Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 October 1940

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE 'ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILV [No 259. Vol. XCVIII. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3i), 1910. PKICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 277 1 TURKEY WILL FIGHT IF BULGARIA DISCARDS NEUTRALITY Athens, October 3(). I he eiforts of Greece to mobilise Balkan support ba\c ixicn succe>siui up to a point. In responsible quarters here, it is learned that the position adopted by rurkey is that she
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  • 89 1 "Our Great, Heroic Ally —Reuter .CONFIDENCE IN BRITAIN Athens, October 30. With ail confidence in < r.r great heroic ally, we are going to base our common certain victory on eternal principles of morality, justice and liberty established 3,000 years ago on the sacred soil we are now defending, says
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  • 114 1 Reuter. Italian Base Ne<sr Athsns Bombed London, October Jo. \az a/ aircraft from His Majesty's ships' of the M edit er rancan l/cct have earned out an aftack on Maltezana, the capital i flic island of Stain palia. in !he Dodecanese, the nearest Itaian air base
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  • 102 1 Hint To Exporter* London. British goods continue to be sent in upressive quantities to overseas mar- 'ie. seaborne trade of Germany .on the other hand, has been ght to a standstill. he Board of Tiade states that a '•'.uifotd textile firm is brightening its > p
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  • 543 1 R A.F. Proves Its Superiority London. Now that the wai in Africa is begin- 1 ning to develop, the aeroplanes of the I Middle East Command of the Royal Air 1 Force and of the South African Air i Force are stalling operations on a more
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  • 117 1 ‘’Murder Training** London. “The British Government is releasing criminals from prison and is training them for murder,” said the Geiman radio announcer recently' in a fresh I outburst against the British Home Guard, whom he described as “jacket snipers and rifle women.” “Every Englishman who
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  • 170 1 London, October 29. DEPORTS received up to 7 p.m. show that 22 enemy aircraft ■V were s hot down during today’s engagements, says an Air Ministry communique. Seven of our aircraft are missing but four pilots are known to be safe. Late this afternoon, enemy aircraft,
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  • 97 1 To Avoid Service I» Army London. A record rush to marry in the United States, inspired by the fact that married men will be exempt from conscription under the new Military Training Bill, led to a protest by Judge Brewer, at Cleveland, Ohio, says the British
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  • 210 1 British United Press. 1 reop Massing A Replx To Aazis Istanbul. The Soviet Union is the deciding factor whether or not the “new ot dei for South-Eastern Europe, planned by the Axis Powers, shall be successful, according to the authoritative Turkisn newspaper, “Yeni Sabah.” The well-known
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  • 232 1 !.—Reuter. Zurich, October 30. ranco-German agreement has made possible only' by t at the Florence meeting ling Mussolini to accept di<>n of Italy’s territorial ’at ions with regard to 1 in the view of diplomatic vers here. !;i n aspirations envisaged '>y France of
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  • 1109 2 NAVAL HELP BEING Given To Greece No Indication Yet Of Soviet Attitude GREEKS SATISFIED II /TH PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS London. October 29. “ORITISH naval assistance for Greece has already begun/’ Mr. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced. Consultations are takin g place
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  • 114 2 Tuesday Oct. 1 5 Wednesday Oct. 2 10 Thursday Oct. 3 2 Friday Oct. 4 3 Saturday Oct. 5 24 Sunday Oct. 6 1 Monday Oct. 7 27 Tuesday Oct. 8 8 Wednesday Oct. 9 4 Thursday Oct. 10 5 Friday Oct. 11 8 Saturday
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  • 90 2 —Reuter. X\ idening Scope Of Talks New Delhi. October 29. It is understood that the Eastern Group Conference on war supplies is to be the scene of at least an informal discussion on the broad questions of trade and industry- in the scope of the conference proper.
