Malaya Tribune, 29 February 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- -No. 51. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, February 29, 1940.
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    Prince Appeals
    47 1 Reuter. Stockholm. Feb. 29—The Swedish King's brother. Prince Eugene, in a broadcast last night, appealed to the public to give help of all sorts to volunteers for Finland and their families A larger number of volunteers was needed to reinforce ffßbuuFa resistance, iie said. —Reuter.
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    BOMBS HURL TANKS, GUNS AND MEN INTO ICY WATERS
    585 1 Foreign Planes Hold Up Russian Advance Reuter. Stockholm, Feb. 29. THE great battle for the deserted and shellwrecked Viipuri (Viborg) raged all yesterday. While the Finnish artillery were pounding the Russians round the Bay of Viipuri their newlyarrived foreign warplanes were
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    COMMUNIST "CULTURE"
    37 1 London, Feb. 29. A SOVIET air bombardments in Finland have caused a total damage estimated at two thousand million Finnish marks!, according to the Norwegian paper Argeiderbladet, quoted by the Copenhagen ra d i o.—
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    COMPULSORY SAVINGS SCHEME IN BRITAIN
    226 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 29. A SCHEME for compulsory saving during the war recently A propounded by the well known economy Mr. J M Keynes, came within the Parliamentary n,gnt when Mr. Kevnes addressed 250 M.P.'s of all Mr. Keynes argued that a rising proportion"J certain
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    ON OTHER PAGES
    56 1 Pages Lottery Support hmese Buys Plane For China -J Pe rak Sultan's Tribute To Chinese 4 u »t Against Alien J t inertias 6 and *J Review The News"—C.H.S.J. J f*t« of Viborg Sport 10 (hina 11 Radio 12 Classified Advertisements JJ Inaia Page J* PrUea JJ
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    STOP PRESS
    147 1 The Hague, Feb. 29. Heavy gunfire was heard off the Dutch coast at midnight. It is believed that a naval action was in progress. Firing lasted an hour. Flashes of exploding shells were seen from the shore. —Reuter. London, Feb. 29. Tear-gas bombs thrown in two Londonderry cinemas
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    SWEDEN'S NEW PREPARATIONS
    44 1 Reuter. (Stockholm, Feb. 29. DIKSDAG (Parliament) has approved the provision of two new groups of pursuit planes and two new reconnaissance squadrons. It has also passed a bill to compel owners of factories and other buildings to construct airraid shelters. —Reuter.
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    ALLIES KNOCK DOWN TARIFF BARRIERS
    199 1 Reuter. Paris, Feb, 29. A GOVERNMENT order published to-day has virtually re-establish-ed, from Mar. 1, the same liberty for importation of goods from British territories as existed before the war. This results from the recent Franco-British agreement and is a counterpart to the corresponding concession
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    TIN DOMESTIC QUOTA
    43 1 The Under Secretary of the F.M.S. announces that following the International Tin Quota release for the second quarter of 1940 being fixed at 80 per cent., the Domestic Quota for the same period has been fixed at 65 per cent.
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    TURKISH FRONTIER ACTIVITY
    91 1 Reuter. London. Feb. 28. IN the Commons to-day asked to make a statement on the -recent military and diplomatic developments on the Russian and Turkish side of the Caucasus," Mr. Butler stated that Lord Halifax had received no official confirmation of incidents on this frontier as recently
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    GRAF SPEE SOLD AS SCRAP IRON
    40 1 Reuter. Monte Video, Feb. 28. TT is stated in shipping circles here ■■■that the wreck of the ]>ocket battleship Graf Spec has been sotd by the German authorities to an Argentine steel firm. —Reuier.
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    TRADERS AND WAR EFFORT
    444 2  -  From Our Own Reporter Ipoh, Wednesday. OPLAKJN'G at the annual meeting of the Perak Branch of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr. J. L. Hope said. ".Members are aware that we have long been discussing the possibility of coming to some arrangements whereby direct indents
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    20 2 Mr. Frederick Guy Livingstone and Mr. Guy Alfred Machado have been granted commissions »s sec<>nd-Ueutenaots in the S.S. Volunteer Force.
