Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 August 1940

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITIOX ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY jj; Ml- Vol- xcvui. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1940. PRICE 10 cents.
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    ANOTHER R.A.F. RAID ON BERLIN
    663 1 STREETS IN NAZI. CAPITAL NOW ROPED OFF Revelations in American Broadcast SIX-HOUR LOXDOX RAID OVER: OXLY XU IS AX CE VALUE New York, Aug. 26. r pHE correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasting from Berlin, said the capital had another air raid alarm tonight.
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    R.A.F. Swoops Down On Hitler's Chancellory
    127 1 —REUTEK NEW YORK, AUGUST 26. Tiiri MORNING FACERS I'l BLISH A UNITED PRESS DISPATCH FROM BERLIN DESC RIBING IN DETAIL THE BRITISH RAID ON BERLIN. PARTICT LARLY THE SWOOPING DOWN ON HITLER'S C HANCE L L O R Y W HIGH TOOK THE CHIEF
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    Double Advantage Gained By R.A.F.
    380 1 .—8.0. W. Rugby, August 27. An authoritative survey of air operations of the past few weeks, given today, stresses the advantage which has been gained by the R.A.F. both at home and abroad. High officers speak with confidence but there is no disposition to underrate
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    Norwegian King Refutes Rumour
    136 1 —Reuter. London, August 27. L/ ’NG HAAKON of Norway, broadcasting in the 8.8. C. Norwegian news last night, deiued that h« had gone to America. He said: “The fart that 1 am speaking to Norwegian listeners front la»n--uoii is excellent proof that rumours should not be
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    Air Blitzkrieg Proving Much Too Expensive For Nazis
    469 1 Reuter. London, August 27. Loosely-directed mass attacks all day by from 500 to 1,000 planes like those during the first phase of the “blitzkrieg” were too expensive for the Germans, writes Reuters' correspondent. One comment made today was: “Up-to-date Britain has done
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    ANTI-AMERICAN CAMPAIGN STARTED
    331 1 Peiping, August 27. After launching furious attacks on Britain for her alleged agreed craftiness and duplicity and widely prophesying her early collapse, the local Japanese-con-trolled press has now changed its tune and started an anti-American campaign. JAPANESE PUPPET PRESS CHANGES TtS TUNE —Reuter. The method chosen on
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    Raid On Berlin Hampered By Poor Weather
    160 1 —Reuter. London, August 27. An Air Ministry communique states: “Yesterday R.A.F. bombers attacked a number of aerodromes in enemy-occu-pied territory in Holland and Belgium. These attacks were continued after nightfall on aerodromes in Northern France. “OPERATIONS IN THE BERLIN AREA LAST NIGHT WERE
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    China Prepares For Big Japanese Offensive
    102 1 —Reuter. Chungking, August ep. Political issues have been pushed into the background as the authorities concentrate on preparations to meet the Japanese offensive. It is believed here that the Japanese may stake all in a big offensive in October in an attempt to crush
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    Destroyer Sunk By Enemy Mine
    83 1 —Reuter. London, August 27. The Admiralty announces that the destroyer “Hostile” (Lieutenant Commander Brunell Nugent) has been sunk by an enemy mine. The next of kin of the casualties have been informed. The “Hostile” was one of the vessels of the second destroyer flotilla which
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      16 1 'cow GATE Zf it! jggF >r North Malaya Penang. /V* DISPENSARY L fb.,l Penang and Ipoh.
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      286 1 “SMILER” fed on COW&GATE X' i z f f /«s 1 R 4 II f** A I nJ a -I, I ■-i Agents for North Malaya 4 GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY £OX Penang and Ipoh. SCIENCE WINS It is a well established fact that millions of dollars are expended annually in repairing
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    Enemy Attempt To Reach London Frustrated
    893 2 Strong Bomber Forces Defeated By R.A.F. RAIDERS TURN TAIL London, August 26. L’NEMY raiders made an unsuccessful attempt to reach London this afternoon. Two large forces of bombers flying, at 20,000 feet were met by a strong force of R.A.F. fighters ove r a
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    43 NAZIS SHOT DOWN
    523 2 —Reuter Fierce Clash Near Portland London, August 26. During one of the fiercest air battles of the war fought near Portland on Sunday evening, 43 enemy raiders were brought down, six of them falling to anti-aircraft gunners. The remaining twelve of the 55 raiders brought down
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    NEW FRENCH DAILY IN LONDON
    85 2 —Reuter. Conducted By Experienced Journalists London. August 26. A new daily French language newspaper called ’France’’ appears in London tomorrow It is designed to provide news for French soldiers and refugees m Britain and for Frenchmen and French-speaking peoples overseas. It is conducted by experienced
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    JAPANESE MISSION IN BATAVIA
    16 2 —Reuter. Batavia, August 26. The Japanese mission arrived in Batavia ttiis morning—Reuter.
