The Straits Times, 16 February 1940

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    39 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 I»A(JES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 I'AGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      147 1 7rv MIEN CHON6 TAILORING We on/y a*A for a frt'a/ order. q Coleman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). ■^BB IN rHE HOME \W MC/aLim JEi g^j^^3- s T^ ~^mON Tg^ TBT"I IgV Asr IbV T Jlie &^^ini3^) P. .i I <? \ZsOinpanu o^imitea v Qncoiponated
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      491 2 SMALL APS? 25 cents per line (Six words). Mini mum charge $1. Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads. are prepayable UARBY.— At Malacca Hospital on February 13 to Mollie, wife of C. E. R. Darby, a daughter. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send
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      866 2 FOR SALE SIMPLEX TALKIE OUTFIT 35 MM. complete with loud speaker, condition excellent. Apply to Storcn Bros. Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur. FOR SALE, about 1,000 rolls of Bitumen Roofing Paper 70' x 3. Apply Travancore Trading Co., 231, Syed Alwl RoaJ, Singapore Phone 2876. FOB SALE: Small piece of valuable freehold
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      819 2 MOTOR VEHICLES MORRIS CAR fronW-F" Block, Cnangl, disposed of to No. 683. T. G. 3mith. R.A. DODGE 7 SEATER SALOON. 3 yrs. old. 18 M.P.G. guaranteed. Phone ***** for Inspection. FOE SALE, One Hupmobile Tourer good running condition. Apply Meyer Brothers FORD 14.9 ROADSTEJt excellent condition any trial $250.00 or
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      1015 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE~ Of well-kept modern design wav polished and Black stained teak household furniture including One Philco Radiogram in good working order, 1 cottage piano etc etc.. to be held at the saleroom of Messrs Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd. No. 10 Chulia Street on Saturday. Feb. 17.
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      147 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. "REAVELL" a:r compeessoks. exhausters. portable disskl compressor sets. etc. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE RLALA I LMPUR. FIFE HOUSE This Is the name of the new block of shops and flats which is being erected at the CORNER OF GRANGE AND ORCHARD ROADS. The ground floor will
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      270 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MANOR HOUSE CHANCESY uANK DOUBLE AND SINGLE ROOM AVAILABLE FROM MIDDLE FEBRUARY M.S. TEL. 2965 MRS. GRAHAM HUTCHISON 'CITY OF A MILLION LIGHTS' HAPPY WORLD STILL THE GAYEST PARK IN TOWN 'KNOCKOUT' BOXING PROGRAMME TONIGHT I AT THE f DONT MISS HAPPY STADIUM ROOM FOR 10,00* SPECTATORS
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      337 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE, (Incorporated to England) I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co. MAH PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The best possible services ore being maintained to the United Kingdom, also to Hong Kong Shanghai Passengers are requested to i register their requirements, but under present circumstances sailings
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      291 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 I^Lb aWI 4^l B• 1 < incorporated is Japan i GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE ORIENT VIA HONOLULU m.s. TATUTA MARU from H'kong Feb. 28 m.s. KAMAKURA MARU from H'kong Mar. 13 TO VANCOUVER SEATTLE FROM JAPAN m.s. HIE MARU leave
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      672 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with private bath Excellent Cuisine Moderate Fares t PASSENGER SAILINGS TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON Darin-; March/ April 1940 Passenger;: 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
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      542 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. WE STERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    161 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 15. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed v as follows with previous quotations to parenthesis:— RUBBER: Firm. Spot: 13d. 13%d. (12 13 16d. 12%. March: 13 116d. 13 1.8d. (12 3 4d. 12 7!8d.) Apr.-May: 12 Ii6d. (12 3'16d. m 15/I6d 12d) July-Sept.:
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    THE BUFFER TIN STOCK
    189 4 Manufacturers Would Not Hold Own Materials (By Our London Staff) London, Jan. 23. IN an article In which he declares that multiplicity of control is creating a national danger which is not sufficiently appreciated the City Editor of the "Evening Standard" mentions the fact that manufacturers
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    LYALL AND EVATTS DAILY QUOTATIONS
    234 4 Singapore, Feb. 15, 5 p.m. JILNWO Buyers Sellers Ampats 5/- 5/4 Austral Amalf 6/1 H 8/i%cd Batu 8elAOgon 1.60 1.64 Hong Pfttts 1.33 1.26 Jelebus 0.89 0.92 Kam^ong Lanjuts 23/- 23/6 K. Ktmuotloc 8/- 8/9xd Kamuntlng 12/- lS-cd Klang Riverg -.07 2.1J Knuuata 12/- 12/6
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    151 4 Only 464 Tons Sold Yesterday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,473rd auction yesterday where there was catalogued 1.550,566 lb., 692.22 tons; offered 1,358.780 lb., 606.60 tons; sold 1,039.752 lb., 464.17 tons. SPOT London 12 13 16d. New York 19 cents. miiitca bntoked Sh<ct
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    Fraser & Co.'S Singapore Share Quotations
    1267 4 Fraser Co.'S Singapore Share Quotations THURSDAY. FEB. 15, 1M«: 5 P.M. Ampat Tin its) 5s 6s 6d Austral Amal. (5s) 6a Si 8d c.d. Austral Malay <C» 37s 39s c.d Ayer Hltam :'4s 9d 25s 9d Ayer Weng (C) .70 .75 Bangrin Tin (C) 21s 9d 22s 9d Batu Selangor
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DESPATCHES
    237 4 Latest posting limes Tor inaiis are: TO-DAY Africa i Air 5.00 p.m. Australia 'East and South; Surface) noon Burma (Air) 5.00 p.m. China 'Surface) 5.00 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally Air) 5.00 p.m. Hong Kong (Surface) 5.00 p.m. India (Air) 5.00 p.m. Indo-China (Air) 5.00
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    149 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close Date Singapore, Feb. 15, S pjn. Total for Ex Dlr financial year TIN Payable Data to date Austral Anial 3d. Austral Malay 9d. and 113 bonus Berjuntai 6d. Feb. 19 Kamuntlng 6% Int. less tax Jan. 39 Mambau 5% int.
