The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 November 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 1«,243. fcSTD. U35 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1910. 5 CENTS
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    Eden On Army And Air Force Co-operation
    99 1 Eden On Army And Air Force Co-operation A LL DETAILS WORKED OUT >udon. Nov. 12. detailed and arrangements for close co--0 branches of Force" was asked Commons to- War Minister. -1 -tails and comMBti had been he subject of dis\.r Ministry and I last few months h was »hal we
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    THREE ITALIAN BATTALIONS BROKEN UP
    644 1 Fresh Greek Success In Coastal Sector R.A.F. BATTER DURAZZO: BLAZE SEEN 100 MILES »niprr t* 1- Athens, Nov. 12. |HKfch Italian battalions in the coastal sector in Epinis are reported to have been broken up following the reverse suffered by the Alpini division further inland
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    Egypt & Decision On War
    56 1 Egypt Decision On War I airu, Nov. 12. n the desirabil- var against Italy .:ze with the m\ on Thursiln Una of ever since While the a immediate dethe other group led Hassan Sabry would be more not tu make n. Ahmed Maher announced his inthe question of the Parliament,
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    DAY LIGHT ATTACK ON U-BOAT BASE
    46 1 DAY LIGHT ATTACK ON U-BOAT BASE r I^ondon. No*. 12. iTv «i«d jut daylight at- -J? submarine base at 5 V xlromes at Brest. tiS MaI yesterday. noimces. All the s returned safely. ns were carried out over fiw^ dun:^ the ni sht owing to Reuter
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    THE QUEEN ELIZABETH FOR WAR SERVICE?
    77 1 New York, Nov. 12. THE giant British liner Queen Elizabeth is being prepared for war service, it is generally believed here. Her engines are being warmed up, while 80 extra members of the crew went aboard last night, making the total complement 600. The
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    35 1 Ma Antw London, Nor. 12. a*" cAen. Secretary el 1 2S Z?" told the Hou of 3r:»hm day that the number «.f rjj* troops held aa nrlsonprs of war "••I HOOO prisoners 01 wa* Reuter
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    Salvo After Salvo Of Bombs Missed Ark Royal
    475 1 GRAPHIC STOR YOF ATTACK BY ITALIAN PLANES A GRAPHIC story of the vain Italian air ixmxbing of the aircraft-carrier Ark Royal following the attack by its planes on the Caglieri aerodrome in Sardina is givea by Reuter's special correspondent on board one
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    BIGGER PART OP CONVOY ELUDED RAIDER
    42 1 London. Nov. 12. ASUBOTANTIAL majority of the ships forming the convoy attacked by an enemy raider last week eluded the raider. An Admiralty communique j announcing this states that further details are not yet available.- Reuter
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    Alleged Statement By Kennedy Arouses Great Controversy
    214 1 New York, Nov. 12. IN allegation that Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, United States Ambassador to Britain, stated in a newspaper interview that "democracy is finished in England" has aroused considerable controversy. Mr. Kennedy, in a written statement, declares he made clear in the
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    Anti-Vichy Revolt In N. Africa Foreshadowed
    102 1 Anti- Vichy Revolt In N. Africa Foreshadowed GNcw York, Nov. 12. ENERAL WEYGAND has refused to return to France from North Africa, where he is Commander in Chief of the French troops, according to rumours from Europe, current here. The New York Times links them with the capture by General
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    3-Day Blackout In Batavia
    44 1 Batavia. Nov. 12. STARTING at 4 !>.m. local time to-day, three days of blackout and air raid exercises will be held here. Air raid warni i"s will frequently be given so as to accustom the people to take shelter. Reuter
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    Molotov Sees Hitler, Ribbentrop
    200 1 Berlin, Nov. 12. M MOLOTOV, Soviet Premier and Foreign tJommissar, arrived n Berlin at 10 o'clock this morning, and has had conversations with Hitler and Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister. This is the first tim<- that a Soviet Prime Minister has travelled abroad Ribbentrop and General
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    WARNING OF RATIONING SOON IN EIRE
    65 1 Dublin. Nov. 11 RATIONING of tea. butter, petrol ar. 1 coal may have to be introduced shortly, according to Mr. Lema&s. Minister for Supplies. He urged strict economy in th. of these articles, broadcasting to Eire last night, adding that unless unexpected change occurred.
