Morning Tribune, 5 January 1940

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    13 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE Vol. 4— No. 285. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, January 5, 1940. fdfdf
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    London To-Day
    840 1  - London To-Day H.L. Hopkin X Matter Of Pronunciation Mr Churchill "Tells The World." London, Dec. 19. Hjst a word on the matter of the J pronunciation of place names Since the historic battle m wnicn ft, Graf vspce went dowi 1 to IP !lit)l defeat, the 8.8.t. an vl s
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    POSSIBLE GERMAN-SOVIET MILITARY COLLABORATION
    180 1 POSSIBLE GERMAN -SOVIET MILITARY COLLABORATION Meeting Held In Berlin KAUNAS, JAN. <*• mSCL^EDAV AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE REICH WAR COUNCIL. I Hitler Goering Himmler, Hess, von Biauchitsch and Ad-year-plan was also discussed. j According to the same message, the Soviet A^ ass **> r visited The Wilhelmstrasse several times,
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    SERIOUS RIOTS IN RUSSIA
    60 1 SERIOUS RIOTS IN RUSSIA London, Jan. 4. CERIOUS riots are reported to have broken out m Uningrad, according to a Tallinn message quoted by the Rome radio. The riots are stated to be due to an extreme shortage of food, consequent on supplies having been rushed to the troops. It
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    Polish Forces In France Soon
    66 1 London, Jan. 4. SUBSTANTIAL Polish forces are i cx--5 pected to be allowed to take heL place with the Allied forces shortlyP The statement was made by the polteh Ambassador m London at a luncheon to-day protesting against certain merman allegations. He declared that the
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    35 1 London, Jan 4. In central Europe, very B reat J ar Ssl P is being caused by intense cold. iern» peratures of as much as 54 degrees below I freezing point have been registered m
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    Goering's New Post
    107 1 Berlin, Jan. 4: Marshal Goenng has taken over complete direction or Germany's war economy which wm be unified under his control, according to the Official News Agency.— The agency adds that all upper Reich oiticial* who are connected l wttlt the economic war policy will vbe united
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    21 1 Lisbon, Jan. 4. ()I rui«u a t>i »ii»»v. __„i*. nf thrift for several years, as a result of tnree level JJ
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    Trawler Ten Days Overdue
    63 1 London, Jan. 4. The Aberdeen trawler Daneden to ten days overdue and is feared lost^ The Daneden left Aberdeen on Dec. 11 and was last seen to the fishing grounds m the same vicinity as the trawler Star of ScoUand on Uie day when the latter
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    17 1 London, Jan. 4. PANADA has ordered 1,000,000 boxes of C Welsh tin plate for delivery during B.O.W.
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      34 1 On Other Pages Fighting In Finland Singapore Wedding Killed While Eating Inquest On Detective Cnirl (pie Places J der Page q lure Page 10 11 cITI«4N 12 13 14 IS Roosevelt's Speech Welcomed If
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    DARING FINNISH RAID ON SOVIET AIR BASE
    441 2 Red Fire-Fighters Machine-Gunned Helsinki, Jan. 4. AN Italian Savoia plane, piloted by an Italian volunteer, led Finnish bombers on a raid on the Esthonian island of Oesel yesterday. The Russians are believed to be using Oesel as a base for sending planes to
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    Finns Fight On Ten Fronts
    92 2 London. Jan 4. THE Finnish Minister m London, who reviewed the progress of the Russia.-, attack on Finland m an interview witi the Preai yesterday, remarked that the Finn.* were flghtJnff on no fewer tbaa eifjtjt front* exclusive of the coast antf After more than
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    CHINA SPRINGS A SURPRISE
    129 2 CHINA SPRINGS A SURPRISE London. Jan. 4. •lOPfcs that serious efforts may shortly b e made towards securn\fi some settlement m the SinoJapanese war were responsible for the >harp upward movements of Chinese bonds to-day. It is realised that the potential recovery capacity of China m such an went must
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    LORD WILLINGDON
    36 2 London Jan 4: Lord Willingdon former Vic?roy of India and lati-r Gov< rnor-Gcneral of Canada left Enu iand to-day to fly to New Zealand vhere he wJU reprew-nt the K»ne at 'hr» celebrations.- B.O.W.
