The Straits Times, 13 December 1941

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    39 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times 'ESTABLISHED NXARLY A CKN*URY| MALAYA'S I. FADING NEWSPAPER -LARGEST NET SALES 12 PAi.ES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941. PRICK 5 CENTS The Straits Times VI PA(iES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941. I'RICE 5 CKNTA.
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    Battle Of Flanders -VI
    1056 3 THIS is the sixth instalment of lan Hay's "Battle of Flanders, 1940," a narrative based upon Lord Gort's Official Dispatches. It w an attempt to describe, in as untechnical language as possible, the experiences of the B.E.F. from the time of its landing in France in
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    Nazi Threat To Amsterdam
    74 3 Nazi Threat To Amsterdam London, Dec. 12. A GERMAN threat to bom»> Amsterdam in order to quell Dutch resistance is disclosed by Dutchmen who recently escaped from Holland to London They say thit the Germans are incensed by the attitude of the Dutch and have announced, through their Commissioner. Seyss-Iniiuart.
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    U.S.S.R. Main War Theatre
    624 3 London. Dec. 12. ALTHOUGH events now taking place in the Far East are of an importance to the British Empire and the United States wh eh cannot be exaggerated, Russia is still the principal theatre of war. says The Times in a leading article. "There the
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    Soviet Wise To Nazi Tactics
    71 3 Stockholm, Dec. 12. rIS to why Germany reports that the Russian campaign is to hr halted during the winter: Dr. Goebbels says: "German news policy is a first class weapon. For instance, during the battle of Flanders the Press M given information that was contrary
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    Share Quotations
    1053 4 (Issued by Malayan Sharebrokers' Association.) FRIDAY. I>M\ 12. IMI 4 P.M. NOMINAL VALUE Minimi Sarert BlHlil Ampat (5a) 2s 7Vid 3* Austral Anwl (5s) Ss 6d 6s 6d Austral Malay 35* 9d 36i 6d Ayer Hltazn C>3) 11* 60 111 «d Ayer Wens (tl> .80 85 Ban«Tln Tin
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    215 4 BETTER FEELING: SMALL BUSINESS By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 13. A MUCH better feeling pervaded what there U left of the local share market yesterday and small business was done In the tin and rubber sections. Bear covering was probably responsible far the smaU buying Inquiry
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 4 Sintapvrr. Frttar. Die. IS. nujrra defter* Prleaa PrVci Na LX 8.5.8. Sj»t Uose) J» MN Na. IX tt.S.9 f.a.D OH* DrcemUr »»-< M T i G.F.A.Q. 1.5.8. f.o.b la Wlw Dcrember ll!4 MS F..VQ. K.S.S. f •*> ta December SIS I' 7*7 V. Ir b
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    TIN CONTROL IN BRITAIN
    80 4 London, Dec. 12. |T is unuerstood that the Ministry of Supply will undertake the entire importation and distribution of tin like other ucn-fer-ous n.eta!s dispensing with the Trade's services for all Home pur1 poses. Merchants had hoped the Ministry would use them for distribution on a
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    London Stock Exchange
    299 4 London, Dec. It. The following are to-day's closing I middle quotations. Sharer, are of Cl I denomination unless otherwise stated: I Cor.. 07. 105** +tt Puifclln* 4Si 114fe -f» Wsi 3HT# IMS J JIU Com. Union •Vniui.v* Prudential "A" 33% Royal Asae* .116 4111* OreM WMt. Ord...
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    WALL STREET
    103 4 New Ycrk. De.-. 12. \l7Ali, STREET cpened firm -^d turned somewhat Irregular, then became generally lower, but price changes *-ere small. with interest centred mainly on war bulletins and I some ar counts or trlr.iming for Isa'ety sake over the week-end. Motors remained aoftish. Rujbers continued bearish. Coppers
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    RUBBER CROPS
    62 4 'I HE following crops Of rub»>r un pounds) were barvesU-d last month:— Broom*. 211,000. Perak River Valley 51.219: Dot Development. L' 68.105; Unitt.d FaUni 3 13. 4,3 Malakoff. jr7 4OO; Taiplng Ruober. 121.837; Su'u.i Batu, 71.000; Windsor. Foothills, 34.300: Kuala Mvis 259.621; Val dOr, 41,115; Ot 107,000; Kuala
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    RUBBER IMPORTS
    40 4 FOREIGN Jnports of rubber last month totalled 22.817 tons, compared wl.h 24,306 ton-: in October. Total Imports for Uv. 11 months of this year were 245.671 tons, compared with 220,778 tons, in the corrrspnndln!; I period of 1940
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT
    37 4 OUTPUT of gold by Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. < Ltd In the four weekly periods ended Aug. 16. Sept. 13. Oct. 11 and Nov. 8. was 1.708. 1.806. 1.714 and 1.659 fine ounces lesprrtlrely.
