Malaya Tribune, 4 November 1940

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    26 1 The Malaya Tribune NET SALES EXCEED 16,000 DAILY VOL. XXVII- No. 264. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Monday, November 4, 1940.
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    ITALIANS ROUTED OVER MALTA
    237 1 Reuter. Cairo, Nov. 4. I T WO FORMATIONS of enemy mbeTS, escorted by fighter planes which 1 aided Malta on Saturday were engaged by R.A.F. Bchters with the result that one enemy fighter was shot down, mother destioyed by anti-aircraft i; r p uid two other
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    INDIAN SEAMEN SUPPORT BRITAIN
    41 1 Reuter. Calcutta, Nov. 4. ,4 RESOLUTION, extending the on support of the Into Great Britain for the .successful prosecution of the war, was adopted at the 22nd annual general meeting of the Indian g Union yesterday. Renter.
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    JAPANESE LEAVE BRITAIN
    25 1 Reuter. idon, Nov. 4:—The Japanese liner, Husini Maru, now at Galway, will sail on Nov 5. carrying Japane>:> nationals from Britain.— Reuter.
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    Tomatoes And Eggs Thrown At Willkie
    183 1 Reuter. New York, Nov. 4. WITH only election eve radio addresses to wind up the presidential election campaign, the excitement was at fever heat during the week-end. President Roosevelt returned yesterday to his Hyde Park estate, whi re he will rest until after Tuesdays
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    NEHRU ON TRIAL
    47 1 Reuter. Corakhpur, India, Nov. 4. PANDIT NEHRU, who was arrested for making a speech in furtherance of Mahatma Gandhi's anti-war campaign, refused to plead when his trial opened on Saturday, on charges under th Defence of India Rules. The proceedings were adjourned until today.—Reuter.
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    SEVERE REVERSE FOR ITALIANS
    912 1 1,000 TAKEN PRISONER ROME ADMITS DIFFICULTIES British Help Cheers Greeks Reuter. I London, Nov. 4. TALIAN troops are finding themselves up against a well-fortified line of resistance," admitted Rome Radio yesterday evening (Sunday). A Belgrade message says that according to reports from the Yugoslav frontier, the
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    Greeks Upset Hitler's Plans
    128 1 Reuter. t (By Reuters diplomatic correspondent) W London, Nov. 4. THE Greek resistance seems to have caused a hitch in Hitler's plans. A week ago, it appeared from rumours that he was going to announce the completion of his "new order r Europe" and combine it
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    Admiral Visits Free French Fleet
    128 1 Reuter. London, Nov. 3. IN conformity with French naval traditions, Admiral Muselier took the sahite of the officers and men Ci the new French units recently put into service, during a tour of Inspection at a British southern pert. The units were of a group
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    AMNESTY IN JAPAN
    79 1 Reuter. Tokyo, Nov. 4. rMEO Sagoya. the ycung Japanese who in 1930 shot and mortally wounded Premier Hamaguchi, was among the 133 good conduct prisoners released yesterday on parole under the amnesty granted by the Emperor, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 2,600th year of
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    INDIA SENDS £1,000 TO GREECE
    71 1 Reuter. London, Nov. 4. A 8 a token of India's sympathy with the people of Greece, and in admiration of their gallant resistance to Italian aggression, the Viceroy has arranged for £1,000 to be sent from his War Purposes Fund to the British Ambassador at
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    Soldiers Cheer Great British Air Victory
    252 1 Reuter. Cairo, Nov. 4. THOUSANDS of British soldiers saw the hammering which the Italians received in the air battle over Mersa Matruh on Oct. 31, further details of which are now available. The fight has been described as "a great tonic" for the British
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    Martinique Prefers Rule By U.S.
    153 1 Reuter. Washington, Nov. 4. IHE French West Indies island of Martinique wants to exchange the Tricolour for the Stars and Stripes, according to a special correspondent of the Washington Star, who is visiting the island, and who declares that the islanders < pray for a
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    47 1 Reuter. Athens, Nov. 4. TiHERE is lively satisfaction here at the arrival on Friday night of a British general leading a special liaison mission from the British general headquarters in the Middle East. The mission, it is officially announced, immediately started work at the Greek headquarters. —Reuter.
