The Straits Times, 15 December 1939

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    49 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE S47l> KUALA LUMPUR. 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 20 I'AGKS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1939. PRICE 5 CEXT3.
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      297 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.MIEN CHONG You are assure* of real satisfaction. MColeman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816- R^^w| ORANGE <y KZsonwanu cx^imitea (r (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, PENANG 6 MALACCA. i in, CGI. /I BORING SERVICE Sl^^^^S "A nice cup ot Ooid Lieai lea certainly ■I BOYLES BROS. DRILLING
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      19 1 for PERFECT STYLES in DRESSMAKING REAOYMAOES &M a/ MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battery Road, Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.
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      466 2 TURNER.—To Alleen Mary, wife of H. O. Turner, M.C.S. on December 15, 1939, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, a daughter. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. tH not send original*. POSITION of Clerk-Typist advertised for under Box No. 803 now filled.
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      749 2 DOGS WANTED, cross bred watch dog. Good home offered to suitable animal, English family. Box No. 846, Straits Tunes. FOR SALE SRELVADOR Retmetntm Pbone S3M RADIOGRAM H.M.V. 8 Valve <1938) model $250. Instalments if preferred. Box 844, Straits Times. FISHING. Big game or Fresh Water. Get your Tackle from C.
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      695 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, Godowns with office space above Cecil Street Apply Meyer Bros. OFFICES at 1 and 4-A Prince Bt. and 33 Raffles Place. Apply Sob Chew Kee 129 Kllliiiey Road. TO LET OFFICE space at Meyer Chambers. Raffles Place, from 500 to ?,000 it ft Also
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      906 2 PUBLIC NOTICES FEDERATED MALAY STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Copies of "The Geology and Mineral Resources of the neighbourhood of Raub. Pahang. Federated Malay states with an account of the Geology of the Raub Australian Gold Mine" by J. A. Richardson, complete with a coloured geological map, scale 1 inch to a
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      515 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc PLANTERS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. RUBBER ESTATE MACHINERY AND FACTORY EQUIPMENT. ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA U MPI'E 1940 ART CALENDARS. American Art Calendars and Pictures for 194* still available. Book jour orders i early. J. Lea A Co.. 523- 525, Serangoon Road. 'Phone 7520. GIFT SHOP
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      234 2 WE OFFER 1937 STANDARD 10 H.P. SALOON Sl lOO 1937 FIAT 15 H.P. SALOON 5875 1939 FORD 8 H.P. SALOON $1200 1936 DODGE SALOON 51 175 WEARNE'S USED CAR MART, MOTOR VEH7CLES~ WOLSELEY 12 H.P. 6 Cyl. 30 M.P.G $550. Box 838, Straits Times. VAUXHALL It H.P. late 1834 Recently
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      319 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. dncorpor%tea in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co, MAII PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES The best possible services ore being maintained to the United Kingdom, also to Hongkong Shanghai. Passengers are requested to register their requirements, but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
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      277 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS dncorrvjr&ted In Japan. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in U.S. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. TATUTA MARU leave Stiai Dec. 23 KAMAKURA
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      679 3 r--* n\F\ 1,11 ,1 if *1 ll I"1 l^iJ^mJ^f LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS CaMna with Private Bath— Excellent Cnialne PASSENGER 6c FREIGHT SERVICES HOMEWARDS: to Colombo. Aden, Port Said, Palestine, Beyrouth. Marseille*. Casablanca, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Scandinavia. OUTWARDS: to Bangfcak. Salcon. Mi alia. Homirkonc. Shanchal and Japan. Far particulars
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      438 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLYBR QUAY. SJWCAPORI T*l. S>S> CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PBNANG t«l. 1J66 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
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    Fraser & Co.,s Singapore Share Quotations
    1293 4 Fraser Co.,s Singapore Share Quotations Bajen Sellers Ampat Tin (i») 5s 9d 6s 3d Austral Aroal. (5s) 6s 9d 7i 6d Austral Malay 37s 39s Ayer Hitani 26s 27s Ayer Weng ($1) .92 .96 Bangrin Tin 23s 6d 25s Batu Selangor ($1) 1.75 1.82 c.d. iJcrjuntai (5s) Us 6d 12s
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    238 4 Singapore, Dec. 14. 5 p.m. M1M\(, Bayer* Selifr Ampats 5, 9 6 3 Austral Amalg 7/- 7 G Batu Selangors" 1.77 l.82cd Hong Fates 1.16 1.19 Jelebut 1.10 1.15 Kam^ong Lanjuts 25 26 K. Kamuntir.g 9 3 9 9 Klnta Kellas 7 3 7 9
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    London Stock Exchange
    336 4 London, Dte. 14. THE Stock Exchange to-day was quit', but Industrials rose on growing demand. Kaffirs were better on satisfactory dividends. CLOSING QUOTATIONS The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. The above are d e a 1 e r
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    170 4 'From Our Ovra Correspondent) London, Dec. 14. COMMODITY and Exchange markets dc^i as follows with previous quotations In parenthesis: BIBBER: Easier. Spot: 1115,16d 12d «1115 1Gd 12 1 16d) Jan-Mar: 11 15 16d 12 1 16d (12 i:i6dl2 3!16) Apr.-June: ll-»d 11 15 16d <1115'16d 12d) July-Sept
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    COTTON EASIER ON PROFIT-TAKING
    49 4 London, Dec. 14. COTTON, after opening at the maximum advance on yesterday's prices, slumped by the permissible decline in heavy general pront-tcking. The decline attracted some replacement buying but later general liquidation resulted in closing at the day's maximum fall, at 8.97 d. a pound.
