The Straits Times, 8 January 1941

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    37 1 The Straits Times I ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LA RGEST NET SALES i.. r\(.Ks SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1941. PRK'K 5 CENTS The Straits Times 1». l'\«.r> SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1941. I'UKK CENTS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      26 2 NSEN— Jan. 7th at the General tal, Anna Neeven Hrrmansen of Norway, beloved wife of Capt. J. P. Fui.trsil at BiciHdari at 4.15 to-c i
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      36 2 rii« faii.ily of tt.e late Mrs Atrms Prudence les «tah to express their hrartieit th.u.ks to all relatives and friends who Attended the funcr*l. as well as those who rrathi, tilrgrams and letters of nee.
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      828 2 SITUATIONS VACANT^ WANTED I < M I Inipowr used to nrws- work Box 027. Straits Times. ii i hii nt sntnium rmn for British wißineern only experienced men need apply. Apply stating salary »nd experience to Box 541. Straits Times. i>!™ ATIONS WANTED ILROPfcAN HUnfCAI PRACTITIONER wc?pts locum triiens. estate
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    Radio News In English
    202 3 a.m 1.20 8.8.C. 23.53 ta. 19.82 m. 5.00 Manila (KZRMI 31.35 m. 6.05 8.8.C. 31 55 m. 6.55 Manila (KZIB) 31.58 m 8.28 8.8.C. 31.51 m and 49.59 m 9.2? Rangoon 49 94 nl 9.46 Melbourne 25.25 m. (except Sunday) 10 ie ix-ih. 31.50 m p.m.
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      395 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. < Incorporated m England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI 8 N Co HALL TASSENOER AND CAROO SF-RVICff The bast possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call tn China India.
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      531 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      159 3 ■HH FREIGHT SERVICB TO NEW YOKK, BOSTON VIA MANILA. HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail S'pora Arrive N ZOKLLA LYKG3 Jan 25 Mar 10 KUEBIN UPTON Peb. 10 Mar 26 PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA PENANG. COLOMBO, BOMBAY AND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Arrive S'Dcre
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      411 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.33 dm/i 225 m.) ZIIPI 9M me I (30 96 m. Zlin 7.25 mr'i (41.38 m.) (ZHL A 7.11 PI i 5.00 p.m. Telpeng dramast; 5 40 p.m. News In Cantoneso; 5.55 p.m. Teochcw muslct; «.O5 p.m. News 'n Hokklen; 6.20 pjn. News ie English. Relayed
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      474 3 EMPIRE STATION GSR 9SI me/l (31.55 m.|; OS( ..a mri (31.32 m.t; GSD 1175 me t (25.53 mi; (SB 11.86 mr'l (25 29 m. > MT 15 14 m. (19.83 m.). GSG 17.79 met 16.88 m. i ON 21 17 mr i (13.97 mi; GSI 15.26 air (19.6S m.); GSJ
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    TIN COMPANY PROFITS AND E.P.T.
    169 4 TIN COMPANY PROFITS AND E.P.T. Protest Against New Scale Of 100% 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 7. T-HE Tin Producers Association which 1 is protesting to the Government against the impositicn of 100 per cent, excess profits tax on tin-mining companies, submits the results of several Malayan companies for
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    ECONOMIC MACHINERY REORGANIZATION
    106 4 City Welcome's Move London, Jan. 7. THE City appreciates the reorganiza- tion of the economic machinery revealing Government's determination to complete economic mobilization The City feels that the problem Is now no longer one of machinery but of policy, especially regarding firstly, wages; secondly, maintenance of steriling's
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    WORLD TIN STOCKS RISE 4,700 TONS
    52 4 London, Jan. 7. world tin stocks increased by 4 700 tons in December, to 44,507 tons including United Kingdom stocks of 5 209 tons, against 4.035 tons at Nov. 30. United States December deliveries amounted to 9,358 tons compared with 12 505 tons in
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    TIN COMPANY CHAIRMAN DIES IN LONDON
    51 4 From Our Own Correspondent.) TT London, Jan. 7. HE death has occurred of Mr. Charles Chantery Inchbald, who was chairman of Kinta Tin Mines Ltd. and Tanjong Tin Dredging Ltd. Mr. Inchbald was also a director of several companies operating in Russia.— Straits Times
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    DECEMBER RUBBER CROPS
    86 4 The following rubber crops wer harvested in December:— tb. A3*er Molek Rubber 32 418 Bukit Katil Rubber 43*193 United Pa:ani Rubber 334,114 MajakofT Rubber 249 000 Taiping Rubber *****4 Sungei Batu Rubber 79 900 Windsor Rubber ***** Foothills Rubber 35*400 Kuala Muda Rubber 272 537 Val dOr
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    "MORAL & MATERIAL ALLIANCE"
    142 4 "MORAL MATERIAL ALLIANCE" O Washington, Jan 7. N the eve of President Roosevelt's budget speech, to-morrow in which he will indicate concrete proposals for implementing his "more aid for Brita n policy, the Washington Post writes. "The United States has entered into a moral and material alliance with Britain, Greece
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    ITALIANS AND JAPANESE IN CAFE BRAWL
    85 4 Tientsin. Jan. 8. JTALIAN and Japanese officials Intervened and averted what threatened to be a serious situation on New Year's Day, following a clash between a group of Italian marines and three Japanese soldiers at night club In the Italian Concession. During the fight
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    FURTHER SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS LEAVE
    48 4 Shanghai. Jan. 8. A NOTHER small contingent of volunteers for the Briti&h forces has left Shanghai en route to India where they will Join the Indian Army. So far 135 volunteers have left Shanxhai Many others have volunteered from oilier parts of China. —Renter.
