Malaya Tribune, 13 December 1940

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  • 22 1 The Malaya Tribune Net Sales Exceed 16,000 Daily SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Friday, December 13, 1940
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  • 235 1 Reuter. j New York, Dec. 13. i TH movemen'd in favour j s 1 of granting financial aid I j lfl Britain received powerful j lu i unexpected support yesterday from Mr. Win- thri p Aldrich, one of j S |merica'9 leading bankers,
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  • 117 1 Reuter. Chungking. Dec. 13. pHlNA has just signed a contract w vv it ii St.vict Russia whereby (hina will deliver, during the coming year. $100 million worth tea to Soviet Russia, it is offlv announced in Chungking. .The China National Tea Cordon signed recent'y a contract Hongkong
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  • 387 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 18. BIRMINGHAM was the chief target of German raiders on Wednesday night. Bombing began soon after nightfall, snd vas still continuing several hours later, though the intensity decreased as night wore on. Planes came in successive wines, flying low at first, but
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  • 1164 1 RUMOURS OF HEADLONG RETREAT IN DESERT WAR Reuter. Cairo, Dec. 13. THE British offensive in the Western Desert of Egypt is developing so fast that rumours of a headlong Italian retreat are circulating in Cairo and Alexandria, writes Reuter s special correspondent in the
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  • 62 1 (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Dec. 13. F' has been announced in London that Pilot Officer Cecil Reginald Young of the R.A.F. has been killed in action. Pilot Officer Young was 20 years of age, and was the elder son of Mr. R. G.
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  • 62 1 London, Dec. 13. GEN. SMUTS, the SOuth African Prime Minister, according to a press message has sent the follow ing message to Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell. the Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Army, "Hearty congratulations on your brilliant success in the Western Desert—an acceptable Christmas box and
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  • 258 1 Reuter. Athens, Dec. 13. fTHE Greek Army continues to retain the initiative. All along 1 the 80-mile battle front, it is fighting successfully, writes I Rpnter's special correspondent in Greece On the Albanian frontier, the rhythm of battle is being much slowed by snow
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  • 264 1 Reuter. London, Dec*. 13. HPHE crushing blows inflicted on Mussolini's armies in Africa are calculated to have an almost decisive effect upon the course of the war. writes Reuters chief diplomatic corres- pondent. The Kalian Pkwt mast now either accept battle or the Duce's legionaries
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  • 111 1 Reuter. Ankara, Dec. 13. THE economic strength of Turkey has assumed such magnitude that it may well influence the final outcome of the would struggle," declared the Turkish Prime Minister, Dr. Saydam, speaking on the anniversary of National Economy Week, according to the Ankara radio. Dr. Saydam
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  • 62 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 13. NEGOTIATIONS are proceeding be- tween Germany and Russia for the repatriation of the remaining Germans in the Baltic States, according to a Stockholm despatch to the Free French agency in London. Fifty thousand Germans in Lithuania. 10,000 in Estonia and
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  • 156 1 Reuter. Madrid, Dec. 13. who thinks that Gen. de Gaulle's movement is just a matter of a few rebel generals, knows little of the situation," declares the Paris correspondent of the Spanish newspaper Ya. The correspondent continues that Gen. de Gaulle's movement represents considerably more. It
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  • 84 1 London, Dec. 13. THE work of the civil defence Services has been an inspiration to the young people of Britain and they are anxious to prepare themselves to undertake such duties as lie before them. The Home Secretary. Sir John Anderson, replying to a Parliamentary question,
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  • 171 1 Reuter. London. Dec. 13. A FLEET of mobile canteens presented to the mother country by the Colonial Empire was formally put into service in the court of Buckingham Palace yesterday by Her Majesty the Queen. "Ever since the beginning of the war." said the Queen, "the Colonial
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  • 294 1 HUNGARIAN-YUGOSLAV FRIENDSHIP Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 13. qpHE Hungarian-Yugoslav friendship pact was signed in Belgrade yesterday evening, according to a dispatch to the German news agency. The treaty, which was signed by Count Csaky and M. Markovitch, consists of three articles: (1) It declares that permanent peace
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  • 148 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 13. THE evasion of the blockade by vessels carrying cargoes from north African ports to Marseilles, which had been reported by French sailors arriving in England, was mentioned in the House of Commons by Sir Robert Gower, who drew the attention cf the Minister of
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  • 93 1 Reuter. Havana, (Cuba), Dec. 13. THE allegation that German submarines are being provisioned off the shores of Cuba by ships of a neutral country calling at Havana was made in the Cuban House of Representatives yesterday. The allegation was made by Senor Chibas in a speech
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  • 143 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 13. REVEALING details of life in Norway under Nazi tyranny are given in a Stockholm dispatch received by the Free French agency in London. Many political arrests have recently been made in Norway. A total of 58 has been reported, but the number
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  • 173 1 Reuter. Moscow, Dec. 13. T*HE Soviet interest in the fighting in North Africa is well reflected in the press. The official Communist newspaper Pravda has, as its two main headlines across the foreign news page, "British offensive in Western Desert and "Italian retreat in Albania."
