The Straits Times, 21 December 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTACLLSnTZD NEARLY A CENTUR?] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES n. PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times ir, PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS
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      205 1 MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING *t»tiiMf Halt l^«(th> \l.\ slll»:l.L S In Mlk ana Koo4 AtMl Oil Ml \N SHARKSKIN In Tirtoat colour* Jl UltMi St.. S ni— tin tyJr?^ssy///7f) TtiJ ia 1 1 in iTi i\ v VV Am&\fcs«sSsßß2sS SOLE DISTRIBUTORS: Ht, BC r XN£O COIVIPANY LTD. (Incorporstsd in En-land)
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      309 1 More ease with a Maxees Lawn Mower... ...AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY! The Maxees machine is something entirely new. the result of months of intensive tests to prove reliability. it is designed to give delightful ease of movement. thu» dispelling the conscious thought of a back-aching job. o P E
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      471 2 Nt,- Aru'cl.l) wife .rdmi Ransomr. a (Uv.«hter iirr 17th. 1 n* engagement Js announced between Cyril Hark worth Yuung. eldest son of the late and Mr*. O. E YounK. and Margaret Widdow.'on only dauphwr of the late K^r T. Wtddaws.ni and Mrs. wtddowsoo. MOW-OAN. An cn«a»cmcnt Is announced c of
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      406 2 WANTED WANTED second hand Concrete M' <iod condition. R. ply Mr M S. Meeuse, lex Hotel, Slnwiport WANTKtI BABY'S WFIOIIINCi SCALES Beam typ»\ State full paril-Jlars anl price M Box No. 409. Straits Times. STUDENT Or IKI<H desires books on subject not obtainable in bookstalls. Can I anyone assist. Reply
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      855 2 BOARD 8c RESIDENCE LLBI ll.Lfc. 15 Scotts Koad Phm- 4274 lai«e St airy ro&nu Priv verandah, mod -an. THE GUESTIIOIISK." 45. Scotts Koad. English boar.l 'and residence Tennis, badminton, garages. Phone *****. "CORMK BOOK" Mrs. Lancaster. 33J Rl»er Valley Road. One large furnished rojm vacant, Bathroom attached. Telephone 6794. ♦•WHITEHALL,"
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      566 2 THE THIRD DRAWING FOR PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT OF THE 27TH YEAR RATIONAL DEFENCE LOAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1938; Subject to the S.S. Defence (linanre) Regulations, I*4o. NOTICE is hereby given that the above Drawing was duly held on the 9th < N 1940. Four numbers were drawn, viz: 015.
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    Radio News In English
    197 3 a.m l.Jt R.B.C IMS m. 19.82 in. 5.50 Manila (KZRM) 31.35 m. 6.05 8.8.C. 31.55 m. 6.55 Manila (KZIB) 31.58 m. 8.20 8.8.C. 31.55 m. and 4959 m. 0.27 Rangoon 49.94 m. 9.40 Melbourne 25.25 m. (except Sunday) 10 40 Delhi 31.30 m. p.m. 12.50 Hongkong
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    NEW ROCKET AIR ENGINE
    99 3 TTOE U.S. Air Corps will test soon a revolutionary type of aero engine. Called a bast engine." it operates on the principles of rocket power, except that the force of the explosions can be controlled at will. The fuel, ignited by a spark plug, is a
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    PICKLING THE PATIENT
    67 3 SCVTET dental clinics are using a solution of table salt as an anaesthetic for drilling teeth. The sponsor of the idea. Dr. Levin, of Odessa, says the solution rubbed into cavities dries up fluids which arc conductors of pain to the nerves. The method is claimed to
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      629 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated in Japan 1 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to Nortb America to Europe «ia America *nd Round lours In the Pacific quoted in U.S. S on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu mj, KAMAKURA MARU leave
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      554 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantie (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      92 3 RETIRING RESIDENTS! There is no need to withdraw yout financial interests when you go. The British Malaya Trustee Executor Co., Ltd., FULLERTON BUILDING SINGAPORE, was formed to deal with voin needs, and oflers at moderate cost. SKILL. KNOWLEDGE. PERMANENCE. SECURITY. and will be pleased to discuss you» requirements. 2 a^ntanLH
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    365 4 THE following donations to The War Fund are recorded to-day I In memory of the late Mr. Tan Soo Bin »>••• Mr. and Mrs. C. G. HoweU (in lieu of Christmas presents) I.OM Anonymous Second and Anal instalment of "White Elephant Sale" per Mrs. Prentis
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    90 4 Singapore. Dec. 20, noon. Buyers Seller Gatuuw f,2'15 Hamburg Cube ■2S Java Cube •*>50 "ewti Whiu. Muntok W White •"•5O Black •■»■*<> Zovra Mixed Wlb Sun Dried $2.40 Saoc Flour No 1 Lingga *4-2o 7 Fair »*2d Sarawak KJWU Jetotono Palembang $I»xS Banja »".«0 Sarawak *13-50 7
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    HOW PUBLIC CAN HELP
    449 4 Interest-Free Loans To Britain "AN important aspect of the economic war effort m Great Britain has been the public response to the invitation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lend him such money as individuals are willing to advance without interest for the duration of
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    TIN QUOTA FOR FIRST PERIOD OF 1941
    72 4 A NOTICE issued Dy the Chairman of Uxt Central Committee under the Tin and Tio Ore (Restriction) Enactment, F.M.S., states that the domestic quota for the first quota period of 1941 has been fixed at 100 per c*nt Those producers who can produce
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER CROPS
    41 4 fIHE following crops of rubber were harvested in November: Brunei 28.241 lb.; Bukit Timah 6,456 lb.; Changkat 28,917 lb.; Haytor 13,610 lb; Indragiri 130,715 lb.; Lunas 45,170 lb.; Nyalas '44,300 I*.; Tapeh 78,526 lb.; Ulu Pandan ■204< lb.
