Morning Tribune, 6 January 1940

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    14 1 THE MORNING TRIBUNE Vol. 4— No. 286. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, January 6, 1940. FIVE CENTS.
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    London TO-DAY
    736 1 London TO-DAY RLHopkin On Malayan Agency And WarTime Activities: "We Will Carry On." London, Pec. 2<V MENTIONED the other day that I the Malayan Agency, at Malaya louse m Trafalgar Square, was still functioning^nd there had been no thought of evacuating. Mr G E. Cator, the Agent, has something- to
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    DEMOCRACY MUST RULE WORLD
    513 1 British Envoy Speaks Out Importance Of Mastery At Sea Chicago, Jan. 5. THE possibility of a big German offensive m the Spring was discussed by Lord Lothian m an address to the Chicago Council for Foreign Relations, m which he made a frank and confident survey
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    America's New Bases In Pacific
    122 1 America 's New Bases In Pacific Washington, Jan. 5. r£ United States Government is spending nearly one million pounds m fortifying two islands far out m the North Pacific. This was announced to-day by the Navy Department, and appears to be the first practical step m earning out the new
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    Roosevelt's Vision Of Better World
    165 1 Roosevelt's Vision Of Better World London, Jan. 5. IT will be seen how closely the kind of peace President Roosevelt envisages corresponds with the peace aims of the Allies," comments the Times on Mr. Roosevelt's messag e to Congress. It adds: "His vision of a better world in which nations
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    DEATH SENTENCE FOR 12 RIOTERS
    54 1 Hubli. Bombay, Jan. 5. TWELVE persons were sentenced to death iifT'connection with th c riots at Ramdurg last April, In which a mob, sacking the State gaol, battered eight policemen to death. Two others were sentenced to transportation for life, and 40 sentenced to various
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    DUTCH AC-AC GUNS IN ACTION
    32 1 DUTCH AC-AC GUNS IN ACTION The Hague, Jan. 5. Anti-aircraft batteries fired on foreign planes which flew over Utrecht province to-day. The planes made off when Dutch pursuit machines went up. Reuter
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      43 1 On Other Pages More Quakes In Turkey 2 Finnish War 3 Boys Drowned 4 Indians The War Women's Page Leader Page Picture Page Cinemas 10 11 European Woman Fined 12 To-day's Race Selection* 13 S.A.F A. Meeting 14 Finance IS Methodist Conference If
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    More Quakes And Floods In Turkey
    182 2 CONVICTS HELP IN RESCUE WORK Ankara mcssß^os furthermore report that the river Tigris ha.s overflowed its banks, and an entire quarter of the lar^r town of Diarb kir, m south-east Aiiiiiuli.i i» undor water. Thirty workmen ar P reported to be »<i by floods
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    Emergency Bill In Eire Now In Force
    126 2 Emergency Bill In Eire Now In Force Dublin, Jan. 5. NIC <l<- Valera is now m possession of powers making him virtually a dictator. Thp President. Dr. Hyde, to-day signed the Bmttßtney Powers Amendment Bill, fAiving the Government the right to intern citizens .suspected of activities against the .State, without
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    EIRE COMBOUT EXPECTED
    42 2 Dublin, Jaii. 5: The Emergency; Powers Bill was signed to-day by the President, Dr. Hyde. It is expected there I will be an Immediate widespread search for leaders of the illegal organisation causing, trouble m Eire and elsewhere. Reuter
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    Japanese Retreat In Confusion
    162 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Canton, Jan. 5. A COLUMN of the Japanese, which fought rearguard action m order to cover the retreat of the main Japanese forces, from North Kwangtung, has been completely annihilated at Liangkow, it is reported. When this new^ of the Chinese victory
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    ENEMY CLEAN-UP IN SOUTH AFRICA
    141 2 ENEMY CLEAN-UP IN SOUTH AFRICA Jchannefcburg, Jan. .">. fIiHE New Year brought intensiI (k- it i..n of police action against mi in> swuputhhseis >" South Africa and investigations into their 'activities are being exUnded to the moot remote area*. Over a thousand have now been interned. Recent arrest* include many
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    LITTLESIGN OF NEW DEFENCE LOAN
    211 2 LITTLESIGN OF NEW DEFENCE LOAN London, Jan. .V Till strength of th« British Government securities, which have now mosily attained their highest levels since the outbreak of war, is being folkmed with considerable interest m City circles. Some ouaiters are again citing th* strength of gilt-edged as Indicative the early
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    Mexican Oil Case Sequel
    68 2 Mexico City, Jan. 5. THE judge of the first court has declared that foreign oil companiwhose properties were expropriated art 1 now without further legal remedy du 1 to their refusal to appoint experts 1 1 collaborate m official valuation of the properties President Cardenas will
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    Hungarian-Italian Talks Begin To-day
    50 2 Venice, Jan. 5. THE Hungarian Foreign Minister arrive*! I m Venice this morning for conversations with the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano. The talks are expected to begin to morrow, and will cover the European situation, and m particular the position m the Danube and Balkans.
