Malaya Tribune, 29 December 1939

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVI- No. 309. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1939 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Friday, December 29, 1939.
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    Staff Chief At Front
    24 1 H. R. Pownall. Chief of the British General Staff (seated) uith his aide-de-camp. Captain E. U. Oyler, "somewhere in France-
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    Germans Cannot Find Our Troops
    145 1 Snow On Western Front Reuter. Paris, Dec. 29. QN the Western Front, snow is falling in the British znne. Last night's French communique speaks of reduced activity by contact units. During the day ther? was considerable patrol activity on both sides. Patrol activity by the
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    Gracie Fields Back
    53 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 29. Gracie Fields has arrived back in the B E F. area. Reuter's special correspondent with the British Army telephones that Gracie faced another cheering audience shortly after her nival and then appeared in a second before hurrying away to entertain troops in the
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    B.E.F. Leave
    47 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 28. Rruter's spccial correspondent with •he B.E.F. reports that from the middle jf January, the personnel who arrived France before the end of October will be on leave list.. Hitherto home leave has only been vailable to those who arrived before September.—Reuter.
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    Welcome To Indians
    59 1 Reuter. rOMMENTING on the arrival of Indian troop s in France, Paris Midi itcs:—"If mastery of the seas by the Allied fleets can still be contested, the Jccei.sive landings of Canadian, Aus- < -iian Indian troops will clear all Points. The transportation of these troops been carried
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    PROMOTIONS AFTER GRAF SPEE ACTION
    76 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 29. Admiralty communique No. 1927 anunces, in recognition of services in ;tion against the Admiral Graf Spec, t»e following promotions to date from D ec. 13; r 'ommander D. M. Everett. H.M.S' to be Captain-Commander. 1 :<'u-.-Command?rs R. B. Jennings C J.
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    MUSSOLINI TO VISIT POPE
    31 1 Reuter. According to the Paris Radio it is officially announced in Rome that Signor Mussolini will be received by the Pope on Jan. 4.-^Reuter. (See Page 9)
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    War Admiral's Death
    36 1 Reuter. New York. Dec. 28.—The death is announced at the age of 88 of RearAdmiral Julius Curtis Townsend, who commanded the United States naval aviaticn base at Queenstown. Ireland, during the world war.—Reuter.
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    24 1 The Admiralty announces that three ratings belonging t0 H.M.S. Exeter who were wounded in th 9 battle with the Graf Spec have since died.
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    De Valera's Round-Up Of I.R.A. Raiders
    271 1 Reuter. Dublin, Dec. 29. armed military cordon still ringed the city of Dublin last night, as police and troops continued to search for the ammunition stolen from Phoenix Park on Saturday. Twenty arrests have already been made and the search on not only in
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    Action In Ulster
    49 1 Ulster, Dec. 28. The Minister for Home Affairs has, ".meter the Civil Authorities' Special Powers Act, prohibited the circulation of certain small newspapers from Jan. 1 next to Dec. 31, 1940. The banned periodicals include the Republican Congress Wolfetone weekly, Irish Freedom, and The Sentry. —Reuter.
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    FINNS ATTACK RUSSIA'S VITAL RAILWAY ROUTE
    225 1 SHU Fighting On Soviet Soil Reuter. ixTXTioii Helsinki, Dec. 29. j INNISH aircraft yesterday attacked the vital strategic railway line between White Sea Murmansk the Russian P°rt on the A section of the line is reported to have been damaged. The Russian air force
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    18 MILLION KRONER FROM SCANDINAVIA
    98 1 Reuter. Oslo, Dec. 28. So far eight million kroner, voluntarily subscribed in Norway, have been handed to the Finnish authorities in addition to gifts in kind, which include 50,000 rucksacks collected throughout Norway during the Christmas holidays and sent to the Finnish Army. Norwegians continue
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    A CLEVER STROKE
    352 1 Reuter. Stockholm. Dec. 29. With the addition of half a million £ro«er raisad during. Christmas.. FweUen's national collection for Finland now totals five million kroner, according to the Stockholm radio. It is believed, how?ver. that the fund has reached ten million kroner, as many organisations participating in
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    BIGGEST AIR RAID OF CHINA WAR
    164 1 99 Planes Over Lanchow Reuter. MiTt Shanghai, Dec. 29. JHb biggest mass air raid since the outbreak of the SinoJapanese hostilities was launched on Lanchow, capital of the north-western Kansu Province and an important centre on the supply route from Russia, during the last
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    British Air Officer Escapes In Germany
    77 1 Lriidcn. Dec. AN Air Ministry itateneal says: "It was uuMsnccd by QcrauM broadcasting station that an officer of tike It. Vl•'. who was interned in Luxemburg, and had given his word of honour not to try to escape, had eluded his guard and got
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    RATIONING OF BRITAIN'S MEAT IN FEBRUARY
    120 1 London, Dec. 29. THE Focd Minister. Mr. W. S. .Morrison, stated ysterday that meat rationing was likely to begin before February. Mr. Morrison added:—"Maybe shall be able to increase the suuar ration." Mr. Morrison said that the meat rain n would be well u!)