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    28 4 London, Jan. 7. Tin opened steady but quiet. The turnover was 75 tons. After official hours prices were lully maintained and a further 10 tons were traded —Reuter.
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    KUNDONG RUBBER PAYS 12½ PER CENT
    509 4 KUNDONG RUBBER PAYS 12½ PER CENT $3,500 Donated To F.M.S. War Fund ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Kundong Rubber Estate Ltd. m Kuala Lumpur recently, Mr. G. Shelton Agar, the chairman, said. I think you will agree that the results of the year's working are very satisfactory; the
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    HEROIC OFFICER PERISHES
    234 4 London, Jan. 8. A NAVAL commander who dived rk into the sea in an attempt to save a man seen in the water after the plane in which the famous British airwoman Amy Johnson crashed on Sunday died soon afterwards from exposure. He was Lieut. -Comdr W.
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    NO DUTCH DUTY ON GERMAN IMPORTS
    41 4 THE authorities in Holland have issu4 ed a decree under which German goods may be imported into the Netherlands free of import duty from Jan. 1, according to an announcement by the German radio. Reuter.
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    List Of Current. Dividends
    165 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Jan. 7. O°«nt>aay Dividend Clone Data Ex financial y«u Mris Hyd. Mft« S less tax J£& te K. L. Tin Is. No. 39 Jan. 24 12'"'' Malayslam Tin 5% less tax Jan. 11 S" Renong Tin 12 V 4%
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      All Sections Quieter But Prices Maintained
      531 4 By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 8. THE share market generally was 1 raiher quieter yesterday although a lair business was done m tin shares. The feature of this section was again the speculative Hong Fatt and fairly large parcels changed hands early m
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      SHIPPING LOSSES REDUCED
      331 4 Well Below Average For The War London, Jan. 7. T*HE losses by enemy action of British merchant shipping during the last week of 1940 were little more than of those for the previous week. These, in turn were considerably lower than for the previous weeks and well
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      97 4 Singapore, Jan. 8, noon Buyers Seller* Gambler $7.76 Hamburg Cube tl3 00 Java Cube 113 50 "evoet White Muntok $14.50 White $14.00 Black $7.25 C'oura Mixed $2.16 Sun Dried $2.40 >ooc Flout No i Mngga $4.37<± Fair $4.35 Sarawak $4.40 Palembang $13 00 Banja $12 .00 Sarawak
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      COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
      135 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Our Own Correspondent) London Jan 7 £OMMODITY and Exch:u»ge markets closed m follows wltn Drevlous quotations bi oarenthosls:— RL'BBEK: Firmer. spot 12^0 u%i ,r.".<i ia%d) *eb l.'^d i2'_d (X 2 7IIM ***** d) Apr June I29lfid 12 11 lf,<i i'2'..d 13 Hd) July- Sept. l2Sd 12% d
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      85 4 Wednesday. Jan. ft. noon. Buyer' *Uen ••rtre?. t'rlcct No. IX KS.S iSpol loose) 37:54 37^ No. IX R.S.S. fob. 1b cases January 38 38 >4 lit A.q R.S.B. fob In bale* January 3794 37 ju F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o b. m bales January 371,.. 37.^ FUTURE
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      EXCHANGE
      180 4 The foiiowing are cfte exenange rmtea tbU mcrnlnu according to the dally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai PankliM Oorrxiratlon:— SCU.IMO UKiOOD 1.1 1/4 l«ordoD demand 2/4 i/if Switzerland demand <TT only) 202 "A New York demand 47 3/3J Montreal demand 51 27/3S Batavla demand 88% Samarang demand
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      231 4 HEALTH! J health is stored in Marmite is a concentrated twu| jar o/ Marmitc. Use yeast extract neb in health*; Mjimitc regularly for soups. giving vitamin 8..'. It's handy, 1 I and all meat and it's appetising and it's very v.vi.ury dishes. It makes economical. For your health's ikhoous sandwiches,
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    GLENEALY PLANTATIONS EARNS $115,051
    300 5 Dividend Of 124 Per Cent: $40,240 To Reserves A HARP rin m profit—from •»,137 in 1939 to $115,051 in I'.tjn is disclosed in tho accounts >f <;i<nealy Plantations Ltd. issued day. An interim dividend of 5 per cent, was paid in June and absorbed $30,000 and
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    London Stock Exchange
    353 5 London. Jan I WHKRE nt a more grru-rul inquiry on Uic 1 (Mock Exchange to-day and Pi Roosevelt* address to Congross favourably .-d m:. un:m' forcicn Issues botJi the 4 p Belgian loans advanced from 46 to 50. Chinese :"ugu«se lo.irv. wore well supported. Homo rails and
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT RISES SLIGHTLY
    66 5 RAUB Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. produced 1,560 ounces of fine sold in trie four weeks ended Jan. 4. Tliis compares with 1.553 ounces In the preceding four weeks Tho details of the output of the '■rushing battery and the retrjatment plant which are usually
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    76 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as TO-DAY Indo-China surface 2 p.m. TO-MORROW Africa surface 11 a.m. America (South) surface 11 a.m. Ceylon surface 11 a.m. Java air 9 a.m. Sarawak surface 11 a.m. ■'oang ai»- 9a.m. ARRIVALS Mails from Indo-China (air general delivery 1.40
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    20 5 Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. produced 2.341 piculs of tin-ore in December and Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. produced 5,984 piculs
