Morning Tribune, 11 February 1941

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    Masthead
    16 1 Morning Tribune Vol h— No. 9, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1941. Morning Tribune Tuesday, February n, 1941
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    British Advance On New Front
    315 1 Fighting In Eritrea London, Feb. 10. *HK advance of British troops in the coastal area of northern Eritrea, which has not hitherto been mentioned as a le atre of operation, is announced in to-day's Cairo compile which reports the occupation of the small market >wn
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    BRITISH ENVOY WITHDRAWN FROM RUMANIA: PROTEST AT NAZI MOVES
    327 1 BRITISH ENVOY WITHDRAWN FROM RUMANIA: PROTEST AT NAZI MOVES LONDON, FEB. 10. JT IS LEARNED OFFICIALLY IN LONDON THAT THE BRITISH MINISTER SIR REGINALD HOARE, HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM BUCHAREST. It is announced in London that the British Minister, Sir Reginald Hoare, presented a note at midday demanding his passports.
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    VICHY RESHUFFLE
    41 1 BERLIN, FEB. 10. A COMPLETE RESHUFFLE OF THE VICHY CABINET WILL NOT TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, ACCORDING TO WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES IN VICHY, SAYS A DISPATCH FROM THAT CENTRE TO THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY. REUTER
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    IN AUSTRALIA
    47 1 MELBOURNE, FEB. IP— A CONFERENCE ON AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES IS BEING HELD BY SIR EOBERT BKOOKE-POPHAM, COMMAN-DER-IN-CHIEF, FAR EAST, WHO HAS ARRIVED HERE BY AIR TO-DAY. HE IS CONFERRING WITH MR. JOHN McEWEN, DOMINION AIR MINISTER AND THE CHIEFS OF THE DOMINION SERVICE STAFFS— REV TER.
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    THE DUCE DOGGED BY WEATHER!
    216 1 THE DUCE DOGGED BY WEATHER! j.ondon, Feb. 10. •m-DAY "S Italian commu- I I nique was broadcast over J Kome r.uiio 15 minutes later" llian usual In connection rith the mention of dense fog in the section of the commu- pique dealing with the British (orchardmen t of Genoa, it
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    War In Pacific Depends On Battle In Middle East
    155 1 War In Pacific Depends On Battle In Middle East Sydney. Feb. 10. A STIRRING call to freedom was given by representative speakers of Aujtnalia, Greece and Free France at a meeting of the British Empire Society held here to-day. Mr. P.C. Spender, Commonwealth Army Minister, said, "Whether the Pacific remains
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    Tripoli, Rhodes Bombed By R.A.F.
    331 1 Cairo, Feb. 10. ATTACKS on Caiato and Maritza in the Island of Rhodes and a successful night raid on Tripoli is recorded in to-day's communique from RAF headquarters in the Middle East. The communique says that on the night of Feb. 8 and aerodromes at
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    PRAISE FOR SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL
    1057 2 NEW YORK. FEB. 10. 4LL CtIKKKM INDICATIONS WMBH THAT Mtt. ™«s^^j|f T A LAST NI(;ilT CAME AT PRECISKI.Y THF CORRECT J^ l^^^^ p r »lf WHI'.N IT WAS MOW WKLCOME TO THE AMERICA* PIOPIE AM) FUB*" "?Si- BriUh Ti^ph, tt North T.^ST.,"..™^ 11 This
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    North Malaya Air Strength Increased
    101 2 s FORMATIONS of modern Royal An ft I I I Blenheims flew yesterday mor,, m I Singapore to reintorce stations in north' Malaya. I Iteavily lRil«»n on the transfer flight t le craft took oft* in ?ood order, closed tip some mil V auay a«d
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    Indian Troops On Their Toes
    196 2 Indian Troops On Their Toes New Delhi. F»;b 10 PPEAKING to Indian troops in the Middle e^; Lt. Gen. Auchinleck. Commander-in-Chi*-: i^ said: '"Although I have served continuously Indian troops for ov*r 38 years. I have never Indian OBltl looking happier, fitter and mure o n {3 toes. •'To-day Indian
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    British Troops in Libya
    51 2 Not all airmen t.ike to wings. The R AF.j has aw armoured car section whose personnel never fly, but they are a vital part of R A»M organisation in the Middle East. Flaer -■■-•inb- have brought this armoured car column U l standstill near a desert
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    Japanese Bomb Bridge
    49 2 Locuiou. Feb. 10 JAI ANESfI iirrraft o n Sand: 1 .severely damagtni telwii jncige on rding to mi >re froai Ad bee jttired ,recently following tb»> previous Japanese bombing damages on Nov su.ii the me«sag- rmatioc Chinese I .id? or. I factories A£d Nvere set abLaze
