Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 December 1940

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION €STAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY r 299. Vol. xcvni. MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 410 1 GERMANY NOT GIVING ACTIVE ASSISTANCE Cairo, Dec. 16. ARD fighting is stiil in progress on the Egyptian-Libyan frontier in whirlwind sandstorm, according to latest reports received here. Exact details of the operations are as yet not available but British casualties are
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  • 219 1 —Reuter. No Interference In British Affairs LONDON. DEC. 16.' J WARNING TO RUSSIA THAT SHE MUST NOT INTERFERE WITH THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN THIS COUNTRY WAS UTTERED LAST NIGHT (SUNDAY/ BY MR. ERNEST BEVIN, MINISTER OF LABOUR. Speaking at Glasgow where, at the Trade Union delegate meeting
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  • 90 1 —Reuter. Many Arrests Reported In Country Belgrade, December 15. Many Communists, mostly Jews, have been arrested in Rumania, states an official communique issued in Bucharest. The communique says they were endeavouring to circulate leaflets, dangerous to public order. A large number of leaflets was also found in
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  • 521 1 (By Gordon Young, Reuter s special correspondent in the Western Desert). Sidi Barrani. Dec. 16. I have just arrived at Sidi Barrani after two days’ journey across the desert by a 200-mile route followed by our mechanised forces at the beginning of their drive to the
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  • 313 1 ed safely from these operations.—Reuter. (By Maurice Lovell, one of Renter's special correspondents in Greece). Athens, December 16. Few Italians are now left in Port Chimara, according to the latest unconfirmed report. Severe fighting, however, is still proceeding among the craggy mountains near the coast. In
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  • 153 1 Washington, Dec. 15. Funeral services for Loid Lothian were held with full honours at Washington Cathedral this after'toon. The United States cavaliy escorted e caisson bearing the body f’om the Embassy to tiie Cathi ’al, through avenues cleared ut trailic by
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  • 34 1 —8.0. W Rugby. Dec 15. Braintree and Bucking, an Essex urban i ’-ea of 15.000 people, raised £252.000 < u .Ei_ the War Weapons Week. £lOO.OOO more than the ngure aimed at.—B.O.W
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 21 1 r***' **l I I ■for/ gate your <7Xs> lr v North Malaya <£ Penang.— .orv TOWN DISPENSARY LTD.. 7 Penang and Ipoh.
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    • 89 1 AS &EST[ Vic. Agents for Nort 'falaya -i GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY LTB. Penang and Ipoh. f cJealurinq /Ac SMARTEST ,N C* MEN’S TIES FANCY SILKS. GOOD QUALITY" FULL-LENGTH SILK TIES IN A LARGE SELECTion of every CONCEIVABLE /I/ DESIGN IN STRIPES. SL9S PALM BEACH. BEST ENGLISH PALM BEACH WORSTED IN THE
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  • 1284 2 BRITAIN CONTINUING TO PRESS ENEMY Advancing Beyond Frontier OPERATIONS IN RAGING DOST STORM London, Dec. 15. TTALY is now fighting two withdrawing actions on two fronts within her own territory. An authoritative statement made in London that British troops are pressing back the enemy
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  • 224 2 —8.0. W. Rugby Dec. 15. Press messages from Athens described the present operations as “ver}’ important” and adds that on < the centre front toward* Tepelini, important positions have been occupied. The text of a secret order found in possession of the Italian "Julie" Alpini
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  • 69 2 .—8.0. W. Rugby, Dec. 15. A new serum for the treatment of severe forms of diphtheria has been discovered in Dublin, it was announced at a meeting of the Royal College of Physicians. The discovery is a result of research work by Dr. O’Meara, Professor
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  • 58 2 BOW. Messages Received Eroni All Parts Of World Rugby. Dec. 15 Messages from all parts of the world reached the King yesterday on the occasion of his forty-fifth birthday which he spent in the country accompanied by the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Their Majesties
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  • 352 2 (By Ralph Walling, Reuter’s Air Correspondent) London, Dec. 1 J. AV INTER has put a sharp brake on the German air |jt z krieg in past week. No night raiders appeared or S -turday—possibly due in part to the R.A.F.’s blow on air b i j
