Morning Tribune, 19 January 1940

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  • 10 1 The Morning Tribune ol 4-No. 297. Fri.. Jan. 19, 1940.1
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  • 279 1 Paris, Jan. 18. the American Club luncheon m Paris to-day, the British Ambassador recalled that the issues of the American war of independence, and argued that the issues for which the Allies are at *ar with the Nazis to-day were concerned essentially with the
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  • 282 1 LONDON ROCKED BY THREE TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS Five Killed LONDON, JAN. 18. SEVERAL TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED THIS MORNING IN A FACTORY IN THE NORTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF LONDON, AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT SEVLRAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS INJURED. The force of the explosions was so great
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  • 130 1 Stockholm, Jan. 18. THE German steamer AUfOSt Thyssen, 2,342 tons, struck a Swedish mine m the southern part by the Guif of Bothnia. A Swedish worship is proceeding to the scene m order to save the crew, who took to their boats. It is
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  • 35 1 London, Jan. 18. Their Majesties to-day inspected a uivision m lhe Aldershot command. During the tour the King covered nearly eight miles and the Queer: about half that distance on foot.— Reuter
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  • 168 1 Allies Pool More Resources S t London. Jan. 18. MR. LESLIE BURGIN, Minister of 1 Supply, receiving journalist-. on the eve of the return to Paris i of M Dautry, French Minister of < Supply, said:— "We are making a pool not only i of raw materials of both onr
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  • 219 1 Paris, Jan. 18. BRITISH and French troops ha*© resumed their fall activity of patrols an* reconnaissances on the Wrstrrn Front, despite the Intense cold. The Germans however are still keeping to their dugouts and shelters, and the Allies undisputed possession of No-man's-land. Heavy artillery
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  • 120 1 MORE QUAKES FLOODS IN TURKEY ISTANBUL, JAN. 18. MmWC) VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE IT SHOCKS OCCURRED IN NIGDE In^TPTT IN SOUTHERN ANATOLIA. KiMNG THE NIGHT. ACCORDING TO X MESSAGE FROM ANKARA. f fifty peraoni were reported killed I'ovefi^houses are reported to have 801 l psed but it is not yet possible to
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  • 29 1 H London, Jan. 18. I fight lives were lost m a fire at DunKaik county. South Eire, to-day. Flats End business premises were involved.— Reuter
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  • 23 1 Washington, Jan. 18. Senator Borah is critically ill with cerebral haemorrhage as a result of an accidental fall. Reuter
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  • 67 1 THF a Melbourne, Jan.. 18. d^ i r ?i lan War Cabinet has ap~ Uoos^S e suppl y of various muniis wen Value of £2 ,750,000 to Britain £*****0 ,Sf f a (ldlti °nal expenditure of Purees- f?l»L e ex P ans ion cf local reand
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    • 50 1 On Oilier Pages 1 Norwegian Ship Torpedoed 2 Services* Dance At Govt. House 3 Services' Dance At Government House Pictures Hotel Stabbing J Prison For Soldier Women's Page Leader Page Picture Page •Cinemas J J Elliott Acquitted Shipping J* Sport 13 J* European Fined 15 U.S. Navy Vote 1* I
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  • 297 2 London, Jan. 18. A KKMARKABLKstoiN of how the liclgian and I>ut*H (iovernments came A into of Nazi plans which led them t„ take special defence measures appears m the Daily Telegraph. It is stated that a (ierman officer's haste to rejoin his newly-married wife
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  • 129 2 EXPORT BOOM FOR U.S. New York, Jan. 18. EXPORTS from the United States last month amounted to 1358 millions the largest for nearly a decade, $71 millions more than in November and $92 millions higher than in December, 1938. j Large shipments of aeroplanes, petroleum and metals to the Allies
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  • 80 2 75 PER CENT. OF GERMANS OPPOSE HITLER New York, Jan. 18. CLVENTY FIVE per cent, of the w Germans are bitterly opposed to Hitler, and 95 per cent. are against war, accoi ding to the wellk:iown journalist Mr. O. G. Villard, who has just returned from a visit to Geimany.
