Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 July 1941

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITIOS ISTM. 1833 PUBLtSHEO MUY 163. f>L XCIX. D» THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1911. FKH 10 131'.
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    Resignation Of Konoye Cabinet Causes Sensation
    731 1 GR4FE POLITICAL SITUATION FACING JAPAN Tokyo, July 16. q’Hf ofbOc I disclosure that the Konoye Cabinet had resigned was made suddenly and sensationally, about 40 minutes after Prince Konoye had returned from Havana Imperial Villa, where the Premier had been granted a 25-minute audience
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    PLEA AGAINST MONOPOLIES
    124 1 /■—Reuter «hour Demand I’ 1 Australia A Sydney, July lb. ttould a l at *he Government -'Mediately against mono- Broken p- a SUme control of the Winter/»" r P r e tory Company in •itting na^on was made at today by mAdvisory War Council Aust-„ Forde Dt
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    JAPANESE PRESSURE ON VICHY
    166 1 Demand For Naval And Air Bases In Indo-China any adventures in South China.” —Reuter. London, July 17. I Japanese pressure on the Vichy Cabinet to surrender bases in Indo-China was being exercised just before the Konoye Cabinet resigned, according to the “News Chronicle” diplomatic correspondent, Vernon
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    PERL-ECUADOR DISPUTE
    37 1 .—P.euter Report Of New Incident Denied Lima, July 17. The Peruvian Foreign Minister on Wednesday issued a categorical denial of the report from Quito, Ecuador, that a new incident had occurred on the Peru-Ecuado- frontier.—Reuter
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    NAZI FEARS BEHIND FINNISH LINES
    323 1 !—Rsutur Norwegians Support AugJo-Kussiaii Pact London, July 17. German fears behind the Finnish lines in Northern Norway have result- ed in the widespread arrests of persons suspected of sympathizing with the i Russians, according to information reaching the Norwegian Telegraph Agency in London. Fifty persons
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    Berlin Report Of Heavy Russian Resistance
    313 1 BATTLE RAGES IX SMOLENSK SECTOR Zurich. July 17, |F is 'earned in Berlin that the Ger ma o. ing “extremely Russier resistanc** and strong counter-attacks,” writes Berlin correspondent of the 1 ‘N*uzur icher Z*/* V. ’T* <?.’ R it er -Reuter. VU'A v f
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    MANILA AND SUBIC BAYS MINED BY U.S. NAVY
    102 1 DEE FNSTV t. SLS AKEJA *1 JHE N rp. c< .q -XVIH BAE —EiFTTER. Wac-hiiigton, July 16 .A special warning i-u shipping that the v- Zciil.co tuand Subic Bays in the Philippines n ill i tia .ger-. u,- ‘y shipping* because of
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    Japan May Act In A Fortnight
    336 1 WILL ONLY MOVE WHEN GERMAN DRIVE SUCCEEDS Chungking. July 17 r |'HL Japanese may move in t..eei- ‘tune ft the uccupaJ tion of Southern Indo-China, a :cordir.g T y foreign reports reaching here. Although the Japanese hav. number of troops ready for such operations
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    DAYLIGHT RAID OX ROTTERDAM
    256 1 -Reutei Direct Hits On Enemy Ships t.umlun, «silly 16 I lie Air •t.lnistfi states tliat save, r.r .-.qi-.i tr i: &gt;jf Blenheim, bombers attack *d eueiuj -Jiinplnjj tn the at Rotterdam on five ufteriioon of U&lt;d v-da) and direct hits were made t*n -d»ip.: including enve
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    ALLIED GENERALS MAKE CEREMONIAL ENTRY INTO CITY OF BEIRUT
    68 1 REUTER. ,JERUSALEM, JULY 17 LED BY THL ALLIED GENERALS AND ACCOMPANIED BY CAVALRY AND TANK UNITS, BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS MADE A CEREMONIAL ENTRY INTO BEIRUT AT NOON ON WEDVESDAY. THE ALLIED COLUMN WAS HEADED BY GENERAL SIR MAITLAND WILSON, BRITISH
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    U.S. Planes Io Vicinity Of Azores?
    34 1 -Reuter. P’-r,;.- it LJio/te. .r •L n:rt‘2 Xrjfej fu'- 'v-wc -»1- -tti-j-'.-i. zr zh')f the H-'t !fc" •U'’-7 •It’ 'Z X viSY.. b' f 1' 'hi-'s thL.z a-c:---
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    U.S. AIRCRAFT DESTINED TO END NAZI SUPREMACY
    156 1 F.eut‘.“ Decisive Factor In Next Feu Mouths New York, July i- (jiiitbC States aircraft itre de--tiiied to eiid Gorniciii uir upreniaey &lt;vithin the next few mokths 1 and make Britain dominate the air, says the Airem't Year Book of 1941, which the Aeronautical
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    JAPANESE DRIVE REACHES
    101 1 ’—Reuter. 'P.ANTUMIML" STAGE Adelaide, July 17 Mr Tatsuo Kawai, Japan** .&lt; Minister tu Australia, in an interview he -e tu day, t,aid that th* r alk cf a Javanese i drivo to the south had reached the i ‘pantomime stage." ‘The only drive they knew is on*
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    MINISTERS DISAGREE, JAPANESE CABINE RESIGNS EN BLOC
    824 2 Clash Between Moderates And Extremists MAKING ROOM FOR “STRONGER GOVERNMENT” Big Business Nervous Over Strain Of War In China Tokyo, July 16. ris officially announced that the Japanese Cabinet has resigned en bloc. Prince Konoye’s Ministry is remaining in office temporarily on imperial
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    Civilian Air Raid Casualties
    36 2 Reuter. London, July 16. It is officially announced that British civilian air raid casualties from January 1, 1910 to June 30, 1941 are 41,900 killed and 52,676 injured and died in hospital.—
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    BAD WEATHER BUT GOOD RESULTS
    63 2 Reuter. R.A.F. Raid On Ruhr London, July 16. Good results were observed in spite of bad w eather in the R.A.F. raid on industrial objectives at Duisberg and elsewhere i n the Ruhr on Tuesday night, states an Air Ministry communique. Three bombers are missing.