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    Axis Pressure On Budapest
    139 2 —Reuter. ATTEMPI TO REVIVE TALKS Londor. August 26 The axis powers are making streß nous efforts to revive the Rumania». Hungarian negotiations. According to the Official Italian N ew Agency, the German and Italian Mini» ters at Budapest had a long with the Hungarian Foreign Minister
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    "MEMORY HOLDS THE DOOR"
    230 2 Reuter. Laie Lord Tweedsmuir’i Book Of Memoirs London. August 26 “It was a war won ty the genius of few’ but by the faithfulness of many This comment by the late Lord Tweedsmuir on iast German, war gives the try I to his character as unconsciously
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    AIR CRASH IN HONGKONG
    28 2 —Reuter. Hongkong, Aug. 25 Mr George Fowler, a member of Hongkong Volunteer Air Arm. killed last night in a crash while rtturnmg from patrol.—Reuter.
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    Anglo-Egyptian Relations Never Closer
    293 2 FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF TREATY Rugby, August 26pHE fourth anniversary of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty is made the occasion by The Times for a review of the relationship existing today I* tween the two Governments, a relationship which the newspaper desert*** as closer than at any time since
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      757 2 I i-- *1 FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT) three per cent, war loan, 1952-1959. ISSUE OF $20,000,000 Bonds to Bearer, authorised by Federated Malay Spates War Loan Enactment No. 16 of 1940. REPAYABLE AT PAE NOT EARLIER THAN THE t ,9 C EK 1952, AND NOT LATER THAN THE 30th SEPTEMBER,
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    HITLER TERROR IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
    154 3 j e its Afraid To Cough Brantford, (Ontario i. from Czechoslovakia. ,-ugees from the Hitler getting a new lease on tiieir 100-acre farm neat 111 .'jt although they have been inada some time neitner of to talk about the oon- it they knew under Gerditions mat
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    EMPIRE’S WAR RESOURCES
    161 3 LiaMMi Conference In India Simla, August 22. The Government of India, in conailtatun with His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom has been considering the possibility of establishing close liason between India, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand. the Union of South Africa. Southern Rhodesia. Burma, Malaya,
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    DEFENCE SERVICES IN INDIA
    84 3 Officials Not Helping Enough Coonoor. Addressing a conference of the United Planters' Association of Southern India recently Mr. F. E. James a member of the Central Assembly', referred to the defence services in India and thought it unjust that while the non-ofticial European community were called
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    Heroes of the Red Ensign
    780 3  -  By Capt, G. P. PHILLIPS (cx-Commodore of the Clan Line) 'T’HIS war has brought into the limelight a new sort of hero—but his one endeavour is to slip out of public notice again and get on with his job. He is the British merchant seaman.
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    Always the next man in
    661 3  -  HIMMLER BY WALLACE KING TTEINRICH HIMMLER, chief of the “Gestapo,” now has the tremendous task of making Germanoccupied France safe for Nazidom. But there is unfortunately little doubt that his vast organisation will rise to the occasion, for we have seen all too clearly during
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    INDIAN MUSIC IN DANGER
    227 3 lts Real Spirit* London. contention that the real spirit of Eastern music had given place to the Western system was made by Professor Krishna Narayana Swami in an address at the Overseas League. London, on “Indian Music”. —Reuter. “I have a great admiration for the classical
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    "CANTERBLRY TALES" TRANSLATED
    101 3 ,—Reuter. Chaucer ‘"A Realist. Says Red Professor Moscow. Chaucer is the latest English author to be honoured by the Russians. At about the same time as the 600th anniversary of his birth was celebrated recently in the Soviet Union. Professor A. Dzhevelegov. of the Gorki (Institute of
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    DR. BENES' ADDRESS TO CZECH AIRMEN
    182 3 Complete Confidence That Republic W ill Be Restored London. Speaking to the Czechoslovak airmen when he visited the RA F. Technical Tracing Station recently the President of Czechoslovakia stated that the recognition of his country’s Government by Britain was ‘the first hopeful turning point
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    PRINCE ALY KHAN'S APPEAL
    98 3 ••Help Britain With United Energy” Jerusalem. An appeal to Muslims to “help Britain with all their united energy” is made by His Serene Highness Valiahed Prince Aly Khan. Prince Aly Khan says: “Today religious freedom has received what appears to be the death sentence in those
