Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 August 1941

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  • 22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 NIBUSHfD UM (o. 202. Vol. XCIX. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1941. PRICE 10 CEKTS.
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  • 359 1 U. S. Japanese Agreement Reported Reached PASSAGE OF WAR MATERIALS FOR RUSSIA Tokio Asking For ‘Compensations’ EASING OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS? TOKIO, AUG. 26. WELL-INFORMED QUARTERS IN TOKIO UNDERSTAND THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO TOLERATE TEMPORARILY THE PASSAGE OF AMERICAN WAR MATERIALS AND OIL VIA VLADIVOSTOK THROUGH JAPANESE-CONTROL-LED WATERS,
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  • 493 1 JEN- WAVELL MAKING MOST OF MAIN RAIL ROUTE London, August 26. 4 S the Russians are said to be entering Iran from the Caucasus, it can be assumed that they are marching on Tabriz, which is on the direct road to Teheran and
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  • 48 1 -‘""Bi Reuter. Co Sa gon A ug. 25. K 7 At ns,l late reopened here *h>ch r hpr of Agriculture the jo/,' recent, y requisi■f? fftr aer CAP 686 t>r Hans von p’ 1 nsel ’or of the Ger- hun c-king, has arriv Neuter,
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  • 443 1 London, August 26. T)RU ISH forces bombed and shelled several Iranian towns, according to the Iranian Premier, addressing an extraordinary session of the Iranian Parliament yesterday, says the Teheran radio. The Premier said, “You all know that at the beginning of
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  • 36 1 Reuter. Simla, August m. Under the Defence today the Gov e t n alce necessary camouor require people: tcte* of any premises flage measures m recognizable render them In the event ox. enemy
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  • 27 1 —Reuter. London, Aug. 26. One hundred cases of Communist sabotage against railways have been reported, according to a statement over the Lyons radio.
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  • 70 1 Reuter. Leaving Chungking At End Of August Shanghai, Aug. 23 Valuable gifts of rare Chinese products and collections of articles having a bearing on Sino-Japanese hostilities will be presented to the Governor of Burma, on behalf of Madam Chiang Kai-shek, by the Chinese Goodwill Mission now
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  • 140 1 Reuter. Need To Strengthen Coastal Zone Rome, August 23’ Why strong reinforcements of Italia 1 troops are being sent to Croatia as reported from Zurich earlier is explainer in an official announcement issu d a' Zagreb by the ‘‘poglavnik’’ (leader) o Pavelltch, says a Zagreb
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  • 48 1 l —Reuter. $224,000,000 To Be Spent By U.S. Washington, August 23 President Roosevelt has signed a Bill authorising the Navy Department to proceed with the construction of a>o it $244,000,000 dollars worth of public works and various shore facilities in the United States and Its possessions.—Reuter.
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  • 247 1 !.—Reuter. Bangkok, Aug. 26. Nai Direk’s appointment as Foreign Minister is generally welcomed here as very fitting. He is the youngest member of the Cabinet with a portfolio. The new Foreign Minister was one of the promoters of the coup d'etat of June 1932
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  • 80 1 i. —Reuter. Refusal To Obey Summons To Berlin London. Aug. 23. General Von Panen, the Nazi Ambassador to Turkey, has refused to obev a summons to Berlin, according to the Moscow Radio. He is insisting, says the radio'repert. <- n a guarantee of his personal security. Herr
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  • 431 1 NOT BE OVERLOOKED. —REUTER. Moscow, Aug. 26. A N important thing has happenZjL cd which, if it continues, may have an enormous effect in slowing up German operations on all or many part® of the front. It is the entry into the war of
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  • 103 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 26 STANLEY THURSTON, the escaped convict, known as the “man whom no gaol can hold” was arrested tn London yesterday after 1 days’liberty. He had no identity card no ration book, and no gas mask. Thurston who is aged
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    • 19 1 HOURS energy s HOURS sound rest I I i I few I H Igejits: G. IL SLOT~& Co., LM.
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    • 252 1 I I SCIENCE WINS It is a well established fact that millions of dollars are expended annually in repairing the damage done by Termites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In a recent press survey, it was shown that on the estimates of the Kuala Lumpur Works and
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  • 1254 2 NO TERRITORIAL DESIGNS ON IRAN i Entry Of Soviet Troops Only A Safety Measure Moscow, Aug. 25 rhe Soviet Note to Iran states that the Iranian Government having refused to take any measures against German Agents in Iran, the Soviet Government was confronted
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  • 1245 2 No Dominion Troops Engaged In Operations London, Aug. 25. According to the latest news from Iran available in authoritative circles in London on Monday afternoon, British units which entered the country encountered some resistance but it is not yet known where this occurred or how
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  • 90 2 .—Reuter. Bangkok, Aug. 25. The Premier, who used to hold the portfolios of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Interior and recently divested himself of the Defence Ministry, has now appointed two independent Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the Interior. They are Nai Direk Chainam. former ly Deputy
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  • 185 2 —Reuter. Huge Losses In Russia Zurich. Aug. 24. "Iv is unthinkable that huge sacrifices which the German people have to undergo today does nt affect their morale” rites th? ’’Berner Tagwacnt“. The disquieting air raids of the British Air force admittedly touch only some parts of
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  • 25 2 —Reuter. London, Aug. 25. The submarine “Union” (Lieutenant R. H. Galloway) is overdue and must be considered lost, says an Admiralty communique.—Reuter.