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    "RUBBER QUOTA NOT TO BE REDUCED"
    316 4 Stan ton Nelson's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market Issued yesterday, Stan ton Nelson and Co. Ltd. write:— The London rubber market with a sharp advance appeared to be taking advantage of the closing of the Singapore market due to
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    MORE TIN EXPORT LICENCES
    82 4 London, Jan. 22. 'THE easier tin supply position now prevailing in this country is. It is understood, leading to an increasing number of export licences for metallic tin being issued. Particular favour is shown to applications for export to the South American countries, it being realized
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      361 4 PUBLIC NOTICE SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. NOTICE Is hereby given that Goodman Road, between Arthur Road and Wilkinson Road, will be closed to through traffic from the 10 Instant until further notice, for the purpose of constructing i sever. BY ORDER. 12 Months of severe STOMACH PAIN Sufferer's ktttr published by rc^utst
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      133 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 2.57 a.m. 8.6 ft.; 3.35 p.m. 7.2 ft. L. \V. 9.17 n-m. 2.9 ft; 9.10 pan. 3.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 3.37 ajn. 8J ft.; -.45 p.m. 6.6 ft. L. W. 10.16 *m 32 ft.: 9 58 p.m 4.6 ft. Sunday. Feb. 18 H.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      525 5 Widespread Demand For Industrial Shares ■jj Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 16. THE feature of this morning's share market is again the widespread demand for industrial shares and it feems that the flow of funds to this section of the market is increasing. A great deal of
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      94 5 Friday. Feb. 16, noon. Buyers Seller* Prices Prices No. IX K.S.S. (Spot loose) 38', 3*Va No. IX B.S.S. f.o.b. hi cases Feb.-Mar. 39« i 29% Sellers option G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. r.o.b. In bales Feb.-Mar. 36^ 36* i Sellers option FAQ. R.S.S. t.o.b. In bales Feb-Mar. 36
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      BILL TO HELP COTTON EXPORTS
      230 5 Passes Lord's Second Reading London, Feb. 16. rIE House of Lords to-day gave a second reading to the Cotton Industry Bill which is designed to promote export trade. Lord Templemore, Introducing the Bill, said that exports in the cotton trade were especially vital in wartime
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      CAPITAL OF SCOTTISH NEW COS. IN 1939
      128 5 Largest For 10 Years Glasgow. ALTHOUGH the number of com- panics registered in Scotland last year fell by 145 to bll, the lowest total since 1932. their aggregate nomina. 1 capital at £8,977,682 increased by £2,367,'}40 over 1938 to the largest total for
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      London Stock Exchange
      333 5 London, Feb. 15. QN the Stock Exchange to-day, oils and v Kaffirs closed firmer on better support but in the other sections the tone was Irregular. Textiles were well bought on a reported shortage of stock. Reuter. The following are to-days closlnR middle quotations: Shares are of
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      122 5 Singapore, Feb. 16, noon Buyers Sellers Gambier S 7.50 Hamburg Cube $14.00 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $14.25 White $13.75 Black $8.2? Copra Mixed $3.45 Sun Dri-d $3.80 Sago FIout No 1 Lingga $5.75 Fair $5.75 Sara* ak $6.25 Jelotony Palen bang $14.00 Banja $14.00 Sarawub
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      EXCHANGES
      177 5 The following are tne exchange rates tola morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 3/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4^ Lyons demand M 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 Montreal demand
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      BOMBING OF FRENCH RAILWAY TO CONTINUE
      83 5 A SPOKESMAN of the Japanese Navy announced yesterday in Tokio that the Japanese did not intend to suspend their air attacks on the French-owned Yunnan railway. He said that France had been informed of this attitude but no answer had been sent to the
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      16 5 §M Spacious and* K^ fc'^l finely *PP° mte f?^> m li i^Sra FOURTEEH ft^| MALAYAN Wai*"*-
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      286 5 LADIES SAVE ON THE "KIR A" BUY and USE yU GRAFTON CLOUDY h>\ HOUSEHOLD £':1 AMMONIA. M/'l'lUfflL Essential In every M/lIm'WI household Jfj ak per quart bottle. lit 1 1 Illlllilß Stocked by: CLOUDY nousimold Singapore Cold ammonia. Storage. r. B|d Z Medical Hall Ltd. Sj >^ Z M. S.
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      186 5 I l) li a*i fii r• m j */7 y 19-25, CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. Telephont M»nager's Office 4311 Exchange Dept. 4511 General Office 4514 Cable Addre«:— "PROVINBA.VK." Head Office SIUCHOW PAID UP CAPITAL (Ch.) S 10,000.m RESERVE FUNDS I 13.000.000 TOTAL ASSETS (approx.) J108.009 000 Board of Directors T. L.
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      337 6 A§ £1 k Si THE PIOMEER TALKIE m /4 Li M A% m DKM air-conditioned theatre TO-DAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 p.m. Warner Bros/ Thrilling Mystery Drama /■mm I 9\ WC* WAYNE MORRIS ROSEMARY LANE HUMPHREY BOGART DENNIS MORGAN John Litel Lya Ly» DMM kv ywam IMttMi*. A WAIMtIHOS -ft r,.
