The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 November 1940

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,245. r S I li |K35 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1910 S CENTS
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    ITALIAN NAVY IS CRIPPLED
    521 1 vcvz Two Battleships And Two Cruisers Sunk At Taranto "BALANCE OF NAVAL POWER IS DECISIVELY AFFECTED" 4 T HAVE SOME NEWS FOR THE HOUSE. IT IS GOOD NEWS." IN THIS DRAMATIC 1 MANNER MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL. THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, MADE KNOWN TO THE HOUSE OF
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    Japanese To Land At Saigon?
    41 1 Hone Kone. Nov. 13. ttP\NE*»- naval craft and miliJ \en totaaajtetl are reported he standinc by for a landing j ,m. in French lndo "J nina aet9r Mnz ta a despatch to e (hini 1 Reuter
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    BRITISH PROTEST TO SPAIN
    106 1 Tangier London, Nov. 13. rm the House of that the action commanding the .a Tangier in takwith the title ot r-rtaken without .h the Government's <ador in Madrid. .vis instructed to protest against this ■KRtir.g en this Mr R. A. Butler. lor Foreign Affairs. tin British
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    Gen. De Gaulle Bares Vichy Lie
    103 1 London, Nov. 13. 1 -.abitant. European or naUve, Libreville was killed in the t- K e capture of the town by nch forces, states a communi-w-asued by the headquarters of the J*rancn forces, in which Gen. de jgfclormally denies Vichy reports wu _J* Clv
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    Italian Supply Ship Of 3,000 Tons Sunk
    157 1 Italian Supply Ship Of 3,000 Tons Sunk London, Nov. 13. •THE Admiralty recalls that an Italian communique issued yesterday admitted that one warship had been badly damaged The Italian communique also claimed that six of our aircraft were shot down and three more probably shot down. In fact two only
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    R.A.F. OFFENSIVE
    81 1 London, Nov. 13. AIRCRAFT of the bomber command were again busy last night when they attacked oil plants at Gelsenkirchen and Cologne, the inland port of Duisberg-Ruhrort, and railway centres and factories in the Ruhr and near Cologne says an Air Ministry communique Issued to-day. which adds that
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    Resignation Of Vice-Adm. Decoux Denied
    28 1 Resignation Of ViceAdm. Decoux Denied Shanghai, Nov. 13. FRENCH reports received here from Hanoi state it is officially denied tr-at Vice-Admiral Decoux, GovernorGeneral of Indo-China, has resigned. Reuter
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    27 1 New York, Nov. 13. TPWO new earthquake shocks of considerable intensity rocked Bucharest last night, says the Bucharest correspondent of the Transradio agency. Dajnage was slight.- Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    21 1 Another Italian supply ship has been sunk and two others probably sunk by British forces in the Mediterranean Reuter
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    66 1 Batavia, Nov. 13. Netherlands oil companies will henceforth be supplying Japan with over 1. 800,000 tons of oil and oil products annually The recently initialled agreement provides that Japanese importers will purchase crude oil at the rate ol 760,000 tons annually and oU products of 540,000 tons. This wiU be
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    Biggest Nazi Shipbuilding Programme Halted
    143 1 New York, Nov. 13. EVIDENCE of the effectiveness of the K.A.F. bombing attacks on Germany is forthcoming from a technical journal of the German shipbuilding industry, quoted in the newspaper Atlanta Constitution. Although there is no direct reference to the bombing of shipbuilding yards, it
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    Battering Of Italian Bases By R.A.F. Pats Initiative Into Hands Of Greeks
    586 1 Athens, Nov. 13. WELL-INFORMED GREEK quarters in Athens assert that ''with the passing of Italian strategy from offensive to defensive, the initiative is now definitely in the hands of the Greeks and the British. This they ascribe to
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    Mines Managet Admits Presents To Officers "Every Christmas"
    1692 2 Mines Managet Admits Presents To Officers "Every Christmas (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13. DRESENTS of cases of liquor, thousands of cigarettes and boxes of cigars he had made every Christmas to i officers of the F.M.S. Mines Department were recalled by Mr. Kok Boon, a former general
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    R.A.F. & Rome: Further Query
    109 3 R.A.F. Rome: Further Query London. Nov. 13. A HI now participating mbtaf of London, Capt. H. r -Secretary for Air, was id'-n the House of Commons toon" the question of bombing m referred to his pre--taJßt statement in which he declared neat had taken note _n adrniss-on that their id
