Morning Tribune, 3 March 1939

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE k)L. 4-No. 27. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, March 3, 1939. FIVE CENTS.
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    NEW ALLIANCE AGAINST DEMOCRACIES & RUSSIA?
    282 1 NEW ALLIANCE AGAINST DEMOCRACIES RUSSIA? Japanese Conference In Berlin To-day CCORDING to the News Chronicle, a "number of Japanese ambassadors and ministers will meet m Berlin to-morrow > disi uss whether the still unsigned triple alliance between !aly. Germany and Japan should be so framed as to be directed Bfnßt
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    RANGOON RIOTING
    44 1 Rangoon, Mar. 2. THE firing of several houses and individual assaults maintained a state of iixturbance throughout the night. Three jvere k:lled and 16 injured m a dozen Maults at different points to-day, though the situation is officially described a& slightly better.
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    Italy Calls Up Reserves
    178 1 Rome. Mar. 2. BETWEEN bO.OOO and 200,000 arc estimated to be affected by notice> postrj. calling up U> colours men of the 1915 to 1918 classes. The calling-up is officially described as 'normal," affecting all the l'! 18 ila^s and men of the other three classes
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    GANDHI SENDS ULTIMATUM
    62 1 Kajkot.Mar. 2:— lt is understood that an dhi has sent an ultimatum to j«e Ruler of Rajkot, giving him 24 5 to reply to his proposals for an amicable settlement. It i s believed that jandhi does not receive a satisfactory JW he will take drastic steps,
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    BUCHAREST PLOT
    39 1 Bucharest. Mar. 2.— A new plot on the M. Calinescu (vice-Premier) has h A number of arrests have made, including; some former m uS, of the iron Guard who have been 11 aiding for several months. Reuter
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    Britain's Budget Of £1,265 Millions
    204 1 Britain's Budget Of £1,265 Millions London, Mar. 2. r!E Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon will be faced with an unprecedented peace-time total expenditure exceeding £1,250 millions to be found m the coming: year, when he introduces the Budgei next month. As the Government have decided to raise £350
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    NEW POPE ELECTED ON HIS 63rd BIRTHDAY
    462 1 NEW POPE ELECTED ON HIS 63rd BIRTHDAY VATICAN CITY. MAR. 2. JARDINAL FUGENIS PACELLI, THE PAPAL SECRET* ARY OF STATE, WAS TO-DAY ELECTED THE NEW POPE. Thirty-five thousand people ;ramped SJ. Peters' Square, with eyes fixed on the 60-foot chimney, watching the result of the election. Commentators broadcasted from the
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    "WITHDRAW ITALIANS"
    171 1 Franco's Request Paris, Mar. 2. GEN. FRANCO has asked Mussolini to withdraw the Italian lejrtonaries\ according to information gilt* to the Foreign Affairs Commission m the Chamber by M. Bonnft The request has been conveyed back by the Italian commander General Gambara, who flew to Rome from Cadiz.
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    MANPOWER MOBILISATION
    976 2 Mr. Malcolm IN a dispatch sent to Colonial Governments. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stresses the necessity of care being exercised, m the event of moblising manpower m time of war. not to accept lor enlistment men, including Government servants, who will certainly be
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    "PREMIERE" AT THE PAVILION
    95 2 Ci^Mj^L^^^ "PREMIERE." ihe Associated British production now at the Pavilion, tells the story of a murder m a theatre while the performance is m progress. M. Renoir is sitting m a box enjoying the show when he is shot from the stage. Inspector Bonnard solves the
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    47 2 Hongkong. Mar. I— lt is understood that officials of the puppet Government m Tientsin has been ordered to evacuate Tientsin British and French, concessions prior to March 15. together with their families, otherwise they will be charged with being 'anti-Japanese" and accordingly punished. Chinese Central News Agency.
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    SETTLEMENT ROADS ALL BLOCKED
    132 2 SETTLEMENT ROADS ALL BLOCKED N view of the increavinl a h vitiesof Chin,., putru,., cicties m Shanghai t;, i s ese authorities have < form similar terrorist o2»X* tions within the IntenSS Settlement and the Vn^T^ cession m order t« ave n s i'! recent assassination O f IL! bogus
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    CZECH CONSUL SAYS GOODBYE
    220 2 CZECH CONSUL SAYS GOOD BYE HONORARY I SUCCESSOR TO BE I APPOINTED? I VERY much regret the closing of our office m Singapore. aid Mr. Josef Vladimir Polodna. acting Consul for Czechoslovakia m Snigipore, when he left last nifht on board the Conte Biancamano. bouad for his homeland. I have
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    Imperial Plane Turns Black
    41 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 2. The eastbound Imperial Airways plane left Bangkok Airport this afternoon on schedule lor Ma'aya. but was forced by head winds to return to Bangkok where the passengers are spending to-night.
