The Straits Times, 19 February 1941

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    36 1 The Straits Times rESTABUSHKD KEARLT A OENTURTI AM/^V^'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES lfi I'M.IV siN<;\roin:. wkdnesDAT, FEBRUABY It, lf« PRICE IKN. i. The Straits Times 1b IV\ SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1941. I'rtli I i.
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      280 1 Up-to-date TAILORING MIEN CHONG Av_l-aMr Sun I r"^th« MS -HI! I I tMBi »«<l Waol r«to*rt Let your ears and eyes decide. Inspect the variety .Mm,.. of important performance ~3^g f the model illus- .■<^_H It is built to %___P^fviJi_Ra __z~: important I >*. -j;iij o^fl fmS^^^^^^MmiHiUm 7r m THE
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      182 1 FINAL EDTN. ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Drosses for All Occasion FINE TEXTURE FUR FELT HATS l^JPHiq The popular cut ed&c snap brim 2\ ins f wide, Full Crown. Lined White Satin, fWTl^U i with Grease Proof Head Tip and En^hsii vJT Leather Head Band Stocked in Fashionable '&&Mml$ Shades of
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATHS
      105 2 -Mrs. Tan Rang Whye. nee Chua Poh a*red 75. the mother oi Tan I' <■ Orerseaa Assursi Corpu. Ud Tan Pe.* Hoe and Mrs Koh Kim Lmm. on Mooda- 17th February, 1941, at her Kuna, Siny;.r,«rai »1I1 Ukr place on Frl- 21«t lnuaiit at 11 a.m. to Bukit afn.
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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
      37 2 -»ee Chiang and fa.v.iJy wi-!, u > v.n >■ ti. t <ir:!».i t .<>. t., a., r lalives and fn.-nc!< <honc Van .1 as those vbi paid ams anc :idol*ncf and those who so klnJlj ■Mtrtcd at the funeral.
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      391 2 £lir Straits Wimei SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. tmr a4*t a«t nm4ta| 4 BM Mot* tkaa (Mr tIM 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents e.:tra. DOMTSTIC OTCt -EKHNCTS lURTIIS. mtKkIAGO. MATH*. M UMIHII IK. MI NTS \\N«'l m Mr NTS fPC CARDS are rharfe* VI aa*s
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      869 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Nl\(,.\mßK MIMUiWI .n. Applications are Invited for the appointment of "Lifeguard for Katong Part Swtauntmr Pagar. The Appointment whlefc win b* in Grade 4 of Ux- Bubordln*U OScen Salary achcate, carries a communeing wilary of MO p m rising by annual tarrementt of flO, subject to satisfactory scrTlcr,
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      821 2 PIANOS cash price Bos No. 716. Strait* Times. FOR HIRE BXnUGEJLATOKr- New or Used. Pbone 3333 BOARD RESIDENCE KA«-1 \\(.ll* 6 wxley Rise. COOI and QUlf. Terms moderate I>le 4390. BOJLEVILLfc, Ift Scottt Road. PnotK 4174 urge A airy rooms Piiv Verandah nod san PROFESSIONAL A BUSINESS WOMEN and Girls
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      915 2 PUBLIC NOTICES RETIREMENT OF CAPT. C. E. H JACOBS. Garden lovers h»ve an exceptional opportunity to acquire Vanda Joachim orchids at th« sale, without reserve, of Capt Jacobs' collection at 5.30 p m. this evening. Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng are the auctioneers. Lots can be made to suit purchasers. Capt.
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      113 2 > CAR BARCAMS i^i i^Bm33H J^— 1939 AUSTIN 10.4 SftLOOH PRICZ $1,650 Ducoed Black witli red trim It f s good looking ar. Pln| ria mtshaniral condition. 1937 AUSTIN 10.4 SALOON PRICZ 51,250 One of the Mart p^puhjr economical cars of its class First mechanical ccndit.on end fitted wiUi good
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    Radio News In English
    200 3 a.m 1.20 RRC. 31.53 nu 19.83 in 5.50 Manila iKZK.Mi 31.3S m. 6.D5 B.RC. 'Z.ji m. 6.50 Manila <KZIH) 31.58 m 7.20 B.RC. 31.72 and UM m 9.2? Rangoon 49 9t m. 9.4f Melbourne 23.25 ni. (except Sunday) IB 40 Delhi 31.3* m. p.m. 12.50 Hongkong
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      652 3 SHIPPING .ANNOUNCEMENTS irpora t od la Ja,w n > RALFASSENGI R M lOK GUNARD WHITK STAR LINK. Mi>iU. Hrn KN«. K»b». Yokohama, Ho— t«lm. Su |T»a*l»eo a«rf Los A«fe*«a Leave ueave Manila H'fcong mi TATUTA MARO Peb 21 Feb 25 M NITTA MARO Mar. Mar 11 HI KAMAKURA MARU Mar.
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      420 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oates 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 tare $192 (A £28)
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      331 3 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES No Booking Fee. 84 Robinson Road Singapore. INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASSURANCE. HONO KONG FIRE INSCE CO. LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE
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      62 3 f 3BNa^ ss <^ >^^ J J.^yy r= M^P^'ft"*— li^kl i^ I*9 ,^^^C2^fc^^«^o^ n^i^. t jy__ ki "GOLD LEAF" Tea U a balanced !>l< nd of the choicest tender shooU of high elevation Tea Gardens of Ceylon. Whatever your ta-.t< dictates, 'GOLD LEA I'" Hill satisfy it. at prices that
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      204 3 Radio Programmes TO-DAY SINGAPORE /in u.jj i «m /IIPI me (S».M aa>> ZIIM IJM mc'» «41M ••> (ZHL A ZHNi 5 pm. Pelping Dramast 5 40 pjn. New» in C«iu>n«c; 6 55 pi Hokkien Uxxslc: 6 0S pm News In Hokkien; 6 20 pin. News in English. Relayed from London:
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      195 3 7 pm Big n:il CampbMl and his Hill Dand*; 7 10 p.m to F.otuli pm. Big Bill Campocll and his Hill BUI? Band. (contd.)t; 7.30 p m. 'Listen-n Fav urttes" Malay)*; 8 pjn. Warning *o Mariners. News In Malay: 8 15 p.m. News Commentary In Malay, or Music: 8.20 p.m.
