The Straits Times, 21 February 1941

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    34 1 The Straits Times [2STABLISHKD NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1941. I'ltICK 5 CENTS The Straits Times ih pv.ks. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941. PRU E KNTS
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    AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    791 2 An Announcement for the Informmtlon of the General Public. We cannot tell whether war will comr t.i s^»- P^haps it will not corn" Xt dare not remain unprepared If war -a be bomb-d. We are. therefore, making 'an OnS (ARP > P"P«S»£ (1 Protection
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    Radio News In English
    210 3 a.m 1.2# 8.8.C. 31.53 m. 19 HI m. 5.50 Manila (KZKrvD 31. r. tn. 605 8.8.C. 25.53 m. H Manila (KZIls) 31..5 X m 7.20 BBC. 31.32 and 2. r.S m. 9.27 X incooo 4!) 91 m. 9.4r MHbourne 25.25 in. (except Snadayi I 10 40
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      426 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 $I^2 (A £28)
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      164 3 FBEIGUT SCKVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES. NEW YOBK AND BOSTON VIA MANILA. HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail Spore Arrive S.F. Arrive NY. PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Mar. 18 Apr. 15 May 6 PRESIDENT JOHNSON* Apr. 10 May 11 June 1 •Calls Baltimore Instead Boston PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO NEW
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      210 3 Radio Proorramnies TO-DAY SINGAPORE /HI li.ii me t CE5 a.) /I'll (SIMm.) ZHP3 1.25 Ml (41 M aO i /in znrn 5pm Teochew Music t 5 40 p m News In Cantonese; 5.55 p m. Hokklen Mu let; 6.05 p m. News in Hokklen: 6 30 p.m. News In English.
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      207 3 p.m. O.T. Pattman »t the Organ. (Ouit'd)t: 7.30 p.m. Musical Entertainment from the Studio, by the Annajoum Arabic Ghazal; 8 p.m. Warning to Mariners News in Malay; 8.15 P m. News Commentary in Malay, or Music; 8 20 p.m. The Anna.oum Arabic ohazal. (contd.): 8.35 p :t News in Arabic;
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      778 3 Rkccs: 6.55 p.m. Chldren's Programme: 7.10 p.m. Swing Muaict; 7.25 p.m. "Saturday Evi nlng Popular Conccrf't; 7.35 p.m. Full TaipirfT Race Remits; 7.38 p.m. "Saturd-y Evening Popular Concrrf't (contd.)); 8.20 p.m. Th.. 1 News. Relayed from London; 8.50 p.m. Th« Gay Nineties Singcrst; 9.05 p.m. H. Robin* n Cleaver at
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      467 3 EMPIRE SXATION Q|| ail me (31. Si m. > Mi .•»>*> mfi (31. it m.t. OSD II n me itSJI m "Sk It.M mrf i«2i mi; GST 15 l« T»r» < 19-83 -v GSG I7.7t me t I IS 8b m i «1 «7 me .1X97 mi; GSI I SI*
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      Big Jump In Tin Price: Rubber Quotations Lower
      319 4 (By Oar Financial Correspondent) S ngapore, Feb 21. FE markets yesterday were generally dull and lifeless. Tin shares came in for little attention, but prices were nevertheless well maintained as holders were disinclined to drop prices. Hong Fatt was the sole exception.
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      COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
      133 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Corresponoent London, Ftb. 34. Commodity and Bscnance marteis cu»ed rouow« vtto prenous oootaUooa ir narertheals X: Steady Spot 12 15 16d I3^d (13d l3Hd) Mar. 12 15 1«d13«4d 11M i3S>d> Apr June 13 116 d 13 3 16d d3<! 13 3 16d) JulySept 13 1
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      LONDON TIN MARKET REPORTED STRONG
      65 4 London. Feb. 20. TIN opened very strong. The t urn- 1 over was 325 tons There w re fears of a United States if Far Eastern shipping is interrupted, as the Uni*<ed States re- I s'rve purchases are largely not yet settled Speculators bought United
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      RENEWED DEMAND FOR RURRER AND TIN
      55 4 New York. Feb. 20. TTUE Far Extern situation is caus ng renewed demand for Asiatic com- niodities. especially for rubber and tin. Cotton bulls were deterred by domestic and foreign restraints, depite the technical lmpiovement. In the Liverpool cotton market, Bombay selling helped to
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      87 4 Friday, Feb. 21, üm. dnyer* Seflert PH«ca Price* N*. CX B.S.S. (Sa«t loose) 35*, 36 No IX R.S.S. t.ob. ta rases Feb.-Mar. (Sellers optioni 36 36S G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob m bales Feb.-M*r. (SMfers option) Ss»i f.A.Q Rvs fob. ia bale* Feb.-Mar. (Sellers option) 35' 35^
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    London Stock Exchange
    377 4 Lcndon, Feb. 20. THE Stock Exchange opened quiet 1 and irregular, With giU-edged securities harder. In Rails, there was profit- taking. Kaffirs generally advanced on Cape buying. Later, the Stock Exchange became indennite. Gilt-edged securities were firm Kaffirs continued on the upward trend. Oils were hardening. In
