The Straits Times, 18 December 1940

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    47 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). l». PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS The Straits Times P\«.KS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940. PRICE "> CENTS.
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      794 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be i-lo6ed on: 25th December Wednesday. Christmas Oaj (Public Holiday) 2«th December. Thursday. Boxinr Day (Public Holiday). SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% DEBENTURE STOCK 1928. INTEREST DUE "oth JANUARY, 1941. NOTICE is hereby i?iven that th" Transfer Registers of the abovr stork will be closed
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    London Stock Exchange
    334 3 Iond<>n, Dtf. 17. y ''ick rwtMimr to-day uealingt n umrd tn International NickcL twtnaB was dot. than were uln r ban wms lmpoM>d last Jure. Ad tin tromUrl dls^sltlon. Thr prlea s 41 and the closing pr*tr iif 5 Hs *'.id S l» r c'lii ltiiy.il Dtftch
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATE TO PAY 30 PER CENT.
    85 3 AT Uio annual meeting of Poi. cor., lidated Co.. Lid. oems Weld in London to-day, the directors are; proposing a final dividend of 2C per cent lesa tax at 8s. 6d. In In D per cent, for the year. On th« 7 per
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    141 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent! London. Dec. 17. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows vttn previous quotations lr narenthesi*:— Xl KBIR: Easier. Spot 11 15 16d 12',d (12d 12 3 16d> Jan. 12 1 16 d 123 16a (I2',d l2V^d) Feb. 12", d 12 3 16d (12 3
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    272 3 ARRIVALS Mails irom Indo-Chlna 1 air .jeneral ry 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Java and Sumatra (air) •r.erftl delivery 3.30 p.m. to-day. Mail? from Sumatra (air s?ner»l delivery 1.40 p m. to-morrow. Air mails from Singapore lor Great Britain despatched en Oc.. 14 and 18. 1940.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1337 3 Tl KSDAY, DEC. 17. 1910: 1 rM ■MM sat en 3ellert Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 4>4d 3s 9a Austral Amtl (5s 6s M Is Austral Malay (£> 13s 6d S5s 6a Ayr Hitam f5s) 20s 6d 22s Ayer Weng ($1) .72' .77 Bangrln nn <t>
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    CABLE & WIRELESS (MID-EAST) New Company Formed
    69 3 CABLE WIRELESS (MID-EAST) New Company Formed CABLE and Wireless has formed a subsidiary in connection with Its t perations in India and the Colony of Aden. Its name is Cable and Wireless Mid-East) and the nominal capital B 40,000. The Board, which will receive no remuneration, will always comprise the
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      232 3 \N ADHESIVE COMPOIND READY FOR IMMI DIM X I N KO HEAT \O SOLDEHINC REOI IRED. TARZAN'S GRIP MENDS ANYTHING Useful In every home, 50 cents per tube Obtainable Everywhere Sole Distributors: 6RAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore, K. Lumpur and Penane. MAE WEST Says: "Love thy neighbour— and if he happens
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      55 3 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-daj H W. 00 55 a.m. 9 ft.; 12.13 aooa 9.8 It. I.. W. CM a.m. 4.2 ft.; 6.54 p.m. 0.8 ft. To-morrow H. W. 1.30 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 12.54 p.m. 9.7 ft. L. W. 6.55 a.m. 4.1 ft.; 7.33 p.m. X ft. December Sunrise Sunsrt 18
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      248 6 THE MOST THRILLING SPY DXAMA EVER SCREENED! pfty "TRAITOR SPY" IS fT jfi BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO ™:/JlU£€ fjk AMERICA'S "Confessions /IDAV 4| of a Nazi Spy" %#^D w I inathrilling*STOßYOF ALSO A New issue of MAi,s~*cT»mr- T||E MAi?c|| T|ME 'G-MEN of the SEA' y^^i*^* 'PATHE Y^fflf^mflßff. GAZETTE' MIDNIGHT PREMIERE SATURDAY
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      320 6 PAVLIONI MICHAEL REDGRAVE OPENING TO-DAY fi^^j PN 6.i5 9.15 lE^^riyplihU THE ASTOUNDING $L MSPi^^m ADVENTURES IN THE rVf^ '''fi^iffll HEART OF THE X^^H^SP COMEDY DRAMA! faJmt MICHAEL REDGRAVE of tTT^^ "THE LADY VANISHES 1 Kj£^ PAU^LUKaI SA 1 I V /""DAV HARTLEY POWER ALLI vjKAi Wr •■Kifun «HitiH.v» LAST NIGHT
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      187 6 "COME UP AND SEE THEM n today at the CAPiTOL HI I 3.15- 6.15-9.lS"| The BIG NEW LAUGH SHOW! fWESFFIEIDSM EXTRA The Official Picture that has aroused the Admiration of the Civilized World. 'BRITAIN CAN TAKE IT' The Most Exciting moving picture short I've ever seen says WALTER WINCHELL Screened
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    VITAL TARGETS HIT IN ALLNIGHT RAID ON MANNHEIM
    380 7 Large Buildings Lifted Into Air During Attack On U-Boat Base London, Dec. 17. THE main feature of R.A.F. operations by bombers last night was a heavy attack on Mannheim, which lasted from eight o'clock at night to the early hours of this
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    British Raids A "Stern : Test." Says Goebbels
    105 7 British Raids A "Stern Test." Says Goebbels 1 London, Dec. 17. |UST as Hitler last week addressed munitions workers In Berlin, so today Goebbels. Nazi Propaganda Mlniser. visited Hamburg and addressed workers in the much bombed Blohm and Voss shipyard*. w The general drift of Goebbels' speecn I was similar
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    Hyderabad's Big War Effort
    85 7 Hyderabad's Big War Effort Hyderabad, Dec. 17. WORKSHOPS, factories and the technical staff of Hyderabad have o3en placed on a war basis and a speLal committee is to be appointed to •il'aborate with the supply department \i the India Government. Thia was stated by Sir Akbar Hydari, "^nt of the
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    THIRD NAZI AGENT EXECUTED IN U.K.
