Morning Tribune, 17 February 1940

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    8 1 The Morning Tribune l», Sat Feb. 17, 19"
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    Hoax Robs Nazi Army of 50,000 Grenades
    131 1 Hoax Robs Nazi Army of 50,000 Grenades Budapest, Feb. 16. i kIJCCESSFUL hoax is reported here, uhreby 50.000 hand nades ordered f«>r th c German ny W trt taken from a muni- i y iMtoiv at Brumi m Sudet- bTfaji before the dat P on i(h the grenades was due
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    Anti-British Slogans To Go
    136 1 AntiBritish Slogans To Go Peking. Feb. 16. BH'OKDIN'G to a reliable re- port, the local Police authoX s have received instructions ■to remove all traces of anti-Bri-■Mi posters and destroy unused ■^tui'ks of the same. are alio Instructing Chinm to remove signs ha Hr uage From shop fronts op windows.
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    On Other Pages
    54 1 Deportation Of Jews Japanese May Sue For Peace Musical Concert Hitler's Moods J Defence Regulations t a*e J» Leader Page People Places Home Page J Our Letter To Hitler 10 11 Wedding Feast Given Aw.o Classified Ads. Cinemas 14 Shipping 1( Singapore Boxing To-day's Race.s Finance JjJ
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    RESERVISTS' GREAT FEAT
    74 1 I I London, Fob. 16. I 1 Socially revealed that the I Vit hS*"?" wlii( >h ank* ank tne two I last Friday was H M.S. 1 Antelope is one of the reserve fleet, and her commander la Lieut C m. \R. T. White. The vessel is
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    MORE NEUTRAL SHIPS TORPEDOED OFF EAST COAST
    370 1 LONDON, FEB. 16. [WO DANISH SHIPS, THE RHONE 1,064 TONS, AND THE SLEIPNER, 1,066 TONS WERE TORPEDOED OFF THE EAST COAST IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING. Six are believed to have been saved from the Rhone, and six passengers and six
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    FRENCH WARSHIP ATTACKS U-BOAT
    30 1 Paris, Feb. 16. A FRENCH warship attacked a German submarine at sea but the authorities are unable to state positively that the submarine was sunk. Reuter
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    FINNS REGAIN POSITIONS
    848 1 HELSINKI. FEB. 16. THE FINNS HAVE LAUNCHED A COUNTER-AXTACK AND RECAPTURED SOME OF THE DEFENCE POSITIONS ON THE CENTRE OF THE MANNERIIEIM LINE, WHICH THEY LOST TO THE RUSSIANS WHEN THEY WITHDREW BEFORE THE TERRIFIC PRESSURE OF THE LAST FEW DATS. THE RIFIC THE ATTACKS CONTINUE TODAY
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    SWEDEN REJECTS APPEAL FOR DIRECT HELP
    207 1 SWEDEN REJECTS APPEAL FOR DIRECT HELP Stockholm, Feb 16. 1 CWFDEN has rejected an appeal J i v it- t r i Finland for direct mill- I tary help. I i The newspaper Alton bladet slates that the Finnish Govern- i ment had advised Sweden that Finland eoaM not hold
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    MR. SUMNER WELLES
    24 1 Th,» Hague, Peb, 16 It is expected Mr. Sumner Welle* will include Holland and Belgium m hi* European tour. Reuter Reuter
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    WHOLESALE ROBBERY AND DEPORTATION OF JEWS
    261 2 Zurich. |*"cl». 16 Dl lILS of the mass deportation of JeH> to the JenKli reacrtation at J iihlin m (;eiman-oicupifd Poland ar,. Riven by the Berlin correspondrnt of the Neue/uen her ZeitonK. The ».orr^)*n«dent it ate* that on: lurdav nicht two officials are staled;
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    BRAZIL ALLEGES VIOLATION OF "SAFETY ZONE"
    195 2 Wakama Scuttling Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 16. IT IS learned that Brazil has sent a note to the Governments of the other American nations, protesting against the pursuit of the German steamer Wakama inside the 300-iwile neutrality zone. The U'akama scuttled herself on sighting
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    Farewell To Brazil Envoy
    78 2 London, Feb. 16. ON the occasion of the impending retirement and return to Brazil of Dr. Reins de Oliveira, Ambassador here .since 1925 and doyen of the Diplomatic Corps Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone presented His Excellency with diamond cufflinks and his wife, Dona Gina, with
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    LADY HALIFAX AT THE VATICAN
    53 2 Vau-iaa City, Feb. 16. LADY HALIFAX, accompanied by the British Minister to tlv Holy See, was received m private audience by the Pope ;,this morning. The audience Ur>te:l 45 minute.:. Afterwards Lady Halifax and the British Minister were received by the Papal Secretary of State,
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    NEW COLD RECORDS IN EUROPE
    103 2 NEW COLD RECORDS IN EUROPE London, Feb. 16. EUROPE continues to be m the grip of frpst, and reports of new low temperature records continue to be received. The cold wave has spread to Spain, where the temperature ha fallen to 19 degrees Fahrenheit at Burgos, and there have been