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  • 251 2 —Reiter. 7 Ship- Reported Jiiink I Lisbon, August 25. Fifteen ships, which are understood to ’be P art of a convoy of 25 ships attacked by enemy I aircraft and ,a .-utoaarine off Cadiz on Friday while er route to Gibraltar from Britain, arrived the
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  • 54 2 .—Reuter. Hangars. Barracks And Gun Positions Attacked 1 carried out a number offensive patrols over Northern France yesterday, states an Air Ministry communique. In the course of operations, hangars, barracks of troops and gun positions were attacked. Little fighter opposition was encountered and none of the
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  • 299 2 ,—Reuter. RESULT OF _\f« operations l -°ndon. Aug. (By General Sir Hubert fir ters military The immediate consequent of British advance through l ran 1 sure the close cooperation o f7 l and Great Britain in an eJ. H the war front and one graphically not
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  • 319 2 —BOW 4 Dav Dreams’ Condei {g By Mr. Morrison d! London, asm 1- i n “Day dreams of victory eonui ie self" were condemned by ftt] vj Secretary and Minister of Ik in a speech at South Wales le "Such day dreams," said L 1 1O
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    • 146 2 Oh! I gpyou’d tell me T I how your sink J& jQRwBII 1 is kept so aU W fk glossy? aMB EPt r cleaning with VIM fc/ MSll'of course. I wouldn’t F t dream of harsh 7 Vk scour nq •Jr IM S' S v g| ss S'SX i SS/
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  • 381 3 Simla, Aug. 21. Viceroy ias appealed to the people of India to observe I x r.d:<' Sept. 7—the first Sunday after the second anni- -,,-v f T he outbreak of war—as a Day of National Pray- In a t.plpp'ram tn th* dovr-rrnr I }eirf From India
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  • 302 3 I minority in France act=upporting collaboration I :U rmans. It consists of a f h bourgeoisie w’ho are afraid I i-'ur.iam and are so afraid of 1 n jnev that they would F ,i. e j r souls to Hitler or the I 'o
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  • 204 3 I ’‘Unity Of Equals’’ Principle Stressed London, Aug. 20 plat Russia in no sense aims at dotation in her relations with other kv peoples was emphasised by the pl-known Russian writer, Alexei Tolf descendant of the famous novelist, I hia opening speech at the
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  • 144 3 B.B.C MICROPHONE VISITS LONDON (STAGE SHOWS from two of London’s 1 Sr -'"s figure in forthcoming overseas broadcasts. “Apple'T“"rge Black revue, will be l!e microphone at its new L Ut Was b° m bed out of its orin Wednesday, August 27, Kji- (Malaya 9.50 p.m.) Its the en s comedian
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  • 90 3 FRENCH official report states that -A during the war in France 68,000 houses were destroyed and 178,000 severely damaged. The reconstruction involves expense estimated at 25 milliard francs, and the work will take four years to complete; 537 railway bridges were destroyed, of which 96
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  • Article, Illustration
    42 3 Mr. Jordan, the High Commissioner for New Zealand recently visited New Zealand pilots who have arrived in ingland after training in Canada. The cheers which greeted his arrival were led by his son (or. left), Pilot-Officer W. F. Jordan.
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  • 760 3 Melbourne, Aug. 23. I TPON arrival in Darwin from his visit to the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya, the Minister for rhe Interior and Minister for Information (Senator Foil) sad that the A.I.F. in Malaya was playing an important roe in Pacific defence.
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  • 289 3 {tf'pHE Bristol ‘Beaufighter’ in action.” The name and the news co nveyed little when it was announced by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Air Minister. Yet in the nights which followed, as six, ten and then 13 German bombers were shot down in the moonlight
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  • 522 3 Noble Birthplace For War Babies BY DAISY CRYER OVER the hills of the Cotswold j country is where the stork is leaving many of the London war Labi- i es. Their original addresses were Islington, Bermondsey, Bethnal Green, and Birmingham too, and only when their
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 223 3 jKHutiscmes > i A f tti A Ransomes Mower will cut the toughest grass easily, gives a finer finish to all clasaps of lawns and greens. It is recognised the world over as far in advance of all other machines. The "Malaya” deals most efficiently with grass much longer and
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  • 841 3  -  By EVERETT LAWSON men hold such a res--1 ponsibility when the siren sounds as a surgeon caught in the middle of an operation. Once his work is under way it is difficult to break it off—perhaps impossible. In. consequence most of the hospitals in England have
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  • 836 4 NEED FOR GREATER WAR EFFORT IN COLONY increase both in the number of people liable to pa\ war tax on incomes and in the present rates of the income tax was advocated by Capt. N. M„ Hashim at the meeting of the Legislative Council
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  • 289 4 By Women “COMPLAINT’ BY ANZAC CLUB Singapore A “bitter complaint’’ by the Anzac Club that their members were being «.ccosted by prostitutes near the Club premises in Bras Basah Road and Waterloo Street led to plain-clothes policemen keeping a watch in that area and to the arrest of
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  • 137 4 Sydney. In less than two years of war, R.A.A.F. personnel has increased 16 times, the chairman of the R.A.A.F. Recruiting Drive Committee. Sir Donald Cameron, said. He was speaking at an Air Force recruiting rally at Katoomba. The figures, he said, included the men
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  • 318 4 And DoesnA Knott W hat He Is fifdking About TN Hollywood there's a man who in--1 vents a language all his own. Nobody knows whs- he is talking about. He doesn’t knov what he is talking t about. And millions upon millions of people hear what
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  • 292 4 Not A Motor-Bicycle 9 Says Magistrate Madras. r PHE question whether an ordinary bicycle with a motor attached to !it is a motor-bicycle, was discussed in j a case by Mr. N. Kesavan Nayar. Sub- Magistrate of Palghat. Ganapathi Moothan, a tobacco merchant, was chaigcd with
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  • 89 4 German Newspaper’* Admission London, Aug. 23. The heaviness of the casualties sustained by the German Armies on the Eastern front can be gauged by the implicit admission in the “Frankfurter Zeitung” which urges Germans to postpone their summer holidays until the winter with the explanation —“several
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  • 27 4 Mr. Tay Lian Teck will talk in the “Malaya Speaks” series from the Singapore hroarfeasting station at 7 15 p.m today.
