The Straits Times, 8 January 1940

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    35 1 The Straits Times. IFSTA3MSIIED NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 r SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS. The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940 1« PAGES PRICK :> KNTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      76 2 Mr Koli y<nk' Soon, managing partner of Messrs. Seng Soon C<>.. passed away p< acefully at his residence "Ktlantan Villa" No. 93, Koon Seng Road. S*pore on Sunday the 7th inst. Aged 47. He leaves behind lib Moved mother, wife and two sons. Messrs. Koh Hood Poh Koh Hood
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      1289 2 FOR SALE CLONAL SEED from Batu Kawan Estate Isolation Seed Oarden now available. Apply Manager. Batu Kawan Estate. Province Wellesley; FOE SALS one Philips 10 valve Radio Set also one a cv feet Frigidalrc Refrigerator. Box No. 068. Straits limes. BE DISTINCTIVE! wear Gage or Paris chic h&ls lust arrived
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      741 2 BOARD RESIDENCE GROVE HOTEL. Sen front between Swimming Club and Sea View Hotel. Best tea Mtua-' tion In MAlayr. on Tanjong Katong Point. Service Plats and rooms facing the sea. Cuisine under personal European supervision. Dinners served on lawn over the sea at reasonable prices. Telephone Manageress No. 565fi. BUSINESS
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      625 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The public arc hereby informed that the Reformatory Road between the 9th and 10th Milestone and Ulu Pandan Road from Holland Road to Reformatory Road will be closed for certain periods between the hours of 9.00 a.m and 6.03 p.m. on Tuesday. 9th. and Wednesday. 10th January,
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      327 2 MISCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. Baggage Transport. Transhipment. Insurance Forwarding General Cargo (eases, bale* A drum* only cleared or shipped at the vhanres Booking Arenta tt r.M.S. Railway* Tel. AddifM.— "LUGGAGE." PHONE 2428 or Call at 15. The Arcade EDUCATIONAL MORNING COMMERCIAL CLASSES r«>M>lf M INC. .UN. 5. 1946 48
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      49 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. SMART DRESSES IOR ALL <><< \SIONS COME TO SALON Mme. SHEILA I'RICIS FROM J3 $2S. 9 Eu Court (Sai IJoor) HILL STREET Tel. 7139. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HA3U and Mia* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— New or Used. Phone 333»
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      306 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. ilocorporateo in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI 6 N Oo PASSENCER AND CARGO SERVICE? Owing to the Company's inability to publish the actual departure dates of its steamers intending passengers are courteously requested to enquire at the P. O. S. N. Company's Office to
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      355 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS ■■UUyUMIBHUAawi dnroroorated to laDani GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS j FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR Id C U.IIOKMA FKOM Tilt. ORILM VU) HONOLULU ms. KAMAKURA MARU from Kobe Jan 23 ir. .<= ASAMA MARU from Hkong Feb. 14 TO \ANCOIVLB A SEATTH PBjBM JAPAN n,.s. HEIAN MARU leave Kobe Jan. 28
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      721 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent Cnbine PASSENGER «c FREIGHT SERVICES MOMMWKDS. to Colombo. Aden. Port Said. Palestine. Beyrouth Marseilles. Caaablanra. I ondon. Antwern Rotterdam. Copenhagen and Srandlnavla OITWAKDS: to Banckok SaXon Manila Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan. I- or particular* regarding «alll"n. fare* Me. pleaw apply to THE
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      428 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLYCR QUAY. SINGAPORE Tel. 91 SI CHARTERED BANB BUILDING. PBNANG tcl. l»6e BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE
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    BID TO SEIZE OVERSEAS MOTOR-CAR MARKET
    431 4 Co-operative Plan Of British Manufacturers Government pONFERENCES in London twen motor manuf.'ittun-rs, tho Ministry of Supply and tho Board of Trade haw wwHad in a p)an to increase the export of British motor cars and commercial vehicles all over the world, and specially to
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    BENTA RUBBER EARNS $52,694
    176 4 Dividend Raised To 5 Per Cent. A NET profit of $52,694 was earned by Benta Rubber Estates Ltd. in I the year ended September last. This compares v.-ith $34,097 in the preceding year. The directors propose to pay a dividend of 5 per cent, which, If
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    Fraser & Co,'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1294 4 Fraser Co,'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, JAN. 9. 11M0: 1 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Anipat Tin <43) &s I 'id 5s 6d Austral Amal. (ss> 6s 6d 7s Austral Malay <£) 37i 39s Ayer Hltam 24s 6d 25s 6d Aycr Weng ($1) .85 .90 Bangrin Tin J3s 6d 25s Batu
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    128 4 FRASER COM PANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS I Boofei paaj Uivi,, dose TIN Kuchul 10- ju. Jan. 13 Lingui 5% Lit. Jan. 16 Southern Ktnta 6'/o int. less tax Dec. 39 Sungei Way 10% Jan. 9 T&kuapa 6d. is 6d. bonus Jan. 24 Dato Payable Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan.
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    GERMAN FARMS ARE SHORT OF LABOUR
    142 4 i Ploughing Of New Land Is Discouraged I ABOUR shortage on German farms is becoming more acute. Agriculture, it Is stated, needs "several huni dred thousand workers." The Ruhr-Arbeiter, an industrial workers' newspaper, frankly admits that "there is little likelihood that we shall be
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    FORBIDDEN TO TRADE IN GERMANY
    87 4 LJOW traders can be put out of busi- ness for alleged offences without trial or public explanation is illustrated by a news item in the Westfaelischer Landeszeitung. This gives the name of a man who 'by order of the Mayor of Minden ls forbidden to
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    HESS'S STAR RISING
    69 4 TTIIERE are indications that Rudolf Hess, Hitlers deputy, is being "built up" to occupy a more prominent place in public life. He received recently a party of political organizers from Poland, and at the end of the interview Hess handed each of them a portrait of lumself.
