Morning Tribune, 16 February 1940

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    12 1 The Morning Tribune V s_No.5 _No. i 2, Fri. Feb. 16, 1940.
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    ROOSEVELT'S SON & WIFE PLANNING DIVORCE
    48 1 ROOSEVELT'S SON WIFE PLANNING DIVOR CE New York, Feb. 15. According to the New York Times, Mr. James Roosevelt, the president* ja, eldest son, and his wife are^ planning a divorce action m the California courts. S The grounds for the suit^ are unknown.- Reuter MR. JAMES ROOSEVELT
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    MORE GERMAN LOSSES AT THE FRONT
    111 1 HPivv Pllris Feb 15 t\\\ snowfalls have reduced all movement to a minimum on the Wft%t Front h c<}Jd eather howeyer is now slightly activity Uat i complete standstil JJgB U> baa visibility Two Incidents, buth" west of the Saar *«Wted to-day m the
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    NO BOMBING OF CIVILIANS SAYS PREMIER
    68 1 NO BOMBING OF CIVILIANS SAYS PREMIER London, Feb. 15. |N The House of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain repeated the Government's pledge not to bomb civilians deliberately. He repeated his statement of Sep*. 14 m which he said that whatever the length to which others mighjb go, His Majesty's Government would
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    ARCTIC WEATHER IN CENTRAL EUROPE
    62 1 ARCTIC WEATHER IN CENTRAL EUROPE {NOWSTOoofI LOttdon, Feb. 15. 3 I ORMS oi unprecedented rio SBWtaßtTvffrii *****" i» Balkan Hate,, \h at ,11 2erman Wireless, whict part, ol the country ar- VIL! vo V,n feet of snow. J F nope is .stm experiencin. walh« and a blizzard haa stop ped
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    PITTMAN CONDEMNS REICH WARFARE
    139 1 P rMAN -,<«.» Ne K York Fob 15 s ;-uls Re lch threat to .ink *s ship*" and "Blames is also reported a unjustifiable and InGerman Govenuneni mnt to submarine departing from the f I l i nt country, specially -Is which Q-vman; knov.\s did not
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    EXETER GETS ROUSING WELCOME ON RETURN
    986 1 VICTORS TELL OF GRAF SPEE BATTLE Churchill Recalls Drake Raleigh LONIX)N, FEB. 15. (IMS EXETER, BEARING SCARS OF THE BATTLE 11 WITH THE GRAF SPEE IN THE PLATE, SLOWLY AND TRIUMPHANTLY SAILED INTO PLYMOUTH WATERS THIS MORNING TO WELCOMING HOOTS OF SHIPS' SIRENS AND
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    AUSTRALIA TO PRODUCE MORE ARMS, PLANES
    95 1 AUSTRALIA TO PRODUCE MORE ARMS, PLANES Sydney, Feb. IS. A BROADCAST state* that the Australian Cabinet is meeting to-morrow to discuss measures for a big increa&s m the production of arms, ammunition and aeroplanes lor Great Britain. Economic measures to :>ecure purchases of the BNMWJI raw materials will be diM
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    JAPANESE LIFT S'HAI CURFEW
    51 2 Chungking Welcomes Further U. S. Credits Tokyo, Feb. 15. IJEPLYINCJ to an interpellation m the Lower House the Japanese Foreign Minister, M. Hachiro Arita, said that American! protests to the Japanese Foreign Office from the bemnninir ot" the China Incident until Jan. 31 last exceeded 200.
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    191 2 Chunking, Feb. 15. /iJUNKSK cink's are very pleased with the United States Senate's approval of the bill permitting extra < i edits for China. They believe the Senate action will have far-reaching moral significance, m addition U> material assistance to China. Such a concrete gesture, following the abrogation of the
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    Curfew Dropped In Shanghai
    78 2 Shanghai, Feb. 15. The Japanese officially announced today that as from midnight last night the Chinese are no longer required to. present parses for entry into Honglcew and Yangtsepoo, districts of the International Settlement occupied by the Japanese, and curfew restrictions will be lifted Cliinese householders
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    Japan Despairs Of Military Conquest
    154 2 London, Feb. 15. "IT is probably true that In Japan they no longer expect victory either through battle or seizure of territory," writes the Manchester Guardian. "Their hope is that China will fall to them m the end by lfc**qr exhaustion and disunity. "The sufferings
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    R.A.F. Watch Over B.E.F.
