The Straits Times, 22 February 1941

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    51 1 The Straits Times FINAL EDTN. [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES SINGAPORE. I«0 C£C/L ST. MOW* S47t). KUALA LUMPUR, 25 .MVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). 1)6 iv\(;es SINGAPORE, SATIRDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times Ifc PAGES. SINGAI*OKE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1941 PRICE 5
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      22 2 The rafcttnc between Mora M*bel Clements •nd Rajmond WUaon ni ■nl—mHwil «t thf Prrsbytrrlwi Church on flat, the 15th Ffcb. 1M1.
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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
      47 2 Mr Ctiua Kw l*unt, Mr and Mrs. Chua K«t bock and Mr. indlfti. Lee Hock Chuan bt-c to triank th<«sr friends and relatives who so kindly p*i<1 night visit. arnt wreaths and attended th? funeral of .t< Mrs Chua Ctirnc Van nee Madam Tan Boon Neo).
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      304 2 @!ir Stantg (Times SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. tar a*vt m* nmilsi taaa mm* tau taw Mm 25 cents per line (She words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOitt#Ttc mwuwii BIRTH*. MARJtIAGF.S. DEATHS. A< KNOWLCDGMKNTB. ANNOUNCEMENTS irr( CARDS arc charge* S3 mm-si par Hatittia sot ta*a. IH« I Imrh t%
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      482 2 S ITUATIONS VACANT WANTED. Acttnf Manacer 4 to month* Oil pate Brtate Previous experience oil palms pt ef erred but not essential. Thorough experience Tamil Labour necewmry Apply wIUj capias of ftfonfali «o Box No. 831. StraiU Tlmea. WANTED: by large Company two Assist- ant a^liieers with mechanical quallnraUons or
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      544 2 FOR SALE CLINICAL THEKMOMITERS 810): Wall Thei momrters $1.75 M. Ewciel Si Sou. The Opticians 10/12 The Arcade. FOR BALK. (835) 2? Books In Box. mostly Navigation, in fairly good condition. Apply (List) Bos No. 831 Straits Tunes. ELECTRIC SHAVER (Remington) all voltages AC. or DC. As n°w; owner received
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      564 2 DOGS CATS AISATIAN PIPS Imported parents 'delivery March) Dalmatian dog pup. Blue Persian Kitten ready now. Collies and Alsatian pups by plane Sunday next. Boarding rates for Dogx, reasonable. Changl Farm Kennels. Bedok. Singapore. Phone *****. EDUCATIONAL AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS The Ivanhoe Grammar School A Leading Church of England Public School.
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      576 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE* LENDING LIBRARY Ist FLOOR l«-r BATTERY RD. P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms: Special rate* OuUUtioa Member* Clubs and Messes. Oprn Daily: 8.39 A.M. to 6 P M Saturdays: 83« AM. to 1 P.M. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Mias
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      517 3 SHIPPING .ANNOUNCEMENTS P 0. BRITISH INDIA »WV[|HI?I3 AND APCAR LINE. lfc ™™™j!" n llnc«rporaM« IB BaglaiirU GENERAL PASSENGER AGFNTS ma^ l^^^^ l^^ «^ce FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy from the S'raits to their usual ports of
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      568 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 $192 (A £28)
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      1048 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /111 13.33 ac/i ttft m.) ZIIP1 9M me I (10 94 m.) ZHPJ 1*5 oc'l I«M «•> (ZHL A 7.IIP1I I pm. Mandarin Dance Music from the Studio, by the Chinese Dance directed oy James Lai Weng; 5.40 p.m. News In Cantonev. 5 55 p.m. Hokkien Muslct:
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      963 3 EMPIRE STATION USB 9 51 met (31.45 m.); QSC Mi m^t (31.U m.». GSD II 75 me t 21 5i mi. Ml ll.M mri (25 2* m. > GSr 1$ 14 at > 1 19.83 GSG 17 39 me (I«.M USB 11.82 me (25 38 m. i tiSF I5.SI ik
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    327 4 Generally Dull Tendency But Rubber Is Remarkably Steady (By Our Financial Correspondent) 1 Singapore, Feb. 22. *¥*HE tin share market was sllgntly I brighter yesterday, and the lack of sellers of certain stocks caused prices to hrrden slightly, particularly among certain Australians. London appears to be interested
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    London Stock Exchange
    421 4 London, Feb. SI. THE Stock Exchange was quiet and steady. Home rails advanced on provincial Inquiry while gilt-edged securities firmly held. Indian stocks met with a fair demand. Among the Industrials, Breweries and Tobacco shaded off. but Imperial Chemicals improved Oils were steady, except that preferences were
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    SOUTH MALAYAN TIN'S PRODUCTION
    99 4 Loudon, Pet 21. rl dtfclrman of the South Malayan Tin Drroging Co. cays that tbe company is prcchir.nf, to the maximum at the Oovemsetal s lequest. The revenue In tbe y>.ar, beginning July 1, 1940, already approximates the E.P.T. standard; hence (or the next lour months,
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    184 4 THE following donations to The War i Fund are recorded to-day F.uhigoya and Co., Lid. I,o*o Tan Gek Soo 500 Municipal O/lice net receipts from football and baseball matches played at Jalan Besar YIUA St. Matthew Young People Assn. vs. Singapore Engineering Mech. Asm., $7.20;
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    126 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent London, Feb. 21. COMMODITY and Exchange marker ciosed follows vita prertoua quotation* Id ■wren thesis:— KIBBFR: steady. Spot 12 15 16d 13 1 16<j (12 15 16d 13%d) Mar. 12I516d 13 1 16d (12 15'16d 13Hd) Apr June 13d i3Hd (13 l!l6d 13 3
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    97 4 Friday. Feb. 21, iiood. itayen Seßan Price* Price* X*. tX R.S.S. (89* lmmt) J5% U No. IX R.S.S. fob. la easca Fcav-Mar. (Sellers opU»n) M 34* G.F.A.Q. B.S.S. f.o.b. la bain Feb. -Mar. (SHlen option) 35% 36^ F.A Q R.SS fob. In bale* Feb. -Mar.
