Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 July 1941

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  • 21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION €STAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY L 180. VoL XCIX. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1941. PRICE 10-CENTS.
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  • 242 1 WHAT MOVE AGAINST I RUSSIA WOULD MEAN Considerable Obstacles Also To Southward Expansion WAITING POLICY MOST LIKELY Washington, July 31. THE Japanese are still heavily outnumbered by Soviet armies in Eastern Siberia and face considerable obstacles in any move southward from
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  • 53 1 —Reuter. Melbourne, July 31 STL ALIA has established a strong string of defence and onr bases as a buper against invasion. This was revealed last night by the Minister of Air. Mr. Me Evan, upon his return from a comprehensive ins’estigation of Royal Australian Air Force
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  • 81 1 Reuter. Washington, July 31. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 1 conferred at the White House on Wednesday with General Aj ind all and Admiral St? 5 r k, c. r -‘itr"ely Chiefs of Stag or the Army and Navy. The coherence which was held after the United States
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  • 205 1 —8.0. W Resentful Youths In Occupied Countries Rugby, May 30 Evidence is accumulating of the spirited resistance to Nazi domination by young people in occupied territories. The problem of resentful schoolchildren is demonstrated by continual Nazi inspired proclamations against, friendship for the British shown by the youth
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  • 262 1 K VSSI ANS CONTINU E DEALING HARD BLOWS TO ENEMY 'j’HE following conußuniq ue I n °f n jarion Bureau this evening: “Our troops cont>nue<l fighting the enemy i n Novorzhev Nevel and especial y stubbornly in the Smolensk and Zhitomir directions. In other directions
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  • 45 1 —Reuter. London, July 31. Two thousand Italian war prisoners arrived in Great Britain, for work under the Ministry of Agriculture. They will be on ditching, draining, land reclamation and general work. Labour camps have been constructed in suitable rural areas.—Reuter.
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  • 64 1 —Reuter. Washington, July 31. r pHE U.S. Acting Secretary of State announced today that cessation of hostilities between Peru and Ecuador might be expected in the immediate future. Indications this morning gave hope of a prompt solution of the dispute. It will be remembered that fighting
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  • 58 1 UUL VL-ULX 1 Reuter. Cairo, July 29. Air alarms were sounded in Cairo and mosr of the Delta Provinces in the earl” hours of this morning, states an o3E.ci.xJ communique. Anti-aircraft defences were in action. Three bombs fell in one of the Provinces and in the
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  • 98 1 —Reuter. New York, July 31. CFHE first million *‘V’’ for victory stamps to be used as decorative labels for letters were distributed yesterday by the **V” for Victory Club of A merica sponsored by the British and American Ambulance Corps. The stamps were sold at
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  • 130 1 —Reuter. London, July 30. AJR. BRENDAN BRACKEN, the new Minister of Information, was tackled in the House of Commons today on the question of expediting the release of hot news and topical pictures to the United States and the British Dominions. He was asked
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  • 61 1 —8.0. W, Rugby, July 30. It is learnt in London that there is no truth in the rumour that nearly 20,000 American soldiers are already in. Egypt. The American service personnel in Egypt are a few observers who are there in connection with the considerable
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  • 41 1 —Reuter. Clothes Ration Card Dropped In Germany Zurich, July 30. Raiding British aircraft, according to the "Hamburger Fredenblatt,” arc dropping over Germany German clothes ration cards. The newspaper says anyone using such cards will be sentenced to long imprisonment.—Reuter.
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  • 104 1 —Reuter H ashington, July jo. •he Navy Department has •‘‘onunccd that the United ''"es gunboat “Tutila” was imager by Japanese bombs ‘"oig a Chungking raid. iCas:,a‘hes zvere caused. joe spokesman added that the raid<oo3ed several bombs over the gunDoat slightly damaging the stern, the
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  • 90 1 —Reuter. H»av\ Japanese Troop bhtlrawal From China Shanghai, July 81. "o-'iderable speculation has been here by reports both from igu and C hinese sources of ex- optionally heavy Japanese troop J tdrawals from various parts in hina ,na oritv of these are stated h'-aded towards Manchukuo, ‘"pceially those
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  • 244 1 Reuter. London, July 31. HOWEVER good results may be for Japan, sha must now realise that her latent aggre»' :on, in ob’io sc~. alici* with ar .es iwr PowC i ha** ut «.y destroyed any illusion which may have survived about
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  • 318 1 Fait Accompli Hint To Democracies Vichy, July SI. JAPAN is willing to call a halt t o expansion if the Democracies recognise her “fait accompli" i n French Indo-China. If on the other hand “encirclement” of Japan in the Pacific continues, in other words if
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  • 235 1 —Reuter. Damascus, July yi. DJE establishment of a new regiment in Syria and Lebanon following the departure of the Vichy authorities has raised a number of political problems. The relationship between Syria and Lebanon and between these two territories and their drab
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  • 139 2 Japanese Premier Warns Country To Be ‘Ready F or The Worst’ MOBILISATION SPEED-UP URGED Tokio Feeling "Serious Effect Of War" Tokyo, July 30. «rpHERE is no doubt that this war is bringing a serious fffect to Japan,” declared Prince Konove Japanes< Prime Minister, addressing the Iffth Plenary of the Mobilisation
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  • 78 2 .—Reuter. Bangkok. July 30. Thailand has met with no pressure economic or military, from any power and Thailand has no anxiety whatever about being the object of military aggression frem any foreign ‘ountry, says a comm uniq’ reaffirming Thailand’s foreign policy. It adds that Thailand will not
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  • 82 2 —Reuter. London, July 30. (By Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent). TDHERE is reason to believe that the Iranian Government will give heed to representations made by the British Government about German agents in Iran. It is confirmed in authoritative quarters in London that the British Minister
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  • 39 2 —Reuter Washington, July 30 The War Department announces „he creation of a new type of Army-Air Force organisation to be known as Air Support Command which will provide air support for eround forces.—Reuter
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  • 100 2 —Reuter. London, July 30. IfR. HARRY HOPKINS. Pre- sident Roosevelt’s personal envoy who has just arrived in Moscow from London, is, Reuter understands, accompanied on his trip by two members of the military staff of the United States Embassy in London. They are Brigadier General T.