    199 2 London. Feb. 15. AIR headquarters at Army G H.Q., which controls the activities of the K.A.F. squadrons working m co-operation with the Army, have been visited by Air Marshal Barrett, Air Officer commanding -in -chief of RAF m France. The first task of these squadrons In
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    Bitter Attack On Churchill
    122 2 Bitter Attack On Churchill Berlin. Feb. 15. j 1 BITIKK attack on Mr. <€hur- S A u;is made by the By- J liner Boersen Zeitung comment- ing on the announcement that J i all British merchantmen will be armed. i It states that armed merchant. J men are .Mr. Churchill's
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    ARGENTINE BRITONS' WAR EFFORT
    113 2 ARGENTINE BRITONS' WAR EFFORT London, Feb. 15. THE chairman of the British Community Council m Argentine has despatched to England the sum of £20,000 from funds subscribed by the British community to the British Patriotic Fund. Of this .sum, half has been sent to the Lord Mayors' Red Cross Fund
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    MAJESTY'S MESSAGE TO KING FAROUK
    141 2 MAJESTY'S MESSAGE TO KING FAROUK London. |>b 15 mit'TER learns that Mr. m,,, J taken the occasion „t hi, be, n m Egypt to convey a personal me> sage of a cordial natun from Kin* George to King Farouk. 15 The newspaper Alahiam ,u, lh Egyptian Prime Minister a sayiM
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    BURMA & DOMINION STATUS
    160 2 BURMA DOMINION STATUS Rangoon, reo. aDOMINION status was not m the nutu; of a gift or reward conferred on* particular part of the Empire, but W nition of the fact of maintenance oigow government brought about by tne w lopment of a constitution Uadm? w der powers until full responsibility
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    More War Gifts Front India
    280 2 More Wa r Gifts Front India London, Feb. 15. WAll contributions m money and kind continue to reach the Vice. Roy from all classes of Indian society. The magnitude of their generosity is lustrated by the following contributions trhich appear m the fatal list received rom India: from the Maharaja
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    HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING ON KARELIAN FRONT
    508 3 Soviets Have Lost 250,000 In Finland I Stockholm, Feb. 15. ImMMO-HANI) fighting, m which the Finns are using their P pukkas— long pointed knives— as well as bayonets is conliiuiing to-day on the Karelian Isthmus. Although the Finns are not disguising the seriousness of Ihe
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    72 3 BRITISH VOLUNTEERS London, Feb. 15. Hitherto isolated applications for exist permits by British volunteers for Finland have been dealt with individually. Various factors taken into account m elude the question of whether by reason of age or special qualifications the applicant's services were needed for elfcThe lawful establishment of a
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    62 3 London, Feb. 15. A PARTY of Canadian soldiers sightseeing m London formed an Impromptu guard of honour for the King when His Majesty presented new colours to a battalion of Welsh Guards. Earlier m the day, His Majesty pre- sented new colours to a battalion of Irish Guards. In each
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    Australians Are Tough!
