The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 November 1940

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    20 1 LATE SIHGAPOHE EDITION The Singpore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. *****8. rISTU. 1»3:> MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    HAMBURG RAIDS DRIVE NAZIS TO FURY
    453 1 Threat Of Reprisals For 'Savage Bombing* R.A.F. RETURNS TO BIG ATTACK New York, Nov. 1. R\\\)^ m*mkimm*4 British cities of even greater f ur j than those directed against Coventry on Thursday a iv threatened by high German sources in Berlin -reprisal- for the
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    Unrest Among Nazi Workers
    78 1 V f<H k. Nov. 17. HIBKUPS «ii-«*ed by the >h mt raids and the pruspfctv il i l->ng war with fcMHfehir.c h._nces of victory mtj producing "signlresuli in Germany. votfdinr l*> OMa Tolischos in <V in the magaaine Tbe re_oltN. he says, inaivi- *_< themselves not
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    Reported British Blockade Of Madagascar
    93 1 Reported British Blockade Of Madagascar Washington, Not. 17. British blockade of Jj*yt*scar has raised the jaon here of future supolies to united States of Madagascar which is essential in the ■W-ctr^e of steel. J^ ..ow en route to it ai defence commlsciais i taMMT, the last of J»«ymer.:s owing to
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    Totalitarian Bloc Working To End U.S. Aid To Britain
    113 1 New York, Nov. 17. a WHITE BOOK is expected to be issued on Tuesday giving evidence that Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.S.R. are working in the United States to prevent American rearmament and the dispatch of supplies to Britain. An
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    Nazi Ships Meet Cruisers: One Is Scuttled
    300 1 WARSHIPS AMERICAN? Mexico City, Nov. 17, UOUR German ships including the 9,660-ton liner Orinoco, which sailed from the port of Tampico surreptitiously on Friday night, were attacked by one or more British cruisers, according to an official report of the captain cf one
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    'Quake, Violent Gale Hit Boulogne
    45 1 Berlin, San. 17. A SHORT earthquake preceded a violent gale that caused damage at Boulogne estimated at several million francs last night, according to a Boulogne message to the German news agency. Many families are reported to be homeless. Reuter
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    Navy Bombards Port In Italian Somaliland
    135 1 Navy Bombards Port In Italian Somaliland London, Nov. 17. BRITISH light forces have carried out a naval bombardment of Mogadishu. Mie main port of Italian Somaliland. it is announced by the Admiralty. Direct hits were scored on targets ashore and shipping lying in port. Italian shore batteries replied ineffectively, no
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    PETAIN CABINET MAY MEET IN PARIS
    56 1 Vichy, Nov. 17. TTHE next meeting of the Petatn Government may take place in Paris. M. Perouton, Minister of the Interior, stated during his visit to the capital that negotiations between the authorities ln occupied territories and M. Laval, Vice-Premier, would make this possible,
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    37 1 Chungking, Nov. 17. rE Chinese Government to-day officially announced the notation of 7,500,000 worth of Szechuen reconstruction bonds, secured en the Szechuen land tax at six per cent. Interest per annum, redeemable on Sept. 30. 19*55.— Reuter
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    11 RAIDERS SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN YESTERDAY
    143 1 London, Nov. 17* r»ERMAN attacks on Britain since dawn have been on a larger scale than during the last few days. Eleven enemy aircraft have been shot down so far. One of our fighters is lost but the pilot is safe. Agency messages
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    Co-operation Between R.A.F. And Army
    551 1 Promoted FORMATION OF NEW AIR COMMAND ANNOUNCED -nTTY* London, Nov. 17. [TIE establishment of a new command of the R.A.F., to be called the Army Co-operation Command, with the duty of organizing all forms of co-operation between the Army and the Royal Air Force, is
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    STOP PRESS
    124 1 London, Nov. 17. TH. whole of Gabon (French I qua torial Africa) is now part of the Free French Empire, says a communique test.* d to-night from the London headquarters of the Free French force*. The rommunioa- states that the town of Port Gentil. the second port of
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    Singapore Greek Certain Of Italian Rout
    233 2 Singapore Greek Certain Of Italian Rout JOE belief thatr— with British help, and provided German forces do not participate in the Intalo-Greek war the Italian "invasion" army will be routed by Greece in a matter of a few weeks, is held by 52-year-old Mr. J. Typaldos, one of the three
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    NAZIS "CAPTURE" PRISONERS TWICE OVER
    134 2 NAZIS "CAPTURE" PRISONERS TWICE OVER -AS a counter to the news of the A heavy German air force losses. Dr. j Goebbels is adopting a new technique of announijng repeatedly the capture lof the sa r s British airmen," writes i the Daily Telegraph. "Of 42 officers and other ranks
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    137 2 The following have been selected to olav hockey for the Y.M.C.A. -B" XI ftgalUAt the Police on Tuesday, on th2 Y.M.C.A., around at 5 p.m.: Wee ITong Irene:. Lowj Huck Tang; R. I. Atkinson, Lm. Njtt It Shields. Khoo Hock Choo. Looi Imm Meng. i i IS. If.
