Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 August 1940

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  • 22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 900 Vol. XCVIII. Ho- THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1910. PRICE Hl CENTS.
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  • 441 1 DISCUSSIONS REPORTED TO HAVE STARTED WASHINGTON DENIAL ‘WRONG TO CONSTRUE PREMIER’S SPEECH’ M V» a*hhigto:i. August 22. There is not the slightest foundation for American report* from London that Anglo-Ameri-can discussion* have *tart“d for a military alliance. It is pointed out that although it is possible that
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  • 62 1 Reuter. London, August 22. Ihe Gestapo carried out a round-up ommunists throughout Norway a days ago, according to news reived by the Norwegian Telegraph Agency. 'I hose arrested include most of the leaders of the Communist Party and a lumber of leading journalists including Christian
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  • 408 1 —Reuter. Cano, August 22. Although the evacuation of Somaliland may be a victory for Italian piestige propaganda, it is not regarded as a Bi itish defeat. It actually facilitates the Genetai: Staff’s immediate task m the Midd' East as
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  • 218 1 —Reuter. London, August 22. A communique issued by the Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security states that enemy activity over this country was continued last evening. The same tactics w'ere adopted as during the earlier part of the day, aircraft singly or in
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  • 72 1 HUNGARY RUMANIA —Reuter. Negotiations Reach Deadlock Budapest, August 22. M. Hory, head of the Hungarian delegation, has returned to Turnu Severin to try to eontinue negotiations zvith the Rumanians. The disparity between the two sets of proposals, however, is so great that no solution is believed possible without German intervention.
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  • 47 1 —BOW. Rugby, August 22. The Secretary of State for Air told a Commons questioner that the Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to 349 officers, 339 of whom were pilots and the Distinguished Flying Medal to 221 airmen, 52 being Ser- geant-pilots.
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  • 168 1 —Reuter Gibraltar August 22. 1 So cordial was the atmosphere J oij the occasion of the official I visit of the Governor of Algeciras. 1 General Grandes, that “vin dhonneur” scheduled to last 40 minutes 1 was extended to 90 minutes. The Governor. Sir Clive
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  • 47 1 ,—BO.W. Rugby. August 22. The British trade unions have loaned over £750.000 free of interest to the Government since July 5. The latest contribution of £7.500 from Tanganyika towards the cost of the war has been gratefully acknowledged by the British Government.
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  • 171 1 Bucharest, August 22. THE agreement reached at Craiova on the Dobruja issue fixes new frontiers on the 1911 line. Territory ceded by Rumania to Bulgaria comprises two provinces of Durastor Caliacra. It includes Balchik. The heart of Queen Marie which was preserved in the
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  • 566 1 Assassinated By O.G.P.U. Agent •GO FORWARD’ DYING WISH Mexico City, Aug. 22. ■I EON TROTSKY, the Bolshevist leader, who was attacked in his study on Tuesday, succumbed to his injuries at 6.3”> yesterday evening. While in the ambulance en route to hospital, Trotsky
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  • 730 2 PROMPT ACTION BY R.A.F. Over Eight Planes Shot Down London, August 21. NEMY planes appeared Oyer a wide area in the North-East, South-East, Midlands and Wales and were promptly tackled by R.A.F. fighters. A shophouse on the outskirts of a Midlands city was damaged
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  • 268 2 —Reuter. Britons Accept War Burdens London, August 21. In the House of Lords, moving the second reading of the Finance Bill, the Lord Chancellor said that taxation in this country in a full year had been raised since the war began from £888,000,000 to 1,500,000,000.
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  • 120 2 —Reuter. Arrival Of 1,350 British Schoolchildren Rugby, August 21 A party of 40 school children selected from grant-aided schools m London and the Home Counties and parts of the West Country and evacuated recently under the children's reception scheme has arrived at a Canadian port. About 1.350
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  • 35 2 .—Reuter. Washington. August 21 The State Department announces that in future any diplomatic or consular official who is unacceptable to any other American Government would not be ac- ceptable to the United States.-
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  • 198 2 i.—Reuter. Closest Collaboration On All Matters London, August 21 In the House of Commons, questioned on the subject of the relations between the British and Polish Governments, Mr. Butler replied that there was the closest collaboration on all matters concerning the conduct of war, including questions of foreign
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  • 35 2 8.0. W. Rugby, August 21. The Minister of Aircraft Production has received with grateful thanks £ll,OOO from the Bombay War Gift Committee for the purchase of Spitfire aircraft. —-8.0. W
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  • 41 2 —Reuter. London, August 21 In the House of Commons. Mr. Butler, in a written reply, states that the Government is not aware that Italy has addressed a demand to Greece for the cession of Corfu.
