The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 February 1940

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,019. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1910, 5 CENTS.
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    NAVAL HEROES MOBBED IN LONDON
    1035 1 Wild Scenes As Men Of Exeter Ajax March To Guildhall CCENES scarcely paralleled since the Coronation greeted the officers and men of H.M.S Ajax and Exeter when they arrived at Waterloo station yesterday and afterwards marched through the City to the Guildhall where! they were
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    FINNS STILL HOLD RED OFFENSIVE
    268 1 Stockholm. Feb. 23. Tbic still belni held .-h they are now rom Viipuri, the .i::r erheim Lin^. promised to plant ration of the Red I v to-day. ..:<■• bombarding the forces of new iimta n of tar.l;s the battle m a to baiter and nerti
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    N.Z. MINISTER OF COMMERCE RESIGNS
    22 1 Melbourne, Feb. 23. Minister of Trade and bai resigned "to save r Mr. R. G. Menzies, ..at.**
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    Germany Fears British Attack From North
    112 1 Germany Fears British Attack From North Zurich, Feb. 23. THERE is anxiety m Berlin as a result of what is described as "activities of the British Navy m the Northern Seas," according to the Berlin correspondent of the Neve Zurcher Zeitung, who says, "Nervous misgivings m Berlin concerning the activity
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    Striking Victory For National Cause
    172 1 Striking Victory For National Cause London, Feb. 23. VOTERS at the by-election at Silvertown, dockers and industrial area on the east end of the outskirts of London, to-day registered a striking victory for the National cause. The vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Jack Jones, Labour member of over
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    STOP PRESS
    180 1 Amsterdam, Feb. 23. ACCORDING to the Berlin correspondent of the Telegraaf, Dr. Clodius, German trade envoy, has left for Bucharest to clear up the question of Germany's oil supplies. This is taken as a clear indication of the anxiety felt m Berlin over the oil position. It is
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    LORD MAYOR'S TRIBUTE
    174 1 fVN arrival at the Guildhall the Ajax and Exeter men filed diffidently and quietly Into the famous banquetting hall, but they soon regained their self-possession and a hum of conversation filled the hall. Captains Bell and Woodhouse sat on either side of the Lord Mayor. Mr. Churchill,
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    R.A.F. PLANES BOMB GERMAN WARSHIPS NEAR HELIGOLAND
    140 1 London, Feb. 23. THE Air Ministry announces that R.A.F. aircraft were active m Heligoland Bight on Tuesday night and m the early hours of Wednesday morning. Warships observed near Heligoland were attacked with bombs. Anti-aircraft fire was encountered front ships and shore batteries.
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    Spy Ring Discovery May Lead To More Arrests In Holland
    148 1 Amsterdam, Feb. 23. FOLLOWING the discovery of a big spy ring m Holland arrests are expected shortly m connection with luminous balls which have recently been fired into the air at night m various parts of the country. The purpose
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    Nazi Bombers Again Over British Coasts
    183 1 Nazi Bombers Again Over British Coasts London, Feb. 23. CURTHER German aerial activity 1 over British coastal regions was reported to-day. A large plane, believed to be a German bomber, crossed the east coast and was seen flying low over Sunderland. Another enemy plane, flying high, was reported off the
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    They Thought It Was A Black-Out!
    146 2 SHOP SHUTTERS CLOSED AS J. B. LIGHTS FAIL (From Our Own Correpondent) Johore Bahra, Feb. 23. U7HEN electric lights m a large part of Johore Bahru failed for 45 minutes yesterday evening, many people thought a surprise black-out was being enforced. A number of
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    GLORIA JEANS DEBUT IN "THE UNDER-PUP"
    178 2 GLORIA JEAN certainly makes a great Wt as the "Und^i-Pup m he/ i:rst Hollywood role m the film of thut name which opened at the Capitol last night She is a $oor New York girl who wins a place m a rich girls" summer
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    POST OFFICE WORKER'S BANKRUPTCY
    108 2 A MALAY bankrupt. Wan Sulung bin Syed Mohameci. with 25 years' service m the General Post Office, was ordered to pay $10 a month to the Official Assignee for th? benefit of his creditors by Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday. Waii said that his liabilities were about
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    IMPORTS
    37 2 AN Order providing for certificates of origin and Interest for certain Imports into the Colony was published m last night's Government Gazette. It is cited as the Defence Regulations (Certificates of Origin and Interest) Order 1940.