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    EXCHANGES
    179 4 The fouom-ins are Me •xcnamre rate* tntmcrnlng according *> ifce dail* circular umj* bv the Hongkong %n<i Shanghai Bankln. Corporation: SUUNQ UOiiflOD r.l 1/4 1/16 Lor don demand 1/4 1 'if Switwriand (T.T. only) 202.46 New York deint>nd 47.10 Montreal demand 61.85 But a via demand 88.71 Samarang demand
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    Order Of Running & Non-Acceptors
    119 4 Order Of Running Non-Acceptors Taiping Races THE order of running and non-acceptors at Taiping to-morrov. the second day of the Taiping Turf Club's February professional meeting, are RACE 1: Ponies, class 2, div. 2, about 6 furs.— Hilarity. RACE t: Horses, class 4. dlv. 3. about 6 furs.— M.G.M. RACE
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    List Of Current Dividends
    248 4 Issued by the Malayan bh laret brokers Association. Singapore, Feb. 20. Books Ootnpaay Otrtdcntf CIom TV* Ltutral Malay 9d. 9d. bonus Mar. 4 lustral Ama). 3d l<id oonus long Fatt 14% final Mar. 1 long Fatt 10% int. Mar. 1 longkong Tin 22',% final less tax
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1366 4 THURSDAY. FEB. II. 1941: 4 r.M. BtUflMG Blltlt "Srllrrt Ampat Tin (5s) 3* 3d 3s 74d Austral Amal. (5s) 6a 6s 4'td c.d Austral Malay iC) 35a 36a c4. Ayer Hltaro (te) 30s 21s Ayer Weng ($1) .70 .75 Bangrln Tin c£) 13* 6d 14s
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    197 4 MaiLs <i t at the General 1 as follows: Pi ost Offic< 1O-DAY Aden a i r Africa air Burma llr Canada nrtaet 4 p.m. air China (except Yunnan SMCbwan Provinces) surface Ceylon H j r Et'jpt air Formosa surface Great Britain etc air Hong Kong
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS IN JANUARY
    42 4 "TTiE following Is the list of outputs for the rubber estates named for January 1941: lb. Brunei 31.894 Buklt Tlmah 5.642 Changkat 37.817 Hay tor 15.200 Indraglrl 134.927 Lunas 51,570 Nyalas 34.000 Tapah 105.519 Ulu Pandan 1.2M 236
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    22 4 Satupulo N.L. produced 101 plculs ol tin-ore In the first half of Ftbruan and Tongkah Compound No. 4 Nl» produced 550 plruls.
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      68 4 SINGAPORE TIDK TABLES To-day H.W. 5.35 am. 8 ft: 8.08 p.m. 7.3 ft. L.W. 1.09 p m. 2.4 ft. To-morrow H W. 7.12 a.m. 8 ft. 9.23 p.m 7 7 ft 1 W. 1.25 am S 4 ft: 2.34 p m 1 9 ft. Sunday. Feb. 23 H.W 8.31 ajn
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    PORTRESS OF TOBRUK AFTER BRITISH CAPTURE
    65 5 An aerial rin <>t lObruk after the British aerial and sea bombardment. ItotfVJ i^dii «»i suiv%e HMMiia 'in. ivwuft *iicr tfte aerial and sea bombardment of the tvnu. in tn« iui<.&. jim. .»i iiu.- piciute arc abandoned Italian tanks. Italian pri«*»n«Ts uaMcn from the
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      278 6 Tin FAMOUS LONDON STAGE PLAY >W Tlii EEVS BIGGEST COMEDY HIT! -I DONT REMEMBEB LAUGHING SO LOUDLY A\n ><> I ONC aOfd THE WAR STARTED." Sunday Express. TO-DAY SHOWS A V U A tiDD A a t 6. 1 5 «c 9 1 5 p.m. ifiljflLflUEVl OAA VPkvJ *~WL Worrying
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      23 6 TO-NIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT SUN TALKIE Nightly At 7-30 and 9-30 EMPIRE Ni?htly At 7 and 9 p.m. First 7 Chapters of Columbia's Serial
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    GERMANS IN RUMANIA FEAR BRITISH AIR ATTACKS
    101 7 Black-Out In Towns Tightened: Smoking In Streets Prohibited Istanbul, Feb. 20. THE military authorities in Rumania have tightened up the black-out and even forbidden smoking in the streets at night, according to Jewish refugees from Bucharest arriving here by sea. The situation in
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    B.E.F. NEEDED IN GREECE
    214 7 German Menace Is Steadily Growing London, Feb. 20. I ITTLE doubt is felt in London that Hitler's next move will be to call Greece to conclude an armistice with Italy, says the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent. Hitler will threaten an instant advance of Panzer divisions to
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    DUTCH PREMIER MYSTERY
    143 7 Left Lisbon In GermanChartered Plane London, Feb. 20. tONKHEER de Geer, 78-year-old for•l mer Dutch Premier, "has been living privately for some time at The Hague," according to a Hague dspatch to the official German news agency. The agency denies the report that de Geer was arrested
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    U.S. Aid Bill Will Have No Effect On Japan, Avers Mr. Matsuoka
    151 7 Tolrio, Feb. 20. U| THINK the coming passage of the I Lease and Lend Bill through the American Congress will have no great effect as far as Japan is concerned," declared the Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka.