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    BELGIUM PROTESTS TO GERMANY
    37 2 Brussels, Jan. 5. To-day Belgium launched another protest at the violation of Belgian t« ritory by Nazi aircraft. They came over yesterday at great height, and were fire on by Belgian anti-aircraft batterio
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    GAVE SHELTER TO KAISER
    33 2 Amsterdam, Jan- 5 Count Bentinck, who was the first give shelter to the Kaiser when he car to Holland, died to-day m his ca at Amerongen, aged 82.- Reuter
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    Ribbentrop And Goering Disagree On Finn Policy
    263 3 New York, Jan. 5. York Times says it is fairly well established m diplomacircles m Washington that a wide division of opinion Heir Rftbentrop and Marshal Goering, regarding C *uo imlk'v towards Finland. Ri^ntrop is said to advocate active aid for the Soviet
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    VIGOROUS REPLY TO GERMANY
    150 3 Copenhagen, Jan. 5. PfHIE National Tidende to-day 1 giv*s ft vigorous ffcply t* the Germans' warning to the northern countries. It says:— "We stat« openly that hitherto we *had not imagined that Germany couW ftwd it neces sary i,> warn the norlhtrn co»ntries against allowing their
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    Marooned Expedition Near Rescue
    132 3 Marooned Expedition Near Rescue Berlin, Jan. 5. ANLY 20 sea miles now separates the Soviet expedition ship Sedov from the ice-breaker Josef Stalin, according a Moscow telegram to the German news agency. The ice breaker will assist the Sedov's crew of fifteen men to release their ship from the pack
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    BELGIAN CABINET RESIGNS
    92 3 Brussels, Jan. 5. THE Belgian Cabinet resigned to-day, and the outgoing Prime Minister M. Pierlot, has been entrusted by the Kin^ with the formation of the new Cabinet. It is believed the resignations are concerned With the plan to reduce the sizr of a Cabinet trn<ou*h a
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    ROOSEVELT APPOINTS ENVOY TO CANADA
    115 3 Washington, Jan. 5. rSyW* Roc^velt has nmninated the economic expert, James Jtmster to Canada. The post has "r duTins tobatc^ r h mWfll is nu^and of the Duke CSS the former **>"* nominations include John Cv- ciahy. at present Minister to Dublin, to be Ambassador
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    Finns Score Another Great Victory
    258 3 London, Jan. 5. j^LL reports from Finland to-day agree that the intense fighting north of the town of Salla on the central front indicates that the Finns have scored another great victory over the Soviet. A Copenhagen message states that the Russians have been routed
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    Dinner Of Malayan Journalists
    194 3 Dinner Of Malayan Journalists Singapore, Friday AT the invitation of Mr. S. Bferang-. panny, editor of the Singapore papo(he Tamil Murasu, the Indian, Malay and Chinese journalists who are now m Singapore on a tour of the Indian regiments stationed m tihe Colony, were entertained to a dinner at the
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    RUSSIA PRESERVES SILENCE ON LOSSES
    25 3 Moscow, Jan. 5. A LENINGRAD headquarters communique states that nothing ctf importance took place on the Finnish front to-day.- Reuter
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    R.A.F. FLICHTS OVER CERMAN BASES
    43 3 London. Jan. 5. •THE Air Ministry announces that 1 "durinf test nifht HAT aircraft successfully carried out reconnaissance flights GVer north-west Germany and patrols aver German seaplane bases m the Heligoland Bieht, all our aircraft returning: safely.' Reuter
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    Alleged Attack While Asleep
    624 4 Muar, Friday. A nMUOBHAMY inquiry into charges of causing jaievous hurt to Chik bin Alang and Sapiah binte Manap, perferred against Wahad bin Kamis was heard by Tuan Sheikh Abu Baker bin Yahya yesterday. Ooruri Inspector Yusof bin Hassan conducted the inquny and tin- accused was
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    PRISON FOR CAUSING HURT ON ROAD
