The Straits Times, 4 December 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [SSTABXJSHSD MBUKLY A OKMTUWT1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES Ift PACfS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, IS4O. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times lfi PAIiBS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      35 2 T» family of the late MLsg Constance Adeline Hannah Stunl' v wish to express their heartfrit thanks to all relatives and friends whe a fndrd the funeral, as well as those who I wreaths.
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      473 2 ROIv^Mj CAMPBELL Geoffrey VaunwlWntami and Marion Rrnrr Campbell. Dec Srd 1940. SITUATIONS VACANT »Vhm applying for any position adverthted to tbf*e column* wnd copies of testimonials. Do •ot tend originala VKMKTISKMENT Box No. 183. filled. Applicants thanked. 1 I RED, young European nurse for two childrrn aged 4l»4 l and
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      695 2 FOR SALE IVMEDIAIK SALE: one rtoblnsou Piano in perfect condition. $250.00 One Keivina- tor refrleeraio.-. medium i-ize. (25j.00. Apply Box No. 280. Straits Times. PAIR OF PEDIGREE ALSATIAN PUPPIES 3 months $135 or sell separately, also Pedigree Cocker *****. 9 months. Twelve I Pure Rhode Chicks, $15. Box No. 314,
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    FINANCING THE WAR
    585 4 BIG CALLS ON BANKS London, Nov. 20. HPHE Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Klngslcy Wood, informed a questioner In the House of Commons on Not. 19. that It would not be possible to limit to £500,000,000 the issue of Treasury deposit receipts to banks against their surplus
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    NOVEMBER TIN SHIPMENTS
    52 4 FOREIGN exports of tin from Malayan ports in November totalled 9,776 tons, compared with 9,921 tons in October, bringing total shipments for the 11 months of this year to 118,968 tons, compared with 71,534 tons in the corresponding period of 1939. There were no shipments of tin-ore
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    RAFFLES HOTEL RENT RAISED $5,500 Monthly From Next Month
    400 4 RAFFLES HOTEL RENT RAISED $5,500 Monthly From Next Month PERMISSION was given by the Rent Assessment Board yesterday to raise the rent of a large part of the ground en which Raffles Hotel stands from $5,000 to $5,500 a month in accordance with the provisions of a lease signed in
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    EXCHANGES
    176 4 rue roUowing are the excnange rates thii Z™^ cor "> the dally circular issue-; CtonS-atto^l %ni> Sharwhaj Banking SEU.INQ LMjOCU 1.1 j.. Lotdon demana j/4 i/ie Switzerland demand (T.T only) 202 "A New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal demand 51 21 /V2 Batarla demand 8»' Samarang demand nail Calcutta.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    608 4 Tins And Industrials Change Hands At Higher Prices By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 4. MARKETS, on the whole, were rather quieter yesterday but. nevertheless, there was a good inquiry for some of the popular dollar tin shares. Hong Fatt advanced to $1.28; Sungei Luas to $1.83:
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    120 4 Singapore, Dec. 4, noon. Buyers Seller* Gambler 7.75 Hamburg Cube *13.00 Java Cube $1250 Pevvet White Muntols $13.00 White ***** Black 6.26 Copra Mixed $2.15 Sun Dried $2.40 Saoc Flow No 1 Lingga $4.25 Pair $4.25 Sarawak $3.25 letotono Palembang $14.50 Banja 813.00 Sarawak $13.50 lamoco Small
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    98 4 Wednesday, Dec. 4, noon. Buyer* 4«>U»n Price* Price' No. IX R.S.S (Spot loose) 38 Vt 38»4 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.j. in eases Dec. Z%V» 39*6 G.FA.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Dec. 38 a 38 =5* F.A.Q. R.S.S. o.b. in bales Dec. 33' 4 38!'. FUTURE
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    NOVEMBER TIN-ORE PRODUCTION
    51 4 Dredge 2 of Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging Ltd which has been closed for repairs resumed operations on Nov. 29. PHE following outputs of tin-ore are rel ported for November: Hours. Yardage. Piculs ore lalaysiam Tin 301 lawng Pet 361 Atupulo 637 115,000 372 "ongkah Compound 660 155,000
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND LIST
    370 4 THE following donations to The War 1 Fund are recorded to-day ORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS I Gross collections realized from two performances staged by Oleh Oleh Party on November 22-23 at Happy World 4.149.01 Transferred from Penang, being 124 th. instalment *f contributions made through Pinang Gazette and