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    December Tin-Ore Output
    76 4 THE following outputs of tin-ore are reported from companies in the Austral 1 Malay group for the first half of December: Hours Yardage Piculs ore ;k. Kumunting 310 72,000 390 Thabawleik Tin 307 79.000 841 Pungah Tin Dredge 1 328 145,000 1.038 Dredge 2 310 140,000 485
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      COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
      140 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Dec. 20. fOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed II as follows vttn DreUous guotatlons In Mrenthesls: RL'RBER: Dull. Spot ir;d ***** d (11 15 16d 12 116 d) I Jan. 12d 12' id (***** d 123|16d) Ji Feb. 12i;i6d 12 3 16d (12'xd
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      EXCHANGES
      177 4 Singapore, Friday. me following are ;oe exenangb rates Wi; mcrnlng according to the daily circular issup--;by the Honjkonp -uid 3har(tfcai Banklnu Corporation WllWrtl iuouaon 11. l/lt i London demano J/4 1/I*' Switzerland demand (T.I only) 202 hi New York demand 47 3/32 i Montreal demand 5127/3? Batavia demand 88%
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      88 4 C HAM BER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Friday. l»rr. 20. noon. Buyer*. wito Prli« «cc» .No IX it.S.S (Spot loo>t 3H'. No. IX it.S.S. f.0... in Dee.-Jan. (Sellers option I H< (i.t A.O R.S.S lob in balr» Dee.-Jan. (SeJkrt rptiuiti :t« "S'» K.A.Q. R.S.S. '».b n oales Jec.-.lail. (Sellers option)
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    Large Gathering At Funeral Of Dr. E. W. Martindell
    902 4 rpHE funeral of Dr. Ernest Walter 1 Martindell, Medical Officer of Johore Bahru, whose body was found in a burnt-out car at Woodlands Road yes.erday morning, was held at the Bidadari Cemetery in the afternoon and was very largely attended. The
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      275 4 VICTORIA THEATRE A Thriller Presented by the Birds of Passage THE TWO Mk CARROLLS Final Performance TO-MGHT at 9.30 P.M. IN AID OF LOCAL WAR CHARITIES BOOK NOW LITTLES $3.00, $2.00 AND $1.00 Including Tax ■^^E^RtTm^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B H A I P I 1 1 1-1 i^l Vjl I k. *4 ..v
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      82 4 TENDERS rENDERS. Teada .truction of a garage sufficient to hulti 12 private cars. A three-sided building niaiie ol w"v>d with roof would be suffirtcnt should b» addressed to: The P.M The Malay ReginwDl Singapore I SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDRILS uru invited Xur the upply ot 600 Galvanised Carrier RefUM Blii.s :>nd
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    London Stock Exchange
    369 5 London. Dec. 20. AHEK early quietness on the Stock Exnews of the laU t Naval action in the Mediterranean Imparted t> disposition and several fcsues sh< d mo c life mX stages. cdurd hardened and Kaffirs mrt local Industrials also improved. Oik, but many leaders wers i
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    172 5 Australia air 2 p.m. D^rwiu air 2 p.m. Java surface 12.30 p.m. air 2 p.m. New Zealand surface 12.30 pjn. air 2 p.m. Port Moresby air 2 p.m. Sarawak surface 2 p.m. Sarikel surface 2p.m. sibu surface 2p.m. Medan air 2 p.m. Palcmbang surface noon air
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    236 5 To-day H. W. 2.56 a.m. 8.6 ft.: 2.35 p.m. 8.9 ft L. W. 8.30 a.m. 4.2 ft.: 9.07 p.m. 2.2 ft. To-morrow H. W. 3.46 a.m. 8.4 ft.: 3.40 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W. 9.31 a.m. 4.2 ft.; 10.05 p.m. 2.9 ft. Monday, Dec. 23 H. W.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1334 5 FRIDAT. DEC. 20. 19I«: 4 P.M. MM auyen Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 4V£d 3s 9d Austral Amal (ssi Ga 7'-id 7s Austral Malay i£> 13.« 60 35* So Ayer Hitam (ss) 21s 22s 6d x.d. Ayer Weng ($1) .90 .95 Bangrin rtn (t) 15s
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      507 5 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. "D" EURASIAN COMPANY SVC. annual New Year's Eve Dance on 31st. December. 1940 at 9 P.M. ADMISSION BY TICKET ONLY. NO TICKETS WILJ. BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Lieut. C. B. WEBB Dance Secretary. 1 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD WHARF DEPARTMENT Holiday*— Christmas Day. Wednesday. SSth December,
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    MILITARY TARGETS BURNING AFTER R.A.F. ATTACKS
    145 7 MILITARY TARGETS BURNING AFTER R.A.F. ATTACKS Duisberg, Cologne Dusseldorf Among Areas Raided At Night London, Dec. 20. TARGETS m the Ruhr and western Germany, including synthetic oil plants, power stations and a railway junction, were attacked last night and, despite bad weather, all the British aircraft returned safely. I The
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    Switzerland And The Soviet
    146 7 Commercial Relations Being Fostered Berne, Dec. 20. THE Federal Council, m reply to inquiries from one Canton regarding whether diplomatic and commercial relations with the Soviet Union might be restoied, has declared that the present catastrophic times would not seem to lend themselves to any change
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    Lord Halifax To Be Envoy To U.S.?
