Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 June 1941

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 111. Vol. XCIX. THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1941. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 632 1 Gen. Wilson Makes Final Appeal To Dentz To Surrender ATTACK STARTS A T DA r A Jerusalem, June 18. forces are now attacking Damascus and encountering a “gpod deal of opposition," according to a British military spokesman. The attack was launched following the occupation of
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  • 476 1 Reuter. <n KAS NOW NO LONGER active London, June IS. ?aF lighter aircraft carried out an continuous patrol over British imperial ground forces during three •crivity in the Capuzzo and Solas. says the Air Ministry News which adds that the success of T„ patrolling was
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  • 181 1 Safe Conduct For Expelled Consular Officials WASHINGTON, JUNE »18. MR. M MNER WELLES REVEALED AT A S a< ??^ST RE ?HE i hat Germany strongly protested against the •-MTLSION OF NAZI CONSULS FROM AMERICA, AND fHE UNITED STATES WOULD FLATLY *52 J L "T.
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  • 185 1 SIR S. HOARE ON Hl I LER’S "PAINTING’’ .—Reuter Madrid. June 19. The phrase by Carlyle “You may paint with a very biff brush and yet not be a great painter, was Quoted by Sir Samuel Hoare in a speech here yesterday. He referred to Iraq
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  • 88 1 Reuter. Washington, June 18. The last remaining United States Naval Reservists have been issued with stand by orders, the Navy Department revealed today. The Reservists are 14,313 other ranks. A new recruiting campaign, which has been inaugurated, aims at obtaining 12,000 to 15,000 men
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  • 103 1 —Reuter. Dublin, June 17. E re is experiencing a severe shortage of feeding supplies for humans and animals, but supplies of flour and bread in the country will be adequate until the next harvest .arrives. This was stated today jn the Dail by the Minister of
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  • 445 1 AGREEMENT VALID FOR 10 YEARS Berlin, June 18. A treaty of friendship between Turkey and Germany was signed at Ankara by Hen von Papen and M. Sarajoglu, says the Official German News Agency. The text oi the Turkish-German treaty of friendship signed at
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  • 135 1 —Reuter. London, June 18. An official Admiralty communique states that British submarines operating in the Aegean report having torpedoed and sunk the Italian tanker “Giuseppina Gharardi” (3,319 tons). They have also destroyed three caiques being used by the enemy and an Italian schooner. The caiques were
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  • 101 1 —Reuter. Shanghai, June 17. The bombing of foreign property in Chungking on Sunday by Japanese planes J was “purely a Japanese Naval spokesman told foreign correspondents here today (Tuesday). He said he had learned front Head- quarters of the Japanese Navy that some bombs went astray
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  • 124 1 Demands Made On Russia —Reuter. LONDON, JUNE 19. THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORRESPONDENT, MARTIN AGRONSKY, CITED RUMOURS OF A GERMAN ULTIMATUM TO RUSSIA. THE “ULTIMATUM," SAID AGRONSKY. “IS REPORTED TO DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE CESSION OF BESSARABIA TO RUMANIA. THE GRANT TO GERMANY WITH A GUARANTEED DELIY’ERY OF
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  • 359 1 —Reuter. M. SARAJOGLU ON TREATY Ankara. June 18. "Actual and existing obligations of the two parties are unaffacted," declared the Turkish Foreign Minister. M. Sarajoglu, in a statement to the press on the German-Turkish treaty, quoted, by the Ankara radio ■which broke into the normal programme
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  • 51 2 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND Reuter. Exchange Of High Commissioners I Canberra, June 19. IATR. MENZIES announced yesterday that he had discussed the question of an exchange of High Commissioners with Mr. Peter Fraser, New Zealand Prime Minister when he was passing through there. The matter had been under discussion for some
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  • 96 2 —Reuter. Icelanders Hope Liberty Will Be Regained Rekjavik, June 18. Icelanders are united in hoping that the Norwegian nation would soon regain its full liberty and independence, the new Regent of Iceland, M. Sven Bjoernsson, told members of the Icelandic Parliament today. He said: “Although the King
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  • 53 2 .—Reuter. To Be Curtailed in I nited States New York, June 17. Rubber for civilian consumption will shortly b. very sharply curtailed, according to a High Defence Official, who says that the motor-car industry would do well to obtain tyres enough for half the current cutput
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  • 154 2 *—Reuter. London, June 18. Britain is profiting from her experience in Crete to expand her own airborne force. In the House of Commons today, Mr. Daniel Lipson pointed to events in Crete as indicating the need to establish powerful British airborne force. The Financial
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  • 83 2 .—Reuter. Relations Come To An End Berlin, June 18. Finland’s relations with the League of Nations have come to a natural end, declared the Finnish Foreign Minister before Parliament on Tuesday, according to a despatch from Helsinki to the Official German News Agency. The Foreign Minister added
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  • 695 2 London, June >«. TATEWS received in London about the Syrian campaign shows that in the right sector the Free French arc maintaining their pressure on the KiswoDainascus road while British troops are attacking Mezze on the Jebel-Damascus road, three miles west of
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  • 353 2 SITUATION BORDERS ON RUPTURE But Neither Likely To Precipitate Events WASHINGTON, JUNE 19. 4 T A PRESS CONFERENCE, MR. SUMNER WELLES A INDICATED THAT THE UNITED STATES WOULD FLATLY REJECT THE GERMAN PROTEST REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF CONSULATES. A Reuter report from Stockholm states
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  • 203 2 .—Reuter. Captain's Account Cabled To U.S. Cape Town, June 18. Cables passed between the American Consulate here and Washington throughout today, giving detailed reports of the sinking of American freighter “Robin Moor” by a submarine in, the Atlantic. The cables included the Captain’s own official account.
