Malaya Tribune, 24 January 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- -No. 20. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1940 FIVE CENTS. `The Malaya Tribune. Wednesday, January 24, 1940.
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    DESTROYER SUNK WITH 175 MEN
    73 1 •rover Exmouth (above) lour l o Ulls and was not tv 5 wfckA carry twice tne firing power. London. Jan. 24. .rally announces that the er H..M.S. Exmouth has It is feared that there ivors. The Exmouth mplemenl of 175. she was I I IT.)
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    STOP PRESS
    91 1 Reuter. Moscow Jan. 2i. ol m.m troops at 1 denied. -Soviet that there are ofH 1< in Lwcw in connection with the icpatriation of i Soviet Poland, IBNazi ?torm Troopers whose rms m ha\e "casioned the raawnrs.- RmJer. The Hftgfctt Jan. 24. i ha* been introduced to re▼alut
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    SOVIET MASS ATTACKS BEATEN BACK BY FINNS
    558 1 Reuter. Helsinki, Jan. 24. THI. Russians are pushing hard in their new onslaught on a fifty-mile fronl stretching from north-east of Lake Ladoga to the frontier, :,nd this >tclor threatens to become of vital importance. If the Russians Succeed in breaking through, which
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    TRADE RELATIONS DEPEND ON HER POLICY IN CHINA
    656 1 American Rights Must Be Secure U.S. Government's Hint To Japan Reuter. mvsv Washington, Jan. 23. course of commercial relations between the United States •ii a j nd Japan after expiration of the present treaty on Jan. 26 will depend on Japan's attitude
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    NAZI STEEL CENTRE DESTROYED BY FIRE
    89 1 Reuter. ACCORDING to a report from the German frontier quoted by the Paris radio a huge fire has been raging for 36 nours in the important German steel works of Maxhuete Bavaria. Rolling mills and furnaces are said to have been completely destroyed. The
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    BRITISH LABOUR CHIEFS TO SEE FINNISH WAR
    159 1 Reuter. T Stockholm, Jan. 24. HI! British labour delegation uhich is on its way to Finland has now reached Stockholm. The leader of the delegation said that after their visit to the Finnish cities they would report Finland's need* to the British Labour
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    JAPANESE PROTEST
    183 1 Asama Maru Reuter. Tokyo, Jan. 21. informed Japanese circles believe that the ViceMinister of Foreign Affairs, in handing the Japanese protest to Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, suggested that Great Britain should voluntarily return the 21 Germans seized from the Asa ma Maru to Japan, otherwise, he is
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    9,000 GERMANS IN BRITAIN ARE MISSING
    55 1 [From H. L Hopkin] thousand registered enemy aliens are missing, believed to have left the country. The Police think that risks were run in the lenient attitude of the tribunals, who allowed many Germans their liberty. Some tribunals accepted the testimony of well-meaning Kritish
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    Record Cold Spell On West Front
    96 1 Reuter. Pais, Jan. 24. f\S (he Western Front it is almost as cold as it is in Finland and at one R.A.F. aerodrome the Farepheit thermometer shoved a tpmnnture of 42.5 degrees of frost feW*-' day, which is believed to be a Vecir-d low
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    CANADIANS PARADE AT ALDERSHOT
    62 1 Reuter. London. Jan. ?4. rE iirst Canadian division j. d in battle-dress at Aldershot* yesterday to the music cf their brass band. They went through routine exercise* and practised ceremonial drills. This was the first occasion at which irany cf the Canadian officers wore battle-dress. Th.?
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    SINGAPORE IN EUROPE
    217 2 SINGAPORE, southern extremity of the continent of Asia has suddenly been trans, •o-ed into the continent of Europe. At least that is what Armaiid Juchli, Edmonton school-:-oy, thinks. He sent the following cover to Mr. L. Rayman, Municipal President To The Mayor of, Singapore, Straits Settlements, Malay
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    SINGAPORE DOCTOR FINED
    111 2 (From Our P«"!r\ Ipch, Tuesday. TRAVELLING to Ipoh by car early In the morning. Dr. Laidiaw Thomson, Singapore race-horse cwner, and his wife, were involved in an accident in the suburbs of Ipoh. The car left thje road and overturned. Ncbody was injured but the car was
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    HONGKONG AND BORNEO READERS SUPPORT LOTTERY
    346 2 "Last Colony In Which Sweeps Will Be Instituted" COMPARISONS are not always odious. In the matter of War L Lotteries comparisons serve a point. Here are two letters received by the Editor of the Malaya Tribune which make comparisons with other countries. 1 The
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    ROTARY MEETING
    60 2 j Mrs. A. M. Sellers, who was to speak at to-day's Rotary Club meeting, is indisposed and wLI not be able to address the meeting. The meeting will therefore be a men's meeting. Gpeaker will be Rotarian G. A. Fitch of Shanghai, secretary of the International Committee of
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    Reprisals Against Nazi Shipping
    441 2 OEPRISALS restricting German commerce, a step Government has taken as a result of the wanton destruction of non-combatant life, British, Allied and neutral, in contravention of the obligations of humanity and the provisions of the Hague Convention, to which Germany is a party, are published in
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    ITEMS FROM THE COURTS
    198 2 Singapore, Tuesday WONG Tuck claimed trial this mom- ing in the Criminal District Court o c fore Mr. J. L. McFall, on a charg? that on Jan. 21, at Potong Pasir, he had in his possession 12 tahils of opium. m On the application of Mr.
