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Title Section36 1940-02-05 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I MaLAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES U PACES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGKS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. PRICK 5 CENTS,36 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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Article140 1940-02-05 2 ACKNO WLEDG MENT The family of the late Towkay Leong Sin Nam sincerely thank H.E. the High Commissioner, H.H. the Sultan of Perak, the Hon. the British Resident, members of the Perak State Council. Government Officials, President Lin Sen and Marshal Chiang KalsheK, of the Republic of China, the Chinese140 words
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Advertisement441 1940-02-05 2 GEb j&raite STmua SMALL ADSJ 25 cents per line (Six words). I Minimum charge $1.1 Box No. 25 cents extra. I Small Ad*, are prepayable WMMITT— To Mrs. A. W. Dlmmltt on February 4th at the Maternity Hospital, a daughter. Both well. IJVETT.— At the General Hospital. Singapore, on February441 words
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Advertisement875 1940-02-05 2 FOR SALE Bl'K.ll DIESEL :ENGINES. made in T >nmark, Just arrived. Available from 5-15 h.o cold starting. Prices and particulars available upon application to The East Asiatic Co. Ltd.. Engineering Department. FOR SALE. MOYCKAIG, 8 modern European house and garden of half an acre on the summit of Penang Hill875 words
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Advertisement753 1940-02-05 2 LOST LOST, STOLKN OR STRAYED. One chestnut child's pony, during the night 4/5th February, from 77, Cavanagh Rd. Reward Phone *****. DQGS FOR SALE, three pedigree smooth fox terrier ***** puppies. Sire Dam Imported. W. M. Hardy, Chenderlang, Perak. MOtOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, STANDARD NINE (1937) good condition. New set753 words
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Advertisement240 1940-02-05 2 3USINESS CARDS ETC. MANOR HOUSE CHANCERY LANE DOUBLE AND SINGLE ROOM AVAILABLE PROM MIDDLE FEBRUARY M.S. TEL. 2965 MRS. GRAHAM HUTCHISON MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FOR SALE KUPANG Clonal SEED. CLONAL SEED from an Isolated j Garden of 800240 words
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Advertisement274 1940-02-05 2 GREAT WORLD CHINESE new yeah FAIR Wednesday. Feb. 7th to Saturday Feb. 24th New Year's Festival New Year's Festival Free Entertainments for our patrons:-* different GAMES 100°o new VALUABLE PRIZES TO WIN Grand burning and wring of hundreds of beautiful "MAGIC LANTERNS" Specially designed for the Chinese New Year by274 words
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Advertisement641 1940-02-05 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. &0. BRITISH INDIA flygj PJ AND APCAR LIKE, U con»n.«<j (Incorporated tn England) OT ,*n co GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS PENINSULAR ANt ORIENTAL S.N Co MAH PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE? pQR CUNARD WHITE STAR Owing to the Company's Inability to publish the actual yu AMERICA departure dates of641 words
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Advertisement672 1940-02-05 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with private bath— Excellent Cuisine— Moderate Fares I PASSENGER SAILINGS TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON Daring February/March/April 1949 Passengers paying the U.K. rate have the option of proceeding overland, 2nd Class rail and sleeper, Marseilles/London at the ship's expense. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Denmark672 words
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Advertisement535 1940-02-05 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. 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 CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger535 words
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535 1940-02-05 4 "Right To Expect Our Neutrality Shall Be Respected" Belgrade, Feb. 4. DROMINENCE is given in the newspapers here to state- ments made by the four leading delegates to the Balkan Entente conference, stressing the unity and strength of the Entente. The statements were madeBritish Wireless - 535 words
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Article105 1940-02-05 4 London, Feb. 4. EXAMPLES of German propaganda melhods which were described recently in a British broadcast talk as the "art of beng ail things to all men" are furnished by the following instances of Nazi endeavours to sow discord In south-cr.stern European countries: In a105 words
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Article143 1940-02-05 4 AN Italian newspaper which is re- garded as the organ of Air Marshal Balbo, Governor-General of Libya, states bluntly in an article signed by the editor, that Russia has doublecrossed Germany. The article states that Stalin's actions In the Balkans and especially the aggression against Finland,143 words
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Article53 1940-02-05 4 Berlin, Feb. 4. THE official news agency, denying re- ports that traffic on the railway through Soviet- occupied Poland has been completely stopped, states however, that only a few hundred trucks of produce have reached Germany from Rumania since the agreement to open the railway twoReuter - 53 words
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140 1940-02-05 4 London, Feb. 4. AN Anglo-Turkish trade and payments agreement was signed yesterday in London. The new agreement consolidates, and slightly modifies, existing agreements. The text will be published as soon is possible. Tukey's national defence accounts for over one-third of the total expenditure inReuter - 140 words
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21 1940-02-05 4 Moscow, Feb. 4. THE trade treaty with Bulgaria, concluded on Jan. 5, has been ratified. —Reuter.Reuter - 21 words
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52 1940-02-05 4 Berlin, Feb. 4. THE oflaci.il news agency, denying reports that traffic on the railway through Soviet-occupied Poland has been completely stopped, states, however, that only a few hundred trucks of produce have reached Germany from Rumania since the agreement to open the railway two monthsReuter - 52 words