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    10,000 CASUALTIES IN RUMANIAN 'QUAKE
    44 1 **>fi;t, Nov. U. VICTIMS of the Rumania earthyua!:*' are estimated at 19.000, according to latest reports from Bucharest. At least ten large towns and many villages suffered serious damage, chile many fires broke oi:t in the oil districts. Reuter
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    60 1 London, Nov. 12. THE King and Queen have sent gifts to the fund being raised by Ilia Lord Mayor of London for the relief of distress in Greece. Queen Mary, the* Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, the Earl of Harewood anJ
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    R.A.F. Pilots In Deadly Earnest Now
    404 2 R.A.F. Pilots In Deadly Earnest Now A NOTABLE feature of the air war is discussed by the Aviation Correspondent of The Times. Nobody who has been in close touch with the Royal Air Force since the beginning of the war can have failed to notice, he writes, a subtle but
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    ROAD FLOODED
    31 2 'pliE Executive Engineer, Batang Padang (Perak), telegraphs that a washout has occurred on the road 31 miles south o' Ipoh. A temporary road has be«n opened for motor-cars only,
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    Germans' Wild Claims About Sinkings
    424 2 Germans' Wild Claims About Sinkings EXAGGERATED ALSO IN LAST WAR London, Nov. 12. IN both his statement in the House of Commons a week ago and his speech at the installation of the Lord Mayor of London on Saturday, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, drew attention to the fact
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    Paramount's Tribute To "Mounties"
    231 2 Paramount' s Tribute To "Mounties" AGAINST a magnificent t-ackfcround of Canadian forests filmed in colour, Cecil B. EKMille tells a stirring adventure story of the pioneer days in H Nu*'J West Mountru Police." the Paramount film which opened at the Cathay yesterday. It is a character- istic DeMille spectacle with
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    ANOTHER "DR. KILDARE" SUCCESS
    155 2 TTiOVv a young doctor sets out to prove that a man who has been operated on suf- fered mental derangement before a brain i operation and not as a result of it, and how be succeeds in solving the mystery surround- ing the patient forms the
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    "SILENT BATTLE" AT PAVILION
    100 2 intriguins story, inspired by the September crisis, is told in dramatic fashion in "The Silent Battle." the British film which opened at the Pavilion last night Three popular British rtx^. Rex Harrison Valerie Hobson and Jolux Loder, head a capable cast. Harrison is seen in the
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    "VOICE OP BERLIN IN ARABIC"
    69 2 £YED HUSSEIN bin Abdulah bin Mohammed Alattas, a well-known Arab resident of fcatayia who is visiting Singapore, will broadcast in the Arabic programme of the Singapore broadcasting station to-morrow tiTS 6 J°SS °l in to Arablc wm title of this broadcast, to be given at
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT
    30 2 THE Raub Australian Gold M\Jng Cb I Ltd.. advise that 1,553 ounces of fine gold I were oroduced for the four week* ended I Nov 9 I
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      262 2 tCOME AND LAUGH AT THE ONE AND ONLY BIG COMEDY SHOW IN TOWN! Warner Bros. Kiotous Comedy presenting two popular Stars together for the first time 0//^ THERE'S SOMETHING VERV j ELNNY GOING OPsJ HERE.. J ST#ART RUSSELL [That gtdj from Washington) (That woman from The Women") K^ jjH^JB Notvittefor