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  • 21 1 Reuter. Shanghai, Dec. 13. DR. Chu Mm Vi, Foreign Minister of the Nanking regime, has been officially appointed Ambassador to Japan—Reuter.
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  • 655 2 Efforts To Reduce Legal Proceedings JN an effort to reduce the large number of prosecutions? in courts for contravening municipal regulations regarding advertisement signs, cubicle partitions and building activities generally—offences committed evidently in ignorance of the law—the Municipal Commissioners are launching a campaign to give
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  • 245 2 j J (From Our Own Reporter) i Kuala Lumpu* Thursday. t I I I ORANK the stout to j j drown my worries. The j stout is the property of my i brother,'' said Chuah Yong Kwee, a young English- t t speaking Chinese,
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  • 65 2 Singapore. Thursday. ALLEGED to have attempted to ccmmit suicide by jumping into the Kallang River yesterday evening. Goh Tee. 51-year-old Hokkien. was charged in the second court this morning. Goh Tee did not appear in court, as he had been admitted to the General Hospital
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  • 106 2 Rengam, Thursday. THERE is something very catchy and tricky about it," declared a member of the Jchore Planters' Association in drawing attention tc the what he described as a "very dangerous corner," near the i4th milestone from Johore Bahru, at the hr.lf yearly meeting of the
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  • 19 2 The promotion of Mr. A. R. Page Gaoler Grade 111, Prisons Department' S.S., to Grade 11, has been approved
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  • 23 2 (Cent-A-Plane Fund) Total number of enemy planes shot down during yesterday on all fronts up to midnight London time THIRTEEN
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  • 134 2 Singapore, Thursday. AT the inquiry into the death of Nah Ming Seng, a shop assistant, whose battered body was found in a few inches of water along the path leading to Geylang Serai on the morning of Dec. 1. Dr. William Oh of the Tan Tock
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  • 50 2 Singapore, Thursday. DROFESSOR Winifred Cullis, 1 C.8.E., who is touring the Far East under the auspices of the Ministry of Information, addressed two gatherings to-day. In the morniner sh e gave a talk at the RA.F.. Seletar. and in the evening 2J*L. business girls of the Y.W.C.A. as her audience.
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  • 193 2 (From Our Own (W. niscovEßY of hui body of a Tami\ v Plta goods train on Ifc'J* a pore, formed the subjett 5# 1 qmry before the ftemLS**** gistrate, Mr. j. A A°? ba Senior Inspector Chan evidence to the man was admitted into ft
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  • 74 2 —y ru»n.n SiR apcrf Thursday. A CHARGE of members of _an vi.lawful society—"the Sb* iporc Chinese Workers anti-Japa-ese National Sa'vaticn Association" -was explained to Loh Ah Siau g, and On- Pek Chia. 35. two Hainanese. when they vere prod'.icpd before Mr Oon*Khvc Kirn* :n the
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  • 365 3 Steady Flow Of Gifts Brings Total To $1,583.95 rP|jj Tribune Christmas Cheer Fund, at 11 o'clock this morn1 tood at $1,583.96. lis is an improvement of $306.30 on yesterday's total. contribution*, from small children rolled in yesterday on. One contributor, who signed herself
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  • 240 3 Previously acknowledged $1,278.65 Mr. and Mrs. T.J. 100 00 Mr. Ching Kee Sun 50.00 Mr. Neo Pee Teck (Messrs. Anglo-French Bendivsens, Ltd.) 25.00 Messrs. J. Stott and Ned Clnmeek 10.00 "5.P.1," 10.00 Singapoie Casket Co., Ltd. 10 00 Mr. It, S. Day 10 00 Mr. Julius
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  • 65 3 HIS Excellency the Governor 11 wishes to acknowledge publicly the generosity of the undernoted I land owners, who have orrei 3d to j waive their claims to compensation for loss and inconvenience caused to their property by defence measures in the Colony: Mr. Heng Moi Keng* Mr. G. H. Kiat.
