Morning Tribune, 17 February 1941

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    17 1 Morning Tribune voi <>— No 14 Monda y' Feb 17 1941 Morning Tribune Monday, February 17, 194 1
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    JAPANESE ATTACK ON SAIGON?
    126 1 JAPANESE ATTACK ON SAIGON? baagaiaf, F« b 1( j lAPANESE troops m iYxt^ Pacific are dis-^ I area including San islaad, Canton WaiX Island, the Sisha Is Zu Spratlj Islands and iemh indo-China, a ccord»n? I u,p Hicial newspaper Cental Dailj New* The newspaper says mat niU „t Imperial guards
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    NAZIS PLUNDER POLAND
    137 1 NAZIS PLUNDER POLAND LONDON, FEB. IG. Milan attempts arl BEING MADE BY GERMANY REMOVE ALL TRACES OF IISH LI It IN THE WESTERN Rl OF POLAND, SAYS A h ill! CORRESPONDENT. EM MEMORIALS AND TOMB ONES IN THE CEMETERIES E BEING TAKEN AWAY AND b CEMI IKIES ARE BEING Jb\
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    Situation More Difficult-S'hai
    131 1 SHANGHAI. FEB. 16. MAJOR AKLVVMA, THE* J\PANESE SPOKESMAN IN SHANGH.W, MINIMIZED THE SEIiloISNESS OF THE FAX raaTKKM uthtiom •mmmZ N r 5^ A2£LJKFH! ~J»? ti^™ S? lON A1 LP^ EAV^ NFEHEN€E YESTERDAY, ALTHOUGH HE ADMITTED HIE POSITION HAD BECOME MORE DIFFICULT. 'If strong pressure Ls applied against
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    BRITISH MINE APPROACHES TO SINGAPORE
    605 1 BRITISH MINE APPROACHES TO SINGAPORE In* Far I ;isl<ni Wv*s I ronl THE MINING OF THE EASTERN ENTRANCE TO THE STRAITS OF SINGAPORE WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY YESTERDAY. THE ADMIRALTY ISSUED A NOTICE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN LONDON AND SINGAPORE STATING THAT THE SPECIFIC AREA WAS DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. The
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    JAPAN SHOULD PONDER FATE
    387 1 Ixjndon, Fob. 1G JAPAN has a fin 2 tradition and honour which has hitherto extended to her internatio lal dealings, declares the Sunday Times m an editorial, which adds, "It puts her m a different category irom Mussolini. If, jvertheless she were tempted to copy that
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    & INDIA PREPARES
    223 1 INDIA PREPARES B mbay, Feb. 16 f TUb: Hidden developments m the Far rMlnn situation have aroused Me widespread attention c.f Lie Indian Pr n s which generally r< (ardl the Japanese threats as serious Th> Statesman (Calcutta) says: "Japan's loudening threats against Britain and America, acme think, are blufT.