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      228 3 NIROM i»B IV31 me t (19.M n»>; *1>C 15.14 (19 80 m.)-. PLP ll.0«0 me (2127 m.): PM> < 10.26 me <29.2« at; VDI1 9.55 mc» i 31.4 1 m.i. VDD 6 04 me 1 49.8? m.» 4 50 p.m. Programme preview. Tea concert: 5.3G p.m. Oymastics: 5.50 pm. Tea
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      286 3 EMPiitC 51ATION i.Ml mr (JI.5S m. UM m»* m i OSD 1 1 75 me I 2453 oa > "Mi 11.86 mfl ,25 2s mi: MV 14 M <n« <I9.83 n OM 17 78 me < 1».8« m. i USB 2141 mc/i 13.9? mi; OM MJI <>• I9 60 m.t;
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1352 4 r..->i*n rLD. is, iTti: r.m. ■tlfflNO Bay«n Dili Ainp«t Tin (Sa) la 3d 3s 7%d Austral Amal. (5s) 6a 6s 6d C< Austral Malay <£) 35* sfis c.( Ayer Hltam (5a) 20s 21s Ayer Weng ($1) .70 .75 Bangrln Tin (f) 13a 8d 14s
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    135 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Oui Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 18. fjOMMODITY and Excnange markets ciosea u follows wita previous auoutlona ti> oaren thesis:— Bt'BBER: Firm. Spot 12",d 13d (12 1116d 12 13'lBd) !Mar. 12-id 13d (12 1l!l6d 12 13 16d) Apr June 12",d 13d (12 13 16d 12 7 s d)
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    93 4 Wednesday, Keb. 19. noon. riuyers Seller* Price* Price; No DC 8.8.5. (Spot loose) 3614 3«U No IX R.S.S. fob m rases Feb.-Mar. (Sellers option) 36</, 36., G.F.A.Q. B.S.S fob. m bales Feb.-Mar. (Sellers option) 35 7/ H 36% F.A.Q R.S.S fob. in bale* Feb.-Mar. (Sellers
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    EXCHANGES
    175 4 Tbe following are one oxcncnce rate* tni» morning according x the daily circular issue-. by the Hongkong uu) Shantha) n*ninn t Corporation wmsMm i*&*OD II J/4 1/16 Lor don demand t/4 1 /If Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 51.85 Batavia demand 88.71 Samarang demand
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    London Stock Exchange
    314 4 The following are to- Jays closing m!d !lc Quotations. Share* are of fl denomination unless otherwise stated: Oon. Voaa S% 1944-64... 108 3 16 Funding ,oau imo-W 113'«. War Loan 3H% 103 7 16 Com Unioo Assce (Units) Prudential -use* "A".. 18 'i aoya) uace 7i 4
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    TIN SHIPMENTS TO U.S. "SLOW"
    98 4 Washington, Feb. 18. •pHE Governmsnt is rapidly buying the 75,000 tons of tin reserve from the East, but shipments are slow. By Feb. 12, 55,000 tons had been bought, compared with 40,000 tons on Jan. 22, and 35,000 tons on Dec 31 but of the
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    337 4 QUIET CONDITIONS IN ALL SECTIONS TIN JUMPS IN LONDON Bv Our Financial < orrespondent A Singapore. Ft b 18 LL sections of the local market extremely dull yesterday and the total turnover was in interest was taken in tin shares and a few small deals in Hour
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    40 4 T London. Fcb 18. IN t.oened stron? The turnowr WM 425 tons There were further American purcha.sfs of afloat at h ghcr prices. United Kingdom munufacturers snd speculators also bought After official hours a further 60 ton* were traded.— Reu'er
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      641 4 PUBLIC NOTICES \R TAX OBUNN \N< t. 1941. t.' 1! ww ar 1% 1) pM9j »n tetepbon* Ho. SMI. and all reqwesU fa •dvtce and bmSiUiki or for copies of Un •Ututory fonM stKMiM be •ddreaed to Urn Public OMattaM noil in. War Tax Depart. inert. Victoria M lal Hall.
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      1012 4 < PENG-PARIT SUIX)NG— MUAR ROAD. Tt* bridge aeroas 8ungri Bekok in Yon? Pen* village will be clewed from t am to II .m. and from a p.m". to p.m. on ISth February and daily thereafter until 31« March. A L. McCLURE. Executive Engineer. P.W.D. C.J.. Kluang. THK STRAITS TRADING COMPANY.
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      500 4 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. In the Estate of HO OHYE NEO deceased. Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (Cap. 59). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all creditors and persons having any claim against the estate of the abovenamed deceased, late of No. 67 Bournemouth Road. Singapore, who die<i on
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      439 4 IN THE MATTER <>l THE MALACCA GUARDIAN LIMITED AND REDU< \SU IN THK MATTER OK (OMI'WIKS OBBOUNCI HArTER (ttl) NOTICE is hereby given that a Petlttal Straits Settlements at Malacca on Um 11th I day of February 1941 for confirm. (a) the reduction of the cftOtUU .1 the aboverm ntionrd
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    WHEN HITLER ASKED POLAND TO JOIN AGAINST RUSSIA
    156 5 Ex-PolM. \ml>assa<lor Tells Of Ailxntiirrs In Battle Of France London, Feb. 18. J' i,.^i. I lor in Berlin at the outbreak -if*Ml for the fir>t timo at a London norphosia from ambassador to private H ,1,1i ha«l joined the Polish army following
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    ANGLO-TURKISH TALKS BEFORE PACT SIGNING
    17 5 mbul K.-b. 19. IMikarn that shortly -:rcsBr. Ltchr: Ambas- lon. of th^m
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    "Old School Tie" Episode Echo
    81 5 Loodon. Feb 19. IT b understood that Lieut-Col Bingham, who figured in the recent "©M «ch«ol tie" episode and was relieved of the command of an Officers' Training Corps unit, will be re-employed as umpire in une of the commands Lieut 4M Kingham was relieved
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    Bid To Stem Floods In Hungary
    114 5 Vichy. Feb 19. fEN thousand inhabitants of Kaluesu and 6.000 from another locality In Hungary have had to be evacuated to the Danube floods, says a Budapest message to the official French agency Severa! districts have been completely isolated, and in some cases the
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND LIST
    185 5 THE roiiowiUK donations to vne A*i F"unrt arc recorded to-day I Tamil labourer*. Asiatic stafi. Kuiumluw staff, D. G. A. I rasrr monthly contributions, Seng Huat and to., md others of Sordanal Estate, Muar. Johore -0 NORDANAL ESTATE Tamil labourers: A. B. Division*. $40.70; D.E. Divisions.
