Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 August 1941

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EUITIOL ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 197. Vol. XCIX. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20, 1941. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    Britain And America Planning For War Right Through 1943
    628 1 [/HEY being made OF NEEDS AND SUPPLIES loosevelt’s Talks With Beaverbrook Washington, Aug. 20. •B AR would be continued right through 1943, if necessary, and Britain and the United States would make a survey of needs and production through hat year.”
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    ‘Philippines With U.S. In Life Or Death'
    73 1 —Reutei. Washington, Aug. 19. Greetings were exchanged today in a two-way radio broadcast between President Quezon of the Philippines and Mr. Wallace, VicePresident of the United States. The occasion was the 63rd birthday ol President Quezon. He spoke from Manila and Mr. Wallace
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    Havana Back To Normal After Explosions
    120 1 Reuter. Havana, August 19. Conditions here have reverted to normal. Eleven stores were damaged by the explosions which occurred last night and losses are estimated at $12,000. President Batista. after consulting with the Prime Minister and the Chief of Police, declared that all measures
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    STOP PRESS
    52 1 Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 20. BRITAIN and the United States will follow Japan’s lead in raising the status of their legation in Bangkok to Embassies, it Was authoritatively learned according to a report from Bangkok. Competent circles here said the two countries will soon notify the Thai Government of
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    Fierce All-Day Fighting As Germans Attack Odessa
    712 1 THREE ENEMY TRANSPORTS SUNK IN BLACK SEA Moscow, Aug. 20. T f was reported last night that tierce fighting raged all day as General Rundstedt and his mixed German, Rumanian and Hungarian force again attacked the Black Sea port of Odessa. Ihe Germans
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    Thailand Denies Japanese Ultimatum
    269 1 Bangkok. Aug. 20. Foreign press reports that Japan ha» presented various demands to Tlraiiand and fixed an eight-day tbne-limit are denied in a communique broadcast bv Bangkok radio last nightThe conununique reveals that the iChurge d Affaires of the Japanese Emhissv called on the Thai Premier
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    ANOTHER PETAIN PLEA
    119 1 Reuter Vichy, Aug. 20. {JwVTOU are for me or against me,” declared Marshal Petain to Frenchmen yesterday. “Love of liberty remains constant in the proud people of France but a free people is one in which each is subject to law and law is all powerful” he
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    Further Roosevelt-Churchill Meetings Foreseen
    123 1 Further RooseveltChurchill Meetings Foreseen —Reuter. Montreal. Aug. 20. “TT might be very useful for President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill to meet from time to time if the war goes on. said Lord Halifax who arrived here yesterday on a brief visit Lord Halifax was replying to a question whether he
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    Full Participation With Britain Urged
    119 1 NEW U.S. SLOGAN: London, August ig. 4 CALL to abandon the “Defend America’ and ‘Aid Britain A s i ogans alu l adopt a policy of full participation -with Britain to defeat Nazism svas recently called, from London to Lew i ork by Mr. Evarts
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    Russian Planes Again Over Berlin
    50 1 —Re-uter. Moscow, Aug. 20. SOVIET places raided Berlin ar>rt on Monday night, according to the Moscow radio. Incendiary' and high explosive bomb- were dropped on military and industrial objectives in Berlin where tires and explosions were observed. All Soviet pboies returned safely to their bases.—Reuter.
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    NEW YORK DOCK FIRE
    62 1 —Reuter. No Indications Of Sabotage New Ycrk, August 19 It is now known that five are xfcad in the dock tire and officials fear the toll may become nine, as it is believed that others may die. Twelve persons are still missing ircm the freighter ’’Parnuco.”
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    No Resumption Of Trade Relations Between N.E. And Japan
    122 2 TOKIO REPORTS DENIED IN BATAVIA Discussions Only Connected With Freezing Order Batavia, Aug. 19. L> EPORTS from Tokio suggesting that the resumption of normal trade relations is impending with the Dutch East Indies are emphatically denied here. In view of the
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    BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN HAVANA
    151 2 Reuter. Considerable Panic In Cuban Capital Havana, Aug. 19 A powerful bomb has exploded in Central Park Ln the heart of the Cuban capital causing considerable panic. Two more bombs have just exploded. One near Fraternity Park caused considerable damage and injury to the town and
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    EXPLOSIONS IN OTHER AREAS
    76 2 .—Reuter. Havana. August 19. A fourth explosion has occurred at Vededo, the exclusive residential section in Havana. A fifth explosion wrecked a factory in the Vobora district, where one woman was injured Further explosions in many other districts have created considerable alarm. Near the site cf
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING
    57 2 —Lveuter. Government Declines j State Control Tokio, Aug. 19. The Government has formally declined to exercise state control of shipping. A special business corporation will be created to manage the vessels requisitioned by the Government. The Government plans contemplate the control of the major shipbuilding yards and also
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    NAZI INFILTRATION IN IRAN
    50 2 Reuter Teheran. August 19. Newspapers continue to ridicule the statements issued by certain foreign agencies regarding German infiltration and intrigues in Iran. However, it is learned from a reliable source that some Germans in Government offices have gone on leave on the grounds of ill-health. Reuter.
