The Straits Times, 16 January 1940

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    35 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1940. PRICK 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 1<; PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1910. PRICE 5 C'KNTS.
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      315 1 Try MIEN CHONfi TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. O M Colaman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816 Fire-Fighting Appliances i il "MINIMAX" I t! MINIMIZES 5 I fl\etH lng nl ffeir ell Fo« burning liquids such as petiol, benzine, paraffin. Q ZL J p lAf C K I etc.,
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      7 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 54? I).
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      106 1 HONG MOTORS Singapore. RECONDITIONED I'SED CARS. 1939 MORRIS EIGHT SALOON door, slide top, as rood as new $1,275 193f> TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE 500 CC Speed-Twin, one owner 475 1937 MORRIS EIGHT SALOON 4 -door, exceptional condition 975 1936 HUPMOBILE SALOON 24 HP. Very good condition 850 1934 MORRIS TEN ROADSTER Immaculate
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      153 1 for PERFECT STYLES in DRESSMAKING READVMAOES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battary Road. Singapor j. MOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LVMPVH. 25 JAVA ST (PHONE 3683). CHINESE CARPETS By^fc^J WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE Jlt^^^^* SELECTION OF BOTH 1H SM 'CllUl CAKTEB* MRI "WASHED" AND "UNWASHED" slTeTSu^y QUALITIES IN SIZES
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      1675 2 FOR SALE SIIKIVXDOR Refrigerator. Phone 3333. CARRIER AIR-CONDITIONING PLANT. AC, little used, excellent condition. What offers? Box 38. Straits Times. TELEPIIOTO LENSES are now available for KEYSTONE 8 mm Cine CAMERAS. Send for Price list. A.P.S.. 109, North Bridge Rd. EARTH LOAM specially prcpart-J Your garden or lawn will benefit
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      822 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Bank* will be closed on: Monday, Jan. 22, Hart Rora Haji Pubttc Holiday. Thursday, Jan. 25, Thalpusam Bank Holiday^ NOTICE. At a general meeting held on Jan. 9. 1940. it was decided to liquidate the business of Thye Chuah Seng Co.. 19 South Canal Road,
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      370 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MIDLAND PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY. 117 Hearh Road. Sin yap we. "phone 4379 Confidential and thorough Investis.i lions made throujrhvut Malaya. Experienced detectives employed. FOR HIRE BEFRIGF.RATOR— New or Used. Phone J333 WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILEWi«k«* C«Wtl-A«4 Yo.ll J»«p O« •i Bed Fall of Via ud Vi
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      54 2 Reconditioned Guaranteed USED CARS 1938 SINGER 9 Saloon Small Mileag e S mart Appearance $925 193S AUSTIN 10 Saloon Light Grey Finish -$1275 19 3 3 ARMSTRONG Siddely 12 Saloon Splendid Shape $675 19 37_MORRIS_& Saloon Economical Roomy $875 1 9 3 S__TERR APLANE Saloon Fine Condition $675 WEARNE'S USED
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      394 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorpurateo to Btigland) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The P. O. S. N. Company will have a passenger steamer sailing Westwards next month. For the latest information apply to The Agent. P O. S. N Co II A,
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      356 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS I IL-mJiF m -i I I l_i_v^__E B I *m (Ineorpormted in tapam GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. MA Suet. Port Said. Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar. Lisbon and Liverpool Sail B'nore HAKOZAKI MARU Feb. 15 15 TO LIVKBPOOL Via Sues, Genoa Liverpool. Antwerp and
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      674 3 ■_r^--feUl > I:lilH!l..---' i LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent Cuisine SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES M.S. "FIONIA- (11.000 Tons Displ.) from Singapore abt. 18-1-40 Singapore Bangkok Saigon Singapore about 20 days $186.67 M.S. "SELANDIA" (13.450 Tons DUpL) from Singapore abt. 21-1-40 Singapore Bangkok Saigon BaUvia— Singapore about 24 days
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      443 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLL VCR QUAY. SINGAPORE f«l. fISI CHARTERED BANK BUILDING PENANG Tel. I »66 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Oates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTKRN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT
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    TIN AND RUBBER INDUSTRIES PROSPER IN 1939
    2232 4 Higher Quotas And Prices Cause Jump In Trade SHARE VALUES APPRECIATE ON IMPROVED EARNINGS By Our Financial Correspondent A SHARP '\paixioii in the val im ol Malaya's foreign trade ocCUrred last year. This ill BBQM pronounced in the latter half of :he year
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    163 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 15. /COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed Vr as follows with previous quotations la parenthesis:— RI'RBER: Dul. Spot: 11 11 16d II 13 16d (ll^d 11 -d. Feb.-Mar.: 11 11 16d 11 %d (ll},d 11 -di Apr.-June: U%tf ll*,d (lHid 11 13 16d)
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1326 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations muinimi. JAN. 15, 194«: 5 P.M. MINING Buyer* Seller* Ai!ip;.t Tin <4s> 4s 10' d 5s 3d Austral Amal. »ss> 6s 3d 7s c.d. Austral Malay tC 37s 39s cd. Ayer Hltam £> J4s 6d 25s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .85 90 Bangrin Tin i!2s
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    226 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend C!of>> TIN Austral Amal 3d Austral Malay 3d and 1 3 bonus Ipoh 2s. int. less tax Jan. 3 Kampong Kamunting 3d. and 7ttd. bonus Kampo?»z Lan jut 216 Jan. 23 Klang River 7*% Jan. 24 Kuchai 10% Int. Jan. 13