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    U.S. Shipbuilding Aid Is Vital
    251 5 First Lord On Keeping Our Lifelines Open London, Feb 19. THE very heart of our struggle is keeping open our lifelines to the world and especially to the United States." dec'ared Mr. A. V Alexander. First Lord of the Admiralty, in a broadcast review of
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    £6,250,000 Loss At Santander
    83 5 Madrid. Feb 19. THE huge Ire which devastated the port of Santander is now under control. F-rst estimates place the damage at £6.250,000. The Bank of Spain building, although in the middle of the fire area, was undamaged. 300 Fishing Boats Lost A report from Lisbon,
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    ENGINEERING STORES
    987 5 Smooth Working Control Scheme A COMPREHENSIVE review of the working of the control of engineering stores reveals that some months before war broke out the control had been thoroughly investigated an! the position at the outbreak of war was that the organization for emergency was complete. A census
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    BRITISH MISSION ON WAY TO NEW YORK
    48 5 Panama, Feb. 18. THE British trade mission which h* been visiting South America leave: for New York to-night in the Amencai liner Santa Lucia. The mission spen three days visiting officials of thi Panama Republic and the Canal Zone i Reuter.
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      498 6 LATEST ISSUES. VWUe SOreater'a BadnMn Orrheatm Fl7Bl Confidence Walt* Mentor lea of you Q.B. P1 782 If I had a million dollars— S.F.T. All the Thlnirs you are Q.B. Thr Organ, the Danre Rand and Me 1F1783 The nearness of you F.T. Never took a lesson In my Life— FT.
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      419 6 "THE WOMEN* HAS GOT A NEW COMPANION PICTURI TWO GREAT STARS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TI.MK JOAN CRAWFORD as the kind of "modem" wife you'd Mkc to throttl FREDiIEC MARCH as the non-plussed husband who "wM <r\in without benefit of liquor, to conquer a terrific pain in Ihc neck had
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    BULGARIA PERSUADING NAZIS TO KEEP OUT OF COUNTRY
    875 7 Pact With Turkey Binds Her Not To March With The Germans Ankara. Feb. 18. THE chief significance of the Turkish-Bulgarian declaration of friendship, according to Turkish political circles, is that Bulgaria binds herself not to attack Turkey or Greece, that is to
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      238 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight v VVV.V THE ASTOR DUO KB Dinner W.OO. Non-Diners $1.00 SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT HUT! MQSI POPLLAK SOCIAL RENDEZVOUS MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8 30 to 10 30 p.m. By the Band tf THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS K» kind rx-rmLvsJon
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      262 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Matinee To-morrow Feb. 20 at 6.30 p.m. Feb. 22 and March Ist at 9.30 p.m. SARAH SIMPLE "A delightful show" Free Press BIG SUCCESS "Well produced, well acted and entertaining play" Straits Times "An excellent show" Morning Tribune Booking at Robinson, $3 2 1 Including Tn. r> A
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    The Straits Times "SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. FEB. 19, 1941 (535th Day Of The War.) WHEN HITLER FAILED
    1029 8 The Straits Times "SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. FEB. 19, 1941 (535th Day Of The War.) WHEN HITLER FAILED It is one of the curiosities of wartime that foreign sources invariablj give us much fuller accounts ol British activities than can be found in British publications. For expie, the censorship authorities have often
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    LIGHT NAZI RAIDS OVER ENGLAND
    58 8 London, Feb. 19. SINGLE German aircraft dropped bombs in East Anglia and at a few places In south and south-east England during daylight yesterday, according to an Air Ministry communique. These generally did little damage, but at two places some damage and lties were caused.
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    HUNGARIAN CULTURAL PACT WITH BULGARIA
    25 8 London, Feb. 19. A CULTURAL agreement between n Hungary and Bulgaria was signed relay, according to the Budapest radio.- Renter. <
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    MINE-SWEEPER IS SINK
    30 8 London, Feb. 19. THE Admiralty announces that the < mine-sweeper Huntly (710 tons) j t tel been sunk. The next cf kin have been in rr.v c Renter.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      A SMALL SERVICE
      532 8 Repeated Appeals For Blood Donors To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l should like to draw attention to three excerpts from the Singapore Free Press, two from to-day's issue and cne from yesterday's: "Sydney makes radical plans (page six storage of large supplies of plasma,
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      FOOD VALUES
      261 8 Inferiority Complex Must Go To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Mr. C. K. Fatt need not be sorry about the revival of the controversy. Dr. Blakemore's conclusion uvs indeed appropriate, but for one aspect only the final conclusion is "Another European's" letter which Is by far
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      TAXATION OFFICERS
      108 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— l see in the Government Gazette that, in making the various appointments under the War Tax Ordinance, His Excellency has appointed a fully qualified chartered accountant in the person of Mr. C H. Tudor as Collector for Singapore and full
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      CHAPLIN'S SPEECH
      641 8 "Greed Has Poisoned Men's Souls'* A correspondent has requested us to reprint in full the concluding speech of Charlie Chaplin In "The Great Dictator." Here it Is: |'M sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor That's not my business. I don't want io rule or conquer
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      Cabled London Letter
      24 8 QLR London Correspondent's v^ cabled letter, which usually appears in this page on Mondays, arrived this morning and will appear to-morrow.
