Morning Tribune, 26 December 1941

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  • 17 1 (5 Cents) NETT SALES EXCEED 4,900 DAILY. Morning Tribune Vol. 6— No. 281, Friday, December 26, 11)41.
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  • 203 1 London, Dec. 25. THE heroic stand put up 1 by Hong Kong, Britain's island fortress *:i the China Seas, has come to an end. This news was received m the form of a communique by the Colonial Office m London. The communique stated: "The Governor of Hong
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  • 113 1 The following is the communique issued by Combined K.Q., Singa pore, at 5 p.m. yesterday: "On the north-western front the situation remains unchanged. There has been some, dive bomb ing activity by enemy planes. Bombing was very haphazard, causing little damage and few casualties. There
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  • 70 1 Unofficial indication that the belligerents consider Manila already an open city was seen today when three waves of Japanese bombers circled over the capital for one hour but neither dropped bombs nor drew antiaircraft fire. The United States Army spokesman this morning c aid that the enemy continues to
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  • 125 1 The loss of a Dutch submarine is announced m the following communique: "A few days ago a submarine of the Dutch Navy, returning from an important and successful expedition, struck a mine and went down. As far as is known, a!) the members of the crew lost their
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  • 650 1 Axis Rout Continues Cairo, Dec. 25. gENGHAZI, capital of Cyrenaica and chief seaport m Eastern Libya, was •ecu* pied by our troops yesterday— 37 days after the ope ring of the British offensive. The Royal Dragoons were the first to enter the town. Benghazi is now m
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  • 99 1 Moscow, Dec. 25. GEN. Guderian, Hitler's Panze* i expert, who has bees directing the thrust against Stmih Moscow, may have been sent borne m dis* grace. i Major General BeloV, commander* of the First Corps of the Soviet Cavalry Guards operating on the I\ila front, states
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  • 132 1 Nazis' Fate At Stake i Moscow, Dec. 25. i THE failure of the German plan to encircle Moscow 1 and the enormous losses m i i men and arms sustained by the German army "frighten 1 the German Generals," says i i the newspaper Pravda which publishes an order of
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  • 66 1 Washington, Dec. 24. ABOUT 1,000 German pilots and a large number of instructors, technicians, and field men are at present serving m the Japanese air force, according to an estimate made by a New York press report. The total number of Japanese planes
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  • 120 1 Axis— masters of the double cross New York, Dec. 25. THE totalitarian powers mistrust and suspect one another, says the well-known commentator, Mr. Henry C. Wolf. Though they are fighting the Democracies, each is making use of the other. They are the masters of the "double cross". Theirs is a
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  • 122 1 Moscow, Dec. 25. A SUPPLEMENT to the Soviet communique says: "Our troops operating on the Kalinin sector of the front freed 50 inhabited points from the Germans m one day of fighting, capturing ten enemy tanks, 18 guns. 68 lorries, 25 machine-guns and a large ammunition
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  • 35 1 Chongkiag, Dec. 25. Chinese forces have UJcen Namling, 50 miles North of Hone Kong on the Kowloon.Canton Railway, according to an announcement of the official Chinese news agency, reported to Vichy from rhnne king.- Reuter
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  • 608 2 Vichy, Dec. 25. "MARSHAL PETAIN, broadcasting last nitfht (Wednesday), Addressed a message to the French prisoners of war m Germany. He expressed disappointment that they were not. as he had hope:l this Christmas, united with their families m France but he added: "I am convinced
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  • 192 2 Sa tay Men Fined WHAT hi- h:i,.l»< tied to thfl :.M;iy i«n-n? Tnff UfUftH] operate In the iiU'.ht inul they are now not allowed t<» |0 uhmit With Llu-lr Arm burning. This question wu.> i:ilsed m thr becond p( lloe court when two Javanese, Jura Fanr.wro mid Ainut bin II
