Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 May 1941
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Title Section20 1941-05-17 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED 3AILY 0 in. Vol. xax. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1941. PRICE W CENTS20 words
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455 1941-05-17 1 GEN. CATROUX’S OFFER TO SYRIANS Stirring Call To Countrymen To Chase Out Enemy Cairo, May I*7. JN the course of a broadcast appeal to Syria last night, General Catroux, Free French leader in the Middle East, revealed that 800.—Reuter. - 455 words
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95 1941-05-17 1 .—Reuter. London, May 17. The British Government give notice that limits of areas in the Mediterranean which have been declared danger zones to shipping in February and April 1941 are extended to include all waters to eastward of the line drawn from Ras El Kanais in.—Reuter. - 95 words
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Article44 1941-05-17 1 ,—Reuter. Chungking, May 17. Japanese planes A in two waves showered bombs on the western suburbs of Chungking yesterday morning. Incendiaries were dropped at the Chialing river front and started big fires. Chinese anti-aircraft guns put up heavy fire. —Reuter.,—Reuter. - 44 words
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Article, Illustration393 1941-05-17 1 —Reuter. London, May 17. 1 1 ESS is described a- an “absolutely fanatical supporter of the Nazi system, who was honest and sincere’’ by Sir Neville Henderson, former British Ambassador in Berlin, making his first pronouncement .»t Stamford. Lincolnshire yesterday on the escape!.—Reuter. - 393 words
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121 1941-05-17 1 WASHINGTON. MAY 17. PRESIDENT ROOSES EL US LAST MINUTE APPEAL TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE WAS TRANSMITTED YESTERDAY TO FRENCH IJSTE NEKS OVER THE SHORT WAVE RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME. THE U.S. COASTGUARD HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL FRENCH SHIPS IN UNITEDReutei. - 121 words
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Article138 1941-05-17 1 is promoted Major-General. —Reuter. London, May 17. A: number of new appointments and command changes are announced by the War Office. They include the selection for special appointment, with effect from .May 19, of General Sir Robert Haining, ViceChief of the Imperial General Staff. General Haining’sis promoted Major-General. —Reuter. - 138 words
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447 1941-05-17 1 Cairo, May ip. l\/fILITARY circles here are optimistic that yesterday’s recapture !V1 of Solium is the forerunner of tactics •which will shake Hitler’s “palm tree boys” to the core, teaching them that the Libyan desert is no place for the Nazi war—Reuter. - 447 words
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Article51 1941-05-17 1 State Of Emergency In Selangor Kl ALA LUMPUR, TODAY. THE BRITISH RESIDENT, SELANGOR. HAS DECLARED THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY EXISTS IN THE STATE AND HAS CALLED OUT THE VARIOUS UNITS OF THE SELANGOR VOLUN T E E R FORCES, ACCORDING TO A NOTIFICATION IN THE F.M.S. GOVERNMENT51 words
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Advertisement12 1941-05-17 1 the day I I WELL! I Agents: G. H. SLOT Co., Ltd.12 words
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Advertisement97 1941-05-17 1 i'uiHT r nsi BUTTER s&lo in irmRVR m OVE# 25 VEBRS unvßßvino ExcEnencE I (til the excitement I I o 1 the races I in your home ’’ESCALDO" RACE GAME THE MOST REALISTIC RACE GAME EVER INVENTED. BY TURNING A RACKET HANDLE, THE HORSES AUTOMATI- CAI.LY RACE ALONG THE GREEN97 words
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887 1941-05-17 2 Ambassador Being Recalled WAR NOW CLOSER TO U.S. WASHINGTON, MAY 16. ’OR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, DIPLOMATIC RELATE TIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE APPEAR TO HAVE COME TO AN END AND AS EXPECTED HERE ADMIRAL LEAHY, UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT VICHY, M ILL887 words
