Morning Tribune, 22 February 1940

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    9 1 The Morning Tribune No 17, Thurs. Feb. 22 1940.
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    SUCCESS OF WAR ON U-BOATS GREATER THAN EXPECTED
    155 1 London, Feb. 21. m the House of Commons to-day, llt( l to xiv% the latest complete infon lation regarding the results of ailion against enemy submarines, Mr Chui chill said that the successes afe ainst I -boats had been greater, than had
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    BRITAIN READY FOR AIR ATTACK
    97 1 BRITAIN READY FOR AIR ATTACK f London, Feb. 21. R. CHAMBERLAIN declared m an answer to a question m the Comfij to-day thut he was not prepared tate the extent of the information ih P Government as to the state of be enemy forces. "In the event of an early
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    FIRST CURRENCY PROSECUTION OF ITS KIND
    50 1 *apt*tkt London, Feb. 21. George Willian Tailby, a wealthy justice of th e peace of Bton, Leicestershire, was fined ■w with no costs at Bow Street under me war defence Finance Regulations t0 offer fof sale to the Treg^ «ytoreign currency 'can currency. Reuter
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    RED PILOTS BOMB SWEDISH TOWN
    549 1 SNOW COMES TO HELP FINNS FIRES STARTED STOCKHOLM, FEB. 21. TO REPORTS REACHING STCHJlUiUiiivl, 1 RUSSIAN 'AU-JDAY BOMBED THE SWitf)ISH VIL LAGE OF PAJALA, WHICH IS ABOUT FIVE MILES FROM THE FINNISH FRONTIER AND ROUGHLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE NORWEGIAN BORDER AND THE GULF Oh BOTHNIA.
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    MALAYAN TIN & THE WAR
    116 1 MALAYAN TIN THE WAR London, Feb. 21. IN the House of Commons to-day, Mr Graham White asked whether m view of the forthcoming meeting of the International Tin Committee, Mr. Mac Donald would see that no reduction or alteration m the quota was made unless he was satisfied it would
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    FOREIGN PLANES OVER HOLLAND
    31 1 FOREIGN PLANES OVER HOLLAND The Hague. Feb 21. Dutch anti-aircraft batteries opener; fire on foreign planes of an unknown nationality near Den Helden durme thr ni^ht it is officially announced. Reuter
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    R.A.F. Over Heligoland
    69 1 London, Feb. 21. rIE Air Ministry announces that a reconnaissance of Heligoland Bight was carried out successfully by several Koyal Air Force aircraft last night. The German High Command communique states that "after midnight several enemy planes penetrated Heligoland Bight from the west and northWest, violating Dutch
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    Abducted Britons Still In Berlin
    120 1 Abducted Britons Still In Berlin London, Feb. 21. A*JKED for information regarding ttu present abode of Major Steve I? an^ Cantain Payne Best, abducted by the Germans near the Dutch frontier m November last. Mr Butler declared that a. far a.s was known, these two officers were et present m
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    Ex-Singapore R. A. F. Officer Honoured
    172 1 A FORMER Sinjraporr R A V officer. Win* .< om- *nandtr W X Maion. holds the distinction 1 beinjc tht t.rst Great War iilot t«i win an award m the present war. He was awarded, on Wrdnesda* the Distinguished Senrice Order. The following Is
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      51 1 On Other Pages IgJJfcanj Not Eager To Fight 2 £.nl I lfl Food RiOts 3 In London 4 .Mannerheim 5 in,i Pl ares 8 HHurn Bam, 1 2? Advts gjjjnd With Black History L pt rt n gjjj^j Dinner W Csl lakes Berlin Uneasy 19 r bain »«l Hoare's Speech
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    SCANDINAVIAN CONFERENCE ON SEA WARFARE METHODS
    316 2 Swedish Criticism Stockholm, Feb. 21. CINCE the beginning of the war, Sweden has lost, by torpedoing or mines, 32 cargo steamers, aggregating 64,000 tons, the Swedish Foreign Minister told Parliament, m reply to an interpellation. 228 Swedish seamen perished, and 15 were missing. Seven
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    AMERICANS NOT EAGER TO FIGHT