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      158 3 __p] Best Friend y* J ■rrrN DAT Pure and delicately medicated. CtL/ rVI Cuticura Talcum cools and comiCCT f l AMD f° rts baby's tender skm and I HIMU keeps it sweet and wholesome. f AND I COP Shaken on the skin after the “•’l' I bath it protects against
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      68 3 Just agree, pal, and we can be one big happy family,** i WHAT A WAR!, j By Gilbert Wilkinson J I i A 1 A* uL I Sv A-*/ HORACE (The Horoscope Fan) You will be disturbed today by the attention of the '>Pf site sex. They will make things
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    JUDGE’S CAUSTIC COMMENTS
    1171 4 Do A uthorities Connive At Traffic Offences? Seremban. CAUSTIC comments on the procedure adopted by the authorities in apparently conniving at road traffic offences until they piled up and then asking the court to inflict a whacking penalty” were made by Mr. Justice W. K. Horne in
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    GOVT. PENSIONER VICTIM OF "CONFIDENCE TRICK"
    249 4 Story Of Land Deal Kuala Lumpur. THE story of how a Government pensioner fell victim to a "confidence trick” was told in the First Court before Mr. W. J. Thorogood, when a Tamil, K. N. Govindasamy, was arraigned on a charge of cheats ing
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    WAR SAVINGS IN INDIA
    47 4 Calcutta. A total of Rs. 32,72,069 have been remitted to the United Kingdom for the purchase of Sterling National Savings Certificates and National Defence Bonds through banks in India since last April, states the Honorary Secretary of British War Savings Movement in India.
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    CONTRIBUTIONS TO WAR FUNDS IN INDIA
    65 4 Simla. A press note says: The Government of India have no power to exempt, for income-tax purposes proportionate profits which industrial concerns contribute to the War Fund. In many cases a greater part of the donations consist of excess profits the tax; income-tax and
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    THE SHADOW OF NAPOLEON
    495 4 Hary-O. Th*’ Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish. 1796-lHOfl. Edited by >Lr <ieofc-ge Leveson (tower, K.8.E., and Iris Palmer. (Murray. 18s.) By HAROLD HOBSON Fashionable ladies and gallant gentlemen the Lambs, the Ponsonbys the Cavendishes —mince and posture through these entertaining pages. They take the waters at
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    War News In Romanised Malay
    429 4 August, 23. It is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members of their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed about the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be published
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    Driving
    246 4 NEW COLONY Bl LES JMPORTANT shanses 5 han ses t S ‘u’fating to driving i ie the Straits Settlements h gaw.tted They provide Z fiional licences f or learner./* 0 who wiU have to attart languishing letter “L” (f or dls er) on their vehicle, while Z™" tests will
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      93 4 Amazing New Kind Of Face Powder gives marvellous Complexion Beauty Tent.mesfinerbeca seniudeby fl< < the skin Looks natural no mon uplooa Stays on all d<iV long e tn v hen out m wine! and rain. No shiny no* dancing all evening in the hottest rc because blended by a patent
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    503 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL For the first time Malays are to be admitted to the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun. It is stated that Johore proposes to send some of its men to the Dehra Dun Academy for training. The Seremban Rotary Club will hold a meeting at the Seremban Resthouse
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    Saw Woman Being Attacked With Knife
    613 5 EVIDENCE IN IPOH MURDER CASE Ipoh. “When I went across the road. I saw Murugaman lying on the ground <yid accused >quatt.ng near her and cutting her with a Knife,” said Kandasarny, a Tamil estate watchman when giving evidence at the murder trial at
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    CAR AND CYCLIST IN COLLISION
    162 5 A car and a Tamil cyclist were in collision at the junct.on of Light Street and King Street yesterday. The cyclist was thrown off his mount and sustained injuries. He was removed to the General Hospital by ambulance. Inspector H. C. Ballard of the Beach
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    Capt. Hashim Urges Early Application Of McLean Report
    1633 5 Assurance Given Over Development Of Settled School Policy At yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Captain Hashim dealt with the proposal of building a new Raffles Institution. He said that the site was considered by everyone, except officialdom, as unsatisfactory.
