The Straits Times, 23 December 1940

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    33 1 The Straits Times IML-4K4S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES IC I" SINGAPOMC, MONDAY, DfiCBMBKR 2:<. INI I 1.1. I I I The Straits Times 16 PAGE& SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1940 PRICE :> CENTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATHS
      113 2 ANGUS— At General Hospital on 22nd Dec. "Vivien" infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J An— js. Singapore Fire Brigade smonths. Deeply RegTftted. (THEN- Mrs. Chen Hui Me«. mother of Dr. Chen Su Lan passed away on Dec. 22nd Ht the age of 82 Cortege leave* her residence at
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      34 2 The family of the late Mr. Cheani Cheow Sen* thank all friends and relatives for their attendance at niifht visits and funeral and also to those who sent wreaths and messages of sympathy.
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      180 2 ©ir Straits linw s SMALL APST Minimum charge Si. r««* 25 centa o^ line (Six *ords) 80* Wo. 25 cent* extra DOMESTIC OCCWUltV mitlUS MAKJUAGK8 OCATHS 4CRNOWLEDGMENT8 ANNOCNCEUENTS A PT.C CAKDfl ekarfw «i »rh per iMMtrlton P« 1 iwb eto par UM Sm«// 4A. «r» ormpeyablm UTTCHELL -To Juliet, wife
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      478 2 SITUATIONS VACANT HOUSES FLATS, TO LET MiVFRTISING:- Wanted man with knowledge of advertising production, printing, not essential but preferably able translate Chinese Apply giving »l»nf requir-1. «t- .to Boy Wo. 431, Straits Times. NANNY REQUIRED for two children t>> European living in Kator.fi Aistoict Rood alary Im ooart and lodging.
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      540 2 1 I \T furnished to let for six montns ironi Ist January. Apply Wemyss, 6 Buklt Tuiiggal Road. TO LET for two months, Feorua— and March, fully furnished house, Tanglin District. Rent moderate. Apply Box No. 430, Stralte Times. TO LET:— No. 3«5 Buklt Timah Road, 3 bedrooms, furnished bungalow,
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      881 2 PUBLIC NOTICES HENRY WAUGH 6f CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlement*) NOTICE Is hereby given that an Interim j Dividend of 5 per cent in respect of the financial year ending 31st December, 19U». has been declared due and payable to the Shareholders whose names appear on the I
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      395 2 EYE EXAMINATIONS EYEGLASSES. EXCLUSIVELY. I'ersonalLscd Service by a duW qualified licenced j|L and registered practi- iVaMtap*^* tioner with legal niali- I' THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. 4ARCADK BLDG.,(<X)LLYF.R qiAV) R. A. Thompson, Dr. of Ocular Science 35 years' European (Union l Experience. TRANSPORI PASSENGKIfS BAGGAGfc GENERAL CARGO FURNITURE REMOVAL A STOB A
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      113 2 -^sf*M_£s^'^ MARICURE CAMERON HIGHLANDS rurbrook Guest llouv.has a few r«x>nvs vacant for Clin.tmas and New Year Telegraph or write Mrs. Knight, Purb-ooL. Ringlet. Ca HlKhlaivi- MASSAGE HALL MANICURE <VND MASSAGE Mrs HARt -tno Mis* H*NA 60. WATERLOO STRCCT Telephone 7467 CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS Our Retail Establishments in Hingartoro will
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      344 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. < Incorporatea in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI B.N Co MAII PASbENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by f he P O S N Coy troro the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India.
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      359 3 i DO US (Incorporated Id Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAN FRANCISC O Hone Kob(. Kobe Yokohama. Honolulu San Fraectseo and Los Angeles Leave lea\e Manila H'kong m.s. KAMAKURA MARU Jan. 14 s.s. YAWATA MARU Jan. 25 Jan. 2b mi. ASAMA MARU Feb 8 Feb.
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      519 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 Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      354 3 INSU RANCE FIRE* ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION TOE LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONO FIRE INSCE CO. LTO. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. EAOLfc STAR INS CO LTD BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. GUTHRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in 38 raj ALL DEFECTS OF VISION Consult'— MJZzekiel* Son} it.sia ijioi
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      755 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.5J mt/l 815 tn.) Z1IP1 9 60 me 's (30 96 m.) ZHP3 7.25 me t (41.38 m.) (/.HL A ZHPll 5.00 p.m. Cantonese muslct; 5.40 p.m. News lnCantomse; 5.50 p.m. Cantonese mus'C (contd.t); 6.10 p.m. News in Hokklen; 6 20 p.m. News In English. Belay
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    323 4 THE following donations to Toe Wat Fund are recorded to-day Ec Kong Gusn, Malacca (fifth contribution) I.MO. (.ammeter's, further contribution, with the season's greetings, to all their customers Mrs. Rosa Frankel (further contribution) 500. Mr. and Mrs. H Richard Aaron 500. "PS." (fur.hrr contribution) 150.
