Malaya Tribune, 14 December 1939

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XXVI No. 297 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, December 14, 1939.
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  • 163 1 Exciting Chase In South Atlantic ADMIRAL SCHEER SAID TRAPPED One British Ship Hit: Others Continue Chase Reuter. r mD Hp a j London, Dec. 14. out of the action and forced to drop Admiraf of Peared to be seeking 1* an d «PThe chase continLs'lguter
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  • 75 1 Reuter. Gcdk* a xTir Kaunas, Dec. 13. ERMANY is making greatest efforts Ii mcreas c her exports to the Baltic States, following the institution of Allied stoppage of overseas exports Lithuania is inundated with offers of German goods, but the German clearing system works unfavourably for the
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  • 165 1 *v London, Dec. 13. URING the week ended Dec. 9, the British contraband control intercepted 7,000 tons of contraband goods suspected to be destined for Germany The total included 1,400 tons of cotton 1,200 tons of miscellaneous foodstuffs, 900 tons of fodder, «00 tons of oil seeds. 700
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  • 30 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 14. The Admiralty announces that in the North Sea the same submarine that sighted the Bremen has sunk a U-boat and torpedoed an enemy cruiser.—Reuter.
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  • 20 1 Reuter. rWjEJ" of Admiral ao(1 ST if Canton-Baker, k C r Fand. H L j
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  • 34 1 London. Dee t« M WAH, president 0 f th P t m League i he Indi a al Commission shm l M emanded c fourae oecome an arm* «2? and
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  • 472 1 Finnish Forces Advance LEAGUE ACTION See Page 9 Reuter. r £U* reported that the Finn ish T£2 th a^, X e mmUniqUe has yen considerab,. and 6 n rlhern Sh re f Lad <* a < SuomussaJmi indict 1 T n the n rthern front The
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  • 81 1 Reuter. T London, Dec 1? 2j lasted 7 hours dn 33 minutes, the Bjm rt*g at 130 a.m. H USe #v ten min utes afterwards the H„, d J he emergenc y d »ors »ne House was found to in darkness and ill «u- had
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  • 36 1 Reuter. 2 yesterday's modifies there X whteh cotton' UnC nt martet.°m P t n K ed at a Permissible .tuvance, while rubber, after disnHvina renewed strength, eaaedl slight Iv when oemand subsided.-Reuter
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  • 73 1 Italian Feeling Reuter. London, Dec. 14. THE new Soviet Ambassador to Italy has left Rome for Moscow. No official reason for his v given but reports are that he has gone to place before the Sovie? Government details of the Italian S hIS Stay in Rome
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  • 34 1 Reuter. T HE London steamer Deptford°' 4ooe -,oi Cns^ was tor P£doed voterdPv hef c 4w d of ?n k Seve n of glares are among the dead.-Reute? P
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  • 29 1 Reuter. Sfvrv London. Dec. 13. mmers were injured in a pit accident at Hatfield main colliery. near Doncaster, yesterday" All j many with fractured
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  • 45 1 Reuter. New York, Dec. 14. ti„„ £t twkheed Aircraft (wT he Brif is h^ ed a »*f«n,ent P wUh M^ l V: a Ztr^ at SS P ™chlir These bombers for the pv f n,n ernmenf ar? coin *Tench Gov-
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  • 20 1 Reuter. f the Soviet Indt/rka'^Sf Of ?'onn he Japanese 2 326 at hampered rescue' SSSff^g?
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  • 17 1 Reuter. Madrid, Dec. 13. Spain to-day wrw "a* Dec 13 *S^-»SS!fer. betWe n the two co »n-
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    • 60 1 OTHER Paujjs Tribune X'mas Appeal Gaffes Raffles College Criticised 2 Planters and Segamat Court I nmers.lv College For ffi a J Two New Chairs For lUffW 4 (inemai «*mes 5 I Review The News"— c we 6 7 Crisis In Japan S J Finnish Counter Attacks 8 Sport Ks 9
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    • 128 1 .'t MUij Bt V £LV N ASTPtO-VA' ENGLAND I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR, I l III Kor < i KI.lTLKs I I Air 41, q. ELECTRIC IRONS. I I 1 feIzes Shock-proof and Lasting The largest manufacturers of Electrical Goods in the British I I Empire carry a very full line
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  • 667 2 "UNFORTUNATE," SAYS McLEAN COMMISSION CRITICISM of the attitude towards research at Raffles College is conL tamed in the McLean report on Higher Education in Malaya. "We cannot but feel that the attitude towards research at the College is unfortunate and that it is certainly, in
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  • 105 2 THE Under-Secretary to Government, F.M.S.. announces for the information of the mining community in g«neral and of the contributors io the buffer stock 1938 1939 in particular, that the executive of the buffer stock has declared a second distribution under Article 23 of the scheme. The Malayan
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  • 22 2 Che Md. Akib bin Yaacob. financial assistant, Monopolies and Customs Department, Alor Star, has reported his return from leave and resumed duty.