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    THAI ELEPHANTS PREFER KEDAH
    99 7 From Our Own <Jjire>p-maent> V<>r Star, I eb 18 A I A..IILY ot five ePphants. two males, v) females and a three months aid baby, broke loose fr >m their yards in Thailand and crossed the fropt rr into Keel i h territory. The caretakers followed
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    KLANG SCHOOL CHANGES
    61 7 WHEN the Rev. H. H. Peterson, principal ACS., Klang, goes on rurlough to America early next month. Mr. H F. Clancy, of the tutorial start of MBS. Kuala Lumpur, will be appointed principal of ACS., Klan*. It is believed that Mrs. D. L. Gulland of Telok Estate,
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    Bulgaria's Will For Peace
    222 7 Bulgaria's Will For Peace Statement By Premier On Pact With Turkey p Sofia, Feb. 20. THE Bulgarian Prime Mm ster. Prof. Filoff, made official comment on the Bulgaro-Turklsh pact when it was read in the Chamber of Deputies today. "It is particularly important for us," he said, "to emphasize that
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    HALIFAX POSTPONES HIS FIRST BIG U.S. SPEECH
    91 7 New York, Feb. 20. LORD Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, has had to postpone a tentative engagement to speak at a Pilgrims Society function to-day, as he cannot leave Washington at present. Great interest was taken in an earlier announcement that
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    ARRESTS IN RUMANIA
    49 7 London, Feb. 20. The Bucharest radio last night broadcast a communique about investigations into the recent Iron Guard revolt in Rumania. It is stated that as a result of house-to-house searches a further 4,000 persons have been arrested in Bucharest and 4,500 in the provinces. Reuter.
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    SPECIAL POLICE FORCE FORMED IN KEDAH
    102 7 (From Our Own O-rrespondent) Alor Star. Feb. 18 A SPECIAL Police Force has been set up In Kedah for the maintenance of tbe internal security of the State. Mr. R. W. Grant. M.C.. M C.S.. has been appointed to be the Commissioner in oxecutlT"
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    ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES AND HIGH COST OF LIVING
    87 7 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipeb. Feb. gBCAL/SK of the high cost at living, the wwfcaa of one European Engineering firm In Ipoh hare requested their employers to consider granting them a month'y allowance. The workers, numbering 50, are asking Mm »5 monthly for
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    25 7 The Rev. W. B. Bales of St. Andrew'n Chthedra! staff, Singapore, will be In Serembftn on March 18 and Archdeacon Graham White on April 37.
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      302 7 4 m¥ir k*r 3 Shows TO-DAY CATHAY 3.15 pn. 6.15 p.«. 9.15 p.«. v^ x B L KtniigStowT.-».rr.wAtll(relock Where Everybody Goes $AM WQQD who gaoe yoa •DWrUffr -*Af\n ."Goodbye Mr. Chip*" now FHUMt. J^UU g vea you another gl or i oa group of real life character* Paramount Presents tne
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, FEB. 21,1941 (537th Day Of The War.) Deterrent
    1079 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, FEB. 21,1941 (537th Day Of The War.) Deterrent In all that has been said and written about the arrival of members of the Australian Imperial Forces In this country, one important point has been overlooked. We wish to associate ourselves unreservedly with the very warm
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    EX-KING ALFONSO HAS RESTLESS DAY
    32 8 London, Feb. 21. EX-KING Alfonso of Spain passed a restless day yesterday, it was anne unced by physicians attending him in his serious illness in Rome. Reuter.
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    16 GERMANS DROWNED IN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
    57 8 London. Feb. 21. CIXTFEN Gtu-man police officers were v drowned when a German lorry in toe Czech Protectorate near Zlin, in Moravia, (ell Into a river, says a Prague dispatch to the CJermfji official news agency. The German version of Incident aays it was due
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    "FIRST REAL ACTION IN EAST FOR DECADE"
    41 8 New York, Feb. 20. THE New York Post hails the arrival 1 of Australian troops in Singapore I the first serlouj action by the mocracles for a decade against apanese aggression Reu v **r
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    PORTS WHERE ITALIAN NAVY CAN HIDE
    892 8 Places Which May Soon Be In The War News yHE civilized world thrilled to the news of the daring exploit of 1 the Fleet Air Arm in bearding the cringing Italian Fleet in its anchorage at Taranto and crippling several of the most important
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    "FOXY FERDINAND" AND BULGARIA'S HISTORY
    805 8 By Norman Hillson YOU used to see him sitting in a private box in the Coburg Opera House. He had become even fatter since his hurried abdication and his great hook rose seemed more prominent than ever. Apart from listening to opera in a rather
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    "ANGLO-MALAYANS"
    762 8 The Indian Controversy Recalled To the Editor of the Strait, Time* Bir,— I have read with interest U\4 letter of Mr. Noel Hay in the Strait* Times of Feb. 15 on a subject which) was raised before. The Idea carried to its logical conclusion was to efaantjf the name
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    Eleven Enemy Planes Downed In Africa
    131 8 Eleven Enemy Planes Downed In Africa Cairo, Feb. 20. OOMBER and fighter units of the RAF., South African Air Tort* and Royal Australian Air brought to-day's bag of enemy aircraft to 11 in addition to two further machines brought down (.h^ day before during engagements or bombing operations. All to-day's
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    MR. EDEN AND GENERAL DILL ARRIVE AT CAIRO