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  • 753 2 BANGKOK, JULY 30. AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES DENY THAT JAPAN HAS OFFERED CAMBODIA AND LAOS AS A QUID PRO QUO IF THAILAND JOINS THE NEW ORDER, WELL IS FORMED OBSERVERS BELIEVE THAT IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME BEFORE JAP AS
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  • 109 2 —Reuter London. Jfily 30. Speaking after Mr. Eden at the Foreign Press luncheon yesterday the Polish Prime Minister. M. Sikorski, said martyred Poland, where nobody could be fotuid to support a policy of compromise with Germany, was whole-heartedly in the camp of the defenders of the
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  • 128 2 —Reuter Johanne-burg. July 30 Al] avoidable public and private spend ing should be avoided and discouraged, Mr. J. H. Holmeyr. Union Minister for Finance, told South Africans in a speern aere yesterday. Although there was an inflationary tendency about the Union’s increased note issued since the outbreak
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  • 481 2 are proceeding according to plan —Reuter Rugby. July 30. Counter-attacks in the Smolensk direction might be the initial stages of a counter-offensive against the Germans. M Lozovsky of the Russian Information Bureau last night stated that the German losses in the first month
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  • 165 2 British —Reuter Forced To Join Germany As Co-Belligerent Helsinki. July 30. According to the Finnish Foreign Office when the Finnish “aide memoire” was handed yesterday to the British Minister. Mr. Vereker, the Finnish Foreign Minister further intimated that as a result of tht blockad 0
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  • 1505 2 British Empire's Front Against Japanese Thread Lt'ndqri I I FT is learned that following the British Govern llu I 1 to freeze all Japanese assets, similar steps t t IU or are being taken throughout the Dominions i and the Colonial Empire which thus presents 3 M The British Ambassador
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    • 188 2 U/ MONEY THE MOST VITAL -NEED IN BRITAIN’S FIGHT V\ fel FOR FREEDOM VU l»ecause Malaya is dollar arsenal’ of y/aQ the Empire, most people who live in this peaceful country are better off. V/Zc xanS But this peace and prosperity depends f solely on Britain's strength outlasting that v&A
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  • 976 3 I i?a(IES v. Totalitarians! Thus, not too inaccurjhe present war might be described by a sporting I at n (inclusion of the Berlin Pact between Japan k |ter —pledging assistance should either be attacked involved in the war—removes the last -J a t XuH<“ WOr,d
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  • 266 3 Someone was asking the other day the date when petroleum was discovered. Someone said 1859, the date when the U.S.A, started drilling oil wells. “And two or three hundred years before that,” said someone else. 4000 B.C. was the correct guess, and everyone w r
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  • 338 3 TJECEIVERS of stolen cigarette*; arc tw-ing rounded up daily by the police and then allowed to go free because it is impossible to prove that the cigarettes found in their possession were stolen. There is at present no means of telling one packet
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  • 299 3 London. The battle of the schools spread to another front recently, when Members of Parliament declared themselves for or against—the old tie. Mr. Herwald Ramsbotham, then President of the Board of Education, who was at Uppingham and Oxford, began the engagement by
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  • 278 3 Owner Not LAable London. Owners of property are not compelled to provide a tire-watch; the obligation is on the tenants. When. Mr. Herbert Morrison Minister of Home Security, made this clear recently in the House Dr. Haden Guest (Lab., N. Islington) commented: "That is a scandal.” Mr. Morrison
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  • 334 3 London. VTAZZ cities harassed and smashed by the R.A.F. are trying to baffle our bombers •with elaborate camouflage. A German who has just amved here told of this when he gave the first detailed story of the havoc done by the R.A.F.’s overwhelming raids on Hamburg,
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  • 480 3 SPECULATORS TRAIL FOOD VANS, BUY UP SUPPLIES London. speculators are following vans from tinned food warehouses to the retailers’ shops, and when a consignment is delivered are buying it up en bloc from the shop keeper at above retail price. GREAT RACKET EXPOSED This phase of the great food racket
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  • 161 3 Lord Woolton is demanding I that leaders of the fishing- inI dustry shall stay in conference !at Leeds until they produce a plan for lowering and controlling all sea-fish prices. He has threatened that if they cannot agree he will take over the entire purchasing and distributing
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  • 75 3 London. When Boston, Lincs, fire brigade chief, Frederick F. Carter, successfully appealed before Holland Quarter Sessions Appeals Committee against a £lO fine “for failing to report” the finding a machine-gun and camera from a shot-down German bomber it was disclosed that he had been summoned under
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  • 98 3 London. In future all underwear- must laft longer. Further curs in production are planned At first the rut was 30 per cent., but now it is stated that knitted fabric, from which a good deal of underwear is made, will be '’educed by 50 per cent This will
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    • 421 3 lhe greatest invention of the past 15 years is in tints 4 oothbrush fllpw gWB Bes: brtsf ’o brush was Wisd/vr. 1 oothhr: u /P: ’i r fctea after-'O,O‘ i o ycruh nylon tufts wat still lite roas after test. WHY \Tlsdolll 15 THE NEW LEADER ''B 'HF greatest invention
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 33 3 What a War? By Gilbert Wilkinson lx.. u;, r s$ f Wk I I I I -J J Talking about rebuilding after the war t —what about Tich //e used to be jockey.
