Morning Tribune, 10 February 1939

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 4— No. 9. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, February 10, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    WAR IN SPAIN REPUBLICANS DENY PEACE MOVE: FRANCO TROOPS REACH FRENCH BORDER
    734 1 WAR IN SPAIN REPUBLICANS DENY PEACE MOVE: FRANCO TROOPS REACH FRENCH BORDER Paris, Feb. 9. [HE Spanish Republican Embassy in Paris denies that there is any truth in the rumours (not issued by Reuter) that Gen. Miaja and representatives of France are already negotiating with a view to conclusion of
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    Breaks Cape Record
    164 1 HEX HENSHAW, winner of the !l Cup Air Race, who (accord- J I a Renter message) arrived at '^v^e.ul at 1.51 p.m. yesterday. 'J Seating the JLondon-to-Cape-a "V ni M "cord bv 30 hours U! nniul s. On the outward J*; n ilenshaw bettered the re- C,:
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    Italy's Fresh Arms Threat
    286 1 Italy' s Fresh Arms Threat Rome, Feb. 9. LAST night's "Infonrazione Diplomatica," with its threat to accelerate Italv's military preparations, is published without comment in the press. Acorc'ing to the London correspondent of the "Messagero." has been to show that Mr. Chamberlain's statement has no way deflected Italy from her
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    "Even Chances" In Labour Talks
    72 1 "Even Chances" In Labour Talks THIS afternoon's meeting of the Malayan and Raj delegations which is expected to discuss figures of wages as finally proposed by the Madras Government will indicate whether an agreement is ultimately possible. But at least two or three further meetings are regarded necessary before the
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    BELGIUM CABINET RESIGNS
    30 1 Brussels, Feb. 9: The Cabinet resigned after M. Spaak had received three Liberal members of the Cabinet, who expressed the Party's opposition to Mr. Marten's appointment.— Reuter
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    STOP PWKSS
    112 1 Rome, Feb. 9. His Holiness the Pope had a fainting spell to-day following a fresh heart attack, lasting between 30 to 40 minutes. The Popewas immediately carried to his be* and is now sleeping, but the outlook is regarded as bad. Cardinal Schuster (Archbishop of Milan), mentioned as
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    INCREASE IN FRENCH ARMS PRODUCTION
    158 1 Paris. Feb. 9. P! is learned that M. Daladier assured the Members of the Senate that the national defence commissions were meeting in secret session and that arms production increased considerably in the past year. He said that the forty hour week was inoperative in
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    33 1 London, Feb. 9.— More than £31,000 has already been received as a result of the recent stage and screen day appeal on behalf of the Lord Baldwin Fund for refugees British Official Wireless
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    BACKING CAR RUNS OVER GIRL
    488 2 PATHETIC STORY (Tribune Staff Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. [•HE pathetic story of how a a five-year-old Punjabi girl who was being led across the road at Chemor by her elder brother was knocked down by a reversing motor-car and killed almost instantly, was related in the
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    Attempted Smuggling
    54 2 A ttempted Smuggling (From Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru, Thursday. Found guilty of having attempted to smuggle 96 lbs. of sheet rubber valued tl $25 out of Johore on Jan. 31. Choo Sem; was to-day fined $100 or two months rigorous imprisonment by Raia Suleiman, the third magistrate Accused was
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    GLOWING TRIBUTES TO RETIRING I.G. P.
    421 2 rLOYVIXG tributes were paid to the Inspector-General of Police, S.S., the Hon. Mr. R. H. Onraet at the tea party given in his honour yesterday evening at the Singapore Airport on the occasion of his retirement from the service. The tea party was arranged
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    Man Describes Struggle With Constable
    496 2 Singapore, Thursday |IM KIM CHENG, a 28-year-old Teochew residing at Tank Road, claimed trial on charges of attempting to abet a public servant. viz. Lanje-corporal No. 1004 on Jan. 12, to receive illegal gratification viz. a packet containing money, and also on the charge of
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    CHINA RELIEF
    74 2 The China Relief Fund Committee <> f Singapore have received JJ F00t 5509.85 from the Straits Chine.se u ball Association being half ot tfhf s proceed from the two charity m» held in Singapore on Dec. 25 na hine sf ween the two teams of Selancor e Recreation
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    Crown Appeals Against Aquittal
    202 3 Singapore, Thursday. appeal by the Crown against the acquittal of Cheong Kong w ho was brought up in the r courts for the alleged ntanuiire of bricks without a licence, heard by the Chief Justice, Sir v McElwaine, in the High Court eon a K° n
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    "HE POINTED A GUN AT ME"
    727 3 HELD A GUN rURTHER HEARING IN SHOOTING CASE L Singapore, Thursday. pjRTHER statements were this morning recorded in the second police court before Mr. Conrad Oldham in the preliminary inquiry mto the death of a Chinese, Lim Kim Pong, who, it is au >ged,
