Morning Tribune, 17 February 1939

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE 4— No. 15. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, February 17, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    END OF SPANISH WAR IN SIGHT
    329 1 Paris, Feb. 16. Republican Foreign Minis- Senor Del Vayo, visited dent Azana and stayed for uple of hours. He is reing to Madrid to-day. is learned that President ia is not returning to Made fact that President Azana ill in the French capital e
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    Japan Threatens Soviet
    136 1 Japan Threatens Soviet Tokyo, Feb. 16. rE Foreign Minister Mr. AriU proeeeded to the palace this morning, according to the Asahi Shirnbun, and submitted a detailed report to the Emperor on the deadlock in the Jap-Soviet fisheries negotiations. He outlined to the Emperor the steps decided by the Japanese Government,
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    JAPAN UNDERTAKING ASTRONOMICAL TASK
    143 1 I«, London, Feb. 16. IVV,M ol »niii interoretation of Japan's motive China The m^ T <>kyo correspondent says that a bigger task has never n l>heraf»| v undertaken by anv nation. Il ,s an attempt to telescope into a few years a work larger than t
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    ANGLO-FRENCH DEFENCE TALKS
    175 1 j London, Feb. 16. I 'rHE Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent learns that the French Government has suggested to the British Government that it micrht be desirable to inaugurate constructive talks between thenservice staffs on matters of special importance to the two empires. In view of the Anglo-French
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    "BRITAIN WILL BE IMPREGNABLE"
    495 1 DEFENCE LOAN CAUSES SENSATION IN BERLIN LONDON, FEB. 16. UNSTINTED SUPPORT FOR THE WHITE PAPER ON DEFENCE AND THE INCREASE IN BORROWING LIMIT IS VOICED BY THE PRESS THROUGHOUT BRITAIN. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAYS THAT UNLESS AND UNTIL OTHERS COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING
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    Censure Motion In The Commons
    118 1 LONDON, FEB. 16. JHE LABOUR PARTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT CENSURE MOTION WAS DE- BATED TO-DAY IN THE COMMONS. The motion was moved by Mr. Greenwood, deputy leader of the Labour Opposition, who expressed regret "at the con-' tinued failure of the Government to produce definite plans for
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    LANGUAGE BAN
    14 1 Burgos, Feb. 16: Franco has banned) Catalan as an ofliciai language. Reuter
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    LOCAL HYLAMS TO WIRE GENEVA
    105 2 THE British Malaya Keng Chew Hainanese Association) held its committee meeting yesterday when a detailed report of the invasion of Hainan Island was given. It was decided to send a circular to all Hainanese Associations urging them to start collecting funds for the relief of
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    $1,000 FINES IMPOSED
    147 2 $1,000 FINES IMPOSED Singapore, Thursday. rNES of $I,WO each or in default four months* r.i. were imposed on three Chinese, Lee Joo Huang, Hoe Tai Gow and Ng Chiong Swee, by Mr. W. J. Thorogood, Relief Magistrate, in the Sixth PoUce Court to-day when thev pleaded guilty to the charge
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    REPERTORY PLAYERS
    31 2 Rehearsals by the Repertory Players in connection with "George and Margaret" are proceeding apace. The show promises to be first rate and the booking at Robinson's is filling rapidly.
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    GOVERNOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO RETIRING POLICE CHIEF AT ASIATIC FUNCTION
    1072 2 GOVERNOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO RETIRING POLICE CHIEF AT ASIATIC FUNCTION "While sitting here I have been wondering why it is that si many people ol all races should gather here to honour i distinguished servant of the Crown who is about to retire from service", said His ExceUency the Governor.
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    Two Malays In Danger Of Death
    109 2 Two Malays In Danger Of Death Tribune Staff Reporter TWO Malays, said to be neighbours living at Pulo Damar. were travelling in a taxi yesterday afternoon coming from Johore side. Along Jurong Road at the 8 3 4 milestone, there ensued B commotion between them. The driver was suddenly called
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    Official Requiem Mass For Pope
    67 2 The Orricial Requiem High Mass fo: the repose of the soul of H.H. the late Fope Pius XI is to be sung by RE. Mgr. Adrian DcvaLs. D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Malacca, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd to-morrow at 8 am.
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    Rural Board Levying Excess Assessment?