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    London Stock Exchange
    335 5 London. Dec. 3. j stock Exclianfe to-day gilt -edged I most prominent position •.kMhfned on sustained lnvestChinear bonds were favourable I'nlted SUtes loan of UM.400.000 to China. In other ■ecUons quirt prevail* d and piire morecients •err not taporunt Rcuter. i u>-Q*\ I c!otn* nilddlt share.- are
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    STRICT WATCH KEPT ON COLD SHIPMENTS
    89 5 London, Dec. 3. AN ulk-gatton th<i T ♦•h-? recent heavy exports of gold fr^m Portugal to the United States might Include bullion seized by Germany in occupied countries was implied by a question in the House of Commons to-Jav Dr Hugh Dalton. Minister .or
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    JAPANESE MEASURES TO BETTER EXPORT TRADE
    49 5 Tokio, Dec. 3. MODU MCATION of the foreign exch.mge control law is among emergency measures to improve export trad approved by the cabinet to-day GH.e-s are extension of state compens&Uoo for losses incurred by reporters and an increase in state marine Insisr -RPUtef.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    117 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent* London. Dec. 3. fOMMODlTY and Exchange markets closed a* follows witb previous quotations IP parenthesis:— KIBBKR: Firmer. Spot 1113 1Gdl2d (ll\d *****6d> Jan. 12d :2'<d Hll5 18d 13 11«d) Feb. 12'»d 12V,d i 12d 12>id) AprJune 12Hd 12^d (12d 12 '4d) New York: Not
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    151 5 Mall* close «t the General Post Office as follows: TOMORROW Australia air 4 p.m. Australia (East. South and Wert surface noon British Columbia surface air 9 a.m. Canada surface air 9 a.m. Amoy. Canton. Chuan Chow, Kiung Chow, Shanghai. Swatow surface 9 a.m. l>irwin »ir 4
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    TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE
    21 5 w. w. 2.01 a.m. 8.8 ft.; 1.18 p.m. 9.4 ft. 7.21 m.m. 4.5 ft.; 8.04 p.m. 1.4 ft.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    229 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers* Boofca Oooimum umderwj Claw i*W TW Payable Batu Selangor 5% No. 23 18 Dec. 24 Hltam Tin 5% Int. Dec. Dec. 14 Hong Fatt 7% int. Dec. 7 Dec. 18 Kamuntlnft 7*% final less tax Nov. 16 Dec. 10 Pangnga River
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1327 5 TUESDAY, DEC. 3. 19U: 4 P.M. MIXING Bayer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 4>id 3s 9d Austrml Amal <ss> Js md to 8d Austral Malay <£. 33s 6a 35» 8d Ayer Hitam (sa) 19s 21s Ayer Weng ($1) .73 .78 Bongrln Tin (C) 15a 16a
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      85 5 MICROSCOPES STERILISERS CAMERAS HAEMOMETERS THERMOMETERS OPHTHALMOSCOPES STETHOSCOPES DIAGNOSTIC SETS SPHYGMOMANOMETERS SURVEYING LEVELS X-RAY APPARATUS INFRA-RED APPARATUS "COLEY" THERMOMETERS etc. etc. THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. 2. FINLAYSON GRKKN, SINGAPORE. miffino Strong Shoe of Cowbox for general wear. Knowing what you »uut iiU M*lag that yon ret it, ii a good
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    BRITAIN HAS PASSED WAR'S MOST CRITICAL PHASE
    124 7 "American Help Will Take An Ever More Offensive Character" London, Dec. 3. IT now seems as though Britain has passed the war's most critical phase, declares a Helsinki newspaper. Britain has been able to defend her island with her own resources. American help,
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    Bristol Again Bombed
    317 7 Bristol Again Bombed German Admission Of 5 Indiscriminate Raid London, Dec. 3. npilE West England town which was subjected to a vicious attack last night is now officially stated to be Bristol. It had already been subjected to a savage and indiscriminate bombing attack last week. When last nighfs bombing
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    EGYPT PROTESTS TO ITALY
    395 7 Cairo, Dec. 3. EGYPT has protested to Italy against the Italian air raids on Egypt's populated areas. In making this statement the Prime Minister, Sirry Pasha, intimated that Egypt would now consider the question of these raids in the light of international law. Since June 22
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    EX-PREMIER OF MADRAS SENTENCED
    45 7 Madras. Dec. 3. THE former premier of Madras. C. Rajagopalachariar, was arrested today under the Defence of India Act. He was taking part in the campaign to discourage war effort in India and was sentenced to a year's simple imprisonment. -Reuter.
