The Straits Times, 21 February 1940

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  • 36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES U PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. FEKRUARY 21. 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1910 PRICK ft N.S.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 102 1 See MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING Oil Singapore. <*^ Coleman St. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471). GENTLEMEN! PJUST A MOMENTYOUR SHAVE THIS MORNING WAS NOT TOO GOOD, WAS IT? THE SENSATIONAL NEW "WARDONIA" RAZOR WILL SOLVE YOUR WORRIES— NO MORE RAZOR PULL OR SKIN IRRITATION. WHY NOT
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    • 214 1 HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? No prudent man neglects this duty to himself nis hard-earned estate and nis defenceless heirs It you have not. you ought to do so at once in fairness to your family. If you have, nave you selected your Trustees with full wisdom V Friends are
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    • 104 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR, 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Cricket Season o o o o FAWN COTTON CANVAS HATS LINED RED GREEN UNDER BRIM. SIZES —63 TO 7* IfelHSS^ PRICE 51. 85 EACH NETT. (M ad c in England.) STRONG WHITE >/ *^3SS?^ss^ CANVAS UPPERS. I V^^^WELTED ENGLISH L^^ r
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    • 19 1 for PERFECT STYLES in DRESSMAKING READYMADES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13, Battery Road, Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 17 2 HOME.—In England, suddenly, on Feb. 19. 1940. Agnes, the wifo of Dr. B. P Home. Singapore.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 426 2 ©IE Straite Sinu-a SMALL ADJT 25 cents per line (Six words). Minimum charge ?1. Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads. are prepayable TWE engagement Is i.nnounced of Harry Bassctt Christophers, Jementah Estate. Johure. elder son of the late Mr. W. Christophers and of Mrs. W. Christophers, halmouth, Cornwall, Ensland.
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    • 704 2 WANTED WANTED DISC HARROW. State prtc<*. size, condition. Box No. 299, Straits Times. WANTED TO BUT High Class Cameras. State model lens, price. Box No. 296, Straits Times. WANTED NOW: Light folding pram for toddler, with hood. Rawllngs, Kota Bharu, Kclantan WANTED, small Rubber Estate preferably Johore. Full details to
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    • 833 2 HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED, unfurnished modern house 23 bedrooms, Tanglin district. Phone *****. WANTED HOUSE 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Mod. San., letters to van der Weerdt, c/o K.P.M WANTED by European couple, small flat, preferably furnished. Moderate rent. Within easy reach of town. 273, Straits Times. WANTED TO BUY modern
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    • 781 2 LOST GOLDEN COCKER SPANIEL dog strayed from 120 Orange Road. Answers name Jack, is sick and very weak. Finder please phone 7466. Reward. AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of luxuriously made-to-order essentially modern European polished Teak sitting, dining and bedroom suites, real camels' hair colourful "Tientsin" centre carpets, beautiful oil
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    • 821 2 EDUCATIONAL COMMENCING MARCH FIRST children's hindergarten. European teacher. Eight thirty to twelve noon. 12G Orchard Road. Enquiries Phone 84*86. BUSINESS CARDS ETC MASSAGE HALL~\ MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MISCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO luggage transport, Transhipment Insurance Forwarding General Cargo (cases,
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    • 203 2 BORNEO MOTORS PHONE 5088 BAffcam AUSTIN 10/4 SALOON In splendid running order. Ha.s been in very careful hands since it was first bought from us. First class duco anrl tyres. Tax paid. PR!C£ $1,275 STANDARD 9 H.P. SALOON A very economical car over 35 M.P.O. nicely ducoed and well shod,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 315 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA I ANO APCAR LINE, I (Incorporaipo id England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI B.N Co MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE? I The best possible services I are being maintained to the I United Kingdom, also to Hong Kong Shanghai. Passengers are requested to I register their requirements, but
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    • 406 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated Id Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS I FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR I 0 CALIFORNIA FROM THE OEIENT VIaB HONOLULU I n.s. TATUTA MARU from Hitong Feb. 2sl n.s. KAMAKURA MARU from H'kong Mar. 13 ro VANCOI'VFR A SEATTLE FROM JAPAnH nj. HIE MARU leave Kobe Feb. 24 n.s.