    153 7 Speculation On Likely Cabinet Changes London. Dec. 21. THE name which is new being seriously canvassed m wellinformed circles m London for the post of British Ambassador to the United States is that of Lord Halifax, Ihe Foreign Secretary, writes Reuter's lobby correspondent.
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    Roosevelt And Aid To Britain
    172 7 Repeal Of Johnson Act Unnecessary Washington. Dec. 20. AT his Press conference to-day, President Roosevelt reiterated the opinion that his plan for selling and lending war materials to Britain would require Congressional action to make it effective but repeal of the Johnson Act would not
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    INDO-CHINA READY FOR THAI TALKS
    63 7 Saigon, Dec. 20. ADMIRAL DECOUX, Governor-General of French Indo-China. to-day issued an official statement saying: "The official Thailand radio published last Sunday a declaration regarding Thailand's pacific intentions and its desire to continue negotiations in a spirit of goodwill. "This desire meets with the desire,
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    NAZIS PRESS ATTACKS ON M. STAUNING
    81 7 London, Dec 20. -THE Danish Prini3 Minister, M. Stauning, is the latest person to incur Nazi wrath for "playing a double game," says a message from the German frontier, which quotes two leading Nazi Jcurnals as accusing M. S.auning of "nat having completely broken
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    EARTHQUAKE SHAKES EASTERN U.S.
    44 7 Boston, Dec. 20. fTHOUSANDS of people w?re awakened 1 by an earthquake which shook a wide area in the New England states early to-day. People rushed inio th-j streets in night attire but no 3erious damage is hitherto reported.— neuter.
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    SHIP TORPEDOED
    55 7 New York, Dec. 20. '^HE British steamer Carlton reports that she was torpedoed by a German submarine at 8.59 a.m., British standard time, 55.18 n^rth and 18.49 west, according to a radio message picked up by the Mackay radio. Lloyd's list gives a steamer of that rame, with
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    60 New Ships For Britain Ordered
    60 7 New York. Dec. 20. A contract for the rons ruction of 60 new merchantmen for Britain has been signed by the Bri ish representatives, declares the New York Times. This order is said to be the largest ever placed for ships in the I'ni'.ed
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      448 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to night -SPECIAL DINNER DANCE H p. in. to 1 a. m. pop a u ttr r ac c 44 b n aret BUSTER MAGGIE BOOK YOUR TABLE %£%Js?lim. RUBTTAFBL served to-day from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. "to-mc^rows concert attraction IN THE OPEN AIR PALM COURT— B.3O to
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1940. (175th Day Of The War.)
    1239 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1940. (175th Day Of The War.) A Growing Danger Until war thrust every other consideration into the background, one of the problems of a social character which caused most agitation In the public mind in Malaya was that of venereal disease and the
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    HOW PEOPLE OF BRITAIN ARE PREPARED TO-DAY
    3001 8 HOW PEOPLE OF BRITAIN ARE PREPARED TO-DAY Experiences Of The Home Guard In Scotland PIE writer of this letter Is the manager of a factory in a small town in the South East of Scotland. He is a member of the Home Guard and his letter gives an interesting account
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      41 8 Fashion's Utr*t. fraturitiK *o rntirrly nrw principle of rjr»rar drsign and possessing nimrrous advantages not found in other trpes. Everbright Optical Co. Ot M M II l> KYKSIf.HT SPKI ALISTS If). Chulia Street, rhone 4435. C. S. CHONG. Dr. of Optometry.
