Malaya Tribune, 21 February 1941

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  • 22 1 The Malaya Tribune Net Sales Exceed 16,000 Daily SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Friday, February 21, 1941.
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  • 390 1 REUTER. London, Feb. 21. HE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, arrived in England hi air yesterday afternoon at the invitation oi the Tnited Kingdom Government to dis\arious aspects of the war situation. 7 am delighted to come to England and
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  • 218 1 Reuter. Washington. Feb. 20. i.\ optimistic picture," ac- cording to members of the Committee, was given by (.en. George Marshal, the United States Chief of Staff, l im »>sing the general situa- tun with regard to national i d'lence and aid for
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  • 39 1 Reuter. Melbourne, Feb. 21. THE Federal Government is shortly appointing a commission to arrange for a Substantial shipbuilding programme fcr merchant shipping. A sum of £6.000.000 has already be?n allocated for this purpose.— Reuter.
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  • 119 1 Reuter. Madrid, Feb. 21. QUESTIONED regarding Japans mediation offer. Mr. Gakuchiro Suma, the Japanese Ambassador to Spain, said that Japan's policy, which was greatly misunderstood, was peace throughout the worid. The Minister, who was receiving journalists after presenting hi? credentials to Gen. Franco,
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  • 16 1 Reuter. Rome, Feb. 21. EX-KING Alfonso passed a restless day yesterday (Thursday), it was announced here.—Reuter.
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  • 131 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. j J T belatedly, the German I lews agency is new en--10 give a more flattering P»ctuu- ol the Italian resistance in The agency says that according rmation gathered from Bribers captured in North Italian guns at Bardia murderoui effect on the
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  • 30 1 Reuter. I London, Feb. 21. J a ascertained, says the Air try, that the number killed sday night's* raid in the area was greater than at -Reuter.
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  • 153 1 Reuter. Moscow, Feb. 21. THE Soviet Army paper, the Heil Star commenting on what it calls the Japanese "weak points" in what it terms the war ot nerves between Japan, Britain and the United Stales, refers lo Japan's military preparations and the "movement southwards." and
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  • 97 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. HEAVY rain impeded the Greek offensive yesterday, but the areas recently captured were thorcughly mopped up says a Greek Fress Ministry statement, broadcast by the Athens Radio last night. The new potions taken by the Greeks were consolidated and three Italian counter-attacks were
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  • 74 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. THE British submarine. Sea Lion, has destroyed a Norwegian ship of about 1.500 tons, operating under German control off the Norwegian coast. The Admiralty communique announcing this says that the Sea Lion allowed 15 minutes while the crew abandoned the Norwegian
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  • 172 1 Reuter. Istanbul, Feb. 21. SUGGESTIONS that in view of her agreement with Turkey, Bulgaria will allow German troops to cross her territory were refuted in Turkish newspapers yesterday (Thursday). It was stated:—"Certain people think that the signing of the Ankara pact means that Bulgaria
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  • 43 1 Reuter. Rome, Feb. 21. a BULGARIAN-YUGOSLAV pact, similar to the Bul-garian-Turkish declaration of friendship and non-aggression may be concluded within the next few days, according to the Zagreb correspondent of the Hungarian newspaper Uj Nemzedek, says a Budapest telegram.—Reuter.
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  • 67 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. FRKEY has made the AngloTurkish alliance her "national and permanent policy," declared the Turkish newspaper, Akshain. according to the Ankara wireless. The journal, commenting on th. Turco-Bulgarian declaration, add ed: "If foreign circles have thought it might be possible for the Turks to
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  • 60 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. THE economic situation in Belgium is described as "catastrophic" by travellers arriving in Spain, says Inbel (Free Eelgian agency). The country has been pillaged and stripped bare by the occupying forces The position is worse than that which existed in Spain during the civil war, travellers
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  • 519 1 Italian Prisoners In Africa Total 150,000 Reuter. (By Massey Anderson, Reuters special correspondent with the British Mediterranean Fleet) J HAVE just returned to harbour after spending ten days at sea aboard a British warship, in which we visited captured Italian ports and saw how
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  • 316 1 Reuter. Rome, Feb. 21. ITALY'S reply to the Japanese offer of mediation is that the Axis powers are determined .to continue the war until final victory. "Rome circles," says the Stefani agency, "affirm that it was underwood that the Japanese spokesman's words ar? intended to
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  • 276 1 Eden Dill In Cairo Reuter. Cairo, Feb. 21. lyiK. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, and Sir John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, have arrived in Cairo. Commenting on the arrival ot Mr. Eden and Sir John Dill, a spokesman of the British Embassy told Reuter:—'The time is clearly
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  • 37 1 Reuter. Washington, Feb. ::0. Ma HARRY HOPKINS has been i?J appointed a member cf the new American Production Planning Board to advise the Defence Commission's Office of Production Management on industrial plannine.—Reuter.