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    LYALL AND EVATTS DAILY QUOTATIONS
    243 4 Stngajiorr, Jan. 6, 1 p m MINING Buyer* Belir» Ampau 5,3 5,6 Austral Ainalg c 7 3 Batu Selangors 1.68 1.71 Hong Patte 1.25 1.27 Jel.but 1.03 1.07 Kampong LanjuU 25,- 25 9 K. Kamuntlng 0 0 6 Kinta Kcllus 7 7/6 Klang Rivets 2.10
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    TRADE AFTER THE WAR
    467 4 International Body Prepares i ¥\EALI.\'G wiih the question oi eeono'■'J mic demobilization. Lord Luke.' chairman of the British National Com- mittee of the International Chamber I 1 of Commerce, declared to the annual meeting of the Committee in London that as soon as peace and disarmament
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    THE MONEY MARKET
    59 4 London, Jan. 7. /"\N the money market, with the rapid return of currency notes from Christmas circulation, funds available for lending purposes exceeded requirements. In this case tho monetary situation caused discounts to sag and the £65.000,000 Treasury bills offered were allotted an average rate of £1
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    CONTE VERDE
    48 4 •THE Conte Verde is due at 9 a. in to- j morrow from Trieste. Venice, I Brindisi. Port Said, Aden, Bombay and Colombo. She will berth at the wharf find is expected to sail at 5.30 p.m. the same day for Manila, Hong Kong and Shanghai
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    U.S. INDUSTRY AT TOP SPEED
    783 4 But War Influence Is Diminishing EARLIER prediction;; that before the end of 1939 industrial output in the United States mitcht exceed all poet records now seem to be on the way to fulfilment, .states thr December rfvie* 1 of the National City Bank of York.
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    SERVANTS' RATIONS WITHHELD
    59 4 "IS i th;il tht c housewives who dcprivi i servants of the rations to which Miey are entitled?" ingenuously a l the I Ruhr-Arbeitcr. The newspaper adds that, a] the injustice of such a procedure, it is in the housewife's own Interest to keep her servant healthy
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      33 4 buy lamps AMI always buy CROMPTON THE COILID-COIL LAMP OF LASTING BRILLIANCE '4M^pn^^HPKfJßjlFg^lpP r 6 Ranches rmture is finished ■i Coloured Eno mils UIA.MOND METAL I'RODUCTS CO.. LTD.. t>JI, fcAMPOM SAHaii Mi/AD SINCAPORE
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    WILL BRITISH GOVERNMENT MAINTAIN HIGH RUBBER PRICE
    1435 5 Reconciling Exchange Needs With American Goodwill SMALLER QUOTA EXPECTED FOR APRIL-JUNE QUARTER From Our Own Correspondent London Use. 87. •tt lival in Hi" normal m of affairs brought about wd the artificial condi.(l cannot in the i the benefit ol Hi <■ •i-
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    EXCHANGES
    194 5 The following are the exchange rates thla morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Barking Corporation SELLING Ixntlon T.T 2 4 1 16 London demand 2/4 1' 16 Rate for freight 2 4. Lyons demand 2051 Fwttzeriand domand 207 W Hamburg demand New York
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    AROUND THE MARKETS INDUSTRIALS IN DEMAND
    426 5 AROUND THE MARKETS INDUSTRIALS IN DEMAND i'.\ Out Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 8. pOMMODITY prices in New York on v» Saturday were unchanged at 19 1 16 cents for rubber and 47^8 cents for tin. Nothing of importance to j ;i:Tect markets has occurred over the j week-end and hence
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    122 5 Singapore. Jan. 8. noon Buyers seder* Gamoler 1M Hamborg Cube 114 00 Java Cube J12.00 Pepper White Muntok $16.25 White $16.00 Black S 8.50 Copra Mixed $3.4S Sun Dried $3.80 Sago Flour No 1 Llngga $7.00 $7.00 Pair $7.00 Sarawak $7.50 JeloUmo Palembang $12.50 Banja $1250 Sarawak
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    85 5 Monday, Jan. B. noon. Borers Sellers Prices Price* No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 38., Jg-'i N«. IX R.S.S. f.».b. in case? January 3»i; ::9 G.F.A.Q K.S.S f.o.b. In bales January 38 t 38', F..VQ R.s s (ob. Ib bales January ?,n 38 S HTIRi: QIOTATIU.NS
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    813 5 Moderate Business Expected In 1940 POLICY OF "BUYING AGAINST PEACE" (From OnrOwn Correspondent) London, Dec. 22. DI'SINE&S has been so quiet this Christmas week that London investment experts have had ample time to formulate their expectations in relation to 1940. It is generally z greed that no
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      503 5 OKU. st tut 1. MMMfMI Telephone. Manager OnVt 451S Exchange Dept 4513 a General Office 4511 Cable Address:— "PKOV INB K Head Office. SIITIIOVV. PAID-UP CAPITAL iCh.) S IMUO.UOO RESKRVE FINOS S 13.0M.0U TOTAL ASSETS (approx. I XIM.O6O.(M»<> Board ot Director*: t. L SOONO TSENG MM I V. KOO CMAN
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      317 6 Hailed By The Critics as one of the Mightiest Human dramas ever produced! TO-DAY 3 SHOWS ITITA MDD A ;M5, e.ir> 9.15 ALtIAIYIDIvA TRUE-STORY DRAMAMH| »SS mm ML To powerful for words; 1 anna NcAuLc &fB in her first Hollywood appearance, as §H WRSE EDITH CAVEU. v mS George SANDERS
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      341 6 PAVILION 6.15 9.15 TO-NIGHT I I^^ EXCITING ACTION AS COURAGEOUS M MEN BATTLE IT OUT WITH A RITHLESS BAND OF SMUGGLERS! KM preston FOSTER EEm W IRiNE HERVEY HWHj m A N W UNIVERSAL PICTURE j OPKNOfG WED.X'.SUAY. JACK LONDON'S GRAND STORY 'ROMANCE of the REDWOODS' vi x nCTVBI '.VITII
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      232 6 Take the advice of those who have seen it "GO TO-NIGHT!" I/* PIT OT I I POSITIVELY LOST NIGHT I I_W MJTJ I M l-_| I 6.15 and 9.15 [)T The EVENTOF THE SEASON MELM^ inn" S On octofl&tlOH of POMMEI-IAOtHTON fPAPHNE dv MAURI ERS^tfial^ moooction (harlcs Laughton's f* i
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    RATIONING SCHEME COMES INTO FORCE IN BRITAIN
    497 7 Introduction Is Not Duo To Any Shortage Of Food London. .Tan. 7. TO-MORROW will Ih« "Coupon Monday" in Hritain, I marking the introduction of the first official rationing scheme, which covers sugar, butter, bacon and ham. The scheme will cause changes on many
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    Siegfried Line Men Ordered To Return
    72 7 London, Jan. 7. All. workers on the Siegfried Line, who are at present on leave, have been warned hy a special announcement over the German radio to return to the line to-morrow cr on Tuesday. The trains are being provided to take the men
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    Artillery Active On West Front
    159 7 Artillery Active On West Front Heav) Shelling Easfl Of River Blkfl Til- HE ha.-, been further patrol and artillery activity on the Western Front, says Renter." According to yesterday morning*! French communique artillery the on both sides was particularly heavy during the early part of the night in the region
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    Germany's Trade Problems
    133 7 Germany's Trade Problems Hitch hi Negotiations ith Moscon ALTHOUGH the German! nj 'heir r\ trade negotiation! with Russia are proreoding satisfactorily. Dr. Ritter. head ol the German trad^ delegation in Mn?wT, has returned to Berlin for further instructions Two of the problems that are puzzling Berlin are how goods ere
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    £8,000,000 ORDER FOR BRITAIN
    197 7 Rolling Stork To Hv Built For France London. Jan 7. Tf.^; thousand goods wagons and 240 locomotives, together costing £8.000.000. are being built in Britain for use on sections of French railways .operated by the British army. About £1.750,000 worth of railroad and dockslde equipment has
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    COMPULSORY NATIONAL SERVICE IN INDIA?