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    JAPANESE SOCIETIES
    117 4 I 1U Japanese societies in Singapore j registered under the Societies Or- dlnance, or exempted from re<ri^tratlon, i ar required by the Assistant Protec- tor of Chinese (Societies) to furnish j proof of their existence as It Is believed they have "ceased to exist The societies listed are
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    67 4 ]..:idon. Dec. 13. THE Stock Exchange was generally brighter to-day and bargain hunting caused some useful advances mainly In tobaccos and b-ewerler. while the general level of gUt-edired, Home rails Internal lonals oils. Industrials Xaffrs and diamonds Improved slightly. The eastern issues mostly were Uttle changed though Hongkong Bank recovered
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    41 4 Washington. LVc. 12 ThK Price Administrator has fixe ceiling prices for Coffee, Owaa and Pepper "soots" and "future at the closing prices of December but j rontra't-s Inrurred before the efTectlTe i date ot IVc. 11 may be fulfl'led.— I Rcuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SAT, DEC. 13. 1941. (832nd. Day Of The War.) EXPLANATION
    1117 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SAT, DEC. 13. 1941. (832nd. Day Of The War.) EXPLANATION To-day ice propose to take a rest from the tank of racing the clock to produce a leading article commenting upon news of the Far Eastern war as received up to the middle of the morning
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    SOLUTION
    543 6 Thoughts Of A Local Chinese To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l should feel ungrateful if I did not attempt to send you a brief note of appreciation for your leader yesterday, "Explosion." As a local-born myself. I can say th;n it would be difficult even for
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    DOING THEIR BIT
    175 6 Reply To "A Voice In The Desert" To the Editor of the Straits. Times Sir,— "A Voice in the Desert' is justly named. He is so obviously in a desert one of his own making. If he were moving with an understanding heart amon< his fellows, instead
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    WINDOW DRESSING
    78 6 Protective Measures Are "Messy" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l cannot he!p noticing the haphazard manner in which most of the firms plaster up their glass display windows and show cases. It appears a messy and irresponsible affair, hastily done up. Surely it pays to
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    BRITONS NOT DISMAYED BY FAR EAST REVERSES
    974 6 London Letter By Cable Capture Of Singapore Key To Japanese Plans By Our Own Correspondent London, Dec. 11. r;E man-in-the-street is not dismayed by the totally unexpected reverses in the Far East but he has certainly been shocked into his grimmes; determination yet
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    HUNGARY NOT AT WAR WITH U.S.
    72 6 New York, Dec. 12. PE Hungarian Premier is reported to have told the American Minister that Hungary was "obliired" to break off relations In view of the solidarity of the Central European states." which he cenpared with the solidarity of the Republics of the
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    JAPANESE MEDALS IN U.S. TORPEDO HEAD
    88 6 Miami (Florida). Dec. 12. |OHK J. SKILMAN has already mailed his annual Christmas card to the Japanese Premier. Gen. To Jo. before the treacherous attack on Pearl Harbour. When he heard of the atUrk he ild he and seven comrades would soon follow with
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    DETERMINATION
    152 6 Funds For Replacement Of Losses To the Fditor of the Struts limr* i'he fart that W of the tern \v.:'if r I has shocked every individual n and niost parii. ulari> a B>it tha: cio-.\s sot nran wr i contrarj redoubl' work i Australia hi sinking a Sydney oy
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    CHINS UP!