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    CEASELESS SNOW IN BERLIN
    84 2 CEASELESS SNOW IN BERLIN Brussels. Feb. 16. SNOW has been falling ceaselessly for tv/o days m Berlin, according to reports received from the correspondent of the Belga News Agency m the German capital In the streets of Berlin, pedestrians have to walk between two ramparts of snow. It is the
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    NO SECRET SESSION FOR LORDS
    77 2 London, Feb. 16. IN the House of Lords yesterday Lord Ponsonby asked Government to arrange a secret session to discuss matters arising from the war. Lord Noel iiuxton and Viscount Cecil supported the request. Lord Halifax declined to accede to it, on the ground that
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    Lunch To Plate Battle Heroes
    177 2 Lunch To Plate Battle Heroes London, Feb. 15 ALL work was suspended tor netriri hour m Plymouth to-day hen officers and men from the Exeter Ajax marched through port I Marines Band to the Guildhall *jw they were entertained to lun:li crowds cheered wildly and nianv sa tators were so
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    NAZIS INTENSIFY BID FOR RUMANIAN OIL INTERESTS
    96 2 NAZIS INTENSIFY BID FOR RUMANIAN OIL INTERESTS London, Feb. 16. f ERMAN efforts te acquire control U o f Rumanian oil interests have been intensified during the past few weeks, states the Financial News political correspondent. Substantial minority participation: have already been acquired m a numoe. of instances, and control
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    Another Triumph For Shirley Temple
    177 2 (^«OL^^ tr< CHIRLEY TEMPLE, the little frite of the screen, is to win an unusual pan m i4 S»saniwh The Mounties," which is th f. Pr t pal film at the Cotbay for the few days. _.i he orts Shirley Temple will capture an m
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    JAPANESE MAY SUE FOR PEACE
    289 3 feveloptnents Next Month Tokyo, Feb. 16. |T a secret session of both houses m the Diet yesterday a spokesman of the Government explained the terms for adLiment of Sino-Japanese relations. It is understood the liver n men t intends to publish these terms "by the
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    EDEN'S TRIBUTE TO AUSSIES
    71 3 Jerusalem. Feb. 18. MR. Anthony Eden, Dominions Secretary, was welcomed on his arrival m Faiestine by the Commander-in-Chief and other officials. Afterwards he drove to all the Australian camp<(. Mr. Eden told Renter "Having seen these fine men I would like to take a series of
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    BILL TO EXTEND BRITISH COTTON EXPORT TRADE
    204 3 London, Feb. 16. |»l House of Lords to-day passed Ihp s?cond reading of the Cotton Industry Bill, which is designed to promote the export trade. Templemore, introducing the •aid that exports m the cotton were especially vital m wartime, exports of cotton goods
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    AUSSIES RUSH TO JOIN AIR FORCE
    47 3 AUSSIES RUSH TO JOIN AIR FORCE London, Feb. 16. ONE thousand ffi e hundred men are registering weekly m New South Wales for the Australian Air Force expeditionary corpL*. according to a Sydney broadcast. Of thesp about 1,000 have been found fit and accepted for service. Reuter
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    Dream Of German Army Leaders
    237 3 London, Feb. 16. ABSTACLES m the way of effective Russo-German co-operation are discussed m the Times, which remarks that the organisation of Russian resources by Prussian efficiency is a "dream which has always been attractive to German Army leaders, but is likely to remain a
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    New Bulgarian Cabinet
    39 3 New Bulgarian Cabinet Sofia. Feb. 16. DROFESSOR PHILOFF, the former Education Minister, has formed i non-party Cabinet with M. Ivan PopofT, Bulgarian Minister m Belgrade, as Foreign Minister Bulgaria's foreign and internal policies are stated to remain unchanged.- Reuter
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    GERMANY'S FUTILE ARGUMENT
    163 3 GERMANY'S FUTILE ARGUMENT London, Feh. 16. THK German (iovernment** arruiMiii- m support of the m now inert policy of unrest rioted ittb mt'lna warfare ire more titan usually futile, say* an authoritative statement. International Ijuv always fully 1 < ni.«ed the right of neutrals to iiadc with be'ligerents, subject to
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    "GRAF SPEE" VICTIM LOOKS FOR NEW SHIP
    455 4 CAPTAIN Charle* Pottinger of the "Ashlea," one of the five merchant captains who was imprisoned on the Graf Spec during its struggle io the death with the three British cruisers, is looking for another ship. Along with the four other captains for Whom
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    False Beer Alarm!
