The Straits Times, 14 November 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times [E3TABLISHKD tTEARLY A CENTURY.] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 6 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939. I'RICE 5 CENTS
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    DEATHS
    28 2 WAYMAN.— At Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on 12th Instant at 8.45 a.m. Valerie (Violet Gladys) beloved wife of F. S. Wayman, P.W.D.. Kajang. (God rest her soul)
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    62 2 rOH SEAH HWEE, 47 years old. passed away peacefully at 11 p.m. last night at his residence, No. 187. Sims Avenue. S-pore leaving behind him his beloved wife, five sons, six daughters and one adopted dauKhter to mourn his loss. The funeral will take place at Bukit Bro-vn at 10
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      663 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET TANGLIN: Spacious airy, well furnished bungalow-room, bathroom with hot and cold water attached, modern sanitation. Available from Nov. 20. 12, AugulUa Park. 5.30— 30 o"clock. EIBOPEAN proceeding lea\.- dcsirei rent 6 months furnished house, two bedrooms adjacent Orchard Road. Moderate rent Female, Chinese servants available. Box
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      869 2 AUCTION NOTICES IN THE HIGH COURT, SINGAPORE. Ortgliia'.in; Simmons No. 138 *t 1939. la the matter tt Probate No. 263 or 1939 aad In the natter of the Estate of SECB ABDOFH AMMAN bin MOHAMED SJAMAH deceased and In the matter of Section 42 (1) of the Trustees Ordinance (Cap.
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      390 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated tn England) PENINBULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The P O. S. N. Company will have 2 cargo steamers loading for the United Kingdom during the remainder ol November. AU vessels may call at ports on or off
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      455 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS m (incorporated In Japan > GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LONDON Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said. Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar. London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Sail Spore HARUNA MARU omits Penang Nov. 21 HAKONE MARU Jan. 1 KASIMA MARU Jan. 14 TO LIVERPOOL Via Cape, Antwerp, Rotterdam
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      401 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLYEB QUA*. SINGAPORE CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PBNANC Mi »»6* 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 route AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular
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  • HIGH RUBBER PRICES UNLIKELY TO LAST?
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      London Believes Reaction Will Follow Increased Supplies
      1359 4 BIG DEMAND FOR SHARES ON LARGER PROFIT ESTIMATES From Our Own Correspondent I London, Nov. 2. NCING LANE is convinced to-day that the spot price of >er will go above a shilling a id before Christmas, and every jmstance appears to justify expectation,
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      SLAMATA
      25 4 TheSlamat of the Rotterdam Lloyd from Europe, Is expected to arrive on Thursday (probably about noon) and will leave for Batavla in the afternoon.
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      164 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend cioie A. Hitam 10% ;oss tax Nov. 8 Jelebu 5% Kuala Lumpur Tin Is Kuchai 15% flnai Nov< 15 r d0 5% int. Not. 15 Ungui 5% final Nov. 20 Lukut 6% PahanK Consol 10% cte^ 3 Rahman Hyd 2%% int.
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1273 4 Fraser And Co's List MONDAY, NOV. 13, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Seller* Austril Amal. (ss> 6s 6d 7« Austral Malay a7s a9 i Ayer Hitam (ss) 24s 9d 26s cd Ayer Weng (si) 90 ca Bar.grln Tin y, 2 4s Batu Selangor (si) o
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    233 4 Singapore, Wot. 13, 5 p.m. I MINING Ampats Austral Amal£ Batu Selangors Hone Patts Jelebus j 1 Kampone Lanjuts K Kamunting Kamuntings Klnta Kellas Klang Rivers Kramats Kucritls Laruts Lukuts *j Petalings Pungahs Putehs Pahangs Hav.ang Concession Kenongs Rantaus Selayangs Sione Southern Klntas Sungei Kintas
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      271 4 t CONCRETE MIXERS Sturdy Reliable Fast Stocks carried in all sizesfrom3i cubic feet upwards. For all purposes. Sole Agents: McALISTER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in S.S.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR- ,P, PO H PENANG. We wish Our Muslim Patrons A Happy HARI RAYA TO-NIGHT 6 940 (TijEATRE ROYAL Special Hari Raya Matinee
