The Straits Times, 12 February 1941

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    38 1 HNAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES fc PA SINGAI*ORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1941. PRll'E 5 (EN I The Straits Times IS PAM SINGAI»ORE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1941. PRICE CENTS.
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      190 1 Up-to-date TAILORINGMS E N CHONG Av*a»Mr %mH Vrmgttm nsi* vhim.i s hi Mk »n4 W«M Ms* AMVUK %W KHAKKS4 ttliMa St.. R-^m* r%«M vi« l MpP t 3M^ Ifi^ "^^k aTfe I which are worthy of your v v -m^ bear, you would be inter- maximum usable area, f\ 111.
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      6 1 SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471).
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      145 1 A3f\ J I TENNIS RACKETS -**jm\ I I Specially Constructed for the Tropic» ~f y-> /^~~^j I 1 Rawhide Reinforced Bow, Weather *W i Proof. Strung with Tropical Gut, r Jf m Rackets Stocked in the following jf /f^ J Weights. 12- 12J 13 131. ounce. mOBINSON CO., LTD. P
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      125 1 ELSIE MARY Cattery Rose. i American N ifVALiI LUMPUR. 25 ,MVi4 Sr. (PHONE 3683). Announcement THE INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK LIMI T E D (Incorporated in British India) A BRANCH of our Bank has been opened at No. 1, COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE and regular business is being conducted from to-day /i^i3/>>GAS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      82 2 rHW-Mm. Gtaf* SwaeChfenc (Nt* Madant Tan Chong Tain Mto> passed sway pearetaßy at Uie a«e of 44 on Sunday, fen r»r— it 1941, at her residence No. 71, Hwra Malacca. She leaves behind her hrloved husband one son. one ——MM, one son-in-law, on* daughter-in-law, and on* granddaughter to mown
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      455 2 At HilgiHi Iln^Mal. Mmiihiii, on 10th Wny, to State, rtfe «f J If Davfctoon. a OR Ptfcrwy 13th at th* Oeneral Hoapttal. »I«»pu>r to Mr. and Mrs W. L. Happce. SITUATIONS VACANT Hhfi apalTlng f«r aay swHlsa riralkH ta these i liaaiai wM i spits af teslssiaati i. nM arad
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      531 2 FOR SALE MIELVADOR Refrigerator. Phone 3333. 1941 SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS available. City Emporium. M Bra* Buth Road 8KC1AL OFFEm "WOODtOW" model irown shop Cash Sale now on. Tel. 2314 Capitol Building COUICTCO VISION now means Better Eyesight uter. Consult: M. Kselbel Sons. i The Opticians. 10 12. The Arcade. FOLLY
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      922 2 BOARD RESIDENCE BAST ANOUA. Oxley Rise, cool and quiet Terms moderate. Tele. 4390 BKLUtVUXft, 16 Scotte Road PbotM 4*74 fcnw tt airy rooms Prtr Verandab. -nod san THE GUESTHOUSE 45. Scott* Read. Nicely furn. roanu, first class kitchen, beautiful gardens, phone *****. ROGERVILLE, 308 Orchard Road, large single room vacant
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      688 2 THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. 4, ARCADE BL ILDING Specializing; Ocular Muscle Anomalies. Crossed Eyes. Intricate Visual Problems. I\% Glasses if needed. R. A. Thompson Dr. ot Ocular Science. 35 years' European C liniral Experience. 'Phone 3002. BUSINESS CARDS ETC. EUGENE Permanent Waving EUGENE Hair-reconditioning. MAISON PERM f*rof*a« Ladies Hairdressers 79, Stamford
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    Radio News In English
    206 3 1.2» B.BC 25.5J m. 19.82 m. &.M Manila (KZRM) 31.35 m. 6.05 8.8.C. 31 .55 m. 6.5 i Manila (KZIB) 31.58 m 8.20 8.8.C. ILK m- and 49.59 m. 9.27 Rangoon 49 91 m. 9.40 Melbourne 25.25 m (except Snaday) 10.40 Delhi 31.30 m p.m. 12.59
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      615 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INOiA AliU Al uAJi Link* (Incorporated In Japan) iUvorpnc-.ro En«la..d GF.NKRM PAMOJOMI ACKNTS hm »l M i»o W t A lV..o. cwmaw mm star WAIL FAMKMOBt AND CAROO SERVICE LINK. The best possible er vices are being maintained by the to MNjaMM P O S
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      423 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 1o Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      423 3 INSURANCE fTrT^accident motor fidelity guarantee-marine workmen's compensation THE LONDON ASSIjRAN. IIONO KONCi KIRK IN THOKNIX ASSURANCE CO. ITU. WFSTERN ASSURANCE CO FAGI.E STAR INS CO. LTD BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO GUTHRIE&CO.,LTD. (Incorporated in S.S > How to Cure PILES Simple Appi i cation Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely.
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      218 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE /III 13.33 n»C/» < 2i "*■> Zlin nt/i (SiH oa.) /Ml 7.25 me I (41.M (ZHL /HP1» 4.50 p m. Conun. r.ttry on the sixtli race 1 of the Singapore Races, by John Dumeresque 1 and E S. Adlcr. Relayed from Bukit Timan 1 Racecourse; 5 10
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      207 3 Northern Evening From Burblcton" Arrang?d by T. Thompson* 10 pjn. Warning to Mariners. Close down. iM* 5 p.m. Lagu Melayut; £.50 pm. Hindustan Music*; 6.05 p.m. News In Hindustani; 6 20 pm. Tamil Musict; 6 40 p.m. News in Tamil: 7 p.m. Lew Stone and his Band*: 7.10 p m
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      414 3 EMPIRE STATION GSB »51 me t (31.53 m.i; GSC *.M mc'i (31.31 m.i. GSD 1179 met (25 -53 mi; 'SI US* oiri .1529 m. t GSP 13.14 in 119.83 -n. GSG 17.79 met 1 16.8« m. i USB 2147 met 1 13.97 mi: GSI I5.!fc me i <19.6« tn. GSJ
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    J. LUCAS EARNS £297,300 NET Stocks Expand
    193 4 J. LUCAS EARNS £297,300 NET Stocks Expand MET profit for the year to Aug. 7 of Joseph Lucas, manufacturers of motor-car and cycle accessories, was £297,317. The balance is struck after making provision for tax and compares with £352,480 net earned for 1938-39. As previously announced, dividend on the £1,9f
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    "JOHNNIES" NEW CHAIRMAN
    87 4 JOHNNIES" NEW CHAIRMAN KMR H. J. JOEL, the son of Mr. J. B. Joel, has been appointed chairman of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company ("Johnnies") to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father. Mr. H. J. Joel is a directar of Barnato Brother?, Johannesburg Consolidated Investment, Diamond Corporation
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    BUKIT UNTONG RUBBER PAYS 10 PER CENT.
