The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 January 1940

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 13,906. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1040. 5 cents
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    HITLER'S POLITICAL AIMS IN BALKANS
    538 1 May Exert Pressure At Entente Meeting DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE FORECAST IN BERLIN A HIGH-POWERED 'diplomatic counter-offensive" is likely to be launched by Hitler m the Balkans during this week, according to neutral sources m Berlin, reports Keuter from Amsterdam. Full instructions are reported to have been
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    England's Coldest Spell For 46 Years
    57 1 1 >:idon. Jan. 28. r.at EngI rienced t:. years. Intense country and n registered rnwml] there i Kldlj a* .me was iced us milea :rom Urary. Even n there :^e. whKh ha^ rerywhm but :.Sd for skat- red into needle- ik»tct. evere that m-
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    British Bluejackets' Overland Trek
    78 1 shaiuhai. Jan. 28. b bluejackets A r.e arm c>: hrn baft arrived at rextand trek Nlng] the final m N'ingpo to by steamers. mile stretch I by truck In a I .p of Britons to ..*nd Journey. It found that the rtffitifly ordered .able to make
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    MOSCOW VIEW OF U.S. PACT TERMINATION
    55 1 MOSCOW VIEW OF U.S. PACT TERMINATION Moecoit. Jan. 28. the Japanese::.ent and the j *es to conclude exnent is part <>f I "untying her exert increasing s:aies the newsl! the United do 1 1 mi. flrstttton m China j kd by using the D and difficulties j :iy. the United
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    12 LOST TRAWLER GOES ON ROCKS
    28 1 ondon. Jan- 28. -ere lost when the Merlsla went Ramsey, Isle of On Thursday ted with £100 icJers from open boats Reuter
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    U-boats Reported In S. American Waters
    97 1 New York. Jan. 28. A CLOUDING to a Rio de Janeiro telegram to the New York Times, skippers of coastal trading vessels reaching Bahia, Brazil, have reported sighting German submarines near Ilheos. Another Rio de Janeiro report says that a U-boat has been seen
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    German-Belgian Frontier Opened
    77 1 Eupen. Belgium. Jan. 28. THE German- Belgian frontier has been re-opened at the frontier post at Hauset as from yesterday. Tramcars from Eupen and Lpepfchen, on t^e German frontier, will run as soon as snowdrifts have been removed and pedestrian traffic over the frontier will be re-established.
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    New Anti-Foreign Drive By Japanese ?
    98 1 New Anti-Foreign Drive By Japanese Tientsin, Jan. 28. FOOD STALLS m markets m the British and French cencessions were almost bare yesterday as a result of the sudden imposition of drastic Japanese control of foodstuffs at the barriers. A The possibility that the tightening of control at the barriers may
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    GERMANS TAKEN FROM PORTUGUESE LINER
    48 1 Lisbon, Jan. 28. THE Portuguese liner Quanza, returnIng from the East and West Africa^ was stopped by a British warship off Sierra Leone and two German passengers were removed. Later a French warship stopped the liner and removed three more Herman passengers.- Reuter
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    "NOTHING TO REPORT"
    34 1 Paris. Jan. 28. THE FRENCH war communique states that there is "nothing to report This is the fifth time running I that the communique has consisted or these three words Reuter
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    Asama Mara Incident: Tokio Conference
    115 1 Tokio, Jan. 28. T*HE Domei Agency understands that Jup&n Is likely to make a further protest against Britain's action m removing 21 Germans from the Asama Mam and will attempt to refute the legality of the British case. Following an interview with Sir Robert Craigie,
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    29 1 The picture shows the smoking ruins of a bombed building m Helsinki after a Russian aerMl attack during which 20 people lost their lives and over 40 were Injured.