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    HUGE U. S. CREDITS FOR FINNS
    276 2 HUGE U. S. CREDITS FOR FINNS Washington, j ull ||X FITTMAN, chairman «>i i\ u |f| Senate Foreign Relations om m T e> U y th bUb authorising financial and other aid for Finland would be the first leeis lation taken up with the Committee I at the new session
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    Stalin's Incompetence And Miscalculation
    468 2 London, Jan. 4. THE Times, m a leading article on the war m Finland, surveys the campaigning of the last fortnight, m which it says the magnificent fighting qualities of the Finnish soldiers have won them a victory which may well take its place among the
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    S. Africa's Defences Strongest Ever
    70 3 S. Africa 's Defences Strongest Ever London, Jan. 4. <r« ußir.\ starts the new year m v new units formed. W AirHners, converted into bombers are •J alt v patrolling the coast, and the T^el revealing itself as an effect** "^g^WWf «t Slmonstown 'he centre of intense naval act vity
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    ANOTHER ATTACK ON NEUTRALS
    97 3 Berlin, Jan. 4. THE Boersen Zeetunf to-day makes a new attack on n*u- asserted that since the outbreak of war Britain and France have treated neutrals m the "worst possible manner." but none of the neutrals protested even when Britain and Fiance at Geneva "attempted to
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    HELP FOR TURKEY
    70 3 London, Jan. 4. His Majesty's Government have offered to out a hospital ship at the disposal nf the Turkish Government who have expressed gratitude for the offer of whicn they will avail themselves should, the Dteifl arise. The British Red Cross Society has colored £1000 to the
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    Singapore Wedding Ends Pilot Hero's Whirlwind Romance
    313 3 WHIRLWIND romance ended m the marriage m Singapore yesterday oi Captain Joe Wilson, Imperial Airways pilot who figured m a sensational incident with the Japanese m November, when his plane the Dardanus was shot down on the Hong KongKangkok route. He married Miss
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    GERMANY VERY SHORT OF FINANCE FOR WAR
    124 3 SACRIFICES WHICH NATION MUST MAKE Zurich, Jan. 4. THE Berlin correspondent of the Swiss new«paptr Neve Zu^ 1 richer Zeitunp states that Germany is being driven to a wholesale policy df forced loans and reduction of private con sumption m order to finance
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    TRIPLETS FIRST, NOW QUADRUPLETS
    46 3 Cairo, Jan. 4. ISMAHAN SHEHATA, twen- ty-five-year-old wife of an Egyptian baker has given birth to quadruplets. She already had triplets. The quadruplets are all gh-fc, and will be named after King Farouk's sisters. The nifrttiet and children are doing well.- Reuter
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    THE NEW ANZACS
    140 3 Sydney, Jan. 4. mm Governor General of Australia lto-day took *he salute of the march past of 6.000 men of the A^ralian Imperial Forces, now named the we^ *ThS" will leave shortly for service 0V Entrmsiastic crowds estimated at 500,000 mobbed the soldiers as they marched by
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    Air Battle Fought Over Liuchow
    78 3 Air Battle Fought Over Liuchow Kwcilin. Jan. 3. CHINESE pursuits brought down V right Japanese fight inc planes m a most severe air battle ever fought over Lluefww m northern Kw4*g*i recently, aceoWtns t 0 information reeeiv^* liere. It te established that the invading pursuit nidm belonged to the Mmnest
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    They Don't Know Yet
    29 3 Koine, Jan. 4. Figures m connection with the exodus of German suWeXits now issued show t instated, proceeded In a m«t Wend^ arr'ss-fir s«w«*SMr= Reuter
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    DENMARK LAYS MINEFIELD
