Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 August 1940

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    Masthead
    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY jfc>. 2(12. Vol. XCVIII. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    Big R.A.F Raid On French Coast
    769 1 FLASHES SEEN IN ENGLAND Terrific Bombardment Of Enemy Batteries London, Aug. 24. j/LASHES of German anti- a i r craft guns in the direction of Boulogne were se en from the South-East coast late last night. They began shortly before 9 p.m. G.M. i
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    Creating Britain’s New Giant Bomber
    92 1 —Reuter. London, August 24. \V IDESPREAD interest in the rapidity with which the W new giant R.A.F. bomber is being created is proved by numerous applications submitted to the Ministry of Aircraft Production to view factories but all have received the reply that the Minister
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    British Planes Output Nothing Short Of Astounding
    134 1 LONDON, AUGUST 21. BRITAIN’S AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE LITTLE SHORT OF ASTOUNDING BY COMPARISON WITH THE OUTPUT AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE. WAR. REUTER’S AIR WAR CORRESPONDENT LEARNS. .—Reuter. Naturally no exact estimate of the extent to which Britain s production exceeds Germany
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    Greece Will Stick To British Guarantee
    80 1 —KEC'TER. LONDON, AUGUST 24. THERE is GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT GREECE HAS NO INTENTION OF DISCARDING THE BRITISH GUARANTEE. THE GREEK CABINET HELD A MEETING LAST NIGHT BUT THE NATURE OF THE DELIBERATIONS IS NOT KNOWN. IT IS SUGGESTED IN ONE QUARTER THAT
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    Mussolini No Longer G.C.B.
    84 1 Reuter. London, August 24. The King has commanded removal from the lists of honorary members of the British Orders of Chivalry and from the roll of foreign holders of British decorations and medals of all persons of German or Italian nationality. Mussolini and the welhknown tropical
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    FOOD SUPPLIES PROPOSAL
    190 1 Reuter. No I ruth In ichv Allegation London. August 23. j T is authoritatively stated in London that there is no truth in the allegation made by M. Baudouin (Foreign Minister in Petain’s Government) last night that definite proposals were made from Vichy to the British Government
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    U.S. SPEEDING UP SPADE WORK
    101 1 OVER- IGE DESTROYERS FOR RRITAty —Reuter. Panama, August 24. f VHE sudden departure of four United States old-type des- troyers from the canal zone to the East Coast of the United States is regarded by local observers as an indication that the United States is
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    WENT DOWN WITH SHIP, UP AGAIN
    170 1 —Reuter. London, August 2' t In an account of exploits for which men of the Merchant Navy have received awards, the ‘'London Gazette” tells of Second Officer Wills Rust who was pinned down by concrete slabs when his ship was torpedoed and icent to
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    Propaganda, Not Tourist Office
    74 1 —Reuter. New York, August 24 The German Tourist Information office in New York has been ordered to produce all records and files next week before the Congressional Committee investigating un-Ameiican activities. A subpoena will be served on Ernst Schmidt, General Manager of the office The order
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    More Children Reach Canada
    26 1 .—Reuter. London, August 23. A report from an Eastern Canada port says that 800 British children arrived here in a liner today.—Reuter.
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    Washington, Aug. 24
    23 1 —Reuter. President Roosevelt has summoned a meeting for Saturday of the eleven American members of the United States-Canada Defence Board.—Reuter.
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    Derna Raided By R.A.F.
    305 2 .—Reuter. SOUTH AFRICANS ALSO IN ACTION Rugby, August 23 A Cairo communique states: Bombers also attacked the landing ground at Dema as well as mechanical transport concentrations. a repair depot and shipping. Many bombs exploded among the aircnlt and mechanical transport vehicles, causing considerable damage. We
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    WAR RISKS
    105 2 —BOW. Mediterranean Routes Reduced Rugby. August 23 Substantial reduction* being made in the rates quoted by the War Risks Insurance Office for the Mediterranean reflect more favourable experience than had been provided for in previous quotations. Until recently voyages to the Eastern Mediterranean were being quoted at £l5
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    DR. UN YU-TANG
    62 2 —Chinese Central News. Departure For U.S. By Plane Chungking. August 21 Dr. Lin Yu-cang together with his wife and three daughters, flew to Hongkong on August 21 en route to the United States for another year s stay. Lin’s books and reference materials are detained in Indo-China.
