The Straits Times, 25 January 1941

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY! MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES r if. i»\m SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1941, PRICK B CENTS. The Straits Times U PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1941. PURE 5 CENTS.
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      8 1 ELSIE MARY Battory Road. Drosses lor all occasions
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      39 2 T»»e famllv of the lnte Mr Stophcn John ("FARNEY") Rodiltrucs wish to express thdr heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who a'irn.ic d the funeral, as well as those who sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence.
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      506 2 AM AN At Malar* u Hospttal to tiylit. mitr *4 t.. C. Allan, Ci.-tnan. a dauichtrr. ITie rikfra«rmnt is announred between Frederick William, only son of the late Mr and Mrs A. E. Stephens, of Bromley. Krt.t and Paulinr. elde t daughter of Mr. O. W. PickervfUl and the Utc
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      459 2 FOR HIRE KfcMtK,fc.RATOK— New 01 Used Phone 3433 PIANOS PIANO WANTED. State make and lowest cash price Box No 551. Straits Times. EASTERN PIANO CO., 34 Rangoon Road. New and secondhand pianos on sale. Tun- j ing and repairing speciality. We buy pianos in any condition or exchange. DOGS CHANGI
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      156 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. join theTgreen circle" lending library Ist FLOOR IS K.VMKKV RD. P.O. BOX 34, SINGAPORE Moderate terms: Special rates OutsUtlinn Members Clubs and M Open Daily: 8.30 A.M. to 6 P.M. Saturdays: 8 30 AM. to 1 P.M. EUGENE Permanent Waving EUGENE Hair-reconditioning. MAISON PERM European Ladies Hairdressers.
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      361 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. 'rpurttiro in migianai PENINBULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N Co MA II AND CAROO SF.RVICE Tb« Dest possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy trom the Straits to their usual ports of call in China India Ceylon
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      231 3 trimroom'eo ir i»rmn GKNERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO RITROPB VIA AMFRICA Through fare* to North America to P.urope via Imeru-a and Round Tours in tbr Pacific quoted in IS. S on application To California from the Orient via llonolola lea. Manila lea. H'kon" vs. YAW ATA
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      455 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. 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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      175 3 B_roLa_dca_sting TODAY SINGAPORE 7.I1L 13. Ji met 225 m.) /IIP! 9 61 me/t (S«M in.) Zlin 7.25 met (4138 m.) (ZHL Zlim 5 p.m. Modern Mandarin music*; 5.40 p. an. News In Cantonese; 5.55 p.m. Hokklen mubict; 6.05 p.m. News in Hokklcn; 6.20 pin. News In Englisli Relayed worn London;
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      209 3 News In Hindustani: 6.20 p.m. Tamil music*; 6.40 p.m. News In Tamil; 7 p.m. The London Piano- Accord on Bandt: 7.10 p.m. News i.i French; 7.20 p.m. The London PianoAcoordeon Band, (contd.): 7.30 p.m. Malay Musical Entertainment by the Kampong Olani Kronchong Party (contd. >; 8 p.a». Warning w> Mariners.
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      941 3 EMPIRE STATION GSB S51 mc,» (31.55 m.); CSC ».48 me 'i (31.32 m GSD 1175 me i (23.53 m. i «'St 11.86 ate/* (85 £9 m. > GSF IS.14 me i (19.83 it t; GSG 17.79 oie < I«.M m. i GSU 21.47 me/1 (13.97 m. GSI 15.26 mc/i (19.66
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    WORLD RUBBER ABSORPTION IMPROVING FAST
    959 4 Making Up For Loss Of European Markets (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 12. I ONDON rubber-producing interests were delighted by the publication this week of statistics proving that the loss of Europe's continental consumption may soon (be made good by rapidly increasing j absorption
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    135 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 24. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows vitD previous Quotations In oaren thesis: RUBBER: Firmer. Spot 12 7 16d 12 9 16d (12% d 12^d) Feb. 12 7 16d 12 9 16 d (12% d 12Hd) Apr.* June 12' id 12%
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    111 4 Singapore, Jan. 24, noon. Buyers 8elleri Gambler 17.79 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube 112 50 Copra Mixed $2.15 Sun Dried 12.40 White Muntok $14.C> White $13.50 Black $7.00 Saac Flow NO 1 IJngga $4.42£ Fair $4.35 (4 35 Sarawak $4.35 lelntono Palembang $13.00 Banja $12.00 Sarawak $13
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    12 4 United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd. harvested 88,400 lb. of rubber in December.
