Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 August 1941

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  • 23 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHES BAIL* I J 96. \oL XCIX. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 365 1 ■errying Of Planes ■To Middle East ■Via West Africa leUTRALISING VICHY ICTION OVER DAKAR M Washington, Aug. 19. ■)RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has announced plans for a ferry system of planes to British forces in the Bliddlt East via West Africa. This is designed to ■ounteract
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  • 65 1 cuter Jr 1 "ininoilities Placed I nder Control h- a Washington, Aug. 18. taken today for the Vnited States include, first, tofr-/ r ton nnodities under export W r wood pulp, metals and machinery and ve- 00( k, chemicals and related certain pharmaceutical l ih
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  • 102 1 Reuter. Melbourne, Aug. 19. 4£ r pHERE is not a ship in the 1 Royal Australian Navy that has not fired her guns in action. It has had its chance and i you have seen the results—the i Australian Navy is seccnd to I none,”
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  • 876 1 (By John Chtiwynd Talbot, Reuter's special correspondent with the Royal Navy). London, August IS». ESCORTED by destroyers of the Royal and Royal Canadian Navies, the giant battleship ‘Prince of Wales’ has reached a British port after the Prime Minister’s amazing journey. I was in one of the
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  • 211 1 ROOSEVELT TELLS CONGRESS LEADERS —Reuter. Washington, August 19. TIUSbIA hits n real chan<M- of holding out indefinitely of the tm prunions Congressional leaders reported they gained from their Conference with Preside ~t Roosevelt yesterday. Other were first.
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  • 905 1 LONDON, AUGUST 19. HDHE SOVIET ARMY UNDER MARSHAL VOROSHILOV DEFENDING LENINGRAD IS MAKING A FIGHTING RETREAT BEFORE THE NEW, NAZI THRUST FROM ESTONIA. JUuter- A Moscow midnight communique announces that the town of Kingisepp east of Narva south-west of Leningrad some 70 miles south-west
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  • 167 1 Reuter. New York, Aug. 19. ,T)RITISH failure to load oil at the U nearest [s'ourcc of supply is responsible for Britain’s shortage of tanker tonnage, said Mr. James Moffat, the well-known American oil magnate in an interview with the New York World
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  • 208 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, AUG. 19. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 55 PEOPLE INJURED—SOME, IT IS FEARED, FATALLY BURNT—IN THE FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT, FOLLOWING NUMEROUS EXPLOSIONS, AT EAST RIVER WHARF WHERE BRITISH SHIPS ARE LOADED WITH SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN. CLOUDS OF DENSE
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  • 108 1 Tokyo, Aug. 19. J CURTAIN of darkness will sweep across central Asia and out into the Pacific in the Solar system’s most recurrent and yet consistently interesting phenomenon, a Solar Eclipse, on Scptembeo 21. A party of 50 Japanese astronomers and physicists have been
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 22 1 KffißllilQ ■Mb uT TER I® I cnl 0 10 mAL M R S n B over 25 VER RS I Ravine txctnenCE
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    • 261 1 16 HOUKS ENERGY 1 8 HOURS SOUND REST I I Agents: G. H. SLOT Co.. Ltd. SCIENCE WINS It xs a well established fact that mil lions of dollars are expended annually in. repairing the damage done bv Termites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In a recent
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  • 127 2 I.—Reuter. Saigon, Aug. 18 After twenty-four hours* delay due to a typhoon, the second detachment of Japanese troops, reported as numbering slightly less than the first convoy began disembarking at Saigon this morning. Materials are momentarily taking preference and the considerable quantity of light
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  • 94 2 —Reuter. 72.000 Being Packed In I London London, August 18 The Prime Minister of New Zealand. Mr. Peter Fraser, saw today the main London packing centre of food parcels for British prisoners of war and saw Christmas parcels being wrapped and dispatched. Each of the
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  • 32 2 Rbuter London, Aug. 18. Lieutenant C.C. Grey, nominee of the Liberal Association, was returned unopposed today in the by-election caused by the elevation of Sir Hugh Seely.—
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  • 236 2 Iceland Visited On Homeward Journey London. Aug. 18. MR. CHURCHILL returned to Great Britain in the battleship, “Prince of Wales,” after his historic meeting with President Roosevelt, an official announcement being made this morning that he and his party had safely reached Britain. As yet
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  • 63 2 —Reutei Two Bodyguards Hired For Self-Protection Shanghai, Aug. 18. The American-owned “Evening Postlearns that Mr. Archibald, Reutei s acting manager at Hankow, recently the object of two unsuccessful kidnapping attempts, nas now hired two bodyguards for self-protection. Meanwhile the “Central China Post strikers are reported to
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  • 125 2 —Reuter. Leaders Encouraged By Allied Assurances Damascus, Aug. 17 (By Desmond Tighe. Reuter’s special correspondent in Syria.) While final arrangements are being made to evacuate the remaining Vichy soldiers and civilians who have chosen to return to France, interest in the Syrian capital has swung over
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  • 106 2 —Reuter. Mr. Frank Grady To Make Report Manila. August 16 Mr. frank Grady has been appointed Special Economic Investigator for President Roosevelt to make an economic survey of the whole of South-East Asia, according to the "Manila Bulletin. The paper adds. Mr. Grady’s survey is
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  • 86 2 —Reuter. Heavy Penalties For Glaring Breaches Sydney. Aug. 17. One million three hundred thousand in habitants experienced conditions under which the people in England have been living during the last two years. It is claimed officially, when Sydney, the second largest Empire city, staged a blackout. Mr.