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  • 577 4 BILL RECEIVES STRONG SUPPORT IN COUNCIL gTRONGLY supporting proposed legislation to tackle the problem of indebtedness mong Government servants “on new lines," Inche Onn bin Jaffar, on Tuesday’s meeting of the Johore Council of State when the relative Bill was given its first reading,
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  • 210 4 WEARING OF ARMS ENJOINED BY RELIGION Lahore, July I*. There wa* a large gathering at the Khalsa College for the inauguration of the Emergency Commission Preparatory’ Class, in which about 40 Sikh youths have joined so far. Sardar Kirpal Singh Majithia presided. General Horton and Major
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  • 282 4 Beauty Parlours Say “Bring Your Own” London A hair raising situation for women is forecast, by instructions now being given to their clients by.smart hair dres c ers in London ordering them to bring their own hairpins if they want a wave and ;“set For rhe Board ot
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  • 246 4 Singapore On Aug. 1, the Wheat Flour Pools Order, 1941. will come into force in Singapore This order covers both white wheat flour and Atta flour, and its effect is that ail flour on import must be deposited in a J Government pool in exchange
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  • 212 4 WOMAN DIES OF STAB WOI HMDS gr Husband Guilty Of t Murder i.; Singapore, f I Mr. V\ G. Porter, the Singa1 pore Coroner, recorded a verdict of murder against Sim Lip, a middle-aged Khek, who with his wife was found dead in
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  • 418 4 Melbourne, July 28 Trainee*’ Wives: Wives of compulsory trainees are to he paid at least I two guineas a week -4: Sheep Show Record: The Melbourne sheep show is a record. Exhibits in- elude seven Spanish merinos descended from the Camden flock imported in 1797. 4= Public
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  • 220 4 214 Houses To Be Rebuilt: 17 Demolished No fewer than 214 houses are being rebuilt and 17 demolished by the Improvement Trust to make wav for back lanes in Singapore. Much progress has been made with the scheme and, providing the Trust s permitted by
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  • 175 4 *Girl Very Foolish.* Sa vs Judge Singapore One oi the rum 17-vear-old Chinese girls v.ho had allegedly made a suicide pact because they nad had difficulty in repeating certain prayers and drank a solution of caustic seda ¥*as bound over in a surety of $5OO few two
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  • 235 4 I Question Of Letter i r* r r rnm r irm Singapore j Convicted on a charge of forgery, a young Indian, Ramasamv Balakrishna, who had recentlv been sent to prison for blackmailing a European, was sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment at the Assizes
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  • 735 4 Adviser Reports Revenue For the year 194 0, the intense ac tin mining industry, which started i n 193?^ 11 states Mr. H. R. Sparrow, Adviser On Elect M in his annual report. By the end of 1939 ty F i load was approaching the
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  • 231 4 D emonstration Post-Mortem M.A.S. WORkJ PRESENT I A special group O f 20 m Medical aux- I tiom had the oouorttinm. week of witnesses ination being earned the post-mortem I pathologist These volunteers now hat, I knowledge of internal orga M functions than they cou]d’L?| from lectures, diagrams O f
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  • 207 4 Differences A Tragtiw In Time Of Peril I 1 I Rajshahi, July il i Sir John Herbert. Governor of M j I gal. today made an appeal heretalß s people of India to rise above commia® j and sectional interests in united st. I of the
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  • 43 4 Simla, July An important meeting of the ta n^ c Committee of the Chamber of 1 J has been called for Aug. 4, to Cu the political situation as affecting States, and the constitution of e tional Defence Council
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    • 34 4 All in a Day's Work— —by Rick Elmes X\NIO DOM z ~r S-’Ot-z 1 V Sxv-r' rr WAS 5 DvikaOßilis E- U ImvoßiuSE C> I The CAG -> zAfc.- UA OPF-'OE®' J SiA DE.AXC? L
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  • 525 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr G L. Peet has returned to Singa pore from a trip to Australia. There is no tiufh in tumours to the effect that the F.M.S Transport Board are shortly to ration motor cat tyres. jj: Mr. F. Davidson, Divisional Superintendent, Caiey Island. Port Swettenham is shortly leaving
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  • 111 5 Alor Star Three cases, one criminal and two civil, are on the list to be heard before the Kedah ConU of Appeal which will sit on August 12 at Alor Star The Court will compose of the Chief Justice, S.S.. the Chief Justice F.M.S and the
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  • 462 5 I Empire’s Greatest Bastion In Far East Singapore. With a firm conviction gained during their stay here that Malaya, if attacki ed by an aggressive power, would be able to defend herself extremely well, Lieut.-Col. Luang Sura Narong and i Flt.-Lieut. Dawee Chulldrupya. two
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    • 172 5 SUCCUMB TO THE ■r THE I |sl The war obviously has placed an ROYAL W| I extra burden upon the nerves of I PHYSICIAN I asthmatics against which the fullI »hc said he jfl est precautions must be taken. I l,le mar,y A person suffering from “nerves” is People jOil
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    • 168 5 LADIES' OVEST NIGHT FUN FROLIC PARK THURSDAY. 31st JULY. 1941 CANTONESE OPERA "YIM YANG SNIAH’’ Part 2. LIBERTY' TALKIES "KWAN TONG SEaNG KIAP” A Thrilling Cantonese Talkie. 2 Shows Nightly. THE WATERLILY REVUE SHOWING TONIGHT CHIAM TIAN SOO" SUPPORTED BY Dancing Singing Swinging Hula-Hula Acrobatics Magic and comic sketches, etc.