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  • 90 2 INTENDING patrons ot "The Island" at the Victoria Theatre to-day, to-morrow and on Saturday are reminded that owing to the length of the play it is essential that the curtain should go up promptly at 9.30 p.m., and are requested to be in their seats by that
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  • 193 2 Singapore, Wednesday. "THE V.M.C.A. is to-day one of the most powerful character-build-ing organisations in the world and serves men and boys of all races and creeds in almost every country of the world." said Mr. George Day, speaking at the Rotary Club meeting to-day. Mr.
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  • 66 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Tuesday. As a result of an affray which occurred at Tan j ong Olak Estate on the night of Dec. 4, six Indian labourers were this morning charged before Inche Haron bin Ahmad with having caused an affray. They all
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  • 327 2 QWING to the present shortage of formic and acetic acid used as coagulants in the preparation of rubber, the Government has decided it is necessary for supplies to be controlled until the shortage ceases, states a notice from the Under-Secretary, F.M.S. For the purpose
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  • 145 2 THE appointment of a senior Lecturer from a University in Great Britain to act when a member of the staff of Raffles College goes on leave is recommended in the McLean Commission's report on Higher Education in Malaya. The Commissioners point out that if the members
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  • 252 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Wednesday. ALLEGATIONS that the motor-car was being driven in a zig-zaz manner and that with the exception of one European the other occupants of the car were under the influence of liquor were made by Wan Abu Bakar, Health Inspector.
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  • 14 2 Che Baharom bin Ahmad, harbour master, Kedah. has been granted four months' vacation leave.
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  • 22 2 An officer well-known in Singapore, Major L. G. Hartmnnn. Royal Artillery, hai been appointed Military Attache to the British Legation at Bangkok.
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  • 731 2 900 POOR FAMILIES NEED HELP HUR appeal for two thousand dollar* to assist Lieut.-Col H A.lm* O j n his effort to provide Christmas cheer for 900 destitute Singapore famiHes, has met with a magnificent response. At eleven o'clock thiS Y3af sent .64.50 collected
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  • 64 2 Singapore, Wednesday. An expression of deep regret at tne passing of the late Dr. Lim Eng HW was made at to-day's meet ins of. tn. Singapore Rotary Club by the President, Mr. R. E. Holttum. "Dr. Lim Eng Hae was a dent of this Club and a popular man. he
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  • 245 2 (From Our Own Reporter). Kluang, Wednesday THE importance of the Johore Planters' Association was stressed W Mr. S. Harper Ball at the half-yearly annual general meeting w the Association held here to-day. "The Association represents a sum of money almost inconceivable a sum of
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  • 128 2 THE death has occurred of Mrs. Khoo Twa Puah, nee Lim Chye Lan, aged 88, at her residence No. 395, Dato Kramat Road, Penang this morning after a short illness. She is the mother of Messrs. Khoo Soo Jin, Khoo Soo Ghee, Yeoh Oon Teik of
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  • 32 2 Reuter. Liege, Dec. 13. Four Italians were arrested here today and charged with espionage. Three are of German origin. It Is alleged that they spread Nazi propaganda. —Reuter.
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  • 74 3 NOTICE to mariners, issued ft yesterday, states: Masters strongly advised, in their interest, to examine the board, outside the Shipoffice, in the Master Atit's offices. On it will be found notices to iera issued by the authorial many different ports which Malayan authorities in not
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  • 65 3 Singapore, Wednesday. YSAR Barai (30) and Baboo RajSingh (37). two Bengalis, rning appeared before Mr. KenByrne, fourth police magischarge of attempting to take irrency, 1.192 rupees 7 annas, ri6 rupees and 10 annas, respec- out of the Colony yesterday a.t an offence under the Emergency Defence Regulations.
