The Straits Budget, 20 February 1941
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Title Section32 1941-02-20 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES I ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. J No. 4332. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1941. Price 25 cts., (S.S. Curren o ur7 j32 words
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Article, Illustration1340 1941-02-20 1 War Fund has had another disappointing week, the total collections for the seven days ended yesterday being only $5,246, bringing the total collections since the fund was started in May last to $4,981,774. Another $18,226 is, therefore, required to bring the fund to $5,000,000. The last1,340 words
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The Straits Budget
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Article1007 1941-02-20 1 income tax at any cost.—Straits Times, Feb. 13. y conclusion of the meeting fhP Federal Council held on fanuarv 30. three Unofficials. Mr E. Sheam. Mr. W. G. C. Blunn, and ar yonu Shook Lin gave notice of n intention to prepare a protest Jeainincome tax at any cost.—Straits Times, Feb. 13. - 1,007 words
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Article978 1941-02-20 1 ’—Straits Times, Feb. 14 Remarkable changes have taken place in Netherlands India since the German invasion of the Netherlands. All the old political troubles have vanished, and there has developed a complete unity of all communities the like of which had never previously existed. The population has been’—Straits Times, Feb. 14 - 978 words
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Article1066 1941-02-20 2 eight years ago—Straits Times. Feb. 15. In September, 1932, the Federal Government announced that the formation of a Malay Regiment had been approved in principle by tin* War Office and the Colonial Office, and that in the previous March the first 25 recruits had moved into bar- i rackseight years ago—Straits Times. Feb. 15. - 1,066 words
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Article1177 1941-02-20 2 be made the easier thereby.—Straits Times. Feb. 17. So far as Malaya is concerned the Axis Powers have had some success in the war of nerves. In the past few days there has been a marked deterioration in the morale of a small section ofbe made the easier thereby.—Straits Times. Feb. 17. - 1,177 words
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Article1094 1941-02-20 3 .—Straits Times, Feb. 18. It is a legitimate hope that recent cv ?nts in the Near East, where Mussolini’s dreams of an African e nipire have been shattered in the Western Desert and his “colony” 0i Albania is being taken from him "allant Greeks, may presently 111 'fish.—Straits Times, Feb. 18. - 1,094 words
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Article1018 1941-02-20 3 it useless to struggle. Straits Times. Feb. 19. It is one of the curiosities of wartime that foreign sources invariably Rive us much fuller accounts of British activities than can be found in British publications. For example, the censorship authorities have often prohibited the publication at Homeit useless to struggle. Straits ! Times. Feb. 19. - 1,018 words
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Article108 1941-02-20 4 (Krom Our Own Correspondent > Klang. Feb. 17. I ur. k Vlsuvallngam, chief clerk, Labour Office. Klang, who returned from medical have In Ceylon, Is transferred to the State Treasury, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. S. M. Kandiah. of the Transport Board, F M.S., Kuala Lumpur, has resumed I duty108 words
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Article37 1941-02-20 4 r r. in Cur Ovn Correspondent* Johore Bahru, Feb. 16. 1NCHF AHATAD BIN PERANG. who recently leturned from Britain alter 'studying accountancy at the Technical College. Ph mouth, has loined the Audit repartm°nt. Johore Bahru.37 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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Article132 1941-02-20 4 At Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on 10th February, to Elsie, wife of J M. Davidson, a daughter On February 12th at the General Hospital. Singapore to Mi and Mrs W. L. Happct. daughter. KOI MPIIREY At the General Hospital. Singapore on February 10. 1941. to Marion, wife of c. L.132 words
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Article245 1941-02-20 4 The engagement is announced between Mr. Peter Seng, eldest son of the late Mr. Seng Yew Teck and Mrs. Seng Yew Teck of Singapore, and Miss Laura Lau, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lau Chi Sun of Hongkong. STEVENS-ROE—Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Roe of Singapore, formerly of245 words
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Article416 1941-02-20 4 Confident R. A.. F. Can Beat Nazis (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia. Feb. 11. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL’S magnificent broadcast address to the nation and Empire was received in this country with great satisfaction as showing his un1 shakeable faith and the stubborn courage of the British416 words
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Article104 1941-02-20 4 Mr. E. F. Lazaroo Miss Mary J. Rodrigues (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang. Feb. 15. MR. Edwin Francis Lazaroo. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lazaroo, or Malacca, was married this morning to Miss Mary Jeannle Rodrigues, fourth daughter of Mr. O. M. Rodrigues of the Chartered104 words
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Article69 1941-02-20 4 QNE hundred motor lorries have been requisitioned by Government. It is not known for what precise purpose the vehicles have been requisitioned, but it is stated that they will be used for emergency purposes. Claims under hire purchase agreement' 1 will be met and compensation paid69 words
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Article433 1941-02-20 4 Leaders A Protest And A Reply Buried Hatchets Soldadas The Needs Of The Moment Dictator’s Dilemma When Hitler Failed Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page Malayan General News— Straits-China Rate Of Exchange Doctor’s Dash To UJS.A. 0 A.R.P. In Klang And Port 3 Swettenham Ex-Chief433 words
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Obituary130 1941-02-20 4 deaths eilEB—Mrs. Chee Swee Chiang (Nee Madam JZ C at° n t R hn Ynm Ne ?> passe§ illy at the age of 46 on Sunday 9th ltio^Ri 194 1, at her residence No’ 71, Heeren Street, Malacca. l b 17 1941 llt Muar Govern. S™ 1 Marlellue Theresa, beloved130 words
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Article300 1941-02-20 5 Chinese Desire Alteration In Conformity With Market CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES MATTER WITH AUTHORITIES g result of discussions between Mr. Kao Ling-pai, t Chinese Consul-General, and the Government, a lower a (e of exchange for the Straits dollar against Chinese lational currency is probable. The rate, if300 words
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Article224 1941-02-20 5 Proposal To Form Body Like C.I.A.M. A PROPOSAL to form an All-Malaya [■Tamils' Association on the same ines as the Central Indian Association Ma’ava. was made by Mr. G. ranpapany at the seventh annual fnera l electing of the Tamils’ Reform bs'viatic n held at Klang224 words
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49 1941-02-20 5 i llLiiilJ Loii Meiklereid, former British |r 'P u ri urabaya who has been avr. ,i Y Consul at Saigon. nr i Thu; 1 h ngapore en route to He win n U P his new post. 1 Singapore for a few days.49 words
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Article197 1941-02-20 5 Charters Plane To Catch Clipper A DASH by air covering mare than half the world for a holiday in America, is being made by a well-known Indian medical specialist. Dr. P. C. Bharucha, who arrived here from Bombay on Sunday. Dr. Bharucha, who is accompanied by197 words
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234 1941-02-20 5 Passive Defence Services Being Organized ‘From Our Own Correspondent; Klang. Feb. 13. THAT the Resident had appointed Mr. F. W. Douglas as Director of Passive Defence for the Sanitary Board areas of Klang and Port Swettenham, and that the A.R.P Committee of the Board234 words
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31 1941-02-20 5 MORE land is being acquired by Government for extension to the civil wireless receiving station off St. Michael’s Road. The total area involved is 33 acres.31 words
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Article446 1941-02-20 5 Caused Death By Negligent Act IAMES BOYD, a motor transport J driver in the Argyll and Sutherland Regiment, was sentenced to six months’ simple imprisonnjent by Mr. C. H. Whitton in the Singapore traffic court on Monday on being convicted on a charge of causing the death446 words
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Article92 1941-02-20 5 (From Our Own Correspondent'! Batavia. Feb 11. THE Netherlands Indies Army air arm is trying out the new Curtis? fighter aircraft. The planes will shortlv bo stationed at N.I bases. The first Sikorsky 18-passengex amphibian plane, ordered by th<* K.NI.L.M. arrived recently The Importance of92 words
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391 1941-02-20 5 J.H.A. Trowell Gives Notice Of Appeal At Batu Gajah (From Our Own Correspondent) IP oh > Feb. 17. P are now lighting a war to preserve the Empire and if we are going to be worthy of our Empire we must govern with clean hands and'391 words
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Article123 1941-02-20 5 10,000 Guilders Collected At Spitfire Fair (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 12. AS a result of the reception given by the Free French at Batavia in aid of General de Gaulle’s cause, a cheque for L 1.000 has been sent t > London. A two-days’ Spitfire123 words
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81 1941-02-20 5 EIGHTY-FIVE cases of tuberculosis were reported to the Municipal Health Department during the week ended Feb 8. compared with f>6 cases during the previous week. The number of cases of tuberculosis (respiratory types) reported during the same period (ending Feb. R) was, however, less than during81 words
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185 1941-02-20 6 To Co-ordinate Activities Throughout Malaya A NEW Department of Civil Defence has been created to co-ordinate civil defence plans and activities throughout Malaya. The head of this Department has the title of Commissioner for Civil Defence, Malaya, and the post has been filled by Mr.185 words