    94 4 N (Tribune Staff Reporter) WHEN two lorries pulled up at i the Singapore Police Courts 4 yesterday afternoon loaded with no fewer than 64 cases of} beer and soda, created quite i a false alarm. But the Police Court stall were not holding a party toj bid
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    High Standard Of Music At First Subscription Concert
    704 4 I^AST NIGHT'S subscription concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall, the first of a series of three, was received enthusiastically and with appreciation by a large audience which filled the hall to capacity. During the past year there have been indications of a
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    NUTRALS SCORN NAZI "NEWS"
    288 5 NUTRALS SCORN NAZI "NEWS" rl losini: lo|ia«antla War I BBC is successfully IfigiitiMK > tI0 "e N zi "V I 011 British news broad- n ovv Mug waged all over world. l t (l s (Mvtrnment recentEm through its diplomatic Kstntativcs a protest to all ra i Governments against nsr
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    Solmon (OF ETON) Is IK ail
    183 5 Solmon (OF ETON) Is IK ail W&T»m Our Own Correspondent). ■Irnfr^ Eton Jan 26 ■■-o.vKa Eton la dead. Solomon, 1 X learly 60 years has been E? up' (reviving) the top hats of |B* ailcl l'-nfi-s, peers and commoners 1 tneir .sometimes obstreperous ■pay.sat Eton College Mjt Duke of Gloucester,
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    WHO'LL BELL THE CAT?
    89 5 Coebbels Goebbels! Toil And Troubles! S Goebbels can talk about 1 nothing and mak.? il sound important longer than any man alive. In appearance he reminds one of a rat and if, annoyed the small and voluble lieute- nant of Hitler very much to be referred
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    Hitler's Moods Of Rage And Calm
    673 5 FRENCH ENVOYS TELL OF INTERVIEWS VIVID pen-pictures of Hitler's unstable character, his alternating moods of irasonablenei^s and rnrre. are drawn by French despatches assem bled m the official Yellow Book. of which an English translation has now been published. On one occasion Hitler listen*
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    CHILDREN RETURN TO LONDON
    139 5 wore children unaccompanied (less than half the total", and 223,381 were accompanied children— nearly nineterths of the total. Of the 166.206 mothers evacuated. 145,681 (Mf«n out of e%fet) have returned home. The possibility of the Government ordering further evacuation of children was mentioned by Lady Reading,
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    REFUGEE STUDENTS
    42 5 Kunming. Fallowing tiie lead of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who recently gar* $100,000 for the relief of "refugee" stufients m Yunnan Province, Mr. Lun~ Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, has given $50,000 for a similar purpose,— Chinese Central News
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    38 5 "If Adolf Hitler. Austrian* paperhanKer's assistant and corporaj of the last world war is to-day President and Chancellor of the Great German Reich. then he must thank Dr. Wllhelm Frick. a dry German police offlci?J, for hL> P'«st>
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    DEFENCE REGULATIONS PROSECUTION
    113 6 Singapore, Friday. PLEADING guiJty to a charge iindrr the Defence Regulations, eleven Chinese and two Malays were cautioned and dishurged by omdr. Cllve A. Kobinson, m the Marine Court to-day. The charge was that .m Feb the :k rused disobeyed a navigation order by moving inside the
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    Alleged Attempted Extortion
    72 6 Singapore, Friday. NAM KONG NANG, a 27-year-oki Cantonese claimed trial this morning m the second police court before Mr. Conrad Oldham on a charge of attempt- ing to qxtort fifty cents from a Cantonese named Koek Wan, by putting him m fear of assault. On the application
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    GESTAPO KILLS EIGHT POLISH PROFESSORS
    60 6 GESTAPO KILLS EIGHT POLISH PROFESSORS London, Feb. 16. ACCORDING to the Polish radio m Prance another eminent Polish scholar, Professor Ignacy Chrzanowski, who occupied the chair of literature at the University of Cracow, has died m the notorious concentration camp oi Oranienfaurg. He is the eighth professor of Cracow University
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    34 6 MR. Augustus John, famous painter, lfl who resigned from the Royal Academy m April, 1938, as a protest against m Academy's rejection of a portrait by Wyndham Lewis, was yesterday re-elected a Royal Academician.
