Morning Tribune, 29 January 1940

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    7 1 The Morning Tribune 811- 29- 194O i
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    England's Coldest Spell In 46 Years
    48 1 England 's Coldest Spell In 46 Years London, Jan. 28. now be revealed that > T can now experienced I England rec nl JJ 4$ years. the coldest sP^ er^ r t he whole V., ihpre was thick ice at tiered into needlesbarp fragpipes! thousands of houses froze. Reuter
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    Four Dead In Rangoon Riots
    111 1 Rangoon, Jan. 28. arrests have been made here a., a result of HinduMoslem rioting yesterday, in Which one wa s killed. three died of injuries and 80 reported Injured. The riot occurred during a Hindu procession. The Commissioner of Folice onnoun- ced that only hooligan
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    Why Hitler Hesitates To Attack Rumania
    414 1 London, Jan. 28. \\TIH U. many dunning her for oil, Russia making: threat* as well, Bafcaria wanting South Dobrudja, Hungary claiming Transvlvania «md Italy lookiag for prestige, the lot of Rumania's statesmen musi a i present he as difficult as any in Europe, writes
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    GERMANY OPENS NEW OFFENSIVE TO GET BALKAN SYMPATHY
    174 1 AMSTERDAM. JAN. 28. A HIGH-POWERED -DIPLOMATIC COUNTER-OFFENSIVE AIS LIKELY TO BE LAUNCHED BY HITLER IN THE BALKANS I DURING THIS WEEK, ACCORDING TO NEUTRAL SOURCES IN Full instructions are reported to have been given to German Ministers in Belgrade, Sofia, Athens and
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    ALLIED ATTACKS ON U-BOATS
    175 1 ALLIED ATTACKS ON U-BOATS PARIS, JAN. 19>. IT IS LEARNED HERE TO-DAY I THAT AT SEA, BRITISH AM* FRENCH PATROLS HAVE CARRIED O?T A NUMBER OF ATTACKS ON GERMAN SUBMARINES IN THE P*ST FEW DAYS, BUT NO DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE. Madrid, Jan. 28: Survivor* of the French steamer Toursy, torpedoed
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    Quiet Birthday For Ex-Kaiser
    92 1 Doom, Jan. 28. THK ex-Kaiser spent his *1»* i b:ith<*ay quietly at home. Flowers arrived all day lon* J the wow snow covered castle- ai Doom. He also received a pre- sent from Princess JnlLana and Prime Bernhard. J Queen Wilhelmina sent Her i adjutant to
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    Thaw Sets In At West Front
    79 1 Paris, Jan 28 THIS morning's communique says: Nothing to report." This is the fifth time running that tiie communique has consisted of these three words. One rations are paralysed by the mSTffhas followed th* thaw^ and aircraft are being kept on the ground, out
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    2 1 THE EX-KAISER
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    MONGOL BORDER TALKS FAIL
    97 1 Paris, Jan. 28. The Soviet and Mongolian delegations left Harbin without reaching an agreement with the Japanese and Man m\\ kuo representatives on the *>°undar> problem, according to a report retin diplomatic circles.— Reuter Berlin. Jan. 28. The Dinlomatische Kor respondent which is in close touch
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    GERMAN – BELGIAN FRONTIER RE-OPENED
    76 1 GERMAN BELGIAN FRONTIER RE-OPENED Eup§n, Jan. 28 THE German-Belgian frontier has bee re-cpened at the frontier post a Hauset as from to-day. Euorn and LpepTchen on the Gerrna frontier will run as soon as f™™*™ 1 hare teen removed, and .P 8 81 irrfflc over the frontier will be re
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      45 1 On Other Pages Finnish War Mr. Attlee's Sperch 1 tilawful Society Activities Open Verdict On Girl People Pla< Women's Page g Leader Page t| Picture Page Cinemas H 3iUJ Die Of Cold la I I Shipping Page 14 t IS Tientsin Blockade Tightened It 1
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    STARVATION FACING DEFEATED RED TROOPS
    820 2 Finns Master Fresh Offensive Helsinki, Jan. -'S. Jl D(;iN(; from to-night's communique, the Finn* are now definitely masters of the situation north of Lake Ladoga, where the Russian force, estimated to number 200,000 has been trying for a week to outflank the Mannerheim Line. The
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    SHELLS BLACKEN SNOW
    60 2 SHELLS BLACKEN SNOW Helsinki, Jan. 28. I The News Agency states that the Russians are using enormous quantities of muni- tions during the intensive 1 bombardments. i Experts estimate that 15,000 shells fell within an area of \\z square miles, so blacken- ing the snow that the Finnish troops' white
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    AUSTRALIA'S RICH WHEAT HARVEST
    86 2 Canberra, lan. 28. rpHE chairman of the Australian Wheat Board ha*» announced that the wheat harvest will amount to about 204 million bushels, a total which has only twice been exceeded. The crops In New South Wales, Vic. loria and othei staies are larger than expected
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    15 2 Fans Jan. 28 -The French war com.' n.mique says thnre is nothing to report Reuter
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    Smuts Gains More Supporters
    419 2 \7rfVriVTr- a Ca P e T wn Jan 2S yOTIM, reflects increased support in the House for the policy of <*■. Smuts. During the course of the debate, it is estimated that the l*overnment commanded 18 more votes than the Opposition. TScfoje the vole was taken
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    POLISH AIRMEN IN THE R.A.F.