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    HELP FOR FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS
    76 2 HELP FOR FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS CbungUne *l THE Chinese Government is g outright two piculs. or ovir^. jC|u dred nftjr pounds of na fam Uy g nese currency) cash to I each active serviceman sustain their liveh,^'-^ w General Chen Cheng, PoUWar and concurrently Jn tical Affairs of the Board
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    G.O.C. & COMMODORE GIVE EVIDENCE
    2068 3 G.O.C. COMMODORE GIVE EVIDENCE Eurasians Charged With Forgery Singapore, Thursday. JHE seond preliminary inquiry into charges of torgery and using as genuine a false document preferred against two Eurasians, Merle Winston Frugtniet (37) and Christopher Gordon Rodrigo (44) was commenced m the second police court this morning before Mr. Conrad
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    SEARCH FOR PRETTY GIRL
    112 3 Singapore. Thursday. Amado Cuison. younger son of Mr. B Cuison. Manila shoe king, ard by the "Conte Biancamano" this moon Mr Cuison is sailing round world and is on a -perpetual holi--so he told a Tribune reporter. is father owns a chain of shoe e> m
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    FINED ON TRAFFIC CHARGE
    51 3 insane re Thursday.— Mr. C. H. Whit- Traffic District Judge and Magisk to-day fined the Manager of Chop "n $25. when ho pleaded guilty I harpc of permitting a lorry two independent and efficient 1 bo driven at the junction of tard und Scotts Road on
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    American Warship Arrives
    136 3 American Warship Arrives Singapore. Thursday. ONE of the scout cruisers of the United States Navy, the "Marblehead," arrived this morning and anchored m the man-of-war anchorage m the roa^. Built find completed m the years 1923 1925, the 7,500-ton scout cruiser has sixinch and three-inch guns aboard, also ,:>nti-airrvaft equipment
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    FAILED TO CONFORM TO SIGNAL
    53 3 Singapore, Thursday.— For failing to conform to ft lamp signal at the Intersection of Stamford Rood and Bencoolon Street mi December 14, Mr J. A. Galvin of the Advertising and Publicity Bureau who pleaded guilty, was fined $3, by Mr. C. H. WtaitUni, Traffic District
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    Rubber Smugglers Sentenced
    194 3 Singapoie, Thursday. ADMITTING that they were bringing the rubber from Balai when •'nested by an Excise party, Ng Penjr Soon and Goh Kee pleaded »lty this morning m the Third Police Court to a charge of importing I|jlilh into the Colony without a certificate of origin. \>.
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      76 3 POLAROID Classes are the latest scientific discovery m glare protection. They permit you v actually see 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the water. Now $6.00 See our demonstration of this re markable new invention. Thompson Opl Co.j 4 iTJITft SINGAPORE, nitllil Ml TITAN ri;>i K vi MAINE
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      13 3 FROM ALL DEALERS. F.MS -DUTY FREE Sole Distributors: RAHAMIN PENHAS 117-125, Cecil Street.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      46 4 London. Thursday. Previous To-day Change T.T on Shanghai (closing selling rate* 8'., fhan««J T T on Hongkong (closing selling rate) U. 2 3132 Unchanged ft on Japan (closing selling rate) I* 2d. Unchanged T T on New York (closing selling rate) 468.78 468.84 -r.10
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      Fraser's Daily Report
      144 4 Singapore, Thursday. MINING Tin at midday was $108 1 4 down 3:4. Tin shares m London yesterday were again slightly firmer, but as far a6 the local market was concerned shares were steady but there was no change m prices. RUBBERS. The price of Rubber at 4
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      STANTON NELSON'S RUBBER REVIEW
      301 4 FE improvement m political sentiment, clearly apparent on the Stock Exchanges of London and New York, is again reflected m the rubber market, and prices have advanced during the week by about 3 4 cent says Stanton Nelson's rubber market review, dated March 2. There appears
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      81 4 The Singapore Buddhist Association have pleasure m announcing to its members and the Buddhist community of Singapore and Johcre that this months Full-moon day, which falls on March 5. will be celebrated under the patronage of Mrs. Margaret Ratnayake at the association premises at 67, Spottiswood Park Road. The agenda