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    MOMENTOUS DECISION BEFORE MARSHAL PETAIN
    609 9 May Order Fight To Be Resumed MIW NAZI DEMANDS STUDIED AT YlCin MEETINGS Weygand's Army In North Africa Awaits Signal TIIK series of Vichy Cabinet meetings, which will culminate to-day, are said to be connected with the presentation of i.crman demands, including unhindered passage through
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    HITLER ABOUT TO MAKE NEW MOVE?
    87 9 London. Dec. 21. DirinMVlU of'server* in London hrli.-w that Hitler is on tl.e ttff of making one of his sudden niovev since, as .Mr Churchill hr.s *ucl. he piu^t ilo s.>metlii'iK soon, .«i any rate within the next two months. It is widely felt
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    Nazis To Occupy Northern Italy?
    347 9 Reported Demands To Seh) Government London, Dec. 21 THE position at Vichy is still far from clear, but it is obvious that ;hr» Petain Government confronted with a grave crisis, writes Reu'' chief diplomatic correspondent. -urn ol Cabinet to serious develcpul m the absence of
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    140 foreign ships in U.S. FOR BRITAIN ?
    68 9 140 foreign ships in U.S. FOR BRITAIN Washington, Dec. 20. UNITED States Government officials ■n known to be considering whether SI Danish and more than 100 other foreign ships tied up in American in bo turned over to Britain. In addition an Intensive study of the Kirn n, an shipping
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    Rome Is Uneasy Over Talks
    116 9 Comment On Lack Of Information London, Dec. 21. ITALIAN uneasiness over the re1 rent Franco-German talks is reflected m a statement issued last night by the official Italian news agency. Af.er saying that lutle information about the talks has become available m Italy, and anyhow
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    BRITISH FORCES IN GREECE
    42 9 Itriiisii forces were landed in Greece within a few days ol the outbreak of war between Italy and Greece. Picture shows the crew of a British tank chatting with a Greek dressed in the traditional manner in Crete.
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    Italian Navy Refuses New British Challenge
    111 9 London, Dec. 21. QREAT BRITAIN has taken the war to the threshold of Italy. In a series of devastating blows against Italian strongholds, the British fleet has proved that it is complete master of the Mediterranean, which Italy had claimed as Mare Nostrum," and
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    Attack On Bardia Intensified
    250 9 Mechanized Forces Batter At Defences Cairo, Dec. 21. THE British mechanized forces operating around Bardia were last night reported to be thrusting into the outer perimeter of the Italian defences. These defences extend around the port in an arc approximately 15 miles long. The beleaguered Italian
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    Greeks In New Advance
    62 9 Athens, Dec. 21. A IDED by a slight improvement in the weather, the Greek Army has been able to move more freely on many parts of the 80-mile-long battle front in Albania. The Greek advance in some sub-sections of the front was especially deep on Thursday
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    ROOSEVELT'S NEW MOVE TO SPEED UP REARMAMENT
    365 9 Washington, Dec. 20. •THE formation of a new office of 1 Production Management for Defenre to head the encrmous programme for rearming the nation while producing arms for Britain was announced by President Roosevelt tonight at a special press conference. Mr. William Knudson,
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    FRICTION IN CHINA'S ARMY
    216 9 Reels Disobeying Chiang's Orders Chungking, Dec. 21. A TENSE situation has apparently arisen between the Central Government authorities and the Chinese communist troops who have been ordered to move to new positions and avoid "further friction" between Central Government and Communist forces and officials. In Chungking
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    Attack On Civilians In London Suburb
    92 9 London, Dec. 21. RAIDERS were reported over at least 11 provincial towns in the early hours of darkness last night, but few incidents followed. Some bombs are believed to have been dropped in the Liverpool area. One twin-engined German bomber dived to within about
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    NAZIS FEAR COLLAPSE OF THEIR ITALIAN ALLY
    499 9 NAZIS FEAR COLLAPSE OF THEIR ITALIAN ALLY this plan, which caused Laval to surest that Marshal Petain go to Paris and then Versailles where without necessarily staging a coup d'etat, he would have persuaded Petain of the necessity of installing Ills Government in the capital, where it, would be directly
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    U.S. MAY CONTROL SILK IMPORTS
    139 9 Washington, Dec. 21. THE possibility of control of im- ports by the United States has aroused considerable speculation here. This follows a remark ov Col. Itussell Maxwell, administrator of the Export. Control Board, that "many experts think the control of imporus is a ma.iuc problem
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      117 9 AN APPROPRIATE GIFT FOR THE HOME FOLKS What would be more appreciated at Home than a gift of tea? Malayan Producers Ltd., of Tanjong Kambutan, Perak, will send for you, duty paid and delivered free of all charges to any address in the United Kingdom, a chest of their best
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    $10,000 INCREASE SHOWN BY THE WAR FUND
    510 10 Anonymous Gift In Memory Of Mr. Tan Soo Bin MORE DONATIONS IN LIEU OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS A N advance of well over $10,000 is recorded m The War Fund total to-day. The figure now is $1,685,217. The largest item m the latest list
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    $500 REWARD