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  • 50 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 21. f|NCE again a town in South Wales was the principal target of the early night raiders. Soon after nightfall, the Germans came over at intervals and despite heavy antiaircraft fire, dropped a 'arge number of incendiary bombs and tome high explosives.—Reuter.
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  • 58 1 Reuter. London. Feb. 21. H.MJS. Crispin, an armed auxiliary vessel of the Royal Navy, has been sunk, announces the Admiialty. The next of kin of casualties have been advised. The Crispin was an 5,051-ton ship built in 1935. In peace time, she was one of th? Booth
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  • 32 1 Reuter. London. Feb. 21. BRITISH fighters carried out stome offensive patrol activity over the French coast during yesterday, it is officially announced. Two British fighters are missing.—Reuter.
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  • 184 1 Reuter. (From Reuters special correspondent v ith the East African force in the Juba River area) London, Feb. 21. A STRIKING Order of the Day was issued by Lieut.-Gen. A. G. Cunningham, General Officer Commanding the East African Imperial Forces, on the eve of the
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  • 83 1 (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Feb. 21. THE arrival of the Australians in Malaya has created a tremendous interest. The papers have published long descriptions and special articles. The Illingworth cartoon in the Daily Mail shows a Japanese cracksman attempting to pick the lock of a
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  • 373 2 Report To Be Ready Soon (Tribune Staff Reporter) U/HAT does the Singapore population eat? What is then p£ W is its nutritional value? These and similar questions will be V*™*** D > *7" fesso'r 'I 6 rSedale, Prole ssor „f Biochemistry at the-
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  • 151 2 Singapore, Thursday. EANING against the rails of an L unused bridge, a young CWncse, Chan Joo Quee. fell over when the rails broke. flMlArl He was removed to the Gtneiai Hospital, where he died ofiJbOcK and haemorrhage from a sku'l and laceration of the
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  • 37 2 Singapore. Thursday. THE Hon. Inche Onn bin Ja'afar. the Hon. Dato Abdullah bin Esa and Mr. F. C. Cox have been appointed members of the Advisory Committee under the Local Defence Corps Regulations, Johore.
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  • 177 2 I London, Feb. 20. ASKED in the House of Commons what action had been taken sine? the publication of the report of the Economic Advisory Council Committee on nutrition in the colonial Empire and whether tne I Colonial Government had considered the application of the many
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  • 297 2 Roving Newsgirl Here From China D.E.I. (Tribune Staff Reporter) '|ULL and charming Miss Vanya Oakes. roving Far East correspondent of the North American Newspaper Alliance, has safely reached Singapore after a five-month in the Netherlands Indies. Miss Oakes has been in the Far I Eastt for nearly nine years, formerly
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  • 75 2 In the Malaya Tribune on Wednesday, Feb. 19, under the heading, "Treated Worse Than A Fowl, Says Wife," we stated that Mr. M. D. Solomon had appeared in court on a charge of neglecting to maintain his wife and family. This statement is entirely
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  • 201 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. AJN argument over a game of cards led to a fight in which one payer was alleged to have teen hit so hard that his jaw was fractured. This incident had its sequel in the Police Court yesterday before
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  • 116 2 Singapore, Thursday. BECAUSE they attempted to cheat Ng Leong Wah, a detective, Sim Tai Meng (38) and Khoh Quey Goh (34) were sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment each, by Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Third Magistrate. According to the prosecution, Sim and Khoh arranged to
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  • 25 2 fP«*»J A- r i"ru> Fund) Total number of enemy planes destroyed during yesterday on all fronts up to midnight London time.. TWENTY-FIVE
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  • 100 2 Singapore, Thursday. SIX Chinese stowaways—found aboard a ship from Hong Kong —were to-day sentenced by the Marine Court to fourteen days' rigorous imprisonment and ordered to be repatriated. It was stated that the six men were found with another alter the ship had left Hong Kong,
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  • 108 2 Singapore, Thursday. TAY Kok Choo, the 16-year-old Hokkien. who claimed trial to a charge of fraudulent possession of a pair of handcuffs, when he was produced before Mr. J. G. Rappoport last week, had a charge of assisting in the management of the Sin Pek
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  • 470 2 -THE coming of the Australian Imperial Forces, completely equipped with the latest weapons, and with all units such as artillery, engineers, etc., has enormously increased the confidence of the people and put an end to any fears," says an editorial in the Singapore Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu.