    321 9 Important Military Talks To Be Held TIME IS RIPE FOR REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST WAR POSITION Sequel To The British iclorj In Libya MR. \nthon> Eden, the Foreign Swn-t a r\, and (Jen. Sir John Dili, CMef «»f the Imperial (iciural Staff,
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    WANT TO TAKE ON GERMANS
    291 9 Menzies l\ k lls Of \ti>-irs* W ish London. Feb. 21 IVE A;i. tralian Primr Minister. Mr R C>. Menzies. arrived in d by air yesterday afternoon itation of the United <ingdom Government to discuss arious aspects of the war situation. to England. to the
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    TURKS READY TO MARCH
    214 9 Warning To The German Army Istanbul. Feb. 21. T1IK MggMltal that, b> virtu* of er agreemeat with Turkey, Bul»ill allow (ierman troops to mil ht-r territory in r» fated in i newspu; Certain it the signing c' the ria ha? ..key's ncutral.ty with r. w.ng the
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    DLCE'S PLEAS TO FRANCE AND SPAIN TURNED DOWN
    90 9 London, Feb. 21. PKESH light has been thrown on Gen. Franco's recent meetings F with Mussolini and Marshal Petain \ccording to reports circulating in Vichy, Marshal Petain refused to accede to a request from Mussolini that Italian troops in Libya be allowed
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    Auxiliary Ship Lost In Action
    126 9 London, Feb. 21. THE Ci.*>pin, armed auxiliary vessel of the Royal Navy, has been sunk, the Admiralty. Next of kin of the ccsuaities have been advised. The Crispin was a 5,051-ton vessel built in 1935. In peacetime she was Mn»> of the Booth Line, carrying
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    S. WALES TARGET OF RAIDERS
    61 9 London, Feo. 21. ONCE again a town in South Wales was the principal target of early night raiders. Soon after nightfall the Germans came over at Intervals and, despite heavy anti-aircraft flre. dropped a large number of incendiary bombs and some hlsh explosives. Late last
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    DRASTIC NAZI MEASURES TO HALT PARIS FOOD RIOTS
    157 9 London, Feb. 21. REQUISITIONING of foodstuffs by the Germans has led to considerable disorder In the large markets In Paris, according to messages received by the Free French news agency. It is itau-d tne trouble at the central markets was caused by
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    FORT OF TOBRUK IN FLAMES
    41 9 A remarkable picture of Tobruk, the Important Italian fortress in Libya, after its rapture by the British. Italian prisoners are seen leaving the tow£ with flames and smoke in the background. OTHER PICTURES IN PAGE FIVE.
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    ENEMY PRISONERS TAKEN IN LIBYA NOW EXCEED 150,000
    546 9 600 Destroyed Italian Planes Seen On Route To Benghazi London, Feb. Zl. rE number of Italian prisoners taken in the campaign is still steadily increasing and must now be about 150,000, over two-thirds of the entire Libyan army, cables Reuter's special correspondent
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    "U.S. Would Be In War In Month"
    127 9 Washington, Feb. 20. A SURPRISE was created by the op- pos.t'on to the "Lease and Lend" Bill in the Senate to-day by Senator rUoert R. Reynolds, North Carolina Democrat, who had voted favourably as a member of the Foreign Relations CommittM to report
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    A.R.P. WARNING FOR US. COASTAL CITIES
    86 9 St. Louis, (Missouri), Feb. 20. UNITED STATES mayors, particularly those of cities on the east and west coast* were to-day un?ed by Mr. La Guardia. mayor of New York, to tackle Immediately the problem of air raid precautions. He was speaking at a mayors
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    47 9 Washington, Feb. 20. MR. Harry L. Hop'.-ina, who hat Just returned from a visit to England as President Roctcvelt's personal envoy, has been appointed a member of the new American Production Planning Board to advise the Defence Commission's office of Production Managei ment on Industrial Planning. Rcuter.
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    R.A.F. OFFENSIVE OVER FRANCE
    65 9 London, Feb. 21. BRITISH fighters carried out somr offensive daylight patrol activity over the French coast yesterday. It Is officially announced. Two British lighters are missing. Coastal Command planes during Wednesday night attacked the enemy navai base at Brest and docks at Calais, according to an
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    Black-Out Murders In German Trains
    113 9 j Vichy, Feb. 21. THE vampire of Duesseldorf who i gained notoriety by a series of murders of womer some years ago now has a successor in Berlin, accordIng to 8panish newspaper report*. He travels at night in the Berlin elevated railway which carries very
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    U.S. Sending More Planes To Her Pacific Fleet
    273 9 U.S. Sending More Planes To Her Pacific Fleet JAPANESE FORCES SAID TO BE MOVING SOUTHWARD DESCRIBING the situation in the Pacific as v serious," Con. George Marshal, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, is reported lo have told a secret session of the Senate Military Affairs Committee in Washington yesterday that
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    Axis 'Surprised' By Peace Move
    499 9 Berlin Rome Put Out By Japanese Offer London, Feb. 21. QUESTIONED in Madrid yesterday regarding Japan's mediation offer to Great Brita.n, Mr. G. Suma, Japanese Minister to Spain, said that Japan's policy which was grearly misunderstood was peace throughout the world. The Minister, who was
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    WAR FUND REACHES $4,985,492 TO-DAY
    409 10 $1,000 Contribution $660 From Penang Collection Til X War Fund is nearly S2..VMI nearer to its immediate aim *."».000,000, to-day's total being si.!»V>. 192. The latest list of contributions is short, but it contains I substantial items, ihe largest of them is a 13th ->n
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    20 10 M i.uy QuonUm de Schompre and hk bride, formerly Miss r.vrlyn Middlt«>n. after their marnafe at the Presbyterian Church yesterday.