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270 1940-02-05 4 London, Feb. 4. REVIEWING last week's Parliamentary debates, the Sunday Tirn^s devotes an editorial to consideration of the economic position which is described as having reached the "second phase." The first phase, the editorial suggests, consisted in the establishment of a necessaryBritish Wireless - 270 words
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644 1940-02-05 4 BLOCKADE HITS U.S. EXPORTS TO GERMANY Economic Effect Of War On America THE effectiveness of the allied 1 blockade of Germany was shown by the figures for exports to that country from the United States in November, which amounted to the sum of $2,000 compared with $12,210,000 in November, 1938644 words
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Article166 1940-02-05 4 To-day H. W. 8.14 a.m. 8.5 ft.: 10.08 p.m. 8.1 ft. L.W. 2.39 a.m. 5.3 ft.: j.26 p.m. 1.6 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.15 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 10.47 p.m 8.4 ft. L. W. 340 a.m. 49 X; 4.15 p.m 1.2 ft. Wednesday, Feb. 't H. W. 10.01166 words
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186 1940-02-05 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Booki Comp&nv Dividend Close Date Singapore, Feb. S, 1 p.m. Total for Ex. Div. financial year TIN Payable Date to date Austral Amal 3d. Austral Malay 9d. and 113 bonus Kampong Kanvanting 3d. End 7»4d. bonus Feb. 6 Kamuntlng 5% Int. less tax Jan.186 words
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1309 1940-02-05 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, FEB. J, 1941: 1 P.M. MINING Buyers Sdlcri Ampat Tin 1 4s) 5s 5s 6d Austral Amal (5s j 6s 6s 6d c d. Austral Malay (E> 37s 39s cd Ayer Hitam 34s 3d 25s 9d Ayer Weng .80 85 Bangrln Tin 21s 9d1,309 words
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244 1940-02-05 4 O">fe><ipui u, rru. J, i p. ill ■■I UINI.VO Buyers Sellers Ampats 5/- 5 4 Austral Aiualg 8/4 H 'i'9cri Batw Selangors 1.57 1.62 Hong Fatts 1.22 1.35 Jekbut 0.89 O.ta Kamiou* LauJuU 22/ 2:1 -xri K. Kamiintlnn 9/6cd Kamunting 12 13 -cd Klang Rivers244 words
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Advertisement734 1940-02-05 4 if i mSF^ IV L If I •OYM. CVTM MR LINIS the smooth, sihnt air line Regular Twice Weekly Services from Singapore and Penang to Europe, via Naples; thence to rest of Europe by train. Excellent connexions. Aslc for "All Inclusive" Fares with 'plane, sleeping-car, dlnlng-car and hotel reservations. WITHIN734 words
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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Article337 1940-02-05 5 Share Sections Steady But Quiet: Rubber Firmer By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 5. COMMODITIES this morning rre steady. The rubber market opened with prices unchanged on Saturday's close although the market was quiet and is likely to remain quiet throughout the day. In New York on337 words
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Article82 1940-02-05 5 THE lollowing crops of rubber were harvested by the respective estates in January: n>. Kempas 306 000 Broome *****0 Penang Rubber 304 000 Sabrang Rubber 120 000 Sirai s Rubber 317,300 Rubana Rubber 136 000 Began Serai Rubber 108 000 Tali Ayer Rubber 146 000 Betak Rablt82 words
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Article119 1940-02-05 5 Monday, Feb. 5, noon. Bayers Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 37 37', No. IX R.S.S. f.o.n. In r.ises February 38*6 38 G.V.A.Q. R.S.S. Cab. In bales February 36 X 36% t A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Febraary 36*4 36 Vi FUTURE QUOTATIONS119 words
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Article90 1940-02-05 5 FOREIGN exports of tin in January totalled 14,016 tons, the second largest shipments in any one month in the history of the industry. The highest shipments ever recorded were in October last year when they reached 15 306 tons. Shipments in December were 10.555 tons. Of90 words
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Article180 1940-02-05 5 The following *re tne exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 3/4 1/16 London demand 3 1 /10 Rate tor freight 2 4>4 Lyons demand 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 7180 words
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Article53 1940-02-05 5 P>REIGN Imports of tin-ore into the Straits Settlements in January totalled 4,521 tons, of which 2.172 tons came from Thailand; 1,579 tons from Netherlands Indies: 550 tons from Burma: 141 tons from French IndoChina: 70 tons from Kenya: nine tons from Union of South Africa and one53 words
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Article436 1940-02-05 5 Russia's Threat To Germany "jyiAKE machines or starve" was Russia's admonition to Germany under the recent Russo-Ger-man agreement. But steel which is necessary for the manufacture of machinery, presents a difficult problem for Germany. According to th- P the Reich Bureau for Business Expansion, between 65436 words
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Article124 1940-02-05 5 Singapore, Feb. 5, noon. Buyers tellers Gambler S 7 60 Hamburg Cube tl4 00 Java Cube «13 00 Pepper White Muntok $14.50 White $1400 Black $8.25 Copra Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3.80 Sago flout No 1 Llngga $5.50 Fair $5.50 Sarawak $6.25 lt>totono Palembang $14.00 Banja $14.00124 words
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Article81 1940-02-05 5 fPHE following particulars of tin-ore production refer to January: Hours. Yardage. Picula ore Malaysiam Tin 400 Nawng Pet 237 Rahman Hydraulic. 1,200 Satupulo 683 150,000 832 Takupapa Valley Dredge 1 ..662 145,000 353 Dredge 2 681 195,000 672 Dredge 3 444 91,000 296 Kuala Lumpur Tin Dredge81 words
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Article71 1940-02-05 5 A GERMAN motor-car, described as a "gift from a high German personality to a well-known Spaniard,' was found when a French naval patrol vessel searched the Spanish steamer Castillo Buelar. The st:amer was en route from Genoa to Barcelona. The French officials v/ere entitled71 words
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Advertisement86 1940-02-05 5 r^PS^jR What did the Engineer say— T jj J^T when the Bridge \jipf\ was finished f lOfi^^i It ITicfc's something very satisfying, very i 1820 comforting, in the genial mellowness of I j Johnnie Walker. It's the result of the very ■■PBJL .trong V skilful blending of all Scotland's finest86 words