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    233 4 sins MINIM. Austmi it. Batti Selangor>Hqng Fatts Jelebu> Kann^nß Laniutx K Knmuntire Ktntu Kollas Klang Rtvcis Krainais Kuoh;if« Lanits Lofcntf Petalu.R.*. Pungahs PuUihs Pah'ines Raub uoio Ran'aus Selaynns.' Sioni Soutrem Ivintf SUDgei Kinta- SuiißO Luas BODO vVavs Takuapa Ternol) Tin Talpn.r i'nvs Talan. Ulu dlanu
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      135 4 I mm IS!!. Within a Week to London! Lr W IB BSBOT IBv _j. Wt Ml Wk am m^^ mm |m IWI ftflVAl DUTCH 'au inclusive" M| tv Douglas DC3 Aircraft are used on the flying route. ..a. From Naples u> the rest of Europe ex- train com Pa.l* to
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      369 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 2.35 ajn. 8.9 ft.; 2;2j pjn 8 4 ft. L. W 8 22 a.m. 3.6 ft; 8.36 pm. 29 ft To-morrow H W 3.10 a.m. 8.7 ft: 3 17 p.m. .8 ft. L. W. 9 08 am. 3o ft.; 913 pjn. 3 5 ft.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      563 5 General Tendency Easier: Record Rubber Consumption T.n Our Hu.mcial orre p.ndfnt Singapore, Jan. 16 APPREHENSION .c:arding the possible spreading oi the war to Holland and Belgium and further threati by Russia resulted in an easting of the London Stock Exchange which lling from the continental Bourn Th»
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      MORE BRITISH CARS GO OVERSEAS
      160 5 MORE BRITISH CARS GO OVERSEAS Record Exports In War Months London, Jan. 15. RECORD motor exports are announced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers. During each working day m the thin) month of the war 300 vehicle:: were exported. This was an incrra.se of 26 iw cent on November, l')3R.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      111 5 Singapore, Jan. .6. noon Buyers sellers Uambier 7 50 Hamburg C'lbe SHOO Java Cubr H2 00 Pcppct White Muiiu'i: $16.00 Whi- $15.75 Blac:: S 8.50 Copra Mixed *3.4.i Sun Dried $3 80 Sago Flow No 1 Lingga $6.5o Fair S6.5O Sarawak ft* /■-'otojjp Falembar.^ r S13.30 Banja
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      FIXED PRICES
      146 5 (From Our Own Correspondent > London. Jan. 15. Ihe following are to-da^'s -bid'" quotations for Fixed Trusts: -s. d. British Empire "A" 16 6 British Empire "B" 7 l British Empire Cumulative 13 3 British Empire C'prchensive 13 6 British General 'A" 18 6 British General "B" 14
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      London Stock Exchange
      362 5 London, Jan 15. THE Stock Exchange was generally easier 1 to-day on renewed international uncertainties but losses In most groups were only small in the absence of sealing pressure. Gilt -edged led the downward drift. Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotation: Shares are of £1
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      EXCHANGES
      184 5 The ioilowlng are me exchange raws this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanjjtu' Banking Corporation SELLING London r.T 2 4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2'4H Lyons demand 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 T Montreal
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      BENTA RUBBER MEETING
      776 5 $500 Donated To The Malaya Patriotic Fund A DDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Benta Rubber Estates in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Mr. J. EL Jones, the •hairman, said: Unfortunately, we meet to-day under conditions very different from those obtaining at the time of our iast
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      91 5 Tuesday, Jan. 16, noon. Buyer* Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) S7J» MM No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases Jan.-Feb. (Sellers option) 38\' A M\ G.KA.Q. K.S.S fob. in bales Jan.-Feb. (Sellers option) :.7\ 37^ FAQ. K.S.S. fob. in bales JatL-Feb. (.Sellers option)
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      137 5 PINE ESSENCE BATH SALTS PROMOTES HEALTHFUL ENERGY After a hard day's work or play a PINE BATH will act as a real tonic: refreshing, Invigorating j and soothng. PINE BATH SALTS are not l merely perfumed Bath Salts. j They contain the soothing, strengthening, aromatic and balsamic constituents of the
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      419 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by TIIF MERCANTILE BANK OI t\M\ umitoi The Company, vhict) is incorporated in the S.S. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following duties: EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF WILL ADMINISTRATOR OB KSTATIi OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF A SETTLEMENT
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      362 6 NOW SHOWN IN ITS ENTIRETY POSITIVELY FOR Cgj^gJJJji ONE DAY ONLY r^^^^gj^l ALHAMBRA I \^^B TO DAY 3.15. 6 15 9.15 'jM W £*>! B^^ The rncensored Version L^ of Winner Bros. Thrillinij mX% Air Epic! /Ai L The KomhinK of the fcZr^ fl7//^ JP German Munition Dumps fej^^j W'
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      353 6 BEAUTIES AND BULLETS! ROMANCE AND RIOTS! REVELRY AND REVOLT! TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 PAVILION %^"^Si I.AK.HS THRILLS AM) ACTION. M Jtttim. As A I>AIR of DEVIL-MAY-CARE TAMERAMEN SET OFF INTERNATIONAL DYNAMITE IN QUEST OF NEWSREEL SI'PER-TIIRII.I.S WMZ CHASING OnHB DANGER i^J E^^p 20TH CENTURY-FOX PICTURE WITH &W9Ur PRESTON FOSTER iM^Si HENRY
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      200 6 HIPS! HIPS! HOORAY! HERE'S THE SHOW TO TURN THAT OLD HORRID FEELING INTO A GRAND TORRID F E ELING! lON THE STAGE! FROM 530 TO 6.15 AND 8.30 TO 915 I THE TANIIIAN HAWAIIAN ENTERTAINERS! j rAUITm OPENING^DAY! VimlrlJlVlj 3.15 6.15 9.15 HULA HULA IN SWING TIME/ I y^ft J
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    SITUATION IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM IS CALMER
    814 7 Belief That Hitler May Seize Chance To Strike Elsewhere that no acute danger is threatening the country were displayed in Amsterdam newspapers yesterday, reports Reuter. The correspondent of the Dutch agency in Limbourg reports that the population generally is taking the situation calmly.