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      349 6 A TENSELY GRIPPING STORY OF NAZI WANTON SUBMARINE MF^VWfP*S WARFARE AGAINST I 1| THE WORLD TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 U-BOAT 29 A Columbia Picture with CONRAD VEIDT, VALERIE lIOBSON, SEBASTIAN SHAW Matinees Today ft Tomorrow 2 P.M. IT'S LOVE I'M AFTER also ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS
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      430 6 WHAT? You Haven't seen "TARZAN" yet! How can you face your friends? 37 SHOWS! 9TH DAY!... and STILL GOING STRONG!! AT MALAGA'S LARGEST SEASON MUST FINISH AND FINEST 'CARRIER' SOON I AIR-CONDITIONED THF \TRF 6.15TQ.N.GHT9.1 5 LaaH^ yßCTaaW^^^p^^ TIRST \feA" I plot th» •mndibo? B\ Added Attraction— By AIR MAIL
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    GREAT WELCOME FOR H.M.S. EXETER ON HER RETURN
    781 7 Fortunate To Fight Action In Old Style, Says First Lord CONGRATULATIONS on their fortune which enabled them to fight an action in the old style instead of the long, intricate struggle with mines and U-boats which their comrades were waging, were uttered
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    MORE BOMB EXPLOSIONS
    57 7 London, Feb. 15. AN explosion, believed to have been caused by the 1.R.A., occurred about midnight at a shop in the centre of Birmingham. One man was injured and taken to hospital. A bomb also exploded in the Birmingham suburb of Aston. Three unexploded bombs were discovered
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    2 NAZI RAIDS REPULSED
    217 7 Heavy Snowfalls Hold Up Movement Paris, Feb. 15. HEAVY snowfalls have reduced all movement to a minimum on the Western Front. The weather, however, is now slightly less cold. Air activity is at a complete standstill owing to bad visibility. Two Incidents, both west of the
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    Dominion Status Not A Gift
    216 7 Rangoon, Feb. 15. DOMINION status was not in the nature of a gift or reward conferred on any particular part of the Empire but a recognition of the fact of the maintenance of a good government brought about by development of the constitution leading to
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    Dominions To Produce More Warplanes
    94 7 Dominions To Produce More Warplanes Sydney, Feb. 15. A BROADCAST states that the Australian Cabinet is meeting tomorrow to discuss measures for a big increase in the production of arms, ammunition and aeroplanes for Great Britain. Economic measures to secure purchases of necessary raw materials will be discussed at the
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    Allies Will Not Use Nazi Terror Tactics
    72 7 MR. CHAMBERLAIN, the Prime Minister, yesterday repeated the Government's decision not to bomb civilians deliberately. He repeated his statement of Sept. 14 In which he said that to whatever lengths the others might go, the British Government would never resort to deliberate attacks
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 16,1940. (168th. Day of the War.) More Lying
    1128 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 16,1940. (168th. Day of the War.) More Lying In 1937, the well-known German economic review, Deutsche Volkswirtschaft, wrote "Germany must exact economic reparation of the wrongs inflicted on her by the Versailles Treaty. Germany's coloj nial claims indicate the form which these reparations ought
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    GERMAN ATTACK WOULD BRING ALLIED VICTORY
    1419 8 British Army Grows More Efficient Every Day By Our Military Correspondent London, Feb. 1. QNCE again Herr Hitler has spoken. The first phase of the struggle was political, he says. The second, what? Soon we are to ''make the acquaintance" of Austrian divisions and
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      CINEMA TICKETS
      173 8 Suggestions For Breaking The Racket To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The announcement that the Cathay Cinema is cracking its brains to introduce "a system which will eliminate the present inconvenience," is welcomed by all cinemagoers who patronize the 50-cent seats. Some people may suggest the
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      A WELCOME MOVE
      357 8 Eurasian People Organize Themselves To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The first All-Malayan Eurasian Conference Just concluded in Singapore will, I hope, give a fresh impetus to all Eurasians and mark a new epoch in the history of Malaya. The conference was remarkable in many
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      THE B.M.B.C.
      231 8 Two Programmes That Were Appreciated To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, We have read many complaints oi the 8.M.8.C. programmes. My usual g r ouse is that there is not enough light relief, and when I say "light" I mean really light' Monday and Tuesday nights"
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      SCHOOL FEES
      123 8 More Free Education Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ls it not time, in this rich country, that there should be free schools for children Many parents send their children to school who really cannot afford to do so: for example, cook boys and coolies.
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      WAR ALLOWANCES
      64 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is rather surprising that the European planters do not give war allowances to the Asiatic staffs, despite the present state of the rubber industry and at a time when the prices of the food and other goods have been
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      28 8 ANNOUNCES HER ANNUAL STOCKTAKING SALE COMMENCING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH FOR ONE WEEK MAYNAKDS BUILDING 11, Battery Rd. Singapore. Phone 4974 JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    NAZI THREAT TO NEUTRALS
    281 9 No Surprise In London London. Feb. 16. GERiviANYS threat to torpedo all neutral ships which appear bound lor Britain, or which are approaching British contraband control bases, causes no surprise in official circles in London, learns Reuter. These circles have known for a long time that
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    ITALIAN SHIP SUNK BY MINE
    55 9 Rome, Feb. 16. ACCORDING to the official Italian news agency, the Italian cargo steamer Giorgio Ohlesen sank off the cast coast of Great Britain on Wednesday after striking a mine. She was a vessel of 5 694 tons and had a crew of 32. (Dutch
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    Blizzard Causes Chaos In U.S.
    153 9 New York, Feb. 16. TEN people have been killed at Boston and scores Injured and thousands marooned as a result of the worst blizzard which New England has experienced for years. Conditions chaotic. The streets are blocked with thousands of stranded motor-cars. The fish market,
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    500 MORE TANKS FOR FRENCH ARMY
    40 9 Paris. Eeb. 16. piVE HUNDRED tanks ranging from "babies" of two tons to 32-ton monsters were officially handed over to the French army by M. Dautry, Minister of Armaments, somewhere in France yesterday. Reuter.
