The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 February 1940

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,005. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, W4O. 5 CENTS.
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    Russian Planes Bomb And Sink Swedish Vessel
    70 1 Russian Planes Bomb And Sink Swedish Vessel CREWS OF SHIPS MA CHINE-GUNNED Stockholm, Feb. 7. -earner Wirgo bombed and sunk Hi the Baltic i crew of 18 was Stockholm with BOBVOf when by a Russian ad Islands. :ivoy left the nearby d Wn dropped ships but the -gunned led. «i
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    Biggest Channel Steamer Sunk
    133 1 London. Feb. 7. :eamer Muns- vs. 4 i ship of the the largest cross the world, was -^asoengers and 1 those aboard r« by a tramp the passengers r ximately 200. ipping company m the Munster naj have been I safe. Four or rrm are in
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    "NO MUDDLING THROUGH TO VICTORY"
    956 1 War Minister Plans For Army Of To-day 1,250,000 UNDER ARMS ONLY "ADVANCE GUARD" W are d€t€rinin ed this time to plan victory and not simply to muddle through as we have very often done in our past history," declared Lord Cobham, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
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    "Peace Only With Victory," Says Sinclair
    154 1 London, Feb. 7. SIR Archibald Sinclair, the Liberal leader, discussing the question of peace in an address at his installs t' on as Lord Rector of Glasgow University said an indispensable condition for obtaining an adequate peace was victory. The Nazi system, he said,
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    "Talks Not Broken," Declares Gandhi
    188 1 Allahabad, Feb. 7. Uf CANNOT regard the talks as A broken off; I think and hope they are only suspended," declared Mr. Gandhi at Jhansi en route to Wardha after his interview with the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow. He added: "My firm belief is that we
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    NAZI-SOVIET RAILWAY FRONTIER AGREEMENT
    48 1 London, Feb. 7. THE German wireless announced today the conclusion of a RussoGerman railway frontier agreement providing for special railway tariffs for the transport of wheat, oil, steel, mangunese ore and other articles and for use by either cartv of frontier railwav stations. Reuter
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    Children Must Go To School Despite Air Raids Risk
    174 1 London, Feb. 7. CCHOOL attendance in evacuation areas is to be made compulsory to save children from growing demoralisation. This was announced in the House of Lords by Earl de la Warr, replying to a motion by the Archbishop of Canterbury
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    Precautions Against New I.R.A. Outrages
    216 1 London, Feb. 7. MIGHT patrols of police and detectives will be reinforced 1 Mo-night as an extra precaution against further Irish Republican outrages. Special attention will be paid to all buildings of national importance and large business premises, factories, post offices and pillar-boxes. The strict
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    MEASURES TO PROTECT LIGHTSHIP SERVICE
    88 1 TfOR the first time In the war. special measures are to be taken to protect the lightship service. This was announced by Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Commons jesterday. Mr. Churchill stated that lightships had generally always been
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    OVER 6,000,000 UNDER ARMS IN FRANCE
    74 1 URANCE now has 6 l 2 million men under arms, declared a member of a French military mission now in London. He added that 5.000,000 soldiers were at their positions within a few days of mobilization. The French officer also statad that the Maginot
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    NAZI AIRMEN BURIED NEAR BATTLE SCENE
    73 1 London, Feb. 7. THE three German airmen whose bodies were washed ashore during the week-end were buried to-day near the scene of Saturday's air battle off the Northumbrian coast. The RAT. squadron which overcame the raider provided the guard of honour at the funeral.
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    Fighting Forces & Urgent Telegrams
    84 1 Fighting Forces Urgent Telegrams London, Feb. 7. MAJOR G. C. TRYON, Post-master-General, announced today that by arrangement with the War Office and the Air Ministry, a special telegraph service will be available from Friday for private messages of an urgent nature to and from officers and men serving in the
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    Patrols Resume Activity As Thaw Sets In
    128 1 Patrols Resume Activity As Thaw Sets In Paris, Feb. 7. T*HE thaw has set in earnest on the Western Front and this has enabled patrols to resume much of thKr normal activity. West of the Saar a number of French patrols penetrated deep into Gernun territory and brought back much
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    MINE EXPLODES UNDER EAST COAST PIER
    72 1 London, Feb. 7. A German mine to-day exploded under an east coast pier and destroyed the centre of it. The whole district was shaken by the force of the explosion and many windows of buildings on the sea front were smashed. A coastguard secured
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    U.S. COMMUNIST LEADER DEFEATED IN ELECTION
    44 1 THE American Communist leader. Earl Browder, has been overwhelmingly defeated by a supporter for President Roosevelt In a special election for Congress. Browder is out on ball after being sentenced to four years' Imprisonment for a passport fraud.