    53 7 IT i.i understood, reports Reuter, that the Government of India has und a r consideration the introduction of compulsory national service for male European Brifish subjects In India. A message from New Delhi says that all such men between the ages of 16 and 50
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    SOVIET-CHINESE TRADE PACT RATIFIED
    51 7 Moscow, Jan. 7. THE Prrsidium of the Supreme Soviet yerterUay ratified the Soviet-Chinese trade pact of June 18. 1939. Ratification prompted the publication in the Soviet press of a flattering account of the recent Chinese successes over the Japanese. Soviet-Japanese trade talks will open on Wednesday
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    BULGARIA TO TRADE WITH RUSSIA
    66 7 B ULGARIA TO TRADE WITH RUSSIA London, Jan. 7. RUSSIA and Bulgaria have signed a new trade agreement. It aims at a big expansion of trade between the two countries. According to the official Russian news agency, the figure set for 1940 amounts to more than £2,750,000. Bulgaria's trade at
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    NEW FRANCO-GRECIAN AGREEMENT
    40 7 Paris, Jan. 7. IT Is officially announced that a trade agreement has been reached between France and Greece. It is stated that thp agreement will result in "an important development of trade" between the two countries.— Reuter.
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    ARGENTINE-US. TALKS BREAK DOWN
    38 7 Buenos Aires. Jan. 7. IT is officially announced that negotiations for a trade agreement botv.een Argentina and the United States have broken down following imposition by United States of restriction-; on Argentine product?.— Reuter
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JAN. 8. 1940. (129th. Day of the War.) "My Dear Leslie"
    1181 8 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JAN. 8. 1940. (129th. Day of the War.) "My Dear Leslie" Lord Randolph Churchill has been credited with or accused of —a remark to the effect that the requisites for success in the Tory party were mediocrity and a doublebarrelled name. Mr. Leslie HoreBelisha has
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    NAVY CASUALTIES
    57 8 London, Jan. 8. The Admiralty has issued a list of casualties "arising from the various hazards of service in the war and not relating to any particular action." The list In addition to those previously published includes all naval casualties up to Dec. 14 and contains the names
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      A HOARY QUOTATION
      204 8 "When I Hear 'Culture' I Cock My Gun" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your leader-writer quotes an anonymous Nazi as saying. "When I hear the word 'culture I cock my gun." As the word "culture" here stands for "Kultur Bolshewismus" < whatever that is>,
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      CHINESE MEDICINE
      203 8 Another Plea For Action Against Quacks To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— This is my first attempt at writing a letter for publication in a j newspaper and I make it because I ,want to support very strongly •'AntiQuacks'* in his plea for putting a stop
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      TODDY AND SAMSU
      214 8 "Bright Red Herring" Appears Again To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Whenever the idea of prohibition of toddy is brought up the bright red herring of "samsu" is forcibly thrust upon us. If the managers and the governments are realiy actively sympathetic for the welfare
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      HOUSE RENTS
      137 8 Wide Range In Landlords' Demands To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Being one of the vast number of people endeavouring to find a house in Singapore, and having spent a con-, siderable time answering advertisements (90 per cent, of which are never answered), I am struck
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      TODDY SHOPS
      966 8 Indians Think They Should Be Closed To the Editor of O c S. raits Times Sir.- Allow me to say a few words in reply to "H.W.R.s" letter on toddy. First of all, I must say that it is not my purpose to initiate a controversy on this
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    AN EASTERN BOOKSHELF
    854 8 Islam: Dogma And Law ISLAM. By Henri Masse. Translated by Halidr Kdib. Putnam 10s. t;<l. IN this volume the author combines a survey of Islamic dogma and law and their religious and philosophical evolution with a sketch of the history of the rise of Islam and of
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    73 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief, concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 2JO icords are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing ivill
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      69 8 Jut Published! FIVE CENTUKIES OF BAILET DESIGN. By Cyril W. Beaumont. Edited by C. H. Holme. With 8 colour plates A 250 Illustrations. The work forms a comprehensive survey of the evolution of ballet design in costume Si setting, and is an indispensable work of pictorial reference. Price $4.50. Postage
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    NAZIS TO HELP REORGANIZE RED ARMY
    683 9 Intense Cold Helps Finnish Defenders THREE REASONS FOR NEW OPTIMISM IN HELSINKI 12 Russian Planes Shot Down On Saturday r PHK French wireless claims that it has learned that officers of the German general staff have left for Russia to participate in the reorganization
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    Rumania & Her Neighbours
    172 9 Rumania Her Neighbours Neutrality In The E^ellt 01 \\vi\ Attack Rome, Jan. 3. I*HE only element of surprise from the meetings at Venice between Counr, Ciano and Count Csaky. Italian and Hungarian foreign ministers respectively, is an announcement ihat Count Csaky is returning to Budapest to-day instead of going to
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    HORE-BELISHA TO RETURN?