    89 6 The Right Reaction To Misfortune To the Editor of thr Straits I mi. < Sir.— On Tl'jrrd.iv ir.urnnu pcoplr Wales and Repulse I heard ifi question asked whciher the Bn tlsh and the Americans were xtii' asleep. Let me tell the™ that 'he are very rnurh awake! It
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    BIG SOVIET VICTORY NEAR MOSCOW
    665 7 Russians Retake Many Towns 55.000 NAZIS DEAD IN 3-WEEK BATTLE THK (Jernian army has suffered its first major defeat of the war. A S ;viet special communique, issued in Moscow last night, states that the German plan for surrounding and capturing Moscow has endrd in
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    400 Populated Areas Recaptured From Nazis
    525 7 Mofrtow, Dfr< 13. COVIET rpacial timmunique stales 'On Dec. )1 re had th< picture "A Forces rnoer Gen. 7 tiT< i hii.Mtifc toe Ge:m<ui f:rst tank and 14Th and ed infantry di- ..oturincr Rrgaccv md surwndlng the tc tf.n of Klin. "B Forces cf
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    Guerillas Block Nazi Retreat
    171 7 Moscow. Dec. IS. QN the southern front, the Germans who for months were harassed In the rear by Soviet guerillas, now find I these redoubtable units watting for them in the front on the road of their I retreat. A Soviet supplementary communique mentions the following
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    SPANISH LOSSES IN RUSSIA
    71 7 New York. Dec. 12. T EW YORK listening post has intercepted a 8.8.C. broadcast claiming that more than one third of the Spanish Blue Division, totalling 22,000 mm has been lost in the fighting on the Leningrad front and has been forced to transfer to the
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    22 7 London. Dec. 13. I RUMANIA Is at *ar with ihe United Btatat, arointing to a German News Agency report Irom Buchai-est— Reuter.
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    Japan's Naval Strength
    186 7 London. Dec. 13. JAPAN has always maintained the strictest secrecy about her navel strength, but the most recent figures, it is stated In London, are approximately: ten battleships, nine aircraft-carri-ers. 12 eight-inch gun cruisers, six six-inch gun cruisers, 14 fiveInch gun cruisers, about 126 destroyers, 86 KUbma-'iip;:
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    King And Roosevelt Exchange Messages
    183 7 London. Dec. 13 KINt. GEORGE sent the 10l- Ioh in:; message to President Roosevelt on Wednesday: "My thoughts and prayers go out to y i and the great people of the United States at this >©lemn dale in >our history when you have been treacherously
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    Enemy Cruiser Torpedoed
    104 7 London, Dec. 13. AN Admiralty communique j issued yesterday night I stated: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean has reported a successful action against an Italian cruiser by a British submarine operating under his command. "Shortly before dark Italian cruisers, heavily screened by destroyers, were observed in the
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    Anglo-Soviet Talks On Grand Strategy Soon
    51 7 London, Dec. 1 1, IMPORTANT Anglo-Russian discussions are pending, with a view to supplementing the political part of July 12 last. Although the coming exchanges will also deal with political collaboration, their primary significance is believed to be an agreement on grand strategy. I'nited
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    Libya Is Cut Off By Navy
    194 7 Alexandria. Dec. 13. T-HE Italians definitely appear more and more afraid to .isk convoys across the Mediterranean despite Gen Rommel's need of supplies," a s-enlor offlcei stated at n v.eekly press conference .with naval correspondents. "Since our cruiser successes, Italian ccnvoys have been far
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    French Ships In U.S. Seized New York. Dec. 12.
    160 7 French Ships In U.S. Seized New York. Dec. 12. AMERICAN Coast guards have seized the French liner Normandie and are removing the French crew.? frcni ail French ships :n United States ports. reDorts a Reuter flash. It is learned on good authority that the French ships will be operated by
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    BRITISH OFFER
    76 7 Wr.ihington, Dec. 12. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, at a press conference, disclosed that the British Prine Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill aid Lord Beaverbrook, the British Minister of Supply, have offered to throw open to the United States the entire shell-making output of three factories in Canada. The Prime Minister and
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    N.I. Navy Joins In Operations
    120 7 London, Dec. 13. IT has jetn officially announced that units of the Netherlands Indies Navy are participating in Allied action on sea and in the air, stated the Batavia radio An N.I. navy bulletin reports that no hostilities have taken place on N.I. territory durinr
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    Call For More A.R P. Men In Burma Rangoon, Dec. 12.