    111 7 Dutch Subject Who Was Born In Japan London, Dec. 17. IN enemy agent convicted of working for Germany was executed at Pentonville Prison in London this morning, the Home Office announces. The spy was a Dutch subject, Charles Albert Van den Kieboom, born In
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    POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF GEORGE CROSS
    83 7 London, Dec 17. rlE posthumous award of the George Cross to Squadron Leader Eric Moxey Is announced to-day. In August. 1940, Moxey, who was a flyingofficer observer In the last war, was tethmuai intelligence officer at the Air Ministry and volunteered to remove two unexploded
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    Nazi E-boats Flee On Meeting Destroyers
    45 7 Derlin. Dec. 17. rPO-DAY'S German High torn* mand communique says that i force of E-boats (German motor torpedo-boats) encountered a superior force of British destroyers in the Channel on Sunday night but "escaped undamaged after a short encounter." Reuter.
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    23 Ships Lost In One Week
    146 7 23 Ships Lost In One W eek Danger Of Mines And Enemy Raiders London, Dec. 17. rENTY-THRE£ ships aggregating: 101.190 tons were lost by enemy action during the week ending midnight on Dec. 8. announces the Admiralty The Germans claim to have sunk 243,000 tons during that period. The losses
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    Airman Honoured For Courageous Action
    143 7 Airman Honoured For Courageous Action I -on don. Dec. 17. 'THREE ihips of one convoy were burning furiously when 14 injured men were rescued by a high-speed launch. Laier, when attemp:ing to rescue personnel frcm two planes which had fallen into the sea, nine enemy planes attacked the launch wi:h
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      394 7 RAFFLES HOTEL To-iigbt-DINNER DANCE (iifoniil) B p.a. tt lidiight POP^B RAR Ac c T tS5 RET BUSTER MAGGIE Dinner $3.00 Non-diners 51.00 NEXT SUHPAY- MILITARY BAND CONCEPT IN THK OPBM AIR PALM COURT— B.3O to 10.30 p.m. By the Band of the ARGYLL SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS It* kind permission of It
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      252 7 The Greatest War Story Ever Told! Vivid reality exposing Mk T"^J J^ the heroism and indomitable m m m Where Everybody Goes courage of those who thwart a««- oofi f 3.15 o*ls 9.15. the Nazi on the High Seas! PHONE 3400 IT'S AMAZING! Ghost ships trans- ITS STARTLING! formed to
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE.WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 1940 (472nd Day Of The War.)