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    87 4 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows:— TO-DAY Australia (all parts) air 12 30 p m {Australia (East and South I only) surface 12.30 p.m. J &P*n surface 12.30 p.m. Java surface 12.30 p.m. air 12.30 p.m. New Zealand s'face 12.30 p.m. air 12.30
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    List Of Current Dividends
    262 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Feb. 21. Boo** lotai fa Company Dtrtdenrf (Horn OaU to. Dti financial y«ai TIM Payab)« DM* to lat* Austral Malay M. £d bonus Mar. 4 Mar. 14 Mar. 5 1W> Austral Amal. M. lHd bonus 7%% Hong Fatt 14%
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1496 4 morning according to ifce dally circular Imu«u b? the Hongkon* %nd Shanchal Banklna Corporation MMJM UKjOUB X.I 1/4 1/11 Lofdon demand 3/4 1/lf Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 51.85 Batavla demand 88.71 Samarang demand 88 58 Calcutta Bombay and Rangoon
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    TIN MARKET STRONG
    57 4 London, Feb. 31. TON opened strong. Tbe turn-over was 230 I tons. There was continued American Buying of afloat, but sp<v dative week-end profit-taking caused the at m to close shade below best. After official hours, a further 55 tons were traded. Five tuns of Straits, ex-warehouse
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    U.S. GOVT. COTTON
    21 4 THE Government's cotton holdings on Jan. 1 31. were 11.102,000 bales, an increase «f 220,000 bales during January.—Reuter.
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      88 4 SINGAPORE TIDE TARIFFS I'O-Oa H.W. 7.12 a.m. 8 ft; 9.23 pin 7.7 ft I W. 1.25 a.m. 5 4 ft: 2.34 p.m 1.9 ft To-morrow H.W. 8.31 am 8.4 (t: iO 14 p.m 8.3 ft LW.1M am ft: ID P.n 14 ft. Monday. Feb. 34. H.W. 9.34 u.Di 8.8 ft;
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    BRITAIN TO TAKE OFFENSIVE ON THE BALKAN FRONT?
    241 5 Edea'fl Ni^il Has Caused Sensation, Says Budapest Report New York, Feb. 21. JAPAN and x\ uation have superseded the Balkan situation in headlines throughout the country so far th«- opinion <>f both Press and radio shows Uttk ttinp the Japanese threat very
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    New Day Raid On Nazi-Held Port
    30 5 Large Pira Corned London. Feb. 21. D daylight d on the do.-ks of Ijmaiden. in ..sterday. causln? ol over certain lei rn France. Pcr.t^r
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    NAZI NAVAL ACADEMY MOVED TO DANZIG
    33 5 London. Feb 21. T r izig on th" Raider, the Nan': This wu 0 an radio to-day val was due to raids or not was not stated
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    SWANSEA TARGET OF NEW ATTACK London, Feb. 21.
    142 5 SWANSEA TARGET OF NEW ATTACK London, Feb. 21. I it enemy activity. 1 jii.i nly over eastern England and to-day, says an Air Ministry rommun que. A lew bombs were causing little damaec and no rtit o( Binlaj.d mi i south "A .1 ro hi rn.-mv mr-'sfr v I wu
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    Stream Of Overseas Recruits For R.A.F.
    99 5 P in the la Br^ain to In tne K.A.F. AU light aircraft, arru-d to own expense. uiinliiif record. r- typical of tho.se now arriving Id a steady stream in Britain British subjrt- nomad who TOhmteer lie air ere* Jutir.' nr- provide tan, a Scui
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    CRASHED NAZI PLANES FOR EXHIBITION
    78 5 CRASHED NAZI PLANES FOR EXHIBITION London p*b 31. 0( tor man ruirraft h »-ave rra.si>.-J in Britain, about r.tly cood conn be used f..r xr.ibition purpowt. San* US such exhibitions have been Ministry of Aircraft Proit raised from admUsl n Uils. the stimulus sup-lix-*l aircraft funds has benefited .1 least
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    FIRE WATCHERS UNDER INJURIES SCHEME
    66 5 TUMMlon. F*b. l>1. i*ru»ton» Sir Walter the House of Common* U)-Uay that arrangement are being made for all Ore watchers whether paid 01 ■npald. whole time or p»rt time, to be enrolle4 in an approbate civil tlcfence organfrfctioa under the penonal Injuries i civilians) vo
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    RECRUITING IN ULSTER
    58 5 liondoii FVb 21 R -j trmlnlnc corps in I liter to pr.»cef Ju.t- rapidly Several •quadruru have been enrolled In secondary al schools vhrrr :h- number of rerruiu U bow over 1.700. For local uniU. as distinct Iran schools, k 1> exiwcutf that M squadrons or between
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    Menzies' Visit Is Welcomed
    138 5 London, Feb. 21. 'THE arrival In Britain of Mr. R. G M» nzies. the Australian Prim< Minister, is warmly welcomed by thi British Press. The Daily Express headlines Mr Menzies' statement that Australia! in Libya, whom he has visited rrgard their operations against th< Italians as
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    Danzig's Dependence Upon Polish Trade
    198 5 London, Feb. 21. ECONOMIC conversations between Nazi representatives of Danzig and ths German gcvernment-general ol Poland have Just been Instituted ir Warsaw, according to information received in Polish circles in London. Th<- anti-PclLsh Nazi leader Foerster. and Huth, formerly a Danzig Senator, have arrived in
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    YUGOSLAV MINISTER FOR HUNGARY
    57 5 London. Feb. 21. T\\ A. Cincar-Markovltch. Yugoslav Foreign v Minister, will pay an official visit tn Hungary at the end of this month, according to a Budapest telegram to the official 'talian news agency. When the official programme Is completed, he will stay a further two
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    Chinese Inter-Church Concert Was Musical Treat
    293 5 "THE concert given on Wednesday and Friday evenings by the Singapore Chinese Inter-Church group conducted by Mr. Tay Lian Teck reached a very high climax, musically speaking. Drawing upon singers from all over the city, Mr. Tay achieved an excellent i r.ity in all
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    U.S. Response To Greece's Appeal For More Aid
    112 5 Washington, Feb. 21. UK. SIMNBR WELLES. Under -Secretary of States, declared today that action might shortly be taken in connection with Greece 'h new appeal for help to the United States. He added that members of the United States Government were seeking