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    Election Speeches Must Go To Censor
    127 1 Ottawa, Jan. 28. MR. W. L. MACKENZIE KING, Canadian Premier, announced yesterday that the general election will be held on Mar. 26. Nomination day for all constituencies will be Mar. 10. A sjrrcial returning officer will be appointed to supervise voting of Canadian troops
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    "NEW HIGH WATER MARK IN NAZI CYNICISM"
    120 1 London, Jan. 28. IT has been noted m London that the German High Command communique issued on Saturday claimed that approvimately 20,000 tons of shipping were sunk on Thursday. The reference to "shipping m general without regard to whether Allied or neutral is
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    TORPEDOED IN CONVOY
    50 1 Madrid, Jar 28. SURVIVORS of the French steamer Toursy. which was torpedoed by a U-boat off the Spanish coast on Jan. 24. state that another French ship the Alsacien, 3,819 tons, was torpedoed m the same convoy at the r*™* time. Th# crew's late is unknown.- Reuter
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    40 1 London, Jan. 28. MR. William Roberts has been commissioned to paint a portrait of Gen. McNaughton, G. O. C. Canadian troops. The portrait will be one of a series of British generals and senior officers of other services. British Wireless
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    Finns Claim Rout Of Four Red Divisions
    482 1 LATEST agency reports from Helsinki say that the Finns claim to have inflicted a heavy defeat on four Soviet divisions attacking their lines north-east of Lake Ladoira. The Russians have launched repeated attacks on this front during the last six or seven days
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    Unity Mitford In Serious Condition
    60 1 London, Jan. 28. MISS UNITY MITFORD, daughter of Lord Redesdale and former friend of Hitler, who recently returned to England from Germany, is now m an Oxford infirmary. It is understood that she i* suffering from two bullet wounds m the head, one of which
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    Refugees In Lithuania
    116 1 Kaunas, Jan. 2*. LITHUANIA is trying to persuade a number of countries to receive some Polish refugees she is harbouring. Negotiations are m progress with Germany lor the voluntary return of sorr* of them to their homes. Russia has agreed to take 1.000. cf which 700 have
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    DELIVERY OF BRITISH NEWSPAPERS ABROAD
    93 1 London, Jan. 2fc. TEIE Minister of Information. Wk John Reith, has made arrangement* through the Air Ministry for an extra daily service each week day by Imperial Airways and Air France between Britain and Paris which will ensure earlier distribution of British newspapers m neutral
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    80 INJURED IN RANGOON RELIGIOUS RIOT
    88 1 Rangoon, Jan. 28. tfIXTY-ONE ARRESTS have been made here as a result of HinduMoslem rioting yesterday, In which one person was killed and three died later ;of their injuries. Eighty are reported to have been injured. The riot occurred during a Hindu procession. The
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    Rice Which Is Eaten By The Indian Worker
    293 2 Food Research: AN investigation of the value of parboiled rice as compared with under-milled raw rice recently carried out by the Institute for Medical Research m Kuala Lumpur is the subject of a report by Dr. I. A. Simpson. Parboiled rice is
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    RUSSIAN CAPTAIN SENDS PROTEST
    210 2 RU SSIAN CAPTAIN SENDS PROTEST Detention Of Cargo Ship In Hong Kong PROTESTS against the Royai Navy's action m bringing the Soviet steamer Selenga to Hong Kong lor detention have been sent to Moscow and the Soviet Ambassador m London, the muster of the vessel, Captain Yaschevitch revealed m Hone
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE WEEK
    289 2 LIST of cafes for the week commencing to-day The Chief Justice at Koala Lumpur Court o* Appeal. Before the Honourable Mr. Justice a 'Beckett Terrell In Court No. 4. To-day at 10.30 a.m.: Magistrate's Appeals 1. H&ns Raj Singh vs. Rex; 2. How Kiat vs.
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    TALK ON CROCODILES
    37 2 <Trom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jan. 27. TALK on crocodiles, their history and habits, was given by Mr. L. A. S. Jermyn. president of the Malacca Rotary Club, at a luncheon meeting held yesterday.
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      443 2 LAST NIGHT! M.-G^M.'s side-splittingr story of a mrl** crashed (he g^ates of Society CAPITOL I ™;r*' i n bi i mi ni I I j BA 1 1 i^B f LAST NIGHT 6.15 9.15 PMriUtt< Praise from the Press for a Great Preach I T 7^ c FINE ACTING FIRST
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    "BRITAIN HAS GOT INTO HER WAR STRIDE"
    3661 3 jsjazis Have Lost Initial Advantage— Churchill FIRST LORD'S REVIEW r\\y mitral theme of an impressive speech by Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, delivered t hf ueek-end m the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, the past 10 years Mr. Winston Churchill has
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    What Patrol Activity On Front Means
    149 3 What Patrol Activity On Front Means MALAYAN listeners last night heard a 8.8.C. programme of interviews with officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who had just been relieved from the front line duty. All the speakers mentioned the intense cold which the troops at the front are enduring.