    145 2 AMERICANS NOT EAGER TO FIGHT New York, Feb. 21. CEVENTY-BEVEN per cent. of Americans would be against armed intervention by th c United States if Germany was defeating the Allies, according to the latest poll taken by the American Institute of Public Opinion. The question put by the Institute was:
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    PREMIER & WAR AIMS
    51 2 PREMIER WAR AIMS London, Feb. 21. Asked m the Commons to make a categorical declaration on Britain's war aims, Mr. Chamberlain declared that he saw no object m adding to the categorical declarations already made by members of th* Government on the purposes of Great Britain m the war 'cheers)
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    German Peace Proposal Likely In Finn War
    200 2 Copenhagen, Feb. 21. TRIBUTES to the unheard of bravery of the Finns, and Field Marshal Mannerheiin's "brilliant and courageous" leadership are paid m an article by the military correspondent of the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, which is quoted m a Scandinavian Telegram Bureau dispatch
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    NORWAYNEGLECT OF DUTIES
    460 2 ondon Ffb. n THE Prime Minister's derU wi 1 the House of Commons on q endorsed by all sections oMhTfo! tish Press, which describe \I Chamberlains speech as a prom an* convincing answer to the aJ raente advanced by the Nor*^ foreign Minister. THE TIMES says there
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    SIX KILLED IN TIENTSIN FOOD RIOTS
    159 3 SIX KILLED IN TIENTSIN FOOD RIOTS POLICE FIRE ON MOB Tientsin, Feb. 21. "ORDING to Chinese Press Reports, six were killed when; Chinese police opened fire a mob m the native quarter ftntsin. he crowd were attacking looting a flour truck on a' h J Slding S h an g
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    110 3 Shanghai. Feb. 21. BARBED-WIRE barricades were brought into uno by the police yesterday morning when thousands of Chinese besieged the shops m the International Settlement and the French Concession to buy cheap flour. Special sales of flour started on Feb. 19. when squads of police had to be cal^d out
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    Another Norwegian Vessel Torpedoed
    99 3 Another Norwegian Vessel Torpedoed London, Feb. 21. R brine adrift lor five days m a ■ippled motor boat, eleven survi)i the crew of 24 of a Norwegian wh name is stated to be een&tad, torpedoed off the west ol Eire on Feb. 15. landed yesterii; an island off the west
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    61 3 Oslo, Feb. 21. te Norwegian Government has not id to press&re from any side," deP Prof. Koht, Foreign Minister. tenting en Mr Chamberlain's m p nt m :hc House of Commons. idckd that m this case, as m aU Lhe \i rv.egian Government had j'» o:ii> to comply with internaKf'lit
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    JAPANESE PLANES FORBIDDEN TO FLY OVER INDO-CHINA
    133 3 FR VNCE has forbidden Japanese planes to fly over Indo-China on the new route between Thailand and Japan. This decision comes shortly after the .Japanese bomtang of the French-owned railway from Indo-China though there is no official indication that it is connected with
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    Powerful Reply To Nazi Lies
    500 3 Hriliiin Anil Tin* I olonie* London. Feb. 21. I INTERPRETING the Government White Paper on th« new colonial policy, authoritative quartern m London this evening pointed out the importance ol such far-reaching developments of thp traditional policy of trusteeship, involving the expenditure of £50,000,000 over
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    LONG LIST OF AWARDS TO AIR FORCE
    60 3 LONG LIST OF AWARDS TO AIR FORCE London. Feb. 21 f ALLANTRY and devotion to du'y I air operations are recognised m < lonp, list of Air Force awards, including thr^e Distinguished Service Orders t Wing-Commanders F. L. Pearce *anc WE. Staton and Squadron Leader J R Haliingspott Sixteen Flying
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    Neutral Seamen Make Appeal
    72 3 Copenhagen, Feb. 21. feuhant Seamen Organisa"Jn m Denmark has sent letters me ('"vtrnments of Germany fi «l Britain asking for more Pr "< tratmeiu of neutral to Great Britain they me provision should be control of neutral ships neutral ports. Germany, on the other I Danish