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    R.A.F. Aids Greeks As They Resume Offensive
    345 5 MANY ITALIANS SURRENDER WHEN SHELLED BY THEIR OWN ARTILLERY London, Feb. 22. AFTER a short lull due to the weather the Greek offensive in Albania has been resumed, mainly in the central sector, stated the Athens radio last night. Quoting a Greek Press
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    CREDITS FOR GREECE
    74 5 r! Athens correspondent of The Times says that M. Varavan.ssos, governor or the Bank of Greece, has revealed that British credits have been provided to cover the great expansion ot the fiduciary issue, which was increased one-third in the year ended on Jan. 31. These credits also
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    German-French Negotiations
    108 5 London, Feb. 21. GERMAN and French industrial leaders are meeting In Paris to-day, according jo reports from Vichy, for the purpose of its cussing "collaboration in the matter of -aw materials." The conversations, which started yester- lay, are being conducted on the German tide by representatives of the
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    CONDITIONS IN ALBANIA
    518 5 Troops' Terrible Hardships nnHE most terrible weather condi1 tions known in Albania for 20 years has been slowing down the war on the central front, cables the Sydney Morning Herald's correspondent with the Greek army. Along the cloud-hidden mountain ridges, where the kilted Evzones have been driving
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    FORETOLD THE WAR AND OWN DEATH
    62 5 Fwas announced In London on Feb. 8 that Major J. R. H. Cart Land, Conservative M.P. for King's Norton, was killed in Flanders last May. In a speech in the House of Commons a month before the outbreak of war. Major Cartland said: "Within
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      264 6 "The Women" has grot a companion Picture., and it's the Talk of Town .f^ADWfVr LAST DAY! VAr JI A VJU 3.15-6.15-9.15 JOAN CRAWFORD as the kind of "modern" wife you'd like to throttle FREDRIC MARCH as the nonplussed husband who "was trying, without benefit of liquor, to conquer a terrific
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    Economics In Problems Of Modern Life
    463 7 ECONOMICS, originally the scheme of household management, has become during the last 300 years one of the most important subjects of the day and from dealing with the production, distribution and consumption of wealth, that is. the material side of things, has come to
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR TO-MORROW
    1146 7 111 Xi II OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.—Sunday. 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m. Matins: 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 5 30 p.m. i Evensoni? and Sermon. Preacher: The Rev. W. B. Ealss. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH—Sunday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. ST. HILDAS
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    Dancing In Lent Is New Issue
    224 7 CHOULD people go to dances and ■>* entertainment during Lent? The Bishop of Wakefleld, England (Dr. Hone) has advised people in his diocese to continue these forms of pleasure during Lent, except ln Holy Week. But— "The Bishop must be mad!" "The Bishop is
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. FEB. 22. 1941. (538 th Day Of The War.) The Gestapo
    1171 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. FEB. 22. 1941. (538 th Day Of The War.) The Gestapo One of the most important cogs in Hitler's war machine is the one of which we know least the Gestapo. We have heard much of the ruthlessness with which this instrument of terror is
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    UNIQUE TEST OF R.A.F. CLAIMS IN LIBYA
    897 8 Confirmation By Observing Damage On The Spot By Wing Commander L. V. Fraser (Special Cable) London, Feb. 20. THE advance of the Army of the Nile reveals actual results of R.A.F. bombing. Many enemy aircraft were set afire and at least twelve were
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    MOSQUITOES
    412 8 Another Complaint From Katong District To the Edi'.or of th? Straits Times Sir,— Last night th' Singapore Station broadcast a Health Talk on mosquitoes. Ido not propose to go Into details, but in the course of this v^ry enlightening talk, the speakrr spoke of the likely breeding spjts of
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    STILL READY FOR INVASION
    271 8 What Must Be Done In Britain TTHE ever-present necessity for the fortress of Britain to be maintained in the utmost readiness to repel an invasion prompts several newspapers, particularly The Times, to emphasize that instructions for guiding the civilian population's conduct In that emergency should be
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      COMPLEXES
      351 8 Weakness For Look ing I Down On Others To th* Editor of thr Straits Time* I Sir,—l do heartily ■tree fl "European" that the conclud n H "Another European H striking especially t) my A H low men. I think. Our only ho| H all Europeans have that km<'
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      Question Of Physique And Outlook
      135 8 To the Editor of thr Straits HsMI Sir.—With regard to this "battie o? I complexes I find myself entlre'y riis- I agreeing with the views set forth by I European In support of Mr C. X, I Fatr. I would like to remind Euro- I
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      GRATITUDE
      426 8 Chinese Appreciation Or Imperial Forces I the Editor of the Straits TljjM Sir,—Your correspondent "Rationalist" wntes a letter which hM r« ally made one glad, as a Ch I Democratic constitutionality is well as in one's capacity a* a British übject and a tru* bver of i u«li net
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    MOVE IN U.S. TO STATION FORCES IN SINGAPORE
    224 9 IS aval Units Soon To Visit Malaya? GOOD-WILL CKUISE TO THE PACIFIC IS FAVOURED Evidence Of Democracies 1 United Trout In East ITISH ■jruup> in \Va>liinirt <>n are concentrating their <is taring United Statei Eereei stationed in re, i (ports Renter. Mthoic.'h
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    JAPAN-SOVIET AGREEMENT?