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    ROOSEVELT IS CRYPTIC
    123 9 Meeting Foreign Diplomats New York, Feb. 15. /CONSIDERABLE speculation has been aroused here by a cryptic remark made by President Roosevelt to newspaper representatives prior to leaving for a holiday cruise in the cruiser Tuscaloosa. Mr. Roosevelt said it might be fair to assume that his sea
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    Nazis Deny War Pact With Reds
    186 9 Do Not Require Soviet Aid, Says Berlin Stockholm Feb. 15. DEPORTS published abroad that Russia and Germany have signed a military alliance are categorically denied in official circles in Germany, says the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper Nyheter. He adds that Wilhelmstrasse officials, who
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    AIDED IN SINKING OF SUBMARINE
    141 9 Heroism Of A British Wireless Operator London, Feb. 16. THE heroism of a wireless operator named Winsor was revealed by the crew of the Sultan Star who reached an English port yesterday. Wlnson, who is aged 50, was the last man to leave the ship,
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    R.A.F. CASUALTIES
    43 9 rIE Air Ministry announces the following air force casualties: nine killed In action; three missing and believed killed In action; one died from wounds received in action; seven missing; 12 killed on active service; and 17 died on active service. Reuter.
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    COMMONS STATEMENT ON EVACUATION POLICY
    309 9 A STATEMENT on the evacuation problem was made by Mr. W Elliott, Minister of Health, in the House of Commons last night. He said the government remained convinced of the desirability of the dispersal of children from the evacuating areas. Plans had, therefore, been prepared
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    Chinese Claim Major Success In Kwangsi
    89 9 Chungking, Feb. 16. T"HE Chinese officially claim they are converging on Nanning, in Kwangsi province, after defeating the Japanese and forcing them to retreat through narrow foothills. The Japanese retreat followed a battle in which the Japanese suffered 20,000 casualties. The Chinese losses were
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    LABOUR SHORTAGE IN GERMANY
    288 9 Goering's Appeal To Women Farmers Berlin, Feb. 16. FIELD-MARSHAL GOERING, broadcasting to German agricultural workers, said the extreme cold of winter has caused us all great trouble, but spring will demand great labours from all German farmers. "Although frost still binds the soil, you are in
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    MR. ROOSEVELT'S SON SEEKS DIVORCE
    107 9 Los Angeles (Cal.), Feb. 15. MR. James Roosevelt, the President's eldest son, has filed a petition for divorce from his wife Betsey, daughter of the late Dr. Harvey Williams Cush- ing, Internationally known brain specialist. He is charging bis wife with desertion. The couple have
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    BULGARIAN CRISIS REPORTED
    77 9 Paris, Feb. 16. ACCORDING to a Sofia dispatch, it is thought some difference of opinion between the Bulgarian Prime Minister, M. Kiosseivanoff, and the Minister of Agriculture, M. Adrianov, regarding the candidature of deputies during the last legislative economies has led M. Kiosseivanoff to resign Certain political
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    U.S. NEUTRALITY ACT CHANGE REJECTED
    61 9 Washington, Feb. 16. AN amendment to the Neutrality Act, forbidding United States planes to make anything but forced landings in Bermuda owing to the British examination of United States mall there, was introduced in the Senate yesterday. It was defeated by 46 to 25 votes.
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    COMMUNIST MAYOR IS SENT TO GAOL
    41 9 Paris, Feb. 16. NINE Communists were yesterday sentenced to terms of from one to five years' Imprisonment by a military court for carrying on Communist propaganda. They include a Mayor and three municipal councillors. —Reuter.
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    32 9 AMONG the latest South Africans to Join the Union defence forces is the youngest son of Gen. Koss Dela Rey, famous guerilla leader In the South African war with Great Britain.—British Wireless.
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    Secret Session For Lords Urged
    186 9 Criticize In Public, Says Lord Halifax A REQUEST for a secret session in the House of Lords to discuss matters arising from the war was turned down yesterday by Lord Hallfax, the Foreign Secretary. He said that if anyone had any criticism to make it
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    U-BOAT PRISONERS
    32 9 The War Office yesterday announced a further list of eight names of U-boat prisoners of war. This is the third list issued this week, making the total of names 28.
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    MUSLIM CHIEF FOR CONGRESS
    292 9 Another Victory For Gandhi Bombay, Feb. 16. MAULANA Abul Kalam Azad, the eminent Muslim divine, has been elected president of the 53rd session of the Indian National Congress to be held next month at Ramgarh in Bihar province. Maulana Azad has already received more than 1.100
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    CARRIED ON ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS TO FRANCE
    58 9 Paris. Feb. 16. rrENTY-SEVEN foreigners of Cze-cho-Slovak origin have been sent to a concentration camp near Ramboillet on charges of carrying on activities dangerous to the country. They were employed In national defence factories. It is stated they refused to comply with a summons
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    PROTESILAUS SALVAGED
    143 10 Taken To Port In Two Parts blue funnel ship that was Mined (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 15. THE Blue Funnel steamer Protesi1 lavs (9,577 tons) a frequent visitor to Singapore, which was mined recently on* the coast oi Britain, has been salvaged and is now in
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    CRACKERS BANG FOR CHINESE CEREMONY
    113 10 SINGAPORE Chinese celebrated the second big day of the lunar Chinese New Year last night literally with a big bang. Thousands ol dollars" worth of firecrackers were again let off, on this occasion to welcome in the birthday of the God of Heaven, Thean Kong.