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  • 21 2 Reuter. Bucharest, August 21. An agreement has been reached between Bulgaria and Rumania regarding the Dobruja.
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  • 177 2 Reuter. CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE Aden, August 21 Though the Italians have occupied Eehbera only 180 miles across the Red Sea. the people of Aden aie confident that any attempt at invasion by the enemy would fail. The Italian lasses sustained in the occupation of
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  • 123 2 —BOW. Output For Given Number Of Hours Increased Rugby. August 21 Modifications in design or finish of firearms from miniature rifles to heavy artillery have played an important part in the recent increase in British production. The Ministry of Supply emphasises that the efficiency of
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  • 65 2 .—Reuter. Brighter And More Active London, August 21 The Stock Exchange was brighter and more active with useful gains recorded in mast groups, .particularly gold mining shares, iron and steels and electrical equipments. Despite some reduction in the turnover, late session gains were fully maintained. The market was
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  • 29 2 .—Reuter. London. August 21 The Japanese Embassy in London is not arranging any organised evacuation of their nationals from Britain, the Em- bassy spokesman said.
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  • 250 2 London, August 21. SIR EDWARD GRIGG, Under Secretary for War, moving the second reading of the Allied Forces Bill, said that it would enable foreign governments supporting our cause to play their part. None of them was to be regarded as merely refugee
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  • 503 2 —Reuter. London, Augixt FIRST hand comments on R.A.F. bombing flight many are given by Squadron Leader P. R. t recently awarded the D.F.C. He says that the marshalling yard at Ilamn so often been mentioned in Air Ministry commu is t tremendous target
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  • 44 2 —Reuter. London, August 21. Two officers and sailors of the Swedish steamer “Hedrum” (2,825 tons) were saved when the ship was torpedoed in the Atlantic. It is feared eight men lost their lives. The ship was sunk without warning.-
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  • 159 2 London, August 21. Sir John Anderson, speaking m Loudon, said: “If the invader should succeed in gaming a temporary foothold on our shores, if parachutists or airborne troops should succeed m ftndu< a spot where they can land safely, not only will they
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  • 132 2 gration feels stronger than, ev r —Reuter. Confident Tone Of Mr. Churchill’s Speech London. August 21 Berlin newspapers which, tor weeks, have been telling readers tha. the collapse of the British Empue is nigh, show considerable bewilderment today over the confident tone of Mr. Churchill's speech. The
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  • 81 2 .—Reuter Position Of Short-Life Metal Producer* London. Aug. 21. A question was raised in Com mons about the positin' metal producers with life 1 e ceeding about twenty years able economically to incr 5 duction in consequence of le dred per cent excess profits
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  • 46 2 BRITAIN’S OV ERSEAS TRADE —Rcutt Decreased Import Exports In Jt London A. -jt British imports for <j £87.000.000 a decrease of £3 ,j pared with June and an £8.756.000 compared itl year. Exports totalled £31.0( 0 of £5.000.000 on June a:.. low July of last year.