    108 9 bconomic Pact Is Reported Shanghai. Feb. 22. <> the Saigon radio. :.omic agreement in principle has been signed in Moscow n Japan and the USSR. No confirmation has been received It. shanghai from any other source. is suggested in well-informed Ciiinesr quarters in Chungking that In m etTcrt
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    THE FAR EAST
    99 9 Fcb 22. •*T ijut.t:on" was the subjects discussed at an y. of the French cabinet presided over by Marshal I t n. it is announced in Vichy reRcuter A J N Agency t from Hanoi says that Japanese linns in Indo-China have been excluded from exp rtmg
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    'Disclosures' Of Gen. Marshall
    202 9 RooeeveKi Reproof To Press Radio Washington, Feb. 22. DRESIDENT Roosevelt devoted al- most the whole of his Press conference to-day to comment on •disclosures" concerning the testimony by Gen. George Marshall, UJS. Army Chief of Staff, before Thursday's secret session of the Senate Military Affairs Committee.
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    S. Wales Is Again Raided At Night
    274 9 Explosives Dropped On Fire-fighters London, Feb. 22. DOR the third successive night, r South Wales was the principal target for German raiders last night. One town was attacked shortly after dark, and the raid continued for several hours. The first streak of planes
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    Obstruction Of "Aid" Bill Suggested
    71 9 Washington, Feb. 21. rIREE Middle West senators denounced the "Lease and Lend" Bill when the debate was continued in the Senate yesterday. Senator John Bulow < South Dakota Democrat) suggested a "filibuster" on the bill, (to obstruct its progress). He said. "Continuing to debate the
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    MORE AUSTRALIANS ON THE WAY TO EGYPT
    30 9 Across ths desert and between endless sand dunes, an Australian Imperial Forrc convoy winds way on Its long Journey from Palestine to Egypt.
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    FRESH RAIDS ON SICILY
    116 9 Luftwaffe's Lairs Heavily Bombed Cairo, Feb. 22. jyiUCH damage was caused to the Nazi aerodromes at Catania and Comiso, in Sicily, when they were raided by R.A.F. bombers on Thursday night, according to a communique Issued by the R.A.F. Middle East Command. Many high explosive and
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    MR. EDEN MEETS GEN. CATROUX
    68 9 Cairo, Feb. 22. MR. Anthcny Eden, the Foreign Secretary, who arrived in Cairo on Thursday, spent yesterday in conversations on military matters. He also conferred With Gen. Catroux, the Free French leader in the Near East. Mr. Eden, who arrived with Gen. Sir John Dll,
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    Britain's Naval Programme
    279 9 London, Feb. 22. NAVAL estimates before the war made it clear that Britain would have a rapidly expanding navy from 1938-39 onwards. It now is possible to state a large number of ships, especially smaller ships, already has been built during this war. Including many ships built
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    LORD HARLECH FOR S. AFRICA POST
    83 9 LORD Harlech has been appointed High Commissioner of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland in succession to Sir Edward Harding, who has ret'red owing to 111 health. The post will as at present be held n conjunction with that of the British High Commissioner
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    R.A.A.F. CHIEF'S TERM IS EXTENDED
    48 9 Melbourne. Feb. 22. THE appointment of Air Marshal Bii Charles Burnett as Chief of Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force uns bet n extended for one year. Out i. 160,000 applicant* for the RAAF, acceptancs last week averaged 100 dally. Reuter.
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    NILE ARMY DIVISIONS MAY BE MOVED TO OTHER FRONTS
    378 9 A.I.F. Units Are Among Those To He Used To Meet New Nazi Threats DELIEF in the United States that the visit to Cairo of Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, and Gen. Sir John Dill, chief of the Imperial General Start",
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    OMINOUS NAZI ACTIVITIES
    135 9 Massing In South Continues Istanbul, Fob 21. /^ERMAN troops in Rumania mill at least 25 divisions, of which seven are mechanized and three armoured, according to com military observers recently arrived here from Rumania. Since the beginning of February, they state. German aircraft hav> been arrivin? in
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    AUSTRALIAN G.O.C. TALKS ABOUT HIS MEN
    1719 10 A.I.F. Soon To Begin Training In Jungle TROOPS QUICKLY SETTLE DOWN IN MALAYA Prom Our Special Correspondent At Australian H.Q. "Somewhere In Malaya," Feb. 21. TMK thousands of Australian troops which arrived in Malaya only three days ago have already settled down in the
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    Generals And A "Mess Of Tea"
    191 10 P)KEIGN correspondents <rf worldwide news agencies and local pressmen alike were impressed by the quiet confidence of Major-General Murray-Lvon and Ma.ior-General Gordon Bennett, during the interview. Early in the reception both generals sat side by side flanked by members of their respective staff* and
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    AMUSEMENTS
    152 10 kmi. HOTU lal l>;:.ncr Ac Dance (Purinal) p m. to 1 a m. GAKKK X rillAlKt. OCYLA.N4. Cashmrrian Dan< <r and Alladln II at 7 45 p m. CKt \1 WORI II Cuba:-' 730 to 9 ft t p.m. to 1 am Ciiobe My Favourite I If I Had
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    M. GUY DE SCHOMBRE
    62 10 M. Guy de Schompre. Gen. de Gaulle's representative In the Far East, has roamed from a visit to Hong Kong. It is expecied that he will remain for a short period in Singapore before proceeding to London to confer with Gen. de Gau'le. His duties will
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    MESSAGE TO PREMIER
    99 10 TTHE Prime Minister has expressed sincere 1 thanks to the Ex -Servicemen's Association of Malay*. Kuala Lumpur, for a telegraro -.ning"TO you. as an Exservicem&n, this annual meeting of ex-Servicemen of Kuala I.umpur twaltlng unperturbed whatever may come, -rid their most loyal greetings and their •romlse of
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    $1,000 FOR WAR FUND FROM JAPANESE
    421 10 Total Is $4,987,460 Today i'HE War Fund has advanced liy nearly $2,000 since yester- day, and the total now is $l,9S7,160. The principal item in the latest list of acknowledgments is particularly noteworthy. It is a gift of $1,000 from well-known Japanese firm carrying
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    Billiton's Part In New U.S. Smelter
    82 10 A<< ORDIM; tn x private rabl* received this morning, an .»mnoiinrement has-bren issued in New York to the eflert that the Rilliton Company is to operate :\n American financed tin smelter in the I nited States, on a management fee basis. The exact situation
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    BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS CO-OPERATE
    686 10 Headquarters, Northern Command, Malaya, Feb. 21. "WE are bucked to have the Australians here all rein- foreements are very welcome and it is possible they will have a chance to show their worth as they have had in the Middle East," said Major-General D. M.