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    1,155 BLACK-OUT DEATHS DURING DECEMBER
    70 7 London. Jan. 15. THE TOTAL number of deaths on Britain's roads during December as a result of road accidents was 1,155 compared with 683 in December last. The total is the highest record for any single month. That the black-out was chiefly responsible for this
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    45 7 .Mrs. (i. M. Cook, 0.8. E., inspecting t»rls of the Mechanized Transport Training Corps, an independent unit of women drivers, which will soon Lave Britain for Frame. They will be the first body of British women drivers to fo there since the outbreak of war.
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      459 7 HOTELS Tonight Cocktail Dance 7 p.m to 9 p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION JUNE WEST «c KAY U0NT1NENTAI \KT1STS IN MODERN HAM Y. ROUTINES Dinner $1.50 Non-diners Sl.OO Suturday 27th Jan.— Annual Rugby Union Ball. SEA VIEW H HOTEL WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET
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      432 7 BOX UTSTE&WM OPENING OFFICE If >yUn Jl^ TO-DAY PHONE MaLAWJMOJT MOOEKN o «c c <c If —CINEMA I J.IO, D. 10, 3^o 0 ■■■■■■■r^ 9.15 P.M. —^Tk^ oll -that fU^titl^' »C S® m vK HINRY ALICE --^»>^ MARJORIE ARLEEN r.mn.lir S ArUl^.'e EDDIE COILSNS PAULINE MOORE romantic, dramotlC RICHARD CROMWELL
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 1940. (137 th. Day of the War.) Strikes
    1196 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 1940. (137 th. Day of the War.) Strikes Artisan employees of the Singapore Harbour Board went on strike at the week-end after receiving a cost of living allowance as recommended by Government, plus a temporary allowance of ten per cent, on their basic
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      Radio Receiving Licences
      343 8 More Demands For Reduction Of Singapore Fee To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— "W.B." in his letter to you dated Jan. 9 suggests that as a solut)on to the B.M.B.C.'s continual working at a loss, the Government should take control, and that the population, who
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      185 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In your issue of Jan. 12 "W.B." states that he (In response to complaints made by many of your correspondents regarding the high licence Ie:s> believes that the P.M.B.C. Is running at a loss. This is beyond ny comprehension. When the B.MB.C.
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      203 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Thanks are due to •W.B." for responding so admirably to my rscent letter about the 8.M.8.C. It is pleasing to learn that some of the broadcast items are given to us by the Hnrtnm of th? Corporation and not, as listening has
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      147 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I am a radio enthusiast and wish to add to the views already expressed about the B.M.BC. licence fee. particularly in view of the present circumstances and the increased cost of living owing to the war. I am interested in Tamil music
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      288 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Dees W.B. rially believe that the 8.M.8.C. is actually working at a loss? At the present the licence fee is $12 a year and there are 6,000 licensees, besides the daily sales of radios. This makes it a joke to suggest that
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      CHAKAP MAIN MAIN
      156 8 Simpler Malay Wanted In News Bulletin To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l must join "Average Malayan" and "Payung Kuning Tua" in their admiration of your article "Perang Sampai Sekarang.' I read that article to my three servants who enjoyed listening to it and asked
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      TODDY SHOPS
      189 8 European Planter Supports Abolition Demand To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l sincerely trust that Mr. Vasudev and his compatriots will be successful In getting toddy shops closed in all planting districts. It will be of benefit to both planters and our labour forces. Speukins as
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      ECONOMIC CHANGES
      561 8 Condition Ot Peasantry Needs Investigation To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l have observed the rapid economic changes that have t:ik*n place, and are still taking place in the condition of the peasants ol this country. These changes are not well Known even to many of
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      IN THE FAR EAST
      282 8 China's Determination To Fight On To the Miter cf the Straits TfcnM Sir, In your leader on Thursday, you said: "Few people bclievo that the slogan 'no peace while a single Japanese soldier remains on Chinese soil' was meant to be taken literally In all circumstances."
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      289 8 JOSEPHO'S STUDIO the only hi&h class European studio in Singapore. for GENTLEMEN LADIES and CHILDREN 1 8c Battery Road. Telephone 4048 PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PROFIT. by Xettel. Thla Book is specially designed for the Amateur Photographer whose thoughts turn towards the money-making potentialities of his hobby Fully Illustrated. Price $3.00 or
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      29 8 I BEE CHOW I SMART TAILORING 21, Chulia Street, SING A.' ORE. THE RAILWAYS OFFER FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION, TRANSPORT. DELIVERY, AND STORAGE OF TRAFFIC OF EVERY DESCRIPTION i
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    BELGIUM & HOLLAND TO STAND TOGETHER
    535 9 BELGIUM HOLLAND TO STAND TOGETHER What Dr. Colijn Told Italian Minister "COMPLETE SOLIDARITY" OF TWO NEUTRAL POWERS "Attack On One Means An Attack On The Other" AKO.MK message says it is understood that the Dutch prime minister, Dr. Colijn, told Count Ciano :m I other leading Italians last week that
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    NAZIS SINK DUTCH SHIP
    137 9 1 -Boat Outrage In Biscay Bay Amsterdam, Jan. IC. Till; S.OOO-to:: Dutch steamer Arendskeik. while bound for South Africa from Antwerp, was torpedoed by a Cierman submarine in the Bay of Biscay, 100 miles off! Ushant. She sank immediately. Ihe Italian steamer Fedora <5,01 C .v
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    39 9 /^OOKERY articles in the German newspapers urge housewives to banish from the kitchen their favourite utensil— the frying-pan. Frying wastes precious fat, it is stated, and food can be just as appetising when grilled or cooked in a casserole.
