Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 August 1941

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE last editiois ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED Bill* Vol. XCIX. to. 1O< ?RIDAY, AUGLST 8, 1941. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    German Threat To Break Off Relations With Iran
    226 1 SEQUEL TO ANGLO- Russian insistence ON NAZI EXPULSION Britain Will Wil As In Iraq And Syria Ankara, Aug. 8. 1 NOTE from the German Government to the Iranian Government stating that they will be forced to break off diplomatic relations if soihe
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    U.S. ORDERS PLACED IN CANADA
    62 1 i.—Reuter. l!an<« tor China, N.-E.I. And Russia K Ottawa. August 7. 1 ’N' 1( f 1.000 Hurricane and Hers are Ge mg placed with r-;to an anMur’* il( Canadian Minister of iU C G. Howe, yesterday. o J( l f though hitherto withr' 11 tha
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    Young Marshal Released
    166 1 —Reuter. To Lead Guerillas In Manchuria Shanghai, Aug. 8. MARSHAL Chang Hsuch-liang, one of the leading figures in file Sian coup of 1936 in which General Chiang Kai-shek was detained, will shortly be released from detention to command Chinese guerilla forces in Manchuria, according to local Chinese
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    Australian Minister Calls On Cordell Hull
    70 1 —Reuter. Far East Situation Discussed Washington, Aug. 8. rpHE Far Eastern situation x was the subject of a conference between the Australian Minister, Mr. R. C. Casey, and the Secretary of State, Mi. Cordell Hull, today. Mr. Casey declined to comment on Japan’s southward
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    Roosevelt’s ’Cruise' To Continue Till Next Week
    400 1 —Reuter. Washington, August 8. I ATEST light shed on the report- J ed Church Hl-Roosevelt meeting is the news that the President's cruise is expected to continue until at least next week but the destination is still not mentioned. As far as Washington
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    German Casualties Mount To 1,500,000
    342 1 MORE THAN DOUBLE RUSSIAN LOSSES Stalin Line Not Pierced VICHY, AUGUST 8. pERMAN CASUALTIES IN KILLED, WOUNDED AND 17 PRISONERS WERE NEARLY 1,500,000, IT WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN MOSCOW. ACCORDING TO A MOSCOW TELEGRAM TO THe VICHY NEWS AGENCY. German losses on the East ern
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    STOP PRESS
    241 1 —Reuter, Thailand Will Resist Aggression Bangkok, August 8. I VEEP significance is attached to a statement by the official Thai radio commentator last night that Thailand does not need the protection of any power, presumably referring to assertions regarding Japan's duty to protect Thaiiar.d. against Britain and America.
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    U.S. Still Not Satisfied With Vichy Note
    88 1 Renter. Washington, Aug. 7. A/JR CORDELL HULL told a J Press conference today thai the note from France was substantially along lines reported in Press dispatches from Vichy. Asked whether the new assurances were satisfactory, he said he still wished to know more
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    TREASURY’S WAR BORROWINGS
    121 1 —Reuter Technical Changes Announced London. Aug. 7 Certain technical changes are announced in the Treasury's war borrowings. After August 14, the present issue cf 21 per cent Nat.onal War Bonds 1946-48 which now total some £400.000 000 will be discontinued. The issue of three per cent Savings
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    CAPT. LYTTLETON
    33 1 —Reuter. Jerusalem, August 7 Capt. Lyttleton, Minister of State, accompanied by his wife stayed last night at Goverjunent House as the guests of the High Commissioner on his way to Syria.—Reuter.
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    INITIATIVE IN WESTERN DESERT PASSES INTO BRITISH HANDS
    246 1 Axis' Turn To Fear Attack London, Aug. 7. n'tiative in the Western Desert has now passed into British hands completely, it is in authoritative quarters in London today. Axis Powers, instead of threatening an l U k n Egypt, are talking nervously
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    “Japan Threatens Thailand And Vladivostok"
    358 2 HEADLINE NEWS IN LONDON EVENING PAPER MASSING POSSIBLE STRIKING FORCE IN MANCHUKUO London, Aug. 7. and eight column banner headlines in London evening papers carry the news learned in authoritative London quarters today that Thailand is “undoubtedly in a position of danger.” The “Evening Standard”
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    BANGKOK IMPRESSED WITH ANGLO-U.S. STAND
    374 2 MORE SPECIFIC STATEMENT NEEDED TO DISPEL WAR CLOUDS Bangkok, August 7 The simultaneous warnings uttered by Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Eden against any Japanese move in Thailand have made a great impression here. The opinion is generally expressed that Mr. Hull’s statement is good
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    Duce’s Son Killed Tn Plane Crash
    173 2 —Reuter CAUSE OF ACCIDENT A MYSTERY Rome, Aug. 7. Bruno Mussolini, the Duce’s younger son, was killed in an aircraft near Pisa this morning, it is officially announced. The accident occurred during the test of a new machine. He leaves a widow and an
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    GERMAN CLAIMS
    61 2 .—Reuter. “Battle Of Smolensk Concluded** Berlin, August 7. A German communique today claims that as already reported by the special announcement. the Germans have brought the Smolensk battle to a victorious conclusion. The Germans claim to have captured 310.000 prisoners. 3.205 tanks. 3.210 guns and a mass of
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    DARLAN’S VISIT TO PARIS
    69 2 Reuter Dr. Coldius Returns From Rome .London, August 7. Among Axis radio announcements today are Admiral Darlan’s visit to Paris to “confer with German quarters on outstanding questions” and the departure from Rome of Dr. Clodius, chief of the Economic section of the German Foreign Office.