    123 7 Call For More A.R P. Men In Burma Rangoon, Dec. 12. TAKING the possibility of air raids momentarily as serious following yesterday's first attacks on Burmese territory in the Tenasserln area, an appeal was broadcast in the Press for more volunteers, the announcer stating." Air raids may come to-day and
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    AUSTRALIA'S REAL DANGER
    57 7 Melliournc, Dec 13 I AUSTRALIAN defence MMMttM .clieve there )s lltt> danger o; a big-scale invasion of Australia. Thre»i danger, it is felt, is in air raids on li dv» trial point.* I The Defence Vlnistry MMHMati it is rushing equipment for the nr* classes to be
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    MAYOR'S THREAT
    62 7 Tacoir.a. Dec 12 IN a national broadcast Mayor La Guardia of New. YojV now Chief of Civil Defer stated "We will beat the Japanese so hard they will be unable to attack anyone for centuries. We will beat Hitler and Mussolini so badly that theL- names will be
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    NEW GENERAL
    49 7 London. Dee THE appointment of one nev. general was gazetted to-night he ia Lieut-Gen. Sir George Gifford, who is General Officer Commanding-In-Chief West Africa. Promotions to acting rank >.* Lieut. Gen. include Major O-n-eral Nye, Vice-Chief of tie Imperial General Staff who rose 1 from ihe ranks —Reuter.
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    WHY JAPAN WENT TO WAR
    516 7 London, Dec. 13. npHE Thai surrender— in the face of overwhelming numbers of more heavily armed troops gives Japan great supplies of rice and smaller but vital supplies of rubber, teak, tin and many metals, such as manganese and molybdenum, writes the Times diplomatic correspondent
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    Thais Co-operate With Japan
    103 7 London. Dec. 13 PIK ihai Prime Minister, Field-Marshal l.uang Bipul Son n rax. i. confirmed yesterday afternoon the Japanese announcement that Thailand had signed a military agreement with Japan, according to a Bangkok broadcast picked up in England. In his radio address to the Thai people,
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    JAPAN INTENSIFIES ATTACK ON LUZON
    564 7 THK Japanese an- ■akiag a mia mi eaaccatric thrusts on Luzon I»i!an<s. according to the United State! War Department Communique issued yesterday. The communique ad.is that the Commanding General of the Far Kast Command has reported that there are enemy concentrations at l.agnspi and off
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    SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE IN WAR FUND TOTAL
    611 8 Another Donation Of $25,000 Received From Pajam, Ltd. A VKKY substantial advance in The War Fund total is reported to-day. This is due largely to the payment direct to The War Fund account at the Chartered J.ank of another donation of $25,000 from Pajam,
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    More Bombers And Fighters Needed
    53 8 (Krom Our Own Correspondent j London. Dee. 12. ONfION eveoing papers to-day featurr Singapore correspondents' declaration* that more fighters and bombers are urgently needed. Malayans in London extend their sympathy to Penanc residents, adding that "the behaviour of the people of Malaya fills as with
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    MEN'S MORALE WAS HIGH
    294 8 rE courage. coolucs& and resourcefulness displayed by every man on board the hattlecruiser Repulse when she was .sinking was incredible: in fact. It! was "almost unnatural," according to Mr. Cecil Blown, correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting System who was on the ship. Speaking to a Straits
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    Sailors Tell Of Experiences
    220 8 COME oi the British sailors who fought heroically but vainly to save Princo of Wales, flagship of the Eastern Fleet, and Repulse, in the attack by Japanese torpedocarrying aircralt off the east coast of Malaya, were heard over the Singapore station last night in a special
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    TO-DAY'S LIST
    241 8 Pajam. Ltd. 2J.000 War Charities" Dance Committee, proceed* of the last dance organised by totem 31S Employees of Segamat Estate i Dunlop Malayan Estate* I. trt (further contribution IISOJ Oenuang Division Indians I $13.58. Segamat Division i Indians i $22 20. Tenang Division (Indians i $13.10. Bukit Slput
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    Black-Out Offenders Shot In Indies
    77 8 Batavia. Dei. 12. 1i WO black-out offenders in the Indies have been shot .it. it was announced to-day by Nirom Radia. The announcer said: "Klark-uut rules should l»e strictly enforced. Yesterday evening, during an alarm in Batavia, there were some people playing with the light.