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    London Stock Exchange
    316 2 Ixmdon. Fell. 7. The following are to-day s closing middle quotations: Shares are of £i denomination unless otherwise stated: Cog. Loan 5% 1944-64.... 110* Puiidlng Loan 4% 1960-90 118* War Loan 3%% W* Oo_r. Union Assce. (Units) 7* Prudential Assce *A\... 25* Royal Assce 7 Great Western
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    SERIOUS FIGHTING IN AMUSEMENT PARK
    411 2 Eight Injured And Stalls Damaged Last Night CEVEN Chinese, four of whom had knife wounds, and ■^a Military Policeman, Lance-corporal G. Gallagher, were taken to hospital last night, as a result of an affray at the Happy World amusement park, in which some 30 Malays
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    24 2 MR. AND MRS. S. WARNER after their wedding at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, yesterday. The bride was formerly Miss Trudc van Vliet.- Free Press
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    "TARZAN FINDS A SON" AT THE CAPITOL
    70 2 YOU cannot help liking "Tarzaii Finds a Son," Mero-Goldwyn-Mayer's latest addition to the Tarzan series, which was generally screened at the Capitol at midnight yesterday. Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan are reunited, but into the picture comes young John Sheffield who gets into
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    'LADY PRECIOUS STREAM' AT THE ALHAMBRA
    66 2 A SPECIAL Chinese New Year midnight premiere of the film, 'Lady Precious Stream" was held at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday. The picture, adapted from the famous Chinese historical stage play which ran for a considerable period at the Arts Theatre, London, stars the beautiful
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    MRS. E. A. RAYNER
    37 2 From Our Own Correspondent^ London. Feb. 7. MRS. ETHEL ANNIE RAYNER, wife of Mr. W. E. Rayner, formerly wellknown in Singapore, died recently. The funeral was held at the English cemetery in Monaco.
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    Yesterday's Rubber Auction
    147 2 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,472nd. auction yesterday, and there were catalogued 2.318.673 1b— 1,035.12 tons: offered 2,209.502 lb— 986.38 tons; sold 1.786,742 1b.— 797.65 tons. London Spot 11 13 ltid. New York Spot 18 "s CtS. PRICES REALIZED ttibbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    156 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Corre- \m aider. t> London, Feb. 7. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations In parenthesis: RUBBER: Firmer. Spot 12&d 12Vid (11-34d ll%d) March 12^d 12^4d (11 ll|l6d II 13!l6d) Apr-June 11 ll!l6d ll%d (ll^d 11 9116d) July-Sept. 11 316d 11 '|16d
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    AMENDMENT OF COINAGE ACT PROPOSED
    73 2 New Delhi, Feb. <>. A BILL aimed at the amendment of the Indian Coinage Act. introduced at the budget session of the Central Assembly by Sir Jeremy Raisman, the Finance member, proposes to reduce the fineness of the present four-anna coin from eleven-twelfths silver and
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    Mosquito Net Fire Kills Child
    60 2 Mosquito Net Fire Kills Child r A VWNCI ture vu r Rappoport. .sir. Malacca polk-p end o! an Inquii two-year-old-chHc who died from Ayer Salak oo Evidence ft keeping i: The mosquito kerosene lam p.m. Won. 4 children, v I heard the to the room tl mosquito net clothes also
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    Death Of Mr. George Dickinson
    115 2 FpHE funeral of Mr. George Dic*»nson, 1 who died at his home at Ti( g Bahru on Tuesday, at the age of .>B, took place at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday evening. He left a wife and daughter :n England and an only son, Mr. Jack Dickinson,
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    Sentenced To Death
    120 2 jp-roni Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 7. IAM OLD AND WEAK; I ask lor a lenient sentence," said Lim Man Thian, a pig-rearer, at the Johore Assizes to-day when he was found "uilty of murdering Goh All Hong. 3 Sentencing Lim to death, Mr. Justice Laville
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    ART EXHIBITION
    39 2 AN ancient and modem arts exhibition will be held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hill Street, to raise funds for Chinese relief work in China. The opening ceremony will be on Friday at 10 p. in
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    FOOD CONTROL
    45 2 A BILL which the deflniti in the Food C to includt tninu last night > introduction Int v.i A definite n inserted to be r tion of "artirl. Another objer able Part II oi brought into for respect of a 1 ari merely specified