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73 1941-05-17 2 ’—Reuter. Berne, May i(). A UTHORITATIVE circles ■S*- in Lyons state that an agreement has been signed between Germany and Spain, authorising German troops to use Spanish territory in order to attack Gibraltar, states a report to the “Tribune de Geneve” from’—Reuter. - 73 words
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87 1941-05-17 2 i;—Reuter. London, May 16. The Germans are increasing their assurances to Turkey that she will not be involved in the conflict provided she gives economic facilities to the Reich, according to the Independent French Agency’s Istanbul correspondent. The Germans are now asking for grain. Theyi;—Reuter. - 87 words
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Article44 1941-05-17 2 ,—Reuter. London, May 16. At least £135,000 worth of damage has been done at Westminster Abl oy as a result of raids since last September. The damage during last Saturday night’s raid on London accounts for £lOO,OOO of this figure.—Reuter.,—Reuter. - 44 words
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Article59 1941-05-17 2 —Reuter. Shanghai, May 16. Coincident with the impending arrival of the U.S. transport Henderson, unconfirmable reports are circulating in Shanghai that the strength of the U.S. marines here will undergo a slight reduction. It -is rumoured that about 300 time expired men will sail home aboard—Reuter. - 59 words
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Article66 1941-05-17 2 —REUTER. CAIRO, MAY 16. German aircraft on THREE SYRIAN AERODROMES— PALYMY RA, DAMASCUS AND RAY AK—WERE ATTACKED BY THE R.A.F. YESTERDAY, IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. AT PALYMYRA, THREE JUNKERS AND TWO OTHER GERMAN AIRCRAFT AND ONE ITALIAN CAPRONI PLANE WERE MACHINE-GUNNED AND AT LEAST THREE MACHINES—REUTER. - 66 words
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281 1941-05-17 2 HUPEH BATTLE .—Reuter. London, May 16. Chinese field despatches from the Hupeh front claim that the Japanese of- tensive launched on the east and west banks of the river were repulsed with ten thousand casualties. The Japanese forces attacking Chinese positions in the Tahung.—Reuter. - 281 words
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425 1941-05-17 2 ‘HOLD OUT FOR FREEDOM” Rugby, May 16. IN an eleventh-hour appeal t o the people of France, Presi--1 dent Roosevelt said: “The policy of this Government in its relations with the French Republic has been based upon the terms of the armistice between—8.0. W. - 425 words
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108 1941-05-17 2 Reuter. Cairo, May 16. ORITISH troops on Thursday occupied Halfaya Pass, Musaid and Solium as a resu It of a limited operation carried out by covering forces, states a G.H.Q. communique. Serious casualties were inflicted on the enemy and a number of German prisonersReuter. - 108 words
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Article230 1941-05-17 2 .—Reuter. Not A Monster Sales Organisation Simla, May 16. When considering the Eastern Group Council's activities, it is well to bear in j mind that the Council cannot create de- mand and it is not a monster sales organisation beating up custom, said Mr. A Hydari, India's.—Reuter. - 230 words
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Article18 1941-05-17 2 —Reuter. Recife, Pernambuco, May 16 The German cargo steamer, Lech, has arrived here.—Reuter..—Reuter. - 18 words
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403 1941-05-17 2 —Reuter Tokyo, May 16. A stern attitude towards the Netherlands East Indies was taken by the metropolitan press at Batavia for closer economic co-operation between Japan and the N.E.I. The “Yomiuri Shimbun” brands the assertion that some percentage of N.E.I. products purchased by—Reuter - 403 words
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Advertisement131 1941-05-17 2 deceptive cleanliness MAY SCREEN EXISTING DECAY ®A front oi glsamjag wait» enamel may hide from you and others a process .JAVtX of decay, until toothache sounds c ,A VA note of warning. Tel: toothbrushes A designed by dental surgeon®, fit into \^*/yr the arch behind the teeth, removing ♦hose minute131 words