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    DEATH OF MRS. NC PAK TONC
    86 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Johore. Tuesday. THE death took place at 291B Jalan Sultan, Segamat. on Sunday, of Mrs Ng Pak Tong, at the age of 56. The funeral takes place to-morrow. Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Ng was the mother of ten sons
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    THAIPUSAM CELEBRATED TO-MORROW
    195 2 QUI Subramaniam Temple, Singa--0 pore, and Batu Caves m Kuala Lumpur will be places of pilgrimage of Southern Indians when they celebrate the Thaipusam festival to-morrow. This cave in Kuala Lum P" r which is now the Mariamman Icmple, dedicated to Sri Subramaniam is a prominent land
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    Mrs. L. Rayman
    36 2 Singapore, Tuesday. Mrs L. Rayman. the wife of the President cf the Singapore Municipality, was this morning admitted into the General Hospital to undergo an operation. She is reported to be doing well.
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    Board Will Inspect Premises
    158 2 Singapore, Tuesday. STATING that the Board would inO sp ect the premises themselves in order to say whether the increase of rent applied for would be justified or not, Mr. G. L. Howe, chairman of the Rent Assessment Board adjourned one of the applications which came
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    DEATH OF MRS. E. D. SMITH
    46 2 We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Dorothy Beatrice Smith, the wife of Mr. E. D. Smith, of Malayan Tobacco Distributors, Ltd. Mrs Smith was 34 years of age. The funeral takes place at Bidadari this evening at 5.30
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    INTER-CITY ROTARY MEETING IN KLANG
    284 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Monday. ''J TRUST that this inter-city meeting will inspire Rotarians to seek a united front to face the future of Rotary in Malaya. Let us free ourselves of every snag of social prejudice, of sectional jealousy and of unethical conduct,
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    Judge Allows Two Appeals
    116 2 Singapore, Tuesday. jyjß. Justice Manning allowed the appeal of two Chinese who were convicted in the lower courts of voluntarily causing hurt to a compatriot on Sept. 7 when their appeal was argued by Mr. B. H. Chia in the High Court this morning. Applicants were
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    46 2 Mr. Eric Choa, B.A. (Hons.), LL. B.. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge has been called to the Bar at Gray's Inn, London. He is the eldest son of Mr. Choa Joon Hean late of The Overseas Assurance Corpn. Ltd. of Singapore. He hopes to return home toon
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    COOLIE TELLS HOW HE WAS HELD & ROBBED
    595 2 COOLIE TELLS HOW HE WAS HELD ROBBED Singapore, Tuesday. AN account of how a sawmill coolie was relieved of pan of his wag, which were taken away from him by a group of Chinese who held him up in a lonely part of Sungei Road, was related to-day at the
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    Ipoh European Charged With Causing Death
    162 2 (From Our Own Reporter! Ipoh, Tuesday. AS a sequel to the fatal motor cident which occurred on day afternoon at the SVfc mile peng Road, resulting in the of a Malay lad who was a pi rider on his father's motor-4 when ft came
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    60 2 Mr. K. Kathiravelu, untitled Andrew's School, Muar, was entei to dinner by th; 3 manager and Stan cently prior to his retirement. Tlu V\, Fr. R. Askness, manager, presided proposed the toast to the guest oi •< and wished him success in his sen Batu Pahat. Speeches were also by
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      142 2 Can IM* X Your Teclh to PYORRHOEA! LET FORHAN'S SAVE THEM! Why wait for bleeding gums? Be serious about your teeth now. Ay Give them full protection by AT Only For ban's cleaning teeth and massaging m brand original m gums with Forhan's. Here is the I dentifrice con- M
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    NEW BUILDING FOR K.L. SCHOOL
    138 3 (From Ou. Own Reporter) Koala Lumpur, Monday. •THE Pitt Chee School, Pudu is I i have a new building of o*n shortly, on a site off idu Read, Kuala Lumpur. meeting t)f the Committee Management was held on nday, Towkay Chong Kirn presiding. I nrkaj
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    S'PORE MAN BURIED AT SEA
    235 3 S' PORE MAN BURIED AT SEA aj at sea of the late Mr. nder Rennie Reid, who ay at the General Hospital I took place yesterday I and was attended by the and close friends. conveying the remains er Attendant's pier at 4.45 took a course for tne deep- I
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    NAVAL COURT MARTIAL INDICTS ENGINEER
    1082 3 Guilty Of Undermining Public Confidence SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. ON A CHARGE OF MISCONDUCT BY PREPARING A DOCUMENT CONTAINING STATISTICS OF THE NUMBERS OF THE ENGINE ROOM DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL LOST IN THE SINKING OF THE H. M. S. "COURAGEOUS" DRAWN UP IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO
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    DOCKYARD STRIKE
    38 3 In a statement to the Tribune this morning Mr. H. K. Rodgers, Chairman cf the Harbour Board, said that there was no change in the strike position. Employers and men were still facing a complete deadlock.