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  • 177 2 "Breathing Space" In Malaya Batavia, IX'c. 25. nEGARDING the present situa- tion on the Pacific Front, the paper Nicuws Van Den Dag, m a leading article, says: "The breathing space m Malaya does not yet give rise to optimism, nor does, it lead one to assume that the Japanese advance
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  • 71 2 AN important notice to Singapore i importers If published In Pftgfl 7 to-day. It warns importers that before tasking thtlr .suppliers overseas to cancel any firm ordor.s that have been placed, they must obtain the approval of the appropriate authority. This step has been taken
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  • 20 2 Melbourne, Dec. 24. JACK IfcLeQd, an aboriginal returned .soldier, has been appointed a member Of t^ic Aborigine! Protection Board. i
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  • Article, Illustration
    133 2 w Several teams j of Ififls are in^ training as fire- S i women at the I J Royal Northern Hospital, HoUo- S way, London. The girls de- vote their spare time to training, i and can climb i J ladders as bold- S ly as steeple- V I jacks,
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  • 86 2 SPBOIAL Items In to-iMorrow'B nwllo j)ior.i.nnnii' from MnSSpON Ijic-liklc h talK In Uic kcrlu* '"nic Kltfhiu Front" Ht 7 40 am. tin- London rrUy "Calllnu the UrlUnh I'< ii <■(•« la the Fti.r Eii.it." nt 7 p m ']r> Su*u.«lny EvcnlriK Popvilur Concert vi 730 p m a
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  • 53 2 By an order gazetted yesterday, no poison shall sell either by wholesale or retail, any brand of cigarettes m excess of the price generally prevailing at, the close of business on Dec. 6, with the addition to such nrice of an lncrea.se at the rate of 90
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  • 256 2 Anglo-U.S. Strategy In Pacific Washington, ihv. 25. rME British-American conference, m planning ";'ran.l strategy," is apparently concerned with two main que lions: (l) The opening of a new front. or the launching of n -iw r%arnpolgD by Hitter, which would demand a distribution ol supplieslor Iho theatre of war most
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  • 139 2 London, Dec 2f>. POKJ3BELS, broadcasting a ChristU mas massage to the. German people last night, .said that Germany would hold out till victory was won. He prai r ed the "unshakable behaviour of the homo fron f especially those In areas subjectea to air raids.
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  • 158 3 Hong Kong. Doc. 24. HONCi KONG'S must momentous Christmas, finds the garrison and populace more than ever grim ly determined that the invader shall be kept out «>t all coat*. Christmas Is being heralded In Ihe midst of the dill Of enemy :iir and artillery bombardment,
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  • 128 3 London, IXt. 25 n"HK provisional dates and courses for tin' 1012 NMStOI cluhMck have been urraund m loiiowb: Tic n< w Derbf hikl the n«w Oaks ut Epaptn on May 25, thr new Two Thoua»,<l OuUMM and OM Thou.sunU OuinciiK at N< wmiirkrt. on Apr. 21. Tin; nice:,
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  • 50 3 LQOdon, Dec. 25.- An Air Ministry communique states that on Wedni!. day a Beaufort aircraft of the Coastal Command torpedoed :i large enemy feet auxiliary off the North coast of Spain. Tlvs tanker had been continuously pursued and attacked by aircraft of the Coastal Command for over 30 hours.- Reuter
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  • 236 3 GUNMEN 'FREED' CAPTIVE (JUNMEN kidnapped and illtreated 22-year-old Robert McAllister, of Belfast, then drove him m a car to the I .ills- road district of Belfast, and shot him down after ordering him to get out. Tliis is the theory hold by police seeking the murderers of McAllister, who died
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  • 72 3 Mr. W. R. Connor, an evacuee from Thailand, write*; "As all attempts I have u.ade to Vint* Mrs. Colin Marshall, wife of Captain Marshall, have failrd. I shall be oblige^] if you v. ill sestet me m conveying the following message to her. 'Captain Marshall, when I
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  • Indian News Pars
    • 28 3 (By Radio) New He liii, Dvv. 24. Sbbactor Ghulam Rasul, of the 16th Ptinjab Regiment, has been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry m the Western Desert operations.