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      140 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 00.28 am.. 9.1 ft.- 11.51 a.m. 9.7 ft. L vtf. 6 am 3.7 ft.; 6.35 p.m 0 4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 1.09 a.m. 8.7 ft.: 12.26 p.m 9.6 f t L. W. 6.30 a.m. 4 ft.; 7.12 p.m. 0 7 ft Thursday, Nov.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      326 5 Little Business Done Yesterday And Prices Unchanged By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Nov. 14. THE local market, with the exception of tin, is again on holiday to-day and hence there is little to report. Rubber in London yesterday was fractionally easier at 11 '/ad. but New York
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      121 5 Singapore, Nov. 13, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube »14.0G Java Cube iao Pepper White^Muntok *15.50 White' *15.00 Black 85 Copra Mixed *3.25 Sun Dried $3.60 Sago Flour No. 1 Llnsga 15-45 •Fair $5.35 Sarawak $6.00 $6.00 Jelotong Palembang $12.00 Bania 1200 Sarawak $12.50 Tapioca Small
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      74 5 Monday, Nov. 13. noon. Buyer* Sellers Prices Prices No. IX E.S.S. (Spot loo^ei 39 39*J Xa IX K.S.S. 1.0. b. In cases November 39W 39M G.F.A.Q. fc S.S. f.cb. in bales November 38*, 38^ r.A.Q. K.S.S. t.o.b in bales November Zl~* 38f« FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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      London Stock Exchange
      297 5 CLOSING QUOTATIONS London, Nov. 13. THE following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Con. Loan 5% 1944-64...- 107"i Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 105% War Loan W7c 91U Com. Union Assce. (Units) 6% Prudential Assce. *A' 24»i> +H Royal Assce Great
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      99 5 DURING the week ending Nov. 4, 1939. exports of canned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 16,751 cases, of which: ***** (76 percent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1.494 (9 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 1800 (11 per cent.(, cases to Canada,
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      PERAK HYDRO PROSPECTS
      331 5 "Position Much Improved" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 1. ORDINARY shareholders of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co.. Ltd. were disappointed to learn to-day that they are to receive a dividend of 2y 2 per cent, in respect of the year ended July 31. instead of
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      COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
      150 5 (From Our Own Cnvresnondent) London. Nov. 13. COMMODITY and Exchange markets ciosec as follows with previous quotations Id parenthesis: RUBBER: Steady. Spot- UV*d UUd UlKd ll'id» December: UVfcd 11 S|l6d (ll>'d 11J4J) Jan -Mar.- llftd HVid (11 3|l6d 11 5 16d> Apr -June- 10 7 td lid
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      BANK OF CHINA OPENS BRANCH IN PENANG
      114 5 THE Bank of China is to open a branch in Penang on Monday. Mr Parkcane C. Hwang, manager of the Singapore branch, will be concurrently agent of the Penang agency, Mr. Z. S. Tseng, formerly assistant manager at Swatow, and Mr. Khoo Eng
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      FIXED TRUSTS
      110 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Nov. 13. The following are to-day's "bid" quotations lor Fixed Trusts: t. a. British Empire "A" 17 0 British Empire "B" British Empire Cumulative ..12 0 British Empire c*prehenslve ..12 C British General "A" 18 3 British General "B" 14 1V4 British General
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      26 5 London, Not. 13. FROM to-morrow the price of motor fuel in the United Kingdom will be raised by l%d. a gallon to Is. »ftd. a gal.on.—Renter.
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      23 5 I money can buy— M£\ I H llk VAUXHALL 10 hfi. I I PFOERATED MOTORS LTD FtUt'l^^' 1 SINGAPOREorchard RO iaabyY(E^EBROS..LTO. Pepreseoted tnrouK
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      123 5 U .41 Jlliljjl 1 v KALMSNE SAFE -EASY TO TAKE. v The sure cure for headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, colds, influenza and migraine. On sale everywhere in tins of 1. 6 and 12 cachets. Distributors: p GRAFTOM LABORATORIES Ltd. I Singapore and Koala Lnnrpur S b __HS___r*^^^^^S™* s *^«£j^ a^^^""^^v^ Wrm
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      412 5 BANK OF CHINA i incortjoratea uj unina ov speaa. cna-tn i 12, Cecil Strret Sta(»porr Telephone: Manager's Office Sub-Manager's Olttcr K<« Exchange Oept il General Office 5188 J. Cable Address: "CII11NOK.IJO." Paid Up Capital Ch I 40.008.0C0 M Seserre Funds tn excess ol Ch. 1 J. 200.00' r °«^proxtaatrly Ch.