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    GERMAN WHO LISTENED TO ALLIED BROADCASTS
    25 2 < ••)'M,!.. 1 ..-n. Fed i ABERI IN year-old Oern has been senu: !:ard labour l< and French radi< Reuter
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    23 2 A BILL to m» moval of deta are suffering from prosy from reform schools w,.s put ish men: G i IU I rt
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      18 2 PHOTO6RAPHIC COPIES Of FREE P* ESS LOCAL PICTURED CA* il OBTAINED 0« TO THE MANAGE^ Price 50 centt
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    New League Body To Be Formed
    133 3 New League Body To Be Formed Ihe Ha?uc. Feb. 7. ,ES of ten Britain. France, Portugal, Bel- rwaj, Switzerna—are meeting Hague Palace to body for comic and social ■•asue of Nations. be caUed '•Central mk and Social ..ended lest dealt with by a r by the AusI :r London d
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    Enthronement Of New Dalai Lama
    42 3 hunjfkinc. Feb. 7. :s officially •i d without fee candi- throne were drawing of lots <i r. but the says that the province rmTnifltakaWf r-'.ncarnated ring ceremony be duly ap- h Dalai Lama." haa appro- enthronement Reuter
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    B.B.C. BROADCASTS
    21 3 B.B.C. BROA DCASTS ting Corporation newa in ;es. news was broad- 11 This feature 49 metres and 31 GMT. > each time*.
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    Tokio Currency Policy In China
    135 3 Tokio, Feb. 7. REPLYING to a question in the Diet by Mr. Kiroku Ohguchi, of tha orthodox Seiyukai party, the Finance Minister. Mr. Yukio Sakurauchi. said that a new Central Bank would be brought into existence to establish the new currency system following the advent
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    ENGINEERING WORKERS TO GET WAGE INCREASE
    75 3 London. Feb. 7. MANY hours of negotiation In London yesterday resulted in a war cddition of flve shillings weekly to the wages of engineering employees, most of whom are engaged in munition making. Members of nearly 40 trade unions are affeHed, comprising approximately 1,250.000
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    93 3 London, Feb. 7. QO large was the response made to the Chancellor's request for early payment of taxes that there is now a slackening of the rate at which revenue is coming in. Nevertheless, last week's total ordinary revenue amounted to £47,759,985 and total expenditure was £32,882,932. compared
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    R.A.C. Men At Practice
    84 3 o^t of ih. ■K3*- Re^ m< lt f the Royal Armoured Corps: The cfcStly trained Mr^ Train l lntf R.A.C., is to turn out mWn suffi£n?ble t£m t« t*L lhe f vario s of the Royal Armoured Corps to font B2 e ««taJ^iSf lr P »T[
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    Settlement Of Asama Maru Affair Welcomed
    336 3 JHE British Press was unanimous yesterday morning in expressing satisfaction at the settlement of the dispute between Britain and Japan over the Asama Mam incident. The settlement is generally regarded as a triumph of common sense. The comment of The Times is, "It s^ys
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    DALADIER'S PARTY URGES AID FOR FINLAND
    291 3 DALADIER'S PARTY URGES AID FOR FINLAND Reported Discussion By Allied War Chiefs K RESOLUTION urging the Government to take all necessary steps to help Finland was passed by the Radical Socialist Group in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. Significance is attached to this resolution sirue M. Daladier, the Premier and
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    Estonia To Protest To Nazis
    277 3 London, Feb. 7. r pHE high-handed action which Ger--i many takes against neutral shipping in the Baltic is well illustrated by the attitude towards detained Estonian and Latvian vessels. It is reported that Estonia intends sending a delegation to Berlin to discuss the detention in
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    34 3 Stockholm, Feb. 6. STOCKHOLM will shortly have its first black-out week, says the German news agency. The population has been reminded to have windows and doors covered with black-cut material by Feb. 20, Aneta
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    L.G. ATTACKS GOVERNMENT OVER AGRICULTURE BILL
    222 3 London, Feb. 7. /CRITICISM of the Agriculture and Miscellaneous War Provisions Bill was voiced in the House of Commons by Mr. Lloyd George who stated that the bill failed to deal with the realities of the situation and made no adequate provision either for
