The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 November 1940

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    20 1 M\TE SWEAPOP^EDITIOW The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,237. fcsi ii. 1835 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1949. S CENTS
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    HARDER BLOWS AT ITALY-CHURCHILL
    1469 1 HARDER BLOWS AT ITALY -CHURCHILL Bases In Crete Will Extend Activities Of Navy And R.A.F. BIG REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST ANNOUNCING that naval and air bases have already been established m Crete, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, emphasized m the House of Commons last nigrht that these
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    Two U-boats Sunk During Past Week
    171 1 London. NOV. 5. TWO mms U-boats arc known been sunk since Oct. 28. -h-* was the day the Empress of SL was lost. One of the vecl was the one jsuni the Emtmi of Britain •gate, Admiralty. vnftii: submarine which sunk blew up but
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    PETAIN MAKING TOUR OF SOUTHERN FRANCE
    32 1 Mi London. Nov. 5. left Vichy for use whm he will begin a "fv 5 of *>u^ern France. EJ visit there since he th* French Govern-
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    CHANNEL PORTS BOMBED
    20 1 on the Chankfe°f^nd Boulogne and gj^raght. says an Air Mm kbc British bombing aircrat returned sately.— Reuter
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    Nehru Sentenced To Four Years' R.I.
    57 1 Goralv^pur, Nov. 5. pANDIT JawaharUl Nehru, a Congress leader, was to-day sentenced to an aggregate of four years* rigorous imprisonment. Nehru was one of two men selected by Mr. Gandhi to make anti-war speeches as part of the Congress plan of "limited civil disobedience/
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    Terrible Refugee Problem In France
    182 1 Terrible Refugee Problem In France London. Nov. 5. QRIM light Is thrown on conditions m unoccupied France by an article m the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, which says that the official French figure of 1,500,000 refugees m unoccupied territory only inculdes those registered and supported by the Government. There is
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    Chinese Goods Held Up In Indo-China
    56 1 Chungking, Nov. 5. /CHINESE and French authorities are negotiating over the question of Chinese goods which are held up at Haiphong following the disruption of transportation over the Indo-China railway, states the China Times. The Chinese Government has requested permission for trans-shipment of these
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    STOP PRESS
    26 1 AUmwlmi t«rrHory to Made la te-4»r's <rfßctel Greek r ommiibhlmbi At TSfions PQ**K it Is sUt«d. Gracks auule P"NB|fl MM CiytCßl BM>Turt, HttCSHM* Reuter
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    Italians Bomb Corfu & Other Open Towns
    130 1 Italians Bomb Corfu Other Open Towns London, Nov. 5. THE fact that the town of Corfu is an open town and that the island is a demilitarized island is emphasized m a cable from Athens to the Greek legation m London. It recalls that when Great Britain ceded Corfu to
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    30 1 Batavia, Nov. 5. TTHE Netherlands Indies Government has decided to aid financially stranded Mohammedan N.I. subjects m Mecca, while also measures for the repatriation of these pilgrims is contemplated. Reuter
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    GREEKS BOMBARD IMPORTANT ITALIAN BASE IN ALBANIA
    233 1 GREEKS BOMBARD IMPORTANT ITALIAN BASE IN ALBANIA Koritza Fall Predicted London, Nov. 5. THE most important development m the fighting m J Greece is that Greek artillery has started to shell the town of Koritza, m Albania, one of the most important Italian bases. It is confirmed In Athens that
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    Three Italian Submarines Sunk Off Gibraltar
    51 1 Three Italian Submarines Sunk Off Gibraltar London. Nov. 5. AREUTER report from Tangier states that a second Italian submarine has taken refupe there after being pursued by British destroyers. The agency quotes a reliable source for a report that three Italian submarines have been sunk m the Straits of Gibraltar.