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  • 448 2 London, Aug. 18 (By Reuter’s war correspondent with the Army in Britain.) Hundreds of Britain's growing army of tanks have been on the move towards and among seaward slopes or the Downs in Southern England with the object of further practice in manoeuvre
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  • 135 2 —Reuter. STATEMENT BY THAI MILITARY ATTACHE IN TOKIO Bangkok, Aug. 18. r pHE serious food shortage in Japan was stressed by Colonel Luang Vira Yodha, military attache to the Thai Legation in Tokyo, who arrived here on his first home leave after seven years in
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  • 367 2 —Reuter. Over 100 Planes Take Part London, Aug. 18 It is learned in London that the port of Bremen and industrial targets at Duisberg were the main objectives of last night s attack by the R.A.F. Bomber Command. Over a hundred R.A.F. bombers raided Germany last
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  • 44 2 —Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 18. It now transpires that the Hongkong Bank's new rates conformed with factructions from the Chinese Stabilisation Board that were only available to merchants for legitimate coverage of imports to China from America and the sterling area.—Reuter.
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  • 394 2 Americans Refused Permission To Leave Japan Tokio, Aug. 18 Increasing restrictions against foreigners in Japan are manifested in a notification just circulated by the Foreign Office among diplomatic and consular agencies, advising the necessity to obtain permission to leave the country. Hitherto notification of departure to
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  • 111 2 —Reuter aluabie Cargo For War Maclii ne London, Aug. 16 The German "Norderney”, one of the ships whose interception by British patrols was announced today is owned by the North German Lloyd line. She sailed on August 9 from Para where she had been since before
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  • 187 2 FLEET AIR RAID SYRAC .—Reuter 1 s l 'ppifl C’un.sitieiahi,. bav, d 7” h! Meet Saturday night wh, B ?fl I «■«ful attack K S B d o U m r i ng «Il 17. Bombs were dma IO -ay s .ding, staiti 8 finally became one inf. names ~s
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  • 538 2 Germans Resume Towards Leningrad Activity In Estonian Secll London. A« There are indications that the Germans are resuming tel towards Leningrad. This fresli activity is in the Eston® tor on the axis of the Tallin-Leningrad railway, it was I in authoritative quarters in London today. I Until this new move
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 75 2 New Springtide Hotel FHONB No. W TANJONG HUNCAH PENANG. THE IDEAL PLACE TO SPEND TOUR HOLIDAYS BAR DANCE HAU. SEA BATHING with Diving Stage Complete with Spring Board MEALS AT ANY HOIK COME AND SPEND AN EVENING HERE STYLE combined with RELIABILITY i i i I. I FINEST VALUE AND
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  • 742 3 Simla, Aug. 15. fpjlEßb h as been a noticeable tendency for prices of various 1 commodities, including textiles, to rise sharply, partly due speculative influences and pa rtly to more substantial reaW The Government of Indi a are giving their closest atten- a tn this
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  • 97 3 All In Six Months An East End doctor, Dr. A. E. Ross, has been bombed out of four surgeries in Mare-street, Hackney, and is now occupying a fifth. “These things just happen,” he said. Dr. Ross has earned the admiration of the London Insurance Committee for
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  • 882 3 Battle Of Communications Battle of the Atlantic r may be a serious problem for Britain, but Germany has to face a colossal struggle on the battlefield of Europe, in the fight to maintain her communications. The mere existence of the blockade, which deprives Gemiany of the
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  • 531 3  -  By Kathleen HEWITT (Novelist and B 1 11 lON, we are apt ■iaH’^ Cl:ue/ s so much ■T' ut tlle individual who BL r l kow-tow to some K° fit ISl *are. decent c j U ch ance m life is unWith hance inevitabl y, is B**
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  • 587 3 Captives Tell Of Brutality Of Senegalese Troops Beirut. A LITTLE pin-prick uf dust on the road from Baalbek today resolved 21 itself into 12 or 14 plodding Australians, who looked for all the world like a gang of oldstyle bushrangers. I met them as
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  • 96 3 Melbourne, Aug. 15. r pHE Royal Australian Navy is enlisting “Wrens” for the first time. Large quantities of Bren-gun carriers are being made each month in Australia. Telescopic gun-sights being made in Australia call for such mathematical skill that only six scientists here are capable of the
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  • 75 3 A Brisbane man has submitted tc the defence authorities a water bottle which will produce iced water in any temperature. A large cork is the only difference between it and the standard Service water bottle. Attached to the cork is a container containing crystals
