The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 January 1940

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,995. KSTU 1835 SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1940. 5 CENTS
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  • 59 1 L s REPORT OF PLAN > „riv Jan. 26. .t reliable predicurine attack m are Trinidad, armed I to deliver h and French oda ar.d oil. i have ,>: at least Under the German mer- American .\nd provl- |y returned itate that ire
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  • 536 1 Why Decision To Hold Election Was Taken MACKENZIE-KING ACCUSED OF POLITICAL TRICK J7RICTION between Ontario Liberals led by Mr. Mitchell Hepburn, President of the Ontario Council, and the Federal Liberals led by Mr. \V. L. Mackenzie-King, Prime Minister of Canada, is considered to be
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  • 70 1 m a j d at dawn by, I them up rllca to Seville,: fr m Madrid.: Into a small j read) the ta v very bad j d The crow ired thai eifht Kir-t Latvian Victim Bverene, 4. 434 In Hie North received at ta >he first
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  • 19 1 I ondon. Jan. 26. Davis Cup married at the D Hdaj to I Reuter
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  • 22 1 'Uton. Jan. 26. Mined the sendEuropean belli■r plane service. re that the I by the sltua- Britain's seizure of States ships.— Reuter
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  • 96 1 London, Jan. 26. FIX French radio told German listeners to-night not to take it for granted that the Allied (.en era I Staff would sit still and wait until it pleased Hitler to act. The coming months would reveal Ihe secrets both sides have m stor**
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  • 87 1 THE economic aspect of the war and 1 the probaale length of its duration were discussed by Sir Neville Henderson, drawing on his experience as former British Ambassador m Berlin. H gave the view that it was going to be a hard war and possibly a
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  • 33 1 TTHE Lord Mayor has received a large 1 parcel of silver paper and tinfoil from the Queen m aid of the Red Cross and St. John funa^Thefund now stands at £988.000 British Wireless
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  • 167 1 Lockheeds Are Being Flown To France New York. Jan. 20. LOCKHEED bombers bought by Britain are being flown across the Atlantic to the Western Front, according to the New York Herald-Tribune, which declares that the bombers are being flown over American soil with foreign crews en route to Botwood, Newfoundland,
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  • 209 1 London, Jan. 26. FE reply of the British Government to the Japanese protest against the removal of 21 Germans irom the steamer Asama Maru was dispatched this morning and will be presented by the British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, at the earliest practicable moment.
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  • 75 1 Oslo. Jan. 26. TWO were killed and 30 taken to hospital when clouds of chlorine-gas leaked out of a railway container wagon which had been cracked by the intense cold at Mjoenda.en, some 30 miles south-west of Oslo. The gas was being taken to a
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  • 36 1 Berlin, Jan. 26. A BRITISH reconnaissance plane of the Bristol Blenheim type was shot down near Duisburg when attempting to fly over the Ruhr district, according to a German High Commannd communique.— I Reuter
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  • 220 1 Paris, Jan. 26. OIL is the key to victory. This is the theme m this morning's Paris Press. "We must not think that time is working for us," writes Charles Morice m the Petit Parisien, adding: "The present situation facilitates the p.ans or the Reich
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  • 213 1 Russian Offensive Is Broken North Of Lake Ladoga, Observers State TN the opinion of foreign observers m Helsinki, the Finns have finally disposed of the Russian push north of Lake Ladoga and it is believed that they are now engaged m cleaning up after repulsing repeated Russian attacks and securing