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    FOUND HIS WIFE IN ANOTHER MANS ARMS
    1236 3 Defence In Murder Case the evidence of the accused husband, whose request to his young wife to return home was met with a smile and a definite "No", the plea that the accused had suffered the gravest provocation there could be— the provocation
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    MADE FALSE REPORT
    196 3 Singapore, Thursday. BISAMHAR, a Bengali Hindu, was this morning fined $25 or in default on B week's hard labour by Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore Fifth Police Magistrate on a charge of making a false report. The story of the prosecution according to Court Inspector Alex
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      124 3 Singapore Municipality Tenders are invited for the supply of Coal for the St. James Power Station for nine months from April to 31st December, 1939. Copies of Specification may be obtained at the Tender Rooni Tenders close at 12 noon on March 6, 1939. C. H. GOLDIE, Municipal Secretary. POLAROID
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      FOREIGN EXCHANCE
      67 4 r-, Thursdav Previous To-day cl TT on Paris (closing selling rate) 176.98 177.01 Lnan TT* or AmsterdrJi iclosing middle rate) 8.69 ft 8.69T 8 2 i TV on Sl \nghal (closin,; aelling rate) 8% Unchanged i!T. on Hongkong (closing selling rate) Is. 231 '32 Unchanged f T on
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      44 4 London, Thursday. Previous To-day Change Brnuuca Easier Steady ROBBH 9mm 7 1111l 7 11|16 opo Saltan 7 13 16 7 ***** __t Fdmard march, Buyers 7 11,16 7 Hjlj 2nd Forward <Apr.|June. Bugers 7% T* 3rd FcWd (iuly|Sept.) Buyer. 7%^ 7^16 -1,10
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      BULLION MARKET
      25 4 GOLD London. Thursday Previous To-day Chi Fine Bar pel oa £7.8.4 £7. 8.3V. rfILVE* spot 20*8 2ov 4 4 months' forward 19% 19t.
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      GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT
      177 4 GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT Singapore. Thursday IN their weekly rubber report, o_j and Co., Ltd., state: With the slight relaxation of ten_ in the international sphere, the mail appears to have transferred Its attal to the impending I.R.R.C. Meeting! 14th instant. During the past few di! there has been more inclination
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      49 4 New York, Feb. 8. RUBBER Previous To-day change Market Tone Steady Steady iSfcot Buyers 15 7|16 15 7 16 SeUers 15 9!16 15 9|16 Forward AprillJune Buyers 15 7,16 15 7|i6 m Selleri 15 9J16 15 916 TIN Market Tone Quiet Quiet Bp* 453/4 K _i,
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      Eraser's Daily Report
      130 4 Singapore, Feb. 9 MINING. Tin at midday was $*****. up ft. The Stock Exchange yesterday v/as reported as being brighter and according to cables received this morning London were buyers of several of the leading tin shares at better prices. Locally, however, the tin share section although
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      STANTON NELSONS RUBBER REPORT
      256 4 STANTON NELSONS RUBBER REPORT ANY lingering doubts entertained regarding the unity of the western powers have now been completely dispelled, and what appears to be a concerted counter-offensive of heartening pronouncements by French and British statesmen has been launched. The beneficial effect of this is already apparent on the Stock
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      129 4 London, Thursday. Previous To-day Change Distillers 90j3 90,3 ifcmlop Rubber 24 24|- Oeneral Electric j 76 76 '9 +9d Imperial Chemical Industrial 31;9 31|l0t 2 +iy 2 d imperial Tobacoo 134,4» 2 ***** 7*/ 2 d Anglo-Dutch 231- 23|- Canadian Pad-it S, 7|16 5V 2 +116 London
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      METAL MARKET
      21 4 London, Thursday THI STANDARD Previous To-day Change £toet (afternoon (cloaing price) £214% £215 +£V~ wwanl £213 £2i33/ 4 lj
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    TOCKS & SHARES Issued By Fraser & Company MINING
    728 5 TOCKS SHARES Issued By Fraser Company MINING Singapore, Feb. 9, 5 p.m. 3.3 Jjr at Kumbang d B tralMa la >' 219 2219 cr Hitam 055 0 M i We C n '20|6 221--rin Tin |j| Selangor IQ 10(9 ntai oi* 22 8 a Malay $J u g denang Q
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    FRASER & COMPANY List Of Current Dividends
    97 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore, Feb. 9, 5 p.m. I'oiaJ rot Company Dividend Books Date Ex Div. year. Close payable TIN GENERAL Austral Malay 9d. No. 48 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Feb. 25 5% 3d. bonus Ayer Weng Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 15 Kuala Lumpur Tin ll-
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    197 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Thursday. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 36 4Batu Selangors 1-25 13U Hong Fatts 0.67 0/70 Hongkong Tin 1619 17,9 jelebus 0.60 0.65 Kamunting Tin 8 3 > Katu Tin 22,6 23*6 Killinghalls 15|6 1619 Kramats 9j3 10|Kuchais 120 1.25 Laruts 4 1 5jLinguis 1-50 160 London Tin
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    240 5 Mayr.urd Co. Ltd. $30,000 wi Apr .30 0ct .31 90 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY J 9 0l red 1940 $400,000 mmml in 17 nom J nt Mar. 31 Sept. 30 I 2V > 103 k Wl red. 1947 $1,600,000 I°*^ nom UW -rn r Jjt. Mar. 31