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    122 8 SINC. U'ORF. Mil IKS nOTF.L Special Dinnor Dunce 8 |> m. t>> midnight r.ltr \l WOULD Cabaret: DancinK fnxii 6 p ni. Olobe: The wolf. NEW WORI.II Talkies. Theatres and Cinemas. Side Show Cabaret. Dancing JIIINv GEVI.ANG Tappa Return* with Roland Youm; J»an Blondell 5 pm. A 7 30
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    China's Offer Of "All We Have"
    119 8 Washington, Dec. IT. "All we are and all we have was offered hy Generalissimo Chiang Kal Snek in a message to President Roosevelt on Dec. 9. the text of which was released to-day by the State Department. The message said "In this tra/ric hour,
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    Gen. Chiang's Message To Malayan Chinese
    170 8 OROADCASTINO from Chung- king on Thursday a special message of encouragement to Chinese living in the British Commonwealth, particularly in British Malaya, in the United States, the Philippines, New Zealand. Netherlands Indies, and in other parts of the world. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, declared: "Our
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    Gifts To Men Of Lost Warships
    135 8 OINGAPORE huslnesa firms and the general public have I responded well to the appeal for clothes and articles for the members of the crews of the Prince of Wales and Repulie Olfta have also been received from the Australian Red Cross. Information as to
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    RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN INDIA
    242 8 Mr. Sorensen (Labour) asked Mr. L. S Amery, Secretary oC State for India, in the House of Commons yesterday, whether he would state the circumstances of the release of Dr Azad. Pundit Nehru and other poJ tical prisoners; whether any conditions were attached to
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    U.S. COMMENTARY TO BE RELAYED BY M.B.C.
    48 8 BEGINNING tomorrow (Sunday) the American Commentary available every Sunday in the London programme at 9.15 p.m. will be relayed by the Singajiore station. The Commentary is given alternately by Raymond Gram Swing and Elmer Davis, next Sunday's being by Mr. Swing
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    48 8 I>HE Governor lias received a telegram stating that the resolution of the Legislative Council passed last Monday has been laid before the King, who desires that an expression of his keen appreciation of their message and of the spirit animating it. may be conveyed to the Legislative Council.
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    Orderly Voluntary Evacuation
    52 8 Yolutary evacuation to safer hnaes froan tbe crwwded area* of Singapore's Chinatown h» been going on la orderly wwnwr since Monday Top picture shows a balloek cart nil ring the belonging* of one towa dweller while on the right is seen an elderly Chinese pedestrian ro» spring
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    POSITION OF THAILAND
    288 8 On Footing Of 'EnemyOccupied' Country -COMMENTING on the British y* decision to treat Thailand as enemy-occupied territory, Luang Vudhisara Netinati. Thai Consul General. Singapore, told a StraiU Times reporter last night: "The British action is perfectly right It U quite in accordance with intf rnational law." he
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    REFERENCE TO AIR RAIDS IN LETTERS
    169 8 "J"Hl> public are asked, in an official communique to co-operate with the authorities by refraining altogether Jrom referring, in detail ir. tleir correspondence to air raids or to any damage arising thereform. The time and date when any air raid took place or at
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    PROFITEERING IN JOHORE
    70 8 ■JEW regulations against profiteering issued in JoUore to-day are published on this page. The regulations differ from the Singapore regulations in that it is an offence to sell goods at prices htg' rr than those prevailing on Dec. 6. The penalty tor offending the anti- > profiteering
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    AMERICANS IN SINGAPORE
    207 8 "Wholeheartedly With British" SINGAPORE'S American colony which numbers about 370, including women and children, j has been identifying Itself wholeheartedly with local passive! defence and other activities since the outbreak o' war In the Pacific. The womenfolk of the community are contributing in one way «nd another
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    OFFICIAL MEASURES TO STOP FOOD HOARDING
    335 8 Sales Restriction Order TO prevent further hoarding of food an order 1 has been published restricting the quantity of any article of food which an ordinary consumer can purchase to the amount required for ordinary use during a period of one week. Some rhops
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    WARNING TO SHOPS
    69 8 fa WARNING hao bo-n i;j«ue-J b> the i Singapore Mumc.pal Commissioners to the effect that the Licences of all eating houses, coffee shop-,, meat I shops, market stalls, bakeries cake I shop., and all other shorn wherr f toi I and drinks are sold, will be cancelled
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    MALACCA ROTARY CLUB
    65 8 pLOTHES both new and used art urgently needed for casualties that may be brought to the hospital In Malacca. Christ Church Parsonage. 545 Tranquerah. is the reception area. Malacca residents are asked to send all clothes they can spare to that ad- dress, where they can be
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    NIGHT PARKING OF CABS
    55 8 I THIS traffic pMice have decided to i prohibit at eight the parking I of vehicles in the centre of the road in Collyer Quay and Robinson Road i Centre-stren parking at these points has been found to be dangerous at night. Can should part on
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    14 8 AIR raid siren practices in Stnga- pore on Saturday mornings have now been discontinued.
