The Straits Times, 3 February 1939

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    38 1 The Straits Times TESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA 2u pa(;es SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, IEBRUARY 3, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1939 PAGES PRICE S CENTS
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      142 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 5471). For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG You are assured of rcai tatut action. n Coleman St. Singapore. Phone 4816 Ji u> *cUcc BECAUSE is a WOMANS REASON.' &E#fIICE BiCAUSE op ffiwrn J^fc INCREASED ECONOMY ra| |lli| 9 GREATER CAPACITY S^^SSi EXTRA EFFICIENCY I Wk ENHANCED
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      101 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 23. >AVA ST. f*PHON2 MS3V« Madame Pag:, DRESSMAKER and DESIGNER Tailorwidej- Cowri (or All Occasion* in Stock $5 $30 13. Battery Road.. Singapore. Tel: 6327. Wffar on to 'he table. Selected iish of tempting flavour, unusual A food value, and rich vitamin content can always he oh'ained at
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    37 2 LIM. Mr. Lim Cheng Bah passed away peacefully at his residence, No. 69, Bukit Arang Road, off Upper Sertngoon on Feb. 1, 1»39 at midnight. Aged 46. Funeral will take placi on Sunday the sth instant.
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      622 2 COODE.— Feb. 2, to Catherine, wife of Capt G. C. S. Coode, R.E., a son. OREY.— On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1939, at the Muar Hospital to Ella, wife of Dr. J. C. P. Grey. a daughter. The engagement is announced between Mr E. P. C. Hughes, of the Sinpaporc Harboui
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      638 2 WANTED WANTED before the end of Feb. uniurnuhed house or flat, two or three bedrooms. Reply, Sec. R.S.G.C. WANTED, unfurnished house by Mar. 1, 4 bedrooms, preferable with M.S. reply Box 655, Straits Times. FOR SALE SHELVADOB. Refrigerator. Phone 3333. PURE RHODE ISLAND REDS, lots to suit buyers. Apply 14,
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      683 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET EUROPEAN SEA- SIDE HOUSE to let furnished from March 1, 7/8 month*, delightful situation. Rent $175 includes refrigerator. Further particulars apply to Box No. Ml, Straits Times. FURNISHED HOUSE Large garden facing sea. Dining room, lounge. 3 bed rooms, 3 bathrooms, ionjr bath. Furnished nursery. Cool
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      715 2 LOST LOST, Feb. 1. 1 Ladies' Diamond Platinum Wrist Watch No. 206 Swiss Made, 18 stones, with black strap at abt. 3 p.m. between Capitol Alhambra Theatres, along Stamford Beach Roads. Value abt. $125. Reward. Box No. 674. Straits Times. PUBLIC NOTICES~ THE AYER MOLEK RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in
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      291 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of well-made poli&hed teak household furniture of every description and etc etc. To be held at No. 45, Scottc Road. On Saturday, Pcb. 4, 1939 at 2 JO pjn. On view from Friday. Catalogues issued. THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS AUCTION SALE Of well-made modern Dutch polished teak
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      142 2 §y_ S il^^ SS CARDS ETC. 77 MAYFAIR MFM FI BwerSliof8 werSliof Stamford Road. Singapore. Bridal Bouquets. Presentation Baskets, Wreaths FLOWERS arranged with distinction. Dial 3188 M will do the rest After office noun, dial 5757 "ClenToT^ Scale Removing COMPOSITIONS FOR BOILERS, ENGINE JACKETS, PIPE LINES. ETC ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO
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      687 3 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. c ir.corporated ir Engiar.ti i PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co. MAII PASSKNOER AND CARGO SERVICES OUTWARD itvOM LONDON fOS CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnagi Due Spore. RAWALPINDI 17.1W0 ?eD. 10 BURDWAN «070 !eb 11 CANIH > 15.500 Feb 24 SOMALI 6.800 Mar 10 CORH i:».O0O
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      516 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. rTncoroomeo in Jatmni GENERAX PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD TO LONDON Penani (olomho Aden. Mir? Port SaM Naples. Marseille*. Gibraltar. London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg vessels Tonnage oue Sail •SiHARTJNA MARU 10.400 Feb. S 6 SKATORI MARU 9.800 Feb. 15 1« i YASUKUNI MARU ..11.900 Mar.
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      580 3 tin fH "T 1^ M aW J^M f 1 I ja^J HOLIDAY CRUISES TO. BANGKOK SAIGON By Loxorioos One Ctoaa Motorshrna ntspla<ement Tons From Penant p. Slianj Malacca Sliore m.«. "LALANDIA" (11 «M) t/t J,J 4S Sm ma. "JITLANDIA- (IJ.IBt) tl/t tilt tj./g t5 J m.s. "MEONIA" (I1.W0) U/t 15/3
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      155 3 Incorporated I In Ocrmany 1 The tnidfrmentlonffl art ust compan*: i <o tendeo Osttires: OUTWARD Xl« MAMLA HONG KONO 3H AMJHAI NORTH CHINA AND lAPAN. Due Spore 5 COBURG In port SCHARNHORST omits N China Feb 16 MARBURG Mar. 4 POTSDAM emits Manila. S'hal. N. China <!: Yokohama Mar. 16
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      518 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Build. n*. CollyeT Qoa; Singapore xn 1131 Chartered Bank Baflding Ppnanx frl I3M BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEH.LtS. LONDON N (OMIV'M A\:» <;| ASdO'.V (In conjonctlnn Kith the Glen Ltnei Our Sails ITELEUS L'don. R'dam, n burs. Ant. M'bgh Feb 4 Fob 7 BARPEDON Mars.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS
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      FROM MALACCA
      128 4 Correspondence for transmission by air via "Netherlands" must be fully prepaid and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close from Malacca as follows Today. Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly by air (Qantas) 6pm China, Japan, East Siberia, Philippines If Western United States of America (Hakone Maru)
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      57 4 Friday, February 3. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arriye. Anastasla. T. J. R hopper 8. Tomori, Lch. Panjl, Kampar (X.P.M.) Oil Whart NU Coal Whart Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS lanjont ragar Albert Dock Llpis. Victoria Dock Kudat. Kepptl Harbaur King's Dock Nil No.