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    London Stock Exchange
    380 4 London, Jan. 24. QN the Stock Exchange to-day the outstanding feature was the smart recovery in Kaffirs on recent sellers turning buyers. In the other sections business was mainly slow. Industrials, after 'hesitation, steadied on the announcement that Woolworth's dividend for the year was maintained at 65
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    94 4 FrMajr, Jan. 94, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 35' i 36.. No. IX K.S.S. fob. in rases Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) ZG\ 36'h G.F.A.Q. R S.S. fob. in bales Jan. Feb. (Sellers option) 36 36 i F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in
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    ARABS RAISE $11,304 FOR HURRICANE FUND
    786 4 APART from contributing to the Malaya Patriolic Fund and The War Fund, the Hadra:nis (Arabs of Hadramout; of Malaya have now collected an appreciable amcunt towards the purchase of a Hurricane fighter as a reI suit of a meeting convened by Syed Ibrahim bin
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    308 4 HOLIDAYS CAUSK DULL CONDITIONS RUBBER ADVANCES ON NEW YORK RISE (By Oar Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Jan. 25. ALL sections of the local market wer« very quiet yesterday and the t r over was very small. This was to be ex; ed in view of the approach of
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    DISCUSSION OF SINOBURMA PROBLEMS
    117 4 Chungking, J:in THE opening of the Burma-Yunnan h.^'h- way and the direct relations between China and Burma have necessitated the adjuttment of their mutual relations In a number of directions, said Mr. H. Craw, leader of the Burmese mission here. All these questions have been ttKWMd
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      441 4 GREAT WORLD THE ONLY AMI SEMENT PARK FOR YOUR FAMILY THE RIGHT SPOT FOR YOUR CHILDREN NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION WE HAVE THE GREATEST ATTRACTIONS SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR TIIE SEASON ATTRACTIONS THAT TOOK US MONTHS TO PREPARE ATTRACTIONS FOR OLD YOUNG ATTRACTIONS THAT YOU MUST NOT FAIL TO SEE TONIGHT NIGHTLY
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      263 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Banks •.-in i>. closed on: 27th January, Monday) Chini I 28th January. Tuesday) tilank Ho idays! KIM SENG LAND CO.. LTD. NOTIC?: i<! heroh;.' |tn n that ttw crro* I belonging lo thi:: Company between ll<jlH:rtyon Quay and Kirn Seng Roarl and lcailing from |Jhe
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    INDRAGIRI CHAIRMAN WARNS SHAREHOLDERS
    844 5 Danger Of Becoming Too Optimistic About Rubber pROI c adoption of Mie rci>ort and accounts at the annual meeting of Indrajriri Rub- 1 Ikt Ltd. in Singapore yesterday, I Mr. .1. A. BiM, tho chairman, said: You will obsrrv: that the profit for t i.-, amiun
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1328 5 IKIDAV. JAN. 24. 1941: 4 P.M. ■Ml flutrrr >rller» Ainpat Tin (5s > 3s 3d 3s 7 u, Austral Amal. (5a) 6s 6d 7s c.d. Austral Malay <£) 35a 3<>s c.d Aver Hit am (5s) Sis 22s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .82 .86 Bangrin
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    158 5 Malls close at the General Post Office m follows: TO-OAT Africa (Union of South) surface 12.30 p.m. Australia (All) air 1240 p.m. Australia (East and South only) surface 12JO p.m. Brunei surface 12.30 p.m. Japan surface 12JO p.m. Java surface 12.30 p.m air 9 a.m. and
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      131 5 A NEW YEAR IDEA TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? IT* SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAX is to <uve regular DONATIONS v rHE WAR FUND during the Coming Year Can You Afford $1 per month Can You Afford $10 per month Can You Afford $100
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      177 5 E*****5HH1 /.> j/A All imaH men l^^^^ UM Aniora lor Ibeir hair And the tmari man always gets •he best job. Anzora i» fhe line%), most healthful dressing fejPJt lor rhe hair you can buy And it keep* I the head cool. v MASTER YOUR MZOIAj hair with CUAM I
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      59 5 1 p lit ii ill BRANCHES: SINGAPORE AND IPOH AGENCIES. PENANG A. A. ANTHONY CO KUALA LUMPUR: HARPER GILFILLAN CO.. LTD. AND THROUGHOUT MALAYAN TERRITORY I Alleiiburijs A general tonic. Invaluable in all raMw of general Irbility. It quirkly promote health and energy. Agents: BARI.OW A < <> (Uirorp«»rat«l In
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      174 5 SINGAPORE TIDR TARUS H. W. 8.41 a.m. 9 ft.: 10.29 p.m. C.7 (t. L. W. 3 a.m. 5 3 ft.; 3.48 p.m. 1.4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.39 am 9.4 ft.; 11.10 p.m. 9.1 ft. W. 4 am. 4 9 ft.: 4.35 p.m. 0 9 It. Monday. Jan. 27 H.