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    RIBBENTROPTO MEET CIANO
    159 1 Reuter. London, Nov. 4. to news agency messages from Rome, CountH Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, is to meet Ribbentrop,H the German Foreign Minister, somewhere in Germany to-day,M Nazi officials in Berlin refuse to confirm the report, but a neutralj Correspondent there says that the meeting is
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    SOVIET ARMY REFORM
    82 1 Reuter. Moscow, Nov. 4. THE non-commissioned-officer system is to be introduced into the Soviet Army immediately. The object is to strengthen the discipline and increase the authority cf junior officers. The ranks to be introduced are corporal, lance sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant, and warrant officer. The new
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    No Insults For Head Of French State
    47 1 Reuter. London, Nov. 4:—Persons insulting the Head of the French State wfil be punished in future by th/ee months to two years' imprisonment, or a fine of 1.000 to 3,000 francs, says a Geneva message to the German news agency.—Reuter.
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    QUIET SUNDAY FOR LONDON
    391 1 Reuter. London, Nov. 4. fONDON had no dusk "alert" last night. This was the first time this has happened since early September. Flights by a few single aircraft over some districts in the southern half of the country is the Air Ministry description of enemy aii
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    MIDDLE EAST FORCES WANT ACTION
    112 1 Reuter. Cairo, Nov. 4. UERY good use has been made 1 reinforcements and equi! ment sent to the Middle Eastej theatre of war, and it is evtdej. that these have greatly strengti ened the positions. Mr. Eden who has just return J to Cairo in
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    De Gaulle And Metaxas Exchange Greetings
    171 1 Reuter. London, Nov. i TOGETHER with the allies, shall beat our common enemJ was the confident note on wh! j General de Gaulle concludes telegram to General Metai j which reads:— "On behalf of all French peo|l of those still fighting the war those
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    Italian Submarine Flee
    30 1 Reuter. Tangier, Nov. <j.J A LARGE Italian submarine v* forced to take refuge here yi| terday, after being pursued j three Britisli destroyers and s- i planes.—Reuter.
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    BOXER FINED $2,250
    182 2 (From Our-Own Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. THE trial of Tara Singh, local professional boxer, and an Indian, Karrupiah, in connection with chandu offences was continued in the Police Court before Mr. J. P. Biddulph. Tara Singh was charged on three counts: (1) that on Sept. 23 at about
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    Dhobies To Raise Their Charges
    104 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Sunday. CHINESE dhobies in Penang have called a meeting to consider raising their charges in view of the fact that they have recently given their employees a rise of 20 per cent, in their wages. It is understood that dhobies
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    43 2 Mr. Donald Neville Turner has 111 been appointed a cadet in the Malayan Police Service. He arrived in Malaya on Oct. 7. Mr. Robert Whaley Edgley has been appointed a cadet, Malayan Civil Service. He arrived in Ma-i laya on Oct. 9. I
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    SINGAPORE BOY ON TORPEDOED VESSEL
    1025 2 £AST MESSAGE TO FATHER"TROUBLE ON BOARD" HERE IS A LOCAL STORY THAT WILL THRILL YOU (Tribune Staff Reporter) T)HREE months ago, 64-year-old Mr. Tom Pestana of Geylang, Singapore received a letter from his sailor son somewhere on the South coast of England We have had
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    HIGHLANDS ROAD LANDSLIDE
    79 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. II LJiNDSLLDE which occurred on A Wednesday night at the 20th mile Cameron Highlands, held up traffic for a considerable period. A lorry driver coming down from the Highlands was the first to knew of the landslide. The road at the
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    "MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE"
    173 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Saturday. 11 YOUNG Indian was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Howes in the Perak Assize Court on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to his brother-in-law. The case for the prosecution was that on July 14, the
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    INDIAN AUTHOR ARRIVES
    114 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore, Sunday. DR. R. Hingorani, DO. M.S. (London), well-known Indian eye specialist, of Harley Street, London, arrived in Singapore yesterday, after a tour round India, Thailand and Rangoon. He will leave shortly for London by air via San Francisco. He intends spending a few
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    18 2 The appointment of Mr. R. W. Edgley as a Cadet in the Malayan Civil Service has been approved.