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    AMERICAN FLEET IN PACIFIC
    107 2 —Reuter. Japanese Navy atching Movements Tokyo, July 16. The influential Tokyo newspaper, “Yomiuri Shimbun”, declares on Wednesday that the Imperial Japanese Navy is “vigilantly watching” the movements of the American Fleet in the Pacific. The dispo sition of American warships among its bases in the Aleutians
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    APPEALS TO PRIVY COUNCIL
    142 2 —Reuter. All 13 Cases From India Dismissed London, July' 16. No fewer than thirteen persons with special leave to appeal in forma pauperis, in Indian murder cases from Lahore, India, came before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council today and all were dismissed. Viscount Simon
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    CAMOUFLAGE NETS
    37 2 —Reuter. Madras, July 11. The Madras Presidency made a beginning in the manufacture of camouflage rets from sisal hemp, which will not only meet an essential war need but also help growers of fibre. —Reuter.
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    NATIONAL SONGS IN PLACE OE ANTHEMS
    228 2 .—Reuter. Change in 8.8. C. Sunday Evening Broadcast London. July 16. The Sunday evening broadcast by the 8.8. C. of the national anthems of the British and Allied countries is to be discontinued, announced Mr. Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, answering a question in
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    STRATEGIC METALS AND MINERALS
    67 2 Reuter I.S. Negotiating itli South American States Washington, July 16. The United States have opened discussions with the Argentine for large purchases of strategic minerals and metals. No details of prospective purchases will be published, because German and Japanese buyers in South Amercia have been trying
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    INVASION MENACE REMAINS
    438 2 s.—Reuter. Greater War Effort Urged London, July 16. I Speaking at a luncheon in London to-! 'day, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord iof the Admiralty, said that there was 'no justification for anything but grim determination to face the possibility of a long war with the
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    M. CODREANU SHOT DEAD IN BUCHAREST
    73 2 1. —Reuter. Brother Of Iron Guard Chief Berlin, July 16. M. Zeron Codreanu, brother of the chief of the prohibited Ruman an Iron Guard, w.as shot dead in Bucharest on Sunday, according to a message published here from the Rumanian capital. The official account
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    Russians Claim German Mechanise Units Hurled Ba
    756 2 London, July 4 CCORDING to a Russian communique issued on\J L morning, heavy fighting is going on in the south-west of Leningrad. Much of it is confused, J Russians claim that various Nazi mechanised and mJ units have been surrounded, destroyed or hurled
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    Battle Of Atlantic: Nazis Being Checked
    280 2 London, July 16. June figures of British merchant shipping losses are encouraging says the ‘'.Manchester Guardian." They are a further sign that Hitler is being held in the Battle of the Atlantic. Vio nalloac i,:.. _i.— 1 .—Reuter. The causes for his check can
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
    95 2 Reuter. Widely Approved By Frontier 1 i’ibt&gt; Peshawar, The Anglo-Russian agreement is ly approved by' tribes alone West Frontier. Although they sympathy for Bolshevist principles, they realise that war anyone who kill the Naz-' friend of the British. The heavy German losses a and reassuring news from 1
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    BRITISH STEAMS STILL DETAINED
    56 2 .—Reuter. Admission By Ja|’ In Shanghai Shanghai, mu* The Japanese Army Press conference admitted :•■&lt; j steamer detained outside W&lt; July 9 was still unreleast bad weather, it has been una the machinery which the sired to examine, to a not Chungking-owned. He added that as
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    SQUAD.-LEADER TU
    48 2 —E.O.W. Decorated By RUgbV, One of Britain’s leading &lt;** r i Squadron Leader Roland 1 destroyed 27 enemy aircraft.J bv the King with a ~;Z' D.F.C. at the inn the Buckingham Palace. Squadron Leader Tuck JeSj in an R.A.F. sweep over l 48 hours before he received
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      173 2 LIST Said: *1 have not seen one who, if there were no serious complications, no matter how long fl:-? si|b the duration of the Asthma, could not be xSff'v cured by flggg» yx# Dr Ham’s ASTHMA CURE It relieves .Asthma’s choking torture, ends O all Bed-time Fears. This means New
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    PLAN FOR EMPIRE & U.S.
    245 3 PLAN FOR EMPIRE U.S. Talks On Post-War Policy Vrged L tTEH farming circles view with deep interest the sug- r &gt;lr. T. D. Campbell, a leading American agrithat an economic conference should be held between 1 United States to discuss distribution of proraw materials after the war. Mr. Campbell, who
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    THAILAND AND HER NEIGHBOURS
    285 3 THAILAND AND HER NEIGHBO U RS Sensational Tokio Rumours Leave Them Cold “Waiwan," the pen-name of H. H Prince Varnvaidya, w’ritting in th Bangkok vernacular paper Pramuan Wan, stated last week: “The Tokio broadcasting station which claimed Bangkok as its source of information stated that the British have increased their
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    £2,000,000 RANSOM FOR MAHARANEE
    98 3 I basis’ Demand I New YOrk. I. y r^s urg demanding a ranF* mo,ooo in gold for the of Kapurthala, who I, fl concentration camp near ILneon, n occupied France, fl w the York Daily K-.. The newspaper adds that V' Maharajah who “presumL.. scaped to
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    FRENCH SMASH NAZI WIRES
    239 3 jown Ordered To I Keep W atch ■ere are indications from occu- France of more widespread un■ttan that which caused the GerI military authorities to impose ■e of £60,000 on the town of Bpe after an anti-Axis demorEon at a local cinema. Municipality has now been
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    FORGERY PAID FOR PARTIES
    103 3 F ORGERY PAID FOR PARTIES perk'. Lavish Life London. K pi.l Jeynes, 19, junior -■am, was stated at the Old Ev. bought Mothes and cxh.and t 0 have L all» 1,51 3 which the proseF'W Xqull ObUined m S Z't'" C lly Crfinc itenc? u 11 value of over *3OO.
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    AFTE OF FRENCH NAZI AGENT
    60 3 Tt, Murd er Theory hi ocbv ains t Nazi agents frorn neutral v ,&gt; ar *s that M. Jean of of the Propaganda! p OT) thp party ./hnan. r Laval ana *‘b&lt;)Uph k 1 Went Out with_ b^ n a 11 13 be lieved that
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    AIRMEN, DOWN ON SEA, SAVED BY WARSHIP
    40 3 Crew of a Coastal Command aircraft forced down or. the scr. by fog, being rescued by a warship. Aftei’ firing a flare tn give thri-" position, they were hours afloat before beit-,g located.
