Morning Tribune, 30 December 1938

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. y-No. 281. ORE FRIDAY, December 30, 1938. FIVE CENTS.
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    Japan Rejects U.S. Demand
    100 1 Japan Rejects U.S. Demand Shanghai. Dec. 29. WHAT is tantamount U a fiat rejection by the Japanese of the >pedfic demand by the United States lor restitution of American property m China is made to-day. The naval spokesman declared at the pr«ti deference that the American university lrill not be
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    German Press Slashes Britain
    141 1 Berlin. Dec. 29. 4 FIERCE front page accusation against Britain and the British press for their attitude towards the Franco-Italian quarrel is made m the German press which speaks of hair raising rumours -pread loi a specific purpose. •Treatment of the Italo-Prench issue m the London
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    STOP PRESS
    201 1 Wang Ching Wei For Europe IT is reported that Mr. Wang Ching 1 Wei arrived m Hongkong last niffht and will make a statement k oon. According to Dr. Chen Kung Po. Mr. Wang Ching Wei will be proceeding to Europe soon, on a mission on behalf of
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    Holland Prepares For Defence
    16 1 Holland Prepares For Defence Hague, Dec. 29. WIGHT bills dealing with national I and "V™, tor.
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    ITALIAN THREAT UNITES FRANCE
    405 1 ANOTHER 4-POWER CONFERENCE DUE? PARIS, DEC. 29 TTHE MANNER IN WHICH FRANCE HAS BEEN UNITED BY ITALY'S CLAIMS AS STRESSED BY THE NEWSPAPERS. "Epoque" states that Germany and Italy will only yield before force. The defences built along the Tunis frontier had much more "fleet m
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    GERMANY MAY SEEK RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP
    302 1 Ixmdon, Dec. 29. A J. CUMMJNGS, m his "Spotlight on politics" m the Newn Chronicle, comments on Mr. Vernon Bartlett's speculation on Nazi intentions against Holland or against Belgium, and says hi* own most recent information from (Germany Is that the proposed threat m the
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    MALAYA'S CIVIL DEFENCE PLANS TO BE SPEEDED UP
    183 2 MALAYA'S CIVIL DEFENCE PLANS TO BE SPEEDED UP IT is officially announced that, with a >ieu to improving the t+ ordination of civil defence measures throughout Malaya and to vpeedinj» up the completion of plans and dispositions m connection nth all civil aspects of defence, the several Malayan (Governments liarc
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    NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
    31 2 •T»HERE will be no publication of the Malaya Tribune t»r the Morning Tribune on Monday next. The Sunday Tribune will, however, be issued as usual on Jan. 1.
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    FIVE STROKES OF ROTAN FOR ATTEMPTED STABBING
    149 2 FIVE STROKES OF ROTAN FOR ATTEMPTED STABBING (From Our Own Correspondent) Jobore Bahru. Thursday. A FOIRTELN-year-old CaJUonese. Ou Yon? Kai Seng, was this ■Mtfatag sentenced to five strokes of he rotan by Sheikh Abu Bakar for laving attempted to stab his friend. Lee An Soo with a knife Prosecution alleged
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    $2 Fine For Parking Abreast
    43 2 Singapore. Thursday —For causing an obstruction by parking his car abreas* vith another vehicle In Orchard Roan 1 OH October 22, Mr. R. Mcßae. who oleaied guilty was to-day fined $2 by r •> C. H. Whitton. Traffic Magistrate.,
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    These Vases Are 1,000 Years Old
    148 2 These Vases Are 1,000 Years Old Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. REPUTED to be one thousand year old. a couple of Chinese vases have been brought to Malaya from Futsan (China) for safety owing to the present invasion of China. The vaces which are bottle shaped a£d three feet m height and
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE WEDDING
    35 2 Mr Fr; ncis Chye Kirn Hen*, secretary of the Singapore Badminton \ssotiation. and Mi** Kosa Tan Lee Hiah. who were married PMtetfe) at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Tribune
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    Malayan Pineapple Industry Declining?
