The Straits Times, 17 February 1941

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    49 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE S47U. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES Kt/ylLi4 LUMPUR 25 JAV^ ST. ('PHONE 3683). 1C PM.I- SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941 PRICE S CENTS. The Straits Times PACtt SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941. PRICE '> CENTS.
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      161 1 Try Mi E N CHONG TAILORING 9 sull II l» .kin I" < *mt**mn n.»nr (lit UUDSOM FA R O lIUDSOU Ijit II ill. Bt_\KINGS AKK Ot THK HIOIIKST QI'AIJTV. SIMILAR TO THOSE .OR MOIOR CARS fItR iBHMHiMJ SS^^^9 IT IS ONUY boxeBs°are A th E c -^^B^H JS^T«ohS f,™"
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      121 1 ELSIE MARY Cattery Road. Now America n Dresses -A- "RUDGE" AGAIN SWEPT THE FIELD AND WGH THE CHAMPIONSHIP In the 3rd Annual Cycling Carnival held at the Jalan Ilesar Stadium on 10th February 1941, and the Runner-up was also a "RUDGE" Results: 1 Mile Open Championship 1st RUDGE 1 2nd
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      53 2 *r». Tan King Whvp. nit Chua Poh Neo. aged "4. Uw mother or Tan Peck Jim emu Aaßurance Corpn Ud.t. Tan Peck Hoc and Mrs. Koh Kirn Liun, on Mnoday, I7lh February. 1941. at her reskfcarr. No. 25, Crecccnt Road SlngaraJ «U1 UJtr place on Friday th«- 21«t instant
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      FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
      39 2 TAN I h> funeral of the late Madam Um of Slngannre. wife of the Ut* Mr Tan aill take place on TMrs- The corttre will leave 7o9 drove Rd at 1.00 p bi lur Bukit Brown cemetery.
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      321 2 fiUte Straits STimcs SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. f«r atvt M4 e«r«"dt»«t 4 Hun M«it than tm Mm* 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents e.;!ra. DOMi ii. < < eUMCNCn BIRTIIo MlRKIMiiv DCATBS. M KMiHI I -MMI V I «\NM| M M»Ms m < UMI arc
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      787 2 SITUATIONS WANTED \H\IKTISEB who k tearing the colony wishes to recommend good and reliable tyre. I tood reference! covering the last twelve |r— fa. Apply Bw Wo. in. gtralU Time*. Experienced bookkeeper I willing take complete charge books, prepare bal-n» srirr: f» jiitattm- compilation tax n«. a»are time dally Apply
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      862 2 PLAN?? PIANO WANTED. State make and lowest ca.«h price Box No. 710. StralU Times. BOARD RESIDENCE on rm SEA The orore.' 103 ana 109 Meyer Road Raton* ieat swimmiiw Chi:large airy rooms tennis, gardei* gararw v tract!** DostUoo Mod tenoa ofaoae 8415a BENESTA—4I, STEVENS ROAD. English guest house of distinction.
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      770 2 TENDERS I TENDER. Tenders are Invited for the execution and completion of alterations and ertensiona to *he premises of the "Hollandsche Club," CairnhUl Road, Si nga pore. Plans and specifications may be bad from the hea''boy on the premises. The Club does not bind ltaelf to accept the lowest or
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      930 2 THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. 4, AR( ADh HI lI.DING Specinlizing; Ocular Muscle Anomalies. Crossed Eyes. Intricate Visual '7^—-^ jk Problems. I *^X^ Glasses if needed. R. A. Thompson Dr. ot Ocular Science. 35 years' European Clinical Experience. 'Phone 3002. I j I i i PUBLIC NOTICES AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS IN KUALA
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    Radio News In English
    212 3 a.m 1.20 R B.C. 31.53 m. IMS m. 5.:»« Manila IK/KM) BtJI 6 05 B.B.C. ?">5; n«8 5. Manila (K'/llw ll.M m 7.20 B.B.t'. 31.32 and IS.I3 m. 9.2* Rangoon 49.91 m. 9.4f Melbourne IfcM m. (excppl Sunday j 10 10 llrlhl 31 30 ru. p.m.
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      634 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Ja***iu O \t I \1 PA98ENGW AGENTS for OUNAKO HSR STAR LINE. TO _8Afc_r*ANCIM I M.nila Hm Hong. Kobe Yokohama. floaotalo Sa« Fr»»ctec« mm* Ui A«f*»e» Manila K'kong mi TATUTA MARC Peb M Feb ?5 8J NTTTA MARU Mar Mar 11 on KAMAKURA MARU Mar. 15
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      425 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      167 3 FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FKANCISCO i LOS ANGELES. NEW YORK ANII BOSTON VIA MANILA. HONG KONG AN» PANAMA CANAL Sail Spore Amve S.F. Arrive NY. PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Mar. 18 Apr. 15 May 5 PRESIDENT JOHNSON* Apr. 10 iiay 11 June 2 •Calls Baltimore Instead Boston PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO
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      199 3 Radio Prog rammes TO-DAY SINGAPORE i /mi IS.SJ met tti m.) zHn ia <«-»• (ZHL A ZBT1) 5 pm Cantonese Programme from w Studio by the Kwang Ylng Musical Party. 5 40 pm News tn Caiitonese; 5.55 pjn Hokluen Mus.c«. 6 05 p.m. News In Hokkien: 6 20 p.m. News
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      227 3 pm» Ocraldo and his Orchestra, feentd >♦: 7.30 p m. Lagu Extra-".*; 8 p.m. Warning to Manners. News in Malay; 8.15 p.m Nc*» Commentary In Malay, or Music: 8.20 p m Arabic Muslct; 8.35 p.m. News In Arabc; 8.55 p.m. European Music: 9.05 p^n News Commentary in Dutch: 9.20 p.m
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      775 3 wers"t; 0.30 p m. Dar.re Mule from t>ie Great World Cabaret: 10 p m. Warning to Mariners. Close down. Mlfi5 p.m. Malay Musical Entertainmrnt from the Studio, by the Ria Melodians; 5 .50 Hindustani Muslct; 6.05 p.m. News in Hindustani- 6 20 p.m. Tamil Muslct: 6.40 p.m. News in Tamil:
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      451 3 EMPERE STATION liSM jl me di js m.>, i»>« <« a»*'» i\.ii ro <iSU 1175 me 1 24.53 mi. ">• 18b me iMJi mi. (.SI IS 14 •»»< 19 83 -n I GS»; 17 79 me i lt» m 147 mr i ,13.97 mi; GSI IftJI 19.6* m.i. OSJ 2153
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    LONDON REVIEW OF TIN MARKET POSITION
    785 4 LONDON REVIEW OF TIN MARKET POSITION Stocks Fall And U.S. Demand Continues Good 1 "f the tin ~:rauss rito ith o. November world v 547 ton* 'rom 40.354 tons \n increase had been it the <] to be conn was justified bv the Thm arrears }n this •hlr.g like 2.000
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    46 4 BuTert $1250 I ied »2.M tl3 7S H32S fc6 75 rroo teso H I I ij lino I10J I $1000 ciSLi) per o*g *-.3>0 $!3'35 $1?45 $11 55 10 «j KW iud p*r koraa It pimls. i.lirv i4Ut)lrd prr pi ul Othfr rvrrpl
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    17 4 •don. Feb. 15. I-.et there U~bon at $12. ytut" Durb .:s heimz wants if United
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    EXCHANGES
    130 4 n rlrr .iwi mm. \nctia) Dankln. LKjOOO II 1/4 l/]« r Ma i. m .rn 14 J 47.10 51.85 i demand 83 71 F8 5» Rangoon cx-roano 155 *fc M»dra» ano Colombc demand 155"* Mow ind i3 It/16 i: iMMMtf 12\i and 12\ saifron d> m-.no j <iem*nd 91.67
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    380 4 PETALING IMPROVES ON BALANCE .SHEET RUBBER DOMINATED BYFREIGHT POSITION By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Feb. 17. T*HE share market opened very quiet 1 ly this morning, there being very little inquiry by either buyers or sellers On Saturday the total turnover in al! sections was very small.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    92 4 Monday, Feb 17, noon. duyers Seller* Prices Price.No. EX R.S.S. (Spot looae) M% 39% No IX R.S.S. f.o b. id rases Feb.-Mar. (Sellers option i 36\ S7U G.P.A.Q. R S.S. fob tn baies Feb.-Mar (Sellers option) 36', 36% F-A.Q R.S S fob In balet Irb.-Mar
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    38 4 New York. Feb. 15. 'THE cotton market ignores the textile activity In spite of the January alltime record consumption of 843.000 bales. Britain's Import monopoly Is construed as bearish for United States exports. Brazil Is hedging here Reuter.
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1328 4 SATl'RDAT. FEB. 15. 1M1: 1*48 P.M. MINING a— n«»er» swim Ampat Tin <5s) 3s 3d 3s 7Hd Austral Am.l. (5s) fc fc M C.d Austral Malay 35s 3 s I d Ayer Hltano (5s> 20s 21s Ayer weng (81) .75 >80 Bangrin Tin <f)
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    List Of Current Dividends
    205 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association Book! Company Dftitinu? Close Dat« TW Payable Austral Malay 9d. 9d. bonus Mar. 4 Mar. 14 Austral Amal. 3d. lHd Donus Hong Fate 14% final Mar. 10 Hong Patt 10% Int. Mar 10 Kuala Kampar 113 No. 20 Feb. 17
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    NEW COTTON CONTROL SCHEME WELCOMED
    123 4 London, Ffb 15 rjtHE Government will be able to use -i- the services of the Liverpool and Manchester Associations for the allotment and distribution of monopolised cotton imports but many feel that the futures market will be redundant since private importers, relieved of the price
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AN!) DISPATCHES
    93 4 AKIUVALS Mails from Australia (air) general delivery 3.30 p.m. to-day. Mails from Java (air) general delivery 8.15 a.m. to-morrow Mails from Sumatra (air) general delivery l.*0 p.m. to-morrow. Mails close at the General Pi is follows: a t t OSic TO-DAY *frica air 3urma air Canada
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    General Lauds Work Of Tanks
    421 4 Mechanical Forces In War To-daj ""T'ANKJS save human 1:\ Genrral I. O Mackaj mander. 6th Division. A.I.F. said re. rently to a eorrespondeni Sydney Daily Telegraph. "Britain at war must reil the easiest thins to produce ls'men. 1 he said "BUI if \M' W.Hlt t
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    DIFFICULTIES FACED BY MEN IN LIBYA
    76 4 DIFF ICULTIES FACED BY MEN IN LIBYA IfBBSAOaB from Libya stress th« ditti.-ult nature of the country G WI^ POII^-? t ctaLin district which the Italians n-ver colonizetl BXtsndj t> within leta than 100 milei 3f Tr.pch with no trails lead ng anyi the interior" This cxnlains tin alow progreu
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    Halders May Surrender Indian Stocks
    75 4 London. Oi^>iD2NTS in sterling area outsl v India and Burma may voluntarily surrender ?ny holding of indiai" stocks which ihr> British Treasury qulsltioned a wei k ago i n the moi terms as United Kfn;dm resld BurrresM realdenta may rorrendei mi n f m rupees.
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    252 4 1 o-< 11. V. P. 5 ft; 3.14 pi.i 1 L.W. 7.55 a.m. 2.1 ft: 8.16 p.ni J 4 ft To-iinrii* H. W. 2.?S a.m. t».l ft; 3.* 1 m R L.W. 8.48 am 2 ft: 9pm j 4 ft. WfCK 10 H.W. 3.22 a.m. 8.7 ft:
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      151 4 YOUR TEETH! It n lactk acid produced by mouth bacteria working Ip oorf P»«icl«i between the teeth that attacks the tooth enamel and causes decay. Mere cleaning and polishing are not enough to protect the teeth against this condiM V tlon— you must neutra/ize tht acids that cause decay. tee^^qf
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    ALL PATRIOTIC RUBBER GROWERS WILL PRODUCE 100 PER CENT QUOTA
    1602 5 "Only Sordid Money-Grabbers Will Rest Their Trees" SIR JOHN HAY TALKS SENSE ABOUT U.S. AGREEMENTS •Tom (Mir Own C -orresponuent M<l<m. lan. 10. < extre mely important v tlistinp^iished have ■n in London Mr. A. J EManI that P T.
