The Straits Times, 10 February 1941

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    37 1 The Straits Times rESTABLISHE) NKARLT A CBNTVRY] MA LA YA S LEADING NE WSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES r\M.- SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEIIRUARY 10. 1941. VWM-Y. i\W- The Straits Times «l'\ SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1941. PRICK :> t KNTS.
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      417 1 MIEN CHONG TAILORING *Ml»Ur Halt Us^tß)> w*IN »HI»II s am a*4 Km! Ate* \M»KI« \> xIMRk SKIN InuiwrAin M C SL. ft>ar*. 0^ TYPE 40 TWO-STAGE AIR-COOLED COMPRESSORS SIC Popular Machines hrn IL water or water piping I Minimum attendance B Easy to move *T*IIK IK Type 40 i omprrvsor
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      241 2 BUSINESS CARD 3 ETC. M>R A r*^ MANICURE •^I*^^ oW MANICURE SPECIALIST MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss KANA. 60. WATERLOO STRCET Telephone 7467. VICTORY BOOKS ■till INDIA FOR KKKKDOM fe| I ilward Thompson IM.M« ALi II S «I CHOOSE (hurt hill (an I Bits lirl.ind by Jim I
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      643 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA [JKWMMIJT3 Anil ArbAli Lint. "ggg' GF.M.K\i.r\ss!V,r.R IGBNTB service ri)R OUNAKO WHITE STAYI Th« best possible ervices LINK. arc being maintained by the P O S. N Coy from 'he n nMCnco Straits to their usual ports of m^J^ t K rMnmm call in China
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      425 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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      165 3 W Si ■_tf^B*a^sV^£aa^a«r A BY FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO it LOs ANGELES, NEW YORK AM) BOSTON VIA MANILA, HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Ball S'pora Arrive NT RUEBIN TIPTON* Feb. 13 Mar. 29 PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Mar. IS May 5 •DOES NOT CALL SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELE6 or BOSTON PASSENGER
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      262 3 RADIO NEWS IN ENGLISH a.m 8 2» Sincaport 3«M m RPr 3 8.2* Penani 49.1 m 1.M B.BC 21.53 m t M S.n rwietoe. 31.18 ai 19.82 m. g.5» SydnM 31.28 at S.M Malh (KZKM) S1.35 l».0# Rangoon 49.94 (csre«4 S««4a7> iMhi SIM an is"s« HMitMi «.49 bl SYDNEY I.3S
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      1504 3 Broadc asting TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION <.SC SSI mr (31.55 .n t.M ».j» met SINGAPORE ,31.32 m.i. USD 11 II me |MJI n »•*•> <25 2» mi: OSf 15 n t»« iVXX J??2 l?| 7 |J< GSI IS ZIIPJ 7.M mn <41.J» 9M GSJ u mc ,j m (7.IIU ZHPI ZIIP3)
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S FINANCES
    223 4 INDIAN SECURITIES MOBILIZED TIN ft RUBBER SHARES NOT YET INCLUDED London, Feb. 10. •PHL Treasury's mobilisation of Indian 1 securities has far- reaching implications for many types of securities Wwwrtwi the world, writes Router's -is surprised by the opcr- rviders v logical and canLaad A'thfugh ho'ders ar*
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    21 4 Feb 8. narket tonnage offen s Iron- quiring foi Sea at »5C M 9.50 foi wheat n v.i h
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCH
    14 4 MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCH I w-ll 1 I" a taw %KKIN \l I llrw
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    AROUND THE MARKETS Firmer Tendency In Tin Share Section
    445 4 AROUND THE MARKETS Firmer Tendency In Tin Share Section (By Our tinanrtal Correspondent) Singapore. Feb. 10. *¥*HE tin share market on Saturday had a slightly firmer tendency although the turnover was very small. Hong Patt staged one of its spectacular Jumps and a fair quantity of shares changed hands at
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    23 4 New York, Feb. 8. A STOCK Exchange seat was sold for the new low half-century record of (26,000, a decrease of $2,000.— Heuter.
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    304 4 To-day H.W. 910 am 17 ft; 10.45 p.m. 5.3 ft L.W. I.X am. 5 ft: 406 p.m. 16 ft. TO-morrow H.W. 957 a-ra. 93 ft: 11 15 P-m. 8 7 ft. L.W. 4.01 am. 4.6 ft; 4.43 pm. 1.2 ft. Wednesday, Feb. 13 H.W. 1049 am. 9.7
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    103 4 Klce <jo««<-* per koyaa—4t tricots. Otfcar raouMdtt:™ «*ot«d pet pieal exeeft ■*f» «tb«rwtae Hated. Singapore, Sat t\i urday. Buyer* (Seuer Gambier Hamburg Cube Java Cube I 7.50 $12.50 $12.00 ZtiD'O Mixed $2.18 Sun Dried $2.40 PtoMrt* White Muntok Whi-.-Black $13.75 $1325 $6.75 ?a<- '.out a 84.62:, $4.62
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    Quick Repair Of Bombed Plants
    144 4 Quick Repair Of Bombed Plants London, Feb. 10 AN important move to speed up the repair of bombed factories, which will bring engineers and surveyors on the spot even while a raid is still on. is announced by the Minister of Works and Buildings, Lord Reith He has appointed as
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    DOMINIONS' TRADE AFTER WAR "Empire Markets Will Be Inadequate "
    445 4 DOMINIONS' TRADE AFTER WAR "Empire Markets Will Be Inadequate London, Feb. 2. FE position of the Dominions' trade during and after the war is examined in the Annual Trade Review of the 'Manchester Guardian' "The lines along which post-war reconstruction will be undertaken in Europe, and also throughout the world,
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    IPOH RUBBER ESTATES PROFIT JUMPS
    53 4 iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 8. pOH RUBBER ESTATES LTD. earned a net profit of £10,333 in the year ended September last This compares with £2,269 in the preceding year. The dividend Is ten per cent. No dividend was paid in 1939 and 1938
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN CHUNGKING
    58 4 P Chungking, Feb. 10. R the purpose of strengthening wartime economy, adjusting commodity prices, stabilizing currency, increasing production, and adjusting supply and demand, the Chinese Government has established an economic conference under the Executive Yuan. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is chairman of the conference, and Dr. H.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    90 4 Satarday, Feb. 8, mmh dujera Seller* Price* Price* Nm. O. K.S.S. (Sfwt hMwe) 3*% 36% No. IX R.S.S. fob. In rases Fefc.-Mar. (Sellers •ptlon) M% 37*4 r..F.A.Q. 8 s.s fab. la Miles Feb. -Mar. (Sellers option) 36<* 3«96 F.A.Q. R.S.S fob. In bales Feb. -Mar.
