The Straits Times, 24 February 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER —LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times lrt PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      39 2 lIENG.—Heng Yam Huat aged 62, father of Heng Hak Chua, Hak Yee Hak Seng, passed away on Feb. 20, 1940 at 3 p.m. Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery, cortege leaving 2 Merchant Lane at 4 p.m. on Saturday 24-2-40.
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      353 2 ©inSiraiteSHitffl SMALL ADS? 25 cents per line (Six words). Minimum charge $1. Box No. 25 cents extra. 4 Smalt Ads. are prepayable ATHERTON.—On Feb. 21 at Malacca Hospital to Dorothy, wife of B. B. Atherton, a son. Since died. MORROW MATHER. The engagement is announced between Lt. John Geoff ery
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      653 2 SITUATION VACANT I WANTED, BRITISH FOREMAN experience In Drilling and Blasting in Hock Foundations. Apply with copies of testimonials to Box i No. 313, Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED CANTONESE cook boy and house boy speaking English, 65 Crainbill Road. MKS. WALSER RECOMMENDS 3 cellent Kebi'n available March first. Tel. 2965.
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      920 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LETT SMALL SEASIDE BUNGALOW to let for lens or short periods. Box No. 329, Straits Times. BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED SMALL FLAT central to let from March 1. Furniture to be taken over. Apply Box 330, Straits Times. SELF-CONTAINED FLATS, 2, 3, 4, or 5 rooms, furn. or unfurn,
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      1924 2 MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION NOTICES BUSINESS CARDS ETC. FOR SALE, Fiat old model. Tax paid. $8?. .L T^r Apply N.I.C. Bank after 6 p.m. NOTICE JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE 1938 STANDARD 1* SALOON, done 11.500 LENDING LIBRARY miles, in excellent condition. $1,150 or near The Sale of Household Furniture at No.
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      719 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. Mm, Sues. Port Said. Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar. Lisbon and Llrerpool Sail Soore XHUSIMI MARU Mar. IS 16 +HAKUSAN MARU Mar. 29 30 X Omits Lisbon I Calls Bombay TO LIVERPOOL VU» Sues. Genoa Liverpool. Antwerp
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      474 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to Un;: d Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ..wUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN AMERICA
    1159 4 Chief Stimulus To Markets Comes From Abroad •TTCE war is the chief uncertainty In I the outlook for the New Year, but unless it has a more direct influence than heretofore the trend during the next few months will depend chiefly upon domestic developments. Most observers
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    23 4 Mrs. Page, wife of Mr. H. J. Page, director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, returned from Europe by air on Tuesday.
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1294 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Seller* Ampat Tin (4a) 5s 5s 6d Austral Amal. (5s) 6s 8s 6d c.d. Austral Malay iE) 37a 39s c.d Ayer Hitam 2is 25a Ayer Weng .70 .75 Ban grin Tin <£) 21s Sd 22s 9d Batu
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DESPATCHES
    204 4 Malls clo?e at the QOMnl Post OCV follows: TO-DAY Aden air 5 p.m. Africa (East and South) surface 10.30 a.m. Africa <East and South') air 5 p.m. Brunei air 5 p.m. Burma air 5 p.m. Egypt air 5 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally air 5
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    210 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close Date Si: Ingapore, F Ex Dlv. m b. 23, 5 p.m. Total tat financial year TIN Payable Date to dat« Austral Amal 3d. Austral Malay 9d. and l!3 bonus Mar. 4 Berjuntal 6d. ..Feb. 19 Raub 6d. ..Mar. 8 Selayang
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    London Stock Exchange
    375 4 London, Feb. 23. THE Stock Exchange to-aay maintained ft cheerful disposition with K*mrs, diamonds and industrials in the forefront of the activity. Offerings for profit-taking were quickly absorbed. Gilt-edged securities were well supported and irredeemable Indian loans were marked up sharply on news of proposed conversions. Home
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    154 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES l-Tom Oui i)vd Uorre.-puncieiut London. Feb. 23. fOMMODITY and Exchange market* closet as follows witb previous auotamn 1 n parenthesis:— RIBBER: Dull. Spot 12%d l2 T «d ili!13;i6d 12 15 16d) March il 12 13 16d (12 'id )2'sd) Apr-May UTtd 12d (ll 7 hd 12d1 July-Sept 11-Nd
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    231 4 Singapore. Feb. 23. s p.m. ■IMMQ Buyer* Seller* Ampats 5/ Austra) Ajaaig. 6/1 1 G/.'^co Batu Selangora 1-58 1.62 Hong Fatta 1-23 1.25 jelebus 0-88 °-9' Kampong LanJutE 23 6 MA K. Kamuntinc 8 9xo Kamunting U/J Klang Rivers 0 9 Kramats H/9 Kuehals MJ
