Malaya Tribune, 25 January 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVI] -No. 21. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, January 25, 1940.
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    LARGE-SCALE NAZI ATTACK EXPECTED IN FEW WEEKS
    453 1 Closing Of Swiss German Frontier Reuter. Paris, Jan. 25. WARNING that a large-scale German attack may be expected at any time between one and one and a half months from now was given by French military circles yesterday. It was urged that the
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    31 1 Some time ago eminent physicians were called to Moscow to treat Stalin for angina pectoris. They found he was really suffering from nicotine poisoning. But he refuses to give up smoking.
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    Flight-Sergeant Dixon Killed
    102 1 London, Jan. M. AMONG 68 officers and other rank* "dead or missing contained in the list of Air Force casualties' is the name of Flight-Sergeant T. D. Dixon, "killed on active sea-vice." Mr. Dixon was a member of ihe crew of one of the Vickeis-Wellesley long-range aircraft
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    BRITONS THANK EMPIRE
    63 1 Reuter. London. Jan. 25. 4 WEIL attended meeting of the rxeAcutw. committee of the Empire Indastrtes Association held in the House ol Commons yesterday unanimously ution recording "profound the loyal and devoted the Dominions and the th Great Britain in the war." and assnrsens in the British
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    STOP PRESS
    154 1 Reuter. Shanghai. Jan. 23. new of the approaching anniol the Sino-Japanese hosti>n the Shanghai area (Jan. 28, iht Japanese military authorities art reported to be enforcing martial law and surrounding the occupied areas from to-day. Police and the Volunteer Corps M the Settlement and the French < frncession
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    British Guarantee To Belgium
    282 1 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. IN the House of Commons to-day Mr. Chamberlain was asked whether the announcement by Lord Gort. to the effect that if Belgium was at. tacked the Franco-British guarantee would come into play with lightning speed, represented the view of His Majesty's Government,
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    Soviet Planes Bombing Steamers
    234 1 Reuter. London. Jan. 23. to the Copenhagen rajdo Soviet warplanes yester«iv bombed and sank the Finnish 1 uiner Notung, off the Aaland Hands. Fifteen bombs were Ur,, l>ped and no direct hits were ret« red biit one bomb exploded !'"<' to the ship ship and sank
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    Bombs Dropped On Shetlands
    212 1 Reuter. London. Jan. 25. 'JtHE Air Ministry announces that enemy aircraft yesterday morning attacked with bombs a cargo vessel off Shetlands. Later the same aifrcraft passed over the islands and dropped bombs which t'eil upon mcorland and did no material damage. R.A.F. fighter aircraft were despatched
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    THAILAND HONOURS DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
    38 1 Reuter. London, Jan. 25. yiCE-Admiral Phya Rajawangsan, Thai Minister in London, has handed to the. Duke of G'oucester the Order of the Royal House of Chakri on behalf of King Ananda of Thailand.—Reuter.
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    U.S. LABOUR LEADER OPPOSES ROOSEVELT
    105 1 Reuter. Columbus iOhio, Jan. 24. THE view that Mr. Roosevelt would not be nominated for re-election to the Presidency was expressed by Mr. John L. Lewis, Labour leader, in a bitter attack en the Democratic Party's administration befote the United Mineworkers' Convention. Mr. Lewis declared
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    27 1 New Legislation giving magistrates power to refer mnrriage disputes to conciliators and so reduce the number of wrecked romances has just come into operation in New Zealand.
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      59 1 OTHER PAGES Facet .j\ii»Ud of Robbery 2 January Trade Figures Highest Yet 3 Kec< n>truction of China 4 K.nop» an Driver Fined Cinemas 6 and 7 I Review The News"—C.H.S.J a Britain's Reply to Japan o German Concentrations 9 Sp rt 10 and 11 Radio 12 Classified Advertisements j India
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    MUSICAL FILM AT THE CATHAY
    297 2 Last Night's First Nights who sees They Shall Have Music, which opcnea at vie Cathay last mgiib, boiiig to appreciate muaic a guuu ucai more alter seeing j&scna HexiLL/c miracuious lingers in tne faaintbaens "jctonao capriccioso" or in the "riora oLu^cato," ana wnen you come
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    FINE DRAMA AT CAPITOL
    208 2 WELSON EDDY and Virginia Bruce play the leading parts in "Let Freedom Ring," the delightful, full-blooded picture •\hich opened at the Capitol yesterday This is a story of the days of the jpening up of new American territory Dy the railway, of gangsters and rackets and
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    30 2 A Negro bishop, Dr. Joseph Kiwanuko, of Uganda, celebrated Pontifical High Mass at Westminster Cathedra. 1 It was the first time that a Negro Bishop had officiated in the cathedral.
