Morning Tribune, 6 February 1940

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    9 1 The Morning Tribune No 3, Tues., Feb., 6, 1940.
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    BRITAIN'S NEW HUGE DRIVE IN ARMS PRODUCTION
    320 1 BRITAIN'S NEW HUGE DRIVE IN ARMS PRODUCTION London, Feb. b TBI determiiiaticn of British ,r«rken t o help Government in t tn-Miuidous new drive in ai ,ns product** 2J ex P_ res J"J tcM.iy b) the executive of the Jmalfamated Engineering Union, who risited th e Minister of Lab.»ui. who
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    Women Arrested In Swiss Spy Case
    44 1 i Berne, Feb. 5. i of foreign nationality living Uvsanne has been arrested "on with the Swiss espionage fding to the Lausanne Gazette. woman, believed to be Ger- at Basle, and a man were ar;!.;lf Olt >'«^ay on
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    DOMINION STATUS FOR INDIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
    666 1 VICEROYS PROMISE TO GANDHI MAI/A IMA SA YS: FULL CONGRESS DEMAND NOT MET NEW DELHI, FEB. S. MR. .GANDHI HAD A 2 -HOUR CONVERSATION WITH THE VICEROY THIS MORNING. ME CONVLtiSATI'JN HAD BELX AWAITED WITH EXI'U/i ASCY, AS II HAD BEEN AfitUNGED
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    Dutch C-in-C Resigns
    158 1 The Has «e. Feb. 5. IT K> announced that General I 11. Kcynders has resigned Mi ■y a^ suprtme i-omina u**er cf the Dutch land and sea ttfCflfc i-> i s ucce r aca by Lieul. O-neralH. G WlruehDJin, hitlicrto jffiter in comniunu oitheu'treu-h-Soe-sterfccig airae. fence region,
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    Neutral Ships Feared Lost
    86 1 Oslo, Feb. 5 THE owners of the Norwegian steam* i" Seßovia, 1,300 ton*, state that th. j fear that the ship, with a crew of 22 and one passenger, is lost en routo from Portugal to Norway. The latest report from the Segovia was iiom the
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    France And U.S. Protest To Japan At Railway Bombing
    421 2 Frenchwomen Among 101 Killed In Friday's Outrage TOKYO. FEB. 5. THE MCBII BOMBINGS OP THE FRENCH OWNED YUNNAN RAILWAY IN CHINA BY THE JAPANESE HAS EVOKED PROTESTS FROM THE FRENCH AND UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTS. The bombings, according to the American memorandum
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    "No Strikes" Agreement
    113 2 "No Strikes" Agreement TIiIMDAD oil ficJd employers and workers have arrived at a farteat hing ajji cement, signed on Feb. lixinp wanes and declaring an industrial trine free from strikes and lock-outs foi the duration of the war. The workers' gtj an increase of iu-o cents per iioui, plus a
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    Death Penalty On Rations Charge
    66 2 Death Penalty On Rations Charge Kaunas, Feb. 5. XOENIGS^IiRG dispatcn tr.at 32 Germain, including eight MonieijiE.j olliciali \are tried before aspeciai cour* at K er:igsberg on v-narge s inVoiVh*3 Heßal \imnUui mid r^-.eiving oi r tion cards. One olicial was sentenced to death, and 22 JtheTo ;:ontenced to terms of
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    BRITISH RAIL LANDSLIDES
    65 2 London. Feb. 5. f)\E woman was killed and several other passengers were injured when a London, Midland and Scottish Southampton to Londtii train ran into a landslide near Watford. Five landslides were i*eported on the Southern Railway during the jiasl 21 hours. In the landslide near Waiiurd
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    BLEINHEIM CRASHES, THREE KILLED
    25 2 Wellington, Feb. 6. A Bleinheim bomber aeroplane crashM into the sea to-day near the Canterbury coast. All three occupants were killed.