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Article181 1941-05-17 3 HIM TO JAPAN TXISAPPOINTED at their failure to 1 drag Japan into the war, the Nazis are making fresh efforts to persuade the Japanese that they are strong enough to fight both the British Empire and the United States. The Muenchener Neueste Nachrichten declares: “Japan’s181 words
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Article194 1941-05-17 3 Indian Officer Refused Relief Khartoum. T YING in a military hospital, suffer- ing from split eardrums, exhaustion and shock, is a 21-year-old Indian officer, who performed what bis commander described as “one of the longest continued feats of sheer, cold courage I’ve ever met.” He194 words
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Article75 1941-05-17 3 An R.A.F. hero of 23 has married heroine of 16. The bride is Evelyn Harmer, Southampton phone girl. She was recently awarded the medal of the 0.8. E. for sticking at her post during a Blitz on the town. Her husband is Pilot Officer Stanley75 words
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321 1941-05-17 3 STORIES of the deathless 300-mlle retreat; the New Zealander.s’ battle of Thermopylae rivalling the classic stand of the ancient Greeks there; of the defence of the bridge across the Corinth Canal; of the courage of Australian nurses; of secret hurried e valuation in321 words
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Article811 1941-05-17 3 HTROPICAL SUNLIGHT, lashing rainand salt sea spray effects are being produced at will in the laboratories cjf the great B.SA. cycle factory in Birmingham, England, where bicycles arc made to suit climatic conditions in any part of the world. This man-made weather is just811 words
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Article81 1941-05-17 3 Helsinki. 'JUIE Dagens Nyheter publish--1 c.s a Berlin message reporting that the authorities have issued an order tightening up the regulation under which mourning may be bough* without usti/ng ration cards. To obtain exemption from the use of coupons the purchaser is naw obliged to81 words
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1788 1941-05-17 3 Survey Of Improved And New Types On Both Sides A IR war this year will take on new forms. New types of aircraft will be engaged and they will employ new tactics; for tactics are largely determined by the aircraft. Numerically most students1,788 words
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Miscellaneous40 1941-05-17 3 WHAT A WAR! J > by Gilbert Wilkinson < i I 7 I I I I I®F 1 < A A A 7\ .A r S v<> ix -X* >& -A S-C-iA 7 1 < XjwwWF di;».*.; x <• f -y--a f j HEKRSATZ j ...i40 words
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2296 1941-05-17 4 Dr. Victor Purcell Gives Evidence Singapore. aHMAD BIN OMAR Bafageeh and Syed Abdullah bin Ah- mad Yahaya. allegedly associate editors of the Saut Hadramaut, were acquitted on Wednesday by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the second district judge, on a charge of having published a defamatory2,296 words
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616 1941-05-17 4 Talk To K.L. Rotary Club MR. W. G. VV. Hastings related soma of his wartime experiences in England during his recent holiday there at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club. Mr. Hastings left Malaya in May last year and when he616 words
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Article160 1941-05-17 4 In a broadcast appeal for donations for Y.W.C.A. huts and centres, Mrs. Churchill paid tribute to Service women and girl munition workers who in moments of danger must remain at their posts. “As we turn into our homes at night, let us remember these women who160 words
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236 1941-05-17 4 Mr. Henry Francis Bolland was married to Miss Eileen Alice Mary Witchell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. 'Witchell of Hong Kong, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on Wednesday. Mr. Bolland, the son of Mrs. Bolland of Bitterne, Hampshire, and the late Captain L. W.236 words
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888 1941-05-17 4 Kuala Lumpui The verdict was postponed by ’Cne Osman bin Haji Ujang, sitting as coroner in the Kuala Pilah police court, when he resumed the inquest on an aged Malay named Omar bin Mohamed Noor, I who wag accidentally shot by one of a party888 words