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      LONDON COMMODITIES
      148 4 Previous To-day 0 PALM OIL (Malaya) Cha In bulk Mar. Apr. shipment £15.0 0 Value mn v I COPRA (Straits, F.M.S.) Lnchan^ April Shipment £11.12.6 Sellers £n 8 9 o M SAGO FLOUR (Sarawak) March April Shipment 8 4 Sellers UnrharJ TAPIOCA Seed Pearl Ist quality mena^ (Singapore*
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      142 4 London. Thursday™ Previous To-day Chaiii Distillers 94 3 94- ~M Dunlop Rubber 27 6 27 M General Electric 80 80- Imperial Chemical Industries 32- 317*2 ~vM Imperial Tobacco 140|- 138 9 1 Anglo-Dutch 25 7» 2 25- Canadian Pacific 5 5 4 London Tin 3 7* 2
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      NEW YORK CABLE
      45 4 New York. Mar. 1. RUBBER Previous To-day Chaq Market Tine Steady Steady Spot Buyers 16 916 16 918 Sellers 16 1116 *****6 Forward April June Buyers ***** ***** Sellers *****6 16 1116 Tl\ (July Sept.' Market Tone Quiet Quiet Spot 46 46
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      BULLION MARKET
      33 4 London. Thursaaj Previous To-day Chana GOLD Fine Bar per oz. £7.8.5 £7 8 3 2 SILVER Spot 20 7 16 20 2 4 months' forward 19 3 4 19 3 4
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      METAL MARKET
      21 4 Previous To-day Chan? TIN STANDARD J SDot (afternoon (closing price) £215 C2l4 1 Forward £214 1 2 £213' 2
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    STOCKS & SHARES
    727 5 STOCKS SHARES ■sued By Fraser I Company I MINING I Singapore. Mar. 2, 5 p.m I ..3!« jfc Bai A mal 391- 44xd. B 0.65 0.70 cd rm iS"or 127 2 U2% K l^ 0-67 0.71 X Fait' A 17 Hydraulic 2 Jjg Tin 27 )6 30 j- 0.56 0.61
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    FRASER & COMPANY
    93 5 FRASER COMPANY List Of Current Dividends Singapore. Mar. 2, 5 p.m. Total foi Company Dividend Books Date Ex Dlv. year. Ciu.se Payable TIN Ai«t£nH£ 9d.N0.48 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Feb. 25 5% 3d. bonus Aver Wene int Mar 6 Mar n M X" 7,« „?5 Katu 6c l No 20
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    LYALL & EVATT'S QUOTATIONS
    205 5 LYALL EVATT'S QUOTATIONS Singapore, Thursday. MINING Buyers Sellers £yTwengs 0.86 ifcd Batu Selangors 129 1.34 Hong Fatls 068 07i Hongkong Tin 15,6 16,6 Jelebus 0.58 0^63 Kamunting Tin 8 3 9 3 Katu Tin 23]- 24 Kents 2|l 2|7 Killinghalls 1419 15|6 Kramats 916 10|6 Kuchais 122 1.26 Laruts 4|-
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    247 5 Mayn*rd Co. Ltd. $30,000 tot. Apr. 30 Oct. 31 90 100 nom SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY J901 red 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 102 \h 103 V 2 nom 4^?o 1907 red. 1947 $2 .600.000 IO6V2 lAO no* IVc Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 1909 red. 1955
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      147 5 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEIMAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. incorporated m the NetherlMMta. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERDAM Established by Royal Charter A.D. IM4 Paid Up Capitf 1 40,030,000 Statutory Reserve Fund 5,000,000 Special Reserve 1.000,006 Chairman of the Board of Directors H. C REHBOCK. Managing Board: D CRENA DE lONGH President M TAUDIN CHABOT
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      256 6 t OPENING TO-DAY JL1 3 15- 6.15 -9.15 j I^^ A I hunk Heavea <li« world has j i^dflltoC *<i" UIIKI -«ndIIABDY j 5 ll«irrita.n«> of IHlariiT! j j x^ THE FUNNY SEASON STARTS WITH A ROARS I i\^^wS,flf roach ScrecnlatnVs funniest pair return l^^^^^i presen/s from the War Just
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      18 6 perfection Daily Mai l am J i- jm Sp ir IL »1 i^nTi I sL™i NEXT WEDNESDAY PAXitIS
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      166 7 Myri-rNG THRILLS AND LAVISH SPECTACLE! BivlUOV 6-15-9-15 TO-NIGHT *M mllM LODGE WL-' B^^ To-Morrow Morning at 1 1 O'clock W Hkl V 31 0 IT Si: MAII X I] ■4ft?_y Excellent Progiamme ol selected pictures including one I^B^fe^ the best BADMINTON sports-films ever made 'FLYING |(£fo? PLATHERS" MICKEY MOUSE m
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    MUAR NOTES
    119 8 \From Our Own Correspondent] Muar. Tuesday. Inche Abdullah bin Haji Suleiman has arrived m Muar and assumed onttofi as Deputy Commissioner ol Triide and Customs, Muar. Inche* Bidin bin Login, Acting Secretary Town Board, Muar, has gone back to the Land Office as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue,
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    BRITAIN TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST JAPAN?
