Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 December 1940
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section22 1940-12-30 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST edition ’cSTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DA2L No. 310. Vol. XCVIU. Monday, December 30, ioio. PRICE 10 CENTS.22 words
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Article684 1940-12-30 1 “We Cannot Escape It By Crawling Into Bed” FIGHTING SPEECH gY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Washington, Dec. 30. |N the course-of his “fireside chat” last night, President Roosevelt warned the American nation that there is danger ahead. “We cannot escape it,” K e said, by crawling intoF.eutei*. - 684 words
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Article, Illustration152 1940-12-30 1 London, Dec. 30. 1 raiders appear to be concentrating on firing at as many buildings as possible in their attack on London last night While the Lire Brigade was fighting a number of small fires started by earlier raiders, another wave of German machinesBOW - 152 words
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Article39 1940-12-30 1 s.—Reuter New York. Dee 28. It is reported from Berlin that five important members of the Vichy Government were killed when the R.A.F shot down a plane en route to A orocco and France.— Reuters.—Reuter - 39 words
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Article250 1940-12-30 1 —BOW TJFO COURSES FOR ITALY Rome, Dec. 29. “Either we win or perish,” declares the “Popolo di Roma,” in rejecting suggestions made in the United States of the possibility of a negotiated peace. “The Axis could place no confidence in a peace initiative of this kind—BOW - 250 words
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Article87 1940-12-30 1 ConSro! Of Food In Italy Rome, Dec. 29 Death is to be the penalty for large scale acts of sabotage, hoard.ng and waste in Italy in future. An official decree authorises capital punishment for “cornering” commodities against a rise in prices and for destroying raw87 words
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124 1940-12-30 1 .—Reuter. London, Dec. 28. The ‘Manchester Guardian” tn an editorial on the 27th states that with devastation and distress at our doorsteps our thoughts should go out more than ever to the war-racked nooulations of remote lands like China and Spain who.—Reuter. - 124 words
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95 1940-12-30 1 ’■—Reuter. Stockholm. Dec ?g M'/C comments about (rcrman propaganda appear in the "D'aitcns Nyheter” today. Referring to the Koenigsherg broadcast on Friday which purported to give Stockholm opinion of Mr. Churchill’s broadcast to the Italians, the newspaper points <'ut that the Swedish press had not’■—Reuter. - 95 words
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Article78 1940-12-30 1 8.0. W. £2,900 Sent By Sydney Schoo! Children Rugby. Dec. 28. As a Christmas Eve present to British school children, £2.9D0 was sent by the school children of Sydney, Australia, to he Lord Mayor of London’s Air Raid Distress Fund which now totals £1.838,OUO. Tne Buenos Aires8.0. W. - 78 words
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Article83 1940-12-30 1 8.0. W. £1.000.000 Collected By Trinidad Rugby, December 29 The Secretary of State for the Co’onies acknowledges the following gifts £1,000,000 collected before Christmas by Trinidad to purchase aircraft, £l,OOO from the British Honduras Win the War Fund, £2,000 from the people of Barbados as the first8.0. W. - 83 words
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Article85 1940-12-30 1 Reuter. Dublin, Dec. 30. i N unidentified aircraft was sight--1 ed over Duucrana and Lochswilly coastal forts shortly during the afternoon yesterday, states the riirean Department of Defence. Anti-aircraft batteries fired at the aircraft which flew off to northeast. Later in the afternoon a multiengined militaryReuter. - 85 words
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Article90 1940-12-30 1 —Reuter. London, December 28. i In order to provide new ships quickly the construction of fabricated vessels will be started on a substantial sca’o very soon. The ships will be of standardised design and sections will be. ru led at steelworks and then transported to launching■ —Reuter. - 90 words
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Advertisement20 1940-12-30 1 I COW GATE I I n f9r North Mala y a Penang:— jl Ljougetown DISPENSARY LTD., a Penang and Ipoh.20 words
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Advertisement158 1940-12-30 1 “Sini-EB” fed m. COW GATE I 1' t wy A? I Agents for North Malaya A GEORGETOWN DISPENSARY LTD, Penang and Ipoh. sive J~Gm 1 FOR THE NEW YEAR. WIIITB CABI.E STITCH SI.II-OVKRS. 1 In superior quality wool in an I attractive cable stitch. Very popular for after sports wear158 words
