Morning Tribune, 12 December 1941

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  • 16 1 Morning Tribune Vol. 6 No 269, Friday, December 12, IMI. Morning Tribune Saturday. Dec-ember 13, 1941.
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  • 222 1 Manila, Dec. 11. IT is announced that a Filipino division ha.s repulsed an Attack by Japanese troops 100 miles from Manila, ".he attack, which was not heavy, was made m the neighbourhood of Lin^ayen, on the west coast of Luzon. Apart from this lighting, the situation
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  • 200 1 A communique issued last night by the General Headquarters, Fai East, says: It is announced with the deepest regret that Admiral Sir Tom Phillips, the Commandcr-in-Chiel' of the Eastern Fleet, is missing after the loss of H.M.S. Prince of Wales, the vessel m
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  • 160 1 Tokyo, Doc. 11. THE Naval Section of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters made the following statement: "The main forces of the British Far Eastern Hoot have already on the third day been wiped out by the lorn of the two battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales. "The Japanese
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  • 125 1 New Alliance Rome, Dec. 11. THE following are the prin--1 cipal terms of the war pact between Italy, Germany and Japan: "Article One: Italy, Germany and Japan will wage m common the war which was imposed on them by the United States and Great Britain by all moans at their
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  • 36 1 London, Dec. 11. IT is officially stated that shipping losses m the Battle of the Atlantic m November continued to show the favourable position of the previous four months. Reuter
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  • 40 1 U.S- Aid To Britain May Be Reduced London, Dec. 11. IT is officially indicated that the volume of direct American aid to Britain is likely to be reduced m consequence of the extension of war m the Far East. Reuter
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  • 24 1 Washington, Dec. 11. The House of Representatives voted for declaration of war against Japan by 393 votes to nil. Reuter
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  • 17 1 A communique from the Ne- therlands East Indies announces {that a Netherlands naval force has reached Singapore.
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  • 1092 1 GERMANY,ITALY DECLARE WAR ON UNITED STATES New Axis Military Alliance Reported g^ ERMANY and Italy are now at war with the United States. At noon yesterday Joachim von Ribbentrop (German Foreign Minister) handed to the American Charge d'Affaires m Berlin a declaration that Germany was at war with the United
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  • 494 2 Survivor From Repulse Tells Story Of Sinking OVBR 2 200 survivors from H.M.S. Prince of Wales and Repulse, which were sunk by enemy action off the east coast of Malaya on Wednesday, have been landed m Singapore. The fact that the two battle-ships were returning to Singapore when they were
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  • 97 2 Los Angeles, Dec. 11. I AST night's black-out m Los L Angeles was "definitely not a test" said Army officials. "We cannot divulge what is taking 'place but it is serious enough to impose vigorous black-out precautions." Police ran along the streets of I Hollywood, the
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  • 86 2 London. Dec. 11. IT is officially stated that General Cunningham has been relieved Of the command of the British army In the Middle East. It Is learned that Geneial Cunningham is now on sick leave, suffering from overstrain. Major-General Ritchie has been appointed
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  • 169 2 New York, Dec. 11. T"HKKK hits were scored on the 29,000-toa Japanese battleship liciruna, which was set on lire north-east of Northern Luzon, according to 1 radio UMMftfe from Manila. The warship was reported to Ik? !)urnin» fiercely as planes left the scene. 1 he
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  • 41 2 Mr. O.D. Gallagher of the London Daily Express, who Is one of the survivors of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, will speak m the news talk from the M B.C. at 10.05 t>c night.