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  • 134 2 —Reuter. Daring Of I’hree British Soldiers Jerusalem, June 18 Three British Imperial soldiers captured the Vichy Headquarter.' at Sidon on Sunday by bluff. According to an authoritative commentator of the Jerusalem radio today, two sergeants and one private found themselvi s off from
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  • 142 2 ;•—Reuter. Reported Discover} By Police Buenos Aires, June 18 The discovery of a rightist plot is alleged by a Buenos Aires evening newspaper “Critica” on Tuesday. Police investigations, the newspaper declares, have revealed the conspiracy in which leading military persons, reactionary ana rightist intellectuals are
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  • 26 2 .—Reuter. Ankara, June 18 The British Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen, had two interviews with the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Sarajogiu, yesterday.—Reuter.
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  • 37 2 —REUTER. LONDON, JUNS 18. THE NUMBER OF ITALIAN PRISONERS NOW IN THE BRITISH ISLES IS 188,000 IN ADDITION TO 66,000 NATIVE TROOPS, CAPT. MARGESSON, WAR SECRETARY, TOLD THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TODAY.
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  • 37 2 .—Reuter. The Iceland Minister in Copenhagen, M. Svcinn Bjoenssop, has been elected the First Regent of Iceland for one year The voting gave 37 for his election while there were six blanks. —Reuter.
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  • 267 2 NO DECISIVE RESULT YET London, June 18. A BIG battle in which tanks predominate is in progress beJ tween Imperial Troops and German and Italian forces around Capuzzo. it is stated in authoritative quarters in London this morning. The original British advance met with
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  • 94 2 —Reuter. Tokyo, June 18. "Joint Sino-Japanesc defence against Communism” was declared btv Mr. Wang Ching-wei, head of the Japanese sponsored Government at Nanking, as one of his three guiding principles. 'Hie others were good neighbourly relations and economic cooperation with Japan. Mr. Wang Ching-wei arrived in
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  • 106 2 .—Reuter. Nicosia. Cyprus, June 18 Voluntary civilian evacuation from Cyprus is now complete, it can be revealed today. Among those who have left the island are rive hundred Polish refugees from Warsaw and other Polish towns, chiefly’ the intelligentsia, former Government officials and their families,
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  • 70 2 i.—Reuter London, June 18. The German Government’s reply *to the Eire Government’s note, protesting against the bombing of Dublin is understood to state that the note contains no conclusive proof that the aeroplanes, which carried out the bombing, were German machines, says the German wireless
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  • 139 2 KN ,—Reuter. Passage Of German Troops Recalled London, June 18. German, troops early in June were passing through Finland in such large numbers as to make it clear that they were taking up positions there and not merely passing through. This information was received py
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  • 86 2 .—Reuter Famous iolinist Able To Play Again New' York, June 17. Fritz Kreisler, the famous violinist, was discharged from hospital today, and his condition was described as good. Audiences will once more hear him play with all his matchless art, for his wife stated that he will play
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  • 169 2 Canberra, June 18. 4b A USTRALIA and Britain must take risks to win b” war,” said the Labour leader, Mr. Curtin, in the Hou of Representatives, discussing Mr. Menzies* broadcast. Reuter Mr. Curtin defined the risks for Australia by sending munitions
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  • 512 2 b.oav Big Air Battle Ove Channel Loudon. Jun#. AZESTERDAY’S air battle over th e Channel i s described ir, Air Ministry communique whi u states: The R.A.F. again out a large scale offensive O pe r tions over the Channel and North ern France during
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  • 900 3 (hoolchildren Scout or Things To Salvage fre Hemming, a Canadian jouPnalvst who has lived many years in r land, has gone back to Canada to find out what her country is ’rr,p to hel P Britain win the war. Here is her article on
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  • 266 3 Rangoon. •Members of the crew of the Undine," including one Maung ■■‘ghtwatchman, who have arriv•yngoon have interesting stories about their experiences aboard a raider and as prisoners in eatrnent accorded to Maung the rest of the crew of the uhine, aboard the Nazi raider
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  • 35 3 AT THE EASTERN COMMAND OF THE A.T. S.- AT THE EASTERN COMIUXI) OF THE A. T. S.— The puddings have been mixed in the cook-house, where these girls Lined up to taste the mixtu re.