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Advertisement418 1940-02-05 5 THE iiS^l SURE B REMEDY sM£ 1 ALL llfi I COUGHS aw mi iran ton -gS^te 'j| AND rani i* cHE s T J?HP_lr TROUBLES STOP THAT COUGH!!! 'A GRAFT ON PRODUCT* OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES AND STORES. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY! FOR SALE RUBBEiT COAGULANTS ("GOLDEN HILLS" /ND "ANCHOR" BRANDS) 85%418 words
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Advertisement239 1940-02-05 5 IlJ■li Vi 1. 1 ii r- ll 19-25. CECIL IMIII, SINGAPORE. Telephone Manager's Office 4512 a Exchange Dept. 451S General Office 4514 Cable Address:— PROVINBAVK." Head Office SIT (HOW PAID UP CAPITAL (Ch.) S 10,000.000 RESERVE FUNDS 13.000.00 C TOTAL ASSETS < appro*. $108,000,000 Board of Directors T. L. SOONG239 words
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Advertisement448 1940-02-05 6 Book Now For The Great All-Technicolour British Historical Production. ALHAMBRA 3.15-6.15 9.15 p.m. Reservations Must be paid by 9.15 p. m. otherwise they will be sold. J Ilk 11,4, K%L^i.E' f l^^fjjj r wA y&k BL-ant W^^ fJTw^lhj^Bfcj^T'*' B^H m& ""V PONALD CRISP ALAN HALE j?> jj t VTKCENT PRICE-448 words
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Advertisement530 1940-02-05 6 SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR MIDNIGHT SHOWS Wednesday 7th, Thursday Bth and Friday 9th Feb. J||^ AT 12 O'CLOCK (Midnight) Jam® ALHAMBRA The Famous Chinese Historical play which ran for over 2 py years at the ARTS THEATRE, LONDON. 'LADYJPMIECIOUS STREAM" (FULL ENGLISH SUB -TITLES) STARRING BEAUTIFUL MISS NANCY CHANG I530 words
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434 1940-02-05 7 "NAZI GERMANY IS A SEALED TOMB"— MR. ANTHONY EDEN Dominions Secretary On Contrast Between Empire And The Reich London, Feb. 4. j\/|K. Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, speaking AV *at a national savings meeting at Stratford-on-Avon last night, refuted the "gibes of Goebbels" and the "taunts of Hitler" that theReuter - 434 words
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83 1940-02-05 7 Shanghai, Feb. 4. THE latest place for an anti-British movement to be launched is Hangchow, 80 miles south-west of Shanghai, according to the Chinese Press. Anti-British posters have been plastered in all the principal thoroughfares and registration of all British goods to be soldReuter - 83 words
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125 1940-02-05 7 London, Feb. 4. AN interesting commentary on the "social life of London in war-time is afforded by the fact that the number of onemas, theatres and dance halls licensed by the London County Council this year is practically the same as that ofBritish Wireless - 125 words
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Article111 1940-02-05 7 Tokio, Feb. 4. CIR Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokio, who has been taking part in conversations during the past week at the Foreign Ministry regarding the Asama Maru incident, is in bed with a cold. This may delay matters for a fewReuter - 111 words
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58 1940-02-05 7 SOUTH AFRICA has ordered from the United States 16 twin-engined planes each capable of carrying 14 passengers. The cost of the machines will be more than £400,000. It was also announced that negotiations were already complete for the purchase of two four-en gined planes58 words
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Article319 1940-02-05 7 Labour Leader On The Menace Of Nazi-ism London, Feb. 4. MR. C. R. Attlee. the Opposition Leader, in a broad :ast speech yesterday, criticized condonation in the first pace of German aggression which bred more violence and allowed ruthless cruelty to become rampant. He describedReuter; British Wireless - 319 words
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49 1940-02-05 7 Tokio. Feb. 4. A JAPANESE field disoatch states that the bodies of 20.000 Chinese were counted on the battlefield and huge Quantities of arms and ammunition, also tanks and lorries, were captured by the J?oanese near Nanning and Pingyang, in Kwangsl province. —Reuter.Reuter - 49 words
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1053 1940-02-05 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEB. 5, 1940. (157th. Day of the War.) The Balkans In 1934, the Balkan Entente was formed with the object of ensuring that the Great Powers did not interfere further with the Balkan countries. Bulgaria and Albania remained outside the Alliance; the former is still1,053 words
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Letters To The Editor
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Letter88 1940-02-05 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Will you be good enough to allow me, through the medium of your paper, to ask your readers If any of them knows of an Alsatian which can beat the age of 13 years, 22 days, attained by my own88 words
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233 1940-02-05 8 FOR WAR FUNDS One-Cent Stamp On All "Chits" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. May I be permitted through the medium of your columns to offer a suggestion for a considerable increase in the contributions to the Malaya Patriotic Fund, or alternatively toward the British and French Red233 words
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Letter284 1940-02-05 8 Indian Condemnation Of Self-Torture To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am very grateful to Mr. W. Pierpolnt for voicing his candid opinion on a barbarous superstition in no uncertain terms. In fact, all educated and intelligent not the socalled educated, bwt the really educated in the284 words
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Letter129 1940-02-05 8 Not Likely To Join In European War To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l believe that Japan will not try at present to get Involved in the European war. Her position in China is very precarious. Japan's plan to destroy the Chinese Republic and to organize129 words
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Letter102 1940-02-05 8 Illuminated Advertisements Which Annoy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Illuminated advertisements at night time are not a source of annoyance, provided that such advertisements do not Interfere with private tenants and prevent their slumber. In some cases, however, signboards are illuminated by powerful floodlights from 7102 words