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    WAVE OF ARRESTS FOLLOW MUNICH BOMBING
    700 7 Property-Owners And Potential Enemies Of Nazis As Victims A WAVE of arrests has followed the Munich bomb attempt on Hitler. Reports from neutral sources suggest that the incident is being- used as an excuse to round up a great number of Germans who have
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    Contraband Control Works Smoothly
    183 7 Londifn, Nov. 13. F' IS AUTHORITATIVELY stated that U-boats claimed only one victim last week, a coastal vessel of 960 tons. Hitherto 32 neutral ships, aggregating 88,461 tons, have been sunk by German action. The heaviest losers have been Norwegian ship-owners, with nine vessels of 20,001
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    SUPPLIES OF BUTTER & BACON ADEQUATE
    109 7 SUPPLIES OF BUTTER BACON ADEQUATE Ijondon, Nov. 13. 1 17 HEN the rsuoning of butter and bacon Wstarts, the Ministry of Food Is absolutely renfldent of being able fully to honour Its coupons. A Government spokesman, giving this assurance to-day, mentioned that bacon supplies were arriving well. Attention had been
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    S. AFRICAN BEEF FOR BRITAIN
    35 7 SOUTH AFRICA'S exports of beef and mutton to Britain will soon be substantially assisted by a subsidy scheme which was announced yesterday by the South African Meat Control Board. Reuter.
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    NEW MILITARY COMMAND IN SOUTH AFRICA
    107 7 London, Nov. 13. THE Governor-General of South Africa, Sir Patrick Duncan, with the approval of the King, has accepted an appointment as Colonel-in-Chief of f he South African Air Force. The creation of a new military command In South Africa is also announced, namely
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    TRIBUTE TO WOMEN'S VOLUNTARY SERVICES
    108 7 London, Nov. 13. £N a letter to the chairman of the Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence, Mr. Walter Elliott, Minister of Health, said: "We shall in a day or two have completed, I trust, the transfer of school children, mothers and children under school
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    NEW BURMA AIR CENTRE
    35 7 London, Nov. 13. THE Government of Burma has sanc1 tloned the establishment of an air centre at Mingaladon aerodrome to provide facilities for training of youn? Burmans in flying.— British Wireless.
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    13 7 London, Nov. 13. rE death has occurred of Brigadier Richard Thomas Ridway.— Reuter.
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      192 7 BOX OFFICE ifc^j Wk y^l TO-DAY 11 A.M. phone Il!^3mhii^hU 3 15 6 15 94AA MrUrtYfT/ eiNEMfI D£ LUXE g wu \EVERY SLAT A TIP-UP fIRMCHfIIRj 20TH CENTURY FOX PRESENT STANLEY LIVINGSTONE orCnotn I "TWO HEADED TRACY GIANT" NANCY KELLY Kj gracie fields BirilAßll HRFFMF R§ SINGS TO HIvHHIIH untune.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 1939. WINSTON'S WEEK-END
    965 8 Ten days ago Germany renewed her threats of intensive air raids on Great Britain and her propagandists assured Mr. Winston Churchill, their pet hate, that he had enjoyed his last quiet week-end." To the extent that he devoted part of
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    CHAP JEE KEE
    105 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Thanks are due to Get Them for outlining the Chap Jee Kee swindle, and I sincerely hope that those who happen to be victims of it will co-operate with the police by refraining from staking. Surely this is no
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    RADIO LICENSES
    94 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Prom time to time there have been complaints, which are unanimous here, that the licence fee of $12 a year is excessive when compared with other countries. Why this charge is retained I cannot understand. Since the introduction of the
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    BRITAIN "SETTLES DOWN COMFORTABLY TO WAR"
    3919 8 Our London Letter (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 30. "JJERE the war has affected uj remarkably little and i1 you landed here suddenly in com plete ignovance of the happenings of the past few months you would find it very difficult to believe
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    PARIS GUNNERS REPULSE TWO GERMAN AIR RAIDS
    385 9 Capital Awakened By Heavy Gunfire BELGIAN" NEUTRALITY AGAIN VIOLATED BY NAZI AIRMEN Shetland Isles Bombed By Enemy Raiders GERMAN planes yesterday conducted two unsuccessful raids 'on Paris and two over the Shetland Isles, being driven off by anti-aircraft fire. The first raid on
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    Germany Loses Two Vessels
    191 9 Ships Scuttled When Halted By Warships London, Nov. 14 TTWO German steamers, the 1 Mecklenburg (8.000 tons) and the Parana (6,000 tons), and the British steamer Ponzano (1.34fi tons) have been sunk. The Admiralty announces that the two German steamers were intercepted by British warships. The
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    R. A.F. Superiority Over Germans
    207 9 London, Nov. 14. A COMMON form of propaganda emanating from Germany is the misrepresentation of British morale r.nd character and this is often echoed by malevolent neutrals, writes Reuter's chief diplomatic correspondent. Such erroneous views are based on the notorious worthlessness of German estimates of
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    GERMAN PRESSURE ON NEUTRALS
    111 9 London. Nov. 14. GERMANY, not having command of the sea-outside of ths Baltic, cannot, like the Allies, exercise legal c ntra'xind control, she is therefore attempting to force nsutral vessels to pass through the Kiel Canal or call at north-west German ports, writes K enters chief
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    S. AFRICA PREPARES
    35 9 Pretoria <S Africa), Nov. 13. THE whole existing active Citizens Force, plus units still to be formed, is to be brought up to war establishment by volunteers aged up to 45.— Reuter.