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    • 635 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with private bath— Excellent Cuisine— Moderate Fares S PASSENGER SAILINGS TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON During March April May 1949 Passengers paying the U.K. rate have the option of proceeding overland, 2nd Class rail and sleeper. Marseilles/London, at the ship's expense. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 411 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA HCUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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  • 466 4 Unions Legalised And Industrial Courts To Be Established (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. THE whole desire of the Government was to help labour 1 to help itself and obviate, if possible, strikes and disputes, said the Legal Advicur, F.M.S., Mr. Adrian
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  • 242 4 Singapore, Feb. 20, 5 p.m. JUAUKJ Buyers Sellers AmpaU 5/ 5/4 Austrai An>fiU 8/1% C/i'-cd Batu Selaiigois 1.58 1.62" Hong Fatts 1.22 1.24 Jel^bii* 0.88 (1.91 Kampong Lanjute 23/- 23/6 K. KamunUng 8/- 8/9xd Kamunting 11/6 12/« cd Klang Rivers ".07 2.12 Krainats 11/- 12/6
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  • 378 4 his own seditious or otherwise criminal activities will be liable, as in any other case, to be dealt with under the Banishment Enactment or under the criminal law, added Mr. Clark. He trusted the enactment of the Bill would facilitate and encourage the formation by sections
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  • 1287 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin ifej 5s Ss 6d Austral Amal <stj <Ss Bs6dcd. Austral Malay <£> 37s 39s c.d Ayer Hltam 24s 25s Ayer Weng (E) .70 .75 Bangrin Tin 21s 9d 22s 9d Batu Selangor ($1) 1.55
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  • 166 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES iFrom Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 20. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous Quotations in parenthesis:— RUBBER: Quiet. Spot 13 3|l«d I 3 5 16d U3Ud 13% d) March 13 }id 13^d (13% d 13 d) Apr-May I2',id 12Ud (12 3 16 d 12 516
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  • 215 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OP CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Feb. 20, 5 p.m. Books Total for Company Dividend Close Date Ex Dlv financial year TIN Payable Date to date Austral Amal 3d. Austral Malay 9d. and I|3 bonus Mar. 4 Mar. IS Mar. 6 10% Berjuntal 6d. Feb. 19 Feb 28 Feb.
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  • 408 4 London, Fcb SO. THE upward trend of prices witnessed ca the Stock Exchange to-day Is attributed In some quarters to buying by ex-holders of dollar securities which are to be requisitioned by the Treasiu-y. Industrials especially were In demand and some substantial gains were recorded. Bibcock and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 457 4 FEET LIKE REC HOT If your feet get tired m easily, ache all day, rflil|r burn inside your shoes m ZT" m until they feel bkc red- i9/?/«fc m M hot flat-irons that M means excess foot ACID has got you Stale deposits of waste acid choke up the thousands
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    • 406 4 TENDERS SINGAI»ORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Tenders are invited for the execution 0 alterations and additions to houses Nos. 191 193, 195, 197. 199 N?w Bridge Road and No. Mosque Street. Plans, Specification and Form of Tcnde: may be obtained at the Office of the Singa pore Improvement Trust on payment of
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 93 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-aay H. W. a.28 aan. 8.4 ft.; 10.1C pjn. 1.9 ft L.W. 2.3 C am. 5.1 ft.; 334 P.m. 1.0 ft. To-morrow H. VV. 927 am. 9.1 ft.- 10.49 p.m. 8.4 ft L. W. 3.35 am 4 5 ft: 418 pm. 0.9 ft Friday. Feb. 23 H.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
    • 298 5 Price Shows Little Change U. S. Stocks Expected To Rise THE rubber exportable allowance for the second quarter was tixed at 80 per cent, of basic quotas by the International Rubber Regulation Committee at a meeting in IxHidon yesterday, This is the
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    • 78 5 GKKMANY is beginning to feel the oflects of the two-way blockade very seriously, it is learned from competent souroes in Berne, Switzerland. Supplies of leather have diminished alarmingly. Ali stocks have been requisitioned for the iirmy, and Germans are now anxiously waiting to sec
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    • 43 5 ri^HK Minister of Defence, Justice and JL Air, in Southern Rhode.siu. left England by air on his way home during the week-end. He had been In London for some time discussing Southern Rhodesia's war elTort with the British Government.
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    • 174 5 liie following are UM exchange rates ttitt morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.I S/4 1/16 London demand 24 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4's Lyons demand 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 Montreal demand 51
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    • 87 5 Wednesday. Feb. 31. noon. Buyers Sellers Price* Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 38'h 38?s No. IX R.S.S. t.o.b. in cases Keh.-Mar. 39-V, 39"« Sellers option G.f.A.Q K.S.S. t.o.b In bales Feb.-M&r. 36Vi Sellers option fr.A.Q. K.S.S. t.o.b. in bales Feb.-Mar. 36K 36^ Sellers option
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    • 81 5 TTHE Iranian newspaper, Ittila'at, recently complained of false reports concerning the relations of Iran with her neighbours which had appeared in the German press. "Such propaganda," it declared, "would have L no other effect than to produce dis- gust and antipathy among the people of Iran."