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    Heroic Doctors In East Africa
    326 3 Simla, July 13. AMONG the latest awards for gallantry and distinguished service announced today, for officers and men engaged in the East African campaign, are two M.G.’s to officers of the Indian Medical Service for heroic work in evacuating wounded under fire in particularly difficult
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    CAT AND MOUSE IN THE AIR
    504 3  -  BY C. DENNETT UOR many months RJLF. machines have been paying recurring visits to airfields being used by the enemy for night raids on Britain. Fighters used by the R.A.F. in the early days of the Battle of Britain were scarcely capable of the
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    GIRLS BEHIND A.A. GUNS
    145 3 A.T.S. Rangefinders Make History Girls of the A.T.S. in battle dress are new employed behind the guns in the Battle of Britain. Range-finders and predictor calculating machines are in their charge, and on their efficient use the accuracy of anti-aircraft fire largely’ depends. Members of these
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    The Navy That Flies
    1034 3 Aircraft-Carriers and Torpedo-Bombers And The Men Who Man Them by •BARTIMEUS” thf' famou Naval fpHE story of Britain’s Meet A Air Arm goes back a long way. At the beginning 1 of the la"t war—about the time that vur Monitors' shells were groping for German batteries
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    Oldest Australian Is 107
    124 3 Melbourne, July 14 F’DWARD Bennett, claimed to be the oldest Australian living celebrat- .ed yesterday at Briagolonc Victoria. his lv"th birthday. i Five Sea Scouts were burned ?.t -o. initiation ceremony at M’ Lawley Western Australia. They had to pluck their badges from a piedish of
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    ITALY GOES COMPLETELY UNDER THE NAZI HEEL
    1869 4  -  Ormans Take Control Of Ministries And Industries By JOHN WHITAKER Expelled from Italy on the orders, as he believes, of the Germans whn have taken possession of that country, the author of this short series of articles is a well-known American journalist who.
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    YOUTH GAOLED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
    234 4 “Killed Man In Defending Fal her" Kuala Lumpur. Tire story of how defending his father from a Chinese who was armed with two knives, a young Chinese named Yong Mok Sin stabbed and killed the assailant, was told in the Assize Court on Thursday, before Mr.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETS ON AUG. 19
    38 4 The next meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. August 19, at 10 a.m. There will be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    NEW RANKS IN THE R. A. F.
    136 4 Promoting Sergeants Two new ranks are to be introduced into the Royal Air Force. They will probably’ be Flight Sergeant Pilot and Warrant Officer Pilot. No date can yet be given for the Institution of the new ranks. Hitherto sergeant pilot has been
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    FATE OF WORLDFAMED PICTURE
    249 4 Fear II Perished In Holland London. While attending the sale of pictures at Sotheby’s the other day, I met two famous men in the art world who told me about the great composition by Hubert van Eyck, known the world over as The Three Marys at.
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    MANAGER PLEA FOR LABOURE
    354 4 Attempt To Into Toddy CPHE manager of p Jelebu, pleaded f or fore Mr. Justice W. k nA Supreme Court on behalf bourers of the estate who^’ 1 to a charge of attempted? ing and theft. It wa s prosecution that on a the three accused
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    Two Kinds Of Coura
    436 4 By The Rev. L. B ’"INHERE are two kinds of’ There is the splendW 1 courage of our sailors, so men, firemen, police and A. ers. For the heroism of miration is unbounded, and them for what they are doingof us. But there is also a
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    UDGE'S RULING ON QUESTION OF EJECTION OF SUB-TENANTS
    535 5 Application By Ipoh Landlord t Ipoh. ■Written judgment was delivered by Hon Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley the i i tak Suprc me Court in a civil ■plication b\ V.R.S.R.M. Ramasamy Biettiar, who following a decision of ■e Kinta I; nt Assessment Board, apBifd
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    MARCHING IN THREES
    232 5 Demonstration By Ipoh Police A demonstration of marching in threes, which was adopted by the British Army some time ago, was given by two Malay squads and a Sikh platoon of the Ipoh Police on their ground yesterday in the presence of a number of police officers
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    APPEAL FOR MORE MEN FOR IPOH L.D.C.
    112 5 Ipoh More volunteers are required by the Locai Defence Corps to .bring the Mobile and Headquarters Units up to full strength. The minimum number now needed for the various units are as follows: Machine gun section—2s Motor drivers —10 Motor cycle despatch riders
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    64 5 Toda^ r on the Esplanade from 6 pan. to 7.30 P.m. March Sons Of The Brave Bidgocd Selection lolanthe Sullivan Waltz Charm Of The Waltz Winter Overture Le Perle Du Brazil David Selection The Allies In Camp (1914) Engleman Comet Solo I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Araby Clay
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    Patriotic Fund Fair To Be Held At Taiping
    409 5 Taiping. Another charity fair will be held in Taiping on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday August 31, at the Coronation Park, in aid of the Perak Patriotic Fund. Ihe organisers are those who held the Charity Fair in aid of the China
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    IPOH ROTARY CLUB MEETING
    62 5 Ipoh. A very interesting talk on rice registration was given by Mr. W. H. McLaughlin at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Ipoh Rotary Club held at the Hotel Majestic yesterday afternoon. Rotarian President Raja Omar presided and three guests were welcomed, Mr. W.H. McLaughlin, Capt.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    435 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL The British Resident, Selangor, has appointed Dr. E. Noronha to be a member of the advisory committee under Regulation 21 of the Emergency Regulations for the State of Selangor in addition to those members alreadyappointed to the said committee. ijt The Secretary of State for the Colonies has
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    CAUSED GRIEVOUS HURT
    135 5 Indian Sentenced 1 o Eleven Months Ipoh. Remarking that lie tcok into considera.icn the fact that the acecsed had *'er in custody for cne month but that the accused was clearly not justified in v.hat ne did, the Hon. Mr. Justice MurravAynsley in the Perak Ass zes
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    THE WRITING ON THE WALL
    206 6 t’ROM every r quarter there is proof that the Prime Minister’s three speeches have spread throughout the world, confidence in British power. All parts of the British Empire and America found in his words an expression cf the superb fighting spirit displayed by airmen and
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    TRUE TO TYPE
    205 6 CANE thing becomes abundantly clear from Mr. Churchill’s warning of possible future action by the enemy. The Nazi will no doubt persist in his hypo- critical pretence of attacking only military objective, but his deliberate, systematic practice is to direct his bombing forays against crowded cities, and
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    Around The Town
    110 6 QUEEN’S CINEMA: “Spies of the Air’’ with Barry K. Barnes and Roger Livesey. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA: “Scotland Yard” with Nancy Kelly, Edmund Gwenn and John Loder. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA: “A Songstress of Peiping” (Chinese picture). 3, 6.30 and 9.30
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    Contemporary Opinion