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  • 23 3 Mr J. G. Black, M.C.S. has been appointed member of the Board of Examiners in Malay for the State of Newrl Sembilan. 8
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  • 236 3 Singapore, Wednesday. CONVICTED on a charge of having attempted to break into the Modern Cafe, Jalan Besar, Sucha Singh, a taxi driver who admitted two previous convictions, and Geja Singh, a watchman, were sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment and to three months' rigorous imorisonment,
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  • 307 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday k SUGGESTION thai paramount a consideration b e given to the question of Air Raid Precautions was made by Mr. D. T Waring at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board. Now that the original scheme has been fixed."
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  • 127 3 IT is officially announced that the total sum collected from the sale of Straits Settlements War Savings Certificates up to the end of October, amounting to over $1,000,000, has been handed over to the Imperial Treasury Chest Officer, Singapore. This is in accordance with an arrangement
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  • 324 3 Singapore, Thursday. WHETHER cr not the Rural Board had the power to build cheap houses for people who would be left without homes if the Board decided to insist that insanitary dwellings be demolished, was a question which faced the Board members when they
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  • 70 3 THE Light?r Side of Britain at War" I* the title of a talk to be given by Mr. Thomas .Kitching from Singapore broadcasting station to-night at 7.10 p.m. Mr. Kitching, who is Chief Surveyor. Singapore, was in England from April to September of
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  • 34 3 A GIFT of $1,155,600 from the Straits Settlements, being the proceeds of war taxation from August to October of this year, is gratefully acknowledged by H.M. Government in a telegram received In Singapore to-day.
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  • 274 4 BATHGATE IN FORM Fort Canning 15 pts.; S.C.C. (B) 0 pts. A FINE display by Cpl. Bathgate, Fort Canning's fullback, was the outstanding feature of the rugby match played on the Padang yesterday in which Fort Canning beat the S.C.C.'s *'B"
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  • 84 4 S.R.C 1« S.C.R.C 0. IN an evenly contested hockey match played on the S.R.C. ground yesterday evening the SRC. defeated the S.C.R.C. I—o. The Chinese played one man short In the forward line and were handicapped to some extent in their attack. The SRC. forwards combined well
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  • 60 4 V.M.C.A. 1: Field A. THOUGH playing at homo, the V.M.C.A. were beaten ?>-? by the Field Ambulance in a fairly interesting game of hockey. yesterday. The winner-, were markedly superior in both defence and ataitark, and would probably have sec red a couple or more goals
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  • 173 4 Police Punjab Regt. I. PLAYING a game in which they displayed tine combination, the Police secured a welldeserved victory when they met the Punjab Regiment yesterday. They won three goals to one. The match was played at the Police Depnt. Outstanding in the Police team
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  • 34 4 TO-DAY RUGBY: St. Andrew's 0.8. v S.C.C. Padang. HOCKEY: S.R.C. v R.A.F. (Seletar>. Seletar: S.R.C. v R.A.F. (Tengah*. S.R.C: C.S.C. v Punjabs. C.S.C.; S.C.R.C. v V.M.C.A., S.C.R.C.; S.C.C. v Post Office. Padang.
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  • 66 4 S.R.C. II 2; S.C.C. II 1 UUCH against the run of play, the second eleven of the S.R.C. yesterday defeated the i S.C.C. II 2-1 in a hockey match played on the S.C.C. padang. The Recs. who led one-nil at half-time, scored their winning j coal
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  • 159 4 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 13. Scratchings and running order for Saturday's races are: Race 1 Horses, Class 4, Div. 4, 6 furs.: Selangor 11, Polo and Carmana. Race 2—Horses. Class 4, Div. 3, 6 fun.: Eagle's Eye, Guard cf Honour, Merry Widow. Penzance.
