The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 October 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15.221. KSTU. 1833 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    ARMS TO CHINA VIA HONG KONG LIKELY
    332 1 Governor May Reopen Route Closed Last Year BURMA ROAD OPEN FROM 12 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT kiM- route to China, which was closed by Govmmr of Hong Kong m January, 1930, tf >eturity, may be reopened following the the Hiirma road, it is stated
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    Roosevelt Sees Australian Minister
    65 1 < RMA ROAD AND DISCUSSED? nston, Oct. 17. Roosevelt and Mr. D Secretary of ma yesterday he Australian on the recent deve--<trm situa- represenvs^d with them Australia." i Mr. Casey it he and the Presiding of interest Hr it >pe«ny auy parti- hen j.-*kcd whether included
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    Hospital Is Damaged In Raid On Chungking
    27 1 Hospital Is Damaged In Raid On Chungking Tlkiaff, Oct. 17. Methodist mission badly damaged raid by three Chungkliif last ill .ft bombed burfc of Chunakinc at Reuter
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    22 1 I M London. Oct. 17. I Labour. the Seamen's oka ufter the Allied and foreign I also after the erseai ports. Reuter
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    CHUNGKING RESUMING RAILWAY WORK
    53 1 Tokio, Oct. 17. In anticipation of supplies of railway materials following the re-open-ing of the BuAna route, the Chungking authorities have derided to resume work on the construction of a new railway linking Suchow, m Szechuan I*ovince, with Kunming. In Yunnan Province, according to a Kunming
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    CANADIAN BAN ON LEAD EXPORTS TO JAPAN?
    28 1 Ottawa. Oct. 17. JT is learned authoritatively that a Canadian ban on the export of lead to Japan is probable Reuter
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    Government To Stay In London
    93 1 London, Oct. 17. REUTER learns that there is no question of the British Government leaving London. On the contrary, the Government intends to remain m London. \t the si me time, the view had been expressed from the beginning by the Ministry of Home Security
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    R.A.F. Cause Extensive Fires At Kiel Base
    299 1 R. A. F. Cause Extensive Fires At Kiel Base LEUNA SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT ALSO BOMBED London, Oct. 17. IYESPITE most unfavourable wea- ther, more successful operations were carried out by R.A.F. bomber forces against German naval bases and docks last night, the Air Ministry announces. Numbers of heavy bombs were
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    Ajax Casualties
    53 1 London, Oct. 17. CASUALTIES m H.M. cruiser AJax, victorious m the action against Italian destroyers, were announced today by the Admiralty. Two officers were killed and two wounded. Nine ratings were killed and 18 wounded, including five boys. Royal Marines: A bugler and corporal were killed and two
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    NAZI E-BOAT MAKES A HURRIED RETREAT
    64 1 London, Oct. 17. A GERMAN E-boat which ventured about In the Straits of Dover made a hurried retreat when British guns opened fire on her. British aircraft then circled over her to see whether it had been damaged. ™A few minutes later, another English
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    Vinoba Arrested
    46 1 Bombay, Oct. 17. MR. Gaadhi's individual civil disobedience campaign was formerly launched thk> morning when a humble member of the Mahatma's seminary named Vinoba, delivered a pacifist speech at thp tiny village of Paunar, near Nagpur. He was arrested. About 300 people were present.
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    LITTLE DAMAGE IN NIGHT ATTACK ON LONDON
    332 1 London, Oct. 17. AFTER a quieter night, London had two warnings this morning. German dive-bombers were intercepted by British fighters as they endeavoured to reach the capital and other inland objectives. They dropped bombs on residential areas of a south-east coast town. Dogfights
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    NAVY'S "SECRET WEAPON" A NEW TERROR TO ENEMY
    247 1 Fast Motor Torpedo-Boat Manoeuvres In Water Like Spitfire In The Air London, Oct. 17. TREAT Britain now possesses the fastest small warships m the world. They are the very latest of the Royal Navy's extremely secret weapon, namely, motor torpedoboats, writes Reuters
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    Committee To Report On Conduct Of M.P.