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    Ship Arrives Here With Tragic Story
    116 2 (Tribune Staff Reporters A JAPANESE ln Singapore with at, story-a first-class stew Hr lT Mrs. Hatu Urata become ill while the shii between Hongkong and k!? pore, and died. nga Somewhere at sea, shm brought to a halt, and in sence. of the crew,
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    Told To Leave His Wife Alone
    153 3 (FlWai Our Own Reporter; Penang, Saturday. nrHEN Kanikam Mary, an Indian woman, summoned j husband, a former police conla W« for neglecting to maintain he told the Magistrate, Mr. Koon Teck. that she did not v wit her husband who had -I ulted her.
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    Body Exhumed
    52 3 i.vm Correspondent> Kuala Lipis. Sunday. -AGED Tamil labourer A by the Sanitary at the San:Board coolie lines about 4.30 which was buried on day about 330 p.m., has timed by the police and the General Hospital a pos! -mortem, the police ling fool play. 11 leal led that
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    YOU CAN HELP TO DIG FOR VICTORY
    698 3 A TRIBUNE REPORTER INVESTIGATES THE "GROW-YOUR-OWN-FOOD" IDEA, AND HERE IS WHAT HE WROTE (Tribune Staff Reporter) V i*r P Malaya S DiB F r in two your back a "d plant r y U rearran c "><" usual menus wat fou wll 1
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    OUR BANGKOK LETTER
    1136 3 THAI AND INDO-CHINA IN THE NEWS: FEELING OF GREAT BITTERNESS: COUNTRY'S CONFIDENCE IN PREMIER: KING WANTS TO RETURN: ALLEGED ESPIONAGE EXCITEMENT: A LESSON FOR SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Reporter) Bangkok, Oct. 20. tNDO-C HINA is very much in 1 the limelight. The Thai newspapers have despatched their
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    Tarleton Retains Championship
    34 4 Reuter. London, Nov. 3. AT Liverpool in his ninth championship fight. 34-year-old Nel Tarleton retained the British feather- 7/eight championship outpointing a 21-year-old soldier, Tom Smith, of Sunderland, in fifteen rounds.—Reuter.
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    Football In Britain
    229 4 London, Nov. 2. THE following are the latest football results: NORTH Barnsley 3, Leeds 0. Bradford City 8, York 2. Bury 2, Everton 1. Chesterfield 5. Newcastle 1. Crewe 3, Southport 3. Doncaster 0, Manchester City 4. Halifax 1. Blackburn 1. Huddersfield 3. Sheffield United 0. Lincoln
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    CAXTON WINS NEW CAMBRIDGESHIRE
    47 4 Reuter. London. Nov. 3. THE New Cambridgeshire ran yesterday at Nottingham resulted as follows Caxton 1100 to 7) I. Heavy-weight QOO to 6» 2. Quartier Maitre 1100 to 30' 3. Fifteen ran. Won by half a length; neck between second and third. Reuter.
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    TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
    21 4 Group photo of members of the Lam Chong Association taken on the occasion of it, Jfitb uaam sary recently.
