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Title Section20 1940-12-27 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITjOW The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,';51. -iSTU. 1835 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 5 CENTS20 words
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Article42 1940-12-27 1 London, Dec. 26. R I PORTS have been published m New York regarding the •nient of German troops ,h Hungary. Ls stated m official quarters m London to-day that there is no mlfrige of such a movement. ReuterReuter - 42 words
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151 1940-12-27 1 London, Dec. 26. »THF heads of the British and United States navies have exred letters and gifts marking sympathy and understanding the two fleets. learned with great satisthat you had named one of r.ner American destroyers, now part o! the British fleet, theReuter - 151 words
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Article99 1940-12-27 1 !,i>:ulon, Dec. 2fi. MUNICH newspaper lias published ii other warning vo German I VM not to treat their Polish vS too w:ll are reminded that the Polish m is the child of a people whose i'Stiny Is to work for others. ksb girls are to bReuter - 99 words
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45 1940-12-27 1 Tokio, Dec. 26. PHE increasing iy cordial relations 3etween our Empire and the i-y powers* were a matter for satisa, declared the Emperor when > opening the 76th session of the Di- 1 to-day. c a strong appeal for national ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article132 1940-12-27 1 Cairo, Dec, 26. A SUCCESSFUL British raid east of Kassala, m which a number of casualties was inflicted on the enemy, is announced m a G.H.Q. communique. No cnange is reported m Libya and on the other fronts there is nothing of importance to reporc.Reuter - 132 words
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74 1940-12-27 1 London, Dec. Z6, HPHE British Government's efforts to' reduce imports of unessential articles arc shown by the trade returns j for November showing imports totall- j ing nearly £73.000,000, a decrease of; over £12,000.000 on October and a; decrease of £11,000.000 on November last year.Reuter - 74 words
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402 1940-12-27 1 Attacking Isolated Troops And Cutting Communication Lines GREEKS' NEW VICTORY ON CENTRAL FRONT London, Dec. 26. ACCORDING to the latest reports from Albania, Albanian irregular troops are getting behind the Italian lines, cutting communications and attacking isolated detachments of the enemy. Some irregulars are said toReuter - 402 words
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301 1940-12-27 1 BULGARIA has been profoundly shaken by the greatest subversive activity organized from abroad m the country's recent history. The Sofia correspondent of The Times says -that thousands of Communist leaflets have been circulated declaring that the Soviet will propose a pact of mutual301 words
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Article, Illustration56 1940-12-27 1 liie ci&iu-gun Spitfires of the Fighter Command are the deaii t fi-.^er aircraft yet to be used m warfare. The above picture of a Spitfire Squadron shows the men who direct them and the pilots who fly them. After the battle, the pilots are joined56 words
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346 1940-12-27 1 Guards Doubled During 'Perfect Invasion Weather In Straits Of Dover London, Dec. 26. DERFECT "invasion weather" occurred m the Straits of Dover during Christmas and the heavily armed guardswere doubled against the possibility of a lightning thrust through the blanket of mist covering the calm sea. Picked troops combed theReuter - 346 words
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207 1940-12-27 1 British Mission Concludes Stay At Uruguay LORD WILLJNGDON'S FAREWELL MESSAGE Montevideo, Dec. £6. «T*HE extraordinary friendly re- ception and sympathy shown us by this friendly city" It commented on with gratitude by Lord Willingdon m a farewell message to Uruguay on the conclusion of the British trade mission's Vint. LordReuter - 207 words
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Article125 1940-12-27 1 i.ndon, Dec. 26. T^HE following message has been si-ni. 1 from the King to all British merchant and fishing vessels: "This second wartime Christmas finds the members of the Britisn Merchant Navy and fishing fleets pursuing their calling throughout the seven seas andBritish Wireless - 125 words
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Advertisement140 1940-12-27 1 Ql AIJTY— MAXIMUM PRICE— MINIMUM We stock best pKKSS MATERIALS FOR EVENING, AFTERNOON MORNING WEAR CHOTIRMALLS RAFFLES HOTEL to night -SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight cabaret -RiKTPR MAGGIE ATTRACTION DOOItn <X IfIHUUIb IHnner $3.<H>. No«-dln«rs $\M. SUM DAY EVENING'S CONCERT ATTRACTION B> the Band of THE MANCHESTER140 words