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  • 84 1 London. Jan. 26. ACCORDING to the Rome the Soviet secret police have discovered a vast conspiracy against M. Stalin, M. Molotov, Commissar fcr Foreign Affairs, and Marshal Voroshilov, Commander-in-Chief of the Red army. The announcer stated that mass arrests of high officials and officers have been
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  • 75 1 London, Jan. IT is understood that the Admir i intends to take over tl^e bui din. 5 o: merchant ships as well as naval vessels. This is expected to have a big influence m accelerating the shipbuiding programme, to which great importance is attached. It
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  • 27 1 THE German ministers to Rumania. Hungary, Yugoslavia. Greece and Bulgaria were summoned last night to Berlin for a conference according t3 a news agency message from Budapest
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    • 166 1 INSIST ON BIGIA TEA SEAVIEW HOTEL TO-NIGHT ROMANTIC NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN CABARET DANCE IN THE BALL-ROOM DINNER S3.- NON-DINERS $1.- DANCE FORMAL SPLENDID FLOOR SHOW BY TRIO GRANADOS EXTENSION TO 1 A. M. SUNDAY MORNING I P.M. POPULAR CONCERT BY THE ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS ORCHESTRA
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  • 252 2 WEE CHENG SOON, a S.raits-born Chinese contractor who was successfully sued by a civil engineer, J. N. Jones, recently for damages for wrongful dismissal < $1,500 having been awarded Jones by Mr. Justice Manning). M his appeal against that decision yesterday when the Court of Appeal
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  • 188 2 THE Board L> disinclined to allow the increase now. but a further application may be made when the tenant is not a member or a director of the company or of a subsidiary firm." This was the decision given by the chairman of the
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  • 61 2 THE 8.M.8.C.'s weekly talk on the war m Malay will be given yt seven o'clock this evening by Mr. H. A. AlsagofT, managing editor of Warta Malaya. Next Saturday the speaker m this series will be the assistant chief kathi. Johore Bahru, who will read
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  • 1235 2 General Among Gathering At The Graveside THE funeral of Lt.-Col. William Joseph Curran Sharp, Officer Commanding the 4th. (Malacca) Battn., Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, took place at the Bidadan Cemetery yesterday afternoon and was very largely attended. Many members of the Posts and Telegraphs Department
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  • 91 2 i London, Jan. 26. Fthe Boose of Commons, the Minister of Agriculture, Sir Reginald Dorm an j Smith said that a good harvest on the 2,000,000 extra acres which they are looking to reap next year would be a matter or major importance ln the
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  • 62 2 j London, Jan. 26. THE Press and Censorship Bureau, for which the Home Secretary Is at present responsible to Parliament, is to come under the control of the new Minister of Information. Sir John Relth. In future Sir John will be responsible to
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  • 55 2 London, Jan. 25. MANY of Britain's best known actors and actresses have, during the past eight weeks, taken part ln entertainments m France for the benefit of troops of the British Expeditionary Force. These shows are organized by the acting profession and m two months have given 383
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  • 46 2 Washington, Jan. 25. DRE8IDENT Roosevelt has nominated Mr. Louis Compton to be Assistant Secretary of Navy m succession to Mr. Charles Edison who wai appointed Secretary of Navy last month. Mr. Compton was special assistant to Mr. Edison when Mr. Bdison was Assistant Naw Secretary. Reuter
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    • 215 2 TO-DAY 11 A.M. AI UAMRPik 3.15, 6.15 9.15 MEN OF IRON IN TANK* OF STEEL sKCTietuii Nfttu or .wtc.s mo kfeisc ii ft sum migiik nmun of tk nm m mm jiJ "^_B __k^^(_ I iil mi I m '^_B _"^^^i _Pf_^_B____l____fc _i Vl -^*3H aw^mam B L 1 L%.