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  • 111 2 Singapore, Thundai PRIVATE Thomas M of the Mfcnchj I I was sentenced to si gorous imprison!;. maglstrat, Mr. L. day, when he p. charge of comm:'.'. motor car valued iq 1 longing to Mr. La\ the Botanical Gardi McGuire admi conviction when he to eight months
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  • 74 2 Singapore Thursday UNDER the Emergency Regulations Enactment. Rig Hfak. ness the Sultan of Juhore has made a regulation continuation of the present emergency no police officer constable, extra constable 01 peace can resign from h ..tment except by prior permission of the Commissioner of Pol: i All
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  • 71 2 Singapore, Thursday. NO person is allowed to supply to (or make for* am unauthorised person any naval, military, air force, police, fire brigade, auxiliar. fire service or other official uniform —British or foreign—or xnv badge or emblem supplied or authorised by any Government or municipal
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 40 2 lAlnAches qnd Pqins J Agents NAINA MOHAMED SONS, Siriffanore, Baab lunipur Zbl CHINA BVlwm U Overseas V, s Telegrams: fire yy MA INE MOTOR VEHICLES assurance WORKMEN'S corporation, COMPENSATION xk>. xv PERSONAL ACCIDENT AGENTS THROUGHOUT MALAYA LOWEST RATES LIBERAL SFTTTL^
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  • 246 3 (4rivrimTTil (Tribune Staff Reporter) 'EXCELLENT PROGRESS" is being made in the recruiting of men and women for the Medical Auxiliary Service, a newly-formed civil defence unit, according to the secretary of the St. John Ambulance Headquarters. I Many more stretcher-bearers, messengers, canteen
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  • 237 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muai, rTiaay A CIVIL SUIT was heard in tiie Muar Magistrate's Court when Dr. Hamzah Wn Haji Taib claimed o. sum of $57 and costs, being fees for professional service medicine and dressings, from Penghmu Hail Omar bin Sabidin of Pagoh and Zabedah
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  • 31 3 A lecture in Tamil on "Young Men's Duty" will be delivered by Mr. M. Mohjmed at the Muslim Improvement Club premises, 71 Tras Street, on Saturday Feb. 22. at 8 p.m.
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  • 119 3 Own Reported Taiping, Thursday, lans passed at Tuesting of the Larut and try Board, construcin shortly at the [in Mines of four air each capable of ac--20 persons, ci level is at shelters will be of The roof, wall bo of jungle poles, the logs
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  • 49 3 Mr. Sam Ah Chow of the firm of Lee Hong Cheang Co.. Charterod Accountant*. Penang, and Mr. Lim Leong Seng of the Co-operative Societies Department. Ipoh, have passed Section I of the Pinal Examination of the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants, London, held in Singapore in June. 1940.
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  • 13 3 Dame Elta Guillemard wife of Sir Laurence Guillemard. left £19.389 (net personality £18,335).
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  • 168 3 Batavia, Feb. 14. AMERICAN Consulates in the Far East have advised American citizens to leave at the earliest opportunity. The same advice was also given last October. This advice was not applicable to the Netherlands East Indies, nor is it in the present instance,
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  • 72 3 rIE death occurred at Muar on Feb. 15 of Miss* K. D. Anyawathie (Noon), eldest daughter of Mrs. N. B. L?elawathy, midwife attached to the General Hospital, Muar. The dee?as?d was 20 years of age and had passed a midwifery examination only a month ago. The
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  • 744 3 M JJOW To Deal With Fire Bombs" is the title of a pamphlet which has just been published by the Department of Information and Publicity, Malaya. This gives practical and detailed advice to the householder. This pamphlet is free and will
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  • 49 3 Reuter London. Feb. 20.—Malay's latest contribution to the Empire's war effort is a free gift of 1450,000 raised in the F.M.S. by war taxation and additional customs duties from September to December, 1940. Lord Moyne. Secretary of State for Colonies, haa gratefully acknowledged the gilt.—Reuter.
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  • 261 3 Case Against Woman Two Sons Singapore, Thursday. THREE Chinese—Tan Seng Hong (24) and Tan Soon Hunt (26), who are brothers, and Chan Ah Sui (CO), their mother—claimed trial when they were charged before Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Third Magistrate, with having trespassed into a house in Ponggoi Road. Inspector
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  • 65 3 Singapore, Thursday. S. A. Balam, 26-year-old .peaking Indian, who was cl'.nrged with having extorted $100 from a convicted prisoner at the Ohangl prison, was ar-quitted this morning, when the case came up for mention before Mr. Conrad Oldham, in the Second Police Court. The. magistrate
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  • 26 3 The Resident of Pahang has appointed Mr. 11. S. I.' c to be a member of the i.i iiuron Highlands Sanitary Board for the year 1941.