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  • 102 4 Returns just issued show that March was another bumper month in the F.M.S. for revenue, which amounted to $10,711,410» bringing the total for the first quarter of 1041 to s29’ 2 millionsAs expenditure for the month was only $5y 2 millions, there was a further
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  • 460 4 Alleged Kill In Close Season Seremban. Before Mr. A. Campbell, D. 0., Jelebu, n ihe Kuala Klawang police court, with Mr. E. R. Richards. 0.C.P.D., Jelebu. prosecuting, and Mr. R. Conyngham. Brown aefending, a Malay named Mohamed Yassim bin Jelani, of Kampong Lakai, Durian Tipus, appeared
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  • 478 4 Australian Offic er Cadets Trained Singapore PASSING OVT P/lW .i.'. A Sin £apore pOR the first time m history. Australian officer cadets J been trained in Singapore for commissions in the j tralian Imperial Force and the British and Indian arm Thirty of these newly “graduated” Australian officii part in
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  • 199 4 Two Arrests Following Stabbing Kuala Lumpur. Despite first aid treatment a young ?hilese bled to death folowing a stab wound s ated to have been inflicted on his thigh during a quarrel. Police investigations revealed that two Chinese went to the house of a
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  • 318 4 Bengal’s Cities II Be BomM I HOME MEVISWI WARNING I Cilejfl 4 NON-OFFICIAL resotaiotl questing the Government dl gal to draw up and put into tn a suitable scheme for the pfflß of communal harmony in the of Bengal as early as possible, I unanimously adopted in
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  • 69 4 U. S. Admiral s London. The Washington no e Daily Telegraph re P° rt9 v pa»»s b are being made to ct p c nfl men who wish to retl pallid Admiral Land has ship s men serving on .>■ quired under the recent fQI allowing the
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    • 127 4 Rlm I FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF NATURE! Ihe <ime vegetable elements, io animals endurance. to the manufacture Band. That’s why Blue Band S heallhgiving. HHERSsEm m Sg g Moreover Blue Band is rich m the active Vitamins A and I). which are i so indispensable to health. I ft f
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 294 5 ree.llilk Cor Children In Malay Schools In Perak Kuala Kangsar. pleasures to combat malnutrition among Malay peasants livfnkampongs has been taken by the Health Department. Pe|Thescheme provides for the distribution of skimmed milk play school children every morning at Malay Schools, as a speriment. peasants
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  • 48 5 f' lok Anson Kict- Mi|| '''-Hi- of the Perak ’’’’’intent f? n Paid a visit to Sy nt j. Mill, Telok’ AnAb. C. W. the p ajt !1 Rice Mill, conI Siba) the round, h'acheci <f!! Technical Asr M D., Lower '’Mil; ‘Testing paper on
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  • 79 5 Accused Claims Trial Ipoh. A change of theft in respect of cash $201.86 was preferred against Sundaram alias Abdul Alanap, yesterday, before Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe, Ipoh First Magistrate. The accused claimed trial and the case was postponed to September 1. The .accused was remanded in police
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  • 393 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. W. G. Davis has been appointed to be an Assistant Controller of Restricted Imports for the Settlement of Singapore. Mr. B. M. B. O’Connell, Commandant, Straits Settlements Police Depot,» has been appointed to be a Justice of the Peace for the Settlement of Singapore. Mr. D. M.
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  • 347 5 Ipoh. Judgment was reserved by the F.M.S. Court of Appeal in the civil appeal of Mohd. Nawi bin Haji Sillah against the decision of the Hon. Mr. Justice Mur-ray-Aynsley, who had given judgment in favour of Mat bin Haji Akib, &70.000 lottery winner of Batu Kurau, in
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  • 120 5 Penang And Province Wellesley WOOL AM, MATERIAL ACCOUNT Previously ackno ledged $39,214.98 Donations: Tn Memory of M B Lynch from Mr. Mrs. Douglas Banks 15.00 Mrs. A H. Miles—Proceed? of Bridge Mahjong Morning and Gift Sale (less $5O Donation to Mrs. Hogan towards wages of
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  • 180 5 Chinese Committed To Stand Trial Telok Anson The preliminary inquiry into a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a young Chinese woman named Chia Mee Eon at Langkap on July 10, was concluded in the Telok Anson Magistrate’s Court before Inche'Abdullah bin Ibrahim when the
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  • 241 5 Practice Held A very successful dispersal scheme, the second of its kind to be tried out here, was held at Telok Anson on Sun-da-v at 9 a.m. affecting the shop-house area of the town in particular and the residential areas in general. The public displayed
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  • 125 5 Driver Of Lorry Exonerated The inquest into the death of a 3-year-old Tamil girl named Muniamah who is alleged to have been knocked down by a lorry while she attempted to cross the road at the 4th mile -Batak Rabit Road, was held before Inche’
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  • 141 5 The case was postponed to September 1 for mention in which Ng Teik Kheng claimed trial to a charge of committing theft of electric bulbs at 300, Chulia Street, on August 24, in the District Court before the District Judge, Mr. B. F. Bridge, yesterday.