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      226 2 THE BEST of the Popular DR. KILDARF a^ ZZ Adve ntur,. CAPITOL Wifw NEW STARTLING ADVENTURE f J^&M I[° m the secret case book of screen's romantic M. d.! I 1 LEW AYRES LIONEL BARRYMORE ImWV I m 4AWUNE DAY SMEPPERO STRUOWICK SAMUEL S HINDS I m EMMA OUNH NAT
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    AIR FORCE ALONE CANNOT DEFEAT BRITAIN"
    177 3 (j er manGeneralWarns people Against This "Optimistic View" D IVE-BOMBERS DID NOT CRUSH POLAND, HE SAYS Zurich, Nov. 12. THY (ierman air force cannot win the war," declares Kafciscfc, writing in the Koelnische Zeitung, Thi> warning 1 becomes necessary as the German jadafee in
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    Chinese Protest To Indo-China
    43 3 Shanghai, Nov. 12. VHK Chinese consul-general a t Saigon has protested to the Governor- General of Indo-China, Vice-Admiral Decoux, for his refusal to order the release of large quantities of goods at present held up at French ports Reuter
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    Revolution Plot Is Discovered In Mexico
    129 3 Revolution Plot Is Discovered In Mexico AMMUNITION LANDED BY NAZI FREIGHTER Mexico City, Nov. 12. "yHE discovery of an alleged plot to start a revolution in Mexico planned Ky General Almazan, the losing candidate in the last presidential election, was announced by General Jara, chief of the "Mexican revolutionary party"
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    Flyingboat Clare For Empire Routes
    157 3 London, Nov. 12. AFTER a strenuous series of AtlanA tic flights which helped greatly to defeat German propaganda, the flyingboat Clare has been completely overhauled and, with its sister boat Clyde, will be transferred to new Empire routes. The Clare and Clyde In ten crossings
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    Lord Beaverbrook Thanks Burma
    63 3 London, Not. 12. LORD Beaverbrook. Minister of Aircraft, Production, has sent a cable to the Governor of Burma expressing thanks for the country's generous support of the Empire's cause. He said that the peoples of Burma rvow bring fresh assistance and inspiration to the pilots of
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    NAZIS CLAIM DOUBLE OF REAL SHIPPING LOSSES
    84 3 London, Nov. 12. BRITAIN actually lost 13 merchant ships totalling 65,609 tons during the week ending midnight on Nov. 3, while the Germans claim to have sunk 134,900 tons during that period. Moreover, this period includes the loss of the Empress of Britain,
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    ANTONESCU FOR ROME
    41 3 Berlin, Not. 12. BTHE Rumanian Prime Minister, Gen. Antonescu. who has been invited to Rome by Mussolini, leaves for the Italian capital to-day, according to the Gorman news agency. He will be accompanied by his Foreign Minister Reuter
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    Roosevelt Tells Hitler Where U.S. Stands
    181 3 AMERICA'S VITAL STAKE IN BRITISH VICTORY Washington, Nov. 12. THE significance of President Roosevelt's Armistice Day 1 speech will not be lost on the Axis. In the first place it is noted here that whereas in previous years Mr. Roosevelt was content to lay
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    47 Raiders Shot Down In Week
    219 3 NAZ I PLANES THAT ■51 -DISINTEGRATE" London, Nov. 12. German planes are wa to have been air battles round week ending t, Twenty-one re lost during the -lots of 12 are I- l i .j \s are: Not. 3, British; Nov. 4. m Nov.
