Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 February 1941

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 2l» No* MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, mi. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    Italian Position In Abyssinia Growing Desperate
    296 1 resistance bound ADDIS ABABA MOST ISOLATED Natives Rising In Revolt London, Feb. 3. IT can be gathered from so me what vague reports of 1 operations in Somaliland that the port of Mogadishu is the British objective there, says Reuter’s military cot j.nentatof. By
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    FULL SPEED DEFENCE
    61 1 Router. Australia And Pacific Menace Melbourne, Feb. 3. ian defence preparations must go ahead at full speed, declared Mr. McEwen, Commonweal, a Air Minister, speaking at ar ’here yesterday. McEwen added: “A power- populous country in the -'as joined a military alliance with the enemy and we
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    RUMANIAN YOUTH
    76 1 -Reuter W Organisation On Nazi Model Vichy, February 2 abour and youth organisations are i Rumania based on the zi stem In Germany, says an agency m from Bucharest. ■ron Guard Youth Association has solved and Rumanian boys and < are to be reorganised on the model the
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    NEW IRAQ CABINET
    50 1 —Reuter. General Taha HaShimi x Premier Bagdad, February 2 A new Iraq Cabinet was formed today following the resignation of individual Ministers in the course of the past fortnight. The new Cabinet is formed under General Taha Hashimi who is also acting as Finance and Defence Minister.—Reuter.
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    Germans Not Likely To Take Drastic Action
    219 1 ’—Reuter FRENCH FLEET’ BIG FACTOR Madrid, Feb. 3. lIITLER’S reply to Petain's Christmas message is probably in the foml of a short letter couched in cold terms, according to Spanish correspondents in Berlin. Wilhelmstrasse circles are apparently extremely non-committal on the subject but
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    DANUBE RISING
    65 1 —Reuter. Budapest River Quays Flooded Vichy, February, 2. The Danube is rising steadily following heavy falls of snow. A Budapest telegram states that river quays in the city were completely flooded and covered with blocks of ice. Elsewhere in Hungary the waterways have burst their banks in many
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    Appeal To French North Africa To Collaborate With Petain
    285 1 London, Feb. i. An appeal to the population of French North Africa to collaborate loyally in the work of national reconstruction under Marshal Petain was made by General Weygand, French Delegate General to North Africa, broadcasting tonight on the Algiers radio:
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    GREAT CANADIAN ARMY GOING OVERSEAS THIS YEAR
    155 1 —Reuter. Ottawa, February 3. GREAT army of airmen, infantry and armoured units is going overseas this year, declared Mr. Mackenzie King, Canadian Premier, in a broadcast today. “There are many indications that I the enemy, within a very short wiiile, will make a
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    GERMANS REFUSE TO GIVE BATTLE
    561 1 Formidable R.A .F. Raid On French Coast Reuter. London, Feb. 3. EX) It the second time this 1 year, well over a hundred Spitfire and Hurricane fighters took part in offensive patrols which, unlike former occasions, were confined to Northern French coasts. Barges moored alongside
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    Shadow Factories Impress Mr. Willkie
    110 1 —Reuter. London, Feb. 3 After his tour of Birmingham, Mr WcndeL Willkie said he had been impressed by the organisation of so-called “shadow” factories. Referring to the damage in Birmingham, Mr. Willkie said he had been surprised at its extent “but the reconstruction wliich I
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    ANOTHER IMPORTANT TOWN FALLS TO BRITISH
    1108 2 Capture 01 Agordat Announced HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON ENEMY Cairo, Feb. 2. r A HE British troops have captured the town of Agordat, an important strategical point in Eritrea on the railway leading to the Red Sea port of Massawa. Announcing this success, today’s
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    JAPANESE ATTACK FAILS
    118 2 .—Reuter. Southern Honan Fighting Chungking, Feb. 2. BLIGHTING in the South Honan and Northern Hupeh provinces was reviewed by the Chinese military spokesman who states that the Japanese forces in Southern Honan launched an attack on January ZJf for the purpose of completing the occupation of the
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    Terms Of Thai-Indo China Armistice
    229 2 Reuter. Vichy, Feb. 2 Official confirmation is made here that an armistice relative to the cessation of hostilities between Indo-China and Thailand has been signed at Saigon. The agreement, says the Havas agency, provides for the simultaneous withdrawal from their present positions by troops on
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    FRENCH ATTACK REPORTED
    95 2 —"SLenlor Despite “Case Fire” Last Week Bangkok, Feb. 1. The High Command of the Thai Armed Forces claims that although "cease fire” in Thai-French-Indo-China border fighting was given on January 28, French forces today attempted a surprise tank attack in the Eastern sector of the front. It
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    Daylight R.A.F. Raids On Occupied France
    201 2 5,— 8.0 W London, Feb. 2. TJRITISH fighters, accompanied U onpe by bombers, made a number of daylight raids today over Occupied France. The docks at three Nazi invasion ports in Occupied France —Boulogne, Ostend and Brest —were attacked by small forces of R.A.F.
