The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 January 1940

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,976. ESTI>. 1835 FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    ITALIAN LEADS FINNISH RAID ON RED BASE
    419 1 Bombs Start Fires On Estonian Isle PAMPHLETS DROPPED ON LENINGRAD INVADERS A Italian machine, piloted by an Italian volunteer, led Finnish bombers in an air raid on the Estonian nd of Oesel yesterday. The Russians are believed to be using: Oesel as a
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    Reds Gain Nothing In Month Of War
    94 1 London, Jan. 1. Tilb Finnish Minister in London, M. Gripenberg, who reviewed the progress of the Russian attack on Finland in an interview with the Press yesterday, remarked that the Finns were fighting on no fewer than eight fronts, exclusive of coast and
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    Scandinavia Rallies To Aid Of Finland
    134 1 Scandinavia Rallies To Aid Of Finland MEWS of further aid to Finland has come from Stockholm. Sixty thousand Swedish workers have agreed to work next Saturday— which is a public holiday— and give their day's earnings to Finland. The sum raised in this way is expected to exceed £35,000. Fifteen
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    Goering Now Controls War Economy
    108 1 Goering Now Controls War Economy Berlin, Jan. 4. TIELD MARSHAL GOERING has taken over complete direction of Germany's war economy, which will be unified under his control, according to the official news agency. The agency adds that all upper Reich officials who are connected with the economic war policy will
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    POLISH FORCES TO FIGHT ON WESTERN FRONT
    63 1 London, Jan. 4. OUBSTANTIAL Polish forces are ex- pected to take their place with the Allied forces. This statement was made by the Polish Ambassador in London at a luncheon. Protesting against certain German allegations, he declared that that the Germans, not content
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    NEW MINEFIELD TO BE LAID BY DANES
    70 1 I Copenhagen, Jan. 4. T is officially announced that a minefield is to be laid in Gronsund, which Is the channel between the islands of Moen and Falster and that a further net and chain boom will be placed In the southern entrance
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    JAPAN SEEKS TRADE WITH SOVIET
    47 1 London, Jan. 4. A JAPANESE trade delegation, head- ed by the Japanese Ambassador in Stockholm, arrived in Moscow to-day It is understood Japan wants oil, coal, metal and mineral ore from Russia and she can sell electrical machinery, ships and fishing equipment.—Reuter.
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    ABERDEEN TRAWLER FEARED LOST
    61 1 London, Jan. 4. THE Aberdeen trawler Daneden is ten df.ys overdue and is feared lost. Daneden left Aberdeen on Dec. 11 and was last seen at the fishing grounds in the same vicinity as the trawler Star of Scotland on the day when the latter was
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    U.S. Arms Embargo Against Japan?
    57 1 Washington, Jan. 4. CENATOR KEY PIITMAN, chair- man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stated to-day that he expected the committee would shortly consider his resolution proposing: an embargo on exports of munitions, iron, oil and other commodities to Japan, in reply to the Japanese
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    DAILY AIR SERVICE FOR THE ATLANTIC
    42 1 New York, Jan. 4. A DAILY air service across the Atlantic in order "to meet the wartime emergency for swift transport communication" will De started within three months, according to plans formulated by Pan-American Airways.- Reuter
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    LORD WILLINGDON ON WAY TO NEW ZEALAND
    41 1 London, Jan. 4. LORD WILLINGDON, a former Viceroy of India and Governor-General of Canada, left England to-day to fly to New Zealand, where he will represent the Kinc at- thp rpnfpnnial celebrations.- British Wireless
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    HUGE CROWDS SEE NEW ANZACS ON PARADE
    237 1 THE Governor -General of Aus--1 tralia, Lord Gowrie, took the salute in Sydney yesterday at a march past of 6,000 men of the Australian Imperial Forces, who are now known as the New Anzacs. They will shortly leave Australia for overseas. A crowd
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    Another Convoy Safely Home
    27 1 A fine picture of a convoy of merchant ships, as the convoy, in the safe keeping of British destroyers, neared England and safety.