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    'AND HOW!'SAYS N.I. PRESS
    206 10 'AND HOW!' SAYS N.I. PRESS Indies Attitude To Pacific Tension :M>ndent.) iviu. Peb T .ted a deep imii in the Indies. Public react iii to the n nlminated .'m determinajr a confl-.et in ftr, but should thLs ensue thn ally prepared to fight "And how'" the Bat Nieuw.--blad I r
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    JAPANESE TALKS IN BATAVIA
    54 10 Tokio, 1-cb. 21. ASERILS oi meetings to>k place rec 'nt y between Mr. Y> shizawa, special Japanese envoy to the Netherlands Indies, and Mr. van Hoo;, f straten, chief of the Netherlands Indr.s Commercial Bureau .r.d catin? a resumption of the trade talks, says a semiorrMal
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    PRECAUTIONS TAKEN IN INDIA
    35 10 PRECA UTIONS TAKEN IN INDIA :nbay, Feb. 21 THfc i m Gazette d.-clares vfttem >rk^> dams and trns in ceitain dls- and tbewhere :n 1 tj be "pro^ct^d under th.- defence rules as a R?utcr
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    JAPANESE IN HAWAII TOLD TO BE CALM
    22 10 ImMi ftk H. J raiding in Hawaii apanese otcuria. not to war in the Orient.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    89 10 Ill ma. pjn •..■•(It. r.ARBUK mi*? I GEY LANG HM Ixve a L>ust IV My Destiny at "i 4i p m. GKrti WORI I) 3D W I i put to filol*- My Pavourlte Had My Way. HArri not™- Him HwMi Martha Nimt<i"i>' S«*tlde Hold That UH WOBLb ratkle i
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    "GEORGE & MARGARET" IS GOOD FUN
    279 10 "GEORGE MARGARET" IS GOOD FUN At The Cinema George and Margaret (Marie Lohr. Judy Kelly. Noel Rowlftt. Ann Casson. Marraret Yarde. Irene Handl). Warner Bras. At tbe .Mhanbra Theatre. r-ERALD SAVORY'S successful stage play v is ?olng to be a favourite with Singapore clnemaeoers for the next few days. It
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    Malays Grateful To Troops From Australia & India
    463 10 Malays Grateful To Troops From Australia India 'THE coming of ihe Australian Impe- rial Forces, completely equipped with the latest weapons, and with all units such as artillery, engineers, etc., has enormously increased the confidence of the people and put an end o any fears," says an editorial in the
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    Malaya's £450,000 For Britain
    52 10 London, Feb. 21. I^IALAYA'S latest contribution to thr Empire's war effort is a free gift of V.450.000 raised in the h M.S. by war taxation and additional customs duties from September to December last. Lord Mo>ne, Secretary of State for the Colonies has gratefully acknowledged the
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    90 PER CENT.ARE FOR BRITAIN
    329 10 90 PER CENT .ARE FOR BRITAIN Mr .Lester Goodman On U.S. Visit NINETY per cent, of American citizens are favouring all aid to Britain short of war," declared Mr. Lester L. Goodman, American business man and for long a resident of Singapore, who has just arrived here. Mr. Goodman, looking
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    100 French Airmen Arrive At Saigon
    80 10 Hanoi, Feb. 21. SOME 100 members of the French air force who have arrived in Saigon In a French liner have been assigned to duty at various air bases at Saigon, onri at strategic points in Cambrdia and Laos, a semi-official Japanese report states.
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    NORTH-WEST FRONTIER OPERATION
    72 10 New Delhi. Feb. 31. IT is disclubed that a minor operation has been proceeding for the past week in the Dour area of the North -West Frontier against hostile tribesmen under the leadership of Palikhel. principal hostile in that part of Waziristan. It is stated the operation
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    HOW RAIDERS MAY APPROACH
    1147 10 Talk On What People Might Expect Do (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. J IKELY methods of approach and attack by hostile aircraft and measures for dealing with such a situation were outlined by Capt. H. J. Page, Director of Passive Defence in Kuala
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    AUSTRALIA PLANNING NEW SHIPBUILDING
    38 10 Melbourne, Feb. 21. THE Federal Government is shortly appointing a commission to arrange for a substantial shipbuilding programme for merchant shipping. The sim of .€6,000 000 has a'ready been allocated for this purpose. Reuter.
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    NEXT RAID EXERCISES TO LAST ONE WEEK
    370 11 Early Statement Likely On Subject Of Evacuation R KPORTED VOLUNTARY EXODUS 1 ROM LOCAL "BATTLE" ZONES NOT II Kit protracted black-out is planned for Singapore. It *ill last a week— from Mar. 6to 12— during which m<*l the Passive Defence Services will again
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    SIX MONTHS' GAOL FOR ATTEMPTED CHEATING
    100 11 SIN TAI MENG and Khok Queng Goh were each sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment by the third rate, Mr. J. G. Rappoport, yesterday, when he convicted them on a charge of attempted cheating. The prosecution alleged that a detective, posing as a buyer
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    Rules For Collection Of Income Tax
    67 11 RILES for the collection of income tax in the Olony have been published. 1 hrse outline the prooedura for the delivery of returns and tht filling up of the various forms. Provision is also made for a petition to (he Commissioners, appointed under the
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    MISSING MAN'S LIKELY FATE
    188 11 Stowaway Believed Blown Overboard WHEN six Chinese stowaways appeared before Mr. C. H. Whitton in the marine court yesterday, Court Inspector Frew said that there were seven men originally and that one mai. was found to be missing on the ship's arrival at the quarantine station
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    M. DE SCHOMPRE AND MISS E. MIDDLETON
    93 11 Yesterday's Wedding At Presbyterian Church MGuy Quoniam de Schompre, son of M. and Madame de Schompre of Kerjegu. Brittany, was married at the Presbyterian Church yesterday to Miss Evelyn Middleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs F T. Middleton of Tientsin. China. The Rev.