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  • 33 2 INSTALLATION OF DALAI LAMA New Delhi, Jan 18. Mr. B J Gould, political agent m Sikkim, is going vo Lhasa to represent the British Government at the forthcoming of the Dalai Lama. Reuter
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  • 79 2 London, Jan. 18. THE fourteen countries with whoi.i Britain is conducting trade negotiations, referred to by Mr. Ronald Cross in his economic warfare review in the Commons yesterday, are Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland. Belgium, Iceland, Spain, Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania Latvia, Yugoslavia, Italy and Greece. Agreements havo already
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  • 152 2 Nazis Torpedo Two Norwegian Vessels Madrid, Jan. 18. SURVIVORS from the Norwegian vessel Fagershein, which has been torpedoed m the bay of Biscay, have been brought to Vigo by a Greek merchant vessel. The Fagershein was returning from Africa when an explosion broke the ship m two. It is thought
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  • 79 2 CR UISERS KEEP WA TCH w w I San Francisco, Jan. 18. IT IS reported that two Australian cruisers and one Canadian gunboat are lvmfc off San Francisco harbour, spread Canwise a hundred miles out. This has prompted the immigration uuthoriths to change their plan^ to ship the crew of
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  • 101 2 Hostilities Fear In S. Africa Cape Town, Jan. 18. THE belief that "'it is by no means certain that the African Continent would not become a theatre of possibly the most severe fighting the war would produce" was expressed by the Minister of Minc3, Colonel Staliard, addressing a meeting of
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  • 118 2 London, Jan. 18. THE captains of British merchant ves- who were prisoners on board the German battleship Graf Spee at <hc timo of the action J ify River Plate, and who have just returned to England, state that after the battle the German dead were laid
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  • 61 2 DUTCH AND BELGIANS MAINTAIN WATCH London. Jan. ig I THE GERMAN frontier borderfafl Holland and Belgium is vM roughly frozen, and there is or no anxiety among the popufl tion, according to dispatches fnfl Amsterdam and Brussels. I Nevertheless, across snowdriftB Dutch and Belgians are keepiB watch in conditions which
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  • 98 2 Scandinavian Alliance Urged Stockholm, Jan. 18. I THE former Swedish Foreign Mui.l ister, M.. Sandler, urged military^ co-operation between the Scandina.M vian countries, m the resumed hud-| get debate m Riksdag to-day. Last week's events convinced him thfl the collaboration of the northern crasH tries should not be limited to
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  • 212 2 BRITAIN MAY BUY MAIZE FROM ARGENTINE London, Jan "J THE abnormally severe winter, to J I tinental Europe is arousing ™m cf damage to wheat in some V^Jm eluding Hungary, North Italy and *m glum. But a hard winter in l&m it is usually thought, not inunw presages a good
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    • 74 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mr. W. G. Skey and Messrs Joe and Julius* Fisher wish to thank all those who so kindly sent expressions of sympathy m their recent sad bereavement. ETE kxam 1 n a tions, EYEGLASSES, EXCLUSIVELY. Specialising. ti 11i.tr Muscle Anomalies 78^-^^jL Crossed Eyes, u^F^^ Intricate Visual Jm*^ Problems. >fS
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  • 64 3 ALLIES TREBLE ORDERS FOR U. S. PLANES Washington, J*n. 18. .rrORDlNO to reliable reports J Z ripHnff of their present Tirr> tor American warptenes .Cussed yesterday by t Roosevelt, Mr MorS,« -Treasury) and Army ami Nav> nflTicials. Britain and France are said t0 B l l t 1 1 notified
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  • 82 3 Bucharest. Jan. 18. E Czeiii.iiui-Lwow-Cracow Railway, by which the Germans hoped to jort large quantities of Rumanian duce following its reopening m tember. has again ceased to funcTi* (Germans accuse the Russians of kin- difficulties for the transit of ins across Soviet-occupied Poland. He (he Russians
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  • 861 3  -  Lorraine Streeter Annual Event Proves Very Enjoyable (By gVERY YEAR since 1935, when they first came to Singapore, HE. the Governor and Lady Thomas have given a Services dance for men of H.M. Forces stationed here. Last night Government House was ablaze with
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  • 317 3 Foviets Retreat On Salla Front TIDNINGEN, JAN. 18. REUTER'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WITH THE NORTHERN FINNISH FORCES SAYS ITIS RELIABLY REPORTED FROM THE SALLA FRONT THAT THE RUSSIAN FORCES WHICH HAVE BEEN \RYING TO DRIVE WESTWARD ACROSS FINLAND'S •WAIS T" ARE IN GENERAL RETREAT. IT IS BELIEVED THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN SEVERAL