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    British Reply To German Coastal Bombardment
    430 2 British Reply To German Coast al Bombardment BIG GUN’S DUELLING ACROSS CHANNEL Shelling Of Calais Admitted By Enemy R.4.F. BOMB NAZI ARTILLERY Rugby, August 23. |T is revealed in London thj s afternoon that the German bombardment of the Kent coast was replied to at once by the big guns
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    THE KING VISITS S.E. PORT
    42 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, August 23 The King visited a South-East port this morning and inspected the harbour defences. His Majesty then inspected officers and men from minesweepers and later visited the coastal and inland defences. —8.0. W.
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    NAZI AIR LOSSES ON THURSDAY
    395 2 8.0. W. Nine Aircraft Shot Down Rugby. August 23 An Air Ministry communique States: i In the course of yesterday’s air activities, nine enemy aircraft were destroyed in i.U, seven being shot down by our fighters and two by anti-aircraft gunfire. Four of our fighters
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    BRITISH TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA
    38 2 —BOW. Rugby, Aug. 23. An interesting fact was revealed in the broadcast speech by the Parliamentary Secretary, Overseas Trade, that one million tons of British shipping are actively engaged in Latin American trade.—B.O.W.
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    50 U.S. Destroyers For Britain
    230 2 Reuter. ROOSEVELT HAS AUTHC )RITY New York, August 23. “It looks as though fifty of our overage destroyers may soon be sent to sea manned by British sailors and flying the British flag,” said Mr. William Allen White, the notable American journalist, broadcasting on behalf
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    CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION
    133 2 —E.O.W. Opening Of British Section Rugby. August 23 In the course of a message read at the opening of the British section of the Canadian National Exhibition. Lord Caldecote. Dominions Secretary, said that it was necessary that the business life of the community should be maintain’d and
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    SINGLE PARTY IN JAPAN
    82 2 —Reuter. Committee Of 26 Formed Tokyo. Aug. 23. A committee of twenty-six to organise a single party in which previous groups in the Diet will be merged has been established by the Premier. Prince Konofie. The committee includes representatives of the House of Peers. House of
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    Growing Tension In Greece
    841 2 King Premier Defence Chiefs ITALY'S ATTITUDE NCW MORE MENACING Rugby, Augusi rxEVELOPMENTS in Greece consequent upon tii a3b ingly threatening attitude of Italy are beii se ]y studied in London. The British Minister in Athens had a long < with the Greek Minister yesterday, but no
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    TWO MORE V.C’s AWARDED
    340 2 London, August 23. \l< rORIA ROSSES have been awarded to Second-Lieutenant R. W. Annand of the Second Durham Light Infantry (Supplementary Keserve) and Company-SergeanUMajor George Gristock of the Norfolk Regiment for acts of bravery in France. Gristock has since died of wounds. —Reuter. On the night
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    ONE YEAR OF SOVIETGERMAN PACT
    89 2 •__Reut er Significance v Proved 03 Moscow. me An editorial in the “l 0 anniversary of the si in n nact viet-German non a| that the past year h immense historical c pact which has withsb the present stormy its unshakable firmn< that the enemies
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    DIARY of a VAR-NURSE
    1177 3 .\‘r warnings ignored—saw trainload of u ounded blown up how hospital ship was bombed—wounded Tommy's gift for lonely German. rillils i» th< diary of a British Army nurse* who went to France when war was declared and was one of the last to leave. she is
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    THE BOY TERROR
    204 3 IN that village schoolroom in the inn. presided over by his mother, he was as often as not on all fours underneath the benches pinching the bare legs of the other boys and girls. His face frightened them whenever he wanted a thing, so determined he looked,
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    CATTLE CURED WITH DYE DRUG
    243 3 British Research Triumph FTER 693 experiments British chemists have triumphed in their search for a drug to mitigate the diseases caused to cattle by streptococcal infection. Already the drug is becoming known in the Argentine, where there are huge cattle raising interests. and breeders in
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    PREVENTING SHORTAGE
    184 3 OF I MFOKMS tailors* I 11:011 Plan London. Muddle over the supply’ of uniforms to the Forces was reported to a national meeting of officers and branch representatives of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, in Leeds. In a statement, an official said: “There had been
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    Two Fascists Want To Fight For Britain Now
    86 3 London. Two men who had said they were members of the British Union of Fascists. had their names removed from the register of conscientious objectors, at their own request. Herbert Tom Manning, of Gly’n-road. Clapton. E., told the London tribunal that he
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    BRITISH BUSES GO TO PORTUGAL
    264 3 Specially Built For Celebrations CROWDS which p ur into Lisbon to I celebrate Portugal’s 800th anniversaiy of independence will find that their capital has just been equipped with a fleet of motor buses as modern and efficient as any’ in the world. Before the celebrations
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    C.O.'s COLLEAGUE CALLS HIM "LEAST CHRISTIAN"
    280 3 Twenty-four-y’ear-old Daniel Charles Smith, a clerk, of Bruce-street, Wallasey, Cheshire, wanted to be exempted from military' service on religious grounds. He told the conscientious objectors’ tribunal at Liverpool that he was a 'member of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. And he applied
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    LOW RECORD IN WAR OBJECTORS IN 1910 CLASS
    120 3 London. The 1910 class has provided a new low record for conscientious objectors Of a provisional total of 332,995 v, ho registered in June objectors numbered only’ 69 per cent. In England 283.268 men registered, in Scotland 32,692, and in Wales 17,035.