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      172 6 SIDNEY HOWARDS PRIZE-WINNING TWO-SEASON STAGE SENSATION NOW THE PICTURE of The YEAR! "An Outstanding Production".. Singapore Free Press harles I>aughton has one ot his best roles" M. Tribune "It is good Film Entertainment*... Straits Times WO UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES IN AN UNFORGETTABLE PICTURE! wmm «l 11,1.11 m l»40 OCtATTO OtAMAIK TMMUI
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      469 6 TO-DAY, TO-MORROW aod MONDAY DAILY AT 11 AM ALHAMBRA Prices 25 c. 60 c. 95 c ChiWren Half-Price S^^W jean Barker REGINALD GARDINER RKO RADIO Picture MOWOS PRODUCTION. Directed A. EDWARD SUTHERLAND. Ori S iA«l Stoq ACCLAIMED BY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PICTURES IN YEARS! 4 SHOWS
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      155 6 BE AMONG THE FIRST TO SEE IT! SPECIAL PRERELEASE MIDNIGHT SCREENING "iZiiT TO-NIGHT. J CAPITOL $1 and $2 (Unreserved) TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE TO-DAY FROM 9 O'clock tor the MIDNIGHT SHmv GENERAL FAR~ EASTERN PREMIERETUESDAY, Feb. 4th FISHERS LTD. PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THH GREATEST SCREEN EVENT OF THE DECADE The
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    Repentance Is The Great Need Of World To-day
    523 7 "f\ ISRAEL, return unto the Lord Thy God; for thou hast fallen jy thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the Lord; say unto Him; Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good." "I will heal their backsliding,
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR TO-MORROW
    1073 7 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. 79th Dedication Festival. Epiphany in. 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7 ?C m.m. Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.— 7 a.m. Hoi} Communion; 5.30 p m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. HILDAS
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      285 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to-night SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (formal) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. cabaret THF AQTOB DUO ATTRACTION I fit H3 I UK UUU SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCERS BOOK YOUR TABLE JttSjyiijt RUSTTAFEL ser\ed to-day from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. TO-MORROW EVENING IN JTHE PALM COURT MNOANWI MOST POPULAR SOCIAL RENDEZVOUS MILITARY
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      227 7 OUR Alft-CONDITIONED CABARET (THE BEST IN THE EAST) 1 IS THE MOST FREQUENTED AND GAYEST SPOT IN TOWN! "SAT. BALL" TtEA~ TO-NIGHT DANCE DANCE I EXTENSION TILL 1 A.j«J 6.30 to 9 P.M. FREE*~ADMIsFION TO "SERVICES IN UNIFORMS. -GRAND CHINESE NEW YEAR BALL" Special extension till 2 A.M. Monday. 27th.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 1941. (510th Day Of The War.) Blatant Distortion
    1119 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 1941. (510th Day Of The War.) Blatant Distortion Distortion of pronouncements by public men is unhappily a device adopted in many countries by unscrupulous propagandists with varying degrees of skill. A clumsy example of this dubious technique is to be found in the
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      "FAST ONES"
      336 8 More Comment On Council Speeches To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—According to your correspondent, "R" in to-day's Straits Times, Govern- ment. whilst calming credit for magnanimously offering to permit the re-enactment or rejection of the War Tax Bill annually has apparently completely nullified any such concession
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      RICE AND BREAD
      229 8 A Doctor Answers A Health Query To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —I should be obliged if you would give me space to reply to L. C. L. who inquired how th^ "tremendous physical strength" of Europeans and Americans could be accounted for In view
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      LOTTERIES
      217 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—l cannot help thinking, as I read what was said by those of the 22 Legislative Council members who spoke against the introduction of State Lotteries into Malaya, that if onenftietn of the compassion and concern evinced on behalf of the poor
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      INCOME TAX
      410 8 Reaction To Colonial Secretary's Speech To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I thank you for unequivocally .declaring in your leader of Monday last that the B'U brought before the Legislative Council violates the explicit undertaking which was given by His Excellency the Governor in his famous
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      THE BLACK-OUT
      306 8 Varying Interpretations Of The Rules To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l shall be much obliged if you will allow me spaoe for this letter. I" is about the A.R.r. practice oeing held in Singapore at pitient. In your paper of a few days ago you
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      GONE SOFT
      163 8 Europeans Who *'Feel The Strain" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—ln the same Issue of the paper in which we read Japan's grave warning to America, we were also informed that the European man domiciled in this country, cannot be expected to "stand hard training" and
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      VOLUNTEERING
      526 8 The Strain On Men In The Late Thirties To the Editor of Ihe Straits Tim.« Sir,— I suppose income tax will now be forced upon us! And when It is passed by the unofficial "yea-men", Malaya's troubles will beRin Whatever Government may promLs. once income tax comes. U will
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      WAR FUNDS
      266 8 "Guilty Secret" Of Malaya** "Stinginess" To the Editor of the Straits Jim, Sir,—During the past eight months Malaya has been collecting money for the War Fund in various ways. Now. after this long period, the Fun.: slowly reaching the $5,000,000 marl:. Of course, it may be argued that
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      BROADCASTING
      104 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Reception from the Singapore Station, ZHPI. on the 30.96 metre; li very bad Indeed. The reception is not only bad and inaudible, but always clashes with the Japanese Station operating on 31 metres. Cannot the authorities concern, d do something to
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      70 8 $1 SO NOW. 1941 DESK CALENDARS REFILLS TO FIT ANY BASE AT BASRAI BROTHERS \< COl NT BOOK SPECIALISTS 5 < 111 1,1 A STREET. SINGAPORE. THONE 6497. NUMONT FUL-VUE in I.OMT (SerewleM) ('oiu.tm.tion. Fashion s latest, featuring an entirely new principle of eyewear design and posseMing numerous advantages not
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    WAVELL PUSHING OFFENSIVE DEEPER INTO LIBYA
    521 9 Advanced Units 100 Miles West Of Tobruk JTVLIAN BASES HEAVILY BOMBED BY THE R.A.F. fl.-in-C. Inspects Ruins Of Graziani's Stronghold ALTHOUGH Tobruk— often called Marshal Graziani's east- em stronghold has only just been taken, the victorious Armv of the Nile is not standing still.