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    EXPORTERS' RISKS IN WAR TIME
    138 4 Valuable Protection THE facilities provided by the Export 1 Credits Guarantee Department which protect exporters against the ribks of giving credit to oversea customers, have recently been extended Exporters who wish to quote a c.i.i price can now cover the risk of Increases in war
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    KUNDONG RUBBER EARNS $37,697
    238 4 Dividend 12J Per Cent. $3,500 For War Fund THE net profit earned by Kundong Rubber Estate Ltd. in the year ended September last was $37,697, compared with $15,690 in the preceding year. Two interim dividends of five per cent, each were paid and the directors recommend
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 4 Monday. Doc. 13, noon. Bayers <>ellen Price* Prioe» No. IX K.S.S (Spot loose) 38^4 38 KNo. IX B.S.S. f.o.j. in case* Dec- Jan. (Sellers option) 38 38-,. C.FAO. R.S.S. lob. In bale* Dec.-Jan. (Sellers option) 38 .IS 1 F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in bales Dec-Jan. (Sellers
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    111 4 Singapore, Dec. 23, noon. Buyers sejlen Gambia $7.76 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12 50 DX.CI White Muiitok $14.00 White $13.50 Black $7.50 ._.u Mixed *2.1& Sun Dried $2.40 Scot flout No I Unpga $4.45 Fair $4.25 Sarawak 54.42 1 PalembanK $14.00 Banja X 13.00 S^mwak si
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    Sir Shenton Thomas' Tribute To Splendid Work Of British Red Cross
    1285 4 LI IS personal impression of the 11 spirit of England during German raids on Britain were recounted by Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor, last night in his first broadcast from the Singapore station since returning from leave. Sir Shenton
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      RUBBER REJECTED BY RESERVE CO.
      74 4 Beinjf Bought Cheaply By Consumers London, Dec. 21. RUBBER dealers In Mincing lane arc worried by the allegedly unreasonable percentage of the rubber, being acquired as emei-gency stocks, which is rejected in New York by the United States Rubber Reserve Co. This rejected rubber is
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      EXCHANGES
      324 4 XT.c following are the exenange fates Uil* meriting according to the dally circular Issueo bj the Hongkonir and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING Lonaon t.l. U l/lt London demand 1/4 l/lt Switzerland demana tT.T. only) 202 New York demand 47 3/32 1 Montreal demand 5127/32 F-.itavia demand 88% Samarang demand
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      LESS SILVER CONTENT IN NEW INDIAN RUPEES
      82 4 New Delhi. Dec. 23. THE Government of India has dor j to institute a large-scale minting of silver rupees for early issue owlni to the increased demand duo to trade and absorption by hoarcTng. The new coins will consist on< half silver and
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      287 4 TENDERS P. W. D. T1NDU \OIICi:. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TKNPKKS will N- rtcelved at Uic .>ffice cf TRUST. Ihr St.ite BifrinefT. Srlarntor. up to 3 p.m. .f the 3i*t Dwembw l»40. for the carrying out of earthwork and construction of Rail- Tmtrnnui .r» invited tar the reeonstrucPlLi^^UwSSST be Men and gUn.
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      211 4 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS THK RUBBER, TIN AM) SHARK MARKETS WILL BE (LOST I) ON WEDNESI) V AMI THURSDAY, V lIKISTMAS I>\Y AM) BOXING DAY. PUBLIC NOTICE THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. NOTICE. Our Establishment will be dond for 8-day« (a* usual once a year) (nun Ikt. Htk. 1940 to Jan. 1st. 1941 (!x>th
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    List Of Current Dividends
    185 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Dividend TV* lit lc.-s Ul M No. 35 9d. No. 31 U No. 39 1% less tax rial leas tax anal less tax '•it. less tax final M. 'at. tea Ux 5"n Anal Int. 1«b ux Books Close 23 18
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    NO DECISION TAKEN AT L.T.C. MEETING
    96 5 Bolivia Resents Demand K<ir Tonnage Revision tat Nrn I London, Dec. 21. Tng of the International Tin Monday did -s the first report ite. In fact, the dis. came rather boated. This •>d by the Malayan. Nigerian and Netherlands Indian delegations demnnriinu increased assessments
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    KUALA MUDA RUBBER DEBENTURE REDEMPTION
    65 5 I Postponement Sought Owing To The War 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. V U ALA MUDA RUBBER ESTATES LTD. is seeking the postponement of the repayment of £180,000 in seven per cent, first mortgage debentures which are redeemable on Dec. 31, this year
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    Broome Rubber Earnings Rise 235 Per Cent.
    61 5 tFrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. NET earnings of Broome Rubber Plantations Ltd. increased by 235 per cent., from £13,022 in the year ended June, 1939, to £43.583 for the year ended June last The dividend Is raised to 15 per cent,
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    85 5 Man* ciosc at tne General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Ceylon air 4 p.m. Egypt air 4 p.m. Gt. Britain etc. surface noon air 4 p.m. India air 4 p.m. Mauritius surface 9 a.m.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1349 5 SATIKDAT. DEC. 31. 194«: l!. 3« P.M. MI!«1NO sayen Scllcsn Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 6d 3s 10%« Austral Amal (5») 6s 7%d 7s Austral Malay (C) 33a 6d 35e 6d Ayer Hitam (ss> 31s 22s Gd x.d. Ayer Weng (SD .90 .96 Bongrln Tin 15s
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      252 6 THE LAUGH HIT OF THE SEASON SffU'S. ALHAMBRA WHOEVER SAID "LOVE IS BUND -^l^ n*v«r m»» thi» wid«-awak« -^JUTJ^^^kt^.. wif« who knows |u«t hew K^. y*S5» to handl* a hwtband who i fl dtvV^ rri«» »o moke a slip-knot of Jfl th# no H*ol binds. l^^^^^^^t ?^A^^^^^^ tucHU jamis Him
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      202 6 L 6?Is DA nr 1 PAVILION MICHAEL REDGRAVE "THE LADY VANISHES' SALLY GRAY "LAMBETH WALKPAUL LUKAS IN A THRILLING COMEDY-DRAMA "A WINDOW IN LONDON" OPENING TO-MORROW AT 6.15 9.15 LAUGHTER FUN FOR X'MAS WEEK i^n 7 J(fl j GAIETY! MUSIC! SPECTACLE! DANCING! THE BEST X'MAS PRESENT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR
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      259 6 EDWARD G. ROBINSON at his Best in a thrilling Dramatic Hit I a I LAST DAY CAPITOL j 31 5 -6.15- 9.15 INTO FLAMING DEATH... with a WOMAN'S KISS STILL WARM ON HIS LIPS! ROBINSON BLACKMAIL I!l^l/|^/Sr\ IWfcHUSSEY-C^IOCKHAin r* ilmL* wEr) watsom I^J^iHOl^ rNj/ Directed by H. C. Potter "3%*^-
