The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 January 1940

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  • 814 2 EXPELLED BUSINESS MAN IS ON HIS WAY TO CHINA ]\/f_R. Hau Say Huan, the Chinese business man who has IVI been expelled from the Colony by the Straits Settlements Government, left Singapore last night by train for Penang, en route to Rangoon and Chungking.
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  • 152 2 How Nazi Navy Hits At Trade Of Neutrals London. Dec. 31. INFORMATION reaching shipping circles in London from neutral sources shows evidence of dissatisfaction at the methods employed by the German Navy in dealing with neutral shipping and subsequent decisions of "the German prize court. Neutral newspapers have already commented
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  • 41 2 The Hague, Dec. 31. T'HE Anglo-Dutch discussions on Trade between the two countries during wartime, which were begun last month and postponed, will be resumed in January. A trade delegation is going to London on Jan. 3 Reuter
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  • 36 2 Shanghai. Dec. 11. •THE Japanese Embassy spokesman announces that Japanese- occupied portions of the International Settlement will be returned to the Municipal Council, when the extra-settlement roads question is settled R euter
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  • 64 2 THE suggestion that with the rapid grcwth of Singapore, Raffles Library was not sufficient to meet the requirements of the public was voiced at a meeting of the Straits Settlements 'Singapore) Association. It was decided to enquire from Government as to whether consideration had been
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 95 2 A THOUSAND GOOD WISHES OF HAPPINESS PROSPERITY TO ALL HAPPY_WORLP. PATRONS THROUGHOUT 1940 YOU LL ADMIRE THE pMMMnnpjp| ffff A _P _9 Y H I_lL _■> lanes fsmkja world a^BPfl FLOWER FLOWERS i^M-^jS! TRADE SINGAPORE'S p |«f l_iiii if£_f __-L-P nurserles -gaHH i LAST PAY The First APPEARING NIGHTLY Chinese
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  • 367 3 "Before Us Lies Hardest Fight For Existence," Says Fuehrer Berlin, Dec. 31. HITLER has issued the following New Year proclama--11 tion to the armed forces: "The year 1939 was a year of proud achievement for the German armed forces. You have borne victoriously
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  • 49 3 Paris. Dec. 31. THE Ministry of Commerce has an- nounced that a commercial agreeat his been signed between France and Belgium, which has been given important industrial and agricultural credits in return for an undertaking to maintain its imports from France at the normal level- Reuter
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  • 54 3 Amsterdam, Dec. 31. UITLER is not holding his tradi--11 tional New Year reception for the diplomatic corps, it is learned by the Berlin correspondent of the Handelsblad. The correspondent adds that it is probable that a book will be placed at the Chancellery for dip-
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  • 91 3 Berlin, Dec. 31. "JJUGE and heavy tasks lie before "us, but, with unshakeable confidence in our own strength, we will solve them and overcome all resistance." declared Field Marshal Goering, in a New Year message to the German people. "New sacrifices are unbearable, but we will
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  • 67 3 London. Dec. 31. THE Ministry of Economic Warfare announces that Mr. W. Cleveland Stevens. K.C., has been appointed deputy chairman of the Enemy Exports Committee. This committee, which was set up at the beginning of December in consequence of the decision to take action against
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  • 18 3 Mr. Charles Dison. acting Secretary of the Navy, has been appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Roosevelt.