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    FOUR LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS INTO REICH
    177 1 Better Weather Brings More Activity On Western Front Paris, Jan. 4. \UITH improved weather on the Western Front, Allied planes during the past 24 hours made four long distance reconnaissance fights into Germany, penetrating about 250 miles. Numerous photographic and reconnaissance flights were also made
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    China Has Big Capacity For Recovery
    127 1 China Has Big Capacity For Recovery London, Jan. 4. UOPES that serious efforts may shortly be made towards securing some settlement of the SinoJapanese war are responsible for the sharp upward movement in Chinese bonds to-day. It is realized that the potential recovery capacity of China in such an event
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    LORD TWEEDSMUIR NOT TO STAY IN CANADA
    46 1 Ottawa, Jan. 4. THE Dominion Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, has indicated that Lord Tweedsmuir will not accept an extension of his term as Governor-General which expires this year. The reason for non-acceptance is lord TVwrismuir's state of health.- Reuter
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      FIRST BILLS FOR NEW SESSION
      131 1 Washington, Jan. 4. IT IS understooc that a Bill to be introduced at the new session of Congress will provide for loans to Finland up to $100,000,000 and will allow these credits to be used ior the purchase ot war supplies. Remission of debt payments
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      German Help For Soviet Possible
      107 1 Kaunas (Lithuania). Jan. 4. ACCORDING TO a Berlin me*- sage, it is possible that German military collaboration with Soviet Russia in the event of British and French aid t-» r inland through Sweden and Norway has been di> cussed at an important German war councilHitler.
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      SILLY THREATS WHICH FRIGHTEN NO ONE
      123 1 London, lan. f. QEFERIUNG to threats in the Naj *^> Press to Britain and France if they should extend help to Finland and to Scandinavian states that assistance to Finland through them will be regarded as a breach of neutrality, The Times says that
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    BRITISH AIR MARSHAL TO STAY IN CANADA
    50 1 Toronto, Jan. 4. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL Bir Robert Brookc-Popham, a member of the British Air Mission, is remaining in Canada to supervise the Empire air training scheme In co-operation with Air Vice-Marshal Croil, Chief of Staff oi the Royal Canadian Air Force- Reuter
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    FROST-BITTEN WIRELESS OPERATOR CARRIES ON
    226 2 Heroism Of R.A.F. Man When it Was 30 Degrees Below Zero London, Jan. 4. RETAILS have now been disclosed of the gallant action of a wireless operator and air-gunner of an R.A.F. hf-inber engaged on a reconnaissance flight over Germany, v. ho carried out his
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    INVENTIONS FOR RED ARMY CLAIMED
    86 2 >li;^fow. Jan. 4|,*OK oßtat—dtoH services in inventing and desi^nine new highly import- mode'.^ i>l IWd Army armament, DegtjF&itl has been awarded! the title 'Hero of S<.Kialist Labour." the OrdtT uf Lenin and 50.000 rovbles.l TT.c Mnornw newspaper Izvestia i .ks that Df l Inventions have
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    B.E.F. Is Cheerful, Says Mr. Attlee
    111 2 London, Jan. 4. UK. C R. UJee. the leader of the labour Opposition, spent the wh'Jle day inspecting front line trenches ycslerday. telephones Reuter's special correspondent with the B.E.F. Last night he faced a barrage of questions from American, French and British journalists at
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    NORWEGIAN MISSIONARY KILLED IN AIR RAID
    43 2 Chwgklnf, Jan. 4. A BELATED report reaching here states thai Norwegian missionary. Rev. P. Torjesen, of the China Inland Mi.^ui:. was killtd on Dec 13 during a Japanese air raid on Hochtl. b« en Into rcept Reuter
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    GREEK TRIBUTE TO BRITISH SEAMEN
    35 2 GREtK hipping offices In London have subscribed £2,535 In admiration and appreciation o: the way in which British seamen are performing tht ir duties during verv difficult ciri umstances. Reuter
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    Calling-Up 23s
    19 2 The proclamation of the callingup of men up to S3 was read out at the Royal Exchange.