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    FIRST FIGHTER DOWN IN 41 DAYS
    91 1 FIRST FIGHTER DOWN IN 41 DA YS London, Feb. 16 BRITISH fighter plane lost ov<t Britain on Feb. 14 WM the first British fighter destroyed m a fightel patrol area lor 41 days, namely, since Jan 4. Tlila la revealed In an authorltav statement Issued In London to-day it says
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    PARTY HAS NOTORIOUS HEAD
    56 1 PARTY HAS NOTORIOUS HEAD Lond r. Feb II EUGENE I >• VM the ader of th< mi Cjikoulards m 1037 h bead of the b Party i, I.!.;, ment 1 I'opulaire, to pendent B I m to be rising mv (I m the bud just tl ,nrt QennaaV" for an
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    BRITAIN'S PROTEST TO BULGARIANS
    876 2 SOFIA, FEB. X). Jill; BRITISH GOVERNMENTS VIEW OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN BULGARIA HAS REITERATED BY MR, GEORGE RENDEL, BRITISH MINISTERi IN AN HOURS INTERVIEW WITH M. IVAN POPOFF, BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ON FRIDAY NIGHT. It tun long been clea- that should German troops occupy Bulgaria,
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    TURKS TAKE PRECAUTIONS
    216 2 Istanbul, Feb. 16. FE Turkish Government »s J requisitioning all surplus J ol cereals and .'ram to pro. timers-' requirements. This step is being taken owing to S exceptional wartime circums- I lances which necessitate the S accumulation of sufficient J stocks m ca.e an emergency 5
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    ANOTHER POST FOR ADMIRAL DARLAN
    70 2 London, Feb. 16. ADMIRAL Darlan who already holds the offices of Vic?-Pre-mier, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Marine m the Vichy Government has taken over portfolio oi Minister of the Interior, according to the Swiss Radio. M Peyrouton, former Minister of the Interior, r 'signed
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    QUEEN ENA RUSHES TO SICK HUSBAND
    143 2 Rome, i i, QUEEN ENA, estranged from her royal v,« for many years, has braved wartimi hunt I difficulties and travel complexities to liui I* 1 J sick bedside m a Rome hotel. This ramatfc uH \is disclosed simultaneously with to.day buiieS i which
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    New Zealand's Huge War Effort
    354 2 London. 16. FE New Zealand war effort has reached I -uiidajh proportions and is reflected in the fact that by November last, the war expenditure stood ivei live guineas per head of the population with th expects tion that the figure will be doubled in
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    LORD STAMP SURVEY ENDS
    254 2 London, Feb. 10. THE first-phase of Britain's ettoit to *^ve.*T 1 immense problem to co-ordinate the war pianj of the various Government departments close* jjj the announcement of the winding up of the rco"tM i survey directed by Lord Stamp since before Me ot fining of
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      369 2 Pyorrhea and Trench Mouth Slopped in 2 4 Hours til* i ding RumH, aore mouth, or loone te»>th Tn» an that you ar<< a \i> lira of ryorrhoa or Trwiich Month, or MMM bad dtw-ano that wljl ••ventiiiOly cailM >ou to foee all your tfiMh and ha 1 ti» w«ar
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    Daring British Exploit Revealed
    433 3 Walling, Renter's air correspondent) London, Feb. 15. chutists have been dropped m Southern Italy i s h certain objectives connected with ports m to behind this daring escapade, confirmed m i fl not clear, nor at present can it be stated ,„,s achieved. il ihP men
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    "Sheer Murder" Say Victims Of Raider
    233 3 "Sheer Murder" Say Victims Of Raider Funehal. Feb 10. v ts Bkect murder— there was no ebaaec for us to take to j c bout^.*' declared one of the j mv nrvivors landed here, foi- I Hint; tin German raiders attack i a British convoy m the Atlan- not far
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    EMBLEM FOR CHINA AIR SQUADRON
    34 3 E MBL EM FOR CHINA AIR SQUADRON 1 3 Shanghai, Feb. 15. decide on the emblem t Planes of the British p® 'iron, the committee of Voluntary War Fund IJN !y invited Britons Reuter
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    116-Years-Old
    64 3 Berlin, Feb. 16.— A j peasant 116 years old I has just died atj rtoyarlin m the Foe- 1 son district of Rumania, according to a I Bucharest message to «he official German news agency. The man, whose name was Michael Sandu, was active up to the time of
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    AIR ACTIVITY ON KENT COAST
