The Straits Times, 15 January 1941

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER —LARGEST NET SALES If PAGES SINGAPORE, ViEnN!:sn\Y, JANUARY 15, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PACKS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941. PRICK 5 CENTS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      22 2 BARSTOW On active »ervice Brigadier J A. BarsWw. I<mietly ot the Blac* Watch, affr a seriou* operation in England. (By C«bl^.
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      564 2 WTIAS-I.ANSJSLL.—I** -n»agemei»t is announced brtweeti Reginald Alexander v) Wills eldc- roii of the late Mr and Mrs. P.J.M. Wills of Jerey, Channel Hands, and Constantinople and Miss Marie Owendoiyn laiukU, re:ond daughter ot Col. the Hun O. V. Larwll C M 0.. M I. C, and Mrs. LanseU nf victoria,
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      903 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE One practically new l»40 "Model T3." M.G. sporte two seater. Done 4.000 mUes with eomprehenslTe insurance tc June 1941. Price $3,300 nett. Show Rcotr Condition can be aeen at Messrs Fong and Mansor. 315 Orchard Road. Tele. 3077. MAGNIFICENT 1937 25 HP. WOLSELEY super six saloon,
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    Radio News In English
    197 3 a-ra 1.20 5.50 6.»5 6.55 8.29 9.27 9.4« RBi 25.53 m. 19.82 m. Manila (KZRMl 31.35 m. B.B.C. 31.55 dbl ManiU (KZIB) 31.58 m B.B.C. 31.5S :n Mid 49.59 m. Rancooa 49.94 m. Melbourne 25JS5 m. (except Sunday) 1940 nun. 1' .0 1.3S 1.35 2.M 3.26
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      688 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated Id Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAN FRANCISCO none Koag. Kobe- Yokohama. Honotmte. Saa Praactaeo **4 Vm Angeles Lea»e Leare i Manila Hkono .8. YAW ATA MARU Jan. 25 Jan. 28 n^. ASAMA MARU Feb 8 Peb U 1 n.s. TATUTA MARU
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      426 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 TH€ CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      286 3 INSURANCE IRE- ACCIDENT MOTOR [DELHI GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THK LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONO FIRS INSCE CO.. LTXX PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTO. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. BAOLft STAR INS CO. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. iUTHRIE C0. f LTD. Incorporated in 8.8. ToPrivateTrustees. Carrying out the wishes of dead friends is often
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      185 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZIIL 13.33 mc/» C2S m.) 7HPJ t M me t (St.M m.) ZHF3 1*5 mci (41.38 m.> (ZHL 7.HP1) 5 00 pjn. Pelplng Dramast; 5.40 pjn. Newi In Cantonese; 5.55 p.m. Teochew Muslct; 6.05 pm. News In HokJclen; 6.20 pjn. News in English. Relayed from London; 6.35
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      186 3 Ffclk Songst: 5.50 pjn. Hindustani Musict; 6 05 p.m. News In Hindustani 6.20 pm. Tamil Music': 6.40 p.m. News In Tamil; 7. p.m. Light Songs by Blng Crosby and The Andrews Sisterst; 7.10 p.m. News in French: 7.20 p.m. Light Songs by Big Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, (contd.)t; 7.30
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      334 3 EMPIRE STATION GSB 9 51 mci (SI. 55 m.|; GSC 9.M me/i (31.32 m.1; GSD 11.75 mci (55.53 m. I <"Sfe 11.86 mr/i (85 29 m.i; GSP 15-14 met (19.81 m GSG 11.79 nc'i (14.86 m.); GSB 2147 mc/i (1S.9T m.»; GSI 15.26 me <19.«« m.); GSJ 21.53 me/» (13.93
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    U.S. REJECTED RUBBER
    376 4 Not Due To Faulty Packing Cases London, Jan. 14. IN connection with the recent report that large quantities of barter deliveries of rubber to America had been rejected owing to damaged packing, allegedly due to the Inferior Quality of the Malayan and Japanese wood now being used
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    142 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 14. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed I as follows vltn previous auot&Uons in parenthesis:— It I BBER: Quiet. Spot 12 7 16d 12 9 16d 1 12 7 16d 12 9'l6d) >eb. 12 7 16d 12 9:16 d U2 7 16d 12
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    DECEMBER RUBBER EXPORTS
    38 4 rr T t HE export of rubber from Malaya, Brunei and Labuan In Decemoer was 50.165 tons, states the Controller of Rubber. This compares with an estimate furnished earlier in the month of 50,200 tons.