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    • 161 3 P ln n i O AIPJPS) a NATURE SETS THE EXAMPLE Those who believe that a pure vegetable food, such as Blue Bund, contains sufficient nourishing food-value, should follow the set by Nature. The biggest and strongest animals, which attain the highest ages, are Plant-Eaters. Those sajtnc nourishing vegetable fats,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous

  • 408 4 Gross Liabilities Of Half Million Singapore. THAT his Insolvency was due entirely to speculation, was a statement made in the High Court by Moses Joseph Nassim during his public examination before Mr. Woiley. Nassim said that four-fifths of his total gross liabilities of about $500,000
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  • 70 4 Singapore. Foo Chee Tew. a 46-year-uld Hainanest, claimed trial in the Singapore Third Court on Saturday, on a charge that on June 7, at the Naval Base, he committed extortion of $3O from one Loh Biang Seng. Foo also claimed trial to an alternate charge of corruptly accepting
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  • 90 4 Further Increase For August A further increase in the cost of living allowances granted to the various classes of Government employees in June and July have been gazetted for August. The rise this month is more substantial than between the previous two months. Allowances for August,
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  • 147 4 Co u rt-Martia lied Two soldiers who were over-zealous to come from Canada to Britain were praised when court-martialled in London They were Pte. L. Harding, 25, son of the Rev. George Arthur Harding, vicar of Clayton, Bradford, and Pte. William Crough, 21, an American
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  • 459 4 Supplementary Orders At today’s meeting of the Federal 1 Council to be held in Kuala Lumpur, at 10 a.m. the following are Supplementary Orders of the day: Resolutions: (B) (n) The Honourable the Financial Secretary, Federated Malay States, to move: That in exercise of the powers
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  • 943 4 Points Raised To Be Brought To Notice Of Govt. Committee AT the last meeting of committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, the War Tax Ordinance was discussed. The discussion took pl ace as to whether the Association’s sub-committee should include in their report
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  • 354 4 DOCUMENti FOUND A 20-YEAR-OLD Chinese newspaper compositor. qJ Kiong Whee, who was described by hu uncle preach J a person who “has done nothing to disturb the peace ofd country and is a very good Christian,” was sentenced tod months’ rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore CrinJ
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  • 224 4 Mr. 1. P. MacFarlane And Miss E. M. Hodge Singapore Mr. lan Paterson MacFarlane was married to Miss Ena May Hodge, daughter of Mr. J. D. Hedge of Singapore and the late Mrs. Hodge, at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday. Mr. MacFarlane, an accountant with the Mercantle
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  • 96 4 Coroner Urges Further Investigation Singapore "This is one of those 'hit and run’ cases and I shall not close the inquiry till I am satisfied that every channel of investigation had been explored’’ stated Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner on Saturday, when
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  • 220 4 In M4|| Nearly 100 municipalities in J Victoria have been asked by J Emergency Council to prepay for billeting civilians in the evJ enemy attack. Municipalities will be given J cessary powers under the NatieJ curity Act to do this work. 1 They will be given the
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  • 167 4 CHIANG'S FOW ADVISER <) CHINA'S Ql'B CUIM S 0(f« LlV.C'vO.'t".' ing their place in day, arc asking ot native achieved their place L-'i-friendship said (-'apt- K former personal adviser Chiang Kai-J: fare Officer :n Sir.gar.r“Cliina- Tilt K pore Rotary Club. When China the commonwealLi a may prove to the her
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  • 45 4 War Cannot Trough 1942" ■lt may take ah™ r ui >f sible the -ar ■.<“ 1942.” V l 3( r Sir d B“n'W 3l,rre! I opened Bi [ati M Week iecent odu cing t!1 We were n type° f 111 ver® most modem W maments t
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 39 4 What a War! j -By Gilbert Wilkinson j a*. A r/«e uomediau who go/ the bird ft o THiinitiotis concert. > AH in a Day's— —by Rick Elmes SAcßfre. OQ.TOPPNEV) EverJvTn-MCI aaj (XIE.? J_■ a. I THE- ICE wMK r
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  • 708 5 Ipoh. Examinations were held at various centres in Perak under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association and below are given the names of those who were successful in qualifying for the First Aid and Home Nursing Certificates 11’011— FIRST AID
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  • 447 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Inspector Wan Ibrahim, A O.C. T. 8.. Ipoh, is on short leave and has left for Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Lieut. D. E. Webster has been promoted to the rank of Captam in the Malacca Local Defence Corps. Dr. Row has taken over charge o* the District Hospital.