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    DAY OF PRAYER FOR EMPIRE
    91 5 King Appoints Sept. 8 The following telegram was received yesterday from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: “The following announcement is made from Buckingham Palace. It is the desire of His Majesty The King that Sunday, September 8, being the first Sunday after the
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      207 5 NEW WORLD CELEBRATING ON 30TH, 31 ST AUG. AND IST SEPT. FESTIVAL OF THE Chinese 7th "HUNGRY I Moon Festival I GHOSTS “PHOR TOR” Kingly sacrifices huge paper gods ...Priests chanting prayers Join in this annual offering Welcome the SPIRITS OF HELL Let their hunger be appeased lest they create
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      140 5 3 SHOWS TODAY Hf 2V At 3: 6.15 9.30 Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD., Singapore. MATINEE AT REDUCED PRICES 15; 25 A. »‘0 CENTS. 20th CENTURY-FOX’S UPROARIOUS ROMA'.TIC COMEDY McCREA NANCY KELLY i vL jfe-jtie M<wuW Ife ROLMQ YOUNG BOLAND CESAS ROME?O I lilarious Situations Comedy Galore A Picture everyone
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      76 5 OPENS TO-DAY Three Shows I YOU’LL WASH YOUR BLUES AWAY WHEN YOU SEE j BABY SANDY I TURN THE WHOLE WORLD TOP SY TURVY IN 1 “Little Accident” I J THE LAUGH BATTLE OF THE CENTURY! 1 J NEXT CHANGE THURS. AUG. 29 I MICKEY ROONEY I I IN THE
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      100 5 QUEENS LAST 3 SHOR S TODAY 2 6 9 p.m. A Grand Chinese Double-feature Attraction An excellent Cantonese Hit ”Kam Hong Tee” Together with A Great Mandarin Picture “Heroes Of Chaotic” Matinee Prices including Tar Downstairs 15, 25 50 cento TOMORROW ANOTHER FINE BRITISH COMEDY HIT YOU’LL ENJOY EVERY FOOT
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    NOT OUT
    320 6 AFTER a lull of a few days, the enemy renewed his mass air raids on Britain over the week-end. There have been several attempts to bomb London and while there is no denying that a certain amount of damage has been caused, it is by no means on
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    THE WAR LOAN
    289 6 A S generally expected, the War Loan motion was carried by the Legislative Council yesterday. The Hon’ble the Acting Financial Secretary made an able and convincing speech one point of which deserves to be particularly stressed. “The time has come,” the Hon. Mr. L. G. Corney said,
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    South Africa’s War Bill
    33 6 —Reuter Capetown, August 27 Supplementary estimates presented in Parliament provide a further £32.000,000 for war expenditure which will bring the total expenditure for the current year to £46,000.000 —Reuter
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    By The Way
    275 6 Out Of Date P>. COCHRAN feels that the war “humour” now part of London's musical shows is strangely out of keeping with the times. One scene he put into his Savoy revue a few weeks ago would, now be out of date but the show was now
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    755 6 Tuesday, Aug. 27. Vk ILL Germany intensify her air blitzkrieg against Britain? Authoritative circles in London believe she will. Hitler's primary objective, it is thought, will be to defeat the R.A.F. which has so upset his plans since the fall of France. 1 hus
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    Plea For More Effective Propaganda
    3191 7 COLON* CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE ALL WASTAGE Pamphlet (hi Wartime Economy To Be Published r Singapore. N earnest plea tor the effective use of propaganda in Malaya s war effort and a Colony campaign of a continuous nature to eliminate wastage of every desenption. was made
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    Grant To Local Wireless Society To Continue
    56 7 hi order to enable the Penang Wireless Society to carry on with its transmissions, it lias been decided to continue to grant a month during the second half-year of iyjo. This has been approved by the Pittance C ommittee, whose report was tabled
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    "Teachers’ Day" At Local Chinese Schools
    332 7 CONSUL'S ADVICE OX CITIZENSHIP “Teachers’ Day” was celebrated by the teachers of the local Chinese Schools at Hooi Aun Kong Hoay, Magazine Road, at 10 o’clock this morn- ing. when a mass meeting was held. The Chinese Consul. Mr. Yeh Teh- ming, presided at
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    BETTING HOUSE CHARGES
    67 7 Two Malays, Bakar bin Md. Akbi and Mirasa bin Kader Mydin, were arraigned before the Penang Third Magistrate, Mr. W M McCall, on charges of assisting in the management of a common betting house on August 24. Both claimed trial and the case was postponed to Sept.