    392 6 tighter around Germany.— Singapore Free Press. is a large-scale invasion essential to victory? A year ago, a majority of people would probably have held that there could be only one answer to that question—an affirmative. As the war develops, however, so do we find increasingly strong grounds for
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      GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE THE LEAD
      95 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, I do not see eye to eye with your correspondent “Concrete” regarding his suggestion that private firms should show Government the lead in respect of giving better salaries to overseers of work and supervisors. If, as stated by the
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    LEAGUE STILL FUNCTIONING
    133 6 .—Reuter. Geneva, July 16. A reminder that the League of Nations is still carrying on is given by Mr. Sean Lester, Secretary General, in his report for 1940-41, in which he states that both the personnel of the League and its budget are considerably reduced, but the
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    Japan Alone Is No Threat
    1113 6  -  With ths news of the resignation of the Japanese Cabinet, the question arises: Has the strain of war proved too much for Japan? Or is she lookint for a stronger government to carry out her Southward expansion threat? liij the following article, a Far Eastern
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    By The Way
    329 6 Bigger Flying-boats 'T'HE forecast of one of the prinA cipal American aircraft designers that-in the near future flying boats weighing nearly a hundred tons, and carrying a hundred passengers, will be crossing the Atlantic regularly is deserving of attention, since it comes from one who has had
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    104 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE FUNERAL NOTICE The funeral of the late Mr. Saw Soon Choo, father of Messrs. Saw Choo Cheang, Saw Choo Theng and Saw Seng Kew, will be held on Sunday, July 20 at 10 ajn. from his residence. No. SSA Prangin Lane. The following route will be tuken Prangin
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    Big Jump In Revenue From Trolley Buses
    132 7 u r total number of passengers carried by the Penang Municipal r» Department was the largest .'nee .be inauguration of 35 years ago, states its be i report for 1940. The total for Bn was 14.644,255 as compared with im9 410 in 1939.
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    THAI ALLEGES ROBBERY BY COMPATRIOTS
    239 7 THAI ALLEGES ROBBERY B Y COMPATRIOTS Alor Star. A Thai resident in Sungei Laka lear the boundary between Thailand Kedah was reported to have robbed by three compatriots this reek when, after attacking him and lis family, they were alleged to have aken away a gun. two silver belts, a
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    THAI BOAT CALLS AT PENANG
    127 7 Carrying only one Chinese passenger horn Singapore to Penang, a Thai cargo boat is believed to have entered Penang harbour for the first time last night. She is the S.S. “Nang Suan Nawa," belonging to the Thai Maritime Navigation Company, Ltd., shipowners and (hipping agents,
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    $14,000,000 FROM WAR TAX IN MALAYA
    133 7 Estimated Yield For Current Year London, July 16. r pHE estimated total yield from war tax in the Straits SettleA ments and Federated Malay States for the current year was respectively $10,000,000 and $4,000,00G said Mr. Hall, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, answering a
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    TAILOR’S SHOP TARRED
    102 7 Campbell Street Outrage Damage to the extent of $3O was caused in a tarring outrage at a Chinese tailoring establishment in Campbell Street last night. Several Chinese armed with sticks and carrying paper bags containing liquid tar went up to the shop, and began smashing the almierahs,
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    SEQUEL TO DISCOVERY OF DEAD CHILD
    82 7 Charge Against Woman Amended The charge against a Eurasian woman, Johanna Rowell, of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a five-year-old child named Nancy, was amended to a tentative one of murder before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Third Court this morning. Chief Court
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    MAILS LOST THROUGH ENEMY ACTION
    63 7 The Director-General, Posts and Telegraphs, Malaya, advises that air mail letters for Malaya, posted in the United Kingdom approximately between March 4 and 6 and prepaid at the rate of 1/3 per half ounce (that is, for conveyance by surface transport from the United Kingdom
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    Malay "Bomo" Gaoled For "Despicable Offence"
    364 7 TOOK and pawned women PATIENTS’ JEWELLERY HA\ F, dealt with many criminals but I have seldom come across a more mean and despicable offence,” said Mr. Lim ten° n Third Court this morning in passing sen- totalling two years’ rigorous imprisonment on a Malay
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    Occupation Of New Police Headquarters
    92 7 Occupation of the New Police Headquarters Building in Penang Road will take place as from 2.00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. The following departments, Detective Branch, Special Branch, Aliens Registration Office and Arms Explosives Department have been instructed to occupy their new offices first. The
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    3 MORE COOLIES SENTENCED
    169 7 Sequel To Recent Strike Sentence of fourteen days' simple imprisonment to date from yesterday, was passed by the District Judge, Mr. B. F. Bridge in the District Court this morning on three Municipal night-soil coolies? Raman, Nagan, Shamayan, who were convicted on their plea of guilty
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    FINE MYSTERY AT THE REX
    177 7 “Scotland Yard” Blends Thrills And Humour Mystery is blended with romance and comedy in ‘‘Scotland Yard,’’ a fast-moving drama now showing at the Rex Theatre with Nancy Kelly. Edmund Gwenn and John Loder heading the cast. Bomb-wracked, blacked-out London is the background fo? the mystery
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    DOROTHY SPITFIRE FUND
    119 7 The following letter on the Dorothy Spitfire Fund has been received: “With reference to “Another of Them’s” recent letter in the press, it occurred to me that as Mrs. Dorothy Clark is only keeping the fund open until the sth August, the best way of collecting and
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    All Municipal Coolies Resume Work
    436 7 SIX-DAY STRIKE ENDS Meeting Between Men And Indian Deputation A LL coolies in the service of the Penang Municipality who have been on strike for the last few days have resumed work this morning. The promise that they would return to their normal occupations was
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    INCREASED USE OF ELECTRICITY
    161 7 Million More Units Sold In 1940 INCREASING use is being made of electricity for domestic and industrial purposes in Penang and the number of units sold in 1940 -is the largest in the history of the Department, according to the Municipal Electricity Sitpply Departments’ annual report
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    MR. N. RAGHAVAN IN SIMLA
    64 7 —Reuter. Simla, July 16. Mr. N. Raghavan, President, Central Indian Association of Malaya, who is cn a short visit to Simla, met memlers of the Standing Emigration Committee with whom he discussed the Indian situation in Malaya. Sir G. 3. Bajpai gave an “At Home"
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    Chinese To Stand Trial On Armed Robbery Charge
    297 7 Butterworth At the end of the preliminary inquiry held into a charge of armed robbery against a young Hokkien, Khor Tuah Than, on or about June 21 at Prai before Mr. R. C. Hoffman in the Police Court here yesterday, the accused
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    AMBULANCE FOR LOCAL M.A.S.