    423 9 May Soon Receive A New Post POLITICAL circles in London aro now inclined to believe that Mr. Hore-Belivha, who resigned his post as War Minister, on Friday, will after a short period airain receive office in the Government, report* Keuter's lobby correspondent. It is understood that Mr.
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    WARSHIPS WAIT FOR FOUR NAZI VESSELS
    77 9 Mexico City, Jan. 7. TAMPICO port authorities report that 1 they sighted on Saturday what appeared to be a British cruiser three miles from the coast, while two other vessels were •'■een on Friday further out. It is believed that all three are .".waiting
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    EX-KAISER SLIGHTLY INDISPOSED
    58 9 Doom. Jan. 8. THE ex-Kaiser is slightly indisposed with cold and confined to his room. He will not be able to attend the funeral at Amerongen to-morrow of his iriend, Count Bentinck, who first gave him shelter when he came to Holland after abdicating. Count Bentinck died
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    Canadian Troops Arrive In Britain
    62 9 The leading division of the Canadian Army, strongly escorted across the ocean and guarded by our main batVc fleet, disembarked safely in England recentlf for a period of tntensiv training before joining the Allied armies on the Western Front. Picture shows Canadian rrosjw g a
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    8,000-Ton Liner Holed After Hitting Mine
    565 9 8,000 -Ton Liner Holed After Hitting Mine THK ily liner City of Marseilles 1 (8.000 tons) was badly holed amidships after striking a mine off the Scottish coast on Saturday. One lascar .seaman was killed and 15 others were injured. The crew totals 163. The damaged liner was towed into
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    SHANGHAI SHOOTING: POLITICAL MOTIVE?
    148 9 Shanghai. Jan. B. CPECIAL precautions are being t»l:en by tho police to protect Mr. Godirey Phillips, British Secretary-General ,of the Municipal Council, following '.he attempt on his life yesterday, v.hen two Chinese pulling rickshaws i fired at him while he was driving to I the office.
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    LECTURES & CLASSES FOR R.A.F. IN FRANCE
    118 9 LECTURES CLASSES FOR R.A.F. IN FRANCE London, Jan. 8 MR. H. 11 Abrahams, the British Olympic champion, and well-known sports commentator. who Is now engaged in the Ministry of Economic Warfare, will be the first of a number of lecturers on matters of topical interest to the R.A.F. units in
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    JAPANESE DESTROY MISSION PROPERTY
    50 9 Tsingtao, Jan. 8. JAPANESE authorities here admit the burning by Japanese soldiers of property of the British Methodist Missionary Society at Chuchia, a town in Shantung Province, en Christmas Day. They refuse, however, to give the 'lame of the unit responsible or guarantees for the future.-Reuter.
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    EX-BISHOP OF WAKEFIELD DIES AT AGE OF 86
    31 9 EX-BISHOP OF WAKEFIELD DI ES AT AGE OF 86 The death occurred yesterday, at 7}e age of BG. of Dr. G. R. Eden, former Bishop of Wakefield, repdrts Reuter from London.
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    DEADLOCK IN INDIA
    142 9 Communal Issue Unsolved Bombay, Jan. 8. lo solve the rlinduICuAlirn difference have prov i'J abortive, according to correa pondencc between Mr. Jinnah, I'rc .idmi of the All-India .Muslim League, and Pandii Nehru, c\ !Vusklent <>f tin* All-India Conpresa, published to-day. Mr. Jinnu .s eat* is that before
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    MR. CHURCHILL ON VISIT TO B.E.F.
    181 9 First Lord Inspects Vii* Stations MH. WINSTON CHURCHU I First Lord <>/ the Admiralty, yesterday visited the RAF. sone and toured \:.i k>us units In the course or i to the British forces on ih>- W< Frov.t. s .p< < lal i rres] undenl
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    17 9 Last night's Frenni war communique states that there was nothUl| portancf \-> report in lit
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    CONTROL OF RUBBER EXPORTS TO JAPAN
    334 10 No Guarantee Now Asked Regarding Reshipment SUPPLIES LIMITED BY SIZE OF 1939 PURCHASES A RELAXATION of the strict control that has been exercised by the Government on the export of commodities to foreign countries has )>een made in respect of rubber exports to Japan,
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    Brigadier To Talk On War To-night
    149 10 BMGAMm >1 I) (IAMKIKKParry will broadcast from the IMff station in Singapore toBlght at 7.30. the title of his talk betas "More About the Western I rout." In this tain Ilrigadier (•amhierParry will explain the military fUnlAcaace of the scanty and apparently rather uninteresting
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    FISHING BY JAPANESE
    102 10 Licences Renewed In Singapore LICENCES for Japanese nsf.ermen j operating from Singapore, which the .-tibjfct of discussion bet •ie.se Consul-General in Sin^a and the Straits Settlement; Govmonths ago, have been for another period of tn This announcement Is made ii which refers to sue ns between Mr.
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    THE REV. D.E.J. HODGE LEAVING MALAYA
    42 10 E J. Hod" assistant St. Andrew's Cathedral. shortly after four 51i ipore diocese, it Is to be made to him on Jan. 18, Mr McAulifle. Turquand. Co being treasurer to th* which has been set up.
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    9 10 R ::-.cnt will beat Re- :at 6 p.r.v to-day.