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    More Instances Of Courage At Sea
    341 2 London. Feb. 5. instances of the courage of seamen and fishermen were revealed following Nazi air raids in the North Sea yesterday. Two German aircraft bombed and machine-sunned the steamer Ye*dale, of 823 tons, machine-gun fire smashing the windows of the wheeHiouse, and killing
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    SUCCESS OF CONVOY SYSTEM
    208 2 SUCCESS OF CONVOY SYSTEM |T is now revealed th ai o||| o J neutral vtssel s 011 Jan. 31. all but oL US**! destinations, and that nr JU XM are coming in Hicrrasj,^ JJ I under the direct protection „751 Koyal Navy. I The Daily Telegraph T I velopment Is
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    Germany Pays Dearly For Air Raids
    431 2 London. Feb. 5. THE German broadcast claimed thar 1 fourteen ships were sunk during Saturday's air raids off the east-coast There is no truth in this statement The results of the raid have not yet bren officially recorded, but it can be authoritatively stated
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    GERMAN GUNS & ARMS FOR RUSSIA
    162 3 GERMAN GUNS ARMS FOR RUSSIA Intervention In Finnish War London, Feb. B. A DAILY Telegraph wire from Stockholm states that two German vessels from the Baltic took afcoard Norwegian pilots in territorial waters south of Oslo on Friday and tho vessels were found to be loaded with artillery, small arms
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    SOVIETS EXTEND THE FRONTS
    316 3 Paris, Feb. 5. Ilu Russian attacks on Finland are reported to be developing idtf front than hitherto. It is learned that reinforcements being dispatched to the battlefront from Moscow, and Sou thru llussia. It |s rumoured that the Russians want to secure a big success beL
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    31 3 l A"».liiii3ton. leb. 5: Ihe national ilic c ntribution of likj Eomi... Catholic Cl.ljtm tc the New Zealand centenary celebration, concluded yesterday in uhe presenc P of 40,000 to 50,000 people.
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    TACKS DIRECTED ON HOSPITALS, CHURCHES
    132 3 TACKS DIRECTED ON HOSPITALS, CHURCHES R_ Helsinki, Feb. 5. piead Russian air raids of ■f i were continued this mor[ihc week-end raids, the towns of ft v) were severely bombed. In I v of the principal buili wrecked or partly gutted ■K direct hits were scorca on ■j.i'hedr; md the
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    No U.S Petrol For Russia
    207 3 VIII iniUri States legation in ft Jr Suxkhclm denied reports that l*in.ii(.i is siiu supplying petrol to ■lit' Soviet I'nion. There were no ■»'p>i exports to Russia during the ■)i<n!hv of December and January, Bt uas slated. B ian attack on Finland's fj Line continued
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    Tin Export Licensing
    26 3 I London, Feb. 5. uder adds tin to I \.iih their alloys to for desl ..nun. Thu 01. force on Feb. 4.- Reuter
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    RED AIRMEN DROP 500 BOMBS ON ONE TOWN
    110 3 Vipuri, Feb. 5. A SERIES of aur raids on Saturday resulted in 150 direct hits obtained by 47 Russian aeroplanes, which poured over 500 bombs into the town. Buildings directly hit included the old cathedral and four banks but all the principal
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    Bigger Attack Expected
    69 3 Moscow, Feb. 5. News of the Finnish war, which for some time has been confined to a lew lines is now being prominently featured in the Soviet Press, which publishes long denials of Soviet defeats with extracts from Scandinavian newspapers and speeches by prominent Finns suggesting that
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    17 3 London, Feb. 5: Their Majesties returncu to Buckingham Palace to-da* froiii Windsor where they -pent the week-end.
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    Finland Urgently Needs Men, Arms And Planes
    168 3 London, Feb. 5. THE British labour delegation who have just completed a visit of the figbting areas in Finland, yesterday had a discussion with the Sweiish and Danish prime ministers. Sir Walter Citrine, leader of the delegation, said in in interview that Finland
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    SCANDINAVIAN ANGER AT NAZI OUTRAGES
    88 3 The arrival at Stavanger of the SUTVi* vors of the Swedish .ship. Pajala an< Danishe Vidar has been \\v> occasion foi anßry protests against German rutnl< ness in the Scandinavian pre The Danei^ Nyheter characterises the attack on the Pajala as "absolutely unexpllcable, except as
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    TRAFFIC JAM CAUSES FUEL SHORTAGE
    112 3 TRAFFIC JAM CAUSES FUEL SHORTAGE London, I to. «>• THROUGHOUT Britain considtri able difluuitics aie being experienced in obtaining supplies of coal owing to transport problems occasion by th* severity of recent weathe: conditions. Glasgow among other big cities, is suffering and Hie expedient is btlng adopted of cut tin-,
