Morning Tribune, 17 November 1939

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE \i»l. No. J4.Y SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, November 17. L939 FIYi EXTS
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    INCREASED ACTIVITY OF NAZI AIR FORCE
    657 1 I Regular Flights I Over France WAITING CAME AT THE WESTERN FRONT PARIS, NOV. 16. ERMAN WARPLANES HAVE BEEN MAKING REGULAR TOURS OF THE NORTH AND NORTH-EAST OF FRANCE S' THE PAST 24 HOURS, SOME USING THE NORTH SEA OUTE AND OTHERS FLYINJ OVER
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    MORE & FASTER CONVOYS
    214 1 MORE FASTER CONVOYS London, N c >'- 16. MAKING the weekly review on the war situation in the House of Commons to-day, Sii John Simon* the Chancellor of the Exchequer, declared that, the Minister of Shipping and the First Lord of the Admiralty were diseussin^ acceleration of the system of
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    BRITISH LINER OUTPACES U-BOAT
    98 1 BRITISH LINER OUTPACES U-BOAT Panama, Nov. 16. HOW the British liner Mataroa. \9%) tons), en route from Kngland to New Zealand succeeded in escaping a U-boat after a 50-niinute chase, was told on its arrival here. The submarine was sighted when came to the surface 2'j miles 'he Mataroas. The
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    Naval Strength Of Britain & Germany
    93 1 Naval Strength Of Britain Germany London. Nov. lb". THF latest of the world's best known naval reference books, Jean's Fighting Ships, was published to-day. One of the most interesting features was i comparative table of the naval strengths of the leadinir powers. It lays, f example, that Britain has 14
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    Finns Reply To Soviet Falsehood
    119 1 Finns Reply To Soviet Falsehood London, Nov. 16. R[ SSI.VS broad hint at Finland \s financial ooßapae has been boldly answered by the Finns 10-da>. The Govui: ir of the Bank 01 Ftnlt declared that Moscow had grossly exag-l igeratfci the cost of Finnish mobilisation 'and said that >i Inflation
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    BRITAIN ORDERS ARMS FROM AUSTRALIA
    143 1 Canberra, Nov. 16. MUNITION orders from the British Government to the value of several million pounds have been obtained by Mr. Casey, the Minister of Supply, now in London, announced Mr. Stewart to-day in the House of Representatives. Operatives in munition factories would be increased
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    NEW POLISH ARMY & AIR FORCE READY SOON
    104 2 NEW POLISH ARMY AIR FORCE READY SOON 1 mini,! 1 Til x i still vitul mili A.ts Stl I<i »1 i k.i. in London Ito 1' K P •h the which Lhe Allied viii pi 'V their ad hicta we cont< in the v.oi id. i ie form has found
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    Poles Still Hit Back
    71 2 I\ms, NOV. Hi. Till (.emunis admit they an* finding it difficult to sup press the population ol Poland, according to French Radio, which quota an article In the oelkische Beobachter, stating that th«* Get man authorities in Poland have to deal with murderous activities striking at
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    Nazi Army Lacks Officers
    62 2 London. Nov. ltt. RKITFR'S WfmUt correspondent with MM I rem-M Army states that then i~ pi utical evidence that the (.frniaus arc desperately trying to train men by a mass produt'lion c impetenft authoritiM consider they til] short oi 15.000 officers, and those in the Im*'
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    Another Nazi Trick
    53 2 Fans, Nov. 16. DEMI-OFFiaAL circles describe the German reply to Belgium and Holli "another c-.Momary man to throw ".I Britain and Fran., the responsibility for Ger* hiany's war." It ii added t hat the manoeuvre tvili decei\ n< me. Hie only point to remember la thai Germiny
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    NEW MILK PRICES FIXED
    53 2 IN a gazette extraordinary published to-day, the Food Controller fixes new prices for the sale of sweetened conden ed milk, sterilized milk, evaporated milk. powdered nnlk, and mfant foods. Coptefl ol the list of prices may be had on application to the Director of Information, FuJk
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    DISTILLED SAMSU
    29 2 ri] .Jtt, 'I mi<! >kien. appeared I elore Mr charge di tilling iquors without a licence m*' payable to W i i guilty, r fined WOO nent.
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    GERMANY WANTS RUMANIAN OIL URGENTLY
    83 2 GERMANY WANTS RUMANIAN OIL URGENTLY Bucharest. Nov. 16. TPHE German Minister has pro- te?4ed to the competent Rumanian quarters regarding the alleged "sabotage" in quality and speed of delivery of goods to Germany. He particularly complained about the slowness in dt li very o! petrol and oil and demanded that
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    War Elections In South Africa
    28 2 Johannesburg. Nov. lii. THE Smuts Government has won two provincial council by-elec-tions on the neutrality issue (South Africa's participation in the war). Reuter
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    GERMAN MACHINES HELPING BRITAIN!