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    Relief Funds For Use In Palestine
    192 2 Relief Funds For Use In Palestine London, Jan. 4. THE High Commissioner of Palestine Sir Charles MacMichael, reaffirmed in Jerusalem yesterday the good wishes for conditions in Palestine which he expressed in a broadcast on Dec. 30. and said these wishes were marked by a determination to take action for
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    Laurel And Hardy In Great Form
    111 2 Ui KD ARTl^i^' ttlm, -A Chump at Oxford." at the Cathay Cinema.; uring those two priceless oomedians, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, is a riot oi fun. Imagine two street cleaners being sent to Oxford for a university educa- 1 tion. Imagine the pranks
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    "Blondie" Is Good
    56 2 DENNY SINGLETON, gives a good performance in "Blondie," the latest Colum" comedy, which opened at the Pavilion Cinema last night. The film is based on Chic Young's famous cartcons. Also in the cast is Arthur Lake, while Larry Simms, the tour-year-old "star," bears a remarkable resemblance to
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    U.S. & Disposal Of Barter Rubber
    380 2 U.S. Disposal Of Barter Rubber RIGHT OF SALE OWING TO WAR i\iE holiday period covered by 1 mis review has not been remarktone in all markets remains healthy. In Singapore the differentials between t he lonvard and nearby positions have begun to narrow, whilst the panties of all three markets
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    Better Tone With The New Year
    139 2 M\l A van" shipments during December were 41,568 tons, of which 21.000 tons represented domestic exports write Lewis and Peat This bftfl i-ioi'^ht the country's ovei-ex-ports. which were 11.381 tons at the beginning of the year, nnd at the peak ever 20.000 to only
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    PORTUGAL HIT BY FLOODS
    43 2 London, Jan. 4. I 18BON i,nd. the neighbouring pro- vinees in Portugal is suffering from the worst Hoods for many yeais as a result of a three-day storm. Many people have been drowned and communieations have been cut.-- Reuter
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    BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP FOR TURKEY
    45 2 London. Jan. 4. THE British Government has offered to put a hospital ship at the dis- posal of the Turkish Government, which has replied expressing its gratitude and stating that it will accept the offer .should the need arise. Reuter
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    507 2 ADA-LAH di-nyatakan dengan kuat bahaw lezipkoupan pegawai2 keraiaan di-London tiriak perchaya sadikit pun akan khabar2 angin yanp dl-siarkan dalam sa-tengah perchakapan2 radio yang datang dari negeri asing mencratakan tantera2 Russia sedang berkumpul di-sempadan negeri Afghanistan. Dan lagi telah di-ketahui pula bahawa kerajaan Afghanistan telah menafi dengan jawatan
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    ROOSEVELT ANTI-DICTATOR SPEECH IS WELCOMED
    412 3 "Breath Of Sanity, Sense And Hope,"— British Comment |)RESIDENT Roosevelt's speech at the opening of Congress yesterday, in which he outlined the Administration's ittitude to the war, is supported by the Press of the Inited States which agrees with its main points, which ir ere:
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    Triplets Followed By Quadruplets
    45 3 Cairo, Jan. 4. SMAHAN Sheha»a, 25-year-old wife of an Egyptian baker, has jriven birth to quadruplets. She had already had triplets. The quadruplets are all &irl> and will be named after King Farauk's sisters. Mother and children are doing well.- Reuter
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    President Said Nothing New Berlin View
    111 3 Berlin, Jan. 4. QHORT extracts from President Roosevelt's message to Congress are published in the German Press. "The message did not contain a new line of thought." says a statement issued by the official news agency. •The German Press is mainly incrested in the
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    Red Military Incompetence Revealed
    317 3 Red Military Incompetence Revealed TIMES ON LESSON OF FINLAND London, Jan. 4. JIIE TIMES, in a leading article, surveys the campaigning of the last fortnight in Finland in which it says the magnificent fighting qualities of Finnish soldiers have won them a victory which may well take its place among
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    LABOUR, EMPLOYERS AND GOVERNMENT
    148 3 London, Jan. 4. T^HE third meeting of the National Joint Advisory Council composed of representatives of the British Employers Confederation and the Trades Union Congress General Council, which was set up to advise government on matters In which employers and workers have a common interest, was
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    FATAL STABBING
    33 3 A 30-YFAR-OL.O Chinese. Quek Jin Wah, was fatally stabbed in a club in Noordin Lan^ yesterday evening. The alleged assailant is In hospital and is believed to be suffering from poisoning.