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    • 151 5 THE I NEW WORLD TUESDAY, 26th AUGUST 1941. CHENG LIN CANTONESE OPERA TONIGHT AT 8 |>M. “CHOONG MO YIN” Part 30. With Sng Choong Mun, Loh F’n Chiew, Sin Yin Loong. By Popular Request Repeat Performance Again Tomorrow I “THIEW SIEN’ GRAND NOORAN OPERA TO-NIGHT AT 9 P.M. “MEGAT TRAWEK”
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    • 199 5 a abv aar tta» aar aaor atar nue eaer YOUR EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT IS ASSURED IF YOU CHOOSE THE WEMBLEY CABARET (YOUR FAVOURITE D.ANCE CENTRE) TONIGHT: DANCING 9 P.M ’TIL MIDNIGHT’ TWO GLORIOUS BANDS MORALES HIS SWING BOYS TONY’S HAWAIIAN RHYTHMICS 60 IRRESISTIBLE, ENTERTAININGHOSTESSES INCLUDING OUR LATEST MISS BEBE LIM TO-MORROW:
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 164 5 will add another immortal character to |l’ iftlll< (.tilery of unforgettable women in the high 'i -SI KI 1 A DALLAS” The story of a girl E(i |,|On itv for ,ovc and sacrifice w iH strike a deep, O wing response in every heart! E“ OPENS TODAY X WITH 3
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    • 207 5 MAJESTIC OPENS TODAY 3, 6.30 9.30 P.M. An outstanding Chinese Dramatic Production Hailed by Critics As One Of the most, entertaining pictures of the year “THE STORM’” i Stirring Drama Thrilling Romance! A Picture That You Will See And Enjoy NEXT CHANGE I The Malay picture acclaimed by those who
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    • 142 5 LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY Dr. Kildare’s Latest Adventure! Superstition! Intolerance! Bigotry! PERSE WERE THE ENEMIES DR. KILDAR.E HAD TO FIGHT’ HOW MUCH MAY A DOCTOR KNOW ABOUT HIS WOMAN PATIENTS SEE THE ANSWER IN ‘Dr. Kildare Goes Home’ WITH LBW AYRES and LIONEL BARRYMORE SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST news “NEWS
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    • 115 5 Last 3 Shows Today: 3 P.M., 6.30 9.30' The Record-Breaking Chinese Picture MISS CHAN WAN SEONG IN “CONDEMNED HUSBAND” (With English Titles) Action Thrills Romance Heart-Throbs Tomorrow FOR i day only 3 p.m.. Kj 5 93q Brought Back In Response Tn -XiimArous FtoQiirsts One Of 20th Century-Foxs Big Pictures of
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  • 520 6 7VFR. Churchill’s broadcasts are comparatively rare these days but the one which he gave the world on Sunday night made up for this by the special message of hope which it carries. The Premier’s theme is sober confidence in the future with fresh inspiration for
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  • 136 6 ODEON CINEMA: "Dr. Kildare goes Home” with Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore I and Larraine Day. 3, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA: Miss Char. Wan Seong in “Condemned Husband” (Chinese picture). 3, 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. REX CINEMA: “Cheers for Miss Bishop” with Martha Scott and William
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  • 128 6 —Reuter. Western Germany Raided By R.A.F. London, Aug. 25. There has been little enemy activity during daylight on Sunday, states an Air Ministry communique. This morning, bombs were dropped by single enemy aircraft at two points in East Anglia and only slight damage was done
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  • 59 6 .—Reuter. Canadian Ban On Coal Export Ottawa, August 25. The Canadian Government has banned the export of coal to the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon which lie a few miles south of Newfoundland. It is believed that the action is taken to foresta’i any possible
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  • POST BAG
    • 142 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, The Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn at last week’s meeting of the Federal Council urged a unified Malayan war effort but added a stipulation namely, that control should not be in the Colony. Where, then, would he like it to be?