    62 2 London. Nov. 16. MACHINES made by Germany have I» been turned against the enemy in the course of the British industries' rapid change-over to war-time needs. In one case quoted to-day an old firm manufacturing gramophone and Wireless sots, equipped with German machinery now use their
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    CHINESE COLLAPSES
    39 2 CHINESE COLLAPSES I A MALE Chinese \v&> taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital by an ambulance yesterday evening at 7.45. He was .said to have collapsed in the compound of the Alhambra Theatre, but regained consciousness after treatment.
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    Snatch Thief Objects To Whipping
    185 2 Singapore, Thursday. CTRESSING that Chinese women. who were In the habit of going out in public wearing their jewellery should be protected from snatch thieves, "who were getting more numerous of late, Mr. Justice Pedlow to-day refused the nlea of leniency made by Low Sew
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    U. S. Far East Policy Unchanged
    222 2 Rights Will Be Upheld Shanghai. V n; WASHINGTON otkUk maintain that the MtMtita in tin- I will n:>! be .'Hated by the withdrawal of Brttbfc and i !(m h troops fntan Nofth (hira. Th»' I niud BtmUs (iovernnunt. it i> paid, v^iil not chang<
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    95 PER CENT. OF AMERICANS BEHIND ALLIES
    161 2 New York, Nov. II VIXE'H -FIVE per cent, of the people of America want to "let the type of life and liberty for which Britain and Frame are fi^htin^ preserved from destruction,' declared Mr. Thomas \Y. Laniont. partner in the firm of J.
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    CHARGED TOO MUCH FOR NAILS
    60 2 CHARGED TOO MUCH FOR NAILS Singapore. Thursday.— Tan Tian Ch* of Chop Khyc Giap and Co.. before Mr. L C. Goh to the Singapore Fifth Court this morning, on a ciw»i of profiteering. It was stated tna* j sold wire nails at a price $2 higher than the rate fixed.
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    SALVATION ARMY CHIEF'S BROADCAST
    101 2 WORD has been received from U>i<&* that General George L. £arpen£; recently-elected General of tne r^l pra i tion Army, who took over from Gen Avangeline Booth on her retirement, Nov. 1 last, will broadcast on pire wave-length to-day. j This broadcast will take p« 10.20
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    OVER £3,000,000 BRITISH CARGOES IN GERMAN SHIPS
    135 3 London, Nov. 16. T I "»idon Chamber of Comm« 1 i s negotiating for the release ol owned cargoes valued at between to £5 millions, lying in the holds ol 140 (Jernian »hips, rtfaft in neutral ports. are dunanding from ten I of
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    NEW HEADACHE FOR NAZIS
    57 3 I London, Nov. 16. u I rermans have now a new rationheadache—about clothing. t in Geimany is given 100 i rh with which to buy any pe of clothing, but this does not mean I hey have a very wide range to m. A man's outfit
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    FISHERMEN COLLECT SIRDHANA TREASURE'
    201 3 I <>< \l t^hermen from Siglap L and the East Coas.. Road area have abandoned fishing for the apparently more lucrative work of salvaging articles from the sunken Sirdhana. which have drifted towards the .shore. Cases and chests of all descriptions including wluw appear to be
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    Lords And Secret Sessions
    171 3 London, Nov. 16. A that the House of Lords should meet for a secret session in to avail themselves of the knowledge and experience of who, owing to the necessity of wartime restraint, were not ke their full contribution, received a good deal of support in
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    GERMAN THREAT TO BELGIUM & HOLLAND
    858 3 GERMAN THREAT TO BELGIUM HOLLAND "FORERUNNERS OF AN INVASION" War Review In The Commons 4 London, Nov. 16. JHE past week had been marked by a recurrence of t-he rumours of German aggressive intentions against the Netherlands and Belgium. Large concentrations of troops on the Dutch and Belgian frontfelfl and
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    INQUEST ON THE SIRDHANA VICTIMS
    49 3 INQUEST ON THE SIRDHANA VICTIMS THU Singapore Coroner. Mr. (i. Porter, will ill on Friday next Nov 24 to take formal evident rcla.inj» to the identification of the bodies of those who l< st tluir lives in the sinking vt the 8.1. steamer Sirdhana In Singapore Harbour on Monday.