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  • 48 3 London, Jan. 18. THE outstanding feature of the StocK Exchange this morning was tho sharp appreciation of British funds f lowing Sir John Simon's announcemeir regarding the conversion loan offer. War loan showed an improvement of iy 2 points at 97 Reuter
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  • 331 3 Patriotic Sentiment Cheap Loans London, Jan. 18. THE large conversion operation an* n««lM*4 yesterday, Although it ha* nothing to do with new loans to finance the war, is regarded by the press as a useful test of the conditions under which those new loans must be launched. There is general
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 136 4 r 700 ATTEND SERVICES DANCE AT GOVT. HOUSE s THE annual dance given by His l Excellency the Governor and f Lady Thomas to men of H.M. I Forces in Singapore was held last night at Government House when there was a record number
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  • 929 5 MAJOR DESCRIBES HOTEL AFFRAY Singapore, Thursday. I 4 VIVID description cf a stabbing affray which took place at the Goodwoed Park Hotel on the morning c f Nov. 8 while guests I were at breakfast, was given by two European witnesses at the I
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  • 83 5 REDUCTION OF HAWKERS TO STOP kl a meeting of Municipal Committee No. 2 held, on Jan. 5, It was agreed that m view of the present condition* no action be taken m 1940 for the reduction annually by ten per cent, of all kinds of hawkers, etc. It was also
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  • 61 5 Singapore, Thursday. Sentence was deferred in tne case in which Wong Tit, an employee of the New Asia Hotel, pleaded guilty before Mr. II. Watson in the Third Police Court to a charge of criminal breach of titlll a. 1 servant in re.vpect of $147.50 betweni June
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  • 24 5 Rome, Jan. 18 —The report of a second Palermo (Sicily) earthquake, and cf the collapse of the Monreale Cathedral, is denied in Rome Reuter
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    • 170 5 I "MILK" -raid Mother- \J/^\s&*£/ "Don't talk to me about YmW^mlimmMM >l fit mi^ <# Ye tr a CsO l known brands, but there's 'K^L j.^ i l.. l>S y always that little something. I J^^ \mW^/ !f i onn doesn,t complain '^^^^^o^l B§// about the coffee, the kiddies %^^^^S^
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  • 548 6 BiHg»P**i Thursday. SENTENCE of t.n da rifOltMa imprisonment was passed to-day on Private William Tomney, of the Argyll and Sutherland iiixhlaiid.rs. Wise was convict".! hy Mr. H. Watson m the Third Court on a charge of voluntarily cauainK grievous hurt l Sautfa African seaman,
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  • 758 6  - People Places VERA ARDMORE i By IT-COI D Stuart. 0.8.E.. was the -..st of lunour at a dinner party riven by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Goho on Tu'.sdav night at their home at Katons Guests included Mr. Lavcock, Mr. and Mrs G" L Howe. Mr. and M». c H
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  • 205 6 Bangkok Rice Prices Soar IN a Gazette Extraordinary published last night, new prices for rice are announced. Prices m Bangkok have advanced steeply as a result largely of heavy foreign buying, and m order to maintain adequate supplies to this market, it has born necessary to raise the maxim* un
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    • 73 6 M^^B Picked and preserved as l^^^mlh MF^ soon as they are ripe and J^^^^^, Crosse Blackwell's Gooseberries remain as fresh and juicy as on the r&^*^r& ay tnat tnev are E atnere( and will make the most B^wSSlj invit ng tarn an d pieSi r can be eaten with custard,
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  • 1174 7 Interesting results of moderr psychological research are discussed below. |N our last two articles we have been concerned with early lays at school and with the developient of the child who has just left lis kindergarten years behind him. Now let us consider that mental
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    • 48 7 m\\\ mmm X /*W V m\ mr/4/ I V 1 NWHSd^HB \^^Wm\^m\mm\ The New Zealand Butter that never fails to i please. Nourishing, appetising, delicious and i full of vital vitamins. r *^mw^ PHONE 5376 FIVE LJNEB 1 c G 139A Advt. o/ Singaptre Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
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  • 352 8 MORNING TRIBUNE THEY SHOULD LOOK AHEAD Friday, January It, 1940. QPECIAL emphasis was laid on the Importance of carrying: on the technical education scheme for planter! by Mr. B. M. Allen, who presided at the meeting of the tocorporatad Society of Planters m the Federal Capital a few days ago.