    188 2 Singapore, Thursday. I'HE question of whether the assessment rate levied in rural areas was in excess of that laid down in the Ordinance was discussed at a meeting of the Rural Hoard this morning, when a letter from the Singapore Ratepayeis' Association on the subject
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    Slum Clearance In Rural Areas: Board Decision
    257 3 Singapore, Thursday. KK HON of sanitary buildings to replace existing structures is mmended by t he Rural Health Officer in memorandum h was read at this morning's meeting of the Rural Board. > m n 1 In the memorandum it was pointed out
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    Cyclist Crashes Oncoming Car
    227 3 Cyclist Crashes Oncoming Car Singapore. Thursday. U\l incident between a motor lorn and a cyclist which oc--ed at Pava Lebar Road, about ft from thc Paya Lebar Police ion on the night of Dec. 9, had equel in Ike Coroner's court this nins. when the enquiry into the Ih of
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    YOUTH ON TRIAL
    77 3 Singapore, Thursday.— Sim Lye Huat, a 16 year old Hokkien youth, arrested hy detective No. 29, claimed trial this morning in the fourth police court before Mr. Kenneth A. Blacker to a charge that he yesterday at about 6.30 p.m. at No. 95, Havelock Road attempted to
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    MALAY'S EIGHTH CONVICTION
    342 3 Singapore, Thursday. DIN BIN Musa. a young Malay, five ol whose seven previous °»\i< tions were stated to have been for cheating, found him--1 again in trouble to-day when Mr. L. B. Gibson, the District k?. sentenced him to seven months' rigorous impprlsonment to followed by two
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    Startling Statement Read In WiU Case
    342 3 Singapore, Thursday. JTARTLING statements alleged to have been made by the testator in the Angullia will case were read to-day at the continued hearing at the High Court before Mr. Justice Horne. A certificate of Insanity was signed in 1934 alleging that the testator,
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    GAOL FOR RETURNED BANISHEE
    117 3 GAOL FOR RETURNED BANISHEE (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru Thursday. FOO YOW NAM. a Hylam, was to-day sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice J. V. C Mills at the Johore Bahru Assizes when he pleaded guilty to a charge of having returned from banishment. It was
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      13 3 FROM ALL DEALERS. FMS. DUTY FREE Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS 117-125, Cecil Street.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      72 4 London. Thursday. Previous To-day Change —.o4 .-.0 3,16 A-m. ui Paris (closmg selling rate) 176.98 176.94 r.x. oi' Amsterdrji (closmg middle rate) 8.73 :< „ 8.73 9 16 T.T. on Sl inghai lclosin„ filing rate; 8 5 16 Unchanged T.T. on Hongkong (closmg selling rate) ls. 2 3132
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      146 4 Previous London. Th urs(la To-day npot 3uj«ra Steadv 8 Steadv Ch 8 Sellers 8 1 16 K 1 16 ist Forward (March) Buyers 8 8 Sellers 8 1 16 8 1 16 :nd Forward (Apr. 1 June) Buyers 8 1 16 8 1 16 Sellers 8 1 8
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      Frasers Daily Report
      145 4 Singapore. Feb. 16. MINING. Tin at midday was $106 3 4 up 4 The Industsrial market in London was reported as being firmer yesterday and according to cables received (in snares continued a dull and eas* market Locally conditions in this section were once again very quiet
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      STANTON NELSON'S RUBBER REVIEW
      330 4 STANTON NELSON'S RUBBER REVIEW THE decision of the International Rubber Regulation Committee t» leave the quota unchanged for next quarter has received a warm, welcome, and prices in all markets have advanced sharply, says Stanton Nelson's Rubber Market Review dated Feb. 16. considerable amount of first-hand .selling is reported from
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      51 4 Singapore. Thursday. At a meeting held this morning, the Rural Board decided that it was not necessary for the Chief Health Officer and the Executive 'Engineer < Rural I to be members of the Singapore Improvement Trust, but that it was sufficient if these officers were consulted in matters concerning
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      108 4 London. Thursdi Distillers 90--9044 1 Dunlop Robber 24--24,4 1 General Electric 773 77J6 Imperial Chemical Induitrtei 3174 ***** Imperial Tobacco 1326 133)9 Anglo-Dutch 236 ***** Canadian Padflt s^i 5V 4 London Tin 3J14 314 Rubber Plan Investment Trar 27--26 io 1 Llnggts 14 6 146 Ayer Hitam
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      39 4 V^n* Vnrk Frb li RUBBER Buyers Sellers Bayers Previous Steadv ta 164 16 To-day Steaov 16 164 16 cm Market Spot •* "orward TIN Market Spot Tons AprilJune Tone Sellers 164 Quiet 45% Quiet 45 -i
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      BULLION MARKET
      28 4 GOLD Fine Bar o«i o» SILVER Spot 4 months' forward Previous £7.8.4 20 7 16 194 London. Thurso To-dav Cl £7.8.44 20 S«5 « 194 J
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      METAL MARKET
      20 4 TIN STANDARD Spot (afternoon (closing price) Forward Previous £2l2 3 £2lP 4 London. Thurf To-day n £2124 1311%
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      49 4 NOiMINAL CAPITAL. $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: $10,000,000 BRANCHES throughout Malaya, Siam, Burma, South China, French Indo-China and Netherlands East Indies. AGENTS CORRESPONDENTS in all prin- I cipal cities of the World. BANKING TRANS AC- I TIONS of *vcry des- 1 cription undertaken. _L___l_ i *ii i i HMHI
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      18 4 SOUTH 1111l I IMI INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD Is Your MOTOR < AR fully insured? Tel. 5926. 2. RnlafSOO Trreen
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    714 5 STOCKS SHARES s ued By Fraser Company • B.M. Trustee 6.7! t 7.90 Con. T.S. 7% Pref. 20--21 3 Con. T.S. Ord. 19i2n' Eastern Realty VWI% 1.45 F.st. Trust Ag. 3.75 4.25 Eastern United 29 50 3150 F. and N. Ord. 13.75 14.25 do 7 J/ 2 Prefs. 9.15 9.40
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    101 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore, Feb. 16, 5 p.m. Company Dividend Books Close TIN GENERAL Austral Malay 9d. No. 48 Feb. 24 3d. bonus Raub sd. final Mar. 8 2d. bonus. Kuaia Lumpur Tin llThabawleik lie Feb. 17 RUBBER Perak River Feb. 18 Ayer Mole!. 6% final Feb.
