Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 April 1941

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY IT 89. Vol. XCIX. TUESDAY, APRIL 15, IQlh PRICE 10 CE.YI >
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  • 266 1 REACTIONS TO PACT Possible Tightening Of Economic Measures LEAD FROM WHITE HOUSE AWAITED WASHINGTON, APRIL 15. qPHE RUSSO-JAPANESE PACT, ACCORDING TO WELLJ INFORMED CIRCLES IN WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN SOME RE-EXAMINATION OF UNITED STATES POLIC Y TOWARDS BOTH COUNTRIES. The Administration, these
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  • 80 1 —Reuter. London, April 15. Sayid Rashid Ali el Gaila, chief civilian leader in the Iraq coup d’etat, succeeded in forming a Cabinet under his presidency on Saturday. The Cabinet announced by the Royal traq legations shows that Sayid Rashid Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and
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  • 135 1 a- in a —Reuter. 'printed Three Miles On Bough Ground London, April 14. D Germans after making a the and ing in No Man’s Land between V a p V an d lines in Greece, an irik Hurricane Pilot sprinted three rpMz'norf'u 1 roU2h ground before he
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  • 50 1 —REUTER. BERLIN, APRIL 15 THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, Mil. MATSUOKA, HAS INVITED THE SOVIET COMMISSAR FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, M. MOLOTOV, TO VISIT JAPAN, ACCORDING TO JAPANESE REPORTS QUOTED BY THE BERLIN RADIO. IT IS NOT STATED WHETHER THE INVITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED—REUTER. M. MOLOTOV
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  • 97 1 —Reuter. Budapest, April. 15. O EPLYING to the Soviet state ment disapproving Hungarian action in marching into Yugoslavia, official circles in Budapest have issued a statement declaring that Moscow misapprenhended circumstances, says the Dudapest radio. It says that the Hungaro-Yugo-slav pact of friendship was signed with the lawful
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  • 41 1 HOME FORCES C.-IN-C. AT ARMY MANOEUVRES: General Sir Allan Brcoke (centre) C.-in-C., Home Forces, studying a map at army exercises h 'ijic' just been concluded See Page 2 With the C-in-C. arc two Genera Is.
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  • 406 1 AXIS MUST EXPECT CLASH Rome, April /5. EK£RAL Sitnovitch ma. r>ya>is 1;? *he Hire <> V irgcs/cnict to gair time." de the Giomale d’lta ia teda. any ease ~Lti.drawa (>• British troops from the Balkan peninsula seems out of the question; tve trust, therefore, expect
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  • 212 1 LONDON, APRIL 15. A NUMBER OF A NEW TYPE OF UNITED STATES FOUR-EN-GINED FLYING FORTRESSES HA VE REACHED BRITAIN FROM THE UNTIED STATES, BEATING ALL RECORDS IN THEIR FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. —Reuter. They are known as Boeing B 17 C and
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  • 55 1 MR. JAMES ROOSEVELT, eldest son of President Roosevelt, married Miss Romelle Schneider yesterday, says a Reuter message from Beve. ley Hills, California. Mrs. Roosevelt attended the ceremony. Mr. James Roosevelt’s former marriage was dissolved last year Miss Schneider, who is 25, nursed him when hr was
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  • 32 1 A Sofia official communique says that British and Serb planes carried out another attack on objectives in Sofia on Monday night. King Boris visited bombed areas after the raid.