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    PETALING TIN EARNS $3,617,635
    802 5 Dividend Of 125 Per Cent: Donations To War Funds Till net profit l( > allowance u>r depreciation ended October la.->t, wi Ling yeai Interim dividends totalling 7.1 U ;>nd BbHorbt-d $1,630,000 and. •iv- directors propose a t hoi ii- <»f 21 ncr cent., making M if
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    U.S. SMELTER & STRAITS TIN
    321 5 U.S. SMELTER STRAITS TIN Probable Effect Of Bolivian Agreement (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. A MATTER arousing much speculation here at present is the probable effect of the U.S. smelter plan upon the export of Straits tin. Under the agreement /between th«» U.S. and Bolivian authorities, up to
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    JOHORE RAISES DUTY ON IRON ORE
    149 5 AN extra duty of 2>/ 2 per ad valorem has been impr-sed on iron ore exported from the State of Johore and became effective on Feb. 15. Up to that date the export duty was 50 cents a ton. The additional duty does not
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    FINANCE REGULATIONS AMENDED
    62 5 AMENDMENTS to the Defence (Finance) Regulations are made in Gazette notifications Issued on Saturday. The regulations prescribe rules under which existing securities can be subdivided or consolidated or converted into Stock where they do not involve any subscription in cash. They also govern the issue of shares
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    TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN
    35 5 THE following were the outputs of Takuapa 1 Valley tin Dredging for the first half of February:— Hours Cubic Pleuls yards ore Dredge 1 332 85.000 237 Dredge 2 29S 85,000 1M
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    20 5 Sione tin dredge worked for 484 hours, treated 83.935 cubic yards and produced j 347 piculs of tin-ore in January.
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      293 6 HlM\h N »|>Y OF W \RXKR RROS. GREATEST \M,TK(IIM(()U)K HISTORICAL PRODUCTION ITs^r^ALMAWi^ I*U;r wM LfrUt JLCiMCOLOK JL J 1* H T i TTkNAL m the _M M GLOftrOUS at the Jtg lA AJ^niurr U Lovr!^BM| B V^^9 bbP^^l /V Errol Flynnf^A a OLIVIA DrHAVILLANn fc^j^) BASIL RATHBONE. CLAUDE RAINS I
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      417 6 to.n. 6 ht|pavilioh|;,;; »»h M ,?J? ICTURE W ORTH SEEING AGAIN! BRAND NEW COPY OF POPULAR MUSICAL COMEDY BROUGHT BACK FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT 1 Jtulbettand Cicely Coutineidqe "JACK'S THE BOY" i LAUGHTER SONG y WINIFRED ffl jVj* SHOTTER XK?\ NEXT ATTR A CTIOlT ft li fiw^B \i^jr mSi SB Al
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      238 6 PACKED HOUSES WELCOMED THIS NEW M.-G.-M. SPECTACI'LAR TRIUMPH AT ALL THE WEEKEND SHOWS CAPITOL I —TODAY tWri ilMim 3 1S 6<15 915 I PICTURE TO ja^M Sfifi Different sr_^& 3f Heart- j. Warming! I J& Wi& Thrilling! W^Mm^''^^^^ T^ jfel Robert YOUNG tftt' Charles Coburn Lee Bowman /^^TJ^ A fyf\l//|
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    NEW GREEK OFFENSIVE IS LAUNCHED IN ALBANIA
    322 7 Heavy Italian Losses Of Men And Materials Reported London, Feb. 16. THE Greek offensive which began on Thursday all along the front from the shores of Lake Okhrida to the Adriatic is being pushed forward with vigour and determination, according to the Athens
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    Grave Condition Of Ex-King Alfonso
    134 7 London, Feb. 16-EX-KING Alfonso of Spain, who is lying seriously ill in Rome wxth angina pectoris, spent a quiet night and is making a stern fight for his Tfe Queen Ena. estrong^d from her royal husband tor many years, has braved wartlm° frontier di ficulties
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    Nazi Moves Against Polish Life
    144 7 London, Feb. IS. DESPERATE attempts are being made by Germany to remove all traces of Polish life in the western part of Poland, says a Reuter correipondent. Even memorials and tombstones to cemeteries are being taken away and cemeteiies are being ploughed up or turned
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    TURKS TO CONTROL COMMODITIES
    97 7 TURKS TO CONTROL COMMODITIES Istanbul, Feb. 16. "pHE Turkish Government is requi- sitioning all cereal and grain surpluses to producers' requirements. This step is being taken owing to exceptional wartime circumstances which necessi.ate the accumulation of sufficient storks in case an emergency arises. These surpluses will be paid for in
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    TWO CHINESE GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
    42 7 TWO CHINESE GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE I 'he murder of a Japancrc colonel h?re on Nov. 29 tart baaa euMtaMMi to uruth by a Japanoe lulli'.^ry court m 4 t'.ev will be executed by a Aring squad, states a Jr.rir.e- official Minounoeatmt. Reutar
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    Athens Denies Peace Talks
    82 7 Athens, Feb. 16. -p REECE will wage the war which v*ltaly has imposed upon her to the end, that is to say, until her enemy has been decisively defeated and all reports to the contrary can only be entirely untrue," declared the semi-official Greek news agency
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    German Raider's Ruthlessness
    247 7 No Chance For Victims To Take To Boats Funchal (Madeira!, Feb. 16. ¥T was sheer murder— there was no chance for us to take to the boats," declared one of manv survivors landed here following a German raider's attack on a British convoy in the Atlantic not
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    ATLANTIC FLYING-BOAT SINKS AT LISBON
    97 7 London, Feb. 16. I'T'HE Br tish flying-boat Clyd? was i sunk in the River Tasus at Lisbon yrrterday during a hurricane which swept the Portuguese capital, it 1 l-'nrnjd in L~ndrn. The sinking was confirmed in an official statement which says that tho Clyde broke
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    CAGOULARDS LEADER IS PARIS PARTY CHIEF
    98 7 London, Feb. 16. ENGENE de Loncle, who was the leader of the notorious Cp.goulards :n 1937, is now head of the new Nazi.n n red Fr~n~h party. Ra? nmblrment National Pcpulpir'*. c ays a mcss.tg? tf the Independent French News Agency. De Lonc'.e was
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    SECOND U.S. PILOT IS KILLED IN ACTION
    130 7 London, Peb. 16. •"■"•HE second American fighter pilot to lose his life on active .sen'ice in the de- fence of Britain has been killed while fly- ing with the Eagle Squadron. He was Edwin Edzell Orbizon. and he was killed chas. ing a
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    INDIA SENDING MORE COTTON TO CHINA
    87 7 New Delhi, Feb. 16. DAW cotton shipments to China In 1939-40 from India amounted in value to £5.010.000 as compared with £1.282.000 tne previous year. Shipments of gur.:v/ bng vet worth £1.350.000 and cloth £37.000. i Colour Imports from China UDMBltad to £1.957,000 as
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      396 7 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) H p.m. to midnight v:l TUP AQTIIR mill CROB TIC ATTRACTION AOlUn UUU dancers hinncr $3.00. Non-Diners $1.00 SUNDAY EVENING JN THITPALM COURT" n|m.\ PORK'S MOST POPILAK SOCIAL RENDEZVOUS MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8 30 to 10 30 p.m By the Band tf THE
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      715 7 GLORIOUS MUSIC! GRAND COMEDY! rATUAV 3 SHOWS to-day \jiJ\ IHA I 3.15 p.n. 6.15 p.H. 9.15 Where Everybody Goes PHONE 3400 Last few screenings of the film that f s made Singapore sing again the songs you loved so well! v t m pan BETTY f^Uf GRABLE Jtlr&tW 20th Century
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEB. 17,1941. (533rd Day Of The War.) THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT
    1176 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEB. 17,1941 (533rd Day Of The War.) THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT So far as Malaya is concerned I the Axis Powers have had some I success in the war of nerves. In the past few days there has been a marked deterioration in the
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    HOW NAZI INVASION ATTEMPT WAS FRUSTRATED
    2288 8 HOW NAZI INVASION ATTEMPT WAS FRUSTRATED OUR LONDON LETTER Germans Receive Costly Lesson 81,000 Casualties Ijondon. Dec. 24. ■p.IIS letter is being written on the eve of what must surely prove the queerest Christmas since Christianity reached these iogbcund islands in the cold North Sea. To bejjin with, most of
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    CABLED LETTER DELAYED
    37 8 QWING to causes which are unavoidable our London Correspondent's cabled letter, which usually appears in this pane on Mondays, has been delayed. It will be published as soon as it arrives, probably on Wednesday.