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    LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHS: COMPETITION PLANNED
    125 10 LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHS COMPETITION PLANNED THE Friends of Singapore are to oiler prizes for an exhibition of photographs of Singapore building? ?nd views to be held at the end of July. At a meeting of the Council. Mr *>. L. Peet poposed that, in addition to photographs of buildings due for
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    27 10 Miss Vijayalaksbmi Kanagaratnam, a student of the Sangeetha Abivirthy Sabha. Kuala Lumpur, will give Tamil song recitals from the Kuala Lumpur broadcasting station to-morrow at 6.30 p.m.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    181 10 kin;;aPOH> BATTLES HOTEL Cocktril Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.45 to Midnight. OAKKICK lIU.VIKt GEVLANG Swwethearti Tho Texan at 7.4u p.ni GSI M WORLD Cabaret (i.bO to 8.40 9.33 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: The Hardys Kidi: High. Sky: Gordon Trip to Mars. Atlantic Theatre: Chinese
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    £1,000,000 F.M.S. WAR GIFT TO BRITAIN
    195 10 Resolution Before Federal Council On Tuesday BIG CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE THE proposed F.M.S. gift of £1,000,000 to His Majesty's Government for the prosecution of the war will raise the Federation's contributions to Imperial and local defence during the past 20 years to over
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    MR. B. D. PORRITT Rubber Manufacturers' Research Director Dies
    210 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 29. THE death took place at Croydon yesterday of Mr. B. D. Porritt, Director of Research, Research Association of Rubber Manufacturers. Mr. Porritt, wh: was 56 years old, was born at Turtle Mountain, Canada, on
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    LOTUS CLUB
    102 10 T"HE Lotus Club has since returned the government land in Serangoon Road given to them to put up a building and has bought a piece of land in Grove Road at a cost of $5 562, it is revealed in the annual report of the club. The report
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    U.S. RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    183 10 January Figures Please London HIGHEST PRICE FOR SOME YEARS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 15. DUBBER dealers here are delighted with the American questionnaire figures for January which show that consumption in that month was 55,000 tons, compared with 48,400 tons in December. This is considered
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    RACING MOTORIST RETURNING
    106 10 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 20. MR. C. O. Jennings, the well-known Kuala Lumpur racing motorist, is now on his way back to Malaya after a year's leave in England. He saw a great deal of British motor sport before war broke out and hopes, as
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    MR. E. L. HAMILTON
    40 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 15. f^HE death is announced in London to-day of Mr. E. L. Hamilton, who was for many years Chairman of the Strait's Rubber Group of companies. He retired in 1934.
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    Two Editions Of Straits Times
    134 10 "TPHE publication by the Straits Times of two editions each day for sale in Singapore, which was resumed on Monday, follows the termination of an agreement reached between the principal English language newspapers In Singapore shortly after the outbreak of war. The first edition of
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    Malayan Director Urges Full Economic War
    550 10 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Jan. 31. [/CRITICISM of the lack of vision shown by the Government in failing, as yet, to appreciate the width of front over which Britain's economic strength will have to be deployed if the war is to be ended
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    20 Ambulances Front Indo-China
    38 10 A guard of honour of Senegalese troops lined up in front of 20 ambulances sent by Indo-China, as they were blessed by Mgr. Le Hunseo, head of the Foreign Missions to Indo-China, in Paris.
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    CHINESE SUPPORT FOR "BUY BRITISH" APPEAL
    326 10 THE Chinese Chamber of Commerce has for several years been advocating a policy of buying British and Chinese firms have, wherever possible, consistently followed the lead given by the Chamber," said Mr. Lee Kong Chian, chairman of the Chamber, to a Straits Times reporter.
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    GOVERNOR NOT TO RETIRE
    192 10 To Remain Here For Duration GOING ON LEAVE IN APRIL WITH the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will go to England on leave about the middle of April. Sir Shenton will be accompanied by Lady Thomas and
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    RAFFLES PROFESSOR NOW AN EDITOR
    99 10 (From Our London Staff. London, Jan. 23. JUIR Eric Glllett, former professor of English Language and Literature at Raffles College, is now. among many other activities, editor of a London magazine. He is the editor of the St. Martin's Review, Britain's Parish Magazine No. 1.
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    INSPECTOR TELLS HOW HE WAS ATTACKED BY MOB
    640 11 Four Men Charged As Sequel To Incident During Strike VOLUNTEER POLICE SERGEANT IN HOSPITAL FOR TWO WEEKS TJOW he was attacked by a mob of Chinese sawmill workers who injured him and damaged his car, was told by Inspector M. Boyle, of
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    Canadian Broadcast From B.M.B.C.
    124 11 MALAYAN radio listeners this evening will have an opportunity of hearing a Canadian talkins about the war effort in his own countryThe speaker will be Mr. J. L. Mutter, who recently came to Singapore to take up the appointment of Canadian Government Trade Commissioner, and he
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    FOOD POISONING SUSPECTED
    58 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 15. A Tamil coolie, his wife and two sons and a daughter were admitted to the Seremban hospital to-day suspected to be suffering from food poisoning. One of the sons died on admission. Port Dickson police are investigating. The family live
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    EURASIAN ON CHARGE OF HOUSE-BREAKING
    59 11 POLICE bail oi $500 was extended in the case of a young Eurasian, Colin White, to whom a charge of breaking into a house in Hill Street on Feb. 6, in order to steal rlothlng, private letters and photographs, was explained in the Singapore third
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    ESTATE STRIKE ENDS
    44 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 15. THE strike of Chinese tappers and weeders at Francis Estate. Batang Malaka, has been settled and all have returned to work, the management agreeing to give the 20 cents increase demanded by the tappers.
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    Maharajah Of Nepal In India
    36 11 The Maharajah of Nepal, Supreme Commander-in-chief of Nepal, arriving at Howrah Station, Calcutta, as guest of the Government of India. He is inspecting a guard of honour of the Border Regiment.