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  • 868 3 p USSO-GERMAN relations have again entered one of those phases which may be either a quickening of the war of nerves or a definite step to military conflict. A German clash with the Soviet has long been considered part of the Nazis’
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  • 139 3 WAESPITE Hitler’s fresh conquests, German newspapers arc less confident that Germany cun idin the war, says a Hendon mtssage to the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The Berlin paper, Das Reich, which previously assumed German victory as certain, note states: “Germany cannot lose the war; England is unable
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  • 523 3 ESTIMATED to cost more than £240,000, a new R.A.A.F. training school is to be established at Mallala, South Australia. It will be responsible for the intermediate and advanced tiaining of pilots recruited in South Australia under the Empire air scheme. Women Air Auxiliaries More
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  • 239 3 New York. BRINGING back a tale of hunger in Unoccupied France, officers of the food ships Exmouth and Cold Harbout are urging immediate sending of more food to France. Edward P. Labzeltern, chief officer of the Exmouth, American Export Line freighter, and
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  • 360 3 HMIE Lord Mayor of London has sent a message of thanks to the Viceroy for a gift of £BOO from his War Purposes Fund for the relief of air raid distress in England. News From Indi® The Lord Mayor says: “Once again
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  • 948 4 Great jets of steam moving at 000 miles an hour are used to test giant ne iv generators. By Max *.K, Gilstrap New York. A HAND throttle turns, sending jets of high pressure steam rushing with tremendous force through a giant turbine for final
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  • 512 4 To Be Presented To Navy By Harbour Boards VTALAYA’S first locally-built marine Diesel engine, constructed entirely at the machine-shops of the Singapore Harbour Board, lias been completed in record. It is to be installed in a locally-constructed vessel which will shortly be presented to tiie
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  • 140 4 Four men received prison terms for rioting when they were convicted in the Singapore Fifth Court. Three of the men, Cheng Beng Kau, Lim Kim Neo and Ngean Eng Cho, were sentenced io six vieelcs rigorous imprisonment, while the fourth, 'zm Hock Seng, who admitted a previous
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  • 150 4 Says Gang H anted To Beat Him Up Singapore. A Chinese who summoned the Fire Brigade from a fire alarm post because, he said, a gang of men wanted to beat <liim up and “that was the only way of getting help,” was fined $lO,
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  • 193 4 London. A IK raid wardens and an A.F.S. officer proved their heroism at a lire which had no connection with a Blitz. They risked their lives in unavailing attempts to rescue a man and a woman trapped in the blazing White Hart public-house, Windmill-street, Tottenham
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  • 731 4 Judge Orders Bankrupcy To Be Prosecuted F or Rash Speculation SON OF WEALTHY (H/\ Es THF PETITIONING CREDITOR IN A BANKRVFK V CA being poi eng man, son or mb. p. p. SEB jS“k A R BLACKWEEt. OFT ICIAL ASSIGNEE. WAS ALSO fR SENT. Mr. Mills, in addressing the court,
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  • 305 4 INDEBT EDNESS AMONG CLERK Statement To Issued While the question of busily engaging the utientio:/V of all departments Municipality, it is lean/ Government will shortly i- .Z"" nouncement on the subject For some time past this had the consideration ci .r- and discussions hav tween the Colony r--7‘ emments. A
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  • 153 4 was just a young g»A age 15. She should have been a: sew would have been had not poned the raising of the leaving But there she was, ;rhdra discipline, and edueatio: influences —a wartime I*--® She -tooda! one playground. Not a a 1 boys’ school.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 474 5 I at her And Son Fined On Hurt Charge Kuala Kangsar. i j Sumatran Malays, Yunus bin Nahuda and his son. Sam.ddin bin unus, appeared before Che Wan Hamarudin, the Magistrate in the Police Court, Kuala Kangsar, to answer a charge of causing hurt to another
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  • 44 5 Ipoh. i-c nad bought the ••uni the Yong u guilty when he was L?'* 1 dishonestly retaining on June 16, before Mr. L liffe. in che Ipoh First Mak “°urt yesterday. as postponed to July 16. Vi a& allowed.
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  • 186 5 Success Of Y.W.C.A. “Social Evening’’ Ipoh. The recent Y.W.C.A. “social evening’’ held at the Ipoh Town Hall in aid of the Y.W.C.A. Wool and Materials Fund proved a great success and a total sum of $272 was realised. The entire proceeds went to the
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  • 137 5 Brown-Out Enforced At Ipoh ipoh. Shortly after u o'clock yesterday evening, air raid wardens, in uniform, were seen manning their posts and patrolling their sectors in their first three-hour siift, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., which marked the start of their 48hour training. Brown-out was
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  • 63 5 Ipoh. A Chinese ycutn, Loh Yong Yan, who was alleged to have attempted to put a Chinese woman, Seh Loi in fear of injury in order to commit extortion on June 17, was remanded in police custody till June 23, when he appeared before Mr. P.F.Y.
