Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 July 1941

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  • 19 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHE» DAILY Vol. XCIX. MONDAY, JILY 14, 1941. PRICE 10 <
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  • 247 1 Russians Retake I Two Points l®/r MECHANISED UNITS leld UP. FIERCE BATTLES IN ALL SECTORS Moscow, July 14. Mi lhe Soviet Information Bureau says that German ses hitherto are at least one million. Over 2,000 German planes and 3,000 aimoured have been
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  • 86 1 —Reuter. I Million Dollar Kpment From U.S. Washington, July 13. American Red Cross announced a m >lfion-dollar shipment of medi■Mpplies will be rushed to China for a needs reported by representa- ’•'•ho have carried out a survey B the Burma Road to Chungking.’ B Norman
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  • 106 1 M 'Jinn er I snguard of Technical Advisers B. Hongkong, July 14. cpr npUard of American technical ■terdi V A Chungking by plane ■he 1 Chu ngking dispatch said, ■on Cons sts three transpor- met i h hway experts. The trio ■*rvi= Doctor John Earle Baker,
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  • 66 1 *6 a cons •—Reuter. Fat in’..-, c)1 Rugby. July 13 t held by the King r Ji. Af, ek when recipients of p was M r z,e Amongst r the Gr? t rinan Tunna. a shunter th e o ri; Railway, who re-r"-’te>mb -v S f° r
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  • 37 1 —Reuter -jrii ialiy that a speech bx \lr Churchdi. at a public luncheon today, tuill b~ broadcast .n e<~ i-.8.C. h one J be speech is to between ii.jy and 12.10 G.M.T—Reuter
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  • 62 1 I —Reuter. North Ghina Water*Tokyo, July 13. Vice-Admiral Yokuzo Sugiyama, who is at present attached to tbe Yokusuka I Naval Base, has been appointed Supreme Commander of the Japanese Fleet in North China waters, it is ofll- cially announced here He succeeds i Vice-Admiral
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  • 307 1 Joint Action To End “Crimes Of Hitlerite Gang’* London, July 13. 44 F VHE U.S.S.R. and England represent a force thht Fascism will soon feel. Joint action of the two great peoples will put an end to the infamous crimes of the Hitlerite gang.’’ THE
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  • 408 1 —Reuter. Britain Has Not Forgotten London, July Aft. Eden, British Foreign Secretary, wrote: “Our hear’* are with the people of France in the cruel sufferings they ar enduring under the yoke of the brutal and barbarous invader, and wc do not forget their
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  • 573 1 LORD PRIVY SEAL'S WARNING AGAINST PEACE OVERTURES —BO.W London. July 14. THE possibility that Hitler may Launch a great peace offensive from Moscow, If ever he reached. Moscow was discussed by the Lord Privy Sea! in a speech on Sunday. Hitler would like
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  • 657 1 GEN. WILSON ON PAINFUL BUT NECESSARY TASK Acre, July I.< Al the conclusion the initialling of rhe «miistice paci. General Wilson, broadcasting from the mess room, said: ‘‘We have just been facing parr of a pa.’nful but npces«ar} ceremony—painful, because it t? always difficult
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  • 107 1 !e.n«- v. u: Roarer Shot Down L< ISSES OF LAST WEEK REVIEWED L July 14 ■’'in jucct "s:. w.-*:k cneni’> .7 jf wa-. except Kapf-.rn l.m t ave pr-d the cenuri nj<xrk A ••.a! i“5 were d --’Tv yed last < Britain ann I ccupied
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  • 100 2 .—Reuter. 18 DIVISIONS MOBILISED Aerodromes Being Built Or Strengthened ANKARA, JULY 14. ABOUT 18 BULGARIAN DIVISIONS HAVE BEEN MOBILISED. ACCOR DING TO REPORTS REACHING HERE. SIX OF THEM ARE IN OCCUPIED COUNTRIES. BULGARIANS HAVE BEEN BUSY’ BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING AERODROMES. It is believed there
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  • 253 2 —Reuter London, July Ift. British Navy have had a particularly successful time during the pa-'-t fete weeks in the destruction of German submarines. This was announced by Mr. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at South, End today. He said. There are three matters
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  • 105 2 —Reuter f ahir Healy Brought To London London, July 12. Cahir Heah, a member of the Northern Ireland Parliament who was arrested vesrerdav in Northern Ireland under a detention order of the Home Secretary’ under Defence Regulations, was brought to London today accompanied by two detec fives
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  • 74 2 —Reuter. Slight Damage And Feu Casualties Malta, July 12. Bombs were dropped on Malta last night, causing slight damage, a number of civilian casualties and deaths, according to an official communique. The Services suffered no loss either of life or property, in the night the fighters v.