    111 3 Jerusalem, Feb. 15. AUSTRALIAN troops began their 11 lining m earnest yesterday. The ommandini officer, interviewed by "Although the men had only thiee months' service would confidently be prepared to them over the top now. 1 ley came to Europe to fight ;he tougher the fight the
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    MORE I.R.A. OUTRAGES
    57 3 London, F«*b. 15. AN' explosion believed to have been caused by thr> I.R.A. occurred at about midnight at a shop m the centre of Birmingham. One man Has injured and taken to hcrpital. bomb also exploded m the Birmingham üburb of Aston. Three unexploded bomb*? weni discovered
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    MORE NEUTRAL SHIPS LOST
    94 3 MORE NEUTRAL SHIPS LOS T Oslo, Feb. IS IT Ls reported that five of the < r<-w of the Danish ship Martin Goidsclimidt. 2.09S tons, hay? been rescued by v Nor•»un vessel off the north-west coast of Scotland. Fifteen of the crew are reported lost A U-boat has arrived at
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    Japan Will Stand By Anti-Comintern Pact
    37 3 Tokyo, Feb. 15. THE Government has no intention of receding form or denouncing the anti-Comintern pact, declared Mr. Arita answering questions on the tripartite and anti-ODminterr ft/ fUa vu lil Reuter
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    BRITISH ARMY OF SUCCOUR TO FINNS
    183 3 London, Feb. 15. VKWSPAPERS generally chorus approval of the Government sanction for Britons to fight for Finland. It is declared that the action conforms to the pledge to the League of Nations and is within The Hague Convention. It is pointed out that Russia
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    Kaiser Was More Humane
    93 3 i\ew York, Feb. 14. THE Nazi attitude toward- Polish relief is far harsher than that shown by the Kaiser's Government during the world war, says (he New York Post. "Then the Hoover Commis.sion was permitted to enter conquered Belgium and feed the hungry, but the Nazis
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    F.M.S. TO MAKE £1,000,000 WAR GIFT
    497 4 F.M.S. TO MAKE £1,000,000 WAR GIFT (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) VK ru/, )NI 0F THK ONE MILUON SEVEN HUNDRED M\My^t^™£\.£ HABITANTO 0F THE FEDERATED 1 v Slffi. S U L SIGNIFY THE ACTIVE PART THEY AV*iir t ,l A KhN IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR AT THK KSSS? 31 KN
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    DEATH OF STATE COUNCILLOR
    150 4 DEATH OF STATE COUNCILLOR (from Our Own Reporter) T Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. HE death took place at Lang'kal of Raja Haji Abdullah bin AlMarhum Raja Yahya, a member of the State Council, Selangor, and a brother of the Chief Kathi of the State. He mi ailinp for some time and
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    THESE MEN GAVE £1,000,000
    163 4 j The Sultan of Pahang (above) i is the youngest of the four rulers. j is nevertheless one of the best known. His state is the largest of i the four Federated States, being j 13,970 square miles m area, but it is the most sparsely
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    THEY'VE GOT THEIR CARVING KNIVES WITH THEM!
    7 5 THEY'VE GOT THEIR CARVING KNIVES WITH THEM!
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    GRACIE MAY MARRY AGAIN
    208 5 Capri, Jan. 29. TRACIE FIELDS and I had a talk about marriage at her home m Capri to-nig»ht writes a reporter. I told her that her divorce from Mr. Archie Pitt had been made absolute this morning. I told her, too, that her name was being
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    'Ware Jerry!