    2120 8 House Of Lords Debate A WARNING of the gravity of latest developments m the Far East, such as the occupation of Hainan, the threats to foreign areas m Shanghai and Tientsin and the bombing of the British territory of Hongkong, was uttered m a
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      135 8 [EMPIRE TALKIE j 7 P.M. Last Night 9 P.M. OPENING CHAPTERS I—7 of the Thrilling Serial j I "SECRET OF {TREASURE ISLAND"! Matinees Sat. Sunday j THE SINGING MARINE j j and "BUCCANERS" j Z Z j SUN TALKIE (NEW WORLD > 7.30 Last Night 9.30 P.M. j 5 OPENING
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    CASTING DIFFICULTIES IN FILM PRODUCTION
    1170 9 CASTING DIFFICULTIES IN FILM PRODUCTION Cinema Chronicle ■-'>!!: Our Own Correspondent) H London, Feb. 1?. H is probable that rumoured casting difficulties have not little to do with the wiles of Hihlicitv. The Scarlett troubles ft< m to he settled and no doubt kin^ will go ahead. But the wupt-titi<m
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      125 9 7 .^flfl fry I but J don t ftl age, 1 should put up with second- V best For instance, I'm fond of the theatre; but, believe me, I'd rather stay away than see an indifferent play. j^-m .So that's why, when «£^S j -I. A you offered me whisky,
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, March 3, 1939. THE TIN POSITION
    338 10 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, March 3, 1939. THE TIN POSITION THE past few days have seen a marked improvement m the price of shares, reflecting the new feeling of optimism with regard to international conditions. Tin shares have participated m the rise, which is very encouraging m view of the apprehension
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    Butter More Important Than Gun
    302 10 Butter More Important Than Gun suffered from definitely bad nutria The key to the nations nun t In the schools. Allowing foi JL empirical and subjective standard? the clinical assessment of school ren's nutrition, we may safely say a a perceptible part of the 73 per 1 registered as normally
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    Malayan Scholars Need Better Food
    256 10 MR. Lim Bock Kee oi the OverseaChinese Banking Corpn., Ltd.. Singapore, sending the following 'extracts from The Economist. London, says it would be interesting if the Department concerned would kindly give similar figures for Singapore and Malaya. In thirty-six years the nations expenditure on social
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    RADIO NOISE BAN IN BRITAIN
    401 10 A BILL now being prepared for presentation to Parliament seeks to make it an offence, on pain of suspension of radio licence, to use a loudspeaker loud enough to disturb neighbours. This was announced by Lord Horder when he spoke at a meeting of the
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      26 10 Todays White Label Announcement It is good to be well spoken, but it is better to be well spoken of. 1 i As is BEWAR'S "w.p.s.-j
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      38 10 IP^jfiffi^'' Mo-e light fo r the same money when you use I|gf Osram Coded Coil Lamps KIH JBB| B- Jb t '^^^H mm J^^^' MADE IN ENGLAND x/vf. o/ Tfte General Electric Co. Ltd., 'Magnet House. W _WI
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    MILLION AND A QUARTER ENROL FOR CIVIL DEFENCE
    307 11 STEEL SHELTER TESTS PROVE SUCCESSFUL London, Mar. 1. JN the course of his review m the House of Commons of a number of aspects of A.R.P. and civilian defence, the Lord Privy Seal, Sir John Anderson, said 1,250,000 people had enrolled for
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    Arabs Make New Proposals
    147 11 Arabs Make New Proposals (London, Mar. 1. 7HEN they met the British representatives at St. James's Palace is afternoon, the Arab delegates ade critical statements on the sugfestions put forward by the British iovernment last week for solution f the Palestine problem. The Arab representatives themelves advanced an alternative set
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    KING AND QUEEN
    71 11 London, Mar. 1. The King and Queen spent seven hours 1 Birmingham to-day They were atnded by the Prime Minister. ineir Majesties visited the heavy in'•stries section of the British Indusles Fair as well as the shadow factos m the neighbourhood of Birmingf}, m They also called
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    A Race Of Beautiful Women
    163 11 A Race Of Beautiful Women Canberra. A RACE of beautiful women found m New Guinea has been described by Mr. G. W. Chinnery, a New Guinea anthropologist, m an address nere tl The women belong to tribes recently discovered m New Guinea, whose colouring ranges from brick-red to almost white.
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    German Troops In Italian Territories ?
    49 11 German Troops In Italian Territories London, Mar. 1. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr. R. A. Butler, informed the House of Commons that reports received did not indicate that any German troops or war material and tropical uniforms had recently been despatched to Italian possessions m Africa.— British Wireless.
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    U. S. Supplies World With Warcraft
    153 11 U. S. Supplies World With Warcraft Washington, THE United States exported during i 1938 nearly a half of its total production of aviation materials, the War Department revealed. The money received for these exports totalled $68,000,000, of which 4 per cent, came from purchaser-countries m the Pacific Holland and the
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    U. S. Cruiser To Carry Saito's Body
    39 11 Washington, March 2— On the way back from the naval manoeuvre?. Mr. •Icosevelt wirelessed the Navy Department Instructing it to prepare a teavy cruiser to carry Saito's body back to Japan— Reuter.