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      231 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 1.29 a.m. 8.6 ft.; 12.47 p.m. 9.5 ft. L. W. 6.54 a.m. 4.3 ft.; 7.29 p.m. 1.4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 3.05a.m. 8.5 ft.; 1.25p.m. 9.1ft. L. W 7.30 a.m. 4.2 ft.; 8.03 p.m. 1.9 ft. Sunday. Dec. 17. H. W. 2.40 a.m. 8.4
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      450 5 Tin Shares Easier: Metal Price Falls Sharply By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 15. MARKETS have entered a slightly irregular phase and the feature this morning is the heavy drop in the london price of tin yesterday. Spot fell £6. ss. to £259. 15s. and forward fell
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      119 5 Rice quoted per koyan—4o piculs. Other commodities quoted per picuL except where otherwise stated. Singapore, Doc. 15, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler $7.50 Hamburg Cubs $14 00 Ja-.a Cube 112.00 "eppst White Muntok $15.SJ White $15.25 Black $8.75 ?ovra Mixed $4.05 Sun Dried $4.40 Sago Flour No 1
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      CHINESE KNIGHT'S LOAN TO BRITAIN
      75 5 London, Dec. 14. IT is officially announced that Sir Robert Ho Tvn 1 the noted Chinese philanthropist of Hong Kong, has offered to lend His Majesty's Government £10,000 free of Interest for two years. This public-spirited oler has been acceptied by the Government, on whose
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      YESTERDAY'S PRICES:— Rubber
      71 5 L<md3n, 11 '*d., down 1 lCd. Market Tone:— Strong: New York, 20?h cts.. up U ct. Market Tone: Steadier Tin Singapore. 5130.62M>. down 52.87! i London. (3 months) .€256 10s, down 140s. London. (Spot). £259 155., down 1255. Market Tone: Firm New York, 50' i cts., down
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      EXCHANGES
      179 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/10 Rate for freight 2/4 Lyons demand 2051 Switzerland demand 207 V 4 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 13/16
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      95 5 Friday, Dec. 15, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 39% 39% No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases Dec-Jan (Sellers option) 4) 40% G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Dec-Jan. (Sellers cption) 39V> 33?; F.A.Q R.S.S. fo.b. in bales Dec-Jan. (Se'lers option) 39'
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      NEW PERAK TIN MINE
      121 5 Banir Rubber Estates Dredging Plan (From Our Own Correspondent London, Nov. 29. TTHE Board of Banir Rubber Estates, Ltd, has been informed by its Eastern agent, in connection with tin prospecting to which reference was made by the chairman at the meeting In July last, that
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      RUBBER MARKET MORE ACTIVE
      608 5 Speculators Again Being Attracted VALUES HIGHER AND TONE STEADY IN a weakly report on the rubber market issuad at noon 3'esterday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd. write:— The startling advance In the price of rubber, accompanied by heavy buying in all sections of the market, developed
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      U.S. AMBASSADOR & TIENTSIN BLOCKADE
      89 5 U.S. AMBASSADOR TIENTSIN BLOCKADE Tientsin, Dec. 14. TTHE United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson Trusler Johnson, who is at present in Peiping, is expected to arrive Tientsin to-morrow morning and return to Peiping on Saturday. Some circles in Tientsin link the Ambassador's visit with the Increasing difficulties experienced by American business
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      MORE CURRENCY NOTES IN CIRCULATION
      43 5 THE amount of Malayan currency 1 notes in circulation continues to rise and at the beginning of this month the amount in circulation was $125,676,659, compared with $>] 23.915,108 on Nov. 1 and $107,223,958 at the beginning of September.
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      RUBBER EXPORT DUTY
      40 5 "•pHE price of rubber for purpose of A assessment of export duty In the F.M.S. for the period Dec. 15 to Dec. ft. inclusive, has been determined at 39V4 cents a pound, states a Government Gazette notification.
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    MALAY OFFICER SPEAKS ON PADI PROBLEMS
    875 7 Government Move Is Practical Form Of Encouragement WHY CULTIVATORS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH RICE FOR COUNTRY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 13. 'THE Government decision to fix a minimum price for padi is a practical form of encouragement the padi planter has heen
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    FRACAS OUTSIDE A COFFEE SHOP
    104 7 A FRACAS outside a coKee shop In Duxton Road on Nov. 8, had a sequel in the district court yesterday, when Ho Swee Heh was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment for causing grievous hurt to Ho Thai Huat with a chopper Ho Swee Heh
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    JOHORE PLANTER WEDS IN SINGAPORE
    70 7 R*R. John Lindsay Gray, of Ulu "■Renis Estate, Layang Layang. Johore, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, to Miss Rosalind Frances Mary Croft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Croft, of Purley, Surrey. Archdeacon Graham White took the service. The bridegroom is the
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    STOLE CAP FROM CAR RADIATOR
    56 7 CONVICTED of stealing the radiator cap from Lieut. H. S. Foster's car, whi-h was parked in S am ford Road on Doc. 1. Abdul Fattah bin Salleh was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprifenment ir the second court yesterday, to be followed by one year's
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      281 7 BOX OFFICE WIK^^CTTJv'S TO-DAY PHONE 3- 15 < 61S vv IEVERY SIATA TIP-UP dRMCHfIfRJ pfi p_ rur fSt II 3? i V B^ j J t t i i. A |5, "RULERS OF THE SEA" SHOW DIRECTED BY FRANK LLOYD WHO MADE tI TAVALCADE" AND MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY" MtL
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    War-Time Precautions To Guard London's Transport & Bridges
    303 8 War-Time Precautions To Guard London's Transport Bridges London, Dec. 14. IN a broadcast talk yesterday 1 evening the Transport Minister, Capt. Euan Wallace, revealed certain interesting facts concerning the arrangements made to safeguard and repair docks, roads and lails in the event of air raids. Transport was the life blood
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    Norwegian Neutrality Violated By Nazis
    60 8 London, Dec. 14. •"THE Admiralty states that the British steamer Deptford (4,000 tons) was torpedoed by a U-boat in Norwegian territorial waters. The ship sank in one minute, and hitherto only five survivors have been picked up. This is the third case in the last
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    Allied Labour Conference
    118 8 London, Dec. 14. A FURTHER example of the re?.i partnership of the Allies is the first of a series of conferences on wartime labour problems between the chiefs of the British and French trades unions which opens in Paris to-day. The conference will represent 10,000,000 workers in
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    WOMAN PATRIOT SHOT BY GUNMEN
    112 8 Shanghai. Dec. 14. SIX shootings took place in the International Settlement and extreme western area between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. yesterday evening. Eight Chinese are in various hospitals as a result of the attacks. The most important case was an attempt of political gunmen
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    NO BOMBARDMENT
    42 8 London, Dec. 14. ASKED in a House of Commons question whether instances had occurred of the bombardment of any places in the British Isles by enemy submarines or surface vessels, the Parliamentary secretary to the Admiralty replied "No."— British Wireless.