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    STRICTER CONTROL OF CHINESE SCHOOLS
    150 2  -  (From Our Own Reporter Penang, Wednesday. MR. G. W. Webb, Assistant Director of Education (Chinese), who arrived in Penang last week to hold an inquiry into reports that pupils of Chinese Schools took part in the recent demonstration in front of the Beach Street police
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    Tinned Pineapple Exports
    86 2 During the week ending Feb. 17 exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 50.512 cases, of which 46,711 (92 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 2.400 (5 per cent.) cases to Canada, and 1,401 (3 per cent.) cases elsewhere. Total exports for the
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    42 2 As one of the counter-espionage measures now being enforced by the United State*, the State Department has ordered fill American citizens residing abroad to go to American consular offices as soon as possible to have their fingerprints taken and passports changed. J
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    FREEDOM & $2,500 FOR 12 GERMAN INTERNEES
    478 2  - FREEDOM $2,500 FOR 12 GERMAN INTERNEES RELEASED FROM SINGAPORE YESTERDAY (By Lorraine Streeter TT cost the Government over $2,500 to send twelve German internees to Shanghai by the Canto Rosso yesterday. Hut their release will cost Hitler far more than that sum if they have their way. For these men,
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    STATE LOAN TO WOMAN SETTLED
    131 2 (From Our Opm Reporter) Ipoh. Wednesday. A PERAK woman made a Iransue tion in 1934 with the State, to whom she gave as «-ccurity for a loan of $750 part of her land, for the purpose of settling debts and repairing her house. In 1937,
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    34 2 No less than 174 vessels of all sizes and types made 400 trips to carry the British Expeditionary Force and its equipment from Britain to France, the Merchant Marine Minister, Sir John Gilmour. disclosed
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    CHINESE YOUTH GETS 6 MONTHS FOR THEFT
    273 2  -  (From Our Own Reporter Ipoh, Wednesday. IM KcngHual. 22-year-old-Chinese L until recently an «MjJ*2 Messrs Pritchard Co Ipoh, was Sentenced to six months' ngorous on M> guilty to a charge of theft oi lewtllerv from the above firm on S 19 when he
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    POLICE CLERK SENT TO ASSIZES TRIAL
    331 2 Singapore. Wednesday. ALLEGATIONS that discrepancies were discovered in certain accounts books held by the accused whose suspicions were aroused when he was asked to sign certain counterfoils were to-day made in the Third Police Court at tht preliminary inquiry into three charges of falsification
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    A.R.P. Wardens' Club Envisaged
    412 2 PROPOSALS have been made to form an A.R.P. Ward, i Singapore and applications have been made to the Muni< ipa missioners to permit the use of part of the old Race Course at Farrer Park in connection with the sports activities of th< The committee of
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    Indian Youth League
    111 2 At the second annual general meetine of the Indian Youth League, held on Feb. 25 at the League's premises, 118, Race Course ftoa-l. Singapore, under the Presidency of Mr. R Kumaraswamy. the foUowing members were unanimously elected office-bearers for t>i" current year: President, Mr. S. C. Goho;
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    Mohammedan Law To Be Translated
    144 2  -  (From Our Own Reporter Ipoh. Wedn* fia\ THF. only speech made at tion for the adjournment, at the meeting of the Perak Sla<« < uun cil held yesterday, in Kual Kangsar, was by the Oran£ Kava leiigku Mentri. The O. K. Tengku Mentri rxa'wi for
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    B.R. PRESENTS M.C.H. TO MR. KHOO LENG GIAN
    210 2  -  (From Our Own Reporter I poll Wednesday. IN* recognition of his valuable ser- vices to the State. Towkav Khoo Leng Gian J.P.. of Kuala Kangsar. was awarded the insignia of the Malayan Certificate of Honour, by the Hon. Mr. N.H.F. Mather. Acting
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    Corporal's Late Arrival Delays Court Hearing
    492 2 Singapore, Wednesday. DO not know whether there is at the moment a shortage oi European Inspectors but it appears that Junior Officers are carrying on investigations in serious charges such as this which could be much better dealt with by a European Inspector," remarked
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    Prison For Chinese Snatch Thief
    130 3 Singapore, Wednesday. [NG that he must protect the trom people like the accused. Goh, Fifth Magistrate, to-day Lee Kwong Wah, a young four mcnths' rigorous im,m a charge of the snatch old lock and cha n and a )ick. valued at $72, at Teo on
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    SOLDIER FINED $70 ON TRAFFIC CHARGES
    111 3 SingajM >re, Wednesday. r EVICTED on three traffic I jes, Pte. Bob Brown, R.A., rning fined a total sum Mr. C. H. Whitton in the Traffic Court was a seouel to sn incident hoars of Nov. 18 last, when alleged to have forcibly taken
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    8 3 untitled M.C.S. has been untitled of Census. Malaya.
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    GOVERNOR TO BROADCAST ON INCOME-TAX
    44 3 II E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will broadcast to the people of Maiava on Sunday from the 8.M.8.C. at 7.25 p.m. The title of His Excellency's address will be "The Case for Income Tax As I See It"
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    62 3 The Selangor Gardening Society, has decided to hold the annual flower showon Saturday. May 18. The following officials w?r e elected for the forthcoming year:—president. Mr. C. k. Thurstan; vice-president. Mr. L. Kerridge: hon. treasurer, Mr. Eu Kee Eng- hon. secretary. Mrs. W. M. Warren committee: Mrs. R W. Hughes.
