The Straits Times, 17 January 1941

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    41 1 The Straits Times I ESTABLISHED NKAIiLY A CEN7URY] MA LA YA 'S LEADING ME WSPAPER—LA RGEST NET SALES i I'VfiKS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1941. PRICK r > CENTS The Straits Times fi F\(.KS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      6 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. PHONE 5471)
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    Radio News In English
    201 3 a.m LJM 8.8.C 25.51 m. 19.83 in 5.5« Manila IKZRM) 31.35 m. 6.05 8.8.C. 31 55 m. 6.35 Manila (KZIB) 31.r.g m. 8.2« 8.8.C. 31.53 m. and 49.5S m. 9.2? Rangoon 49 94 m. 9.4 C Melbourae 25.25 m. (exrept Sandaf D»«H 51.3» m. HI 12.59
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      346 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Lncorporateo in England > PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8N Co MAIL PASSKNOCR AND CAROO 8ERVICS The best possible services ore being maintained by tn+ P O S N Cov trono the Straits to their usual ports of call in China India. Ceylon
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      350 3 (Inroroorateo U> lapan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAN FRANCISCO Manila. Hong Ron*. Kobe. Yokohama, llooolala. San t ram-toco and Loo Angeles leave Leave Manila H'kong l.s. YAWATA MARU Jan 25 Jan. 2a m* ASAMA MARU Feb 8 Peb 11 ma TATUTA MARU Peb. 32 Peb
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      165 3 FREIGHT SEBVICE TO NEW YORK, VIA MANILA, HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail S'pora Arrive N V ZOELLA LYKES <-'■■: j a n 29 Mar 14 RUEBIN TIPTON Feb 10 Mar. 2« PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA PENANCE COLOMBO, BOMBAY AND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
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      737 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE /ill 1S.SS me/i K5 m.) /lll-i 9Mme/s (3«M m.) ZIII'3 7 85 mci (41-31 to.) (ZHL ZBPD 5 pjn. Modern Mandarin Mu«lct; S.40 p.m. News ui Cantonese; 5.55 p.m. Teochew Muslct- 6.05 p.m. News in Hokkien; 6.20 p.n. News In English. Relayed from London; 6 35 pm.
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      428 3 EMPIRE STATIO?? GSB 9 51 mt/l (31.55 m.); OSC Ml (31.38 m.i; USD 11.75 me (Z5.5J m. <»H ll.SC air'* (25 29 mi; GSr IS.I4 me (19.83 -n I; GSG 17.79 mc» I«.B« m.|; CiMB 2147 m'c/t (13.97 n> GSI 15.2* <nc (19.6C m.1; GSJ 21.53 met (13.93 m.»; ».->*
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    504 4 Tin Shares In Good Demand And Prices Rise Rt <>ur Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 17. •THE local share market enjoyed con- siderably murr business yesterday, although this was mainly confined to the tin share section. Australian were popular and most of the favourite issues had business at
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    ANGLO-BOLIVIAN TRADE PACT
    145 4 ANGLO-BOLIVIAN TRADE PACT Tin I'urrhase included In Vgrceinent? London, Jan. 17. HPHF Bolivian and British Govern1 ments have concluded a financial agreement, says a message from La i pit;, of Bolivia. This is the M*ael of the six-d;iy visit by a British mission. Nolh'n.. has been rrvralcd about lli«- terms
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED DIVIDEND
    114 4 •From Our Own Correspondent) London. Dec. 2. A FINAL ordinary dividend of 20 per cent. making 30 per cent, less tax fur the year, agn.nst the previous twelvemon.h's distribution cf on.v 10 per cent... has beer announced to-day by the directors oi Pahang Consolidated, the imp'r.an. Ma.ayan
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    117 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 16. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed v m follows wlta orevkMi quotation* bi parenthesis:— lIRHFK: Quiet. Spot I*U4 13 7|1«4 (13* d 12ttd) Feb. l2Ud l*%d (12% d 12% d) Apr.June 12Kd 12* d (12% d 12<4d) JulySept. 13S!l«d 13% d (12
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    91 4 Friday, Jan. 17, noon. Bayers Sellers A 1 Hits mro M«l IX R.K.S. (spot |«ose) 3«\ 37 No. IX R.S.S. fob. la cases J»n -Feb. (SWVn option) 37 31% G.F.A.Q. R S.S. fob. in bales Jan.-Feb (Sellers option) ?S'., S6K F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. Id bales
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    EXCHANGES
    170 4 rhe following are cbe exenange rates tfclt morning according to the dally clredar issue-, by the Hongkong and '^'^"g^w) Banking Corporation:— SUXiNO London r.T. 1/4 1/10 Lordon demand t/4 1/11 Switzerland demand (T.T. oaif) 202^ New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal demand SI 27/32 Batavla demand 68% Samarany; demand
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    Order Of Running & Non-Acceptors
    183 4 Order Of Running Non-Acceptors Ipoh Races THE order of running and non-acceptors at Ipoh to-morrow, the first day of the Perak Turf club's "Spitfire" meeting, are: Race 1: Horses, Class 2. Div. 3, 55 1 furlongs straight—Where Am I, Hercules, Sir Theo bald. The Poacher, The Puritan, The Caliph. Ra«e
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    London Stock Exchange
    374 4 Industrials Record Good Gains London. Jsn. 16. pONTIKUED Interest in Industrials was the main feature of the Stock Exchange to-day and further substantial gains were recorded, especially among tobaccos, breweries and shares of the heavy industries. Home rails also forged ahead and oils, after losing some ground,
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    B.N.B. CHARTERED COMPANY'S SURPLUS