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  • 11 3 untitled bin Wan Daud has been to act as h&bour master,
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  • 221 3 Matter For The State Council (From Our Own Reporter). «f ,v Kluang, Wednesday. of the system of bail in the Magistrate's Court in Segamat was made at the half-yearly general meeting of the Johore Planters' system of bail in the Segamat Magistrate's Court entails
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  • 180 3 Singapore, Wednesday. THE funeral of the late Dr. Lim Eng Hae, J.P.. took place this evening at the Bidadari Cemetery, and was largely attended. The Rev. Father S. Lee performed the ceremony. Among those present at the graveside, besides the widow and family, were:
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  • 222 3 Singapore, Wednesday. "THE accused has had long relations with the Police and the Courts. He has had sixteen convictions already, the last eight of which were all for cheating," stated Chief Court Inspector E. Tunn, in the District Court to-day, when Veera&amy, a
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  • 755 3 (From Our Own Reporter). Kluang, Wednesday. "JHE educated Indian employed on estates will agree with me, I am sure, that a serious mistake was made when the Government of India debarred its nationals from enjoying the advantages of earning a livelihood in this country," said Mr. S.
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  • 68 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Oh Ang, alias Koh Ang, a 32-year-old Hokkien. this morning claimed trial before Mr. C. H. Koh in the Third Police Court to a charge of committinp mischief by damaging a Johore taxi to an extent of $78.21 at Selegie Road on Sept.
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  • 724 4 NEED FOR FUSION OF INTERESTS McLean Commission Findings MALAYA will not have a University for many years to come, but if the findings of the McLean Commission are followed the country will soon have a University College, marking the fusion of Raffles College and the
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  • 55 4 Singapore, Wednesday.-Produced uilorc Mr. C. H. Koh in the Third Police Court this morning, Teo Chon<? Kee a 59-year-old Hokkien, claimed trial to a charge of assau'ting a four year-old tiri on Dec. a The case was postponed to Dec 20 for n*ention t>.»U la the
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  • 161 4 THE uncensored version of the Universal picture. "All Quiet on the Western Front." opened at the Alhambra yesterday to large houses. This film was shown some years ago in a somewhat lestricted form, but the parts that were censored then have
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  • 93 4 Singapore, Wednesday. THE decree nisi granted to Mr. Richard Patrick Bradley. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, S.S.. who petitioned for a divorce from his wife, Una Alice, was to-day made absolute by Sir Percy McEhvaine. in the High Court. Mr. G If. Coltart was present for
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  • 76 4 Kluang, Wednesday. LABOUR forces are showing an inclination to make small subscriptions io the Malaya Patriotic Fund, and I would like all our members to show their willingness to accept these contributions and send them to the various district treasurers so that the money can
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  • 210 4 RUBBER INDUSTRY TAXES Kluang. Wednesday. lUl'lH rising wages and increasing costs of material, freight, insurance and handling charges, the forward view for rubber is not at all bright, according to Mr. S. Harper Ball, chairman of the Johore Planters' Association, speaking at the half-yearly general meeting held here to-day. In
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  • 23 4 Dr. M.P. O'Connor has been seconded ft; service in Kedah and has assumed duty as deputy State surgeon, with effect from Oct. 10.