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    HITLER USES THREAT TO PETAIN
    641 2 LONDON. FEB 1 jJITLER’S REPLY TO MARSHAL PETAIN IS 0 F 1 1 THREATENING NATURE ACCORDING TO RE LIABLE INFORMATION REACHING THE FREI J.-RIA <•» NEWS AGENCY FROM FRANCE. —Reuter Not only does the message, which was transmitted through Comte de Brinon, reiterate a demand
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    Luftwaffe's Maximum Strength
    910 2 Rugby, Feb. 2 r T l }/E recent American estimates putting the Luftwaffe strength at T 18,000 “front line” machines and stating that there are some seventy thousand military aircraft in Germany of which about half are fighter types, are subjected to a critical analysis by the
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    CLOTHES MADE OF SOYA BEANS
    369 3 1 fold i.:ilM>ratoi7 X M riment» FORD'S staff of research H pE a ve redoubled theii efforts n en fa ctorv uses for farm proto fin* l ne that America’s markets aducU shrunken to a fraction of Dread h 8 or in some cases, fOi
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    Throbs Of London’s Underground Life
    1742 3  -  By Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah The well-kncnvn Muslim author IF you had known John for as many moons as I had. you would have understood like me that his profane language did not mean any spiritual outrage; for clutching my elbow down Piccadilly way he
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    British Fleet A Sure Shield For Greece
    768 3  -  iM. aspect of British aid for Greece is rather apt to get overlooked. This is the invisible aid which has been given Greece, and indeed all the Mediterranean neutrals, by the presence in the Eastern Mediterranean of a strong British fleet. (BY E.
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    MAKING MODERN ARMS IN INDIA
    753 3 25-pounder Guns. Shells. Bombs And Light Machine-guns (From A Special Correspondent). New Delhi, Jan. 15. pORTIONS of a Defence Department scheme, approved by the Chatfield Committee, for the expansion and modernisation of the Ordnance factories in India at a cost of some Rs. 4 crores
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    The 2nd Punjab Regt.—Value Of Role Assigned To Them
    2234 4 INDIAN TROOPS IN MALAYA TO millions of people in every A country of the world, Singapore means but one thing —a great British naval base in the Far East and it is within the boundaries of the base itself that the
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    WITH THE INDIAN ARMY
    1932 4 Units Working '''Behind The Scenes” THE organisation of a modern army is so complex that it requires four or five men working behind the lines to meet the needs of one man in the fighting front. This is true of any military force and interesting sidelights
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    TOKIO REPLY ON "RAIDER"
    119 4 The Sydney Sun st testood that, in < < with activities of Get rn an Pacific, the Japanese <’ n tr e been left in no doubt as h«t be the British Gove. al to any un-neutral conduct act n The action Britan pronos sue in
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      77 4 HO HONG SOAP Makes WASHING A PLEASURE And SAVES TIME LABOUR AND MONEY After continuous scrubbing and boiling you still find your clothes and linen depressingly dull and dirty looking, then something must be wrong. Correct this defect by using HO HOfING PALM TREE or DOUBLE ARROW washing soaps and
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    NEW TAMIL SCHOOL OPENED IN PROVINCE
    471 5 “It is very desirable for the children of each race to learn thoroughly their own tongue in order particularly that they may appreciate 11. e books and the precents of the old people of the past," said Mr. A. E. Coope. District Officer, Province
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND. WOMEN’S SECTION
    727 5 Penang Province Wellesley WOOL AND MATEKIAI ACCOUNT Amount previously acknowledged $30,022.41 Proceeds of Gala at Penang Swimming Club, Dec. 14 750 00 Monthly Contributions Mrs. J. A. McEvoy '3 months contribution» 3.00 Mrs. J. G. Allan (4 months' contribution) 10.00 Mrs. H G. Shannon (4
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    347 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL ttoint Mills. M.C.S., has been apwin v act 43 Magistrate, Malacca. ,th effec t fiom January 17. Mr H ,j,.. lorrison has taken up s as an Assistant Controller of labour t as from saturMr tT. to t v Sen l)een appointed venu.. f ilepUty Collec tor of