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    DECEMBER TIN-ORE PRODUCTION
    39 4 THE following particulars of tin-ore produc- tlon refer to December: Hours Cubic Plculs yards ore j Pahang Consol. 5,239 Ipoh Tin (Puchong) 521 102,300 577 i Sungei Kinta 661 133,600 517 Temob Tin 679 83,800 634
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    Hongkong Bank Dividend
    82 4 i "THE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation announce that the final dividend for 1940 will probably be £2 10s. a share* subject to deduction of income tax. An interim dividend of £2 10s. was paid on Aug. 12. There has been written-ofT bank premises account, $1,000,000
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    United Temiang Rubber
    63 4 UNITED TEMIANG RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. earned a net profit of £35,523 in the year ended July last, compared with £8,246 in the preceding year. The directors recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, and have transferred £22.000 to various reserves. The amount to be carried forward to
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    39 4 London, Jan. It TIN opened quiet The turnover was 25 tons. Hopes are entertained of some Excess profits Tax concession for tin mines in the next United Kingdom Budget, After official hours a further ten tons were traded. Reuter
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    PERAK RIVER HYDROELECTRIC POWER
    1842 4 Revenue Rises: Increased Number Of Units Sold (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 21. 1 CABLED you to-day a brief ac- count of Mr. George Balfour's address to shareholders at the annual meeting of Perak River HydroElectric Power Co. Ltd. which was held yesterday, but in
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    431 4 TINS EASE: RUBBERS VERY DULL INDUSTRIALS QUIET BUT STEADY By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 15. CONDITIONS in the local share market continue to rule quiet and yesterday most of the small activity wai confined to the tin share section. Hong Fa>,t changed hands in small quantities
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    94 4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. r.<di>— <u>. Jan. is. noon. Buyers s lief Prices Mea No. IX R.S S. (Spot loose) U7 1 37 No. IX R.S.S. fob. in HMM Jaa.-Feb. (Sellers option) 37 C..F.A.Q. K.S S. f.ob. in bales Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 37 F.A.Q. R.S S fob. in
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    EXCHANGES
    187 4 rue following are the exchange rate* 'Jiw morning according to the dally clm.lai Imu»J by the Kongicon* md Shanghai Banking Corporation: SKLJ.IMQ LJOUQUD 11 1/4 1/16 Lor don demand a/4 1/19 Switzerland demand »TT only) 202 1* New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal Ifiiiand 5127/33 Batavia .ci land 88%
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    SIONK TIN RESULTS
    39 4 IN the last quarter of 1940 Sunn- Tin Ltd. produced 70 ton.s of t'n concentrates. The mine cost was £6,500 and the estimated mine profit on 61 tons of concentrates sold during the quarter was 16,000.
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    24 4 KUALA Reman Rubber Estates Ltd. harvested 198,000 Ib. of rubber in December and Bruseh Rubber Estate* Ltd. harvested 56.000 lb in the same month.
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      604 4 LEGAL NOTICE is 1 III MATTER OF THE CHINESE LAWN TENNIS CUB OR THE M \l (A < I1INESE LAWN HVMM UK BUILDING FUND. NOTICE it hereby given that all creditor* •rid, other persons having any claims or deri ands upon or atraiittt the Chinese Lawn "rnnls Club or The
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    London Stock Exchange
    361 5 Better Inquiry And Prices Move Upward London. Jan. 14. fts the Slock Exchange to-day, the upv ward tread of prices with broadening toquiry Rare cause for general satisfaction. t -edged were again favoured while •evrral Brazilian bonds continued their advance. On the other nan*. Japanese PHnii i
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    317 5 THE tollowing donation* to lie Wat Fund are recorded to-day Transferred from Penan*, beinjr 147ih instalment of contributions made through the Pinane Gaxettr and Straits rlrhn 1.935 82 Mrs. Lee C'hoon Guan (fourth contribution) i,o«« Capt and Mm. H J. Abbey (second contribution) I.OM Saunders
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1337 5 TtF.SOAT, JAN. 14, 1941: 4 P.M. ■MM aayen Jtileifi Ampat Tin (se) 3s 3d 3s 7% Austral Amal (Sa) 6s 9d 7s c.d. Austral Malay (C) 35s 36a cd. Ayer Hltam (Ss> Sis 22e 6d Ayer Went ($1) .80 M Bangrln Tin (t) 15c
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    64 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-MORROW Aden surface 1 p.m. Egypt surface l p.m. India surface 1 p.m. Java air 9 a.m. Palcmbang air 9 a.m. ARRIVALS Mails from Indo-China (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Malls from Java and Sumatra (air)
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    128 5 ro-daj H. W. 00.08 a.m. 9.2 ft.; 11.28 a.m. 103 ft L. W. 5.28 am. 4.2 It.; 6.05 p.m. 0.6 ft To-morrow H. W. 00.40 a.m. 9.3 ft.; 13.06 noon 10.4 ft. li. W. 6.05 a.m. 3 8 ft.; 6.40 a.m. 0.6 ft. Friday, Jan. 17 H.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    260 5 Issued by the Malayan Shi Books Company DtrVtena Clom TIN Austral Malay 9d. 9d. xrnus Austral Amal. 3d. l%d. bonus Idrls Hyd. 2%% Int. less tax Ipoh Tin 21- Int. less tax Jan. 7 Kampong Lanjut 2s. No. IS Jan. 20 K. Kamuntlng 3d. 113 bonus
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      563 5 rht zur pooley nnd blades- then PLATFORM WEIGHING there's the MACHINES. o^Cijffi^ T* 16 Cheapest Machines are W those that give the best and V W -tfP^KO^-l longest Service V^^^Jl^ Pooley Machines give that service THE BEST OF ALL Ag ntttf On sale everywhere Sole Agents: CmTiTIME?{9O GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD.