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  • 534 4 Singapore, Wednesday. "JF this cast? had to depend on your evidence, I would have thrown it out," staled Mr. L. C. Goh, fifth magistrate, to-day, to additional police constable 191, in the case in which Sim Pong, a quarry ccolie was ccnvicted on charges of cutting and
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    • 286 4 I PILES can be Cured There arc thousands of men ana who suffer awful agony day ttr d because of pile trouble, who do not Vthat every chemist stocks a spa i that does most surely and m& I the misery of this wretched troubte. Make a confidant of your
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  • 1072 5 The McLean commission JHB estabhshment of Chairs for Malay Studies and Chinese Studies is recommended in the McLean Report on Higher Education which has just been published. As the Malays and Chinese together constitute the greatest part, of the population of Malaya the
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  • 244 5 Singapore, Wednesday. £T the conclusion of a lengthy address to the court during which he referred to several High Ccurt judgments, Mr. C H. Koh, third police magistrate, this afternoon acquitted Yuriko Nagano, a young Japanese girl, who claimed trial to a charge of dishonest misappropriation
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  • 124 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Wednesday. AN the eve of his departure on home leave, Dr. C. P. Allen, State Surgeon, Johore, was entertained to a dinner by the Hon. Dr. N. Mootatamby, Johore State Council, at the Singapore Airport Restaurant on Monday night. Speeches
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  • 429 7 Russia telah t f tamahu menerima tawaran Lembasi. oengan Finland it u Khabar-nya orang2 Russia tengah mengumpulkan satu Juta sa-teS bmh mZSSSS? laUd kerana hendak menjalankan rnuiai narl inl. Orang2 Finn sedang tempat2 sennAn p 1561 118 «-«belah selatan. beberapa serangan Russia telah di-undorkan oleh pehai Finn
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    • 152 7 SURFACE MAIL mail from Great Britain be delivered in Singapore ■"U morning, "sun talkie TO-NIGHT 9-30 Warner Bros, present DICK POWELL in GOING PLACES v ith ANITA LOUISE. o^^^^...gushing from rich soil! Fighting Fury...unleashed from desperate men! SBvHBL >£. ■/1 By <4.BBfc< i lllil^jEjE<is»BWMff^^r^?reß PAVILION The ONE X'MAS Attraction that
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    • 386 7 WHAT*THE DOCTOR TOLD MARY Sound advice to restore husband's failing strength r- "No, Mrs. C—your husband need not remain weak, anaemic, rundown. He does not need costly medicines either, all he requires is a good health-build-ing tonic—Waterbury's Compound." Doctors for more than 50 years have been recommending Waterbury's Compound. They
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 108 7 CAFITOL: "Unexpected Father." 3.15, ii.15 and 9 15 p m. I ALHAMBRA: "AU Quiet on the Western Front." —3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. PAVILION: "For Love Or Money."— 6.15 and 3.15 p.m. CATHAY: "Rulers of the Sea."—3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH: "Punjab Lancers." —4.15 and 9.15 p.m. ROYAL: "Maya
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  • 229 8 MALAYANS who had fondly hoped that the McLean Commission on Higher Education in Malaya would recommend a University for Malaya must be bitterly disappointed with the report of the Commission just published. But they have the satisfaction of knowing that the Commission investigated the need for the formation
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  • 277 8 JF one compares the acts of aggression committed by Russia and Japan respectively, a striking similarity of action is found Both embarked upon a campaign without a formal declaration of war, and both continue to profess that a war, or a state of war, is not in
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  • 345 8 New Crisis In Japan Reuter. QROWING unrest in Japan (owing to the food shortage and lack of industrial materials) and distrust of the Abe Cabinet by the Army are creating: a new political crisis in Japan, now that the latest South China campaign is
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  • 215 8 Reuter. or use of materials in wartime, will be invoked and put into force by the Government on Dec. 20.—Eastern News. Discussion With U.S.A. Shanghai, Dec. 13. Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, the Japanese Minister-at-Large in China, is leaving Shanghai to-morrow for Peiping, where he will ca?l on the American
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  • 68 8 Reuter. 1M tK tt London, Dec. 13 f Comm ™s to-day Mr. mamberlain announced in re sponse to questions that Lord Halifax JWM preparing a White Paper showiSe Sol£° U r c f "Wtiations with thf carTer gTE» WhlCh The Prime Minister said that
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    93 8 "JELL it not in Gath. ]>,,!>. Iish it not from the house-tops." I m not sure if that quotation lect, but we have no Bib'e hanr'v office (I don't think I've ever 4/ in a newspaper office*. But let it"a text for the revelation about made. Ul 1