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    BERLIN DOES NOT WANT PEACE
    116 3 London, Nov 16 THI Netherlands and Belgium are .still hoping for the courtesy ol a formal reply from Hitler to the peace appeal of Queen Wilhelmina and Ring Leopold, though Herr von RAbbentrop has virtually rejected it In an Interview with representative Of an American
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    A RECORD LAST!
    15 3 r rm-. I'm id< m i! the United additional id th«? i
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    FIRST LOCAL WARTIME BLACKOUT & CURFEW
    431 4 FIRST LOCAL WARTIME BLACKOUT CURFEW SINGAPORE JOHORE IN DARKNESS v, time black-out was staged last night from till daylight The personnel of various emerg< s—the5 the auxiliary flre ade, A.R.P. St. John Ambulance workers, and regular volunteer police ■turned out in full force to participate In exerUrectkms I lich were
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    BLACKOUT "CASUALTY"
    40 4 A IMI Indian WMM <ouv<vr<l t<> tbc 'I'au lock genj Hospital I>\ ■A .;)ilnil.un ;»f(er Ue had fallen (•If bfl hi(v«l»' ('urin^ hist niffat*! hi; ..-out. If. received abrasions over the lull was suffering mainly from sh k.
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    HEALTH IN THE EAST
    167 4 HEALTH IN THE EAST r |V twlng is the League ol Nations' th bulletin for the week ended. No Bi e of plague has been reported dun... the week from any Eastern port reports show that a most le decline la everywhere evident, the disease no( reaching epidemic prevalc/. in
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    POLICE BAND
    22 4 tlementa Poll< e wi; i a p m under the •i Chapi I'.Muim. Llncki eleci on Pii i u ctioa
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    NO CURFEW HERE!
    70 4 Lin I NIGHTS blackout and nirfew did not deter quite a la> number of Singapore's inhabitants from haviim I Biffhl '>»« Certain eboMa Mki ealaieti PMC opened throimh«»ut the ev«K niiis. and in the dance halls— to spe(iall> dimmed li R hts— hundred-, uhiled away their time.
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    APPEAL OF GUS DAVIS
    102 4 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. THE F.M.S. Court of Appeal which opened In Kuala Lumpur to-day will decide on ten criminal appeals, three from Negri Sembilan, all appeals by Mala n.st sentence of death, and two from Perak. The appeal of Gus DavLs. former
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    Gaol For Passing Bad Coins
    274 4 Gaol For Passing Bad Coins from Our Oum I Kuala I.umpui l'i tW aN CK\ I! N < F o! >i\ in. if Un imprisonment was ptawi on Chitu-sc teashop assistant name-j Cheli S«ii». ni VM uht IMC Mr I C Redin.u, l-'iiM Court tlii > moiiinv; on charge el
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    GIRL WHO DRANK POISON BY MISTAKE
    475 4 Singapore, Thursday. THE inquiry into the death of Lim Yang Chit, a 20-year old Ohine* girl whose body was exhumed on Oct. 22 this year, was held t. morning before the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter. After roed cal evidence Mr. Porter returned
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    Javanese On Currency Charge
    81 5 Javanese On Currency Charge Singapore, Thursday. wj kawi bin Abdul Manan U this morning in t District Court before H. .1 .»/;iIl on two charges S, ncy Powers (Deft Inspector Ernest H Tunn H ed was charged with d| to tak' out (/I the Colony on on board thp s.s.
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    FINED $15 FOR THEFT
    79 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muai\ Wednesday. lE. HOI PIAK was this morning pio- duced before Tuan Haji Nassir bin Ha and charged with the theft oi a pair of shots and a torchlight, valued at $6. 50, the property of Oan Per Chiow, an Outdoor Officer
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    Klleced use of abusive words
    372 5 Singapore, Thursday. ■[HE adjourned hearing into a summons case in which Mr. Elias Davies, a journalist alleges that a Mr. G. Edwin used abusive language to him, was continued this morning before Mr. Kenneth M. I Byrne, Fourth Police Magistrate. I-V the iMt hearing on
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    CINEMA SHOWS FOR THE INDIAN TROOP CAMPS
    502 5 Importers Lend Films fINEMA shows for the Indian troops stationed in camps and barracks on Singapore Island are now being arranged ThLs is one of the efforts to which H E. the Governor made an appreciative r ference In his last broad< when
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW FIRE FIGHTING MACHINE
    256 6 525,000 MODEL TESTED OUT LAST NtCHT Singapore's Are-fighten fifcve been equipped with the latest ft) fighting machine, ordered specially foi y purposes, which arrived lAki week. Costing almost $25,000 this machine hat been specially designed by the Mi ninpulity to suit local conditions, and was
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF WATCH
    34 6 Thui M ning m the t Ah I th4 '> 10 a.m. I A. Viet led at c the pn i I Ah f v. Buch, the < of Slot) offi v
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    ACQUITTED ON THEFT CHARGE
    96 6 ACQUITTED ON THEFT CHARGE frpore, Thursday. Chai ith theft ol a tin of ci&aretfc M cents, from a shop I Street, Oi Ah Wan alia: w K ii on, a young ffylam, wa>, acquitted his de- J Fletcher.ite. The of tlic complainant was that on Nov. 5 ace vent to
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    Financing Of Exports
    41 6 It is notified, for general information, that exports to Egypt, Iraq and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan arc no longer subject to the procedure of exchange control. No exchange certificate is now required in connection with exports to those countries.