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    Death Of Former British Resident Of Negri Sembilan
    49 3  -  (From H.L. Hopkin London, Feb. 29. fHE death took place to-day of Mr Valentine Hill, formerly of the F.M.S. civil service, at the age of 73. He was British Resident of Negri Sembilan, retiring on Feb. 4, 1922. (Via Cable Wireless).
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    Car Driver Fined $50
    153 3  -  (From Our Own Reporter Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday. Convicted on a charge of dangerous driving along Batu Road on Jan. 22 a Chinese named Ong Choon Tee was fined $50. or two week's imp: isonment in default, by Raja Ayoub in the Third Court. The only witness
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    Tribune Not Quoted
    97 3 London, Feb. 28. ASIATIC opinion in Malaya, as expressed by Indian Malayan newspapers. I. warmly appreciative of the important development in British Colonial policy announced last week. Malay and Tamil newspapers pub; lished editorials on the announcement during the last few days. Their leadnig articles, while recognising
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    CHINESE MILLIONAIRE BUYS A WEARNE'S PLANE
    424 3 FOR AMBULANCE WORK IN CHINA (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) rpHE TRIBUNE UNDERSTANDS RELIABLY THAT ONE OF 1 WEARNES FOUR-ENGINED DE HAVILLAND PLANES IS DEFINITELY GOING INTO NEW OWNERSHIP AND INTO AN ENTIRELY NEW SERVICE—AMBULANCE WORK IN CHINA. This has been made possible through the generosity
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    SELANGOR EUROPEAN FINED
    205 3  -  (From Our Own Reporter Kuala Lumpur, wea 1 n^ #ft PLEADING guilty by I charges of driving without due formation relating to the Pf r^® n road and for fading to furnish mconsideration to other users of tne driving car S S. 1209 at 9.05 the Railway
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    5 S'pore Leap Year Babies—And They're All Crying
    229 3 5 S' pore Leap Year Babies —And They're All Crying (Tribune Staff Reporter) PIVE BABIES IN SINGAPORE HAD SOMETHING TO GRY ABOUT THIS MORNING... .THEY'LL ONLY BE HAVING A BIRTHDAY ONCE IN FOI R YEARS. AND ARE THEY FURIOUS? I visited them this morning in the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital
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    Five Years For Offence On A Girl
    158 3  -  (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Wednesday. IN the Assizes Court on Tuesday, Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith, in sentencing Cho Kee, a 47-year-old Kheh, who was found guilty by a common jury on a charge of rape, to five years' rigorous imprisonment, told the convicted
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    New Fighter Off The Secret List
    162 4 THE Air Ministry have now released certain details of the new "Defiant" two-seater fighter, a machine which has hitherto been on the secret list and has been spoken about only in whispers. The "Defiant" is equipped with a power-operated multiple-gun turret, as well as
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE UNION OFFICIALS
    166 4 At the annual general meeting of the Rirfles College Union, held in the Oei Tlorn Ham Hall on Saturday, the following vet* elected office bearers for the academic year 1940—1941: Managing Committee: President. F. C. Ar.ilanandom: vice president. Kwan Sai Kheon g hon. general secretary. Ho
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    FOREIGN PLANES OVER HOLLAND
    45 4 Reuter. The Hague. Feb. 28. It is officially announced that foreign aeroplanes were observed over north Holland last night, and their nationality could not be identified. After Dutch anti-aircraft guns had opened fire on them, the planes left Netherlands territory .—Reuter.
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    A MOST PERSISTENT OFFENDER
    91 4 Singapore, Wednesday. DESCRIBED by the prosecuting officer as being a most persistent offender" under the section of failing to report as a police supervisee, Mun Ah Teck, a middle-aged Hylam was to-day sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. 11. Watson in the Third Police
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    CHANDU CASES ON THE INCREASE
    120 4  -  (I-rem Our Own Correspondent Muar. Wednesday. P REMARKING that CTOT cf this nature were on th? increase and that when the accused persons were anested they refused to te'l from where they had bought the non-Government chandu. Inche Abdui Racf bin Aman,. Assistant Superintendent ot
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    ALLEGED HURT AT TAMIL CEREMONY
    575 4  -  (From Our Own Correspondent Muar. Wednesday. DESCRIPTION of a "bangle-wearing" ceremony, usually performed by Indian rubber tappers on estates, was given by Mr. Ismail, Deputy Public Prosecutor, Johore, whu was prsoecuting in the case in which Maruthamutthu w as charged before Mr. Justice L. V.