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  • 126 1 Reuter London, April 15. The German-controlled Zagreb wireless announces the formation of a Cabinet of the new “independent" Croat state set up by Germany. The Cabinet includes General Kvaternik, Commander-in-Chief. Armed Forces; M. Budak, Prime Minister; Egret Effendi Mufti, leader of the Croat Moslems. —Reuter London,
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  • 75 1 —8.0. W. Loyal To Alliance With Britain Rugby, April 15. The Turkish attitude towards the developments in Balkans is fully appreciated in London. There is confirmation here of the statement by a Member of the Turkish Parliament on Saturday that Turkey’s continued policy of watching her frontiers with
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  • 305 1 —Reuter. New York. April 15. Q TRI KE threats in the United States steel industry have been removed by announcements of Wage increases. With operations already resumed at the Allis, Chalmers 4 and Ford concerns, the labour picture is considerably clearer than la*d
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  • 59 1 —Reuter. Malta, April 15. A large number of German aircraft dropped many bombs when flying over Malta in waves during Sunday night. Ir one area, a few civilian houses were demolished but there were no casualties. In other areas there was sligh* damage. An enemy offensive
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  • 255 1 It is a well established fact that mil- lions of dollars are expanded annually in repairing the damage done by Ter- mites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In a recent press sur- vey, it was shown that or. the estimate.» of the Kuala Lumpur Works
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  • 889 2 “SEND US HELP AT ONCE” Wonderful Pilots Planes NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER London- April 14. The high spirit of the troops and of the Yugoslav people in face of the violent German o ffensive is emphasised in the course of a message to
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  • 57 2 AV -—Reuter Italy’s New Protest To Washington Washington. April 14. Italy has delivered a new note today to the United States Government protesting against the seizure of Italian ships. Details of the note are not published, but an Italian official said that it further explained the Italian
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  • 206 2 i —Reuter. London, April 14. Although Shere was not a let-up in war production anywhere and arma- i ments factories belched forth smoke as usual, those workers and servicemen on duty celebrated the Easter Bank Holiday something approaching peacetime style today. London’s West En<L from an
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  • 97 2 —Reuter. Capture Of Fort Capuzzo Claimed Bv Germans London, Apr. 14 The Germans announce that they have captured Fort Caouzzo on the Libyan side of the Egyptian-Libyan frontier and Solium on the Egyptian side. This claim is made in a High Command communique issued in Berlin
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  • 215 2 A-A GUNS IN ACTION London, April 14. aircraft were over northern Ireland on Monday afternoon. They were seen at one (place flying at a great height. Anti-aircraft guns op ened fire. No damage or casualties are so far reported, says a joint communique issued by
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  • 65 2 —Reuter. Second Time Since Start Of Balkan War London, Apr. 14 Sofia, believed to be the German headquarters in the Balkans, was raided by British planes for the second time on Sunday night, according to the Rome radio. Yugoslav aircraft took part in the attack. There
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  • 636 2 What Invasion Exercises Reveal (By Ralph Walling, Reuter's air cor t, spondent). London, April 14. Army exercises in which an entrenched German invasion force endeavoured t o maintain a bridgehead around a captured East Coast port t o permit' a drive against industrial Midlands, have
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  • 303 2 -EOT, U.S. EASTER BROADCAST Rugby, April 14 OEPRESENTATIVES of tho V countries at present labouring under the Nazi yoke took part yesterday in a special American Easter broadcast entitled, “We Shall Live Again.” Each speaker stressed determination of their country never to let its spirit
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  • 321 2 CUIU ACX.XAV* -8.0. W, Through Skill Of Pilot Toughness Of Machine Rugby, April 14 How the skill of a pilot and the toughness of the aircraft won a victory against German night fighter and brought the crew and the bomber safely home on one engine and
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  • 141 2 Chungking Not Surprised At SovietJapanese Pact i.—Reuter. Chungking, April 14. News, of Hie/ Soviet-Japanese pact did not come as a surprise < here since the Chinese firmly believed that the main object odfMr. Matsuoka’s trip to Europe was the conclusion of the agreement with Moscow. The question uppermost in all
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  • 112 2 —8.0. W. Will Exceed £4,000,000 By March 1942 Rugby, April 14. Canada’s daily war expenditure is now about three tiroes as great as it was in the heaviest year of the last war and is expected to exceed four million dollars before March of next year.