    115 4 A Remarkable Increase Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 29. A REMARKABLE increase to £223,825 from £154 074 Is reported by the British North Borneo Chartered Company for the first nine months of the current year, as compared with the corresponding period of 1939. The surplus
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    P. & O. CASH BONUS
    88 4 P. O. CASH BONUS Deferred Shareholders Good Fortune (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 29. rvEFERRED stockholders in the Penin- sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. are to receive a cash bonus of 2V 2 per cent, for the year ended Sept. 30 last, an increase of 1 per
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    Indragiri Rubber Earns Net Profit Of $195,680
    343 4 Taxation $75,000: Dividend 17£ Per Cent: War Fund $11,000 A NET profit, for the year ended Sept. 30 last, of $195,680 was earned by Indragiri Rubber Ltd. This compares with $114,572 for the preceding year. An interim dividend of 7Vi per cent, was
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1325 4 THURSDAY, JAN. IS, 1941: 4 P.M. MINING Bayer* Seller* Ampit Tin (5s) 3s 3d 3a 7V4 Austral Amml (5s) 6s 9d 7s cd. Austral Malay 35s 36s cd. Ayer Hitam (5s) 21s 22s fid Ayer Wen* ($1) .80 .85 Bangrln Its id 15a 16s Batu
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    121 4 Malk <•>«« hi thr General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden air 4nm Africa 4S m" £2Z"»*" S.^;EEi::JaSw£: Mauritius a» 2n m" sarik™ *P m" «»ZIZZ ZPZ P PpJ n,hk^ surface 2 p.m. £S*ri F™ 4 pm. in MORROW Australia air I? 30 dta Australia Itet
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    16 4 Talam Mines Ltd. produced 1,080 piculs oi 4in ore in tlie last three months of 1940.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    250 4 Issued by the Malayan Sh iaret brokers' Association. Book! Company Dividend Close TV* Austral Malay 9d. 9d >onus Austral Amal. ..3d. l'4d. bonus Idris Hyd. 2'A% tat. less tax Ipoh Tin 21- Int. leas tax Jan. 7 Kiunpong Lanjut 2*. No. 15 Jan. 20 K. Kamunftng
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      94 4 4 L^^^s* !^s I- I 1 WIIKIi *aW LtLL. 'Ijfc.. SS^^W HKlfir ll i la the rapidly changing conditions of to-day new contact with brno aad markets b viui. Travel kf air offers you greater advantages than ever greater speed and much more eonvenieoee. Taert are regular British Air Services
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    PROPOSED WAR TAX RULES FOR COLONY
    4047 5 Explanations Of Sections Of Draft Ordinance DI'LKS which it is proposed to make in the War Tax Ordinance, if the Hill which is to be introduced in the legislative Council on Monday becomes law, are published to-day. Th( .Hull's provide explanations of the way
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    Proposed Rates Of Tax
    95 5 Jf'AR tax, it it proposed, shall be paid on income at the rates set out in the following scale, namely: Where the amount of total income the rate per centum The appropriate rate for each taxpayer is calculated upon the basis of the total income, but
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    190 5 To-day H. W. 1.14 a.m. 9.4 ft.; 12.50 noon 10.3 tt. L. W. 0.45 a.m. 3.5 ft.; 7.19 p.m. 0.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 1.50 a.m. 3.4 ft.; 1.36 p.m. 9.9 ft. L. W. 7.30 a.m. 3.4 ft.; 7.58 p.m. 1.4 ft. Sunday, Jan. 19 H. W.
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      450 5 Eucryl Tooth Powder. composed ot the finest Ingredients, delicately flavoured, embodies all the properties of the orrcct Dentifrice. It contains n« gritty substance whatsoeyn B d «tves to the teeth. ..^•■■lllljj^--,,^ A-ithout harm- f*' I ful bleaching, 4- PBAB L IT H| WHITE NESS. Distributors. GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Penang
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      359 5 _^RRP*y^^RRRW_ rFn^wTiK* m PPP#f»M| in in in i I 9«. CECIL STHfcKI MfHMTUtt Tritphonr Manager's Office 4KII Sub-ManaTfr'j Office 4513 Exchange liept 1514 General Office 47«1 Cablr Address I'ROVIMIANK Head Offic»— Slucbow. Kwangtung I* A 11) UP CAPITAI (Cta.) IO.UOt.m RESERVE FUNDS 15.000.0W TOTAI ASSETS (sppros.) »108.000.» M Hoard ot
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    PLANES ARE INEFFECTIVE AGAINST THE WARSHIP
    468 7 Correspondents Review Lesson Learned From Illustrious London, Jan. 16. TORRESPONDENTS of news agencies present on the air-craft-carrier Illustrious during the attacks by German dive-bombers last Friday give remarkable accounts of the episode which will find a place in naval history as an example of
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    First U.S. Forces On Way To New Bases
    56 7 New York, Jan. 16. THE first contingent of United States soldiers to leave for military bases acquired from Britain sailed for Newfoundland yesterday aboard the former German liner Amerika, seized by the United States in the last war and now refitted as
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    Yunnan's Part In The China War
    153 7 Tin Production Up And Transport Better Chungking, Jan. 16. THE important part played by Yunan. south-west border province, in tne war of resistance Ls emphasized in Chinese circles here. Since the outbreak of war, it is pointed out, Yunnan has sent more than 100.000
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    17 7 A British soldier m the Western Desert displaying dud Italian incendiary bombs which are kept as souvenirs.