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    UNIFORMS
    108 8 SJ.A.B. Member Wan A Forage Cap To the Editor of (he Strata TImM Sir.— The Qoi that members of the s.t.A B. wl in the Auxiliary Medical Ser\i< I retain their present uniforms and wear In addition badges. May I suggest thai worn by morib. S.J.AB replaced by brttf
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    BROADCASTING
    95 8 A Talk On Singapore— From London To the Editor of the Straits limes Sir,- Last night Singapore luvlnir some time to spare between two Hems just after the 820 n ni. news, put on some typical records of the female voice doing some crooning I think is the word.
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    ITALIAN ELEVENTH ARMY IS ROUTED IN ALBANIA
    588 9 2,000 Prisoners And Much Booty Taken ENEMY'S TERRIFIC LOSSES IN \IN COUNTER-PUSH Greeks l)ri>e Deep Wedge In Central Sector I REEK troops completely routed the Italian eleventh army on the :tO-mile wide Moskopolyc- Tepolini sector of the Albanian front during Saturday, the fighting
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    Albanians Welcome Greek Liberators
    22 9 Albanians We lcome Greek Liberators are welcome m n by the smile on Mis Albanian notable's face as he passes cigarettes around.
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    NAZIS WARN TURKEY
    156 9 "\ol Master Of Tin- Balkans" tsJt, Feb. 17 A WASHING to Turkey that she the master of the Ballrar. was 30 years ago n in authoritative according to the Berlin ndent of the Swis\rtchrichten tress th:\ Q that tii. CiTmantradi iiunal Vital Decisions Imminent nir«-linu hetwi-rn QSJHMSJ
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    ITALIAN REPORT ON GENOA CASUALTIES
    26 9 ITALIAN REPORT ON GENO A CASUALTIES I. i.d hi, Feb. 17. ITALLV Jtiei in the British Cnnoa on F.-D 9 !i killed and 272 in d
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    R.A.F. Pilot Examines His "Kill"
    24 9 British wffeanl pilot is here seen examining: an enemy plane which he had shot down in the Western Desert.
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    VAST CREDIT FOR BRITAIN
    304 9 Roosevelt To Ask $1,000,000,000 Washington, Feb. 16. ADMINISTRATIVE leaders hint that President Roosevelt will probably request $1,000,000,000 in appropriations and contract authority to build planes, ships, tanks, guns and munitions immediately the "Lease and Lend" Bill to aid Britain is approved. It is predicted that the
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    BLITZ ON RHODES ISLAND GOES ON
    68 9 Cairo, Feb. 17. ■fkiE R.A.F. blitz on the Dodecanese- island of Rhodes was continued on .-iday night, it was revealed yesterday. Switching again from aerodrome targets, heavy British bombers this time carried out a second attack on arbour installations. Bombs fell mong buildings at
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    Two Foreigners Shot Dead In Shanghai
    191 9 Shanghai, Feb 17. iIISS Daisy Simmons, British, and "1 Mr. Walter Luntger, an Austrian j ■..atchman, were killed early this morn- ng in a sensational shooting affray at! i popular night club in the western iistTiCt "badlands," outside the International Settlement. Miss Simmons was
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    SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT IN HUNGARY
    71 9 London, Feb. 17. LARGE mmm of ice in the Danube, below Budapest, capital of Hungary, have caused an extremely critical situation in certain districts where the water is already level with the tcp of the protective dykes, fays a Budapest dispatch to Vichy. Trcops with
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    Polish Force In Egypt Growing
    473 9 Polish Force In Egypt Growing Men Eager To Take On Germans Again Cairo, Feb. 17. A POLISH force of great strength is being built up In Egypt, writes Reuter's special correspondent in the Middle East. The nucleus of this reinforcement of the British and Imperial armies is the '•Polish Independent
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    New Reorganization Of Vichy Regime
    115 9 London, Feb. 17. ANEW government reorganization at Vichy is reported, placing virtually all state powers in the hands of the military triumvirate comprising Marshal Petain, Adm. Carlan and Gen. Huntziger, s°ys a Why message to New York. The Vichy Cabinet met yesterday afternoon under Marshal
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    BELGIAN FORCES NOW IN THE SUDAN
    32 9 London, Feb. 17. A BROADCAST from Elizabethvillc, in the Belgian Congo, announces that Belgian colonial troops have beep "somewhere in the Sudan" fcr «on:c days. Reutcr.
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    THAILAND DENIES TALKS ON LEASE OF BASES TO JAPAN
    525 9 "No Development Has Occurred To Involve Us In Any Possible War" THAILAND yesterday denied ing with Japan for use by the event of an attack on Sing: Ascribing the reports station, the Thai radio ad alluded to this subject i Thailand.