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  • 24 4 In a fast and thrilling water polo match, played at the Singapore Swimming Club yes\erday, the S.S.C. Ist team b>at the V.M.C.A. 4-2.
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  • 348 4 THE following are weights for the third day of the Kuala Lumpur races to-morrcw:— Horses. Class 2, Div. 1, 1 mile and a furlong. BEANO 9.0 DISTINGUISHED 9.0 GIGOLETTE 8.11 BLUE PETER 8.11 MEASURE 8.8 CONTANGO 8 8 HYBLA 8 4 RELEASE 8.3 SIR
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  • 123 4 THE following tics will be off on Saturday in the U Badminton Party's ami pianship tournament: "A" singles: Wee Kirn Wee i Chin Tham Swee, Josiafa V R Ragunathan. "B" singles: Lim Choo Am Teo Seng Leone. Ong KSni v. Ang Teck Hoc;;. Wee Pang I
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 33 5 Singapore, Wednesday. BKOFESSOR Winifred Cullls f" v. ited the College of Medicine mine and addressed memI the Singapore Teachers' ion at the Raffles Girls' School hall in the evening.
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  • 2036 5 JUDGES' SEVERE STRICTURES: D. P. P. NOT ASKED TO REPLY Singapore, Thursday. pOINTING out that the appellant had been treated extremely lightly on a serious charge and that in any country which was subject to the new order in Europe the appellant would have
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  • 27 5 Mr. C. R. Grixoni has been appointed to act as Local Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board during the absence on leave of Mr. J. W. Wiggs.
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  • 113 6 Opinion IN Great Britain a new scheme of State insurance has been in operation since hostilities broke out, and it has proved so popular that most householders are covered against risks of loss of life and damage to property resulting from the war. Hitherto, most losses
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  • 147 6 JjXDER the present State insurance scheme, however, immediate compensation can hv obtained for any damage done to property such as furniture etc. Civilians killed during enemy air raids are treated in th e same way, as far as their dependents are concerned, as soldiers who lose their lives
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  • 94 6 I |w una respect, we deplore the half-hearted measures undertaken by the Malayan Government as regards passive defence work. The public, under the present system, feel that they have been neglected by the authorities. Air raid shelters are still 3 novelty in this country, and other means of
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  • 100 6 START in this direction is necessary because it has an economic significance even if it is net included as a part of the war measures adopted here. Economic security for the dependents of those who sacrifice their lives either at the front or in the rear contributes greatly
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  • 119 6 ii seemed to Poland, Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium. Yet war did come to them, and it might come to us also. The greatest deterrent to any aggressive approach on our territory is our preparedness. Can we in Malaya call ourselves well prepared? In active defence we undoubtedly
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  • 1515 6 By A Special Correspondent 'J'lii'JßE is perhaps no period in the last 20 years when the Frontier Constabulary forces stationed at Tank or Darazinda gave such a good account of themselves against transborder raiders as they did during 1939-40. Lart<e gangs of Wa:'irs and Ifahsuds tuok advantage
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  • 41 6 While he was sitting in his garden at an Essex town, Mr G Porter felt something smack his wooden leg. He found a bullet embedded in the leg— a bullet fired during an air raid.
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  • 562 6 racial unde-^tarjdin lieved to be second natl Malayans, so you may it is presumptuous or visitors to advise i harmonious co-operj We are so accustomed to things for granted with unseeing eyej thai unable to detect our"' discerning visitor can detect we *k spots, and General Te-chen
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  • 33 7 Hon Mr. H. Weisberg, actmg Colonial Secretary, S.S., who re. photographed above talking to the Resident of Batavia, airport. Mr. Weinberg flew to Awstrali i to join his family
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  • 87 7 Reuter. Berlin. Dec. 13. LARGE part of the rebuilding A of Hamburg may be done by German official news icy yesterday mentioned a to use Danish architects, ineers and workmen for this essful negotiations are c 1 to have taken place ben the Hamburg authorities, I
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  • 41 7 Honolulu, Dec. 12. SQUADRONS of the American Fleet, which have assembled at the Lahaina Reads, will shortly resume battle manouevres under the command of Admiral James Richardson. Commander-in-Chiet the American Fleet. They are expected to return to riolulu before Christmas.—Eastn News.