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    Muar Indians Hold First Meeting
    306 3 rpilE first annual general meeting of the Indian Association, Muar, was held on Friday, at 6 p.m. at the Association premises, at Jalan Majidi, Mr. A. N. Mitra presiding. The members were given tea before the meeting. The president remarked that the prjgress oi the
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    CHARGED WITH HAVING BOUGHT 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL
    337 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Tuesday. 4 RRESTED at Malacca, Tan Ah Alh'ng, alias Tee Bian. a middle aged Chinese woman was to-day produced before T\»an Sheikh Abu Baker bin Yahya and the following charge was preferred against her:— "That you having bought a
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    ALLEGED NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    105 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Tuesday. AS a result of a motor accident which occttred at the 2 1 miKstcn-, Parit Bunga in which a bey was knocked down, A. Majid bin Ahmad the driver of the car was to-day pro duc:d before Tuan Sheilh Abu Bak
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    SARAWAK RAJA MUDA DEPRIVED OF TITLE
    259 3 APPOINTED Raja Ifuda of Sarawak last March, Mr. Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke is deprived of that title by a proclamation issued by Sir Charles Vyner Brooke and published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary. The proclamation appears under the date Jan. 17. It reads: "Whereas
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    Housebreak Allegation
    82 3 Singapore Tuesday AHMAT bin Bacha claimed trial this morning in the Criminal District Court before Mr. J. L. McFall o,> a charge that between Dec. 28 and Jan 5, at 12-B. Kirn Keat Road; he committed housebreaking by day and took a pair of gold bangles and a
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    300,000 HINDUS WILL WORSHIP AT BATU CAVES
    605 4 THAIPUSAM FESTIVAL DRAWS BIG CROWD I Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. pORGOTTEX for most of the year, except by a few curious visitors to Selangor, Batu Caves, little village seven miles fr.m Kuala Lumpur, becomes one of the most important spots in Malaya for thousands
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    THEFT CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN
    79 4 A tt-YKAH o Tuesday. A J" -xfcAR-OLD woman named •Jlh »k5? ua Mas to day Ic.s. y» U eu at Sl6O, a pair of jade eufT hnks. valued at S2B o. nd a 35 cham ?nd locket valued at $32 the Property of Kwek Kei Chit
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    43 4 Because he thought he should know me tests young scholars in schools under nM trol are U P against, sixty-year-old Alderman H. S. Carter chairman ?or^H c Edu^ a ion c^nittee C has sat for and passed the London matriculation f,,ttlld S 83
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    TORE OFF WOMAN'S EARRINGS
    180 4 Singapore, Tuesday. CIX strokes of tile rotan in addition to a prison sentence of three weeks' hard labour was the sentence passed this morning on Leong Toh, a young wel'bu lt Cantonese snatch-thief, who pleaded guilty before Mr. H. Watson in the Third Police- Court to
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    ROTAN FOR THEFT FROM HIS SISTER
    111 4 Singapore, Tuesday. FIFTEEN- YEAR-OLD Loh Kwai Kai, who last week pleaded guilty to theft of jewellery belonging to his sister, was to-day sentenced to four strokes of the rotan by Mr. H. Watson in the Third Police Court. It was alleged that the boy
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    DETENTION OF U.S. VESSELS
    129 4 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. COMMENTING on the detention ot United States vessels at Gibraltar, an authoritative source in London told Reuter that Italian vessels seemed marc disposed to co operate than American, in furni&h.ng advanced details of cargoes Hence Italian vessels tended to be cleared more
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    CONSTABLE NOT TO BLAME FOR TRAGEDY
    144 4 Evidence revealed that Teck Neo was crossln? Havelock Road on Jan. 14, when shei wae knocked down by a police stablo on motor-cycle rounds, and recnvtne injuries which caused her d^ath Sli e died in the ambulance which was h l r to the
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    Students' 6-Hour Day —& Studies
    113 4 Students' 6-Hour Day Studies Amsterdam, Jan. 12 QERMANY'S thousands of students arc to be turned into the sparetime odd-job men of German agriculture and distribution. mm*9! ccntinuin g their studies they will be required to unload coal and food trams and wc:k in the adminisTSSSL mces of the food rationing
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    GERMAN NAVY COMMUNIQUE
    50 4 Reuter. Berlin, Jan. 23 Navv^n 1 116 Say s that the German wavy, hi recent weeks, has been con d >^ Ct M g .V Jc^ sslul merchant warfare in lantic h the BalUc ana Se\t? German minesweepers and Datrol ooat s are eonti,mi« l; theii acthStiei
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    News In Brief
    193 4 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. Major-General the Duke of Windsor visited the War Office yesterday aftcinoon m his capacity as liaison officer with the French Army. He had an interview with General sir Edmund Ironside chief of the Imperial StaJ.' The Lo-d Major of London's Rea Cross and
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    ALLEGED STABBING
    72 4 ACIIARPF o Tuesday. CHARGE of voluntarily causing mrt to Richard Dalv with a pockef-knife was explained To-day s?an n S tl V^° n \l 5 Russian, n the Fourth Police Court. aU^ ed t0 stabbed Duly 22* 5? abdomen at 7 yssterday, aooard a ship. V WU4 After
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      690 4 Stop That Persistent COUGH or COLD By Wefutarly Taking PEPS ANTISEPTIC SHE AT HE ABLE 7>Bi£ r INDIGESTION I I n GASTRIC ULCER Stomach Sufferer Wh. Had "Tried Evenihi,,, It is not always V i stomach pains lightly, [j touch ol indigesiion no* something much more very long. Read what
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    S.S. POLICE INSPECTOR'S APPEAL DISMISSED
    506 5 NO WISH TO INTERFERE, SAYS JUDGE Singapore, Tuesday. JJOLDINO the view that the points brought forward in the appeal must have been taken into consideration by the learned Magistrate, his lordship Mr. Justice Manning dismissed the appeal of Inspector Ibrahim bin Omar when it was
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    GREGG SHORTHAND WRITERS
    40 5 The sixth annual general meeting of the Gregg Shorthand Writers' Association Singapore, will be held at the Association premises, 209, Queen Street, on Sat. Jan. 27, at 2.30 p.m. Light refreshments will be supplied after the meeting.
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    Sentenced On Fresh Charges
    191 5 Singapore, Tuesday. TAN AH QLEE and Ng Kan Kia ap- pcared before. Mr. J. L. McFall in the Criminal District Court this morning on three charges of housebreaking. Court Inspector F. Patten informed Mr. McFall that he would offer no evidence against the two accused in
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    19 5 Mr Maurice Murphy and his bride, formerly Miss Kathleen Johnson, who were married in Singapore on Sunday.