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    CHINESE OPPOSED TO INCOME TAX
    616 7 Leader's Case For V oluntary Contributions fBY A STAFF REPORTER) ACCORDING TO A PROMINENT CHINESE, MALAYAN CHINESE HAVE NOT GIVEN AS LIBERALLY AS THEY’ AUGHT TO THE WAR FUNDS AND THIS, HE ATTRIBUTES, TO THE FEAR THAT, AFTER ALL, INCOME TAX MIGHT BE INTRODUCED AT
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    Mr. FAY LIAN TECK ON RELIEF FOR SQUATTERS
    196 7 Amendment To Rent Bill Jom mended Singapore. The Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck, speaking on the adjournment at yesterday's Council meeting said that the principle object of the Rent Restriction Ordinance. 1939, was to prevent landlords from taking advantage of the housing
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    NORTH MALAYA WAR FUND $1,036,273
    118 7 I The War Fund in North j Malaya reached $1,036,273.46 ’yesterday, made up of Penang $586,074.74 and Perak $450,198,72. Oniy one donation was received in Penang yesterday, $3O i from “Patra—sale of 3 children.” PERAK The Fund m Perak totalled $450,198.72. yesterday while the F.M.S
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    Refreshing Comedy At Rex
    247 7 WELCOME CHANGE FOR NANCY KELLY A refreshingly modern Nancy Kelly flirtatious, witty and worldly wise makes her appearance at the Rex in Twentieth-Century Fox’s “He Married His Wife” an enjoyable comedy of a divorced couple who find, after a year’s separation, that what they promised each
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      109 7 xAWS SUPREME Sunday Despatch Bonny Baby Competition OB 1934, open to all comers W babies out of the final z 12 were fed on COW 6? i W L CATE. Here are three including S M the first prize-winner! Je\b| m Could there be a more r j convincing proof
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    SURPLUS OUTPUT IN COLONIES
    154 8 Big Sales Problem London. A superfluity of Colonial products was mentioned by Mr. G. H. Hall in a written reply to Mr. J. c. Wedgwood (Lab., New-castle-under-Lyme). “The problem." he said, “is to sell the supplies which are available, rather than to encourage more production.” Lcid
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      442 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon to-day. NOMINAL. Lsaue buyers sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 5/3 5/6 £1 Austral M. 35/0 $7/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/6 18/6 $1 Ayer Weng 0.571 0.62* £1 Bangrin Tin 16/6 17/6 $1 B.
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      RUBBERS
      249 8 NOMINAL. Issue buyer sellers Allenby 107* 1.15 Alor Gajan 0.85 0.90 Amal Malay 1.65 1.75 Ayer Hitam U. 90 1.00 Ayer Molek 0.95 I.ooc Ayer I’huha 1.07* 1.12* Bassett 0.42* 0 47* Batu Lin tang 100 105 Bedford 0.85 0.90 ex Bente 0.97* 1.02* Borelll 1.10 1-20 Broga 062*
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      GENERAL
      316 8 NOMINAL issue ouyen sellers A £1 (Aust? N.Z. Mln Ord 32/Q 26/0 2 Alex. Brick Grd. L 76 2.00 2 dn 7*% Pref 2.00 2.10 b B. M. T. 6ho 7.00 £f» Chartjhred Bank £6l £1 Con. T. S. Ord 17/6 18/0 £1 Con. T. 8. 7% Pref 21/0
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      157 8 Company Dlvldenu Books Close TIN Austral Malay 3d. 1/3 Bonus Sept. 13 Sept. 2 Ipoh Tin 3/- I- T. Aug. 29 Aug. 5 Kramat 6a. Aug. 28 Aug 19 K. Kampars 6d. c «ept. 18 Sept 9 Kundangs 1/- Sept. 4 Aug. 26 Raub Gold 4d
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    PERAK WAR FUND APPEAL
    215 8 Excellent Support From Chinese Ipoh. Over $13.000 have been promised byleading local Chinese and business firms when a specially appointed committee made a door-to-door appeal for funds on behalf of the War Fund on Sunday The Committee confidently expects to raise over $30,000 to $40,000 for
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    INDIAN INDUSTRY IN WAR-TIME
    154 8 The importance of India in the Allied economic front is stressed in an article in the current issue of the Investors Chronicle. Indian industry’. the article, has now reconciled itself to the fact that the verylarge profits that were made in the last war will not
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    MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS
    71 8 N t profit of Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd., for 1939. aeeordins» to a preliminarystatement. amounted to £50.823. against £41,723. The directors propose an allocation of £20.000 to estates reserve, which in the previous year received a like amount, together with £43.000 transferred from general reserve A dividend
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    BURMAH OIL
    351 8 Strong Financial Position The foil report for 1939 of the Bunnah Oil Co., shows that the trading profit of the wholly-owned subsidiary com panics operating m Burma and India amounted to £1.928.328. compared with £2.149.533 in 1938 Dividends received and other income totalled £2,386.033, against .£2,658.341. making £4.314.361.