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    Will Leave U.S. Vessel Alone, Aver Nazis
    93 9 Washington, Nov. 13. HTIIE German Government has notified the United States that German warships have been ordered not to interfere with the American steamer City of Flint on her way back to the United States, reports Reuter. The City of Flint was recently
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    Lithuanian Protest To Germany
    46 9 Kaunas, Nov. 13. LITHUANIA has agreed to grant asylum to 1,500 Jews whom the Nazis expelled from the Suvalki district. Lithuania has already protested to Berlin regarding the thousands of Jews driven towards the Lithuanian frontier, but has received no reply. Reuter.
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    GERMAN AGRICULTURE POORLY ORGANIZED
    103 9 London, Nov. 14. THE Economist produces figures showing: that whereas Germany required the labour of 140 men to produce food for every 1,000 men, Britain required only 66. This is due to 'he fact that that the greater part of German food .s home grown as
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    WHY NAZI REGIME HAS NO RIGHT TO LIVE
    62 9 London, Nov. 13. THE secret anti-Nazi German Freedom station declared, "The Nazi regime must perish so that Germany can live again. The system which murdered Gen. Fritsch and daily is murdering thousands of Germany's finest men, and which sends hundreds of thousands
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    DANGER OF WAR IN FAR EAST HELD TO BE DECREASING
    109 9 London, Nov. 13. TTHE greater assurance which is now felt in the development of Anglo-Japanese relations is reflected in the decision of the Rating Committee of Underwriters to extend to Shanghai the war risk insurance premium of 60s. per cent,
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    Qualified Nazi Pledge To Holland And Belgium
    278 9 FRENCH VIEWS OF WHY GERMANY NOW HESITATES TO ATTACK THE official German news agency stated that Germany in- tends to respect the neutrality of Holland and Belgium so long as Britain and France did so "and so long as Holland and Belgium showed
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    Russo-Japanese Border Talks
    125 9 Berlin, Nov. 14. RUSSO-JAPANESE talks for a settlement of outstanding border disputes will be held first at Chlnta (Russia) and later at Harbin <Manchukuo), says a Moscow message to the German news agency. The names of the Japanese and Manchukuo representatives to the promised frontier commission have
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    POPE'S BROADCAST TO UNITED STATES
    82 9 Rome, Nov. 13. fTHE Pope broadcasting to America on the 1 fiftieth anniversary of the Catholic University of Washington said that Christian youth was faced with disconcerting errors of nationalism which, b" precipitating the world into an appalling war, had given cruel proof of the
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    KING AND QUEEN SEE "LION HAS WINGS"
    71 9 London, Nov. 13. nr»HE King and Queen, accompanied by th 3 1 Duchess of Kent, visited a West-End cinema this afternoon and saw the film "Lion Has Wings," depicting exploits of tho Royal Air Force. It was their Majesties' first visit to a
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    £300 FOR AN UNUSED AIR MAIL STAMP
    67 9 London, Nov. 13. AN unused 60 cent air mail stamp was sold at the London stamp auction to-day for £300. The stamp was one of the 300 stamps Issued for Commander de Pinedo's flight from Newfoundland to Rome in May 1927. Air mail
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    Neutral States' Peace Activity
    158 9 Door To Negotiations Held To Be Still Open THE Netherlands believes that the door to peace negotiations is still open, according to statements made in Government circles at The Hague yesterday. Since Sunday afternoon there has been considerable diplomatic activity in Belgium and Holland which is
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    "KEEP CALM," SAYS DUTCH PREMIER
    285 9 People Told To Ignore '•Wild Rumours" A REASSURING statement about the j precautionary measures taken in the Netherlands was broadcast yesterday afternoon by the Prime Minister. 1 M. Degeer. He spoke of wild rumours that had been circulating and said they were either derived from
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    SIR ARTHUR SALTER
    82 9 London, Nov. 13. SIR Arthur Salter has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to thy Ministry of Ship Ding. Sir Arthur Salter. who is an independent Member of Parliament for Oxford University, was chairman of the Allied Maritime Transport Executive in the last war. He was for nine years
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    Russia Adopts Menacing Attitude To Finland
    389 9 RED NAVY'S THREAT AFTER BREAKDOWN OF MOSCOW TALKS MOSCOW'S attitude is becoming increasingly menacing following the breakdown of the Finnish-Soviet negotiations in Moscow concerning the Soviet demands. The Soviet naval newspaper Red Fleet says that Russia is prepared to overcome all obstacles to get
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    Explanation By Dr. Erkko
    125 9 Explanation By Dr. Erkko Helsinki, Nov. 14. AFTER five blank days the Government considered it necessary to re-establish direct contact with the delegates at Moscow, hence their recall," declared Dr. Erkko, Finnish Foreign Minister, m an interview yesterday at Helsinki regarding the Finnish attitude concerning the Moscow talks He remained
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    The Munich Bomb Was German Made
    49 9 London, Nov. 14. •ywO German metal firms are con- cerned in the manufacture of the bomb which exploded la the beer hail at Munich half an hour after Hiiler had left, according to the Rome Radio —Reuter. i Mass arrests see page 7)
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    EIRE REPRESENTATIONS TO AMERICA
    44 9 Dublin. Nov. 14. EIRE has made representations to the United States in connection with the decision to close the Eire, ports to United States ships. It is declared here that United States ihips can safely trade v.ith I Eire. Reuter.