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  • 277 3 Two Dominion Units Parade In Britain AIRMEN ANTITANK GUNNERS TWO units from the Dominions were concerned in parades which took place on Saturday. The Australian airmen, who arrived in London on Monday, were inspected by the Commander-in-Chief of the R.A.F. Coastal Command. Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick BowhiU t In
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  • 102 3 London, Dec. 31. T*HE LORD PRIVY SEAL, Sir Samuel Hoare, accompanied by Lord Hankey, made a tour to-day of a part of the forward zone of the B.E.F. Heavy snow having fallen in the last few days, many of the troops they saw
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  • 105 3 London, Dec. 31. IT is reported from Moscow that the British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, had nn interview with ViceCommissar ci Foreign Affairs on Thursday to take leave prior to returning home for some weeks' leave. i_ir William Seeds has been prevented for some
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  • 61 3 Montevideo. Dec. 31. IT is officially announced that the German tanker Tacoma has been given a definite time-limit to leave, as she is considered an auxiliary of the German fleet. If she has not left within a specified time her crew and the Graf Spee
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  • 312 3 AUTHORiT-VriVl. quarters in London are taking a keen interest in what they regard as the first substantial attempt to prepare the ground for the possibility of peace now being made by the Pope on the one side and President Roosevelt on the
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  • 53 3 TWO POLISH DESTROYERS, the ''Groin" and "Blyskawica" (the names mean Thunder and Lightning) are assisting the British fleet in the North Sea. They have already been in action against German aircraft, and came out of the engagement unscathed. Front view of torpedo tubes with man
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  • 247 3 Exports, Nation's "Fourth Arm," Are Steadily Improving London, Dec. 31. THE Director of the Federation of British Industries in a New Year message says that "British industry can face 1910 with confidence." "Its response to the call of war has amply demonstrated its adaptability
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  • 116 3 London, Dec. 31. THE Exchequer returns for threequarters of the financial year ended Dec. 31 shows that total ordinary revenue amounts to £544.474,103 compared with £490,435.566 in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year. The estimate for the whole year was £995,180.000, but in
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  • 113 3 London, Dec. 31. TN a New Vear message specially 1 contributed to the Yorkshire Post, the Archbishop of York urges the British people to look forward with hope. "War has come as we trusted it might not, but it cannot last for ever and
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  • 43 3 Paris, Dec. 31. PATROLS on both sides have been very active on the Western Front during the night. This morning's French communique says there were encounters at many points and artillery on both sides re- peatedly intervened.— Reuter
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  • 282 3 Anglo-French Assistance For Turkey FLOODS FOLLOW BIG 'QUAKE WHILE reports of more earthquake tremors in Turkey continue to come in, the Istanbul seismograph station states there are likely to be shocks for six months. In addition to the earthquake disaster in the east, Turkey is a1 s o faced with
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  • 115 3 Paris, Dei. 31. THE Preach Chamb.T unanimously adopted Lh. whole of the civil budget lor 1940 The Finance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud ?aid: "Once more the Chamber has given a unanimous vote The country will understand and m will th*» foreigner. He will know this
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 657 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. JANUARY 1. 1940. The New Year AS we stand to-day at the begin- ning of a new year, it is but natural that we should recall the events of the year that has passed and endeavour to look ahead into the year that lies before
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  • 1846 4 OUR LONDON LETTER London, Dec. 23. AT a time when you hesr very little else but about one thing and another costing more, and people wondering how they are going to pay the heavier taxes let me tell you something that will probably surprise you.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 321 4 NOTICE consumers of ALLSOPP BEER IN SINGAPORE ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE RETAIL SELLING PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:For 1 doxen Quarts $6*90 For l dozen Pints $4*oo CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO LTD. 201, CANTONMENT ROAD, SINGAPORE. CATHAY BEAUTY SALON m Latest Equipments New operators Air Conditioned "Let George Do
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    • 15 4 New Arrivals Printed Tobralco 1940 Range at B.H.T. OOULATRAM CO., 48-50 HIGH ST. Tel. 7846
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  • 405 5 LONDON WELCOMES GIFT FROM PATRIOTIC FUND jU A LAY AS New Year gift to war charities of 5.25,000 from the Malaya Patriotic Fund has received a warm welcome in London, according to a messages to the Free Tress. The gift, which goes to the French
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  • 125 5 Says Europeans Robbed Him Stole Car nrHREL Europemnt in uniform are al--1 |ed to have robbed a taxi-driver money and stolen his vehicle on' inlay night driver, in his report to the poI laid 1 i hired by the three men wh i instructed him 'o drive up ar. They
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  • 71 5 N-E EDITH CAYELL." the R.K.O. Radio picture which will be shown _U the Alhamora on Wednesday, is aland'ng .i'.m Fact, in this case, is grimmer than on and the film's story of Nurse Q has benefitted from the records e case lound in British, American
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  • 72 5 T.iERE are laughs from start to finish! United Artists latest production A Chump at Oxford" which had a lght premiere at the Cathay on: Saturdav The film features Stan Laurel and r Hardy, who as their reward fors •apt bank robber in America. to Oxford. University. The complicating
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  • 44 5 A PROGRAMME of British nautical will be played by the Band the 2nd Batt. The Gordon Highden at the Capitol Theatre en Wed- Ida? at 1.15 and 9 15 performances The British production "Jamaica Lrring Charles Laughton
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  • 43 5 T.iK Police Band "ill perform in public HMDN at Katong Park at 6 p.m. rmarammc will be as follows March. "Passing of Regiments," Winter; overture. Haydae.* 1 Auber; Spanish suite. "In _*a.*' Cur/on: \alse, "Santiago," Corbin: tk_r», Famous Musical Plays." Rom-
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  • 157 5 From Our Own Corre, ponuent Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 31. WITH no more than ten persons present, the 14th annual general meeting of the Malayan Kennel Association held here on Friday evening was over in a quarter of an hour. Dr. F. E. Byron presided.