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    News In Romanised Malay
    401 5 Singapore. Tuesday. LEBEH daripada fi.600 butir bom telah dl-gu-gorkan oleh kapa!2 terbang Russian dala»n Finland pada minggu yang lalu. Tetapi orang2 yang matt oleh-nya ta* banyak. kerana or a ng2 semua lari berlindong ka-dalam tempa*2 perlindongan di-bawah tanah apabila kedeng*ran kapt>l2 terbang bom itu datang. Maka
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    36 5 During a recent stay in England the Yuvaraja cf Mysore recovered the sword worn by Tippu Sultan when he fought his last battle at Seringapatam in 1799, and it is now on its way to India.
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    Mystery Death Of Boy In Lorry
    575 5 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Tuesday. J± YOUNG Chinese lorry attendant, Neon Eng Kiat aged 17, met his death on Dec. 11 last, as a result of being allegedly struck on the head by a passing bullock cart. The tragedy formed the subject of
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    BIGGEST AIR FACTORY IN EUROPE
    55 7 i /L men f ro ""-asiriffly day and night on th* production of Blenheim bombers by pronation in the largest war plane lactory in Europe and |l ifclMj in the uorld. Only two years ago the sue oi this vast plant "somewhere in England was
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    Ace Racing Motorist To Marry Shortly
    312 7 London. IIK Walter Wool lard —"Lucky Jim'—Lawrence, ;*2-year-old raceriver, airmen, dare-devil Cresta Run bobsleigh star, and the iurvivorof the United States air crash in which Lord and Lady and a pilot were killed, is to be married shortly to a girl he mown tor
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    Money Smugglers Caught In Paris
    182 7 Paris, Jan. 11. rENTY arrests were made yesterday in a sudden police operation against a widespread Black Bourse, or unofficial market, syndicate in Paris A Lettish-born banker. Mr. Hasten Saken Wolf, was arrestfd in his sumptuously-appointed apartment in the fashionable Hue de Longchamp. Two other
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    Court Sequel To Accident At Junction
    355 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. rUi duty of motorists on approaching junctions was discussed iv the Third Magistrate's Court when a Chinese taxi driver. Lim Swee, was charged with dangerous driving. The case is a sequel to an accident at the junction
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    MALAYAN NAMES FOR B.E.F. CENTRES
    87 7 Singapore, Wednesday. I 1 1 1 Kits of thanks have been received in Malaya from London for Patriotic Fund gifts to the National V M.C.A. Wir Service Fund, the Shipwrecked Fishermen And Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, and the Re.i Cross and Order of St. John
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    47 7 At the request of the Holkar Rajya Praja Sangh, the Holkar Government have pa. c sed orders, permitting the Indore Khadi Bhandar and ail its branches in the districts to import dutyfree hand-spun and hand-woven Khadi, whether cotton, silk or woollen, certified by All India Spinners' Asscciation.
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    29 7 The High Commissioner for India is in communication with the U.S.A. Fjr.bojwy in Berlin through the Foreign Office on the question of assisting all British Indians stranded in Germany.
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    GRASS GROWS IN NO MAN'S LAND TOWNS OF FRANCE
    545 7 Deserted But Never A Shell LONDON, JAN. 10. JtHIS IS ONE OF THE SADDEST SIGHTS THE WAR HAS BROUGHT TO FRANCE. FROM WHERE I STAND I CAN SEE THREE TOWNS, TWO SMALL, ONE ABOUT THE SIZE OF COVENTRY. ALL ARE EMPTY.
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    ATHENIA HEROINE GAOLED
    204 7 London, Jan. 10. STEWARDESS Marion Campbell, of the Athenia, kept cool when the liner was torpedoed by a U-boat the day after war broke out. She was one of the heroines of the disaster. Three letters from the commander of the ship commend her efforts in the
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    39 7 It is calculated that evacuation of mothers, children, office staffs, and private individuals, together with mobilisation, has had effect of reducing London's population—which before the War was 8,202.818—by more than 3,000,000. London has thus become world's third largest city.
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    No Need For Jitteriness
    564 8 AS the Winter progresses towards the Spring, and better weather approaches in the actual or likely theatres of war, tension increases in all directions. All kinds of wild and contradictory prophecies are being- made, even by those who call themselves military or political experts. On one
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    DEMONSTRATIONS AT BRITISH EMBASSY
    324 8 Asatna Maru Search Reuter. TOKYO, JAN. 23. A HUNDRED PEOPLE TO-DAY DEMONSTRATED IN FRONT OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY AGAINST THE STOPPING OF THE ASAMA MARU. The Embassy gates were locked and heavily guarded. The Police allowed a crowd to elect a deputation who entered the Embassy
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    SEARCH RESENTED BY GOVERNMENT
    697 8 Tokyo, Jan. 23. V'KW'S of (he removal by British warships of a number of Germans of military age from the Asa ma Maru was displayed in banner headlines in Japanese newspapers. The Asahi Shimbun says that the Foreign Office attaches considerable importance to the incident. It
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    SABOTAGE APPEALS DISMISSED
    129 8 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. DOTH the I.R.A. appeals against death sentences for the Coventry bomb outrage, hearing of which began yesterday, were dismissed to-day. With the dismissal of the appeals, It is revealed that but lor the vigilance of the police there would have betn explosions In
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    Why Kilts Are Withdrawn
    104 8 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. THE controversy over the withdrawn use ol" the kilt by Scottish regiments reached the floor of the Commom: today when the Secretary of War Mr Stanley, questioned, replied that for technical reasons largely connected with the possible use of gas by the
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    NO R.A.F. PLANES OVER HOLLAND
    61 8 London, Jan. 26. The Air Ministry announces that "it was officially stated on Monday eveningin Holland that aircraft of the Royal Air Force flew over South Holland during the afternoon and was fired on "Full enquiries have been made, which established that the aircraft in
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    NO MORE SECRET SESSIONS WANTED
    44 8 TUp Lonapn, Jan. 23. pJS? Ef"? 6 Mlm i ster m a Commons reply to-day. said that he was not aware tnat any desire for a further secret session existed, and he wa* not pieparec to make arrangements for
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    21 8 Reuter. Ottawa, Jan. 23. The Canadian Government has voted a credit of $100,000 to enable Finland to obtain Canadian foodstuffs- Renter.
