Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 October 1940

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY [o. 25«. Vol. XCVIII. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1914). PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    GREEKS HOLDING THEIR POSITIONS
    405 1 Grim Battle On Frontier ITALIAN ATTEMPT TO BREAK STALEMATE ATHENS, OCTOBER 29. “FIGHTING IS PROCEEDING GRIMLY ON THE FRONTIER AND THE GREEKS ARE HOLDING THEIR POSITIONS," SAYS A COMMUMQI E. The Italian invasion of Greece is regarded as an attempt to break up the stalemate of
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    FREE FRENCH COUNCIL OF DEFENCE
    99 1 Reuter. London, October 29. he names of members of the Cound <>f Defence of the French Empire ointed by General De Gaulle are now bounced as follows: ’•neial Catroux, former Governor of Jo-China; Vice-Admiral Muselier, niniandei-in-Chief of the Free French -vy and Air Force; General
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    CAIRO'S DAYLIGHT AIR RAID ALARM
    54 1 Reuter. Cairo. Oct. 28 had its first daylight air raid n Sunday afternoon but no incidhas been reported. cnununique issued by the Egyptian of National Defence states:—“At 1 in. on Sunday, small enemy aircraft °Pped several bombs in the Eastern 11 H ail of which
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    ETHIOPIAN BORDER CLASH
    44 1 Reutei. Nairobi. October 28 One of our patrols was attacked by superior enemy' forces near the Ethiopian border seventy miles east of Lake Rudolf, says a communique. The patrol withdrew successfully without less from, their post. inflicting casnalUeon the enemy'. Reuter.
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    R.A.F. OVER CZECHOSLOVAKIA
    313 1 (hie Of IT orld's 3 Biggest Anns Factories Bombed wmMVW; iWj WTi r j-_ London. October 29. The first R.A.F. Immhoiiiu raid »n Skoda works at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, ended in the early hours of yesterday (Monday) which was the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovakian
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    Other Reactions To Invasion Of Greece
    250 1 LUERfCT Washington, Oct. 29. Extension of the principle by Italy to Greece that "whoever is not with me is against me’ is one that directly concerns the United States. Whatever differences of opinion have been evident between Mr. Willkie and President Roosevelt during the
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    GIFTS FOR PLANES
    49 1 —8.0. W. £lO.OOO From British Communities In China Rugby, Oct.fl 28 The Minister of Aircraft Production acknowledges a gift of £6.000 from the Richmond (Surrey) Spitfire Fund, the plane to be called “Jubilee, and as a further contribution from the British conununities in China. 8.0. W.
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    LESS TERRITORIAL DEMANDS
    80 1 —Reuter. Berlin, October ?9. Hitler left Florence for Germany at- 6 p.m. yesterday. According to reports from Florence, the Hitler-Mussolini conference dealt with agreement whereby Italy will reduce her territorial demands on France in exchange for the Use of French warships against the British. Belief in Berlin
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    LIKE DEFENCE
    108 1 .—Reuter. Efforts T o Secure Arms Lor Force Of 100.000 Dublin. October 28. The Eire Govei nment is doing everything in ;ts pewer to secure necessarv arms for a local security force of 100.000 men. -aid Mr. De Valera. Their desire to remain at peace was not a
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    No Faith In Mussolini
    593 1 EGYPTIANS SHOCKED AT INVASION CAIRO. OCTOBER 29. INFORMED POLITICAL CIRCLES HERE WERE NOT SURPRISED BY THE ITALIAN INVASION OF GREECE BUT THE NEWS CAME AS A SHO( KTO ORDINARY EGYPTIANS. Faith in Mussolini's word is no longer felt by Egyptians or foreigners. It will be recalled
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    SIR HERBERT WRIGHT DEAD
    89 1 Reuter. Prominent Figure In Rubber Industry London, October 29. The death has occurred of Sir Herbert Wright, a prominent figure in the rubber industry. He was chairman of the Rubber Growers’ Association, London, in 1932 and had been director or chairman of numerous public companies and
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      12 1 COW GATE jgi* for North Malaya <£ Penang:— DISPENSARY LTD.. Penang and Ipoh.