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    An Annoyed Indian In Thailand
    201 2 An Annoyed Indian In Thailand TTHE German Consul-General m Thailand received an unpleasant surprise when he opened his mail some days ago and read a letter from an Indian resident of Thailand to whom he had sent choice products of the Goebbels propaganda machine. This Indian wrote as follows: "As
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    EUROPEAN MOTORIST DISCHARGED
    131 2 A European, J. S. Hamilton, was yesterday discharged m the Singapore fifth court, by Mr. L. C. Goh, when he appeared on a charge o* negligent driving alr.ng Keppel Road on Jan 12. The prosecution alleged that the accused drove negligently m that he collided with a
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    London Stock Exchange
    306 2 London* Feb. 23. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations: Shares are of £1 denomination The above are dealers middle price: brokers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. Exchange Telegraph unless otherwise stated Con. Loan 5?o 1944-64.... 110%. Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 111% +V 4
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    155 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 23. £OMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous Quotations to parenthesis: RUBBER: Dull. Spot I2^d 12:sd U2 13 16d 12 15|16d) March 12\d 12 13 16d U2\d 12",* d» Apr-May ll'sd 12d (ll"id 12d) July-Sept liagd HHd (ll\d 11 7
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    Horror Masterpiece At The Cathay
    164 2 pINEMAGOERS who like weird and creepy films are the type that will revel m "The Cat and The Canary/ a Paramount picture running at the Cathay. The "horror" is well handled, and there is a strong cast. The story is of the adventures befalling seven
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    DELETERIOUS DRUG
    49 2 In the criminal district court yesterday afternoon, Vythalingam, an Indian, was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment, tc be followed by one year's police supervision, en a charge of possession of 2C packets of canivis sativa. a deleterious drug. He admitted three previous convictions for similar offences.
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    TAMIL NEWSPAPER HAILS ALTMARK RESCUES
    255 2 ONE fact which perhaps has not been generally realised m Malaya is that 56 Indian seamen were among the British prisoners rescued from the Nazi "Hell Ship" the Altmark This fact is brought out m a leading article m 'the Tamil Nesan, the F.M.S. Tamil
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    European War Killed His Business
    60 2 European War Killed Hi s Business A PPEARI.NG tar retard*, r m bankruptcy. Rol m oormetlcs, business to the Europe. He said ordered from Eu. and h e was MuU Dufiness. Young suiu Anna Prepara: ness with a capital nf liabiUties were a£"t, L^ff wife and five child* were being
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    Finns Need More Aid, Says Minister
    368 3 "CANNOT WITHSTAND RED ONSLAUGHT FOR EVER" London, Feb. 23. QfCAKING at a luncheon given m his honour at the Jy r .|i.h-speaking Union yesterday, the Finnish Minister We are not blind to the fact that we cannot lithstand the Soviet onslaught for ever. ere
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    Two More Ships Believed Lost
    68 3 London, Feb. 23. a mo:? ships believed to I ml recently was anThe 4.000-ton Loo d y the Edwardian rnpony, three weeks over-"-.^d to have been sunk with heard of the 1,700--teamer Telnes s^nce si:e w3s en route from Hjlland and Belgium s She is
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    APPEAL TO INDIANS
    30 3 AEndtem to give British I fair trial was made S u?b Indian nationalls. iddresslns: the Madras Prefic said British de- developed by a fine. d industrious and
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    ANGLO-NORWEGIAN TRADE AGREEMENT
    15 3 issued m Oslo rt merit has been trade between reached a trade
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    DUTCH A.A. BATTERIES AGAIN IN ACTION
    24 3 The Ha?uc. Feb. 23. Ada] news agency an- :.':-?.ir^ra.ft batteries ie or more aeroplanes nmhty soatb of Reuter
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    ALLEGED NAZI AGENTS HELD IN MEXICO
    43 3 Mexico City, Feb. 23. npHREE Germans, including a German A marine official alleged to be workIn* lor Hitler's secret service, were detained at the p:rt of Tampico today for questioning m connection with alleged espionage activities. Reuter