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    PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO SIRDHANA LOSS
    302 10 Government To Consider Report Made Yesterday SURVIVORS WELL CARED FOR GIFTS OF CLOTHING THE preliminary inquiry into the sinking of the British India liner Sirdhana, which went down in Singapore harbour yesterday morning after a mine explosion, was completed yesterday. A decision as to whether
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    R. E. OFFICER MARRIES
    116 10 MAJOR S. W. JOSLYN, of the Royal Engineers, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, to Miss Eve Hudson, a sister cf the Kandnng Kerbau hospital. Singapore. The Rev. D. E. J. Hod^e officiated, Capt. F. If. Grazearoo!:. RE., played the organ Gi-vn away by Capt.
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    SIRDHANA RUMOURS
    39 10 DUBLIC loud-speakers at various 1 points in Singapore last night helped to dispel alarming rumours In regard to the casualty list in the Sirdhana disaster. The official statement was broadcast In the usual 7 p.m. news bulletin.
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    "THE GORILLA"
    31 10 "T\IE Gorilla," a Ritz Brotners 1 comedy, opened at the Capitol Theatre, Singapore, this morning at 11 a.m. Other shows will be at 3.15, G. 15 and 9.15 p.m.
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    AMERICAN TOOK PICTURES UP TO LAST MINUTE IN SINKING SHIP
    681 10 *J*vvo oi tho last passengers to 'jump for it" from the British India liner Sirdhana. which sank in Singapore harbour yesterday, were Mr. Charles Vance and Mr. Edwin -Eddie") Gaillard. both American members of Nicola's company of magicians who have,,
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    One Of The Victims Of The Disaster
    26 10 Attending to an infant taken from the water after the Sirdhana disaster The child subsequently died.— Straits Times picture.
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    MAINTENANCE ORDER NOT TO BE VARIED
    424 10 A PETITION to vary a maintenance order and a supplementary petition for the custody of a girl who had left a convent were dismissed by Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. The petitioner, Thomas Daryi Ramage Miles, alleged that his former
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    RUGGER PLAYER HURT IN CAR CRASH
    116 10 <Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 13. MEMBER of the Cup-winning Selanlfl gor rugger fifteen last year and vice-captain of the Selangor Club this season, Mr. D. Mcßrlde was badly injured in a motor-car accident this morning. It appears that Mcßride. who is
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    13 10 The Lord Mayor's Red Cross fund has reached f 6s2,ooo.— BrUish Wireless. t
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    MAGICIAN'S $100,000 LOSS IN SIRDHANA
    734 10 Nicola Tells Of Scenes After Mine Explosion WILLIAM NICOLA, the famous magician who has just conTT eluded a tour of Malaya, lost more than U. 5.5100,000 worth of property when the Sirdhana sank in Singapore Harbour yesterday after striking a mine. Eleven are dead and
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    11 DEAD, NINE MISSING IN SIRDHANA DISASTER
    465 11 Rescue Work After Mine Explosion In Harbour ALL EUROPEAN PASSENGERS SAFE: AMBULANCE WORK AT WHARF ELEVEN deck passengers, chiefly infants and children, are officially stated to have lost their lives when the British India steamer Sirdhana (7,745 tons) sank in Singapore harbour yesterday
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    How Banishees Were Saved
    173 11 SOME 137 Chinese undesirables were on the Sirdhana being banished from Malaya, and were saved from drowning by the quick action of Inspector S. W. 3. Marsden, who was m charge of the police escort taking them to China. It is now understood that seven banishees
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    BUS DRIVER LOSES HIS APPEAL
    92 11 £l CHINESE omnibus driver, Koh Ah Tek. who was convicted in the lower courts for dangerous driving, fined $50 and had his driving licence suspended for a year, appealed against the conviction before the Chief Justice. Sir Percy McElwaine. yesterday. The appeal was dismissed. It
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    OFFICERS DIVE TO RESCUE THREE CHILDREN
    410 11 Graphic Stories Of Last Moments Aboard Sinking Vessel fRAPHIC stories of the last moments aboard the Sirdhana were given by survivors interviewed by Straits Times re- porters. One was of the heroism of two offisrs who, among some of the last to save the
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    CHINESE SALESMEN