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    Adulteration Of Beer Alleged: Chinese On Trial
    255 6 Singapore. Friday. THE preliminary inquiry into a charge of possession of counterfeit Tiger and Anchor beer labels against three Chinese, one of whom is only seventeen years of age, began this afternoon before Mr. H. Watson m the Third Police Court. The accused.
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    2 ON RIOT CHARGE
    97 6 2 ON RIOT CHARGE N EK AH XV Hassan, both h-. Singapore Rubber v charged m the Pit to-day under a count ol The men were- produ ,l stance of Mr A R And It is alloged thai the others or more with th«. ot intimidating pera |n the Singapore
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    39 6 Mr. Ehsanur Rahman Kidwai. J tary el the U.P. Muslim I.tviie^ •been returned from th I <,rM jim constituency to the I p. LeS live Council. Mr. Kiciwai votes and the rival cdnriicv^J Siraj Husain (Independent pollejj votes. I
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    FAMILY ILLNESS MADE HIM BANKRUPT
    240 6 Singapore, Friday. AX order to pay $10 a month for the benefit of his creditors was made against an elderly Chinese book-keeper, Yeo Tieng Swee, by the Hon. Chief Justice, Sir Percy McEhvaine, m Hie High Court this morning. Mr. G. H. Poh appeared on
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  • The Morning Tribune Saturday, February 17, 1940.
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      THEY ARE ASKING FOR IT
      108 7 THERE was once a principle known as non-intervention, designed to prevent the spread or protraction of civil or localised wars. The Spanish war killed it. The powers who intervened then cannot grumble now that the Allies and other nations have intervened m their little wars
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      CUSTOM DIES HARD
      242 7 THE Rev. H. B. Amstutz, Wesleyan pastor, m an addres 1 to Singapore Rotarians on Wednesday, trod on delicate ground m roundly condemning the practice of sending cosby wreaths to funerals when the money might be so much more acceptable to the bereaved family. If sentimental considerations
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    London Jo-day
    864 7  -  H. L. Hopkin m Retribution Overtakes Criminals* A German ■Example: Paramount British News Criticised: Freedom Of Speech Upheld. j B London, Jan. 27. KRK is a splendid example of Hfrt-triluition overtaking criminals. ■}«> the extract from an article ■■he Daily Mail by Mr. William D. ■]es. an American
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    PAHITS ON DUTCH SHIPS FRENCH CLUB "AT HOME" & A TALENTED SINGER
    1201 8 PAHITS ON DUTCH SHIPS FRENCH CLUB "AT HOME A TALENTED SINGER Vim Ardmorc Tell* To-day Ok' PEOPLE PLACES THE "Klipfontein", newest ship m the Java-Pacific Line's fleet, was the M'tting for a delightful cocktail party on Thursday night. Guests trooped aboard from 6.30 p.m. n wards and were received at
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    LET'S TALK IT OVER
    1019 9 If you have a problem, send it to Helen, our home expert, who answers readers' queries on this page every Saturday. Address your letter to her, c]o Morning Tribune, Anson Road, Singapore, enclosing correspondence coupon. y ATTENTIVE HUSBAND BIT. U Mv husband, after six years of
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    A Question Of Space
    262 9 or se at night. She is so youn* i la t lam afraid of complications am keeping her m one room, t you think she would be better j 1 sent her out of doors some- times?" t > very sorry to hear about your J
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    Correspondence Coupon
    13 9 The above coupon must be enclosed with erery j correspondence query.