    91 5 Above.— Some men of the Royal j Indian Army Service Corps recently j arrived m France, with the knives j which are issued for "general utility j purposes." The knives are intended j for such things as cutting picketing j pegs and so on. Left.— More men of
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    Girl's Blackout Escapade
    221 5 Girl's Blackout Escapade Dorchester, Jan. 2«. BLACK-OUT escapade brought into the lime-light to-day a six-j teen-year-old Dorchester giil who is a problem to her father, the police, and now the magistrates. After going to a tea-party she took car that was parked outside the house, and drove nearly a mile
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    Spy Ring For U-Boats Unearthed In Norway
    241 5 Copenhagen, Jan. 27. NORWAY'S police have unearthed one end of what they believe to be a vast German spy network. Its aim was to betray to waiting U-boats the sailings of ships bounc with Swedish iron ore to England. The duxovery was made
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    36 5 Rudolf Hess, the Fuehrer's Deputy "The Brown Mouse." as he is called by Nazis started his career as Hitlei first bodyguard, me to become hi> doorkeeper and private 9*l**** cuse of his doglike dtvotion to Httlei
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    Servant Grieved For Lost Master —Died
    151 5 Servant Grieved For Lost Master Died FREDERICK HUBERT WILLEY was the perfect butler—impassive to every private grief. He was butler to Lady Inchcape, eldest daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak*, of Chinthurat Hill, Wonersh. Surrey, after the death last year of Lord Inchcape, to whom he had been valet. Only
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    Police Officer On Bribe Charge
    267 6 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. r\( l\c; charges of bribery and corruption and agreeing to accept a bribe of $630 from the Pahang Lin Siong Motor Company, a Malay Officer- m -Charge of the Police District of Kuala J'ipis. Inspector Mohammed Ramli bin Haji Rasip. appeared at
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    142 Stitches In Head
    92 6 142 Stitches In Head Singapore, Thursday. Jblß. Paul Linehard, of the Volunteer Police, told the Criminal District Judge to-day that after he had been assaulted by sawmill strikers m December he was taken to Hospital and had no fewer than 142 stitches m his head. Inspector Michael Boyle, of the
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    PRISONERS BATTERED BY POLICE
    115 6 MAGISTRATE GOMPLAIXs F WAS lifted up by my feet and actually heaved into the lorry/ said Seaman f). W. Johnson when tried before the Police Magistrate for interfering with the military police yesterday. "In the van I was once more hii and choked," he continued The
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    WOMEN AS AIR FORCE COOKS?
    92 6 MALE cooks and wait*, may^ prove to be nothing nore than a memory m Air Force messes says a message from I Melbourne, Australia. Cooking and waiting at i table are two of the tasks to which the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Service is likely
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    Accused Alleges He Was Challenged To Fight
    308 6 Sikh Murder Trial Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. STATEMENT that the deceased, Isher Singh, had come to his gates armed with a spear, and three others armed with chankol sticks. and challenged him to come out and fight, was made by the third accused Bisnen
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    PARK JAGAS ON HURT CHARGE
    143 6 Singapore, Thursday. 'TWELVE Happy World jagas appeared x oefore Mr. Conrad OWum m ihe second police court this morning at the instance of Inspector Michael Boyle of the Beach Road Police Station and charged that they on or about 9pm on Feb 3, at the
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    CREMATION FOR THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
    39 6 Montreal. FVb ft THE body of Lord Tweedsmui cremated herr yesterday ever. hour after its arrival from <>' brief and simple .service was h( I tended by Lady Tweed.smui! tair Buchan «.son» and a mounu Reuter
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    London Jo-Day H.L.Hopkin
    801 7 London Jo-Day H.L.Hopkin I. m un Mr. R- C. Morrison M. P- Takes A Bet Fighting j Will Be Over This Year!: Another Angle On Story Of A Judge's "Cock-eyed Nose/'+c London, Jan. 26. I BRITISH people have a great habil |[B ol sayfeft "I'll bet you" 01 I "111
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    The Morning Tribune Friday, February 16, 1940.