    147 4 A NET profit of $50,698 was earned by Bukit Untong Rubber Company Ltd. in the year ended December last. An interim dividend of three per cent, was paid and the directors propose a final dividend cf seven per cent. The directors also propose
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    56 4 London. Feb 11. THE Netherlands Government is tak- ing a register of United Kingdom holdings of its securities, presaging the registration of all non-enemy holdings in the Netherlands, and of Netherlands 1 Indies Government obligat ons, with a view to fulfilling them to bona-flde I non-enemy holders, while preventing I
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    436 4 Tin Shares Improve: Others Quietly Steady By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 12 TRL slightly better tendency which was noticeable in the tin share market yesterday morning continued throughout the day and there was rather more buying inquiry for dollar and Australian issues. The absence of sell
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    EXCHANGES
    178 4 The following are the exenange rates thb mcrning according to U.t dally circular issue-. by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banklm Corporation SELLING unidoE 11. a/41/16 Lordon demand S/4 l/le Switzerland (T. T. only) 202 Vi New York demand 47 3/32 Montrehi demand SI 27/32 Batavta demand BBS Samaracß demand
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    59 4 New York, Feb. 11. INDICATIONS of the widening of the theatre of war are creating caution in Wall Street. Armaments expansion la excellent headway, often exceeding expectations. The recent succeisui experiments on machine-rivating aeroplanes are very promising: Some experts expect this to revolutionise the manufacture of metal aircraft, reducing time
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    TIN PAN ALLEY
    175 4 At The Cinemas "Tin Pan Alley." (With AUr« Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie and John Payne). 20th Century Fox. At the Cathay. /^ENEROUS portions of cotredy and song i jo» long way towards making this picture first-rate entertainment, for the comedy, as provided by Jack Oakle, and
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    TOPICAL COMEDY AT THE PAVILION
    161 4 "Bulldog sees It through" (Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt. Sebastian Shaw) Associated British Production at the Pavilion. A TOPICAL comedy, full of mystery ana rt thrills, Is provided In this Interesting screen story, which Is based on the running to earth of a ring of saboteurs
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    ATTRACTIVE MUSICAL AT THE ALHAMBRA
    133 4 "YrntH Find Out." (With Kay Kyscr and bis orchestra, Boris Karloff, BeJa Luffosi, Peter Lorre, Helen Parrtsh, and (Jinny Sims.) K.K.O. At the Alhambrm. TRIS is probably one of the best muslcal- mystery picture that has ever come out to Singapore, and certainly one of
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    INDIAN BANK IN SINGAPORE
    289 4 !THE Iiylian commercial community of Singapore, can, on thair own initiative and with their cwn efforts, promote certain objectives through a comrmn organization. Thesa objectives may well be to aid and stimulate the development of Indian commercial enterprise. So said Mr. C. S. Venkata-har, Agent of
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    RALEIGH CYCLE PROFIT EXPANSION
    232 4 Holdings Company's 5 Per Cent. Bonus THE RaleiRh Cycle Company reports a net profit <efter provldin E P T. and contingencies, but before providing for Income-tax) for the your ended Aug. 10 last of £471.035 This is an increase of G 63.742 over tho figure of
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    89 4 Singapore, n-o. < MM Boiler* Gambicr Hamburg Cube Java Cube 7.50 $12.50 sr. 1 mi Sooro Mixed $2.15 8un Dried $2.40 Whi'p Musitt* White Black $13.75 $13.25 $6.75 No i Ungga $4.62'. Fair $VS(i Sarawak $4.30 I amccn Small Flake Fair Flake Medium- nak* Small PearJ /ttoionp
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    97 4 Ue>lre<<l?j, Feb. 11. noon. •luyers St-Ucr* Prices Price* No. IX B.S S. (Spot IP.9W) 36 r 91% No IX K.S.S. f.ofc- m tmm Feb. -Mar. (Sellers option ."i. J7> 4 G.F.A.Q. U.S.S. f.o b in oales Feb.-Mar. (Sellers option) 3" 37«£ F.A.O. 111 fob. in
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    UNITED SUA BETONG
    54 4 T.IE directors of United Sua Betong Rubber Estates Ltd. declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent, on the ordinary stock which was paid on Jan 6. The dividend was oaid less income tax at 8s. 6d. in the United Mi'acca Rubber Estates Ltd. harvested 73,400 lb.