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    BRIEF RAID ON LONDON
    34 4 London, Feb. 10 LAST night. London had her flrsi night's plert for five nights, but the "raiders' parsed" rlgnal was giver long before midnight Anti-aircraft guns were in action.- neuter.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY ON WEDNESDAY
    357 4 Singapore Races nPHE full list of weights for Wednesday, the second day of the Singapore Tnrf Club's spring meeting are riven bflow. Hones, Class 1. Div. 1—7 furs. National 9.07 Bay Dragon 8.08 Depot 9.06 Jack Druee 8.07 Lover's Fate 9.04 Smoke Dreams 8.00
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      136 4 DO YOU WANT TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? TKe SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to *ive regular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND during the Coming Year Can You Afford $1 per month? Can You Afford $10 per month? Can You Afford $100 per
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      SEPANG VALLEY ESTATE
      160 5 PKOI II Wl) l)IVII>r\l> I Xl UD 5iH) Donation To Wai Fund >fU of M uk Vall.y Ktitate the yoat 1 last. f Mi with $13,734 n the voar. ,w»m divid-nd ol 5 per cent MM MM -n October r.d th. dire tors Bow recommend a final
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      TIN COMPANIES AND E. P. T.
      246 5 (tuidrnti l/'>ndon. rrh X lUKK^MM. shareholders at the imu«l nif lint °f British Tin ixiratian. Mr I rVane. the i hariman, said that he that the representation* uhi<h had been made to the Qm "iinifni agiinvt the unfairness of the imposition of 1M per
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      HUME PIPE CO. EARNINGS FALL
      116 5 H U ME PIPE CO. EARNINGS FALL AUxain th? ■eeoMttl of Hume Pipe Cx 'Austra!m Ltd. duririK the year ended Jum :to. 1940. amounted to £37.230. a ronn of £30.173 on thf i i v year. MMMMJ meeting the ed I h 'lder^ tint the ive b?cn bPtti-r had ii
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      List Of Current Dividends
      116 5 IvtUWi i t)> the Malayan Sharebrokers Association. 1 Ainml. i I ll ttf «t* Paysbl* M. M wou.- 3d lHd. »mu. 1> No. 3 Feb. 3 F>b 12 M", nn*I M»r- 10 10% tnt M»r. 10 3d N.i b« 1 3 oonu.- Feb. 4 Prt> '4
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      Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
      1337 5 RAAT. rKB. 8. 1M1: lt.30 PJL ■I5T1NO Asasjat Tin <Ss; 3s 3a M Austral Aintl (is, 6s 3d 6* 9d c.d. Austral Malay <t) sbe 3«s cd. Ayer illuui (5si JOa Sit Ayer Wrng (»1 .90 .85 Barertn Tin (f) 13s 6d 14* M B»tu
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      PERAK TIN COMPANY DIVIDENDS RISE
      101 5 Malayan And Southern Malayan Distributions <Fn>m Our Own Correspondent > London. Feb. 8. TTWO important Malayan tin-mining companies with properties in Perak announce dividends in respect of the financial year ended June last. Southern Malayan Tin Dredtfifig Ltd. proposes a final dividend of five per
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      BRITAIN'S FINANCING PROBLEMS
      178 5 New Mission To U.S.A. London, Feb. 2. *PHE announcement of S!r Edward Peacock's mission to the United States is an outstanding topic of interest at present. It is regarded as a reminder of Britain's immediate financing problems, which impending American legislation cannot alter. It is believed, also,
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      NO CHANGE IN RUBBER QUOTA
      105 5 From Oar Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 7. MO change in the existing rate of 100 per cent, exportable allowance for rubber for the second quarter is expected to be made by the International Rubber Regulation Committee when it meets in London on Feb. 25. It
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      WAR RISK INSURANCE Proposed Scheme Gazetted
      335 5 WAR RISK INSURANCE Proposed Scheme Gazetted A BILL will be introduced into Federal Council to-mcrrow which will bring into force a system of compulsory insurance of goods against war risks. The Bill was gazetted on Saturday, stnt?s the Malay Mail. Its provisions (it is stated In the Objects and Reasons)
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      JAPAN'S SUPPLIES OF PETROLEUM
      128 5 Increased Imports From IT.S.A. New York. Feb. 2. WITH conditions in the Far East becoming more acute, Japan is determinedly increasing her supplies of petroleum for industrial and war purposes. r>sr>ite embarzecs. shipments of crude and finished products to Japan from the United States have increased.
