The Straits Times, 3 January 1941

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NT AFX Y A CENTURY 1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 1« PACK SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19-11. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PACES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      271 1 MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING V\\lN SMltll > 11. Mfc Unl \M»kl< AN SHARKSKIN la rart*«j dlurt S« rillWll St.. S p«r* fbaae SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE S471), IBS ilw£v ffl A f' rc protection it now universally recognized as I IM^IBr""^ I fcning an essential part of the equipment
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      579 2 on r*o Hilda. »il. of Mr H. F. f A. O. i:m -hur Both well). At MRKaptr:- on 1st inst to Jran Kathl(H>r. of J. P. CltrkMW, Jiiorll f^latc. r\ gftuBi.n On riiur.sUay. January 2nd. at Bahru. to Dorothy, wlff of C. W. Kom^rs thr irlft of a daughter. Margret
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      172 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc PLANTERS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. i RUBBER ESTATE MACHINERY 111 1 AND FACTORY EQUIPMENT. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. j MMANM AM) KUALA II Mii B. FOR A PK.R.MANINT ""STtA I V^^"^ I'KItMANKM WAVING A HOME FROM HOME Situated on l..«litution Hill and away from thr noise of Singapore,
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      691 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS Incorporated in Japan t GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNAJtD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAN rmANCISCO Root KM|. Robe Tofc»«— Bonolal*. S»« rranclse* *m* Im Amceie* I ««ve Leave Manila Hicons ms KAMAKURA MARU Jan. >4 t. YAWATA MARU Jan 2S Jan. 38 nu ASAMA MARU Peb 8 Teb.
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      530 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LIME Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. 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 Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      155 3 Fi:«.IGHT SERVICE TO NEW YORK, BOSTON VIA MANILA. lIONO KON«. AND PANAMh CANAL ZOZU^ LYKKS- A "m RUBBIN TIFTON F eb 10 Mar 2fi PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO NF.W YOKK AND BOSTON VIA PENANG. COLOMBO. BOMBAY AND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Arrive S oore Sail 8 pore Arrive N
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      694 3 Broadcastinqr TODAY SINGAPORE /Hi 13.M me/* MS m.> /liri 80 me l (MM m.) Znr3 7.15 me «41.J8 m.) (Z1IL. Z1IF1 A ZHP3I 10.00 a.m. Kronchongs*: 11.00 am. Indian nu*lct; 11.45 am. Canton se muslct; 12.10 ;>m. Chine** programme summary. Peipir.g dtamast; 12.55 pjn. Rubber, copra and Mn rrkrs In
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      627 3 EMPIRE STATION lisB 9 51 dim |tLU mi; QM Ml mf» (31.32 m.i, OSB 11.73 me MM mi. CM 11.86 me t <25 29 m.»; CSV 15.14 m. (19.S3 m.); OM IMJ mr (16*8 mi, i..»ll 2147 me (13.9? m.i; GSI I5.^<i on (1».6« m.|; GSJ 21.33 met (13.93 m.
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    RUBBER CONSUMPTION WELL MAINTAINED
    1383 4 More American Views On "Synthetic" Prospects (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 8. I ONDON members of the rubber growing industry were pleasantly surprised when the International Rubber Regulation Committee's October Statistical Bulletin informed them this week that world consumption in September amounted to no fewer
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    362 4 Small Turnover But Prices Generally Maintained By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 3. THE local share market yesterday was rather quieter and the volumo of business done was only moderate. The inquiry for tin shares, however, was well maintained and prices In one or two instances tended
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    RUBBER SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE
    495 4 Near Deliveries Freely Available IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued 'his morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore > Ltd. writ?: The past fortnight has seen litt e change in either values or market conditions. The mam support is and will continue to come from
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    155 4 r J*HE Singapore Chamber of Com:ner< t Rubber Association held its 1,519th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 2.?51,635 lb., 1.005.19 tons; offered 2.097.218 lb., 936.26 tons; sold 1,493.772 lb.. 6C6.86 tons. SPOT London Closod New York Closed PRICKS REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per I.b Standard
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 4 Friday, Jan. 3. noon. Bayer? teller* ITlce* Prlert No. IX It-S.S. .Spot loose) 37* i (8 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.j. in case< January 38 SH' t G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in b.il.January 37''m ITK F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in bal.-s January 37 S, FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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    EXCHANGES
    184 4 rr.e following are the exchange r%tes UiU morning according 10 the daily circular Issue J by the Hongkong &nd Shanghai Banking Corporation ■til WO London 1.1 1/4 1/16 Lor.doD demand 3/4 1/lf Switzerland demand iTT. only) 202 New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal demand 51 27/33 Batavia demand 88
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    Order Of Running & Non-Acceptors
    166 4 Order Of Running Non-Acceptors I'etuinfi Hart's THE order of running and nonacceptors in Fenang to-morrow, the final day of the Pcnang Turf Clubs Christmas- New Year meeting, aro Kacr 1 Horses, GBMi 3. Dlv. b 6 furs. Spitfire, Jttur O'clock. LJttre John. Racr 2: Horst-.;, Class 4. Div. 1, 81-:8
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    London Stock Exchange
    325 5 r\ k Cfcctoaaee U»c f.cw year started In fhrrrful iasluuu and aont section* k t f-Xp*l '■.-p<1 »rrf firir. Ww Loui reached I m< i>-ai. of 103 3 16 Indian stocks •>• «inr to thrir 1»m ur»b1r ate brrweriat wen i lie tau« nored airalnst holder;. Hriht
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    129 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i Prom Out Owd Correspondent, I zmdon. Jan U fOMUODMV and Exchange market* closed u follow? ?.itn previous quotation? tr Daren tnetto:— BIRBEK: Firm. Spot 12 5 ltd 12 7 1«d (11 1 1M 12 5 16d) Feb. 12 7KW1 12 91M U>Hd 12 5 164) Apr Tuno
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    205 5 Mail* com- »t the General Post CMce as 'ollows FUDAI air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. MM CoiumbU air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Canada air 4p.m. Ovlon air 4p.m. Amoy. Canton. Chuan Klung Chow. !iai. S».-\t/>w surfacf 4 p.m. li-istnia* Island surface 4
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1357 5 Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations rillKSKAY. JAN. 2. 1941: 4 P.M. VMMM anjtn SrUer* I i Ampti I'm «4. 3s 6d 3s lOttd Austral Amtl ii«, 8a lOttd 7» lVid Austral Malay (C) 13» 6d 35* 60 Ayer Hitam (5a) 21' 22s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .83 .87 Bangrln
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    DECEMBER TIN-ORE OUTPUTS
    28 5 bong Fatt Kuala Lumpur/ Dredge 1 Dredge 3' Nawng Pet 9X2 MJ07 128,390 ere. 4.2S0 188 592 The fnUowin* outputs of tin-ore are for December
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      91 5 Win *»J?iS tm ro(t[(w' TVu u^ C^^ m And Monls Eight econom only starts PCO with petrol. Thi« car Is amazingly light on //il^ 4^ IfU^ A tyro* a miser on oil- It's the only car J*£ii£S r in tHe world that P rovjdes real luxu|r y £rtf it f£
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      734 5 NO MODERN HOME CAN AFFORD T (> li E WITHOUT I S GRAFT ON CLOUDY HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA Invaluable in the Kitchen, Scullery Bathroom Useful in 100 different ways. 50 cents Per quart bottle. Obtainable at all leading Stores Product ot j GRh. .*n LABORATORIES, LTD. 1 Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Penang.