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      123 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 11.04 a.m. ;0.1 ft.; 11.55 pJU. 8.3 ft L. W. 4.57 ajn. 2.9 ft.: 5.34 pm. 0. x ft. To-morrow H.W. 11.47 a.m. 10.3 ft. Monday, Feb. 26 H. W. 00.27 a.m. 9.4 ft.: -2.31 pjn. 10.2 ft L. W. 6.17 a.m. 1.6 ft.;
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    AROUND THE MARKETS Steady Undertone But Only Small Turnover
    611 5 AROUND THE MARKETS Steady Undertone But Only Small Turnover By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 24. RUBBER was easier in the Home markets yesterday, London losing one-eighth of a penny and New York one-eighth of a cent to 113/4 d.2 3 /4 d. and 18 9/16 cents, respectively. Spot tin
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    POLISH MASSES FORCED TO WORK FOR NAZIS
    57 5 Paris, Feb. 23. NEW mass deportations of Poles to the Reich are openly admitted by the German newspaper Nowy Kuijer Warszawski. which is published in Pol'sh in Warsaw. Since Feb. 12 there have been some ten trains daily carrying deportees to Germany, where
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    U.S. TRADE PACTS
    52 5 Washington, Feb. 23. THE House of Representatives rejected by 161 votes to 144 a proposal that the auproval of Congress should be required for all future reciprocal trade pacts entered into by the United States. The House also rejected a proposal that the Senate alone should ratify
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    37 5 THE first unit of the British Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service is now In France. An advance party of women drivers has arrived for service with the British Expeditionary Force and will be followed shortly by other detachments.—Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    118 5 Singapore, Feb. 23, noon. Buyers 8eUert Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $14.00 Java Cube $12.00 "evuet White Muntok $14.25 White $13.75 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3.80 Sago Flour Lingga S6.3D Fair $6.35 $6.35 Sarawak $6.50 leiotono Palembang $15.00 Banja $14.50 Sarawak $15.50 Tavioca Small Flake
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    87 5 Friday, Feb. 23, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 38iii 38?; No. IX R.S.S. t.o.b. In cases Feb. -Mar. 39% 40 Sellers option G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. r.o.b In bales Feb.-Mar. 36% 37 fi Sellers option F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Feb.-Mar. 36
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    VAL D'OR RUBBER
    28 5 THE directors of Val dOr Rubber A Estates Ltd. have recommended a dividend of 5 per cent, in respect of the year ended October last.
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    BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE DRIVE Need For Vigorous Government Lead
    312 5 BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE DRIVE Need For Vigorous Government Lead London, Feb. 23. DISCUSSING the new Export Council, The Times urges the Government to provide vigorous leadership in an energetic export drive with a view to providing the necessary foreign currency with which to make war purchases abroad. The article enumerates
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    EXCHANGES
    182 5 Friday, Feb. 23. The following are me exchange rates ittfi morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Backing Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/4 1/16 London demand 2'4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4% Lyons demand 20S7 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46'i
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    BALTIC STATES MEETING AT RIGA NEXT MONTH
    62 5 'THE Latvian Foreign Minister has called a conference of the Baltic states for Mar. 14 in Riga. The so-called Baltic Entente consists of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, states on which the Russians imposed tax last year and established naval and air bases. There
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    SENDAYAN (F.M.S.) RUBBER CO. RUBBER EXPORTS AND WAR ECONOMY SIR JOHN HAY'S SPEECH
    740 5 SENDAYAN (F.M.S.) RUBBER CO. RUBBER EXPORTS AND WAR ECONOMY SIR JOHN HAY'S SPEECH F'E thirtieth annual general meeting of the Sendayan (FMS.) Rubber Co., Ltd., was held in London on Feb. 8. Sir John Hay (the chairman) presided, and, after dealing with the accounts of the company and the year's
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    GERMAN AIR ATTACKS ON H.M. TRAWLERS
    80 5 AN Admiralty communique announces that H.M. trawler Fifeshire (acting Sub-Lieutenant J. V. Searles Wood) has been sunk as a result of enemy aircraft attacks. It is feared that there is only one survivor, Able-Seaman Albert Edward Blowers. Two officers and 19 ratings are missing
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    30 5 DEMPO The Dempo is due here from Europe on Monday about noon. She will berth at the wharf and will proceed to Batavia in the afternoon of the same day.
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    16 5 London, Feb. 23. In the commodity markets to-day, shellac was firm on fair trade demand. —Reuter.