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    • 236 5 THE YEM WORLD THURSDAY. 31st JULY. 1941 UHENG LIN CANTONESE OPERA Tonight At 8 p.m. “CHOONG MO YIN" Part 2ft. With Sun Choong Mun. Loh Pun Chiew, Sin Yin Loong. METROPOLE TALKIES Double Features THE TEST" and “THE OLD BARN DANCE" With Gene Autry Helen Valkis. globe talkies “GLORY OF
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 267 5 Opens Today With 3 Shows If 11 At 3 p m 6,ls 9,30 pm r qE XSATIONAL jungle thriller ever to come ROARING out OF DARKEST (AFRICA. C f H(N THEY STRIKE THE TREMBLES! Half human' I r in ■alit 11 Lf 1 i imed from real-life thrills by Or.
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    • 119 5 n e -P-_-THREE SHOWS TO-DAY ADVENTURE! ACT! ON! ROMANCE! THE MOST TIMELY IVAR DRAMA EVER PRESENTED! SEE THE ANZACS RIDE AGAIN! frxMuvs nxn at himj DUAitS |k. yk i jYt JL SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST MC M news “NEWS OF THE DAY” THE WAR’S GREATEST MYSTERY RUDOLF HESS, MALTA BOMBED
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    • 207 5 500 MILES OUT OF LIVERPOOL GOOD SHIP GLEN INNTSTON. WITH AMERICAN PASSENGERS ABOARD, IS SIGHTED BY A BLOOD-THIRSTY GERMAN U-BOAT—-WILL THIS BRITISH FREIGHTER MEET WITH THE SAME FATE AS THE “ROBIN MOOR OR pxf\ r* -P !■!> NOT A ANTf-NAJZI PROPAGANDA FILM BUT A DRAMA WITH THE POWER* OF PLUNGING
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  • 485 6 ACCORDING to Mr. Anthony Eden, Hitler’s propaganda machine may shortly be expected to launch a new “peace blitz” on both Britain and Russia. The Fuehrer has certainly desperate need now, while his mechanical advantage of several years’ preparation lasts and before the coming avalanch of American munitions overwhelms
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  • 63 6 REX CINEMA: “Leopard Men Of Africa.” 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA: “Poli Panchali” —“Yes, Yes,” “Vayadi.” 5.00 and 9.00 p.m. ODECN CINEMA: “Forty Thousand Horsemen” with Miss Betty Bryant and Grant Taylor. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA: “Garoeda Mas” <Malay picture). 3, 6.15
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  • 424 6 —Straits Times. ,TN his plea on behalf of members I A of the General Clerical Staff for j an increase in their cost of living al- lowances which he made in the State 1 Council yesterday Mr. Benjamin would have had a very much stronger case had he
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    • 146 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, I read in your issue extracts from the Malayan AgriHorticultural Association magazine advocating the urgent need for home gardening. I wonder how many householders are following this advice I see many gardens with useless, rotting plants which would very well give place
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  • 18 6 Reuter. The Indian Government has decreed the freezing of Chinese assets in India.—
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  • 742 6 Thursday, July 31. and Poland have buried the hatchet and diplomatic relations were restored yesterday with the signing of a general agreement between the two countries. iy,JR. ANTHONY EDEN, in ahnouncing the agreement amid loud cheers in the Commons, said this historic event would
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  • 272 6 Wartime Slang "TVERY war brings its crop of I J slang words and expressions. This one is no exception and already we have such terms as “blitz” “Wailing Winnie” and “Goofer.” Now “Telefootlers” should be added to the list. It is the word for those selfish people
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    • 88 6 NEWSPAPER PRINT The average newspaper contain J than 70,000 words or over 10,000 j J For every line your eyes make J or five ‘jumps’, and for each J your eyes relax and tense. I This explains why constant red shows up any eye weakness. Correct glasses take the strain
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  • 215 7 Special Police And Coastguard Service KUCHING Am MIRI RESTRICTED AREAS MORE defence measures in Sarawak are announced in the Sarawak Government Gazette, and they include the declaration of Kuching, capital of the State, and Miri, as defence areas. A special police force and a coastguard
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  • 67 7 k young Chinese funeral attendant, returning from a burial at Mount Erskine, was involved in an accident In Burmah Road shortly before noon today. He is reported to have been knocked down by a car driven by a Malay near the junction of
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  • 239 7 I Eleventh List Of I Contributions Amount previously acknowledged $2,690.07 Drafts for £223 sent to England 1,901.83 Balance in hand 788.24 “For Nibbins' 9th birthday" (Miss Hadley) 9.00 Mrs. Stephen Anthony 50.00 "In Memory of Cobber” 10.00 Sports Club Golf Competition 11.00 "In Memory of Mike” 5.00
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  • 60 7 foiiicip-il Labourer Dies Injuries W.t ofV"° a of stairs in %ii e Lir" c UKr^ers in the Municipal c '°ck in Patani Road at one Mday m °rning, a Tamil inh r t sOil co °lie sustained •Portly aftt^ 8 tO hi 3 head > a7ld
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  • 332 7 YOUNG MAN ON EXTORTION CHARGES A EUROPEAN WHO WAS STATED TO HAVE BEEN BLACKMAILED INTO PAVING thousands of doixars, was the chief witness at the TRIAL WHICH BEGAN AT THE SINGAPORE ASSIZES BEFORE MR. JUSTICE AITKEN ON TUESDAY OF A YOUNG, ENGLISHSPEAKING CHINESE, TAN AH
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  • 81 7 Singapore. The Government of the Straits Settlements has made a gift of the proceeds of the recent $lO- Straits Settlements War Loan 1953-60 to His Majesty’s Government. By arrangement with the Treasury in London the payment of the above amount has been made to
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  • 67 7 Mr. O. Phipps To Read Law At Cambridge Mr. Oliver Phipps, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H Phipps, the Penang Queen's Scholar, left by the night mail yesterday for Singapore, where he will join his ship to proceed to England to read Law st Cambridge.
