The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 February 1940

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,003. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940. 5 CENTS.
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    "SWIFTEST STEP TO DOMINION STATUS"
    726 1 Viceroy On Federal Scheme For India "PREFERABLE DEFER TALKS"— GANDHI JHE earnest desire of the British Government that India should attain Dominion status at the earliest possible moment and to facilitate the achievement of that status by all the means in their power" was emphasised
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    France & U.S. Protest To Japanese
    76 1 France U.S. Protest To Japanese BCMBiNG OF RAILWAY the Fren.-h-I China oked protesti Kates ihej d :j have re- m of United dded that the at the ramnMml- many ten carried and would •^ilitarj' do-China; ided a of anna and i I doII Killed i;> Htmib> vhich was hit ardnmt
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    CAMPAIGN IN INNER MONGOLIA
    23 1 CAMPAIGN IN INNER MONGOLIA I 18, Feb. T-. detachment, Japanese tr^op°. south-west of river, at -ng. **n forcH entered Linho later. Eastern News
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    Minesweeper Capsizes: Captain Killed
    81 1 Minesweeper Capsizes Captain Killed London. Feb. 5. O->l. minesweeper Sphinx foun- dercd in heavy weather today while beinj towed inte port with her engines disabled. Then, on entering port, the tow parted and the ihip caosized. The commanding officer, C'apt. J. R. N. Taylor, and four ratings were killed. Four
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    Mrs. Chamberlain Gives Volunteers A Surprise
    126 1 Mrs. Chamberlain Gives Volunteers A Surprise London, reb. j. A PARTY oi sailors from Newfoundland, some of the many who ha^e 'olned the Royal Navy, spending a lew days or leave in London, had an unexpected meeting with Mrs. Chambjri:\in this morning. They vere being shown the sights ot London
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    Resignation Of Dutch C.-in-C.
    154 1 DIFFERENCES OVER MILITARY MATTERS The Hague, Feb. 5. Fis announced that General I. H. Reynders has resigned his post as supreme commander of the Dutch land and sea forces. He is to be succeeded by Lieut.General H. G. Winkelman, hitherto officer in command of the UtretchSoesterberg
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    Bye-Election Results In Britain
    151 1 Bye-Election Results In Britain London, Feb. C. SIR Andrew Duncan, recently appointed President of the Board of Trade, was to-day returned unopposed as one of two M.P.\s for the City of London. Sir Andrew succeeds Sir Alan Andersen, who has retired. It is likely that Sir Andrew Duncan and Sir
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    Germans Get Worse Of Engagement
    52 1 Taris, Feb. 5. A GERMAN reconnoitring patrol got the worst of it vvhen it advanced towards the French lines east of Blies and made contact with French advance posts. There was a brief engagement, in which bombs and machine-guns were used, before the Germans hurriedly
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    B.O.T. ORDER REGARDING EXPORT OF TIN
    38 1 London, Feb. 5 ABOARD of Trade order adds tin to metals which, with their licences in unwrought forms, require licences for export to any destination. The order came into force yesterday Reuter
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    EMPIRE'S £30,000 TO CIGARETTE FUND
    41 1 London, Feb. 5. BRITISH people all over the world have contributed so far £30,000 to the Overseas League Tobacco Fund. 'ih'.s sum will provide the equivalent of 30.000,000 cigarettes for members of the fighting forces. Reuter
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    Russian Attacks Develop On Wider Front
    481 1 FINNS HOLD POSITIONS UNDER GREAT STRAIN Paris, Feb. 5. THE Russian attacks in Finland are reported to \w 1 developing on a wider front than hitherto. It is learned that reinforcements are being: dispatched to the battlefront from Moscow and Southern Russia. It is
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    Finns Shoot Red Parachutists
    92 1 CIVE Russian parachutists 1 seen coming down on the ice in the Gulf of Finland near the Finnish coast were all shot while still in the air, it is reported. They were youths of about 17 and carried a large quantity of explosives. Many of the
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    Red Submarines In Exchange For German Cruiser?