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      275 5 WHAT STOMACH SUFFERERS CAN EAT| You can't lay up a sick stomach) Your bod. must \be nourished V even though solid food and most liquid foods cause pain and vomiting The problem has always been to And a food that soothes the nnamed stomach walls and provides all the 'nourishment
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    BRITAIN'S SHIPPING LOSSES LOWEST IN EIGHT MONTHS
    257 7 Only Four Vessels Were Sunk In Week Ending January 5. London, Jan. 14. DRITISH mercantile shipping losses during the week ended midnight of Jan. 5 were four vessels totalling 14,687 tons, the lowest for eight months, says an Admiralty announcement. There were no
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    Rome Admits Defeats In North Africa
    150 7 I London, Jan. 14. WERY considerable Italian losses In the Western Desert and praise for the skill and power behind the British advance were expressed by the Rome radio speaker in a 1 broadcast in English to North America, heard in Britain. "We shall
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    SUCCESSFUL RAID ON LORIENT
    148 7 R. A. F. Planes Again Batter U-boat Base London, Jan. 14. rxESPITE bad weather, another suc1 cessful attack was made on the already much-battered German submarine base at Lorient by a small R.A.F. force last night. Heavy bombs were seen to burst on naval ordnance vjrks
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    WOMEN HONOUR MEMORY OF AMY JOHNSON
    92 7 London. Jan. 14. A MEMORIAL service for Amy Johnson, famous airwoman who lost her life In the recent air crash In the Thames Estuary, was held at the Church of St. Martins-ln-I the Fields, Trafalgar Square to-day. It was arranged by the Women's Engineering
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    "Victory Will Not Long Be Delayed"—Menzies
    82 7 "Victory Will Not Long Be Delayed" Menzies London. Jan. 15. AM more than erer convinced 1 that the victory of our just cause will not be long delayed," says the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, replying to a telegram from Gen. de Gaulle, leader of the Free French
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    German Raid On Plymouth
    174 7 London, Jan. 14. PLYMOUTH was the main target of enemy attacks last night. This is not the first occasion on which Plymouth has been the object of German attacks during the hundreds of years of British history in which the town of Plymouth and British naval
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    Cash Loans To Britain Favoured By Senator
    114 7 Washington, Jan. 14. EXAMINATION of President Roosevelt's Lease and Lend Bill by the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has been postponed until to-morrow. Senator Robert Taft, a leading member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, advocates outright scrapping of the bill and will
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    Warships For South Africa
    158 7 Minesweeping Flotilia Joins British Units London, Jan. 14. COUTH AFRICAN warships are co-operating with the British Navy outside South African waters for the first time in history. This was officially announced today when it was stated that a flotilla of South African minesweepers a unit of
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    French Effort To Run Blockade
    71 7 Montevideo. Jan. 15. THE French steamer Mendoza (8.000 tons), which took refuge in Uruguayan waters after being Intercepted by the British auxiliary cruiser Asturia, left again for an unknown destination yesterday morning. The Mendoza spent the night at the entrance to the Montevideo harbour channel.
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    East African Civil Supply Board
    86 7 Nairobi, Jan. IS. fHE Governors of Kenya, Uganda, 1 Tanganyika. Northern Rhodesia and Nya.saland and the acting Resident of Zanzibar met In conference here yesterday An official statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting stated that they had agreed on the formation of an
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      466 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT NEXT SUKDAY DINNER DANCE BAND CONCERT informal) 8 pjn. to mkhOfht MMWM THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT NO BALLROOM Br kind permission of U.-001. O. B. ADMISSION CHARGE 9wiaUin M oaem IN THE OPEN AW PALM COURT RAFFLES ORCHESTRA t.M to 16. M p.m. Directed by Dan HopkN*
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 1941. (500th Day Of The War.) Turning Points
    1104 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 1941. (500th Day Of The War.) Turning Points Successes in the Western Desert have been so spectacular that there has been a tendency to underestimate the far-reaching effects of the earlier blow against Italian land forces. We rejoiced greatly when Greece defied Mussolini
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      An Undertaking That Is Being Overlooked
      455 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —Have you capitulated, or what From your recent leaders on the above subject, you appear to have decided to discuss the Incidence of the tax itself as set forth in the proposed legislation, instead of keeping
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      "A Dodge To Mislead Colonial Office"
      221 8 To tbe Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Whilst many agree with th; principle of an equitable income tax foi i either war purposes or general taxation, few, if any, can accept the income tax proposal of the Commission as an equitable form of war
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      Too Much Power Granted To Officials
      645 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—You are quite right in saying that: "There is provision whereby an appeal from a decision of the Commissioners presided over by a Judge may come before a single Judge sitting >in Chambers. Is there to be
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      Proposals "Ludicrous And Disgraceful"
      470 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—Now that the draft Ordinance has at last been pubiisned, some 16 months after the outbreak of war, and Is likely to become law, will not everyone be satisfied? Will the law not stan.i as a monument to our
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    73 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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    PROCRASTINATION
    964 8 Financial Assistance To Great Britain To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The heading "Still at It." used by you on a rrecent leader well and aptly describes the wav In which those responsible for local government have dallied over the question of the financial assistance which this
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      91 8 COME THEN LET US TO THE TASK TO THE BATTLE THE TOI L Each to Our Part, Each to Our Station, Fill the Armies, Rule the Air, Pour out the Munitions, Strangle the U-boats, Sweep the Mines, Plough the Land, Build the Ships, Guard the Streets, Succour the Wounded, Uplift
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    BIG RAID ON NAZI BASE IN MEDITERRANEAN
    703 9 Havoc Caused At Sicilian A ir field GERMAN ATTACK ON CONVOY FOR GREECE FOILED Illustrious Damaged: Italian Warship Sunk i"\NE of two probable Mediterranean u nests from which the German air force is aiding Italy to attack the British fleet was punished in
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    U.S. ENVOY TO BRITAIN ALREADY SELECTED
    46 9 U. S. ENVOY TO BRITAIN ALREADY SELECTED Washington, Jan. 14. THE successor to Mr. Joseph P Kennedy as United States ambasMidor to Britain has been chosen. .dent Roosevelt announced this at is Press conlerence to-day, but declined to reveal the name of the envoy M wlccted.—RcuUrr.