    190 3 London, Feb. 16. COME activity by a single enemy wntt£***^ U ma and m the early afternoon Is reported m an Air UMztry communique. Bombs *c« .dropped l to East Scotland and the East Anglian coasL. The* was little damage and no casualties^ A force
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    93 3 The goal of 60 J( corvettes, part«V Tof Canada's naval building p r o g r amme, i tame nearer i t with the launch ing of H.M.C.S. J Napanee some- J time at the I end of last j year. Named after a Cana- dian town. 1 whicii owed
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    Greeks Strike Heavy Blows At Italians
    287 3 London. Feb. 15. THE Greek offensive which bo?an on Thursday all ekttj the. front from the shores of Lake Ochrida to 'he Adriatic li beinj? pushed forward with vigour and determination, according to the Athens radio to-nitfht, and a Pr. ss lliriiai r sUtemei
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    CLYDE SUNK AT LISBON
    47 3 London, Feb. 16.— The British flying boat ♦'Clyde- was sunk m the river Tagus at Lisbon. ye«J>rday during a hurricane which swen* the Portugur*. capital, it is learned m London. "Clyd« was recently emplo>ed m lie West African service of British Airways. Reuter
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    FAN CRASHES AT AIRPORT
    80 3 FAN CRASHES AT AIRPORT "X W A TRAGEDY might have rtattlted at the Singapore Airport yesterday evening when a heavy ceu-ing-fan m the Paw tigers' Room broke off from its moorings and crashed heavily on the floor. The incident occurred lust al r passengers had alighted and had Entered the
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    Crowds, Cay Floor Show At St. Valentine's Day Ball
    1179 4  - Crowds, Cay Floor Show At St. Valentine's Day Ball VERA ARDMORE PEOPLE^ J PLACES I A,S shunii unni irulal I v.iiniiiii who lias just had I inieure end pern aa ti.. Victoria Memorial Bell on Friday night, toi the Bl VaJenDay Ball Tiie familiar, somewhat de-p.-essir.gly solemn atmosphere of (his
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    Buffet Suppers
    95 4 J Top: Mrs. J S T. K. ShaikS i Dawood and J thiee of ?»cr/ 1 daughters pic- 1 S tuied at tne i Indian ImlTet i which the; ,»r- J l ganised M Ihe St. Valentines y Day Ball on v Friday eight. S I J Above,
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      16 4 noixine AT AW Jlic British Beauty Salon Entrance BAFFLES HOTEL or v; BRAS BASAII load enoNK
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      47 4 ENROL NOW MATRICULATION SENIOR CAMBBIDfI Day and Evening l"'> ion PITMAN'S are ftmoUJ successes at these exan made possible by their of individual tulti enables students I rapidh For Matriculation,^ j are one of the offering a full 00 Details and advice on< subjects will gladly TELEPHONE
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    ADVENTURES in cookery
    751 5 ADVENTURES in cookery iui conditions have given a spice of adventure to catering and cookery, since g longer passible to plan meals according to any cut and dried plan. They idays, upon what the market contains and upon current prices. Eggs ,epend for instance, have been lamentably scarce lately, which
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      68 5 to> /'"I ond you'll agree there is no finer Sherry jT") Royal Reserve Slurry is a hue. old j wine— dry rich and golden It Is g 1 made m Penfolds- own Winn .j[£« Irom "own grown" prize grad' k grapes blended with pure grapf f .MM spirit and matured
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    Services' BREVITIES
    641 6 Services' BREVITIES By Ihiqu* I a FEW further particulars an- now available regarding the Bail tnat being offwrfaed J (i y the Garrison Sergte' Mess at Fort CanI ning m aid of the Air Raid Relief Fund. The date Has now been definitely fixed as J the fourth of April
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    JOURNALIST SAYS "NO WAR-YET"
    366 6 IVMIH JAI'W (Trlbanc Stag Boportori >T<>J even the HKaaSSt Japanese I uould advocate war with cither Britain or America— at the present moment," said Mr. S. C. V I uriibull. correspondent of the Australian Associated Press, m an I interview with me on his arrival vestertlay
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    R.A.F. DESERTER SWORE VENGEANCE, PLEA FAILS
    462 7 Three Years' Sentence m.v earnest desire to serve my country, more especially I have life-long debt to wipe out. I lost my father i war, and I swore vengeance. Don't deprive me of rtunity...." wma p^rt of an impassioned plea for leniency made j).