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    • 56 6 (To the Editor, “Pinang Gazette”). Sir, What could be more inspiring to the “V” army in Europe than this passage from Mr. Churchill’s broadcast on Sunday night: “Help is coming: mighty forces are arming on your behalf. Have faith, have hope. Deliverance is sure.” Yours
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  • 709 6 Tuesday, Aug. 26. C WIFT on the news of the Anglo-Russian entry into Iran comes the announcement by the Iranian Premier that British forces had bombed and shelled several Iran towns. 4: A NOTHER report this morning is that some resistance is being encountered
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  • 393 6 Shortage Of Coppers THE shortage of copper coins in Malaya is evidently now affecting Penang, where reports of great inconvenience to the public are to hand. Sundry shopkeepers often refuse to sell small goods costing a few cents unless the purchaser is able to produce the exact
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    • 318 6 ALLSOPP’S BEER /VEJF SHIPMENT RECEIVED QUARTS PINTS H—- Sole Im porters CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO.. LTD, (Incnj-porated under the Companies* Ordinances of Hongkong (Tn cor norated in Shanfehai.) PENANG SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPER i By Appointment TO K. M.Jhe Kirgcf Slat. H.H.The Sultan of mdah j&taaflffi H. H. The Sultan of Petan
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    • 18 6 youjAay DEL MOCTE .C r Agents for JUalaffa; Henry Waugh Co», Ltd.. PENANG Singapore Ipoh Kuala Lumpur 4KHMsak£OMngs«3ManBaBBHMBi
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  • 2378 7 ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL MANPOWER COMMISSION URGED Mr. Bisseker’s Speech In Legislative Council |JOLDING that the very important question of the disposition of civilian manpower in the country had not been satisfactorily dealt with, Mr. F. D. Bisseker, at yesterday’s meeting
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  • 521 7 THAI *l* e did not know that her niece, Supu, was carrying on £ntrigu<- with the first accused the statement made by a Tamil h\ ishnammal, under erossejuuninatlon by counsel for the dcfen e, Mr. C. K. Samuel, in the case in which three Indians were
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  • 90 7 A fine of $7 or ten days’ rigorous imprisonment each was imposed by the district Judge, Mr. B. F. Bridge, in the District Court this morning on three Chinese, Ewe Ah Chooi, Tan Nak ee and Teoh Phan Seng, who were convicted on their respective pleas to
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  • 130 7 entence of one month’s rigorous im- 'son me nt together with a fine of $5O a further one month’s rigorous im- 1 Jud° nm nt Was im P os ed by the District Co 8- F Bridge, in the District Th morn i n g
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  • 593 7 10,000 MILE JOURNEY WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE Singapore, Monday. The largest single body of Royal Air Force officers and men to arrive in Malaya for more than a year reached Singapore from the United Kingdom today. As in the case of all their predecessors,
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  • 284 7 Io Come Into Force On September 1 The new basic ration for petrol, which comes into force on September 1, is reproduced below. The new ration represents a reduction of five per cent on the figure which has been in force for the six months
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  • 23 7 The mahjong in aid of the Patriotic Fund will be held as usual at the Penang Sports Club tomorrow night.
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  • 148 7 Leaving For Singapore Tonight San Francisco, Aug. 26. Mr. Duff Cooper and his wife have arrived here. They are leaving tonight for Singapore by Clipper.—Reuter. “EURASIAN” BOY DROWNED IN SEA A 10-year-old Eurasian boy, Ashley de Souza, who was spending his School vacation with
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  • 238 7 New Way to End Indigestion It is not a drug—yet it relieves stomach pains almost instantly. That is the claim made for a newly discovered remedy for indigestion. The experience of this business man proves that claim to be thoroughly justified. He writes: “I was
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    • 158 7 GROWf f iJ A F AT 6 MONTHS I 1 —I a f V L a» t/ L-*** AT 9 MONTHS z THE FAMOUS QUADRUPLETS L. REARED ON COW GATE AT,SMONTH AT 2 MONTHS v ■WV'v Rea! talking pictures these—and what a satisfactory story of progress they tell It is
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  • 181 8 Penang Monday The share market opened steadier, especially in the Tin and Rubber sections, and buyers were prepared to increase their bids for shares. The chief feature in the dollar tin shares was the demand for Mambau, which hardened considerably in anticipation of a good forthcoming dividend.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES QUOTATIONS
    • 460 8 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers Association (Penang and Ipoh sections) at noon 26th August, 1941 Issue Buyers Sellers 4/0 Ampat Tin 2/6 2/9 5/0 Austral Amal 7/0 7/3c £1 Austral Malay 36/6 37/6c I 5/0 Ayer Hitam 18/0 19/0 $1 Ayer Weng .65 .70 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/0 14/0
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    • 236 8 Issue Buyers Sellers Allenby 1.05 1.10 Aloe Gajah .75 .80 Amal Malay 1.574 1.624 Ayer Hitam .80 .85 Ayer Molek 1.10 1.15 ex Ayer Panas 1.05 1.10 Bassett .39 .41 Batu Lintang 1.074 1.10 Bedford .90 .95 Benta .924 .974 Borelli 1.274 1.32 j Broga .55 .58 Brunei United
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    • 355 8 Issue Buyers Sellers A£l Austral N.Z. Ord. 22/0 23/0 $2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.674 1.72 J $2 Alex. Brick 7|% Pref 2.074 2.124 $5 B. M. T. 7.50 7.75 £5 Chartered Bank £B4 £9 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16/0 16/6 £1 Con. T. S 7% Pref 19/6 20/3
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    • 130 8 MINING Dividend Books close Payable Austral Malay 9d. and 9d. Bonus 2.9.41 12.9.41 Austral Amal 3d. and 14 Bonus Krarnat 9d. 20.8.41 27.8.41 K Kampar 124%= 1/3 25.8.41 3.9 41 Mambau 124% Final 3.9.41 10.9:41 Raub Gold 3d. 2nd Int. 12.9.41 18.9.41 Southern Kinta 10% mt.