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  • 100 2 .—8.0. W. Superior To Germans Man For Man Rugby, April 1.4 Some air activity is reported in Greece, the Luftwaffe having sent three waves over 8010 where bombs were dropped, without causing casualties. Three attacking planes were brought down by antiaircraft gunfire. Wounded men who have
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  • 133 2 —Reuter. Madras, April 14. A/TUSLIMS would never agree to any constitution for the whole of India providing for one Government at the centre, declared Mr. Jinnah, President of the Muslim League, speaking at the League’s annual meeting. He advocated the “establishment of
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  • 1356 3  -  BRITAIN'S GREAT NEW ARMY: By H. V. MORTON London. DURING the last few weeks I have talked with the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, with generals, brigadiers, colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants, sergeant-majors, sergeants- Corporals and privates. In other words, I have talked to
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  • 380 3 pRINCESS STEFANIE HOHENLO E, PROMINENT NAZI SECRET AGENT, A WARRANT FOR WHOSE ARREST HAS BEEN ISSUED IN WASHINGTON, WILL BE TURNED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES —BUT SHE WILL NOT BE READMITTED TO ENGLAND. Only twenty-four hours after the disclosure of the Fifth Column
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  • 1128 4 German World Plans Outlined New York. A POLITICAL sensation of the first order was created here by the publication of a speech by Richard Walther Darre, Germany’s Minister of Agriculture, and a key man in the Nazi party. With extraordinary frankness he outlined German plans for
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  • 245 4 London. Squadron-Leader E. L. Moxey heard one day last month that two unexploded bombs were embedded in an aerodrome. He immediately volunteered to proceed to the site and remove them. As a technical intelligence officer he was very well aware of the risk he ran
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  • 519 4 New Arrangement Discussed ■T'OLLOWING are extracts from the report of the committee of the Selangor and Pahang branch of the A.A.M., which will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, April 17: The accounts show an excess of expenditure over income of $1,046.43. Subscriptions show a considerable
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  • 1290 4 FACILITIES FOR H.M. FORCES DESCRIBED AT the District Conference at Ipoh, Rotarian B. H. Pieris of Seremban gave an account of the “Oriental Garden” Organised by his Club for the enter tainment of H. M. Forces. Rotarian Pieris said: ‘T‘he idea was first given to me by
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  • 118 4 Thirteen is the. lucky number of Corporal Josephine M. G. Robins, a W. A. A.F. girl. It was on the 13th day of a month that she won the Military Medal. She was in a dug-out which received a direct hit during an intense
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    • 98 4 KEEP JUftS THEIR MOUTHS Denial experts designed the famous ’ShortHead" brush with special TEK junior for children. Only genuine Tek Brushes, by virtue of their »hort heads, fit behind the arch of the teeth, where scientifically designed bristles, remove remains of food from hidden nooks and crannies. Stware of imitation
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 58 4 iWHAT A WarJwuw™”: wjnl dr .-Ah i i MLIIWwM. idl mRMK x uS• fiMr .Squire baint got the mind for hunting these days, so I chances me arm and says, Can't waste them togs, Squire/ and it worked." J All in a Day s Work— —by Rick Elmes □on Go
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  • 312 5 Proposal Carried At Rotary Conference A proposal has been adopted by the Rotary District Conference at Ipoh recommending that all Rotary Clubs in the District invite their members to subscribe a monthly sum of <5 cents per member for the purpose of providing accommodation in
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  • 467 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Justice Aitken has been appointed Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Straits .Settlements. 9.: 5? The Singapore Sunday Tinies announces the death in London on Feb. 23 of Mrs. Grant Mackie, widow of the late Mr. A. Grant Mackie the wellknown tin miner who
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  • 161 5 Two Malays Arrested j Ipoh. Two Malays have been arrested by the police in connection with a fire which broke out in the office of the Kay Cin Mines at Menglembu on Saturday night. The fire was put out but not before certain account books and
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  • 197 5 MALAYAN COLLERIES’ GIFT OF $25,000 A sum of $25.000 from Malayan Collieries Ltd., is among rhe latest donations acknowledged by the Controlling Committee of rhe Malayan Miners’ Bomber Fund. The Chinese miners ’of Tronoh have contributed $2,633.74, and the total of the Fund now is
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  • 273 5 Conclusion Of District Conference Ipoh. To mark the conclusion of the twelfth annual conference of the 80th District, Rotary International, a Chinese dinner was held at the residence of the late Mr. Leong Sin Nam, Gopeng Road, on Sunday night when the eldest son of the
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  • 92 5 FOUND JEWELS GONE THE NEXT MORNING Ipoh. The loss of $lOO worth of jewellery in a Chinese lodging house in Hale Street is alleged by a young Chinese girl. Her story is that she was taken to the lodging house on Saturday night by a