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      239 5 something MOBK than 1,1 .II’ST A THRHXF.B JF Penang's Most 4 MT Luxurious ■X B 4 Air-Conditioned Theatre s 7 3 SHOWS TOO n :l- 6.15 <uul p m Ealing Studios Present Gordon HARKER in ‘SALOON BAR’ with Elizabeth Allan Also a special documentary film MILLION MISSING RUSSIANS IN EXILE"
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      665 5 I those WHO ATTENDED W M W"® a A 10 YESTERDAY'S MATINEE! Acclaimed the best Malay Talkie yot n! THREE SHOWS TODAY QUEEN’S Tremendous Success! Season Extended! 3 dHCHS TbDAY and DEANNA DURBIN ro workoh at 3.00, IN HER MOST LILTING, LAVISH ENTERTAINMENT! 6 15 930 SPRING PARADE I Presenting
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    ENGAGEMENT
    33 6 The engagement is announced between Henry, younger son of the late Canon and Mrs T S Watson of Carrickmacross, Ireland and Doreen, daughter of Mr and Mis D W Arnold of Penang.
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    GERMAN HELP FOR ITALIANS
    444 6 VV, HATE VER the objective of the Luftwaffe’s participation in the Mediterranean air war, it has certainly not i>een very effective. The question arises as to what other form of support Italy may now hope for. Reports persist of more and more German troop movements in
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    Around The Town
    102 6 REX CINEMA: "Saloon Bai 3, 6 15 and 9 30 p m. QUEEN'S CINEMA: Fifi Young in "Zoebaida” (Malay picture). 3, 6 15 and 9 30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA: Deanna Durbin in 'Spring Parade." 3, 15 9 30 p.m. MA.IESTIC CINEMA: "Down Argentine Way” with Don Ameche
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    By The Way
    348 6 A.R.P. Rest Seller QALES of recently published Ministry of Home Security handbooks reflect the measure of public interest in civil defence problems which has developed under the spur of frequent enemy air raids More than 800,000 copies of the bcxiklet, ‘Your home as an air raid shelter,’'
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    Diary of a Foreign News Fedor
    695 6 Monday, Feb. 3. TTALY’S East African Empire has taken more severe knocks with the fall of Agordat, strategic Eritrean rail point <n route to the Red Sea, the falling back of the armed advance screen protecting Somaliland and the full retreat of forces which
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    Second Heading Of War Tax Bill Passed
    943 7 MR. KIIOO SIAN EWE EXPRESSES VIEWS OF PENANG CHINESE Personal Support Owing To Colony’s Need (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. OBE second reading of the War Tax Bill at today’s extraordinary meeting of the Legislative Council was carried with one dissentient, the
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    53 7 Col. Rae To Serve Further Year His Excellency the High Commissioner, with the approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleased to appoint Colonel Cecil Rae. C.8.E., to be an unofficial member ot the Federal Council for a further period of one year, with effect from February
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    "HOW BRITAIN DOES IT"
    93 7 Malayans To Broadcast A number of people who have recently returned from Home leave will take part in a programme entitled "How Britain Does It” which will be broadcast from the Singapore station at 7.10 this evening. Malaya is still discussing A.R.P. and war taxation more
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    CHINESE SWIMMERS SAVE MALAY
    150 7 INCIDENT AT TANJONG BINGAH Prompt action on the part ot members of the Chinese Swimming Club prevented what otherwise might have been a drowning tragedy in the sea at Tan Jong Bungah near the Chib Hoose at 5 o’clock yesterday. A Malay, Ibrahim bin Jaftar, had
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    CABARET HOSTESS IN HOSPITAL
    83 7 A young Chinese woman, said to be a hostess employed in one of the local cabarets, is now lying in the General Hospital suffering from what is suspected to be corrosive poisoning. The woman was discovered at her hotel in Penang Road last night. She came
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    A.R.P. DEMONSTRATIONS START TODAY