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    2,000- TON HIT BY R.A.F. BOMBS
    70 3 fC- f r I on doii, Nov. 12. IT" red on a 2,000- 1 i in the nner port at .I'.. Sur.ca> night's raid. li!** 8 *~ci Lille- hear/ calibre i burst in the midst %J52? bui> din6s. and a stick C£*k sheds and
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    THREE RAIDS ON ASSAB
    15 3 a:ro. Ncv 12. iuur;ers announce! hav- just boen n bMt at
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    Axis Assault On Islam Forecast
    208 3 INDIAN RULER UTTERS GRAVE WARNING London, Nov. 12. AN assault by the Axis on the liberties of Islamic countries was forecast by the Nawab of Bhopal addressing his army on the eve of the departure of the Bhopal Sultania Infantry for service. I must ask
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    CAPT. LYTTELTON MAY CONTEST ALDERSHOT
    54 3 London, Not. 12. THE Aldershot division Unionist Association has recommended unanimously to the executive commltiee to inviie Cap;. Oliver Lytteltcn. the new President of the Board of Trade, to become the Conservative candidate at the by-election made necessary by Lord Wolmer J s elevation to
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    BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE HOLDERS IN CHINA
    75 3 Chungking, No?. 12. Fhas been officially announced that to avoid losses by Chinese holders of Bank of England notes in the interior of China who are unable to register by the date specified by the British Government, the Ministry of Finance of the
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    Italian Air Force Takes Worst Beating
    266 3 T Nov. U. torce suffered its reverse in anv ft« war in its bid -.ffe hammer •;.i; linlsttcc Day. timbers and up to utia-K tiir- tuary In the 1 i nan atoa£t coast France 'he Italians mpoft on results SJ -ml/ thought, a* 2
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    Naval & Air Base In Newfoundland
    168 3 Naval Air Base In Newfoundland U.S. SELECTS SITE New York, Nov. 12PLACENTIA bay. in the south-east of Newfoundland, has been selected as a site for an American naval and air base under the recent AngloAmerican agreement for the establishment of such bases in Newfoundland and the West Indies, according to
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    FACTORY EXPLOSION IN NEW JERSEY KILLS 10
    63 3 Wood bridge. New Jersey, Nov. 12. A TERRIFIC explosion occurred at a factory of the United Railway Signal Corporation here early this morning. The factory, which manufactures explosives for railways, was wrecked and at least ten are known to have been injured. The
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    BRITONS HELD ON VAGUE CHARGES RELEASED
    80 3 London, Nov. 12. THE last of the six British subjects recently 1 arrested in Rumania hag been released and la now safely out of the country, it is j reported. These British subjects pere eutUMttsu with the oil industry in Rumania, and it -a:
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. J.J. LAZAROO
    277 3 rpHE funeral of Mrs. Janet Juana Laearoo, 1 who died at her residence in Roberts LAoe yesterday, took place in the afternoon. She leaves a son, Mr. Daniel Laaaroo, of the Master Attendant's Office, and Mrs. Rosaline Varella of Singapore and several granochildren. The Rev.
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    Willkie On Task Of His Party
    152 3 SHOULD BE STRONG ALERT OPPOSITION New York, Not. 12. ■pHK suggestion that, in order to show a united front in a threatening ivorld, the minority should surrender its convictions and join the majority was ridiculed by Mr. Wendell Willkie in a speech here. Declaring
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    STOP PRESS
    199 3 London, Not. 12. YJIGH tributes to Mr. Neville Cham- berlain were paid in both Houses of Parliament to-day. Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, who rose amid sympathetic cheers, referred U> the "very grievous loss suffered by the House. He said that Mr. Chamberlain's death silenced fierce and bitter
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    Stern Warning To Afrikaners
    279 3 FATAL TO BASE POLICY ON AXIS VICTORY Pretoria. Nov. 12. "IT is fatal for Afrikaners to follow a policy based on the expectation that Germany and Italy will win the war where there is no such assurance." This warning to the Afrikans section of the South
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    FEWER UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN
    80 3 L— don, Nov. 12. THERE were 333,936 wholly unemployed males on Oct. 14, according to a Ministry of Labour announcement a decrease of 9,443 from a month before. The corresponding figure for females wm« 301.495 an increase of 31,203. The increase in the number of
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    R.E. UNITS EMPLOYED IN REMOVING DEBRIS
    68 3 ]^|ORE than 1.800 skilled dock workers and railway men, members of the Royal Engineers units equipped with technical and practical knowledge, are now employed la removing debris and repairing pipe lines In London thoroughfares. A supplementary relief unit founded In 1938. it was at
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      154 3 THAT COLD Cure it with Cinnamon Quinine 50cts. MIXTURE 75cts. At MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. Singapore Free Press "Remarkable acting from everyone of a distinguished cast/ 9 Straits Times "Not only thrills and spectacles, but also humour and laughs'* 4 Shows Daily P A Til 14 V 11
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1940. Britain And China
    687 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1940. Britain And China fFHE appeal for closer co-operation between Britain and China made by Mr. Tan Ean Kiam, a prominent Singapore banker and the deputy chairman of the Southern China Relief Fund Committee, will be welcomed by all communities in this country.