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      57 6 I SUN TALKIE j (NEW WORLD) j TO-NIGHT ONE SHOW OM« j Commencing From 7.30 p.m. Z Whole Serial will be screened j "The Vigilantes I j Are Coming" j j 12 Thrilling Chapters [empire talkie (TANJONG PAGAH 7 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9-30 1 >» I Double Chinese Feature I Programme
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    Singapore Bridge tournament
    183 7 Singapore Bridge tournament nGE players in Singapore will interested to hear that an open '•national tournament has been Zed It will be a duplicate tourent in pairs, and will be held at Celphi Hotel on Feb. 24. n becm at 6.30 p.m. and there iyW interval of an hour for
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    EXPIRED LICENCE
    64 7 (rapore. Thursday.— For driving with xpired licence in Alexandra Road on mber 28. IS3B. Mr. L. A. Reese who ided guilty was fined $1. by Mr. C. H. turn. Traffic District Judge and |gt rate. tort Inspector A. H. Frew mentioned Mr Reese's licence had expired for troth
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      SHORTAGE OF MAN-POWER IN JAPAN
      94 8 SHORTAGE OF MAN-POWER IN JAPAN Chungking, Feb. 9. That Japan is facing a shortage of man-power is unmistakably indicated by the recent Japanese modification of the Conscription Law, commented a Chinese military spokesman at the weekly Press conference yesterday afternoon. The spokesman said that the Japanese Conscription Law was originally
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      FURTHER DETAILS OF WANHSIEN BOMBING
      122 8 FURTHER DETAILS OF WANHSIEN BOMBING WATER details conwrrUn^the^* trous Wanhsien bombing bv j a planes on Feb. 4 divulge that 1 property that was damaged inS the French Catholic Church and i2 mary school which was totally dea ed. despite a huge French flae n was hoisted on top of
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      Jap Plane Sho Down
      75 8 Nanchang. Feb. 9.— A Japanese i was shot down yesterday morning t Chinese ground battery at the eas Kingtechen, China's porcelain cents north Kiangsi Province. The plunged to the east in flames. The panese pilot jumped out, however. parachute. A Chinese search party are at pra
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      Generalissimo Chiang Appointed Head Of Defence Council
      368 8 Resistance Machinery Strengthened Chungking, Feb. 9. IT is officially announced that the personnel of the Supreme National Defence Council has been recently organised in accordance with the resolution of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committer's fifth plenary session held here in the latter part
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      "China Is Not Spain"
      249 8 Chungking, Feb. 9. fHINA is not Spain", emphatically declares the official Central Daily News in an editorial yesterday. The paper adds: "a general impression, prevailing abroad, that the Far Eastern conflict and the Spanish problem is parallel in nature is most erroneous." Offering comments in view
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      GUERRILLAS DESTROY RAILWAY
      58 8 Chengchow, Feb. 9— Further di?#)roving the Japanese boast that North China railway zones will be cleared of Chinese uuerrillas, the latter last week alone destroyed 38 locomotives. 142 coaches 3 900 meters of road bed. wrecked 14 railway bridges and killed 800 Japanese troops VSSf. Japanese-controlled section
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      CONCENTRATION OF JAP PLANES ON WAICHOW
      138 8 CONCENTRATION OF JAP PLANES ON WAICHOW Kweilin, Feb. 9. TWELVE Japanese warships and one small aircraft-carrier with 12 Japanese naval planes aboard are being concentrated near Waichow Island in the Hongkong Bay region, in south-western Kwangtung coast, which serves as the base of Japanese bombing squadrons for daily raids on
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      Foreign Vessels Searched
      55 8 Hongkong, Feb. 9.— According to a report from foreign circles in Shanghai foreign consuls voiced a chorus protest against the Japanese arbitrary search of third-power vessels along the China coast and lower Yangtsze River. Japanese naval authorities insist on a licht search of all merchantmen flying thirdpower
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      118 8 I MODERNISM /I7 ....WITHATMITp^ /f MUSICAL£:tmk/ir->/ __E~^^^ __Er» -si_- ------HI f _-_----_^^^^^^^_-_--B ■.-..---ll' n____ •^_____j„v' The Style II Moutrie Piano has l^ml^r^ enjoyed enormous popularity over a >^o_v period of m.py years —Now, this instrum nt is available in the conser- j vative modernistic case illustrated. yS >^ at M
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    CONTRACT BRIDGE
    639 9  -  Horatius I CURIOUS COUPS FOR! I CONTRACT I By IE is a great deal of satisfacL m landing a contract as the tof an unusual play which defenders to "toe the line" Lof maturing a plan which produce penalty points. Lrtv problem" hands occur much KquenUy than is
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    SCHOOL OF THREE PUPILS
    344 9 SCHOOL OF THREE PU PILS Wick. Scotland. GOTLAND'S youngest teacher has recenlty taken up duty 1 one of the most isolated chools in Britain. He is 17--ear-old Peter McLean, who is tow teacher at Keoldale School. n the extreme northwest of Sutherland, only a few miles from bleak Cape Wrath.