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      275 1 "SMILER” fed on COW GATE A k g. JB- f I Agents for North Malay 4 GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY MTI, Penang and Ipoh. SCIENCE WINS It is a well established fact that millions of dollars are expended annually in repairing the damage done by Termites or White Ants as they are
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    TURKEY AND ITALY REPORTED TO BE AT WAR
    1206 2 FOLLOWING INVASION OF GREECE Bombs Dropped On Tatoi Aerodrome A.-A. GUNS IN ACTION AGAINST RAIDERS London. October 28. On inquiry at the Turkish Embassy in London Reuter is informed that no information has been received regarding the report circulating to the effect
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    Britain To Honour Pledge To Greece
    292 2 NOW ALLIES -Reuter. London. Oct. 28 It is learned authoritatively that Great Britain has every intention of honouring her pledge to Greece the terms of which were announced in the House of Commons on April 13. 1939. At th<- present moment, however, the British
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    ENEMY CONVOYS ATTACKED
    104 2 B. O. W. Rugby, October 28. An Air Ministry communique issued at 1 p.m. BST states:— “The main objectives of R.A.F. bombers over Germany last night were oil refineries and oil plants. Six of these were attacked, two at Hamburg and others at Ostermoor, Hanover, Gelsenkirchen and
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    Rome Admits De Gaulle’s Popularity
    167 2 —Reuter. FRENCH HATRED OF FASCISM New York October 28. The Fascist reformation of France has merely been outlined without any “consenting” from the people of France who cling hopefully to British resistance and aomire the rebel General D» Gaulle. This statement, ty ihf Pocola d’ltalia”
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    GERMAN RAIDERS LESS ACTIVE NOW
    403 2 London, October 28. nPHERE was less enemy activity over Britain generally !s j A night than on the previous night and much less ovei London, states an Air Ministry communique. The main attacks which were made in earlier hour darkness were on North-West England and
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    HITLER-DUCE TALKS
    143 2 Reuter. “Complete Idenlih Of Views” Berlin. Oct. 28 ‘A complete identity of views” was proclaimed in an official communique issued following the meeting of Hitler end Mus-.-olini at Florence. The communique stated “The Fuehrer r.nd the Duce today had conversations of several hours about questions at present outstanding
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    RAID ON MALTA
    47 2 —Reuter. Two Enemy Planes Damaged Malta. October 28. Two enemy planes are believed to have been damaged when British fighters engaged an enemy formation which flew over the island at a great height on Sunday morning. No bombs were dropped, states an official communique.—Reuter.
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    "EMPRESS OF BRITAIN” SINK BY ENEMY ACTION
    477 2 London. Oct. 28. The Admiralty and War Office regret to announce that the Empress of Britain has been sunk as a result of enemy action. She was attacked by enemy aircraft and set on file and it was necessary to abandon her. Salvage
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    An Anglo-Burman Looks At The War
    2124 3 Community Ready For Service E the pi esent moment. Britain Z V has the proud privilege of standing alone at the last stionghoid against the advancing tide of a ruthless barbarism. All her allies have fallen out of the battle, crippled and dismembered, and
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    TRAITS OF HITLER'S CHARACTER
    305 3 i E has nothing in him of the great gentleman who was Louis XIV, or of genius that characterised NapoThe bombast of Wilhelm II he rly possesses to the full, but he Uy lacks the kindness which has marked the ex-Kaiser in private Future generations will
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    Remarkable Journey Of An Indian Doctor
    357 3 London. ONE of the last British subjects to leave Geneva was Dr. Sudhin N. Ghose. who worked for many’ years in the League of Nations’ Publicity Section. He recently’ arrived in London alter an arduous journey lasting severa weeks which took him through France.
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    Ropeway Building In Sweden
    279 3 Carrying Capacity Of 700.000 Tons' Stockholm. rj'HE longest ropeway in Europe and probably the largest installation of its kind in the woild if consideration is taken also to the carrying capacity, is now being constructed in Central Sweden. It is 42 kilometres in length (26 miles»
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      152 3 Where else will you turn to get the other? That means Goodyear, of course! finest, safest tyres your money can buy. And now Goodyear justifies that if not to the manufacturer who year confidence—with the development of after year builds more tyres than any this amazing new tyre THE r/
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    FUTURE POSITION OF RUSSIA
    524 4 What The Chinese Press Is Saying Singapore. TJUSSIA’S silence during the last two weeks has caused considerable speculation among the Singapore Chinese press regarding her future position. In connection with the Rus-so-Japanese rapprochement the consensus of opinion is that the possibility of the two count ries
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    CHINESE FINED $300
    162 4 CHINESE FINED 300 Member Of A ••Pernicious Society” The comment that it was a most pernicious society and that its subversive activities had caused trouble all over Malaya was made by Mr. R. O. W. M. Davis (Assistant Superintendent, Political» in regard to the Selangor All Trades General Labour Union,
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    EIGHT TAMILS ON MURDER CHARGE
    121 4 Committed For Trial And Bail Refused Klang. After recording further evidence in the case in which eight Tamils, namely Senuoddan. Varathan, Kuppan. Chellappan. Ramasamy, Rengasamy. R. Karuppiah and Karuppiah stand charged with the alleged murder of Karthigasu. a Tamil P.W.D. painter at Sungei Mangis. Banting
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH
    43 4 Major Barnes’ Murderer Quetta. Shorjan. a levy tribal daffadar of the Jogezai tribe who was charged with having shot dead Major Barnes, Political Agent, Zhob District, and his Sikh chaprasi, has been sentenced to death by the Additional Sessions Judge.