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    Germans Betray Their Anxiety
    285 3 DEATH WARNING TO RADIO OWNERS London, Jan. 23. II^HILE British listeners continue to find a measure of entertainment m the news bulletins and talks broadcast from Germany, the Nazi authorities have forbidden Germans to listen to loreign broadcasts. Preceded by a series of notices promising "very
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    EX-KAISER SPENDS 81ST BIRTHDAY QUIETLY
    82 3 Doom, Jan. 28. THE ex-Kaiser spent his 81st birthday quietly at his home. Flowers arrived whole day long at the new covered castle at Doom. The ex-Kaiser received a present from Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Queen Wilhelmina sent an adjutant to convey her congratulations
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    ADMIRALTY SCHEME FOR NAVAL RATINGS
    98 3 London, Jan. 28. PART of a ncv/ scheme which is to be put into operation by the Admiralty provides that all future temporary wartime officers m the Royal Navy will be drawn from the lower deck. Ratings m the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal
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    Dutch View Of Hertzog Defeat
    434 3 Dutch View Of Hertzog Defeat A VICTIM OF NAZI SWAY PRESS COMMENT on the decisive rejection of Gen. Hertzog's motion m the Union House of Assembly. South Africa, to end the war comes from the Netherlands. One newspaper says that the nropaganda m South Africa for even a separate peace
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    POLITICAL OFFENDERS IN SPAIN TO BE RELEASED
    58 3 POLITICAL OFFENDERS IN SPAIN TO BE RELEASED Madrid, Jan- 28. rRISONERS serving terms under 12 j years' imprisonment for political offences against the Nationalist movement and who were tried by court martial are to be released. A decree published In the official bulletin formally restores the property of Jesuits which
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    MUNITIONS FACTORIES NATIONALISATION URGED
    57 3 Ottawa, Jan. 28. A MEMORANDUM advocating nationi* alization of all munitions factories, submitted to the Government by the All-Canadian Congress of Labour, states: "if there is any one industry more than another which should be nationalised, it is the munitions Industry since intolerable profits would be
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    R. A. F. Keeps Seas Safe For Shipping
    307 3 R. A. F. Keeps Seas Safe For Shipping NAZI MINE-LAYING BASES WATCHED London, Jan. 28. DEHIND the brief Air Ministry re- ports of reconnaissance flights and "security patrols" lie stories of arduous duties faithfully accomplished, states British Official Wireless. Neither is the word "security" misused. In a very short space
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    GERMAN REFUGEES LAND IN PALESTINE
    82 3 Haifa, Jan. 2S. CEVEN hundred and twenty-five re v fugees, mostly from Germany, hay? landed illegally m Palestine from a Greek steamer m the past two days. It Is believed that the au borittef wIH allox them to remain. Thvt arc h"in? detained at a
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    NO AGREEMENT ON BORDER PROBLEM
    38 3 Paris, Jan. 28. THE Soviet and Mongolian delegations have left Harbin v/ithout reaching agreement with the Japanese and Manchukuo representatives on the boundary problem, according a report received m diplomatic circles here.- Reuter
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      38 3 */r« \^^Bp Jh ®iiU fO/? GROWING CHILDREN beliciously crisp they provide staple diet which brings health and happiness. Butter or milk add greatly to their 'njoyment. PHONE 5376 (5-LINES) r ■-A Advt. of Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd.