    213 4 PRISON FOR CA USING HURT ON ROAD REMARKING on the seriousness of drivin gapore Fridayence of liquor, Mr. c. H WhTtton rTm Under the influ sentenced Moh Lee Chong akv T IStriCt Jud S e rigorous imprisonment when SfZZffT three months causing hurt to Haji Sal Teh Jin HaS n
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    ALLEGED POSSESSION OF ILLICIT CHANDU
    131 4 Singapore, rriday. VJIN KHKK (MOW (46) a Teochiu, pleaded guilty this morning m Urn Criminal District Court before Mr. J. L. McFall on a charge of possession of five tahils of non -Government chandu on board a boat m the Singapore Inner Roads at 3
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    Boys Died On Swimming Expedition
    197 4 Boys Died On Swimming Expedition Singapore, Friday. IAT the conclusion of the inquiry I into the deaths of Phang Ec Lun and Fong Seng Foh, two Chinese boys, whose bodies were found floating m the Singapore River on the morning of Dec. 30, Mr. W. G. Porter, Singapore Coroner, returned
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    COURT NEWS IN BRIEF
    285 4 Singapore, Friday. (U CHIAN claimed trial this morning m the Criminal District Court beiore Mr. J. L. McFall on a charge of being m possession of 30 tahils of nonGovernment chandu. On the application of Mr. C. S. Lim, Assistant Sup. ervisor, H.M. Customs, the case
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    PATRIOTIC FUND FILM PERFORMANCE
    67 4 DOOKING for the "Allied Forces" film D shov. a t the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday next m aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund has been very brisk. The upstairs seats for the 9 15 p.m. show are all taken but seats are still available there for
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    INDIANS SINK OR SWIM WITH BRITAIN
    2242 5 BROADCAST TALK FROM 8.M.8.C. Singapore. Friday: I\|)l\'S loyalty to the Empire m her time of trial was emphasised hi Mr. S. M. Sharma m a broadcast talk from Singapore to-night tht 1 series, "The War From Various Viewpoints/ Mr. Sharma said: I am gad
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER IN HOSPITAL
    133 5 ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER IN HOSPITAL Singapore, Friday. MENTION was made to-day m the Fifth Court before Mr. L. C. Gob, of two charges against Yip Chung, a 35- year- old Cantonese, concerning a case of armed gang robbery m River Valley Road on the night of Dec. 28. As Yip
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    Breach Of Defence Regulations Alleged
    154 6 Breach Of Defence Regulations Alleged Singapore, Friday. lyilKN Tan Ah Leong and Chwee How ('hoi, both Cantonese, were charged with failing to have a bundle of newspapers conveyed by post from Hongkong to Singapore on Jan. 4, Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne, Fourth Magistrate postponed the case for a week for
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    $150 FINE FOR INDIAN
    92 6 150 FINE FOR INDIAN 31ngtt)or6, Friday. M MANC'HHARAM, the manager of an Indian shpjj m North Bridge Road, who wa.s tried last week on charges of Importing goods a counterfeit tnae mark and aiding and abetting the importiiiion of kooUs with a counterfeit trade n.urk and imparting uoods vvah a
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    TIN EXPORTS
    22 6 of tin and tin-iii-ore based on an i«ay value of 75 5 per center tons WM a oxlm at€iy 8,200
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    People & Places
    784 6 People Places fUKHYONF agreed that the dance H t musk played by the Regimental H Band of the Loyal Regiment was excellent when Lt. Col. Williams and H officers entertained at a small private H dance at the Mess at Alexandra on H Thursday night. The band "swung it" with
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    Wedding With Up-country Interest
    128 6 Wedding With Up-country Interest rROM Malta and London comes news of two weddings of great interest to Kuala Lumpur folk. First is that of Mi»s Dian? Snooner. pretty brunette daughter of the late Major and the late Mrs. S. ii. t. Spoon er, formerly of X.1,. She married Sq. Ldr.