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    STOCK & SHARE PRICES
    334 3 STOCK SHARE PRICES London. Jan. 4. 'J'liE following are to-day's closing middle 1 quotations: Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con Loan 5% 1944-64 109 +H Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 108 +s i War loan 3 V_ MH -f Com Union Assce tUnits) 6%, Prudential Assce 'A' 22
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    167 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 4. JJOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations Id parenthesis:— COPRA: F.M.S. Spot: £12. Straits S.D. Rotterdam: £12 2s. Od. COTTON: Sellers: 0.14d. (9.13d.) PEPPER: White Muntok: 6d. (6d.) White Muntok (Nov. -Dec): sd. (5d.) Lampong black In bond:
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    Sarawak Rajah Muda & Wife Here
    48 3 Sarawak Rajah Muda Wife Here picture. Anthony Brooke, the Rajah Muda of Sarawak, and Mrs. Brooke, photograpncd in Singapore. Mr. snd Mrs. Brooke were married in Rangoon in November and a« now on their wav to England where the Ra-a Muda will take up war work.- Free Press
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    DAIL VOTES POWERS FOR SMASHING THE I.R.A.
    290 3 Justice Minister Says 120 Men Must Be Locked Up Dublin, Jan. 4. THE Dail Eirean has passed the Emergency Powers Bill by 82 votes to nine and the Senate will now deal with the Bill, which gives powers to deal drastically with the
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    Outrage In Cork As Dail Debates
    97 3 Dublin. Jan. 4. II7HILE the Dail was discussing TT the Emergency Powers Rill aimed at the 1.R.A., the Minister of Justice. Mr. Roland, was cilled from the chamber and told that a detective had been shot before scores of people in the principal thoroughfare
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    Fresh German Attack On Neutrals
    99 3 Fresh German Attack On Neutrals T Berlin, Jan. 1. AE Bocrsen Zeitung makes a new attack on neutrals, asserting that since the outbreak of war Britain and France have treated neutrals In the "worst possible manner**, but none of the neutrals has protested even when Britain and France at Geneva
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    London & War Risk Rates
    120 3 London War Risk Rates London, Jan. 4. A STATEMENT issued by thf rk Institute of London Underwriters advises underwriters that the rating committee have tendered their resignation owing to the existence of a market which is unprepared to rapport the current schedule of war risk insurance rates. It is understood
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    SECRETARY OF U.S. NAZI BUND EXPELLED
    104 3 London. Jan. 4. JAIvIES Wheeler Hill, national s?cretary of the Gorman-America Bund, a Nazi organization, who will shortly be tried for perjury, has been expelled from the organization, according to the Daily Telegraph's New York correspondent. This development, It is stated, fellows the embarrassing
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    COMPULSORY SAVING IS OPPOSEI
    70 3 Lond.;n, Jan. 1. LORD MoUistonc. chairman of tho nati Rial savings movem nt, announced that the total by the campaign now exceeds 0.000. 000. He .said he could not support the pt posal that compulsory saving thovld be- introduced. "I am quit" sure," he ssid. "U,
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    184,000 GERMANS HAVE LEFT THE TYROL
    68 3 Homo, Jan. 1 FIGURES In c rmection vith t!. dus o! German subjects now issued show that 165,000 returned the Reich from the Bolzano district and 1G.500 from Termo Udine and Belluno, and 2,000 from other parts of Italy. The exodus is stated to
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1940. Chinese Wartime Trade
    567 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JA NUARY 5, 1940. Chinese Wartime Trade pHINESE firms in Malaya who transact business according to barter principles or who employ chinchews were not unnaturally anxious when they found that the Defence Regulations affecting imports and exports and foreign currency seemed likely seriously to hamper
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    "Dimlight" Appears In Blacked-Out London OUR LONDON LETTER
    1727 4 "Dimlight" Appears In Blacked-Out London OUR LONDON LETTER London, Dec. 24. pAN you imagine what the Might of one wax candle looks like 70 feet away I only ask because that is the lighting equivalent of the official aid to pedestrians which has appeared this week in the West End.