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      130 2 L O I T E! Battei es art- produced In Australia within a few mUei of the largest liart Smelters in the Southern Tlimisphen- I.OXITF ■tjfcttffttl h? been iKOd for a nimber uf years by the 1 Hwith Austrahi'i Government Rail Cars. Btgnal WTork md Tram^ URhtlng— they MUST be
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    Death Of Capt Euan Wallace
    244 3 London, Feb. 10. >TAIN Euan Wallace, former Minister of Transport, died n London, to-day, at the age of 48. At the time of his th lit was Senior Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence, don j tpt. Euan Wallace after a anguished career in the [y
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    UNKNOWN
    440 3 death occurred at the Gene--1 Hospital, Johore Bahru, relay morning, of Mr. A. ide n Milne, at the age o f 51 He was lor many years the Planting industry in Muar Senai Joiiore For 'the last He \va lS proprietor of f Grange, Singapore. He s behind a
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    77 3 ±> This is how the yL of the'T J Nile grew from i I small begin- t slugs to the; mat fighting > i force it is to- l day. For months V following th e capitulation of i France, rein- (orcemenu) j were se n 1 i steadily from
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    80,000 Tractors Plough For Victory
    16 3 80,000 Tractors Plou gh For Victory London. Feb. 10. "a matter of life and death. Reuter
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    Greeks Bring Down 8 Italian Planes
    62 3 Athens, Feb. 10 Prel and artillery activity and the capture of *onr.PrL Twenty women and children were killed **m cnemv planes bombed houses and a church at Jan.a. in Epiros. yesterday, Bays another communique The historic cathedral of Saint Sophie, in Sa nika. wax
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    Wavell To Push On To Tripoli
    275 3 'By Sir Hubert Gough, Reuters military commentator) London, reo. iu. THE news of the raid OB Gmm and the very considerable advance in Libya as far as El A^heila on the Gull of Sidra seems to indicate that a great decision has been taken
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    Willkie On Aid For Britain
    106 3 Willkie On Aid For Britain Washington. Feb. 10 IK iny judgment, it we all ftfc* to Britaiu, we are 'ikely to .lay out cf the war white if we do no« aive all aid. we shall probably become involved in the war," detclared Mr. Wendell Willkie .it a press conference
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    Chinese Labourers To Be Trained
    76 3 Chungking, Fob. 10 THE ChlnaM Government is making plans to organise and train 150 000 labourers in Chungking, of whom 70,000 will ttoortlv begin training under the Ministry of .Social Affairs. Thpy will be grouped under cultural, municipal ma communications claas«fl and w»U be divided
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    FASHIONABLES AT BUKIT TIMAH SERVICES PARTY
    465 4  -  VERA BY CUCH a heavenly day for the opening rare DMtttDf >f tnr New year ffl Saturday! Takinr advantage of the brilliant sunshine, so rare on race days, feminine punters sallied forth in Ihrir most immaculate unite suits, their gayest chateaux. Follower of the
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    People And Places
    361 4 public us was evidenced at day's cabaret-tea dance orRa^ by the Singapore Filipino tion. Not since the organised by women n^eni the American Association April has the Cat ha. iSePn larger crowd. Over 600 people gained admis sion and about a hundred u fifty had to be
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    THE BRIDE ARRIVES
    113 4 THE BRIDE ARRIVES ARC 11 E ST R A /"struck up? with the wed- ding march at i Raffles Hotel on Saturday night 1 when newly- weds Ft. Lieut. and Mrs. Peter Wills (Joanna J j Archdeacon that > )wa s) entered i the ballroom. Mr s. Wills, i wearing
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    DECORATE BABY'S NURSERY YOURSELF
    709 5 DECORATE BABY'S NURSERY YOURSELF Tm „r t. time a woman likes to buy lavishly is she is furnishing the nursery for her first Hie instinct to spend freely on decorations and Me purchase of lovely furniture is almost overIf, however, funds are limited, and you e] justified in spending a
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    You'II Need These Things
    254 5 MODERN mothers often dispen.se with beinlled cots because these, though dainty, need a lot of wa.shin<>. As an alternative, the cot shown below left compromises between the pretty-pretty and the strictly practical. The sides, which are ventilated, are trimmed with a simple valance on either side.