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    Sudan Entirely Free Of Italians
    108 9 Cairo, Feb. 17 FE British reoccupation of Kur n ik, on the Sudan-Abyssinian border means that tho last Italian *,o'dlei has been driven off Sudanese terri or The small garrison at Kurmuk facing isolation following the Bii"sh advance into Eritrea, withdrew jnciei cover of darkness
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    WAR FUND REVIVES A LITTLE AT WEEK-END
    577 10 Local Omnibus Companies Continue Generosity TOTAL TO-DAY IS $4,979,728 T1IK War Fund has NffcaJ I little over the week-end, but tontributionH are still well below the average. rgeet individual item acknowledged to-day is a j?ift from Mr. S. W. ToOBff*, of Rhio. To-day's
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    MORE N.I. HELP FOR BRITAIN
    140 10 Dutch Navy Daily Clrowing Stronger Mir own Correspondent) Hatavia. Feb 15 TIAI wliic al Aii i\ igo ;i number Oi Hud^ I to this for ome. is being done to supply I rsxary personnel for t: (1 the n tho to sup; ial recruitment f>»r
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    E.S.A.M. CANTEENS IN KUALA LUMPUR
    42 10 E.S.A.M. CANTEENS IN KUALA LUMPUR al) 17. AT the annual mestin? of th? S?lan-h-an^h of the Ex-Services ya ye>terdiy a 1 ciatl^l X j ihcr MC I .nd Mr J. E B r.d^ng thi t the w unte:n in running refreyhm nt
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    "BASIC FACTOR" IN MALAYAN DEFENCE
    61 10 BASIC FACTOR" IN MALAYAN DEFENCE a BKIIM Omciul Wireless message from London, referring to the •it of i 17.500 as a further conState to Hit Ovr l urn -ses says; 'cfuily appreclatM C > a further n the snir:t of MttTC 0 oi>erntion which Is r in the defenre of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    113 10 SINGAPORE K\n 1 1 > *****1-1 mce (Informal) 8 pjn lit GAUlr lilt. GCYLANG Aurat Ita-Pyar St Pahadi-Konya ■•riustanl Features i 7 IS p m. CU.AT VVOR1 l» Cabaret: 7 30 to 9 St 9 p.m. to Daytime Wife i»T..xm In Ball. HAPfM rill \TK» Him H«ri4» i<?na Seaside
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    SNIPE CLOSE SEASON
    51 10 THE p. riod between Mar. 1 Vc Aug 31 will be a close season for snipe in Kedah. states a Government nC.ficaUon. Th" rtaa season for green p:?eon, imperial pigeon. v:hl- f !ing teal ar>d Mttaa teal h^"5 air ady brgun ana will continue until T une
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    London Expert's Broadcast On Prospects In Pacific
    402 10 TRL view that Britain will be more on the defensive if war breaks out in the Pacific with Japan was expressed by Mr. H. V. Hodson. j editor of the Round Table and wellknown political commentor, in a broadcast from London on Saturday
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    2.000 MILES IN A BOMBER
    244 10 C.-in-C.'s Flight In Australia AIR Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, British Com-mander-in-Chief, Far East, flew 2.000 miles in one day from Darwin to Laverton (Western Australia) in an R.- A .I. bomber while on his way to Melbourne to discuss the Far Eastern situation with
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    "JACK'S THE BOY" BACK AT THE PAVILION
    370 10 At The Cinema "Jack's The Boy.' (Jack Hulbert. icfl.T Courtrvicigr. and Winifred Shot. ter). Oninvborouch. At the Pavilion. "JACK'S the Boy," which was re-screened at the Pavilion yesterday. Is a wholly delightful musical comedy thriller in which that popular team. Jack Hulbert and
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    Why The Italian Navy Ran Away
    95 10 This series of pictures show momenis during the Fleet action s-tuth of Sardinia at the end of last year. They have just been released in London for publication. In the top pir.ure the Italian fle:t is disappearing on the horizon with a British naval
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    MINES TO BE LAID OFF JOHORE COAST
    202 10 F 1 was announced last night that an area off the east coast of Johore is dangerous to navigation and that mines will be laid there without further notice. The area described in the official announcement is approximately bounds by the islands of
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    LOCAL RECRUITS WANTED FOR R.A.M.C.
    53 10 NON-BRITISH Europeans and Eurasian British subjects are wanted for service with the Royal Army Medical Corps m Malaya for the duration Of the war, with possible extension of service. Recruits must be between the ages of 19 and 40, preferably single, and of cood education.
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    JOHORE M.A.S. RECRUITING
    101 10 More Volunteers Required IDECRUITING is pruc—dim >n an parts of Johoro to increase tlm personnel of St. John's Ambulan-'P Unit. The unit will form part of tne I Medical Auxiliary Services the forrna1 tlon of which has already been ap- proved by the Johore Government Meanwhile, mori?
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    MORE BLOOD DONORS FOR SINGAPORE
    108 10 IN Singapore, there are now faciliilea for storing plasma for the blood transfusion service. Plasma is the part of the blood remaining after the red and white corpuscles had been removed. Dr. O. V. Allen, organizer ot the service in Singapore, needs more donors. Only
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    JOHORE FISHERMAN ON MURDER CHARGE
    252 10 Alleged Use Of Pen-knife On Compatriot (Prom Our Own OHmBOOdMt] Muv, Feb. 18. A PRELIMINARY Inquiry into a charge of A murder preferred against Tan Lai Tain* who was alleged to have stabbed to deain a c mpatriot named N* All Slang on Jan at
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    36 10 It is notified that the ro'Jowing passencer trains will not run on We^rrsday. Feb. bJU am. from Kluang to Gemas: 615 am. r-rmas to Slng'ao-rc; 7 am. Kluang to Sinsanore and 10.35 a.m. Singapore U> Oeaus.
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    CONSTANT REVIEW OF PASSIVE SERVICES
    335 11 Special Committee Appointed To Advise And Organize ENSURING EFFICIENCY IN CIVIL DEFENCE MEASURES \IJ, matters concerning passive defence in Singapore will henceforth come under constant review by a •mmittee which has been formed by Government. 'inmittee came into existence with the ition of the Passive
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    B LAST-PROOF "BUNDING"
    108 11 rariety Of Forms In Singapore rot public buildings apain: t blast and splinters from rplosive bombs is begin:. lake a variety of forms in •he bund walls which Municipality are \s to be seen at m Buildinp or China Building 'hr l\pr «.f wall .•> round Hectri*
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    END OF BAHAU RIOTING CASE
    113 11 Ten Men Sentenced To Imprisonment mbaii, Feb. 15. Tn which tm Chinese wert charged before the Kuala Pilah ran ai a sequel to the rioting oil Dec. 31 last when Chines? strikers. u villall the acted by the M H Blarkcr :nd 6 to 10
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    KLANG ESTATE STRIKERS RESUME WORK
    78 11 From Our Own Correspondent 1 Klang. Feb. 14. rC 350 labourers of the western division of Midlands Estate, Klan?, who went on strike 10 days ago, resumed work yesterday, of their own accord. It appears that the strikers demanded .••■ome dismissed labourers should be re.ted,
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    $300,000 FOR NEW SEWERS
    202 11 Modern Sanitation Facilities Extended CACIIJTIES for modern sanitation for Katong and parts of Siglap, Geylang, Jalan Besar, Balestier Road and Bukit Timah Road are to be provided under the sewerage programme of the Municipality, which has been approved. The budget provision for this programme which is
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    ASSOCIATION FOR MALAYAN TAMILS
    208 11 Proposal To Form Body Like C.I.A.M. A PROPOSAL to form an All-Malaya Tamils' Association on the same lines as the Central Indian Association of Malaya, was made by Mr. G. Earan^apany at the seventh annual peneral meeting of the Tamils' Reform Association held at Klang Road
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    AMPLE STOCKS OF SCOTCH WHISKY
    149 11 Home Grown Barley For 1941 Distilling (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. MALAYAN admirers of the "stengah" convention will be pleased to hear that, despite the war's effect on United Kingdom food supplies, there will be a Scotch whisky distilling season m 1941 On
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    Japanese Foreign Minister On "Finding A Way Out"
    417 11 JAPAN'S attitude to the issues which threaten the Pacific countries is reflected in a statement made JJy her Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka to Mr. dive Turnbull, j special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press who arrived in Singapore yesterday. Mr. Turnbull quoted
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    PERSONAL HYGIENE & DISEASE PREVENTION
    738 11 PERSONAL HYGIENE DISEASE PREVENTION Local League Official's Views On Health Problems Of To-day THK need of caring for a nation's health just as much as making provision of the treatment of disease. WH emphasized by Dr. S. Dakshinamurty, acting Director of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau, in a talk
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    PROMINENT INDIAN VISITING U.S.