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    • 164 5 MALAYAN tin producers who contributed to the buffer pool are to receive a fourth distribution of cash, amounting to £22,434 at once. Previous distributions were made in November. December and January and amounted to C 355,205. These distributions are made under article 23 of the
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    • 120 5 Singapore, Feb. 21, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler $7.50 Hamburg Cube $1400 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $14.25 White $13-75 Bfcck $825 Copju Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $380 Sago Flour No 1 Llngga $605 Pair $600 Sarawak $6.35 lelotono Palembang $14.00 Banja $14.00 Sarawak $14.50 Tapioca Small
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    • 101 5 DURING the week ending Feb. 10, 1940. exports of canned pineapples from Malayan parts amounted to 49.372 cases, of which: 45 924 (93 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, Nil p?r cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 1555 (3 per cent.l cases to
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    • 640 5 RUBBER EASIER ON QUOTA DECISION SHARES STEADY BUT VERY QUIET By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 21. THE International Rubber Regulation Committee's decision to keeo the exportable aUowance for the second quarter at 80 per cent, of basic quotas did not affect the price of sterling rubber
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    • 69 5 FRANCE HAS "BIG BERTHAS FRANCE'S modern giant guns have out-dated Big-Bertha— the German gun which shelled Paris at 75 miles' range m the last war. When Big Bertha first shelled Paris m March, 1918, the Allies feared that the capital was being bombed by highflying planes or that French lines
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    • 21 5 The 9.473 Inhabitants of Morpeth, Northumberland, have subscribed an average of more than £2 a head tc the national savings campaign.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 175 5 *****11 l AD *****11 l 1720 All Classes Agents at Insurance m^— Throughout Malaya Ebe IRoval Exchange assurance: Xonbon MEAD OFFICE FOR MALAYA; 6, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 2 APB la HRIUM M SPARKUNG TECThS JgM 9t& a tool 40U to clean your teeth with Pepsodenc containing M ifck IRIUM
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    • 565 5 291BS0GDTFAT GOES IN 6 WEEKS N w,s a h Slimming Hethod praised by all JRVI extreme cam of tKncn whicft Ia /ff\l pn>*« berood shadow of doub* JK& CAJ^M thjlt BonKon will reduce yooa 1 weight and bulk to normal aftet •^Mtsy U •"<! iu»t«mt you a j^^P^H| I JU
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    • 189 5 9^^_^^^^^^^^_^^ y^Jvl 19-25. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. Telephone Manager's Offita 4312 Exchange Dept. 4513 General Office 4514 fable Address:— "PRO VIXBAVK' Head Office SIUCHOW PAID UP CAPITAL (Ch.) 9 10.600.000 RESERVE FUNDS t 13.909.00 C TOTAL ASSETS (approx.) 5108.000.990 Board of Directors 1. L. SOONG TSENG KANC. FV X. C. KOO
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 259 6 ?a.ai? ALHAMBRA (Jean SLglnnld 4B' M*s PARKER GARDINER &n£f A BORIS MORROS Product™ ty/ SKO-KADIO Pictyr* MIDNIGHT jP^p^r AT "*"^?8 Mr M\lLiML&Xja\xU SR The Leading British Naval iw^m j Featuring The First great Naval *\^W^ ''&&kM war-time song "AINT IT GRAND t v **4>" c tDwnu tiftS^S" l TO BE
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    • 252 6 LAST NIGHT 6.15 9.15 VQP'^PVV'^Pm EXPOSING THE RUTHLESS "It/ A Jk WOMEN IN ERMINE— WHO ■HKflbdHlfMßlMfl PUT MEN IN "STRIPES"! OUTSIDE WALLS Columbia's Most Appealing Drama! with MICHAEL WHALEN, DOLORES COSTELLO, VIRGINIA WEIPLER. Week-end Matinees— 2 P.M. THE COWBOY AND THE LADY also CHASING DANGER L«M g J \K 7
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    • 344 6 Introducing: The Famous New Singing Star GLORIA JEAN wm-it tumnie om Nism im-«Y man eomiv iw-i tMiir sun 6r*^ HOW rh. uMo^fimL. table triumph of ***** Jm f CUMMINGS GREY 1 JEAN The UNPIRPUP TWe's on* io «very hmifyf lEUUH BOND) JfPK^ VIRGINIA WflDlfl M MARGARfT LINDSAY WJ V *C.
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    • 334 6 A Riotous Picture made for Laughing Purposes Only* OPENING TO-DAY I at the AIR-CONDITIONED C APIXOIi IT—^^^l— i ill m^^m n iiii M> meet r-T -~r 4^"-*Hjp:,y 15 JOEL BROWN A The "Pride of the "Force"... ~*ife? iin Columbia's Crackerjack i"3^ll^l^^ comedy fltffi^^l BEWARE, HH^^ M WITH MARY CARLISLE Imagine
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  • 345 7 Finnish C.-in-C. Is Now Directing I Operations In The South Paris, Feb. 20. THE Havas Helsinki correspondent reports that the Finnish forces are raining terrific hammer blows on the Red Army forces on the Lake Ladoga front and that two Russian divisions
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  • 81 7 Hong Kcng, Feb 20. COREIGN reports from Chungking I* ay that the American Ambassador to China. Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, is scheduled to leave Hanoi to-day, reaching Kunming to-morrow evening. It is reported that Mr. Johnson is planning to travel the whole course by the
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  • 112 7 Los Angeles (Cal.). Feb. 20. MRS. BETSEY ROOSEVELT has filed a cross complaint against her .husband. Mr. James Roosevelt, (the President's eldest son), asking for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, and court approval for a 'previously arranged property settle ment. The couple
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  • 50 7 London, Feb. 20. BETWEEN 30,000 and 40,000 White Russians and Ukrainians are to be repatriated to Soviet Russia from German-occupied Polish provinces, according to the German wireless. Sixty thousand Poles who escaped to Russian-occupied Poland will be sent back to Germancontrolled Polish territory.—Reuter.