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    U.S. Pilots Flying Bombers Across
    114 7 Baltimore, Dec. 3. FE disclosure that American pilots are making regular mass deliveries of American bombers to Britain was made by one of the pilots concerned here to-day. He averred that deliveries were being made without molestation by flying over the north Atlantic. Regular deliveries
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    Huge Cost Of War To Britain
    50 7 Huge Cost Of War To Britain London, Dec. 3. BRITAIN is now spending 12,876,000 daily on the war —a record figure. Exchequer returns for last week issued to-day skow that during that period supply services cost £90,134,000, compared with £72,350.000 in the previous week, a daily increase of over £2,soo,ooo.—Reuter.
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    35 7 London, Dec. 3. TT was announced In the House of Commoat this afternoon that since the outbreak of war 31 members of rescue parties had been killed and 510 Injured la tbe London area. —Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4. 1940. (458 th Day Of The War.) THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
    1154 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4. 1940. (458 th Day Of The War.) THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS It took the threat of world domination by the Germans to make a large number of people realize that Great Britain, in her role of Mis- tress of the Seas, was
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    CAPT. A. H. RAMSAY
    65 8 London, Dec. 4. THE Government intends at a convenient 1 date to Invite the House of Commons to approve the report of the Committee ot Privileges on the case of Capt. A. H. Ramsay, the Conservative M.P. (or Midlothian and Peebles, who has be*n detained for
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      THE WAR FUND
      184 8 More Monthly Subscribers Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your leader today was a timely one Another Appeal for the War Fund. I think your remark that the number of regular monthly contributors should be greatly increased hiti the nail on the head. The
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      BROADCASTING
      198 8 Up-Country Listeners Want More Consideration To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Now that the Singapore broadcasting station Is an Imperial concern, (he conditions in Singapore only should not be taken as a reason lor discontinuing the relay of the morning news. Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur are
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      TAXATION
      192 8 The People Are Anxious To Contribute To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your correspondent W. Pierpoint is not only wrong in concluding that the opposition to income tax cannot (or will not) contribute to the common cause," but he also refuses to s?e and to concede the
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      GREAT LEADERS
      224 8 Good Fortune Of China And Britain To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. At a time when leaders are badly needed China and Great Britain are fortunate in having two great men to lead them steadily toward" final victory. In the Eas;, thanks to the great efforts
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      FREE SPEECH
      529 8 The Right To Criticize The Government To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your correspondent D.J.W." who wrote requesting that letters from "R.V.C." should not be published, should himself not have written such a silly letter. It clearly shows that D.J.W." belongs to that type of person
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      ESTATES STAFFS
      219 8 Sick Men Given A Month's Notice To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l shall be obliged if you will allow me space to give vent to a feeling of grievance against estates in their treatment of staffs during illness. The system of giving one month's) notice
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      "GET UP, SPEAK UP, SHUT UP"
      107 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, May I suggest to those people who object to constant letters from "LC.L." and "R.V.C." that they should do a bit of writing themselves If they aie not too lazy For my part, I am content
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      RAID SHELTERS
      527 8 Provision Of Protection In Singapore To the Editor of the Straits Tlmr« Sir.— There seems to be an impression that air-raid shelters in Singapore are an impossibility on account of the low water-table and the expense of tunnelling Into high land at considerable distances from the centres of
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      RELIGIOUS PROBLEM