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    TYRONE POWER'S HAT
    41 9 Rio De Janeiro. TYRONE Power, the film star, left be- 1 hind a hat when he passed through Porto Alegre, Brazil, during a recent holiday trip. The hat has now been sold in an auction there for £15.
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, February 10, 1939. THE NOISE NUISANCE
    334 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, February 10, 1939. THE NOISE NUISANCE £ERTAIN aspects of the new traffic regulations in Singapore have been criticised, but there is one move in particular which has universal approval, and that is the move to suppress excessive use of the horn. While many contend that total suppression
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    Introducing The World's Richest Family
    829 10 Introducing The World's Richest Family Amazing Story Of Du Ponts This is the amazing story of the Du Ponts, A merica's foremost family dynasty, who have an annual income of £*****,000. A runaway marriage was the first step in the building of their fortune THE Du Fonts are America's foremost
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    PERSONALITIES
    92 10 Among the passengers arriving by I Antenor, which is due at Smgapor* Feb. 19, are Mr. F. S. Gibson, one of i directors of Mansfield and Co.. Ltd.. i Mrs. Gibson and Mr. J. Innes Mil M.C.S., and Mrs Miller. v *J Mr. J. D. Maxwell Smith. M.C.S.fI trict
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    NEW STATE MOTOR-CAR TO BE TAKEN TO CANADA
    1081 11 INLAID GLASS ROOF AT KING'S SUGGESTION (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 27. THE new State motor-car which will be token to Canada with the King and Queen has several improvements on earlier designs. One is an inlaid glass roof, introduced at
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    Grilled For Discussing Dr. Goebbels' Love Affairs
    156 11 Grilled For Discussing Dr. Goebbels' Love Affairs London. MAX SCHMELING and his film star wife, Anny Ondra have been questioned by Nazi police and by officials of the Propaganda Ministry, following a violent complaint by Dr. Goebbels. writes a special correspondent to Ihe Daily Mirror. A few days ago at
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    "QUAKE-PROOF" TOWN SPRINGS UP
    65 11 "QUAKE-PROOF" TOWN SPRINGS UP Quetta. F place of the desolation left by the great Quetta earthqaake of 1935, a "quake-proof" town of 495 houses, 348 shops, one cinema, two petrol sheds, and one factory has now arisen. About 300 houses and shops are still under construction. Altogether 1,124 building plans,
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    China Will Not Declare A Moratorium
    95 11 i Chungking. CHINA wants to pay all her obligations, and is ready to consider any [fair arrangement to that end, declared a spokesman of the Finance Ministry in connection with the announcement that China would no longer service loans on the Customs, but would
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      295 11 THI TRUI TONIC POOD I Obtmmmht^mf mil WmMMB Wm 9m*m SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY WATER DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS Alterations and Connections to large sized water mains to be carried out between 6 a.m Monday, 20th February, and 6 p.m., Tuesday, 21st February, will result in reduced pressure of water in the
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    WATER, WATER
    171 12 etv° u _vde *v v» f etrt V» ft V co *S W» *.i_ W»". Planet News Water which in some places is five feet deep has swept over Ipswich. Suffolk, in the devastating East Anglian floods caused by the worst weather for years. Scores of people are
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    EVERY WHERE
    43 12 EVERY WHERE Sheep, keeping together k amid the deep snow on Ei Dunkery Beacon, near J Somerset. Conditions are j that farmers in the distn been putting down loddf? sheep and ponies. Planet News e t^l Le lT m c o*<&»«\s- Planet News
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    132 13 The Norwegian fruit ship "Duala" has arrived in the Royal Albert Docks, London, carrying the 37 members of the crew of the Norwegian motor-tanker ''Jaguar'; (9,827 tons) which split in mid-Atlantic during a storm. 'Jaguar" broke up while ma position roughly half-way between the Azores mud BeJmnda when carrying a
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    INTRODUCTION To The Dinner
    1369 14 INTRODUCTION To The Dinner A good soup makes an excellent I first course and its preparation j I is neither difficult nor lengthy j ..,■•>••.»•••••—•• ITOERE is no worse introduction to a meal than an indifferent soup and yet many houses which pride themselves on the excellence of their cookery
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    Baby's First Food
    1283 15 Advice to the nursing mother )umul cd _or even fifty years ago. it t eas the aim of every mother to feed L awn baby. If for any reason she 1 unable to do so. she called in the W et nurse who had sufficient U to
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  • POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
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      TO-DAY
      113 17 "Imperial" Feb 10 2 pm WS. Fast "Imperial" 10 2 p.m. E^SSth "Imperial" 10 2 pjn. ESlta -Whole anta 10 7.45 lm. bstrana. '-Imperial" 10 2 p.m. urm^ Whole "Imperial" 10 2 p.m. K^flndaa and Palestine "Imperial" 10 2 pm. KJ t BHtai and Ireland "Imperial" J 10 2
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      TO-MORROW
      120 17 Lam Kim nrnfo (North). Brunei and Labuan Kajang 11 11 a.m. anada Western Rawalpindi 11 10 ajn, uinahai Rawalpindi U 10 a.m. jaJan o Formosa and o Macao Rawalpindi ll io a.m. etherlands Indies:-Bagan Toboali n 4 pjn. Blembang Senang M 4 pjn, nilinpine Islands Canton ll 4 p.m.