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    MIDNIGHT PREMIERE
    120 10 it The Cinema Mulhwood a\»l>-Ailr." (With Don Amcrhf. AlKc Ffepa, Edward Bromberg. Buster Kraton and Ben Turpin). 20th. Ortury j o x. Midnight prrmirre at th* asaaj ifILMED in technicoiour. this picur*- j r shows the progress of the movies j r.pht back from the silent films up
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    STRIKERS MAKE FRESH DEMANDS
    42 10 EMPLOYEES of the United M-'tal Works Singapore, who have been on strike and were expected to return to I i work this morning, did not put in an appearance. It is stated they made further de- mar.ds yesterday.
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    MR. KOH SENG SOON
    50 10 Mr. Koh Seng Soon died early yes- j terday morning at his residence 93, 1 Koon Seng Road. He was 47. He was the managing partner of Seng Soon Co.. shipchandlers. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Buklt Brown Cemetery, i
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    38 10 The F.M.S. Railways are giving a con- i cession of single fare for the double j journey for parties of ten or more I travelling to Kuala Lumpur for the j Malaya Cup rugger final on Saturday. I
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    12 10 Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell arrived in Singapore from home leave on Saturday.
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    WARTIME INDIA & MALAYA
    266 10 WARTIME INDIA MALAYA London Speaker On Economic Effort INDIA'S link with Malaya in the Empire's economic contribution to the war was discussed by Sir Frank Noyce in a lecture to the East India Association In London. Sir Frank is a former member of the Viceroy'^ Executive Council in charge of
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    MALAY WOMAN AND TWO EUROPEANS
    241 10 Sentenced For Muslim Law Offence (from Our Own CorresponaentMuar, Jan. 7. ANOTHER case under the Moham- medan Offences Law was heard at the Muar court to-day when a 28-year-old Malay woman, Fatimah binte Mohamad, was produced before Inche Haron bin Ahmad and charged with having
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    JOHORE DRESSERS EXAMINATION
    101 10 <Fro:n Our Own Correspondent) Muar. rIE iollowing are the passes in the Johore Dressers examination, which was held in December. The results are i:i order of merit. Probationers to Grade III: Ong Lock Mui. Lee Hong Kee. Yeo Cheng Swee. K. Chelliah. James Triscott. Syed iMohanied :i
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    TALK ON TAMILS
    41 10 UNDER the auspices of the Literary Department or the Ceylon Tamils' Association. Singapore. Brahmacharl Kailasam will give a talk on "Ancient Tamils" in Tamil at the Association hall to-day at 6.30 p.m. Mr. A. S. Ponnampalam will preside.
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    42 10 A bappy wedding picture at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singrpsrc, cf Captain Peter Carey, only son of Brigadier-General and Mrs. H. E. Carry cf Wiltshire, and his bride. Miss Sheila Dumeresquc, daughter of the late Mr. F. B. and Mrs. Dumeresque. of London.
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    Malayan Padre On Neutral Sympathy With Britain
    304 10 IMPRESSIONS of Britain in war- time were given to the Methodist Conference in Singapore by the Rev. Stephen S. Band, who spoke on some of ni>. experiences in and during his recent leave, it was wonderful, he said, to see how those who
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    INCREASED U.K. TRADE WITH MALAYA
    578 10 Wartime Opportunities THE possibility of increased United Kingdom trade with Malaya during the war is discussed in an article in British Malaya, the official or^an of Association of British Malaya in London. The writer says that the widening for the primary products of Malaya, rubber,
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    RELIEF FUND AND MR. HAT SAY HOAN
    179 10 Statement At Public Committee Meeting "THE Singapore China Re'i :i Funf committee is satisfied that Mr. !Hau Say Hoan committed no wrongful act against the British Government, declared Mr. Tan Kah Kee. the chairman, at a special meeting of the fund committee at
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    FORMER MALAYAN WEDS IN HONG KONG
    122 10 MR Hugh William Chapman Miner, formerly of the Straits Time.; staff, was married in Hong Kong last week to Miss Laura Yvonne Morrison of Sydney. The marriage took place at St Andrew's Church. Hong Kong, the Rev. J. R. Higgs, Vicar, officiating. The bride
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    SUMATRAN BELIEF IN RESURRECTION
    130 10 BISHOP Edwin F Lee, preaching at the Methodist service at 'he Victoria Memorial Hall last nigh 1 described a Sumatran belief in the resurrection of the physical body nfter death. He said iha.t when a man in south Sumatra had to have his linger amputated, he
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FUNCTION TONIGHT
    77 10 THE Singapore Presbyterian Church is having a church social to-night at the Tomlinson Hall at 9.15. There is to be a short musical programme, and a presentation is to be made to the Rev. A. A. Macpherson who acted as minister of the church during Rev.
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    25 10 Inche Abdullah bin JalTar. Assistant Steward of the Muar Hospital, is shortly proceeding to Kluang en transfer as clerk and steward of the Kluang Hospital.
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    DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIES
    249 10 Sir W. McLean On Social Services "COMMUNI T V EDUCATION" CIR William McLean, who vi Malaya as chairman of the Higher Education Commission, writes in The Times on the development of social service:, in the colonies. Lord Hailey is reported t > ha\> pressed in a speech
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    "ALLIED FORCES" AT CAPITAL TO-MORROW
    132 10 (THE snowing ol "The Allied l at the Capitol Theatre to-morron ii aid of the Malaya Patriotic Film.' should be most successful. Bookings are already heavy, and the 6.15 and 9.15 shows are likely to or sold out. The following are assisting in tne sale
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    NEW ITALIAN & RUMANIAN WARNINGS TO RUSSIA
    528 12 NEW ITALIAN RUMANIAN WARNINGS TO RUSSIA Umw To "Respond Suitably" If Itrds Continue Advance r rHI. Italian Press and radio seize on the occasion ol' the Halo-Hungarian talks at Venice to utter a warning to Soviet Russia against the spread of Communism toward Ihe zone of Italian interests. They take
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    WILL DEFEND BESSARABI V
    167 12 Finn Speech By King Carol Bucharest, Jan 7 AN impressive demonstration of Rumania's determination to defend Bessarabia, on the eastern frontier, on which Russia is said to have designs, took place yesterday at Chisianu, on the Soviet-Rumanian irontier, where King Curol attended the trad'riona! Epiphany ceremony.