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Article138 1941-02-20 6 Gift Of £5,000 From Malaya Appreciated GENERAL Carpenter of the Salvation Army has sent a cable to Lieut. Cor H. A Lord, head ol the Salvation Army in Singapore, expressing gratitude far the recent gilt of 115,000 Irom the Malaya Patriotic Fund to help in138 words
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Article54 1941-02-20 6 f\R. P. C. Baracha, a prominent Indian physician of Bombay, arrived by plane fn m India on Sunday afternoon en route to America on a holiday. He was met at the Singapore airport by many prominent members of the local Indian community and garlanded by Dr.54 words
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Article96 1941-02-20 6 From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 17. THE observation that the people of the kampongs and certain sections of town dwellers realized little or nothing cf what ARP. means is made by Mr D O. Pritchard, director of air raid precautions, Johore, in his annual report.96 words
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Article75 1941-02-20 6 •THE postponement certificate from continuous training granted to Mr. A O. Masson of Dobb and Co., Ltd was cancelled by the local tribunal on Mr Masson’s application. It was explained that the urgent war work for which the certificate was granted was due to be completed75 words
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Article359 1941-02-20 6 Appeal Court Plea In Finance Case A PLEA for a reduction of the sentences imposed on two Europeans, R. S. MacMillan and I. F. Ferguson, who had been convicted by the third magistrate for offences under the Defence (Finance) Regulations of February. 1940. was made in the359 words
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Article, Illustration14 1941-02-20 6 Mr. L. H. Gorsuch who has been appointed Commissioner for Civil Defence Malaya.14 words
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Article235 1941-02-20 6 Mr. L. H. Clarke Re-elected President Of Branch (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. AT the annual meeting of the Selangor oraneh of tne Ex-Serviccs’ Association of Malaya, Mr. A O. Coltman proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. K. K. Benjamin who was235 words
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Article48 1941-02-20 6 NON-BRITISH Europeans and Eurasian British subjects are wanted for sendee with the Royal Army Medical Corps m Malaya for the duration of the war, with possible extension of service. Recruits must be between the ages of 19 and 40, preferably single, and of good education.48 words
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398 1941-02-20 6 THE view that Britain will be more on the defensive if war breaks out in the Pacific with Japan was expressed by Mr. H. V. Hodson, editor of the Round Table and wellknown political commentor, in a broadcast from London on Saturday night.398 words
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Article518 1941-02-20 6 Mr. Tsurumi And Iron Ore Trade “JAPAN is exporting n„n (Jlv lrom Malaya as a matter (if simple business in a peaceful wav' 1 declared Mr. Ken Tsurumi. th t Japanese Consul-General for sin^ a pore on Monday when asked regard*, mg the situation by a518 words
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Article116 1941-02-20 6 N.I. Place Oranje At Disposal Of British (From Our Own Correspondent' Batavia, Feb. 12. r PHE N.I. Government has offered to equip the liner Oranje as a hospita ship and to place her at the disposal oi the British authorities. The Oranje will be used for evacuating sick116 words
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Article59 1941-02-20 6 The following candidates were su< in the final examination of the As. 1 1 1- of Certified and Corporate Accountan’ 1 in Singapore in June last. Part I: Lim Leong Seng, of the C atlve Societies Department, Ipoh, and Ah Chow, of Lee Hong Cheang an Penang. Part59 words
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Article237 1941-02-20 7 C.-in-C.’s Flight In Australia .ip chief Marshal Sir Robert A Hrnoke-Popham, British Com- in .rhief, Far East, flew S,' m iles in one day from Dari iverton (Western Austram a n n.A.F. bomber while on to Melbourne to discuss the J.'., s tern situation with237 words
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Article33 1941-02-20 7 MR L. H. Gorsuch has been appointcd Commissioner for Civil Defence, Malaya, while Mr. B. A. R. Gater has been appointed Deputy Commissioner. Local Defence Corps, Penang and Malacca.33 words
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732 1941-02-20 7 PERSONAL HYGIENE DISEASE PREVENTION Local League Official’s Views On Health Problems Of To-day THE need of caring for a nation’s health just as much as making provision of the treatment of disease, was emphasized by Dr. S. Dakshinamurty, acting Director of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau, in a talk732 words
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Article212 1941-02-20 7 Hindu Marriage Rites Questioned In Court (From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, Feb. 16. A MARRIAGE solemnized in the home of a bride according to Hindu rites and registered In a temple was accepted as legally valid by Tuan Haji Nassir, second magistrate, to-day,212 words
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128 1941-02-20 7 (From Our own Correspondent) Mai icca, Feb. 14. Detachments of Sikh and Malay police and detectives paraded on the barrack ground at the Central Police Station to-day when Mr. G. W. Bryant. Resident Councillor, presented long service medals to a number of police officers.128 words
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Article277 1941-02-20 7 Dutch Navy Daily Growing Stronger (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 15. HPHAT part of the Dutch Navy which is fighting in European waters is daily growing stronger. The Naval Air Force is being considerable' extended. Some time ago a number of Hudson bombers were277 words
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112 1941-02-20 7 OVER $4,000 was realized for the “Buy A Bomber” Fund at the St. Valentine’s Ball at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Friday. M.ij.-Gen. R H. Dewing, Chief-of-StaiT, Far East Command, and party; Rear Admiral T. B. Drew, Rear Admiral, Malaya, Mrs. Drew, and party; and112 words
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Article47 1941-02-20 7 THE p< riod between Mar. 1 to Aug. 31 will be a close season for snipe in Kedah, states a Government notification. The close season for green pigeon, imperial pigeon, whistling teal and cotton teal has already begun and will continue until June 30.47 words
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274 1941-02-20 7 How Argylls Sutherland Highlanders Amalgamated A DESCRIPTION of how the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were formed of two famous regiments, the 91st Argyllshire and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, the latter better known as ‘‘The Thin Red Line,” was given by Major L. B. Robertson last night, from the Singapore station,274 words
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339 1941-02-20 8 Special Committee Appointed To Advise And Organize ENSURING EFFICIENCY IN CIVIL DEFENCE MEASURES ALL matters concerning passive defence in Singapore will henceforth come under constant review by a special committee which has been formed by Government. The committee came into existence with the promulgation of339 words
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Article191 1941-02-20 8 Ten Men Sentenced To Imprisonment (From Our Own Correspondent) Beremban, Feb. 15. rlE case in which ten Chinese were charged before the Kuala Pilah magistrate as a sequel to the rioting on Dec. 31 last when Chinese strikers clashed with the police at Bahau village.191 words
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Article128 1941-02-20 8 Variety Of Forms In Singapore THE protection of public buildings against blast and splinters from high explosive bombs is beginning to take a variety of forms in Singapore. For example, the bund walls which are being built around r.he electric sub-stations of the Municipality are diirerent from the128 words
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110 1941-02-20 8 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. AT the annual meeting of the Selan- branch of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya yesterday, a suggestion made that the association should organize refreshment huts in Kuala Lumpur where troeps passing through the town might be entertained.110 words
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Article202 1941-02-20 8 Modern Sanitation Facilities Extended FACILITIES for modern sanitation for Katong and parts of Siglap, Geylang, Jalan Besar, Balestier Road and Bukit Timah Road are to be provided under the sewerage programme of the Municipality, which has been approved. The budget provision for this programme which is202 words
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Article149 1941-02-20 8 Home Grown Barley For 1941 Distilling <Frcm Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. jlilALAYAN admirers of the “stengah” convention will be pleased to hear that, despite the war's effect on United Kingdom food supplies, there will be a Scotch whisky distilling season in 1941 On149 words
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410 1941-02-20 8 JAPAN’S attitude to the issues which threaten the Pacific countries is reflected in a statement made by her Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka to Mr. Clive Turnbull, special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press who arrived in Singapore on Sunday. Mr. Turnbull quoted410 words
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Article174 1941-02-20 8 Municipal Staff Rules Revised DOWER has now been given formal*. to Municipal Commissioners forfeit in wnole or in part donatiJ 0 payable from the Staff Provident Fi nn to employees guilty of receiving nil a sonal benefits or presents or any toiS* of value. en The174 words
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199 1941-02-20 8 Annual Contribution Sent In Spite Of War (From Our Own Correspondent* London, Jan. 10. FOR many years, the Selangor St Andrew’s Society of Kuala Lumpur has annually sent a sum of money to the Scotsman newspaper to be distributed at the editor’s discretion among Scottish199 words
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82 1941-02-20 8 A BRITISH Official Wireless message from London, referring to the Perils gift of 17,500 as a further contribution from the State to HM. Government for war purposes says; 4 ‘The decision is gratefully appreciated by H.M. Government as a manifestation of the spirit of active82 words