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315 1940-12-30 2 NORTH ATLANTIC ACTION ON CHRISTMAS DAY Raider Turns Tail: Supply Ship Sunk London, Dec. 29. A N engagement between a British force and a powerful enemy warship in the North Atlantic on Christmas Day is reported in an Admiralty communique today. It states that.—Reuter. - 315 words
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109 1940-12-30 2 —Reuter. Appeal For Settlement Of Domestic Quarrels Calcutta, Dec. 28. "We must not allow the domestic quarrel between India and Great Britain to queer the pitch for action against the common enemy of mankind’’ said Mr. V. N. Chandavarkar, Chairman of the Bombay Millowners’—Reuter. - 109 words
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Article40 1940-12-30 2 —Reuter 13 Civil Aviation Officers Kil’ed Tokyo, Dec. 29. Thirteen officials of the Civil Aviation Bureau were killed when a new aeroplane undergoing a test flight in the vicinity of Tokyo crashed into the sea. —Reuter—Reuter - 40 words
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322 1940-12-30 2 Renter. Athens, Dec. 29. The Greek submarine. Papamkolis, torpedoed three Italian troopships in the Adriatic on December 24. Greek Army activities on Saturday are briefly described in the following communique from Greek headuuarters; "Local operations of a limited scope was .successful. Some prisoners wereRenter. - 322 words
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661 1940-12-30 2 BRITISH PREPARING FINAL ASS AV LT Cairo, Dec. 29. VV HILE preparations for the final assault on Bardia are being made British mechanised units are cleaning up enemy concentrations east and south of the port with the object of preventing reinforcements to the beleagueredReuter. - 661 words
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Article84 1940-12-30 2 —Reuter Not To Be Accepted By Shanghai Traders Shanghai. Dec. 29 Membt r banks of the Shanghai Banki ers Association and Nat.ve Bankers Asso- ciation as well as various Chinese trade guilds and money exchange circles have unanimously decided not to accept bank notes to be issued—Reuter - 84 words
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65 1940-12-30 2 —Reuter Hongkong, Dee. 29 “Any i«I(U4 that Hongkong will within a few days or a feu is entirely wrong,” tii-ciureU s-. Robert Brooke-Popham, rece; pointed Commander-in-Ch f Far Fast, in an intervu pressmen yesterday. He added: “The Colony considered of permanent v.J>. the Empire.—Reuter - 65 words
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Article311 1940-12-30 2 BOW. London, Dec. 29. The Ajr Ministry communique .state»: “Last night in bad weather formation» of bombers of the R.A.F. attacked ail targets at Rotterdam and Antwerp anil the invasion ports of Boulogne and Cherbourg. Lorient was again attacked and a large fire was observedBOW. - 311 words
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Article128 1940-12-30 2 —Reuter. 80,000,000 ill Hear Roosevelt’s Speech Washington, Dec. 29 It is estimated some eighty-million people will form the radio audience when President Rocsevelt addres- the nation on the subject of aid for Britain. Hie President begins speaking abou’ 2.30 ;unG.M.T on Monday. A flood of resolutions,—Reuter. - 128 words
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262 1940-12-30 2 GALLUP POLL REVEALS 8.0 W Rugby. December 29. When Sir Walter Layton returned the other day from his mission on beha’f of the Ministry of Supply in the United States he spoke of the impression made upon him by the8.0 W - 262 words
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Article70 1940-12-30 2 Reuter, Two Sentenced To Death Cairo, Dec. 29. The discovery of a plot against King Ibn Saud is revealed in a communique issued by the Saudi Arabian Legation here to the Arabic press. It states that it is learned from Mecca that a plot hasReuter, - 70 words
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Article57 1940-12-30 2 BOW Courtesy Call* By Foreign Envoys London. December 2» Members of the Diplomatic Corps m London ”’ho have paid the customary courtesy calls i pen the new Foreign Secretary since Mr. Eden took up his duties at the Foreign Office include the doyen of the Corps,BOW - 57 words
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Article534 1940-12-30 2 Situation Still V ery Obscure (By Fergus J Ferguson, Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent; London, Dec. 29. r pHJE situation at Vichy is still very obscure although it has not yet reached a crisis as sensational reports, chiefly from American sources, suggest. This is obvious from the■Reuter - 534 words
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Advertisement26 1940-12-30 2 E. 0. Hotel Patrons of the above i lotel are requested to note that the Telephone Number as from Ist January 1941 nil] be 3581. i26 words
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Article, Illustration1480 1940-12-30 3 IL.R. S - These Men In Skirts Are Today 's Heroes on’re read of their exploits, and thrilled to the ftory of how they smashed 'the invading legions of I Benito Mussolini. Voir read the story of the fighting men of Greece, of their burning patriotism, their intense loyalty to each other, and1,480 words