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  • 59 2 .—Reuter. Strong Contingent From South Africa London. October 29 Another strong contingent of Sou’h African troops has arrived in East Africa recently, it is officially announced from Pretoria. The contingent is accompanied by units of the South African Women s Auxili r Army Services and
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  • 53 2 —Reuter. Premier And Four Other Members Melbourne. October 29 The new- Australian Government has formed an inner War Cabinet of five members consisting of the Prune Minister. Mr. Menzies; the Attorney-General, Mr Hughes; the Treasurer. Mr. Fadden: the Army Minister. Mr Spender and the Air Minister
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  • 40 2 Reuter. Elected Unopposed For Legislative Assembly Dacca. Oct. 29. Mr. Chandra Bose, at present detained under the Defence of India rules, will be declared elected unopposed on Tuesday at the by-election for the Central Legislative Assembly. Reuter.
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  • 30 2 Reuter. London, October 29. Sir Charles Portal, the newly appointed Chief of the Air Staff, has been promoted from Air Marshal to Actine Air Chief Marshal.—Reuter.
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  • 137 2 Reuter. British Patrols’ Success Cairo Oct. 29 British patrols supported by aircraft routed strong Italian reconnaissance parties on the left hank of the Blue Nile, states a British communique which adds that Italians were pursued for two days. s A successful attack on enemy encampment
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  • 91 2 Reuter. Divided Into Two Hostile Groups New York. Oct. 29 The French West Indies squadron Is divided into two hostile groups, one at Guadaloune and the other at Martinique, according to the “Daily News.” The training cruiser. Jeanne D’Arc, and an armed merchantmen at Guadaloupe have
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  • 69 2 —Reuter W ashington, October There is no foundation >r the ntni"urs of fyea tions or cessions of territory by the French (Javcrnm many and Italy, states a French Embassv statement is today. The statement also demes that the axis zeill haz
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  • 380 2 REPORTED TERMS TO LA] if London, Oct. Hitler’s terms to M. Laval include the placing of the French I the disposal of the Axis, according to information received by R< ul< Stockholm and Zurich. The following two important messages were received by Rent
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  • 615 2 Natal Yards Ablaze Following R.A.F. Raids Rugby, October 29. dockyards ami oil supply centres in Germany were again the main objectives of last night’s raid by aircraft of the Bomber Command. Warships under construction at Hamburg, Bremen and Kiel were heavily attacked and extensive damage was caused
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  • 98 2 —Reuter. No Fewer Than 70 Divisions London, October 29. Germany has no fewer than seventy divisions of troops in South-Eastern Europe. A military expert in London said that the employment of this fori nrst depend on its using suitable country and the extent of
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  • 90 2 Reuter. Systematic Bombing Claimed By Japanese Tokyo. October 29. In the continuing systematic bombinj on the Burma Road direct hits were scored on the supports of tlu ridge spanning the Lukiang River west u ’-e Mekong, thus paralysing Chungking s vital traffic artery.” says a Ja; nncs e
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  • 58 2 Reu Revival Of liiterr*! In Industries London. ">< 29. The Stock Exchange wa quiet but there was some r terest in industrials in win end tobaccos were promhu oils. Trinidad issues were si edged were fractionally lowe it was announced that Any This not declaring an interim ails
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  • 59 2 —Reuter Visit To Western Alexaiidr Cairo, Oc the Mr. Eden has visited v. P y Imperial and Allied Fore parts of Egypt since his Palestine. He spent son Western Desert and Lat» i \ndria where he inspecte ircraft defences and saw Allied Army units. During the tour
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  • 15 2 Reuter. London. Oc The death has occurred of b Maxwell-Lyte, eminent
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  • 187 3 Reuter. M 1 R K CHANNING’S LECTURE TOUR London. MARK CHANNING, novelist and >hort story writer, is shortly to unlike a tour of lectures on India. h Channing spent twenty years ir. as a soldier and “Indian Mosaic" j semi-autobiographical account of t* period. w, having in
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  • 195 3 Not A Single Breakage In 600.000 Pieces ►Since the war began 1.700 packages, carrying no fewer than 600.000 pieces of Royal Doulton potteiy. have been shipped, without the loss of a single p ckage, to the United States and Canada. These impressive shipments, representing more than
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  • 149 3 Of Britain’s Seven 1940 Colours Ten million colour cards indicating the trend of colour fashions in Britain have been sent out by the British Colour Council to every wholesale house in the Empire, as well as to the Lnited States and South America, to help I. itain’s