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    W.B. YEATS ON POETRY
    1165 9  -  Letters on Poetry. From \V. B. Yeats to Dorothy Wellesley. (Oxford University Press. Bs. ttd.) Last Poems and Plays by W. B. Yeats. (Macmillan. 65.) By DESMOND MacCARTHY Jn the Sundny Times Those who regard Yeats as a great poet (as I do), and are suie
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    DROWNED IN MINING POOL
    264 9 Foundry Hand’s Tragic End Kuala Lumpur. Megat Yunus, the Second Magistiate, Kuala Lumpur, sat as coroner at the inquest into the death of a Chinese. Chang Kam Hing, a pattern maker employed at the “Wing Futt Foundry, Sungei Besi Road, who was found drowned at the
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    $l0,000 GIFT MADE TO THE WAR FUND
    230 9 Proposal At Meeting Of W. Hammer <& Co. Singapore. A further donation of $10,060 to the War Fund was proposed at the meeting of W. Hammer and Co., Ltd., on last Saturday, by the chairman, Mr. M. Wardell, who was re-elected a director
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    Enemy Loses 54 Planes On Sunday
    861 10 BOMBS FALL ON OUTSKIRTS OF LONDON London. August 26 An Air Ministry and .Ministry of Home Security communique says that it is known that 54 enemy aircraft were destroyed during yesterday’s attacks on Britain of which 48 were shot down by fighters and six
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    Incendiary Bombs Dropped On Berlin
    305 10 A.-A. BATTERIES IN ACTION F( )R THREE HOURS Londoners Demand That R.A.F. Should Hit Back London, August 26 The Gewnan Official News Agency states that incendiary bombs were dropped on Berlin during the night. The German Official News Agency stated ‘Enemy planes flew over the
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    BENEFITS OF EGYPT'S TREATY WITH BRITAIN
    115 10 —Reuter. Call For Unity In Hour Of Danger Cairo. August 26 The benefit ana responsibilities of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty are stressed unanimously L<y the press today, which is the fourth anniversary of the signing of the treaty. It is declared that the treaty has
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    JAPANESE RAIDS ON CHUNGKING
    154 10 ■are unobtainable at present —ChineeCentral News. Foreign Property Destroyed Chungking. August 23 The total foreign property losses due to Japanese bombings on August 19 and 2U are expected to run well to six figures. according to preliminary investigations of the still smoking ruins of the area.
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    RUMANIANS IN DOBRUJA
    113 10 —Reuter. Evacuation Max Be Started Now Bucharest. August 25. The inhabitants of the Provinces of Caliacra and Duroster in Southern Dobruja. which are to be ceded to Bulgaria, have been informed that they may commence to evacuate their goods. The announcement adds this does not mean that
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    BRITISH TROOPS IN SHANGHAI
    45 10 —Reuter. itlidrawal Officially Completed Shanghai. August. 26. The withdrawal of British troops was officially completed yesterday with the departure of about 8.000 Seaforths. There were unparallifled scenes of enthusiasm as they marched through streets, thickly lined by spectators, to their transport—Reuter.
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    MR. HOPKINS
    46 10 —Reuter. I .S. Commerce Secretary Resigns Washington. August 24 The Secretarv of Commerce. Mr. Harry L. Hopkins, resigned from the Cabinet on account of ill-health. President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation and announced that he would offer the post to Mr. Jesse H. Jones.—Reuter.
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    THE MONEY MARKET
    72 10 —ReuL»r. London, Aug. 24. On the money market, glut of funds seeking employment had been pronounced. Hence borrowers continued to obtain overnight loans cheaply. The £65.000,900 Treasury Bills offered were fully allotted at the average rate of £l. os. 5.63 d. which was fractionally more favourable to
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    WEAK JAPANESE LAND FORCES
    240 10 with little significance.—Chinese Central News. Betrayed By Recent Raids On Chungking I T Chungking. August 23 The r cent Japanese bombings on Chungking betray the weakness of the Japanese land forces. declared a military spokesman in a press conference on August 22. He 'aid that the
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    INVITATION TO VISIT U.S.
    64 10 —Reuter. American States Asked To Send Army Chiefs Washington. August 25. The War Department has announce 1 that the United States’ Commander-in-Chief. General G. C. Marshall, has invited the Commander-in-Chief and one officer from each Republic of South and Central America to visit the United States
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    MALTA'S £6,000 GIFT FOR WARPLANES
    28 10 London. August 24. The Minister for Aircraft Production has received £6,000 for the purchase of aircraft from Malta contributed by the Anglo-Maltese League.—Reuter.