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    B.O.T. PRESIDENT RETURNED
    112 3 London, Feb. 5. Sir Andrew Dm can, recently appointed President o\ the Board ol Trad*, was returned imoppoa fd as one oi two M.P.;> lor the city oi i ondon He succeeds Sir Alan Anderson, who retired Trw- Labour M.P., Mr D L. Mort, was to-day returned
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    RUSSIA SENDS A BEAR TO BERLIN ZOO
    17 3 I Tue by I [t L a Russl Moscow Reuter
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    1,000 STRIKERS WILL RESUME WORK TO-DAY
    117 4 Engineers' Hold-Out Lasts Three Months CKTTLEMENT has been reached between fitters, mechanics and other skilled workers employed by Chinese engineering establishments in Singapore and their employers, as a result of which the strike of about 1.000 men has been called off and work will
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    Accused, Freed, Throws Coppers At Courthouse
    116 4 Accused, Freed, Throws Coppers At Courthouse Singapore, Momia*. i //AJI Salleh oin Haji Ibrahim (50), a Boyanes?, was this S 1 ilU'iiKMHi acquitted itv the serf >i id i police court by Mr. Conrad Old- J r ham without his defenc e being 1 (ailed upon, on a charge Ifcfct
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    HAW BROTHERS' HOMES THROWN OPEN
    100 4 magnificent mansions of Messrs. Boon Haw and Aw Boon H:-.v -P.tr Villa at 4,2. Psuir Panil'Ui,. and 3, tfaasuh Road will b thro open to i'ir*toi* on succei ive day:> oi tl» P Chinese Yeai, <jh .spojidm; t'J Feb 8, 10 hour*; during which Haw
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    Short Meeting Of Rent Board
    288 4 Singapore, Monday. "THE Board must treat any application between you and a sub-tenant as a fiesh application. We must consider each application on its .its," s?id Mr. G. L. Howe, during the course of the Rent Assessment Board meeting held this afternoon. meeting was a
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    MR. N. A. MAJORIBANKS
    33 4 From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Monday. Mr. N. A. Majoribank.s. formerly. Deputy Public Prosecutor, F.M.S. was admitted as an advocate and Solicitor, F.M.S. the Supreme Court this morning.
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    58 4 Tllia .month's new moon clay, which falls on Fe\). 7. will be celebrated under the patronage of Mr. B Y. B Eramanishamy, at the Singapore Buddhist TVmole at 16, Ouli-am Road. The pßenua will b P as usual. A rtaOO in Sinhalese will h? delivered by ;ht> resident prU.'L. Bblkkhu
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    BREACH OF TRUST OF $75
    156 4 BREACH OF TRUST OF $75 I Singapore. Monday. 1TANG Bug Heck, a Hokkien, pleaded guilty this morning in the second police court before Mr. Conrad Oldham on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of $72. On the application of Court Inspector W. Such, accused was granted 48
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    DETECTIVE IN SHOOTING ACCIDENT
    87 4 DETECTIVE IN SHOOTING ACCIDENT (From Our Own Reporter! Kuala Lumpur, Monday. k CHINESE detective accidentally shot iv another Chinese- yesterday afternoon at Birch Read when removing his; revolver from his holster. The detective is attached to the Selangor Detective Branch The bullet went through the man's arm and penetrated the
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    HIGHLANDER FOUND SHOT IN BARRACKS
    63 4 HIGHLANDER FOUND SHOT IN BARRACKS Shanghai, I A I>RlVATKintheS,|,,rlh I x Hi«hianders was f (Min(i shct dead in his room in the I barracks at the Ramnursf I at II a.m. yesterda\. uj s I rifle lay beside him. I The authorities ire (on- I ducting a full invest iuaiion.
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    Concert In Aid Of Nuns
    129 4 SINGAPORE music lovers will have yet another opportunity of hearing Mme. Olga Coelho. the world-famous soprano and guitarist, when she eives a charitv recital at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Feb. 8. Thp concert will be given ii. aid of the Building: Fund for the
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    CHETTIARS' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    115 4 AT the ninth annual general meetii oi the Ghettlats' (Nattukkott: Chan.oer of Commerce tJie officers »vere electttl: President, Mi. At. K. PI. U. Meyappu Cnettlar; rtce-nreaUleiit, Mi K A. ohanmugam SheUuu. si retai Mr. Ar. A. Rm. Ci»e:tlar, agamml iccieUiy. Kn. N. N. Kn. Cnetliftr; treasurer.
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    30 4 i Czech political prisoners arc report* to be building secret Nazi Arms under force. 4.500 workers an constant watch of the Gestapo ipw factories are located aboi miles from Konigsberg.