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  • 330 7 Washington, Deo. 13. THE news of Lord Lothian's I death produced widespread exprt ssions of regret throughout the I mted States. tes are paid to his 'informfriendliness," and to his Baltipeech, which is described as •one of the best of his career and a
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  • 102 7 Reuter. London, uec. ia. SERIOUS disturbances in French indc-China were mentioned by the announcer of the Lyons Wirejess last right. He said that clashes have occurrtd recently In Saigon and in -yen provinces between armed forces aud demonstrators, said to be Communists. It wws added that damage
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  • 59 7 Reuter. Bangkok. Dec. 13 FRENCH concentrated their artillen on Nakhonpanom and Mukdaharn. and 11 people are reported to have been killed at the latter town, according to a communique issued by Thailand General Headquarters, which adds that a frontier police patrol was fired on by
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  • 91 7 Reuter. Hsinking. Dec. 12. i "THE establishment of consulatesi 1 general at Shanghai and Peiping has been decided upon by the Manchukuo Government in anticipation of the strengthening of the political and economic relations be--1 tween Nanking and Manchukuo, as a result of the
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  • 398 7 Reuter. Baltimore, Dec. 12. "WITH >ou r help in aeroplanes, munitions, ships on the sea and in the field of finance, we are sure of victory," declared Lord Lothian, the British Ambassador to the United States, in a speech last night. He gave
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  • 74 7 Reuter. Washington, Dec. 12. r rHK German cargo steamer Rhein, which left Tampico, .Mexico, twelve days ago to run the British blockade, has been interctpted by a Dutch warship somewhere in the western Atlantic, according to an ii formed source in Washington. It is added
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  • 88 7 Reuter. London. Dec. 13. ETON COLLEGE the most famous of English schools, which was founded 500 years ago by Henry VI Eton haf twice, In recent weeks, been the victim of enemy bombers In the first raid over 200 incenHiiries were dropped on th*» college, six
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  • 83 7 Reuter. GENERAL Hertzog, the former Prime Minister and later leader of the Opposition against General Smuts, has resigned his Membershin of Parliament. The resignation of Mr. Havenga. the former Finance Minister under Gen Hertzo-. was als\> announced. These developments follow Gen. Hertzoe's recent resignation from ti"
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  • 122 7 ENTERTAINMENT A GREAT human drama, with a remarkable theme is "The Man I Married." which opened a season at the Cathay last night. The story is of an American woman married to a German whose mother was a Jew, and it takes one from America to the
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  • 110 7 Reuter. Shanghai, Dec. 12. IT is stated that the Japanese authorities in the area are reported to have "nearly concluded" their investigation into the shooting of ihe latest Japanese victim of Chinese gunmen and it is expected that the barricades in the district may be
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  • 96 7 Reuter. Chungking, Dec. 13. MR. T. V. Seong, the former Finance Minister, is' expected, in well-informed quarters in Chungking, to visit London shortly in order to conduct negotiations fcr new credits to China, which the British Government has announced it is willing to extend.