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Article100 1940-12-30 3 During a raid on a north-west English coastal town recently an incendiary bomb crashed through the roof of a house. It was promptly put out by the housewife, whose husband was on Home Guard duty elsewhere. When, some days after, the tail100 words
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Article52 1940-12-30 3 Zurich. From Berlin, it is learned that the first consignment of trophies taken from French museums have arrived, here, and are being shown at the Zeughaus. They include eight guns, brought by Napoleon from Vienna, and which, since 1805, have been housed in the Palais52 words
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Article218 1940-12-30 3 London 4 PLEA for “heavy, merciless, in- eessant and destructive” couivter strokes against Germany is made by Mr. J. Marchbank, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, in “Railway Review,” the organ of the Union. “What moral difference is there, he asks, “between our218 words
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Article100 1940-12-30 3 Hobart (N.Z.) police are inquiring into a peculiar incident among the shopping crowds in a Hobart Street recently. The sound of a shot was followed immediately by a girl falling to the street as the result of a wound in the leg from a bullet fired100 words
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Article120 1940-12-30 3 London. A landlord and “Old Contemptible,” mentioned in despatches for his gallantry at Passchendaele, became his family’s hero the other night. When an oil bomb crashed on their house in a South-East town and set it on fire, he and the nine other members120 words
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Article88 1940-12-30 3 r I''ITLED after the recently levived song favourite, “I’m Nobody’s Sweetheart Now,” comes to the Odeon on Tuesday. Featuring a cast of youthful screen favourites including Dennis O’Keefe. Constance Moore, Helen Parrish and Lewis Howard, the production is an amusing mixture of love, laughter and music. The88 words
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Article352 1940-12-30 4 BUT THE KING CAN FREE HIM London. IV/ HAT is to happen to Corporal Frank Flintoft? At Gloucester Assizes he was found guilty of murdering his wife and baby daughter, but “insane.” and was recommended to mercy. His wife had been suffering from creeping paralysis. Flintoft352 words
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203 1940-12-30 4 London. Mr. Willoughby Garner, Mayor of Ealing, W., was alleged, at Ealing police court, to have written an “amazing letter” to a tenant. He was fined £lO, with four guineas costs on each of three summonses for "failing to supply on request to tenants a203 words
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1023 1940-12-30 4 BRITISH AGENT TELLS OF TALKS WITH DUCE IN words as clipped as his military moustache. shipping magnate Captain Neil McEacharn, the man, who for 10 years called Mussolini his friend, unfolded the drama of his efforts as special agent of the1,023 words
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Article592 1940-12-30 4 INCIDENT OFF CENTRAL PACIFIC ISLE ASf enemy raider apparently shelled a vessel off the coast of Nauru Island (Central Pacific) on Dec. 8 and set her on fire. Since then neither vessel has been seen. The burning vessel is assumed to have been lost,592 words
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Article532 1940-12-30 4 Editor Is Summoned London. Summonses alleging the pubii< ation of matter not passed by the Censor were heard at Bowstreet jK»lice court. The defendants were the editor of “Reynolds News” and the Co-opeiativo Press Ltd The summonses, under the Defence Regulations, alleged the publication of certain .information being532 words
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Advertisement31 1940-12-30 4 Just Received From INDIA KHAKI FOR MILITARY UNIFORMS (Uniforms made expertly) I AT PARMANANDS MEN'S WOOLLEN POLLOVEBS iu V arious Sizes and Colours Just Unpacked. B. S. T. MATWI 00. PENANG.31 words
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Miscellaneous69 1940-12-30 4 r 1111 11 11 A ***** X 1111A1TEF| WHAT A WAR! 3 Bv Gilbert Wilkinson Bf- 'pt < xix&W tax -i I- wBBk X'W Stay there ladies. I U F buy a bigger car! p V If TTT TTTT T T.T YJJT T T YTY TT”T T T T H69 words
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257 1940-12-30 5 Draft Bill Also To Be Published SINGAPORE. THE REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON INCOME TAX AND THE DRAFT BILL TO IMPOSE DIRECT TAXATION WILL BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW, IT IS UNDERSTOOD. This will give the public and public assixjiations an opportunity of257 words
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Article223 1940-12-30 5 •JUDGE HARDY AND SON” AT ODEON Rooney “Affaires d’Amour” The domestic adventures of the Hardy Family always make excellent screen entertainment, and “Judge Hardy and Son,’’ now showing at the Odeon, is fully up to standard. Focal point of interest is, of course, the romantic affairs of223 words