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Advertisement224 1940-12-27 1 You can still get the goods at low prices— VISIT CHOTIRMALLS Hi£h Street SEA VIEW ft HOTEL BAL i •it tsOAf PERFECTLY AIftCONDITIONBD M BCABRCEZBB SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER 4k DANCE MUSIC BY HELLER'S BAND DINNER $3.— NO AKIKR IH NNKR ADMISSION CRARGB SUNDAY December 29. POPULAR CONCERT 11 ajn.— l224 words
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Article185 1940-12-27 2 TpHE following appointments m the Colony are gazetted The King has approved Dr. Lun Han Hoes appointment as an Unofficial Member of the executive Council for a period of two ycai .s. The Secretary of Suite for the Colonies has approved the appointment of Mr. William Victor Calder185 words
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Article88 1940-12-27 2 rtE following notifications regarding officers of the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve are gazetted: Promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of SubLJeutenants Edward Gibbon Wakefiold-Gash, Tudor Edward Richard Morphy and William Bentley McMillan Dempster approved; promotion to the rank of Acting Lieutenant of Sub-Lieutenants Leonard Stephen Day88 words
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Article25 1940-12-27 2 THE Governor has promoted Flying Offlcert A. Newark and E. C. WhUetey, Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force, to the rank of Flight Lieutenant.25 words
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381 1940-12-27 2 R.R.I. CONDUCTS TESTS THE Rubber Research Institute of Malaya is testing various materials as to their suitability as substicutes for those estate supplies which are now not obtainable with the same certainty and regularity as before the war. Among them are substitute fertilizer mixtures, and381 words
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Article326 1940-12-27 2 WEIGHTS for seven races to-morrow, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Xmas-New Year meeting, are: Horses, Class 4, Div. 1. r. v furlongs Prunella 9.04 Lady Lustre 8.03 Princess Prim 9.01 Strathpeffer 8.03 Boy Cullen 8. 13 Light Supper 8.02 Shamrock 8.10 Royal Beau 8.01326 words
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Article63 1940-12-27 2 TPHE following notifications regarding oncers of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force are gazetted Promotion of Lieutc-rant (Acting Captain) L. S. Himley to the rank of Captain approved; iCsignation of their commissions by Lieut. P. J. D. Recrester and Second-Lieut. C. P. Purcell accepted, transfer of Major H. W.63 words
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Article86 1940-12-27 2 MAJOR-GENERAL Richard O'Connor, who is m immediate control of British operations against the Italians m the Western Desert of Egypt, was decorated by the Italians m 1918. In 1918 General O'Connor was commanding regiment of volunteers the Honorable Artillery Company. This battalion was transferred with the86 words
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Article63 1940-12-27 2 F[E Prohibitionist candidate m the Pres dential elections last month polled 10.000 more votes than the Communist, Earl Browder. This is revealed m the final count. The Prohibitionist, Roger W. Babson. polled 58.600 votes, and Brawder 48,789 In the 1936 Presidential elections Brawder polJed 80,159. Nbrmon Thomas,63 words
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293 1940-12-27 2 THHE wreckage of a Messerschmitt 110 dropped six miles out of tiie sky, on the outskirts of London re- cently It had been shot down by two Hurricanes, but the pilots did not! know of their success. The Nazi fighter-bomber was293 words
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Advertisement144 1940-12-27 2 TO-DAY TO-MORROW 2 SHOWS DAILY v a.m. 3.i5 ALHAMBRA WALT DISNEY'S Aii-SJ t Programme Released by RKO Radio Pictures m An Exciting fr jj^ Mystery-Comedj .^^^H^^^^H^^^^ OPENING TO-DAY I \^§k th T e ALHAMBRA L h :r Something more than just a thriller GORDON HARKER 'SALOON BAR' f J iV144 words
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Advertisement145 1940-12-27 2 ALL HOLIDAY RECORDslim^^ ITS THE BIG SHOW TH4T I \l!. Xl: -> FLOCKING TO' |!r "'Vs CAPITOL SS^ J^^^^m^^^^^^ I^. -j w and IH K^ B» C s r on r hc m *Ba:ine cover! H XflnDY HfIRDY I I DEBUTfInTE I Lewis STONE- Mickey ROONEY Cecilia PARKER tey HOLDEN145 words
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221 1940-12-27 3 No Seizure Of Danish Ships By Britain London, Dec. 26. T Minister oi Shipping, Mr. naid Cross, has issued an ex- nial of tne repeated German ions that the British Governas seized Danish ships now under the British flag and Lhef pay compensation nor them. "This is untrue," he >oWireless - 221 words