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    • 41 3 Bardoli, Dec. 24. The Oonmu Working Committee, which resumed its dLscuseiißfltOfl at Bardoli this afternoon, has so far reached no decision A resolution may be adopted tomorrow and the final decision postponed till the next meeting towards the middle of January.
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    • 35 3 New Delhi, Dec. 24. Tlie Government of India has now taken action to repatriate as far as possible the whole of the remaining sterling debt, other than railway debenture stock annuities, which amount to £1&8.000,000.
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    • 40 3 New Delhi. Dec. 24. British and Indian troops In Iraq and Iran are spending Christmas In comparatively peaceful conditions. The} have received a generous number ol gifts from India and elsewhere. The troops are m ttm spirit and training hard.
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    • 29 3 Patiala, Dec. 24. The Manarajuli of Putin la has given Rs, 3'/ 2 lakhs to the Viceroy's Fund. This represents a part oJ the people's contribution towards the war
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    • 63 3 London, Dec. 24. Acknowledging a luriher gift from the Viceroy's Fund, the Deputy Chairman of the king George's Fund fur Sailors says that the hostel for Indian sailors m Glasgow is now m lull working order. The King George's Fund recently made another donation of £2,000 to the Indian Comforts
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    • 45 3 New Delhi, Dec. 24. The Government of India Order prohibiting wholesale transactions m wheat above fixed rates has now been extended to include all wholesale transactions m wheat for spot or future deliveries. There is no restriction on forward dealing below the fixed maximum rates.
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    • 60 3 New Delhi, Dec. 24. The third All-India cotton forecast for next year shows an increase of one pei cent, and four per cent, m the yield compared with the corresponding forecast m the past year, The second rice forecast shows an increase of one per I cent, m area and
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  • 455 3 White Hou se Co nferences Embrace All Questions !.n J>.. QENER/ m ..part, British i. ('w;irds the While Houit otoi< i < ncc ca m be lummai bed foil iii The conference embrace! nil nu< tions ri'levnnt to n ooncertcd war uTort, meftnlBf the co-ordination of total w»r tirort to
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  • 227 3 (FROM PAGE 8) back, and when the German and Italian armies m Libya are on the run. The time will come, when Japan too will be pushed bark from the scenes of her initial successes and will be steadily and relentlessly enclosed within the iron ring of Allied
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  • 157 3 A FEW months ago a large Bible weighing nearly 301 b, disappeared from the lectern at St. Peter's Church, Southampton, wlure it had rested for many years. The Bible was given to the church by a former chorister, m memory of his dead
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    • 479 3 ■mpohtaxt a»i m ir \onri:. SKCITUITY REGISTRATION, SINGAPORE. Security Registration will commence in the Rottlonieii )f pore at 8 am on Sunday, the 28th December. 1M1, and be completed bv 5 30 phi on Sunday, the 4th January, 1042. 2 Registration will bo effected at about 40 centre* "altered throughout
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    • 111 3 NEDERLANDSCHU HANDELMAATSCHAPPU, N.VJ Established by Royal Charter AJ>J 1R24. (Netherlands Trading Society) BANKERS Paid Up Capital f. 40,080,00fr Reserve Fund f. 12,000,000; London Correspondent NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED Head Office BATAVIA Branches; Netherlands Lasi I adies Sonrmbaya, Samarang, Medan, Wtitevreden, Bandoeng, CherlbOAj Tegal, PecalonKan, DJoicja-^ karta, Solo, Tjilatjap, Djen*be^. Pnlembanp.
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  • Cable News From Down Under'
    • 67 4 Melbourne, Dec. 24. THE Minister for the Army (Mr. V. M. Forde> has given permission for small groups of women to be sent overseas by the Red Cross as hospital visitors and office assistants. Their pay will be 13si6d daily irrespective of rank, but preference will be given to those
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    • 44 4 rhelp boost munitions production at the Broken Hill Proprietftrys shell annexe, businessmen, including bank offi- dais, solicitors, shopworkers, and garage £rtfen<3arrts, are working from seven to 11 o'clock four nfghts a week. They are being paid award rates of about ten shillings a night.