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  • 129 8 AS I emphasised yesterday, this new* "is quite unofficial. Don't take anvThA g fiS ld "I hlS column too seriously The figure of two per cent., as a mini miSht b6 right ofl the mark, "it might be ten per cent. 011
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  • 116 8 IF any official tells you otherwise, vhen the time comes, remind him of the r ?f ranime of social legislation to JmSHS» the J°Y er nments of the Colonies aie committed. a not going to fcorrow on the for it "i are g0m t0 P aV r
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  • 147 8 (JENEHAL PURGE in Germany" states a Tribune headline. General Purge ihpro 5 mucl V n demand. i n fact, that mere is no time for Major Offensive. cpntrltiJt es dlvers ion is the conRrom trans P° r ts at Hamburg and on tSvCJ 1 ostensibly to attack or
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  • 90 8 hrji? 0 weekly ma §azines at Heme best SVtKf 0 1 t0 find the R U t H Kp' t0 H kren lhe WOr,d hard th.w s do,n e a bit of himself in these days. inures man^tn 6 he f wi11 S et "stuck ty 1940
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  • 816 9 States Urged To Render All Help Immediate Technical Aid For Finland Reuter. lw ?gu Commit tee of Fourteen yesterday adopted a rethe 2& Iu r übmission to the Assembly to-day condemning n£ i thC SoVlet against Finlan and addressing a pressrivi.nl mat r
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  • 57 9 Reuter. London, Dec. 13. HUNDREDS of people continue 11 to be kllkd on the roads of Great Britain. Uapt. Euan Wallace, Minister of Transport, states that November claimed 926 victims, compared with 919 in October and 613 in November last year. The blackout deaths alone
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  • 373 9 On The Western Front Paris, Dec. 14. I AST night's communique states that in the course of a series of tncounters yesterday west of Sarre 'one of our small outposts was captured by the enemy, who made some ten prisoners. Our line was
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  • 103 9 Neuter. Dublin, Dec. 13. RACED at a party convention with a barrage of criticism in regard to the Government's attitude on the partition of Ireland, Premier de Valera challenged the country to choose new leaders. He had declared that no solution to end partition put
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  • 53 9 Reuter. Chungking, Dec. 13. THE Burmese goodwill mission arrived thi- afternoon, by air from Rangoon. An extensive programme is planned, including visits to Chinese fclucationai, military and medical insttrutes. The mission is leaving for CV-.-gtu on Dec. 21 for a three-aay visit and then returning via
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  • 41 9 Reuter. London, Dec. 13: A fleet of aircraft h as been specially fitted to transport blood for transfusion to British Army hospitals in France or any city in England which might suffer casualties during an air raid.—Reuter.
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  • 167 9 Reuter. London, Dec. 14. YESTERDAY'S shipping announcement contained a report of two further ships lost. One was the British steamer Deptford. 4,000 tons, and the other a Swedish vessel. Argoa. Both went down in the North Sea. The Deptford was torpedoed off the Norwegian coast
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  • 317 9 Reuter. London, Dec. 13. THE newspapers welcome the AngloFrench economic agreement, emphasising that it is further evidence of the solidarity of the two countries. The Times says this .intimate co-ope-ration is essential to the victorious conduct of the war and will be no
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    • 309 9 Box Office WSFffSfW'VS TO-DAY Phone 3J5 6 15 unn malaya cinema de luxe q J* v v [every seat A TIP- UP gMOMBJ 3 Rulers Of The CIRCLE. aa—BHOMB»» DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr., .s|§§&t f\ g\ MARGARET LOCKWOOD, kJ C C* RBORGE BANCROFT, EVERY MOMENT IS PACKED WITH EXCITEMENT, WILL FYFFE.
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  • 440 10 C.S.C. BEAT INDIANS AT BALESTIER Ceylon S.C 1; Indian Assn 0. opportunist goal scored by S. K. Sundram in the fifth minute of play gave the C.S.C. a well-deserved victory over the Indian Association in a listless hockey match on the latter's ground
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  • 48 10 The following will represent the Clerical Union against N. Rees' XI of Johore Bahiu to-day ai the Union's ground at hockey:—W. Gomes; Salleh; Koey Hoe; Ismail; Ibrahim Isa (Captain); A. Lim; Ramli; A. Hamid: Woodford; Tony Teo; Jit Mui. Reserves: N. Ers and A. Lim. J
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  • 26 10 In a fast eam e of hockey played at oeletar >esleiday evening, the o.R.C. j beat the R.A F. by five goals to one.
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  • 18 10 TO-DAY RUGGER: R.A.O.C. vs. S.R.C, Alexandra. HOCKEY; S.C.C. vs. S.R.C, S.R.C; APC vs. R.A.M.C, Paya Lebar.