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    AN AUTHORITY ON LAW SUPPORTS LOTTERIES
    469 4 "Should Not Be Hindered In Legitimate Effort" (Tribune Staff Reporter) A N authority on law generally thinks there cannot possibly be any A le-al Objection tc State lotteries being: run as a means of intensifying Malaya's war effort. Interviewed by the Tribune, Mr B.
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    CRIMINAL FORCE ON CONSTABLE
    168 4  -  (From Our Own Correspondent Muar, Wednesday. "I DID not know what I was doing, *I was drunk," said Supayah when he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly behaviour by fighting on the public road, Jalan Sisi, last n:ght. A further charge in which his wife,
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    JAPAN-BANGKOK AIR SERVICE
    55 4  -  (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok, Wednesday. The first flight in the new air servicc from Japan to Thailand, via Canton and the all-sea route, was completed early this afternoon when the Japanese colony welcomed the plan e at Den Muang, following an uneventful voyage. The return fliphl
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    JAPANESE AIR CHIEF KILLED
    58 5 Reuter. Tokyo. Feb. 28. I GENERAL Hozoji, ComL mander of the Japanese n air force in last year's agaiast the Soviets at nhan, was among the six alien a Jananese military I shed at Matsui village. X oto, on Feb. 25. while .air to Tokyo from
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    More Flights Over Berlin
    230 5 London, Feb. 28. Till \ir Ministry announces thai last night aircraft of tin i: I carried out extensive reconnaissance flights over Sort hern (iermany. Vircraft Hew over Berlin and Hanover, and enemy naval bases :«t Kiel and Cuxhaven W rre successfully reconnoitred. Berlin, Feb. 28. tan
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    HANDING OVER OF GERMANS TO JAPANESE
    104 5 Reuter. Hongkong, Feb. 28. AN official naval communique issued this morning states: "It is expected on Feb. 29 nine German nationals who were recently taken from the Isuma Maru by a British war,hip will be returned to the Japanese authorities. "They are being brought
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    News From The Courts
    279 5 Singapore, Wednesday. MAN HENG was this morning charged at the instance of Mr. P. H. Elkins of the Special Branch, H.M. Customs before Mr. J. L. Singapore Criminal District Judge on a charge of pos--75 tahils of opium on Oct. 8 of last year at godown
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    Australian Loyalty
    225 5 Singapore, Wednesday IT WAS a thrilling experience I -c Australian loyalty to the King and Empire manifest itself when war broke out, said Mr A J ffjwhv who addies-ed the Singapore Kotarv Club to-day on "Minor Impresv ens of a Trip to Australia He quoted an American visitor
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    17 5 Second-Lieutenant Foo Hee Seng,of the S.S. VoUntSSr Force. has been promoted to the raaK Q f lieutenant.
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    SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST ENEMY ALIEN
    800 5 OFFER OF $400 ACCEPTED Singapore, Wednesday. A*S a sequel to a motor collision in Thompson Road, Singapore, on Apr. 19 last year, an enemy alien, now in the internment camp, was sued for damages as the owner of a motor ear, which allegedly collided
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    83 5 Total deaths in Singapore for the week ended Feb. 24. states the weekly Municipal report, total 236. giving a death rate of 20 6? per mille per annum, compared with 20 in the preceding week and 16 57 in the corresponding week of last year. Total births or 456 represented
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    21 5 Mr F. K. Wilson. M.C.S,. has been appointed Collector of Land Revenue Penan*and o to act a* District Officer, Province Welletiey.
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    Goebbels Dictates To Neutral Press
    310 7 Reuter. Berlin, Feb. 29. y SSING a meeting at Muenster Dr. Goebbels declared that nation was now united for the first time in its history. jj is tenet' of a united German nation had been regarded as a bj the plutocratic powers of the West.
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    Jews & Arabs Join B.E.F.