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    Survivors Tell Of Epic Battle With Raider
    731 3 jERVIS BAY'S CREW "FOUGHT LIKE VETERANS" An east Canadian Port, Nov 1° t 0 M amUSG stories of the epic fight the Jervis Bay, the lliHHMon armed British merchant cruiser, put up against i.erman warship in the Atlantic were related when urvivors arrived
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    Crete Women Offer To Fight Italians
    89 3 Candia (Crete), Nov. 13. /CRETAN women are petitioning 7* the King of Greece for permission to form an Amazonian regiment to fight the Italians. In the heart of the Cretan mountains lies the plain of Lassithi, which is the legendary birthplace of the god
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    Acute Food Shortage In Dodecanese
    104 3 MORALE OF TROOPS IN ISLANDS "VERY LOW" Candia (Crete), Nov. 13. acute food shortage in the Dodecanese Islands is reported by Greek fishermen who left just before the outbreak of the Italo-Greek war. They say that bread is so scarce that women are even bartering
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    Washington Talks On South Pacific
    56 3 Washington, Nov. 13. F r alks between Great 3r::_:n Australia and the United Sates .concerning the south Pacific N resumed when the British ttbassador. Lord Lothian, returns ■M .>d by the Australian ■tote: Mr R G. Casey, following an J-terft'w with Mr Cordell Hull. United
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    JAMES STEWART IN "NO TIME FOR COMEDY"
    114 3 V_7TTTY dialogue, clever epigrams and some good acting by James Stewart and Rosalind Russell make "No Time For Comedy" the Warner Bros, film which opened at the Alhambra yesterday, a most enjoyable comedy. The story is rather weak and the picture is a
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    Warships Shoot Down Five Dive-Bombers
    106 3 Warships Shoot Down Five Dive-Bombers DESTRUCTION OF 30 RAIDERS ON MONDAY London, Nov. 13. DRITISH warships protecting a convoy in the North Sea on Armistice Day shot down five German raiding bombers and damaged two more. This is established ln a further Admiralty communique reporting that the guns of H.M.
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    PROTEST BY JUDGES AGAINST FRENCH ACT
    85 3 Shanghai, Nov. 13. AS a protest against the transfer of the Chinese second special district court in the French Concession to the jurisdiction of the Nanking regime last week, nine of the ten judges of the court refused to attend Monday's sittings, disrupting the
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    70 SEAMEN DROWNED AS GALE HITS LAKE MICHIGAN
    59 3 70 SEAMEN DROWNED AS GALE HITS LAKE MICHIGAN Ludington, Nov. 13. MORE than 70 seamen are feared to have been drowned in shipping j losses during a fierce gale that swept j Lake Michigan. It is believed that two Great Lak»:s cargo steamers foundered. Seventeen bodies have already been washed
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    6,334 RAID CASUALTIES IN U.K. LAST MONTH
    35 3 London, Nov. 13. DURING the month of October. 6.331 persons were killed in air raids on Britain. This total is 620 less than tlie casualties in September.- Reuter
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    Canada's Special Role In Promoting Anglo-U.S. Friendship
    330 3 Canada's Special Role In Promoting Anglo-U.S. Friendship I London, Nov. 13. portance. co-opera-Britain, Canada and s from the point of b* whole British Common- the formation A-ds, declared Mr. W. p^kenzie-King. the Canadian in a speech to the House of Commons. «e-King revealed that fv** i emenl of Aug. 17,
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    Mobilization In Greece Now Completed
    197 3 Mobilization In Greece Now Completed Athens, Nov. 13. OPENING a stirring speech at the Athens' university with the announcement that mobilization had tern completed. General Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister, added amid ft! storm of cheers: "Closely united with! cur British Allies, we shall win." For the successful mobilization of
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    Greeks Rush To Join Colours In Egypt
    151 3 Greeks Rush To Join Colours In Egypt AN entire Greek division, lt Is estimated, will be recruited In Egypt ./"one reports Reuter from Cairo. Greeks throughout Egypt and the Sudan are rushing to the colours The Greek community in Egypt, who have been stampeding the legation in order to volunteer,
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    VICHY DISSOLVES TRADE UNION BODIES
    142 3 London. Nov. 13. A REPORT from Vichy that the Petain Government has Issued a decree dissolving the French General Conferation of Labour will be a great shock to trade unionists all over the world. Since the last war the Confederation has fought battles of workers
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    $5,000,000 TO FIGHT SABOTAGE IN U.S.