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    MALAYA TO HEAR WICKHAM STEED
    96 6 MALAYA TO HEAR WICKHAM STEED A weekly commentary on world affairs by Mr. Wiikham Steed itfill be broadcast by the V. n ivf.y Kriday niffht in lutue. at i "id p .in Malayan It will follow immediately after the news bulletin. nK fust „j (hi se comthenla? its \vilj be
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    Bukom Clerks Club
    96 6 AT the eighth annual general meeting of the Bukom Clerks Club, held in the Club House, the following were elected officials for the year 1939 1940:— President: Mr Yeo Kiat Seng <reelectedK Vice-Presieent: Mr. Kee Yew Chye re-elected Hon. Secretary Treasurer: Mr. Tan Tian Kay < reelected
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    Fined On CKandu Charge
    48 6 Singapore, Thursday.— Nine Chinese were fined $5 or in 'default seven days' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. K. M Byrne, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court this morning, when they appeared on a charge of being in possession of cnandu wliile not being registered smokers.
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    SEWERAGE SCHEME FOR JOHORE BAHRU
    224 6 (Tribune Mall" Reporter) 3 which, in all pr 1940 result in resideni enjoJ »n, the Tribune und ids. Malay Slate all, Johore Bfthru has an everincreasing population. The number European residents shows a steady increase, while the standard of living of the Asiatics rises noticeably
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    "Room For Two" For Services
    118 6 "Room For Two" For Services JWELVE hundred teat erred for I over the four nights of r Two" at the Victoria Saturday, Wednesday. I and Saturday, Nov. 25, 29 and D< and 2, leaving nine hundi the public. The Repertory Player. the tickets to the ameer entertainments at each I
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    COMFORTS FOR SIRDHANA CREW
    152 6 Singapore. Thursday. The Asiatic crew of the British IndJi liner "Sirdhana" left the Mission "<) Seamen Institute yesterday, where th-r had been put up since then an* on Nov. 13. In an interview with the Rev. A V Wardle. the Tribune were informed tbil Singapore responded
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    23 6 A.s Nov. 23rd is an Americar. I holiday (Thanksgiving Day» the Con-1 Milate General in Singapore will closed to business on that day.
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    Now Baby Is 6 MOnths' Old
    978 7 Now Baby Is 6 MOnths' Old Helpful advice for the mother whose little one has passed the first stage of infancy. marked changes In 1 lopment occur just i nd of bis >ixth month vwl! find at ttlil age that he mOK interesting. however, be careful not i him unduly,
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    PETS as teachers?