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    • 265 8 HOW WOULD Y©r 3*»T LIKE TO STAY FOR BREAKFAST WITH I) 1 1 LORETTA YOUNG... W J (The "Awful Truth" was she had gf TOO MANY HUSBANDS!" and "It #X Happened One Night!" I Ĕ CAPITOL TODAY I 3.15-6.15-9.15 W~\ Frenc y F»»fe»t-the Picfure 65.136 P« Pie Hocked to see
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    • 528 8 Public Notices NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Mr, Goh Mong Tek, lately emplbyed by our clients, The Southern Shipping Co., of No. 88 Cross Street, Singapore as office assistant has from the Ist December, 1940, left our clients' services and he has no longer any authority to deal or
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    • 233 8 KAMPONG PRINCESSES TWO GLAMOROUS MPH| I HI MALAY SISTERS I* J ■HSH SIT! AMINAH f 1 tj§|» SITI ZARAH Wm II PROUDLY BECOME f^oj ■Hi HAPPYCIRLS 'pi TO-NIGHT wj&m TALE OF TWO MALAY SITLV TEA DANCE fjT*Jß[/^ < n e for a (7 9.30 change IMB i ■T a Sni
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    • 231 8 "Full of TRlRrvr "PLENTY OF ACTION"—FREE PRES<f "FAST MOVING THRILLER"—STRAITS TlM Es ALSO PA THE TO-MORROW at MIDXIMIT ALHAMBH f /AM THRILLING STORY OF T NAZI SPY ACTIVITY IS BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO n Jvj7\' J| AMERK AS |U| I "Confessions of a lABARR Nazi Spy" TAMARJ DESWI TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15
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  • 103 9 Singapoie, mursaay. WHEN Cheong Kee Bee, a Revenue Officer, came up lor sentence I before Mr Oon Khye Klang, »n I the Third Police Court, on a charge having stolen $33 from Mr Mohamed bin Yahadi, another Rp- nue Officer, Mr. Mohamed informed the Court that Cheong
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    • 365 9 TO-DAY a -rii AY/ Wh "c 315-6.15-9.15 I NA T tverybody Goes Morning Show To-morrow at 11 o'clock. -i\' 1 UIIV FOX PRESENT JOAN BENNETT and FRANCIS LEDERER "THE MAN I MARRIED" Vilaily alive with its strong appeal! I magnificent incline every wife should see and no husband should miss
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    • 187 9 "How Fahrenheit, Daddy?'' AWFUL hot. Awful hot But each piece of cloth that goes into en Arrow shirt, must pass (with flying colors) a 30-second heat test in a 400 0 Fahrenheit oven. One of the hidden reasons why Arrows are better. Obtainable at all first Class dealers. 4 APB
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    • 117 9 PILES GUARANTEED CURE WITHOUT OPERATION Piles is a dangerous and painful disease. Early treatment always is advisable. Messrs Lav Kirn Ping j and Lav Ping Hsiang have spent many years in a very careful study of this disease. j Foes will be refunded if no cure Is effected. I Have
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    • 141 9 TO-DAY AT 6.15 9.15 BRANDON THOMAS'S IMMORTAL COMEDY. "RE-ORGANISED" AND BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE A GAINSBOROUGH HCTUM > a. tvatfo'^ l^-**?*^ Comedy With A LAI 4,11 In Every Fool! SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION GAUMONT BRITISH UNIVERSAL NEWS MXT MICHAEL REDGRAVE ATTRACTION i. aii, ii 11; is and THRILLS OF THE CAPITAL la*Ul\uKAS 3
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  • 79 10 Domestic Occurrences Ang: Mr Ang Cheng C'hwee passed away peacefully at 5.25 p.m. on the 12 12-40 at his residence, No. 341, Pasir Panjang Road. He leaves behind his beloved wife, two sons Messrs. Ang Soon Hoe and Aji£ Soon Lye, a daughter, and son-in-law, three grandchildren and two
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  • 29 10 MPJS. IDA RUSSELL desires to express her sincere thanks lo all those Kind friends who attended her husband's funeral and also to those tthu sent messages of condolence
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    • 675 10 GHG Situations Vacant WANTED an Indian tupping clerk, speaking good English .ma raiatt. Salary $40-. Apply Box 875, Malaya rrlbune, Singi»i>ore. (No. 758F» WANTED Upcoustry Agent* for Australian Oat? and oocjpa aoo, Malaya Tribune. Singapore. (No. 742F) WANTED Agents for Gents. Ladles' watches. Gooa Immma Box 867, Malaya T;:bune, Singapore.
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    • 821 10 Wanted WANTED purchase outright movie film, Bmm commedles cartoons etc. Please write to Abdul Majld, Kampong Bahru. Johore Bahru. (No. 763P) WANTED to rent sedan car with or without syce for 4 or 6 weeks from Dec. 15th. phone 3582. (No. 715P) WANTED second hand Homellte 3 ln Portable selfprimlng
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    • 785 10 Lost And Found FOUND—An Airedale *****. Apply Municipal Animal Infirmary, Singapore. (No. 733F) LOST ln Bencoolen Street on 10th. Inst: Chromium and Blue Sunbeam Talbot Wheel Disc. Reward to Finder Box No. 876. Malaya Tribune, Singapore. (No. 762F) Personal ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: Available trained Domestic Servants. Clerks, Mechanics, Chauffeurs, Apprentices etc.