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    203 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Thursday. I Buyers Sellers Ampats 316 4|Batu Selar.gors !2C 1.25 Hong Fatts 0.67 0.70 Hongkong Tin 15;6 16,6 l Jelebus 0.58 0.63 Kamunting Tin 8 3 93 Katu Tin 22|9 23)6 Killinghalls 14|9 1516 Kramats 913 10 r Kuchais 1.19 1.-3 Laruts 4--5- 1.50 1.60 London
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    230 5 May Int &ud Co. Ltd, $30,000 Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY 1901 Int. red 1940 $400,000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 1024 1 1034 nom 1907 Int red. Ma 1947 $1,600,000 r. 31 Sfttit so 10b4 IXU nom 1909 red. ft? 1154 1164 nom
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      154 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDELMAATSCHAPPU N.V. incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. 1324 Paid Up Capital 1 40,030,030 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1,000,^00 1 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C. REHBOCK. Managing Board: D. CRENA Dk* iUiMuii Presiden M. TAUDIN CHABOT
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      232 6 ruiNA WAR to a Burning Munition Shin in^T^^ 1 r m ,h and^hen CAPTURED By CANNIBALS AMERICA! Here's CLARK GABLE in his M^M :^-\r:ssz >n^J l-l Ml I 111 I TO-NICHtB CLARK GABLE and! MYRNA LOY I •TOO HOT TO II Wili i I j; with WALTER PIDGEON WALTER CONNOLLY
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      238 7 EMPIRE TALKIE I (TANJONG PAGAR) j 7 P.M. LAST NIGHT 9-30 P.M. i j BOBBY BREEN in {"MAKE A WISH" I JSUN TALKIES I (NEW WORLD, DOlBLi: WESTERN Eeature I Programme j ROARING GUNS I and {"ROARING LEADS"! ■EATRE ROYAL 1 6-15 TO-NIGHT 9-15 Htliss sTI.OCIIA.VA in HER LATEST ANO
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      214 7 Positively Last Day 3-15, 6-15 and 9-15 P.M. A I. IE M IS II A Warn r Brs R«_*e r Kitvihm Romanrr! DICK POWELL PRISCILLA LANE Fat Brien. Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis in __4P^_ ia P^^^_ J__ val ml** _l» r*' B .japs \T^^P____l ft' _____P^ '^__TJp^_^R«^__^V^_^_rT\ _i_^-«- __i l____r
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      100 7 IL Notice For To-day nhtef Justice in Ist Court I public Examination of Bankruptcy. rustic- Pedlow in 2nd "."-Chambers, Originating .vtition of Cour.se and MoLmi Justice Home in 3rd /'J'" "'probate 252 38 (Suit Rc Esso.)f Mohamed deceased. egistrar at 10.45 a.m.— Probate matter.s. I bid -lus: ice in lst
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      25 7 MAILS DELIVERED The Air Mail 'Netherlands) despatched from Singapore nn Ftb. 7 and 9 were delieve-ed In London en Feb 13 and l c respectively
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    BRITAIN'S HUGE DEFENCE BILL
    799 8 WHITE PAPER London, Feb. 16. A GOVERNMENT white paper just issued explains thai one factor which has led to increased expenditure is the cver-increasinp complexity of modem armaments, due to the intfenuinity of inventors in producing The main reason, however, lies in the extent it has
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    GIBRALTAR TOTALLY UNPREPARED
    150 8 GIBRALTAR TOTALLY UNPREPARED London, Feb. 16. AT the time of the September crisis Gibraltar had only four anti-airfraft guns, two at each end of the rock." This startling disclosure wa". made by General Sir Charles Harington, former Governor of Gibraltar, whose five-year team expired last October. Addressing the Royal Empire
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    New F. M. S. Chief Justice Welcome
    253 8 New F. M. S. Chief Justice Welcome [Fro.vi Our Oivji OOrftspOalJ Kuala Lumpur. Wednesfo MR. Justice K. E. Povser, the! Chief Justice of the F.MS. arrived in Kuala Lumpur t\ Ceylon a few days ago. was ac* ed a warm welcome by law ofo and members of the bar when
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      111 8 <s%__«f r *m m 7 __-_L 1 (VIIIMI ixsilaiiox unseen but very important The "H.M.V." cabinet is built to HOLD IN the cold. A thick blanket of insulation completely sealed in surrounds the food compartment on all sides preventing the escape of cold and the entry of heat The door
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      24 8 77/r 5/^/ To visit thc M The GREATER MARCUS SHO -SO ARTISTES—MI _^S _2 WWS*ft^ mm 3B_r 1 OPENS MARCH 'J Al The <^!_fl9
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  • CONTRACT BRIDGE
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      Polish General's Skeleton Exhumed
      175 9 Paris IN the snow covered cemetery ol Pere I_Ci_-lsfi the body of Count Thadee Tvszkiewiecz, a Polish General in the Napoleonic armies has been exhumed in order that n should be taken to Poland and 1 buried there. Thus 87 years after his death, the general*!