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    LONDON'S MORALS BOARD CONDEMNS NUDITY THE STAGE
    406 4 LONDON'S MORALS BOARD CONDEMNS NUDITY THE STAGE (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Feb. 21. J^ONDON strip-tease artistes, fan dancers, stars of nightclub floor shows have fallen foul of the London Public Morality Council, Board which numbers among its members -ergymen, business men and prominent social figures. Nudity and near-nudity, strip-tease
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    One-Letter Places And People
    328 4 One- Letter Places And People "THERE are two village place-names 1 "O" and "V" m France. "0" has a much-visited chateau near the I River Orne named Francis dO, while "V" is a typiccal Somme villas*. I These are believed to be the shortes place names m the world, but
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    WHO IS THIS FELLOW MANNERHEIM?
    1246 5 WHO IS THIS FELLOW MANNERHEIM? EHIND the stiff resistance of the Finns to the Red invasion is an B unusua figure of a man— General Mannerheim. x.nperheim saved Finland from a Red invasion once >18 He built the Finnish army, he planned i.Hmtm line which bears his name. He meant
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    WORE QUEEN'S WEDDING GOWN
    123 5 •I wore a weddinn gown that one* belonged to Queen Mary'" That is the story that young Mrs Richard Reif;el, a recent California!* bride, will be able to tell to her grandchildren m years to come. Mr, Reigel who was Miss Susie M<*e Lynch before her
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    MAN WITH PARANG CHASES CONSTABLE WITH PISTOL
    213 6 MAN WITH PARANG CHASES CONSTABLE WITH PISTOL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore, Bahru, Wednesday. JfRISKNAN NAIR was to-day committed to stand his trial at the next Johoie Bahru Assizes by Tuan Haji Nassir, the second magistrate, on two charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a parang at Masai on
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    78-Year-Old V. C. Dies In London
    99 6 78-Year-Old V. C. Dies In London London, Feb. 4. fOLONEL Edward Douglas BrowneX Synge-Hutchin.son, V.C., died from heart failure yesterday at a Louden hotel, which he had made his home for some time. He was 78 He had di.^.im: wished service In the 1 South African War as major and
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    ENEMY ALIENS GET $1,875 JUDGMENT
    142 6 ENEMY ALIENS GET $1,875 JUDGMENT TWO enemy internees, Robert Curt Barth and Herbert Millhan, were awarded $1,875 against the Kian Guan Hin Oil Mills Co. m thB High Court yesterday. The sum represents .salary at $200 pc n>onth for, m the ca.se of the first, four months, and m the
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    'School-Teachers' On Sedition Charge
    306 6 'School -Teachers' On Sedition Charge JHREE charges of producing seditious publications were preferred against t-hree Chinese alleged to be members of the Central Executive Committee of the Malayan Communist Party before the District Judge yesterday. In the course of the hearing, the organisation was alleged to be the most powerful
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    EUROPEAN FREE FROM BLAME
    238 6 EUROPEAN FREE FROM BLAME (From Our Own Correspond, Johore, Baftru, Wedne EXONERATING a Ei J. Massie from all blame, ij Haji Nassir, sitting as coroner day returned a verdict of death b misadventure at the conclusion the inquiry into the death of Chinese, Kong Chew, who died as result of
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    CURRENCY CHARGE
    69 6 Singapore, Wednesday LIANG JIU KWANG, a Hainanesf, claimed trial this morning m ifce Criminal District Court before Mr. JL. McFall on charges of •tttmptins to take out of the Colony local currency. to the valu? of $330 m Srraits Sew* ments currency. Mr. Ernest H. Tunn app irs
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    49 6 Singapore, Wednesday Lee Ah Kow. a ten-year-old Ciiu* was this morning ordered to manded m the Salvation Army by Mr. Conrad Oldham, on a jMJjg instituted against him by l^ r Michael Boyle of the Beach Road iw Station for being a vagabond wandering abroad and lodging open air.