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  • 940 3 Well Cared For In Europe SINCE the Indian Comforts Fund was opened in December last year, to meet the special needs of Indian troops and Indian seamen in Europe, the Fund has received donations and allotments from other war funds totalling £13,113-7, of which nearly £4.000
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  • 200 3 English Concertinas Rule The World to the blare of trumpets rman troops marched into) the chances are ten to one e trumpets themselves were n Britain. Britain rules that ilar world market. They are exported in even increasing >s to the United States. South a and to
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  • 91 3 I i Before They Saiv Th eir Sons Again Swansea. 'T'WO MOTHERS HERE I 1 HAVE JUST SEEN THEIR SONS FOR THE FIRST TIME 1 IN 23 YEARS. I This unusual reunion story starts in 1912, when tico Swansea men, Georye Shell and Arthur D. Thomas, left Wales
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  • 485 3 Admiration For Work In Country's Cause >r pHE Growth of the Women’s Movement in China” was the subject of Dr. T. Z. Koo’s address at the Y.W.C.A., Rangoon recently. Daw Mya Sein, as Chairman, expressed her great admiration for the work of Chinese women in their
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  • 118 3 New York. If Europe goes short of food this winter, the stocks that exist will go first to the German army, then the German people and the remaining scraps may be shared by Germany’s victims, says the New York “Sun” the other day. “This picture.” it
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  • 1195 4 Intelligent Application Of Knowledge Needed TALK TO TEACHERS ON DEFECTS OF STUDENTS Singapore. “vr/TIAT the business man requires from his staff, that is **from the product of your work, the former schoolboy, can be summed up in one word —intelligence,” said Mr. A. V. Goodale, manager of
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  • 199 4 Prizes For Clean Milking Malacca. A scheme to improve dairy farming in Malacca has been accepted by Government. This follows recommendations made by the Veterinary Department. Under the scheme, it is proposed to j urchase animals for demonstration purposes in connection with the hygienic production of
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  • 299 4 Mr. H. T. B. RyvesA Miss Eileen Corbett Kuala Lumpur. St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, was the scene for the second time in a month of the marriage of an officer of the F.M S. Police when, on Saturday. Mr. H. T. B. R-.ves. A.S.P.. Kuala Kangsar.
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  • 188 4 “The Royal Air Force at War.” Edited by William Buchan. (Pilot Press. 55.) Admirable photographs, reproduced on good' quality paper, illustrate many different aspects of life in the Royal Air Force in this book. The text deals with the creation of the flying service,
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  • 478 4 How Good Is Japan 's Naval Power? VIEW OF AMERICAN JOURNALIST TN spite of her being engaged in hostilities with China sent, Japan's financial position could enable her to cute a war with another country, but not for long. This opinion was expressed to a Free Press repre tive by
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  • 103 4 Experienced stewards are now being employed by’ the K.N.I.L M. air line in their service from Batavia to Australia. Formerly mechanics used to take ,the role of stewaids in addition to their duties, but on account of the increasing trade relations between Australia and the
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  • 653 4 Importance Malaya TRADE STEADIL) INCREASING Singapore. yjALAY A S steadily-increasing trade is reflected in the la? -st import and export figures issued the Department of Statistics, f ports show a very healthy growth, while imports have also increase,! though not to the same extent. The importance of
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    • 105 4 WHAT A WAR! By Gilbert Wilkinson i' iS fllßtlDk JJ j 1 t I i..; r ik flr Jl I 0 iTf c Weft I r *Ta s itH'' I' K w I j: W I A Ji L I X J' Wi 11; i|j i Al 1 I f
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  • 329 5 Mr. D.A. Mackay’s Plea At Meeting 'I The question oi more satisfactory arrangements being made for Municipal employees in cases of emergency was again raised by Mr. D. A. Mackay at yesterday’s meeting of the Penang Municipal Commission when the speaker enlarged on the remarks he
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  • 1654 5 DEFENCE SECURITY OFFICER TESTIFIES AT INQUIRY IN CASE AGAINST JAPANESE Singapore Expert evidence on whether or not certain information could he regarded as secret from a military point of view was given yesterday by the Defence Security Officer, Malaya, and the Air Intelligence Officer
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  • 378 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Owing to the Deepavali festival Messrs. Parmanand Bros, will be closed today. For rhe Hari Raya Puasa all Government Offices in KecL li will be closed from Fr iday until next Tuesday inclusive. Under the Local Deience Corps Regulations, Dr. E. D. Lindow and Mr. R. A. Green
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  • 64 5 Butterworth, The skeleton of an adult was discovered bv Mohamed bin Hussain of Sungei Puau on Saturday at the Prai River bank The Police were informed of the discovery and Inspector Lyons accompanied bx tiie Butterworth Coroner, Mr. R. C. Hoffman, went to the scene.