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  • 393 5 8200 Fine In Lottery Pickets Case Ipoh. That he had given information to the police because he thought his friend was trying to gut him into trouble by asking him to sell some lottery tickets which, was an offence, was revealed in the evidence
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  • 58 5 To Visit Ipoh On Saturday Kuala Kangsar. His Highness the Sultan of Perak, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Raja Abdul Hamid and Dato Stia Bi-jaya diRaja will leave by car for Ipoh on Saturday. His Highness will make the presentation of a mobile canteen to the
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  • 387 5 INOUES T ON MOTOR FATALITY VICTIM Vo Blaine On Bus Driver “Death by misadventure,’ without attaching any blame on the driver of a motor bus, was returnee by Mr. A. W. Bellamy, the Coronei, in the Penang Police Court yesterday, a f the conclusion of an inquiry held into the
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  • 668 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Dr. A. Aaron of the District Hospi tai, Pekan, who has been on relief duty for about six months, is shortly pro ceeding to Kota Bahru, Kelantan, as assistant medical officer. Mr. A. T. Arumugam, Chief Clark to the Socony Vacuum Oil Company, Limited, Ragan Luar. P.VG, will
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  • 99 5 Taiping. A lallang fire broke out along the Old Quarry Road side of the Old Chinese Cemetery hillock opposite the Taipinj Gaol on Tuesday afternoon. it would appear that the lallang had been burning for some time, when it assumed serious proportions and the Taiping Fire
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  • 107 5 The following candidates passed the examination for the Home Nursing Certificate held at Ipoh:— Mrs. Poinma Doraiappah, Miss Annammah Navarednam, Miss Kim Lin Oi, Miss Saw Poh Choo, Miss Saw Poh Kee, Miss Wai Kwai May, Miss Eileen Clay, Miss Ivy Laßrooy. Miss Noreen Laßrooy, Miss
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    • 142 5 THE NEW WORLD Closing To-night for A.R.P. Black-out practice. Re-opening To-morrow as usual. FUN &VrOLIc" PARK The Park will remain closed tomight Thursday. 19th June, 1941, on account of the BLACK-OUT. AH Shows will perform as usual to-morrow night. Fi awwsaw»wi w wlma. jmtiwsi —i i Eczema Ifch Killed in
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 64 5 PENANG’S MOST LUXURIOUS f .3w««™ bA«l^^ theatre E|.x< TODAY WITH 3 SHOWS DAILY AT 3; 6.15 9.30 P.M. he all time laugh panic of the SCREEN tHE most exclusive and hilarious COMEDY OF 1941 Acclaimed RED BOOK MAGAZINE I (cro/e jin n comedy again and WHAJ a comedy! >a -JeileMfu'
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    • 180 5 _r D! T 1 n D THREE SHOWS TO-DAY HELP VOURSELF TO HAPPINESS! GLORIA IS BACK AGAIN UNCLES, RELATIVES A ALLS TO GIVE IOU A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN! <5; 6 !4n '««j? V' s 3 *b *B x R’l' H 1 lu i I HUGH HERbfrt O: M S.*nOH
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  • 368 6 Vfc/ HILE the Germans will no doubt claim the signing of their treaty of friendship with Turkey as a fresh diplomatic victory, there should be no undue pessimism in Britain over this latest development. The emphasis on the treaty, it is obvious, is not on Turko-German
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  • 111 6 REX CINEMA: “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” with Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA: “The Three Smiles” and “All Quiet In The Pagoda” (Chinese pictures). 2.30 and 8 p.m. ODEON CINEMA: “A Little Bit of Heaven” with Gloria Jean and Robert Stack.
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  • 463 6 VV/HERE the next blow will fall we can only guess. The one certain thing is that it will be struck in the very near future. The sands of time are running low foi‘ Hitler and his associates. They must win the war before this year is out, or
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    • 180 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette.”). Sir, Can animals give evidence in a Court trial? I was reading the other day the report of a case in which the behaviour of a police dog was sought to be introduced as evidence against an accused. As it
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  • 47 6 .—Reuter. Maribo (Dutch West Indies), June 17. The Governor of the Colony today read to the Legislature a declaration by the Dutch Government for shadowing the institution of constitutional reforms in the Netherlands Empire after freedom of the Motherland had beeji regained.—Reuter.
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  • 647 6 Thursday, June 19. 'T’ODAY’S biggest news is A undoubtedly the signing of a treaty of friendship between Turkey and Germany. OIGNED in Ankara last night by I M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, and Herr von Papen, the German Ambassador to Turkey, the treaty consists
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  • 352 6 Battle Of The Banners r FHE war has reached Washington A in the shape of pickets, ban-ner-carriers and slogan-shouters. The Washington correspondent of The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post cables a vivid despatch describing this battle of the banners on the side-walks of Pennsylvania Avenue. On one
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  • 454 7 Judgment Reserved In Supreme Court Suit iFTER a three-day hearing which was concluded in the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Justice Carey reserved judgment in the suit in which a Chinese woman, Khoo Gin Tw i. sued for the restitution o f a tailoring
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  • 256 7 Husband Alleges She Ran Away A Cantonese woman, Fong Foe Yee, claimed maintenance from her hushod, Yeoh Mun Yoke, before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Third Court this Earning. She told the court that she married ie defendant in July, 1939. After the taniage, defendant
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  • 136 7 L J tor pump crews of the Auxiliary Service and members of the htang Fj re Brigade gave a demonmuon on Esplanade Road this morn- relaying water from one motor to another for a distance of e than one mile. suction hoses, one from a large engine,
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  • 289 7 y IVID accounts of the difficulties of obtaining articles of food in Nazi<h copied Norway—of having to stand in ine at the market place for hours in order to buy half a dozen eggs and of the other hardships— Were related to the “Pinang
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  • 1375 7 Nearly 3,000 A.R.P. Workers In Last Night’s Exercises The new Civil Defence Services in Penang, the Demolition and Rescue Squads, the Pioneer Corps, Fire-watchers and Roofspotters, went into action yesterday when Penang, in common with other parts of Malaya, staged A.R.P. exercises. A total of
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  • 118 7 ft early one hundred watches, of a total value of nearly $2,000 were stolen from a Chinese watch-dealer’s shop in Campbell Street, which was broken into in the early 'hours of this morning. The burglary was committed, during the black-out, the burglar
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  • 113 7 $250 Fine On Chinese A fine of $250 or two months’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Third Court this morning on Ooi Kee Cheng, who was charged with assisting in carrying on a public lottery on June 18. Inspector Choo Kok
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  • 50 7 Wong Ah Heng, pleading guilty, was sentenced to five days’ simple imprisonment by Mr. Lim Koon Teck this morning on a charge of committing theft of nine iron rods valued at $5, the moveable property of Abdul Manaf from No. 35, Chulia Street on June 15.