    362 7 T he Morning Tribune Friday, February 16, 1940. NOT ABSOLUTELY SAFE g() far, the long-anticipated air raid on Ixmdon has not materialised and several optimistic individuals in the Metropolis are already rating it as the "safest city in the world from air attack." No doubt that if true but only
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    Why Jury Was Changed
    55 7 I When a jury was chosen to try paunchy Fritz Kulin, head tf the proNazi German-American Bund who Is accused in New York of tfwliiig il.HU. hik counsel claimed that the JWJJ* I not impartial. The jurymer\ frankly admitted the accusation. They were| all Jews. Another
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    A ROYAL EXAMPLE, THE PARTY ROUND & A NEW KNITTING BOOK
    710 8 A ROYAL EXAMPLE, THE PARTY ROUND A NEW KNITTING BOOK Yvnt Ardmorc IVIls Torin* Of BRITAIN'S slogan "Keep smiling" h?s been inspired by the Queen. Her portrait, a full faced one, showing the most famous and most heartening smile m the world, is being used by shopkeepers to decorate the
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    A Woman's Slant On Bukit Timah
    195 8 Fashions claimed almc::t as much Attention from fair racegoers as the racing itself at Bukit Timah on Wednesday and it's always a good idea to notice the styles favoured at these meetings, as mo"t women seem to put their best foot forward when the
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    KNITTING HANDBOOK
    162 8 KNITTING HANDBOOK t ,1 Those who ar c making )m T forts for our fighting fortes w j||i find the Knitting ll mdU.k i printed by Messrs. lithtgrapfcm Ltd. which has just been publish ed most useful, i Lady Marguerite Thomas has written tiie preface to this ilium S mating
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    The Ideal Way Jo Live
    578 9 The Ideal Way Jo Live It Vvvp Al Swedish Homes Reveal*! I** of the total dissimilarity 0 climate, Swedish architecand home-planning contain L points which will be of inter- to those living in Singapore. and tidy-minded peolem to have discovered an ideal way Nearly everyone has a flat in and
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    Do You Know?
    104 9 USEFUL little cupboard can be made from the lower part of your dinner Enclose this with plywood Lkin X two doors m front and you will a convenient place m which tc otiery or glasses. You can alsc e P -sandwiches or cakes there while for guests
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    For Our Women Readers
    218 9 For Our Women Readers with turquoise blue or yellow with glass tableware. The endless variations offer enormous possibilities to the hostess who likes to be different. Bathrooms are a delight and invite <me to spend long luxuriant hour* there; very often sunken baths; two hand-basins, full-length mirrors with concealed lighting;
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    JIM AND AMY
    129 10 JIM MOLLISON, the famous airman, is flying again He is doing night flights on Army co-operation duties and is stationed at Manchester Airport with National Air Communications, the Air Ministry organisation which controls all civil aircraft m England to-day. His plane is similar to the famous Dragon
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  • SECRETS OF LOST TRIBE
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      Duke Of Kent Transferred To The Admiralty
      67 10 s i Since the beginning of the war Rear.Admtral the Duk e of Kenl S has been serving m Scotland. He has been temporarily trans, i ferred to the Admiralty. He is at present staying at Buckingham Palace with the Dutchess. I In
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      STRANGE CRUELTIES RECOUNTED
      632 10 IN Yugo-Slavia was young, goodlooking Alasdair Loch when he received a cryptic telegram inviting him to join an Andes-Amazon expedition which was to take him on a 25,000-miles jaunt to Ecuador in search of a phantom tribe. Rebellion portents in Ecuador werj being news- flashed when the
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    UNKNOWN
    156 10 EnquirM PERSONAL ingu ir} J made by Mr. Oliv*B his first speech to P ar J series of complaints. He was told that mothers J been dependent on soldier orM cannot get allowances withiS dignity of a visit from Assistance Board officers Half a dozen M.P s said til
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    Allowances?
    181 11 m e Instituted ■^respondent London, Jan. 30. I ()f \miy allowances is to be K e announced this decision m r Minister after listening to a intolerable to allow to lemain if are within the poiver of the country to remove." I would be impossible w give allowKes without
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    UNKNOWN RAILWAYS IN RUINS
    734 11 UNKNOWN RAILWAYS IN RUINS IlEGLEf r of the German railways i& one of the gravest mistakes which the r Nazis have made. They have built fine motor roads stretching like a nettork ihroaghout the country. Ihey have spent millions upon their Air hire. But the one mainstay of transport which
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    FIRST LADY OF SCREEN TO FIRST LADY OF LAND
    145 11 "YOU'RE A BETTER ACTRESS THAN I AM" UARY PICKFORD, one time queen of the cinema and still acknowledged as America's "First lady" of the movies m spite of the fact that she has not made a film for years, paid Mrs.