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      361 6 "A FIKST-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT' THE STRAITS TIMES BOOK NOW FOR THE WEEK-END I c., T s°r9 ViY i5 3 s M ALff AWKA TO-MORROW SUNDAY 4 SHOWS DAILY ■M**9p Warner Bros, present K'n SHERIDAN PtL P^^ (Screen's Oomph Girl) M m -J JAMES CAGNEY IN THE GREATEST PICTURE THEY EVER HAD
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      229 6 ACCLAIMED BY PACKED HOUSES AT EVERY PERFORMANCE! CAPITOL TO DAY ****n VL 3.15- 615 -9.15 FOUR SHOWS TO-MORROW SUNDAY 11 A.M.— 3.15— rt.15--it.ir. JEANETTE MacDONALD NELSON EDDY -1 NEW MOON A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture The Most daring theme ever used for a motion Picture I Another M-G-M. TRIUMPH! MIDNIGHT PREMIERE: TO-MORROW
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    20,000 INCENDIARIES DROPPED ON BREMEN IN NIGHT RAID
    329 7 Shipbuilding Yards And Aircraft Factory Among Main Targets London, Jan. 2. TWENTY THOUSAND incendiaries and a load of high explosives dropped on Bremen during the first hour of Wednesday night's fierce bombing raid by the R.A.F. turned the greatest seaport in Germany
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    Houses Damaged In New Raids
    207 7 Houses Damaged In New Raids Manchester Buildings Affected By Attacks London, Jan. 2. CEVERAL enemy aircraft were active over widely separate districts of England and Wales last night, states an Air Ministry communique. A few bombs were dropped and in north-west England and the London area some houses were damaged.
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    Hospital Bombed
    32 7 Hos pital Bom bed Six patients and a sister were killed when German raiders dropped bombs on the ward of a London hospital. Picture shows nurses clearing up some of the debris.
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    SLIGHT ACTIVITY IN COASTAL DISTRICTS
    88 7 London. Jan. 2. *T*HE very slight enemy air action to- day has been confined to the coastal districts. An Air Ministry communique states that little damage and only a few minor casualties were caused by bombs which were dropped in a town in Kent. Reports
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    Confident Of Future, Says Gen. Dobbie
    105 7 London, Jan. 2. T lEUT -GENERAL W. G. S. Dobble, the Governor of Malta in his New Year message to the people of Malta said: "The way to victory Is uphill, but our feet are on the right path. We can regard the future
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    Decisive Events Yet To Come
    236 7 British Army Makes Splendid Progress London, Jan. 2. POR the British army, the year just r closed, memorable as many of its incidents have been, has been no more than a prologue. Decisive events are to come. In the field of military training the period
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      256 7 TO-DAY OATU1V WMERE 3.15, 6.15, 9.15 \jf\ I HA I CVERVBOOV MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW GOES at 11 AM HONE 3400 UNIQUE IN THE ANNALS OF MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS! TW SKCTACUIAI MUSICAL EITtAVA«ANZA \-f* A M E H e TWO CONT1NINTS HAVI IflN WAITHKJ K>« jflfijL iittv A^l .TL. MIRANDA V W
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 3. 1941. (488th Day Of The War.) SECOND THOUGHTS ON WAR TAXATION
    1709 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 3. 1941. (488th Day Of The War.) SECOND THOUGHTS ON WAR TAXATION Circumstances did not permit more than one reading of the draft Bill and the memorandum before yesterday's leading article on the war taxation proposals was written. That is not a prelude to
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    A BIRTHDAY & POLITICS
    177 8 A BIRTHDAY POLITICS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I be permitted to ventilate the views of the non-Moslem Indian community of Malaya regarding the recent celebrations on the occasion of Mr. Jinnah's birthday The celebrations in one small town were terminated by police intervention. This is
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      VOLUNTEER TRAINING & MALAYAN ESTATES
      1008 8 VOLUNTEER TRAINING MALAYAN ESTATES Why "Little Irritations" Must Be Accepted To the Editor Of the Straits Times Sir,— Your correspondent Planter appears to have been unfortunate m the last training embodiment period, but fortunately his experience was by no means general. The majority of planters embodied managed to keep things
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      "PROFITS" FROM RUBBER
      347 8 FftCtB That Ought To Be Considered To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir— On November 15, 1940, Prof Silcock gave a broadcast on the proflii made in Malaya with special reference to the rubber and tin producers. M.iv he ba asked to explain what he means
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      WHO FOUNDED SINGAPORE?