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    Anti-Italian Revolt In Albania Is Spreading
    115 7 London, Jan. 16. THE insurrectionary movement in Albania at present is .centred mainly in the district between Ik rat and Elbasan but is spreading both in the north and south, cables Reuter's special correspondent on the Yugoslav-Albanian frontier. According to a reliable report, the
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    BRITON'S APPEAL IS HEARD IN SECRET
    67 7 Toklo, Jan. 16. rE appeal of Vincent Pieters, British merchant resident in Kobe, ngainst sentence- of eight years' penal servitude on a charge of military espionage is due for a second hearing at Osaka on Jan. 20. The first hearing of the appeal on
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    NEW TAXATION IN MANCHUKUO
    96 7 Hsinlcng, Jan. 16. SWEEPING reforms have been made in the past twc weeks in Manchukuo's taxation system, mostly on the upward scale, in order to increase the national revenue. In ordir to equalise tax burdens, the Government has abolished the free occupation tax and business tax
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    65 Shanghai Frenchmen Join Gen. de Gaulle
    67 7 Shanghai. Jan. IS A GROUP of 12 local Frenchmen sailed Jo. Hotig Kong at noon yesterday to join she Free French forces, bringing the total of French residents of Shanghai who have Join -d Gen. dr Gaulle to 65. Col. V. R. Burkhardt.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 1941. (502nd Day Of The War.) INVITATION TO DISHONESTY
    1208 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 1941. (502nd Day Of The War.) INVITATION TO DISHONESTY Three days before the War Tax Ordinance is to be introduced in I the Legislative Council, Rules made under Section 62 of the measure have been published for general j I information. Why they
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    UNCONSTITUTIONAL?
    82 8 Two Singapore lawyers are of opinion that enactment of the War Tax Ordinance is not within the powers of the Legislative Council. Messrs. M. C. Johannes and D. K. Walters, in a letter printed in column six of this page, point out that the power to tax is clearly
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      THE SOCIAL EVIL
      1406 8 Views Of A Minister Of Religion To the Editor Of the Straits Times Sir,— l have read the recent correspondence on brothels and the prevention of disease with interest. It is a pity that people like Mr. Gardiner assume churchwardens and their like are less abreast of
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      Asiatic Reader Discusses The Problem
      601 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—Mr. Pierpoint and Mr. Pillai have been regaling the public with an interesting discussion on perhaps tin gravest problem of our day. "I abhor such institutions as brothels.' declares Mr. Pierpoint; and yet he advocates legalizing brothels as
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      UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
      518 8 i Council Has No Power To Impose Income Tax To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir.— Considering that a majority of the tax-paying public, as distinct from a majority of the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, art- dearly opposed to the Bill which Is to be pre-
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      THE WAR FUND
      96 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—About six months ago yoj published a group photograph an*! particulars of a committee oi Boul Indian Muslims which was organizing the raising of funds to be divided between The War Fund, the Malay 1 Patriotic Fund and the Fund
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      Start With Educational Campaign
      70 8 Start With Educational Campaign To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir.—May I suggest as a modest beginning to the preventive medicine and educational campaign advocated in your leading article on the social problem, that a clinic for prostitutes and anot rotor men be established in this city for tuition
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    GROWING AXIS CONCERN AT U.S. AID FOR BRITAIN
    516 9 "Nightmare For The German Nation 9 ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH HIS DEFENCE CHIEFS Discussion At The White House Kept Secret AFTER Cabinet meeting yesterday, President Roosevelt called the chiefs of the War, Navy ami State Departments to a conference, the purof which was
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    Heavy Italian Plane Losses
    171 9 Heavy Italian Plane Losses 87 Destroyed At One Kase In Libya London, Jan. 17. riGHTY-SEVEN Italian planes lie rotting at the vast Italian aerodrome at El Adem, in Libya, states the Air Ministry news service. Most of them were rendered unserviceable by R.A.F. attacks and finally by the retreating Italians.
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    Shipping Loan To Britain?
    396 9 Shipping Loan To Britain? Roosevelt's Plan For 200 New Vessels Washington, Jan. 17. DRESIDENT Roosevelt has formally asked Congress for authority to build a fleet of 200 merchant ships "on an emergency basis." He has also asked for an appropriation of $313,000,000 to cover the cost. There is specula ion
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    NAZIS MASS IN HOLLAND
    205 9 Base For Attack On Britain? London, Jan. 18. THE number of German soldiers 1 now in Holland is much larger than ever the most extensive army of occupation would justify, according to well-informed -Dutch circles in London. A great number are I stationed in coastal districts
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    The Italian Consul Was Astonished
    55 9 QYRJA is to-day laughing over an incident which occurred there yesterday. The Italian consul in Beirut was astonished when he came out of his office and saw a crowd of people cheering him. But he soon found the reason—somebody had fixed a Union Jack at
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    Enemy In France Sent To Rumania
    196 9 Enemy In France Sent To Rumania London, Jan. 17. pREAT uneasiness is felt in Rumania at the increasing arrivals of fresh German troops who are now estimated to total 12 divisions, says the Istanbul correspondent of the independent French news agency. He adds that the number is expected shortly to
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    UNREST IN THE ITALIAN ARMY
    114 9 London, Jan. 17. •THE situation in Albania is. highly 1 favourable to the Greek forces, according to an Athens military authority. The Italian efforts are failing because of the continuous action of the Greeks in attacking every new Italian position before the enemy has had
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    MALTA SUBJECTED TO SIX RAIDS IN ONE DAY
    140 9 London, Jan. 17. PNEMY losses in aircraft are be- lieved to have been substantial in a heavy dive-bombing attack on Malta yesterday afternoon. Six raids were made on the harbour and town. Observers saw one enemy plane blown to pieces in the
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    The King Visits Southampton
    33 9 Visiting the scene of destruction following recent enemy bombing of Southampton, the King "sees for himself" how the toums people rapidly cleared the ruins to carry on as usual.