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    R.A.F. PLANES TRAVEL 1,600 MILES TO RAID VENICE
    425 7 Several Fires Started In Oil Refineries And Docks London, Dec. 22. DRITISH heavy bombers last night visited Venice for the first time. They attacked Port Marghera which, according to the Air Ministry News Service, was an objective which the Italians possibly thought
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    Danish Livestock Looted By Nazis Profound National
    577 7 Danish Livestock Looted By Nazis Profound National Profound National Reawakening London, Dec. 22. A^ONDITIONS in Denmark under German V* occupation were described in a broadcast sprech from London on Saturday night by a Dane, who said that by the German invasion his countrymen at one stroke lost not only three-quarters
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      580 7 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TO-MORROW XMAS EVE Orchestral Concert 8 p.m. SPECIAL XMAS DINNER DANCE CABARET CKACKBB8, NOVELTIES BALLOONS ETC Carol Community Singing at Midnight IATKNSION IX) 2 A.M. mSSSJfwtm LIMITED ACCOMMODATION— BOOK YOUR TABLE \M\s DAY— HBUAI XMAS Hlft Orchestral OMMH 12.30 to 2 p.m. SPECIAL T'ffin $2.00 Wfdn< di)
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      365 7 Hold your X'mas Party at Singapore's most Popular Restaurant THE AIRPORT HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER on XMAS EVE XMAS NIGHT BOXING NIGHT NEW YEAR'S EVE Attractive Table Decorations with plenty of CRACKERS, STREAMERS, NOVELTIES, BALLOONS, ETC. BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW LIMITED ACCOMMODATION PHONE 3356. PAVILION RESTAURANT AIR-CONDITIONED Arrange your parties now
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    PRECAUTIONS
    141 8 Intern All Who Are Anti-British To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Every loyal reader will have appreciated your leader, "The Watch Tower," in Tuesday's edition. I think it Is time to go further than you suggest In that article. Let every employer question his staff as to
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    LONDON LETTER CHRISTMAS PARTIES DESPITE INVASION THREAT
    1196 8 LONDON LETTER CHRISTMAS PARTIES DESPITE INVASION THREAT Hot Reception For Germans Who Set Foot In Britain I By CABLE By Our Own Correspondent London, Dec. 20. IN spite of sterner rationing of food, straightened means, bereavements, bombing and the possibility of an imminent German invasion, the British people are very
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      INCOME TAX
      437 8 Seven Points In Favour Of It To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Opponents of income tax lor Malaya make great play of the number of associations which have declared against this tax; but associations. Ilk" directors of some local companies, are notoriously apt to take a
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      LEST WE FORGET
      165 8 Two Minutes' Silence On Christmas Night To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— We have been told that the Christmas season in Singapore this year is to be celebrated with all the usual festivities that accompany the occasion in times of peace. Recently Mr. Win ston
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      "BALMY"?
      210 8 Malayan Iron-Ore For Japan To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Surely we are, to say the least I, of it, "balmy' as a nation to kc^p 1 I allowing iron-ore to leave the shores j of Malaya to be turned iruo weapons to destroy our friends and posfibly
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      "VERY FOOLISH"
      55 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir—As the British Empire and t'v. United States of America are cooperating to defeat our enemies, and as Japan has lately entered Into an alliance wi:h those enemies, it seems very foolish for this country to be supplying iron-ore to Japan.-Yours,
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      UNEMPLOYMENT
      169 8 Agricultural Plan Is Needed To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l agree with the letter of M Interested under the heading of Unemployment' in yesterdays issue. I should like to know if the distribution of relief from the Silver Jubilee Fund has really had the result of
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      PARTIES
      99 8 Should They Go On In Wartime? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In reply to "A Parent" who wrote on "Club Parties for Children," I would like to express my opinion that, before the children are asked or expected to forego their pleasures at Christmas— which surely
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    IMPORTANT CABINET CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED
    488 9 Mr. Eden Is Again Foreign Minister LORD HALIFAX APPOINTED WlliASSADOR TO U.S. r.apt. Margesson Takes Over War Portfolio THE appointment of Viscount Halifax as British Ambassa- dor to the United States in succession to the late Lord l.othian. announced late last night, has been followed
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    2 9 LORD HALIFAX
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    BRITAIN'S AIR WAR ON AXIS
    334 9 BRITAIN'S AIR WAR ON AXIS 5.000 Attacks In Kight Months London. Dec. 22. IN 5.000 attacks on targets from the Channel ports to tne Dodecanisiands in the past eight months. the RAF. have spread destruction (icrmany. Italy and the territories they command, which this Christmas should remind the Axis ;itors
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    SUBMARINE OVERDUE
    59 9 London, Dec. 23. THE 1 übmarine Swordfi.'-h 'Lieutenant M. A. Lansley) is over- < :id must be considered lost according to an Admiralty communi nsh had a surface displacement of €40 tons and 935 tons submerged. She carried n normal (omplt-mrnt of 40 and was one of the
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    35 9 Washington. Dec 22 Til United States' Navy has placed orders totalling approximately $284.000 000 fir submarine chasers and auxiliaries, including four vessels 1 d for placing anti-submarine nets at the entrances to strategic harbours Reutf-r
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    "Uruguay Eager To Join Britain"
    98 9 Montevideo, Dec. 23. THE British trade mission to South America, headed by Lord WUllngdon, left Montevideo yesterday after a triumphant awk which is likely to result, In an imoortant increase in British purchases of j .in products, with a corresponding increase in British exports to
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    31 9 Af. Wladyslaw Raczkieicicz, President of the Provisional Polish Government in London, is seen here chatting with members of the crew of a Polish minesweeper during a visit to Polish naval forces.