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    SOLDIER SENTENCED FOR STEALING MOTOR-CAR
    101 11 SIX months' rigorous imprisonment was the sentence imposed by the filth magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, yesterday, on 35-year-old Thomas McGuire. a soldier, who pleaded ;ruilty to stealing a motor-car valu?d at $1,400 from the i Botanical Gardens on Wednesday. McGiLre admitted a conviction some
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    INDIAN RICE
    50 11 NO rice grown in 3ritish India shall on import be conveyed to the Rice Pool, but shall be discharged upen some convenient wharf if the Harbour Beard if Imported lor consumption v.ithin the Colony or a Malay State, excluding Brunei, states an order issued by the Food Controller.
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    New A.R.P. Pamphlet On How To Deal With Fire Bombs
    729 11 New A.R .P. Pamphlet On How To Deal With Fire Bombs fJOW To Deal With Fire Bombs" U th* I"l title of a pamphlet which has just been published by the Department of Information and Publicity. Malaya. Thh ulves practical and detailed advice tc the hou. eholdcr. This pamphlet Is
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    TWO BUNDLES OF COINS
    221 11 Alleged Police Haul Of Counterfeit THE finding of instruments and material for making counterfeit notes, and of $400 worth of counterfeit 20-cent and 50-cent pieces in Straits currency, at a house in Ponggol Road, was alleged in the Singapore third court yesterday by Inspector Prynn of
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    BROADCAST TALK ON SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS
    41 11 TIE History of the Seaforth Highlanders'' is the title of a talk to be broadcast from the Singapore station to-night at 7.10. This is one of the talks in the series "The History oi the Regiments."
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    CONTROL OF SHIPS WITH EXPLOSIVES
    29 11 REGULATIONS for the control of ships loaded with or in the course of loading or discharging explosives I within Admiralty waters have been published.
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    MAGISTRATE'S TRANSFER
    54 11 Mr. j. G. Rappoport. the Singapore third magistrate, has been transferred to the Income Tax Department ♦or two months, it is understood H will be replaced in the third court by Mr. L. C. Goh. the fl:th magistrate, wl-ijse place will be tak?n by Mr. Hon Sui Sen.
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    AN ACQUITTAL
    44 11 SA. BALAN, an Knglish -speaking Indian, was acquitted in the se1 cond court yesterday on a charge: of I committing extortion when the maj-'is-jtrate was informed that on r.ne D PP 's Instructions, the charge against i Mm was to be withdrawn.
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    CONTROL OF TIMBER
    34 11 THE Director of Forestry, SS., has been appointed the competent I authority for the purpose o' controlling i the distribution, sale, purchase, use ur consumption of timber and other forest produce.
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    Ban On Imitating Official Uniforms
    57 11 THE making for any unauthorized person of uniforms, badg.^s or emblems of the navy, military, air force, police, fire brigade, auxiliary fire service or other official uniform, whether Brit'sh or fo-eign. so nearly resembling any uniform as to be" calculated to deceive. Is forbidden by
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    RAPID TRANSPORT OF TROOPS UP-COUNTRY
    383 11 Way F.M.S.R. Handled Traffic Proves Efficiency Of Plans FROM most parts of the country, rail\va> carnages had Ml be brought into and assembled in Singapore to convey nun of the Australian Imperial Force to their allotted station! somewhere in Malaya." Pre-arranged plans were put into
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    PASSIVE DEFENCES OF FEDERAL CAPITAL
    930 12 A.R.P. Director Outlines Plans For Protection Of The Public (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. UOW far the scheme for passive defence had progressed 11 in Kuala Lumpur was announced to members of the Sanitary Board at a meeting to-day by Capt. H.
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    Echo Of Girl's Death Through Boy's Negligent Act
    303 12 THREE months ago, a two-year-old 1 girl received a gunshot wound in the head by the negligent act of a ten-year-old boy, who was carrying an air rifle, and died a few hours after in hospital. At an inquiry held by the
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    KUALA LUMPUR ROAD DEATH
    589 12 Judgment Of High Court To-morrow (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. TTiHE Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr. A Justice K. E. Poyser, will deliver judgment in the Supreme Court on Saturday in the appeal of A. E. Carey Foster who was recently sentenced to four
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    SCARE STARTED IN ITALY BY BRITISH PARACHUTISTS
    145 13 Country Being Searched: Many Innocent Persons Arrested London, Feb. 20. THE landing of British parachutists in Italy has caused 1 parachutist scare throughout the whole country, according to the Zurich correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. He says that the most unlikely coppices and
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    British Cross Juba River
    422 13 Ad\aiu*iiig Fast Into Italian Somaliland Cairo, Feb. 20. ris officially stated neri that Imperia troops have successfully crossed th< Juba river, in Italian Somaliland driving of! enemy counter-attacks. The communique adds that operations in this area are developing well On the other front* there la nc
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    Comment On Position Of The Italians
    103 13 Geneva, Feb. 20. THE Journal de Geneve stated on Monday that Italy entered the war i because sne beueved it would be over quickly. She overrated French resistunderestimuted the British and .shared the German illusion that Bricould not withstand repeated massive bombing. Italy counted
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    ALBANIA IS QUIET
    31 13 Athens, Feb. 30. A UREXK communique to-day reports rert tricted local mopping up operations and the rapture of several dozen prisoners. Greece bad a rvid-free day yesterday. Reuter
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    WHOLE EMPIRE REPRESENTED BY THE FORCES IN AFRICA
    543 13 London, Feb. 20 *<T*HE most romantic fraternity in arms that this world has ever witnessed" was the description given to-day by Lord Croft, joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War, to the British forces in the Middle East and Africa fighting over
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    Nazi Ersatz Coffee -For The Dutch
    100 13 London, Feb. 20. TVLIP COFFEE it the latest Nazi A ersatz speciality. According to Frij Nederland, the Free Dutch newspaper published in London, Dutch bulb-growers are exceedingly busy because the Germans are using about 5,000 tons of bufbs to make "coffee* for Dutch consumption.