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    LUFTWAFFE TOO LATE?
    551 9 Difficulties Of Two-Front War London, Jan. 17. fERMANY is now at war in the air on two fronts, writes Reuter's air correspondent. So far in the Mediterranean Nazi air squadrons based in Sicily have carried out one partially successful attack on British warships, on Fridaj notably on
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    Cruiser Close Behind Blockade Runner
    83 9 Montevideo, Jan. 17. *¥*HE French steamer Mendoza '8.199 tons) which left Punte del Este shortly after noon yesterday in another attempt to run the British blockade, has been sighted two miles off the Rio Grande do Sul. The British auxiliary cruiser Asturlas was sighted in
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    REVOLT In ALBANIA
    53 9 A report from the Yugoslav border states tliat the Italians are building a huge concentration camp in Albania, and the first Inmates will be 2.000 Albanian rebels. Other reports state that the Italians have nc-y 5,000 political offenders, among them Pacifists, communists and sabotage auspects. both men
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    Hitler's Reply To Petain
    93 9 Hitler's Reply To Petain Zurich, Jan. 18. HITLER'S reply to a personal message which Marshal i*e am sent him before Christmas may be brought before the Viuhy Cabinet on Saturday, according: to the Vichy correspondent of the Zurich newspaper La Suisse. He says the long-awaited visit of Comic de Brinon,
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    ENEMY AT TOBRUK BEING SHELLED
    101 9 Londor, Jan. 17. Fis reported from Cairo ihat heavy British artillery is now harassing the Italians in and behind Tobruk, where the Italians are sett'ng up a new defence line. R.AF. fighters in North Africa are seeking far and wide for enemy aircraft, but invariably
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    GERMANY IS FAVOURED
    420 9 Effect Of Eire'a Neutrality London. Jan. 18. i THE attitude of the Eire Govcrn- ment towards the war is that 'Eire will keep out if she possibly can and defend her neutrality j against all comers, writes an authjorized commentator on Imperial i affairs. The British pe-iplc
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    PORTSMOUTH LOSES ITS GUILD HALL
    54 9 London, Jiirs. 17. I IT is now known that Portsmouth has also lost its famous Guild Hall. It wa& set OB fire when incendiary bombs were netntif showered on the city. The Lord Mayor anrt his !>lnff remained at their post until a hi*b exploshe
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    $1,000 GIFT BY NAVAL POLICE FORCE
    360 10 War, Fund News Is Little Brighter To-day ARTIST'S SECOND PICTURE PURCHASED FOR $100 U/AK Fund news is a little brighter to-day. The number of donations received since yesterday is not large, but two of them art of $1,000 each and the total of the
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    MATRIC. EXAMINATION POSTPONED
    86 10 OWING to the non-arrival of questions, the Matriculation Examination, which was to have been held at the Education C^ee on Tuesday, was> postponed Fifty-three candidates were to have sat for the examination. The Education Department states that advice has been received of the du>patch cf the question
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    27 10 A talk on the history of the Royal Corp. i als by an officer ot the corps VQI b irom the Singapore station to-msht »t 10 o'clock.
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    R.A.F. Display In Ipoh
    72 10 ■"pm. Air Ofiicrr Commandinc the 1 R.K.1.. Kar East, has informed the Tiijik Turf Club that a flirht of R.A.F. •i will \i«.it Ipoh for an exhibition In the air towards the end of race week during the Perak "Spitfire 1' Meeting. Th, meeting will be
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    AMUSEMENTS
    80 10 >l\(. \PUKK kaii v I mm i Dlnuer Dtnici liifwinal; 8 pjn. !lt I. lill \ri;f GEYLANG > ran Mi'xiro Jesse James 45 p m (.HI I WORLD ,i) tv S 4 9 p.m. to OloU They Drive By .t Coliga Night. HAITI rill \TKE (Happy World 15 PrahultKi.
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    96 10 THIS Diary is intended to call 1 attention to functions which are being held in aid of The War Fund Organizers of such functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature. Jan. '!3 to 29. Exhibition of paintings and drawings of China and Malaya,
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    U.S. INFLUENCE IN ORIENT
    180 10 "Not Going To Be Driven Out" THE determination of the United 1 States to help China in the Far East in just the same way as she is helping Britain, was stressed in Singapore yesterday by Mr. Robert Neville, a special correspondent of P.M.. the well-known
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    VISITING ROTARIANS
    50 10 15 Rotanans from Malacca I and Seremban are expected to attend this week-e d the first inter-city Meeting organized in Singapore by the tary Club. 1 hern will be a dinner and dance at the Adelphi Hotel to-morrow night, and an extensive programme is planned for Sunday. i
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    Indian Officers Inspect Coast Defences
    23 10 A number of Indian otf-ci'r; n w >n Britain are seen inspecting coast defences in the Southern Command.