    169 7 P hors Definitely yes, if althy .specimens of their Ually if they have been h en to fit the child's needs. where you live, your child have a great Alsatian to him; or, on the other hand, pace in hi.s room only for an equarium. i let
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, NoNemher 17, 1959. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
    318 8 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, NoNemher 17, 1959. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT r rHE i of the amended trality Bill in the United si;; baa revived the muchif possibility of President R It standing for a third ol four years in the el< which is due to take November next year. So th€ President
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    Reason For Landing
    149 8 Tokyo. Nov. 16. Explaining the new Japanese military operations in thp Pakhoi area, in southwestern Kwangtung Province, where Japanese troops landed early yesterday morn iinv. a spokesman of the Navy Office said that they were designed to tighten the blockade of South China coast. Fol'owing the landing
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    Japanese Occupy Tungming
    110 8 Under favour of darkness the Japa nese ships arrived at waters near Pakhol and the Army units, under the close cover of warships, early this morning effected landings and now are on the march. A spokesman of the Foreign Office said that the Japanese Government's attitude towards
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    NO HEADWAY FOR THE JAPANESE A T PAKHOI
    378 8 CHINESE TROOPS HALT ADVANCE Hongkong, Nor. IKTHE Itpaneie idvtnce, utter their landing at Pakhoi, has )nvn halted !>v the Chinese, who are rapidly bringing up reinforcements from the rejr. II is generally bettered that the main object of the enemy 18 10
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    GERMAN SHIP CAPTURED
    90 8 London. Nov. it;, AFTER bffaif sighted by i British cruiser :t (.erman st tamer, believed to be the I.eandvM. %9 tons, was taken to British port a< a pri/«-. It iv believed that th<> -hip ottered Vlft at the outbreak of war and was unable to obtain
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    Planes Romh Troons
    37 8 Mr Canton, Nov. la. Japanese military planes heavily bombed a large number of Chinese troops and horses near Kwantukan, about 20 kilometres east of Yun&yun, a Chinese base in Kwan<*hinc* Prnvin^P Tuesday Eastern News
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    Colonial Claims From Italy
    146 8 Colonial Claims From Italy Rome. Nov. 16 ITALY expect* a solution of the colonial question," declared SigM> Gayda ("Mussolini's mouthpiece" in a broadcast to America. "Italy was betrayed at Versailles and received no colonial territories under the treaty." Italy's alms, he said, were political and economic harmony in the B
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    British Trade Missior For Sofia
    48 8 Bucharest, Nov. lti A BRITISH ttade mission is expect ed to arrive shortly in Sofia It is understood that Bulgaria Is prepared to sell Britain butter ami bacon and fruit pulp in exchani^ for rubber and other colonial products and industrial goods.- Reuter
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    SINGAPORE BISIIY MEETING
    126 9 SINGAPORE BISIIY MEETING HIGH STANDARD of marksmaiuhip w»l reached duiintj the three n'> v llie competition, in which trams from all the military units ui the Colony, the Royal Navy and from the F.M.S. emptied in this yiarly event 1 i to r si!it are the G.O.C.. i i i.
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    Wages Fixed In France
    74 11 Paris. Nov. 16. t| Mm 1 ranee in future will A fixed by the Government. tit ci at a meeting between M Reynaud (Finance) -Labour). en( La taking this step bj lite wage* for worker* nee and independent so as to abolksh di.sop< rtween their earnings
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    FINLAND READY
    44 11 I Helsinki, Nov. 16. Russia claiming ■id is in economic (tifft ribed as fantastic by vi, Finnish Foreign Minisr, in an interview. n isure by the Soviet. having no effect on country was taking Up ..us to meet other pos- Itii Reuter
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    UUDCE'S FINDINGS ON ROTHERMERE CASE PRINCESS FAILS IN SUIT
    292 11 UUDCE'S FINDINGS ON ROTHERMERE CASE PRINCESS FAILS IN SUIT London. Nov. 15. R. Justice Tucker to-day gave judgment for Lord Rotherin the action by Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe. 3 Lordship decided that Lord Rothermere did not convindicate her political reputation, or pay her an annuity of £5,000 for the rest of
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    CLERK ON BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE
    728 11 Singapore, Thursday. "AEPUTY Public Protecutora must get their charges correct and carnully into cases. It is not the fault of the Court Inspector but the Deputy Public Prosecutor. I have said it before and I will continue to it until the charges are correct"
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      14 11 NEXT WEEK ALHAMBRA The Story That Shocked The World FACT FEARLESSLY TOLD. DARINGLY PRESENTED.
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    Mail Car In Collission
    54 12 Mail Car In Collission while approaching nd :,pector Yusof bin Raa allowed $100 bail. in Our Oui. < nl A-'llision a: N U car, man, the d tiornln p.oH with hurt bin o the mail c .ik bin 1 1 pleaded guilty driow n ■d Sl5 t i the mail
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    Clean Record Spoilt
    50 12 Sii ASMAX bin Omar V Municipality •nd fined $54 und< ,lL i mpnt. b;. B n police court, on a ch u breach of I valued At I Sept. 25. u Thr fl to Senai Haji im. Court Ir. wiio prosecuted told I had had a r
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    FINAL GALLOPS AT THE RACECOURSE
    518 13 SOME POINTERS FOR TO-MORROW Singapore, Thunda gOME interesting gallops w< eenatßukil rimah thig morning wh( FI 1 entries for Saturday's races were put through th(il P*c« Besi w« ik of th»- day was done by Paramour (Dodd) and Le Touquet (Garrard) who were associated in
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    Singapore Asiatics' Team
    97 13 Singapore Asiatics' Team Tin roU*wtHf uill represent tlie 1 Singapore Asiatics against ri Sembilan "All Bines' 1 their match on Saturday at Farrer Park at ."> p.m.: Mm i; 1); I). K«»NN 5.A.0.8J I Ritchie (Police), Wood Kti.tn (5.A.0.8.). K. I. mbruggen <5.A.0.8.); Wm* I (R I >. Cheou (hye
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    Manchester Handicap Probables
    73 13 London. Nov. 16. mber hand. cap probabk-s: ml hill (Stephenson H)' hani e (Lowrey) fcaiioke (Perryman). R (Weston). ft Caldwell). Bmndearu »J. Taylor*. tia Second (Beary) ■0.-.sinver (Nevett ii"!. 1 (Han g). Bin mi- (E. nn Bather (Gordon Richards*. n fMaher) 'D. Smith'. m 'K Young) ■<
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    48 13 following have accepted to play SCC vs. Argyl Sutherters to-day i Friday) at Major F. E. Robertson; Lt. L E. MacMillan, Capt. G. T. DeV Hatchard. J FletcherP H. Harrison; M. W. Cole. Huleatt, G. W. S. Waites, S. M. Maclldowie, B. H. Lee C. Watson.