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  • 59 8 H.L. Hopkin's London Feature YLTE regret that owing to the non-arrival of the air 1 I mail, it is not possible to pub- J lish the usual article from J 1 London by H. L. Hopkin. S J This feature is, therefore. j temporarily suspended, but publication will be resumed
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  • 80 8 Paris, Jan. 18. ACCORDING to a .Bucharest telegram the Rumanian Government has decided to establish a National Petroleum Commissariat for the control and coordination of the whole oil industry. The commissariat will direct oil production and refining and regulate oil sales and exports "according to
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  • 543 8 KEEN DEBATES IN I LORDS COMMONS London, Jan. 18. IN Ml lhe Ur* and Commons debates on economic warfare several 1 speakers ar C ued Ikt need for appointment of a M.mster .n the War Cale? SS responsibility to co-ordinate warUme economic Wlk UH
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  • 158 8 London, Jan. 18. I BRITISH overseas trade returns m- H dicate that both imports and H exports during December not only H returned to but overtook peace-time H levels. H In December imports totalled I £86,582.000, against £83,989,000 m Novem. I ber and £74,132,000
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  • 101 8 London. Jan. 13. H AN extension of the navigational cer- I tificate system recently introduced I enables ships in certain circumstances I to pass without detention for examina- 1 tion. H The new system, called "ships' navl- 1 national certificates," covers cases where I
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  • 69 8 London, Jan. 13. AS a result of efforts to find Parlia- I mentary seats for the r.ew Ministers, I Sir Andrew Duncan (Trade) and Si* I John Reith (Information) it is expect- I ed that Sir Alan Andersen will resign in tiue City of London constituency
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  • 50 8 11 Mr. C. C. Ellis, fourth mate of Ihf I United States steamer City of FlJnt« I has become engaged to a Norwegian m girl he met while the ship was al I Bergen. Mr. Ellis helped m the rescu- ing of survivors from the torpedoed I British liner Athenia.
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  • 107 9 Children Romp at Government House rriHRTY-five children from the Children's Aid A Society Home at Tomlinson Road romped on the lawns at Government House on Tuesday when H.E. the Governor and Lady Thomas gave their annual party for them. The fun began at 4.30 p.m. with a party feast m
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    • 358 10 PAVILION 6.15 9.15 TO-.Mn.I.T JANLS <,oi BtAl ANDI.'H HIM BUSY l)OCi(ilN(i BULLETS! r smmru^ a it n packed joy spree: JANE WITHERS I^^*W IN THK 20TH CENTI TRY.FOX PICTURE &p t*SSm\ iHmSm; W\ mk mm^ m TF mmM jK fc Mm g^ m r |^(|ritiiL\ir J| Mill IN WHELAN RICHARD
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    • 218 10 We defy You to See This Picture Without Being Thrilled TO-DAY 3-15, %1 niiiu.r? 6-i5 9-i5 ALHAMJIin HUM II III" ——I^ DESTINED TO SMASH EVERY RECORD CREATED BY "THE I IHM. Rftlll'jH LION HAESFNTS CZcrrdLcrrv -JBl Tf% qhe RETURN of J£^ the froc firk with An him FO«» P^.^., HcVttLdf
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  • 1697 11 ACQUITTAL FOR ELLIOTT "No Intent To Rob Vaults" Says Judge (sank Sketches Were For Book, Says Accused Singapore, Thursday. ITH the remark that "I cannot see any intent by the accused to rob the vaults, and I cannot see any other intent to uphold the L* Mr. J. L- McFall,