    107 7 Chinese Picture Shown In Aid A sum of about $6OO was collected when “Azure Cloud,” a Chinese historical production, was screened at the Maiestic last night under the auspices of the Chinese Ladies’ Association, Penang. The proceeds of the two shows will be utilised for the
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    Woman Motorist Acquitted
    278 7 ATISS ANG GEK CHENG, a teacher at the Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School, Penang, who was summoned on a charge of driving a motor car without due regard for the safety of others by colliding with another car at Anson Road about 7.00 p.m. on June 25, was acquitted
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    NORTH MALAYA WAR FUND $1,528,099
    107 7 The War Fund In North Malaya stands at $1,528,099.68, made up of Penang $973,289.19 and Perak $554,810.49. Previously acknowledged $973,264.19 Che Gu Abdul Rahman bin Ahmad 25.00 Total $973,289.19 PERAK Several contributions from the “odd cents” campaign in Perak were received for the War Fund
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    Instructions To Merchant Vessels
    126 7 An official communique issued yesterday states: “It is notified for general information that no merchant vessel is to enter or come to anchor within the territorial waters on the East Coast of Johore, Pahang, Trengganu and Kelantan and on the West Coast of Johore between sunset
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    JUTE PROSPECTS BRIGHTER
    155 8 Calcutta Shipments Resumed A more optimistic view is being taken in the jute trade of the prospects of larger imports of raw material from India. As a result of representations made by Dundee firms to the Jute Controller, the Ministry of Supply is understood to have got
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    ARGENTINE IMPORTS IN 1940
    93 8 14 Million Tons Down Die Prefecture General Maritime, of Buenos Aires, reports that 196.813 ships, with a total tonnage of 58.049.000 tons, arrived in Argentine ports during 1940. compared with 195,281 ships total tonnage “2,681.000, in 1939, states Leng Roberts and Co. Then' was thus a
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      MINING
      474 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 17th July, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 3/0 3 3e.x 5/0 Austral Amal. 7/4* 7/7* £1 Austral Malay 36/0 37 6 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/0 17/6ex $1 Ayer Weng .77* .82 J £1 Bangrin Tin
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      233 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby i,05 1.10 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.57* 1.625 Ayer Hitam .85 .90 j Ayer Molek l.io 1.15 Aver Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett .40 .42* Batu Lintang 1.07* 1.12* Bedford .92* .97* i Benta .95 1.00 Borelli 1.30 1.35 ex Broga .57* .60 Brunei
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      345 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 7*% Pref 2.05 2.10 c $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £B* £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/3 16/9 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 19/9
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      165 8 MINING Dividend Books close PayabD Ampat 5% less tax 30.6.41 21.7.41 Berjuntai 15% 4th Int. 23.30.7.41 30.7.41 Hongkong 10% Int. L.T. 1.3.41 K Lanjuts 6% 14.7.41 23.7.41 Killinghall 15% Int. L.T. 31.7.41 Klang Rivei 7‘% (No. 52) 24.7.41 29.7.41 Kuala Lumpur Tin Is. A.C. (No. 41
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    DECLINE IN NEW LIFE BUSINESS
    1214 8 London Assurance Report For 1940 In common with other assurance companies. the London Assurance reports a decline in new life business during 1940. New assurances, were granted for £1,539,399 during the past year, compared with £2,199,380, while the net sums assured of £1,434,879 represented 68
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    PORTUGAL’S HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME APPROVED
    47 8 Lisbon A scheme for hydroelectric develop ment of the Rivers Tagus and Almega has been approved by the Minister for Public Works. The scheme is intended to replace the necessity for importing foreign coal, oi which Portugal takes over 1.000.000 tons a year.
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    "NAVICERTS" FOR SWISS IMPORTS
    198 8 New System In Force London Applications for 'navicerts’’ for the export of certain goods to Switzerland can in future only be granted if the approval of the Swiss Federal authorities tu the transaction has first been obtained and if there is no objection on the part
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    68 8 Penang, July 16, 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) Rangoon Demand 156 1/8 Hongkong Demand 53 9/16 Shanghai Demand 12 1/8 Japan Demand 193 1/2 New Zealand Demand L/10 7/8
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    U.S. WARPLANE FACTORIE MAKE RAPID HEADWAY
    829 8 Aero Engine Output Doubled Six Months Recent figures of aircraft engine production in the United States suggest that the Administration and the industry have been able to solve many of the most formidable .problems w'hich were holding back production in the latter part of
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    NO NEW U.S. CAR MODELS
    115 8 General Motors Disai 1943 Plans The General Motors Corpora’.»» nounces that it is discarding all pW new 7 models for 1943 in order re It pressure on machine tool. li.us saiy for defence purposes. Mr. Knudsen, the U.S. Defence stated recently that the U .S.
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    MALAYSIA RUBBER
    14 8 Credit balance for 1940 £B.3'-&gt;4 Dividend 10 per cent. &lt;6 .&gt;er cent..
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    KUALA KANGSAR PLANTATIONS
    32 8 Trading profit for 19 4 1 (£16,080). Tax provision 385); replanting reserve 1 1 final dividend 4* per cent. 1 making 10 per cent. (5: per coward £5,600 (£5.470).