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    Alleged Suicide After Axe Attack On Brother-in-law
    76 4 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. ypULE investigating into an assault on a shop-keeper in Batu R who is in hospital with severe injuries on the head, on Saturd night, the police found the alleged assailant hanging from a I about 200
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      130 4 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY Latest Urn* Mails for of posting AFRICA Ka.st and South (by Ain 500 p.ir j BURMA iby Ain 5 00 p m CEYLON t by Steamer 9.00 an GREAT BRITAIN EUROPE generally iby Ain 5.00 n.m HON(i KONG <by Am 9.30 am 5.00 p.m. JNDIA (by Ain
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    Four Sikhs On Murder Charge
    497 5 Deceased's Allegations I Months Before Mentioned (From Our Own Reporter.) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. ALLEGATIONS made by the deceased against his assailants months before his death were mentioned to-day at the Selangor Assizes at tne trial of four Sikhs, Sadara Singh, Naghan Singh, Bishen Singh and
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    Patriotic Fund Depot
    28 5 Tbe Malaya Patriotic tu.ia central j douoL ai Oomnmcnt Hou~e will oe HoLed an Tlr.r.sday of thifi »«*k o^ln!4 to Ihc Chinese New Teai I
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    Mail Closing Times To Be Announced
    159 5 Mail Closing Times To Be Announced The Post Office Ls now permitted within certain limits to announce the impending departures and arrivals of mails. m As regards departures, the Po»t Office will notify a "latest time of posting"; but because of censorship requirements, the Post Offlcp is unable to guarantee
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    News In Romanised Malay
    470 5 News In Romanised Malay Singapore, Monday DU\ puloh buah kapal trrbang bom t«>! ih rlitunK *a-kall la«l menyening pant-i at-gori British N-ntlftm, ti-tapi Pasokan I>ntera Udnra di-Raju slap m«n;mtl men-ka buah diripada-nya U>lah kena kIU tern oak i jatoh dan Una buah ro*ak terok hlngga ham lah tiad.t upafl ttrbwiig
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    ELEVEN MONTHS FOR TWO ROBBERS
    378 5 Singapore, Monday. STORY of how he was stopped by three men while travelling along Orchard Road on the morning of Christmas Eve and robbed of $50 cash was related in the Criminal District Court by 73-year-old Au Meng Liang, a money-changer in Orchard Road market,
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    CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL LAWYER STRUCK OUT
    130 5 Singapore, Monday. A CLAIM for 5400.74 brought against a local lawyer. Mr. P. C Nathan, by his farmer client. Which was previously heard before Mr G L Howe the Civil District ,lud*<\ was to-day withdrawn from hearing on application being made by the parties
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      373 5 |y A |sJ LENC HEAN I ASSOCIATION I m^TP elected ofTicers of I Heln A-ociation for f President. Mr. Lee den:. Mr Yeo Koon I tary. Mr Lee Peng 1 rrea'ure? Mr Lim Bene I Star Mr Wee Ng Yew; I ndent Mr. Tan Choon I 1 Messrs. Tan Kim
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    FATAL SEQUEL TO ALLEGED ASSAULT
    633 6 Singapore, Monday. ."'EWUI'.i, to an alleged assault by lour Chinese on two compatriots, one ol whom died some time later in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ml heard before Mr. L. C. Goh, Fifth Magistrate, to-day, when the p:< liminary inquiry into two charges, one
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    12 Couples In Chinese Mass Wedding
    161 6 12 Couples In Chinese Mass Wedding Singapore, Monday. TWELVE more couples were wedded al the third mass marriage of the year at the Chinese Consulate i •< neral on Saturday afternoon. Mr. S. K. Chens, Vice-consul, representing the Chinese Consul-Ocncral. performed the ceremony. The following were the couples: Mr i
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    Shorthand Writers' Meeting
    114 6 Shorthand Writers' Meeting y^T the 32nd annua] general meeting of the Singapore Shorthand Writ* ►elation (Pitman's) held at the As-j atlon's premises, lu. Rangoon Road,] Sunday, the following were elected bearers foi 1940: Patrons: Mr. m.r. Menon, fips I Mi Cheang Pehg Moh; President: Mr* LOke Weng Chee; vice-president: Mr.
