye, Khoo Hong Lim; Ng Jit Theam, Tan Hong Beng, Khoo Ong Lee, Tye Thoon Tuck and Chin
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    Van Breukelen Should Have Good Day Today
    407 12 PAY OUT AND WESTENRA HARD TO BEAT Creme tie Menlhe And Aerial Post Also Likely Winners (By “TIC-TAC”) ALTHOUGH there were two showers yesterday the going should be good today (unless, of course, we have further rain) —the concluding day of the Penang
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    CASUALTIES IN AIR RAIDS
    71 12 .—Reuter 258 Civilians KHleii In U.K. In July London, August 8. Sir John Anderson announced that during the month of July. 258 civilians were reported to the Ministry for Home Security as killed, and 321 seriously injured in air raids on the United Kingdom. Fifty-seven women
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    RUMANIA AND HUNGARY
    62 12 Reuter. Invitation To Enter Negotiations Berlin, August 9. According to a telegram to the Official German News Agency, the Rumanian Government through M. Bossy has ofiicia’ly invited Hungary to enter into negotiations on matters in dispute between the two countries The dispatch adds that negotiations are to
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    TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    125 12 Weeklv Flights To Be Resumed London, August 8. The Eire Department of Posts and Telegwolus announce.- that the Transatlantic Air Mil Service between Foynes and the United States, Canada. New Foundland end the countries beyond has been resumed. The service will operate once weekly in each direction.
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    LAST NIGHTS BLACK-OUT
    331 12 Nursing Unit On Duty First Time Penang experienced another black-out last night, commenc- i ing from 9 o’clock till 11 o clock, the second of the three consecutive nights. for the first, time a nursing unit of the St. John Ambulance Association was on duty during the
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    TAGORE HONOURED BY OXFORD
    184 12 —E O W One Of Greatest Of Living Poets Rugbv. Aug 3 AL a sjxccuii convocation of Oxiord University held yesterday in the picturesque surroundings of Santiniketan. Bengal. Sir Maurice Gwyer, India's Frd-ral Chief Justice, conferred or. Dr Rabindranath Tagore, the distinguished Indian poet, til» degr«*e
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. CHEE WOR LOK
    1690 12 List Of Wreaths And Attendance The follow.ng sent wreaths to the funeral of Mrs. Chee Wor Lok yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Cheah Cheang] Um, Mr. and Mrs Law Seng Hock, Misses T.im Kim Hiang i. Lim Kim Cheng, The President, Committee Members of Aspirants
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    RACE PROGRAMME
    38 12 With reference to this afternoon's races, the attention of readers is drawn to alterations in the numbers of horses running in certain races. The programme published on page 11 Is according to the official P.T.C. programme
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    FRENCH AFRICAN POSSESSIONS
    146 12 —Rioter Administration To Be Reorganised Vichy. Aug 8 The reorganisation of the administration of French African possessions is brought about by a new decree just issued, according to inc Havas Agent-v French Equatorial Africa originally d Tided into three colonies but t single administrative ur.’t finer 1934'
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    PLANES PRODUCTION SPEED-UP 3,200 Men Released From Army
    73 12 London. Aug 8 The Ministry of Laoour and National Security announced tHwt. between June 10 and July 11 orders were issued for the release from the Army of 3.200 skilled tradesmen required to expedite aircraft and armament production It is explained that
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    LATE CAPT. G.C. RETZ
    30 12 A further cheque for the Malaya Patriotic Fund in memory of the late Captain Retz has been received from Lieutenant Mrs W T Woods. Royal Artillery
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    Penang Girls Celebrate Feast Of “Seven Immortal Sisters"
    350 12 Chinese girls in Penang will be celebrating the feast of the “Seven Immortal Sisters.” which falls tonight the seventh day of the Chinese Seventh Moon. This annual celebration is observed with much reverence among the Cantonese. Ladies' toilet, requisites, cosmetics, flowers and
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