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    JAPAN'S CRITICS THREATENED WITH DEATH
    185 17 JAPAN'S CRITICS THREA TENED WITH DEATH Shanghai, Feb. 8. (pARROLL Alcott, an American newspaperman who makes two radio broadcasts daily, has received a letter beginning: •'The Society of Most Honourable and Righteous Chinese has pronounced death on the following persons. The list suggests that the society, if it actually exists,
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    PASSENGERS BY THE ANTENOR
    277 17 The following passengers for Straits ports are travelling by the Blue Funnel liner Antenor, which is due at Singapore on Feb. 19:— Mrs. M. P. Scott, Mrs. M. I. and Miss M. Park, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gibson, Wing Cdr. A. F. Lang, M BE.,
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    SHIPS IN DOCK
    107 17 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Ophir 20 1 1 Rawalpindi— Rajputana 18 2 5 Silverwillow 14 2 3 Helen us 11 2 3 Klias 9 2 3 Chisone 7 2 8 Silvercedar 32 2 3 Muncaster Castle 36
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      45 17 MAILS DELIVERED Deferred Departure The s-s. "Suddhadib" for Kerteh Mails The Air Mail (Netherlands) despatch- previously announced as closing at 2 id frcni Singapore on Feb. 2 was de- pm. on Feb. 8 was closed at 10 am. tared in London on Feb. 8 yesterday.
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      209 17 MAILS EXPECTED Mails expected from Europe (London Parcel Mails) by the P. and O. (Rawalpindi) due at Singapore to-day. General delivery of parcels 9 am. to-morrow. Mails expected from Europe etc., (London) by Air (Imperial) to-day. Deliveries of boxholders' letters and letters 9 am, respectively on the same day. Mails
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      42 18 The World Famous Record-breaking Jungle Adventure is coming back mmV&Fli IP -Hr__ l^_ T_f IbII 'jL t 7 _H_ll_OT^ffiiTT«l_l_H_B_^_B_^ i i" i titi n1 1 l-U-P'Tr fif*'tr -^i^ _________ti«uiiiL__r?^3 L. SUNDAY at the CAPITOL Opening with SHOWS!! 11 A.M. 3.15 6.15 9.15
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      1028 18 ON THE AIR TO-DAY TO-MORROW Zealand, the Trio ™me to England, where they have been on the air several times during the oast six months. 10 05 Band of the Royal Tank Corps (Wareham), conductor, v. J. Plater 10 50 Students' songs and sailors songs* BBC Men's Chorus; conductor. Leslie
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      405 18 HOLLAND PC J 15.22 Mcs (19.7 m) p_m. 8.00 National anthem and r ll)er J announcement 8.05 Variety (records) 8.20 News commentary. 8.50 Report on the Amsterdam sw Exchange. m 9.00 Local coloured talk. 9.15 "Between the Rotter Jam Elr ter-snipes" by G. H. L. Sofe ten. 9 30 Close
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    List Of Horses And Ponies In Training
    891 19 £__£_^_f_!_!_! ina is the complete list o horses and ponies in training at lE Turf Club for th? Singapore Spring Meeting: the SUM* br a m Mr. Lee Kim Puat C. W. Turley Mere ch e g do. do. Be John be m
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    TRACK NOTES FROM BUKIT TIMAH
    653 19 TRACK NOTES FROM BUKIT TIMAH (By "Marcus Superbus") Singapore, Thursday. AFFICIAL training for the Spring meeting of the Singapore Turf Club started at Bukit Timah this morning when horses from the local stables were exercised on the second track. The going was easy and should, in the event of there
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    Gaming House Appeals Decision
    177 19 Gaming House Appeals Decision Singapore, Thursday. THE appeals were heard this morning by Mr. Justice Pedlow, of Lim Chwee Yong and Lee Wong Pia, who had been convicted and sentenced to a fine of $1,500 each, or in default eight months imprisonment, the first appellant on a charge of assisting
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    Parking Charge
    45 19 Singapore. Thursday.— Pleading guilty to the charge of parking within twenty feet cf the junction of Bras Basah Road and Beach Road on Nov. 19, 1938, Mr. A. V. Lind was to-day fined SI by Mr. C. H. Whitton, Traffic District Judge Magistrate.