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    First Air Commercial Venture In Malaya
    1863 4 MR. E. W. SLIGHT'S 1920 FLIGHT Rotary Talk By Wearne's Manager “OOME of you may remember the first air commercial venture in Malaya,” said Mr. T. Graham, manager of Wearne Bros., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, at the Rotary Club. In 1920 Mr. E. W. Slight,
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    War News In Romanised Malay
    415 4 October 25. It is suggested that readers should cut out this news in Romanised Malay and hand it to Malay members t »f their households, thus helping to keep the Malay population informed ihoui the progress of the war. These Malay news bulletins will be
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    COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    360 4 Alleged Abetment Of Forgery Kuala Lumpur. A Malay named Haji Harun bin Haji Dollah and a Javanese, Some bin Mito, were committed for trial in the Polic Court on Thursday on charges of having abetted the commission of the offence <T forging a memorandum of transfer in
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      53 4 All in a Day's Work— —By Rick Elmes "I *“"z LADS, O? B I ’THE.CoLOIE l”! i I Cotvic xxnjO SHIFT Kl-a. I I CANT F-inD I SOME of Tbuß I p LACc I \k\ A CxnRS J*/ 4- J for I ./OiVI s 5K U > s.Ke./J KVA fl)
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    $300 FINE ON "AGENT OF SMUGGLERS GANG”
    724 5 150 Yards Of Silks And Other Fabrics In Basket Alor Star Described by the Inspector of Customs as “an agent of a ..,ng of smugglers in Sungei Patani,” a young Malay, named \odul Rashid bin Awang, was on Sunday found guilty on a
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    SEQUEL TO CAR SKID
    428 5 Motorist Fined For Inconsiderate Driving Taiping As a sequel to a motor accident which occurred at sth mile Changkat Jering Road on Saturday when a car skidded into the ditch injuring two persons, one of whom is still in hospital, Khoo Chin Yea ng. a young
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    MR. C.S. DONG TO GO TO SINGAPORE
    150 5 Party By Butterworth Chinese Association Butterworth The members of the Butterwort* Chinese Association entertained the:: President. Mr. C. S. Dong, to a teaparty yesterday evening at six o’clock at the Association premises on the eve of his departure for Singapore on transfer. Mr.
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    FUN & FROLIC PARK
    154 5 FUN FROLIC PARK TUESDAY. 29th OCTOBER 1940 NOORAN OPERA: “ABDULL MULOK Patt 3. Supported by beautiful chorines in latest extra turns. C ANTONESE OPERA: “FONG FOH HEE CHEE HOW With Miss Slew Lan Hiong and Cheang Yoke Thons, the mjst brilliant Cantonese Stage Stars. LIBERTY TALKIES: HONG POH CHEE YAR"
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    Exhibition Of Handwork At St. Nicholas Convent
    528 5 PUPILS ENI EIUrALN GI ESTS Alor Star. Despite the inclement weather there was a large attendance at the entertainment and exhibition of handwork at St. Nicholas Convent School. Alor Star, on Friday evening. The visitors were received by the Head Mistress. Miss Lawrence,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    430 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. A. D. York has been appointed to act a> District Officer. Kuala Selangor. Mr. E B David of the Malayan Civil Service, who is home on leave, is staying at Tunbridge Wells. The Rajan of Sarawak. Sir Charles Vyner Brook* arrived back In Singa- pcre on Friday'
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      191 5 MAJESTIC OPENS TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 p.m. MATIN’ EE TOMORROW AT 3.00 P.M another Superb First-Run DoubleFeature Programme From The New Universal At Reduced Prices Of Admission. D 25 A 60 cts. Downstairs 85 cts. $1.20 Upstairs. The Screen’s Brightest Romantic- Comedy Hit. -HIE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD” with Jane
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      67 5 Tcriiglil 2 Shows At 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MATINEE TOMORROW AT 11.30 A M. 20th Century-Fox presents The Amazing Adventuies Of A Ghost Who Can’t Stay Dead A Ghost Haunted By The Living Yet Can Maintain Contact With Only One Man All Others Are Oblivious Of His Presence. •’EARTHBOUND” starring
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      90 5 OPENS TODAY THREE SHOWS TOMORROW 4 SHOWS, 11.30 AJtt., 3, 6.15 9.30 P.M. See how the War is being fought in the Mediterranean! v? I| A Timely War Drama! SUBMARINE versus AIRPLANES! SEE THE attack of a submabine ON AN AUSTRIAN MINE LAYER THE STRIKING VIEW of DEPTH BOMBS THEY
