Morning Tribune, 18 December 1939

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE Vol. 4— No HI SINGAPORE, MONDAY, December 18, L939. FIVE tlMv
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    London TO-DAY
    444 1  - London TO-DAY H.L. Hopkin ■B W k ?y Sunshine Three Weeks I Before Christmas: "One I For The Road." I London. Iky. 5. Bll'llV." ask foreigners, '"do the I of Britain always talk Hi ii the weather?" The answer is there is so much weather to H> about. ft is
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    ADMIRAL SCHEER & U-BOATS TO RESCUE OF GRAF SPEE
    1144 1 ADMIRAL SCHEER U-BOATS TO RESCUE OF GRAF SPEE 7 ALLIED WARSHIPS WAITING FOR PREY GERMAN MINIS TER ASKS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT M YORK, DEC. 17. |T IS REPORTED THAT URLGUAY HAS [NFORMED THE GERMAN LEGATION THAT THE GRAF SPEE MUST LEAVE MONTE VIDEO BEFORE 9.:!<> P.M. G.M.T., OR
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    CIANO'S SPEECH CHEERS BERLIN
    88 1 Amsterdam, !>»'< 1«. GERMANY claims to see. in Count Claim's ipOCCh, H»«--■trenftheninf <»r Um GermanItalian Friendship and of the Ixli policy, according to neatral c«»rres pondenta in Berlin siir regardi Couni dano'i arfumenl as etear condemnation of the methods <i the IVesitern democfacia*. The Berlin correspondent
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    AIR RAID ALARM IN N, FRANCE
    20 1 AIR RAID ALARM IN N, FRANCE Pa i i < An an d in Northern dear m» llrr Nr incidenl Reuter
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    THREAT TO FINNISH DEFENCE
    55 1 THREA T TO FINNISH DEFENCE Paris. Dec. 17 THF latest nous here regarding thr progress of the war In Finland Rhows that the Finns are iMNiM resistins in the Karelian Is"""" Near Lake Ladoga, tl attack V uieiSh. th, i ,aremakm. headway with their attempt to cut the nue to
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    R.A.F. Bomb German Mine Bases
    118 1 R.A.F. Bomb German Mine Bases London, Dec. 17. IT is learned m London that RAF. security patrols carried out routine Rights over til* Frisian islands during tiir night ol Dec 16 and 17. Some bombs pped on i minelsi but ihi known claim thai tin failed La put forward the
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    Plans To Seize Swedish Mines
    130 2 I Amsterdam. IJtC IT DEUTBR undersUndi from i neutnl that Hitkr's miiit:. expert working on plaM to save the iron mines in the e\tfeme n Swedes should tin- R«d Army cross the Swedish frontier. iia district elm of cdisli iron a: id steel uxdusiry, is
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    ANOTHER BRITISH SHIP SUNK
    50 2 London. Dec. 17. THE sinking of an ither Britlah ship is j ro ported It Is the Amble, 1 ,100 tons, of Newcastle. Mink by a mini; In t lie north-east. Her crew of 17 were picked up and Landed at a north-east coast port yester-
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    R.A.F. ANXIOUS FOR BIG ACTION
    149 2 London D i;. BRITAIN'S air arm in France is hastening preparation^ the hart winter. >ays Reuter'x special correspondent with \hv \i.\y France. The stas<m >h«»\v^ every prumit* of beinjr bitterh u.ld o n 'tfc miltttffH 1 ront. and it may well b eone of better
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    Plastics To Replace Steel
    141 2 Plastics To Replace Steel London. i>ec. 17THE plastics industry is pitting as adaptable in war as in peace. Experiments with plastu maIteriaU t,> replace steel in army helmets lias 'hown that they can be produced more quickly and more cheaply in the former. I and that they are stronger as
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    GRAF SPEE WAS TRYING TO CORNER ACHILLES
    117 2 Monte Video, Dec. 17. The Graf S^ee wa^ attempting to corner th e Achilles when the epic battle took place, according to one of the Graf Spee's crew, who told an interviewer that it was known the Achilles was convoying the steamer Formo^e,
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    GERMAN ADMIT GRAF SPEE LOSSES
    66 2 Berlin, Dec For the first time. Germany that 36 were killed aboard th The German news agency according to reports ream. Command of the Gtrman Army, 36 o; the crew of the Graf Spee died in Six were seriously injured and 53 wounded. RIO OF
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    129 Lost In Destroyer
    56 2 London. D rE Admiralty announce officers and* 123 men lost their W when the destroyer, Duchess, was sjJJ Those who are missing and be^vet to be drowned are: Gur.ner IT) n-r Gordon, Probationary Midshipman Gk Kretschmer, Lieutenants G. W. and J. If. L. SchoJneld (E.), Tilden.