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    Last Minute Preparations
    111 6  - Last Minute Preparations Vera Ardmore ATTRACTIVE Sheila Dumeresque, who 2 says "I will" to .Capt. Peter Carev RA. at St. Andrew's Cathedral at b p.m. to-day, had a very busy time yesterday answering numerous telephone calls from friends ringing to wish her good luck. Miss Dumeresque is well-known unde--the name
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    Curtains & Draperies Reflect Your Taste
    874 7 Curtains Draperies Reflect Your Taste FOR OI T B WOMEN READERS nECOBATIVE colour schemes and II lovely furniture go a long way towanto providing a charming home, Z the real gauge of your taste md of h ow much you know about interior decoration is found m the curtains and
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    MORNING TRIBUNE Saturday, January 6, 1940. TRIANGULAR CRISIS
    318 8 MORNING TRIBUNE Saturday, January 6, 1940. TRIANGULAR CRISIS JAPAN is carrying on three parJrys at the same time one with Soviet Russia, another with Great Britain and the thin] with the United States. All these have a direct bearing on the China War and i»n the way m which it
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    U.S. DEFENCE VOTE SHOWS BIG INCREASE
    472 8 ROOSEVELT'S BUDGET SPEECH Washington, Jan. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS for new taxation amounting to $460 millions are made by President Roosevelt m the budget for the year ending June 30, 1941, which he presented to-day to Congress. Estimates of expenditure amount to $8,424 millions, and receipts
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    £24 SUIT STAYS £250,000 CARGO
    56 8 Reuter I Boston (Mass.), Jan. 5. THE German tanker Pauline Friederich 1 4,733 tons, which took refuge here at the beginning of the war with a 1250,000 oil cargo, has been seized by| the authorities following the filing of a suit by a former officer
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    TOKYO TRADE DELEGATION IN MOSCOW
    70 8 Moscow, Jan. 5. l^I YE members of the Japanese trade F delegation have arrival m Moscow from Tokyo. They were welcomed by r lar fe e number of Soviet officials, m. liudtog the Deputy Commissar Foreign Trade. Talks are scheduled to start on SunThe delegation
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    GRAF SPEE BATTLE & URUGUAYAN TRADE
    66 8 GRAF SPEE BATTLE URUGUAYAN TRADE Monte Video. Jan. 5. I HAVE the satisfaction of thinking; that my squadron has done something to help Uruguayan commerce" said Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, speaking at a Spanish reception given In his honour at which over 2.000 people were present. The Commander's speech
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    Higher Income Tax Likely
    224 8 Washington, Jan. 4. JN the course of a review of fiscal policy m his Budget speech, President Roosevelt pointed out that the deliberate use of Government funds to energise private enterprise profoundly affected both Government and private incomes. The national income m four years had risen
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    CHINESE ISSUES RISE ON STOCK EXCHANGE
    76 8 London, Jan. 4. AN the Stock Exchange gilt edged was y sharply higher on good demand m the rac c of shortage m stock India, Dominion and Colonial Government issues sympathetically advanced while the Chinese issue was stronger on renewed hopes of a move
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    Perfect Camouflage
    66 9 Perfect Camouflage The above picture and the one on the left show Finnish soldiers equipped wiih skis and dressed m white to blend with the snow. (Planet News.) Ski Battalions, wbite-garbed for perfect camouflage m Hit snow, noiseless as they swoop expertly on skis and deadly m marksmanship, have been
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    Refugees Leave Helsinki