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    WAR KILLING HUNTING
    549 6 Foxes Are Shot Now Mi ma> kill Kn«landV *4,<i00,000-a->ear sport of hunting Most <,i the famous hunls are practically al a standstill. n>is have b«M*n sold, stable* cloned. Many well-known kennels have only a few hounds; the rest ha\e been destroyed. Farrnern in some dihtricts are oeinK
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    Land Tax To Be Paid In Kind
    222 6 Land Tax To Be Paid In Kind Chungking. l^ilK iand tax on Chinese fatm.s this year can be paid partly in kind to facilitate the biuidinK up of food reserve for the army and the general public. The Executive Yuan has ordered the provincial governments to make preparations for collection
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    Banking Facilities In China
    86 6 Chungking. pUUR Government banks have established over 250 new branches in the interior of China since the commencement of the Sino-Japanese hostilities declared a spokesman of the four banks in reviewing the activities of Chinese banks during the pMt year. While actual flarures are not reel
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    A DIME A PEEP
    61 6 A DIME A PEEP i "Soundies" are i the latest. > "peep shoiv"\ contraption in- i vented in Ame- r rica, where the S one-cent "look- see" «ihow ha c l^iven way lo a j ten-cent sound S picture. Here C i are two "soun. die" artists as they are
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    He Went To War At 13
    118 6 THIRTEEN YEAROLD Anastasius Charlambopnulos. decorated front-line soldier of Gre?ce. is in Athene on leave. When Charfembopoulcs, Senior, was called to the front recently, ycung Anastasius d:cided the family would be Insufficiently represented in the battle against the Italians. So lie hid hini^'lf in blankets
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    CARTOONISTS TO HOLD EXHIBITION
    87 6 CARTOONISTS TO HOLD EXHIBITION l ingkinfj AN exhibition of rart m ri toon* is schedule h in Chungking on ApriJ I the auspices of th.« v Cartoonists' Anti-Ja]^ I ciation. I T^e exhibition will I I annual event but its /C M much larger than tfti- year. m It Is
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    Germans Shoot French Workers
    400 6 4 NEUTRAL businesfl man. who has ai lived in bond I i lcnjr stay in Paria %nd many pwtfl of occupifcd aayt that the Germans aw intensify;!*] theii terrorwtic against the French. Gestapo forces are f onstantty increasing and so are «'\e(.uticiis. Here :s his description
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      103 6 Asthma Germs Killed ia 3 Minutes .rhokin*, irfiffiflnff, whe«cln( Aathma and Bronrbitts poinon your syfltnm, ruin your BMJth and wt-aJtcn your h-art. McndaccL t)i«« \,n M4 rlptlon of ati American i.hy*lrian •LartH hilling Anthirut CS«rrnM in 5 mlnut«« purlfi** th*i tlotid and bulkia n«w vlfilitr no i hut you <
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    H. L. HOPKIN'S
    981 7 Letter From London Unhappy Story Of A Guild ford Surveyor: j i Career Ruined By Secret Allegation: Writers Who Should Be Locked Up London, Dec. I\ii.w newspaper glveS A to the "n^W'V US. L. Kmgtit. years ol age and [hefo ■,:!'-.-ofsrh surveyor o Muv under section ioi#
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    Women Shocked Hearing News Of Internees
    170 7 Women Shocked Hearing News Of Internees WOMKN became hysterical heard, at the tureau for news of intern--1 -~\> J -iv in London. Math i i nnd friends had i to Australia. Miss Helen Lowenthal, a n En£::.sh rirl, of Poitman-square, N.W.I. wi»s one of an anxious crowd at St. Stephen's
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    Morning Tribune TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1941 ITALY IN EXTREMIS
    320 7 MORNING TRIBUNE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1941 ITALY IN EXTREMIS QUALIFIED commentators In London, while they take an extremely favourable view of the military situation m North and Kast Africa, are far from reyarding the Italian retreat on all fronts as presaging the collapse of the junior j partner in the
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    'PANNING' HITLER
    858 8 'PANNING' HITLER British Kitchens Help TheR.A.F. ¥TI» (ill recently Mrs. Smith's saucepan had a very ordinary existence, hut it happened to be made of aluminium, and Mrs. Smith, responding to Lord Beavcrbrook's appeal, nave it to the nati(.n to help make an aeroplane. Mrs. Smith has r 'ally given the