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    DRIVE TO CURB PROFITEERING
    512 8 Many Prosecutions In Police Courts THE Food Conlrol Department has been very busy in Uk last three days seeking out retailr:» who sell above the maximum prices, and about 200 revenue officers are engaged solely in this work. said Mr. J. P. Merson Food Control Officer,
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    'JAPAN CANNOTWIN'-PRAVDA
    581 9 First Gains Cannot Alter Final Result Moscow, Dec. 12. IT is confirmed by Radio Moscow that Germany has put out feelers to the Soviet for a separate peace, but Radio Moscow stressed, in its comment: "Extermination of the Hitlerite criminals is the first condition of our making peace.
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    Marshal von Book in Disgrace
    37 9 New York. Uer. iZ. MARSHAL VON KOCK, the Na*i commander on the Mnsrow (central) front, has hern relieved of his command, ■tetM a Kaihishev dispatch to the New lork Time-* to-day. —Keutri
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    Nazis Beaten, Aver Reds
    164 9 London, Dec. 12. THE latest news of the fighting in Russia Indicates that the Russians are maintaining presBlh along the front apparently by local offensives everywhere, says Uic E.B.C. The latest Soviet communique sr.ys that last night Soviet troops fought '.he pnemy on all fronts. It
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    NAZIS AID JAPAN IN ATTACK PLAN
    139 9 New York. Dec. 11. JAPANS attack-- on Pearl Harbcur la-n Sunday have ail the earmarks i o' t jiving beeu prepared In ck>« co- II operation tiUj th? NaaU. the actual I plan of attack living been drawn up in Berlti. ltaeLf. Tites the
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    MYSTERY FIRE IN U.S. BLACK-OUT
    83 9 San a Cruz iCal), Dec. 12. FiLLOWING a mysterious outbreak at flames amontc numbers of trees at the top of a high r-liff In un trea Inhabited by Japanese .-.irawoerry growers at Santa Cruz, two persons were reI ported to haw been arrested. 'mis occurred
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    Australia's First Alert
    47 9 Syoney, Dec. 12. IYARWIN had Australia's ttrst air raid warning last night when Japanese planes were sighted 300 miles north of Darwin, but they did not come over the town. Sirens were sounded Rt 1045 p.m. and the all-clear came at 12.32 a.m. —Reuter.
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    Closer R. A. F.-Navy Co-operation Need
    209 9 New York, Dec. 12. MAJOR George Fielding Elliot, noted American writer on strategy, attributes the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse to lack of British aircraft support. He writes' "The British ships were attacked when only 50 miles off Malaya and
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    Sweeping Powers For Roosevelt
    81 9 Sw eeping Powers For Roosevelt Washington, Itec. I-. e)NGKKSSIONAL leaders are reported to be drafting legislation to t«ve President Roosevelt sweeping powers for the proseiutiou »f the war. The Irgi.^lalion. designed to civc the President the authority to act speedily at all times, is expected largely to duplicate the powers
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    'Nazis Now Know Reich Is Doomed'
    163 9 Mon real, Dec. 12. OTTO eTRAPSER, leader of the anti-NarJ Black Front, com- inentlns on the sUmc of war be- Uccn tue United St'.ics and j Germany, stated "Deep down; every Oe.inan member of the Oeneral SUIT will say "now ill is .ost.' There
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    45 9 rO. Japabetc Cc-..ul- General in] rxaiul.i Nagao Klta. has been laken Into protcct've rv^toiy after p raid on the consulate. The poliro iv..^d oil ..tie ihe buLoini: reported the i smell of burning paper and the raiders foiini *hree cor.MiM-? orociak ->\im\Df re-rvrd'. Unltel Prea.