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  • 192 7 ENQUIRY INTO RECENT UNREST Questions In House Of Commons r London, June 18. A/TAJOR Orde Browne, Colonial Office Labour Adviser at present in Mauritius, will afterwards go to Malaya in connection with an enquiry into the recent labour unrest there. When questioned in
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  • 52 7 $1.522,479 The War Fund in North Malaya stands at 81,522,479.12 made up of Penang 8970,028.10 and Perak 5552,451.02. There were no contributions to the Penang collection yesterday. PERAK 8 c Previously acknowledged 552.409.52 Monthly Contributions from; Mr. P. Warren 10.00 Staff Employees Ramtun. Tin Mines 31.50
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  • 272 7 Butterworth. The monthly meeting of the Province Wellesley Rural Board was held at the I Board’s Office, Butterworth, yesterday morning at ten o’clock with Mr. A. E. Coope, the District Officer, Province I Wellesley, in the chair. The others present were: Messrs: L.R.F. Earl, (Chief Assistant
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  • 64 7 A fine of $lO, in default, 10 days’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck, in the Third Court this morning when Tan Leng Kat was convicted of possession of a pellet of chandu dross, being an unregistered smoker, at Penang Road on June
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  • 161 7 Alor Star. A complaint that while he was away in the fields attending to his buffaloes two young neighbours had gone into his house and kissed his two daughters was made by one Jussoh bin Matt to the Police at Jitra. Consequentij two boys were
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  • 63 7 A fifteen-year-old Chinese girl was reported to the police as missing from her home in Chulia Lane. The girl, whose name was given as Goh Ah Lan, left the house on Monday night, leaving a message that she was visiting a friend in Kedah Road. She
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  • 30 7 According to the latest issue of the S.S. Government Gazette, the lists of the Straits Settlement $10,000,000 War Loan were closed at 12 noon today.
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  • 168 7 Three Indians Admitted To Hospital An affray broke out among some Tamils living in King Street about 9 o’clock last night, resulting in three Indians being admitted to the General Hospital. One of the men had a nasty wound on his head, believed to have been
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  • 225 7 IN TOJVI\ TONIGHT K. C. K. JS it possible to change human naturef It is not only possible but easy enough if you follow what Gloria (“Underpup”) Jean did in her latest opus “A Little Bit of Heaven” which is the Odeon’s black-out offering for
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  • 246 7 Chinese Tells Of Financial T roubles Balik Pulau. Because of some financial difficulties Choo Nyuk Fatt, 41-year-old Chinese, tried to end his life by hanging himself, but before it was too late his daughter and son found him some distance away from his house, their attention
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    • 165 7 Skc GROW/ t Lok A < s' IO Afc 1 '''X N v A fE i»l j. s AT 9 months V J "Wx THE FAMOUS quadruplets REARED ON COW GATE at 15 month» AT 2 MONTHS Real talking pictures these—and what a satisfactory story of progress they tell It
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  • 170 8 3—Reuter. i Further Evidence By Accused I Nairobi, June 27. Sir Delves Broughton was questioned ■About his marriage .settlement when his atrial on a charge of murdering the Earl lof Erroll was resumed here today. He ■said he was required to pay his wife i£5,000 a
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  • 92 8 .—Reuter. i Raids On Very Small Scale London, June 18. I An Air Ministry communique states: Enemv activity last night was again on a very’ small scale and was mainly over She East Coast. Some damage was done And at one place and there Lt a
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  • STOCKS & SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 461 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 19th June, 1941 ißgiie Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/0 3/6 5/0 Austral Amal 7/14 7/4« £1 Austral Malay 33/6 35/0 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/3 17/9 $1 Ayer Weng .67 J .70 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/6 14/3
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    • 232 8 issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.024 1.074 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amai Malay 1.55 1.60 Ayer Hitam .80 .90ex Advr Malek 1.074 1.12 j Ayer Pauas 1.024 1.074 Bassett .40 ,42jex Batu Linttuig 1.00 I.o2jex Bedford .87 .90 Benta .924 -974 Borelli 1.374 1.434 Broga .57 .59ex Brunel United .55
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    • 343 8 Issue Buyers Sellers a£l Austral N. Z. Ord. 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.774 1.824 $2 Alex. Brick 7i% Pref 2.07 J 2.124 $6 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £34 £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. 8. 7% Pref 19/9
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    • 132 8 MINING Dividend Sooks Close Pai7aK9 Burma-Malay 6d. 27th div. 24 643 tam 2nd 216 M Kamuntlng 5% mt. U 9642 Malayan Tin 10% int. l.t Pangnga Hive- 4% mt. l.t BaUb 001(1 31 I”‘- 30«« »«15 Renong Consol e d 3 «h div, m 7th 19
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  • 897 8 Annual Report Tile fourteenth ordinary general meeting of Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging, Ltd. will be held at the registered office cf the Company, Oriental Building, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, June 27. at 12 noon. The accounts disclose a profit of $289,- 23C.C6 (£33,755.3.7) for the year ended
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  • 324 8 Gjmmon (Malaya) Ltd. secured contracts amounting approximately to S6A million last year and the years working resulted in a handsome profit. According to the directors’ report, to be presented at the annual general meeting to be held in Singapore on June 21, after providing
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  • 17 8 Output tar the first half of June, 1941, amounted to 398 piculs.