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    BEAUTY HINTS
    94 6 i. cocoa BuUer fj an exetlhmtl Z shin softener and uouriaher. I Milk magnesium dilutes uric add. Albumin pr€s€rt*i the .skin. ■4. Iladiatvd herbs stimnlelcs 2 Z (fir (flamb, and muscles. I All the ion, ivaredienU put S together make <t vrry marvel- j lons sl-in fond and
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    Police Band
    57 6 i Ul Htl>a »t« Settlements Police will piny to-day at Parror P«rk at 5 30 n m i M M> iM' 1 R-M.H.M.: March *3B?: tUI Moi.wnts" WniU-r; overture "Jolv RobSrs" Buppj: Melr-otlon "Top Hnf J Brrlir l v7ls,. •nm S f U>Una k ur^t" Straus; KU ,te
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    People & Place
    864 6 People Place THE SCENE IN RAFFLES HOTEL BALLROOM ON SATURDAY NIGHT WAS AS BLITHE AND GAY AS A FRAGMENT OF LIGHT ITALIAN OPERA. MEETINGS AND GREETINGS WERE THE ORDER OF THE NIGHT AND FKOCKING WAS PARTICULARLY GAY AND COLOIWFI'L. Among the attractive.* was Mrs. A. McIver whose frock of dusty
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    48 6 I The estimated total exr,ov fan Malaya, of tin and tin-in -on based ay |an assay value of 75.5 per i iat January, are approximately 5.6 0 ons, excHKUng December ore. Rotanan W. Allan Eley tsriJ the Rotary Club of Slngapor on '■Impressions of mv Rotar tho U.S.A."
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    Beauty in the Tropics
    125 7 (J NT oxposure to a tropical sun etime* tends to dry the skin •oo dry skin is a srnsitive worth while taking trouble I ur this respect. much as possible a?>«anst Un and wind and always to rub a sood foundation vour face before applying En
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    THINGS THAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOWABOUT MAKE-UP
    783 7 THINGS THAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOWABOUT MAKE-UP S« ihH kly j£ SS .t in nitb your fingers. WSMETICS, provided thai they m properly used and clever y Uipubted, are the «muest aids bea-ity comim.nd of the 1( (j^m wonuui. Indisputab ly, the foundalions--to eyes, healthy skin and petalolt lips-are of
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      123 7 S&K I U^^f lIP' fatiHQ^ I Fo# 3 AXING i forov* pmiAPPLE rfAMs f Only tnO sll C t,(l I Soak for four hours in cold I Kunvs clal curiuii I waUT an a then completely cover ducet tW» eU am 1 flour and water. Pi« eßl^ l^ e flavour
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    Hope For India
    298 8 gKST NEWS which has come out of India since the war began is the report that triangular talks have been arranged between the Viceroy and the two ac knowledtred leaders of Indian opinion, Mr. (iandlii and Mr. linnah The aim < i" these talks is to end
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    DISTILLER FINED $350
    99 8 Singapore, Monday. ONG EK CHUAN. a middle-a-^d Eng-lish-speaking Chinese, was sentenced 1 0-day by Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne. Fourth Magistrate, to S line of $350 or in default to undergo five months rigorous imprisonment on i charge of distilling liquor without a licence at Kampong Yeo Thian
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    Malayan Exports Controller Explains Working Of System
    1821 8 BROADCAST TALK i FROM 8.M.8.C j A TALK preheating another Malayan aspect of Economic war was delivered over tho BJCB.C. last night by Mr. K. A. Gilmour, Bf.CS., Shipping Controller and Controller of Restricted Importg. Mr. Gilmour said: In in earlier talk In
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    3 a.m. Attack On Woman
    107 8 Mngapore, Monday. A3O-YEAR-OI.D Cantonese voinii was said to have been badly assaulted by a gnus of Chinese |1 about 3 o'clock this morning >iii'.l° the < thedral of the Good Shephncl. Passers-by feme! th* woman m 2 semi-nude coiidiiion. lying In a riraie. A pair
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    DRUNKEN MAN ON TREE BRINGS OUT THE BRIGADE
    152 9 I Singapore, Monday. n\J\ CiOPAL (35), a Tamil R Hindu, this morning pleaded m 1K in the second police court hHm< Mr Conrad Oldham on a ntaVfe of beins drunk and dis- VlVrlv r at the junction of Pen."tather Road He was
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    MURDERER CLAIMS VICTIM WAS WIFE
    589 9 Singapore, Monday. CENTENCE of death was pejeed by the H< n. Mr. Justice IVdlow, in tho AeeiM Court to-day, on Teh Ah See, alias Teoh Teh Ah See, who was unanimously found guilty by a social jury, after a five-day hearing, on a charge of
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    Finns Bomb Enemy Air Bases
    197 9 Helsinki, Feb. 5. FIERCE fffhting continues on the Karelian Isthmus, where the Soviet Army is making repeated attempts to break through the Mannerheim Line. Such intensive action was not expected by observers until the Spring. Since the war began additional lines of defence have beei
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    R.A.F. UNIFORM STOLEN FROM CAR