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    Clash Over The North Sea
    179 8 Enemy Flying Boats Repulsed By R. A, F. London, Dec. 14. THE Air Ministry announces that two aircraft of the Coastal Command yesterday encountered and attacked tw^ iJornier flying-boats over the North Sea. Both enemy rear gunners were hit and both enemy aircraft were damaged
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    U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ADVISE ROOSEVELT
    74 8 Washington, Dae. 14. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is considering keeping Mr. Davies, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, in Washington for consultation and advice in connection with the European hostilities. Officials of the State Department say that Mr. Davies has not yet resigned his ambassadorship, and no decision
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    4 DEAD IN SWEDISH WARSHIP EXPLOSION
    66 8 Stockholm, Dec. 14. FUR of the crew of a Swedish warship were killed and 13 wounded in an explosion v hich occurred when they were attemnting to take aooard a paravene found floating in the sea. The explosion is stated to have been caused
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    MORE U-BOAT PRISONERS
    26 8 London, Dec. 14. FE War Omce last night announced list of 12 prisoners of war cao- lured from a U-boat.— British Wireless. I
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    MR. LISTLESS —MR. LIVELY
    205 8 MR. LISTLESS —MR. LIVELY which are von We all like to think we're lively But how do you feel when you wake up How do you feel at the end of the day A lot of tiredness an(* depression isn't the effect of work or exercise— it's plain liverishness. especially
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      74 8 A POCKET MICROSCOPE is very useful MODEL F with spiral and sliding focussing adjustment, but without illuminating mirror and with extra lens giving variable magnifications from 40x to 120 x. $13.50 Each pp st Free from THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY. LTD. 2. Finlayson Green P. O. Box 92, Singapore. S.S.
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      474 8 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 mc/s (225m.) ZHP 9.69 mc/s (30.96m.) p.m. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.30 The news and announcements. 1.40 Interval. 5.00 Lagu Rongcng.t 5.30 Lagu Melayu.T 6.00 Teochew drama "Pen Koot Mui Jin."t 6.25 Teochtw selections., 7.00 Children's p (English). 7.15 The news and announcements.
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN CONDEMNS SOVIET AGGRESSION
    336 9 British War Material For The Finnish Defenders London, Dec. 14. |UR. CHAMBERLAIN made a statement on Finland when he spoke in the House of Commons to-day. Ht *aid that the Finnish Army had proved itself by far the better fighting force in everything but numbers.
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    SWEDEN & NORWAY AID FINLAND
    125 9 SWEDEN NORWAY AID FINLAND Norwegian subscriptions to Finland now exceed 1.000,000 kroner, says a Reuter message from Oslo. Norway Is also sending Finland a fully equipped ambulance with four surgeons and ten nurses. About 200 volunteers have applied to join the Finnish forces Subscriptions In Sweden for the fund for
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    SOVIET ATTACK ON SCANDINAVIA
    96 9 I AST NIGHT, the Moscow radio broadcast an attack on the League of Nations and thus for the first time Informed the Russian public that Russia is In the dock at Geneva. The Moscow announcer said that the Finnish delegates' appeal for help was full of
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    Soviet Envoy Leaves Rome Suddenly
    93 9 IT became known in Rome on Wednesday that the new Soviet Ambassador to Italy has left Rome at short notice for Moscow. No official reason for his sudden departure has been given, but there are reports '.hat he has gone to acquaint the Soviet Government
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    People Of India Loyal To Empire
    369 9 Abhorrence Of Crimes Perpetrated By Nazis London, Dec. 14. IN spite of the efforts of the German propaganda department, by broadcasting and other means, the Princes and people of India have continued to express in no uncertain terms their detestation of the crimes perpetrated
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    MUSLIM LEADER AND MINORITIES
    124 9 Appointment Of Royal Commission Wanted Bombay, Dec. 13. AJIR II A. JINNAH, president of the All-India Muslim League, in a lengthy statement reiterating the charges against the Congress Ministries in connection with their treatment of the minorities, demanded the •appointment of a Royal Commission by the
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    JAPAN WAS NOT TOLD BY BRITAIN
    113 9 Transfer Of Warships From The Yangtze Shanghai, Dec. 14. JAPANESE naval authorities In Shanghai were never consulted over the British decision to remove three more gunboats from the Yangtze River. In fact the first time they heard of such a move was when they
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    More Goods Require Import Licence
    112 9 London, Dec. 13. AT the request of the Ministry of Supply, the Board of Trade has issued an order which will come Into force on Monday next adding to the list of goods which require licence for Import of Iron and manganese ores, the principal
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    BRITISH SYMPATHY FOR THE FINNISH NATION
    58 9 On behalf of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the secretary has sent a letter to the president of the FinnlsA group, expressing to their comrades ana colleages of the Finnish group of the onion heartfelt sympathy In the tragic and unequal contest
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1939. (104 th. Day of the War.) The McLean Report
    1167 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1939. (104 th. Day of the War.) The McLean Report Had the McLean Report on Higher Education in Malaya been published within a reasonaole time of the completion of the inquiry, which ended more than a year ago, it would have aroused much
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    "DEMOCRACY" IN THE GERMAN ARMY
    1378 10 By Our Mi. lary Correspondent London, Nov. 22. LJITLER has taken the tip from 1 Mr. Hore-Belisha. In future all officers of the German Army will be promoted from the ranks. They will be Nazis, of course, but as every man under 30 in Germany
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      207 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— After reading this epistle, you will most probably chuck it into the wastepaper basket— after muttering one or two choice remarks regarding my nerve." However, though it may be fated to perish on the dustheap, it
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      76 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am amazed at your tolerance towards those correspondents who cannot restrain their inclination to abusive language at the expense of their opponents when writing to the Press. Participants in the upheaval about the German mentality are supposedly educated individuals,
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      WHAT IS A PLANTER?