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      196 5 The Biggest Mythological Tamil Talkie ever produced Socially selected for the Indian Deepavali Festival The Picture all Indians stormed the Royal Theatre, S’pore for 18 days 42 packed performances QUEEN’S TONIGHT 6 p.m. 9.30 p.m. TOMORROW 5 SHOWS AT 10 A.M., 2.30, 6, 9.30 p.m„ 12.30 (midnight) ••J’Othi Kainalingaswanii’ With
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    17 6 BIRTH CAMPBELL— On 28th October. 194 d to Enid, wife of Duncan Campbell, a daughter.
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    ITALY STRIKES
    464 6 'THIE Italian promise of action this week materialises in the invasion of Greece yesterday. But if the Duce is depending on the element of surprise, he is bound to be disappointed, unless, of course, the surprise is reserved for him instead. The Greek troops under General Metaxas are
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    Around The Town
    110 6 REX CINEMA “Earthbound” with Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA “Jothi Ramajingaswami” (Tamil picture! 6.00 and 9 30 p.m. □DEON CINEMA "Hell Below" with Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p m. MAJESTIC CINEMA “Luckiest Girl” with Jane Wyatt
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    By The Way
    374 6 Plane Losses RS in an aircraft factory regularly bold sweepstakes on the time of the next air-raid—their factory clocks stop automatically when the warning is sounded. Now I read of another wartime gamble, this time in the number of enemy aeroplanes losses. It is held, though unofficially,
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    General Metaxas Of Greece Has Axis Trouble
    681 6 ENERAL JOHN METAXAS. Dictator of Greece, is in one the hottest spots of his career. Italian troops have crossed the Albanian frontier and Mussolini has intimated that he wants Corfu, jewel •of the lonian Islands, and a large slab of north-west Greece. The
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    CAPTAIN C.H. SAPSWORTH
    72 7 THE GALI.ANT COMMANDER OT IIIE “EMPRESS OF BRITAIN,” CAPT. C. H. SAPSWORTH WHO STOOD ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS SHIP AND DIRECTED HIS GUNNERS IN THE BATTLE WITH THE NAZI BOMBER WHICH SANK HIS SHIP. HAVING CALLED HERE REGULARLY IN THE COURSE OF HER ROUND THE WORLD
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    In The Police Court
    239 7 PUNCHED ON CHEST three Fined On Woman’s Complaint Giving evidence against three Chinese before Air. Lim Koon Teck, Fenang Third Magistrate, this morning, a Chinese nonya, Lim Kheng Gnoh. described how she was punched on the chest and chased till she entered her house. At the
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    MAHJONG PARTY FOR PATRIOTIC FIND
    107 7 A Mag-Jong Party was held at Ayer Rajah House, the residence of Mis. Pinnick by the St. George’s Girls School Society in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund on Oct. 26. The organisers were Mrs. Pinnick, Mrs. Gan loe Chiong, Mrs. Teoh Cheng Toe, Mrs.
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    Substantial Rise In Malaya’s Trade In 1940
    138 7 1 ALAYA’S gross trade for the first nine months of 1940 has already surpassed that forthe whole of 1939, both in resect of imports and exports, the total up to the end of Septem er being 51,482 millions as against $l-378 millions up
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    INSPECTOR OF MINES DENIES GIFTS OF CASH
    881 7 L liable To Explain Allegations Made Bv Chinese Kuala Lumpur. LAT denial that he had ever received any cash gifts from certain Chinese miners was made by Mr. A. H. .M. letch. Inspector of Mines, yesterday before the Mines Commission of Inquiry when
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    "ANONYMOUS" SENDS $5OO TO WAR FUND
    133 7 North Malava i’otal Noh SI. 122.933 After a thin week-end, the War Fund in North .Malaya made an encouraging spurt yesterday, increasing by 53.580 to 51,422,938.15. The increase is largely due to a contribution of from the Kampar Coronation Fund Committee to the Perak
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    WARNER BAXTER IN UNUSUAL DRAMA
    151 7 At The Rex "Earthbo aid," now showing at the Rex Theatre is an unusual drama about a murdered man who lives on after death, haunted by the friends he knew in life. The film has light comedy moments which serve to heighten its dramatic tension.