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      DEFENCE GAPS NOW BEING FILLED
      148 4 Premier's Tribute To Advisory Panel London, Feb. 2. 'THE Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in a statement in the House of Commons today, said the rearmament advisory panel of business men had reported that Service Departments, supported by the Treasury, were rapidly accomplishing a most difficult
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      CHUNGKING'S VIEW OF REICHSTAG SPEECH
      56 4 Chungking, Feb. 1 TPHE Chinese press comment extensiv- ely on Herr Hitler's Reichstag speech, the official Central Daily News voicing the opinion that Germany's new objective is undoubtedly the retu^.i of the former German colonies, and that as a result future Anglo-German relations need to
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      Air Mail Arrivals And Departures
      261 4 Mm Wearno: Fnta Penanj, Ipoh. ao< luk Lompor. Arrives ever? evening. QanUs: Fran Australia: Arrives THIS afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlanda Indies: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. X.L.M. From Europe: Arrives Sunday evening. Imperial: From Euiope: Due tomorrow: Arrival uncertain. K.N.1.L.M.: trom Netherlands lndie>: Arrives Tuesday afternoon. K.N.1.L.M.:
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      237 4 Today Aden f lmperial) pjn East Africa (Imperial) 3 pjn South Africa (ImDerial) 2 p.m Burma (Imperial) 2 p.m Whole Canada ImDerial) ..2 Dm Egypt, Sudan and Palestine (Imperial) 2 pm Oreat Britain and Ireland (ImDerial) 2 djd Europe except G. Britain and Ireland (Imperial) 2 D.m
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      FAIR DEMAND AT RUBBER AUCTION
      159 4 Guthrie And Company's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued yesterday, Guthrie and Co. Ltd., write:— The market reacted favourably to Hitler's speech on Jan. 30. but the advance was checked by a fair weight of first-hand selling in London at
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      SURFACE MAILS EXPECTED
      63 4 Mails from Japan expected *oday, Feb. 3, by Tokyo Maru. Malls from Japan expected on Feb. 5, by Buenos Aires Maru. Mails from Europe (London parcel mails) expected on Feb. 6. by Memnon Allvery uncertain. Malls from China and Japan expected on Feb. 8, by Africa Maru.
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    Wall Street Quotations
    440 4 New York, Feb. 2. "TTiE following quotations were those ruling when the Stoctc Exchange closed today: DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's Today's Close. Close Changes. 30 Industrials 142.43 144.34 up 1.91 20 Rails 29.38 30.20 up .82 IS Utilities 23.27 24.12 up. .85 40 Bond* 89.91 90.08 up .17
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    BROKERS' COMMENT
    162 4 SWAN, CULBERTSON AND FRITZ report on yesterday's New York markets The market regained its losses of the previous day though trading was the lightest since Sept. 22. Stocks on the London market including American issues were higher. Bonds and Curb issues advanced with some United States Government issues
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    SINO-GERMAN BARTER PACT TO END?
    164 4 Chinese Dissatisfied With Nazi Methods London, Feb. 2. pHINESE circles in London have no confirmation of the reported impending liquidation of the German Government agency "Hapro," formed tn Hong Kong to barter for the Chinese Government's wood-oil, wolfram and other ores to the extent of
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    STEPS TO PREVENT FRESH OUTRAGES
    179 4 Sir S. Hoare On Recent Bomb Incidents London, Fed. 2. CIR SAMUEL HOARE, Homo Secretary, stated In the House cl Commons tonight that 33 persons had been arrested and charged with various offences In connection with the recent explosions. Police were continuing their inquiries and
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    PENSION FUND FOR NEEDY EX-M.P.s
    137 4 London, Feb. 2. DV 240 votes against 103 the House of Commons tonight passed a motion approving a departmental committee's recommendations to deduct one pound sterling a month from Members' salaries to provide a pension of £150 a year for needy ex-Members. The Prime Minister.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    196 4 Singapore, Feb. 2. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier $7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $12.75 White $12 25 Black 9.00 Ccpra Mixed $3.10 Sun Dried $3.40 Saio Flour No. 1 Llnsga $2.27*-> Fair $2.30 Sarawak $2.27' 2 Jelotong Palembang $7.00 Banja $7.50 Sarawak $7.50
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    PASSENGERS FOR JAVA AND AUSTRALIA
    106 4 'THE following passengers for Jay» and Australia are leaving in th« Marella today:— Mrs. Richardson, Mr. W. S. Dalgetty, Mr. L. D. Meyer, Mr. K. L. Bedlln^ton, Mr. Anderson, Miss K. I. Knaur, Misa Oppenheimer. His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, and Mrs. Moull, Mr.
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      650 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Passajf c 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class from £106.7.9 Second class from £74.14.3 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. First and Cabin Class Tourist Class t From £101.13.4 From £125.19.8 Direct connection
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    Britain's Larder Being Stocked
    263 5 [Food Plans Must Be Efficient Soon MORE than 20,000,000 wartime ration cards have been printed and are waiting in local depots all over Great Britain. Another 10.000,000 are being prepared. There will be one for every adult person in Britain. A sufficient surplus of cards will
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    GERMAN WIRELESS
    58 5 "In recognition of its political services." Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, has conferred on the German wireless organisation the title oi "The Great German Radio." The Egyptian Government is engaged in drawing up a decree whereby the marriage o: any Egyptian citizen with i woman of foreign birth
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    Count Ciano In Belgrade
    27 5 Count Ciamo (left), the Italian Foreign Minister, being greeted by l>r Stoyadinovitch, tbe Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, on his arrival at Belgrade recently.
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    Berlin's Plans For Air Defence
    415 5 THE German Government *s very busy shaping public opinion in regard to civil air defence, while at the same time preparing to take tho offensive in the air, writes the News Chronicle Berlin correspondent. All over Berlin there are posters blazoning a slogan which FieldMarshal
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    AN ALMOST PERFECT ISLAND
    413 5 There U an old saying according to which there is nothing perfect in this world. With regard to the island of Corfu. In the lonian Sea, one Is certainly tpmpt?d to apply this saying. The climate of Corfu is superb and the country Is fertile. The
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      343 5 20 cts and |s ADVERTISEMENT GETS YOU ACQUAINTED WITH A BETTER MEANS TO MOUTH HEALTH To Medical Hall, Ltd. Battery Road. Please supply bearer of this ad. &20 cts. with al O days supply o ASTRING-O-SOL 1939 AMERICAN H. M. V. RADIOS fV i\ a^i^eWnr -3 \jyiiiE9 Model 8 QI—
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      367 5 Get acquainted wkh Gold Leaf Tea. Gold Leaf Tea Is not ordinary Tea. It i. something fa t ter and carried a more refined Aroma ttiac appsaie to tbe educated palate. Good taste drmanil* diflcrrnl flassei for difTrrent occasions. Uon't be careless about tbe (losset Too wear. Coiumll QuaJiTird Ophtkahcic
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      190 5 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TODAY /Hi. rib metres. ZHP ?.n W* mrtre*. p.m. j 5.00 A recitation of the Koran. 5.20 Arabic scngs. t .5.40 Songs by Miss Juiia. i 6.00 Teochew GuakanR selections, t 6.15 Teochew Guakang dramas, t 7.00 Children's programme. (Englishi. 7.30 Time, weather, and news announcements. i 7.45
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      273 5 EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND 3. CSH 214? me/* US.I7 uM; GSQ 17.1* me'i (16.8< m); GSF 15 H me/* (19.K DL): GSJ 21.62 oc/» (13.9J ml: GSO 11. 75 me MUI m.1 p.m. 6. 05 Bi,; B«ii. Stuart Barrle. at orsan of Granada Cinema. 6.20 "The Kentucky Minstrels."