    341 1 Committee To Report On Conduct Of M.P. MR. BOOTHBY CZECH ASSETS London, Oct. 1? "pHE suspension irom duties of Mi. R. Boothby, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, was announced by Mr Churchill, the' Prime Minister, m the House of Commons to-day. The Prime Minister indicate J that, the
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    NAZI NAVAL EXPERTS IN BUCHAREST
    38 1 London, o« t 17. CEVF:KAL German naval experts have ir,w arrived m Bucharest. It is reported that Jews living m the oil districts of Rumania have been t»>t<l I to leave immediately Reuter
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    Soviet-Turkish Pact Rumour Is Denied
    159 1 Soviet-Turkish Pact Rumour Is Denied Istanbul. Oct. HL pOAiPETENT circles m Ankara describe reports that the Soviet and Turkey are negotiating a pact of mutual assistance as being devoid of any foundation. The British Ambassador who travelled to Ankara, where he had an interview with the Foreign Minister yesterday described
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    489,000 CHILDREN HAVE LEFT LONDON
    60 1 I .undo ii. Oct. 17. NEARLY hall a million schoolchildren 489,000— 0r about 56 per cent, of the whole school child population of the London evacuation area, have left the capital. This was revealed by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Minister of Health, m the course
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    Law Notice For The Day
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
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    ALLEGED CHEATING BY FUND "COLLECTOR"
    123 2 A CHINESE named Hong Eng who was alleged to have cheated ano.h?r man. Ten? Ec Chek cf $3 at the Tanjong Pagar wharves on Sept 9 by falsely representing to his "victim"' that he was a collector of the Chinese I Relief Fund, was charged
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    "AMERICAN NOT UNPREPARED FOR ACTION"
    212 3 Ex-Minister On Speed With Which U.S. Can Rearm PLANES AT THE RATE OF 1,250 MONTHLY SOON New York. Oct. 17. are not unprepared for action and, m rearming, we can do m two years more than Germany did m seven years; declared Mr. Louis Johnson,
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    Eden Studies Middle East Situation
    179 3 Eden Studies Middle East Situation I-ondcn, Oct. 17. Kden. Secretary of State for War, who is m r vpt on a visit, has lost no time m getting down to m If, .pot the situation m the Viddle East. He alread) -«*n Kinj: Farouk and several political leaders, confer wHIi
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    Why Chinese Morale Remains Unbroken
    136 3 Why Chinese Morale Remains Unbroken Chungking. Oct. IS. FATHER Charles Meeus, a Belgian Catholic missionary, speaking to a group of civil officials here, declared that the Chinese capacity to ignore great disasters and concentrate on mall details was responsible for the j fine morale of the city. "An old woman
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    GREECE TO PURCHASE WHEAT FROM SOVIET
    64 3 GREECE TO PURCHASE WHEAT FROM SOVIET Athens, Oct. 17. AN agreement has been reached between Greece and the Soviet for Greek purchase of 100,000 tons of wheat at $57 per ton. It is understood .hat Greece may later require the purchase of further quantities. Negotiations have also been com- j
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    SUNER FOREIGN MINISTER
    42 3 Berlin, Oct. 17. CENOE Serrano Suner, who was y Spanish Minister of the Interior, has now been appointed Foreign Minister, according to the official German radio. Senor Saner, who is Gen. Franco's brother-in-law, recently^ visited Berlin and Romc.-I Reuter
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    B.B.C. Popular In Nazi Europe
    158 3 B. B. C. Popular In Nazi Europe DIFFICULTIES FACING ENEMY IN NORWAY London, Oct. 17. jDRITISH broadcasting grows more I 1 and more popular with inhabitants of German-occupied territory and this popularity has resulted in Nazi attempts at control of "illicit listening becoming more strict. According to The Times' Stockholm
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    Bill To Extend Life Of Parliament
    108 3 London, Oct. 17. T^HE first move has been made to ex- tend the life of the present Parliament. A bill for this purpose apoears in the Parliamentary papsrs, and the motion will be moved by the Prime Minister himself. The present Parliament was elected
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    HOME GUARD TRAINING GOES AHEAD IN N.I.