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    • 49 2 TO-MORROW 4 SHOWS AIiHA_W]RI%A mf NO HORSE CAN MATCHA HIS SPEED 9 NO MAN -^1 CAN MATCH COURAGE! mV^mi^kWmmW tyff fUmw A WARNER BROS. $jfyk lOITH HUOWS _k^_rV^. JAMES McCAIUON jS^mVW^ i Mramtf at WIUIAM McGANN t J Omißrt lew mm ar ammm mmama I L-. _7 .J -*mm
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    • 238 2 C FINE ACTING FIRST CLABB f I ENTERTAINMENT" Free Press V I 9 -IF YOU WANT SOMETHING UN- 1 > USUAL, THIS IS THE FILM TO SEE V I C "ACTING OF A VERY HIGH ORDER I FINE FILM' Strait- Times f^ i pavilion U| i mW il «»5 _-lE_S_9r
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  • 327 3 Lapsing Of Japan's Pact With U.S. Wang's Moves i^oK London, Jan. 26. I «Is> is a moment of high expectancy m the Far East," Manchester Guardian m an editorial dealing nith the negotiations of Wang Ching-wei, outcast Kuominang leader, and the lapsing of the
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  • 79 3 Nazi Terrorism In Bohemia Moravia MASS ARRESTS OF OFFICERS 1. »nd»>n, Jan. 28. p ...:.d has its i >^-c:lled pr^d Moravia and olating m Longer Czech :i cf students, j rtj ar.d the 1 '.on ap- aban- 1 method j n -German tnj seccn- vis ;s to '-en rews of
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  • 65 3 Tokio, Jan. 2G. THI. organization of a Central Political Council has been asreel upon at a meeting between Mr. Wang Ching-wei and the heads of the Japanese-Sponsored governments of Peipiim; and Nanking, the Domei agency reports frem Tsinstao. It is stated that practicall] all the major
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  • 47 3 WHITE PAPER DEVOTED TO FRENCH SPEECHES 1 ondon. Jan. 2t>. 4 "day A texts ol >r-_eches dt I Daladier and r M. Paul Deputies I 23 and 29 oe. a ion on r. presented to j dei ted Jo g wtramsM novation ance m; m existence g-vern-
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  • 24 3 AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OF SUPPLY Velhourne. Jar. l P.em.er. that N..v;. Btet art, has! ot Supply Mi R. g. _ter [though Street I Navy.— Reuter
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  • 233 3 London. Ja.i. 26. ACCORDING tO Helsin. Walter Citrir... General S eretary of the British Trades Union Congress, Mr. Philip Noel-Baker, representing: the Labour Party, and Mr. John Downie. representing the Cooperative Union, arrived by air at Aab^ y.sterday. The delegation, which is examining thr situation m
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  • 217 3 MEW method of giving flying Instruction of an elementary kind, by adaption to this purpose of an apparatus known as the "link trainer" and hitherto only u_ed as an aid In teaching blind flying, is expected to shorten by one-fifth the time required by pupils to
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    20 3 Sailers of a British battleship waiting on the lower bco_n for the arrival of the boat to take them ashore.
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  • 153 3 Less German Air Activity Over Britain I TACTICS IN SPAIN OF LITTLE USE London, Jan. 26. QERMAN a:r activity over Great Britain has not been very .marked since the Keinkel was shot down ofT the Firth of Forth on Jan. 13. Examination of recent enemy aircraft shot down shows that
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  • 118 3 i REPORTS of launching of German aircraft-carriers have caused speculation m London air circles about tneir possible use. The inferior strength of the German navy has been reduced further by losses and damage at the hands ot the Navy and R.A.F may preclude the use of
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  • 323 3 London, Jan. 26. The following are to-day's closing middle quotation: Shares are of £1 dt nomination unless otherwise stated; C^n Loan s'"*. 1944-64 HO 7 s Funding Loan 4 To 1960-&0 ill 16 War Loan 3V> 93* —2 6 Com Union Assce (Unit*» 7 Prudential Assce *A'....