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  • 162 8 $77,897 Profit The year’s working, after allowing for a donation, of $2,060 to the War Fund, [resulted in a profit of £77,897.85 to which there falls to be added $20,329. 83 brought forward making $98.227.68 in all. Of this sum $15.000 was absorbed by the payment of
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  • 66 8 Outputs for May:— Pahang Consolidated 7,620 piculs (includes 2,340 for June) Ipoh Tin (Ruchong) 332 piculs, 52,100 (yardage treated, 404 run. Ipoh Tin (Lahat) 281 piculs, 79,900 yardage treated, 404 hours run Sungei Kinta Tin 641 piculs, 173,600 yardage treated, 667 hours run. Temoh Tin 163
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  • 44 8 Rubber Crop returns for the month of May: lbs. Alor Gajah 16,500 Australasia 21,000 Ayer Panas 78,500 Bukit Kubu 16,000 Glenealy 50,500 Jalan Kebun 7,470 Kluang 50,000 Pajam 197,000 Port Swettenham 5,350 Talismyn 11,800 Tambalak 19,000 Teluk Anson 67,288 Ulu Benut 32,000
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  • 14 8 output for the first half of June, 1941. amounted to 180 piculs.
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  • 672 8 Only Few Strikes On Estate An official report on Chinese Labour in Pahang in 1940 refers to strikes which occurred, and says that nearly all of them were strikes of bachelors. There are no large congregations of bachelors in single areas. There was littfe
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  • 434 8 Mr. V. D. Daft ()n War Resources The oil supply of the Axis p n and Great Britain has been the A< of an interesting discussion giver iMr. V. D. Daft to the University Birmingham Mining Society. i Dealing with Italy, Mr. Daft 1 figures
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  • 123 8 T!N- Yesterday’s Clo. ousi LONDON S POt” 1264. 5. 0. 1263 5. v J^°5 Ward Y 265. 10. o i-265 SINGAPORE S P ot $137.50 H 36 87 Business done 05 tons 25 ton--PENANG “Spot” $137 5() RUBBER LONDON “Spot” .> ssd “Forward” 13 12d Tone Steady SINGAPORE
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  • 136 9 (7.-in-C. In Norway Rudolf He ss fled from Germany because he doubted the integrity of Hitler’s intentiok-s» especially tow ards Russia, says th,e London Daily r Telegraph’s writer. Admiral Boehm, German Naval Jom-mander-in-Chief in Norway, who was found dead in his at the Cjrand Hotel, Oslo (Norway)»
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  • 390 9 THURSDAY, JUNE i&, 1941 .postage 1 Latest ‘ftoie cf Destination setters Postcaroa duperEcr.ptiGi- Posting at Penang per os. each. Ordinary Regn. AXE MA RM t *> SPECZAL Av XBCE) REVISED IIME? OF CLOSING ADR MAILS IND RBVISED CHAEGEfe Thurs. J.9th Inst. Ipoh, K. Lun-pu 1 A2~ Singapore :u
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  • 1007 9 f foir Rate *Of Exchange di*/ 11 Is Fixed ■> 'jpo explain monetary theory and finance is not an easy task, but if there is one w riter who is capable of doing this for the benefit of the ordi nary man it is Mr. Geoffery Crowther
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  • 158 9 The old spirit of the French army I died hardest and is likely to revive first in Morocco, says The Times Lisbon correspondent. The Germans are playing a watching game in Spanish Morocco, which is theirs militarily. They are content in French Morocco
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 2905 9 RANGOON Calcutta ’gflM i I 1 I I XYO 6.01 lhc/S (48.94 m.) VUC2 7.21 mc/s (41.61 m.> B XYO 3.48 mc/s (86 <n.) VUC2 9.83 mc/s (31.48 m.) 6.50 p.m. Indian Session (Recoruwd 950 a.m. 11.20 a.m., -.J. Programme). 7.05 English Session (Re- 4.50 p.m.) corded Programme.) 8.20 Burmese
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    • 179 9 SAIGON 11.780 mc/S 025-46 m.i 6.116 mc/s («9:05 m.) 7.20 a.m. News in Frei.'.ch. 12.20 p.m. News in French—Rice quotations. 12.40 A concert oi light music. 4.40 News in French. 3.<h' English programme—News in English- 6.20 Topical j talk—Concert. 3,05 Colline speaks to you. I 8.20 News in French. 8.35
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  • 517 10 FURTHER PROGRESS IN BATTLE FOR DAMASCUS Operations To Drive Enemy Out Of Merdj Ayoum Jerusalem, June 18 Further progress by British Forces striking for Damascus was announced by a military spokesman here last night. These forces, he said, have now occupied the high ground
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  • 252 10 pilots got through to their targets.— Bcuter. Cologne And Dusseldorf Main Targets London,June 18 Cologne and Dusseldorf were the j main objectives of the British night raids over the industrial areas of Western Germany last 1 night. The R.A.F. again heavily attacked the French invasion coast
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  • 247 10 B.OW. Reports Received In London With Reserve Rugby, June 17 ilie conflicting tales of German intentions regarding Russia are received here with reserve. Reports cf German troop concentrations on the Russian frontiers, Which are not specifically denied by official Moscow statements may be -accounted for in
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  • 278 10 No Time To Check Costs, Says Mr. Mackenzie King .—Reuter. New York, June 17. “The enemy is at her gates, and approaching our shores. There will be time enough to check on costs and verdicts before we all know whether the world is to