    244 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang. Thursday THE area under pineapples is dwindling owing to the low prices obtained for the fruit m 1936 and 1937. and the greater part of 1938. and owners are compelled to cut out the unwanted areas and put m some other
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    PERAK'S HELP FOR CHINA
    91 2 PERAK 'S HELP FOR CHINA Ipoh, Thursday. DONATIONS sent through the loia U Distress Relief < lXi n date toUl 55.400.000 m hinese cur "iS, amount is inc.us.ve of the funds collected from J^'JgJ and performances, sale of Bonds, subscriptions, sale ol and the R old drive STff^^ttag This was
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    "FAIR EXIGENCE" GETS ACQUITTAL FOR DRIVER
    137 2 "FAIR EXIGENCE" GETS A CQUITTAL FOR DRIVER Ik Singapore. Thursday. PIVING his occupation as "A newspaper man" Mr. Allied Charles Simmonds to-day gave evidence In the case m which Abdul bin Ali was acquitted of the charge of negli- gent driving, thereby colliding with another car at the junction of
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    50 Tons Of Copra Fell On Him, Yet He Lived 6 Weeks
    278 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) ■MEN 400 bags of copra weighing m all about ;>o t< ms feU u pon a H year old Chinese coolie Tan Tet-k Hai. employed by Jaeger and Company, he was not killed immediately. He
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    2-YEAR HIKE WILL BE THEIR EMPLOYMENT
    148 3 2 -YEAR HIKE WILL BE THEIR EMPLOYMENT Ipoh. Thursdax y\>O "Mi-old Malax (iovernment servants. o| Taiping, at present unemployed, have decided t<» do i two peats' mtiktag tour of Maia\a during which timi' the\ expert to cover the whole rountrv. The yoang nun arc MohlMed Hassan bin 11-m N<»orb»k and
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    Warder Motorist On Causing Death Charge
    127 3 Warder Motorist On Causing Death Charge Singapore. Thursday. 1. V S. TAYLOR, European warder attached to the Changi Prisons. hu produced before Mr. L. B. Gibson. the District Judge, this morning when a charge of causing death by a negligent act. or alternatively, driving at a speed dangerous to the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    110 3 Tuesday. Dec. 20 In the evening His Excellency and L ariy Thomas gave a dinner and dance t Government House. Wednesday. Dec. 21. His Excellency presided at a meeting )f the Executive Council held at GovernHouse this morning. Friday. Dec. 26. Brigadier m. Gambier-Parry and Miss nbier-Farry, Mr.
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    19 3 Picture taken durng the annual treat organised by the St. Josephs lunch, and held at the Memorial Hall (Tribune).
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    THE EAST MAINTAINS ITS GOOD HEALTH
    349 3 THE Health Bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau week ended Dec. 24 reads as follows: Plague. A satisfactory feature for the week is the absence of the notification of plague m any of the Eastern ports. Cholera was reported from Calcutta and
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    Singapore's New $45,000 Chapel
    160 3 Singapore's New $45,000 Chapel TIIK Assembly of God CkMtl m BaJeslier Koad, incorporating several modern innovations, and said to i»e the only chapel of its kind m the r'ar Fast, is to be dedicated on Sunday at 10 o'clock. The chapel still has Ita .scaffolding round it. but everything will
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      17 3 dill I C OULLC LLECTRIC CLOCKS 1 KJ If I M I i *»w<* MONTOR LTD. s.NOAf««
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      118 4 London. Thursday. M Previous To-day PALM OIL iMalaya) In bulk Dec. Jan. shipment £14 1T g value £14 150 Value COPKA (Straits, F.MS.) Jail Shipment CIO. 10.0 8ellen £10. 10.0 Seller.SAGO FLOUR (Sarmwak) Dec Uan. Shipment 8 iu Bellera Unohangea TAPIOCA Seed Pearl 1st quality «Sineapore> Dec Shipment
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      METAL MARKET
      19 4 London. Thui>duv tim STANDARD Previous To-dav r u "spotUfSXn (dOSlM PrtC) £215=4 £2163? FOTWard £216*. 1218 £I
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      BULLION MARKET
      29 4 GOLD London. Thumb; Previous To-day Fine Bar d*j o* £7.9.0 H 9.0.. »SILVEK Spot 19 15 16 116 4 months' forward 19 1 2 19 5 8
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      104 4 London. Thursday Previous To-dav Change Distillers 23 1 1 j 2314ft 3d Dunlop Rubber "6 3 76 6 General Electric 301*2 30 4 l -3d Imperial Chemical Indortrtee 129 4 1 J? 07; Anglo-Dutch 6 _j rp._ 27 3" °7 6* --3d Rubber Plan Investment Tnm 14
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      PIONEER DIES
      19 4 Berlin Dec 29 -Death is aniiounc«: of HerV Augus. Vogt. famous oolonia. I-ionee- aged eighty "six Reuter
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      56 4 New Yor.-;. Dec 28 ROBBER Previou> To-day Chansr Market Tone Stead\ Steady apot Sellers 16 7 16 16 5 16 Forward April June Buyers 16 9 16 16 7 16 Sellers 16 7 16 16 5 16 TIN 16 9 16 16 7 16 8 Market Tone
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      Fraser's Daily Report
      116 4 Singapore. Dec 29 MINING. Tin at midday was $111 j up 7 g. There WU very little enquiry either way for tin shares to-day and on a dull market quotations were unchanged. Raubs were slightly steadier to-day with buyers at $4.70 and sellers askin? $4 80 '.*****..,,^.
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      Sir Edward Merewether Dies
      14 4 Sir Edward Merewether Dies Lor.don. Dec 29 -Death has oocurrcC of Sir Edwr.rd Merewether.-Rfu^r.
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      SKODA WORKS
      32 4 tions for -.re transfer to c^4i r the representation m C»chosloyaK of the controlling Interest In SKoca armament works hitherto to et a drench' group .iave HOI be?n eluded —Reuter.