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    Causing Hurt Charge Acquittal
    176 2 Singapore, Thursday. REMARKING that it would be dangeious for him to convict the accused on the evidence in the ease, Mr. C. H. Koh, third police magistrate, to-day acquitted Haul a Singh and Chanda Singh, who claimed trial to a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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    False Trade Mark Charge
    145 2 Singapore, Thursday. M MANCHiIAitAM. the manager of an Indian dim iit North Bridge Road, appeared thfo morning in the Criminal District Court before Mr. J. L. Mi Fall on charges of importing goods with a counterfeit trade mark and with a false trade description, with alternate
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    ACQUITTED ON BREACH CHARGE
    82 2 Singapore, Thursday. MR. M. K. Yehia Maricar was to-day m acquitted by Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne, fourth magistrate, of the chaige of having committed criminal breach of trust of certain moneys belonging to the now defunct Indian Muslim Society. When the caSQ wag mentioned to-day, Court
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    PROPOSED UNION OF MUSLIMS AND CHINESE
    295 2 Singapore, Thursday. PROPOSAL was made at the tea party given by the Chinese Con-sul-General, Mr. Kao Ling-Pai, to the visiting Chinese Muslims held in Cairnhill Circle this afternoon, for the formation of a union to foster friendly relations between Chinese and Muslims in Malaya.
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    PATRIOTIC FUND OVER $1,000,000
    163 2 rpilE Malaya Patriotic Fund has passed the million mark, Thus the appeal issued a feudays ago, when the total was $9(i6,000, that a seven figure total might be provided before the year-end, has met with a splendid response, for that total has been reached, with several
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    Judge Dismisses Two Appeals
    323 2 Singapore, Thursday. "JMIK pair of you have a very bad record," was the comment made by Mr. Justice Pedlow when he dismissed the appeals of Veerasamy and Massalamani in the High Court this morning. The two appellants had a combined total of 31 previous convictions. Veerasamy,
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    55 2 Singapore. Thursday. Lft* Ti-ck Koon w.i, charged wjth robbery of a wrist watm. valatd ft! -J. a no $9 i,j iLi.us i?j ca.sh in l .:ii»ui! Road frura Yep S.'Cii Tav Mi- i, c. Goh. Fifth Magistrate, extended police bail of $tiO0 and postponed the fa Die 30 Mr. N.
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    COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES
    251 2 Singapore, Thursday. SITTING from 230 p.m. to G p.m.. Mr H. Watson, the Sin. gapore Third Police Magistrate, at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry, committed Lee Chiang Hup, alias Ah Chiang, alias Lee Chiang Hak, to stand his trial at the next Singapore Assizes on
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    17 2 The Government of Northern Ireland has discontinued its grants to local authorities for the maintenance of roads.
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    GOVT. CLERKS WANT LIVING ALLOWANCES
    309 2 MUNICIPAL VOTE TO-DAY (Tribune Staff Reporter) TONAL decision on the question of war allowances for subordinate r employees of the Municipality will be taken to-day at the mainly meeting of the Commissioners, the Tribune reliably understands. A request for increased cost of living allowances made
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    STOLE $7.50 FROM TILL
    134 2 Singapore, Thursday. jSMAIL bin Aii. a Javanese, was this morning bound over for a period of 12 months on a personal bond of $5C by Mr. Conrad Oldham in the second police court when he pleaded guilty to theft of $7.50 from the till In a
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    Another Viewpoint Of The War
    134 2 AN interesting experiment is to be made this evening in the series of weekly 8.M.8.C. talks called The War From Various Viewpoints." Instead of an original talk, the "viewpoint this evening will be that of the Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, as expressed in
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    TRAFFIC LIGHTS
    69 2 During the month of January, 1940. as an experiment, the automatic traffic l'ghts along Stamford Road and Orchard Road between No r th Bridge Road and Tank Road will not be extinguished as heretofore at 11 p.m., but Will remain in use until midnight. The object of this
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    18 2 The Ramsay Laboratory of Chemical Engineering at University College. London, has reopened, and students will be uccepied forthwith.