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Article221 1941-05-17 4 Singapore. TAISCUSSIONS are now proceeding between the Controller of Salvage Collection and Disposal and the Chinese paper mill in Changi, Singapore, on the disposal of a large quantity of waste paper received since ‘‘Salvag« Week.” The paper will be converted into strawboard by the local221 words
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Advertisement221 1941-05-17 4 ZtHATNmtnmh ''A U J I’j'iuii SOOTHED AT IMT! A Healthy shin provides baby with After the bath powder baby with an invulnerable armour against superfine Cuticura I alcum. Being deadly germs and prevailing in- highty absorbent, it helps to fections. That is why more and counteract the irritating effect of221 words
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Miscellaneous15 1941-05-17 4 All in a Day's Work— ~ky Hick Ehnes t MJ- r aSB I 7 115 words
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1895 1941-05-17 5 REASONS FOR COY. NOT BEING UP TO STRENGTH Reference to the treatment of Eurasian Volunteers in hospital was made and reasons why the Eurasian Velun teer Company did not come up to full strength were given al the annual meeting of the Penang Eurasian1,895 words
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Miscellaneous243 1941-05-17 5 Rfr“"4 PENANG’S MOST LUXURIOUS jg ai R-CONDITIONED theatre 5 SHOWS TODAY A\T LI A.M.* 1.30 3.30 6.15 9.30 P.M. OWlN decided^Jg?vf^ E SS?uS ROWDS the management ThP rinrvtf 5 SHOWS TODAY TOMORROW thrilling sequel l^Mont^CriX’^ 63 t b his t g lowing producer and director in the sa m Small243 words
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Miscellaneous156 1941-05-17 5 Pb D B oiß-con o i t i o n e d iK THREE SHOWS TO-DAY~ SONGS! LAUGHS! GORGEOUS MUSIC! SONGS YOU’LL BE WHISTLING AND LAUGHS YOU’LL NEVER FORGET! MICKEY ROONEY JUDY GARLAND IN THE YEAR'S GRANDEST MUSICAL SHOW! I r’G.'u ib*L<ifl i«hWW “Strike Up The Band” With Paul Whiteman156 words
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Miscellaneous658 1941-05-17 5 TVi TTW.T O rvr>/YT Afte; the Races Come and have U r 11 C f I j IC x. Good Time at the town’s most popular rendezvous rAKK ,j SATURDAY, 17th MAY, 1941. Hr Wil S W ’I I B CAxN TONES® OPERA: Day Show: “LEE FAH ART HOY yTdB658 words
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Article461 1941-05-17 6 qTHE events taking place in and Vichy have been veiled in a mystery which disconcerts and often irritates the observer. News dispatches are often vague and lack that note ci sincerity which would reassure the reader. They have to be passed through the censor’s461 words
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Article406 1941-05-17 6 W.A.A.F. WHEN women were first recruited for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force there were five trades that they could enter. I oday there are 20. In the year and a half since the force was formed these women have released thousands of R.A.F. men from routine jobs406 words
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710 1941-05-17 6 RAYMOND CLAPPER - by RAYMOND CLAPPER Washington. 1 HAVE good authority for saying that the Roosevelt Administration hope to smash Isolationism so completely at this stage of the day that it can never rise again to plague the Government in their handling of foreign policy. The passage710 words
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Advertisement214 1941-05-17 6 I ALWAYS Good Clothes AND I I Good Service. o ■'to This is a Service, second Jr to none in the Country, y whether clothes for local wear or for your leave we offer you only of I he. 1 5 < <»7 1 2= best, not onlv in the214 words
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Miscellaneous142 1941-05-17 6 Around The Town «EX CINEMA: “The Son of Monte Cristo" with Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett. 11 a.m., 1.30, 3.30, 6.15 <fc 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA: George Formby in “I See Ice." 11.30 a.m., 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. vVTNDSOK CINEMA: “Laila Majnu” (Punjabi picture). 6 and 9.15 p.m. ODEON142 words