    45 9 Refugees Leave Helsinki R 'Bht: Citizens of Helsinki are seen here waiting at the *«way station for trains to take them to places safe from "t aerial bombs. Larg c numbers of refugees have poured r the frontiers i» 0 Norway and Sweden (Planet News
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    $800 FINE FOR DISTILLER
    105 10 Singapore, Friday. CHEW Kian Tee a 21 -year-old Hokkien was to-day aentenced to a fine of $800 or m default to undergo six months' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. Kenneth M Byrne, Fourth Magistrate, on two Revenue offences, to which Chew Kian Tee had pleaded guilty. The
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    ALLEGED DANGEROUS DRIVING
    314 11 ALLEGED DANGEROUS DRIVING Singapore, Friday. THOMAS G. COTTERELL, a chartered accountant of Messrs. Derrick and Co., to-day claimed trial before Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Traffic Court on a charge of dangerous driving along River Valley Road on the morning of Sept. 6. ai the conclusion of accused's defpnre
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN FINED $25
    77 12 EUROPEAN WOMAN FINED $25 Singapoie, Friday.. fOXVICTED on two driving offen. v ces, Mrs. A. W. Hamaker, a European, was to-day fined a total sum of $25 by Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Traffic Court. i Aicused pleaded guilty to driving a motor-car at Orchard Road on the morning
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    Alleged Evasion Of $520 Duty
    99 12 Singapore, Friday. »AIL of $600 m two sureties was to-day 5 extended to Tan Ah 800, a 21-year-)]d Teochew, when sentence was post>oned for a week at the request of Mr. C S Lim. after Tan Ah 800 had plead?d guilty to two Revenue offences.
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    Selections And Card For To-day's Races
    399 13 Fenang, Friday. From Our Own Reporter) nni OvTnG are weights for the F°Cii day of the Penan* Turf flub races on Jan. H ORSES,cSv%iv.HI,6FCRS. STAR LOCK 9 7 MISS LABIS 9 7 MISS SARD IS 9 2 BRASS BbtXET g 8.J3 SEAMAIDEN J-" AUBOSS
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    MAYFAIR B. P.
    86 13 Members are requested to note tha* the second annual general meeting of the Mayfair B.P. will be held at No. 5 Lorong 33, off Geylang Road on Sunday, Jan. 14. 1940 at 12 noon. Members and associate and lady members are reminded that entries for the party's
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    SINGAPORE XV AGAINST JOHORE
    64 13 SINGAPORE XV AGAINST JOHORE The following wili play for Singapore against Johoiv this afternoon m a rugger friendly at Johore Bahru: Alexander; G B. Potter. L. G. Robertson, I. M. Scott, D. M. Seward; J. B. Fotter R. Laird* B. M. Purser, D. M. Walker, A. M. Carberry, D. A.
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    Fixtures Cancelled
    67 13 The rugger fixture between the S.C.C "B" fifteen and the R.E. "B", arranged to take place on the Padang yesterday, was cancelled. The hockey game between the S.R.C. "A" eleven and the A. P. C. Sports Club, which should have taken place on the S.R.C. ground yesterday was
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    HOCKEY DRAWN ON PADANG
    147 13 HOCKEY DRAWN ON PADANG rE Y.M.CA. held the S.C.C. to j a goalless draw yesterday on the n Padang when they met the S.C.C. t1 m a friendly game of hockey. Roth teams were at their best an,d i.i the second half of the game, the S.C.C. I led a
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      49 13 SPORTS DIARY TO-DAY HOCKEY: Indian Association vs. BrU tish Army, Balestier; RUGGER: Army vs. R.N.-R.A.F., Padang; Johore vs. Singapore, Johore. GOLF: R.S.G.C. Monthly Medal (Bogey). TIDE TABLE TO-DAY High Water: 7.32 A.M. 8.7 ft. 9.19 P.M. 8.2 ft. TO-MORROW High Water: 8.36 A.M. 9.1 ft. 10.18 P.M. 8.6 ft.