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      17 11 FRESH SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS AND 8 VNDOENG STRAWBERRIES n (ALLEY AIRMAIL) OBTAINABLE TO-NIGHT AT THE < APITOL RESTAURANT
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      100 11 27 DEATHS IN BOMB OUTRAGE London, Mar. 1. I TELEGRAM from the High Commissioner of Palestine received at the Colonial Office this afternoon states that the total Arab deaths as a result of the bomb outrage at Haifa on Monday is now 27.— British Wireless. Acknowledgment HLS HIGHNESS TUNGKU ABU
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      385 11 TH^IIUITONICPOOD I Obtmimmkb wf mU Cktmkn md $—rm NOTICE DRESSERS' EXAMINATION An examination for dressers will be held m Singapore, Penang and Malacca, on the 3rd, 4th and sth April, 1939. Estate dressers who have had the necessary training may enter for this examination. Further particulars may be obtainea on
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    ROYALTY THE FAIR
    334 12 ROYALTY THE FAIR BURMA Queen Talks To Mannequin MN,,K;JKIUJKKJ The Queen tailing with a mannequin m the FasHon Theatre at Earl's Court, London. (Planet News). The Queen was one oil y>\n ned at I :irl Hurfl Royal fumih to the liM Massey. Canadian Hi« York Workt's Fair. Til if Textile
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    MEATLESS MEALS
    1068 14 Give endless opportunity f or experiment m cookery THE restriction or total omission ol meat from the diet during Lent presents the housewife with a new catering problem. She should not, however, find it difficult to provide nourishing and well-balanced meals if she introduces a main dish consisting
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      86 14 I Lyj^ap^lJ II Cut down on the time I EfsSiiiLSfl ll s P ent m niarketing. Save I ill mone > by buying food I P|l m bulk. Keep food fresh I n?-n^=*i 111 lon er And do all three H U— 1— IB ™U^. I by investing m a
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    PLAY in the HOUSE
    1279 15 PLAY in the HOUSE valuable, so make )urs spent indoors as happy as possible. THOUGH indoor play has not thr same physical advantage as m the open air it is, neverthe- very valuable and on those oclons when for some reason or i r the children are unable to play
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      27 15 Hair- dressing Salon c Beauty Parlour, Permanent Waving, Bleaching, Dyeing, I Facials Manicures A Specialty. s i» mm n\ i!n\n X.»« m IB i>m\ Floor) Phone 7j53.
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      456 16 »^^»^—^i RS^^ *~^^^BirFTßr^nsW^^^Tßr^f BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES LNCOKPO RATED IN SNOLAJfD) Tonnage D °S'pore Tonnage f»" 1939 Liiaif cniAAT t 6 800 Mar. 10 BHUTAN 6,100 May 6 1 sS^t 15 000 Mar 10 I BEHAR 6,000 May 13 SKI 15&0 Mar.' 24 RANPURA 17,000 May 19 rARTRAGE 15
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      415 16 w TO FRENCH rotTsl m j Lv*?j CHARCEURS REUNIS HOMEWARDS. CAP TOURANE For Marseilles, Nantes, St. Nazarie Bordeaux M ar il DESIRADE Marseilles, Harve.. Antwerp, Dunkirk u j Mar io TO SAIGON INDOCHINA CAP ST. JACQUES For Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong Mar o 1 CAP VARELLA For Saigon, Tourane and
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    AMERICAN SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS
    562 17 THE following quotations from New 1 York were reported from Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., by air mail yesterday: Last Sale STOCKS Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Adams Express (No pan 912 9 I|2 American Can <Par $25 > 92 7 8 93 12 Amer. and
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      294 17 BI'RXS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated In Australia). NEXT SAILINGS Due Saflf. MERKUR IN PORT Mar. 4 MARELLA Mar. 31 Aor. 4 toedal cheap round trip tickets from Singapore to Australia issued at the Mlnwinsr rates. t Class passengers may transfer at Singapore, Brisbane. Sydney or Melbourne to the connecting X.P.M. Vessel.
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      72 17 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD (APCAR LINE) FOR MOM. KONG, MOJI, KOBE AND OSAKA H ■"S II llt\ L A I 8,000 TONS SAILING MARCH 9 AT :J P.M. The above ve.ssel ha.s excellent modern accommodation for First Saloon an i Second Baloon passengers. Special Holiday Return tickets to
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      291 17 L •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■•■■■■•a POSTAL INTELLIGENCE! A TO-DAY "Imperial" Mar. 3 2 p.m. e c*4 "Imperial" 3 2 nm t, th "Imperial" 3 2 pm Whole "Qantas" 3 7.45 a m. Southern and Western Johan de Witt 3 8.30 a.m. S£ "Imperial" 3 2 p.m. Sda Whole "Imperial" 3 2 p.m. Johan
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      185 17 SHIPS IN DOCK SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Entrance Exit Ship Godown Gate Gate Anhui 22 1 1 Santhia .20 1 1 Kepong 18 2 3 Plancius 9 2 3 Johan de Witt 7 2 3 City of Singapore 32 2 3 Klias 34 2 3 Eskbank
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      174 17 ssi iioi s By Air Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM plane PK-AFK'— Mr. ScharrTenberg Mr Hull Mrs Sinclair, Mr. Drow. Mr. 'Michael •w "i^P 1 by KNL.I.M. plane PH-ARG —Mr. v. Koijnenburg, Mr M f a P™ en "a Mrs. C. cSokep, Miss S. M. L. Everts «w Ti l£V
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    INSTALLATION OF A SULTAN PERAK'S GREAT DAY TO-MORROW
    542 18 INSTALLATION OF A SULTAN PERAK'S GREAT DAY TO-MORROW T HE only son of Raja Mm, a former Raja Muda of Pen*, and the Inche l'uan Besar Amina. Almuk Tassim Bil ah Shah. His High ness Sir Abdul Aziz. K.C.M.G.. K.8.E.. CMC. Sultan of Perak. whose installation takes place to-morrow, was
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    Law Notice For To-day
    53 18 The Chiei Justice at Ipoh— Court of Appeal Mr. Justice Pedlow at Malacca- Assizes. Before Mr Justice Home at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses. Interpleader Summons Judßment Summons and Motion. There after m 2nd Court Bankruptcy. Before the Registrar at 10.45 a.m. Summonses At 2 15pm
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    PERAK'S NEW RULER
    13 18 His Highness Sultan Sir ADdul Aziz K.C.M.G., K.8.E.. of Perak.