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      259 5 N1R0M TODAY VIM 6.01 mo'S 119 6 SL). TDB 9.65 me s (31.20 m ¥DB 11.86 me s (25.3 m). FMN 10.56 mc'f (29.: ra.). p.m 4.50 Programme previev 4.55 Orchestra. 5.50 Singing lessons for children. 6.30 Cartoon film successes. 6.50 News reports. 7.10 Brahms trio op. 114 in A
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS
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      19 6 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers Singapore, Thursday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m.
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      MINING
      8 6 All snare* quoted above are fully paid
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      GENERAL
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS
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      RUBBER SHARES
      8 6 (Shares ar*> si unless otherwise stated)
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      315 6 LONDON AND NEW YORK FIRMER GOLD SHARES IN DEMAND By Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 3. WITH the exception of tin, all markets are closed today, being a public holiday. Yesterday both the London and New York Stock Exchange showed further improvement and the marVets were firmer.
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      JANUARY DOMESTIC TIN EXPORTS
      142 6 1,900 Tons More Than Quota •THE estimated total export] from M..laya. of tin and tin-in-orc based on a tin content of 75.5 per cent, daring January totalled 4 800 tons, .states the Controller under the Tin and Tin-ore 'Restriction) Enactment., Malaya's proportionate monthly quota, including the
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      BELGIAN MINISTER ATTACKED
      98 6 Brussels, Fcb 2. a GROUP :i o -iiu nstrators, mos'.ly cx-servlcemen and youths, today il M. Paul Sp;i\k." the Foreign i near bia home In a Brussels suburb. Thcv stopped his car. and as hs ?ot out they punched him in the (lightly injuring him. Police reinforcements
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    98 6 Thursday. Feb. 2, noon. No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) M*J 26' i No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases February 26" 27 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales February 26'a 26}; F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales February 25' ii 25ii FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on Registered
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    EXCHANGES
    190 6 Thursday, Feb. 2. The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kons and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T 2/3 25/32 London demand 2/3 25/32 Lyons demand 2045 Switzerland demand 239 Hamburg demand 133 3 i New York demand 54
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    BANK OF ENGLAND'S GOLD RESERVES REVALUED
    380 6 Profits To Be Utilised To Finance Aims Expenditure? AS ALTERNATIVE TO IMPOSITION OF FURTHER TAXATION London, Feb. 2. A BILL tnu presented in Parlia* mml yi-s.t'iilay by ihe < !hancellor of the Exchequer under which, in future, the Bank of Kn^'land's poW reserve, bithherto
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    London Stock Exchange
    417 6 Atmosphere Generally Brighter London, Fi>ts. 2. THK decision to revalus the Bank of L'-iv^and's gold stock caused :;rn-ra'ly brighter atmosphere on tho Stock L;:clian£c today. Cilt-cc^ged advanced ar.d Indian &tcc!:.s Improved in sympathy. Kaffirwere active and higher though late profit-taking tended to reduce the final gains. Industrials
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    42 6 Chungking, Feb. 1. FNANCIAL observers are convince J i that currency inflation in Japan is virtually certain during this year as a result of the huge Budget. This may hasten the general collapse of th Japanese forces in China Nanyans Siang Pau.
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    LONDON FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    86 6 London. Fcb 2 The following were today's ••lasins mean rates Faris 1"6 til 6» Atbtn H2 New Yo-i; 4.67 13 16 Rio J 1 1C Montreal 4.7(>"-, „i Brussels 27.69': B-liTtde Ml* Oeneva 1D. 72 Bucftarest 6<lu 3jcnos Milan 83 15 1G Monl. video 18": Madrid .lommrl
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    RUBBER'S STATISTICAL STRENGTH INCREASING
    2216 7 War Fears Responsible For Prices Failing To Rise LONDON'S SHARP CRITICISM OF MALAYA'S OVER-EXPORTS World Stocks Fall To 456,865 Tons At Year-End (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 25. IT is generally anticipated in London that when the endDecember statistics are published it will be found
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    JANUARY TIN SHIPMENTS
    85 7 COREIGN shipments of tin in ocean steamers at all Malayan ports in January totalled 3/3 96 tons, compared with 3,697 tons in December and 6,256 tons in January last year. Of the January shipments, .',883 tons were consigned to the United States; 329 tons to British Possessions
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    356 7 FAVOURABLE DECEMBER STATISTICS STANTON, NELSON'S REPORT IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued at noon yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write The world's markets arc trying to hypnotise themselves into the belief that because Herr Hitler has spoken In terms less menacing than usual,
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    VISIBLE TIN SUPPLIES
    148 7 INCREASE OF 966 TONS IN JANUARY DELIVERIES HIGHER AT 7,742 TONS (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 1. \IfORLD visible supplies of tin increased by 966 tons in January to 21,747 tons according to estimates compiled by A. Strauss and Co. Ltd. The carry-over in the Straits
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    6 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
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      900 7 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. In thr Estate of Mm Bo* Bin alias Lira Mln alias Lhn Bin, deceased. Pursuant to Section 141 (i) of the Frobate and Administration Enactment (Cap- 8). NOTICE Is hereby given that all creditors and persons having any claims -..gainst the estate of the above-named deceased late
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      307 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China oy Special Charter). 12. Cecil Street, Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office M«« AKt Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Depl 6411 General OfPlre 5l8«-i Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO." Paid Op Capital Ch. S M.6M.OM.H Reserve Funds In •zees* of Ch 1 5.200.M0M Total Assets approximated Ch. J2.020.000.0W.H Tse-Vung
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      496 8 THII MOST TIMELY PICTURE OF THE DAY 1 4 SHOWS DAILY h\ UAM R R A 11 A.M. 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.K, HfclllilfllJllfl tLSO He conquered the black Th Wttr^bt simoon that ships might aail the desert while the Latest jJMfc %fl| Jr love of two women tore at "BRITISH
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      666 8 INCOMPARABLE! "BEST FILM YET MADE IN ENGLAND" Straits Times. [O Ji WIK I sf\ sVI TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS NOT r AY I Li I W W KEPT AFTER 6 P.M. AND 9 P.M. 4 SHOWS 12 A.M. 3.15-6.15-9.15 •MWMJ OTV WBS^Wi- Society women. c&CKtail nours... I bedside manners tempting road jt
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      229 8 Have you seen this jjr:ir.d Adventure Epic? 4 HOLIDAY SMOwi TO^>AY2 11 A. M. 3.15 6.15 9.15 AT THE RONALD COLIV&AN in I'aramount's v% r si^^^^«iu^h II I ft 9 1 Rm R^ *C^^S .s^B^^^iii^sflßsV^ f xB >/^^s^^^Bo fll Packed with. Thrilling Adventure and HeartStirring Romance CAPITOL SUNDAY MORNING AT
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    U.S. SENATORS OPPOSE MR. ROOSEVELT'S SCHEME
    457 9 Plan Has Mixed Reception In British Press Washington, Feb. 2. A SENATORIAL bloc opposed to President Roosevelt's re- ported policy of "all aid to the democracies short of war is clearly being formed and may even develop as strongly as that which fought against
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    Berlin Press Attacks On U.S. President
    48 9 Berlin, Feb, 2. VIOLENT attacks against Roosevelt are made in the mornine newspapers. He is described as a "war-inciter and champion of Bolshevism." Voelkischer Beobacht«r accuses him of trying to "cast the world into disaster in the interests of the Jews." Reuter.