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  • 1096 8 Mr*- Chude da Silva’s Tribute To Govt.’s Solicitude £4qpHE Government is seldom given credit for benificence A anc sptak of benevolence would rouse that section whose political outlook is chiefly being against the Government,” but here is proof that the Government is alive to
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  • 137 8 —Reuter. Starting Work On Land In Britain London, August 24. The majority of the first batch of 2,000 Italian prisoners of war who recently arrived in this country are to start work on the land early next week. One thousand six hundred of them are being
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  • 151 8 Numbers Of "Badoglio’; Volunteers’’ Arrested London, Aug. 24 One hundred and forty Italian officers and men were arrested while holding a secret meeting in the caves of Tivoli, savs the Moscow radio. Before their arrest they offered resistance. The investigation of the case, which has been keot secret,
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  • 23 8 Lisbon, August 25. Premier Salazar and the French Minister signed an agreement regularising commercial relations between Portugal and French Morocco.—Reuter.
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  • 112 8 Yesterday’s Close Prev oush TIN: LONDON “Spot” £256. 5. 0. “Forward” £259. 15. 0 SINGAPORE t “Spot” $135.00 $134.50 Business dona PENANG “Spot.” $135.00 5134 RUBBER: LONDON: “Spot” “Forward” Tone Quiet Unchanged SINGAPORE “Spot” 38 l!2o 38 s Bo PENANG: “Spot” 38 I’2c COPRA: PENANG: Sundried $2.90 buyers
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  • 154 9 The first results of the August professional examinations which began at the College of Medicine last Monday for medical and dental students have been announced. The following medical students -who sat for the second year Part 1 examination (biochemistry) have passed: Abu Bakar bin Ibrahim. H.
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  • 267 9 TUESDAY. 26TH AUGUST. 1941 Postage Latest Time, of Destination Letters Postcards Supersrripttor. Posting at Penang per oz. each Ordinary Regn. INTERNAL MAI. AY AN SERVICE Ipoh, K. Lumpur Weame’s Air August 26xh iiast Singapore .19 05 Service 1 p.m. 12.45 p.m. AFRICA All destinations .50 .25 8.0.A.C Thurs.
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  • 623 9 It Will Be Decided By Battle Of Production A single struggle—the indi visible battle for the world” is the description applied to the present war by Mr. ,T. L. Garvin, in the Observer. Those who study Nazidom in the very grain, he goes on, know-
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  • 185 9 Training Planes Collide In Mid-Air Parachutes saved the lives of three R.A.A.F. men. when they glided to safety after two single-engined train ing planes collided near Geelong, says a Melbourne message to the Sydney Sun. Leading-Aircraftman Halcombe George Brock, 23, of Semaphore, South Australia, a passenger
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  • 345 9 Sydney. 4 .I.F. men won’t liave to salute V.A.D. officers who go overseas to theatres of war. This was made clear by a military official, who said the V.A.D.’s would have no official standing in the military’ machine. But the question caused quite a flurry
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 3171 9 «T 4 tf mTTiV PENANG BANGKOK < I WB hBK ZHJ 608 mc/e {4913 raJ HSPS 11.7J5 me? <25.6 m.) A ’W» W 1 K 1 ISMaI 6.50 p.m. National f-ng and Opening eb-' 1 w S JI 1 0-30 Programme Announcements. 6.55 Dance Music. II- ,JTji3F 5,40 News 111
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    • 296 9 i news. 1.20 Lunch variety (Continued). 2.10 The news (repeated) and quotations. 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Time signal. Programme preview. The Nirom Orchestra conducted by Fr. Hinze. 5.35 Tea con- cert 6.35 For the children. 6.50 The news. 7.10 The London Orchestra. 7.35 Questions of moment. 7.50 Dance music. 8.20
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  • 819 10 PRESS COMMENT ON MR. CHURCHILL S BROADCAST New York, Aug. 25 “Mr. Churchill spoke as a prophet who sees his prophecy fulfill* ed,” says leading articles this morning. The “New York Times” continues “He made it clear that in his view the United States
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  • 31 10 .—Reuter. Ba avia, Aug. 24 The amalgamated Netherland East Indies war funds have remitted 471,250 guilders to London for the purchase of a third moto? torp<d<uboat.—Reuter.
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  • 1245 10 MEASURE TO SAFE);| U!! ESSENTIAL INTERESTS OF BOTH COUNTRIES British And Russian T|- ))ll|)s Cross Frontier Simla, Aug. 25 It is officially announced that joint military action has been tak today in Iran by the British and Soviet Governments. The tion is designed solely
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  • 684 10 Success Of Gen. Koniev’s Troops In Central Sector Moscow, Aug. 25 The Nazis are sparing no efforts to fill the gaps in the defences where General Koniev’s troops broke through, according to reports reaching Moscow on Sunday night. Tank and motorised troops were hurled on
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  • 167 10 Reuter. Berlin Radio Station Fails To Shake It Off London, August 25. The Nazi Deutschland Sender has tried many ways to shake off the “mystery” voice which has been broadcasting antiHitler propaganda on the same frequency for the past few days. The voice was not noticed in London
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  • 108 10 Reuter. Heavy Blows Dealt By Gen. Koniey’s Troops. Moscow, August 24 Soviet trooixs commanded by General Koniev continue to deal heavy blows at the enemy, reports the official Soviet News Agency from the Central sector of the front. They routed a German infantry division, captured its artillery
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  • 129 10 .—Reuter. London, Aug. 24. The Soviet Ambassador, M- Maisky, paid a tribute to the R.A.F. yesterday when he and Madame Maisky attended a tea party of the Officers’ Sunday Club at a London hotel. Remarking that Russia is fighting the hardest battle in
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  • 213 10 —Reuter. Attack On Attitude Of Malanists Bethal. August 23. .j Meld Marshal Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, received an enthusiastic demonstration of loyalty from hundreds of old comrades in arms grey-.bcarded veterans of the Anglo-Boer war when he visited the Eastern Transvaal for the great
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  • 50 10 Reuter. Will Not Be Missed In Tokio Sydney, August 25. Commenting editorially on Mr. Churchill’s speech. Sunday’ papers state the implications of his statement- will not be missed by Japan. It verifies the general conviction that during the ChurchillRoosevelt Atlantic meeting a most complete understanding was reached.