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    SIX MONTHS' GAOL FOR MAN WITH BAD RECORD
    320 2 Singapore, Wednesday. AM ENG LIM, an English-speaking Chinese was this morning sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by 12 months' police supervision by Mr. J. L. McFall in the Criminal District Court on four charges, two of theft and
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    SERANG FINED $50 FOR NOT PAYING COOLIES
    110 2 Singapore, Wednesday. PLEADING guilty to the charge of failing to pay the sum of $70.30 cents being the balance of wages due to six employees during the months of September and October, 1939, Kasali, a serang, was sentencced to-day to a fine of
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    Van Driver's Plea For Leniency
    229 2 Singapore, Wednesday. THAT he had been driving for a stretch of twenty-one hours with only short breaks in between before the collision, was the plea put up by Osman bin Raphi, a van driver formerly employed by the Malayan Farms, before Mr. Conrad Oldham in
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    Cycle Taken By Mistake
    160 2 Singapore, Wednesday. I TOOK the bicycle by mistake. I have a friend who owns a bicycle which looks like this one," said Sim Bah Tee, a 21-year old Chinese youth in the Third Police Court this morning, in answer to a charge of theft of a
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    More Suitable Times For London Radio
    173 2 A NOTABLE improvement in the 8.8.C. programmes, from a Malayan point of view, is being effected by changes in the times of talks. Hitherto six out of the eight weexiv talks in the 8.8.C. overseas programmes l aye been given at 10.20 p.m. Malayan
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    Sounding Of A.R.P. Syrens
    52 2 IT is dtsirabl e that the A.R.P. syren;: should be sounded at least once a week, so that they may be kept in good working order. It lias therefore been decided that they shall be sounded at 9 o'clock every Saturday morning, on both auto-wailing and
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    SOLDIERS FINED FOR MISCHIEF
    366 2 Singapore, Wednesday. PLEADING guilty to an amended charge of causing mischief by breaking the window bars of a house in Sembawang Road and causing damage in the house to the extent of $1, two privates of the Royal Artillery, Changi, were to-day fined S3 each, or
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    ACTIONS OF CHINESE NOT THOSE OF A GUILTY MAN
    430 2 Acquittal On Robbery Charge Singapore, Wednesday. fHARGED with having taken part in a gang robbery, Tan Chah Boh was acquitted by 'his lordship Mr. Justice Pedlow at the conclusion of his Assize trial, when the jury returned a unanimous verdict of
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    GAOL FOR CHEATING
    265 2 'From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Wednesday. mHE case in which Muniandy and 1 Karupavee are charged with cheating Karupayee, a Tamil woman by inducing her to deliver $166 and giving her two Hari Raya greeting cards as cheques for $7,000 (saving that she won a prize for
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    IMPERSONATED REVENUE OFFICERS
    208 2 Singapore, Wednesday. PLEADING guilty to charges of impersonating a revenue officer and theft of cash, Ng Theam Seng, a 19-year-old Hokkien, had sentence deferred in the Third Police Court this morning. It was alleged that at about 11 n m. on Nov. 10 last, the complainant, a
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    COULD GIVE NO EXPLANATION TO THE POLICE
    151 2 Singapore, Wednesday. CONVICTED on a charge beins in possession of a camera, a bicycle and an electric torch for which he could not give a satisfactory account, 21-year-old Kan An Yam alias Kwai Ah Yin was sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment by
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    Where To Send Comforts For The Fighting Men
    230 2 has been made clear, the Red Cross and St. John War Organisation is debarred, under the terms of the Geneva Convention, from expending any of its funds upon the hale and hearty soldier, sailor or airman. Its assistance is given only to
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    King With Air Force
    17 3 King photographed during a visit to an R.A.F. Depot somewhere m England recently.
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    Claim For $960 Dismissed
    220 3 Singapore, Wednesday. CIVIL claim for $960, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. S. E. Solomon, hich represented commission due for work done on behalf of the idant, Mr. Peter Chong, was dismissed with costs by Sir Percy McElwaine when the suit was heard in the High Court
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    HIGH TRADE FIGURES FOR JAN. EXPECTED
    239 3 BIG TRANSHIPMENT BUSINESS (Tribune Staff Reporter) gO far this month, the volume of inward and outward cargo handled by the Singapore Harbour Board constitutes a record for almost a decade, the Tribune reliably understands. Practically all the gonewns are well filled with cargo, while
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    Alleged Theft From Enemy Aliens
    201 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Pt'AH Ji Hai, claimed trial this morning in the Criminal District Court before Mr J. L. Mc Fall on a charge that he on Sept. 3, at the Bremer Mess, No 2, Rochalie Drive. Singapore, abetted the commission of the offence of theft
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    Prison For Breach Of Trust
    74 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment was passed this morning on Wong Tit, a young Cantonese "boy" employed in the New Asia Hotel, when he was convicted by Mr. H. Watson in the Third Police Court on a charge of criminal breach of
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    Chiang Kai Shek's Gift To India
    111 3 Calcutta, Jan. 17. THE piece of si'ver Pagcda sent to India as a token of good-will of the people of China by Marshal Chiang Kai ifhek was officiary handed over to the Pecretory of the Mahabodhi Society. Mr. Devapriya Valising. at a reception given
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    THAIPUSAM CEREMONY
    151 3 Singapore, Thursday. HUNDREDS of cameras clicked in the Pciumal Temple this morn'nq- where f score of South Indian Hindu- performed the annual rite of srlf imolation. Service Officers, tourists and hundreds of women, both European and Asiatic, were nteiested spectators throughout. Commencing at about 7 a.m. to-day these
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    DOCKYARD STRIKE STILL AT DEADLOCK
    47 3 The Harbour Board strikers are still holding out.. According to a statement made by the chairman of the 5.H.8., Mr. H. K. Rcdgers. this morning there is no change in the situation, and a deadlock still exists between the strikers and employers.
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    28 3 "Hitler is not unique," said Mr. Anthony Eden in a speech at Warwick. He i.s merely the latest expression of the Prussian spirit of Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm.
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    Ricksha Pullers Who Assaulted Sailor Fined
    266 3 Singapore, Wednesday. f)NG CHEE LOCK and Yew Cho Moi, ricksha-pullers were charged with assaulting a sailor, James Bishop, before Mr. H. R. Hughes-Hallett, the acting second police magistrate this morning. Both accused were convicted and fined $2 each or five days' r.i. James Bishop,
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      284 3 MAKE*) home-made delicious I a/nays fnsk J cool meals If you have not tried one of our I J famous S.C.S. Pies you've missed f~~ £jB a treat. They are really VI scrumptious because only the x\ V tendere.st meat. Poultry -and game l-> f^B are used to make them.