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    MESSAGE TO DE VALERA
    122 10 Malayan Irish Appeal FOLLOWING the invitation by Mr. C. Prosper Liston, of Singapore, to Irishmen in Malaya to appeal to the Eire Government to support the British war effort and abandon her neutrality, Mr. Liston has received numerous telephone calls, telegrams and letters He has to-day
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    AMENDMENT TO WAR TAX ENACTMENT
    147 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 17. ANEW enactment to amend the War Taxation Enactment, 1940, will DC introduced into the Federal Council at U# next meeting on a certificate of urgency ana is intended to leave to the Council to decide what proportion
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    NEW MILITARY ATTACHE AT CHUNGKING
    119 10 MAJOK-GEN. L. E. Dennys, Indian Army, has beer, appointed Military Attache to the British Embassy at Chungking and har. taken up his post. Major-Gen. Denrys was lately commanding a Brigade on the frontier of India. He entered the Indian Army in 1910 and was posted
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    "THE STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR
    218 10 THE STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR •■Stranger oti the Third Floor." (Peter Lorre, John McGnlre. Margaret Tallirhet and Charles Waldron). 8.X.0. Radio. At the Alhambra. rINE direction lifts this film above tae ordinary level of screen thrillers. The story is simple —a man is murdered and an innocent man is
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    Picturesque Scenes At Wedding Of Perak Sultan's Son
    379 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 16. DICTURESQUE scenes marked the wedding of the Raja Kechil Muda. only son of the Sultan of Perak and the late Raja Perempuan of Perak and Raja Zalika, daughter of Raja Shaharuddin, and a granddaughter of
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    N.I. Cheque To Buy R.A.F. Planes
    41 10 Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands presenting to the Chancllor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, a cheque from the people of the Netherlands Indies for the purchase of fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
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    "POLITE RICKSHAMEN" IMPRESS VISITOR
    414 10 Tribute To Fine Work At Sungei Buloh Leprosarium BRAISE for the "polite rickshamen of Singapore was 1 given by Mr. William Yin son Lee in a speech in Hong Kong of his impressions on his recent visit to Singapore. "I wondered why the taxi drivers i
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    ALLOWANCES INCREASED
    237 10 Only One Class Unaffected RATES FOR THIS MONTH PUBLISHED INCREASED cost of living allow1 ances to certain classes of Government employee;; were announced yesterday. Only in one case ll the allowance payable in respect of January the sam" M that paid n December last year. Labourers and artisans
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    CABLE DELAYS DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON
    76 10 UEAVY traffic on tiv Imperial cable line* from the East to London over Christinaand New Year caused a considerable delay in the delivery of cables from Singapore. With official telegrams having priority, there have In many cases been delays of nearly 14 days in the
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    REMOVING REFUSE IN RURAL AREAS
    66 10 rE removal of refuse in rural aroas will shortly be undertaken by the Health Department, it was announced at yesterday's meeting of the Rural Board. It was decided that until the Department was abl2 to take; over tin.; work, the removal of refuse should continue
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    ST. JOHN BRIGADE TEA
    45 10 THE members of the St. Join. Brigade, Singapore, will no''l n T,_a party on Sunday, at 5.33 p.m. v the Pa<ttv« Defence SWtlce Club. Parrer Park in linnrur of Cap;. Gi- rjr.&n Ambler *lie l.'-uict Si.perlntendmt, y.J.A.8., mi nu retirci, nl.
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    INSANITARY HOUSES IN RURAL AREAS
    349 11 Health Officer Stresses Need For Exercising Control CTRESSING the need and importance of exercising con- trol over insanitary houses in rural areas, Dr. W. L. Makemore, Rural Health Officer, declared at yesterday's •injr <>f the Rural Board: "It is tuberculosis that we arv liphtinc: all
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    THAI BORDER DISPUTE
    477 11 Bangkok Ready To Negotiate THI suggestion that the French Government should send back to Bangkok their former Minister to Thailand, M. Lepissier, so that discussions on the Indo-China-Thai frontier dispute could be resumed, ,ade by Luang Vudhisara Netinati, the Thai Consul-General in Singapore, in an interview yesterday.
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    CHARGE UNDER FINANCE REGULATIONS
    83 11 A CHARGE under the Defence (Finance) Regulations was explained to a 47-year-old Japanese ■woman In the Singapore fourth court yesterday. The c—nre alleged that the woman attempted to take out of the Colony, without the permission of the Financial Secretary. 900 yen, and two life Insurance
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    STOLE BINOCULARS FROM PARKED CAR
    66 11 V. S. PERUMAL left a pair of binoculars; valued at 110 In a car parked in Klang Lane on Wednesday night. The next morning the binoculars were I missing, and yesterday, in the third court. Loh Chi pleaded guilty to a charge of! stealing them.
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    SHOP HOUSES APPROVED,
    62 11 pLANS for the erection of four shop houses in Jalan Kayu near the Air Base were approved by the Rural Board yesterday. The plans were for timber and plank shop houses with tiled roofs, and it was decided to sug- j gest to the owner that it
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    49 11 Mr. M. J. Namaade attended the meet-I inpr of the Rural Board yesterday for the first time sinre his appointment as a member tn place of Mr. S. A. H. Shirazee. The: chairman. Mr. L. Forbes, welcomed him. and also crpresrrd appreciation of the valuable services of Mr. Shirazee.