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    Fighting Begins Near Amoy
    144 6 Puppet Forces Mutiny Chungking, Feb. 21. m nn\<; is taking place on the mainland of Fukien coax opposite Amoy, where Japanese fortes effected a landing on the morning of Feb 2, m the vicinity of Paitang and Chingyan&, m an attempt to occupy Haicheng, M>uthwe<t of
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      BOLD DECISIONS NEEDED
      342 7 FOR three weeks, according to the statement made by the Governor and High Commissioner at the Federal Council meeting, the report of the committee appointed to consider ways and means of raising more money for the war has been'in the hands of the Government. IT IS TIME
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    Jordon To-day.
    872 7  -  H. L. Hopkin On [Raiding Bombers Bring War Close To Britain: L Small Coastal Vessels Attacked: A Railway i Guard's Heroism. I j-.uTihat two Dornier bombers I an entirely new type were amon* ■the raiders. ar nin?s were heard lor the ni»t R'w.'l'm"^ a.m.' and noon warnings were
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    Red Tape "Bars" Romance
    251 8 Red Tape "Bars" Romance Because she cannot get a travel permit, Mrs. Marion Wilson, a beautiful Reading, Kneland, widow, is unable to come to Singapore to rr.irry Squadron Leader Alan Bowman, R.A.F. Fur some time Mrs. Wilson has torn calling at the Passport Office a "id the Air Ministry, but
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    Bridge & Mahjong Drive For Allied Funds
    97 8 Bridge Mahjong Drive For Allied Funds A bridge and mahjong driv m aid of funds for comforts for the allied forces, will be held, at the home of the Countesse de (on rsr v Ik's 1, Tanglin Hill, on Monday, March 4th. Prizes will be awarded for the winners and
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    Delightful Musical Morning, Fashionables At Tanglin Club & A New Style In Hats
    936 8 Delightful Musical Morning, Fashionables At Tanglin Club A New Style In Hats Wi'ii Aiilinoir I < Ifs To-ilav Of PEOPLE PLACES Mrs. Howard Pedlow wore gaily colourI d florals m tones of burgundy, yellow, navy and green. Mrs. Frampton was smart m white linen with a short pale blue jacket
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    Just Married
    22 8 Just Married Mr. and Mrs. T A. Clark (she W# Miss Kyra Vachtel). eavins Andretv's Presbyterian Church aft their wedding: on Tuesday.
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    Give Your Nerves A Chance
    661 9 Good advice for those who do a hard day's work I you are one of the world's work- CIS take a leaf out of Hollylood s scrap book and remember, I d 0 those stars of the silver screen Ith whose names you are so
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    I YOUTHFUL HANDS
    91 9 I a &e at bay so far as your hands- are sJl nCerned by doUlg slm^ le exercises, hand, T and relaxin g the secret of also i J keep a webb y took and it J 9 ?L oVes the colour for i fc drives and
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    "Foundations" A $125,000 Industry
    282 10 "Foundations" A $125,000 Industry IN the U.S.A. the inundation Industry is estimated to be worth $125,000. "Foundation garments" just plain corsets to our mothers are a big tim<« business. They are responsible for 1.6 per cent, of the total volume of department and specialty store trade m the United States.