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    THERE WAS A GIRL
    200 10 OOWN California way lived a grocerOttoman of the name ol Morriss Hr had a daughtei. Ann. Nineteeri years old was Ann— and that's her m this picture Now. Ann didn't see much iuture m tea and su^ur. She had a little sauce, [•lid set out to
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    The War's Still On
    68 10 i the War m France is so far at a stalemate for the British Ex- peditionary Force exercises I are constantly taking place to keep the units up to the high- S est pitch of efficiency. S Our picture above shows a gun crew of the
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    PLEASE MORWARD
    131 10 PLEASE MORWARD l»«-iir Mr. Ililltß obeyed your order to m little thrlfl His name is Harry A. Badt yaM 22, 1884. He commands the !'<■ (jjvernmtnt of the United S'.a^iß of speech, freedom of the pre^s M VYoukl liny of your me'i on in»(M found him where he found thvm'
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    HOW THE HUM
    276 10 DICTURES of victims of the Graf Spec have reached Singapore. B Top picture shows the British steamer "Ashlea" being tor M pedoed. The lower is the "Doric Star" being sent to the bottom g m r similar manner. These are some of the prey consumed by the
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    WHAT ABOUT FRIESIAN IS.?
    228 10 Amsterdam, Jan. 29. jyHAT is the riddle of the seven Friesian islands, including the mine-laying seaplane base of Sylt, which were to-day placed m the forbidden German "war-zone"? Sylt has recently been the scene «»f mystery explosions. Observers froim the Danish frontier report further great i
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    To Salvage £24,000,000
    73 10 ANOTHER attempt to raise the £24,000.000 Spanish treasure which has lain on the bottom ot I the sea near Vigo, Spain, for 23R years is to be made by a commer. cial group who have been granted a concession for salving. The treasure was being carried by
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    GRY WOLF FED
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    HITLER MUST FAIL
    83 11 rIE policy of Hitler alone is one J reason why we will win the m struggle," writes Mrs. Ellen Carroll of Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Mrs. Carroll should know. She has the wisdom of age— ll2 last October and the eldest woman m J the British Empire. To
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  • ADAM: A DISPUTE
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      EPSTEIN
      164 11  -  Mr. Jacob MX. JACOB EPSTEIN say.,, that he sold his statue Adam not for nearly £7,000, as 'has been rumoured, but for £750. "I am utterly disgusted at the way m which it is being exhibited," he said. "I sold my masterpiece for £750. "Now Mr. Stafford claims he
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      STAFFORD
      193 11  -  Mr. Charles MR CHARLES STAFFORD, the man who bought Jacob Epstein's sensational three-tons pink alabaster masterpiece "Adam," says he is going to make £1,000,000 by displaying it m America. He believes America "will go r crazy about Adam," which he has insured for £20,000 against the possibility of it
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    HITLER'S HUGE INCOME
    159 11 •frrom Our Own Correspondent). Zurich, Jan. 31. INCOMES drawn by Hitler and Goering have always been a mystery. But according to figures reaching Switzerland from a reliable Berlin source here is what they drew last year: Hitler £2U>™> Goering £112,000 And here are the chief items which
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    WEDDING FEAST GIVEN TO HUNGRY SAILORS
    155 12 WEDDING FEAST GIVEN TO HUNGRY SAILORS A SCOTTISH crofter family m the Western Isles planned a great wedding feast this week. Rich and unusual food was bought, cooked and made ready the night before the wedding. But the wedding par'.y never ate the feast. They gave it to eleven guests
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    Girl On "My Life As Red Soldier"
    313 12 London, Jan. 26. rAPTURED with 11,000 other Russian troops m North Finland is a 21-year-old girl, one of thousands of Soviet women who are marching to the front with the Red armies dressed m the uniform of ordinary Red soldiers writes Ralph Hewins
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    JAPANESE AIRMEN CAPTURED
    59 12 JAPANESE AIRMEN CAPTURED JJAMAGED by Chinese anu*^. batteries, one of the thirty jjj£ planes which attacked Luini southwestern Kwangsi made T L J landing m a small village Its crew of five airmen wer P cantn^ aJive by the Chinese force* P ured Another enemy raider was hit t>v rv,
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    37 12 "In my opinion history will that Britain was led m the Sri world wax by men <tf ability and'; racter, and that the best of them was the man at their head "—B'vpri v Baxter, M.P. J