    46 3 Washington, Nov. 13. MR. Martin Dies, chairman of the. House of Representatives' committee which is investigating unAmerican activities in the United States, said to-day that he was going to ask Congress for a vote of $5,000,000 to combat sabotage.- Reuter
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    Hitler Disappointed With Italians
    82 3 New York, Nov. 13. THE reason why Hitler tossed no bouquets to Axis partner in his boastful Munich speech is obvious, declares the St. Louis Post Dispatch, which adds: "One huge Italian army trying to reach Sue* is bogged down in the desert and another attacking
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    "U.S. Must Not Wait Till It Is Too Late"
    119 3 "U.S. Must Not Wait Till It Is Too Late" I New York, Nov. 13. I'J'HE Galveston Daily News to-day i declares: "If armed participaj tion in the war becomes necessary to save Britain from defeat, the United States cannot afford to hold back or delay help until the British defences
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    SIR SAMUEL HOARE ON WAY TO LISBON
    75 3 Madrid, Nor. 13. SIR Samuel Hoarse, British Minister to Spain, is an route to Lisbon where he is expected to arrive by plane to-day. Prior j to leaving Madrid, Sir Samuel visited Sen~r Suner. the Spanish Foreign Minister, presumnlily in order to give
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    Molotov Sees Goering
    212 3 Berlin. Nov. 13 M. Molotov, the Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, who is now in Berlin, had a talk with Goering, the Nazi air chief, this morning and also saw Hitler's deputy, Hess, says tbe official German news agency, which adds that M. Molotov ls lunching today
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    Hitler's False Theory About Battleships
    101 3 rE Athens newspaper Neos Kosmos writes: "Hitler said 'battleships are an antiquated weapon; they will remain outside on the fringe of th a war that is to come', and yet battleships prevent Germany from invading England "Battleships secure to Britain transport of the means of
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    CHINESE CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF PITTMAN
    85 3 Chungking, Nov. 13. GENERAL Chiang Kai-shek has cabled Dr. Hu-shih, the Chinese Ambassador ln Washington, instruct--ing him to attend the funeral of Senator Key Pittman, who was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on behalf of the Chinese Government. The Chinese Foreign Minister,
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      165 3 grow VEGETABLES V/ITH THE HELP OF NYTOL FERTILIZERS fn handy 35ct containers MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. Battery Road. Singapore Free Press "Moments of great suspense and a moving dri^ni all enhanced by the use of brilliant technicolour" Straits Times "Interest never flags in this thrilling film" Morning 'Tribune "The greatest
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940. Hammering Italy
    668 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940. Hammering Italy TWO things are clear a fortnight! after Italy's wanton attack on Greece. The first is that the Greeks are not only prepared to right to the end rather than pass under enslavement by the Axis but that they have shown
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    Fighting Spirit Of Holland Lives On In Indies