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    AN INDUSTRY OF SI
    792 10 NEW YORK'S WORST RACKEI DOUBTFUL though the distinction itself may be, the fact that America gave birth to the organised crime racket is indisputable. Various attempts have been made to place the blame elsewhere— some believe Britain's race-gangs were Mie true parents of the "racket"— but
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    UNKNOWN
    134 10 SOAP has deteriorated tojjß Nazi Germany for sumption and the country™ industry is virtually i' uinea nni H This is the conclusion com Mr. S. B. Redecker U.S. m sul at Frankfort-on-Mam. He says:— f I "The virtual cessation i w m imports into Germany since break of war
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    QUINS RETURN HOME
    244 11 J)IONNE quintuplets are going home to their father and mother. The reunion was virtually assured recently by a formal agreement m which Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe, who brought the famous children into the world, agreed to resign as one of their guardians. The document, already signed by
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    Guardians Of Security
    130 11 gEHIND the story of peace and quiet on the European front is the tale of strength which cur pictures to-day represent Still waters run deep and the calm of toie Allies is made possible because of the vast strength they are building up. On the left is
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    Sunday By The Seaside
    721 12 Sunday By The Seaside SINCE Singapore is such a difficult place from which to escape, Sundays spent by the sea become doubly precious to those of us who suffer from the heat of the town. After a week of this there is something very pleasant about a holiday, however brief,
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      176 14 Definitely A Laugh Matter 3^ 5 ALHAMBRA LOOK OUT PARIS, HERE THEY COME! Sky riding Sons& of the French Foreign Legion! (*&rMl***^ wan JEAN PARKER «<o rad o p.c REGINALD GARDINER A tORIS MORROS PRODUCTION. Di'ecred by A. IDWA«D SUTHERLAND. The DIONNE QUINTUPLETS m "FIVE TIMES FIVE queen dresses LX
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      22 14 HAPI'V. THKAIRK •RILIKS of th<SKA SKASH>» TALKIE To-ni'" l;ltl1 •SPAWN of tb. NOK I 0 OtOßj[ TIU> |XI <;-4:> I •(,1 'II
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    "HOPE" DIAMOND HAS NO TERRORS FOR HER
    550 15 Gent With A Black History I {i< Eiwaii B. McLean, preI IK sent owner of the famous H Hope diamond, ill-fated gem I that is credited with bringing I disaster to those who possess I it. is working for the Allies. She has
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    JOE E. BROWN AT THE CAPITOL
    135 15 THOSK who nrver tire of laughing 1 at Jw E. KriiM n antics will enjoy "Beware Spooks," his latest Him which opened at the Capitol lasf nifht. As usual laughs fall thick and fast as the wide-mouthed comedian treads his rnwittliiK way through situation
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    FRENCH RED LEADER MISSING
    72 15 Paris, Feb. 21 A DECREE depriving Maurice Thor^/. n former French Communist Lxuta his French nationality will be puonshed m the official Journal to-Jay The Paris military tribunal on No; 28 sentenced him m his absence to .six years 1 imprisonment on a. charg? of •desertion
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    FRENCH HONOUR BRITON
    211 15 London, Feb. 4. THE first British airman to be deco--1 rated by the French has been awarded the Croix de Guerre by General Vuillemin, (he Chief of the French Air Force. His name Is Flight Lieutenant Ru- Bert Voase Jeff, and he is a pilot ot 1
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    Trafficked In Non-Govt. Chandu
    226 16 Trafficked In Non-Govt. Chandu d-Yom Oar Own Correspondent) Muar, Wednesday. CHONG KIM TAI and Lee Ah Hong were yesterday produced before Sheikh Abu Baker, first magistrate, and charged with being found m possession of 17 leaf packets and three tins of non- Government chandu, at 165. Jalan Abdullah, on the
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    46 16 Singapore, Wednesday Sycd bin Ahmad (34 1 was thir, nor ing acquitted by Mr. Conrad Oiihi on a charge of theft of $22.05 from i Salleh on Jan. 13. Court Inspector Charles W. $v prosecuted while the accused wi« i presented by Mr. D. G. Osborne-Joa
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    REUTEN'S TEAM WINS SIX-ASIDE SOCCER
    330 17 REUTEN'S TEAM WINS SIX-ASIDE SOCCER POOR CAME ON THE PADANG GOAL scored two minutes from the interval proved to be the deciding factor m the S.R.C. six-a-side soccer final played on the Padang yesterday between J. G. Reuten's team and A. G. Valberg's team. B. Scheeider, of Reuten's side, was
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    MERRIDALE B. P.