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    25 3 Paris, Feb. 23. ON the Western Front yesterday's activity of artillery and aircraft was followed by a quiet night, according to this morning's communique.— Reuter
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    King Decorates Heroes Of Graf Spee Victory
    201 3 King Decorates Heroes Of Graf Spee Victory London, Feb. 23. OIS MAJESTY on the Horse Guards parade to-day decorated the heroes of the Graf Spec victory m the presence of the Queen, the entire British Cabinet and many thousands of wildly cheering spectators. Th? last of the large number of
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    Emergency Steps In Turkey
    99 3 TRADE CONTROL IS NOW BEING IMPOSED Istanbul, Feb. 23. THE Turkish Government is drawing 1 up regulations with a view to applying without delay the special powers conferred by the emergency law, according to a message from Ankara. In view of the influence which the war
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    Achilles Heroes' Home-Coming
    103 3 Auck.and (New Zealand), Feb. 23. THE cruiser Achilles, one of the victors of the Graf Spec battle, arrived here yesterday and was given a tremendous welcome. Thousands uf people errwJed every vantage po^nt to cheer the heras' hom?-comng. Hundreds of launches and other small cr.^ft sped round
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    Japan And New Central Regime
    109 3 Tokio, Feb. 23. REPLYING to a question by Mr. Teiichi Nishikawa, of the orthodox Seiyukai, m the House of Repressntatives yesterday the Finance Minister, Mr. Yukio Sakurauchi, said that although the suspension of extraordinary war expenditure dealing with the China affair was dependent on future
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    ANGLO-RUMANIAN OIL DISCUSSIONS
    75 3 London, Feb. 23. THE Rumanian Government's reply to the recent British inquiry concerning the functions of the recently formed Rumanian oil board and the question of Rumanian oil supplies to Germany is regarded m official London quarters as forming an adequate basis for further discussion designed to
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    DEATHROLL NOW 136 IN TURKISH 'QUAKE
    50 3 THE earthquake which wrecked four Turkish villages on Wednesday has been followed by six more shocks and the deathroll has now risen to 136. At the time cf the main earthquake disasters It was stated minor shocks migl-- occur for several months to come.
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    Swedes Help Raise Funds For Finns
    52 3 esidei cfaiaf money towards the rc.ief fund for the Finns, m?:iy i c .c m Sweden are g iving up valuables and art objects which are be ng so d by auction. Here is Prince Wilhelm <°nd I .en n art Bernadotte auctioning articles
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    R.A.F. Planes Again Over Austria And Bohemia
    290 3 London, Feb. 23. THE Air Ministry announces that last night the R.A.F. carried out further successful reconnaissance flights over Austria and Bohemia. This is the second time that R.A.F. machines have penetrated into Germany as far as Austria, the first occasion being on
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    Appeal Against Death Sentence
    91 3 Shanghai, Feb. 23. IT is learned that the appeal of Privat2 Eckford of the Seaforth Highlanders, who was sentenced to death last month for the murder of Sergeant Davis of the same regimsnt, en Nov. 4. 1939, will be heard by the High Court here on
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    GERMAN GENERAL DIES
    27 3 Berlin, Feb. 23. THE death has occurred of Gen. von Gronau, aged 90, who fought m the Franco-Prussian war and the Great War.- Reuter
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    LESS UNEMPLOYED
    109 3 UNEMPLOYMENT In Britain was reduced by nearly half between August last and Jan. 1 this year. On AU3. 14 the figure was 223,098 and on Jan. 1 it was only 136,669. OF 2,000 merchant ships convoyed by the French Navy since the war bc?an, only three were sunk
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    34 3 THE first m?mbers of the British Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service have arrived m Ffrance. An advance party of women drivers for the BriUsh Expeditionary Service has arrived and will be followed by other detachments.