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  • 49 10 Results in brief of all yesterday s sport in Singapore:— HOCKEY Ceylon Sports Club beat Indian Association I—o. S.C.C. 2nd beat S.R.C. 2nd 4—' S.R.C. beat R.A.F. at Seletar D 1. RUGBY S C.C. "B" beat R E (P.B) 17 points (one goal and four tries) to
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  • 425 10 S.C.C. 2nd 4; S.R.C. 2nd 2. being two goals down in the first half, the S.C.C. scored four goals in ten minutes in the second session of the game to beat the S.R.C. by four goals to two in a second team -hockey fixture
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    • 45 10 F* FOR EVERY PURPOSE 8 I ME, DARBY PAR MALAYAN CO.. LTD. J*?X PAINT WORKS LTD, SrrrofarMs Sole Agents (Incorporated in S.S.) WP.S. 2D nrrfflMilli "H" ft'JWii E .Of 1? 'tz_ MM i a maim mi LX AT ITS B€ ST n wp s. i
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    • 86 10 Born 1820— JjL still going strong Tl »e for BCSt teAll Best Whisky Wishes Johnnie Walker is always welcome at any time, but especially at Christmas wK 38 Christmas present. Blended from the finest of Scotland's whtsk.es, Johnnie Walker is famous for its smoothness and mellowness. Johnnie Walker is packed
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  • 358 11 FINE PLAY BY BOURNE AND IMPEY S.C.C. "B".. f 17 P ts R.E. (P. 8.) 0. fiT™ 'V" de P artment the game, the S.C.C. «B» D oinL y yesterda y the RE. (P. 8.) by seventeen points (one goal and four tries) to
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  • 175 11 JHE Singapore Asiatic Rugby XV who will meet, the Perak Asiatics in the "All Blues" rugger final to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Dec. 17, has been selected. The team will consist off: Ong Swee Law (M.C.U. >: Low Kee Pow (S C.
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  • 96 11 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Wednesday. THE marriage took place at St. Mark';: Church to-day, before a large gathering of Mr. D.L. Downie, of Tanah Merah Estate, the State rugby player, and Miss Lillie E. Travers Drapes sister of Mr. F.S. Travers Drapes of Sungei Mahang
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  • 114 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sttvpoat Taiping, Thursday. iWERAL unpressive gallops were seen at the wo-kouts this morning. Republican (Yacob) did half pace work while Clever Alec (Khan) did fast work. Roast Chestnut (Dragon) looked fit m a sprint and Kuala Prince (Dragon). Pride of Perak (Wahab) went
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  • 198 11 THE fol'owing are the handicaps for 1 the first day of the Taiping Skye Meeting on Dec. 15:— RACE ONE Hacks, Div. 2, about 3 furs. 3 p.m High Degree 14.00 Chaos 13.07 Some Flirt 13.00 Friendship Movealong RACE TWO Ponies, Class 2, Div. 3, about
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    • 238 11 I jl HAVE IT! fl#N*W -Wdrwn.irt. R„ TJ. S P. t .Ot. MAIGIN ROYAL PORTAIU WALL DEPOSTI SECURES DELIVERY TD. SINGAPORE. I ft fa DON'T I {suffer I I FROM I I DYSPEPSIA I BILIOUSNESS I I GENERAL DEBILITY I J CONSTIPATION I j NERVOUSNESS I I LOSS OF APPETITE,
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    • 279 11 and ran you blame him? It's one of the new Philips I» 10 Kadioplaycrs. the best and most reliable radio sets in the irwM. A Philips radioplayer is the finest Christmas present you ran give, either to your friends or yourself. Years of experience and shortwave research arc built into
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    • 231 12 j X'MAS £ale!\ I •A M t 1 Jc75T RECEIVED CRACKERS r I Mead Field's CRACKERS! Finest British Crackers With Unique Contents. PRICE 2 for a S 1.00 «> for 2.00 and upwards. CALL TO-DAY TO PICK THE BEST ummrym^gjĔmml M i m Se<s> in Gif,s K x< fr ,m
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    • 393 12 STOMACH PAIN Eased at Once *ter weeks on milk and sodl Have you ever h.id tween semi-starvatvj r W How depressing n week, to have barely f meat to keep life to joy when this nightmare banished, and health. ment of hearty meals makes living again. That was the expeW
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    • 589 12 j TO-DAY'S RADIO if SINGAPORE LONDON ZHL 225 metres (1.33 mc|s). TRANSMISSIONS 2 &3 ZHP 30.96 metres (6.69 mc|s). GSG 17.79 Mcjs (16.86 metres) GSF 15.14 Mcs (13.92 metres) 115 Mlscellanrous programme of Oranu rjSj 21.53 Mc s (19.82 metres) pMone lerords. p g, 1.30 Tne New* end mid-clay Rubber.