      89 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your correspondent Agent," Johore, asks What is a planter in his letter on estate man-power. He may be interested to know that at a meeting of the Planting Section of the Royal Empire Society held in the autumn
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      MALAYA'S PART
      709 10 Unflattering Review Of Our War Effort To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The letters of "The Troublesome Continental" are interesting inasmuch as they endeavour to portray and delineate the type of enemy against whom the British Empire is now fighting. It seems to me that it
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      EXTRAVAGANCE?
      146 10 Protest Against Extension Of Waterfront To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Seeing a letter from Malacca in the Straits Times of Dec. 8 suggesting a poll tax as part of war taxation, prompts me to point out that, in addition to devising new taxes, there is another
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    DAMAGED GRAF SPEE TO TRY TO ESCAPE
    768 11 Five British Cruisers Waiting For Her FEVERISH WORK TO REPAIR "POCKET-BATTLESHIP" High Tributes To Gunnery Of Smaller Vessels THE 10,000-ton German "pocket-battleship" Admiral Graf Spec, which fled to Montevideo (Uruguay) after being severely damaged in a naval encounter with three British cruisers in
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    British Naval Losses In Three Months
    270 11 IN the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Neville Chamberlain revealed that the total of officers and other ranks lost on active service from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 is approximately 2,100. The corresponding figure for August and October in 1914 was approximately 12,500. Reuter.
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    "GRAF SPEE WON'T BE LONG AFLOAT"
    337 11 Escape Bid Has Little Hope Of Success THE naval encounter in the South Atlantic would go down in history as an epic, declared Lord Strabolgi, speaking at the House of Lords yesterday. Lord Strabolgi, who was on the Admiralty staff in the last war,
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    SEVEN PLANES SHOT DOWN
    94 11 Nazis Lose Four In Big Clash THE Air Ministry announces that throughout the last 24 hours considerable forces of the R.A.F. have been operating over the North Sea, including a wide search for enemy surface craft and submarines, and a close reconnaissance of the estuaries and
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    'GRAF SPEE IS HELPLESS'
    98 11 Speed-Up In Work On Battleships Amscerdam, Dec. 15. HITLER has ordered his naval experts to reduce still further the time allowed to complete the two 35,000-ton battleships Bismarck and Vo.i Tirpitz, which were launched early this year. Reuter learns from Berlin. While the Graf Spec episode
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    Two Nazi Ships' Bid To Escape
    98 11 Mexico City, Dec. 14. rpHE crack German liner Columbus A <32.565 tons) sailed from Vera Cruz this morning for an unknown destination. She had taken refuge in Mexican waters since the outbreak of the war and was mysteriously fuelled and given supplies in the
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    ARK ROYAL VISITED CAPE TOWN RECENTLY
    38 11 THE South African Press reveals that aircraft-carrier Ark Royal and the battle-cruiser Renown recently visited Cape Town, thus giving the he to the Zeesen announcements that Ark Royal had been sunk. Reuter.
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    SMALL BRITISH TRAWLER SUNK BY MINE
    47 11 London, Dec. 14. THE Admiralty announced to-day that H.M. 1 trawler William Hallett (202 tons) had been sunk by a mine, there being one survivor. Eight persons are reported to be missing and it is believed they have been drowned. Reuter.
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    TANKER DAMAGED BY ENEMY ACTION
    42 11 London, Dec. 15. IT is learned that the London tanker San Alberto (7,400 tons) has been damaged by enemy action off the south- west coast Forty-two persons of the 43 aboard are known to be safe— Reuter.
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    U.S. AND NEW ALLIED ECONOMIC PACT
    51 11 New I'tork, Dec. 14. MR. HENRY MORGENTHAU, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, said that he saw nothing in the AngloFrsnch economic agreement detrimental to United States interests. He expressed the opinion that the provisions of the agreement did not "vitiate" the tri-partite monetary agreement.—
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    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS
    12 11 Parliament adjourned for the Christmas recess yesterday until Jan. 16.