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443 1941-05-17 7 WELFARE OF SAILOR WELL LOOKED AFTER BY SINGAPORE BRANCH rpHE annual report for 1940 of the Missions to Seamen in Singapore gives details of the excellent work which is being done for the Mercantile Marine sailor passing through the port of Singapore. It is443 words
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Article51 1941-05-17 7 Appointment Of Mr, Jules Martin The appointment of Mr. Jules Martin as Municipal Commissioner, Penang, was announced in yesterday's Government Gazette. Mr. Martin, who is President of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, takes the place of Mr. J. p Souter on the Commission as representative of the51 words
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Article191 1941-05-17 7 Kuala Lumpur. Rubber production in Selangor has been brought for the time being largely to a standstill as a result of labour unrest which is believed to be due to the work of i>olitical agitators. Volunteer forces have been called out to control the situation. The191 words
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1609 1941-05-17 7 Local Unit Read) To Emulate Brethren At Home On the padang of Fort Cornwallis at 5.30 yesterday afternoon, a mobile canteen was presented by the Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, 0.8. E., to the Auxiliary hire SerThere wasTa full turnout of1,609 words
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118 1941-05-17 7 Alor Star. An instructive lecture on the work of Air Raid Wardens was given by Mr. I. W. Blelloch, Officer-in-charge of the Corps of Air Raid Wardens in Kedah, at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star on Monday evening. The lecturer outlined118 words
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Article141 1941-05-17 7 Farewell To Aspirant Heah Kee Cheang Originality and conviviality were the keynotes of an enjoyable chit-chat circle held by the Aspirants at the Aspirants’ Association last night to bid farewell to Aspirant Heah Kee Cheang, Hon. Asst. Secretary of the Association, who left this morning to take141 words
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740 1941-05-17 7 ACTION COMPELLED BY VIOLENCE OF CLASH Thirty-nine Estates Now Affected Kuala Lumpur. According to a Government communique issued yesterday, military troops were compelled to open fire on a mob of about 300 Tamil strikers in Banting District, which is about five miles from740 words
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Article273 1941-05-17 7 Murdered His Mother-in-law Singapore. P ound guilty of murdering his mother-in-law, a 51-year-old Chinese had sentence of death passed on him by Mr. Justice Worley at the Singapore Assizes on Thursday. On a second charge of murder the jury found the accused, Chee Ewe Bee, guilty273 words
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148 1941-05-17 7 War Fund Swelled By $5OO From Mr. Mrs. E.V.G. Day The War Fluid in North Malaya stands at $1.512.242 96, made up of Penang $962,864.83 and Perak $549.378.13. A generous contribution of $5OO was received yesterday from Mr. E. V G. Day, British AcU'iser, Perlis, and Mrs. Day. c Previously148 words
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Article72 1941-05-17 7 Filmed in glorious technicolour, Alexander Koraa’s “Thief of Bagdad opened to good houses at the Majestic Theatre yesterday on its return screening. The film re-enacts the splendour and pageantry of ancient Bagdad. Conrad Vtidt. Sabu. June Duprez are the stars with John Justin, Rex Ingram72 words
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Advertisement162 1941-05-17 7 Ska GROWf v 4 la S'-- sNI Wnlk iBWjJg f W I AT 4 months A ■BjpSg, a 31 wvß 7 t* X J THE FAMOUS QUADRUPLETS REARED ON COW GATE TIS AT 2 NONTHS Real calking pictures these—and what a satisfactory story of progress they cell I it is162 words
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Article70 1941-05-17 8 Penang-, May 16, 1941 S V Courtesy o/ the Chartered ts ante J SELLING Condon Demand 2/4 3/32 New York, Demand 47.16 Montreal Demanc 51.91 Batavia Demand -18.82 Calcutta Bombay) Rangoon Demand» 156 Hongkong Demana 53 gym Shanghai Demand 12 1/8 Japan Demand 193 1/2 New Zealand Demaria70 words