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    IMPROVEMENT TRUST ALLOCATES $200,000
    279 11 Raid Shelter Accommodation For 7,300 At Tiong Bahru IMMEDIATE action is to be taken by the Singapore Imnt Trust to provide shelter protection for no fewer 10 people. The shelters will be built on the Trust in Tiong Bahru, and will be both of the family
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    COLLEGE MAN IS CHARGED
    107 11 Breach Of Trust Allegation NMURUGESU. 45-year-old secretarj ip King Edward VII College of Medicinr. Singapore, appeared in thr- filth court yesterday and a charge eh of trust was explained to him It was alleged in the charge that in M a put t hold- > tary
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    DUTCH PAYING DOUBLE TAX
    199 11 How Hollanders Are Affected rIE Dutch community In Malaya it now paying Income tax twice over to the local Government under the new law and to its own Government voluntarily. The Royal Netherlands Government in London, desiring to continue the war against Germany with all possible
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    KISS COSTS $50 Chinese Fined For Using Criminal Force On Girl
    208 11 KISS COSTS $50 Chinese Fined For Using Criminal Force On Girl CONVICTED on a charge of using criminal force on an 18-year-old girl by kissing her with the intention of outraging her modesty. Tan Ah Kow, who said he was a clerk employed by the Singapore Harbour Board, was told
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    CHINESE CIVIL DEFENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    150 11 CHINESE CIVIL DEFENCE ADVISOR Y COMMITTEE THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Com- merce Passive Defence Advisory Committee, recently appointed, consists ofMr. Lee Kong Chian. chairman; Mr Lira Boon Thin, deputy chairman; Dr. Llm' Han Hoe and Mr. Tay Lian Teck. ex-oEcio membrs: Messrs. Heah Wing Chew, yap Twee Ching Kee
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    AMENDMENT TO WOMEN & GIRLS' ORDINANCE
    54 11 AMENDMENT TO WOMEN GIRLS' ORDINANCE TO ensure is strict an adherence as is possible in the circumstances to the principle that orders for detaining persons of defective mentality should be made only after a judicial inquiry the Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance is being amended The amending bill will be
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    EUROPEAN BANKRUPT GRANTED DISCHARGE
    45 11 \F T. OiIAPMAN. a European prison officer, was granted a discharge from ankruptcy on his agreeing to pay $350 to ue Official Assignee for the benefit of hU aitors. by the Chief Justice, sir Percy Eiwalne. in the High Court yesterday.
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    CHILDREN & ELECTRICAL UNDERTAKINGS
    36 11 CHILDREN ELECTRICAL UNDERTAKINGS THE employment of children vi der 16 years L.u..°^^f c ta electrical undertakings is prohibited by a legislation published yesterday I The bill mill be Introduced In the L«rlMa ttPi Council shortly «ts««»
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    "SITUATION OF THE HOUR"
    154 11 Broadcast Talk By Dr. V. Purcell mHE "Situation Of The Hour" is the 1 title of a talk by Dr. Victor Purcell, Director-General of Information and Publicity, to be broadcast from Singapore at 8.50 p.m. to-morrow. The talk will begin with a review of recent events
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    FAR EAST C.-IN-C.
    129 11 Sir Robert Brooke-Popham Returns To Headquarters 4IR CHIEF MARSHAL Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-in-Chlef. Far East, has now returned to his headquarters, it is understood. Sir Robert was in Australia for nearly a fortnight, during which time he had conferences with the Australian defence chiefs. While in Australia,
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    REPEAL OF PERAK TRANSKRIAN ORDINANCE
    104 11 I*HE Trans-Krian Lands Ordinance has been repealed. The ordinance was enacted in 1900 to make provision for imposing a charge on the lands benefited by the embankment known as the Sungei Acheh Bund. Owing to the subsequent construction of a new bund on the seaward
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    PASSIVE DEFENCE SERVICE ADVISERS FOR PENANG
    105 11 MR. G. HAWKINS, M.C.S., ha* been appointed Director of Passive Defence. Penan?, and Mr. H. Hall, Director of Air Raid Precautions there is to be officer-ln-charge of corps of air raid wardens. The following have been appointed members of the Passive Defence Services advisory
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    SERVICES NEED BINOCULARS
    167 11 Public Could Make Good Shortage rE Secretary of State for the Colonies has suggested that the people of Malaya may care to donate their binoculars for the use of the fighting Services, both in Britain and abroad. The collection of binoculars from dnnors Is b?lng undertaken by
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    CARS COLLIDE
    153 11 European Driver Claims Trial When Charged A COLLISION between two motor-cars In Bukit Timah Road on the night of Nov. 9 had a sequel in the traffic court yesterday when one of the drivers, a European named A. S. Gee, a draughtsman employed at the Naval Base, claimed
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    ALLEGED MEMBERS OF UNLAWFUL SOCIETY
    73 11 BAIL of $2,000 each was allowed Lim Yee Tin alias A. Liong and Hu A Kong ali£.s Poo A Kong, who claimed trial in the third court yesterday to a charge of being members of the Singapore Chinese Workers AntiJapanese National Salvation Association at Singapore
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    CHANGES IN R.N.V.R. APPOINTMENTS
    68 11 SUB. -LIEUT. A. H. Huntley, S.S R.N.V.R.. has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. A commission as sub-lieutenant In the Auxiliary Service of the S.S.R.N.V.R. has been granted to Mr. T. A. Crossley. The following have been confirmed sublieutenants: Messrs. G. K. Stein, M. Melville.