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    COURT CRITICISM OF ACTION OF MILITARY POLICE
    238 11 "Used Far More Force Than Necessary," Says Magistrate "THE military police used far more force than was neces- sary and showed a lack of restraint it was quite unnecessary to hit these people the way they did," said Mr.. H. Watson. Singapore third
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    RURAL BOARD AND PONGGOL ZOO
    88 11 THE Singapore Rural Board unani- mously approved the renewal of the licence for the Ponggol Zoo at a meeting yesterday. "I consider it in very good condition myself," said Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer. "It seems to me, with very little repairs, there
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    EVIDENCE IN CAMERA: OVER 20 WITNESSES
    77 11 EVIDENCE in camera was given before Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Assizes yesterday during the trial of a young Indian coolie named Dasodaram Pillai on a charge of rape. The complainant is an Indian girl under 14 years old. There are more than 20
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    CHINESE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    78 11 pHEW YONG CHAI, who faced a tentative charge of murder of a compatriot, Yeo Khee Chiang, in Ord Road on Jan. 5, was committed for trial at the next Assizes after a preliminary inquiry in the Singapore third court yesterday. Cdurt Inspector D. R. Cowie prosecuted
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    DIRTY BEACHES: RURAL BOARD TO TAKE ACTION
    219 11 /CRITICISM In a Singapore newspaper of "the disgraceful condition of Singapore's beaches— particularly in Pasir Panjang"' was brought to the attention of the Singapore Rural Board by Mr. J. M. Jansen at a meeting of the Board yesterday. It was decided that steps
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    Barbed Wire Round Rubber Factory
    81 11 BARBED- WIRE barricades, which surround the Singapore Rubber Works factory in Pasir Panjang, have been placed there as a precautionary measure against trouble by the strikers, 400 of whom are still holding to their demands. Sikh watchmen are continually patrolling the property to prevent unauthorised
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    Malayan Gifts To Finnish Red Cross Fund
    275 11 Malayan Gifts To Finnish Red Cross Fund THE first list of donors to the Finnish Red Cross Fund, v.hich was opened by the Consul for Finland in Singapore, records a total of $4,160.58. Contributions should be sent direct to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Singapore. The first list is Mrs.
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    TWO CHARGED UNDER DEFENCE LAW
    94 11 TWO Chinese were yesterday charged 1 in the Singapore fifth court under the Defence Regulations. The two men, Mak Ka Luk and Ah Yeong Yau Yee, who both claimed trial, were charged that they on Feb. 2 outside the time office of the Singapore Harbour
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    PROTEST TO GERMANY
    294 12 Dutch Demanding Compensation The Hague, Feb. 15. IT is learned that the Government has made a serious verbal protest to the German Government pending the dispatch of a written communication concerning the torpedoing of the Burgerdijk in the North Sea by a U-boat. It is understood that
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    32 12 AUSTRALIA'S wheat crop for 1939-40 is officially estimated as over 210,000.000 bushels. This is one of the largest crops ever produced in Australia and is 56,000,000 bushels higher I than last year.
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    British Destroyer Sinks U-boat
    115 12 Oslo, Feb. 15. ACCORDING to the Bergen Aftenblad a U-boat blew up and sank, apparently as the result of action by a British destroyer. This occurred as the U-boat was about to torpedo a Norwegian shin. The rrew of the Norwegian ship, with 33 survivors of
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    RATIONING IN VATICAN
    30 12 Vatican City, Feb. 15. EVEN the Vatican has come into line with the rest of Europe, establishing rationing of bread, sugar, coffee, butter, tobacco and petrol.— Reuter.
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    German Bomber Shot Down
    20 12 The wreckage of a German bomber shot down by French anti-aircraft gunners on the Western Front.
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    U-Boat Ordered Dutch To Say "Collision"
    353 12 THE captain of the Burgerdijk, the Dutch ship which was sunk by torpedo in the North Sea, has now told the full story of the sinking of his ship, and fully confirmed that Germany's submarine warfare is entering a new and more ruthless stage.
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    44 U-Boats Have Been Sunk
    81 12 TPHE British Navy's latest success In sinking two more U-boats is re garded in Britain as an effective answer to the order just given to U-boat commanders to sink all neutral ships sailing to Britain or coming within range of a British control ship. The
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    Why Nazis Are Angry At Mr. Churchill
    121 12 Why Nazis Are Angry At Mr. Churchill London, Feb 15. A BITTER attack on Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is made by the Berliner Boersen Zeitung, commenting on the announcement that all British merchantmen are to be armed. The newspaper states that armed merchantmen are Mr. Churchill's
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    TOLL OF THE ROAD IN BRITAIN
    79 12 SIX HUNDRED and nineteen people died as a result of road accidents in England last month, 134 more than in January last year. Great though the toll was, it is only Just over half of that for December and there are several reasons for
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    EDEN IN PALESTINE
    75 12 THE Dominions Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, has arrived in Palestine by a Royal Air Force plane, and he will visit some of the men of the Austra'lan Imperial Force in their training stations. A British correspondent who has visited the Palestine camp says that the men are
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    Reds Lose 4,000 Men In One Day
    366 13 Finns Not Alarmed By Small \d\ance THE latest Finni.-h communique on the big Russian bid to pierce the Mannerheim Line states that the Russians, while continuing their ofiensive on the Karelian Isthmus o> tr; Jit an advance over the ice along the coast
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    Father Of Electrical Industry Dies At 94
    165 13 Father Of Electrical Industry Dies At 94 COL. Rookea Evelyn Bell Crompton, C.8.. father of the electrical in- 1 dustry in Britain, died yesterday at the ilK't' Of 94. He was the man who took electricity ouc of the laboratory and made it a commercial proposition. Although in the be;-
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    CENSORSHIP OVERHAUL IN AUSTRALIA
    69 13 TME censor:hlp department in Aus- trails is to bo overhauled. The Minister ol i:.\tr rnal Affair.] is to prepare the ary recommc ndatkma. Mr R. G. Ifenzies.. the Prime Minister made thiy announcement after a meeting of the War Cabinet and follow- > Ing criticism of
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    HIGHER PAY FOR LORRY DRIVERS
    72 13 MUM' ol ;iu 2:iO,000 lorry drlvirs in the United Kingdom are receivkcreassd traces. On Jan. 29, thj M I'utury scale oi wages ior drivers of A and "B" goods vehicles laid down by ttu« 1938 oad Haulage Wages Act co ne into force. T*HE DEATH
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    BRITISH VOLUNTEERS FOR DEFENCE OF FINLAND
    293 13 Government's Decision Lauded By The Newspapers London, Feb. 15. THK newspapers generally approve of the announcement in the House of Commons yesterday of Government sanction for Britons to fight for Finland. It is declared that the action conforms to the pledge to the League
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    Indian Rulers' Generosity
    278 13 Indian Rulers' Generosity London, Feb. 15. WAR contributions in money and in kind continue to reach the Viceroy from ali classes of Indian society. The magnitude of their generosity is illustrated by the following contributions which appear in the latest list received from India From the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, R*.