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    FEELING FOR WEAK SPOTS
    184 9 Attacks On Outer Defences Begin London, Jan. 15. DRITISH reconnaissance parties are now actively engaged in probing the outer defences of Tobruk, Italy's sea port base some 80 miles from the Egyptian frontier, cables Reuter's special correspondent in the Western Desert battle area. Their task is
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    ROOSEVELT ANGERED
    476 9 'Most Untruthful Statement' Washington, Jan. 14. DRESIDENT Roosevelt made an impassioned outburst at his Press conference to-day against an opponent, whom he did not name, of legislation authorizing the President to carry out his policy of total aid to the democracies. The President said he had read in
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    Pro-British Sentiment Growing In France
    667 9 London, Jan. 15. I'M: remarkable growth of pro- British sentiment in France today was the text broadcast by Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, last evening. He spoke of evidence from sources of "absolute accuracy" that in France despair had given place to hope,
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    German Admits Luftwaffe Is Powerless Against Navy
    104 9 German Admits Luftwaffe Is Powerless Against Navy Zurich, Jan. 15. air force is powerless against Great Britain's naval might, according to captain von Waldeyerhartz, German naval expert commenting on the German propaganda thesis that the Luftwaffe can destroy the British fleet. Captain von Waldeyerhartz says, 1 fully adhere to the
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    DENIAL MADE BY BULGARIA
    263 9 "No Nazi Troops In Country" London, Jan. 15. I*HE presence of German troops in Bulgaria or any diplomatic steps in this connection is officially denied in a statement issued in Sofia last night. The Bulgarian telegraph agency says it is authorized to declare that no foreign
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    A Reply To Nazi Night Raiders
    207 9 London, Jan. 15. THE growing experience of British night-fighter pilots is beginning to show results. More raiding bombers are being intercepted and those that do get through are being attacked with some success, says the Air Ministry news service. The number of our night
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    Italian Counter-Attacks Fail
    125 9 Italian CounterAttacks Fail Greeks Repulse Enemy, Take More Prisoners Athens, Jan. IS. ITALIAN counter-attacks on a small scale were beaten off yesterday with heavy losses to the enemy, according to the official Greek spokesman, who added that prisoners taken by the Greeks included two officers. Three of four Italian tanks
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    FIVE DIE IN BIG BROOKLYN FIRE
    74 9 New York, Jr i 14. AFIRE swept the Brooklyn waterfront to-day, threatening warehouses and municipal buildings. The fire was brought under control after several hours. Five people were burned to death and ten injured. The fire spread so quickly that most of the 30
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    HUNGARIANS BUILDING AIR RAID SHELTERS
    48 9 Rome, Jan. 14. ABOUT 12,000 air raid shelters are to be rt built In Hungary. Work will begin Immediately, says a Budapest message to the Stefan! agency today. Underground passages will be built between the buildings to assure that an alternath' exists. Keuter.