    156 9 R.A.F. UNIFORM STOLEN FROM CAR Singapore, Monday. VEB SKK (27), a Cantoncs.'. pleaded guilty this mornfug la fiif second police court before Sir. Conrad oidh.'im on a charge of theft of ;i leather bag containing a coal, I pair of troufleM (It.A.F uniform) md a pair of stockings at Handy
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    CYCLE THIEVES SENTENCED
    80 9 Singapore, Monday. SIX weeks' rigorous imprisonment, Ic be followed by six months' pollct supervision, was the sentence passed or ,two Cantonese, Ngcnj? Sang (21) and 1 *ne Kong <30) by Mr. Conrad Oldhair in the second police court this morning on a charge of theft of a
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    MALACCA ROTARY
    39 9 (From Our Own < ■onrspoticlenl Malacca. Suiidhy i At «hc Malacca EloUury Ciuo tea meet iu{? held on Frioay afternoon at thi Malacca rest houae, Rotartan v O Pamadaaa spoke on Malacca names and t hoir historical aam
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      174 10 UNBELIEVABLE... BUT TRUE! MORE HDOni SAW WIZARD OF OZ than SNOW WHITE DURING THEIR RESPECTIVE FIRST FOUR DAYS' Rl N POSITIVELY LAST 2 DAYS! Season must finish to-morrow Night owing to definite Ip-country Bookings for Chinese New Year TOr\ AV/ At Malaya's PERFECT m I JA Y Air-Conditioned i Theatre
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    Indians In Malaya Want To Help In The Crisis
    1116 11 Barrister's Broadcast From 8.M.8.C. i\ mytravete through the different parts of Malaya, from Singapore 1 I( ,j 1(l northern bounderies of Kedah, the one outstanding feature able to observe was the firm determination amongst all sections ndians to be of as
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      222 11 Empire talkiE />///. TONIC.HT 9.15 The Ritz Bros. in "THE :i MUSKETEERS VICTORIA THEATRE THE ISLAND COMMITTEE present "I KILLED THE COUNT In Aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. February 24, 28, March 1 2. Booking Opens at Robinson s To-day. The First MALAY Mystery Drama! Coming THEATRE HQYAL The
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    Foodstuffs For Tientsin
    26 12 Tientsin. Feb. 5. RIUEVIM. the aeut* food situation, the Japanese this morning allowed three tmckloads of foodstuffs to enter the British Comes- Reuter
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    Chinese Did Not Fire Upon Luzon
    108 12 Chinese Did Not Fire Upon Luzon Shanghai, l h t S S Luzon, with the American Ambassador. Mr. NYK,,,, T ohiiM>n. aboard, returned to Shi n hai \esterday evenini; from Hank. Regarding the allegation thai t). Luzon was endangered t>> a hiae> ,«ho r -^tt^ry. 3Hf« Johnson iechlei iiat the
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    SOVIETS FIRE ON ESTONIAN PLANE
    54 12 Moscow, Feb. 5. THE Soviet haa expressed regret to Estonia for the incident on Fridav In which Soviet vmnklpt shelled an Estonian plane flying over Tallinn harbour. The note says that the plane several time; flew over the warships, which mis- 1 rook it for
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    BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE SOCCER SEASON BEGINS
    588 13 Points Shared In The First Game i a goal in each half of the game, Guthrie's and the G.E.C Sports Club shared the points in the first Business Houses League soccer fixture, played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. The standard of play was
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    R.A.F. XI Against Army
    81 13 R.A.F. XI Against Army Singapore. Monday. arm following have been select t l t,» represent the RA.F. [Malaya in a heckey match lija.ii-'i tue ilritish Army on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Police J )ej»'»t:— Set. Shorey (Tengah>: FS*t i ;i,„i (Srlstar), Cpl. Nash (Se- ptn FSft. Maclldowic (Ten- ah
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    TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL
    55 13 The following will represent Sime Darby at >occei against the Overseas Chinese Bank, at the Anson Road Stadium, this evening: E. Oliviero; Neo Eng Bee, Choo Seng Chye; N. Ess, J. J. Bell, C. Francisco; Hashim. Ngo Beng Huck, H. G. Riches, Hamid, Munyandi. Reserves: Le P Ah
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    Bukit Timah Track Notes
    186 13 Singapore, Mond.i\ Till Kl were some excellent workouts at the Bukit Tim ah rate course this morning, in spile of it being a day for slow u<nk performances were done by Sw«H Collette and fJanderchiwn. Carter took out Sweet Collet I r and worked her fast
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    To-morrow's Ties In S.C.C. New Year Tennis
    119 13 To-morrow's Ties In S.C.C. New Year Tennis [LOWING are the ties in the S(X Chinese New Year tentournament for Wednesday noon, (to-morrow) at 4.45 the Singapore Cricket I OPEN MEN'S SINGLES Dwldi i vs. D.W. Whitehoad: r E I Anderson vs. R.M. McCalium: J M Warden vs. A.C. Growder; Com.