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      INDIAN TROOPS
      195 8 What Is Being Done To Entertain Them To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— With reference to the letter 01 "Surya" appearing in your issue of Feb. 13 on the subject of the entertainment of the rank and file of the Indian troops, I am directed to
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      ASK ME ANOTHER
      50 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lf a heavy bomb be dropped from an aeroplane from a very great height say 20,000 feet would Its descent be affected In any way by the rotation of the earth? Yours, etc.. R. P. S. Singapore, Feb. 18.
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      Compulsory Shelters
      58 8 To the Editor of the Straits Timrs Sir,— ln view of the general precautionary measures at present in progress, I submit it should now compulsory for all owners of occupied residential property, throughout Malaya, ixi provide approved air-raid shelters lor their tenants, with a time limit for completion
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      CHINA'S HOPE
      636 8 Only A British Victory Can Save Her To the Kdilor of the Str.wK June* Sir. Propaganda and false sentU mentality apart, it is the duty of I m.v Chinese to see to It that Great B should prevail over h> r enemies Her enemies an- assuredly C enemies
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      A. R. P.
      165 8 Ideas For Trenftganu Committee To the Editor of the Slraits limrs Sir— Your readers might be interested to know that an A R P ization has been formed in Tn and a committee set up and look aft?r A.R.P. work. I venture to suggest through the medium
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      30 8 CONE WITH THE WIND *7 Margaret Mlliliß Frit* tt.M r— tag* estra ENSIGN BOOK STORE, t? Hick st— rfc*ae S!|g. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Op t icia n 21. BATTERY ROAD.
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    A.I.F. IN MALAYA: THOUSANDS OF TROOPS ARRIVE
    1354 9 Disem ba rka tion A t The Naval Base BIG FORCE OF INFANTRY, ARTILLERY K OTHER UNITS Governor's VMcome To "Dte^ors" In Singapore (From Our Special Correspondent) II is announced to-day that a strong force of \u<tra!ian troops has arrived in Singapore to
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    Thailand Denies Fresh Rumour
    68 9 Bangkok, Feb. 19. THE Thai Government issued a communique yesterday declaring that tbere is n > truth whatever in rumours that British warships are patrolling Thai territorial waters off Songkhla, and that British troops are massing on the Thai border. The Thai Government, added the communique,
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    DARLAN GOES TO PARIS
    229 9 Nazis Still Seek French Bases London, Feb. 18. ADM. DARLAN, Vichy Vice-Premier; and Foreign Minister, has arrived in Paris after a long conference with Marshal Petain, the Chief of State, and Gen. Huntzinger, the Vichy War Minister. His first talk on arrival was with the Vichy
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    Scenes In Australia As Troops Leave
    372 9 rrHE Australian troops who landed at 1 Singapore yesterday are drawn from every state of the Commonwealth. A tremendous farewell was given the men by relatives and friends. In ferries, launches, and small craft they crowded round the transports. The decks, portholes, and other
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    U.S.'KEEP OUT' WARNING
    293 9 U.S. 'KEEP OUT' WARNING Defence Areas In The Pacific Washington, Feb. 18. A "KEEP OUT" warning to foreign ships and aircraft was signed by President Roosevelt to-day in the form of an order affecting American naval outposts in the Pacific and Caribbean. In effect it warns foreign ships and aircraft
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    GERMAN WAR PLANS HIT BY COLLAPSE OF ITALY
    398 9 First Lord On Invasion Danger: Nazis' Two-Front Struggle London, Feb. 19. DEFERRING to possible German invasion attempts, Mr. A. V. \l«\ander. First Lord of the Admiralty, in broadcast speech last night, said. "We have repeatedly heard of the feelings of despair amongst
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    U.S. REBUFF TO TOKIO CHIEFS
    124 9 Wasnmg-on. Feb. 18. THE United States is far more interested in the deeds of other nations than in the statements some of their spokesmen may make." This was the reply of Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of Scate, at his Press conference to-day, when questioned about
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    BLACK DAYS FOR ITALY
    229 9 DukeOfAostaOri His Heavy Task London, Feb. 19. WHAT appears to be an indication oil the difficulties ahead of thorn in East Africa :s contained in a telegram! from the Duke of Aosta, Viceroy ofl Abyssinia, to Mussolini thanking him i for his promotion as general of
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    NEW ROOSEVELT MOVE TO SPEED UP AID
    73 9 Washington, Frb. 18 TIEE noted Hnancier, Mr. Avereli Harrimarkj will proceed to England within a fort~ night to expedite d< fence arrangements. President Roosevelt announced this at Ids I Press conference to-day, and indicated that i Mr. Harriman would handle such questions U
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    HISTORY MADE AS A.I.F. LAND IN SINGAPORE
    538 10 Australian G.O.C. Welcomes Men At Straits Entrance GOVERNOR GOES ABOARD UlSTOm \\as made in Malaya yesterday when thousands of Australian troops, who had been safely transported o\er thousands of miles of seaway, arrived at the Singapore naval base. When the main troopship anchored
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    U.S. & New Zealand To Exchange Envoys
    19 10 U.S. New Zealand To Exchange Envoys Washington. Feb. 18. V New Zealan ':sje diploma imner Welle; amounce* yea erday
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    29 10 Sl\< \I(»KI .nee Informal i p-Bl A 9 p m to M.on MH MORI I and Cinema* -'■kie Cooper A; P-n. I 0 ■.ing too-u contort. brdrooaK .^oo.
