The Straits Times, 11 January 1941

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  • 21 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NBAIU.Y A CMTOXXY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1941 PKK'K 5 I'KNTS
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    • 264 1 Up-to-date TAILORINGM It E N CHONG X.^.Ubtr Suit lea«lh« W ,|N -siui s In And Wool AIM H vIiARK InivlHsiotomi t 31 I c^m>n St. S fStt l"hou» IIIS *^Z~ ~~~**^r--~~" x:!K r^ AEROLAX Bli nds look mu^n neater 3^—--— 'f" "'""•Zl!' t I than rattan chicks and will last
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    • 109 1 &v& v i*^ v rmn "FIKC" POSSESSES THE BOUfHJET OF A TRIE FIKO J\\XXO ROBINSON'S lliwiiiiiHilJllir RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE TO FAMILY MEN! You toil all your lives to bequeath a sound estate to your heirs. How often are these intentions destroyed by weak or dishonest executors, and your families reduced
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    • 65 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road, NEW AFTERNOON AND COCKTAIL DRESSES Your Nerres Need CorredNourishment yp\giLTiNE |r have you tried CANADIAH I I SOLE I FILLETS' J Make your next fish dish Canadian Sole Fillets. They have an exceptionally fine flavour and are economical, too, because there's nothing to throw uway. PUOIE
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 29 2 Brrr^nt Robert Powell, Royal Air Force, acitlly killed on Jan. 9, 1941. Flyint: Officer James Henderson Whitfield Dunn. Royal Air Porce, acridm tally killed on Jan. 9. 19.l
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    • 56 2 Mrs. James Nairn and Jean Barrie desire to thank all dear friends for Uirtr sympathy and thoughtfulnese In their cad bereavement. The family of the late Madam Tay Soon Keow of 744 Paslr Panjang Road sincerely thanh all friends and relatives for their expressions •apathy, floral tributes, paying night
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    • 1476 2 PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR PHOTOS painted by qualified artist in Lilywhite Studio. 79. Norlh Bridge Road, Singapore. Telephone 6601. HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED I I ROPEAN desires buy or lease bungalow, Cameron Highlands, preferably Tana Rata area. Box No. 563. Straits Times. WANTED TO RENT, by European doctor Unfurnished house. 2 or 3
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    • 837 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. MORRIS 8 H P 1937 Tourer excellent condition 3S ;o n.p.g. $800. A.M. Carbery. Tel. 5431 til USED CARS: Austins. Morris. Citrot-n Pont '.Volseley etc. The Ea tern Auto Co. Ltd.. 69/79 Orchard Roan Singapore WANTED a u.ot-d M.G. Sports 2-Seater not later than 1938 Models.
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    • 668 2 DOGS 'WANTED TO PURCHASE nice fehnattan bi-ch with pedigree. Appy Box No. !>3.i Straits Times. FOR SALE at Changi Farm Siwpang Bedok. Saturday, two pedigree AL'-atian pups Dogs boarded at reasonable charges. EDUCATIONAL WANTED" TUITION in Italian oral written from gentlemnn or lady with sound knowledge of English and Italian.
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    • 464 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LEHIMX" MBRAIIY Ist I' LOOK >« KAIIKin P.I). P.O. BOX J* SiNt.AroHk. Moderate Irtu-v hm* r*M» <mi»i»tn»n Member*, ■"•be ±m+ Mn»«» Open lUllt: t.J* *M. m r.M. Saturday*: 8!• \.m i r M EUGENE Permnnmt Waving EUGENE Hair-rroiKJitionitHt. MAISON PERM European 'jai- «i»ivi«r#.
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  • 317 3 London, Jan. 10. P' may be that in the near future the New World Including the Latin American Continent will be called upon to play a far greater part In the development of civilization and control of human destiny," declared Mr. A. DufT Cooper,
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  • 518 3 Why It Is Necessary To Destroy Duce's Armies In Libya Albania London, Jan. 10. THE after effects of the Bardia victory are rapidly becom- ing evident in Africa itself, writes Gen. Sir Hubert Gougn, lieuter's military commentator. The British air arm is stretching
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  • 207 3 a.m. I.Bi 8.8.C 2 5.5J 5.5« Manila (KZRM) Si 6.05 8.8.C. 3i 55 6.55 Manila (KZIB) 31.5), m 8.8» 8.8.C. 31.55 m. and 49.5S m. HI s*?* 00 «.9» m. 9.40 Melbourne 25.25 m. (except Sunday 1 10.4« Delhi 31 3 a p.m. 12.59 HonffkoQc 31
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    • 644 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated Is Japan* GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fare* to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific auoted in I'.S. S on aoplicatlon To California from the Orient vta Bonolulo lea. Manila lea. H1ton<t tn.i.
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    • 452 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLVE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT TH€ CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 627 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.33 me/1 < 824 m. ZHP1 9 61 mc'i <3«9«m.» ZHPJ 7.25 me (41.3S m.) 'ZHL ft ZHPK 5.00 p.m. Mandarin dance music from the studio, played by the Chinese Dan' e Band, directed by James Lai Weng; 5.40 p.m. News In Cantonese: 5.55 p.m. Mandarin
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    • 352 3 EMPIRE STATION GSB Ml me (31.SS tn.); GSt S».j6 men (31.32 m.t: GSD 11.75 me I (25.53 mi. (Sis 11.86 tn s (25 »9 m. > GSP 15.14 met (19.83 va.) GS« 17.79 me ■> (16.86 m. USII 21.47 me/* (13.97 m. > GS1 15.2C me (19.66 m. l; GSJ
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  • 1371 4 Chairman Advocates Methods To Cheapen Costs ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual mretinir of Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates Ltd. in Singapore recently Mr. Tan Chmg I/Kk, the chairman, said: The net profit lor the year after providing for depreciation and directors' fers amounted to $138,274.83. equivalent
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  • 33 4 Manchester, Jan. 9. TPHE demand was well maintained, with increasing cloth sales to India, Java and South America. Coarse yarns were difficult to buy. Spinners were hampered by the raw cotton position. Reuter.