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    102 8 Yesterday’s Close Previow! TIN; LONDON “Spot" £256. 15. 0. £257. 15 “Forward” £260. 5. 0.SINGAPORE “Spot" $139.00 Business done Buyers, No Se e PENANG “Spot" $139.00 RUBBER: LONDON “Spot" “Forward” r Tone Quiet, Unchanged Stead)'. SINGAPORE “Spot" 38 l|2c PENANG: ~,a “Spot” 38 l|2o COPRA: PENANG erS Sundried
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    PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN SUDAN
    237 9 The Nuer. By E. E. Evans-Prit-chard. (Oxford Itniversity’ Press. 17s. 6d.) Dr. Evans-Pritchard is well known for his valuable monographs on the ethnology of Sudan tribes. His studies of the Azande and Anuak peoples are models of what such things should be. It is encouraging that
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    A SCHOLAR IN MEXICO
    535 9 “Mexico: A New Spain with Oid Friends.” By J. B. Trend. (Cambridge University Press. 12s. M. net.) BY RONALD FRASER Too often residence in Mexico seems to bring on a mood of heated writing, or painting. As books n Mexico go, this book is cool, with
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    CHURCHILLIAD
    367 9 “Winston ChurchilL” By Robert I Soncnurt. &lt;Faber and Faber. Bs. 6d. I&gt;et. y BY HOWARD A. GRAY 1 For half its length this study of the I Prime Minister’s career makes as good reading as could be wished, in spite of its being at times more Corinthian than i
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    MORE “ALF'S BUTTON”
    217 9 a If New Button. By W. A. Darlington. (Jemklns. 7». 6&lt;i.) The las) war produced two characters who have about them already the flavour of folk-lore. One was Old Bill, the other Alf, of “Alfs Button.” And now’ Mr. Darlington has revived his celebrated Cockney character. With
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    GENTLE THAMES
    318 9 Sweet Tham e s Run Softly. By Rnbprt Gibbings (Dent 12s. 6d.) There is a persuasive gentleness about this new book by Robert Gibbings. a dreamy, soothing, meandering quality in it which conveys as nothing else could the character of our river Thames. It is not a guide:
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    Sugar Factories To Produce War Material
    68 9 Delhi, July 13 As, after the crushing season, India’s -iißar factories are idle for six months, factories which are equipped with modern machinery, workshops and technical personnel are being called upon to utilise this spare time for the manufacture of war requirements. As an
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    APPROACHES TO THE PAST
    872 9  -  “Green Ladies.” By John Brophy. (Collins Bs. 6d. net.) “The Piping on the Wind.” By Brigid Knight. (CupseU. Bs. 6d. net.) Miss Granby’s Secret.” By Eleanor Farjeon. (Michael Joseph. Bs. 6d. net.) ‘Captain Cerise.” By Dorothy Mackinder. (Hamish Hamilton. 6s. net) “Those Sinning Girls.” By Catherine
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    FLEW FATHER’S SPITFIRE
    174 9 Son Wins D.OF.C. One of five new recipients of the D.F.C. is Actg. Sqdn. Ldr. Barrie Heath, No. 611 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force, whose father, Mr. G. F. Heath, gave a cheque in December to buy a Spitfire on the understanding that it should be named after
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    “LIFE AND DISCOMFORT”
    492 9 “Simplicity Jones.’’ By Martin Armstrong. (Collins. 7s. 6d. net.) “The Woman Who Could Not Read.” By Michael Zoshctenko. (Methuen. ss. net.) BY L. P. HARTLEY Mr. Martin Armstrong is a shortstory writer of great distinction. If w» compared him to a singer we might say that his
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    THE MAILS
    299 9 THURSDAY. 17TH JULY 1941 Postage Latest Time of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang ■per oz. each Ordinary Regn. INTERNAL MALAYAN IP O&lt; K Lumpur Wearnes Air Thurs. 17th Inst. A ...ngapore .10 of Service 1.00 p.m. 12 45p.ta AFRICA AMERICA Cansda New Foiuidland 1.50 .75 Pan
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    CHEERING CROWDS GREET IMPERIAL FORCES AS THEY MARCH INTO BEIRUT
    479 10 Reuter. (By Desmond Tighe, Reuter’s special correspondent with the British Forces in Syria.) Beirut, July 16. Imperial forces on Tuesday morning entered Beirut. The reception by the Syrian and French populace was astonishing. The streets were thronged with people, cheering
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    WAR ORPHANS
    144 10 ;.—8.0.W. Dominions Willing To Take Care Of Them Rugby, JUIy 16. Speaking of the work of Children’s Overseas Reception Board, the Dominions Under-Secretary said, “This is the first chapter in the new volume of Overseas Settlement conceived on a wise line and I believe the last chapter will
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    HANKOW INCIDENT
    208 10 Reuter. Japan’s Four Demands To French Council Shanghai, July 16. At a Press Conference on Tuesday afternoon, the Japanese Naval spokesman revealed that the Japanese made four demands on the French Municipal Council at Hankow in connection with the incident m which one Japanese was reported killed by
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    FIFTH CANADIAN DIVISION
    49 10 .—Reuter. Ottawa, July 16. A defence headquarters announcement makes clear Canada’s armoured division will form the fifth Canadian division. The first and second Canadian divisions are overseas and the third has been ordered to go overseas this year. The fourth division was at present in Canada.—Reuter.
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    Axis Intrigues Eliminated From Middle Eas
    675 10 MILITARY SITUATION IMPROVES WITH PEACE SIGNED IN SYRIA Security Of Nile Valley Assured London, July 16 Commenting on the Syrian armistice terms, “The Times,’* in an editorial states: “Military terms are on expected lines. They provide for a surrender of all material and offer
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    FIGHTING CONTINUES ON EASTERN FRONT
    41 10 —Reuter. London, July 16 A Russian High Command communique reports continued fighting in Porkhov, Polotsk and Vitebsk areas during last night. The German High Command reports that several desperate Soviet counter-attacks were repelled with losses. —Reuter.