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    Firm’s Director Tells How He Joined Contractors’ ‘Ring’
    2746 4 Doubted He Could Get Work If He Stayed Out "IRRITATING TACTICS" Singapore. DISCUSSIONS among certain European contractors “to safeguard European interests in contracting” were related by A. G. Dobb. managing director of Dobb and Co., giving evidence on Wednesday, in the trial
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    Pipe-Corporal Alec Young
    50 4 Pipe-Corporal Alec Young is back in England, recovering from a bayonet wound. He piped his regiment, the Camerons, into Arras with the pipes his father played in the last war. He has been decorated with the Pipers’ medal, just as his father was in the J9J4-J8 campaign.
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    ALLEGES CHILDREN NOT TAKEN CARE OF
    293 4 Husband's Application Fr, r Custody Refused Singapoi e 4 LLEGATIONS that his wife had not bent ca: !he children properly and that she had been -pertd (lt of the maintenance allowance on a man. were madpita! assistant, J. V. Oliveiro, in the Singapore 11
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    PLEA TO SERVE HUMANITY
    188 4 Rotarian Speaks (hi Efficiency A plea to all Rotarians present tc serve humanity m its perpetual search for prosperity by eliminating the ways of the "time-loser”, and substituting the methods of the "time-user” instead, and a compliment to Malaya whose high measure of .prosperity is the
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    THIEF CAUGHT RED-HANDED
    231 4 Tin-Ore Collected In Towel Klang. Ng Suan. a Chinese living at Sungei Way, was charged before Che Ahmad, the Klang magistrate, with the theft of tinore. the property of the Magnetic Ore Dredging Co., Ltd. on July 23 at about 7.20 p.m. John Chin stated that he
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    war News In Romanised Malay
    384 4 A 21, 1940 Di-London ,-a-malam p Mental Churchill elah Oranc Ramai berkenaan gan ini. Kaia-nya in: sn baharu. sangat her.air. perangan dahulu ia-itu berlakn di-Eropah 25 tabun c\ y am pp perangan yang dahulu orang telah terbunoh dalam a oerjuangan yang besar. Tetapi c perangan
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    MAN TELLS OF FIVE-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH SCHOOLGIRL
    1571 5 Inquiry Into Death Of Mother And Daughter Evidence that he and Peggy Chan Saw Pek had been in love for years was given by an English-speaking Chinese, Knoo Soo Ewe, at the joint inquiry held before Mr. A. W. Bellamy, the Coroner,
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    MALAY FALLS TO DEATH IN CROWDED STREET
    155 5 Succumbs To Terrible Head Injuries Kuala Kangsar. Quite a stir was caused along Jalan Datoh, one of the most crowded streets of the town, on Thursday night, when a 45-year-old unemployed Sumatra Malay, fell to his death from the second floor of a
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    507 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL The High Commissioner has fixed the price of rubber for assessment of export duty for the period Aug. 23 to Aug. 29 as 36‘s cents per pound. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake and Mr. F. E. Maguire have been appointed members of the Malaya Committee in London of
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    ALLEGED TO HAVE CHEATED WOMAN
    93 5 A 32-year-old Teochew. Khoh Ah Hua. was arraigned before the Penang Third Magistrate. Mr. W. M. McCall, yesterday, on a charge of cheating on August 18. The accused, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was alleged to have falsely represented to a woman. Teh Huan
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      220 5 Y* Controlled by w SHAW bros, ltd Singapore. 3 SHOii S 10D.4) I; 3: 6.15 9.30 p.m. rl n SWEETHEART OF THE BRITISH EMP I R E at her funniest BEST I a 2 -«<n- I J lipfitUJjltl IB Aroducad by !«r«r>fi*rt> Cantvry Production» Ltd Kalaotad by 20th C«ntury-Fo« lor
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      352 5 0 0 0 5 ni r-c onpmonep I I oday And Tomorrow Four Snows 11.30 a.m., 3 p.m., 6.15 9.30 p.m. I Greta Garbo 72V HER FIRST PICTURE OF LAUGH AND ROMANCE I “NINOTCHKA” (DON’T PRONOUNCE IT SEE IT) st I A CHAMPAGNE GARBO IN A LUBITSCH LOVE I AFFAIR
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      105 5 QUEEN’S I.AST 2 SHOWS TODAY 6.15 -and 9.30 PARAMOUNTS BRITISH PRODUCTION OF THE GRAND COMEDY HIT THAT ROCKED LONDON FOR 2 YEARS I Uproariously funny Sparkling with wit Bubbling with romance RAY MILLAND ELLEN DREW in “FRENCH without TEARS” PLANS AT M. GRAND CO., LTD., —PHONE 1476 MORNING MATINEES TODAY
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    BEATING THE CLOCK
    564 6 \IINISTERS should have every reason for gratification at the fervour of the country’s response to their appeal to work at war speed. On all sid?s there is evidence of an eager readiness to make whatever contribution may be asked, and not the least of the spurs to
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    CHINESE MINISTER TO TURKEY
    30 6 Honsikong. Aug. 21 Dr. P. C. Chan.? (Chang Peng-chun', Chinese Minister Deeh-nate to TWkey t sailed iro.n Hongkong for Bombay en route to Turkey.—Chinese Central News.