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    Left-Overs For Italy
    162 9 Vichy, Dec. 12. IN the lirst oltnua c: Ult oetxcc.i the French ar.u Italian Governments since the ended Italy's O"Utedly declared wa" on France. Italy I*3 asked France for credits ot MjNl MiO.OOO francs IMs request, Unit*! Pre.*-. learns cxclusiveiv was roaae at ;he conference crtwetn Adm
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    AXIS WEAKNESS
    52 9 Aaiara, DM. U. JTHE Oanmm *.lihdra«al in Ruisla 1 is bekl here to be srwplomktlc of Asia weakness. especially Uoce I' la learned that the USS.It h w;ina- few soldiers o»er 30. which shows tha*. huge rr.erres exlit and ran be .sen. |to the f ant whenever requi.nl
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    52 9 rf Japt>nc*? Board of MMMtt I hu given an cfflclal r..jne to Ok! PacLir war. Tlie war agalrrt i'?e United States, Britain and th* Chun?tin« rpglrr" li now rallei i*ie "war •< Greater East A-;la sine*. :t I* KUtted. it implies the elm of ertabttshrof a •lie* order In Creator
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    Planes Vs. Warships
    791 9 London, Dec. 12. I THE ioss of the Prince of Wales and the Repu'.se off the east coast of Malaya, as a re:,ult main- ly of beiig hit by a; rial torpedoes, and the heavy blow dealt by Japanese planes, by a surprise attack before any declaration
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    TEST TAPPING OF CLONAL SEEDLING RUBBER
    1551 10 Experiments Carried Out On Two Perak Estates By Our Planting Correspondent THERE is no doubt that were K not for the war that has broken over Malaya, planting interest would be largely centred on the first year's commer clal tapping yields now being obtained
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    523 10 and the actual tapping day on which records are Uken. The variation in skill of tappers who might be employed far such tp»M would also give results of doubtful value as an index of normal commercial yields. "The classification of trees. Table 11. is the most useful feature
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    INDUSTRIAL LIFE AFTER THE WAR IN BRITAIN
    860 11 New Factories St. High Standard DRITAIN'S new factories while fulfilling the need for a speedy output, sei, a new standard in layout, airiness, the percentage of women employed, vclfare, and even beauty encouraging: pointers to the shape of things to come in industrial
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    NEED FOR ECONOMY DURING THE WAR
    584 11 Report Based On Lord Moyne's Dispatch nr»HE need for abolishing the 1 "vicious circle," caused by jieople adopting a more expensive standard ot living than they can .-itt'ird to because they think they have to iive up to their neighbours, is one of m?.ny
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    N.I. Planes Bombing Japanese Bases
    44 11 ABAIAVIA radio broadcast says that (he Netherlands Indies Navy and Air Force have taken an active part in air and sea operations. Japanese bases in the southern Pacific are reported to bave been bombed by Netherlands Indies nhn«. Reuter.
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    Australian News By Cable
    650 11 Melbourne, Dec. U. I "VOR purposes, there is now j r only ont party in the Federal i Parliament. The use to be made by I the Government of the services of the Leader ot the Oppoeltior Mr. A. W. Fadden. and hi I colleagues is
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    Admiral Of Fleet Visits A Destroyer
    63 11 wtd tptti, J:r Uuui.y Pound, G.C.8., G.C.V.0., First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, recently visited destroyers and escort ships' at a home port to talk to the officers and men who are waging the war against the Nazis' attempt to Wockade Britain.
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    'IMPETUOUS' A.I.F. General Sikorski's Praise
    202 11 'IMPETUOUS' A.I.F. General Sikorski's Praise WHEN the Polish Premier and Commander-ln-Chitf, General Sikorski, passed through Kuibishev recently on his way to Moscow to conier with M. Stalin, he was asked what he thought of the Australians from whom the Poles took over at Tobruk. and he replied: "They are perfect,"
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    AUSTRALIAN WORKER AIDS WAR EFFORT
    91 11 Sydney, Dec. 12. r' is becaoM the Australian Council Trade Unions realized so keenly how much the Australian -vcrkrr has to lose in this war that it lias pledged its support ;o the war effort, said Mr. F. Walsh, piesident of A.C.T.U., In a national
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    PRIMARY AIM OF AIR FORCE
    484 11 To Gain Ascendancy By Destroying Morale PEOPLE v.ho talk of shielding land forces from enemy air attack by coveririf thrtn with "protective umbrellas" of fighter aircraft, merely betray their ignorance 1 1 the problem, writes John Hethi rington, Sunday Sun |war correspondent in the Middle
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    MAN-POWER RULES CRITICISED