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    How Nazis May Be Handicapped
    94 3 New York, Feb. 23. RUMANIA'S ban on the export of aviation spirit has all the earmarks of a ma jar victory for Britain and France, says the New York Times, which continues that wlfle Germany may have urrple reserves or petrol lor a "BfllUfcrfeg" with
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    23 3 London, Feb. 23. THE French wireless says that the export of coal, mercury and some other metals has been forbidden m Rumania. Reuter
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    Nazis Seeks To Justify Methods Of Sea Warfare
    267 3 Benin, Feb. 23 THE Diplom&tLsche Konespo.iden;:, organ of the Foreign Office, ad:r.its tnis morning that neutrals M frequently show a tendency to blama Germany cr make her the party responsible for losses to their sh ppinc. Declaring that they are "victimised by
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    ASAMA MARU GERMANS
    48 3 Tokio, Feb. 23. THE British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, had a 50-minute talk with the Foreign Vice-Minister, Mr. Masayuki Tnni, on Wednesday afternoon regarding the surrender to Japan of nine of the 21 Germans removed lrom the Asama Mam by the British Navy. Eastern News
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940. Goods From Britain
    637 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940. Goods From Britain OIR GEORGE MAXWELL'S SUggestion, m a letter to The Times, that the Colonial Office should be represented on the newly-formed Export Trade Council m Great Britain raises a number of interesting points. is quite right, as Sir George says,
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    Prime Minister's Speech To-Day
    34 4 fTHE Prime 1 1 1 ChimberUin will Birmingham to-day, t*T*« 11.10 p.m., Malayan time, m will be broadcast the frequencies G.S.B. m the 31 n, G.S.F. In the 19 n:i.:-
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    MALAY BROADCAST
    22 4 M m i INCHE Muhamed I editor of Wart, for the first tUrn of Malay U» evening at 7 p.n.
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    KHALSA PRESIDENT
    25 4 5 the Khalsa Assoc;a tamed at a tea pwV a yesterday on the e^'% to India on leave Tmrr gatherint of »emwr.% ano
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    Toy Balloon Story That Scared People
    1372 4 A London Letter From Our Own Correspondent lyondon, Feb. 14. U/E have had a perfect ex- ample of gossip this week. I Fortunately it was not attended |by any untoward results but jit must have given nervous people a nasty turn for the better
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      15 4 Lacquer screens and cabinets, Ancestral Pictures, Old Embroideries. 18, BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143
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    DUTCH FINANCIER ARRIVES FOR BANK OPENING
    517 5 Warns Of Aftermath Of War Expenditure M£W $500,000 BUILDING FOR TRADING SOCIETY (I 10 fhrc serious thought to the problems of post-war v a> emphasised by one of the foremost Dutch ni the Netherlands Indies, Mr. H. Giel, president Netherlands Indies and Far Eastern
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    Men & Women Sentenced For Rioting
    122 5 Men Women Sentenced For Rioting BRINKMANN'S j FACTORY CASE G.: striker ~t id C« :v.pany*s rot an rd > ntenced to two rl >"nm^nt for riet.rh. r charges, o: A R. Anderson and Mr. A i stant Superintenwu sentenced to Imprisonment. ran concurrently. j Tong Chua. was rigorous imbane of
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    "TREAT HER PROPERLY," ADVICE TO HUSBAND
    88 5 km a very low opinion aai; who cannot keep his •i!e happy and content when she says M wants to live with him." said Conrad Oldham In the Singapore art yesterday. hearing a summons for nee brought by a woman, S on Yee, against
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    Relief Fund Clerk To Be Banished
    86 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Feb. 23. A BANISHMENT warrant has been issued against Low Swee, a clerk of the Penang branch of the China Relief Fund. Low Swee was charged with being a member of an unlawful society, the Penang Chinese AllCircles Anti-Enemy
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    CATTLE DEALER OWES $54,000
    145 5 A I GriMER cattle trader. M. D. Maricar, who admitted liabilities of about $54 003 told Mr. Justice Pedlow m his examination m bankruptcy yesterday that, his Insolvency was due to cut-throat competition some years ago, when the price of meat fell from 60 cents to
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    Band Members Married
    76 5 MR. Lawrence Charles Fenton and Miss Laura Evelyn Siddons, both members of the "Sillybillies" Band were married at the Singapore Registry yesterday by Mr. Conrad Oldham. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fenton, of Singapore, and the bride the daughter of Mrs. T.