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    TO FIGHT HITLER'S "SECRET WEAPONS"
    126 11 French Scientist Heads Franco-British Mission SINCE the war began we hare been hearing stories of Hitler's "secret weapon" and speculation has been rife as to the form it will take. The British Government has declared that Germany has no weapon which the Allies cannot combat.
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    HE SAID "I'M FRONT PAGE NEWS"
    498 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. A NEWSPAPERMAN'S dream cam c true when Alexander Marsh, A one of three convicts who had escaped from Dartmoor was rerapi tired almost a week later m Fleet Street. In the Diily Mirror office a telephone hell rang
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    A.R.P. WORKERS GET HOLIDAYS WITH PAY
    109 12 London, Jan. 12. PAID A. R.P. workers are to get annual holidays, with pay. So says a Ministry of Home Security circular. The length of the holiday will depend on length of service, but will not exceed twelve days m one year. Some wardens
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    American "Juan" Marries
    268 12 (From CUI Own Correspond nt) New York, Feb. 5. WILLY Woolworth Donahue, mil. lionaire 25-year-old Z™ of the founder of the chain M* and America's most eligible ba£K lor, was married secretly at r Beach, Florida, and is "JJ mooning m Jamaica, British Indies. His bride was
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    Leased Chandu
    197 14 Leased Chandu Cards, Fine (From Our Oui. orrfspond^ Mua;, rhursfc SEC Ong Kou v to-day prtZ before Inehe Harta bin A* and charged with haviaf b^n fj to be m possession „f (1 hand| gistration card belonging to im person. In reply to the charge the n said that the
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    Britons Rush To Enlist For Finland
    489 15 Britons Rush To Enlist For Finland London, Feb. 15. ufi i the Government's decision to modify the Foreign ■tment Act to permit British subjects tofigfht m the IVimy was bein^ announced m the House of Cornscenes were taking place m the near by Smith !V Westminister, where the Finnish Legation
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    RIVER FINED FOR RASHNESS
    140 15 RIVER FINED FOR RASHNESS ***** Our nun Correspondent) '"liore P.ahru, Thursday. etween a taxi and a motor- belonging to Capt. Close, Artillery, Changi. at the n »^tone. Johore Bahru-Knta on the evening of Jan. s fquel in the magistrates Hathari bin Haji Rais, Close, was convicted ™ge of rash driving
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    DEATH OF NOTED COMEDIAN
    58 15 London. Feb. IS. E death is announced off the »«m«us stage and film comedian. Harry late at the age of years. Harry late was wHI known for hi* mu*i<- hail performance* and brtadcasts. Re was the inimitable mivntr His loss win be felt by many fhousands
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    Famous bong Writer Dead
    130 16 (Fion <' v Own Correspond m\. London, Jan. 25 tOHN Francis Barron. the Sohobon; Irishman who wrote the words o. •Mv Old Shako" and "The Trumpeter two of the most popular ballads ever sung died on Jan. 23 at East Dulwicl Hospital S E He was
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    114 16 Brussels J ai •>. I I A SLI(itlT < h th r Vuthifl I ri on the track of the sp> plot *H closed duraig the meek b> th«- inJ of two member u Vl P r|^^L« the Belgian Fascists I 1 French pollee ar: Bei^H
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    26 16 I "This time we must win lot wax but the after- war. and ;i> :^m 'may prove the more difficult t^l w Anthony Eden. Mm a
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    Big Thrills In To-night's Big Fights
    129 17 Big Thrills In To-night's Big Fights I (B y PETE"). ■h Frisco, a leading bantam- uei»ht contender, makes his lapoic debut at the Happy World Bred Stadium to-night when he E< Ventura Marques, the Ameri- ace. who is the feather and BuviliM champion of Singapore l 2 (3i rounds. ■rques
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    NORTH v. SOUTH HOCKEY
    35 17 NORTH v. SOUTH HOCKEY I .From Our Own Reportei > Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. Koelmeyer, the Selangor winger, ake the place ot Slade of Perak c North vs. South hockey match played on the Padang on Saturday
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    BERRYTIME B.P.