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    • 735 10 Business Opportunities 1 BELTING ASBESTOS CO.—Mining <fe Engineering Suppliers—lpoh <te Singapore 3ole-AgentB—British Hair Beltln e Asbestos Packings—Tucks Genuine Packing —Circular Saws—Files—Emery WheelsRubber Hose—lnsertion Cloth- Europe Fire Bricks—Clay. Telephone 2287, Singapore. (No. 702*) Photography TOUR PHOTOS painted by qualified artist In Lilywhlte Studio, Singapore, Telephone CCOI. (No. 728F) OUTDOOR AND rNDOOR
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    • 596 10 Mll>>|| l M THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS NO. 64. CHULIA STREET, PHONE NO. 7755. General Auctioneers, Commisslor Agents, Etc., Etc. The Organisatior For Prompt, Courteous Efflcienl Services. a■ ■■■■»•> Tenders are required for the purchase of SWILL from the Blakang Mati Cookhouses. Contractors will supply their own containers and make all
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    • 94 10 THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement of Singapore. Wage Earner's Administration Order. In Bankruptcy. No. 89 of 1940. Re LEE CHWEE of Room No. 82, Block C, Government Flats, Mosque Street, Singapore, Revenue Officer. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a First and
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    • 34 10 are unsurpa- W Sole Agents: HOE BOON LEONG Distributors: IftADIO* GENERAL AGENCT. Kuala Lumpur. THE RADIO SOUND SERVICE, raiping, Perak, Penang, Province Wellesley and Alor Star, Kodah. CHOP HUP SOON kWt Kuala Dungun, Tmiffanii-
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    • 1261 10 |to-day*s radio SINGAPORE LONDON ZHL 225 metres (1333 kc|s) ZUPI 30.96 metres (9.69 mjct) GIV 15.14 Mc r. i* 1 ZHP3 41.38 metres (7.25 mcs) GSJ 21 53 Mr s,r, > 8.20 a.m. News ln English levery GSG 17.7 a Met. 5 morning). p m i«e.ai Metresi ZHL, ZHPI ZHP3.
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  • 972 11 Singapore, Dec 12. Buyers. Sellers. mBB Tm (4s) 3|4Va 3,9 unal (ss) 6]6 71--jg£Z! Malay 33 <J 85 fl H:t.un (ss) 19]- 211Wens ($1) 0-67 0.72 Sirm Tin 151- 161SrSuntal 'ss> 9 I" 918 KfSelangor 1-48 1.53 Id ay I'j.9 20;9cd £T Chin <iD 0.17 0.20
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  • 131 11 From Our Financial Correspondent r Singapore, Friday. N snares wer c irregular yesterday, and business was on a small scale. Hong Fatts improved slightly, Laruts had good business, and Kundangs eased on a number of profit-takers appearing. Tongkah Harbours were inquired for, and small business was done
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  • 25 11 Singapore, Friday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers 38i/ 2 Sellers 38%. TIN 132V 8 unchanged.
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  • 58 11 I London, Dec. 12. I\ISCUSSIONS are occurring for I™ the rubber contract to include delivery at outports as well as to London and Liverpool to which the contract at present is confined. The United States suggestions of an amendment to permit the transmission of documents direct from the
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  • 22 11 The relinquishment of his Commission in the Straits Settlements Royal Navil Volunteer Reserve by Acting Sub-Lieut. J. L. Purnell has been accepted.