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    R.A.F. Bomb Nazi Submarine
    136 9 London, Jan. It. 4 N enemy submarine was bombed in the North Sea yesterday by aircraft of the Air Force Coastal Command The submarine was sighted at a ace of several miles. Her crew apparently .simultaneously observed the aircraft. The airman saw the Lng tower hatch
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    Big Air Offensive Can be Halted
    187 9 London. Jan. 16. Thai RJIT. fighters could bring an ,y air ollensive on Great In to a standstill In a com- 1 paratively short space of time by losses which would be Inflicted on the raiding bombers is the opinion held In authoriLondon circles.
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    Reich's Supplies Across Pacific
    166 9 Allied Contraband Control Watching Paris, J« n. 16. THE possibility ol the Germans running supplies across the Pacific to Vladivostok and other ports from America under the "cash-and-carry" system is not being lost sight of by the Allied contraband control, which is tightening around all kinds
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    13 9 i.un h-time in one of the underground tunnel, of the Maginot Line fortifications.
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    Hore-Belisha To Explain To-day
    155 9 Statement May Be Cut Short By Debate London, Jan. 16. ALTHOUGH there is widespread interest in the personal statement to be made at the re-assembling of Parliament to-day by Mr. Leslie HoreBelisha, the former Secretary of State for War. giving the reasons for his resignation from
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    RATIONING SCHEMES SUCCESSFUL
    56 9 London, Jan. 15. AFTER experience of one week ot the schemes for the rationing of butter, bacon and svgar the only foods yet subject to rationing in Britain it was stated authoritatively to-day that the machinery was working smoothly and well. There has been no shortage anywhere
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    THE ALLIES AND AMERCIAN SECURITY ZONE SCHEME
    260 9 London, Jan. 15. THL British Minister at Panama, j Mr. F. E. F. Adam, yesterday delivered the British Government's reply to the protest of the United States and 20 other American republics on Dec. 23, 1939. in connection with the Han-American proposals for
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    FINNS NEED PLANES
    244 9 FINNS NEED PLANES Urgent Appeal For Help Lonc'on, Jan. 16. 'CINLAND must have more help from abroad It she is to counter the Soviet's superiority in the air," the Finnish Legation spokesman told Reuter yesterday. "Partially cloudy weather during the last three days has enabled the Russian bombers to approach
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    SOVIET PLANES OVER NORWAY
    247 9 Protest Being Lodged Tn Moscow Oslo, Jan. 15. THE Norwegian Government has 1 instructed its Legation at Moscow to lodge a diplomatic protest against violation of the Norwegian frontier by Soviet planes. An official statement says that several Soviet planes crossed the Norwegian frontier at different
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    BRITISH AIRMAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
    61 9 London, Jan. 15. •TPHE crew of an R.A.F. bomber escaped injury to-day when the machine crashed near a forest after falling to take off. The crew, however, had Jumped out before the crash, and although the bombs on the machine exploded with the impact, shaking houses
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    U.S. UNDERSEA OPERATIONS IN S. ATLANTIC POSSIBLE
    307 9 Naval Expert And Potential Enemy Action In Two Oceans Washington, Jan. 15. DLAR-ADM. Stark, director of naval operations, speaking 1X to-day before the naval committee of the House of Representatives, said that the U.S. navy needs bigger submarines than those of some of
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    MOVE TO EXTEND I.S. AID TO FINLAND
    86 9 Washington, Jan. 15. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has Informed Congressional l.aders that he would send a communication to Congress shortly on the question of trending U.S. aid to Finland. It is predicted that Mr. Roosevelt will advise Congress that any United 8 assistance to Finland
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    25 9 Last night's French war communiqu3 states: "There was activity of patrols and artillery, and there were local encounters between reconnaissance units."— Reuter.
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    Japan-U.S. Trade Pact Talks.
    172 9 'No Developments, 1 Sa\s Mr. Cordell Hull Washington, Jan. 15. J^R. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary lof State, announced to-day that a new commercial treaty with Japan is being discussed in Tokio. The present treaty expires on Jan. 26. Asked at his press conference in re- gard
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    POLICE ARE EDUCATING PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS
    435 10 Lectures Given Regarding Road Regulations VALUE INDICATED IN SUCCESS OF NO-HOOTING BAN CINGAPOBE will soon have a better type of driver of taxis. *3 lorries and buses if the efforts of the Traffic Branch to spread more road knowledge among professional drivers suc«ml. For some
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    K.L. COFFEE SHOP MEN PRESENT DEMANDS
    54 10 >ur Own Correspond. atKuala Lumpur. Jan. 15 II .s b It ved that Chinese coffee nployees presented certain demands to the employers' association Sa urday, requiring them to bo nipt within live days. then 200 roffee shop, in this m r. be affected it
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    AMUSEMENTS
    179 10 «ING roiu BAFFLES M«) I I cicr 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Info-mal> 9.45 Midnight. GARRI4 K nil VIKI <.l vi Dr. Rhythm <fc Go'.dwyn Follies at p.m. GRI \1 \VOKI.I> Catarel 1.48 to Midnight. Globe p Smiling. Bky: Daughter i ■grtwi Atlantic Theatre: Chinese Picture. ii
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    18 10 A meeting of the Johore State Council will be held at \ho n-wan. Johor Bahru, nn Peb. 6.