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    SHIPS TO LEAVE THE PACIFIC
    84 10 London Decision London, Feb. 18. A RRANGEMENTS are progressing fcr the ultimate withdrawal of British and most Allied shipping Ironi the Pacific routes. British shipping has largely been withdrawn Netherlands and Norwegain shipping will be withdrawn as ooa as possible. The process is expected to
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    A.I.F. Volunteer For Overseas
    164 10 A. I. F. Volunteer For Overseas j^ALAt/i «iU have to add new words to lts v °cabulary now that the A I F. has arnved. It must knew that A.IJ. bianu* lor Austaa Imperial Fores. Other dominion. to their overseu troops as expedition-forc-.s. For example C.i.aua htm the >* Zealand
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    16 10 Pictures— Pa«es 75, 16. Eye-Witness Description of AJJ. Arrival Pa»e 3.
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    Perfect Organisation For A. I.F. Disembarkation
    333 10 Perfect Organisation For A. I. F. Disembarkation /V\£ of the most impressive features of the arrival of the AIF at the naval base was the speed and smooihness with which the task of disembarking the men and their equipment and entraining them for th->ir war stations was effected. Th iia,al
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    Naval C.-in-C.On Empire's Strength
    101 10 Naval C.-in-C. On Empire's Strength ptKKKRIM; to the arrival of the A. I. F. in Malaya, the ommandrr in-( hiff. China Station. Vice -Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, stated The safe arrival of these strong reinforcements is viewed with satisfaction. It is yet another demonstration of the power riven by the
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    COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT
    239 10 Equipment Made In Commonwealth rE Australian forces now in Malaya are completely equipped. It Is the custom of the A.I.F., whenever a large force goes overseas, to see that It la completely Independent in so far as equipment and facilities for the men are concerned. The A.I F.
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    BROADCAST TO-NIGHT
    52 10 •T*HE Governor will broadcast from the Singapore radio station at 7!0 o'clock to-nl«?ht on the arrival of the Australian Imperial Force in Malaya. The commander of the force, MajorGen. H. Gordon-Bennett will also broadcast In the same programme will be an eye-witness account of the arrival of the
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    30 10 Mr. A V. Alexander. First Lord of :hc Admiralty, will broadcast from London tonight at 8.35 o'clock (Malayan time), and 'h; talk will be relayed from the Singapore radio nation
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    24 10 A group uj Diggerc iMttpmi the locomotive of the train which took them to their de;tination after they disembarked at the naval base yesterday.
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    'PARENT UNITS' ARRANGED
    358 10 British Troops To Act As Guides ■piIE thoroughness with whicl preparations for the receptioi of the A. IF. have been arranged i: shown by the system of pareni units which has been establishec by the Malaya Command. Under this system the in/fantr; battalions, artillery regiments \m ancillary
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    32 10 ni«i <iO^ m r> ,S, S r Sh JL ntOn Thomas, and Lady Thomas and high mv Australian troops. On le.t is Grcup Captain Brownell the Oflhrr romminding thtt R.A.A.F. in Malaya.
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    $17,000 MORE NEEDED TO REACH $4,999,000
    392 10 War Fund Promised The Five Millionth Dollar THE five millionth dollar has been promised to The War Fund. Mr. H. Elphick, of Singapore, has undertaken to lorvvard a further donation of $1,000 immediately we n< mm that the total of the Fund has reached
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    19 10 The American Consulate-General in Singapore will be closed on Saturday L1?L 1? .commemoration of Washington's birthday—an American national holiday.
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    MALAYAN AIR CADETS QUALIFY IN CANADA
    334 11 Singapore-Trained Volunteer Pilots Get Their Wings IM i injrapore-trained cadets for the Ro>al Air BMBprisinu tho first batch to proceed for advance training in Canada. hVH all jfot their *injjs. it Ls announced. They will proceed to England soon All of them have acquitted
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    PAID NO HEED TO WARNING
    182 11 Alleged Defiance Of Police Order AUJX1AT1ON8 that Tom Low, the manager of the Empire d Shaw Brokers, its proprie- lM police, onth-s :na*isMr. Parquharson ,e went :■> the Empire Cinem.. P m. on Jan. 26. this :,d f.mnd a theatrical performance goins <yt\ before the
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    MARRIAGE REGISTRAR WEDS.
    79 11 StK)RE S Registrar of Marriage*. Mr Harold North-Hunt, was tnrrned at his lv use in Napier Road yesterday to Mrs Gwendoline Patricia And»rson daughter of the late Mr. W T Whelan un<\ Mri Whelan of London Mr 10 u th,-> R "-gissiics S S and FMS., and
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    LOCAL CIVIL DEFENCE
    167 11 Campaign To Secure Chinese Co-operation In Singapore AT the first meeting yesterday of the committee formed by the Chinese to secure and maintain the co-operation of the in all passive defence measures, u was deeded to launch a recruiting campaign for 1,200 wardens, and to recommend suitable
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    Restrictions On Use Of B.N.B. Ports
    51 11 WITH effect from Feb. 17 all the ports in North Borneo except Sandakan and Jesselton will be closed to all vessels other than vessels:— British-owned or chartered; <b) Allied; (c) North Borneo registered (d) Owned by North Borneo Fishing Company engaged in local fishing
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    MAN STRUCK ON HEAD
    243 11 Mental Patients Blow At Another THE story of how a patient of the 1 Mental Hospital was struck on the head with a changkol by another inmate and died of a fractured skull and pneumonia, was described in the Singapore Coroner's court yesterday during an inquest
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    POLICE SUPERVISEE
    134 11 Prison For Failing To Report Return From Penang A POLICE supervise who returned to Singapore from Penang on Feb. 8, and failed to notify the police o! his arrival within 48 hours, was sentenced to fix months' rigorous imprisonment by the third magistrate, Mr. J G Rappoport. yesterday.
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    JOHORE BAHRU INDIACEYLON ASSOCIATION
    142 11 i From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. Feb. 18. THAT the Johore Bahru India-Ceylon Association was no longer a place for the clerical section or for any particular class or community a:.d its doors were open to all Indians and Ceylonese. stated Mr. R Aghoram Iyer.