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    • 207 11 (empire talkie 7 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.15 p.m "BROTHER RAT" SUN TALKIE 7-39 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9-30 P.M. -vault DAUGHTERS" with The Lane Sisters, John Garfield. CLAUDE RAINS and Jeffrey Lynn. NEW-WORLD Phone 6172 (PARK) 2477 (CABARET) Pioneer Amusement Park m Malaya l//\ll V/I-i IALiAVsL. (Air. Conditioned) Sun Talkies:-Four Daughters with (The^arg^Ca^ret
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  • 54 12 I Singapore. Thursday.— F 18. Moutiie and Co., Ltd t ling claimed trial before Mr V Oldham m the Traffic Court charge of duving *itLuui for the saietv of others at o C ha* Koad on the morning cf Nov j; The case was; postponed to j"
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 290 12 --r~£- r^=- -mmm- rmmr*rmMT^MT* m r mm WMmT l 1 Y~ I f 1 I u y-^ BY P&OandBRITISH INDIA.LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Tli,» I*. A O. V Ne i om|ian> will law a |»ji*M'iig(» slisimn sailing %f*fwartls next month, P. 0. STEAM NAY. CO. Collyer Quay ■^———■—11 BRITISH INDIA
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    • 321 12 WU.M,IH'|JirT| LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS I CABINS WITH PRIVATE BATH EXCELLENT CI'ISIM 4 PASSENGER SAILINGS to MARSEILLES and LONDON I immmmmm^mmmmmm—ammmmmmm—mmmmT*m*—mmmmmmmmmmammm During February/March 1940. B For further particulars please apply to: m THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated hi Denmark), SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPVR B No admittance on board except by
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  • 841 13 Keen Rivalry On The Padang S.K.C 2 S.C.C 0 l GAME which was played m a spirit of keen rivalry, yesterday > hockey match between the Padang clubs, the S.R.C. and the S.C.C., resulted m a win for the Recs. by two goals
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  • 292 13 FULL HOUSE EXPECTED OR TONIGHT'S BOXING I (By "Pete") I JUDGING from the demand for seats, to-night's boxing at the Happy World Covered Stadium is going- to be another record. inose who have not purchased ieir tickets yet, had better do so [j avoid the rush. m^ w m fl
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 23 13 t SAFEGUARD YOURSELVES INSURE WITH THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. SECURITY PLUS SERVICE HEAD OFFICE-NO. I6D CECIL STREEI, k^^-S* PHONB NO. *9t«.
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    • 140 13 CAESAR M. HOUGHTON jM Mm m HAPPY WORLD (Covered) JHPv STADIUM Fl P TO-NIGHT -.^1 I km\ v*F^\ m£- \x •I I>l Alll w mi pp m\ .mm. f?s^ SEBASTIAN VS. MOHD. FAHMY 12 (3) Rtunds RUSH MILLING vs. JOE DIAMOND 10 (3) Rounds NAI BOON MAH vs. D. DHARMARAJ
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  • 48 14 Th, en to represent the against the Sin Traction Company Sj*>r Club aoecei eleven on Monday, at Karrtr Park Groi, >-15 P.M Pc: Ah Bah, Weny Kai. Kal Teck. Ah Lek, John. Kal.Beng, Ah Lam; Sum Wiri'i, Swee Hock lC«pi.>, Kean Tet a;.d Ah Yuik
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  • 112 14 T..- iiowing an vie tidea tor the South XV v The R»-.st XV $*JtD* U) be played at s < C on Sai'trdi SOUTIJ i li; Ri d):- Mabin; Christy, Peirce, Aiexandra '.sub for Soott», .yard; Ewart, Simpson (Capt.); Robert*. McLe.inan, M.,xey, Ramsay Rae, Sutton. Vinycombe, Hopkin, Smith
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  • 57 14 Tlie following have accepted to play for S.C.C vs A.P.C. on Friday, Jan. 19 at S C C:—Major F. E. Robertscr; FOfTr D J G. Jackson, FLt. S. M. Maclldowi"; B. H Lee, fc. N. Elliot, J. FletcherC oke; G. w S. Waites, D. Brennan. Lt. H. Huleatt, F L.