      214 8 i Spread Of Buddhism In Thailand To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— As a iMdlng newspaper or a neighbour of Thailand, you always tako a keen interest in the alfairs of this country and often comment at great) length giving your views and advice; I therefore
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      GIFT TO GREECE
      112 8 Suggestion To Malaya Patriotic Fund To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The two letters already printed In your paper supporting the idea of a gift to the Greek Red Cross from tha Malaya Patriotic Fund are a splendid inspiration. I request the attention of! the
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    BIG ITALIAN COUNTER-ATTACK IN NORTH BROKEN
    592 9  -  Advancing Troops B> Enemy Retreating In Two Sectors (.REEKS ONLY A MILE FROM KEY TOWN IN SOUTH Heavy Losses Inflicted A VIGOROUS Italian counter-offensive in the northern sector has been smashed with &reat loss, says a report from the Yugoslav town of Monastir. Both
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    Italian Slaves Of Nordic Tyranny
    153 9 London, Dec. 4. THE appeal to Catholics all over the world made by Monsignor Mamos. •nary Apostolic of Athens, has t-voked a whole hearted and sympathetic response from Cardinal Illnsley, Archb'shop of Westminster. The Cardinal declares the indisi riminate hombing and slaughter of ii«Mi-r«n»ih;it:ints and
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    Heavy Bombing Of Valona
    207 9 British Planes Active Over Albania Athens. Dec. 4. BRITISH bomber planes have been harassing the enemy in the rear. Valona, the port to which the Italians retreating from the Argyrocatro sector would naturally withdraw, was heavily bombed on Monday by the R.A.F. In spite of bad
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    Enemy Arms Captured In The Sudan Area
    105 9 London, Dec. 4. rkETAILS are now available of the action v In ihf Kassala area < Anglo-Egyptian Sudani on the night of Nov. 30, says a G.H.Q. communique. In addition to the capturing of prisoners alrcadv reported, our pati-ol destroyed a lony and
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    31 9 PRINCESS JULIANA c? the Netherlands, who is now in Canada, is to be the guest of President and Mrs. Roosevelt from Dec. 13 for two days, it was announced In Washington.
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    MORE HELP TO U. K. URGED
    296 9 American People Are Insistent Washington, Dec. 3. ADMINISTRATION officials who usually gather before important steps are taken in American aid for Britain met at the treasury to-day. Those attending included Mr. H. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury; Mr. H. Stimson, War Secretary; Ccl. F.
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    CURBING ACTIVITIES OF IRON GUARD POLICE
    132 9 Rome, Dec. 3. DISSOLUTION of the Iron Guard police, a purge of membership of the organization, and a ban en the wearing of green uniform except "while engaged on service of the state" are three points in adecres containing drastic measures to curb activities
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    U. S. Gift Of Mobile Canteens
    70 9 Air raid victims enjoying a drink at the first mobile canteen in one of the damaged areas of London. Fifty such mobile canteens have been given by the American Allied Relief Fund in response to the appeal made by Lord Woolton. the Minister of
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    Hitler's New Manoeuvre
    270 9 FRESH EFFORT TO WIN OVER FRANCE London, Dec. 4. rpHE announcement that Marshat ■I Petain is going to Versailles to be installed as Chief of State is viewed with misgiving by the French people who realize that the Germans are planning to embroil them in the war
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    Double Object Of The Nazis
    413 9 Double Object Of The Nazis JJITLKRS first approach to Marshal Petain having failed, it would stem that the Fuehrer is now attempting to redeem bis failure by guile, writes Router's diplomatic correspondent. By arranging for the veteran French leader to return to Versailles, the Germans with the aid of Laval
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    EXTRA RATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS
    61 9 London, Dec. 4. HOUSEWIVES responsible for Christmas parties at family reunions have received the welcome news that the Ministry of Food may be able for a week beginning from Dec. 16 to arrange for consumers to receive 12 ounces of bacon and four ounces of tea
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    BRITAIN MAKES REPLY TO FRENCH PROTEST
    39 9 Madrid, Dec. 4 THE British Government's reply to the French protest against the alleged bombing of Marseilles is reported to have been handed by the British Ambassador to the French Ambassador here. Reuter.