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    DEATH OF INDIA'S LEADING POET
    656 2 Tagore’s Great Contributions To Literature And Art Calcutta, Aug. 7. The death is announced of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, dramatist and social reformer, whose works have been translated into many languages. He was, perhaps, one of the best-known Indians in the world.—Reuter. e.—Reuter.
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    STRONG CONFIDENCE IN BRITISH POSITION
    504 2 Singapore Able To ithstand Any Japanese Pressure Rugby, August 7 In a comprehensive summary of the war situation from the military angle, an informed commentator expressed strong confidence in the British position to date. The commentator declared that Singapore, the key point of our Far
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    PAVING WAY FOR FURTHER VICHY SUBMISSION
    268 2 —Reuter. WEYGAND TO TAKE ORDERS FROM DARLAN London. Ausust 7. According to the Free French paper. ■France published in London. General W< -gand will in future receive rhe orders of the French Government directly front Admiral Darlan. The journal states that a decree was
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    U.S. ON = INVASION = CONTINENT
    74 2 U.S. ON INVASION CONTINENT -Reuter. New Vork i M v I!i ftl ()1 lile 4 the American n r L An expedition r is (c "Mt USB T '-r ror,’ in parties, that llu- i,u asi) aiw..;.,. ll xfr uii.e Shfl DV \OKWU X Grruj H London E 7M carried
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    R.A.F. RAIDS ON = AND S.W. =
    76 2 R.A.F. RAIDS ON AND S.W. Reuter. Dock- At t alaj. BomM Bl London. alia: l:ed G I B i'-ar:!"'’. thw R a.f r; ern Ch-.-iii:.: < lais v f.-i During ilv gw R A.F. carrit.’d troi.-. In the in rhe Ohanne non and nu.chi’T --".r ire on fire H Attacks
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    BRITISH LOSSES GREECE AND CRETE
    105 2 —Reuter 14.865 Gf To/fIIFJ ■<>/ 57.757 London, J Brit:.-h loss n I given in detail by Capt. cretary for War. in the House J mons today when he gave a talxß ing the latest information in r --l sion. It was not possible, Margesson. to
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    SATURDAY'S RAID BERLIN
    36 2 S ATURDAY'S RAID BERLIN —Reuter. 25 People K<T rl, Kilhd Stockholm. Twenty-live pe. R‘'\ were R.A.F. raid on Berlin Dt-in®* risht accordm ad ds. Berlin correspoti'l"'- ihp consequence have been the blackout public have against showing
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    RUSSIANS EVEN HITTING BACK
    156 2 11V J —Reuter. Zurich, Aug. 7 Commenting on yesterday's German special communiques, the Swiss paper, "Neue Zuercher Nachrichten." writes: “If the figures given correspond to the truth, it appears doubly miraculous that the Red Army is fighting just the same without a sign of exhaustion and
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    ourabaya’s Importance In Naval Strategy of Far East
    1531 3 Batavia. Dutch in a* Nether 7 com hP Koyal Nether!rl r o battleships. •Xthut account their tI,C Pea<?e in the Far Eabt ls less E certainly conand conKu ol th at Home who m E P° llt Xn Netherlands rear- esrS being
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    British Boys Learn To Fly
    786 3  -  EAGERNESS TO SERVE (BY RALPH MICHAELIS) r.t hud promised the Air Ministry that he would eat hat complete with gold braid if he not get 100,000 cadets into Britain’s Tiaining Corps within the first of its existence. a praiseworthy solicitousness the Commandant’s digestion, the of
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    "Back Room Boy" Will Get Back His Sight
    180 3 A IR COMMODORE PATRICK HUSKINSON, blinded while watching bomb flashes during a heavy raid on London, will recover his sight. Huskinson is one of the scientists whom Iz»rd Beaverbrook called “the back room boys who design big bombs, fat bombs, beautiful bombs.”
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    WAR CONTRACT “EXCESSES”
    327 3 Estimated Cost Doubled INSTANCES of “large excesses” over the estimates in expenditure on armament work were disclosed in the report of the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral on the Army Appropriation Account, 1939. Cases are quoted in which the cost of factories proved to be almost double that of
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    Controller Of Tank Production In Australia
    282 3 \fR. A. R. CODE, technical adviser 1 to the Vacuum Oil Co. for Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea Islands, has been appointed Controller of Tank and Armoured Fighting Vehicle Construction in the Department of Munitions, says a Melbourne message to the Sydney
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    PRICE RISES IN JAPANESE GOODS
    474 3 Simla, Aug. 5. A T a meeting to be presided o ver by Sir Manoher Lal, of the Punjab Government, the a bnormal rise in prices in Japanese textiles will be discussed. News Fronr India The Punjab Government is watching the trend of prices with
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    Bullet-Proof Armour
    221 3 AUSTRALIAN NEWS Melbourne, Aug. 6. Y NEW process for making bulletproof armour which was invented in Australia has resulted in orders being placed by Imperial authorities totalling forty millions. 5S= Two United States heavy cruisers the ’‘Saltlake City” and “Northampton” caused a sensation by their unexpected arrival at
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    "WIFE LIVED WITH OTHER MAN IN REST HOUSE”
    251 4 Major Granted Decree In Singapore Singapore. T)ETITIONING for a divorce on the ground of adultery, Major Douglas Pervy Dewe was granted a decree nisi in the High Court by Mr. Justice Worley. It was alleged that the respondent, Rosanna Clements Gorrie Dewe,
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    GUNNER SENT TO GAOL
    183 4 “Never Been Satisfactory Soldier” Described as a man “who has never been a satisfactory soldier and who has been the cause of a considerable amount of trouble,” John Cole, a European runner, sentenced to four months’ rigorous imprisonment in the Singap ire Criminal District Court on