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  • 31 2 —.Reuter. Mexico City- 1 to !x> Trotsky's condition is repo still critical after a trepanning pceS The doctors estimate that ’“.c of recovery are one in ten.-
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  • 1249 3  -  through the wars with France in the second half of eigficen.i. and beginning oi the nineteenth centurv asion oi England was a favourite project with French '•■tries. aee attempts vveie actually made. In one Bonaparte iii the XoitL < i lieland and
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  • 861 3 Australian Reception Arrangements Sydney, Aug. 10. iEMENTS have been made by the reception committee in Bydn-y at should eliminate any possibility f a repetition of the unfortu- I nate hi openings when the evacuees fioni Horg Kong arrived in Brisbane. T < rally help that will
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  • 266 3 These two stories tell how the men of the sea treat their comrades in distress:: 4 BRITISH merchantman «torpedoed far from land, s.uik within f--o minutes. There was no time to get the boats clear and they were sucked down by the sinking ship. The U-boat surfaced
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  • 55 3 Wealthy American owners, moved by the plea of British soldiers to “give us more planes,” are now selling their sporting airplanes to the Allies for observation craft and for directing artillery fire. Over 600 such planes are soon to
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  • 53 3 London. Mlle. Maria Raquel Senoret, 17-year-old daughter of the Chilian Ambassador in London, was married at St. James’s Church, Spanish-place, W., to SecondLieutenant John Basil Watney, of the Royal Sussex Regiment. The bridegroom’s brother, who is a private, was best man. The bride was given away
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  • 97 3 Saved £l00 for old age —give it to help tear Mr. Joshua Ritson, Socialist M.P. for East Durham, has received by post a registered package containing a hundred one pound notes with this anonymous note:— “Please give this to the Exchequer to help the war. It is money I have
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  • 157 3 COME of the Fascists interned in k Brixton Gaol are rousing indignation among civilian prisoners. Strolling about the parade ground, they salute each other, shouting “Heil Mosley!” or even "Heil Hitler!” A young man serving a shoit sentence for a motoring offence complained to a
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  • 202 3 Production Forty Millions More Than in Peace Time London. Cargoes from vast supplies of British coal which have accumulated as a result of the submission of Fiance are being shipped to South America and Portugal. Further inquiries are nowbeing negotiated and within the next
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    • 199 3 This might seem an extraordinary statement, but there an fur coats, and fur coats. It all depends the sort of a fur coat you are referring te. We don’t say that she does not want a Mink, Caricule, or Seal coat, but we do say that she does not want
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    • 46 3 WHAT A WAR by Gilbert IF hi iff: 707 I* k v *j» y 'a- I X. a S’> v 'A «<4 N\ X AY f I 1 z zZ W L i L i LOVEM AND LEAVEM How much are the maiiic carpets. Hassan? Wnm
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  • 1430 4 CONTRACTOR'S EVIDENCE AT COURT MARTIAL $3,000 Handed On One Occasion Singapore. HEARING of the court martial in which Captain Loveday, Surveyor of Works in the office of the Chief Engineer, is alleged to have “organised a system of wholesale corruption for his own benefit”, was
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  • 286 4 Offences Now Common Singapore. "Offences of this kind aie getting common, especially with Labuan dealers. I am directed to press for a heavy penalty in this case.” said Mr. Chia Yong Hoe, assistant Food Supply Officer prosecuting Liau Siew Moh, proprietor of Chop Leong Aik Cheang.
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  • 207 4 Mi sail vu nt ure Of Aged Gardener Kuala Lumpur. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by Megat Yunus, the Second Magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, when he sat as Coroner at the inquest into the death of a 60-year-old Chinese. Chow Cheong, a vegetable
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  • 310 4 Journalist Back From Chungking i Singapore. JAPAN’S attempt to break the resistance of the hinese people in Chungking by her “terrorist” bombings of th e city, was described as absurd by Mrs. Anne Dyason, a Australian journalist attached to the Austral-Asiatic bulletin who has
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  • 526 4 Kuala Pilah. IN the Kuala Pilah police court on Monday Dato Laxamana bin Salleh, the owner-driver of an Austin saloon car, N.S. 1135. was charged with driving his car on the evening of Feb. 15. without having the bra king-system in good and effective working order.