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  • 170 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES if-rom Our own Corre. pendent > London, Jan. 26. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations Le parenthesis:— RUBBER: Easier. Spot: ll'sd 12d (1115U6d 12d) Feb-Mar: 11 13 16d 11 15 16d I ll 7 sd 11 15 16:1 1 Apr-Jun 11 13 16d 11
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  • 376 3 POLICE STORY IN K.L. TRIAL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 26. THE Overseas Chinese All Classes AntiEnemy Backing Up Society had been for the past year controlled by the illegal Communist party and had been actively concerned m the organisation of strikes m Selangor
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  • 64 3 Shanghai. Jan. 26. CHINESE public bodies have formed a public fund to col'ect 5500.000 I from Chinese manufacturers and i businessmen to buy gifts for the Chij nese fighting forces on the occasion !of the Chinese new year next week. Shanghai Chines? are urged
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  • 286 3 London. Jan. 2f>. A NORY indignation replaced the cusr 1 tomary nurely satirical tone m last night's announcements of Lord jHaw Haw <as Germany's eh. of Englishspeaking radio announcer is known*. Agam and again he returned to th? Im erophon. elaborating a s.nsle th
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  • 46 3 Paris. Jan. 26. ■TRENCH naval un::s on blockade duty intercepted nine ye sels and seiz* ed 15.600 tons of merchandise during the week ended Jan 20. making th« total of ships intercepted by <_ French navy hitherto 254 and tnerI chandise seized 480.000 tons.— Reuter
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    • 75 3 v Jou can tell by the flavour it's 'AMB of exceptional quality finest lamb Australia AUSTRALIAN •nd produce. Dellc.ou_.ly rm*j*j N to carve and a deiißht NEW Z FAL AINU aualities could a loint w A Ii if T_l 1 bints on gettlns the I A (VI Q toraai meat
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    • 116 3 RED PALM OIL for cooking RICH IN VITAMIN A as recently recommended In RADIO HEALTH T M.X MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, BATTERY ROAD. box f^^HJBTPHrfIPB TO-DAY OFFICE 111 ii tv i |V__k__^___i_H_H_--B^HHHHH A.m. PHONE M/IL/IY/I'SMO/r MODERN 3 15 i| CINEMA M.lv U.IJ, UNITED ARTISTS PRESENT "THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC" WITH
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  • 646 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1946. A merica And Japan THB' Japanese Government Is obviously very disturbed by the situation that has arisen with tne expiry yesterday of her trade treaty with the United States. Many efforts have been made m Tokio to persuade the Japanese people and
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    738 4  -  Joan Littlefield j By -^--—-•——----~--———-—--~.-'~~^mm London, Jan. 18. HI RING the last war, the fighting services were often faced with unexpected problems and were hard put to it to find experts to solve them. Thi.s time such contingencies have, been foreseen and many months before j war began
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  • 467 4  -  William Bird By Paris, Jan. 18. |NFOR_UimO/\ received m Paris through channels TndlcateT that a shadow government has been formed m Germany, ready to assume the succession m case Adolf Hitler is eliminated. The shadow government, it is stated, does not contain any prominent members of the
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  • 270 4 EUROPEAN children m Malaya who ■f grow up to speak Malay and English equally fluently or equally hesitantly, should find delight m Mr A. W. Hamilton's new book of Malayan nursery rhymes. Effectively arranged by Nora Hamerton the book contains some ingenious Malay translations of popular
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    • 235 4 |i#ALLSOPP'S AJ mmm M_ SPECIAL IO H. M. THE .PPOINTMENT KINC SIAM ESTD. 1872 FEWEST DESIGNS if. UirtMOND JEWELLERY NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLIP WATCHES. m sorporau a 10 Ceylon 1 SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG; It Seemed Like Im mm I f*J |> I A says Miss Rumsey #"t llHlwJWij of
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    • 9 4 Jewellery.. Jades.. 18. BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143
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  • 38 5 A.R.P. Wardens Will Visit Your Home Inx n Singapore will miking hoiise-to- crt.un if there are m, nr Mind persons *pei .al a^istance U cf emerct ni\ tl the trainint; •nd it is hoped .1 .o-operate m information.