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  • 199 2 —Reuter Between Japanese And French Police Hankow. July 13. One Annajnite policeman .and a Japanese were killed and another Japanese was slightly injured in «a gun fight early this morning in the French Concession. between r he Annamite police and a party’ of Japanese The cause
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  • 57 2 i. —Reuter. Proclaimed Sovereign And Independent Slate London. July’ 13. The Montenegro National Assembly met yesterday in Cetinje and proclaimed Montenegro a sovereign and independent state, taking the form of a constitutional monarchy, states the Berlin radio. The King of Italy will be asked to appoint a regent who
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  • 63 2 with the inconvenience entailed.—Reuter. Rangoo. July 13. “Burma is ready. Burma is pre-, pared,” declared Sir Reginald DormanSmith. Governor of Burma, in a broadcast after extensive visits to various forces in Burma Dr. R. Dorman-Smith expressed satisfaction at the conclusion of the fourday’ defence
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  • 980 2 Signed At Mos! Joint Action In Against Germarl MUTUAL AID, NO SEP J ARMISTICE I London. UIV I 'T’HE Foreign Office announces an “agree?® joint action by His Majesty’s Governr® rhe Government of the U.S.S.R. in rhe waraj many” as follows: “I—The two Governments undertake to ren4 1
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  • 73 2 -Reuter Dav And Night Watch For Fire Bombs Urged London. July 12 Day and night watch to ensure that Britain’s harvest should not be destroyed by incendiary bombs was urged by’ a Ministry of Home Security official today. Every village should consider arrangements for fighting
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  • 91 2 .—Router Santiago de Chile. July 13. Ecuador has accepted the offer of mediation by Brazil and Argentine in the difficulties which had arisen between Peru and Ecuador. The Prime Minister. Dr. Tobar Donoso, conferred with the representatives of Brazil and Argentine with regard to
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  • 1397 2 —Reuter. Jerusalem. July 13. "INTEREST in the Syrian armis--1 tice is now switched from Acre to Cairo and Beirut where it is understood the final formalities regarding the ratification of the terms are now being considered. It is understood in this connection that the
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  • 35 2 —Reuter. Four Greek argo fuge here have j following their punm firm of shipowners refused to return u they would never suonu General Tslakogru. Two of the freightereach and the other each.—Reuter.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 89 2 By courtesy of the Majestic Cinema and Under the auspices of the Chinese Ladies Association, Penang, A very interesting Mandarin Talkie “AZURE CLOUD” will be screened at the Majestic Cinema On Wednesday, 16th July, 1941 AT 6.30 9.30 PM The Proceeds of these two shows will be given to Chinese
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  • 1625 3 From France Mt Strasbourg. M a-fii -cly, systematical■tXd, and it is being done in as, it is hoped, to make us ■tU any hope of a return to the S being changed, both ■f.Ld Christian names. The new K we are asked to
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  • 1307 3 Inside Story Revealed In Libel Action INSIDE history of the events leading to the surrender of the King of the Belgians was revealed for the first time in the King’s Bench Division when a settlement was announced of a libel action brought against the
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  • 464 3 evidence of wartime conditions In Germany and the d*wasrating effect of Britain’s new bombs in recent raids on Berlin is revealed b.> two first-hand stories. Carl Wall, Berlin correspondent of the New York newspaper “P.M.” says: “A German told me that one of
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  • 941 3  -  Loss Of Bismarck Crippling Blmc To Germany BY i LORD THE sinking of t<he German Bism trek n..> prutoni.-.»]* altered the balance of mavaJ power in Norrhern Europ- Gemiajiy had two recently completed battleships of the nu-st powerful type, the Blssnarck and lher sister ship
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 1680 4  -  General Cherries die GauNe» who might have saved France, but was called "impertinent” By QUENTIN REYNOLDS (FAMOUS AMERICAN WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO WROTE “THE WOUNDED DON’T CRY”) r pHE man who didn’t quit has a closely cropped moustache and he is tall and straight. When he
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  • 572 4 W”** Colombo, July 10. AL Geoffrey Arbuthnot arrived here today to assume his post as Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Squadrons. Admiral Arbuthnot was recently C.-in-C. America and the West Indies, and before then was Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty. News From Indio AH India
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  • 481 4 1 pOLLOWING the drive of the Pani zer Divisions, the Nazi propaganda machine is churning out praises of Hitler for giving his army its mighty tank fleet. Hut a certain Dr. Kugelmann. who was military engineer at the Krupp armament works in Essen, could tell another
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  • 735 4 Were the State Opera House and other bui/rfd in Berlin deliberately bombed by the 8.A.F.? are some facts to settle the argument. Goebbels froths about tie R.A.F. dropping U on “cultural buildings’* in Berlin you would imagine J there was no semblance of a military target anywhere nJ
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  • 468 4 1,000 New Shipyards Proposed America A MERICAN shipbuilding M regarcted before the b. of a large peacetime begun four years ago desi J| modernise the U.S. upM marine. The new ships were -I so that they could be commissjM efficient naval auxiliaries in- j war. This programme nrmJ the construction
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  • 58 4 Gold deposits have been din Kwangsi province and they to be sufficient to repay loan' tent of U. 5.5100,000,000. j Mining experts of the r Government are now busy sC^ c in the province,” winning s°' mines and stands along courses. The exact location of
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  • 57 4 Prof. Mikailov, a leading tronomer, said that a total the sun, which will occur n *i 1941, would be visible in nort e as well as in Russia. Soviet scientists are sive preparations for of the eclipse, and some will be stationed in t he z 0”
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    • 123 4 Br* I wish you’d tell me T J how your sink JgpMH MBlaJl cleaning with VIM.lj jf course. I wouldn’t j dream of harsh j kscouring HI .ggl hX x i 'X '♦'lf jizm Want io bo pfeud ef ,ot»t ui* tftm—'C euly Vim. tbin«nio«r that harth icoumig tcrafchet iinooth
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 57 4 oĕ; i What a War; j by Gilbert Wilkinson f wP®?* n!F> j CRICKET AGAIN <i Ihe most important man on the field.'’ (9i 31 ——> a» <* i«■ <• V S c t’T L.' i tcii i a! i I’iV» AB in a Day's Work— —by Rick Elmes Ncrr
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  • 1130 5 Conferment Of M.B.E. On Centre Secretary Ipoh. hi honour of the conferment of the M.8.E., on him, Mr. A. E. Perera, Hon. Secretary of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Perak Centre, and Mrs. Perera were entertained to a dinner by the Officers of the
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  • 29 5 The next meeting of the Perak State Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Kuala Kangsar, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. August 12.