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Letter474 1940-02-05 8 Too Many Hypocritical Catch Phrases To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— As long ago as last June you gave me space for an effort to show how heartening U our enemies and disheartening to our friends were many of the catch phrases most often employed474 words
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Letter356 1940-02-05 8 Engendered By Envy And Contempt To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—"Rationalist" has specifically asked me to give what I think is the reason for the growth of Germany's hatred for our nation, therefore I must once more trespass on your space. In my view the hatred356 words
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Letter74 1940-02-05 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordinq'v brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 200 words are unlikely »j be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will74 words
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Article782 1940-02-05 8 A White Woman In North Borneo Land Below The Wind. By Agnes Keith. Michael Joseph. 12s. 6d. •yHE life of a white woman in a coun- try such as North Borneo Is far from easy A man has his work, but a woman, whose only business inThe Times - 782 words
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Article108 1940-02-05 8 Now that we know you and your hate-fl'led creed, Breaker of faith, hag-ridden by your fears. Madman.' your pinch-btck prestige scoffs and lesrs At every lovely thought and word and deed: Thus by dark hate's delirious. demon-greed Driven insane, insensate, down the years. How shall you staunch the torrent108 words
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Advertisement112 1940-02-05 8 THE NEW UNIVERSITY ENCYCLOPAEDIA. An entirely New Library of reference In ONE volume. It contains 1376 pages, more than 1,500,000 words and 20,000 subjects: Art Science, Engineering, Law and Business etc.. Fully Illustrated, Including a complete sevencolour Atlas of The World. Price only $1.50 and POST FREE. G. H. KIAT112 words
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Article498 1940-02-05 9 Seamen's Courage When Attacked London, Feb. 4. NUMEROUS instances of the courage of seamen and fishermen were revealed following the Nazi air ra-ds in the North Sea yesterday. Two German aircrrft bombed and machine-gunned the steamer Yewdale (823 tons). Machine-gun fire smached the windows of the wheelhouse,Reuter; British Wireless - 498 words
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Article, Illustration111 1940-02-05 9 ACCORDING to the 8.8.C. observer with the R.A.F. in France, Air Barratt, commanding the iI.A.F. in France, passed the following sgniflcant remark last week when he wtm inspecting an air station in Prance:— "You may have been bored, but I :aa promise you thatReuter - 111 words
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Article133 1940-02-05 9 Frenchwoman Child Among Killed Kunming (Yunnan), Feb. 5. A FURTHER severe air raid was staged by Japanese aeroplanes yesterday on the same bridge on the French-owned Haiphong-Kun-ming railway where a passenger train was hit on Thursday. Yesterday's raid cut both the railway and telegraphic communicationsReuter - 133 words
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Article152 1940-02-05 9 Japanese Vessel Was The Target Shanghai, Feb. 5. r:E United States gunboat Luzon, with the American Ambassador Mr. Nelson T. Johnson) aboard, ■eturned to Shanghai yesterday evenn? from Hankow. Regarding the allegation that the juzon was endangered by a Chinese ihore battery, Mr. Johnson declared ;hatReuter - 152 words
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Article74 1940-02-05 9 Ankara, Feb. 4. FORTY-FIVE people were killed and scores of people ssriously injured when two villages were completely destroyed in the neighbourhood of Erzindjan as the result of another earthquake. Tremors had been felt daily since Dec. 27 last throughout northern Anatolia, but more frequentlyReuter - 74 words
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Article249 1940-02-05 9 Bright Prospects For Renewed Talks New Delhi, Feb. 4. "IM° community or organization has a right to hold up the progress of the country. Therefore, in the best interests of the country the present deadlock must be solved," said Mr. A. K. Fazlul Hug, Premier ofReuter - 249 words
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109 1940-02-05 9 London, Feb. 5. fHROUGHOUT Britain considerable I difficulties are being experienced n obtaining supplies of coal owing to ransport problems occasioned by the everity of recent weather conditions, n Glasgow, among other big cities, he expedient is being adopted of cuting down a numberBritish Wireless - 109 words
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97 1940-02-05 9 FE Polish Minister for Social Welfare declared on Saturday that neither Germany nor Russia nan managed to form a bogus government in the parts of Poland they had seized because they could not find a single Polish citizen to play traitor. He addedReuter - 97 words
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Article27 1940-02-05 9 THE German Ambassador to Moscow. Count von S:hulenburg, has arrived at Riga en route to Berlin, according to a Riga telegram.— Reuter.Reuter - 27 words
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Article67 1940-02-05 9 Moscow, Feb. 4. CAPTAIN Badigin and members of the crew of the Russian ice-breaker dov, which returned to Russia last week after drifting for two years, three months and 16 days amidst North Polar ice, have been accorded the tlt'e of Hero of the Soviet Union and decorated with theReuter - 67 words
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Article, Illustration602 1940-02-05 9 Severe Fighting Continues As Russians Press Offensive £IVE HUNDRED bombs were rained on the Finnish port of Viipuri (Viborg) by 47 Soviet planes in successive attacks on Saturday. A total of 150 direct hits were scored, and every principal building wasBritish Wireless - 602 words
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Advertisement108 1940-02-05 9 ONE LOAF will convince you that we bake very good bread it win aiio convince you i&ai it is time to cnaii^i U> KOYAL BAKERY" bread. 1-wenty different varieties baked fresh dafy are yours for the asking. Crisp French Loaves and nourishins s£*fs%.?**grL7 Brown Bread. Sandwich Loaves and Dinner Rolls—108 words