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233 1940-12-27 3 RhAR- GUNNERS are known In the RAF as Tail-end Charlie." On»* took part m an unusually unpleatrip ever enemy territory gav-i of his experiences as h? .ng back, m the gun-turret. two-thirds of the way to the ret area I h^ard the "whack- whack" flying233 words
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97 1940-12-27 3 I on Jon. I>cc. 26. TIIEI r Pbod announces that duri 1941 maxi-num prices to bo r ::;...< sold by retail will continu* per p*r.t more than the p-ic ■fl the corresponding date of 1939. r the national milk scheme, a tiaily of oneBritish Wireless - 97 words
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79 1940-12-27 3 Rome. Dec. 26. YUGOSLAVIA wants to keep ou: of the pres^n; conflict and intends to tain good relations of friendship with ail her neighbour:;/' declared M. xovitch. the Yugoslav Foreign Minis -.er. m a Press statement quoted m a Belgrade telegram to the S.efani Ke addedReuter - 79 words
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Article, Illustration32 1940-12-27 3 Field Regiment At Exercises In Britain with t&E^hS^i"./** A J' sHa field <lu*m* exercises. wun their wirele*. section and spotters. The can crews are here seen moving off as a >:om?lrt« unit.32 words
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376 1940-12-27 3 intern London, Dec. 26. a day of intimate gathering and irrepressible sood cheer and a Christmas night of unbroken peace —peace which the R.A.F. txho accorded all Germany and German occupied lands— Londoners awoke refreshed and ready to-day. The black-out and silence of ChristmasBritish Wireless - 376 words
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Article88 1940-12-27 3 Malta. Dec. 25. f ARGE crowds cheered the arrival here recently of the British fleet including the battleship Warspite, flying the flag of Admiral Sir Andre* Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean, who met with spontaneous ovations wherever he went. Scenes of wild enthusiasm were witnessed at theReuter - 88 words
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96 1940-12-27 3 Bangkok, Dec. 2G. DAY-long skirmishes on the Thai Indo-China frontier on Christmas eve are reported m the latest communique issued here. Incidents occurred along the salient from Nakon Panon, m the north, to Aranya Prads m the south. The communique states: "The French fired acrossReuter - 96 words
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59 1940-12-27 3 Clermont Ferrand, Dec. 26. INTENSE cold has prevailed throughout the greater part of France during the past few days, with deep snow m the higher regions and heavy frosts even m the regions usually temperate. Midi Canal is covered with ice. Thera alsoReuter - 59 words
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Article39 1940-12-27 3 Jerusalem, Dec. 26. SOME 6.500 Jews have enlisted m the fighting units and various services of the British Army m the Near East. This was announced by the Jewish agencies' political department to-day. ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Article29 1940-12-27 3 Berlin, Dec. 26. mO-DAY'S Berlin High Command 1 communique says that there were no special evonts to repor. concerning I the night of Christmas Ere and 'Christmas Day. ReuterReuter - 29 words
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Article50 1940-12-27 3 Vichy, Dec. 26. TpWO earthquake shocks rocked Erzindjan, a district of Turkey, early on Christmas morning, says an Ankara despatch, but no damage or casualties have yet been reported. This was the area where 50,000 were killed or injured during the earthquakes last December. ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Article45 1940-12-27 3 Istanbul, Dec. 2& GEN. DENTZ, who has been appointed French High Commissioner m Syria, has arrived from Constanza and is continuing th 3 journey to Beyrouth via Ankara. It is reported that he will pay an official visit to Ankara during the next fortnight ReuterReuter - 45 words
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283 1940-12-27 3 R.A.F. 's New American Fighter Plane Can "Turn On 6d" London, Dec. 26. THE R.A.F., already equipped with the best-armed and the st fighter airplanes m the orld. are now using an American fighter which is capable of turning more quickly than any other monoplane fighter yet designed. This airplane283 words
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305 1940-12-27 3 Air Ministry Tells Of Havoc Caused At Valona, Durazzo Santi Quaranta London, Dec. 26. THE extent to which the Italian army has suffered from R.A.F. activities during: the campaign m Alhania is revealed m an Air Ministry bulletin reviewing operations from Nov.305 words
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Article81 1940-12-27 3 TWO men m hospital blue, "arrested A at Barnet as Nazis, after a hu° and cry led by a Mfty -two-year-old Home Guard armt-d with a shot gun, proved to be convalescent soldiers from Lan cashire who had left their military hospital m Surrey to81 words