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    By The Way
    326 6 Clerks And Cuoues EMHTORIAL comment in Thurs«lay’s “Pinang Gazette” on the Penang Chinese rubber packing coolies’ strike has drawn forth the following pertinent letter from An Office Slave”: “To sav that was surprised t learn that the rubber coolies arc being paid more than most clerks tk>
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    693 6 Saturday, August 24. 1(> Guns Dwelling Across 'The Channel This is how the New ork Press proclaims the coastal Lattle now taking place. IT is revealed in London that the German bombardment of the Kent coast was replied to at once by the big
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      42 6 wfl COMPW He J'ONta RUMtIUK»IK| 529. TANJONG SJNGAH Q? PfNAHC. For your convenience .rid your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 Light St.. Peranf Phonp 4121. or to our Town Representatives, the Contiai sh oe Store. 134 Campbell Street, Phone 2883. nHMaMMHKOWBMMRSRW
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    Second Gift Of $300,000 From City Fathers
    4668 7 oqueiii Addresses On Need And IJi •gency Of Contribution >MMISSIONERS SHOULD SET LEAD TO CITIZENS OF PENANG At a special requisitioned meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday it was decided, by 10 votes to 3, to make a further donation of $300,000 to
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    North Malaya War Fund $1,035,654
    162 7 PENANG REACHES TOTAL OF $585,848 The War Fund in North Malaya has reached $1,035,654.23, made up of Penang $585,848.07 and Perak $449,806.16. Of the Penang total, $66,204.17 came from Kedah. The members of the Khalsa Dharmak Jatha, Penang, have sent in a donation of $128.00.
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    Important Bills For Monday's Council Meeting
    255 7 W ar Loan And Saving Certificates (From Our Own Correspondent? Singapore. Aug. 23 Among tht Bilk- to be introduced at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday, August 26, published in the Government Gazette tonight for general information, are the War Lean
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    DEATH OF MR. PAUL
    68 7 Tapah. After a prolonged illness lasting about two months Mr. Paul. Supervisor of Telephones of the Posts Telegraphs Tapah. quietly passed away on Monday afternoon at about 2.30 pm. at the District Hospital. Tapah The funeral which was largely attended took place on Tuesday evening at
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    FAILED TO REPORT
    88 7 Ipoh. Ahmad, a young Malay police supervisee, was charged before the Ipoh First Magistrate. Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe, on Wednesday with failing to report his change of address. A charge of having in his possession a bicycle for which he could not satisfactorily account was also preferred against
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    45 7 Today at the Esplanade from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March The Smiling Prince Carver Selection The Casino Girl Englander Waltz Moonlight On The Prairie Spencer Overture The Marriage Of Figaro Mozart Selection La Gran Via Valverde Fox Trot Ride Tenderfoot Ride Whiting
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    SELANGOR UNITED RUBBER
    60 8 The Board recommend first and final dividend on Stock 7J% (one point eight pence per 2s. Od. unit) less income tax at 7s. 6d. in the pound in respect of the year ended March 31, 1940. Nett Profit for the year (subject to audit)’£lo,96o/(Last Year £5,851/-). Carry
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    SOUTHERN TRONOH TIN DREDGING
    81 8 Tin ore receipts and other income for 1939, £95,566 (£51,016); mining costs, £33,797 (£28.745)1; depreciation, £6.330 (£2.971); provision for taxation. £20.000 (£13,545); profit for year. £32.527 (£2,518); dividends have been paid during year amounting to 12$ per cent. (5 rcr cent.); to write-off machinery plant and