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      72 4 London. Thursday. Previous To-day Change TT. en Pano < closing selling rnte) 177.10 177.01 —.09 T.T. on Amsterdrm (closing middle rate) 8.58 916 8.56 13 15 .1 3 4 T.T. on S\ -\nghai (closing selling rate) 8 7 8 3 3 4 T.T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate)
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      Silver Market All Agog With Excitement
      266 4 London. Dec. 29. AN atmosphere of suppressed excitement is at present pervading the silver market, and there will be much relief when the doubts concerning the conditions under which the United States Government's buying policy is pursued m 1939 and set at rest. While
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      STOCKS & SHARES
      773 5 STOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company r MINING I Singapore. Dec 29. 5 p.m Con p ~^~nT~^T Eastern Realty f U o 7 f 1 Ejftfta 1 5g Gammon Malaya 1 iL Hammer Henry Waugh »;2 HumT^pe 7600n T Ltd 4 28 3 30,3 Investment Trust 12 iou I3 9xd)
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      FRASER & COMPANY
      79 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Kinitapon- D«c 29, 5 p m n > Boo** D*U u* Bl %w Cto« Payable GENERAL Knta "'w^to^ 28 Jan 2 Utc 29 7V2% 3,j;naiXr 24 Jan 5 Dec 28 10% Takuapa f Ja 3 O1 Jan 12 JiA 4 2Vfc% RIBBLR M Jan
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      LYALL & EVATFS QUOTATIONS
      143 5 LYALL EVATFS QUOTATIONS GH G Batu Selanf 1-32 1-37 Kramats 10 Kuchais I" 5 13 Laruts 1() Linguis I*s 1.66 London Tin 3 6 Mambaus 0.50 0^55 Pahang Co.o 12.6 13 6 Rahman Hyd 112 j-JJ Raw.ang Cons. 21.6 22.6 RenongTin 30 6 sit c< nn p Tir 1*1" I^'"
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      NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ N.V.
      133 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. incorporated m the Netherlanda. 'Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM fc^tabluihed by Royal Charter AD. 13* Paid Up Capital f 40,030,030 Statutory Reserve Fund 5.000,000 Special Reserve 1,000 iOO hairman of the Board of Directors H. C. KEHBOCK. M m ik iii k Board: o. LKLNA L»E IONUH
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
      128 5 >* rears* PENANCi MUNICIPAL s% Ayvsrr™ 000 m 121 C1 W25.000 lM o Sn J rerf' 1955 65 i »3.0«).000 J()m FJU.4K* -931 red 1958 $1«.000.000 fflr^ BA J% 1936 red ■J»'*J»* f ,00% M« ci Mayrmid Co. Ltd. $30,000 Int. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 lw
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      162 6 rWIIJOV 6.15 9.15 TO-NIGHT SERVE YOURSELF WITH PERFECT SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT GET A HELPING OF HAPPINESS SEEING THIS GRAND COMEDY CAST SET UP A NEW RECORD FOR LAUGHS! M .^fl Mr- Mfl A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE CROWDS CRITICS EVERYBODY SAYS A TRULY GREAT PICTURE! A Gripping Romance of the Underworld of
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      205 6 1 WANNA DIRBIN Sends you New Year Greetings! Youi! adore her m this new Universal Comedy Hit j u >t r for your festive entertainment! !I P I T 0 1 3 SHOWS DAILY |i t ■■tf 3.15 -6.15 -9.15 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS <n SUNDAY X MONDAY at 11 A.M.
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    CHARGE WITHDRAWN
    62 7 s ore, Thursday.- Thambi bin m<>who was charged that he on Dec und carrying arms viz, a daggei publif appeared before Mr. Conrad jdham m the second police court this when Court Inspector T E iformed his worship that he had tiona from the Dp p to with-
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      229 7 )v. c V S LARGE AUDIENCES A(CLAI.MKI) THK I MM SI ALL-TECHNICOLOUR (H TDOOK PRODUC- I TION EVER MADE! I DAILY AT 11 A.M. 3-15 6-15 9-15 P.M. I ALrtAMBKA CONTROLLED By SHAW BROS. LTD.) I The EPIC Sweep of "The Covered Wagon" £&sk, '^W^S| The BRAWLING Thrills of "Chnarron"
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    $2,500 FOR CHINA RELIEF
    134 8 $2,500 FOR CHINA RELIEF SIM of ft.ffff.tl representing the gross proceeds of the Christmas Kazaar held on Dec. 17 under the auspices of the Young; People's Fellow-ship of the Chinese Christian nun h. 142. Prinsep Street. Singapore, "as handed over to the Singapore hina Relief Fund Committee yesterday. A lar^e
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    POLICE BAND
    49 8 The public eftgagementi of the Police Band for January are as follows: 3rd— Telok Aver. 6 p.m sth.— Farrer Park. 5.30 p.m 10th. Katong Park. 6 p.m. 15th— Botanic Gardens. 8.30 p.m. 20th.— Farrer Park. 5.30 p.m. 24th. —Telok Aver. 6 p.m. 26th.— Botanic. Gardens, 5.30 pm
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    NEW A. R. P. DEPT. FOR THE S.S.