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    SOUTH INDIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY & THE WAR
    353 5 SOUTH INDIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY THE WAR 'THE WILLINGNESS of the South Indian business community m Singapore to make any sacrifice m connection with the present war was exnressed by Mr. Govindasamy Pillai, president of the South Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singaiore. m the course o f an address to an
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    A Major & His Landlords
    558 5 A Major His Landlords APPLICATION FOR EJECTION AN application before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday by Josej)i Aaron Elias and Ezra Aaron EUas for the ejection ol a tenant, Major F. L. Harding, of 15, Grange Road, Singapore, was adjourned for evidence to be taken on certain points. Appearing as
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    BEER TRADE MARKS ALLEGATION
    97 5 NG Kirn Hian, Ng Kian Chye and Ng Boon Cheong. who faced a tentative charge of possessing counterfeit trade marks and beer labels and crown corks, belonging principally to the Malayan Breweries Ltd., and the Archipelago Brewery Co., Ltd.. were committed for trial at the conclusion
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    "My Husband Choked Me & Beat Me Unmercifully"
    300 5 "My Husband Choked Me Beat Me Unmercifully" WOMAN'S MAINTENANCE PLEA SETTLED BY COURT "IUY husband said I could easily earn mone\ on the streets. He said I could do what I liked as he had plenty of other women, and he often choked me and l>eat me unmercifully, and fluntc
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    DEBTOR GIVEN TIME TO SETTLE
    131 5 A FORMER Municipal employee named Shanmugam was given time by Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday to come to a settlement*with his creditors. Appearing lor the creditors. Mr. S. Fung applied > f or a receiving and adjudication order against Shanmugam. fc'hanmugam Laid that he wished to
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    INSPECTOR'S CAR ACCIDENT
    109 5 THE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday exonerated from blame Inspector Chua Keng Lin, when he held an inquest into the death of a child, Chew Kee Seng, who was knocked down by the inspector's car m Geylang Road on Feb. 14. He returned a verdict
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    Malayans Said To Be Among Arrested
    242 5 Malayans Said To Be Among Arrested TELEGRAM TO KWANGTUNG 'From Our Own OBflttpontfeatl Kuala Lumpur. Feb. '12. IT is believed that most oi the U members of the Oversea "Chinese P.eturn-To-Village Corps" arrested by the Kwungtung Provincial Govcmir. ?nd charged with 'being charar dangerous to the peace and ord i
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    INDIAN PENSIONERS BANKRUPTCY
    98 5 "I last all my account, books together with five war medals", declared Abdul Aziz a brnkrupt during examination by the Assistant Official Assignee before Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday. Aziz said he was receiving i peiision of five rupees a month from the Indian Government. He formerly owned
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    "I'll Die If I Do!"
    44 5 IT happened m the Singapore < i\ .1 district court yesterday. Counsel (to witness): Do you the plaintiff any money? Witness: 111 die if 1 do! Mr. G. L. Howe, the judge (U« witness) Da not unnecessarily imperil your soul.
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    Woman Broadcasts In "Viewpoints" Series
    627 6 MRS. A.H. DICKINSON ON VOLUNTARY WORK "U/OMEN and the War" was the title of a talk broad- cast from the 8.M.8.C. station, Singapore, last night m the series "The War From Various Viewpoints,*' by Mrs. A. H. Dickinson, wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Straits
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    Nazi Paper Attacks Belgium
    82 6 London, Feb. 22. THE National Zeitung of Essen, FieldMarshal Goering's mouthpiece, attacks Belgium because a Belgian company has purchased eight American ships, says the German wireless. The newspaper declares that the Belgian Government has sanctioned a transaction which favours Britain and France and is destined to
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    Daily Share Report
    150 6 ISSUED BY FRASER A CO.. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Higher bids for Sterling shares from London failed to stimulate interest m the tin share market to-day. The price of local tin was $124 4, down M, while the price of rubber at four o'clock was buyers
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1056 6 Fraser And Co's List FXIIDAY, FEB. 23, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING r.u>e:» Seller* Ampat Thi (4s> 5s 5s 6d Aui.ial Amal i3S) bs bs t>r* cd. Austral Malay it) 3.s "js cd Ayer Hitam -4s 25s Ayer Went; (£> .70 .75 Bangrin Tin <£) 21s
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    SANTA ANITA DERBY RESULT
    58 8 Los Angeles, Feb. 23. H. C. Hill's Sweep Ida. ridden by Ralph Neves, won the £50 000 Santa Anita Derby over a mile and a furlong. *C. C. Sables Royal Cm ader was second, while W. Ziegler Jr's We'.gh Anchor was third. The time was 1
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    Oversea Bank Beat Wearnes In B.H.L.