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Article104 1941-02-20 8 F Singapore, there are now facing for storing plasma for the nlooa transfusion service. Plasma is the par of the blood remaining after the r and white corpuscles had been r( moved. Dr. G. V. Allen, organizer of service in Singapore, needs nion donors. Only104 words
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379 1941-02-20 9 PASSIVE DEFENDERS LIFE INSURANCE problem Of Additional Premia Which War Work Entails UKMBERS of the Passive Defence Services who are Ncovered by life insurance policies are seeking Govrnimiit assistance or relief in cases where some insurer companies are asking for extra premia to cover them for such war risks as379 words
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Article219 1941-02-20 9 Plots For Growing More Foodstuffs GOVERNMENT’S plot 300 odd acres of land in changi has not yet been fully alienated to vegetable gardeners. It is expected that the work of dividing up the land and handing it over to suitable gardeners will take some time Only those219 words
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Article142 1941-02-20 9 The award of a clasp each to the Efficienry Medal to the following memOtis df the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, has been announced StalT Sergeant Instructor Abdul Aziz bin Noordin, Armoured Sergeant b;n La °Hi. Corporal Percy Fredef- Blake y. Corporal Mohamed bin Abdul tho^ i( n142 words
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75 1941-02-20 9 r cost °f living allowances annour! f j ri l ment employees have been ™'"l for February. In the case Movi'i. ,L 11,1 and II (a) cmmonth IMcr ease is 10 cents per In ,m /if' n JS allowance to $2.90 l( other Classes75 words
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Article71 1941-02-20 9 AN order calling up members of the Volunteer Air Torce for continuous training at Singapore lor two months this year has been published. The commander of the Force will direct the place and times at and during which members shall attend for continuous training. Leave71 words
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Article168 1941-02-20 9 Petaling Tin Co.’s Proposal yHE first Malayan company to offer a gift of a bomber aircraft to the Imperial Government, is Petaling Tin Ltd. one of the largest tin-mining companies in Malaya. In the annual accounts for the year ended October last, which were issued168 words
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80 1941-02-20 9 ll>|R. A. G. Masson of Dobb and Co., Ltd., who was granted a postponement certificate from continuous training with the depot recruits last year, cn Friday had his certificate cancelled by the local tribunal. Mr. J. C. Cobbett, chairman of the Tribunal which also consisted of80 words
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470 1941-02-20 9 WITH the British Empire once more at war, the Malay Regiment stands side by side with men from Great Britain, Australia, India, as well as with Malays who are now joining units of the British forces and others who are serving470 words
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Article566 1941-02-20 9 Promoter’s Action Against Board JUDGMENT was reserved in the High Court on Friday by Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell in a civil action for the recovery of $1,937 brought by C. M. Houghton, a boxing promoter, against the Board of Control of the Singapore Boxing Association. F.566 words
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143 1941-02-20 9 Officers Not Available For Mobilization r T t ERMINATION of their commissions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve of the following officers, who will not be available for mobilization ow-» ing to the needs of their essential civil occupations, has been approved Lieut Claude McLaren143 words
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610 1941-02-20 10 Recognizes Former Driver As “Man Who Shot Mother” COURT SEQUEL TO DEATHS OF MR. MRS. C. MAXWELL (From Our Own Correspondent) Sitiawan, Feb. lb. AT the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry, the magistrate, Inche Ismail bin Fanjang Aris committed H a .H Suleiman bin Haji610 words
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79 1941-02-20 10 PORTUGAL intends to remain neu- tral and there is no possibility of h»*r bdng "swayed” by Hitler, said Senor Leopoldo Danllo Barelros, correspondent of the Portuguese newspaper Diaro de Notlclas, in Macao, who arrived in Singapore from Africa on his return to Macao. Sen or79 words
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Article368 1941-02-20 10 A.R.P. A.F.S. IN THE NORTH Kedah Progress In Passive Defence (From Our Special Correspondent.) Alor Star, Feb. 14. HPHE announcement that forma1 tions of R.A.F. and R.A.A.F. aircraft have been sent to reinforce air stations in Northern Malaya has naturally created a great deal of interest in Kedah and has368 words
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Article50 1941-02-20 10 <Frorn Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Feb. 10. THE students of the Malay Girls and Boys Schorl In Kinng District staged a concert at the Central Malay School, Klang. yesterday, in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund H II. The Sultan of Selangor and Tungku Ampuan were present.50 words
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Article110 1941-02-20 10 A READER has sent to us two samples of permits issued by the competent authority for the purchase of coagulants. These certificates are small—one and a half inches by two inches—and have a border design which bears some resemblance to a currency note. They are dated for a110 words
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Article97 1941-02-20 10 More V olunteers Required is proceeding in an parts of Johore to increase the personnel of St. John’s Ambulance Unit. The unit will form part of the Medical Auxiliary Services the formation of which has already been approved by the Johore Government. Meanwhile, more donors are needed97 words
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Article38 1941-02-20 10 A SPECIAL police force is being formed irt Kedah, says the Kedah Government Gazette. The duties of the force will be to assist in the preservation and mainteance of the internal security of the State.38 words
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Article, Illustration222 1941-02-20 10 IT was announced on Sunday that an area off the east coast of Johorc is dangerous to navigation and that mines will be laid there without further notice. The area described in the official announcement is approximately bound?': by the islands of Pulau222 words
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Article107 1941-02-20 10 (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur Feb 14 AIR raid shelters in Kuala Lumpur are fast nearing completion ana the newly-appointed Director of aS sive Defence for Kuala Lumpur, Cape H. J. Page, is organising very Q UIt but efficiently, the various passive defence107 words
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48 1941-02-20 10 T U!l *rHE death is announced of Mi Bailey while flying in Rhode Feb. 6. He was the only son of Mr. Bailey, a former manager ot Straits Trading Co., Ltd whose took place at Leamington S] Feb. 3.48 words
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Article2070 1941-02-20 11 “Hus Completely Met Desire Of People” Says Governor TRIBUTE paid to work done 15V WOMEN OF COUNTRY run first 17 months of the Malaya Patriotic Fund were 1 reviewed by Sir Shenton Thomas, chairman of the I Committee, at a meeting of the committee held2,070 words
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Article45 1941-02-20 11 THE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, wishes to acknowledge publicly the generosity of Siglap Estate, Ltd., and Messrs. Espiel Ltd., who have offered to waive their claims to compensation for loss and inconvenience caused to their property by defence measures in the Colony.45 words
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130 1941-02-20 11 BUNDING OF A.R.P. OFFICES IN IPOH (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. Feb 11 BUNDING" between pillars on the liveloot way of the old Times of Malavt* building, which is to house the headquarter of the Director of A.R.P. in Ipoh is now it progress Only modern and strongly cons'.mete buildings130 words
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Article520 1941-02-20 11 Salvation Army's Street Patrol “ll/ORK among ‘naughty girls’ is not easy. It is all right to write to the newspapers and ask why is some action not taken, but I invite those who write to the Press to try to do the work themselves.” said Mrs.520 words
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Article253 1941-02-20 11 Opinion Crystallizes On Income Tax (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. PUBLIC opinion in Kuala Lumpur is beginning slowly to crystallize on the passing of the Income Tax Bill by the Federal Council yesterday. The general opinion is that, having been passed, it253 words
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302 1941-02-20 12 Calls Halt To “Profligate” Municipal Expenditure (Knmi Oiii Own Correspondent) Penang, Pel). II. *'[i* iVnang had a vigilant Ratepayer's Association such as 1 exists in Singapore we should not, with impunity, be ottering the public such an example ot profligate expenditure, paid i)r. .1. K. Smith302 words
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43 1941-02-20 12 A group of students of the Methodist Girls’ School snapped by the Straits Times cameraman as they were having a discussion about the mothercraft certificates handed to them by Lady Thomas after the open ing of the new creche in New Market Road43 words
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Article88 1941-02-20 12 n<* boro Local Delenee Corps will hr jpen both to European and noii-European British subjects and to ill penghulus and naib penghulus, ind -ill mal- Johore subjects According to regulations gazetted )a.a v«*i*k. the corps will be euiduct<*d •a. generally the same lines as in the Colony88 words
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72 1941-02-20 12 PART ot the locality Known as Labrador in Pasir Panjang is now i protected area, and no persons except those who live* there and had been living there on and alter Feb. 4 this ye c are allowed access to it without the72 words
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Article70 1941-02-20 12 Id is officially announced from Hanoi that the armistice with Thailand has been extended for two weeks from Feb. 11. truce in the lighting between Thailand and French Indo-Cliina was announced on Jan. 27 to take effect from 10 a.m. on Jan. 28. Both France and Thailand,70 words