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  • Neutrals Getting More Angry
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      44 15 Rome, Feb. 16. a i OKDING to the official Italian News Agency the Italian cargo Cramer Giorgio Ohlesen, sank off the east coast of Great Britain yesterday after striking a mine. She was of 5,694 tons and had a lJt 'v\ <»1" .'>2 Reuter
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      91 15 This is regarded as parucumn? cntraj> to international law and the j;ht of neutrals to carry on trade lith |;H!i Scrants. lermany claima that Britain is makillcgal use of neutral ships which being taken into Allied ports forj but Germany herself makes, use of this procedure m the, i Italian
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      The British Offer
      112 15 Washington, Feb. 13. j Ir Cordell Hull (Secretary of State)' i a Press conference to-day that the ited States Embassy m Berlin was Ing for clarification of the German ■S3 statement to the effect that any ural vessel, including American, en te to an Allied port or
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      126 15 (New York, Feb. 15. CONSIDERABLE spcculatiim has 1 been aroused m the i'nited States V i cryptic remark made by Pre&i- dent Roosevelt to newspaper representatives prior to his leaving for a holiday cruise m the cruiser Kusci loosa. President Roosevelt said that it might be fair to assume that
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      32 15 Chicago, Feb. 15. It is reported m local export quar- j tet's that Russia has purchased between three and jfive cargoes of Pacific Coast wheat, presumably for I shipment to Vladivostok Reuter
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      35 15 London, Feb. 16. THE wreckage of the Ita T iaii steamer Giorgio Ohlsen, reported .sunk by a mine, was found off the east coast yes- terday. Spwnt* I^™ memh#»re nf tha mnMM were saved Reuter
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      64 15 Washington, Feb. 15. An amendment to the Neutrality Act forbidding United States planes to make anything but forced landings at Bermuda, owing to British examination of Unite! States mails there, was intro*duced m the Senate to-day by Senator Clark (Missouri). The amendment was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee of
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    27 CZECHS REFUSE TO JOIN ARMY
    67 15 Paris, ffcfc 16 TA[ I'Y-SSVEN foreigner* of Caecho Slovak origin have been sent to concentration camp near Rarnboill t on a charge of carrying on activ.' dangerous to thr> country They were i ?mployed m national defence factories I and are tatori v, hiivr
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    MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS IMPRISONED
    43 15 Ij] Vr Paris, Feb. 16. 1 ommunists have been senJ^nced to terms of from one to >' imprisonment by a mili- j c l i t for carrying on CommuP M They include the i (l1 and three miini- Reuter
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    34 15 MH'r Lisbon. Feb. 16. liner "Colonial" was I OIT Si(>r^ Leone by a Bri- Kl > which took off six German Latex a Frencii patrol I stopped the Coloni»i mi! I four more Germans Reuter
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    FIGHTING RESUMED IN HAINAN
    268 16 Shaokwan, Feb. 1. RH OKTS from Chinese garrison m Hainan Island *t:it<-d that extensive bombing: of towns and villages m the northern parts of the Island have been renewed with ineteasing frequency, and casualties and damages were exacted mostly from the civilian population. T)i< air raids
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      326 16 *riTT^^Ti|iiii,, r > BYSWdBRitiSHiM DIAXI NES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) The best possible services are being maintained to the United Kingdom, also to Hongkong and Shanghai. Passengers are requested to register their requirements, but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted. All vessels may call at ports on or off the
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      283 16 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent Cuisine— Moderate Fares. 2 PASSENGER SAILINGS TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON. During March April 1940. Passengers paying th c U.K. rate have the option of proceeding overlani 2nd Class rail and sleeper, MarseilleslLondoo, at the ship's expence. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated
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    STAR FRISCO KNOCKS OUT MARQUES
    735 17 STAR FRISCO KNOCKS OUT MARQUES Results At A Glance Baby Low (8.3 H) beat C> clone Kid (8.5) on points over 4 (3) rounds. Tiger Aman < 7 1 3 i beat M Dass (7-B <i) on a T.K.O. m the last round over 6 (3) rounds. Neil Hemchit (10-6)
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    Rankers Score Decisive Win