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  • 85 13 Mi's. Lira Ewg Hae and family beg to tender their sincere thianks to all friends and relatives who visited and attended the funeral of the late Dr. Lira Eng Hae. and also thAse who sent wrerths and letters and wires of condolences in their sad bereavement. Java,
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    • 476 13 cashier and Bill-collector, .aid prospects. Only thcac ash security need apply J62 c.o Malaya Tribune, (992-B> inale> wanted for Camands Hotel. Full board and v ertaipment 'allowance and arranged. Apply ..tating experience and salary reley &l Bateman, Fullerton apore. A< rURERS of Food Products throughout Malaya. Box va Tribune. Singapore.
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    • 529 13 Educational 1 DIALECTS— Learn to speak Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochew and Jiakka and to write 1000 elementary C ninose Characters and 1000 Romanissd I Malay. Explanations in English. Six montiXi course" each. Apply V N Hwans, 86, Nail Road, Singapore.* (996-B) A BENNETT COLLEGE POSTAL TRAINING—FEW SHILLINGS MONTHLY. No travelling
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    • 505 13 BE YQUR OWN ASTRQLOG Eil "Everybody's Horary Astrology" answers questions. Clears doubts. Price 50 tents. Narasimhamier, 11, Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur. <8-C> "EXACTA" Reflex Camera, complete with bewi exposure meter and $70. Phone 7399. (985-B) FOR SALE: A new snipment of Ladies' and Chile ren's Hats arrived at R Khatena,
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    • 475 13 tod* V&tto AUSTIN 7 DE LUXE 1938. Excellent I condition. Regularly serviced. Ntw vox No. 272. Malaya Tribune, KuaLa Lumpur. (17-C) FOR SALE: One Buick Tourer m perfect running order. New hood and new cushion covers. Third party insurance till 23rd September, 1940. Price $125 or nearest offer. Ap;-ly Box
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    • 446 13 Wanted WANTED: Complete set Encyclopaedia Britannica, 14th Edition. Write stating price to Taylor. 5, Joo Seng Rd. Singapore. (14.C) WANTED: 1 second-hand OUTBOARD MOTOR between 3-10 H.P Fleas? state price, make and where can be seen to. Box No. 265, c!o Malaya Tribune, Singapore. (2.C) WANTED: To buy empty FORMIC
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    • 504 13 XMAS SHOPPING For the convenience of our customers *c beg to notify the extension shopping hours: Monday, December llt'.h*] 8.30 a.m. to Saturday, 0 16th 5.30 p.m. ROBINSON CO LTD Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. NOTICE. GLENEALY PLANTATIONS LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of
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  • 89 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Wednesday. ABDULLAH bin Ahmad, a young Malay, was yesterday produced before Inche i Haron bin Ahmad and charged with I having committed housebreaking and theft of books from a house in Jalan I Sisi. It was stated that the value of the books
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  • 119 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Wednesday. "I HAD no intention of committing sui- cide. I have been sick and I was very unwell, so I took up a pair of scissors to stab my chest to allay my pain but before I could stab myself
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    • 222 14 RAFFLES CAFE J ENTERTAIN YOUR FRIENDS AT I THIS POPULAR RENDEZVOUS I Excellent Grill —A La Carte at Moderate Prices COCKTAIL BAR Modern Comfort Attractive Surroundings Social Atmosphere J Relay of Raffles Orchestra Radio Programmes. I SEA VIEW HOTEL TO-NIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE
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    • 367 14 4?£sW~V M,IK or magnesia' ikffS SmsJ toothpaste mm% m ?5% GENUINE Mr! PHIUIPS MIIK 0F MAGfIESIA vijK /7 -the most effective reI /fl 3h excess acidf k "own. This mag nejlQ \|lf%J counteracts the mouth acids that cause dec °y~9 iv co, p!e 9 protect,on a$ c,ean and polishes Phillips*