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    Anti-Nazi Rally In New York
    153 11 Anti-Nazi Rally In New York New York, Dec. 14. ADDRESSING the American Jewish Congress at an anti-Nazi rally, Mr. Herbert Hoover, former United States President, appealed to the 20,000 Jews present for assistance for Europe's war on bahalf of the distressed. Mr. Hoover said: •America i 0i 0 appalled at
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    No Artificial Peace, Says Lord Halifax
    125 11 London, Dec. 14. THE present war would not be won mainly by armaments but by the organized will and power of nations and peoples, said Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, speakin? in London. The Germans thought they could achieve that end best by the methods
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    BRITISH PROTEST TO TOKIO
    66 11 MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie. had made strong representations to the Japanese Government on Oct. io regarding the non-payment of interest due to British shared jlders in the Shanghai- Nanking Railway. Sir
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    PRISONERS IN POCKETBATTLESHIP
    53 11 Montevideo. Dec. 15. THE Uruguayan authorities have promised 1 the British Minister to release the prisoners from sunken merchantmen held aboard the Graf Spec. A semi-official German report from Berlin, describing the naval engagement, states that the Graf Spec had on board the captains of six captured
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    23 11 LAST night's French war communique says there were sharp engagements between reconnaissance units in the Vosges mountains and along the Blies river.— Reuter.
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    WHY NEUTRALITY ZONE IS IMPRACTICABLE
    206 11 London, Dec. 15. FE engagement between three British cruisers and a German pocket battleship on Wednesday which resulted In the battleship running for shelter in Uruguayan waters has recalled the proposal discussed in September at the Pan-American Conference at Panama for a 300-mile neutrality zone
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    SOVIET RUSSIA EXPELLED FROM THE LEAGUE
    255 11 British Delegate Supports Call For Active Aid To Finns Geneva, Dec. 14. DUSSIA has been expelled from the League of Nations. The resolution expelling Russia was adopted by the League Council with four abstentions— China, Yugoslavia and Greece, and Finland as a party to
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    SOVIET AGAIN USE GAS
    319 11 SOVIET AGAIN USE GAS Further Finnish Successes Helsinki, Dec. 15. A FINNISH war communique issued last night states that, at Tolva- jaervi the Finnish counter-attacks I have been crowned with success, and I that after a three-day battle it has i been confirmed that two Soviet regi- ments have been
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    FINNS CHEERED BY BRITISH GESTURE
    147 11 Confident Of Prolonged Resistance Helsinki, Dec. 15. MR. Neville Chamberlain's statement in the House of Commons, promising British supplies for Finland, is warmly welcomed here. The Finnish Foreign Office spokesman said: "That's fine. If only Britain will give us some help we shall be all
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    HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN CITY FOR 46 YEARS
    570 12 Several Districts Flooded Many Cars Marooned OFFICE WORKERS DELAYED BY FIRST BLOW OF MONSOON CIGHTY-FIVE million tons of rain has fallen on Singapore L Island since 9.30 o'clock last night, making the heaviest rain fall in a single night since January 1893—46 years.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    205 12 SIMi.APOKfc Kit H.I > HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance <Informal 9.45 p.m. to Midnight. <.m:i;:(R lUK.vnfh. UkfLAMC Flaming Frontiers (Chaps. B—ls8 —15 i The Lamb-Hh Walk at 7.45 p.m. 0Rt.%1 WOKI.U Cabaret 6.30 to 8.4j 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Good Girls Go To
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    Newspaper Tambies Brave Floods
    154 12 CINGAPORE Free Press delivery tambies bravely faced flooded areas this morning to deliver copies of the newspaper to subscribers, although some were late and others failed to get through in certain areas. One man pushed his bicycle through water two feet deep in Boscombe Road to
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    OIL ISLAND WORKERS
    177 12 Negotiations With Bukom Men JTMf-LOYEES of the Asiatic Petroleum Company on Pulau Bukcm, the oil island a few miles eft Singapore, have stopped work Negotiations for their return to work are proceeding this morning. It is understood that the APC recently introduced the identity card system for
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    UNITED ENGINEERS'
    44 12 NEGOTIATIONS NEGOTIATIONS are still proceeding between representatives of United Engineers. Ltd., and employees of the company's Singapore workshops, which remain closed. An official of the company told a Straits Times reporter this morning that there had been no change In the situation.
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    MUSLIM TEA PARTY
    41 12 The tea-party being given to-day by the all-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society of Singapore to the Chinese Islamic South Asia goodwill delegation will take place in spit* of the weather. The party is at DarulSalaam, 41 Chancery Lane, Singapore.
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    HOME MAIL DAY
    18 12 A surface mail from Great Britain will probably be delivered in Singapore to- morrow morning.
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    Bus Services Carry On In Spite Of The Floods
    197 12 motor-car transport was at a standstill in many parts of the city this morning owing to floods Singapore Traction Company omnibuses continued to run in areas where private cars had to be abandoned. One bu^ route was affected. This was the
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    17,000 LABOURERS GO BACK TO TIN MINES
    473 12 100 Properties Opened Up Again Since Start Of War (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 14. CINCE the end of September, 17,000 more labourers have found employment in recently opened-up tin mines in the Federated Malay States. Since the outbreak of war
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    U.S.A. MOTOR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES BOOM
    130 12 *THE unsettled conditions in the world have not prevented the United States motor car industry from experiencing a boom at the present time, c'eclared Mr. Dewey W. Smith, vicepresident of the Studebaker Export Corporation who is visiting distributors and dealers in the Far East. Last
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    TELEPHONE SERVICE AFFECTED
    68 12 TELEPHONE communication in several areas was affected by uprooted trees falling acrcss telephone lines in three districts. The districts affected by uprooted trees were: Pasir Panjang, Chang! and Holland Road. A fourth district where a breakdown was reported was Thomson Road. This was due to a lorry
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    MEDICAL SERVICES ARE READY FOR EMERGENCY
    560 12 Dr. R.D. Fitzgerald Looks Back On Big Improvements THE medical services to operate in Singapore during any 1 war emergency are fully arranged and prepared, said Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, Director of Medical and Health Services, S.S., who is relinquishing his post to-morrow on
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    GOVERNOR TO ATTEND "THE ISLAND"
    73 12 THE Governor, Sir Shen on Thomas, and Lcdy Thomas, will attend tonight's performance of "The Island," to be presented by the Island Com mittee at the Victoria Theatre to nigh. The band of the lit Battalion. The Manchester Regiment will play selections. Patron.; are asked
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    FAIRBANKS FUNERAL IN HOLLYWOOD
    50 12 THE funeral cf Douglas Fairbanks Snr. who died on Tuesday in California, takes place to-day in Hollywood. As a mark of respect United Artist Film Corporation offices throughou* the world will close to-day. Mr. Fairbanks was one of the founders cf the United Artists Film Corporation.