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      85 5 IRIUM THRILLS MILLIONS-, jffiJM WWMi OtUum i* PfUOtLnt Tooth Paste is thrilling 1| l^k niillions morning afcer morning, by the new dazzling whiteness of their r;eth! Never before has X -yx •&M 4 rncre en suc h radiance with a tooth paste so jofc 4Pe|! utterly safe Yes, there's never
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      657 6 Sv!ljigH^Sitea£l- ALHAMBRA Lk./2 PAT HE GAZETTE t^f-h^^tmftjf 'W J^»l FINLAND FIGHTS ON #^p y L*. fJfe^fc^. *il fm NASTI NEWS FROM LORD HAW-HAW mmw V*S bombing oi Helsinki -I mfW?fif^ THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS v T>> IGpEUHIM "FIVE TIMES FIVE" h^'^vszw^irJSnrrkbaßalimß^ .J^Hi^WiiWHiW^^W See Their King Queen Dresses TO-NIGHT MIDNIGHT PREMIERE ALHAMBRA
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      252 6 SIGRID GURlE.. exotic star of "ALGIERS" in a Thrilling New Picture ASH VICTOR RATHBONE MdAGLEN ■at sionio iioimt no GURIECUMMINGSCARRILLQ I^ Xi m f9RBIBBHIBfas«w^ sir- Next Attraction At The AIR-CONDITIONED CAPITOL STRAITS TIMES Small Ads. ADVERTISEMENT RATES PREPAID Classified Advertisements Cb&rtes 2b cents per nue. per insertion, minimum charge $1
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      194 6 BOOK EARLY AND AVOID HAVING TO QUEUE UP 1 A Grand New Refreshing Personality makes her Singapore Debut 4 SHOWS TO-DAY At the AIR-CONDITIONED and TO-MORROW A l>Yf* 11 A.M. 3.15- 6.15 9.15 JEAN Iffifc 4Sm. «l«»l«k BONDI*V<r B >Bte WEIDIER W L MT^ *W>yfrttllMOSAY*C A«brn SMITH *^i\ Produced by
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    Christ Had Definite Ideas Of Pastor's Position
    418 7 "PEOPLE who don't fish regard fishermen as crazy or at least as if they belong to another race: like monkeys or clergymen." The quotation is from "England have may bones by Mr. T. H. White, a literary master from Stowe, the latest of
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK-END
    1710 7 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Third Sunday In Lent, 6.50 a.m.. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m.. Matins; 8 a.m., Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m., Sunday school; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. Subject: "The Lord's Prayer." RT. PETER'S CHURCH. Naval Base.— j Sunday, 7
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      251 7 TO-DAY Tiffin Time Orchestral Concert 12.30 to 2 p.m. RIJSTTAFEL Served from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE (formal) from 9.45 p.m. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. Dinner $3.50 Non-diners fl.oo RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEAVIEW HOTEL TO^NMGHT ROMANTIC NIGHT <vz DINNER SERVED
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1940. (176th. Day of the War.) Friendly Thieves
    1005 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1940. (176th. Day of the War.) Friendly Thieves One of the chief prizes the Germans hoped to seize after their invasion of Poland was the oilbearing region of Galicia. To the chagrin of the Nazis, the Soviets v.alked in and seized the wells,
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      RUBBER RELEASE
      176 8 Effects Of Wintering Ignored To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Do the members of the I.R.R.C. know anything about rubber production? Is there a practical rubber grower on the committee? Is it realized that 80 per cent, release during the wintering period is 100 per cent,
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      THE NEUTRALS
      308 8 Hasty Generalizations Are Harmful To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read the letter under the heading, "Position of Neutrals," with a great deal of Interest, but finished with a sense of disappointment! I was disappointed because the correspondent's method of imputing motives to those with
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      "MALAYANS"
      367 8 Ail-Embracing Association Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Now that it has become an established custom in London to refer to visitors from Malaya as "Malayans." irrespective of whether they are European or Asiatic or Australasian or Amerindian born, and having regard more especially to the
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      OUR BLOOD BROTHERS
      140 8 This "Alien War Of Revenge" To the Editor of the Straits Tunes Sir,— lt Is not surprising that, like many Britons in Singapore, Mr. Trueman is unimpressed by this propaganda of hate which is vomited by certain Journalists, speakers broadcasting, and on the cinema. We know its
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      SEDITION
      342 8 Strong Action Is Now Needed To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Commenting on the Trade Unions Bill and the Industrial Courts Bill, which were taken through their final stages at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, referred to the recent strikes
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      SOCIAL SERVICES
      246 8 Criticism Suspended In Wartime To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The war has naturally overshadowed local criticism of what shortcomings there have been In carrying out social services, although we have been assured by the Municipal President that there will be no suspension of social services