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      AUSTRALIAN BUTTEK PRODUCTION
      149 5 Sydney, Feb. 2. AS a result of heavy rain which has fallen recently, dalry'ng prospects in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland have improved, according to a report Issued by Prescott Pty., Ltd Only in South Australia is production still falling off. In New South Wales, almost
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      18 5 Jimah Rubber E'tate harvest d 39,300 tb of rubber In January and Punggoi Rubber Estate harvested 15,191 Tb
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      229 6 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS TO-DAY lU'.sV.: ALHAMBRA 1 Art* I mil.. mm4**i Uh d~» \mtkm4 tfm Mt« traMcl ftof- 1 »l.i»t» N»t f*f fMU Vmn. !*>•' f^^^ A I «4*wt cm** IW« wlwiwili 4*l "W /^^r?V|l Ik U faf bTI Jm i T»«» C»U J W\ I Bmßw [L> »m« ta>
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      274 6 MATINEE 1 TO-DAY -r pavilion] A RUSSIAN STORY THAT SPRINGS FROM A n^M FAMILIAR FOLK TUNE! V^j#^?^jl EXOTIC GLIMPSES OF FASHIONABLE LIFE! /^T ml GYPSY MUSIC j^S^ SUAVE ACTING! y j ADDED ATTRACTION "THE FALL OF BARDIA" PH|^^ V^^JPH VINiKM.IW CINESOUND NEWSBEEL) GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS 0 >. MIIIMIIT ••INOM NEXT
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      176 6 HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN TO BEE IT TWICE ALREADY! NEVER BEFORE SUCH ENTHUSIASM EVERY SHOW PACKED OUT SINCK TUESDAY'S MEMORABLE OPENING! SEE IT TO-DAY |4 shows a. DAILY AT THE CAPITOL 10.30A.M. "The BIG THEATRE WITH HIE BK 15 PICTURES' I A UNITED AT USUAL ARTJSTS CHARLIE CHAPLIN in his greatest
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    ITALIAN DEBACLE ON THE CENTRAL ALBANIAN FRONT
    348 7 ITALIAN DEBACLE ON THE CENTRAL ALBANIAN FRONT KurnivV Counter-Atlacks Fail Vt Klisura "Mountain Pass London, Feb. y. THE Greeks have inflicted #reat losses on Mussolini's 1 Rlackshirt troops in the m <st disastrous of all counterattacks yet delivered by the Italians in Albania, ace trding to the Athens radio last
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    Italian Claims Disproved
    178 7 Athens, Feb. 9. nURING the first three months of the Italian war on Greece, three Italian submarines and, in addition. Italian transports totalling more than 35.000 tons have been sunk. The latter Include an auxiliary warship armed with two guns. This information is contained in a statem:nt
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    Heavy Attacks By R.A.F.
    397 7 Invasion Ports Are Again Bombed London, Feb. 6 AN A:r Ministry communique s aten that aKhough weather r «ulitii nwere again unfavourable, a small of aircraft of the Bomber Command j last night carried out attacks on in- j dustrial objectives at Mannheim. Yesterday aircraft of
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    More Pilots Arrive From Canada
    181 7 London, Feb. 9. A CONTINGENT of R.A.F. perrk sonnel from Britain who have now completed their training in Canada returned to Britain to-day with their "wings." Among them were a number of Australian and Canadian pilots. The new pilot* disembarked at a Scottish port and
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      306 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to-night -DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner $3.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE SATURDAY— SPECIAL RACE DINNER, DANCE CAHARKT by TIM \>TOK DUO ££s!* SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT »> MOST POPI I \i; soriAL RENDK. Mils MILITARY BAND CONCERT 830 to 10 30 p.m. 1?«
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      249 7 COME BARL.Y TO AVOID THE Itl'SH! SIMULTANEOUS BCRBENING AT THE ~CTUE E NS SU7i I GLOBE «.1> (GEYUING) t PJL 1 PM. (NEW WORLD) ».M 7.45 (ORR \T WORID) IS A Thrilling Malay Picture adapted from tbo famous Black Magic! Mystery —^^^^B^^i^^^^^^»itt l» PATHAY Last 4 Shows T da y
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEB. 10, 1941. (526th Day Of The War.) Getting Going
    1212 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEB. 10, 1941. (526th Day Of The War.) Getting Going In the middle of last year, when the war in Europe had taken a very serious turn and we were tottering on the brink of defeat, there was much agitation in thLs country for the
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    NAZI INVASION OF BRITAIN MAY BE POSTPONED
    1313 8 NAZI INVASION OF BRITAIN MAY BE POSTPONED (By Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 7. DERHAFS the most dangerous opinion, which is certainly gaining ground, is that Hitler's attempt to invade Great Britain will be indefinitely postponed unless the Vichy Government hands over what J remains of the French Fleet to
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      THE RIGHT SPIRIT
      582 8 Echoes Of Income Tax Controversy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is a great pity that your correspondent, "Sin Man-tai," should have come to such an evidently wrong conclusion when reading H.E.s speech at the Federal Council the other day. He himself quotes what
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      SANITATION
      433 8 Where Singapore Lags Behind To the Editor or the straits Times Sir, General Wu Te-chen has called on his fellow-countrymen to realize that they are human beings and not human animals to stop carrying jnightsoll. He is right. In a town like Singapore, whfre residents and visitors not to
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      DRESS REFORM
      125 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. We have followed, with Interest, the recent correspondence in your j columns auvocating dress reform for j the long-suflering male in this country Although our traditional dress conservatism would, we think, prove an i almost insuperable bar to immediate I
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    "Only All Out Aid For Britain Would Save America From War"
    129 9 New York, Feb. 9. "IN my judgment, If we give all aid to Britain we are likeiy to stay out of the war, while if we do not give all aid we shall probably become Involved in the war,"
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    NILE ARMY TO MARCH ON?