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  • 426 5 $lO Fine On Chinese Motorist Ipoh. |\ES( HIDING the oftence as one o f “mild inconsiderate driving.” which was very com mon j n England. Mr. P. F. Y. Radclille. Ipoh First Magistrate yesterday, fined Teddy Wong. Works’ Foreman of Federal Motors Ltd.. $lO on a summons
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  • 409 5 The activities of the Penang branch of the Y.W.C.A for the month of July were as follows: Rest Room: The monthly tiffin which was a Cui i y Tiffin arranged by! Miss L Mathieu was well attended and the members of the Committee greatly appreciate the help
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  • 74 5 Accused’» Ten Previous Convictions Ipoh. Sentence of one month’s rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, Ipoh First Magistrate, yesterday, on Ponnusamy who was brought up for sentence on a charge of voluntarily assisting in the disposal of a “cut-throat” razor. The accused had
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  • 398 5 Fifteen Cases For Ipoh Sessions Ipoh. The F.M.S. Court of Appeal, presided over by Sir Percy McElwaine, Chief Justme. S. S. and assisted by the Hon. Mr. Justice Aitken (Acting Appellate Judge Malaya and the Hon. Mr. Justice Murray Aynsley. began its. session in the Peiak Supreme Court
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  • 90 5 From Chinese Islamic Mission Ipoh. A delegation of local Chinese called on luche Zainal Abdin, Assistant District Officer. Tanjong Malim, on Saturday afternoon and presented U> him the •Goodwin Badge" which was sent from Chungking by the members of the Chinese Islamic South Asia-
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 99 5 Inclement Heather Rousing Public <z Yesterday's Last 3 Performances Has I Enabled Is To Extend The Season I ONE MORE DAY! I Held For Its Bth The Last Day PENANG’S MOST LUXURIOUS > AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE I Definitely Last 3 Shows Today At I 3 p.m.. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. I
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    • 68 5 MA irCTIF OPENS TO-DAY IVIAJEO HU 3, 6.15 9.30 PM RETURN SCREENING AT REDUCED PRICES OE ADMISSION WOMfN MARCH TO THRILLING NEW ADVENTURE KdSF ,N TH£ MOTIONAL "BIG PARADE" OF life mav offer r^f ,n a(infM war > t WOMEN IN WAR JQ L ELSIE JANIS WENDY BARRf PATRICKNOWLES iJI
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    • 152 5 PP 1 Jl9 n£ p OPENS TO-DAY THREE SHOWS MURDER! ADVENTURE! THRILLS! The Screen's Thrill Shock of the Season! THE MOST COLORfUL AND [XCITING PEOPU YOU’VE fV[R MIT I If the surprise thrill-shock of the year with on ace cast you'll be cheering! t ’aymond waliurn Esther balstoh ROBERT ARMSTRONG
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    • 311 5 Last 3 Shows Today 3 P.M., 6.30 9.30 AN OUTSTANDING CHINESE PICTURE •LEE AH MOII” WITH A BIG CAST 9 Song Hits And Plenty Of Laughtei A Picture you’ll see and appreciate I Bi ought back for the hundreds who have not seen it and wanted to see it again
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  • 446 6 T ATEST reports of the situa-1 tion in the Pacific are distinctly encouraging, although, of course, too much optimism must not be derived from them. The Washington correspondent of the “News Chronicle”, for instance, records the belief in many quarters that Japan is now unlikely to take the
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  • 135 6 KEX CINEMA: “That Night In Rio" with Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and Don Ameche. 3. 5 15 ar.d fi.3o pm. [WINDSOR CINEMA: “Kwan Liu Choa’’ (Chinese picture). 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p in. MAJESTIC CINEMA: “Women In War.” 3. 6.15 and 9.30 p m. ODEON CINEMA: ‘‘San
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  • 156 6 8.0. W. British Officers Back In Beirut London, Aug. 19. A N agency message from -t*- Cairo states that 38 British and Indian officers and 13 of other ranks have returned to Beirut after seven weeks spent on trains and in boats.
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  • POST BAG
    • 128 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, I have been reading your editorials on France last week and it seems to me that you have not been very fair to Marshal Petain. He is, like Hindenburg, a very old and tired man. He was a man of
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    • 135 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, I write in support of your correspondent Folce Far Nente’s proposal that Penang should hold a Beauty Contest on the lines of the one recently held with success in Singapore. I see no reason why it should not be an equal success
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  • 672 6 Tuesday, August, 19. r JpHERE is no denying now that the situation in Russia has changed in favour of the Germans but, as General Sir Hubert Gough, Reuter’s military commentator, points out, the occupation of Nikolaev on the estuary of the River Bug can
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  • 343 6 JFavell And Allenby FTER weeks of patient waiting, I have succeeded in taking out General Wavell’s biography of his great hero “Allenby”. I mention the waiting not as a grouse against the Penang Library but as an indication of the popularity of the work It is a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 335 6 l| In offering you Wines from the i i YALUMBA VINEYARDS SOUTH AUSTRALIA We are offering you Australia’s Best. A glass or two of good Wine, taken regularly, is one of the finest Tonics extant. CARTE D’OR HOCK FOUR CROWN CLARET FOUR CROWN PORT SPARKLING HOCK, YALUMBA CHAMPAGNE, ETC. Sole
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    • 38 6 KNOWN THE WORLD OVER pel BRAN» X-\ THEY ARE THE Best Obtainable In the markets AND need no further Recommendation. :c: Fresh Stocks Received regularity by SOLE AGENTS: Henry Waugh Co., Ltd., PENANG. Singapore, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 1391 7 Lointment of senior [officer advocated Weed For Elimination Of All Delays L Sil E ARN’S SPEECH AT foERAL COUNCIL MEETING Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. A plea for an unified control all matters relating to the Lin the four States of the
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  • 295 7 SUGGESTION FOR LOCAL ISSUES Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. A T the meeting of the Federal Council this morning, the Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn advocated the issue of National War Bonds and Savings Bonds “on tap” bi Malaya as was being done in
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  • 110 7 Miss Wong Man LaiMr. Oh Lock Heng Mr. and Mrs. Oh Hock Teck, wellknown Penang residents, have issued invitations for the marriage of their fourth son, Mr. Oh Lock Heng, to Miss Constance Wong Man Lai, fifth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Kwok Shuen, at the
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  • 454 7 Solicitor Gives Evidence About Deed Of Gift rpHAT he had not seen the jewellery although he had executed a deed of gift was the statement made by Mr. Khoo Hock Soo, an advocate and Solicitor, in the Supreme Court this morning at the resumed
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  • 15 7 Bhikku Summidhi will lecture tonight at 8.30 at tiA Buddhist Assoc ration.