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    Russians Suffer Heavily In Attack
    166 2 PROPAGANDA SHELLS IN FINLAND He] Doc. IT. j*HE i mm. muniqae stal a I attack cm larelian Isthm d with heavy h included 14 tanks destroyed and "our surrendered. Beyej Russian at ewtiere -o repul A In PeUamo listrict where the Finns have Withliawn lo
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    KRAF SPEE READY FOR ESCAPE
    789 3 I Captain 's Story Of 1 The Naval Battle "Inconceivable Audacity MONTE VIDEO, DEC. 17. [•rHK MJMFRAL GRAF SPEE IS NEARLY READY FOR A SPECTACULAR BID TO ESCAPE. WITH THE TIME-LIMIT GIVEN HER B1 Vm URGUAYAN GOVERNMENT EXPIRING TO-NIGHT, REPURS TO HER BATTERED HULL AND
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    27 3 Uvalde. TVxa.s. Dec. 17 vJce-rresi-cient Gainer has announced that he proposed to accept nomination a, a candidate for the Presidency in the New Year s clectioi Reuter
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    U. S. A. Concerned
    65 3 Washington, Dec 17. Mr. Cordell Hull told the pri ference that the United States and other American natioi la lli( d about the naval I In the railed 300-mi'e safety zone. He added ha there will be ptelin of views and informal,... concerning We future battk
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    28 3 ShanfihaJ I} 1T ]t •mnounced thai the two Chinese con- blcs the SetUement Police who were detaiiiSl by the special MuniciPaiitv Police win be releaatd on Itoniay- Reuter
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    KING GRANTS A WARDS
    118 3 KING GRANTS A WARDS London, Dec 17. TNK Admiralty announces ihut in recognition of the fallal and .successful action foiieht by IJie Ajax, Achilles uul Exeter against the Graf Spce the Kin* hns appointed rommo* dole Henry Hnrwootl a Knight Commander of the Order of B^<h, Captains W. B. Fany
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    Another Source Of Allied Strength
    143 3 Another Source Of Allied Strength London. D«c. 17. IN view <•!' MM importance wi «>\«ts<*as investment as ftOUffQG vA Btmafth to the Allns in the ttruflgte with Nazi Germany, tin- publication In tile cunvnt iratnbef <»r \)w qutrti i Jv "Economic Journal" (»f Hie H'sults of Sir Rnlwrt KindiMslov's inw
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    French Battleship Also Waiting For Graf Spee
    301 3 i New York, Dec. 16. A DECISIVE victory for Britain," A "Weakness of pocket battleship revealed," sums Dp the verdict of the United States press regarding the. ;Gra£ Spee battle. David Boone, columnist of the Xew York Sun, says that the Graf Spee
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    U. S. Ships For Mediterranean
    59 3 Washinfto 17. IT II officially annOMßCed United SCaUtJ Muntun,. Commli lon will orobab j issue a fornu ordi Monday authorldhg tile liner Washington and Wai I operate between New Y/mI t\u- ComirJ I 't, hni W is billing to allo 1 1, th Mediterranean, pi
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      19 3 Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building, Chulia Street, I'HONE 5808. SINGAPORE FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR VEHICLES, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION PERSONAL ACCIDENT.