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    DANISH SECRKTS BETRAYED
    71 12 THE former leader of the Danish Political Police has been placed on the retired list and a second police officer has been transferred to another division, following the discovery that confidential memoranda had been betrayed to the secret police of a great Power. The ca^e is closely
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    IRON ORE SHORTAGE
    82 12 AN increasing shortage of iron ore in Germany may be indicated by the refusal of German steel concerns to accept new orders for delivery of steel to Holland, according to !h3 French wireless. This sudden refusal has caused considerable surprise in Dutch industrial circles, the announcer said.
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    MOTORING BAN EXTENDED
    102 12 i A FURTHER diastic reduction of private motoring, as a result of i the petrol shortage, i.s foreshadowed !by a decree issued in Frankfurt. Its effect will be to reduce the number of 1 cars on the road to loss than onei seventh of the present total.
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    Proud To Be Sent To France
    319 12 Firsl liuliuu Force in British Sector THEY are extremely proud of 1 being the tirst contingent of Indian troops to come to France." declared an English officer of the contingent in a description given by the 8.8.C. of the arrival of the Indian troops
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    British Submarine Sinks Nazi Cruiser
    32 12 lI. M submarine I'rsula whi-h sank one Koeln class cruiser at the mouth of the Flbe on Dec 14. The cruiser was screened by six German destroyers.
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    America And Contraband Control Delays
    291 12 London. Jan. 7. TTHK representations recently made by Ihe United States Governmeni regarding delay to mails addressed to other neutral countries arising out of the British search for contraband arc still the subject of investigation by appropriate authorities. When the investigation is complete a reply
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    German Bid To Dodge British Blockade
    81 12 London. Jan. 7. A NOTICE recently published by /a the German Legation at Oslo which announces admission duty free into Germany of food parcels not exceeding 25 marks in value or 5 kilos in weight is one among many instances reaching London, shotting the
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    T.U.C. TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT
    270 12 IXplanation B> Sir aller Citrine London. Jan. 7. SIR Walter Citrine. Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, speaking in Man:hes:er, over the week-end, said the purpose of the T.U.C.. namely to extend the principle of collective negotiation and discussion in all spheres where the interests of
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    HALIFAX VISITS FIGHTER COMMAND HQ.
    59 12 London. Jan. 7. VISCOUNT HALIFAX, the Foreign Secretary, accompanied by Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall. Chief of Staif, visited the headquarters of the fighter command of the Royal Air Force yesterday afternoon. They were received by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. Air Officer
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    SHOTS AT BRITON: TWO MEN HELD
    58 12 Shanghai, Jan. 7. TWO men believed to be responsible tor the attempt to assassinate Mr. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, have been detained. If they are found guilty they will be handed over to the Settlement authorities. The police are still
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    27 12 Thirteen German farm labourers huve been sentenced to imprisonment by a Nazi court for listening to foreign broadcasts. The sentences range from 12 to 1R months. —Renter.
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    LINER RELEASED AT GIBRALTAR
    130 12 r:E United States liiur Manhattan was detained at Gibraltar on Saturday night as her cargo was not covered by a "navicert." The ship wa? released after an undertaking given by the ship's agents that any suspicious cargo items would be held at British disposal. The agents
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    Fresh Floods In Turkey
    87 12 Smyrna. Jan 7. FOLLOWING violent rainstorms, torrents of water swept througn Smyrna and its suburbs, paralyzing transport and cutting oft* the electri-: j current. Flood waters inundated the lower quarters of the city, causing houses to collapse and extensive damage, but < hitherto no loss of
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    CAIRO QUADRUPLETS
    29 12 Cairo, Jan. 7. THREE of the quadruplets bora to Ismahan Shehata, 25-year-old wife of an Egyptian baker, have died. The fourth Is stated to dp dying.— Reuter.
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    MAIL STEAMER COLLIDES WITH PATROL BOAT
    36 12 Ostend, Jan. 7. THE mail steamer Prince Charles collided with a French patrol boat off Dunkirk yesterday. The patrol boat was seriously damaged. The Prince Charles has returned here. Reuter.
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    SHE GAINED 8½ LBS OF FINE, FIRM, FLUSH
    292 12 SHE GAINED 8½ LBS OF FINE, FIRM, FLUSH Took tasteless, flesh-form nr, Tablets Here i.s a letter from a qualified doi m which brings new !/>pe to all who are worried about their weight This lady had actually lost n arly 10 lbs-- yel iii six weeks she cot B..
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    PREMIER MAY BE QUERIED ON WAR MINISTER'S GOING
    240 13 "Chamberlain Has Given Country A Disturbing Surprise" THE reaigMUoi of Mr. Ladfe Hore-llelisha from the MVar Minim U (ill Ihc subject of much pu/.zlcd lomment in Londta, and yesterday's newspapers devoted a u<xKi deal <»: spare to the matter. it is expected
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    FRENCH TRIBUTES TO MR. HORE-BELISHA
    130 13 FRENCH TRIBUTES TO MR. HORE-BELISHA I.- .i. <• Jan. 7. Thai Britain red Is oi.o In Paris iii the re d! the British W H rc-Belisha The news was received by the Paris Press with surprise and recognition ol Aendld work <;.rried out by Mr. Hore-Belisha during hi.s term o.'
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    DALADIER CONFERS WITH MINISTERS
    62 13 I'aris. Jan. 7. FOX Ini ■■>. •<'ti(i tittsi in 24 liours. M. dirr. the French Premier and Wsr Minis' or, held a conference at the War Ministry. Those present Included Gen. Gainelin. supreme commander of the Allied forces In France, and also the Chief of General
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    GERMAN AGENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN
    76 13 Pi ks on ii< utral pa t•itainns are being tisrd by N?.r'i agents in Britain to hide their .ctivitles. Uniii recently most of ihe Qerman propaganda deßtcred to iiriti.-h househoMen n one or other of ntral notmtries. "it." bi.'ii.; postmark on the cure)<»;m s i,:
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    GERMANS TAKE POLKS OFF SWEDISH SHIP
    57 13 Beriin, Jan. 7. FORTY -TWO Poles or military u«< Irftvillinu ti En^bnd, were taken of* im< i K.-.ning Oskar. '..h(i\ (he I d in 'he Baltic, sayi the ofTiclai German n !WI rhe Poks were brought to a German harbour together with the Owe
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    33 13 Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Ihe Prime Minister, and (irnrral I or.i <;nr(. the Commander-in-Chief of the R.E.F.. at a march nast during the Pi< inier's visit to the Rriti.«h sector.