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  • 159 7 On their way ‘back, frem India, two Egyptian students. Mohd. Hussein and ‘Baba Ali. spoke of the ever-growing help the Indian students in India were giving to Britain’s war effert when seen by the “Pinang Gazette" shipping reporter yesterday morning. Both Hussein and Ali were
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  • 546 7 Military Honours At Funeral Of C.S.M. Snohell Death in tragic circumstances befell Company SergeantMajor H. F. W. Snohell, who had recently come out from Home to serve with the 3rd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (the Penang Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps). Sergeant-Major Snohell was travelling
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  • 84 7 —lL'utcr. Victoria, British Columbia, August 18. “TJU T E are now extremely strong in Malaya. Any attempt to take Singapore would be a very heavy undertaking,” declared Major-General Grasett, commander of British Forces in China for the past two-and-a-half years in an interview on arrival here
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  • 220 7 Due To Far East Crisis That owing to the present uncertainty In the Far Eastern situation, many American families were voluntarily evacuating from Shanghai was revealed by Mr. George Hazell, an AmericanShanghai business man, who passed through Penang this morning. Mr. Hazell told the ‘‘Pinang Gazette” shipping
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  • 123 7 Guests Of Kedah Eurasian Association Alor Star. The Eurasian members of a Volunteer unit at present on a visit to Alor Star, were the guests of the Kedah Eurasian Association at an enjoyable At Home which was held at the house of the President, Mr. J. F.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 98 7 Mum jJ LK IIkI JJi <«A Reporter P om the Daily Goou morning Zes Hr <• Ha,e I felt the Effects of “Io what do I attribute my Goodbye sorry I have Show him in ,r Cow Gate is my favot/de the Depression? Health and Cheerfulness? to drive you away,
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  • 42 8 Output lor first half of August:— Dredge Takuapa No. 1: 337 hours, 75.000 cubic yards, 185 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 2: 336 hours, 100,000 cubic yards, 193 piculs. Dredge Takug.ua No. 3. 305 hours 58,000 cubic yards, 185 piculs.
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  • 14 8 Output lor the first half of August.— 588 piculs
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 461 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 19th August, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Anipat Tin 2/6 2/9 5/0 Austral Ainal 6/10* 7/l*c £1 Austral Malay 36/6 37/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 18/0 19/0 $1 Ayer Weng 65 .70 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/U 14/0 $1
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    • 230 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.u6 l.io Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.55 1.60 Ayer Hitam .80 .85 Ayer Molek 1.12* 1.17*c Ayer Panas 1.02* 1.07* Bassett .37* .40 Batu Lintang 1.02* 1.05 Bedford .85 .88 Benta .90 .95 Borelli 1.27* 1.32* Broga .55 .58 Brunel United .55 .60
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    • 355 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N.Z. Grd 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.67* 1.72* $2 Alex Brick 7*% Pref 2.07* 2.12* $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chaptered Bank £B* £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/6 20/3 $5
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    • 116 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Austral Malay 9d. and 9d. Bonus 2.9.41 12.9.41 Austral Amal 3d. and 1* Bonus Batu Selangor 5% 12/16.8.41 20.8.41 Kampong Kamuntlnr 3d. Bonus 9d- 12/22.8.41 22.8.41 Kramat 9d. 20.8.41 27.8.41 K Kampar 12*% 1/3 25.8.4? 3.9.41 Southern Kinta 10% Int. G%
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  • 609 8 Stanton Nelson Co. Limited’ Singapore August 14. Tlie Far Eastern Crisis has monopolised attention during the past week, and the volume of reported business has become even more meagre than before. No further news lias come from London about market reorganisation, and for the present Singapore remains
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  • 68 8 Penang, August 18, 1941 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) SELLING London Demand 2/14 3.32 New' York Demand 47.16 Montreal Demand 51.91 Batavia Demand 38.82 Calcutta Bombay) Rangoon Demand 156 1/8 Hongkong Demand 53 9/16 Shanghai Demand nominal Japan Demand 193 1/2 New Zealand Demand 2/10 7/8 Australia
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  • 1392 8 Tinning Steel Components For Munitions Recent developments in tin research, especially as regards its applications in industry, are described in the Tin Research Institute’s Report for 1940. This Institute Is controlled and supported by the International Tin Research and Development Council, and its objects are
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  • 160 8 Bit share market several instances, section, where th ere b sellers. Th e tU rnov* moderate. J Batu Selangor, Unn» I Puteh and Talam wer* V Mambau. Rantau and inquired for at higfi er e Australian section S' I Kramat and Kundang higher prices, and Kuala Kampar