    62 3 Londv>n, Oct. 17. TTHE training of Home Guards is going ahead in the Netherlands Indies, according to Batavia radio. Everyone connected with big plantations was co-operating and within a short time there would be companies of Home Guards for even remote parts of
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    VICHY MEASURE
    36 3 Vichy, Oct. 17. GENERAL Weygand, Hi^h Commissioner for French Africa, has been authorized to expel from territory under his charge until the end of hostilities any persons deemed dangerous to publi^securi^^s^e^thelilavas agency M Reuter
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    57 3 London, Oct. 17. SINCE the war began over 132,000 men have applied to join the Australian air force, according to an announcement in London. The firs: Australian pilots will complete their training under the Empire scheme in November and nearly 20,000 men of the 25,0^0 required for the ground staff
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    Air Support For British Army
    97 3 Air Support For British Army FAR CHIEFS AND CALL :QP separate force adsw, Oct 17. r the GovTrenchard rl he raised upport rital and opi- d in certain could best be separate air .sposal of the sidered to be or tne Kale air full-scale air i .s fully appre>d the
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    FORMER PRESIDENT OF CATALONIA EXECUTED
    33 3 FORMER PRESIDENT OF CATALONIA EXECUTED I New \ork, Oct. 17. Prt-N.dent n executed In I to a Barce:he German In -he New •mi one of the :efence of Bar~e- ii captured apitolattd Reuter
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    Midgets From World's Fair Among 16,000,000 Registering In U.S.
    193 3 Midgets From Wo rld's Fair Among 16,000,000 Registering In U.S. London, Oct. 17. I CIXTEEN million men registered j yesterday in the United States for military service under the New Conscription Act. Rich and poor of all classes, together with cowboys, Indians and Negroes, marched to the registration offices all
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    Situation In Indo-China Unchanged
    81 3 Situation In IndoChina Unchanged Tokio, Oct. 17. HPHE suuatizm m French Indo-Ch;na is unchanged, the spokesman of die Fore gn Office. Mr. Y. Suma, stated ac a Press conference to-day. No new incident involving Japanese forces which entered Indo-China m accordance with the Franco-Japanese military agreement m September has been
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    Four Ships For Evacuation From Far East
    131 3 Four Ships For Evacuation From Far East FIRST VESSEL IS DUE IN SHANGHAI ON OCT. 30 Shanghai. Oct. 17. THE first American evacuee ship to reach the Far East will be the Matson liner Monterey which is due to dock here on Oct. 30, according to local shipping circles. The
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    MUST LEARN GREEK & TURKISH LANGUAGES
    59 3 MUST LEARN GREEK TURKISH LANGUAGES A SIGNIFICANT pointer to Germany's ambitions is contained in the Berlin newspaper, Nationale Zeitung, which declares that the Germans are zealously learning foreign lanpun?es in the hope of getting good jobs. Soldiers and civilians are learning the African languages, and staffs of big German firms
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    30 3 New York, Oct. M IT is reported that Brita.n has acj quired Norway's largest liner Oslo Fjord and also the liner Bergens Fjorl. both of wWcl^are^nowir^Npw^Yjjk h arbour .-I Reuter
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    NEW TURBINES IN U.S. WARSHIPS
    42 3 Philadelphia, Oct. 17. /^•OL. F. Knox, Secretary of the Navy, claimed in a speech that a new turbine development ins ailcd in United Slates warships gave them an advantage oyer olh"r navies in cniisin^^ranrc^SDeed r rOnomy.— Reuter
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    U.S. Story Of Nazi Invasion Bid That Ended In "Failure & Terrific Carnage"
    391 3 U.S. Story Of Nazi Invasion Bid That Ended In "Failure Terrific Carnage" A GERMAN attempt to land troops on the south-east coast of England, which resulted in "failure and terrific carnage." is described in a report published by the New York Sun. write* the £vdney Daily Telegraph. The New Vu^
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    20-Hour Cross-Channel Duel
    115 3 20-Hour CrossChannel Duel IN connection with the accompanying story it is interesting to note that on Aug. 25, 55 German planes were shot down. Thirteen British planes weTe lost. thr«e pilots being saved. British and German lon^-iange guns were engaged m a 20-hour rross-Channel duel which ended m the early
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    Japan Tells N.I. Of Axis Pact
    212 3 JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON OPENING TALKS Batavia, Oct. IT THE Netherlands Indies and Japan- ese delegations to the economic taJks have issued a Joint communique, as follows:—"The delegations met at Selabintanah, near Sukaboemi. from Monday until Wednesday 'During several meetings and personal talks, general Japanese
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    Launch Of New British Cruiser
    230 3 London. Oct. 17 rpHE air raid sirens had scarcely A finished wailing the all clear and the steei-helmeted soldiers manning A.-A. defences at a big British shipyard had hardly relaxed beside their batteries one day recently when a bcttle of champagne broke on the lean
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    Nazis Suppressing French Culture
    122 3 I New York, Oct 17. •"FHE Germans tried by physical violence to wrest Vatican corresipondence from the hands of Cardinal Lienart, Bishop of Lille, declares Mr 'Edrar Mowrer in a despatch from Washington to the New York Post He says: "His Nazis are trying to suppress
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    Evacuation From German Cities?