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    Soldiers Of India On Duty
    1297 4  - Soldiers Of India On Duty Field-Marslial Lord Birdwood -By jIN attempting to say some thing about the part now being played by tho Army in India in this latest war, !I know that I shall find many 'who from personal knowledge I can underline my sentiments and endorse my appreciation.
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    Young Singapore Authoress Writes A Satire On The Soviet
    1858 5  - Young Singapore Authoress Writes A Satire On The Soviet MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By fa clever enough <* at 20 and ceptedby a famous ishers. is Babington, who apore for just t rote her first 1 Feared* when -ie has nowsecond and is er third. «i" was reeentEngtead (George
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      15 5 P"-" NOTICE RACHEL'S **AS SHOPPING HOURS. 9 to 7 PJB »aily SA *URDAY 9 to
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      131 5 They are no mere superficial beautifying but deep down cleansing, patting and definite work on the facial muscles. The thorough treatment is completed with a subtle colour harmony make-up adapted to each individual personality. MAYNARDS Battery Rd. c "Carry on Spratt's!" In spite of all the difficulties, imposed almost overnight,
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    American Observer Says Spirit Of Old England Is Unshaken
    598 6 LIITLER is trying to make London into a hell for its inhabitants. He has succeeded in making it into a hades of hatred for himself. Londoners are too tough for the conqueror of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg and
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    Scots Give Handsomely For War
    167 6 EDINBURGH, capital of Scot- land, was well on its way to contributing more per head to "The War Weapons Week" appeal than any other British city, when the mail left. Already. 12 cities and towns had contributed some £40 000,000. The Edinburgh City Treasurer stated
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    VILIFYING SPEECH ANGERS SCOT
    74 6 BECAUSE an Australian journalist. Vr F. E. Baume. "vilified the whole Germs n race" in a lecture sponsored by the Ministry of Information, Sir Alexander MacEwen. an Inverness solicitor, has resiened from the Ministry's Scottish committee. I have no obiection to anvone saying what they like
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    JAPAN REORGANIZING AGRICULTURE
    72 6 A SAHI says that the Japanese Government plans the fundamental reorganization of agricultural industry, abandoning the policy of dependence on overseas consumption. The Agricultural Ministry will submit to the Diet in January bills by which production of high-grade raw silk for exports would be controlled, with protection
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    Heinkel Down In East Anglia
    44 6 Shdt down by a Spitfire, a Heinkel 111 bomber crashed in East Anglia, after beating a hurried retreat from the London barrage. Two of the crew baled out and were captured, but the other three crashed with the machine.
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    "CHEEKED" MASTER OF "HELL-SHIP"
    200 6 MAN who "cheeked" the master of the Nazi "hellship" Altmark while being court-martialled, has reached Sydney in a British evacuee ship. He is Mr. J. C. Smith, a Newfoundlander, former chief steward of the Tairoa, one of the pocket-battleship Graf Spee's victims. With the Tairoa's third
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    Emotional Girls & War Excitement
    159 6 Emotional Girls War Excitement "THE problem of morally pro- tecting emotional grirls who have left home because of war excitement has increased alarmingly." The secretary of the Travellers' Aid Society (Miss N. Malcolm) said this at the arnual meeting in Melbourne recently. '•Some are drawn by the lure ot I
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    AUSTRALIA MAKING GIPSY ENGINES
    40 6 AUSTRALIA'S success in the mass, production of Gipsy I aeroplane engines for use of the Royal Australian Air Force, has caused great satis- 1 faction to the originating company in j Er gland, Messrs. de Havillands.