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  • 679 4 Prospects For To-morrows North Versus South Classic HOCKEY fans should get their full share of thrills at Kuala Lumpur to-morrow when the annual North versus South match ringing down the curtain on Malayan hockey, is played. On* paper. North looK the more impressive side,
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  • 145 4 A friendly match between the "All Blues" B P. and the Stardust B P. played on Sunday, ended in an easy win for the former by five games to two. Results i "All Blues" players mentioned first). Julian de Souza beat A. Ponnampalam 13—13 (5—4», 15—8;
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  • 249 4 Hi am toco Brinkmanns 2. IN an evenlf contested game, bramtoco snatched a victory from Brinkmanns' by the odd goal in five in a Business Houses' league match played a the Clerical Union ground yesterday. Brinkmanns' forwards finished poorly and this prevented them from obtaining
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  • 120 4 ENTERTAINMENT "GEORGE MARGARET" (At The Alhambra) A SHIPLOAD of laughter crowdA ed into an hour and a half of screen fare, and almost a lifetime >f domestic scenes and troubles squeezed into only one day in the [lie of a not 100 orderly family is •George and Margaret," Hhe famous
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  • 140 4 (At I lie l UH) f GOOD western action with sonicthing different about it brings the laughs at the Cathay. The story la not really a great deal different from other westerns but it is told with real feeling for the dramatic and plenty of funny situations
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  • 23 4 The High Commissioner has approved the appointment of Major J. O Mackel|«r MC. to be Commanding Officer and Adjutant. 4th (Pahangj Battalion. F.M.S.VF.
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  • 458 4 Oversea Chinese Hank....2; ITniteers i I AST season's Business Houses' league cham Engineers met with their first defeat Lhis were beaten 2-1 by the Oversea Chinese Ban] league match at Anson Road Stadium yesterday The Bankers led I—o at the interval and increased
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  • 28 4 TO-DAY SOCCER: Business Houses' Leamie. Sime Darby v Cold Storage. Stadium; Traction v N.A.AF.i J.C.S A a.l.c. v Straits Times, Police. TENNIS: vM C A tournament.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 616 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Taiping, Thursday. ,p X >(, Turf Club's first professional race meeting after a break, was htld to-day and provided plenty of good n d many surprises. The biggest surprise was Shun's X in the last race which set tip the day's high-mark in
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  • 199 5 THE following are handicaps for Taiping races to-morrow. Horses, Class four, Div. one, about six furs.: St. Rmahead 9.5, Lady Lustre 8.8, Boy Cullen 8.1, Harriford 7.13, Golden Arrow 7.11, Rackarock 7.7. Metro 7.7. Ponies, Class two, Div. two, about six furs.: Ladolet 8.13, Little Charm 3.13. Fast
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  • 74 5 Singapore, rnursaay. FOR snatching a gold chain and locket from Lav Ec Chan a Chinese woman, as she was walkin' along Waterloo Street, a Chinese Tan Liang Leng. was sentenced to five weeks' rigorous imndsonment. by Mr. Conrad Oldham in the Second Police Court. to Th a e
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  • 20 5 Commisions in the F.M.S.V.P. have been CommUslons in the purcell a* Lieu.cJ° a CISSSn aa Second uant nd Mr Lieutenant.
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  • 738 5 Singapore, Thursday. JJOLDING that while the plaintiff had deposited the money with the Board for a certain purpose the defendants had used it for another purpose, Mr. Justice A. K. a'Beckett Terrell delivered judgment In the High Court to-day in favour of C. M. Houghton,
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  • 208 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. FERE will be a practice partial black-out at Kuala Lipis. Benta. Jerantut and Padang Tungku (all in Pahang) on Saturday. During this practice partial black-out. car lights will not be reduced but during a proper partial black-out they will
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  • 337 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. (SENTENCE of five years' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a young Indian, Marimuthu, in the Perak Assize Court by the Hon. Mr. Justice Murray Aynsley, yesterday, on being convicted of a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to
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  • 100 5 AT the annual general meeting of the Singapore branch of the Union of X.P.M. Asiatic Staffs the following were elected office-bearers for 1941: Patrons. Messrs. Lim Heng Chow, Wong Vee Kuan Tan Ah Wan; president, Mr. Lee Yew Meng; vice-presidents, Messrs. Tan Boon Poh and J. A.