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    British Troops Land In Greece
    606 4 Reuter. London, Nov. 3. JJKITISH help to Greece has now resulted in the landing ot British troops on Greek territory. This was announced in a broadcast speech by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander. Details of the landing have not yet
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    Saturday's Racing
    169 4 RESULTS of Saturday's races at at Ipoh were: Kace I—Nightshade $23, §11 Emily Dignus SlO Kace 2 --The* Annan SlB, $8 Edie's Choice SlO Silver Lace S9 fiacc 3—Westenra Sl3, 57 K.C.G. S9 Farnley S7 Race 4-Duke Carrington Sl3. S9 Pinafore Sl4 Kace s—Jack Druce S9, S3 Tonroe
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    Americans Beat Japanese
    31 4 The Americans beat the Japanese <m baseball 3—2 on the Japanese Club p,rcund yesterday. The game was the first of a series of three between the two teams.
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    GOOD PLAY IN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
    188 4 Singapore. Sunday I HIGH standard of badminton was seen at the Ckrieri Union Hall, when three ties Z the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open Championships. we re played off, yesterday. In the men's open'doubles fti Chong Tee and Lew Seah Chuan (Marigold* were much too
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    Sports Diary
    47 4 TO-DAY HOCKEY: Medical Colli Mountain Battery College: S.R.C. v. RAF -H Q and Kallangi, S.R.C: S P. C II v. Lcyals 11. Gillman: S.CC II v. RE. "Changi 1 SC C HorncU.* v. Post Office. P f Office: S.C.R.C v S.C.R.C.; C.S.C. v. 0 CSC.
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    BRITISH-GREEK CAUTION COMMENDED
    243 5 Reuter. Stockholm, Nov. 3. IHE military situation does not m to have taken a course fa? arable to the Greeks. This is expressed by Colonel Bratt, well-known Swedish military writing in yesterday's Daem Nvheter. Bratt who commends the ness of the Greeks and egarding the dissemination tic
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    Antonescu For Rome
    34 5 Reuter. Berlin. Nov. 3. General Antonescu. and his reign Minister. M Sturkza. will Bucharest for Rome on Nov. 4 ii the invitation of the Italian rernment, according to the German radio.—Reuter.
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    Our Last War Debt Still Stands -O.A.G.
    1054 5 Stirring Appeal For I Poppy Day Fund Singapore, Sunday. QUR debt to those who fought for us in the last war and suffered still stands, "and all of us are the debtors, not only those who were alive when the War was fought,
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    MR. JONES THANKS CHINA RELIEF FUND
    312 5 HIS Excellency the Officer Administering the Gov- ernment has written a letter J to Mr. Lee Choon Seng, act- J ing Chairman of the China Relief Fund Committee. Sin- t gapore, thanking the Com- J mittee for a donation of $8,422.21 to the Poppy
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    ENTERTAINMENT At The Pavilion
    105 5 SEEING "Bachelor Mother," which came back for a return screening at the Pavilion from yesterday, for a second time is Just as entertaining an experience as the first screening. A really funny comedy, "Bachelor Mother," is full of hilarious situations from start to finish, Ginger Rogers
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    S. AFRICAN AIR FORCE SUCCESS
    67 5 Reuter. Johannesburg, Nov. 3. 4 SOUTH African air force sueA cess is recorded in a special communique issued from the Nairobi headquarters stating that two Sci' f h African air force Hurricanes intercepted three Italian aircraft and shot down two of them while the third
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    Willkie Says U.S. Against Third Term
    252 5 Reuter. New York, Nov. "2. MR. Willkie replying to Mr. Ri>osev2lt's latest speech, in a statement issued while he was in the train at New Jersey said: "Our party is to-day the only one which offers unity to the country. "The people who differ
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    13 SHIPS SUNK NAZIS CLAIM
    70 5 Reuter. Berlin. Nov. 2. A CLAIM that a large power station was hit in the bombing attack on Portsmouth, on Friday is made in a German communique which also claims that 13 ships were sunk and nine more damaged in dive bombing attacks. In an
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    Opinion Planned Economy
    111 6 THE proverbial lopsidedness that characterises Malayan national economy in peace-time becomes a shuffling gait in wartime. Our bloated cost of living is responsible for this. Years have made this deformity look familiar and even natural. It is. however, deplorable that Malaya has still to depend on foreign
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    Grow More Food