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  • 281 5 Penano And Province Wellesslev WOOL AND MATERIAL ACC.OIAT Previous!’ acknowledged $36 844 77 Donations The Hon. Mr. A. M Goodman 25.00 Dr. Lee Tiang Keng 25.00 Mr. Ng Seng Soo! 25.00 Mr. Khoo Soon Chee 25.00 Mr. Cheah Wat Hve 25.00 Mr. Ong Huck Lim
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  • 123 5 Found Wife Hanged In Room ipoh Returning from his work in a nearby rubber estate in Tanjong Rambutan on Friday afternoon, a Tamil rubber tapper was shocked to find his ycung wife hanging dead frem a beam in their room. A report was made to the
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  • 380 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Dr. F. T. Ingham has been appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Selangor Defence Corps. Cabled advice has been received that Mr. M. A. Francis, of Park and Francis. Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, has j left England for Malaya and is ex--1 pected to arrive, towards the end of
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  • 213 5 Vacant Houses May Be Commandeered Ipoh. Vacant houses and bungalows in the cutskirts of Ipoh town may be commandeered for use as depots for refugees and lost children should an emergency arise I’his important statement was made at a special meeting of the Perak Chinese
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 67 5 RI— Last 3 Shows Today -I y y\ At 3; 6.15 9.30 p.m. I one Found COURAGE I T |,Second ADVENTURE 1.. I And the Third The Triumph of LOVE I -THREE EACES WEST" I STARRING I SIGRID CURIE (STAR OF “MARCO POLO”' “ALGIERS”) I lii Her First Modern Role
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    • 316 5 Sensational Success Season Extended Till Tomorrow Onlv MAJESTIC 3 SHOWS TODAY 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. Shaw Bros. Latest Malay Dramatic Masterpiece Miss Tira. Vem. Haji Gong. Putih Lawak. Habsha, Rose A Ahmad C.B. “HANCHOR HAT!” I The Finest Malay Drama Ever Produced By Shaw Bios. Many Have Seen It More
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    • 150 5 R-conp i t i o n e d LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY SONGS! MUSIC! ROMANCE! UNTVFRSaTZS GREATEST SONG i SPECTACLE SHOW SINCE “SHOW BOAT 1 “ROBERTA”! “One Night In The T topics' with Allan Jones and Nancy Kelly SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST NEWS “SINGAPORE PREPARED” Opens To-morrow Tuesday, July 15
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    • 224 5 Saturday and Sunday’.t Matinee packed to the doors I- IJ J T s V z 21 4 SHOWS TODAY U a 1.1 lf" At 1 P m -> 3 30 6 30 1 n r 1 izzMMMrtS and 9.30 p.m. Every Week A Big Chinese Hit ‘BEAUTY WITH GOLDEN SPEAR
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  • 196 6 4 comparatively slow campaign in Syria lias now been brought to its closing stages by the request of the French commanders on the spot, despite Vichy’s rejection oi the armistice terms earlier in the week, for suspension of hostilities. In this decision, General Dentz showed good
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  • 279 6 TN view of the lull in the Middle East, it is essential that the background of present and recent operations should be clearly seen. Few people realised the peril to which the whole British position was exposed when Hitler started his drive into the Balkans. That
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  • 429 6 —Malay Mail. ERNMENT officials apparently cannot realise that the importer, trying to get through a a hard day's work and then attend hard day’s work and then attend the time to peruse government notifications in the leisurely manner customary in government offices and this work should not be
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  • 72 6 ODEON CINEMA: ‘One Night In the Tropics” with Allan Jones and Nancy Kelly. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA: ‘‘Hanchor Hati” (Malay Picture). 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA: “Beauty With Golden Spear” (Chinese picture). 1, 3.30, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA: “Three Faces West”
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  • POST BAG
    • 108 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette’’). Sir, Since the Municipal coolies’ strike on Saturday, refuse bins have not been cleared. The inconvenience to householders which results from this can be better imagined than described but I have a suggestion which, I hope, may to some extent ease the
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  • 108 6 Reuter. Effort To Make Ships Seaworthy Lisbon, July 13. It is understood on excellent authority that the reinforcement of the defence of Dakar and other Vichy African ports, now taking place, is not due to the American occupation of Iceland. Actually, this latter event is being used
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  • 680 6 Monday, July 14. jj N the limelight today is General ilson, Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces in Syria. At the conclusion of initialling of the armistice pact at Acre, he broadcast a statement on negotiations which, he said, were carried out with acrimony. qpHE Allies,
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  • 292 6 Phantom Bomber TTERHAPS, after all, Field Marshal Goering has really been overworking during recent months; his relatively rare appearances in the news columns may have been due to the fact that he has been scorning delights and public appearances and concentrating on research work for the Luftwaffe.