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    THE NEWS
    127 8 EVERYTHING one hears people who have been h countries recently bears out the wisdom of Winston Churchill., hint to the threatened neuti 'only an Allied victory can sav< A business man from Holiai that Uie Dutch people are kee;)::.. ;> heads, but "they know to a hundred per
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    Neutral Censors
    177 8 AN American writes from Zurich All the Swiss, in this war. are much more pro-Ally than they weie in 1914. They see the mistakes that were made and that the only hope for the sm»t| States is that Britain continue- to p!ay the role she has had for
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    Balkan Feeling
    167 8 IN the Balkans, other travellers say, the feeling L> either pro-Ally or proItalian, never pro-German or proRussian. AND GROWING MOKE PROALLY EVERY DAY. Hungary, once largely pro-German, is al' for the friendship and protection of Italy. The German-Soviet pact bas wiped out Nazi influence in thai country. Hungary
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    Faith In Allies
    155 8 *LL the Balkan peoples, witboul ception, are strongly enthused t magnificent stand of the Finns encouraged by the help which ttu Alli< and neutrals, including Italy. art derins to Finland. Three other questions discussed i where in the cafes and at stieet are the thorough preparation, ol
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      136 8 WHY IT'S CALLED THE ONE- BOTTLE-MEDICINE-CABINET Thousands call Absorbine Jr. the "One-Bottle Medicine Cabinet" bocar.se it has the combined properties of an effective liniment and a powerful antiseptic. An ordinary liniment is designed to penetrate and is usually mineral in content. Absorbine Jr. is made from vegetable extracts and essential
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    BLACK-OUT FULLY EFFECTIVE
    172 9 London, Jan 23. ||ONE OFFICE experts, basing their views on information re. ceived from six civil pilots who have been making flights over London after dark regularly since the outbreak of war, state that the blackout is so effective as to make navigation for these pilots often
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    CHURCHILL NOT TELLING OTHERS WHAT TO DO
    97 9 Reuter. Paris, Jan. 23. n. i riNAX, writing i n L'Ordre, i takes neutral countries to task t.>r their attitude towards Mr. Churchill's broadcast. H says that the speech has in no sell to the interpretation ertain quarters abroad, hill did not seek
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    FORMER SWEDISH PREMIER'S ESCAPE
    77 9 Reuter. Copenhagen, Jan. 23. During a recent visit to Finland the formei edish Prime Minister M. Sand, a narrow escape when a bomt> v air raid shelter in which he was taking cover. lust revealed by the Nationsays that M. Sandler took ith a number of
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    INEXPERIENCED CREW ON THE GRAF SPEE
    277 9 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. INTERVIEWS with British masters and wireless operators who were prisoners on the Graf Spee show that the German boarding parties invariably seized sextants, chronometers, binoculars and even typewriters. One captain who tried to keep a predion ol a sextant was
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    27 9 Reuter. Bucharest. Jan. 23. M. Nicolas Titulesco, the former Foreign Minister, has begun divorce proceedings against his wn P {Catherine on grounds of insults and* cruelty.— Reuter.
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    NAZIS STERILISING POLES TO DESTROY THE RACE
    431 9 Vatican Reveals Reign Of Terror Reuter. London, Jan. 23. broadcast from the Vatican Wireless Station yesterday denouncing the German atrocities in Poland has been followed to-day by the publication of a long report, giving detailed accounts of the persecution. The report was submitted
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    Five Times President Of Switzerland
    291 9 Motta Dead Reuter. Berne. Jan. 23. THE death is announced Ol Switzerland's Foreign Minister, Dr. Motia, who has been five times President He is especially remembered lor the bitter attack he made on the Soviets when he opposed Russia's entry into the Leagu? of Nations
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    ELDER STATESMAN OF JAPAN VERY ILL
    24 9 Tokyo, Jan. 23. PRINCE SAIONJI, elder statesman, is in a very critical condition, suffering from complications and an
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    More Neutral Than British Ships Being Sunk By Nazis
    319 9 JjTNKING'S due to enemy action for the last eight days from Jan. 15 to midnight Jan. 21 1940, were comprised of four British ships of 23,843 tons, and 11 neutral ships of 35,245 tons. hi l ~v~: ~t,l. Tv, -v The
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    NAVY WELL FUELLED
    135 9 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. THE Director of Supplies for the Admiralty, Mr. W. J. Jick, to-day declared that the position as regards the Navy's oil and fuel was eminently satisfactory. No Admiralty tanker had been lost, and there were comparatively few charters of tankers. Since the last
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    TWO EXCITING TIES IN SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGGER
    703 10 S. C. C. "A" QUALIFY FOR SEMI-FINAL SECURING a goal and two tries, the S.C.C. "A" yesterday beat the R.A.F. Tengah "A", to enter the semi-final of the S.C.C. sevena side rugby tournament. The game was a thrilling affair and the Club side only
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    SINGAPORE XI'S FOR STATE HOCKEY GAMES
    114 10 THE following will represent Sin- gapore against Johore at hockey on Friday at the S R.C. ground:— V. N. Pillay; K. Muttucamaru, R. A. U. Todd; G. Clarke. W. J. Pell (Capt.), P. Gupta; S. K. Sundram, K. Leembrugen. Sheikh Hussein, Cheow Chye, Rodriguez.