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    LORD MAYOR'S FUND
    87 2 I,—BOW. Over 100,000 Families Helped London, August 19. In a broadcast appeal last night on behalf of the Lord Mayor’s National Air Raid Distress Fund, the Lord Mayor of Loudon stated that since the Fund started last September, well ov°r 100.000 fam.lies had received help and more
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    PART IN RASHID ALI REVOLT
    64 2 Reuter. Iraqi Officials Placed On Retired Lis’ Jerusalem. Aug. 19. The former c<>n*mander of ihe Iraq Royal Bodyguards and a number of .Army officials indicted of complicity in the Rashid Ali revolt have been placed cn the retired list, according to a Baghdad telegram. A
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    EMPIRE AIR SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED
    87 2 s.—Reuter. Ottawa. A.ug, 19 Preliminary negotiations designed to extend the life of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan have been started in London, the Canadian Air Minister. Mr. «Power. informs Reuter. "The senior partner of the agreement— Britain—is now carrying on discussions with Australia and
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    LORD LINLITHGOW
    56 2 —Reuter. End Of Tour Of Madras And Bombay Bombay. August 19. Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy, left here on Monday for Simla, thus concluding J lis three weeks’ tour of the Madrts and Bombay Presidencies. The purpose of this tour was to renew contacts and inspect progress of the
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    GERMAN SHIPPING LOSSES
    59 2 —Reuter London, August 19. It is officially estimated that the total tonnage lost (captured, sunk or scuttled) up to August 16, 1941 was: German 2,321,000, Italian 1,533.000. Finnish 340.000. and other ships useful to the enemy 119,000. The total figures show an increase of 796,000 tons, since
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    COLOGNE AND DUISBERG RAIDED BY R.A.F.
    108 2 London, Aug. 19 The main R.A.F. targets last night were Cologne and Duisberg. Large fires were started at both places. The docks at Dunkirk were also bombed. An Air Ministry communique states that Cologne and Duisberg were again attacked by aircraft of the Bomber
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    BREMEN HARBOUR COMMISSAR
    80 2 —Reuter. Death Announced By German Radio London, August 19. The German radio announced the death at Bremen of the Sea Reich Commissar of Bremen Harbour "ho holds the rank of Admiral in the German Navy. He held his post for 27 years. Although there is no evidence
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    Mr. Roosevelt’s Gifts To Men Of “Prince Of Wales”
    581 2 MORE FACTS ABOUT HISTORIC TRIP London, Aug. 19. Bit by bit, the story of Mr. Churchill’s tour is being pieced together. The Prime Minister joined the train for deto a port somewhere between London and the train’s destination and with him
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    “GOOD TO BE IN LONDON AGAIN”
    861 2 Enthusiastic Welcome For Mr. Churchill London, Aug. 19 Mr. Churchill arrived in London today by night train from the port where he disembarked afte his historic trip to meet President Rooesvelt in mid-Atlantic. The Premier, whose first words were “It is good to be
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    Premier’s Visit To Iceland
    336 2 —Reuter. Mr. Churchills Iceland i s the snbjec( articles in the ReykjJu®’’ One daily ntVs lk most appropriate St f xnocratic nation in th be visited by the ter after hi s historic President Roosevelt The Reykjavik orw egian telegraph no foreign stat esnien v had
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    London, Aug. 19
    16 2 —Reuter. Mr. Churchill is broadcasting on Sunday next at 8 pan. G.M.T. —Reuter.
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    PETROL RATIONING IN AFGHANISTAN
    56 2 .—Reuter Peshawa, August 19 The Afghan Government has introduced petrol rationing, it is learned. I'hc move has been taken owing to reduction in imports by over 30 per cent, caused by the war. The country is depend nt upon imports. Although on deposits are known Lj
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    Relief At Safe Return From Hazardous =
    505 2 Relief At Safe Return From Hazardous London. OELIEF at Mr. Churchill’s safe return and furtherpni the agreement he made with President Roost^l* 81 themes of newspaper editorials. “The Times” says that the news of the Prime M® B safe return has been received with deep thankfuhuv* W out the country.
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    Roosevelt-Churchill Declaration Equal To "A Major Battle Won"
    637 3 L/fN/C-TV PRESS AND K 10/O COMMENT I London, Aug. 17. I the Roosevelt-Churchill meeting, the AmeriIV' 1 unmentator Volney Hurd said: I s roo': the whole thing, hook, line and sinker. I <he eight points push all other news into the I
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    CHAMPAGNE FOR CAPTURING FIRST GERMAN-DEAD
    371 3 OR ALIVE ■Rivalrv In The I Desert Hi’aN troops are active in the Wes■L Desert of Egypt in much the ■j arP! > where the 4th Indian Divi- c ir;( .H giory la-st will Th., time, however, there are as well as the usual Italians
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    POINT SYSTEM FOR FOODSTUFFS
    37 3 p- Tokio. 1 L r rushed by the Mini IM. s‘iculture and Forestry to it system similar to Briz r rtnan systems for the ma ’ust’ii's aside from rice and during this year.