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    Malaya’s Champion Knitter
    88 4 champion knitter of England has knitted up 1,510 ounces (or skeins) of wool in fourteen months. Mrs. Harper of Hongkong Estate, Puchong, has beaten this record by 110 ounces. She has knitted up 1,180 ounces in the same length of time, all made up into seamen's jerseys
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    Dies Four Years After Fatal Drink
    102 4 THE death of a 17-year-old girl, Tan Yong Chuan, four years after she had drunk caustic soda by mistake was Inquired into by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner. Yew Kee Bee, a relative of Tan, said that in 1937 Tan drank caustic
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    ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION
    213 4 Two Indians On Trial i Allegations that two cattie owners extorted various sums of money from three Indians —the money to be used to assist the prosecution against a man facing a charge of attempted murder charge at the recent Singapore Assizes, were made in the Singapore
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING IN MALAYA
    181 4 Clerks Against Further Advance gINGAPORE’S Clerical Union, representing some 3,000 clerks in the city, views with disfavour the suggestion that the clock in Malaya should be put forward altogether by one hour, but finds the half-hour advance proposed by the Government in a recently introduced Bill
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    English Mothers Anxious To See Their Children In Australia
    635 4 J£NGLISH mothers, anxious to see their children who have been evarhhTw 1° Aust 7 Ua applW ln dozens to Lady Cross, wife of the new British High Commissioner to Australia asking to be taken there even as domestic servants. J Anxious
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    G.O.C. TO PRESENT PRIZE TO "MISS SINGAPORE"
    83 4 Lieut-Gen. A. E. Percival, G.0.C., Malaya, is to award the ribbon to “Miss Singapore” who will be elected by popular vote at Lady McElwaine’s Fair today. Another competition which should cause some interest is “Bunty Pulls the Strings” for which the organisers of
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    American Economic Expert To Tour Far East
    326 4 |]|JR. HENRY F. GRADY, an Ameri- can economic expert, is expected in Singapore next month on a tour of the Far East under instructions to study the possible co-ordination and the potential pressure which the Democratic powers in the Far East could bring
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    Allied Dispositions Far East
    366 4 COULD MORE THAU J ANY AGGRESSIVE to,] 44 A USTRALIANS can rest assured that Ur 1 in the Far East could more than hold move by Japan,” said Mr. William S. Boas n of the only two Dutch newspapers (apart f.' Press) which are free from
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    Says Women Should Take An Active Part In Defence
    220 4 yjTOMEN would have to take an active part in defence of Australia owing to its size and the smallness of the population, said the Commandant of the Women’s Air Training Corps, the Countess of Bective, when she addressed members of the
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    U.S. SYNTHETIC RUBBER
    241 4 Four J r ox l ,„X' L N anx,ou s deba 7| ther the U.S. Gov eri fr or would not consider synthetic “rubber” mac while, has been the announcement that MrtJ Chairman of the R ecun ?< ance Corporation, has LJ construction at the' C oVs
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    COUNTERFEIT = CHARGES
    150 4 COUNTERFEIT CHARGES Tmo Chinese To "iiw Trial I Following a preliminary in the Kuala Lumptir Ponce R. C. Redman (Additional Fin: trate) committed Huan Erg Chong Seong, for trial at Selangor Assize s on charges o: of counterfeit coins and coiatlß possession of materials used io 4 feiting coins respectively.
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    VAIN ATTEMPT TO SAVE FRIEND
    193 4 Swimming I rag«<ty I 1 Near Pier q. Tjs An account of how a yc* a Kee, swimming in the sea Mati on the afternoon ox of his depth, was given by a m inquiry before Mr. Singapore Coroner. Tan’s friend, Ong Slew s carrier
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    ALLEGED ENTICEMENT OF GIRL
    830 5 Denies Having Written Love Letters A denial that she had written love-letters to the first accused was made by a 14-year-old Tamil girl, Supu, in the course of her evidence in the case in which three Indians, one of whom was a woman, were tried in
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    645 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Rev Hamilton Aikin together with Mrs. Aikin and family are on holidav at the Cottage Maxwell Hill Taiping. Mr. G. S. Reis, manager of Batu Kawan Estate, Province Wellesley, and Mrs. Reis are spending a fortnight’s i holiday on Fraser’s Hill. tMr. G. Parihasarathy. managing Editor of “The
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      190 5 MAJESTIC OPENS TODAY 3, 6.15 9.30 p.m. Return Screening Of Paramount’s Amazing Toehnieolour Production At Reduced Prices Br' raRH WwSh A Poromount PicTur» with Albert Dekker, Janice Lcgan, Thomas Coley, Charles Helton, B H Victor Kilian, Frank Yaconelli S Directed by Ernest Schoedtack fe MORNING SHOWS TOMORROW SUNDAY’ AT 11.30
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      476 5 fun frolic O O tv O IM PARK Y RIR-COnDITIOnCD FRIDAY, Bth AUGUST. 1941 > CANTONESE OPERA m “SUN FOO TOO KUM HOONG” TO-DAY: 3.00, 6.15 9.30 P.M. TO-MORROW: 1.00, 3.30, 6.15 9.30 P.M. "THE GOLDEN CITY" 7 A Thrilling Mandarin Talkie. Different Thrilling! THE WATERLIrY REV ue Better and
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    THE GOVERNOR’S APPEAL
    511 6 TN one of those stimulating speeches with which he has invariably signalised his visits to Penang, His Excellency the Governor, at the Civil Defence Parade on Wednesday, emphasised the urgent necessity for every man and woman coming forward to make up the deficiency in strength of the