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND LIST
    651 4 TO-DAY'S WA R FUND LIST THE following donations to The Wai Fund are recorded to-day Members of local staff of Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S.S.) Ltd., The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (F.M.S.) Ltd. and Pulo Samboe Insta'« ion—January contribution 860.36 SINGAPORE lit. AD OFFICE: Ctericai Staff, $164.05; Other Office employees. $30.80; Kalians;
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      582 4 TENDERS MVIIIU TBT PAWNMOUM ORDINANCE. (CHAPTER Mi TDfDCfta are muted for the sole right to t^mi 4L99 pawnshop fW a period of 2 y w»rs «vnd montha fn«n tat April 1M1 to 31ft Deremt»rr. IMS. In Carnarvon ffereet In the Town DhrMon of the MUawnt o( Pcnang J. n»rh ta*r
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      361 4 AUCTION NOTICE ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE or well-kept Modern dnlcn cross grain pattern wax poJtahod teak European household furniture Including: Malay swords and Parang la tfrm ■xwnted scabboards. ChimIng UbV clock. brass shields. Crockery. Glass, ware and also a large collection of wellgrown Vanda Juaqubn orchids all In excellent condition and
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    London Stock Exchange
    319 5 Dull And Listless Conditions 0n <h» m*Kk WKttmage W>-day. apart from MkMtalMMHipMM HMBi ft ,t- rLrlia— (lu BatVaiu Cl.k UII'rTlMiiurB llfKWm U1T DWUHV. WW idy but lndurtJUL-. •aid ott* vrrp dull. A»oi fomiM kind*. Br>. UtfJ n tv »t the rod o( 1»M Or rtt kW nred*d
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    FRIGHT MARKET
    43 5 London. Ft?b. 10. FBg but deadlocked Nf* inquiries include coal. Calcutta to Hong Kong, at 35 rupees; i to New York, at $21: ore. ipp'.nes to Baltimore, at $15 Mid urain. East of Canada to Ireland, at It per quarter Reuter.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    132 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Peb. It. poMMODITY and Exchange markets closed v m rouows wito previous Quotations U> ■pot 12Hd 12 -id (12, d 118 16d) Mar. 13 718 d 12 91M (12 7 18d 12 9 16d) Apr June IS TIM 13*18 d (13 7 184
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    BRITISH AND GERMAN WAR FINANCE Marked Difference
    205 5 BRITISH AND GERMAN WAR FINANCE Marked Difference IT is necessary to contemplate an increase of at least 30 per cent, or some £1,000 millions at present prices, in the rate of our war effort." is the view of Mr. T. Balogh. writing in the bulletin of the Oxford Institute of
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    71 5 »lofre at the General Poet Office ■»s: 1O MURKUW surface l p.n:. t'jist) surface 1 p.m. E^-pt surface 1 p.m. Indo -China surface 9a.m. India surface 1 p.m. Java air 9 a.m. P&icmbang air 9 a.m. 4RBIVALS Mail' from Indo-China (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1327 5 Tl'ESDAT. FF.B. 11. 1M1: 4 PM MIMUtU mvcrt '\iBmn Ampat Tin <5s) 3s 3d 3s 7V»d Austral Amal (5s) Si 3d to M c.d. Austral Malay (C) SSs 36a c.d. Ayer muun (Ss) 20s 2U Ayer Weng <»1> 80 .85 Bansrrin Tin <£) 13s 6d
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    SISAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GREAT BRITAIN
    102 5 London, Feb. 10. TTHE Ministry of Supply la discuss ing the renewal of the Empire Sisal contract. The contract for 1940 expired at the end of last year but deliveries are provisionally continuing at unchanged term*, namely, £26 per ton, with any increases in shipping
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    List Of Current Dividends
    185 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Feb. 11. Books vau* fa Oamomia DWdewj CIom O«U DtT ***<***«* rat Payabi* o»u to Austral Malay »d. «d x»u» JJJ4J Austral Amal. 3d lHd. bonus 7%% Berjuntal Is. No. 3 Peb. 1 Feb 13 Feb. 4 35% HongPatt
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      348 5 PUBLIC NOTICES I III- STRAITS TRADINi. OMPANY, LIMITED. M>sT SCRIT liaving been made to the i ihi? Company to issue to ti a duplicate Certificate Ire, upon ■>■ u the original Certificate •cum ?3 1939 has been nu-laid. lost or destroyed. NOTICE k hereby given that il wSttur. trom the
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      310 5 DREDGING ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN MALAYA. NOTICE of a Meeting to be held at the Masonic Hall. Venntng Road, Kuala Lumpur, at 6.45 P.M. on Saturday. 15th. February. 1941. when the fi>ll->wing paper will be presented:— "MECHANICAL ATPLIOATIOK OF LIBRICANTS TO DKKDCiING" by A. H. ADAMS A Discussion will follow. Members of
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      707 5 ALKI A "MEDICINAL CONCENTRATED Ol* j\ SEVEN CURATIVE SPRINGS* L positiva and natural Contains 9W% corrective for Stomach, in the form of jf Blood. Liver. Kidney, an artificial Bladder and Intestinal compound the R Disorders, essential consti- tuents and the 4% Unrivalled as a curative properties specific for Rheufound in
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      209 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-day H.W. 10.39 am. 9.7 ft; 11.45 pjn. ».l tt. L.W. 4.38 aJn. 4 ft: 5.15 p.m. 0.7 ft. To-morrow H.W. 11. 30 ajn. 10.3 ft. L.W. 5.15 am. 3.4 ft; 5.46 p.m. 0.6 ft. Friday, Feb. 14 H. W. 00.15 a.m. 9 4 ft.; 12 noon
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      228 6 thk m«; mirth, melody MvsiKßv show IJ?c"^c 3. li' ALfcIAWSSAI I 6.15 9.15 P.M. P^ 1^ ri j^£ N^ RKO RADIO PICTUREB «4| iW M A^^^^Pk f i' i J Kf\ ■ilTl ■BP^^ fa r*^ MgV c S BORIS KARLOFF A gf*' k jL R^^***^^ J *^^kHRBB9 Bl V l
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      331 6 DAI/II mM I f^k* l P yy>v> rtr 4flMi -'^X-! .1J TO-DAY at 6.15 9.15 jl^'*V*^J/l A TURSI II UP Jki^ldlJ lnnlLLlnu aiS^fl (ffT\^j rnurnv— mvqtpdy yJroJBS bumcui- mfoicni vCv^V^fll A^Tinill CIICDFIICn PfflßS 116hS7 I I 111 |UliH|n^* VliDl.n ATTRACTION ■kSnE lhe taking of r.a.f. x """"^"^■^■^^^"'■■^^^^■^^^"^^■■l^^^^™™>^—* b^^BBBB^P^R^BBBBBBBB^BM^^mH^RIIBBBI^ |y J&
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      255 6 SEASON EXTENDED! j^ 9th DAY... and HUNDREDS *Ljk §BBT At COMING BACK AGAIN AGAIN! W*A i mfiJA A CAPITOL >1V tll:> (1> /\V/Sr^ The World?s Greatest Comedian pays his „.,sl,tvts» to the World's Most Hated man! CHARLIE CHAPLIN I .Br^;^Hp UWllfcll SS^* ADTicrrc MXW i ISI \l Al* J. 1->t
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    R.A.F. CARRIES OUT SIX-HOUR BOMBING OF HANOVER
    509 7 Other Targets In Germany And Holland Heavily Raided London, Feb. 11. NUMEROUS fires were left raging throughout the bombed area last night when the R.A.F. carried out a concentrated and successful six-hour attack on north Germany's vital railway and industrial centre. Hanover. From
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    Indoor Air Raid Shelter Plans
    401 7 Mr. Morrison Announces Success In Commons London, Feb. 11. CUCCESS in the production of a satisfactory design for indoor air raid shelters was announced today in the House of Commons by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security. The new shelter is
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    Shipping Losses Are Lower
    157 7 Shipping Losses Are Lower Week's Sinkings Below War's Average London, Feb. 11. |M[ERCANTILE shipping losses for the week ended Feb. 2 were again lower than the average for the war. This is the seventh succesive week in which this satisfactory situation has been recorded. The British Admiralty announced to-day that
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    BRITISH TREASURY AIDES IN VS. VISIT
    51 7 Washington, Feb. 11. rVO British Treasury officials, Col. Charles Vickers and Capt. PleydellJouverie, have arrived here. They declined o state the nature of their mission but Col /ickers said It is not connected with the lLspceal of British fixed assets In the United Jtatrs.