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    Mobile Traffic Police On Road
    278 13 On Monday ANORK WILL BE •EDUCATIONAL" CiNGAPORE'S mobile traffic police will take the road on Monday as an established unit for the first time. Using two high-powered cars »nd eight motor-cycles, the mobile unit will deal on the spot with bad drivers, cyclists and jaywalkers.
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    SERANGOON MARKET STALL RENTS
    86 13 A Hut rate of $5 a stall was fixed when the proposed revision ol stall rents charged at a public market in Serangoon Road, which has been doing "hardly any business" for the three months it has been opened, was brought up at the Rural Board
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    DECREE NISI GRANTED TO SINGAPORE EUROPEAN
    589 13 Court Story Of Wife's Conduct When Husband Was Away LIOW a man and a woman were seen returning to a house in Scotts Road after 1 o'clock in the morning was described by a private detective in the High Court yesterday during the hearing
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    WIFE SAYS HUSBAND WENT TO CEYLON
    152 13 /JIVING evidence in a divorce suit before Sir Percy McElwaine in the High Court yesterday, the petitioner. Mrs. Hilda Clarkson, said that her husband left her two days r.fter the marriage Thai wao early in Ftoruary, 1936 and she had not lived with him
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    VANGUARD CORPS MEMBERS
    95 13 TAN Tian Eng and Lee Wav Huee 1 were sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment when in the fifth court they were convicted on a charge of being active members of an unlawful society. A third accused, Goh Ah Poh, who was also convicted, was asked to
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    FINE ACTING IN RULERS OF SEA
    165 13 At The Cinema "Rulers of the Sea." Douglas Fairbanks Jnr Will Fyffe, Magaret lyockwood, George Bancroft). Paramount Pictures. At the Cathay. WILL Fyffe establishes himself as one of the screen's finest character actors in this picture for which he was taken to Hollywood. The
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    "FOR LOVE OR MONEY"
    46 13 "For Love or Money" (June Lang:, Robert Kent, Edward Brophy and Etienne Girardot) New Universal. At the Pavilion. THERE are amusing situations which arise in this film following a search by two bookmakers for $50,000 which inadvertently got into an advertisement envelope.
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    Man-Power And Defence Of Colonies
    272 13 Man-Power And Defence Of Colonies BEING CONSIDERED, SAYS PREMIER THE best way of using man-power 1 was still being discussed in respect of a great expansion of colonial defences, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, discussing the unity and determination of the Empire in speech in the House of
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    N. S. Co-operative Stores Society
    120 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 13. WITH a membership of nearly 300, the Negrl Sembilan Co-operative Stores Society Ltd., Seremban, has made good proprp^s during the three years of its ex st-.nce. The third ar. ual general meeting of the society will be held
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    MALACCA WANTS TOWN IMPROVEMENTS
    144 13 ■From Our Own Correspondent' Malacca, Dec. 13. A SCHEME to improve the layout of certain areas in the Municipality was suggested by Mr. W. S. Ebden at to-day's meeting of the Malacca Commissioners. The president said that, compared with Singapore and Penang, the Settlement was short
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    SLAUGHTER HOUSES & COST OF LIVING
    63 13 SLAUGHTER HOUSES COST OF LIVING THE suggestion for the abolition of private slaughter houses in Rural Board areas has been dropped. This was decided at yesterday's meeting of the Rural Board upon the recommendation of the Food Controller. Under present conditions the abolition of private slaughter houses in Rural Board
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    SINGAPORE CZECH WILL BROADCAST TO-NIGHT
    258 13 A MEMBER of Singapore's small but patriotic Czech community. Mr. P. Robitschek, will broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. at 7.30 this evening. The title of his talk will be "Czecho-Slovalda Lives Tliis win be the first of a r.sw series of talks called "The War Fr^m
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    Launch That Did Not Carry Ice For Rhio
    129 14 Launch That Did Not Carry Ice For Rhio SKIPPERS FALSE DECLARATION pONVICTED of tailing to deciiuv certain goods and of making a false declaration at the Imports and Exports department. Kwah Giok Ens was yesterday lined $20 on each charge in the fifth court. The prosecution alleged that the accused,
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    GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
    203 14 rill' Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas presiding at the annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society held at Government House l:tst night, appealed for generous public contributions to the Society. He remarked that, like many other societies in Malaya and other Eritish and
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    Malaya Developing Social Conscience
    240 14 Ma lay a De ve loping Social Conscience "MALAYA is slowly but nevertbe- less surely developing a social ••onscience," declared Lieut-Col. H. A. Lord i-t the annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society held at Government House. Ccl. H. A. Lord said he felt safe in saying that th( Governor
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    EUROPEAN WOMAN DRIVER FINED $10
    49 14 A EUROPEAN, Miss E. M. Francis, was yesterday fined $10 in the Singapore traffic court when she pleaded guilty to driving her car without due regard to the safety of others at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road on Nov. 2.
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    Been A Delightful Evening"
    47 14 A scene from "The Island," which is being presented to-night and to-morrow at the Victoria Theatre in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Left to right: Howard Green, Rona Dewe, Eileen Folliott, Noel Corrie, Anthea Mozley, Patricia Finigan, Basil Ditmas and Wendy Pardoe.