    468 17 Rankers Score Decisive Win I Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 5; Jacks S. C 0. ■EPT for some phases of bright play by the Bankers' forwards, yester■y < Business Houses' League game between the Hongkong and Shang■Bank. champions of the League, and Jacks' S. C, at the Stadium, productive of mediocre
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    WORLD TITLE ELIMINATION BOUT HERE
    145 17 (By "PETE") IN reply to a cable sent to the I British Boxing Board of Control and the American Boxing Board of Control, the Singapore Boxing Board of Control have received a cable contents of wh.cn were announced at a committee meeting of the Singapore
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    S.A.F.A. Vointnittees for 1940
    133 17 S.A.F.A. Vointnittees for 1940 •W SAFA. «nm-, i Mr R William- 1 ■■■.•i,,,, Mr Tay Uan, WlUlam-l p >>■>< «r- T >- Liall rjgs,, p-iflarv 1v f: C. Sands Bsq Fit Dteut. O G Gregson r F W Wttt E>q.. Dr. S. H. Al- L:m Yon. Uani E SQvTPiTN^RY BOARD:
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    OUISANA TIPPED TO WIN SPRING CUP TO-DAY
    833 18 End Of Singapore Race Meeting (By "TRESPASSER") THE Mala van "classic" for ponies, the Spring Cup, is the chief item of interest m the third and final day's races of the Singapore Spring Meeting to-day. I pick Quisana to win from Happy Sal
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    SELECTION
    79 18 (By "Tmputa Race 1: DANCING rOAI Shoot l'p Race 2: GRAFMOND Cambalong Race 3: SULTANA Golden Glimpse Race 4: QI'ISANA Happy Sal Race 5: FARNLEY Resistance Race 6: RUBBER QUEEN* Flying Column Race 7: THANKS The Puritan Race 8: ARTFUL SAILOR Oorugan. (By "Spectator") Race I—SHOOT UP Dancing Foam
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    CHINESE BANKERS BEAT NESTANCLO
    287 18 Overseas Chinese Bank 3; Nestanglo DLAYING on a sodden ground, the Overseas Chinese Banking Corpoß t ion's Sports Club defeated the Nestanglo Sports Club by I goals to one yesterday on the Clerical Union ground at Rangoon R« m a Business Houses League fixture. I Ball
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      LONDON TIN
      21 19 I London, Friday, l price; £240 3 /i Buyers £241 Sellers h .official Price; £240»/ 2 Buyers £240^4 Sellers
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      LONDON RUBBER
      18 19 London, Friday. I B. S. m rone Steady, Quiet m lone 13 b 13' 8 s
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      83 19 B London, Friday. Kiai Chemical Industries 30, 6 ■i.a! Tobacco 118/» ■(-Dutch 26/ J ■diaii Pacific J 8 ■'m Tin 4/4 J 2 ■er Pi. In. Trust 34/3 X Hitaiiis 25/BieiaKmtas ft Ib I Asiatics li l^ 2 Witwatersrand Areas "6 3 Tr Tr. (bearen 73/9 ■Loan
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      PRODUCE
      65 19 I London, Friday. Oil (Malay) In bulk fpt. S'ment. Not Quoted Fa (Straits F.M.S.) nber S'ment. Not Quoted Flour (Sarawak) ar. S'ment. 18 March paid. ioca. Seed Pearl, tality (Singapore i »y S'ment. 31/- Sellers )er (FAQ i White k FebMar. S'ment. 4 3/16 Sellers )er (FAQ i Black
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      DREIGN EXCHANGE
      41 19 I London, Friday. London on Paris 176.50 London on Amsterdam 7 .53 London on Shanghai 4 7/16 London on Hongkong Is. 2 ***** d. London on Japan Is. 2 11'32d London on New York 4.02y 2 to 4.03V 2
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      20 19 IL Q London. Friday. R r r F^ ard 20 11/16 rt U °LD, Fine ocr oz. £8.8.0
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    Magic Circle Entertainment
    221 19 Magic Circle Entertainment THE Malayan Magic Circle House 1 has lately been the centre of great activity. Most important gathering for some time was the recent final round of the "Mary Earle" cup This cup is an imposing .silver affair which was presented to the circle by Capt. and Mrs
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    32 19 New York, Feb. 15. RUBBER b g Market Tone Barely Steady Spot ljft l Forward April' June 18 3 8 18 2 TIN Market Tone Q" l^ Spot 45 l
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    Magistrate's 20-Cent Gift
    166 19 Singapore, Friday. I ASK your honour to rrcommrnd m.- a job m the house of detention." pleaded an elderly English*peaking Indian m the Third Police Court this afternoon, whfn hp surrendered himself to the court t<» be charged with vagrancy. "I only want shelter and food. added
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    146 19 Singapore, Friday. DiULL conditions prevailed m both the tin and rubber share markets today and only a small volume of business v/a;; transacted. Local tin was 4 lower at $122%, and the price of rub- 1 ber p.t four o'clock was buyers Spot' 38% cents, February March
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    45 19 Thp following players have been chosen to represent the Race Course Rangers m a friendly game of soccer against the Pasir Panjang Rovers this afternoon at Farrer Park:— Jaffar, Ahmad Kupay, Abdul Rahim, Baboo. Puteh, Malingam; Abdul Rahman, Thangavclu, Ibrahim, Mani and Haroun.