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    M. MICHELIN DEAD
    25 10 —Reuter. Clermont Ferrands. Aug. 26. The death has occurred of Mr. Edouard Michelin, founder of the well-known firm of French tyre manufacturers.—Reuter.
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    SHORTEST ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
    127 10 —Reuter. Australia's Effort The M tl i n Issue Sydnc. An»,,. One of the shortest an mo** 1426 dictable election cam; Delia's history is now in A,J 'tr a main issue of which is the best means of airectir.. AwrabJ* the enort. Voting Ufc. The political situation
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    WORTHLESS NAZI COMMUNIQUES
    125 10 —Reuter. Constant Refusal To Admit Damage London. August 26. Authoritative comment, issued in London upon German High Command communiques. states that the German High Command’s constant rein al to admit damage to military objective.' by r.a.f raids on Germany, coupled with their repeated exaggerated boasts oi destruction
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    BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES
    122 10 ’—Reuter Under 1.900.000 Ton, Since Start Of War London. August 26. Mr. Ronald Cross. Minister of Shipping, in a broadcast, said that up to the middle of August. Britain lost just under 1.900.000 gross tons of shipping. This did not include damaged ships which had been repaired.
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    SPANISH-GERMAN AGREEMENT
    31 10 Reuter. Rome. August 25. The Rome radio has .announced that aai additional agreement to the one ipresent in force between Get many an Spain has been signed in Madrid
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    CONSCRIPTION ORDER IN BURMA
    22 10 Rentier. Rangoon. August 26 The Gorernor announced that cornpulsory service would be all European British sub- t-- R'.u
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    PRESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST GREECE
    240 10 —8.0. W. Italy Following German Method Rugby. August. 24. The situation created by the campaign in the Italian Press and wireless and the Italian controlled. Press in Albania which has been taken all the world over as foreshadowing or reflecting Italian demands upon Greece continues to
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    DR. ORTIZ
    33 10 —Reuter. Argentine President's Resignation Refused Buenos Aires. Aug. 25. The Argentine Congress has refused to accept the resignation of the President of the Republic. Dr. Ortiz, by 170 votes to one.—Reuter.
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    FREEDOM NOW MEETINC ITS SUPREME TEST
    161 10 Reuter. True Voice Of U.S. Expressed By Roosevelt And Willkie New York. August “Our common tradition of freedom has been tested on a thousand battlefields from Waterloo to Gettysburg; it is meeting its supreme test on the white cliffs of Dover.’ said Robert Sherwood,
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    FAST GALLOPS ON SINGAPORE TRACK
    448 11 XiitiiiMii Bride Good Io Win Again (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. pAS T gallops were the order of this morning’s training and I some of the “Bulan stable and Mr. Menzies’s horses were it for the first time. Autumn Bride, the first out, did
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    BADMINTON
    307 11 P.H.B.J.S.C. Beat Sepoy Lines A friendly match of 3 singles and 4 doubles was played between the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club and the Penang Harbour Board Junior Service Club on Saturday last. The Penang Harbour Board Junior Service Club won by 4 games tc 3. The following represented the
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    MAKE WAR LOAN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
    508 11 Enthusiastic Comment From Unofficials SINGAPORE. AS REPORTED YESTERDAY, THE COLONY’S WAR LOAN BILL n YS PASSED AT THE MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ACCORDING HIS SUPPORT. MR. F. D. BISSEKER SAID: IT <>W BEHOVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO MAKE THIS LOAN A hESOI NDING
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    Marble Wins 2 U.S. Tennis Titles
    83 11 —Rf uter. Bookiine, Mass. August 26 The following are the results ot the American lawn tennis championships doubles finals: Mens Doubles Jack Kramer and Tec* Schroeder beat Gardener Mulloy and Henry Prusofi 6 4. 8/6. 9/7. Women s Doubles: Miss Alice Marble Mrs S.