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Article298 1940-12-30 5 CHIB’S EFFORT FOR WAR FUND The 21st annual general meeting of the Post Office Recreation Club was held at the Club’s premises at 230 p.m. yesterday, with Mr. Ooi Phee Leng, the President, in the Chair. Opening the meeting, the President read a message from the298 words
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179 1940-12-30 5 Splendid organisation, excellent music and a very large gathering of Eurasians, including many from outstations, all contributed to make the Christmas Dance of the Eurasian community at the O.X.A. Hall on Saturday night an outstanding success. Dancing began at nine o’clock to the music provided179 words
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Article256 1940-12-30 5 Attached To F.M.S. Railways The death occurred at the General Hospital, Penang, of Mr. Cheah Cheng Lim last Saturday. The late Mr. Cheah Cheng Lim, who was 35, was attached to the Chief Accountant’s Office, F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur, and he counted many friends256 words
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Article389 1940-12-30 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. K. MacLennan has been appointed acting Director of Posts, Malayan Postal Service. It is notified by the postal authorities that surface mails despatched from Singapore on Sept. 20 were delivered in London on Dec. 25. The Governor has appointed Mr. A H. P. Humphrey to act as389 words
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Advertisement119 1940-12-30 5 WINDSOR THE IDEAL SHOW FOR EVERYONE! LAST TWO NIGHTS 6.00 P.M. 9.30 PJH. "I’he inest Tamil Comedy Programme of this year or any other year' “NAVEENA VIKRAMADITYA” Featuring s KRISHNAN T. A. MATHURAM STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY “BUDDHIMAN” with the same leading Stars! HOURS OF GLORIOUS LAUGHTER! N EXT CHANGE A119 words
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Advertisement107 1940-12-30 5 FUN FROLIC PARK MONDAY. 30th DECEMBER 1940 LADIES 9 GUEST NIGHT CANTONESE OPERA: 1. “LOK KOK HONG SEONG” 2. “BOR TOH BEE YEAN" Mr. T,au Siew Kuan, new artiste appearing. PEONY OPERA: “LIEU SUM NEOH” IJBERTY TALKIE: “KOO HUP KHEE WAN” NEW NOORAN OPERA: “PRISONER OF DEVIL S ISLAND" TRADE107 words
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Miscellaneous148 1940-12-30 5 MAJESTIC STJRTS 71OD/1V .3. 6.30 9.30 p.m. Yet Another Big Chinese Picture. "he Spectacular Chinese Historical Production >, Cairned By All Who Attended Last Night’s Midnight Screening “BOON SOH SIN” (CHAPTER 3) With English Hub-Title*» •idotibtedly Greater And More Thnllii g Than The Previous Two Chapters. You Wouldn't Miss This148 words
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Miscellaneous142 1940-12-30 5 ,’oDEON\ ftiß-conpi t 1 on e p LAST THREE SHOWS TODAY the lucky hardy family again in another merry ADVENTURE! WATCH ANDY TURN DETECTIVE* “Judge Hardy Son” WITH MICKEY ROONEY AND LEWIS STONE Opens Tomorrow Tuesday, Dec. 31 BNEW UNIVERSAL’S RIOTOUS RAMPAGE OF HEARTS, HARMONY AND HILARITY’ Tm 1 Nobody's142 words
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Miscellaneous174 1940-12-30 5 LAST 3 SHOWS 3 6.30 9.30 The Most Outstanding Cantonese Picture of the Year Patr otic! Inspiring! Thrilling China’s Greatest Dramatic Epic’ “THE MARCH OF PEOPLE” A Picture Every Chinese Should Seet TOMORROW WITH 8 SHOWS 3 p.m. 6.30 p.m. 9.30 p m Another Outstanding Chinese Picture •800 HEROES” or174 words
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Article458 1940-12-30 6 VY/lIILE the war rages on> Russia, colossus of the north, remains an unknown factor. Iler role in the newest crises in Europe and the Far East —crises which are closely linked —is as uncertain at the present moment as her position has been in the past. Would she458 words
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Article104 1940-12-30 6 HAJESTIC CINEMA "Boon Soh Sin” (Chinese picture) Chap. 11l 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA "The Man I Married” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA "The March of People” (Chinese picture) 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. OIJEON <4NEMA "Judge Hardy and Son 3. 6.15 and104 words
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Article271 1940-12-30 6 N apoleon And Now ORITAIN.’S help to Greece in her war against Italy recalls the War of Independence which the i Icllenes waged against the Ottoman Sultans, also with British help, m the third decade of the last century. Among those who volunteered for the cause was271 words
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Article726 1940-12-30 6 Monday, Dec. 30. PRESIDENT ROOSE VELT’S “fireside chat" promises to tie momentous. According to present arrangements, over 500 radio stations will transmit the speech throughout the Western Hemisphere and into the Far East in many languages. T IRGING President Roosevelt to give the country726 words