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    Suicide Of Aged Man Who Complained Of Bad Sight
    353 4 TOOK CAUSTIC SODA (Fraa our Own Report* i Penang, Saturci c ,ME time in May this year, deceased complained to me > of hteeyj dght, and said that on account of that he found >t u- a living," said Pok Ah
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    TRIBUNE FUND NOW $1,229
    45 4 Till: Tribunr's Chltftmtt ehMf linid. launched on Wednesday to assist the Sal\at ion Army to provide comforts for 900 poor Singapore families this hristmas. has now reached the total of A further list of contributions will appear in to-day's Malaya Tribune.
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    GERMAN MINES
    34 4 London, Dec. 17. Tljcre rman mines In an area <fi the rivers Tyr.t and rhe Admiralty to-night warned i hipping ol th« I <>f the ;n* fl^ which dan to navigation.— Reuter.
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    ESTATE BUNGALOW BURNT
    102 4 ESTATE BUNGALOW BURNT (Prom Our Own R Kuala Pilah. Saturday, lUlll.N eOQdOCtor <>n Sen e ma Eftatc near Kuala Tilah. WM lighting the petrol lamp in his bungalow, the lamp exploded and the h«.us f caught fire, it uas raatd to the ground before the fire brigade could arrive. Coolies
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    SOUTH INDIANS CELEBRATE LEADER'S BIRTHDAY
    165 4 SOUTH INDIANS CELEBRATE LEADER'S BIRTHDAY Singapore, Sunday. THE birthday of Periyai' E. V. Ramasamy. the famous Tamil leader and President of the Justice Party of Madras was celebrated by over a thousand members oi the South Indian community this afternoon when they gathered at the Happy World, and listened to
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    Anglo-French Agreement
    119 4 London. Dec 16. THE Anglo-French financial 1 is welcomed in the columns 01 weekly journal Economist. In a on "Entente Finance" it declaim. is, we may hope, the step In a P of economic collaboration thai \m of tend beyond the details of nnaru the limitations of war
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      104 4 "MILK" said the Learned >^ ber the case of Wynds- $1 I j^ \V defendant compared the ~^*r ii'-'^SwP/ (M^^^^^^^^ A We pointed out at once that the case JiT^^' must have been heard some little time vsi^(^m\\t^ Wl' a^° anc^ n act tnere wou nave Deen I^K\ V\\\^^^^ no
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    CONTROL OF FOOD IMPORTS FROM U.K.
    1061 5 MONTHLY QUOTA SINGAPORE, MONDAY. p NTROL OF THE IMPORT OF ESSENTIAL FOODSTUFFS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, TO BE OPERATED IN LONDON in nil MINISTRY OF FOOD AND IN MALAI l\\ THE FOOD CONrROLLER AT HIS HEADQUARTERS IN SINGAPORE WIN Bi 'II INTO EFFECT SHORTLY.