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    Indians & Chinese In Malaya
    149 10 Indians Chinese In Malaya A PLEA for closer collaboration between Indians and Chinese in Malaya was made by Mr. C. S. Venkatachar, the agent for the Government of India. Malaya, in a speech at Penang. "Here in Penang. where we live side by side with the enlightened Chinese community, we
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    DRAINAGE IN JOHORE
    192 10 Big Works Scheme Planned (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 15. JOHORE has v big scheme for drainage works in various parts of the State with the object of developing existing industries and a Eill is to be introduced into the Council of State shortly to
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    STRIKE IN TWO MORE JOHORE FACTORIES
    93 10 •From Our Own Correspondent! Johore Bahru. Jan. 15. WORKERS on Jerram Choh pineapple factory in Pontlan Road r.nd Sungei Tiram pineapple factory in Kota Tinggi Road went on strikt to-day in sympathy with their fellow workmen In Singapore. These men have not made any
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    S.V.C. TO DRILL IN "THREES"
    226 10 Plans For Next Season THE Singapore Volunteer Corps training season, which begins next month, is likely to be one of the most intensive ever undertaken by the corps and there will be a number of innovations. The corps is introducing the new infantry drill in
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    EXTENSION OF THE ESPLANADE
    174 10 New Tenders Have Been Called For MEW tenders ior the work of enlarging Singapore's esplanade along Connaught Drive have been called for, it is understood. Estimated to cost about $200 000. the work which had been proceeding for some time had stopped recently. It is understood
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    FAY WRAY DIVORCES AI'THOR HUSBAND
    46 10 MISS Fay Wray, the Canadian film actress, was recently granted a divorce from her husband. Mr. John Monk Saunders, author and scenario writer. One of her charges against Mr. Saunders was that he declared that life with her was too monotonous.
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    PENANG HOTEL *****
    51 10 THE Runnymede Hotel, Penang. is now clos3d to business. Workmen are engaged in clearing the ball room and dining room but the smaller buildings will be maintained and a skeleton stall will be retained. The company is con- cen'rating Its main business In the E and O.
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    KLANG BLACK-OUT
    44 10 CONSIDERABLE difficulty is being experienced by pedestrians using the Belfleld bridge footpath. Klang. as a result of the Sanitary Board taking away the lights on these footpaths at nights for the sake of economy, writes the Klang correspondent of the Malay Mail.
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    PARCELS FOR WAR PRISONER!
    33 10 One thousand parcels of food and J clothing have been sent to British prisoners of war in Germany by the Red Cross and St. John War Organ- j ization.
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    Officers To Pay Fine On Indian Army Driver
    311 10 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Jan. 15. AS a sequel to un accident at the Ist. mile, Kota Tinggi Road, on Nov. 29 when the car of the Officer Commanding the Royal Indian Army Service Corps. Singapore, came into collision with
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    The New Colonial Secretary
    46 10 Mr. S. W. Jones, -xho has been appointed to succeed Sir A.exauuer smaii as Colonial Secretary, when Sir Alexander leaves Malaya this week —a Straits Times picture taken at his desk at the Colonial Secretariat. Mr. Jones was formerly British Resident, Selangor.
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    INDIAN AGENT SPEAKS ON ATTITUDE TO WAR
    415 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 16. |W|l£. C. S. Venkatachar, Agent for the Government of India in Malaya, spoke on Malay an Indians' loyalty to the Empire in a speech at Penang at the opening of the Penang Indian Association premises. "We
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    DECREE NISI FOR ADMIRAL
    120 10 Formerly Served In Singapore WIFE'S LOVE FOR ARMY MAJOR A FORMER Singapore naval cummodore, Rear-Admiral Marshall Llewelyn Clarke was granted a divorce in London yesterday. A former Singapore arm} officer vrai cited as co-respondent. Rear-Admiral Clarke was granted a decree nisi with costs on the ground
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    CHINESE WEDDING AT IPOH TOWN HALL
    140 10 (From Our Own Corrcipundeni Ipoh. Jan. L.i AT the Ipoh Town Hall Mr. Jng Er Lim. eldest son of the late Mr. Ong Eng Suan and Mrs. Ong Erg Suan. of Kuala Lumpur, was married yester day to Miss Lee Sau Kucn. daughter of
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    WUHAN SONGSTERS LEAVE IPOH
    46 10 (From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, Jan. 13. rE Wuhan Songsters gave a fareweil performance last night and have left Ipoh for Sitiawan and Taiping and thence to Penang They collected $17,000 last night and a bouquet or flowers was auctioned for S7OO.