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    23 13 Conveners of Singapore Club that the annual mecttag will be held in the t 5-I5 p.m. on Wednesday. AH interested are asked to'
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    Muar Chinese Win Well
    349 14 .frrojr Our ov.ii •ini-vpondi-iit) Muar. Sunday. IN a fast and keenly contested horkev »jame the Muar 'hiiiew ored i on vinci n u win over th« Muar Customs hotkey tram whom they beat 3— 4> when tin* sides nutl »n a match played at the Hospital
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    NESTANGLO BEAT JACKS' SPORTS CLUB
    460 14 NESTANGLO BEAT JACKS' SPORTS CLUB Singapore, Monday. LI-nR fading by three goals to two at the interval, Jacks' Sports Cluh lost to Nestanglo by five goals to four, on the S.H.B. ground mil -vening, in one of the games of the Business Houses League which c)F!i menced to-day. The match
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    ROTARY CLUB TOURNAMENT
    110 14 The fallowing are results of further' ties in the Rotary Ciub tennis tournament -Loh Poon Lip (—15) beat Joe Nainenwnth (-f-3) 0— 2, G— 4; J. W. vVo.iier.s,jooa tsu\ wo. 9. D. Harrison i "3': C'niiiA Kte bun < 9i beat T W Ona *--6» 8—6, 6—2;
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    Chinese Swimming Club
    37 14 iter-Polo and SwiinnMi>p'Com'ions ai 1 1.. Chinese SWlttU&lag ib, arianged to take pUce jh Sunday, frvo. 11 have aam mol postponed to uii« tallowing Sunday, leo. 18 oij aCCOUnt of (he Chinese NCfW SMBT.
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    FEBRUARY MEDAL AT R.S.G.C
    550 14 FEBRUARY MEDAL AT R. S. G. C THE February Medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a tie in "A" Division between J. F. Eber, S Ldr. K. A. Jackman, Major O. S. Steele and J. Crichton with a net score of 70,
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    66 14 A friendly same of soccer will be played between the Chums and the Hindus to-day at 5.15 p.m. on the M.F.A Ground. Balestier Plain. The trams are a.s follows THE CHUMS: Raguram; Kajoo, Muthu; Miuu^esan, Ramoo, Krishna: Mani. Paul, Kandasamy. Abboy, Savon r. Res: Qeorgie, Joey. HINDUS: Nadarajah; A. Sankaran,
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    "TOLLEY" CUP BOXING TOURNEY BEGINS MAR. 4
    279 14 "TOLLEY" CUP BOXING TOURNEY BEGINS MAR. 4 MEETING of the Bfcp.J Amateur Boxing A*s<k i tl t; 01l held vesterday evening m st n drew's School with the Kev k S. Adams, President of the iss^.' tion, in the chair. Others present were Messrs p StOii, A. M. Alsagott. i,.
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    Marques Reported ILL
    31 14 VENTURA MARQUES who M rnei Star Fris':o at tiie ilu! j Covered Stadium en Mm-** reported to be ill. writes Pete j UisiW* is reported to from malaria.
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      9 15 I London, Monday. 9 price> j» Sffis
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      LONDON RUBBER
      35 15 London. Monday. Buyers Sellers W*» r 1U lP 4 b 1113 16 s ■SVorvard. March *****6 b IM4 Ed Forward. Apl June 11 2 b 11*8 s K; J IvSopt. 11', b 11'^
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      98 15 London, Monday. Ist Hers 3 ttnlop Rubber *»< -lenera) Electric 'j>/J nperial Chemical Industries 30/6 liptria] Tobacco 120/--nglo Dutch 24/ L/ tanadian Pacific 6 3 /4 widon Tin -r2ff lubber PI. In. Trust 33/14 inggis 1/10^ yer Hitanis 25/7^2 DOtnern Kintas 15/--aha I S /2, ondon Asiatics
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      PRODUCE
      69 15 London. Monday. aim Oil (Malay) In bulk f.Sept Sment. Not Quoted Jopra i Straits F M.S.) Jterr.ber Sment. Not Quoted ago Flour 'Sarawak) March Sment. 18 3 Sellers 'apioca, Seed Pearl, Quality (Singapore) luary S'ment. 3U/6 Bellen •epper <FAQ) White mtok Jan Feb. S'ment 4U Sellers FeblMar. 'epper >FAQ.