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Advertisement128 1940-12-30 6 I PENANG RACES a£e£esrJ l CAN LUNCH i J AT THE RACE COURSE J EACH DAY I Special Menu J RESERVE YOUR TABLE FROM THE CATERERS J Pritchard Co., Ltd. PENANG PHONE 335. J i r DOCTORS CHOOSE HUMANISED .TRUFOOD' FOR THEIR QW\Vm BABIES z > f v /j& *4128 words
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Advertisement34 1940-12-30 6 .■sfa’nVAVAVAM WHEN DUYING TIN PROVISIONS 4/ways Specify. DEL MONTE PRODUCTS are known the world over. OBTAINABLE AT Al! the leading dealers. 80LU AGENTS Henry Waugh Co., Ltd., PENANG. Sinftspon*, Ipob and Koala Lumpur. ’.■■■■■.■■■■■.WbV-W34 words
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Advertisement25 1940-12-30 6 1 E SUBBIR rar; 529 TAHJOHC BUNGAH R» PENAMC For your convenience send your tyres to our Sales Depot, 11 Light Street Penang, Phone 4121.25 words
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2261 1940-12-30 7 SHAREHOLDER SUGGESTS E. &O. HOTEL BE WOUND UP Substantial Profit On Years Working that the Directors could vote any fees that they wished as far as the E. O. Hotel was concerned and a suggestion that the E. O. Hotel Company should he wound up2,261 words
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Article272 1940-12-30 7 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette.”) Sir, Tremendous publicity has been given in the Press to the questions of Income Tax and State Lotteries, but I find that the attention of the general public has not been sufficiently drawn to the really magnificent and practical step272 words
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116 1940-12-30 7 Only Front Room Gulled Fire broke out on the first floor of a shop house in Cintra Street in the early hours of yesterday morning. The front room of the shop suffered much damage. The Brigade was immediately summoned when the fire was noticed.116 words
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Article145 1940-12-30 7 The War Fund total in North Malaya stands at $1,453,425.16, made up of Penang $937,672.21 and Perak $515,752.95. There were two contributions to the Penang collection over the week-end a sum of $l5O from the Chinese Merchant Club, Penarg, and $5O from an anony mous145 words
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52 1940-12-30 7 On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Young Muslim Union a Tea Party will be held at the Unions New Building Site No. 1. Bagan Jermal Road (Junction of Burmah Road and Mount Erskine Road) at 4-39 P- m on Wednesday, January52 words
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Article, Illustration41 1940-12-30 7 Mr Tan Ah Tah, formerly o/ Messrs Logan, Ross and Samuel, Penang, who ha.- left lor Singapore to lake up his new appointment in the Straits Settlements Legal Service, as Deputy Commissioner of Stamps anti Estate Duty.41 words
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Article66 1940-12-30 7 Recommended By Education Dept. Parents looking for schools in New South Wales suitable for girls and boys can lie given on application to the Director of Education, Straits Settlements particulars of schools (including school fees and cost of vacations) that have been recently visited by66 words
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Article78 1940-12-30 7 An added attraction to the Trade Fair at the New World, on its seventh night today, will be the free distribution of “Parrot” brand matches to all patrons This has been made possible by Messrs. R. E Mohd. Kassim Co, agents of this brand of78 words
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Article66 1940-12-30 7 "The March of People,” a Cantonese picture, now showing at Queen’s depicts the struggle of the Chinese people to improve their mode of living as a result of the war now in China. The stars are Chin Leng and Ice Ching, who both turn in grand66 words
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796 1940-12-30 7 MRS. FLORENCE MATILDA MATHIEU ■a’llE funeral of Mrs. Florence Matilda Mathieu, relict of Captain Mathieu, one of the oldest and best known residents of Penang, took place yesterday evening. The deceased passed away after a brief illness on Saturday night, and her death796 words
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Article137 1940-12-30 7 Alor Star. A buffalo belonging to a Chinese in Kota Sarang Semut gored its owner io death this week, when the man attempted to stop it from fighting with another animal in the fields. It is reported that the man, Lim An Bin, aged about137 words
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Advertisement104 1940-12-30 7 CL ahAufaJt oTSmilfaf Splendid —how happy everyone is! —For only Cow& Gate isgoodenough for our Baby and your Baby and every- body else’s Baby. A little dearer Yes —but o great deal better You can’t < afford cheap Milk Foods for Baby even K- in’wartime. Richest of ail in natural104 words