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    HOOVER ACCUSES ROOSEVELT
    162 9 U.S. Might Become Fascist State Chicago, Feb. 2. AN accusation that President Roosevelt was projecting an unprecedented expansion of foreign policy likely to lead to war was made by Mr. Herbert Hoover, former United States President, in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations last night.
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    INSPIRED STATEMENT IN BERLIN
    134 9 "Alleged Love Of Peace Of Certain Persons" Berlin, Feb. 2. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's statements before the Military Affairs Com- mittee of the Senate have caused the impression in Berlin that he is trying to disturb the effect of the Fuehrer's speech in the whole world, declares an
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    JAPANESE RUSE TO MAINTAIN EXCHANGE
    73 9 Business At Chefoo Now At Standstill Shanghai. Feb. 2. ACCORDING to foreign reports, the Japanese-controlled customs at Chefoo are refusing to issue export permits unless the bills of exchange have passed through the Yokohama Specie Bank. The regulation Is aimed at maintaining the exchange value
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    CANADA'S POSITION IN EVENT OF WAR
    63 9 Ottawa, Feb. 2. A BILL to clarify Canada's position in the event of war will shortly bo introduced in Parliament, according to an announcement by Mr. Jt. Thorson (Liberal), member for Manitoba. The bill provides that a declaration of war binding Canada ran only
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    'Convinced We Can Win War'
    118 9 BRITAIN'S IMMENSE FINANCIAL POWER London, Feb. 2. \\f E are convinced we are in a posit; 3n to win a prolonged war," declared the Earl de la Warr, president of the Board of Education, speaking at the Franro-British Association last night. "We do not believe
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    29 9 Chungking, Feb. 2. The long-distance telephone service from Chungking to Kunming, capital of Yunnan, and also to Lanchow. capital of Klansu, will shortly be opened to the public. Reuter.
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    BRITISH SHIP SUNK IN SPAIN
    57 9 Valencia, Feb. 2. A BRITISH steamer, whose name is given as Cardin, seriously damaged in a previous raid, sank in the Valencia Harbour today after being hit by a bomb when two squadrons of Savoia planes dropped 100 bombs on the port. Twelve houses were
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    Nazis On Hitler's Speech
    96 9 DEADLOCK CREATED BY CHAMBERLAIN Berlin, Feb. 2. {"VFFICIAL quarters declare trie world received Hitler's speech with a sign of relief, because a panic atmosphere had been created. However, the real lest of the effect of the speech would come when statesmen had time to digest it.
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    PRO-REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION
    164 9 Big U.S. Crowd Outside Italian Consulate New York, Feb. 2. I 'TWELVE THOUSAND sympathisers of 1 of Republican Spain demonstrated outside the Italian Consulate on Fifth Avenue, chanting lift arms embargo," and demanding the cessation of ItaloGerman assistance to the Nationalists. Armed with thousands of placards, the crowd
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    RUMANIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE
    108 9 "Strong Man" Controls Army And Police Bucharest, Feb. 2. AS a result of the reshuffle of the Cabinet headed by the Patriarch, Dr. Minor Cristea, the Government's I strong man," M. Calinescu, the Minister of the Interior who was responsible for the suppression of the Fascist Iron
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    SPAIN REFUGEES PROBLEM
    219 9 Paris; Feb. 2. KJI Sarraut and M. Rucart, Minis"■•ters of the Interior and of Public Health, returned from their visit to the Franco-Spanish frontier. It Is understood they will pro pose important measures to deal especially with the possibility of the main body of the Republican army
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    DUTCH WARPLANES FOR FRENCH COLONIES
    63 9 Paris. Feb. 2. THE Atr Minister, M. Guy le Cham- bre. announced today that of 50 planes bought from a Dutch firm, the French Government was able to put 35 at the disposal of French colonies, as there were now more rapid aircraft at the
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    24 9 Macao, Feb. 2. Japanese planes have beer, active over the Chungshan district, two people being killed and 12 wounded when buses were machine-gunned. —Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,FRIDAY,FEB. 3,1939
    1210 10 London newspapers are beginning to take an interest in the treatment accorded by the Chartered Bank '.o employees of the P. and O. Bank, which it has now absorbed. There has been a great deal of local comment on this subject, foilowins; reports of discontent
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    Volunteer Force
    52 10 The following have been granted commissions as second-lieutenants in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force:— Messrs. R H Green, A. Bundy, C W. Auchmuty, J A. Sutor, A. R. I. Searle. Mr. A. T. Grieve has been granted a commission in the Raffles Institution Cadet Corps and promoted honorary
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    375 10 Asiatic Household Budget MARGIN FOR SAVING To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l noted with Interest your editorial of Dec. 30 on estate Asiatic staffs and the comments on it by "Kelantan" in ycur issue of Jan 10 and also the comments on a
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    135 10 Eurasian And European Steno-Typists To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, My sympathies are with "LongSuffering II," and from his letter it is evident that he employs male stenotyplsts. My advice to him, is to change over to women typists (Eurasians and locally born Europeans). He *vill
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    88 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l read with keen Interest the letter signed "Long-Sufferer II" In your columns a tew days ago. It seems rather harsh on his part to pass such nasty remarks on short-hand-typists, when it is obvious that he has only encountered
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    93 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— With reference to the Municipal Commissioners' discussion on the subject of a housing scheme at Siglap. it is noted that Mr. A. W. W. Ker stated that the houses It Is proposed to build will be within the means of
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    GAS BOMBS IN AIR RAIDS