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  • 269 7 Dictators' Agreement On Finland London, Feb. 20. A PAMPHLET entitled "Finlandcriminal conspiracy of Stalin and Hitler," is published by the Labour party to-day. Tracing the history of Russian relations with her neighbours m the Baltic, the pamphlat recalls M. Litvinov's declaration made at the time of the nonaggression
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  • 42 7 London, Feb. 20. DOLLING began yesterday in the Cambridge University b7-eleetion ond will continue until Friday. There is a straight fight between the IndeDendont Progressive candidate and the Independent Conservative. The result will be declared on Saturday British Wireless.
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  • 530 7 15 NEUTRAL 5 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK IN ONE WEEK London, Feb. 20. ji LOSSES of British and neutral ships due to enemy action for the week ending at midnight of Feb. 18 were 20 ships, totalling 86.077 tons— the largest tonnage sunk m one week since the war began. Reuter
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 198 7 TONIGHT I Cocktail Dance I 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. I DINNER DANCE 1 (informal) 9.45 to midnight I NO ADMISSION CHARGE R^FLEr^RCHESTRA I «1940 GAIETIES" I directed by Dan Hopkins. Mar. 28, 29_andJ0 I_____1 J SEAVIEW HOTEL I TO-NSuHT I THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET I ENTERTAINMENT I'ROVIUEU
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    • 281 7 BOX Wm^M V f k \4 "TIMES OFFICE KSbUHHB «1S cic phone M/il/iya-jMqjt Modern 11 Ol r-numt m -cINEM A J Ql 3400 3 WHERE EVERYBODY GOES SEE THIS PICTURE TO-DAY, united artists. y HARRY BAUR -REBEL SON SjJft^ elw<^ ROGER PATRICIA &M P^^ LIVESEY and ROC 9£&^^ GRIPPING ENTERTAINMENT
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  • 990 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 1940. (173rd. Day of' the War.) Poor Dr. Goebbels! One of the most perplexing jobs on this earth must be that of the Reich Minister in charge of propaganda. Take one or two recent I examples of the annoying way in which some
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  • 109 8 Mr. Oliver Stanley, the War Secretary, told tlie House of Commons yesterday that 17,500 men from the ranks have been recommended for commissions in the British Army. About 10,000 are already being trained as officers. Mr. Stanley also announced that all the original
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  • 76 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordinn'y brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely t j be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 320 8 "The Camel Living On Its Hump" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I notice m your Issue of yesterday the re-appearance of that hardy annual— somebody wanting to know a little more about the financial position and activities of the Straits Trading Company thrn the directors
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    • 294 8 No Uniform Rate For Tamils To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— ln connection with "Planter's" letter on wages and strikes published in your to-day's issue, I wish to point out that your correspondent was en- tirely wrong when he said that "the Indian's rate of pay
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    • 238 8 "The Strange Idea Of An Immediate Peace" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l feel impelled to write an appreciation of your editorial of Feb. 14, in which you detail most clearly and concisely the popular idea (I believe) of the aims of the present struggle.
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    • 702 8 INDIAN PIONEERS Community Which Requires Representation To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I shall be grateful if you will allow me space In which to appeal once again to Mr. R. B. Krishnan and to other leaders of the Indian community to help the Malayan born Iniians by
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    • 164 8 A Complaint From The Malacca Area To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— People living at the seventh mile. Ayer Salak Road, and its neighbourhood are suffering untold misery during the present spell of dry weather. All wells, ponds etc., are dry. ii> nearest stand-pipe is on
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  • 909 8 Weakness Of The Enemy At Sea German shipyards are working feverishly day and night to ncrease the German Fleet, says a 3erlin report. Work is being hur'ied on, not only on submarines, but ilso on surface ships as the Germans intend to challenge the Briish blockade. They
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 268 8 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. (S.S.) LTD. CHEAP SALE OF MOUTH ORGANS PRICES FROM 10 eti. to SI. OO EACH The Robinson Piano C o.(S s )Ltd. Opposite Clifford Pier, Singapore. THE TOPULAR NATURAL HISTORY By The Rev. J. O. Wood, containing 6 SO paces wifh 600 Illustrations by Wolf, Zwccker,
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    • 48 8 (Wk Have your NEW SUITS Vt**- made by J| EXPERT TAILOR! Ijff MODERATE PRICE: latest Woollen A Pain •i ij\f. Beach Suitings I ¥?sV always in stock jW TAI HENG CO mJ&' 23 5 Coleman St 'V' Phone 3375 S'por* JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Op tician. 21. BATTERY ROAD.
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  • 468 9 Mass Storming Of Finnish Positions SIX AIR RAID WARNINGS IN HELSINKI YESTERDAY Soviet Parachutists Drop Near The Capital THE latest reports from Finland say that the Ru^ians have now extended their attacks right across the Karelian Isthmus. The Russians were said last night to be
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  • 150 9 Thaw On W estern Front Restricts Operations Purls, Feb. 20. FURTHER details of the Nazi ambush to the east of Nied, In which some 20 French troops are reported to have been killed, shows that it occurred when two lonics packed with troops to relieve others in the front-line drove
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  • 50 9 Amjt:rdam, Feb. 21. TPHE Qermani have imposed drastic restrictions on traffic between Germany and Hn'land at the frontier .suitMn of CUar.erburg. near Enschede, ring no one to pass who cannot prove he is crossing the frontier lor ess reasons. however. Is going i .I.— Reutcr.