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    Disseminated Communistic Literature To Illiterates
    375 11 j iIiEGED to have played a big part in the dissemination of Communist, literature to the illiterate section of! the public. 28-year old Hu Chi Lam, i .Uias Foo Chi Nam, was convicted in i j the third court yesterr* y of being a j
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    GRAND GIFT BY SARAWAK
    192 11 I Another $1,000,000 For War Purposes ON Feb. 17 the British Agent for North Borneo and Sarawak telei graphed to the Secret nry of W ■the Colonies: •H H tho Rajah of Sarawak offers Rift of one million dollars to His Majesty's Government as a further
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. CHUA CHENG YAN
    299 11 Large (iatherinff Present At Bidadari Cemetery rIE funeral of the late Mrs. Chua Cltenff Van < nee Madam Tan Boon Neo which took place yesterday eienir.g at Bidadari Ometery was largely attended by friend' and relatives. The services both at the house and the
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    "PUNCH AND JUDY" SHOW
    46 11 PLEADING RUilty to n summon; charfte of carrying on a Climes "Pun^h and Judy" show at a theatn in Thomson Road on Fob. 7. withou a licence, Oh Lian was fined $5. or fiv< days' simrle Imprisonment 'n the flftr court vostprd.-vv.
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    FURTHER BRITISH GAINS IN ITALIAN SOMALILAND
    360 12 New Crossing Of Jnha: Capture Of Islands Off Coast Cairo, Feb. 21. THE river Juba, in Italian Somaliland, has again been suc-ces.-fully forced by the British forces north of the original mg. This is announced in a British G.H.Q. communique, which adds that operations
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    Oven Vapour Heats A Factory
    192 12 ECONOMIC necessity is daily forcing new ideas and inventions to con- strve fuel in Sweden. As a curiosity can be mentioned a j system of heating just installed in a large Stockholm crisp bread factory, through which the bread itself heats the entire factory premises
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    Italians Win Race On Foot In Libya
    100 12 Baghdad. Feb. 22. "AN interesting by-product of the Libyan victories is the debunking of the Italian claim that the anthoriiarian system alone is capable of gigantic constructive schemes, for Mussolini's colonists now see their Italian protectors surrendering in droves unless they have been
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    Hitler Gaols Ex-Follower
    260 12 PRITZ Thyssen, the steel baron r who fell out with Hitler after financing his rise, is now the Fuhrer's prisoner in Paris. When three French secret police ofljcers detaled Thyssen and his wife at the royal suite in the Hotel Mont Fkury, Cannes, the former industrial magnate
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    GERMAN EDITION OF SICILIAN PAPER
    49 12 Rome, Feb. 21. THE nevt^pAper Popolo di Sicilia has brought out a German edition dedicated to German airmen stationed in Sicily, according to a Catania message to the official Italian news agency. German airmen welcomed the German edition with enthusiasm, the message adds. Reuter.
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    New Abyssinian Troops Get Their "Baptism Of Fire"
    286 12 Khartoum, Feb. 21. MEW Abyssinian regular troops led by South African officers received their baptism of fire when they went into action for the first time against Italian fortified positions at Ganghila, cables Kenneth Anderson, Reuter's special correspondent on the Abyssinian and
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    Fall Of Giaribub Is Imminent
    370 12 Important Italian Oasis In Libya Cairo, Feb. 22. 'WHERE is no need to attack the Giaribub Oasis In the Libyan desert; the obviously beleaguered garrison there will be forced to surrender in a few days." This was the authoritative comment given here last night on
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    Air Plan Led To Success
    260 12 THE tactics of the Empire Air Forces, under Air-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore. in the Libyan campaign, are regarded by air authorities in London as a classic in direct support of land operations These authorities believe that the i Libyan successes have vindicated them in organising
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    NEW NAZI MOVES IN TEN DAYS—U.S. SENATOR
    159 13 NEW NAZI MOVES IN TEN DAYS—U.S. SENATOR \K<-iM|>t To Hurrj \pproval Of \id To Britain Bill Washington. PYb. 71. <s mder- stood, is being made to Induce Mouse of Representatives 1 "concurrenrr in any chances in the lease and lend bill immediately the Senate passes it." The task of persuading
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    Discard Veils In Public
    93 13 omen Revolt Againsl I'urdah AJmer. Peb 21. INDIAN 5,000 Indian wonirn. attend mr a women's conference here, tool iff Uieir veils in public and declare* «y had disrarded them for ever ThU dramatic gesture occurred aftei k denunciation of the purdah (com pulaory coverlnc of the
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    Norwegian Foreign Minister Resigns
    117 13 London. Ptb. 31. rfX Nnrm«-giau Forticn MtnUter, Prr,! J.a* rej.Urr.rd and hi5 resignation «fcs a<v<-ptrd at a mi stau- Council prrsidi-d ovrr by King Haakom V> any Hf In -ucreodcd by U I*r fr.joi r:-li-»lUi It a Unw; time and utototniKl leave t>: rrast,n U»: mbrr.