    100 2 POLISH AIRMEN IN THE R.A.F. TK Roy, Alr pj^** Jan. Polish airmen. mal *>undrq They are attached to in England, and were air 'au head I greet you." Vlth m v The men replied n t u p "With our forehead Mr v? !any^ greet you." r Minister, t The
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    POLITICAL AMNESTY IN SPAIN
    71 2 POLITICAL AMNESTY IN SPAIN piUSONERS serviag °ZZ M twelve years" imprisonment cr J tical offences against the Nation^ movement and who were tried bv Cm Martiai are to be released A decree published in the official bu|. Jetin formally restores tir p er ty of Jesuits which xere confiscated Vn*
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    FATE OF REFUGEES IN PALESTINE
    41 2 B Haifa, Jan 28. KfiUter is authoritatively informed in London t,hat. refugees are only bein? allowed temporary permission 'to remain in Palestine. They are no w in cajnps with a view to ultimately heine depoited.- Reuter
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    NEW NAZI BAN AFFECTS NEUTRALS ALSO
    66 3 NEW NAZI BAN AFFECTS NEUTRALS ALSO London. Jan. 3» r alli S foreign broadcasts j lt>lllll V ha s aroused con- .nitrals resident in Gctph to n»ui rJ German ■52 lS a to listening to ss*ri Brilisl> and her than impartial. s|) e< ulation naturally sug,,,,to by this otherwise unacrounlablv
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    HIGH DEFENCE BONDS SALES
    130 3 London. Jan. 28. ftrsi nine weeks of the savings paign, defence bonds to the vaJue 711.515 have been sold. value of national savings certifi- t< <old In the same period is 43 1 >: )0 combined total for both is 8.024.765 representing r. weekly aver>l well
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    "CITY OF FLINT"
    25 3 Ba'timore, J.m. 28.— The steamer. 'City of Finn, has arrived afier a voy- which should have lasted i :.ly six weeks.- Reuter
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    BOOMS BLOCK BRITISH WARSHIP ON YANGTSE
    161 3 Shanghai, Jan. 28. A PARTI of British bluejackets, members of the crew of the K« nb «J* arrived in Shanghai after a Urn* overland trek jr ChM^ha to Ningpo. The final part of the trip from Wmm to W w;i> made by steamers. 1
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    BUSY WEEK FOR MONEY MARKET
    53 3 London, Jan. ttS£SsagEsS The usual supply <* toan f n bl case* °o£y £55 million of the £60 mUlio, T°a'ury bills offered were allo^d This 13 due to the rapid mnow oi The average rate^ of ot en J; eek £1-2-0 compared iutn W-JJJ Wall
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    ATTLEE STATES PEACE TERMS FOR HITLER
    598 3 RESTITUTION TO THOSE ATTACKED London, Jan. toT HE national purpose in the war was affirmed and reaffirmed in a 1 large number of gatherings on Saturday. ■S greatest was that at Manchester, where the Fust Loid of the in^ historic in tiie annals of
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    CANADIAN MUNITION FACTORIES
    56 3 CANADIAN MUNITION FACTORIES Ottawa, Jan. 28. A memorandum advocating t0 "H tionali.sation of all »«^to fc*tonfc* been sub:.nitted to Goveinni ent fei All-Canadian Congress of t*^ «tnt^s- "If rjiy one inausiiy i than mothii should be nation, "s- it is the munitiors industry, sm^ Intolerable profits could ben 1 th
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    March 26 Election Day In Canada
    21 3 March 26 Election Day In Canada Ottawa, Jan. 28. MK Mackenzie King announced (hat the general election *fll ti^Z jg ff-SSBSS