    253 7 Precti ut ions Again st Incendiary A Hack Today marks the start of the public demonstrations by the Corps of Penang and Province Wellesley A.R.P. Wardens in connection with the campaign to acquaint the community as how to combat an incen- diary attack. It will be
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    Japanese New Order Brings Only Suffering
    526 7 CHUNGKING UNDETERRED BY INDISCRIMINATE BOMBING The story of how a Chinese traitor was killed by a Formosan, who later took refuge in his ship which was twice boarded by the Japanese authorities, was told to a “Finang Gazette” representative this mom- > ing in
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    FOUND WITH INDIAN HEMP
    187 7 Act used W ith Previous Convictions Two Indian Mohamedans, Kadci bin. Mydin Bawa and Samsuddin bin Kardasah, were charged before the District Judge, Mr. H A. Fori er, this morning with being in possession of Indian hemp on Jan. 21 at Queen Street j Both the
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      128 7 X T x%x B /X" BUY PANT’S, SINGLETS i EMPIRE HANDKERCHIEFS GOODS s PARMANAND'S ■■■■■«■■••Ba H ZX—Z—_ Announcing A NEW TRUFOOD PRODUCT Bh ahSm Eli Ml Eggy JSg Bt fins ■nw wi mb? A PROGRESSIVE NUTRITIVE FOOD FOR BABY FROM 10 TO 24 MONTHS i CONTAINS Anima? Protein Bone Marrow
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER
    25 8 Tlie rubber crop of the above Estate for the month of December 1940 was ***** lbs. Total for 8 months *****0 lbs.
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      MINING
      457 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 3rd February, 1941 Lssue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Amp-it Tin 3/3 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 6/7| 6/104c £1 Austral Malay 35/0 36/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 20/6 21/3ex $1 Ayer Weng 065 <lB7l £1 Bangrin Tin 14/0 15/0 $1
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      RUBBERS
      242 8 issue Buyers Sellers Allenby Ll 5 1.20 Alor Gajah 0.82| 0.87$ Ainal. Malay 175 1.80 Ayer Hitam 0.90 1.00 Ayer Molek 1.15 1.20 Ayer Panas 1.10 1.15 Bassett 0.40 0.43 Batu Lin tang 1.07| l.t2Jc Bedford 0.874 0.924 •Beuta 0.92 i 1.021 Borelli 1.35 1.45 Broga ’>.59 0.62 Brunei
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      GENERAL
      337 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A. £1 (Aust) N.Z. Mill Ord 22/0 23/0 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.90 1.95 2 Alex. Brick 74% Pref 2.12 J ?.171x 5 B. M. T. 7.75 8.00 £5 Chartered Bank £B£ £Bj £1 Con. T. 8. Ord. 16/9 17/0 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 20/3
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      104 8 niININ Dividend Books Close Payable Austral Amalgamated Jd. d* IJd. Bonus (total 4Jd. p. snare > Austral Malay (9d. div. A 9d. bonus; (total of l/16d. Berjuntai 20% 3rd inst 3-12.2 41 12 2.41 ipoh Tin 2s. int. I.t. 714 i R 9 4i r K.
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    Largest Foreign Trade For Three Years
    1198 8 INDIAN TRADE REVIEW FOR 1939-40 Bigger Exports Of Jute. Cotton And Tea Under the stimulus of high prices production was expanded in mast industries after the outbreak of the war, according tj the Review of the Trade of India in 1939-40, published today. Tlie
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    AMERICAN MONEY GOING TO GERMANY THROUGH RUSSIA
    188 8 The United stat® la .sending more money to the Axis Powers than to 8ru.,,, declares Mr Martin Dies, chain™, the CoLgressional commiUoe u < t un-American activity. Mr. Dies surprised a big audience t New York patriotic rally by telling them’ “When our
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    71 8 Penang, February 1. 1941 fßy Courtesy of the Chartered. Bank SELLING London Demand 2/4 1/16 New York, Demand 47 5/32 Montreal Demand 51 29/32 Batavia Demand 88 3/4 Calcutta, Bombay) Rangoon Demand) 155 7;8 Hongkong Demand 53 5/8 Shanghai Demand 12 15/16 Japan Demand 193 1/3 New' Zealand
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    THE MAILS
    155 8 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1941 Destination Superscription Postage Latest Time of Letters Postcards Posting AIK MAILS per oz. each Ordinary Regn Mon. 3rd mat Australia N Zealand By 8.0.A.C. 55 .30 8 a.m 7.30 a m Java 60 .30 Sumatra Java By K.L.M. .40 20 Great Britain via N.