    52 11 DR. P. C. Baracha, a prominent Indian physician of Bombay, arrived by plane from India yesterday afternoon en route to America on a holiday. He was met at the Singapore airport by many prominent members of the local Indian community and garlanded by Dr. J. A.
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    ENTICED WOMAN TO LEAVE HUSBAND
    219 11 Hindu Marriage Rites Questioned In Court (Prom Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, Feb. 16. A MARRIAGE solemnized In the home of a bride according to Hindu rites and registered in a temple was accepted as legally valid by Tuan Haji Nassir, second magistrate, to-day,
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF HINDU ORPHANAGE
    99 11 A SPECIAL appeal was made by the chairman for funds to acquire a buildng to accommodate the orphans at tho annual general meeting of the Society fcr the Protection of Hindu Children held at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall yesterday. The election of office-bearers resulted a^
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    28 11 Accommodation and assistance were given to at least 800 Tamil pilgrims to the Thaipusam festival last week by i members and volunteers of the Indian i Youth League.
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    NO PRESENTS FOR WIVES
    147 11 Municipal Staff Rules Revised PovYKit has now rmaXtf to Municipal i forfeit In whole or In payable from the ft iff Pi to empk>y< s guilty o sonal benoiii nts or an; if value. The Commluionera i aio to amend tl governing their em them to
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    SELANGOR SCOTS AND HOME CHARITIES
    202 11 Annual Contribution Sent In Spite Of War 'From Our Own Correspondent > London, Jan. 10. F»R many years, the Selansor st Andrew's Society of Kuala Lumpur has annualiy sent a sum of money to the Scotsman newspaper to be distributed at the editor's discretion among
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    MALAY AUDITOR
    35 11 'From Our O>/n Correspond Joiiorc Bahru, Keb. 1C. INCHE AHMAD iilN PEKANG. w.li recently returned from Britain after str.dyins a -countancy at the Technical College, I'lymoulh, has Joined tha Audit Department, Jchore Bahru
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    FOUR-HOUR BOMBARDMENT OF FRENCH COAST BY R.A.F.
    269 12 Boulogne Hardest Hit: Raiders Mso isil Western Ruhr London, I* eb. IG. RRITAIN ith-east coast was grandstand last night rial lin'works display of the war provided h\ tho R A.!", over the French coast. Soldiers, lians line<l the promenades and cheered of Aame
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    ITALY ASKS U.S. TO CLOSE CONSULATES
    47 12 r Washington tvb. 16. i States Department announced last night that It is cotuiderAaierican consulates and Palermo at the request oJ .11 Gov^mmerii. OiTi'ials emphasized that the Italian request has been made presumably owing lo drslgnatloD of theae areas a* "war
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    NEW EXPLOIT IN ABYSSINIA
    227 12 British Now Operate A Free Newspaper London. Feb. 16. ABYSSINIAN newsboys armed witr n ars and rifles are now distrifree the first national Ethiopiar newspaper printed in this countrj since the Italian conquest, write* Reuter's special correspondent. The newsprper is entitled Bandarajchen <Our F'agt. and is
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    HITLER TRYING TO SELL PLUNDERED PAINTINGS
    65 12 HITLER TRYING TO SELL PLU NDERED PAINTINGS THE Mcna Lisa, called the most 1 haunting portraits in the world, may be sold abroad by Hitler to get foreign exchange. Hitler stole this pain ling when he plundered France. Germany is trying to sell other Old Masters for war materials. Leonardo
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    Landing On A Floating Airfield
    47 12 £r«,£*f/-2 /a Wa us landing on the flight deck of an aircraft-carrier after a patrol over the Atlantic. Group staff members wait m the nets at the side, while on the right is the deck o<Jicer with bats signaling to the pilot.
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    HOW DUCE BLUNDERED IN PARACHUTIST ESCAPADE
    419 12 London, Feb. 16. DRITISH parachutists have been dropped in southern Italy to "demolish certain objectives connected with ports in that area." The purpose behind this daring escapade, confirmed in London to-day, is not clear, nor at present can it be stated what were the
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    BRITISH SUCCESSES IN AFRICA
    137 12 Made Possible By Four Reasons Lord Croft London, Feb. 16. I ORD CROFT, Under-Secretary of State for War, gave four reasons for our successes in Africa to-day. The first, he said, was the supreme skill and initiative in leadership. coupled with the high courage and training
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    EMBLEM FOR BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON
    41 12 Shtjagliai. Feb. 16. TN order to decide on an emblem for planes x of the British China squadron, the committee of the British voluntary war fund has publicly invited Britons throughout China to send suggestions. R»uter.
