The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 November 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,«>5e. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1940. S CENTS
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    GERMAN SOUTHWARD DRIVE PREDICTED
    497 1 Attack On Greece Within 48 Hours "Almost Certain' i Five Nazi Divisions Now In Bulgaria TURKEY ENFORCES STRICT BLACKOUT QIPLOMATIC quarters at Berne feel almost certain that possibly within 48 hours the five divisions of fully armed and equipped German troops now m Bulgaria will attack
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    Japanese Demand Saigon Landing
    56 1 Hong Kong, Nov. 19. vk_U Japauese warships and of ihe Saigon river indo-fhinai. according Stable ymsm reports here. W r£ JUP-nrsc. these reports say, .resented demands to Vicer Pet ou\. (iovernor-Gcn-*TT rinch Indo-China. for the und troops at Saigon. "ft demands have been for*k £n reeved
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    JAPAN TO TALK PEACE WITH CHINA?
    115 1 Tokio. Nov. 19. r Foreign Office I day refused either tcffftrn- or deny the report that £c Japanese Government intends [\egotiation with not say more than fcoffi issued after the mjtrial conference last Wednesday. __suteme: r*d that the cento deliberated on problems conwtt i
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    COUNTERING THE NIGHT BOMBER
    96 1 London, Nov. 19. Jljokeni countering the night _._I?i? the best gKHk^brains m all belligerent coun■**U defies solution. aS?l_ very hopeful of finding a J^to defeat the night bomber but £J* ie v -*»U very far from being gj dwiared Air Marshal Sir m Jouoert. soeaktM m
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    SIR SAMUEL HOARE'S TALKS IN LISBON
    52 1 Madrid, Nov. 19. *rHE British Ambassador to Spain, Sir Samuel Hoare, has returned from Lisbon, where he saw the Portuguese Prime Minister, the British Ambassador to Portugal, and Lord Lothian, the British Ambassador to the United States, who is on his way back to
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    STOP PRESS
    157 1 Berlin, Nov. 19. RIBBENTROP arrived m Vienna by special train from Salzburg this evening, ten minutes before Count Ciano. Reuter. It wool- be unwise to draw any parallel between the visit of King Boris to Bercbtesgaden and the experiences of Schuschnigg and Hacha, who were summoned into the
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    Envoy's Bid To Scare Turks
    174 1 "Turkey Can Win Any War Of Nerves" Ankara, Nov. 19. POLITICAL circles m Ankara are now inclined to expect a new Axis campaign of pressure on Turkey as a sequel to the conversations between Hitler and M. Molotov, Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, m Berlin.
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    British Prisoners Starved By Nazis
    123 1 U-5. ASKED TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS London, Nov. 19. rtE American Government has been asked to make plain to Germany its responsibilities regarding prisoners oi war, Mr. Anthony Eden, the War -Minister, declared m the House of Commons to-day. Declaring that he was very dissatisfied with
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    17 1 Cairo, Nov. 19. r)N all fronts there is nothing to revr port, states a GHQ communique.— Reuter
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    'INVASION DANGER HAS NOT CEASED TO EXIST'
    187 1 London, Nov. 19. "I ET no one imagine that because an invasion has not yet been attempted that the danger of it has ceased to exist," declared Sir Edward Origg, Under-Secretary of State for War, m the House of Commons to-day. Germany's army
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    Blohm & Voss Yards Wrecked: Sunken Ships Block Channels
    348 1 Blohm Voss Yards Wrecked: Sunken Ships Block Channels Terrible Havoc At Hamburg London, Nov. 19. UAMBURG has lost its vital war role, writes the Yorkshire Post military correspondent, who adds: The week-end operations on Hamburg form the greatest air effort of the war on one objective. There can be little