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    BRUAS-PERAK RUBBER
    34 8 Profit for year to February. 29. 1940 £2.656. To reserve £5OO. Dividend 2 per cent., less tax (nil). Forward. £591 (debit £319). Crop. 181,071 lb.; average .sale price, 10.81 d. per pound.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      448 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at 4 p.m. yesterday. NOMINAL jaue buyers sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 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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      RUBBERS
      244 8 NOM INAL ouyen. sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah 0.80 0.85 Amal Malay 1.62$ 1.70 Ayer Hitam 0.96 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.95 I.ooc Ayer Panaa 1.00 1.05 Bassett 0.40 0.44 Batu Lintang 0.95 1.00 Bedford 0.85 0.90 c Benta 0.92$ 0.97$ Borelil 1.10 1.20 Broga 0.60 0.65 Brunei United
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      GENERAL
      313 8 NOMINAL LMue ouyer; ielh-ra A £1 (Aust? N.Z. Mln Ord 22/0 23.0 2 Alex. Brick G-d. 1.75 2.00 2 do 75% Pref 2.06 2.10 5 B. M. T. 6-50 7.00 £5 Chartered Bank £6i £?s £1 Cotr. T. S. Ord 17/6 18/0 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 21/0
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      169 8 Dividend -fie Boots Close Austral Malay 3d. 1/3 Bonus Sept. 13 Sept 2 batu Seiangora 75% Aug. 2 4 Aug 19 T P° h Tin 3/- L. T. Aug. 29 Aus. 5 Kramat 6a. Aug. 28 Aug. 19 K. Kampara 6d. Sept. 18 Sept 9 Kundangs
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    NEW SCUDAI LIMITED
    282 8 Directors’ Report The annual general meeting of shareholders of New Scudai Ltd., will be held at the registered office of the Company, 96, Market Street. Singapore, on Friday, August 30, 1940. at noon. According to the Directors’ Report the results of the year s working show a
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    FOOTHILLS (MALAYA) RUBBER
    254 8 The Directors ir their eighth annual report and the statement of accounts for the year ended December 31. 1939, state: E>i&te Area. —A few slight adjustments have had to be made in the tabulation of acreages. During the year 61 acres of ild rubber were replanted and
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    SUNGEI MESI MINES
    76 8 Tin ore receipts and other income for 1939. £139.562 (£84,652.; mining costs. £69.159 (£60.747); provision for taxation. £12.800 (nil); profit for year. £53.067 (£21.975); dividends equal to 20 5-6 per cent were paid during year (17 17-24 per cent to write-off property, plant. &c £966 (£6,443.; forward
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    European Contractor He Was Threatened With Exposure
    1102 8 EVIDENCE AT COVRT MARTIAL Singapore. An admission that he was threatened b\ R. S. MacMil| as with exposure, in connection with certain forged receipts w a made by A. G. Dobb, managing director of Dobb and Co., contractors, in the course of his
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    144 8 P fex ,ous ly esterday’s Close LCJfDON: S P ot £260. 5. 0. £260. 0. 0. “Forward” £261. 0. 0. £260. 15 0. SINGAPORE: “Spot” 5132.37 L, $132.62\. Business done 100 tons 50 tons PENANG ‘Spot” $132.37 L> $132.62 g RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 12 s|Bd. 12 s|Bd. “Forward”
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING
    72 8 VI Gold output lor August 17. 1940: Crushing No. 562 1 1 Jtons of ore returning ,1 goldlion equivalent to 958 Retreatment Plant j)U m c. tailings producing 5 equivalent to 497 Estimated mine pr preciation, $22,0« K). The estin ated Mine i for ccvers the
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    THE MAILS
    89 9 MAIL DHPAKTUKKS SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 1940. Latest Time of Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1.30 p.m. Saturday 24th 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 24th inst.