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  • 295 5 Singapore, Thursday. IJOW the police found a quantity of materials for counterfeiting coins, and also $400.20 worth of counterfeit 50-cent and 20-cent counterfeit coins, in a house in Ponggoi Road, waa related in the Third Police Court, whe n Lim Yit Leong, a Chin-
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  • 100 5 HIS Excellency the Governor, with the concurrence ot His Highness the Sultan of Johore. has been pleased to approve the transfer of the Hon. Major C. H. P. Pierrepont, Officer Commandi lng, Johore Volunteer Engineers, 'to the Reserve of Officers, Johore Volunteer Engineers. Capt. A. J. G.
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  • 207 5 Singapore. Thursday. SAID Lo have cheated a compatriot by obtaining $200 from him, Lim Scow Teck, a Chinese, appeared before Mr. Conrad/ Oldham, in the Second Police Court, for trial on two charges of cheating Lim Khee Loy, or, alternatively, with having dishonestly misappropriated $200.
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  • 35 5 A special police force is being untitled In Kedah. says the Kedah Government Gazette. The duties of the force will or to assist in the preservation and maintenance of the Internal security of the State.
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  • 127 6 Opinion Trade Transport THE marked revival in trade 1 since the latter part of 1937, with which the co-ordination of road transport in the F.M.S. (as promoted by the Transport Board) so fortunately coincided, has thrown a great strain on road transport systems, particularly in areas not served by the
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  • 102 6 nURING the three years of its existence, the Board has completely rehabilitated the F.M.S. rjad transport system. Touting and jockeying for passengers and the general cut-throat competition among omnibus companies have given place to economic transport of passengers and haulage of goods which cannot but redound to the
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  • 151 6 THE railways contend that no licence should be issued which will enable a carrier to operate over a distance exceeding 30 miles on main trunk roads, or to operate over roads running parallel to branch railways even where the distance is less than 30 miles. Mr. A. L.
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  • 166 6 IN regard to passenger transport, however, it has been possible to strike a happy mean between the rival claims of road and rail. There is no reason, says the report, why road passenger transport should not now settle down to play its part in the progress of the
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  • 249 6 UfE must realise that with so much in hand we are in a position to split the Axis, says "Cavalcade/ Hitler is trying desperately to strengthen it with new bearings, but the Latin end is wobbling badly. Now is the supreme moment to hammer at it, with every
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  • 927 6  -  By A Special Correspondent -yyiTH 8,000,000 soldiers, the most splendid uir force, and the grandest navy, Italy can—lf she wants—change the map of both Europe and Africa," said Mussolini at the enrl of the Abyssinian war to a deputation of Fascist university students. What has happened since
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  • 453 6 rjXE of the Dewins is in London again. Between 1914 and 1918 it was old M. Dewin who, chased out of Antwerp by the Kaiser, used to sit at his work bench in London with hundreds of pounds tucked away in odd, dusty corners
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  • 526 6 THE chief of the 1 department of town blamed worn. the increase in the i there. He said they fell smoking in bed, drop around dress shops, their cigarettes in while shopping and them. More and more womei taking to smoking. I this will not synch: i
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 680 7 Reuter. c LONDON, FEB. 20. JHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST SHOULD BE STEADIED BY THE AR|M !^)L AL IN SINGAPORE OF THE AUSTRALIANS TO GARRISON STATIONS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA, STATES THE TIMES. WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE TROOPS AND AIR
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  • 243 7 Reuter. 1 London, Feb. 20. lITTLE doubt is felt in i _j London that Hitler's next J r will be to call Greece to lude and armistice with t Italy, says the Daily Tele- >h*s dil. lomatic correspon- j He will threaten an i il
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  • 69 7 New Delhi, Feb. 20. IN unprecedentedly large surplus if nearly £11,000.000 (exceed>y over £7.500,000, the previous surplus* was revealed in the budget for 1940-41. ing the budget, a Govern- esraan said that thr nected with the war preponderant facto[us. Furthermore, 305 ,ay had been dismante year
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  • 509 7 Reuter Tokyo, Feb. 20. A VIOLENT attack en the Indo-China authorities was made to-day in a statement published by Domei, the Japanese news agency, which accuses the Indo-Chinese activities coupled with collaboration with the Biitish and with General Chiang Kai-shek. It is actually suggested
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  • 201 7 Reuter. London. ,Feb. 20. STRIKING theory regarding the origin of the Japanese peace feeler is given by the News Chronicle's diplomatic correspondent. He says that some observers are of the opinion that Japan and Germany had definitely planned a concreted action in which a
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  • 181 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 20. THERE was more than the usual air activity by enemy planes last night, Swansea being the main target. All raids had ceased, however, soon after midnight An Air Ministry communique states:—During the early hours of last night, enemy aircraft made an attack
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  • 94 7 Reuter. New Delhi, Feb. 20. THE Far Eastern crisis is being closely watched throughoul India. The news of the arrival tne Australians in Singapore was greeted with general satisfaction tt was recalled that large numbers of Indian troops have been drafted to Malaya and the
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  • 34 7 Reuter. Moscow, Feb. 20. ,yiK. Mcntri. the new Thailand Minister to the Soviet, on his arriva', said that he hoped to establish normal diplomatic relations between the two countries Reuter.