    61 3 DENMARK LAYS MINEFIELD Copenhagen, Jan It is officially armoured thai a mmc. field will be laid m Gronsund l whicl iw the channel between the islands of Moen all |ur F ther ter a net and chain boom will be placed at the southern entrance of Stated that these measures
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    "Save Children" Fund Appeal
    63 3 "Save Children" Fund Appeal London, Jan. 4. THE "Save Children" Fund has appeale-1 I for funds to afford relief to cMW victim.s of the Anatolian earthquake and °The appeal follows several other manifestations of deep sympathy which reports of the distress have aroused here, mcludine contribution rf £25.000 from the
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    Fatally Stabbed While Eating
    109 4 Assailant Then Said To Have Taken Caustic Soda Singapore, Thursday. JT^LBED through the heart by a compatriot whila he was having his meal m a room at 6, Noordin Lane, shortly before six o'clock this evening, Quek Jin Wah, a 30-year old Hainanese, met with almost
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    Fire From Rail Truck
    88 4 (From Our Own Reporter) A Johore Bahiu, Thursday. the goods train from Singapore steamed along the Johore Causeway at about 7 40 tonight flames were seen routine out from a truck near the en /fine. The driver .topped the train and leaped out f r ,,m
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    CAUTIONED FOR THEFT OF INK
    31 4 CAUTIONED FOR THEFT OF INK Singapore, Thursday lW R tl a K ,;.""f h rt M Byrne, Fourth MagJ R'ard JBJS iJ£ e tertv WPOre HarbOur '■^alueUatMee^f the Stole in k|
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    HEAVY LOSSES FOR JAPANESE
    37 4 f w '<hanff, j ail 3 "een K «i ns 0^ Jg» %Mfa( has ill i Him "Kf*^ h) ha W Si, "-mnKrhlat^is a "n^ Sian highways Chine.sc cc "a, n? f two
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    Indian Journalists Tour Singapore Units
    59 4 )\N even unique m the history nf m«,i Sin £apore, Friday. Singapore yesterday ayan J ou ™»sm occurred m ernor Ye c r<?CCiVed by Oovt::c newspapers lepresentcd u> (52 waMasrs p one Malayalam newspaper, one uage Indian newspaper 6 Engllsn '«se journalists are making a
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST
    19 4 JHE League of Nations health organisation Eastern k ailft Singapore, health bSrt n for Th"'
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    REPLY TO PETITION FROM IPOH
    405 4 Ipoh, Thursday I pCXXOWING agitation for the last six years, the Ipoh I ptr** 1 Association have received a reply through the Fed^i I Secretariat to their petition sent to the Colonial Office asking for Z I ■bolitiou of the present system of assessment m
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    Daring Armed Robbery At Penang Shop
    209 4 Daring Armed Robbery At Penang Shop A SENSAT,O^r n a^ U ?o d^ 1T I VP,trr C H UlTed at ab Ut fiVC O'clock I r-hinr y mornin ff when four I Chinese armed with knives—one of I p^T W 2f masked— broke into 167, I fh™ C J*u a
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    TOOK GOLD CHAIN OFF A CHILD
    89 4 Chinese, Ham Wen? unemployed to <wo months' r? ff Was scnt «nced ment by Mr W lTh° US im l> riso nFirst Co U rt w J Th «io ffO od in the A °E tlin ins the facte of the case Mr that
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    NQUEST ON DETECTIVE AND CHINESE GIRL OPENS
    1248 5 Tragic Discovery Of Wife Singapore, Thursday. v husband told me he was dying not for love of the girl but for friendship," stated Lim Boon Keng, the 24-year-old widow ot a t/tive Khoo Lay Soo, at the Coroners inquiry into the deaths ot
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    GUNNERS ON THEFT CHARGE
    161 5 GUNNERS ON THEFT CHARGE Singapore, Thursday. I WALTER PILLING (24), William VY Bennett (21) and Charles Latrick Smith (23) of the 22nd Battery, R.A., faced Mr. Conrad Oldham m the second police court this morning, svhen they claimed trial to charges of theft and mischief m a coffee shop it
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    21 5 The estimated export of dry rubber from Malaya. Brunei and Labuan lor the month of December was 23,500 tons.