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    £20,000 BAIL REFUSED
    173 9 For Son Accused Of 3/- Theft London. Twenty thousand pounds bail for a youth accused of a three-shilling theft from an office was refused by Newport (Isle of Wight) magistrates recently’. The youth, Douglas L. Smith, nineteen, a seaman, of Brighton, was charged with breaking into an
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    DISCUSSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
    608 9 Policy Of Congress Calcutta. The special coriespondent of the Statesman at Naini Tai states that* discussions in circles connected with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Congress President, and Pandit G.B. Pant, a member of the Congress Working Committee and former Premier of the L nited Provinces
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    M.P. Calls Ireland To Unite Against Nazi Threat
    245 9 Eire and Northern Ireland should forget their differences and unite to face the danger of invasion by the Naizis. says the Rev. James Little, M.P., in an appeal issued in Belfast, i Dr. Little, Conservative member for County Down, is a leading
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    796 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR 14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 7.15 a.m. Mattins and Litany B.ou a.m. Holy Communion. 9.15 ajn. Maltins (Tamil) 10.30 a.m. Matting ex Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon Psalm 73. Hymns 247, 431. 541, 477. Preacher: Rev. G. B. Thompson Chaplain of Seremban
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    CRYSTAL PALACE TOWERS
    145 9 London. The two towers of the Crystal Palace, left undamaged when mast of the great glass building was destroyed by fire in 1836. are to be pulled down to provide scrap iron for the war effort. Each of the towers is 284ft. high and affords a magnificent
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      1296 9 TO-DAY SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING B. B. C. News In English TRANSMISSION—TWO. 9.05 pm. Malayan Time) will be .C. on the following wavelengths: (Local Tune) 13.97 m; GSI —19.66 m; GSJ Transmission 5 6.56 am. 13 GSG 16.86 m; GST 13.92 m; Transmission 6 11.20 a.m. GSP 19.60 m. until 7.20
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      424 9 SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 kc. s (225 m.) 12 45 p.m. Concert oy Reher s Band. Relayed from me Adeipni Hotel. 1.30 arnir g to Manners. Programme Summary. Mia-day Tin, Copra <sc Ruboer kricest 1.35 News. 1.50 Concert by Relief t Band Cont d. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel. 2.00 interval.
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    ENEMY PLANES OVERHEAD LONDON AREA
    850 10 Terrific Anti-aircraft Barrage: No Serious Casualties London, August 23 Air raid warnings were sounded in London early this morning and enemy planes were overhead in the London area. Gunfire was heard, flashes were seen in the sky and searchlights were busy. Heavy detonations which could
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    Egypt’s Determination To Fight If Attacked
    326 10 CAJOLERY AND THREATS FROM MUSSOLINI FAIL London. August 23 The Egyptian Government’s decision to fight if Italian troops cross the frontier is warmly commended by the press. The Daily Telegraph says that cajolery and threats from the Duce have failed completely to deter Egypt
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    Italian Warships At Bomba Destroyed
    203 10 DIRECT HITS IN LOWFLYING ATTACK Two Submarines And One Destroyer Lost y CAIRO, AUGUST 22. AN R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE SAYS “OUR AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW FLYING ATTACK ON ENEMY WARSHIPS ANCHORED AT THE BOMBA ROADSTEAD IN- LIBIA, OBTAINING DIRECT HITS AND DESTROYING TWO SUBMARINES ONE DESTROYER
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    Goodwill Missions From Thailand
    85 10 Reuter. Because Of Tense World Situation Bangkok, Aug. 23 Because the “international situation is becoming more tense” Thailand is sending out three missions to promote goodwill. One will go to the “British Empire in Asia”, the second to Europe and the third to Japan via Indo-China.—Reuter.
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    ROUTINE MATTER
    87 10 —Reuter. Recall Of Japanese Ambassadors Tokyo, August 23. The recall of forty Japanese diplomatic representatives is not connected with Japans relations with the countries to which they are accredited, according to the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman who said: “It is a routine matter, but it is intended to
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    CLIPPERS TO CALL AT BERMUDA
    121 10 Reuter. No Objection To Censorship Washington, Aug. 23. The British blockade against German and Italian business transactions with the United States has apparently been materially strengthened because United States mails by clipper are again being routed through Bermuda and it is said authoritatively that the
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    SUPPORT FOR GEN. DE GAULLE
    107 10 —Reuter. Organisation Being Formed In I .S. New York. August 23 An organisation is being formed here ta provide moral and financ al support for General De Gaulle to be called "Freedom Group of Frenchmen of America." The head of the organisation is Mr. Path
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    TRANSYLVANIA PROBLEM