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  • 117 8 The Singapore Chamber of cJ Rubber Association ***** t Auetal August, 1941 I lbs. 1 Catalogued 2,324,363 J Offered 2.203,197 J Sold 1,704.931 3 London —Spot 13 9 16d. I New York —Spot 22 5/8 cts. I PRICES REALISED I cer.L J RIBBED SMOKED SHEET I Standard
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  • 20 8 Output for the period Ist w 25G piculs. Dredge closed down until the aB the month for repairs
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  • 101 8 Yesterday’s dost prevloHi TIN LONDON “Spot” £257. 10. 0. “Forward” £260. 10 <* SINGAPORE $132 .s “Spot” $132.50 Business dona PENANG: “Spot” $132.50 RUBBER: LONDON “Spot” “Forward” Tone Steady AH SINGAPORE 3s "Spot” 38 l|2o PENANG 38 “Spot” 38 1 2o COPRA; PENANG: < 2 w bu),;rs Sundried
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  • 209 9 THE must relentless battle of the air the struggle for an ever greater altitude—is being fought by designers, technicians, and airframe and engine experts in Britain. Germany’s and the United States. With this struggle are bound up numerous scientific problems, including more efficient engines, cannon,
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  • 569 9 STRAIN ON PANZER UNITS THE last time Germany fought Russia, the thirtieth day witnessed the conclusion of the Battle of Tannen berg and the shattering defeat of the armies of Samsonov and Rennenkampf. But this time there has been on Tannenberg. no major Russian collapse,
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  • 359 9 Sir A. Clark-Kerr On Democracy Chungking. “TAEMOCRACY is not old and out» worn,” asserted Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the British Ambassador, speaking on “Democracy” under the auspices of the Chinese People’s Foreign Relations Association. The British Ambassador in his first public speech since coming to China three
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  • 262 9 TUESDAY. 19TH AUGUST. 1941 Postage Latest lime erf LtesUnatlGD Letters Postcards Superscription Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regu INTERNAL MALAYAN SERVICE Ipoh, K. Lumpur Weame’s Air August 19th inst. Singapore Service 1 p.m. 12-45 pjn. AFRICA All destinations -50 »25 8.0 A.C Thurs. 21st inst 5
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    • 666 9 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.3 in.) P.M. 5.30 Indian Programme 5.40 News in Tamil 5.55 Malay Programme 6.05 News in Malay 629 8.8. C. News (Reproadcast? 6.35 8.8. C. Talk (Rebroadcast) 6.50 Chinese Programme 6.55 News in Hokkien Cantonese 7.20 News in Thai 735 Classical Music. 8.20 8.8. C. News
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  • 666 10 FIERCE FIGHTING ON EASTERN FRONT Rugby, Aug. 18 The Russian midnight communique reveals the abandonment of the important Black Sea port of Nikolaiev after the blowing up of the great system of docks from which Lkraine corn was exported. Krivoi Rog, the industrial centre of
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  • 105 10 —Reuter No Rates Available For Sterling And U.S. Dollars Shanghai. August 18. Aosolute confusion reigns in the business world following the announcement this morning by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of the selling rates of sterling at 3 3/32 and U. S. dollars at 5 5/16
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  • 55 10 —Reuter. Evacuation Of South-West Coast Tokyo, Aug;. 18. r FHE Police authorities in Johore have ordered the evacuation of Japanese residents along the Southwest coast, the “Nichi-Nichi” reports. The Japanese are said to have been given fourteen days to carry out the evacuation. More
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  • 347 10 London, Aug. 18. A MUCH firmer policy regarding women’s “call up” will shortly be adopted in Britain under which regulations the choice of occupations will be mo re restricted and compulsory powers will be used if necessary j n mobilising women
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  • 401 10 —Reuter. ‘‘’For Every Probable Contingency*’ New York. August 18. The United States arid Canada are ready “for every probable contingency arising from any possible attack either in the West, or in the East or both and the two nations need not fear of any power
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  • 98 10 —Keuter New U.S. Order For East Coast Washington, August 16 The office of Petrol Administration and Civilian Supply has proclaimed a rationing system to cut petrol consumption on the Eastern seaboard by restricting supplies for petrol stations. Effective immediately, this action which is unprecedented
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  • 461 10 MAY TAKE AERODRnI IN THAILAND Hint Of Aggression A 'll For Britain I The next move on the chess board of South-East ''l parently be that the Japanese knight takes tht with a view to early checkmating the Thai King w > bert Clive,
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  • 24 10 —Reuter. London, Aug. 18. It is officially known that Mr. Churchill and party arrived safely in Britain this morning.—Reuter.