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  • 394 2 Frontal Attack On Singapore Difficult London, Dec. 11. THE Japanese seem to be concentrating their effort against Malaya, says the Times m a leading article. If successful they would safeguard their advance towards the Burma Road. They would aLso prepare the way for an assault on Singapore. "This prcat base
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    • 117 2 BICVCI.ES ARE BRITISH lo the last holt! Buying British means buying the best! STARINA Cycles are manufactured to the traditional standards of British craftsmanship, precision made from the finest British steel. STARINA Cycles are available m both Sports and Standard models and a'e .sold at particularly competitive prices. > Guaranteed
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  • 698 3  - MUST RUSSIA DECLARE WAR ON JAPAN? Vernon Bart let t London. Dec. I I. WRITING m to-day's News Chronicle, Yernon Bartleti says: "The preliminary l.pt extremely Important success of the Japanese i.i the Pacific battle ana has inevitably encouraged speculation about the attitude of the Soviet Tnion, the only great
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  • 202 3 Johore's $4,500,000 War Gift HH the Sultan of Johore has offered $4,500,000 (about £500,000) to H.M. Government as a gift for war purposes from himself and his Government. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has cabled asking the Hi^h Commissionei to convey to] the Sultan the warm thanks of
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  • 116 3 NEWS BREVITIES Washington Dec. 11. HEAD of the D.N.8.. German official, news agency, has: been arrested by the] F.8.1, m the general; I round up of Axis. 'aliens m New York, i The German Cow- StU at Los Angeles has' also been taken into: custody.— Daily Telegraph. <By Special] i
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  • 122 3 FIREARM GIFTS JHE Government wishes to express its gratitude to a further number of nbU dents of Malaya who have made gifts of their firearm* to assist In the arming of locally-raised defence forces. The third list of donors is as follows Dr. J. W. Murdoek. Executors of the late
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    • 36 3 THE TIIIIID WAR CHRISTMAS I FIT\D§ MALAYA MORILISED j I And The Democracies Gathering Strength I What more appropriate gift m Malaya this 1 Christmas Hum a War Savings Certificate! time. Three per cent compound interest.
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  • 398 4 GEM. WU EXHORTS MALAYAN CHINESE **PHE time has eo»C lor you to do your duty to the utmost to repel J:ipan, the invader and pirate of the Pacific," exhorted Gen. Wu Te-chcn, secretary-general of the Kuomintang Headquarters, m his broadcast directed to Malayan Chinese on Wednesday. Gen. Wu said: "Japan
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  • 126 4 TIIL stocks of milk m Malaya are higher than tney have ever bten before, but, as a temporary precautionary measure, it is ri.nsidered desirable to take <u i ii it dial.- steps to consene thesi' supplies. An Older has, therefore, bun made to prohibit nlk being
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  • 93 4 An order fixing prices m the Straits Settlements was made by the Governor on Wednesday. It reads as follows: In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Regulation 54 of the Defence Regulations, and all other powers thereunto him enabling, the Govemcr hereby prohibits
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  • 340 4 PROPRIETORS of two shops who refused to sell sugar on Oct. 13 were fined heavily yesterday morning for offences unier the Food Control Ordinance. Ling Ho cima, proprietor <>r a sundry goods shop m Hukit Timah Road, was fined |500, m default .six months'
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  • 155 4 Power To Fix Maximum Retail Price DEFLATIONS which em- power any Supply Officer or Area Supply Officer to fix the maximum retail price at which specified foodstuff* may be sold were gazetted last night. By these regulations the prices of beef (locally slaughtered) curry stuffs. 1 eggs (fresh and preserved).
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  • 69 4 Working Parties Need More Women Workers T^HE Ontri] Depot of the Malaya I A notic Fund (Women* nmeni House will be open usual ■>n W*-clni pin to Thuradaya 1 9 am. to i except Chrl In r t present, ii Sii apon tlea are requested I a] iuppll •urr s
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  • 34 4 New Delhi, Dec. n. ONE hundred and thirty-tWO .);ip:m--t I men and 41 women v re rounded \\\y m Ind i for niment, it, is tated here. These do not Include consular <<nicials.— Reuter
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  • 353 4 Court Briefs BECAUSE he sold a Quantity of zinc sneeta above tlie maximum c nit rolled price. Lee Siong Lam 31 >, described as the managing partner cf Siong Hin and Company, was fined $i,Uuu, m default three months' rigorous imprisonment. Mr. H. E. Kingdon, the third magistrate, was informed
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    • 196 4 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE WAR RISKS (GOODS) INSURANCE FUND (INCORPORATED IN THE COLONY OF TIIE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). WAR RISKS (GOODS) INSURANCE SCHEME. WHAT AN INSURED SHOULD DO IF LOSS OR DAMAGE OCCURS. Report the loss immediately by telephone, telegraph or other expeditious method to the Agent of the Board
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    865 5 LONDON LETTER i.< ndon, Nov. 1 •">. gTRONG misurr of the gambling parties now going on i)i London was expressed i> y Al r. Justice Hilbery when hr gave judgment m a case concerning a cheque for £200. The defendant, who stopped payment, w on. "There is now going