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    Regalia & Heirlooms
    265 18 Regalia Heirlooms fpHE Perak regalia consists of five articles that every Sultan must wear at his installation. The sword, chura si-manjakim, *is hung from a chain slung over the shoulder. The guardian spirits of the kingdom <jin kerajaam are apt to press on it at the time of the installation,
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    ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE STATE
    593 18 HPHERE are two well-known ac- counts of the coming of the present Malay dynasty to Perak, one apochryphal, one well authenticated. The apochryphal version relates ho**, when "Baginda Dai" later referred to as Sultan Mahomed "reigned at" Johor Lama.' he depatched one Nakhoda Kassim to
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    THE RAJA MUDA ELECT
    325 18 DORN m Perak's Royal Town of v Kuala Kangsar on Jan. 15 1890. His Highness Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Yousofe, o.b.e the Raja Muda Elect of Perak, was educated at the Malay (olJew Kuala Kangsar Completing his education, both m the vernacular and m English His
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      101 18 MAILS EXPECTED 1. Mails arrived from FuI^ r <i«l| (Amsterdam) by Air JK .l.m. General delivery of letters e M Mails expected from Eurjj .London) by Air < Impe a lPtt? f liveries of boxho ders e -u* -a 9 a.m respectively on tin 1 Ne tb4 1 Mails expected
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    THE ROYAL FAMILY
    57 19 Photo liken prior to the proclamation. Standing left is His Highness Sultan Sir \bdul Aziz. K.C.M.G.. K.8.E.. of Perak, Sitting: Her Highness the Raja i'erainpuan Besar of Perak. Standing on the right: Yang Amal Mulla Raja Musa. son of His Highness the Sultan of Perak. A lioval
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    HISTORY OF THE PERAK WARS
    885 19 0* the stage of Perak's modern history there have been many Ktora: the Malays, the Portuguese, the Achinese, the Dutch; to Uu«is from Riau and Selangor, Siam and her vassal Kedah, and Ito British. To some small degree it was dynastic pride that made Acfcefc
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERTS
    281 19 THE first of the 1939 series of con- certs under the auspices of the Children's Concert Committee, will be held m the Memorial Hall at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday, Mar. li and 17. So great has the demand become for tickets for these very popular concerts
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    ROYAL FUNERAL
    45 19 In our report of the funeral at Johor on Tuesday ol Tungku Zahrah the list of those who sent wreaths should have included Mrs. Pepys and Miss Sheila Trump, the Assistant Medical Officers. Johore Bahru, the General Hospital and the Art Undertakers, Singapore.
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    Kweiyang Broadcast Programme
    307 19 Kweiyang Broadcast Programme Till! following is the latest time-table and programme of the Kweiyang Broadcasting Station, XPSA (43 m.) (The time given is the local time) FOR WEEK DAYS a.m. 6.50 National Anthem; Band. 6.55 News reports m Chinese. 7.45 Chinese music. 7.50 News reports m Cantonese. 8.10 European music.
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    Ran Over P. C.'s Platform, Fined
    83 19 Ran Over P. C.'s Platform, Fined Singapore, Thunday. I CPL, X. Chttftt of th«» Royal Enjriaeen to-day pinadod guilty to the ehargl of dlivlflg without due regard to the safety of others at th** junction of Cross Street and South Bridge Koad and was fined $15 by Mr. 0. H.
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    CHARITY WORKERS
    24 20 Mi?s Juliette Lim (on left) and Miss Oh Chui I.ian. two more helpers at Saturday's China Relief drive at the local cabarets.
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    Y.W.C.A. "PIONEER WEEK"
    196 20 Y.W.C.A. "PIONEER WEEK" The younger member of th« Y.W.C.A. will be observing "Pionta Week" from March 6—12. Durin{ the week various efforts are to k made to get more girls interested ie the work the Y.W.C.A is doing k girls as a part of its service project At present there
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      88 20 I .^flWlBI H-M-V 1M I REFRIGERATORS J%M I RADIOS AND I RECORDS 3*# I SALE NOW ON I to 1/f/i o/ March. I ONCE A YEAR ONLY Moulr.e's hold a sale of REFRIGERATORS, RADIOS and RECORDS. The stock offered is either deleted from catalogues, shop soiled or returned from hire.