    1168 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 1940 (472nd Day Of The War.) "On English Soil" It is not difficult now to conjecture with reasonable certainty what decisions of high policy or strategy were reached when Hitlei and Mussolini last foregathered at the Brenner Pass. Obviously it was; then intimated
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      TAXATION
      519 8 "Simple Simon" Answers A Critic To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— lt was satisfying to see that your correspondent Scrutator had taken enough interest in my plan tor raising revenue to read parts of it six times. Whether I made my writing— not my peroration, as he
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      BROADCASTING
      271 8 Interference With The B. B. C. News Bulletins To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln regard to the interference with the 050 a.m. 8.8.C. news mentioned by your correspondent "J." we are by no means free Horn this up country. (By the way. my previous letter was
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      "NO WARNING MESSAGES"
      109 8 "No warning messages to mariners have so far been received to-day from the Master Attendant's office."—Frequent announcement from the Singapore Broadcasting Station. Master Attendant, can't you please Send just one word across the seas, Open your lips just once to warn The lonely sailor-men forlorn? If you've
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      HONG KONG WIVES
      715 8 Straight Talking By An Evacuee To the Editor of the Strails Times Sir,— We, the exiles, have followed with interest the correspondence in your paper on the subject of wives I evacuated from Hong Kong. "An English Wife" put a good though inadequate case; "Commander's Wife" a
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      RAISING FUNDS
      87 8 Wartime Toll At Johore Causeway To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I crave the indulgence of a small space in your paper just to voice my opinion regarding the production of some more cash to help the Old Country in her need? What is wrong
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      BETTER ENGLISH
      55 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, More power to Zest's elbow But his zest should not cloud his discrimination. May I refer him to Fowler's Modern English Usage page 390, where more considerate treatment is given to nouns of multitude that marry plural verbs— Yours, e,c,
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      BESTIAL GERMANY
      800 8 Nazi Experiment **Crud< And Devilish" To the Editor of the Strait Tinea Sir.- The rrcatest tragedy of m times Is man's failure, spiritual keep abreast of his material con In scientific achievement. h< proved himself a giant. In progress he is still a babe. What is the reason
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      29 8 FROSTED FOODS Arriving December 22 < by President Jackson. I BUN BEE CO., 111/113, Beach Rd. Spore. Phone 6460. I i JOHNOUKE Ma v ufact urirtg Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    NEW U.S. MOVE TO SPEED UP AID TO BRITAIN
    489 9 War Materials May Be Leased To U.Ko PLAN BEING SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS ON JAN. 3 'Ensuring Continuous Flow Of Supplies 9 Roosevelt PRESIDENT Roosevelt announced last night a plan for speeding up aid to Britain. The Administration, be said, was considering
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    Nazis To Occupy Town Of Lyons?
    236 9 Nazis To Occupy Town Of Lyons? v. Doc. 18. Laval, former Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister of Frn.-ice, in try:ir.sh:il Petain a pliant r his pro-German policy, encountered stubborn renst- fled by the change [i diterranean. It v.. reported 1 1:w: w e laid far i (> r internal reform t
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    U.S. Press Urging More Help
    418 9 British Attitude To Further Purchases Washington. Dec. 17. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, on his first j day back at the While House after his return from his West Indies tour, was greeted to-day by newspaper headlines reflecting grave concern over the question -f th" urgent need of
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    India Proud Of Her Troops In Egypt
    123 9 Bhopal. Doc. 18. INDIAN pride in tae achievements of h:\ troops in the Western Desert battles II reflected in a congratulatory message perrciaily handed by the Nawab of Bhopal to Gen Sir Robert Oaawili. the Commander-in-Chl' J in India., for transmission to Gen.
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    Duke Of Windsor As British Envoy?
    73 9 Duke Of Windsor As British Envoy? Miami (Florida) Dec. 17. THE Duke of Windsor told a press conference to-day that he had not asfced for appointment: as successor to Lord Lothian a< British Ambassador to Washington, but 'I would certainly accept it If I thought U ul'i be to the
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    BIG BRITISH ADVANCE
    397 9 Motorized Units 40 Miles In Libya London, Dec. 18. DRITISH troops are strongly attacking Bardia, a port about ten miles inside the Libyan border and one of Libya's most heavily fortified forts. Meanwhile British advance mechanized units have occupied coastal territories some 40 miles inside Libya. After
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    BLITZKRIEG—BY THE BRITISH
    248 9 BLITZKRIEG— BY THE BRITISH Goebbels* Lies Cannot Obscure Reverses London, Dec. 18. DEUTERS chU Diplomatic corres- pondent v.:! GoebbeLs. me Nazi Propaganda Minister, seems to j have made up his mind that the Eritish victories do not exist except in their imagination; that the Italians ?rc fighting magnificently: that Britain
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    THE ASSAULT ON SOLLUM
    452 9 London, Dec. 18. "THE British infantry were yester1 day preparing particularly for a big push across the frontier into Libya," writes Gordon Young, Rev- j ter's special correspondent in the I Western Desert, who is now in Sollum. "They were tired but triumphant when they occupied
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    Libya Prisoners For India
    42 9 Libya Prisoners For India New D-lhi, Dec. 18. r! is learnt that internment camps are being prepared in India for the reception of at least 20.000 Italian prisoners from the Wesicrn Desert who %r« expected to be brought to India soon. Reuter.