      329 8 Why Raffles Took Farquhar's Place To the Editor of the Straits Tim.Sir,— l was interested to read in th? Straits Times an article by your London correspondent about Raffles not bein^ the founder of Singapore. I was more interested to read that Mr. Lumsden claimed to be
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      46 8 DEAN'S SCHOOL I OR EUROPEAN CHILDREN 'Tanjtlin) NEW TERM Commences 10th Jan., 1941. Vwancies for SENIOR SCHOOL (10-16 Years) JUNIOR SCHOOL (7 -10 Ytirt) KINDERGARTEN (5-7 Years) NURSERY SCHOOL (3 -5 Years) Telephone Secretary 7323 >— ,3>; Orchard Rod JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Op tician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    GERMAN BID TO KEEP DOWN RUMANIAN UNREST
    468 9 Why More Forces Are Being Sent CONFLICT BETWEEN FASCIST IRON GUARD COMMUNISTS Hod Influence Steadily Growing In Country TIIK unhealthy internal situation in Rumania in which Communists and other Left Wing elements are coming irio conflict with the Fascist Iron Guard is the
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    Lifted By Blast
    26 9 I his lorry was blown from a yard in London to an outer wall by the t force of a bomb explosion nearby.
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    GREATER WAR EFFORT URGED
    280 9 Indians Support Anti-Nazi Front Calcutta, Jan. 3. Till- formation of a non-party organization definitely pledged to pupport the anti-Nazi front and asei~i the war effort was recommended by an all-India conference in Calcutta presided over by Mr. M. N. R(.y. the former prominent Com■aunist and now
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    SPANISH FRIENDSHIP WITH ANGLO-SAXONS
    99 9 Madrid, Jan. 2. A DICTION that the friendship between the An^lo-Saxon and BpanUh peoples would grow stronger in the coming months was made by S.i Samm 1 Honre, the British Amba-s-■aduc i<> Spain, speaking at a New Year r reptton Riven by the British and American
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    Iron Will Of Britain Not To Weaken
    88 9 Ottawa. Jan. 2. "CAR from the German view that Mr. Churchill is a dictator imposing his will on the people, it is the iron will of Ihe nation which is imposed on Mr. Churchill. The nation would not permit him to weaken, even
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    MINES FOUND OFF EIRE
    108 9 Sown By Mystery Aircraft Dublin, Jan. 2. THE fart that magnetic mines were dropped off the coast of Ireland was revealed last night by the Eireann Government Information Bureau on behalf of the Department of Defence. The announcement says, "Magnetic sea mines were dropped by parachute
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    Labour Problem In Germany
    381 9 Shortage Of Skilled Workers Miners London, Jan. 3. j TACTS regarding wartime labour conditions in Germany revealed iin London by a Ministry of Economic Warfare official show that despite the dictatorial powers of the Nazi government, it has not been able to achieve a 100 per
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    KING'S TRIBUTE TO THE POLISH FORCES
    71 9 London, Jan. 3. (JEN. Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, has received ttie following; wire from the King in reply to his New Year'i wishes. "Deeply touched by your kind wire. Please accept my very best wishes for yourself and your gallant forces,
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    Indian Pilots Train With R.A.F.
    37 9 Three ot the man.. Indian pilots who are training with the R.A.F. at a northern station in Britain are seen walking to their machines, charts in their hands, for a practice flight.
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    Premier Inspects Polish Troops
    31 9 Mr. Winston Churchill inspecting: a battalion of Polish troops during a tonr of east coast defences. On left is Gen. Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-chief.
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    JAPANESE PUSH IN KWANGTUNG ?
    61 9 JAPANESE PUSH IN KWANGTUNG Chungking, Jan. 3. r»HINESE military authorities in north Kwangtung are closely watching the situation around Canton, where indications reveal a possible Japanese push towards Shaokwan. Japanese garrisons in Canton and Chungshan are reported to have been doubled and more than 10,000 Chinese are said to have
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    Czech Army's Tribute To British Courage
    184 9 London, Jan. 3. CAPT. David Margesson, the War Secretary, has received a message ]of greetings from the Czecho-Slovak I army serving in this country. Gen. S. Ingr, the Czecho-Slovak Commander-in-Chief, writes: "Please accept from me and the Czecho-Slovak army every good wish to you
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    PORTUGAL EXPELS THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT
    54 9 M_ Lisbon, Jan. 2. R. W. Lucas, for many years The Times' (London) correspondent in Portugal, has been ordered to leave the country within 48 hours on account of an article written by him in an American review in which he alleged that German influence
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    JAPANESE EXECUTE KUOMINTANG AGENTS
    48 9 Chungking, Jan. 3. TTHE Kuomintang authorities ani nounce that two representatives jcf the party at Nanking, Mr. Lv JHsuan-lan and Chen Cho-wu, who jwere secretly active in Nanking were arrested by the Japanese in August and executed by a firing squad in November. —Reuter
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    18 LIVES LOST IN BENGAL BOAT TRAGEDY
    48 9 Noakhali (Bengal), Jan. 3. I PIGHTEEN lives were lost as a result J of the sinking of a countrycraft in a channel between Chittagong and the Sandwlp Island. The boat, which was carrying 22 passengers, caught a galeand capsized midstream. Reuter.
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    AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS FOR CALCUTTA CITY
    43 9 Calcutta, Jan. 3. THE question of providing for the safety of important buildings in i the city and the surrounding industrial areas against possible air raids is I engaging the attention of the Bengal I Government. Reuter.
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    MEAT RATION REDUCED IN BRITAIN
    42 9 London, Jan. 3. THE meat ration which is now at 22d. per head per week will be reduced to 18d. starting next Monday. From that date pork and most offals will be included in the ration. —Reuter.