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    WHY FRANCE MAY SUFFER FOOD SHORTAGE
    301 2 WHY FRANCE MAY SUFFER FOOD SHORTAGE SUGGESTIONS made by the Vichy Foreign Minister, M. Baudouin. in the course of a recent speech appealing for the raising of the blockade, that food shortage in France Is due to the British blockade, are not borne out by statements from other prominent representatives
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    BERLINERS "DO NOT LIKE IT"
    114 2 THE superior morale of Lond- ners j as compared with the people of Berlin h.is made a great impression on Mr. Warren Irvin, who was until recently one of the Americnn bradcasters j in B?rlin and gave his impressions to j a reporter on his
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    111 2 London. Nov. 17. THE following telegram has been sent by Lord Beaverbrook to the Anslo-Maltese "League: "Two lighter aircraft named Malta and Ghawdex will now take the skies as I sure symbols of Malta's devotion xo the Empire's cause and her determination to strike down for ever the ugly forces
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    BALLOON BARRAGES KEEP RAIDERS AT A HEIGHT
    393 2 ■"THE object of a balloon barrage have been explained more than once, but the public does not always digest what is published, writes Major F. A. de V. Robertson in the Manchester Guardian. Not long ago a civilian, seeing one balloon close-hauled in
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    Vivid Account Of Ail-Night Raid On Hamburg
    625 3 cI TY IS BATTERED B Y R.A.F. FROM 7 P.M. TO 530.A.M. London, No?. 17. -uv .ir ak9m%f3 news service has issued the following Wx description of Friday night's R.A.F. raid on _2__ft when he T°u la ge t ity in Ge «™any
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    Suner,On Way To Berlin, Has Long Talk With Laval
    331 3 NAZIS SEE PRESTIGE ON THE WANE Vichy, Nov. 17. M LAVAL, Vichy Vice-Premier and ifl Foreign Minister, had a long talk with Senor Suner when the Spanish Foreign Minister passed through Paris yesterday on his way to Berlin, states the Spanish
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    REFUGEES FROM LORRAINE
    75 3 Vichy. Nov. 17. FIVE trainloads of persons expelled from Lorraine by the Germans aTc I p.ssing through Lyons daily. Tne Havas agency says "Monsignor Hetnts, Bishop of Metz, meets each train and coes from carriage to carriage speaking words of comfort and hope. The morale of the
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    Enemy Raids On Britain
    93 3 London. Nov. 17. THE raids on Britain last night, which were again mainly concentrated on London and the Home counties, were much less heavy than on the previous night, according to an Air Ministry communique. Dwelling houses suffered severely in some places but damage as a
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    GREEKS EXPECTED TO TAKE KORITZA IN 48 HOURS
    808 3 Athens, Nov. 17. capture of Koritza, important strategic centre in and originally a base for the Ttalhn attack, I now regarded as imminent. for some days past the Greeks have been bombarding j*town and aerodrome, which they had dominated ™j captured heiehts,
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    "Hitler Loses Major Batte. Without Firing A Shot"
    106 3 mmr on r, NeW York Nov 17 J-JITLER probably lost a major battle last week without firing a shot, says the New York Daily News' military correspondent "Half of his projected Balkan campaign collapsed about ms ears, doing what may be irreparable
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    'Staggering Normality' Of People Of Coventry
    287 3 ALLEVIATION OF DISTRESS PROGRESSES SMOOTHLY London, Nov. 15. THE people of Coventry, which suffered one of the heaviest raids on a British city by German raiders on Thursday night, are behaving with "staggering normality to-day, like any shopping crowd on a normal Saturdav. The
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    Turkish Envoy To Germany For Ankara
    78 3 Istanbul. Nov. 17. HUSSAN Gerede, the Turkish Ambassador to Germany, has arrived here en route to Ankara, where he wi.l spend several days in conversations with leading Turkish statesmen. Hussan Gerede, said that he returned at the Turkish Government's request and left Berlin on
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    Raids On Monastir