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Article176 1941-02-20 12 Failed To Report To Police ‘From Our Own Correspondent Muar. Feb. 12. MG Kim Kee. a middle-aged woman was produced before Inche Abdul Hamid bin Dato Mustapha, First Magistrate. and charged with having failed to .supply the necessary particulars under the Aliens Enactment to the Chief176 words
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166 1941-02-20 12 TOR failiiiK to report his arrival in the Colony on Feb. 4 to the Aliens’ Registration Office. Phong Varnaying, a 22-year-old Thai was fined $40 by the third magistrate. Mr. J. G. Rappoport, Phong pleaded guilty, and Mr. G. D. Hunter-Gray, of the Aliens’166 words
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301 1941-02-20 12 THE importance of having reliable subordinate officers in the police force was stressed by Mr. P. J. Shannon in the police courts on Feb. 11. Mr Shannon, Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Detective Branch, made the remark in a case in301 words
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511 1941-02-20 12 Hollander’s Experiences Of Plans For “New Order" (From Our ()>\n Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 11. A CONFLICT in the Pacific between the Netherlands Indies and Japan is inevitable, according to Hollanders living in Japan. A well-known Dutch business man who recently arrived in Batavia after working511 words
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142 1941-02-20 12 A T a me-.ting of the Indian Youth league in Singapore n resolution was passed that this House shall devote two minute* in silen. prayer, supplicating the Almighty God t< unravel the mystery that surrounds the lightnnQisappearanee of Sjt. Subhas Chandra Bose from tlie political142 words
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54 1941-02-20 12 l From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. Feh accident happened near the Yen v fall when Mr. J. A. Baker, Agricudurst Officer, Kedah, fell off a slipper}’ rock -sustained serious injuries on the head He had two ribs broken and was taK»* the General Hospital, Alor54 words
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Article398 1941-02-20 13 Speculation In Thailand On Future Developments Bangkok, February 13. ryju.;|»F iv much speculation in Bangkok regarding the pur1 of the visit to the Thai capital of Major-General Raijjjro Sumita, who has played a prominent part in the Franco-.! apanese negotiations in Indo-China. Thm has been a398 words
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Article95 1941-02-20 13 QHAIKH Ahnad bin Abubakr Lajam, "'••li-kiur.vn Arab landowner in Singapore md Sbibam, Hadramaut. j ,lr(i at his residence. No. 16, Ipoh banc, alter a few weeks illness Q ,“V was one of the four sons of gnaikh Abubakr Lajam, who died in Singapore leaving a95 words
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79 1941-02-20 13 R l VA/liUll 1 1 riONS Introducing compulsory if uHc of goods in the Colony (not Christmas Island and Cocos been published. ry, Nations, similar to those passed Pur, j al Council on Tuesday, have been general public information Emergency Powers (Defence) Act. be79 words
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Article191 1941-02-20 13 F.M.S. Regulations REGULATIONS to facilitate blackout arrangements by the F.M.S. railway are published in the F.M.S Gazette. No person may tamper with any shade, paint, lamp, shutter or other apparatus In a train designed to prevent or minimise the escape of light from the train; or ib)191 words
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Article55 1941-02-20 13 i From Our Own Correspondent» Klang. Feb. 10 U7ITH the sanction of Mr. J. S. W. Reid. District Officer. Klang. the students of the Klang Sanitary Board Tamil School, staged a concert on Feb. 7 and 8 at the Bukit Raia Theatre Hall, Klang. in aid55 words
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Article33 1941-02-20 13 THE Joliore Government nas approved thr formation of a Loral Defence Corps in th® State and regulations constituting it are be announced in the Johore gazette shortly, it is understood33 words
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Article82 1941-02-20 13 London, Feb. 12. A QUESTION to be asked in the House of Coir mons by Sir George K road bridge (In.. London) asks the Government to state whether they are aware that the states of Trenggann and Kelantan are sending regular shipments of iron ore82 words
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117 1941-02-20 13 <From Our Own Correspondent* Batavia, Feb. 11. AGREEMENT has now been reached In N.I. Government circles on the question of compulsory service for Indonesians in the Netherlands Indies Plans for a so-called native militia are being studied by the Colonial Minister at London. The first117 words
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128 1941-02-20 13 Additional Reinforcements Sent From Singapore liilORE planes have br?n sent to reinforce air stations in Northern Malaya, it was announced last w?ek. An official statement rav? that, following the announcement made on Monday that formations of RAF. Blenheims had left lor Northern Malaya it is128 words
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603 1941-02-20 13 (From Our Own Correspondent» Seremban. Feb 12 AT the adjournment of to-day's meeting of the Lower Chamber of the Negri Sembilan State Council. Mr J. V. Cowgill, the British Resident, spoke on current matters of civil de fence for Negri Sembilan. He603 words
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Article298 1941-02-20 13 Dr. R. Firth And Malay Pawangs (From Our London Correspondent) D URING my stay in Malaya. 1 gained the friendship of oral Malay pawangs or meti:c!nc men, and even became the pi rL of two of them.” So said Dr. Raymond Firth ,.n ms return to298 words
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Article304 1941-02-20 13 THE Indian commercial comm.-nity 1 of Singapore, can, on their own initiative end with their own effort.:;, promot c rtain objectives throuc a com man < rganization. These* objectives mav well be to aid and stimulate the dew i ipnient of Indian rcial enteipri.se. So said304 words
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50 1941-02-20 13 SIR John Hay, chairman M 3 t :.:ie and C has boon appointed a director of the Mercantile B »f India, it is announced on F< p i.< He succeeds the late Lord Abert:.} w 'ir John Huv well-kn wn in M a50 words
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Article, Illustration708 1941-02-20 14 Meeting Decides "i o Approach Government For Co-operation OBLIGATORY UNDER MANDATE OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE Malayan Governments should Ik* approached for co- operation in anti-opium suppression, suggested Dr. Chen Su Lan, speaking at a special meeting held at the Chinese C onsulate on708 words
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Article230 1941-02-20 14 BROADCASTING SCHOOLS Special Equipment Already Ordered AN indication that broadcasting will eventually be introduced into Malayan schools is provided by the appointment of a committee of educationists to co-operate with the radio authorities in this matter The Straits Times understands that the committee is composed of men from the Education230 words
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Article109 1941-02-20 14 Chief Justice Orders Retrial Of Case DEMARKING that hs thou-i t \h was ample evidence on v "T‘ respondent should have be< upon for his defence, the Chie i c Sir Percy McElwaine, allowed e peal by the Crown in the Hi-) yesterday against the acquittal r:109 words
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Article143 1941-02-20 14 Coolie’s Death In Mount Faber Accident IN trying to clamber up a lorry eomx ing down a steep incline from an earth excavating site at Mount Fiber on Jan 30, Tan Siow Wha, a coolie kepala employed by Mr. Kim Ch me a contractor, fell143 words
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Article76 1941-02-20 14 REGULATIONS defining the duties of members of the Passive Defence Services and prescribing pensions and gratuities to them under certain conditions were published in the Gazette These regulations are similar to those introduced in the F.M.S. and already published. 'THE 75 shelters which are being con-76 words
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412 1941-02-20 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 7. THE N.I. newspapers generally, regardless of party, are solidly supporting the Government in the strong stand it has taken against the Japanese Government in the present negotiations. The Nieuws van den Dag points out that the412 words
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2058 1941-02-20 15 Younger Men Fail To Realize Their Responsibilities By Our Planting Correspondent I :ht> annual general meeting of |A incorporated Society of PlantP jjn 26, the chairman, Mr. E. |v Audi, when reviewing the society’s T ctivities during the past yeafs, made I; w2,058 words
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Article281 1941-02-20 15 Assessment Rati Higher Than Rent A' 1 ‘i meeting of the Rural Roard hist week, it wa.s decided to await a rep rt and recommendation, j1 any irom a member, Mr C. Reuben, who ottered to inspect certain houses in respect of which a reduction in assess281 words
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105 1941-02-20 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 12 THERE was an echo of the Ipoh air crash fatality in August last, when A S. Brt wn, European chartered accountant, was fined $4O by Mr. F. ii Wilson. in the First Magistrate'.*: Court, this morning for destroying105 words
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73 1941-02-20 15 AT a meeting of the Rural Bourn last week, Mr. L. Forbes, th» chairman, welcomed a new member Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah Inche Daud takes the place left vacant by the resignation of Dato Ghazai.v Mr. J. Ralt. manager, Buklt JeluloiifrEfctate, Batu Tlga,73 words
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820 1941-02-20 16 Repairs That Require Permits And Those Which Do Not AN interpretation of the Rural Hoard's hiiildin,’ bylaws I• y di*. Reuben, dearly drawing the line detween repa’rs whieh requir*'* permits and those which do not has the complete concurrence of the Attorney-General. This was announced820 words
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Article294 1941-02-20 16 China Building In Chulia Street A MODEL of wnat air raid protection should be in a commercial building is provided by the work which is now going on at China Building, in Chulia Street. Singapore. The scheme which is b ing carried out to protect this building,294 words