    63 10 Reuter. Hungarians Replying To Rumania Today London, August 23. A German News Agency despatch from Budapest says that M. Hory. leader of the Hungarian delegation, has left for Turnu-Seveiin. taking Hungary’s reply to Rumania’s offer regarding Transylvania. The reply will be delivered on Saturday. The Agency adds that
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    U.S. PRESS FAVOUR LEASE OF THE WEST INDIES
    154 10 Reuter. What Anah Revealed New York. 90 A country-wide analysis < reaction to Mr. Churchil shows that the majority of r -.vspapTrs favour the lease of the West J a goodly percentage is shy ■>+ ie suggestion of cooperation with e >
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    ITALIAN ULTIMATUM TO GREECE
    159 10 .—Reuter. Reports Not Confirmed In London London. Au rust 23 There is no confirmation in official quarters in London of repor: Italy has presented a 24-hour ultiin m to Greece, calling on her to den u: the British guarantee, says Reuter'.- ...at. corresponds nt. It will
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    DEATH OF SIR OLIVER LODGE
    103 10 —8.0. W. Well-Known Physicist And Philosopher Rugby, August 22. The veteran scientist. Sir Oliver Lodge, died today, aged 89. A physicist who has made many contributions to modern science and a philosopher with considerable influence oh modern thought. Sir Oliver Lodge will nevertheless be chiefly-
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    JAPAN’S FOREIGN POLICY
    155 10 .—Reuter. Question In House Of Commons London, August 23. In the Commons. Mr. Geoffrey le M. Mander (Labour) asked Mr. R. A. Butler if any reply had been received to the request made by Sir Robert Cr.aigie to the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, for definite information
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    EORMER NAZI CONSUL IN NEW YORK
    125 10 —Reuter. Sailing For Germany In Japanese Liner San Francisco. August 23. Dr. Friendrich Ried, until lately one of the German consuls in New York, has arrived here with his w-ife and daughter and is sailing in a Japanese liner for Germany. Dr. Garrard Westrick,
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    DEATH OF PRIMATE OF SPAIN
    19 10 .—Reuter. Madrid, August 23 The death has occurred of Cardinal Goma, Primate of Spain.—Reuter.
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    BOMBINGS BY R.A.F. DESPITE ICY CONDITIONS
    286 10 Key Centres Of German Oil Industry London, August 23 Icy coldness and snow were encountered by the crew of some of the R.A.F. aircraft which bombed the key centres of German oil industry on Wednesday night. At only a few thousand feet, severe icy
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    RAID ON HENGYANG
    47 10 —Chinese Central N' American Destroyed Chungkin A Information reaching hei yang states that the Am Presbyterian Hospital am ov ing buildings in that city ed by fire from Japanese ere tombs on August 16. Tl. anCl estimated to be one hundrt dollars.—Chinese Central Nt
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    Perak Turf Club Races At Taiping
    625 11 acceptances for today Race Ponies —Class 2 —Div. 3 —’About 6 Furs. —3.00 p.m. AR PAR lOy 9.04 Mr. H. S. Kirwan Logue LI GIRL 8y 9.09 Mr. J. R. Booth ONeill ,32 1 EAST LYNNE 7y 8.13 Mrs. S. E. Sherida Van Breukelen
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    KUALA MUDA LEAGUE SOCCER
    80 11 l ight Teams Taking Part angei Patani. August 23 dau playing the league matches be decided at the next meeting of the Uaia Mud Football Association next *eek. At the meeting held on 20.8.40, Mr. of resignation oi his office Low °rh S u ,vas Mr.
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    BADMINTON
    61 11 B.P. vs Ferry mgsters 'A will meet the Ferry friendly return match and 4 doubles at •iiai: tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. folk an. Ep ‘D represent the JeloCA. re ng Kee, Ho Yew Seng, Ong Eng San, Ong i J! Chong Lim, Lim Cheng 4 Soon. Khoo Soo Gim,
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    PERAK TURF CLUB RACES AT IPOH
    89 11 Two-Day Extra Meeting Next Month Ipoh. The Perak Turf Club will hold a twoday extra professional meeting on Thinsday, Sfcptemb r 26 and Saturday. September 23. There will be two runs each for Horses Class 4 and Ponies Class 2. Entries close at 3
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLF
    36 11 The following is the result of the Ladies Monthly Medal played on the 22nd lust.: Mrs. C. O. Lim 63 -17 =46 Winner BALL SWEEP Mrs. C. O. Lim 40—11 =29 Winner
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    CRICKET
    74 11 Press XI vs B.M. High School Masters The following will represent the Press in a cricket match against the Bukit Mertajam High School Masters on the latter's ground at 2.15 p.m. today M. Saravanamuttu. A. de Zilva. A. de Silva, George Perera. F. de Cruz. Tom Smith, Dorai, Boey
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    262 11 THE RIDING BOY’ TIC TAC” I A I P I N' G “EPSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “MAN-ON'-THE “THE MAJOR” Penang Penang Correspondent Ipoh K. Lumpur SPOT Ipoh Singapore RACE 1 Bay Rose Bali Girl Glamour East Lyrae Phar Par East Lynne East Lynne 1 Phar Par East
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    NARROW WIN FOR RIO GILL
    291 11 Roxing Boy Nara To Fight Again At the New World covered Stadium last night. Rio Gill (10.6 P out-pointed Gunboat Smith (10.11) in the main event over twelve two-minute rounds. There was never a moment of dullness for from the sound of the gong, both
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    FAREWELL SOCIAL AT ASPIRANTS’ ASSN.