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    WANTED: ELEPHANTS’ TUSKS
    200 3 Tig y Melbourne, Aug. 17. Department is sceklvPh( S tusks for finely cali--4 i'. range-finders. 1 1 The Military Cross has ,T °orak v U Captaln G Malloch J.F f( V 1 f ->iia, serving with the nspicuous gallantry and bat»- ln a coun ter-attack by at
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    Burma — Eastern Bastion Of India
    1863 3 Burma Eastern Bastion Of India "Constant and splendidly generous in thetr support of our Empire’s cause, the peopla of Burma bring fresh assistance and 'inspiration to the pilots of the R.A.F.”—Lord Beaverbrook, Minister nf Aircraft Production, in a cable to the Governor of Burma. "An attack on Burma will be
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    Male Nurses Aboard Oranje
    352 3 WORLD’S HOST COMPLETE HOSPITAL SHIP Batavia. conversion of the Dutch ocean liner Oranje into tho world’s most complete hospital ship has been a major Dutch war effort. The alteration of luxury lounges into spotless wards, the installation of a large operation theatre, and the covering of
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    Major Acquitted Of ‘Improper Address’
    134 3 Major William Patrick Scott was found not guilty at a Chelsea court martial of improperly addressing the escort troops he commanded while the tiansport Dunera was taking internees to Australia. The Court’s findings on the second charge —“having reasonable grounds to suppose that an internee
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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ELIMINATING BRIBERY & CORRUPTION IN MINES DEPARTMENT
    3425 4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ELIMINATING BRIBERY CORRUPTION IN MINES DEPARTMENT Commission's Report Tabled At Federal Council Meeting That bribery and corruption have in the past been rife in the Mines Department of Ihe Federated Malay States is the finding of the Commission of Enquiry appointed by His Excellency the High Commissioner to
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    HERO OF CYREN AIC IN SINGAPORE
    509 4 Major-Gen. Sir hen A/TAJOR-Gen. Sir Iven Mackav. the mander-in-Chief of the Australian Home Forced in Singapore from the Middle East, and on Monday J dinner table talks with the heads of the fighting J Malaya. Having commanded the Australian forces in ijJ took Sidi
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    AUSTRALIAN = WITH RUSSIA
    51 4 AUSTRALIAN WITH RUSSIA DI J x Discussing a RttS si* J (ia should irude b s: ster for Commc«‘ c ieJ d; said recently- war .ts, Russia anything -h we can spare, if able.' The P ro?pe le3S the ?t was remote p rov ide aent was able space he
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    WAR DUTIES IN F.M.S. COLLECTED
    309 4 $8 Millions Not Yet Remitted A number of questions were submitted by the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, C.8.E., to Government on duties collected pursuant to the provisions of the War Taxation Enactment, 1940 and these questions together with the official replies were tabled at
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    Malay To Be Retried On Murder Charge
    376 5 CONVICTION QUASHED IN COURT OF APPEAL Ipoh. Remarking that it was not incumbent on the accused to |),UVe his defence and that they were not satisfied as to direction of the Assessors by the Trial Judge in his summing up, Sir vrc y
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    DINDINGS MALAY LADIES’ KNITTING CLASS
    175 5 Sitiawan. Kiuttiug clashes for the Malay ladies residing in the district of Dindings have made good progress and nineteen ladies have joined this classes in various places to help the present war. The organisers are Mrs. B. M. Webber, Che Puteh. (wife of Inche M.
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    APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
    114 5 Maxwell Murder Echo Ipoh. The appeal of Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Abdul Wahid who was sente&ced to death at the Perak Assizes on May 3 last convicted of murder of Mary Zaniah Maxwell, wife of Charlton Neville Maxwell began at the F.M.S. Court of appeal here
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    RETURN OF ASSESSMENT ON UNOCCUPIED HOUSES
    579 5 Landlord’s Claim Before Sanitary Board Taiping. Should the assessment paid on unoccupied buildings be returned, was the question which confronted the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board at its monthly meeting yesterday, when the Board considered an application by the land-lord of a house in
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    FAMOUS CHINESE ARTIST
    158 5 To Exhibit At Ipoh Next Month Ipoh. Professor Liu Hai-Su. whose paintings were once exhibited in the leadir- art ga-leries in London and Paris L canning for an exhibition in Ipoh early next month. Professor Liu has won world-wide reputation an artist and during his several trips
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    PROMOTERS OF “POH” FINED
    313 5 Sequel To Gaining Raid I poh I’hieii Thm and Cheung Chan, two alleged "promoters’’ of a game of "poh." were each fined $125 in default three months’ simple imprisonment by Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe. Ipoh First Magistrate, on being convicted on a charge of promoting gaming on
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    423 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. H. G. Turner has been appointeU tu be the Proper Authority for Manpower for Singapore in the place of Mr R J. Farrer. Dr. F. E. Byix>n, Senior Chemist. Institute tor Medical Research. F.M.S.. has been appointed to act as Chief Chemist. Institute for Medical Research, F.M.S.
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      66 5 LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY ACTION! THRILLS! ADVENTURE! The Screen's Thrill Shock of the Season! AN INTENSE HUMAN DRAMA UNFOLDS IN THE PORT OF ALL NATIONS, WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! “SAN FRANCISCO DOCKS’’ WITH Burgess Meredith and Irene Hervey Opens To-morrow Thursday, Aug. 21 GLORIA JEAN BING CROSBY IN UNIVERSAL'S SPARKLING.