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    Methodist Conference Opens In Singapore
    693 6 Need For A Truly Malayan Church THE forty-eight/li session of the Malaya Annual Conference of The Methodist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, held its opening meeting yesterday morning, m the Wesley Church. Members of the Conference include Asiatic and
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    Gamblers Fined
    45 6 ™i- ,k. SIM a l*> re Thursday. |NjEADING K U jity to playii* mi n ;i common house at 11 l-oroi* Swatow, last nifirht, fourteen Wh( ws arui two women were fart 1 M* PWIC6 Ourt this morning f i to RJ dfdfdfdf
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    HIS NINTH CONVICTION
    108 6 HIS NINTH CONVICTION ESirgapore, Thursday. \h Seng, who admitted eight pre3us convictions, was this morning ced to 12 months' rigorous imment to be followed by two years' supervision, by Mr. J. L. McFall, nsapore Criminal District Judge, he p'eaded uuilty to a charge of housebr«akii»i.» on Dec 5 at No.
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    THE RETREAT
    33 6 lowing is the programs^ wfcich will he f »>y the bw»d. aud drums of the 2nS ■ctr«a (|ujok march. "The Rtachlno nun QWcte" Marshal; r.sfn^ g^J, c yik""? m«i»y« Atuttng; regimental
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    People & Places
    279 6 People Places Till: band of the 2nd Battalion Cordon Highlanders forsook Scot- tunes for nautical ones on Wednesday night when they pla>ed i the Capitoi prior to the scretninjj of Charh i Laughton's new film Jamaica Inn at the 9.15 session. Fveryone applauded them but the Navy naturally enough, applauded
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    Classes In Malay
    137 6  -  Vera Ardmon IF ycure anything like mr linci A' that living m Malaya withcut -Mie rble to .<peak a word of Ma.. 'tidapa" is apt to become uvkvu'S torn**, you wi'i welcome the news I the Y.W.C.A. has formed a clastH' beginners' Malay. The class meets Saturday
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    Farewell To Americans
    248 6 Farewell To Americans YESTERDAY a large crowd of friends gathered at Clifford Pier to say cheerio to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Howey and Mr. l 'Doc" I Young, who left for Hongkong on the Van! Heutsz en route for the U.S.A. Mr. and Mis. Howey are retiring m the U.S.
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    H.E. To See French War Film
    85 6 H the Gove n <>r, HE. the "•GOO. the French Consul- I Oeneral aim many leading residents and representatives of the French I community will attend the late n very Hne films produced on behalf of the French Government o n January 9. The
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    STEAM TILL DONE!"
    570 7 Ixarn From This Article All About The Newest Types Of Steamer. boMELY expression— "steam till m and one that may be than a little disconcerting \i t appears m an intriguing me being prepared for the first f Yet it is worth while learning m is to
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    Cut-And-Keep Recipes
    278 7  -  PILAFF GRATINE Rice, liver tor chicken livers*. Prawns or shrimps, meat stock. Onion, tomato puree, spices. iff ion olive oil, butter salt. P ppei grated cheese p a small handful of rice for each one onion fcr any quantity i six handfuls. Peel and chop onion and cook
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, January 5, 1940.
    6 8 MORNING TRIBUNE Friday, January 5, 1940.