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      94 3 RED PALM OIL for cooking RICH IN VITAMIN A as recently recommended In RADIO HEALTH 7 LX MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. BOX ijdM^jJßyffyyffßß today OFFiCE IUBfIUA^Mi „5 G 5 PHONE I Mdi^YajMo^MoDEKN i umtco OPENING TODAY ARTISTS "XHE MAN IN THE IRON MASK" WITH JOAN BENNETT AND LOUIS
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940. South Africa Decides
    631 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940. South Africa Decides COUTH Africa, as a free sovereign state within the British Commonwealth of Nations, is to continue to play its part m the struggle against Germany. This decision has been reached through the acid test of democratic Parliamentary discussion, and
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    Mobilizing Technicians To Win The War
    1437 4 Our London Letter From Our Own Correspondent! London, Jan. 18. IN my spare time I like *to do a bit of carpentering. Now I am not supposing that my hobby is of any interest to you and few of you will believe that it
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    "GROW MORE FOOD" LEAFLETS IN JAWI
    70 4 .From Our Own Corn Mater" ll A CAMPAIGN to stimuli' vation of food crop kampont,' dwellers a: m progress m Mai?Over 3,000 pamphlet* ing to the methods <•! PJJ crops have beenreceivj by the Agricultural Dm Malays m Alor Gajah. M tral districts. The
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      21 4 LATEST TOOTAL PRODUCTS JUST ARRIVED COME EARLY FOR FIRST CHOICE From, DOULATRAMS h 48/50, High Street, I. SINGAPORE 11, Tel. 7846
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    BRITISH STRENGTH GIVES SECURITY TO THE ORIENT
    673 5 BRITISH STRENGTH GIVES SECURITY TO THE ORIENT Malay Editor On Reason For Support To Allies TALK BROADCAST FROM SINGAPORE STATION Malaya is safe and free from the horrors remains a fact that when Britain is at war it is Malaya's war also, and the people of this country must do'
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    22 5 Mr. M. C. ff Sheppard. M.C.S., and his bride, the former Miss Rosemary Oakeley, were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday.
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    Mr. Menzies Puts It Very Briefly
    44 5 Mclf> urnc. th^ Au>tralia will be r it. liff." says »hf Mr. Ncnta. *Hsn.tn thai <'n«e <«"»« s ul ar i.. .i*k tver* member at „,,,1-i.itorfst. quiet proMr if he is on the side „i h, t.. the e.,U.-
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    Enrolling Air Fighters In Australia
    167 5 Enrolling Air Fighters In Australia BIG EFFORT IS ANNOUNCED fCf Air. Mr. bo passed Lly i-i* his way Western] I d oil Ihc cnor- of Austraair. he makes Ul Force re;.t report re- I l&>t week i 10. 000 men; .laeture by 1941, hi- C...-W- of about time and provid:id
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    ELIZABETH AND ESSAX ON THE SCREEN
    71 5 ELIZABETH AND ESSAX ON THE SCREEN vU then l.^s Th-en us historical tilm with F Htbeth and :..,<-' -night ppeTheatre D ;.tirelv in' thr least of its! oer m which the! Man England! i re-creation ol the i>elf- \Ufcfcn. torn between •ountry and love for j :x. Earl of Essex,
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    THRILLING TURF FILM AT THE ALHAMBRA
    45 5 THRILLING TURF FILM AT THE ALHAMBRA W "Pride of the is another of those ures about horses appeal particularly to goers. the Alhambra. It is! Gantry, the blind Ameriakes obstacles it and is thrillingly reditable acting of "id James McCallion, capable players, shorts are good.
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    "THE KID FROM TEXAS" AT THE CAPITOL
    102 5 UTViE Kid from Texas," the latest Met ro-Goldwyri -Meyer production featuring Dennis O'Keefo, Florence Rice. Anthony Allan and Buddy Stoen, which had its premirro at the Capitol I last night, is a fun rict from beginning to end. It deals with the efforts
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    TONG SOON KOK
    94 5 At the 38th annual general meeting of the Tong Soon Kok Association the committee of management was elected i as follows: President. Mr. Chia Poh Heng; vice-president. Mr. Chua Hung Tone; hon. secretar Mr. Lim Yong Koon; hon. asst. sc T.tary, Mr. Tan Chea Tong; hon. treasurer.