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    48 9 London, Dec. 4. MR. C. R. Atth«, the Lord Privy Seal, gave a negative reply to a question In the House of Commons asking the Governmeut to revert to the policy of having a War Cabinet entirely composed of Ministers free from departmental duties and responsibilities. —British Wireless.
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    JAPAN'S PLANS HIT BY NEW ITALIAN WAR REVERSES
    226 9 Halt Believed To Have Been Called To N.I. And Indo-China Moves INFORMED diplomatic circles in Washington express th< 1 belief that any designs Japan may harbour against th« Netherlands Indies and French Indo-China will not Iw further pursued until the whole political
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    FRENCH PRIESTS MADE TO LEAVE THAILAND ?
    60 9 FRENCH PRIESTS MADE TO LEAVE THAILAND Shanghai, Dec. 4. pRENCH priests and nuns have been expelled from Thailand, according to a communique issued by the French Indo-China Government; at Hanoi. They are stated to have been placed in iron cages the usual Thai prison cells and kept there for ten
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    Anglo-U.S. Co-operation In The Pacific
    110 9 London, Dec. 4. r T r WO interesting: questions bear- in< upon Anglo-American cooperation in the Far East appear in a House of Commons paper for early answer. Mr. Robert Morgan (Con., Stourbridge) will suggest a joint An^loAmerican declaration in opposition to the so-called new
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    R.A.F. RAID ON NAPLES
    204 9 Oil Refineries Raihvay Bombed Cairo, Dec. 4. ROYAL Air Force headquarters In Cairo to-night announced that long-range bombing aircraft carried out a raid en Naples on Monday night. A railway junction and oil refineries were attacked successfully. One wellplaced stick of bombs straddled oil refineries and
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    SINGLE ENEMY PLANE VISIT S. ENGLAND
    64 9 London. Dec. 4. SINGLE enemy aircraft made a lew flights over East Anslia and southeast England yesterday, according to an Air Ministry communique. Some pianes flew over the London area and dropped bombs on the out- s«tirt5 of the capital. Bombb won.' also dropped
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    MORE BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR MR. CHURCHILL
    751 10 £12,000 Has Now Been Sent To London From Fund OLEH OLEH PARTY'S BIG EFFORT RAISES $4,149 THK Churchill Birthday Fund refuses to subside! Further donations amounting to over $1,300 have carried the total to $105,052.94. An additional £500 is being remitted to the Imperial
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    75 10 MMtltHl BAFrLts lIOTKI iJinncr l)ancr 'Informal) 8 p.m. to Midnight. OAKKK X rillATKr GfcYLANG When., Our Next Meeting Two New Sisters Double Kraturr Can- Talkie at 7.45 OKI*! HORI.D 30 to y it 9 p.m. to Olofec: Waltz\s Diatney Sky The Witness mmm «<«■ lealres ar^i Cinemas. CaUarpt Dancing
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    128 10 THIS Diary is intended to call 1 attention to functions which are being held in aid of The War Fund Organizers of such functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature. To-morrow: Hockey: Civilians vs. Combined Servces. To-morrow Friday: "White Elephant" and Christmas gifts
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    At The Cinema SCREEN MASTERPIECE AT ALHAMBRA
    365 10 At The Cinema SCREEN MASTERPIECE AT ALHAMBRA All This And Heaven Tog (Bette Davis, Charles Boyer and Barbara O Neil) Warner Brothers now showing at the Albambra. THIS screen mast«rp;tce, which vu recently snown for one night in aid of The Wai Fund, was introduced for a regular season last
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    N.L ASSEMBLY PLANT PLAN
    91 10 Aircraft Industry In Indies 'From Our Own Correspondents Batavi 3. PLANS for the estabilshm... of an aircraft assembly plant have reached an advanced stage in the Netherlands Indies. This is revealed in the Government's reply to suggestions in the People's Council for the establishment of an
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    TAXI-DANCER KILLED IN CAR CRASH
    120 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. LIM gwee Keng. better known as MoUv Wong, a 25-year-ol.' Chinese girl said j to be a taxi-dancer employed in a local j cabaret, was fatally injured last night, wh^:i the car in which she was travelling
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    CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