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    "Punished Too Much" —Fined 1s.
    211 7 "Punished Too Much" —Fined 1s. BBCAUSE she had been 4ipun[shed 100 much" by being m prison three months awaiting trid iu'tee fined the GermanJ.rn aifc of British soldier 50 cents for i black-out offence. TV reman, Mrs. Frances Holland of Leeds, was facing her Scon,' trial at Leeds Assizes tor
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    26 7 M Bid! Chan. Senior Veterinary Inspector, Kuala Lipis. has been transferred to Kuantan m place of Mr A K. Kumaran. who has gone to Kuala Lipis.
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    Men Row Over Icy Seas To Fight
    486 7 Montreal. TWO yountf Norwegians who fought against the Germans m Norway, and then escaped by rowing for six days and nights through freezing Arctic seas, have just arrived here to resume the fight against Hitler. The elder of the two said that he
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    MORNING TRIBUNE MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 17, 1941. ATTACK ROME?
    345 7 MORNING TRIBUNE MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 17, 1941. ATTACK ROME? "ttLOW Home to bits," echoed a power* ful section of the British Press towards the end of last year when it became apparent that certain religious influences among some of the higher-ups m the War Office were responsible for the j R.A.F.'s
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    LONDON WHEN BO
    719 8 \s HANNEN SWAFFEK si ls 4 I ON DON is just like a village, now, when evening comes. Th speaker was I confectioner and tobacconist who, his shop-front m St. Maitin's-lane dark and the interior dim, keeps open later than anyone els* I know. "It's a^ safe
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    BS FALL
    244 9 B B B H I I H B B It I B B Hi B m B ■I Ha with her family, the ioy> oand merely takes round -as all the credit for anybody else Be■nere may not be any toy* .car. Perhaps we. too. shall v b
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    CARRYING ON
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    Earl Escapes Nazis, Strolls Into Club
    331 9 PAPTAIN the Earl of Cardigan walked into the bar of a \Ve<t End cluh recently and quietly ordered a drink. Friends who ueu standing there turned and stared. The last lime they heard of him officially he was a prisoner m the hands "1
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    MADE FIRE CHIEF QUIT
    279 9 I AM retiring with a clear <onsri«Micc but it is like a general being called home from the front." Mr Alfred It. To/cr, chief of Birmingham Fire Brigade, who has been asked to retire following the raids on the city. Aid this. v been In this
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    LAZY!
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    Promotion Of Social Education
    130 10 Chungking. |N view o| the pressing need fnv competent personnel for ooejal education entorpftaea, the Ministry of Education is perfect im»- preparations Tor th*.* «arly establishment of i National Social Education Institute m Chungking. Mr. Chen Li-kang, Counsellor el the Ministry md formerly Directs of the
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    St. Paul's Bomb Smashed 10,000 Wires
    80 10 St. Paul's Bomb Smashed 10,000 Wires WHEN the bomb :ell outside St. Paul's Cathedral, cables were smashed carrying 10,000 pairs of wires. A new channel had to be made and new cables inserted, and all the individual vires had to be .ioinrd up at both ends, Involving 20.000 pahs To
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    ACTION ON RAIL JAM
    135 10 ACTION ON RAIL JAM WARNING of drastic Government action regarding congestion on the railways was given m the House of Commons oy Lieutenant Colonel Moore-Brabazon, who succeeded Mr. Herbert Morrison as Transport Minister. In a statement on the railway position the Minister said wagons were not being returned empty as
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    25 10 Mr R D. MacTrUyre, wh o is returning irom long leave. G to take the place of Mr. M. B. H-mbei. Executive Engineer. PWD., Klang.