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  • 407 4 August 19, 1940. It is suggested that reader-, should cut out this news in Romanixd Malay and hand it to Malay members of their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be published
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  • 94 4 igapore. Three Singapore Chin* nceg were acquitted without t pore being called upon in tl fourth court where they' ily mor.ses charging them causing hurt to a Can' Foong Ah Wan, on July The detectives were Ng Ah Thong and Yap gjn Foong Ah Wan alleged aJI(
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  • 124 5 Ipoh. sin Chew was admitted as inbu ,f the F.M.S. Bar by the Hon. iistice Poyser, Chief Justice of the in the F.M.S Appeal Court h,, yesterday. Emitting Mr. Foo, His Lordship ’ulated him and wished him a s ful career. M "-mg the application on behalf
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  • 2337 5 "‘keep Our Mouths Shut. Nothing Will Hap| iciu Singapore. I ENANG contractor, Lau Ah heonj* was one of the witnesses called at the resumed hearing of Loveday court maitial on 1 uesday, when he gave a graphic description of a meeting on Siglap Road
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  • 90 5 MADAME CHIANG MIGHT VISIT MALA YA Proposed Goodwill Mission Madame Chiang Kai-shek, China’s First Lady, may soon come to Malaya on a goodwill visit. No official confirmation of the visit was given when inquiries were made at the Singapore Chinese ConsulateGeneral. Mr. Yeh Teh-ming, the Chinese Consul, Penang, stated that
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  • 67 5 The yialaya Patriotic Fund is now, in just under one year from its inception, rapidly nearing a total of two million dollars. On August 15 it had reached SI ,853.560.46. Monthly totals prior to June have already been published. In June contributions amounted to
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  • 128 5 Preliminary Inquiry At Butterworth Butterworth. The preliminary inquiry was held before Mr. R. C. Hoffman, the Police Magistrate, yesterday in the case in which a young Tamil, Rajamani stands charged with the attempted murder of Muthu, a police constable, and attempting to rescue Joseph
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  • 496 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. S. H. Sih, the Chinese Consul, Kuala Lumpur, left on Tuesday’ for Ipoh and will be in Perak for a few days. Mr. Philip Hoalim, Jr., has been appointed manager of the Odeon Theatre, Kuala Lumpur. News has been received here that Capt. H. Dane, of the
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  • 26 5 The Y. W. C. A. monthly Tiffin will be held at the Rest Room as usual today from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
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  • 80 5 Todav at the Esplanade from 6.00 p m. to 7.30 p.m March Scotland The Brave Hume Selection The Gondoliers Sullivan Waltz Mello Cello Moret Overture Tally Ho Ansell Selection The Shamrock Myddleton Fox Trot Rosalie Porter Mr. H B.J. Donaldson, Senior Investigating Officer, Criminal Investigation Branch. Central Police
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    • 94 5 TfTF* NEW WORLD BOXING TOMORROW AT 9.30 P.M. GUNBOAT SMITH 12 RDS. RIO GILL Record of Gill in Bast Fighting Ah Row Won K.O. 2nd Round Arquerro K.O. 10th Priam Osman T.K.O. 7th Helsloot T.K.O. 7th (Helsloot is Dutch. Ventura Marques could only beat him on points) Fighting Mieck Won
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    • 108 5 88. V. X; No more razors or smelly pastes I never dared appear in bathing suit or evening dress. I was so ashamed of the uglv hair under mv arms and on my arms and legs. I had tried everything electric needles and smelly pastes. Shaving only made the hair
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    • 166 5 rill SWEETHEART OF THE 1 K ITISH EMP I R E HER FUNNIEST A BEST! Controlled by W' p /k SHAW BROS. LTD..’ 8 Singapore Today With 3 Shows 6.15 9.30 p.m; <alOH W« J 1 *%>o>M.»d by !»*.■>••<* Cbfltvry Product»»»* Ltd. (MCI*: b, 20th Cantury-Fw fi At I ,ast!
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    • 298 5 j AiR-conoiTion eo I Opens Today Two Shows 6.15 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. <' kei A garb<> |MSVbHi EB >ac a a n i i>l iei i FyyqHr S a Y comedy! P° p oes the cham- *P a 3> ne an d pop goes the fun when lIN THE
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    • 86 5 Paramount continues its cavalcade of outstanding successses! And now Presents for your entertainment the grand comedy hit that rocked London for 2 solid years QUEEN’S OPENING TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 Paramount’s BRITISH production, directed by Anthony Asquith, the man who gave you “Pygmalion.” Uproariously funny Sparkling with wit Bubbling with romance
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  • 517 6 IF any confirmation is needed that Britain today is stronger than ever before, that confirmation was provided by both Mr. Winston Churchill and Sir Archibald Sinclair on Tuesday. The Premier was never more confident; his statement was all the more effective for its calmness. The Secretary for
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  • 94 6 majestic cinema Boris Karloff in ‘‘Mr. Wong Detective” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA “Shipyard Sally” with Giacie Fields and Sydney Howard 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA "French Without Tears” with Ray Milland and Ellen Drew 6 15 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA "Ninotchka”
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  • 346 6 That W ar Gift THERE is hope yet for our City Fathers. Seven of them. 1 see. are asking for a special meeting tomorrow to consider a motion by the Hon’ble Mr. H.H. Abdoolcader seeking the rescindment of the decision last week to defer making the proposed
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  • 629 6 Thursday, August 22. OIK ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR in the course of a broadcast stated that three more German planes could be safely added to the enemy losses during yesterday’s raids. This brings the total up to eleven. INURING an attack on a South-Eastern town, an
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    • 24 6 10 3 E il a O Sole Agents g Penang, Perak A Kedah g B Henry Waugh Co. Ltd. B B FKNANG IPOB z
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    • 38 6 company 1 PiONmOIMNRWBri 529. TANJONG BUNGAH R? PEMA*, For your convenience Fend you» tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 L2ght St, Penang Phone 4121, or to our Town Representatives, the Centiai Shoe Store, 134 Campbell Street, Phone 2883.