    176 6 IT is culpable waste of ship--1 ping space for Malaya to import food that could easily be grown here at a time when more profitable use could be found for such space. We have received a most attractive poster exhorting "kebuns" not to be merely content with
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    Dearth Of Livestock
    156 6 JX few inhabitable parts of the world is the proportion of bead of cattle to population so low as it is in Malaya. The result is we are so lamentably dependent on sweetened or condensed milk and chilled meat from foreign sources that we should be severely
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    Unbalanced Economy
    106 6 THE unbalanced nature of our economy is primarily due to the peculiar characteristic of Malaya, which, while retaining all the outward semblance of an agricultural country, is in fact highly industrialised. The successive periods of stress both our principal industries have had to encounter, necessitating drastic restriction of
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    Growing Plants Without Soil —In Water
    1375 6 DIRTLESS GARDENING R. E. Holtium on Hydroponics IN the last few years hydroponics or "dirtless farming" has become front page news in America, Hydroponics (from Greek words meaning water and labour) is a new term invented in 1936 by men who had perfected ways
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    Mothers In Hell
    534 6 POLAND'S WARNING TO WOMEN rpHE Bishop's Palace at Posen has been converted to other purposes. What used to be the students' class-rooms now house the Gestapo, other rooms form a women's prison— a gaol for Polish mothers. Very few of its inmates have committed any offence against
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    Synthetic Rubber
    460 6 Chemists Told Of A New By Howard W. Blakeslee A NEW American synthetic rubber, made of oil refinery gas, a rubber that stretches better, but bounces less than the natural, was announced to the American Chemical Society, Detroit, by thj Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. The rubber
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    THROUGH CHINESE EYES
    558 6 THE other da y I was chatting to a European about th e proles sions. in the course of wnich he said he would never trust th auditing of the accounts of his ftrl to an Asiatic accountant no ma tt er how high the latter's qualification*
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    JAPANESE SEIZE VALUABLE NAZI, ITALIAN CARGO
    80 7 Reuter. Shanghai, Nov. 2. THE cargoes of one German-own-ec. two Italian-owned and one Portuguese-owned vessels have i confiscated by the Japanese military authorities here to-day (Saturday* consisting of silk and cotton valued at over two million Chinese dollars. The German vessel Heini is especially
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    MUSSOLINI'S PUZZLE IN GREEK WAR
    403 7 Reuter. London, Nov. 2. MUSSOLINI'S campaign in Greece is something of a* puzzle, 1 says a Daily Telegraph leader. During the five days following the ultimatum, the Italian command had limited operations to sporadic bombings and half hearted skirmishing by the advance guard. Of the
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    BERLIN POUNDED IN BIGGEST ATTACKS YET
    362 7 Huge Fires Seen ISO Miles Away Reuter. London, Nov. 3. FIRE nearly a mile long was left blazing in Berlin on Friday night and was seen 150 miles away through layers of clouds by R.A.F. crews returning after delivering two of the heaviest and
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    KWANGSI CLEARED OF JAPANESE TROOPS
    108 7 Reuter. London, Nov. 2. KWANGSI province, with the exception of a few isolated points has now been cleared of Japanese troops, according to information reaching Chinese circles in London to-day. Before abandoning Nanning on Oct. 28. under relentless Chinese pressure, messages from China state that
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    CIANO PROMOTED
    32 7 Reuter. London, Nov. 2. rOUNT Ciano. Italian Foreign Minister, has been promoted Lieutenant-Colonel with the status of a pilot in the Italian Air Force, says an official Italian communique. —Reuter.
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    Japan Puzzled Over U. S. Far East Moves
    187 7 Reuter. Tokyo, Nov. 2. A STATEMENT declaring that he was utterly at a loss to make out what had caused the American Government to evacuate American nationals from East Asia has been issued by Mr. Matsuoka, Foreign Minister. The statement which has
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    42 7 Reuter. Rome, Nov. 3. The Germans have handed over an aerodrome in the war zone to the Italian air force which is taking part in the attack on Britain, it is revealed in a Berlin dispatch to the official Italian news agency.—Reuter.