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    • 37 4 THE Southern Army command said there was a strong possibility of no immediate call-up of married men m Victoria for military service. It is thought likely that immediate requirements will be obtained from the single men classes.
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    • 40 4 ri Federal Minister for Health I (Mr. E. J. Holloway) said that health services to protect Darwin, Broome and other national outposts against epidemic diseases had been thoroughly organised Particularly good cooperative work had been done m cleaning up Darwin.
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    • 42 4 THE Director of the War Savings campaign m Queensland (Mr. A. H. Porter) said that Queenslanders were making this a war saving^ Xmas because they realised the urgent need of money for the war effort. More than £100.000 was subscribed m December.
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    • 37 4 TO preserve supplies for defenoe purposes, regulation! have been Issued for control o? flax and soft hemp to be extended. Use of other soil fibres, and hard ones such as manilS and sisal, will be strictly controlled.
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    • 22 4 A RESERVE of bran bags is being established. The Commonwealth will purchase all imports, and allocate them on a quota bat is.
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    • 40 4 I DOULTRY served t0 troops at Darwin for their Christmas dinner was the first from the Army's Adelaide River poultry farm, and probably the first reared on any Army farm m Australia. In many camps, officers and men dined together.
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  • 296 4 19- Year-Old Boy Builds Cathedral Alone A 19- YEAR OLD bricklayer's apprentice is building a 1*1,000,000 cathedral on his own. He is the boy recently referred to by the Roman Cathclic Archbishop of Liverpool, Dr. Downey, when he said that "the greatest cathedral of modern times is for the moment
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  • 147 4 Drink Ban On Girl Of Nineteen "pOR three years while she is on probation 19-year-old Julia Pearson, of Eastwood. Essex, must not drink alcoholic liquor. This condition was imposed at Southend when she pleaded guilty to stealing a wallet containing £22 In notes, a cheque for £2, and a registration
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  • 156 4 A MAN charged at Marlborough-street with stealing a woman's handbag from Messrs. Dickens and Jones's shop told the magistrate of his distress of mind when, owing to his prrest. his wife discovered his criminal past. He had 14 previous convictions, but his wife
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  • 329 5 I AM proud of the splendid part our women of China are playing m the dual mission of fUhtinff the invader at the front and m rebuilding the country," said Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Ambassador m London, to a British Journalist. Contingents of between
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  • 105 5 Nazis Detest Winter Relief Campaign (By Cable) New York, Dec. 25. AMERICANS who c<anplain«d of the increased defence taxes before Pearl Harbour attack, now not only accept heavier taxes without complaint, but have voluntarily given money to the Government. Contrast this with the Nazi effort to collect Winter Relief fnnds,
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  • 96 5 Chungking, Dec. 25. FOURTEEN British Empire countries, seven American lib'arirs and three Russian cultuv?! institutions will receive from Chungking's National Central Library complete sets of China's famous Ssu Ku Ch'uan Shu, an immense collection of all important Chinese writings from ancient times to the reign of
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  • 41 5 New York. Dec. 25 Mr. Churchill's visit show s ho* fast things are moving. The Churchill-Roosevelt conference 6ymbollses the hoped-for Allied Command, which will unite all nations that are fighting the Axis. The New York Sun
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  • 34 5 Ottawa, Dec. 25: The Prime Minister Mr. Mackenzie King is leaving on Christmas afternoon for Washington, accompanied by Ministers Macdonald of the Navy. Ralston of the Army, and Power of the Air Service Reuter
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  • 89 5 Batavia, Dec. 25. "k CHINESE Civil Defence organ- isation has been formed, composed of Chinese here, to assist the Civil Services. The Chinese Consul -General at a public meeting recalled the recent statement of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek that every Chinese should place his services at the
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  • 49 5 pONVICTED on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Tan Kirn Tiang at Kamporvg Bharu Road on July 3 by means of ft dangerous weapon, a 32-year-old Hokkien. Ong Too Mm, was sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment m the Singapore fifth court yesterday morning.