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    BOILING WATER SCALDS WOMEN
    71 5 BOILING WATER SCALDS WOMEN Singapore. Sunday. CHORTLY after midday the ambulance was summoned to Covent How to deal with two Chinese women who were severely sc aided by boiling water while they were engaged in cooking. One woman had both legs and her left hand scalded, while the other had
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    FINED FOR NOT GIVING RECEIPT
    147 5 I I: 1 I" mission t t to ard to 1 v M the irt to-d 11. the acquitted 1 th< pleaded '.-uiltv I iii default to undergo fifteen dj prisonmei Hcnu failed to de'iver .1 receipt foi Which he n in. and failed to
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    Minister Weds
    117 5 Sal n A VERT prettj redding took (dace 'ins rt afternoon ai the Strait* Chim Presbyterian Church, Prinaep Btn when Miss Dorothy C tergeti ol London became the bride ol the k< i bert I- Richards, of the English Pi byterian Mission Bin ;apore Tii<' bride wa given
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    How The Coastal Command Works
    490 6 l.oiulon. Di«. IT. T lll hlloNs.nu accunt o! mII I **U irltll Uli <(I^ tll m..iul m MoMd.n. pr.t^i.on to mm rrhai t fCWtls and \<i -i\(ii l)\ ihe occupant ol (trcMiih .imitM: further north, we u. :i* th, convoy The tcyllfc I i d
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    Sir John Bagnall Back From Leave: Interview
    403 6 "MALAYA must make hay whi P.auiiall, nMUtiging director Ltd.. who hM just returned to S leave, in the course of an interview tative this morning, Sir John wai dUcusalag the recent decision to remove the maximum price of Lin, o\ which he expi
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    Caning For Thief
    112 6 > Singapore, Saturday. ricirr strokes of the rotan in addition to A prison sentence of four months' hml labour was the sentence passed on Cheng Kuan, young weii-iniiii Cantonese snatchthief, in the Third Police Court this morning. "The citizens ol the country must tx protected iron, jxN)p]o
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    Acid Falls On Child
    82 6 (Prom Ou* Reportei lpi>h. Saturday. iriilU: playing with I stick, the young daufhtef Of hiniM' estate labourer knocked <iM( from a >helt a bottle of acid which dropped on her i( i'. sht t*t ii\ t'd extensive burns. The parents of the ilirl wire at work
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    People & Places
    182 6 People Places ?*rmm THE ISLAND" ptafed to a record aU when HE the Governor and Lady Thomas [Kent. Uced In t :r M«Jot ana Hartmann, ->i- Hartmann| •Id bra boleiv v Browi I in bur^ur, wUft a ti.. at, and with her on ut outhtul Her OUI in frout. rev<
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    At The Dolls Bazaar
    162 6 ALTHOUGH the DolLs Bazaar WM only opened at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning many of the stales had almost out their tlrst display ol stocks by 12. which means th; Bazaar was a and deserv( dly so. Lady Thomas performed the opening en favoured and and
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    Party At The Adelphi
    87 6 Party At The Adelphi IN the bad v. dred pdance of the ¥.W.C A S *v hloh was held at tiv Garden on Saturday night. Noticed among tne D. Lake, wearing a lov< orange, Mrs. H.R.S. Zenndei eturned from Londoi daughter Yvonne. She tourquoise satin and her d President Mrs.
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    Silhonettes At Raffles
    83 6  - Silhonettes At Raffles Vera Ardmore MISS SHEILA DUMERESQUE. v, garnet red chiffon with teg iringed sleeves, dancing with naneevw tain^ Peter Carey; Mrs Palmer, in black with sil'-e effectively worked into twisted l shouia straps and draped across the bjou* 1 Mrs Burton wearing mauve crepe f» lone tight sleeves
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    JAPANESE WOMAN FINED SIO
    68 6 JAPANESE WOMAN FINED SIO Singapop I A middle-aged Japanese ..ki Metsano, was this m r under- 1 525 or in default of payment I Igo three week's rigorous imp I by Mr. Conrad Oldham 1 police count on a charge oi < illegal gratiflcaton cf SlO t< lE. T. J.