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1323 5 TUESDAY. JAN. 7, 1M1: 4 I'M MINING oujen sfllm Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 6d 3s 10%d Austral Amal (5s) 6s 10%d 7s l^d Austral Malay (£> 35s 36s Ayer Hitam (5s) 21s 22s 6d Ayer Weng (tN .85 .90 BangTln Tin lSe 16s Batu
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    194 5 H. W. 6 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 7.34 p.m. 0.9 ft. L. W. 1.01 p.m. 3.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 7 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 8 45 p.m. 7.3 It. L. W. 00.30 a.m. S ft.; 2. IS p.m. 3.4 ft. Friday, Jan. 10 H. W. 7.58 a.m. 8.5
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      277 6 NEXT WEEK AT THE CAPITOL IHt MAN ft 1 1 H NINE LIVES IS HE A HERO MAN-KILLING FIEND? Oscar Rabin'* Strict Tempo Orchestra 9848 By the Sleepy Lagoon Waltz Au Revoir S.F.T. BUly Cotton hl» Band 9854 Pools Rush in— P.T. Turn your money Q.S. Jay Wilbur his Band
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    STATEMENT OF BRITISH WAR PLANS AND AIMS SOUGHT?
    329 7 Speculation About Mission Of Roosevelt's Special Envoy New York, Jan. 7. ALTHOUGH official secrecy is still observed regarding the purpose of the visit of Mr. Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's special representative in London, the belief is growing here that the chief object
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    Two Enemy Ships Hit By Bombs
    74 7 London, Jan. 7COASTAL Command Blenheim aircraft yesterday attacked three enemy merchant vessels off the Nor- wegian coast and badly damaged one. 'says an Air Ministry communique. Bomber Command Blenheims also attacked enemy tankers off the Dutch coast and scored direct hits on one tanker
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    Ships Lost In Heavy Spain Gales
    65 7 London, Jan. 7. SNOWSTORMS and violent gales are still raging over the whole of Spain, according to a message reaching Rome from Madrid. Grave damage has been caused to property and in many places road and railway lines have been cut and telephonic and
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    Berlin's Effort To Blame The R.A.F.
    107 7 Berlin, Jan. >. riTHE German Government denies Jlatly that i 9 1 bombs were dropped by German planes I on Eire on the night of Jan. 2 and MM* that the bombs were British and dropped ■'with provocative Intent." The German official news agency
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    NUISANCE RAIDERS OVER LONDON
    87 7 London. Jan. 8. i^ERMAN 'nuisance" raiders were over London and parts of the east coast regions at intervals during yesterday, taking advantage of low-lying snow clouds and general weather cond'Uons widen apparently kept both British and German planes grounded during the night. A few bombs were
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    "INFLEXIBLE LOYALTY TO AXIS PACT"—ROME
    123 7 "INFLEXIBLE LOYALTY TO AXIS PACT"— ROME Rome, Jan. 7. HPHE following statement was Issued after the Italian Cabinet meeting to-day: "In the presence of puerile intrigues and absurd threats of enemy propaganda on both sides of the ocean, the Italian Cabinet solemnly reaffirms the inflexible loyalty of Italy to the
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    Search For Amy Johnson Fails
    211 7 Hope Abandoned For Missing Airwoman London, Jan. 7. ALTHOUGH flight authorization papers from the plane were discovered, speedboats searching the Thames estuary failed to find any trace of Amy Johnson, who disappeared on Sunday after baling out from a machine which she was ferry-piloting to
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1941. (493rd Day Of The War.) GHOSTS FROM THE PAST
    1123 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1941. (493rd Day Of The War.) GHOSTS FROM THE PAST "Germany in the last analysis Ls governed by a clique of cynics, by people who justify everything, by people who have defined treaties as .scraps of paper which can be thrown aside when
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    4,000 PLANES FOR US. NAVY IN 1941
    69 8 Washington, Jan. 7. UNITED States Navy experts expect to add about 4,000 planes to its flee I during 1941. Rear-Adm. John Towers told the House of Representatives naval commission to-day. Testifying at the commission's inquiry into the Navy's shipbuilding and aircraft programmes, Adm.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      IF NAZIS WON
      550 8 Hitler's Views On The Asiatic Races To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,- -In order to get India's sympathy Hitler may not hesitate now to promise that he will make India free if he wins the war. To the great bulk of the Indian population, Naziism
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      INCOME TAX
      232 8 The Provident Fund Difficulty To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l congratulate you on your leaders of Jan. 2 and Jan. 3 on the subject of Income tax. There is one point, however, upon which I differ and that is on the question of Section 7
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      73 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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      PROSTITUTION
      598 8 Conventional Beliefs That Must Go To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln welcoming Mr. Pkrpoint' practical approach to a practical pro blem, may I underline that we shouh consider such things as prostitutioi not from the conventional church warden's point of view that it is th work
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      RICKSHAW RIDE BUT NO FARE
      138 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Rickshaw pullers are very poor and they earn their living by sweating and hard labour. Do you think it Is just to cheat them? I have seen many inrtances with my own eyes when men have not