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    European Charged With Breaking Into Bank
    91 2 Singapore, Thursday. BAIL in the sum of 52.000 in two sureties was offered to Robin Aylmer Elliott. a 23-year old European, who was produced bffore Mr. H. Watson in theThird Police Court this morning on a charge of house-breakting with intent to commit an
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    Fined For Making Samsu
    187 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar. Wednesday. NG Onff, a 28-year-old Chinese woman, w ho described herself as a vegetable gardener, was this morning produced before luetic Harun bin Ahmad, Muar magistrate, and charged with having distilled liquor on the afternoon of !)ei 19 at Ayer Sejok
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    15 2 Sir Louis Sterling has been elected vice-chairman and managing director of A. C. Cossor, Limited.
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    Last Night's First Nights Realism In Cathay Film
    142 2 THE 20th Century-Fox film version of 1 Louis Bromneld's bock. "The Rains Came." opened at the Cathay yesterday. This picture is bound to command considerable attention wherever it is shown In the East because it deals with the love of a European
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    Sea Drama At The Capitol
    209 2 TOPICAL, fast-moving, exciting fare 1 is served up in "Thunder Afloat," now showing at the Capitol. Wallace Beory gives another of his sterling character performances in this drama, which is taken from the files of the U.S. Navy's campaign against German U-boats towards the end
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    DRAMATIC PLAY AT ALHAMBRA
    228 2 WE APPEAR to be having a serie> of Bette Davis pictures i" Singapore. We saw her very recently in the standing Juarez" and now. at Alhambra. she appears in Tin I Maid," another impressive production from the House of Warner Bros. Si we shall see her
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    CHILDREN'S XMAS PARTY
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    HOSPITAL PATIENTS ENTERTAINED
    89 3 Tv Singapore. Thursday. Lxcellent entertainment was provided by Madame Felicia Dietz and her team ol talented helpers at the annua: concert held yesterday at the Genera Hoypital for patients 'and the staff A programme of 11 items was gonthrough, and credit due to E J Slh UrQurmrt.
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    30 3 The frist anniversary of the Indian will oe celebrated as ihi association premises <9, Belellwill be made by various™ M» S Shunmugam has kindly ■vnted to preside at the function.
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    HOUSEBREAKING AND THEFT CHARGES
    102 3 Singapore, Thursday. Produced before Mr. H. Watswi in the Third Police Court this morning, Nai boon Gee, a 24-year-old Hokk.en, ana Ahmat b:n Hassan, a 20-year-old Malay, had a charge of house-breaking and theft of clothes and a saxophone valued at Slid.so explained Lo Item. The
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    One-Cent Poster Stamps For The Patriotic Fund
    335 3 |N the New Year it will be possible to contribute to the Malaya Patriotic Fund in the humblest unit of Malayan currency, for onecent poster stamps will then be on sale in aid of the Fund. It will be recalled that the general
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    Bound Over For Theft Of A Spoon
    229 3 Singapore. Thursday. AIARIMUTHU, a Municipal Sewerage coolie, appeared before) Mr. Conrad Cldham in the second police court this morning on a charge of theft of a spoon valued at 14 cents, the property of Jag Singh, at 3.45 p.m. on Dec. 20 at
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    PERFECT SAFETY OF INDIA-MALAYA VOYAGE
    301 3 THOUSANDS OF DECK PASSENGERS CARRIED NEARLY 15,000 deck passengers -have travelled from Malaya to India and vice versa since the outbreak of war, states the Department of Information. That will probably not surprise the newspaper-reading public, but among the labouring class cf the Indian community
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    Hospital Patient Leaps To Death
    158 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Thursday. SUICIDE by jumping from a window in the Malacca General Hospital was a verdict returned by the Malacca Coroner, Mr. J. G. Rappoport, yesterday at the inquiry into the death of Lee Ah Heng, a 73-year-old Hainanese patient of
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY
    93 3 Singapore, Thursday. ARRESTED Yesterday, Narayana n Samy Kaniar, Ranggayan Wariyar, Bengerdasalam and Purnal, all Tamil Hindus, had a charge of armed robbery explained to them in the Third Police Court this morning rj The offence was alleged to have been committed on Dec. 14 at a house
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    ARMED ROBBERY INQUIRY POSTPONED
    100 3 Singapore, Thursday. THE preliminary inquiry into a charge of armed robbery preferred against Ng Beng Hok, represented by Mr. F. B. Oehlers, Tan Ah Tee, Chin Kang Ho and Thng Ang Poe which was to have commenced to-day, was postponed till to-morrow by Mr. L. C.
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    PISTOL DUEL FOLLOWS ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY CHINESE SHOT BY DETECTIVE
    227 4 Singapore, Friday. X CHINESE detective and an alleged robber were engaged in a pistol duel in the early hours ©t this morning in River Valley Road near the junction of Jervois Road, following a case of gang robbery in a
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    CYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION
    148 4 Singapore, Thursday. pi DING on a bicycle along Serangoon Road at 7 a.m. on Dec. 17, Ngai Hong a 50-year-old Cantonese came into collision with a car, while crossing the road. He was knocked down by the car. driven by Pong Ah Bien, and received the
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    32 4 The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the promotion of Miss M. M. Hadley, European Mistress, Malayan Educational Service, to be a Senior Education Officer, Grade D. Malayan Educational Service.