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      THE EURASIANS
      213 8 Pre-Requisites For Proposed Union To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— While I take my hat off to L.C.L. of Penang for the very sound way in which he has summarized the objects of the Eurasian Conference recently held in Singapore. R.V.C.'s letter in your issue of
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      513 8 Banks Seek Firmer Control To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Have you heard of the latest banking effort in Singapore It appears that two or three leading banks are making a bid to capture tho entire sterling exchange business. The idea is a good one for
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      KERALA
      390 8 Etymological Discussion Continued To tne Editor of the Straits linns Sir.— ln fairness to myself. I am compelled to write a few words in reply to your correspondent "Romesh" regarding the word Kerala. "Romesh" seems to be at prem pains about tho etymology of Kerala, but had he read
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    HORE-BELISHA ON DIRECT AID TO FINNS
    874 9 Allies Have No Easy Task Before Them FORMER WAR MINISTER AND INTERVENTION "If Russia Wins, She Will Not Be Satisfied" T^HAT France and Britain should throw all their weight by sea, air and land into the task of helping Finland was urged last night
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    FEARS OF WAR EXTENSION
    224 9 Rome, Feb. 24. ITALIAN newspapers devote columns to despatches from all over Europe about what their headlines describe as "the threat of war from the Black Sea to the Arctic." While all refrain from comment, the Impression is created that hostilities may break out at any
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    U.S. ATTITUDE TO FINNISH LOAN
    196 9 Washington, Feb. 24. A proposal to permit a loan of $30 nvllion to Finland for the purchase of military and other supplies In the United States was overwhelmingly defeated In the Banking Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday. The proposal was in the form
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    NEW THREAT TO NEUTRALS Nazis Single Out Netherlands
    292 9 NEW THREAT TO NEUTRALS Nazis Single Out Netherlands Amsterdam, Feb. 24. QOVERNMENT circles in Berlin profess to be angry at the bitter comments in small neutral countries about the U-boat campaign, and neutral correspondents in Berlin were told yesterday that •'a very sharp answer" will be forthcoming if the Press
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    BRITISH SEARCH OF MAIL PLANE
    257 9 No Force Was Used, Says U. S. Government Washington, Feb. 23. TPHE State Department, in the course of a statement regarding reports that armed British marines boarded an American airliner at Bermuda on Jan. 18, says that a telegram from Mr. J. T. Trlppe, president
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    GERMAN CONCERN OVER OIL POSITION
    52 9 Amsterdam, Feb. 23. ACCORDING to the Berlin corres- pondent of the Telegraaf, Dr Clodius, German trade envoy, has left for Bucnarest to clear up the question of Germany's oil supplies. This is taken as a clear indication of the anxiety fell in Berlin over the
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    Warning To Two Newspapers
    133 9 London, Feb. 23. CIR Walter Monckton, Director- General of the Press Bureau had a frank talk with journalists at a Press dub Luncheon to-day. He rave a warning that certain newspapers "who prefer to do their own censorship "would not be allowed indefinitely to escape the
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    Altmark Inquiry Opens In Norway "Hell Ship" Refloated, May Make Escape Bid
    197 9 Altmark Inquiry Opens In Norway "Hell Ship" Refloated, May Make Escape Bid Oslo, Feb. 24. IT is learned that the Norwegian Government intends to propose to the British Government that the Altmark affair be submitted to arbitration if Anglo-Norwegian negotiation now proceeding do not lead to agreement. The British and
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    Mr. Sumner Welles May Meet Hitler
    95 9 Mr. Sumner Welles May Meet Hitler Gibraltar, Feb. 24. MR. Sumner Welles, U. S. Undersecretary of State, who is to visit Rome, Paris, London and Berlin and study conditions at first hand to, report to President Roosevelt, has arrived here. The New York wireless states that Mr. Sumner Welles is
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    JAPANESE REPLY TO FRENCH PROTEST
    57 9 Paris, Feb. 24. Fis learned in authoritative circles that the French Government has now received a reply from Japan to its protest at the bombing of the French-owned Yunnan railway. The reply Is said to be framed in a conciliatory spirit, expressing the Japanese Government's
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN TO SPEAK TO-NIGHT
    50 9 London, Feb. 24. MR. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, will be speaking at Birmingham at 9.50 p.m. (Malayan time) today, winding up the present series cf speeches by members of the War Cabinet.— Reuter. Tributes to heroes of Graf Spec battle pages 13 and 16.