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    U. S. NAVY OPERATING IN CARIBBEAN
    75 7 Reuter. Washington, Nov. 3. NAVAL units now operating in the Caribbean Sea are in training and patrol work, said Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, at a Press conference to-day (Saturday) Some of the units at least will visit the island of Saint Lucia,
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    PROF. ILMUDDIN
    42 7 Psychological Bureau, under the sole charge of the world Tourist Prof. Ilmuddin. REX HOTEL, Singapore. Will advUe those in trouble Domestic, Love. Finance. Health. Business, Travels and other private affairs, etc. Business Hours 8 a m to 1 p.m. daily.
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      721 8 Public Notices Singapore Turf Club WINTER MEETING 1940. SATURDAY WEDNBSDAY 20TH AND SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 1940. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon TUESDAY, STH NOVEMBER, 1940. $6 UNLIMITED SWEEPSTAKE FOR MEMBERS, ONLY will be held each Race day. Applications for 'tickets must be in writing and be received before 3.30 p.m.
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    GERMANS FAKE PICTURES
    237 9 British Wireless. London, Nov. 3. THE outstretched arm may mean one of many things, from a schoolboy's belief that he knows the answer to a question to a salute for the German Dictator. Because of the latter significance, the various uses this gesture can be put to
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    53 9 British Wireless. London, Nov. 4. THE Kentish town of new Romney honoured a gallant son when the honorary freedom of the borough was presented to FlightLieut. Learoyd V.C. Flt.-Lt. Learoyd gained the highest award for valour for the successful bombing of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in circumstances showing the
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      193 9 THE S. A. D. C. PRESENT GILBERT SULLIVAN'S OPERA THE SORCERER AT 9.30 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 14, 16, 21, 23, 27, 30. VICTORIA THEATRE IN AID OF THE MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND THE WAR FUND BOOKING A T LITTLES S3 Cr Si-Ex. TAX. HELP BUY MORE BOMBERS! CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS VICTORY! c
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      799 10 Wanted WANTED record changing gramophone and dance records. Cheap, perfect. Write Post Office Box 404, Singapore. (No. 235F) 8 m.m. PROJECTOR, resistance, screen. Must be cheap. 503, Oeylang Road. Singapore. (No. 196F) YOUTH, 22 wants girl friend: nationality, status, immaterial, occasional pictures. Apply Box 627 cjo Malaya Tribune, Singapore. (No.
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      750 10 Financial t WANTED to Borrow $500 quick repayments. Box No. 636, Malaya Tribun». Singapore. (No. 236FJ Matrimonial I PARENTS communicate. Respectable Indian families desire children married We serve all nationalities. Marriage Agency, TO. Buklt Tlmah Road. Singapore. (No. 232P) Motor Vehicles WANTED Morris Minor 2-seater '.or cash. $200! —$250!-. Apply
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      394 10 KIT AM i RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) PROPOSED ISSUE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE Application has been made to the Directors of the above Company to issue a duplicate Certificate for five hundred (500) fullypaid shares of $1 each in Kluang Rubber Company Limited numbered ***** ***** registered
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      1191 10 1 TO-DAY'S RAlllo] SINGAPORE LONDON ZHP3 41.38 metres (7.» mica) GSJ 21.53 Mcs n->ll i 8.20 a.m. News ln English, (every GSG 17.79 Mcl nAI met res morning). a.m 86 Metres) ZHL, ZHPI ZHP3 6.05" News bulletin 8.35 2SUi pm J 10.00 Javanese Music. 6 00 Tn o«v f I
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    MARKET REPORTS U.S. Tin Deliveries For October Again Very High
    107 11  -  (By Reuter London. Nov 2. piR authorities have granted half of the tin export licence applications. Umte <* Kingdom warehouse stocks on Oct 31 1.2 )2 tons, against 3,578 tons on Sept. 30. American October deliveries were again very high
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    An Oil Warning
    69 11 London, Nov. 2. 11l k Oil directors warn against ;es that the interim divia greater total than last year. The question of the Smpany's Excess Profits Tax Babilitj is still unsettled. Rose Deep is the technician's favourite Kaffir issue, due to the regularity of its ore, disclosures
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    Treasury Bills