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    NEW GREEK SUCCESS
    31 9 Athens, Jan. 3. "A' SUCCESSFUL local action" is reported in a Greek communique issued last night. It also records the capture of prisoners and a number of machine-guns.—Reuter.
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    S. Wales Town Is Latest Victim
    112 9 Fire-bombs And High Explosives Dropped London, Jan. 3. A TOWN in South Wales was the main target for Nazi airmen during the night. Fire-bombs were dropped on the town followed by high explosives, but generally speaking the j attacks were not heavy, though enemy
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    FREE BELGIAN FORCES STAND BY BRITAIN
    80 9 Tttt, London, Jan. 3. HE Belgian Army is firmly determined to continue the fight at the side of her British and French Allies until the final vic:ory which will liberate Belgium and King Leopold. M. Gutt, Belgian Minister for Defence, thus replied to the
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    SOVIET DEPUTY CHIEF OF DEFENCE DISMISSED
    25 9 /"JEN. Shadanko, Deputy Commissar v» of Defence, has been relieved of his post, it is announced in Moscow Reuter.
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    U.S. DEMAND TO JAPANESE A Full Apology Insisted Upon
    223 9 U. S. DEMAND TO JAPANESE A Full Apology Insisted Upon Peiping, Jan. 3. A DEMAND for a full apology by the Japanese for an incident which occurred in Peiping on Monday, when some American marines were detained by Japanese police, is being made by Col. A. H. Turnafe, Commandant of
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    Invasion Ports Again Bombed
    61 9 London, Jan. 3. CLASHES and flares in the sky and muffled explosions from the diroc- tion of the French coast last night indicated that R.A.F. bombers had braved icy weather conditions in the Straits of Dover to attack again the German invasion ports. Many MarcMlghta- between
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    Fire-Fighting Parties In Business Areas
    81 9 London, Jan. .1 j «THE response to my appeal for the 1 immediate formation of firr titihlI ing parties in the business and residential districts shows s'gns of bein" satisfactory," declares Mr Hrrben Morrison, the Minister of Home Security in a statement issued last nisht.
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    MONTHLY DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    614 10 Important Section Of List Acknowledged To-day CABLE AND WIRELESS STAFF SEND GIFT OF $329 CBVKRAL contributions for the month of January form an important sort ion of to-day's list of donations to The War Fund. Individual donations include $200 from Mrs. M. Nissim who
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    AMUSEMENTS
    96 10 SINGAPORE K\lM,t> HOTKL Dinner Dance (Informal) p.m. to Midnight. CVKKKK Till \TKE. (.1 tl.Wi. ..i «v King's Solomon's Mines I 45 p.m. I,K» \i \\c>:;i i> Cabaret: 8 p.m. to Midnight. Olobe: My Ix>ve Came Back. Sky. Man's Heritage HArTT niKATRi: (Happy World) Hawaiian Nlnhts. Seaside Talkies: Cloud Over
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    NEW CHINESE COUNCILLOR Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng, Of Ipoh
    244 10 NEW CHINESE COUNCILLOR Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng, Of Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 2. pOLLOWING the conferment of the Officership of the Order of the British Empire by His Majesty the King in the New Year Honours list, Mr. Cheah Ghim Leng has been appointed a member of
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    MORE BLOOD DONORS
    273 10 Further Support Essential MORE people are urgently requir- ed for Singapore's voluntary blood transfusion scheme. In the first five months of the scheme 2,571 offered themselves as blood donors, it is revealed by figures supplied by Dr. O. V. Allen, principal' of the College of Medicine and
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    ORGANIZATION OF LABOUR IN AMERICA
    223 10 Creating An Industrial Democracy AN Interesting talk on "Why labour organizes a study of the attitude and policies of American labour was given at the Singapore Rotary Club tiffin at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday by Mr. J. B. Jenkins, hon. secretary ol the Penang Rotary
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    ADMINISTRATOR OF PAPUA
    115 10 THE appointment of Mr. H. L. Mur- i ray, official secretary in the Papuan j Administration, as Administrator of Papua was announced by the Minister In Charge of External Territories, Mr.; T. I. Collins, recently. The post of Administrator has been substituted for that of LieutenantGovernor, occupied
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    31 10 Tn the serle3 "Histories of the Regiments," a gunner officer will broadcast a tall: on the history of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from the Singapore station at 7.10 pjn. today.
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    Sultan Of Johore's Tribute To Courage Of British People
    494 10 THE Sultan of Johore, looking extremely fit, is back in Malaya again after 27 months absence, and he returns with the highest praise for the morale of the British people under the stress and strain of attacks from the air. With
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    Flags For Free French Orient Legion
    58 10 The Free French Legion of the Orient now serves beneath two flags. The two flags, the Free French banner and the Union Jack, were presented to the men during a ceremony at Ismalieh. High British and French officers, and the British Ambassador to Egypt,
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    WOMEN NEEDED FOR WAR WORK IN MALAYA
    250 10 Details Regarding Several Spheres To Be Issued CINGAPORE women have responded to the call of the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, for more of them to offer their services for war-time work, which he made during his broadcast on Dec. 22. Sir Shenton declared
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    GOING TO CALCUTTA
    40 10 MR. Katsuo Okazaki, new Japanese consul for Calcutta, arrived in Sinjgapore frcm Japan yesterday by the Kashima Maru. Mr. Okazaki, who is accompanied by his wife and child, was formerly consul at Hong Kong for 18 months.
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    MALARIA IN RURAL AREA
    201 10 No Abnormal Increase "UNUSUAL" FIGURES IN BUKIT TIMAH THERE was no abnormal ISCTMM in malaria last year in rural areas in Singapore, stated a (!oveminent health officer who was mci by a Straits Times reporter jester* day. The European Association of Malaya at its last committee
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    GEN. WAVELL THANKS SINGAPORE ARABS
    55 10 GEN. Sir Archibald Wavell. C.-in-C. of the British Forces in the Middle East, has sent a telegram to Singapore conveying to the Arab Community thp thanks of himself and all ranks under his command for their message of congratulations on the Western Desert victories and
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    RAIL CONCESSIONS FOR HARI RAYA HAJI
    44 10 PR the Hari Raya Hajl festival, which falls on Jail. 9, week-end tickets will b« available on the F.M.S. Railways from Jan. 7 to 12 for the outward journey and Jan. 9 to 14 for the return journey.