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    CHINA RECONSTRUCTION HELPED BY THE WAR
    866 4 INTERESTING TALK AT ROTARY MEETING Singapore, Wednesday. "JHE migration of progressive people from east to west China, consequent upon the war, has resulted in development, social and industrial, little short of startling," declared Mr. George Fitch, Secretary of the international committee of the Y.M.C.A.
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    PULLED OUT OF SEASHORE MUD
    56 4 Singapore, Wednesday. PULLED out by some of his compatriots after being half buried in the mud near the sea off Beach Road at about 2.45 p.m. to-day. a Chinese was conveyed to the General Hospital by ambulance. He sustained abrasions over the head, and arms,
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    46 4 Jean Pierre de Trey. aged 33. of Pavilion-road W c'iTrtor of a jeweller's Phon n New Bond-street, was fined £5 at Brw-street oolice court for car obstruction it was stated he had been crvnMrted 30 times under motor-car Acta —17 times for obstruction—since May Inst year.
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    GAOL FOR COOK WHO STOLE
    114 4 Singapore, Wednesday. PLEADING guilty last week to a charge of theft of a watch belonging to his employer, Ho Ah Chiang, an 18-year, old Hylam cookboy, was to-day sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment by by Mr. H. Watson in the Third Police Court, It
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    Alleged Intimidation
    67 4 Singapore, Wednesday.—Tan Ah Kow claimed trial this morning in the Criminal District Court before Mr. J. L. McFall on a charge tha«t he en Jan. i, at Noordin Lane. Singapore, attempted to put Chong Ah Van in fear of injury in order to commit extortion. Cm the application
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    REFUSED TO HAVE PHOTOS TAKEN
    191 4 Singapore, Wednesday. "WE have instructions to oppose extension of bail in this case, as the accused have refused to have their fingerprints and photographs taken.** said Court Inspector D. R. Cowie. when the case against ten Chinese who are charged with being members of an
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    IPOH IS HOT — AND COLD
    112 4 IPOH IS HOT AND COLD (From Our Own Reporter) HO th»r i IP h Wcd^«av IJO other town in Malay* 2 haps can equal Ipoh tL "hub" in respect of extremes climate, which makes it th hottest and cooilest lawn to s£t m this country. ay On Monday, for instance
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    SOCIETY CHARGE
    86 4 Singapore. Wednesday lONG HOA IU alias Jong Hoa Ji OW Jclaimed trial this morning in the Criminal District Court befon r r McFaU on a charge that he on Jan n a No. 66, Queen Street, Singaed in the management of an unlawful society, 'The Singapore Donu-.>ti c
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    32 4 The rottenness of Nazi untitled the theme cf Elmer Rice's plaj Judgment Day.'" Obviously bast Reichstag trial, it shews how a tatattlariah State lakes evidence the innocent leaders ol ai hon party.
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    CLAIM FOLLOWS FAILURE OF MARRIAGE CONTRACT
    478 5 Payment Of $50 Ordered (Frcm Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. 'JHP: story of how a prearranged marriage between a young Chinese couple, members of a labouring family of Tronoh, had gone away even though part cf the betrothal money had been paid, was revealed
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    NAVAL VOLUNTEERS OF NEWFOUNDLAND
    61 5 Reuter. London. Jan. 4. T*HE second contingent of Empire na- val volunteers arrived at a northwest port to-day. All are Newfoundlanders, numbering 17 They were welcomed by civic heads, Rear Admiral Bromley, representing bite Dominions- Secretary, and Mr. Davies. Trade Commissioner ol Newf°lne men -re all
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    NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK
    29 5 Reuter. Oslo, Jan. 24. The Norwegian steamer Sydfold. 2,400 tons was sunk off the Scottish coast today Nineteen of the crew were rescued. Five are missing.—Reuter.
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    CONCERT BY FAMOUS BRAZILIAN MUSICIAN
    209 5 SINGAPORE music lovers had a treat 5 last night when Madame Olga Ooelho the famous Brazilian soprano a S.i, tnrist cave a concert ac the Cende Maiaisie at 20 k returning to her home in Brazil after a highly succesful tour of New Zealand and
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    BULGARIA DECLARES NEUTRALITY
    108 5 Istanbul Jan. 24. t M..SARAJOGLU, Turkish Fcre'gn Minister, will leave Istanbul en Jan. 31 to attend the conference of tne Balkan Enlente which is due to begin on Feb. 2. The other states are Greece. Yugoslavia and Rumania. It is expected that en th P way M.
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    TURKEY TO SIGN TRADE PACT WITH GERMANY
    146 5 Istanbul, Jan. 24. THE Minister of Commerrce has anlr.umeu that Turkey will shortly sign a trade agreement with Germany. The trade involved will not exceed tlft millions. The agreement contains no time limit. The shipment clauses in the agreement are exclusively in favour
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    DEATH OF SIR ARTHUR JACKSON
    40 5 Louden, Jan. 24. THE death is announced ci Sir Arthur Jackson, who was kninhted in 1938. He was the managing director of Sir John Jackson, Ltd., who were chief contractors lor the Singapore Naval Base.