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    Koritza Said To Have Fallen
    529 1 Koritza Said To Have Fallen Belgrade, Nov. 19. CORRESPONDENTS from the fron- tier report that Koritza, the important Italian base m Albania, has fallen to the Greeks. The reports add that the town was captured at 1 a.m. this morning. The news is not yet confirmed by the Greeks, their
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    London Stock Exchange
    309 2 London, Nov. 19. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of tl denomination unless otherwise stated: The above are dealers middle prices orokers margins brokerage and stamp duty are not Included Exchange Telegraph Con. Loan 5% 1944-64 10 r Funding uoaa 4% 1960-90 1127* j_u
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    D.F.C. Is Awarded K. L. Born Man
    80 2 London, Nov. 19. A ROYAL Air Force pilot who was born m Kuala Lumpur, Pilot Officer Graham Russell, has been awardec the Distinguished Flying Cross fo_ being consistently shown great dash and initiative. Russell took part m the reconnaissances of Brest last November
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    MR. K. TOYODA LEAVES BY PLANE
    93 2 vi R. K. Toyoda, former Japanese ConsulGeneral at Singapore, left Singapore oy air for Saigon yesterday on his way back to Japan. Some 50 Japanese resident* bade him farewell at the Airoort. Mr. Toyoda has been succeeded by Mr. Ken Tsurumi, former first secretary
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    "MILITARY ACADEMY"
    95 2 COLUMBIA'S "Military Academy," which was screened at the Capitol yesterday, is another of those inspiring pictures of youthful life m American military academies. There is a moral m the story which every cadet of the military school has to live up to. and that is "Never mind me
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    "LUCKY PARTNERS" IS GOOD COMEDY
    123 2 t»AR and away from the usual type of comedy, "Lucky Partners," _o-fr*_rx_-_ Ronald Coiman and Ginger Rogers, Ls a very j entertaining film. Its general screening began at the Alhambra last night. Replete with witty dialogue and many amusing situations, the film tells the story
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    Duce Indicated Dictators "Are On The Spot"
    470 3 London New York Press A n "Squirming Speech" -rrA LY MUST SUFFER THE CONTEMPT OF BERLIN" New York, Nov. 19. tnAPKED J* r cfnt. disapproval of Mussolini's speech I P *l" of the Fascist party m the Palazzo Venezia i. expressed by the
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    Why Warships Did Not Sink
    83 3 W London, Nov. 19. HEN Mussolini asserted that three Italian battleships were not sunk at Taranto but only damaged, he was denying something never claimed, it is pointed *out m authoritative circles m London. The Admiralty said that three battleships had been crippled, later reconnaissances
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    Martin Dies On "Pretty Serious Situation"
    92 3 Martin Dies On "Pretty Serious Situation" NAZI SPY CAUGHT IN BIG RAIDS Chicago, Nov. 19. OR MARTIN DIES, chairman of the committee investigating un-American activities, announced to-day that m the course of raids m various parts of the country yesterday, seizing documents of "Italian and German organizations," his agents had
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    Bid To Indentify Atlantic Raider
    129 3 London, Nov. 19. MOTHING is at present known about the German raider m the Atlantic except that lt is a warship. The Admiralty announces that it is still taking evidence m an effort definitely to establish the raider's identity. During the week ending Nov 10-11,
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    RAIDS ON BRITAIN
    64 3 London, Nov. 19. A SMALL number of bombs was dropped by enemy aircraft last night on the Merseyside, one area m the Midlands and at scattered points m southern England, states an Air Ministry communique. In all these areas the number of c_sualt.es was very small and
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    Synthetic Oil Plants Battered By R.A.F.