    125 10 A REWARD of $300 for information lending up to the arrest of the pen 1 responsible for the death of a 25-yeor-olrt .shanghai carpenter is offered by the police. This was mentioned m the Coroner* Court yestorday. when Mr. W. O. Porter con- luded an inquiry into the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    160 10 -l\(. U'ORE KAKM.ts III) II I al Dinner Dar.cc 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. GMCKKK rill VIKK OKYI.ANG :iaii NlgbU The Amazing Or C tt 7.45 p.m. GKK.AI WOKI I) Cabaret: 7.30 to 9 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Globe: Balalaika. Sky: Typhoon MM'I'Y 111 l ITU (H-PP) World)
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    Christmas Greetings
    198 10 FURTHER donations to The War Fund in lieu of Christmas gifts and Christmas cards are recorded below, together with the messages which the donors wish to send to their friends: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Howell (S1.000): "Greetings and good wishes for Christmas and the New Year to
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    TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE Trust To Build 17 Houses
    112 10 TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE Trust To Build 17 Houses rpo further relieve Singapore's housing shortage, the Improvement Trust has decided to proceed with the scheme to construct 17 residential houses at the old Race Course. It is hoped to commence building wi;hin a month. The houses would then be ready for
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    49 10 Air passengers who arrived in Singapore from Australia yesterday were Mr. and! Mr-. C. Niven. Mr and Mrs. W. S. Grindlay :nd infant. Mr. and Mrs. H. Boyle, Mr. i W. C. Wookey, Miss A. McCrea. Miss M. Barn well. Miss E. I. Kenny, and Mrs. Johnson ocd infant.
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    Badges On Sale For A.A.M. Fighter Plane Fund
    390 10 MOTORISTS in Malaya a/c planning to buy fighter planes for the R.A.F. through the Automobile iation of Malaya. The Association is selling special badges for its Fighter Fund. The first badge was sold in Selangor yes.erday for S5OO. Badges are available to
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    Stores For British Forces In Crete
    41 10 A British warship unloading stores in Crete after British forces had landed there following Italy s attack on Greece Strategically important Crete is providing Britain with valuable air and sea bases in the eastern Mediterranean.
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    TRINIDAD'S COUNCIL
    160 10 Reforms Are Announced Port of Spam (Trinidad), Dec. 20. A NEW constitution, providing for A the immediate introduction or more democratic government m Trinidad m accordance with the recommendations of the West Indies Royal Commission was outlined by the Governor, Sir Hubert Young, In the Legislature here to-day.
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    EX-Y.W.C.A. SECRETARY WEDS P.W.D. OFFICER
    109 10 MR. 3. r. Owen was married to Mis» Audrew McCrea, of New Zealand, a former -ecretary of the Y.W.C.A. In Singapore and j Kuala Lumpur, at the Wesley Church this i morning. Mr. Owen is Executive Engineer, p.WJ)., Kuala Selangor. The Rev. H. B. Axnstutz
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    GEN. WU PAYS TRIBUTE TO PERAK CHINESE
    600 10 Four Boys Who Laid Down Their Lives For Country (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 21. GLOWING tributes to four Perak-bom Chinese who gave their lives in defence of their fatherland was made by Gen. Wu Teh-Chen, China's goodwill envoy to Malaya at
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    INSPECTOR'S CAR IN ACCIDENT
    111 10 I 'THAT justice would not be done unless i the complainant. Inspector Ahmad bin Hussein, of Beach Road police station, were I also charged with negligent driving, was the comment made by Mr. C. H. Whitton. disi *rict traffic magistrate, when he convicted V. N. Nair
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    NEGRI SCOTS' $5,000 FOR WAR FUNDS
    81 10 A BUFFET supper and dance, held an Dec. 14 In the Sungel UJong Cluo Seremban by the Negri Sembllan St. Andrew Society, was attended by 240 hosts and guest*. Side shows, houp-l», raffles, and ottwt methods of raising money had been organized and a
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    CAR AND TAXI COLLIDE
    53 10 A TAXI was badly damaged when tt overturned on its side after collision with motor-car at the Junction of Tank Road anJ River Valley Road last night. The drivers of both the vehicles. Malays. i escaped unhurt It is understood there were no passengers In rlther
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    ANGLO-THAI RELATIONS
    141 10 "Very Good," Says British Envoy SIR JOSIAH CROSBYS SINGAPORE VISIT CIR Josiah Crosby. British Mini*- ter m Thailand. If ft Singapore this morning for Bangkok aftt-r a week's stay. Speaking to a Straits Times reporter just before his departure, Sir Josiah stated that although the principal reason for
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    FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
    144 10 BY an order published in the Government Gazette last night, the printing of my newspaper, placard, pamphlet or leaflet in a foreign language is forbidden unless the publication his been approved by the Pros* Censor. "For.ign language" is defined U MO language other than Enßliih. The distribution
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    ROTARIANS TREAT CHILDREN
    139 10 MEMBERS of the Kotary Cluo and their wlrci went to the New World amusement park yesterday to make the nnnu.'l Rotary Christmas treat to Door children n great success. N arlv 2.000 person*, over 1,500 of Uiem being children, were given a cheerful time. The children. In
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    34 10 In a report published yesterday of an .ircident when a motor cyclist crashed into the back of a car. it was Incorrectly stated that the rider of the motor ryele was a health inspector.