    290 8 MR. E. TONGUE WILL BE CHIEF 4 NKW An Raid I'nraution* Department for the Stmits SettleMenU has been created and placed under the dUWft of Mr. E. Tongue, uhose official title "ill be Director of Air Kail PiVH-i! ut ions. Ttai creation
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    U.S. Trade Commissioner As Witness
    103 8 U.S. Trade Commissioner As Witness Singapore. Thursday MR Harold B. Bobison, Ai Trade t iioner. to-cuy g evidejej m U* case m fbfcti Urn Botfn Loov.- a lorry driver charged; with negligent driving driving at i spfced of about 35 m.p.h. round the bend DMI *J junction of Irwell Bank
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    Alleged Attempt To Smuggle
    104 8 .From Our Own Correspond Johore Bahru, Weclitf>cWfUSTOM officers, accompany t mche Onn bin AWttUjfc Superintendent of Customs f^ > Branch, made a big f sheet rubber at Sungei Ma>a i Straits of Johore at 9.30 p.m. on 26. u«79* Rubber seized was valued at and duty
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      126 8 M.G.M.'n Greatest Spectacular Triumph! A Memorable Masterpiece f GALA MALAYAN PREMIEKK- APITOL TUESDAY, JAN. 10th 1939. I mrM >'ORMA SHEARER -HRO\E POWER W^M :'JO^- I I'aramnuntV Inspiring \f.< \l' E ol THE ONQUEST oi the SKii 7. THE FIRST ONLY AVIATION PICTURE ENTIRELY FILMED IN NEW TE( HNK Ol O(
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    CONTRACT BRIDGE
    374 9 NOTES AND PROBLEMS O^f of the most common reasons t t »r playing at less than game (I(M iiatts with cards which will pj^ilj s ield a game, is the tendency jo lm dei bid on strong hands by resp (IIU r. In some systems, particularly those which
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    ITALIAN ARMS SALES IN SALVADOR
    107 9 Washington. ADMINISTRATION officials are stated A to be watching closely the efforts of n armaments firms lo push saJe.s m El Salvador, which is within easy air- 1 distance of the Panama Canal. 1 The Italian Government does not tain a military or air mission
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    THE VALUE OF FORCERS
    485 9  -  Horatius By ED-AK.QS C K.Q.J.S 4 The Assumption j I ASSUMING your partner has opened on i the minimum of 2% tricks, what can < they bf? Lacking the King of Hearts,! he 'must surely have one of the black Aces If it is the Ace
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    NATURE BALANCES HER BOOKS
    71 9 lion tamer died recently m America 'rim the effects of a mosquito bite. At SS lo we are informed by the newsuaw< Soiat an astonishing contrast A man who«e profession demands that JJ, w h 0 always m danger of oewt, d le from mosquito bites
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      19 9 UMM HjllAfl what you i«a> ir I3H Convince y»u*IMfHVHPVfI Hi-lf of lioyal'« p«ri*rit>! ROjV\EP LTD. 3. Malacca Street, ttnftport.
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      89 9 BSSSV*!-. IJB^^5 1 I IsHls^BSl^^^^i^^^^^iS^^^^^W A SisJ m I wJ I <^^S!*sJr^« jS^J "~~^T^f\ packed m airtight bottles, @jfi)Sffr;}32l3l^^i rosse »S. Black well s (»ooseherrits remain as '-v^^^aKVJ ;mii vvlll mak( most •i^i- <U inviting tans jiul p»^ s w can be eaten with custard, v^iF^ii^S^/ after uisar Kai been
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    LMORNING TRIBUNE Friday, December 30, 1938. CRIME IN SINGAPORE
    315 10 L MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, December 30, 1938. CRIME IN SINGAPORE JWO months ago there was quite an epidemic of street robberies m Singapore. A gang of two or three robbers would waylay a pedestrian, threaten him with a knife or other weapon and after robbing him make their escape by
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    A NEW CHINA Arising
    856 10  -  Lim Keng Hor By In The South -West k NEW era for China is iawnillf m the south-west, where the rich provinces of Yunnan. Szechuen and Kweichow are undergoing development on a scale hitherto unknown To their number has been addeo a fourth province, formerly known
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    84 10 Sergeants are now using toy electric trains at the Royal Fusiliers' depot at Hounslow. Middlesex, to help recru;^ to become mark>men. The sergeants fit cardboard targets m the trucks of the trains, press the darling buttonand then the recruits fire, the sergeant presses another button and the train returns to
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    Britain New £3,000,000 Aircraft Carrier
    445 11 Britain N ew £3,000,000 Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL HAS FLIGHT DECK NEARLY 800 m general appearance, the 22.000-ton HMs Ark- p n the large aircraft-carriers already m 'eSice h r ,us, h^ing a r b dge structure S^^tSTSSTwhS But she differs from them m having only one flight dock '!n
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    Big Harbour Works For Colombo
    83 11 Big Harbour Works For Colombo A scheme to pro Tide Colombo Harbour with modern up-to-date facilities by the construction, dnrIr Df the next two years, of an oil d^k and deep water quay, has been definitely decided upon. The cost of the scheme is estimated at £1,000.000 The ultimate benefit
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    Europe Called A Madhouse
    100 11 IKOPK is a madhouse.' declared Mrs. pj rou as she and her hus "and. the South African Defem-p Minister, began their return jotirne' to ™>utn Africa. She admitted to I 'Daily Ixpress LTv^^'y' that shp irlaifl to hPhi h »T (l uds lvinß over K ir
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    Vast German-Mexican
    294 11 thf .v Mexico. City. JHE news that Mexico has complete a vast barter plan with (.«r--many ,s expected to set the I'niUtf States by the ears, especially m view of the Pan-American Conference at Lima. F.very effort has been made to keep the details secret, but there is
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    China's Supply Routes
    225 11 China's Supply Routes Chungking lIJESPITE the faJJ of Canton and the I" cutting off of war supplies to China 'via Hong Kong, arms and ammunition are still transported to China m large quantities through French Indo-China Large number of Japanese journalists are m Haiphong to cover the waterfront m order
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    Hungary And Manchukuo
    40 11 Chungking. a CCORDING to Berlin report. HunA earv is induced by a certain autnoriiax v? Power to recognise Uie puppet Jlanchukuo by establishing a legation fes from *c toUlitrrian state wd Manchukuo were promised to Hungary. -XnlcrnaUonal.