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    How R.A.F. Night Fighters Win Victories Over The Enemy
    249 7 London, Feb. 11. nOYAL Air Force night fighters so severely damaged two Heinkel i Ills in a combat off the oast coast last: night that both were last seen disappearing out to sea only a few feet above the water and
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      266 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to-night -DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight OUTSTANDING CABARET ATTRACTION THE ASTOR DUO. IH»\vl KOBATIC DANCERS Dinner S:I.(H) Non-diners $1.00 SATUKOAI SITCIAI. RACE DINNER, DANCE ft< \M\ItKTbvTHI \s|iHM)C() Sa™«i« iC SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MNO«Mtf> MOST POPI lAX SOCIAL RENDEZVOUS MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8.30 to
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      217 7 r*ATI W 3 SHOWS T<M>AY A Xli\ I 3.15p.«.,6.15p.«.,915p». Where Everybody Goes BOX OFFICE 'PHONE 3400 TO-DAY S SIN6APORE FREE PRESS— "A Ibilliant lecture. Excellent Entertainment" TO-DAY'S MORNING TRIBUNE— «Om of the tvrv best musical pictures shown in Singapore for a long time." ALICE FAYE BETTY GRABLE Musia fin mi
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 1941. (528th Day Of The War.) Eyes On Franco
    1172 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 1941. (528th Day Of The War.) Eyes On Franco Franco has suddenly leapt Into the limelight again. He is wandering around Europe and at his right hand is that enthusiastic Nazi, Suner. Hovering in the background are Hitler and Ribbentrop. Why Franco is
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    EIGHT KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK IN BULGARIA
    85 8 Belgrade. Feb. 12. ■TIGHT people were killed and many Injurtd when a train Including 40 oil tanks cars destined for Germany was derailed at midnight yesterday near the Bulgarian t rentier stuuon at Gradoman, about a haU-a-mlle fawn the Yugoslav frontier. An authoritative
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      INCOME TAX
      585 8 Pressure On Small Salary Earner To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l notice several letters have appeared in your columns recently concerning people who will be called upon to pay tax of four or five per cent. the people who, without free houses, children's allowances, pensions,
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      NEWFOUNDLAND
      147 8 Not A Dominion During The Last War To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— It might be of interest to your correspondent E.TH.S. writing in today's Straits Times to know that the capital of Newfoundland is St. John's and that Newfoundland did not have the status of a
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      NO TREATING
      140 8 Time To End A ''Barbarous Custom" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Now that the new duties will make the cost of drinks so very much higher, Is not this the moment to stop "treating"? This evil is rampant In Singapore, a^d in many places people
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      LEADERSHIP
      521 8 A Responsibility Rather Than A Privilege To the Editor of the Straits limes i Sir,— No social reform work can ultimately be of any value unjess it is based on sound and secure principles We are apt to suffer in this country particularly from foggy social views, i the
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      HONG FATT
      326 8 Statement Of Ore Reserves Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your corresDondent "Au Fait" says that to describe Hong Fatt as "the most speculative share in the local market" is sheer nonsense. Will he then name the share which he con- < siders is more
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      78 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief i concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication j than long ones. Letters exi-eeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at\\ the present time. When letter a are
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      660 8 Easier Divorce To Solve Social Problems To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— On the assumption that somebody agrees with every expression of opinion, no maUer how odd, I Uke leave to fly in the face of the evasive drivel which has been wr tten on the
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      279 8 Landlord's Right To Occupy His Own House To the Editor of th" Straits Times Sir— The establishment of th Assessment Board during this period of tension prevents avaricious landlords from exacting exorbitant, rents from the hard-pressed tenants, but It deprives honest landlords of the privilege of occupying their
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    SECRET PEACE MOVE IN ITALY IS SUPPRESSED
    407 9 Split In Fascist Party Revealed FRANCO M\Y MEET PETAIN AFTER SEEING MUSSOLINI Hitler Is ISot Attending Genoa Talks Berlin AT a Meeting in Rome on Jan. 15, dissident Fascist* decided to send Count Dino (irandi fformn AmbasKador to Britain and now a member
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    WAR MENACE TO EIRE
    74 9 WAR MENACE TO EIRE Dublin May Soon IW Evacuated I ..i. don. lib. 12. |H a last nuht. Mr. dt told the people of Kire (hat tht> iuulrl now realize how •>< them. n and iblln U it ■•am«> uwiild Slncc difiVult to provide deep the people anuld hay ted.
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    Greeks In Fresh Advance
    236 9 Fierce Couter- Attacks \rr |{<»|>tlls<-<l London. K«h. 1J thar Italian eounter«attad Monday, haw "again taken the inim Albania," <:tid tho Atheni announcer last niK'ht. .tttdCKS. t specified, were r than the prerioui The Greeks took many priincludnn >r.s. u various Live lull in ;htinr «u intense
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    Greeks Advised To Quit Bulgaria
    63 9 London. r>b. 12. GREEK women and children in Bulgaria have been advised by the Greek Legation in Sofia to return to Greece, states a Sofia dNpat h to the oTiciil Vichy news agency. This advice ts given as a p-ecaut:»>n against eventual complications in the
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    12 9 The budget session of the Central Assembly has opened at K^w Delhi.Reuttr.