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    Give Your Little Daughter A DOLL FAMILY
    705 7 Give Your Little Daughter A DOLL FAMILY I A cheap present j I which will provide j I endless fun a ■■•■r tittle frirl and most small boys A«»ul(l be intrigued by the doll bown on this page which (l i|,| provide ,-ndloss interest among n who are still young
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    Party Games For Older Children
    298 7 Party Games For Older Children I having a party far children u will find the following garnet irigina] and popular, the icularty suitable for young 12 years. First comes an eliminating game. hildren stand In two rows and do as the grown-up who faCfi He touches his nose repeatedly th
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      IN THE BALANCE
      339 8 FNLESS some practical help is I quickly afforded her, Finland! must go the way of Czechoslovakia and Poland., No matter how des« perate her resistance a country ol some lour million people cannot hope overcome or beal off an aggrea with nearly two hundred millions at h\<
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    Chinese Offensive On All Fronts
    513 8 'imps Enter 3 Capitals Chungking, !>•*. f*PHINESE troow foughl their way into Taiyuan. (capital ot Shansi), Hangdiow (capital of CheUang) and Nanchang (capital of Kiangsi) in the course of a general offensive on all fronts, according to the latest Chinese despatches. despatch from Shansi claims
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    LONDON TO-DAY
    125 8 (Continued from page 1) many who broadcasts in English anl has come to be known here as "Lord Haw-Haw." A A A A TONGIDER the plight of the Duchess of Hamilton. She is head of the Animal Defence Society, and at the beginning of the war, she appealed
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    SOVIETS SUFFER HEAVILY
    365 8 SOVIETS SUFFER HEAVILY Helsinki, ho, |f, I. AFTER i week of riofcnl hoht. inii all alonir the Easten frontier, the Finns an More than holding their own on even 4 MCtOT except the extreme north. The double threat to KinlanH\ i •*uasp\\aist v has been monun- 1 tariiv a\erted. a
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    102 8 Santiago. Don. 1J- I Chilean Admiralty communique I A states that the German merchajj j ship Dusseldorf, 5.000 tons has m cantured bv a British warship, iunk as earlier reported— Reuiei. j them," said the Duchess. 1 hasn't started yet, and whei JJJ we shall probably be able I M
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    CAN THE WARMONGERS BE OVERTHROWN?
    1060 9 ||,FE IN GERMANY TO-DAY— VI. it li (his article Mr. Oswald i son Villard's survey of Mis vior.s of life and feeling lay in (ieiniany is com hid id. The author, an Ametii.in iiur of authority, who wa> born :u (ieimanv and has rco'iiUv n:
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    Polish Destroyers' Valuable Work
    115 9 Polish Destroyers' Valuable Work Above: The "(irom" and "Wyskawiia", two Polish destroyers, which eluded <he Germain duriiiß the liKhtiim in the eastern theatre of war, photOfrsphed at ;in ml roasl port. They havr been doll|g ralUable work in ce-Operation with the British Navy. (Hanet NeWl). IB but two of the
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    Malayan Gift To Museum
    32 10 (From Our Owfl < Lo: > The first zeolit. > p I Indies has just r -fc I British Mi. vtallisrd stilb: I scnted by Mr I Director of Qtologlca] B
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    MOTOR THRILLS AT THE ALHAMBRA
    144 10 A-to- lx 1 MANY lap, of thrilling motor nu u quen lied and w*il photographed, a plot, well-worn, but deftly treated— all the*- thing* make "Ir.dianopoJ Alhanibra show, an mu bour-aad-a half's entertainment film moves with c fflunendable speed, no faltering in fcfee uid the
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    FILM OF MODERN DANCING
    38 10 FILM OF MODERN DANCING Tho Storv »t I: I i astli a film w: :h e evoli.l lion of mod( during the last war will b, B, the Pavilion to-ni^ only, it feature s Gi I Frod Astniiv.