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  • 369 4 Rails And Oils Ease On Profit-Taking London, Jan. 10. ■TAFFIRS maintained their attraction on th* Stock Exchange to-day out profit-taknig was noticeable In other recent favourites wltn the result that both Home rails and oils finished easier. Among industrials, cement building and electrical equipment shares were bought
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  • 56 4 Largest For Three Years Bombry, Jan.4. Fls officially announced that India's foreign trade during 1939-1940 was the largest for three years. Experts were valued at £152,250,000, representing an increase cf £30,000,000 on the previous year's figure. Imports totalled £123,750,000, compared with £114,000,000 the preceding year. The total
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  • 105 4 Singapore, Jan. 10, noon. Buyer* Seller! Ctemblcr 17.76 Hamburg Cute $11.00 J*t» Cube 513.60 White Muntok $14.50 White $14.00 Black $7.26 Copra Mixed $a.IS Bun Dried $3.40 S«cc tfowr MO 1 Lingga $4.30 Fair $4.25 Sarawak $4.40 Palembang $13.00 Banja $12.00 Sarawak $13.00 i amoca Small Flake
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  • 177 4 Singapore, Friday. me following are the «xcn»ngt rate* u>l» nicrnlng according so the daily circular issuer by the Hongkon* %nd Shangnaj Bankln* Out iwf atlon SKLUMO UoitOoo t.l. a/4 1/16 Ujcdon demand a/4 1/1» Switzerland demand (T.T. only) 202"* New York demand 41 3/32 Montreal demand 61 27/32 Batavta
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  • 343 4 Dollar Tin Shares Are Fractionally Easier (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 11. AS was anticipated in this column yesterday the dollar tin share was generally easier yesterday on pront.aking. Hong Fatt had' fairly large offerings at $1.37 but buyers were hesitant if they existed at all.
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  • 133 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 10. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows vita previous Quotations lit oaren thesis:— RUBBER: Quiet. Spot 12 716 d 12 9 16d (12 7;i6d 12^d) Feb. 12 7 16d 12 9!16d (12 7!16d 12 9 16d) Apr.June 12 7.16 d 12
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  • 231 4 Aid To Exchange For War Purchases IN order to bolster Canadian credits abroad and provide foreign exchange for the purchase of war materials, Canadian goldmines adopted a policy in 1940 of producing at a rate as high as sound mining practice allowed Output for the first two-thirds
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  • 107 4 LUKUT TIN DREDGING LTD. treated 90,300 cubic yards of material, recovered 294 piculs of ore and incurred a loss of approximately $9,000 in the last quarter of 1940. In making this announcement the secretaries say that recoveries improved in December for which month a small
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  • 45 4 rS following rubber crops were harvested in December lb Alor Gajah 23,100 Australasia 21,700 Ayer Panas 87,000 Bukit Kubu 14,500 Glenealy 64,000 Jalan Kebun 15,100 Kluang 56,000 Pajam 195,000 Port Swettenham 11,000 Talisman 19.560 Tambalak 21,000 Teluk Anson 57,923 Ulu Benut 41,500
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  • 82 4 Friday, Jan. iv, noon. Buyer* 1«a«f1 Price* Prl«t No. DC K.S.S (Spot looar) 371^ 37% No. IX R.S.S. fob. in ease* Janmary 37^, A Q. R.S.S. C.u.b. in bale* January 37% 37ft F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. in bales tendon 37*fc 37^ FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S.
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  • 405 4 THE following donations to me Waj Fund are recorded to-day f In memory of C.S.M., J. Nairn, rf"S" Coy. 1 S.S.VI'. irom Officers and Members of "S" Coy. Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. S0« In memory of Jimmy Nairn, from the Officers and Members of the former
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    • 294 4 TENDERS P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE. vi>R!<S will br mtivrd at the office >•.' Uie STATE ENGINEER. NEGRI SEMHILAN. up to Noon of Priday. 17th January. 1M1 for the Conrtnirtion of WAR ACCOMMODATION Hutting etc for Troops) near Mantin on the Peremban-Kuala Lumpur Road. All Timber 'cut to sizes >.
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  • 750 5 Interim Dividend Of Five Per Cent. Absorbs Earnings ADURKSSING shareholders at th«> annual Mttfag of Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd. in Soromban n--contly. Mr M. 1.. Phillips, tho chairman, said mm lor tilt- war amounted to 81 compared with $32.***** for 193 ft 39 and reflects
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  • 276 5 smcapor?. Jan. 10 \rUcW l/nit. Prtc« Hf \1 KMl 44) curry 35 »te»k Ib 65 1. Australian 42 54 Kati 48 3B rornm illy reared) Kati 70 each 55 Kati 48 locally reared* fledged pad 70 dimwtir. unfledged go Wi M.«.> 10 14 10 M 1 1
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  • 130 5 MAIL AR RIVALS AN D DISPATCHES .r Oftpral P<*t OiSei? i in l>\\ Aaiir:il\u jir I^.3*) p.m. Dar*n. air .2.30 p.m. J a va air ■i a.m. and 12 30 p.m. Npw Z'.-aliind air 12.30 p.m. Pori M« bj air 12.30 p.m. air 12.30 p.m. :.»cv 1J.30 p.m. md ;nr
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  • 427 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES W. 8.48 a.m. 8> ft. 10.26 p. m. 8.2 ft. f W. 2.4« a.m. 5.2 ft.; 3.48 p.m. 2.2 ft. To-morro» m. w. 9.32 a.m. 9.2 ft.: 11.02 p.m. 8.5 ft. 7 W. 3.37 a.m. 4.9 ft.: 4.25 p.m. 1.6 ft. Monday. Jan. 13 H. W 10.11
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  • 1314 5 FRIDAY, JAN. It, 1941: 4 I\M MM i DDjen dcOen Ampat Tin (5s) 3s 44d 3s 9d Au*nvl Amal (5s» 6s M 7s Austral Malay (C) 35s 36s Ayer Hitam (5s) 21s 22s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) 85 .90 Bangrln Tin 15* 16s flatu Selangor
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  • 145 5 •TPHE secretary of Austral Malay Tin Ltd. advises that the directors of Aus^-al Malay Tin Ltd. and associated companies have declared the following dividends, which are payable during the current half year. AUSTRAL MALAY TIN LTD.—Dividend of nlnepence and bonus of ninepence (total l/6d. per
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  • 84 5 MR. DE VRIES, of the MX Government Railways, is leaving for Australia this menth to inquire into the possibilities of buying equipmr>nfor a steelworks in Java. Nirom radio explains that this wt-rKy. if built, will be limited to working up scrap iron for wire cables, nuts,
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  • 190 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Books Oomwuj utn&nc Oka* OMe r« PayabU Idrti Hyd. 2%% int. lew tax Jan. 29 K. L. Tin Is. No. 3* Jan. 24 Sthn. Tronoh 7H% Int. leas Ux Dec. 11 Jan. 30 Sungel War 20% Jan. 7 Jan. 28 Takuapa
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    • 169 6 POSITIVELY LAST 4 PERFORMANCES UAsVLsr": ALHAMBRA j Warner Hros. Happiest Funniest Comedy Hit "TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN" with MARJORIE RAMBEAU ALAN HALE, JANE WYMAN amp RONALD REA6AN. PATHE GAZETTE TOUNG AMERICA FLIES A Timely Short Produced by WARNER BROS. If you like your Murderers DIFFERENT. Meet The "STRANGER on The