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    MUST MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STATES TO RUN AMOK
    296 9 Paris, Feb. 23. <4IIfHEN the war is over we must see that for a long period at least for two generations no state In Europe has the possibility of running amok." said Commander Stephen King-Hall, the well-known writer, lecturing to a
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    R.A.F. PLANES AGAIN OVER VIENNA AND PRAGUE Leaflets Dropped On Austrian Capital: No Aerial ODDOsition
    440 9 R.A.F. PLANES AGAIN OVER VIENNA AND PRAGUE Leaflets Dropped On Austrian Capital No Aerial ODDOsition *f M M fJERMAN anti-aircraft guns went into action without sucu cess against British planes during* fresh successful reconnaissance flights over Austria and Bohemia, reports Router's special correspondent with the R.A.F. in France. The guns
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    Nazi Warships Were Bombed
    138 9 London, Feb. 23. THE Air Ministry announces that 1 R.A.F. aircraft were active in Heligoland Bight on Tuesday night and in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Warships observed near Heligoland were attacked with bombs. Antiaircraft nre was encountered from ships and shore batteries. One British
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    FROM WAR OFFICE TO G. H. Q. IN FRANCE
    1150 10 Cross-Channel Steamer Escorted By Aircraft TAXI TO THE WAR TO VISIT BRITISH TROOPS CROM the War Office in London to the British Expedition- ary Force G.H.Q. in France this journey is described to-day by G. R. Tonkin, our special correspondent with
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    AMUSEMENTS
    140 10 MNGATOU i is MOTKI. bettntl Concert B.ij to 9.15 n DfeHM <v Dance 'Formal i 4^ to Midci; IaKKK iHMIKI GEYLANO Eftbte lah*. A Hindustani Talkie <:. 3 15. QMtAI uoki.l' v p.m. to 3 ii.. dial Naught) uir f»i<.< Sky 3 Smart AUaotti FhMtn Chinese an oi the
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    EUROPEAN MOTORIST DISCHARGED
    131 10 A EUROPEAN, J. S. Hamilton, was yesterday discharged in the Singapore fifth court, by Mr. L. C. Goh, when he appeared on a charge of negligent driving along Keppel Road on Jan. 12. The pro.«ecuti;jn alleged that the accused drove negligently in that he collided with a
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    MALAY BROADCAST
    32 10 IN CHE Mohamed Hsuhim Eunoj. jiLur of Warta Malaya, will speak for the first time In the 8.M.8.C. i of Malay talks on the war this veiling at 7 ujh.
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    The Guns Move Up At Sunset
    25 10 AT SUNSET: A fine study of a gun being moved up the line in the British Sector in France.
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    ARRESTS IN KWANTUNG
    238 10 Malayan Chinese Among Accused (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 23. IT is believed that most of the 23 members of the Oversea "Chinese Return-To-Village Corps" arrested by the Kwangtung Provincial Government and charged with "being characters dangerous to the peace and order of a State
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    Facts About A Sumatra Incident
    138 10 TIE truth regarding the incident off the coast of Sumatra shortly after the outbreak of war when a British warplane sighted a German merchant ship was published in London to-day. The German wireless, accusing Great Britain of attacking German merchant ships in neutral waters, refers
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    NEW JUVENILE STAR IN GOOD PICTURE
    136 10 "The l*nder-Pup," (Gloria Jean, Robert Cummings. Nan Grey. C. Aubrey Smith, Virginia Weidler, and Billy Gilbert.) Universal. At the Capitol. ANEW singing star is born. She is Glcria Jean, a Hollywooc. Juvenile, whose lovely voice must secure for her a place among the screen's
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    EVERY THAI MUST WORK FOR LIVING
    47 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 24. A BANGKOK broadcast announces that a bill will be introduced at the next session of the Assembly mak'ng it compukory far every Thai male, i fter coming of age, to work for his living-
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    KHALSA PRESIDENT
    40 10 SARDAR TARA SINGH, president of the Khalsa At-soriation, was entertained at a tea party at the Oil. Cafe yesterday on the eve of hia departure to India on leave. There was a large gathering of members and friends.