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    THE I.S.P. FIGHTER FUND
    15 10 The Incorporated Society of Planters Fighter Fund now totals $8 730.
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    DISCOVERY OF $17,000 DEFICIT ALLEGED
    871 11 Charges Concerning $3,000 Against Assistant Cashier ACCOUNTANTS GIVE EVIDENCE AT PRELIMINARY INQUIRY A NOTIFICATION fron London asking why the re- mittanccs from their Singapore branch had fallen off led to an examination of the private cash book and the eventual discovery of a deficit of
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    BAHAU QUIET AFTER RECENT RIOT
    98 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 2. •THERE have been no further dis- turbances at Bahau in connection with the labour strike on Ladang Geddes estate. Several men returned to work yesterday and some returned to-day, and still more are slowly drifting back towards the
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    DUTCH CHOIR RAISES $4,000
    210 11 Carol Singing Tour Collections \\fAR charities will benefit by $4,126 as a result of the carol singing tour of the Singapore Dutch Choir during the Christmas season. The following are details of how the total is made up: Mrs. A. H. Dickinson and party, $266; Anonymous,
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    GURU GOBIND'S BIRTHDAY
    159 11 Sikhs To Celebrate 275 th Anniversary SIKHS in Malaya will celebrate the 275 th birthday anniversary ol Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth gum of the Sikhs, to-morrow. Sikh history reveals the gradual making and development of a nation in the hands of ten successive leaders who were
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    EIGHTEEN BABIES BORN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
    142 11 EIGHTEEN babies were born In Singa pore's two Government maternity hospitals on New Year's Day. Four were born at the Sepoy Lines maternity hospital. One of them, an Indian baby, was b?rn at 12.08 In the morning and had the distinction of being
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    PERAK TURF CLUB'S SPITFIRE GIFT
    110 11 TPHJE Perak Turf Club's donation last month of an amount sufficient to pay for a Spitfire is gratefully acknowledged in a telegram to the club from Lord Beaverbrook, 1 Minister of Aircraft Production. "Your gift for the purchase of r Spitfire." says Lord Beaverbrook, 'brings
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    FILM OF PHILIPPINES
    120 11 WITH a background of typical villages auti beaches the Philippines-made Aim I "Mlnda Mora" which had a midnight •aov:i:4 at the Capitol on New Year's Eve, will be generally released soon. In this production the directors nave can tne stars of "Zamboanga" together again. i Rosa del
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    37 11 Rev. A. C. Parr, Vice-Principal of St. Andrew's School has returned to Singapore from leave accompanied by Mrs. Parr. Rev. i K. K. S. Adams, principal of the school, has gone on a short visit to Australia.
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    $32,000 FOR RAID RELIEF
    207 11 Chinese Effort In Singapore PIE handsome amount of $32,000 has been contributed to the Lord Mayor cf London's Air Raid Relief Fund as a result of the special effort made by the China Relief Fund Committee ol Singapore on Dec. 7". This sum was made up
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    FALSE LABELS FOR BEER & STOUT
    160 11 FALSE LABELS FOR BEER STOUT Police Raid Shop In Rowell Road •T'HLS type of crime is very pre- valent in Singapore and affects quite a large number of people because the beer and stout may be distributed through the medium ol cafes." said Chief Court Inspector E. Tunn, in the
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    CHINESE PAPER ON RESTRICTED LIST
    60 11 /CHINESE writing paper, envelopes. V» account books, absorbent toilet paper and coloured papers (red, black.' white yellow and green for religious purposes) are now listed among the items of restricted imports into the Colony by a Gazette notification published yesterday. Another addition to the list
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    TODDY TAPPERS STRIKE
    66 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 2. TTODDY TAPPERS in Seremban have gone on strike, demanding an increase of wage rates from 8 cents per gallon to 12 cents. The situation is being investigated. No further disturbances are repoited at the Bahau rubber estate. Of the seven
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    34 11 The powers of the Financial Secretary under the Defence (Finance) Regulations have been delegated to Mr F. M. Smith, M.CJS.. of Malacca, for purposes connected with the operation of the regulations in that Settlement.
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    Raid Shelter Construction Started In Kuala Lumpur
    166 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 2. A .R.P. plans in Kuala Lumpur are getting under way rapidly now. Construction has been started on air raid shelters in congested areas. In various parts of the town accommodation for 40.000 people is to
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    INDIAN TROOPS' VALUE IN LOCAL DEFENCE
    631 11 Adaptability Demonstrated In Western Desert Fighting (By A Special Correspondent) THE fighting quality of the Indian troops who now play so prominent a part in the defence of Malaya, and their adaptability to modern mechanized warfare, may i>e deduced from the feats of their
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    PAHANG'S NEW HIGH IN POPPY DAY COLLECTION
    75 11 TIE Poppy Day collections In Pal):mR, which In recent years have shown steady increase, amounted in 1940 to the unusually biph total of $11,426.47. as against I$P.265.33 In 1939. it is stated. This Included (3,789.31 from Kuantan and Sungri Limbing, $3,000 from Cameron
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    21 11 Rev. Dr. D. D. Chelliah. has arrived i<» Singapore with his family to Join the staff or I St. Andrew's School.