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  • 53 2 —Reuter. Bangkok, Dec. 14. A report of a further clash on the Thailand-Indo-China frontier is given in the latest Thailand communique. It says over 100 French irregulars violated Thailand territory at two points and fierce fighting took place until the Fiench retreated. There were no
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  • 402 2 UNDERHAND INTRIGUES FOUND OUT .—Reutar. London, December 15. There is as yet no full or satisfactory explanation for the sudden breach between Marshal Petain and M. Laval which led to the dismissal of the latter from his position as Vice-Premier and constitutional successdr to Marshal
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  • 487 2 ’8.0.W. FURTHER RAIDS ON GERM Rugby, Dec. 14. Further details show t!.; t r.cult weather conditions were exj < i< rced by British aircraft in the attack Germany last night. An Air Ministry communique aircraft of the Bomber Command r. .q e an attack on shipbuilding
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  • 83 2 8.0. W. 12 German Plan. Down London, Deceir. No British aircraft wer around the coasts of Great ing the week ending Decor The German Air Foi planes in the same period ENEMY PLANES NORTH IRFI No Bombs Drop’ And No Incidi i Rugby v 1 The
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  • Page 2 Advertisements

  • 388 3 financier to PAY £15,010 b i mild be interesting to knov hy the Bank of England made pticn of this rich influential remarked Sir Robert Dumr Bow Street when he imposed tiling £15,010 on Leon Pand j'-nti, 58, of Ennismore-avenue, Gu d, lor currency offences.
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  • 84 3 Londort. A new department of the Ministry cf Supply is now saving the tax-payers’ nioney by utilising parts of wrecked Army vehicles. Previously when cars and lorries were damaged beyond repan they were sent to the scrap-heap. Ihi< new department—the Recondition*'<l Unit Stores—will take such wrecks
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  • 1170 3  -  Britain I see her in her old-age— jut young and still daring to believe in her power or endurance with strength still equal to the time Emerson. By J. B. PRIESTLEY NOTED ENGLISH At THOK TV HAT is the value of Bri- tish life and
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  • 438 3 “|.’ORCE of circumstances is comp peasement towards Moscow and Hii-h Byas in a message from Tokio Deming German statements that I- aid to China will cease, Turkish at Ankara emphasise that “.ill be face to face with the in any attempt to establish a
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  • 586 3 U. S. Plan To Supply China ith Planes TT is stated authoritatively that the United States plans to make an extensive allowance of obsolescent planes to China to enable her to carry on a vigorous resistance in the air against Japan, says a Washington message to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 39 3 c’’ fr'iT'i' y _r 1 1 1 106 r/r PJI I CALO BECKYS SHOPPING NOW AT DOULATRAM'S MEANS AT LEAST 20% SAVING DURING THE ANNUAL SALE NOW PROCEEDING PHENOMENAL REDUCTIONS ONLY FEW DAYS MORE. B. H. T. Doulatram Co.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 1758 4  -  Speed Records Of Man And Beast By JAMES FISHER MAN became the fastest animal in the world on October 9, 1920. Flying in a Spad Herbemont machine powered with a Hispano-Suiza engine, the Frenchman, de Romanet, flew at about 183 m.p.h. over Buch. This was
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  • 124 4 ROOF GARDEN a DANCE FL< Mir SiriEan 4 LREADY becom n<r sight in Amber Ro* i n, lliar §40.000 premises for t 91 Swimming Club will he c month, and it is propos into occupation in Febf Ve Hopes of opening t> house in time for ti.
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  • 396 4 Netv Ambulance Unit SINGAPORE’S passive defence services are to have a new spe< ial tmit composed of members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Government has decided that steps should now be taken to enrol members erf tiie Brigade into an ambulance and Brst aid unit
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  • 422 4 Flow er Sale In Selangor Kuala Lumpur. 4 T the pxesent moment China and Great Britain are standing on the same fx ont and resisting aggression and therefore the Chinese in Selangor view the wanton destruction in England with concern,” said Mr. H. S. Lee. Chairman
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    • 60 4 f”WHAT A WAR I W ZW ’f T i Bp < i Sure, old man, Win av > you can see me any tune you're 1 J round uay. s'| JU Jw X YA-i I -p J “A f p > Vj iI I 'MW I fat' 'iL- I All
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  • 477 5 6en. IJ a And Party To Attend Memorial Service To Yeap Swee Aun ENERAL WU TE-CHEN, LEADER OF THE C HINESE 7 GOODWILL MISSION TO THE SOUTH SEAS. WILL \RRIVE AT PENANG BY THE AFTERNOON TRAIN FROM \IPING AT 6 O’CLOCK ON DECEMBER 21.