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      624 8 Restore Youthful Vigour To Glands in 24 Hours New Discovery Brings f% Pleasures of Life to Men ~S r Who Feel Old Before JlT^ Their Time ijtKfjSj^L 1»> ou (■<■••! older than you are? Ar*> you SS^^B^l^^hH^V lackir.K m youthful animation? l>o you n- w ▼l^gV Joy the »o<l«ty of
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    INDIAN TROOPS IN LONDON 'LUNCH BALLET'
    454 9 With Bomb Wreckage As Background PORTY Indians of the Auxiliary Military l>i<, ne er Cm. gives I^ndoners a free entertainment »< lunch-lime. Crowd, ■slop m Ihe street to watch. They have been seen at it outvie th, bombed 5,,,,v uh,,v they had been busy
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    Home Girls
    53 9 Hert are two players in (the current London stage i production "Very Tasty. Very Sweet." They are Diana Water and Elisa- heth MacEwan, who are a domesticated pair in their dressing room. Here you see Diana doin^ a little wtsklagi* her spare time: she was married onlv a
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    2 Trawlers Sunk
    31 10 London, Feb. 10. THE Admiralty announce thai the trawlers Almond and Arctic Irappsr have ben sunk. The next Of km Of the casualties have been hi formed Reuter
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    N.E.I. IN FULL STATE OF PREPAREDNESS
    634 10 N.E.I. IN FULL STATE OF PREPAREDNESS Batavia, Feb. 7. rE citizens of Bandoeng, where our Air Force has its headquarters, are expert at distinguishing between the sounds made by different aircraft. They know at once whether a CurtissHawk, a Glenn-Martin or a civilian Douglas is overhead. They have just learned
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    101 10 Mr. J. J. Sheehan, JM.C.S., has been 'appointed to act as Malayan Establish'ment Officer. The resignation of his commission in th^' S.S.V.F., by Lieut. W.A. Fell has been accepted The promotion of Lieut. J.G. O'Grady. t>.S.V.F.,to the rank ol Captain has been approved. Mr. C.C. Best, Qeuiqr
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      533 11 Wanted WANTED. Two Siamese kittens over throe months old. Offers to D.G.A.P. c|o Paachoi. Muar. (No. 443G) WANTED to purchase second-hand Radio About fiOr. Reply Box 151, Mnlaya Tribune, Singapore. (No. 384G) to pay cash in part exchange of one American HMV 10 tubes radio. 1938. Excellent condition. For radiogram
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      573 11 Photography YOUR PHOTOS painted by qunlifled ittlst in Lllywhite Studio Singapore Telephone 0601. (N0.383G) To Let TO LET hea.side pavilion, newly erect.* J. furnished, $40 per month. Apply Hulsun 43, Canul Road. Singapore. (No 432\1) UNFURNISHED ROOMS. suitable~bache~lors. Modern sanKatlon. near swimming pool. 84. Wilkie Road Singapore. (No. 404G) TO
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      591 11 Lost Found <asi AJiUque Garnet Pendant. BewftrdVicinity. En Court Capitol Thratre. T t -1 •W, ufter f> pm. (No 4.Sl<») '"I'ND ono Airpdale Dog Black on top. i Brown :;11 «u r. Owner please apply No .45. LV.Ker B ad. Slnguport (No. 418O> LOST-- In the vicinity of th P
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    China Mail Via Burma
    220 12 Shanghai. ANEW postal agreement is reported by the *'Shun Pao" to have been reached between 'Chinese and British authorities [whereby mail destined for or coming from free China will k° by way of Burma instead of 1 InJo-Chini. The Chinese can no longer send mail to
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    SHORTS
    203 12 The tra fa Capt. AT irnelius S.S.V.F.. to thl serve of Of!, been approved. The prom ti Lleirt. A k Franipton. S S.V F to the rank of I tain hat been approv- Mr. G. C. Stubbs. Surveyor. F.M.S and S.S.. has open seconded lor servici Johore. Inche Abdul
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      241 12 Si:\SON EXTENMB (Mif ircconl Breaking Suni-ss. Mb D*J pa.Kinu mil «vrrv show 4 SHOWS DAILY i 'API TO I- u« tu mi ;m m( (lIIVIKF un fm i j:;'. it tikis presrnt IIIAItUi: 4'BIAIMJX; w Thf Idol ot he MOHfl in His "GREAT DICTATOR" /cj lf l^xr Ja( k O:lK
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    'Siamese Twins' Born In S'pore
    91 13 i TWINS joined by a carti- laginous band (as in the case i J of the famous Siamese twins) i were born to a J Chinese woman, the wife of a shopkeeper, in Singapore yesJ terday morn- ing. The birth I took place at the
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    Professor Guilty But Insane