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      TEXTILES FROM JAPAN
      120 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Who said the policy of appeasement was dead? The Government Gazette for Dec. 23 indicates that Japan may have the pleasure of exporting to the Colony during 1941, a total of 34,668.423 linear yards of assorted textiles. This I
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      WAR TAXATION
      742 8 Some Of The Difficulties That Lie Ahead I To the Editor of the Straits Times •s Sir,— The Straits Times of Dec. 31 contains the full text of the Colony a d War Tax Bil which is to be iritron duced at the next meeting of ItM Legislative
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      TRUTH"
      159 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your London Correspondent's, as usual, most interesting letter written on Nov. 18, he mentions that Truth has stated in a "trenchant" article, that the army of France corresponded to that of a secondary Power In 1918 and had not since
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    ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH IS DECLARATION OF WAR'
    446 9 Tokio Comment On Congress Address OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO THE CONFLICT IS FORECAST A ital New Statement Is Expected To-day ALL Tokio newspapers assert that President Roosevelt's message to Congress that the United States cannot let the democracies surrender is a de facto declaration of
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    "A Task Of Surpassing Urgency," Says President Roosevelt
    466 9 Washington. Jan. 7. THK supreme directorate for the I'nited States defence programme to speed up arms production was established by President Hoosevelt to-day. The directorate comprises Mr. William Knudsen as director-gene-ral. Mr. Sidney Hillman, labour leader. ate director-general, Mr. Henry L. Stimson,
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    Tokio Anger At War Measures
    150 9 Tokio Anger At War Measures Tokio, Jan. 8. *¥*HE Japanese Government has de- rlded to make a protest to the British Government whenever the Navicert system is applied to Japanese vessels, according to reliable information received yesterday, states the Japanese Domei Agency. It adds "The Japanese Government has reached a
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    AMERICAN TROOPS SAID TO BE OCCUPYING GREENLAND
    94 9 Stockholm, Jan. 8. A MERICAN troops are occupying" the Danish island of Greenland and American police are posted in the town of Ivigtut, according to kryolite miners who have just returned to Copenhagen. They stated that communications with Denmark have been practically broken
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    ITALIAN FORTRESS IN RUINS
    34 9 SIDI BARRANI in utter ruin after the terrific bombardment inflicted by the British naval and air forces before the army moved in and routed the Italian forces holding the position.
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    Rome Admits Further Reverses Possible
    129 9 "MAY HAVE TO YIELD AT SOME OTHER POINTS," NATION IS WARNED London, Jan. 8. THE possibility of Italy having to yield at some other points" is admitted in a commentary broadcast from Rome. "When things are not running favourably, it is not very pleasant to
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    New Light Bomber For The R.A.F.
    88 9 London, Jan. 8. ANEW type of plane is being added to Britain's air strength and is expected to play a useful part in the war. A light twin-engined bomber, the new plane is to be known as botha 1." and is the result of
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    O.B.E. FOR HEROINE OF SUNKEN LINER
    215 9 London, Jan. 8. THE heroins of the liner City of Benares, Miss Mary Alice Clara Cornish, has been awarded the medal of the Order of the British Empire for 1 meritorious service. i The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk In
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    UNFOUNDED CLAIM
    63 9 London, Jan. 8. WITTTERLY unfounded is the desU cription applied in authoritative quarters to official Italian statement issued In Rome yesterday, claiming that three of the British warships which bombarded Bardia had been sunk; in addition, a liner was sunk, and two cruisers, a submarine, a desI trover,
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    COMMANDERS WHO FLED
    365 9 Blackshirts Are In Disgrace London, Jan. 8. rvURING the operations at Bardia, three Blackshirt commanders deserted their troops, leaving the regular commanders to fight on. states a special communique issued jfrom G.H.G. in Cairo last evening. The military correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Tidningen writes "Bardia's fall
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    Greek Warships ShelL Valona
    185 9 No Trace Of Duce's Navy Seen In Adriatic Athens, Jan. 8. pREEK destroyers sailing unmolested into the Adriatic—Mussolini's "home waters" have heavily bombarded the Albanian port of Valona. This was announced by the Greek admiralty last night. Sixty shells were fired belore the destroyers withdrew. This
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    Bulgaro-German Talks Now At Deadlock?
    292 9 BLITZKRIEG EXPERTS TO TAKE OVER CONTROL OF NAZIS IN RUMANIA IT is understood that Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, say Prof. FilCff, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, on Sunday, states the Berlin correspondent of the Basler Nachrichten. The refusal of Wilhelmstrasse, however, to discuss the state
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    22 9 For the second night In succession there was no enemy air activity over Britain up to a late hour last night. Reuter.