    90 11 TIE following 'vere elected officials of the Chinese Salesmen's Association President Mr. Tan Kirn Chwee; vice presidents, Messrs. Teng Kirn Hock, Tan Teow Lin, Teh Chong Ngee, Koh Lian Seek; honorary secretary. Mr. Yeo Boon Seng; assistant honorary secretaries, Messrs. Lim Lean Tatt and Lim Quay Tow; honorary
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    Official Statement On The Disaster
    82 11 THE British India steamer Sirdhana was sunk in Singapore Harbour yesterday as a result of striking a mine, says an official communique issued last night. No explanation as to how the accident occurred is likely to be forthcoming until after an inquiry has been held,
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    First Launch Brings Dead Child
    258 11 First Launch Brings Dead Child SCENES reminiscent of those 'in the newsreel of the arrival of the survivors of the Athenia disaster were witnessed yesterday on the Telok Ayer wharf where survivors of the Sirdhana were landed. Five ambulances, the first arrivals to the call for all available ambulances, were
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    APPEAL FOR CLOTHING FOR SIRDHANA SURVIVORS
    475 11 /"\VER 120 Lasrars, including the, Sirdhana's firemen and stewards, are being looked after at the Marine Hostel. Most of them, who jumped overboard after the explosion, were lying in bed yesterday afternoon, while others preferred to walk around in an attempt to dry their
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    26 12 The Queen stops to talk to a sewing machinist at one of the factories "somewhere in England" where Army and other National Service uniforms are produced.
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    EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN Rapid Rise In Demand Likely
    146 12 EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN Rapid Rise In Demand Likely T London, Nov. 13. HE TEMPORARY increase in unemployment revealed in the recent Ministry of Labour returns was inevitable as a result of the change-over from peace to war conditions. However, as is pointed out ;n; n an interview with the Minister
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    PREMIER PROGRESSES
    37 12 FOLLOWING the viS^oT'the^physifi A i ians this m orning, it was stated that the progress reported yesterday in the condition of the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, is continued BrftlSf Wireless 8^" 1115 g Ut
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    ROTHERMERE ON PAYMENTS TO PRINCESS "Always Asking For Money"
    889 12 London, Nov. 13. jJETAILS of £5,000 a year contract.; with Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe were given by Lord Rothermere, proprietor of the Daily Mail. Siving evidence in the case brought rgainst him by the Princess for damages for alleged breach of contract.
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    Ministers At The Front
    184 12 Empire Statesmen Impressed London. Nov. 13. FIVE Empire ministers, who with th? Dominions Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, have been visiting the Bri |ish front, are leaving to-day. Mr. Eden told Reuters special correspondent with the British Expeditionary Force that no visitor rould fail to notice the
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    MEGAN TAYLOR TURNING PROFESSIONAL
    51 12 M Sydney, Nov. 14. EGAN TAYLOR, the English holder of the women's world figureskating championship, has turned professional, according to her father, with whom she is co-starring in an ice revue. Megan will later tour America from where she has received an offer of £300 weekly.—
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    "AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO GO TO WAR, BUT..."
    174 13 U.S. Journal's Warning Against Invasion Of Holland New York, Nov. 13. THE American people do not want to go to war, but if fhey see Holland and Belgium annihilated they will realize what is not yet really understood— that the world
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    Replies To Peace Move Lauded
    257 13 Armistice Held To Be Remote Hope London, Nov. 13. TTHE British and French to the Belgo-Dutch peace move receive the unanimous approval of the London Press, though doubt that the move will lead to peace is equally unanimous. The Times says there is no need
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    AMERICAN "FLYING FORTRESSES"
    56 13 Lima (Peru), Nov. 13. SEVEN American "flying fortresses" are leaving here In the morning on a non-stop flight to Asuncion, Paraguay. The flight has hitherto not been attempted. The planes arrived here yesterday after flying 1,600 miles from Panama in eight hours and were greeted at the
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    THETIS VICTIMS
    17 13 Thirty -four bodies have been removed from the sealed stern of the submarine Thetis.— Reuter.