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    BRITAIN'S 'NO' TO HITLER
    244 9 Will Not Abandon Our Allies London, Dec. 18. "THE British Government could never accept any arrangement having: the effect of perpetuating German domination of Europe," declared Lord Snell in the House of Lords yesterday. He continued: •The British Government is resolutely determined to do all in
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    Raid Casualties In November
    61 9 London. Dec. 18. A TOTAL of 4,588 civilians, men, I i women and children, were kill- ed during the German air raids on Britain during November, while 6,202 were injured and detained In I the hospital, the Ministry of Hoir > Security announces. These figures include
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    40 New Destroyers For America
    59 9 Waslxfciston, Dec. 17. 'J'HE award of a contract for the construction of 40 additional destroyers at an estimated cost of over $253,000,000 was announced by Col. Prank Kr.ox, Secretary of I the Navy, as well as an award of contracts I for expansion of shipbuildirg
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    FREE FRENCH TROOPS IN ATTACK ON SOLLUM
    68 9 Cairo, Dec. 18. j^ruiE French forces which are right In from* lino are giving valuable support, to in? Imperial troops. They showed great coura«'' and dash In the final onslaught apalnst BoHum. Although French army tactics sre very different, from the British, months
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    GERMAN INVASION THREAT TO BRITAIN STILL REAL
    571 9 Lord Beaverbrook's Grave Warning: "Perhaps Even Before Spring*' UR. Alfred Landon, Republican Candidate for the I'resi- dency in 1936, declared on his return to Topeka (Kansas) yesterday from a visit to Washington that he had been advised "by reliable official sources that Hitler
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    Badoglio Executed For Treachery?
    46 9 Badoglio Executed For Treachery? Lomob, Dec Rl.l'Ol IS from I aly slmw increasing confusion and un.tMncss concPrninj; the »ir vi n i :i An example is ;i rumour current in Italy that On. II:: d -Rlio an 'l <> livi KenerUs have heen ex'cutocl for trea~lierT. Reuter.
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    DEATH FOR WOMAN TRAITOR
    123 9 Planned To Aid Enemi In Fs!e Of Wight London. Dt-c. 1C A woman was sentenced for treachery yesterday at Wli r the first such sentenci announced as having been p.»s" woman sircr> the outbreak of war She la Dorothy P imela ■'< i years eld. The
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    NAVAL MAN'S OFFER TO AID WAR FUND
    756 10 Beautifully-Made Model Yacht To Be Sold CEYLON TAMILS' CHARITY CONCERT ON DEC. 23 A SERVING member of the Royal Navy has made a generous offer to help The War Fund. This sailor's hobby is the building of model yachts, and he has just
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    134 10 Tills Di-ir} is intruded to tall attention to rumtions which nrr belne held in aid of The War Fund Or»;ani7ers ol >ui'h functions are invited to submit detail? for Inclusion in this feature i'>-d*T- "The Babe*, in the Wood" it the Theatre Royal. .loln.rp Bahru. 6 p
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    SOCFIN GIVES $50,000
    100 10 FreeFrenchGiftTo F.M.S. War Fund 0 contributions to tue F.MS War Fund for some by the Malay when the Socfin Kuala Lumpur, which controls number of estate* in •lit the handsome donation of 550.C00. as from "Socfln and Associate Companies." In ;.ckncwlodging the gift the Malay <ys: "We
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    AMUSEMENTS
    110 10 SINOAPOKfc BArri.t> iiotm Dinner <fc Dane {Informal) 8 p.m. to MidniKnt. GAKKKK I 111 A IKK fit* LANG ii (iirl i; Pillow Cum* —Double cn'inwt Talkies at 7.45 p.m. GUJtI Ulllllli C'.iburet 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe Nlric Carter Master DetecBkj Tlir l.ady frotn Kentucky. NIH HOKIII I'aUit-s Theatre*
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    38 10 Mr. I. J. Menon. of the R.A.F., and Mr. Math -v. Ti-.umas. of Mesois. Van Hien Co.. Cliartercd AccountanU, were successful in Aw intermediale examination of the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants, London, held in June last.
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    Johore Pantomime Is Fine Christmas Entertainment
    492 10 DABES in the Wood presented at the Theatre Royal, Johore Bahru, in aid of The War Fund, has mo«<t nf thp inoTKHiAnta nf tka ti-a m.?. °f ln^ Jnfca-td.entS Ot the traI dltional, rollicking pantomime, and last night's large audience received it well. The
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    Renewal Of Tin Control Discussed
    144 10 London, Dec. 17. YESTERUAY'S meeting of the International Tin Committee mainly discussed the renewal oi the control scheme and the Bolivian smelting agreement with the United States. Excepting the French delegate, all the signatory countries were represented including the Dutch delegate. M. Van den Brock.
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    Fine Film Of London's Ordeal
    374 10 Fine Film Of London' s Ordeal At The Cinema "My Little Chickadee" (Mac West and W. C. Fields) New Universal. "Britain Can Take It," official newsreel of London's bombing. At the Capitol. THIS programme offers a first-rate i evening's entertainment. Worth the price of admission J alone is Britain Can
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    Christmas Truce For Congress Campaign
    83 10 Nagpur, Dec. 18. I UAHATMA Gandhi has called a truce to I* his campaign to hinder the war effort in India until after the Christmas hoi.days. In a message to provincial Congress comI mittces. he states that illegal activities for which a number of prominent
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    25 10 Christmas and greetings messages via Cable and Wireless should be handed in by Dec. 20 at the latest to ensure delivery by I Christmas Day.