    162 11 RESERVED occupations and claims for exemption made by universal trainees were still operating adversely upon A.I F. recruiting, the Deputy Director. Lieutenant-Colonel A. D. Reid, jsa J at a meeting of the State Recruiting Committee, reports the Sydney Morninp Herald of Dec. 5. Many instances of restrictive
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    AUSTRALIA'S LIFELINE IN PACIFIC
    526 11 I YING right across Au-tralia's lifeline the sea k route to America is a group of practically undefended islands with some of the best natural naval and seaplane bases in the world. In the hands of a hostile Power, they would be a grave menace to
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    TIME FOR SPORT
    50 11 "From An Upcountry Correspondent) A CHINESE team scored twa well-earned soccer vlctottei over units of the A IF this week. M^et'n? the first unit of the Diggers they won ihe mulch by .six "s to one and scored four go; :s without repli in tti» second ramo
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      224 11 To-day's Broadcasting SINGAPORE ZBL IZim. IJSSkea.; EHT1 2IHb lilBti; ZHPt U.Msa ens ran ti-M »JU ZHI.. 7HP1 A ZHK. 12 noon Varktyt; i pjn. Singapore CxIUik: 1.05 Musical Comcay idelecUonst 1 30 News: 1 45 Dance Orchestra of the R.A.P.t: 2.00 Interval. S p.m. Weekend Dance Rhythm: 5.45 News Cantoned
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      321 11 Including news commmtiryV 10.00 News in English; 10 05 Malay nuic; 10.15 Wrekly New» Review In Malay: 10.30 News In Mandarin; 10 45 Man. darin selections; 11.00 Claw down. ZHN3 an* ZHN9. 12 noon. Chinese musical selections: 12.30 p.m. Talk for *omen In Chinese: 12 <5 Ne*s. lc Mandarin; 12.57
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    JAPANESE FLEET FLEES AFTER CLASH
    714 12 Enemy Battleship Is Badly Damaged Manila. Dec. 12. IT is officially stated that units of the United Slates Asiatic Fleet have had an encounter with .Japanese warships, hut without any result. The Japanese made off and darkness intervened, says Router. In Washington, meanwhile, the Navy
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    Thailand Enemy Region
    111 12 London, Dec. 11. pREAT BRITAIN has decided to treat Thailand as enemy- occupied territory, It was officially announced to-day. It was also reaffirmed that Great Britain intends to search out the enemy wherever he may be found. The Government of Thailand has started seizing British and American
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    Heavy Fighting On The Kedah Front
    382 12 FOLLOWING the British announcement that Thailand is to be treated as cnemy-orcuDied territory and that the enemy will be attacked "'wherever he is found," comes an official announcement that Singgora, in Thailand, has been bombed. The announcement was given in a communique issued by
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    Indo-China-Japan Military Pact
    62 12 Indo-China- Japan Military Pact Tokio, Dec. 12. A MILITARY agreement has been concluded between Japan and French Indo-China, according to an announcement by the Japanese Imperial Headquarters It states, the agreement was signed on Monday between representatives of the Japanese expeditionary forces in IndoChina and the French IndoChina Government, based
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    N. Z. ENLISTMENTS
    57 12 Wellington, Dec. 12. ENTHUSIASM and keenness of youths to serve in the Royal j New Air Force Is equalled by th >nse of schoolboys to I the c? enlistment in the new Air Ti ulng Corps. At present 14,3001 4,300 have voluntarily enlisted in 1 approximately 40
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    New Raids On Penang
    158 12 PENANG was subjected to further raids by Japanese plane* yesterday following Thursday's heavy attack. Casualties in these la«»st raids are said to be tMMI nan on Thursday, however. A Straits Times reporter las*, night talked by tel phone to Mr. M. Saravanamuttu, editor of the Straits
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    Battle Of Hong Kong
    440 12 London. Dec. 12. OWINO to pressure on some British advanced positions pro.ectlng Hong Kong, the British are withdrawing from these advanced positions according to I plan towards Kowloon, it was stated in author!. ative quarters in London this morning. Chinese forces are known to be in
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    N.Z. SECRET SESSION
    67 12 Wellington. Dec. 12. r FHE New Zealand Parliament Is meeting in recret sesrton. Throughout the country the fullest, war precautions are being taken. Local authorities have been authorised to construct shelter trenrhes oi public reserves and vacant allotment and to take all other measures. Measures to meet
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    Chinese Gains In Kiangsi Province
    60 12 Chungking, Dec. 12. REPORTS from Yangtze front indicate considerable Chines* activi y around Nanchang. the capital of Kiangsi Province. Chinese reports claim that, during the past fortnight, Chin- tie patrol* were very active in i the Nanchang area, inflicting more than 1,004 casualties < the
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