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      189 5 BROUGHT BACK FOR THE HUNDREDS WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT AND THOSU WHO WANTED TO SEE IT AGAIN! I V L Today Tomorrow 3 p.m., 6.15, 9.30 The Great Arabian Fantasy. •CHU CHIN CHOW’ OR “ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES” < BRAND NEW COPY) x WITH: OEOKGE KOBEY as
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    UNIFIED WAR EFFORT
    496 6 |T yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Council, the Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn dwelt at some length on what he called a “small matter” but which, considered in larger perspective, constitutes one of the most important questions that have been raised regarding Malaya’s war effort. Perhaps we
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    Around The Town
    135 6 •.VINDSCR CINEMA: “Kwan Liu Chua’’ (Chinese picture). 3, 6 30 and V. 30 p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA: “Women In War.’’ 3. 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. ODEON CINEMA: ‘‘San Francisco Docks.” 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA: ‘•Alt Baba and the Forty Thieves’’ with George Robey, Fiitz Kortner
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    POST-WAR GOALS
    184 6 Memorandum Issued By 1.L.0. Montreal. Aug. 19 Measures must be taken on a vast scale in order to prevent social disintegration, unjustified suffering and the lasting loss of manpower after the war. says a 12,000 word memorandum on .nostwar goals issued by the International Labour Office here. Reports
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    ADMIRAL DARLAN BACK IN VICHY
    40 6 —Reuter. London, Aug. 19 The Deputy Premier, Admiral Darlan, returned to Vichy from Paris where he had a series of conversations with the occupation authorities, says a Vichy despatch to the German official news agency.
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      THE DISPERSAL CAMP
      227 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, Before he goes on leave, I hope Captain Hawkins will accept the belated thanks of a grateful civilian for courtesy shown in replying to the said civilian’s recent inquiry regarding the disjicrsal camp. Mr. Hawkins has done good work as Chairman
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    Diary of a Foreign News Editor
    688 6 Wednesday, Aug. 20. tX)REIGN reports that Japan has presented various demands to Thailand and fixed an eight-day time limit are denied in a communique broadcast by Bangkok radio last night. relations. are unchanged, stresses the communique. >jc RS of negotiations for an Anglo-Japanese barter
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    By The Way
    418 6 Corruption Report F.M.S. Commission of In- quiry into Mines corruption certainly did not mince words in their condemnation of the practice of officers accepting gifts. Such practice is described as “reprehensible in the extreme” and Government is urged to take steps to put an end to it.
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    Girl’s Body Found On Sea Shore
    74 7 of an unknown 'Chinese girl aged about 20 ras washed ashore at Weld in front of Messrs. Guthrie this morning. body was later brought e an d removed to the mor°by the Marine Police. At tinl e of writing the identity e tbe girl
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    SAGO WORKERS TO GET ALLOWANCE
    96 7 fencing from September 1, rkers employed in the Chinese sago tones in Penang and Province Wellev will receive a war allowance of kt cent, of their salaries. 11l was revealed at a meeting of Chinese Sago Merchants’ Associaat their Club house yesterday. Je offer of
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    PROVINCE CHINA RELIEF FUND
    223 7 Election Of OfficeBearers lthe fifth annual general meeting the China Distress Relief Fund, nnce Wellesley, held at the Relief id Office in Butterworth at 3 o'clock erday. the following were elected «•bearers for the ensuing year:— rewdent: Teh Gan Koon. Viceident: Mr. Dim Teik Hin. Hon.
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    Further War Gifts To Imperial Treasury
    419 7 Msion To Follow Whitehall Policy Kuala Lumpur. question as to whether a further gift should be made to Government for the prosecution of the war was by the Federal Secretary, Mr. Hugh Fraser, on the adof the Federal Council Meeting yesterday. th» p ecen
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    MR. DUFF COOPER Expected In S’pore On Sept. 2
    39 7 A Reuter message from Rew York states that Mr. Duff \Coofer will be leaving San Francisco on August eO and that he is expected to arrive in Singapore on September'2.
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    DEATH OF MR. JOHN MELDRUM
    37 7 Chartered Bank Head Office Manager The Chartered Bank of India, Australia China have received a telegram from their London Office announc ing the death of Mr. John Meldrum, Manager at Head Office.
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    Goddess Told Her Intended Son-In-Law Was “Very Good"
    526 7 WOMAN’S EVIDENCE IN SUH OVER JEWELLERY rpHAT she had consulted the Goddess of Mercy at the Pitt Street Temple about her intended son-in-law and that the Goddess had said “he is very good” but that her friends asked her not to accept
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    NO DELAY IN TAKING DECISIONS ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH WAR
    580 7 His Excellency Replies To Mr. Shearn Kuala Lumpur. It is essential in time of actual war that there be no delay in taking important decisions in the northern area of Malaya. Ido not anticipate any such delay, but we are
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    Y.W.C.A. TIFFIN
    40 7 The monthly tiffin of the Y.W.C.A. will be held at the Rest Room tomorrow at 1 o’clock the menu being as follows: Prawn Eggs Moyonnaise. Beef Steak Kidney Pie. Cold Roast Pork. Salads. Melon Fruit Salad Help-yourself Buffet.