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    Fighting Rages In Rumania
    194 9 Fighting Rages In Rumania Borders Already Closed For Three Days Sofia. Jan. 7. MANY Iron Guardists have been iU kih.d in fighting in Rumania, which has been cut off from the outside world for three days, states a. message from the Bulgarian Rumanian frontier. The fighting is reported to b"
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    GERMAN-FRENCH TENSION
    193 9 Madrid, Jan. 8. INTERESTING light on Franco1 German relations has been thrown by a statement made by the head of the French mission for return of war prisoners, M. Scapini, an ex-soldier Deputy who was blinded while fighting in the last war. According to (he Berlin corre.pondent of
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    FURTHER GIFT OF $3,000 MADE BY ELIAS BROS.
    555 10 War Fund Expected To Pass $4| Million Mark This Week SINGAPORE BUS COMPANIES CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT THK War Fund should pass the four and three-quarter millions mark before the end of this week. The actual total to-da> is s 1,744,488, an increase
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    GOVERNOR MEETS PENANG LEADERS
    54 10 Krom Our Own Correspondent, i Penang. Jan. 8. THK Crovernor, Sir Shenton Thoma; to-day met representatives of varl■mmunities and the heads ol Government departments for a discussion on passive defence measures in Fenang. The conference was held in private Sir Shenton will inspect the passive defence
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    AMUSEMENTS
    114 10 SINGAPORE t HOTEL A: Dtmce (Informal) 8 pjn Midnight. OAKKU h llll.vm. GEYLANG Kuebaida Tl>f Sensational Malay .1 u\ 6 4b 8 p.m. i.K»\l MUKLU < abaret 7 3U to ¥4 8 p.m. to MidniKhi o.*iK Zoebtilda. Sky: w... Comes. HAI*I*I IHM'IKI lll*M>> Wwid) t 4: .ilaiutda ticafckke. N»
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    Mersing Isolated By Floods
    49 10 MERSING, resort on the east roast of Johore. has been receiving the brunt of the rain that has fallen during the last few days and all roads approaching it are seriously flooded, to all intents and purposes isolating the town from the rest of Malaya.
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    FINE ACTING IN GRIM STORY OF PENAL COLONY
    188 10 At The Cinema "Strange Cargo." (Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, lan Hunter, Peter Lorre and Paul Lnkas.). M.G.M. At the Capitol. realism is a feature of this gripping, action-packed story of escape from a penal colony In the Caribbean, showing men and one
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    DEATH OF MR. JAMES NAIRN
    110 10 THE dea.h took place suddenly this morning of Mr. James Nairn, strucural engineer of United Engineers. Ltd. Mr. Nairn went to office as usual but feeling unwell was taken heme by a colleague. He died socn after reaching home. Forty years of age. Mr. Nairn
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    MAILS GO BY BURMA ROAD
    222 10 No Traffic Now Via Saigon POR the last six weeks, mails for Chungking, China's war-time capital, and Kunming, have been sent via the Burma Road. This s'.ep followed the closing of th»j French Indo-China frontier witn China. Up to that time, first-class maili» were sent
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    HEAVIER TAX ON SMALL ITALIAN CARS
    282 10 MEARLY 400 owners of Fiac Marvelletie cars are affected by the Increase in the half-yearly tax on this imall Italian car to $27." I This increase. It is understood. Is to bring tin car into line ■with the smallest powered I trodcrn British car,
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    LOYALS TO CELEBRATE 200 th ANNIVERSARY
    97 10 rO regiments now stationed In Singapore will be celebrating the anniversaries of their formations this yes.r. First is The Loyal Regiment which on Jan 15, celebrates its two hundredth birthday. On Jan. 16, the officers of the reglmem will be "At Home" to the
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    European Recalls Home Mail Arriving Here By Sailing Ship
    557 10 TTO-DAY Singapore's oldest Euro- pean, Mr. H. W. H. Daddy Stevens celebrates his eighty-ninth birthday, and in doing so, he can look back to an association with Singapore which began as far back as 1874 55 years after the arrival of
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    Italian War Material Taken In Libya
    35 10 Italian light anti-tank guns that failed to step British armoured fighting vehicles in the offensive against Marshal Graziani's army in Libya. This picture is from Movietone and Gaumount newsreels.