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    BRITISH SOLDIERS LEFT IN CRETE
    146 6 —Reuter. Guerilla Resistance Against Germans London, Aug. 7. One thousand British soldiers who failed to escape from Crete two months ago are still putting up guerilla resistance against the German occupying force, according to the “Daily Telegraph s” Alexandria correspondent. They are living in caves
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    BURIAL PLACE OF ATTILA THE HUN
    142 6 —Reuter. One Of Mysteries Of History Nearing Solution London, August 7 One of the great mysteries of history—the burial place of Attila the Hun, “the scourge of God,” may be nearing solution. According to the Budapest radio archaeologists have been directing excavations in the
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      PENANG TURF CLUB MATTERS
      103 6 (To the Editor “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, It is very interesting to read about the method of the drawing of the Big Sweep and also the reason why the authorised programme has to be printed to its minimum size. It would perhaps be more interesting if reasons
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      CINEMA TICKETS RACKET
      259 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, On the subject of hooliganism during the rush at cinema booking offices during matinees, I certainly agree with your correspondent “SHOCKED” that stern action should be taken immediately Children and even adults who crowd round the booking offices trying to buy
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    634 6 Friday, August 8. DEPORTS from Washington today throw some light on Mr. Churchill’s whereabouts. As far as America is concerned, it is said, there is no longer any mystery. The fact is accepted that a meeting is taking place between the British Premier and
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    By The Way
    402 6 That ‘Penang Look 9 1 WAS not present at the Passive Defence parade before the Governor on Wednesday but I am told that although the wardens, collectively, presented a smart enough appearance, some of them, individually, had that ‘Penang look’ about them. And in case you don’t
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      139 6 Around The Toii'n QUEEN’S CINEMA: “Second Chorus with Paulette Goddard and Ford Astaire. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p m. REX CINEMA: “The Navy Steps Out” with George Murphy and Lucille Ball. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p. m. WINDSOR CINEMA: “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves.” 5.45 and 9.30 p.m. QDEON
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    At The Cinemas
    394 7 IrrILLIA-N 1 film I 1 ODEON Lorthy Sequel To I «Jesse James Le Return Of Frank James” llrthy sequel to the very [Lful screen drama Jesse r -and it was not at all surto' that packed houses r’d the picture at its opening r the Ode™ yesterday.
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    ALLEGED AXE ATTACK ON FAMILY
    201 7 Teluk Anson. ■An elderly Chinese was alleged to ■ivc made a murderous axe-attack on Chinese family of six in a kampong ■ouse at the first mile, Batak Rabbit ■oad on Saturday, hacking to death Biree children, all under the age of ■ve. The alleged assailant
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    SEVEN YEARS FOR FATAL KNIFE ATTACK
    490 7 End Of Market Assault Case At Assizes r |'HE trial of Abdul Majid bin Rowther, the fifth accused, on a charge of murder by causing the death of a fishmonger, Seeni, on the evening of, June 8 this year behind Chowrasta Market, Penang, was
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    North Malaya War Fund $1,532,349
    218 7 FURTHER GIFT FROM B. KURAU CHINESE The War Fund in North Malaya stands at $1,532,349.97 made up of Penang $976.126.07 and Perak $556,223.90. 'Previously acknowledged: $976,051.07 Dr. (Mrs.) M. M. H. Gibson-Hill 25.00 Major D. G. C. Cowie 50.00 $976,126.07 PERAK A collection of $273.50
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    Death Of Dr. G. S. Glass
    30 7 A cable has been received from Sydney stating that Dr. G. S. Glass, former Municipal Health Officer, Penang, died at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
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    DR. PURCELL TO BROADCAST ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
    93 7 DR. VICTOR PURCELL, DIRECTORGENERAL OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY, MALAYA, IS TO GIVE A BROADCAST COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS, ENTITLED “OBITER DICTA,” FROM THE SINGAPORE STATION ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, AT 8.45 P.M. Gardening Talk Mr. G. H. Addison will give a further talk
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    HOME NURSING
    105 7 Further Passes In Examination The following have passed their Home Nursing examination held at the General Hospital, Penang on August 5 1941: Miss Phyllis Von Bulow. Miss S Chan, Miss T. Lopez, Miss A. Tan, Miss Aisha Hanum, Miss L. Tan, Miss Aziyah Merican, Miss Zeebaidah Merican, Miss
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    MALAYAN MINERS TO GIVE FIVE BOMBERS
    179 7 Fund Closes With Collection Of $885,000 The Controlling Committee of the Malayan Miners’ Bomber Fund, acknowledges receipt of further donations to the Fund, particulars of which are given in the list below:— Previously acknowledged $881,015.19 Mr. H. S. Lee 1,000.00 Mr. W. M. Warren
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    WAR CHARITY PLAY
    308 7 Alor Star. A successful presentation of a Malay play “Harimau Jantan” (The Male Tiger) was given by Suhara’s Bolero on Wednesday night at tne Kamping Perak Hall, in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The show was specially arranged by H.H. Tunku Nong, and realised about $4OO.