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    MAN ADMITS HELPING IN DARING HOLD-UP
    1055 12 Court Story Of Waylaying Of Shaw Brothers' Cashier THE trial of Quek Queo Ho, aged 22, who was alleged to have taken part in a daring daylight robbery in Robinson Road on Dec. 2. when a cashier of Shaw Bros, riding in a ricksha
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    Reward Given To War Fund
    136 12 RECIPIENT of a $15 reward ordered by Mr. J. Mi-Fall, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday, as a token for his public-spirited action." Tan Chue Seng, an English-speaking firewood trader, offered the money as a gift to The War Fund. "Rather than take the money
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    MR. JINNAH'S MESSAGE TO MALAYAN MUSLIMS
    217 12 UK. m A. JINNAH. president of the All I TO India Muslim League, lias sent the following message to the Muslims of Malaya, through the Dhesa Ncsan. the Penang weekly newspaper. Organize yourselves, assemble under one flag, speak from one platform and with one
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    29 12 An Interesting talk on "Personalities iin the Present War," was given by Mr. Richard Sidney at the monthly meeting of the European Prison Offl- cers' Association of Malaya yesterday.
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    Latest Contributions To The Malaya Patriotic Fund
    565 12 'THE Malaya Patriotic Fund in its latest list reports receipt of $134,170.89, of which $21,225.04 had been previously acknowledged, up to the end of last month. The list include $1,000 donated "with good wishes from Sir Shenlon and Lady Thomas." and is as
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    American Congress Meets In New Session To-day
    559 13 ■OOBEVELTB "LEND LEASE" PLAN EXPECTED TO BE PASSED Washington, Jan. 2. DRESIDBNT ROOSEVELT'S 4< lond and lease" plan for war supplies to Britain is confidently expected by observers here to ho approved by the new Congress which opens to-morrow. The leacrjd feeling in
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    Keeping Trade Routes Open
    293 13 Skill Of TV Atlantic Flyteg Patrol London, Jan n AF flyingboats, showing an uneannny new skill, both in locating their charges and in close pioter ion work, have Juat escorted in by r< layi ft t another convoy L'n )t 'd Kingdom. Reutor's air correspondent Atlantic
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    FLYING CLASSROOM FOR AIR TRAINEES
    66 13 •THJK third Douglas DC2 transport the Air Force as a "flyli room." was unloaded r at Melbourne reecntl] and towf-d to the Australian National Airw.iy.s" eiißinefring shops at I mbly. The first mamootti ago. The machines cost about €15.000 Mdv The -.11 be fitted out
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    BRITISH TAKE SPY SUSPECT OFF SHIP
    38 13 BRITISH TAKE SPY SUSPECT OFF SHIP Britlea recently took a 'in birbr-r. Osrar Stabl«r. «»i! the United States .steamer Exnbton '!».:<60 Loos) at Bcrtnud;t. says i tni.s in a radio ild t v :at Blabber, who citizen, ii
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    America Plans Ships For Defence
    40 13 America Plans Ships For Defence \V.i\!:inct.»n Jan. 5. AMKKICAS plans for he r own d. fen.e have been augmented with an announcement thit liners »>f 35,000 tons, capable of being i onv -rted in o aircraft-carriers, will be biiili Rruter.
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    Hitler Confers With Franco
    540 13 'NATURAL RIGHT' OF SPANISH IN TANGIER DEFENDED Madrid, Jan. 2. THK reasons for the Spanish occupation of the international zone of Tangier were given by Senor Serrano Suner, the Foreign Minister, in an interview published in the review Haz. Asked what had been the reaction of
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    THE TIMES SEES END COMING TO NAZI-ISM
    152 13 London, Jan. 2. fTHE picture tirawn tn Hitler's New I'ear proclamation of an impoverished Germany in revolt apainst plutocrats must seem singularly unconvincing to the people of those countries of Europe whose resources are now beins drained to supply the needs of an
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    SIX MEN ATTACK PRINCE KONOYE
    56 13 SIX men attacked the Japanese Premier (Prince Konoye) on a golf I course, says the correspc .ident of the New Yfcrk Times. i "Prince Kunoye and other leaders of the Government are now limiting their outside activities to those absolutely necessary." the corresponden go yq
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    ANTI-NAZI SENTIMENT GROWS IN NORWAY
    75 13 I-ondon. Jan. 2. FEELING m Norway against measures taken by the Nazis in accordance with their policj of "protecting" the Norwegian people is daily becoming stronger, says the Norwegian telegraph agency. A number of police have resigned ratruT than give the Nazi salute, while 16
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    HIGH COST OF KILLING
    54 13 TW£ Canadian Ministry of Muni- tions has announced ihat it costs £18.750 to kill one enemy today, compared tcith ss. in the days of Julivs Caesar. Canada's purchases f war viaterials for herself and Britain have so far totalled fi320.0d0.000. compared with £313.*****0 for the whole
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    WHAT THE GERMANS EXPECT JAPANESE ALLY TO DO
    165 14 U.S. Opposition To Axis Could Be Fully Dealt With By Tokio" London, Jan. 2. THE official German news agency last night came into the open on the question of what Germany expects Japan to do under the three-power pact. A statement quoted
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    Soviet Russia's Role In War
    343 14 High Price Asked For Pact With Japan? 1 London. I 'THE Soviet's eventual role in the i struggle which has still to be fought I out In Europe continues to occupy the minds of all diplomats, especially as it Is known In well-informed quarters that
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    Prince Umberto Duce's Prisoner?
    140 14 ITALIAN troops believe that Crown Prince Umberto is interned somewhere in northern Italy. Italian officers taken prisoner by the Greeks said this, an Athens message states. Prince Umberto. who is 37, was told by Mussolini in February last yeai that he no longer held his title,
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    ROOM IN WHICH Y.M.C.A. WAS BORN DESTROYED
    86 14 X MONG the premises destroyed by the fires started on Sunday night by showers M. incendiaries which fell on the city of London \ras the historic room which saw the birth ef the Younjj M«n's Christian Association. Named after the founder, the late
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    20 14 German airmen give the Nazi salute when passing through London with a batch of other prisoners.