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    JUST SHADOWS
    276 8 "iXttONG events cast their shadows before them," and there an- long shadows already becoming which suggest dramatic <!••• lopmUti In international nffaire during 1940. The reported (Wrrnan warning to Sweden that her neutrality and that of Norway may not be safe if they allow Allied help to go
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    EMERGENCY POWERS BILL IN EIRE PASSED
    278 8 DETECTIVE SHOT IN STREET WHILE speaking on the new Emergency Powers Bill to deal with Irish Republican Arm y agents who recently raided the central ammunition depot m Dublin, the Minister of Justice was called from the Dail and told that one of his
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    22 8 Dublin, late:. The shot detective has died. The Drai passed the bill by 82 votes The Senate v/ill deal with the bill
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    DAILY ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    40 8 New York, Jan. 4. A DAILY air service across the Atlantic, m order "to meet wartime emergency for swift transport and communication," will be started within three months, according to plans formulated by Pan-American Airways.— Reuter
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    WAR RISK RATES
    97 8 u.vt London, Jan. 4. JN view of the existence of a marsum^ M *t iGh is not P re P are <* to support the current schedule of rates of war risks insurance," the Institute of London Underwriters rating commute* has advised their associations that they have
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    32 8 it j Moscow, Jan 4 I L l nno ce th^t the Council of the People's Commissars has d? cidfld to contribute $10,000 (US fS lienef of earthquake victims m Turkey. Reuter
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    Mr. A. S. Baxendail Dies In London
    71 8  - Mr. A. S. Baxendail Dies In London H.L. Hopkin (From London, Jan \W |T is with regret that I ha Vo I report the death m London of I well known Malayan veteran, Arthur Salisbury Baxendak\ I Mr. Baxendale, who died at til age of 73, lived and worked m
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    CHIEFS OF EMPIRE AIR SCHEME
    47 8 CHIEFS OF EMPIRE AIR SCHEME A Toronto, Jan 4 I IR Chief Marshal Brooke -Pophanß member of the British Air Missiofl is remaining m Canada to supervise 'I Empire air training scheme m c'JB operation with Air Vice-Marshal crcß Chief-of-Staff of the Royal CanadiaH Air Force. Reuter
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    Ambassadors In China To Hold Important Talks
    149 8 THE British A mbassador> Sir Arch i bald aJgIJtgZL I where T k^S t cave to ni ht for Chungking I An Chun £tanff, Jan. 4. I ivi. a five da y unofficial visit. I Mr. A. H. Seymour, Defence Secrc- I jary
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    Kiruna Not Torpedoed
    54 8 Stockholm, Jan. 4. —The owner s I the Swedish steamer Kiruna state ttaiß they have been m communication withß their vessel and that it is not this shiP I which issued a "torpedoed" distress signal m the Atlantic. It is stated X that the Kiruna is m
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    NEW YEAR LAND AMD SEA SPORTS
    74 9 NEW YEAR LAND AMD SEA SPORTS Clearing one of th e hurdles at the 220 yards high hurdles race m the Annual Land Sports held at the Anson Road Stadium. Much laughter were roused over the sack race. Getting well under way are these 4 person kolehs. i The one
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    Solidity Of Allied Forces: Film Screening Jan. 9
    405 11 C^HA\JUiKj^^ *jG*t/-£ AM QI'ESTION about the solidity of the French Empire m supporting the common cause of the \H,t s is fuUv answered i» a fascinatingly Interesting collection of news-i-c«*ls to be shown shortly at the Capitol m aid of the Malaya
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    Fined For Revenue Offences
    61 11 AY elderiv S a P ore > Thursday. elderly Chinese woman. Loh <* S6sbv W Mr l v day finCd atotal fourth M*J£;»£ en T h B y™' vto two R^ When e I>le<lded The oh?/ Revenue offences. Hcenceo S^ without a Simple imnrLonrnp 11^^ 0
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    SPELLED FROM ORGANISATION