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    • 92 5 X Joyous Deepavali and A Prosperous New Year To All Our Indian Friends I. Penang's Most W Luxurious JL Air-Conditioned Theatre Controlled By SHAW BROS. LTD Singapore. Lasl 3 Shows Today U I 1.30 a.m.. 6.15 9.30 pan. 20th Century-Fox presents The Amazing Adventures Of A Ghost Who Can’t Stay
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    • 193 5 MAJESTIC 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.00, 6.15 9.30 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3.00 P.M. Universal’s Superb Double-Feature Programme At Reduced Prices of Admission. Matinees: 15 25 cts. Downstairs 60 A 95 cts. Downstairs. Evening Shows 15, 25 A 60 cts. Downstairs 95 cts, $1.2(1 Upstairs. The Screen's Brightest RomanticComedy Hit ‘THE LUCKIEST
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    • 586 5 Y esterday’s Opening Performances Packed To Fullest Capacity QUEENS Specially Booked For The Indian Deepavali Festival 5 SHOWS TODAY 10 a.m., 2.30, 6 p.m.. 9.30 ami 12.30 (Midnite Show) The Mightiest of All Mythological Tamil Talkie Ever Produced “Jothi Raiiialingaswanii’' with Master Muthu, N. S. Krishnan. T. A. Maduram and
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  • 483 6 4 STRIKING contrast to the yielding disposition of the f rench Government under Petain is afforded by the gallant little nation of Czechoslavaks who on Monday observed the twenty-se-cond anniversary of their Independence Day. Two years have passed since Hitler signalised his intended extinction of the Czechoslavak
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  • 378 6 The Passing Of The "Empress'' 1 jpilE news that the “Empress of Britain has been sunk by enemy action will be received with a sense of persona' loss by man of us in Penang who have visited the liner and been entertained on board whenever the “Empress”
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  • 111 6 Ql EEN’S CEVEMA ‘‘Jothi Ramalingaswami" (Tamil picture! 10 a.m., 2.30, 6, 9.30 and 12 30 (midnite show). ODEON CINEMA "Hell Below” with Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans. 11.30, 3. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA "Luckiest Girl” with Jane Wyatt and Louis Hayward 3, 6.15 and 9
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  • 658 6 Wednesday, October 30. f I' HE efforts of Greece to mobilise Balkan support have been successful up to a point. The position of Turkey, for example, is that she is prepared to “neutralise” Bulgaria in ordor that the Greek Army can be used almost
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  • 1373 7 Expected Increase Of S>o,ooo In Revenue AT a special meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners yesterday, Mr. J. A. Black. Municipal President, introducing the 1941 Budget, said that the estimated revenue for 1941. excluding the trading departments, viz the Electricity >uppk Department and the Transport Department,
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  • 779 7 LHVE.S [XQI IRY Deny Recei pt Of (’ash Gifts Kuala Lumpur. i When the Mines Commission of Inquiry, presided over by the Hon. Mr. E. D. Sheai n, sat yesterday, three mines officials were examined. They were Messis. I. L. Patterson, Inspectci of Mines. C. T. Thomas.