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  • 282 9 Big Purchases During Past Five Months New York, Feb. 20. THE disclosure that strategic materials and machinery essential for war industries have constituted almost 90 per cent, of Russia's purchases from the United States since the outbreak of war in Europe was made to-day by
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  • 38 9 AFRESH violation of Dutch territor: by a German plane is reporte< from The Hague. Dutch air patrol planes chased an< fired at the German plane which flev over the German frontier.— Reuter.
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  • 76 9 Paris, Feb. 21. A* CCORDING to a Rome dispatch, the Italian Press reports the presence of British cruisers near Petsamo, off the far north of Finland, near which German ships enter the long passage of Norwegian waters. It is stated that Germany has forced the
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  • 158 9 Long List Of Air Force Awards Men Who Raided Bases In Enemy Territory London, Feb. 21. GALLANTRY and devotion to duty >J in air operations are recognized in a long list of air force awards, including the Distinguished Service Order for Wing-Commanders F. L. Pearce, W. E. Staton and SquadronLeader
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  • 153 9 Fighting On Mainland Opposite Ainoy Chungking, Feb. 21. FIGHTING is talcing place on the Fukien coast, opposite Amoy Island, where Japanese forces effected a landing on Feb. 17, in the vicinity of Paitang and Chingyang, m an attempt to occupy Haicheng, south-west of Amoy, according to
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  • 52 9 LONDONERS will have an opportunity to cheer the heroes of th< River Plate battle on Friday when 76( officers and men of the cruisers Ajas and Exeter arrive there to lunch with the Lord Mayor in Guildhall, whither they will march through Westminster and the
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  • 62 9 Professor Montel (left) !s the leader of a French mission of scientists who are collaborating with British scientists in examining and testing discoveries, inventions and improvements of material which might be of use for the successful prosecution of the war. He is seen with
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  • 308 9 ACTION BY ALLIED WARSHIPS DRITISH and French naval vessels D on Monday afternoon attacked several submarines but it is not possible to say with what result, it is announced in French naval circles in Paris yesterday (reports Reuter). Ships were attacked yesterday afternoon by,- enemy planes off
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  • 95 9 Tientsin, Feb. 21. DRIVEN to desperation by the high cost of flaur, which is now quoted at over $20 a Bag, and also by the high cost of other foodstuffs, poor Chinese staged a foot riot in the Chinese city. The official price at the
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  • 134 9 MR. R. H. Cross, the Minister of Economic Warfare, was questioned in the House of Commons last night about the fact that within the last three weeks over 16 Italian ships have been lording German coal in Rot erdam for Italy. The Labour M.P..
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  • 68 9 Berlin, Feb. 21. A GERMAN news agency message from Sofia (Bulgaria) declares that about 50 British artillery and engineer officers arrived at Adrianople last week to assist in extending the fortifications at Adrianople and other paces in Turkey. The message adds that Missions of British officers
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  • 73 9 ACCORDING to the French radio the German authorities have handed over to the Soviet a number of Ukrai- nan nationalist leaders in accordance with the Soviet-German agreement. Among those sent to Russia are members of the Ukrainian Legion, which was formed some years ago with
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  • 767 9 Allies Will Continue To Take Necessary Action, Aver French WELL-INFORMED circles in Paris welcome Mr. Neville Chamberlain's references in the House of Commons yesterday to German abuses of Norwegian territorial waters. It is felt that the Altmark incident has thrown a searchlight upon the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 1 J CHUTNEYS PICKLES T V/ WRITE for FREE "DAW SEN CO. P.0.80x.90i?X/ CALCUTTA. india" PHONE: 5376 (FIVE LINES) AdvL Ot Singapore Cold Storafff Co. IML
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 10 Straits Settlements R. N. V. R., ratirigs, who comprise the combatant and sweeping crew of a jninesivccper. signalling to other ships.— Straits Times .tcturc.
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  • 177 10 THE REBEL SON AT THE CATHAY it The Cinema "The Rebel Son" (Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell and Roger Livescy) United Artists. At the Cathay. rUS is a thrilling story dealing with internecine feuds during Czarist days in Russia. The picture is full of action and contains all the elements of
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  • 116 10 "The Flying Deuces (Laurel and Hardy) R.K.0.-Radio. At the Alhambm. STAN and Oily are well up to form in their latest picture, with Oily cast in the ro'.e of a love-lorn swain who tries to forget a French innkeeper's -lilor by- joining the
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  • 57 10 THE Lord Privy Seal, Sir Samuel Hoare. Is to broadcast from the 8.8.C. Empire Station at 10.20 p.m. (Malayan time) to-night. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, will broadcast from the BJ3.C. at the same time to-morrow even'ng. He will discuss the
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  • 32 10 The Ch'.rese Christian Association Will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary on Saturday, when a meeting wi'l be held m the V.M.C.A. Hal. Orchard Road, at 8.15 p.m., with Mr. Justice Pedlow presiding.