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Article267 1940-12-27 3 INVASION ATTEMPT AGAIN DELAYED DOVER citizens who left the town when Hitler's invasion threat wjls at its height are beginning to return, writes a Daily Telegraph reporter. They believe that the danger of invasion across the Straits o€ Dover ia cff. at any rate during these next267 words
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156 1940-12-27 3 Shanghai. Dec. *6. NINE American marines and three sailors are reported to have been sent to hospi.al as a result of one o the bitterest cafe brawls m many months between the defence forces o the International Settlement In which 100 American and Italian marineReuter - 156 words
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Article98 1940-12-27 3 FRANCE'S national consultative sembly will soon be instituted, according to a Lyons despatch. Le Figaro, commenting on it, says that the majcriiy of members o: the assembly will be nem natcd by the Chief cf the State (Marshal Peta.n* and b* responsible to him. The assemblyReuter - 98 words
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Article71 1940-12-27 3 LIQUID gas and ,»enerat?d gas are helping the Nazis to con* rye petrol, according to Maj-Gcn. vnn Sehell, head of the German mo. or industry. Some 60,000 lrrries and 14.0;)0 other vehicles are now running on this substitute fuel, and 10,000.000 gallons of petrol have been71 words
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Advertisement214 1940-12-27 3 GOLD SEAL PURE SULPHUR TABLETS THEY PURIFY THE BLOOD THUS PRODUCING A CLEAN and HEALTHY COMPLEXION MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD CATUAV t r^, I■■ W%. I 3 Shows To-day m^ Where Evervbod J Goes cis &9 15 L. |;P MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW at 11 o'clock SHIRLEY TEMPLE JACK214 words
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664 1940-12-27 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940. Welfare Of The Troops A FURTHER meeting will be held to-day of the organization which has been set up to coordinate activities associated with the welfare of the troops and the men of other Services m Singapore. At the first meeting last664 words
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1261 1940-12-27 4 Britain's Vital Contribution To Security Of The Americas By "Strategicus" mf THE chief political result of the Isthmian Canal," wrote Admiral Mohan, nearly half a century ago, "will be to bring our Pacific coast nearer, not only to our Atlantic seaboard, but also to the great navies of Europe. Therefore,1,261 words
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Article259 1940-12-27 4 f PHE newly formed Danish Council includes representatives of all the leading Danish organizations m Britain and is makmg contacts with the large and influential colony of Danes m America. One of the principal aims of the Danish Council is to make known to Danes m Denmark259 words
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Advertisement341 1940-12-27 4 I I agree. .You find I ROSES lime-juice I satisfies all tastes!" K. P. M. LINE Regular sailings to Java, Bali, Sumatra* Borneo and all other ports m the Netherlands Indies. ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE Regular bi-monthly service via Batavia and Mauritius to Sooth and East African ports. SINGAPORE JAVA341 words
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Advertisement52 1940-12-27 4 CTioose the tailor who has given complete satisfaction to his clients for over 20 years Choose We hare a wldi 8 K^t^ ranee I 'vmil Itorthft. Wain P&jll Shieirs In SHI JSllwHIIr and Wool als. jJBSKfpf SHARKSKIN ft I la Various Coioor*. ifi 1 MIEN CHONG 34, COLEMAN ST. v52 words
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1151 1940-12-27 5 MARY I HEATHCOTT - MARY I HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature DV vO\V that the holiday is over, .i He's mind turns towards Year and good resoluare surely plenty of the latter making ou. here. Profesin her farewell broadcast us a lead. id "In iuch lovely surroundi difficult indeed1,151 words
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Article, Illustration1319 1940-12-27 5 CLIO - CLIO KUALA LUMPUR CHATTER By pHRISTMAS m Kuala Lumpur has seen the usual exodus to hill-stations and the seaside, though perhaps the fact that it fell m the middle of ihe week this year kept more people at home than usual. Another factor m1,319 words
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Advertisement28 1940-12-27 5 2& ecu,&>&*'* sr^^^r- I/I n Jhwy^i A i rtfV if i Quality I '^^B^k' 1 IB l^^Bk\ fl^B^^Sßi/^ii^Ki t -B^B j|Bj ta^Hi BBBZ^ r *^^^^BB v-' i I^\28 words
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Advertisement80 1940-12-27 5 f«^"»- Alter hectic parties. ic Salon lor an Elizabeth Acden I You v;ili emerge alter an 1 our. c Sa reCrttfaad and ready for another j evening. MAYNARDS Battery Rd. BATTERY ROAD JL XJL PMONE'- 4Dgt Seasonal Greetings to all P|Bt •«"<•- hin;i is no MATCH T vJ^V OR UKTRKITV,80 words