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  • Article, Illustration
    99 5 "He who gives 1 swiftly gives twice" —Hardly were Japanese planes over Ma- laya before they met m the air, not only R.A.F. machines, but plants from the Dutch Air Force, flown swiftly from the N.E.I. J at the first call from Singapore for air reinforce- ment. Operating from Malayan
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  • 121 5 Chungking; Dec. 25. THE new Netherlands Minister. Baron von Breugel t)ouglas, accompanied by his wife, arrived here by plane from Lashio at 2.30 Wednesday afternoon. They were met at the aerodrome by a representative gathering from the Foreign Office and the Netherlands Legion. Baron
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  • 131 5 BRITAIN'S 1.000 milk bars may also become potato bars, it has been decided at a meeting of the Milk Bars Association m London. Already between 30 and 40 are serving potato dishes. A.R.P. and other night workers can be seen on late buses and trams
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  • 38 5 New York, Dec. 25.— There is no confirmation here at present of the report that the Free French Naval forces have occupied the small French colony of St. Pierre at Miquelon, off the south coast of Newfouhdlan Reuter
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  • 115 5 (Special Cable) London, Dec. 25. NOW that the German Army is fleeing before the Russians, the Nazis are seeing danger signals on the home front. The Gauleiter of Hamburg says: "We must keep this unity which has been so hardly won. The 90,000,000 Germans, with the world's
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  • 91 5 Washington, Dec. 25. ffcflßßE are twt> Fapens. One is notorious, the other htttnble First is Count Franz von Papen, oily Nazi Ambassador to Turkey. Second is just Mr. Papen, American citizen, born In Poland 45 years ago, now "meat market operator." To-day he walked into the
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  • 340 6 Morning Tribune FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1941. VITAL TIME FACTOR TAKING the war situation as a whole, both the Allies and the Axis Powers are racing furiously against time. The importance of the time element is emphasised by the manner m which each side is trying to out -manoeuvre and out-
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  • 162 6 MR. TAN KAH KEE yesterday accepted the invitation of the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, to form a Chinese council to mobilise all the resources of the Chinese communities m Malaya to help m the fight against the Japanese. The invitation was made while the
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  • 550 6 MUNICIPALITY DIGGING MORE SLIT TRENCHES f pHE Municipality are dicing slit trenches m Singapore, on suitable public lands and rising ground, m the more densely populated areas of the city. Trenches have already been dug at Dickenson Hill, Ann Siang Hill, Pearl's Hill, along the old railway reserve southward from
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  • 256 6 Dog-Fights Witnessed Over K. L. (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. FE Kuala Lumpur area has had "alerts" every day since Sunday, and those seeking refuge m the hills that surround the area and the open trenches that are plentiful, have had the experience of watching thrilling dog -fights
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  • 163 6 "T MUST stress the fact that complalnA ants A.R.P. or L. DC— who bring cases of this nature must be present In court m order to give evidence," said Mr. Conrad Oldham, presiding m the second police court, yesterday, when Kua Pal (28) was
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  • 335 6 A RAILWAY Passive Defence Corps which may include a service of Air Raid Wardens, a first aid service, a fire service, and a rescue and demolition service— for service m respect of all lands and buildings reserved for or occupied by the Federated Malay
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  • 58 6 Supporting the appeal for 1 thousand volunteers to help with the Initial stages of the universal registration (General Security Registration) m Singapore, the Tamil dally newspaper Mulaya Nanban says: "Instead of relying wholly on other people's protection, let us selzt* thU> opportunity to help by coming forward
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  • 32 6 The security registration of all persons living m Singapore will commence on Sunday, Dec. 28, and be completed by the following Sunday, Jan. 4, 1941, according to yesterday's Government Gazette.