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    NAZIS START NEW WAR OF FIGURES.
    162 13 600 Casualties Magnified i Into Major Disaster London, Feb. 20. SOMEWHAT belatedly the German official news agency is now endeavoring to give a more flaUerlng picture of Italian resistance in Libya. The agency says that, according to Information gathered Irom British prisoners captured in
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    MALTA CONSCRIPTION
    36 13 London, Feb. 20. •CONSCRIPTION was introduced In x^ Malta to-day. The Governor. Lieut-Gen. W. G. S. Dobbie, is empowered to call all males between the ages of 18 and 41 lor military service. Router.
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    19 PATIENTS DIE IN BOMBING OF LONDON HOSPITAL
    394 14 Heroic Priests Aid Staff In Rescue Of 52 Wounded Men London, Feb. 20. NINETEEN patients were killed and 52 injured when a 11 hospital in London was bombed last night. All the casualties were men, a notice posted outside at dawn saying
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    Balloon Crews Get Three Raiders
    188 14 London. Feb. 20. INCLUDING an enemy raider brcught 1 d::wn by a collision with a balloon cable, the balloon barrage crews have destroyed three night raiders in eight days this month, states the Air Ministry news service The enher twe were shot down by gun
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    CROYDON'S £1,042,000 FOR WAR WEAPONS
    112 14 London, Feb. 20. TTHE Mayor Croydon has received a message from Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, congratulating him upon the fact that Croydon in its War Weapons Week has raised £1,042,141 enough money to buy four destioyers instead of two
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    PARIS EFFORT TO RAISE COAL OUTPUT
    78 14 London. Frb. S3. THE unemployed of Paris aged 20 to 30 1 have been asked In an appeal broadcast by Paris wireless to-day to volunteer for work in »he coal mines of northern France. The mines work six days a week but the output
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    BRITISH EXPORTS
    64 14 Inndon. Feb. 20. CO that the utmost passible benefit may be derived from United Kingdom exports and with a view to ensuring that the volume of exports is kept within mean? of payment, an order has bc-n made by the Board of Trade which subject! to licen'irv! mm-
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    Old Cathedral Is Bombed
    100 14 London. Feb. 20. ANOTHER of Britain's architectural treasure*. Southwark Cathedral in London on the Surrey side, suffered great damage, mainly to stained glare windows, in the recent air raid, it is revealed. Nearly every window on the south a pect was blown in by bomb blast
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    PRINCE BERNHARD BECOMES FLIER
    96 14 Training With R.A.F. To Fly Fighters London, Feb. 20. IT is learned in London to-day that Prince Bernhard is training with the R.A.F. to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes. His training has reached an advanced stage and he has flown many hours solo. This does not mean
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    MINIATURE EUROPE IN LONDON
    225 14 Diplomatic Privileges For Allied Leaders London, Feb. 20. <f tlfE have "nere in London a minia- ture Europe, and we wish consequently to adjust the law of our country to meet the international character of our capital." declared Mr. R. A. Butler. Undrr-Secretary for Fort:gn Affairs,
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    MORRISON ON THE POST OFFICE IN WAR-TIME
    202 14 London. Feb. 20 V" ou couW m to** one room feel the M. German blight creeping over civilization, bringing for a time the silence of the tomb to inter-communlcation, but we shall hear all the keys tapping again when the blight Is destroyed."
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    RECEIPTS OF BRITISH RAILWAY SYSTEMS
    67 14 London, Feb. 20. COLLOWING the pooling of receipts of the main British railway systems from Sept 1. 1939 by Government order, the estimates for the year ended Dec. 31. 1940 show the total income to have been f247,992 000 and expenditure f203.480.000, leaving net revenue
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    SIR HAMILTON HARTY
    66 14 London, Feb. 20 FIE death is announced, at the age of 60, of Sir Hamilton Harty. leadn<» British conductor and composer He regularly conducted all leading Rnelish ehestras In addition to touring the United "rates as guest conductor and In 1934 underlie an extensive tour in A
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    TAIPING RACES PROVIDE MANY UPSETS
    1234 15 Shun Pays $146 In The Last Event (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Feb. 20. pABRTDfG only 15 tickets on the win tote, Shun wound up a day of upsets with a handsome dividend of 5146 in the last race here this afternoon, the first day
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    OVERSEA BANK BEAT UNITEERS
    291 15 OWMMMUM B. .2; Lnjiecrs 1. AS anticipated th* me?tine be- tween I'niteers an»J the Ovcr^a-Chinese Bank, ch^mplms and runner»-up in the Business II mmmf L ague last year, produced cxci mc ruotball. the Bmkers winning by the odd goal in three, but the game would have
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    BRAMTOCO PLAY WELL TO BEAT BRINKMANNS
    179 15 Rramloco- 3: Brinkmanns -2. PLAYING with Rood understanding, Bra m toco beat the Brinkmanns by three goals to two in a Kusiness Houses' League match played at the Clerical In ion L round yesterday. Attacking from the start. Brink manns gave the Impression they
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    TODAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    24 15 SOCCER: 8J1.L.: Sfane Darby v». (old Storage, itadimn; Traction Cm. Mb NJLA.F.I., J.CSJL: Straits Times vs. AT.C Depot. TENNIS: T.M.C.A. tournament.