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399 1940-02-05 10 Action Against Assistant Secretary Of Relief Fund CHILDREN'S DEPUTATION TO CHINESE CONSUL (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 5. MR. Ch'ng Beng Lee, hon. assistant secretary of the Penan* committee of the China Distress Relief Fund, who has been ordered to leave the Colony399 words
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Article43 1940-02-05 10 'pHERE is no change in the situation, states a comrr.unque issued by ths Singapore Harbour Board this irornim in connection with the strike of some 1.500 dockyard workers, who have now been out for ever three weeks.43 words
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Article44 1940-02-05 10 TBS Singapore Juvenilss' Harmonica Party staged a play at the Great World at the week-end. .All profit* were credited to the China Relief Fund. bs fxper*es for the production of the show were met hy voluntary contributions from members of the party44 words
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Article74 1940-02-05 10 MMOAMH KAVVISB HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Dauce (Informal; 9.43 U> mid-night. OAMUCS IHIATKfc. GfcVLANG Cairo < Egyptian Talkio Li P 15 p.m WOKLU li v.. to Midnight. ell No Tales. i-icture. ttOKLI) Allen Mud doU- Night.' Hawaiian ftL* t.OKLb Cfcbarot. Dttuciug. i t'J.N< MAI.A(74 words
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Article53 1940-02-05 10 SUGAR will he cheaper to-day. The Food Controller, Malaya, announces that from to-day the retail maximum selling prices of Java sugar will be reduced in the Colony by one cent per katty. New maxim-am prices are 84 cents per katty in Singapore and Penang and 953 words
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Article309 1940-02-05 10 Movement Of Ships Restricted ACCORDING to new regulations by Capt. J. G. Y. Loveband, the King's Harbour Master, Just issued in the Government Gazettes of the Straits (Settlements and Johore, no privatelyowned vessel of length greater than 15 feet shall enter or remain in the restricted area309 words
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30 1940-02-05 10 MR. W. Bullitt, the American Ambassador to France, has sailed from Bordeaux for Washington where he has been summoned for consultation. Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article60 1940-02-05 10 TflE BAND of the Straits Settlements Police will perform ths following programme at Farrer Park to-morrow at 5.30 p.m, under the direction a Mr J. C. Hitch: March, "Martial Moments, Wrier: Overture, "Jolly Robbers", Suppe: Sslecticn, "Top Hat," J. Berlin 1 Valse. "Stories of Vienna Forest,' S fraucs:60 words
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256 1940-02-05 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. QRATITUDE to the Government lor having decided to appoint am Indian to watch over Indian interests on the Selangor State Council was expressed by several speakers at a tea party in honour of Mr. K. K.256 words
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Article147 1940-02-05 10 Decorated By Gen. Vuillemin SHOT DOWN NAZI BOMBER FLIGHT-LIEUT. Robert Voase Jeff, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jeff, of Seremban, is the first R.A.F. officer to be decorated with the French Croix de Guerre. The medal was presented to FlightLieut. Jetf on Saturday by147 words
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311 1940-02-05 10 FINE ACTING IN "ELIZABETH ESSEX" it The Cinema "The Private lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland) Warner Brothers. At the Alhambra. ALL the splendour of the Elizabethan court has been captured oy technlcolour photography in this story of the love of England's great311 words
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Article129 1940-02-05 10 STARTED last month under the patronage of Mr. M. Sockalingam Chettlar and Mr. V.R.M.M. Mayyapp?. Chettiar, the Kuantan Indian Association has already 100 members, 20 out-saticn members and a number of rxtsociate members. The association premises provide for indoor and outdoor recreations. A Hindi class and a129 words
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Article, Illustration21 1940-02-05 10 A fine picture of a British anti-air j-, af I gun crew ready Jor action in France.21 words
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190 1940-02-05 10 TO provide for the extra spending during the Chinese New Year celebrations, many, firms in Singapore are to-day giving advances on salaries to their Chinese staffs. With the big day only three days ahead, hundreds of Chinese families are making elaborate preparations which centre190 words
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Article57 1940-02-05 10 ('From Our Own Correspondent y Seremban, Feb. 4. THE Negri Sembilan Chinese remitted to China at the end of January 513.401.98 in Straits currency for the China Relief Fund bringing the to*al cf contributions to $488,401.98 in addition to a sum of $700,000 sent57 words
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Article170 1940-02-05 10 German Plays The Allies' Anthems A GERMAN played the British and French national anthems at a concert in Singapore last night in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. He is Werner Baer, the Jewish refugee organist who used to play in Vienna. ihe concert was ont of the monthly irccrals170 words
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Article407 1940-02-05 10 MALAY STATES BRITAIN "Not Annexation.... Peaceful Means" COMMENT OF A FAMOUS GOVERNOR piiESH light on a famous Malayan Governor and on British policy in the Ma'ay States is provided by an article i;i a recent issue of Chanihers Journal by Jamp.-i Miln?, a veteran British journalist, and author. Mr. Mine,407 words
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Article26 1940-02-05 10 Dr. Sree Radha Krishnan has been appointed an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a further period of three years with effect from Feb. 1.26 words
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Advertisement79 1940-02-05 10 I r€if .-for*" 1 ilglll^l THAT WAR MAKES NO r ■^jSS^Si DIFFERENCE TO MALAYA'S 4zfStrSA SUPPLIES OF «fOT COW GATE m Fortunately for Wise Mothers who use COW s^^^ GATE, good stocks are available and regular supplies are coming forward. ■jfiSj^^^ Owing to larger stocks of 1 lb. tins; until79 words