    62 17 I third annual general meeting ol [errytimc Badminton Party was on Sunday at No. 11 Lorong 25 :.d. o] wing were elected officefor the year: -President, Mr. Alkadre (re-elected); Vice Preftfr. Lim Peng l<on& (re-elected); Secretary, Mr. P. C. Man <ref.l■; Hun. Treasurer Air. Edmund Hon Auditor Mr.
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    50 17 18-h le Bogey Competition playtne Island Golf Club on Wed- f" (1 b H resulted as follows:--1 Gray <i down* Mrs. F Y. i down), Mrs." M.S. Iffcr•2 down), Mrs. C. A. R. Bate--3 down), Mrs. Y. Nambu -4 D. Gray becomes wintne score over Ist nine holes.
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    BOXING MEETING POSTPONED
    23 17 BOXING MEETING POSTPONED IbS'l f the Singapore Aaia-I Association which was to Dost, J cc yesterday evening has •d to Feb. 29 at(ipm.
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    23 17 I at. TO-DAY W Houses' Lea R u-, glo V 6. Overseas Chi- Bank clerical Union: tt Slai and Shal^ hai
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    SAPPERS BEAT GUNNERS BY ODD GOAL KEEN SOCCER AT CHANGI
    331 17 SAPPERS BEAT GUNNERS BY ODD GOAL KEEN SOCCER AT CHANGI k 2 1 R. A. 1* INTERESTING soccer was witnessed at Changi yesterday where the R. E. beat the R. A. in a friendly game of soccer, by the odd goal m three. Both teams have a number of newcomers
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    Home Soccer Matters
    123 17 iftjiiuuii. rcj, i.i rpHE DfOttkh Football League n. decided to conduct a cup '-'>n tion among 31 clubs, at presei.tutinp regional leagues, beginning f: leb. 24 and ending on May 4. PI matches will be played at home away on. the basis that the wtlUMtn i each
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    FINAL GALLOPS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    422 18 ingapore, Thur.-klay. IN >p,le Oi UM heavy *oinc, track work at Bukit Timah this BOTH--1 m- was confined to fait pttoM and KV«J likely winners for Saturday wcv m B«1 nm of the day was a full-stripped round by Cbsnp* and Salarilaml. Dodd had charge
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    ANNUAL S.R.C. MATCH
    109 18 I^HE£,R.C annual hockey match b?- tween ovei :--V- and under 25*8 will be played on Friday on the Padan commencing at 5 P m. sharp. The following will be the teams: Over 255; O. C. Aeira; A. G. Amy stiong, P. F. d e Souza; L. Woodford.
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    256 18 Weights For Tomorrow THE following are full handk-J 1 for the last day of the sia«l pore Turf Club's Spring .nertinJSl morrow. HORSES, Class 1, I)i v M urv Royal Hampton I Smoke Dreams Jack Druce Toyman g Carloca Tovarich Rubber Queen Grand Prix Barford M Freedom jj Flying Column
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    Public Notices
    1259 19 W LIMITED. I rpH m the Straits Settlements) fe 1 HEREBY GIVEN mat an V d ot 5 per cenL m res- F financial year ending 30th I. b en declared by The Di|r company payable to be Register on Fuday, I a?£> HEREBY GIVEN B 1 Books
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      LONDON TIN
      21 19 London, Thursday. Cash (Official Price* £241 Buyers £241 V 2 Sellers Forward (Official Price) £241»4 Buyers £241 2 Sellers
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      LONDON RUBBER
      43 19 London. Thursday. RUBBER b. t Market Tone Steady Spot 13 b 13' as (ist Foi ward) Mar. 13 116 b 13 3 16s (2nd Forward) Apr. 124 b 12 5 e s (3rd Forward* May 12 116 b 12 3 16.5
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      LONDON SHARE LIST
      91 19 London. Thursday. Distillers 67/3 Dun lop Rubber 31/General Electric 78/3 Imperial Chemical Industries 30/9 Imperial Tobacco 118/9 Anglo-Dutch 26 3 Canadian Pacific 6 7 8 London Ttn 4/4 »•> Rubber PI. In. Trust 34/3 Linggis 2/Ayer Hitams 25/Southern Kintas 15/3 Pahangs 16'London Asiatics 3/10 West Wit. Areas