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    WEEK-END YACHTING
    52 13 AN u .i p.m. at tl lapore Yacht club 1 Bu in. i.wili Bail--0 50 am The "A' CUm will ii] Un be Foundei C 10 a.m. v Ihe h it 10 10 i m Th one dlni -vill sail tl. i i larting at 10 M i
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    S.C.R.C TENNIS TIES
    74 13 B.C.R.C t> Friday :11 Dmfoles Smii-final: Chin Koe Onn Child ChoOD Leong vs. Dr. G. F. De Bonn P De Souza, John Lim lan Buck Tor yfl S. A. Dawo>d Kamla Veterani HVap ftkiflei: s. H Tin (Scr) Winner of F. L. Loh l2) v.s. Chla Keng
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      49 13 SI'OIMS lIIAIIY TO-DAY HOCKEY: Inter-College match. M.C.I Police vs Colts H. C Depot; S C R C. \s. Combined Schools, S R.C Indian Assn vs. Mountain Regiment. I A RUGBY: RAO C. vs Manthestcrs. Alexandra GOLF: Andrew Carrie Cup. Island Club. ri TENNIS: SCR C. and YMC A. tournaments.
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    APPEAL A GAINST DEATH SENTENCE DISMISSED
    323 14 APPEAL A GAINST DEA TH SENTENCE DISMISSED WIFE -MURDERER i TO DIE (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. XHK appeal of a young Malay Dahin bin Ngah from sentence of death passed on -him by Mr. Justice Musa on a charge of murdering his wife, at the last Negri
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    39 14 SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS ..■■;>••• lit'Ml w< ek-end: s\ i »cd\i Ma p m CO! M HOI j-epor*- old t Of Rubber Works,. >l MM\ H IIMNi i m f M I Ulan Tan i Kmy Bb O i,d Mi \1
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    ROXY THEATRE BADMINTON
    121 14 Happy World Covered Stadium on Woi 13, the Roxy B. P. btftl Mm Oxygea jj P i>- .i-ies to oil ■ie following an the Si:;' Bonnie sfap beat n R Ponnuswamy i.vi3. 5-1, 15-5; B. 8 K»*h R. R Nathan 10-15. 14-14. 2, 13-13, 5-1. Richard Tan
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    S.B.A SPECIAL MEETING
    50 14 There will be e > meeting of the Singapore Badminton Association's management committee to discuss all I matters relating to the charity match in aid <<i the Maia\;i Patriotic Fund. The meeting will take place at the I i leal Union at 5 p.m on Saturday, :,o".
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    Gaol For Offence On Child
    174 14 Gaol For Offence On Child (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. SENTENCE of a year's imprisonment was passed at the Selangor Assizes yesterday on a young Tamil, a Kailwav employee who was charged fof attempted rape on an eight-year-old Tamil girl in Kuala Lumpur in July this year. According
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    PUNJAB REGT. TO BEAT THE RETREAT
    142 14 PUNJAB REGT. TO BEAT THE RETREAT THE band of the sth battalion 2nl Punjab Regiment will beat the Retreat on the Padang on Monday, beginning at 6 p.m. This ls the Owl public performance ol the band since the battalion's arrival m Singapore, but many local resident* have had the
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    SIAMESE CUP
    70 14 The first round of the Siamese Cup. which was played at the Island Club on Nov. 15 resulted as follows: Mrs. Gray beat Mrs. Bateman, Mrs. Nassim beat Mrs Wyckoff, Mrs. J. B. Ros.s w.o. Mr*. Macfarlane, Mrs. Tay Lian Teck w.o. Mrs. E. E. Walker. The result
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    S.C.C. RUGBY
    65 14 The following have accepted to play rugger for S.C.C. vs. Johore at Johore Buhru to-morrow (Saturday):— S Johnson; E. J. P. Burley, Lt Roger, J. P. Wood. Lt. J. H. Procter; A. J A Gfoettee, W. Mcßeath; D. A Blunt. K J. Tovey, A. G. Cassels, G. IK.