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    • 18 6 M P /P t /4IK L R Wi i A S S R H AVAILABLE AT ALL GARAGES
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    • 21 6 For your convenience send your tyra to our Sales Depot, 11 Light Street Penang, Phone 4121. T-S-A Z ro .o I
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  • 257 7 TO BE OPENED BY governor E Ne w Anzac Club in Singapore T H will be opened by the Governor, ton Thomas, tomorrow at 5 S r The club, which has been erected pnl short space of time is on the e- d “JaTanXv 3
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  • 101 7 I Goldsmiths’ Assistants I Send Petition Stating that the present cost of living high, Chinese goldsmiths’ assistants .n ■en&ng, numbering more than 400, have Kent in a petition to their employers with request for a war allowance of 30 per j ■nt on their scale of
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  • 252 7 Crashed Through Railings Into Drain was a serious accident yesterday afternoon when a 1 Hillman saloon with three European Non-Commissioned Officers and Mr. O. Foley of the Electrical Department, Municipality, coming down the slope of Bukit Dumber, Jelutong Road, from Glugor crashed through the
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  • 38 7 The Commandant of the L.D.C. Penang gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Sikh Gurudwara which has allowed the loan of its School Bus every Tuesday for L.D.C. parades, during mobilisation and during an emergency.
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  • 1415 7 pppeq/ To Compatriots To I Sink Differences I L* IpOh ■tn I>eakin g a a tea-party held in his honour by the Indian ■Mr K’ n t a <d the Hotel Majestic yesterday afternoon, mad U 101,1 Ag en t of the Government of India
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  • 28 7 Practice parade will be held at Esplanade, on Monday, July 14, at 5.30 p.m. All members to parade in civilian clothing.
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  • 189 7 66yHE British have not only invested a large amount of capital for Burma’s economic development but they have also given us a peaceful and secure government,” said Mr. U. Kyaw Tin, owner of a large rice mill in Burma, when interviewed by the “Pinang Gazette”
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  • 111 7 Major G. St. J.-Orde Browne, Labour Adviser lo the Secretary of State lor the Colonies, has arrived in Singapore to carry out investigations into labour problems in Malaya. Due to have come here a short time ago, Major Browne’s proposed trip was cancelled at the time and
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  • 141 7 Devotees Fulfil Their Vows A large crowd was present to watch the fire-walking ceremony at the Hindu Ten.pie in Ayer Itam Village at 5.30 yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was preceded bv the slaughter of a goat. Those taking part in this annual ordeal, were Hindu devotees
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  • 111 7 Quarter Million fc ’Fags” From Penang Since the acknowledgment in last Friday’s issue, of $lO7 27, a further $120.42 has been collected, raising the grand total now to $1921.43, or £224.175. 9d.—enough for about a quarter of a million cigarettes. Collecting tins should be left with
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  • 199 7 Chinese Conservancy Men Carry On I ATEST developments in the Penang Municipal strike are that 200 coolies in the Municipal Engineers’ Department, are also on strike from this morning in sympathy with- the rest of their com patriots. Coolies in the seioerage and Water
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  • 387 7 DEFENCE NOT CALLED IN MALACCA CASE Malacca. DO not know on what grounds the prosecution took ac1 tion against you, but, as far as the Court is concerned, there is no evidence produced against you today and you are acquitted and discharged without a stain
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  • 501 7 All Five Accused To Stand Trial At Assizes A T the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Third Court this morning, five Indian Mohamedans, Mohamed bin Rawther, Sultan bin Rawther, Hamid, Zachariah bin Rawther and Majid bin Rawther were
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  • 214 7 Kuala Lumpur. The prolonged draught and the increasing demand on Kuala Lumpur’s water supply has resulted in the au- thorities announcing to consumers that it may become necessary to restrict consumption by closing down the mains at certain hours or by other means. Kuala Lumpur’s
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  • 258 7 No Reduction In Bail 66J ASK for a further reduction in the bail allowed to my client who is anxious to get out of the civil prison,” said Mr. C. P. Chew, appearing for the fifst accused in the case before Mr. B. F. Bridge,
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  • 142 7 Sigrid Gurie In Gripping Drama “Three Faces West,” now showing at the Rex, convincingly portrays in a gripping manner the problems of the people living in the “dust bowl” areas in the United States. Charles Coburn is cast as the refugee Viennese surgeon who comes
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    • 130 7 GROW/ r wwZ'- HONTHi I I MONTHS L THE FAMOUS QUADRUPLETS REARED ON COW GATE ATIS ~ONTW Real talking pictures these—and what a satisfactory story of progress they tell It Is difficult to realise from these happy studies the appalling odds with which the Doctor had to contend-or to visualise
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    • 133 7 Revitalise Your KIDNEYS And You'll Feel Young—Look Young Nothins ages man or woman more than aches caused through bad kidney action. This makes you suffer from Getting up Nights, Burning, Itching Passages, Nerves, Dizziness, Rheumatism, Backache, Leg Pains, Circles under Eyes. Swollen Ankles, Loss of Appetite, Energy, etc., because kidneys