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    ADMIRALTY'S TRIBUTE TO DECK-HAND
    150 13 ADMIRALTY'S TRIBUTE TO DEC K-HAND Youth Saves Comrades In Torpedoed Ship THE official congratalatlonfl <>i ll* A Admiralty bave been conveyed lo lialcolm Morrison, It-year-old Scotisli deck- hand for his nmarkable it;it «>i seamanship and endurance after the London steamer Arlington Court had been torpedoed In the Atlantic last November.
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR STAFF TO HAVE NEW CHIEF
    87 13 All? MANSHAL Sir Charles BUwd Bunxtt Inspector-General of the R.Af'.. will succeed Air Vice-Marsha! B J. Gobl'>, ;icting Chief of the Australian Air Stall, who may take up a new air apuointnicnt oversins. reports Rtuter from Melbourne. Air Vice-Marshal Oobie rrrmtlv submitted his
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    Allies' Economic Pact With Turkey
    79 13 \nk:ii-:i. Jan. FOLLOWING brsadMMl stale-ni'-nt from Ankara that an ;iii seSSMSBSS and lina.icial .igre* nient Hinonr British, France and Turkey is to he signed shortly in Paris, official SBNSM here nuiHrni that fullowin- r« onomic talks in I'arLs hetv.cm thr Turkish delegation and representatives of
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    FINNISH AIRMAN SHOOTS DOWN SIX RED PLANES
    417 13 FINNISH AIRMAN SHOOTS DOWN SIX RED PLANES S<»iol Attacks On Mannerheim Line 4gain lupnUrd FIGHTING in Finland appear* to have died down, apaH from some local engagements, reports Reuter. Russian artillery lire on the Mnimorheini lint «;»< iinflhmlh hn\\ on S:»lMrHa>. mH Within attarks ;»rt> to lia\o twon repulsed. Tl'.o
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    Nazi Ship Sinks Off Norway
    88 13 d rman and oni neutral sti imet *>* were reported on Saturday n hay( iter. The m nil. (i Mt c,,, m;<im> hai i ")ern int.'- I Ace T tUlnn d by a warplan ini'e:; oiV the Nor\n'"iian alle^-«) thai h ied while Two nui\
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    CHILDREN TO KEEP WAR DIARIES
    39 13 fHREI hundred Umm school ehildrrn aro to v frrv•:•! diaries." In lhc«e boo) »ol«l fu write down their thouKht.« mv' cxperleru ri, > [g r... keeping newspaper picfui Af" v \nii.'l>i" prif wll» the tx
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    GIFT TO RED CROSS FROM SIERRA LEONE
    31 13 I<• xion Jan. 7. At.. t British R< in si rra I cone. In t ri Jtut < towan foi ii" i>r< ient and past
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      428 13 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /ill. LSI me Itttafcj /ill' Ml me i i3o.!i«m > p.m. j.is MlaceUaneoui programM of phone Hoard I.SO Jhe nrw*. and niid-<!i mM copra pri' 1.40 Interval. s.oo s>mE^ i).- Mis Natmah. (Malay). 6 30 Tamil nu^lr. «.O9 CtotßOaK lil^t'«ri<\il drama: F*l Mr Tone Wong- .Ft*. <V
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    TURNING ALL EUROPE INTO A VAST GERMAN EMPIRE
    765 14 Madame Tahouis Cites Strange Document Shown At Geneva Jtl 1 WHAT NAZ S ARE PLANNING STALIN MAY THY TO WRECK AT the moment when France and Britain, with 30 other states, were? voting for the expulsion cf the Soviet Union from the
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    He Had Listened To Foreign Stations
    69 14 P*OK listening to foreign broad- rasts, a man named Willi Falke was sentenced to four years' hard labour by a Berlin special court, states a Copenhagen message. was deprived of his civil rights: his radio se. was confiscated. The Judge told Falke that his
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    Germany's Radio Broadcasts To India
    161 14 Germany's Radio Broadcasts To India German short-wave radio propaganda, which reaches India clearly almost every hour, is prompting questionings why the BBC. does not attempt to counteract it, sates the Bombay correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. I listen,..! to the Nazi account of the Bremen's safe arrival at a German
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    R.A.F. BUYING 500 CLUB PLANES
    156 14 piVE hundred planes owned by fly- ing clubs and civilian airmen are being bought to train extra R.A.F. pilots. It is estimated that these planes will enable 5.000 more pilots to be trained during the winter months, md 10.000 more during the summer. Thus, the
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    EXECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES IN BLACK-OUT
    72 14 JOH ANN WEILNHAMMER. a 25-year-old Munich youth, has been executed for stealing sandbags worth five r hillings In the black-nut, says an Amsterdam report. Two other persons have been executed for robbery during the black-out, and another tcr attacking women. Two more were condemned to
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    CAPTAIN DISMISSED THE ARMY
    61 14 THE London Gazette has announced that Captain C. D. A. Ross, Seaforth Highlanders, has been dismissed the service by sentence of general court martial. Mr. Ross was promoted captain on AWUSt 1. 1938. Lieut. G. H. A. Yates and Lieut. J. K L Morton, of the
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    MR. FAIRBANKS'S £2,500,000 FROM FILMS
    35 14 Dl AS Fairbanks, .s.iii.r. who died recently at Santa Montea, Irani a lu-art attack li believed U) hd\c leu a (uriune O| over C2.50u.000. wnc of the larmst ever Lima.