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    CHINESE CHARGED WITH THEFT
    84 14 Singapore, Thursday Yu York <20>, a Cantonese Maimed trial this morning u the Second Police Court before Mr. C. 11. Koh on a charge that he at 8.30 l> m yesterday rt Jalan Besar, committed theft of a necklace ami a Locket d i pick, alued
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    CHINESE ESTATE CASE
    372 14 CHINESE ESTATE CASE (liom Our 0«a li,-,,,, rl r one of the parties to an I lion concern. n* the estate and hM nehcianes of the iat. lni I Chung Thye Phin. wbkh »a?? o *l menced before Mr. Justice I \,tiTl in the Supreme Court jresl i,| n recorded
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    ALLEGED STOLEN PROPERTY
    73 14 Singapore. Thursday. Bail In the sum of $500 m on wras offered to Lee Chiang Hup aia Ah Chiang, a 25-year-old Teoelv appeared before Mr. J. Finch h the Third Police Court this monw on a charge of dishone&tly retaininjj gold wrist watch, which he knev. to
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    BADMINTON MATCH
    51 14 The following have been selected to the Treasury-Audit Sports Union in b < mutch against the Vehicles Depi Bp" Sunday, at the Vehicles Court, commen m» a.m.:— Peh Teng Siew. Ng Liang Cheic Tuan. Khoo Eng Tee. J Thiam Hock, Tan Guan Ohuan, 8 Quck Bong Quee and
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    MATCH CANCELLED
    21 14 The hockey future beti Y.M.C.A. Juniors and the IN Ambulance which was to phiy-d yesterday at PrlnC( was cancelled.
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY
    25 14 The following will represent mates agalnai Iil(1 Indian Armj -18. on the Padang rte G E.N OeW h Thoy, N H. Sullivan. Loved*:
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      237 14 PUBLIC NOTICES THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE iuiiopcan 1 1 British nationally in Stogapore are reminded that to-riuy, Not 17. i.s the date allotted lor registration, under the Registration Ordinance, lor peraona who.se surnames begin wjth L Per. ons who fall within the category LA-LE arc afked to register between 9 a.m
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      17 15 w York, Nov. Ift. B. S. MomiitaJ March i« ;i 19 fi nominal 51
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      26 15 London, Thursday. Amsterdam < 52 1 Shanghai b Unofficial I lgkong i\%\\ild 1 Fapan ls2l l 3 7, unofficial N ,v York 402.00 to 404.00
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      8 15 London. thung|^ I ard 8 0
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      75 15 London. Thursday. ■eneral Eled '•>: Bipt'ikil Chemical Industries 30 6 Kperial Tobacco l£ 8 9 Kii-li.-Dutch 6 ■enadian Pacific a Hndon Tin JJ■libber Pi. Inv. Tr. 319 S. Hitams 25 7*2 wrhern Kintas 15 Ku: tkfi 3 9 Wit. Areas 70 m. Trad, (bearer) 83 9 m
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      LONDON RUBBER
      32 15 London. Thursday. m Steady m lib *****.--■-i Dec. 10 15 16 b 11 1 16 s K rch lib ll' 8 s V 10 13 16 b 1015 16 s
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      PRODUCE
      54 15 London, Thursday. m Malay) in bulk Sment Not given Straits FMS) •Sment. £11.0.0 Sellers Sarawak I ent. 17 6 Sellers ed Pearl, Quality -Singapore* 1 >er Sment. 30 9 Sellers •epper FAQ) White (v Dec. S'ment. AK Sellers -Q White Dec. Sment. 4« 2 Paid »ambier (Good Mark) Block
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    Tin Shares Again Dull
    208 15 Fraser's Daily Report day. TIN at unrhai: four o'clock was b pot 38 Sj cents. November December 38 5 8 cents, January March 35 3 4 cents and April June 34'j cents, market quiet. The London Stock Exchange was at 1 lirm yesterday and War Loan
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    Quiet Week For Rubber
    178 15 lI7ITH both holidays intervening and a feeling of uncertainty in the market regarding the probable action of the I.R.R.C, the week has been very quiet and values have fluctuated within narrow limits, say Lewis Peat in their weekly rubber report. The announcement of a further five
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    19 15 The crop of United Mftlaoai Rubber for October was 48,300 lb, a total for six month* of 22..9W lb.