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Article449 1941-05-17 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at 4 p.m. 16th May, 1941 r«iiH Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampan Tin 3/0 3/6 5/0 Austral Amai 7/li 7/44 £1 Austral Malay 33/6 35/0 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/3 17/9 $1 Ayer Weng .75 .80 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0449 words
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Article228 1941-05-17 8 issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.124 1.174 Alor Gajaii .80 .85 Amal Malay 1.62 j 1.67| Ayer Hitam .90 .95 Ayer Molek 1.05 1.10 Ayer Panas 1.02* 1.07* Bassett .40 .43 Batu Lintang 1.01 1.03 Bedford .85 .88 Benta 97* 1.02* Borelll 1.30 1.35 *Broga .584 .61 Brunei United .55228 words
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Article332 1941-05-17 8 issue Buyers Bellers A£l Austral N.Z. Ord. 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.77* 1824 $2 Alex Brick 74% Pref 2..05 2.10 $5 B. M. T. «'.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £B* £9 £1 Con T. S. Ord. 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/9 20/C $5332 words
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Article84 1941-05-17 8 Dividend Books K uc hai W% 2nd mt ICMI 5% 2nd mt. i 6<64 i 7Z°*Z Pahang Consol (ora) 10% L.T. T’?* Rahman Hyd. 5% Int 16.5.41 Rawang Cons 2/9 Int. 2,54, Renong Tin 124% Flnai 28,5,41 Surxgel Way 15% U M i RUBBER Malaka Pttda84 words
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Article1583 1941-05-17 8 Responsibility For Declaration Rests With Individual It is desired to draw the attention of the public to the fact that there are still many persons who are liable to pay war tax who have not yet declared to the Collector that they are liable,1,583 words
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Article247 1941-05-17 8 SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1941. Postage Latest lime of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regn. AIR MAILS SPECIAL ATTENTION IS INVITED TO THE REVISED TIMES OF CLOSING AIR MAILS. NOTICE The 8.0. A. Service to the United Kingdom via Cairo has beer, resumed.247 words
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Article129 1941-05-17 8 Yesterday’s Close Previous!} TIN: LONDON “Spot” £268. 10. 0. £269. 15. 0. "Forward I £267. .0 0. £267. 15. 0 SINGAPORE “Spot” $136.00 $135 75 Business don® 100 tons 125 tons PENANG "Spot” $136.00 $135.75 RUBBER; LONDON “Spot” 14 J iBd 14 ll Bd “Forward” 14 l|l6d. 14d129 words
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Advertisement87 1941-05-17 8 BANKS ill 5?«? Ji *> r<R Advances against goods and produce at low rates of interest may be arranged pith «a, We also oSet Godown j I spaces to let at low rentals. J Further particulars will be I; «applied on F The Indian Overseas I Bank, Lid.. I (Incorporated87 words
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Article190 1941-05-17 9 ON WAY TO STUDY LN AUSTRALIA Singapore. rpHIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Prince Sailong and 18-year-old Princess (Marlene) Paphavadi, the two children of Mahadevi and the late Sawbwa of Kengtung in the Shan States of Burma passed through Singapore by air on Monday evening on their way to Australia to190 words
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Article82 1941-05-17 9 “It is Hitler’s deepest conviction that militarism is the fulfilment of the Divine Will.” The German Minister for Education (Dr. Bernhardt Rust) said this in a radio talk to the Hitl«r Youth recently. “It is the will of the Creator that the earth should be a battlefield,” he82 words
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Article1019 1941-05-17 9 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR STH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 7.15 a.m. Mattins and Litany 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil) 10.30 am. Mattins and Holy Communion (Chinese) 4.15 pm. Sunday School in the Parsonage 6.(10 p.m. Evensong Sermon Psalm 107 w. I—l 6 Hymns 143, 362,1,019 words
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Article130 1941-05-17 9 An admission that Germany's war aim is world domination was mad* by Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda chief, when he opened the Leipzig Fair. “The Reich,” he said, "is to become the first social State in the world. This peace aim is not a propaganda slogan,130 words