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    Trying To Save Englishwoman
    305 10 A BRITISH officer's widow "a woman with a most determined chin" is negotiating with the Nazis for the release of Miss May Louisa James, the English Y.W.C.A. warden de tamed m a Paris jail by the Gestapo on a spy charge. She is Mrs. Rvelyn Beresford
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      408 11 ON THE AIR SINGAPORE ZIIL 225 metre* i.vu kes) ZHPI 38. 96 metres (9 69 mc S) ZHP3 41 38 metres (7 25 mrls) From X 00 a.m. te 8.35 am. irom 10 98 a.m. te 15* p.m. Front •On p m to 10 00 p.m. IyONDON (KNTRAL TRANSMISSION <
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    GO SHORT AND LIKE IT
    117 12 GO SHORT AND LIKE IT tins DOU( it is necessarih thing, to -carr? usual/ L:fli cniei se r w the uovern mem. declared cently. .He waj condemns the idea thai tightening ra.nta refleci ou prestigi "Altei al he told an audienc( at Stofe. cm-Trent, -tnia be/tightening doej m apply to
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    Dud Cheques: Got Big Job
    173 12 Dud Cheques: Got Big Job F[E Ministry of Supply appointed tori £800 -a -year man who had committed tor rlon allegations of ptf.sine wort I que.?. The Recorder t& Gerald Dodson commented at the Old Bailey recently "I want m authority irct the Ministry me whetncr this man was Hj
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    SENT TO ASSIZES ON MURDER CHARGE
    323 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Sunday. 4 1 1 kgED to have stabbed to death a compatriot. Tan Lai A -r ian p, a Chinese was committed for trial at the next of the Muar Assizes at the conclusion of a preliminary irv into
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    R.A.F. BEAT OFF MALTA RAIDERS
    53 13 Malta. Feb. 16. BRITISH tighten went up to meet 0 tiemy aircraft which dropped on Malta on Friday r the bland three -day. presumably on rcconNo bombs were dropped. damage was caused to iment property yesterday, but there wa.s considerable damage to civilian orooertv and
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    CHINESE SENTENCED FOR PEIPINC OUTRAGE
    43 13 Peiping. Feb. 16. nmese arrested last month the murder of the Japanese Jjw 1 here on Nov. 29 were con- to death by the Japanese urt yesterday, and they executed by a firing squad, Japanese official announce- Reuter
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    PROTECTION OF HINDU CHILDREN
    109 13 FE annual general meeting of the Society for the protection of Hindu children was held at the Kamakrishna Mission Hall at Norris Road on Sunday under the chairmanship of Mr. N. Damodaram. The election of office bearers resulted as follows:— President: Mr. T. Karmakar: Vice-President Mr.
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    Band Leader's Funeral
    37 13 (From H. L. Hopkins AT the funeral m Glasgow of Mr. Teady Joyce, the band-leader, his actress fiancee. Miss Chili Bouchier. deposited his violin and conducting batons on the grave. Via Cable and Wireless
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    Minelaying A Cold Job Of Work
    264 13 Minelaying A Cold Job Of Work London. Feb. 16. Minelayinn by alrcraft is said to b^ one of the eoloVs jobs British airmen are called on to perform. The nature oi then iwork enables lit! 1 protection from the weather and it is not possible even t< carry hot drinks.