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624 1940-02-05 11 Special Study During Recent French Manoeuvres COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BROADCASTS ON INDO-CHINA PREPARATIONS CURTHER comments on the recent army manoeuvres in Cambodia (French Indo-China), when 12,000 troops took part, appear in Saigon newspapers just received in Singapore. The manoeuvres, which were the biggest ever held in624 words
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Article236 1940-02-05 11 NEW BUILDING FOR CARMELITE NUNS Its Convents A NEW building to house more nuns rK is under construction at the Convent of the Carmelite Nuns, at Bukit Theresa. Singapore. The nuns, who now number nine, are cf an order requiring an austere j and contemplative life. They do no exterior236 words
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Article85 1940-02-05 11 WHAT is believed to be the first broadcast in Malayalam yet heard in Malaya will be given at 5.45 p.m. to-day, when Mr. M. R. Ramakrishna Pillai, a distinguished harrister from Travancore, who is visiting Malaya, will speak from the 8.M.8C. studio. His broadcast will be85 words
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93 1940-02-05 11 ANOTHER aspect of Malaya's part in the economic war will be discussed in a 8.M.8.C. broadcast this evening. The speaker will be Mr. A. Gilmour, Shipping Controller and Controller of Restricted Exports, S.S. Mr. Gilmour's talk will be the final one of a series of three93 words
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263 1940-02-05 11 Japanese Toys May Disappear Locally EFFECT OF IMPORT REGULATIONS ONE of the effects of the control of imports into Malaya as part of the war-time regulations is likely to be the disappearance of Japanese tcys from the local shops. The import of toys from non-sterling countries is prohibited under the263 words
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Article118 1940-02-05 11 AT the ninth annual general meeting of the Chettiars* (Nattukkottai) Chamber of Commerce the following officers were elected: President. Mr. At. K. PI. M. Meyappa Chettiar; vice-president, Mr. Sp. K. A. Shanmugam Chettiar: secretary, Mr. Ar. A. Rm. Nachiappa Chettiar; assistant secretary, Mr. Kn. N. N.118 words
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623 1940-02-05 11 U7HAT Malayan Indians think about the war, and about the Nazi excesses which provoked it, is clearly stated In a very frankly written leading article in The Indian, the weekly journal in the English language which is published in Penang. "India," says this Journal, "is623 words
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258 1940-02-05 11 America Pours Out Bombers For Allies TEST PILOT VISITS SINGAPORE DCMBERS are being produced In America "faster than they can be shipped" for the British Government, said Mr. Elmer McLeod, test pilot of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, of Burbank, California, in an interview at Singapore yesterday. The factory's output averaged258 words
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Article110 1940-02-05 11 FOUNDER of one of the largest cigar manufacturing concerns in America. Bayuk Cigars Incorporated, Mr. Samuel Bayuk, arrived in oin ap re iv ty on his way to Medan, Sumatra, to supervise the purchase of tobacco. The sales oz Sumatra tooacco take place annually. Thej110 words
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84 1940-02-05 11 tFrom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 4. 'THE .Thai Government has refuted rumours circulating in the bazaar to the effect that Government is forming companies with the intention of comoeting with private business enterprises The companies being sponsored by Government were developing small industries neglected by84 words
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Advertisement30 1940-02-05 11 FINESTWJPCODUCT j 0/ \tUFRICA ialured in wood in the largesl JV^T yjfe m. yiOumA f^fej Wine Cellar in the World, under i^C ?§gWk-JjC < 't-ict Government supervision. livVm *^t^^s£^P KBB IS30 words
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Advertisement215 1940-02-05 11 GOTHAM GOLD STRIPE "ADJUSTA6LES" I [//if /y) /W CRYSTAL CLEAR &U f /d I 3-THREAD L/fU I /n CHIFFON sL.J I /off Sizes 81 The only stockings that will meet your individual requirements for leg length and foot size and adjust to any girdle-length. The patented Adjustable top insures a215 words
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746 1940-02-05 12 Two Others Believed To Have Been Shot Down ADDITIONAL details of the week-end air battles over the British Isles reveal that of 20 German bombers taking part at least three were shot down, while comparatively little damage was done by the raidersReuter - 746 words
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Article85 1940-02-05 12 Paris. Feb. 4. THE banks of the Rhine have been echoing during the part 24 hours with fusillades between infantry on both sides, although the exchanges appear to have little military significance. On the western slopes of the Vosges foothills, Oerman patrols approached French advance postsReuter - 85 words
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Article206 1940-02-05 12 London, Feb. 4. MR. ERNEST BEVIN paid a tribute in a speech last night to trainermen's immediate response to the Admiralty appeal for combating magnetic mines. He revealed that when the nnnp was discovered the Admiralty asked for 200 trawlers and crews. "Within 12 hours those 200British Wireless - 206 words
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63 1940-02-05 12 Two More Dutch Ships Strike Mines Berlin, Feb. 4. THE official news agency states that the Netherlands steamer Laertes, 5.825 tons, has been mined in the English Channel. There is little hope of saving the ship. The majority of the crew have left her. The agency adds that the NetherlandsReuter - 63 words
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Article148 1940-02-05 12 Norway Sweden Lose 70 Ships Newspaper Denounces Nazi Murderers Oslo, Feb. 4. MORWAY has lost ten ships and 11 100 sailors in tlie past ten days, bringing her losses since the beginning of the war to 40 ships, representing 118,000 tons, and 248 sailors. During the whole of 1914-15, NorwegianReuter - 148 words
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Article187 1940-02-05 12 Britain Stronger Now Than Before The War London, Feb. 4. THE volume of British merchant shipping is at present actually greater than at the outbreak of war. This is officially revealed in London. During the first five months. 480,000 tons of British merchant shipping had been lost.187 words