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      SQUARER DEAL FOR NEGRO ATHLETES
      100 9 SQUARER DEAL FOR NEGRO ATHLETES New York. Uti l);ivis has been elected -irman and manager of the ipk Boxing Committee. He is Ml official of the A.A.U. and dered the country's top-rank-luihitrity on amateur boxing -stration. tot i ,ured boys to participate Olympic Games boxing of the eld out to
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      Chinese Movie Star Takes Insurance
      120 9 JTHING unprecedented in the annul, the Chinese motion e ha_. ,ened recently, when Ua Mci-y Un> young, vivacious w as insured for $100,000 JJ U( 'tlent with the Wing On pa ">. More making a picture »n a h Hwa Motion Picture panv hire, stated
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      On Burning Your Boats
      647 9  - On Burning Your Boats "Horatius By I :TI v i remarked that the !t -ay of playing a hand often unnoticed and that because doclal 1S were commiserated lir bid luck when, in fact, their f^d been due to bad play. L unlucky to lose on a fiftyU the hazard
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      94 9 Essences o/'VANILLA. f^S ALMONDdLEMON *Sf* -the Ideal flavourings for Puddings fmiard, |§f^g Pies Cakes. etc. Trv C B's Essences when next you are making pastry, custard and blanc-mange. Taste the delicious flavour it imparts. Listen to thc iftS^T wonderful comments that .»rr sure to be made $£»£_vß *nd you will
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      ASTRONOMICAL FIGURES
      332 10 "|T is everywhere recognised that British armaments have no aggressive purpose. His Majesty's Government deeply deplore the need for the expenditure of these vast sums on armaments. They have already indicated that when other nations are prepared to consider some arrangements for the limitation of armaments this country
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    RECOGNITION MEANS SUPPORT OF TYRANNY
    968 10  - RECOGNITION MEANS SUPPOR T OF TYRANNY K. S. ROBSON Spies Nearly Beat Fra nro r B y 1 WERE you, an ordinary person without diplomatic privilege, to be j entering Nationalist Spain to-day i for the first time, one of the many blue-shirted young men on duty at the frontier
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      24 10 To-days White label Anrwur^cmcnt Some men are known by their j deeds, others by their mortgages. PEWAi'S i famous for it> rare quality. w.p.s.-rT
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      49 10 fci~*___ 'SS?~_. More light for the same "3__l money when you use Osra-^ Coiled Coil Lamps il|^lsllP *m fc ***\ht t* Z-...Z.-. -Wf!&gFz2 K _B? M 9 _Jb J_fc •'«_^_______j^_^^-- v <,.^..? «BBB_Bfl__r^J_fs_ 2 Z2 :'!:^^^t\Wkk!MMz-^^L:- -zingaP 07 Advt. of The General Electric €o. Ltd.. 'Magnet House W FS 21«*
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    China Exports Large Share Of Eggs To The World
    318 11 Ch ina Exports Large Share Of Eggs To The World London. H\ is mentioned in connection th the trade in eggs in the K t oi the Imperial Economic Luce on Dairy Produce just K in connection with exports Ksc production declined from B thousand in 1931. to 2,966 in
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    PARASITES TO FIGHT COFFEE PEST
    102 11 PARASITES TO FIGHT COFFEE PEST Rasttttc Nairobi. SShT fight tne mealy bug pest has afflicted Kenya's coffee the past 15 years are being ernm,"' l Vi of soo a day in the laboratories at Nairobi, ion 7. bug is estimated in that 1 the > aV( i cost the Government
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    MODERN PARENTS SPOIL CHILDREN
    171 11 London. WE are now always getting views in the paper about the slackness of parents in "sparing the rod" to their children. Miss Ethel Strudwick. headmistress of St. Paul's Girls' School, who describes herself as oldfashioned. told the London conference on Mental Health that much of
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    50 11 Accompanied by their wives, several thousand farmers and labourers from East Anglia marched through the City of London in a demonstration in support of the new Minister of Agriculture, Sir Reginald Dorman Smith. Photo shows two of the women marchers carrying a sheaf of com decorated with the Union Jack.