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      81 11 POLAROID Glasses are the latest scientifir discovery m flare protection. They permit yon tj actually fee 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this remark able new invention. THOMPSON OPTICAL Co. 1 ARCADE. SINGAPORE, PHONfc 3002 f ft 'ft 'ft Dli/iVi.
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      104 11 TMI TtUI TONIC FOOD I CAPITOL RESTAURANT TOMOHHOW KIRT BLACiI HIS KIROPEAN ORCHESTRA WILL ENTERTAIN YOU WITH DINNER and DANCE Music from 8 p.m. to \lidmght NEW YEAR S EVE DINNER Dec. 31st $2.75 SPECIAL ATTRACTION U I KM X HI M! will rnlrrf :iin you with Piano Arrordian Solos
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    CHILD REFUGEES FROM NAZIS
    144 13 Five hundred children from Vienna— the second party of child refugees from Nazi Germany to come to England arrived at Harwich on the .steamer "Prague" and were then taken by special train to a holiday camp at Lowestoft. Four hundred of the children are Jewish and
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      76 13 FOR NEW YEAR YOU WILL FIND THE LARGEST SELECTIONS IN DIAMOND RINGS— BRACELETS -BROOCHES, etc. 11. in I'M MAW 2f^ fr >_ 'A \.'T*\ P T^P^ WHERE i\y \i 1 1 1 nil v ah;i: \i;i TBADRKHIAIi Si;i h j i< l ii l I hnstnias I'Httntl w».' neve; ver
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    NOURISHING FOOD
    1638 14 That Children Will Like Milk strengthens resistance to disease and should, therefore, play a prominent part m the diet of the growing child. Accompanied by home-made cakes, it is particularly acceptable at tea-time. A good way of giving cream cheese, which is another nourishing "dairy food" is to
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    Foundations Of FITNESS
    1092 15 Are laid m babyhood ■so see that your child Brcceives plenty of I i t bone rorminp rood ■^■from his earliest days cook I until y° U want our chllci^n to be i hot I I reaUy healthy, physically, ao mato H they may grow into strong
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    Hunting Forbidden In Shanghai
    149 17 Hunting Forbidden In Shanghai •Though some persons apparently are not aware of the fact, huntinu m the Shanghai area is prohibited because small bands of Chinese troops and bandits are still moving about, despite a rapid restoration of peace and oraef as a result of mopping-up operations," a Japanese Army
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    ' Only Possible With An Independent China'
    341 17 Only Possible With An Independent Open Door "Till, principle ot the Open hour' is inseparable from China's m t«-i;t ity and complete lll<t»f iwllllti' •Utei Mr I. Ti-lsu. Director of thil'ul»licit\ and Intelligence Depart mcnt tf the (Umm l-'orrign Ofticc "> a special article appearing m Ta Klin* I'ao. |he
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    STOLE BELL FROM CYCLE
    87 17 Singapore. Thursday. Til VM loon, alias Hu Ah Yun, a 1 i year old Cantonese pleaded guilty to charge that he on Dec EJ committed theft of a bicycle bell valued at r )0 cents, the property of Mohamed Kassirn, when the youth innnd \m (m-
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    Racial And Class Hatreds Condemned
    442 18 Racial And Class Hatreds Condemned jNo Room hi America For Such Tin no PRAISE of the United States as nation m which racial and cJ hatreds have not been allowed'? produce the strife that threate Europe was voiced m New York re eently by Governor Lehmann b an address at
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    Kwangchouwan Disorder
    60 18 Fort BayaJJJ I AWLESSNESS is increasing m X L chouwan owing to ftßg; fageei aJid others to the Frem»* territory. Tne small police force is vim cope with the nd > robberies and murders are raw c The Chinese Chaniber of ,has appealed to the French »v to
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      853 18 ON THE RADIO J PDEC. 30 I LONDON SINGAPORE transmission :>. /HL 225 metres LU me s> n GSB 951 Mc S <" 55 ZHP 30.96 metres (9.W mcs) 6 Cnambcr Music Senes-10. Tchaikovsky Tsolde Menges Pm w String Quartet: Lsolde Menges 5 00 Malay drama. t Beatrice Carrelle <Vio830
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      354 18 PENANG ZHJ 6.08 Mt.s (49.3 m.) pm J 6.00 Chinese muMC. 7 05 Recorded music— very light ani assorted 7 30 Children's hour. 7.56 Messrs. Kennedy and Co. s Vport 8 0(» Maurice Winnick and Orchestra -dance music <BBC rebroad c\ist > 8 2-) Food For Thou? v H (BBTvebroadeaat).