    72 3 Evacuation From German Cities 1 London, Oct 17 TIE Gt:xu.ans have admitted the effectiveness of the R A F raids The German radio last night warned isteners to tune in to > In the extreme east or aofUl o Germany, oecause certain jtati n xould not operate after darl:. The
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940. The Colony Year
    628 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940. The Colony Year THE importance of the budget estimates and the discussion of Malaya's effort tended to overshadow other aspects of the Budget Day speech of the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. S. W. Jones. None can deny, however, that quite outside
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    New "Leaflet Raid" Descends On London
    1144 4 A Letter From England (By Our Own Correspo Ivondon, Sept. 18, A FTER a fortnight's intensive hltt7krieg\ starting with the bombing of London docks, people m some parts of England are asking how our food supplies are? I expect some of you are wondering
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    5 4 -I APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE
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    S.S. WAR LOAN GIFT REMITTED TO U.K.
    29 4 9 rfc pro ved, lioan in th i 'have been remit The nrst ren i !was made as > available, sev< remainder w:c
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    Dance In Aid Of Talbot House Club
    2040 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT A Woman's Diary BY House club, as was >d on this page a tfo, is preparing to i nt piv- mi.yes— a flat m Amber Mansions— t expbea sometime next month, and I ne cluh j» then renting a law m
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    FARMHANDS DISARM AND HOLD NAZI BOMBER CREW
    356 5 FARMHANDS DISARM AND HOLD NAZI B OMBER CREW London, Oct. 3. "TWO farmhands disarmed and held four German airmen whose bomb;er was shot down near Hertford toiday. A Midlands town had its first air raid of the war when a factory and a large elementary school were hit. A.R.P. squads
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    GERMAN BAN ON CHOPIN MUSIC
    104 5 I'm: playini I Chopin's music bM been prohibited m Germany, because Chopin was a na ive i l Poland Oii British c ntmentator says "Th< Naz. rul?rs apparently dread the days n it migh be appropriate to Chopin's Funeral March m Berlin Chopin was bjrn
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    £15,250,000 RAISED BY SALE OF BONDS
    79 5 London u< t 17. A TOTAL o; Offer £15,250.000 was subscribed in the week ending on Tuesday for war oonds and loan? free of interest. These figures were disclosed by Sir Robert Kindersley. speaking at London j when he stated that the War paign
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    TITLED WOMEN WORKERS IN BRITAIN TO-DAY
    536 6 Duchess Of Kent Is BusilyEngaged Doing War Work London. rVERY day, her public engagements permitting, that eleL gant figure, the Duchess of Kent, is seen stepping out across country from Coppins to the Red Cross depot nearby. The Duchess, like all her friends, is
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    BARRAGE BALLOONS FLOWN TO SWEDEN
    41 6 Stockholm. A SOU-WESTER recently drove a new batch of British barrage balloons to Sweden. Planes shot down some and others became anchored, but not before electric lines were damaged. In several places, train services were interrupted.
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    Priest's Nightmare Trip Among Refugees
    92 6 rpHE fiorrors of a 600-mile bicycle journey along roads jammed with Belgian and French refugees were told 'by the Rev. John Leonard, Sydney priest, who Juis reached Sydney. Father Leonard, a student at the University of Louvain. escaped from that town during the German breakthrough
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    1,000,000 Register In One Hour In U.S.