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    ATTRACTIVE "DOGGIE" FILM AT CATHAY
    98 11 -lb»- Biscuit Eater." (B.lly Le«, Cordell Illckman, Heier.e MiUard). Paramount. At the Cathay. DOG-LOVERS will thrill to some or the fine action scenes in this picture, but all will find its human nppeal irresistible. Billy Lee plays the part of a dog trainer's son whose
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    Thailand Discounts Reports Calculated To Cause Crisis
    389 11 Bangkok, Feb. 18. "MEWS is now being increasingly cir- i ciliated regarding war in the Far East parts of which touch upon Thai- j land The Thai Government wishes to j point out that the news has no such important bearing upon tb
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    GANG ROBBERY AT TEMPLE
    224 11 Alleged Exploit Of Four Hokkiens DINDING an old Chinese woman to a chair and warning the maid servants not to raise an alarm, four Hokkiens got away with $2,000 in cash and about $400 worth of jewellery from a private Chinese temple in the Seletar district
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    CONSTABLE CHARGED
    122 11 Ex-Convict Serving In S.S. Police Force NAHAR SINGH, a 25-year-old policeman attached to the Straits Settlements police force, admitted in the third court yrsterday that he was once a member of the Sarawak police force from which he had been dismissed following his imprisonment for an offence. He
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    FAILED TO OBSERVE BLACK-OUT LAWS
    82 11 FOR failing to extinguish tho lignts of j his shop during the A.R P. blackout on Jan. 22, Ah Mens Kuang, a' barber, was fined S2O in default three weeks' rigorous imprisonment, by the Fifth Magistrate, Mr. L.C. Goh, yesterday. Admitting the ottence, Meng Kuang
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    RELINQUISHING MOST OF HIS OFFICES TO TRAVEL
    104 11 MR. Tan Kah Kee is relinquishing the chairmanship of both the Singapore committee of the China Relief Fund and the Federation of China Relief Fund committees in Malaysia. He has served in that capacity for more than two years since the inception of
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    SINGAPORE DEFENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    69 11 AN ADVISORY committee on defence matters for Singapore has been appointed, consisting of the following The Colonial Secretary (chairman). Mr. L. Rayman, M.C.S., (vice-chair-man). Captain N. M. Hashim, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Administration), ths Settlement Engineer, Singapore. Municipal Engi- neer. the Director of Air Raid
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    EXEMPTION WITHDRAWN
    32 11 EXEMPTION for Rev. W. E. R. Reeder of the Watch Tower Bibh ■*nd Tract boo'/ty from the provision: of the Compulsory Service (Loca Forces) Ordinance has been with j drawn.
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    MONEY DEMANDED AT POINT OF DAGGER
    310 11 Eurasian's Alleged Experience Corroborated By Girl A EURASIAN youth and his iianceo alleged at I preliminary inquiry in the third court yesterday, that they w robbed at Mount Emily on the night of Jan. 8, l>y four Chinese, one of whom carried a dagff
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    THEFT CASE POSTPONED
    42 11 /•HARGED with attempting to itMl v/ a hand-bag at Reformatory Road on Feb. 3. Lee Ah Beng claimed ri:\l |in the nfth court yesterday. He ia i remanded to 48 hotu and the ca.,o v.U\ be mentioned nt* Tuesday.
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    GREATER FOOD RESTRICTIONS WARNING IN BRITAIN
    648 12 Country Has Abundant Bread But Is Short Of Animal Proteins London, Feb. 18. DEVIEWING Britain's food situation in the House of Lords 1X to-day, Lord Woolton, Food Minister, said Britain would have to be ready for much greater restrictions than had yet teen experienced,
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    Canada's War Bill Almost Doubled
    66 12 Ottawa. Feb. 18. |\4 X J Hsley, Canada's Finance ITI Minister, will ask for $1,300,000.000 for the prosecution of the war during the fiscal year *****942, compared with $700,000,000 for the preceding year. This sum, plus 5443.000.000 which Mr. Ilsley estimated would be necessary to
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    BELGIANS SABOTAGE NAZI PHONE LINE
    53 12 London, Feb. 18. QEKMAN army telephone wires have been cut at several places at Dlnant. in Belgium, according to news received in London by the Free Belgium news agency. The burgomaster of the town and other leading citizens are being held as hostages by the
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    Government's Determination To Prevent Inflation Is Stressed
    211 12 I London, Feb. 18. nPHE Government's Intention to parry the dangers of inflation I was again emnhas??,er? in Parlia- ment to-day. Sir Patrick Hannon, who is a prominent company director, asked whether the Prime Minister had considerI ed a letter from the president
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    No Official Support For Hoover Plan
    79 12 Washington, Feb. If. 17ULL responsibility was laid on Germany for feeding people in Nan -occupied countries by Mr Snmner Welles, Under-Secretary of in statement here to-day The United States Government he said, was taking no part in advancing Mr. Herbert Hoover's new experimental plan
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    More Money For Colonies & Radio
    182 12 More Money For Colonies Radio j Big Increases In The Estimates For 1941 London. Feb. 18. CONSIDERABLE increases in the \j cost of running certain government departments appear in the 1941-42 estimates in the vote on accounts presented in the House of Commons to-day. The Foreign Office estimates are £834,769,
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    Swiss Pleased With Britain's Reply
    113 12 Berne, Feb. 18. THE Swiss Federal Council accepted 1 with satisfaction to-day the British reply to the Swiss representations on the bombing incidents at Basle and Zurich on Dec. 16-17 and Dec. 22-23 respectivey. The British Government, though not considering the investigation findings conclusive, considering
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    M.P.s MAY BE EMPLOYED ON WAR WORK
    140 12 London, Feb. 18. THE text of a bill to make temporary provision for enabling Members of j Parliament required in the public Interest to Ibe employed for war purposes In offices under the Crown to do so without being disqualified for membership of
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    'TAKING U.S. TO BRINK OF WAR'
    243 13 Senate IMmloOn \i.l Hill Washington, FVb. IS. O PEKING the opposition's attack in the Senate on the "Lease and Lend" b 11 to-day in Washington, Senator Bennett C. Clark, Missouri I > mocrat. said be saw the bill as a upon on« card of
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    U.S. MAY BUY ITALIAN SHIPS IN AMERICAN HARBOURS
    191 13 These Would Be Made Available To Britain: Sale Talks Proceeding New York, Feb. 18. AMERICAN interests are negotiating for the purchase of 27 Italian vessels interned in United States ports, including the 23,000-ton liner Conte Iliancamano, according to the Washington correspondent of
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    TRIBUTE TO SOUTH AFRICAN AIRMEN
    71 13 Nairobi, Feb. THE South American Air Force operating in Kas; Africa has rectlved the following i telegram of congratulations from Air Chiel Marshal Sir Arthur Longmorc. Oomniaad«*i:vChief of the R.A.K In the Middle Bast.- 1 Best congratulations to the South African Air Force on Its
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    Perpetuating Name Of Amy Johnson
    155 13 London, Feb. 18. AN appeal has been launched for the founding of a woman's scholarship in aviation to commemorate Army Johnson, whose flights helped to establish Dominion air routes. The appeal Is sponsored by Lady Astor, Miss Pauline Gowcr, commandant of the women's section of
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    ALFONSO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
    25 13 Rome. Feb. 18. •T*HE condition of ex-King Alfonso was slightly improved this morning, according to the official Italian news agency. Reuter.