    145 9 Opposition Now Negligible Cairo, Feb. 10. •THE possibility that Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's advance to- J wards Tripoli may continue is being discussed here. It i.s pointed out that remnants of Marshal Graziani's army Is bound to be disorganized, partic*ul- arly in view of their
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    Red Split With Chiang Denied
    95 9 Cungking, Feb. 10. A CATEGORICAL denial was given here yesterday by a Chinese mlliI tary spokesman to rumours that I Chinese Communists were forming an independent army or that punitive measures against them had been taken ior were contemplated. After recalling that the Chinese Communists
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    Vatican Radio "Jammed"
    128 9 London, Feb. 10. *T*HE Vatican radio has been jammed for several weeks. This was the explanation given by the annonncer for the slowness and constant repetition of a message given oat yesterday. "We beg our listeners," said the announcer, "to excuse as for speaking so slowly and
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    VICHY CABINET RESHUFFLE: NEW POSTS FOR DARLAN
    429 9 THE latest development in the German-French tension is the announcement of a Cabinet reshuffle at V ichy. Adm. Darlan has been appointed Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister. He retains his portfolios as i Naw Minister. M. F.andin. who succeeded Laval as Foreign Minister in
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    Greeks Resume Push To North
    154 9 I Heavy Italian Losses Are Reported Athens, Feb. 10. GREEK iroops have resumed their push north of Klisura, key town on the centre front in Albania, where 'Mussolini's T }lack.shir s left 1.000 dead i |on the battlefield after their most I i disastrous counter-attack
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    Germans Using Danish Navy
    151 9 Breach In Agreement Is Revealed Stockholm- Feb. 10. rvANISH torpedo-boats have been flying the German flag and have been manned by Germans since Wednesday, states the Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter. This follows reports circulating here durine the mst week that the Germans had taken over Danish
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    CHUNGKING TO TRAIN 150.000 LABOURERS
    79 9 Chungking, Feb. 10. nrHE Chinese Government is making plans to rrganiz? and train 150.000 labourers In Chungking, of whom 70 000 will shortly begin training under the Ministry of Social Affairs. They will be grouped under cultural, municipal and communications classes and will be divided
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    Tremendous Attack Launched On Genoa
    597 9 H.M.S. MALAYA TAKES PART IN SHELLING OF VITAL BASE London, Feb. 10. THE Royal Navy unleashed at dawn yesterday the war's most tremendous naval bombnrdment of a port when heavy and light units of the Mediterranean Fleet sent »»\<t 300 tons of shells crashing into
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    ENEMY PLANE DOWNED IN NORTH SEA
    47 9 London, Feb. 10. AN enemy aircraft, when approaching a British convoy in the North Sea yesterday, was promptly sin into the sea by the escort vessel Pytchley. An Admiralty communique says tl V' was no survivor from th« enemy aircraft. Reuter.
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    WAR FUND'S WEEK-END INCREASE OF $2,700
    346 10 WAR FUND'S WEEK-END INCREASE OF $2,700 Penang Responsible For The Biggest Item TOTAL TO-DAY $4,972,340 TO-DAY'S additions to Th:' War Fund are few in number, 1 hut they amount in all to about $2,700 and carry the pros* tola I In tO. Penang la again responsible (or tin largest single
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    11 10 *h .s -,i\int two recitals at th* Memorial Theatre thi* month.
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      MIDNIGHT MUSICALS AT THE ALHAMBRA
      67 10 Will Hnd Out." Kay Kpfr. lion* Kirlnff. BH.i Infnull. KKO m ,1-,. |,t h ->«s al .mbra wi Satardav an4 Sundav. THI <- l.. one at those nims which succe«simIc mirth and my- Bod* Kmrloff and BrU 1/ ft«'.. n. supply all dM K»T Kyer
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      GOOD DETECTIVE STORY AT THE ALHAMBRA
      73 10 lir; Phil* Vanee. ijamn M it<H SteTtrnon. Hrnrjr Uxriwr Boa, At the Afcamt>r». Lh» murder oX ar. aircraft designer and his •nd how Phllo Vance f.lamri r. a ::.!•<•■ f'-r-- vp. fatlMm rv U the theme of this Mm. which I eppeal to all
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      TUNEFUL COMEDY AT THE CATHAY
      70 10 Tta rmm \liry. Htth Abe* Fare. IWt I l.rab'.r. J*ha r»n* and Jack O.i» iV Twentieth Centary Ko«. At the < .tlhay 'midnight pmr rt: imlllkr aong* m?i w with cood acting ana •Mr p'i'»«Bt entf P»yi- provid-.'s the \olc* and Br Oakif the <
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    BULL TOSSES 16-STONE FARMER IN AIR
    43 10 AI'.oTONE N d farmer ry Bill, was twice trssed more I x fe-t la the air fcf a bull rvhich m 78 Sill kicked at the ee and took refuge in k ■d to hospital, where i
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    24 10 Dr O: car Douglas Ske: on. Canadian Under for External was klled or. Jan- 29. when his car hit a train after ho had
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    34 10 Mrs. Bun lay Barruwman. and Miss Gillian k Master Oavln Barrow man will leave for Australia shortly on a holiday by Qantas plane They will stay In Australia f I writes our Klang correspondent
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    HOLLANDERS' WREATH ON SYDNEY CENOTAPH
    76 10 J^ BEAUTIFUL wreath of orange- coloured flowers, draped with the; red, white and blue of the Dutch flag. was placed anonymously on the Ceno- 'anh in Sydney on Jan. 30. •scriotion in Dutch on the j wreath stated that it was from some Dutch visitors.