    82 6 New York, Oct. 16. FROUGHOUT the country to-day. Young America registered at the lfite of over I.OCI.OUU an hour for possible service with the United States first peace-timo draft for the army. Park Avenue millionaires joined Bowery tramps m New York as men
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    Japanese "Mopping Up" Operations
    72 6 Shanghai. Oct. 17. CRACK units of the Japanese army are now engaged m a series of "mopv'.iv* up" operations m areas' south of the Yangtze River centring on Anking capital oi Anhwei, and m the Fengshul River area, as well as m Shans* Pro- vince, the
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    Roosevelt Confers With Mr. Casey
    61 6 Washington, Oct. 17. ROTH President Koosevelt and Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, had conversations yesterday with Mr. R. G. Casey, the Australian Minister at Washington, on the Australian reaction to recent developments m the Eastern situation. Mr. Casey later told Press representatives that
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    Bomb Did Not Delay His Majesty
    48 6 A London. MINUTE before the King was due to arrive at a bombed area m the East End recently raiders dropped ani other bomb. Nevertheless. His Majesty arrived punctually, drawing the remark from a Cockney, "Blimey, he didn't disappoint us after all."
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    "Italians Cannot Manufacture Synthetic Courage"
    335 6 Italians Cannot Manufacture Synthetic Courage" London. A HIGH R.A.F. officer recently rated the Italian Air Force "25 per cent, good, 50 per cent, mediocre, and 25 per cent, rubbish." He added: "They can't manufacture synthetic courage The Italian machines were not as manoeuvrable as the British and were grra.ly inferior
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    HAND OF NAZIS IN FRANCE
    249 6 People Live In Constant Fear Cairo. "TFHIS is supposed to be unoccupied 1 France, but the hand of Germany is everywhere," a woman wrote from unoccupied France. It was sent to a friend m Egypt. The letter says: "We live constantly under the threat of
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    REMOVING YUNNAN RAILWAY TRACKS
    167 6 Trains Now Stop 21 Miles From Indo-China Border Chungking, Oct. 17. ■KUNMING, capital of Yunnan Pro- vince. waa again raided by Japanese aircraft yesterday, according to information reaching here, but no details are ye. available. A Chinese Press dispatch from Kunming reports that trains on the
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    LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRM BUILDS PATROL LAUNCH
    426 6 CINGAPORE has long been recognised as a ship building centre, but it is the Chinese who have given the Colony this recognition by using its waterways for the buildingships. Large sea-going junks are built m many local shipyards, whilst small Chinese craft are built
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    U.S. SCRAP EMBARGO AGAINST JAPAN
    112 6 No Hint Of Reprisal In The Tokio Press Tokio, Oct. 17. THE American pesple do not desire war bu; no doubt their sentiment favours trie maximum aid shcrt of war for Britain and China m the opinion ol he Miyako. ;he only Tokio dally w
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    CHUNGKING RESUMING RAILWAY WORK
    55 6 Hon? Kons. Oct. 17. IN anticipation of supplies of railway materials following the re-opening of the Burma route, the Chungking authorities have decided to resume work on the construction of a new rail- way Inking Suchow. In Szechuan Province, with Kunming, m Yunnan Province, according to
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    DEATH OF KASHMIR RULER'S MOTHER
    41 6 Srinagar. Oct. 17 JTOLLOWING the death of the mother of the Maharaja of Kashmir yesterd.t v the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow. and Lady Linlithgow ?re rutting short tht-ir visit to Kashmir and returning to Delhi soon.- Reuter
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    LONDONERS ASKED TO LEAVE CITY
    194 6 Accommodation Country Limj^ THE Govcrnnv ht Ml r doners who d :n London to gc There is din finding houses or England as Mm large exodus 01 v from London anci Many hotels rial towns, morem. over by the Army i evacuated earlier fi Even
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    Britain Takes Over Two More Liners
    42 6 IT if uii'jflu'iain Britain h plan liners n< They tie the O. v Norway.^ liner wh l ch recently as 1938 a 1.015 ton It If stated N operated by KorW( srrl under Brit is]. Reuter
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      242 6 fflfffflfe- ESTATE CONDUCTOR ip^tPLEASES HIS MANAGER eSAHAMj^^^ WORK THESE T DAYS. YOU I HAD YOUR ENERGY f|ffl]m(m j|l r7 r "\f y Oi m TROiiiiL^ __>7VV'^N ARRIVE LATE FOR MUSTER AND DIDN'T PEEL SO ffl H \IWIM £YEN I Lut f\ 6X\N A AND YOUR CHECK ROLL WORN OUT WHAT
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    LOCAL INDIAN MERCHANTS OPPOSE INCOME TAX MOVE