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    HOW WAR HAS AFFECTED N.I. EXPORT TRADE
    269 10 THE need to give serious thought to the problems of post-war 1 economy was emphasized by one of the foremost Dutch bankers of the Netherlands Indies, Mr. H. Giel, president of the Netherlands Indies and Far Eastern branches of the Netherlands Trading Society,
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    $10,000 Fire In Kuala Lumpur
    86 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 24. DAMAGE estimated at about $10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out late last night in a shophouse in Petaling Street. The fire spread to two adjoining shophouses, and two fire engine? were necessary to combat
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    JOHORE TOWN "BLACK-OUT"
    139 10 Lighting Fails For 45 Minutes SOME SHOPS PUT UP SHUTTERS (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 24. U/HEN electric lights in a large part of Johore Bahru failed for 45 minutes last night, many people thought a surprise black-out was being enforced. A number of shopkeepers
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    BANISHMENT WARRANT AGAINST PENANG MAN
    88 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 23. A BANISHMENT warrant has been issued against Low Swee, clerk of the Penang branch of the China Relief Fund. Low Swee was charged with being n member of an unlawful society, the Penang Chinese All-Circles Anti-Enemy Backing-Up Society.
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    PREMIER'S BROADCAST
    50 10 THE Prime Miruster. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will be speaking in Birmingham to-day, between 10.20 end 11.10 p.m., Malayan time. The spesch will be broadcast by the 8.8.C. and the frequencies in operation will be G.S.B. in the 31 metre band and i GS.F. in the 19 metre band.
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    WOMEN RALLY TO SERVICE OF BRITISH EMPIRE
    578 11 Colony I. G. P.'s Wife Broadcasts On Part They Are Playing MILLION REQUIRED FOR GREAT ARMAMENT FACTORIES ••U7OMEN and the War" was the title of a talk broad- cast from the 8.M.8.C. station, Singapore, last night in the series "The War From Various
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    Court Suggests Holiday For Indian Wife
    298 11 Court Suggests Holiday For Indian Wife "MY husband said I could easily earn money on the streets. He said I could do what I liked as he had plenty of other women, and he often choked me and beat me unmercifully, and flung things at me when he returned home
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    CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR IMPORTS
    41 11 AN Order providing for certificates of origin and interest for certain imports into the Colony was published in last night's Government Gazette. It is cited as the Defence Regulations 'Certificates of Origin and Interest) Order 1940.
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    ECONOMICS & EDUCATION
    55 11 ECONOMICS EDUCATION UNDER the auspices of the Singapore Teachers' Association, Dr. T. H. Silcock, professor of economics, Raffles College, will give a lecture on "The Place of Economics in Education" at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at the Raflles Institution Hail. Rev. R. K. S. Adams will preside. All those interested
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    Convictions In Rotan Factory Rioting Case
    221 11 Convictions In Rotan Factory Rioting Case GOH TIAN TECK, a former striker at Brinkmann and Company's rotan factory, was yesterday sentenced to two weeks' rigorous imprisonment for rioting on Jan. 16. On each o! t7?o other charges, of assaulting Mr. A. R. Anderson and Mr. W. J. Parks, two Assistant
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    TREAT HER PROPERLY," ADVICE TO HUSBAND
    111 11 ••THE court has a very low opinion 1 of a man who cannot keep his wife happy and content when she says that she wants to live with him," said Mr. Conrad Oldham in the Singapore second court yesterday. He was hearing a summons
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    ATTRIBUTES FAILURE TO THE WAR
    108 11 APPEARING before Mr. Justice Ped- low yesterday for his examination in bankruptcy, Roly Young, a dealer in cosmetics, attributed his failure in business to the present situation In Europe. He said that goods he had ordered from Europe had not arrived and he was unable
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    South Indians Ready For Any Sacrifice
    365 11 South Indians Ready For Any Sacrifice BUSINESS LEADER ON THE WAR THE willingness of the South 1 Indian business community in Singapore to make any sacrifice in connection with the present war was expressed by Mr. P. Govindasarny Pillai, president of the South Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, in the
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    INDIAN PENSIONER'S BANKRUPTCY
    95 11 'I lost all my account books together with five war medals", declared Abdul Aziz, a bfnkrupt during examination by the Assistant Official Assignee before Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday. Aziz said he was receiving a pension of five rupees a month from the Indian Government. He formerly owned
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    BAND MEMBERS WED
    76 11 r. Lawrence Charles Fenton and Miss Laura Evelyn Siddons, both members of the "Sillybillies" Band were married at the Singapore Registry yesterday by Mr. Conrad Oldham. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fenton, of Singapore, and the bride the daughter of Mrs. T.