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    SERDANG SCHOLARSHIPS
    24 10 THREE major and three minor agri-; cultural scholarships tenable at thei School of Agriculture, Serdan?. will be i offered by Government this-veir.
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    26 10 a ro -j march by members of the .\iaiuy Navy attached to H.MS. Pelandok, the training depot. This p'ciure is appearing m newspapers throughout the world.
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    Thaipusam Celebrated In Singapore & K. Lumpur
    408 10 Thaipusam Celebrated In Singapore K. Lumpur "THOUSANDS of Tamil pilgrims, the majority from Johcre, this morn- i in<? celebrated Thnipusam, the only I religious Hindu festival wh.ch ls c;vri- h ed out on such a grand scale In this' 1 country. Because of the heavier influx of visitors from Johore
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    Night Fighters Of R. A. F.
    35 10 emtiM.li n.yn I ..u..i i tuutttg inuntU B to RAF. night fighter patrols using improved methods of interception rt are some keen-eyed air gunners of a night fighter patrol.
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    SUETSUGU AND NEW ORDER
    278 10 Singapore As A "Serious Obstacle" AUSTRALIA and India, but not New Zealand, will be In the second phase of Japan's New Order." The Tokio correspondent oi the Mew York Times quotes Admiral Suetsugu former Commander- in-Chief of t,rv> JaDanese Fleet, as say.ng this. The iirst phase
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    HEMINGWAY TO VISIT CHINA
    122 10 Famous Author As P.M. Correspondent PRNEST HEMINGWAY, the noted American writer, is on his way to the Far East, as a SDecial correspondent, the newspaper, P.M., announces. Hemingway sailed from San Francisco with his ihird wife, Martha Ccllhorn, herself, a war correspondent. They married a few
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    EMBODIMENT OF JOHORE VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS
    34 10 "THE Johore volunteer engineers have been called up for continuous tiaining which lasts from Feb 16 to Apr. 9. An order announcing the calling up has Just been publlshea.
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    GEN. AUCHINLECK ON DEFENCE OF INDIA
    766 10 4 'Secure From Any Attack From Any Direction" «»-I)AV Indian troops are fighting side by side with Uri- tish, Australian, New Zealand, South African and Free French forces to destroy once and for all the threat of bringing war to the shores of India,"
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    UP-TO-DATE RICE MILL BUILT IN SINGAPORE
    393 11 Latest Addition To Malayan Chain Of Govt. Plants FIRST TO INCORPORATE NEW METHOD OF TREATMENT VOW ncaring completion close to a protected area in Singapore, with excellent road, rail and shipping facilities, a (Government rice mill will shortly come into operation. Thin plant, the
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    ASIATICS & THE "NEW ORDER"
    269 11 ASIATICS THE "NEW ORDER" itholic Journal Sounds Warning "PHAILAND by playing into the nds of Japan, has made the iit with serious •he Malaya :c Leader, in an editorial enlit led Pax Japonica. The Journal an's object in turaiiii; the French from their Eastern colonies and protectorates is, if we
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    COUNTERACTING JAPANESE PENETRATION IN TIMER
    59 11 COUNTERACTING JAPANESE PENETRATION IN TIMER P appropriate Australian representation in Portuguese norn txing couriered, the xtornal AlTairs (Sir rt 1 said in Sydney. An r. would be B Kredert'-k wa-s commenting on 1 by the managing director of (Juntas Empire Airways 'Mr. W. Hudh\ tor closer trade relations between Australia
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    MALAYANS MAY LOSE THEIR PENSIONS
    136 11 Activities Of Retired Officers Restricted PENSIONS to retired officers of the Malayan Establishment are to cease If theie officers become, without first getting ths p3rm;ssicn in writing of the Governor, directors of any company the principal part of whose business is in r.ny wa* dir^
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    Volunteers Getting Down To It
    24 11 Volunteer gunners loading a searchlight on to a lorry in a Singapore camp where intensive exercises are in progress.
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    AUSTRALIA AIDS INDIA
    255 11 Machine Tools For Munitions Works 4 I si It ALIA may be able to assist ■A. India in seeming machine 10. X for munition manufacture, the IVputy Director of Munitions Production of the Indian Government Supply Department (Mr. <1. A. R. Trimming) who is now in Sydney
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    ARCHDEACON HAS NARROW ESCAPE Car Overturns After Joo Chiat Collision
    71 11 ARCHDEACON HAS NARROW ESCAPE Car Overturns After Joo Chiat Collision a RCHDEACON Graham-White had a narrow escape from serious injury on Saturday evening when he was returning home from K;ton'_'. A collision between his car and another occurred near Joo Chiat Road, and the Archdeacon's car overturned completely. He fortunately
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    37 11 Tbe Singapore Lodge of the Theosophical Society will hold a symposium on "Proofs of the existence of the soul" at 6.30 p.m. on r>b 13 at 8. Calrnhlll Road. There will be tree admivion to the public.
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    INCIDENCE OF BERI BERI
    116 11 More Than Hospital Figures Suggest rERE appears to be no doubt that the incidence of berl-beri is much greater than hospital admission figures suggest." This comment is contained in the latest report of the Medical Department, S.S. and F.M.S. The incidence of malaria in Malaya as
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    NEW VS. LINERS FOR SYDNEY SERVICE
    45 11 Fis announced from Washington that the Matson Line is building two big liners for the Australian service from San Francisco. They will cost about £6,100.000 to construct, and will be larger and j faster than the Monterey and MariP°sa-
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    23 11 Mrs. A. R. Lewis, wife of Jocke7 Lewis, arrived in Singapore yes-erday by air from Australia, to Join her hus j band here.