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    ROYAL MESSAGE TO KING FAROUK
    121 13 Cairo, Feb. 15. DEUTER learns that Mr. Anthony xv Eden, the Dominions Secretary. took the occasion of his visit to Egypt to convey a personal message of a cordial nature from King George to King Farouk. The newspaper Alhram quotes the Egyptian Prime Minister as
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    GEN. SIKORSKI ON POLES' NEW DUTY
    139 13 THERE is one front and we fight c? one against the enemy." declared Gen. Sikcrski, the Polish Prime Minister, in an exchange of letters with M. Daladier, the French Prime Minister, following their signature of agreements relating to the reconstruction in France of the
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    71 13 Aireraftmaa C. K. Driver, front runner In an aircraft engaged In operations over an enemy naval base In December last, who has received the Distinguished Flying Medal for courage and alertness. He remained at his guns until the flooring was shot away beneath him, beat oat a fire with his
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    BRITISH OFFICER DEAD IN FRONTIER CLASH
    71 13 New Delhi, Feb. 14. A BRITISH officer and an Indian sepoy were killed and five sepoys were wounded in a clash between troops ana armed tribesmen, seven miles north-west of Bannu, in the North-west Frontier, yesterday. The fighting toot place when th; troops were
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    Central Europe In Grip Of Cold
    210 13 1 Severe Snowstorms Rage In Several Countries Lrndon, Feb. 15. SNOWSTORMS of unprecedented violence are now raging in the Balkans, according to the German wireless, which states that all Rumanian traffic has stopped as most parts of the country were covered under seven fe?t
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    LIFEBOAT MEN SAVE OVER 1,500 LIVES
    88 13 THE lifeboats of Great Britain have saved more than 1,500 lives since the war started. Their courage and endurance have been more severely tested jin the winter storms of the last few weeks and the gratitude and admiration of the Royal Navy is expressed
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    JAPAN'S HOPES DWINDLING
    145 14 Prospect Of Victory Is Now Remote London, Feb. 15. •IT is probably true in Japan t'lat they no longer expect a victory in China either through battle or seizure of territory." writes the Manchester Guardian. "Their hope is that China •will fall to them at last by
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    CLERICAL UNION WORKER IN COURT
    61 14 ARTHUR LIM. described as a servant of the Clerical Union, was charged in the Singapore third court yesterday vith misappropriating 100 books containing sweep tickets run by the Clerical Union on the Singapore Turf Club. The books, which were alleged to have been handed to
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    RURAL ADVERTISING
    69 14 A LARGE advertisement hoarding erected by Gammon (Malaya > Ltd. at the ninth milestone, Juronr? Road. will have to be removed, according to a decision made by the Singapore Rural Board yesterday. The Board declared that the advertisement was too large and that the company should be requssted
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    12 SIKHS CHARGED
    58 14 T.VELVE Sikhs were produced in the Singapore second court yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to one Ahmad bin Ali and others at the Happy World Amusement Park on Feb. 3, by means of sticks. They claimed trial and the case was postponed to Feb.
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    Nazis Deprive Polish Shepherds Of Winter Coats
    26 14 German soldiers on sentry duty in Krakau. Poland, wearing sheepskin coats which had been commandeered from poor Polish shepherds.
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    CROWN SPENDS MORE ON LEGAL AID FOR ACCUSED
    334 14 HUE to the abnormal increase in the number of murder cases and appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Singapore, it has been found necessary to provide an additional sum of $4,200 for legal assistance in the Assize Court and the
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    T.B. RESEARCH IN RURAL AREA?
    150 14 A QUERY as to whether a certain sum set aside for research work in tuberculosis in the rural area has been struck off the estimates was raised by Mr. J. M. Jansen at the Singapore Rural Board meeting yesterday. Dr. J. W. Scharff, Chief Health
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    COCKTAIL PARTY ON PACIFIC LINER
    148 14 SOME 200 guests, including members of the American community, attended a cocktail party given aboard the Java Pacific liner Klipfontein yesterday. The guests were received by Mr. J. J. Bisschop, the manager of the Rotterdam Lloyd agency and Mrs. Bisschop, and Mr. E. Smith, assistant
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    RECONSTRUCTION OF UPPER THOMSON RD.