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    COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON TEACHERS' SALARIES
    374 10 Claim Of Locally-Recruited Staff For Better Scale QUESTIONS regarding the salaries, age and qualifications of locally-recruited teachers, with special reference to super-scale appointments, have been forwarded to Government for replies at the next meeting of the Legislative Council, it is understood. "Government is fully satisfied
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    INDIAN TROOPS IN MALAYA
    262 10 Community 's Feeling Of Pride AGENT'S ANNUAL REPORT '"THE presence of Indian troops In the garrisons of Singapore and Penang has aroused a lively feeling of pride among Malayan Indians that India's fighting services have been associated with Ihe defence of one of the greatest strategic
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    FIRST MARRIAGE AT NEW REGISTRY
    105 10 THE first couple married in Suig&iwre under the new Civilan Marriages ordinance Mr. Tan Eo S.-ng and Miss W« Yam Cheng were married under sp cial licence I'y Mr. H North-Hunt. Rcgistra^-Gcnerai of Marriages, *t the Registry in Fullerton Btiildin; yestetday. The bride Ls a
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    31 10 JThori will l>- v w: ial double Haattraction at the Capitol to-morrow, ni films to be shown arc "Ambikapatlii 1 ■Dd ■•fcievii Sadan." Advance booking <.v: n«.secured from Kanmbiran and Cotnpu
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    PENANG PREPARES AN EVACUATION PLAN
    503 11 Scheme To Direct People To Hillside In Emergency QUESTION OF COST IS BEING TAKEN UP WITH GOVERNOR (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 7. IT is understood that an evacuation plan has been prepared for Pcnang town dwellers in case of an emergency. Steps arc
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    Transfer Of Businesses
    162 11 REGULATIONS prohibiting tlic transfer, without the financial Secretary's consent, of businesses abroad have been introduced hi the Colony and Federated M»)»y States. It is ruled tual except with the consent of the Financial Secretary and in accordance with conditions he may impose, no body corporate resident in
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    TRUST POSTPONES PROJECT
    139 11 Homes For Silat Road Fire Victims 'THE Singapore Improvement Trust has decided not to proceed with its plan to build temporary dwellings to house the 200 squatters rendered homeless by the disastrous fire in Ki.mponp Silat six months ago. Although the proposed schema had been worked ou.,
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    SENTENCE ON A SAPPER Malay Sentry Who Robbed Chinese
    311 11 SENTENCE ON A SAPPER Malay Sentry Who Robbed Chinese A MALAY sapper, Sa'at bin Bugis, who was arrested early last month in connection with two robberies, was yesterday sentenced by the Singapore criminal district judge, Mr. J. L. McFall, to two months' rigorous imprisonment on each of two charges, the
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    DETECTIVES ACQUITTED
    139 11 REMARKING that he did not consider the evidence of the complainant sufficiently reliable. Mr. Oon Khye Kiang, sitting in the Relief Court yesterday, acquitted two detectives without calling on them their defence on a charge of attempted extortion. The detectives, Cheong Yok Lin. 22, and Lip Keng San,
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    BODY UNDER A BRIDGE
    258 11 Airman's Discovery Near Airport I EANING on the parapet of a v wooden bridge near the Singapore Airport, Leading Aircraftman Sidney Robert Hewitt glanced into a creek r.earby and saw the body of a fully ciorned Chinese woman Heating in the water. In company with Leading
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    BRITAIN'S DELHI DELEGATES
    151 11 Arrive In Australia Via Singapore CDC members of the mission which repreJ sented Britain at the Imperial Supplies Conference at Delhi recently have arrived In Australia after passing through Singapore. Two of them stayed in Singapore for several days and had conferences with the local Government before
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    EXEMPTED S.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    109 11 May Be Transferred To The Reserve OFFICERS of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force who have been granted exemption from liability to be called out on the declaration of a state of emergency or from liability for continuous or non-continuous training, may be transferred to the Reserve of
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    Triple Collision In Orchard Road: R.A.F. Corporal Fined
    763 11 Triple Collision In Orchard Road R.A.F. Corporal Fined IJOW a saloon motor-car decorated with streamers, and driven by a corporal of the Royal Air Force, collided with two other vehicles in Orchard Road on Christmas night, was described in the traffic court yesterday. Two cars overturned and several persons were
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    INTENSIVE TRAINING OF SENIOR SCOUTS
    362 11 Examination In Civil Defence To Follow Week's Camp TO-MORROW, about 100 senior scouts selected from various troops in Singapore will complete a week's intensive training in civil defence measures at St. Andrew's School, Woodsville. The week they nave spent at Woodsville, by the permission of
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    BETTING CHARGES
    103 11 IX7HEN a case was mentioned yesterday in »T the third court in xhich I. J. Kenlay. 45, and Clement Woelz, 18-year-old European, had claimed trial to charges concerning alleged betting offences, Mr. A. J. Braga. say. ing he was representing Kenlay, asked "or a postponement of hearing. His
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    Charge Under F.M.S. War Tax Law
    132 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipou, Jan. DEI.IEVEI) io b: the first prose-n- tion of its kin I under (hr \Yu Taxation Ena' Intent in the V M S.. tig Khn m Yam, an English speaking youth, appeared in the first magi, trate's court to-d;iy
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    DEATH OF MRS. A. P. RODRIGUES Large Gathering At The Funeral Yesterday
    252 11 DEATH OF MRS. A. P. RODRIGUES Large Gathering At The Funeral Yesterday TIHE death occurred yesterday at her rei sidence in Seranpoon Road of Mrs. Ague* Prudence Rodrlmies at the ajre of 77 mn, She Is survived by her son, Mr. Harry Rodrtgues, who Is Junior Assistant Auditor. Malacca, and
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    42 11 The 12th annual Rotary District Conference ißOth District will b" hfld at Ipoh on Mar. 22 and 23. It is also announced that Ro'ary Internatioral 32nd Convention will be held at Dti'•t Colorado <U.S.A from June 15 to j 19, this year.