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    IIANO OUTLINES ITALY'S POLICY
    373 11 Corridor or Danzi? which had brought abou- war but thi temp I Ircle Germany. BDlittlng Polish Corridor nne of the most absurd provisions of the V Referring to Italy's pacific attitude. Ciano declared that Italy's Intention not was known to thi German Government and to no
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      183 11 The ONC VMAS Mtraction that will live in your memory for Years Opening at a Special Midnight Premiere < aim roiT Saturday. Dec. 23rd. CHARLES DICKENS' Immortal Cla^ ie. M.G.M.'s Outstanding Picture of the Season with REGINALD OWEN and Great Cast P\ L II A M B II A S
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    Art Exhibition At Chamber Of Commerce
    31 12 Art Exhibition At Chamber Of Commerce I Chino an at th< mm e to-da. m two da I M the exhibits eds to Co to I Fund There is I '•d
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    RICE SHOPS LOOTED
    155 12 I- 16. r! SHANGHAI Settlemwrt poi kept busy all day long -t.ui.n 9i rice nntv surpt ©ret tin- ntN Twenty -one nese rut* sh«»p> were t.mtt-il in the tlemenl Mid <•"»* the French .MicesMiMi during the day, as a result ot which thtro have been over 71
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    MGAPORE RETAIN ALL BLUES WGGER TROPHY BY PENALTY
    564 13 PERAK GO DOWN FIGHTING (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. m third successive year, Singapore won the All-Blues Cup. I ating Perakby three points (a penalty) to nil this evening. I was confined mostly to the forwards, and it was keen
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    HOME SOCCER AND RUGGER
    401 13 London. Dec. 16. TO-DAY'S soccer and rugger results:— SCOTTISH EASTERN. Arb -oath 0. Hibernian 0. Dundee 5. King's Park 0. Dunfennline 22. Alloa 4. Ea t FyfTe 9. £Kenhousemuir 3. Falkirk 5, Raith 0. Hearts 3. Aberdeen 2. St. Bernards 4. Dundee United 2. St Jolinstme
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    Selangor Beat Perak 11-3
    220 13 »i ron Oh Ow« Reptfta I Kuala Lumpur. Saturd.n DELANGOI beat Peiak by II points <one nal and two tti^s* to three points on tin* Padrng to-da\. Selaugor could r.ot sodlo d<»\\n S«kkl rafgCf and their pack was repeat* dlv Ik; 1 ten t»y Peru's. Had
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    SATURDAY'S RACE RESULTS
    74 13 KrMilts of Saturday's raeex at Taiping: ■act l: SOME 1 1 IK i M M Clever Alec |l Race B: lASSA SIS SlO Gayloo $11 Race (ASH S'?. r > A^ M- J Hilarity Sl4 Rare 1: PIIAR I'AR $11 HI Fat Burke S4(i Race B: HIGH
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    Selangor Beat Negri 6-3
    141 13 I 1 (From Our Own Report* I Beremban, Saturdi AFTER leading by 2 gOftll to 1 first half, N«'^n Bembilan Selangor by 6 goals to 3 In the friendly State hockey fixture. BalachanJran .scored two and I a one K oa] rcr Negrl Bembilan At time
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    PENALTY COAL GIVES ARMY CUP VICTORY
    789 14 ■SINGAPORE GO DOWN FIGHTING Singapore, Saturday. \rmv I Rift Singapore Nil. DLAYBD in a spirit as petaHeaiai the weather which poured throughout the name, the Malava (up rugby fixture between Singapore and the Army resulted in a victory f« lhe Armv bv tbree points
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE COMPETITION: 1940
    56 14 S.A.F.A. LEAGUE COMPETITION: 1940 Application^ are invited from affiliated associations, clubs or teams desiring to compete in the S. A. FA. League Competition in 1940. Applications must be in writing, accompanied by an entrance fee of $10 in respect of each team entered, and be lodged with the Secretary. S.A.F.A..
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE HOCKEY
    37 14 Raffles College team against the Technical School (Kuala Lumpur" at hockey on Wednesday on the College ground will be: Karim: Barker, Bha^wan Singh; Varma. Clarke. Swee Keng: Thoy Jansen, Hon Hing, Checw Chye, Ebert.