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    Three Women In Life Of T. E. Lawrence
    246 11 London. ALTHOUGH Lawrence of Arabia once took Lady Astor along Plymouth Embankment at 90 miles an hour on the back of his motor-cycle, he was shy of women. He was never in love; and he was friendly with only three women. A
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    Germany Not Aiming At Economic Isolation
    158 11 Germany Not Aiming At Economic Isolation Berlin. GERMANY is not aiming at economic isolation or self-sufficiency of anv kind", states the Reichs K red it Gesellschaft (Reich Credit Association) in its annual review of Germany's world trade position. The Reich could not do without foreign imports, the review points out.
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    Japan's Shipping Plans
    58 11 Tokyo. ACCORDING to the Domei Agency, there are now building for J_M_)C_e shipping companies 84 ships aggregating 521,740 tons, all of which it is stated, are to be launched this year. Fifteen new vessels totalling 114,190 tons will be launched next year, while in 1941 five new
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      17 11 F AEI_H U)N KY ROCK OYSTERS B\Yi AND "OOENG STRAWBERRIES ,b 'AlNable TONIGHT AT THE ■APITOL "CSTAOUOT
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      462 11 THI TRUI TONIC FOOD Obtminmblm of mil mmM Storm Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Inc. in Straits Settlements. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS— I93» Our Retail Establishments in Singapore will open as follows: 19th Febmarv, Sunday (CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DAY) 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. for the sale of Ice, Milk
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    FAIR AND WARMER
    170 12 Warrant Officer Goodger had his hani from Malta. With his wife, he had J Goodger and his large family on board (aged one vear). Diana (fc): Ni' 1 jjj A fur m| .._sn„,„. w m il u) matt., worn hv rfait*, when she took her pel dot
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    ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS RETURN FROM SPANISH WAR
    103 13 ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS RETURN FROM SPANISH WAR Thomas Grtgorv of Nottingham welcomed by his mother and sister at Victor Londr... The girl is tryifl I wiih relief. Planet News i M on the tioopship "Lancashire" nine children. Hre is Warrant Officer lhampton. The children are— left to right Janet Aud re
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    "DIFFICULT" CHILDREN
    1047 14 "DIFFICULT" CHILDREN JHE natural instinct of the normal, healthy child is to be good and to be happy however much practical observations may lead us to think otherwise. Therefore, whenever a child is habitually difficult or badly behaved, his lelations with the people round him need investigation. When considering such
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    Delicious Sweets
    1185 15 U DO NOT NEED A SUGAR-BOILER'S THERMOMETER FOR THESE rk ire many delicious sweets which L be made at home without the use boiler's thermometer. RAV if AND LEMON DELIGHT. 1 onful of honey colouring 1 oonful of icing sugar 1 mful of corn-flour Mrup anulatcd sugar water
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    567 17 Malayans Doing Fine Red Cross Work At China War Fronts Singapore, Thursday. bcHNICAL health expert appointed by the Ministry, of Health of the Chinese Central Government and Director of the National Ltrantine Service, Dr. C. Y. Wu, who is in Singapore for a brief stay, jd the Tribune that he
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      1624 18 ON THE AIR TO-DAY TO-MORROtyI LONDON t COLOMBO -,M FEB. 17 Tl{ N sm,ss.on 5 g'-Bi I 1 comedy by Maurice v SINGAPORE l,m U M BS_ SL! I lli u--rtm»p»i 12 50 Sinhalese music stock i „,n ;Mn ;M /111 125 metres (133 mt 64 0 Pianoforte recital by
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    "PENANG WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST POINTS OF ENEMY ATTACK"
    1269 19 "PENANG WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST POINTS OF ENEMY ATTACK" [From Our Own Reporter] Penang:, Tuesday. DEFERRING to the matter of A. R. P. at the annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, Mr. F. H. Grumitt, the president, said that Government action and organisation is still
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      381 19 ON THE RADIO COLOMBO YPB 616 Mcs (18.7 m.) g'g^_rr___«>. 'on Tamil music. '2 The news (in Tamil). fo Th> newi and announcement (in English). 05 Saturday entertainment. (Re<so umch'hour music, a Mozart concert 20 Dance music. 50 Interval. Eg Relay of a foreign station. '50 Sinhalese music. 05 The
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      422 19 LONDON TRANSMISSION 5 GSB 9.51 Mc!s (3U5 m.) a.m 6.40 A Canadian in London— talk by Graham Spry (Canadian Broaacasting Corporation's London Correspondent). 6.55 'Dancing Time/ 7.20 'Three Famous Mysteries'— l The Comte de Saint-Germain ('The Undying One'). Script written by Jonquil Antony from material suplied by Lieut-Com-mander Rupert T.