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  • 104 8 The following are the returns from the dredges of the Thai Tin Syndicate Limited for the month of June 1941: Mine at: Ngow, Renong—Dredges 3; hours 1,861 >4»; cub. yards 318,100; tin ore won pls. 1,047.36. Mine at: Takuapa—Dredges 2; hours 643 U; cub. yards 129,100: tin
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  • 70 8 Penang. July 12. 1941 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) SELLING London Demand 2'4 3'32 New York. Demand 47.16 Montreal Demand 51.91 Batavia Demand 88 82 Calcutta Bombay i Rangoon Demand 156 1/8 Hongkong Demand 53 9/16 Shanghai Demand 11 15/I6 Japan Demand 193 1/2 New Zialand Demand
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 471 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 14th July, 1941 issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/0 3/3ex 5/0 Austral Amil. 7/4$ 7/7$ £1 Austral Malay 33/6 34/6 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/0 17/6ex $1 Ayer Wer.g .75 .80 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0 $1
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    • 229 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay’ 1.57$ 1.62$ Ayer Hitam .85 .90 Ayer Molck 1.10 1.15 Aver Panas 1.05 110 Bassett .40 .42$ Batu Lintang 1.07$ 1.12$ Bedford .92$ .97$ Benta .95 1.00 Borelli 1.32$ 1.37$ Broga .57$ .60 Brunei United 55 .57$
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    • 341 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N. Z. Ord 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.75 1.80 $2 Alex Brick 75% Pref 2.05 2.10 c $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £Bs £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/3 16/9 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 19/9
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    • 163 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Ampat 5% less tax 30.6.41 21.7.41 Berjuntai 15% 4th Int. 23.30.7.11 30.7.41 Hongkong 10% Int. L.T. 1.8.41 K Lanjuts 6% M. 7.41 23.7.41 Killinghall 15% Int. L.T. 31.7.41 Klang River 75% (No. 52) 24.7.41 29.7.41 Kuala Lumpur Tin Is. A.C. (No.
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  • 1256 8 Only Restricted Business Being Done Stanton Nelson Co.. Limited Singapore, July 10. 1 There is little of interest to be said this week. Business has been restricted, and is i expected to remain so till the reorganisation of the Eastern market, which must take i seme considerable
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  • 136 8 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1546th Auction. 9th July, 1941 lbs. tons Catalogued 2,593,257 1,157.70 Offered 2,431,037 1,085.28 Sold 1,745,748 779.35 London —Spot 13 3'Bd. New’ York —Spot 21 3/8 cts PRICES REALISED cts. per lb. RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Standard Quality 38 1/2 —38 5/8
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  • 25 8 The rubber crop of the above estate for the month of June 1941 wap 57,300 lbs. Total for 2 months 107,300 lbs.
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  • 497 8 Library Notice The following publications were issued or received by the Dept, of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., during the period of June 16-30, 1941, inclusive and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the public resident
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  • 315 8 Entries For Handi fJh Billiards Toun? I A very large member of er received for the handicap biiii C ment of the Telox Anson W'hich will Commence here f tournament is divided 5 and cups lor tne winners aiK will be presented as followA: Winner:— cup
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  • 77 8 FREE FRENCH ARMS SHIPS Free Frenchmen in France, it vealed. have recently destroyed n six munitions ships preparing across the Mediterranean with supfu the German, forces in Libya. Reports to this effect have > Lisbon through neutral ships ofiM learnt them from port officials. I On the night befre they
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  • 125 8 retie 1. ui —Reuter Six Soldiers Drowned I Swimming Exercises London, M An inquest w r as held in Northe-i land today on six soldiers who I drowned when they entered the 1 from a motor boat with rifles aftj boots for what was described as
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  • 118 8 Saturday’s Close Previo® TIN: LONDON “Spot” £258. 15. f “Forward” £261. 15. SINGAPORE “Spot” $139.50 Business done Buyers, No Sellers Buyers, PENANG “Spot” $139 50 s l39 RUBBER; LONDON “Spot” 13 /;u “Forward” 13 Tone S teaC l SINGAPORE I “Spot” 38 112 c 383 I PENANG J
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  • 134 9 London. IyTOUSTACHES are spreading in Britain with the rapidity of a prickly pear plague The shortage of razor blades and a threat of reduction in shaving soap are partly responsible, but the fashion haa certainly been stimulated by the fact that a huge number of
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  • 133 9 $20,000,000 To Extend Pearl Harbour Base Washington Informed Congressional sources dis closed that President Roosevelt’s aides are preparing appropriation requests to cover the expansion of army and also warship construction and British aid which are expected to total “five or six billion dollars.” It is understood
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  • 50 9 Principal of the Mui Fong School for girls. Miss Ng Mun-chi, recently returned to Chungking after spending two years in the United States organi sing New Life Movement associations among the Chinese. She brought back to Madame Chiang greetings from Chinese women in 15 states in America
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  • 74 9 Mr. Aw Boon Haw Heads Group A group of overseas Chinese, headed py the Malayan patent medicine “king,” Mr. Aw Boon Haw, formally inaugurated the Oversea Chinese Industrial Corporation at a meeting in the Hong Kong office of the Bank of Communications recently. Mr. Aw Hoe, son
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  • 83 9 ‘T was only joking, for T really meant to frighten my husband with whom 1 had had a quarrel,” said a 20 year old Javanese woman. Harira binte Sirat, in the Singapore Second Court wnen charg ed with attempting to commit suicide by tying a