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    GUNNERS ADMIT THEFT OF MOTOR-CAR
    339 7 Two Bound Over After Officer’s Plea Singapore. r pHAT the imprisonment of three European gunners, who j had pleaded guilty to a charge of I stealing a motor-car, “would mean I a great loss to the Army,” was the plea made by an officer of
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    O.S.K. CLOSING BRANCHES IN ANGLO-U.S. COUNTRIES
    64 7 A Reuter message from Tokio states that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha shipping company on Thursday announced its decision to close down its branches in Singapore, Calcutta. Bombay, New York, Manila, Sydney, Mombasa, Capetown and Los Angeles. The reason given is the practical severance of
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    CLEAN NEWSPRINT TO WRAP FOOD
    144 7 Paper Control Authorities Relax Order As the result of representations which have been made to them by the trades concerned, the Competent Authorities for Paper Control in the Straits Settlements and in the Federated Malay States have decided to permit, until further notice, the use
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    HIS EXCELLENCY LEAVES FOR ALOR STAR
    88 7 TIIS Excellency the Governor and Lady Thomas, accompanied by their A.D.C., left Penang this morning after a five day stay at “Bel Retiro,” Penang Hill. Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas left Victoria Pier at 9.20 by special launch for Butterworth from where they will
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    BOUSTEAD'S CASHIER CHARGED
    68 7 An educated Chinese, Khoo Eng Chuan, a cashier of Boustead Co. appeared before Mr. B. F. Bridge in the Third Court this morning on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of $BOO cash, on August 4 this year. He claimed trial to the charge,
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    SHORTAGE OF COPPER COINS IN KUALA LUMPUR
    129 7 There is a serious shortage of copper coins in Kuala Lumpur. Whereas two months ago shops were able to get $5 worth of coppgrs from the bank at a time, now difficulty is experienced in getting even 50 cents worth. Some of the
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    SAW SOLDIER HOME
    112 7 Woman Warned For Entering Cantonment A Malay woman, Che Yah binti Mat, was charged before Mr. B. F. Bridge in the Third Court today with wilfully trespassing, by entering into the Glugor Cantonment at 1.30 this morning. She pleaded guilty to the charge, and admitted the facts
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    E.P.T. HITS W. AFRICAN GOLD MINES
    121 8 The burden of E.P.T. cn developing West African gold mining companies formed the main subject of Mr. H. G. Latilla’s reviews at meetings of Gold Coast Selection Trust. Marlu Gold Mining Areas and Amalgamated Banket Arinas. \The reduction in the revenue of Gold Coast
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    68 8 Penang. August 7, 1941. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) SELLING London Demand 2/4 3/32 New York. Demand 47.16 Montreal Demand 51.91 Batavia Demand 88.82 Calcutta Bombay) Rangoon Demand 156 1/8 Hongkong Demand 53 9/16 Shanghai Demand 11 7/16 Japan Demand 193 1/2 New’ Zealand Demand k,/10 7/8
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      MINING
      458 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon Bth August, 1941. Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 2/9 3/0 5/0 Austral Amai 6/10$ 7/lsc £1 Austral Malay 36/6 37/6c s'o Ayer Hitam 18/6 19/6 $1 Ayer Weng .72$ .77$ £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0 $1
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      RUBBERS
      226 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.57$ 1.62$ Ayer Hitam .82$ .87$ Ayer Molek 1.12$ 1.17$ Ayer Panas 1.07$ 1.12$ Bassett .38 .41 Batu Lin tang 1.01 1.04 Bedford .87$ .90 Benta .92$ .97$ Borelll 1.30 1.35 Broga .56$ .59 Brunei United .55
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      GENERAL
      356 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N. Z. Ord 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick. Ord. 1.67$ 1.72$ $2 Alex. Brick 75% Pref 2.07$ 2.12» $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £Bs £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/6 20/3
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      108 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Austral Malay Sd. and 9d. Bonus Austral Amal 3d. and li Bonn? Batu Selangor 5% 12/16.8.41 20.8.41 Kampong Ksmuntint 3d. Bonus 9d. 12/22.8.41 22.8.41 Murai 20% Int. (,12c.) 12.8.41 15.8.41 Petaling Tin 26% Int. 28.7.41 9.8.41 Southern Kinta 10% Int. 5%
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    Industrial Reconstruction In Free China .
    2526 8 Industrial Reconstruction In Free China PROGRESS DURING LAST FOUR YEARS By Dr. Wong Wen-hao (Minister Of Economic Affairs) In the course of last four years serious efforts on the part of both the Chinese Government and the oeonle have been made in building up an industrial base for the development
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    SHARE MARKET NOTES
    119 8 Penang Thursday The wave of selling still continuaJ although a great many shares wae J seme, whose scrips are not plentiful trained in a steady tone. The speculative counters continued a downward trend, and buyers wen 3 and far between. There was a little 'business in the
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    CHULSA (SELANGOR) RUBBER
    16 8 Net profit £9,205 (£4,506) dend 4 per cent., makng 7 per ce'T. cent.).
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    THAI TIN SYNDICATE
    22 8 The July output of tin ore ft®® Ngow Property of the Thai Tin S® cate Limited was 1296 piculs.
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    130 8 Yesterday’s Close Previous TIN: LONDON “Spot” £256. 10. 0 i >256 15 J “Forward” £259. 15. 0 i“ 259 15 SINGAPORE “Spot” $132 75 $l32 J_ Business done PENANG «1?’ 25 Spot” $132 75 RUBBER LONDON “Spot” 13 9;i6d. “Forward” 13 5 .8 d. Tone Steadier SINGAPORE “Spot”
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    FINE WORK FOR F.M.S.V.F.