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  • 20 5 $20,000 Bail Offered To Men By Court ;TY CASE STPONED a D ty In I tame I I $2 oJ
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  • 16 5 Shop- Lifting Coup Describ ed In Court m the bin s ;hes have ?one thei i
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  • 8 5 S.H.R. STRIKE NOT SETTLED r r I 5
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  • 14 5 v Ben fll] Mr. 5 .=»n.. one transport appoint:: the pla~
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  • 27 5 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY I Wei Justice, the Moin.urMcElwalM m Court No. Re K. -c. Co, Registrar at 9.30 a-m.: In 0.5.153-31. 7 m 5.231-28. -.9.
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  • 221 5 MUNICIPAL SUBORDINATES TO DRAW PAY ALLOWANCES Off-Setting The Higher Cost Of Living LABOURERS TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT SCALE LEAD to -rant cost of living allowances to suiM.rdinate employees who draw salaries not exceeding $110 a month is being taken by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners This decision was made yesterday at a
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  • 149 5 If WOK KUAN LING, wh hav< tx en the i Apr. 2, 192 ommitted pres Assiz '< r a pi n third om hment. Ch. Inspect K. L. Joi. of banishi named Kwok Kuan Li: Up P.ng I 1 15 lasl year, m eonsequ-
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  • 76 5 UNLIKE some ol the other entertainments lor troops m Singapore. i which have to be suspended because ;of lack of funds, performances will 1 continue to be given by the Singapore Repertory Players. These performers have been touring ..il the barracks; once a month and have
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  • 106 5 ANOTHER opportunity ol hearing Air. Winston Churchill. First I. ord of the Admiralty, will occur for radio listeners m Malaya to-night. Mr. Churchill's speech m the Manchester City Hall will he broadcast m the overseas service of the BJR.C. ami will begin at 9.54 p.m.. Malayan
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  • 235 5 Possession Of Counterfeit Coins Charge HOW A POLICE TRAP resulted In arrest o. a Eurasian who is alleged to have been found m possession ol 350 counterfeit twenty-cent Straits Settlements coins was described at the Assizes beiore Mr. Justice Pedlow ar.d a jury yesterday. the dock was a well-dressed, middle-aged
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  • 68 5 T3E control of the Singapore Fire j Brigade is to come under the Municipal committee which deals with parxs. open spaces, swimming baths, the Van Kleef bequest, the aquarium scheme and the accident ambulance service. This decision was confirmed by Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their
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  • 243 5 MOBILISATION SALARY A.L-i-.-N i :.d ruling affecting Municipal employees who hare tren mobilised were confirmed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their meeting yesterday. It was agreed that provision or ration allowance to Municipal employees mobilised under the S.S. Volunteer Ordinances should not be deducted m calculating the emolument, to
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  • 289 5 MUNICIPALITY DECISION MADE COE nearly 1^, hours yesterday, Sin 1 gapore Municipal Commissioners discussed behind closed doors a decision made by a committee and it was announced when the Press were admitted to the meeting afterwards that they had confirmed the decision. This
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  • 36 5 THE Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Wide is due at Singapore at 9 a.m. on Monday from Shanghai, Hong j Kong and Manila. She is expected to sail again on Tuesday. 4 p.m westward bound.
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    • 13 5 FOR CONVENIENCE! MNE at the CAPITOL RESTAURANT •Phooe 4906) o, After the Show
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    • 157 5 SATINBASE NAIL POLISH (Containing WAX) HELPS PROTECT NAILS FROM SPLITTING GREATLY INCREASES POLISH WEAR APPLIES EASILY— DRIES QUICKLY PRICE $1.50 ROBINSONS 1 VICTORIA THEATRE to-mcht "CURRY TIFFIN" REPERTORY PLAYERS PRODUCTION. BOOK AT ROBINSON'S. _-_i ■i« Mi i i i —i—i——— ■mm m*. MB MBWM LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTCFSHIPS Cabins with Private
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  • 157 6 ISSUED B\ FRASER CO. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Markets were quiet and dull to-day on reopening atfer the Thaipusam holiday, and only a small volume of business was transacted. Local tin again improved and was up at $120%, while the price of rubber at four o'clock
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  • 132 6 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Jan. 26, 1940: 12 O'clock Noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 37 37*4 No. IX R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases Jan.-Feb. Sellers option) 37 38 U G.PJ..Q. R.S.S. FOB. ln bales Jan.-Feb. Sellers option) 36% 36*; FAQ. R.S.S.