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    CHINA’S UNITY A STABILISING FACTOR IN EAST
    164 10 —Reuter. Manila, July 16. “A strong United China is a guarantee of stability in the Far East. There is a growing feeling in the United States that China is the bulwark of peace and order in the Far East,” declared Mr. Owen Lattimore,
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    RUSSIANS ARRESTED IN INDO-CHINA
    51 10 Reuter. Sequel To Severance Of Relations Saigon, July 16. All Russians in Indo-China have been arrested as a result of the severance of Russo-French relations, it was announced on Tuesday. Moreover. 600 French hnd native Communists have been arrested and confined to concentration camps, it is
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    High Explosives Rained On Bremen & Hanover
    337 10 High Explosives Rained On Bremen Hanover CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE To DOCKS AND DUILDINGS London. July R.A.F. Bombers last night attacked objectives in Western k many. Industrial areas in Bremen and Hanover were heavily attacked bombers of the R.A.F. on Monday night, says an Air Ministr, communique. Many tons of heavy
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    HITLER'S PEACE PLANS
    110 10 —Reuter. Nothing Received In U.S. Officially Washington, July 15. “There have been no Hitler peace proposal officially before this Government,” said Mr. Stephen Early, Mr. Roosevelt’s secretary, today, addressing a Press Conference on Tuesday referring to Mayor La Guardia’s statement. Questioned with regard to the report that
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    "FRANCE OVERSEAS” WEEK
    119 10 i.—Reuter. Inauguration By Marshal Petain London, «Ally 16. Marsnal Petain inaugurated the “France Overseas” week in a short broadcast relayed by the Lyons Radio station tonight. Referring to compatriots of the Empire “whose loyalty and work have enabled the wounded motherland to undertake her recovery” and to
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    OIL SUPPLIES AND DISTRIBUTION
    97 10 :.—Reuter. Australian Govt. To Take Over Full Control Sydney, July 15. The Federal Government has decided to take full control under the National Security Act of the importation, storage and distribution of petrol supplanting the Petrol Cartel. The Premier, Mr. Menzies, in a statement said the
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    NEWFOUNDLAND'S LOYALTY
    161 10 8.0. W. Gifts Loans To Brilii Government The congratulations of His Mir Government to the Newfoundland Cm ment on the striking E.J ment reflected in the recenu get figures have been m to the Governor, it was 'ata the Dominion’s Under-Secretary House of Commons in reply to qua
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    SUPPORT FOR WAR EFFORT URGED
    121 10 ’’—Reuter. Mr. Hughe.su Appeal Australian Communis cjvdnev July® An appeal to Australian Ccnw and left wing supporters to support' Federal Government as Sovie: w# ss supporting theirs was made by Minister, in a (broadcast. The must take full advantage sent opportunity to smit said. A
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    LESSONS OF SYRIA
    80 10 —Reuter. Berlin Statement On Armistice u Berlin. "With the reaching of agreement in Syria, the ca!Tip^’ io British Army comes to a conwhich, not Berlin, but 1 to deal more closely.” strasse statement tonight. The statement adds, battle for Syria does not P !P i? not in
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    Greater Variety Of Foodstuffs
    144 10 ’—Reuter. TO BE SENT BY U.S. TO BRITAIN London, July 15. Lord Woolton, Minister of Food today lifted the veil of secrecy which hung over the yellow ration book which was issued in conjunction with the new edition of the ordinary ration book recently. Hitherto, the
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    TURKO-GERMAN TRADE TALKS
    47 10 —Reuter. Difficulties Being Encountered Ankara, July 16. The Germans are understood to be encountering difficulties in their attempts to negotiate a new Turko-German Agreement for 25 million Turkish pounds. The reasons is they can promise delivery’ only in a year or two years’ time.—Reuter.
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    BURGOMASTER OF BRUSSELS EMULATES PREDECESSOR
    498 10 Resistance Of Population Reminiscent Of Last W ar London, July 16 A picture of the conditions in German-Occupied Belgium, and of the magnificent resistance to the Germans which the Belgium people are displaying, was given in London by the Belgian Prime Minister. The resistance, said
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    ree Horses Score Maiden Wins At Singapore
    1700 11 DEAD-HEAT IN THIRD RACE Trainer Orchard Saddles Three Winners (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) Singapore, July 16 Maiden wins for School Boy, Pharaoh’s Folly and Circuit Court, and the success of the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, who had three winners, were outstanding features
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    177 11 |\h- Snn&lt;kiy \&lt;n! •&gt;p ppnang Junior I July I &lt; QUARTER i i ling VS. L DOI Bl J FINAL !■-,&lt;)'&gt; Misses Lim Gim vs. Misses Wong I Quah Hun Chow VS- Lee Thean L Fiok Chee. (Quarter- IXTEK-TEA.M MATCH i nni (7th) —Young An- i-in players:
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    R IN AID OF ST. HOLAS HOME
    101 11 Irani Io Meet Irak I’. A. XI F football match between the I'ellesley Association and the itball Association will bo fcunday, July 20 on the Butp" has been arranged in flp a worthy cause and it is I the public will give good
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    ANNE'S SCHOOL NUAL SPORTS
    20 11 L Butterworth. I the St. I be held iM io' eround on mpsOn has kindly con-
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    Triangular School Athletic Meet
    108 11 A Triangular Athletic Contest between Penang Free School, Malay College, Kuala Kangsar and King Edward VII School, Taiping, has been arranged to take place on King Edward VII School Ground at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. The programme will be as below. Members of the
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    SPOONER CUP HOLDERS DEFEATED
    92 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. Pahang B. holders of the Spooner Cup .polo championship, were eliminated by Selangor in the semi-final by 5 goals to 2 this afternoon at the race course. Selangor thus earn the right to enter the final this year
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    SITIAWAN LEAGUE SOCCER
    163 11 Malays Trounce Police By Seven Goals Sitiawan. In a Sitiawan Soccer League match on the Sitiawan Recreation Club padang on Mond-jy the Malays defeated the Police b-’ seven goals to nil. Mat Dan, a new comer to the district irom Negri was outstandk.g in the forward line
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    SOCCER
    48 11 Jinnah’s XI vs A.C.S. XI At the A.C.S. Grounds tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Jinnalr’s XI: A. Gaifore; A. Ahamed (Capt.). Madarsa; M. Yassin, M. Kassim, N. S. Haneefa; S. Meerah, A. Rasheed, M. Yusoff, Md. Ali. M. Ibrahim. Reserves: Ibrahim, C. Mohideen and S. M. Haneefa.
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    Penang Meet Perak In "Malaya" Cup Match On Saturday
    319 11 The Penang team to meet Perak in the key match in the Northern Section of the “Malaya” Cup soccer competition on the Western Road ground on Saturday, July 19, will be selected from the following fifteen players Gibbons, Soekiman; Ashmore, Wong
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    INDIANS SCORE GOOD WIN OVER P.M.R.C.