    35 13 Professor Guilty But Insane London, Feb. 10.--professor Lloyd James, who was charged with the murder of his wile, was to-day found guilty but insane and was ordered to be detained during the King's pleasure.-- Reuter
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    LITTLE ENEMY ACTIVITY
    46 13 LITTLE ENEMY ACTIVITY London, Feb. 10.--Ihere was litue enemy air activity )V er this country last night, says an Air Ministry Communique. A few bombs were dropped in East Anglia, Essex, the Home Counties and West Scotland, but there was little damage and few casualties. Reuter
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    No Air Mail Received Yesterday
    62 13 THE Postal Depart-, ment advises that; no air mails from the United Kingdom etc. were received by the Eastbound British Overseas Airways Corporation Flying Boat which arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon. Mr R M. B LOv.is. Medical CHfcer of the Malayan Mcdical Sr-vict- haa been
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      70 13 I OPENING TO-DAY 6.15 I'WIIIOX 9.15 ■IjJJjXj IULL OF also A II MO NT lIKITIKII 'NEWS I i amiiov I* AIS A III; SWI>IMING C«)STI MES DAV FR<»( KS CAPES HATS EVENING GOWNS PLAY MM GARDEN WKAR j BEACH STYLES DAZZLING CREATIONS SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE Th a
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    SELECTIONS FOR SINGAPORE RACES
    752 14 THERE should be a number of surprises to-morrow at the 1 second day of UftC Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting. The pony events should be ex< optionally interesting in view of Saturdays Spring Cup race and punters would do well to watch Irish Jig. Duke Carrington
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    Inter-Club Cycling Championships
    348 14 SINGAPORE Island Ramblers won ihe inter-cLub relay championship in the third annual cycling carnival held at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday afternoon in aid of the War Fund. The individual champion was G. M. Laporte (I. RJ, while the runner-up was Kwa Chin Swee (1.R.). The carnival received
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    50 14 Y Prince Ed-'fc S ward, son of^ i the Duke ui.d. Duchess of J I Kent, is here 1 seen receiving f advice on en- quet playing > from his father. I The picture i was taken .it Whe Duke s home on the I Priiice's ti f t j
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    S'PORE WOMEN WIN AT K. L.
    100 14 S'PORE WOMEN WIN AT K. L. lloekcr (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10. DESPITE the fact tjiat the Singapore ladies were superior in all departments and dominated the exchanges for almost two-thirds of the game, they were only able to -score a one-nil victory over Selangor ladies in
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    DATES FOR BIC CRICKET MATCHES
    93 14 DATES FOR BIC CRICKET MATCHES A CRICKET conveners" meeting over which Mi" w K Jagger presided vas held at the S.CC. club, yesterdav. The following tne the fin Po r t ail matches announced. Singapore m Selanpor -at Kuata Lumpur) on Apr. a, 13, and H. Europeans vs, u« Best
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    Anglo-Chinese Old Boys' Dinner
    29 14 Anglo-Chinese Old Boys' Dinner rjE Anglo-c^ ne School Old Boys Association will hoi* a* =r. a dinner at 8 ni March 1. a* school hall in Cole man Street
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    20 14 The promotion of MrCT P M. BugJ* Chief Surveyor. J I, Pen*, to be Surveyor F.M.S. and been appr« )V(
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      66 14 A.A. MILNE <<»f "I'uncii") TREATS THE ETERNAL ■i JOANNA ENID Jo* r^ ARCHDEACON RICHES r s*k'. PHILIP .-s&' "SARAH %f SIMPLE" IN A NEW AMAZING WAY AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE on FEB. 13, 15, 22 MAR. 1 at 9.30 AND FEB. 24 at 6.30 AN ISLAND COMMITTEE PRODUCTION IN AID
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      52 14 TO-DAY SOCCER. Business Houses' League N.A.A.P.I. v Bfamtoco, Stadium; Harper Gilflllan v Wearnes, Clerical Union; Straits Times v G.E.C., 5.H.8.; Charity match. Chinese v Malays, Jalan Besar Stadium. 11 111 TABLE HIGH TIDES TO-DAY: 957 a.m., 9.3 ft.; 11.15 p.m., 9.1 ft. TO-MORROW: 10.39 a.m, 9.7 ft.; 11 45 p.m.,
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    S'TORE FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS
    1016 15 Brinkmann's In Good Debut RUSINESS Houses' League football opened yesterday with three matches—Oversea Chinese Bank defeating Singapore Traction Company 4-0 at the Anson Road Stadium; Sime Darby beating Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 1939 champions 2-0 at Cantonment R6wd; and Brinkmann's, making their debut holding Singapore Cold