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    60,000 TONS OF N. I. RICE FOR MALAYA
    345 11 Dutch Official Stresses "Better Understanding" DROADCASTING in Dutch from the Singapore station v last night, the vis ting: Netherlands Indies Director of Information, Mr. J. H. Ritman, laid emphasis on the economic significance of the fact that the N.I. are supplying 60,000
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    THEFT IN HIGH STREET
    104 11 •"■"•WENTY-FO'jß-year-old Yee Yam Seng pleaded guilty in the Singapore third court yesterday to stealing three pewter tankards, two towel', a shaving stick and a pair of shirt* belonging to R. W. Veninjt at High Street on Dec. 14, and a pair of women's shoes, belonging to
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    GOVERNOR'S BROADCAST
    47 11 TTHE time of the broadcast from Singapore I by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas. I to-morrow will be 7.30 p.m., it is announced The broadcast will be given on 30.96 metres and 225 metres It will be relayed from Uie I'cnang and Kuala Lunipur stations.
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    Young Ceylon Tamil Dancer
    35 11 Miss Sumangala Neelakantan who will perform classical dance numbers at The War Fund concert organized toy the Ceylon Tamils' Association. The concert will be held in the Victoria Theatre on Monday.
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    HOSPITALITY FOR TROOPS Overlapping To Be Eliminated
    265 11 HOSPITALITY FOR TROOPS Overlapping To Be Eliminated i k PLAN to co-ordinate the various entertainments and hospitality for the troops in Singapore with one central depot, to avoid overI lapping, was put forward at a meeting at the Salvation Army H.Q. in Tank Road yesterday. The meeting was convened by
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    45 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. npiiE next meeting of Federal Council will take place on Jan. 30. at 10 a.m. at the Federal Council Chamber In Kuala Lumpur. There will be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    A.R.P. ROUTINE EXERCISE
    335 11 i Governor A Keen Spectator I TOR more than an hour last night the Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas, saw for himself the working of a part of the passive defence services of Singapore. The "show" was not specially staged l for him: it was a routine exercise
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    39 11 1 The Indian Association's monthly social i wUI be held at the Clerical Union Hall at 5 p.m. to-morrow. Mr. R. Muthiah will 1 speak on "Fairs. Festivals and Pilgrimapes." The musical and dramatic section iwill provide musical items.
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    OFFICIAL DESIGN FOR RAID SHELTERS
    244 11 OFFICIAL DESIGN FOR RAID SHELTERS Plans And Specifications May Be Sold To The Public CINGAPORE residents may shortly obtain plans and v specifications for building blast and splinter proof shelters at $1 a copy from the Improvement Trust. The decision to make these plans and specifications available to the public
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    'COURAGE OF SMALL NATION HAS TURNED TIDE OF WAR'
    522 12 Fight To Continue Until All Seized Countries In Europe Are Free London, Dec. 20. ADDRESSING the Foreign Press Association m London to- day, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, gave the pledge that Britain would fight on until all the countries
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    Teaching Italians To Swim The Adriatic
    130 12 Athens, Dec. 20. GRKEK newspapers to-day publish a map distributed and posted up all over Albania showing Albanian territory as evidently planned to be enlarged to include a part of Western Macedonia, half of old Serbia and the whole of Epirus The newspapers also
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    97 Passenger Services Off
    77 12 Italian Trains Used For Nazi Troops? London, Dec. 20. Pis announced that 97 passenger i train services on the main Italian j railway lines have been cancelled. This Is an increase of 53 on yesterday's figure of 44 trains cancelled. The official reason given for this
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    CAROL DUE IN LISBON
    50 12 Berlin, Dec. 20. EX-KING Carol of Rumania, who is a present in Spain, is expected in lisbo: either to-day or to-morrow, states a repor from that city to the official German nev agency It is assumed that Carol intends *i go to the United States.— Reuter.
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    Albanians Are Not Keen To Fight
    264 12 Facts Disprove Mufti Of Tirana's Boast Athens, Dec. 20. THERE is a good deal of sardonic 1 comment on the Mufti of Tirana's recent vain effort to stimulate the ardour of Albanians, who are not showing any keenness to fight for their oppressors. In
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    600 MORE ITALIANS TAKEN PRISONER
    41 12 Athens, Dec. 20. A WAR communique issued here to-day states that the struggle continues with success for the Greeks. The enemy has been dislodged from positions at bayonet point and 600 prisoners were taken yesterday. Reuter.