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    DETECTIVE AND GIRL FOUND ILL
    90 4 Singapore, Friday. A CHINESE detective and a 15-year-old Chinese girl wer found in a room In Teng Boh Road in lanjong Pagar district about 5 o'clock this morning, suffering from burns about the mouth and lips. Both were taken to the General Hospital were the
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    PROMINENT CHINESE BANISHED
    56 4 Singapore, Friday. WL are officially informed that the Govcrnor-in-Council has issued an expulsion order against a member of the China Relief Fund Committee, Mr. Ban Cay Honn. under Section 6 (1) <b> Of the Banishment Ordinance, and tnat i r will b. required to leave Malaya before
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    MISADVENTURE CAUSED CYCLIST'S DEATH
    241 4 Singapore, Thursday. DEATH by misadventure verdicl was tarda) returned by Mr. W. C. Porte-, th. c Singapore Coroner, atth»> conclusion- of the inquiry into the death of Mr. Gregory Christopher Bfeth, a 22-year-old Armenian, who was thrown off his motor-cycle when it ea*£e Into collision with
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    21 4 The Governor has appointed Mr. K. Nankivell to act as Settlement Engineer, Malacca. Mr. Nankivell was formerly Town Engineer, Kuala Lumpur.
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    SINGAPORE AFTER DARK
    94 4 CAPITOL: 'Thunder Afloat. "—3.15, 6.15 and 3.15 p.m. PAVILION' "Climbing; High."—6.15 and 9.15 p.m.. ALIIAMBRA: "The Old Maid."—3.15, 6.15 and 4.15 p.m. CATHAY: "The Rains Came."—3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. ROXY: "Goodbye, Mr Chips."—6.15 and 9.15 p m. MARLBOROUGH: "Capt Kirtikumar." —6 and 9.15 p.m. ROYAL: "Sitapaharanam."—6
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    FINED $30 FOR "PARTICULARLY MEAN" CRIME
    114 4 Singapore, Thursday. "AFFENCES of this nature are frequent and particularly mean, as they are committed on young ladies who have no means of defending themselves," said Court Inspector D. R. Cowie, before Mr. H. Watson, third magistrate, passed sentence on a 30-year-old Hylam snatththief,
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    Father Pleads For His Son
    205 4 Singapore, Thursday. "I ASK the court to have o r i him," said the father of an accused boy when he pleaded for leniency on behalf of his son, Harold de Wind, an 18-year-old Eurasian, when he came up for sentence before Mr. H Watson
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    Admitted To Hospital
    48 4 Mr. Chan Yen Cheong. the u>h< the Fifth Police Magistrate's Court was yesterday afternoon admitted into the 3eneral Hospital to undergo an operation and will be away for some time. During his absence, Mr. Suban. the Tamil interpreter of the court, will act as usher.
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    Muslims In The Front Line
    238 8 MILLIONS of people, besides the Biitish and ;French, are determined to put an end to Hitlerism and all that it stands for. In the Empire itself the support of all national units in this war for the freedom of nations and individuals was never in
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    Goebbels—The Prophet
    283 8 T\R. Goebbels says that British politicians do not even attempt to conceal their «oal to bring Germany down and dismember her a.s a nation. Xo British statesman has mad? any statement of the kind so fr.r but the fact that Dr. Goebbels has expressed himself in such terms
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    Russians Alarmed By New Defeats
    656 8 London, Dec. 28. THE Daily Telegraph's Moscow correspondent says that the conspiracy of silence by Soviet leaders to hide from the Russian people the fact that their army m Finland has suffered reverses is failing. M During the last few days, in sp te of
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    JAPAN FRIENDLY TO ALLIES
    137 8 Reuter. Paris Dec 29 A DESIRE to develop the existing friendly Franco-Japanese relations was expressed by Ambassador Sawada, presenting his credentials to President Lebrun yesterday. Le Temps notes with satisfaction the "improvement" of Japanese relations with the Western Powers and says that the talks with the
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    THE NEWS
    249 8 fYNE of the big changes which this war is bringing to Malaya is in the attitude of the educated minority to the illiterate majority. It is being realised that the exigence of such a mass of illiteracy severely limits our national efficiency and from the political viewpoint is
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    De Valera Acts
    136 8 EIRE may remain officially neutral, but true Vast majority of southern Irish people are in sympathy with the fight against Hitlerism and they have no desire to see Britain hmdered in her war effort by the stupid destructive methods of the so called Irish Republican Army. The
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    Don't Miss This
    136 8 1 IISTEN in to the Singapore (B.MJJ.C.) U radio station to-day, at* 7.30 p.m. and you will hear a mosl interesting, thoughtful and inspiring comment on the war and the world situation It was made by Professor W G S Adams, Warden of All Souls College College,