    805 10 Exposing Alarmist Nightmares The author of the following comments is Dr. James Kendall, D£c, FJtJS., Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and formerly liaison officer with the Allied Forces on chemical warfare. This article is reproduced from the Literary Digest, which has condensed
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    750 10 St. Xavier*s I HAVE had my leg pulled about the pipe organ In Christ Church, Malacca, which I mentioned the other day as being one of five which have been built (including one nearly finish* ed) in the Peninsula in recent years, Unfortunately the Christ Churcli
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    "U. S. IN NO DANGER OF WAR UNDER ROOSEVELT"
    342 11 Republicans Deplore Secret Methods 'IJNNEUTRAL ACTS ENTANGLE US IN FOREIGN CONFLICTS' White House Conference On Arms Needs Washington, Feb. 2. "THE United States is not in danger of entering a foreign war under this administration," said Mr. Harold Ickes, Secretary for
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    73 11 'ITALY'S FRONTIERS ON PANAMA CANA L' Rome, Feb. 3. •IF the I'nited States' frontiers c\tcnded to the Rhine, Italy's must extent to the Panama Canal," declares Signor Gayda, writing in ('•iornale cl'ltalia. Signor Gayda describes Roosevelt's reported statement to the Senate Military Affairs Committee as "a premeditated act of open
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    Emmigration Of German Jews
    142 11 Berlin Discussions Conclude Berlin, Feb. 2. MR. G. RU3LEE, chairman of the Evian Refugee Committee, is leaving for London tonight. A communique states the talks proceeded on the basis of suggestions for a programme of orderly emigration of Jews made by Dr. Schacht (former president of
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    MANCHUKUO BORDER FIGHTING
    76 11 Toklo, Feb. 2. "T*HE Manchukuo Government has vigorously protested to the Soviet, through the Soviet Consul at Harbin, over an alleged incident DO the Man-ihukuo-Soviet frontier on Jan. 31. It is alleged 100 Soviet soldiers crossed the frontier and opened fire on a Manchuhuoan border station. Manrhukuoan
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    PRAGUE'S £23,500,000 DEFENCE BILL
    82 11 Prague, Feb. 2 /CZECHOSLOVAKIA will spend over £2.000 000 more on defence during 1939 than in 1938, according to the Federal Budget. Total expenditure is put at about £23.JO0 0O0 sterling, of which about .€10 300,000 is for rational defence, compared with about £8 000,000 in
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    ROOSEVELT—"ENEMY" OF PEACE NO. 1"
    126 11 ROOSEVELT— "ENEMY" OF PEACE NO. 1" German Press Told Toj Go Full Blast Berlin, Feb. 3. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is subjected to bitter denunciation in the German press and a headline in the Hamburger Fremdenblatt refers to him as the "Enemy of Peace Number One." Official circles still maintain that unofficial
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    GEN. IRONSIDE FOR MOROCCO
    190 11 French Naval Visit To Gibraltar Gibraltar, Feb. 2. |T is reliably reported that Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside, Governor I of Gibraltar, is making an official 1 visit to French Morocco from Fe*>. 13 to Feb. 20. The French squadron of cruisers left for Oran today at
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    BALKAN CHANGES POSSIBLE
    162 11 Troop Movements In Rumania Bucharest, Feb. 2. DUMOURS are circulating in southI** eastern Europe of possible tarrijtorial revision. I It is thought some attempt may be made to improve Bulgaro-Rumanian relations when representatives of the Balkan Entente countries meet here j next month. These countries would like
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    Moscow Breaks With Hungary
    243 11 Sequel To Joining The Anti-Red Pact MoMor, Fel>. 2. jjM LITVINOV, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, today informed ibt Hungarian Minister that the Soviet Governirent has decided to •cvtr diplomatic relations with Hungary owing to German pressure in Hungarian affairs and Hungary's adhesion to th« Arti-Comintern Pact
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    RUSSO-REICH TRADE PACT EXTENDED
    65 11 Berlin, Feb. 2. Fis understood the existing trade agreement between Germany and Russia has been prolonged for another year, but authoritative eirc'.es declare, •'Germany has no intention of selling war material to Russia, either against cash or in exchange for Russian raw materials Preliminary discussions about
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    ORGANISING BRITISH CIVIL DEFENCE ON NEW REGIONAL BASIS
    416 11 London, Feb. 3. A COMPREHENSIVE scheme for the organisation of civil defence, involving the appointment of regional political governors, isj announced by Sir' John Anderson today. The plan, which is practically complete, will exist in shadow form in peace time, and will
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    398 11 Disclosure Made By Dr. Negrin His Conditions For Peace Figueras, Feb. 2. A DISCLOSURE that Spanish Government forces have received contraband arms, bought in Germany and Italy, was made by Dr. J. Negrin, Republican Premier and Defence Minister, today. Dr. Negrin, who was speaking
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    COMMUNAL CLASH
    46 11 Dera Ismallkhan (India), Feb. 2 "TTSN persons were killed and 20 i. jured in a disturbance boiwe .1 Hindus and Muslims following objections by the Hindus to a Musliii procession. Several sheps were burnod. Order was restored after troops wi c called out.— Renter.
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    BRITISH CREDITS AND CHINA
    118 11 London. Feb. 2. MR. K. S. Hudson. Secretary of m the Overseas Trade Department, replying to the House of of Commons debate on the Export Guarantees Bill, said that, if then were demands for railway and other equipment for China, he thought a transaction of the
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    "WOULD BE A CALAMITY TO MALAYA"
    585 12 Sir Shenton Thomas On Any Misfortune To Siam BRITAIN'S FRIENDSHIP FOR "A HAPPY PEOPLE" (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 2. ANGLO-SIAMESE friendship and the close relations be- tween Malaya and Siam were emphasised by Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements, in
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    CHINESE CENTRAL NEWS FOR STRAITS TIMES
    36 12 From today, the Straits Times will publish through the courtesy of the Chinese Consulate-General. daily radio dispatches from Chengtu, pre- pared by Central News, the well- known semi-official Chinese agency.