    45 11 London, Nov. 2. Yesterday's record applications If £147.300.000 for the £65.000,000 I of Treasury Bills offered llustrates the abundance of funds. I the accumulation of tg balances of the Dominions md other sterling area countries, rhe bills were discounted at the west rate
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    Standard Oil Dividend
    70 11 New York, Nov. 2. New Jersey Standard oil has declared its regular half-yearly dividend but the Company is halving its extra dividend owins to serious curtailment of European prices declining home October domestic copper sales r nnn again ve fy .fcrge totalling 125,000 tons following September's huge
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    Freight Position
    61 11 London, Nov. 2. The Ministry 0 f Shipping has reduced the freight indication for grain from Eastern Canadian Wirier ports to West Britain to 17!and does not intend further neutral chartering from the St Lawrence owing t o the lateness of the season. Suitable Eastern ores carriers to
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    AXIS AGREES ON FATE OF FRANCE
    61 11 Reuter. Rome, Nov. 2. "IT i s reaffirmed in oflicial circles 1 that Italy and Germany are In perfect agreement as to how future relations with France must be adjusted," says a statement issued by the official Italian news agency adding: "These relations are
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    21 11 Mr. R. Kingsley. Assistant Superintendent of Police, S.S., has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Settlement of Singapore.
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    Quiet Markets
    110 11 From Our Financial Corresponder Singapore, Monday. THERE was some activity on Friday in Hong Patts, when shares were taken up to $1.19, the markets closing sellers at this figure. The markets are very quiet this morning, owing to the holidays, and there is more then the usual Monday
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    Mid-Day Prices
    21 11 Singapore, Monday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers 38%; Sellers 39. TIN
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    Rubber Futures Advance
    191 11 MESSRS. Lewis and Peat's rubber ■»■▼-1 market report says that with almost painful regularity, the London market has been reported unchanged throughout the week, but fortunately there is no lack of interest in New York and after two or three days of slightly better quotations for near
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    Annual Meeting Of Oriental Assurance
    804 11 Singapore, Saturday, extraordinary general meeting 0 f the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company, Ltd. was held at the Company's office in Bombay on Oct. 2. The actuary's valuation report on the assets and liabilities of the Company as on Dec*. 31, 1939, was adopted.
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    NEW VICE CHIEF FOR AIR STAFF
    52 11 Reuter. London, Nov. 4. FOLLOWING the recent appoint- ment of Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse to the Bomber Command, the Air Ministry now announces the appointment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman to be vice Chief of Air Staff in place of Sir
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    Dive Bombing Given Up
    238 12 Reuter London, Nov. 4. THE use of Junkers dive bombers hitherto claimed by Germany as a most deadly weapon (but one quickly mastered by British fighters) has been gradually abandoned. During the second week ot September only two Junkers 87s were shot down and since then
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    Two Trawlers Sunk
    24 12 Reuter. London. Nov. 2. Two trawlers, the Hickory and the Lord Inchcape. have been sunk b> enemy mines, announces the Admiralty.—Reuter.
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    EUROPE GROANS UNDER GERMAN OPPRESSION
    681 12 POLES SUFFER MOST; DANES THE LEAST Reuter. London, iNov. o. GERMANY'S treatment of the populations of occupied terG ritories varies rfom country to country, according to reliable news which has reached London by devious channel The Poles appear to suffer most severely the Danes least
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    PETAIN REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT
    106 12 Reuter. Berlin, Nov. 4. MARSHAL PETAIN has sent a personal letter to President Roosevelt, In answer to the Matters message to him some ten days ago, according to the official German news agency, which adds that tne text cf 'he letter Is not published. New York,
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