    1435 4 Fighting Spirit Of Holland Lives On In Indies By The Free Press Special Correspondent. who is investigating various Kpects q| h in the great colonial empire of the Netherfau, This is the first of a series of articles on the Indie Batavia, Nov. 13 "HOLLAND Moet Herryzcn' (Holland Must Arise
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    EMPTY GESTURE BY CANTON JAPANESE
    44 4 EMPTY GESTURE BY CANTON JAPANESE Ho,._ K" DL6PITE U* Ofl m>pcnm fe o .dored a acmemhsi earned the nun.: .ned to 100 and freipl Thrre is a possibilio ■on ol parser •he BiitttTluU. ___2Sin, .ot reached a deW^on -TO**" the FuU-aji. Hong K.mp-Cant-vi nm.-
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    Amahs' Union Make Reply To Criticism
    1523 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By \< nt the Amahs' \y ave been very pera it cent letter in Times. ber it -Sir,— The d members of now demand S2OO must be paid to accompany ..ave to Australia. to full pay, such extras as
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    Honey Hints
    222 5 I «KE honey? If so you'll like the -M following unusual honey recipes that are extremely popular in many homes. Just the thing for that "something special" for guests; Honey Oatmeal Muffins 1 egg 1% cups milk 3 cups flour 3 cups oatmeal 6 teaspoonsful baking powder 2
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    COMMISSIONS IN W.A.T.S.
    59 5 MANY debutante daughters ol duchesses who got commissions in the Auxiliary Transport Service early in the war are likely to be reduced ln rank or to be asked to resign their commissions. This is stated by the military correspondent of The People, who adds that the girls
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      20 5 NOTICE RACHEL'S XMAS SHOPPING I HOURS. I 9to7p*m. I DAILY I! SATURDAY 1 19 to p.m. I i»rf% ih a*m
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      56 5 NOW REOPENED under ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT The most modernly equipped hair-dressing Saloon in Malaya, staffed by European Experts. MISS BETTY STEVENS who has had 9 year> English experience and trained under one of the greatest Hair-dressing Stylists, and in hair tinting, supported by Expert Assistants in all departments. 2nd Floor
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    To Protect Eyes
    21 6 A visor eye-protector issued to British troops to reduce the number of casualties from splinters on the battlefield.
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    Sister-In-Law "Vulgar Snob" Says Marquess
    252 6 THE Marquess of Queensberry dissociates himself from the "vulgarity and snobbishness" of his sister-in-law, Lady Cecil Douglas. Lady Cecil Douglas is an evacuee with her babv daughter in Canada. Recently she was reported to have sneered at "Mrs. Smith, of Suburbia," and complained that Canadians
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    FIFTH COLUMN EXHIBITS
    175 6 Articles Seized From Aliens DLANXED for Fifth Column activities in Australia, weapons and propaganda seized from enemy aliens, now interned, will shortly be displayed in one of the most remarkable exhibitions ever seen in Australia. Among the weapons, which demonstrate the extent of the pre-war Nazi and
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    NAZI FOUR-YEAR PLAN IS EXTENDED
    117 6 THE German four-year plan has been extended for another four years. Marshal Goering announced this and appealed to Germans to go on working "In front of us." he said, "there is another period of creative work." The extension will be the third German Four- Year
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    Britain To Lease Bases In Eire?