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    BRITISH ATTACK IN EAST AFRICA
    81 9 Khartoum, Jan. 14. TAKING advantage of brilliant moonlight, British troops supported by artillery last night carried out a strong night raid on prepared Italian positions in the Gallabat sector of the Sudan-Abyssinia front. After fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the British gained their objectives. It is estimated
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    NEW SUPPLY COUNCIL
    372 9 NEW SUPPLY COUNCIL Increased Flow Of U.S. Supplies London, Jan. L5. IN view of the jrreat increase in the volume of British supplies from North America and of the desirability of maintaining close harmony between American industrial and business organizations and Britain, a, committee has beta established called the Hritish
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    TWO INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $1,000 TO WAR FUND
    689 10 Art Exhibition And Tennis Tournament To Aid Cause ESTATE STAFF MAKES ITS NINTH CONTRIBUTION 11/ A It Fund news is much brighter to-day. There are several substantial shifts acknowledged in the latest list, including two individual donations of $1,000 each. One of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    133 10 SINGAPORE ■AFKI IS HOTEL Dinner it Dane* (Informal; 8 p.m. to Midnight. GARKKK THEATRE, GEYLANG The Heroine Marriageable i Chinese Talkies from 7.45. GREAT WORLD Cabaret: 7.30 to 9 6c 9 p.m. to ;ht. Globe: City In Darkness. Sky: Stolen Life. HAFTY THEATRE (Happy World) 6.45 9.15 Prahalada. Seaside:
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    CARDIFF FUND
    78 10 •yilK fund which is being raised locally to assist the Cardiff Air Raid Relief Fund is still open, and readers are invited to send subscriptions direct to the Chartered Rank, Singapore, before Saturday, next. The whole of the money thus collected will be forwarded to the main fund
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    "The Piper"
    70 10 One of the oil paintings which toill figure in the exhibition which is being held by Mrs. E. F. Watkins at Raffles Hotel from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29. This painting, entiV.vd 'The Piper," is 24 inches by 18 inches and is priced at $100. The proceeds of
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    62 10 Jan. *>3 to 29. Exhibition of paintings and drawings of China and .Malaya, by Mrs. E. F. Watkins. Proceeds of sales to The War Fund. Raffles Hotel. 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Jan. 34 to 28. Open Singapore Malays' Lawn Tennis
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    HOUSING AND LABOUR
    228 10 Questions For Council IMPORTANT questions on housing, labour and the terms of employment of teachers will be asked at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council. It is expected that there will be several speeches on the War Tax Bill, which proposes income tax for the Colony. Mr.
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    JAPANESE COMMENT ON SINGAPORE BROADCAST
    53 10 Toklo, Jan. 14. IAPAfTK readiness to reciprocate friendly sentiments voiced by the Australian Minister of the Army, Mr. Percy Spender, in a broadcast from Singapore, was expressed by the Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Ishll, at the Press conference. He declared: "We are prepared to reciprocate
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE REPAIRS COMPLETED
    72 10 WHEN the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas return to Singapore from their up-country tour to-morrow, they will move directly into Government House, which has already been re-occupied by members of the household staff. All the renovations of Government House, which had been proceeding since
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    PASSIVE DEFENCE SERVICES CLUB
    100 10 OINCE the recent formal opening of the Passive Defence Services Club at Farrtr Park, members of the Corps of Air Raid Wardens, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the Auxiliary Fire Service, the Volunteer Police Reserve and the Local' Defence Corps have been steadily enrolling and the
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    LONGEST FILM TO BE SHOWN HERE
    82 10 'Terry and the Pirates." (William Tracy, Graarille Owen, Victor de Camp, and Joyce Bryant.) Colombia. At the Capitol. THE longest film to be seen in Singapore, 1 "Terry and the Pirates," which w*i screened yesterday at the Capitol, is a picture based on the
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    "THE HUNCHBACK"
    24 10 "TTHK Hunchback of Notre Dame," starring Charles Laughton. Sir Cedric Hardwlcke, and Maureen O'Hara, began a return season at the Pavilion yesterday.
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    Gardner "Fell Easy Prey To Wiles Of Shinozaki"
    584 10 THE arrest and conviction of Mamoru Shinozaki were, in the opinion of the Defence Security Officer, Malaya, of vital importance i to the security of Singapore, it was disclosed this morning at the con- j elusion of the General Court Martial of
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    Dartboard Design
    45 10 This was the dartboard at a party held in Batavia in aid of the Netherlands Indies Spitfire Fund. Hitler is depicted as being ready to cross the Channel, complete with bathing suit, last minute advice from Goebels and, of course, the "secret weapon."
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    MALAYAN TOYS FOR BRITAIN
    127 10 THERE has been a great response A to Lady Thomas' appeal to children in Malaya for toys to be sent to England for children whose homes have been bombed, or who have been sent out from the danger areas. Among the several packages of toys received
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    MUNICIPALITY BUSY WITH A.R.P. MEASURES
    595 10 Protection Of All Important Civic Buildings THE Singapore Municipality has for some time been con- sidering the extent of air raid precautions which must i»e undertaken in the city to protect essential services, and has agreed to all necessary expenditure within reason." Plans for protesting
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    INDIAN LABOURERS JOIN ASSOCIATIONS
    95 10 INDIAN labourers are showing definite and unmistakable signs of a desire to better their standard of living. This statement Is made in the annual report of the Central Indian Association of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, just released. "lii some Instances," slates the report, "labourers are known to
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    CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR INCOME TAX
    671 11 Penam* Chamber Of Commerce Holds Special Meeting ACCEPTANCE ONLY IF ADOPTED IN F.M.S. FOR "DURATION" (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 14. **VfY chief objection to income tax in this country is the 1V1 impossibility of obtaining from Government a pledge that the measure will
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    STOLE EARRINGS FROM WOMAN
    137 11 IJENJAAON* Baptist pleaded guilty in the third court yesterday to theft of a pair of gold rmrrin^s valued tit $30 from a bouse in Serangoon Road on Jan. 10. It v:*s stated that whm a woman named Elachec, to whom the earrings belonged, returned to her
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    Kelantan's $100,000 Contribution
    72 11 AS a further contribution to the war effort from the State and people of Kelantan, $100,000 has been set aside for local defence measures the cost of which might otherwise have fallen on Imperial funds. This $100,000 is part of the proreeds of special war taxation in
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    YESTERDAY'S WEDDING
    242 11 YESTERDA Y'S WEDDING Dr. L. W. Jayesuria Miss J. Laßrooy AJIISS Joyce Laßrooy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Laßrooy, of Ipoh, was married to Dr. L. W. Jayesuria, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Jayesuria, of Taiping, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, yesterday. The Rev.