    99 7 Jews Arabs Join B.E.F. London, Feb. 28. THF first batch of men from Pales- tine to form part of the British Fxpeditlonary Force arrived at a French port to-day, telephones Reuters correspondent with *he B F F They consist of about 700 all volunteers, about 75 per cent, being Jews,
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    Saves Mine Victims
    132 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 29. HOMEWARD bound from the Far East, the British steamer Glenorchy passed through a large patch of oil floating on the water and half-an-hour later her captain, William Christie, sighted an open boat, about 80 miles from the Spanish Coast, showing no sign of
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    WELLES DUE IN BERLIN TO-MORROW
    410 7 Reuter. Zurich, Feb. 2». MR. Sumner Welles. U.S. Under- Secretary of State, arrived this afternoon a nd was cheered at the station by a crowd of about a thousand people. He drove straight to his hotel. He will have no official contact with members of
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    AIMS OF ECONOMIC WAR EXPLAINED
    323 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 28. AIMS of British war trade agreef ments were outlined by Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare, in the House of Commons last night in reply to a question by Miss Ward as to whether Government, in any agreements concluded or
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    STOP PRESS
    116 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 24. Ninety-three passengers, mostly women and children, aboard the Belfast motor-liner Ulster Queen, 3,791 tons, had an unpleasant experience when the vessel ran aground on the coast of the Isle of Man early yesterday morning. Owing to the shallow water and the swell R was
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    Employment For Graduates
    221 8 THE attitude of heads of business houses in Singapore towards graduates of Raffles College was clearly revealed in a talk given by Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at the College, when he spoke to Singapore teachers the other day. According to Professor Silcock there exists
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    Storm In Teacup
    239 8 ANTAGONISTS of political progress in Malaya will point to the new crisis in Ceylon as another instance of the unsettling effect of constitutional reform in the Colonies, and the danger of granting power to the local populations. There are, however, two points which make that argument unsound
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    New Land Policy In Palestine
    320 8 Reuter. LONDON, FEB. 28. IN THE COMMONS TO-DAY, MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD 1 ANNOUNCED THAT THE HIGH PALESTINE HAS BEEN AUTHORISED TO TIONS CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF LAND FROM ARABS TO NON-ARABS IN CERTAIN AREAS. Mr. Mac Donald mentioned that for reasons connected with the international
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    Hush-Hush On Sarawak Deposition
    168 8 Reuter. London, Feb. 28. IN the Commons to-day, Mr. Graham Kerr asked Mr. Mac Donald if in view of the proximity of the independent protected state of Sarawak to British possessions in the East, and its strategic importance, he will inform the House in regard to
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    37 8 Reuter. London, Feb, 28. It is learned in London that the first consignment of over 13.000 garments for civilian hospitals and evacuees has arrived in Britain from the American Society for British Medical and Civilian Aid.—Reuter. i.
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    THE NEWS
    140 8 gURMA is fourth State war £JJ Malaya has not bej an its first This is no fault of the Malay an people, who are well able v break any records set 1,3 Kurm in this respect. The only thing that prevents making a start is the refusal 2
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    Lotteries Coming
    175 8 gUPPOSIXG that Government ptf its foot down on State Jotter* to help the war effort—and I car.: believe it will—the effort y, organise war lotteries will gtj i* made. State lotteries would be prefi They would be fool-proof agafc fraud and would inspire genea confidence and secure the
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    Military Defeat
    77 8 THE first hard winter—it has been almost a record hard winterhas not brought Get. many to her knees. It has not starved her out or caused any serious revolt Ugi P Hitler. j* The Allied statesmen are that much nearer to realisation that the Nazis are liktly to
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    Some Of H.M.S. Nelson's Crew Injured
    37 8 Reuter. London. Feb. W The battleship Nelson, which M* Churchill yesterday described w struck by a mine, was holed It ,s lieved that some members ol tht- i l were injured.—Reuter.
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    NEUTRALS AND THE PEACE SETTLEMENT
    101 9 Reuter. London. Feb. 28. p the House of Commons tot\. Mr. Arthur Henderv, asked whether at the ial peace conference, relatives should be heard European Government desired to place its nat grievances before the conference. liutler referred to Mr. nberlain's speech of Feb. which the
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    PANAMA ARMS MUST BE DOUBLED
    78 9 Roosevelt New York, Feb. 2«. 10NGRANG1 defence of the L Panama Canal requires double the present number of planes and UK.' President Roosevelt, who yesterda\ («mipleted his inspection of the canal told a Press conference iknni U i ruiser Tuscaloosa. said the planes were discover
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    BRITONS ON TRIAL IN BERLIN COURT
    126 9 Munich Bomb Explosion Reuter. The Hague, Feb. 28. *PT. Besl and Mr. Stevens, two Britons seized by Nazis in a dash ov< I the Dutch frontier, are to be tried in a Berlin court early in March, simultaneously with the German plumber Elser, who
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    BRITISH OUTPUT OF WHISKY RESTRICTED
    58 9 Reuter. London, Feb. 28. r-DAY in the Commons, Mr. Morrison (Minister for Food) announced that the Government had decided to restrict the output of whisky and other potablp spirits for the current year to one-third of last year's production. It is understood this will not
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    FATE OF VIBORG HANGS IN THE BALANCE
    1013 9 Finns Firm Under Strong Pressure Reuter. mirp <• c x Helsinki, Feb. 28. IHE fate of Viipuri (Viborg) is in the balance. Soviet in nr^w Ur 1S aPpHed 011 the dest fron t possible t£ to discover any weak points in the defences.