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    BRITISH SHIPPING MENACED BY FOREIGN COMPETITION
    558 21 London, Mar. 2 IOGBEBB throujrh action is the watchword of British shipping, said Mr. Robertson Gibb m his presidential address at the annual etintf of the British Chamber of Shipping when he sun-eyed the iculties that were facing the industry to-day. ■er paying a
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    JAPS INCITE ANTI- BRITISH SENTIMENT IN BURMA
    113 21 JAPS INCITE ANTI- BRITISH SENTIMENT IN BURMA Hongkong, Mar. 1. NEWS of the Japanese intensification of their anti-British campaign m Burma continues to trickle m the latest saying that besides sending large numbers of Ja- < panese students to Burma to incite anti-British sentiment among the Burmese, the Ja- i
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    Mr. Cordell Hull
    36 21 Washington, March 2.— Mr. Cordell Hull m a statement reiterating his opposition to the Ludlow amendment expressed the view that the proposed amendment was an infringement of the representative form of Government.— Reuter.
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    Japs Bombs Prove Ineffective
    106 21 Japs Bombs Prove Ineffective Kweiyang. Mar. 1. rCE again* proving that wanton aerial bombardments will fail to demoralize the Chinese people, Kweiyang. capital of Kweichow Province m south west China, a metropolis which was disastrously bombed by 18 Japanese naval planes on Feb. 4. has started a gigantic rehabilitation programme
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    INDIA, BURMA SOLIDLY BEHIND CHINA
    306 21 EFFECT ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT Chungking, March 1. JO the two goodwill ambassadors to China from India and Burma, Dr. Tagore's historic assertion that, "China is unconquerable" has teen translated from statement into conviction after over a month's stay m Kunming, Chungking and Chengtu. "We deeply impressed
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    Jap Attack On South-West Kwangtung Unlikely
    89 21 Jap Attack On South -West Kwangtung Unlikely Hongkong, Mar. I— Observers here believe that the Japanese do not, at present, possess sufficient strength to attack the south west Kwangtung coast north of Tongking Bay, while the time ll still too distant for the Japanese invade th° neighbouring Kwangsi Province north
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    Troops Lost In Hurricane
    48 21 Hongkong, Mar. 1. One hundred and fifty Japanese troops. In motor launches, recently left Keelnng north of Formosa The launches capsized m a tcrritlio hurricane. The majority of the troops an! Officers wen drowned, according to m formation reaching here. -Chinese Central New.s Agency.
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    London Aqueduct Blown Out
    99 21 London Aqueduct Blown Out London, Mar. 2. A TERRIFIC explosion audible for a radius of ten miles occurred early m the morning at an aqueduct over one of London's most important arterial roads at Willesden. The aqueduct carries the Grand I Union Canal over the road. A large hole was
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    JAPANESE ADVANCE CHECKED
    139 21 Ichang, Mar. 1. APPARENTLY with Ichang and Shansi. two treaty ports m west Hupeh Province m Central China on the Yangtze River, west of Hankow, as their objectives, the Japanese resumed their westward operations to-day, launching i two-way drive from points 75 and 95 kilometers respectively northwest
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    Guam Fortification Question To Be Revived
    42 21 Guam Fortification Question To Be Revived Washington. March 2. Tin- Senate Naval Committee has taken a:tion to revive the question of fortification of Guam. It has derided to begin healings on the question at which witnesses will be invited -o testify.— Reuter.
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    Madame Lenin
    53 21 Chungking. Mar. I— President Yu YuJen of the Control Yuan has wired to the Chinese Embassy m Moscow to convey condolences to Madame Lenin's funeral committee, eulogizing Madame Lenine's lifelong fight for the liberation of women and for human welfare, calling her the "Mother of the Oppressed Chinese
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    UNITED ENGINEERS SWAMP "JACKS" IN BUSINESS LEAGUE
    436 22 ONE-SIDED GAME AT STADIUM DniUm B.C 7 Jacks S.C 0. CEVEn" goa's to nil! It would not surprise anyone who was at .the 5 Stadium last night. Jacks w<re outclassed and outplayed by thenmore experienced and heavier opponents and save f r t)
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    Ceylang Serai Football Club
    178 22 Ceylang Serai Football Club ITI»: annual general meeting of the I Geylan* Serai Football Club will be held at the club premises. 910, Geylang Road, on Sunday, Mar. 19. The honorary secretary. Inche Hashim Patel has prepared an interesting survtv of the club's activities dunns W8 past year which will
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    68 22 The following have been selected to play soccer for the Junior Department against Oldham Hall on Monday. Mar. 6 at 2.10 P.m. on the Prince Edward Road Ground:— Edward Wee. Wee Aik Chan (Capt.». G. J Moxon, Phoa Watt Seng S. Deans. F. L. Wong, D. R. Yetton
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    S.C.C. Tennis
    46 22 Entries for the Singapore Cricket Club's Spring tennis tournament close en to-day. The events are as follows: Championship Singles, Championship Doubles. Mixed Doubles Level. Godown Doubles Level. Thf* entries should be rntered Oh the li*t provided en the bar or forwarded to the secretary.