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    Suit Over Sale Of Property
    749 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, Bahru, Tuesday. A SUIT arising out of the sale of property worth 8870.000 was heard A before Mr Justice Layille at the High Court today. Tay Liat. alias Tay Soo Liat, represented by Mr. M. C. Johannes, claimed that he
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    EUROPEAN FINED $125 AFTER K. L. ACCIDENT
    399 7 MIDNIGHT CRASH INTO TELEPHONE POST (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. worship is aware that recently we have had a large number of negligent and dangerous driving cases, more particularly i tain class of the community who are apparently under the isioa
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    Summertime On Feb. 25
    19 7 Reuter. Jan 25 —It is understood f :mertime will probably te in--1 n Feb. 25.—Reuter.
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    Funeral Of Late Mrs. E. D. Smith
    609 7 MRS. Dorothy Beatrice Smith, wife "■pi Mr. E. D. Smith of Messrs. Malayan Tobacco Distributors, Ltd., Singapore, passed away suddenly at the General Hospital, Singapore, early yesterday morning, at the early age of 34 o T h f funera l which took place
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    49 7 Reuter. Ottawa, Jan. 24. A programme involving the Purchase of v-Su over *W milllpn? worth of naval units and aircraft was announced by Mr Howe Canadian Minister of Transport, on behalf Of the war supply B The programme will tax Canadian shipyards and aeroplane factories to the utmost capacity.-Rieuter.
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    Goering Wounded By Snipers
    185 7 London, Jan. 10, THE mystery of Field-Marshal Goering's disappearance for a fortnight from Nazi public life is solved by the news, received through diplomatic channels, that lan attempt to assassinate him was made just before Christmas. Snipers* wounded the Nazi leader when he was on a
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    BOGUS REGIME TO BE FORMED IN THE SOUTH
    271 7 Hongkong. THE country guards in Chungshan 1 have redoubled their vigilance against a possible uprising by bandits and mercenaries who are planning an outbreak in the name of the "orthodox" Kuomintang. which is anxious to extend theninfluence in this county. Reports are
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    26 7 Eight more plays by George Bernard bhaw are to be Aimed by Gabriel Pascal, producer of the film of 'Tygma'ion" with Wendy Hiller and Leslie Howard.
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    ALLEGED TRANSFER OF STOCK IN TRADE
    532 7 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Wednesday. rPHE case in which Loh Teck San, proprietor of Chop Sin Cheong, of Labu Village, was charged with having at various times between Oct. 19 and Nov. 3, *****, fraudulently transferred to various persons the stock-in-trade of the
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    News In Brief
    214 7 Reuter. London, Jan. 25. THE Ministry of Economic Warfar* states that there were 35 neutral ships on Tuesday in the three contraband control bases in the United King- dom, of which 35 had been there five days I or less. i During the week, the contraband com
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    JAPANESE RETREA TING INTO CANTON
    49 7 Kweilin. HEFEATED Japanese troops In the north Kwangtung campaign are pouring back into Canton in confusion despite enemy denials issued from Canton and Shanghai The Hamamoto and Konoye divisions have sustained heavy casualties, over half of their strength being wiped out. —International News Agency.
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    36 7 Reuter. London, Jan. 24 ON the Stock Exchange, gilt edg?d and home rails were again actively bought, prices -rising sharply. Kaffirs were initially dull and later improved. Industrials attracted more attention Wall Street was steady —Reuter.
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    Town Shelled By Mistake
    284 7 London. r rHE Navy shelled Bangor, Co. Down, by mistake on Jan. 2. Five shells, fired by a warship at gun practice in Belfast Lough, crashed into houses—but no one was hurt. Two girls of 16, Belle Fitzsimmoni and Dorothy Gault, were sitting on a Fofa
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    Wobbly Regime
    325 8 pAREFUL examination of the composition of the Yonai Cabinet indicates that it has come :nto being for purposes of expediency rather than the fulfilment of fixed principles. The sudden emergence of Admiral Yonai as the new Premier came as a surprise to Japanese political circles because his name
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    Hitler's Hope
    213 8 JJOES Hitler still hope that by concentrating on the ruthless destruction at sea he will yet be able to force an issue favourable to Nazidom? Reports from wellinformed neutral circles in Berlin are inclined to take this view and cite in support of it the fact that the
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    BRITAIN HAS COMPLETE ANSWER TO JAPAN
    565 8 Asama Maru Protest Reuter. London, Jan. 24. FERE will be no difficulty in giving "the full and valid explanation" for which Japan asks in connection with the removal of Germans from the Asama Maru, declares the Daily Telegraph, which adds that the rather excited
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    SHAW WARNS INDIANS ABOUT HOME RULE
    97 8 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, replying tfl a qu?stionnaiie addressed to him by the Indian Swaraj League on current Indian problems, declares: "The Indian people must be prepared for startling curtailments of their personal liberties under the dominion of home rule. "In
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    233 8 rpHREATS and warnings seem to be flying about all over the placi Events close upon us will show that while some of them spell dan. ger *< f a spread of conflict, other* consist mainly of hot air. The Japanese are making a tree ous fusf
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    Oil And Iron
    160 8 GERMANYJS concentrations opposite Sweden and the German and Russian concentrations on two of Rumania's borders are serious enough, whichever way one looks at them. If they do not presage early attack on these two sme!; neutrals they represent, at the least. policy of blackmail by threat of
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    Joint Threat
    219 8 THE present joint threat of Germany 1 and Russia is to Rumania. Maytr the Italian warning to Germany not to encourage an advance by the Russians is hot air. May t>e it's a sign that Italians are realising where they really stand. Whatever Italy does, Rumania won't be
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    80 8 AUTHENTIC figures produced by n the National City Bank, and regarded as most reliable the world over, show that the Reich's shortage of rubber and tin is most serious, and that reserve supplies are beint; used up with hardly any possibility of replacing them. Synthetic rubber—cne expensive "buna"—can
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    POLES MUST BE FREED BY FORCE
    207 9 London, Jan. 24. THE Vatican broadcast denouncing conditions in Poland and the meeting of the National Council of Poland in Paris, at which M. Pade. rewski, despite his age, delivered a speech which deeply moved his audience, are the subject of comment in the
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    BRITISH SUBJECTS BADLY TREATED IN POLAND
    128 9 Reuter. Lor ion. Jan. 24. iSKkD wheth3l he could any v rmatiOii regarding the condiBritish subjects Poland, Mr. said that Government had ing to a tola] of 74 British and Palestinians, about nr. were in German-occupied th« remainder being in the pied oy the
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    FRANCE REPLIES TO U.S.