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  • 134 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 20. THE landing of British para- chutists in Italy has caused a ration-w.de paiachutists scare there, according to the Zurich correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. He says that the most unlikely corpices and most impossible hiding places are being searchei and hundreds of innocent
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  • 35 7 Reuter. London, Feb. 20—Conscription was introduced in Malta to-day. The Governor, Lieut.-General W. G. S. Dobbie, is empowered to call all males between the ages of 18 and 41 for military service.—Rearer
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 187 8 (From Ouf Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. IT is my earnest hope that all yoiTiif and able-bodied male Chines- will join the local defence corps, while the others do their part ns air raid wardens, nre fighters. St. John Ambulance workers and in other
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  • 395 8 THE funeral took place in Malacca, on Tuesday. of Marie Theresa Miller ilCarteUne), wife of Mr a. w. MHWj Vehicle* Licensing Officer. Batu Pahat and daughter of the late Mr. Mahoi. and Mrs. Mahon of Eyrecourt. Co. -«na- t tray, Ireland. Mrs Miller died
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  • 39 8 THE History ol the Seaforth Highlanders'' v the title of a ta.'k to be bioadcasi from the Singapore ittaiicn to-day at 7.10 p.m. This is one of the talks in the series "The Hiilory of the Regiments."
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  • 25 8 Singapore. Thursday THE Efficiency Medal has been awarded to C.Q.M.S. W. EFloyd and Sapper F. E. B. Murphy of the Jchore Volunteer Engineers.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 176 9 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tnursday. AG. Macdonald, former Chief Inspector of Mines, F.M.S., who is at present serving sentences totalling 2V2 years' simple imprisonment imposed on him by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, in November last, on two charges of accepting illegal gratifications, appeared before Mr
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  • 84 9 PASSIVE defence measures for the State of Kedah on lines similar to those In the Straits Settlements have been gazetted. These measures include the formation of »a> a corps of air raid wardens. <b» a medical auxiliary service, and (C) an auxiliary fire service. Mr. R. W.
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  • 71 9 Singapore, Thursday. THE following additional member fcr the Johore Hospital Beard. Johore Bahru, for the year 1941 have been appointed: Mr Milier Mackay, Lt-Col F J F ('rook. Mrs F. J. F < rook, Mr. H. E Mackenzie, Mrs. «\w Boyd. Mr B. M. KirknJlrfek. Mrs.
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  • 34 9 The entire gross proceeds of the screening at the Broadway Theatre. Johore Bahru, of "The Under-Pup." starring Gloria Jean, to-morrow night. Saturday, at 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. Tfcill be devoted to the War V.nd
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    • 1634 9 REMINDER. SATURDAY, 2«nd and SUNDAY, 23rd FEB. 1941 COMMENCING AT 10 A.M. EACH DAY At Our Sale Room, No. 1-A. Raffles Place AUCTION SALE OF CONTRABAND SEIZURES Comprising:—Large Quantities of Human Hair Nets; German Made Patent Medicine, BAYER Asprin, Entodon Antileprol, Yatren Casein; Whooping Cough Juice, SCHERING Progynon; Proluton; Testoviron;
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    • 732 10 >! l l. >. > ll:77?Wll^BlBDl Situations Vacant EXPERIENCED short-hand typist required Apply personally. Stores Dept., British Airways, Kallang Airport. (No. 588O) WANTED a teacher with School Certificate and Oral English. Salary $30.00 P.M. Apply Headmaster. Royal Institution. Kampar. (No. 572G) WANTED male or female canvassers to sell perfumery. Salary
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    • 827 10 Wanted WANTED:—Furnished small bungalow or flat. Bukit Timah area. Rvnt $35!—545!-. p.m. Reply 39. Marshal Road. Katong. (No 579G) WANTED second-hand camera. Ikonta 3V4" X 2W f. 3.5 or Similar. Box 242, Malaya Tribune. Singapore (No. 5680) WANTED IMMEDIATELY. Powerful world-reception Auto-Radio. State maker and model to P. O. Box
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    • 815 10 Professional WHY SUFFER SILENTLY from Chronic diseases when you can be cured by correspondence by Sri Atnia-Chintan renowned Chronic case specialist. Send detailed history of disease for a correct d egnosls. Cures guaranteed and charts moderate. Treatment also given for Leprosy Leucoderma. Diabetes. Paralysis. Tuberculosis. Urinary. Skin diseases. Nerve troubles,
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    • 695 10 For Sale PEDIGREE COCKER SPANIELS (adults A puppies), cheap. Apply 107, Ayer ttga Road. Penang. (No. 584Q) CHICKS, pure Rhode Island, newly-hatch-ed. Mrs. Lim, "Monacre". ■"**gs?! Kuala Lumpur. (No. 585Q) POR BALE: One 460 Volt 4 H.P. D.C. Motor starter, one H.P.. sound condition. Box No. 244. Mwaw Tribune. Singapore.