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    ANTI-FASCIST MOVEMENT GROWING IN SPAIN
    321 14 CPANISII Conservatives have asked their Republican opponents of the Civil War to join an anti-Fascist movement, the purpose of which is to checkmate G°rmany\s efforts to drag Spain into th«> war against Britain. *ays the Ncv York Pest. T\w Post, which mrntions "informed uuartors in
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    Final Assault On Bardia Soon
    236 14 Trapped Force Watch British Preparations London, Jan. 2. BARDIA can be regarded as pretty well cut off and. apart from the fact that a few might be able to trickle through the British lines in the wide spaces over which operations are taking place, it
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    VEGETABLE GLUT IN GREAT BRITAIN
    135 14 LORRY-LOADS of vegetables are returned dally from Covent Garden market to farmers, for cattle feed or manure. Under the Dig For Victory" campaign, thousands of people have grown their own vegetables, displacing mar ket-garden and farm produce. Covent Garden salesmen say that th- 3 campaign
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    "JAPAN IS NOT YET READY TO FIGHT UNITED STATES"
    355 14 fNazi Pressure On Tokio To Keep U.S. Fleet In The Pacific JAPAN would prefer to wait ten years before fighting the United States. That is the firm conviction of A. T. Steele, Chicago Daily News correspondent at Shanghai, who has just
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    Strong Attacks By Chinese
    173 14 Communications In Two Provinces Cut London, Jan. 2. THE Moscow radio reports fighting at two places in the northern part of Kiangsi Province, where Japanj ese troops, supported by artillery and I aircraft, made strong attacks on the Chinese. The Chinese are, however offering a stubborn
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    Four Generals Among Prisoners In India
    72 14 Four Generals Among Prisoners In India Bombay, Jan. 2. EXCEPT for four generals, all the Ttalian prisoners who arrived here yesterday from the Western Desert in I Egypt, have been sent to Kamsarh for detention. An Italian colonel, inter vewed by Reuter, said: "We have been very well treated." The
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    DUTY ON BURMA RICE EXPORTS TO INDIA
    49 14 New Deliil. Jun. 2 TT is understood that from yesterday th« x Government t..' Burma has imposed a duty on rice export to India of two auias and tmee pies por maund In accordance vrlth Mw l!) 37 trade rr.Tulation.";.— Reut r
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    FIVE HORSES TO SCORE DOUBLES TO-MORROW
    1764 15 Final Day Cf Penang Turf Club's Meeting VO lcs>. than Jive horses, Harpo, Speartown, Nonya Sarawak, Nutcracker and Sindangiaja, have been taken to complete dotihks for the meeting: in I'enang to-morrow, the final day «f the IVnanjj Turf Club's Christmas New Year meeting. Kijjht
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    27 15 "TtlE order of running and non- :i« rtptors for to-morrow's races in t'enang will be found in PAGE MM K if received in time.
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    63 15 FE following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M.C.A a-rainst the RAF. Seletar at the An*oi. Road ground at 5.10 p.m. to-day: V. N. Pilluy; Lee Fon- Lim, K. Muthuenmara: A C. Edgar, G. L. Duy. A. C Gatefemn; J\ tfwyny, Gqh Chin Chye. 'T B
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    44 15 The Governor, Sir Shrnton Thomas, and Lady Thomas were amen; the large crowd that witnessed the New Year Land Sports at Anson Road stadium. In the picture Sir Shenton is being: welcomed by one of the officials shortly after his arrival. Straits Times picture.
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    AMATEUR BOXING DATES IN SINGAPORE THIS YEAR
    355 15 AMATEUR BOXING DATES IN SINGAPORE THIS YEAR War Fund Show On Feb. 28 THE amateur boxing show in aid of The War Fund, which was postponed from Dec. 20, will now be staged at the Happy World on Feb. 28. The Singapore Amateur Boxing Association and Club's programme for this
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB COMPETITIONS
    51 15 fPHE Christmas and New Year com I petitions *t the Keppel Golf Club CHRISTMAS ECLECTIC M. G. Harvey 35—6 =29 J. W. Wotherspoon 36—6^=29-2 H. Irvng Jones 33—3 =30 New Year's Day Approaching and Putting A. C. Good 32 R. J. Fennie 33 H. Irving Jones
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    HOCKEY TOUR
    80 15 THE Naval Police hockey team will be touring Selangor and Malacca, leaving Singapore by the mall train to-night. The team will play a series of games In Kuala Lumpur, viz: Saturday against F.M S Railway Institute at Brickfields, Sunday against Selan gor Club. Padang. Monday Selangor Chinese. S.C.R.C.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    30 15 A TEAM drawn from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders w:ll meet the Chung Wan Football Club in a j friendly game of soccer at Farrer Pan on Sunday.
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    USEFUL BADMINTON PARTY
    129 15 rE annual badminton championship tournament of the Useful Badminton Party will be completed this week end, and the following ties will be played on Saturday, starting at 7.15 p.m. OPEN SINGLES Final:— Wee Kirn Wee vs. Lee Yang Kwang. Consolation R. Ragunathan vs. Lim Seng Cheow. JUNIOR
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    Amateur Boxing In Selangor
    142 15 WITH regard to the recent proposal of Selangor amateur boxing enthusiasts that a separate Amateur Boxing Association be formed and the subsequent suggestion of Mr. R. V. Meyer "that. instead of forming a separate body, a sub-committee of the Selangoy Boxing Board of Control be formed
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    PENANG-PERAK RUGBY TEAM TO-MORROW
    58 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 1. TIE combined Penang -Perak rugger side to meet Selangor-Negri at Ipoh on Saturday is as follows Keay (Penang); Edgeley (Perak>, Hague (Penang), Clark (Penang), Seward (Penang); Erhke (Perak), Pestana f Penang); Tokeley (Penang), Knaggs (Perak), Foster (Perak). Vine fPenang),
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    207 15 Championship Draw THE following are the lUUrtlnf HSMI and draw for the qualifying iound ol the Club championship to br layed .ii the QurrlMD c; It Club on Si.nday .ifcrnocn: 3. Capt. T. K. Murphy vs. l.U'»jt. K. L. Branston; 3.05. Capt. A. F. Cha| my.iix vs.