    401 9 Transfer Of R.S.M. D. J. Osborne T>. S. M. D. J. OSBORNE, who came to Malaya about 4 IJ2 years ago from the Ist Bn., Coldstream Guards, is one of the most popular Instructors the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force has ever had and his approaching
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    NO AUTHORITY TO REINSTATE
    354 9 Rent Board And Ejected Tenant “After ejection has become a fait accompli and the tenant has been sent out we have no authority to reinstate him, said the chairman of the Rent Assessment Board, Mr. Murray M. Jack. “We may shed a tear of sympathy for
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    ACQUITTAL FOR A MANAGER
    195 9 Serembaii Silk Stores Case In the police court here, on Wednesday, Mr. W. M. Young (Assistant Controller of Labour), delivered his reserved judgment in the case in which G. Nachu Mai, manager of the Seremba a Silk Stores, was charged with the evasion of Customs duty
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    CHILDREN LOOK AT THE WORLD
    775 9 Here are some storiea for children which snap their fingers at the difficulties of travel, and go all over the world. First, “The House In The Mountains,” by Averil Demuth (Hamish Hamilton. 7s. 6d.): it is not surprising that Compton Mackenzie likes this story (and
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    THE MAILS
    387 9 FRIDAY, STH AUGUST, 1941. Postage Latest Time of Destination Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regn. INTERNAL MALAYAN SERVICE Ipoh, K. Lumpur Weame’s Air August Bth inst. Singapore .10 .05 Service 1 p.m. 12.45 p.m. AFRICA k All destinations .50 ,25 8.0.A.C. Sat. 9th
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      1894 9 i rrrrm to-morrow B. B. C. A.M. iding v 6 ()5 News. lg QUn»TWA\?I? CTATTAVO 6.20 Listening Pdsto-An Analysis of HIV bnUKIWAVE STATIONS German Propaganda. Uh T/l! 4 I 625 War Commentary. M 1 RRnanf ACTIWC 635 News. d oKUADtAbI ING 6.50 Religious Service. 7.20 News. I! p, L» 7.30
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      123 9 RANGOON XYO 6.01 mc/s (49.94 m.’ XYO 3.48 mc/s (86 m) 6.50 p.m. Indian Session (Recorded Programme). 7.05 English Session (Recorded Programme). 8.20 Burmese News and Market Quotations. 9.35 Recorded Programme. IG.OO News. 10.15 /iecorded Programme. 11.05 Dance Programme. 11.20 Close down. SAN FRANCISCO (TREASURE KGEI 9.67 mc/s (31.02 m.)
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    Press Echoes Better Atmosphere Though Threat Still Present
    580 10 London, August 7 1 hat the war is at present in a transitional stage with cheerfulness breaking in and that though the possibility of invasion still remains the outlook is better is the view taken by the British Press generally in their
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    RECENT IRAQ REVOLT
    58 10 —Reuter, Documents Proviiijr Guilt O| Rashid Ali Baghdad. Aug. 6. The report of the Iraqi Commission investigating into the activities of rebels during the recent revolt will be submitted to the Military Court shortly, it is learnt Documents are said to prove the guilt of Rashid Ali
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    PUPIL PILOTS FROM BEEGAIN CONGO
    118 10 .—Reuter. Completing I raining lh South Africa Pretoria, August 7. Addressing the first contingent of pupil pilots from the Belgian Congo who have completed their training m South African aviation schools, the Prime Minuter, General Smuts said they were the first selection of Belgian colonial
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    ITALIAN BUDGET
    35 10 —Reuter Zurich, Aug. 5. rhe Milan correspondent of the “Neuezuercher Zeitung” says the Italian budget for the year beginning July i provides 1.000,000 lire for relief for needy families men mobilised, in Italy.—Reuter
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    Thailand’s ‘Open Door’ Trade Polish
    1176 10 Thailand’s ‘Open Door’ Trade P o lish MARKET WILL NOT BE CLOSED TO BRITAIN Denial Of Japanese Demand For Monopoly Bangkok, August 7 The Thai market will not be closed to any country, certainly not to Britain, who are always assured of a supply of Thai commodities as much as
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    GERMANS HOPING FOR MAJOR SUCCESS
    550 10 THIRD OFFENSIVE MaJ IN PROGRESS 1 Soviet .Army An AdmjjJ Co-ordinated Machine 1 (By Alexander Werth, Reuter's special correspondent M We are in the midst of what maybe considered til"' S man offensive. It is important for the Germans t 1 lri( tacular success on
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    Nazi Death Head Division Routed
    414 10 .—Reuter CRACK TROOPS DESTROYED London, August 7. Russia claims the routing of the famj cus Fascist Death’s Head Division reported in a supplementary communique issued this morning, according to the Moscow radio. A German Lance Corporal cap tured by Red Scouts was wearing a badge
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    RAIDS ON BRITAIN
    84 10 —Reuter. Few Bombs Dropped At Scattered Points Ix>ndon, August 7. Tlie raids on this country last night were on a small scale. A few tombs were dropped at scattered points. No con centrated attack developed. A British Air Ministry com munique states, "last night a small number
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    INDIA-BURMA BILL PASSED
    32 10 —Reuter. London, Aug. 6. The India-Burma Postponement of Election Bill passed through the Committee stage in the House of Lords without discussion today, and the Committee stage was concluded.—Reuter.
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    MOSCOW DENIAL
    93 10 no relation whatsoever to facts. —Reuter. No Clash W itli Japanese Troops London, August 7. An official denial that any conflicts cetween Soviet and Japanese troops have taken place near the Amur River or any other place Is made by the Moscow radio today. The radio says that
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    Germany Not Really Short Of Oil Yet
    196 10 -Reuter London, August 6. A warning against any over optimistic assumption that Germany would run seriously short of oil in the near future was given by the Official Oil Expert in London today. He said any j idea that the German Air Force
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    U.S. SERVICE HEADS JOIN ROOSEVELT
    112 10 Reuter. Rumoured Talßi XS itli Cliurdiilß New York. A mass o: circumstantial piling up to indicate that hinhest ran’..-.." d'area and Naval i r.u; r.a\e Roosevelt at -ca r the Mr. Churchid M.d members lish Mission,'' states the corresponds: t of tm 'New Tribune.” His
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    U.S. SHIPBUILDING STRIKE
    91 10 Reuter. 16.000 Workers Outl>| Jersey City I Jersey City. A-? I At midnight on Wednesday building and dry 1 workers began a strike q by the Industrial Va® J Marine and Ship Building workers «-1 rica. J Those affected are working 1 000.000 worth of war and
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    GERMANS BUYING UP HORSES
    74 10 —Reuter. Use As Transport W Eastern I r° nt .J Stockholm, AU <> J The Germans are buying’ U P number of horses in Standing man reports recently s P°^ of horse transport on the J Today officials insisted t f many’s oil supplies were many
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    BRITISH WORKERS DO NOT SHELTER
    51 10 —Reuter. Raids Make No To Ntt York. AUS "It impossible to exa J? morale. Air raids make no to production and workers during raids unless warn ters. Some factories ha'e the damage is small. sai Backer, editor of the in a recent radio interview stor.