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    BRITISH OCCUPY WESTERN ITALIAN SOMALILAND
    532 12 Nairobi, ivb. 1G. j ■T'Hi. western portion of Italian Somaliland up to the line of the Juba river is now overrun by British troops, says a communique issued here to-day. Approximately 10.000 square i miles of enemy territory, or an area greater than Wales, has
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    Ex-King Carol On "Hunger Strike"
    211 12 Ex-King Carol On "Hunger Strike" Holds Oul Only For Three Hours AFTER a three-hour hunger-strike in Spain, ex-King Carol of Rumania decided to go back to catiug Carol is a prisoner in the Royal suite at the AndDlusia Palace Hotel. Seville, writes the Sydney Sunday Telegraph He told friends in
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    VENEZUELA WELCOMES BRITISH MISSION
    88 12 Caracas (Venezuela), Feb. 16. THE British mission, which has been 1 visiting Latin America under the leadership of Lord Willingdon. has concluded a five-day visit to Venezuela during which its members were guests of the government and were lavishly entertained by many friends of Britain's cause
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    SUCCUMBS TO FIRST ILLNESS AT 116
    66 12 London, Feb. 16. A PEASANT 116 years old has just died at Royarlin, ir. the Focsan district of i Rumania, according to a Bucharest ra&s&ge to the official German news agency. The man, whose name was Michael Sane 1 was active up to the
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    JAPANESE ADMIT ATTACK ON N.I. WOULD HE A GAMBLE
    317 13 Dulrli Ilariio Denies Demand By Tokio For Naval And Air Bases London, Feb. 16. I Japan and the Netherlands I li 1 shortly, it is announced here. The v meeting to-morrow to discuss lines should follow. the Dutch Ciovemment radio, in
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    Japanese Forces In S. Pacific
    115 13 lni|M rial i.uunl I mhr v porata CoaMvnd b. 16. ■APANESE troops in the sojthcrr Pacific are disposed over an arcs Including Hainan Island. Canton Waichow Island, tf-. <lunds SpraUey Islands and French IndoChlna. according to thf official news paper Central D. The mwspuper says
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    ARMS FLOW VIA BURMA ROAD
    87 13 ARMS FLOW VIA BURM A RO AD Shanghai, Feb. :o ¥\ESPITE repeated Japanese raid* r $10,000,000 'Chinese national currency" w.>r.h of A-; »r supve been srnt to Free China via the Burma Road during tile past fortnight, according to Chinese Press reAbout 1.000 heavy tracts ar ?aced in transportation of
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    NEW ANTI-JEWISH LAWS IN RUMANIA
    95 13 CRESH restrictions on Jews in Ru- mania were officially announced in Bucharest yesterday, says a dbpatcn from the Ruman an capital. All Jews in the c;v:i service and army have been dismissed, and the names of most Jewish doctors and lawyers hnve been removed from
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    Captured Men And Materials
    27 13 Ha., an prisoners are seen, ironically enough, reloading their oven material into lorries which have been captured from them in the Western Desert.
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    JAPAN WARNED NOT TO WALK IN MUSSOLINI'S FOOTSTEPS
    380 13 London, Feb. 16. JAPAN has a fine tradition of honour which has hitherto extended to her international dealings, declares the Sunday Times in an editorial to-day, which adds: "It puts her in a different category from Mussolini. "If, nevertheless, she were tempted
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    INDIAN PRESS TAKES SERIOUS VIEW
    210 13 .Japan's Threats Are Not i Bluff, Journal Warns Calcutta, Feb. 16. JAPAN'S "loudening threats J against Britain and America some think are bluff, but we do not i share this comforting opinion," declares the Statesman. "The truth is that at present the Japanese Government is
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    Dutch Ship Stays On At Shanghai
    69 13 Shanghai, Feb. lti. CHANGING her decision at the lasi minute, the Dutch liner TJibadak did not sail yesterday evening but remained here In order to unload cargo comprising 20.000 bags of rice fwhico are urgently required in Shanghai" and 100 tons ot rubber. The
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    MIGHTY EFFORT TO REAP THE HARVEST OF OUR SACRIFICES
    448 13 London, Feb. 16 MR. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio, whom the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, has cnarged with special responsibilities for planning of post-war reconstruction, speaking at Wakefleld at a war weapons week meeting outlined some domestic problems which, he
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    POWERS TALK ON PACIFIC
    335 13 Lord Halifax On Reinforcements Washington, Feb. 16 •TIIE situation in the Pacific, it Is suggested here, was tli* subject of a conference at the State Depaitment yesterday attended by Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State. Lord Halifax, British Ambassador, and Mr. R. G. Casey, Australian Minister.
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    NAZIS SUSPICIOUS OF WEYGAND
    170 13 Action Independent Of Vichy Foreseen •"pHE first open expression in the 1 German Press of Nazi suspicion of the activities of Marshal Petain s emissary to the French African Colonies, General Weygand, Is publish- ed In the Das Reich. The British offensive in Libya is affecting
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    FRENCH AND CZECHS JOIN THE ALLIES
    74 13 SEVEN Frenchmen and 18 Czechs have arrived at Hamilton (Ber- muda) on their way to England to join the Allied forces, writes the Daily Telegraph in Sydney. They escaped from Martinique (French-owned island in the West Indies), bringing reports of a confused political situation
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    WAR CLOUDS DARKEN OVER BALKANS AS NAZIS MOVE
    802 14 British Warning To Bulgaria; Soviet Naval Demonstration Sofia, Feb. 16. THE British Government's view of the present situation in 1 Bulgaria was reiterated by Mr. George Rendel, British Minister, in an hour's interview with M. Ivan Popoff, Bulgarian Foreign Minister, on Friday
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    "Britain Will Win"—Hopkins
    117 14 "Britain Will Win"— Hopkins New York, Feb. 16. I «I DO not think Hitler can lick the British," were the first words of Mr. Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's special envoy to Britain when he arrived here to-day by Clipper on his return from Europe. He added: "The English are as
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    British Army Has Found Itself
    87 14 •'I HAVE always felt that the Army has been the Cinderella in the war. but if we are to win it is the Army that will have to do it," said Field-Marshal Ironsides, in a speech at Ton bridge. "We have got to overcome the
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    R.A.F. Lost Only One Fighter Over England In 41 Days
    278 14 London, Feb. 16 A BRITISH fighter plane lost over Britain last Friday was the first British fighter destroyed in the fighter patroi area for 41 days, namely sines Jan. 4. This is revealed in an authoritative statement issued in London
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    As Fort Capuzzo Fell To British
    28 14 Critis/i i:ren sun carriers beside the bmttered wall of Fort apu/zo, the Italian fortress taken in the treat British advance in I
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    "Too Soft With Bulgaria"
    83 14 Istanbul, Feb. It, DRITAIN has been too "soft" in her attitude towards Bulgaria. This opinion is expressed by the well-known Turkish deputy, M. Yaltenim, writing in the newspaper Habcr to-day. It is strange, he says, that Britain did not understand Bulgaria earlier and that she continued
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    Spanish View Of Franco's Talks
    121 14 Caudillo Informed Of Axis "Peace" Aims Vichy, Feb. 16. THHE war in Africa and luture pear. were, it Is believed, discussed al the Franco-Mussoiinl meeting, according to an account given in the Spanish weekly El Mundo by a representative of the Spanish news agency whe
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    Bad Plague Of Rats In Australia
    226 14 Bad Plague Of Rats In Australia POODS have failed to check one of the worst bushrat plagues for years in north-wes; Queensland, where millions of the pest are ravaging the grasslands of about 20 000 square miles between Boulia and Barcaldme, wr.tes the Sydney Sun. The plague began five months
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    NAZI-SOVIET BORDER DISCUSSIONS
    41 14 Moscow, Feb. 16. •"pHE German delegation to the cen- tral mixed froniier commission of Russia and Germany has arrived here. Its task will be demarcation of the Soviet-German frontier from the River Igorta to the Baltic Sea.— Reuter.