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    Free French In Battle Against Libyan Army
    155 9 London, Feb. 12. IfOUFRA, an important military post and a base of the first importance in the line of Italian air communications between Libya and Abyssinia, has been the scene of fierce fighting between Free French forces and Italians. Six hundred miles of
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    Attack On Genoa By H.M.S. Malaya
    926 9 Italians Taken By Surprise: Guns Of Fortress Make Feeble Reply London, Feb. 12. WE are steaming back to port after taking part in the bombardment of Genoa on Sunday, cables Reuter's special correspondent on board H.M.S. Malaya. During a fierce attack at dawn over
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    NAVY ATTACKS OSTEND PORT
    154 9 Shelling Heard 70 Miles Away London, Feb. 12. T*HE Royal Navy bombarded Ostend, Hitler's invasion port in Belgium, during the early hours ol yesterday morning. The port was fiven a terrific pounding which could be heard from the English coast, over 70 miles away, and when
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    WAR IN EAST WILL NOT STOP AID TO BRITAIN—ROOSEVELT
    763 9 WAR IN EAST WILL NOT STOP AID TO BRITAIN— ROOSEVELT Willkie On What The British Prime Minister Told Him Washington, Feb. 11. IF the United States were forced into war in the Pacific, she would not have to curtail deliveries ot war material to Britain, said President Roos?velt at his
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    FRESH RAID ON MALTA
    69 9 I ondcn. F. A N official communique Irom Malta sates that enemy aircraft made two n the lxlrnd on Monday. Bombs fell in isolated places but did no damage to Govern, mnnt property. Yesterday, enemy aircraft came r Malta again, without dropping bombs. The communique adds
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    PROGRESS IN ONSLAUGHT ON ITALY'S AFRICAN EMPIRE
    459 9 BRITISH operations continue to develop satisfactorily in Abys«mm Prifrpn and Ttilian Snmali fllf 11. 8 ,f re iL ar V? ltanan oomaiiland, it is officially announced in Cairo. South African tioops have penetrated 50 miles into Abyssinia. Thus, while the battle for Keren,
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    A.P.C. STAFFS' LATEST WAR FUND GIFT
    588 10 Sixth Contribution From The People Of Brunei State tor the Colonies. This, with the sum if €500 remitted by the War Relief Fund, makes £1.000 in all. Two types of canteen are in use. one ?ostlng about £400 and consisting of a self-propelling unit,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    107 10 '»RF. *\t H .;oll 1 Informal) S pjn. CAKKI' << IWATtt. fil YLANG revs it Scientist In The 1 use Chinese Talkies) at p.m. C,K» VI UP. Mil :u to J it 9 p.m. to Midnight Globe: Goena Goena. \x to Paradise. HAm IIIK%TKL 'Happy W«rM) Mayavan. Seaside: WolX-
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    27 10 Sunday: Baseball: Americans vs. Australians at Jalan Besar stadium at 4 p.m. Keh. ZZ s-n^n'M-p Amalrur Boxing Association show at Happy World. 9 p.m.
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    JOHORE L.D.C. RULES
    85 10 The Jchore Local D?fence Corps will be cpen both to European and ion-Europjan British subjects and to ill penghulus and nab penghulus, md all mal? Johore subjects. According to regulations gazetted ast night, the corps will be conducted en generally the rrme lines as in :he Colony.
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    32 10 F:E 75 shelters which are being constructed in Jchore Bahru are intended for members of the Passive Defence Services and Police on duty during an emergency, and not for the general public.
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    Maxwell Murder Inquiry Opens At Sitiawan
    188 10 (From Our Special Correspondent.) Sitiawan, Feb. 12. JHE preliminary inquiry in"to the double murder of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, who were found j shot dead in their bungalow in the DindinKS ('ii November 7 last opent .j to-day Inche bmui bin Panjati^- t thp
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    U.S. PLANES IN THE R.A.F.
    475 10 30 Modern Types Now Available London. Feb. 12. AMERICA'S aircraft aid to Britain, closely kept secret in 1940, can now be traced more clearly along 'i o sky and sea routes of the Atlantic Iraaa United States factories to R.A.F. aerodromes, writes Renter's air correspondent
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    17 10 It is now known that the Italians lost a total of 20 aircraft during Sunday and Monday.—Reuter.
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    How Fire Raid Scarred Face Of London
    61 10 Landscape pan >ratna takn from the heights of St. Paul's Cathedral shows how the face of London has beru scarred by Nazi fire bombs, rain?d down in thousands without discrimination. In the centre is the d< mr of the Old Bailey. A scene
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    Tungku Andrew
    31 10 DRINCE Mahmud of Trengganu, and his wife, formerly Miss Joyce Blencowe, have named their infant son Prince Andrew Clive. The family now live at Oxford, writes our London Correspondent.
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    SINGAPORE PRAYERS FOR SUBHAS BOSE
    143 10 AT a meeting of the Indian Youth League in Singapore a resolutl:n was passed 'that this House shall devote two minutes in silent prayer, supplicating the Almighty God to un- 1 ravel the mystery that surrounds the lightning i disappearance of Sjt. Subhas Chandra Bise
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    Thai-Indo-China Truce Extended
    65 11 Thai-Indo-China Truce Extended IT It •AVUIIt announred ttmn Hanoi that thr amaistire with Thailand has htm extended for two »ffk* from yrUrrdajr. tr»re la the nchtinc between Thailand and Krenrh Indo-China unred en Jan. 77 to take i from 10 a.m. on Jan. 28. lUth Krantr and Thailand, it was
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    CROWN'S APPEAL ALLOWED
    95 11 Chief Justice Orders Retrial Of Case RBMAKKIM. that he thought there tu ample evidence on which the respondent, should nave been called upon for his defence, the Chief Justice ivrvy McElwaine. allowed an appeal by the Crown in the High Court v the acquittal of a Ah
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    FINED FOR SMOKING IN PROHIBITED AREA
    69 11 FIN ED FOR SMOKING IN PROHIBITED AREA A CHINESE l.ibourer. See Wall, was uht on Saturday afternoon by constable Taylor of king a oi board a Wah appeared in the ttiird court on a charge cf smoking in a prohibited area, and pleaded guilty, all over the pardeck on which
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    CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FIGHT OPIUM EVIL
    687 11 Meeting Decides To Approach Government For Co-operation OBLIGATORY UNDER MANDATE OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE Malayan Governments should be approached for co- operation in anti-opium suppression, suggested Dr. Chen Su Lan, speaking at a special meeting held at the Chinese Consulate yesterday. Before approaching
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    PART OF LABRADOR AREA IS NOW PROTECTED
    79 11 DART of the locality known as; Labrador in Pasir Panjang Is now > a protected area, and no persons ex- i cept those who live there and had I been living there on and after Feb. 4; this yo-ar are allowed access to
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    10 11 The Sultan of Pahang and party have arrived in Singapore.