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    146 8 Yesterday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON: “Spot” Received £256 0 0 “Forward” N ot Received £257 15 0. SINGAPORE: s P°t" $133.50 $133,621* Business done 50 tons 25 tons PENANG: “Spot” $133.50 $133 62% RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” Wot Received 12 9|l6d “Forward” Not Received 12 9|l6d Tone Not Received
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    DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FAR EAST
    121 9 May Provide Some Of 1941 5 s Best Headlines New York. Mr. Miles W. Vaughn, former Far Eastwn Manager of the United Press, told the American Association of Journalism Teacheis that the Far Hast was likely to provide some of 1941*8 best headlines. Mr. Vaughn,
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      3054 9 DELHI Ssa IJU V I 1 F I nSee Si >- D 729 mc s 4115 ">•> Slft 1 IJ LI.B 4B? S News ni :i;.t k IXI inau VUD4 1183 me s, <2s?fi ml 9.30 Close Down. VUD2 349 m? s 85 84 m TODAY SHO broadcas^‘ ONS RANGOON
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      133 9 RANGOON XYO 6.01 mc/s <49.94 m.) XYO 3.48 mc/s (86 mJ 6.50 p.m. Indian Session (Recorded Programme). 7.05 English Session (Recorded Programme). 8.20 Burmese News and Market Quotations. 9.35 Recorded Programme. 10.00 News. 10.15 Recorded Programme. 11.05 Dance Programme. 11.20 Close down. SAN FRANCISCO (TREASURE ISLAND) KGEI 9.67 mc/s (31.02
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    MR. WILLKIE TO TESTIFY ON LEASE & LEND BILL
    881 10 MR. WILLKIE TO TESTIFY ON LEASE LEND BILL Whirlwind Tour Of Britain Will Help Washington, Feb. 1 The State Department announces that Mr. Cordell Hull at the request of Senator George, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has transmitted an invitation to Mr. Wendell Willkie to return to Washington to
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    Heavy Fighting Round Agordat And Barentu
    1084 10 One Enemy Division Isolated At Each Place STRONG PATROL ACTIVITY AT MOYALE Cairo, Feb. 1 British motorised forces have cut the fifteen mile road which links the strategic towns of Agordat and Barentu in Eritrea thus isolating Italian forces in either places. It is
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    Dutch Indies Reject Japan's New Order
    291 10 R.euter. VIEWS CONVEYED TO TOKYO Rugby, Feb. 1. It is announced in London that the Netherlands Minister in Tokyo has been instructed to deliver a message to the Japanese Government to the effect that whatever may have been the real meaning of the words
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    LORD LLOYD ILL
    43 10 Reuter. London, Feb. 1 It is announced in London tonight that Lord Lloyd’s condition gives rise to some anxiety and he has been taken to a Nursing Home in London for examination and treatment under the supervision of Lord Horder.—
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    MR. MCADOO DEAD
    31 10 —Reuter. Secretary Of Treasury Under President Wilson Washington, Feb. 1. Mr. William McAdoo, a former senator from California and Secretary of the Treasury under President Wilson died today.—Reuter.
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    10,000-TON ITALIAN SHIP SUNK
    83 10 Reuter. Torpedoed By Greek Submarine Athens, February, 2. It is officially’ stated that a 10,000-ton Italian vesssel was torpedoed and sunk on January 28 off Brindisi by the Greek submarine, Papnicolis. which had already’ torpedoed three Italian troopships in the Adriatic on Christmas Eve. Tlie Greek
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    All Hitler's Efforts Will Be Frustrated
    250 10 —Reuter. Mr. H. Dalton u Future Ordeals London, February 1. “Greater ordeals of personal risks 1 than ever before, may be faod by i everyone in Britain in the near future” said Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare. today Leicester. But, he added,
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    NO NIGHT RAIDS ON LONDON
    159 10 1.—8.0 W. Few Casualties In East Anglia London, February 1. Britain was again free from air raids last night. It was London's eleventh quiet night out of twelve. The Air Ministry communique s.ays there was slight enemy air activity during the early hours of darkness
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    GERMAN RAIDER SHOT DOWN
    122 10 .—Reuter. Bombs Dropped On Field In Sussex London, Feb. 1 Yesterday a Nazi daylight raider dr qiped bombs in a Sussex field in wine:" children were playing. A little later crashed jn flames. It was learned todav that the end of this machine was brought about
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    VALONA RAIDED BY R.A.F.