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  • 224 10 —Reuter. Praise From Soviet Airmen London. August 18. Russian praise for the R.A.F.’s “telling blows” on the industrial centres and capital of Germany is given by 13 prominent soviet airmen, including two holders of the coveted Soviet award —hero of the Soviet Union —in a
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  • 34 10 Reuter. Hongkong, Aug. 18. Though no inter-bank rate is yet available business has been done at i 72 per 1.000 National Dollars in the outside market, compared with 155 on Saturday.—
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  • 554 10 “CALCULATED TO SHORTEN WAR” MR. DUFF COOPER New York. Aug. 18 Mr. Duff Cooper termed the Roosevelt-Churchill eight-point declaration an “important contribution to peace’* in a broadcast to the United States. He urged closer bonds between the people of England and the United States. The help
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  • 166 10 Cologne, Dusseldorf And ’Duisberg Bombed London, Aug. 18. The R.A.F. continued the nightly hammering on Germany on Sunday night with attacks on targets on the West and NorthWest Germany, it is learned in London. An Air Ministry communique today says, "Last night, although the weather was
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  • 107 10 —Reuter, Development Of Bren-Gun Carrier Sydney, Aug. 16. A new type of armoured fighting vehicles known as universal carriers are being produced by Australian factories. They are a devolpment for the Bren-gun Carrier. Three plants are engaged in their final assembly, Senator Mcßride Commonwealth Minister of Munitions,
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  • 51 10 JA PANESE TO HONGKONG «’tUfi’l Evacuation Of j|| J CMdren] Hongkong, J J All Japanese women J dren are evacuating M for Canton and the J batches arc preparing J on W ednesday and SiiJ The evacuation is d as “voluntary, not hdiiJ officially ordered by dij ese au t
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  • 230 10 tc —Reuter- Cairo. A 'e.'.i’i! raic. riaiit > pp< r>:d H| It A.F hoiiu a raid on port <: Catania ru ir i'.t I. ma:/ the central mob.-, railwa*. .xaMj ing' an<; -irr-i.oi: es fin tnc: man;, ./nailer plo-ici. P-mrr..d with feet and visible fcr loin
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  • 132 10 see»- Bombs Ilropped «"Il ...fl London. A# aircraft were A few German aucrai tain on Sunday night. communique confirming was destroyed. main j y Activity over land ern a nd to coastal areas West England. Bo»“ -n several points a: o at M East England some
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    • 53 10 THE BEN LINE 1 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 I’HII.P LINE (incorporated in Australia) for particulars regarding Freight, Passage, and other information please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents Penang
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  • 654 11 I Yaralla A Second Pliar Lap MELBOURNE. I tFST TWO-VLAR-OLD COLT IN AUSTRALIA THIS SEASON. I AKIA FAVOURITE FOR THE DERBIES, YARALLA HAD A v txt B< ISE GALLOP IN HIS SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO IX THE FIRST NURSERY DIVISION AT CANTERBURY KpH*- stood
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  • 89 11 I 11 Of Officials I I poll ft..' "'--’early meeting oi the Ace Uic following* were r °ffice- ,ear..r< < Kei Tr A Ibrahim, Viceft Uw Wan Soo; Hon. SecK Su PPtoh; Asst. Secretary ft o' E. A Jalaluddin; MemII f ,jr amittee: Misses Low Slew ft
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  • 239 11 —Reuter. Race At Lanark London, Aug. 16 Two race meetings had plenty of interest with the Stewards Handicap attracting the cream of six furlong horses at Nottingham while the historic Silver Bell at Lanark gave Ptolemy a chance to show his paces, in view’ of
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  • 185 11 Man Questioned By Police Melbourne. Detectives investigating the Cheery Jack case, the other day took a man from his bed in a North Melbourne lodging-house and questioned him. The V.R.C. racecourse inspector. Mr. ,H. Saker, is likely to leave for Sydney to further his investigations into the
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  • 442 11 —Calcutta Statesman IN the misery of war it is good to think at times of happier days. A few weeks ago the Finns and the Swdes had leisure to engage in very peaceful emulation. Now the Finns are marching in battle array. Then they
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  • 555 11 Complnint, i Against Strictness Of Umpire 4 PETITION signed by about a dozen competitors in the Penang junior badminton championships, including a few girls, has been sent to the Official Referee; explaining their grievances in connection with the strictness of one of the umpires
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  • 121 11 Results Of August Monthly Medal The August Monthly Medal (Bogey) played at Glugor over the week-end. August 16 and 17 resulted as follows: J. C. Walters (8> All square W. J. A. Grant (8) All square R. J. Lsherwood (Sen 1 Down F. E. Rowland (13»
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  • 173 11 Jaya Kodi’s XI Beat B.M. Athletic Club XI Kulim. Ui a friendly game played at the old padang on Sunday before a fair crowd Jaya Kodi's XI beat the Bukit Mertajam Athletic Club XI by 3 goals to nil. Mr. William refereed and the teams lined as follow: Jaya
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  • 78 11 Mr. C. U. Stafford’s Car Capsizes Ipoh. A motor accident occurred on the Main road near Batu Gajah on Saturday night when a Fiat Marvellete, driven by the European planter and Racehorse owner, Mr. C. U. Stafford, capsized while negotiating a sharp bend. The driver
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  • 49 11 Ipoh. An A.IF. water-polo team was beaten by the Kinta Swimming Club by six goals to two in a friendly game played >n Sunday, at the latter s pool. This v.as the first lime that the Australians figured in an aquatic event m Ipoh.
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  • 70 11 Former Medical Dept. Quarters Taiping. The Perak Education Department Headquarters on top-floor of the Taiping Court house has been removed to the office, formerly occupied by the Perak Medical Department Headquarters, on the floor above the Electrical Department in Station Road. The Medical Department headquarters has, as
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  • 40 11 Tokio. Basebail which has become Japan’s most popular sport was denounced by the Toyama Prefectural Physical Culture Association “as alien and unsuited to the Japanese.” The Toyama Association issued a declaration favouring sumo over baseball
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  • 167 11 i.—Reuter. Warner’s XI Beat Airmen London. August 10. While bowlers dominated the Lord's match between the Royal Air Force and Sir Pelham-Warner’s Eleven the IrterCounty game at Trenbridge brought two centuries. Nottinghamshire declared at 29S for four and Leicestershire lost two wickets for 55 in the
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  • 298 11 —Reuter. Peace Moves To End Football War Derby, August 18. If the ueace mows to end the football war of recent weeks succeed, it wil mean a busy week for officials as following a meeting today, it was agreed that the Football League President. Mr.