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    "I WAS DRUNK" SAYS ACCUSED
    368 12 Cycle Stolen By Pensioner FORMER TEACHER AT RAFFLES SCHOOL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 3. THAT he was drunk and might have taken the bicycle was the plea of an Indian Government pensioner, N. A. Roche, who was charged before Mr. A. W. Bellamy,
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    73 12 At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday. Miss Violet W. Mcade, daughter cf the late Mr. and Mrs. John Meade, o* Cardiff, was married to Mr. George M. Walker, chartered accountant, of McAuliffe, Turquand, Young and Co., Singapore, and son of Mr. and Mrs. H Walker
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    75 ILLEGAL SOCIETY MEMBERS FINED
    358 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 3. A round-up of members of an unlawful society was made by the Perak Detective Branch on Tuesday night when 75 young Chinese, including 12 women, were arrested. A meeting and tea party were In progress at the Perak
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    75 ILLEGAL SOCIETY MEMBERS FINED
    60 12 a farewt i tribute to Dr. J. S. Webster, District Superintendent of thz at. lane* Singapore, uho is leaving Malaya in March, members of the Municipal unit assembled at J?.lan Besar Stadium last evening for a group photograph. Dr. Webster, who is a radiologist at
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    TAMILS TORTURE THEMSELVES IN TODAY'S THAIPUSAM FESTIVAL
    381 12 [PARATIVELY small crowd ended the celebration of the festival of Thaipusam and watched Hindu devote£B voluntarily submitphysica] torture at the Upper Road temple this morn- Among the crowd of Europeans party of Seventh Day Advcnti.sts from Japan and China, who ing a conference
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    NEW S. S. CIVIL SERVICE MEN
    221 12 Four Appointments Gazetted THE four new appointments to the Straits Settlements Civil Service from the Junior Civil Service, announced by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, toward the end of last year, have been gazetted. They took effect from Jan. 1 and raise to 16
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    STOP PRESS
    104 12 TOKIO refers to what is undoubi- cdly the Imperial Airways fourengined De Havilland airliner which was shot at by a Japanese naval vessel near Waichow Island, Gulf of Tong King, on Tuesday .is a "mystery plane of unknown nationality," according to Reuter. "A plane flew over Waichow Island
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    AUSTRALIAN DOCK EXPERTS STUDY SELETAR BASE
    432 13 Commonwealth May Build New Naval Harbour W VKSHIP DESIGN INSPECTION ON FLYING TRIP TO BRITAIN "AUSTRALIA is considering the establishment of a naval base in the eastern part of the Commonwealth as an adjunct to the Singapore Naval Base," Mr. Norman Frazer, m imaging
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    AMUSEMENTS
    173 13 SINGAPORE It Ml lIS HOTEL Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner A: Dr.nee (Inform*]) 9.3) p.m. to Midnight. .VtliMK THEATRE. GEYLA.NG Three Musktteers (Whole Serial) To Ec She-.-::) at 7.45 p.m. I,HI \I WOULD Cnbaici: 6.30 to 9 and 9.45 to Midnight. Olobe Thtaire: Carefree. Sky Talkie: Goldwyn
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    JOHORE TAXI-DRIVER EXONERATED
    77 13 AT a>i Inquiry Into the death of a 12-year-old Chinese bey, Yuet Pek Yong, who was killed when he was knocked down on Jan. 11, by a Johore taxi, driven by a Tamil, Samuel, the Corcner, Mr. W. G. Porter, exonerated the taxi driver from any blame.
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    Three Concerts By Chinese Songsters
    125 13 Three Concerts By Chinese Songsters ANOTHER three performances will be given by the Wuhan Songsters at the Victoria Theatre tonight, tomorrow night and on Monday at 9.15. Thi3 talented choir will sing of the epic incidents in the Chinese struggle for emancipation and of the invasion of the Japanese forces.
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    TWO LIBEL SUITS POSTPONED
    133 13 Leong Sin Nam Case Recalled (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 3. TWO libel suits fixed for hearing in the Perak "Supreme Court yesterday, today and tomorrow have been adjourned. The plaintiff in both suits is Vong Kwai Sam, one time Ipoh Hospital contractor, who is
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    SUICIDE ATTEMPT BY AGED BEGGAR
    140 13 Committed To House Of Detention In Penang 'From Our Own Correspondents Penane, Feb. 3. AN aged ChlnCM Mohammedan. Ibrahim bin Abias. who was arrested by the police for begging, and who tried to commit suicide with a piece of cord in the Beach-street police station
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    $30 FINE ON QUAY LOTTERY CHARGE
    116 13 A FINE OF $30 or, In default, two weeks' rigorous imprisonment, was passed by Mr. K. A. Blacker in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yester!day, on a Hokkien, Ii Ku, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assisting in the management of a Chap
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    GERMAN LONGDISTANCE FLIERS IN SINGAPORE
    355 13 Joy-Rides Given In Light Aeroplane At Airport /CLAIMING to have set up a new world distance record 6,400 kilometres for light aeroplanes, two German military fliers on holiday, Commander Horst Pulkowski and Lieutenant Rudolf Jennet, landed in their Arado 79 sports plane at Singapore Airport
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    JUDGES' PORTRAITS FOR JOHORE COURT
    69 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Feb. 2. j Adorning the walls of the Johore Supreme Court are three oil painting pictures hung this week. They are those of three former Johore judgesMessrs. Brown, MacCabe Reay and Thome. The pictures are the work of Herr
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    PERAK MALAY FEDERAL COUNCILLOR
    71 13 •THE High Commissioner, with the j approval of the King, has appointed, Raja Kamaralzaman, M.CJS., ibnl al-i Marhum Ra.fa Mansur, Kaja Kechilj Bongsu of Perak, to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a further period of three years with effect from Jan. 23.
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    WHARVES GET 240 SHIPS A MONTH
    231 13 WHARVES GET 240 SHIPS A MONTH Busy Singapore Harbour gUT for tho completion of the Singapore Harbour Board's West Wharf extension scheme, with its 11 new transit godowns, giving an extra 250,000 square feet of storage space, the Board would have experienced difficulty in meeting' the recent heavy demands en
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    TUNGKU MAHKOTA IN NEW HOUSE
    45 13 i >.n Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Fi'o S. T"HE Tun;;ku Ifahkota of Johore has removed to his new residence ai Bukit Stu'nng. With the construction of roads servants' quartern :md other subsidiary works the undertaking bai cost $200 000
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    HOLIDAY FOR SULTAN'S ENTHRONEMENT
    34 13 i From Our Own Correspondent T;iiping. Fib. MARCH 4 will be a public holiday In Pcrak c.i thr occasion ut f *"e enthronement of His Highness Sultan Sir Abdul Aziz.