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  • 98 6 English-speaking Chinese, Eng Kwan Seng, jumped into the sea from the Singapore Swimming Club at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning. People 100 yards away on land saw him and called him Dack. Eng swam to the shore and reached It m a state of collapse He
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  • 269 7 First Quarrel Kills T hree JOSEPH William Drury, a Leicester fish merchant, had never quarrelled with his wife Ethel until a few weeks ago but the first quarrel ended three lives. Drury told his wife that he objected to the conduct of his stepdaughter, 22-year-old Iris Pickering, wife of a
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  • 95 7 Thr following pamphlets are obtainable In English. Malny, Chinese and Tamil from the Department of Information and Publicity. 11 DAlmelda Street, Singapore: "First Aki m Brief." "What To Do In Air Raids, "How To Dig Bhelter Trenches, 'Household Water Supplies In Air Raids •Construction of Wells And
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  • 15 7 The monthly social of the Indian Association fixed for Sunday, Dec. 28, has been cancelled.
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  • 266 7 Chased By Sharks For 5½ Days TWELVE men, their ship sunk by a Nazi raider 1,200 miles from land, got away on a rait the size of a hearthrug. Five and half days later the raft was lighted by a Spanish ship. Only three of the twelve men who escaped
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  • Article, Illustration
    560 7 O U R H OME FRONT S news notes j day by day UVALA Lumpur residents 2 "down here to do full time S war jobs are Mrs. Ginger S Powell and Mrs. A. P. Gold 5 man. They have found a minute flat and were last J seen staggering
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  • 179 7 (By Radio) Madras, Dec. 24. The Madras Corporation is opening a number of rice depots m the city for the benefit of Its employees. Rice will be sold at cost price. New Delhi, Dec. 24. The Facts Finding Committee of the hand-loom and mill Industry has now
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  • Morning Tribune
    • 222 8 Chungking, Dec. 26. IT is now revealed that General Sir Archibald Wavell, the Commander-in-Chief m India, has just had a three-day conference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Maior-General Brett, C^ief of Staff of the United States Air Corps. A communique issued by the British
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    • 170 8 I Washington, Dec. 26. T OOKING ahead to ultimate victory, a number of American Senators have been discussing with reporters what the peace terms should be. A Democrat Senator, Mr. Lucas, said that "Japan should be reduced to a point where for a thousand
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    • 464 8 (FROM PAGE 1) past the policy of Japan has been j dominated by secret societies com- j posed of subalterns and officers of the army and navy who have forced their will on cabinets by assassinating those Japanese statesmen who did not uphold their designs. It may be
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    • 197 8 Washington, Dec. 26. ADMIRAL Muselier's action at Saint Pierre and Miquelon came ;as a surprise for "all paities coni cemed," to employ the wording of the. Stale Department announcement. Admiral Musolier's whereabouts had been known here since his arrival eight days a?o, but
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    • 315 8 New York, Dec 26. Commenting on the seizure of the St. Pierre and Mlqueion Islands, the New York Tlmm writes: "As an exploit the incident was picturesque, but as an act of policy ft ••ems to have been a blunder for which' no one party will assume the
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    • 43 8 London. Dec. 26. gIR William Currie, Chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has been appointed the head of the liner division m the Ministry of War Transport, m succession to Mr. Harrison Hughes who has resigned. Reuter
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    • 108 8 Chungking. Dec. 26. rE deepest concern and sympathy was expressed m Chinese circles m Chungking following receipt of tne confirmation of the surrender of Hong Kong. While realising from the very start that the defenders had not the slightest chance, the Chinese circles held the greatest admiration
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    • 353 8 (FROM PAGE 1) by several waves of planes which flew very much lower than hitherto. No bombs fell m the city. The United States Army spokesman declared on Friday at 8 a.m. (Local Time): "Our line is stjll holding on both the North and South fronts, although Japanese
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    • 157 8 Cairo, Dec. 26. f pHE R.A.F. Middle East communique states: "Concentrations of enemy motor transport, armoured fighting vehicles and guns south-west of Jedabya were effectively attacked by our lighter aircraft yesterday and considerable damage was done. Other enemy motorised units m the El
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    • 109 8 Madras, Dec. 26.— "As realists, we cannot be indifferent to the need or co-opera-tion m the war effort", declared Sir Biioy Prosad Singh Roy •m his presidential I address to the 23rd 1 session of the Indian National Liberal Federation here today, Friday. Emphasising the need for
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