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    Japan & Rail Bombing
    92 3 Japan Rail Bombing pEFERRING to the French and United States governments' protests about the bombing of the Yunnan railway, a spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office in Tokio said yesterday that Japan was prepared to offer some compensation for the damage to life and property after holding investigations. France protested
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    Spend Less, Says Sir John Simon
    90 3 London, Feb. 7. A SKED more closely to define the **> manner in which an individual citizen might reduce his expenditure in the national interest, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Simon, said the essential need was that everybody must reduce expenditure as
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    Further Reports Of Persecution In Poland
    191 3 Further Reports Of Persecution In Poland DEPORTS of persecution and sup- **> pression of religious freedom in Poland continue. A writer tn a Munich magazine makes the frank .statement that the Jews in Poland must be annihilated. The Jews, of whom there are »everal millions in Poland, are described as
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    BRITISH ROLLING STOCK FOR FRANCE
    49 3 ROLLING stock from British railways is to be shipped over to France to serve the British Expeditionary Force. Most of it is to be used for hospital services and most of them are fitted with every modern device for the comfort of the wounded.
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      62 3 At CHINESE NEW YEAR WHEN COOKIE IS OFF DUTY ot select your meals from our COOKED MEAT DELICACIES which are appetising and READY TO SERVE Cooked Ham Pressed Tontfue Liver Sausage Cooked Silverslde Windsor Sausage Bologna Sausage Pork Brawn Cooked Corned Silverside Veal and Ham Pie in Lei %w mm
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1940. Eurasians Confer
    590 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1940. Eurasians Confer •THE Eurasian Conference which opens in Singapore to-day comprises representatives of the community in all parts of Malaya, and points J;he way to promising developments in the future. Of the many criticisms which have been made regarding the Eurasian community,
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    HITLER SPEAKS
    1367 4 What The Fuehrer Told I A Former Nazi I DERHAPS the most remark- able of recent books on European politics is "Hitler Speaks/' by Dr. Hermann Rauschning. The author was from the first a leading member of the Nazi Party and a close friend of Hitler. During the
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    Documentary Films
    686 4  -  Joan Littlefield By London. ACCORDING to Paul Rotha, the British documentary film leader, the two most important things that have happened in the documentary field since the war began are, firstly, the setting up in New York of an International FiJm Centre to act as a distributing depot
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    ANTI-BRITISH LEAFLETS ARE CONDEMNED
    211 5 ANTI- BRITISH LEAFLETS ARE CONDEMNED Chinese Consul-General points To Traitors MARKING THE REPUTATION OF OUR COMPATRIOTS' HEXT i»ued vesterday by Air. Kao Ling-pai, •Hi Consul-General in Singapore, condemns ii>tribution of anti-British leaflets in various Malaya. f -j»ai a.vs that these leaflets, in addition rarj to the local law, ""definitely run
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    Pereira-Thomas Wedding
    56 5 ;he Lddy on .cam Pereira. Andrew Pereira, and a.. ughter of T mas and by Mr. latin gown bf crangs of blue vcre Misses d Silva Scharnhorst. f yellow flowers. Neutronner were and the re dr ;es of grey hata to match. was held a: the homf I
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    "Flying Corridor" & Club Pilots
    162 5 "Flying Corridor" Club Pilots A PPKEriATION of the institut on of the "flying corridor' over Singapore Island is expressed bv the captain of the Royal Sinea". P»rr Flying Club. Mr*. G. C R Frank*, in his report for January! The •corr.dcr is a str p running roughly north and south
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    INVASION OF INDIA BY RUSSIA "LAUGHABLE"
    273 5 QENERAL Sir Hubert Gough, Commander of the Fifth Army in the last war, lashes Russia as a "Colossus with feet of clay" in an analysis of what she could do if she were fighting Great Britain. "The suggested threat of a Ruiisian invasion of
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    NO THIRD PARTY IN SI RANGE
    36 5 A Trudgill, was yesslo in the Singapore Court when he was ie of driving a car rd party insurance Orchard Road on Oct. 6. r :.~r fined $5 for licence.