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    POLLING IN U.S. ELECTION BEGINS
    204 1 POLLING IN U.S. ELECTION BEGINS POLLING m the United States presidential election, which is being fought out between President Roosevelt (Democratic Party) and Mr. Wendell Willkic (Republican Party) began yesterday. At Sharon, m New Hampshire, a Republican state, reports Reuter, the result was 24 votes for Mr. j Willkie and
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    G. O. C. Inspects New Eurasian Gunners
    288 2 G. O. C. Inspects New Eurasian Gunners FIFTEEN young Eurasian men who completed 14 weeks' intensive training as recruits m a Royal Artillery unit stationed at Changi, were inspected yesterday by the G.0.C., Malaya, Lieut.-General L. V. Bond, who congratulated them on the high pitch of efficiency achieved. Yesterday's display
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    "LITTLE ACCIDENT" IS GREAT FUN
    106 2 BABY SANDY is just the biggest "Little Accident" m the Universal picture of that name which opened at the Capitol yesterday. The fun starts when Sandy U left m the care of "Mrs. Teasdale"— Hugh Herbert, baby editor. By a few rnopi accidents the baby
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    BRITISH COMEDY AT PAVILION
    103 2 SANDY <"Can You Hear Me Mother?") Powell is m great form m a lively British Lion comedy. "Leave It To Me," which opened at the Pavilion cinema last night. One of Britain's foremost comedians, bespectacled Sandy carries the bulk of the humour of the film and
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    COMMEMORATION OF ARMISTICE
    78 2 ON Sunday, a day before the anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. st>ecial service will be held at S f Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, beginning at 5.30 p.m. On Monday. Nov. 11. there will be a short service at the Cenotaph, bc:fnning at 7.30 a.m.. which will be
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    FRENCH GENERAL TO VISIT THAILAND
    45 2 i From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Nov. 5. GENERAL MARTIN, retiring chief of the Indo-China army, has accepted the inrf+atkftl Of th* Premier of Thailand to visit the country after the arrival of h^ successor, provided relations are not tense.
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    THE CHINESE IN MALAYA
    601 2 Dr. Lim Boon Keng's Broadcast BOTH the Chinese and the Malay peoples of the East Indies and the Malay peninsula have always cherished with pleasure their old traditions relating to the friendly intercourse between tho Chinese emigrants and the Malay aborigines," declared Dr Urn Boon Keng,
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    EDGAR WALLACE THRILLER FILMED
    130 2 -fiTHE Door With Seven Locks," the A present picture at the Alhambra, though having its quota of thrills, suffers from somewhat stilted direction. Released by Pa the Pictures, it is an adaptation of an Edgar Wallace thriller which concerns family Jewels and the secret that lay
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    DEATH OF POLISH TRADE COMMISSIONER
    63 2 rIE death occurred at his residence m Gilstead Road yesterday of M. Josef Kwasigroch, Polish trade commissioner, at the age of 46 years. He leavs his wife and three children who are m Singapore. A funeral service will be held at the Cathedral of the
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    VITAL BATTLE GOING AGAINST ITALIANS
    219 3 Greek Counter-Attack On Enemy's Sensitive Spot THREAT TO KORITZA London, Nov. 5. rI ,K battli ot Korit/a now developing so unexpectedly Lfc Italians may provide to he of the utmost liana m the future of the Italo-Greek campaign, I ioutonint-i olone! T. A. Lowe, Reuter's
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    CHINA-U.S.S.R. TALKS PROGRESS
    53 3 Shanghai, Nov. 5. ¥\R. San Fo, president of the Legislative Yuan, might shortly be sent on another Chinese Government mission to Moscow, well-informed Chinese circles m Hong Kong state. According to the Chinese Press, negotiations between China and the U.S.S.R. for closer co-operation are reported to be
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    Greek Corps Of 30,000 In Egypt
    59 3 London, Nov. 5. n REEKS m Cairo state that a Greek *J corps 30.000 strong is being raised m Egypt and will place itself at the disposal of the British command. It is also stated that many Greeks have escaped from the Dodecanese Islands
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    Talks With N.I. "Going Smoothly "—Kobayashi
    167 3 MINISTER TO RETURN TO, BATAVIA SHORTLY Tokio, Nov. 5. THE Japanese Netherlands Indies trade talk* are progressing smoothly," Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi, Commerce Minister, who returned from Batavia recently, told the Japanese cabinet to-day according to the Domei agency. Mr. Kobayashi intends to return to