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    • 451 10 THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. THE M w^ uction sale Of modern European TgUihM* TFAK RATTAN HOUST2IOLJJ FURNITURE, engraved brass trays on stands, ..brassware, Burmese Arts Crafts, one G.E.C. radio receiver Etc., Etc. (The property of Mr A. S. Mitchell). To be held at No 120, Arthur Road (oft Grove Road Katong.
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    • 112 10 Kee Huai Radio Co. >S fTSL-wqjhi *-HGH WIDE 6 HANDSOME take Halibut Oil, give them Halycitroi CHILDREN oeed plenty of vitamins for health, growth and enagy. mi these vitamins are most plentiful in halibut oil But when whildren take halibut oil give them HalyatroJ It is a delightful refreshing dnnkwti•»
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    • 847 10 jTO-PAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE LONDON ZHL 225 m. 1333 kjct. C EASTERN tbk ZHP.I. 38.98 m. 9 «9 BttCS. G SF—I9.B2 roetrVs n ZIII* 3 41.38 m. 7.25 m;CB. p m GBG— IK Rf \J, i t, ZHL. ZHPI ZHP3. SsO Aft a.m. irom I X p.m GSiil <» ViLS 10.00
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  • 940 11 s-n«?apore. Feb. 20. Buyers. Sellers. MiSLNG "3 3 StT* -at 1 8- fi 4l J2 S3 361-cd 20- 21!- 0 70 0.75 jC# 13M 14 6 JJ g 9 6 E 18 9 19.6 121- 13!- 17 0.20 5 O 0 38 0 .41 S| TH
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  • 28 11 j ;ipore. Friday. j prices of tin and rubber iin sin- pore at noon to- \k\ were:— j RUBBfiB i Ij. Sellers: 36. TIN j J;
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  • 258 11 Singapore, Thursday. THE political and freight situations have been the dominating influences in the Singapore market during the past week, and prices have fallen sharply, states the weekly rubber market review of Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd. For the time being the political tension has perhaps
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  • 148 11 From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Friday. THE tin share market was very dull yesterday, and although there was a selective demand for a few shares there was no general support. Hong Fatts were done at $1.44. Other business included Petalings, Lukut and Austral Amalgamated. Raubs were a
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  • 79 11 New York. Feb. 19: The Ircn Age reports the steel production at 96 per cent, of capacity. Tnc Washington Bureau has taken further steps to tighten the control of the industry ana the formal fixation of ceiling prices for second-hand machine tools foreshadows similar action in other products. British
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  • 28 11 London. Feb. 19: it is confirmed that the Government is seeking other countries' co-opera-tion for the international restriction Of Sisal production. Meanwhile production in British countries U
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  • 28 11 London. Feb. 19: Unitea w». Copper stocks are somewhat trending up despite the enormous demand The works continue to reTe??e full rations, with no complaints about delivery.