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    25 10 HOCKEY: S.C.C. vs R.A.F. <Tengah'. S.C.C: YMCA. vs Indian Assn., V M CA SRC. vs Police, S.R.C. RUGGER: S.C.C Seven-a-side tournament. t?mi-finals, S.C.C
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    MUNICIPAL XI
    66 10 A team will be selected from the following players to represent the Municipal Services' Ciub against the St. Mathews Football XI on Saturday. Jan. 27. at Farrer Park ground. Kick off at 5.15 p.m.; G. domes, CF. Alfonso. Im Pens. Cheng Hoe. Ah Hong "Captaini. Jagazi, W. Gomes,
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    Selections By Spectator
    57 10 Race 1: EAST LYNNS Explode Race 2: PRI DE Beacon Raci 3: SIR PATRIC K Miss Rod Race 4: JARRAHWOOD Brass Bullet Race 5: NEVER SET The Poacher Race 6: NOMA MAN IS Celtic Baid Race 7: DRIFr ON Just My Luck Race 8: ABBOTS TEMPTATION Clifton
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    Hockey Teams
    113 10 The following have accepted to play hockey for the S.C.C. against the RAF. I Tengah to-day at S.C.C: Major F. E. Robertson; Rev. A.S. Giles, W Comdr. F. E. Watt-: D.H. Tudor. R.N. Elliot. D A P. Koning; CP. Liston. F. L.Lane. M.W. Cole, B H. Lee. A.
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    VICE-VERSA MATCH
    125 10 VICE -VERSA match among members ol the SA O B.A. will be held at Farm- Park at 3 00 p.m. on Thursday. The following are requested to turn up with and white jer•ey.s. *F Thcinas. R. Eu. Fam Cnoo Beng, W. Ponniuh. J. Ferguson. W Ferguson. P. Ferguson.
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    MATCH PLAY AT ISLAND CLUB
    96 10 The 36 hole.s competition for the Aku zawa Cup at the Island Club over th* week end was won by W.H. Walker with a net score of 143. Some of the best cards are as follows:—W H Walker 94—24 =70 97—24=73 143. R r!g Hoare
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    CONSOLATION PRIZE
    35 10 Seventeen cards were taken out for the Consolation Prize competition an.i the following were the scores returnedW. Gunstone 83—14=69. D. Henderson 84—14=70. E. Bolton 93—18=75 G V Andrews 90—15-75. J.G.M. Millar 93— 18=75.
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    83 10 At a meeting of the cricket secti/n of the S C R C., the following were elected Captain: Seah Keng Siew; Vice-Cap tain: Eu Cheow Chye: Convenor: Evan Wong; Clarke Cup Representative: Lovv Kee Choc. Net practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, commencing
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    Programme For To-day's Races
    1167 10 RACE 1—2.15 P.M. PONIES Class 2—Div. 2—6 Furlongs 03 0 SPRING GIRL 9.02 Mr. A. van Tooren Du\ J 00 3 EXPLODE 8.09 Mr. Teoh Cheow Ghee van Breu 01 4 MABEL SMITH 8.08 Dr. L. M. Thompson Turley 2 2 0 CHAR 8.08 Mr. Alan
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    Tsengshing Retaken By Chinese
    126 11 Hongkong, Jan. 23. an ihe Kuangtung front, the Chiv ii aram entered Tsengshing, metres northeast of Canton, rday morning, and are now in upation «*f a greater part of the after day-long street fighting. the Chinese recapture cf Ying--5 kill a etres north of Canton Canton-Hankow
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    20 YEARS OF CHANGE IN CHUNGKING CITY
    630 11 A NEW SPIRIT IS RAPIDLY CROWING I[OW old Chunking has been transformed into a mcdJ^f and how the wartime Chinese c 3£ hi new spirit, determination, cxMmeratinw n a f Ued Wlth described by Mrs. W H McttS!k adventure were vividly Mr M
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    HEAVY AMERICAN LOSSES IN CHINA
    358 11 Shanghai, Jan. 19. AMERICANS in this country are avidly following the current Japanese-American talks in Tokyo respecting the JapaneseAmerican treaty of commerce and navigation evpirirg on Jan. 26, 1940. If it is not renewed, and an embargo is applied against American exports to Japan in
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    Pitched Battle In S. Shansi
    234 11 Chungking. ROOTING in Southeast Shansi has been centred on the Changlze and Hukwan sectors, where the opposing forces have been locked in a pitched battle on the Nanliutsun-Peiliutsun-Shangfangtsun-Hotoutsun line. In the Changtzo sector the Chinese vanguards have reached the nortnern suburbs of the city. Meanwhile,
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    UNPRECEDENTED WELCOME
    50 11 Chungking. GENERAL Wu Chung-hsin. Chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, who is representing the Central Government to attend tho instaration ceremony of the new Dalai Lama, arrived at Lhasa with his party amidst the unprecedented welcome from Tibetan officials, according to dispatch from Lhasa.—Chinese Central News.