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  • 988 7 Di. Ong Huck Chye Criticises Manner Of Payment once a Sain, at yesterday’s meeting ot the municipal Commissioners criticised the manner of th n .i. he,, J second dona*ion to the War Fund, and said > h re t en had any “direction from
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  • 171 7 The War Fund in North Malaya now? stands at $1 423,229.30, comprising Penang $920,222.65 and Perak $503,006.65. A sum of $178.66 was received in Penang yesterday from Depot Recruits, P. P. W.V.C. Fifteen dollars from sale of flower jars were contributed by Mrs. H. E.
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  • 46 7 The only contribution received for the War Fund in Perak yesterday was a further donation of $BO from Capt. C. H. Dakers. The total of the fund is now $503,006.65. e Previously Acknowledged 502 926.65 Capt. C. H- Dakers (further Contribution) 80.00 Total $503,006 65
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    • 164 7 E. IVOR PARRISH, Consulting Optician, 14 Beach Street, Penang, has made arrangements for the distribution of various optical, scientific and medical apparatus including: MICROSCOPES METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS TELESCOPES THERMOMETERS BINOCULARS LATEXOMETERS C AMERAS SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS MAGNIFIERS DL4GNOSTIC APPARATUS SAFETY GLASS LENSES INFRA-RED RAY GENERATORS ARTIFICIAL EYES INSTRUMENTS FOR THE DEAF ETC.
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  • 20 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at 4 pm. 29th October, 1940.
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  • 493 8 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3 3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amt! 5 0 5/3 £1 Austral Malay 33 6 35 6 5/0 Aver Hitam 17/3 18/0 $1 Ayer Weng 0.77} 0.82$ £1 Bangrin Tin 15/0 16/0 Si B. Selangor 1.47 J 1.52$ 5/0 Berjuntai 8 6 9/0 £1
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  • 235 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.00 1.05 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 Amal. Malay 1.65 1.75 Ayer Hitam 0.90 l.Ooc Ayed Molek 1.10 1.15 Ayer Panas 1.02$ 1.07$ Bassett 0.40 0.43 Batu Lintang 1.00 1.05 c Bedford* 0.82$ 0.87$ Benta 0.92$ 0 97$ Borelli 125 1.35 ex Broga 0.53 0.56 Brunei
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  • 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 75% Prefs 2.10 2.20 5 B. M. T. 7.40 7 60 £5 Chartered Bank £7 £7s £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 17/0 17/6 £1 Con. T. S. 7%
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  • 128 8 mining. Dividend Books Close Payable Chenderiang xO% 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 Petahng 20% Int. 18.10.40 31.10.40 Rahmans qt' c Final 31.10.40 9.11.40 Southern Tronoh 75% xnt. L.T. 19. 9.40 30.10.40 Takuapa Valley
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  • 1345 8 LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICE LEVELS EXPECTED Stanton Nelson Co., Limited Singapore. October 24. Values of futures have gained a cent during the week, and while nearby rubhei has remained at much the same level, sellers thereof have been increasingly reservd. It would appear that the practice of
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  • 149 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: £259. 15. 0. £259. 10. 0 “Spot” £261. 15. 0. £261. 5 0. "Forward” SINGAPORE: s P ot 5132.87 V, Business done 100 tons 125 tons PENANG: “Spot” $132.87V $132 87V RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 113 4d. n 718 d Forward’' n 13 i