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Article205 1940-12-30 8 Government Considering Marketing Plans Plans for the marketing of locally produced liquid fuel are being considered by ♦lie Commonwealth Government, states the Sydney radio. “It may become necessary for the Government to control the marketing of the local fuel in the initial stages,” the announcer205 words
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Article451 1940-12-30 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 30th December, 1940. Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/74 3/10* 5/0 Austral Amal. 6/9 7/0 £1 Austral Malay 35/0 36/6 5/0 Ayer Hitam 21/0 22/oex $1 Ayer Weng 0.85 0.90 £1 Bangrin Tin 15/0 15/6ex $1451 words
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Article241 1940-12-30 8 xssue Buyers Sellers Allenby Ll 5 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.85 0.90 ex Amal Malay 1.70 1.80 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Mo lek Ll 5 1.20 Ayer Panas 1.12* Ll7* Bassett 0.42 0.45 Batu Lintang 1.07* LlO Bedford 0.85 0.90 ex Benta 1.05 1.07* Borelli 1.35 1.45 Broga 0.60241 words
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Article349 1940-12-30 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A. £1 (Aust) N. Z. Min Ord 22/0 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.85 1.95 2 Alex. Brick lh% Prefs 2.15 2.20 5 B. lit. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £8 £B* £1 Con. T. 8. Ord 16/3 16/9 £1 Con. T. 3. 7% Pref349 words
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Article167 1940-12-30 8 MINING Dividend Close Payable Ayer Hitam Tin 10% ink less tax 2 141 (in Eng> Gopeng Cons. 1/- bonus 6d. Int. le4iS 7.' IAT On Eng» Idris H-d 2*% int less tax 29 141 (in E Kuafc Lumpur 1/. A .C. 24. 1.41 (in Aust, Malayexam167 words
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Article1923 1940-12-30 8 INCREASED PROFITS FOR YEAR Effect Of U.S.-Bolivian Agreement On Future Of Industry Tiie twelfth annual general meeting of Sungei Luas Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the Company in Ipoh, on Monday, Dec. 23. 1940, at 11.30 a.m. The Hon’ble Mr. J.D.1,923 words
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Article78 1940-12-30 8 PENANG. DFX7EMF.ER 28 1940 I Bv Courtesy of the Chartered Bern!.' SELLING London Demand 2 4 .16 New Yor’j, Demand 47 3/32 Montreal Demand ’,l 27/32 Batavia, Demand 3- >'B Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7 8 Hongkong Demand 16 Shanghai Demand 13 5/16 Japan Demand 193 1/478 words
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Article135 1940-12-30 8 Saturday’s Close TIN: LONDON: 10 0 0 0 “Spot” £259. 15. 0. £259 15 0 “Forward” SINGAPORE: S P ot $132.75 $132.75 Business done too tons 125 tons PENANG: “Spot” $132.75 $132 75 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” 12d u 7iBd “Forward” i 2d n 15 16d Tone Idle SINGAPORE:135 words
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Article869 1940-12-30 9 Charles De Gaulle for France ‘‘De* Gaulle’s France and the Jiey to the Coming Invasion of Germany.” By James •Marlow. (Simpkin Marshall. 2s. 6d. net.) Mi. Marlow’s book claims attention for two reasons. First that it throws light on a personality who was quite unknown869 words
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Article153 1940-12-30 9 MONDAY, DECEMBER 3a 1940. Destination Superscription Postage Latest Time of Letters Postcards Posting .AIR MAILS per oz. each Ordinary Regn. Mon. 30th Inst. Australia N. Zealand By 8.0.A.C. .55 .30 8 a.m. 7.30 a.m. Java 60 .3D Ipoh, K. Lumpur By Wearne’s Singapore Air Services .10 .05 1.30153 words
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Miscellaneous1323 1940-12-30 9 TO-DAY BROADCASTING BBC News ln English B. B C. (Local Time) i 05 News bulletin. 820 am 35 John. McCormack tenor Transmi&uon 6 11 20 aJn >5 French bulletin Transmission 1 11&0 nm' 35 To be announced. 620 pm. Play from Cnaries Dickent jffiost Transmission 2 8.20 p'm 1 Story:1,323 words
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Miscellaneous1635 1940-12-30 9 sS CHUNGKING 8.20 8.8. C. News <Retioadcast) XGOY <31.6 metres) 8.50 8.8. C. Talk Rebroadcast) 2.20 a.m. News for tne press m Chinese. 9.00 Thai Programme and late News! XGOX <19.7 metres, in Thai i 850 a.m. News and Talks m English. 9.30 Close Down. XGOY (25.2 metres). 11.50 am.1,635 words
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Miscellaneous405 1940-12-30 9 SAN FRANCISCO ‘.TREASURE ISLAND) KGEI 9.67 mc/s (31.02 m.) 7.20 pm. Concert Master. 7.50 News in English. 8.05 Tunes of the Day. 9.05 Memories. 9.20 One Man’s Family. 9.50 News in English. 10.05 Modern Melodies 10.20 Vagabonds. 10.35 Financial Service 10 50 News. 11.05 Music. 11.20 Organ 1135 Against the405 words
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1297 1940-12-30 10 AV aves Of R.A.F. Bombers Hammer Whole Coast From Calais To Boulogne London, Dec. 28 R.A.F. attacks on German invasion ports continued to-night watchers from British shores estimating that at one time bombs were falling at the rate of 100 per minute.-Reuter. - 1,297 words