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    10 11 Dr. Chen Su Lan, a local authority on dnti-opium treatment.
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    DID NOT MEAN TO STEAL
    147 11 Soldier Who Took Motor-Cycle C. PEARCE, a 24-year-old soldier attarhed to the Roya* Artillery, Changi, pleaded guilty in the third court yesterday to the thelt of a motorcycle valued at $150 and belonging to Robert Yap of the Traction Company, from a cinema car park
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    FELL UNDER WHEEL OF LORRY
    142 11 Coolie's Death In Mount Faber Accident IN trying to clamber up a lorry coming down a steep incline from an earth excavating site at Mount Faber on Jan. SO, Tan Slow Wha, a coolie kepala" employed by Mr. Kirn Chiang a contractor, fell in the
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    TORE GOLD CHAIN FROM GIRL
    119 11 Mi ate h- lhiet Admits Charge In Court LEAVING a shop in South Bridge Road on Saturday afternoon, about 5.30 p.m. a young Chinese girl named Ania had scarcely emerged on the flvefoot way when a passer-by snatched the jewellery she was wearing. The man
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    SIR SHENTON THOMAS RETURNING TOMORROW
    38 11 SIR SHENTON THOMAS, the Hign Commissioner, who went to Kuala Lumpur to attend the meeting of the Federal Council, will return to Singapore by the mail train to-morrow morning, accompanied by his stair.
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    Officer Stresses Need For Reliable Subordinates
    307 11 fHE importance of having reliable 1 subordinate officers in the police fnrro wis stressed by Mr P J force was f*"^ 0/ Shannon m the police courts jesterday Mr. Shannon, Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police attached to the Detective Branch, made the remark in
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    PENANG COMMISSIONER CRITICIZES SPENDING
    286 11 Calls Halt To "Profligate" Municipal Expenditure (From Our Own Comrooodent) Penang, Feb. 11. "IF Penang had a vigilant Ratepayer's Association sueii as exists in Singapore we should not, with impunity, be offerIng the public such an example of profligate expenditure." said Dr. J. E. Smith at
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    Bomb In Temple Square
    27 12 The ancient and beautiful square of the Temple, old London landmark, icas damaged by a bomb. Picture shows wrecked building's m the Temple.
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF A LABIS SHOP-OWNER
    474 12 Court Story Of Finding Of Body In Mandai Jungle THE discovery of a body in a highly decomposed con dition in the jungle off Mandai Road by an Indian arm; officer, Lieut. Balbir Singh, on Oct. 25 last, was describet in the Singapore third court
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    CHIEF SCOUT'S BIRTHDAY
    192 12 "Celebration At Purdy Camp TPHK memory of the Chief Scout of the World, Lord Baden-Powell who died at Kenya recently at the age of 83, still lives on in the heart of every scout and guide in the world. In Singapore on Feb. 22, more than 200
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    PASSIVE DEFENCE RULES GAZETTED
    45 12 REGULATIONS denning the duties of members of the Passive Defence Services and prescribing pensions and gratuities to them under j certain conditions were published in the Gaze.te yesterday. These regulations arc similar to those introduced in the VMS and rlready published.
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    BROADCASTING & SCHOOLS
    232 12 BROADCASTING SCHOOLS Special Equipment Already Ordered AN indication that broadcasting will eventually be introduced into Malayan schools is provided by the appointment of a committee of educationists to co-operate with the radio author! lies in this matter. The Straits Times understands that the comm'.ttee is composed of m"n from the
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    DARWIN TO BE A MODEL TOWN
    138 12 Elaborate Scheme *or Tropical Lay Out EXTENSIVE plans for converting Darwin into a model tropical town and a fitting aerial gateway to Aus- i tralia have been submitted to the, Federal Government in a report by the Brisbane Town Flanner (Sir. Mclnnc*;.! Mr. Mclnnes
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    GOERING IN FOR A NASTY SURPRISE
    144 12 GOERING IN FOR A NASTY SURPRISE AN anonymous R.A.F. -ace." in an '< article for the North American Newspaper Alliance, declares that the Chief qf the German Air Force, is per- sonally directing a terrific effort to I smash the island of Malta into sur-: j render. "Apparently," the writer
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    WANTED HOUSE FOR HIS OWN USE
    65 12 A PLEA that her husband needed the house for his own use as he was pensioned off by the Straits Settlements Police Force four months ago was made on behalf of Salin: b<n Ibrahim by his wife yesterday when the Rent Assessment Board heard
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    HITLER'S STRENUOUS BID TO BRING JAPAN INTO WAR
    169 13 Scheme Bettered To Be To Divert Brit Mi Red To The Pacific London, Feb. 11. Ri: learns that well-informed circles in London are tchinp the strenuous efforts which Hitler is to brinp Japan into the war to relieve pressure on <o\f as
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    Japanese Plans Now Known
    138 13 Japanese Plans Now Known Important Information In Seized Documents Chungking, Feb. 11. JAPANESE plans for northward expansion are now in possession of the Chinese Government, according to a report given prominence In the Chinese newspapers to-day. The plans are said to have been revealed as a result of a careful
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    QUESTIONS IN LORDS ABOUT OIL SUPPLIES TO JAPAN
    281 13 Why Have No Steps Been Taken To Stop British And Dutch Sales? London, Feb. 11. DRITISH concern about possible warlike developments in the Far East was reflected in a series of questions in the House of Lords to-day. First It was asked
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    BRITISH LONG-RANGE GUNS USED ON ALBANIAN FRONT
    186 13 London, Feb. 11. BRITISH and Greek planes were active over the Albanian front throughout yesterday, cables Renter's special corres- pondent on the Albanian-Yugoslav frontier. Large formations of British bombers attacked the road from Elbasan to Valona and the port of Valona itself. Elbasan
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    Rumanian Minister In London Is Recalled
    158 13 London, Feb. 11. IDEUTER'S diplomatic correspondent learns that the Rumanian legaI tion in London has now received instructions to ask for the memjbers' passports and the Charge d' Affaires this afternoon called at the Foreign Office to make formal application. Nothing definite has yet
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    OFFICIAL STORY OF REVOLT
    194 13 London, Feb. 11. AN OFFICIAL Rumanian report, quoted in a Bucharest dispatch to the official German news agency, gives deiaiLs of events on the night of Jan. 23, when the Iron Guard disturbances had been going on for two days. A deputation of legionaries asked Gen.