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    Nazi Mission Of Destruction
    360 9 British Wireless. London, Feb. 28. m i n M ING on the Foreign speech at Oxford yesterday, the Times writes:— 1 »'<! Halifax put his finger on 1,5 that can only darken the "*Sedv ()f Against the TOtn of Britain and France and f i these
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    NAZIS TO SELL ARMS TO SWEDEN
    156 9 Reuter. New York. Feb. 28. kiLL Swedish types of armaments "captured by Germany in Poland will be sold to Sweden by Germany, according to reports in diplomatic circles, says the New York Times in a Washington dispatch. It added that Germany has aLso agreed
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    NO PEACE PLAN IN GERMANY
    100 9 Reuter. Berlin, Feb. 28. JHE official News Agency has issued a statement emphatically denying reports of a German peace plan, published in the British press, of which the main points were the creation of a new Polish state, selfgovernment for the protection of Bohemia and
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    Sports Diary
    11 10 TO-DAY SOCCER: Friendly. S.C.F.A. vs. M.F.A Anson Road Stadium.
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    MEYER CUP COMPETITION
    127 10 THE draw and starting times for the qualifying round of the Meyer Cup comoetition at the Island Club on Saturday. March 2. 1940. are as follow(the first tee will be closed to nonparticipafits between 2.20 and 3.20 p.m. > 2 30 p.m. H. L. Husking vs L.
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    Coronation Juniors
    58 10 The following players will represent the Coronation Juniors against the Weaincs Bros. Sports Club In a friendly game of soccer to day at Farrer Park If 5.15 nm :—Tec Ho- Tang, W. De Rozn. Nco Eng Bee. C. Francisco. Choo Sen Chye N. Ess, M. Ganunel, J. Trail,
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    52 10 The following have been selected to play Soccer for the Y.M.CA. against R.A.F. Kallang on Friday, at 5.10 p.m at R.A.F. Ground Kallang: Wee Aik Chan. Low Huck Yang. Sabapathy. E R. C. Vaughan. G.L. Day. Chan Joo Kirn. 8. Orton. Lawerence. Swee Hock. Morrison. Guan Kiat. Reserves:
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    FORTRESS CO. BEAT THE S.C.C. AT SOCCER
    516 10 SEASON'S FIRST SENIOR MATCH RJS. Fortress Co t\ S.C.C 1. pLAYING their first senior football match this season, the S.C.C, alter leading by an only goal for the greater part of the game, lost nairowly to the R.E. Fortress Co. by an odd
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS RESULTS
    340 10 THE following were the results of ties played yesterday in the Y.M.CA. tennis tournament at Dhoby Ghaut: MEN'S OPEN SINGLES: I. A Alsagoff beat M. I. Reshty, 3—6; 6—3, 6—3. Kamis beat Meyer, 6—o; 6—o. MEN'S OPEN DOUBLES: Chin Kee Onn and Chua Choon Leong beat Kam
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    THRILLING WIN FOR CHARTERED BANK
    490 10 Singapore, Wednesday. pf a match that provided more thrills as it progressed, the Chartered Bank defeated Jacks' Sports Club by two goals to one at the Anson Road Stadium this evening, in a Business Houses League fixture. The score was much against the run of
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    Handicaps For 2nd Day At Kuala Lumpur
    241 10 WEIGHTS for the second day (Mar. 6) of the Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup meeting:— Horses, Class 2, Divn. 3, *W furs. Burraneer !J„ Regiment J*** Russian Rose Squeeze J" Calvados J u Grafmond JJ Gay Tad J-J Lord Bug Ordination Speranza Harriford
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    A.S.A. BADMINTON RESULTS
    117 10 I*l IK Amateur Sporting Association lias completed its annual badminton tournam 11( lor 1!»39. The following are the prize winners for the various events: ASA. Shield Open Singles Championship dor members only): Winner. Tan Chee Eng; Runner-Up Tan Soo Liew; Consolation, Yeo Ki;tn Hoe. Singles Championship Tor
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    Workouts At K.L. Race Course
    188 10 Kuaia Lamptu CEVERAL fast gallop by trainees ;l t I; workouts Monte cnme down the si nicely, followed b (Dodd) who was (Whalan) was given fa Little John (Ardagl (McLachlan) .md Sii 1 Pherson) togcilu r did three-quarter pace Scarlet Tiger (Bp< Donnelly), and Playl
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    S.C.R.C CRICKET
    77 10 The following are 8 C.R C teams for the week-end: Saturday at SCR C 2 A C S Chua Boon Yew, CI 1 Leong. Chua Hock Seng. X York. Anthony Lim. Alex I'an Peng Liat. Tan Huck V Joo, Cecil Wong and Evan Sunday at S.C.R.C. I p.m
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    OVER WHELMING U. S. SUPPORT FOR CHINA