    71 3 Belgrade, Nov. 17. F REIGN planes which flew ov<r Monastir on Friday night dropped some bombs, causing over 20 casualties, it is stated in well-informed quarters here. The public is now beginning to learn the extent of the previous raid en Monastir, which was more serious than
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    EDEN TO TELL OF VISIT TO MIDDLE EAST?
    63 3 London, Nov. 17. A STATEMENT by Mr. Anthony Eden, the War Minister, on his visit to the Middle East is expected to be made in Parliament soon and a debate on ft is likely to take place in private. Debates are also
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    RUMANIAN PREMIER LEAVES ROME
    54 3 London, Nov. 17. Autonescu, the Rumanian Prime Minister, left Rome last night after a short visit, according to a German radio report from Rome. Mussolini, Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, and other Italian dignitaries and the German Charge d* Affaires were at the station to
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    Britain Is Seeking Ships In U.S.
    84 3 London, Nov. 17. THE loss of war material through 1 sinkings and bombings is negligible. Mr. Purvis, the head of the British purchasing commission told reporters as he left in transatlantic Clipper for Lisbon yesterday. American deliveries had been very good, he said, but
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    Arab Tribesmen Pro-British
    264 3 A London, Nov. 17. RAB tribesmen in remote parts of Aden protectorate are following Britain's war effort with the liveliest interest, writes Mr. A. P. Crosse Reuter's special correspondent lit Aden. I have just returned from a thre- day visit by car and camel to the protectorates
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    32 3 Vichy, Nov. 17. ADM. Horthy, the Regent of Hungary, who has been unwell, is now reported from Budapest to bo considerably better. It ls expected that he is getting up to-day.— Reuter
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    Posthumous V.C For Man Who Saved Convoy
    174 3 London, Nov. 17. ACTING Captain E. S. F. Fegen, captain of ihe Jervis Bay. has been awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. The announcement of the award says that "for valour in challenging hopeless odds and giving his life to save the many ships
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    Operational Training In War Conditions
    170 3 IN order to enable them to have "operational training" under war conditions, the period of training in Canada for pUots, observers and air gunners under the Empire air training scheme is to be further reduced, according to a statement received in London. Owing to the
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    ENTIRE COMPANY OF BOMBED SHIP SAFE
    84 3 London. Nov. 17. THE entire ship's company of 30 officers and men of the small Britsh cargo vessel Empire Wind. 4.800 tons, arrived safely at a Scottish port yesterday without a single casualty despite the fact that their ship had been machine-gunned, bombed, set
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    GIFT FOR FLEET AIR ARM
    50 3 Buenos Aires, Nov. 17. ■THE sum of £25,000 has been voted to the British Exchequer by the British community council here. The money is to be used in connection with the fleet air arm, to mark the council's appreciation of its action at Taranto.— Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 1940. Lesson From Java
    640 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1940. Lesson From Java TTHE completeness of passive defence measures in the Netherlands Indies is deserving of the closest study by those charged with the task of organizing similar measures in Malaya, for the Dutch appear to have found practical solutions to a
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    Indies Ready To Meet Any Sudden And Unexpected Attack
    1547 4 Indies Ready To Meet Any Sudden And Unexpected Attack -By The Free Press Special Correspondent Bandoeng*, Nov. 16. A VISITOR to Java has his first encounter with ihe I Netherlands Indies Army as soon as he sets foot in the Indies. If he arrives by air he finds troops guarding
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      161 4 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. Until Dr. Van Vlocke startling discovery of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, the surgeona knife was the only cure for bad piles. But the amazing healing effect of Dr. Van Vlecks Absorptive Pile Plasma, In many thousands of
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    Successful Dance To Help Talbot House Club Funds