    369 6 TO DEAL WITH U-BOATS IN THE ATLANTIC F OSSES of British merchantmen and the problem pre- sented by the fact that the Navy has not been able to establish bases in Eire, from which to deal with concentrations of U-boats in the Atlantic, are
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    "HARI RAYA" IN CAIRO
    163 6 DRILLIANTLY-ROBED "coun- try cousins" swarmed in Cairo's streets for the Moslem holiday, "Bairam," which ended the holy month of Ramadan. The names of Mr. Churchill. General Sir Archibald Wavell, and General Me.axas replaced the names of legendary Arab heroes in songs by wandering minstrels Cain people
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    P.G. Wodehouse Prisoner Of Nazis
    124 6 PG. WODEHOUSE, tbe English humorist, is in a prison camp in Germany. The 24-year-old son of Mr. S. D. Conway, of Hull, says this in a lettercard to his father. Writing from a camp which he said was Oslag BD," Conway said Included among our
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    RAMP IN RAID REFUGES
    192 6 London s Newest Racket WARTIME racketeers have discovered a new way to make money. Th^v are selling places in London's underground aid-raid shelters to women and children who arrive late and are unable to find vacant places. Married women early in the afternoon, now take up
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    U.S. Recognises Mexico's President Elect
    48 6 Washington, Nov. 13. THE United States has formally recognised Gen. A Vila Camacho as President elec lof Mexico. Mr. H. Wallace, United State* Vice-President elect, has been designated to represent the United States at his inauguration in Mexico City on Dec. 1. Reuter
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    Women Wear Smartest Clothes When Ordered To Boats
    350 6 THEIR smartest town clothes, fur coats, jewellery, and high-heeled shoes were put on by women passengers aboard an Australian-bound liner when ordered recently to "take to the boats" in the South Atlantic. Two days out from Capetown the liner in which they
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    Ac-Acs Keep Constant Vigil
    29 6 Night and day, these anti-aircrafc batteries work to defend ant districts from enemy bombing. Picture shows a light gun ready i«r action "somewhere in England.
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    SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR COUNCIL SCHEME
    517 6 Direct Cabinet Representation For Dominions TF the Dominions are to be given direct Cabinet repre- sentation in Britain as a substitute for the formation of an Empire War Cabinet, it is felt in Dominion circles in London that they should send no one of lesser
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    SHOOTING INCIDENTS AT SHANGHAI
    127 6 Shanghai, Nov. 13. I ANOTHER outburst of terrorism i yesterday marked the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen's birthday anniversary.. Mystery surrounds the shooting in Rongkew, Japanese occupied sector of the International Settlement, of a Japanese army official, who was badly wounded. He is believed to have been
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    SPIRIT OF LONDONERS
    84 6 rE spirit of the English people is 1 portrayed in an eight-word cable received by a Sydney man a few days ago. Safe well cheerful confident. Written, Love, London Braw" runs the cable, which was despatched from London Braw is Scotch for fine, but m«ans much more,
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    BRITISH AIR CANNONS TAKE TOLL
    196 6 BRITISH AIR CANNONS TAKE TOLL PHOTOGRAPHS n,-., ltlv lished of Germ dn which have been show holes— in son,. iv f s as b as a man's head— i n p**^*! planes. These, pr be attributed to hm The Unde; -Secretary tain Balicur, earl:announced that can installed in the Br
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    Prison Warning For Provision Store Staff
    121 7 Prison Warning For Provision Store Staff JSD BREACH. OF REGILAT.ONS i >ne I hop in *A -ai. r d .ind .ned i< n% i -.iou ma ■■•lijii i mm ed nut hesitate ler to prism" n*-ra*«, told Food .ted, pressHe said ted v busy i Lh< TraJTir, iU Recap proSf
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    GEN. WU TEH-CHEN EXPECTED TO-DAY
    51 7 brmai [j the Chinese '.ngapore Alr- _mDer of pe*--1 iMm. Passes l s> Airport V -_i oy the I -i-ranizers of I Singapore arc wel- mm uunber of V at bi given by :he guest of ment, party en ..«> Katc-r_£ to and r r»<pr
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    26 7 >:x months' bro- I h i Road on I -SQOMBt for earnings of t rei months, by: rd court yea- charges, i :.srd rhar-re. of r
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    "Chinese Will Not Consent To Peace"
    145 7 T*HE pyt-M-Pt stand th? Cliinese are taking in regard to the war their uwn country makes one think that they will not consent to the signing of a peace agreement with the invaders, said Mr. Chester Holcombe, an American journalist and lecturer now in
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    EASTERN ENTRANCES TO KEPPEL HARBOUR
    126 7 A NOTICE lo mariner? published by tho Master Attendant under the authority of iiear-Adm-THi. Malaya, amends previous N dee No. 2! of IJHO regarding obstructions in Keppel Harbour. Singapore. The only t-__stern »*r.trances to Keppel Harbour are mm '1> Through Selat Sengkir (2) Between I
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    CYCLIST RODE AGAINST TRAFFIC SIGNAL
    149 7 IDRIS bin Mohamed Amin. a Malay wireIt man. was fined $2. or a single day's simple Imprisonment, by Mr. C. H. Whitton in the De court yesterday for failing to stop at 1 th. lunction of Tank Road and Orchard Road at about 8.45 a.m.