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    Tokio Navy Seeks Wider Powers
    63 13 Tokio, Feb. 11. IWE Japanese Government has intro- duced a bill before the Diet seeking extensive powers lor the Navy over Japanese merchant shipping. By the terms of the bill, the Japanese Navy could direct all movements o! shipping in times of crisis or in
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    JOINT DEFENCE OF CANADA & U.S.
    62 13 JOINT DEFENCE OF CANADA U.S. Washington, Feb. 11. COMPLETE plans now ex.st for joint defence of the United States and Canada-. This was told to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Mayor La Guardia, chairman of the American members of the United States-Canada Defence Board. Mayor La Guardia said the
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    CHINA'S CONFLICTING CURRENCIES
    88 13 London, Feb. 11. TN the House of Commons to-day Sir Johr. Wardlaw-Milne (Un., Worcester, Kidderminster) invited a statement on the Implications to trade of four conluci.ii:' 1 currencies in Shanghai and the Yangtze basin. Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under-Secretary, replied it was too early to forecast
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    INVASION OF BULGARIA IS FEARED TO BE IMMINENT
    813 14 Nazis Expected To Occupy Part Of Country To Threaten Greece London, Feb. 11. niPLOMATIC circles in Sofia believe a German attack on u Bulgaria is imminent, cables the Istanbul correspondent of the Free French agency. A meeting of the Bulgarian Cabinet was
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    KRIVITSKY FEARED FOR HIS LIFE
    87 14 Washington, Feb. 11. AN investig-tor on the case of the mysterious shooting of Gen. Krlvitsky, special aide to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, said the General had repeatedly told him that someone would "get htm." He had also added: "Do not ever believe I
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    GERMAN AIRMEN HELD IN PORTUGAL
    66 14 Lisbon. Feb. 11. A GERMAN officer and five members of the cr;w of a crashed bomber are detained at Fafara, about 13 miles from Moura, in Portugal, where they were forced down. They were detained after they had changed into civilian clothes and made off
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    U.S. TRADE GROUP BEGINS WORK IN CHUNGKING
    53 14 Chungking, Feb. 11. DR. Laughlin Curre, head of the American economic m ssipn, is to begin a series c> conversations with Chinese Government leaders. Courtesy calls were paid by members of the mission on Chinese leaders and the Jv of economic data has
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    AFTER THE FIRING IS OVER
    28 14 A gunner sweeps up some of the spint ammunition of an anti-aircraft gun after a few bursts of fire on board a battleship.
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    DAY RAID ON N.W. GERMANY
    104 14 London. Feb. 11. SUCCESSFUL daylight rams yesterday by British bombers on f argets in north-west Germany and enemy-occu-pied terr.tories without the loss of any British aircraft are reported in an Air Ministry communique. It adds that the three sweeps on Boulogne, Dunkirk and Calais in
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    INCREASED WAGES FOR BRITISH LABOUR
    99 14 London, Feb. 11. NEARLY 800.000 work people in industry hav e received increases In their waie rates during 1940 equal to more than £104.000.000 annually. Ihis estimate was; given in the January issue of the Ministry of Labour. It does not cover farm workers, I
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    BRISBANE SENDS £5,000 TO DISTRESS FUND
    87 14 THE Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Australia, has sent another £5.000 to the Lord Mayor of London's National Air Raid Distress Fund, bringing the total of Br sbane's contributions to £112,000. Other new gifts include £1.000 from the Cape Town Red Cross market, £500 from
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    RHODESIAN AIRMAN ARRIVE IN U.K.
    64 14 London, Feb. 11. A NUMBER of air force pilots and mechanics from Southern Rhodesia who have teen trained in that country, have now arrived in Britain. Reuter unierstands that the new arrivals, with thp P.hodesians already in this country, will form the nucleus of the
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    300,000 MEN REQUIRED FOR INVASION OF EIRE
    328 14 MR. JOHN CUDAHY, former United States Minister to Eire deClares that the Irish would oppose a British seizure of their portfas bitterly as they woiild oppose a German occupation. In an article for the North American Newspaper Alliance, he points out that' the
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    Reconstruction
    239 14 Details Of Emergency Plan In Britain London, Feb. 11. MAJOR-GEN. K. C. Appieyard, *no has just been appointed Director ot Emergency KeconstrucJon, expia ned last nignt thai nis ornaniz-.ii on would k:ep in touoh with local people archi.ects, surveyors and wtlMi xperienced -sons— who will be ivu.if to ji'mn
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    High U.S. Tribute To British Morale
    104 14 MR. HARRY HOPKINS, President Roosevelt's special envoy to Ejigiand, arrived here by ar from England yesterday en r^ute to the Un.ted 3tates. He told journalis.s he could say nothing until he had seen Mr. Roosevelt, but he brought back the aest impressions of everything
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    AIMS OF NATIONAL SERVICE IN JAPAN
    189 14 Toklo, Feb. 11. THE Government's "mifllnchui^ vi tion to cherlbh and develop the national service movement" to overcome "the unpriced jnt d emergency with which Japan la ;'ow being confronted, by establi hlnn a hla"hlv« organized national defence state, was ex-Dress-id by the Frime
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    28 14 I/indon, Fib. 11. SLIGHT enemy activity over east and south-east Englimd last nlvtht. very lttUe damage and rcry few casualties h the Air Ministry':, report thl.; mornins .—Keuter.