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    Y.M.C.A. Hockey
    73 14 The following have been selected to play for the junior department of the I.C. A. against the C.S.C. on Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the Princ e Edward Road Ground: A. c. Neubronner, Low Huck Yang, V. c. Armstrong, Cheong Thjun 3iew, Goh Chin Chye. L. M Aeria,
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    SERVICES BOXING
    222 14 Singapore, Saturday. T*HK Loyals, who had been holders of the Intcr-l'nit Boxing Cup since IStfT, lost Kb the semi-tinal of the Services Inter-Unit Boxing Championship and hence the Cup changed hands to-night, the Maiu-hester Regiment winning by securing 21 points against the Gordon Highlanders' 14 points. The (allowing
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    Johore Easily Beat Combined States
    236 14 Johore Easily Beat Combined States (From Our Owi R»port fn .Johore 11 pts. Nf«ri MaJa Ud J Johore Bahru. Sunday I 1 JOHORK beat Negri-Mala 1 last Malaya ('up fixture at fiX jram yesterday by fourteen pcj9 (one BOal a p/uuit} >a! and 2tri«§ j tu nil. I The Johore
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    SPORTS MEETING POSTPONED
    23 14 The Ladies' Union M meeting, which was to hav< I yesterday was rx^tnoned to >« '(Dec 22'. owing to Inclemen I
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    S.A.B.A. MEETING
    46 14 I Singau < SundaM The annual general nv- :i -;:."J[ Singapore Amateur Boxinn I will be held to-morrow at St. aow I School Hall at 5.15 p.m M The election of offl I i gramme for next year. programme and other bi I discussed. In
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    FRONTIERS TO BE CLOSED
    56 14 FRONTIERS TO BE CLOSED I Be; 1 IT is announced thfi I 1 tiers with Hollanci. bourg, Denmark and be closed, except for n r "™L me, from Monday next bet^ and 7 a.m. It is stati I intended to exclude Germany 'from the lers. espionages agents ai. m raff"
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    THE CHINA OF TO-DAY
    315 15 THE CHINA OF TO-DAY Ik JOURNALIST'S IMPRESSIONS Hongkong, Dec. 17. Chungking is active and conditions at Tokyo dull by comn The Chinese spirit in and out of the National Governof optimism, anticipation of success and unity of purpose. the situation at Chungking, the Abe Cabinet at Tokyo ring around, struggling
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    REAR-ADMIRAL CUSTANCE DEAD
    35 15 REAR-ADMIRAL CUSTANCE DEAD e just been received fiomlhe I that Kear Admiral distance, ■FJ commandtr-in-chiftf of the Wfl Navy died at sea whil P en If 1 ngland. He had been ill for ■niontn.s Reuter.
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    MONEY MARKET REPORT
    78 15 London. Dec. 17. |IN the money market, the rise in not? I circulation from 433.9 to 548 1 millions indicates maintenance of tho people's spending power, despite war conditions. Borrowers now find loans over the year-end preferable to over-nic?hi money. Dfcccvnfc ware inclined to harden and this
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    Chinese Army Stronger Than Ever
    124 15 Chinese Army Stronger Than Ever Chungking, Dec. 17. /CHINESE newspapers continue to v^ feature reports of Chinese successes at the various »ront> ~s a result of a simultaneous attach launched early this week. Th? piesent Chinese attaches 3tfj nit ir. the nature of a general ofienftiv? bat are ajmed at
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    NEW JEWISH LEADER
    31 15 London. Dec. 17: The Zionist leader Professor Zelig Brodetsky, was eleetej president the Board of Deputies >! British Jews in succession to Mr. Neville Laski who retired recently.- Reuter.