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS
    101 20 Singapore. Thursday. PRICES realised at the Singapore Chancers of Commerce Kuoxr Association auction held yesterday: RIBBED SMOKED SHEET Cents per 1 Standard Quality 26 3 a to jj Good Average Quality 25^4 Fair Average Quality 25 4 Off Quality 24 2 g Sheet Cuttings 24 2 CREPE Fine
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    CAUSING DEATH CHARGE
    81 20 f C Singapore, Thursc%v.--Mr Tillbrook was to-day charged ing the death of Teo Ann I,an lpat negligent act not amounting w* homicide by driving in a negnb JaD ner along Telok Blangah Roaa «j jV 18. or alternatively with ncglU£j l mg at the same time and
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      122 20 ON THE RADIO LONDON TRANSMISSION 5 GSB 9.51 Mc s (31.55 m. > am. 6 40 'A Canadian ln London* talk by Graham Spry (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's London Correspondent). 6.55 Arthur Palmer and his Accordeon. 7.05 Mr. Gillie Potter.' 7 20 'Stop Dancing'* programme or tunes old and new, devised
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      147 20 conductor, Eric Fogg. 8 bO Close down. TRANSMISSIONS 2 3 GSG 17.79 Mc.s (16-9 m.) GSF 15.14 Mcs (194 ro.) j. a. 605 Big Ben. "Lucky Dip" Ord Edition)*— presented by William MacLurg. Music under direction of Jack Clarke. Including: 'Listeners' Corner" (edited by Adrian Thomas)— songs, anecdotes, and verses
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      154 20 Produced by Leslie Stokes. 8 10 "London Log 8 20 Bobby Howell and his Band 8 50 The news and announcements. [Time signal at 1.45 p.m. C 7tf T 1 9 io End of Transmission 2. Musical interlude. 9 20 Big Ben. Quentin Maclean,^ at Organ of Trocadero Cinema, Elephant
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      249 20 NIROM ft YDC 15.15 Mcs an m ft 6.20 Opening. News bulletin ft 5.25 Gymnastics. 6.35 Light gramopnone music M 6.50 Time agnal. GramoDhon^ 7.20 News bulletin. opnor **i«M 7.23 Gramophone music K 7.50 Close down. Bj 10.50 Time signal. Openine nl Band and his Orchestra mSH laneous Orchestral Quentin
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    UAPAN PREPARES FOR CLASH WITH RUSSIA
    166 21  - UAPAN PREPARES FOR CLASH WITH R USSIA Sin Chew Jit Poh LINK WITH CHINA EXPEDITION Hongkong, Feb. 9. JT is reported from Tokyo that at the meeting of the Imperial Diet yesterday afternoon, General Itagaki, the War Minister, in reply to interpellations, said that Japan was concentrating her entire resources
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    Lcquittal For Chinese
    304 21 Lcquittal For Chinese Singapore, Thursday. cteW SENG and Tan Yok San alias tVh Kim Poh were both acquitted Al r h Koh. Sixth Magistrate, of E__« of theft of four account beFng the property of Kwek Tian, March 1. 1938. W A. N. Battenberg and M. „r prosecuted while Messrs.
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    LOYALS PRIVATES PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT CHARGES
    374 21 Singapore, Thursday. JWO rrivates from the Loyal Regiment, George Whitley and Arthur Yates appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham in the second police court this morning at the instance of Inspector M. Boyle of Beach Road Police Station and pleaded guilty to a charge
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    Metal Broker Sentenced
    115 21 Singapore, Thursday. NG KHOON PHOON, a Teochew metal broker, who was convicted last Tuesday on a charge of possession of 414 tahils of Indian hemp, was sentenced this morning by Mr. L. B. Gibson, the District Judge, to 17 months rigorous imprisonment. Accused was arrested by two
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    LAOHOKOW INCIDENT SETTLED
    80 21 LAOHOKOW INCIDENT SETTLED 1 Chungking, Feb. 9. THE Laohokow incident in which an Italian priest was alleged to act as I Japanese spy at Laohokow along the Han River valley in north Hupeh Province in Central China has now been satisfactorily settled. It is recalled that allegations were made last
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    56,900 JAPANESE KILLED BY GUERRILLAS
    74 21 56,900 JAPANESE KILLED BY GUERRILLAS Chengchow, Feb. 9. DELIABLE military reports reveal that m the Chinese forces are scoring impressive success in guerrilla warfare in Shantung. Honan and Anhwei Provinces during last month. There were 256 engagements on which 56,920 Jap-nese troops were killed, 12,354 Japanese captured and 536 Japanese
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    MAN SUSTAINS 15 INJURIES
    207 22 Parang Attack Described (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Thursday. HOW without warning he was attacked from behind while collecting firewood in an estate at the 4th milestone, Tampoi, was related by Wakiman bin Kario, a rubber tapper, before Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills at
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    Japanese Fishermen Arrested In Philippines
    68 22 Japanese Fishermen Arrested In Philippines Manila, Feb. 9. AFTER a hectic chase the Philip-, pines coastal patrol yesterday arrested thirty-one Japanese in several launches who had been engaging in fishing with dynamite in Palawan waters, southwest of Philippines The* prisoners will be charged under the commonwealth fishing laws. They are
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    Schoolboy On Theft Charge