    47 17 The seventh anniversary of the Merridalc Badminton Party will be celebrated at the Son* Hug. 496-5, East Coast Road (Bth Mile Ston^) on Feb. 24 and 25. Members are requested to assemble at 22. Saunrters Road or 281. Upper Serangoon Road, for free transport
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    MALAYALEE ASSN.
    53 17 UndOT Urn auspices of the Literary Section V the Malayaler AsworiaMon there will be a taU on "Democracy" m Milnyalam by Mr. K. 8 Kumaran. on timdaf at 4.30 p m. m the Association Hall. 178. Race Course Road. Singapore Mr. K. M Kannanpalll. MA. (Hons) will preside
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    PRESSMEN WIN WELL IN BUSINESS GAME
    548 17 Singapore, Wednesday. BIG upset was caused m the Business Houses' League this evening, on the Harbour Board ground, the Straits Times team dethe Hongkong and Shanghai Bank team, last year's champions, j une of two goals to one. A scintillating display by Jabbar, alkeeper,
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    DRAW IN BUSINESS LEAGUE
    393 17 DRAW IN BUSINESS LEAGUE rnM )IRLESS soccer was witnessed I m the Business Houses league future played at the Stadium yesrriav when the Singapore Trac Uon team held Harper Gilfillans to a sO alle>s draw. The Bu -men. who were better opportunists than their opponents, deserved win especially during the
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      42 17 Spuvis Diary TO-DAY SOCCER: Friendly. S.C.F. A. vs. R.A.F.. Stadium; S.C.C. Six-a-.side tournament. S.C.C. TENNIS: V.M.C.A. tournament. TIDE TABLE i TO-DAY High Water: 9.27 A.M. 9.1 ft 10.49 P.M 8.4 tt. TO-MORROW High Water: 10.18 A.M. 9.6 ft 11.22 P.M. 8.9 ft.
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    ROTARIANS DISCUSS PRESS REPORTING
    680 18 Some Want "Hush Hush" SUBJECTS ranging from the past and present work of the Club, its plans for the future including a suggestion to form a Boy's Club m Singapore open to the youth of all nationalities, to the question of requesting the Press to exercise
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    CHINA PUPPETS MEET
    74 18 CHINA PUPPETS MEET Shanghai, Feb. 21. MR. Liang Hung Chih, head of the reformed Government, flew to Shanghai on Feb. 19, from Nanking for a special meeting with Mr. Wang Ching Wei m connection with the projected establishment of the new central regime. After the conference Mr. Liang told pressmen
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    65 18 Peiping, Feb. 81. Shanghai will be the head office of the new Central Bank which will be established after the new Central Government under Wang Chin* Wei is established, according to Chinese reports Notes of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Mongkiaug Bank will be circulated as usual after the
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    67 18 »4 CCORDING to the French radio Polkh broadcast the German uthorities hr,ve handed over to the Soviet a number of Ukrainian Nationalist leaders, m accordance with the Soviet- German agreement. Among those sent to Russia are members of the Ukrainian legion, which was formed some years ago and which wa*
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    Two Ties In S.C.C. 6-A-Side Game
    463 18 pro ties were played yesterday on the padang the second dey of the SC.C. six-a-side soccer tournament. In the first of these Ferguson's team beat Dunhill's team by six clear goals while m the next tie Bembroke's team beat Welsh's team by the only
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    Y. M. C. A TENNIS RESULTS
    486 18 Y. M. C. A TENNIS RESULTS TilE following were the results m ik. I V MCA Open Tennis Men's Handicap Singles. pi a: day at Dhoby Ghaut:— U N Daw^r-? 5 3 2, WOnO a uf^ j Seah Keng Siew (—l5 3> beat r \r Maisey f+3) 9— 7; c—4.