    1388 5  - Successful Dance To Help Talbot House Club Funds MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By THERE tfm a crowd of 350 1 people altogether at the idelphi Hotel on Frlda y ni hfc 2 the dance in aid of Talbot Hou<e Club funds. v w M a very representative including members
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    Australian Seas Widely Searched
    1181 6 MINES BELIEVED LAID BY AN ARMED GERMAN RAIDER (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne, Nov. 10. FOLLOWING the sinking of a large unnamed British freighter and the American motor-ship City of Rayville (5,883 tons) in Bass Strait off Cape Otway, Victoria, on Nov 7 and the discovery
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    Five Different Types Of Mines Being Used
    738 6 AT least five different types of mines are being used by British and German navies in this war. Generally they fall into two categories Controlled and contact mines. Enemy mines likely to be laid by raiders would be of the contact variety, either
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    Under Expert Examination
    30 6 R.A.F. experts examine a Messerschmitt 110. This machine has four Machine-guns in the nose against the Spitfire's eight. A cannon is also mounted beneath the pilot's cockpit.
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    Tennis Star Now Waitress
    65 6 COME of Poland's once- famous sportsmen and sportswomen are earning a livelihood as waiters in Warsaw cafes. Letters from Poland n*port that the Olympic tennis star, Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, is selling chocolates and cigarettes to German officers in a Warsawcafe. Last year she Refused an invitation to
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    NEW JOB FOR AIR ACE
    289 6 Combat Pilot For Training Scheme riKST Australian fighter pilot to be transferred from combat operations to the Empire Air Training Scheme is a daring young man in his early twenties Fly ing- Officer John Cock, D.F.C. He hails from Renmark (S.A.), and is going to
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    BRITAIN BRISTLES WITH ARMIES
    115 6 MEN aged 35 have been registered for military service last week. This is the first call-up since the last week in July, when men of 34 were legistered. Men up to 37 are already liable- to serve. A month ago political circles in London predicted that
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    NEW INFLUENZA VACCINE IS BEING TESTED
    166 6 Hundreds Volunteer To Help In Search For Cure CEVERAL hundred London post office workers have vol Un 3 teered to test a new influenza vaccine which is hoped t prove a means of conquering the ailment. The vaccine has been developed at the Rockefeller
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    CZECHS LIVE ON FOR LIBERTY
    111 6 THE barbarities of Hitlerism cannot crush the unconquerable determination of my countrymen to regain their independence and liberty," the Czechoslovakian Consul in Sydney «Dr. Solansky) said on the eve of the Czechoslovakian National Day commemorated on Oct. 28. "There are growing symptoms to justify my
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    TRIBUTE TO BRITISH TOLERANCE
    64 6 COMMENTING on the House of Commons debate on Mr. H. G. Wells' criticism of Lord Halifax and aspects of the British war effort, the New York Times says: "The fact that Wells has been permitted liberty to speak his mind has done more good in America
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    Robot Boat Misfires
    175 6 Robot Boat Misfires Ran Aground At La Linea n^HE Spanish authorities ha*. seized a lis In torpedocarrying motor-boat which went aground on La Linta beach "after firing a torpefc towards Gibraltar.' state tl* official Spanish news a^ew The boat carried no crei. The Spanish agency describe. motorboat as a sei:
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    COMPLETE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER RICE IMPORTS
    245 7 flew Order To Take Effect Next Month PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EACH CONSIGNMENT fI)NTROI W aN imports of rice into the Colony' .uludinK Christmas and Cocos Islands) is envisaged I trier under the Food Control Ordinance published j h ueek-end. This control takes effect from
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    Shinozaki Case At Assizes To-day