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    SULPHUR MINE DISASTER
    60 13 Tokio, Nov. 13. [VESPERATE efforts are being made to locate and extricate 43 miners caught In a sulphur mine disaster at Matsuo in Iwate Prefecture. Fearing that those still buried alive In the pits might be affec'-od by poisonous gas, ten physicians with 4C mrses have been
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    BRITONS LEAVING HOLLAND
    34 13 London, Nov. 13. BRITONS who had been warned to leave Holland formed the bulk of 80 passengers, who arrived at Gravesend last ni&ht from Rotterdam. They included i.iothers with babies.— Reuter.
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    Plane Attack On Nazi Submarine
    120 13 London, Nov. 13. THE Air Ministry announces, that an attack on an eneunv suomarine was made yesterday by British reconnaissance aircraft ot the coastal command. The submarine was at the surface when the attarv was delivered. She began to submerge rapidly as soon as th"
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    Demands To Finland
    297 13 What Acceptance Would Mean London, Nov. 13. A SPEAKER over the 8.8.C. last A night explained, the. Russian plans and what they would inrolve if Finland were to grant them. The negotiations, he said, have arisen as a result of Russian cl»'ms upon Finland both in the
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    JAPAN'S TALKS WITH BRITAIN AND US.
    79 13 Tokio, Nov. 13. REVIEWING interviews between the Japanese Foreign Vice-Minister \nd the British Ambassador and the Irst Interview between the Japanese Minister and the American Ambassador, the Asahi Shimbun says Japan's negotiations with Britain and America seem to have reached stalemate with no prospect
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    43 DEAD IN GERMAN RAIL COLLISION
    33 13 Berlin, Nov. 14. FORTY-THREE persons were killed and more than 60 others injured in a collision between two heavily laden passenger trains near Langlieben. Upper Silesia.— Reuter.
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      231 13 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TO-DAY ZBL 225 -uetrw. /HP 30.06 metres, a.m. L0.30 Kronchongs and stambols. <,From the Studio). LI. 30 Hawaiian music from the Studio. p.m. 12 15 Malay songs *rom ths Studio. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.30 The news and mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.40 interval. 4.50
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    TO-DAY'S RACE SELECTIONS
    98 14 FOLLOWING are selections for 1 this afternoon's racing at Bukit Timah in the second day of the Singapore meeting: STRAITS TIMES Rac« I.— Nightshade, Phariol. Race Never Set, Turn Over. Race 3. Dancing Foam, Silver Lace. Race 4.— Ralnborou-h. Saladin. Race s.— St. Charles, Soho. Race 6.
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    Sir Arnold Robinson Cup Golf At R.S.G.C. Postponed To Nov. 26
    393 14 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's competition for the Sir ArnoM I Robinson cup has been postDor^d to Sunday morning, Nov. 26, and trie following are the starting times. 8.20 I. J. O. Cruickshank and A. S Anderson and T.
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    Indian Labourers' Athletic Sports
    97 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) S Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13. PORTS for Indian labourers, their wives and children were run off yesterday under the auspices of the social section of the Selangor Indian Association. There was a large attendance at the sports which were favoured by fine
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    S.C.C. RUGBY
    37 14 The following have been selected to play for £n S.C.C team against Fort Canning this evening. Kelway; Waltes, Goetz?e. Houston, Burley; G. B Potter Laird; Purser. Walker, London, Hopkins. Stein, Gillett and J. Ferguson (5.A.0.8.A.).
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    General Eva's Farewell
    177 14 /"GENERAL Evangeline "Booth, with >* the blue, red, and gold of the Salvation Army flag draped about her shoulder stood on the platform at n tt U Hal> London, recently, and said "Good-bye." She relinquished command of the Army at the end of October, and the meeting
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    "GOLDEN BOY" FOR SYLVIA SIDNEY
    50 14 A BABY was born in New York reA cently to Miss Sylvia Sidney, American film actress, wife of Mr. Luther Adler. American actor, whom she married in London lest year when he was appearing in the play. "The Golden Boy." The baby is a boy.