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    SPECIAL SCHEME TO AID CHINESE BARTER TRADE
    643 5 SPECIAL SCHEME TO AID CHINESE BARTER TRADE Minimising Effects Of Defence Regulations PLAN INVOLVES FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL COLLOWING a suggestion by the Singapore Chinese 1 Chamber of Commerce, the Financial Secretary, S.S., has launched a scheme by which the Chinese barter trade between the Colony and neighbouring countries, worth thousands
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    To Visit Indian Units On Island
    138 5 JOURNALISTS MEET IN SINGAPORE AN event unique in the history of Malayan journalism occurred in »pore yesterday. This v-a-s a o r represents. I all the Indian newspapers in -in/ three Tamil two Gurmurkhi news:)ap. Malayaiam newspaper, one U T tr .md OD6 En^lish-
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    PRISON AND SUPERVISION FOR HOL'SEBKEAKER
    96 5 PRISON AND SUPERVISION FOR HOL'SEBKEAKER AIXBGKD to havt broken into the A house of Mr. G. S. Miller, m Whitejse Park, on Dec. I last in order to |1 y climbing up by a waterd out ai;uin through a window. Ah Seng, who pleaded guilty to ne charge hi thr
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    29 5 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY BtftN the Registrar at 1H a.m. a OS. 162 39. \t 1f1.3t a.m. Fbctaf list of civil thereafter: SummonKl At 2 15 Probate matters.
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    Films Of Allied Fighting Forces
    419 5 IMPRESSIVE SERIES AT CAPITOL ON TUESDAY MORE than 10,000 feet of lilm will be i lfl shown at the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, and the figure incorporates an impressive series ol pictures depicting the fighting forces of Great
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    CURRENCY CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE
    131 5 JUDGMENT was reserved till Jan. 8 in a case In the district court yesterday in which Wee Teck Teng, of Chop Loon Chiang, was charged with attempting to take foreign currency in excess of $500 Straits currency out of the Colony on Nov. 28. The money
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    SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH THEFT & MISCHIEF
    71 5 SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH THEFT MISCHIEF THREE SOLDIEKS were allowed $100 bail in the second court yesterday, when they claimed trial to two charges alleging thelt of cash and goods worth $28, and mischief by breaking three glasses and three bottles of lemonade in a coffee-shop in Pulau Tekong on Dec.
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    16 ON GAMING CHARGE
    31 5 SIXTEEN Chinese, two of whom were women, were fined $1 each in the third court yesterday for gaming in a common gaming house in Singapore, on Wednesday.
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    SUCCESSFUL Y.W.C.A. NEW YEAR PARTY
    63 5 A SUCCESSFUL after dinner New Year's party organised by the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. was held at the Y.M.C.A., Orchard Road, on Wednesday when about 100 persons attended. There were games, competitions, and community singing after which supper was served. The success of the function has
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    "THE WAR FROM VARIOUS VIEWPOINTS"
    40 5 MR. S. M SHARMA wiU be the speaker in the 8.M.8.C. series "The War From Various Viewpoints" at 7.30 this evening. Mr. Sharma will speak on th»- w?r from the Malayan Indian point of viry
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    Dardanus Pilot Wed Yesterday
    156 5 WILSON-EVANS CAPTAIN Joseph Wilson, the pilot of the Dardanus. the Imperial Airways plane which was fired on by Japanese planes on Nov. 8. off Waichow Irland, while Hying from Hong Kong to Bangkok, was married at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday to Miss Florine
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    Man Attacked By Panther
    101 5 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 4. A CHINESE carpenter while doing repairs at the High School yesterday was attacked by what is believed to have been a black panther. He w r as working In the verandah of the top floor when the beast sprang
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    31 5 In bitter weaiher on the Western Front French soldiers arc still digging trenches and here men are se?n at work on a trench and dug-out in a wood behind the lines.