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    CAME TO MALAYA 45 YEARS AGO
    285 11 Mr. A. M. Pountney Dies At Age Of 67 THE death occurred in Britain on 1 Nov. 14, of Mr. Arthur Meek Pountney, former Financial Adviser to the Governments of the S S and F.M.S., who retired from Malaya in 1926. Mr. Pountney, who
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    SCHOOLS AID RED CROSS
    190 11 To Collect Foil Silver Paper SCHOOLBOYS and girts in Malaya have begun their first term this year well by responding to an appeal in aid of the British Red Cross Fund. The appeal was made by the Girl Guides' Association in Singapore through the Education Department,
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    INDO-CHINA AND THAILAND
    208 11 French Consui-General Issues Statement AN official statement addressed to Frenchmen in Malaya regarding reports of fighting on the Indo-China-Thailand frontier was issued in Singapore yesterday by M. J. Pingaud, French Consul-General: The Consulate-General for France." the statement says, "warns French residents against rumours presently circulating regarding the
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    $5,000 BAIL
    82 11 CHARGES that he had in his possession an Instrument and materials for making counterfeit coins, and at the same time, was also in possession of 500 counterfeit Straits Settlements 20-cent coins and 600 counterfeit 50-cent coins, were explained to 29-year-old Urn Yit Leong In the third I court
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    King's Good Wishes To The Loyals
    98 11 A MESSAGE has been received by the battalion of the Loyal Regiment now in Singapore from Brig-Gen. J. B. Wells, Hon. Colonel of the Regiment, which says: "His Majesty the King, in response to the respectful greetings of the Regiment and allied regiments, on
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    Food Control Officer Asks For Heavy Sentence
    317 11 '"THIS is a subsequent offence and 1 I feel it my duty to ask the court to inflict a heavy sentence," said Mr. Chia Yong Hoe, Assistant Food Control Officer, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday when the manager and an employee of
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    PILOT PLEADS GUILTY TO SUMMONS CHARGE
    447 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 14 fAPT. G. A. Bentinck, pilot of the ill-fated plane VR-RAJ belonging to the Perak Flying Club which crashed at the Ipoh aerodrome on Aug. 20, last year, pleaded guilty to a summons charging him with contravening certain
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    GARDNER'S STATEMENT OF DEFENCE
    693 12 Had No Intention Of Giving Away Information "I NEVER went to Shinozaki with the intention of giving him information," declared Gunner Frank Gardner, Royal Artillery, in a statement he made in hw defence yesterday before the General Court Martial in Singapore, at which he is on
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    COMMITTED TO HIGH COURT
    469 12 Japanese Faces Secrets Charge COJI SAITO, young Japanese sea- man, was committed in the second court yesterday to stand trial before the High Court on the charge that, on New Year's Day, he "made a drawing of a prohibited area the region surrounding the islands of
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    LARGER PREMISES ARE REQUIRED
    264 12 Rural Child Welfare Clinic's Application A LARGER; house for Uie riinif in. East Coast Read is needed for rural child welfare work, said Dr. W. L. Blakemore to the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. A. T. Edwards and 00. were applyuu; through their manager, Mr. M. J.