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Article33 1940-02-05 12 London, Feb. 4. 'THE War Office announces that limited leave for personnel of the B. E. F. for all stations within the United Kingdom will be reopened on Tuesday.— Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Advertisement233 1940-02-05 12 MEN'S WEAR is well catered here. Whatever your requirements may be we have a wide range for you to select from Hats SILK SHIRTS Ties E»ws Bajus BATH GOWNS Pyjamas ♦Belts PULLOVERS Cotton Shirts Socks CARDIGANS Dress Shirts SWIMMING COSTUMES SKIRTS AT LOWER PRICES CALL ON US SELECT YOUR REQUIREMENTS233 words
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Advertisement202 1940-02-05 12 DO YOU NEED GLASSES! Thompson Certified *j&3of***± Frames and Mountings arc priced 53.00 55.00 ifT^~^jl and 57.00. The cost of the lenses depends on 2*^ your eyesight needs. THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. Qualified Eyesight Specialists. 4, ARCADE BLDG., 'PHONE 3002. R. A. Thompson, Dr. of Ocu'ar Science 35 years' European Clinical202 words
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707 1940-02-05 13 Fresh Attempt To Break Through Th c Man n erheim Line London, Feb. 4. THE Soviet's new bid to smash through the Mannerheim Line is being conducted with a scientific precision that is astonishing the Finns, telegraphs Renter's special correspondent on the Finnish-Swedish frontier. WavesReuter - 707 words
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Article, Illustration33 1940-02-05 13 Pekka Niemi, last world champion ski-runner at five miles, had a narrow escape when a Russian ballet hit his rifle during a battle on the northern Finnish front.33 words
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Article62 1940-02-05 13 Stockholm, Feb. 4. If is announced the Swedish Government is organizing a Home Defence Corps, to be supplementary to the army and troops. Each local organization will be linKc«l with the rifle clubs in each district and be under the direction of the local militaryReuter - 62 words
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Article221 1940-02-05 13 Need For Additional Warplanes Stressed London, Feb. 4. THE need for help for the Finns Is the subject of British Press comment. The Daily Herald says: "If heroism and national will-power can save, the wnall nation of Finland will be saved. But how longBritish Wireless - 221 words
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78 1940-02-05 13 Tokio. I'sb. 4. IUATIONWIDE indignation has *^been aroused in Japan by Mr. Saito, vertrran member of the Minseito party, who said in the Lower House yesterday afternoon that if the principles of Prince Konoye's statement were rigidly carried out, Japan would set nothingReuter - 78 words
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Article136 1940-02-05 13 Ban On Sale Of Exact Duplicates To Allies? Washington, Feb. 4. THE French plane purchasing com- mission in the United States probably will not be allowed to buy exact replicas of the /Viracobra intercepter planes. The joint Army and Navy Policy Board has only given approvalReuter - 136 words
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Article72 1940-02-05 13 Alexandra, Feb 4. FIS ANNOUNCED that a cotton export tax is being imposed as from Aug. 15. The Ministry of Finance ieclares that in the event of the United States Government subsid'z!ng exports of American cotton the ministry will consider the tax with a viewReuter - 72 words
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Article19 1940-02-05 13 London, Ff;b. 4. T*HE King has now recovered from the cold from which he was suffering.—British Wireless.British Wireless - 19 words
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Advertisement199 1940-02-05 13 BOX OFFICE Jl WSH^TPVGi TIMES omiA.iMw. BBT> IBSBCSBV r ir W +y <4 E" 4f? Ck 1 C SbV^^sbl sEbbsbbssbbbbsbßH <jild"Otl<)-?il9 'PHONE I!^^ j MORNIKG SHOWS OPENING TOMORROW! ITS HERE AT L AST| Mr* 1 T 1 *fl 9 SBr' HbBBBbV A *<fcAi^Wr^BBBBBBBBBB» The blazing drama of ftr BBBSBBSro V199 words
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Advertisement850 1940-02-05 13 SLEEPINESS AFTER MEALS Means Stomach Disorder Have you brcn in the habit of dismissing that sleepy feeling after a meal as just a kind of laziness, or the result, perhaps, of eating a little too well? If so, you may be quite wrong. It is probably due to the faulty850 words
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Miscellaneous134 1940-02-05 13 B roadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 mc/i (225m.j /HP 9.C9 mc/i (30.96ra.) 1.15 p.m. Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records; 1.30 p.m. News, midday rubber, tin and copra prices; 1.40 p.m. I interval; 5.00 p.m. Songs by All Gasek. t (Malay i 5.30 p.m. Tamil n.usicf, 6.00 p.m. Cantonese dramast; 6.25134 words
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Miscellaneous539 1940-02-05 13 PENArtG ZH J i n« me 19 sit IB. 5.30 p.m. Indian programme; 5.45 News in Tamil; 5.55 Malay programme; 6.10 p.m. News In Malay; 6 20 p.m. Chinese programme; 6.40 p.m. News in Hokkien; 6.50 p.m. B.B.C. 'news bulletin (rebroadcast>; 7.10 Scottish songs and melodies; 8.05 p.m. Piano med-539 words
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Article, Illustration629 1940-02-05 14 Chinese Stage Counter- Attacks Japanese Monopolies IN February last, about 20 Japanese warships began a furious bombardment of the rugged coast of north Hainan Island, largest of China's insular possessions off Kwangtung province. Under the barrage, Japanese blue- jackets landed at two points, whence629 words
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Article190 1940-02-05 14 Sea In Tropics London, Feb. 3. IT was pointed out in naval circles today that when H.M.S. Achilles Joined in the battle with the Graf Spec, she had steamed 12,400 miles since her last refit. Ships of the Royal Navy have been at sea an averageBritish Wireless - 190 words
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Article91 1940-02-05 14 SCOTS AIR GUNNERS OVER VIENNA TTHE air gunners on the British bombers which dropped leaflets on Vienna and Prague were all Scots from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Buckle. A bottle of soda water left in one of the planes was discovered soon after it took off. As the bomber rose higher91 words