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    • 309 6 "TWO OF THE BEST ACTING PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE BEEN SEEN IN SINGAPORE FOR SOME TIME "GASLIGHT" IS UNDOUBTEDLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE THRIL.LER LINE" MALAYA TRIBUNE I PAVILION AT 5>15 6 15 A IS FROM THE FAMOUS STAGE PLAT BY PATRICK HAMILTON. *S-£ P3 If 1 kJ^ fct GASLIGHT SPECIAL
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    • 308 6 STILL DRAWING RECORD CROW3S! The great acting of GABLE and JOAN CRAWFORD is the TALK of TOWN! CAPITOL I 4 SHOWS TODAY W«i j ii A.M.— 3.15— 6.15— 9.15 TRIUMPH FOR T\VO GREAT STARS! CLARK GABLE and JOAN CRAWFORD Heading the year's finest cast in a story of 9 men
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  • 448 7 DURING the week gone by the eyes 01 the whole world have been rlvetted upon the amazing success of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell In Libya. Sldl Barrani, Sollum. Bug Bug, Bardia and now perhaps Tobruk one after another the fortresses have fallen and the
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  • 1087 7 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.— First Sunday after Epiphany, 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion: 7.30 a.m. Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m. Children's service; 5.3 c p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon ST. PAULS CHURCH.— Sunday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion: 5.30 p.m. Evensong and
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  • 141 7 London, Jan. 10. rS Ministry of Labour is to make the best use of the services and labour of Allied and other friendly aliens in Britain and for this purpose It has set up a central agency. The Ministry feels that these people
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  • 153 7 London, Jan. 10. SIGNIFICANT quotations from the German Press are printed by the Manchester Guardian as showing that Nazi colonization plans are not progressing as smoothly as anticipated by their optimistic drafters. The Guardian says Over 20,001) Czech families are to be turned out of
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  • 148 7 London, Jan. 10. fVBSERVATiONS of Adm. Platon, PcV^ tain's Colonial Minister, In an interview yesterday that Britain wished to appropriate the French colonies so as to use them as bargaining counters if a compromise peace were offered her, have been noMced with regret In authoritative quarters
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    • 320 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (formal) 8 p m. to 1 a.m. Dinner $3.00. Non-diners $1.00. RIJSTTAFEL next Tuesday— New Cabaret Served to-day from IT "0 to 2 p.m. Attraction— THE ASTOR DUO TO-MORROW MILITARY BAND CONCERT THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS By kind permission of Lt.-Col. W. J. Graham M.C.
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    • 19 7 ▼ME KE£? OUR MOCKS MOVING YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING MSB AND EXCLUSIVE MODERNS PHOKI.4 6*). 34 HlOrt »TR'CT,
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    • 265 7 PftT U A V Last 4 Shows TO-DAY IIH lli M I 11 a.m., 3.15, 6.15, 9.15 Where Everybody Goes Phone 3400 Intense With Interest Outstanding in Anneal Ml ITM Wk DREW SUA V ri IUJISDKK SlNl&l'UilC TWKKiJii.i: The story of a man to whom a kiss was not enough.
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  • 1078 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. JAN 11, 1941. (496th Day Of The War.) GOOD OUT OF EVIL Very early in the war. the British j people were urged to forward to the authorities any ideas they might have for improving the efficiency of the Fighting Forces. They were told that
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  • 64 8 New York, Jan. 10. ITNITED STATES exports to the British Empire in the current year may reach $3,500,000,000, compared with $2,100,000,000 in 1940, states a Federal Reserve bulletin. The estimate includes war orders to be completed this year but does not include possible shipments
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  • 23 8 Clil John Lavery, famous portrait painter and Royal Academician, died yesterday at Kilmofc't-nny Kilkenny, at the age of 04. Reuter
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  • 1741 8 A Scheme That Could Be Worked Easily In Malaya IN accordance with the undertak- ing given in the Straits Times on Dec. 20 we publish to-day an outline of a scheme to raise revenue by the imposition of a tax on currency. This article
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  • Letter To The Editor
    • 937 8 America's Duty As World Power To the Kditor of the Straits limes Sir.- In Sepc. 1939, WhUi war broke aut, my son living in another part of Java wrote me asking what Amcrira would do. I replied probably very little, for America s.rongly desired to
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    • 141 8 "MARCONI" RADIOS JUST ARRIVED fron ENGLAND NEW 1941 MODELS (CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS) THE Robinson Piano Co. (s.s.) Ltd. Opposite Clifford Pier Singapore. H M. l»l P. H. HEN DRY Jeweller f"nr?p©'e, Kuala Lumpur. Penang. Um|W» Rht«« <«t oUn»* iafrlM. inwraldt. StepMrM. All J ■I plrfcttf «»«'hf_ j iTi Tl
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    • 69 8 I PREPARED FOR INCOME TAX Consult Before Buying Your Books At: BASRAI BROTHERS ACCOUNT BOOK SPECIALISTS S CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. •PHONE 6497. NUMONT FUL-VUE la MIX IT (Sereirlew) ComtrvrUon. Fashion latest, featuring an entirely new piinrip.r of eyewear design and possessing numerous advantages not found in othrr type* E verbright
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  • 449 9 Successful Attack In North France ESCORT OF 100 FIGHTERS MEET LITTLE OPPOSITION British Strike First Big Blow Of 1941 X LARGE force of R.A.F. bombers, strongly supported by fighters, yesterday conducted a daylight "blitz" on (ierman aerodromes in France in the style of
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  • 82 9 Germane \ov> On Defensive THIS large -.scale daylight assault 1 by the Royal Air Force Is in d contrast to German tactics by clay, writes Renter's correspondent with the RAF. >>me months now. Goenng has bi •i) forced to content himself with ending over to Britain
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  • 126 9 R. V.F.HaveSaved Great Britain London, Jan. 11. •4/"VNfc of the most glorious chapters in our country's history will be written about the exploits of the R.A.F. in 1940." declared Sir Archibald Sinclair, the \ir Minister, broadcasting on the new air training corps. The R I have saved the country from
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  • 209 9 Ing by the marked superiority of the last August and September, to whtd) so tar he has shown no evidence i>f knowing an answer. This is the first rime British bombers nnd lighters have gone into battle toi'»"her in force since France failed. The formation swept over a large part
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  • 108 9 RADIO TOLD POSITIONS OF BRITISH SHIPS Canberra. Jan. 11. ONE of lour broadcasting stations which have now ceased to function announced the whereabouts of a number of ships in Austra'ian waters, announced Mr. W. M Hughes, Attorney General. In a Press interview. He Mid that the Government as«umrd that the