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    AMBULANCE CLASS FOR WOMEN
    83 7 A class to prepare women for the St. John Ambulance Examination is now being organised and will commence during the first week of November. This class is open to all womer. and also to those who wish to go for a higher St. John certificate after
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    CHINESE MECHANICS RETURN TO DITTY
    67 7 Now Needed Willi Re-opening Of Burma Road Several members of the Chinese mechanical unit who left Penang at the beginning of this year to serve as drivers and mechanics on the Bui ma--Yunnan Highway, have been on leave in Penang. Since the re-opening of the
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    Sub-Manager Of Bank Surrenders After 15 Months
    134 7 829.000 INVOLVED IN CHARGE (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) IP °H, TODAY. AMER HIDING FROM THE POLICE FOR NEARLY 15 MONTHS, NG KOK KWEE, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF JHE OVERSEAS CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LTD., WHO IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ABSCONDED WITH $29,100 IN JULY,
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    DREDGE SINKS AT HAAD YAI
    98 7 Mishap At Takuapa I alley Tin J he Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging Company’s Ban Pru Section dredge, situated in Haad Yai District, South Thailand, heeled over and sank on the night of the 18th instant. The crew of the dredge were fortunately able to get
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    K.L.M. SCHEDULE ALTERED
    120 7 Planes To Arrive Even Sundav K L M. (Royal Dutch Air Lines? advise that according to an alteration in their schedule, their next Eastbound plane is expected at Penang on the 30th Oct. and 3rd Nov.. 1940. and thereafter every Sunday instead of every Saturday. Notwithstanding the
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    MURDEREK PAYS PENALTY Execution In Penang Prisons
    69 7 An Indian gardener. Ve-eriah. who a a.- sentenced to death at the Penang Assizes for the murder of his mistiess, Letchimini at the General Hospital quarters on Anri] 27 was executed in the Penang Prisons at sunrise yesterday. Veeriah slashed his mistress to
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    BREACH ADMITTED
    71 7 A Chinese, Lee Eng Leong, employed at Chop Toh Sin Co., 113 Beach Street pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of cnmina! breach of trust in respect of 50 bags of flour which he had sold to Chop Hong Seng Bee for $l2O on Oct. 2. The
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      212 7 THE BRITISH LEGION HAS DONE NOBLE WORK UN RELIEVING DISTRESS AMONG EX-SERVICEMEN OF THE LAST WAR. YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THE FACT THAT THERE IS ALREADY AN INCREASING NUMBER OF EX-SERVICEMEN OF THE PRESENT WAR < OMING UNDER THE CARE OF THE BRITISH LEGION. ITiis Splendid Organisation Depends For It’s
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER
    26 8 The rubber crop of United Malacca Rubber Estates for the month of September, 1940 was 67,900 lbs. Total for 5 months 282.200 lbs.