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    German Rumours Circulated
    102 13 raise British Moves Arc Reported London, Feb. 21. *PHL report that 200.000 British troop* are m the way to Greece and that British troops have actually landed at the Mediterranean island of Lemnos find not the slightest confirmation in London. Authoritative quarters declare that the Germans are
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    American Production & The War
    92 13 American Production The War Lisbon, Feb 21. -AMERICAN production added to ours will undoubtedly turn th<? s~ale in the result of the war." said Sir Walter Citrine, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, on his arrival by Clipper after his tour of the United States and Canada. He stated,
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    The Nazis And S. America
    113 13 Keep Them Out U.S. Citizens London, Feb. 21. *THE result of a vote published in New York shows that American public opinion is overwhelmingly convinced that Germany should be kept out of the Western Hemisphere. Ninety people out of every 10C believe it important for
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    Lord Lloyd Died Of Germ-Poisoning
    63 13 LORD Lloyd, Secretary of State for Colonies, died from the aftereffects of germ-poisoning contracted while he was campaigning with Lawrence of Arabia In 1918. As honorary commodore of Squadron 800 of the Royal Air Force, he made a flight with the RAJ", over Germany last
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    EX-KING ALFONSO'S CONDITION WORSE
    44 13 London, Feb. 21. •"|*HE condition of ex-King Alfonso has become noticeably worse since last I night, it is stated in Rome. Weakness !of heart is more pronounced and breathlessness has Increased. The ex-King's family is remaining at his bedside -Reuter.
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    FOREIGN PROPAGANDA DESTROYED IN VS.
    57 13 London, Feb. 21. CENCE Dec. 23, the United States Postal Department has destroyed some IS tons of foreign propaganda. Most of It came from Germany and Russia via the Pariflc mall route and some from Japan. The Postmaster-General suggested that Congress should stiffen the rules
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    EXPORT OF WAR GOODS BANNED BY BRAZIL
    43 13 London, Feb. 21. TilE Brazilian Government has issued an expert decree similar to measures already ta^en by the United State*. It forbids the export of several Important war materials Including tin, nickel, brassware and potassium.— Reuter.
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    FAILURE OF HITLER'S PLANS TO NAZIFY HOLLAND
    94 13 London, Feb. 21. UITLER'S plan for Naziflcatlon of the Netherlands is making no 11 headway, according to VriJ Nederland, the Free Dutch newspaper published in London. It publishes a message stating that Mussert, the "Fuehrer" of the Dutch Nazi organization, has admitted that
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    435 13 German Newspapers Ordered To Attack America London, Feb. 21. TTHE Daily Telegraph says that orders have been given to the German Press for a general attack on the United States. It has, at last, become clear to Nazi Intelligence that the policy of aid for Britain has overwhelming support. It
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    U.S. WARTIME INDUSTRY
    394 13 Saboteurs Among Employees HTHE MS,. Attorney-General, Mr. Robert H. Jackson, revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has made a survey of 1,200 plants which are working on defence orders I and has established systems for trapping saboteurs before damage can be done, says a Washington report.
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    PROGRESS OF SOVIET INDUSTRIES
    144 13 Output Said To Be Up 44 Per Cent Since 1937 Moscow, Feb. 21. M. Muisky, the Soviet Amba&sador in London, has been elected by conference of the Communist party to be an alternate, or reserve, member of the Central Committee of the party. M. Litvinoff, former
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    279 14 Importance Of Preservation Of Moisture By Our Planting Correspondent THE value of shading the soil for the purpose of retaining moisture is a planting practice which is becoming increasingly recognized in rubber planting circles, but one may say that it is still very
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    1496 14 sees more obtainable, particularly prior to any dry season. In wet .seasons, of course, there is no object to be gained by this pn\ctic». One may also see the same principle rpplied in young clearings by removing from between the lines portions of the creeping covers and placing
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    293 14 Proposal To Capitalise Undistributed Profit TIIE Wilkinson Process Rubber Co., Ltd. proposes to capitalize part of its undistributed profit and resolutions are to be considered at a meeting: in Kuala Lumpur on Mar. 20. The resolution reads: "That It is desirable to capitalise sum of $25,823, being
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    452 15 Lively Exchanges In Australian Rules Football Game IN a very fast and npiritedly contested Australian Rules Football iraim- pluAod "Somewhere in Malaya'* yesterday, tht Km* I Australian Air Force beat the Australian Imperial WmH fcl > Si points (oiuht ir*»aK and ten behind) ifoaK
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    277 15 To-night's Programme At Happy World AM M I I K bovine at its best Is promised the Happ> World -d stadium to-night when the r«>ir Amateur Boxing Association ktages a propammr in aid of Thr U.tr mid Singapore's leading anatenr fighters and newcomers of
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    106 15 Further Contribution To The War Fund T^ igapare Lawn Ttunls .Ivmx u;iuu Ik-'.<1 >te annual general meeting at thet Club yotcrday and -bearers tur the Jent, Mr. Chu* Mr D H man. hooorary in:rcary and treasurer Malayan Lawn >n arc M«rsrs. O W. Gili*o and O.
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    FINAL GALLOPS FOR TO-DAYS RACES
    123 15 rYum Our Own Correspondent I Talptnc. Fib 23 COME g0.4 gaUry were sees on the court* this morning Most of the horses wtxt l on thr iniuT track. Rarkarork Stnpresaed i dowr two furiomc* by Farthm? He is likely to ■core a double to-dxy Wtckkm
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    PRESSMEN BEAT A.P.C. BY ODD GOAL IN THREE
    135 15 SUajU Time,, Tress 3; A.P.C. 2. DLAYING better foctball in the first half, the Siraits Times Frees beat the Asiatic Petroleum Company by three goate to two In a Business Houses' Lf-ague gam 3 played at the PoV.ce Depot j-esterday At the
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT GARRISON CLUB
    76 15 THE women's bogey competition, played at the Garrison Golf Club, resulted in a tie bet»e«Tj Mrs. H W. R. Williams and Mrs. J. W. Pinhey w.th scores of one up. Mrs Williams was declared winner on the best r the first six holes Other returns
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    159 15 SELCCTIONS for to-day's races at Taiping are: STRAITS TIMES Rare 1: Devon King, Ladnlet. Race 2: Pot BHI Patience. Race 3: Moonlight Sonata, Clifton I «d Race 4: Spring Girl. Danse dv Venire Rare 5: Tin Pocket, Rawang. Rare Rarkarork, Boy ('alien Rare 7: Shun. Wirklow Bay.