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    PROFESSOR SILCOCK'S BROADCAST TO-NIGHT
    144 5 A TALK of rpecial interest and importance to the business community of Malaya will be broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. at 7.30 p.m. this evening. The speaker will be Dr. T.H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffles College, and his subject will be "The Control of Imports
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    H.P. Said To Benefit Malayan Transport
    74 5 IWO case of hardship has been k found under the present hire purchase system, says the interim report of a sub-committee of the European Association of Malaya. It has been reported, states the association, that Government has admitted that the hire purchase system has
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    Supplies Of Medicines For Malaya
    205 5 Supplies Of Medicines For Malaya MAYNARD'S SEE DIFFICULTIES w* a iviGlb enforcement of the iutcst regulations might well bring about an impasse m the local supply of medicines." said Mr. K. Renton, presiding at the annual general meetirg of Maynard and Co.. Ltd., dru?»2ists. m Singapore on Saturday. "As this
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    Engineers Defeat Strikers
    337 5 Engineers Defeat Strikers DXI MMi engineers from ships m port have volunteered to augment the European dockyard staff of the Singapore Harbour Board to carry on shiprepairs while some 1,500 Chinese artisans are entering on the 16th day of their strike. With the help of these engineers work is now
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    Vitamins In The Kampong
    394 5 r riiE popuiiu* belief that kainpong- milled rice contains the vitamins necessary to prevent beri-beri is challenged by a report just Issued by the Institute for Medical Research m Kuala Lumpur. Recalling that beri-beri is commonest among Chinese who eat polished rice, the report states that
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    Trade Union Law Is Necessary In Malaya
    378 5 VIEWS OF COMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN BODY THE opinion that labour >vill not always be illiterate m Malaya and consequently some form of Trade Union legislation should be introduced was expressed by the Committee of the European Association of Malaya discussing an interim report
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    Chinese Drama Should Be Filmed
    371 5 Chinese Drama Should Be Filmed MR. YAP PHENG GECK SAYS WHY "JUTY rftttrl— of local Crimea fl trical performances is the indiscipline, tidiness and orderliness boll on the stage and on the part of th« audience," r,aid Mr. Yrd Phenp Geek i secretary of i,he Overu-a-Chi Banking Corporation, n; a.i
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      475 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY; Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following matertalJ or services. For particulars se« Municipal Tender* Room Supply of Two Chemical Dry Feed Machines. Date of Closing. 4 p.m. Apr 30. 1940 Suoply of Porous Plates fr.r Underdrain System Water Dept». Date of Closing. 4
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    SINGAPORE HOCKEY XI TO MEET MALACCA
    62 8 SINGAPORE'S hockey team to meet j Malacca at Malacca on Sunday, j Feb. 4. is as .ollows: Yee Cheok Wan; Lieut. Fortin, Fit Sgt. Shorey; L. S. Reutens, Sgt. Cronin I P. K. Bhaskaran (Capt.), D. Ross. T. A. D. Hewan, Sapper Aroklasamy. havildar
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    HOCKEY OFF
    23 8 r-ffi hockey match between the Indian Association and the Punjab Regiment fixed for Saturday was cancelled owing to the State fixture
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    Opposite Numbers Face Each Other
    35 8 piciure. Jama an 3 Simpscn, sprum-halves m Saturdays Nor.h vs. South Rugby match v. the > adium, fai* each other inone of th? many thrillin? moments during the game.- rree rr?ss
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    SELANGOR CLUB BEATEN IN RETURN MATCH
    323 8 S.C.C. Win Padang Hockey By Odd Goal In Three CCOEING m the last few minutes of play, Chevallier, v Singapore Cricket Club centre-forward, enabled his side' to defeat the Selangor Club by two goals to one m a hockey match on the Padang on
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    JACK CHAUCER WINS RED CROSS 'CHASE
    98 8 London, Jan. *1. T*HE Red Cross steeplechase run at Leopardstown to-day resulted: Jack Chaucer (Brogan) 1 Sterling Duke (Hyde) 2 Knockadroleen (Magee) 3 Twenty-two ran. Won by two engths, eight lengths between second nd third. Betting: 4—l; 12—1; 20—1. Also ran: Royal Danielli (Moore),
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    MAYFLOWER "B" BEAT USEFUL B.P.
    177 8 THE curtain was rung down on the local inter-club badminton championships on Friday last when the Mayflower "B" team and the Useful Badminton Party contested the last match of the league, the match resulted m a win for the former by three games to two.
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