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    BRITISH FORCES CROSS ETHIOPIAN FRONTIER
    229 9 Cairo, Jan. 24. •THE British forces have crossed the frontier into Abyssinia at several points, principally in the neighbourhood of Lake Rudolf, according to the latest reports from Kenya. In the Eritrean mountains and beifhta of Gojjam- Abyssina's patnot province native war drums are nightly
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    R.A.F. BOMBS LIBYAN BASES AND ABYSSINIAN 'DROME
    229 9 Cairo. Jan. 24. BOMBER aircraft of the R.A.F. again ittuckid Apollonia yesterday say it. i M.rtdli East communique issued to-day. Bombs straddled barracks and the m odce of the aerodrome, sartnumber of explosions and fires ih t cwuld be seen 35 miles away.
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    Enemy Areas Raided In Spite Of Bad Weather
    159 9 Enemy Areas Raided In Spite Of Bad Weather London, Jan. 25. AS a result of the weather, R.A.F. raid* on enemy and enemy-occupied territory during the wttkending Jan. 24 were on a MTJ muih reduced scale. For live night* t!ie operations were completely suspended. Nrvi-rtlieleis, during the week bombing raids
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    High Tributes To "Aussies"
    149 9 GEN. Sir Archibald Wavell, Com-mander-in-Chief of the British Forces in the Middle East, has sent a message to Australia, praising the part played by the Australian troops in the storming of Tobruk. He paid a tribute to the commander of the Australian division and to the
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    Great Changes After The War, Says Attlee
    176 9 Great Changes After The War, Says Attlee London. Jan. 24. yHE pre-war world has gone and changes brought about by this war would be no less great than j I those wrought by the last war. But plans for a new and fairer post-war world could not be left till
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    SICILIAN DIVE-BOMBER BASES POUNDED
    56 9 Malta, Jan. 24. The RAP. to-day carried out heavy i raids on Italian bases in Sicily from i which German dive-bombers have made recent fierce attacks on Malta The glare of the nre apparently started by incendiary bombs was eas'ly i seen from Malta, which is
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    Thousands Of Prisoners Brought Back By Navy
    317 9 Alexandria, Jan. 24. I IGHT units of the British Navy, j breaking through waves whipped by sandstorms sweeping to the sea from the desert, continue to pour their thousands of Italian prisoners into temporary camps at the ports, including Alexandria. Since the fall
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    Free Frenchmen In The Desert
    46 9 Men of the Free French Forces of Gen. Charles de Gaulle participated m the storming of Tobruk and form a valued part of the Allied forces m the Middle East. Above are Free Frenchmen on the march m the Western Desert.
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    Service Chiefs To Testify In Secret Session
    214 9 Washington, Jan. 24. i pEN. George Marshall, Chief of v Staff of the United States Army, Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations and Major-Gen, i George Brett, acting Chief of the Air Corps have declined to give evidence before the House Foreign
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    HYPERION KEEPS BEST SEA TRADITION
    287 9 Aided Other Forces To Elude Enemy Alexandria, Jan. 24. OEHIND the brief Admiralty an- nouncement of the loss of H.M.S. Hyperion through enemy mine or torpedo is a story worthy i of the best sea tradition a story Of how a small destroyer protected by
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    WILLKIE AT LISBON
    43 9 Now York, Jan. 29. THE lYankee Clipper with Mr. Wendel L. Willkie, defeated Republican candidate for the U.B. Presidency, aboard arrived m Lisbon this morning. Mr. Willkie is en route to England to see the wartime conditions there personally.— Reuter.
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    LONDON FREE OF RAIDS
    30 9 London. Jan. 25. I ONDON and the rc3t of tha country i *as up to a »ate hour last ni«hi again free of raMs.— Reuter. l
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    Antonescu Has Broken Rumanian Revolt
    722 9 IRON GUARD LEADER SAID TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED COLLOWING yesterday's official announcement of the capture by regular troops in Bucharest of 600 rebels led by Gen. Petrovicescu, lately Minister of the Interior, it appears probable that back of the Rumanian revolution has been genuinely broken,
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    MALAYAN MOTORISTS' SEND FIRST $20,000
    592 10 Progress Of Fund To Buy A Fighter For R.A.F. JASIN CLUB'S $500 FROM WAR FUND DANCE TIIK War Fund total to-day makes a big jump with the acknowledgment of $20,000, the first instalment of the money collected on behalf of the Malayan Motorists' Fighter Fund
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    AMUSEMENTS
    143 10 SINGAPORE BAFFLES HOTEL Dinner Dance (Formal) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. CAIRKK THEATRE. GEYLANG King of The Wild (Complete Serial) at 7.45 p.m. CKX.\T WORLD Cabaret: 7.30 to 9 9 p.m. to lam. Globe: Untamed. Sky: One Million B.C. BAPPT THEATRE (Happy W«rM) Mt Love Came Back. Seaside: Thoroughbred-
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    IPOH TRAINING NOTES
    276 10 (From Our Own Correspondent; Ipoh, Jan. 25. DOYAL Beau, Antnim, Very Dear, Rose I Quilt and Shamrock were the most lmI pressive this morning when candidates en- tered for this afternoon's races were given their final spurts. Royal Beau moved in very taking style in a fast
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    PERAK SPITFIRE FUND NOW $24,000
    113 10 Chettiar's Good Example To Community (From Our Own Correspondent) Ip:h, Jan. 23. THE TVrak Spitfire Fund now totals $23,975. 1 The latest list Includes donations from trainer M. van Breukelen $200; Wong Peng Sin $100; Wong Chap Hlng $100; Mrs. .Leons Sin Nam $100; Leong
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    TAIPING CHINESE WANT MAN RELEASED