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    THE SPRING FESTIVAL
    38 11 Chungking.—Genera'issimo Chiang Kai Shek issued a circular notice announcing that the week between Februuiy 12 and 18 tChinese New Year holidays*; will be set aside for the entertainment of families of active servicemen.—Chinese Central News.
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    PADEREWSKI AGAIN PRESIDENT
    158 11 Reuter. M Paris, Jan. 23. JAN PADEREWSKI, the famous pianist, former Prime Minister of Poland, was to-day elected President of the National Council of the Polish Republic, which held its first meeting at the Polish Embassy in Paris today. The Council, on which all political parties ar
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    Graphic Story Of Fire In Italian Ship
    389 11 100 Victims Reuter. Genoa, Jan. 24. I A TEST lists published by the ownof thr Italian liner Orazio indicate that the number of victims total 107. of wham t~ were passengers and (iO mcmbeis of tho crew. The Orazio. as already reported, was
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    300-MILE ZONE NOT RECOGNISED
    177 11 Reuter. Paris, Jan. 24. TRANCE cannot renounce her rights under international law to take counter-measures against German activities within the 300 miles maritime security zone proclaimed by the American Republics, declares the official French reply to the note from the Government of Panama of Dec. 23
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    Stock Exchange
    68 11 Reuter. London, Jan. 23. AN the Stock Exchange bright conditions were maintained and business in several sections expanded. Gilt-edged and home railways met further buying, while industrials displayed good spots. Imperial Tabaccos advanced from 115s to over 120s on the market's satisiaction at the total distribution for the
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    INDIAN MUSLIMS WANT BRITAIN TO STAND FIRM
    141 12 New Delhi, Jan. 23. »J"HE President of the All-India Muslim League, Mr. Jinnah, to-day declared that the British Government must not yield to threats and coercion by one party. He was referring to Mr. Gandhi's statement that the Viceroy's latest pronouncements contained terms
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    25 12 Wife of Thakur Raghubir Singh, villager in the Cawnpore district of India, has given birth to sextuplets, all of whom died within a few hours.
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF LUNAS RUBBER
    1267 12 Singapore, Tuesday. REF ERENCE to the determination shown by the Prime Minister in his recent speech to prosecute the war to a successful conclusion was made by the chairman at the annual general meeting of the Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd., held at the company's registered
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD STATEMENT
    101 12 r following statement showing tonnage or ore crushed, etc.. is issued by the Rauo Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. for th* quarter ended Dec. 2Battery: Tonnage of ore mtsed 18.614 tons. Number of ounces of bullion produced 5.903 ounces. Number of ounces of fine gold recovered
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    38 12 Son born at Uline, Northern Italy to wife of Primo Camera, former heavyweight boxing champion, weighed 10 lb Camera, who stands 6 ft. lo in and weighs about twenty stone, says the boy will not be a boxer.
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    Stage Star At Pavilion
    107 12 Last Night's First Night DEREK OLDHAM, the popular London theatre star, sings a number 0: delightful songs in The Broken Rotary which opened at the Pavilion last The star makes his screen debu this film, which gives him an opportunity of singing a number ot well-know
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      105 12 CAPITOL: "L*t Freedom Kln 3.15, 6.15 and 9 15 n m PAVILION: 'The Broken Rosan 6.15 and >.1S p m ALHAMBRA: "The Angels Wash Their 9.15 p.m. CATHAY: "They Shall Have Musk" 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p „T ROXY: "Miracles for Sale 15 a 9.15 p.m. a MARLBOROUGH: "Dynamite" (Hindustani).—6.1."
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    Finns May Last Only Ten Weeks
    185 13 New York, Jan. 23. WI f2?i, UT ore suPPort than is at present forthcoming, Finland cannot hold out much more than ten weeks, according to reports from European Sts of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace nuhlished by the president, Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler
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      486 13 I Domestic Occurrences DEATH M S' m ChCrn S Swee (Madam Tan Pau Neo) aged 69, mother of Mr! Urn noe passed away peacefully thi< 14 i" d »u leaving: behind her a son one daughter-in-law. one son-in-law several grandchildren and one a SL s^ n l mour n her
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    CONGRESS APPRECIATES VICEROY'S "CLEARNESS"
    975 14 Public Reaction To The Gesture IJIS EXCELLENCY the Viceroy's speech at the Bombay Orient Club is a pleasant paraphrase of Sir Samuel Hoards speech with fine personal touches and without that imperial vagueness which always marred the beauty of many a well intentioned statement, is the
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    Gandhi-Bose Compromise Efforts
    44 14 Peshawar, Jan. 17. EARNEST efforts are being made in certain quarters to bring aboui a compromise between Ms hat ma Gandhi and Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose before Jan. 26 and devise a common working formula for the Leftists and the Rightists.
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    Manchester Guardian On India
    224 14 London, Jan. 16. THE Viceroy has not allowed matters to drift since the Congress Ministers resigned and there has been active discussion even if it is unofficial of several schemes which might lead to a settlement, writes the -Manchester Guardian" in an editorial but there is
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    MISS JAWAHARLAL IN SANITORIUM
    77 14 Calcutta. Jan n 1/pBS Incuia Nehru, daughter cfp" JL Jawaharlal Nehru, had a bad bit* dewn and medical authorities in tT don who attended on her, strcr ed as essential a stay and treati Switzerland. In vi>w of her factory health, Miss Agatha Hapcompanied her to
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    Swadeshi Exhibition Fire
    45 14 Madras. Jan y Government have received a 1 port on the iceent fire In the AILI Khadi end SVadeshi Exhibi the Commissioner of Police, Madras has already been established that th after enquiry baa Z to the conclusion that the first eidentaL
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    32 14 Mr. J. Bowstcad, who was untitled an enquiry into the Oiissa States the directions of the Crown Bepcne> tative, has completed his work and submitted a detailed report through the Political Department.