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    NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
    59 7 Singapore. The Governor has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a cablegram stating that the following announcement has been issued from Buckingham Palace. “The King desires that Sunday, September 7, being the Sunday following the second anniversary of the outbreak of the war
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE CHARGE DROPPED
    58 7 Accused Dies In Hospital The case in which Leong Seng was charged with attempting to commit suicide in the Beach Street Police Station lock-up by drinking caustic soda on July 26, was withdrawn by Mr. B. F. Bridge in the Third Court this morning, as the
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    People Of Malaya Not Uneasy And Afraid
    1274 7 H.E. REFUTES AXIS PROPAGANDA Cordial Relations Between Troops And Civilians Kuala Lumpur. “Axis propaganda would have the world believe the people of Malaya are uneasy and afraid, and the troops which make up the garrison are discontented and overbearing. Nothing could be further
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
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      MINING
      459 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 20th August, 1941 h>sue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 2/6 2/9 5/0 Austral Auial 6/10j 7/ljc £1 Austral Malay 36/6 37/6c 5/0 Ayer Hitam 18/0 19/0 $1 Ayer Weng .65 .70 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0 $1
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      RUBBERS
      234 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Alor Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.55 1.60 Ayer Hitam .80 .85 Ayer Molek 1.121 1.171 c Ayer Panas 1.021 1.071 Bassett .371 .40 Batu Lintang 1.03 1.06 Benford .85 .88 Benta .90 .95 Borelll ’J27| 1.321 Broga .55 .58 Brunel United .55
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      GENERAL
      357 8 issue Buyers Bellers A£i Austral NX. Old 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord 1.67* 1.721 $2 Alex Brick 74% Prel 2.071 2.121 $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chaitered Bank £Bl £9 £1 Con. T. S. Old. 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 19/6 20/2 $5
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      LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      110 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Austral Malay 9d. and 9d. Bonu> 2.9.41 12.9.41 Austral Amal 3d. and 14 Bonus Kampong Kaiuunliur 3d. Bonus »d 12/22.8.41 22.8.41 kramat 9d. 20.8.41 27.8.41 K. Kampar 124% 1/3 25.8.41 3.9.41 Southern Ki nt* 10% In t. &5% im. both L.T.
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER
    810 8 $116,105 Profit For Year The thirty-first annual ordinary’ general meeting of the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Limited will be held at the registered office of the company No. 96, First Cross Street. Malacca, on Thursday. August 21, at 12 noon. The directors in their report for the
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    SHARE MARKET NOTES
    147 8 Penang, Tuesday. The share market opened quietly, but prices remained steady with no changes of importance to report. The prices in the Dollar Tin shares were more or less unchanged with a few dealings in Hong Fatt and Rantau. In the Australian Group, Kramat and Kundong have
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    SMALL CONVOYS TO BEAT U-BOATS
    348 8 “Fast Ships, Well Protected” London. Io defeat the enemy's blockade we must a. *andon those large convoys spread out over huge areas cf sea, and, in cases, inadequately protected, which we have been using in contradiction to the lessons of the last war.” This is
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    THAI TIN SYNDICATE
    96 8 TTip following are the returns from the dredges of the Thai Tin Syndicate Limited for July. Ngow, Renong Dredges 3. 1826? hours. 307,900 cubic yards, Tin ore won 1296.33 piculs. Takuapa Dredges 2,678 t hours. 132,500 cubic yards. Tin ore won 1259.16 piculs. Huey Moot Dredge 1,
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    68 8 Penang, August 19, 1941. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) SELLING London Demand 2/K 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 11 15/16 Japan Demand 193 1/2 New Zealand Demand 2/10 7/8
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    $82,965 PROFIT FOR TEMERLOH RUBBER
    882 8 Chairman Explains Del In Amalgamation Scheu At the thirty-first annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Temerloh Rubber Estates, Ltd. held at the registered office of the company, No. 9, Beach street, Penang, on the August, 16, at 11 a.m. the following were present.
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    ON LIBYAN FRONT
    93 8 Artillery Activity! Tobruk Cairo, A Middle East communique s® ya; At Tobruk, there has beenM shellfire in one sector of the de® own artillery obtained many on parties of the enemy. In the Western Desert the s» unchanged.—Reuter. ITALIAN CLAIMS Rome. W In the early hours of
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    106 8 Yesterday’s Close TIN: LONDON "Spot” £257. 5. 0. jo, 1 “Forward” £260 0- 0 SINGAPORE J131 ,i “Spot’ 1 $133.50 Business done PENANG $l3l J “Spot” 133 50 RUBBER: LONDON “Spot” “Forward” steady 4 Tone Unchanged. SINGAPORE ssS “Spot” 38 lj2c PENANG 38 “Spot” 38 I COPRA: PENANG:
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    They Want Name On Sleeve
    211 9 London. “Vt/HAT good English you Norwe* gian airmen speak!” a young girt said shyly to an R.A.A.F. man on a park bench the other night. It is one of the reasons why Austra lian airmen serving abroad are delighted at the news that they will
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    THE MAILS
    270 9 WEDNESDAY, 20TH AUGUST. 1911 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 20th inst- Singapore tO .05 Service 1 p m 12 45 p.m. AFRICA All destinations' X 0 .25 B
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    PICTURES IN LONDON
    477 9  -  By ERIC NEWTON It would be heartening to be able to report that the London galleries, bravely carrying on in the face of a variety of difficulties, were putting on this week a set of unusually interesting exhibitions. It would be heartening, but it would be unrrue.