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    38 15 H[!k big 'French ■German news I The hotel in En is the Grand K grlUnni* at iiat on Feb. Ke German omHnews an^ncy reK t he destrucK ft" )f a la^ in Dieppe with &{rf estimated at
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    BRITISH FLEET KEEPING ITALY SILENT
    82 15 BRITISH FLEET KEEPING ITALY SILENT Hockholm. Feb. 10. He British Fleet Ke foremost ,'ause the apparently of Italy. the naval cor■ondent of the ■e dish pap e r. ■ckholm's Tidis not known, he l^pires, v.-hether the Ki:; fleet and air ha v e tak?n ■sur-s to deal witii ■fk> like
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    32 15 london. Fob. IJ.— i Harry Hopkins, 1 psid v nt Roo.selt's personal Naentacive, nas< cllJ cied his mis- 1 in England and, for the United! cording to> >ac .i by Tican Em--day.-
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    Hindu Penitents Inflict Self-Torture
    129 15 Hindu Penitents Inflict Self -Torture r l( "»j»u»aiii < olobrations celebration at the Tank Road Hindu ntered its second day with wholesale 1 poor at, the Temple premises anci I ion la. night. There vu no procession, J-nd pilgrims gathered at the Temple par: r the final processions, both m
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    ENEMY DESTROYER SUNK BYRAF
    258 16 ENEMY DESTROYER SUNK BYRAF London, Feb. 10. enemy destroyer was torpedoed by an R.A.F. plane of! the coast of Norway on Sunday, it is officially stated to-day. Oil tanks at Flushing were also bombed during the day. Objectives in north-west Germany were attacked in the early hours of this morning
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    CONTROL OF A.R.P. IN BUCHAREST
    74 16 CONTROL OF A.R.P. IN BUCHAREST Berlin, Feb. 10. friUCUR control of air raid pncftUttoni lias bt'cn ordered in Bucharest, according t<> a dispafch from that city to the offinial German news apency. The didpatch ftddj that the population has been instructed to acquire a store of torches and candle.s in
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    Malta Raided 20 Times In 4 Days
    76 16 Malta, Fob. 10. rVENTY air raids within four days have been experienced here. The enemy, however, is finding it a somewhat expensive undertaking. Two enemy aircraft were destroyed by British fighters and a third damaged, states an official communique when, on the night
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    PARAS
    80 16 Cairo, Feb. 10.--Lieutenant General Wilson has taken over command of Cyrenai ca as Military Governor and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, it is announced. A political branch has been set up at General Headquarters here to deal with all questions affecting the occupied enemy territory and its administration.—Reuter. Wellington, Feb. 10.
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    EMPIRE CREWS JUST IN TIME
    108 16 London. Feb. 10. THE latest contingent of dominion air-crew.s aim 1 pilots to arrive in Britain under the Empire Air Training Scheme, were welcomed to-day by Lore: Cranborne who said he could imagine nothing more exasperating or di-scourajrin* to Hitler and his collaborators than to
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    Indians On Attempted Murder Charge
    283 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday. i\S a charge of attempted murder, three Tamil laboured Govindasamy, Retnam, and Doraisamy were discharged Hi another three, Murugesu, Nagappan and Arunasalam. were committed to the Assizes to stand trial following a preliminary inquiry which was concluded before Mr.
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN CHUNGKING
    58 16 ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN CHUNGKING Chungking Feb. H FOR the purpose of stren f the v/artim? economy adii commodity prices, stabili rency, increasing product ,11 adjusting Supply and den Chinese Government has ed an economic confcren the Executiv? Yuan. Generalissimo Chiang 1 is chairman of the confei ice. 1 H. H.
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    HYPNOTISED A.R.P. MEN RECOVER
    69 16 A R.P. and A.F.S. m< verge of a nervous break been hypnotised into Dr. Henry L. Wilson. Loi chologlst, told a clir-H-. to the British Medical The next day thl •reshrri and able to r To meat ttu mcreai for brick tea for export provincial Rovemmeni
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