    710 7 Absence Of Member On Delegation To Delhi SHOP HOURS LEGISLATION WELCOMED BY CHAMBER iftAMMOUS opposition to the introduction of an income tht Colony \>as expressed by members at general meeting of the Singapore Indian ,t Commerce yesterday. the Eastern Group Conference at New
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    $2,400 Damages For Former Constable
    236 7 $2,400 Damages For Former Constable INVALID AFTER ACCIDENT Chinese ex-police A who has been lying :red spine rded 400 m the r I r.v aciing nn, Tco :Ol\towards 3tal August d down t Europe^". Is a mall vi ib* tnjur> U> his urn paralyzed, and it stated that he is
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    BRUNEI MURDER APPEAL TO BE HEARD HFRE
    45 7 BRUNEI MURDER APPEAL TO BE HEARD HFRE -d b.-en con vie* rd miKdering a c-m--:ippeal before :he High Cour; i i ling Chief •t Terrell. C. H. Koh. i and warrant to Chong Sam, transBr u: -apjre fcr order accord^igly tuu :he appeal be .udges.
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    BRUNEI'S WAR GIFT
    62 7 A TELEGRAM has been revived from Lord Lloyd, the SejreUiry of State for the Colonies, expressing the deep gratitude with vhich His Majesty's Government has accepted the generals of $30,000 made from the proceeds tho sneeia! war taxation m Brunei. The Hi*h Coirmissioner. Mr. S. W. Jones,
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO COMMIT EXTORTION
    50 7 I Canioneae, Cheong Yon L*P Teng Sam, claimed Singapore third court yes*l« that they put Chan I P>l.ce arrest m an it ruon was alleged to have the evening of Sept. 21 at Soirh Bridge Road. c *d claimed trial and N i l for
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    Widening Of Changi Road Approved
    187 7 T*HE Singapore Rural Board approved 1 yesterday at a meeting of the Board, the widening of Changi Road from Tampenis junction to the 14 y 2 milestone, the modification of boundiary between the Municipality and Rural Board at Jalan L&pang, and amendments to the Singapore
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    DEBTS DUE IN COLONY BY ENEMY SUBJECTS
    39 7 Areglaer of debts due to persona resident m the Straits Settlements I by enemy subjects is to b? established. Details are given m a net Ice published j m page 9 to-day
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    Malayan Delegation To New Delhi To Leave To-morrow
    177 7 LED by Mr. H. North-Hunt, Re-gistrar-General of Statistics. MaI ya's delegation to the Eastern Group Conference on war supplies w.ll leave for New Delhi by air to-morrcw morning. The delegation's other two members are Mr. W. A. Fell and Mr. Tay Loan
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    Covering Of Drains By Barbed Wire Defences Increasing Malaria
    234 7 Covering Of Drains By Barbed Wire Defences Increasing Malaria CINGAPORE'S barbed wire defences at Pasir Panjang are indirectly increasing the incidence of malaria m that area, and Dr. D. W. G. Faris, acting Chief Health Officer, will b^ taking the matter up with the military authorities. The covering of the
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    53 7 British destroyers recently sent three Italian submarines to the bottom of the Mediterranean, but when they returned to port, they brought with them all the members of the crews it was possible to rescue. Here arc seen sorre of the Italian submarine prisoners waiting to be taken ashore m a
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    Straits Times Annual
    95 7 THE 1940 Straits Times Annual vtill he published on Wednesday next. Oct. 23. All previous editions of thr Annual have been sold out almost immediately after publication. We advise those who require copies to reserve them without further deiay. The cost is $1.50 per copy for local
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    THAI CABINET & VICHY REPLY
    75 7 THAI CABINET VICHY REPLY FYom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Oct. 17 GREAT interest i* centred here on the meeting of the Thai Cabinet to consider the Vichy Govrrn men t's reply m regard to the Thai demands on Indo-China. Thailand \b not interested, it is stated here, m the re-
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    CHARGES AGAINST FORMER CASHIER
    385 7 Boustead s Director Cros6-Examined WILLIAM THOMAS CROSLSY. a direct o_ cf Boustead and Co.. Ltd.. and joirl manager of their shipping department, was put through a lengthy cross-examination by counsel for the defence m the third coi 1 3 erterday. at the continuation of the preliminary
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    SALE OF DISEASED PORK IN THE RURAL AREAS
    313 7 Matter Discussed By Board CTATING that the lark of supervision of Sinffaivires v rural slaughter houses had led to the >ale if diseased pork and to other abuses detrimental to public health, Mr. J. M. Jansen sugr^e^ted at the meeting of the
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    39 7 M! 3. E. N. C. WOOLLERTON v ill be broadcasting the second o* Uk "Oil"' from the Singapore sation to-mght at 7.10 p.m. llerton will deti] vttta h parti; u.ar Interej-t at the pr«<*nt time--anc it* relation to war."