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    462 11 i £IMA puloh orans Jcrman telah di-tangkap dalam Masir olth sebab orang2 Masir yang diam dalcm r.egeri Jerman telah disaklti dan dl-perbuat ta' patut oleh kerajaan Jerman. Langganui Police telah dl-laku-kan di-atas rumah2 yanj di-diaml oleh orang2 Jerman, dan banyak surat2 dapat j cii-rampas dl-rumah2 itu. Maka
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    SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN OF DOCK WORKERS' STRIKE
    480 11 SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN OF DOCK WORKERS' STRIKE io\ eminent Warning About Slopping Essential Services THAT (Jovcrnmtnt i taking a serious view of the strike of 1.">(MI artisans of the Singapore Harbour Boprd dockyard which broke out on Saturday morning is evident from Colonial Secretariat communique issued throupli the Department of
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    Charged With Robbing Woman Of Jewellery
    217 11 Charged With Robbing Woman Of Jewellery TWO ON TRIAL AT THE ASSIZES THE robbery of a much-bejewelled Chinese wo^an in Towner Road, near McNair School on Oct. 17, last year, was the subject of the first case before the Assizes yesterday, two young Chinese, Wong Fook and Lav Kaam Van,
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    Queen's Scholar From Family Of Scholars
    188 11 Queen 's Scholar From Family Of Scholars OINGAPORE'S successful candl- date for the 1940 Queen's Scholarship, Wilbur Boswell, comes from a family of scholars. A sister, Mary, was awarded a scholarship to Raffles College last year, while his elder sister, Maureen, was a first class graduate of Raffles College who
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    FINES FOR LEAVING CYCLES UNATTENDED
    49 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Jan. 16. TO prevent cycle stealing, the Serem--1 ban police are taking measures againsc those who leave unlocked cycles unattended. A large number of cyclists have been i fined at the Seremban Police court for leaving their cycles unattended.
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    MUSLIMS TO HELP CHINA RELIEF
    52 11 /^T a meeting oi the Singap.^r^ Muslim committee for the Chines-? distress fund, held at the Istana, Kairpang IGlara three sections wcr? ap roved for the collection of donations. Football matches, shows arrt concerts are also to r.e arrange i mtliely l»)r the aid of
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    SINGAPORE CONCERTS.
    54 11 A PPLICATIONS have been coming in rapidly during the first week of I booking for the series of three concerts to be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall next month and in March. The subscription ratesl of $5 and $3 cover the whole series of three concerts and
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    MR.LEE TIAN SIEW.
    92 11 •From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Jan. 16. j THE funeral will take place on Friday I of Mr. Lee Tian Siew. a Justice of the Peace, and one of thn leaders of the Chinese community in Penang and Perak. Mr. Lee, who was 71, retired jome yen
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    BOARD DECLINES TO GRANT AN INCREASE IN RENT
    412 11 "If Landlord Carried Out Repairs It Was His Duty" THE Rent Assessment Board of Singapore held a third 1 public sitting in the civil district court yesterday, when two applications were dealt with under the Increase of Rents (Restriction) Ordinance. In the
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    Three Elephants Pay A Call
    169 11 Three Elephants Pay A Call i From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Jan. 16. \E\VS reached Seremban to-day that during the week-end the inmates of a Malay house in a kampong in the Ulu Beranang area «f Negri Sembilan were visited by three elephants. The elephants shook the building, destroyed about
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    PENANG HAS REACHED PEAK OF TRADE
    130 11 ■From Our Own Correspond mh > Penang. Jan 16. MR. J. Dk-k, well-known Penang reside ir. who is re iring this week pfter 30 years in Malaya, believes that Pcnang's trade has reached it> peak. Referring to the importance ot Penang in handling tin
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    SOLDIERS IN COURT AFTER INCIDENT AT K.L. PARK
    328 11 (From Our Ov;n Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 15. ALLEGED to have been involved in a fight last night at the Bukit Bintang amusement park, three privates of the Malay Regiment appeared in the third magistrate's court to-day before Raja Ayoub. They were
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    RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS CHARGE
    78 12 CHOO SENG THIM was yesterday charged In the Singapore ilfth court with dishonestly receiving stolen property. It was alleged that on Dec. 12 he iMshonestlv received seven orttles of whisky, two oottles of brandy and two bottles of gin and that or. Dec. 13 he dishonestly
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    31 12 Ten Km Kai who was recently charged with criminal breach of trust of 183 gallons of petrol worth $137. as a .servant, was acquitted in the y iti"arorp srrond court yost^dav
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    MALAYAN FINDS HIS WAY IN LONDON BLACK-OUT
    930 12 Broadcast Talk On War-Time Conditions In Britain NATION CALMLY DETERMINED TO I iGHT N( FLAG-WAVING k A PEOPLE who, having decided to fight for their liberties, had sunk their almost fierce love of peace ;tnd their own political and personal differences and united
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    New Lighting
    45 12 HtnlMtry of Home Security recently decided that a measure of lighting for shop window display may now be permitted as an experiment to help shopping. Here is the type of lighting that can be used by shop-keepers in th<^ entrance of their premise.
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    Ten Charged With Unlawful
    61 12 r claimed iriai in the third court yesterday when i charged witn being an unlawful assembly in il Road on Jan. 8. rii< y were accused ot being In prosecution of a cwnmon object, namely. rain pIJe-<jivlng coolli working at the Junction of Kampong r. using
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    French Camouflage At The Front
    27 12 A French artillery gun camouflaged with tree branches, beside a road c?t the western front. On right is seen the ammunition store.
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    Funeral Of Mr.