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  • 371 11  -  MARKET REPORTS By Reuter New York, Feb. 20. THE Far Eastern situation is causing renewed demand for Asiatic commodities, especially for rubber and tin. London Feb. 20.—Tin opened very strong. The turnover maa toM There were fears of a United States shortage the Fa shipping
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  • 86 11 THE following is a list of outputs for the undermentioned estates for the month of January: Total Output to date of Output for of current for Jan. financial Jan. 1941 year for— 1940 lbs. Mihs. lbs. lbs. Brunei 31.894 7 231.747 14,001 Bukit Timar 5.642 1 5.<",42 7,779
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 40 11 SHOW ROOM: ,J9, High Street, Singapore. "I^sb__s_b; are unsurpassed. Sole Agents: HOE BOON LEONG, Distributors: RADIO GENERAL AGENCY Kuala Lumpur. THE RADIO SOUND 1 SERVICE, Taiping, Wm_K Penang fgjgg Weliesley and Alor &tar, ncu<* CHOP HUP SOON AUN. Kuala PWW
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    • 105 11 VHE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED Guaranteed and Controlled by the mercantile bank of india, limited. rhP Company, which is '.ncorporatM in the S S and registered as a Sust Company, undertakes the following duties:— A PVF.CTJTOR &OR TRUSTEE CM? A StTt administrator OF StaTE OF DECEASED PERSON, raiISTEE
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    • 38 11 I farrt Motor Gui[f strtntan, Ipoh Motors, Ipoh The Oriental Trwliiu O jB G Motors Kuala Lu/npur. rVnang Motors, rfmnfc K°U Bahru. Krl«r»t*n I —————m—v—mm*—— A BLENDED CICARIETTE A NEW PRODUCT BY I A. THE PROPRIETORS OF England
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    • 625 11 STEAMER SAILINGS p.o BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: P. O. 8. N. Co.. The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. BJ.S.N. CO., BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., TfeL 5497. BJ.S.N. CO. (APCAR LINE) For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, OSAKA. For FENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA. Regular Sailings: Special Holiday Return
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  • 118 12 Reuter. Berlin. Feb. 21. j DR. Milan Hodza, ex-Premier of j Czechoslovakia, is among the leaders ol the former Czechoslovak j republic who w?re sentenced to heavy terms of imprisonment at j Bratislava yesterday, says a despatch to the- official Gen va news agency. Dr. Hodza
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  • 132 12 London. Feb. 20 REPLYING to a question in the House of Commons relating W the recent changes in the Trimdad constitution, the Colonial Un-der-Secretary, Mr. G. H. Hall, said that according to his information, the changes were widely welcomea and received the almost unanimous support ct the
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  • 31 12 There will be no more Friday morning bridge parties to be held at the Selangor Golf Club. The last subscription to 'he War Fund received from this source was for $95.75.
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  • 50 12 M and Mme. Gun de Sehompre, photographed after ineir tot&CMQ at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, yesterday. The bride was formerlji Miss F.clyn Middleton. of Tientsin, China, and the bridegroom is the Free French leader in the Far East. representatiU of Gen. de Gaulle.
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  • 89 12 Reuter. St. Lauis (Missouri I. Feb 20. IT NT TED STATES' mayors, parti culariy those of the ciues cm 'he east and west coast, were 10--day 'Thursday* urged by Mr. La Guardia, Mayor ot New York, to ackle immediate'y the problem ai air raid precautions.
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  • 97 12 Reuter. New York, Feb. .10. IT U estimated thai the Americans 1 are spending $11,000 daily on -he receiver-to-pay telegrams to trie German Propaganda Ministry, m reipoiv.e to the Nazi broadcast invitation to state the kind oi programmes they wcu'd hke to hear Item
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  • 59 12 Reuter. Berlin. Feb. 21. SIXTEEN German police oilicers were drowned when a German 'oriy in a Czech protectorate near Zlin I Moravia I fell into the river, .-ays a Prague dispatch to the German official news agency. The German version of the toddent says that
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  • 29 12 Mr. A. H. Capel, Supervisor, Customs and Excise Department, lvi* been appoints to be an authorised person under para 2 <b) of the Defence Regulations (Wireless Transmission Restriction) Ord?r
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  • 216 12 Psychological Effects Of Air Raids Almost Negligible —Experts (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Feb. 20. PSYCHOLOGIST attached to the Ministry of Health stated in an Intoiview that the psychological effects of air raids iin civilians were almost negligible. Only five per cent, of those incapacitated were suffering from shock. This
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  • 223 12 Reuter. Istanbul, Feb. 20. "TURKEY'S policy is tightly linked with that of Britain by an alliance which has not changed and will not change 99 writes Monsieur Saddak, member of the Chamber of Deputies, and generally regarded as a semi-official spokesman. He added:—'Bulgaria
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  • 16 12 Mr. T. S. Anantha Roma Iyer has been appointed to be a Municipal Commissioner for Malacca.
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  • 41 12 Black-out practices will be held in Taiping as soon as they can be arrang?d and sirens sounded occasionally during the hours of daylight to ensure they tire in working order, according to an announcement issued by the A.R.P. Depal tment. Taiping.
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  • 104 12 Reuter. l-undun. THi: requisition 81 1 b > the Germans considerable Ahordt, Us N7 markets i„ Par^ messages reeved bT^lSk pend.ni French W These say that th! t ft ntral market, r v Germans makii all the potatoes after !**l>i been waituig < As a collects
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  • 102 12 Reuter. V civ r k "THE vampire of DnsseldorT gained notoriety by a murders of won;* son has a successor i i; X Ing to the Spanish r Corti. quoting a He travels at ninhi in the elevated railway whii h can s few
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  • 23 12 His untitled ted Lieut. A. F. Hunter md Lieui 3 J. C. K. Tom* of the Straits Settlem* Volunteer Force to thi Captain.
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