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  • 107 5 :h cyclist was in collision with bus a f the junction of McNair md Presgrave Street on Satur- 1 The cyclist sustained serious inon his face and was taken to ni ral Hospital by ambulance. bus, with a full load of pas■s. was proceeding along
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  • 210 5 Chungking On Dulv < >l’ Malayans Every Chinese residing in Malaya has a responsibility to the Malayan Governments and a duty to perform in case cf emergency, states the Overseas Chinese Department of the Chungking Govei nment in a message addressed to the Chinese Chamber
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  • 259 5 Mr. E. Dudley Clay-Miss Rachel Legge Ipoh. The marriage took place on Saturday at the Church of St. John the Divine of Mr. E. Dudley Clay, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Clay, of Ipoh. and Miss “Molly” Rachel Legge, daughter of Mrs. Legge, formerly
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  • 211 5 Appeal On Behalf Of Orphans It is usual at this time of the year to issue an anneal on behalf of the Penang Convent for donations to its < hristmas I und for the orphan children who are being maintained and cared for by the community.
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  • 282 5 Penaiiji Province Wellesley o WOOL AND MATERIAL ACCOUNT Amount previously acknowledged 523.285.00 I Girls of St. Georges School. Fry House. Concert 40.00 Girls of St. George's Cavell House. Sale of sweets 20.00 Sale of Manicure Set 12.00 Mrs. F. Hogan. Rag doll mdney 2.00 Mrs.
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  • 560 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Peter Drummond Lawson. Senior Customs Officer. Malayan Customs Service, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for Singapore. The High Commissioner has fixed the price of rubber for assessment of export duty for the period December 13 to 19, inclusive, at 38% cents per pound. Air
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  • 68 5 Meeting On Wednesday Ipoh. A meeting of volunteers for Air Raid Piecaution services in Ipoh and also those who are interested in this most essential work will be held in the Kinta Sanitjry Board Office on Wednesday at P-tn. Mr. P. B. Marriott, who is to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 50 5 W EMBLEY CABARET SPECIAL CONCESSION NIGHT— I j 6 COUPONS FOR $1 j I 9.00 P.M. TO-NIGHT 12.00 P.M. I WITH I MORALES AND HIS SWING BAND. J I I aa aaa "aa aaa aaa a aaa jaa aaa aa at aa aan aa aa aaa aa aaar aaa aaa
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    • 281 5 anv ajt naa rao asss aaa aasr jaa a LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT FUN FROLIC PARK MONDAY, 16th DECEMBER 1940 LOW IT GHEE lIIANG TEOCHEW OPERA: “SONG GEK TOK” Part 3 See Malaya’s cream of Teochew' talents performing. CANTONESE OPERA: “KWAI MAI CHEANG THEEN SEE" Part 8. With Misses Liang Paik
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    • 47 5 RU 3 SHOWS TODAY (t 3: 6J5 9.30 p.m. EDGAR WALLACE’S MOST THRILLING STOPY BANKS fll I tOGAR stay AE!'‘ •ft; SIVIN LOCKS flu X I ho/Zt. /k 1 I L,LLI p ALM£R»ROMitIY LUNGE 4K' W I Gina MALO /’XU’' I I noovcnow ay moamau ie e
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    • 87 5 A Smashing First-Run DoubleFeature Attraction At Reduced Prices Of Admission. MAJESTIC LAST 3 SHOW'S TODAY 3. 6.15 dt 9.30 p.m. Here’s A Red-Blooded Entertainment For Thrill-Fans. “The Legion Of Missing Men with Ralph Forbes, Ben Alexander, George Regas, Hala IJnda. A Monogram Picture. Together With Republic's Thrilling Drama “ESCAPE BY
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    • 103 5 yjg Q|R-conpll t n d LAST THREE SHOWS TODAY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS GREAT PICTURE! PHYLLIS BOTTOME’S TWO MILLION SALE STORY! “The Mortal Storm 99 WITH MARGARET SULLA VAN, J AMES STEWART, ROBERT YOUNG, FRANK MORGAN, BONITA GRANVILLE. SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST m-g-m newsreel “NEWS OF THE DAY”
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    • 96 5 You’ll not want to miss this stupendous 2Qth Century-Fox Musical Extrgvaganza ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT YESTERDAY. Brought Back In Response To Numerous Requests QUEEN’? TODAY 3 SHOIYS AT 3 6.15 9.30 The Greatest Combination of Talent Ever Gathered For One Show' SONJA HENIE—TYRONE POWER in Irving Berlin’s “SECOND FIDDLE’’ WITH
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  • 41 6 MARRIAGE Douglas, third son of Mr. Mis. G Scott of Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Rowland of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England at The Kuantan Club. Kuantan, Pahang, F.M.S. on Friday, 13th December, 1940.