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    SEQUEL TO TROUBLE AT BRICKWORKS
    82 5 GOH Char. Keng Chhiong. Ong Boon Chxig, Ng Ui and Lim Eng Seng.: who were charged in the Singapore criminal district com* yesterday with' rioting and being members of an un- lawful assembly at the Pulau Tekong Brickworks on Dec. 14, were allowed $50 ba:l
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    Turf Club's Second Big Gift
    125 5 Turf Club's Second Big Gift THE Singapore Turi Club has 1 decided to make a further donation of $7,500 to the Malaya Patriotic Fund. This donation, which is one of the biggest individual gifts to the fund, i follows an earlier donation from the Turf Club of $5,000. A proposal
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    Local – Born's Claim To Employment
    179 5 Local Born's Claim To Employment ANSWERING a letter from "Uii- employed Eurasian." another reader, "Local-Born,' writes that his community has an equal claim to employment for vacancies. "I read with great interest the letter from 'Unemployed Eurasian," 1 he writes. "The most interesting part of it was the following paragraph:
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    CREDIT CHARGE
    61 5 VALENTINE Andrew de Sllva claimed trial in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday to a charpp A obtaining credit upwards of 5100 whilst neing an i. r .discharged bankrupt on Mar 6. last yeai. Hearng wcs fixed for "Feb^ 24 De Silva is repre:ented by Mr. M. Mitter,
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    HE FOUND THESE ARTICLES IN A CINEMA
    151 5 AN INDIAN, Veeran, who pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal misappropriation of various articles while employed at the Garrison Cinema, Changi, last yeur, was bound over for six months on a $100 surety en each charge in the Singapore second court yesterday.
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    55 RICKSHA PULLERS UNDER CHARGE
    93 5 A DATE for hearing was fixed In the case of 55 Chinese ricksha pullers who again appeared in the Singapore second police court yesterday, to show cause why they should not be bound over tD keep the peace for six months. They were arrested by
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    LAW NOTICE FOR SATURDAY
    23 5 Before the Dy. Registrar at 10 ajn.:— Taxations in O.S 13 40, S. 173 39 rind S. 220 39.
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    From Scandinavians In Thailand
    31 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 7. CCANDINAVIANS in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand have sent telegraphic orders totalling 2,400 to the Finnish Red Cross Fund.
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    Shares Issue And' Defence Regulation
    157 5 Shares Issue And Defence Regulation ALLEGATION IN SUMMONS A SUMMONS issued in the name of the manager. Harrison and Company, Limited, under the Defence 'Finance- Regulation, was mentioned before Mr. L. C. Goh, in the Singapore Fifth Police Court. The charge in the summons is: "That you on Dec. 19.
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    'THIS FREEDOM" IS BEING RELAYED
    88 5 THE BBC's extremely interesting series called "This Freedom", broadcast at 8.50 p.m. Uocal time) every Monday, is now being relayed by the 8.M.8.C. In this series Sir William Beveridge discusses with leading figures in British public life the question of freedom in a democratic country
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    $200 CHANDU FINE
    37 5 A FINE of $200 was imposed on Wong Sang, a seaman, who was convicted in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday on a charge of possessing eight tahils of non-Government chandu on Jan. 26.
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    WHAT MR. ELEY SAID IN AMERICA—ABOUT A CUP
    141 5 WHAT MR. ELEY SAID IN AMERICA— ABOUT A CUP IMPRESSIONS Of a tour of the U.S.A. were given to the Rotary Club in Singapore yesterday by Mr. W. Allan Eley a director of Rotary International. Mr. Eley spoke of the Rotary Convention in America, which he attended. "I told them."
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    Chinese To-Day Say "Kiong Kiong!"