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    TAXI-DRIVERS' APPEAL DISMISSED
    260 19 Lighting over fares must STOP," SAYS JUDGE ■M appeal of two Uxi-drivers. Mor Pene Ifc^y 1 .onviction for assault was dM 'ed "h is lisll Court before Mr. Justice l|.. r c rn X at th ••pl.t.- -aid that according to the <"■: p!a;:-.,m > ,torv. he
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    Singapore Crime Reports
    235 19 Singapore Crime Reports I Singapore. Thursday chlu reports that his hou.se at m ;-R Fonggol Road, was found m at 6 a.m. yesterday and 900 .ilued at $20 stolen. I M 1.1 ...an woman reports the theft ra>h ot S5 from Nurses" Quarters m m rml Hospital at 9 a.m.
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    Boy Found Drowned
    79 19 A BINDING of death by drowning *ai returned by Mr. W. McQuarrie d *> after an inquiry into the le ath of a 15-year-old Malay boy 1 was found dead on the beach at ni near Meyer Road. pe body was discovered by Mr. E. Nisho telephoned
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    Lorry Driver Fined $40
    150 19 Singapore, Thamlaj FOR driving a lorry m a negligent manner and so caused it to skit: with the result that it collided with another lorry at the 7th mile. Bukit Timah Road, on Nov 13. Tan Hock Eng was to-day fined $40 (or 1 months r.1.l
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    Attempt To Smuggle Rubber
    97 19 \From Our Oiun Correspondent I Johore Bahru. Wedne;sdav TWO Malays Tambie bin Lagli and Ahmad bin Aris were each fined! sj 500 m default six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr J. B. Wetes, tiv first magistrate, when they yln?" KUilty to a charge of having attempted
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    ADMITTED DISTILLING LIQUOR, FINED
    87 19 ADMITTED DISTILLING LIQUOR, FINED iWttm Our Ohm (orresp.mde.it) I »»>> lED „n his own p>a of ing Sued >2.>n with the .alternative of lowti Months' riflNM imprisonment on i durse of distilling two gallons •f liquor uhen he had no licence it was stated that when Customs 00. y'l^y.cntn.totiH. jui-.loattheS',
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    Long Distance Fliers Coming
    125 19 Sinßapore. Thursday. fOMMANDER Horst Pulkowski and v Lieutenant Rudolf Jennet pilots ,i 'he German Air Force, leave Tripoli <x (fay m a two-seater "Arado" monoolatv on a flight which will embrace the East and Australia. Flyers will travel on their first it*** via Karachi. Calcutta, Baußkok,
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    Hurt Charge Against Motorist
    217 19 Hurt Charge Against Motorist Singapore, Thursday £EX Chok Tip, a Hokkfen today had font charges preferred against him. namely, causing \i\iv vous hurt by a negligent act to Bng ChOQg Kai at Kalian-! Hoad on IV cembei 15; driving without i v cence; falling to stop after an acd dent
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    JOHORE PLANTERS CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    199 20 SIDFORDKIDSON TPHE weddinp of Mr. Stephen William Sidford and Miss Jear Helena Kidson took place at the St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, yesterday. The bridegroom, who is with I lv Remis Estate Johorc. is the son o! the late Mr. J. V. Sidford and Mr*. Sidford. of
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    Alleged Forgery
    102 20 Singapore. Thursday. p the fifth police court this morning before Mr. L. C. Goh. a Tamil Christian answering to the name of Samuvellu was charged that he did forge a document, a post office receipt No. *****, purporting to be a receipt acknowledging the payment of the sum
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    SELANGOR SYRIAN CHRISTIANS
    138 20 SELANGOR SYRIAN CHRISTIANS rE eleventh annual social gathering of Syrian Christians residing m Selangor was held on Monday, Dec. 26. at the Penuel High School, Kuala Lumpur. The full day programme which included sports and games began m the morning, m fine weather. A large number of children and adults
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    Tokyo Consultations
    72 20 A Tokyo report says that Konoye, after being received m audience by the Emperor, consulted the Lord Privy Seal and the president of the Privy Council and other eminent politicians. While nothing definite is known it is generally assumed that these activities foreshadow the strengthening of the Cabinet
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    Marshal Chiang Rejects Japan's Peace Terms
    163 20 Chungking, Dec. 28. JAPAN'S peace terms as enunciated m Premier Konoye's statement on Dec. 22 are absolutely unacceptable, declared Marshal Chiang Kai Shek Such terms would mean complete surrender of China. He emphasised that China cannot accept any terms which violate her territorial or
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    Philippines Will Be The Next Goal
    107 20 Shanghai "iFTER China, the Philippines will be the next goal," writes Lieut. Ernest If. Ellor, U.S.N. m the current issue of the United States Naval Proceedings received here. If the Japanese are to dominate China, he believes, they must hold the Philippine Islands. It
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    Another Gift From Lord Nuffield
    315 20 Another Gift From Lord Nuffield pE gift by Viscount N uffield of an extension to the site m central Oxford vvhic h he has given for the erection of n^. field College was announced fa Convocation by the retiring Vice-Chancellor, Mr. A D Lindsay. Master of Balliol. Lord Nuffield's Rift
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    Taxi-Drivers Bound Over
    172 20 Taxi -Drivers Bound Over Singapore. Thursday. TWO taxi drivers appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham m the second police court tins morning and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly behaviours m public; they were originally charged with voluntarily causing hurt. Outlining the facts of the case W Inspector T.