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  • 714 7 ikh Succumbs To Fractured Ribs And Skull Ipoh. K.\AM SINGH, another oi the air crash victims, sucF umbed to his injuries at the District Hospital in Ipoh at p.m. yesterday afternoon bringing the death roll to three, admitted to hospital immediately after the crash,
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  • 365 7 SETTLEMENT REACHED IN WAGES DISPUTE A settlement of the dispute over the scale of increases in wages having been arrived at after an all-day discussion among the delegates of the labourers and the Rubber Exporters’ representatives yesterday, the strike of the Chinese rubber packing coolies,
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  • 296 7 INTERNATION AL GOLF CLUB OPENED BY SI LT AN Idea H hich Originated From Hon. Mr. S. H Jones Kuala Lumpur. a time when aggression, domination, hatred and jealousy prevail in so many countries, it is noteworthy that we in this ‘part of the
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  • 307 7 Donations to the War Fund yesterday have raised the total for Penang to $585,104,522. Perak donations now stand at $448,522, and the North Malaya totai now is $1,033.626.79. In Singapore the total is $3.461,908. The F.M.S. War Fund is $1.110,110. S C. Previously Acknowledged 584,814.63
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  • 546 7 Jockeys Mayo McPherson To Serve NAVY NEEDS ALL ITS OFFICERS pHE Penang Tribunal, consisting of Mr. Justice Aitken, Mr. J. A. Black and Mr. E. V. C. Thomson, meeting for the tcond time today, had before them six applications for xemption or postponement of service.
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  • 201 7 HEARING OF THE SUMMONS C ASES AGAINST E. KERSHAW OF THE MINES DEPARTMENT ON CHARGES OF BRIBERY HAS BEEN FIXED ON SEPT. 17. 18 AND 19 BEFORE THE FIRST MAGISTRATE, MR. W. J. THOROGOOD. ON THE APPLICATION OF MR. COOMARASAMY, ON BEHALF OF DR. IL
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  • 72 8 Penang, August 21, 1940. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/16 New York Demand 47 Montreal Demand 51 3/4 Batavia Demand 88 I'2 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7/8 Hongkong Demand 53 5/8 Shanghai Demand 14 i/ie Japan Demand 193 3.4 New Zealand Demand
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  • 70 8 Proposals For Increasing Output Being Examined 'Hie Associated Press understands that the Commerce and Industries Department of the Government of Burma is examining various proposals for increasing the output of tin and wolfram. With this object in view, the Commerce Department is appointing some mining
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  • 41 8 Hongkong (Selangor) Rubber has doubled its dividend, the final for 1939 being 25 per cent., making 40 per cent., less "tax. compared with 20 per cent, in 1938. when two payments of 10 per cent, each were snade.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 454 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon to-day. NOM INAL issue buyers sellers 4/0 AmpaC Tin 3/3 3/6 s'o Austral Ama! 5/3 5/6 £1 Austral M 35/0 37,6 c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/6 18/6 $1 Ayer Weng 0.57* 0.62; £1 Bangrin Tin 16/6 17/6
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    • 250 8 NOM INAL Lsaiir buyer. sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah 0.80 0.85 Amal Malay 1.62* 1.70 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.95 I.ooc Ayer Pauas 1.00 1.05 Bassett 0.40 0.44 Batu Lintang 0.95 100 Bedfard 0.85 0.90 c Benta 0.92* 0 97* Borelll 1.10 1.20 Broga 0.57* 0.62*
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    • 311 8 NOMINAL ts«ue buyers lellcrs A £1 (Aust- N.Z. Mln Ord 22/0 23,0 2 Alex. Brick Gitk 1.75 2.00 2 do 7*% Pre! 2.00 2.10 5 B. M. T. 650 7.00 £5 Chartered. Bank £6i £7j £1 C'm. T. S Ord 17/6 18/0 £1 Con. T. 8. 7% Pref 21/0
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    • 144 8 Dividend Austral Malar 3d. I'3 Bonus Sept 13 Sent 2 Batu Selaugors 7*% Aug. IPOh Tin 3/. LT. Aug. 29 tug I Kampong Kamuntings 3d. 1/3 Aug 23 A 19 &ama t 6d Aug. 28 Au 19 K- Kampara M. Bept 18 <un di ni 7