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  • 450 6 r PIIOSE who unite the firmest faith in the air arm with sound strategic judgment have agreed that while the war cannot l»e won by the air alone, the air can shorten the campaign and prepare the way to victory. World attention concentrated on the
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  • 64 6 fiEX CINEMA “The Door With Seven Locks” 3, 6 15 and 9.30 p.m. QI EEN’B CLNKMA “The Second Fiddle’’ with Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power 3. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA “The Mortal Storm” with Margaret Sullavan and Janies Stewart. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m MAJESTIC
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  • 322 6 Go To It, Girls LL manner of schemes are being devised to swell the War Fund and other kindred efforts, and one w ith a very seasonable outlook is the donation I recently noticed in the list in the F.M.S., where the ‘Malay Mail” acknowledges the anonymous
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  • 796 6 Monday, 1 >ecenibcr lb. 4 I.THOI till fighting has been going on throughout the night, here are indications of a pause in the British advance but British troops are inflicting severe punishment on Italian forces who are trying to conI '.olidate their jKisition in
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 206 6 eneisTM hs EHRS YOUR XMAS PROVISIONS —IT PAYS YOU TO GET THEM AT PRITCHARDS English Xmas Puddings. Rich, and delicious, truly the crowning glory to any Xmas dinner. Mild Cured Hams. Mild and matchless in flavour. Turkeys and Geese. Selected specially for PRITCHARDS. Fresh Fruits Nuts, Muscatels and Almonds, Xmas
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    • 15 6 DEL MONTE Agents, for Malaga: Henry Waugh Co., Ltd.. PENANG Singapore, Ipon A Kuala Lumpur.
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    • 37 6 COMPANY I* HE (Hmllrt PIONEER JUBMHWOttJI 5 29. TANJONG BUNGAH PtHAMG, For your conreaience send vour tvres to nm 4121’ DepOt 11 L ght Street p enang. Phon, if 7 PAr s TO i!> f’cK eastmn -ommmt
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  • 73 6 DEATH. The death occurred of Mr. Goh Soon Teik on Sunday, 15th instant, at his residence No. 258. Kebttn Sireh. Bukit Mertajam. at the age of 67. He leaves behind him his wife, four sons. Messrs. Goh Swee Heng, Goh Swee Huat, Goh Swee Hock and Goh Swee Be ng,
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  • 307 7 QUEEN INSPECTS GIFTS FROM COLONIES A TELEGRAM received in Singapore from the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Lord Lloyd) states that Her Majesty the Queen, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, inspected a number of mobile canteens, bought with money subscribed from the Colonies, which
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  • 271 7 The Penang Swimming Club Gala held in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund (Wool and Materials), on Saturday evening, was a great success, there being about 200 people present. Fortunately the weather, which nad looked threatening, cleared up and the Club, illuminated with coloured
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  • 91 7 The First Penang Rover Crew held heir ninth annual Court-of-Honoui at 'l5 Macalister Road yesterday. The following officers were elected: Rover Scout Leader —Oon Hoot Ewe Senior Rover Mate —Ung Chong Poe Rover Mates—Ooh Kok Quee, Joseph E. z. Chew Chin Chaing. Teh Sim
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  • 35 7 The weekly Y W C.A. cooking demonstration by Mrs G. Martin will be held tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at '0 o’clock instead of today. Menu: Roast Ground Rice, Casserole "f Duck, Banana Pancake.