    62 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Jan. 23.THE arrest of a promnent Taiping Chinese on January 16 was one of the matters discussed at a committee meeting of the Perak Hokkien Hoay Kuan at Ipoh on Monday. Addressing the meeting, Mr. Tan Scow Lan suggested the
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    JAPAN'S "SOUTH SEAS LYRICS,'
    351 10 "Pure Nonsense" Says Indies Press (From A Special Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. 23. TTHE first European as well sm vernacular newspaper comments on Mr. Matsuoka'a so-called "South Seas Lyrics" practically all agree in stressing that the Netherlands Indies is not included in Mr. Matsuoka's "sphere of common
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    EUROPEAN MOTORIST FINED
    92 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 24. U. C. THOMPSON, a European draughts- man attached to Anglo-Oriental (Malaya), Ltd., at Riwang, was fined $40 after being convicted by Mr. G. L. Howe, the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, on a charge of driving a car In a
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    NEW JOB FOR FORMER MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT
    66 10 TJNDER the Civil Marriage Ordinance, Mr. E. J. Phillips has been appointed Rogis-i.-ar of Marriages, Singapore. Mr. A. J. D. C. Loch has been appoiniea Assistant Registrar of Companies and Mr. R. J. Farrei is to be the Proper Authoviiy lor Singapore, .under the
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    PENANG TRIBUNAL
    74 10 (From Our Own Corresponaeni > Penang. Jan. 24. A NUMBER of Malay volunteers who rt applied for exemption before the Penang tribunal to-day had their applications refused. They comprised padl planters. Ushermen and blacksmiths. The Tribunal suggested that applicants could appiy to the compensation Tribunal for relief if
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    EXCELLENT VARIETY IN CAPITOL FILM
    108 10 At The Cinema "Boom Town." (With Spencer Tracy, Clark Gabl?, Claudette Coll et, Hedy Lamarr). M.G.M. At the Capitol. CEW pictures that have been shown in Singapore in recent months have provided such varied entertainment as this film, cast amidst the lusty days of an
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    I. S. P. Representations On Income Tax Proposals
    229 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 25. MR. E. M. ALLEN of Tennamaram Palm Oil Co. Ltd., Batang Berjuntal, was re-elected chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planfc3rs at the annual meeting to-day. Mr. Allen reviewed the benefits to planters which
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    DR. V. PURCELL IN IPOH
    220 10 Publicity Talk With Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 24. AN address on the publicity cam- paign in Malaya's war effort was made by Dr. Victor Purcell to prominent Chinese yesterday. Dr. Purcell, who is Director-General of the Department of Information and Publicity Bureau,
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    TWO CHINESE STABBED
    51 10 •TWO Hokkiens. a man and a woman, were stabbed to death in a squatters' hut in Tiong Bahru Road early to-day. A third woman was also attacked and is now in hospital with knife injuries. A man has been detained by the police in connection with the
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    ARMISTICE REPORTS IN FRANCO-THAI WAR
    587 10 Acceptance Of Japanese Offer Of Mediation LJOSTILITIES have ceased between French Indo-China and Thailand, according to a Bangkok report quoted by tha German News Agency. This report, which so far lacks independent confirmation, adds that an armistice agreement is being prepared. An earlier statement by
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    27 10 The American Consul at Penang is to act In a consular capacity on behalf of the Republic of Panama, it is officially stated in iha Government Gazette.
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    King's Message To Hong Kong
    112 10 London, Jan. 24. THE hundredth anniversary of 1 the founding of the Colony of Hong Kong was marked by the passage by the Legislative Council of a resolution expressing kralty to the Throne and devotion to the Empire's cause. to which the King has sent
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    MORE A.R.P. EXERCISES ON LARGE SCALE
    336 11 Weekly Daylight Practices May Be Enforced VVKKKLY daylight A.R.P. exercises may be enforced in Singapore with a view to educating the public on the absolute necessity of taking shelter immediately the framing sirm is sounded. In making this statement to the Straits Times, the
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    19 11 Mr. E. N. Taylor has been appointed Official Assignee for the Settlements of Singaj pore, Penang. Malacca and t**"iti.
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    Chaplin In "The Great Dictator"
    71 11 Charlie Chaplin in a scene from "The Great Dictator," in which he stars with Paulette Goddard. This United Artists release, will be given a midnight premiere at the Capitol Th- tre to-night. The general screening will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The film is 12,000
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    FIXED PRICE EXCEEDED
    285 11 Japanese Couple Convicted A JAPANESE provision store pro- prietor, H. Okamoto, and his wife were fined a total of $150 in the Singapore fifth court yesterday when they pleaded guilty to a charge under the Food Control Ordinance. Mrs. Okamoto was alleged to have sold a V
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    CONDITION FOR RICE DISTRIBUTORS
    139 11 re conditions under which a licence will be Issued to every rice distributor in the Colony are laid down in a Gazette notification issued yesterday. No holder of a licence shall enter Into any agreement with any other person, linn, company or association or combination of
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    FLOUR ADVISER
    24 11 MR. H. FOSTER has been appointed Flour Adviser to the Food Controller, Malaya, it was announced In the Government Gazette last night
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    21 11 Mr. H. Weisberg. Financial Secretary, to be a member of the Singapore Harbour Board, rice Mr. 8. W. Jones, Colonial Secretary.