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  • 137 8 esterday’s Close Previously TIN: ICNDON: “Spot” £261. 0. 0. £261 10 3 “Forward” £261. 15. 0. £262 SINGAPORE: “Spot” $132.62 $132.62 Business done k 75 tons PENANG '‘Spot” $132.62 Lj RUBBER: LONDON: “Soot” 12 3j4d. “Forward” 12 3|4d. Tone Dull SINGAPORE: “Spot” 37 12c PENANG: “Spot” 37 1
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    • 187 8 BANKS INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, LTD. (Incorporated tn British India J Head Office: “United India Buildings,” j Esplanade, Madras. Branches: Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Karaikudi,: Sivaganga, Pudukottah,, Devacottah and Cannanore. I I [Until orford Capital Rs. 50,00,009 Issued and Subscribed Capital Rs. 25,00,000 FMd up Capital Rs. 12,50,000 Current and fixed
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  • 3151 8 Mr. Frank Hollev •J By the death of Mr. Frank Holley, who passed away on Tuesday evening at Tanjong Tokong, Penang, Malaya loses a very well-known and charming personality for, although Frank, as he was affectionately known to all his friends, spent most of
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  • 77 9 Although, with the entry of Italy into the conflict, war was stepped still nearer to peaceful Portugal, thousands of workers are still engaged in putting the finishing touches to the Lisbon exhibition celebrating eight centuries of Portuguese independence. It is apparently felt that cancellation of the
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  • 67 9 Alleged Possession Of Counterfeit Aotes Singapore. Described as a 40-year-old Formosan, Toh Wun Ka, faced a charge alleging that he w.as in possession of 13 counterfeit Straits $lO currency notes at the Great World on Saturday, when he appeared in the Singapore third court. Toh, who spoke Hokkien,
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  • 933 9 British Partnership Of Peoples: Nazi Master-Race Over Slaves Bit RAMSAY MUIR, British Liberal leader and author. Professor of Modern History, University of Manchester.) IT Is absurd to describe this war as primarily a struggle of 1 “rival imperialism,” yet it certainly is a
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  • 263 9 Victim Succumbs To Fractured Ribs Kuala Lumpur. An inquiry was held by Megat Yunu® Second Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur), acting as Coroner, into the death of a Sikh named Gurdial Singh, on May 25 after a fall from a lorry. The lorry, it was stated, was
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  • 185 9 Rotan Threat By Magistrate Singapore. “You are becoming a bit of a nuisance, and if you come up again you will receive the heavy rotan,” declared Mra J. G. Rappoport, Singapore third magistrate, addressing Private Robert William Stramghair, 21 of th® Manchester Regiment, who admitted stealing a
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  • 53 9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Great Britain (via Durban) India, Africa, Egypt, Burma, Bangkok, Hongkong, Saigon, U.S.A, and Great Britain (via Transpacific Air Service) 7 p.m. Saturday 24th inet. SURFACE MAILS Mails for Ceylon India (S. W.) 2 p.m.
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  • 577 10 Solid Ground For Premier's Confidence London, August 21 Mr. Churchill’s speech is enthusiastically received by the press which describes it as candid, well-balanced and confident. The decision not to allow food supplies to enter a subjugated area until it is cleared of German
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  • 43 10 i.—Reuter. London, Aug. 21. Capt. Ramsay returned to the Committee Room after twelve minutes and the Committee, after sitting for nearly two hours, adjourned to Sept. 5. when Capt. Ramsay will make further representations. Capt. Ramsay was driven back to JFSrixton,
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  • 75 10 —8.0. W. German Note Received In London Rusby. August 21 The communication from the German Government about the treatment of parachutists has now reached the British Government and is receiving attention. A reply will be sent in due course. It is generally assumed that this will make it clear
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  • 27 10 —Reuter. London. Aug. 21 The Jockey Club announces that aftei consultations with the Government, racing will be resumed on Sept. 14.