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Miscellaneous792 1941-05-17 9 RADIO TO-DAY B. B. C. AM. 6.05 News 6.20 Questions of the Hour: Oliver Stewart. 635 French News. 6'50 With the Troops in Britain. r .,20 News. 7.30 Listening Post. 7.35 London Calling. 7.50 Britain Speaks: lan Finlay. 605 Headline News and Views. 5.20 Music of Britain: Bothy Ballards sung792 words
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Miscellaneous285 1941-05-17 9 SHORTWAVE STATIONS BROADCASTING News In English B. B. C. (Local Time) 8.30 am. transmission 8 IL») am. transmission 1 «—> 1.30 pm. 6.20 pm. Transmission 2 8.20 pm. 10.20 pm. Transmission 3 11.20 pm, Transmission 1.20 am. 4.50 am. BOMBAY VTIB2 8.55 mc/s (31.4 m. 5 iLl P-m. VUB2 4.88285 words
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465 1941-05-17 10 Enemy Ports In Germany And France Also Battered London, May 16 An Air Ministry communique on the subject of British raids on Germany on Thursday night says: “Hanover was again the main objective of a strong force of aircraft of the Bomber Command last night.—Reuter. - 465 words
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413 1941-05-17 10 Japanese Drive To Complete Control Of Yellow River .—Reuter. Chungking, May 16. Heavy fighting is in progress in the eastern section of Chungtiao mountains in Southern Shansi the outcome of which may determine whether the Japanese will have comnlete control of the north bank of.—Reuter. - 413 words
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Article706 1941-05-17 10 FRENCH ASKED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GERMANY AMERICA Syrian Situation Capable Of Military Control London. May 16 While the grant of facilities to German aircraft in Syria is regretted here there is no tendency in London circles to be alarmed at the situation which is described.—Reuter. - 706 words
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480 1941-05-17 10 .—Reuter. Sign Enemy Is Vulnerable London, May 16. The “New York Times” writes, “Hess is good news for England. He is a sign that the enemy is more vulnerable than appears on the battlefield. He is a sign that the formidable monster that terrorises.—Reuter. - 480 words
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372 1941-05-17 10 L—B.O.W. British Bombers Attack C «’OllVOy Tendon, May British bombers yesterday afternoon tacked an escorted convoy off the IYsC" Isles, bombing three supply ships of 4,000 and 5,000 tons respectively. These were left burning. Shortly enemy fighters attacked the bombers one of these fightersL—B.O.W. - 372 words
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Article91 1941-05-17 10 .—Reuter. Sv ria I rged To Throw Off Yoke London, .May 16 According to the Independent French Agency’s Cairo correspondent, tanks and light war material are crossing Syria in the direction of Iraq. The correspondent adds that pamphlets signed by General Catroux, Free French representative.—Reuter. - 91 words
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518 1941-05-17 10 Canberra, May 16 More men will be provided for Australia’s war industries by regulations issued today. The main aim of the regulations is to create a reserve pool of labour from which employers will draw skilled tradesmen. At the same time.—Reuter- - 518 words
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Article212 1941-05-17 11 ‘THE RIDING BOY’ “TIC TAC” EPSOM JEEP” “MAN-ON-THE “EUREKA” "THE MAJOR” Penang Penang Ipoh SPOT” Ipoh K. I.nmpnr Singapore Race 1 Hue And Cry star Lock Nora Golden Bronze Creme de Menthe Star Lock Merry Widow Hue And Cry Creme de Menthe Star Lock Hue And212 words
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Article618 1941-05-17 11 What Yesterday’s Trial Revealed After the State Soccer Trial on the Victoria Green yesterday which resulted in the Colours defeating the Whites by the narrow margin of the odd goal in three, the following were selected to represent Penang in the “Malaya” Cup match against Kedah618 words
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Advertisement82 1941-05-17 11 HENDRY'S Presenting now A WIDE RANGE OF DISTINCTIVE CUTLERY FROM WORLD-FAMOUS CUTLERS. FINEST VALUE AND h!GHQUALITY. AT P. H. HENDRY JEWELLER PENANG. K. LUMPUR. SINGAPORE. YALUMBA CHAMPAGNE From Yalumba Vineyards, South Australia. I I As an alternative to the French Champagnes we can recommend this Wine. It is perhaps not82 words