    81 11 James wh^i^ ndon Jan. 4. j > shortly ?o?fJ 1 A ierican Bund t has b een lxL\L f tned i or Perjury, tha t th? fo i C i orresponde nt, who statJ.4 cover y VL t Oil Ws the embarrassing dis-smt-^an5 mt -^an b,,?\ ls
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    "BLONDIE" AT THE PAVILION
    132 11 THERE'S a well-known rule m writing as to the best means of arousing and sustaining suspense; it is this: Get ■your hero into hot water and keep him there That rule must have been followed by the author of "Blondie, 1 picture whicfi came to the
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    LAUREL & HARDY RETURN
    174 11 LAUREL HARDY RETURN AUREL and Hardy are together again m a full-length feature film at the Cathay. It is called "A Chump At Oxford," and until you have seen it you will find it difficult to appreciate the exact degree of stupidity that a prospective University man can display. They
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    ALLIED ANTHEMS AT THE CAPITOL
    60 11 WHEN H.E. the Governor arrives for the performance of films of the Allied Forces at the Capitol at 9.15 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Anthems of Britain, Czechoslovakia, Poland and France will be played. The Band of the Manchester Regiment will be m attendance and
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    TIN AND RUBBER
    53 11 Foreign exports of tin during December were 10,555 tons, making a total of 82 089 for the year, an increase of 20,902 tons over the amount exported last year. Ocean shipments of rubber were 41,568 tons, making 553,324 tons for the year, an increase of 26.413 tons
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    CHEATING CHARGE AT BATU PAHAT
    112 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Thursday. THE Batu. Pahat Court house was crowded with Malays and Japanese when Ibrahim bin B^aji Salleh, Saal binte Haji Salleh and Haji Sulaiman bic Haii Daud appeared before Che' Abdul Hamid bin Dato Mustapha, the Batu Pahaf Magistrate,
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    CANADA NEEDS NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL
    61 11 Ottawa, Jan. 4. Mk Mackenzie King < Premier md.--m <r\trs that Lord Tweedsmuir has not I 1 accepted an ext°iW.on of his term Bl J Govei'uor-Ocneral, which expires t! ;s J- year. The reason for non-acceptance j, iv, Lord Tweedsmuii 's state of health Renter Lord
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    COLOURS COMBINE WELL IN STATE HOCKEY TRIAL
    518 13 COLOURS COMBINE WELL IN STATE HOCKEY TRIAL Women Play On G. S. C. Ground M A rr re of t r erday s women>s «2^js^ was the pretty combination of the Colours' forwards who under he brainy leade r S hip of Mrs. P. K. Braid, scored no fewer than
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    Suspension Of Mining Operations
    211 13 Hongkong, Jan. 4. DETAILS as to how the Japanese forced the Slno. British Chun? Fu Joint Mining; Administration at FriffM fa North Honan to suspend operation have just reached here. Originally financed by the Bntish •eking Syndicate, the Chung Fu ;\dlinistration was forced to suspend mling
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    ANTI-WAR ELEMENTS IN KOREA
    62 13 ANTI-WAR ELEMENTS IN KOREA Hongkong, Jan. 4. teoSS t a o mon r 8 he Korean y denot v to a Japanese army >o? De c lb Hak 3 u oanu0 anud o m the after" ■jj SS h e V ccord;ng to mii noon ti^ 10A untl l the
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    SPORTS DIARY
    12 13 HOCKEY: SRC. "A" vs. A.P.CS.C., SR.C; S.C.C. vs. V.M.C. A.,
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    CADDIES' GOLF COMPETITION
    55 13 CADDIES' GOLF COMPETITION N DcUit7r,yT S y a Caddles C™»l^re^t^ the 3^ j Ypm P 37—3=34 Aii<" 40—4-36 J 40—4-36 P.io 38—1=37 Kasah 4iZ2"^4 Hasan 4=37 Samar Bedii 42—5^37 Jy°, rsiGi 42—4=38 *f eiin 42-4^38 Asmat 45—7=38 All the above received cash prizes and Sanp also won the Challenge Cup
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    44 13 The following have accepted to represent the S.C.C. against the V.M.C.A. m a hockey match to-day on the Padans: Major Robertson; Pay! Lt. Fortin, A. N. Other; Lt. Francis, R. N. Elliott. J. Fletciier-Cooke; Cole. Hulentt. Lee, Clement. Fra.ser UmpireMr. W. Brennan.