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    SPEE MEN INTERNED IN URUGUAY
    42 3 Monte Video, Jan. 28. The Government has issued *J*x* bttemfcg the 14 members of the^ Ora Spee and were arrested abwrcl me that the officers among v Va*tuh be classed as auxu^rv nava nt. the Legation.- Reuter
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    Police Reveal Activities Of Unlawful Society
    484 4 PRISON FOR YOUNG CHINESE xvuslci Lumpur, Saturday. nURING the past year evidence has been accumulated that the u Society is controlled by the illegal Communist party, and evidence has been obtained that the society has been actively concerned in the organisation of strikes in
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    Johore Chinese Club Meeting
    211 4 Johore Chinese Club Meeting From Our Own Correspondent) T Johore Bahru, Sunday. formation of a beneficial section opened to memben of the Club only va.< decided at the annual general mee*.Lng of the Oversea Chinese Recreation Club, Johore Bahni, held at the Club Presiding; at the meeting. Mr. Kwan Fook
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    PRISON & FINE ON CHANDU CHARGE
    114 4 PRISON FINE ON CHANDU CHARGE rum Our Own Correspondent) dw^< Johor P Bahru, Sunday. fading guilty to a charge of having imported 59 tubes of non government chandu valued $15 U nto Joh re fay chong Bent v.as sKtenoed One oi $ioo or two month*' i-i^orou, lmpr^onment. the sentaicWto run
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    CLASH AT PINEAPPLE FACTORY
    156 4 CLASH AT PINEAPPLE FACTORY (From Our Own Reporter) S Johore Bahr Sunday. INCE tne stnK e at the United Pineapple Factory, at the 7V 2 milestone Scudai Road, the premises iiav P been occupied by a certain section of the coolies, md the fruit, which was to nave been cut
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    $500 BAIL FOR LORRY DRIVER ON DEATH CHARGE
    12 4 $500 BAIL FOR LORRY DRIVER ON DEATH CHARGE ram Our Own Correspondent.
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    Strike Still On
    26 4 Singapore, Sunday. r fi ere rJ* s no cnan^' in the .situation of the Dockyard strike according to an Inquiry made to-night. j
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    WORKMAN'S THUMB SEVERED
    13 4 WORKMAN'S THUMB SEVERED A rhh.... Oln sapore, Sundav. Engineer Ltd h^H 'ftT* United
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    U. E. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
    33 4 U. E. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK Singapore, Sunday The employees of United Engine Limited at Singapoie resumed work thu jr.ornine on terms arranged between Mr. Ching Kee Sun, J.p. and the m*na m.?nt.
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    Volunteer Efficiency Awards
    195 4 Volunteer Efficiency Awards ivuaiu I. ui. iniii v tXCELLENci' I^, ft*"** missioncr has been d th e Efficient MtS^T 4 l wing officers and th ie Federated .Malav s r n M er Force: UlPs Voi Knocker. Ge offJ .>any Quarteim a q Harry Eastman Fisher Armcurer Quarternia.^t.-i Sp.u O
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    CEREMONIAL OPENING OF JOHORE ASSIZES
    130 4 CEREMONIAL OPENING OF JOHORE ASSIZES (From Our Own Correspondent' Johore Bahru, Sunday A CEREMONIAL opening preceded the n opening to day of the first session of the Johore Bahru Assizes this year. In a wig and scarlet robe, Mr. Justice Laville arrived at 10.20 a.m. and was received by Mr.