    235 3 GOOD RESULTS AT LEUNA AND GELSENKIRCHEN T London, Nov. 19. FURTHER successes by bomber command aircraft over Germany m the face of extremely adverse weather conditions are announced. An Air Ministry communique states that good results were observed when aircraft attacked synthetic oil w
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    S.S. Air Trainees Reach Canada
    23 3 DfXUHMLVT »f airmen from <i;r»it> Settlements has T JJ m -n_da to train for announced the BJA.C. m
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    Possibility Of Spain Entering War Remote
    150 3 Possibility Of Spain Entering War Remote Loudon. Nov. IS. rx-. rnendly intimacy Soviet Premier there is _Lt___l suspicious about the he invited Senor Foreign Minister, to „> > the Daily CJ _;torial headed Bers two !arRT newspaper .-jntinses: "Unlike f__r who* ant:- Bolshevist fervour yji _a___ked as a mere propaganUSel
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    Judge Criticizes Newspaper Headline
    945 3 r*** 0 A__si_e trial of fcjS?* 11 Sh: aozaki yesterday. JJWice J h. Pecilow. criticized *;»Uonal headline, used by a sgapore mcrnin^ news--5L re g rci:R the Young A_sociation. tiTi^ based on evid t^ ."ff r -ry inquiry which kbV.v^ 13^ man thc i? Association was
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    LEAFLETS DROPPED ON YUGOSLAV TOWN
    68 3 Belgrade, Nov. 19. L_-AFT__TS have been dropped from unidentified aeroplanes on Podgorica, Montenegro <a Yougoslav province) Inciting: Montenegrins to "revolt against the Serb tyrants." it is learned from a reliable source. The leaflets also urge Montenegrins to call the Pretender Michael to the throne under
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    RECOMMENDATIONS ON HEALTH IN SHELTERS
    73 3 London, Nov. 19. FEE recommendations of the Horder committee on health m public shelters were issued to-day. The main suggestion ls that there should be the utmost degree "of disposal so as to deal with overcrowding. The committee states that domestic shelters should be popularized.
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    Thailand Pact Rumour Denied
    83 3 London, Nov. 19. THERE is no truth m the report 1 of a proposed Anglo-American pact with Thailand, it is officially stated m London, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. The report has already been denied m Washington. The reports are regarded as a piece of kite flying
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    France To Be Divided Into 20 Provinces
    143 3 PETAIN ON NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT Vichy, Nov. 19. NEW details of the totalitarian form of government which Marshal Petain proposes for Prance were given when he addressed the Lyons Chamber of Commerce today. He said that the new constitution, which it was
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    Malicious Enemy Propaganda
    103 3 CHINESE ENTRY INTO INDO-CHINA DENIED Chungking, Nov. 19. THE Chinese forces are now occupying the Yamchow and Fancheng district along the sea coast, which was completely evacuated by Japanese troops on Saturday night. Order m Nanning is completely restored and bus services between Nanning and Pinyang are
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    THAI-INDO-CHINA CLASH ALLEGED BY DOMEI
    33 3 London, Nov. 19 A DOME! (Japanese) message alleges that fighting on a considerable scale has broken out between French Indo-China forces and Thailand forces on the frontier.- Reuter
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    TRAINING OF PILOTS IN CANADA
    67 3 London, Nov. 19. OROADCASTING from London last night, Mr Vincent Massey, Canadian High Oornrnissioner m London, said that United Kingdom flying training schools had been established m Canada, distinct from the British Commonwealth training scheme They were manned and equipped by the United Kingdom but
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    INDIAN RULER'S £1,000 FOR RAID VICTIMS
    58 3 London, Nov. It. THE Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross 1 and St. John fund for wounded ls now at £3 496 000. The L^rd Mayor of London's air raid distress fund has reached £1,524,000, contributions yesterday including £1,000 each from the Maharajah of Mysore
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    BERNHARD'S NEW POST
    34 3 PRINCE BEPNHARD has been appointed chier liaison officer between the Netherlands navy, army and air force and coir-sanding British forces, !t is stated m an authoritative Netherlands source m London Reuter
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    Useful Gift At "White Elephant" Sale To Help War Fund