    156 1 London, Feb. 5. THh Daily Telegraph's Stockholm correspondent states that iw< German vessels from the Baltic took aboard Norwegian pilots in territorial waters south of Oslo on Friday. Iru vessels were found to be leaded witli artillery, small arms and ammunition :or the
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      35 1 m QUALITY AND ECONOMY DRINK BIGIA TEA TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DINNER DANCE 'informal) 9.45 to midnight -^___NO ADMISSION CHARGE ■•Ui ORCHESTRA EXTENSION TO 1 A-M. ■^^J^^By Dan Hopkins EVEBT SATUBPA*
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      59 1 SUPPORT MALAYAN PRODUCE. DRINK BIGIA TEA ADELPHI fjjl HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TO-NIGHT THURSDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER $3.00 NO ADMISSION CHARGE DANCE INFORMAL MUSIC BY THE ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS ORCHESTRA SEA VIEW HOTEL: WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 7kDELPHI~ HOTEL: MONDAY W EDNESD AY SATURDAY SPECIAL CURRY FOR
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    Suit Against Lawyer Is Withdrawn
    104 2 A CIVIL SUIT in which Wong Yan Lai claimed about $400 from P. C. Nathan, a Singapore lawyer, wns withdrawn before Mr. G. L. Howe in the Singapore Civil District Court yesterday, on the application of the defendant, who stated that the case had been
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    Market Prices List
    427 2 Beef steak jtati 40 Beef stew cr curry do 35 Fillet Steak lb. 65 Mutton, Australian do 38 Java Goat Flesh do 54 Pork, lean jcatl 48 rork. lean and fat (1st. quality) do 38 MEAT Capons (.locally reared > kati 62 Ducks each 55 Fowls Kati
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    ROTARY CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    104 2 Results of further ties in the Rotary Club tennis tournament are: Loh Poon Lip (—l5) beat Joe Namenwirth (+3) o—2, 6—4; J. W. Wotherspoon (sor.) w.o. F. D. Harrison (+3); Ching Kee Sun (—9) beat T. W. Ong (—6) B—6, 6—2; Chen Su Lan (—6 beat
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    SEREMBAN GOLF
    35 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. I. THE annual general meeting of the 1 Seremban Golf Club will be held on Mar. 29. Before the meeting, a mixed foursomes competition will be held.
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    45 2 The Singapore Cricket Club bowls green will be re-opened on FYiday, witl: a match between Captain's Team and Vice-Captain's Team. Beginning at the end of February or early in March, it is proposed to play the usual triples tournament on the American plan.
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    SAID HE WAS PROMISED WOMAN IN MARRIAGE
    235 2 Defence Plea Of Man Found Guilty Of Murdering Her COUND guilty of murdering a woman to whom he said he had been promised in marriage, Teh Ah See was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Assizes yesterday after a five
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    Daily Share Report
    152 2 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. AT CLOSE W BUSINESS YESTERDAY The usual dull conditions prevailed at the opening of the market to-day and prices showed very little change on balance. Local tin was \i down at $121 U. Hong Patts receded to $1,22 4 with buyers bidding $1.21
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    120 2 Yesterday's Alterations Hitani Tin (50 cts. i .41 .44 Hong Fatt Tin ($1) 1.20 1.24 Kundang Tin <£) 13s 3d 14s Mural (50 cts.) 1.80 2.00 Pangnga River (ss) 8s 6d ?s 6d x.d. Raub Aust. (ss) 5.85 6.00 Rawang Concession 22s 23s S. Malayan <.ss) 2356d
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    FUND FOR RELIEF IN TURKISH DISASTERS
    62 2 A COMMITTEE known as the Singapore Muslim Committee for the Turkish Earthquake Relief Fund has been formed in Singapore, of which Dr. H. S. Moonshi of North Bridge Road, has been appointed hon. treasurer, and Mr. S. A. Ben Yahya, of St. Michael Road,