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    SERVICE PLAYERS AND MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL
    476 14 Meeting Of The S. A. F. A. Singapore, Friday. THE suggestion of the Hon. Mr. Adrian Clark, President of the Football Association of Malaya, that there should be a knock-out competition this season between the various soccer teams m Malaya was *,he subject of
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    European's Miraculous Escape
    75 14 European's Miraculous Escape (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. \M,'MBhK of telephones m tinAm paw: K itMi rea w<re put out of as a rewilt of a motor juxaufent on Ampang Koad e» rlv >«. iriU) morning. A E ropcan B. Ritson, had a miracu kius escape from injury
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    DRESSERS' EXAM. RESULTS
    95 14 DRESSERS' EXAM. RESULTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Thursday. Rfc fullnwim; are the results of Ihr Johore Dressers' examination, held m December (m or<Ur of merit) Grade 111 to Grade II: Ibrahim bin Haji Aziz, Pang Sui Mun, John Lee, Low Long Scan, and Haji Ham/ah bin Suleiman. Probationers to
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    Spoon Shoots At Bukit Timah
    174 14 Spoon Shoots At Bukit Timah THE Singapore Rifle Association will hold Spoon Shoots at the Bukit Twnah Range commencing at eight o'clock m the morning on the following dates:— Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 2«, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25. Service members are requested to bring with them their
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    PRISON SENTENCE ON WOMAN
    327 14 PRISON SENTENCE ON WOMAN (From Our Own Reporter) Penan g, Friday. SMIKAH YOK YING, alias Ooi V. a r I'hlt. "nonra,* 1 was yesterda> convicted by the Police Magistrate. Mr. A. W. Bellamy, on a charge of criminal breath of trust m respect of a gold diamond ring Tallied at
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    Court Sequel To Fatal Crash
    484 14 (From Oar Own Reported) Kuala Lumpur^ Friday. a sequel to the death of a Chinese woman after being 1 knocked down by a motor-cycle at the 9th mile, Selayang-Rawanjr Road, on Sept. 3 last year a Malay, Mohd. Ali bin Haji Mohd. Kain, was found
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      25 15 New York, Jan. 4. RIB BEK Buyers Sellers I TT 19 Wi April June 18*4 T 5U« Ton, Ver y« ulet l 4.-2
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      BULLION MARKET
      21 15 London, Friday. Silver Spot 21 9/16 ou\ci ->h«' 91 11/1' Silver Forward x BAR GOLD, Fine, per oz. £8.8.0
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      93 15 London, Friday. Distillers 67/9 Dunlop Rubber 29/9 General Electric 74/9 Imperial Chemical Industries 30/Imperial Tobacco llfl/lVi Anglo-Dutch 27/Canadian Pacific 7% London Tin 4/7 V 2 Rubber PI. In. Trust 34/6 Linggis 1/10 Vz Aver Hitams 24/4 i/ 2 Southern Kintas 15/6 Pahangs 18/London Asiatics 3/10 V^ West
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      PRODUCE
      55 15 London, Friday. Palm Oil (Malay) m bulk lugiSept. S*ment Not given Copra (Straits F.M.S.) September Sment. Not Quoted 8»»n Flour (Sarawak Jan, Feb. S'ment. 21/. Sellers Tapioca, Seed Pearl, Ist Quality (Singapore) %*%s wm«e 33A Selle Cer^A^Bll'er'- *****68^ 5 Umpong Afloat S'ment 35* Sellers unmbier (Good Mark) 8 Block
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      6 15 M^etTone June lisib liiii.o.
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      FOREIGN FXCHANGE
      31 15 on Par* Lond °n, Friday >»» on Amsterdam 7.50* 7.56«» i London on Shanghai 5 3 /i« London on Hongkong 5Ys 3d '*-°ndon on Japan i s 404.00 Se'lers, **Buyers
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      LONDON TIN
      24 15 London, Friday. Cash (Official Price) £245 V 4 Buyers £245% Seller* Forward (Official Price) £244 V 2 Buyers £244 3 4 Batten
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER ANNUAL MEETING
    964 15 SinKai>ore, Friday. "JWE profit for the year, amounting to $114,571.87, is almost double the profit for the previous year and it is the more remarkable when it is remembered that the average rate of release under the Rubber Regulation Scheme during the year ended Sept. 30,
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    185 15 Singapore, Friday. INTEREST m tin shares to-day wa 1 chiefly confined to Sungei Ways an< Honfl F-Jbls. The former were takei up to $3.00 c.d. while Hong Fatt closed with buyers at $1.25. Petaling were again done at $9.15 but sellers an now asking $9.25 The local
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      10 15 ESTABLISHED 1872 South British Insurance Co., Ltd. Z. Finlayson Green.
