DEATH IN MALAYA
MR. ALMA BAKER FORMER NEW ZEALANDER CKlwc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. April 9, 9 a.m.) SINGAPORE, April 8. The death occurred in Penang of Mr. C. Alma Baker, aged 84, the rubber planter and tin miner who ' recently made a gift to the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook, of £30,000 for fighter aircraft, and who intimated in the event of his death that he had arranged to continue war contributions from his estate, Mr. Baker was well known in New Zealand, where he lived for many years. He gained fame as a big game fisherman.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20526, 9 April 1941, Page 6
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