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  • 954 6  - Wartime Hobby Of S'pore Woman Now A Great Asset Vera rdmore By l*ln€*€»M FAR-SIGHTED Mrs. N. W. Wilson of 11. Angullia Park has reason to be pleased that she commenced her war time hobby of chicken raising at the beginning of the y ear She is assured of tender chicken
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  • 450 6 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN EVEN m peace-time women tend to worry scrts of things, some of them perfectly 1 some of them trivial. In war-time, with th( of air-raids always with us, the tendency is intensified— >et how ridiculous it is to a blems and emergencies to cut into your goc and
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  • 192 7 I SCRAMBLED i:c;cis become v\ 't< ry if they an overcooked or if too much milk la added c.AKF.s BURN at the bo* torn w'K.n the heat is too fierce, or when the cake tin la too thin. A good plan is to put a tray
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  • 615 7 THREE things which every woman should I have by her m this war are barley KUgar chewing-gum, and smelling salts: bailey sugar for energy, chewing-gum for nerves and smelling salts for pale faces^ There is something very soothing about 'chewing-gum to quieten the "tummy
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  • 179 7 Air Raids And Ears i iir that 'iii!: the »y It is doubtful if noise however nei wracking Ls actually potentially i geroUfl lo the er.rs. although it may be the cause of tempor (it comfort. But even this ls worth guarding againsi by some adequate and medically approved form
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    • 198 7 Under European management WE SUGGEST BouiHabaissc--the A^\ "j£ n es famous cooked and crustaceans S&SAJXi* delicious Continental and American dishes as well as real English homecooking. Our cellars have been restocked I QL A^ continental 2g2 Qfchard win c s an d D i Si 5 5 Koad. liqueurs. jjjj
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  • 133 8 AN a. plication for his discharge was mnde by the police when at Dewsbury lYorks) Ivaiihoo Hunt, porter, appeared on remand charged with murdering Marl aret Scholefield, 57, on January 2. 1931. Chief Inspector Wilkinson said that after consultation* with the Director of Public Prosecutions th e
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    • 582 8 _^> -1% t I 1 jP~ A .^^^r wß^^^^ Situations Vacant WANTED young lady shop assistant tome kncwlodue bookkeeping typewriting preferred apply 81, Stamford Road. Singapore. 1-? p.m. only (No. 2«iM) VACANCY for one apprentice, one as-! distant radio mechanic. Apply 81. Stamford Road, Singapore 9-10 a.m. only. No 278
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    • 604 8 Miscellaneous ARCHERY SETS. Shipment received, Inspection Invited, "Unite," Telephone 4832. 29 Stain lord Read, Singapore. t No. 255M> IF YOU WISH to have a Jolly good meal, chne and wine at Oi chard Restaurant and Bar, 38. Orchard Road, n< re. Chines* and Euronean foods served. Prices very modermf. (No.
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    • 571 8 Educational \v way" business school— K.tti Accountancy, Banklm tarlal Tuition. Hy Member of Th« London Association ol Aci (No MOM) 7 NKW WAV BUSINESS BCHOOI Rapid Coa< bin by Former Tutor X tosl A Bolder oj London Chamber ol Comm Diploma (Honours). (No. aeiM) CHINESE 21, desires clever Chinese girl
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    • 422 8 Buni mil* I Road H nltai on. Malaya Tribune, Blngapon i LIN has < ured i manently Don'i dread th< "i\ No Injection no fasting, tod an produci of Ori< u1 i\ Chi tnlcal i onth' tin Pi Bole Agent, Mai I Kuala Lumpur. (No. 2J>2M) 17 Bis!'. Pen 100
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    • 340 8 On Vhv Air LONDON CSV 17. M mis; Ki.Bl metres. «.^i 1.1.1 1 m <>; 19.81 metrci h rom (;.'•"< i» m. ti» M p.m. (,sl»: 11.75 m < 25 S3 m.ii.--i rom < »o:» p.m. to u.r»o p.m. SINGAPORE /.HI. 2'.:> m. 1133 k'es. ZHP.I. :ti.% n>. 9IS Bl
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  • 407 9 DEMOLITION MEN TURN OUT SPONTANEOUSLY THE least known of the Passive Defence Services of Singapore was the first to go into action when the Japanese bombers attacked this city without warning hist Monday morning. The Tamil labourers and Eurasian, Chinese, Indian and European officers of the rescue, demolition, debris and
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  • 66 9 'THF: Blood Transfusion Service h *P" pwllng for more volunteers, who iN required to nttend either to have their blood tested or taken. The office is open at headquarters. Medical College, Singapore, from 10 i\.m. to 5 p.m., nnd it U hoped that donors will be
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  • 69 9 INDIAN LOSES APPEAL UNDER sentence <>1 •Our months' rigorous imprisonment for causing hurt to a compatriot, k. Vadiveloo, a young Indian, unsuccessfully appealed In the high c o v r t yesterdas against the conviction and sentence. Vadiveloo was alleged to have stabbed one R V. Lingam at Jalan Besar
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  • 103 9 A special ten-mi-nute period just beiore the 1.30 p.m. news bulletin m Enslush from the Singapore station has been Lset a-side for the numerous special announcements and api peals connected witn the war that are now being made. These announcements and appeals will also be interspersed through the