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    SOVIET & SPREAD OF CONFLICT
    98 3 SOVIET SPREAD OF CONFLICT MtKM-ow, Nov. 5. ruy nfutrJii'V' tne Soviet and L. i» defences are reaffirmed m official no^pawer Pravda. J^ch d«larr« to-day: 'The lm"JUt »ar 13 trowinK m scop*. fET unread to AfriOi and the lA>n peninsula. Thr breath of ,b, Ml «he American T h f fnera>
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    Rumours Of Nazi Troop Moves Can Be Discounted
    171 3 Rumours Of Nazi Troop Mo ves Can Be Discounted London, Not. 5. LAMENTING on the cautious l\ utiiods hitherto employed by lAt Lilians against Greece, Iftptitr-General Charteris writes Ik Manchester Guardian: "But If troops are not being used, proWBda is m full swing. -Baaours, emanating partly from [Bread? of nte
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    AIRLINER CRASHES IN SNOWSTORM: 10 KILLED
    38 3 AIRLINER CRASHES IN SNOWSTOR M: 10 KILLED b lake C'iiy. Nov. 5. A P r^ V4 nted an airliner I*2? sjf Francisco landing here ratnaQi crashed at] seven passengers i •the crew being ins an- I Re uter
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    Nazis Return To London Attack
    268 3 London, Nov. 5. A FTE2* a lapse of 24 hours. German planes renewed their attacks on London and other areas last night. An official communique states that the raids were widespread and were on a 1 airly heavy scale. Bombs were dropped m many places
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    NETHERLANDS NAZIS & CIVILIANS IN CLASH
    34 3 NETHERLANDS NAZIS C IV ILIAN S IN CLASH JfcthJ, Sewage sta:es tha: d >*3i^ NdZIN md civilians jK*fe- I" c H on Friday and 1^ 1 of civilians al- < nave armed were arrest- Reuter
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    Constitution Of Free Czecho-Slovakia
    50 3 London. Nov. 5. A DECREE setting up the constitution A of Free Czecho-Slovakia was signed !n London to-day by Dr. Benes. A Czechoslovak council of state of 40 members is set up. which will work M a consultative body m conjunction with the provisional government. Reuter
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    28 3 New Delhi, Nov. 5. A SUPPLEMENTARY finance bill introduced m th* Central Assembly tc-day imposes a 25 per cent, surcharge on income-tax, supertax and he corporation tax. Reuter
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    Britain Fighting For The Future
    346 3 X IoUUUO. NOV. 5. U N \war ms man broadcast. Captain •^secretary of State! v he believed one aim to versal to all-the! but the to confine themhat Nazi-ism and must be destroyed. .-'the Royal Air .of the British Nation -were *ar which must r
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    Trials Ahead For Overseas Japanese
    162 3 Tokio, Nov. 5. OVERSEAS Japanese must be prepared to face trials arising from the present international friction. This warning was uttered by Mr. Y. Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, when addressing the opening session of the five-day congress of overseas Japanese held m Tokio m celebration
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    Japanese Giving Up Waichow Island?
    75 3 Chungking, Nov. 5. THE Chinese authorities claim that the Japanese forces on Waichow Island, south of Pa k hoi, have been completely withdrawn after sett'ng fire to villages m that district. Japanese army aircraft ranged over a wide area of Kwangsi Province on Sunday bombing
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    Vichy Message To Roosevelt
    151 3 NO CONCESSIONS TO AXIS ASSURANCE? Washington. Nov. 5. IIfIARSRAL Petain, Vichy Prime Minis- w ter. is believed m well-informed circles here to have formally assured the United States Government that France does not Intend to give the Reich any part of the control it exercises over
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    159 3 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES <Prona Ou» Owv correspondent) London, Not. 5. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as, follows wtth previous Quotations m parenthesis:— RUBBER: Firm Spot ll^d ll^d (U\d HT'sd) Nov. 1113i16d f 1115 16d (1113i16d 11 15|16d) Dec. ll l5H6d I2d (11 15'16d 13d Jan.Mar. 11 13U6d 11 15i16d (11 13:16
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH.
    42 3 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH. Kwasigroch. On Nov. 5. 1940 at No. 6 Gilstead Road, Singapore. Jozef Kwasigroch, 43 years, Polish trade commissioner. Funeral service will be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at 5 pm. to-day Interment at the Bidadari later.