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    Visited Singapore
    25 11 I. (tUi> MOYNE, who has been appjint:d Secretary of State for the Colonies following the death of Lord IJoyd, visited Singapore in 1935.
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    TRAINING OF LEADERS DURING EMBODIMENT
    680 11 Volunteers' Intensive Course In Craft Of Modern War THE Straits Settlements Volunteer Force is now hard at work in barracks and camp, undergoing: two months of serious and compulsory training. It is learning under its own instructors, instead of borrowing; them from lh« regular forces
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    INDIAN YOUTH LEAGUE MEETING POSTPONED
    33 11 A minor irregularity in connection with Itl 'all r. fd annual genera] meeting of the Indi<m Youth League, to have been hold yc3U relay, being postponed to Fel
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    Agricultural Research And A "Balanced Attitude"
    526 11 "IT is more than likely that this sensationalism is fostered by a section of the Press in an endeavour j to meet the thirst of the less informed public for information in 'tabloid form' on a wida range of subjects." states the latest issue
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    AMERICA'S LOWER HOUSE PASSES AID TO BRITAIN BILL
    284 12 Senate fiels >leasure After Representath cs 1 260-165 Vote Washington. Feb. 9. I Hous <.i R«}yi» rfiuaiives yesterday passed the I i n<l B^l to aid Britain after a debate Th" voting in favour of the bi'l *vas c bi'l now goes
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    Aboard Britain's American Destroyers
    38 12 British runners practising on a Browning anti-aircraft gun on board one of the 54 United States des. rovers acquired by the British Government In exchange for the lease of bases in the Western Hemisphere.
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    BIG LOAN FOR CHUNKING
    180 12 BIG LOAN FOR CHUNKING Stabilizing The Chinese Dollar f\ of Prescient Roosevelt's administrative assistants, Mr. Lauchlin H. Currie, is now on a visit to Chungking (the Chinese capital) to obtain information about China's economic situation and to transmit personal greetings from President Roosevelt to General Kai-shek. Mr. Currie is a
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    Gen. Wu Te-chen Gets $30.000.000 For China
    27 12 G-. inist^r ar ot rUndi "jrma and the 1'hii.pad $30 000.080 tor ai<l u> China luiland, rn Ptfifl 1 ut*r
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    "Blank Cheque" For Menzies
    203 12 "Blank Cheque" For Menzies Comment On Visit To England c anberra, Feb. 5EXCESSIVE speculation on what the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Men-! zies. may aeheve during his visit j abroad Ls deprecated in Cabinet quarBOBU tnsgtstl r.a c: what Mr Men- I j.es will be abl to do, including
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    NO DAMAGE RESULTS FROM MALTA RAID
    56 12 M*iu. Feb. 9. SKVfcJiAi. afccraß Hew singly over M*lt» a: Interval* between dusk and midnight on I'.'uiay. number of bombs being droppc.!. but accortimg to an oifici&l communlqu was no material damage to clvihan property »nd none nt all to Government property. One civilian
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    Friendship Of Iraq For Britain
    69 12 Friendship Of Iraq For Britain Baghdad. Feb. 9. PAQ'S best policy Is to keep out of the war, said the new Iraq Prime Minister. General Taha el Hasimi Pasha addressing Parliament to-day. He added "Our ally Great Brttair has not submitted any demands which would Involve us in a war.
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    PART OF BRITAIN'S WAR BURDEN
    139 12 BRITAIN'S beer will soon be more anaemic, because of the shortage of hops. Hitherto, one-fifth of the hope used i by Britain have been imported from America r.nd the Continent for the manufacture of special brews. The«^ .s'loplies are new cut off. and| the boric
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    NAZI GRIP ON ITALY
    47 12 iTRAVELLERS from Milan report tha'. German police, and also sen in. with fixed bayonets, examine all travel permits at the railway ttaUon. Letters entering Yugoslavia now tx a the censor Stamp of the German Mediterranean Command, says the Belgrade correspondent of The Times.
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    HUNDREDS GREET MR. WILLKIE ON RETURN TO NEW YORK
    190 12 New York, Feb. 9- j HUNDREDS of people greeted Mr. i WVndell L. Willkie, Republican i Candidate in the 1940 elections, as he j d from the Dixie Clipper .<fter his trip to England to-day Talkine «.o reporters immediately on alighting,
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    ALL OF NETHERLANDS INDUS SET FOR ANY EVENTUALITY
    285 12 Brooke-Popham On Chance Of "Back Door" Attack On Singapore Sydney, Feb. 9. A IR Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander- in-Chief, Far East, arrived at Darwin yesterday from Singapore. When questioned concerning the possibility of a "back door" attack on Singapore, he
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    CHINESE SEIZE DOCUMENTS
    213 12 Japanese C.-in-C. In Plane Wreck Chungking, Feb. 9. IMPORTANT documents revealing that Adm. Baron Osumi, former Japanese Navy Minister and mem- ber of the Supreme War Council, 1 accompanied by his staff, was pro- ceeding to Hainan Island to assume I the post of Commander-in-Chief of the
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    BRITISH FORCES NOW ALREADY 140 MILES SOUTH OF BENGHAZI
    508 13 Two-Thirds Of Libyan Army Destroyed Or Captured lyondon, Feb. 9. A I>\ AN (F.I) elements of th<? British armoured forces have occupied Xl Agheila, coastal town 140 miles south of lienchazi and ten miles from the border of Tripoli tania, it
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    THREE ENEMY RAIDERS DOWNED IN BRITAIN London Feb. 9.