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    102 18 The following have been selected to pl« a V.M.C A. trial match on Tuesday, m. on the Anson Road Ground at 5.00 pm Orton's XT:— M. A. Lange: Phoa Watt Cheong Thlam Slew: Tan Huat Keng. n Tiang Hock. R. I. Aitkinson: S. Orton. can*Kane, Soong Chin Cheon.
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    100 18 At the 24th annual general meetinc M y Lion City Club held at the residence < Chiti Ah Kan. the following were elect- tmg bearers for the current year.— Preside"' ChiH Ah Kan; Vice-Presldents:— Me* Yew Lai and Tan Neo Pau. Hon. Se«' Mr. Chua Koon Poh,
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    26 18 The heaviest snowstorms, recorded \i a decade, which swept the Am Atlantic States recently practica- up the entire shipping, air ana m transportation along the entire <
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      195 18 Public Notice SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Two Supernumerary Officers, Intermediate Service. tt is notified that the Commissioners propose to .select two candidates a* Supernumerary Officers in Grade 2, Intermediate 8eivicc, for training purpuses. Application.s on the prescribed lonn must reach the Municipal Secretand will be confined to British subjects who are Graduates
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      16 19 I London. Wednesday. offidal p ri ce, g Buyer, Forwau. omcial Price, gfc Buyers
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      28 19 I London. Wednesday. I'BBfcß B s gf'Tone <** 13i16b 12 1516 s l2 nd Forward) Apr. 12% b 12»/ 2 s ,3rd Forward) May ll?«b 12 s
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      88 19 London. Wednesday. Dunlop Kubbcr 3^ General Electric Zx£« Chemical Industries 32/9 Tobacco 121/3 An-io-Dutch 28/ a 7/ Canadian Pacific 6Y« London Tin 4/J*2 Rubbei PI. In. Trust 34/3 Ayer Hitam.s 23/9 I Southern Kintas 15/ nl I London Asiatics 3/10^2 West Witwatersrand Area 73/9 shell Tr Tr.
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      18 19 IV^ndon. Wednesday. Silver Spot 20?8 Silver Forward 20 7 16 BAR GOLD, Fine ocr oz. £8.8.0
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      52 19 I London, Wednesday. T T London on Paris 176 50 r T London on Amsterdam 7 53 T T London on Shanghai 4 3 8 r London on Hongkong Is. 2 31!32d. T T London on Japan Is. 2 11j32d. MT London en New York 4.02y 2 fco
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      53 19 I London. Wednesday. ra.m Oil QTalay) tn bulls ijgSept. S ment. Not Quoted Copra Straits F M.S.) Jjember ft ment. Not Quoted Sarawak) 18- Valu^ Tapioca. Seed Pearl t Quality (Sineapore) Jruarv S'ment 31 Sellers Pepper FA Q, White ebiMar, S'ment. 4 3 16 Sellers AQ Black «^Jiui Fob.