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      PRODUCE
      65 19 London, Thursday. Palm Oil (Malay) m bulk Aug'Sept. S'ment. Not Quoted Copra (Straits F.M.S.) September S'ment. Not Quoted Sago Flour (Sarawak) FeD'March S'ment. 17 9 Value Tapioca. Seed Pearl, Ist Quality (Singapore) February S'ment. 31 Sellers Pepper (FAQ) White Muntok Feb'Mar. S'ment. 4 3 16 Sellers Pepper (FAQ) Black
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      48 19 London, Thursday. T/T London on Paris 176 50 T/T London on Amsterdam 7 53 T/T Lortdon on Shanghai 4 7/16 T/T London on Hongkong Is. 2 151 16 d. T/T London on Japan Is. 2 11'32cl T/T London on New York 4 .o2Vfe to 4.03V 2
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      BULLION MARKET
      18 19 London, Thursday. Silver Spot 20 3 4 Silver Forward 20% BAR GOLD. Fine per oz. 18.8.0
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      34 19 tfew York, Feb. 14. lII'RBER B. S. Market Tone Easier Spot 19 19 1 16 Forward April June 18 1 2 18 916 TIN Market Tone No Interest Spot 45 5 8
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    201 19 Singapore, Thursday. rERE were quite a number of bids from London this morning for Sterling tin shares at rather better prices than yesterday, but the local tin share market again failed to respond. Local Tin rebpsed y 2 to $122%. Hong Fatts came on offer at $1
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST
    207 19 THE Leamie ol Nations Health Oman sation Eastern Bureau, Singapurr. health bulJetin lor the week ended Feb. 10 reads a.t follows No further plague case has been notified from Bangkok Only two emtea »u«» been notified from the provinces, com pared with 14 dumiK the previous
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      102 19 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. Established by Royal Charter AD 182*3 Incorporated in the Netherlands. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS. AMSTERDAM PaiQ Up Capital f. 40.030 000.Reserve Fund 1C.5O0.OO.London Correspondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED. Head Office: AMSTERDAM Branches: Holland:- Rotterdam, The Hague and 64 branches and sflb-brafiehes at smaller places. Netherlands Kast
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      U-BOAT CHEATED OF PREY: ITSELF SUNK
      427 20 Holland's Strong Verbal Protest To Germany Oslo, Feb. 15. ACCORDING to the Bergens Aftenblad. a U-boat blew up and sank apparently as the result of the action of a British destroyer before V, could fire a torpedo with which the U-boat intended to sink
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      78 20 Washington. Feb. 14. President Roosevelt entrained to-day for a holiday m the south. It is understood that he will embark m the cruiser Tuscaloosa at Pensacola (Florida* for a short cruise. Tlie White He use officials offer no explanation of tho unusual secrecy as regards the trip but it is
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      "Germany Does Not Want Military Help" Says Berlin
      142 20 "Germany Does Not Want Military Help" Says Berlin Stockholm. Feb. 15. REPORTS published abroad that Russia and Germany have signed a military alliance are categorically denied m official circles m Germany. says the Berlin correspondent of the Nyheter. He adds that Wilhelmstrasse officials believe that the news originated fron the
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      BLIZZARD STRIKES AMERICA
      58 20 BLIZZARD STRIKES AMERICA i>e\v lurk, Kt'b \i rpHE first blizzard of An.enq winter is sweeping New Ye City, At least 50 people were j jured m a few hours. Traffic is almost paralysed intl worst storm since 1938. Pedestrians are forced to cliw lamp-posts and ropes have strung across the
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