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  • 80 5 Two Members Of Ruling House United Alor Star. A wedding place at Alor Star on Thursday when two members of the Kedah Ruling House were married, the bridegroom being Tuan Syed Zalnul Abi<iin bin Syed Zahir, and the bride Tunku Khosiah binte Tunku Abdullah. On the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 93 5 FUN FROLIC PARK TUESDAY, 15th APRIL, 1941. CANTONESE OPERA “HOONG SENG CHOW”. Part 2. PF.ONV OPERA “CHUP LOOI CHIAM SIEW KEE”. TEOCHEW OPERA “LAW YIN CHOOT SEE" Part 9. LIBERTY TALKIES “BEAUTY OF BEAUTIES” featuring Miss Butterfly Wu—Mandarin Talkie. “LEE SAY BIN YEW TAY HOO” or A TRIP INTO THE
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 143 5 AMA ICQTir OPENS to-day IVIAJEaJ I iU 3, 6.15 9.30 P.M. RETURN screening at reduced prices of admission PARAMOUNT’S ROLLICKING RODEO OF GALS, GAGS AND GUNS’ 1 in par radio favorites in a rootin’, tootin’ round-up of fun! jack benny JWsgL TREMENDOUS success during THE HOLIDAYS REX LAST 3 SHOWS
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    • 144 5 THE NEW WORLD TUESDAY, 15th APRIL, 1941. CHENG LIN CANTONESE OPERA TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ‘FONG SAN PONG" Pan 19. With Thong Pak Meng, Siev. Heng Heng. METROPOLE TALKIES RKO Radio Presents “PARK AVENUE LOGGER With George O’Brien Beatrice Roberts. LAST NIGHT. TONIGHT AT 9 NEW r 7 CHINGLOO X
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    • 161 5 filR conD i T i Oneo LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY Hollywood’s First Streamlined Musical! A STORY’ OF THREE IN SEARCH OF FAME and love that only two can have! “Choose Your Partner” With Lana Turner, Joan Biondell, and George Murphy BEERY’S Gp en s To-morrow GREATEST XSIRTn Wednesday, April 16
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    • 85 5 QUEEN’S AIR-CONDITIONED THIS WEEK-END COLUMBIA’S BOMBSHELL OF RIOT AND HILARITY Joe E. Brown at his funniest best MGU.fOtXS. isuKimiatr IMDYOO MOW I 1 L nii A Magitificeiit British F’ilm which must be seen LAST 3 SHOWS TODAY At 3—6.15—9.30 Come, see and condemn Nazism cam f j NOVA PILBEAN WILFRID
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  • 471 6 f FHE Soviet-Japanese agreement comes as no surprise. The surprise, if any, lies in that it is a pact of neutrality, not of non-aggression. Mr. Matsuoka must have been disappointed at not having achieved the full aim of his mission but he will have to be satisfied
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  • 95 6 CINEMA: "South of Suez’’ with George Brent and Brenda Marshall. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA: “Pastor Hall" with Nova Pilbean, Wilfred Lawson and Sir Seymour Hicks. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA: “Choose Your Partner” with Lana Turner, Joan Biondell and George Murphy. 3,
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  • 387 6 He Knows His Job pEN. SIR JOHN DILL, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, has just returned to England after visiting the Middle East with Mr. Anthony Eden and inspecting the defences. Sir John, I read, appears to have been satisfied with the preparations made in each
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  • 674 6 Tuesday, April 15. TS the tide turning slowly in favour of the Allies? From Greece, at any rate, all reports concur that the situation may be considered highly satisfactory. failure of the Germans A to break through the first days together with continuous and
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    • 257 6 OMEGA WATERPROOF I- i < 1 .X ■/< X x W" w!IBW-' v ’NX-’ 'B^' L/» -P* »7’’ I'- I I EXACT TIME FOR LIFE B.P/D1 SJLYAE 1 1 (INCORPORATED IN CEVI ON SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH VhVbV.V.VA"-"-"- 8 BbS**««BHSI ANNOUNCING Follow-on fruiood The march of science brings many blessings. Until
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    • 28 6 "BULLFINCH” BUTTER Australia's Best and the favourite of Malaya THE BRAND OF PURITY Obtainable at all High Class Provision Dealers Bole Henry Waugh 8- Co., Ltd. PKNANG, HAWWVWAW
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  • 117 7 CUSTOMS STRONG ROOM BROKEN INTO Burglary During Easter Holidays IPOH TODAY. A daring burglary, involving several thouSAND DOLLARS, WAS PERPETRATED ON THE CUSTOMS WAREHOUSE HERE DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, WHEN A LARGE QUANTITY OF CHANDU WAS STOLEN. THE MISSING CHANDU, IT IS REPORTED,
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  • 218 7 Expanding War Industries differences there are between the Congress Party and the Government, one thing Is certain, and, that is, public opinion In India is unanimously against the tyranny as represented by the Nazi creed,’’ declared Mr. L. R. ChatterJle 8.A., an Indian lawyer,
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  • 121 7 Large Number Of Guests Attend Ipoh. The Rotary Conference lunch at the Hotel Majestic on Sunday was largely attended by guests of both sexes. Thanks were accorded to Rotarian Col. Cecil Rae. representative of Rotary International, Rotarian C. R. Samual, acting Governor, 80th District, Rotary International and
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  • 198 7 Malay Charged At Alor Star A lor Star. A Malay, Abass bin Murad, who was alleged to have attacked a ricshaman with a stick, was produced before the Magistrate on a charge of having voluntarily caused grievous hurt to Teoh Kim Pheow. The case was provisionally