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    Reaction To Rubber Quota Increase
    175 15 London \o\ l»i THi: iDtcrnatioiial Knhhcr Committi decision t<> U\ the quntj for the first quarter of IfMO at so pet eent. against 78 p« i cnit. t *r the pfgeeuf ([iiartor did not nial«Miall\ a!l*'< t Ihe l.ondor. market this morning, where IUCh an
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    K.M.S. RUBBER
    48 15 Th. for .nted to iHM) lia.s I nri the dirert'-rs h:i v o^i.nu.il ral meeting, the payment of iimdpnd of ing to \>e cm •> <i forward. tli a the ~um ol fti Thr animal t;o:h Md 1 :ip--1 ;it this meeting mmnti will I on I*'
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    CROP RETURNS
    81 15 The following crop returns for O< I tlnf (P.M. B 1 RubrxT Co., Ltd., i.k Rubber K-latc Ltd. iStnffl"ld 'i. 22.500 lh Bradwull IF.M.S.) Rubh i Rstftte Ltd., 54.000 Ib.. Chprson«-se (F.M.S tea Ltd 70.000 lb.. I>nnistown Rubbi-r Estates Ltd DwUIIStOWII Estate), 42.800 lb land 'I Lowlff Rubber
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    MALAKA PINDA RUBBER
    34 15 The output of Malaka Pinda Rubber Company's Estates amounts to #OiUMJ pounds for the month oi October. 1039 makj total of 84.100 pounds Cor tin months of the current financial ye.
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      14 15 lOSS OF PROFITS INSURANCE South British Insurance Co,, Ltd. M 592$ 2, Finlayson Green.
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      81 15 SAVINGS A ved is an extra dollar earned. i A Bevlngu Account Is the best (ndueement to save. To have a Savings Account and to *ee this account grow from tlmp to time is to be a contented person. A Saving! Acccunt may be opened with (his Bank with any
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    Chinese Charged With Assaulting Constable
    561 16 (From Our Own Importer) Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. TWO a run. fetal*] assent m the Survey^Depart- j T L.l U>d his teothei m law. Chuah Kim Swee, appeared In the Firs! Court s l -v before Mr. R. C. Redman. Chuah Kim S at the Janet**
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    TWO BOYS PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT
    151 16 Singapore. Thursday: Two youthful offenders, Ho Hock Seng <14) Cantonese ,and Ho Hock Siew <13» Hainanese, pleaded guilty before Mr. C.H. Koh in the second police court this morning to a charge of theft of one dozen singlets, valued at $3.50. the property of
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    Singapore Rubber Auction
    177 16 Singapore, Thursday. At the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1460th auction to-day out of 1,174,413 lb (524.29 torn) catalogued, 1,085.262 lb 484. 49 ton*) were offered and 859,756 lb (383.82 tons) sold London— Spot 11 1 16d. New York— Spot 19 3 4 cts. Prices Realised
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    RED CROSS FUND NOW £657,000
    58 16 (ion N 16: 1 night. from the South A!. rtety .0 Sawbwa of Ta Burma, ha- subscribi fund- BOW A sum of £2.500 ha for the Lord Mayor's from th e people of Ceylon Prince Mohamed A:. Farouk of Egypt, ha 1 000 J the
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    DEATH OF U.S. SUPREME COURT JUDGE
    59 16 Washington, T'HE death has occurred rem e Court Judge. Mr Butler The death gives President Ri another opportunity to make an 4 pointment designed to Btrei -then t| liberal leanings of th e C irt, alrea^ assured by the previous presided appointments sinc e
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    S. AFRICA ACCUSES GERMANS OF SPYING
    40 16 London TN South Africa to-da;. I without portfolio declared t German diplomatic corpus in Soti Africa were responsible for a bi diplomatic privileges and acting u spies in an attempt to a civil war
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    24 BODIES RECOVERED
    32 16 Caracas. Nov. 16: Thi- bodies I victims In the Lagunillas oil town have been recovered. It is belieud number of victims is ucaggei ibers have been taken to bos
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    29 16 London. N A Paris report says that tl Slovak President ha^ been internea J Prague for lvf using to pub Idy repo ate anti-German activity m OB Slovakia I
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    204 16 MR. ATTLEE'S RECRf London. Nov. l' Mr. Attlee. following Sir J* Simon, regretted that the Gen» Government had so suinnun) jected The Hague peace it "We all hope that thosr pel*J countries will not be drawn into He welcomed the statement aw the visits of Gen. Sikorski, M.
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