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    In Small Dost
    142 8 I WHAT with Finns on skis, and Finns walking in white sheets and driving to white-painted vehicles, the Reds must be thinking that they are fighting an army of rapidly appearing and disappearing ghosts. IF you still think that Hitlerism Is something new in Germany read what
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    POPE AND ITALIAN RULERS MAY DEVISE NEW POLICY NAZIS WORRIED BY LATEST DEVELOPMENT
    502 9 Unity Against Pagan States m r m R °T the "Nation of the dream of the and 0^i ,n,an S lu c T Sit f the P °P e to the "alian King ™L?? sterd ay. the
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    UNEASINESS IN BERLIN
    256 9 Reuter. Amsterdam, Dec. 28. ]T IS learned from Berlin that the activities of the Pope are being watched with particular attention in Germany. While the German press is unlikely to criticise the rapprochement of the Vatican and the Italian Government, such a step, it la thought, is
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    HITLER'S AWFUL BLUNDER
    169 9 Reuter. New York, Dec. 29. THE New York World Telegram states: "It must make Hitler sio'.c to see what is happening to the Russian Army in Finland. "It turns cut that he could have moved on to Russia with perhaps the am. speed with which he invaded
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    18 9 German propaganda on the Western front, radiated from loud speaker vans, is answered with gunfire by the French
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    THE FRENCH WAR BUDGET
    132 9 Reuter. Paris, Dec. 28. THE Finance Minister, M Reynaud, in the budget debate in the Senate to-day, announced that all increases in civil expenditure in future would be demanded from taxpayers, while all increases in military expenditure would be covered by loans. He added that this
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    RADIO BALLOONS FOR ANTARCTIC
    73 9 Reuter. Wellington, Dec. 28. BALLOONS equipped with automatic radio transmitters will be used by meteorologists attached to Admiral Byrtis Antarctic expedition, to report on atmospheric conditions at various heights. This was revealed by Dr. Paul biple, a member of the expedition, :c-day. Aircraft will also be
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    MORE GERMAN THREATS
    232 9 I 4 Stockholm, Dec. 28. THE belief exists in Berlin that Britain and France are now endeavouring to force Sweden and Turkey to abandon their neutra- lity, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Dagbladet. I The Germans think that a violent anti-Soviet campaign may induce Turkey
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    23 9 The French Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to the export of 1,000 tons of butter for which the British Government had already contracted.
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    IMPORTANT STATEMENT
    64 9 Reuter. Rome, Dec. 28. IT IS stated the Pope delivered an address to the King and Queen which is described as "very warm and very important.'' Returning to the Vatican, the Pope drove in an open car despite rain. At the frontier, the Governor of Rome and a
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    GERMANS JOIN SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE
    109 9 London, Dec. 28. DECRUITS for the South African air fcrce continue to come forward in large numbers. The fine achievement of the air force In intercepting, a few weeks ago, the German liner Watussi, inspired many to offer their services—not all of British birth.
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    GUNNERS LOSE TO THE CRICKET CLUB
    631 10 FAST HOCKEY ON THE PADANG S.C.C 4; R.A. (Changi) 0. CUPERIOR forward play gave the S.C.C. hockey eleven yet another victory, when they met the R.A. (Changi) on the Padang yesterday, winning by four clear goals. Controlling the game for most part of the
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    KHALSA ASSN. XI
    50 10 The following will represent the Khaisa Association against the Punjab Regt. on Sunday, at 5 p.m. on Khaisa ground:—Hari Singh, Sarmokh Singh. Guljar Singh; Utam Singh. Jagdeo Singh. Piara Singh; Kerpal Singh; Kuldeep Singh. Baboo Singh, Hari Singh, Wazir Singh; Reserves: Sansar Singh. Amar Singh, Ram Singh.
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    21 10 TO-DAY HOCKEY- PW D vs. Indian Association, P.W.D. BOXING: Amateur Contests, Happy World. SOCCER: Treasury-Audit match—Wilson Shield, Farrer Park.
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    AMATEUR BOXING TO-NIGHT
    280 10  -  (By "PETE" TO-NIGHT at the Happy World Covered Stadium another good crowd is expected to witness a series of amateur boxing contests by the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association Club. Altogether there will be thirteen really good fights comprising amateur boxers from the Services, the Singapore and Johore
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    Hockey Win For The Y.M.C.A.