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  • 200 7 Good Friends With All Countries “In spite of frequent official denials, there were still unpleasant rumours about town concerning Thailand’s situation during the last few days,” said Nai Promote Chongchareon, Thai Consul, Penang, in a statement made to the “Pinang Gazette” yesterday. The statement
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  • 128 7 The second meeting of the Special Municipal Committee to enquire and consider wnat action should be taken in connection with the application ol the Municipal Labour Force for increased wages, etc., was held yesterday at the Municipal Office at 4 p.m. Mr. J. A. Black, Municipal
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  • 72 7 Visit To Estates And Mines Ipoh. Major G. St. John Orde Brown, Labour Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies who is touring Malaya to study labour conditions in this country, has been in Ipoh since Monday and has visited a number of
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  • 72 7 During the hearing of the case at the Penang Assizes today, in which an elderly Malay, Ismail bin Mohammed, is being tried for alleged grave offences on a young girl, a Chinese member of the jury took ill as counsel for the defence, Mr.
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  • 73 7 A party of eleven Australian journalists and the Australian Minister for Senator Foil, will visit Malaya during August. They will leave Sydney on August 4, and spend about ten days in the Dutch East Indies seeing the defences. They will then come to
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  • 240 7 Cheaply-Produced Artificial Gasoline Claiming to have found a d evice to produce liquid fuel, Prof. Li Shen-kin, who passed through Penang this morning told the “Pinang Gazette” shipping reporter, in an interview, that if his process were perfected, he would present it to the Chinese Government for
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  • 268 7 Charged with committing theft of one silver jug, valued at $2O, the property of A. C. Gilbert, at Ayer Rajah Road on July 28 with the alternative charge of committing house trepass into the premises of A. C. Gilbert, Tan Soon Tek was sentenced to
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  • 225 7 The Penang Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association will be taking a trip to Ipoh during the August holidays and stage a Variety Show in the Jubilee Park on Sunday, Aug. 3, 1941, at 8.00 p.m., the gross proceeds of which will be donated tow’ards
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  • 45 7 rp’HE “Pinang Gazette” is officially informed that at the request of the Chungking Government, action has been taken in this country with effect from the opening of business this morning to freeze the “foreign account” here of residents of the Republic of China.
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  • 121 7 Case Against Khoo Brothers Postponed Six Weeks Six weeks postponement was granted on Wednesday morning by Mr. R. C. Redman, the additional First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, in the case against Khoo 800 Thye, Khoo 800 Tiong, How Sow Cheng and Khoo 800 Gong, who are charged
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  • 226 7  -  —E. P. B. Worthy Film Of Anzacs At Odeon I pOMPARABLE to the best which Hollywood has produced, ‘‘f’orty Thousand Horse- men,” now showing at the Odeon, is not merely an epic glorifying the immortal deeds of the Anzacs 1 in the Holy Land
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  • 30 7 The Rovers and Scouts of Penang will hold a farewell camp fire in honour of their President the Hon. Mr. A.M. Goodman tonight from 7 p.m.