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155 1940-12-30 10 —Reuter New Outburst Bv Isolationists Washington, Dec. 28 President Roosevelt like the master politician he is has given the public sufficient of the nature of the “fireside talk” he is making tomorrow night to arouse excitement throughout the nation. Nevertheless journalists have not succeeded—Reuter - 155 words
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Article149 1940-12-30 10 BOW Rugby. December 28 Resuming attacks on Britain, enemy bombers last night concentrated mainly on London, where, states an official communique. many bombs were dropped in a raid beginning soon after dark and lasting for about four hours. “A few bombs were also dropped in EastBOW - 149 words
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1362 1940-12-30 10 PETAIN FIRMLY REJECTS GERMAN DEMANDS Speculation Over Darlan’s V isit To Hitler London. Dec. 2b Marshal Petain's Cabinet met in V ichy to-night at a time when the whole world is speculating about the resuit of the mystery visit paid on Christmas Day to'—Reuter - 1,362 words
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Article551 1940-12-30 10 —Reuter Spirited Attack» By Greek» Athens, Dec* ml •>, Despite the stiff resistance p u t u the Italians from well-fortifit ~5 Wie Greeks by spirited attacks lodged the enemy from point- j as 3,300 feet in the north and nerrh |of Chiruarra, on the coastal—Reuter - 551 words
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Advertisement119 1940-12-30 10 NEW YORK VIA CAPE DUE TO ARRIVE PRES. HARRISON Dec 30/31 x ZOELLA LYKES (via Panama) Jan. 14 PRES. TYLEP. Jan 18 x RUEBIN TIPTON (via Panama' Feb. 3 PRES. TAYLOR Feb 5 PRES. MONROE Feb 18 PRES. MADISON Feb 26 A STEAMER (via Panama) March. x No Passengers Los119 words
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Article95 1940-12-30 11 .—Reuter. British Rugger Results London, December 28. The following are the results Gf the Rugby Union and Rugby League matches played today:— RUGBY UNION Guy s Hospital 3, New Zealand Army 33 Cardiff 11, R A F. XV 6. Gloucester 33, Army XV 8 Northampton.—Reuter. - 95 words
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Article303 1940-12-30 11 3 New Unofficial» To Serve In 1941 Ipoh. Three new will take heir seats at the next meeting of < th£ Kinta Sanitary Board on the third Thursday in January, 1941. Two o* 1 nem are the Hon. Lieut.-Col. Cecil Rae, C.B.E. and Mr. Cheah Ghim Lerg303 words
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Article144 1940-12-30 11 RACE I CODELLUS $7O A $24 SYCILLIAN $l7 QUEEN BEON' $43 RACE 2 LADOLET $46 $l2 TOMMY $l4 EAST LYNNE $l6 RACE 3 YOLNG GINGER $B4 A $l9 ANTI IN ROGUE $l3 SIR PATRICK $l2 RACE 4 DOUBLE FILE $24 A $lO MISS LABIS $lO POLO $29144 words
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Article214 1940-12-30 11 Penang Ladies State XI vs Mr. Robinson’s XI The Penang Ladies’ State Hoc Key will meet Mr Robinson s team in a match on the Esplanade Ibis evening at. 5.15 p.m. The following are the teams: Ladies Xl.—Miss P. von Bulow; Mrs. Q. J. Scully, Miss E. Perrin; Mrs.214 words
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Article429 1940-12-30 11 Ooi Ee Yeang In Both Finals Will Ooi Ee Yeang, of the Anglo-Chinese School Union, be the first to win both titles in the Penang Open Billiards Championships’ He is meeting Tech Eng Khay in the four balls final to-night and Khaw Keng Hock in the 3429 words
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331 1940-12-30 11 C.R.C. BEATEN BY FOUR GOALS OLAYING at the top of their form, the Ipoh Ironsides, displaying an all-round superiority in the second half, defeated the Chinese Recreation Club by four goals to nil in a hockey match on the Victoria Green yesterday. It331 words
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Article270 1940-12-30 11 Drowned In Perak River Kuala Kangsar. The tiody of the Malay schoolboy who was drowned in the Perak River on Thursday last was recovered on Saturday morning, 12 miles downstream from the scene of the tragedy When the boy was not recovered on Thursday it270 words
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Article145 1940-12-30 11 Carried Excess Passengers In Vessel Telok Anson. A fine of $3O, in default two weeks’ imprisonment was imposed by Inche Abdullah bin Ibrahim, the Telok Anson Magistrate, on a Chinese named Lee Thian Choo who was charged with carrying an excess of 13 passengers in his145 words
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Article314 1940-12-30 11 Perak Lose To Selangor Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 28 A lasl-minuU goal scored by Martin enabled Selangor Ex-State Players u> score a narrow victory by the odd goal in five over Perak Ex-State Players this afternoon ion the Padang in a hockey mate)» in aid of the Spitfire314 words