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  • 954 10 ENEMY’S BASE AT ST. OMER BOMBED Big Explosions At Hamm And Hanover Rugby, August 21 Air Ministry News Service messages, giving fuller reports of bombing attacks carried out during Monday night, describe how direct hits were scored within the naval dockyard at Kiel
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  • 84 10 —Reuter. Liberty Not At An End New York. August 21 German pressure on the Vichy Government is admitted by Marshal Petain in an interview with American newspapermen. according to the "New York Times” Vichy correspondent. Marshal Petain Ls quoted as saving: “I do not pretenu
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  • 264 10 —Reuter. STRONG COMMENTS IN COMMONS London. August 21 Asked whether in view of the closing of the Burma Road for the supply of war materials to China, it was proposed to cancel the sale of a million barrels of oil to Japan made in April.
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  • 134 10 —Reuter. Shooting At S.E. Coast From France London, Aug 21. It is now believed in London that high velocity guns have been shooting at the English South-East Coast Fragments of metal have been examined and experts conclude that they* were splinters from shells fired from the French
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  • 68 10 Confidence Greatly Increased Ottawa. August 21. Mr. Churchill's speech following the recent cheering reports of Britain’s fighter force repulsing German air attacks has inspired sharply-increased confidence here. The offer of leases of certain Western Hemisphere sites for the defence of L.S.A. is regarded with great satisfaction since Canadians
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  • 41 10 .—Reuter. Malta. August 21 Formations of enemy aircraft attacked Malta yesterday morning and dropped bombs, including incendiaries. R.A.F. fighters engaged the enemv and dispersed their formations. No damage was done to civilian property and there were no casualties.
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  • 29 10 —Reuter. Bucharest. Aug. 21 It is believed here that the question of Hungary’s claims on Transylvania is likely to be submitted to the Axis for arbitration. —Reuter.
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  • 452 10 Dense Cheering Crowds All Along Route Shanghai, August 21 The stirring swirl of the Highland Regiment’s bagpipes roused the International Settlement this afternoon for the last time when the withdrawal of rhe British forces from Shanghai began. Contingents of the First Seaforths and Second East
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  • 273 10 190 Bomb, a Death For 2! OUI s Chungkii ug 21 The "down town' Chungking is practically non >t vn t as result of Japanese dircrafi loading tons o. incendia™ bombs over the h rt o f city during the past 24 hours 1 The so-called
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  • 116 11 Office-Bearers For Current Year At a recent meeting of the Sunrise Badminton Party date the Evergreen Badminton Party of Taiping the lollowing were elected office-bearers lor the year:— Patron:: Inche Wan Jusoh: President Az Hon. Secretary: Mr. Chew Chee Cheong: Honorary Treasurer: Mr. Gan Oon Leong: Captain:
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  • 251 11 Pat Hughes and Kho Sin-kie who delighted a huge crowd on Tuesday afternoon at the C.R.C. courts in a series of exhibition matches in aid of the War Fund, returned to yesterday morning by train. Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Kho Sin-kie, who had made
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  • 98 11 Another Special Train On Saturday •f Ipoh The F.M.S. Railways will run another “Race Special” this Saturday from Ipoh to Taiping and back for the convenience of racegoers attending the last day of the Perak Turf Club Taiping Professional Meeting. There will be only Second and Third Class
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  • 230 11 Muslims And Sepoy Lines Share Two Goals TWO goals were shared in the Cup-tie between the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club and the Muslims Recreation Club, on the Victoria Green yesterday. The game was evenly contested but the Muslims owed much to Sulaiman, their goal-keeper, who played
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  • 133 11 Chinese Gets One Month’s Gaol Ipoh. Ting Ming, an unemployed Chinese with three previous convictions was sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by one year’s police supervision, when he pleaded guilty before the Ipoh First Magistrate, Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, yesterday to
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  • 668 11 Court Story Of Assault And Robbery Aloz Star. How an elderly Malay couple living by themselves in a house at Kampong Tanjong Putus in the District of Kubang Pasu were victimised by three compatriots who, after breaking open the door and injuring the man, tackled
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  • 142 11 Schedule Of Racing The following is the schedule of racing for the Singapore Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting:— FIRST DAY’—Saturday, August 31 Horses- Class I—Div. 1, 2 3—6 iurs. Horses —Class 2 —Div. 1. 2. 3. 4 s—6f. SECOND DAY’—Wednesday, September 4 Horses —Class 2 —Div.