    1715 5  - Useful Gift At "White Elephant" Sale To Help War Fund MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By -white elephant" sale iiz *r Dec sin aid of ie f _L'vst of its kind. areomulating at home m their household ffoods, rv day at lira. Stevon Road— and household criptions. iv.-i'm piving this
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      154 5 IJ™|l kat I The long and I the short of it I Stssi way you look at it, doggy welfare there's nothing fl are doing a good job of better. Now take a dog s-eye (or a M '■< Take your own point of bird's-eye-see below) view of it g
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    Sent Stolen Documents On To Germany
    631 6 RUSSIAN GIRL AMERICAN CLERK GO TO GAOL ANNA Wolkoff, daughter of an admiral m the old Imperial Russian Navy, was sentenced on Nov. 7 to 10 years for espionage. Sentenced with her to seven years was Tyler Kent, son of a former United States
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    A.I.F. SMUGGLE A MASCOT
    248 6 Only Animal To Survive Voyage "I lELTEXANT" Toby, of the A.IJF., is now m the care of a famous Highland regiment m Palestine. Toby, a kelpie, is the only animal mascot ro survive the voyage from Australia and the hazards of disembarkation. He was smuggled aboard
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    AIR DUEL SIX MILES UP
    242 6 Hurricane Destroys Messerschmitt ■ywo Hurricane pilots engaged m seme good shooting six miles up m "'he blue" the other day. but they didn know how good it had been un.il an intelligence officer corrected .heir report that they had damaged a righ.er-bomber. H? told them
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    RUSSIA CAUSES STOCK EXCHANGE STIR
    76 6 CONSIDERABLE comment has been aroused m the London Stock Exchange by the action of Soviet Russia m withholding the half-yearly payments due to British shareholders m Lena Goidfields Ltd. The Soviet has given no explanation of its action. The payment, totalling £92,500, was due as
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    BRITAIN MAY BUY EIRE'S WOOL
    35 6 THE Government of Eire is considering an offer by the British Wool Con.rcl Board to buy the total Irish wool clip, the Minister for Supply (Mr. Scan Lemass) told Parliament.
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    Japanese Hush-Hush About New Naval Gun-Turret
    353 6 JAPANESE engineers are testing at Kobe naval shipyards Japan's HH-bI closely*; warded secret new; battleship guxMurret_.. Japanese naval circles believe that the new turrets are likely to influence tactics m fleet operations. Only picked workers are allowed into ,he Kobe shipyards, says Cavalcade. They
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    Captured Nazi Planes Examined
    19 6 R.A.F. sergeants examine the engine of a crashed Messerschmitt 109. This remained m perfect condition.
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    BRITAIN WILL ROLL UP SPRAWLING NAZIS
    229 6 War's Last Stage Visualised By New York Journal A COMPACT British mechanized expedition rolling up the sprawling German army is visualized as the last stage oi the war by the New York Herald-Tribune. "Mr Churchill talks of taking the offensive m 1914, but he
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    NOT ALLOWED TO STAY
    323 6 Poles Who Deserted Ship In Sydney TWO young Poles who were imprisoned recently when they con Id not pay £10 fines for having deserted from a Polish ship, and who were liberated from Long Bay when a Sydney business man paid their fines, will not be
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    REDISCOVERY OF ANCIENT MINES
    124 6 HEAVY scrap iron and steel from buildings, railways, and bridges damaged m air raids m Britain .will form a new reserve of 500,000 tons. This reserve, which the iron and steel control section of the Ministry of Supply is establishing, would be sufficient to build 300
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    FRED PERRY DIVORCED
    112 6 HELEN Vinson, cinema actress, has been granted a divorce from Fred Perry, the ex-tennis champion of the world. The marriage took place m September. 1935. m romantic circumstances. A few minutes before midnight a sleepy Justice of the Peace was knocked up after a hurried search through
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    HOW A FLY HELPED THE POLICE
    82 6 A FLY ended a 14-day man-hunt m the Dubbo district. For two weeks Dubbo police have fruitlessly searched for a man against whom a maintenance warrant had been issued. On several occasions they unsuspectingly passed within a few feet oi his hiding place a
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    SPAIN WILL RESIST A NAZI INVASION