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Article197 1941-02-20 16 JiilOST Singapore cinemas are aflect- ed by the recently altered tees for licences under the Cclony Theatres Ordinance. The rates gazetted show an increase for all cinemas with a seating accom* modation of ever 400 though cinemas seating 400 persons or less remain unatTected by197 words
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Article232 1941-02-20 16 Scheme To Help Troops Approved p U R T H E R grants totalling £58,000 were approved by the general committee of the Malaya Patriotic Fund which met in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 12. These giants are: Lord Mayor’s Air Raid Distress Fund £25,000 Y.M.C.A.232 words
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Article178 1941-02-20 16 Amateur Musical Party’s Successful Show THE Oleh Sayang Musical Party held one of the best fancy dress functions seen in Malacca, on Feb. 8. The Party essembled at the residence or their President. Mr. Tan Koon Tiang. in Jonker Street, where the Judging for the best178 words
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Article35 1941-02-20 16 *1 'HE War Tax Ordinance, imposing income tax in the Colony, has been gazetted. It incorporates the amendments adopted at the extraordinary meeting of the Legislative Council on Feb 335 words
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Article98 1941-02-20 16 Reuter. Bangkok View Of Reinforcements Bangkok, Feb. 14. THEBE is absolutely no change in the relations between Thailand and Britain, declared a high Thai Government authority in an interview here. Emphasizing that there was no misunderstanding whatsoever between Thailand and Britain, the spokesman pointed out that it— Reuter. - 98 words
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Article124 1941-02-20 16 Preparedness Is Keynote Of Indies Defences From Our Own Correspondi n' Batavia. Feb THE first meeting of the comm:’to formed by the Local Pe;»:. Volunteers and the Home Guard, promote the defence preparedness tlie Netherlands Indies, took ou recently. The chairman asked for the mavm.u-‘ effort in124 words
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107 1941-02-20 16 <From Our Own Correspondent Penang. Feb I EADING Chinese of Penang held J meeting yesterday in the office of J k r .s, operative Department, with Mr. G u* 1 chairman of the Passive Defence CuP ,v t j in the chair, when a107 words
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Article, Illustration1572 1941-02-20 17 Medical Arrangements In Event Of Emergency DIRECTOR appeals to public for USE OF 100 MOTOR CARS riKTV improvised ambulances will be available for I* service in Singapore town, 100 private motor-cars are reunited as soon as possible and arrangements for increased reception lacilities are being made at1,572 words
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Article106 1941-02-20 17 Rural Board Decides To DraAv Attention Of Police T*HE Rural Board, at a meeting held last week, decided to l-ring to the attention oi the police the overloading of lorries on roads in rural areas. Mr. C. Reuben complained of pieces o. granite being littered on certain roads,106 words
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Article126 1941-02-20 17 Allowed Custody Of Children n E that adultery had been ff Sir Percy McElwalne, the Chief Justice, last week granted a decree nisi to be made absolute within i.x months to an insurance clerk named Ngo Beng Swee I he petitioner alleged that his wife. Francesca126 words
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Article107 1941-02-20 17 Mr. R. A. C. Wills Miss Marie G. Lansell From Our Own Correspondent! Penang, Feb. 13. MR. R. A. C'. WILLS, of Singapore, was married this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church to Miss Marie Gwendolyn Lansell, second daughter of Col. V. G. Lansell, and Mrs. Lansell of Bendigo.107 words
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100 1941-02-20 17 /"*ALL it Sing Sing Avenue,” .suggestv i'd a member of the Rural Board at a, meeting held last week, when a letter trom a club in Changi came up for discussion The letter contained a request for a rood near Changi prison leading100 words
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Article79 1941-02-20 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kl&ng, Feb. 11. MR. Stephen Koh, son of Mr. Joseph Koh Leong Seng, an old resident of Klang, was married to-day to Miss Grace Freda Rodrigues, daughter of Mr. Gilbert If. Rodrigues, or the Chartered Bank. Klang, at. the Church of Our Lady or79 words
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293 1941-02-20 17 IF the Rural Board were asked t.f put in a sewerage system in rural areas, it would mean that the Board would have to b compensated, and the only method oi compensation is to increase Gm as os ment on houses.” said Dr293 words
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Article918 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter (Italians Taken By Surprise: Guns Of Fortress Make Feeble Reply London, Feb. 12. WF are steaming back to port after taking part in the bombardment of Genoa on Sunday, cables Reuters special correspondent on board H.M.S. Malaya. During a fierce attack at dawn. —Reuter - 918 words
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Article62 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter. London, Feb. 12. GREEK women and children in Bulgaria have been advised by the Cireek Legation in Sofia to return to Greece, states a Sofia dispat'h to the official Vichy news agency. This advice is given as a precaution against eventual complications in the.—Reuter. - 62 words
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Article156 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter Shelling Heard 70 Miles Away London, Feb. 12. r riIL Royal Navy bombarded Ostend, Hitler’s invasion port in Belgium, during the early hours of yesterday morning. The port was rven a terrific pounding which could be heard from the English coast, over 70 miles away,.—Reuter - 156 words
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Article71 1941-02-20 18 Router. London, Feb. 11. MRS. Dorothy Pamela O’Grady, who w&s previously sentenced to death on charges under the Treachery Act, yesterday heard Lord Caldecote in the Court ol Appeals announce that the conviction was quashed. Her life was thus spared, but on ether charges the– Router. - 71 words
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Article131 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter. Dublin May Soon Be Evacuated London; Feb. 12. IX a broadcast last night, Mr. de Valera told the people of Eire that they could now realize how near the war was to them. He announced that women and children might have to be evacuated trom—Reuter. - 131 words
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Article62 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter. Washington, Feb. 10 THE Senate to-day unanimously confirmed the nomirn; of Mr. John Winant as the United States Ambassador to Britain. The appointment of Mr. Alexander Biddle, former Ambassador to Poland, as United States representative to the exiled Governments of Poland. Belgium. the Netherlands and—Reuter. - 62 words
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70 1941-02-20 18 acts to men of 18 and of 40 —British Wireless T tit London, Feb. 13. HE Ministry of Labour and National Service announces that all men aged 19 are to register for military service on Feb 22 This is the first registration under the recentacts to men of 18 and of 40 —British Wireless - 70 words
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157 1941-02-20 18 —Reuter London, Feb. 12 KOUFRA. an important military posl and a base of the* importance in the line of Italian a: 1 communications between Libya and Abyssinia, has been th? scene of tierce fighting between Free French forces and Italians. Six hundred miles—Reuter - 157 words
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344 1941-02-20 18 .—Reuter. British Views Said To Favour Collaboration Of Balkans London, Feb. 12. DELGRADE sources usually considered reliable report that more than 1.000 German planes had landed in Bulgaria up to yesterday. Most Bulgarian aerodromes have been occupied by Nazi ground staffs. Meanwhile, thousands of.—Reuter. - 344 words
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Article96 1941-02-20 18 -Reuter London. Feb. 13. THE Orford, of over 20,000 tons, h- 1 been sunk, announced the Ger* man radio to-day, quoting “New ,rK naval circles.” (l The anncuncement added that t. Orford. which was recently usd troopship, was launched in 19'W an formerly plied between-Reuter - 96 words
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Article, Illustration356 1941-02-20 19 —Reuter Ili;|{ RUBBER TIN SUPPLIES IN MALAYSIA MENACED Washington, Feb. 14. T}ii; question whether Japan is really ready to move south1 wan! finds political observers in Washington very much divided, re ports Reuter. One report suggests that a German attempt to invade Britain—Reuter - 356 words
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Article71 1941-02-20 19 .—Keuter. Washington, Feb. 13. EXPORTS of oil and petrol to Japan come under indirect control as the result of a presidential ruling issued yesterday laying down that export licences will he required from Feb. 15 for shipment abroad of metal containers of over five gallons.—Keuter. - 71 words
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Article202 1941-02-20 19 ’—Reuter. Cruiser Returns To Australia T Sydney, Feb. 13. HE buttons H.M.S. Sydney, conqueror oi the Italian cruiser Bartholomeo CoLponi. arrived in harbour last night is now -iding peacefully at anchor a ‘C r m arly a year of war service abroad. Thf city’s welcome’—Reuter. - 202 words
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325 1941-02-20 19 -Reuter. Chungking, Feb. 13. IN many Chinese quarters here it is considered that China will not re- main idle if Japan attacks in the southern Pacific, since China can effectively aid Britain in the defence of Burma and Singapore either by sending-Reuter. - 325 words
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677 1941-02-20 19 Reuter. “HIGHWAYMAN TACTICS” OF DARING BAND DEMORALIZED THE ENEMY London, Feb. 14. THE remarkable story can now be told of how, following 1 Italy’s entry into the war a small force of picked New Zealand and British troops journeyed thousands of miles ofReuter. - 677 words
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Article96 1941-02-20 19 London, Feb. 13. A BRITISH flying officer whose name is given as Sub-Lieutenant Attenborough was buried with military honours ac Leghorn yesterday, says a Rome reports. He is described as one ol the occupants of a British plane shot down by anti-aircraft Are at Leghorn on96 words