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  • 99 5 List of cases for the week commencing i Jan. 1. 1940 Before the Honourable Mr. Justice Pedlou in Court No. 3 Wednesday at 10.30 a.m.: Magistrate's Appeal Hce Leong and Koh Ah Keng vs. Flex. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice Man ninff In Court No.
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  • 24 5 MR. G. H. GRIPFNBERG, the Finnish Minister in London, whose appeal for comforts for Finnish suldiers has m.t with a warm response.
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  • 217 5 Annual New Year Sea Sports FOR the 102nd. time since the foundation of Singapore 120 years ago, the New Year land .and sea sports will be held to-day. The sailing races begin at 9 a.m. and will be watched by thousands of people irom the waterfrDnt and aboard .hips and
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  • 185 5 T*HE wedding took place at the Seventh Day Adventist Church yesterday, of Mr. Walter Hugh Bertram Monerasinghe. headmaster of the Government English School. Gopeng, Perak, and Miss Florence Hilda Goonati-lexe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. V A. Goonetilleke, of Singapore. Mr. Monerasinghe is the
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  • 97 5 London, Dec. 31. THE death has occurred at 76 of Sir John Withers, who has represented Cambridge University in Parliament since 1926. Sir John, who founded a well-known law firm, was active throughout his career in service to his college, King's and his university,
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  • 17 5 More than 8,000 employees of the London Passenger Transport Board are now serving in His Majesty's forces.
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  • 476 5 HOW CITY SAW NEW YEAR IN Tour Of Hotels And Cabarets (By A Free Press Reporter) "A HAPPY New Year!" These words must have been spoken thousands of times to-day since midnight chimed to bring in 1940, but they were said with more sincerity than in recent years and with
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  • 86 5 London, Dec. 31. THE act passed in 1938 to regulate conditions of employment in the United Kingdom of "young persons" contained amongst provisions statutory restriction of hours of work of those under 16. These were reduced to a weekly maximum of 48 in the first
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  • 66 5 THE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, will broadcast a New Year message to the peoples of Malaya from the 8.M.8.C. station this evening at 8.15 p.m. The talk will be re-broad-cast from Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Translations of the message, will be broadcast from the 8.M.8.C.
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  • 205 5 NEW arrangements for telephoning telegrams to the post office In Singapore have now come into force. Simultaneously, the Post Office have announced a new list of analogies intended to facilitate the accurate transmission of telegrams by telephone. The following Is the new list:
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 221 6 The Vikings of old were gods among men. Superb in physique energy and vitality pulsed through every muscle and sinew through nerves, body and brain. Their diet was rich in fish laden with strengthening Vitamins The Halibut, caught in the ice-cool waters of the North
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  • 19 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. STEVENS.— At the Maternity Hospital on Dec. 30, to Peggy, wife of Ryder Stevens, a son.
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  • 40 6 MORE volunteers have arrived in Finland. Twenty Esthonian volunteers were so anxious to fight with the Finnish army that they crossed the Gulf of Finland in a rowing boat in bitterly cold \ve a tin- Reuter
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  • 443 6 Mr. John Hands And Unemployment Relief In F.M.S. COMMENT ON RECENT DECISION OF GOVERNOR (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 30. IN spite of the assurance given by the Secretary of State for the Colonies early this month that no direct taxation as a war measure would fall on
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  • 146 6 i From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 30. ADMITTING the use of $1,300 en- trusted to her by members of "Wui," or tontine, Tan Choo Tee, a young married Chinese woman, was yesterday bound over by the Ipoh magistrate on three charges of cheatiug
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  • 212 6 MALAYAN members of the Royal Empire Society and the Overseas League will be interested to know that those organizations, along with a number of other bodies, have joined in forming a War Hospitality Committee for the purpose of facilitating and coordinating welfare work and hospitality
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  • 50 6 MAN COLLAPSES DIES (From Our Own Correspondent) W Malacca, Dec. 30. HILE buying chandu at a Government retail shop by the river side an 80-year-old Hokkien suddenly collapsed and died The man was removed to the mortuary hi a police van. The Incident occurred before six o'clock on Saturday evening.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 608 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of Galvanised Wrought iron Tubes tor period Apr 1, 1040 to Mar 31. 1941. Date of Closing 4 p.m Feb 12. 1940 Supply of Five Rotating Disc.