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    A.I.F. MOVE INTO THEIR WINTER QUARTERS
    760 6 Taking Full Share I n Th Defence Of Britain THE Australian forces in Great Britain ha\ t new quarters for the winter, and. a^ a r^ u j t taking an important share in the defence o f d This is by far the
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    Gen. Mannerhcim Seriously 111
    90 6 Field -Mai nerheim. wl. |to the Soviet ii 1 ously ili wit I He is aged 73 Baron M on Pr?sidem of ihe I- Re] up after he I He was appcin en the ud o: Germ; 8 ishevik upn Defor; the Oc ■b r L9U
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    SIGHT RESTORED BY RAID SHOCK
    46 6 AN restored th( nsd been blind ported fircm T i Germany I When tht planes were i j Hanover, the mac tri HIS hurry to I He struck the b table, and ut When he found he had r.s ric'hi t\ve
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    WOMEN'S WAR WORK ADMIRED BY VISITING PROFESSOR
    561 7 pr. Winifred Cullis On Eastern Lecture Tour .•iKVTiON for the war work being done by British ilber wtwm in the Far East was expressed i r Winifred CuDfa, eminent lecturer of London irhi arrived in Singapore yesterday in the a tour through the
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    16 7 r-u Holcon^ of the International Mr. Cheswer n arrived in SincaN v.-.s Service In Snangnai, arrive*!
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    Bombardment Of Capuzzo
    49 7 Warships of the Mediterranean fleet bombarded Fort Capuzzo and Bardia recently, and on board one of the battleships was an official photographer who recorded pictures of incidents during the actual bombardment, such as this one. It shows the II hr guns of a battleship in action.
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    Lawyer Opposes Application For Ejection
    150 7 SUBLET HOUSE I I|O KM a Singapore, )Y itor, pleaded j an application e Rent Assessment for rtrniission to In BrankI s-med tlic -.s and said the ground '.hat was subletting! hat the landlord j his i wn use. t-i that the premises ,hkt bnl
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    OFFICER GIVES EVIDENCE ABOUT LEARNER-DRIVERS
    84 7 A EUROPEAN battery motorA transport officer of a Mountain Regiment, told Mr. W. o. Porter^ne Singapore coroner, yesterdav that no learner-driver in Wttery was allowed on the road ™«hi either the captain of tne baUery* or* *e himself had given permission after .passing a UmL
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    Prison Sentence On Naval Policeman Confirmed
    260 7 Motor Firm's Secretary Gives Evidence CLERK FACING INQUIRY A STATEMENT that he believed that alleged defalcations by three former salesmen of Borneo Motors, Ltd., amounted to ateout $28,000, was made by K. S. Walker, secretary to the firm, at the continued hearing of a
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    NEGLECTED DUTY AT BASE
    449 7 NEGLECTED DUTY AT BASE THAT he had been available, but j not been detailed, for duty was|, a pcint in an appeal made by Arthur Darbyshire, a Naval Base police constable, in the High Court yesterday. Darbyshire had been j sentenced to a total of six months' j imprisonment on
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    Improvement Trust To Build More Houses
    398 7 ATTRACTIVE SCHEME FOR OLD RACE COURSE TO relieve further Singapore's housing shortage the Singapore Improvement' Trust, builders of dwellings for the poor and middle classes of the city, propose embark on a scheme of detached, two-storey houses at the old race course. Tenders have
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    VERSATILITY OF SCHOOLGIRLS DEMONSTRATED
    326 7 VERSATILITY OF SCHOOLGIRLS DEMONSTRATED AMPLE evidence of the useful and practical work taught in Singapore English girls' schools was seen at the annual exhibition of Fairfield Girls' School yesterday. The exhibition was opened by the principal. Miss G. Johnson. While children in the primaries knew not only how to embroider
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    "KEPALA" STOLE TYRES.