    68 9 Paris, Jan. 24. THL Fi rich Government has replied Pan-American Conference :r a 300-mile security zone American continent, ly l■ on the same line as that Britain a few days ago. iares that Prance. lik P Britain, hetic to the general idea of :.u zone, but
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    HITLER'S GUARANTEE TO ITALY
    165 9 Reuter. Paris. Jan. 24. DETIT PARISIEN says that ac. BerHn rd H n f, l info »nation from wSSL "iU H,tl f. r 1S re P° to have fh\t J? USSM J- ,ni a fornial ™t at no time will Russia be able iSnIJ°«V c f
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    BRITISH FIGHTER BRINGS DOWN GERMAN BOMBER
    208 9 A London. Jan. 24. N ACCOUNT of the recent high altitude aerial combat Ls contained in the Air Ministry's weekly news Bulletin, published today. "A British fighter pil n was ordered to pursue a Dornier bomber, siehted over a certain area at a height
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    LITHUANIA SENDS TRUCKS TO GERMANY
    48 9 Reuter. Kaunas, Jan. 24. Germany and Lithuania have signed an agreement for the transit through Lithuania of goods between Germany, Russia and Manchukuo. Owing to the shortage of German rolling stock. Lithuania has .rent one nundred trucks to Germany to fetch coal —Reuter.
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    Officers Wife Gets Damages From Husband's Parents
    234 9 London, Jan. 24. A SPECIAL jury of five men and two women to-day awarded A damages in the King's Bench Division to Mrs. Valeric Porter, 26-year-old wife of an Army lieutenant, who alleged that her husband's parents enticed him away from her. The
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    Allied Trade With Neutrals
    81 9 Paris, Jan. 24. fOMPLETE agreement between the French trade delegation now m London and the British Government w as announced by the French Mmistrv of Commerce to-day. They have agreed on measures for Ping their own neutial trade, ,*aa xamining the economic relations T hird parties.
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    GERMAN CONCENTRATIONS FACE SWEDEN & RUMANIA
    813 9 GERMAN CONCENTRATIONS FACE SWEDEN RUMANIA Demanding More Oil And Iron Reuter. 4 ATEST German troop concentrations are shown to be directed against Sweden and Rumania, and it is known that Germany is demanding more iron from Sweden and more oil from Rumania, at cheaper prices. The Allies are closely watching
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    TALKS WITH SOVIET TO BE PUBLISHED
    182 9 Reuter. London, lan. 24. IN the House of Commons to-day Mr. Chamberlain said he Icel was not yet in a position to j.ive a definite dale for the issue cf a White Paper dealing with the negotiations between the British and Soviet Governments, when
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    KING WITH THE CANADIAN TROOPS
    51 9 London, Jan. 24 The King, as King of Canada, spent the day at Aidershot with the Canadian j troops in training there. His Majesty motored from Buckingham Paiace to Aidershot accompanied by an escort of i the Royal Canadian Mounted Police j wearing khaki battle
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    APPALLING PLIGHT OF JEWISH REFUGEES
    174 9 London, Jan. 11. T<HE appalling plight of 2,500 Ger-man-Jewish refugees packed like sardines in four barges at Sulina. on the Danube, is described in a dispatch from David Walker, Special Correspondent in Rumania. They lack cv to clean water, he cnhles, and as a result
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    Semi-Finals Of 7-A-Side Rugby
    607 10 INSPIRING rugger was witnessed in the semi-final of the S.C.C. seven-a-side rugby tournament yesterday, where the Fortress Co., R.E., and the S.C.C. "A." overcame the R.A.F. (Kallang) "A" and the R.A.F. (Seletar) "A" respectively to qualify as finalists in this evening's game. Final scores were Fortress
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    Races At R.S.Y.C. For Weekend
    81 10 ON Friday, Jan. 26, there will be the usual afternoon races for ail classes, starting at 5.25 p.m. at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club. On Sunday, Jan. 28, the "C" Class will sail the first race for Club Burgee, starting at -9.50 a.m. The "B"
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    97 10 In the final 0? the Club Championship Cup competition played over 36 holes at Garrison Course. Capt. C. L. Archdale beat Capt. D. N. Moore, by 2 and 1. In tha semi-final of the Hose Cup played last week, resulted In Maior V. H. McVittie beat Capt.
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    CHIATE SING XI
    87 10 A friendly football match has been arranged foi to-day. between the Chiate Sing Athletic Union XI and th' Kota Rangers XI, on the M.F.A. ground, Balestier Road, at 5.15 p.m. The C.S.A.U XI. will be s:lected from the following:—Goh Teck Phuan, CTva Kiang Tonu. Teo Ban Teck.
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    27 10 The Kota Rangers eleven will play iootball against the Chiate Sing Athletic Union to-day, at the M.F.A. ground. Balestier Road, at a. 15 p.m.