    304 11 Institute Of Pacific Relation s' Conference U! cu nfere_cc of the Institute of Pacific Relations, held at Virginia Beach, I .S.A. recently, was overwhelmingly in favour of China's declared Mr. Liv Yu-wan, one of the Chinese delegates to the nee, who arrived in
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    6TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW LIFE MOVEMENT
    58 11 Chungking, Feb. 22. ai marked the_obserS'xth Anniversary of I Movement throughout Chii Chungking, Chengtu, KunX Kian. Kweilin, Sian according to mes- Tided U) send $20,000 forces in southern won the signal victory 10.000 towels to the recruits ters to the front-line the meantime, Sian
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    CHINA'S ECONOMIC WEAPONS
    207 11 Chungking, Feb. 27. INCREASED production at home and economic blockade against the enemy are the two economic weapons employed by Dr. Wong Wtn-hao, Minister of Economic Affairs, in prosecuting an economic wa r against Japan. Broadcasting to the Nation, Dr. Wong stressed, firstly, the imperativeness of accelerating
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    URGENT NEED TO MODERNISE TIBET
    309 11 Chungking, Feb. 26. IS land of mysteries, we should gradually make it possible for Tibet to modernise herself, for only modernisation can promote Hl-heing and assure the security of the western fronUer, "rites the official Central Daily News on the occasion of the en,hr, rmunt
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    THE SACRED MOUNTAIN OF HWASHAN
    57 11 China has five sacred mountains, each individual in character. The above picture shows the rare beauty of "Lotus Peak," one of the strikingly lovely spurs of the sacred mountain of Hwashan. It is so named because the rock designs at the summit are reminiscent of
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    ENEMY ACTIVE IN NANNING
    158 11 Chungking Feb. 27. rpHE Japanese forces who are again assuming the offensive in the Xanning sector have been held up by the Chinese between Ssutang and Santang, north-east of the exKwangsi capital along a highway of twenty and fifteen kilometres, respectively! according to held dispatches received
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    ANOTHER JAPANESE DEFEAT IN KWANGSI
    216 11 Chungking, Feb. 27. A JAPANESE column reinforced by 3,000 cavalrymen and a large assortment of armoured cars and heavy artillery was cut to pieces by the Chinese on Saturday morning at Kaoshanling, northwest of Santang, in Kwangsi Province, following a terrific night-long battle during which
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    RICKSHAW PULLER'S GIFT
    44 11 Chungking, Feb. 27. The national committee in charge of the Winter garment fund drive for troops and refugees has received 547.40 from Chang Jen-sheng, a rickshaw puller in Mukden, Manchuria, by a devious route, it was announced here to-day.—Chinese Central News.
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    COMMONS STATEMENT ON SHANGHAI VICE
    188 12 Reute r. London, Feb. 28 |N the C—ons to-day, Mr. Butler announced 1 signing of a modus vivendi for declaring hai, the Japanese Consul General ong a3 re h at .he Japanese authorities a of Soochow gards the policing of Hongkew and other areas no
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    NAZI SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS
    206 12 London, Feb. 28. THE Manchester Guardian, commentI ing on the Commons' speech of tic First Lord yesterday, which has been received In the press generally with considerable satisfaction, recalls a speech by Mr Churchill on a similar occasion In 1915 though more actions have been fought
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    Britons Show Japanese How To Keep Order
    250 12 Reuter. Shanghai, Feb. 28. AN incident involving British troops in Shanghai, Japanese gendarmes and armed followers of Wang Ching Wei occurred in the British defence sector of the extra-Settle-ment roads yesterday morning, with the British politely but firmly refusing to yield to attempts
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    ITALIAN ACTION AGAINST JEWS
    43 12 Reuter. Rome, Feb 28 From Mar 1, Jews will be ex eluded from most of the professions, suth as journalists, doctors, chemists, lawyers, accountants, engineers. Some exempted may offer their services solely to members of their own race. —Reuter.
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    NORWEGIANS NOT SURE THEY HIT A U-BOAT
    50 12 Reuter. Bergen P* 2 THE master of the Am wegian cargo ship U-boat, stated in an in was only a supposition involved was a subm sel's hull was not- set scope sighted Tin is not known. The co of! the Scottish ct Reuter.