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  • 163 9 The report of a New Zealand pilot of Fighter Command who recently shot down an Me. 109 into the Channel shows that he began his attacking dive when the enemy machine was fifteen miles ahead. He had been trailing a flight of three Me.lo9’s for several
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  • 185 9 JNQUIRIES received by British dogbreeding agents show that, as soon as war conditions allow, South America will have greyhound racing. The first tracks will probably be in Buenos Aires. Following its success in Great Britain, where it was established in 1926, the sport has been
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  • 222 9 Singapore Suit A petition in rhe Singapore Court of Appeal by H.S Arathoon, trading as Stephen Paul and Co., for leave to appeal to His Majesty in Council against a judgment of the Court of Appeal on Feb. 25, this year, was allowed. By that
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  • 808 9  -  An (Jnfinished Autobiography. By H. A. L. Fisher. (Oxford Univer- sity Press. 7s 6d.) Tbn Harington Looks Back. By Sir Charles Harington. (Murrav 12s. 6d.) By EDWARD SHANKS It is a thousand pities that “Hal” Fisher never completed the autobiography of which this volume contains some detached chapters.
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  • 188 9 Organised to supplement the police and fire brigade in serving the Chungking populace during air raids, the joint board of Air Raid Relief has 7,800 members in 260 units. They are all volunteers. A tribute to the efficiency of A.R.P. measures in Chungking has been paid
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  • 253 9 Melbourne, July 10. THE Official War Correspondent (Kenneth Slessor) reports in a despatch from Haifa dated July 7 that a formidable New South Wales battalion has now been flung into the Australian coastal drive in Syria. Early this afternoon, engineers succeeded in throwing a temporary bridge across
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  • 90 9 Free Frenchmen in France, it is revealed have recently destroyed at !ea< six munitions ships preparing to dash across the Mediterranean with supplies for the German forces in Libya. Reports to this effect have reached Lisbon through neutral ships’ officers, who learnt them from
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  • 246 9 MONDAY. 14TH JULY. 1941 Postage Tin of Destinaaon Letters Postcards Superscription Pen™g per oz. each Ordinary Regn INTERNAL MALAYAN SERVICE t» t TVeames Air Mon, 14th inst. Ipoh, K. Lumpur vvearnes «ar A Singapore W Service 100 p.m 12.45 p.XD, AFRICA All destinations .50 .25 8.0 A.C fi
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 959 9 rv V SHORTWAVE STATIONS |'O-L>A I BROADCASTING g e C. News In English IB B C (Local Times) I*^,*’ propaganda 7.20 ajn. 8.20 ajn. tf h News Transmission 6 11.20 a.m. P Transmission 1 1.50 p.m. H eWS post 6.20 pjn calling P r r anune Transmission 2 8.20 p.m.
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  • 659 10 Attack On Railway And Canal Communications London, July 12 British bombers and fighters were again active over Northern France today. In the morning heavy bombers escorted by fighters attacked railway and canal communications, says an Air Ministry communique. —Reuter. In. the afternoon an offensive
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  • 78 10 —Reuter. Alleged New Frontier Incidents Lima, July 12. An account of alleged new incidents in Iquitos of Peru —Ecuador frontier is contained in a communique issued by the Peruvian Foreign office today. Ecuadorian iorces, it is stated, appeared on the River Tigre on Thursday and attacked a Peruvian
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  • 53 10 —Reuter. Bombs Fall On Town Of Famagusta Nicosia, July 12. It is officially announced that the enemy st acked Famagusta, the most easterly ■o. t :n the Island of Cyprus, this morning. Bombs ft 11 cn the old town, causing slight damage to civilian property. No casualties
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  • 1212 10 “BLITZ” RESUMED AFTER TWO DAYS LULL Russians Report Battles Near Pskov And Vitebsk London, July 13 While the Nazis have resumed their offensive against the Russians after a two days’ lull this morning’s Moscow communique states that despite stubborn fighting, no important change has
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  • 1086 10 VICHY DELEGATES INITIAL PEACE DOCUMENTS AT DISCUSSIONS OF TERMS SECRET How “Cease Fire” Was Carrii Out In Syria (By Desmond Tighe, Reuter’s special correspondent wiJ Imperial Forces.) A Yeomanry Camp near Acre, July J The Vichy Commission initialled the Armistice documents at] p.m. tonight (local time), pending official ratification. J
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  • 216 10 —Reuter. Natives To Have More Say Saigon, July 12. A move to broaden the basis of the government to give the natives more say in Indo-Chinese affairs is announced today with the publication of an Order in Council signed by the Governor-General setting up a new Indo-Chinese
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  • 142 10 Reuter. NATION TO THINK OF ITS DEAD London, July 12 July 14, the anniversary of “Storming the Bastille,” which before the war France meant to be a bank holiday with an imposing military review in the morning and an “All Fun and Fair” in the
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  • 232 10 —Reuter. No Move Into Cape Verdes Or Azores New’ York, July 12. The United States has given Portugal the assurances that she will not move into Azores or Cape Verde Islands, announced the Portuguese Minister to interviewers. The Minister added, “We have got full confidence in
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  • 39 10 -8.0. W. Rugby, July 12. The Admiralty announces that one of Netherland’s submarines, operating in cooperation with the British Navy, has sunk a heavily laden enemy tanker of 8,000 tons in the Mediterranean. —8.0. W.