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    POLICE RAID LOCAL CAFE
    256 11 Prison Sentence For Licencee "A RENDEZVOUS for prostitutes," was how the third magistrate, Mr. J. G. Rappoport, described the Modern Cafe in Jalan Besar yesterday in a case in which Tan K*e Siang was charged with being the licensee of the cafe and knowingly permitting prostitutes
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    FUNERAL OF MR. S. J. RODRIGUES
    105 11 I 'pRE death occurred at his residence in Up- per Serangoon Road, Singapore, on i Thursday of Mr. Stephen John Rodrlgues, popularly known as "Farnley," at the age of 74 years. He is survived by a son and three i daughters and several grandchildren
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    S.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    67 11 MR. O. L. BAYLJSS and Mr. J. E. Miller have been granted commissions as second lieutenants In the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. Second Lieutenant H. G. Moulding has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The resignation by Second Lieutenant G. A. Machado of his commission has been
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    36 11 Owing to the Chinese New Year, there j will be no St John Ambulance Association I k-cture at Bukit Zarah School. Johore Bahru. on Monday. The next lecture will be on IFeb. 3. at 6.30 p.m.
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    Conspicuous Gallantry Of An East Surreys' Officer
    401 11 DATTALIONS of the Regimen; have been engaged in the present I v/ar, and the scanty news to hand suggests that; they have done well." sated an officer of the East Surrey Regiment in giving its hislory in a talk of the series "The
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    ANTI-MALARIAL DRUGS & MALAYA'S NEEDS
    242 11 ANTI-MALARIAL DRUGS MALAYA'S NEEDS Medical Departments' Stocks Sufficient For Two Years CUFFICIENT stocks of anti-malarial drugs to last two years arc held in medical departments in Malaya, it was stated at a meeting of the Malaria Advisory Board, F.M.S. The Senior Malaria Research Officer outlined the position as to the
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    Price Limits For Local Food
    122 11 MAXIMUtt prices have been ll\ed for the sale of locally slaughtered meat, live poultry, eggs, fresh, dried and salted fish, vegetables and curry stuffs in the Singapore market. This was announced in an Ordfr made by the Food Supply Officer yesterday. It is an offence
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    SOCIETY DISSOLVED
    48 11 T«HE dissolution of the Charcoal Merchants 1 Association, Penang, was announced in the Government Gazette las f night. Th* dissolution is on the grounds that the Association was being used "for purposes incompatible witn its objects and rules as set out in the register of societies."
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    USE OF PALM OIL TO STIMULATE BARK RENEWAL
    1847 12 Planting Topics Promising Results Obtained From Preliminary Trials By Our Planting Correspondent THAT a large number of rubber estates are using straight palm oil, on an experimental scale, with the object of securing a better bark renewal was information recently given to
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    RUBBER DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION
    234 12 Another Tax-Free Revision fFrom Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 3. THE directors of Eastern Sumatra Rubber Estates. Ltd. are the latest to join that body of conscientious London rubber estates directors who refuse to take advantage of pre-war articles securing them their fees free of in?om?-tax According
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    P. & O. COMPANY EARNS PROFIT OF £2,075,794
    469 12 P. O. COMPANY EARNS PROFIT OF £2,075,794 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 12. TTHAT, so far, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has certainly not suffered financially as a result of the war is indicated by the accounts for the year ended Sept. 30, published this week.
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    Lord Halifax Received With Honour In U.S.
    435 14 MR. ROOSEVELT CREATES A PRECEDENT BY MEETING HIM Annapolis (Maryland), Jan. 24. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, Lord Halifax, new British Ambassador to the United States and Lady Halifax were motoring back to Washington to-night, after the American Chief Executive had come to this town on
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    PROPOSALS TO LINK UP INDIA & CHINA BY AIR
    52 14 PROPOSALS TO LINK UP INDIA CHINA BY AIR New Delhi. Jan. 24. MEMBERS of the Chinese Aviation Corporation left for Calcutta In their own plane via Agra. Their proposals to link up India with the direct air route to Chungking and Hong Konif are under examination by the Government of
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    EARL OF ERROLL DIES
    51 14 Nairobi, Jan. 23. npHE Earl of Enroll, has been killed in a i 1 motor accident here. Thirty-nine years old he was a member of the Kenya Legislative Council and from 1920 to 1922 he was honorary attache at the British Em- i ba&sy in Berlin.
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    Italian Ship Sunk In Mediterranean
    48 14 London. Jan. I\. A 7.000-TON Italian supply ship has been sunk by the Bri»i«h submarine Panhian. states a British Admiralty communique. The encounter took place in the Mediterranean south of Italy. The supolv ship wis heavily laden with supplies for North Africa.— Renter.