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  • 108 9 RECRUITING lor the Aimy m Singapore has been stimulated by the outbreak of the Pacific war. On Tuesday there way a bumper crop ot recruits for the R.A.MC. and R.A.S.C. the largest the Army Recruitinß Office, at 55 Cuppage Road has had to deal with In any
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  • 50 9 M CV.VA H WO1 th< station. Nazdar 1 says mar.- zech paiaded through the shopping baskets bottoms up, In protest, against food shortage. The baffled Gestapo tried to discover the tors of thus demonstration, but failed Similar demonstrations took place in other Czech towns. < By Special
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  • 49 9 Tokio, Dec. 11. FE Board of Information says: 'It is reported that an agreement of views concerning the conclusion of an offensive and defensive alliance between Japar. and Thailand has been reached between the Japanese Ambassador m Bangkok, Teiji Tsubokami. and the Thai Prime Minister. Luang Pibul Songgram."- Reuter
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  • 363 10 Indian News Pars Delhi Dec. 11 pRO /INI LAL Oovl i m India civil asures to any emergency rom i he extension 01 the war to the i Iflc. Shillong bad a complete black-out last night and the entire A.R.P. organisation was on the alert. Precautionary measures have bi'vn taken
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  • 58 10 Newsmen Among Those Detained In Japan Tokio, Dec. I THE Japa men| man, that ~7! British and American nationals detained In ■n. "All precautions are b< taken for their pi I (11--being," he declari d. "I understand three 01 four n< wspaper nu n are Included amoi those detained" he
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  • 663 11 REVERSES HARDEN BRITISH RESOLVE London, Dec. 1 1. pJRITAIN will show the steadiness of (he Dunkirk days which brought her through the most perilous time m all her his- lory last summer. This comment of the News Chronicle sums up the reaction of the British press to the grave news
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  • 56 11 London. Deo. 11 It Is understood that Mr Churchill In his next rpvliw of thr war bltuation m the House of Common* will deal not only with tho situation tn the Pacific but aL^o the position In Libya and Russia Thero Is no indication at prwwnt of a
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  • 97 11 I'HE narrow escape which Dr. D.W.G Faris, De. puty Chief Health Officer, Singapore, had during the nir raid on Monday morning u:is lef erred to at the meeting of the Singapore Rural Board yesterday, when the chairman, Mr. C.W.A. Sennett, congratulated him on his escape. Dr.
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  • 143 11 THE Singapore H.Q. of General de Gaulle 'a Par Eastern Free French Movement has issued the following 1 statement: "The loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse haa come as a great shock to lovers of liberty In all parts of the world. England, always
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  • 81 11 Manila, Doc. 11. rpVKNIY -SEVEN Japanese planes attacked mil'ttry objectives m anrt around Manila. Bombs fell on camp Nichols, McKlnley naval establishment and other point- The planes returned after a few minutea lor aecood raids. A number of fires were t>tartf-d. No bomb* le!l In the
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  • 85 11 IT is notified for general informa-j tion thai the Government has; under consideration a scheme for! j financing tin production by a sys-l tern of advances against deliveries j I m the event of "no market" condi-i j tions continuing for any length of time.
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  • 48 11 Washington. Dnc. 11. rnHE State Department has announced thnt a number of German newspaper correspondents are belnn held 'for Investigation." They are receiving evtry con- 1 t lderatlon The statement p. > made m I response to Inquiries made by the Oer- 1 roan Embaasy Reuter
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  • 324 11 Cable News From Down Under' Melbourne. Dec. 10. THE Minister for Army (Mr. Forde) has discussed with. Iht Military Board the possible future need of a call-up of unmarried men andj childless widowers m the 35-45 year age 1 group, class two. War Cabinet is engaged on the problem of
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  • 311 11 MEMBER ADVOCATES FLOGGING •411 profiteers should be flogged i« public." declared Mr. C. N. Reuben at the monthly meeting of the Rural Bo;ird yesterday, when the chairman, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, made an appeal to the members the Board to bring all rases of profiteering, if they came across
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  • 191 11 ACCORDING to a Government order gazetted yesterday a de-, puty registrar may permit to be buried, without a certificate cf the! cause of death, the body of any person who has- died as the result of war operations. In cases where such a body has
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  • 243 11 Big Fines Imposed On Profiteers VHERE were several convict ioms 1 on Tuesday for profiteering aad biy fines were imposed, state* th» fcood Supp'y Officer, Singapore. There were a further half dozen arrests yesterday morning for profiteering. The staff engaged on inspection work has been doubled now about 200 are
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  • 40 11 THE emoluments and allowances of the official representative of the Commonwealth of Australia stationed m Singapore, derived from Australian Commonwealth funds, are exempted from liability to tax and assessment according to a Government Gazette order published yesterday.