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    Malayan Women's Morale Praised By O.A.G.
    865 7 Malayan Women's Morale Praised By O.A.G. robably a rumour as I, he could .^titutionitlsm, dering S. W. Jones. reception minent :q speak j England rins s, and. il porta rw P-iv a tribute remarkuv, that ntndou> ..^::ter vein. I way in newrthe heaa- but con- ial veritiea of -1 news.
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    SINGAPORE TESTS WITH INCENDIARY BOMBS
    229 7 Effective Control By Apparatus Shown A PEMONST-U'TION 1 bow to deal with incendiary MHMs and the type of apparatus to employ will shortly be jfsven by the A.R.P. Department to housenoHcr* and representatives of Singapore business firms. lests to ascertain the most effective way of
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    Kuala Lumpur To Have A.R.P.
    172 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13. AN assurance that the public would be informed as soon as possible of proposals regarding A.R.P. seri vices which would be discussed first i in committee, was given by Mr. W. N. Gourlay, chairman of the Kuala
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    DR. CULLIS TO BROADCAST
    41 7 PROFESSOR Winifred Cullis, now in Singapcre In the course of her tour rhe Far Eas: under the auspices of he Ministry of Information, will give T alk from the Singapore Broadcasting Nation to-day at 7.10 p m
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    Medical Supplies For China
    294 7 OVERSEAS CHINESE LARGE DONORS |N the last three years overseas Chinese, including those in the Netherlands Indies, have made large j contributions of medical supplies to i China. This fact was confirmed by ;Di. C. Y. Wu, head of the Hong Kong j branch ol the
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    False Statement To Magistrate Alleged
    370 7 MR. CONRAD OLDHAM, the second k magistrate, emphasized in the second court yesterday that he was trying a certain case as the second district iudge in the second district court. The case was one in which an Indian, liaveli Ram Chowla. was charged wic'n making
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    Gun-Owners Must Comply
    160 7 MANY owners of the types of firearms required by the Local Defence Corps have already handed in their weapons to the police. It is believed, however, that there are still a large number of owners who have not yet observed the recent crders for the calling in
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    Chinese Views Of Japanese Withdrawals
    204 7 *THE general withdrawal of Japan-' ese troops from the eastern and southern fronts in China has aroused widespread comment in the Singapore Chinese Press. The Union Times says that the real cause of the fall of Nanning is the superior military strength of the Chin-
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    Woman Facing 14 Charges
    172 7 ALLEGED TO HAVE RUN A TONTINE FOURTEEN charges of cheating In- volving large sums were made against a 53-year-old Chinese woman, Madame Ee Tiow Leng, or Tan Ah Nya, who was alleged to have run a tontiiv in the third court before Mr. J G Rappoport
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    COMMERCIAL EXAMS
    123 7 THE autumn programme for the Pitman's Oommercial Certificate eTi.minaUor.it i new announced. Students will be examined at the following times; Monday, Nov 18. 3 pjn.. Shorthand Speeds (90 ISO) and j3O pan Speeds '50 80): Tuesday. Nov 19. 5 pm., Typewriting; W*tj.esday. Nov. 20 5 pm„ Book -Keeping;
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    SEQUEL TO COLLISION