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56 1941-02-20 19 Reuter Ottawa. Feb. 13. A SYSTEM of aerodromes through Alberta and British Columbia leading to Alaska is being established by the Canadian Government as a defence measure at the cost of about €2.000,000. it was announced to-day by Mr. C G. Power. MinisterReuter - 56 words
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Article38 1941-02-20 19 Reuter. London. Feb 14. TURKEY is to receive 160,000 tons of petroleum from Rumania under an agreement Just concluded between the two c( untrie.s, according to an Istanbul dispatch to the German news agency.- Reuter.Reuter. - 38 words
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132 1941-02-20 20 GRAVE SPLIT IN FASCIST PARTY IS REVEALED liOiulon, Feb. 12. AT a meeting in Home on Jan. 15, dissident Fascists H decided to send Count l)ino Grand! (former Ambassador to Britain and now a member of the 1 ascist Grand Council) to England132 words
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201 1941-02-20 20 -Rcutfci. “Struggle Has Entered Fresh Phase Of The Utmost Gravity” Sydney, Feb. 13. THE people of Australia were warned to-day that the war had entered a new phase of the “utmost gravity” in an official statement issued after a meeting of the Advisory War-Rcutfci. - 201 words
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Article140 1941-02-20 20 —Reuter. Important Information In Seized Documents Chungking, Feb. 11. JAPANESE plans for northward expansion are now in possession of the Chinese Government, according to a report given prominence In the Chinese newspapers to-day. The plans are said to have been revealed as a result of a—Reuter. - 140 words
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Article203 1941-02-20 20 Reuter. Tokio Is Made To I “Understand” London, Feb. 12. A STATEMENT was issued to-day by official Dutch circles regarding the distinction drawn by the Japanese Press and propaganda agencies between the Government of the Netherlands Indies and the Free Dutch Government in London. It says:Reuter. - 203 words
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Article233 1941-02-20 20 Mr.Morrison Announces Success In Commons London, Feb. 11. SUCCESS in the production of a satisfactory design for indoor air raid shelters was announced today in the House of Commons by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security. The new shelter is for233 words
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144 1941-02-20 20 No Facilities To Be Given To Tokio For Attack On N.I. London, Feb. i_'. fUE French delegation taking part in the peace talks with Thailand in Tokio is reported to have rejected a demand by Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, to acknowledge officially “Japan’s144 words
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112 1941-02-20 20 ,—British Wireless. London. Feb. 13. DEEDING arrangements for London ar mid shelters are proceeding quickly and nearly 1.900 shelters nightly serve about 200,000 people with food. The shelter population varies with Naa activity and, as the number given does not include tube shelterers served,—British Wireless. - 112 words
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Article98 1941-02-20 20 Reuter. London, Feb. 15 THE British navy is growing in strength and is now able to take on attacks in every part of the world,” declared Mr A. V Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a speech at Bath. Never ill British historyReuter. - 98 words
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173 1941-02-20 20 “War Against Italy Continues ill* Increasing Force” London, Feb. VITHE war against Italy continues —and with increasing! 1 rather than diminishing, force. In this categorical fashion an authoritative spokesman in London dismissed reports that Great Britain is prepaven to accept mediation with Italy,173 words
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364 1941-02-20 21 Reuter.’ A I,)I\G industries and people to keturn to peace conditions London, Feb. 12. Government control of industry in the replanning G v v hivh must take place at the end of the war is entailed in n „)osal now being considered byReuter.’ - 364 words
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Article68 1941-02-20 21 —Reuter. Washington, Feb. 12. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has asked Congress for S898 393,000 in cash and contract authorizations to expedite the shipbuilding programme and to carry out a vast expansion of the United States fleets shore facilities. The sum includes $4,700,000 to establish fleet operation facilities—Reuter. - 68 words
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Article203 1941-02-20 21 —Reuter. 130 Interned Men Take 3,000 Prisoners London, Feb. 14. AN Associated Press message from Libya tells of a successful action i'clight by a party of Greeks against the Italians at the time Benghazi wns attacked by Imperial forces. The Greeks, who numbered 130, had been”—Reuter. - 203 words
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Article217 1941-02-20 21 Bomber Fights Off Four Attacks London, Feb. 15. [JKHMAN night fighters in force f r r. ri cl t0 !nter cept British bombthi.l- s i nn Bremen and Hanover on rneht of Feb. 11, states the Air h t tr l nows serv ice. One British217 words
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80 1941-02-20 21 —Reuter. Washington, Feb. 12. “gTARTLING instances" of German control of defence industries in the United States was alleged by Mr. Thurman Arnold, the assistant Attorney-General, to-day t> e fore the Federal Monopoly Committee. "We are constantly uncovering startling instances of German control of—Reuter. - 80 words
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338 1941-02-20 21 86 Enemy Planes Put Out Of Action In Blitz Near Benghazi nAVAI a- ir i London, Feb. 12. UOYAL Air Force bombers yesterday heavily bombed the German air bases at Comiso and Catania, in Sicilv reports a communique from R.A.F. headquarters.338 words
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267 1941-02-20 21 London. Feb. 13. REUTER’S air correspondent commenting on the heavy raids carried out by the R.A.F. on Rhodes Island aerodromes this month states that hangars, administrative buildings and dispersed aircraft at Maritza and Calato, raided separately and twice together. have been hit and267 words
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Article97 1941-02-20 21 Spain France Say ‘No’ To Axis -Reuter. London, Feb. 14. A ('CORDING to reports from Vichy quoted by the Daily Mail soecial correspondent, Mussolini at the meeting at Hordighera. in Italy, asked Gen. Franco either to attack Gibraltar with Axis aid by sea and air or allow the Germans to-Reuter. - 97 words
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Article219 1941-02-20 21 Rc uter. Week's Sinkings Below War's Average London, Feb. 11. lyiERCANTILE shipping losses for i the week ended Feb. 2 were again lower than the average for the war. This is the seventh suc- cesive week in which this satisfac(tory situation has been recorded. The BritishRc uter. - 219 words
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320 1941-02-20 22 Reuter. Dutch Radio Denies Demand Ry Tokio For Naval And Air Bases London, Feb. 16. TRADE negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands l Indies will be resumed shortly, it is announced here. The two delegations are meeting to-morrow to discuss linesReuter. - 320 words
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Article118 1941-02-20 22 Convoy’s Ships All Return Fire Funchal (Madeira 11.), Feb. 15. S ,x ships in a British convoy steaming northwards between Madeira and the Azores are believed to have been sunk by a German surface raider—apparently a “pocket-battleship.” More than 100 survivors were landed here yesterday. The convoy118 words
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Article26 1941-02-20 22 Reuter. Colombo, Feb. 15. THE Monte oiana, of 5,890 tons, an Italian prize ship, was towed into port hy a British vessel yesterday.—Reuter. - 26 words
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65 1941-02-20 22 —Reuter. London, Feb. 12. THE death on active service of RearAdm. J. U. P. Fitzgerald is announced to-day. His death occurred in December at the age of 52. In July last year he was invested by the King with the Companionship of the Bath—Reuter. - 65 words
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Article130 1941-02-20 22 Reuter London, Fob. 16. LORD CROFT, Under-Secretary of State for War, gave four reasons for our successes in Africa to-day. The first he said, was the supreme skill and Initiative in leadership, coupled with the high courage and training of our troops. The second was thatReuter - 130 words
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60 1941-02-20 22 R< uter. Ankara, Feb. 12. LIEUT.-GEN. Sir James MarshailCornwall and Mr Mav.'Tial Elmhirst, representing the British Middle East Command have visited Turkish troops nd tortifieatnns in Thrace and the Dardanelles and at Smyrna. They have now returned here and (!i) Five thousand collapsible v.il!R< uter. - 60 words
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375 1941-02-20 22 Reuter. Boulogne Hardest Hit: Rai<!n s Also Visit Western Ruhr London, Feb. l(j. DRITAIN'S south-east coast was a grandstand last night O f or the greatest aerial fireworks display of the war provided by the R.A.F. over the French coast. Soldiers sailors andReuter. - 375 words
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159 1941-02-20 22 London Announces Extension Of British Contraband Control London, Feb. 15. F’ is officially announced that the British Government has decided, from to-day, that Rumania shall be regarded as being under enemy occupation, for contraband purposes. All goods of Rumanian origin or ownership will159 words
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122 1941-02-20 22 Reuter. London, Feb. 13. CIFTY THOUSAND German troops are massed at Constanza, in the Black Sea, according to reports from travellers arriving at Istanbul, says the Independent French news agency. Meanwhile, the tense Balkan situation is reflected in developments in Bucharest. (1)Reuter. - 122 words
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Article229 1941-02-20 22 German Raider’ s Ruthlessness No Chance For Victims To Take To Boats 'Funchal (Madeira 1 Feb 16 TT was sheer murder —there was n® chance for us to take to tne boats,” declared one of many survivors landed here following a German raider’s attack on a British convoy w the229 words