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    Gen. Wu At The Highlands
    117 10 In the courte of hit up-country tour. Gen. Wu Tch-ehen, Chinese Minister ot Overseas Affairs, spent just over a week at Cameron Highlands. This picture teas taken during a visit he and his party paid to "Bintang f alim", the residence of Mr. Foo Ying
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    CLOSER ANGLO-DUTCH TRADE CO-OPERATION
    322 10 Part Of Vast Allied Plan For Colonial Production THE Governor of the Straits Settlements. Sir Shenton Thomas, has been authorised to undertake direct discussions with the Netherlands authorities whenever these are required. This fact was mentioned in the House of Lords yesterday by the Secretary of
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    MR. W. E. RICKWOOD
    57 10 UP,. W. E. Rickwood has arrived in Singapore to assume the divisional managership of Cable and Wireless in succession to Mr. H. T. Bennett who has been appointed the company's representative in Egypt and divisional manager for the eastern Mediterranean. Mr. Rickwood was formerly manager of
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    SERVICES IN PENANG
    188 10 Plans For Club Of Their Own ON SAME LINES AS UNION JACK (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 18. IF negotiations which are now proceedinjf are successful, the S<rvices in Penang will have a club of their own. At the moment this proposition ts in its infancy
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    SAVINGS CERTIFICATES AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS
    125 10 AN attractive Christmas Slit vc been introduced lor Malayan War Savings Certificates. A Certificate posted under thi> .clienir will reach the recipient In a special cm bearing a colourful Christmas design MM the words, "This War Savings Certttinte Aids Britain's Fight For Your Security. All
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    JINNAH'S BIRTH
    72 10 A PUBLIC meeting will be held on o*4 "evening of Dec. 25 at the Al-M:ish»>r Arabic College Padang, Prnang, to celebrate the (i r >tii I Birthday of Mr. Mohamnv-d AH Jimiah President of the All-India Muslim League Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader, the Indian mnsber •>! the Legislative
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    38 10 The talk."? in the series "World Aflaii. by H. Wickliani Steed are no-x !j-i.:i cast in the Overseas Transmission of t |8.8.C. at 10.20 p.m. every Friday. T wavelengths are GSG—l6.B6m. GSI 25.53m GSB—3I. Dsm G3N. 135.38 m.
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    GOVERNOR TO BROADCAST
    34 11 •XMII Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will irive hi> fir t t since his return from leave from the Singapore station ml:. The time of ih. lir",ri<.-W w i'-l be announced Mm
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    THE BIRTHDAY SPITFIRES
    179 11 Text Of Letter To Mr. Churchill IV text of a letter written by Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, to Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, was received by telegram in Singapore 1 day. It is as ft.llou tr Prime Minister—We in this Mmistry are conscious of
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    SOLDIER ACQUITTED
    45 11 A:>IER. R E. Richards, was acquitted In thf criminal district court ycstrra the end of a case in which he claimed trial to the charge that he attempted t«> procure an act of indecency. Hi' hards was defended by Mr. V J Menc)fe
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    CASE OF HYSTERICAL LOSS OF MEMORY
    1498 11 CASE OF HYSTERICAL LOSS OF MEMORY Specialist's Evidence At Trial Of Flight-Sergeant niSCt SSIONS on the state of man's mind when motivated by conflicting emotions, and on lapses of memory formed part of the continuation yesterday of the trial by district court martial of Flight-Sergeant G. C. Press, of the
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    3 11 SIR SHENTON THOMAS
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    ALLEGED TIN STEALING
    269 11 Police Injured In Mines Clash (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 17. AS a result of a clash between police and Sikhs who are alleged to be tin stealers, Mr. Tung Kwan Kung, Asiatic Inspector of Police, Kuala Lumpur, is in hospital with a fractured skull.
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    SAW BROTHER HANGING Man's Evidence At Coroner's Inquiry
    195 11 SAW BROTHER HANGING Man's Evidence At Coroner's Inquiry AN EngUsh-speakir- bill collector, Low Khoon Yong, told Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday that he got, up one morning at 7.30 and a neighbour drew his attention to the fact that his younger brother was hanging by a rope
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    $2,000 BAIL GRANTED TO ONE ACCUSED
    85 11 rO young Chinese. Quelc Quee Hoe and Chiong Sun Hoat, claimed trial in the criminal district court yesterday to a charge ,of robbing Chua Chee Yu. of a leather at- tache case containing $5,400 In Robinson {Road on Dec. 2. Quek was represented by
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    FAILED TO RENEW FIREARMS LICENCE
    64 11 J. S. de SOUZA, of Siglap Road, was fined $10 by Mr. L. C. Ooh, the Singapore fifth magistrate, yesterday for possessing a i firearm, .22 Simpson Rifle, without a 1 licence. De Souza. who appeared on a summons under the Anns and Explosives Ordinance,
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    DR. WINIFRED CULLIS' FAREWELL TALK
    55 11 DR. Winifred Cullis will broadcast from the Singapore station this evenlns at 7.10. The title of her talk will be "Farewell to the Par East." This will be Dr. Cullis's last public address in Singapore, as > she leaves on her return Journey to England
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    32 11 The Governor has appointed Lieut. A. W. B. Oill, S.S.V.F., to the rank of acting Captain, with effect from Nov. 29, whilst performing the duties of Officer Commanding, Depot, Singapore Volunteer Corps.