    82 10 WAHNLNG intended to save senders ot r\ Christmas cards and calendars from iiappointment Is published in page two a-day. j It is not permissible for individuals to ost Christmas cards from Malaya to eutral countries— except the United States Christmas cards and calendars can only
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    QUESTIONS FOR EXAMS
    98 10 Unusual Charge In Kuala Kangsar KUALA Kangsar ponce are making investigations following the arrest on Sunday at Kuaia Kangsar of a Malay who was alleged to have had in his possession question papers for the Cambridge local examinations. The man, it is alleged, tried to dL-v PON
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    Plea For Reducing Long Spells In Prison Cells
    517 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) T Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. he question of the hours of detention of convicts in their prison cells in the Pudu gaol, was raised by Mr. X X Benjamin at the Budget meeting of the Selangor State Council
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    King George VI Dock
    55 10 An unusual view of the King George VI graving dock at the Singapore naval base. It shows the dock after the water has been pumped out. The tremendous size of the dock is indicated by the figure in the foreground. Article on naval 'base in page
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    SIR SHENTON THOMAS & HONG KONG'S A.R.P. Inspects Colony's Shelters And Tours Defences
    773 10 SIR SHENTON THOMAS HONG KONG'S A.R.P. Inspects Colony's Shelters And Tours Defences CIR Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements. due back from leave with Lady Thomas this week, had a busy time in Hong Kong where he toured the defences, carried out an inspection of the A.R.P. organization, and
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    25 10 The Yang Mulia Raja Peira. the inUMK of the late Sultan Mohammed of Seiaiifcor, visiting Johore and will return to Kuj Lumpur on December 23.
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    SINGAPORE'S EURASIANS
    238 11 Seek Bigger Part In Public Life "WITH a war of appalling magni- tude raging in Europe and the Near East, Eurasians, as in the last war, have not hesitated to volunteer their services both in the active and in the civil defence forces," said Mr. G. E. N.
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    INQUIRY INTO CONDUCT OF MINES OFFICERS
    1079 11 Giving Extra Money Said To Be Old Chinese Custom "FOR TEA OR COOLING WATER" SAYS MINING WITNESS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. AT the sitting of the Commission of Inquiry into the F.M.S. Mines Department to-day Mr. C. Mills, representing A.
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    Alleged Robbery Of $5,400
    67 11 QUEK QUEE HOE, a 22-year-old Hokkten, had a charge of robbing Chua Chcc Yu, Shanghai Chinese cashier of Shaw Bros., Ltd., Malayan Aim producers, distributors and exhibitors, of $5,400 in cash, in Robinson Road at noon on Monday, explained to him in the third court yesterday.
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    ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITALS
    304 11 Christmas Treat For Children PATIENTS of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, crippled children in St. Andrews Orthopaedic Hospital and some 400 of the poorest of Singapore's slum children are to be given a Chrislmas treat at these two hospitals this year. In order to make the treat possible,
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    OBLIGATIONS TO BRITAIN
    257 11 Selangor Sultan's Advice To People (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. TTHERE was not the slightest doubt that Great Britain and her allies would achieve final victory in the present war, said the Sultan of Selangor speaking at the State Council's budget meeting to-day. The
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    Naval Officer Charged With Causing Death Of Woman
    554 11 "IN all my 11 years of experience i in driving a motor-car, I have J never been paralysed by the speed of a car; this time I was paralysed; I < tried to shout, but I could not," said W. C. P.
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    EUROPEAN CONVICTED FOR DEFAMATION
    357 11 Former Partner In Orchard Road Cafe Business AWING to the fact that you have been in custody for over month, that you fell ill and spent part of the time in hospital, a term of imprisonment would be too harsh on a man of your age."