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  • 81 9 Klisura Burned By The Enemy Athens, Jan. 1111 THEN Klisura, key town to Valona and chief objective of recent fighting in Albania, was occupied by Greek troops yesterday, it was found deserted and burned. About GOO prisoners were taken in the operations. In addition to the
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  • 39 9 London, Jan. 11. ROYAL Air Force bombers in their heavy attacks on Italian bases in the Mediterranean have bombed. Messina, where Italian cruisers in the harbour were hit. Reuter. (Further details in page 16)
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  • 109 9 in their advance Greek troops had taken seven officers and 450 soldiers as well a.s 13 mortars and some machineguns. Enemy losses la casualties were also heavy as is proved by the fact that the loss of 400 Italians is now confirmed. The Italian "invasion" of the rocky ore« island
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  • 71 9 Rome, Jan. 11. ITALIAN authorities have issued an I official casualty list giving 1,301 dead in the fighting In Albania. Ninety-seven of the dead are stated to be officers, 65 non-commissioned officers, and 19 Albanians. The total wounded is given as 4,598, including ten Albanians. Missing are
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  • 46 9 London, Jan. 11. UP to a late hour last night the Lcndon area had no air raid alert. Raiders were repor:ed in some provincial districts. Bombs were dropped S the residential district of a southeas town but no casualty was reported.
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  • 35 9 Belgian Congo Forces To Join War In Africa London, Jan. 11. 35SSSSF53S«SS« Rii The C mwS C fs now on an official jgtj. Kenya w.h Ryrinnu*. Governor-General of '^Belgian Congo, a in East Africa.— Reuter.
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  • 331 9 London, Jan. 11. PERMANY and Russia have signed I* a new trade pact in Moscow, it was announced in Berlin yesterday This new economic agreement, coming after the German-Soviet treaty of F bruary 11, 1940, i. is stated In B-rlin. represents a further
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  • 573 9 MEASURE EXPECTED TO BE PASSED IN A MONTH Washington, Jan. 10. THE United States Congress has begun its discussions in A Washington of President Roosevelt's momentous plan for giving further aid to the Allies. It is expected that the bill will be ready for
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  • 181 9 Roosevelt Is Called "Peace Enemy No. 1" London, Jan. 11. ALTHOUGH German and Italian newspapers and radio have now commented more fully on President Roosevelt's message to Congress, it was only yesterday that the German newspapers informed their readers that such an address had been
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  • 174 9 Statement By Mr. Roosevelt Washington, Jan 10. i^aE importance of speedy action to lend or lease war equipment to the democracies was stressed by President Roosevelt at his Press conference to-dn; at the White House. He said that the broad powers which the bill gave him
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  • 253 9 Tightening >f British Siege Cairo, Jan 11. THE iron ring of British and Imperial forces is now closing in on Tobruk. according to latest reports received from the front. Very little news is at present available concerning the ex*ct nature of the operations, but observers at the
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  • 72 9 London, Jat\. 11 MAJ.-Gen. Sir Douglas Brownrigg who commanded the Shanghai defence force from 1927 to 1931. has been appointed colonel of the Sherwood Foresters, the appointment w> take effect on Jan. 19. He succu Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederic* Maurice, who nas completed his tenure ot appointment.
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  • 846 10 Whole Of Remaining Funds Of Former Scottish Coy. DOWAGER EMPRESS' FAN TO BE SOLD FOR WAR FUND TIIKRK arc two unusual features in The War Fund news to- day. One is the offer of a rare article for sale on behalf of the
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  • 142 10 SINGAPORE RAIHIS HOTEL Special Dinner Dance (Formal) Bpm. tola.m. «.\KKI( X THKATKK, GEYIJING Zoebaida The Sensational Malay Talkie at 6.45 9 p.m. «.Kf \T WORLD C-taNt: 7.30 to 9 <fc 9p.m. to 1 a.m. Globe: Zoebaida. Sky: .i to Singapore. lIAI'PY THEATRE (Happy World) i. .45 9.15 Prahalada. Seaside.
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  • 231 10 New Delhi, Jan. 15. 'T'HK general acceptance of un- animous resolutions of Eastern Group War Supplies Conference are believed to have been expressed by countries represented thereat, when replies from the Empire countries participating are complete. An announcement is expected to be made in London
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  • 131 10 BLAZING CAR MYSTERY VERDICT TODAY »*R W. G. PORTER, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday reserved his finding at the conclusion of his inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person, believed to be Dr. Ernest Walter Martindell, Medical Officer, Johore Bahru, whose body was found burnt beyond recognition in
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  • 73 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 10. DERAK Chinese miners and planters re-afflrmed their opposition to the imposition of income tax or war tax on incomes at a joint meeting of three Chinese bodies—the Perak Chinese Mining Association, the Perak Mining and Planting Association, and
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  • 18 10 There will be no guard of honour at the ceremonial opening of the First Assize 1941 on Monday.
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  • 362 10 THE Australian Minister for the Army, Mr. Percy Spender, who has been on a visit to the Imperial Forces in Middle East, will broadcast from the Sinjarapore station tonight, on the progress of the campaign ajrainst the Italians. He will be on the
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  • 255 10 Plan To Release Vessels For Atlantic Mediterranean IT is reported that the British and United States Govern1 ments are considering a plan whereby U.S. merchant vessels would take over British routes in an extensive area of the Pacific, states an Australian Associated Press
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  • 350 10 A MALAY Ah who recently arrived back in Singapore from Canada tells an amusing story of a German internment camp in the Dominion. The camp is situated on the shores of a lake where pleasure steamers make trips during the summer months. Passengers on
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  • 38 10 THE death occurred at the Batu Gajah Hospital on Tuesday night of Mr. Henry E. H. Bartlett, Superintendent, Government Hill Gardans and Plan.a.ions. Maxwell's Hill, Taipine, at the age of 54 years. I
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  • 31 10 The Rev. Father Lee has been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors to ihe Singapore Reformatory In place of Mr Bng Choon Yee, who has resigned from the Board.