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    A DUTY TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL SERVICES
    420 11 "IT is the duty of everyone here in these dayg to niainMain at the very least —and. Meed, to try and Improve —all the social services in which this country is interested; because it is partly on behalf of such services that the British
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    LEGAL ADVISER SCOTCHES FAKED' LETTER RUMOUR
    1820 12 No Attempt Made To Deceive Mines Commission (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 17. A RUMOUR which he said had reached his ears was n scotched by Mr. A. J. Adrian Clark, the F.M.S. Legal Adviser, in a statement to the Commission of
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    TENANT'S ALLEGATION AGAINST LANDLORD
    188 12 JT was alleged before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday that a landlord bad asked for a sum above the fixed rent -md only given a receipt for the permitted amount. The landlord, Chia Chin Siong, denied the accusation. He said he bought the house In question,
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS CHARGES
    90 12 A CHARGE of being In fraudulent possession of 100 20 -cent counterfeit coins at Queen Street on Monday, was explained to Yeo Wong Keng In the third court yesterday. The case was postponed a week for mention, and $500 bail was allowed. In another case In the
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      307 12 00/VT SCKAICH i j itftcftti mm i AsepSO will relieve it! Doctors everywhere recommend *f iftti m A>cpso for all skin diseases it con- JBBZc ft^) l~T^S^BBH^ tains a very active antiseptic, 3%JBsr\^> _V^\^6w Biniodide of Mercury, which quickly Mf vTTif V\*9b» restores the skin to its proper healthy 85t*
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      165 12 I Illl— lssssl I T COMMERICAL SUBJECTS ENROL NOW fc.iiioiinents are now Doing made tor the commencement of cl: during December for the 1940 'tl year of training, in the followli g subjects All London Chamber of nrr, c 1341 examination subjects. London Matriculation June 1941 and January 1942. School
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    Sir Archibald Sinclair As Envoy To America
    202 13 WHY MX. LLOYD-GEORGE IS UNLIKELY TO BE SELECTED AS AMBASSADOR London, Dec. 17. THE name of Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary for Air, has A tjoen brought into the comparatively narrow circle of possible candidates for Washington's Embassy, says Reuter's Lobby correspondent. If such
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    SOVIET WARNING TO FINLAND
    139 13 Voters Are Told Not To Forget Fast Lessons Moscow, Dec. 17. niNLAND is warned "not to forget the lessons of the past" in a (iispatch from Helsinki, issued by Ihe official Tass agency to-day. Tho dispatch, which discusses the )r hcoming Finnish elections, states that the
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    Nazi Envoy Confers With Petain
    172 13 New York, Dec. 17. RLE German Ambassador to Pranw Abetz, had three-hour talk with Marshal Petain at Vichy to-day, says a Trans-radio message. Abetz may, following his pit-sent vi*it to Marshal Petain. be nominated German Ambassador at Vichy, according to the Vichy correspondent of the
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    Poet-War Treatment Of The Germans
    164 13 Poet-War Treatment Of The Germans London, Dec. 17. RECENT broadcasts by Sir Robert Vansittart. Permanent Underi Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. indicting German aggressiveness throughout history brought criticism in the Hous? of Common-; this afternoon. One Labour member demanded to I know whether the broadcasts v/ere I made with
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    Thai Town Bombed By French Planes
    42 13 AFTER a short break, French IndoChina military planes again v renewed the bombing of the Thai town of Sakol Nakorn at 5 a.m. on Dec. 12, it if officially announced in Bangkok. There were no casualties.
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    ANOTHER £10,000 FROM SHANGHAI WAR FUND Shanghai, Dec. 17.
    63 13 ANOTHER £10,000 FROM SHANGHAI WAR FUND Shanghai, Dec. 17. WITH a last-minute rush of contributing, the British Voluntary War Contribution Fund has been able again to remit a subs.antial sum of £10,000 to the British treasury. This is the fourth successive montn that such a sum has been sent in
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    Two Swiss Towns Bombed
    148 13 Severe Damage Done By Unknown Planes Berne, Dec. 17. POUR people were killed and several wounded and very important material damage caused when several bombs fell on Basle, chiefly in the area of a railway goods yard. Bombs were also dropped at Binningen. These statements are
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    DEMAND FOR QUICK BRITISH ACTION AT TANGIER
    174 13 London Journal Stresses Nerd To Keep Region From Enemy London, Dec. 17. A DEMAND for immediate British action on the subject of Tangier was made to-day by the News Chronicle, which stresses the strategic importance of Tangier which, "fortified and in enemy hands,
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    "CONGRESS OF PEACE"
    29 13 £OT7 when i^miues have ended, said Monsltrneur Remond, Bishop of Nice. In a p^s, statement to-day. Ttoe conp-ess wui be called the "Congress of Peace."— Reuter.