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  • 604 9 “A Touch Of Atlantis" “Country and Town in Ireland In- der the Georges.” By Constantia Maxwell. (Harrap. 18s. net). BY KEITH G. FEILING One of the Toynbee historical for- mulas should be —may be. indeed for my reading is incomplete—the law of decreasing weight. It applies to expanding
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  • 132 9 Admits Attempt At Suicide Malacca Herself in poor circumstances, a young Cantonese woman recently received a letter from her mother in China asking her to remit som e money. Unable to meet her mother s request sh e became worried and intending to end her life she drank
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  • 50 9 Captain A. W. Cooper, of Birling, Kent, who served 38 years in the Army and now commands a company of the Home Guard, has five sons with the Forces. One of them, Observer-Sergt. G. Cooper, R.A.F., has just been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
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  • 386 9 October 26. t Dalam dua hari yang lain kita ada-Lake memberi kapada tuan2 dalam siaran. kita berita2 berkenaan dengan pergerakan yang sedang di-jalankan oleh Hitler dalam benua Eropah kerana hendak menarek Sepanyol dan Peranchis masok di-sabelah-nya. Harus juga sa~ masa itu Hitler sedang membuat pergerakan2
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  • 162 9 Remissness In Padi Planting Malacca On a summons charge of that he, between June 30 and August 14, being a customary land holder did fail to discharge the duty, imposed on him under a section of the Malacca Lands Customarv Rights Ordinance, of preparing the- sawah" for
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  • 101 9 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940. MAIL DEPARTURES Latest Time of Posting AIR MAILS Mails fox- Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur Singapore 1.30 p.m. Wednesday» 30th inst. Mails for Australia, New Zealand Java 8 a..m. Thursday 31st inst. MAIL ARRIVALS AIR MAILS Mails from Singapore, Kuala Lumpin’ Ipch Noon Wednesday. Mails from
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    • 3174 9 RANGOON hongkong HHBBB B B B -.i_* .>.lO me ou One of the following frequencies will be W B 650 p.m. session (xx. corded used. Frouiumme. cession rvecuxu- E>^’ > 6 09 xC *49 26 m.) ed Programme? b.zu .Burmese News and ZBW3. 9.52 Mc/s *31.49 m.) ivxarKei b.do rvecoruea
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  • 910 10 War Entering Another Great And Crucial Phase London, Oct. 29 Greek courage in resisting axis domination when larger and more powerfully armed states have surrendered without a single blow is the feature of the London press comments on the latest axis move.
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  • 786 10 BRITAIN HONOURS HER PLEDGE Fighting Limited To Frontier: Civilians Killed At Patras London, Oct. 29 Reuter is officially informed that His Majesty’s Government is giving Greece military aid in the widest sense of the term though at the present stage it is impossible
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  • 300 10 .—Reuter. Few Bombs And Little Damage London. October 29. Enemy air activity over Great Britain yesterday has been on a very limited scale, a few bombs being dropped at scattered points in East Anglia and SouthEast England. Casualties appear to be very few. states, an
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  • 128 10 Reuter. 32 British Vessels Sunk Last Vi eek London. October 29. A big concentration of U-boats in a certain area in the Atlantic scored a fiwday success- against the British mercantile marine. This Is authoritatively the explanation of the loss of 32 ships totalling 146.528 tons of merchant
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  • 335 10 B.O.W. joined I p V» ith Enemv By Mistake Rugby. Oct. 28. A Spitfire pilot, who during action joined up by mistake with six Messerschmitts and "protected'' them, tells a story with a happy ending in the Air Ministry Bulletin. VV hile w aving about his squadron