    104 7 D. H. SICXJINS. of the It A 1/ C, was nned $25. when Itt pleaded guilty befor«' Mr C. H. Whitton in the traffic court yesterday to a charge of driving otherwise than in an orderly and careful manner and without du. regard for the safety of
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    MINISTER'S TRIBUTE TO POLICE OF BRITAIN
    114 9 i -md;»n. Nov. 13. jj Q, the Minister pays a tribu;e force, the first war reservwomen's auxD heir record of under wur conditons. He adds. *«n o! a poL I am rs m particular to I police m air raids and f the civil
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    SERVED WINE JELLY AT W.C.T.U. DINNER
    42 9 SERVED WINE JELLY AT W.C.T.U. DINNER Somen's Christian D protested their dinner at a Gently, they wer ly. ♦ending a conIJegl u_s discovered I halt to the a resolu to the pro- nesting that he such a thing to .-ken on the
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    44 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY u[ mm. thief Jostice -_auns in Chambers. r il. AnM Lambert -ambert. Ram Sakal Rai Ml Mr I -*t ni M Justice Pedlow in >>r. Ju^.^ Manning in ChamSjed Ahmad vs. K ration r at n ims. i itsam
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    Photo Album Of Singapore To Be Prepared
    417 9 Photo Album Of Singapore To Be Prepared SPJ__? ma ha «m 2 re- cord cf Singapore's crm.t.j»ii. changing face, the ZTmW l>re have decided to prepare a nhoto graphic album of _gffg VTB. The decision was taken at tn* the Adelphi Hoiel yesterdav on trf* suggestion of Mr. OL Pee?
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    117 9 DAILY PRICES I BBBKT Xo^ 13, 11 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S Spot loose 39H 39 3 8 No. IX R.S.S. FOB. in cases November 39 3 40 G.P.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. in bales November 39^ 39 1 -> F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. in bales
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    60 9 Lan Tee Sing, a 20-year-old Cantonese, was charged ln the Singapore third court with robbery. The charge alleged that, using a knife, Lan robbed "Som Phun" of $10.90 in a house in Upper Nanking Street on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. He claimed trial and the case was postponed a week
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    Growing Strength Of Free French Forces
    483 9 4N official statement issued by General de Gaulle's headquarters _n London last Saturday has been received in Singapore. This statement explains the present position of the Yree French movement. "In order to appreciate the true value ind brewing importance of the Free French movement,"
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    Gen. Wu Assured Of Warm Welcome In Malaya
    1217 9 Gen. Wu Assured Of Warm Welcome In Malaya ByThe Free Press Chinese Correspondent CHUNGKING'S interest in the Chinese in Malava is indicated by the visit of Gen. Wu Teh Chen, who is due m Singapore to-day from Medan by 'plane. For thus looking after their welfare, various overseas Chinese organizations
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    193 9 Mails close at tbe General Poet ittL^w as follows: TO-DAY den surface l p.m. J" 1 1 1 surface Jp m. 222? surface 1p m. E 3yP t surface 1 p.m. Great Britain etc surlace Ipm. ndi surface l p.m. Jav a surface 11.30 a. at.,
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    YESTERDAYS RUBBER AUCTION
    123 9 The Singapore Ck;.r..Lc:- ol c Rubber Aworiatton h.ld its 1,513 yetacnlay, ai.d there an re i 1.423.f37 _a.— 635.5] to! < 1.23' ,*M 1b.— 603.41 t0:..-; sold 3.0s tens. London Spot II -I. NVv. V S;>. cents. pkh _;s hi.au. > Ribbed Smoked Sheet I I'?- Lt
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    Good Hockey Victory To S.C.C.