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    14,000 POSTER STAMPS SOLD IN 40 MINUTES
    127 5 FOURTEEN thousand Patriotic Fund poster stamps were sold out in 40 minutes at the G.P.0., Singapore, yesterday morning. It is regretted that no further supplies will be available until early next week, owing to delay in the arrival of a shipment of the
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    Wife's Suspicions After Husband's Farewell
    632 5 CORONER TOLD HOW DETECTIVE YOUNG GIRL WERE FOUND DYING UOW through suspicion .she followed her husband alter 1J he had said good-bye and then found him in a house with his lover— both in great pain after taking caustic soda was related by a young
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    'Missing' Exhibit Causes Appeal Adjournment
    130 5 'Missing' Exhibit Causes Appeal Adjournment A*'nii.-.siiig' exhibit, stated b) BOHSfBI to be of material value to the .p--pellants. caused the adjournment i criminal appeal in the 81 re H Court yesterday. The counsel wa.s Mr. B H Cfcta who appeared for two Chinese. Hoe Le^n and Koh Ah Keng. in
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List
    1203 6 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 5s I4d 5s 6d Austral Amal. (5s) 6s 6d 7s Austral Malay 37s 39s Ayer Hitam 24s 6d 25s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 90 .95 Bangrln Tin 23s 6d
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    Daily Share Report
    220 6 I SSI ED BY FRASER CO. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin shares were rather steadier to-day following firmer conditions in London while the slight ri<-e in the local price of tin to $125 up I*.1 also assisted sentiment. Hon? Fatts were bid for at $1.24 with
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    169 6 T H n E uu Sln s:a:3oie Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.467th aucton. yesterday and resulted as follows- catai 0 1^^ 1^ 15 540 lbs ***** t0 l'}}\'? 8 lbSl 493U tons soJ d 670.054 lbs Jyy.l3 tons. SPOT Jf nd^ 11 11 16d
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    121 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Jan. 4, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Nc IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 37'^ 38'; No. IX R.S.S. F.0.8. in cases January 33-., o Q G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. FOB. in bales January 33 ->«•■ P.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. in bales January 37 .v
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      497 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for tne followtng materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of Mosquito Nets. Date of Closing. 12 noon. Jan. 9, 1940. Supply of Five Rotating Disc. Valves for Water Dept. Date of Closing 4 p.m. Apr. 18,
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      360 7 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES 'INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. dc O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. Owing to the Company's inability to publish the actual departure dates of its steamers intending passengers are courteously requested to enquire at the P. 0. S.N. COMPANY'S Office to ascertain the approximate dates of departure.
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      499 7 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated la f\M.s.) fELEFBONE: Freifht 5433. Pam&re Sttl m^N pacii ic Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through ihe Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by "EMPRESS" -DUCHESS" or "MONT" steamers to the United Kingdom.— All under one management For detailed
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      324 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAJ9 BUILDING. COLLYSR QUAY, SINGAPORE XBL. flfl CHARTERED BARB BUILDING. PEN AN G XBL. lf++ BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of, America, Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN STATE HOCKEY
    89 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 3. THE following have been selected to represent Negri Sembilan in an inter-state hockey match on Sunday at Seremban against Malacca R. V.i ml Abdul Rahman, J. S. Lewis; Lee Moh Hon. Lieut. I), i:. l>. Morris, W. Williams; Dollah,
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY TRIAL
    417 8 Colours Beat Whites Five-One VkSTERDAYS Singapore women's I state hockey trial at the G.S.C. ground, which was held in view of the forthcoming encounter with the Selangor Women's team at Singapore on Jan 13. was an improvement on the previous trials seen en the same beat Whites
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    CELESTIAL FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION MEETING
    105 8 AT the annual general meeting of the H Celestial Friendly Association held at the association's premises on Dec. 31. the following office-bearers were elected for this year. President, Wong Sau Sheung: vice pres d^nt*. Chew Kia Seng, Tr.n Koh Keng; hon. secretary. Tan See Mee. asst.
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    BRITISH ARMY SIDE TO MEET FRENCH ARMY
    67 8 London, Jan. 4. T.IE British Army team against the French Army at Psris en Feb. 11 has been chosen as fo'lows: Riley (Liverpool), Sproston 'Manchester City), Beattie i Preston). Goslm 'Bclton), Cullis (Wolverhampton), Mercer (Everton>, Geldard (Bolton), Maurice Edelston Reading), Lawton <Everton>. Welsh
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    HEPTARCHIANS B.P.