    488 5 Chinese To-Day Say "Kiong Kiong!" FESTIVITIES TO USHER IN THE DRAGON YEAR -VIONG! KIONGr This" happy greeting, uttered on only one occasion each year, will be frequently heard this morning as Singapore Chinese wMi each other a happ> and prosperous New Year. At midnight yesterday, Singapore Chinatown rejoiced in the
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    Says He Was Given Bread And Water
    136 5 Says He Was Given Bread And Water VEGETARIAN PRISON DIET X/YfHALiNGAIvI, BB Indian, Ijlc I Singapore first magistrate rcirttl day that he had bcrn iarting for one month because he was a vegetar and the pr son authorities, he aUeted paid Insufficient attention to a vegetarian diet. He said he
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    Found Not Guilty At Assizes
    177 5 HOLDING the rfew thai po had not been proved, Mr. Justi Pedlow directed the Jury to return a j verdict of not guilty against a young Teochew, Let Chiang Hup. who W*l on trial at the Assizes yesterday on a charge ol (tishoneftlj retainm;; i
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    EURASIAN CONFERENCE OPENS TO-DAY
    66 5 DELEGATES from nil parts of Ma laya will tttiid the Magyar Eurasian Conference wh eh opens the Singapore Recreation Club to-day. The conference will continue tomorrow. Among the prop -.-als to be discussed by the conference U the formation of a United Euras an Associafon of
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List
    1302 6 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 5s 5s 6d Austral Amal {6s) 6s 6s bd c.d. Austral Malay it) 6 is 39s c.d Ayer Hitam 24s 9d 25s 9d Ayer Weng <£) .80 85 Bangrln
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    Daily Share Report
    145 6 ISSUED BY FRASER CO. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Practically the only feature of interest In the market to-day was the heavy buying o, Straits Traders and Consolidated Tin Smelters. On persistent buying the former jumped to $31.25 with sellers asking $32 00 while Consolidated Tin Smelters
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      647 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for ih* following materials or services. Foi particulars see Municipal Tenders Room* Purchase of surplus Coal Tot at the Gasworks, Kallang. (present approx. quantity 1,100 piculs per month) for period from May 1. 1940 to Apr 30, 1942. (Deposit $100).
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      236 6 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT RATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. (near Swimming Club) Board- Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. EAST ANGLIA 5. O&LSI KISE SUiGAfOftS. S mint, to towo tugo level, garages, dally or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine, tfnpjii *ing^f and double rooms PBONB MM.
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      76 6 FISHING. Big game or Fresh Water. Get your Tackle from C. H. Young Co., Ipoh. Write for free catalogue. STRAITS/NEW YORK CONFERENCE FREIGHT TARIFF NO. 15. AMENDMENT NO. 10 (Page 24). ARBITRARY ON RUBBER AND ALL OTHER COMMODITIES EXCEPTING TIN FROM PENANG VIA SINGAPORE AND VICE VERSA. It is notified
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      483 6 FAST PASSENGER SKK\i (F SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISC3. VIA MANILA a »j(, N(| K(j Calls Spore E.S. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Fe'o 24 S.S. CITY OF NORFOLK Mar 23 BJ. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Apr H s.s CITY OF BALTIMORE May 18 ACCEPTING CARGO FOR PACIFIC COAST PORTS ALSO i.\,
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      119 6 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Latest posting times for mails are TO-DAY Mail* for Ceylon, noon (surface); China 5 p.m (surface); Prance, noon (surface):' Hong Kong, 5 p.m. (surface); India (South) 9 am. (surface); India (South) (Supplementary mails) 5 p.m. (surface); Java 10 a.m (air); Philippine Islands. 5 pm (surface); Sumatra,
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      341 7 p.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) 9. di O. S. M. QO'S SAIUMCS. The best possible services are being maintained to ftf fnited Kingdom, also to Hong Kong and S .nghai. Passengers are requested to register their icq under present circumstances s are perforce restricted. 4il >ess«l» maj
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      496 7 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated Id FJti.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433. Psmfe iUI Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by "EMPRESS" 'DUCHESS" or "MONT' steamers to the United Kingdom. All under one management. For detailed information apply to
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      469 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. 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 THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    PRESSMEN WIN AT STADIUM
    429 8 Thornycrofts Lose Their First Game In B.H.L. Soccer THE Press made a good start yesterday, for the Business Houses League match played at the Anson Road Stadium resulted in a well-deserved victory for the Straits limes, who beat Thornycrofts by two goals to nil. One of
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    FOOTBALL SEASON IN NEGRI SEMBILAN
    179 8 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 6. IUEGRI SEMBILAN. who towards the close of the last season, created history by ,'ef eating Singapore at Singapore In a friendly soccer fixture after the Malaya Cup matches, expect to do better this season in the Cup matches.
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    Newcomers To B. H. L.