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    114 2 DAILY PRICES CURRENT leb. 5, 1940: 12 O'clock Noon Buyers Seller* No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 37 17*4 No. IX RS.S. FOB. In cases February 38 38 s G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. In bales February 36 l 36 F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. In bales February
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    FUND'S CENTRAL DEPOT
    25 2 THE Malaya Patriotic Fund central depot at Government House will be closed on Thursday of this week owing to Chinese New Year.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT ISLAND CLUB
    63 2 MRS. Tan Chin Tuan and S. F. Ho won the mixed foursomes competition played at the Island Club on Sunday with a score of 46 11%=34%. The best of the other cards returned were by Mrs. Tay Lian Teck and G. Marshall with a score
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    Christmas EVE Robbery Eche: Convictions
    115 2 Christmas EVE Robbery Eche: Convictions planned." Fall, Singapore yesterday wlu Wi and Tan Ai k i rigorous impr bin? an elderly < in Orchard R*>ad Both accused. g man, were alle^ moneylender whlla ricksha, and, by by the throat, to I shirt pocket whlcl Evidence was iU gapore hockey p]
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    Tree-Climber Fined For Being Drunk
    63 2 RAJA GOPAL. tree In Dunn evening and remained two hours, shoutii:ing money at a c below, mu fined ham. Singapore terday lor being c: Court Inspector C S OOVt that a Gey. lorry which vai lent down from his p' lailing to do so. Raja
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      239 2 ACCLAIMED BY LARGE AUDIENCES NIGHTLY. e 15 9.i5 p.m. ALHAfYIpI\A Two Big Star> in the Greatest o^9^^ Triumph of their careers! m* .^^H Ifi 1 1 ivv IklAlk Ik /^l k*. 4^» DE HAVILUND P^pKQpllH^l Donald Chap AiaD T tT %T^^T mk lc Vincent Price f|^ T^^ T Henry Sttphtiifoo
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      100 2 VICTORIA THEATRE The Island Committee pre.-t-nt "I KILLED THE COUNT" in aid of the Malays Patriotic Funu FEBRUARY 24 28, MARCH Ist 2nd Booking Opens At Robinsons To-da> I UNBELIEVABLE!. ..BUT TRUE! "W IZ AR D O F OZ" played to 2,518 more people than "SNOW WHITE" during their MUST
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      101 2 LAW NOTICE POI THE DAY Before ibe Honourable a*Beckett Terrell in Court N« 4 M I a.m. Magistrate's ABM and Ujagar Slnph n T Rex. At 11 a.m.: 5.353 39— -Chew Wood I rett. before the Honourab^ M Ju^io* Mk» in Court No. 3 at 11 a.m. Assizes: Rex vs.
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    "COSTLY ANSWER TO NAZIS"
    492 3 London Paper On Results Of Week-end Air Battles SPEED RESOURCEFULNESS OF THE R.A.F. PROVED C2EK22 n thC German *^*S* on b shippin ff n?v i °u? StS th? subs «iuent air engagements 22 lu n fighters Manchester Guardian says: rOm th l Ge rinan Point of
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    Satisfaction AT Balkan Conference
    114 3 Satisfaction AT Balkan Conference C 3MMENTS IN T HE CAPITAL j London. Feb. 5. r the pro4 v-^:::'ercnce fl la] quarters .nation con- expressed that there is •ion at the I a] of the pact .< locked upon I Utility and tern Furope. s made in the v and Ruman
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    14 3 II n 1 n. Fe> S f i Great Aram b^ pub- British Wireless
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    Neutral Ships Feared Lost
    84 3 Oslo. Feb. 5. THE owners of the Norwegian steamer Segovia. 1,300 tons, state they fear that the ship, with a crew of 22 and one passenger, has been lost while en route ircm Portugal to Norway. The latest report from the Segovia was from the Bay
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    BRITAIN'S AMBITIOUS ARMS SPEED-UP PLAN
    142 3 London, Feb. 5. REQUIREMENTS or the Government for speeding up production of armamenta were explained by the Minister ol Labour. Mr. Ernest Brown. to-day to the executive of the Engineering Union. Mr. Fred Smith, general secretary of the Union, ;aid ii was the most ambipr
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    FOOD ENTERS TIENTSIN
    25 3 Tientsin, Feb 5. RELIEVING ihe acute situation, the Japanese -his morning allerr?cl throe trucKloads of fcodstufts to enter the British Concession. Reuter
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    Germans Get A Russian Bear!