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  • 64 10 —Reuter. To Prevent Subversive Agents Entering U.S. New York, June 18. It is reliably reported that a sharp control of immigration in the United States designed to prevent subversive agents and other agents entering in the guise of immigrants will be Instituted before July 1. Boards
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  • 296 10 Reuter. Control Of Eggs. Fish, Cheese And Fruit London, June 17. Eggs, fish, cheese, oranges, lemons and soft fruit are at present engaging the attention of Britain’s Food Minister, Lord Wooltcn, and exjierts at his Ministry, which stated today that in. regard to the scheme for the
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  • 127 10 8.0. W. Heroism Of Stewardess And Wireless Operator Rugby, June 17. The survivors from the s.s. St. Patrick which was bombed and sunk by a German aircraft have tcld of the heroism and bravery of the wireless operator and a stewardess. The wireless room was
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  • 212 10 Attack By Flight Of Blenheims Rugby, June 17. A 4,000-ton supply ship, sighted in daylight yesterday riding in a calm sea off Den Helder, was attacked by a flight of Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command. The vessel was protected by a German destroyer
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  • 46 10 l—Renter. Tokyo, June 17 Official circles decline to comment on the report that an embargo has been placed on a Japanese ship loaded with oil from Philadelphia, says the Domei New Agency. Officials state that they are awaiting official information.—Reuter.
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  • 89 10 VON PAPEN SEES M. SARAJOGLU —Reuter. Ankara, June 18. The German Ambassador, Herr Von Papen, called at the Foreign Office on Tuesday. Since his return from Berlin, he has been trying hard to effect some improvement in Turko-German relations. It is understood that he had several
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  • 91 10 (8.0. W. Announcement By Sir Kingsley \V ood Rugby, June 17. An illustration of the weight of direct taxation was given in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer moving a resolution to enable obligations to pay sums of money such as annuities free cf
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  • 47 10 .—Reuter. Showing Of Nazi Filin Banned In Chile Santiago, June 18. Chilean Film Censors Commission have prohibited the showing of the German blitz film “Victory in the West.’’ They announce it is entirely a German propaganda picture and they consider it tendentious.—Reuter.
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  • 648 10 ADVANCE BY WAVELLS FORCES IN FOUR DIRECTM London, June 13 (By Reuter’s special correspondent with advanced British f J in the Western Desert). I A battle began in the Western Desert on Sunday, which max to be the greatest of the Libyan campaign. Precisely at
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  • 54 10 ORDER APPLIES PHILIPPI N ES xt—i-Rente* ToiC The German Consul at Press that he received instructions down the Consular from his Government "‘Opines High Commissioner m 1 ing the Washington order 1 close down all Nazi Canments in the United e or del It is believed, however. J equally to
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  • 198 10 —Reuter. Delegates To Return To Tokyo Tokyo, June 18. Mr. Yoshizawa has been ordered to return to Tokyo because the N.E I. reply to the Japanese proposals is “hardly worth being specially incorporated in an international agreement,” according to an official announcement. However the announcement assures
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  • 511 10 330,000 Reich Nationals Unable To Leave Washington, June 18 President Roosevelt told the Press Conference that the activities of German Consulates leading to his order closing them and expelling their officials were of a subversive character. The President avoided replying directly
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 974 11 MOST SENSATIONAL RESULT SINCE 1913 Mrs. Macdonald-Buchanan Third Oman < Hvner To AV in London, June 18 vAveo iudoi, owned by iMrs. Macdonald-Buchanan, daughter and heiress oi Lord Woolavington. unexpectedly won the Derby at Newmarket today at 25 to 1. I he’second
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  • 380 11 OX SHIELD COMPETITION Butterworth. vived this year after! ars in Province Wei- inning of the League i i Shield” presented by j of Bukit Mertajam in i run by the Province Association and the I a ;an an invited to send meh should reach the;
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  • 95 11 Ind Miss Sutton ped Doubles Title I Lumpur, June 18. I 'iateh witnessed on the I ’his afternoon when I and Miss N. Sutton I I Miss Gladys I the Mixed Doubles I game resulting in a I European pair in three I Smith and Miss I
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  • 55 11 Al Defeated Bv I Ws XI L. Sungei Patani. rne of soccer played L r K here on Tuesday L r ”1 vere defeated by uoals to nil. Zain I 1 winners in the L."’ g ’i )ifc an j soon after I. vo more goals.