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    "GROSS BREACH" OF GENERAL ORDERS
    782 12 Commission's View Of Batu Gajah Clerk's Conduct (Fran Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. THI Committee ol Inquiry investigating the conduct of off the F.M.S. Mines Department has released the following findings after considering evidence which Mr. H. A. OtltM ol Anulo-Oriental (Malaya), Ltd.,
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    FUNERAL OF MR. C.T.L. HADDER
    203 12 FUNERAL OF MR. C T. L. HADDER Man\ Pretest At Bidadari Cemetery rMMI of M: Charles T. L. Header, died at the Kluang Government Hu.;pnal en Monday at the age of 55, took > Bidadari Cemeteo' yesterday afternoon und was attended by relatives and lriends Archdeacon Graham White officiated. Besides
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    LAWYER'S PLEA FOR LANDLORDS
    325 12 Tenants Free To Do As They Like TIE uiea seems to have got about sine« tho new legislation has been In force that while the landlords are bound, the tenants ars free to do as they like." said Mr A. de Mello to the Rent Assessment
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    31 12 Vichy, Jan. 7. •,'RANCE lost her greatest modern philo1 r ir: the death of Dr. Henri Louis Corgson. He died at the age of 81 in Paris on Sunday. —Eastern Ne*s.
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    Address For Sultan
    24 12 The address which ioas presented to the Sultan of Johore and his consort by the All-Johore IndiaCeylcvi Association at Sunday's reception.
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    HIGHLANDER'S DEATH DIVE
    485 12 "Mind Disturbed" Says Coroner UOW he saw a man poised on the iron rail of a second-floor verandah of the Alexandra Military Hospital swallow-dive" 70 feet to the ground below, striking the roof of an adjoining building during his j fall, was told by Private John I
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    K.L. MOTORIST'S DEFENCE
    1212 12 "Another Car On Wrong Side" (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. ANOTHER small car with dim lights travelling on the wrong side of the road caused him to swerve suddenly and was directly responsible for the accident, declared A. E. Carey Foster when he gave
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE SHIP FIRED 550 TONS OF SHELLS INTO BARDIA
    409 13 AHOIT 550 l«n> of 15-inch shells were poured into Hardia during the past three weeks by the monitor Terror, wMdi appears to have fully lived up to her name among the Italians, cables Massy Anderson, Reuter's special correspondent with
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    Fifth Column In Australia
    73 13 Canberra, Jan. A ROUND-UP of "fifth column' ists" is beinr organized by the Australian Government to prevent leakage of information concerning movements of ships in Australian waters. This was announced by the Navy Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, today, when he also stated that he proposed
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    CHANGES IN VICHY CABINET PREDICTED
    48 13 Berlin, Jan. 7. AN impending reshuffle of the Vichy Cabinet is predicted In a Geneva message to the German news agency, I which says that the changes will jallect the newly-formed triumvirate lof Adm. Darlan, Gen. Huntziger and IM. Flandin—Reuter. I I 1
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    FRESH ROME LIE
    70 13 London, Jan. 7. IT is authoritat./ely stated in London that there Is no truth whatever in propaganda statements by the Rome radio that Arab rebels have been attacking lines of communication and military objectives in Palestine Not ()nlv have there been no such incidents in Palestine but
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    Balkan Opposition To "New Order" Growing
    281 13 YUGOSLAVIA AND BULGARIA ARE DETERMINED TO STAY OUT London, Jan. 7. OPEN or veiled resistance against the establishment of a new order in Europe under the Axis is increasing in the Balkans, states a report from the Istanbul correspondent of the Independent French Agency,
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    NAZI THREAT TO VICHY
    112 13 'The Discussions Must End" London, Jan. 7. GERMANY is showing signs of Intense irritation to-day at the attitude of the Vichy Government and is taking steps to indicate her de.»ire for a reconstruction of the Petain Government. The formation of the triumvirate to rule France obviously
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    Russia Denies Recall Of Ministers
    103 13 London, Jan. 7. THE Soviet radio last nigh; oroadcast I I a denial that M. Lavr-ntie/. Soviet Minister to Rumania, has been recalled to Moscow. The denial was issued by the Tass news agency. Moscow Foreign Office officials today stated that "they had no official
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    Danish King's Firm Front To Nazis
    75 13 Stockholm, /an. 7. KING Christian of Denmark has taken up a firm stand in the ace of strong pressure to which the Danish Government is being subjected by the occupying German authorities. The newspaper Dagens Nyheter declares that King Christian Is insisting on popular
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    REPORTED ULTIMATUM TO BULGARIA
    21 13 Moscow, Jan. 7. POREIGN office officials here are without information regarding a German ultimatum to Bulgaria.— Reuter.
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    TURKISH TRIBUTE TO GEN. WAVELL
    195 13 Ankara, Jan. 7. *THE National Assembly has ad- journed for its two months' winter recess after havinp approved a bill prolonging by one year the term of service of recruits of 21 years and over at present with the colours. In order to curb activities
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    New Thailand Border Fighting
    67 13 Bangkok, Jan. 7. rE border strife between inauuiiu ml French Indo-China flared anew to-day following an intense attack by Frencn guerilla troops on villages In the Nakonpanom and Übul sectors, accoralng to a Thai High Command communique, which staces I Thai troops and police effectively retaliated.