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    3 9 MR. ANTHONY EDEN
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    SOVIET PROTEST TO RUMANIA
    74 9 Belgrade, Dec. 22. APROTZST against the antiSoviet campaign in Rumania and against describing arrested persons* as Communists "when they have nothing to do «i h the Communist movement" is reported to have b-rn lodged by the Soviet Minister at Bucharest, M. LavrentiefT. He Is reported to
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    Thirty-Seventh Raid On Berlin
    186 9 Thirty-Seventh Raid On Berlin London, Dec. 23. ALTHOUGH the German air raids on Britain were on an unusually light scale during the week ending Dec. 21, the British raids on Germany during this period were heavy, the attacks being delivered from early at night, including three concentrated attacks on Mannheim
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    Scatlered Raids Over Great Britain
    140 9 London, Dec. 23. "■■PHE majority of the raids over Britain during the daylight hours of yesterday were very small, but after darkness raiders were reported from several districts including the northern towns, Liverpool, east Midland towns and towns In the west and south-west England and
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    JAPANESE ENVOY TO AUSTRALIA
    45 9 Shanghai, Dec. 23. ITNCONFIRMABLE reports from Tokio say v the .Irst Japanese Minister to Australia will be the former Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Tatsuo J£awai, formerly Consul-General at Shanghai. He has just returned from a world tour as Minister-ftt- large. Reuter
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    N.I. £50,000 GIFT FOR BIRTHDAY PLANES
    43 9 PRINCE BERNHARD, of the Netherlands has presented Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, with another cheque for £5,000 towards the Spitfire fund, completing a gift of £50,000 from the Netherlands Indies to celebrate Mr. Churchill's birthday. British Wireless.
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    GRAZIANI ON HIS DEFEAT
    760 9 i Superiority Of British Tanks London, Dec. 23. MARSHAL Graziani, Commander1T" in-Chief of the Italian army in Libya, gives what he describes as "the first phase^of the operations in the Western Desert" in a long report sent to Mussolini, according to an account by the official
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    PUNJAB PREMIER ON VISIT TO INDIAN TROOPS IN EGYPT
    37 9 OIR Sikandar Hyat Khan, the Prcmltr of the Punjab, is reported to have arrived at Carlo In order to visit Indian troops is the Middle East.— British Wireless.
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    More Nazis For Rumania
    64 9 More Nazis For Rumania Rome, Dec. 23. NEW detachments of German troops of "instruction" have arrived at Timisoara in Rumania, during the past week, according to a Buchatest newspaper report to the Italian news agency. The report adds that General Huber has been appointed in supreme command of the German
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    Tokio Cabinet Reshuffle
    113 9 Extremist Leaders Included Chungking. Dec. 23. IN a leader dealing with the reshuffle of the Japanese Cabinet, the official Central Daily News declared that the Japanese cabinet Is going rightist. The inclusion of Baron Hiranuma as Minister of the Interior and Baron Sadao Araki as minister without
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    SOVIET COMMENT ON ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN
    91 9 Moscow. Dec. 23. COMMENTING on Italo-Greek war, Trud, the organ of Soviet trades unions, says, "To oppose the Greek offensive, the Italians have concentrated strong forces in Albania. The original Italian strength has been at least doubled. The appearance of the British navy in the
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    PRO-WANG CHIING-WEI OFFICIAL MURDERED
    76 9 PRO- WANG CHIING-WEI OFFICIAL MURDERED snangnai, uec. 1:3. ANOTHER murder believed due to politi- ci>l reasoiic occurred last evening in Shanghai. The victim, Chen-kwan-yea, reported to be one of the leading fißures In the cxc- j cutive brcjich of. the Japanese-sp<»n.-;orcd Shanghai Special Municipality police, was shot to death by
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    NEW GERMAN DEMANDS?