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    LANDLORDS, A TENANT AND "A FAMILY HOUSE"
    543 11 AN application before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday by Joseph Aaron Elias and Ezra Aaron Elias for the ejection of a tenant, Major F. L. Harding, of 15, Grange Road, Singapore, was adjourned for evidence to be taken on certain points. Appearing as
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    RED ADVANCE BEING HELD UP BY FOG AND SNOW
    377 12 Stockholm, Feb. 23. FOG and snow are said to be holding up the Red advance in the Mannerheim Line region. The Soviet troops are still being held by the Finns though they are now only about 14 miles from Viipuri (Viborg),
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    Two More Ships Feared Lost
    130 12 London, Feb. 23. NEWS of two more ships believed to have been sunk recently was announced to-day. The 4,000-ton Leo Dawson owned by the Edwardian Steamship Company, three weeks over- j due, is presumed to have been sunk with all hands. Nothing has been heard
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    Striking Victory For National Cause
    86 12 London, Feb. 23. VOTERS at the by-election at Silvertown, dockers and industrial workers on the east end of the outskirts of London, to-day registered a striking victory for the National cause. The vacancy caused by the resign- ation of Mr. Jack Jones, Labour mcmi ber
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    N.Z. MINISTER RESIGNS
    28 12 c Melbourne, Feb. 23. MR. LAWSON, Minister of Trade and Commerce, has resigned "to save the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies. from embarrassment.'" Reuter.
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    Churchill's tribute to GRAF SPEE BATTLE HEROES
    653 13 Victory That "Warmed Cockles Of The British Heart" *'T() Nelson's memorable signal of 135 years ago 'England expects that every man will do his duty' there may be added last week's not less proud reply The Navy is here said Mr. Winston Churchill,
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    THE KING DECORATES NAVY HEROES
    114 13 London, Feb. 23. HIS MAJESTY on the Horse Guards Parade to-day decorated the heroes of the Graf Spec victory in the presence of the Queen, the entire British Cabinet and many thousands of wildly cheering spectators. The last of the large number of recipients to
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    TURKISH BACKING FOR RUMANIA
    123 13 New York, Feb. 23. RUMANIA'S ban on the export of aviation spirit has all the earmarks of a major victory for Britain and France, says the New York Times. It continues that while Germany may have ample reserves of petrol for a "Blitzkrieg" she can hardly
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    German Agents In Holland
    128 13 German Agents In Holland Amsterdam, Feb. 23. PLLOWING the discovery of a big spy ring in Holland arrests are expected shortly in connection with luminous balls which have recently been fired into the air at night in various parts of the country. The purpose of the balls is evidently to
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    DUTCH A.A. BATTERIES AGAIN IN ACTION
    34 13 The Hague, Feb. 23. rE semi-official news agency announces that anti-aircraft batteries opened ftre on one or more aeroplanes of unknown nationality south of •Amsterdam last night.— Reuter.
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    ALLEGED NAZI AGENTS HELD IN MEXICO
    43 13 Mexico City, Feb. 23. rpHREE Germans, including a German A marine official alleged to be working for Hitler's secret service, were detained at the port of Tampico today for questioning in connection with alleged espionage activities. Reuter.
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    Finns Need More Assistance
    355 13 'Cannot Withstand Red Onslaught For Ever' London, Feb. 23. CPEAKING at a luncheon given in his honour at the Englishspeaking Union yesterday, the Finnish Minister said: "We are not blind to the fact that we cannot withstand the Soviet onslaught for ever. •'There will come a
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    ASYLUM FOR VICTIMS OF NAZI TERROR
    76 13 Greatest Number In The United Kingdom IT is officially estimated that 74.500 refugees from Germany, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Poland are now in the United Kingdom, stated Mr. R. A. Butler. Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in a written reply to a question in the House
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    BRITISH SUBJECT AND SWEDISH SHIPPING
    115 13 Stockholm, Feb. 22 A BRITISH subject, Donald William Beach, and four Swedes, charged with espionage, were all found guilty to-day of obtaining information on shipping in various Swedish ports, knowing it was intended for a foreign power. The court considered thai their activities were liable
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    SOUTH-WEST AFRICA SUPPORTS SMUTS
    69 13 Windhoek, Feb. 22. THE tenenl election lor the Legislative Assembly of South-west Africa to-day resulted in a sweeping victory for pro-Smuts United Party, which secured ten of 12 elected seats. The election was a straight fight between the New Nationalist Party and the United Party, with
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    U.S. ENVOY ARRIVES AT KUNMING
    59 13 Chungking, Feb. 23. THE United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, arrived at Kunming yesterday afternoon by train from Hanoi. The line has been heavily bombed by the Japanese during the past two weeks. After a short stay at Kunming, probably for one or two
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    ASAMA MARU GERMANS
    48 13 Tokio, Feb. 23. THE British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie. had a 50-minute talk with the Foreign Vice-Minister, Mr. M. Tani, on Wednesday afternoon regarding the surrender to Japan of nine of the 21 Germans removed from the Asama Maru by the British Navy. —Eastern News.