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      18 15 L London. Monday. 213/ 4 Silve? Forward 2is« GOLD. Fine D er oz. £8 8 0
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      45 15 Ttt London. Monday, f i -London on Paris 176.50 i, a Lonrtoix on Amsterdam 7 53 TTin; id H ollonShan 8h ai 11/16 don on Hongkong Is. 215|18d. Tyi- 0n °n Japan is. 2 *****. London on New York 4.02y 2 to 4.03M?
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    LEAGUE COMMITTEE TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY
    255 15 I London, Peb. 5. J^ LEACI Eof Nations committee consisting of rcprestntai i\ es of tM States— including Australia, Argentina, Turkey, Belgium, Holland. Xonvay, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdommeets at The Hague on Wednesday. i This body arises out of the recommendations of
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    140 15 Singapore, Monday. T'Rb iLsual dull condition:; p: -vailed at the opening of the maikot to-day and prices showed very little chenge on balance. Locai tin was l A down m Hong Fatts receded to $1.22»-fe with buyfcir bidding $1.21»/ 2 Kunciaugs were again supported at 134' 2
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    GIBB WINS AGAIN
    44 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 5. rRK of Fraser and Neave, whose handicap at the Island Course, Singapore was —3 lost in the final of the open Amateur yesterday to Gibb, former Malayan champion, who won by five and four.
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    SOCIAL GOLF MATCH
    170 15 ihe following are the teams and stalling time.', ior the social &olf match between the Royal Johore International Cluo and the Hatu Pahat Goli Club to be piayed on Thursday, Feb. (Chinese New Year Hoiiday) at Johore Ba:iiu. 9.00 a.m. o. A. Montciro <10> vs. George Lowe
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    51 15 The Keppel Golf Club February Medal (Stroke) will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10 and 11. NIBLOCK CUP: (Open only to Members with handicap of 14 and oven The qualifying round for the "Niblock Cup" will be played off in conjunction with the February
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    Newfoundlanders Meet Premier's Wife
    125 15 London, Feb. i. J^ PARTY of sailors from Newfoundland, some of many who joined the Royal Navy, .spending a few days leave in London, had an unexpected meeting with Mrs. Chamberlain this morning. They were being shown the sights of London by women who voluntee-ed to
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      105 15 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. Established by Royal Charter AIX 182* Incorporated in the Netherlands. i Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS; AMSTERDAM Paia Up Capital f 4o .°?L o^'" Reserve Fund 1C509.00,London Correspondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. Bead Office: AMSTERDAM Branches Holland:— Rotterdam, The Hague, an^ 64 branches and sub-branches a» smaller
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    SECURITY OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE ASSURED BY BALKAN PARLEY
    194 16 SECURITY OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPE ASSURED BY BALKAN PARLEY London, Feb. 5. IN regard to the Balkan Entente, talks, Reuter learns that no: full information has yet reachc-d London, but the stories which appeared in the press seem to afford every reason for satisfaction at the result of the conference. The
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    Soviet Communique
    39 16 iIOSCOW) Feb. 5. Tlie Red Army communique, regarding Sunday's ofMtattona in Finland, states that tnere were patrol activities and .some infantry rla.sne.s in the region north of Lake Ladoga. "There waa reconnaissance and bombing hy our aircraft."
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    First Step Taken In Balkan Trade Extension
    380 16 I Para, Tjk. h j A GOOD impression has been created in French official circles by the results of the Balkan Conference, which it is stated I indicate a strengthening of collaboration of Entente States with each other and with their immediate neighbours,
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    Minesweeper Sinks: Huge Deathroll Feared
    64 16 Minesweeper Sinks: Huge Deathroll Feared London, FebJ^ His Majesty's minesweeper /g foundered in heavy weather towed into port to-day witn e abled. 1* Then entering port, the and the ship capsized. t R.I The commanding officer i Taylor, and four rating ,11 Foui officers and 45 ratings ai iearod drowned.
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    Sharp Clash At West Front
    105 16 Paris, Feb. 5. AN the Western Front, a French patrol v had a sharp encounter with an enemy u connoitering party east of the river Blies. Bombs and machine-guns were used, and the Germans retreated, leaving behind tv/o prisoners. This morning's communique says: 'Nothing to
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