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  • 195 11  -  MARKET REPORTS (By Reuter) London, Dec. 12. rpHE Stock Exchange opened quiet, but cheerful, with GiltEdgeds firm. Middle-Easterns, especially oils, were again bought. Industrials were steadier while Kaffir deeplevels were fairly active. Later, Indian undated issues were persistently supported, especially since the recent
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  • 88 11 London, Dec. 12. THE City welcomes the War Damage Bill as a superb expression of national self-confidence. restoration of insurability to no less than s'ome eight milliard terling wcrth of buildings alone, and at a moderate premium, clearly reflects confidence in the ability to prevent
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  • 51 11 London, Dec. 12. THE turnover In the tin market was 100 tons. The market was featureless, with a small cash buying. There have been many applications for December export licences but none has yet been granted. After official hours the market ruled steady, but there w»s no
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    • 104 11 your valuables Our Strong Room* art jota Protection. 8 1« impossible for an Mh "dual to provide for his valued Possessions the safety that is worded by our vault* where 9 nave safe boxes of varioua u?s for hire at moderate rate*. ■HP BIB themselves hold tfea a *;> and
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    • 135 11 I for all EYE TROUBLES, even Cataract. Safe, Sure World-wide reputed and tested. lAt all Chemists. Literature free. Boon Pharmacy. Penang and Ipoh. INSIST ON SELLER'S. j j THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED i Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. The Company, which is
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    • 88 11 /s a truly fine old brandy When the Huguenots landed in South Africa over 300 years ago, they brought with them a knowledge of brandy making from the well-known vineyards in France. This formed the foundation of an industry, now the second largest in South Africa —led only by gold-mining.
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    • 99 11 1:111.1 >v tMinmiiiintiiMi mmmmrn Kintimiti Mil lIIIMIW r iiiuiiitiiiiiii iitiiiiniiiiiiiiim |HjH9HjK|Oj Good Health always that's what you want and HALIBORANGE will help you to keep it. Every bottle of HALIBORANGE is a bottle of concentrated Vitamins A and D from Halibut Liver Oil and Vitamin C from fresh oranges. In
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    • 269 11 STEAMER SAILING* BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: P. O. S. N. Co., The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. 8.1.5. N. CO., BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Tel. 5497. 8.1.5. N. CO. (APCAR) LINE) For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, OSAKA. For PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA. Regular Sailings: Special Holiday
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    • 328 11 P& C^and BRITISH INDIA The best possible services are being maintained by The P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce res"
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  • 278 12 rpHE details of an important A financial arrangement, reached between Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies in respect of payment for trade between the two countries, were released this morning by the Controller of Foreign Exchange. An arrangement has been made whereby from Dec. 15,
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  • 90 12 Reuter. Shanghai. Dec. 13. <MR John Latham, first Australian Minister to Japan, gave a prry.s conference in Shanghai on his way to take up his post. He emphasised that Australia was purely European but her interests depended en the Pacific and hence she could not be indifferent to
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  • 52 12 Singapore. Thursday. THE marriage~will take place at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Dec. 15. of Mr. Wong Feng Tong. sen of Mrs L S. N. Wong, and Miss Eunice Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lee. A reception will follow immediately after
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  • 27 12 Mr. Lee Swee Lee of the Kedah Clerical Service, who was until recently attached to the P W D, Sungei Patani. hai resigned from the Government Service
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  • 22 12 Mr. J. F. Hannyngton has been apointed to art as Second Assistant Secretary to Government. F M S Class 111. If.C. s.
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  • 223 12 A hundred and Lhirl the Army, Naw ai were entertainer; vat** homes and later taw v H Capitol theatre, when a Singapore resident, '"5*3 mas entertainment W <l Chr The scheme v .he Tribunc m< i bureau. np Tro^ Hosts and Mrs. E. A.
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  • 83 12 London, Dec. 13. QUESTIONS were asked in the House of Commons yesterday, a'~out the condition of British subjects now interned who were hitherto resident in occupied France. Tlie Foreign UnderSecretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated that the majority were male British I subjects, numbering some 1.700 and
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    • 142 12 VIRIUM FOR SPARKLING TEEThS Mk\\ 9t?d> a teal fQty to clean your teeth with Pepsodent containing I IRIUNf. The minute it touches your teeth you have a delightful IHk and lasting sensation of its invigorating, refreshing foam. And WL Ifßttk what a wholesome tingle of freshness it leaves behind it!
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    • 122 12 Re Generous to your Cinlkn /1 ...Let them have Abundant GijU Their merriment is your enjoyment We have just unpacked a new shipment of Gifts and Toys suitable for children of all ages comprising:— Caley's Crackers. Musical X'mas Itses. Contents Guaranteed made in l.s.A. SR All British 1 do?, for
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