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    MR. CHURCHILL VISITS BUCKINGHAM PALACE
    41 13 London. Feb. 18. "THE Prime Minister. Mr. Winston Churchill. had audience with the King at Buckingbun Palace to-day. Another visitor received by His Majesry was Mr. Malcolm MpcDonald. rccntly appointed High Commissioner in Canada. British Wireless.
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    At The Ready In The Western Desert
    25 13 Behind camouflaged netting, the crew of a British field-gun await the order to fire m the Western Desert.
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    ITALIANS QUIT IMPORTANT POSTS IN ABYSSINIA
    277 13 Cairo, Feb. 18. THE shortest communique since Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's army captured Mersa-Matruh was issued by G.H.Q. to-day. The communique states that as a result of Abyssinian patriot activities, the Italians have evacuated Dangela and other important posts in the Gojjam. Reports from
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    Nazis Fear Air Blitz
    181 13 STEPS TAKEN FOR R.A.F. OFFENSIVE London, Feb. 18. QERMANY is being prepared for massive bombardments in the expected big-scale British air < ffensive in the spring, the Independent French Agency correspondent on the Gorman frontier reA wave oi meetings throughout the I Reich is getting people
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    War Bonuses For Chinese Seamen
    249 13 Mr. Cross On Those Who Sign Up At Singapore London, Feb. 18. ARISING from the arrest of a numDer of Chinese seamen in the steamers Benmacdhui and Benmacgloe, Mr. Vernon Bartle-t <Ind., Brid&waten in the House of Commons to-day suggested that shipping companies not yet
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    THREE AXIS SHIPS SUNK BY FLEET AIR ARM PLANES
    248 14 i i ther Ilalian Vessels Damaged In Central Mediterranean London, Feb. 18. AIKCUAKT of the Fleet Air Arm have sunk a (Jerman merchant ship and an Italian supply ship in the central Mediterranean and damaged an Italian supply ship and an
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    AXIS LOSSES MOUNTING
    249 14 2,000,000 Tons Of Shipping Sunk don. Fob 18 A BLE incfcasc in IX Gorman and Italian shipping lo«8< .caJcd in the latest Admiral; itemsnl sued in Lone i-rm.uis have 1 st bv capture, sinking and scuttling a total gross tonnage of 1.330.000 tons and the Itali il
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    Naval Scholarship Scheme Announced
    99 14 London, Feb. 18. AichtBM (b kneed by Mr. A. V. Alexander, Pint Lord of the >duUralty. to-day. at 30 scholarships would b« oflered to boy* from secondary school-, be- from Sept. 4. •Mance given would be dependent on the Income of parent*, and very poor parents
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    Nazis Lost 11 Warships In Narvik Battle
    41 14 London, Feb. 18. AN echo of the naval battle of Narvik has come in the anno incement that 11 German destroy rrs were acrounted for and not nine as stated at the time. —Reutrr
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    MIGHT OF EMPIRE IS BEHIND BURMA
    116 14 Rangoon, Feb. 18. BURMA'S confidence in her own preparations, backed oy the might of the Empire to meet any attack, was repressed by Sir Archiaald Cochrane, the Governcr. In a :peecn to-day. An attack on Burma, he said, would be an attack on the
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    MINISTERS AT LARGE
    62 14 Tokio. Feb. 18. rS Japanese Foreign Oflice has appointed two ministers at large, one to the United Sia'2s and the other to Germany. Mr. Kan a ma Wakasugl. former consulgeneral in New York. Is minister at larce to the United States Mr. Makato Sakuma. former minister to
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    Joint Front In Pacific
    178 14 CHUNGKING AM) POWKRS' STVM) Chungking, Feb. 18. •THE red ball in the southern Pacific" is the title of a lead- ing article in to-day's official Chin- ese newspaper, The Central Daily News. Commenting on the latest develop- nvnts in the Pacific, the newspaper < declares thai
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    GENOA BOMBARDMENT WAS DEVASTATING IN EFFECT
    269 14 London, Feb. 18. j CULLER details of the naval bombardment of Genoa at dawn on Feb. 9 tell of the devastating effects of the very accurate shooting of Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville's squadron consisting of H.M.S. Renown, Malaya, Ark Royal and the cruiser Sheffield,
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    ENEMY AIR RAID IN SUEZ AREA
    56 14 E™,,,, Cairo, Feb. 19. NEMY planes raided the Suez Canal area early yesterday morning, it is announced In an official communique. I Bombs were dropped but there was no damage or casualty. The communique adds that alarms were also sounded in certain other I
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    Long Night Raid On London Causes Few Casualties & Little Damage
    473 14 Long Night Raid On London Causes Few Casualties Little Damage London, Feb. 18. THE enemy air attack on London last night, which lasted about three and a half hours, was not on a large scale and except in one instance, where a j number of people were killed and injured,
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    MR. MATSUOKA'S BOMBSHELL FOR JAPANESE NATION
    222 14 Arrival Of Germans In Japan Is An Admission Of Weakness London, Feb. IS. MOW Germany is moving into Japan, says the Daily Herald to-day. The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, is obliged to announce the arrival of German technicians and ask public support
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    M.P.'s ASKED TO CARRY MASKS
    236 14 Use Of Gas By Enemy Believed Imminent CEW people in Britain probably one in 50 bother to carry gas masks nowadays, but the fact that the Nazis have not yet used poison gas is no guarantee that they will not do so. The Government has
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    1,02 Killed In Raids During January
    33 14 A London, Feb. 18. TOTAL of 1,502 civilians were killed in air raids in Britain durinr January, according to. official figures issued to-day. Injured numbered 2,012. —Reuter.