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    BLACKOUT IN DANZIG
    60 12 LmmL.ll, Dec. 20. AKJT blackout has been enforced in i lie former free city of Danzig as .it of recent British air raids, according to an announcement just by the Danziser Corps, the principal Nazi organ in Danzig. Threats i»f serious punishment have In en made by
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    "THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY IS COMING FOR THE WORLD"
    558 13 •J*HERE can be no one who thinks deeply but has had his dream of tho future: and probably no one has had a more beautiful outlook on the life to come than that Old Testament writer who, having foreseen
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    CHRISTMAS WEEK SERVICES
    1168 13 1 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Fourth Sunday in Advent, 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion 7.30 a.m. Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m. Blessing of the Crib; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and s:vmon with selections from the -'Messiah." Preacher: The Rev. G. E. McNeilLCr. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.—
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    Privileges Shall Be More Widely Shared
    143 13 London, Dec. 20. "WHEN this war is won— as It surely will be It must be one of our aims to establish a state of society where advantages and privileges which hitherto have been enjoyed only by a few shall be far more widely
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      444 13 WHAT YOUR PURCHASE OF WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES WILL DO FOR BRITAIN AND FOR YOU. Xnthmetir may not normally be news, but the arithmetic of Victory will interest r\eryom\ Mere it is: 1 |>n»\ul»< :uo ritle < -urlridgcs or 1 imendiary bomb. 1 stick of Ixnnbs. 100 5 trench mortar- 1
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    WILL MALAYA PRODUCE FULL RUBBER QUOTA?
    1853 14 Planting Topics Rain And Labour Shortage May Restrict Crops ESTATE STOCKS LIKELY TO BE GREATLY DEPLETED By Our Planting Correspondent THAT Malaya will have little difficulty m exporting the full exportable allowance at 90 per cent, of basic quota, I find is the generally
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    TINPLATE PROBLEMS
    147 14 Freer Use Of Wasters ALTHOUGH some Increase In the order for sec- »ndary tinplates by the home trade is reported, it is only sufficient In volume to offset the current output of wasters." Thus the Ministry of Supr.iy's problem of disposing of the accumulated stocks of wasters at
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    PENANG TURF CLUB'S XMASNEW YEAR MEETING
    443 15 Weights For The First And Second Days THE following are the weights for Thursday, Dec 26, the J first day of the Penan jj Turf Club's Xmas-New Year meeting H«r»M. VHm 1. IMv. 1. < trnn Kaolin 9.01 Orand Prt» 7.11 Bridge Law 8
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    76 15 TO-DAY Rl (.c.BR: S.C.C. vs. Selangor (trophy match), Kuala 1 umpur; U.S. anil R.A.F. vs. Combined Army, S.C.C; Loyals vs. Argylls, Gillman Uarr:»< l.s Hockey: Singapore vs. Malacca, Malacca S.CJt.C. vs. Heavy Battrrv (R.A.), S.CJIC. Singapore Hornets vs. Naval Base Police, Naval Base; Police vs. Mountain Itegiment,
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    TO-DAY'S M.R.U. GAME ON THE PADANG
    196 15 THE second of the Malayan Rugby Union's special fixtures in aid of war charities will be played on the S.C C. padang to-day. The opponents will be a combined Army team, and a comb.ned R.N -R.A.F side. The teams arc: R.N. -R.A.F: P O
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    Battery Beat Cricket Club At Rugger
    365 15 Battery Beat Cricket Club At Rugger R.A. Hvy. Battery 6; S.C.C. "B" 3 BEGINNING their same of rarby on the padanc yesterday in heavy rain, which thinned out into a light drizzle, an R.A. Heavy Battery beat the Singapore Cricket Club's "B" team by six points (two tries), to three
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    MONTHLY MEDAL AT GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    62 15 The women's monthly medal (Stapleford scoring) was played at the Garrison Golf Club and reful:ed in a win for Mrs. J. W. Pinhey with a score of 4 ir«i 16' 1 Other returns were: Mrs. N. Villingtcn-Scott 2+13y 2 151 i; Mrs. H. W.
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    GRAND PRIX AND KAOLIN MOST IMPRESSIVE
    162 15 Training Notes From Penang (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 21. THE most impressive horses m training this morning were Grand Prix and Kaolin, who look almost certain winncrv at the forthcoming meeting. Grand Prix was associated In a lop down the straight with
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    PENANG BEAT KEDAH IN STATE HOCKEY GAME
    133 15 PENANG BEAT KEDAH IN STATE HOCKEY GAME From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 20. IN a poor game of hockey played on I the Hutchings School ground this evening, Penang beat Kedah by three poaLs to two Penang played disappointingly, their forwards giving one of their poorest displays this season.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    87 15 r[E following players have been invited to play for the Chinese Sports j Associa'ion against the Chung Wah i Football Club at Jalan Besar stadium at 5 p.m. to-day: Foong Wai Mun, Chow Weng Kai, I Chan Ah Kong, Tang Sunn Leng, Ho Tian Seng, Lecng Fook Loy.