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  • 420 7 ON STRIKE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK Arrangements To Take On New Men (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. OOME 1,400 labourers, two th irds of whom are Chinese, while the rest are Indians, who have been on strike demanding higher wages at
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  • 200 7 Society Devoted To Relief Work Singapore. io avoid possible misunderstanding, the Singapore branch of the World Red Swastika Society, has been advised not to use the red Swastika sign. The Singapore branch of the society has a large membership consisting entirely of Chinese. It is
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  • 352 7 Miss Rosamund Oswell And Mr. Graham Hough At the Church of the Assumption at 11 a.m. yesterday, the wedding took place of Miss Rosamund Oswell, elder daughter of Mr. H. T. W. Oswell, M.C.S., Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, and Mrs. Oswell, and Mr. Graham
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  • 611 7 WORK RUN ENTIRELY BY LADIES S a result of the generous response to the appeal for funds and the assistance given by the Selangor Government the Kuala Lumpur Anzac Club, which is run by a band of ladies and has done much to
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  • 339 7 Kuala Lumpur Wins Championship Scoring a total of 84 points, Kuala Lumpur annexed the championship in the triangular dance competition held at the Wembley Cabaret during the Easter Holidays, carrying away the championship cup presented by Mr. Lee Soon Peng. Penang was second with 83$ points,
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  • 31 7 There were no contributions to the War Fund in North Malaya yesterday, so the total remains at $1,504,774.53, made up of Penang $958,279.32 and Perak $546,495.21.
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  • 174 7 Presentation Ceremony At Ipoh Ipoh. A simple ceremony took place at the Malay Scoutmasters’ Traiping Camp In Ipoh yesterday evening when the Assistant Commissioner of Scouts for Malaya, Mr. H R. Hertslet, presented medals to the following: Wood Badge: Scoutmaster Leong Kim Choon, Ist Tronoh Troop.
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    • 136 7 sl|P P ®LAySM z a M fck I W I I wMWV BB Ng* V for infaw* *****11 I 1 B^^^ c and the reasons are:— OThat Cow Gate is made and packed in the green English meadows— untouched and unopened until it reaches the consumer. That Cow Gate is
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  • 124 8 Mine Statistics for the month of March: Katu Tin Dredging Ltd 549 hours run, 118,000 cubic yards treated. Tin ore won 455 piculs, Estimated cost $21.000/-, Cost per cubic yard 17.78 cents. Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd. 143 hours run. 53,500 cubic yards treated, Tin ore won
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  • 127 8 Reuter. Dummies To Impress Foreign Visitors London, April 14. Fresh light on Nazi methods of impressing foreign visitors to Geimany is given by a Swede who has just reached London. He was impressed, he said, by the bountiful supplies in the shops only to find on
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 466 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 15th April, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/0 3 6 5,0 Austral Amal 6 0 6 3 £1 Austral Malay 33/6 35/0 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/3 18 3 $1 Ayer Weng .774 82 £1 Bangrin
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    • 232 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.124 1.174 Alor Gajah -774 -824 Amal Malay 1.60 1.65 Ayer Hitam .90 .95 Ayer Molek 1.074 1.124 Ayer Panas 1-05 1.10 Bassett 42 i 48 Batu Lintang 1.05 1.07 J Bedford -85 90c Benta -974 1.024 Borelli 1-35 1.45 Broga -60 .624 Brunei United
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    • 340 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N.Z. Ord. 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.874 1.924 $2 Alex Brick 7|% Pref. 2.10 2.15 $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Banx £B4 £9c £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/6 17/0 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/9 20/6 $5
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    • 125 8 MINING Dividend Books Close Payable Anglo-Malayan Develop 15% Ist Di vid 14.4.41 16.4.41 Batu Selangors 5% 1.5.41 8.5.41 Johan 74% Final 12.4.41 19.4.41 Kent 5% L.T. X 30.4.41 Klang Rivers 74% 22.4.41 26.4.41 Kuala Lumpur Is. A.C. 24.4.41 Mambaus 74% Int. 21.4.41 28.4.41 Pengkalen Ord Pref
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  • 1351 8 Demand For Nearby Well Maintained Stanton Nelson Co. Singapore, April 10. The dramatic events of the past few’ days have over-shadowed the markets in all three centres. New York has advanced sharply on nervousness regarding the situation in the Far East, whilst London is a shade easier
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  • 129 8 The Singapore Chamber of Rubber Association 1533rd April, 1941. n lbs. t Catalogued 2,539,380 Offered 2,337.910 Sold 2,036,764 London—Spot 14 l/4d. New York—Spot 21 7/8 cents. PRICES REALISED RIBBED SMOKED SHEET cents, per ix Standard Quality 38 3/8—33 5 g Good Average Quality 37 1/2—38 1 8
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  • 22 8 Outputs for the month of March 1941: Henrietta Rubber Estate Ltd. 119,900 lbs. Sungei Matang Rubber Estate Ltd, 50,000 lbs.