    269 7 Shinozaki Case At Assizes To-day jy|AMORU SHINOZAKI, a Japanese will appear in the Assizes Court to-day on charges preferred under the Official Secrets Ordinance. Shinozaki faces three charges on which he was indicted after a six-day inquiry ln the police courts during which allegations were n ade that he askg&
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    NEW BROADCAST CHIEF EXPECTED SHORTLY
    273 7 NEW BROADCAST CHIEF EXPECTED SHORTLY *J*HE important place Singapore will occupy in Empire broadcasting will be a step nearer realization with the arrival in the ery near future of Mr. Eric Davis, Director-General of Broadcasting in the Straits Settlements. Mr. Davis will be responsible not only for Malayan programmes but
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    "BOYS FROM SYRACUSE" IS RIOTOUS COMEDY
    95 7 A records, wire.ers was daring the time of the an- did he.alcL> •jazz" the .p- j tata," but then f 'The Boys From ad a midnight screening Sal atomj, i. full of anachrom Shakespeare's Comedv cf fcl rig. Uy termed hilariRigh: from the beginning
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    RONALD COLMAN AND GINGER ROGERS
    53 7 B JING ■■■M Coiman and 1 an, two established fav--I?__u» y Parsers." an RKO. film -a^iT^ midnight screening at the i^cT I Saturday is a gay comedyV„ far ft t(hed story, but It is en- ->-fas and Coiman does S-to Gln er n °Z*T* S
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    WEDDING COUPLE MAKE $500 GIFTS TO FUNDS
    391 7 WEDDING COUPLE MAKE $500 GIFTS TO FUNDS A FTER the marriage of Mr. Law n Peng Hee to Miss Wee Kim Neo at the residence of the bride's parents in Kim Yam Road yesterday morning two cheques of $500 each were presented one to The War Fund and the other
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    MORE QUARTERS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVANTS
    104 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Nov. 17. HOUSING accommodation for Government servants in Johore wiU be further improved next year, for a large sum of money has been allocated for the purpose. Six XT class quarters are to be provided at Pontian at an
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    War Savings Certificates Bought For Asiatic Staff
    532 7 THE first big firm in Malaya lo buy War. Savings Certificates on behalf of its staff is Sime, Darby and Co. This firm has just bought Certificates to the value of nearly $7,000. Sime Daroy and Co.'s scheme for the purchase of War
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    Churchill Tours Bombed Area
    34 7 Mr. Winston Churchill C'Winny" to the crowd who cheered him) doffs his famous Bulldog hat and smiles to the crowd an incident during his tour of affected areas of London.
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    Aliens May Now Join Volunteer Air Force
    246 7 GOVERNOR WILL DECIDE ON THE APPLICATIONS COREIGN nationals are now eligible to join the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force and the Singapore Government Flying Training School. The door has been opened by the publication of an amendment to the Volunteer Air Force Ordinance
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    HELP ASKED FOR PERAK MALAYS AT MECCA
    201 7 HELP ASKED FOR PERAK MALAYS AT MECCA WRITING on the subject iestituiPerak subjects in J-LdCCa, the vernacular newspi-p... Warta Malaya states: "No disappointment was greater to the Malays than the non-committal attitude adopted by the Perak Government at the suggestion submitted by the Orang Kaya Tengku Mentri in the State
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    "HOW TO GROW FOODSTUFFS"
    64 7 MR. C. W. S. Hartley, Agricultural Officer, Province Wellesley and Penang, will deliver a talk in English on "How to Grow Foodstuffs" from the Penang wireless station to-morrow at 8 p.m. The Chinese translation of this talk will be given from the Penang station on Saturday
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    Officer To Pay For Wrongful Detention
    253 7 Officer To Pay For Wrongful Detention crrom Our Own Correspondent > Malacca, Nov. 16. A CIVIL suit in which a Malay. H»s- san bin Rejab, claimed $50J damages for assault and wrongful j detention from Hong Ah Heng. an assistant supervisor ot the Cu.stop.a Department, was heard in the Distrjct
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    GENERAL WU AT HAW-PAR VILLA
    111 7 QDi. Wu Teh Chen, Chinese Mm.. v t?r of Overreas Affairs, was en tained to lea by Mr. Aw Boon Haw and Mr. Aw Boon Par at the Haw-P.«r villa, Pasir Panjang Road, yesterday. Th? grounds of the villa were w ated for the occasion.