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    AGED WOMAN IN STREET ACCIDENT
    62 4 Singapore, Sunday Said to have been Knocked down by a motor car at New Bridge Road at abuu 0.45 this afternoon, a 60-year old Chinese woman was conveyed to the Genera] Hospital in a semi-conscious state. She sustained several lacerated wouncb over the centre of
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    OPEN VERDICT AT INQUEST ON GIRL
    345 5 BODY FOUND ON RIVER BANK (From Our Own Reporter.) Penang, Saturday. TIRCUMSTANCES surrounding the death of Png Keow Tee, a fifteen-year-old Chinese girl, whose body was found on the bank of Sungei Pinang on the morning of Dec. 26 last year, formed the subject
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    WOMAN AND SOLDIERS HURT
    74 5 Singapore, Sunday* MALAY wnian and an Indian soldier were injured when the bus they wee travelling in collided with a ca: at the .i unction of Changi and Bedoli Roads yesterday evening. Both were thrown against the opposite siae of the bus in the collision and
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    DROWNED BEFORE MOTHER'S EYES
    148 5 DROWNED BEFORE MOTHER'S EYES Singapore, Sunday. AN elderly Chinese woman together A with her only daughter had the tragic experience of seeing her 16-year-old son drown before tor eyes off the coast of Pulau Tekonp shortly after 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Both mother und daughter struggled into the water to save
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    R. N. V. R. OFFICER IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
    83 5 Singapore, Sunday. INJURED following a collision between a car in which he was a passerine^ ana ancthcr car at the junction, of Hill Street i>nd Coleman Street in the earlv hours of this morning, a European officer attached to the R.N.V.R. was
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
    557 5 SINGAPORE WEDDINGS Singapore, Sunday. N liallks „f blue hydrang^s jr the entrance to St. S Cathedral and thjtogtMt frangipMi perfumed the 1:l tWo wedding were I SSttJ! yesterday aftermo ven Archdeacon Graham-White i'ated at ttS first which took place nie 3 °bridegroom was Mr Mervyn C. Theppard of the Federal
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    British And Nazi Policies Compared By Malay
    656 6 AUHKHMUI Malaya is sale, an<l fotl flf tfci honors of war, and it may U- hoped will remain so, it remains I fact that when Britain il at war it is Malaya's war also, and U* |>eople of this COUOtfy must do all
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    EFFECT OF THE SECURITY PATROLS
    273 6 London, Jan. 27. DEHIN'D tfce brief Air Ministry re--41 poith erf rouQamaJMtanre flight* and 'Security patrols" lit stories of arduous duties ftfthfully accomi>lMi«ui. Neither is the word "security" moused. In a very short sp^ce of time after discovery that the enemy were laying mines by
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    People & Places
    332 6 People Places PWIMMING CLUB president Mr. F. 3 (i. Hill and his attractive wife euUrtained at a novel paints party at their home, 3 Swiss CetUfe on Saturday night. Party was in honour of the christening of their small son which took place at St. Andrews Cathedral at 12.15 p.m.
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    CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' REUNION
    118 6 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' REUNION informal re-union of the Christian Brothers' Okl Boys Association Sinrjanore will be lielc at the St. Joseph's ln*Mtuticn on Wednesday, Jan 3? commencing at 5.15 p.m. The newly-appointed director and sttc-dmetor of St. Joseph's Institution fc Rev. Bro. Joaeph and the Rsv Bro Oasunn, will b* present
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    Fashion Flaishes From The Cathay
    174 6 Tm. k.a.f. "Higher-up*" wer I represented at the Cathav Cafeh nday night. Noticed Air Vice \K* and Mrs. Babington and Aii Mr*. Booby Coles was the irost tacular figure m the room in a clres/S was aU Grecian gatherings and vZ lme> made for beauty.