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  • 621 7 Mr. Singaram is bidding “good-bye’’ to the Treasury where he has been for over twenty years, and which has seen him rise from the position of a Class II clerk to that of Currency Officer, Singapore. His strict devotion to duty, conspicuous
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  • 96 7 Three Plead Guilty And Fined Three Chinese passengers on board a ship were arraigned before Mr. Lim Koon Teck, in the Penang Third Magistrate’s Court this morning, on charges for possession of dutiable liquor on Dec. 15. They pleaded guilty. Lau Chaip had a gallon of
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  • 185 7 Many Reports (If Profiteering The Food Controller announces that maximum prices have now been fixed for the sale of pulut (glutinous) rice in the Colony and also for the sale of rice bran. The maximum retail price of No. 1 pulut rice is
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  • 263 7 EDGAR WALLACE THRILLER AT REX Edgar Wallace’s thriller. The Door with Seven Locks,’’ starling Leslie Banks, opened at the Rex Theatre yesterday. The picture, which features Lilli Palmer. Romilly Lunge and Gina Malo is well produced and retains ail the thrills that one enjoys in reading Edgar
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  • 52 7 The War Fund in North Malaya stands at $1,448,574.17 made up of Penang $934,811.31 and Perak $513,762.86. No donation were received from Perak over the week-end. Local donations are as follows: c Previously acknowledged 934,705.91 Mr. J. E. A. Clark 100.00 Mr. G. L. Bayliss
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  • 112 7 a.—Reuter. First D.S.O. For Member Of Home Forces London. Dec. 14. The first D.S.O. to be awarded in the field to a member of Britain’s Home Defence Forces has been awarded to Pilot Officer H. M. Stephen who already holds the DF.C. and bar. The award was made
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  • 31 7 .—Reuter. The Spanish Cabinet which met on Friday night is continuing its deliberations this evening. The subject that is being discussed at the meetings has not been announced.—Reuter.
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  • 359 7 No Penalty If Offered For Sale H ithin Month A FURTHER warning to owners of gold coins and gold bulx lion in .Malaya is issued today by the Controller of Foreign Exchange. In a communique, the Controller states that it has been decided to
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  • 64 7 The distinction to be the first to donate to the Perak Spitfire Fund falls to the Ex-Service Association of Malaya. Ipoh Branch, which Associtaion heads the list of subscriptions with a sum of $l,OOO. The Association is not a wealthy one; calls on its Funds bein gheavy
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  • 107 7 EAR SWERVES IMO DITCH Ipoh. Consequent upon a private motor ear leaving the road and ending up against a rubber tree, a Chinese passenger sustained serious injuries of which he succumbed without regaining consciousness. The driver, a Chinese, escaped with minor injuries. The accident occurred yesterday
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 170 7 xat. «w JK7 mnr 4«tr jmv jhv jhw jess’ I I I I Fancy claims? I NO! I I t I COCKFIfiHTER I makes delicious I i l honest-to-goodness porridge i I i I .UT’W I i MW I I Where you buy it M. S. ALLY Co. 5 KIM
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  • STOCKS & SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 538 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 16th December, 1940. Issue Buyers Sellers 4'o Ampat Tin 3/4} 3/7} 5/0 Austral Amal. 6'6 6 9 £1 Austral Malay 35 '0 36 6 5 0 Ayer Hitam 21.0 22 0 $1 Ayer Weng 0.70 0.72} £1
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    • 236 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.15 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 ex Amal Mala, 1.70 1 80 Ayer Hitam 0.96» 1.00 Ayer Molek 1.12} 1.17} Ayer Panas 1.12} 1.17} Ba-sett 0.42 0.45 Ba»u Lintang 1.05 1.10 Bedford 0.92} 0.97 }c Benta 1.02. 1.05 Borelli 1.30 1.40 Broga o.6<‘ 0.62/ Brunel
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    • 342 8 L»ue Buyers Sellers A. £1 Aust) N Z. Mm Ord 22/0 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.85 1.95 2 Alex. Brick 7}% Prefs 2.15 2.20 5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £7 4 £B} *,l Con T S Ord 16/6 17/0 £1 Con. T. S. 7%