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    Khalsa Association XI
    55 13 The following will represent the S.K A. against Johore State Police on Sunday, Jan. 7on the S.K. A. ground at 5 pm: Hari Singh; Sarmak Singh, Gulzara Singh; Uttam Singh, Jagdev Singh, Piara Singh. Kirpal Singh, Kuldip Singh, Baboo Singh, Hari Singh, Rajinder Singh. Reserves: B.N. Singh.
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    Pawned Ring To Help The Complainant
    311 14 (From Our Own Reported) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A KRAIGNKD on a charge o, cnnuna. breach JA $80. Tan Yew, a young Chinese, admitted fe off good m the First Court this mornmg U» t he f had rugted ence but explained that he had
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF MISSIONARY
    113 14 TRAGIC DEATH OF MISSION ARY CMB*to*, Mm. 4 I fßt iHtft dttlli hfts o^urrrd oil I Her. t. lfojawn, Xm*m iul misstoiiMT ffUnWa f***4 Mh-i sKm at Hoclw t«i*») 1» M»rtlieit| Shinsi, wflo wiw UDti m a resiM of tb« wanWy J^pgMimr ifrrtMtof the unilefended ttftrn ttft Decemb** 1». His
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    LONDON ARMY v. FRENCH ARMY
    73 14 LONDON ARMY v. FRENCH ARMY London, Jan. 1 Till) British Army team agai.«M the Trench Army m a so« n 1 match m Paris on Feb. 11 has b 1 chosen as follows: 1 Riley (Liverpool). 1 Sproston (Manchester City). Beattie (Sproston). Goslin (Bolton). Cullis (Wolverhampton). Mercer (Everton). Geldard (Bolton).
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    SOLDIERS BEAT S.C.C. AT HOCKEY
    390 14 Singapore, Friday. I IX an evenly contested game of hockey play*! yesterday on the 1 Padang, the Manchester Regiment registered a decisive \i< against the S.C.C. by the odd goal m three. I J Both teams started off well and atlaC L k^t in Hu^tt
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      NEW YORK
      23 15 New York. Wednesday. Buyers Sellers Market Tone w, v D"^ ft'i-ard April June 18 34 18 15'W 'Lket Tone W« SpOL
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      BULLION MARKET
      21 15 London. Thursday. Silver Soot 21 5 16 Silver Forward H I n BAR GOLD. Fine, per oz. £S 8.0
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      London share list
      90 15 London, Thursday. Distillers 6*/Dimlop Rubber 29/9 General Electric 74/7% Imperial Chemical Industries 30/3 Imperial Tobacco 118/1% Amjlo-Dutch 27/Canadian Pacific 7^ .ondon Tin 4/7 Rubber PI. In. Trust 34/6 ■insgis l/IOV^ Aj-er Hitams 24/4% southern Kintas 15/6 Pahangs 18/Ujndon Asiatics 3/10% r est Witwaters'rand Areas 65/--3 hell Tr.