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      34 19 New York, Ftb. 30. RI&BER B. S. Market Tone Barely Steady Spot i& n:i6 is 13 ig Forward, April June 18' i 18 3 S TIN Market Tone Very Firm Spot 46
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    162 19 Rumours Of "Warlike Designs" On Russia Amsterdam, Feb. 21. piE Turkish Cabinet's decision to apply the emergency defence law "for the protection of the nation" has aroused considerable att?ntion m political quarters m Berlin, it is learned here. Surprise is being expressed m those quarters at
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    OPPOSITION TO U.S. SILVER POLICY
    112 19 OPPOSITION TO U.S. SILVER POLICY Washington, Feb. 21. ADDITIONAL opposition to the conti- nuancp of the Administration s foreign silver purchase programme is seen m the latest action of the Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve system. The Council has asked the Federal Reserve. Board to transit its resohii on
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    57 19 Rome, Feb. 21. A| TRADE delegation is leaving for Bucharest m a few days to negotiate an agreement for the development of Italo-Rumanian trade. Italian newspapers emphasise the cordiality of the relations between Italy and Rumania, which was reaffirmed m the last few days by the visit
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    174 19 Singapore, Wednesday. L FURTHER rise of V 2 m the local price of tin to-day to $125 1 2 stimulated interest m one or two issues such as Hong Fatts and Kuchais but prices were little changed on balance. Kampong Lanjuts and Pungahs were wanted at 23
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    857 20 "EVERY SACRIFICE FOR VICTORY" Sir Samuel Hoare s Stirring Speech London, Feb. 21. IN an Empire broadcast to-night, Sir Samuel Hoare (Lord Privy Seal) declared that it was on the home front that the Mother Country must show itself worthy of its great position m the Empire family. It was
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    139 20 Copenhagen, Feb. 21. ACCORDING to "reliable but unconfirmed rumours" quoted by the A Berlin correspondent of the National Tidende, Marshal Goering has ordered the wholesale confiscation of land belonging to Poles m He states that all land used for farming or forestry not belonging to
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    ARTILLERY FIRE ON WEST FRONT
    47 20 ARTILLERY FIRE ON WEST FRONT Paris, Feb 21 A few small exchanges of artillery fire oetween casemates on the Rhine are reported by the French military authorities lo day. On the Vosges front, French batteries opened fire on some German working parties. Fof prevented air activity. Reuter
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    55 20 London, Feb. 21. |N the Commons to-day, Mr Butler stated m reply to a question that he was not In a position to name the date of the publication of the White Paper dealing with the Anglo-Russian negotiations of last year. Mr. Butler indicated that consultations with the French Government
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    Farr Below Services Health Standards
    81 20 London, Feb *M LAIGHTTR greeted a stateii^ by Sir Kingsley Wood to the effect that the boxer Tommy Fan was released from military duty because he was found on imM examination to be below tW I required standard. When it was suggested that tut must
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    BRITONS HELD IN JAPAN
    138 20 BRITONS HELD IN JAPAN London, Feb. 'l)M IN the House of Commons to-day. Butler i Under Secretary for Fonfl Affairs) reporting on the reci nt ..rre« of Britons, said that the Reverend Fl Watts (an Australian, m charge otW Kobe branch of the Mission to Seamal Mr. H.J. Griffiths (of
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    81 20 Monte Video. Feb. 81. The Nazi pocket battl»hi£« cither the Deutschland or he *thH miral Scbeer— is now m the Atlantic waiting to attack w?m chantships and avenge tte Spec. according: to the n^.JJJ Elpueblo. which quotes an m orised source." ♦hittl*H The newspaper ass 7^ tba J
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    14 20 The Spanish Banderas m M lieved to have h n vit>tllU flprniflii r.boat.- Reuter
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    61 20 Rotterdam, rcu. The owner, of the **£fi£M Tara, 4.760 tons, have e n t tbel sage from the captain iri M ship is sinking about 60 n s west of Finisterre, *<* lO *™JfT«M plosion. The Tara was bourn Bahiablanca to Rotterdan carpo of grain for the ernment. The cause
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    26 20 It is feared xJnJ*' DeUaag. B^7l tons J^t;;;-; T a from New York 1 V w q Den Haag was carrying l» w nil nrnriiif»ls Reuter
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    10 20 ste?ln P exp^?n g S? e confldei: foreign policy.- Reuter
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