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    • 251 8 MINING Dividend Books Close Pavgble Bangrin Tm 5% less tax 25.1149 20.12.40 Batu Selangor 5% (No 23) 18.12.40 24.12.4« Burma Malay 6d. (No. 25) is 12 4<» 24.12 40 Gopeng Cons. 1/- bonus 6d. Int. less tax 7. 1.41 (i n Ent», Hong Fatts 7% 4th
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  • 2063 8 Irrigation Departments Work Reviewed The annual report of the Drainage and Irrigation Department of the xMalay States and the Straits Settlements by Mr. A. G. Robinson, Director and Adviser, for last year describes an enormous amount of work done in all parts of the country, specially
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  • 155 8 Saturday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: £257. 0. 0. £256. 15. 0 “Spot” £260. 0. 0. £259. 15 0. “Forward” SINGAPORE: “Spot” $132.37U 5132 6 24 Business done 50 tons 150 ton« PENANG: “Spot” $132.374 $132 624 RUBBER: LONDON: Spot r 12 l;16d. 12 d -Forward” 12 n T
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 133 8 BANKS LU I I t figjgaOTyje i i I ■;Tf r i J3r4> M SAVINGS T/oU fo dollar saved la an extra dollar earned. Savings Account Is the best Inducement to save. a To have a Savings Account and to see this account gnc>w from time to time is to
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  • 878 9  -  ”No Leisure To Repent ••The Governor's Lady.” By Marni e Bassett. (Oxford University Press. 10s. 6d. net.) BY ARTHUR RANSOME Anna Josepha Combe, aged twentysix, met her cousin, Lieutenant King, at a dance, in 1791. and a week later was sailing with him for the Antipodes in
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  • 177 9 Disguise Of Prison Escapee A man vvhQ escaped from Pentridge Gaol recently is now believed to be wearing a minister’s clothes, says a Melbourne message Police believe he a the man who broke into the Chiu ch of England vicarage ar Seym cm The vicai (the Rev.
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  • 262 9 Bid T o Mak<- Parachutes British silk manufacturers are faced with the prospect :-i closing down their sheds, stopping their looms, and turning thousands of wcikers on to the dole. But despite pressure brought to bear on the Ministry 7 of Supply to put them to
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  • 138 9 A suggestion that improvement should be made to the t oad at the 14th mile from Johore Bahru, in order to lessen the danger of a bad corner, was offered by a member at the half-yearly general meeting of the Johore Planters’ Association at Rcngam.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 3419 9 gramme: News m Enalisn. 6.20 Topical DELHI JajQffi I ft luiK —Concert. 8.00 lupicai uu&. <».•« ....t™ EKS «|SA W ft ft ft ft News in rxrncn. 8.30 Announcement or: \LD2 9 y mc/s (31.3 m? I I ft ft I Xti»aiO-Odi£.Oii S «allluie Ila Uie wee».- mc S y
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    • 343 9 SINGAPORE ZHL 1.333 kc/s (225 m.) ZHPI 9.69 mc/s (3U.96 m.) ZHP3 7.25 mc/s (41.38 m.) J ZHL. ZHPI ZHP3>. 10.00 a.m. Kronchongs.t 11.00 Indian i Music, t 11.45 Cantonese Music, t 12.30 p.m. Peiptng Drama.? 12.55 8 Tin, COpra and Rubber Prices in Hokkien l.Uv Miscellaneous new Gramophone Rt-
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  • 277 10 —Reuter. TO SEIZE FACTORIES Troops In South West New York, Dec. 14. A large number of Nazi troops are being concentrated iri South Western Germany and Austria according to information reaching the “Daily News” which, it is stated, had been smuggled out of Germany.
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  • 936 10 FLANDIN A PPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER Decision “In The Interests Of Country* London, Dec. 14 “Pierre Laval is no longer a member of the Government” dramatically announced Marshal Petain in a message broadcast tonight by the Lyons radio. Marshal Petain prefixed his announcement w th the words
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  • 1153 10 Blackshirts Fighting Hard On Border To Stop Rout Cairo, Dec. 14 Blackshirt divisions are fighting desperately hard up against the Libyan frontier to prevent the rout of the Italian Army in the Western Desert. They are being engaged by advanced units of the British
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  • 244 10 1. —Reuter. Serious Dissensions Reached London, Dec. 14 The replacement of M. Laval by M. Flandm does not necessarily mean any change in the politica’ orientation in the French Government although it does show that serious dissensions have now come tn the surface. M. Flandin.