    93 22 Singapore, Thursday— Lim Boon Kim, a 18 year old English-speaking Hokkien school-boy, living at No. 8, Lorong 18, Gaylang Road, pleaded guilty this morning in tne fourth police court before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker to a charge that he yesterday at about 9.20 a.m. in the
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    Complainant's Evidence
    146 22 Wakiman said that he was in a rubber estate at the 4th milestone Tampoi in search of firewood on the morning of Dec 5. "I heard someone address me. I turned round and saw the accused. He struck me on the forehead with my parang which he had
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    TRIBUTES TO MAGISTRATE
    373 22 Singapore, Thursday. GENTIMENTS of deep appreciation for his unfailing couu'ry and sincere regret at his departure from the Police Courts were contained in two short addresses made to Mr. C. H. Koh, Sixth Magistrate who is returning to the Bankruptcy Court to-morrow. On the opening of the
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    Ford Executive In Singapore: Interview
    295 22 Singapore. Thursdav. "a PROMISING outlook for **> the automobile industry in Canada is indicated by the fact that when I was in Canada in September last, the various automobile companies were anticipating a twenty-fhe per cent, increase in business/* said Mr. R. S. Milliken, export
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    Chinas National Defence Council
    92 22 Chinas National Defence Council Chungking p^h t THE personnel of the newly C J; i National Defence Supreme ->;!_ which will direct China's miUtary^ tical and party affairs during war 5 will include Generalissimo Chiang Shek as chairman and the stan* committee as follows. Messrs i Kung. Sun Fo. Yu
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    Constable Acquitted
    73 22 Constable Acquitted Singapore. Thursday WITHOUT calling upon the J rusfd's defence, Mr. G. S. Rat. lings, the Third Magistrate, acquitW M. K. Menon, additional police constable**~lrttachfd to the Naval Ba* police, of a charge of extorting $4 from a cooly employed at the Xanl Base on April 24 last year.
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    AllegedForgo Of Cheques
    96 22 Alleged Forgo Of Cheques Singapore, Thursday. ~Oi_ Hoon, a 24 year old Hokkien appeaj before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker in u fourth police court this morning on charge of forgery of_documents punw ing to have been valuable securities > two cheques drawn on the Hong wj and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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    Traffic Charges
    108 22 t— am* Singapore, Thursday—Throe v^ charges were to-day prelerrea a Mr. R. R. Day who pleaded UI -y th jrd first two and claimed trial on lu L tr j C l Mr. C. H. Whitton. Traffic jj Judge and Magistrate tin^W- tjjj en the first charge of
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    Postals Show Good Form Against Loyals
    304 23 4 Loyals 1. postals J G with better combination and exhibiting superior ball conl the Postals yesterday easily overcame a representative eleven -Company Loyal Regiment, by four goals to one, on the Postals* ind in a soccer match. Feature of the game were the
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    Johore prison Beat Casuals
    142 23 Johore prison Beat Casuals YINO on the Johore Istana padang last Sunday, the Prisons ball team. Cup champions, met Singapore Casuals and defeated j bv five goaLs to one. sir.* hard right irom the start fcsuals scored their first goal I James Goh. Shortly after- the Prisons equalised through it
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    Entenced For Punching Warder
    112 23 Entenced For Punching Warder Singapore. Thursday. ERT CHOPARD, a Eurasian vagrant ti the local prison, was this mornsentenced to two months' rigorous jjoroment by Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker, Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. opard admitted two previous con■t, ■JU be r: called that yesterday poon, Chopard appeared before Mr. W on
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    PLUNTEER SNOOKER
    27 23 final m the S'.C.C. Volunteer "f e played to-day as folMainr olema n and M. F. Cutler tT 30r A Nevill and SLdr. F. E.
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    ARSENAL SEIZED
    40 23 Pteff. 9 -It is reliably Arsenal in q^o Pane i e seized Taiyu ft a. ar P Jr Shan si Province North ircf>^ a i nufacturin g lar ge Quanti/ncendiarv bombs and toxic gas Chinese Central News Agency
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    Extension Of Dutch Air Service To Hongkong
    39 23 Extension Of Dutch Air Serv ice To Hongkong J ava-s.H„f eb 9 Tne Dutch-opera-EforSS airline is extending the 1 Pan-Amp? onß in order t0 connect _ioeuS hnJ 0 Airwa y s Hongkongline aonnrriintr to aviation Chinese Central News Agency
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    POSTAL RAID
    284 23 In one of the Postals raids Benson was injured in a clash with Jallil and was carried off the field. Ebrahim opened the score for the Postals when he beat Walker all ends up with a stinging drive. Within a few minutes Kerchot put his side up by
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    S.R.C. Billiards
    36 23 A tournament will be held shortly in Volunteer Snooker (singles championship and doubles handicap) and Singles Handicap "A" and *'B" at the Singapore Recreation Club. A list has been opened in the club pavilion.