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    Chinese Consul's Dinner Party
    59 6 |-|OST and hostess at a dinner party at their home on Saturday night were the Chinese Consul: General Mr. Kao Lin? Pai and Madame Kao. Their guests were Dato and Datin S.Q. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Patton, Mr. and Mrs EM Glover, Mr. and
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    Rugger Ball At Raffles
    241 6  -  Vera Ardmore THE Rugger Ball on Saturdaynight lived up to its reputation of bein:- one oi the jolliest parties of the year, ana Raffles Hotel ballroom was simply packet with dancers. Many large parties also dined there beforehand and of course its the custom for the
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      332 6 PUBLIC NOTICES ■rs. A. Mathie*on and M. B. Bel] have been authorised to sign pei procuration this firm. FRASER CO. NOTICE. Order issued by the Chief Police Officer. Singapore, under Section G U) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Chapter 24 1 as to the letting off of fireworks in celebration
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    Give Your Home A Change Of Face
    847 7 Give Your Home A Change Of Face i Useful suggestions for partial I redecoration S i aIl be done to chang I. „amnce of a room at nsc t han most people e s nPt imes just new curi L dim rent floor treatment or I .painted walls are sufficient
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Monday, January 29, 1940. NAVAL DEMOCRACY
    296 8 MORNING TRIBUNE Monday, January 29, 1940. NAVAL DEMOCRACY jgVIDBNCE that democratisation of the Army was not the cause of Mr. Hoiv-Helisha leaving the War Cabinet is contained in the plan, just revealed, for obtaining more officers for the enlarged Navy, What this plan means, in effect, is acceptance of the
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    London To-Day
    296 8 London To-Day HLHopkin On The Youngest Ship i wrecked Mariner: Womer •In Men's Jobs: Elderly 'Airmen Have A Grouse Some Questions Foi Civilians: The Problem Of The Gas Mask. remtliret./ ./o/ you started keeping a pi« or W some chickens *n&m Have you given up golf, tennis or aa. l
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    DENMARK PREPARES EVACUATION PLANS
    240 8 LONDON, JAN. 27. »JiHE COPENHAGEN RADIO STATES THAT THE DANISH GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE TO ARRANGE FOR EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM DANGER ZONES SHOULD AN EMERGENCY ARISE j Crown Princess Martha of Norway, in a broadcast sj>eech from Oslo, declared that Norwegian women must be
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    Camera Tour of The B. E. F.
    167 9 Camera Tour of The B. E. F. I Right Members of a British working party on the western front have a break for refreshments in the snow— -(Planet News) lientni r H r1^ -General Ironside; General Gamelin; o? ?r the French Arii y' and General -ord Gort at the presentation
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    Japanese Allege Plot On Life Of U.S. Envoy
    448 11 Shanghai, Jan. 27. %N allegation made by a Japanese military spokesman yesterday that Chungking agents re plotting to attack the U.S.S. Luzon in order to endanger the life of the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Nelson Johnson, who is visiting Hankow, is not taken
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    339 DIE OF COLD IN AMERICA
    82 11 New Orleans, Jan. 27. 'AN almost unprecedented cold A >pell throughout the United States for the past ten days has caused 339 deaths. Throughout ih e Pastern States from Texas to Virginia death, suffering and financial loss is reported and thousands of homes have
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    Extortion Charge Fails
    271 11 Singapore, Saturday. enue othcers who wen illegred t have committed ex fftionof $7 by putting a sundn proprietor in fear of arresi morning acquitted by Mr Watson in the Third Police Couri ithout their defence being- caller 1?* «?K C P sed> -Shamed Ghani bii \ah '22)
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    ALLEGED MEMBERS OF UNLAWFUL SOCIETY
    75 11 Singapore, Saturday.— Tan Chianj Hai a'ias Tan Ka Hu and Lim To Peng were charged to-day with being mem bers of an unlawful society on Jan. 2ti The name of thr secret society in qu«s tion being the Anti-enemy Backing Ui Society. Both accused claimed
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    RACING FILM AT ALHAMBRA
    193 11 t,re;/< •■(^ANTRY," a blind bone, |g the star of "Pride of th p B:ue«ra.ss," which opened at the Alhanabia yesterday This is a story of the South American, racetrack, of the blind faith of a young jedtey m the futur P cf the honx he ha
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    RUSSIA WILL NOT RECOGNISE CHINA PUPPETS
    193 11 RUSSIA WILL NOT RECOGNISE CHINA PUPPETS Moscow, Jan. 27. A X* indication of the Soviet's determination not to recognise Wang Thing Wei's Government is apparent from a letter by JSI. Sobolev, a member of the Supreme Council, to the newspaper Trud calling Wang a super traitor and stating t-hat he
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    NEW MARK IN NAZI CYNICISM
    121 11 NEW MARK IN NAZI CYNICISM London, Jan. 28. IT has been noted in London that the 1 Germ.m High Command communique issued on Saturday claimed that approximately 20,000 tons of shipping were sunk on Thursday. The reference to 'quipping" in gennal. without regard to whether AHied or neutral, is regarded
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    Britain Buying More Planes From U. S.
    193 12 New lork, Jan. 27. A rrDRDING to a Dow-Jones despatch from Los Angeles the A l R n Purchasing Commission is expected to announce short- fwt has Placed a new order with the Uckheed Aircraft toSSng nineteen million dollars for plane., withput engines
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    PENANG BEAT SELANGOR 5—4
    328 13 PENANG BEAT SELANGOR 5—4 A (From Our Own Reporter) Jk Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. pis\N(. beat Selangor five goals I■! to four in the Inter-state match ■■played here this evening. Selangor paid the penalty of mistakes in IliHiit of their own and their oppo. unit- goals. IHvohra. the Penang centre-forward m>:.