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Article269 1940-02-05 14 The first Slovak Minister to Russia, M. Tiso, has arrived in Moscow. Mrs. William Henry Drummond, aged G9, widow of the Canadian poet, has died at her home near Montreal. French ex-Servicemen of the last war are exempt from the 15 per cent, tax to be levied269 words
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Article36 1940-02-05 14 ADELINA SANCHEZ, a 49-year-old Mexican widow, shot a German business man in a bus for making antl-Brltlsh remarks. Then she woundod his wife. The reason? As Adellna told the pullce, "I'm pro-British."36 words
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Article, Illustration44 1940-02-05 14 The Maharaja of Kashmir's private plane, a Lockheed 12 (A), which is being flown by Mr. Gazdar, is due in Singapore to-morrow from Batavia. Picture shows the plane being refuelled at the Singapore Airport when it passed through recently.44 words
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661 1940-02-05 14 HTHE junk-merchant of the wireless, with his chant of Any rags, bottles or bones," has an official counterpart in the Salvage Department of the Ministry of Supply. Where Mr. Walker thinks only of his barrow, the official Salvage people think in millions of661 words
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Article440 1940-02-05 14 Developing Powers Of Leadership •THE Army organization for training A junior officers has recently be?n expanded and adapted to the War Office policy of granting commissions only from the ranks. Although It was not practicable to put the latter into full effect in the first month440 words
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43 1940-02-05 14 r7 is learned on reliable authority that the German Legation in Copenhagen recently issued an order that in future no junior member of their largo staff may read the Danish newspapers on pain of instant dismissal.43 words
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Advertisement103 1940-02-05 14 RENAULT^ j^&f& HF^^^^ The 8 H.P. Salcon fcTß^'Sr mKw P^^^c! nS fir A genuine four-seater head, leg and elbow room all being ample A7 wry pc prn tnis is m appearance and capacity a large car. Yet in price and Wll«tiO rtun. running costs it meets every possible demand for103 words
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Article134 1940-02-05 15 NORTH SOUTH TEAMS K7OLLOWING are the North and *> South teams for the annual liockey match to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 17. North: F. R.Toft (Perak): G. La Ilrooy (Sel.), Lee Heng Teik (Perak) Vijendram (Sel.) G. L. Carson (Perak) (capt.). Chong Kok Heng <Sel); J. E.134 words
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Article273 1940-02-05 15 Raffles Sweep Aside Opposition Easily F)R THE FIFTH year in saccession, Raffles College yesterday won the "Medical Practitioners' Cup" for tennis between lite two colleges. The games were payed on the Medical College Courts. Yesterday's games saw Raffles College win six of the seven games. In the273 words
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Article80 1940-02-05 15 JCRICHTON yesterday won the Royal Singapore Golf Club's Gold Medal for 1939 at Bukit Timah. The February Medal Competition ended in a tie in "A" division between O. S. Eber. Sq./Ldr. K. A. Jackman, Major O. S. Still and J. Crichton with net score80 words
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Article20 1940-02-05 15 •THE Singapore Amateur Boxing Asso1 elation will hold a meeting at St. Andrew's School at 5.30 p.m. to-day.20 words
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683 1940-02-05 15 But Only By Odd Goal In Three In Fast Hockey Match (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 4. IN a game that was played at a terrific pace from start to finish, Singapore beat Malacca by two goals to one in a return State683 words
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Article36 1940-02-05 15 HOCKEY V.M.C.A. Six-A-Side tournament, Prince Edward Road; S.R.C. vs. Johore Bahru, S.R.C. SOCCER: G.E.C. vs. Guthrie's Anson Road; Nestanglo vs. Jacks Sports Club, S.H.B. ground (Business Houses League). S.A.B.A. meeting, St. Andrew's School.36 words
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192 1940-02-05 15 GUNNERS BEAT JOHORE 14—3 AT RUGGER Winners Keep Up Sustained Attack (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 3. AGGRESSIVE for the greater part of the game, the R_A. ocat Johore by 14 points (one goal, two tries and a penalty goal) to three points (one penalty goal) at rugger192 words
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121 1940-02-05 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. BY winning the Selangor men's singles championship to-day, Wong Peng Soon, the Johore and Singapore singles champion, established himself as Malaya's best singles piayer. The finals of the men's and women's singles to-day were played before121 words
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Article, Illustration28 1940-02-05 15 The players who took part in yesterday's annual tennis match between Raffles College and the Medical College, which Raffles won by six games to one. Straits Times picture.28 words
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898 1940-02-05 15 Be A. M. Do Not Accede Tc Suggested Amendment to lack of funds, although one new entry, Singapore, was certain. Mr. Thor Beng Seng (Selangor) contended that as the competition had been run for three years without any complaint from any State, he saw898 words
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Article321 1940-02-05 15 TRAINING NOTES FROM BUKIT TIMAH Sir Theobald Best THE second track at Bukit Timah was used this morning by horses from the stables of Lome, O'Neill and van Breukelen for training: in preparation for Saturday's raring. Many interesting: gallops were recorded. Sir Theobald v/as the first out. The gelding was321 words
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Article40 1940-02-05 15 London, Feb. 3. OWING to the bad weather conditions only the following games were played to-day: SOCCER South Western Plymouth 10 Bristol C 3 RUGBY UNICN Neath 23R.A.F 3 Swansea 3 Swansea Valley 11 Torquay 24Royal Navy 640 words
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Article, Illustration96 1940-02-05 16 Asleep in a co.vy billet in France, these R.A.F. men would be very wide awake in a few seconds if required. The eight machine-guns of a Spitfire —mounted in the winrr were all in action when this picture was taken during96 words
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