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    American Fighter Pilot Killed
    124 13 American Fighter Pilot Killed London. Feb. 16. The second American fighter pilot to lose his life on active service m the defence of Britain has been killed while flying with the Eagle Squadron He was Edwin Edzell Orbizon land he was killed chasing a German 'aircraft while on a training
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    Van Breukelen's Stable Heads Singapore Meet
    644 14 lliiciiig Slalislirv WITH no winners ;it the recent "Spitfire" meeting. Trainer Van Breukelen made up for his "lapse v by emerging champion trainer at the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting which concluded on Saturday. v r an Brenkelen won $9,355 m s'akc lor his
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    Weights For Taiping Race Meet
    227 14 Weights For Taiping Race Meet <Fri>ui Our Own Reporter) Taipinf, Sunday FE Weights for the first day o the Taipinf race arc as follow (all race. #ver rbout Aye fur longs) I Ponies, Class 2, Div. 1. Sycilhiiti 9.04 Glitter 9.0 i Stem ila 8.03 Mil Rod 8.03 Spring Oirl
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    Malayan Tennis Star Passes Bar Finals
    48 14 Malayan Tennis Star Passes Bar Finals H row li L Hopkln Tut x.r Lo "don. Feb 15 HE Wimb (dou and Davis Cup Player. Mr J H. Ro. of Penana has passed m, 8 r nn ils \%j vf X &£L tUni t0 Malaya ihortlv UNKNOWN md Wireless
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    HOME RUGBY
    111 14 London. Feb. 16. LATEST rugby results aie as follows: Guyls Hospital 6. Aldershot Command 3. Bedford 18. St. Bart's Hospital 14. Cambridge University 10. St Marys Hospital 13. Gloucester 21. Army XV 17. Oxford University 12, Middlesex Hospital 3. Yorkshire XV 5, Northern Command XV 17. Rosslvn Park
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    MILITARY GOVERNOR
    68 14 SThis is the fort picture to ibe published m Singapore cf 1.1 Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, British Military Governor of Cvrenaica. one of the^ leaders of the victorious Armv^ of the Nile m Libya. Picture shows LI. -Gen. Wilson an I t officers of his staff inspecting
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    ROUND-ISLAND CYCLE RACE
    388 14 FERE were only 45 competitors, this >en compared with the record number of 74 ic><> participated m the 56 miles round -l he-Hand cycling race last year, when cycle enthutoli started for the third annual round-the.isj and race. yesterday. Forty of the competitor.s compl te< course, but
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    Important Port Taken
    58 15 London, Feb. 16. DORT Kismayu, the capture of which was announced from Cairo earlier to-day, was the third biggest port In Italian Somali land. With good approaches and an excellent' natural anchorage, Kismayu is the capital of the district of Transjaba. a territory which was ceded by
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    BRITAIN SAVINC FOR VICTORY
    38 15 BRITAIN SAVINC FOR VICTORY London. Feb. 16. FE total raised by the sale of savings certificates defence bonds and the increase m savings banks' deposits increased during the week ended February 16. from £12,876.991 to £590.935.407. British Wireless
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    BOMBER USED AS TRANSPORT
    108 15 BOMBER USED AS TRANSPORT London, Feb. 16. How a captured Italian bomber was used as a transport for wounded British airmen was told m London to-day. This machine made a forced landing m a dried up river bed m Eritrea and was captured by Indian troops. The Italian pilot and
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    69 15 London, Feb. 16.— Von Kmteg, head ol the German commercial mission wuich arrived m Syria several weeks ago, is on his way back t 0 Berlin with several of his collaborators following a request by the French Government that he be recalled, states a Jerusalem despatch to the Independent Agency.
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    38 15 Moscow, Feb. 16.— The German delegation to the central mixed frontier commission of Russia and Germany has arrived here Its task will be the demarcation of the Soviet-German frontier from the river leorka to the Baltic Sea. Reuter
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    CHINESE DEFY JAPANESE ONBURMARD.