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    HEMCHIT BEATEN AT MALACCA
    124 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 2. GUNBOAT Smith (11.7) beat Neil Hemchit (10.3) on points over 12 rounds in a dull and uninteresting bout at the City Park Stadium last night. The promised thrills wore lackIng and Smith, witjr superior weight and reach, just wo«.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    26 15 Ilockey: S.C.R.C. vs. Field Ambulance, S.C.R.C.; S.R.C. vs. A.P.C. Sports Club, S.R.C. Boxing: Singapore Amateur Bming Club general meeting, Y.M.CA. hall, 7 p.m.
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    BOMBING OF EIRE: GERMAN MISSILE IDENTIFIED
    311 16 SEVERAL BRITONS KILLED BY HIGH EXPLOSIVES Six Areas In Eastern Counties Are Attacked By Planes Dublin, Jan. 2. MORE bombs wore dropped en Eire territory early this 1 morning;. High explosive and incendiary bombs dropped last niirht killed and seriously injured a number of
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    Canadian Production At Record Levels
    97 16 Ottawa, Jan. 2 CANADA'S production has now reach- < ri !s ar.rt. according W present plans, "before the end of this year thli country w41 be producing dt of same 7C per cent, greater than during Uk« peak of our effort! In Mr Angus Macdonala
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    FAMOUS PAINTER DIES AT AGE OF 89
    54 16 London. Jan. 2 TTIII \rti.st, Joseph Mcrd^cai. who pin >d the last portrai: cf King. Edward VII and the portraits of the. vi f K.r.~ O orge V. the Duks of Windsor. I..ird Kitchener and m?ny other Earn us propk\ has died at
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    AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS ARRIVE IN PALESTINE
    54 16 Jerusalem Jan. 3. MR. Percy C. Spender. Australian Minister for War and Lieut.-Gen. V. A. H. Sturdee. Chief of the Australian General Stall, arrived in Palestine yesterday by air from Austra'ia on a visit of inspection to Australian Imperial forces. They were in Singapore a
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    Admiralty Code Known To Pacific Raiders ?
    107 16 Admiralty Code Known To Pacific Raiders Canberra, Jan. 2. yHE Australian Navy Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, stated that the Naval Board is investigating statements by survivors that the Nazi Pacific raiders possess information indicating that they know the British Admiralty code for communicating with merchant shipping. Interviews with survivors
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    French Fleet Said To Have Gone To N. Africa
    301 16 VICHY AFFIRMS DETERMINATION TO DEFEND FAR EAST EMPIRE London, Jan. 2. DEPORTS of the departure of the French Fleet for North Africa persist. It is now stated that although some French warships remain at Toulon, most of the destroyers and submarines
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    EDUCATIONAL PLANS AFTER THE WAR
    261 16 Sweeping Changes To Be Made In Britain i London, Jan. 2. SWEEPING plans for education after the war were revealed at Exford by the President of the Board of Education, Mr. Herwald Ramsbotham. Mr. Ramsbotham said that the mistakes made after the last war would
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    PROMPT ACTION IN COPING WITH FIRE-BOMB MENACE
    231 16 London, Jan. 2. DRITAIN is to take immediate steps to deal with the danger from incendiary bombs following the big fire in London on Sunday evening. The Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, has approved the immediate establishment of a special organization, to be called
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    LUFTWAFFE TO TAKE PART IN MEDITERRANEAN FIGHT
    472 16 Sections Of Nazi Air Force Si'iit To To Aid Ally Italy Rome, Jan. 2. CECTIONS of the German air force have arrived in Italy, states the official Italian news agency to-day. The report says '"On the occasion of the arrival in Italy of
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    ITALIAN CABINET TO MEET TO-MORROW
    22 16 London, Jan. 2AN Italian cabinet meeting will be held on Saturday, according to th° Berlin radio— Reuter.
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    BULGARIAN PREMIER FOR VIENNA
    55 16 London. Jan. 2. THE Bulgarian Prime Minister, M. FilofT. is expected tn Vienna to-day, i He passed through Belgrade last night. j The projected vI«H to Vienna has I come as a complete surprise to Balkan I political circles. It is .stated that this trip is
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    MISSING M.P. AIRMAN REPORTED KILLED
    42 16 London, Jan. 2. FLYING Officer Rathbone, Conservative member of Parliament lor the Bodmin division of Cornwall, whu was earlier reported missing, is now reported to have lost his life in oper atlons against the enemy— British Wireless.
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    TURKEY "READY FOR WAR"
    76 16 I. )nd »n, Jan. •"piIE Turkish radio luu replied t« the I alian rac-io pr'>pag;tini.i by declaring that Turkey is iu!lv prepared for all cv p ntu:i:i ies. even for the declaration of war tomorrow. The Turkish radii) also refers t > the ds eri)ra.ion of
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    VITAL PHASE IN ALBANIA
    302 16 Main Struggle fo A Few Days i Lond'/U. Jan. 2. AFTER the recent heavy fighting a rt comparative but ominous quli t prevailed on both sides of the northern front yesterday, writ's Reuter's special correspondent en the Albanian frontier. The weather has aIM el Warm southerly
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    GREEK PREMIER'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE
    149 16 Athens. Jan. 3. fTHE wish that the New Year may bo glori-..^ I for Greece, victorious for the Greek armies and happy for the Greek people was expr<\;si*i by Oen. Metaxas, Greek Prime Miniur vi a New Year broadcast to the Gr<»ck people. The Premier
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    ITALIAN SOLDIERS UNDER SUSPICION
    51 16 BARRACKS occupied by the Italian garrison at the frontier town of Postumla (on the route from Tricsi. i> Ljubliana, Yugoslavia) have been set on fire. Four civilians have been arrested, suspected of sabotage, and the entire garrison is under strict oomtvutlon, reports Reuter from the Ttaliin
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