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    ANOTHER $80,000 FOR PATRIOTIC FUND
    533 14 DONATIONS of $38,068 from the Chinese section, $1,328 from the Indian section, $10,000 from Kelantan, $3,000 from Trengganu, $3,060 from Malacca and $15,000 from Johore are credited to the Malaya Patriotic Fund in the list of contributions published last night. The total of the rund
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    A.A.M. AND HOLIDAYS IN THE HILLS
    59 14 •"PHE Automobile Association o: Malaya, through their Kuala Lumpur and Perak branches, have arranged that the Perak and Selangor road scouts shall be stationed al Cameron Highlands and Fraser's Hill for approximately 14 days over the Christmas and New Year in order that visitors
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    CHINESE ACQUITTED
    31 14 YEO KIM HENG, cne of 11 Chinese who were charged in th? third court recently with assisting in carrying on a public lottery, in Veern?amy Road, was acquitted yesterday.
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    492 14 DERJJANGAN yan- pjrtaina: Uali di-^;. kapal Jerman jang menyerang kapalJ perniagaan dengan napalm perang Bruisa ada-laxi di-wartakan hari mi. Kapai Jerman itu di-perchayasan ia-lah Ka^: perang besar (.oatilesnipi yang ocr.m Admiral Scheer itu. Chenta-nya, dua buah kapal perar< Bri (Ml lelah berjumpa kapal psnyerang jerman ltu aekat
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    H.M.S. DUCHESS SINKS AFTER COLLISION WITH WARSHIP
    305 16 Feared Only 23 Members Of Crew Saved In Disaster London, Dec. 14. THE British destroyer Duchess, formerly attached to the China Station, and a ship well-known in Singapore, has been lost after a collision with another British warship, it is announced. An Admiralty
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    U.S. Warships Watching Gulf Of Mexico
    91 16 A REPORT from Mexico City states that United States warships are maintaining a close watch on the Gulf of Mexico. This is confirmed by news from Vera Cruz of the interception of the tug Unido which was formerly the property of the Mexican Eagle
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    'Monetary War In Full Swing'
    158 16 Pari3, Dec. 13. IF the military war is barely outlined, the monetary war is In full swing." said M. Reynaud, Finance Minister, addressing the Chamber of Deputies. The democracies wi'.l win, but only at what price and sacrifices they perhaps, have no idea as yet,"
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    BRITAIN REJOICES AT NAVAL SUCCESS
    159 16 London, Djc. 15. MEWS of Britain _uccess in her first big sea battle together with the torpedoing of a German cruiser and sinking of a fresh Üboat has been greeted with rejoicing throughout the country. The Evening News congratulates the Royal Navy and says that
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    PATRIOTIC FUNDS
    79 16 fONTRIBUTIONS In money and kind to the cau&e of the E^nplre In its war still continue to arrive from subjects of His Majesty In every quarter of the British Commonwealth of nations and from the dependencies, and also from British communities in many foreign lands. Notable among these
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    German Cruiser Torpedoed
    269 16 Nnzis Admit Success Of British Submarine Berlin, Dec. 15. "THE German High Command, in a communique issued last night, states that a German light cruiser in the North Sea was slightly damaged by an explosion beneath the surface. She was able to return to her home port.
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    MANY DIE IN WRECK OF SOVIET SHIP
    85 16 Tokio, Dec. 14. About 750 lives are feared to have been lost as a result of the wreck of the Soviet steamer indigirka (2,336 tons) on the Japanese coast. Out of the 1,000 passengers and crew, 395 were rescued. The others are missing,
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    FURTHER DETAILS OF SOUTH ATLANTIC BATTLE
    567 17 British Cruisers Out-Manoeuvre "Pocket-Battleship" Montevideo, Dec. 14. FURTHER details which have now become available regarding: the south Atlantic naval battle on Wednesday, between the 10,000-ton German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spec and the three British cruisers Ajax, Exeter and Achilles, show that the Exeler was
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    154 17 NEW YORK newspapers describe the Graf Spec fight as the first big naval battle of the war and proclaim it as a British victory. Messages from Montevideo report that the captain of the German ship asked the German minister at Uruguay to negotiate with
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    PRIME MINISTER'S TRIBUTE
    296 17 London, Dec. 14. I MR. CHAMBERLAIN made a state- j ment in the House of Commons to-day on the naval encounter in the South Atlantic. It was received with loud cheers. Mr. Chamberlain stated, that shortly after 6 a.m yesterday Commodore Harwood in the Ajax reported he
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    AFGHAN REBELS SURRENDER
    212 17 Plot On North-West Frontier Foiled TTHE surrender of four influential Afghans at a remote British outpost on the North-West Frontier marks the end of a conspiracy believed to have been inspired by foreign agents to create serious diversions on the IndoAfghan border. Tribal support was enlisted for
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    Battalion Interned For Two Years
    137 17 COR two years now a gallant band of Chinese soldiers has been interned in one of the world's strangest concentration camps. They are the 400 men of the famous "Lone Battalion," who have just celebrated the second anniversary of their courageous stand against numerically superior
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    RHODESIAN BATTALION
    57 17 T,usaka <N. Rhodesia), Dec. 14. A BATTALION of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment has departed by road In a northerly direction for senric; outside Rhodesia. The Governor of Northern Rhodesia la a ,p wh of farewell stated that sine? the war began the European personnel of the regiment lias
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    30 17 The Spanish Ambassador In London, the Duke of Alba, entertained the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, at a luncheon en Wednesday. The guests included the Belgian and Turkish Ambassadors.- Reuter,