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  • 328 14 Another Walk-Over In Seven-A-Side Rugby Singapore, Thursday. THK mcommi m the S.CC seven-a-side rugrby tournament J occurred to-day when the R.A.F. Kalian* "A" secured a walkover the X A Changl "A," who failed to turn up on the padang. Other tiei played resulted m a win for the S.C.C. M
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  • Cinema Reviews
    • 287 14 CINGAPORE will fl O(k i 20th Century-Fox picture 11(h gan a season at the Catha* day. -^writ has all the qualities that n make good entertainment r s fact, the cream of the hie! ,V n tainment value since motion .,k r started, for it
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    • 143 14 JANE WITHERS is growing up .Slip's even got a boy friend. In "Boy Friend." which opened at the Favi'ion last night she shows that she can manage romantic situations with f he ability of a trained actress. There is a great deal of fun and
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  • 58 14 Twelve cards were taken out tot 1 Lady Captain's Prize at the Keppel Gfl Club 18 hole stroke competition wim-li resulted as follows:— Mrs. W. J. Holohan 93-22 Miss M. Brown 96—24 fl JANUARY SPOON The replay for the January Spoon suited in a win for Mrs.
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  • 63 14 The following are ties in the S C.C Billiards' competition (250 up'" Monday, (Jan. 22): C. Lawson I v. G. G. Wilson (+50; Tuesday:— E. H. Coleman P. M. Whitehead (Scr.); Wednesday:— M. F. Cutler I I W. McBeath (+20); a Thursd a y:_c. Fitton 10) V. M.
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  • REUTER'S COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 21 15 London. Thursday. v nTir-ial Price) f2371-2 Buyers ca>n (Offleiau mw £237 3 4 SelleK f,,,„,i .Offlria. Pr-ce- ;4 Buyer,
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    • 26 15 London, Thursday. .j. Trtnp Steadier Market Tone u%- n***** fn Forward) Feb. *****6 b 1115 16s (2^r ard' 1113 16b HISH6S '35d,nr Vard> 117..
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    • 69 15 I London, Thursday. E paim 0:1 (Malay) m bulk Hiue-ept. Sment Not given copra .Straits F.M.S.) ■reptember Sment. Not Quoted Sago Flour (Sarawak) Jan Feb. S'ment. 20 Sellers I Tapioca. Seed Pearl, Il^t Quality 'Singapore) ■January S'ment. 31/- Sellers Pepper <FAQ) White ■Muntok Dec Jan. S'ment. 4% JanFeo. S'ment
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    • 48 15 London, Thursday. TT London on Paris 176.50* 176.75** ■I TTI melon on Amsterdam 7.53* 7.58** X T TLondon on Shanghai 5 T T London on Hongkong ls. 2 31,32 d. T T London on Japan ls. 2 11]32d. T.T London on New York 4.02»/2to 4.03V 2
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    • 85 15 London. Thursday. Distillers 67 Dunlop Rubber 29'Oeneral Electric 75/1 V 2 Imperial Chemical In. 30/3 Imperial Tobacco 116 3 Anglo Dutch 24 4'^ Canadian Pacific 7 London Tin 4/3 Rubber Pi fa. Trust 33/6 Southern Kintas 15 /3 Asiatics 3/0 West Wit. Areas A9 I H'kon K
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    • 13 15 I soot London, Thursday. as B GOLD, Fine per oz. g.^.O
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    • 27 15 RIBBtR New Y<>rk, Jan. 17. Tone 1I„._. Quiet Spot Buyers Sellers JJwnirard \nril i„n_ 19 191/ < UN lBs/ a j^ Market Ton* Spot ne Quiet
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  • 46 15 Control Office f, an 23. 194n transferred as from 3" Floor. '.^.FuUerton Building, In an evenly contested friendly game of soccer played at the R.I. ground on Wednesday, tiie Hindu Association second ele.cn beat the Raffles Institution by t.vo goals to one.