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    THE WAR IN SPAIN
    246 21 ¥7 r unous Fighting Progress Buriros. Dec. L J. !H)-I>\VS operations were accompanied by one of ihe most specta lar air battles m the civil war. Eccording to Nationalist headquarters Bty-four Nationalist planes over es "south of Lerida intercepted a publican formation of sixty- one net
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    Italian Honours For Johore Sultan & Officials
    117 21 Italian Honours For Johore Sultan Officials :y notified m the Johore Governette that the following Italian cr > have been conferred:— Highness the Sultan of Johore. M Cross of the Order of the Crown n hness the Tungku Mahkota •ificer of the Order of the Crown I ness Tungku Aril
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    FRANCO HAS OVER A MILLION MEN IN NEW OFFENSIVE
    595 21 FRANCO'S push on the Kbro front m Smin i Mi 1 < < 1(i 28. aching London. The ife of th n la y st °*«™v* xct attempted, i wording to information PC nt W^ WWeh hafl lMvn h P l^"^
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    Fine Acting At The Pavilion
    129 21 Y^^^^^KA^^^^V^iJXQ^^^ CKKVICK de Luxe", the New Iniverbal picture at the Pavilion, is a comedy which displays excellent acting talent. In the lead is Constance Bennett, abh portraying a very efficient young woman who runs the Dorothy Madison Service Charles Rubles Is m the picture too
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    Deanna Durbin At The Capitol
    179 21 n/ VN DI'HBIS appears a^aJn m Singapore at the Capitol where she stars m conjunction with Jackie Cooper m "That Certain Age," one of the most delightful films m which she has yet taken part. She is seen here aj an unsophisticated s>irl who falls
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    Inspiring Film At The Alhambra
    162 21 Inspiring Film A t The A lhambra CPECTACTLAR photography plays a j y d great part m "Valley of the Giants' which opened last night at the Alhambra Theatre, starring Wayne Morris and Claire Trevor, m the inspiring story by Peter B. Kyne. The film has an excellent cast. A
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    Sims Avenue Footers XI
    116 21 Sims Avenue Footers XI The roUowlng players will represent the Sims Avenue football team against the IfcNalr Sports Club on Saturday on McNalr ground: Sexton Chua Wan Kamak, Amat Duke. William Chan Maurice Sydney (Capt), Slonel Wit Seng Chiang Clarence Tav Roland Tay. Tay Hock Kee, Senf Kee, Ja'afar and
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    S.C.C. DEFEAT COLTS BY 1— 0
    461 22 PLAYING one man short throughout, the Singapore Colts lost to the S.C.C. at hockey yesterday evening by I— nil. The Colts were lucky to lose by only one goal, but the shooting of the Clubs forwards was not always accurate and this resulted m
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    S. C. R. C. Soccer Tournament
    177 22 S. C. R. C. Soccer Tournament "D" (Colours) ..3; "A" |N the S.C.RC. soccer tournament match play.a at Hong Lim Green last night "D" (colours) dereated "A" by 3—l. Both >ides fielded nine players each and play was rather even 111 the first half. -D" drew first blood 10 minutes
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    59 22 Members of the Chinese Swimmins Club are reminded of the annual swimming championships which will be held at the Club on Saturday. Dec. 31 from 4 p.m. The prizes will be given away by the President of the Club.. Mr. Lee Kong Chian. at 8.30 p.m. Krongchong
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    18 22 It's one against three, but this SJI.C. player se*ms to have jot the better of his opponents. (Tribune).
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    SAILORS BEAT S.R.C.
    127 22 SAILORS BEAT S.R.C. IN same of rugger yesterday evenins M the Pad an g. the II M S Terror beat the SRC by 15 pts <5 tries) to 8 pts (a soal and a try) Play was of a scrappy throughout* and the sailors who fielded the stronger pack, did
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    RUGGER DEFEAT FOR FORT
    62 22 R UGGER DEFEAT FOR FORT IN a rugger match played yesterday at Tanglin, 35th Fortress Co beat For: Canning by six points «a try and a penalty goal' to nil. The points were obtained m the first half by Littlejohii uryi and Tann ipenalty There was plenty of midfield play,
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY TEAMS
    95 22 The following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M.C.A. against Clerical Union on Monday next at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road Ground: Edward Wee, Xavier. M. Swyny. Guan Kiat. Chin Chye. Fatt Lim. Elkington. C. Reshty. Imm Meng. S Hope and Suratta. Reserves Jalleh,
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    S.C.R.C. HOCKEY
    42 22 The following will represent S.C.R.C. at hockey against the S.R.C. to-day at Hong Lim Green at 5 p.m.: Huck Wan, Chin Geok. Chira Bock, Kee Choc, Kirn Wah. Cecil Wong, Kee Soon, Evan Wong, Lim Bwang, Keng Siew, Hong Hin.