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    NERVOUSNESS OF NAZI TROOPS
    90 14 London, Jan. 24. NEWS of Holland under the Nazis continues to reach the free Dutch newspaper in London. Suicides and mu?h nervouness are reported amme German troops in the coun ry, who believe they will b> forced to try and invade England. Parachute troops, among whom
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    British Army Talks With The Turks
    136 14 Ankara, Jan. 25 STAFF conversations between Adm. Sir Howard Kelly, representing the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean. Adm. Sir Andrew Cunningham. Lt -Gen. J. R. Marshall-Cornwall and Air Vice-Marshal T. W. Elmturst of the British military mission, representing the Middle East Command, and the Turkish
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    DEBT LIMIT INCREASE PLANNED BY U.S.
    87 14 Washington Jan 23 A PROPOSAL to Increase to $49,000,000,000 the national debt limit and the enactment of a legislation making all future Federal security issues subjet to Federal income taxes was made b., Mr. Henry. Morgenthau Secretary to the U.S. Treasury In a confereic"
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    GRAND DUCHESS FOR LONDON TRIP
    102 14 Montreal. Jan. 24. •T*HE Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxem- bourer will return to London from Canada in March, it was announced here to-day. After escaping from the Germans, the Grand Durhess went to Canada last October with her hi'-band. Prince Felix, and their six children.
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    21 14 TT has been announced in New Delhi that arrangements have been made to accommodate a total of 38.000 Italian prisoners. Rsuter.
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    GREEKS HURL BACK ENEMY
    94 14 Heavy Losses For The Italians Athens, Jan. 24. THE Greeks have captured a fur- ther 250 prisoners, including many officers, and much material in the course of their continued offensive in the central sector of the Albanian front. An official spokesman, revealing these new successes, added
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    Cost Of War To Japan
    71 14 Tokiu, Jan. 24. A CONTINUED drain on Japanese resources of the China campaign is indicated in the supplem?n ary extraordinary military budget introduced into the Diet *o-day. It tocaLs 1.000.000.0CO yen or over £58,0C0,000 and is only to cover twc months. February and March. At
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    Mr. Soong On China Aid To U.S.
    135 14 New York, Jan. 24. MR T. V. Scong, described Cnina as an ally of the United S:att?s, 'holding your ramparcs in the Pacific, in a speech to the China Society of America to-day. By engaging Japan In a long and exhausting war. destroying
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    New India-Japan Air Mails
    106 14 New India- Japan Air Mails Calcutta, Jan. 24. A postal press no.c states that in addition to air mails for Japan j and Manchukuc being sem by air to Singapore and th?nce by surface rou.e to their destination as at present, arrangements have been made to send air mails to
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    Dublin Castle Fire Causes Damage
    81 14 Dubln, Jan. 24. AFIRE which is still raging has caused considerable damage to the 700-year-old Dublin Castle which until 1922 was the official residence ol the Viceroy and the official centre of the Government. The famous Saint Patrick's hall, endangered by the fall of a
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    HUNGARY'S POSITION
    76 14 Budapest, Jan. 24. 'THE presence of numerous German troops J In Rumania is reassuring for us." declared Count Telekl. Hungarian Prime Minister, speaking at a Government party conference to-day. He dealt with the proposed ratification of Hungary's adherence to the tripartite agreement. Count Telekl revealed that Hungary's defence
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    BULGARIA RENEWS ANTIJEWISH LAW
    68 14 Berlin. Jan. 24. THE Bulgarian anti-Semitic measure has been re-established in the Bulgarian official gazette, states a Sofia dispatch to the official German news agency. The Jews are deprived of franchise, forbidden to own agricultural land and there is a limitation on their participation In the
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    JOHN OXENHAM DIES
    31 14 London, Jan. 23. rF novelist, John Oxenham, who was one of the must prolific of best-sellers for over 35 years, died today at the ace of 80 -Reucer.
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    U.S. AIRLINER CRASHES
    29 14 St. LouU, Jan. 24. TP^VO people were killed and 12 Injured J 1 when an airliner crashed near an au port here thi" mr»«-nir;i» —Bi"''" 1
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    34 14 Berlin. Jan. 24. TIE Rumanian {raieral staff announces that the calling up of the 1941 class will take place on Feb 15. according to a Bucharest dispatch to the official German news agency. —neuter.
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    ANNUAL NORTH vs. SOUTH RUGBY MATCH TO-DAY
    694 15 Teams Meeting For Fourteenth Time In The Series l/l ALA LIMIT It to-day, for the second time since (he inception of the series, will be the venue of the Malayan Rugby Union's fourteenth annual North versus South pamc. First played in 1928, th«
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    Hardwick Beats Marble
    56 15 Boston, Jan. 24. AFTER losing the first seven professional lawn tennis matches, Mary Hard wick, former British international, beat Alice Marble, American and Wimbledon champion. 6—4,6 4, 4—6.4 6. 6—2.6 2. This was Miss Marble's first defeat since th e 1938 Wimbledon championship where she lost to
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    189 15 SELECTIONS for to-day's races at Ipoh are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Hue and Cry, Creme dc Menthe. Race 2: Lady Lustre, Storm Ahead. Race 3: Poor Bill, (arm top. Race 4: Empress, Edie's Choice Race 5: Mallanuit, Lady War* rior. Race G: Annie Rooney, Miss Zipp. Race
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    Sappers Lose To Kallang
    549 15 SEVEN-ASIDE RUGBY IN the finest, and certainly the 1 fastest game yet seen in the SC.C.'s Seven-A-Side rugger tournament. Kalian* "A" oeat Fortress R E "B" by three points (a try), to nil, on the p*dang yesterday. The Sappers were last year s seven a-side champions
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR IPOH RACES
    1141 15 Final Day Of Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" Meeting DELOW is given the full card of events at Ipoh to-day, v the final day of the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting The double totes will be on races three and five and seven and nine.