    110 7 A WORKERS' ♦kepala," Teo Thiam Hock, formerly employed by Sime Darbj and Co. Ltd., was sentenced to tw« Iva months' rigorous imprisonment for the theft of six tyres on Aup. 14, in the criminal district court yesterday. Khoo Ah Bee, a tally -clerk, and Koh Tio* Guan,
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    Mines Officer Admits Buying Shares For His Superior
    1400 9 Mines Officer Admits Buying Shares For His Superior HAD 'CONSIDERABLE' MINING INTERESTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Hn\i uu i Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 12, un he had purchased shares for A. E. Kershaw (a former head of the Mines Department who has keen sentenced to 2«/ 2 years' imprisonment on charges
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    Stamp Club Inaugurated
    512 9 "Fitting Relaxation In Wartime" |UIORE than 20 European, Eurasian and Chinese philatelists gathered at Tomlinson Hall yesterday and formally inaugurated the Singapore Stamp Club, begun in July this year by a few ardent collectors and exempted frcm registration in September. This news will be welcomed by the
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    106 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Nov. 12, 12 o'clock noon Bayers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 39 391* No. IX R.S.S. F.0.8. In cases November 39% 40 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.O._. in bales November Z9% 39% F.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8. in bales November 38 7 <? 394 C
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    93 9 Before The Hon*ble The Ag. Chief Justice In Court No. 1 at 11 a.m.: In Forma Pauper is D.C. Appeal 3 38— Nathan Retnavello vs. Abdul Hamid and two others. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pedlow in Court No. 3 at 11 a.m.: Assizes Rex
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    Chinese Progress In Singapore
    868 9 WHEN this inland became an English Settlements-said Sir Ong Siang Song in a talk in the series "Presenting Singapore" by the Friends of Singapore from the Singapore Broadcasting Station last night the inhabitants numbered about 200, composed of Malay fishermen and pirates, but there were no
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    Secretary Gives Evidence In Court Inquiry
    478 9 Secretary Gives Evidence In Court Inquiry (Continued from page 7.) a! rested at o;ice? I do not think bo. Is it possible that you did? I am surf that I did not say anything like that Do you Know that another employee in your firm. Ah Leek, told Lee that
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      388 9 —^mlapore" mIN I£|PALITY Tenders. "^T~in¥lted for the 4 p.m. Jan. a .d Tggs to Middleng !C4l. Date of 2. 1940. I High Pressure e of Closing. Jan. 6, 1941. pnla of sand. !2 noon, Nov. 18. Galvanised j covers. Date Dcz. 17, !910. i V/rcught Iron I FVb. 1. 1941
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      205 9 JOINT SERVICE OF PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE PRINCE LINE VhSSKLS PROCEED TO BALTIMORE. NEW YORK, BOSTON AND lIALIPAX VIA PANAMA CANAL SILVER LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA PANAMA CANAL For further particular apply to." BAki'fcß GILMLLAN A CO.. LTD. HA HIM N CO. LTD
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      150 9 MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Java alrlo.3oa.m. Medan surface 10 a.m., air 11 a.m. Palembang surface 9 a.m., air 10.30 a.m. MAILS ARRIVAL Mails from Indo-China (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Malls from Java and Sumatra (,air) general delivery 3.30 p.m. to-day.
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    Civilian Hockey Team On Nov. 21
    57 10 TIE following is the Civilian team to mee. the British 'Irmv in The War Fund nockey rnVi!» «m the padan* on Nov 21: V N Pillay: R H Barth, P I de Souxa leapt >; K Thillainitlnr. P Gupta. G. Clarke; R. They N
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    Signals Beat Y.M.CA. "A" Team
    513 10 Signals Beat Y.M.CA. "A" Team ALTHOrGH they b*at «M sjr««5 jr«« at Prince Edward K.-d yesterday, the Malaya S«nals. which were one of «w £^».«t military hockey teaxns last season, showed that they were not such a formidable side this SSL*! the team was not seen at its best yesterday,
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    YOUNG MEN'S INDIAN ASSOCIATION