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    Fine For Municipal Commissioner
    162 7 "pVATO Moruuned Ghatdy bin MahftMi An Sin has been a .'usure of the Peaot since 1933. and is also a MurJctpa] Corr.mfe* isicner. He cannot be considered an illiterate person nor is he a person who would cot realize the importance of a deriarau< «id Court
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    NEW B.B.C. FEATURE
    40 7 I ONDON News Letter" is the L* of a new BBC. feature wt) gan on \Vedne.««lMy nipht This will be a personal omm« j on life m Far Eu i 0 p.m T v r now re;
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      346 8 BOUSTEAD CO., ITS, (Incorporated m FM.S.) TELEPHONE: freight 5432. Passage MM UfAOIAN fACIMC (Incorporated In England* Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by EMPRESS DUCHESS or MONT steamers to the United Kingdom.— All under one management.
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    R.A.F. Soccer Team May Leave On Up-Country Tour
    1213 9  -  Nomad In The Garrison By THE S.A.F.A. will, it is to be hoped, ensure that m future years circumstances do not compel one of the most prominent teams to withdraw from the Cup competition. For some time past there has been a
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    Post Office Mail List
    223 9 Mails close at the General P jf* Ofl." follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 11 a.m. air 4 p m. Africa air 4pm. Australia air 4 pm. Burma air 4 pm. Oylon air 4pm. China: Amoy, Canton. Chu&n Chow. KJung Cnow and Swatow sunace 4pm. Darwin air 4pm.
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      432 9 FIED MMtEBTISEMEIITS ■-^^^ENOEKS MIMHPALITY Tenders. ,*r« are lioVlnvited for the materials or serrices. For Ye Municipal Tenders art Fuel 'or St. James Power during IWI. Date of 12 noon. Oct 31. 1940. lies for 1941. Date of Municipal Tender salt OUzed Ware Pipes, rJc :or 1941. Date of i Oct.
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      777 9 PUBLIC NOTICES Notice Of The 4th Quarterly Session 1940 of the Board of Licensin ff Justices, Singapore, Held l T nder Rule 7 Of The Liquors Licensing Rules, 1937. J 1 qi L arterl y session of the Board Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Singapore v\l\ be he'd m
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      107 9 Garrison Diary Friday: Tombola, Alexandra Depot Mess (9.15) and Fort Canning Sergeants' Mess. Saturday: Carnival dance, R.E. (Changi) Sergeants' Mess. Annual gala dance, R.A.F. (Tengah) Sergeants' Mess. Dance. Manchesters' Sergeants' Mess. Dance, R.A. (Blakan Mati) Sergeants' Mess. Snnday: Tombola at Loyals' Sergeants' Mess (9.30>, lI. A. (Changi) Sergeants' Mess and
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      326 9 FAST PASSENGER SKRVU E. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA MANILA HONG KONG Sails Spcre Arr«ve 8. 9. s^. CITY OF NORFOLK Nov. 7 Dec. 1 S.s. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 13 Jan. 6 6.5. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Jan. 5 Jan. 29 B.S. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Jan 26
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    Entries For Perak Turf Club's Meeting
    576 10 127 HORSES AND PONIES TO RUN AT IPOH ANE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN entries, comprising 32 horses m class one, 71 horses m class three and 24 ponies m class one, have been entered for the Perak Turf Club's October-November meeting on Oct. 26, Oct.