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  • 41 8 The output of tin ore from the property of the Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., foi the month of March was 1,806.00 piculs. The number of hours worked during the same period was 1,410 and the yardage treated 294,500.
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  • 22 8 The March output of tin ore from the f'gow Property of the Thai Tin Syndicate Ltd. was 978 piculs.
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  • 132 8 Friday’s Close Previously TIN: LONDON “Spot” £268. 5. 0. £267. 10. 0. “Forward" £265. 10. 0. £264. 15. 0. SINGAPORE “Spot” $134.50 $134.50 Business done 50 tons Buyers, No Sellers PENANG “Spot” $134.50 $134.50 RUBBER: LONDON “Spot” 14 s|l6d. 14 3|l6d. “Forward” 14 s|l6d. 14 3|l6d. Tone Very
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    • 121 8 BANKS E (H&r Yi i SAVINGS sllety tyou io A dollar saved la an extra dollar earned Savings Account is the best Inducement to save, To have a Savings Account and to see this acceunt grew from time to time is to be a contented person. Savings Account may be
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  • 239 9 Better Off In Enemy Hands! London. TJRITISH Merchant Seamen who are taken prisoner by the enemy—often after putting up an Heroic fight •—are being penalised by their own government if they manage to escape. The seamen who were imprisoned on the notorious German prison ship,
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  • 176 9 TUESDAY. APRIL 15, 1941 Postage Latest Time of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regn. .AIR MAILS Tuesday, 15th inst. Ipoh, K. Lumpur Wearnes Air Singapore .10 -05 Services 130 p.m. 1 p.m. EUROPE All destinations 130 .65 Air to New York 1..90
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  • 538 9 Samples w lron Rations'’ rpHE King and Queen had a long talk the other day with Air Marshal W. Sholto Douglas, Commander-in-Chief of the Fighter Command about night fighters and the difficulties of intercepting enemy bombers at night. Then the King turned from the Commander-in-Chief to
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 2841 9 TY A 'NT/'"' /'Y/'Y'K.T 12.30 War songs. 12.35 News in Chinese. RANGOON 12.45 News Commentary in Chinese. 12.50 I W W~ XYO 601 mc/s <49.94 m.J News m Chinese (Shanghai dialect). 1.00 B H I K XYO 348 mc/s <B6 m > Important news in Chinese (Cantonesei. IFWV I .J
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    • 325 9 SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 kc/s (225 m.) ZHPI 9.69 mc/s (30.96 m.) ZHP2 6.175 mc/s (48.58 mJ ZHP3 7.25 mc/s (41.38 m.) (ZHL, ZHPI, ZHP2 ZHP3) 10.00 am. Lagu Gambos.t 10.30 Lagu Melayut. 11.00 Indian music.t 11.45 Hokkien music.t 12.15 pm, Chinese programme summary and Variety Programme. 12.55 Mid-day Market Prices,
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  • 851 10 HEAVY LOSSES ON ADOLF HITLER STORM TROOPERS Italy’s Only Port In Albania Taken By Yugoslavs London, April 14 British infantry repulsed an attack by an S.S. Adolf Hitler Division in Northern Greece on Friday, indicting heavy losses on the Germans, it is learned in
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  • 114 10 —Reuter. Non-aggression Pact Useless Ankara, April 14. The German Ambassador, Herr Von Papen, has recently been fostering reports that the Reich would shortly conclude a non-aggression pact with Turkey. A sharp rebuke was administered to this propaganda today by the influential newspaper, “Vakit”. “Germany,” It
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  • 51 10 I.—Reuter. Opening At Stratford-On-Avon London, April 14. Despite the war, a crowded and enthusiastic audience gathered in the Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon for the opening of this year’s Shakespeare festival. All omens seem to foreshadow a successful season which may well continue beyond the ten weeks at present
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  • 1013 10 MOSCOW’S DISAPPROVAL OF NAZI AGGRESSIONS Significance Of Pact With Tokio London, April 14 The Russo-Japanese pact marks the perceptible loosening of the bonds of the tripartite solidarity, says the “Daily Telegraph.” At first sight, it might appear a gesture of friendliness towards the Axis,