    51 10 JLIR C S. Venkatachar, Agent of the m GoYernment of India, distributed on Sunday trophies to the winners and runners-up in the recent badminton tournament coducted by the Young Men's Indian Association, Sentul. Mani and Gr.vindasamy ware the winners, while Narayan and Raman were the runnerz-
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    STRONG S.C.C. SECOND XV BEAT POLICE
    761 10 RUGGER ON THE PADANG Losers Battle Gamely Though Outplayed THOUGH the Police XV, composed mainly of Asiatics, were beaten by 20 points to three (three tries, one goal and two penalty goals to one penalty goal) by a strong S.C.C. second XV in a
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    MOUNTAIN BATTERY BEAT CRICKET CLUB AT HOCKEY
    263 10 M. Bsu cry 3: S.C.C. 0 FIELDING n. weil-balmced team, the Mountain Battery bcil the S.C.C. II team by three goals to nil in a ke:nly con e^tcd g?me of hockey on the padans yesterday. Ashek Ali, leading the a. tack, nested all
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    Experienced Driver
    53 10 C O Jennings driving his M.G.K 3 Majpietto, past the paddock on the completion of his iirst lap at the practice held in Jo'aore Bahru on Sunday for the Gran a Prix Races this week-end. Jennings has had long and varied experience in motor-racing:, gained in race *racks
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    Y.M.CA. TENNIS TOURNAMENTS
    332 10 Distribution Of Prizes Won During 1940 TPHE years YM.CA. lawn tennis tournaments were officially concluded yesterday with the distribution of prizes won during the year, after several exhibition matches had been played, on the Y.M.C.A. courts at Bras Basah Road. Splendid tennis was seen in the exhibition
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY TEAM
    56 10 THE following will represent the S.R.C. against the Punjab Regiment at hockey on the S.R.C. padang to-day: O. C. Aeria; R. A. Barth, P. F. de Souza; P. Neubronner, L. Reutens, G. Clarke; R. Thoy, N. Sullivan, N. Stanley. A. Clarke, J. Loveday. Reserves, G. Hughes and
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    TEACHERS WIN 3—l
    27 10 ■N a hockey match played on the x Ceylon Tamils' Association ground yesterday, the Teachers' Association beat the Y.W.C.A. by three goals to one.
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    CRACK BOXERS IN R.A.A.F. & EAST SURREY RANKS
    526 10 CRACK BOXERS IN R.A.A.F. EAST SURREY RANKS Wealth Of Material For Amateur Card On Nov. 29 THE Singapore Amateur Boxing Club's show which is being staged in aid of the Royal Australian Air Force Sports fund at the Happy World covered stadium on Nov. 29, is enhanced by a number
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT SEPOY LINES
    73 10 rnHE Sepoy Lines women's stroke competition for November resulted in a win for Mrs. J. E. Marshall. The following cards were returned: Mrs. Marshall 50—18=32; Mrs. A. D. Williamson 44—10=34; Miss E. M. Hill 49—14=35* Mrs. Softley 55—18-37; Miss I. Brown 52—15=37. The women's cup
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    SUNDAY'S SINGAPORE BADMINTON FINALS
    54 10 TTHE following ties in the Singapore Badminton Championship will be played at the Clerical Union Hall, Rangoon Road, on Sunday at 10 a.m. Men's Open Singles final Tan Cfcong Tee < Marigold > vs Yap Chin Tee (Devonshire). Women's Open Singles Final Miss Lee Shao Meng
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    70 10 THE following have accepted to play hockey for the S.C.C. Ist XI vs. the Indian Association at the S.C.C. to-day Capt. G. H. Searle; Pay U. G C Fortin, R. A. U. Todd; Capt. J. P M. Hope. W. J. Peel, Major J. R. KellettF/Oflfr. W. E. Evans.
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    Inter-School Rugger At
    214 10  -  ST. ANDREWS WIN St. Andrtn's jSHANKS to so x by one of u, "i< School rugs«M m£ beat their rY** I tries) toi,,i; n^,,,: a .^H at Hoodsville The Woodsvil] side all round their victorv 17 points in th< herd pressed h to foUow up In fairness
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    51 10 TTHE fj;lowjig have been ideal* play hockey for the YMC I T against the Police "IV on 'h VMCi ground a: 5 .20 p F. W MaKh: K LI Choon; Lim Chid H chins; J. Silbermarm Leaac A. N. Katya; C CWi Jt Swee Kce Reserves J Chai
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      26 10 To-day's Sports Events Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Indian Assn., S.C.C.; S.R.C. vs. Punjab Regiment, S.R.C.; Police vs. Loyals. DJpot: Post Office Club vs. RE. (8.M.), Blakan Mati.
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