    497 10 Good Hockey Victory To S.C.C. INDIAN ASSOCIATION WELL BEATEN BJ < IA THE S.C.C. pla>ed line hockey to beat the Indian Association b> four goals to one in a first team hotkey match on the padant yesterday. The Club displayed excellent form particularly the defence, and. witn Chevallier in scoring
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    SIAMESE CUP GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    120 10 fIFHE draw for the first round of the Siamese Cup to be played at the Is'and Club on Wednesday, Nov. 20. c\er first nine holes is: Mrs. C. A. R. Bateman (18) vs. Mrs. M. I. Pope (30); Mrs. J. A. Allen (13) vs
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    AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN WIN 30—NIL
    74 10 AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN WIN 30— NIL -THE Royal Australian Air Force, Semi bawang, beat Fort Canning by 30 points to nil in a game of rugger played at Farrer Park yesterday. The greasy ball handicapped the threequarters, and forwards dominated the game. Play was not as one-sided as the score suggests.
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION AVENGE A DEFEAT
    119 10 RAFFLES INSTITUTION AVENGE A DEFEAT RAFFLES Institution yesterday avenged a defeat they had suffered at rugger the previous day at the hrnds of St. Andrew's School when they beat the Woodsvllle team by seven goals to one in a game of ruxkey on the R.I. ground. Raffles dominated play, and
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    HOW THE RACE WAS WON AND LOST
    1050 10 The Melbourne Cup Munro Claims Maikai Was Unlucky DISTANCE FINDS OUT BEAU VITE HARRY MUNKO, rider of Maikai, claimed his mount J would have won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Nov. B by two lengths but for meeting a check two furlongs
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    Before The Race And After
    128 10 A POLICE patrol car and two j\ members of the police motorbike squad escorted Beau Vite's float to Flemington yesterday, M-rites a correspondent in the Daily Telegraph of Nov. 6. He was carefully watched right up to the race, policemen escorting him to the track.
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    TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL
    63 10 •THE Chinese Companion Athletic As--1 sociatlon will meet the Royal Artillery Signal Corp. Sports Club in a game of football at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. to-day. The following players will represent the C.C.A.A.: Bah Chee, Yong Fook, Ah Lai, Kim Swee, Ch'ang Kwang, Eng Kee, Soo Tuan,
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    S.C.C. RUGBY TEAM
    70 10 •T^HE following have accepted to play rugger for the S.C.C. "A" vs the Loyal Regiment at the S.C.C. tomorrow: J. J. Bell; S. Johnson, J. C Willoughby, E. J. P. Burley, J. G. Houston; Lt. F. Cessford, I. G. John* T Turner, J. N. Wheeler, A. S.
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    Padang Rugger
    38 10 >icture. Free Press SSeott runs into the arms of a Police forward m Tuesday's rugger match on the pa da rig m which a Singapore rrirlc«t rinh team heat the Police by 20 points to three...
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    BRILLIANT FORWARDS GIVE S.R.C. 4-1 VICTORY
    835 10 S.R.C i; Panjab Regt 1. IT was the brilliance of their forward line, and the dashing display of their centre-forward, A. Clarke, who did the hat-trick, that was the main factor in the Singapore Recreation Club's defeat of the Punjab Regiment by four goals
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    Women's Hockey Test Teams For To-day
    111 10 Women 's Hockey Test Teams For To-day HPHE following are the teams chosen to represen. the Europeans and the Rest in the annual women's Poppy Day hockey m^tch on the S.C.C. padang 10-day. Europeans; P. Ush:r; I S'm nsen, N. Still; M. Gardner, P. Owen, Y. Chaney; P. Slill, E.
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    FREE HANDICAP PROSPECTS
    308 10 Will Van BreukeUSaddle Winner WITH van Breaks s Never Set, 'the Fox Fxcve. Fcra, na 'to^ rrosnects all round Jii' winner of ;ho thr^,*' Handicap. *|,i, h h S *r». I'.ukit Tiro.h on Satu'^ 4 rj?l to be as di fTioult as it .A n ***»r, proverbial
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      36 10 To-day's Sports Events II >ck?y: Women's annual match, Euroneans vs. the Rest, S.C.C: R ns Loyals, S d RC: |C. vs. Naval Base Police. Bales ier: P<ol>i wa. Hyderabad BafkM-Bti D-pot Ku»ger: Loyals vs Manchesters, Tanglin.
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