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  • 52 10 —Reuter. To Inspect Californian Aircraft Factories Washington, July 12. Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to America, accompanied by Lady Halifax is visiting California next Tuesday to inspect aircraft factories and visit British War Relief centres. Lord Halifax is expected to make a few speeches and return to Washington on
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  • 1047 11 DOWLING BOWLS WELL FOR WINNERS Deadly bowling by A. H. Dowling, the State left-arm slow bowler, who bagged 8 wickets for 13 runs, enabled the Penang Sports Club to defeat the Combined Schools by 133 runs in a cricket match on the Western Road
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  • 384 11 lliss Lira Girn Suan In Singles Final pxieilent badminton, Miss Lim beat Miss J- J- Ooi in straight U at the Free School Hall to ves > of the Penang women’s F’Li. championshipr r who had shown impressive F .i p earlv mnd.., struck a bad <’>ening
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  • 272 11 Fixtures hi Tournament ks T en are lurt her Penang rl’. Juiv'l4 Tournament fixtures:— at T’.L.S. Court: Rt Hor Ser vs Litn L Pn 'Udicln kS CoUrt; k 3 0 ap Final-Lee P Tutts \t', Winil r of Chooi Hor a r h. Umpire: Len Peng k
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  • 50 11 —Reuter Byron Nelson Beat Sarazen Denvers. Colorado, July 13 Byron Nelson, the present American champion, beat Gene Sarazen, three times winner of the title, by two and one in the semi-final o£ the P.G.A. championship. Vic Ghezzi beat Ray Mangrum in the other semi-final, one up. Reuter
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  • 41 11 An additional runner in Race 7at Singapore on Saturday was "Miss Margaret’s” Last Chance. The horse drew position No. 2, was ridden by K. Daniels, and finished last. There were 130 win ticket s purchased on him.
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  • 146 11 RACE 1. 1. wSANS AME $l6 $8 2. GOAT’S SKIN $39 3. STORMY NIGHT $l3 I RACE 2. THE SIRDAR $3« A- SH) 2. KALILI $8 3 RESISTANCE $7 I RACE 3. 1. REMEMBER ME $9 as 6 2. FURIOUS $8 RACE 4. 1. KAI TERE $l7
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  • 123 11 Reuter Glasgow. July 12. The Scottish Summer Cup final at i Hampden Park was won by Hibernians beating Glasgow Ranger,, by three goals to twc. The Rangers, who won the League, Cup and the Charity Cup during the season seemed set for the fourth trophy
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  • 204 11 Five Days Racing In August-September 'T'HE Singapore Turf Club will hold their 5-day Autumn (Gold Cup) Meeting on August 23, 27, 30 and September 3 and 6. Three runs are provided for Class 1 Horses, two runs for Class II Horses and Class I Ponies
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  • 134 11 —Reuter. Longriggan Wins From Anarchist And Pearl Rock Newbury, July 13. Ridden by the 17-year-old apprentice. Burrows, Lord Portal’s six-year-old Longriggan (9st 41t«) carrying eight pound s extra, won the Newbury summer Cup by a length from Miss Dorothy Pa get’s Anarchist (Bst 111 b.) with Mrs.
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  • 184 11 Inter-College Crieket (F. O. O. C.) Singapore, July 13 Raffles won the inter-college match by 77 runs. Raffles, batting first, scored 153, Varma 40, Thoy 27, Abdul Aziz 20, Schubert 20, Sivagnanam 15 and Barker 15 being the chief scorers. Heera Singh carried off bowling honours with
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  • 135 11 Frank Lee Scores ]O4 For London Counties London, July 13. Lord’s today has given over to the London Counties and a strong team called the Buccaneers who drew, the Counties scoring 242 for five declared while the opposition did not bat. Frank Lee scored 104 and Denis Compton
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  • 73 11 Triple C Juveniles Beat Cheow Huat’s XI In a, friendly game of soccer pftiyed yesterday, the Triple C. Juveniles easily defeated Cheow Huat’s XI by four goals to one. Ah Cheng and Zulkiflee were outstanding for the winning team. Cheow Huat opened the scoring for his team in the
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  • 353 11 Team 4 Champion Water Polo Side Bv defeating Team 3 (Ca.pt.—Cheong Teng Wah) on Saturday last at the Chinese Swimming Club. Tanjong Bungah. Team 4 (Cant.—Yeoh Cheong Lin) are the champions in the year’s water-polo league with a total score of 45 points. They added a further
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  • 60 11 Office-Bearers For The Year The following are office-bearers cf the "Hurricane Youngsters” B P for the year: President Mr. Lim Hee Seng Captain Mr. Khoo Thean Ee. Vice-Cap 1 ain Mr Hum Kee Teik. Hon. Secretary Mr. Arshad bin Md. Darus. Hon. Treasurer Mr. Low 800
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  • 49 11 St. Michael’s Defeat Batu Gajah G.E.S. Ipoh. Brilliant batting by Seng Kim <B4) and C. Stanislaus (63) enabled the St. Michael’s Institution to inflict an innings defeat on the Batu Gajah Government English School in an inter-school cricket match at Batu Gajah on Saturday.