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    • 398 7 HE WAS AFRAID TO CROSS A STREET Lost His Nerve After 12 Months’ Agony Suffering from acute rheumatism in his knee joints—he was afraid to cross a street. Read what he says:— “For 12 months I suffered with acute rheumatism in both my knees. I was afraid to cross the
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  • 161 8 14 Million Ounces Last Year Fourteen million ounces of gold, of the value of £118,000,000, was produced during 1940 by the Transvaal mines, according to facts given by Mr. P. M. Anderson, President of the Transvaal Chamber cf Mines, states a Reuter Johannesburg message New records were
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 460 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 31st July, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 2/9 3/0 5/0 Austral Amal. 7/l| 7/4J £1 Austral Malay 36/6 37/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 17/0 17/6ex $1 Ayer Weng .75 -80 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0 $1
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    • 232 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.57 J 1.624 Ayer Hitam 85 90 Ayer Molek 1.10 1.15 Ayer Panas 1.074 1.124 Bassett .40 .42| Batu Lintang 1024 1.05 Bedford 87 J .924 ex Benta .924 .971 Borelli 1.30 1.35 ex Broga .571 -60
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    • 356 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N. Z. Ord 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.671 $2 Alex. Brick 71% Pref 2.071 2.121 X $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £Bl £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord 16/3 16/9x £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref 19/6 20/3x
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    • 136 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Austral Malay 9d. and 9d. Bonus Austral Amal 3d. and 11 Bonus > Batu Selango»- 5% 12/16.8.41 20.8.41 Hongkong 10% Int. LT. 1.8.41 Kampong Kununting 3d. Bonus 9d 12/22.8.41 22.8.41 Petaling Tin 25% Int. 28.7.41 9.8.41 Punguh 9d. and Bonus 3d
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  • 1412 8 ANNUAL MEETING OF ROBINSON CO., LTD. Further Donation Of $5,000 To Be Made To War Fund The annual meeting of Robinson Co. Ltd. was held at Singapore on Saturday last. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts Mr. W. H. Macgregor, the chairman said:— Owing to delay in the
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  • 455 8 Hambros Bank To Advance Funds Arrangements have just been concluded by which the U.K. diamond cutting and polishing trade will given important financial assistance. Hambros Bank has agreed to advance between 60 and 70 per cent, of the value of finished diamonds exported to North America,
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  • 818 8 ‘Queen Mary’ A Great Siic ce? Financially” The Cunard White Star liner. “Queen Mary” has proved a great success. This is disclosed by Sir Percy Bates, chairman of the Cunard Steam Ship Company, in a statement which accompanies the accounts for 1939. Sir
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  • 168 8 Penang Wednesfo The Share market on opening this ing displayed a firm tendency ana j upward trend of prices still com® Tin shares have displayed a conspic® hardening on price of a few days a Ampats have buyers at 2/9, Batu Sela» are enquired for at $1.40,
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  • 55 8 Penang. July 30, 1941 (By Cowteiyy of the Chartered SELLING London Demand 2 4 H New York, Demand Montreal Demand 5 1 81 Batavia Demand Calcutta Bombay) Rangoon Demand 188 Hongkong Demand Shanghai Demand Japan Demand New Zealand Demand 11 Australia 2 11 BUYING London T.T London Demand
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  • 119 8 Yesterday’s Close Preview TIN: LONDON “Spot” £257 q o £258. 10 “Forward” £2 59 15 0 1’260 10. SINGAPORE “Spot" $136.87% 513 Business done PENANG “Spot” $136.87% 5137 50 RUBBER: LONDON “Spot” “Forward” T° n e Quiet, Unchanged SINGAPORE w 12c s P°t” 38 518 c PENANG 08
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    • 137 8 BANKS i IIZ toI mBBF > 1 I SAVINGS stoety tyou to tr A O/sniMt aaved is ao astra dollar earuwi, a fiavtags A.CCOUUI la the o»si iaducemeai io sav®. 4, To BSV6 SarWga ACCGuBt and to se« this account grow from time to time ia io De eon ten
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  • 199 9 Sunday, May 11. was the day for the celebration of Joan of Arc in France. How that day has been celebrated is now known. In peace time hundreds of young persons marched past the statue of the Maid in the rue de Rivoli, Paris,
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  • 115 9 Simla, July 28. A secretary has been appointed to the Indian Purchasing Mission in the U.S-A. under the leadership of Sir Shanmukham Chetty. The secretaryship will for the time being be led by Mr. H. S. Malik, Indian Trade Commissioner in New York, in addition to
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  • 272 9 London. The A.T.S. need at (east 20,000 recruits. On their recruiting map a black ring is drawn round Maidenhead, for the A.T.S. chiefs have found that they cannot get enough recruits in this area, jwrit.es a Daily MaD reporter. One day, when
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  • 378 9 How hard the Germans were*hit by R.A.F. raids on Berlin, can be gauged by the bitterness of the complaints which the Nazi radio continues to pour out. “The result of the attacks on Berlin provides an infamous example of ths methods of the
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  • 322 9 THURSDAY 31ST JULY. 1941 Postage Latest Time of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per %oz each Ordinary Regn. INTERNAL MAT. AY AN SFRVTCF Ipoh, K. Lumpur Wearne’s Air Thurs, 31st inst. Singapore .10 05 Service 1 p.m. 12.45 p.m. AFRICA All destinations .50 .25 RO a
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 3244 9 •n: i NIROM I 610 London Calling. &W I W I YDS 1531 mc/s <13.61 m.j 620 News. W I f M I YDC 15.15 mc/s (19.80 m.) 635 War Commentary I W I PLP 1100 mc/s <27.37 m.) 6 '.45 Listening Post jR. PMN 10.26 mc/s (29.24 m.' 6.50
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    • 522 9 MADRAS VUM2 7.27 mc/s (41.27 m.) VUM2 9.57 mc/s (31.35 m.) VUM2 4.92 mc/s (60.98 mA r (9.20 10.50 a.m.; 2.50 4.20 p.m.) 5 50—6 20 p.m. Schools Broadcast. 6.50 Music Programme. 7.00 News in Telugu. I 7.05 News in Tamil 7.10 Tamil or Telugu Music Programme. VUM2 3.34 mc/s
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  • 487 10 Greatness Of Effort Never In Doubt London, July 30 Most editorials this morning deal with Mr. Churchill’s speech on war production in the House of Commons last night. His comparative figures are accepted as gratifying, but the question is still asked whether production should not be
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  • 69 10 —Reuter Australian Casualties In Middle East Melbourne, July 30 Mr. Spender. Armv Minister, announces that only 14 per cent Australians engaged abroad became casualties. Slightly over one per cent are killed. Over 49 per cent of 6,000 missing have been accounted for. In 1914 to
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  • 381 10 —Reuter. Bombay, July 20. The “V” for victory campaign is fast spreading throughout India from Trivandrum, the capital of the southernmost Indian State, where a larger ‘V’” sign is hung at the entrance to the State Legislature to Kaourthala State where “V” is painted on the cars
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  • 281 10 CAUSED BY HITLER'S RASH INVASION OF RUSSIA Goering Replaced By Milch: Udet Takes His Life London, July 30 New and startling evidence of dissensions in the ranks of Nazi leaders caused by Hitler’s rash gamble in ordering the invasion of Russia have come
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  • 140 10 V.VVV. X —Reuter. Plan For Incorporation Of Philippine Armies Manila. July 30. General Macarthur. Commander-in-Chief, in a statement said that United States armed forced in the Far East had formulated a plan for the integration of all armed forces in the Philippines which envisages progressive
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  • 56 10 —Reuter. Ottawa, July 30. The Duke of Kent has arrived here on a visit to Canada where he will inspect R. A. F. training centres under the Commonwealth air training plan. The Dukc was met at Rockliffe airport by the Governor General, Earl Athlone, Mr.