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      326 13 COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS ENROL NOW Enrolments are now being made for the commencement of classes, during the 1941 year of training. In the following subjects:— All London Chamber of Commerce 1941 examination subjects. London Matriculation June 194J and January School Certificate Examination. December, 1941. All Pitman Commercial Certificate Subjects. rarticuiars of
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    British And American Press Acclaim Speech
    626 14 British And American Press Acclaim Speech "U.S. IS NOW IN STATE OF UNDECLARED WAR AGAINST DICTATORS" Ottawa, Jan. 7. DRRSIDENT Roosevelt's speech to Congress has placed the United States in a state of undeclared war against dictatorship. This is the view of most Canadians, and, although the President spoke in
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    Asks $500,000,000 For U.S. Navy
    44 14 Washington, Jan. 7. LEGISLATION authorising expenditure of $540,000,000 for naval shipbuilding and ordnance manufacturing was introduced in the House of Represents ives today. The proposal was advanced by Mr. Carl Vinson of the House of Representatives Naval C-mmiitee. inter.
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    MAZI-SOVIET TRADE PACT
    260 14 Fresh Extension To Sept. 1, 1942 j THE Soviet-German agreement of; i Mar. 1, 1938, dealing with goods; traffic and financial dealings between Germany and the I'.S.S.R-J which was extended to Dec. 31,' 1040, has now been further ex- tended until Sept. 1, 19 12. according to
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    REICH CANNOT LAST MUCH LONGER
    105 14 London, Jan. 7. T*HE German Freedom radio station was again a? ive this morning. In the course of a long talk on Germany and the war position, th« announcer stafd that Hi.ler promised Germany that the war would be brought to a victorious conclusion this
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    Many Italian Casualties
    99 14 Rome, Jan. 7. THE high percentage of Italian officers lost in Albania as compared with other ranks is emphasized by a special correspondent of the Stefanl agency, telegraphing from "somewhere in Albania." The correspondent says that this shows that "the dash of those leading is equal to
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    Address Angers The Italians
    116 14 Address Angers The Italians Rome, Jan. 7. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's speech has angered Italy. The Popolo dl Roma this mornins accuses the President of displaying "prejudices and theoretical hostilities against the totalitarian states" and adds: "It may be asked why he does not declare war against the Axis powers. "Mr. Roosevelt's
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    500 Planes Shot Down In Africa Italy's Heavy Air
    100 14 500 Planes Shot Down In Africa Italy's Heavy Air Losses Revealed Cairo, Jan. 7. AMERICAN planes are operating with the R.A.F. in Egypt. This was revealed by a high R.A.F. ofllcial to-day, who informed Reuter that Glen Martin bomber? are doing reconnaissance work of vital importance. It is hoped that
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    CHURCHES JOIN AGAINST REDS
    95 14 Moscow, Jan. 7. ALLEGED attempts by the clergy of ali denominations to sabotage the i election of local Soviets In Poland and F( ssarabia are reported by the Soviet newspaper Godless. The newspaper declares that dlsj tractlr ns such as concerts were ar- ranged in order
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    77 Europeans Held By Enemy Raiders
    57 14 77 Europeans Held By Enemy Raiders Melbourne, Jan. 7. •"THE Australian naval authorities announced w-day that seven Europeans and one Filipino are known to have been killed aboard vessels ff inV.c by enemy raiders in southern 1 waters. Seventy-seven Eurooeans art* missing, believed to be held prisoner, and four Filipinos
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    274 14 London, Jan 7. UOW the Welsh cargo steamer 11 Sarastone (2,473 tons) outfired and disabled a U-boat was described to me here yesterday, writes Reuter's special correspondent in Gibraltar. The Sarastone finally left the U-boat with smoke and yellow fumes pouring out, showing that the
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    Axis Envoys Missing At Roosevelt Talk
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    Duff Cooper And Bardia Victory
    246 14 London, Jan. 7. ■""PHE victory at Bardia is perhaps the best news that this war has yet brought to us but is not the best it will bring." said Mr. A. Duff Cooper, I Minister of Information, broadcasting last night. The results of It, he
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    148 14 I/jadon, Jan. 7. "VTEW YEAR brings no abatement of «1...t« JlI ous Rifts for pro»ecution of the war from all parts of the Empire. The~e Include additional contributions for the purchase of mobile canteens, still farther contributions for Sr.ltflre funds, loans fn-e
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    485 16 ITALY'S HOLD ON LIBYA HAS NOW BECOME PRECARIOUS Nazi Assistance Is Considered To Have Been Delayed Too Long ALTHOUGH the fall of Bardia was fully expected, the magnitude of the victory, its rapidity, the number of prisoners captured and the smallness of the casualties
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    COLD SPELL RECORD IN SWITZERLAND
    26 16 London, Jan. 7. LAST December was Switzerland's coldest for 40 yeais. according to the Bern? meteorological observatory, states the Lyon« radio.—Reuter.
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    Italians Lose 94,000 Men In One Month
    91 16 London, Jan. 7. nURING the British advance in the Western Desert v since Dec. 9 last, 94,000 Italian troops have either been captured or destroyed as a fighting force, it is officially stated in London. Of this figure, 84,000 were fighting troops and
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    U.S. AIRCRAFT FOR GREECE
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