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE MAY BE HELD IN LONDON
    312 13 Australian IViiur Minister To Confer With Mr. Churchill Melbourne, Jan. 14. THF Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announces that he will shortly visit England for discussions with Mr. Churchill and other Ministers. He added that he knew his visit would he
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    Unrest Growing In Austria
    80 13 Unrest Growing In Austria London, Jan. 14. A CONFERENCE of all Naii chiefs in Austria took place at Salxburf last week to consider the situation arising oat of growing unrest in Austria ami numerous workers' demonstrations, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the Free French Agency. The conference was attended
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    VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACK ON SWEDISH PRESS
    109 13 Threat Of Revenge Made 'Nothing Will Be Forgiven Or Forgotten' London, Jan. 14. THE Swedish Press is violently attacked by the Berlin news- paper Boersen Zeitung to-day, and particular offence is taken at a report from the London correspondent of the Aftonbladet saying that
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    Punjab Premier's Call For Unity
    198 13 Reference To "Futile Political Stunts' Lahore, Jan. 14. •THE great achievement in the West1 crn Desert is largely due to the fact I that all members of the greac family of the British Common weal eh of I Nations have got common Ideals, a common
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    FORCED LABOUR IN HOLLAND
    150 13 London, Jan. 14. I THE Nazis have introduced compul- sory labour service for all 19-year old Dutch youths, Reuter learns in Dutch circles in London. The men will be compelled to spend six months in camp. I Their German-appointed leader stated on I the wireless that
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    PARIS COIN RACKET HIT BY POLICE
    71 13 Berlin, Jan 14. GOLD coins worth 1.000.U00 francs have been confiscated by the Paris police. The German official news agency states that 20-franc pieces which have not been circulating since tV>e outbreak of war wer? being sold at prices varying between 550 anci 600
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    Anglo-Turkish Staff Talks
    348 13 Ankara, Jan. 14. lEUT.-GEN. James Marshall-Corn- v~A\ ar.d Air Vice-Marshal T. W. representing the Middle East j ;io arrived here yesterday j I t-ilks with the Turkish Com- weft later received by Marshal Tchakmak, chief of the Turkish General Staff, and Gen. Gundus, deputy chief of the
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    U.S. PASSENGERS SAFE
    67 13 West Palm Beach i Florida, Jan. 14. •TWO HUNDRED passenger* from Uie liner ■I Manhattan, which Is aground on a sand i bar near Forth Worth. Florida, have been ta!c»n off by coastguards and brought ashore Althonrh all the passengers have been taken off, the crew of
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    Alert At R.A.F. Station In Desert
    47 13 What happens when the alert sounds at an R.A.F. fighter station in the Western Itesert. Pilots hurriedly don parachutes and helmets from a kit rack while an airman chalks up on a board what pilots are about to take the air.
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    PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON WAR AIMS LIKELY SOON
    280 13 London, Jan. 14. THERE have been many demands 1 that the Government should state its war aims but the term preferred in high quarters is "peace aims." War aims are simple to define they are to win the war but peace aims present
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      430 13 WSLr TWO YiABS f°"' R ti«XM6s to I 25 Upper Cross Street, Singapore, 2nd Dec. 1939. Dear Sirs, If this letter is of any use to you, use it by all means. Both my husband and self use 'ASPRO and if we feel a Cold coming on or feel off
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    Visit To "Mercy Ship Of The Western Desert"
    361 14 Visit To "Mercy Ship Of The Western Desert" RHODES1ANS AMONG WOUNDED IN FIGHTING ARO UND TOBRUK London, Jan. 14. T HAVE just had an opportunity of spending a short time 1 aboard a hospital ship prior to her sailing, cables Reuter's special correspondent in the W estem Desert battle area.
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    SETBACK FOR HITLER
    291 14 Obstacles To His Balkan Plans London, Jan. 14. TWO important official pronounce- merits, one Russian and the other Bulgarian, during the past 24 hours have helped to clarify the immediate outlook in the Balkans, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. They <llspose of Nazi-inspired rumours that Germany and Soviet
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    ACUTE SHORTAGE IN EIRE
    69 14 London, Jan. 14. PETTROL shortage in Eire is so severe that the Government is restricting its use. Petrol licences w:ll only be given for purposes vital to national security. In an effort to overcome the shortage of wheat and cattle, 1,000,000 extra acres will be put
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    35 14 Athens. Jan. 14. "LIMITED action" In Albania was reported in last night's communique from the Greek army general headquarters. The communique adds that some prisoners were taken. Including two officers, and four tanks. —Reuter. I
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    NEW DEBATE SOON ON WAR EFFORT
    151 14 Manpower Production To Be Discussed London. Jan. 14. DISCUSSION on new proposals to accelerate the war effort is being intensified in political circles. Politicians have now had a week to consider them, but even now it cannot be said that there is general approval
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    NEW R.A.F. SCHEME
    45 14 London, Jan. 14. 'THERE has been a flood of applica- tions for admission under the new air training scheme for boys. The Air Ministry information bureau has had to be enlarged. Some squadrons under the new scheme have already been formed. Reuter.
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    British Offer To Allow Rome To Evacuate Women From Africa
    99 14 .London, Jan. 14. IT is learned the British Government is giving its consideration to the perilous position of Italian women and children in Italian East Africa and is prepared to grant facilities and safe conduct for all women and children
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    Havoc Wrought In R.A.F. Attack On Italy
    515 14 m London, Jan. 14. •pHE great damage done to dockyards and petroleum works at Porto Marghera, near Venice, is described in an Air Ministry news bulletin dealing with the widespread R.A.F. raids on Sunday night. The first British bomber arrived at Porto Marghera
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    Greece Pleased With Bulgarian Stand
    116 14 Ankara. Jan. 14. TTHE speech by Prof. B. FilofT, Bul- garian Premier, in which he reaffirmed his country's policy of neutrality, has been received in Greece with lively satisfaction. The newspaper Estia says the Greek people are keen enough in a political sense to comprehend
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    British Plane Down In Unoccupied France
    55 14 British Plane Down In Unoccupied France London, Jan. 14. A BRITISH Wellington bomber is reported in a Virhy message to the German official news agency, to have made an emergency landing near Lyons during Saturday night. The machine is stated to have been destroyed, but the crew was saved and
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    A City Of Gloom And Want
    282 14 A City Of Gloom And Want Acute Food Shortage In French Capital London, Jan. 14. pIXJOMY accounts of life in Paris are ap» pearlng in the French press. Le Temps says the struggle for existence I* the chief pre-occupatlon of Parisians and outweighs all other Interests. All that Parisians think
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    Duce's Message To Libyan C.-in-C.