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    Five-Nil Win For Traction Company
    281 15 Five-Nil Win For Traction Company Spore Traction Co. 5; N.A.A.F.L poesESSING a set of forwards who played I with fine understanding, the Singapore Traction Company beat the Nary, Army, and Air Force Institute by five goals to nil In a Bu/ness Houses' League match played at toe J.C.S.A. ground vt.ste.-day.
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    TODAY'S HOCKEY TEST AT KUALA LUMPUR
    171 15 •pHE third annual North versus South hockey match at Kuala Lumpur this after- noon should provide a fitting climax to what i nas been, in many respects, an outstanding s**fci< in Both teams are confident, and if the weathrr is good, there should be
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    FRIENDLY TABLE-TENNIS
    93 15 •T'HE following players have been selected to represent The China Insurance Company, Limited, (Singapore Branch) in a friendly table-tennis match of five singles against The Paya Lebar Ep worth League at th« latter's recreation hall, Tampines Road at 3 p.m. to-day: Y. C. Ning (ciptaini. Lien Chen Pant?
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    COLD STORAGE BEAT SIME DARBY 2—l
    292 15 (old storane 2: Sime Darby 1. THE Cold Storage were rather 1 lucky to beat Sime Darby by the odd g :al in three in a Business Houses' League game played at Anson Road stadium yesterday. A keen came. It might have developed into
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT TAIPING TO-DAY
    641 15 Final Day Of Professional Race Meeting THE full card of events at Taiping to-day, the final day of the Taiping Turf Club's February professional meeting, is given below. The double tote will be on races four and six, and the big sweep will be
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    BASEBALL FIXTURE FOR TO-MORROW Maple Leafs To Meet
    270 15 BASEBALL FIXTURE FOR TO-MORROW Maple Leafs To Meet The Australians EXFfcCTED Id be thr most clomljrontested game yet this year, the Canadian baseball nine will meet the Australian team at St. Joseph's ground at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. The two aggregations will be on eveu terms, it is expected, as each
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    SYRIAN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
    63 15 IJNDER the auspices of the Syrian Chrisu Uan Union, Singapore, tennis, badminton and table tennis tournamsnts are belrg organised, and they are open to all Syrian Christians in Singapore and Johore. Applications should be made on or before Saturday, Mar. IS. In the prescribed form which can
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    FLIGHT B.P.
    64 15 The following will represent the Flight B.P. "B" team against the Stardust B.P. "B" team In a friendly gam** of badminton, consistlg of four singles and three doubles, at the Flight B.P. court to-morrow. Hamld Mattar, Adam Jaffar, Ka&>im, Francis De Cms. Aw Joon Tlong and Tan Kirn
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    200 U.S. PLANES BEING DIVERTED TO SINGAPORE
    150 16 ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR DELIVER! IN ENGLAND Aircraft Ilriiu; Flown Across The Pacific: 70 Others For China New York, Feb. 21. A ITKOXIM ATKI/V 200 Ix>ckheed and Consolidat- od bombing planes, originally intended for the R. A.F. in Kn^iand. are being flown across the
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    BRITISH WARNING TO JAPAN?
    179 16 Tokio, Feb. 21. nfHKN the Foreign Office spokes- man. Mr. K. Ishii. was asked at a Press conference this morning for comment on the assertion by ~.n American Congressmen that the United States would attack Japan If the latter attacked Singapore, he turned the tables on
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    "Japan's Moves Need To Be Watched"
    124 16 "Japan's Moves Need To Be Watched" London, Feb. 21. SIR Frederick Whyte, former poUtical adviser to the National Government of China commenting on the Far Eastern situation, said: "Japan's movement, which preceded ours, may mean anything. They Just require vigilance." After quot ng the replies of Berlin and Rome to
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    Wavell With His Victorious Troops
    34 16 Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander -in-Chief, Middle East, hero of the victorious campaign against the Italians in Libya, is seen with Major-Gen. W. ?latt inspecting British troops in Egypt.
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    Matsuoka Denies Offer To Mediate In Europe
    500 16 Tokio, Feb. 21. jV^R. Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, last night denied the report from London that he had made an offer to Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, to mediate in the European war. He said his message to Mr.
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    MISSIONARIES URGED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY
    40 16 New York, Feb. 21. ALL Method*.- 1 missionaries in Japan. Korea and Japanrse-ccntrolled China under the control of the Board of Missions of the United States Methodist Church, have been ordered to leave immediately.— Reuter.
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    Australia Alive To Emergency
    96 16 Brisbane, Feb. 21. •yHE forthcoming state elections in Australia may be postponed If an emergency situation arises in the Pacific. The Queensland State Parliament has been prolonged until Apr. 8. Before that date an election will be held unless Information, which is being given to the
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    Australia "Immensely Strengthened"
    130 16 Brisbane, Feb. 21. AUSTRALIA'S local defences have been "Immensely" strengthened In the past six months, said Mr. Fadden, in a speech here to-day. Every department had reported progress and if the facts were known publicly "they would hearten everyone," he added. Mr. Fadden said that what was
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    NOMURA ON JAPAN'S PEACEFUL AIMS
    199 16 Washington, Feb. 20. j ¥N his first Prese Interview since his arrival A In Washington as the Japanese Ambassador, Adm Klrhi^aburo Nomura ye terday expressed the firm belief that there would be no war between Japan and the United States, unless America took the initiative.
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    MENZIES ON AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN THE FAR EAST
    517 16 "Specific Responsibility For Flic Defence Of Singapore" "WE have accepted a very specific responsibility for the defence of Singapore," declared Mr. R. (J. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, in an interview with Reuter following his arrival in London for discussions with the
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    AUSTRALIA MAY INVITE WILLKIE VISIT
    58 16 Sydney, Feb. 21. MEMBERS of all parties in the C mmenweakh House of Repre- entatlves support the suggestion nrst I made a week ago that Mr. Wendell Willkie shculd be invited to visit Australia. Mr. A. W. Faddon, act.ng Prime Minister, may bring the matter
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