    554 12 W. A. Stre vens IN INDIA BEFORE COMING HERE THE DEATH occurred at his nome in Pcsir Panjang yesterday mornins. of Mr William Alderney Strevens, managing director of Robinson Piano Co.. Ltd., Singapore, in Collyer Quay. Mr Strevens. who was 60 years of age, had been associated
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    COLD STORAGE EMPLOYEE ON THEFT CHARGES
    109 12 GOH CHIN 800 was yesterday produced in the Singapore f'fth court ocfore Mr. L. C. Goh on two charges of theft. He was firstly charged that v-hile in the employ of the Singapore Cold Storage on Dec. 12 he stole seven bottles of whisky,
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    THEFT ADMITTED
    69 12 AHMAD BIN HASSAN was yesterday produced in the Singapore fifth court on a charge of stealing a basket of tapioca from a house in Nasslm Hill on Sunday. A further charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Inspector Sardar Singh with a parang was made. The accused pleaded guilty
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    30 12 Archdeacon B. A. M. Mercer, of Sandakan. British North Borneo, has moved to Miri. He has been working in Borneo since 1913. first at Kudot and since then at Sandoknn
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    BIRD IN COURT
    78 12 AI>EMONSTKATION of the ability of a fortune-teller's bird to pick out certain c?rds in a Singapore police court failed yesterday and also had unfottunutr consequences for a court interpreter. Obstinately refusing to do its bit, the biro turned round and bit the interpreter's finder. Laughter hrokp out,
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    GUILTY PLEA BUT NO CONVICTION RECORDED
    122 12 A REQUE&r lor 48 hours' poUee DOB- tody was granted in a case in the Singapore third court yesterday in which Kam Ens Lim pleaded guilty to two charges of cheating F. 11. L. Becksma of SlO in Stamford Road, and Tan Quee For
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    SNATCHER' SENTENCED THREE TIMES IN A DAY
    89 12 PLEADING GUILTY to snatching a necklace from a Eurasian sirl in Serangoon Road, Ong Chye Liong was fined $75. or six weeks' rigorous imprisonment, in the Singapore t li ird court yesterday and sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment or. another charge of
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    Big Damage In Sourabaya Godown Fire
    154 12 (From Our < t) Sourubayu, Jan. 15. VESSELS were moved nnm ih« T danger zone when a serious fire broke out among Sourabaya's water-front godowns. The damage is estimated to amount to several million guilders Large quantities of cotton, tobacco, wood, bitumen and eoiTee
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    BORNEO FILM SHOWN FOR WAR FIND
    42 12 MARTIN JOHNSONS film Born was shown at a ■pedal matinee in Sandakan lust week In rxid of the North Borneo Si.at;* War Reliel Fund. Two other cinema shows In aid of the fund are being held.
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    SAYS WOMAN TAUGHT HIM TO STEM.
    59 12 THAT a woman taught him t the jewellery was tho plea ol \>- year-old Loh Kwai Kai when he plead" ed guilty in the Singapore third court yesterday to steailug hi; sister's jewel lcry. worth $226. in Upper CMitcnew Stroot last Juno. Ho was
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    ESCAPE DENIED
    48 12 pv ING that he was th<> man *)u> U iped from 1 iwful custody at Kandans Kcrbau Police Station on Oct. 9. 1937. Lim Ah Tco was allowed SlOO bail in the Singapore thi"d court yesterday, when d with the offenro. The c&^e was postponed a
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    29 12 Mr. T. D. Hugh??. Crown Counsel, Penang. has been appointed President of the Rent. Assessment Board. Penang and Province Wellesley, In t Mr. R. Moor V. red to Johore.
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    A New Bodyguard For Queen Mary
    272 13 AFTER 15 years with Queen MaryV suite land 26 in ail with the Metropolitan Police) Superintendent Green retired at the end of the year. This has meant a break in the circle of officers noted for their royal associations. Supt. Green, in point of
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    OUTPOSTS ON THE WESTERN FRONT AND THEIR WORK
    607 13 THE troops on the Western Front are far from having an easy time of it, declared the military correspondent of The Thnea London, in a weekly review of the war broadcast by the 8.8.C In tht iirst place, he said. 1 hey
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    PRESS MAGNATES ON VISIT TO BRITAIN
    81 13 London, Jan. 15. A PARTY (-1 eminent French newspaper proprietors arrived In England to-day as guests of the British Council, an organization interested in the spreading ol British culture. During their stay, visits will be made to Portsmouth and Aldershot. and they will see
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    Fire Outbreaks In Berlin
    80 13 FOUR large llres have broken out- in Berlin in the past 24 hours, wording to a report from the Jerman frontier. Two factories were comr'elely destroyed and a third was badly dcrr.agcd. The extremely cold weather made it difficult for the firemen to prthe fire from
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    FOREIGN COMMENT ON THE WAR
    62 13 London, Jan. 15. rE first number of a daily sun. y of foreign comment on the war "compiled from Telegraphic reports received by the Ministry of Information" was issued by the Ministry of Information to-day. Extracts are given from the press of Sweden, Germany, Brazil,
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    SOT TO INTERFERE WITH HUMANITARIAN WORK
    72 13 London, Jan. 15. THE Ministry of Economic Warfare announces that the Enemy Exports Committee has given permission for the delivery of a light and whistle buoy of German manufacture ordered by the Icelandic authorities. The decision to allow the passage of this life-saving material,
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    "A.R.P. MARINES" UNITS FOR NAZI MINE VICTIMS.