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    With The Cavalry In Palestine
    25 11 A trumpeter of the British yeomanry cavalry who are serving m Palestine a country particularly suited to the horsed soldier.
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    ARRESTED BY A WOMAN
    298 11 Chinese With 140 Forged Notes UOW a strongly-built Chinese woman detained a man in possession of forged Straits currency notes, was told at the Assizes yesterday during the trial of two men, Ng Boon Teck and Twi Lai Huat. The woman, Mrs. Tay Soi Chia, .said
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    STATE TREASURER'S SON MARRIES
    86 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jap. 16LADY Ibrahim, Consort of the Sultan of Johore, was among those present at the wedding to-night of Wan Aloyah, second daughter of Dato Mohamed Salleh, State Secretary of Johore, to Wan Ali, the eldest son of Wan Jusoh, State
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    Perak Chinese & Local Defence
    89 11 Perak Chinese Local Defence (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 16. AN appeal to Perak Chinese to enlist in local defence units was made by Mr. Cheah Ghim Lcnr, presiding at a meeting of the Kew Sang section of the Chhia Distress Relief Fund held here yesterday. He further appealed
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    SOLD SWEEP TICKETS
    235 11 PerakT.C. Member Prosecuted IT was because he was a member of 1 the Perak Turf Club and a number of friends wanted tickets for the I coming "Spitfire" meeting that he obtained tickets and sold them, stated 34-year-old Goh Siok Sun in the third court yesterday, when
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    NEW LIGHTING RULES FOR BLACK-OUT
    436 11 ETJRTHER Air Raid Precautions practices will take place m Singapore and Johore next week. They will for the first time occur in the day-time as well as in the evening. Details were officially announced last night. The night practice will be between 6 p.m. next
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    "New Order" Spells Revival Of "Oldest Tyranny"
    566 11 "PROM time to time the Axis issues r cordial invitations to India and the Arab States to take their proper place in the New Order, and explains what that place will be," said Prof. W. E. Dyer, Principal of Raffles College, in a
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    CONTINUOUS TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS
    1476 12 Tribunal Reviews Requests For Exemption THERE were 78 applications at the Singapore Tribunal yesterday for exemption from continuous training for Volunteers and Depot Recruits in February and March. I Out of the 78 applications for exemption, five were refused on the ground that the applicants had
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    THEFT IN MATERNITY HOSPITAL ALLEGED
    135 12 gENJAMIN BAPTIST. 21. claimed trial In the third court yesterday to two charges of theft from the Maternity Hospital in K&ndang Kerbau last December. In the first charge a Malay named Ahmad bin Omar was also alleged to have been implicated, and he. too. claimed
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    Attempt On Pro-British Leaders Alleged
    94 13 Tokio, Jan. 16. NINE Japanese radical nationalists, charged with the attempted murder of senior statesmen who are not named but said to be proBritish, have been committed for trial by the Tokio criminal court, according to the Domei news agency. The attempts are alleged to
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    JAPAN'S EYES ON INDO-CHINA
    196 13 Tokio Calls For I Swift Action Tokio, Jan. 16. THE demand that Japan should 1 "free the oppressed natives" of j Fiench Indo-China who, it is de- J clared "are hclng exploited by 20,000 Frenchmen," Is made in the Japanese Press to-day, reports Reu- < tcr.
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    ANGLO-CHINESE TRADE PACT
    44 13 May Be Signed In The Next Few Days Shanghai, Jan. 16. CHINESE Press reports say that the new Sino-British trade agreement. to be signed in Chungking in a few,' days far exceeds the aggregate value of the recent Slno-Soviet agreement.— Reuter.
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    WARNING AGAINST OVER-JUBILATION
    173 13 London, Jan. 16. "I_|TTLER will be broken against the iron will of the British people."' I declared the Air Minister, Sir Archi- bald Sinclair, speaking at Glasgow today. "Britain will not be his next victim," I he said, "but one country which in deadly peril of complete
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    Japanese Angered By Hull's Condemnation
    220 13 Japanese Angered By Hull's Condemnation TOKIO LEADERS CONFER AGAIN ON "INTERNATIONAL SITUATION" Tokio, Jan. lfi. ANOTHER conference between the Government and High Command of the fightintr services took place this j morning at the official residence of the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye. The meeting was called situation," states the Domei
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    "BRITAIN & HOLLAND STAND TOGETHER IN EAST & WEST"
    496 13 "BRITAIN HOLLAND STAND TOGETHER IN EAST WEST" The Times On N.l.'s Defence Moves During Parleys With Japan London, Jan. 17. CAR EASTERN problems are the subject of leading articles in two influential British newspapers. The first in The Times discusses the situation in the Netherlands Indies and Japan, and the
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    BELGIAN GOVERNMENT'S GIFT FOR SPITFIRES
    34 13 London, Jan. 16. rIE Belgian Government has decided to hand over a sum of £100,000 to the Spitfire Fund for the purchase of fighting planes, says Reuter^ diplomatic correspondent.—Reuter.