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    Tokio "Deplores" Talk Of War
    257 14 Statement On British U.S. "Warlike" Moves London, Feb. 18. I\ESPITE her obligations to her Axis partners, Japan is negotiating with the exiled Netherlands Government in London, said the Japanese Vice-Foreign Minister. Mr. Ohashi. to-day. The negotiations, he added, related to trade in the Netherlands Indies
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    33 14 Left untouched despite the shattering of this London Catholic Church is the effigy of St. Anthony, a saint who loved little children, and healed the sick." Picture shows the efTicry amid the ruins.
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    Bid To Intimidate Fire-Bomb Fighters
    115 14 London, Feb. 18. IT was revealed in London to-day that some of the incendiaries dropped by the Germans contain small explosive charges. The proportion of these explosive incendiaries Is small, and in any case there are ways in which a firefighter can protect hmself. One
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    AMATEUR BOXING ON SATURDAY
    322 15 Card Of Fights X«K BtNT World stadium will 1 be the MHO of all local imilrir tvounc fans and ScrvtM* aalta Saturday when the Mn*a■M AroaUnr Boxing A»oei«Uo« >Urti MMrfH* beat pr grammes In aid of The War Fund. Social interest will be thr heavy boat
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    HONGKONG BANK BEAT A.P.C. 6—3
    273 15 Uonckonc Shai Bank 6; A.P.C. 3DoMiNMIM. exchanges by means i.f some clever footwork and superior plaj. the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank beat the A.P by m\ coals to three in an interesting t!on*«s' League soccer Rxlure at the s.HH. ground yesterday. iiank owed their victory
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    Baseball In Aid Of War bund
    57 15 Itaun>" Thompson, third «u*er of the American Jj I with tS a witked cut at the ball in the se and mninj of the came with the Aoslr*ran ar*re«ation in a War Fund *ame at Jalan Besar on Sunday. raptaVn Bamber K %r of
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    TAIPING TURF CLUB'S FEBRUARY MEETING
    1181 15 Review And Selections For To-morrow's Races SEVEN races, all over five furlongs, in which horses in classes three and four and ponies in class two will run, form the programme at Taiping to-morrow, the first day of the Taiping Turf Club February professional meeting. Fields
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    Y.M.C.A. WATER-POLO
    78 15 qpHE following have been selected to play water-polo for the Y.M.C-A. versus the RA.F. Seletar at Seletar at 5 p.m. on Saturday: First team: Tan Kwan Seng, Lon Heng Kee, Lee Pong lim, Chla Kok Leong. Lim Cheng Siong. Wong Fatt Urn, Kwik Sam York. Second team: Tang
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    TRACTION COMPANY EARN FULL POINTS
    383 15 Cold Storage Beaten 7—l At The Stadium Traction Co 7; Cold Storage 1. DLAYING fine football, the Traction Company beat the Cold Storage by seven goal; to one at the Anson Road stadium yesterday. It was one of the best Busmen Houses' League games seen
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    23 15 I SOCCER: B.H.L.: Ford Sports Club vs. G.E.C., stadium; Guthries vs. Chartered Bank, Fraser and Neave (round. TENNIS: Y.M.C.A. tournament.
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    ALL BLUES BEAT STARDUST B.P.
    150 15 A FRIENDLY badminton match between the All Blues B.P. and the Stardust B.P. was played at the All Blues' court on Saturday and ended in a win for the All Blues by five games to two. Results, All Blues mentlored first were: Julian de Souza
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    Joe Louis Scores Another K.O.
    118 15 Joe Louis Scores Another K. O. Philadelphia. Feh. IS. JOK 1.01 IS successfully defended his world heuv>»o;i.ht title for the fourteenth time whm ho knocked out (;us l>or;>/'.o. .1 "I<m il hope," In the second round oi IS-round contest. ThLs was the first heav. wouht title fight held in Philadelphia
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    Sime Darby Beat Pressmen
    220 15 Sime Darby 3: Strai s Times 1 COMBINING well, Sime Darby beat the Straits Times by three goals to one in a Business Houses' League soccer match played at the J.CSJV. ground yesterday. Tie game was interesting and keenly contested in the first half. Sime Darby
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    42 15 The AIF arrive. These pictures sh >w more scenes a* the Australian tro ..p. du*mbarKea ai me n«« Above a tro«p of men with some drink* and a mascot. Below, men on the wharf.de w.th IMi J ..r*u .ntnlnlnr for their destinations.
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    AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN MALAYA
    84 16 The Australian troops were cheerin? all the tune as they came a!oi. at the narai base prior to disembarking On left is a cheery *roup on on. of the decks of the ship. Above, members of the Malay Navy make friends with some Diggers." A.I.F.
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