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    FARMING IN CANADA
    67 8 Ottawa. Gross value of commodities produced on Smr 18 m 1939 is at €l.l .< 943,000 an increase of 10.2 per cent on the revised estimate for the previous year. This is accounted for largelv bv increases of 15.3 per cent for field crops and 1’4.8 per
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      MINING
      469 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 29th October, 1940. Issue Buyers Seller.- 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Aina! 5/0 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 33/6 35/6 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/3 18/0 $1 Ayer Weng 0.774 0.82| £1 Bangrin Tin 15/0 16/0 $1
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      RUBBERS
      247 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.00 1.05 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 Amal. Mala.’.' 1.65 1.75 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.0» »c Aved Molek 1.10 1.15 Ayer Panas 1.02 j 1.074 Bassett 0.40 0.43 Batu L intang 1.00 1.05 c Bedford 0.824 0.871 Benta 0.92 j 0 974 Borelli 125 1.35 ex
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      GENERAL
      348 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A £1 Aust» N. Z. Min Ord 22'0 23 0 2 Alex Brick Ord 1.75 1.95 2 Alex Brick 74% Prefs 2.10 2.20 5 B. M. T. 7.40 7.60 £5 Chartered Bank £7 £74 £1 Con T. S. Ord. 17/0 17/6 £L Con. T. S. 1%
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      130 8 mining. Dividend Books Close Payable Chenderiang 10% Final L.T. 31.10.40 Kuchais 25% Final 23.11.40 29.11.40 Lingui 5% Final 25.11.40 29.11.40 Peninsula 1/. AC. 8.11.40 15.11.40 Petalmg 20% Int. 18.10.40 31.10.40 Rahmans Final 31.10.40 9.11.40 Southern Tronoh 74% tat. L.T, 19. 9.40 30.10.40 Takuapa Valley 6d. 24.10.40
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    HIGH EFFICIENCY STEAMSHIP
    629 8 New American Cargo Carriers Further with regard to the large I number of modern high efficiency steamships that are being constructed in the United States under the control of the; g Government Maritime Commission, a typical example concerning which information has been made available is the ■‘Sea
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    THE WORLD CRUDE OR. OUTPUT
    985 8 Increased Production In United States TIL E to war conditions, official figures of crude oil production in many countries are no longer available. Nevertheless World Petroleum continues to issue figures although in several cases they are only estimates. Largely in reflection of increased production in
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    148 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: £259. 10. 0. £258. 15 0 “Spot” £261 5. 0 £261. 0 0. “Forward” SINGAPORE: “Spot” §132.87 l §132.50 Business done 125 tons 50 tons PENANG: "Spot” $132.87- §132.50 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” Prices Not Received 11 7|Bd Forward' 1 Prices Not Received 11
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    THE MAILS
    116 8 TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29 1MAIL DEPARTI RE> Latest Tim- t Posting AIR MAILS Mails for Java Southern Sumatra (by air from Singapore) 8 a.m 'A 30th nst Mails for Ipoh, Kuaia Lumpur. Singapore 1-30 p.m A 30th mst. MAIL AKKIt ti.s AIK MAILS Mails from Australia New Zealand. Java
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    POLISH SETTLERS
    47 8 k dJOllt Polish settlers in Canada 155.000 and of that nuinbei live on the land, the balan gaged in the heavy industr. ported that Poles nuinbei mately 85.000 in Manitoba 8 and Alberta have proved exc of the soil in turning stretchu productive and prosperous
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    "DEALS NOT DREAMS"
    1341 9 Russia's Neutrality London. When Louis the Fourteenth at twenty-two married the Infanta, it was already said on the French side: *There are no Pyrenees.” That Caucasus of the west remained. As Napoleon was to find and as the new overlords of Europe may yet discover- Berlin and
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      202 9 mary and mid-day Tin. Copra and RubL»_t Prices. 1.35 News. 1.50 Interval. ZHL ZHPI. 5.00 pm. Peipeng Drama.t 5.40 News in Cantonese. 5.50 Peipeng Drama, contd? 6.10 News in Hokkien. 6.20 The News in English. Relayed irom London. 6.35 The Band of H. M. Royal Air Force. 6.50 Warning to
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    Italy Demands Military Occupation Of All Strategic Points
    589 10 WHOLE NATION HEADY AS ONE M TO DEFEND LIBERTY Athens, Oct. 23 Italy’s demands on Greece were for the military occupation o* strategic points for the duration of the war against Britain, according to an authoritative statement. The Italian Minister, on presenting
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    BOMBS OF HEAVIEST CALIBRE DROPPED ON BERLIN