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    RECREATION CLUB'S FIRST HOCKEY DEFEAT
    745 10 GOOD WIN FOR THE POLICE TEAM o S.R.C 1. Police THE S.R.C. suffered their first hockey defeat at the hands of the Police who beat them by the odd goal in three on the Padang yes terday The game was a very keen affair, and
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    46 10 A friendly game of soccer played at Farrer Park yesterday between S-me Daroy Sports Club and the Straits Times Sports Club resulted in a draw of two-all. The goal scorer s for Sime Darby were H. G. Riches Uj and Tommy Ng c (I).
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    8 10 TO-DAY MKKMEB: SC C Seven-n-side. S.C.C.
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    ELITE RECREATION UNION
    82 10 The following have been select' represent the Elite Recreation tin: against the United Lads Athletic 1 in a friendly badminton match of four men's singles, one lady's singles, three men's doubles, to be pla\ the Happy World Covered Sadium. 7 p.m. sharp on Saturday. Jan N. R.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    58 10 The following have accepted to for S.C.C. v. Colts Hockey Club on Thursday Jan. 25, at S.C.C.: Dr. B.D. Moleswoith; P. F. X.. R. A. U. Todd: J. P. Wood. W. j Peel, Capt. J. R. Kellett; G. W S Waites, Lt. J F. Whiteing. Lt.-C~ F. E.
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    HORSE DESTROYED AT IPOH RACE MEETING
    884 11 Cash Bolts And Falls In Jump Over Fence SENSATION matted the opening r lc f Ilwh Wednesday. •'•-•f Cub's January metti„The re f f the is* marc by Clear Cash out of Bank w t chestn »t the tape.. The mare bolted wildly foi
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    104 11 Race 1: EXPLODE $45 $9 Mabel Smith $8 East Lynne $6 Race 2: PRUDE $67 $20 Salmon Par $18 Auboss $14 Race 3: QUEEN BEON $44 $15 Emily Dignus $15 Sir Patrick $21 Race 4. LITTLE JOHN $23 $9 Bright Answer $15 Wait-A-Bit $9 Race 5:
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    No Derby This Year
    52 11 Reuter. London.Jan. 24 THE Jockey Club announces that th:» 1 Epsom Spring and Summer race meeting have been abandoned. ihe Derby will not be held at Epsom bjr substitute races for the Derby and Oaks will be held, probably at New market, identical to the war
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    KAY STAMMERS MARRIED
    25 11 Reuter. London. Jan. 24. THc famous woman tennis player Kay stammers to-day married Michael Menzies, a second lieutenant in the Irish Guards.—Reuter.
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    308 11 irPpPDT Singapore, Wednesday. MEOERI Pf n i und tldak akan dapftt mela^ajl 1 S!i.^ h 10 minggu melainkan t*i»* t U la nya Pertolongan lagl Ami»^ rk rf ata l UatU yang di-tirlma dar Jm.r B < l* n .w bertta lnl lagi kechual jggfS*, s
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    TRAWLER FEARED LOST WITH CREW OF 8
    51 11 Reuter. mi, T London, Jan. 24 hal faiii?^' i 0? tr Wler Shaven, Shi if d to return f ™m a fishing trip she sTru X 'f, VerdUe and jt is ftraee %h mea V d sank witho «t Reuter eU Crew of
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    47 11 A censorship of jewlery has been established h«« 1 he Assay mcc Birmingham, to scrutinise all jewels which are exported "111 prevent them reaching enemy hands and will see that DO unauthorised goods or messages are sent out of the country under covtr cf business package CI
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    JOHORE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND
    2414 12 THE contributions to the Malaya Patriotic Funl for the State of Johore now total $33.416 92. Some of the contributors have requested that their names be withheld from publication, an I their wishes in this matter have been respected. We Rive below a list
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    TRIBUTE TO LATE MR. LEONG SIN NAM
    124 12 <From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh. Wednesday. fROWDS thronged the platform at Monday 'a'"?* Sffl* l oh ft ss? S. rJt h <f tJ tne Which fonn <* th latives r occupied by reofEKr^!Uatlvexf of th local branek OhiSS hlna ReLcf f>u nd Conn
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    ALLIED PURCHASES IN THE U.S.
    49 12 Reuter. New York, Jan. 24. All the major policies of both the British and French Purchasing Board aim at avoiding competition and overlapping between the commissions At the same time the secretary eenc ral s office in Washington liaison with the United States Govern
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    28 12 Reuter. Paris, Jan. 24 IN a speech to the Polish National Council General Sikorski said that ihe reconstructed Polish Army in Renter Sh rtly have 100 000 men
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      615 12 radio 1 J SINGAPORE ROME ZHL 225 metre. (1.33 men). »<> J•« J etres (***** k«) ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mc[i) F™ m 520 P m to 7.45 p.m. (Lo(uU News in French. P i m is Miscellaneous programme of Gramophone Light from 130 The r ?ews and mid-day Rubber.
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    HARDSHIPS OF AIRMEN IN HIGH ALTITUDES
    394 13 London, Jan. 24. AN recent night flights over Germany, temperatures as low as 52 degrees of frost have been encountered by R.A.F. bomber aircraft, and ice has formed in layers on the cockpit floor inside the aircraft. This extreme cold and rarifled air at
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    EXMOUTH HAD SUNK A SUBMARINE
    159 13 London. Jan. 24. THE loss of the British cruiser Exmouth by mine or torpedo, presumably with all hands, announced by the Admiralty, recalls the fact that she was commissioned in 1935 and normally had a complement of 175; she was commanded by Captain R. S.