    47 3 London, Feb. 5. DUSSIAN exports to Germany are beginning at last, says a Moscow message. A consignment »s being dispatched to-day by air under special escort. It is a Russian bear which the Moscow Zoo is presenting to the Berlin Zoo. Reuter
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    Trinidad Oil Field Workers' "Truce"
    123 3 London, Feb. 5. TRINIDAD oilfield employers and workers have arrived at a far-reach-ing agreement, signed on Feb. 2, fixing wages and declaring an industrial truce free from strike and lockouts for the duration of the war. The workers get an increase of two cents per
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    15 3 T^HE King and Queen returned to Buckingham Palace yesterday after spending the week-end at Windsor.
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    314 3 London, Feb. 5. THE following are to-day's closing middle quotation: Shares are of £1 denomina- i ki on unless otherwise stated: The above are dealers middle prices; brokers' margins, broker?. and stamp duty are not Included Exchange Telegraph. Con. Loan 5% 1944-64... 110% r unding Loan 4
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    24 3 Air Marshal A. S. Barratt (wearing peaked cap), new R.A.F. chief in France, in a Wing- operations roam in the forward zone in France.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    167 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES I i Prom Our own Correspondent) London, Feb. I j pOMMODITY and Exchange markets cla as toliowa with previous quotations parenthesis RUBBER: DulL I Spot ll%d 11 13 16d (11M 11% i March Illll6d ll%d (ll%d ll»i Apr-June 11 9 16d ll%d (11 9 16d 11 11 1C
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    Americans Man Ambulances For Western Front
    104 3 Americans Man Ambulances For Western Front Paris, Feb. 5. TWENTY-TWO ambulances subscribed by Americans for service on the Western Frcnt left Paris yesterday to take up their positions. American volunteers are mrnnins them. They were dedicated en Sunday at a special service held at the American Church in Paris attended
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    BRITISH SOLDIER FOUND SHOT DEAD
    58 3 Shanghai. Feb. 5. A PRIVATE in the Seaforth Highlanders was found shot dead in Irs room in the barracks at the Rac^ Course at 11 a.m. yesterday morningHis rifle lay beside him. The authorities are at present conducting a lull investigation into the affair. The
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    Japanese War Expenditure
    153 3 Japanese War Expenditure Tokw, Tcb. 5. rXTRAORDINARY war expenditure 4- in connection with the Chin* affair amounts to Y 4,460,000,000 of which Y 2,973,000,000 will be represented by the Army and Y 737.000,000 uy the Navy, with Y 750,000,000 as the reserve This was stated by Mr. Yukio Sakurauchi. nnance
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    42 3 Tokio, Feb. V ACCORDING to an army commu**nique Major-General Masao Nakamura was killed in a camrjaisn ne~r Kiutang north-east of Nanning in Kwangsi Province on D?c. 25, last year. In rscognition of his distinguished services, he was posthumously promoted Lieut.-General. Eastern News
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    SOVIET NAVY MEN WERE NERVOUS
    55 3 Moscow. Feb. THE Soviet Government has express- ed regret to Estonia for the incident on Feb. 2 in which Soviet warships shelled an Estonian plane flying over Tallinn harbour. The Soviet note says the plane several times flew over the Soviet warships which mistook it