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    RACING PROGRAMME AT BUKIT TIMAH TO-DAY
    762 14 Second Day Of Singapore Winter Meeting pOLLOWING is to-morrow's racing card at Bukit Timah in the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting. The double tote will be on races six and eight and the big sweep will be drawn on race
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    To-day's Training Notes
    305 14 THERE were several short spurts done at Bukit Timah this morning on the second track by horses running this afternoon. The going was again on the heavy side, and it is unlikely to improve before the races start this afternoon. First out were Night Empress and Nightshade,
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    J. FERGUSON IN SINGAPORE CUP TEAM
    156 15 J. FERGUSON IN SINGAPORE CUP TEAM A CHANGE has been made in the Singapore rugger team to meet Negri-Sembilan-Malacca in a Malaya Cup rugby match at Seremban on Saturday. Instead of Grieve being chosen as vingforward it is noticed that John Ferguson, of St. Andrew's Old Boys, has been allotted
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    OLYMPIC GAMES OPTIMISTS
    124 15 EVEN war cannot keep a good athlete down. Finland is still optimistic &,bout holding the Olympic Games at Helsinki next year, and Danish swimmers and athletes in particular are 81 ill optimistic about taking part In It. A Reuter message from Copenhagen reported that several Games candidatess
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION HOCKEY TEAMS
    145 15 Indian Association hockey teams for the week are: Tomorrow against R.A.F. Seletar. on I A ground: Jean Pierre; Capt. K. S. Thimayya. Lt. M. G. Bewoor; K. Shanirugam, P. Gupta. P. K. Br.askaran Tarlok Singh. Capt. Wanchoo. Lt. Balwant Singh. Lt. Randhir Singh. Ibrahim bin Isa.
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    SINGAPORE SCORE 2-1 WIN OVER PERAK AT HOCKEY
    824 15 Losers* Make Determined Efforts In Second Half SINGAPORE beat Perak by two goals to one in a grand game of hockey on the S.C.C. padang before a large crowd yesterday. In spite of the turf being rather on the soft side, a
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    TENNIS TIES AT S.C.R.C. & Y.M.C.A.
    200 15 TENNIS TIES AT S.C.R.C. Y.M.C.A. Further S.C.R.C. tennis ties are: To-day, Veterans Handicap Singles: L. Loh (owe 12) vs. Chia Keng Tye (scr.). To-morrow, Open Doubles Champion- j ship: Chin Kec Onn and Chua Choon! Leong vs. Dr. G. F. de Souza and P. de Snuza; John Lim and Tan
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    Inter-port Rowing Cup Race To Be Held To-morrow
    123 15 THE crew from Batavia to contest the Interport rowing cup against Singapore arrived yesterday morning and had their first practice on the breakwater course yesterday evening. They have brought with them a woman cox, Miss H. M. Noordijk. A change has had
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    Indian Army Meet Perak To-day
    155 15 PERAK play their last match In Singapore to-day when they meet the Indian Army on the S.C.C. padang. The Indian Army have a fine team and are fully confident of winning. Arokia Samy, the leader of to-day's attack, is considered to be the finest player
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    SELANGOR'S RUGGER FORM IMPROVES EVERY MATCH
    578 15 118 Points For, 18 Against, Is Record In Friendlies (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpui Nov. 13. SELANGOR continue to pile up the poims against their rugger opponents this season. So far in five encounters, the home State has registered 118 points against 18
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    New Year Land And Sea Sports Carnival
    101 15 AT a representative meeting held at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday evening at 6.30, it was decided to run a New Year sports carnival, both land and sea. on Monday. Jan. 1. Those present at the meeting yesterday were Mr. H. K. Rodgers
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    33 15 lIOt'KKV Indian Army \s Perak. S.C C padang Polite "A" vs. R.A.F. (H.Q depot. RUGGER: S.C.C. vs. Fort Canning "A", S.C.C. padang:. RACES Singapore Turf Club Winter Meeting:, second day.
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    Qualifiers In Cup Golf At I.G.C.
    248 15 THE lollowinz quahned for match play in the R.A.F. and KM.S. Cornwall rups at the Island Golf Club on Saturday F. O. Minns and T. Y. Chla 81—16.% 64. 7 i: J. Murphy and H Hunter 73— <> Tan Chin Tuan and H. H.
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    POLICE SECOND AMD ST. JOSEPH'S DRAW
    34 15 Playing on their own ground ai- the depot yesterday, the Police second strin? and St. Joseph's Institution drew in a fast game of hockey, each sM« scoring once.
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    HOCKEY OFF
    59 15 THE two S.R.C. hockey fix tint's against Raffles College and 18th Field Ambulance team which were to have been played yesterday, were cancelled. The match between the S.C.R.C. and the Tan Tork Seng's Hospital R.C. were also cancelled. The match between the Loyals and the Singapore Colts, to
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    RUGGER OFF
    29 15 The rugger match between the Singapore Teacheis' Ass'jo-p.tion and St. Andrew's Old Boys, to be played on Thursday is off, i wing to 'he black-out and curfew.
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    53 16 An injured survivor of the Sirdhana disaster receiving treatment on the top of one of the rescue launch** (Below) Lifeboats returning from the ill-fated vessel. launches. :< '"T^"" .v.-.v.v.v.:.v......... Asiatic survivors arriving in Singapore aboard a rescue launch. .Below) Some of the European
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