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    FINE CONCERT AT MEMORIAL HALL
    279 15 FINE CONCERT AT MEMORIAL HALL gRILLIANT ringing by that well-known tOpriDO Mrs. Ida Battishill coupled with an equally splendid performance b. <i. id Chorus of the Singapore Musical Society Hde last ni which was attended by a large crowd at the Victoria Mi flail very praiseworthy. Members ol the Sen
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    French & German Troops In Hand-To-Hand Fighting
    190 16 French German Troops In Hand-To-Hand Fighting PAEU i>i < I* •riii \M STKKN J K«»n i 18 SHOU 1 JS(. s|(,\s Ol I>( IC I V IM. I IN I I.IM s^ i raid "ii ..I t of show il r, and <i pmbal launcl Irited ally fon ti) taking
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    More Rice Riots
    103 16 Shanghai. Dec. I*. MORE tluui 54.V000 worth ot rice In reported to have been looted is rice riots continue. Twenty-four cases Of riottaf liau> been repot led. while N arrests have been made bj tbe Pottoe. It Is p UmaUid that more thai: $100,000 worth <f rice
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    NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WAR AT SEA
    200 16 NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WAR AT SEA Ddon, Dec 17 HALS V HILLES, xploit j iebrated i fhout the i i by the Dominion Mil I Del ace m broadcast on NYu Zealand*! contnbui to the War at Sea He said of the regular New Zealand naval forces that the
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    Britain's Response To War Financing
    66 16 London. Dec 17. 1 IN the first three weeks of their issue. the sale of national savings certitlcatea totalled £21 Vs millions. This re-! presents a cash Investment of £16 000.100. Bj lea of defence bonds amounted to £18.178.000. These huge figures are equivalent o
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    Premier's Message To The Troops
    80 16 London. Dec. 17. THE Prime Minister, accompanied by I rd o continued his programme 01 the units of the B E.F. B fore leaving. Mr. Chamberlain asked that the following message might bt conveyed from him to all members of the forces. "I am very
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    FRANCE ORDERS MORE U. S. PLANES
    41 16 New York. Dec. 17. FRANCE has ordered 650 more Curtiss Pursuit planes from American manufacturers, according to the New York Tiir Thus makes about 3.800 planes contracted by European countries in the past 18 months.
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    EXAMINATION OF SANYO MARU
    78 16 London, Dec. 17. l'\.: vo Mam arrived B the Hi it: li coast v. it li a cargo under. kJ to include German machinery i i ;!;i ii She is now under I control effle I' ls learned 'in re Quaj 1 n will be cai
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    HUNGARIAN TRADE TALKS AGREEMENT
    51 16 HUNGARIAN TRADE TALKS AGREEMENT I Budapest, Dec. 17. •tiik semi-official News Agency state. I Hint agreement has been reached in principle to the trade talks with Germany, which began 14 days ago Further talks arc suspended until January. The agreements arc expiring on Dec 31 193D. arc prolonged two months.
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    EMPIRE AIR SCHEME
    24 16 London. Dec. 17: The agreement bet i ween Britain. Canada. Australia and N*e\ Zealand was signed early this morain; in Ottawa.
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    17 16 London. Dec. 17: The King and Quee attended morning service at the Guard Chapel. Wellington Barracks, to-ctay.-8.0.W
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    Discounts In Peimi Tenders
    199 16 Discounts In Peimi Tenders AT ,U M 4 1 their Rteetu |H Municipal Commi pj unanimously accepted th«- '--J (he Asiatic IVtml.- i ::.^f* \hv supply of petrol for ti-.'S Mr. J. A. BU r j formed th. i ft J item would normally com< "^X mittee first, but si:
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    "Hit Hitler" At Charily Fair
    171 16 "Hit Hitler" At Charily Fair T.i pah. S.iturdjv THE Tapah Fair held in aid oi Perak Patriot rv Fund ws great success. It was ffic il JJ a opened by Mrs. Mart u* Urv uii(«f the British Resident, Perak, I mu also present, before a UnjeuM represontative Ratherins. IT In
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    B.O.T. INDEX
    32 16 I Loi The general level In the United Kingdom as the Board of Trade index „n percent, higher in Nov month before, and 19 PJ than a year ago. B.O»^
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    Need For Social Justice
    86 16 London. Dec. 17. c THE leader of the Labour Party, speak- in^ at a Durham conference yesterday, .stressed the need for world .social 1 justice after the war. Declaring that it was essential that endurlng peace should follow. Mr. At t lot* raid that we stand
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