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  • 366 11 0.X.A.-H.M.S. Nameless Match Postponed The return soccer match between the Old Xaverians’ Association and H. M. S. Nameless fixed for yesterday afternoon on the S.X.I. ground has been postponed. K.H.P. vs Ismal’s XI On the Renong ground tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. sharp. K.H.P.: —Gan Thean Beng; Lim Cheng Poh,
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  • 383 12 MARLAND’S MOUNTS APPEAR TO BE RETAINING FORM Houlichan And Bowrain Very Impressive (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. LTHOUGH only me first day of training, there was a lot of activity on the third track of Bukit Timah this morning, when training for the
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  • 539 12 SOUTH EAST TOWN Hurricanes Celebrate Success With "Victory Roll'’ London, August 21. Sir Archibald Sinclair during a broadcast today stated that three more German planes could safely be added to today’s enemy losses during raids, bringing the total up to eleven. AN ENEMY BOMBER DROPPED WHAT
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  • 78 12 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 TIN: Penang $132,621 'Business done 50 tons Singapore $132.62| RUBBER: Penang Spot 37 3 8c Singapore Spot 37 3 8c NOPRA: "Sundried $2.50 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium sellers Fair Seed $6.10 sellers «ICE: Rangoon Parbailed No. 1 $7.80 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $7.70
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  • 68 12 —Reuter. Work Ot Joint Canadiaiil S. Board Ottawa Aug. 21. The Canadian-American Defence Commission will be mostly for study and advisory work for mutual defence. Mr. Mackenzie King stated at a Press conference. It would advise both Governments of new ideas on defence. It did
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  • 113 12 —Reuter. Transfer Of I. L.O. To Canada London. August 21 Mr. Butler tcid the House of Commons that the resignation of the SecretaryGeneral of the League of Nations had net yet become effective. Proposals had been worked out for the transfer of personnel of certain sections of the
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  • 74 12 .—Reuter. Gibraltar. August 21 An enemv raider was brought down into the sea when Gibraltar was attacked ly two successive waves of enemy alanes during the night. Boi falling on the Rock in the second raid caused an outbreak of fire which
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  • 190 12 Reuter. London, August 22. Sir Archibald Sinclair, broadcasting. warned the country against relapsing into a mood of complacency as only a small fraction of Germany’s heavy bomber force had yet been engaged and the danger of invasion and mass air attacks had not yet passed. Vigilance, energy
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  • 164 12 Hl RAI. BOARD AND TOWN PLANNING Butterworth. Mr. A. E. Coope presided for the first t.me yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Province Wellesley Rural Boaid held at the Board’s Office in Butter worth since he took over the Office ot District Officer. Province Wellesley
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  • 35 12 .-Reuter. Gibbstown. New Jersey. Aug 21. Four persons were killed when an explosion wrecked a building used for filling cartridges with power at the Repauno dynamite plant of the Dupont company here.
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  • 133 12 London, August 22. Canada will shortly have two complete divisions in Britain, according to the latest official information from Ottawa. Two other divisions now practically complete, will be trained and equipped in Canada. Two new destroyers are being built in Britain for the Canadian Navy
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  • 93 12 .—REI TER. YVARDHA. AUGUST 22. ABDUL KALIN AZAD. PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS, ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT AFTER CONSULTING THE CONGRESS WORKING COMMITTEE. HE HAD SENT A REPLY TO THE VICEROY STATING THAT THERE WAS NO MEETING GROUND BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE VICEROY' ON
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  • 34 12 Mis*. Tee Tee Ying (Hong Kong and Shanghai). Miss Mary Sim (Singapore), two new charming dance hostesses who will make their debut at the Wembley Cabaret tomorrow night.
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  • 446 12 LITTLE HARM TO DO W ELL ON SATURDAY (From Our Own Corresjwndent) Taiping. Policy. Authentic. Moonlight Sonata, Starlock and East Lynne were the most impressive at track this morning, when the majority of horses were given fast work. The mile race will be hard fought, as all
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  • 141 12 London, <*</.’' /n toe i amnions Mr. Id annah enquired re operation of agreements respecting the Police and rency at Tientsin of June ip. Mr. Butler replied that the Consul-General at Tic; ported that the police agreement was Working smooth! sions of the silver and currency
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