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    Fort Canning Beaten At Rugger
    190 22 Fort Canning Beaten At Rugger The 35:!. RE} 1 Branp beat Port Cannii tin by .six points 'one try and one penalty g to nil Playing t| ':<ms wind the Fort pressed at toe earl; led to take advant. Tne Bappen gradually carried play toward! tne Canning line and from
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    CHARGES AGAINST CLERKS WITHDRAWN
    148 22 CHARGES AGAINST CLERKS WITHDRAWN Singapore. Thursday. THE two clerks employed by *J 1 Malaya Tribune Press Urt-. Khie Teck and Loh Peng d face charges that they with intent to defraud erased tn m the account books oi the Tribune, the Sunday lnbuneatia Morning Tribune on. f""™^ July of this
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    State Hockey Trial Proves A Failure
    462 23 JVBMZ SELECTED PLAYERS ABSENT ,F the purpose of this evenings hockey t^T^^^ 1 pore's selectors m choosing a team ?h v P S'"ga- no r^rr^r., 1 H it was therefore not surprising ■th.it the regular players were unHable to settle down to their usual
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    10 23 A. lliom ent m ves.erda.V, p.dan, Terror, -he X,. (MtaM >
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    MAY B.P. VICTORY
    112 23 In a friendly badminton match of three singles and two doubles played at toe Happy World Covered Stadium last Wednesday night, the May B. P. beat the two B P b> thFee games t0 The following were the results: (May B P players mentioned first* SINGLES Teo
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    Tide Tables
    49 23 TO- DAI HIGH TIDE— 3.SS p.m. (7 ft. 6m.). LOW TIDE— 9.4S a.m. (9 ft. 2 m.). TO-MORROW HIGH TIDE— 4.3S a.m. (8 ft 3 m.). 5.10 p.m. (7 ft. 2 inJ. LOW TIDE 10.54 a.m. (4 ft. 1 m.). -10.48 p.m. (4 ft. 4 ins.). I
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    TRACK NOTES FROM PENANG
    439 23 [From Our Own Reporter] Penang, Thursday. tpHOUGH training started early, a heavy mist prevailed after six o'clock this morning when fast work was the day's order Among the first out were TONY IREDDIN who galloped well and finished with a spurt. U"EE JOCK (WhiU) though not
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    "BRITAIN MUST HELP CHINA NOW"
    161 24 "BRITAIN MUST HELP CHINA NOW" London. Dec. 29 THE •'Birmingham Post." which has consistently urged active measures by Western Powers on behalf of China, reiterates the same demand m connection with Prince Konoye**: peace offers, and the forthcoming enforcement of the Japanese National Mobilisation Law. It stresses that neither Marshal
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    "JAPAN IS FEELING THE PINCH"
    153 24 London. IVt. 29. THE Daily Telegraph m an editorial on Japan's new step U mobile 1 economic re-ourc^ says shorn of circumlocution this means Japan is feeling the pinch of the adventure m China and sees her>elf compelled to brin* her productive system under nifid
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    Stricter Control Of Soviet Workers
    109 24 Stricter Control Of Soviet Workers Moscow. Dec. 29. FAR reaching measures to discourage slackness and raise the standard of work m all Soviet enterprises have been adopted by the Soviet council of people's commissars. A communique states that a overwhelmine majority of workers m Soviet Russia work conscientiously, but there
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    NEW CRISIS OVER CZECHS LIKELY
    147 24 Bratislava, Dec. 29. fa DEMAND for the return of SU-vak territory transferred to Hungary be made at a big demonstration to be held here on Saturday. The demonstration is being organised by Dr. Karl Sidor (Deputy Premier of Czechoslovakia). Budapest. Dec. 29. pXi'RESSIONS tantamount to
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    HITLER'S COMPLAINT
    57 24 Berlin. Dec. 29. A complaint by Heir Hitler that the German National Anthem "Deu'schland t'eber Alles" is being played too fast, resulting m "massacre pf the hymn" is quoted by the newspaper National Zcitung. which announces a decree by Herr Himmler that henceforth the anthem must be played
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    Severe Fighting In Shansi
    175 24 Severe Fighting In Shansi Chungking. Dec. CEVERE fightin* is goinjf on m th southwest of Shansi proving where an artillery duel iv m protnj over the strategic Yellow Rj* crossing north of the Fen tributan Japanese suns on the ea^t bajj a-e pouring shells across the wat« into the Chinese
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    Visiting Pianist Scores
    192 24 Visiting Pi anist Scores THERE was a gratifying attendance m the Vistoria Memorial Hail t> i.ixt night to hear the piano recital of Alexander I'ninsky. whose fame had preceded him from Java, where he had a most successful tour Some Singapore people had heard him on the radio and they
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    FRANCO WILL PAY FOR BOMBING OF BRITISH SHIPS
    125 24 FRANCO WILL PAY FOR BOMBING OF BRITISH SHIPS London, Dec. 29. IT is learned that the British Government has under consideration the reply received from General Franco on the question of payment of compensation for damage done to Bri .tish ships trading with Spain. It is understood the note will
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET INCREASE
    71 24 JAPAN'S BUDGET INCREASE +4 Tokyo. D* "j T he I ordinary budget for nffel CH7.000.000 representing a bg( of £10,000,000 over the *or ret of the current >ear. fl Social attention is given »J sures to be Uk« .to tte Mtw^ the guns," including ex^ ustr ie* Krs.°L« j'f tions
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