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    DOUBLE-MURDER ALLEGED
    66 11 nPWO charges of murder were explained to a 25-year-old Tamil, Krishnasamy, In the second court yesterday. The first charge was that he murdered a Tamil woman named Mutcma In a house In Lorong H, off Telois Kurau Read, at 8 a.m. on Monday, and the second that, at
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    FEATURES OF SINGAPORE BASE
    2385 12 Vast Dockyard And 20 Sq. Miles Of Anchorage ADMIRALTY WORKSHOPS A.R.P. MEASURES Tll(K>K who are privileged to visit the Sinjrapore naval bas c never cease to marvel at its completeness and ideal situation. Here within It or 60 miles of the equator, at the southernmost point
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    "£8,000,000 Idea" For Spitfire Funds
    99 12 London, Dec. 3. CREDIT for an "£8,000,000 idea" goes to the editor of a West Indie.-, newspaper the Jamaica Gleaner. As a mark of gratitude to the R.A.F. fighters' prowess in sweeping the skies of German raiders and quashing the projected invasion of Britain the
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    Italy's War Failure Halts Scheme For Big Loan
    151 13 GERMANS TO HOLD 30,000 MEETINGS TO STRENGTHEN PEOPLE'S MORALF Istanbul, Dec. Z. THE failure so far of the "punitive expedition" against the Greeks has embarrassed Italian officials, who had been awaiting news of initial successes in order to launch a big internal
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    Caledonia Sunk —Second Time Tell-Tale Slip Made
    141 13  - Caledonia Sunk Second Time Tell -Tale Slip Made Germans By London, Dec. 3. A TELL-TALE slip was made by the German High Command today when it issued a communique claiming to have sunk a British auxiliary cruiser, the Caledonia, of 17.046 tons. It is true that the Caledonia has been
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    Shipping Losses Up For Week
    214 13 19 Vessels Totalling 75.560 Tons London, Dec. 3. BRITISH shipping losses for the week ended at midnight on Nov. 24-25 were above the weekly average since the war began. They trailed 19 ships, representing 75,560 tons. During the same period three Allied, ship« to'a'.l'.n* 12.415
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    Eire Not Being Told Of Cabinet Decisions
    76 13 London, Dec. 3. fTOR wartime purposes the British I* Government is departing from its previous invariable practice of sending all important Cabinet decisions to all the Dominions. The Dominions Secretary. Lord Cranborne, indicated that such communications are not being made to Eire. The
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    U.S. PRESS CRITICISM OF MR. J. P. KENNEDY
    98 13 New York, Dec. 3. AVAST number or Americans are going to breathe more easily," declares the New York Herald, in commenting on the resignation of Mr. Joseph Kennedy, adding: "As Ambassador, his career has been unfortunate because nobody has ever known exactly
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    RUMANO -HUNGARIAN NEGOTIATIONS
    69 13 Vichy, Dec. 3. DIRECT negotiations between Hungary and Rumania on questions arising from the cession of northern Transylvania will be resumed immediately, states Havas agency dispatch from Budapest A Joint Italo-German commission has been established at the request of the Rumanian Government in order to settle questions
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    ANGLO-SPANISH PACT PURELY TECHNICAL
    67 13 London, Dec. 3. rE Anglo-Spanish agreement signed m Madrid yesterday is stated In authoritative quarters in London to be purely a technical agreement similar to those already j negotiated with Portugual and various other j countries, notably in South America, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. It Is
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    R.A.F. ACTIVE AGAIN
    123 13 Lorient, Norway Bases Hit London, Dec. 3. r|*HE R.A.F. has once more scored successes against German shipping and submarines. The German U-boat base at Lorient in the Bay of Biscay was attached last night for a second time by planes of the Bomber Command. At the same
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    QUISLING MAY BE REMOVED
    113 13 REPORTS that Germany may remove Quisling and iiis party from power in Norway are reaching London. The Oslo correspondent of the Social Demokraten says Quisling's successor is likely to be Victor Mogens, one of the leaders of the Fatherland League, which was originally a conservative movement
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    GREEKS CONTINUE PUSH DESPITE SNOWSTORMS
    626 14 Italian Army Is Retreating Towards Vital Point London, Dec. ?>. THE Greeks are continuing: their advance in Albania 1 despite heavy snowstorms, which are no more successful in holding them up than the Italians have been so far. Mussolini's legions in northern Albania facing to
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    How R.A.F. Aided Fall Of Koritza
    215 14 London, Dec. 3. HOW three R.A.F. planes wont out. and only one returned in one of the most successful and daring bombing raids of the war in Albania is revealed by the Air Ministry news service. When the Italians were fighting backward and rushing
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    'A nother Friendly Power' May Also Help China
    153 14 A nother Friendly Power May Also Help China fr Chungking, Dec. 3. yUE recently announced United States loan to China may shortly be followed by an announcement of further credits to the Chinese Government from another friendly power it is authoritatively learned here to-day. While no further details are yet
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    HOME SECRETARY & RELEASE OF INTERNEE ALIENS
    520 14 HOME SECRETARY RELEASE OF INTERNEE ALIENS London, Dec. 4. lyE have to test not only the aliens' general opinion and general •loyalty, but how they would act if the enemy succeeded in invading this country and the possibility of an invasion has not by any means been removed," said Mr.