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      52 3 at* 9fe£ CUI/l* *AfG I w v>asLa b^^aai,cj inert >^^^^^^^^ meal in a> m'^ute f©^ because they are ready jCuHOIHICM selection of delicatessen C«//tf LVv^Tr^ToE Spared meats l\U£ 5 o e n g^ PORK BRAWN, YORK PIES ETC M| t II I FilE H• t 1 A<M. of Singapore CoW
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      196 3 The "LITE SOME" Body Belt Jock Strap will carry you through the "SOCCER" season from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, Battery Road. box WWS7TT9 TO-DAY OFFICE IbShULUuJI 3>1 g*i 6 s l5 PHONE ij M/H^Y^'jMOiTMOOE^N MorninV Show. —CINEMA— J Thurs.. Fit, Sat.. 34 0 0 Ih^whh^h^hhhv swu. a* ii OPENING TO-DAY
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940. Exports & Contraband
    601 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940. Exports Contraband MR. A. G I L M O U R, in his talk last night did not answer all the questions which the public are asking about shipping and export control, but his subject is perhaps not one on which an
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    LONDON LETTER
    1372 4  -  C.W. WADDINGTON Minesweepers^ In The West Country. A Trip Across The Continent BY DURING a recent visit to the West of England I found myself one day by the waters of the lovely estuary of Poole, whose shallow creeks and inlets, stretch far into the land, studded with
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    148 4 DUA PULOH b Nazi tclak datan pantai ncgeri Briu Pasokan Ter.tera I da: mereka. Tiga buah da; kita tembak da:: j.r hingga harus-lah :;a ka-Jerman me::; Kapa!2 terbai^ rujc'.i buah kapal d tenggciam olen-nya Norway yang sai kapal British oik 1 sa-buah kapal y;telah terbunob oh dari
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      262 4 fi ioo% I AUSOPP'S hT >rFrTvL ro H M niE APPOINTMENT lltlP^ik KING 0F SIAM NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY. I NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES I RINGS CLIP WATCHES. mcorporatfd in Ceyion) SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. CATHAY CAFE IS THE SPOT TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR, FEB. Bth EXTENSION UNTIL 2 A.M.
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      61 4 Be Careful n wearing unground Sunglasses, which may cause your eyes to be defective. Go to Nan Sin and see the modern frames fitted with Genuine Chance English Crookes' B or B 2 Dark glasses for Safe and Comfortable Vision. At 55.00 per pair. Nan Sin Optical House 325, North
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    MALAYA AND BLOCKADE OF GERMANY
    639 5 Role Of Controller Of Restricted Exports STOPPING RAW MATERIALS FPOM REACHING REICH E to what has oeen described as "a fearsome r-timt restriction barriers" was made by Mr ontroller of Restricted Exports and Controller Strain Settlements, in a broadcast last nitrht M.B.C. station. aid that
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    Workshops Strike Is Settled
    140 5 Workshops Strike Is Settled THE protracted strike of Chinese fitters, mechanics and other sLilled workers employed by Singapore Cttinese engineering firms was settled yesterday, and work is to be resumed to-day. Lasting nearly three months, the strike involved some 1,000 skilled artisans employed by 59 engineering works, mainly small enterprises.