    59 8 AT a meeting held at 2, Koon Seng Road, the Heptarchians Badminton Party was formed. The following were elected office-bearers for 1939/40: President, Mr. Roland Boey hon. secretary. Mr. Lim Teek Seng; hon. treasurer. Mr. Dickey Boey; hon. auditor, Mr, Choa Teck Hin; hon. sports capt., Mr Chan
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    Malay Regiment Fields Rugby Team For First Time
    277 8 'From Our Own Correspondent Scremban, Jan 3. THE Malay Regiment made ru?ger 1 history at S°remban to-day when' fi >ldjd a ride which Ks k to the Ne^ri S?mb'.'an All Blues RFC. by 5 po'nts fa goal* t) 8 points <a goal
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    MANCHESTERS BEAT S.C.C. 2-1
    452 8 Club's Winning Sequence At Hockey Broken HEATON SCORES TWICE THE S.C.C. tasted hockey defeat for the first time *in recent weeks when they met the Manchesters on the padan? yesterday and were beaten by two goals to one. The winning gcal came in the last three
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    STATE HOCKEY IN NORTH
    65 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?, Jan. 4. THE following is the Penang hockey team to meet Perak in an inter-state fixture at Ipoh on Saturday. Ng Teik Lee; Ismail Hashim, C. E. A. La Brooy; Boey Seng Pee, Lt. W. Cm. S. Wilson, Gan Thean Beng;
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    TRAINING NOTES FROM PENANG
    290 8 Brass Bullett In Best Gallop Of Day (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 4. r[ERE were fast gallops on the track this morning, the most impressive cnes being Madam, Sultana, Royal Worlington, Brass Bullet, St. Charles, Popover, President, Woodquest, Silver Lace, Servus, A.D.C.. Flying Trapeze, Golden
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    DEVONSHIRES WIN AGAIN
    190 8 THE Devonshire Badminton Party A continued to maintain their unbeaten record when they scored their sixth successive win by beating the United Family Badminton Party by three games to two in a tie in the local inter-club badminton championships played at the Clerical Union Hall on Wednesday
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY TO-DAY
    40 8 THE following will represent the 1 S.C.C. against the Y.M.C.A. at hockey on the padang this evening: Major Robertson; Fortin, A. N Other; Francis, R. N. Elliott, FletcherCooke Cole, Huteatt, Lee, Clement and Fraser. Umpire: D. Brennan.
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    OFF SEASON SOCCER
    42 8 picture. An out of season soccer match was played on Raffles Institution ground on Wednesday between the Victoria institution, Kuala Lumpur and the R.I. and ended in a two-all draw. This picture shows the game in progress.- Free Press
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    Displaced Players Will Complain To League
    351 8 London, Dec. 11. THERE'S cne aspect of this cut-and-come-again policy of the football clubs that looks like building up into a good old-fashioned row— you know what I mean: the policy of playing the star player who is in your area for either civil
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    Dogra Regiment Beat Malay College 3-2
    281 8 THRILLING HOCKEY AT TAIPING (From Our Own Correspondent.' laipin?, Jan. 2. PLAYING in one of their best hockey games this season the Dogra Regiment, Taiping, defeated the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, by the odd goal in five on the College ground during the New
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    PATRIOTIC FUND RACE AT PENANG
    101 8 Commentary To Be Broadcast To-morrow JTO-MORROW, Station ZHJ Penang A (49.3 metres) will broadcast the special race which has been arranged by the Penang Turf Club in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The race, which will be over a distance of s^ven furlongs, is
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    ALOR STAR BADMINTON
    51 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) T__ mm Alor Star. HE Mende B.P. of Penang travelled to Alor Star to meet the Sunroc Badminton Party of Alor Star The visitors were beaten by eight games to five. Four singles, six doubles, two mixed doubles and one women's doubles were
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    DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF RESTRICTED IMPORTS
    53 8 THE Governor has appointed Mr. A. J. Newby to be a deputy controller of restricted imports and exports, S S.. with effect from Dec. 19. This appointment is in addition to the appointment of Mr. J. N. C. Hancock as deputy controller of restricted imports
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    DEVONSHIRES & MAYFLOWERS UNBEATEN
    499 8 DEVONSHIRES MAYFLOWERS UNBEATEN Inter-Club Badminton Championships f|«tfE local inter-club batimr. X championships on the le system is ncaring its (omlr, stages with the Devonshire minion Party heading the 1. six points sained in six outii: The Mayflower Badminton Par *'A" team with four po nts o-it four games played is
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