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379 1941-02-20 23 N AZI MILITARY COMMITTEES AT WORK IN JAPAN H'-utrr. \< I mission In Tokio Diet: “More Technicians Coming” Tokio, Feb. 17. Si'UPRISING admission of German infiltration into A ,pan was made by the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Y„,ukc Matsuoka, to-day. Il c staled that German military committees were ahead' atH'-utrr. - 379 words
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97 1941-02-20 23 Saigon, Feb. 18. JAP am m rice ships” to transport larv'!' frnm Fren ch Indo-China to ■P> i uiKicr the terms of an agreeJ„nl rParhed on Jan 21 at the Francovinc heri- onfcrence have begun arriN X K Jinsan Maru reached n on Sunday.97 words
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48 1941-02-20 23 Av London. Feb. 17. 1 bomber was shot down in ’’A i-’ Norfolk coast by (> 1 his afternoon. um brr of German air- Brita’n’s coasts duiing IV and none of these /lir M.:-, 11 lnla ud, according to an v communique.48 words
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Article85 1941-02-20 23 —Reuter. London, Feb. 17. THE greatest infringement of patent rights in history,” is how the Nazi organ Voelkischer Beobachter describes the landing of British parachute troops, says the official German news agency. Whose patent, however, whether that of Soviet Russia or Germany, is not mentioned. “It—Reuter. - 85 words
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Article109 1941-02-20 23 -Eastern News. Most Of Fighters Made In January For Overseas J New York, Feb. 17. Authoritative sources close to the National Defence Commission reveal that the total plane production for January In America comprised 1.020 military and 26 commercial planes, reports the New York HeraldTribune-Eastern News. - 109 words
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Article88 1941-02-20 23 .—Reuter. London, Feb. 17. HERMAN Kriebel, who marched at Hitler’s side in the Munich beer cellar putsch in November 1923. and subsequently shared his fortress prison at Lansdberg for five years, died today aged 65, according to the official German news agency. One of.—Reuter. - 88 words
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157 1941-02-20 23 Saigon, Feb. 17. THE hope for the conclusion of peace with Thailand under satisfactory terms through Japanese mediation was expressed by Vice-Adm. Jean Decoux, Governor-General of French Indo-China, in a Press interview, says Eastern News. Asked if Indo-China were prepared to return the Mekong river157 words
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106 1941-02-20 23 —Router. Tokio. Feb IV r HE Osaka Mainichi, in an editorial, says “The true intention of Vichy is i > maintain collaboration with Germany strict I; within the limits of the armistice agreement and. at the conclusion of the war. secure favourable peace terms with—Router. - 106 words
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310 1941-02-20 23 Reuter. “No Development Has Occurred To Involve Us In Any Possible War” Bangkok, Feb. 17. THAILAND yesterday denied reports that she was negotiat1 ing with Japan for use by Japanese of Thai naval bases in the event of an attack onReuter. - 310 words
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477 1941-02-20 24 TURKEY BULGARIA SIGN NON-AGGRESSION PACT i. Reuter. Ankara’s Alliance With Great Britain Not Affected London, Pth. ltf. THE British Government would welcome any development ot 1 ost an d friendly relations between Bulgaria and nei neighbours, declared Mr. George Hendel, British Minister in Sofia, in a statement yesterday. 'Phis statementi. Reuter. - 477 words
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Article80 1941-02-20 24 Reuter London, Fob. 17 THE Admiralty ann unices that 82 olll rs and m n lost their lives n Hi" crii.-cr Southamnton which th M Navy had to sink after she had been set on fire in the Mediterranean I The Sf uthampt n was protecting aReuter - 80 words
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Article224 1941-02-20 24 Reuter. Invasion Ot Bulgaria Not Vet ImminentV Ankara. Feb. 17. GERMAN military preparations inside Bulgaria include the strengthening of rail bridges and the laying down of petrol dumps, according to reliable sources. A German move into that country, however, is not regarded as imminent inReuter. - 224 words
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Article33 1941-02-20 24 Reuter London. Feb 17. A BROADCAST from Elizabethville, m the Belgian Congo, announces that Belgian colonial troons have been “somewhere ai the Sudan” for some days. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article125 1941-02-20 24 —Reuter. London, Feb. 18. H \\1 IIEN Hitler has nothin* more VV co olTer the Germans, when he realizes he has been cheating the people, he will scuttle himself as he scuttled the Graf Spee. This is the opinion of Sir Neville Henderson, British Ambassador in—Reuter. - 125 words
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Article83 1941-02-20 24 Malta, Feb. 18. MALTA had ten air raids on Sunday—the largest numbei yet in a single day. the previous highest number having been in the first days of the war with Italy. There have been 63 raids in the past eleven days, including83 words
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106 1941-02-20 24 Router. Cairo. Feb. 18. THE lairs oi Nazi dive-bombers In Sicily were attacked by the R AF on Saturday night, it is disclosed in a communique issued bv the R.A.F. Middle East headquarters. At Catania, hangars and adminis.native buildings were bombed, and several hres andRouter. - 106 words
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53 1941-02-20 24 Reuter. London. Feb. 17. A BULLETIN on ex-King Alfonso’s illness, issued at 715 a m g M.T., to-day at Rome, says that he passed a fairly good night and there are indications of a lessening of the gravity of certain symptoms.” Ex-King Alfonso has been sufferingReuter. - 53 words
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Article44 1941-02-20 24 Reuter. London, Feb. 18. THE Mediterranean naval forces are on the alert; a 7.000-ton enemy merchant vessel has been sunk bv reconnaissance aircraft of the fleet air arm off the coast of Tunis, says a communique issued in Cairo last nightReuter. - 44 words
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126 1941-02-20 24 Reuter. Tokio, Feb. 17. JAPAN’S interest in potential problems of shipping and vital supplies in war, crisis or conditions threatening Japan’s sea lanes is the subject of an editorial in the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which calls on shipowners to (jive cooperationReuter. - 126 words
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Article315 1941-02-20 24 .—Reuter. Hitler’s Defeat Is Demanded Washington. Fob n IF Germany won the war, the L United States would face not only a hostile Germany but a hostile world, declared Senator Alben W. Barkley, Democrat leader opening the Senate debate on the ‘‘Lease and Lend” Bill.—Reuter. - 315 words
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127 1941-02-20 24 —Reuter. Sofia. Feb. 18. TIIF British Minister to Bulgaria. Mr. George Rendel, yesterday outlined British policy towards Bulgaria. “British policy is aimed at the maintenance of the neutrality and independence of Bulgaria and at preventing war from spreading to Bulgarian soil,” declared Mr. Kendel. ij—Reuter. - 127 words
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Article95 1941-02-20 24 -Reuter. Cairo. Feb T*HE British reoccupation of Ku 1 on the Sudan-Abyssinian b means that the last Italian •'> 1 has been driven off Sudanese ten The small garrison at Ku facing isolation following the advance into Eritrea, withdrew cover of darkness after constant sure-Reuter. - 95 words
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975 1941-02-20 25 Young Pilots’ Success In Combat With Enemy By Wing-Commander L. V. Fraser J u u t ll-known commentator on air subjects) lxmdon, Feb. Hi. fj rs batch of British Empire airmen trained in ('-truitla under the Empire training scheme are now atrjHnst the enemy975 words
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422 1941-02-20 25 i. —R< ut« r. London, Feb. 16. DRITJSH parachutists have been dropped in southern Italy to “demolish certain objectives connected with ports in that area.’’ The purpose behind this daring escapade, confirmed in London to-day, is not clear, nor at present can it bei.—R< ut« r. - 422 words
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Article94 1941-02-20 25 EmpText Many Serious Clashes In Amsterdam London, Feb. 18 B/IORE evidence that the German rule is not proceeding smoothly in Holland comes from Amsterdam. It is reported that there have been many disturbances, much more serious than IV newspapers arc allowed to state. Naz sympathisers areEmpText - 94 words
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54 1941-02-20 25 —Router. Ijondon. Feb. 18 pL'KMAN army telephone wires have been cut at several plate: at Dinant. In Belgium, according to news received In London by the Free Belgium news agency. The burgomaster oi the town and other leading citizens are being held as hostages by—Router. - 54 words
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156 1941-02-20 25 -Reuter. WIDESPREAD FAMINE: ENEMY PLANES GROUNDED: TROOPS URGE REVOLT' Athens, Feb. IS. ITALIAN air activity is practically at a standstill, famine and Italian incitement of Greeks to revolt against the Italians arc reported from the Dodecanese islands by a party of 25 Greek refugees-Reuter. - 156 words
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Article162 1941-02-20 25 Br.tish Wireless. London, Feb. IF. TTIIK conquest f 10.000 square 1 m*lcs of Italian Somaliland, lying south-west of the .luba Krver. has been achieved by the Imperial forces within three weeks. The King’s Alrica i Rifles cros.-t o the frontier from Kenya on Jan. 24. AdvancingBr.tish Wireless. - 162 words
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Article137 1941-02-20 25 British Wire:* New \ork. Fee .7 WHAT probably is the worlds l.-rpcst bomber and troop-carrier will shortly be in production in the Uinted States. This is the B 19 Douglas bomber, which weighs 80 tons when fuJl.v loaded with its 18 tons of bombs andBritish Wire:* •• - 137 words
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77 1941-02-20 25 Reuter. Moscow. F* o v THE Sovict-Japain > e trade muo'iu tions which had been n.sp*: d**t! since April were formally resumed yesterday at the Commissariat ‘<>r Foreign Trade. The Japanese Ambassador a ounsellor of the Japanese ruvut-ay conferred with the Foreign Trade Commissar. M Mikoyan.— Reuter. - 77 words