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  • 65 11 —Reuter National Debt Wins Melbourne, July 12. National Debt, an aged mare, owned by Messrs. C. A. Tatis and F. Dougall. won the Australian Grand National Steeplechase over a course of three miles and one furlong. National Debt beat Mr. J. Abraham’s Brightillo by two lengths, with
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  • 774 12 Violent Quarrel With Hitler On Eve Of Attack Refused To Take Responsibility For Luftwaffe In New Drive London, July 13. Reports of a violent quarrel between Hitler and Goering on the eve of the Nazi attack on Russia were broadcast by the Moscow Radio tonight.
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  • 191 12 WORKOUTS AT BUKIT TIM AH TRACK (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. T JSEFUL slow and fast workouts in preparation for Wednesday were done at Bukit Tim ah this morning. The going is very good. Princess Prim was the first out, doing a half-pace canter over
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  • 421 12 List Of Those Who Sent Wreaths The funeral of the late Mrs. Khoo Bean Leang (nee Madam Ooi Guat Kee) took place on Saturday morning. The cortege moved from 15. Cantonment Road at 10.30 a.m. sharp preceded by the Municipal Band which played the
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  • 52 12 “Malaya” Cup Soccer QIN GAPOKE defeated. Negri Sembilan by three goals to one in the “Malaya” Cup soccer match played at Seremban on Saturday. All the goals were scored late in the second half, Lai Chuan netting all three for Singapore, while Sym scored for the
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  • 57 12 Yesterday being the birthday of the Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Im Hoot fchor), thousands of Chinese men, wo*men and children, went to the Kek Lok Si Chinese Temple to offer prayers. Another big crowd of devotees were present to make offerings in the temple of
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  • 237 12 HORSES—CLASS I—DIV. 2—6 FURS. MEDIATION 9.00 MERCURY 8.08 ESQUIRE 8.08 THE NEEDLES 8.03 DOUBLE ESSO 8.03 KENTUCKY 8.01 ANNIE ROONEY 8.00 FREEDOM 7.13 KING’S GAMBIT 7.08 PONIES—CLASS I—DIV. 1— FURLONGS PINAFORE 9.04 WHITE FACE 9.03 DUKE CARRINGTON 8.06 EDIE’S CHOICE 8.04 CHILTERN 8.03
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  • 108 12 —Reuter. General Catroux And Other Well-Known Frenchmen Vichy, July 12. General Catroux, Free French Leader in the Middle East, and many other wellknown Frenchmen have been deprived of their French nationality and denied the right to wear the Legion of Honour or other French decorations, according
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  • 38 12 Simla, July 9. A conference of Provincial Publicity officers starts ere tomorrow. Mr. F. H. Puckle, Director-General of Information, will preside, \mong the subjects to be discussed will oe the work cf the Film Advisory Board.
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  • 551 12 ATTACKED BY NAZI FIGHTER WHILE RETURNING FROM RAID —8.0. W, Rugby, July 13 The story of a successful effort in •bringing home a burning bomber is told by the Air Ministry News Service A Wellington bomber returning' with a erew well satisfied from xi raid
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  • 96 12 PENANG TROUNCE PERAK 5-2 Taiping. pENANG trounced Perak by five goals to one in the annual inter-state police soccer match played here on Saturday. Penang opened scoring through Lembruggen and Muniandy added another goal a little later. Perak then obtained a goal through Ismail to make the
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  • 112 12 —Reuter. Vic Ghezzi Beats Holder In Final Denver, Colorado, July 14. TN the final of the AmeriA can Professional Golf Association Championship Vic Ghezzi beat the defending holder, Byron Nelson, one up at thirty-eight. They were even at the end of the thirty-seventh, which was halved.
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  • 173 12 1—8.0. W. Hitler Calls Them 66 Slight Misfortunes’ 9 Rugby, July 13. Jtaly has lost well over half a million effective soldiers during the campaign in the Mediterranean theatres of war to the end of June, 1941. Thus, when Hitler referred in a speech earlier in the
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  • 50 12 MONDAY, JULY 14. TIN: Penang $139.62$ Business done Buyers no sellers Singapore $139.62$ RUBBER: Penang Spot 38 l/2c Singapore Spot 38 l/2c COPRA: Sundried $2.85 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $9.40 sellers Fair Seed $8.95 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $9.94 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $9.52
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