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  • 99 10 —Reuter MAY SLIP OUT AS RAIDERS London, July 30 Four German merchant ships now anchored in a Persian Gulf port are expected to slip out into the Indian Ocean to become raiders against British shipping off the Indian and Arabian coasts, according to
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  • 148 10 ies and the seventeen fishermen. —ReuFor 19 Japanese Fishing Boats Seized Washington. July 30. The disclosure that 19 Japanese fishing boats were seized last spring in Hawaiian waters was made by the Treasury Department. Although these vessels were seized by the Customs agents on charges of
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  • 45 10 —Reuter. Washington, July 29 President Roosevelt returned to the capital on Tuesday morning from Hyde Park and js expected soon to confer with the administration leaders on the questions of aid for Britain and the Russian and Japanese situations. —Reuter.
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  • 804 10 Individual Licences Fq> Enemy Cargo Washington u i v The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles said a conference yesterday that the United States had giv cn ance to Japan that licences would be issued to nprmu trading. Explaining that clearance would be given to
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  • 420 10 Suspected Case Of Enemy > Sabotage Ottawa, July 30 Three hundred men seized control of the gigantic Avrida (Quebec) plant of the Canadian Aluminium Company last Thursday and held it for three days, leaving voluntarily on Sunday afternoon. This was revealed at a
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  • 79 10 Reuter. London, July 30 Reuter learns authoritatively that much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of economic assistance given by the British Government to Russia and that considerable quantities of goods are now on their way to Russia from various parts
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  • 209 10 Alterations To Be Made From Time To T ime Washington, July 30. Forty-six names have Even removed from the United States “black list” of firms and agents in Latin America acting on behalf of the Axis powers. This was announced yesterday ty Mr. Sumner Welles,
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  • 109 10 .—Reuter I Textile Agreement With Japan Cancelled Manila, July 30. The Far Eastern crisis has resulted in a slackening in political activity which is normally high at the present time in anticipation of the national elections for amendment of the Defence Act provision limiting the annual
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 52 10 THE BEN LINE FAR EAST SERVICE FOR UNITED KINGDOM For particulars regarding Freight, and other information please apply to SANDILANDS. BUTTERY CO., Telephone No. 644 '645 PENANG. BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia} for particulars regarding Freight. Passage, and other information please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents Penang Telephone
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  • 1529 11 Court Holds There Was Reasonable Doubt that. taking everything into consideration, he L of the opinion that there was a reasonable doubt in the case L dial the defendant was entitled to the benefit of that doubt, L District Judge, Mr. B. F.
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  • 60 11 Tamil Woman Found Dead Ipoh. A case of suspected food poisoning at the coolie lines on Sungei Pulai Estate was reported to the local police yesterday morning. A Tamil woman, the wife of a rubber tapper, was found dead at 6.30 in the morning. The body was
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  • 101 11 1 MI CUK. X —Reuter Spirit Of People Unbreakable London, July 29. Writing in the “New York Pest,” the well-known commentator, Dorothy Thompson, says: “I have not seen a sullen face nor heard an angry word siuce my arrival in England. From what depths do
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  • 257 11 Results In Handicap Billiards Tournev Telok Anson. The American Handicap Billiards Tour- namem of the Telok Anson Chinese Club has made successful progress in all the I three classes of the tourney. Class C has reached the final, while Classes A and B are now in
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  • 144 11 D.I.D. XI Go Down To Govt. Offices XI t Telok Anson. Playing with ter. men, the Drainage and Irrigation Department eleven went down to the Government Offices by two goa’s to nil in the Lower Perak District soccer league fixture played on the Speedy Road upper
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  • 105 11 —REUTER. SIGNS OF GOODWOOD" LACKING Favourite Finishes Third s or NEWMARKET, JULY 30. gX(EI-f FOK THE TITLES OF. THE RACES, THERE H S!GNS THA T THE SUBSTITUTE “GLORIOUS GOODWOOD" RACE MEETING WAS BEING HELD THERE WERE FEWER PEOPLE THAN ANY P RE-' lOUS NEWMARKET MEETING
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  • 183 11 FORTRESS TO MEET THE REST The League Champions (Penang Fortress F.A.) will meet The Rest in a soccer match at the Penang Sports Club Ground today at 5.15 p.m. This match will also be a State Trial to pick out the Penang Team for the H.M.S.