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  • 159 10 —Reuter. Foreign Policy Of Y ugoslav Endorsed London, April 14. The significance of the Russian attitude to Yugoslavia is stressed by the “Sunday Times” correspondent in a review’ of the Balkan situation. The correspondent points out that far from regarding the Yugoslav defeat as a foregone
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  • 259 10 Reuter. Bordeaux Docks Also Attacked London, Apr. 14 R.A.F. bombers again attacked Merignac aerodrome near Bordeaux during Sunday night, it is learned in London. Bordeaux docks were also bombed. British bombers continuing their dally attack on German shipping off the Dutch and
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  • 138 10 —Reuter. No Alert In London For Third Successive Night London, Apr. 14 Though there was a waning moon to guide them, few German bombers visited Britain during the night and it is believed that the weather on the Continent was unfavourable to air operations. An
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  • 460 10 GONDAR THREATENED BY PINCER MOVEMENT FROM NORTH WEST -Beu»* Khartoum, Apr. 14 (From Patrick Crosse, Reuter’s special correspondent with the British Forces in East Africa). A vast stretch of territory, 700 by 400 miles, has now been covered by British Imperial troops who are
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  • 1810 11 Electra Pays Day’s Best Dividend 848 DODD RIDES TWO WINNERS (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) Singapore, April 14 The going was very heavy for the fourth day of the Singapore races this afternoon, when moderate dividends were paid, the day’s best coming from Mr.
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  • 692 11 -'latch Ends Just Before Lunch By four wickets Singapore defeated Selangor in the annual inter-state cricket which terminated this morning shortly before lunch on the padang. At one stage of the game Selangor appeared to be in a good position to turn the tables
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  • 492 11 Penang Win Men’s And Mixed Doubles Titles Singapore. Penang annexed the men’s and mixed doubles titles at the Malayan Badminton Championships, which were brought to a conclusion yesterday at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Chee Choon Keng and Chee Choon Wah lost the first set to Wee Boon
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  • 678 11 TWO RECORDS SMASHED: GIRLS’ TEAM SWEEP BOARD Singapore. Shining in the individual events, and especially in the girls’ section, the Penang Chinese Swimming Club won the triangular aquatic meet after a thrilling two-day contest with the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club and the Kinta Swimming Club,
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  • 93 11 Eurasians XI Beat Huck Boo’s XI The solitary goal of the match scored by K Lembruggen in the last minute enabled the Penang Eurasians to defeat Huck Boo’s XI in a friendly fixture before a large crowd on the Esplanade yesterday. P.R.C. vs Penang Fortress “B” On the Dato
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  • 53 11 Practice For B.M. High School Old Boys There will be a cricket practice for old boys of the Bukit Mertajam High School at the school padang on Sunday, the 20th, at 10 a.m. All interested are asked to turn up. If a sufficient number turn up there will be
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  • 211 12 Signed Agreement Placing Greenland Under U.S. Protection Washington, April 14. ILTR. Henrik De Kauffman, Danish Minister in Washington, A has formally advised the Unitea States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, of his r efusal to recognise his recall by the Copenhagen Government. Mr.
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  • 98 12 —Reuter. 40.000 Troops To Replace Germans London, April 14. Italian troops in large numbers are reported to be replacing German troops in Occupied France. An important contingent has already arrived at Augers in the west end of France and it is planned to send forty thousand Italians
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  • 357 12 Men Score Easy Victory Over Ladies On Good Friday, April 11, an interesting match was played between the Ladies and Men and resulted in an unexpectedly easy win for the latter by 14 points to 4. The Ladies were conceded a stroke a hole, except at
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  • 17 12 There was no training work on the Singapore race track this morning.