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Article, Illustration18 1940-12-27 6 A happy coincidence four sisters of the A.IT, snapped outside a cinema m Palestine.18 words
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Article327 1940-12-27 6 Convoy By Flying 'Warships' 1 ONG -RANGE convoying of merchant ships by "flying battleships." heavily armed and carrying big crews, is forecast by Major Oliver Stewart, aviation expert of the Sunday Observer. Major Srewart makes this forecast when discussing the development of the Coastal Command to meet the menace against327 words
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Article48 1940-12-27 6 A RICHLY-CARVED walking-stick ha? b^en ?en; from R^torua as a birthday gift from New Zealand Maoris to Mr. Winston Churchill. The stick, carved symbolically, is surmounted with the figure of a Maori warrior, whose tongue is protruding m the traditional gesture of defiance.48 words
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Article327 1940-12-27 6 Australia's 200th Wirraway FE 200 th Wirraway plane built at F Sherman's Bend was delivered to the R.A.A.F. recently. Workmen hoisted a flag on the plane ibearine the inscription: "This is the 200 th Wirraway." The magnetos and carburettors are the only parts of the Wirraways not built at the327 words
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Article71 1940-12-27 6 JEAN BATTEN, famous New Zealand ai-w^rmn h»8 £iv°n ud ambulance driving m London and now has a confidential job with the British Govern m°nt. She was among the last batch of British ambulance drivers to leave Belsrium after the capitulation. News of Miss Batten was brought71 words
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646 1940-12-27 6 THE exploits of an R.A.F. squadron, which destroyed 10 enemy aircraft before breakfast and 10 more before lunch, were described m a recent broadcast to Australia. The narrator of the adventures was Pilot-Officer H. M. Stephen, the first pilot to receive the D.S.O.646 words
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Article110 1940-12-27 6 MR. WENDEL WILLKIE, unw successful Republican candidate for the United States' Presidency, has announced that he was looking for work. "I am tired of the inaction. I have several things m mind, but I have not yet decided what to do," he said. Final official Presidential election110 words
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Article246 1940-12-27 6 Radio Gag For Air Chief? AIR-MARSHAL Sir Philip Joubert's Sunday broadcasts have been discontinued. This has aroused resentment and regret among millions of listeners, says the Sydney Sunday Sun. After months of broadcasts the public had come to regard him as their most reliable guide on the air-blitz. An official246 words
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Article, Illustration35 1940-12-27 6 A midnight concert m the canteen of a British mun tain night ivorkers during a rest pc riod. A series of being broadcast m the BBCs Overseas shor)- uai c35 words
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Article269 1940-12-27 6 a SYDNEY Frenchman is to be appointed leader of the de Gaulle Free French Movement m Australia, the Minister for External Affairs (Sir Frederick Stewart) announced recently. He will be the personal representative m Australia of General de Gaulle, the Minister added. Sir Frederick said269 words
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139 1940-12-27 6 "I entirely agree wi:h New Zealand's Defence M:n:s:er <Mr. Jones) tha; ihe chances til int^rccrting th^ enemy raider m the Pacific are slight." said the Minster for the Navy (Mr. Hughes > m a public statement recently. "Th? Pacific is the largest ocean m the139 words
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131 1940-12-27 6 HOW TO OVERCOME FEVER EXHASUSTION Doctors now know thai the gre a u c danger m lever comes from th?£'" sons it sots up m the blSd^ Fighting these poisons leaves iS? nerve and organ m the body One ot those tired organs k»h stomach. lust when the bS?J± nourishment131 words
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511 1940-12-27 6 Raider Shells Ship Off Lonely Central Pacific Isle AN enemy raider apparently shelled a vessel off the coast of Nauru Island (Central Pacific) on Dec. 8 and set her on fire. Since then neither vessel has been seen. The burning vessel is assumed to have, been lost, says the Sydney511 words
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Advertisement121 1940-12-27 6 4l!V\^l inferior w insecticides I m JJf are not as good as I Flit is sure death to insects because it is a combination of potent killing agents which cannot be f^ excelled. Flit has undergone the most exhaustive I tests and is of known definite killing power. That's I121 words