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  • 187 11 Sanicals in League Championship The Sanicals trounced the Eurasians by five goals to nil in one of the remaining matches of the Taiping League on the Esplanade on Tuesday. The Sanicals have now won the League championship. The Eurasians gave a good fight in the
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  • 78 11 Bail of $5O was allowed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Penang- Third Court yesterday’ to a Bengali, Tabib Hassan bin Md. Boota, who was charged with committing house trespass by entering A house at Seang Tek Road with intent to annoy the occupant at 9.30
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  • 321 11 CARRIED GUN AND AMMUNITION WITHOUT LICENCE Kuala Kangsar. Alleged to have fired at his 70-year-oid uncle, whom he was stated to have mistaken for a deer, while out hunting in a jungle at Kampong Rambai Tujoh, near Kuala Kangsar on the night of July
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  • 154 11 Vfarines Beaten In Soccer Friendly The Sepoy Lines Recreation Club scored a convincing win ty rhree clear goals ever the Mannes Department Sports Club in a friendly soccer match on the Dato Kramat Ground yesterday. The winners had the better of the exchanges in the first
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  • 121 11 Tonight’s Boxing At New World Nai Phol. who outpointed Josh Joshua. the Hebrew boxer, recently, will again make his appearance in the local ring at the New World tonight, when he meets Neil Hemchit, the former lightweight champion of Singapore. in the main event over
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  • 37 11 Butterworth The Butterworth Recreation Club beat the Police by six gcals to one in the Province League played here on the Padang yesterday. At half time, the Club led by three coals to nil.
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  • 32 11 .—Reuter. Bombay, July 30. fit scheme for rationing petrol in India will be inaugurated by the Government of India early in August, according to information. reaching local circles.—Reuter.
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  • 54 11 A.B.C vs Sporting Diamonds At the A.B.C. court on Sunday. August 3 at 3.30 p.m. sharp: A.8.C.: Chew Kheng Lee. Chuah Thean Choon, Chan Seang Lim, Chan Seang Teik. Sim Hun Guan, Lim Beng Leong, Lee Eng Aun. Jimmy Chan. Khoo Thean Ee, Oh Teng Eng. Khco Eok Chve,
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  • 57 11 —Reuter East Hampton. New York. July 30. British Wightman Cup girls, Miss Valerie Scott and Miss Nina Brown lost in the opening round of the Women’s invitation tennis tournament, Miss Shirley Catton of California beating Miss Scott 6/0, 6/2, while Miss Hope Knowles of Phila«
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  • 129 11 A large audience was present at the Anglo-Chinese Boys’ School Hall, Pykett Avenue, last night when Sangeetha Vidwan P Nada rajah Pillai gave a recital of Carnatic songs with musical accompaniment. The miruthangam was ably handled by Mr. Krishna Olyer and Mr. Suppiah of Penang was at
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 686 12 OUTSTATION HORSES ON TRACK Electra And The Needles In Great Form (Ry “TIC-TAC”) COME good gallops were witnessed on the second track this morning, but most attention was centred on the outstation horses who had arrived and were out for the first
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  • 1034 12 MANY VOLUNTEERING FOR SERVICE AGAINST GERMANS London, July 31. LJUSSIA and Poland have agreed to bury the hatchet and diplomatic relations will be resumed forthwith. The general agreement between the two countries which was signed yesterday afternoon is accompanied by an exchange of documents. TWO
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  • 105 12 —Reuter. London, July go. “SHOULD circumstances arise owing to the geographical situation of the N etherlands East Indies to force a fight upon us, there is no doubt whatsoever that we would with our Allies accept '.that fight,” declared Queen Wilhelmina of
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  • 274 12 Among Leading Jockeys For Forty Years London, July 30. OERNARI) CARSLAKE, one of the leading English jockeys for 40 years, died at his home near Salisbury on Tuesday, aged 55. Carslake who was born in Australia was the last link with great days of Edwardian jockeys,
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  • 325 12 Washington, Julv 30. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT in a message to Congress on Wednesday asserted that inflationary price increases were threatening to “undermine ou r defence efforts” and asked ongress to authorise him to establish ceilings for prices and rents. ana tnis —Reuter “We will
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  • 311 12 Nazi Fifth Column Busy In Iran Afghanistan “A vast German fifth column” is in r rH London, July 30. tiie “Eastern Correspondent” of into,. according to correspondent says, “Diplomatic repn- M nt n nt rench Agency. The sia are at present er gaged at Teher. in .7 Britain ranean activities
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  • 34 12 THURSDAY. JULY 31TIN: Penang Business done Business done RUBBER: Penang Spot Singapore Spot COPRA: Sundried Black Pepper TAPIOCA: Medium Fair Seed ’MCE: j Rangoon Parboiled 1 j Mn 2 S» Rangoon Parboiled
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    • 150 12 This mtgrt seem an extraordinary atatement, but there ata fur coats, and fur coatt. It all depends the sort of a fur coat you are referring ta. W« don’t say that she does not want a Mink, Caricule, or Seal coat, but we do say that she does not want
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