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    ‘Hooligans' In University Disorder
    245 9 ’T’WO hundred under-graduate 1 “hooligans” broke up the last meeting of the Sydney University’s Labour Club, reports “Honi Soit.” They were from veterinary science, engineering and medicine faculties, adds the paper. “Honi Soit”, is the official journal of the Students’ Representative Council. “Continuous uproar from 1.15
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    BLOOD OFFERED BY MAN OF 75
    129 9 Sydney A healthy man aged 75, called at the Red Cross Blood Transfusion office at 28' Martin-place during the week to enrol as a donor for the A.I.F “blood bank.” He underwent a test, and if his blood proves suitable, his name will bp
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    NO BASIC ENGLISH IN HANSARD
    265 9 •‘Official Jargon’ 5 Preferred Mr Alfred Edwards (Soc.) in the House of Commons recently asked the Prime Minister if he would take steps to have all Acts of Parliament written in Basic English Mr. Churchill: No, sir. Mr. Edwards: Does the Prime Minister not think
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    GOVERNOR’S DAUGHTER TO WED
    32 9 Rangoon. The wedding of Miss Jacqueline Dorman-Smith to Captain E. T. Cook, Grenadier Guards, will take place at the Church of All Saints, Maymyo, on Saturday. September 27,
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      2753 9 RANGOON i bombay f W w S XYO 6.01 mc/s (49.94 m.) VUB2 7.24 mc/s (41.44 m.) BEB B XYO 3.48 mc/s (86 m.; VUB2 9.65 mc/s (31.4 m W B -4P 6-50 pm. Indian Session (Recorded Pro- VUB2 4.88 mc/s (61.48 m.) I gramme). 7.05 English Session (Recorded; VUB2
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      221 9 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.3 m.) P.M. 5.30 Indian Programme 6.40 News in Tamil 5X5 Malay Programme 6.05 News In Malay 6.20 8.8. C. News (Rebrotdcast) 6.35 8.8. C. Talk (Rebroadcast> 6.50 Chinese Programme 6.55 News in Hokkien Cantonese 7.20 News in Thai. 735 Variety 8.20 BJB.C. News fßetroadcast) 8.50
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    Russia Able To Hold Out Indefinitely
    196 10 Washington Aug. 19. TYUSSIA has a real change of holding out indefinitely was the impression Congressional leaders reported they gained from their Conference with President Roosevelt yesterday. —Reuter. Other impressions were first, Russian resistance has forestalled any German attempt to invade Britain this year.
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    CAPTURED TROOPS RETURN
    150 10 .—8.0. W Taken Prisoners In Syrian Fighting London, August 19. An agency message from 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. After being taken prisoner during the Syrian
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    ADMIRAL DARLAN IN PARIS
    26 10 —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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    "CHINA WILL WEATHER STORMS”
    72 10 Reuter. Sydney, Aug. 19 ‘‘Australia is a young nation and feels greatly honoured in having the friendship of the Chinese people,” Sir Frederick Eggleston said in a speech to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Newly appointed as Minister to China, Sir Frederick described the Chinese as
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    BRITAIN'S TANKER SHORTAGE
    167 10 —Reuter. ell-Known U.S. Oil Magnate's Views New York, Augusr 19. British failure to load oil at the nearest source 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 Telegram.”
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    U.S. ARMY SERVICE EXEMPTION BILL
    22 10 —Reuter. Washington, Aug. 18. President Roosevelt has signed the bill exempting men over 28 from military service.—Reuter.
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    Thailand Being Subjected To ‘War Of Nerves'
    334 10 JAPANESE ADOPT GERMAN METHO» Failure Of Campaign Of Intimidation London, \no K The Japanese are frequently described as an imitative uh” an originating people, says “The Times” in 3 v j r generalisations can be dangerous, yet the methods 1. agents and propagandists
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    Germany Raided By R.A.F. And Red Air Force
    359 10 NAZI PATROL VESSELS SUNK OFF DUTCH COAST B O W. London, August 19 Continuing their nightly offensive Royal Air Force bombers attacked target,’ in Western G* nnany last night. Both R.AF. and the Red Air Force raided Germany on Monday night reports
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    THE EMPRESS OF ABYSSINIA
    105 10 F- —Reuter. To Rejoin Husband At Addis Ababa London, Aug. 19. Tlie Empress cf Abyssinia is expected to arrive in Addis Ababa shortly to rejoin her husband. The Empress who had been living at a famous West of England resert—Bath—left England some time ago. Travelling with
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    TRADE MEASURES FOR U.S. DEFENCE
    84 10 :.—Reuter. More Commodities Placed Under Control Washington, Aug. 18. Trade measures taken today for the defence of the United States include, first, placing more commodities under export control. They include wood pulp, metals and manufactures thereof, machinery and vehicles, rubber goods, chemicals and related products
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    RAID ON MOSCOW
    47 10 Reuter. Only One Plane Reaches City Moscow, Aug. 19 When German planes attenuated to raid Moscow during Monday night, only one plane broke through, according to the Offf< ial Pass Agency. Plants dropped incendiary and high explosive bombs over the city, causing insignificant damage.—
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    Effective B.B.C. Propaganda In Germany
    238 10 —8.0. W. GOEBBELS PAYS A TRIBUTE Rugby, Aug. 18 A tribute to the effectiveness of 8.8 C. propaganda m Germany itself is paid by Dr. Goebbels in a leading article in the newspaper “Das Reich” and at the same time the Nazi Propaganda Minister reveals