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  • 25 11 Philadelphia, Dec. 11: It ::> report thnt Princess Stefanl Hohenlohe is amonz the 65 German. Italian and Jepan«-e n»UonAls arrested in FfcUftdelphU ana Eastern Peonsylranla Reuter
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  • 377 12 London, Dec. 12. THE enemy withdrawal from Libya is proceeding, it was stated m authoritative quarters m London to-day. The withdrawal is being considerably impeded by operations of British r mobile columns and with the losses of prisoners, »uns and mechanical transport. Posts on the
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  • 402 12 Enemy Bombers Over Manila Beaten Back Manila, Dec. 12. AMERICAN fighter aeroplanes turned back a force of Japanese bombers over Manila. It is officially announced that enemy detachments which landed on the Lingayen coast are being disposed of, while no further developments are seen m the situation m northern Luzon.
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  • 79 12 THE police are prohibiting the parking of cars m the centre of streets during the hours of dark- j ness owing to the danger caused, to other vehicles by reason of the restricted lighting. The streets mainly concerned are Robinson Road and Collyer Quay. Adequate
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  • 60 12 Chungking. Dec. 12 DEPORTS from the Yan^tse front lndl- cato considerable Chinese activity around Nanchang. the capital of Klangsl Province Chinese reports claim that during the past fortnight. Chinese patrols have been very active m the Kanchttng area, inflicting over 1.000 casualties on the enemy,
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  • 160 12 AMERY ON RELEASE OF INDIAN POLITICALS London, Dec. 12. THE Government of India have decided that those civil disobedience prisoner! whose offences have been formal or symbolic, us well as Dr. Azad and Pundit Nehru, can now be released announced the Secretary of State for India, Mr. L. S. Amery,
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  • 84 12 Washington, Dec. 12. PONGRESSIONAL leaders are leportcd to be drat ting legislation to give President Roosevelt sweeping powers lor the prosecution of the war. The legislation, designed to give the President the authority to act speedily at all times, is expected largely to
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  • 83 12 Tokio, Dec. 12. rE war against the United States, Britain and the "Chungking regime" Is from now on to be called the "war of Greater Ea.st Asia," the Japanese Board of Information announced to-day. This new name has been decided, the announcer .said, since it implies
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  • 55 12 Melbourne, Dec. 12. ALL militiamen m Australia are being called up for full- time training. This was announced by Mr. Forde, the Army Minister, to- day. The Government also announces a 20 per cent, cut m all petrol rations and appeals to the people not to use
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  • 44 12 Wellington, Dec. 12. THE New Zealand Parliament is meeting m secret session. Throughout the codntry the fullest war precautions are being taken. Local authorities have been authorised to construct shelter trenches on public reserves and vacant allotments and to take all other measures— Reuter
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  • 30 12 Cairo, Dec 12.— 1t can now be disclosed that Major General R. M. Scobie has been commanding the Tobruk forces, succeeding Major General Morshead when the Australians were relieved.- Reuter
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  • 75 12 New York, Dec. 12. GLORIA VANDERBILT, central figure m the famous le^al battle for her custody between her aunt (Mrs. Harry Whitney > and her mother, (Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt) is engaged to Mr. Pasquale Di Cicco, a movie executive. Announcing this to-day her mother added
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  • 36 12 London. Dec. 12. THE Polish Government m London announces: "On the proposal of the Polish Cabinet, the President of Poland has signed a decree declaring that Poland is m a state of war with Japun.' Reuter
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  • 105 12  -  Amery London. Dec. 12. jMR. Gordon MacDonakl (Labour) asked Mr. L. S. Amery 'Secretary ol State for Indii* m the House of Commons to-day whether he can now state the number of :t'W>papers published m India under the Export Licence to Great Britain and whether
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