    324 10 Raids From Baltic Coast To Leipzig And Cologne Berlin, Oct. 28. Berlin was for go minutes one of the main targets of RAP. activity over Germany extending from the Baltic coast to Leipzig and ologne. Berlin had a taste of bombs of the
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    Italian Troops Cross Greek Frontier
    1137 10 GEN. METAXAS REJECTS 3 HOVR ULTIMATUM “Fight To The Death,** Says Premier: Appeal To Britain Athens, October 28. Greece has received a three-hour ultimatum froir. Italy. Meanwhile the Greek cabinet has ordered general mobilisation and a complete blackout Mas suddenly imposed in the early hours
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    MEETING OF DICTATORS AT FLORENCE
    235 10 —Reuter. Foreign Ministers In Attendance Rome. Oct. 28 Mussolini, accompanied by Count Ciano. left this morning for Florence when he will meet Hitler, says the Stefam A.ency. The Stefani Agency adds that Hitler accompanied by Herr von Ribbentror, arrived in Italy on the wav to
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    GREEK FORCES
    138 10 —Reuter. Anin Of 600.000 Nav> Of 613 Vessels London. October 28. The Greek Army consists of 80.000 regulars and its potential war strength is about 600.000 men. The Greek Air Force ordinarily comprises ten groups of thre? flight 6, but there is reason to believe that this strength
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    BRIDGE OVER MEKONG NOT DAMAGED
    450 10 Reuter. Fighting Going On In Chekiang Chungking, o.: j.» The important Burma R->ad over Mekong river claimed by th nese to have received direct h Friday's air bombing is ofifically st here to have been undamaged. Traffic is proceeding normally oi road. Chinese authorities add
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    MR. KENNEDY
    72 10 —Reuter. Arrival Back In I nited States New York O The Amoassador to Britan Kennedy, arrived at La Guard l I this afternoon, and immedi.u i again to fly to Washir.etoi. President. He refused to comment on plan.» until he has seen Pr si velt. Mr. Kennedy emphaticai
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    SURPRISE IN SOFIA
    57 10 .—Reuter. Air Raid PrecautionOrdered In Buigiuia Belgrade 1 .ire The news that Greece a: now at war came as a ition for it has been hoped that was improving. Confirming that the R turn has been rejected t' ,l Minister announced that had been issued to the
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    N.E.I. PILOTS FOR ENGLAND
    48 10 Reuter. Batav Pilots of the N.E.I. Ai shortly leaving for Engl nouncement with regard with the greatest enthusia military' flyers. opp< operate directly with tl inhelping to liberate the nr is considered a very grea' The first three officers v ceeding to England in
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    PERAK TURFCLUB OCTOBER RACES
    844 11 Acceptances For Tomorrow RACE 1 2.30 p.m. PONIES—CIass I—Div.1 —Div. 3 —6 Furlongs NIGHTSHADE 8v 9.00 Mr. A. van ToorenSullivan 4 FUNNY LAD 9y 8.11 Mr. A van Tooren Duval -.ILVER LACE 5y 8.08 Messrs. Sturges Little Hobbs HURLESWOOD 4y 8.08 Mr. Chin Kim Yoon H.
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    SELANGOR PROPERTY OWNERS
    196 11 Pan-Malayan Fiscal Measures Opposed following resolutions were unani- passed at a well-attended meetne members of the Selangor Owners' and Ratepayers’ Asso- hl on Friday: (solved that this Association Uier consideration of its resoI at a general meeting of < the 9th day of March, 1940, the introduction
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    SPECIAL DEEPAVALI FILM AT QUEEN’S
    83 11 Specially selected for the Deepavali festival, a mythological Tamil picture entitled "Jothi Ramalingaswami” will open a short season at the Queen s commencing today with two shows. The picture has in the cast, India s foremost stars including Master Muthu, N. S. Krishnan. T. A.
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    NARROW WIN FOR KEDAH HALL
    219 11 Indians Beaten At Hockey An only goal scoied in the last five minutes of the game in a melee by Khoo Ong Lee rave the Kedah Hall Party victory over the Indian Association in a hockey match played on the Westland School ground yesterday. The
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    FANCY DRESS SOCCER TOMORROW
    240 11 Handsome cups and prizes have been donated by various business houses in Penang for the Fancy Dress Football and Conjuring Show to be held at the O.X.A ground tomorrow ‘Deepavali Day? under the distinguished patronage of the Honourable the Resident Councillor and Mrs. a. M Goodman.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLF
    329 11 Result Of Europeans vs Rest Match The following was the result of the match played yesterday at the Race Course. EUROPEANS 6: REST 0. L. W. C. Byrde and W. H. Brodie 1. M. S. Vythilingam and Yap Yoen Fah 0. E. A. Davies and K.