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    JOAO DE BRITO
    97 10 —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. Bom in Lisbon in an aristocratic family, he served at the court of King John IV which
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    Nazis Still Long Way Off From Leningrad
    662 10 THRUST IN SOUTH UKRAINE OF REAL IMPORTANCE rru Rugby, Aug. 19 Ihe German thrust in the Ukraine is really important, according to military experts here. The speed of the German advance, although high, is such that no doubt our Russian allies are lighting
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    MR. CHURCHILL ARRIVES IN LONDON
    104 10 8.0. W Rugby, August 19. Mr. Winston Churchill arrived in London this morning. Though the exact day on which the Prime Minister left Britain for the historic meeting with the United States President lias not yet been revealed. Mr. Churchill must have been absent from
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    R.A.A.F. SERVING ABROAD
    105 10 I —RcutuF. 23 Squadrons By Middle Of Next Y ear Melbourne. AugOst 19 Twenty-three Australian Air Force squadrons will be serving abroad by the middle of next year, announced the Minister for Air. Personnel will be mostly supplied fihrough the Empire air training scheme and all will
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
    71 10 —Reuter. £45.000.000 Spent Since Start Of War Melbourne. August 18 Australia has spent mere than £45,000,(XX) since the outbreak cf war in building up air foT'e and on the Empire Air Scheme. The present weekly cost of the Royal Australian Air Force amounting to £450.00€ weekly is
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    GREAT LAKES IRON ORE BOATS
    75 10 Reuter. Emergency Fleet Of 25 To Be Constructed Washington, Aug. 18. The construction of an emergency fleet of 25 Great Lakes iron ore boats at a cost of about $50,000,000 for delivery in 1943 has been recommended to the Maritime Commission by the Office of
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    LONDON DENIAL
    93 10 I.—Reuter. No Anglo-Japanese-N.E.L Trade Negotiations London, Aug. 19 There is no confirmation in authoritative quarters in London of rqoorts emanating from Japanese sources that trade negotiations have either been or are about to open between Japan, Great Britain and the Netherlands East Indies. Such stories probably owe their
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    LAND IN PUNJAB
    55 10 r.—Reuter. For Families Of Men On Active Service Lyalipur. Aug. 19 Addressing a large gathering of Zamindars at Bungla Chunianwala about 70 miles from here, Sir Chotturam, Punjab Revenue Minister, announced that all available land would be distributed to i families of those who offered military’ iervice
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    OVER 1,500 ENLIST IN A.I.F. EACH WEEK
    165 10 Reuter. Sydney, aki Enlistments .n the I® Force increased during the past fm according to Mr. Spender, the Anri ter. More than 1,500 had joined each» he stated today with Western Va leading all States. It is estimated that there are a a
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    THAI CABINET
    124 10 New Appointment Announced Bangkok. A® 3 Two Cabinet appointment!’ gazetted today. Major Luang Aphaiwong, at present W> of Public Instruction and- of Posts and Telegraph given the newly created I Communications. Lieut.-Ger.tr-Prom Yothi, at present Deputy of Defence, becomes Minister fence. Both are already Cabinet isters. The Defence
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    NO CENSORSHIP IN U.S.
    47 10 -Reuter. Reports Ki'H' 1 1 1 Secretary When asked if on o f !»<■ approved the recomii*- Army chiefs lor all communications ir. the President s ?1 Early', declared L at was unaware < BilL -sod that the Mr. Early andeaglisten* could not imagine reports.—Reuter.
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    Wonder Horse Of All Time
    2604 11  -  THE TETRARCH Bv Steve Donoghue horse I ever rode v fastest P The Tetrarch, and in c hp was the greatest -p ways hv I i;l ve ever known. He was 17 -st thing to a bullet in Li shape that 1 ever met. f
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    Popularity Of Boxing In Perak
    235 11 Ipoh. Giving a review of the activities of local boxing last night at the annual general meeting of the Perak Boxing Board of Control at the Mayfair Hotel. Mr. H W. Sanders, President of the Association, said that the popularity of the game was ever
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    P.S.C. TENNIS FIXTURES
    126 11 Penang Sports Club tennis fixtures for today are as follows: Men’s Doubles: —3O Watson and Mosley vs —3 Scott and Grant. Ladies Singles: —30.4 Mrs. R. M. Baughan vs —2 Mrs G. C. Watson Men's Singles: —15.1 J. Wright vs —4O J. P. de C. Hamilton. TOMORROW
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    Statistics Of Taiping Races
    549 11 The “Seagate Stable" heads the list of winning owners at the Taiping two-day August Professional Meeting with $1,750 stakes. Duval was the .most successful trainer and Harper the champion jockey of the meet. Boy Cullen won two races. The following are the full statistics: OWNERS Ist
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    Louis Wins Wife Back
    53 11 A Reuter menage from Chicago states that Joe Louis and his wife, Marva, are ready to patch up their marital differences and forget about divorce. This dramatic announcement was made by Louis during hearing of the divorce suit yesterday, Marva’s lawyer has also asked for dismissal
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    Surprise Defeat Of League Champions In P.F.A. Cup Match
    631 11 IN the'opening match of the Penang Football Association Cup Knock-out Competition on the Western Road ground yesterday, the Penang Fortress Football Association, the year’s League champions, were eliminated by the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club, the margin being two golds to nil.