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    S.C.C SOCCER
    50 22 The following numbers have accepted to play for S.C.C. B" v. RAF. (Town Officei to-day at S.C.C..— W C Barnes*: T G. Cottercll. W. R. Ravie: Kurt Blach. K. C. Gillett icapt, i. A. Cromarty; C. Smith. R. A. Hooper. R H Pickarcl, A. Fraser. F. W. Danhill.
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    MARCH MEDAL
    23 22 The March Medal tStapleford* of the Keppel Golf Club will be played tor on Saturday and Sunday. Mar. 11 and 12.
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    Eclectic Competitions
    62 22 The Women's Eclectic Competition at the Island Club resulted m a win for Mrs. E. H. Walker With a score of 24. Following are some of the best scores: Mrs. E. W. Walker 24 Mrs. K. C. Eu 27 Mrs. R. Lim 27 Mrs. j g Carrie 27
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    Entries For Ipoh Club Tournament
    520 22 Entries For Ipoh Club Tournament Ipoh. Wednesday. piE annual tennis tournaments M the Ipoh Club will begin M Monday, March 6, and a very M couraging number of entries hal been received for all events I Mrs. Woods, the holder of M women's singles title, will have gofl opposition m
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    Japanese Plan To Control Imports And Exports In China
    64 23 Japanese Plan To Control Imports A nd Exports In China Peipillg, March 2. Plans to establish Foreign Exchange Bureau m Peiptng. Tientsin, Tsingtao, .Veihaiwei and Chek > are announced hy the local authorities as a further step towards the establishment of a control of Imports and exports by the Japanese
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    U. S. To Claim War Debts In Kind
    57 23 Washington, March 3 —Senators m.* nary ami Lodi^c proposed that war debt should but' paid to the Umted States m part or full by the transfers of .strategic material A resolution wts introduced into the Senate requesting that Mr. Roosevelt should immediately
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    HONGKONG MUSICIAN HERE
    180 23 Singapore. Thursday. DROFFSSOR Harry Ore who is well- known m Hongkong music circles arrived here this afternoon by the "(onto Biancamano" to play m the concert to be given by the Singapore Musical Society on Sunday, March 12. Professor Ore was met on board by the daughter
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    TENSION IN TIENTSIN
    188 23 Shanghai, Mar. 1. TENSION similar to that between the Japanese authorities and those m the Internationa! Settlement m Shanghai which recently eased somewhat has broken out asrain m Tientsin between the Japanese and the authorities m the French and British Concessions, it is learned m diplomatic circles
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    FURTHER HUGE EXPANSION OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
    565 24 MORE MONEY VOTED LONDON, MAR. 2. JHE GROSS TOTAL OF THE AIR ESTIMATES IS £220,626,700, BUT THE NET AMOUNT WHICH PARLIAMENT IS BEING ASKED TO VOTE FOR AIR SERVICES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF 1939 IS £66,561,000. This amount was arrived at
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    Is There A War In China?
    221 24 Is There A War In China? LONDON, MAR. 2. IS THERE A WAR BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA?' WAS THE QUESTION RAISED BY A CASE IN WHICH THE COI'RT OF APPEAL GAVE DECISION TO-DAY. Last May Mr. Justice now Lord Justice Goddard held that a state of war existed In the
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    AIRCRAFT FUEL CONVENTION
    79 24 London, Mar. 2. Jl LAST minute trsluir by the United Kingdom delegation enabled Germany and Italy to acede to the aircraft fueJ convention agreement. The signature was delayed for two hours while seeking a wav of meeting Germany's and Italy's objects to the arrangement that British and
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    JAPAN'S WAR BUDGET
    164 24 JAPAN'S WAR BUDGET Tokyo, March J THE cabinet approved the supi 1 mentary army and navy estini totalling 5,279 million yen, o f i| 4,600 million yen covers the CM Incident. Expenses from February 19» March 1940 were sub-divided: an 3,140 million yen; navy, 810 mill yen and reserve fund
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    World Jewry Opposes Britain
    74 24 London. Marl ftEUTER learns that mesa have been received from l stantial Jewish communities m parts of the woild, including X tine and America, giving fulli port to the attitude adopted by (Jewish agency and the Jewish 4 gations to the Palestine Confers m regard to
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    34 24 Bulaway. Mar.The 'Hands off Africa'' confere^ animously passed a resolution wj ing the British Government to JJ the cession of any African maj] territories, British ternton or a^ ritory whatever to Nazi powers Reuter.
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