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    SNAFF AND SOEKIMAN OUTSTANDING IN SOCCER TRIAL
    793 11 Probables A Superior Team REST DEFEATED BY THREE GOALS The Probable State Team registered an easy win by three goals to nil over the Rest on the Western Road ground yesterday in a match, which served as a State Trial in preparation for
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    = Wins Another Title
    104 11 Wins Another Title Ipoh. „11 the Singapore Flyfen wrested the Perak Lightfee the holder. David Dhar- fr a 10-round contest fetark'before a record crowd. the full distance. feu turned the scales at 9 fr’2' f d'Dh»rmaraj in every I* bis ®P°nent *>*" lor a th and eighth rounds Hers. the
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    H.R. CHEESEMAN = TEACHERS
    135 11 H.R. CHEESEMAN TEACHERS ■a Party At Ipoh Ipoh. L y i s to be held by the Association of Perak at 4.30 ■Monday, August 11, at the ■iestic. Ipoh, in honour of the o f t he Malayan Teachers’ L when Mr. H. R. Cheese■sident of the Malayan Teach■ration, will
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    CRICKET
    47 11 Press XI vs Police I Sports Club L Esplanade at 10.30 a.m. on XI: M. Saravanamuttu (Capt.), r. Hock. A de Silva, A. de Zilva, pith, Teoh Hock Chuan, Mohamed I P. Balhetchet, Boey Seng Poh, le Cruz and Lim Seng Kim. te: Low Yew Kheng.
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    Cricketer Hit In Eye By Ball
    49 11 Ipoh. While playing cricket on Wednesday evening, Mohammed Hashim b. Abdul Latiff, a student of the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, was hit in the eye by a ball. He was taken to the Ipoh District Hospital where he was admitted the same night.
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    SUNGEI PATANI SOCCER
    141 11 Dons Beat Ack XI Sungei Patani. August 7. In an interesting game of soccer playfd on the Public Padang here on Wednesdav, the Don XI beat the Ack XI by four goals to nil. The game proved to be a one-sided one, and the Don XI well
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    KULIM INDUSTRIAL FAIR Further Donations
    80 11 Donations towards the Kulim Industrial Fair to date total $3,566.58. The following have just been received:— Mr. Cheah Sey Kok, Lunas $lO.OO Mr. Ban Hup Lee, Sg Sluang 25.00 Dr. S.L. Wong 50.00 Mr. R.H. Aubert 25.00 Messrs. Kin Cheang Co 10.00 Mr. Tai Huat,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLF
    108 11 Ackrills Win Mixed Foursomes Stroke The Monthly Mixed Foursomes StroK». Competition was .played yesterday and resulted in a near win for Mr. and Mrs. R. Ackrill. The following cards were returned Mr. Mrs. R Ackrill 48 less 111 =36J Mrs. (Dr.) Brodie Dr. V. Chan 44
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    HOY’S B.P.
    69 11 Election Of OfficeBearers Sungei Patani. At the annual meeting of Hoy’s badminton Party of Sungei Patani. the following were selected office-bearers for the year. Patron: Mr. Lim Kim Pong; President: Mr. Fong Kam Hoy; Secretary: Mr. Chew Choon Eng; Coach: Mr. Yeoh Yeong Hooi; Captain: Mr. Khoo Eng
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    HOCKEY PRACTICE FOR P.R.C. LADIES
    71 11 The Penang Recreation Club ladies hockey team had their first practice this season on the Esplanade ground yesterday evening. About fourteen members turned up for the .oractice, including a number cf beginners in the game. Judging from their display, and in view of the fact
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    TODAY’S SOCCER AT WESTERN ROAD
    50 11 P.S.C. vs The Pathans At Western Road today at 5.15 p.m. P.S.C.: W. Hannay; D. M. Seward, J. T. Horsburgh; H. S. Thomas, D. Mclntosh, R. Laird; J. Wilson. T. M. Clark. D. A. Tyer, J. F. Keay, G. H. Conaghan. Referee: A T. Aird.
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    Entries For Taiping Races
    267 11 TWO-DAY MEETING are the entries for the tugust professional >rkeis to b e held on Thursday and August 14 and 16 respeche granifl HORSES—CLASS [II Ist 2nd Run Run H Abt. sf. Abt. 6f. Cu “en x x x x JO M Emperor x x W
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    GLUGOR GOLF CLUB LADIES SECTION
    27 11 The Glugor Golf Club Ladies Section bi-annual 18 hole medal will be played today. Tee-off from the first hole before 4 pan.