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  • 36 10 —8.0. W Rugby, August 24. The 47th season of Sir Henry Wood’s “Promenade Concerts” came to a triumphant close at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight amid the usual scenes of infectious enthusiasm.—B.O.W
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  • 433 10 London, Aug. 25 The following is the text of the Soviet midday communique broadcast by the Moscow radio at 10.30 G.M.T.: “During the night of August 24, our troops continued stubborn fighting in the direction of Kexholm, Novgorod and Dniepropetrovsk. “Our patrol boats
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  • 460 11 I Superiority U GATE CUP I SOCCER I n? an all-round superiority, Association defeat1 01 Portress Malays in a Cow and f'Jp-tie by three goals to nil at fr. nris yesterday. J lB, I was of a mediocre stanr f S? the Winners, Ghim Huat and f
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  • 26 11 Kulim. Sungei Patani Police team were pied by the Kulim Police team on F™- at the old padan<r bv four goals one.
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  • 1292 11 Acceptances For Tomorrow RACE 1 2.30 p.m. i Horses —Class 3 —Div. 3 —6 Furlongs 00 0 QUEBEC 5y 9.04 “Seagate Stable” Fenn 00 0 ON APPROVAL by 9.02 Mr. A. van Tooren Orchard 00 0. SHAMROCK 5y 8.13 “Rengit Stable” Bowden c 40 0 VINTAGE
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  • 46 11 RACE I: VINTAGE SPITFIRE BACE 2: ROBELUS CLARISSA 'THE FLEA RACE 3: SCOFFLAW PUNTER’S ?RIDE RACE 4: CUMBERLAND 808-A-NOB RACE 5: BALLYMUL RACE 6: CIMON YULE CALL RACE 7: SCARLET TIGER DARK EbfcOUNTER RACE SCHOOL BOY ANTON RCSUE Best Bets: CIMON’& SCHOOL BOY.
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  • 195 11 Ties For Saturday And Sunday The following are Junior Badminton fixtures for next Saturday and Sunday. SATURDAY’S MUTCHES 3.00 Beh Leong Teik ”s Cheah Thean Seng (Singles Final). 3.30 to 6.00 p.m. Jr. Inter-Team Quarter Final: A.Y S. vs. P.O.R.C. Umpires: Goh Teik 800, Tan Choon Kooi
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  • 134 11 B.P. De Silva Cup Cricket At a meeting ->f representatives of the local cricketing clubs and associations at Messrs. B. P. de Silva, Ltd., at 5.15 p.m. yesterday, the following were selected to represent me Rest .n the local annual “Test” against the Europeans
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  • 32 11 Penang Fortress F.A. vs Singapore Malay F.A. On the Western Road ground today at 5.15 p.m.:— P.F.F.A.: —Johns; Anderson, Pickering; Farrant, Ford, Baker; S. Cornelius, Foley, Fuller, Moule and Thompson.
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  • 85 11 Yee Hong Team Beal Black Eagles Kulim. At the Chio Min School court, the Yee Hong basketball team beat the Black Eagle team on Friday by 6 .points. The teams were: Yee Hong: Yeoh Chye Chuan, Tan Koe Bin, Teh Gaik Eng, Goh Hong Chin, Tan Koe Cheang (Capt.),
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  • 40 11 —Reuter. Batavia, Aug. 24 It is learned that the Netherlands East Indies hospital shin, Oranje, has safely returned to Australia after her first trip to the Middle East, repatriating six hundred wounded Australians and New Zealanders.
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  • 2455 11  -  How I Won My Race With A Writ In My Pocket YNE dnx nnt In.io- hafn™ n,- (By Steve Donoghue) QNE daj, not long before the Doncaster Sales in September 1923 Mr. Fred Darling the great Beck- hampton trainer, received a cable from China in which Mr. H.
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  • 478 12 RAPID LINING-DP OF ANGLO-BUSSIAN FORCES EXPECTED First Step Towards Creating Big Front London, August 26, A Cairn message says that the British advance from Iraq should lead to a rapid lining-up of British and Russian troops. This is the first step
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  • 266 12 Green Howard Impresses In Track Work (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. TTALF-PACE work by horses running tomorrow was the 1 order of this morning’s training. The going was yielding. Princess Prim, Carloca and First Ra were among the earliest out and ail were
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  • 168 12 Reuter. Large Pro-De Gaulle Demonstration In Paris Cairo, August 25. “Going fishing” has a new meaning to Parisians since one of the largest pro-De Gaulle “semi-silent mass demonstrations staged in France since the outbreak of the war. Travellers returning to Egypt from France describe a most curious demonstration
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  • 69 12 subscribe over £20,000 monthly.—Reuter. 350,000 Pesos Collected In Argentine Buenos Aires, August 25. “Wings for Winston” appeal launched by the British Ambassador for the purchase of aircraft as a birthday gift tor Mr. Churchill has produced 350,000 pesos from more than 14,000 subscribers, almost all in
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  • 144 12 Half-Yearly Meeting On September 5 The half-yearly general meeting of the Penang Government Medical Department Co-operative Thrift <Sz Loan Society, Ltd., will be held at the “A” Block, first floor, General Hospital on Friday, Sept. 5, fit 4.45 p.m., when Dr. E. D. Lindow will preside.