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  • 297 10 THAI THREAT TO BOMB SAIGON DALAT Bangkok Communique Claims French Are Retreating Bangkok, Jan. 11. AS reprisal for attempted attacks by French planes, Thai planes are to raid Saigon, Dalat and Pnom-Penh, in French Indo-China, according to an announcement by the Thai Supreme Command. It is stated that the French
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  • 99 10 (XF special significance was this morning's enrolment of another batch of Malayan cadets for service with the Royal Air Force. Among them, for the first time, were several non-Europeans. They are the proudest young men in Malaya to-day. Two of them are Mr. F.
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  • 29 10 r,. A. ROBINSON has been appointed a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore in place or Mr. M. N. Wardell, who has resigned, states a Government Gazette notification.
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  • 56 10 Mr R. V Harris has been reappolnted a member of the Singapore Harbour Board for a further term of three years. Mr. E. C. H. Charlwood has been re-appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Board for a further term of trice years and a member of the Board tsf
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  • 124 10 INTIMATE and life-like studies of 1 animal and bird life form the feature of the exhibition of work by the visiting Chinese artist, Mr. Yang Sin Sam, which opened at the Lingnan Branch School in Orchard Road yesterday. Owing to the success of the exhibition It
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    • 174 10 lOREMOII for eovtfcnrC, for coofoieM foreomfprk foraJUL Even in the hottest of hot climates women are loath to put coolness before a fashionable figure. Slimness must come first, but if coolness is obtainable at the same time, then that's just ideal. Or rather, it's just Aertex. Aertex corsets give perfect
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  • 321 11 Origin Of Term Explained ALL the Army's work of building construction and permanent <1< fences, of which so much has teen seen lately in Singapore, Is the onsibility of the corps," said an officer of the Royal Engineers in a broadcast talk on the Sappers last night
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  • 683 11 General Wu Impressed With Calmness Of Malayans FAREWELL MESSAGE OF CHINA'S GOODWILL ENVOY "ALTHOUGH my stay in Malaya was brief, I have been ri able to observe how the calmness and the confidence of the British people and inhabitants of this country in a victorious peace
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  • 100 11 AN English-speaking Tamil, S. A. Balan, aged 26, was charged in I :he second court yesterday with committing extortion in Changi Prison a •oar ago— between Jan. 2 and Feb 13 1940. The charge alleged that Balan put a :onvicted prisoner Malayandi in fear )f ill-treatment
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  • 55 11 r TKE Advisory Committee for 1941 appointed I under the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Ordinance in the Straits Settlements includes the Rear- Admiral. Malaya, (chairman), the Commander, Straifc. Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Master Attendant, Straits Settlements, Mr. H K. Rodgers, Mr P. S. Gibson and
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  • 37 11 CAUGHT selling newspapers In the Naval Base without a permit at 615 p.m on Wednesday, 24-year-old S. Sadanadan was lined $10, or ten days' rigorous Imprisonment, in the third court yesterday He pleaded guilty.
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    13 11 General Wu Teh-chen who is returning to Chungking after visiting Malaya.
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  • 275 11 Daylight Robber Sentenced •TTWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Quek Quee Ho, was pleaded guilty in the criminal district court a week ago to participating in the daring daylight robbery of a suitcase containing $5,400 cash from a cashier of Shaw Bros. Ltd. in Robinson Road on Dec 2, was yesterday sentenced
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  • 109 11 (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. A EURASIAN employee of the Rubber Restriction Office in Kuala Lumpur, Granville Herbert Bates, was charged to-day in the first :ourt before Mr. G. L. Howe with having falsely represented to one Abdul Manap that he would
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  • 92 11 >From Our Own Co-respondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. p. NICHOLS, of Kampar. was charged before Mr. G. L. Howe, nrst magistrate, with causing the deaih by a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide of Molly Wong at Damansara Road by driving a motor-car in
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  • 17 11 Mr. Alexander Cross and Mr. J. D Dorrity have been appointed Assistant Im- migration Officers for Singapore.
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  • 378 11 JSAMU MASAMOTO, a Japanese clerk employed in the O.S.K. shipping line, was fined $50, or two weeks' simple imprisonment, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a charge that he attempted to send letters otherwise than by post
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  • 384 11 Thanksgiving For Saving Of Holy Land From Italians CINGAPORE Muslims of many races and nationalities yesterday afternoon held a special mass service in the big Sultan .lamia Mosque in North Bridge Road after the usual Friday service? as a thanksgiving for the success of
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  • 51 11 MESSRS. Lim Cheng Ean, P. Samy, Q. E. N. Oehlers and S. B. Tan have been appointed members of the Education Board for 1941. The Director of Education, SS the Deputy Financial Secretary, S.S., and the Resident Councillors of Penang and Malacca are also ex-ofncio members of the
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  • 97 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 10. DERAK Chinese miners are ar- ratißinß fo r blatk-outs in th*ir tin mines in the Kinta district in case of emergency. It will be in the nature of an experiment and as a precautionary measure. All miners are
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  • 178 11 Contempt Alleged By Assignee I IM EE, who became bankrupt in 1-1 1935 with liabilities amounting to about $55,000, appeared in the High Court before Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday, when an application to commit him to the civil prison was made by the Official Assignee who alleged
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  • 817 12 Wavell's Biography Of Lord Allenby Allenby, A Study in Greatness. The biography of Field -Marshal VLsrount Allenbv of Megiddo and Felixstowe. By General Sir Archibald Wavell, Coramander-in-Chief. Middle East. London Harrap IF Marshal Graziani had had a 1 chance to read this book, he might have
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  • 94 12 /CERTAIN mall ships of the American Prey sident Lines, Ltd., have been exempted from calling at an appointed quarantine i anchorage so long as they operate for that company, by an order issued in the Colony i .isterday. The ships are President Jackson, I President
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  • 70 12 ftSMAN BIN BUSU, a police constable, was V/ch&rged In the third court yesterday with the theft of a palm beach coat and a pair cf flunnel trousers valued at $14 and belonging to another policeman, Mohd Saad bin Man. from the single men's barracks at Paya
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  • 292 12 Unprecedented Action By U.S. Secretary For Navy New York. POL. FRANK KNOX, Secretary of the U.S. Navy, in an un- Jt precedented action,* recently released a series of official articles exposing Hitler's use of the Fifth Column. The authors are his aide. Col. Kn
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  • 387 12 Lecture Tour Of U.S. Suggested A GROUP of Australian lecturers should be sent to the United States to interpret Australia and the British cause to the American people. This was said by Mr. Paul McGuire, Australian author, who arrived in Sydney recently from the Unioed States, where
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  • 85 12 FOUR CHINESE, ranging In age from IS to 28. had a charge of committing roboery with the use of a knife at Mount Emily ion Wednesday night, explained to them in the Singapore third court yesterday Two of them, Teo Ah Sin, 15, and Wee
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  • 174 12 Theft Of Cancelled Cheques Alleged 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. CHOO Hoong Kong, until recently a clerk in tha Mercantile Bank, appeared before Mr. G. L. Howe, first magistrate, to-c?ay on a charge of stealing five cancelled cheques b2tween Sept. 1 and Ncv.