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  • 236 10 -Reuter. President Roosevelt’s Election Speech New York. October 25. President Roosevelt, speaking at a Democratic rally at Madison Square, devoted most of his speech to domestic politics, violently attacking J .'is Republic opponents for their alleged equivocal attitude as regards helping Britain and “falsifications" regarding United
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  • 577 10 -Reuter. Hitler May Mee! King Leopold Berlin. Oct. Hitler left Florence for Ger:' at 6 p.m. yesterday. According to reports from ence, the Hitler-Mussolini ference dealt with agreem. whereby Italy will reduce territorial demands on I r in exchange for the use ~t French
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    • 111 10 S. S. “QTY OF NORFOLK” (via Panama) DUE 4th NOVEMBER, 1940. Luxuriously appointed passenger vessel with swimming pool and air conditioned dining room. PENANG TO MANILA U.S. $lOl-00 PENANG TO HONGKONG U.S- $126-00 PENANG TO SAN FRANCISCO U.S. $486-00 Prices shown are minimum rates. Cabins with private bathrooms avail* able
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  • 829 11 Race 1: Ponies Class 1 Div. 3—6 Furs—2.3o n.m. 0 0 NIGHTSHADE 8v 9.00 Mr. A. van Tooren Sullivan 4 4 0 FUNNY LAD 9y 8.11 Mr. A. van Tooren Duval ■j 0 SILVER LACE 5'- 808 Messrs. Sturges Little Hobbs 0 IHI’RLESWOOD 4
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  • 69 11 P ROBABLE RUNNER FOR CESAREREWITCH —Reuter. K «t- M Newmarket Today London, October 29. ving are the probable starthe Cesarewitch running at ft tomorrow: L STAR Perryman E. Smith C.END D. Smith OWN Taylor CARG Nevett N Gethin F’ Harry Wragg S MOON Gordon Richards 1 R Mullins 4 MISS
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  • 100 11 P.S.C. vs Penang J ree School On Monday, November 4. at Western Road. Kick-off at 5.15 p.m. prompt. P.S.C.J. T. Horsburgh; A. G Honev, A. W. Helbling. G. H. Conaghan, R. J- S. Franks; W. R- Dobbs, VI F Davin; J- Wilson. W. G. Colebeck, W. Rintoul. R. W.
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  • 55 11 Mayfield vs Yew Hor ?*eaii At the Mayfield’s court today at 4 p.m. sharp. Mayfield:—Loh Hock Soon. Tan Khim Beng. Lim Kneh Sin. Lim Teow Chee Choong Hoong. Teng S Bam Samuel Wong, Cheah Tnean Seng. Chee Choon Wong. Ong Hun Now, Misses J. J. caji, I. C. Choe
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  • 238 11 -THE RIDING BOY’ “TIC TAC” f “EPSOM JEEP” “MAN-ON-THE “EUREKA” THE MAJOR” Penan* Ipoh SPOT” Ipoh K, Lumpur Singapore R Al'F 1 Clarissa The Flea Clarissa The Flea Clarissa The Flea Funny Lad Clarissa The Flea Funny Lad I Sih er Lace Sd'.er Lace Silver Lace
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  • 282 11 Penang Team To Meet Perak The hockey practice for the Penang team against the Rest on the Hutchings School ground yesterday was cancelled, owing to rain. The following is the Penang team for the inter-State match against Perak at Ipoh on Saturday’, November 2:— Abdul Kaieenr, Mohamed Din,
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  • 56 11 Free School vs Seaforth Highlanders On the School ground today at 5.15 sharp. P F.S —H. Speldewinde; Tan Chin Yearn. T. Standard Zaman; Ooi Siang San, Md. Taha bin Ahmad, (Capt.) Dunstan Lee; Tang Hong Beng, Hamid bin Pawan Chick, Foong Hun Chuan, Khoo Beng Een and Lim Joo
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  • 136 11 Mr. G. Martin To Act On Commission At yesterday s meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners, the President. Mr. J. A. Black, reported that the lour Commissioners due to retire at the end of the year on the' rotation system were Mr.