    104 9 Uneasiness At Vichy Reported Zurich, Dec. 23. TTHE visit of Comte de Brinon to 1 Vichy on Saturday has caused nervousness in oflicial circles there, according to the newspaper La Suisse. The journal adds th.-.t the Count brought fresh I.erman demand* which may possibly be connected with
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    'Petain To Defend French Rights'
    246 9 m London. Dec. "IP Marshal Petain is determined to 1 take no military initiative against anyone, he is als-> determined to reserve for France the righta sh? has .mouired from the past.' declared l\on. Bergcrct, the French Minister for Air. in a broadcast from Beirut
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    MORE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE WAR FUND
    452 10 MORE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE WAR FUND One Donation Of $1,000 And Three Of $500 CHRISTMAS t:ift> to The War Fund again figure prominent l\ in to-day's list which includes one donation of M.000 and three of S">(M). On; 1 <>!' these $500 contributions conies from the Swiss firm of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    30 10 B_m_.b uotci 8 p.m. to MiclUAUI. OKI I a p m. to Little Old New BAm Till XTIJI t riU, and CtnemM iiarrt DMicln* Ul i i N( Boru
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    Doctor's Loan To Government
    57 10 TTIIF BfMMi Government has ac- ropfed ;ui offer by Dr. J. V. l..ind«ir. of Singapore, to lend Cl.Oin frer of interest for the oro>ecutinn of ihe war, says Keuter. l> Land»r is Physician and Registrar at the Singapore General Hospi al and lecturer in Dermatology at
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    CHINESE GIVE $250,000
    316 10 Fine Response To Raid Fund Appeal AS a result of a special effort made by Chinese throughout Malaya, the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Relief Fund will benefit by a sum estimated at 5250,000. In Singapore alone. $31,000 has been collected, which will shortly be handed to the
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    CHETTIARS ENTERTAIN MR. R. BRADDELL
    87 10 F honour of his sixtieth birthday, Mr. Roland Braddell. the Singapore advoc.i c and solicitor, was entertained by the S ngapDre Na .ukkj-tai Chettiar c:mmuni y on Fr.day The scene rf the entertainment was th« ChettlV Temple in T?nk Road, which was Illuminated for the
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    FOUNDER OF VICTORIA COLLEGE, JAFFNA
    46 10 jjr. c. M. Chellapah, founder of Victoria College, Jaffna, was entertained In Kuala Lumpur on Saturday at the Eastern Hot*l on i ihe occasion of his visit to Malaya by old bapi and other members of the Jaffna community In Malaya.
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    To Dance At To-night's Show
    59 10 Ceylon Tamil children who will take part in a group dance at to-night's CTA variety show at the Victoria Theatre in aid of The War Fund. Left to right: Misses S. Neelakantan, G. Rajah, N. Nagalingam S. Nagaratnam, M. Manniammal, K. Devaraja, J. Rajah, M.
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    FIRST OFFICERS FROM SINGAPORE O.C.T.U.
    816 10 Passing Out Parade Before Gen. Bond On Saturday (By A Special Correspondent) THE first Officer Cadet Training Unit in the Far East— established in Singapore in September for the purpose of filling a war time need for more officers for British units stationed in Malaya—
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    HOLIDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW AT THE CATHAY
    61 10 rtWIXG to a typographical error it was announced in this morning's Singapore Free Press that the "Thief of Bagdad" was beuifc screened at the Cathay Cinema to-morrow and Boxing night at midnight. It should have been announced, however, that the United Artists' production, "Captain
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    BIG REINFORCEMENTS FOR FAR EAST COMMAND
    296 10 BIG REINFORCEMENTS FOR FAR EAST COMMAND All Arms Represented, Says Sir R. Brooke-Popham CUBSTANTIAL reinforcements of all arms for the Far Easf- ern Command have recently arrived in Malaya, states an announcement issued to-day by the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Sir Robert Brooke-Popham. These reinforcements include aircraft. Air Force personnel and
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    BOYS' BRIGADE CAROL PARTY
    54 10 THE 7th Singapore Company, The Boys' Brigade (St. Andrew's* will be carolling. from home to home, on Christmas evr. collecting funds for the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Christmas Cheer Fund. Starting at 7 pjn. at the Orthopaedics Hospital Kee Sun Road, the earoUen will visit Katong.
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    FILIPINO PARTY
    96 10 SOME 200 members of the Singapore Pill- i pino Association, with wives and chil- dren. had a Christmas party at the Association's premises yesterday. A replica of Santa C!aus made cf Ke cream was prominently displayed and was later distributed to the children. The Ice > I cream
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    20 10 I Mr. J. Pairweather. who has been acting as Chief Agricultural Officer, Johore, has left for Australia on long leave.
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    NO FRICTION IN FREE CHINA
    166 10 Malayan Chinese Refutes Report A DENIAL that there had been friction between the Central Government of China and Chinese Communist troops was made by Mr. Tan Kok Keng, son of Mr. Tan Kali Kee, who returned to Singapore from Chungking by air yesterday "I am
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    PLANTERS' BENEVOLENT FUND
    34 10 PLANTERS' BENEVOLENT FUND THE Johore Planters' Association has gITCB a lead by contributing $500 to the Planters' Benevolent Fund of Malaya in response to the urgent appeal issued by tha President of that body.
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    $1,000 FOR SIX SEATS
    108 10 $1, 000 FOR SIX SEATS MRS. Loke Yew and Mr. LoJce wan ii\o hay* very generously paid $1,000 lcir six seats for the "Buy A Bomber" prrmicre of Alexander Korda's "The Thief Of Bagdad' which will be held at the Cathay Cinema next Monday at 9.15 p.m. We have also
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    JOHORE POLICE CHANGES
    67 10 (Prom Our Own Cor. ,'spondeni Johore Bahru, D<c. 23 INCHK Abdul KhaUd bin Dato Klana. «B 0 has been Court Inspector. Johore Bahru. for about four years, is leaving on trunsKT at the end of next month as 0.C.P.D.. Batu Pahat. He will be relieved by Inspector
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    32 10 A public sitting of the Commission of Inquiry into the Mine- Department will b-r held on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 6 and 7. in the Federal Council Chamber IB Kuila Lumpur. i
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    New Hardy Family Film Is Grand Entertainment
    431 10 ••Andy Hardy Meets Debutante." Nlekcy Kooncy, Ann Rutherford. Judy ilind. L«-uis Stone. Kay Holden. and CV ilia Parker.) M.G.M. Opening at th« < -pilol to-morrou. THIS film is on a par with the rest oi the llnuy Family series, and provides excellent remedy.