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  • 290 12 SITUATION IN TOBRUK NOW COMPLETELY RESTORED LONDON, APRIL 15. BRITISH FORCES HOLDING TOBRUK THE BY-PASS IN THE NAZI COASTAL DRIVE TO THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER HAVE REPULSED A HEAVY GERMAN TANK AND INFANTRY ATTACK. TWENTY ENEMY TANKS CROSSED THE OUTER DEFENCES AT ONE
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  • 119 12 —Reuter. Keystone, Favourite, Finishes Third Nottingham, April 14. The first real test for turf classics candidates furnished a surprise when Key- stone, formerly known as Rossetta filly, ridden faj- the champion jockey, Gordon Richards, started odds-on favourite and only finished third in a
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  • 75 12 —Reuter. London, April 15. German aircraft, flying singly, have dropped bombs at several widely separated places in various parts of England during daylight yesterday. Casualties were very few and though damage was done at some points, it was nowhere very great. An Air Ministry communique
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  • 61 12 —Reuter. Bombs Dropped On Easter Sunday Malta, Apr. 14 Easter Sunday was ushered in with Malta’s 500th air raid alert. The following night during which enemy aircraft approached the coast and dropped bombs, another enemy formation stacked early on Sunday morning. British fighters and anti-aircraft
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  • 48 12 NATIONAL TO CARRY TOP WEIGHT Weights for the Governor’s Cup: Horses—Class I—Div. I—l Mile and 1 Furlong. NATIONAL 9.04 DEPOT 9.03 SNOWY OWL 8.11 LORD BUG 8.10 CIMON 8.06 LOVER’S FATE 8.05 KAI TERE 8.01 MYSTIC MUSIC 8.01 SCOTTISH RIFLE 7.13 SMOKE DREAMS 7.12
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  • 27 12 The Penang Sports Club will be holding a soccer practice game at Western Road tomorrow (Wednesday» 'afternoon at 5.15 Any member interested will be welcome.
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  • 271 12 American Tribute To Chinese Engineers A high tribute to the Chinese highways engineers for their meritorious service under adverse circumstances in the Sino-Japanese war was paid by Mr. T. O’Connor, an American construction engineer, who was passing through Penang on his way back to the United States yesterday.
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  • 89 12 Spectacles Stolen Ipoh. The Lip Dispensary in Belfield Street was burgled on Saturday night and several pairs of spectacles valued at about $4O v hich were on display in the show window, were stolen. The glass of the show window was smashed. Inspector Yunus is Investigating. In
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  • 148 12 —Reuter. Athens, April 15. “TT is not unlikely that the action of Greece, this small and 1 noble nation, may prove in the end to be the beginning of the final downfall of Nazi tyranny.” This statement occurs in a special Or
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  • 327 12 —Reuter. Could Be Over-estimated Cordell Hull WASHINGTON, APRIL 15. “HPHE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PACT BETWEEN THE SOVIET UNION AND JAPAN RELATING T O NEUTRALITY COULD BE OVER-ESTIMATED,” DECLARED THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, IN A FORMAL STATEMENT TO DAY. ‘‘The agreement would seem to be descriptive
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  • 58 12 —Reuter. Sydney, April 15. “The Empire is about to pass through the greatest test since the collapse of France,” declared the Australian Army Minister, Mr. P. C. Spender, appealing for recruits today. “Hitler is staking all on the next months. When we have
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  • 175 12 B.M. High School And A.C.H.S. Draw Bukit Mertajam. In a fast and thrilling game of soccer played on the Bukit Mertajam High School Ground last Thursday, the B. M. High School drew with the Anglo-Chinese High School, Penang each side scoring one goal. Play was clean and
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  • 347 12 Two Titles For Choo Soot And Peng Cheong Ipoh. Chew Choo Soot and Looi Peng Cheong each took two titles at the F.M.S. Amateur Weight-lifting Championships which concluded before a record crowd at the Jubilee Park on Sunday night. Lifting conditions were most unfavourable and consequently Malayan records
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  • 41 12 TUESDAY APRIL- 15TIN: Ptnang >l34 a Business done 1C Singapore $134 75 RUBBER: 3SC Penang Spot Singapore Spot COPRA: Sundried |2.90 Black Penper TAPIOCA: «15 seller* Medium Fair Seed RICE: t 952 Rangoon Parodied No. Rangoon Parboiled No. 2
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