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  • 192 11 Young Indian In Appeal Case Ipoh. “I am not satisfied with the appiontment of a counsel by the Government. I want to engage my own counsel to argue my appeal” said Ayapan, a young Indian in the F.M.S. Court of Appeal yesterday when he asked for
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  • 59 11 There will be a ladies hockey- practice at 5.15 pm. tomorrow- on the FYancis Light School ground. Beginners are specially urged to be present in full force and it is also hoped that many other players will also turn up. The usual hockey practice w’ill take
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  • 1205 11 Handicaps For Second Day Horses —Class 2 —Div. 2 ‘B’ —6 Futlongs 4 4 2 SCARLET TIGER 7y 8.00 Mr. M. van Breukelen Owner 0 0 0 KING’S GAMBIT 5y 8.13 Mr. T. H. Menzies Owner 4 4 4 BEAU MARI 5y 8.12 “Seagate Stable’” Fenn
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  • 417 12 FAST WORK ON SOFT TRACK Moonwin Hard Held Over Four (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. FAST gallops were done by horses and ponies at Bukit Tirilah this morning when the second track was thrown open for training. The going was soft and rain tell aftei
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  • 27 12 .—Reuter. London, August 18. Admiral Darlan arrived in Paris this morning for conversations with the occupation .authorities, according to the Swiss radio. —Reuter.
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  • 130 12 Crashes While Going Down Slope Balik Bulau. Three cyclists, who were going round the Island yesterday morning, met with an unfortunate incident when proceeding down the Telok Bahang hill pass, ■when one of them lost control of his machine and went hurtling down, bumping against a road-side
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  • 45 12 TUESDAY, AUGUST 19. TIN: Penang $133.50 Singapore $133.50 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38 l/2c Singapore Spot 38 1.2 c COPRASundried $2.90 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $11.90 sellers Fai» Seed $11.25 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1. $10.36 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 9.94
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  • 341 12 Yesterday’s donations to the War Fund in Penang included a gift of $lOO from Mr. Fung Ah Chow of Serdang. This and other smaller gifts as tributes to the late Mrs. J. Cooper and Mr. M. B. Lynch have raised the total to $977,530.88. The
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  • 182 12 .—Reuter. London, Aug. 18. Ifß. CHURCHILL is arriving in London this morning. The Prime Minister is expected to broadcast to the nation shortly and to give more details of his historic meeting with President Roosevelt. The broadcast, if given,
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  • 663 12 Marshal Budenny Planning Counter-Offensive? (By General Sir Hubert Gough, Reuter's military commentator). London, Aug. 19. 'T’HE situation in Russia has changed slightly to the advantage of the Germans and the occupation of Nikolaev on the estuary of the River Bug can be claimed as
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  • 77 12 BRITISH AMERICAN PATENTS .—Reuter. Affected By Japanese Freezing Order Tokyo. Aug. 17. About 1,000 British and American patents will be affected by the extension cf the scope cf the Japanese freezing order announced today, according to the Domei News Agency. The new measure prohibits withdrawal frem Japan, of money derived
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  • 42 12 The annual meetings of rugby and hockey for the purpose of electing Captains and Conveners for tne coming season will be held tomorrow. at 7 p.m, at Western Road. All members interested are asked to attend.
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  • 71 12 Appeal To Public Ipoh. Pamphiets issued to the public fci English as well as in the vernaculars in connection with the recent issue of half-cent coins read: “Use i cent coins and keep the price of food down. It is a legal offence to refuse to
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  • 456 12 Found At Bottom Of Stairs Tiie story of how a Municipal scavcngi ing ccolie, who was released from prison I on July 29, after having been arrested by the police during the recent Municipal I strikes, met his death at the bottom of I the
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  • 72 12 .—Reuter. £45,000,000 Spent Since Start Of War Melbourne, August 18 Australia has spent more than £45,000,(XX) since the outbreak cf war in building up air force and on the Empire Air Scheme. The present weekly cost of the Royal Australian Air Force amounting to £450,000 weekly is
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  • 65 12 INDO-CHINA —Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 19. or three minor pro4 blems” remain to be settled regarding Japanese troops sent to Indo-China, according to MajorGeneral Sumita, head of the Japanese military mission in IndoChina. He stated yesterday that he would shortly discuss these problems which included
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  • 98 12 >. —Reuter. Canonisation Decree Published Lisbon. Aug. 18 A canonisation decree has been published by the Vatican for Joao de Brito, the martyr missionary who was decapitated in India in 1693. Born in Lisbon in an aristocratic family. he served at the court of King John IV
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  • 564 12 Alleged To Have Been Slapped By Son-In-Law How a 64-year-old Indian, while sitting on the parapet of a drain in front of the Women’s Clinic in Macalister Road on the night of’July 4 fell into the five feet deep, as a result of having been
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  • 117 12 Two Malays and a Eurasian, ft Ismail bin Abdul Rahim, Che Mat and Maurice, appea» the Penang District Judge. Bridge, yesterday on a mitting housebreaking by a house, 42. Singora Lane. Pe August 6 at 11 a.m. and LU theft of three gold brooch diamonds valued
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  • 15 12 —Reuter. President Roosevelt bill exempting men o'd tary service.— Reuter.
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  • 281 12 -Reuter. Simla, August 19. PRESCRIBING the part played by Indian troops in the defence of Tobruk which he points out is regarded as one of the classics of the war, the Indian Army official observer says that recently at about 8
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