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    FAST GALLOPS AT BUKIT TIMAH RACECOURSE
    1240 20 FAST GALLOPS AT BUKIT TIMAH RACECOURSE (Bv "Marcus Superbus") v Singapore. Thursday. wif>R<;FS from all stables, with the exception of Hobbs/ were exerH°JS on Z **Z track at Bukit Timah this morning, fast work i ftl Jinera order of the dav. Duval's horses were seen on the £SL to tStort^SS
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    Sunday Half Holidays For Ipoh Indian Workers
    90 20 Sunday Half Holidays For Ipoh Indian Workers [From Our Oivn Reporter's ipoh. Wednesday. FOLLOWING the lead given by Taiping, efforts are being made by certain Indian business men in Ipoh to allow half holidays on Sundays to their shop assistants. The move has been nuUatcd b> Messrs. Hat her Batch*
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    Japanese Aerodrome Planes Destroyed
    89 20 Chungking. Feb. 15.— 1t is officially announced that Chinese planes bombed a Japanese aerodrome at Yuncheng, «i railway town southwest of Shansi Province in north China on Feb. 5, completely destroying the aerodrome. It is said that the Japanese planes saw 26 enemy planes on the
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    Kuling Evacuation Hitch
    108 20 Kuling Evacuation Hitch Nanchang. Feb. 15. ALTHOUGH Great Britain, United States and France have reached a temporary understanding with the Japanese in regard to the Japanese demand for the evacuation of Kuling by all foreigners, the agreement is opposed by the majority of Kuling foreigners who are indignant over the
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    Victory For China Within Two Years
    175 20 Victory For China Within Two Years Chungking, Feb W JUDGING by present indication, China will achieve final victor* within two years— at most thr* years— declared General Chen Chen! Director of Political Affairs and the Board of National Military Conn cil when he spoke at a reception ii the China
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    Chinese Recapture Several Towns
    180 20 Chungking, Feb. 15. THERE are indications that tht Japanese invaders who landed on Hainan Island are driving southward on Anting over 40 kilometres southward of Kiungchow. Hainan's capital on the Island's northern tip. while the Chinese are resisting southward of Kiungchow, a Chinese military spokesman reported
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    Japanese Planes Destroyed
    90 20 Ixmyang, Feb. 15. Eleven Japanese planes were destrar ed and four others badly dtmagedwj a squadron of Chinese bombers invau ed the Japanese aerodrome at Yunu eng. a railway town south west Shansi Province on Feb. 12. according to a belated military communique When the Cninese machines
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    Bus Bombed
    51 20 Hongkong. Fe \J b nZ ei Japanese planes attacked a *i'. nichu n. bus vesterday morning nea J; n Brit-* four kilometres from the One boundary, dropping several o< eV exploded, killing one and injur eial passengers who were tneni ing to Hongkong new C? Central News Agen
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    THE BRITISH PRESS MUST BE UNFETTERED"
    470 21 OVERNMENT URGED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO PUBLICITY London, Feb. 16. «HK Extensive development of foreign and worldwide broadcasting if news figured largely in the Commons last night when the [ouse adopted the motion by Mr. Grant Ferris "that in the light of insiderable
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    Secret U.S. Alliance Alleged
    162 21 Washington. Feb. 16. EPUBLICAN Charles Gilford has started a debate on for,ti policy in the House of Reesentatives by declaring that e sale of planes made the inrence dreadfully plain that e I'nited States was making alliance "with somebody." said thai the present defence: imme was
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    PALESTINE TALKS
    89 21 •He London, Feb. 16. between the British GovernTOtintiif l«. Ule Jewisn delegation were ind V tui a late hour last night Three r not reacned specific detail. eener-H m.?„ e i s Deech es were made on ''inciples. two by representav, f 2 lnc and one Dv a
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    DUKE OF KENT'S SECRETARY
    22 21 D UKE OF KENT'S SECRETARY 16-Sir Eric Mieville ix>mted principal secretary t gue of Kent from the date of •rtare to Australia.-
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    KINGSTON STRIKE
    52 21 Kingston, Feb. 16. APART from the stoppage at thc waterfront and in some sugar estates there is not much response to the call for a general strike. While the strike breakers wore loading ship at Port Antonio strikers demonstrated at the dock gates. The police opened fire witn
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    POLITICAL MURDERS IN SHANGHAI
    63 21 POLITICAL MURDERS IN SHANGHAI Shanghai, Feb. IC— Two more assassinations, making the total number oi political murders in Shanghai since tht Japanese occupation more than fifty occurred this morning. The victims Tu Foh, Chinese judge and Kao Hung Chao, Chinese detective both employed by the Japanese fostered Chinese regime in
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    Advance Buying From U.S.
    93 21 Advance Buying From U.S. New York, Feb. 16. EXPORTERS report the heaviest advance buying for two years by customers abroad, the suggested reasons being precautionary purchases against possible difficulties in Europe in spring. It is understood that the orders are as much as twenty-five to fifty per cent, above last
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    Italian Pilots Not Taking Franco's Orders ?