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      104 15 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, X V. Established by Roytl Charter AD. 1824 Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS AMSTERB M Paid Up Capital f. 40.030 000Reserve Fund 10,500,00.Loudon Co-respondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. Head Office: AMSTERDAM Branches: Holland:— Rotterdam, The Hague, and 64 branches and sub-branches at smaller places. Netherlands
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      40 15 OUR SERVICES ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL To keep abreast with the progress of economic developments, no business concern can afford not to take advantage of the multifarious services offered by a reputed banking institution witti years of financial experience. Afasters
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    Demand For Bibles Exceeds Supply
    723 16 METHODIST CONFERENCE Sin«ap«r« Friday AT thr second session to-da.v of the Malaya Annual Conference of The MrthodM rhun-li. tin- morning has mainly devoted to various items of business, and to a speech by the Key S >l Thivathasan The opening half- hour was taken up
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    DETERMINATION OF BRITISH LABOUR
    166 16 DETERMINATION OF BRITISH LABOUR London. Jan. d. IN igorous contrast with the suggestion of the University Labour Federation hat trade unions and labour parties m britain were opposed to the official peace 2 policy of the T U C and the Labou. Srty. the Council of the Durham Miners' Association
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    PREMIER TO SPEAK ON TUESDAY
    91 16 London. Jan. 5. THE speech m the City of London, with which on Tuesday the Prime Minister will open the ministerial campaign m the country, will be heard by a very distinguished attendance at Mansion House,, as well as by the great public to which
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    RATIONING IN ITALY
    40 16 Rome, Jan. 5. TOFFEE rationing will be introduced In Italy on Feb. 10. Coffee ration cards will be distributed .shortly The cards may be used later for the purchase of other foods llkelv to be controlled. Reuter
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    SUMMER TIME ALTERATION
    73 16 London. Jan. 5. The introduction of summer time before Saturday. April 21, is being considered by the Home Secretary. Any alteration must be preceded by consultation with the French Government, and the interests of workers and employees, as well a s those of service and agriculture must,
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    ARTISTS' EXHIBITION
    68 16 London, Jan. 5, Th c United Artists' winter exhibition opens to-day at Burlington House, to which 24 art societies, and some unattached artists have submitted 2,219 works. Every picture is for sale, and the artists have agreed to contribute one half of the price realised to be divided
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    23 16 Melbourne, Jan 5 The War Cabinet has made a dona JES nnii?°° to the Wnnldi R<£l Cr OS »ilef the Turklsn earthnnnlr Reuter
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    Western Front Activity
    68 16 Paris, Jan. 5 Charles Morice, writing m Pttic Parisien. says that the last day of the fourth month of the war was* particularly favourable for Allied reconnoitring patrols. A large number of small fights occurred. About 1,200 men on each side were looking for one another and
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    GERMAN GOVT. KEEPS SILENT
    64 16 The Hague, Jan. 5 DESPITE repeated requests for early j action, the Dutch Government so far have received no information from the German Government concerning last November's Venlo frontier incident. The Dutch Government asked for information directly after the incident which Stevens and Best were kidnapped
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    EXCEPTIONS IN BAN ON NAZI EXPORTS
    35 16 Washington, Jan. 5 THE United States Government ha* been assured by the British Government that "In very exceptional circumstances" German exports wiJ l allowed to reach their destination.— Reuter
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    Comment On Sterling Transfer Regulations
    57 16 London, Jan. 3 Comment m the city columns of tiv morning's newspapers on the regulation issued last night relating to the transfer of sterling and sterling securities from residents to non-residents is unanimous m expecting them to result m a substantial reduction m the offers
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    13 16 London, Jan. 5: The death has occurred of the poet, Humbert Wolfe- Reuter
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    8 16 Paris, Jan. 5: The communique states sides.— Reuter
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