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    BUBONIC PALGUE IN CHEKIANG CITY
    50 3 Shanghai, Nor 5 MORE than 20 persona have died during the past few days as the result of an outbreak of bubonic plague within the city of Ningpo m Chekiang Province, according to a Chinese report. The authorities have segregated the a farted areas. Renter
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    Stock Exchange More Active
    311 3 Stock Exch ange More Active London, Nov. 5. rhe following are 10-day s closing miaaie quotations Shares arc ol el denomination unless otherwise stated: Con Ljo&n j% 1944-64 IU7-* Funding »ioan 4% IMO-tG 112 1 War Uwtn i*% 101% Com. Union Assce Units j £6*4 Prudential *ssc 'A". Royal \jsce
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1940. Shelters Wanted
    560 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1940. Shelters Wanted THE Municipal President's recent statement on air raid shelters m Singapore was very disappointing. We have been told for many months past that underground shelters are not feasible because of the low-lying nature of most of Singapore Island, and the
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    Poland Lives On Under The Nazis
    1402 4  -  MICHAEL SOBANSKI -BY THE train on which I was I riding from Warsaw to Lublin with student friends to join the Polish army fell into a hole blown by a bomb. This was at midnight Sept. 8 and I was asleep as were most
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    Inventions For Defence
    235 4 OENEWED threats of invasion by IXI Hitler during the last few weeks have brought a crop of British inventions to counter any secret weapons he may use. Inventors, amateur and professional, have rushed to help the defence of their country with new machines, chemicals, and methods.. German
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    Highland Gathering In Singapore To Aid The War Funds
    1968 5  - Highland Gathering In Singapore To Aid The War Funds MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By THE Scot:, m Singapore are I arranging a grand Highland eathering for St. Andrews tmv Nov. 9ft The prince of Scottish regih rt should make the gather.pe.tacular and striking. in i r i/ being organised
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    Cook Shortage Remedied
    198 5 The R.A.A.F. has just weathered a minor crisis. With 23,500 extra mouths to feed j since the outbreak of war there has been a definite shortage of cooks. When anyone who looked like a promising cook sought to enlist, the Army snapped him up. In an attempt
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    HOSTESSES MUST BE "MOTHERLY"
    107 5 London, Nov. 1. WOMEN relatives of American conscripts have flooded the U.S. War Department with indignant letters. In an effort to make camp life more homelike the War Depar ment recently adverised for "hostesses." Their ages were to be between 25 and 50. Applications poured m.
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    Australians Pouring Into Desert
    598 6 "Diggers" Get Down To Business MORE and more Australian troops are pouring into the Western Desert m Egypt. They are fully trained and well equipped and are a formidable addition to the great Imperial army, which is daily strengthening its position. The Australians are once again
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    New Secret Bomb Sight For Britain
    317 6 THERE is every ground for believing that the better of two Sperry gyroscopic bomb sights has been supplied to Britain. In making this statement, the Washington correspondent of the New York Times' says that the United States Treasury refuses either to confirm or deny
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    RACING NOT ESSENTIAL TO NEW ZEALAND
    79 6 AN apprentice Jockey m Auckland, New Zealand, drawn m a ballot for territorial service appealed to the Man Power Tribunal for exemption, on account of the shortage of stable boys and also because he might gain weight m a military camp and so lose
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    CZECHS MADE SAWDUST BOMBS FOR NAZIS
    518 6 CONFIRMATION of an Ameriv can report that some German bombs of Chechoslovakian make were filled with sawdust is given m a letter received by Mr. F. Mander Ross, an Aus>tralian, from his daughter, Joyce, who is now m Bristol. "Our main railway station seems
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    Nazi Pilot On British Soil
    26 6 A German pilot, landing by parachute after his plane had been shot down, contemplates his surroundings while a constable interrogates him.
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    FOOD STILL PLENTIFUL IN LONDON
    366 6 Hampers From Australia Almost Unnecessary CUMPTUOUS hampers that outdo anything Billy Bunter ever dreamed about are arriving for Australians m England by every ship from Australia. They are packed with expensive foods and contain even token orders for bottles of whisky and boxes of cigarettes.
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    French Still Pro-British
    158 6 THE former Paris correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph Mr. Eustace Wareing, gives details of increased pro-British feeling m France. He says that letters smuggled out report the BBC. broadcasts are wide- ly heard, despite attempts at jamming. Listening-in is not forbidden m the non-occupied zone, although
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    Belgians In Canada To Be Conscripted
    72 6 ALL Belgian nationals m Canada between the ases of 19 and 25 will be conscripted for active service overseas. Baron Silvercruys, Belgian Minister, Plenipotentiary, announced that, m cddition, youths between 16 and 19 and men between 25 and 35 will be accepted as volunteers.