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Advertisement108 1940-12-27 6 UchUuj wjjßSjip WeM^ff HI W'.r c; ire the moii HBMnc uic Ban b*% iMmm of all your faabtfCf A«d IJJ probjMv never do nyching at al them or protect the!]! trom th« and one oan^crs to «T ar exposed. Then -uJdcnK Uk tin when yom eve rcbd— thc> -lart and108 words
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402 1940-12-27 7 Report Will Be Tabled In Coundl On Jan. 20 EARLY PUBLICATION OF DRAFT BILL LIKELY (From Our Own Correspondent) ,h, IVderal Council on Jan 20 next mCC E tmnl impression is that the commute,, has 11 "*0" of mc »m» tax an™ that402 words
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Article22 1940-12-27 7 II '^.DENS of Orchard Road Divis»oo are hokimf a dinner at the Great World R^aumnt to-morrow. Badges will be wore.22 words
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141 1940-12-27 7 iTrom Our Own OTesponcient^ Ipoh. Dec. 24. THREE Perak Chinese boys left to-day for Australia to further their studies. They are Cheong Kon?. Cheong Vow and Ng Ah Kow. students of the Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh. Cheoiig Kong and Cheong Vow are sons of Mr.141 words
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Article51 1940-12-27 7 From Our Own Correspondent) MilMcft, Dec 24. A FATAL accident occurred yesterday afternoon at 24 milestone on the Klebang Road when a Malay fisherman. Hus'ain bin Haji Mchanaed. was killed instantly as a Malacca car returning to town left the road at a bend and crashed m a51 words
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Article208 1940-12-27 7 2,200 SIGN PETITION AGAINST TAX MEANLY 2 signatures appear on h-intr ;JS C K me tax petition which is b-ing sent by a section of the populaItKV the Strait 3 Settlements to the .Secretary of Stale fcr the Colonies^ J£S Jlf y si^atures. m the vast majonzy of cases, represen-208 words
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518 1940-12-27 7 JTIIE hope that "we will all have a victorious peace before next Christmas" was expressed by Gen. Wu Teh-chen, Chungking Minister of Overseas Affairs, and leader of the Chinese goodwill mission now m Malaya, when he addressed the Penang Rotary Club this518 words
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Article, Illustration432 1940-12-27 7 1* -ewly-appointed Commander'hief. Far East, Air Marshal Sir Robert Brookevisited several Indian Army during his first tour of the ■tiayin defences since his arrival apore, which has been chosen h ;> headquarters. Roberts -cmmand embraces the and lit forces Jn432 words
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Article, Illustration25 1940-12-27 7 A picture of the majesty of a battle cruiser as she proceeds to sea with other units of the British Fleet.25 words
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Article463 1940-12-27 7 PPL. George Luck Simmons, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the son or Mrs. Gertrude Luck Simmons of I London, was married to Miss Amy Alexandra Mary Day, the daughter of Mrs. M. L. Day and the late Mr. A A. Day of Singapore, at Bethesda Chapel yesterday.463 words
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208 1940-12-27 7 Savings Certificates In Great Demand For Seasonal Gifts MAY BE GIVEN AT NEW YEAR CEVERAL thousands of dollars worth of presents have v changed hands this Chris imas m the form of War Savings Certificates. While figures are not yet available, it h officially stated that the scheme to give208 words
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Article67 1940-12-27 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) I Ip«ii Dec 24. TTHE Perak Spitfire Fund now total* $6,260.1 1 The latest list of donations includes a contribution of $250 from Cheah Cheang Urn. former Federal Councillor for Perak Chinese. The list is: Previously acknowleciged $5 710- Mr. Cheah Cheang Lim67 words
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Article42 1940-12-27 7 Owing to insufficient entries, the Malayan shorthand and typewriting charr^ior-h c* i nm under the auspices of the Perak Btenoph t f™ 00 was not to be held durir^ the Christmas holidays. It has been ftpcided to hold the championships next year.42 words
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Article271 1940-12-27 7 <I*roGi Our Own Corrrsporuent) Ipi'H One •T'HK funeral of Nury m^e wife o f 1 Lieut. -Col. Cecil Rae. took place at the Bntu Oajah Protestant cemetery to-day be. tare a lar*e gathering of friends from al para of the country. Hie Rev. H j.271 words
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Advertisement100 1940-12-27 7 THE OKLV PERFECT DIGESTIVE PEPPEHMIHT A SWEET WITH AN APPEALING FLAVOUR OITMIAItE EVEIYWIEK RAFFLES PKCE SI«6A P 0 E "We&t' eaters" TT^^B' i "Ttß VJ^S^SSfißS^?^!^^^^^ r f^^^^^Sy/ Because Wheat is the cereal richest m the 1 Vitamins, proteins and mineral V VraSS^^^/ SaltS to ockl health. tfsy Because Wheat is100 words