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    JAPANESE FIRE ON BRITISH PLANE: PASSENGER HERE
    333 13 A MAN who was aboard the British plane shot at by a Japanese naval vessel in the Gulf of Tongking on Tuesday was in Singapore last night at Raffles Hotel. He is Mr. A. C. Tully, a young Englishman who is Far Eastern
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    LORRY DRIVER FINED AFTER FATAL COLLISION
    314 14 Says He Did Not See MotorCyclist Until After Impact CONG KONG HOE, a Chinese lorry driver \vh 0 appeared in the Singapore Traffic District Court, yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Whitton, on a charge of causing the death of a Chinese, Tan Kirn Teck,
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    Former Flying Club Clerk Convicted
    160 14 Former Flying Club Clerk Convicted CONVICTED of theft on his own plea, a 32-year-old Englisn&peaking Hokkien, Tan Chin Choon, formerly employed in the office of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, was fined $50, or, in default, six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Conrad Oldham, in the Singapore Second Police Court,
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    CZECH CONSULATE
    66 14 COLLOWING the closing ol the r Czecho-Slovak Consulate at Singapore on Feb. 28 the acting-Consul, Mr. J. V. Polodna. will le y-o Singapore fcr Prague on Mar. 2. by the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Biancamaho. After the closing of the consulate here, all official matters concerning Malaya. British
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE DROPPED
    68 14 WHEN the case against Teng Poh Chuan. a Hokkien. who was charged with the attempted murder of Tan Keh with a knife at the Connaught Drive junction of Stamford Road, on May 27, was called before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court
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    Selangor Chinese Pilot In Singapore
    54 14 A promising Malayan Chinese pilot, Mr. Hew Tham Hee, of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, photographed on arrival at Singapore airport yesterday after his first long-distance solo flight from Kuala Lumpur. Arriving in time for tiffin yesterday, he carried a passenger back early in the
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    RICE DEALER ACQUITTED
    218 14 Cheating Charge At Assizes I POUND not guilty by a special European jury of cheating a; Chinese cashier of $1,000, Ong Mali; I Chi, a 61-year-old Hokkien rice dealer, was discharged by Mr. Justice Home in the Singapore Assize Court, yesterday. The jurors returned their verdict, which
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    Parties Urged By Magistrate To Be Friends
    197 14 Parties Urged By Magistrate To Be Friends ACQUITTAL ON HURT CHARGES URGING that the parties should continue the friendliness there was before the case, the Singapore Sixth Police Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Koh, acquitted Giam Beng Jim, a well-dressed English-speaking Chin cse. who was charged on three counts of voluntarily
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    WELL-KNOWN ARAB TO WED IN JAVA
    97 14 |"VR. S. H. Al-Junied, who is a well-known member of the Arab community, and also the honorary secretary and honorary medical officer j lof the Singapore Boxing Board of j i Control, leaves Singapore by the Plancius today for Batavia where he is to
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    THREAT IN LETTER ALLEGED
    55 14 ON a charge of attempting to extort $100 from Kuek Kow with a letter by putting him in fear of injury a Cantonese, Tham Yin, claimed trial before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday. The' case was postponed to Feb. 9.
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    ALLEGEDLY ATTENDED UNLAWFUL MEETING
    129 14 IpOUR Hokkiens— Ong Tang Hock. Yap Moh Choo, Ong Boon Chia and Ho Klam Peck— were produced before Mr. K. A. Blacker in the Singapore Fourth Pol<ce Court yesterday, on a charge of attending an unlawful society meeting in Teck Lin Road on Feb. 1. The
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    11,000 ACRES OF PINEAPPLE LAND GO OUT OF PLANTING
    359 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2. jyiORE than 11,000 acres of land in Malaya which once produced pineapples went out of planting last year, but in spite of this decrease in the plantation area, it is not anticipated that
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    LEAVE GIVEN TO SERVE NEW DIVORCE PETITION
    231 14 A PETITION for divorce by J ohn Henry Gough against his wife Elise Rose Gough was withdrawn before Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. Leave was given to Gough to serve a new petition under non-domiciled rules. MM 7 A.
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    EXTORTION ATTEMPT ALLEGED
    67 14 /CLAIMING trial on a charge of attempted extortion, Chan Ah Kirn, a 20-year-old Hokkien, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker In the Singarfre Fourth Police Court yesterday. Chan is alleged to have induced Tan Sui Eng, a Chinese woman, to deliver to him $2 by putting her
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    BIG JAPANESE DRIVES HELD UP BY HIGH COMMAND
    283 15 Chinese Do Not Expect LargeScale Landings In South Chungking, Feb. 1. THE long-heralded Japanese drives into north-west and south- west China cannot materialise for the time being, according to a Chinese military spokesman, addressing foreign correspondents at the weekly press conference. The
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    FOREIGN LOSSES CHINA
    196 15 japan ill \ol Paj Compensation Tokio, Feb. 2. OEPLYING to a question at the plenary session of the budgetary ■ommittee of the House of Representatives, Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister, said that the Government had in principle pursued a policy of not paying compensation for losses
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    CHINESE CAPITAL BOMBED
    35 15 '.miKting. wartime tapital or enma, was raided lor the first time on Jan. 15 by 27 Japanese planes. Bombs killed I'M civilians and injured I !•"<; others. Picture shows relief work in progress.
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    Gen. Wu Pei-fu Rejects Japanese Offer
    76 15 Chungking, Feb. 1. DENYING Japanese rumours that Gen. Wu Pei-fu, retired warlord, had sent out peace circulars announcing his acceptance of the chairmanship of the so-called Central Pacification Commission with headquarters at Kaifenc former Hunan provincial capital, the Chinese spokesman said today that Gen.
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    GEN. CHIANG'S OFFICE IN CHUNGKING
    205 15 Why Headquarters Were Abolished Chungking, Feb. 1. Fis officially announced that the abolition of Gen. Chiang Kaishek's provisional headquarters at Chungking was due to the transfer of the National Military Council to Chungking, as a result of which there was no further necessity for the
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    WANG'S PEACE PLAN NOT DISCUSSED
    42 15 Hong Kong Feb. 2. j AAR. W?ng Ching-wei's peace sugges- tlon was not put on the agenda of the fifth plenary session of the ■Central Executive Committee of the Kuomln- i tang, it is learned— Eastern News.
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    Defending China Economically
    210 15 35,000.000 Industrial Co-Operatives Chungki.ig, Feb. 1. /^OING hand in hand with defensive measures, the Chinese Government has since last Augusi been strengthening the nation's economic defences by gradual establishment of 35.000.000 industrial co-operatives throughout the country with a capital of over $5,000,000 Chinese currency and s.n administrative
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    NEW APPOINTMENTS IN CHUNGKING
    79 15 Hong Kong. Feb. 2. WACAKCIES caused by the resigna- tlon of Mr. Chen Kun^-po and Mr Chou Fu-hai. followers of Mr. Wang ;Cr,ing-wei. have been filled by the apIpointment of Mr. Wang Fa-chin find Mr. Yeh Chu-stane, It is reported. Mr. Wang Fa-Chin has succeeded Mr.
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    NEW CHINESE ENVOY TO MOSCOW?
    29 15 Shanghai, Feb. 2. 'JEN Want Yr.o-huang is reported to J have been appointed Ambassador 1 Moscow in place of Gen. Yang Ciieh. -Eastern News.
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    Death Of Noted Chinese Volunteer Leader In Shantung
    193 15 Sian, Feb. 1. /"VNE of China's intrepid Volunteer j commanders in Manchuria, Gen. Wang Teh-lin has died after a long illness at his home town of Chishuei in south-east Shantung Province. He was aged 62. Gen. Wang, who played a prominent part
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    Organising Resistance In Shansi Province
    347 16 Organising Resistance In Shansi Province PEOPLE GIVEN SPECIAL MILITARY AND) POLITICAL TRAINING I Chungking, EFFECTING general mobilisation of the people In the unoccupied districts, the whole province of Shansl has been divided up into nine political areas, wnere the civilian masses have been given military and political training in a
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    Government Looks After 20,000 College Students
    542 16 Chungking. 'THE Chinese Government today is keeping on its wartime relief budget more than 20,000 college students who have been impoverished by the war. With the exception of those who have gone trs the battlefield or military academies, the majority of them, with money
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    BUSINESS STARTS IN THE AFTERNOON
    68 16 Chungking. SIGNS reading "Business hours after three o'clock In the afternoon." are now to be seen on many of the shops on the main street here. This action has been taken by shopkeepers as a result of the Japanese bombings of Chungking, the raids generally
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    26 16 Mr. Wang Chlng-wel is reported to have Informed the Central Government of his intention to sail for Germany in the near future, says Nanyang Slang Pau.