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  • 91 12 •THE Portuguese Coiuuldie in Sm^upore w.. 1 not be In a position In future to gra<. visas on passports. In transit or otherwise to Portugal unless the applicants prior i their application to the Consulate obta.:. landing permission from the "Policia de Vlgilancia c Defcsa
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  • 918 12 THE probability that Hume Pipe (Far East) Ltd. might be required by the authorities to maintain *,heir services even if the company had no work on hand was mentioned by Mr. C. G. Jenner in the Singapore Tribunal yesterday when he applied
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  • 138 13 New York, Jan. 10. A FALSE report that Hitler and Goering were dead and Germany had requested an armistice sent passengers aboard the Portuguese liner Serpaplnto into eestacies, according to the Sew York Sun. A report typed on official-looking paper was placed on the ship's
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  • 283 13 Act Swiftly In Nazi Bombing London, Jan. 10. IlflTH an improvement in weather conditions, the German air lorce was very active last night. An Air Ministry communique sum- mine up the raids says there was considerable enemy activity over this country when bombs were dropped in
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  • 123 13 r, Ixmdon. Jan. 10. I King has consented to become Air Conimctlore-in-Chief to the New AJr Training Corps for boy». Inquiries have been pouring In throughout the day in response to yesterday's arinouncemciit of the Inauguration of the plan. Air Commodore Chamler.
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  • 575 13 CONFERS WITH WAR LEADERS ON "MATTERS OF MUTUAL URGENCY" London, Jan. 10. J AM on a serious mission,** declared Mr. Harry L. Hop1 kins, President Roosevelt's envoy to Britain, addressing: the British Press to-day. After stating that he had conferred with Mr.
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  • 86 13 New York. Jan. )0. THK majority of Americans in all parts of the country consider it more important to help Britain win the war in any circumstances than to worry about keeping out of the war themselves. The latest Gallop survey of public opinion of
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  • 132 13 New York, Jan. 10. DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has offered Mayor La Guardia of New York a key defence post. According to the New York Times, the post is that of executive assistant to the President, in which capacity he would be a link between the
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  • 80 13 London, Jan. 10. /COMMENTING on Mr. Churchill's V* speech at the luncheon given in honour of Lord Halifax, Britain's new ambassador to the United States, the New York Times states to-day "It emphasizes the importance of Lord Halifax's mission. The moment is so much more
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  • 73 13 Terrific Explosion In Czech Anns Plant London, Jan. 10. *T*IIE Tolicka munition factory in eastern Moravia, Czecho-Slova-kia, was accidentally destroyed on Christmas Eve, it is now learned in London. About eighty people were killed. Three violent explosions were heard in Brno, the capital of Moravia, which is 60 miles from
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  • 153 13 Damages U-boat In Long Action London, Jan. 10. DEFORE the crew of the British merchant ship Shakespeare had to abandon the vessel off the coast of Portugal they had fought a gallant action with only one gun against an Italian U-boat. Details of the fight, which
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  • 189 13 London, Jan. 10. RECEIVING members of Roman nobility, the Pope to-dar declared i that his prayers and wishes in the New Year were for lasting peace, states the Vatican radio. The peace the Pope visualized was one that would "bring joy to nations and call back
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  • 50 13 Malta, Jan. 10. DIVE enemy aircraft were shot down during an attack on an aerodrome here yesterday. Twelve to 15 enemy flgruers participated in the attack. One was brought down by anti-air-craft fire and four by British fighters. The British planes were undamaged. —Reuter.
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  • 217 13 Forces Moving On To Tobruk Cairo, Jan. 10. THE concentration of British forces 1 around Tobruk continues, their movements being covered by operation to the west, a communique from British G.H.Q. in Cairo announces. On the Sudan fron.ier the communique continues, British patrols inflicted a number
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  • 179 13 Transferred Money For Nazi Leaders New York, Jan. 10. A MAN described as a close friend rt of such German leaders as Goering and Goebbels was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fln*> of $2,500 here to-day. He is Isidore Lazarus, aged 58 He
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  • 130 13 London, Jan. 10. •T*HE Norwegian Government ha: issued a statement declaring mil: and void the appointments made by the authorities in German occupied Norway, without regard to established law. It Is- authoritatively stated in Norwegian circles here that newly-established posts in the state or municipal
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  • 75 13 Washington, Jan. 10. rIS State Department disclosed to-day that arrangements have been made Iti facilitate the purchase of arms in the Unitt.i States by Greenland for use by the small number of policemen employed by the Greenland authorities to patrol the cyrollte mines at Inigtut.
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  • 144 13 Alexandria, Jan. 10. Italian anti-Faucist movement Is rapidly gaining strength in Egypt, where various groups are uniting under a central organization in Cairo. These, in turn, are carrying on active propaganda work among the rest of the 60,000 Italians now in Egypt. Dr.