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  • 583 12 i GOVERNOR CLARIFIES POSITION THE policy regarding future gifts from the Colony to the Imperial 1 Governments was defined by His Excellency the Governor at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday. He said: “I think it wise that until we can see the future quite clearly
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  • 82 12 —Reuter. Nothing To Do With War Effort Melbourne, Aug. 25 Goebbels’ allegations that an Australian political crisis is denoted in the disunity between Australia arfl Britain are described by Ministers here as “metsi a lie based on the distortion of democratic procedure which is incomprehensible to
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  • 46 12 TUESDAY. AUGUST 26 TIN: Penang $137.50 Singapore $137 50 RUBBER: Penang Spot 38 l/2c Singapore Spot 38 l/2c COPRA: Sundried $2.90 buyers Black Pepper Nominal TAPIOCA: Medium $ll.OO sellers Fair Seed $10.20 sellers RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1. $10.36 Rangoon Parboiled No. 2 9.94
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  • 96 12 —Reuter. Violent Anti-Italian Demonstrations Moscow, Aug. 24. Violent anti-ltalian demonstrations have taken place all ever Croatia following the entry of Italian troops to “restore order” states the soviet News Agency. The guerilla movement has been considerably intensified. Even the Ustachi (Croat territorist) organisation is teeming with unrest.
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  • 48 12 -Reuter. Lahore, August 24. Punjab has presented another 20 fighters to the Air Ministry. The Governor of the United Provinces has remitted £50,000 to the Air Ministry for the purchase of more Spitfires. Hie United Provinces has so far provided 48 aircraft.— Reuter.
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  • 47 12 L— REUTER. LONDON, AUG. 26. AN~ OFFICIAL SOVIET NEWS AGENCY ANNOUNCES THAT RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE ADVANCED FORTY KILOMETRES INTO IRAN AND THE ADVANCE CONTINUES. MOSCOW RADIO ANNOUNCED THAT SOVIET TROOPS HAVE CROSSED THE IRANIAN fiORDER AND ARE ADVANCING IN THE DIRECTION OF TABRIZ.—REUTER.
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  • 259 12 —Reuter. Threat Of Death Penalty For Communists London, Aug. 24. Marshal Petain’s Government is ‘armed 1 for action,’ said M. Pucheu, the Minister 1 of the Ulterior, in a statement yesterday, threatening the extreme penalty against “Communists and other disturbers cf the peace. The country can
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  • 91 12 —Reuter. Negotiations Resumed At Istanbul Istanbul, Aug. 25. Trade talks between the Turkish authorities and the delegate of the United Kingdom. Commercial Corporation have been resumed Since the campaigns in Iraq and Syria they have not been proceeding regularly Mumtag Eukmcn Thryss, the Minister o' Commerce presided at
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  • 214 12 Mrs. C. P. Allen Wins Ladies* Championship The first ladies’ championship held since the Turf Club Course was opened barely two years ago was finalised yesterday over 18 holes and resulted in a not altogether unexpected win for Mrs. C. P. Allen by 4 and 3
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  • 85 12 At a recent meeting of the hockey I players of the Chinese Recreation Club I at the Club premises in Victoria Green, Mr. Boey Seng Poh was elected cap- I tain in place of Mr. Lim Kong Hockj, who had resigned, and Mr. Saw Seng Hock was
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  • 81 12 —Reuter. Flight Of Norwegians From Their Country Basle, Aug 25. Hundreds of Norwegians from the West Coast of Norway have fled recently to England, according to the Swiss “National Zeitung” today. With them went 70 fishing boats from Aalesund. Stricter measures to prevent these escapes have been
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  • 245 12 Restaurants And .Hotels To Help Singapore. The Bowl of Rice party, organised by the China Relief Fund's Women’s Committee will now be given at the home of Mrs. K. S Patton on October 10. The party will be a final effort after women are
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  • 133 12 With the impending approach of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the European conflict, a second and special appeal is being made to the public of Penang to swell the War F und, and to this end, local banks are circularising their
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  • 73 12 —Reuter. Yugoslav Guerillas Executed London, Aug. 25. Yugoslav guerillas in Bosnia have been executed by order of the newlyestablished ‘Flying Court Martial’ composed of Untachis (Croat terrorists) according to the Budapest correspondent of “Neue Zurichcr Zeitung”. This follows the recent occupation of the whole of the Dalmatian
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  • 426 12 LONDON, AUGUST 26. ALTHOUGH THE FULL TEXT Op THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT’S REPLY TO THE MEMORANDUM OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF AUGUST 16 HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED, THE FULL SUMMARY MAKES IT CLEAR tHAT THE IRANIAN AUTHORITIES WERE NOT PREPARED TO FALL TN
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