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    37 6 ELAINE Barrie, fourth wife of film actor John Barrymore, denies her husband's charges of cruelty. Barrymore. 58, is seeking a divorce on the ground that his wife inflicted great bodily injury and grievous mental suffering upon him.
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    EMPIRE WAR COUNCIL IS SUGGESTED
    318 6 Australia Anxious To Have Direct Voice THE need for an Empire War Council to give Australia a more direct voice m Imperial war policy and continuous close contact with the British authorities on all war aetivit. ies that affect Australia vitally is recognised by members
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    JAPANESE MAY BOMB ROAD
    257 6 But Cannot Put It Out Of Use •TTHE Japanese ma v ix, mo road, but I don't think they have .1 hope of putting it out said Mr. E. W. Wingertoi Ameriran engineer, who recem y passed down the road from Kunming Burma. "People exaggerate the
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    Australian Wool For U. S. A.
    90 6 BOSTON brokers b 50.C00.0001b. of Australi; n line wool v:ill be released soon for Hi the United States, states the Journal of Commerce. The supply is urgent. y needed for market requirements. It is not connected v. Mi a proposal to store Australian wool
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    FIREARMS FOR COLONY'S DEFENCE CORPS
    401 7 fo Be Requisitioned From The Public WEAPONS MUST BE HANDED IN WITHIN FORTNIGHT ,H P ri\atd}-o*ne<! rifles of .303 calibre and larger A,* m the Colony, shotguns, revolvers and their amrunition. mn*t— with some exceptions— be handed to Govtmtent l»r u^e bj the I^ocal Defence
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    Strange Occurrence On Estate
    85 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) D fT Ipoh,' Nov. 5. 11 to a subterranean geological phenomenon, about five acres of rubber land m a Chineseowned estate m Lahat sank to a depth of 20 feet during the weekend. In some places wa!er is now gushing out from
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    New World Case Taken To High Court By Crown
    266 7 DIRECTOR WHO HAD BEEN ACQUITTED AN appeal by the Crown against rk the acquittal of the lessee of an amusement park on charges under the Common Gaming House Ordin- ance was heard before the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell,
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    AUSTRALIANS WED IN SINGAPORE
    148 7 ]y|R. Edgar McDonald Barnwell, an engineer, the son of the late Mr. ■Henry James Barnwell and Mrs. Barnwell. of Sydney, Australia, was married to Miss Edith May Ramage, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ramage of Brisbane, Australia, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday. The Rev. S.
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    THREE YEARS FOR ABDUCTION
    125 7 CONVICTED on the jury's unanimous verdict of guilty of abducting a married we man, an Indian named Sinniah was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Assizes yesterday. On a second charge, of posing as a detective, Sinniah was acquitted. A
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST
    59 7 CHARGED with committing criminal breach of trust of $100 which belonged to K. Tukada, the manager of the Japanese firm Echigoya and Company of Middle Road, en Oct. V a Chinese, Choo Hock Chan, claimed trial m the second court yesterday. The case was postponed a
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    64 7 DOOLA SINGH appeared m the the Traffic Court yesterday before Mr C. H. Whitf.on on a summons or having driven a motor-lorry at an excessive speed along Thompson Roacr A few moments later he left the Court a free man. He was not the man on the summons sheet. A
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    Contradiction Of Evidence
    262 7 POINT JN APPEAL n thai when proA ssca contradict rial points the roved. was made :dcll when argubefore the acting Justice a'Beckett Court yesterday. Le^ Jin. had been ■isjng nurt i sentenced 10 m« nmeni On ig to conform i.^d been acnear the junction North Bridge Rjad
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    SEA CAPTAIN DIES IN SINGAPORE
    88 7 T*HE funeral of Capt. Frederick Mugg, who died at his home m Pa^ir Pnnjang yesterday, within three weeks cf his Bolh birthday, will take olace at Bidadari cemetery at 5.30 p.m. to-day. Capt. Mug?, who retired eight years ago when he was working for the