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    • 282 13 I /L Uannt 2 AMBITIOUS ME! OBTAIN HIGHLY-PAID •ppamunenu In Commerce, Industry. Shipping. Banking. Insurance, and the Public postal tuition with The ncjr Many thousands Jf I dents now hold sum positions and the School has the Qnebt R«rord. The School of Acro'intamv t)i, r.rlir.g institution fT trw butldiiiK of
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    • 251 13 And smart men \jty always use Anzora V^ for their hair. The reason is that Anzora is the best, most healthful hair dressing you can buy. H prevents scurf and dandruff, and keeps mgj^ the hair in perfect 1 condition and the head cool L J) MASTER YOUR jJODtAJ i
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  • THE DECEMBER PLANTERS' BULLETIN
    • 982 14 By Our Planting Correspondent pEW, if any, of the 14 issues of j TVip Planters' Bulletin made to! date have contained so much interest iiij? matter as the December num>N>r, published recently. Unlike Issues of the R.R.I. Journa' the Planters' Bu'letln
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    • 973 14 Planting Topics to read the full correspondence to appreciate that the R.RJ. had little difficulty in disposing of Dr. Stevens' main criticism, and it is obvious that the Institute with the net work of infoimation at its disposal must be in a far better and more closely informed position here
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    • 105 14 London, Jan. 9. METAL dealers expect that the United States authorities will augment the recent purchase of ICO, OOO tons of Chilean copper which does not completely fill the gap between the United States productive capacity, at the present stabilized 12-cent price, and the
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    • 23 14 The following crops of rubber were harvested In December: Lb. Jimah Rubber 36.000 Punggor Rubber 16.657 New Scudai 34,05 i
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    • 62 14 Liverpool, Jan. 9. IMPORT licences for South American cotton are unobtainable. Some Santos freight is available for January but none from North Brazil until February. The considerable outstanding cotton purchases from Santos are sMU not shloped. Brazil recenilv clinched the bulk of the sale of 22,000 tons of cotton to
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    • 99 14 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT L FOR CLEARING J V RUBBER AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS 11/ \\^k As local agent* for the equipment m J I \\^L made expressly for the above purposes mil \\^L we are in a position to advise you mil \\^L on any problems you may have in mil \\^k
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  • 52 15 J J Ahua, the Hebrew light-vn-ißht boxer, who has arrived in Singapore after a successful tour of Canada and Australia. He is being handled by Mohd. Fatuity, who is onHdrnt of Joshua's prowess that he issues a challenge to any top-rank Malayan lightweight to prove hi* worth against
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  • 233 15 Malayan Status For Next Championships? THE m\t Singapore Amateur ■nine Championships, to be held at the H ipnv World stadium in No\ ember this yrar. may be called the Malayan Amateur boxing championship*. if Ihe Perak A.R.A. and Selannor approve of the idea. [1 vis suggested at
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  • 172 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) Ipnh, Jan. U. CWELTEK. Shamrock. Hard Road. The Aiinan, Rang Ayah and Hue and Cry were tanoii£ the most Impressive horses at this mornire'.s vnckouts in preparation for next Saturday'? races. Half pace and threequarter pao<- rallops were the order
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  • 618 15 Australian Rules Football At Old Polo Ground R.A.A.F. Sembawang R.A.A.F. Seictar (Reds): 10—6 ..66 pts.; (Blues) 6—ll ..47 pts. AUSTRALIAN Rules Football attracted a large crowd to the old polo ground in McNair Road yesterday when the R.A.A.F. Sembawane; (Reds) met the R.A.A.F. Seletar (Blues)
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  • 57 15 TO-lIAY Hockey: Singapore ys. Negrl Semhilan. S.C.C. parang; Police vs. R/aF. (Malaya), Depot; Penang vs. Perak, Penang. Rugger: RAF. Blues vs. R.A.AF Reds. Jalan Resar stadium; Johore vs. Heavy Battery R.A., Johore Bahru; Selangor vs. Army, K.L. TO-MORROW Swimming: Second race for Jackson-Miller Cup, and twobreadths sealed
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  • 66 15 Warrant Officer Johnstone referred and the teams were Scmbawang (Reds): Backs: McKay, Anderson. Niven Half-Backs Day, Hughes, Wells; Centres Hutchinson, Aldons, Tonkin; Half- Forwards: Edmondson, Henderson, Tyler; Forwards: Taylor, Geiger, Cannell; Followers Jenkins, Cocks: Rover: Lette. Seletar (Blues): Backs; Widmer, Hutton, Gilbert; Half-Backs: Wallace, Sproule, Albrecht: Centres: V. Smith, Reid,
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  • 321 15 Games In Singapore And Penang TT\VO state hockey match*, will come up for decision to-day, one on the Singapore Cricket Club padang where Singapore will meet No;ri Sembilan, and the other in Penan? where Penang will be opposed to Perak. Singapore will take the field at full
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  • 27 15 A FRIENDLY game of coccer will be played between the Kota Raja Football XI and Chinese Sports Association at Farrer Park at 5.15 p.m. to-morrow.
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    28 15 High marking, the most spectacular feature in Australian Rules Football. How it is done is demonstrated in this picture, taken at yesterday's game at the Old Polo ground.
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  • 250 15 S.R.C 4 Royal Air Force (Tengah) 3. 1/EENLY contested hockey was seen on the padan? yesterday when an S.R.C. side defeated the R.A.F. (Tengah) by four goals to three. The second half of the game was brighter than the first, which
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  • 133 15 ""PHIS mixed fcursomes competition played at the Island Club last Sun- i day was won by Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ho with a net score of 35y 2 Seme of .he best returns were: Mr. and Mrs. H0. .46— 10!-> 35'/ 2 WCdr.