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  • 1449 6 Singapore School Teacher On Naziism The War "THE philosophy of force, the religion of leader-worship 1 and the art of goose-stepping do not appeal to the men and women of Ceylon," said Mr. V. Paramsothy, assistant master at Victoria School, Singapore, m a broadcast
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    • 581 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. fenders are now Invited for the following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of Two Chemical Dry Feed Machines. Date of Closing. 4 p.m. Apr. 30. 1940. Supoly of Porous Plates fei Underdrain System (Water Dept). Date of Closing. 4
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    • 313 6 Afraid to Eat? Dieting can't cure you, says Dr. F.B. Scott, M.D., Paris You'd be surprised how many stomach sufferers come to me with this complaint They say: "But. Doctor, I'm afraid to eat 1 get such terrible pains after meals." Often they are really ill weak from under nourishment
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    • 507 6 SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA MANILA AND HONGKONG. _»A!L S'PORC S.S. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS FEB. 24 MAPr H S.S. CITY OF NORFOLK MAR. 23 Apri l S.S. CITY OF LOS ANGELES APRIL 20 may A STEAMER MAY 18 JUNE AND EVERY 28 DAYS THEREAFTER FIRST CLASS PASSAGE TO SAN
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  • 1759 8 Sides Are Possibly The Strongest Ever In Series Of Games PVELVE years ago m 1928 the first North vs. South Rugby match was played at Kuala Lumpur and the match, which is the only representative game that can W included m the crowded
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  • 390 8 Singapore Turf Club's Annual Meeting r.IAT the outbreak of war m Europe j had seri.usly affected the turn- j over during th? au umn meeting of; the Singapore Turf Club w<is revea'ed by Mr R. Willi? m.cn. chairman, m a spt-e.h at th? annu.l general meeting of the Club yesterday.
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  • 45 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 23. Fthe quarter finals of the Negri Sembilan Club annual handicap billiards tournament, R. T. Rajasingham (scr) beat F. R. Stephens (—B5) 250—209. R. T. Rajasingham will now meet J. T. Thamby Dorai (scr) m the semi-final.
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  • 82 8 FOLLOWING is the record of all North vs. South matches played to date: 1928 North won 21 14 1929 South won 6 3 1930 North won 11 3 1931 North won 13 8 1932 South won B—o8 0 1933 South won 11 8 1934 North won 13
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  • 42 8 picture. A peep into last year's M.R.U. annual ma."h b.tween the North and Sou.h which the South won 15— Heavy rj.in had made the ground waterlogged and this picture shows thep^yer^p^Mngth^vate^as^hey ran. I Free Press
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  • 376 8 State Hockey On S.R.C. Padang CIXGAPORE beat Johore by three goals to nil on the S.R.C. padang yesterday. It was the poorest Slate match seen this season. While Johore were unable to field their strongest side, the winners were anything but a representative side.
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  • 261 8 LIOLDING slight territorial advantage T.!.i all ?1 w^ y the 19th Hyderabad Regiment hockey team beat an SC C eleven by three goals to one on' the padang yesterday. Play began rather slowly but develooed ln a medium paced game as time wore on
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  • 357 8 Decision At Cricket Meeting Yesterday THE eight ball over, which was once the controversy among cricket clubs the world over, will be adopted by the Singapore Cricket Club m all matches during the 1940 season. This was decided at the meeting of the Singapore Cricket
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  • 662 8 Another Outside^' Day Possible TRAINERS D_ 1 Turley hare winners for this a: Ipoh m the final a Club's January been given the >;• ard for once. van Breul given no winner. Nine races form each race there Though form has tft hard to make
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