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    Colonial Off ice Discussion On Education In Malaya
    299 7 JJ*5« report on higher m Malaya was dLs- Cn!£i c ucational inference a L Offlcc London, and o f Dr W. Linehan. d J* Education. S.S., and *N his Home leave. T! th a Fre Press j* Mu£, ur Unehan, who JJ
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    Big Seizures In Raid On Communist Nest
    436 7 REFUGEE WOMAN ACQUITTED J^ PRINTING machine; a copy of a letter addressed to the Johore Chinese, attacking i Chinese girl for giving performances m aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund; 2,000 copies of a letter addressed to workers m various trades and their
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    DIES FROM INJURIES
    59 7 WHIL.' crossing the road with her hus- band on the night of Oct. 28, Mrs. Damme, a European, was knocked down by p car m front of the Joo Chiat police station. Mrs. Damme was taken to hospital with serious injuries. P^e died from her iniuries yesterday
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    132 7 DLEADING guilty to a charge 01 J^in*™* 16 of his car on l °i° JF* at the Junction of hallang Road and Lavender Street Qunng the black-out of Sept. 4 C E HiHermann, of Brinkmann and Co i m h^ defence before Mr. C. h' jWhitton
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    Landlord And Godown Rent
    259 7 APPLICATION TO RAISE IT "T THINK it i.s rather unfair that we cannot increase the rent when there is a demand for our property," said Mr. W. McMullan, manager and director of Lithographers Limited, when he applied to the Rent Assessment Board yesterday for permission to
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    Broadcast To Arabia Made Deep Impression
    263 9 Broadcast To Arabia Made Deep Impression A DEEP impression waVmade^by the broadcast of greetings to southern Arabia from Malay Sultans and othe" festivS S g the Id vl -F it r Rulers of ten Malay States were associated with seven Rulers of Arabia and Africa m this remarkable demonstration of
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    MINES OFFICER ON PRESENTS AT CHRISTMAS
    1497 9 Assumed Custom "Must Be Known Endorsed By Government" (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 3. 1 J THINK Mr. Khoo 800 Gong's vague allegation of officiousness is most unfair. If inquiries are made tmongst miners at Batu Gajah and Tapah I am confident
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    CHINESE PRESS VIEWS ON WAR
    303 9 Italy's Vainglory "THE war m Greece has been the main subA ject of editorial comment m the Chinese Press of Singapore m the last few days. The excellent strategic position of Greece, which is very useful to Italy's further expansion m the Southern Balkans, has,"
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    COLTS' HOCKEY
    48 9 PIE following will represent the Singapore Colts' Hockey Club team against a Raffles College team, at Raffles College, at 5.15 p.m. on Friday. Alec D'Sylva; G. Newman, G. Scott; L. Outschoorn, Lester Reutens, L. Ajvis; E. de Jong, A. Watts, Jack Keutens, J. Loveday, V. Vanderput.
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    Caused Hurt To Police Officer: Ship's Steward Fined
    336 9 IT is absurd to suggest that this Is a trumped-up ca^e, and that Wilson, a police officer, and Elbury, a man of some standing m this country, should give false "evidence and make a false report against the accused." submitted the prosecuting
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    122 9 DAILY PRICES I RRFNT Nov. .V 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot louse 3«% 39 i No. IX R.S.S. P. 0.8. tn cases November 39 39 GP.A.Q. R S.S. F.OB, m bales November 38 38 7 H F.A.Q. R.S.S. P.
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      174 9 PUBLIC NOTICE SINGAPORiTTURF CLUB. WINTER MEETING l*» 10. Saturday 16th7Wednesday 20th And Saturday 23rd, Nov. 1940. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon TI'ESDAY. NOV. 5, 1910. SWEEPS.— A $5 UNLIMITED SWEEPSTAKE FOR MEMBERS ONLY will be held each Race day. Applications lor tickets must be m writing and be received before
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      188 9 Post Office Mail List Mails close at the General Post Oflfce as follows: TO-DAT Africa < South) surface noon Great BrlUin Sec iurface noon Jav air 1030 a.m. Medan surface air 11 am. Palembang surface 9 a.m. air 10.30 am. TO-MORROW Australia air 4 pm. British Columbia air 9 a.m.