    199 10 IN a dull game of hockey played yesterday at Prince Edward Road, the junior team of the Y.M.C.A. defeated the R.A.F. (Headquarters) by two goals to one. The Y*a were short of a player and during the first stages of the game kept on attacking
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    Badminton Feast In Singapore
    139 10 Singapore, Thursday. PREAT interest is evinced in the badminton charity match in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, which is being held on Dec. 31 at the Victoria Memorial Hall under the auspices of the Singapore Badminton Association. The cream of badminton talent in Singapore is
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    WORST DISASTER IN TURKISH HISTORY
    96 11 Earthquake Deaths 8,000 Reuter. WHILE exact details are unlikeiy to be availahl,/f StanbU, earthquake in Turkey U M»«» many days, the as.e, that has ever :,nd over 80 villages have h*,. he P"> v »>«ial towns .'resident Ineu" u a we T Ual.h. are hastening
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    LATEST REPORTS 25 Tremors Recorded In South Africa
    283 11 Istanbul. Dec. 2S earthquake in Anatoha is new to be the worst Turkey has ex ed and at least 9 000 people are no* leered to be dead. r i ities and over 80 villages ar? arning and thousands of holy >
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    POLICE BAND
    45 11 The band of the Straits Sottliments Police will perform to-day at Telok Ayer at 6 p.m.:—March '"The King's Guard X h; overture "Tliz Secret Marriage" :osa: selectior "A Musical JigSaw- Aston; valse 'Night of Gladn-ss'" An liffe; medley one step "All Scotch"' -McKenna.
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    TO-NIGHT'S TALK TO MALAYS
    80 11 THE speaker in the Friday evening 1 series of talks on the war in the Malay Settlement this evening will be Mr. H. A. Alsagoff, Editor-in-Chief of Warta Malaya and its associated newspapers. As in previous talks in this series, Mr. Alsagoff will speak in Malay
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    682 11 Singapore, Thursday. Ada-lah ternyata sekarang bahawa kumpulm yang pertama daripada tan era 2 India yang dihnntar ka-Eropah uu telah tiba di-Peranchls big. berperang di-medan barat. Mereka itu semuanya orang Islam datang darlpada segala bahagian negeri India, di-ketuai oleh pegawai2 British dan Indian. Bersama2 mereka itu ada-lan
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    29 11 The Sultan of Perak has appointed Mr H. D. Noone, Field Ethnographer, Federated Malay States Museums, to be a Protector of Aborigines in and for the State of Perak.
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    Weights For To-Morrow's Races
    355 11 WEIGHTS for the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Xmas-New Year fonow^ g t0 mOrrOW <Saturda >' are as RACE ONE Horses Class 3, Div. 4—||4 Furs. Win more 9 0 o First Ra 8 13 Eastern Wave g 13 Keep Guessing 8 11 Monte
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    TROPHY MATCH
    36 11 The following will represent Selangor Club v Singapore Cricket Club in the annual Trophy Match on Saturday. Dec. 30 at S.C.C:—Harper, Dunne. Hunter. Hartficld, Abbott; Price, Smith, Kennedy, McSride. Marsh, Hasler.Muriay, Brooke, Thompson, Marrables.
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    MONTHLY MIXED FOURSOMES
    85 11 The monthly mixed foursomes competition of the Garrison Golf Club for December, played at Tanglin, resulted in a win for Mrs. Stewart and Capt. Denaro with a net score of 36. The following were the best returns* Capt. G. T. Denaro Mrs R. H H. Stewart 41—5=36.
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    AMICABLE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
    75 11 The following have beon selected to represent the A.A.A. in a friendly soccer match against the Tamil Brotherhood Party on Saturday, at Farr Park:—Ong Eng Hoe, Yeo Ah Kow, Hee Chit Lim, Cheng Yong Nghee, Chan Shing Kwong, Loh Kwong Sung, Chwang Shih Sng Ah Lai, Soh
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    MALAYA SIGNALS' HOCKEY XI
    78 11 The Malaya Signal Company will meet the Combined 12th Indian General Hospital and 18th Field Ambulance tomorrow, Dec. 30 in a friendly hockey match at Alexandra. The match should bo an interesting one as both teams have played and beaten thessa c opponents in the Command.