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    Chinese Appeal To Britain
    274 16 Chinese Appeal To Britain Support For Currency Needed Urgently Chungking. AN appeal to Great Britain to support China's currency quickly was made in a special statement issued to Reuter here by a spokesman of the Chinese Government "It lies in Great Britain's hands at present to decide the fate of
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    MILITARY CLOTHING FOR STUDENTS
    52 16 Tokio, Feb 2. l/'HAKI uniforms which can easily be converted into military uniforms are likely shortly to be prescribed for all Japanese students, police constables, railway employees and firemen. The final decision will be reached at a joint meeting of the Home. Railways, Communications and Education
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    PLIGHT OF TALCHER POLITICAL REFUGEES
    68 17 «!v, iii 2 to the recent disturbances in the Orissa States, many political refugees from the Talcher State have gone and taken shelter in the adjoining: British district. Picture shows a section of them taken in their camp. This has also contributed in a small
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    130 17 Difference Of Opinion Between Governor And Ministers PRIME MINISTER IN TOUCH WITH CONGRESS HIGH COMMAND Calcutta, Jan. 23. VyiLL the reported disagreement between the Governor of Orissa and his Ministers lead to serious consequences? Hushed silence prevails everywhere and the political
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    OUTBREAK OF RIOTS IN JAIPUR
    109 17 Jaipur, Jan. 27. SEVEN Muslims were killed and several including thirty-five policemen injured In a riot which broke out this afternoon in the jewellery bazaar in Jaipur City. One policeman is not expected to recover. It is stated that after Friday prayers a mob gathered
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    PROSPECTS IN BIG RACE AT IPOH TOMORROW
    677 18 Deepdene Mountain Stream Chosen As Likely Pair Scratchings for tomorrow's races will be found in page six of the second edition if received before going to press. (3y Our Ipoh Racing Correspondent > Run over a distance of 1' 4 miles, the Istcandar
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    INTER-CLUB CROSS COUNTRY RACE
    173 18 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 2. /AN Sunday, Feb. 5, the Selangoi Harriers and the Police Depot will meet in the first inter-Club cross country run to be held in Malaya. Set over five miles of var ed country the race will start and
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    GOOD SOCCER IN S. C. R. C. FINAL GAME
    56 18 AS a fitting finale to the S.C.R.C. soccer tournament two teams, "A" and B battled a merry, bustling game on sodden Hong Lim Green yeterday, in tha final fixture. Melee in ]ront of the Chelsea goal, in the Cup he against
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    46 18 S.C.C. volunteer snooker seml-flnnls will be played next week as follows: MONDAY E. H. Coleman and M. F. Cutler vs. H. L. Boutnphrey and F. V. Read. TUESDAY M. Melville and J. A. Gagan vs. Major A. Nevill and S.-Ldr. F. E. Watt 3.
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    HOCKEY CANCELLED
    25 18 The hockey match between the V.M.C.A. and the Fort Canning team which was to have been played at Anson Road yesterday, was cancelled.
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    HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES FOR TOMORROW
    243 18 Second Round Of Scottish Cup To Be Played LJOME FOOTBALL fixtures for tomorrow are as follows: SCOTTISH CUP Second Round Dundee United vs. Motherwell. Edinburgh vs. St. Mlrren. Queen of the South vs. Badcock Wllcox Blair Gowrle vs. Buckle Thistle. Aberdeen vs. Queen's Park. Third
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    REVISION OF SELANGOR REFREES' LIST NEEDED
    68 19 Annual General Meeting Of Football Association (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2. *THE necessity for a complete revision of the Selangor Referees list was very urgent, declared Mr. J J. Sheshan, the retiring President of the Selangor Football Association this evening, when
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    25 19 TODAY Rugby: St. Andrew's 08. A. place kicking competition for Johnston Cup. Farrer *****. 4.15 p.m. Horkfy: SRC vs. 6th H.K.S. S.R.C:
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    FINAL HOCKEY FIXTURE
    8 19 Selangor To Play Perak Tomorrow
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    Y.M.C.A. FOOTBALL
    58 19 At the conclusion of the V.M.C.A. Hockey final on Monday, at Prince Edward Road Ground, the first round ot the Inter-Group six-a-side football competition will be played. All teams are required to be present and the matches will be played in the following order. Spartans vs. Chaldeans Athenians
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    HOME SOCCER
    38 19 Home soccer matches played yesterday resulted: CUP REPLAY West Ham 2, Tottenham 1 'after extra time). SECOND DIVISION Norwich 1, Sheffield U 2. THIRD DIVISION (Southern) Walsall 0 Mansfield 0. Newport 2, Notts C. I.— Reuter.
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    SIONG BOO AND CHINESE TO PLAY CHARITY SOCCER
    163 19 IN celebration of their winning the S.C.F.A. League championship, the Siong 800 Athletic Associatin held a dinner at the Great World last night. Over 100 people attended the function which was a great success. Alter the loyal toast. Mr. Urn Hock Seng,
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    31 19 Mr. Jack Peart, the Fulham manager, gives the Vulham Cup tie team i lesson on their ground, in readiness for their FA. Cup match with Chelsea. Chelsea won Ihe match 3—o.
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    Poor Support For Hockey
    177 19 I ACK of finance and lack of support from spectators prevented Singapore from being the centre of international hockey in the Far East, said Mr. J. Msyger, President of the Singapore Hockey Association, at the first hockey Association dinner held at the New World Restaurant last
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    66 19 The V.M C.A. S^x-a-Sidr hockey final will be played on Prince Edward Road ground on Monday. The trams are: Athenians: —L». Elkington. A.(,'. Galstaun, Looi Eng San. K. Lo mbrug<;en. P. C. Sands. J. B. Shaw. Reserve: Au Tat Chu. Olympians:-K. Jallrh. C. Rcabty, Ranatunga. Thong Sins Chln^
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    BOON MAH COUNTED OUT IN FIRST ROUND
    542 19 Disappointing Fights In Last Night's Programme DLENTY of disappointment was in store for fisfht fans at A the covered stadium last night, for three of five fights ended prematurely. Two boxers were disqualified and one was counted out all in the first round.
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    SINGAPORE RACKS
    35 19 The tracks will be open officially for training next Thursday at Bukit Timah in preparation for the Singapore meeting which will start on Feb. 18. The usual arrangements for collee will be made.
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