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    SERVICE OFFICERS SNATCH WIN IN LAST MINUTES
    423 13 Second Hockey Defeat For Selangor Club Inited Services Officers 3 Selangor Club 2 K>AL scored three minutes before the final whistle gave the United Services Officers victory over the Selangor Club in an exciting cey match at Tanglin yesterday. Slightly the superior side,
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    RED CROSS STEEPLECHASE
    127 13 liC-ndon, Jan. 27. THE result of the Red Cross Steeple chase was as follows': 1. Jack Chaucer (betting 4 to 1) 2. Sterling Duke (betting 12 to 1) 3. Knockadrcleen (betting 20—1) In a tlirillm^ finish Mr. H. L Egan „ack Chaucer, ridden by Jack Brogan came
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    TECHNICAL SCHOOL BEAT PENANG STATE TEAM
    107 13 TECHNICAL SCHOOL BEAT PENANG STATE TEAM <rrom our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. Till! Technical School hotkey 1 team, champion club side in Selangor, maintained their season's unbeaten record when on the S.C.R.C. padang to-day, they met and defeated, by the odd goal in five, the Penang State sid*» which
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    CRICKET CLUB JUST BEAT "THE DOG"
    472 14 Singapore, Sunday Jp Selamror "Dof" l jp. s i ;-v; r:;: KSS l,y the only g»al in the K arnc the afte nioo., TSM "Dok" fielded only tun men when the ««me commenced, their ci-ntr-half Blake making his mtr> ftftecn minutes iftef tho start.
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    NEGRI LOSE .2-0 IN PADANG HOCKEY
    172 14 Singapore. Suiui; Singapore H N«ri-Ste«bita. FAST and thrilling hockey was seen on the Padang yesterday, when Singapore narrowly defeated Netfri-Sembitan by two gDftb to nil in a return inter-state match. The result was somewhat a surprise to many followers of the game, lor many
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    SINGAPORE XI v. MALACCA
    57 14 rpHr following nave been se- lected to play for Sing.ipoie I in their return interstate hockey enconnter with Malacca next week, at Malacca:— Yce Cheok Wan; Pay-Lieut. Ftrtin. S*t. Shorey; L S Keutens, Sgt. Cronin, P K Riska ran; I>. Ross, TAD Hewan, Uokiasamy, «ulam Nabi,
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    SATURDAY'S RACING RESULTS!
    111 14 SATURDAY'S RACING RESULTS! Results of Saturday's races K'TT RAWANG S2O &>8 R Au Boss $7 H| Wait-A-BH $9 Race 2: SALMON PAR S2<> &S9 M Authentic $11 Dans« du Ventre si., M Race 3: PRATIQUE Sl5 M Nightshade Sl« H Winsome $19 Race 4: ADELE $38 Sl« H Constant Light
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    BIG SWEEP
    48 14 Total Pool FIRST: --i-jTtfß Honey Puss W SECOND: -,inll Little John THIRD: Prunella m Starters: .H. Lady Ida, ',('>49S Inez '!H Woden s 'B Clifton Lad T^^M Young" Ginger m President i:m Quick Money Moonlight Sonata Double File K Double Tote First: 9 tickets, $200 I
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    SOUTH WIN ANNUAL RUGGER CLASSIC
    221 15 Singapore, Saturday. porsiNCi rugby was witnessed at the Anson Road Stadium to-day r the end of season North vs. South classic resulted in a fin for th<* South by 13 noints (a drop goal, a try and 2 penaltv goals) to <i (a try and
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    FORT CANNING TROUNCE NORTH JOHORE 21—3
    278 15 h i* mm our own correspondent) segamat, Saturday. ■pIMNt. an allround better display, W the Fort Canning XV from Singapore had an easy win over Bjorth Johore in a rugby friendly at the visitors scoring 21 ■oints (three goals and two tries) ■hile Johore
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    Prize Distribution At Penang Farm School
    334 15 Prize Distribution At Penang Farm School j (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Saturday. Wt stress particularly the practical n aspect of agriculture, and we nope you will pav more attention to the practice rather than the theory of it," said 31r. C.W.S, Hartley, j Agricultural Officer, Penang and Province Wellesley,
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    COOLIE'S SUICIDE
    149 15 (From Our Own Reporter) nm^TrMT u w Pe nang, Saturday. CUICIDE by hanging was the verdict returned Ay the Coroner, Mr. A W Bellamy, at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of a Tamil coolie named Veerapen, who was found hanging from the ceUing above the
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    BROKE 17 WORLD RECORDS
    66 15 Sydney Jan. 28. JHE Australian cyclist, Hubert Oppermen, gave an amazing performance in a heat wave, setting up world record for 24-hours unpaced track record of 489 miles and 596 yards, beating the old mark of 431 m. 1574 yds. by the German Weiss in 1913.