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF S.A.S.A.
    139 15 I *KIBUTES were paid at the annual 1 general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association to the retiring president. Mr. O. H. Kiat. the outgoing committee, the honorary secretary and treasurer and the honorary auditor for their work during the past year. In moving the
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    SEVENTEEN TEAMS IN HOUSES' FOOTBALL
    114 15 SEVENTEEN teams will compete In this year's Business Houses' Football League, which begins on Feb. 10, and four new j teams will be competing, the Ford Sports Club, Bramtoco, N.A.A.F.1., and Brtnkmanns. Three of last year's teams have dropped out Nestanglo, Thornycroft, and William Jacks.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    64 15 TO-DW RUGGER: Nor h vs. South. Runt* Lnmpur; S.C.C. Seven-a-side u.iirnamriit, S.C.C. Hotkey: S.R.C. vs. R.A.F., Malaya, S.R.C. Singapore Hornets vs. Mountain Battery, F.irrcr Park. Tennis: S.C.C. and Y.M.C.A. (ournamen's. TO-MORROW Tennis: Inter ollrre ma'rh, R a ITles courts. Indian Carnival: Cricket; Selangcr Indian Assn. vs. Singapore
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    Lawn Tennis Results
    333 15 rIE hrst lawn tennis tournaments of the year started off simultaneously—and in line weatheryesterday. At the Singapore Cricket Club, a start was made in the Chinese New Ye?r open mvi ati.in tournament while the Y.M.CA. courts were the venue of the opening day's play in the Mahlys'
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    TRAINING NOTES
    19 15 THIS morning's training notes from Io»h will he found elsewhere in this issue if received in time.
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    INCREASING UNREST IN ITALY OVER LOSSES
    270 16 FASCIST CHIEFS EMBARRASSED BY BADOGLIO S POPULARITY Food Queues Getting Longer Mussolini Is Denounced London, Jan. 21. THERE is increasing disquiet in Italy over the growing* disasters in Africa and Albania, according to report* reaching Athens, states the Daily Telegraph's correspondent in the Greek
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    230 16 Official Statement Says Act Of I layashi "'Unpremeditated" Shanghai, Jan. 24. A JAPANESE official statement was issued to-day in connection with the woun^injr of Mr. VV. J. Keswick, chairman of the Municipal Council, during a»? oxtraordirary meeting of Sii^nghai ratepayers yesteH-iy, at which
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    NEW NAZI ENVOY
    24 16 Herlin, Jan. 24. Ton Killlnger, the iie'v German to Rumaii'a, UTtred in Bucharest this morning, stales the oilirial news agency. Reuter.
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    25 16 New Delhi, Jan. 23. /^•EN. C. E. Auchinleck, new Com-mander-in-Chief for India, has arrived and assumes command on Sunday Reuter.
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    LONDON HAS LONGEST SPELL OF QUIET
    91 16 London. Jan. 24. LONDON last night enjoyed its fourth successive raidless n.ght the longest spell of after dark quio* since the intensiveattacks on this country began in September. Neither were there ar,y raiders elsewhere in the country. An Air Ministry communique states: "There Is
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    Cyrenaica's Fall Approaching
    317 16 TIMES' FORECAST ON BRITISH SUCCESS London, Jan. 24. QCCUPATION of the whole of Cyrenaica is foreseen by the morning newspapers as a result of the capture of Tobruk. The success at robnir-, scivs The Times, shows that the "tide of victory has not been arrested by lengthening
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    "Britain Not Wasting Time In Africa"
    91 16 "Britain Not Wasting Time In Africa" Vichy. Jan. 24. THE rapture of Tobruk by the British is widely commented on by the Press in unoccupied France. The newspaper Figaro states Egypt would now appear to be secure again again9i an Italian ofTensive^ "unless the Axis whits can re-form a great
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    Evacuation In Britain
    174 16 London, Jan. 24. AVER 1.500,000 people in Britain v have been transferred from their homes in areas liable to enemy air attack to other less vulnerable areas. The success v;ith which this gigantic task has been performed has caused great gratification to the committee which has been
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    Comment On India Situation
    123 16 London, Jan. 23. /COMMENT on the Interview wi h Mr. I* S. Amery, Secretary of Stata for India, by the editor of Grea; Britain and the East, in which Mr. Amery made a fr^sh arpeal to Indian leaders to settle their differences amicably, is made by
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    ALL-INDIA DEFENCE
    27 16 The erand total of the subscriptions to the r'l- India defence loans up to Jan. 18 is nearly Rs. 480,000.000, reports Reuter from New Delhi.
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