    92 15 CHINESE DEFY JAPANESE ON BURMA RD. Shanghai, Feb. 16. DESPITE repeated Japanese, raids; over $10,000,000 (Chinese) worth of American war supplies were sent to Free China, via the Burma Road during the past fortnight. according to Chinrse Press reports. About 1,000 heavy trucks are engaged m transportation of supplies which
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    Pastor's Dream Came True
    168 15 Pastor's Dream Came True Hongkong. •lIISTORY throughout the ages contains the record of many remarkable conversions but this conversion of the leader of China's 500,000,000 strikingly reveals the hand of God guiding the destinies of nations. "The Generalissimo's conversion has been referred to as the most important event m Christian
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    Complainant Reprimanded
    147 15 fFrom Our Own Reporter) Penang, Saturday REPRIMANDING the complainant m a case m which a Chinese was convicted on a charge ot criminal breach of trust, Mr. A. W Bellamy, tlie Second Magistrate, warned Chan Huat Chooi that he should have brought the mattei to the police at
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    24 15 Bombay. Feb lb. •KIREE JHOU6AND Italian priI soners, including 200 officers have rx-en landed bringing the total Italian prisoners m India to 13,000. Reuter
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    20,000 BAGS OF RICE FOR S'HAI
    72 15 Shanghai. Feb. 10. CHANGING the decision at the last .minute, the Dutch liner Tjibadak did not sail yesterday cv tiung but is remaining m order to unload cargo comprising 20,000 bag* of rice (which is urgently required tn Shanghai and 100 tons of rubber.
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    SZECHWAN'S WAR ON ILLITERACY
    505 15 |JN collaboration with the introduction of the new district autonomy system, the Szechwan education bureau launched a free education plan recently. Work has begun to educate the 3,000,000 illiterate children and 13,000,000 adults m the province within three years. On» million illiterate children will be educated
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    AREA AS BIG AS WALES TAKEN
    254 16 AREA AS BIG AS WALES TAKEN NAIROBI, FEB. 16. THF WESTERN PORTION OF ITALIAN SOMALILAND UP T T TH IN OF THE JURA RIVER IS NOW OVERRUN BY SlS Soffi SAYS A COMMI TNIQUE ISSUED AT NAI 10,000 SQUARE MILES OF ENEM* TERRITORY AN AREA GREATER THAN WALES HAS FALLEN
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    STOP PRESS
    76 16 Shanghai. Feb. l« Britons uithout ;t good reason for remaining should consider the advisability of leaving occupied China. A notice to this effect Mill he issued by the British Fmbassv to-morrow, renewing the ■MM given last October Renter. Batavia. Feb. Hi.— Trade negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands
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    The British Are Tough
    109 16 New York, Feb. 16. I don't think Hitler can lick the BriUsh," were the Ant word.s Of Mr Harry Hopkins when he arrived here to-day by <;lipi>er on his return from Europe. He added, "The English are as tough a crowd as I think there is.
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    23 16 Colombo, Feb. 15 MONTE PI AN A < 5,890 tons., an Italian prize ship, has been towed to port by a British vessel.— Reuter
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    WHAT FRANCO AND DUCE DISCUSSED
    128 16 LONDON, FEB. 16. TBI VICHY WAR, THE MEDITERRANEAN, AFRICA AND FUTURE PEACE WERE, IT IS BELIEVED. DISCUSSED AT THE FRANCO-MUS-SOLINI VI E ET I N G ACCOR D ING 1 0 AN ACCOUNT GIVEN IN THE SPANISH WEEKLY PAPER, BL MUNDO, BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF
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    WATCHERS SEE FRENCH COAST BLASTED
    313 16 London, Feb. 16 BRITAIN'S south east coast was the grandstand yesterday for the greatest aerial fireworks display of the war over the French coast. Soldiers, sailors and civilians lined the promenades and cheered as terrific sheets of flames engulfed the French coast along a 20-mile
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    WOMEN
    35 16 FE Free Frencl, Forces have torn* ed a women's auxiliary corps lor voWJ teers anxious '■< *f sist the cause of*" France. They will J lease for units many m< present In non-3» oatant services.
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    Bevin Pays Tribute To Canada
    291 16 London. Feb. 16. BROADCASTING to Canada this afternoon, M. Earnest Kevin spoke of the thankful' ness felt by every British person for Canada's great contribution m men and mate, rials towards the preservation of British family of nation*. Of British industrial organisation^ the Minister of
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