    96 14 London, Jan. 14. IUpSSOLTNI'S personal interest .0 "■the defence of Bardia. which was captured recently by the Australian forces, has Just been revealed by the discovery of a messsga which he sont to Marshal Grazlani. The me^saee read-: "I am anxious f.o let you know,
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    SELANGOR THE RUGBY SIDE OF THE YEAR?
    765 15 Sports Notes From The Federal Capital T Performance Against Army Was Full Of Merit (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. Q\ thoir display against the Army last Saturday, Selangor can justifiably lay claim to possessing the strongest rug§m *ide in Malaya
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    S.R.C. Hockey Team To Meet S.C.C.
    61 15 ""Till (••Mowing will represent the Singapore Recreation Club a; nnst the Singapore Cricket 4 luh in a first team hockey maU-h o'i the Singapore Cricket Club pa-lane to-day < Aeria. R. 11. Rarth, P. F. do P. Neuhronner. L. S. Rentenv Clarke; G. HaKhes,
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    Dancing Foam & Constant Light Impress
    248 15 Dancing Foam Constant Light Impress il-ruii Our Own < orrespondent) Ipoh, Jan. 15. A I Illi.l (.11 slow work was the irr of the duy, several intcr^tmg workouts came under no«i.c this morning when randidatr* entered for the "Spitfire" me. hue were exercised. I>ancinc I u.iin. Shipley. Scofflaw. Constant I
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    WEEK-END'S EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    114 15 (XX FRIDAY at the Rjyal Singapore v/ Yacht Club, there will be the usual racf-s for all class, startin? ut 523 p.m. for the A class, and sit 5.25 pm. !or the otlier classes. Sunday the "C" class uill sail the ■c !dr the
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    SALICA RETAINS HIS BANTAM TITLE
    46 15 Philadelphia, Jan. H. LOU SALJCA Bl BfOOklyn retained his world bantamweight dtlj, outp<intiiiK Tommy K>rt. the local youngster, in a nttern-round contest.! Salica, whose left eye closed in the sixth round, fought a savage finish to narrowly to gain the verdic—Reuter.
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    S.S.C. WATER-POLO
    23 15 S.S.C WATER-POLO TPHE Singapore Swimming Club will j play a water-polo versus the Loyal Regiment at the Swimming Club at' 530 pm to-morrow.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    42 15 HOCKEY S.C.C. vs. S.R.C, S.C.C; Indian Assn. ts. S.C.R.C, S.C.R.C: <:.S.C. vs. R.A.F. (SeieUr), Ralestier. RUGGER S C.C. ts. Highland Brigade, S.C.C. Meetings: S.A.F.A. annual general meeting, Anson Road Stadium, 5.30 p.m.; S.R.C. Sports reneral meeting, SH.C^ 6.3# p.m.
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    Singapore's New Baseball Teams
    307 15 AUSTRALIANS ARE A STRONG SIDE T^HE R A.A.F.'s newly formed base- ball team will cross bats With th<t Canadians in a practice encounter at Sc. Joseph's ground on Sunday. The Australians displayed unexpected .strength last Sunday when they beat a mixed team 13—0. With a little
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    Women's Golf At Bukit Timah
    213 15 TTHE Royal Singapore Golf Club's Women's Medal competition bogey) was played at Buki: Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. R. Wakeford in "A" division with a score of three dewn, in a win in "B" .division for Mrs. W. A. Young
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    Swimming Results At Chinese Club
    246 15 "THE results of the Chinese Swimming Club's championship, held at the Club pool on Sunday, are: 100 Metres Back Stroke: 1, Kee Soon Bee. 2, William Leow 3, Lim Thye Hock. 100 Metres Free Style: 1, Henry Yeo 2, Sim Soo Cheng 3. Soh Hood
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    SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGGER TOURNAMENT
    350 15 Thirty Teams To Participate This Year ALTOGETHER 30 teams will participate in the Singa- pore Cricket Club's Seven- A-Side rugger tournament this year. This figure is the highest for some time ami, with several new teams competing, the tournament should be more interesting than ever before. The
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    CHARITY FOOTBALL ON SUNDAY
    146 15 Municipal Services vs. C. C A. A. A SOCCER ma.eh between the Municipal Services and the Chinese Companion Athletic Association has ?een arranged to be played at Jalar Besar stadium on Sunday. Gate admission will be 50 cents and 10 cents and the gross proceeds will
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