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    P.R.C. Beaten By Sports Club At Rugger
    600 11 SCRAPPY GAME AT WESTERN ROAD JN a return match played on the Sports Club at Western Road yesterday the Sports Club avenged their previous defeat when they beat the Penang Recreation Club by 11 points (a goal two tries) to 5 points (one
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    BASKET-BALL
    151 11 Penang Keong Mo Team’* Tour Of Kedah The Penang Keong Mo basketball team's tour of Kedah was a success. At Sungei Patani they beat the Nam Kheong team in a friendly game by 27 points to 20 points though play was slightly marred by bad weather after half-time. The
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    INTER-SCHOOL RIGGER
    395 11 S.A.H. College Bea P.F.S. Narrowly In. a very evenly contested game at Alor Star on Saturday the First XV of the Sultan Abdul Hamid College defeated the First XV of the Penang Free School by the narrowest possible margin of a single point, namely three tries O points)
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      35 11 RED CROSS DEPOT The Red Cross Depot will be closed on Wednesday, October 30, and Saturday, November 2, as these days are public holidays. —J ''S' f ei/' I Advt. of TIGER Prise Medal BEER
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    Athboy And Duke Carrington In Promising Workouts
    232 12 BOTH EXPECTED TO WIN TOMORROW The Fox And Maid Of The Mountains Extremely Fit (By “EPSOM JEEP”) I poll, Today. BILLET’S Athboy and Duke Carrington worked so well on the track this morning that I shall expect both of them to win tomorrow.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB GOLF
    107 12 Jockeys Trainers Lose Match Ipoh. Sunday's golf match between the Perak Turf Club Golf Club and the Trainers and Jockeys turned out to be a match between only six pairs on each side and ended in a complete victory for the Club, the Trainers and Jockeys
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    MR. WU TE-CHEN DEE HERE NEXT MONTH
    101 12 Good will H i ssi o n Head Of South Seas Mr Wu Te-chen. formerly governor of Kwangtung Province, leader of a Chine-e Goodwill Mission touring the South Seas, will arrive in Penang next month. The Reception Committee to receive the Mission at
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    Selections By “Eureka"
    56 12 RACE 1: CLARISSA THE FLEA NIGHTSHADE RACE 2: ROYAL DESIRE WALT DISNEY RACE 3: STORMY NIGHT AUTUMN BRIDE RACE 1: MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS SIR MERTON RACE 5: THE ANNAN EDIE’S CHOICE RACE 6: ATHBOY STUART TARTAN RACE 7. ELECTRA DUKE CARRINGTON RACE 8: CAMBALONG OLD COW
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    POSITION OF U.S.
    46 12 Possibility Of Attack In Both Oceans Washington. Oct. 28 The United States has been brought into a position where it must consider the possibility of simultaneous attack in both oceans, said Admiral Stark, Chief ot Naval Operations in a Navy Day broadcast.- —Reuter.
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    BATTLE OF BRITAIN FOUGHT AND WON
    643 12 Near East Next Theatre Of War Wr. Amery Says: R< uter. London, October 28 ‘We have fought and wop one of the I most decisive battles in history," said Mr. Amery, Secretarv of State for India, a: Gosport on Sunday afternoon. The speech was
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    Turkey Will Defend Her Independence
    139 12 ''(’A NATION STRONGER THAN EVER, SAYS PREMIER Ankara, Oct. 28. r PHE Prime Minister, M. Say dam, delivered a national broadcast tonight on the anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish republic but made no direct reference to the Greek position. He declared: “In the
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    BULGARIA ON THE ALERT
    410 12 Reuter. Reinforcements Sent To Frontier Sofia, October 28. Precautionary troop reinforcements I are being made on Bulgaria's southern frontier Telephonic communications between Greece ard Bulgaria have been severed since early today (Mon- day). Greek resistance to Italian demands surprised official Bulgarian quarters. Turkey’s reaction is eagerly
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    H.M's Message To Greek King
    77 12 Reuter London, October message from King rgc I- I to the "Greek nation and my cousin. George. King of Helenes,' says there ar,' tC übrlcss hard trials to hr borne but zee shall both meet them in firm faith of ziltimate z ict &gt;ry IVc
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    CANADIAN ISSUES
    272 12 —Reuter. Transfer To Treasury Ordered I London October 28. A Lariiv .roup of Canadian securities runr.uis into many millions .qf pounds j have been transferred to the Treasury by order.-, mact- under the Defence regulators stock a stor' ng issue of which there I is about £24,500.000 outstanding
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    NAZI “COLLABORATION:” VICHY OPTIMISTIC
    145 12 —Reuter. Stockholm, October 29. Vichy is optimistic, according to local correspondents of Swedish newspapers. The Hitler-Petain terms, it is believed in authoritative Berlin quarters, include transfer of the French Government to Paris as soon as the agreement is signed and relief from payment for maintenance of
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    MARKET PRICES
    61 12 TUESDAY. OCTOBER TIN Penang $132. &gt; Business don Singapore sl'l2 RUBBER: Penang Spot Singapore Spot COPRA: Sundr led 52 80 buw Black Pepper TAPIOCA. Medium Fair Seed $6 20 s RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No 1 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 s9ss Rangoon White No 1 $lO Rangoon White No
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