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    TINNED PINEAPPLES
    75 11 During the week ending Dec 16 exports of tinned pineaoples from Malayan ports amounted to* 6,790 cases of which 4,725 (70 per cent.) cases were to Canada, and 2,065 «30 per cent.) cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period Jan 1 to Dec. 16 were 2,652,930 cases, or
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    17 11 Mr. H.G. Sarwar and his granddaughter Miss Bismillah Begum have left for Calcutta on a short holiday
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    SHIPPERS WELCOME TOKYO DECISION ON THE YANGTSE
    236 12 China To Stop Smuggling Through Hankow Reuter. London, Dec. 28. T ORD Efibank, in a letter to The Times, expresses his pleasure that J the Japanese Government has now officially expressed its intention to reopen the Yangtze River to the merchant ships of
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    SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF WARTIME
    130 12 London, Dec. 28. AT the outbreak of the war, citizens' advice bureaux were set up in London and the provinces Under the auspices of the National Council of Social Service, to give advice on family and personal problems in wartime. They now number 980, and reports
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    NEW BISHOP FOR NORTH CHINA
    45 12 Reuter. London, Dec. 28. The resignation of the Reverend F. L. Norris, bishop of North China, has been accepted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Reverend T. A. Scott, at present, bishop of Shanghai, has been appointed to succeed him.—Reuter.
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    GERMAN TRADE TALKS WITH SWEDEN ENDED
    84 12 Reuter. Stockholm. Dec. 28. A NUMBER of Swedish ships detained by Germany will, it is reported, be released following the conclusion of the trade talks between the two countries In Berlin. It is understood the detention was one of the subjects discussed. A prominent
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    GERMANY TO CALL UP MORE MEN
    30 12 Reuter. Kaunas, Dec. 28. Fresh classes are to be called to the colours in Germany in the New Year, according to a Berlin dispatch.—Reuter.
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    INDIAN SUPPORT OF WAR
    182 12 London, Dk. jg, PROM India to-day comes n< us of i support for Britain from "four different organisations. The AX-India National Liberal ration has passed a rc.solutn.ix 1 condemning the Na7i policy of a sian against smaller nations in E The resolution expressed with the democracies
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    ARGENTINE REJECTS NAZI PROTEST
    74 12 Reuter. Bueno s Aires, Doc. 28. DEJECTION of Germany, against the internment of the crow of the Graf Spec is contained in a long memorandum published by the Argentine Government, in which refusal is justified under Article Thirteen of The Hague Convention of 107. It i
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      593 12 To-day's Radio i SINGAPORE ZHL 225 metres (1.33 mc|s). ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mc|s) fIS" Miscellaneous programme of Oramophon« 1.30 The rd News, and mid-day Rubber. Tin and Copra prices. 1.40 Interval. 5.00 Recitation of the Koran; from the Studio. 5.20 Arabic Music. 5 40 Lagu Melayu. 600 Teochew Drama:
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    98 13 OH—Miss Oh Twa Koh alias Miss. Mak Ant; Chew the beloved Auntie and adopted mother of Mr. Oh Wee Poll of Sam Hup Teng Kee, PuLoe Samboe and Messrs. Oh Wee Seng and Oh Wee Moh of Messrs. Harper. Gilfillan Co., Ltd., Singapore, passed awav peacefully at
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      143 13 NOTICE. THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. WHARF DEPARTMENT Holidays— Christmas Day. Monday, December 25th, 1939. New Year's Day, Monday, January Ist, 1940. NOTICE is hereby given that on Christmas Day and New Year's Day no vessels will be worked at the wharved except on payment of additional charges as laid down
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    CONSCRIPTION IN AUSTRALIA
    57 14 Reuter. Sydney, Dec. 28. Two more groups have been called up for military training, comprising single men who reach the age of 20 next year, and those reaching the age of 21 in the last six months of 1940. It is stated that 20,000 men will be
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    LATEST REPORT OF CONTRABAND CONTROL
    101 14 Reuter. London, Dec. 28. THE Ministry of Economic Warfare an- nounces that on Dec. 28 there were 48 neutral ships in three contraband control bases, including 27 Dutch. During last week the cargoes of 123 ships were considered, together with 29 outstanding cargoes. In 89
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    PRODUCE
    151 14 Singapore. Dec. 28. R. (Slam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan R. (Slam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Rice Siam 1 213 Rice Slam 2 192 Rice Siam 3 1 81 Siam Broken Rice No. 1 |.g S-.am Broken Rice No. 2 143 Rice Saigon Al Rice Saigon
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    EXCHANGE
    225 14 t>,o Singapore. Dec 28. The following are the exchange stock th». morning according to th. dally cSSila^ediH UM Hongkong and Shanghai Banking oSSmS SELLING London TJ. London demand NX Lyons demand 0« Switaerland demand 207 i*?J Hamburg demand I|2 New York demand M ,j; Montreal demand Batavla demand o*
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    GERMAN COAL EXPORTS DROP
    139 14 Reuter. Stockholm, Dec. 28. GERMAN deliveries of coal and coke to Sweden have fallen to less than one-fifth of the volume she contracted to supply. Great Britain, however, which also supplies a large proportion of Swedish coal imports, is fully carrying out her obligations and thus
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    23 14 The Royal National Life boat institution has received the thanks of Dutch, French, and Greek shipping companies for the help of its life-boats.