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    FINED FOR GAMING
    61 7 piIARLIE Chan made his appearance in the Singapore fifth police court yesU rday But the Chan who appeared was not the mythical Chinese detective of Hollywood fame but a 17 -year-old English- speaking Hckkien youth. Charlie Chan vas charged with gaming id public in Tras Stre; ton
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    DRIVER IN CRITICAL CONDITION
    61 7 T^HE dmer of the Singapore lorry mho was severely injured when his vehicle va." in collision with a Johore car at Rukit Timah Road on Saturday morning is still in a critical condition at Tan Tock Seng's Hospital. The driver of the Johore car was killed
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    O.A.G. IN KUALA LUMPUR
    69 7 T^HE Officer Adminif? -"nig the Government, A Mr. S. W. Jones, accompanied by The A. D.C, Klt.-L.. A.T. Stavcky. Is .srxnding the week in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Jones and the A. D.C. left Singapore by the night mail on Saturday and wore jc ed by the
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    Malayan Chinese Discuss General Wu's Visit
    963 9 From Our Chinese Correspondent THE main topic of discussion among the Chinese is of course, the visit of Gen Wu TVILiZ 2 w S Overseas Affair* JiV^ leh ch en, Minister of faScouiTS 7 SET in Sin^pore on Thursday Sli^^^i^ m J O<^ 1^
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    German Idea Of "Humaneness"
    172 9 ANE of the funniest features of V Gorman propaganda is its efforts to show what a humane lot the Nazis are and how kind they are to j the peoples of the occupied coun- trios. A fortnight ago they were loudly pro- claiming that they had
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    Y.M.C.A. VOLLEYBALL
    69 9 The volley-ball team to play for khz Y.M.C.A. against St. Joseph's institution on Wednesday at the Y.M.C.A. tennis se:--ti-n. Bras Basah Road at 5 p.m. will be selected from: Yow Wah Seng, Goh Cr'^ Cl-ive. Low Swee Ke<». Lim Nut Siong. Kc,\ Chit Mong. Benny Femes, Teo Feng
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    "There Is One God And Mussolini Is His Enemy"
    466 9 (By A Special Correspondent) HTHE most interesting feature of enemy broadcasts in Arabic recently was the leport of an interview given by Field-Marshal Goering to an American journalist. It is worth analysing as an example of the fantastic statements which the
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    Grenadier Guards Use Tommy-Guns
    36 9 A picture taken of a battalion of the Grenadier Guards in training ''somewhere in the Northern Command": Aided by a smoke screen a detachment of the Grenadier Guards charge with sub-machine guns.
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    Indonesian Militia?
    88 9 One problem which has come in for much discussion lately in the Indies is the possibility of forming an Indonesian militia, imposing a liability for coQScrijH sen ice on the nctive population. Indonesians play an important part in the passive defence services and if sufficient instructors and arms
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    20 9 Prom Our Own Corresjx ndrnt.) Malacca, Nov. 17. A meeting cf the lalacca Municipal Commissioners will be held on Wednesday.