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    United States Also Menaced
    1066 14 Lord Lothian's Solemn Last Message London, Dec. 17. IN view of the importance of the last speech of Lord Lothian delivered at Baltimore within a few hours of htf death, the text has been published in London. The early part of the speech was devoted to
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    TREATED AS OLD FRIEND' SAYS LORD WILLINGDON
    82 14 Montevideo. Dec. 17. '•pKESIDENT Baldomlr was most cordial I and I was treated everywhere as an old friend," declared Lord Wlillngdon. head of the British economic mission. In an interview to-day. In which he expressed delight at the warmth of the mission's reception
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    BRITISH APPLICATION FOR U.S. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
    276 14 Request Said To Be For Credit Against Gold Assets Ixmdon, Dec. 17. IT was reported in Washington last nijjht that a formal application for financial assistance, which would not necessarily take the form of a loan, had been made by the British Treasury oflicial,
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    French Official Shot Dead In Shanghai
    147 14 French Official Shot Dead In Shanghai Shanghai, Dec. 17. lUI DHOOGHE, 07-year-old legal adviser of the French Municipal Council and ono cf the leading French citizens here, was shot dead by two Chinese gunmen, near his home at the French Concession yesterday evening. M. Dhooghe was a judge of the
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    TRIBUTE TO INDIAN TROOPS IN EGYPT
    122 14 Cairo, Dec. 17. A TRIBUTE to the Indian troops in the Middle East, who took part ill the recent offensive against the Italians, is paid by Capt. Frank Hurley, cameraman with the Australian forces who made a complete film recorj of the offensive. A
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    13th Japanese Victim Of Chinese Gunmen
    88 14 Shanghai, Dec. 17. MAROONING hundreds of ton Ign offlce-woikcrs and shoppers, the Japanese authorities yesterday afternoon suddenly stopped all Ingress and egiess from Hongkew, tho Japanese* occupied portion of the International Settlement, following the murder of ai. other Japanese in that area. The latest
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    PENANG RACE MEETING ATTRACTS GOOD ENTRY
    897 15 198 Horses Ponies To Run During Xmas-New Year Season (From Our Own Cor respondent) IVnang, IJec. 17. WERY jjood entries have been received for the Xmas 'Now Year meeting of the Penanff Turf Club on Dec 26, 2K, Jan. 1, 1, IDS horses and
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    Old Boys Win 6—o At Rugby
    310 15 S.AOB.A m RAF. rt. MAKINCi the most of their oppuilut > itie> in the second naif of the game, St. Andrew's Old Boys bear the Royal Air Force, &.i)l.iuk, by mx points <two tr*es) to nil >n a rather ragged ru«;!»v match at Woods
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    109 15 ON Friday, a; me Rjyal Singapore Yacht Club, there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.23 p m for "A" cla.ss, and 5.25 p.m. for the other classes. On Sunday, the "C" class will sail the first race for the
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    106 15 rr»HE Island Club Woman Captain's A Prize competition will be played on Friday. The draw and starting times are: 3.45 p.m., Mrs. C. K. Lee vs. Mrs. A. Nassim; 3.50. Mrs. R. Lim vs. Mrs. J. A. Allen; 3.55, Mrs. C. A. 11. Bat-man vs.
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    McCOY LASTS SIX ROUNDS WITH LOUIS
    72 15 Boston, Dec. 17. JOE LOUIS, the holder, defeated Al McCoy in the sixth round of the world heavyweight title contest here last ni?ht. -Peuter. JOE BECKETT FREED London, Dec. 17. JOE BECKETT, former British heavywei™tu boxing champion, and his '■•0 had been detained under
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    45 15 Hockey: Singapore Colts vs. J.r S A. Balestier; S.C.C. vs. S.C., S.C.C; S.C.R.C. vs. Hyderabad Reg... Hong Lim Green; SRC vs. M .111 ht-siers, Tanglin; India. 1 Association vs. Punjab Regiment, Balestier; Police vs. Indian Army, Police Depot; S.R.I vs. R.I.M.C. SR.C
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    RAFFLES INST. ON TOUR
    476 15 Hockey Beaten At Segamat Kuala Lumpur 'From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Dec. 16. KEEN hockey was witnessed when Raffles Institution of Singapore met the Segamat English School on the Segunat school pmdang yesterday and lost by the odd goal in seven. Both teams played well, and
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    120 15 'PHE Royal Singapore Golf Club's first. bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for December was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Cdr. and I Mrs. C. A. Robinson with a net score of 351 Twenty cards were taken out and
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    Highlanders Held By Artillery RUGGER AT TANGLIN
    698 15 Highlanders Held By Artillery RUGGER AT TANGLIN Highland Brigade 0: Royal Artillery 0. A GRIMLY contested rugger match was witnessed at Tanglin yesterday when the Highland Brigade met the Royal Artillery, and the scoreless draw which was the result is a trustworthy indication of the nature of the game. A
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    December Golf At Tanglin
    151 15 fTHE December Stapleford competition i of the Garrison Golf Club, played at Tanglin, resulted in a win In Group "A" for L. H. Chater with a score of 32 and In a win for Capt. J. A. O'Gorman in Group "B" with a score of 37.