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  • 41 11 Today at the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15 p m. to 6.30 p.m. March Secunderabad McKenna Overture Orpheus In Der Unterwelt Offenbach Selection The Vagabond Kirtg Friml Waltz The Cinema Star Gilbert Selection The Gay Deceivers Wood Finale Kismet Markey
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  • 1226 11 DISCI SSION AT YESTERDAY’S MEETING OF CITY FATHERS The decision to grant Mr. J D. Petrie, Office Assistant, Municipal Engineer's Department, leave some five months before it was actually due, which had been confirmed by the Engineer's Department, was again referred back to the Penang Municipal
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  • 62 11 Perak XV For Game With Penang Ipoh Perak and Penang meet in the first All-Blues Cup Match of the season this Saturday at Penang. Perak will be represented by the following:— Mohd. Isa; Haniff Ghows, Rashid Ghows, Ritchie and Lopez; Yee Kum and Suppiah; Cheng Lye, Poh
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    • 152 11 HOW TO RALLY AFTER ILLNESS It’s an uphill business getting your strength back after serious illness or operation. There’s only one thing that 1 can help you—nourishment, plenty of» it. But your stomach is as weak your legs and you hate the thought and sight of food. Doctors save the
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  • 412 12 Ipoh Races STUART TARTAN FOR MAIN EVENT I Royal Desire (Fill Take Lot Of Beating (By 6 EPSOM JEEP") Ipoh, Today. |\[OT much luck has come the way of Trainer M. L. L Silley of late, so a likely treble with Clarissa
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  • 42 12 'The winners of Tic-'Tac'x Raceyuide Competition, October Issue, are as follo'us: K. C. Lee, 4, Yap Ah Loy Street, Kuala Lumpur; Chin Voon Hoy, tti, Toyo Street, Ipoh and C S. Kheng, SR Swngei Vjony Road, P. no ng.
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  • 212 12 THRILLING NAVAL DRAMA AT ODEON “Hell Below" which opened at the Odeon Cinema yesterday is an exciting and thrill-packed drama of life aboard a submarine and the part it plays in modern sea warfare. The picture is notable for the realistic scenes of battles between submarines and
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  • 271 12 Con j living Siu »w After Match Big crowds are expected at the O X A ground today when the Fan *y Dress Football organised in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund will be played at 4 pm. to be followed at 4.30 p.m.
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  • 195 12 .—Reuter ’•Gallantry \nd Devotion To Duty” London, October 28. High ’lass navigational fighting skill and efficiency as well as endurance mil courage lie behind the first awaris granted to British flyers in the Middl< East “for gallantry and devotion to duty” in operations against
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  • 1187 12 Four Years For Tamil Who Doubted Wife’s Fidelity An allegation that he had seen his wife misbehaving with another man was made by a middle-aged Tamil, Kalimuthu, in the course of his defence when he stood trial in the Perak Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Howes
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  • 289 12 ASSISTANCE EXPECTED IF BULGARIA MOVES —Reute- Istanbul. Oct. 29 Turkey’s part in the Italo-Greek war will he the subject of Anglo-Turkish discussions in accordance with the treaty. The Turks have no obligation to assist Greece but it is understood that *the Greeks expect Turkish aid
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  • 59 12 Wo Public Service To Be Heki Singapore. A telegram received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies states that His Majesty the King has decided that no public service shall Ik.* held on Armistice Day. The question of holding a special service on Sunday before Armistice Dav
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  • 70 12 Latest List Of Donations Amount previously acknow iedged $307.139''Hon Treasurer Sungkai, Oct ontribution: Mr. S. Y. Macqueen Bedrock Asiatic Staff and Labour Force 41 Mr. J. R. Gardner Mr H. J. Mason 25 00 Kiapa Bah and Lima Bias Eur pean Staff Mr L. A Blackball Anglo
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  • 195 12 Traffic Arrangement' Announced The following arrangement- haie been made for the control 01 aide proceeding to the Malay E' !o which is being held at River R > arrangements will come into efte<" 7 p.m 1.11.40 and will be in opt: ic-.n. until the conclusion of the Exh
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    • 261 12 Telegrams "Gazette" Penang Rates of Subscription for Finans riband Sunday Gazette PINANG GAZETTE Local S.S.& D^ lv Y y r s Foreigr Monthly $2.50 $3.00 $4‘J: Quarterly 7.5 b 9.00 Half-Yearly 15.00 18.00 94 n? Yearly 30.00 36.00 gio SUNDAY GAZETTE Local S.S.& Delivery f.m.s Foreisr Quarterly $1.25 $1.50 «o>
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