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  • 190 10 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE BATTLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.45 to Midnight. GAHUCB i ill Mkf GEYI.ANG Sweethearts with Nelson Eddy Son of Frankenstein with Lionel At will 7.45 p.m. «;rk\t uorid Cabaret G. 30 to 8.43 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. Glob-.': Second Fiddle. Sky:
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  • 753 10 Aboard Minesweepers Which Were Once Coastal Vessels KEEPING SINGAPORE CHANNELS SAFE FOR SHIPPING By A Straits Times Reporter WHETHER a U-boat, or a German raider, or a disguised merchant ship will make its appearance in Malayan waters —as did the raider Wolf in
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  • 535 10 <* torn Our Own Correspondent) DECREE w2%2nted to A Mrs. Daisy Surman Robinson, of Kensington Close, on the ground of the adultery of her husband, Clive Asken Robinson, Deputy Master Attendant, Singapore, with a woman at a London hotel. shi took itg Instructlons from tne
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  • 235 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 20. OEGRET and disappointment at 1X the absence of an Indian member from the Malacca Municipal Commission was expressed at a special meeting of the Malacca Indian Association last night. The meeting unanimously passed the following resolution "It is
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  • 258 10 INTERPRETING the Government White Paper on the new Colonial policy (See Page 12), authoritative quarters in London point out the importance of such far reaching developments in the traditional policy of trusteeship, involving expenditure on development work of £50,000,000 over the next ten years. It
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  • 285 10 $6 040 RAISED FOR FINNS THE second list of contributions to the Finnish Red Cross Fund °Pened by tne Consul for Finland in Singapore shows a total of $6,040.58 reached last Saturday. The fund closes on Feb. 29. Donations ma >' be sent to the Consul for Finland in Singapore
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  • 247 10 No Settlement Yet Reached CARRYING ON WITH SKELETON STAFF POR three weeks now, 175 workers in the Archipelago Brewery Co., Ltd., now under the control of the Custodian of Enemy Property, have been on strike, demanding among other things a further increase in wages. This is
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  • 86 10 From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 20. MEGOTIATIONS between Japan and France regarding the air service from Tokio to Thailand having reached a sudden deadlock, mak'ng it impossible for planes to proceed via Hanoi, Japanese planes in order to avoid further delays and
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  • 1236 11 Claim Damages For Alleged Breach Of Contract PLAINTIFFS BROUGHT TO COURT FROM INTERNMENT CAMP AN action for alleged breach of contract brought by two enemy aliens, Robert Curt Barth and Herbert Millhan, with the approval of the Custodian of Enemy Property, began before
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  • 207 11 CLARK— VACHTEL MR. T. A. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark, of Glasgow, Scotland, was married at the Singapore Presbyterian Church yesterday to Miss Kyra Vachtel, daughter of Mrs. A. P. Vachtel and the late Mr. A. P. Vachtel, of Tallinn, Estonia. Rev. Stephen Band
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  • 212 11 GERMAN INTERNEES GIVE EVIDENCE Chinese Acquitted Of Theft From Mess FO German internees gave t vidence m a case m the Singapore criminal district court yesterday m which two Chinese, Puah Tin Chik and Puah Ji Hai were charged— the former, with stealing a $360 refrigerator and a raincoat belonging
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  • 220 11 $2,000 Fine For Assisting In Public Lottery SERIOUS CASE, SAYS MAGISTRATE "DECAUSE this case is so serious and the accused is a promoters' agent I cannot impose the fine on the usual scale. There is also the question of the amount of money m the case. I have, therefore, no
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  • 224 11 Former Hall Manager To Pay $10 A Month For Child T. K. TENG, a former dance hall manager, was yesterday ordered by the Singapore second magistrate, Mr. Conrad Oldham, to pay $10 a month to a dance hostess, Pauline Chew, for the support of their
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  • 197 11 PLEADING guilty to returning to the Colony after being banished, Kok Kuan Leng was sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Singapore Assizes vpstprdsLY The judge remarked that the accused seemed to have kept away from 'he secret societies with which,
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  • 383 11 CHURCHES TO BE BUILT IN INDIAN CHINESE STYLES r!O new churches one m Indian style and one m Chinese style —are to be built m Singapore. This was announced at the annual meeting of St. Andrew's Church Mission when the Bishop of Singapore presided. Reports were given by the Rev.
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  • 1692 12 Britain To Sponsor Development Work U. K. TAXPAYER TO ASSIST OVERSEAS PEOPLES ALLOCATION of a maximum of £5,000,000 annually for ten years for the assistance of Colonial governments is one of the main points of a statement of policy on Colonial development and welfare issued
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  • 77 12 A striker from the Singapore Rubber Works, Hassan bin Fadali, was yesterday produced in the Singapore fifth court, charged with Intimidating persons Yixjrking in the Singapore Rubber Works to prevent them from returning to work. The accused is al'eged to have thrown stones at Ali bin
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  • 54 12 AN order for a black-out in Penang, Butterworth and Prai from 8.30 p.m. to 11 p.m on Mar. 11 and 12 is published In the Government Gazette. Shipping and vehicles engaged on emergency services or with special permits only are exempted from the lighting restrictions
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  • 334 12 Cc.-kburn, R. K. Karan, K. Cornelias. P. I DCotta K. Crupley. Wreaths were received from the following Members of the family. the Commandant and all ranks, Singapore Volunteer Corps, W.O's, N.C.O's and Men. Fort Canning; D. B. Section, Royal Signals. Fort Canning; Officers. W. O's.