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    N.I.'S Gift Of 85 Planes To Great Britain
    51 13 Batavia, Jan. 16. SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Netherlands Indies Spitfire Fund now exceed 1.000.000 guilders. The N.I. has thus far forwarded money for 27 Spitfires apart from the 18 bombers and 40 Spitfires which were presented to the British Government from othei subscriptions.—Renter.
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    Hitch In Japan-Soviet Talks
    228 13 Hitch In JapanSoviet Talks Agreement Appears As Far Off As Ever Moscow, Jan. 16. THAT a Soviet-Japanese pact is 1 hanging fire and agreement appears as far off as ever is the general impression here. With the arrival of the new Japanese Ambassador. Lieut.-Gen. Tatekawa, last October the conviction grew
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    90 Per Cent. Of U.S. Planes Now Going To Britain
    578 14 ROOSEVELT'S FORMER 50-50 RULE HAS BEEN "LARGELY SET ASIDE" Washington, Jan. 16. TREAT BRITAIN is now getting 90 per cent, of America's production of fighter planes, as President Roosevelt's 50-50 rule of thumb has largely been set aside, states the
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    Bombs Fail To Stop B.B.C.
    187 14 Bombs Fail To Stop B.B.C. THE BBC. continued its programmes whjn bombs crashed on Broadcasting House in two recent raids on London. Women were among members of the BtelT killed in the first attack, It was revealed recently. Mr. B. E. Nlcholls the director of programmes, was seriously injured and
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    $909,000,000 For U.S. Navy
    41 14 Washington, Jan. 16. THE Naval Committee of the House of Representatives to-day unanimously approved the request of the naval authorities for $909,000,000 to spend on 400 relatively small new ships, mainly submarine ohasers, minesweepers and torpedo-boats— Reuter.
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    CITRINE FOR AUSTRALIA
    47 14 Melbourne, .'an. IS. SIR Walter Citrine, general secretary of the Trade Union Congress, la being Invited to visit Australia, according to an announcement i of the Commonwealth Information Departj ment. j Last month he visited the United States where he addressed various meetings —Reuter.
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    Anglo-Bolivian Trade Talks
    179 14 La Paz, Jan. 16. PROPOSALS to Increase Bolivian imports from Britain in exchange for British purchases of antimony, wolfram and tin are being considered by the Bolivian Government and the British trade mission headed by Sir Henry Chilton, whose mission arrived at La Pax last week-end. A
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    AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL
    121 14 AUSTRALIANS are pushing the construction of the National War Memorial, so that it can be opened to the public early this year, probably on Anzac Day. The Cabinet may decide to use the present memorial to commemorate the great deeds of this war. and that is
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    "THINKING OF WAR SOON"
    134 14 Wheeler On Aid Britain Bill Washington, Jan. 16. "IT is well known in Washington that many highly-placed officials are thinking in terms of war in April," declared Senator Wheeler, leading isolationist, In a Press interview here. Senator Wheeler said that President Rocsevelt's recent speeches had been
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    ROOSEVELT'S POWERS IN AID BRITAIN BILL
    81 14 New York, Jan. 16. EX-PRESIDENT Herbert Hoover, in a letter to Mr. Sol Blocm, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, to-day, requests .i denintion of President Roosevelt's powers under the lease and lend bill and calls on the Committee to draft
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    American Millionaires To Drive Ambulances In South Africa
    131 14 Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 16. POURTEEN Americans forming the first group of American ambulance drivers financed by the American Field Service are leaving to-day for South Africa in the Japanese ship Africa Maru. They include two multi-millionaires. All the members of the
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    Son Of Prof. Lloyd James Tells Of Finding Mother Dead
    155 14 London, Jan 16. THE inquest on the death of Mrs Lloyd James at St. Pancras Police i Court waj formally adjourned to-day i until Feb. 21 after or mlnal proceedings had been undertaken against her husband. Prof. Arthur Lloyd James..
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    Singapore Rugby Side To-morrow
    65 15 THE following will represent Singapore against the Royal Air I on c, the Rlues, in a Malayan Ktiglty I'nion fixture on the padang 10-nmrr M( Heath. V 11. Burgess, J. wart. J N. ler. W. Saiisoote. I M Rrott, J. B. Potter: T. Turner, l> Walker.