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551 1941-05-17 12 Major Fox To Saddle More Winners WATCH NORA FOR AN UPSET (By “TIC-TAC”) At the time of writing, the indications are THAT THE GOING WILL BE GOOD FOR TODAY, THE CONCLUDING DAY OF THE PENANG SPRING MEETING. THE OPENING EVENT IS A PUZZLE,551 words
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Article415 1941-05-17 12 Kok Lem Beats Keng Hock Easily Three more ties were played in the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships yesterday on the Penang Sports Club courts at Western Road. Originally two ties in the women’s I singles were .arranged but ‘it was announced that the tie between Mrs. Low415 words
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378 1941-05-17 12 Must Prevent Rise Of Another Hitler New Port, Rhode Island, May 16 The world must prevent the rise of another Hitler a score of years hence, said Colonel Knox, Secretary of the Navy, addressing the graduating class of the United States”—Reuter. - 378 words
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Article61 1941-05-17 12 ,—Reuter. Isolationist Amendment Defeated In Senate Washington, May 16. The Senate yesterday defeated the Isolationist effort to vote the transfer of shipping from one belligerent to another, despite arguments that such transfers would be "needless and provocative acts of war." It will be recalled that,—Reuter. - 61 words
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Article70 1941-05-17 12 —Reuter. Increased Wages For Workers Washington. May 16 A strike has been averted at the General Motors factories, the management having accepted the recommendation of the Mediation Board. The new agreement grants the demands of the unions for increased wages of ten cents an hour.—Reuter. - 70 words
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Article73 1941-05-17 12 Reuter. Hands Father’s Letter To King Farouk London, May 16. Captain James Roosevelt—the United States President’s eldest son—was received by King Farouk of Egypt on his return from Crete. Capt. Roosevelt handed the King a signed letter frem the President, says a Cairo dispatch to the IndependentReuter. - 73 words
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Article178 1941-05-17 12 8.0. W. Offers From Oxford And Australia Rugby, May- 16. Offers to assist in investigating the effect of the destruction at Westminster during the recent raid have come i —among many other sources—from I Oxford ,and Australia, The Oxford Union Society has decided to offer the8.0. W. - 178 words
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Article60 1941-05-17 12 .—Reuter. Damage To Civilian Property Malta, May 16. Considerable damage to civilian property was done and some people were killed in Wednesday night’s raid which was carried out by a small formation of enemy planes chan usual. Bombs were dropped but there were no Naval or R.A.F..—Reuter. - 60 words
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Article308 1941-05-17 12 Mrs. S. D. Laidlaw and two children left for Australia recently on a holiday 4fMr. C. A. Harrison-Jones, Cadet, M.C.S., has been appointed a Second Class Magistrate for Perak. The next meeting of the Perak State Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Kuala Kangsar, on308 words
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Article50 1941-05-17 12 Rent 6 Malena Heraklion Bombed London, May There ha* been considerable air act v over Crete, it is authoritatively n London. Malena and Heraklion ha bombed by the enemy but the 1 ac not cause either damage or ca RUte r. Five raiders were brought; down.Rent6*’- - 50 words
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Advertisement385 1941-05-17 12 Head Office) 21« Penan? p ra Phone 1477 1 i“J*J!"W. Telegram, Rate* of Subscription for and Sundav PLNANG Deliver? pu Montnly «2 st Quarterly 7.50 1 M.oc Half-Yearly LB.OO lg Udo Yearly 30.00 ,;'r. 34 «1 SUNDAY GAZFTTS Local SSL t De'iverv w>'G Quarterly SI.2S »7,p Half-Yearly 2.K. »SXO Yearly385 words
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