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    MASS WEDDING
    349 5 TWELVE CHINESE couples were married at a mass wedding at the Chinese Consulate on Saturday. I i have noiiced a recent public ani nouncement to this effect in the Government Gazette. "I would remind \x>u. however, that since there are other important factors, it is nevertheless by no
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    Mail Lists Are Issued Again
    274 5 Mail Lists Are Issued Again POSTING TIMES FOR AIR SEA THE Singapore Post Office is now permitted within certain limits to announce the impending departures and arrivals of mails. As regards departures, trie Post Office will notify a "latest time of posting"; but, because of censorship requirements, the Post Office
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    How The Colony's Shipping Is Controlled In War-Time
    751 5 COR a year prior to the outbreak of war an officer of the Malayan Civil Service was engaged in the final preparation of the shipping control scheme, stated Mr. A. Gilmour, M.C.S., Controller of Shipping, S.S., in the course of a broadcast
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    Huge Iron Mine May Be Started Near Borneo
    305 5 117,000, 000 -TON DEPOSIT REPORTED ON DUTCH ISLE WHAT may be developed into one of the biggest iron-ore mining projects in the East, if present negotiations for the financial backing of the project prove successful, was described to a Free Press reporter
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    INJURED WOMAN FOUND LYING ON ROAD
    108 5 INJURED WOMAN FOUND LYING ON ROAD THE Singapore Detective Bran^n :s anxious to hear from the Chinese whose niformaticn led to the police finding a 42-year-old Cantonese woman in Bras Easah Road, near the French Convent. earJy yesterday morning:. The woman, who has since be^n identified as Wong Ah Song,
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS
    109 5 AT the S2nd. annual general mei of the Singapore Shorthand Writers* Association -Pitman's* held at the association's premises in Rangoon Road the following officers were elected for 1940: Patrons. Mr. M K. Menon and \ir Cheang Peng Moh. president, Mr. I »ke Weng Chee; vice-president, Mr. Yap Kens
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    CHINESE HOUSES MAY BE VISITED
    81 5 THE houses of Messrs. Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par. Haw Par Villa at Pasir Panjang Road and Nassim Road, will again be thrown open to visitors on three successive days of the Chinese New Year, Feb. 8. .9 and 10, between 8 a.m.
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    LADY AMIE NOBLE
    50 5 I ADY AMIE NOBLE, widow of Sir John Noble, whose family controlled the armament firm of Arm-strong-Whitworth, before its amalgamation with Vickers, arrived at Singapore recently on her way to Penang. Lady Noble is accompanied by her secretary and intends spending six months in the Straits Settlements.
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    NEW LIST OF MILK PRICE LIMITS
    73 5 A NEW list of maximum pr. all kinds of tinned milk and infant foods published In tr?? Government Gazette last nifht inc.ude number of new brands. Thf- pne* limits represent an increase for some brands and a decrease for others; the alterations are not
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    14 5 A member of a Swedish ski regiment in full battle kit during recent manoeuvres.
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    KERALA—LAND OF INDIA'S MOST PROGRESSIVE WOMEN
    1388 6 KERALA— LAND OF INDIA'S MOST PROGRESSIVE WOMEN Indian Barrister Broadcasts To Malaya In Malayalam MARTIAL RACE WHICH PRESERVES ITS CULTURE IN PENINSULA "THE women of Kerala are known as the most hand--1 some in India, and their dress as the most elegant. For centuries the women have enjoyed complete freedom,
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      540 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. traders arc now invited for the oUowing materials or services. Foi particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supnly of Porous Plates for Underdrain System i Water Dept). Date of Closing. 4 p.m May 14. 1940. Suoply of one Steam Driven Rotary Exhauster for the Gas
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      601 6 SHE GAINED BJ4 LBS. OF FINE, FIRM, FLESH. Took tasteless, flesh-fcrming, tablets Here is a letter from a qualified nurse which brings new hope to all vho are worried about their weight. This lady had actually lost nearly 10 lbs. -yet In six w:eks she got 2 lbs. back again
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      441 6 FAST PASSENGER SERVICE, SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA novj, K( SaiLs S'pore S^. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Feb 24 rs. CITY OF NORFOLK Mar 23 •.s. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Apr 2o B.S. CITY OF BALTIMORE May 18 ACCEPTING CARGO FOR PACIFIC COAST PORTS AL.s,» feaLTfM NEW YORK VIA
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    FIRST GAMES IN BUSINESS LEAGUE SOCCER
    991 8 FIRST GAMES IN BUSINESS LEAGUE SOCCER Guthries Create Good Impression In Debut NINE GOALS SCORED AT HARBOUR BOARD GROUND TWO keenly contested games marked the opening of the Business Houses League competition yesterday. At the Anson Road Stadium G.E.C. and Guthries drew, one— all, and on the Singapore Harbour Board
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    College Tennis
    29 8 picture. ALI BIN HASSAN in play on Sunday in the annual inter-college tennis match in which Raffles beat th* Medicals by six games to one. Free Press
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    B.H.L. Soccer To-day
    58 8 rBB following will icpreunt Stone Darby in their Business Houses' League soccer fixture against the Overseas Chinese Bank at the Anson Road Stadium to-day: E Olivier: Neo Eng Bee Choo Sen? Chye; N. Ess, J. J. Bell, C. Francisco: Hashim. Ngo Beng Huck, H. G. Riches. Hamid.