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    • 137 6 BOARD RESIDENCE. l jSEA FRONT KATONU OKANUI-— 77 Meyer RB. (near Swimming Club) Board- Residence at moderate rates I arte Gardens— Tennis. Phone; 5758. EAST ANGLIA a o__J_J_» RISE SINGAPORE 3 mlns to town nigb level garagea. dally jt monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine tennia single and double rooms
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    • 314 6 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: Monday. Jan. 1, New Year's Day Public Holiday. MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF SINGAPORE Assessment For The Year 1940. Rates due for the Ist half-year 1940. Owners of property are reminded that rates for the Ist half-year 1940 are
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 363 7 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. da O. S. N. C4VS SAILINGS. Owing to the Company's inability to publish the actual departure dates of its .steamers intending passengers are courteously requested to enquire at the P. at O. S.N. COMPANY'S Office to ascertain the approximate dates of
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    • 536 7 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Incorporated u. p vi a FBI EPHONE: _">eifhl 5433—Passaee 5431 LLOYDS AGENTS: HOOKING AGENTS FOR FEOJEKAJEI) MALAY STATES RUIUWS ROYAI STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM WmW ___MKt__ nf* 'Be^^tJ Canada's Evergreen P.ay ground -_j~'t_-- ___r___M i >___i _Pk_l___l S'fKFfijftSfl >r__fl__/ ?erson Stop-overs Lf you wish. In Am T'^gil
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    • 323 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLY BN QUAY. SING A PORK rEL tI 9 I CHARTERED BAN* BUILDING PENANG TEL tftd* BLUE FUNNEL UNE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States ot America. Dates are not _,ua-anteed. ail cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST
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  • 48 8 Sa tu rday' s Trophy Rugger picture. A forward rush in Saturday's annual trophy rugbv match on the padang in which the Singapore Cricket Club beat the Selangor Club by five points to nil. Singapore thus won back the trophy, which Selangor has three yea rs.B Free Press
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  • 1345 8 TEAMS from only six of the ten Home soccer divisions were engaged in games on Saturday. The biggest surprises of the day were the defeat of the Rangers by Morton, and the defeat of Clapton' Orient at the hands of Southend. Full scores were
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  • 55 8 FREE Press selections showed five winners for Saturday's races_ at Penang, four of the winners, Zolfanella, Murray Court, Carloca and Beano being given as first selections. Zolfanella, in addition, was given as the best thing for the day. The other winner was Alba, who was given as the
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  • 389 8 A GOOD standard of badminton was seen at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday morning when the Singapore Badminton Association staged five exhibition games, the proceeds of which will go to the Malaya patriotic Fund. Foo Lum Choon and Wong Peng Nam beat
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  • 1344 8 BOTH CLASS ONE RACES FOR TRAINER VAN BREUKELEN CAGLE'S Eye and Phariol, in the first and eighth races L at Penang this afternoon in the third day's racing in the Penang Turf Club's Christmas-New Year meeting, should make the best bets of the afternoon.
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  • 54 8 FREE PRESS SELECTIONS SELECTIONS for to-day's races at Penang are as follows: Race I—Eagle's1 Eagle's Eye, New World. Race 2. Moonlight Sonata, Storm Ahead. Race 3. Princess Prim, Jade Lady. Race 4. Work and Play, Scribble. Race 5. Nieuwsgierig, Rostrum. Race 6. Toyman, Royal Hampton. Race 7.-A.DC, Adele.
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  • 159 8 SAT I RIMY S race results at Penang in brief are as follows; Race 1: KEEP GUESSING S4O SII Monte Video $11 Amaion $9 Race 2: SPEARTOWN $27 A_ S7 Santa Anita Si Furious $8 Race 3: ZOLANELLA Sl6 $10 The Emperor $15 Race 4: BLARIC CM
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  • 111 8 Olympic Lads B P. beat the N.A.A.FI. Clu by five game* to two. Results (Olympic first R. Ragunathan lost to William Tan 13— IT (s— 2\ 15. 7—15: Teo Heok Kwang bear George Tan 15—12. 15—10; Wee Peng I. lost to Richard Tan 15—10. 9—15. 12—15; N.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 410 8 BUSINESS AS USUAL? A MESSAGE TO IMPORTERS Everybody knows that the slogan names of these products to be gradu"business as usual" is bunkum. During ally forgotten during the war period? the war period business is going to be most unusual— but that doesn't ne walts Times alter the fact that
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