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      106 17 f* let it be eaS! X Jjjfc.-, A FLORSHEIM m w If ft Ik It Won't Run Overt The riorsiieim GuriiclJ is built over a special "FlareTi-cdge" last, exclusive with Florsheim 4 By putting extra toe room along the outer edge of the foot, it prevent? running over. IN BROWN
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      "Troublesome Continental" Retires From Discussion
      1223 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I ask the full benefit of the rule that there should be "a fair light and no favour?" If this request should be countered with a demand for decorum. I beg to refer to the large
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      THIS WICKED WORLD
      283 18 Improvements That Are Merely Superficial To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Allow me to thank "Geem" for his promptness In replying to the questions I set him in my letter of Dec. 2. But I am afraid I do not see his point. "Geem" answered
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      102 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With reference to H.A.G.'s hint to rub dogs with equal parts of kerosine and coconut oil daily to prevent ticks may I suggest that as an oily dog may be objectionable to ladies, the ticks, may be kept away If the
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      252 18 IT NOT ONLY GIVES BUT KILLS GERMS INHALANT A drop ol "Vaprx" olaced on the handkerchief rives off an antiseptic vapour which qnickl? kills the eerms of colds Influenza, catarrh, etc This vapour (rows stronger and stronger as yon Inhale It reaches all the complicated passages of nose and throat
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    PENANG RACES ATTRACT GOOD ENTRY OF 188
    727 19 X'mas-New Year Meeting On Dec. 26 30 And Jan. 1 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 14. AN excellent entry of 188 horses and ponies has been received for the Penang Turf Club's Christmas-New Year meeting on Dec. 26 and 30 and
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    CARD OF RACES AT TAIPING
    242 19 First Day Of Meet A CARD of seven races form the programme for this afternoon's races at Taiplng in the first day of the Taiping Turf Club's December meeting. The first race will start at 3 pjn. and the big sweep will be drawn on
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    SELECTIONS
    95 19 SELECTIONS for this afternoon's races at Taipinp in the first day of the Taiping Turf Club's winter meeting are as follows: Straits Times Race 1. High Degree, Some Flirt. Race 2. Anaconda, Empennage. Race 3. Upright, Evergreen. Race 4. Jackie Mac, Ladolet. Race 5. Emperor Kublai, Clever Alec. Race
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    NEW LIFE BADMINTON PARTY
    153 19 THE New Life Badminton Party will play a friendly badminton match consisting of five singles and two doubles with the Henderson Badminton Party at the latter's court on Sunday, commencing at 3.30 p.m. The following have been selected to represent the New Life Badminton Party: Teo
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    SIAMESE CUP REPLAY
    35 19 THE replay of final of the Siamese Cup at the Island club course between Mrs. J. B. Ross and Mrs. M. S. Marshall on Wednesday resulted in a win for Mrs. Marshall.
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    Army Rugby XV On Saturday
    225 19 HplE ARM; SIDE to meet Sinjra- pore on Saturday in the Malaya Cup will be as follows: Spr. Pass; Capt. Christie, Lt. Pierce, Capt. Murphy, Capt. Maisey; Lt. Toker, Capt. Simpson; Lt Kenion, L|Cpl. Roberts, Lt. Gardner, Gunner Sunman, I. Bom. Mickevezia, I/Cpl. Ward. Lt.
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    JOLLY YOUNGSTERS B.P.
    46 19 The following will represent the Jolly Youngsters BP. against the Far Eastern Oxygen Acetylene Co. Sports Club at the Happy World covered stadium at 7.30 p.m. to-day: P. Nagappan, Rahim. Vadivelu, S. Krishnan, R. Paranjothy. Danakodi, R. Marimuthu, Allaudin, V. Navaratnam, G. Thangavelu.
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    NEGRI HOCKEY
    49 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 10. THE postponed Negri Sembilan vs. 1 Perak hockey match Is expected to take place at Seremban on December 30. Negri play Selangor next Saturday at Seremban in a return fixture having lost badly in the first match at Kuala Lumpur.
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    RETURN PADANG HOCKEY FIXTURE ENDS IN DRAW
    635 19 Cricket Club S.R.C. Score Once Each In Close Game THE S.R.C. first hockey team were held to a draw for the first time this season yesterday when they met their padang rivals, the S.C.C, in a closely contested game which resulted in a
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    COMMAND HOCKEY DRAWN
    82 19 IN A COMMAND inter-unit nociwy match played at Tanglln yesterday the Manchesters drew one-all with the combined Indian General Hospital and 18th Field Ambulance team. The game was very keenly contested and a glorious one to watch but the concluding stages of the match were marred by
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    OXYGEN B.P
    78 19 THE following have been selected to represent the Far East Oxygen and Acetylene Co., Sports Club (Oxygen 8.P.) Juniors against the Jolly Youngsters B.P. juniors in a friendly badminton match of five singles and two doubles to be played at the Happy World covered stadium to-day at. 7.30
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      82 19 "The taxation on Liquor" he declared "was framed in order that the peoples of Malaya wight make a war contribution to the Government of the United Kingdom The Comptroller of Customs, at a meeting of the Legislative Council held in Singapore on Monday, 11th December. DRINK TIGER BEER AND CONTRIBUTE
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    HORSE STILL HAS JOBS TO DO—EVEN IN MODERN WARFARE
    81 20 HORSE STILL HAS JOBS TO DO— EVEN IN MODERN WARFARE With swords drawn, members of a cavalry unit practise the charge and make an impressive picture. The Transport Animal Company reren Jy carried out exercises designed to demonstrate pack transport crossing ground impassable to mechanical transport. Left Over the jumps
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      96 20 POT! POTII m tt teems to me that the modim firl'i complexion is ooing to pot," sayt acquaintance. "Oh. dear, no. That's where it comet from." Evelyn Astrova't Four Purpote Cream. MOOFI3V<rTILES THE BRITISn KMPIR2 ~~-^^^jJs|^'4s£j^gpg!i These tiles nave ft larger covering capacity than tiles of the ordinary Mangalor* pattern.
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