    266 21 Italian Pilots Not Taking Franco's Orders London, Feb. 16. ASKED by Lieut.-Comdr. Fletcher why t*.ic decision to send the cruiser Devonshire to Minorca was not communicated to the accredited representative to the Spanish Government, Mr. E. D. Butler said »n the House of Commons that in the circumstances existing at
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    G.E.C. DRAW WITH M.P.H. IN BUSINESS HOUSES' LEAGUE
    456 22 G.E.C. DRAW WITH M.P.H. IN BUSINESS HO USES' LEA GUE the iund play of Rahman at centre half.' the G.E.C. were T able to hold the M.P.H. to I draw at the Stad.um to-day m the Business Houses League soccer match. coal-keepi!* by Jamal prevented them irom scoring me was
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT
    62 22 Tin. Singapore Cricket club Spring -awn tennis tournament will commence on Monday. Mar. 13. the events are open to S.C.C. members only The following are the events;— Championship Singles. Championship Doubles Godown Doubles Level. Mixed Doubles Level Members desiring to enter ore requested to sign the entrv forms
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    Closing Date Of A.A.M. Rally Extended
    182 22 Closing Date Of A.A.M. Rally Extended AGGREGATE number of entries for the A. A.M. rally which takes plaee on Sunday and Monday is plreadv 100. Closing; date of entries IMM been extended till Saturday at noon. For the gymkhana alone, over HO entries have already been received. The committee of
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    SPHINX PARTY
    76 22 The iollowing have been selected to represent the Sphinx P.P. "B" against ihe Useful BP. 'D' in a friendly badminton match of iv,- -ingles and two doubles to be played at the former*, court on Sunday. Feb, 2(1. at 2.30 p.m.: Joseph De Souza. Julian De Souza. Thomas
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    Postals Beat Johore Cup Holders
    173 22 Postals Beat Johore Cup Holders (By "FETE".) A VERY lar S e gathering was present yesterday afternoon at the p^ Office ground in Serangoon Road when the Postals en. tertained lasts years (up champions of Johore. the Prison's team, to a friend]* game of soccer. The local side put up
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    S. C. C. Hold Second
    226 22 JHE second trial of the Singapore Cricket Clubs soccer team was played yesterday on the F. N. ground at Anson Road when Whites, captained by Hutchinson, beat Colours, captained by Muncey, by three goals to two. The ground condition was very poor indeed, many parts
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      44 22 Spoils Ivi 4 ills TO-DAY High-Tide: 9.25 a.m. (8.5 feet). 10.50 p.m (8 feet) Low-Tide: 3.53 a.m. (4.6 feet) 4.21 p.m. (1.5 feet). Hockey 13.R.C. Over 25 's vs Under 25's--fi.R.C Soccer: Malays vs. Chinese— Anson Road; S.R.C. Six-a-Side, Padang. Tennis: S'.C.C Tennis Tournament
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    Y.W.C.A. MAKES APPEAL
    343 23 E Young Women's Association is making its annual appeal en Feb tt to the Mar. 24, for the port it nfeds to enable it to ry out its programme for the ling year. appeal goes to all sections of the ?ore community, for included withtnembership and activities
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    20 23 if Johon Prisons XI, Cup holders, who were beaten by the Singapore Postals side yesterday in a friendly match.- Tribune
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    36 23 F -A. CUP _!Wthro, m Lon don, Feb. 16. Jfciirn d u nd re Play in the F.A. Cup, v with Sunderland after 1 bee n allowed, neither Second Division match, De at West Ham 3-2.-Reuter.