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Article48 1940-12-30 11 —Reuter. Bradman Bowls First Ball Adelaide, Dec. 28. Lieutenant Don Bradman, on leave from the Army, bowled the first baD when playing for South AustrfiJlh| against Victoria. South Austratti scored 191 and 421 and Victoria 172 and 265, South Australia winning by 175 runs.—Reuter.,—Reuter. - 48 words
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Article283 1940-12-30 11 Blue Riband B.P. Beat Silver Lining B.P. Playing at the latter’s court, the Blue Riband B.P. defeated the Silver Lining B.P. in a friendly match, during the weekend, by 5 games to 4. Results i Blue p,iband players mentioned first):— SINGLES S. T Kui beat Lim Chooi Hoe 15—9,283 words
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Article61 1940-12-30 11 Results Of Saturday’s Matches London, December 28. The following are the results of the Scottish League matches played today:— Airdrieonians 0, Rangers 2. Celtic 5, Queen’s Park 1. Falkirk 2, Albion Rovers O. Hibernian 3, Hamilton Acads. 1. Motherwell 4, Clyde 6. Par tick Thistle 2. Morton61 words
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Advertisement86 1940-12-30 11 DDD I|rescripti(Mi If you are a sufferer from. Eczema, Ringworm, Dhobie* Itch, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, F Paoriaaia, Singapore Foot, Itobing Eruption* and Raahea, uaa D.D.D. Prescription. Juat a few drop* of thia marvelloao lotion and you have inatant robed. Irritation and pain goea at onoo, and a few application*86 words
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630 1940-12-30 12 SMART GALLOP BY MERCURY JAGUAR Julieta Should Have Big Say On New Year’s Day (By “TIC-TAC”) MERCURY and Jagpar, Benedict, Blaricum, Royal Desire and Patience were among tl ose that im- pressed most on the track this morning although ’<*’ v work was630 words
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Article286 1940-12-30 12 -Reuter Damage Over Wide Area I Ixmdon, December 29. The damage caused during the intensive air raid on a South-West England town last night is more widespread than at first feared. Though the raid was short it was most severe of any of the-Reuter - 286 words
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Article55 1940-12-30 12 L Reuter. Madrid, Dec. 28. The war guilt trials of General Garnelin, M. Daladier and M. Cot La Chambre will begin next week, according to a German despatch from Vichy. It adds that they are charged with undertaking war with Germany while France was unprepared, especially inL—Reuter. - 55 words
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83 1940-12-30 12 Penang Province Wellesley WOOL AM) MATERIAL FUND Amount pieviously acknowledged $25,094.78 The X.X. .Bridge Players Club 26.60 Monthly Contributions. Mrs. de Buriatte 3.00 Mrs. J.S. Appudoray 2.00 Mrs. K.G. Anderson 2.00 Matron and sisters of the General Hospital 12.00 Mrs. C.Q. Starkey (2 months’ contribution)83 words
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Article348 1940-12-30 12 WEIGHTS FOR WEDNESDAY Following are the weights for the third day of the Penang Xmas-New Year race meeting on Wednesday: HORSES—CLASS I—DIV. 2—6 furlongs SCARLET TIGER 9.07 TOYMAN 9.04 DOUBLE ESSO 8 10 THE FOX .8.10 MERCURY 8-08 GANDERDOWN 6-07 ATHBOY 8 05 RANSCOMBE 8 03348 words
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Article104 1940-12-30 12 'WO REFERENCE MADE OF RELATIONS WITH BERLIN London, Dec. 29. MARSHAL PETAIN made a national broadcast this afternoon but threw no light on present Franco-German relations or negotiations which hav e been the subject of a big crop I of week-end rumours. Reuter. He confinedReuter. - 104 words
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Article62 1940-12-30 12 MONDAY. DECEMBER 30. *ITN Penang $132.75 .Business done 50 tons Singapore $132 75 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38c Singapore Spot 38c «MM’RA: bundried $2.85 buyers B ack Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $7.25 sellers <f p air Seed $6.85 sellers Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $10.36 Rangoon Pa-boded No. 2 99462 words
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Article314 1940-12-30 12 Visitors Entertained After Match I The Golf Sections of the Penang Turf Club and Perak Turf Club played their annual match over the Penang course on December 29 and the result was a narrow win for the latter by 614 to 5'4 points. The ladies314 words
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112 1940-12-30 12 London, Dec. 29. London tonight had one of the earliest “alerts” for some time and, in the early stages, the raid proved one of the most intensive yet experienced. In all areas showers ot incendiaries were followed by high explosives. IN LONDON LAST NIGHTReuter. - 112 words
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66 1940-12-30 12 —Reuter Bangkok, Dec. sg pAIRLY “large-scale hostilities” between Thailand and French troops on the Indo-China border are reported in a communique issued by the Thai High Command today. Ihe French were routed and arms and munitions were captured. The communique adds that on Saturday. —Reuter - 66 words
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