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    Passive Defence Of Malaya
    1215 11 Sir Shenton At Microphone GOVERNOR OUTLINES GENERAL POLICY Rapid Action Is Basis Of Scheme To Protect People THE mainland of Malaya in addition to Singapore and Penang is now bring placed in a state of defence, declared the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, when broadcasting from Singapore
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING
    78 11 OLNGATORE Municipal Commissioners will O hold their last meeting of the year on Friday, when they will consider the appointment of a nominee to serve on the committee of the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund in place or the Vcn. Archdeacon Graham White Action taken by the committee and
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    First Of Seven New U.S. Luxury Liners Arrives Here
    519 11 A TRIBUTE to British sea-power which is keeping open the port lof Singapore for ships under many Ifiaas, the strains of "Rule Britannia" blared from loudspeakers on the nrw American luxury liner President Jacifson as she slipped through the rain-swept harbour
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    NEW ALL-MALAYAN CURRENCY NOTES
    388 11 NEW ALL-MALAYAN CURRENCY NOTES First Issue Now Ready For Release To The Public THE new all-Malayan issue of currency notes has arrived in 1 Singapore, but is being kept in "cold storage" at the Treasury until a decision is made on the date for placing them in circulation. The new
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    149 AIRCRAFT LOST BY ITALY IN THE WESTERN DESERT
    671 12 Only 13 R.A.F. Planes Down In 12 Days' Intensive Fighting London, Dec. 22. ITALY has lost at least 149 aircraft in the first 12 days of the battle in the Western Desert. R.A.F. losses totalled 13 aircraft. Five British pilots were
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    ITALIAN ROUT CONTINUES
    560 12 New Greek Guns Worry Enemy London. Dec. 22. THE Italians have suffered heavy losses in continuing their retreat on Chlmara, according to the Athens radio. In their efforts to hold the position and delay the retreat towards the sea, said the announcer, the Italians, subjected to Greek
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    More British Troops Reaching Bardia
    131 12 Cairo, Dec. 22. REINFORCEMENTS are steadily reaching the British troops in the Bardla area, states to-day's communique from British G.H.Q. The communique adds that a further seven guns have been collected from an enemy frontier post recently occupied. On other fronts the situation remains unchanged.
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    R.A.F. BOMBERS FLY LOW OVER BERLIN HOUSETOPS
    331 13 Factories, Goods And Railway Stations Among Objectives Hit London, Dec. 22. 1I7HEN Berlin was covered with snow on Friday night the longest ni.eht of the year British bombers were over the German capital both early and late. The attack was remarkable for the
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    Few Casualties In Raids On Britain
    209 13 London, Dec. 33. ENEMY attacks ua Liverpool and tbc Mersey^idc butt night lasted several hours but by rn r ly mozafcag rJic position waa already well in h; ad, states an Air Ministry and Ministry ol tlomt BecwHf communique. Tannery :.nd vtnrn.(fp yards were
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    DANGER OF ICE FLOES
    38 13 Sofia, Dec. 22. THE Bulgarian authorities have stopped shipping traffic along the Bulgarian coast owing to the danger of Ice floes. Traffic Is also held up in the Danube owing to floating ice.— Reuter.
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    199 13 MM 1.20 R.B.C 25.53 m. 19.82 m. 5.50 Manila K/RM 31.35 m. 6.05 8.8.C. 31.55 m. 6.55 Manila (KZIB) 31.5g m. 8.20 8.8.C. 31.55 in. aad 49.59 m. 9.27 Kancoon 49.94 m. 9.49 MeltMJurne 25.23 m. trrrt-pt <sanda.y 1 10.40 Delhi MM n. p.m. 12.50 Hsnckoßß
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    Berlin Hopes For Raid-Free Christmas
    115 13 Berlin Hopes For RaidFree Christmas Stockholm, Dec. 22. BKRLINERS are hoping for a Christmas free irom air raids. The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Tidingen states that Berliners. who are preparing for Christmas with j few seasonable items j?yond those which are strictly rationed, are anxious- 1 ly wondering
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    POPE PIUS PLANNING RADIO BROADCAST
    63 13 London, Dec. 22. •THE Pope is expected to broadcast at 10.15 a.m. <4.35 p.m. Malayan time) on Christmas Eve, according to the Vatican radio. The service will start at 10 a.m. (4.20 p.m. Malayan time), and will include a short messageby one of the Cardinals.
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    VICHY STATE COUNCIL REORGANIZED
    117 13 Vichy, Dec. 22. A LAW reorganizing the French Council at State, wfcose chief function is to Interpret law is pubunhert m the official journal tc-day. The Council from now on will be composed of a vice-president, five presidents of segtiriw (consultative bodi«i and 40 special advisers
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    LORD WILLINGDON IN URUGUAY
    59 13 Monte video. l)cc. 22. LORD WILLINGDON, head of the British trade mission to South America, entertained the Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Dr Guani, to luncheon yesterday. Later Lord Willingdon kicked off at a big football match In the presence of the President of the Republic. In the
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    HUNGARY GAOLS NAZIS
    79 13 Budapest. Dec. 23. nRISON sentences were passed yesterday in the trial of Wlrth, leader of the Hungarian Iron Cross (Nasl) party and 33 members of his party accused of plotting against the life of the Regent and the safety of the state. Wlrth was sentenced to lour
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    SHIPS GET WARNING
    67 13 .ondoii, Dec. 22. A NAVIGATIONAL warning Uiat an area J\. in Rumanian territorial waters in the Black Sea opposite the mouth of the Danube has been declared dangerous was broadcast by the Bucharest radio last light. The warning states that vessels bound for Danube ports must inform
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      372 13 COMMERICAL SUBJECTS ENROL NOW Bnrolmerts are now being mad* lor the commencement of cla&ses, during December for the 1940/41 year of training, in the following subjects All London Chamber of Commrrrt 1941 rxamir ation subjects. tandon Ma'ru illation Jsjne 1«MI and January 1942. School Vrtillcatf Kxaminatioo. December. 194 J. All
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    ITALY'S GRIP ON ABYSSINIA WEAKENING DUE TO REVOLTS
    172 14 ITALY'S GRIP ON ABYSSINIA WEAKENING DUE TO REVOLTS News Of British Victory Spurs On Anti-Duce Movement Khartoum, Dec. 23. TT\LY'S grip on the vast African territory of Abyssinia is weakening as the spark of revolt spreads, writes Reuter's special correspondent in the Sudan. The news of the Bntisn victory in
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    41 14 London, Dec. 22. THE Dutch tanker Pendrecht, 10,000 tons, reported from New York on Wednesday to have radioed that she had been torpedoed by a submarine, has now arrived safely at a British port, s:ate official Dutch circles in London.— Reuter.