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    TAIPING RACE MEETING
    819 15 Review Selections For To-morrow D ACKAROCK and Poor Bill should be the best bets at Taipinc to-morrow, the final day of the Taiplng Turf Club's February ynsfiuinl meeting, when a further card of seven events will come up for decision. A review and selections, subject to scratchings,
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    ORDER OF RUNNING
    24 15 THE order of running and nonacceptors for to-morrow's races at Taping wUI be found in PAGE FOUR If received in time.
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    NORTH MEET SOUTH AT HOCKEY TO-MORROW
    940 15 Promise Of A Good Game CIGHT players r rom Singapore and a similar number *-of players from Perak, who can justly claim to be the champion State hockey side of the season, will £O to form the South and North teams which meet in
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    SELANGOR GOLD CUP RACES
    177 15 Schedule For The Meeting NINE races will form the programme on each of the three days of th« Selangor Turf Club's Oold Cup meeting, which is being held at Kunla Lumpur on Mar. Mar 5 and Mar 8. The schedule of racing is: First day, Saturday.
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    TRAINING NOTES FROM TAIPING
    272 15 i Prom Our Owr. Correspondent) Fib. 2t. SLOW work was the order en tliis morning's training hen m presarau m for U.m^rrow's races, most of Uie liorv* brine worked on the inner trick. Rawang was riven two rotindl by Mayo, fln'shing fast o*ei th laat two
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    JAPANESE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST INDO-CHINA
    481 16 "COLIABORATING WITH THE BRITISH AND GEN. CHIANG" Story Of Reach Purchase Of 200 Planes From Singapore Tokio, Feb. 20. A VIOLENT attack on the Indo-China authorities is made in a statement published to-day by the Japanese Domei news agency, which accuses the French of anti-Japan-u liviiies,
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    Australia May Send Special Envoy To Singapore
    77 16 Melbourne, Feb. 20. HPHE appointment of special envoys to China, the Netherlands Indies and to Singapore is under consideration by the Australian Government. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister of Labour, announced to-day Mr. Hughes furuier stated that there was nothing new to report
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    NEW PREPARATIONS IN AUSTRALIA
    114 16 Militia Camp Extended A.R.P. In Sydney Sydney, Feb. 20. fJtR Percy Spender, M nister for the Army, announces that measures will be taken this week to ensure increased preparedness and to strengthen measures against an emergency. Militia camp will be extended to 90 days and at
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    INDIA NOW HAS 23,000 ITALIAN PRISONERS
    27 16 Bombay, Feb. 20. A FURTHER 3.500 Italian prisoners have arrived here, making a total of 23,000 at present in India.— Reuter
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    HALAYA NOW SAFE AGAINST UNPLEASANT SURPRISES"
    745 16 Arrival Of Australians Seen As Warning Against Tokio Action London, Feb. 20. THE situation in the Far East should be steadied by the arrival in Singapore of the Australians to garrison stations in the Malay Peninsula, states The Times to-day. It adds that with
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    42 16 Rapidly expanding in every branch of defence, Egypt has recently reform ed her desert army with many thousands of new recruits. Some of this desert force is seen above weat ing the distinctive hat with sun flaps necessary in the desert heat.
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    ACTION BY JAPAN AND REICH PLANNED FOR LAST WEEK?
    316 16 Peace Feeler Is Held To Be A Ruse: Axis Timetable Disarranged A London, Feb. 80, STRIKING theory with regard to the origin of the Japanese peace feeler is given by the News Chroniole'a diplomatic correspondent to-day. He says that some observers
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    JAPANESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA TO REGISTER
    66 16 Ottawa. Feb. 20. ALL Japanese residents in British Columbia will have to rcjist^r in the near future "to protect t.i I Jarian^se themselves and to eliminatu any Illegal entrants." announced the Prime Minister. Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, to-day. He adfied that "'Canadians of
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    PREMIER SEES TANKS IN MOCK BATTLE
    85 16 MR. Winston Churchill, the Prim© Minister, accompanied by Gen. de Gaulle, G.O.G. of the Fr?e French forces, and Gen. Sikor3kl, the Pol.sh Prime Minister, recently witnessed a tank demonstration somewhere in England, at which the capabilities of armoured lighting vehicles In rough country were
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    CHINESE MISSION NOW ON WAY TO INDIA
    39 16 London, Feb. 20. P' is reported a mission of Chinese officials is on its way to India. It is understood that the mission will be headed by a famous Chinese general.— Reuter.
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