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    MONTHLY RUBBER OUTPUTS
    67 11 Outputs of rubber for ehe month of July: United Patani (Malaya» Rubber 235,600 lbs. Malakoff Rubber 243.800 Taiping Rubber Plantations 147,509 Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber 68,400 Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber 31,919 Foothills (Malaya) Rubber 28,600 Kuala Muda Rubber 237,822 Vai d’Or Rubber 40,005 Gadek Rubber 106,000 Kuala Sidim
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    MARKET PRICES
    43 11 FRIDAY. AUGUST 8 TIN: Penang $132.75 Singapore $132.75 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38 1 2c Singapore Spot 38 1 2c COPRA: Sundried $290 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: nominal Fair Seed nominal RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $10.36 Rangoon Parboiled No* 2
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    Famous Tennis Star Enters Teaching Ranks
    453 11 Seigniory, Club, P.Q. yOROTHY ROUND LITTLE, the famous Wimbledon tennis star, who is now a tennis coach for the summer is, according to Mary Hardwick of England, one of the greatest woman play ers of the game. Miss Hardwick, who was in Montreal recently
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    German Advance Held Everywhere By Russians
    131 11 London, Aug. 8. ALTHOUGH the German advance in Russia is held and slowed down everywhere, the Nazis still hold the initiative hut undoubtedly the German High Command is disappointed at the slowness of adva nee and heavy losses. —Reuter. Latest reports indicate that no
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    MANUFACTURE OF CLOTHING IN INDIA
    60 11 .—Reuter. Simla, August 7 Over four million articles of clothing were manufactured by eight clothing factories in India during May in Bom bay, Shahjahanpur, Calcutta and Madras. Two branch factories were openc at Bangalore and Ramgarb for the manufacture of clothing for prisoners of war
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    HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES
    99 11 —Reuter. Possibility Of Two Big Games A Month London, August 7 Following a meeting of the English, Scottish and Services Football Associations called to facilitate fixture making and to prevent an overlapping of dates arranged for a number of representative matches for the coming season, there is
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    JAPANESE DRIVEN BACK FROM ICHANG
    64 11 —Reuter. Chungking, Aug. 8. After desperate fighting, Japanese columns have been driven back leaving 1,700 dead near the walled city of Ichang on the Yangtse river, a Chinese military spokesman said today. The Chinese have captured large quantities of arms and supplies. Japanese forces in
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    TAGORE'S DEATH
    202 11 —Reuter. Shaw To Speak At Condolence Meeting London, Aug. 8. 'THE Tagore Society in London, through its joint secretaries, Mr. P. B. Seal and Mr. B. B. Bay Chaudhuri, had sent a message of condolence to Santi Niketan, Bengal, on the death of the Indian poet. His death
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    FIFTEEN SELECTED FOR “MALAYA” CUP FINAL
    116 11 Penang will meet Singa- i pore for the second time in 21 years on August 16, 1941, at Kuala Lumpur, in the “Malaya” Cup Final. Yesterday, the local selec- j tors chose 15 players of whom 14 will be finally called upon on Tuesday
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    San Frisco Hard To Beat Tomorrow
    350 12 NUTCRACKER AND HOT FLASH IMPRESS President And Aerial Post In Form (Ry “TiC-TAC”) ONE of the best gallops done on the track this morning was by San Frisco, who should be hard to beat in his race tomorrow, the concluding day of the Penang
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    Hendry Cup Cricket
    113 12 C. Seneviratne ins Bat For Highest Score The Singapore Sinhalese Association drew’ with the Selangor Sinhalese Association in their cricket encounter played at Kuala Lumpur during the weekend for the P. H. Hendry Cup. C. Seneviratne and J. N. Fernando scored 59 and 30 respectively for Singapore,
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    Berg Confounds Critics
    468 12 AS GOOD AS EVER London. r pWO boxers, with each fifteen or more years of fighting behind I them, seem to have solved the problem of perpetual youth. It is 15 years ago since Kid Berg, the former British light-weight champion, took up fighting as a career;
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    PERLIS CYCLING CARNIVAL
    168 12 Results Of Sweep The following are the results of the draw in the Sweep on the 25 mile race at the Perlis Cycling Carnival.:— Rider’s Rider’s No. No. Name Ticket No. 1 6 Daud ***** First 2 15 A. S. Gill ***** Second 3 7 Zainul *****
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    Penang August Race Meeting
    886 12 Acceptances For Tomorrow RACE 1 2.30 p.m. PONIES—CIass 2—Div. I—6 Furlongs 00 1 ROBELUS 6y 9.00 Mr. L. J. Brittain Owner 0 10 NIGHTSHADE 9y 8.11 Mr. A. van Tooren Sullivan 03 0 INVENTORY 7y 8.01 Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer Silley 2 14 PAT BURKE
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    BASKETBALL
    57 12 S’pore Tigers Trounce Somemores Ipoh. Playing their second match in Ipoh. the Tiger Sporting Association basketbail team from Singapore trounced the Somemore team by 49 points to 21 on the Chin Woo court on Wednesday night. The game was played in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. The
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    POLICE XI TO MEET PRESS
    65 12 The following will represent the Police XI in the annual cricket match against the Press XI on the Esplanade on Sunday: B. Lewis, E. Moule, A. E. Minns, G. S. Windsor, Choo Ooi Chin, Bujang bin Tunggal, Koh Soo Loon, Hassan bin Bakar, K. N.
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    Selections By “Eureka”
    49 12 RACE 1: PAT BURKE WINSOME RACE 2: TIME TELLS CIRCUIT COURT RACE 3: SAN FRISCO MARIE BRUCE RACE. 4: SPERANZA NUTCRACKER RACE 5: BALLYMUN GOLDEN LIGHT RACE 6: CIMON SMOKE DREAMS RACE 7: ELECTRA BEAU MARI RACE 8: BOOKLAW COUNSEL Best Bets: SAN FRISCO and ELECTRA.
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    Mr. Hock Hoe Adding To His String
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