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    NEDERLANDSCHE HANDERMAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
    107 19 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDERMAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. Established by Royal Charter A.D^ 182* Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM PaiQ Up Capital f 4 P o^'Reserve Fund l«/.nw,oo.* London Correspondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. Head Office: AMSTERDAM Branches: Holland .Rotterdam, The Hague, an 4 64 branches ar.d sub-branches a smaller places
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    SWIMMING ASSOCIATION MEETING
    181 19 Singapore. Friday. DEPKKSIATATIVI.s of all the -i Hi li t»*tl Club* wer<« present at the annual meeting of the Singapore Amateur Swimmm* Association held this evening at the VMC.A. Dr. to. C. Bain presided iind shortly reviewed the year's progress. Dr Bain also thanked th« V.M.C. A.
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    SPORTS DIARY
    20 19 TO-DAY TURF: .S.T.C Meeting. 3rd Day. HOCKEY: North vs. South. Kuala Lumpur. SOCCER 8.H.L..A.P.C. vs. Guthries, A PC.
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      16 19 JOSS 01 IMtOFIIN IX§URAX€E I South British Insurance Co., Ltd. I M sda# 2 Finlayson Green.
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      179 19 POSTAL INTELLIGENCE TO-DAY MaiK for: BRUNEI (Steamer) 1.30 p.m. JAVA (Air» 5.00 p.m. L ABU AN (Steamer i 1.30 p.m. NORTH BORNEO (Steamer) 1.30 p.m. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Steamen 5.00 p.m. SARAWAK (Steamer) 1.30 p.m. SUMATRA Palembang (Steamer* Noon Palembang (Am 5.00 p.m Please post as early m the day as
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      26 19 TIDE TABLE TO-DAY Hi/rh Water: 337 AM 8.3 ft. 4.45 P.M 6.6 ft. TO-MORROW Hiffh Water: 4.29 A.M. 7.9 it: 6.37 P M. 6 3 ft.
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    FAMOUS PRIMA DONNA ILL
    22 20 Milan. Feb. 16: The famous prima donna Tetrazzini is suffering from cerebral haemorrhage and i.s now tmeon.SC'OUS. Reuter
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    Sweden Wants More Fighters
    68 20 Sweden Wants More Fighters New York. Feb. 16. ACCORDING to the Associated Press. Sweden has begun negotiations with the United States War Department and the State Department m an effort to obtain the release for export of an up-to-date type of high speed righting plane> m considerable numbers. This plane,
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    India Settlement Hopes
    111 20 India Settlement Hopes Bombay. Feb. 16. JHE final majority of over 1,600 votes m favour of Maulana Abul Kalan Azad, the eminent Muslim and Mr. Gandhi's friend, m the Indian Congress Presidential elections has considerably brightened the prospects of an early Congress return to office, it is felt here. It
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    HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE AT FRONT
    75 20 Park, Feb lb. CNOW has been falling m the West- em Front almost without a break. Artillery on both sides has been engaged m somewhat heavier fire than usual m the sector weit of the Varna. Air activity has been rJmosi nil but the French
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      MORGAN BANKING HOUSE CONVERTED
      118 20 MORGAN BANKING HOUSE CONVERTED New York. Feb 16. 1 JHE decision to convert the fain J banking house of J. P. Mor J and Company from a partnershiptH an incorporated company under thH same name from next April is M forth m an official statement. I Business will be carried
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      Lithuania Determined To Remain Free
      90 20 Lithuania Determined To Remain Free Kaunas. Fefc l" I LITHUANIA'S determination t«| remain independent and was emphasised by President Sn»H tona m a broadcast speech to w« nation on the occasion of the anniversary of the country 's m-i dependence. I President Smetona that cnia, a t the present time.
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    55 20 London. Fek- l ii It may now be rerealfd uw» > protection of the *onvo> brought the second Canad an tinirent to Great Britain was tnr« out the voyage entrusted t< Admiral. k -#r*td iD A French cruder md the protection of thf v? n «f New Zealand
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