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    YUGOSLAVIA & NEW ORDER
    239 14 YUGOSLAVIA NEW ORDER Cabinet Confers On Nazi Offer Belgrade, Feb. 16. "THE fantastic price which Germany is ready to pay at oth*>r peoples' expense for co-operation i:i the Balkans in her new order in Europe is revealed by offers madtto the Yugoslav Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. M. D. Tvestkovitch
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    India Soon Will Build Planes
    169 14 THERE was a strong conflict of opinion in India on what kind of help India should give Britain in the war, the first Indian Trado Commissioner to Australia Mr. R. R. Saks^nat said in Sydney. Mr. Saksena has arrived in Sydney with his wife and
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    German Ace Pilot In Canadian Camp
    108 14 IkflAJOR Helmuth Wick. 25. German «™1 air ace. is among several hundred Nazi airmen prisoners landed recently at; an east Canadian pjrt. American newspapers declare. Major Wick is believed to have been shot down oft* the Isle of Wight I English Channel Bremen radio
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    Nazi Mission Made To Leave Syria
    80 14 V London Feb 16 ON Hinteg head of the Germaa commerc al mission which arnvtd In Syria several weeks ago. is on tili Wa* back to Berlin with several of liAi collaborators following a request bv tiw French Government that he be recalled, states
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    WHITE FACE WINS SPRING CUP IN RECORD TIME
    317 15 Good Racing On Final Day DRILLIANT sunshine and very good going helped greatly in bringing the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting to a -lul conclusion at Hukit Timaii on Saturday. There was larire crowd in attendance, the Governor and his party jirrivins
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    DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT T.R.A.
    38 15 jk i :h arnual general meet- Road yesterday, d by Mr A. C. Simpiah. K Muthukrishnan. I umy. i. M Suppiah. 2, K i on: 1, K. 1 T. RaUn. 'B" divi lamurtL
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    KEDAH MALAY SCHOOLS
    19 15 Alor Star MB coini i and also -hoo on b>■e football t und the a r*r-w
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    TAIPING RACE MEETING
    241 15 I hursday s Weignts [1TEIGIITS at Talping on Thui>day. th« frst day of the Taiping Turf Club's February prcfcssioral meeting. Harses, C*f* 4. TUx 1, AM 5 Fur. Storm Ahead 9.04 Jaguar 8.07 Laay Lu"trc &.0J Harri.'ord 8.03 Scotch 8.11 Golden Arrow 7.13 Boy C 8.10 II*rs«a.
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    44 15 li. tfftlM baseb«ll nln w'ao met the AIHriMH hi War Fund r m at JaUn Besar st »<Lum Left to rnjh: Front row, Hoskin, Capt. B«mbe"c=r, Nankiwcll. Whcnan. Second row, Bu well, Ferguson, Anderson N Wells. Davln. Titchener. C. A. W:Us— Straits Thnes picture.
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    WOMEN'S STATE HOCKEY IN PENANG DRAWN
    219 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 15. IN a poor game of hockey played on Hut .heel ground this evening Penang wonvn drew with the S?langor women cne-all. B'th s->als cam > lat' in the game. Miss Perr.n. Penang right back, was .sx.n the
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    AMERICANS & CANADIANS WIN AT BASEBALL
    614 15 AMERICANS CANADIANS WIN AT BASEBALL Australians Beaten 11 7 In War Fund Encounter PIK American and Canadian baseball nines were victors in practice games yesterday, defeating the Australians and Chinese, respectively. Both frays were hard fought, the Yankees winning 11 to seven, and the Canadians triumphing by a tally of
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    121 15 SOCCER 8.H.L.. Wearnes Bramtcco, stadium N.A.A.F.I. vs. Harper GilHllan. Clerical Union; Oversea Chinese Bank vs. Brinkmans. Fraser and Neave. TENNIS V.M.C.A. tournament, Australians AB Wells, C A p. 4 Ferguson, 3b. 4 Anderson, lb. 4 Ramberger, c, p. 4 Nankiwcll. 2b. 3 Titchener, If. 2 Whenan, ss.
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    ROAD CYCLING RACE
    336 15 Kwa Chin Swee A Close First *THERE was a thrilling finish to the third annual round-the-island cycle race held in Singapore yesterday. W:in:» a spectacular spurt together w:th four other competitors in the last lap, Kwa Chin Swee came in first, completing a dis.ance of about 56
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    V.M.C.A. TENNIS
    56 15 Tios in the V.M.C.A. lawn tennis tourp- ment are: TO-DAY Men's itnflea championship (Knowles Cu'i): Robert Chia vs. Chin Kee Onn. H. Kamis vs P. K. Tan, I. A. Alsasoff vs. M I. Rerhty. Yadl bin Haji Knssim vs Thomas Hickey. Jr. Men's dau "A" championship: C. H.
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    SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING STATISTICS
    529 15 M. Van Breukeien Most Successful Trainer lUESSRS. Cheong Yok Choy and Cheong To!; Chong: AVI headed the owners' list at the Singapore Tnrf Club's spring meeting, which was concluded at Bukifc Timuh on Saturday. M. van Breukelen. with five winners, three seconds and five thirds,
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    Home Football Results
    202 15 FIRST ROUND OF WAR CbV COMrEIITIOii London, iu i& •tthe Football League u1 petition Defan i ihc lolloping tucMt round a irtre ph.yed. Ins matc:i?j aic bel tg played en the home ri d oal asisresat-- cici-iLi' the U s:j< ril Brighten i Ctfdifl 3 3 1
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    SNOW AND ICE COME TO WARTIME BRITAIN
    153 16 •> d-*u*j t rcr< rofQ in i ork.sti>r€ CArly lAst month. llp«i vy snow-falls blanketed fields and drifted ovrr roads. A bombed building in the City. Wat r from firemen's hoses has froxen on the scaffolding, leaving fringe »>f Icicles. (Left): Royz.l Eii'.iuecrs
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