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    Army Wanderers Meet Singapore To-morrow
    288 10 THIRD M.R.U. GAME ON THE PADANG SINGAPORE plmy their second same m the series of M.R.U. fixtures m aid of war charities on the padang to-morrow when they meet the Army Wanderers, who wMI be making their first appear vice. Hie teams are given below.
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    32 10 A clever exhibition of trick-cyclln? was given by Tay Rum Siong on Anniversary Day at the Lay Bens Chinese School, Holland Road This picture shows Rum Siong performing a particularly clever trick.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT MUKIT TIMAH
    143 10 MIXED FOURSOMES AT M UKIT TIMAH THE Royu! Singapore Golf Club's first bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for October was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and i resulted m a win for Miss S. Lucas and J. Mi'Guffin with a net score of 3734.; Fourteen cards were taken out
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    SPHINX BADMINTON PARTY WIN
    189 10 IN friendly badminton match played on the Sphinx court on Sunday, the Merrid&le B.P. went down to the Sphinx B.P. by six games to four. Results. < Sphinx players mentioned first) Stark*: M»rtin Rozario lo6t to Lim Cheng Kwee, 12—15. 5 15; Julian de Souza beat
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    NEGRI HOCKEY
    49 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sercmban, Oct. 16. TpHE hockey season has begun m Negri Sembilan, and matches are being played to a schedule arranged by the Negri Sembilan Hockey Association. Inter-State games will be played shortly, and the first trial is expected to take place this month*.
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    JOHN LIM & C.K. PANG IN S.C.R.C. DOUBLES FINAL
    325 10 JOHN LIM C.K. PANG IN S.C.R.C. DOUBLES FINAL A GRUELLING strussle which went to three sets,- the last of which was plavpd practically m darknc-~ .s*w John L!m and C. K. Pang beat Low Kee Pow and Pan? Chiip Yong 3, o— 10. 6 3. m the semi-final of thi
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    S.R.C. In 5-0 Victory Over Chinese
    739 10 S.R.C. In 5-0 Victory Over Chinese SULLIVAN NETS THREE GOALS S.K.C 5 N.v t\ .l (I. THE Singapore Recreation Club overran the Straits Chinese I Recreation Club m a same of hockey played on the padang- yesterday, winning by five goals to nil. The Recs were superior In all departments
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    Singapore's State Hockey Programme
    280 10 Singapore's State Hockey Programme GAMES AGAINST SELANGQg PERAK AND PENANG WITH the hockey season m full swing interest is i focussed on the forthcoming War I nnd an( matches. There is much speculation X Ut J Singapore will run two State teams, hut, ufc iJ€ is plenty of material, it
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    GOLF IN AID OF WAR FUND
    86 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Oct. 16. npHE Sepang Golf Club will hold a "Golf for a Spitfire" gymkhana on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and Oct. 27 The gymkhana is being organized by the residents of Sepang and Nilai districts. The entire profits
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    INDIAN YOUTH LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM
    51 10 TTHE Indian Youth League soccer team will play a friendly game against the East Surreys at Farrer Park to-morrow: The Indian team will be selected from the following: Peter, Suppiah, Sankaran, Rajoo, Ramoo, Mahpuz, Baboo, Veerapan, Bala, Sowry, Marimuthu, Thangavelu, Sankaran, Subramaniam, Louis, Paul and
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    MERRILADS SOCCER
    41 10 pCE following w.l Mernlads against ihe Dink,? Hooglandt Sports Club at so Geylang Stadium at h P n Kirn Liang: Eng Chia Yin Yuk. Kirn Chenp Swee, Kian Sam. Q\.> Yap. Charlie Ta> Reserve. Lye Hock refer** Umftm Seng.
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      61 10 TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS Soccer: Challenge Cup, Chinese vs. Royal Artillery Heavy Re*imi n o t ckey a: di^:c. vs. Manchester*, SRC; S.CR.C. vs Mountaini Regiment, S.CR.C; S.CC. II XI vs. AFC, S.C.C.; Malaya Signals vs. Medical Collere Union, College Si. Andrew's Old Boys vs Yacht Club, WoodsriUe; S.CC. vs! S
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