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      406 13 A .IVFYPICT required, Chireply In own. handwritqualiflcationa, age and Box 387, c o Malaya i .pore. (329.C) Lesmen and Salesgirls, any caii. ass fertiliser in amiss n basis. Auply At en 3 30 to 6 p.m. 43-A, Road, orl Geylang, Singa-(326-C) immediately Advertising Apply 40, Raffles Chambers, experienced Chinese case
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      469 13 [|0 J#t^%und FOUND. "GAIM'S RESTAURANT" <64, Middle Road, Singapore. Phone •552. (223-C) Educational TUITiONS in Romanised Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Guaranteed to be as easy as learning Malay. Prospectus free. Apply Y. N. Hwang, 1. Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore. (319-C) L.C.C. NOV. 1940 Exam. MOfcNIN-j EVENING COURSES NEW Classes From
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      570 13 Wanted WANTED to supply coolies, labourers and stevedores contractor for all kinds oi labou- (men or women). Apply contractor. No. 15, Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore. (322.C--WANTED Complete secondhand American Radio Course including building components and implements. Particulars to Box 382 c o Malaya Tribune, Singapore. (320-O WANTED small rubber Estate
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      405 13 Domestic Occurrences MARRIAGE. The Wedding was solemnised on Jan. 23, 1940, at the Roman Catholic Mission Church. Changi, of Pte. Frank Eruco of tho 2nd. Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, only son of Mirs. Bruce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to Miss Ruth Mclntyre, 2nd. daughter of Mr. F. S. Mclntyre, formerly of Lahat
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      294 13 ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of all the STOCK-IN-TRADE fittings of an electrical shop known as DECORATIVE LIGHTING CO. No. 243-A. Orchard Road. COMPRISING: f?hop fittings, electric ceiling and table fans, a large assortment of marvellously-hand-some eiectric hanging, floor, table and bedroom lamps, chandeliers in attractive mrome fittings and enrichments with colourfui
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      311 13 SAFETY PIANO Beware of "Tramp' Tuners Repairers! Your piano should be tuned and repaired by competent men from reliable and well established firms who have comprehensive stock of felts and material? for suitable replacements. DO NOT ALLOW any "TRAMP" tuner to meddle with your piano, because a good piCino is
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    DIVISION IN CONGRESS OVER SPINNING CLAUSE
    1079 14 Leftists Oppose Modified Pledge Calcutta, Jan. 18. political significance that is being given to spinning now and. the manner in which it has been quietly converted by the Congress Hitrh Command into a method of political struggle need unequivocal condemnation. Consequently, members of the
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    CONGRESS LEADER EXPELLED
    90 14 Madras, Jan. 14. MR. I*. Jeevannandan, General Secretary, Tamil Nad Congress Socialist Party and member. A. I. C C has been served with an externment order by the Madras Government under clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 2(>. Defence of India Rules read with sub-rule (2)
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    Indian-Made Radio Sets
    103 14 INDIA u/iTi v, Bom bay, Jan. 16. JNDIA will soo n have swadeshi radios bay prove successful m InfK ng SK the invocation of the o r M C r ele p bra r Ad Unde? the Director of Industries o ne of tnl' of the institute
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    SUBHAS BOSE'S ADMIRATION FOR MUSLIMS
    197 14 Bombay, Jan. 15. rpHE view that the Muslims were A fighting the British Imperialism as strongly as the Congress and, therefore, if the Congress were to resort to direct action there was no danger of their coming into direct conflict with the Muslims, was urged
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    HINDUSABHA WILL FIGHT ELECTION
    63 14 Calcutta, Jan 15 THE Working Committee of the Bengal 1 Hindusabha at a meeting held today under the presidentship of Dr S P. Mookerjee have decided to contest the forthcoming election to the Bengal Legislative Council. The Working Committee have appointed a special sub-committee for nomination
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    FRONTIER GANDHIS APPEAL
    242 14 Kohat. Jai v "MY creed is non-vio ci cc 1 I? 1 wedded to it. j lh J any weapon to fight 11 country's freedom. lai it for the last many ye; carry it on to a successful with patience and persevera "Whai I demand oi you
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    Congress-Minded Women Demand 1/3 Reservation
    214 14 Eilore, Jan. 18. A DE^-V XD th t at loast one third of th e "umber of seats in all Comm lT'\ u G t indUdfn<f l< iBUture local bodies and O ngnss of Co I° U d be rC!ien ed for wome at a
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    ELEPHANT KILLED BY BEES
    48 14 talking a tree branch a Wye of and n° Crs OVolhan Bin distnrbe^ ihe ir, h. ar r a r Vf noel ol?t Sacked .he -lrphant with ttnexami>led fury rettj. through wild bushes and ev*nSFtSI fSfSW to the frightful stings Oi the infuriated beta
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    32 14 The members of the Chinese Goodwill Prof Tan Yun Dir 1 1 me? c,°kS' cena Bhawan, S'antinikrtan me. &k Subhas Chandra Bos- at 1 Wood' bam Park and held talks with him
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      300 14 SOMETHING S|l SHOUT ABOUTI^^V THE GOOD WHOLESOME QUALITY OF THE BREAD CAKES BAKED AT Raffles Bakery /p^fc MADE WITH CHOICEST T*~ f-( INGREDIENTS UNDER /"'7 I*l STRICTLY HYGIENIC L( CONDITIONS. iTifflw Order by phone—s3Bl (72*. DUivtr.es daily from sto 9 p.m. 1 mmm f^} Sea View Hotel I TONIGHT FRIDAY—SATURDAY
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      109 14 DAILY INDIA PAGE EDITED BY V. E. JACOB, B.A Hare you heard best food in Orchard Res.aurant Bar 38, ORCHARD ROAD SPORE U)ear Cathay Cinema >. I'RICES VERY MODERATE. A. T. EDWARDS Co., Ltd. Al TRACTIVE AUCTION SAM of Modern design European ■eak and other HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE including;— extending teak
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    REUTERS COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    178 15 LONDON TIN I London, Wednesday. puce i £232 3 4 Buyers £233 Sellers B Price i £232% Buyers B| £233 Sellers I LONDON RUBBER I .ndon. Wednesday. H Easier 11 13 16 b 11% I Hll 16b 11 13 16s B 'mi 16b 11 13 16s Bp
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    20 15 untitled Sulrdale, of Chelwood said she was driving to Iv who had 48 hours xceeded the speed hmit Pined £2.