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    "Loyalty" Of Colonies Praised In Vichy
    192 14 Vichy. Dec. M. SIGNIFICANT reference* to the future of France and the French empire appear in to-days Le Journal, which says: "The more time passes the more becomes the Importance of the decision which, on tli<> morrow of a heavy defeut. enabled us to
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    The Escape Of Smigly-Rydz
    175 14 Former Polish C.-in-C. Flees In Motor-Car Berlin, Dec. 22. DETAILS of the escape of Marshal Smigly-Rydz, former Polish Com-mander-in-Chief, from the Rumanian castle of Granoslavele, where he was Interned following his escape to that country when Poland fell to Germany and the Soviet Union, are given
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    London's Christmas Mail Sets Record
    134 14 London, Dec. 22. rIAT Hitler's "Blitz" has in no way affected the British people's tradition of sending one another Christmas greetings is shown by the fact that 15,000,000 letters and cards and millions of parcels were handed over to the Tost O'Tioe last Wednesday, the
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    AFRICA DETERMINED TO FIGHT GERMANY
    90 14 Khartoum. Dec. 22. THERE is a great will to flght and meet Germany throughout the Union of South Africa and in Rhodesia, Tanganyika and This tribute to the contribution being made to the Empire war effort by these countries was paid by a Hussars officer
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    Tokio Mission For Reich And Italy
    76 14 Tokio, oe~. 22npHE first Japanese military mission 1 of its kind since 10 IS left Japan en route for Germany and Italy toHay The Domel agency says that the mission is headed by Lieut-General Yamashita, director- genenl of military aviation, and is travelling via
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    NAZI AMBITION TO CONQUER WORLD
    243 14 London. Dec. 23. A DOLF HITLER is called upon to be A leader of a world unhampered by anyone," declared Dr. Frank, governor of Nazi-occupied Poland in a speech at a German Christmas ceremony in an old theatre at Cracow broadcast on the Warsaw radio.
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    HALIFAX MOST LIKELY FOR U.S. POST
    66 14 London. Dec. 22. AN official announcement regarding the appointment of Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, as Ambassador to the United States is expected shortly, states Reuter's liobby correspondent. It is expected that Mr. Anthony Eden. Secretary for War, will succeed Lord Halifax as Forelcn Minister,
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    52 14 Rome. Doc. 22. MUSSOI INI delivered an address to women provincial leaders of the Fascist women's organization to-day In the Palazzo Venecia, his residence. The tf-sks falling to the lot of women tod?.y. he claimed, demanded that particular sense of the rasclst faith and patriotism v/hich distinguished the women of
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    SINGAPORE STATE HOCKEY TEAM WIN FOUR-NIL
    532 15 Malacca Fight Hard, But Find Opposition Too Good (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, t>ec. 21. A LATE start was made in to-day's inter-state hockey match, four Singapore players being delayed owing to a breakdown on the road. Consequently, Singapore took some time to settle
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    Phariol Impresses In Slow Work
    169 15 From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 23. SLOW work was the order of this morning's training here in preparation for the forthcoming Xmas-New Year meeting The frst out was Phaxiol, who impressed tremendously when taken round by Blllett. Phariol likes the Pen&ng course, and should
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    Hockey Match Off
    31 15 "pit." hockey match which was to have been played at Bnkit Tiniah yesterday betw«en Raffles College and the Technical School of Kuala Lumpur was cancelled owing to rain.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    45 15 HOCKEY S R.C. ts. Terhnlrm! School, Xl,, SRC: S.C R.C. vs. Fort Canning. S.C.RC; S.C.C. II vs. Gordons, SC.C: Sinrnpore Hornets vs. Ceylon Spor s Club, B%lrstl*r: P»st Office Club vs. S R.C. Post O-Il^e *r und-. Police vs. Malaya Signals, Depot.
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    SELANGOR BEAT NEGRI
    273 15 SELANGOR BEAT NEGRI State Hockey Game At Kuala Lumpur i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. SELANGOR avenged the hockey trouncing they received from Negri Sembilan earlier in the season by beating them here in the return match to-day on the Victoria Institution ground by the odd goal
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    MRS. E. MOLONEY WINS DECEMBER MEDAL
    49 15 THE Island Clubs Women's December Medal competition was won by Mrs E. Moloney. The best cards returned were Mrs. Moloney 52—15=37 Mrs. L. Leijssius 56—18=38 Mrs. M. 6. Marshall 50— 10--40 The woman captain's prize competition has been postponed to Wednesday, Ja^n. 8.