    79 10 Reuter. Hits Scored On MunitionDumps And Warehouse* Athens. February Bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. ua... attacked the Albanian port of X yesterday. The raid was carried despite bad weather and warehc’--munitions dumps and a timber were among the targets effectively ed. hits being registered on buildings.
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    Singapore Spring Meeting
    811 11 handicaps for first day HORSES —Class —Div. I—61 —6 Furlongs FASTSTEP 6v 904 Mr Mrs. Foo Meow Chin Mr Choo Kok Thye Hobbs NATIONAL 5y 9 02 Mr M. Van Breukelen Owner DOVER’S FATE 5y 901 "Mr. Eddie” Van Breukelen 3 KAOLIN 5 y 812 Mr M
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    SATURDAY'S HOME SOCCER RESULTS
    243 11 —Reuter. West Ham And Reading Win London. February 1. The following are the results of the football matches played today:— LONDON CLP Aidershot 3, Crystal Palace 3. Fullham 4. Brentford 1. Queen’s Park Rangers 5, Chelsea 2. Clapton Orient 3, Arsenal 3. Millwall 0, Reading 2.
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    ENGAGEMENT PARTY
    173 11 Miss Teh Tt* limn And Mr. Lim Soo Min Ar an mfornnl tea-party given at No. 84 Kelawei Road, the residence of Mr. K Mrs. Lim Hock Seng yesterday, the engagement was announced of Miss Teh Tee Inun. eldest daughter of Mr. leh Gun Ho, a teacher cf
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    $4,500 MISSING FROM SAFE OF PROVISION STORE
    217 11 Employee Arrested: Reward Offered For Recovery Taiping. rhe loss of a sum of $4,506 from a safe in a big provision store at Pasir ham, Trong has been reported to the Taiping Police. It nas stated that on January 26 about 10 p.m.
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    BADMINTON
    163 11 Blue Riband B.P. Defeated By Silver Lining B.P. In a friendly return match played yes- terday at the Blue Riband’s court the Silver Lining BP defeated the Blue Riband BP. by 7 games to 2. The following are the results: tS.L.B.P. .nlayers mentioned first): SINGLES Low Cheng Siew beat
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY
    537 11 n I HORSES —Class 2—Div. 2—6 Furlongs 0 0 0 SONNY 5y 9.00 "Newmarket Stable” H. Sleigh 32 4 MISS ZIPP 6y 8.09 Mr. A F Bruce Billett 0 0 0 DRIFT ON 7y 8.09 "Mr. Hercules” Van Breukelen 0 0 0 TRUMPETER 5y 8.09 "Mr.
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    Ricsha-Puller Crushed To Death
    162 11 COCONUT TREE SNAPS IN HEAVY STORM Batu Cajah. A Chinese riesha- puller was crushed to death en Saturday evening, when a coconut-tree fell on him. while he was pulling a riesha along the PusingBatu Gajah Road. The incident occurred in front of the Batu Gajah Hindu
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    POPULAR POLICE OFFICER TO RETIRE
    308 11 Mr. L. H. Hart’s 29 Year’s Service Taiping. With a record of 29 years service in the Malayan Police Force. Mi. Lawrence I Herewai d Hart Officer Supei intending i Police Circle. Taiping and former i Chief Police Officei Perak and Malacca is to retire
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    IPOH GOLF CLUB
    151 11 Fixtures For February Ipoh The Ipoh Golf Club fixtures for February are as follows. Tuesday, 11 —Laciies Medai. Friday, 14 —Ladies Captains Prize (Flag Competition). Saturday, 22 Sunday, 23—Men’s Medal Tuesday, 25—Mixed Foursomes EADIES SECTION Tuesday, 11- Medal (As already reported). Friday, 14 —Captain’s Prize (Flag Competition).