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    P.F.A. CUP SOCCER
    61 11 The following are P.F.A. Cup fixtures for the week:— Tomorrow: Indian R.C. vs P.C.F.A. (Second round' on the C.R.C. ground. Referee: Mr. H. R. Pawanteh. Thursday: Muslim R C. vs Sepoy L.R.C. (Replay) on the C.R.C. ground. Referee: Mr. N. Tamby Kechil. Friday: C.R.C. vs P.G.F.A. (Second
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    Start Of Hockey Season In Telok Anson
    274 11 MARKIEDS BEAT BACHELORS Telok Anson. The hockey season in Telok Anson made a promising start on Sunday afternoon when an interesting fixture arranged by the Lower Perak District Hockey Association between the Bachelors and Marrieds was played off on the Speedy Road upper
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    NEW MALAYAN JOCKEY
    98 11 F.J. Flannery To Ride In Singapore Ipoh. A new jockey in the person of F.J. Flannery will make his Malayan debut at the Singapore Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting, which begins this Saturday. Flannery comes from a well-known family of jockeys which has been connected with the
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    PERAK TURF CLUB GOLF
    108 11 Eight Qualify For Championship Ipoh The qualifying rounds of the Perak Turf Club Golf Club annual championship were played off during the week-end. The following right competitors qualified: Dr. Murugiah 78. Teh Swee Kang 79, Datoh Muda Kinta 81. H. T. Ong 81, R. C. Ehrke
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    BILLLARDS
    73 11 P.H.B.J.S.C. Beat Indian Association In a friendly match consisting of five singles and two doubles played on Sunday at their premises, the United Indian Association were beaten by the Penang Harbour Board Junior Service Club by five games to tw T o. The following represented the P. H. B.
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    P.R.C. LADIES HOCKEY
    134 11 Practice On Hutchings Ground Tomorrow The P.R.C. ladies hockey team will hold a practice tomorrow on the Hutchings School ground at 5.20 p.m. The following are requested to turn up and are informed that players for a forthcoming match will be chosen on the results of the
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    BADMINTON STAR LEAVING FOR HONG KONG
    179 11 Choy Kok Wah Ipoh. Perak badminton circles will sustain a loss when Choy Kok Wah leaves for Hong Kong this week to further hi® studies. He is one of the most promising players in the State. He won the Leong Sin Nam Plate at
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    Biff Air Raid Over London
    476 12 EMENY SPEEDS AWAY ONLY TO RETURN Longest Attack So I' ar A Reuter telegram received in Penang this morning reports that raids over the London area are still in progress, having lasted already ower three hours. lliis is the longest raid London has hitherto experienced.
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    MARKET PRICES
    78 12 TUESDAY. AUGUST 27. TUN Penang $13X374 Business done 75 tons Singapore $132.37 J KUBBER: Penang Spot 37 5/8c Singapore Spot 37 5/8c MYPRA: Sundried $2.75 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $6.80 sellers Fair Seed $6.50 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $B.lO Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $B.OO
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    Around The Town
    160 12 MAJESTIC CINEMA “Isle of Destiny” with William Gargan, Wallace Ford and June Lang. 3, 6 15 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA “He Married His Wife” with Joel McCrea and Nancy Kelly 3, 6.15 and 9 30 p m. QUEEN'S CINEMA “Kam Hong Tee” and "Heroes of Chaotic”
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    RAIDERS OVER SCILLY ISLES
    68 12 —Reuter. Children On Beach Mach i ne-lined London. August 26 A Hundred and a fifty bomb.-» were dropped on the Scilly Isles this morning and yesterday. Children on the beach were machine-gunped. Several were wounded and a girl was killed by a bullet. About fifty rounds
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    BOMBS DROPPED ON IRISH TOWNS
    88 12 REUTER. Strong Protest Lodged At Berlin DUBLIN. AUG. 26. IT IS OFFICIALLY' ANNOUNCED THAT A GERMAN BOMBER FLEW OVER THE AREA OF CAMPLILE BALLYMITTY. DANNOW AND DUNCORMICK IN THE COUNTY OF WEXFORD BETWEEN 2 AND 3 P.M. TODAY BOMBS WERE DROPPED AT EACH OF THESE
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    GERMANS ALWAYS GET MORE
    315 12 —BO W Rugby, August 27 How much better Germans fare than the peoples who have had to succumb to Nazi ‘perfection’ is illustrated by details which have recently reached competent British official quarters from a reliable source These show tnat the bread ration in Germany is
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    SPECIAL MISSION ON WAY TO INDIA
    222 12 To Study Means Of Iner easing Munit ions London, August 27. Mr. Herbert Morrison, Supply Minister, disclosed that a special mission under Sir Alexander Roger is on the way to India to investigate means of increasing India’s production of munitions and other war stores
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    R.A.F. RAID ON BERLIN
    133 12 —Reuter. People Take Cover For Hours London, August 26. An Air Ministry communique states: a.F. aircraft continued their attacks on military objectives in Germany last night Targets in North-West Germany and the Ruhr were bombed as well as armament factories in the Berlin area.” A German
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