    386 11 Winners Play Willi Nine Men In Second Half T)LAYING with ten men in the first half and nine after the change of ends, the Indian Recreation (Inh gave a splendid account of themselves to beat the Penang Municipal Recreation Club by the odd goal
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    PROVINCE LEAGUE SOCCER
    51 11 Nibong Tebal R.C. Beat B.R.C. In the opening game of the Province League, the Nibong Tebal Recreation Club defeated the Butterworth Recreation Club by six goals to one on the latter’s ground yesterday evening before a good crowd. At half-time, the visitors led by three goals to
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    CRICKET
    60 11 X olunteers vs The Army At Western Road on Sunday. Volunteers: Capt. P. N. Knight (Capt.), L/Cpl. J. R. Andres, Pte. Eu Cheow Teik, Pte. L. I. Robless, Cpl. L. R. Short, Pte. B. C. Stark, L/Cpl. K. Taylor, Pte. D. Thomasz. Pte. D. W. Tyer. Pte. Tan Boon
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    TWO MAIN EVENTS TONIGHT
    195 11 Boxing At New World The boxing promotion at the New World tonight will be a double main event programme. One of them will ne tile postponed Young Corbett-Rudy Lim fight over 10 two-minute rounds and tho other will be betwet. n Fighting Ah Kow. the Singapore
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    GEN. DENTZ BIDS FAREWELL OF HIS TROOPS
    472 12 Official Entry Of Imperial Forces Into Beirut (By Desmond Tighe, Reuter's special correspondent with the British Foices in Syria). Beirut, July lb. An astounding reception was given by the Syrian and Fre to the Imperial Forces as they entered Beirut. Arabs and a
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    TO OBSERVE CIVIL DEFENCES IN BRITAIN
    52 12 —8.0. W. Rugby, July 16. A pai ty of Am ricayi officials will arrive in London shortly. They have been sent to Engl -nd by' Mayor La GuariFa. director of Civilian Defence, I as a Board of Municipal Officials to observe British civilian defence
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    CHINESE ENVOYS TO AXIS COUNTRIES
    69 12 —Reuter. Lisbon, July 16. Chinese diplomatic and consular staffs are returning home immediately from the Axis countries on the orders of the Chinese Government. The withdrawal follows the announcement of the recognition by Germany. Italy and Rumania of the Japanese sponsored Government at Nanking. Thirty-four
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    Seditious Publication Charge
    550 12 SENTENCE DEFERRED ON CHINESE MASON Sentence was deferred till tomorrow by the District Judge, Mr. B. F. Bridge, yesterday on Teng Kim Seng, who was convicted on a charge of being in possession of a seditious publication, to wit, “Further Message to Overseas Compatriotsexposing the plot of
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    Fine Gallop By Carloca
    240 12 Kai Tere Looks Well In Fast Work (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. one of the earliest out with Sweet Colette at this morning’s training, did a line gallop with his stablemate over four, and if the going is good on Saturday, should run well. Scottish
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    Handicaps For Third Day Of S’pore Races
    285 12 HORSES—CLASS I—l% MILES KAI TERE 9.04 SCOTTISH RIFLE 8.11 PRO PATRIA 8.08 SHIPLEY 8.04 DEMOCRACY 8.03 NIEUWSGIERIG 8.03 CROSSBOW 7.12 SIMPLEX 7.11 HOULICHAN 7.10 YULE CALL 7.10 SCARLET TIGER 7.05 ROSE QUILT 6.12 HORSES—GLASS 3 DIV. I—6 FURS. REMEMBER ME 9.00 FURIOUS 8.08
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    63 SHIPS TAKEN OVER BY AUSTRALIA
    43 12 I.- Reuter. Sydney, July 17. The Australian Government has requistioned 63 ships in the interest of Trade, the Minister of Commerce Sir Earle Page, announced today. The ships will be operated by the Shipping Control Board- Reuter.
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    Widespread R.A.F. Attacks In Middle East
    258 12 SEVEN ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN London, July 16. Widespread activity of the R.A.F. is reported in today’s Middle East communique which says: Early this morning bomber aircraft successfully attacked a convoy of enemy shipping off the Tripolitanian coast. Two heavy bombs struck an 8,000
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    Saturday’s “Malaya” Cup Match
    356 12 FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORT QPECIAL transport facilities are being arranged for the convenience of those who wish to see the “Malaya’’ Cup match on Saturday between Penang and Perak ol the Western Road ground. Extra trolley bus services will run to the Gaol and also along Burmah
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    Selangor’s Team Against Kedah
    52 12 Kuala Lumpur. The following have been selected to represent Selangor against Kedah in the “Malaya” Cup soccer match at Alor Star on Saturday: Paul; Raja Adnan and See Hu; Kim Seng, J. Chye and Vijiendram; Shariff, Henry (Capt.), Govindasamy, Yusof and Owen. Reserves: Mitchell, Taib, Ibrahim
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    N.Z. BUDGET
    82 12 Reuter Taxation Not To Be Increased Wellington, July 16. Introducing New Zealand’s Budget today, Mr. Nash. Finance Minister and Acting Prime Minister, said that taxation would not be increased in the current year. Social security benefits would be extended to give additional benefits to families with children. To
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    LEGLESS PILOT
    105 12 —Reuter. Among R.A.F. Airmen To Be Decorated By The King London.. July 16. Squadron-Leader Roland Tuck, the first R.A.F. airman to receive two bars to the Distinguished Flying Cross, was decorated by the King with his second bar at an investiture at Buckingham Palace this week. Squadron-Leader Tuck
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    MARKET PRICES
    48 12 THURSDAY, JULY 17. TIN: Penang $138.25 Business done Singapore $138.25 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38 l/2c Singapore Spot 38 l/2c COPRA: Sundried $3.00 Sellers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $9.40 sellers Fair Seed $8.90 Sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $lO 36 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 $9.94
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    MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    157 12 To Be Held At K.L. Ths Year (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 16. Although the entries for the Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships, which are to be held this year at Kuala Lumpur during the August holidays, closed todav, the Hon Secretary, Mr. V. Rajaratnam, announced
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    P.W. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
    96 12 Office-Bearers For The Year The following are Province Wellesley Football Association office-bearers for the current year: President: Mi’. A. E. Coope. Chairman: Dr. V. H. Norris. Hon. Secretary Treasurer: Mr. C. C. Ismail. Members of Committee: Mr. R. C. Horlman. Inspector T. Isaac (Police), Messrs. D. Allen.
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