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    SEXTUPLETS ALL DIE
    31 14 HPHE wife of Thakur Raghubir Sirgh, living in a village in the Cawnpore district of India, has given birth to sextuplets. Ail six died within a few hours,.
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    CHINESE BUDDHIST GOODWILL MISSION
    101 14 Calcutta, Jan. 14. ■HE iiev. .Tai Hsu, th e President of ih* Buddhist Society of China, and ioremosv, learned and enlightened Bud dhist monk of China, arrived at Calcutta, on the 9th. as the leader of the Chinese Buddlibt Goodwill Mission consisting of cix members of
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    ROYAL COMMISSION MAY BE APPOINTED
    235 14 Calcutta, Jan. 15. possibilities of a Special Commission being appointed by Bri Government to inquire into the entire question of India's political and constitutional[advance are suggested by the London Correspondent of the "Kesari." This Commission, according v "Kesari" correspondent, will o of four members, two
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    REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    223 15 LONDON TIN London, Tuesday, once) £232 Br vers £232 V 4 Sellers price) £232 Buyers £232 4 Seller.! ONDON RUBBER London, Tuesday. Quiet 12 b 12 lil6s ll~ 8 b 12 s 11 7 8 b 12 s 11 13 16 b 11 15.16 s PRODUCE London,
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    11 15 The price ot* rubber at noon in was:— .tellers: 37%.
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    126 15 Singapore, Jan. 23. blowing are the exchange «oc* tn*t ■-".-.g according to the daily circular iaaued bj *m»nng anci shanghai Banking CorporaL, SELLING »aaon demand W lyons d«n in j 2057 E *fttr«u demand 51 V 8 "nd 87 demand 8« *r l; dec and 155 Vft t? ,nd
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    754 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Ampat Tin B er BaUers Austral Amal ZT 4 lol /2 Austral Malay -JT jftj Ayer Hitam £l Cd Ayer Weng J 4 Jg Bangrln Sfi Batii Selangor «5 Berjuntal JjJ Burma Malay gfi Chenderiang SB Jfi Hitam Tin J*g Hong Fatt ffj 50 Hong Kong
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    153 15 Singapore, Tuesday. A FURTHER fall in the price of Tin in London to £231.155.0 d. and $119*4 locally had a dampening effect on the market in tin shares to-day, and practically all prices were marked down. Hong Falts declined to $1.18 /jllers vith buyers at. $1.16. Batu
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    101 15 Maynard 80 lOOnom bIJNUiiPORS MUNICIPAL 5% 1940 100 lOlnora «Va% 1947 101 103nom 4Va% 1955 107 109nom 4% 1963 101 103nom 5% 55-66 114«/ a 118 5"; 48-68 ***** 109' 2 X. 1. 4*s% 70-80 113 115 3% 75-85 0.93 ft 0.95 ft 3% 75-85 »4ft 96ft
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    148 15 Singapore. Jan. 23. mt. (Slam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan m. (Slam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Rice Siam 1 230 Rice Siam 2 215 Rice Siam 3 I*6 siam Broken Rice No. 1 161 Siam Broken Rice No. 2 157 Rice Saigon Al aice Saigon 1
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    SOYA BEANS FOR THE ENEMY: COMMONS QUERY
    149 16 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. IN the House cl Commons Mr p c attenTion'\ drew attention to the increase 0 f soya bean t ked wh,thl ntr es since tht and So! her ln view cf the that Germany was in great need of
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    188 16 Reuter. Washington, Jan. 23. THF pr Jollity of drastic reduction oi ihz new Reel's expansion prc&TSBUM wn raised by Air. Vinson. (M.riran of thr Appropriation Icmmittee. when he asked the Aavy Deprntmeut to -übmif plans icr a twe-year building programme WMcn would icplace
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    EXCITING DEBATE ON WAR IN S. AFRICAN PARLIAMENT
    519 16 Smuts Flays Hertzog's Peace Motion Reuter. Capetown, Jan. 23. fHE Parliamentary galleries were crowded when Gen. Hertzog moved a resolution that the time had come for the slate of war against Germany to be ended and peace restored. He said he would
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    50 16 As a hobby, thirty-five-year-old Thomas Robson has built in the front earden cf his home in Harrogate a 35-ft nine-ton yacht which he plans to launch shortly at Bridlington. After the war he hopes to take his wife and family on Channel cruises in the craft which will sleep six.
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    Poland Will Rise Again
    185 16 Reuter. THE meeting oi Poland's provisional 1 Parliament was held in the richly gilded ornate Louis XV ballroom at the Polish Embassy. Despite his ag e and phyj.cal weakness, M. Paderewski retained his power to move his hearers. H e said:— "Poland is immortal. We shall
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    67 16 London, Jan. 23. The War Minister was asked in the Commons to-day whether he was prepared to allow enlistment in the British Army of friendly Czech citizens. He said that any alien could hold a commission or be entered for enlistment in any of His Majesty's forces as if he
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    NEWSPRINT IMPORT NOW FACILITATED
    65 16 New Delh' T r T HE P° siti <>» of Indian hn^ilt to newspri had been causing some concern *3 be considerably eased by specS S3 facilities which are now being, by the Government of India" 1 Newspapers are regarded as J ttol industry and as
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    36 16 Stalin brieves in taking untitled the Right if he thinks the tending too much to the L, nf rS tHo His present ™y of these swings—a r policy of splendid isolation and only a temporary excursion
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