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  • 265 10 Reuter. MORE HEIGHTS OCCUPIED London. D<> Fighting in the region of the imp llt Adriatic port- of Chimaara is announced in reports from foreign correspond, at the front, according to the Athti. It is stated that the Greek.- ar ing their advance in this secto: aid of
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  • 153 10 Reuter Need For South America** Help In Nev Order Buenos Aires, December 15 The conviction that Britain was fighting a battle for civilisation against barbarism was expressed by Lord Willingdon before he left here with members of the British economic mission for Monte Video. Lord Willingdon
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  • 70 10 —Reuter. Opening Of N<*v <»rk I nderground luh New York. December 15 New York’s fourth undergo u the "Sixth Avenue Subway", w.t a minute .past midnight after a conducted by Mayor LaGuardia The line cost nearly sixty m l’.: lars and took four years to boild I
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  • 79 10 —Reuter. News Of British \i< f Received Gleefidh Alexandria. D’ The British victory in the V Desert has been gleefully receiver according to a demobilised French >’ who returned here today (Saturda Syrians w r ere so elated that tiiey owe another with the shout Bar rani.” The
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 128 10 NEW YORK VIA CAPE DUE TO AKBjVE PRES. JACKSON P®®' x PRES. VAN BUREN (via Panama) Uec m PRES. HARRISON P®®' x ZOELLA LYKES (via Panama) Jan PRES. TYLER J n x RUEBIN TIPTON (via Panama) D PRES. 'BAYLOR Jeb. 5 PRES. MONROH J e J J® PRES. MADISON eo
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  • 712 11 n ALIANS SHOCKED BY REVERSES IN GREECE EGYPT BOW. Rugby, Dec. 14. it is appreciated that Italian not regard with equanimity the xperienced by Italian Arms sus■!i a war for which they had no Ck it were coerced into undertaking to further the grandiloquent asof Signor
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  • 68 11 Collection Double That Of 1939 Ihe organisers. Lower Perak 1940 I‘"ppv Day Fund, wish to thank all subscribers for their generosity. lhe total collected $5,472.79 represents a record. It is more than double the 1939 ■llection which was also a retard. Ihe generosity of the
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  • 129 11 bidian Assn, vs P.R.C. the Westlands School ground today 515 pm.:— INDIAN ASSN.: A. Karim; Sadhu ’-•Ph, H. Meah; Hussein, A. Rahman, Theophilus; R. S. Maijiam, Bhagat ngh, C. La) Sur, R. S. Gopal, Thanieserves: Veerasingam, Kernail h 11, Bishen Singh. RC.: C. Bulow; D. A. Thomasz, B. K
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  • 120 11 Proposal Adopted At Meeting Ipoh. A meeting of those interested in the formation of an Asiatic Flying Corps in Perak was held at the Hotel Majestic here yesterday afternoon. Dr. I. Mohamed Ghows, J.P. of Taiping presided and in his address to the meeting he
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  • 124 11 RACE 1. DAVIS CUP 9 $7 STONE GINGER S 12 TINKURRIN 17 RACE 2. NOUNG GINGER $27 K $l6 ANTON ROGUE 27 IiACE 3. NEWZY 26 A. $lO ROSE QUILT 8 FAIR KING 12 RACE 4. MEG $147 $3l QUICK MONEY 10 DOUBLE FILE 9 RACE 5.