    88 13 THREE ENEMY RAIDERS DOWNED IN BRITAIN London Feb. 9. BRITAIN again had a Quiet night M slight enemy actlntj over the west and north-easi A few bombs were dror>ped in n Air Ministry < these caused no damage _n enemy bomotr was sh down into the sea oft the RAF.
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    King's Praise For Gen. Wavell
    109 13 King's Praise For Gen. Wavell London. Feb. 9. *TIIE King has sent a message to 1 Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, < omm*nd«r-in-rrurf in the Middle East, congratulating him on the rapture of Benghazi. The message says: The capture of Benghazi is a notable landmark in the campaign in North Africa
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    Legless Flier Is In Luck
    319 13 Legless Flier Is In Luck Enemy's Bombs Come Close But Miss MO\y one of the most romantic figures of the war. ActingSquartron Leader Douglas Bader, the legless pilot, continues to make the headlines. Recently bombs, Jettisoned by the crew of a badly damaged Junkers 88. nearly ended his career. Awarded
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    Now Swing Music For The War
    297 13 Now Swing Music For The War Australian "Dance And Relax" Plan SWING music and the rhumba will play their part this year in the national effort, writes the Sydney Sun. The controllers of Melbourne's ballrooms are launching a "dance and relax campaign, which has the endorsement o; the National Fitness
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    Another Italian Fort Taken
    135 13 London, Peb 9. rE Italian version of "ten little ***** boys" is related by a special correspondent with the South African forces in Abyssinia, telling how. aided by an air and artillery bombardment, South African troops captured Hobok fort. 15 miles north-west of Goral. 20 miles
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    Patrolling Inland Waterways Of Britain
    70 13 Troops of a young soldier battalion are art ing as gunners, loaders and spotters in eo-oprration with the floiilla of the Royal Navy which patrols certain inland waterways which might be subject to at.empted landing by seaplanes. One of the exercises is dealing with mines
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    ITALIAN FIGHTER SHOT DOWN CHIAPPE'S AEROPLANE
    732 13 London, Feb. 9. AN Italian plane shot down the aeroplane carrying M. Jean I Chlappe, the famous Parts police prefect, to Syria on Nov. 27. This categoric sVitement Is made by France, the Free French newspaper published in London, in the course of an
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    S.A.A.F. Has Bombed Every Airfield In Abyssinia
    380 13 w*.v>ir*rwrw^ t r London, Feb. 9. pKACnCAL comment on the wishful thinking in which tha Nazis indulged before the war to the effect that the Empire would not support Britain is afforded in a summary of South African Air Force operations during six
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    DANGER POINT NO. 2 IN FEVER
    122 13 Almost as serious as the raging fever, is the serious weakness it leaves behind. It is danger point No. 2 in your illness. The only way to overcome the weakness Is by feeding up. But the stomach is Just as weak as the rest
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    NEW WARNINGS OF POSSIBLE GERMAN INVASION SOON
    469 14 "Tiger Is Collecting Himself For Murderous, Desperate Spring" London, Feb. 9. THE view that Hitler's position is so difficult that he is bound to make an invasion bid sooner or later was expressed by Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India,
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    TURKS SPEED UP A.R.P. MEASURES
    39 14 London, Feb. 9. TTNUER an order issued by the Turkish War Council, all civil defence measures against air raids in Turkey must be completed by the end of February, states the Ankara radio.— Reuter.
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    Nazi Admission Of Weakness
    170 14 Why Reich Is Avoiding Naval Challenge London. Feb 9. CONFESSION of Germany's weak naval position is made by r'm. Luetzow, in the German i-A'^paper Das Reich, according to i Press message from Zurich. 'Tt is a fact," Adm. Luetzow says, the British and German fleets not
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    Fierce Attacks On Malta Likely
    146 14 THE Aeronautical Correspondent of the Sunday Times fLondon>, states that Malta appears likely to face the fiercest attacks in Its stormy career in the next few weeks. "This new assault against an island isolated by 400 miles of sea from the nearest British base," the
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    SPAIN TO IMPORT FOOD FROM THE ARGENTINE
    197 14 r Madrid, Feb. 9. t is officially announced that the Argentine i and Spain have reached an agreement un- der which Spain will import 120.000 bales of cotton. Conversations are progressing for import by Spain of 500.000 tons of wheat and 1,500 tons
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    AIR THREAT TO NAVY
    334 14 Importance Of Plane-Carriers «IF air power is ever matched against unsupported sea power, the former will probably win," says the London aviation magazine Aeroplane. This judgment from an authoritative i journal throws into new focus one of the most fascinating and important questions of the war.
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    Plundered Peoples In Europe Near Revolt
    152 14 New York, Feb. 9THE seriousness of the internal situation in Nazi-occupied countries was described by Mr. Avra Warren, chief of the State Department's visa section, to a secret session of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, states Washington columnists, Drew Pearson and Robert Allen.
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    Cup That Cheers Greek And Britain
    18 14 .i"d Green troops on Crete l>Und queue up lor th<-!i iup <>, ->.t.
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    NAZIS SPREAD RUMOUR THAT PETAIN HAS FLED TO AFRICA
    418 14 London, Feb. I>. r'.E 8.8.C. in its French broadcast to-day quoted German rumours about Marshal Petain and made an appeal to the populace of France to remain calm and not to give any excuse for further aggressive action by the German.-.