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Advertisement421 1940-12-27 8 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENOLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. The best possible services a/c being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usuai ports of call m China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to register421 words
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Advertisement341 1940-12-27 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. f lncorporated id PMB) TELEPHONE; rrelgbt MJI Passage 9451 SjpADIAN PACiIIC mßyy^n^ (Incorporated m England; Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by EMPRESS M DUCHESS "or w MONT steamers to the United Kingdom.—341 words
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Advertisement438 1940-12-27 8 MANSFIELD CO., LTD BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to r n War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE Cheapen Regular Services to "re mantle Perth i FARt by first class oassenger ships Single fare $192 I A £28!438 words
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374 1940-12-27 9 Share In Distribution Business Requested CACED with the possibility of their business m the local market being completely cut off, rice consignment agents m Singapore have made representations to Government m connection with the new arrangement under which the Government will be374 words
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248 1940-12-27 9 ENGLAND HAS ACHIEVED THE "IMPOSSIBLE" PNGLAND has achieved the impossible —on the enemy's own confession! Two months ago to be precise on Oct. 19— the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung saw nt to comment on the Egyptian skuaticn under the headline, England Tries To Achieve The Impossible." The visit to Egypt of248 words
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Article100 1940-12-27 9 LJOBART <N.Z.) police are inquiring into a pecuiiax incident among the shopping crowds m a Hobart Street recently. The sound of a shot was followed immediately by a girl falling to the street as the result of a wound m the leg frcm a bullet100 words
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Article129 1940-12-27 9 MR. TAN KENG TEOW. one of the most senior interpreters to the Singapore Courts, will retire shortly, after about twenty years' service. A Straits-bora Hokkien 46 *ears of age, Mr Tan took up work m the police courts early m 1921. After some tune he was transferred129 words
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Article114 1940-12-27 9 Melbourne. A CAPTAIN In a famous British Hussar regiment has revealed how four Australian pilots, m addition to fighting 17 Italian planes, enabled a British tank squadron to rout the Italians m a battle near Sidi Barrani. Destruction of enemy tanks had seemed not possible114 words
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307 1940-12-27 9 CAVALCADE urges that the. Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) should go to the United States to present an anneal for quicker aid to Britain. Almost overnight a spontaneous clamour has sprung up m Britain for "frank appeals" for swifter help, says Cavalcade. The shock of307 words
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372 1940-12-27 9 IMPROVEMENTS TO BURMA ROAD SUGGESTED Mr. Tan Kah Kee On What He Observed TTIE need for telephone facilities along the Burma Road, of widening certain stretches of the highway and of making less dangerous some of its many hairpin bends is stressed by Mr. Tan Kan Kee m a telegram372 words
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296 1940-12-27 9 Representations To The Board Of Trade FOOD CONTROL PROBLEMS DEPRESENTATIONS made by the v Singapore European Association m connection with food control have been forwarded to the Board of Trade by the Secretary of Defence, Malaya. In the meantime, it is stated that the Pood Controller would be pleased *o296 words
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163 1940-12-27 9 pOMPLAINTS made to him about distribution of comfort funds m the Middle East would be investigated immediately, said Minister for the Army. Mr. Spencu r who is at present m Singapore, •peaking m Sydney. "I have no douLt from my knjwieage of the funds163 words
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Advertisement502 1940-12-27 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS pgyiESTIC OCCURRENCE BUtTU THERLAND.-On Dec. 25. 1940 to .:.d Mrs. J C. Sutherland, a son lan George Walter. DSATH RAE— ON Dec. 25, at Batu Oajah Nancy, beloved wife of Cecil Raf. oi Ipoh, F.M.S. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY t Tenders. Tenders are now invited fer the joJowin* material*502 words