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE REPORT
    822 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT --^~»S ingapore, Jan. 24. mWIHg Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin 46 TEST Austral Amal jE 6'i Austral Malay 37 39 cd Ayer Hltam 24 25 a Ayer Weng 080 0.85 Bangrln 22 j 23 ifi Batu Selangor j53 jSU Berjuntal iet6 n 9 Burma Malay 23 3
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    EXCHANGE
    193 15 Singapore, Jan. 24 SM#SStS*tSSnMM Oorpor.. SEIXING 214 llio London T4T. 2 j 4 M London demana 2057 Lyons demand 208 Ewitzerland demand Hamburg demand 46 712 New York demand s B Montreal demand 37 Batavia demand 86 b Samarang demand 156 Calcutta demand 155 7 j Bombay demand 155
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    165 15 Singapore, Wednesday. CONDITIONS were rather steadier in the tin share market to-day and prices were slightly better in one or tw) ill st.ciii c ps Local tin recovered 3 4 to $120.00. After business at $1.16, Hong Fatts were bid for at $1.17 with sellers $1.19, while
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    97 15 Maynard *> 100nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5<K 1940 100 lOlnom ItL'mL J947 101 103nom J22 1955 107 lOOnom *<-• 1963 101 103nom U U4* 116 5 48-66 107 >, IU9*CI 70-80 113 115 3 r-' 75.85 «93* 0.95* 3 75-85 96-00 100 00 3 l 96 o 98.00
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    138 15 Singapore. Jan. 24. m. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan (Slam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Rice Siam 1 333 Rice Slam 2 215 Rice Siam 3 Slam Broken Rice No. 1 161 Siam Broken Rice No. 2 157 Rice Saigon Al Rice Saigon 1 Rice Saigon
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      89 15 THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) (SINGAPORE BRANCH) 4, D'Almeida Street. Authorised and subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital £1,000 000 Reserve Fund 500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Branches: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Amara, Baghdad, Bahrein, Basra, Kirkuk, Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on Fixed Deposits
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      121 15 I Ap ni«; i,. t Freedom Ring."— 15, 6 15 and 915 p.m. AVIUON j: Alibi."—3ls, 6.15 and i>. 9.15 p.m. U*IMBR\ "The Army Gir1."—3.15, S 15 and 9.15 p.m. m\\ «They Shall Have Music. I-,, ,15, 615 and 9. 15 p.m. >Urk Rapture."—6ls and Mn... 9.15 p.m. r««0ROi;GiI: "Dynamite"
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    Projected Air Service Suspended
    115 16 Chungking. NEGOTIATIONS for an Anglo-Chi--11 ne.se diiect air service connecting Chungk.ng ami London were commenced about two years ago. In February last year, the China Aviation Corporation made a trial flight commencing at 7 a.m. from Chungking to Kuming where the plane was refuelled and took
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    SECOND JAPANESE VESSEL STOPPED BY WARSHIP
    396 16 Japanese Naval Steps Forecast Reuter. Tokyo, Jan. 25. POLICE guards outside the British Embassy were withdrawn yesterday evening when a small crowd which had stood outside the Embassy during the day quietly dispersed. Admiral Yoshida, Navy Minister, announced at a meeting of Cabinet members
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    London Hunt For American 'Moonshiners'
    190 16 London, Jan. 10. SCOTLAND YARD detectives, cooperating with the New York police, are hunting a gang of American moonshiners'—men who make hquor illegally—who are believed to be operating an illicit still in London For some weeks the C.I.D has suspected that hundreds of gaSons Tf
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    32 16 Dr. Benes, the former President of ?to h c; s n>H kia «i p resent SISUS rVrm Publicly in absence the German radio announced The trial will probably be held in Prague
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    ASAMA MARU ONCE SAVED BY BRITAIN
    154 16 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. IN connection with the removal I of the 21 German seamen from the Asama Maru, which is made the occasion for a storm of indignation in the Japanese press, it is recalled that the Asama Maru ran ashore during a
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    No British Recognition Of Wang Regime
    168 16 Reuter. o Jan. 24 j |N the House of Commons 2. the Prime Minister. Mr. Price, said that on I Japanese Government made a Lj 1 ment that the movement f or Central Government in Chin!'"' gathering strength, and j would accordingly assist mation
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    SOVIET TROOPS' NEW ATTACK COLLAPSES
    646 16 Reuter. LONDON, JAN. 24. THE LATEST REPORTS FROM FINLAND LEAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE BIG NEW OFFENSIVE WHICH THE RUSSIANS LAUNCHED ROUND LAKE LADOGA HAS BEEN HELD AT ALL POINTS. The offensive was apparently on ft .arger scale than any since the prolonged attacks of
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    Lords Debate On Film And Press News
    295 16 Reuter. London, Jan. 2fc A RECENT film depicting and M* menting on the return cf €mtj Mitford *o Fokejtone and thr ttsfnation of Mr. Hore-Belisha led to .in interest.ag debate in the House «f Lords, whtsre Lord Denman the House to approve a
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