    38 8 picture. *ime Darby's soccer team, who are newcomers to the B usiness s s League this year. They wera beaten in their first match on luesaay d.v the Oversea Chinese Bank. Free Press
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    WOMEN'S FEBRUARY MEDAL GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    338 8 HPHE Royal Singapore Golf Club's women's February medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. R Wakeford in "A" division with a net score of 36. Mrs. F. T. WyckofT won "B" division, returning a
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    S.C.C. Prospects In Cricket Season This Year
    398 8 SERVICES PLAYERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ALTHOUGH it is expected that the more prominent Services cricketers will not be available for the S.C.C. this season, it is learnt that the Europeans will have good material to pick from again. As it has been
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    RAIN SPOILS HOCKEY AT POLICE DEPOT
    318 8 RAIN SPOILS HOCKEY AT POLICE DEPOT Combined Army Team Airmen Play Draw NO GOALS WERE SCORED HEAVY rain which fell all evening: did not prevent the R.A.F. (Malaya) and the British Army hockey teams from turning up for their hockey match at the Police depot yesterday. The result, which was
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    A HINT AND A STROKE
    417 8  -  J. V. Rainbow i ßilliards Notes! i By I HERE is a hint and a stroke for billiards players— and snooker players too. Many players are onesided in their strokes. They can only play shots well when they lie on, say the right-hand side of
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    110 8 TTHE women's club championship at the Royal Singapore Golf Club will be played on Monday afternoon at Bukit Timah. Draw and starting times for the first round of the competition is as follows: 2.45, Mrs. G. V. Allen vs. F. G. R. Brittorous; 2.50, Mrs.
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    SCHOOL SOCCER IN MUAR
    248 8 Victories For Last Year's Champions iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Feb. 6. A START was made in the Junior inter-school soccer competition when two matches in ihe first round were played off. In the first match the Government English School team, who were the champions, were
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    CEYLON SPORTS CLUB
    133 8 (From Our Own Corespondent) Seremban, Feb. 3. 'THE annual general meeting of the Ceylon Sports Club was held at the clubhouse on Balestier Plain yesterday Mr. A. P. Rajah was in the chair in the absence of the president, Hon. Dr. N. Mootatamby. The election of office
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    S.C.C. TENNIS WASHED OUT
    32 8 DAIN washed out all matche3 scheduled to be played yesterday in the Singapore Cricket Club's Chinese New Year tennis tournament. All yesterday's ties will be played off to-day.
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    MUAR HOLIDAY HOCKEY
    317 8 Two Games To-day One To-morrow (From Our Own Correspondent) •^r,r,^ Muar, Feb. 6. THREE hockey matches have been arranged for the Chinese New Year holidays at Muar. On Thursday, the Johore Bahru Customs hockey team will travel to Mu?.r and meet the Muar Customs hockey team at
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    83 8 The Amicable Athletic Association will play a friendly soccer match on Saturday against the Katong Parish Association on St. Patrick's ground, Siglap. The A.A.A. team will be selected from: Tan Lye Chuan, Tay Kwee Liang, Ng Kean Tet, Teo Chin Ann. Tan Seng Hock, Hee Chit Lim, Chan
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    COUNTY CRICKET FINANCE
    153 8 YorKshire s From London. Jan 16. Y°KKSHIRE County who hold their a Sheffield on Jan. 18, pub] satisfactory report. Chan. 21st time, they finished year sound as ever flnanc: Revenue from gates showed I tion of £3,G66 from 19^ I Australians were here, i £3,345 from Tests,
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    TO-DAY'S GOLF AT KEPPEL CUB
    72 8 THE DRAW for partners four-ball foursomes Golf Club to-day has resulted 8-30 a.m.. J. W. Ri> Talbct Jones vs. E F: %T Fennie; 8.40, A. C. G.x.d ham vs. A. E Minns ar.d H K 8.50. H. C. Thomson and 3 vs. A. M Williamson
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    Cricket Club's "Big Guns"
    44 8 Cricket Club's "Big Guns" ft. C Growder. Ute SjCjC Irfwler, who uiU hr tU s,*. arh Of hi* side', tftacfc durTnV forthcoming rricke; ason [jetty* I) i4cf, the best all-rounder > in tlir side last year, sm>u:i one of the foremost the club this season.
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      61 8 COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: King William Street House. London, < TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT > PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READY ON THE RETURN JOURSFA Representatives board all homeward bound steam PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL to arrange Baggage Clearance Rail AccommiHlati For
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