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    Christmas Eve Mass Before Black-out
    70 14 Rome, Dec. 3. THE Pope has expressed a hope that the belligerent Dowers will observe Christmas Eve mass in the afternoon instead of at midnight, says the Italian news agency His Holiness has authorized celebration of the customary Christmas Eve mass durinz the afternoon of
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE WIN GALLOWAY CUP
    780 15 9—39 3 Victory Over Raffles In Annual Rugby Match Medical College i>; Raffles College 3. THE use of megaphones, rattles, and the firing of Chinese crackers, all helped to make the annual intercollege rugby match at Bukit Timah yesterday one of the m<M keenly contested
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    40 15 RUGGER R.A.F. vs. R.A.A.F., Jalan Besar. Hockey: S.C.R.C. vs. Mountain Battery, N.C.K.C. Indian Association vs. S.R.C., Balcstier; S.R.C. 11. vs. Singapore Hornets, S.R.C. Police vs. R.A.M.C., Depot; Singapore Colts vs. J.C.S.A., Tessensohn Road: S.C.C. vs. Loyals. S.C.C.
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    Weights For Second Day In Selangor
    251 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. WEIGHTS for six races on Dec. 11, the second day cf the Selangor Turf Club's races in Kuala Lumpur, are as follows Horses, Class 4, Mile and fur. Constant Light 9.00 Tin Pocket 8.01 Sindanglaja 8.13
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    67 15 ['THE following have accepted to play hockey for the S-C.C. first team against the Loyals Regiment at tho S.C.C. to-day: D. Brennan: R. A. U. Todd, F/O. S. M. Maclldowie: Capt. J. P. M. Hope, W. J. Peel, Major J. R. Kellett: F/O. W. E. Evans, T. A.
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    Blues And Reds Meet To-day At Rugger
    361 15 Blues And Reds Meet To-day At Rugger FRIENDLY MATCH AT JALAN BESAR WHAT should prove to be a very attractive rugger match will be played at the Jalan Besar stadiun> to-day when the Royal Air force, the Blues, will meet the Royal Australian Air Force, the Reds, in a friendly
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    RACING MUST CONTINUE
    190 15 Lord Rosebery On Its Importance Newmarket, Dec. 4. OOINTING out that hundreds of thousands of pourXs sterling ot British racing thoroughbred stock had i been exported to North and South AirericL, South Africa. India, Australia and elsewhere, Lord Rosebery, speaking at the annual meeting of the ihoroughbred
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    WAR FUND HOCKEY ON THE PADANG
    102 15 THE last of the hockey matches arranged by the Singapore Hockey Association in aid of The War Fund, between the Civilians and the Combined Services on the S.C.C. padang to-morrow, will be played under the patronage of Mr. S. W. Jones, the Officer Administering
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    OLD BOYS AND FORT IN 3—3 DRAW
    73 15 IN a rather scrappy game of rugger at Woodsville yesterday, the St. Andrew's Old Boys drew with Fort Canning, three points all, each side scoring an unconverted try. The 5.A.0.8. try was scored a few minutes before the interval by Sou Teng, Kit
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    MOUNTAIN BATTERY WIN
    26 15 GREATER speed in attack and defence gave the Mountain Battery a five-one victory over the V.M.C.A. at hockey on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday.
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    SMALL MONTANA LOSES Toronto, Dec. 3.
    39 15 SMALL MONTANA LOSES Toronto, Dec. 3. OU Salica, in bis first defence of the worij bantamweight championship, beat Small Montana, of the Philippines on a technical knockout in the third round after Montana had been floored nine times Reutcr.
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