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    TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH
    186 10 TTHE following are the teams and starting times icr the women's golf match between the Island Club and the Garrison Golf Club to be payed at Tanglin on Friday. (Island players are mentioned first* 3 30. Mrs. J. P. Mclntyre (20> vs. Mrs. J. J.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    18 10 •THE K^pppl Coll Club's November medal bogey) will be played for en Saturday and Sunday.
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    WINTER RACING SCHEDULE AT BUKIT TIM AH
    158 10 *I*HE following is the schedule of racing m the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting at Bufcit Tlmah on Nov. 16. Nov. 20 and Nov. 23. First day, Nov. 16: Horses class 1, div. 1. 6 furlongs, horses class 1, divs. 1 and 2,
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    161 ENTRIES FOR WINTER RACE MEETING
    685 10 161 ENTRIES FOR WINTER RACE MEETING Horses In Classes One, Two And Three To Complete THREE-DAY SEASON AT BUKIT TIMAH ONE-hundred-and-sixty-one horses, excluding those handicapped for the Free Handicap, have been entered for the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting at Bukit Timah on Nov. 16, 20 and 23. Only horses
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    Indian Army Team To Meet Civilians
    91 10 THE iJ II 3 wing is the Indian Army t^am t-> meet the Singapore Civiiitn> m the hockey match m aid of The War Fund on the pi*ian,' t >-nr»< rr~w. Cap:. G II Searle (Mt. Regt Hay Major Jaginiar Singh (Mt. R*gl Hay
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    Airmen Defeat Perak "A" XI At Soccer
    358 10 Airmen Defeat Perak "A" XI At Soccer CLELLAND GARRETT SCORE FOR WINNERS From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Not. 3. DISPLAYING excellent combination and all-round superiority the R.A.F. soccer XI, the Singapore league champions and the runners-up m the S.AJ\A. Challenge Cup competition, scored a creditable win over the Perak "A"
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    Latest S.R.A. List Of Classifications
    127 10 j 3E loliowing is the latest classillca- tion list of horses and ponies :ssued by the Straits Racing AssocH- j HORSES Transfers are: From class 1 to class 2: Blue Peter, Golden Glimpse, Gold Point, Herbe Folle. Knight's Eye, Measure and i Servus. From class
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    101 10 ON Friday, at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.23 pjn. for »'A" class and 5.25 p.m. for the other classes. On Sunday, "C class will sail a I sweepstake race, starting at 9.50
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    100-1 Outsider Wins Melbourne Cup Race
    162 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne, Nov. 5. A 100— 1 outsider, Mr. J.A. Scully's aged chestnut gelding, Old Rowley, provided one of the biggest upsets m racing history by winning the Melbourne Cup, Australia s premier racing classic, beating the crack New Zealander, Maikai,
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    Good Talent In British Army Ranks
    408 10 Good Talent In British Army Ranks HOCKEY TRIAL ON NEW POLO GROUND THE British Army trial, held on 1 the new Polo Club ground. Thomson Road, yesterday, revealed some splendid talent m a fast and vigorous same between Colours and Whites. Whites, with Capt. Duke as spearhead of the attack,
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    McINTOSH & IYAPPA WIN FINAL
    87 10 McINTOSH IYAPPA WIN FINAL Cup Golf At Island Club pAPTAIN I. R. Mclntosh and Lieut. V a. C. Iyappa won the BULF. and ILMJS. Cornwall Cups on Saturday at the Island Club by beating J w Wotherspoon and A. Nasslm three and one m the flnal round. In the first
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    SNOOKER FINAL AT TANGLIN CLUB
    36 10 THE Tanglin Club's snooker final will 2L P*?y«* at 1 P«. on Friday. The finalists are P. F. Gibson and C. R. Grixoni and E. G. Staunton and C. P. Bewe.
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    SAPPERS WIN 19—13
    23 10 mHE R.A. (Changi) beat the Loyals by 19 points to 13 m a keenly contested rugger game at GUlman yesterday.
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    Clash Of Strongest Local Hockey Teams
    895 10 RECS WIN BY ODD GOai S.R.C 2; Sappers and |ft*r« THE clash between what are generall} i^anUi' the strongest of the civilian and anm i( U has been looked forward to tor a bag time were realized yesterday, when, m the im^\ seen this
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