    141 14 THE question of whether straight roads were likely to cause more accidents than winding rords was discussed at tr-« Singapore Rural Beard meeting yesterday when the Board approved the reconstruction of a stretch of Upper Thomson Road. Statistics showed that mest accidents at Buklt Timah
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    Allies Fight For Jewish People
    84 14 London, Feb. 15. THE steady improvement in the internal situation of Palestine had been fully maintained, declared the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in answer to a question in the House of Commons. Mr. Mac Donald added he was fully aware
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    PIGGERIES MAY HAVE TO BE MOVED
    189 14 Nuisance Near Some Residential Areas OIGGERIES in Singapore rural areas, which are situated near the Services and residential districts, may have to be moved to more isolated places. At a meeting of the Rural Board yesterday Dr. J. W. Scharff, Chief Health Officer, said
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    WAR FILMS AT SULTAN IDRIS COLLEGE
    82 14 THE French films from the Singapore cinema performance "The Allied Forces were recently shown at the Sultan Idris Training College, through the courtesy of M. le Comte de Langlade, French Consular Agent, F.MJS At the same show a newsreel of the King visiting the
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    Selangor F. A. Council Meet
    198 15 'From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. SELANGOR soccer is the luckier for once again obtaining the services of Mr. Adrian Clark as President of the Selangor Football Association. At the annual generel meeting of the Association recently Mr. Adrian Clark regretfully declined to
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    S.A.B.C. MEETING
    91 15 A MEETING of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Club will be held at the Happy World on Feb. 29 (the closing date for entries in the Tolley Cup competition), in order to select the team to represent the club in the tournament. Amateur boxers belonging to the club are
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    NON-ACCEPTORS & RUNNING ORDER TO-MORROW
    1189 15 NON-ACCEPTORS RUNNING ORDER TO-MORROW Grand Prix And Tredella Best Bets For Day GRAND PRIX should be the best bet of the afternoon tomorrow, the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting. Tredella, in the Spring Cup, should also provide punters with something to bet on. Double tote will
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    ANNUAL S. R. C. HOCKEY TODAY
    101 15 PLLOWING are teams in the annual match at the S.R.C. to-day between the Under 25 team and the Over 25 team: Under 25: P. P. Webb; R. H. Barth, S. W. Moreira; P. Neubronner, L. S. Reutens (capt.), G. Clarke; R. Thoy. II. E.
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF VEHICLES SPORTS CLUB
    102 15 At the annual general meeting of the Vehicles Department Sports Club held at th° Registrar of Vehicles Court on Feb. 2. the following were elected to hold office for the current year: President, Mr. William Rose; vlcetresident, Mr. E. G. Staunton; hon. secretary. Mr.
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    76 15 THE women's 18 hole bogey competi- tion at the Island Golf Club on Wednesday resulted in a tie between Mrs. D. Gray and Mrs. F. T. Wyckoff with scores of one down. Mrs. Gray was declared winner on the score of the first nine holes.
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    TO-NIGHT'S BOXING
    70 15 CTAR FRISCO, the Filipino boxer with a big reputation, makes his Singapore debut at the Happy World covered stadium to-night when he meets Ventura Marquez in the main event of a card of five bouts. The Mexican has to make weight, for the match is made at the
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    RACING IN BANGKOK
    64 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 16. THE Racing Board of Control an1 nounce that the Government have decided not to give a subsidy to this year's Griffin Scheme and that the cost of griffins is higher owing to the increased freight rates. If support for the
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    SEPOY WOMEN'S GOLF
    58 15 THE Sepoy Lines Golf Club Women's Medal competition for February resulted in a win for Mrs. A. J. A. Ooetzee with a score of 44 15=29. The Women's Gold Medal competition for 1939, played in conjunction with the February Medal, resulted in a win for Mrs. A.
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    HOME SOCCER RESULT
    22 15 London, Feb. 16. IN a Home soccer match played yesterday Watford beat Clapton Orient two-one in South A Reuter.
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    Greypion Wins At Bukit Timah
    25 15 Greyplon, one of the horses that upset on Wednesday, winning the third race at Bukit Timah. Strai ts Times picture.
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    BRAWNY LAD AND GRAND PRIX WERE BEST TO-DAY
    345 15 WHAT must have been the final gallops for most of the horses running to-morrow in the last clay's racing in the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting were gone through on the second track this morning. Carloca and Orafmond, who won their first
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    49 15 SOCCER: Business Houses League, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vs. Jacks Sports Club, Stadium; Sime Darby vs. Singapore Cold Storage, S.H.B. ground; Nestanglo vs. Oversea Chinese Bank, Clerical Union ground. HOCKEY: S.R.C. annual match, over 25 vs. under 25. BOXING: Star Frisco vs. Ventura Marquex, Happy WOTld.
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    Y.M.C.A. FOOTBALL
    58 15 THE following have been selected to play football for the V.M.C.A. against R.A.F. (Kallang) to-day, at 5.15 pjn. on the Anson Road Ground: Wee Aik Chan: M. Swyny, W. H. Chambers; G. J. Moxon, Joo Kirn, Huck Yank; S. Orton, A. C. GaLstaun, Swe Hock. R. Lawrence, Sabapathy.
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    Inter-School Soccer In Muar
    208 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Muar. Feb. 13. yilE Muar junior inter-school ssccer competition was taken a stage further when two more matches in the flrsj round were played on* yesterday evening. In the first match the Dumpar Malay School were held to a draw by the
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    BRITISH ARMY BEAT FRENCH ARMY 1—0
    82 15 Rheims. Feb. 16. TTHE British Army beat the French Army by one goal to nil in an Association football match. The Britishers adapted themselvec better to the tricky ground and showed all-round superiority. After keen early exchanges Stephenson, the English internationrl insideleft, headed the
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    HOME RACING DATES
    42 15 London. Feb. 16. The Jockey Club announce that the substitute Derby and Oaks races will be run at Newsbury on June 12 and June 13. If Newsbury course is not available, the races will be run at Newmarket.— Reuter.
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