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    667 15 Reuter. Colonial Agricultural Policy Praised g v Former Malayan Expert (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Feb. 28. y I The Times, Mr. Eric MacFadyen, a former chairman of the body of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, d also oi the Planters' Association and Rubber Growers' Assoes the
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    308 15 LONDON TIN I London, Wednesday. It... Off.-.;.: Price» £252 Buyers £252 »/4 Sellers J ial Price) £252 Buyers I £252 1 4 Sellers I LONDON RUBBER I London, Wednesday. ■IRRLR I B S I Dull ■Sv- 12 5 s b s I 12 5 8 b 12% s
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    28 15 MID-DAY RUBBER TIN PRICES Singapore, Thursday. Prices or tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers. 38%; Sellers 38%. TIN £129, up $^2. iii-Kii.iiiiiiiniiii ii,
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE REPORT
    917 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Singapore, Feb. 28 MINIM U Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin s|. 5|3 fcUMrad Amal Bm 6 6cd Austral Malay 371- 39|-cd Ayer Hitam 24]- 25'Ayer Weng 070 0.75 Bangrln 21 9 22 9 Batu Selangor 1.50 1.60 Berjuntal 10 3 113 Burma Malay 23 3 24 3cd
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    62 15 Reuter. London. Feb. 28. On the Stock Exchange, kaffirs moved up sharply late in the afternoon on announcement of the South African Government's modification of the gold mining policy. Home rails were firm on Southerns' dividend of l' 4 per cent, on deferred ordinary stock. Gilt-edged recovered after
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    Lloyd George Now All For The War
    194 16 Reuter. London, Feb. 28. ]\|R Lloyd George, speaking at Dorchester Hotel at a luncheon to-day, emphasised the need for a strong air force, and declared:— Tf necessary, make it clear tnat if there are any attacks on our citizens at home, it will
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    Anti-Opium Programme
    102 16 Chungking. Feb. 27. 117ITH the Government's six-year tmti ojpini programme expiring on March 1 when addicts caught indulging in the habit will be summarflv executed, the Ministry of Interior Affairs has worked out measures designed to relieve the families of habitual smokers undergoing cure. The relief is deemed
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    Grave Interior Difficulties In Germany
    184 16 Reuter. Paris, Feb 29. j DROGRESS of the war on ihe Wes- tern Front, the war in Finland and the general international sitI uation were outlined by ML Daladier (French Premier) in an impoitant statement to the Foreign Affairs Committee of fhe Chamber yesterday A
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    TURKISH STUDENTS FOR BRITISH SHIPYARDS
    60 16 Reuter. Ankara. Feb. 28. ITORTY Turkish students are going to Britain to take "*id 1 eineering courses at British shipyards rndpr an po- r p Prn pnt between the British ?pH Turkish Governments. The fftiKtenta wer° in Oenn«n« fo r a conrsp in Gprman shipyards
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    MANY GERMAN FIRMS COLLAPSING
    487 16 No Labour Or Raw Materials Available Reuter. Amsterdam, Feb. 29. THE German Government, alarmed at the difficulties in which many German firms are finding themselvesi as a a result of the war, has tightened up its control of the tracie of the country. A new decree
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    POLISH FORCES AND THE WAR
    51 16 Reuter. London, Feb. 23. En the Commons to-day. Mr. Batter announced that it had been aereed that a Polish officer should be appointed to collaborate with the annronriate British and French military authorities vh n oupstjens affecting the employ-"-.-.nt of Foli h forces were under
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    RUMANIA SENDS LESS OIL TO GERMANY
    193 16 London. Feb. 28. THAT the facts concerning Rumanian *il exports are by no means so favourable to Germany as superficial observers have supposed is the conclusion of an analysis of recent Rumanian oil exports in the Petroleum Press Service—the semiofficial journal of the petroleum
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    FIFTY KILLED IN COLLIERY EXPLOSION
    55 16 Reuter. Rome. Feb. 28. Twenty miners were killed and about 100 injured in an explosion in a colliery n:ar Ar r a.—Reuter. Rome. Feb. 29. It is known that the death-roll in th e Arsta explosion is now 46. Another 40 o- 50 miners are
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    24 16 Reuter. London. Feb. 28.—The German wireless r«norts that Kmnr Carol w ll m^ an official visit to Italy In th* first half cf Anril.—Reuter.
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S BUDGET
    164 16 PRESENTING S^TJ that the estimated ewmi statfd 1940 1 on the existing T f,,r taxation was £44.8*8.000 amounts accruing l 0 th, it„ n? respect of the price of Zidu n cess of 150s. per ounce n tx Estimated expenditure 000. Dealing with pro Hofmeyr announced ti
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    PLANES ORDERED FOR 1941
    37 16 Reuter. Santa Monica, F THE British Purchasing: C mail has ordered twenty million worth of attack and boml from the Douglas Aircraft t delivery to b a comnleted by th summer of 1941.—Reutrr.
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