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  • 59 15 TPHE following will represent the 1 R.A.F. (Malaya) in a hockey match against th 2 Police at the Depot to-day: Lac Clilvcrd Sel.); Cpl. Nash (Tengah), Sgt. Needham (Tengah): I F'L:. Mclldowie (Sel.), F/L;. Bell (Kallangj, Lac Watson (Sel.); F/O. Evans (Tengah), F/Lt. Hewan (Sel.),
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  • 71 15 TPHE following players have been in vited to represent the Naval Base Youngsters XI in a friendly game of scccer against the Chung Wan Football Club at Jalan Besar stadium at 3.45 p.m. to-morrow". R.S. Maniam, Peter Then, Andrew Then, Ali bin Dollah, Karlar Singh,
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  • 230 15 races will form the programme on each of the three days, Jan. 18, Jan. 22 and Jan. 25, of the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting. This reflects the splendid response there has been, jin the form of entries which amounted to 151, for the
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  • 81 15 AN European hockey trial, to se- lect a side to meet the Rest in the annual* hockey match on the Singapore Cricket Club pading n Jan. 30, will be held on Monday, Jan. 20. The following players will form the trial teams, the Colours and
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  • 186 15 launched a series of attacks und Thoy scored, after a tussle with O'Brien, and' the S.R.C. led three-one. Barely two minuses later Thoy, unmarked in front of the goal, took a pass from Galistan and the 3.R C. fourth goal was scored. Taking a nice pass from Neubronner soon afcer,
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  • 395 15 TO DAY'S RUGGER AT JALAN BESAR STADIUM THE Koval Australian Air Ko;v<\ the Reds, play their last ma cli In the Malayan Ku?hy Union's series of games in ii<l of «ar charities when they meet the Royal Air Force, the Rlues. at Jalan Besar stadium
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  • 71 15 (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. 'THE f0110w. 113 is the Selangor Club rugger side to mc»t the Army on the local padans to-morrow Alexander: VVilloushby. Hatfleld, W. G. Smith, Joaquim: Carrell, Weir; Wicket, Tolb'.t. Grt-ve Hindmarsh, Roualle, McHugh. Thompson, Dudgeon. The
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    • 145 15 I'KRAK TURF CLUB "SPITFIRE MEETING" Saturday. 18th January 1941 Wednesday, 22nd January 1941 Saturday, 25th January 1941 ALL PROFITS WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE PURCHASE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now open for the same purpose and over $14,000/- has already been subscribe!. Donation! should be <ent
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    • 91 15 DON YOUR BEST AND BRIGHTEN YOUR CHINESE NEW YEAR Whether you are responding to an invitation or paying the usual courtesy in your New Year visits, be up-to-date. \Vin£ Loon£ is about ir»t the best tailor to fcive you added appearance hsm^a i^^*_ to your personality. il Experience, careful study
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  • 526 16 BOMBS CAUSE OUTBREAK OF FIRE AMONG SHIPPING Docks And Railway Are Damaged Palermo Also Attacked A HIT or a very near miss on the stern of an Italian battloship of the Littorio class during a particularly heavy raid on Naples is announced in
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  • 227 16 MASSING OF GERMAN FORCES IN RUMAIN I A CONTINUING Nazi Tension With Russia And Internal Unrest As Reasons Ankara, Jan. 10. DETWKFA ten and 12 divisions of German troops have already reached Rumania or are on the way. By the middle of Fehruary the total of the German troops in
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  • 28 16 London, Jan. 10. PIE food situation In Holland Is so acute that it Is reported that in Utrecht alone. 20.000 have to be led daily at communal kitchens.
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  • 67 16 Eire'S Anxiety About Food Supplies London. Jan. 10. TIP. I jnnment of Eire has been mooed to m?et at Dublin next Thursday, when questfc rw will be ti what steps have oeen taken to ensure adequacy of essential supplies In tha event ot an acute ■ted that the general ques-
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  • 52 16 London. Jan. 10. LORD Lloyd. Secro.arv cf State for the Colonies, will be leader in th* House of Lords, replacing Lord Halifax, who has been appointed Ambassador tc the United Sta.es. according to an announcement issued this afternoon at No. 10. Downinc
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    11 16 Wueen dials wiiii two chefs during visit to a London club
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  • 342 16 Main Objective Of The Recent Operations Achieved Athens, Jan. 10. THE Greeks have occupied Klisura, key town to Valona and main objective of the recent fighting, it is officially announced here. Bells were rung and crowds thronged the streets of Athens and
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  • BID TO BOMB BANGKOK
    • 171 16 Thailand To Take Reprisals London, Jan. 10. r'.At authorities announced to-day that they would take reprisal air raids on French Indo-China towns, i including Saigon. These raids will be carried out bo.h by day and nisjht. Thai official quarters stated that today French planes tried unsuccessfully to raid Bangkok and
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    • 65 16 Saigon, Jan. 10. AN official communique states: "From time to time Thai pa:rols have crossed the French frontier seeking to kidnap native families and draw them into Thai territory. "Every now and then these patrols made contact wkh French troops and they always hurry back
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    • 108 16 Vichy. Jan. 10. rs Muslims have shown their loyalty to Prance In time of adversity, declared Gen. Weygand, Commander-ln-Chlef of Vichy forces In North Africa, broadcasting to the people of Morocco and th» Muslim populations of French African territories In reply to a renewed declaration of
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  • 100 16 London, Jan. 11. rO enemy bombers were shot down during Thursday night's raid on north-west England, according to an Air Ministry communique. British bombers engaged and shot down an enemy fighter during British operations over Germany on Thursday nUht, the communique adds. Thirty post office
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  • 220 16 'AXIS PACT NOT IMPORTANT"JAPANESE ADMISSION London, Jan. 10. A JAPANESE official's description of the tripartite pact as "just a manoeuvre" was mentioned yesterday by Dr. Sloetmaker de Brume of the Netherlands Colonial Office, according to the Daily Telegraph. Dr. de Brume said that at a conference of representatives of Japan
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  • 37 16 Batavia. Jan. 10. TRADE talks between Japan and Netherlands Indies delegates are expected to be resumed next week. The Japanese mission has completed a draft agenda for the conference. Reuter.
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  • 46 16 260 U.S. EVACUEES LEAVE FAR EAST Kobe, Jan. 10. HPHE President Pierce lefc here last night for the United Sta^j with more than 260 American evacuees from th» Far East aboard. The majorLy of evacuees are women and children from Manila, Hong Kong and Shanghai.—Easvern News.
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  • 293 16 Oil Stores Again Chief large I London, Jan. 10. r\EFYING thick clouds which mud.? their task extrrmely diiV. cult, R.A.F. bombers on Thur n'jht struck another heavy blow %X German oi! supplies. Many fires and explcson, caused at one of Oennany'j m->st important synthetic oil plants
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  • 147 16 Need To Strengthen Her Air Defences London, Jan. 10. THE unpreparedness of Japan to meet air attack is seen ki an announcement made in Tokio today that the Cabinet has approved a plan for strengthening air defences. The plan is the Joint effort of the War
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  • 59 16 lotto. Jan. iv. "TN furtherance of the 'peaceful bUx-kud*' •"■enforced In that area by the fieet on IX'c. 25, Japanese naval aircraft on Wwlnesdar re.iewed their bombing attack on hidden Chinese supply and tranraort b wr stern seaboard Of K wanning Province. states a communique
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