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    CERMANY DENIES PERSECUTIONS
    41 15 uenin, Jan. A statement issued by the official news agency cienies tKe imported measures agrJnst Roman Catholics i n Gtermanocnipieti Poland, and perticularly the report of the archbishops that the Palace cathedral is -being usen as barracks.- Reuter
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    C. S. A. Anniversary Dinner
    168 15 C. S. A. Anniversary Dinner Singapore, Saturday. /\VER two hundred members and guests of the Chinese Sports Association sat to a sumptuous Chinese dinner at the Southern Hotel to-nitfht to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the flub. During the dinner, the President of the association, Mr. Koong Khai Kong made
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    HOME SOCCER
    76 15 London, Jan. 27. Till following are results of soccer matches played in England and Scotland to-day:—-SOUTH "A." Clapton O. 1. Mill well 2. SOUTH "B." Bournemouth 2, Brentford 2. Portsmouth 5. Brighton I. NOKTH WESTERN. Barrcv; 1, Qloham 2 (abandoned). SOUTH WESTERN. Swansea To;vn 2, Bristol Rovers 2.
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    JAPANESE TIGHTEN TIENTSIN BLOCKADE
    274 16 New Anti-Foreign Drive Throughout China Feared Tientsin, Jan. 28. r almost bare to-day as the rcMiH of a *uddin «^V th the Japanes, Mini of foodrtuffx a. the burners. I he j»«* "hVy ti^U-ning-up ..f the «M at the barr.ers may ta J^ n dJscussW f,lrei
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    FURTHER PROTEST BY JAPAN LIKELY
    119 16 FURTHER PROTEST BY JAPAN LIKELY Tokyo, Jan. 28. Tin: Domei Agency understands that Japan is likely to make a further protest against Britain's action in removing th e 21 Germans from the Asama Maru. and will attempt to refute the legality of the British ta&e. 1 Follow nR the interview
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    U-BOATS PROWLING IN S. ATLANTIC
    106 16 New York, Jan. <:»• ACCORDING to a Rio de Janeiro telegram to the New York Times, skippers of coastal trading vessels reaching Bania Br«if> reported that they have sighted German submarines near Ilheos on the border of the State of Bahia and Espinto Rio de
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    Polish Refugees Proving Costly To Lithuania
    121 16 Kaunas, Jan. 28. I ITH 1 FU is trying to persuade a number of countries to re* ceive some Polish refugees she is harbouring. Negotiations are in progress wit.v Germany for the voluntary return 01 some ol them to their homes. Russia has agreed
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    NORTH vs. SOUTH RUGGER DINNER
    444 16 Singapore, Sunday. THE Rugger season was -wound up" last night when the anrn of the season Ball was held at Raffles Hotel. It was no exagg tion to say that the ballroom was packed, .in fact this fund popular it's a wonder that dancing was
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    SOVIETS LOSE 500 TANKS
    148 16 SOVIETS LOSE 500 TANKS Helsinki, Jai OK a thousand Soviet tank into action at the beginning 1 thfl Finnic campaign 500 have be< troyed, it it claimed here. These results have exceeded the Finns' expectations. Th^ methods <>| lighting the tank attacks are now revealed. Firstly, in the first mass
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    AUSTRALIAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    70 16 AUSTRALIAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Sydney, jjui. *\-jm T HE Australian Lawn Tennis resulted I as follows:— H MEN'S SINGLES Championships semi-finals J Ci^wford beat John Bromwich M McGra* ia^rfi«irß SINGLES Semi-finals: Thelma Coyne bea| Mrs. Hopman 6—4, 2-6, Hirtiea M Nancy Wynne beat Joan. HartiM MilN^S DOUBLES Final: -Bromwich and Quist
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