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  • 126 15 AUSTRALIAN TO BROADCAST FROM B. M. B. C. AN Australian view of the war n wdl faie presented from the 8.M.8.C. at 730 this evening (Friday) m the series The War From Various Viewpoints." The speaker will be Pilot Officer H C. Stumm, who five months ago was a barrister
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  • 56 15 Members of the English Section of the Singapore Buddhist Association will celebrate their First Anniversary at the English Section Hull, No. 731, Geylang Road, on Sunday, Jan. 21. The annual general meeting will be lidd at 11 a.m. after which a group photograph will be taken. Members and
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  • 256 15 Interpreter Acquitted On Cheating Charge Singapore, Thursday. PHIEF clerk and interpreter of the Kandang Kerbau Police Station, Tan Yong Fook was to-day acquitted by Mr. H. Watson m the Third Police Court on a charge of cheating. Accused, who was represented by Mr. V. J. Menoiei; claimed trial to the
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  • 460 15 Singapore, Thursday. pLEADJNc; guilty to five traffic charges, Alfred John Friend, a middle-aged European employed m the Admiralty, was to.day lined a total sum of $85 by Mr. Conrad Oldham m the Traffic District Court. Friend was charged with (1) drivinj a car negligently c.t Orchard
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  • 161 15 Singapore, Thursday. THERE was again very little doing m the markets to-day but prices were steady, especially m the Industrial section. The price of local Hin was again unchanged at $124 m spite of a further cecline m the price of the metal m Lon don. while
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 20 15 FIRE, MARINE, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, MOTOR CAR INSURANCE AT REASONABLE RATES. South British Insurance Co., Ltd. TeL £926 2. Finlayspn Green.
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    • 103 15 > NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. Established by Royal Charter AD. 182-* Incorporated m the Netherlands. (Netherlands Tranmg Society) 'bankers amstehd;. m Paia Up Capital f. 40.030 000Reserve Fund 10,500,00London Correspondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. Head Office: AMSTERDAM Branches: Holland: Rotterdam, The Hague, and 64 branches and sub-branches al smaller places
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  • 541 16 London, Jan. 18. fOMMENTING on the revelations of Mr. Ronald Cross m the Commons ItK night, the Times says that although helped by the 1914-18 experiments, it is no mean achievement for a brand new Ministry, which had to improvise a far
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  • 106 16 j THE following announcement is made by the Singapore Naval authorities: "The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have directed that, m view of the growth m importance of the Singapore Base, the title of Senior Naval Officer is m future to be Rear-Admiral. Malaya, when
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  • 58 16 BUS-TRAIN CRASH: 12 KILLED Berlin, Jan. 10. ACCORDING to tile German news 51 agency, 12 were killed and 20 injured m a railway jmash yesterday near Cittuu, Saxony. The accident occurred at a levelcrosoinR during a snowstorm. A bus illed with peo])Ie wa.s smashed to pieces. The ralway engine overturned
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  • 36 16 HOSTILE TO CHRISTIANITY London, Jan. 18. The systems of thought and life ir the German State to-day and its ambiguous associate the U.S.S.R. are systems intrinsically hostile to the Christian doctrine, said the Archbishop ol Reuter
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  • 25 16 London, Jan. 18. It is officially stated in Southampton that Sir Charles Barrie is prepared to put his .seat for Southampton Ea.st at the Reuter
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  • 132 16 London, Jan. 18. A RUMANIAN "Maginot Line," actually known as "Carol's Dyke," designed to make the country safe from invasion from East or West, is m an advanced state of completion, according to an authoritative Rumanian source m London. 1 'The line consists of a formidable netI
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  • 99 16 THE EMPIRE AIR PLAN S^,,^ London, Jan. 18. OiME idea of the tremendous size «md scope of the Empire Air Training scheme can be obtained from figures given in London yesterday by the Canadian Minister Over 30,000 airmen and 3,000 officers Will be trained, in addition to 5,000 civi ;ians
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  • 179 16 U.S. NAVY VOTE CUT PROPOSED Washington Jan i. I A CUT of $500 millions in thTuS I States $1,300 million Fleet --"M sioii programme was proper l Carl Viiison, chairman at to day sion of the House of Rcpresentat!M Naval Committee. ls *ntainM This would reduce the total tonn.B from
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  • 86 16 10,000 swedes TO FIGHT FOR FINLAND Stockholm, Jan. 13. I IT IS reported that Swedish voiontfa^H m Finland —believed to num'oel 10,000 —who have been undergoia^M training to fit them for conditions M semi-Arctic warfare, are ready to er.ufl the fighting line as a complete unit. I Leaders of th
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  • 209 16 AMERICA AND RELATIONS WITH JAPAN Washington, Jan. 1<- K CENATOR Pittman stated to-iwM that the Senate Foreign Relations H Committee would take up the question of Japanese-American re- 1 lations at the first meeting on J^n. I Mr. Cordell Hull will probably b« I asked to report on the progress
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