    324 6 Conviction Of Pro-German Spanish Official 'U7E do not expect the Germans to bn__> a they do, we will resist." declare* Sent pHln 8 del Pozo, the self -professed pro-German, who isth. investigator for General Franco of the i-' id i "''•"•< Britain. h^ Senor
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    A TASMANIA'S RARE RECORD
    200 6 Shipwrecked Twi Cc In Present W Qr QNE of tlv survivors of V British fmcht, r 5 lh the Australian Tasmanian gunner URed g a His mates call I iollows," but h follows me." A rope low:.. v from the ship eight men were nearly 'hrowp
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    NOT UNTIL AFTER WAR
    45 6 SIR Edw. :d Otis*. Dnder-6 to the War CM despatches ctl th. mpa::r m the war will not be published v:*: alter .he war. because _ey information to the ener A n.T-rative. m& m L he Low Countries am. be published
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    SHINOZAKI DESCRIBED AS "PRESS ATTACHE"
    1459 7 Evidence Of Chancellor Of Japanese Consulate riot., aroused m his battery by the ne-.v-found a| Gunner Frank Gardner and his identifieaI itures of the evidence given yesterday at [on of rhe Assize trial before Mr. Justice Mamoru Shinozaki. a Japanese, on three charges I 'tfk-ial
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    European Fined For Hitting Boy
    520 7 SAYS CHILDREN WERE FIGHTING "V° u nad n right to beat any of the children or take the law into your own hands," said the fourth magistrate, Mr. Kenneth Byrne, yesterday, to Peter van der Weerdt, a Hollander employed as an assistant at the X.P.M.,
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    A Plank Hut In Garden-City-To-Be
    643 7 A Plank Hut In Garden -City-To -Be i :~::ed area under the rd where the Board w;ll to be bu.': even if de cf gold, their 1 diamonds, and they dollars— unless they rta d rules." said Dr. I RunJ Heplth O.T>-er, our; yesterday an area m Hoi- 1 the
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    Middle East Gets Reinforcements
    36 7 A convoy of troopships recently arrived from England carrying large reinforcements of troops to the Middle East Command. The picture shows a happy group of soldiers having their first glimpse of Egypt.
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    Landlady Fined For Raising Rent
    180 7 AFTER having been convi'ted and fined $20 m a police court yesterday on her own plea ot guilly to a charge of raising the rent of her premises m Lorong Ong Lye, off Paya Lebar, without the permission of the Rent Assessment Board, Mrs. M.
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    GIRLS' LIVES ENDANGERED BY BAD DRIVING
    317 7 GIRLS' LIVES ENDANGERED BY BAD DRIVING NEO SLN WAN, a Chinece lorry-driver, was fined $50, or six weeks' simple imprisonment, m the traffic cour. yesterday for driving his motor-lorry m such a manner as to endanzer the lives of others, and $5 for using his lorry for h:re when it
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    BATAVIA AIRPORTS NEW EQUIPMENT
    124 7 THE airport at Kemajoran, Batavia, can j now boast of a very modern ground lighting system to which the latest inventions m this field have been applied. The lighting is controlled from the con-trol-tower, where tiny tell-tale lights on the switchboard indicate the exact position oi
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    44 7 |L|R. C. Jinarajadasa, one-time vice-pre_i-Itlsldert of the Theosophical Society at Adyar. Madras, is now m Singapore and will give a public address at 6.15 p.m. to-morrow at 8, Oairnhlll Roed, on the occasion of the celebration of the 66th anniversary cf the Theosophical Society,
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    Bigger War Publicity Department In Malaya
    206 7 FUNCTIONS FROM TO-DAY CINCE war publicity m Malaya, and administrative work connected with it, have increased largely m recent months it has been decided to create a new department which will be organized on a wider basis than I_k» present Department of Information. It
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    UNIVERSITY GRADUATES TO MEET GEN. WU
    167 7 i tea reception m honour of General Wu A Tch-chen, China's goodwill envoy to Malaya, is beaig arranged by local Chinese university graduates to take place at 5 p.m. to-day at Meyer House, Katcng. Already over 100 persons representing many Chinese universities have signified
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    MINES INQUIRY
    76 7 MR. F. BOLTON, a consulting pngineer m Kuala Lumpur, has been appointed a member of the Commission of Inquiry into the conduct and management of the Min<s Department m place of M_. Mungo Par?v states an F.M.S. Gazette notific_t.cn. The Commission is inquiring m particular inU> relegations that