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    Raid On French Post At Front Described
    323 14 Raid On French Post At Front Described TWO MEN ESCAPE BACK TO LINES THE adventure of two French soldiers who were made prisoners In a German raid on their post and soon afterwards escaped back to their own lines was told in an official communique issued in Paris and quoted
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    70 14 ■rictarea taken by the Straits Times cameraman with one of the iafaaM units of Singapore: (Top) some of the members of the Sergeants' .Mess, Royal Engineers (Changi) below Brigadier J. A. C. Pennycuirk, Chief Engineer, Malaya Command third from left), with I icut.-Col. H. F. Lucas Commander, R. E. (C'hangi)
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    EVA BRAUN (28) SAID TO BE HITLER'S FIANCEE
    238 14 LIITLER is engaged —and may even be secretly married —to a i German girl whom he has installed in a part of his private suite in his official Berlin residence, the Chancellery on the famous Wilhelmstrasse. These statements are made in ar.
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    GOOD DIVIDENDS & A SUSPENSION'
    390 15 GOOD DIVIDENDS A SUSPENSION' Saturday's Races At Penang Gool) dividends, and a suspension j in the fifth race, were the fea tures of Saturday's races at Penanc in the final day of the Penan* Turf Club's Christmas-New Year meeting when a long and interesting card ot nine events was worked
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    STATE HOCKEY RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    82 15 •T*\VO interstate hockey matches were played on Saturday, one at Kuala i Lumpur and the other at Ipgb. In the match at Kuala Lumpur, jylangor were held to a goalless draw by Malacca, whom they beat by two goals j to nil in the first
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    SINGAPORE & JOHORE DRAW AT RUGBY
    58 15 SINGAPORE JOHORE DRAW AT RUGBY SINGAPORE DREW w:th J^hort five points each In the inter-state R.iKb;: football match at Johore Ba'aru on Saturday. Johore's try was ■cored by Gray and converted by Mackenzie and Singapore's try was scored by Robertson Purser converting. Johore were unlucky not to s^ir. 1 v
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    55 15 hockey for the S.C.C. vs. R.A M c to-d;.y at the SC.C. Major F. E. Robertson: F Offr. S. M. R. A. U. Todd: A. N. Other, R K. Elliot. D. A. P. Kening; C. P. Capt. H. C. ChrLsty. M. W Cole, B H. Lee. G H.
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    Army Have Their Final Try-Out
    31 15 A forwards 1 rush in Saturday's ru«by same on the padanjc in which the Anry beat the R.N.-R.A.F. by 13 po'nts to five. Straits Times picture.
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    ARSENAL, UNBEATEN STILL, HAVE BIG LEAD IN SOUTH A
    1399 15 Saturday's Soccer Results Latest League Positions ARSENAL had no game in Saturday's Home soccer, as their match against Tottenham was postponed, but with a victory over Charlton earlier in the week, they have now established a clear lead in South A,
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    TABLES
    25 15 Tr.bles, Leeds u.-J art NORTU-I.ASTERN P. W. L. DP. A. Pt. 9 7 2 027 13 14 9 5 2 2 16 15 12
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    Army Beat Seletar Services In Keenly Contested Rugger
    255 15 I -out game on Saturday, the ..is ycar"s Southern finalists In the Ma'.aya Cup. defeated the R.N.— R AF. by 13 coals and a penalty goal) The game was played on Ppnarg In tie final on i Lumpur. b was played at
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    NORTH FINALISTS BEATEN IN RUGBY FRIENDLY
    307 15 Perak Make Late Rally To Reverse Result In Cup (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. (>. DERAK surprisingly defeated Penang North finalists in the Malaya Cup rugby competition, in a friendly rugger match played on the polo ground this evening. The match served as
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    35 15 HOCKEY: S.< vs. R.AJVLC. S.C.C.; Indian Assn. vs. Spore Colts Hockey Club, BalesUer; S.C. R.C. vs. V.M.C.A.. Prince Edward Road; S.R.C. vs. R.A.F. dig i, S.R.C. RUGBY: Combined ltopots vs. R.A.F., Seletar.
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    WOMEN'S FINAL HOCKEY TRIAL TO-MORROW
    105 15 T*HE Singap/re Women's Hockey Asso- ciation will hold a final trial to-morrow at the Girls' Sports Club ground in preparation for Saturday's Inter-State game at the QJS.C. ground. The following are the teams for tomorrow's trial: Whites E. Frugtnict; Mrs. G. Hunter, A. Pennefather: M.
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    BRITISH ARMY WIN AT BALESTIER
    87 15 THE British Army hockey team scored their second win at the expense of the Indian Association on Saturday at Balestier when they won by three goals to nil. The first encounter produced a similar result. The game was keenly contested, but the standard of play
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY TKAM vs. SELANGOR CLUB
    71 15 'THE following have accepted to pigy for S.C.C. vs. Solanßor on .Saturday, bully off at 4 p.m. at Kuala Lumpur Major F. E. Robertson; rapt. J. R Kellett. G. A. Wood; J. P. Wood, Lt. D. E. D. Morris. R. N. Elliot; G. W.
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    Malacca Rattled In Early Stages
    82 15 (Irom Oar Own Correspondent.) Srrrmhan. Jan. 7. MALACCA appeared to br foelmr the rfTrcts of the prr\iou<i day's match against Selanicnr. when they were beaten •»>• Nrgr! Sriuhilaii here to-day in an inlrrNtatr hurkry match. The home side upset them wlirn within a few minutes
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    Mayflowers & Eclipse Win
    319 15 Mayflowers Eclipse Win The Mayflower and BcUdm badmin* ton partws continue to be •uccesaful in the inter-dub badminton championships, I heir Litest, victims the Junior Civil Service Association .in<} the United Family Bad respectively. RWUltl Of M.iyll match illayfluwei'i ptayci Wong Peng Boon hrat Liang Chuan, ir> 7. ir> I;
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    INDIAN SOLDIERS SERVING IN MALAYA COMMAND
    149 16 Special Pictures Of Training DICTURES in this page were tak en by a Straits Times photographer on the occasion of the visit to the various units of the Indian Army in Singapore by a party of Indian journalists from all parts of Malaya. The
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    12 16 .Members of the 4 10th. Hyderabad K^imcnt engaged in field commu* nica.ions.
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    9 16 In the kitchens of the Madias SapjTtt and Miners,
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    14 16 .Madras Sappers and Miners engaged In the construction «f a new officers mess kitchen.
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