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    295 15 SIR VICTOR GROFMO IN FINE FORM r»<tfu Oar Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 17. MOOI of the horses running at Ipoh to-morrow, the first day of lh<- Prrak Turf Club's Spitfire meeting, nrrf nut doing slow and medium paced gallop* this morn ins. Hairy Sleigh's string Twe seen
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    Fortress Boxing Championships
    120 15 riE liiuils of the Fortress, R.E., boxing < hampionships wtre w.tby a large crowd at the open air ■MM on the North Padang on Wtd-n-sday. In one of the bes: fights of the evening, LCpl. Dyason. a heavyweight, was lucky to get the referee's casting vote over
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    MALAYAN INTER-TEAM CROSS-COUNTRY RACE
    92 15 THE ihUU Ail-Malayan Inter-team cruss1 r.nuito 1 race will be held at Ipoh on Monday. Jan. 27, at 6.30 a.m. The Junction of K&mpax and Chamberlain Roads will be the starting place. Held under the auspices of the Kinta In. rtian As^K'iation and with the approval
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    SUNNY CHARM & HARLOWE BEST BETS TO-MORROW
    1808 15 SUNNY CHARM HARLOWE BEST BETS TO-MORROW First Day Of Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" Meet CUNNY Charm and Harlowc should make the two best bets at Ipoh to-morrow, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting, when a card of nine events will come up for decision. Fields in
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    ORDER OF RUNNING
    24 15 THE order of running and nonaccentors for to-morrow's races in Perak will be found (n PAGE FOUR if received in time.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    52 15 Hockey: SRC. vs. Argylls, SRC; S.CC. vs. Singapore Hornets, S.C.C: S.CR.C. vs. Punjab Regiment, SCR.C; Police vs. Malaya Signals. Depot; Post Office vs. Sappers and Miners, Post Office ground. Rugger: S C.C. (A) vs. Heavy Regiment, S.C.C. Soccer: Municipal Health Dept. vs. Treasurer's Department, for Farrer Cup,
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    S.S.C. Water-Polo Teams Win
    92 15 TTHE Singapore Swimming Club's first and second water-polo teams won their matches against the Lcyals at the Club yesterday. The S.S.C. first team won by four goals to nil. C. G. Windle, P. Henrichsen. D. R. Yetton and A. G. Dorm scoring. A more convincing victory
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    MALAY SCHOOLS SOCCER FINAL
    29 15 ■THE final of the Malacca Malay Schools' Association Football competition will take place on the Kubu Plain ground at 5.15 pjn. on Thursday. Feb. 6.
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    Home Football Fixtures For To-morrow
    156 15 London, Jan. 16. THE following arc Saturday's football fixtures: SECTION "A" Aldcrshot vs. Queen's Park Ranger*. Brentford vs. Chelsea. Pulham vs. Crystal Palace. SECTION "B» Arsenal vs. Westham. Mill wall vs. Tottenham. Reading vs. Clapton Orient. FOOTBALL LEAGUE (South) Bournemouth vs. Watford. Brighton vs Southampton.
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    PADANG CLUB'S SECOND TEAMS DRAW
    97 15 S.C.C. II 0: S.R.C- II 0. PLAYING on a heavy turf, the second teams of the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. were unable to register any score in a keenly contested irame of hockey ysterday. The game was played on the S.R.C. side of the padang.
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    GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    28 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 16. TTHE closing date for entries in the 1 North Malayan amateur golf championship has been extended to Jan. 24.
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    GERMAN NORTH SEA FLEET'S BASE A SHAMBLES
    591 16 VAST FIRES STARTED BY R.A.F. SEEN ACROSS HOLLAND Vital Outre Of Nazi War Activity Compleielx Disorganized London, Jan. 16. Till-' R.A.I'. last night made a concentrated and highly successful attack on the naval base at Wilhelmshavexi. It had been carcfuily planned. So terrific
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    30 TO 40 PLANES DESTROYED IN FIRST RAID ON CATANIA
    433 16 British Forced To Sink Own Ship After Dive-Bomber Attack Cairo, Jan. 16. DETWEEN 30 and 40 aircraft were burned out or severely damaged in. the R.A.F.'s initial raid on Catania airport, on the eastern shore of Sicily, during Sunday night,
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    Nazis Kill Belgian For Aiding Britons
    79 16 London, Jan. 16. NEWS has been received in London from reliable sources to the effect that a well-known Belgian industrialist from Ghent has been shot by the Germans for aiding British fugitives, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. Two of his friends have been sentenced to
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    WARNING TO BULGARIANS
    342 16 'We Might Have To Use Force' London, Jan. 16. Ji»ST night the Bulgarian W.r Minister told military graduate: ithat Bulgaria must be ready foi I sacrifice at ihis important moment when belligerents were preparing for dreisive battle. He thought the danger might avoided but added, "Bulgar'u migrht
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    China Britons' Gift Of Air Squadron
    52 16 China Britons Gift Of Air Squadron Shanghai, Jun. iff THE British War Fund £100,000 this morning, enabling the purchase of an entire squadron for the RAF. It will be known as the Biiti.->h China squadron. The type of plane to be bought \n left to the decision of the Air
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    ROME DENIES DUCEHITLER MEETING
    39 16 Rome, Jan. 18. DEPORTS spread abroad conc3rninjt a meeting between Italian and German personages are devoid of founda.ion, stal.es the official Lalian news agenc,, referring to talk of a meeting between Hitler and Mussolini. —R3uter.
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    British Submarine Sinks Two Italian Supply Vessels
    67 16 London, Jan. 16. MEWS has been received of another success of a British submarine in the central Mediterranean. The Admiralty announced to-day that the submarine Pandora has sunk two Italian supply ships, both of about 5,000 tons, south* bound towards North Africa. A
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    GERMANY DROPS PRETENCE, BECOMES MASTER OF ROME
    346 16 DECAUSE it may not be engage the real enemy, come, it is much more ne even harder, at the weakest in the Mediterranean, declared of Shipping, broadcasting to London, Jan. 16. possible for Britain fully to Germany, for some time to Keenly to
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    26 16 Rangoon, Jan. 16. THE Chinese goodwill mission headed by Oen. Wu Teh-chen. Minister for Oversea* Affairs, arrived here to-day and was given an enthusiastic reception —Reuter
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    R.A.F. NIGHT FIGHTER PILOT SHOOTS DOWN TWO RAIDERS
    283 16 London, Jan. 16. AN K.A.F. night fighter pilot made rk war history last night when single-handed he shot down and destroyed two German raiders. He brought down his first victim after a running flght which began over London shortly after midnight. Riddled
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