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    British Planes Reconnoitre Over Germany
    125 14 London, Dec. 28. FE Air Ministry announces a successful reconnaissance of north-west Germany by Royal Air Force aircraft yesterday. One aircraft failed to return. A German High Command communique says:—"On Wednesday afternoon, British aeroplanes tried to push towards the German coast, but were repelled by
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    19 14 Mrs. Neville Chamberlain recently visited a base- hospital In Hertfordshire and talked with wounded men from the Western Front.
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    319 15 NEW YORK New York. Dec. 28 R< BBER B. S tot Tone Quiet 19 19 V 4 ward April June l 83 /4 19 ris g [arket Tone Dull 49 y 4 BULLION MARKET London, Thursday. s P jt 22 11/16 r Forward 22 7 8 GOLD,
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    14 15 Singapore. Friday. The price of tin at noon in Singapore to-day was:— $124%.
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    16 15 The price of rubbvr at noon in Singapore to-day was:— 38H: Sellers: 38 v 2.
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    170 15 Singapore, Thursday. A FURTHER decline in the local price n ol tin to $124.75, down $1.50, took to-day in sympathy with lower m prices for the metal, and tm were dealt in at slightly lower than yesterday, reports Fraser ong Fatts were taken at $Jg with sellers
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    701 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT mining" gapore 28 Ampat Tin Buyers Sellers Austral Amal 11 I 1 Austral Malay Ji, 6 73 Ayer Hi tarn Rfc Sfc Ayer Weng Rfi 256 Pangrln. 095 Bfttu Selangor 25! Berjuntel J-™ 175 Burma Malay gff "If Chenderlang J*? 243 Hltam Tin Pt Hfc Hong
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    48 15 SSSU MUNICIPAL ska* S JSoS I? 88. SBfs*%fto £3 0.93 2 0.95* 3% 19M 093 4? 1939 red. 1959 °."JJ PENANG MUNICIPAL 104 i% 56-66 59-69 IS F M.S. 4V 2 FM S "\<* 111 113 SS 3- 095 097 3 0 94 jt 0 96»i
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    CENTRAL CONTROL OF LIGHTING
    58 15 The Home Secretary explained to the A.R.P. Committee of the House of Commons recently why the proposed control of street lighting by means of central switches was impracticable He also referred to the experiments being carried out to devise street lighting of low intensity which could
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    GREATEST NAVAL RACE FOR CENTURIES
    275 16 Allies Confident Of Superiority Reuter. London, Dee. 29. SHROUDED in deepest secrecy, the naval yards of the Allies and Germany are working at full pressure, 24 hours a and seven days a week, in the most dramatic naval ra centuries. Germany is known to be
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    BRITISH MINES IN NORTH SEA
    115 16 Reuter. London, Dec. 29. QNLY four days ago the British AdtiPM 111 i y onnoMnced tna 'iew mineaw J 1 1 l ecn nid in the North Sea. A^T d i the rmcial German News put fortn argument that the minefields win be an increased
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    SOVIET GREATLY INCREASES HER FOOD OUTPUT
    119 16 Reuter. London, Dec. 29. THE Moscow radio gave prominence last nieht to a statement by M. Propin. Vice-Commissar for the Food Industry, in which he claimed that the Soviet food production had considerably increased this year and a further increase was ensured next year.
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    East Africa's War Expenses
    47 16 Reuter. Nairobi. Dec. 29. AN official statement reveals that with certain exceptions the wartime military expenditure of East African territories will be met from Imperial funds. Governments will be asked to pay only 25 per cent. annuaUy above their peacetime military expenditure.— Reuter.
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    MYSTERY SHIPS
    65 16 Reuter. Tokyo, Dec. 28. DOMEI AGENCY says that a mystery white-painted warship of about 4,000 tons was sighted by the pilot of a Japanese airliner inside Japanese territorial waters off Fukuoka. Another strange vessel was sighted yesterday in Japanese territorial waters by the crew of an airliner. The
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    SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
    188 16 British Wireless London. Det 29 THE full story of the sinking of the D?pti'oid reveals that when she was tcrpedoed \as within half a mile cf the Norwegian coast The ship sank in 90 seconds with the loss of 32 out cf the crew of 37. also
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    SHIP "CITY OF SINGAPORE" AGROUND
    45 16 Reuter. New York. Dec 28. r £UK Liverpool freighter I Singapore has Bent a radio message stating that she is inside Sandy Hook, off New York. Later.—The City of Singapore has been refloated and is apparently not seriously damaged —Reuter.
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    TURKS SEARCH GERMAN CLUB
    35 16 Reuter. Berlin. Dec ACCORDING to an Istanbul A to the official German News the Turkish police hmve made ftJ search of the archives cf the G« Club Teutonia in Istanbul.- R
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