    385 8 Oversea Bank Beat Wearnes In B.H.L. THE Oversea Chinese Bank scored an excellent soccer win yesterday, when they defeated Wearnes Sports Club by laree &oa)s 10 nil m a Business Houses' League fixture played on the Clerical Union ground. The Bankers' victory was all the mere noteworthy as they defeated
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    SINGAPORE AMATEUR SPORTS UNION
    100 8 AT the 11th annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur Sports Union, the following were elected office-bearers for the year: Patrons, Yeo Siew Chuan, Lim Chong Swee and Chua Hcng Kay; president, Ec Cheng Leone: (re-elected); vicepresidents. Yap Hock Chen?, < re-elect-ed). Ec Tian Cheng (re-elected),
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    High Kicking
    45 8 picture. ■■> hd NOT DANGEROUS PLAY, hut the Airman is taking a hi^h kick a liJtt.i.u of a second before the Chinese player gets his head to it. An incident at the Stadium on Thursday when the R.A.F. beat the Chinese two-nil.— Free Press
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    59-Years-Old Competitor In Round Island Cycle Race
    562 8 CIXTY-EIGHT competitors, compris- ing Chinese, Malays. Eurasians. Europeans and Indians, have entered I for the round-the-island bicycle race, which will be held to-morrow, and j among the list is a Chinese, Choo Chang Liang, who is 59-year-old. Chang Liang is a keen athlete
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    ODD GOAL IN FIVE WIN FOR G.E.C. AT STADIUM
    270 8 A.P.C. Beaten In Even Game G.E.C 3; A.P.C 2. THE G.E.C. took two points at the expense of the A.P.C. 1 beating them by the odd goal m five m a fairly interesting Business Houses' League soccer fixture at the Anson
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    SIX-A-SIDE SOCCER WON BY "B" TEAM
    305 8 Donald Skippers Winners In Ferguson's Absence S.C.C. TOURNAMENT ENDS CUPERIOR both m atta:k and defence, "B" team beat "C" team by three goals to one m the final of the S.C.C. six-a-side soccer tournament on the padang yesterday. To qualify for the final, "B"
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    PLAYER SENT OFF FIELD AT J.C.S.A.
    390 8 PLAYER SENT OFF FIELD AT J.C.S.A. Nestanglo Beaten Again •THE FIRST PLAYER to oe sent oft the field m this season's Business Houses' League soccer, was Nestanglo's centreforward, Chojn Lin, who was ordered off by referee BirtwLstle, for rough play m yesterday's game against Uniteers on the J.C.SJV. ground. Uniteers
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    GUTHRIES WIN 2—0
    26 8 IN a Business Houses' League soccer 1 fixture on the S.H.B. ground yesterday Guthrles beat the Chartered Bank by two goals to nil.
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    TO-DAY'S SOCCER AT STADIUM
    95 8 'THRILLING soccer is promised at the Anson Road stadium to. day when the Malays and the R.A.F., winners and runners-u*> re^pr -'v^ly last season m ths first division of the S.A.F.A. league, meet m a friendly gr-me On Thursday the Airmen played gozft soccer to beat
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    MALAYAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    71 8 ENTRIES are invited for the following events m the 1940 Malayan badminton championships to be held at Ipoh during the Easter Holidays, Mar. 22, 23, 24 ar»d 25: Men's singles and doubles championships; women's singles and doubles championships; mixed doubles: veterans' singles and doubles championships. Entry forms
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    S.C.C. BOWLS
    35 8 THE vi.~p-capta!n's side, tJ. Jeans 1 beat the captain's side. <H. R. L. Dyne) by 66 shots to 65 shots m a bowls match on the S.C.C. bowling green, which was re-opened yesterday.
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    Heads To It
    35 8 THE R.A.! BfaycJ p beat the Chinese l>. Uvo-nJ m a frend y match at the Thur-^la>. Pitui* .h<. w Sianj; and an Airman m a taj hcaci tne iai;.- Free Press
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    GARRISON GOLF
    22 8 WITH a drive Murphy won the long driving at t..Major F. G. Br* i while Lt. F J. C. i
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    WOMEN'S SPOON SHOOT
    26 8 T*HE Singapi 1 1 spoon fthoot m md resulted m a dike with a tottl handicap. Mrs. Hat with a total cf 10:
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