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    MR. ALMA BAKER’S APPEAL TO TURF CLUBS
    451 11 New Subscription For Women’s Tornado Pointing out that a misconeeptiMb appears to exist regarding a suggestion made by him to the various turf club» in Malaya for subscriptions for purchasing more fighter planes for the R.A.F.. Mr. C Afina Baker of Batu Gajah
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    MINES LABOURERS ON STRIKE
    64 11 Demand For increased IF a fees IPOH. The Chinese Protectorate received a report on Friday that about 200 labourers on two Chinese-owned mines in Tronoh had gone on strike demanding more wages. The men demanded an increase of eight cents jier knng. About 60 labourers on
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    SEREMBAN CHENG WAH BEATEN AGAIN
    243 11 Ipoh Namesakes Win 3—l At Soccer Ipoh. Playing their second soccer match in Ipoh, the Seremban Cheng Wah went down to the Ipoh Cheng Wah by three goals to one in a keenly contested game on the lower padang on Saturday afternoon. The visitors opened
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    British Troops Now Pressing On From Agordat
    687 12 KEREN NEXT ON THE LIST Italians At Barentu Surrounded Enemy Chased Into Interior Of Abyssinia Cairo, Feb, 3. FOLLOWING the capture of Agordat, British troops are pressing on towards Keren, fifty miles further east on the railway to Massawa. Keren is probably less
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    MARKET PRICES
    61 12 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3. TIN: Penang $133 50 Business done 75 tons Singapore $133 50 RUBBER; Penang Spot 36 5 8c Singapore’ Spot 36 5/8c COPRA: Sundried $2.00 buyers Black Pepper Nominal -TAPIOCA: Medium $7.05 sellers KICEi' 11- RellerS Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 gO4 Rangoon White No. 2so 52
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    WAR SAVINGS
    65 12 8.0. W. £567,448,982 Since Start Of Campaign Rugby, February 2. Since the opening of the war savings campaign £216,359.582 has been raised by the sale of savings certificates and £215,132.400 t»y the sale of defence bonds while the balance due tn depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank
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    NO CHANGE IN LORD LLOYD’S CONDITION
    30 12 —l5 O W Rugby, February 2. There is no change in Lorr. Lloyd’s condition and anxiety continues, states a Colonial office bulletin —B OV/
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    Serious Riots At Johannesburg
    376 12 -Reuter Thousands Involved Johannesburg, February 2. Wild scenes were witnessed in Johannesburg during the week-end when tliousands of police, civilian and soldiers were involved in serious riots. A hundred and forty people, mostly soldiers, were admitted to hospital up to the present. Armoured cars toured the
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    LAST WEEK’S AIR OPERATIONS
    168 12 —Reuter. London, February 1. All air operations in Europe- -British and German—for the week ending with the daw n of January 31 has been on a small scale owing to bad weather. On four nights tliere were no R.A F. operations ovet German and Get man-occu-pied
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    Greeks Wrest Important Peak After All-night Battle
    536 12 ITALIANS ROUTED AFTER STUBBORN RESISTANCE London, Feb. 1 An important mountain peak known as 1960, originally organised as defensive position by the Government of ex-King Zog of Albania was captured yesterday by Greek troops at the point of bayonet after an all-night battle.
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    Italian Counter-Attack Fails, Greeks Take Up New Positions
    465 12 8.0. W. Athens, February 3. All enemy attempts at counter attack have definitely failed, states the Athens radio, adding that Greek forces steadily advanced and had taken up new lines and r w>si turns, according to plan It added that these operations
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    NO TRAINING AT BUKIT TIMAH DUE TO HEAVY RAIN
    31 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. Owing to heavy rain this morning, there was no training at the Bukit Timah race track.
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    NEW MOVEMENT IN PARIS
    218 12 —Reuter. To Work For FrancoGerman Co-operation Berlin, February 2. A new political movement was founded in Paris today, declared the official German news agency. Its program, which was broadcast today, stated that the reconstruction of France depends on uniting France with Europe and on the accomplishment
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    SIR P. VARRIER-JONES DEAD
    150 12 —B O.W Founder Of Pap worth Village Settlement Ruguy, Feb. 1 The death is announced of Sir Pendrill Varrier-Jones, co-founder and for 22 years director of Papworth Village Settlement for the treatment of tuberculosis, aged 57. In completing the great work, he had seen the extension
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