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    ANGLO-NORWEGIAN TRADE
    31 13 AN official statement issued In Oslo states that an agreement has been reached to regulate trade between Norway and Britain. Norway has aJso reached a trade agreement with Germany.
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    24 13 London, Feb. 23. TiHE French wireless says that the JL export of coal, mercury and some other metals has been forbidden In Ruznania Renter.
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    RAINFALL DECLINES SHARPLY IN MALAYA
    3056 14 Planting Topics HOW LAND DEVELOPMENT IS AFFECTING READINGS By Our Planting Correspondent /"\NE of the most interesting letters to planters that has recently appeared in the Straits Times was one on Feb. 8, by Mr. A. N. Wyld on rainfall in Malaya, and how development
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    UNITEERS BEAT NESTANGLO 4-1 Player Sent Off Field At J.C.S.A.
    386 15 UNITEERS BEAT NESTANGLO 4-1 Player Sent Off Field At J.C.S.A. •PHE FIRST PLAYER to be sent off the field in this season's Business Houses' League soccer, was Nestanglo's centreforward, Choon Lin, who was ordered off by referee Birtwlstle, for rough play in yesterday's game against Uniteers on the J.C.S_A. ground.
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    MALAYAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    124 15 ENTRIES are invited for the following events in the 1940 Malayan badminton championships to be held at Ipoh during the Easter Holidays, Ma-. 22, 23. 24 and 25: Men's singles and doubles championships; women's singles and doubles championships; mixed doubles; veterans' singles and doubles championshins. Entry forms
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    TO-DAY'S SOCCER AT STADIUM
    95 15 'THRILLING sorcer is promised at the Anson Road stadium today when the Malays and the R.A.F., winners and runners-up r.v p -ttively last season in the first division of the S.A.F.A. league, meet in a friendly grune. On Thursday the Airmen played good soccer to beat
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    Beaten In Friendly Soccer At Stadium
    27 15 The Chinese, who w?re beaten in a friendly soccer match by the Airmen at the stadium on Thursday.— Straits Times picture.
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    CHINESE BANKERS BEAT RUNNERS-UP 3—o
    393 15 Wearnes Not The Team They Were Last Year THE Oversea Chinese Bank scored an excellent soccer win yesterday, when they defeated Wearnes Sports Club by three goals to nil in a Business Houses' League fixture played on the Clerical Union ground. The Bankers' victory was
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    SINGAPORE AMATEUR SPORTS UNION
    100 15 AT the 11th annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Sports Union, the following were elected office-bearers for the year: Patrons, Yeo Siew Chuan, lim Chong Swee and Chua Hcng Kay: president, Ec Cheng Leong < re-elected); vicepresidents. Yap Hock Cheng, (re-elect-ed). Ec Tian Cheng 're-elected),
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    62 15 TO-DAY Soccer. K. A. F. vs. Malays (friendly), stadium; Business Houses League. Harper Gilftllan vs. Jacks Sports Club, Police Depot. Cricket: S.R.C., Home and Home, padang; St. Joseph's Institution w St. Andrew's, St. Joseph's. TO-MORROW Cricket: Indian Association tounament, Punjab vs. Bombay. Balestier; S.C.R.C., Home and Home.
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    Round-The-Island Cycle Race
    285 15 SIXTY -EIGHT competitors, comprising Chinese, Malays, Eurasians, Europeans and Indians, have entered for the round-the-island bicycle race, I which will be held to-morrow, and I among the list is a Chinese, Choo Chang Liang, who Is 59-year-old. Chang Liang is a keen athlete despite his age and
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    G.E.C. BEAT A.P.C. 3—2 IN STADIUM SOCCER
    296 15 G.E.C. .3; A.P.C. 2. THE G.E.C. took two points at the expense of the A.P.C. beating them by the odd goal in five In a fairly interesting Business Houses' League soccer fixture at the Anson j Road stadium yesterday. Ths game produced a
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    S.C.C. SIX-A-SIDE SOCCER
    641 15 "B" Team Beat "C" 3-1 In Final CUPERIOR both in attack and dc- fence, "B" team beat "C" team by three goals to one in the final of the S.C.C. six-a-side soccer tournament on the padang yesterday. To qualify for the final, "B team beat "G" team
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    CHEERING CROWDS GREET Luncheon With The Lord Mayor
    619 16 CCENE3 scarcely paralleled since the Coronation greeted the officers and men of H.M.S. Ajax and H.M.S. Exeter when they arrived at Waterloo station yesterday ami afterwards marched through the City to the Guildhall where they were entertained to luncheon by the I<ord
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