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    SECOND ST. LEGER CALL OVER
    182 11 —Reuter. Owen Tudor Still Favourite London, August 19. Pending the results of two of the most important three-yeai’-old races on Saturday, which will have an important bearing on the St. Leger, there was little business at the second St. Leger betting call over. Only three
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    SOCCER
    110 11 P.S.C. vs Eastern Smelting Club At Western Road today at 5.15 p.m. P.S.C.: J. F. Thomson; D. M. Sewarl, R. J. S. Franks; W. G. S. Wilson. D. McIntosh, V. L. F. Da’fin; J. Wilson, T. M. Clark, G. H Conaghan, J. F. Keay, I. H. Wethey. Referee: J.
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    Local Boys On Cycle Tour
    215 11 Kuala Kangsai Owing to the fact that most ol the English schools in Malaya are now cn joying vacations, a number of students of the various English schools in Penang are now on a bicycle tour. They call themselves “Lightning laity. On Monday afternoon thdy
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLF
    33 11 Tlte Ladies Medal (Stablelord) for’ August will be played tomorrow. The Second Qualifying Round of the Club Championship will be played over Saturday and Sunday August 23 and 24.
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    No Roosevelt Hint Of British Invasion Of Continent With U.S. Help
    99 12 Reuter. Washington, August 20. THE sixtfi point in the Chur-chill-Roosevelt declaration has made an “offensive and defensive alliance” between the two countries and involved a commitment that might take the United States into war. This was stated by Senator
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    Russians Admit Falling Back But No Breach In Their Line Yet
    654 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 20. TYESPERATE fighting is pro-, ceeding on two sectors of the Eastern front in the north near Narva and south in the Ukraine. I The Germans have apparently I been assembling their rescuiecs for another big
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    KEDAH BRANCH OF PATRIOTIC FUND
    107 12 A popular entertainment was held at Sungei Patani Club, on July 30, consisting of a One Club Golf Competition, Obstacle Golf, Clock Golf and Seven up Billiards. This brought in the sum of $294.20. During July, the amount realised for the M.P.F. was as follows:
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    P.R.C. LADIES HOCKEY
    67 12 The practice which was to take place today (Wednesday) has been cancelled. Teams for Thursday are Whites; P. Von Bulow; C. Phipps J. Carrier; E. Pestana, P. Phillips. B. Zilva; L. Massang, W. Lesslar, O. Lee, R. Jeremiah. Colours: C. J. Scully; M. Kleinman, J. Phipps; Y.
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    No Double Taxation On Dividends
    646 12 RESOLUTION AT COUNCIL MEETING Kuala Lumpur. At yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Council, the Financial Secretary, Mr. H. K. Joynt, moved a resolution that in exercise of the powers reserved to it by Section 64 of the War Taxation Enactments, 1941, this Council “resolve that
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    HALF ENEMY CONVOY DESTROYED IN MEDITERRANEAN
    253 12 Reuter 1 Cairo, Aug. 20. JTALF an enemy convoy in the Mediterranean was sunk, beached or set on fire as the result of an attack by the Air Arm on Sunday night. A communique from R.A.F. headquarters in the Middle East states: “Swordfish aircraft
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    HARPO AND LINED UP VERY FIT
    148 12 Slow Work At Bukit Timah (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. Today was slow-work day at Bukit Timah. The going was soft. Turley’s four horses were given their usual canters. Daniels exercising Last Chance, Winchcliff and Goed Voor. Kalo (Audus) did the fastest gallop
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    CHINESE ADMITS THEFT FROM FRIEND
    180 12 Bound Over On Personal Bond Appearing before Mr. B. F. Bridge in the Third Court yesterday, a Chinese, Ng Cheok, was charged with committing theft of one pocket watch, valued at $lO, one tweed suit valued at $lO, two pairs of trousers valued at $3,
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    Urban Co-Operators Give Tea-Party To Mr. Hawkins
    814 12 rRIBUTE TO GOOD WORK IN CIVIL DEFENCE “Mr. HawkLis has carried .his cooperative principles into the Civil Defence movement. He has made every one get together and work together in a way which I am sure no one else could have been able
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    O.X.A. vs Government
    48 12 Commercial School At the Hutchings School ground on Friday at 5.15 .pm sharp. 0.X.A.: O. Foley; Cheng Hoe, Boon Choo; A. Muthu. Alf Carrier, Nel Danker; Joe Read, M. Carrier, Kenny Lembruggen, Mervine Foley, George Toft. Reserves: N. H. Perera, H. Stewart. Umpire; Stephen Laing.
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    Yesterday’s Hearing In $36,000 Suit
    902 12 When hearing was resumed yesterday Mr. I Ross called a number of other witness,es including a clerk from the Estate Duty office, Hashim, bin Abdul Kader. I Mr. Khoo Hock Soo, Chedin Mohamed I Hashim. Tej Joo Tek. Dr. J. Emile Smith. Goh Cheng Geok
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    MARKET PRICES
    32 12 WEDNESDAY, AUCVST TIN: Penang Singapore RUBBER; 381' Penang Spot 33 jl Singapore Spot COPRA- s2.B®* Sundried Black Peppt' r TAPIOCA: Medium sll# Fair Seed No- r jungw," PM w Rangoon
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