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Advertisement364 1940-12-27 9 BOARD RESIDENCE YORK LODGE SUPERIOR RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT, well F«ißii|it4 Bi*n in4 Exception*! Cvtsftne. Pmfly m M—tkly. TltMSm EDUCATIONAL RAFFLES INSTITUTION EVENING CIASSES 1941 If the number of candidates justifies STi« JET? i? r iane form-' ca in the following subjectsSHORTHAND, TYPING, BOOK-KEEPING. fr^Jt ll^? 1 forms may obtained from the364 words
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Advertisement30 1940-12-27 9 TO LET aaamssjaajaamMaasssajassji^pmjßmsmjMJlMß AVAILABLE JAN. 2, modern bungalow, Katong, furnished or furniture to be taken over. Tele: *****, 5—7 pjri. i I H a.^ jbbV L. s^ J a *4al30 words
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Advertisement174 1940-12-27 9 SINGER SEWING MACHINES International events have caused a shipment oi Sewing Machines intended for another country to be diverted to Singapore. These machines have the "boat-shaped "shuttle and are 1 ke the machines "Mother used." They are Hand machines light, compact and portable, made at the famous S nger Factory174 words
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Article, Illustration46 1940-12-27 10 The R.AF. iTen<ah> rusc^rr team which, though it never £aye up tryinff, was no match for a strong S.C.C. XV on the padang on Christmas Eve, losing their match *ith the Hub by 13 points (two goals ami a penalty goal to nil.46 words
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402 1940-12-27 10 Women Establish Further New Records At Chinese Athletic Meeting |7OUR more records >vent by the board on the final day, yesterday, of the Singapore Chinese athletic meeting at Jalan Besar Stadium. The credit for creating the new records all goes to the women. New records were f^tablished for the! women's402 words
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Article48 1940-12-27 10 CRICKET MEETING AT S.R.C. Cheow Chyc Elected Captain AT a cricket meeting held at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club on Dec. 11, the following were elected the Club's office-bearers for 1941: captain: Eu Cheow Chye: vice-captain: Chua Boon Unn; convener: Ong Swee Ken 3. representative Lee Fons Lim.48 words
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Article1710 1940-12-27 10 WELL -BACKED HORSES WIN IN PENANG Trainer H. Sleigh Saddles Three Winners MISSES FOURTH IN THE LAST RACE (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 26. THE outstanding feature of to-day's races here m the first day of the Penang Turf Club's Xmas-New Year meeting was the success of trainer H.1,710 words
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Article315 1940-12-27 10 Peter Dyas Sets Up New Record ABOUT 40 boys and girls under the age of 16, besides enjoying themselves immensely, showed that they were extremely able swimmers at the annual children's swimming gala held at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. The title of champion ot the carnival315 words
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141 1940-12-27 10 C. W. Warren The Winner INSURANCE officials of Singapore held their fourth annual golf com--1 petition on the new course, Royal I Singapore Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 21, under Stapleford conditions, when the following were returned. C. W. Warren 18 12=30; J. A. Dean 20+9=29;141 words
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Article62 1940-12-27 10 SUBJECT to the approval of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, a football match between the Tiger team and the Municipal Services will be played at the Jalan Besar stadium on Sunday, Jan. 5. The gate receipts will be donated to the Malaya Patriotic Fund and the China Relief62 words
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Article, Illustration39 1940-12-27 10 Miss Chee Fong Ying, who equalled the All-China Olypmic record and broke the Malayan record for the 50 metre flat race at the Sin ignore Chinese Athletic meet, which began at Jalan Besar Stadium on Christmas day.39 words
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Article119 1940-12-27 10 A RETURN badminton match, consisting of four singles and three doubles has b€2n arranged between the Maxfli Badminton Party and the Serangocn Lads Badm nton Par y The match Will take place this Sunday at the Maxfli's court, Upper Serangoon Road, commencing at 3.00 p.m. The Maxfli119 words
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Article24 1940-12-27 10 Hockey: S.C.RC. vs. Indian Army, SCR.C; S.C.C. II vs. ACS Old Boys, SC.C. Rugger: S.C.C. (B) vs. R.A. (Hevy. Battery), S.C.C.24 words
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372 1940-12-27 10 Tria ngular Hockey At Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own < „r f the flrsl match of D -V ««l»r hockey tourn Un W-I played L r 7^ fnt Chinese teams, ht (Perak Chinese, called the Casuals by,,,*" to two yesterday. c In the early changes were fairly the end the372 words
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