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    JINNAH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
    104 9 J INN AH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. ■"jf-H. MBB-ittei Ii- c_cd by the b. En Muslim League, Singapore, to .*n the 1940 Janab Jinnah Birthday Ctl' b: a ln Singapore, on Dec. 23. met last week Mr. T.A.M. Abdul Aziz in th? chair Thc. mmittee nominated Mr. AM. A Karlto be the
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      202 9 PUBLIC NOTICE SOUTHERN KINTA CONSOLIDATED, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) Notice is hereby given that the Directors have declared an Interim Dividend on account of the year ending Mar. 31, 1941, ot five per cent. Cid. per share) less Income Tax at Bsh. 6d in the This dividend will be paid
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      186 9 MAIL LIST Mails close at tue General Post Office as follows: JO DAY Aden air 4 p m Africa air 4 p.m. Australia air 4pm. Sydney surface noon British ColumL.a air 9a.m. Burma air 4p.m. Canada air 9 e m Ceylon air 4pm China: Amoy. Canton. Chuan Chow. Kiung Chow,
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    LOUGHBOROUGH CLOCKS BEST TIME
    1653 10 Motor Race Postponed After Three Events WILL BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY IGNITION trouble robbed A. J. Loughborough of almost certain victory in the scratch race for cars up to IJSM c.c. over seven laps of the 1.6 miles course in one of the events of the
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    DEPOT'S GOOD VICTORY
    319 10 Race Results On Saturday DESPITE gloomy weather and soft going, very interesting and often exciUng racing was witnessed at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter race meeting. There was a good crowd in attendance. Mr A. van Tooren's Antrum was
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    Paid The Highest Dividends
    42 10 picture. The two highest dividends at Saturday's races at Bukit Timah were paid by Trumpeter, $47, in the first ra re, and Safariland, in the third r\ce. This picture shows Trumpeter winning from Dadabhoy and Distinguished. Free Press
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    Kwa Chin Swee Becomes Cycling Champion
    520 10 KWA Chin Swee, 18-year-old Chinese, winner of the recent Singapore- Johore-Singapore bicycle road race, became the all-Malayan cycling champion yesterday. Participating in the all-Malayan cycling championships held at th» Anson Road stadium yesterday in aid of war funds Kwa came first in three of
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    MALACCA HOCKEY TRIAL
    111 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Not. 16. THE Malacca Hockey Association will hold its first State trial next Thursday on the Malacca Club Padang when last season's State XI will be opposed to Mr. R. W. F. Aeria's XI. Malacca XI: Wee Tlam Heng; Major W. H
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    NEGRI HOCKEY DATES
    82 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent Seremban. NEGRI SEMBILAN State hockey fixtures for P the season are: Nov. 23 against Selangor; Dec. 1 against Perak at Kuala Lumpur; Dec. 21 against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur; Jan. 11 against Singapore at Singapore; Peb. 8 against Malacca at Seremban; Peb. 9
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    CHINESE SURPRISE THE SCHOOLBOYS
    277 10 (From Our Own CorrespondentMuar. PLAYING their best game of the season, the Muar Chinese hockey team sprang a big surprise when they beat the Government English School side by two goals to one. A feature of the game was the outstanding display of the Chinese defenders.
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    Tan Chong Tee Wins Singles Title
    338 10 Badminton WOMEN'S CROWN Tft M 'SS YASUDA TAN (honjj lrr Badminton i. ar M**.^ men's open sing^** Z hips by b^atint; v*» l h ***Z vrairht sets, r, x >'' -<• Clerical I nio n hall ChonjTee m his mashing 1 u tic last
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      305 10 HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS ON SATURDAY I,ondon, NOV. 17. I SCOTTISH LEAGUE VESTERDAY'S Home football league Londo-L, Nov. 17. I rmtrhpq rp-^ulterl- Scottish league results yesterday were: m^Lcnes resuuea. Airdrienians 4; Hibernian 2. NORTH Clyde 5; Queen's Park 1. Blackburn 2; Manchester City 2. Hamilton 3; Dumbarton 0. Bradford l; Sheffield
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