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    SUNDAY'S CUP GOLF AT SEPOY LINES
    130 8 THE Sepoy Unes Golf Club will meet the Royal Singapore Golf Club in a Wei-Hai-Wei cup match on Sunday morning at the Sepoy Lines course. The flrst tee oi the course will be closed to non-participont.s in the game irom .45 to 925 and
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    FIRST ROUND RESULT IN WEI-HAI-WEI CUP
    121 8 The First round match in the Wei-Hai-Wei cup golf competition between the Island and Garrison Clubs on Saturdav resulted in a win fcr the Island Club by six matches to one at the Inland Club cours". Rc:ults were < Island Club players mentioned first
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS MEETING
    59 8 THE tennis section of the Siraits Chinese Recreation Club will hold a meeting on Saturday afternoon at the clubhouse at 1.15 p.m.. and all members who are interested in tennis are invited to attend. Items en the agenda are the election of a convenor, captain, vice-captain, a
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    SEASON'S FIRST GOAL AT S.H.B.
    53 8 Nestanglo 5; Jacks S.C. 4. NESTANGLO, one of the strongest teams in the Business Houses' League in the past seasons, barely managed to defeat Jacks S. C. by the odd soal in nine in their openin? fixture this season yesterday The ?ame was as even
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    JOHORE'S CRICKET PROSPECTS THIS YEAR
    680 8 (From Our Own Correspondent* Segamat. HOCKEY will have to give place to cricket shrrtly rod several centres in the country have a'ready got through their annual cricket meetings. Johora lubi have yet to make arrangements for the coming season, but it should net tak? thorn
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    R.A.F. Team To Meet Army
    66 8 THE following is the R.A.F. (Malaya) hockey team to meet the Army in a match on the Police Depot ground, Thomson Road, to-morrow. Sgt. Podffer <Ten«rah); F Sgt. Shory (Seletar), Cpl. Nash (Seletar); FjLt. Maclldowie (Tengah), FLt. Ball (Hqrs), L.A.C. Watson Seletar), L.A.C. Poole (Seletar).
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    GOOD WIN FOR CHINESE IN MUAR HOCKEY
    248 8 (From Our Own Correspondent; Muar, Feb. 4. DISPLAYING all-round superiority, the Muar Chinese hockey team convincingly beat the Customs hockey teem three-nil when the sides met in a friendly match played at the Hospital Club padang yesterday evening. The Chinese dominated play throughout
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    36 8 THE water-polo and swimming competitions arranged to take place on Sunday at the Chinese Swimming Club, have now been postponed to the following Sunday, Feb. 18, on account of the Chinese New Year.
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    GENTLE B.P.
    87 8 THE following players have been selected to represent the Gentle B.P. "B" team against the Kampong Haji B.P. "A" team in a friendly badminton match of four singles and three doubles on Sunday on the home court at 2.30 p.m. Sari bin Haji Salleh, Hassan bin Awang, Senawi
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    69 8 A friendly game of soccer will be played to-day bstw?en the Chums and the Hindus at 5.15 p.m. on the M.F.A. ground. Balestier Plain. The teams are rs fellows: The Chums: Raguram: Rajoo, Muthu: Murugesan. Ramoo, Krishna; Mani. Paul, Kandasamy, Abboy, Savoree. Res: Georgie. Joey. H'ndus: Nadarajirh: A.
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    Dates For Tolley Cup Boxing Approved
    195 8 THE proposed dates for the Tolley Cup b, tion, one of the year's biggest amateur has been approved by the Singapore Amateur AflflAMAtinn which met at St. Andrew's School The competition Is expected to last four nights, the preliminaries beginning at 7 p.m. at
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