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  • 215 13 WHO'S THE "LIFE AND SOUL OF THE PARTY Wnich are you— Mr. Clicery or Dismal Desmond? You can go through life like a wet blanket, of course, but it won't help you much. And think what you're I missing— all the fun and sparkle of ft healthy, vigorous, full existence!
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  • 135 13 Press Careful Not To Criticize Oslo Zurich, Feb. 20. WHILE the Altmark incident is still the mest discussed affair in Berlin, there arc no iigns of direct complications ari.v g between Germany and Norway. The whole German press continues its attack.- ag?inst Britain, but it
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    26 13 Dutch sailors manning a twin antiaircraft gun aboard the Dutch warship Tromp at the naval station at Den Helder during the recent threat of German invasion.
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  • 1048 13 "Norwegian Authorities Showed Complete Indifference" "THIS admirably conducted operation** was how, amidst kud cheers, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, described the rescue of the British prisoners from the German hell ship" Altmark when he reviewed in the House of Commons yesterday the circumstances
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  • 47 13 London. Feb. 20. fAPTAIN F. S. Bell, of the Exater, was I* received by the King at Buckingham Palace to-day. The King invested him with the insignia of the C.B. awarded for his gallantry in the action against the 1 Graf Spec.
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  • 91 13 Emergency Law To Be Applied Istanbul, Feb. 20. A MESSAGE from Ankara announces that the Cabinet has decided to apply the emergency defence law "for the protection of the nation." The law, which came into fOTC« at the end of January, was not to be applied
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  • 68 13 Dutch Expanding Their Defences The Eague, Feb. 20. TTHE Dutch Oovemment has intro- duced a bill providing for the building of a new minesweepere r to replace a similar vessrl lost last September. The bill also provides for 20 antiaircraft batteries as well as searcnlights and 20 anti-aircraft guns for
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  • 99 13 Bucharest, Feb. 20. HPHE Rumanian Government is com- bating individuals who are attempting to sabotage its mission and the sacred union of all Rumanians, dedeclared the Prime Minister, M. Tatarescu, in a statement to-day explaining the issue of a new law controlling circulation or printing of unauthorized
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  • 35 13 Belgian Move To Cope With Communists Brussels, Peb 20. rpHE Belgian Government Is to-day introducing into Parliament an anti-Communist bill. It is intended to deal with Communist propaganda said to be coming from outside Bel-
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  • 186 13 Children Kept In Nazi Gaols How The Germans Treat Aliens In Their Power Amsterdam, Feb. 20. LIFE under the Gestapo in German prisons was described by eight Englishwomen who, with two children, are now in a Rotterdam boarding house after four months' captivity in Germany. They arrived at the Dutch
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  • 32 13 Baghdad, Feb. 20. rnHE Prime Minister, Gen. Nurl, has; 1. resigned. The formation of a newj Cabinet headed by the ex-Premier i Rashid Ali Gallani is expected tonight. Reuter.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 22 13 SALE of DAY EVENING GOWNS on FEB. 19th to FEB. 24th at MADAME PAGE'S SALON Top Floor 13, Battery Road. SOLE AGENTS:
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  • 693 14 British Neutral Pre§s Comment On Oslo Minister's Admission London, Feb. 20. THE statement yesterday by the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Professor Koht, in which, although admitting that the Altmark must be considered as a warship, he stated he would have let the Altmark through
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  • 257 14 London, Feb. 20. THE Treasury has decided that for 1940 and for the duration of the war provision for the armed forces, the Ministry of Supply and certain I other services connected with the war shall be made by a token sum of 100 for
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  • 118 14 AN article m the Boersen-Zeitung begins: "It is not true that the people of Europe are equal. It Is also nonsense to maintain that all people have equal rights Not every people is capable of a state, not every people has a right to its
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  • 20 14 The Canadian Government has made arrangements through the International Red Cross in Geneva to exchange 335 enemy aliens with Germany.
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    39 14 Mr. Robert Tredgold, Souihsrn Rhodesia's Minister of Defence, Justice and Air, left England by air on his way home during the week-end. He had been in London for some time discussing Southern Rhodesia's tear effort with the British Government.
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  • 123 14 London, Feb. 20. |\flß Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, returned to London yesterday after his visit to the Near East to welcome ths Anzacs and Indian troops. During his ten days' visit he had flown 6,000 miles. On his arrival yesterday Mr. Eden
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  • 22 14 Underground railway stations In I Paris which would serve as air-raid i shelters number 58 and provide accom- modation for 300,000 persons.