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    Syria Commissioner For Palestine
    37 14 London, Fe*>. 9. GEN. DENTZ, French High Commissioner for Syria and the Lebanon, is going to Damascus for a long stay, according to vhe Jerusalem correspondent of the Indcnendent French News Agency. Reuter.
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    MARSHAL SEEN IN VICHY YESTERDAY
    98 14 New York, Feb. 9. THE Vichy correspondents of two American broadcasting companies deny reports of rioting in Vichy circulated by German sources and stated that all was quiet in Vichy. The Vichy correspondent of th» National Broadcasting Company said Marshal Petain was seen in Vichy.
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    Closing Leaks In Blockade
    143 14 U.S. Approached Fo/ Co-operalioii London, Feb. 9. THAT suggestions have been made 1 to the United States for closer economic co-operation to strengthpn the Allied blockade was revealed by Mr. John Wilmot, M.P.. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry for Economic Warfare, in a speech at
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    43 15 v* i uiiiir la front of >■ «lr, Havtta up. in a i-lose tm.^.i »n thr »emn4 rate at Bukit Timata *>n Siturday. the first day of the Singapore Twrf dab's apring mr tine Temple paid $26 on the win tote. —Straits Times picture
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    SINGAPORE'S SUCCESSES IN WEEK-END HOCKEY
    249 15 Negri Sembilan Well Beaten In Return Match (From Our Own Correspondent) Serc:nban, Feb. 9. CINGAPORR trounced Ne*ri Sembilan six-nil in a return same of hockey played on the pad ant; this afternoon. NegHs d« fence max ;n contusion in the first nf came stiitd no
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    Singapore Beat Selangor 2—0
    590 15 *n Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. ft. SINGAPOBI defeated Selanror for the set-ond time this sea»on at hockey on the padang today by t»« goals to nil, a goal in each h*lf the run of play Singapore were •iltely lucky to win, for Selangor had more of
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    SOUTH HOCKEY TEAM
    95 15 TTHE following is the South team to meet the North at hockey at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 22. B .Manuel (Nerri); R. H. Barth (Singapore), p. f. de Souxa (Singapore); LNk Bhupalan i Singapore), Set. Cronin (Singapore). Cant. Morris (Nerri) Capt; Hay. Manikam (Singapore). Shrik Mustapha <Neeri>.
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    256 15 London, Feb. 9. A FEATURE of yesterday's football tames was Arsenal's victor} by 15 goals to two over Clapton. The results were: LONDON CUr Aldershot 2Queen's PR Brentford 7 Pulham Crystal Palace 3 Chelae* Arsenal 15 Clapton Orient Reading 2 MUlwall Westham 3 Tottenham 4
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    BASEBALL GAMES IN AID OF THE WAR FUND
    606 15 Neil Cook Leads Americans To Six-One Victory f AST season's baseball champions, the American Association, conquered the Canadian Maple Leafs, 3ix to one, and the Japanese toqjc the Australians, 12 to two in a double-header yesterday in benefit of The War Fund
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    Straits Times Gives Five Winners
    189 15 THE Straits Times racing corre- spondent gave five winners in his selections (two horses for each event) for Saturday's races at Bukit Timah. His winners were Kentucky ($11), Temple ($26), Shipley (S(,8), Depot ($22) and Newzy ($35). Kentu-ky was given as one of two best
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    NINE-NIL WIN IN S.C.F.A. CUP GAME
    83 15 NINE-NIL WIN IN S.C.F.A. CUP GAME PLAYING at Jalan Besar stadium on Saturday in the opening match of the S.CF_A. cup competition, the Chinese Companion Athletic Association beat the MerriJads by nine goals to nil. The score is indicative of the run 01 play. In the first half the Companions
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    TO-DAY'S SPORT
    38 15 SOCCER: BILL League. Oversea Chinese Bank vs. Traction Co., stadium; Brinkmanns vs. Cold Storage, Clerical Union ground; Sime Darby vs. H3ngkong and Shanghai Bank, F. and N. ground. CYCLING: Cyci:ng carnival, Jalan Besar stadium, 1 p.m.
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    28 15 1 1 11*1 r jii.iiuy uf ..a. a i.- 1 .a Scottish Rifle (Dawson), the winner of the fifth race at Bukit Timah on Saturday. Straits Times picture.
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    Ponies Impress At Training
    256 15 CLASS one ponies running on the second day, Wednesday, of the Singapore Tnrf Club's spring meeting provided some of the best gallops on the second track of the race course this morning. The going was easy. Irish Jig was easily the most impressive when given a
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    SINGAPORE WOMEN DRAW WITH PERAK
    63 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8. IN a keenly contested hockey maun. Singapore women drew with Vht Perak women on the V.M.C.A ground to-day, each side scoring a goal. Exchanges were even with Perak possessing a faster attack while Singapore had a better
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    35 15 TtHE Royal Singapore Gjlf Club's mixed foursomes competition played at Bukit Timah yesterday resul ed in wn fir Mrs. J. Etone and J. McGuftln with a net score of 35'/i.
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    SPRING RACE MEETING
    236 15 Saturday's Results At Bukit Timah PIK Singapore Turf (lull's Spring meeting; was ushered in on Satu-day at Bukit Tim;h in unprecedented fashion when, roinii the bend in the first race, two horses fell, one of them heirm destroyed, four horses unseated their jot-keys, and three of these
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    WEDNESDAY'S WEIGHTS
    196 15 WEir.HTS for the remaining three races a'. Bukit Timah on Wednesday wi'l he fo'ind in Page Four if received in time. dividend for the dny was paid by Shtnley <$6«> There was a good rrowd in attendance, and the po'n- 1 was soft. RESULTS IN BRIIf Results in
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