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    Pinafore Good Bet To-day
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    STRAITS TIMES WIN 3—2
    145 15 Straits limes 3; <.!(•- 2. •T"HK Straits Times Press soccer tram won their firM match in the Business House-,' League ><Mrrd.-\> tvhen they beat the <. I( b> the <.<*d goal ,n five at the Singapore Harbour Board rround. The game was very evenly contested, and
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    FORD SPORTS CLUB
    28 15 THE first annual mcetms of Uw» I-\)rd -,b voill be held at Mr. Kho 0 j. Koek Read. i.ird Roaa, at 11 pm on Sun-
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    894 15 Second Day Of Singapore Spring Race Meeting BELOW is given the full card of events at Bukit Timah today, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting. The double tote will be on races six and rigfct, nnd the big sweep will
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    Better Forwards Give Harper Gilfillan 2—0 Victory
    209 15 iiarper uimuan z; wearnes 9. COMEINING well, Harper Gilnllan beat Wearn-s two-nil In a Business Houses' League matcl played at the uemal Union yesterday. Harp:rs pDSsesicd a better mof forward* and de-Tved tho.r victory. The first half was evenly contested, With Harrers having
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT GARRISON CLUB
    61 15 nrejE Garrison Golf Cluo's PostlethI walte Cup competition, 36 hole; I medal play, was won by Mrs. H. W. R Williams on the play oft after a Uc with Mrs. J. J. O'Dwyer. Mrs. H. W. R Williams beat Mrs. J W. Pinhey in the
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    Business Houses' League Soccer
    40 15 A phase of play m the Business Houses' League football match played at the Clerical Union ground on Monday m which the Singapore Cold Storage and Brinkmanns drew, each side scoring ftmr goals. Straits Times picture.
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    CHINESE BEAT MALAYS BY ODD GOAL IN ELEVEN
    616 15 style, and a rapid dash by Kee Slang saw him lob the ball to Lai Chuan who tapped It Into the Malay goal. The Malays retaliated strongly, and hard and fast football was witnessed for the first time, as the Chinese were
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    WEI-HAI WEI CUP COMPETITION
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF KLANG CLUB
    125 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Feb. 8. AT the Annual General Meeting of the Klang Club held yesterday, the following office-bearers for 1941 were elected. President, G. W. Bell; general committee, T. Barbour, G. M. Browne. R. M. Bousfleld, J. C. Crofton Moss J. B.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    28 15 Races: Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting:, second day, Bukit Timah. Soccer: Ford Sports Club vs. tiuthrics, stadium; Uniteers vs. Chartered Bank, F. and N. ground.
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    N. A. A. F. I. BEAT BRAMTOCO
    341 15 Seven Goals Scored At The Stadium N.A.A.FJ 4; Rramtoco ft, IN spite of being without two men at an important stage of the game, the N.AA.F.I beat Bramtoco by the odd goal in seven in a keen Business Houses' League match at Anson
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS' TABLE TENNIS TEAM
    68 15 •T"HE folk wing players will r.-present the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Associati?n (Pitmcns> in a gam? of table tennis against the Bramtoco Sports Club at the latter's nrcmlr>"s on S.itu*o.ay, ccmmen-lng at 2 p m.: Llm Choo Ann. Tan Wee Kirn. Lim Pitt Yin. Seah Kirn
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    DUCE ALREADY NEGOTIATING WITH GREAT BRITAIN?
    227 16 LIBYAN \\\M\ DOOMED, SAYS GKAZIVM'S CHIEF AIDE Gen. BerganzolTfl Admission Of Supericnr Briiisli Fighting Men airo, rob. 11. [HI I' 1 <>f .Marshal (Jraziaiii's army in Libya is sealed. This adm.ssion was made to a Inited Press war correspondent h> (im. BcfMUtß, ri«.;ht-hand man
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    169 16 Air Su cc esses In Middle East ro. Feb. 11 THL latest air communique trom iart«^rs conta ns news of successful RAF. raid.- en vi East ilr force con- •<> harass the enemy. he communique state*: Durng the lull in North Afr'x.i RAJ", activity has been corumued on other ironts.
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    READY FOR ANY INTRUDER
    28 16 Territorials drill on a 12-pounder gun in practice for defence on one of the many Scottish islands now heavily armed against a possible invader.
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    New Warnings Of German Invasion By May
    215 16 WEW and sharper warnings are being piven of a terrific 1 attempt by Hitler to invade Britain before next May. "Some people believe that the greatest test civilised humanity has e\er suffered will have to be endured before Imig," says the Dailv Herald
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    THREAT TO SHIPS DECREASED
    121 16 m. London, Feb. 11. /"INE of the many important results of the British capture of Benghazi is the effect it will have on the control of sea communications in the Mediterranean. At the" beginning of the Army of the Nile's victorious campaign, when BarranL was in
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    COLDSTREAM GUARDS IN WAR EXERCISES
    21 16 A trench mortar battery in action during an exercise by the Coldstream Guards somewhere in En-land,
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    STORY OF PLAN TO WITHDRAW AFRICAN ARMIES TO SPAIN
    324 16 Crop Of Rumours Caused By Franco's Mystery Journey To Italu New York, Feb. 11. A REPORT from Vichy that Gen. Franco, the Spanish leader, has crossed the French frontier on his way to Rome to confer with Mussolini, has led to
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    GOODS RE-EXPORT FROM TANGIER BANNED
    71 16 Tangier, Feb. 11. THE official Spanish news agency, giving details of an order issued to-day by the Spanish High Commissioner for Morocco, says that becaus? Spain does not wish circumstances alien to the present Tangier political regime to affect th«» economy and commerce of Tangier,
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    CAPTURED GENERAL DIES OF WOUNDS
    36 16 Cairo, Feb. 11. GEN. TET.I.ERA, who commanded the 10th Italian army in Libya, has died after capture from wounds received in action south cf Benghazi, s/iys to-day's Mtdtik East G.H.Q. communique—Reuter.
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    DIRECT HITS AT GENOA
    194 16 Italian Excuse Is Disprove* 1 London, Feb. 11. yilE fact that so many important targets were hit during th British naval bombardment Genoa— including dry docks capable of holding a modern battleshiu, large oil works and Ansaldo "mode boiler and engine works- i in naval circles
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    AWARDS FOR SINKING OF ENEMY DESTROYER
    88 16 J!HE exploit of the British destroyer Kimberley in torpedoing the Italian destroyer Franceso Nullo in the Red Sea last October, in an action which followed an enemy attack on a convoy, is recalled by awards announced in the London Gazette. These awards are the
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