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    CLERICAL UNION BILLIARDS FINAL
    117 23 CLERICAL UNION BILLIARDS FINAL (By "PETE".) I OW HOCK KIAT, last year's holder I- of the Clerical Union three-ball billiards championship, retained his title last night when he beat P. Domingo by 500 to 359. Kiat was a very cautious player and at the start of the game did not
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    WEI-HAI-WEI CUP
    85 23 The following are the starting times for the second round of the Wei-Hai-Wei Cup competition to be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning. (Garrison players mentioned first). 8.40 Lt. Cql. N. Clowes v. Dr. E. Laidlaw Thomson. 8.45 Capt. C.L. Archdale v. R. Craik 8.50 S. Lowrie
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    FRIENDLY BADMINTON
    292 23 The following players will represent the Henry Waugh Sports Section against the Excise Clerks' Club at badminton to be played on the former's court on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3 pm. shamp:— Singles: Ng Chia Heng (Captain), Ahbu, Chua Kok Cheng, Tan Chew Keng. Double: Ng Chia Heng
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    Y.M.C.A. Go Down To Loyals
    257 23 THE Y.M.C.A. Juniors lost by four goals to two to the Loyals Regiment yesterday, in a hockey game played on the Anson Road ground. i Both teams put up a good game, bu: the Loyals were fcr the most part superior, although the Y.M.C.A. lent
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    RANGOON DISTURBANCES: GOVERNOR THREATENS PRESS
    178 24 -lagoon, Feb. 9, CRITICISMS of the ministers of the Legislature and the press d the recent disorders were made by the Governor, Sir ArchH_Tu Cochrane, addressing the Senate in the House of Representative He said that it might seem that the democratic system was succeeding:
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    MAKING BRITAIN AN A-1 NATION
    126 24 MAKING BRITAIN AN A-1 NATION London, Feb. 9. DESCRIBING what had been done in Britain in furtherance of physical training and recreation. Earl De La Warr (President of the Board of Education) announced yesterday at a gathering attended by delegates of the world conference in London on leisure time and
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    BERLIN NERVOUS
    21 24 BERLIN NER VOUS Berlin, Feb. 9. THERE is a note almost of nervous- ness creeping into German comments on Anglo-French relations
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    Ship Feared Sunk With 37 Aboard
    117 24 Ship Feared Sunk With 37 Aboard Halifax, Nova Scotia, Feb. 9. PARS are entertained for the safety of the steamer "Mariade Larrinaga,* a message from which was intercepted stating that the bulkhead holding the sea was decreasing. The vessels "Veendam"' and "Scanmair nave reached the spot where the "Larrinaga" was
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    TOKYO OBITUARIES
    29 24 TOKYO OBITUARIES Tokio, Feb. 9: The deaths have occurred of Admiral Kanji Kato (former chief of general staff) and Dr. Torajiro Iked a (president of the Supreme Court). Reuter
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    A.R.P. TELEPHONES
    42 24 London, Feb. 9. Sir John Anderson, Minister for civilian defence, is conducting a scheme to provide telephones for ARP wardens, 400,000 of whom are required. The Post Office is working on the technical aspect of the plan British Official Wireless
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    103 24 with Burgos. The newspapers speak of "iniiidious wiles" of Britain and France which, they declare, will be unsuccessful Speaking of plans to send food to Spain Lokalan Zeiger says "Britain and Prance want to use the administrative organs of the Nationalist Government in order to creep into every Spanish household
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    Steel Air Raid Shelters For Britain
    95 24 Steel Air Raid Shelters For Britain London, Feb. J pLANS for the distribution of i air raid shelters are outlined an A.R.P. circular to local authonj concerned asking a preliminary e mate of numbers of shelters reqi ed within a week. The manufacture of shelters has ready begun and the
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    U.S. ARMAMENT EXPANSION
    99 24 Washington, Feb, 1 THE possibility of an early war I Europe was advanced in tl House of Representatives Militai Committee as a reason for recoi mending the Immediate expans* of defences. A statement wus issued by the Ca mittee in reporting to the Rcpresetf fives a bill
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    SEVERE FLOODS IN S. AFRICA
    71 24 Johannesburg Feb- AT least eleven deaths are e*W"J in the floods which devastated m areas of Natal. Transvaal and Swaz»»Police are investigating a r? l Jor number of Europeans art ml Swaziland as a result -of the which thev were driving, nann washed away. n)o!
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    Arab Differences Settled
    62 24 London Feb*, IT is understood that the d» Jj between the two Palestinian n sections have been overcome. lP a ttf ported that two Nashashini l ethe r. will participate in the u romm itte" with the main Arab Hi^nc c°' delegations. On e of the delegates
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