    325 13 London, Jan. 16. DHITISH towns have so far been spared from devastation by air raids against which precautions of civilian defence were taken. Preparations made in the first days of the war have not been relaxed. The civilian defence organization stands ready. Some
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    LARGE-SCALE SOVIET AIR RAIDS ON FINNISH TOWNS
    380 13 700 Bombs Dropped On Five Towns: Heavy Damage Done pilK Russian air attacks in Finland were continued yesterday and scores oi planes began to cross the coast soon after dawn. They are believed to have come from bases in Estonia, half an hour's
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    "Poison Gas For The Public"
    138 13 London, Jan. 15. PRESCRIBING the outpourings from *J the Zeezen radio as 'deadly poison gas for the unsuspecting public," Gen. Smuts, the South African Prime Minister, in a message to-day to the South African Truth Legion, deals with the danger to th? South African people
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    10,000 CZECHS IN U.K. ARE EXEMPT
    91 13 London, Jan. 15. rE work ol aliens tribunals which were set up at the beginning of the war has now been practically completed, having dealt with more than 60,000 cases. As a result of the tribunals" investigations, the police are now in possession of
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    SWEDEN & NORWAY ACCUSED OF ANTI-U.S.S.R. ATTITUDE
    704 14 SWEDEN NORWAY ACCUSED OF ANTI-U.S.S.R. ATTITUDE Replies To Moscow Protest Held To Be Unsatisfactory Moscow, Jan. 15. THE U.S.S.R. recently protested to Norway and Sweden over what was described as their "anti-Soviet policy," according to the official Tass News Agency. Sweden and Norway have immediately replied to the protests but,
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    PARIS NEWSPAPER IS SUSPENDED
    27 14 Paris, Jan. 15. PUBLICATION of the well-known evening newspaper Journal des DebaLs has been suspended (or two days by the censorship authorities.— Reuter.
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    Big Credits For Turkey
    249 14 ECONOMIC PACT WITH ALLIES Ankara, Jan. 15. FRKEY OBTAINS 25,000,000 credits for armaments, a £15,000.000 loan in gold, and a trade loan of :3,500,000, stated Dr. Menemencioglu, SecretaryGeneral of the Turkish Foreign Office. defining the general lines of the Anglo-French-Turkish agreement to-day. In addition, he said,
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    FRENCH INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IMPROVES
    43 14 CRENCH INDUSTRIAL output has r been Improving steadily after the upset caused by general mobilization. If the production for September Is represented by the index figure 50, production in November reached 83, and is continuing its upward trend.— Reuter.
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    BLENHEIM BOMBERS A MATCH FOR BEST NAZI FIGHTERS
    999 14 How R.A.F. Formation Outfought And Outwitted Messerschmitts *yHE Air Ministry announces that the engagement which took place between enemy fighters of the Messcrschmitt 110 type and Blenheim bombers of the R.A.F. in the North Sea last Wednesday is of particular interest from
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    28 15 A forward rush which developed into a scrummage during Saturday's Malaya Cup rugby final in which the Army beat Penang by 16 points to five.— Straits Times picture.
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    KEEN RUGBY WITNESSES IN SEVEN-A -SIDE GAMES
    741 15 Alexandra Two First Strings Account For Opponents THERE was keen play yesterday on the padang in the first of this season's matches in the open seven-a-side rugby tournament run by the Singapore Cricket Club. Tn the first game the Alexandra Depot "A" defeated
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    27 15 HOCKEY: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. K A.l. (H.Q.). Prince Edward Rd. RUGBY: Seven-A-S.de tournament, S.C.C. BOXING: Malaya Command individual championships, 7.30 pun. at Tan Klin.
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    TWOGOALSDOWN, BUT THEY WON
    412 15 TWOGOALSDOWN, BUT THEY WON Late Rally Robs Argylls Of Game A FINE recovery by the SC.Cleave them a well-earned hockey victory over the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the paii:uiK yesterday, a last-minute Koal deciding: the issue. The Argylls took the lead r.nd the ncore was tv/o-one in their favour
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    COMMAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
    248 15 COMMAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS Fighting Reaches High Standard TWO of the best lights in the Malaya Command open individual championship boxing matches at Tanglln last night were middleweight contest in which Cpl. Spriggs, of the Royal Signals, beat Pte. Stewart, of the Loyal Regiment, and a welterweight event in which Pte.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY AT IPOH
    198 15 Frvm Our Own Correspond! Dt i Ipoh. Jan. 15. FOLLOWING are weights for four races on Wednesday, Jan. 24. the .second day of the Perak Turf Club\s J.uniary meeting ■MM, iUss 4, dlv. 1, 5 fun. straight; All Gold 9.00 Abbot's Inn 8.13 Temptation..
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    FIRST OF S.R.A. PISTOL COMPETITIONS
    171 15 ri£ first of a series of Pistol Competitions was conducted by the S.R.A. at S.V.C. Headquarters Range. Beach Road, on Friday. Fifty-two entries were received and the prize-winners were: INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Match 1: 10 yards. Sgt. Reed R.A.F. 36, Gnr. Beohm S.V.C. 35. Match 2:
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    S.C.C. TENNIS ENTRIES CLOSE ON JAN.20
    31 15 ENTRIES lor the Singapore Cricket Club's Chinese New Year lawn tennis tournament will close on Jan. 20. No entries will be accepted after that date.
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    LA. WIN 1—O
    49 15 THE Indian Association beat the R.A.O.C. by the solitary goal scored in a hockey match at Balestier yesterday. Bhaskaran scored for the winners. The R.A.O.C. team arrived late for the match with the result that each half had to be confined to 20 minutes of play.
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    Big Hockey Win For Colts
    264 15 FIE^??,G. mi y nine Players MM V.M.C.A. suffered a decisive hockey defeat when they were beaten by eight While the Colts were frequently on the attack, the V.M.C.A. put up a good fight despite their deficiency in players. Fo. the Colts it may be said
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    SOCCER WIN FOR PASIR PANJANG ROVERS
    107 15 THE Pasir Panjang Rovers started the New Year with a soccer victory over the Kota Rangers senior team on Sunday ai the M.F.A. ground by two goals to nil. The game was clean and well-fought with Kota Rangers having the better of the exchanges,
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