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      PRODUCE
      43 15 I London, Thursday, ajn Oil (Malay) m bulk 'Sept. S'ment Not given °Pra (Straits F.M S > Member Sment. Not Quote! «£/lour (Sarawak* Feb. S'ment. 21/3 Sellers JPioca. Seed Pearl, Quality (Singapore) ifi?? 33/ Sellen S^srar 4% sellers Jan Feb. S'ment. 30;- Nominal
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      LONDON RUBBER
      8 15 London, Thursday. H s Bb Illi;i6s
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      16 15 London, Thursday. -'x^?*" 1 on Barb inane t T Amsterdam 7.50- 7.56" Severs, **Buyers
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      LONDON TIN
      7 15 I London. Thursday. £243% seUeis
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    Court Sequel To Wotnan' Death
    369 15 (From Our Own Reported) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. JHE story of how two Chinese women quarrelled about a minor matter some time last month and how one of the women was later found dead was told to Mr. W. J. Thorogoodi m the First Court by
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    164 15 Singapore, Thursday. THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1467 th auction yesterday when of 215,540 lbs. (542.65 tons) catalogued, 1,111.289 lbs (496.11 tons) were offered and 670,054 lbs. (299.13 tons) sold. London: Spot 11 11/16 d. New York: Spot 19 1/16 cts. PRICES REALISED
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    RED CROSS STEEPLECHASE RUNNERS
    105 15 RED CROSS STEEPLECHASE RUNNERS London, Jan. 4. FOLLOWING ;>re final acceptors with weights for the Red Cross steeplechase, 4 miles 250 yards, valued at £3,000, to be run at Leopardstown on Jan. 20: Royal Danieli 12.7 Southern Hero 12.6 Rockquilla 11.12 Drumlargin 11.9 Antipas 11.6 Bally Hopeful 11.2 Arran Peaks
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    NEW WORLD SWIMMING RECORD
    47 15 Ostend, Jan. 4. i A world swimming record for the I women's 500 metres free style i s claimed by Miss Fernandez Citroen (Belgium The time is 6m 28 45 s The previous best was 6m. 345., by Miss Haeger of Denmark. Reuter
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    MALAYAN EXPORT FIGURES
    142 15 MALAYAN shipments during December were 41,568 tons of which 23,000 tons represented domestic exports, state Lewis and Feat m their rubber report. This has brought the country's over exports which were 11,381 tons at the beginning of the year, and at the peak over 26,000 tons, to
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    207 15 I Singapore, Thursday. TIN SHARES were rather steadier to- day fallowing firmer conditions m London while the slight rise m the local price to tin to $125 /2, up U, also assisted sentiment. Hong Fatts were bid for at $1.24 with, sellers asking $1.25 and Rantaus came
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    Roosevelt's Speech
    660 16 NEW YORK. JAN. 4. It stat<> It SJ our eMN*fttkM that I* at stake when treaties are broken unoffending nations invaded, and bomb., n open towns." The Herald Tribune says: Mr KOo**velt's attack upon extreme isolationism >erms to us unanswerable The well-known wireless commentator Mr. Oram Swing, >ays
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    BERLIN VIEW
    96 16 Berlin. Jan. 4. s .on c* tracts from Mr. Roosevelt/Si n SSje to Caress are published m th 'The er menage odid0 did not contain i a newline of tiiought." says statement issued by the official news agency. •Th? German press U mainly mterstedl m the President's references
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    BRITAIN MOTORS ON GAS
    233 16 THE enterprise of British gas-fuel experts and motor engineers is resulting m the establishment of thousands of gas filling stations for petrol-rationed motorists throughout Great Britain. The stations will supply compressed gas which is claimed to give th e same results as petrol at far less
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    HOW THE TROOPS GET THEIR FOOD
    238 16 "MAFFY" is now sending out many thousands of tons of goods a week to the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the British Empire m the War. "Naffy" is the fighting man's name for the N. A. A F.I. or Navy, Army and Air Force
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    Emergency Bridges For Great Britain
    218 16 Emergency Bridges For Great Britain pRITISH engineers have evolvett a 13 new kind of emergency bridge by which vital communications can be rupidly restored if enemy air-c-iafi manages to damage or destroy bridges on the trunk roads of England, Scotland or \V»les. The* bridges arc constructed of gal vaoiaetf steel.
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    NEW HUGE FACTORIES FOR LANCASHIRE
    68 16 NEW HUGE FACTORIES FOR LANCASHIRE London. Jan 4. BUILDING has begun on a new facto. D m east Lancashire, on which capita expenditure will be about £3.000.000, an where some 15,000 people will be ec ployed. The sale of a site m east Lanca.shu has also been approved for another
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