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    SELANGOR STATE HOCKEY TEAM
    99 15 *T*HE following will represent Selangor against Negri Sembilan in a State hockey match at Kuala I umpur to-day. The match will be played on the V.I. padani;. commencing at 5 p.m. sharp. Won? Kam Thong; G. Laßrooy, H. Brooke, (capt.) Lee Vat Chong, V. Vijendram, Fam
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    Changes In Singapore State Hockey Side
    123 15 •"pHERE have been two changes in the Singapore team to play Malacca at Malacca to-day. Nicky Sullivan and Sgt. Cronin will be unable to make the trip and S K. Sundram and Hera Singh have been brought into the team. The teams will beSinpaporr:
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    JOHNNY MORTELL WINS SPECTACULAR FIGHT
    82 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 20. IN one of the most spectacular fights witnessed here for some time, Johnny Mortell (Bst. 91b.) beat Young Venturillo (9st.) in a ten three-minute round contest last night. O;her results were: Kid Nath (7st. 71b. > beat Young
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    NAVY DEALS FURTHER HEAVY BLOWS AT ITALY
    328 16 BATTLESHIPS FOUM> ViiAi, ALBANIAN POUT OF VALONA British Fleet Sweeps Adriatic As Far As Bari And Durazzo London, Dec. 20. THE British fleet has dealt a fresh series of severe blows at Italy, according to a communique issued by the Admiralty m London
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    New Submarine Successes
    94 16 Supply Ship Tanker Sunk By Truant London, Dec. 20. MORE successes against Italy have been achieved by the Royal Navy. It Ls officially announced that the submar'ne Truant (Lieut.-Commander H A. V. Haggard) on the night of Dec. 13-14 attacked an escorted convoy of heavily laden Italian
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    Japanese Mission To Germany And Italy
    84 16 Tokio, Dec. 1». A JAPANESE military mission is shortly leaving for Germany and Italy on the invitation of the armies of those countries. It will study experiences of the present conflict or the spot. The Domei agency understands that the mission will include experts
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    BOMBARDMENT OF BARDIA
    221 16 3 Enemy Supply Ships Sunk THE Navy has also been active o'T 1 Bardia, the focal point of the Western Desert fighting at present, states another Admiralty communique. British warships on Tuesday penetrated the inner harbour and sank three supply shins. Referring to the bombardment of Bard
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    Bardia Expected To Fall Soon
    344 16 Second Battle Nowlod For Benghazi? London, Deo. 21. XJEWS from the Mediterranean c«>nAN tinues to be most MteouraglpS< For the moment, that area Is the pnn cipal focus of the war. writes Gen. Sir Hubert Gough. Reuter's mllitTry commentator. i;» The Italians are being htavily
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    BRITISH ENCIRCLEMENT OF BARDIA NOW COMPLETE
    994 16 BRITISH ENCIRCLEMENT OF BARDIA NOW COMPLETE Mechanized Force Stands By While Sea Air Attack Is Continued Cairo, Dec. 20. BARDIA is being mercilessly bombed from the air and bombarded by sea. while a ring of British tanks and massed troops has been drawn around its inland sides. At the same
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    Awards For Crippling The Italian Navy
    122 16 J London, Dec. 21. THE deadly blow struck at the Italian navy when the Fleet Air Ann made its daring raid on Taranto (when two, and possibly three, Italian warshins were heavily damaged) is recalled by an announcement in the London Gazette last night
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    MR. CREW'S REPLY TO MR. MATSUOKA
    113 16 Tokio, Dec. 20. THE allegation made by Mr. Y. Matsuoka, j the Japanese Foreign Minister, at the Japanese-American Society's function that American interest in China was "largrelv a question of sentiment" drew a bunt denial from th? American Ambassador, Mr. Josepn Gl Mr' Grew
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    Britain Speeds Up Tank Output
    197 16 Terrific Bid To Make Up Leeway London, Dec. 21. NO known anti-tank gun can penetrate the thick side of a new 25-ton tank now being used in the Erit'sh army. Britain is pushing ahead fast with the output of tanks and men to man them
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    ITALIAN INTERNEES DEFY OWN CONSUL
    128 16 "Your Threat Does Not Frighten Me" London, Dec. 20. AN an ti -Fascist demonstration by Italian officers interned in Yugoslavia took place at an internment camp in Slovenia when the Italian consul-general in Ljubliana visited his compatriots there, according to a dispatch from Maribor to
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    S. AFRICA'S STRENGTH
    85 16 Pretoria, Dec 20 ICIVE per cent, of the European population of South Africa is in the ami7 a volunteer army proportionately as large as those of Britain and Canada. It was revealed here in a speech by Gen Smuts, the Prims Minister, who said tills was about
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    BRITAIN HAS PASSED BEYOND THE STAGE OF DEFENCE
    245 16 London, Dec. 20. T*HE newspapers to-day underline confidence and vigilance as the keynotes of Mr. Winston Churchill's speech on the war in the House of Commons last night. The Times says that we are now within measurable discance of a point of
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