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    100 More Refugees Arrive
    146 23 100 More Refugees Arrive Singapore, Thursday. WHEN the German liner Scharn- horst tied up at the wharf today she brought with her over 100 Shanghai-bound Jewish refugees. Immediately on their arrival they wcie met by members of the Jewish Relief Committee in Singapore. Many of them flocked to the Committee
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    TO-MORROWS "TEN-CENT" BOXING
    102 23 TO-MORROWS "TEN-CENT" BOXING (By "PETE.") WILL Sylver Starr beat Cyclon? Kid tomorrow night in the Happy World ten-cent boxing show? It is really difficult to prophecy because both boxers fought before, are old timers and of lat:, in staging a come-back, both have been in hard training. Tony Wong, the
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    RURAL BOARD MINUTES
    104 23 Singapore, Thursday Minutes of Meetings of the Rural Board may, in future, be published in the Government Gazette. This follows action taken by the Singapore Ratepayers' Association calling for the publication of the minute*. It was decided at to-day's meeting of the Board, to inform the Singapore
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    ROUND ISLAND ROAD RACE
    152 23  - ROUND ISLAND ROAD RACE "PETE" (By ARRANGEMENTS for the first bicycle road race round the island, organised by Mr. Jack Duncan Campbell, are now complete. The race will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 commencing at 7 a.m. The starting and finishing points wili be at the Happy World Parking
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    Semi-Finals Of Six-A-Side Soccer
    216 23 Semi-Finals Of Six- A- Side Soccer FAIR standard of soccer was wit' rmWMd in the semi-finals of the S.R.C. six-a-side soccer tournament yesterday on the padang. The first Ue between C. Dumbleton'" team and E. G. Wheatley's team was a creulhng affair and C. Dumbleton's team only emerged victors after
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    CHINESE WILL CONTEST EVERY INCH OF HAINAN SOIL
    213 24 CHINESE WILL CONTEST EVER Y INCH OF HAINAN SOIL CHIANG'S ORDERS Chungking. Feb. 16. GENERAL Wang, garrison commander. Hainan, has been instructed by General Chiang Ka; Shek's southwest headquarters to put up a determined resistance to the Japanese occupation of the island. The Japanese landing in the bay west of
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    NATIONALISTS & ITALIANS DISAGREE
    80 24 NATIONALISTS ITALIANS DISAGREE Paris. Feb. 16. MADAME Tabouis. writing in 'Loeuvre.' declares that dissension has arisen between the Nationalists and General Gamberra < commander of the Italian Littorio division', because the Nationalists refused Gen. Gamberra's request t( allow Italians to parade in the streets of Barcelona. A message from Ronir-
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    CONSPIRACY IN PRAGUE
    100 24 Prague, Feb. 16. A VAST conspiracy was discovered when several groups of young men were arrested during military exercises at night time near Brano. Subsequent searches of the men's homes led to the an est of several leaders in Prague. Napajdla and other to^'ns. and the seizure
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    CURFEW IMPOSED IN JERUSALEM
    64 24 Jerusalem, Feb. 16: The railwav sta. tion was burned down as the result of a number of attacks on the Jewish settlement in the central and northern districts of Palestine. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed as from midday to-day on Arab sections in the old
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    Black Flags In Rangoon
    76 24 Rangoon. Feb. 16— Effigies of the Prime Minister Ba Maw were burned during the popular an ti- Government demonstrations. Black flags were flown from houses and motor-cars and placards of "down with the coalition Government" were exhibited. Peoole are being invited to sign a petition supj
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    IMPORT CUT
    59 24 London Feb. 16: In the Commons today the President of the Board of Trade announced that in order to safeguard the stability of markets, imports of frozen mutton and lamb from Australia and New Zealand will be three per cent, below the previous year, and from foreign countries
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    32 24 The Pavilion Theatre announce that they will open the season for "St. Martin's Lane," featuring Charles Laugton, with a midnight premier to-morrow,, Saturday. On Sunday there will be four shows.
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    HOLDERNESS BY-ELECTION
    50 24 London, Feb. 16. Government retained its seat in the Holderness by election caused by the death of Mr. Senrington Savery. The result was: Mr. J. G. Braithwaite (conservative) 17,742. Miss Aline MacKinnon I Liberal) 11,590. Mr. J. L. Schuitz (labour) 9,629. Colonel Chichester Constable (Independent, Censervative) 6,103. Reuter
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    NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET
    36 24 Budapest, Feb. 16: It is understood that Count Teleki has completed the task of forming a Cabinet and, with the exception of the Premiership, it is the same as the outgoing one. Reuter
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    37 24 Warsaw, Feb. 16.— Count Ciano^s visit has b?en officially fixed for Feb. 25. Gayda will accompany him. Himmljer is arriving on Saturday to participate in the presidential shoot at Bialowieza for est.- Reuter
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    Spanish Refugees
    35 24 Paris. Feb. 16— A communique Issued by the foreign affairs commis cion of the Chamber states that tm Spanish refugees .11 France totaj 340,000 of which 180,000 rre militia meij ir. camps.- Reuter
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    21 24 Georgp Town, British Guiana, Feb. 16. —Strikes have broken out in nine sugar estates in the Berbice and Demerara countries.- Reuter
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    FOREIGNERS AFFECTED BY GERMAN DECREE
    202 24 FOREIGNERS AFFECTED BY GERMAN DECREE Berlin. Feb ic MARSHAL Goering has issued eree laying down that any f» eigner residing in Germany Ji" every German may be called um. if the execution of urgent tasks national importance is endaneen! by shortage of workers. The decree does not apply to for*
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    45 24 Washington. Feb. 16,-The House Naval Affairs Committee rejected by io 5 votes a motion to eliminate o^ Island from the naval Base aviil authorisation bill and then approved! measure which authorises $684,000 new and better aviation bases Alska. Caribbean and the Pacific Reuter
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    129 24 Rangoon Feb. 16: The g__H has tendered its sl S n t,0 In'A1 n 'A government is Proc te^ DS t nM ately with the formation of ano government. The Governments resl? a n u,r the aftermath of tong and on m ed riuts and disturbances in House
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