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  • 54 11 —Reuter. London, June 18. Ihe following are the probable starters for the New Oaks: FIRLE Lov/rey HILLH AMPTON Richardson FAIENCE Arthur Wragg PRECOCITY Beary COMMOTION Harry’ Wragg DANCING TIME Perryman SUNNY DEAR Cliff Richards SANATOGA Bridgland BEAUSITE Taylor TURKANA Evans MERCY Ephraim Smith CHELAN Beasley
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  • 171 11 Reuter. London, June 18. All the world reads ”Tonr Brown’s Schooldays” in which a cricket match was played between Rugby School and the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1841, and in a match played toda^., —u no-, was beaten by 118 runs. The School did
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  • 50 11 Ipoh. A start has been made in the Y.M. C.A. open tennis championships. Two opening ties in the singles’ event were played°off this week and resulted as follows: Soo Choon Tan beat M. Salim, 6 —2, 6—l. S A. R. Khalil bear, A. K Sabapathy, 6—4 6—l
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  • 142 11 TEAMS FOR PENANGKEDAH MATCH Alor Star. The Kedah team to meet a Penang team in aid of the St. Nicholas Orphans and Blind Fund this Friday has not been dci finitely chosen at the time of writing, but i the following 14 players have been se--1 iected
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  • 191 11 P.R.C.-C.R.C. Match Postponed The cricket match between the Penang Recreation Club and the Chinese Recreation Club which was scheduled to be played on Sunday has been postponed. P.S.C. vs East eru Smelting Club At Western Road on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. P.S.C.: H. L. Barry. T. M.
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  • 402 11 Playing without tht* services of five of their regular players, ’he R.A.F., Butterworth, were trounced by the Chinese Recreation Club by nine goals to nil in a friendly return game of soccer on the Victoria Green yesterday. The previous match between the two
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  • 1123 11 The Story Of How Humorist Won The Derhv (By STEVE DONOGHUE) rpHIS, the story of Humorist’s Derby, has never been told in full before. Even today Steve says he cannot talk oi ‘‘the bravest horse that ever lived” without tears in his eyes. “They
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  • 76 11 The Taiping Turf Club Derby Sweep drawn yesterday resulted as follows: OWEN TUDOR ***** MOROGORO ***** FIROZEDIN 1194 3 DEVONIAN ***** Selim Hassan *****, Solium *****, Valdavian *****, Starwort *****, Mr Sawyer *****, Royal Academy *****, Cuerdley *****, Mazarin *****, Annatom ***** Sun Castle *****, Orthodox 11
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  • 245 11 Fixtures Hor Sunday• June 22 i The following are the fixtures in die Penang Novices and Junior Championships lor Sunday, June 22. at the Free School Mall. 10 a.m- Novices’ Doubles Semi-final Khoo Khay How and Oh Kim Leng vs Soong Aik Kbeam and Yeoh Teik Lee.
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  • 63 11 I* rak t eam Against Kedah Ipoh. Th( following nave been chosen to re;ainst Kedah in the Malaya Coo ma i at Alor Star on Saturday. June 1 K Suppiah; Tai Swee Kee. Lim Boon Keat; Eusoff Khan. Marimutthu Isai> Y. oh Sinn Wah. Khamis, Bristow, Ismail
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 187 12 Dramatic End To Louis Conn Fight Challenger Leading Until Stopped By j Terrific Right Hook MADISON SQUARE GARDENS, JUNE 18. JOE LOUIS RETAINED TH E WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKING OUT BILLY CONN IN THE 13TH ROUND. The fight ended with drum ntic suddenness. Conn had been going extremely well, punishin
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  • 66 12 Rugby, June 17. Replying to a House of Commons question, the Air Secretary said the progress of the Air Training Corps continues to give cause for satisfaction. The number of units formed is now 1,340 with a total strength of about 190 000 cadets. Ovei 5,000 candidates
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  • 551 12 FIERCE BATTLE RAGES IN TRIANGLE EAST OF HALFAYA PASS CAIRO, JUNE 18. THE BATTLE WAS STILL RAGING FIERCELY TODAY IN THE TRIANGLE EAST OF HALF AYA PASS, ACCORDING TO LATEST REPORTS RECEIVED HERE FROM THE FRONT. AMID THE WRECKS OF TANKS WHICH
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  • 680 12 POSITION IN SYRIA CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY A Reuter message from Jerusalem reports that the Allies have recaptured Kuneitra. The position in Syria is considered satisfactory in circles usually wellinformed. Vichy raiding thrusts round Kuneitra and Merdj Ayouni have been contained and ample forces are available to'drive them back.
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  • 413 12 Confidence, Jest On Gold< Arrow (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Today. f PHE majority of the candidates entered for Saturdayfirst day of the Selangor Summer .Meeting—were ta out for their final fast gallops this morning and among most impressive were Confidence, Jest On. Golden
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  • 63 12 Reuter. Reinforcing Naval Base Stated Vichy, June 17. A detachment of sailors has left Lisbon for Azores to reinforce the naval base at Ponta Del Gada, states a Lisbon dispatch The sailors took with them a quantity of war materials. A Contingent of troops from Lisbon
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  • 54 12 THURSDAY. JUNE 19. TIN: Per. ■ng $137.75 Business done Buyers no sellers. Singapore $137.75 RUBBER: Penang Spot 39 1 /4c Singapore Spot 39 1 4c COPRA: Sundried $2.75 buyers Blac’j Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $8.60 sellers Fair Seed $B.lO sellers RICE: Rangoon P.rbciled No. 1 $9 94 Rangoon
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    • 187 12 (Head Office) 2ie Per an» Phone 1477 1 p, Telegram/ Rate* of •übaertpuon for and Bunday G PI S Q Montnly >{ cr Quarterly 7.50 J™ I H’ If Yearly is.uo Yearly 30.00 L.’J jj De l l very pYi* Quarterly el 2ii u7 n s Half-Yearly 3».» «,7 1;
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