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  • 249 14 "All Republics Affected" New York, Feb. 20. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, in his first Press conference since he loft tha United Statss, to-d?y sad he was in the Pacific conducting a study of tha Panama Canal zon» and central American defen-es. This study, he said, had special relation to
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  • 80 14 Tokio, Feb. 20. REPLYING to a question m the Diet by Mr. N. Miyoshi, of the orthodox Seiyukai, the Minister of Overseas Affairs, Gen. Kunlakl Ko'so, said that plans for breeding 2,000,000 sheep m Inner Mongolia and 1.000,000 sheep m Manchukuo were under way. Mr. Uyeda,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 437 14 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZIIL 1.33 me/1 (225 m.) ZHP 9.69 met (30 96m.) 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone rscords; 1.33 p.m. The news. mid-day rubber, tin and copra prices; 1.40 p.m. Miscellaneous programme of new gramophone records (contd.); 2.00 p.m. Interval; 5.00 p.m. Hokklen Amoy dramast; 5.30 p.m.
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    • 448 14 NIROM YDB 9.65 me s (31.20 ru.) VUA 6.04 me 's (49.6 m.); P.MN 10.26 men (29.2 ml; YUU 11.86 met (233 mi: YDC .516 mr (iy.KO m.i 4.53 p.m. Studio orchestra; 5.50 p.m. Meditation; 6.35 p.m. Records; 6.50 p.m. N wi and weather reports; '7.15 p.m. Tyroleaa music; 7.30
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  • 621 15 Yesterday's Results And Further Ties RESULTS of ties In the men's handicap singles in the V.M.C.A. open invitation tennis tournament yesterday are: Wee Eng Lock (—15.3) beat C Reshty 3> 6—3, 6—4; Low Kee Pow (—3O) beat Lt D. B. Juneja (—3) B—6. 6—l; C. J. R.
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  • 51 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 20. TIE Negri Sembilan Club of Seremban will meet the Rahang. Youngsters XI at cricket on Sunday. The match will be In the nature of a practice for the club, whose first big fixture takes place early In March against the Selangor
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    23 15 This picture was taken at a Manchester factory where cricket bats and tennis rackets are being made for the coming season.
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  • 364 15 Thornycrofts Defeated By Three Goals In Stadium Game Uniteers 3; Thornycrofts 0. DLAYING their opening soccer fixture of the season in the Business Houses League yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium the Uniteers combined impressively to beat Thornycrofts by three clear goals. Definitely
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  • 113 15 London, Feb. 20. 'r*HE DRAW for the first round of the Scottish war emergency cup on Feb. 24 and Mar. 2 is: Kilmarnoclc vs. Ayr; Dundee vs. Third Lanark: St. Johstone vs. Hearts; Celtic vs. Raith; St. Bernards vs. Morton; Alloa vs. Rangers; Dumbarton vs. Artroath; Dundee United
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  • 42 15 SOCCER: Business Houses Leapue, Harper GUfillan vs. Spore Tra-ction Co., Stadium; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vs. Straits Times Press. S.H.B. ground; S.C.C. Six-a-Side tournament, padang; R.A.F. (Kallang) vs. Banka Sports Club, Farrer Park. S.R.C. Six-a-Side final. TENNIS: V.M.C.A. tournament.
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  • 173 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 19. A proposal to admit nurses to membership m the Johore Medical Sports Club received the unanimous approval of the members a: annual general meeting of the club with Dato Dr. G. H. Garlick, the president, m
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  • 135 15 T»HE women's 18 hole competition at the Royal Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Tlmah on Monday and resulted in a tie in "A" division between Mrs. E. A. Elder and Miss S. Lucas with a score of 73 each. Mrs. Elder was declared
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  • 90 15 rE 20th annual general meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club was held at the Club House on Mon» day. The retiring Flag Officers were reelected: Commodore, E. W. Slight; vicecommodore, B. M. Johns, F.R.C.S., rear-commodore, E. O. Holiday. The following members were elected to
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  • 651 15 Webster's And Forbes' Teams Beat Their Opponents UERY keen play marked the opening of the S.C.C. six- a-side soccer competition on the padang yesterday when two games were played. The first game resulted m "C" team, i led by C. Webster, beating "D" team,
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  • 78 15 THE final of the Singapore Recreation Club's six-a-side socrei competition will be played on the padang this evening between the following teams: J. G. Re u tens' Team: J. G. Reutens, H. Hoeden, B. Scheerder, L. Alvis, M. Modeler, and S. I. Kodrigues. A. G. Val
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    29 15 Hainid, the Struiis Ti;nes goalkeeper, who gave an unorthodox. but effective, display against the Traction Company in a Business Houses' game on Monday. Straits Times picture.
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  • 186 15 Government Tax Absorbs $105,400.80 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. A PROFIT of $56,***** was made by the Seiangor Turf Club last year, according to the accounts which are to be presented at the annual general meeting to be held at the Seiangor
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  • 141 16 POLES CZECHS VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE WITH ALLIES Polish air personnel now serving wi'h the Royal Air Force were inspected by the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, at an aerodrome somev.hpre in Eng'and. Above, Pol sh mechanics are talking to Sir Kingsley on a fighter aeroplane during his visit. Sir Kingsley
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    • 9 16 ELLISON S. EZEKIEL <Sc COi 3. CAPITOL BUILDING, SINGAPORE.
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