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    SELANGOR CLUB BEAT S.C.C. IN TROPHY RUGBY GAME
    840 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. THE Selangor Club forwards carried their side to victory to-day in their annual rugger encounter for the trophy, and wrested it back from Singapore, beating them by eight points (a goal and a try)
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    Eclipse B. P. Surprise The Marigolds
    213 15 '"THE biggest surprise yet register- ed in the inter-club badminton championships of Singapore resulted yesterday afternoon, when the Marigold Badminton Party, who were strongly fancied to win this event, went down to the Eclipse Badminton Party by the wide margin of four games to
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION BEATEN AGAIN
    60 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 23. DLAYIKG on the High School ground yesterday, Raffles Institution hockey team sustained their second successive defeat at Malacca at the hands of the High School, losing by four goals to nil. Tarn Kong Chee scored twice in the first
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    S. S. C. Programme For Boxing Day
    77 15 nPHE following events will take place at the Singapore Swimming riub on Boxing Day, commencing at 10.30 a.m.: HJVI.S. Hermes trophy: 7m girls under nine years, and boys under nine years. Distance, one breadth free style. Uill-Salter Cup: For girls under 14 years
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    Table Tennis Championships
    51 15 AUGUST PLAYERS IN BOTH SINGLES FINALS *T*HE men's and women's single*. finals in the table tennis championships of Singapore will he an all-Aupust affair this year, for all the August Badminton Party's representatives were successful in the semi-finals decided at the Happy World covered stadium on Saturday
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    305 15 London, Dec. 22. LEAGUE football games yesterday resulted: NOBTH B&rnsley 5 Hull City 0 Blackburn Rovers 3 Oldham Athletic 2 Bradford S Huddersneld Town 2 Bury 4 Manchester United 1 Doncaster Rovers 9 York City 2 Everton 0 Preston North End 3 Halifax Town 2
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    289 15 "Feels Wonderfully Better" Nothing is more worrying than loss of weight. To watch the scales anxiously, hoping against hope for an increase of just one ounce to take bottles and bottles of flshy-tastlng oil and still feel no better— to lie awake at
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    UNITED STATES MAY SEIZE GERMAN SHIPPING
    716 16 WASHINGTON IS UNMOVED BY BERLIN THREAT Relations Between Nazis Ami America Further Strained Washington, Dec. 22. RELATIONS between the TJnited States and Germany took a sudden turn for the worse to-day following the German Government's action in demanding that the United States take action
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    U.S. REPRISALS ARE URGED
    423 16 Call To Roosevelt To Take Action New Yors, Dec. 22. r FHE Geiman warning to the United States against the hanoing over to Great Britain of Axis ships in American waters dominates the front pages of the Sunday newspapers in New York, several suggesting that following
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    GOVERNMENT BELIEVES NAZI INVASION IS COMING
    306 16 GOVERNMENT BELIEVES NAZI INVASION IS COMING British Victories In Africa May Force Nazis To Act Soon London, Dec. 22. WHEN Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, recently (Kola red that it was not ony in Egypt that Britain had officers of the calibre of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell (the Middle
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    NAZIS NEED 50 DIVISIONS
    118 16 "Extraordinarily Difficult Task" Moscow, Dec. IS. -AS long as the British navy re- tains mastery and the British air force is undefeated, landing operations in Britain will be extraordinarily difficult." writes Trud, the orjjan of the Soviet Trades I'nion.v The newspaper adds, "The British air force
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    U.S. HEAVY BOMBER BASE AT ST. LUCIA
    70 16 St. Lucia. Dec 22 AN extensive area at Vieux Fort, the hern end of Ft. Lu.ni. the largest of the Br.tish Windward Islands. has been selected by the United States military authorities lor a large hesvy bomber base. This Is in addition to
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    ADEN'S NEW GOVERNOR
    47 16 London, Dec. 22. MR H?ary Guy Pilling, Governor of St. Helena, has been appointed Brittsn Resident of Zanzibar in succession to Mr. Hathorn Hall, who has been appointed Governor of Aden. Mr. Pilling has served over various periods in British Honduras and Kenya.— Reuter.
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    Escape From An Ambush
    90 16 Nairobi, Dec. 22. A BOLD escape was made by four South African armoured cars which were ambushed by 600 native troops when reconnoitring Italian Somaliland. The cars came under machine-gun fire from both sides of the road. A member of the crews said: "There were about
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    Turkey Watching Fifth Column
    70 16 Ankara, Dec. 22. »r*HE Turkish Governmerit's decision to prolong the state of siege proclaimed a monthe ago for a further three months as from Friday applies to six districts in European Turkey with Istanbul as headquarters. The main object of the state of siege is to
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    Fleet-Loads Of Gifts
    399 16 BRITAIN THANKS UNITED STATES London, Dec. 22. 11THATEVER may De our YuleUde reflections upon some other manifestations In the world, we can celebrate this Christmas in abundant peace and goodwill between the people of the United States and the British Commonwealth of Nations, declared the Minister of
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    Appeasement Out Of The Question
    170 16 U.S. Determination To Go On Rearming Washington, Dec. 22. MR. W. S. Knudsen. chairman of the National Defence Council, issued a statement here to-day saying that the crisis which caused the creation o* his council was an "irreconcilable one," adding: "It cannot be terminated b7
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    NAZI MANOEUVRE TO BRING ABOUT JAPAN-U.S. WAR?
    297 16 London, Dec. 22. HHHE fulminations of the German Foreign Office spokesman against the United States can be regarded as further evidence of Germany's growing realization of her serious position, writes Reuter's chief diplomatic correspondent. There are two plausible explanations of the German attitude,
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