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  • 122 11 Seaforths ’B" Held By Refer Yeoh’s XI Honours were shared by the Seaforth Highlanders “B” and Peter Yeoh’s XI in a game of soccer on the Renong Ground yesterday evening, each side scoring three goals. Peter Yeoh’s XI led by two goals in the first half without reply. On
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  • 515 11 Rugby, Dec. 15 Speaking from the pulpit in St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, the Dominions Secretary broadcast this morning a message of Christmas greetings to the Empire. Lord Cranborne mentioned that the church in which he was speaking had been struck by bombs and the
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  • 247 11 Results Of Last Night’s Ties The highlights in last nignt matches in the Penang Open Billiard Championships were .provided by Ooi Sin Chua (Chinese club) who made two excellent breaks of 59 and 58. The highest so far in the American Game, in his match with Cheah
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  • 86 11 S’pore Beat Selangor By 1 Goals I o I Singapore. Dec. 14 Singapore beat Selangor by 4 goals to 1 at hockey’ this evening. Gulani Nabi opened scoring in the first minute and Selangor equalised in the fifth minute through Tajuddin. Singapore went ahead when Sullivan netted off
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  • 78 11 P.C.E.L. Team Beat Trade School The P.C.E.L. Basket-Ball Team defeated the Government Trade School Bcsket-Ball Team, In a game of Basket-Ball played on the Argyll Road Court on Saturday by 42 pts. to 31 points. The following represented the Penang Chinese Epworth League: Tho Fook Weng, Chee Teng
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  • 313 11 Indian Association Function Mr. K. Singaram, Office Assistant, Penang Treasury, who will be leaving today for Singapore to take up his new appointment there as Currency Officer, was entertained to a Punjabi Dinner by the members of the Penang Indian Association at their premises in Bagan
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  • 879 12 BRITISH MOPPING UP 1,200-MILE AREA Most Rapid Advance In History Of Modern Warfare HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES Cairo, Dec. 16. K ALTHOUGH fighting has been going on through.>ut the night there are indications of a pause in the British advance but British troops are
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  • 58 12 MONDAY. DECEMBER 16. TIN: Penang 132.62 i Business done 75 tons Singapore $132.621 LUBBER: Penang Spot Bic Singapore Spot >BSc JOPRA: Sandricd $2.35 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $7.10 sellers Fair Seed $6.85 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $10.36 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 9.94 Rangoon White
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  • 325 12 R.A.F. Protection For British Troops Cairo, Dec. 16 Twenty-six Italian aircraft b’crc destroyed in intensive K.A.i’ activities zvhich zvere continued in support of land operations of the Army. Twenty-four of them were shot dozen by fighters zchich maintained incessant patrol throughout the day in protection of
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  • 167 12 —Reuter. Tokyo, Dec. 16. “As long o.s the United States keeps up her present attitude, ire may be forced, to utilise the ThreePoiver Pact to the fullest extent, states the “Chuyai Shoyyo," a prominent daily in n leading article. Assailing the Far Eastern policy of the
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  • 149 12 .—Reuter. Roosrvrh Sums I p Inspection lour Eleuthera Island. Bahamas. Dec. 14. Plans for the establishment of a Bahamas base are being held in abeyance owing to unfavourable anchorage and other conditions at Mayaguana Island. This was disclosed by President Roosevelt so a statement to the
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  • 78 12 Cricketer George Macaulay London, Dee. 14 Pilot Ojfiecr Ceort/e Macaulay (al :c), the former England am: Yorkshire crickcur, has died >n aclite sen ice. Reuter Ma :ulu ~eho zeas 43 of age. flayed f r England against S it th .Ifrica in 19*4 and against lustralia
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  • 81 12 Reuter. iews Of German Newspaper New York. Dec. 14 The ‘‘Staats Zeitung,” a leading German anguage daily, says that Britain’s successful offensive in Egypt, coming at the ame moment as the shock of the Albanian defeat and changes in the Italian High Command. has shattered
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  • 146 12 Reuter. London, Dec. 16. Naval participation in a heavy attack on Bardia is revealed by a communique which says that night bombardment of that port was carried out with successful results. The communique says that the Fleet Air Arm has been cooperating with the
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    • 166 12 Tht* Chinese Mutual H:lp Association Members arc informed of the death of Mr. Yeoh Cheow Seng, a über, whose funeral takes place on Tuesday, 17th December, I*l4o at 10 30 a < from 160, McNair Street. ONG HUCK KE AT. Hon. Secretary Treasurer, 95, China Street. SAFEGUARD FOR FEVER VICTIMS
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    • 299 12 1 lie Bankruptcy Ordinance (Chapter 45) In the High Court of the Straits Settlements SETTLEMENT OF PENANG IN BANKRUPTCY No. 11l of 1931 RE Chop Tiang Kheng Co. <Tan Siang Hee Managing Partner) Notice is hereby given that a Third and Final Dividend is intended to be declared in the
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