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  • 208 15 r, E w YORK York. Dec. 13. B. S. I Steady 2Q1/4 20V 2 18* 8 191/ 8 Quiet 503^ )N MARKET BLlL 1 lon Wednesday. 23V 2 23 n;i6 per oz. £8.8.0 £oN SHARE LIST ,n, Wednesday. 62/28 '1V 2 7&/4% industries 29.1V 2 117 6
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  • 11 15 a pore. Thursday, of tin at noon in day was:
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  • 11 15 RU BBER of rubber at noon in .-day was: Sellers: 40%
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  • 55 15 Reuter. I The Hague, Dec. 13. THE Prime Minister announced in the Senate that the Netherlands four per cent, defence loan of three hundred million guilders will be issued on Dec. 19 at par, maturing in forty years. Sixty million guilders have already been raised by
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  • 22 15 Reuter. London, Dec. 13 The Spanish Ambassador entertained Lord Halifax at luncheon to-day. The guests included the Belgian and Turkisn Ambassadors. —Reuter.
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  • 238 15 Singapore, uec 10. The following are the exchange stock thja morning according to the daily circular Issued bj the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporatlon. SELLING London TJ. SJ Jig London demand i>u iih Rates for Freight 20A Lyons demand 907*12 Switzerland demand *J2 Hamburg demand g New York demand
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  • 140 15 Singapore, Dec 19. I r (Siam) W Coast No. 1 per Koyan I r. iSSS) W. Coaat No. 3 per Koyan j Rice Siam 1 181 I Rice Siam 2 175 Rice Siam 3 134 Siam Broken Rice Jo. J 1M Siam Broken Rice No. Rice Saigon Al Rice
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    • 158 15 19 CECIL STREET, Telephone, Manager'si Office aMe Address:-"PROVINBANK.- Head Office, SIUCHOW. J s 10,000,000 I PAID-UP CAPITAL (Cb) 13,000,000 I RESERVE FUNDS «108,000,000 I I. ASSETS (approx.) I Board of Directors: I tnFN'G YANG FU I T I >OONG *5?In YIU WOON 1 I KOO MING CHO I H 1
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    • 199 15 i Advances against goods I and produce at low I rates of interest may I be arranged with us. I We also offer Godown I spaces to let at low 1 rentals. 1 r Further particulars will be I I supplied on application. I MASTER" BANK OF CHIXA (Incorporated in
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    • 441 15 BRITISH)INDIA\i V For all information apply to: P O.S.N. Co., The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. M.S.N. Co., BOCSTEAD CO.. LTD, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., Liu., (Apcar Llne> For Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta 1 nc.nr n ii information apriy ~L-"__ aIJ U (APCAR) HARPER GILMLLAN X CO., LTD, Tel.
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    • 167 15 THE 1 EASTERN BANKj LIMITED. Bfoirou I £1.000.000 I I Eald-up Capital 500,000 I Bombay. "Sffi 2gSi I Karachi, Madra* I I Bahrein. Basra, Klrirak, Mosul II I Singapore. opened II 1 CURRENT AO»OOT» I and money reared 1 I posits on terms to toe ascer«uw«~ opened and Interest showed
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  • 75 16 nun- London Dec. 13. I TT, n i r lty annou "ees that I m October the last five of the I v"?e b wJt S hSf a the ianfftse 1 needed for importance ST I It has now been decided that I three more gunboats
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  • 88 16 Reuter. THE. Daii y Russian failure te*3f! and nflh of 'he JJLi even on I found to be h T j lave been depots at Ham bur?. The berg are so bad th a inlLf- Nurembefore Ufa handed ou Hence the res "issVn nf
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  • 1070 16 TEN MILLION WORKERS SOLID FOR VICTORY Reuter. TEN MILLION Allied worker, are eelidlv united ae-.in.l Ttt V London, Dec 14 HE offer made some time ago by the vt Queen of the Netherlands and thf debate initiated by Lord DarnVy rttfa war settles
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