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614 1941-02-20 26 Good Racing On Final Day At Bukit Timah DRILIJANT sunshine and very good going helped greatly in bringing the Singapore 'I'url Club's Spring meeting to a successful conclusion at Bukit Timah on Saturday. I here was a targe crowd in attendance* the614 words
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Article336 1941-02-20 26 —Reuter. FIRST ROUND OF WAR CUP COMPETITION London. Feb. 16. TIIK Football League War Cup competition began on Saturday when the following lirst round matches were played. The matches are being played on the home and away basis, goal aggregate deciding the ties. SOUTH Brighton 1 Arsenal—Reuter. - 336 words
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470 1941-02-20 26 AMERICANS CANADIANS WIN AT BASEBALL Australians Beaten 11 —7 War Fund Encounter THK American and Canadian baseball nines were victor practice sanies on Suuday. defeating the Australian-, Chinese, respectively. Both frays were hard fought Yankees winning 11 to seven, and the Canadians triumnhi by a tally of six to two.470 words
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Article541 1941-02-20 26 Kwa Chin Swee A Close First •T'HERE was a thrilling finish to the third annual round-the-island cycle race held in Singapore on Sunday. Making a spectacular spurt together with four other competitors in the last lap, Kwa Chin Swee came in first, completing a distance of about541 words
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Article99 1941-02-20 26 THE Royal Singapore (.oil Club 7 retained the Wei-Hai-Wei C-up by beating the Island Club by four matches to three in the final played at the Island Club on Sunday morning: Scores. R.S.G.C. players mentioned first, were: >1. M. Paterson 1 vs. A. K. Bateman99 words
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896 1941-02-20 1 a COMPREHENSIVE review of the A working of the control of en•T.eering stores reveals that some Months ‘before war broke out the •ontrol had been thoroughly invesisated an 1 the position at the outbreak of war was that the organization for emergency was complete. census896 words
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Article120 1941-02-20 1 Singapore. Feb. 19. Buyers Seller Gam bier S 7.50 Hamburg Cube $12.50 Java Cube $12.00 onra Mix o a $2.25 Sun Dried $2.50 -«im >'i Whi Muntok $13.75 White $13.25 Black $0 75 <ffO( PltHI? I ingga $5.25 Fair $5.25 Sarawak $4.30 1 n rrnrn Small Flake120 words
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Article321 1941-02-20 1 U.S. SMELTER STRAITS TIN Probable Effect Of Bolivian Agreement (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. MATTER arousing much speculation here at present is the probable effect of the U.S. smelter plan upon the export of Straits tin. Under the agreement /between the U.S. and Bolivian authorities, up to 36,000321 words
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Article70 1941-02-20 1 The fallowing particulars of tin-ore production refer to January:— Hours. Cubic Piculs yards. ore. Ulu Klang 615 135.498 864 Pahang Consolidated. 5,280 Ipoh Tin 595 115.700 1.182 Sungei Kinta 633 165.300 735 Tf moll Tin 630 82.800 350 Takuapa Valley Dredge 1 613 150.000 151 Dredge 270 words
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Article323 1941-02-20 1 London, Feb. 18. The following are u>- lay t> closing miaJle quotations Shares art of fii denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5 70 1944-64... 108 3116 i-unding /oa;. i96()-rfi 113_ War Loan 3%% 103 7116 Com Union Assce (Units) £7% Prudential \ssce *A*'.. 18 Vm Royal323 words
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Article110 1941-02-20 1 THE domestic production ol tin, as represented by exports from the F.M.S., U.M.8. and Malacca ol tin and tin-in-ore at 75 5 per cent, tin content, in January were 7..‘120 tons According to statistics issued by the Registrar General ol Statistics this morning. This figure,110 words
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78 1941-02-20 1 Date Spot Feb. Fib.-Mur Apr.-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec I ondon Feb 13 37% 37% 3 7%. 37% 36% 35 12 14 37% 37' 37' 36% 36 34% 15 36%. 36% 36% 35% 34% 33% 12 13 16 17 36% 36' 36% 36% 35% 34 IB 36%. 3678 words
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Article850 1941-02-20 2 Dividend Of 125 Per Cent. Donations To War Funds THE net profit earned by Petaling Tin Ltd., after due 1 allowance for depreciation and property redemption, in the year ended October last, was $3,617,635, compared with $1,238,526 in the preceding year. Interim dividends totalling 75 per850 words
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Article177 1941-02-20 2 Special Anxieties, Winning Dollars, Army Work (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 8 MALAYAN rubber planters may be interested in the tribute to them provided by a resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Batak Rabit Rubber Estate, Ltd in London to-day Proposing the usual vote177 words
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Article139 1941-02-20 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 17. The following aie to-day’s “bid” quotation* for Fixed Trusts:— 8. d. British Empire A” not available British Empire “B” not available British Empire Cumulative not available British Empire C’prehensive not available British General “A” 14 0 British General “B li 6xd139 words
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Article87 1941-02-20 2 /COLONY rubber stocks at the end t; of January were 42,660 tons, or 11,450 tons more than at the end of December. Of this amount 31,823 tons were in the hands of dealers and 10,837 tons in the hands of Harbour Boards, railway godowns and private87 words
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Article317 1941-02-20 2 1940’s High Percentage 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 9. WORLD tin production for November estimated at 21.800 tons, compared with a revised figure of 21,000 tons lor October, made the 1940 total to date no fewer than 209,800 tons, against only 156.200 tons in the317 words
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Article150 1941-02-20 2 AN extra duty of 2 l 2 per ad valorem h is been imposed on iron ore exported from the State of Johore and became effective on Feb. 15. Up to that date the export duty was 50 cents a ton. The additional duty150 words
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Article660 1941-02-20 2 m Stanton Nelson’s Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubh market, issued on Feb. 12 Nelson and Co., Ltd., write With the political barometer n oint ing to stormy weather there has a little inclination to trade on otS than a day to day basis.660 words
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1083 1941-02-20 3 Singapore, February 19, 10 aon. mining Buyers Sellers ssue 3/ 3 3/7% 5* A Mnal. \lalay 36/- 3«/-cd 5/' 0.70 0.76 Tin 13/6 14/6 i ii” S'!; S T- g 0.17 Q. 30 1 in 0-38 0.41 :,r‘ Tin 1.44 1.48cd ng Tin 18/- lt/-1,083 words
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Article51 1941-02-20 3 »r*HE following crops of rubber were I harvested in January lb. Ayer Kuning Rubber 106,000 I Badek Rubber Estate 22,700 Bradwall Rubber 55,000 Chersonese Estates 77,000 Dennistown Rubber 51.700 Highlands and Lowlands 197,000 Klabang Rubber 131.700 Krian Rubber Plantations G5.300 Sungei Krian Rubber 170,000 Sungel Way Rubber51 words
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Article99 1941-02-20 3 -Reuter. Washington, Feb. 18. THE Government is rapidly buying 1 the 75,000 tons of tin reserve from the East, but shipments are slow. By Feb. 12, 55,000 tons had been bought, compared with 40,000 tons on Jan. 22, and 35,000 tons on Dec. 31, but-Reuter. - 99 words
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Article138 1941-02-20 3 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce A Rubber Association held its 1,525 th auction on Feb. 13 when there was catalogued 2.764,145 lb.. 1,233.99 tons; offered 2,507,757 lb. 1,116.86 tons; sold 2,028,789> lb.. 905.71 tons. SPOT London 12 %d. New York closed PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents138 words
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Article119 1941-02-20 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 12. r[E accounts of two Perak tin mining companies, Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. and the sister company, Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd., were issued to-day and both show substantial rises in profits. The financial year of bcth companies ends119 words
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Article75 1941-02-20 3 AMENDMENTS to the Defence (Finance) Regulations are made In Gazette notifications Issued on Saturday. The regulations prescribe rules under which existing securities can be subdivided or consolidated or converted into Stock where they do not involve any subscription in cash. They also govern the issue of shares75 words
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Article194 1941-02-20 3 Mr. D. J. Mooney, A Tin Pioneer (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 9. WHEN Capt. Oliver Lyttelton. Pre- sldent of the Board of Trade, resigned his tin-mining directorships in order to take office in the Governn ent it became clear that a new Nigerian delegate194 words
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122 1941-02-20 3 Reuter. London, Feb. 15. E Government will be able to use the services of the Liverpool and Manchester Associations for the allotment and distribution of monopolised cotton imports but many feel that the futures market will be redundant since private importers, relieved of the priceReuter. - 122 words
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Article34 1941-02-20 3 THE following were the outputs of Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging for the first half oft February:— Hours Cubic Piculs yards ore Dredge 1 332 85,000 227 Dredge 2 295 85,000 10034 words
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36 1941-02-20 3 THE directcrs of Mentakab Rubber Co. Ltd. have made a forward sale of five tons of standard smoked sheet monthly for April, May and June, at 37 cents a nouni fob.36 words
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Article41 1941-02-20 3 THE official price of tin In Singapore on Feb. 13 was $133.62»/2 per picul of 133 1 lb., on Feb. 14 $133.62%; on Feb. 15 $133.75; on Feb. 17 $134; on Feb. 18 $134.37%; on Feb. 19 $135.41 words
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Article196 1941-02-20 3 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association Singapore, Feb. 18. Book* lotaj r« m m<ienC C] payable SE Austral Malay 9d. 9d. bonus Mar. 4 Mar. 14 Mar. 5 Austral Amal. 3d W bonus Hong Fate 14% final Mar 0 40% Hong Fatt 10% tnt. Mar 10196 words
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