    379 11 Mr. Lee How Fong Feted i A very enjoyaUe farewell social was' given at the Aspirants’ Association on! Tnursday night in honour of Aspirant I Lee How Fong who will be leaving Penang shortly to study Engineering in the Hong Kong University. Aspirant How Fong
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    CUSTOMS ELIMINATED FROM P.F.A. CUP
    366 11 Clear II in For Marines I DISPLAYING a marked superiority in both defence and attack, the Marines Department eliminated the Customs Athletic Club in a P.F.A. Cup-tie on the Victoria Green yesterday, the margin of victory being two goals to nil. The wet condition of
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    RACING IN ENGLAND
    97 11 .—Reuter. Substitute St. Leger On September 28 London, August 22. The Jockey Club has published Flat Race fixtures covering nine days’ racing in September beginning at Hurst Park on September 14 and ending at Hurst Park on September 28. whereon the substitute St. Leger will be run.
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    MONTH’S GAOL FOR THEFT
    73 11 Sentence of one month's rigorous imprisonment was passed by the Penang Third Magistrate. Mr. W. M. McCall yesterday, on Lai Leng Fan. who was brought up on a charge of theft on August 15. The accused admitted having taken half a bottle of car polish, one
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    TAIPING CYCLING CARNIVAL
    245 11 Special Prize For Ladies Event Taiping. Keen interest is being shown by tMe Taiping cyclists and many are seen training hard in preparation for the forthcoming Cycling Carnival in aid ot the War Fund to be held at Taiping on September 1. A special prize has been
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    SOCCER
    119 11 Kedah Hah Party Beat Ismail’s XI In a friendly soccer match on tlte Renong Ground yesterday, the Kedah Hall Party defeated Ismail’s XI by two goals to nil Youngsters Match At Butterworth The Penang Indian Youngseers will meet the Butterworth Muslim Youngsters in a friendly game ot soccer at
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    MAYFIELD B.P. 1940 TOURNAMENT
    292 11 Fixtures For Next XI eek The Mayfield Badminton Party 1940 i tournament fixtures for next week are as follows: MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES—Monday. August 26 Court A 5.30 p.m.: Tan Leng Imm Scr. vs Loh Hock Soon —6. Umpire: Mr. C. Seng. Court B 5.30 p.m.: Lim
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    Likely Winners For Today's Races
    238 12 POLICY AND DOUBLE FILE TO SCORE AGAIN Going Should Be Good (From Our Own Corresponuent) Taiping, Today. ONLY a few horses were seen on the track this morning, and among those who impressed most were Policy, Faith, Hazmore and Kit. Ail these four should run
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    $600 FINE IMPOSED IN LOTTERY CASE
    267 12 Tickets Given To Informer, Says Accused Ipoh. Lee Tak Choon. a Kheh, claimed trial before the Ipoh First Magistrate, J Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe, yesterday to a' charge of assisting in the carrying on a public lottery. At the conclusion of the hearing the accused
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    68 12 Reuter. Indian Government Stock Higher London August 23 The Stock Exchange was quiet .and easy during most of the session but steadier at the close. The downdrift as due to the pre-weekend eveningup of positions. Indian Government stocks were mai ked higher for the first time for several
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    SHOT BY GUNMEN
    55 12 Reuter. (.him‘M‘ Editor's Dcatli hi Hospital Shanghai. Aug. 23. Chen Chin-chong, Assistant News Editoi of the “Tamei Wan Pao", the Chinese edition of the American-owned "Shanghai Evening Post” who was attacked by gunmen in the French Concession on August 19 died in hospital last night. Chen was
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    New York, August 24.
    35 12 Reuter. The New York Maritime Register stated that the Canadian cargo steamer “Geraldine Mary” (7.244 tons) has been sunk “by enemy action” off the coast of Ireland. Three lives were lost.
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    INSPECTOR GOH GOING TO SINGAPORE
    134 12 Inspector K. C. Goh of the Central Police Station will go on transfer to Singapore at the end of this month. He will repoit for duty at Singapore on September 1. Inspector Goh. who came to Penang in 1934. was attached to the Magazine Police
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    Around The Town
    153 12 QUEEN'S CINEMA “French Without Tears” with Ray Milland and Ellen Drew 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA “Ninotchka” with Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas 11.30 a.m., 3, 6 15 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA Boris Karloff in “Mr. Wong, Detective” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. REN CINEMA Shipyard
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