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    THREE MORE LIBYAN BORDER FORTS CAPTURED
    520 16 PRESSURE ON BARDIA BErNG STEADILY INCREASED Australian Forces Successfully Engage Enemy Column At Night Cairo, Dec. 17. THE British advance continues on the Libyan frontier. An official communique issued here to-day reports the capture yesterday of three Ilalian frontier forts Musard, Sidi Omar and
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    ITALIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS BROKEN WITH HEAVY LOSSES
    359 16 ITALIAN COUNTER- ATTACKS BROKEN WITH HEAVY LOSSES Enemy's Desperalr Efforts To Hold Lp Greeks Are Unavailing London. Dec. 17. T1IK battle for Tepelini— tlie fall of which would seriously imperil Valona, second most important port in Albania continoed to-day in the face of fierce Italian opposition and a blinding blizzard.
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    SHANGHAI CENSORSHIP AND "PUPPET" REGIME
    52 16 Shanehai, Dec. 17. TIE Japanese formally yesterday afternoon transferred the Shang- 1 hal newspaper censorship office and I censorship rights vo a representative of the Wang Chlng-wei regime, accordin? to an official Japanese announcement. The censorship office has b«»en under Japanese control since Nov 28,
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    21 16 Village children swarm over a yellow -nosed Messerschmitt 109 which has been put on display in the village of Qrford, Sussex.
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    Halifax's Tribute To The Greeks
    236 16 British Success Linked With Albanian War London, Dec. 17. O UR recent action in the WesV tern Desert of Egypt has been rendered more effective by the brilliant initiative of the Greek army in Albania." This statement was made by Lord Halifax. Foreign Secretary, at
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    London To Have More Deep Shelters
    94 16 London, Dec. 17. LONDON is to have more deep air raid shelters in addition to those provided by the tube railway. Speaking this morning, Mr. Herbert Morrison. Home Sscretarv. said: "The work of giving London additional delp shelters has begun. Tunnelling Is being done
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    MONDAY NIGHT'S RAIDS ON SMALL SCALE
    100 16 London. Dec. 17. ENEMY air raids over the United Kingdom last night were once apain on a small scale and ceased at an early hour. Bombs were dropped in several different parts of the country, states the Air Ministry, and in some districts In
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    WOMAN'S GALLANTRY DURING AIR RAID
    114 16 London. Dec. 17 j fKFFICERS and other ranks of R.AJ. to vf whom awards were made for gallant conI duct during air raids contains the name of Corporal Josephine Robins, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Described as displaying "courage and coolness of
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    R.A.F. RAID ON PORT OF BARI
    136 16 Duvazzo Is Also Heavily Bombed ft London, Dec. 17. DAKI. one of Italy's most important embarkation ports for Albania, was raided by the R.A.F. late last night, according to the Rome radio. An RAF. communique issued at Cairo states that in sauthern Albania, Durazzo
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    Bid To Reassure The Italians
    135 16 Nazis Minimize Axis Partner's Reverses Berlin. Dec. 17. 1*HE German Press is minimizing the I importance cf the Italian setbacks in North Africa and Albania and is trying to "reassure" Germany's Axis partner. The Boersen Zeitung writes: "Successes against a few divisions do n >t
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    61 16 Chungking, Dec. 17. A PARTY of seven Burmese journalists will arrive here on Dec. 27 on a goodwill visit. After leaving Rangoon by plane on Dec. 23, they will stay at Kunming for four days on their way to Chungking. The party will leave for Chengtu on June 7, where
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    Flag-waving Reserved For End Of The War
    122 16 Flag-waving Reserved For End Of The War London, Dec. 17. GREAT BRITAIN is not going to be officially encouraged to indulge in transitory rejoicing about local victories. It was suggested in the House of Commons to-day that any signal victory by land, sea or air should be marked by flags
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    TWO NIGHT RAIDERS REPORTED HIT
    48 16 London, Dec. 16. IT is believed that two, possibly three, German bombers participating in last night's attack on England *ere destroyed. German airmen were seen to b\il out but no official information of these airmen having been taken prisoner is available yet.— Reuter.
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    CONQUEST OF LIBYA?
    555 16 Problem Before High Command London, Dec. is. THE situation in Libya is developing fast and presents new vista* to the British so rapidly that i< difficult to keep pace with events, writes Gen. Sir Hubert <■":■ Reuter's military commentator. Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's mod-.T.i'-ly phrased bulletins hardly
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