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    Less Dependence On Rice Imports
    107 7 (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala I.umpur, Nov. 19. THE re-building scheme for lpoh had been temporarily postponed, but it was intended lo press on with the irrigation schemes m the hope of making the country "a little less dependent on imported rice." announced Mr. Marcus
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    Tabling Of Report: Council Question
    178 7 Fro..; Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Nov TWO factors taken into consider- 1 ion by Government m connection with the tabling of reports are whether the lorm of the reports renders them suitable for publication, and whether there is any object on to delaying publication
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    "FOOLS FOR SCANDAL"
    35 7 APCPULAII e___p comedy. "Fools for Scandal." i Warner Bn;s film, had a icturn scr^nir.p at the Pavilion cinema yesterday. BUuilug Car le Lombard and Ftmand Or: tim film ls a hilarious comedy
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    141 9 Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet ll 7 sd per lb. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 20 7 s per lb. MAIL] PRICES CURRENT Nov. 19, 12 o'clock noon m Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 38* 38% No. IX R.S.S. FOB. In cases
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    "Lack Of Organization " Of Local A.F.S.
    327 9 "Lack Of Organization Of Local A.F.S. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION MAKES INQUIRIES JHE "lack of organization of the Auxiliary Fire Service and the consequent disaffection which exists among many members of the service" is the subject of an inquiry which the European Association of Malaya is addressing to the Colonial Secretary. The
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    CORONER RULES MAN DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
    503 9 CORONER RULES MAN DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES Sawmill Incident "WHAT I believe is, that while trying to avoid the assault by the Chinese, Raj Bali stepped back and probably strained himself. That caused a rupture of his spleen— which means that the rupture was due to natural causes." With these
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    60 9 Koh Tens Wan, a Teochew aged .0, Pleaded guilty m the third court yesterday to a chargo of stealing a bicycle valued at $60 belonging to Jate hn Samat, from the verandah of the General Post Office a. 10.1^ p.m on Monday. Tho case was po^jjoncd o Nov. 25 for
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    LORRY DRIVEN AT OVER 30 M.P.H.
    189 9 I DO not know why you lorry drivers persist m driving at such an excessive speed. You know the law does not permit you to drive at a speed over 30 m.p.h. By travelling at excessive speeds, you are a danger to the public,"
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    L.D.C. Commander
    17 9 Major Mark Lymbery, M.C, who has been appointed Commander of the Singapore Local Defence Corps.
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    India's Historical Connections With Singapore
    1054 9 India's Historical Connections With Singapore IN the first part of a talk on "fhe Singapore Indian Communities from the Singapore Broadcasting Station last night, Mrs. E. V. Davies traced the long historical connections between India and Malaya, and described the finding of a piece of jewellery which gave rise to
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    Railways Hope For $5,200,000 Revenue
    418 9 Railways Hope For $5,200,000 Revenue 1941 ESTIMATES (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19 ITTHE F.M.S. Railways anticipate a j revenue of $5,200,000 frcm passenjger traffic next year, according to the Railway Estimates for 1941. This figure, though smaller by $200,000 than the revised estimate for this year,
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    72 9 The Hon'ble The Ag. Cuief Jus lire at Kuala Lumpur Court of Appeal. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pedlow m Court No. at 11 a.m. Assizes Re:; vs. Maracru Shinozaki. continued Before The Hon he Mr. Justice Manning m Court No. at 11 a.m. In
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    CAUGHT IN THE ACT
    117 9 WEEK agr a yours Sikh came out of the Alhambra Theatre after the late show to find his bicycle lamp had been stolen. Afraid to ride homo without a light, the 15--yrar-old boy took Th* 1 lamp off another bicycle that was lying next to his
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    STOLE VEGETABLES
    60 9 TAN ONG SEAH, a 35-year-old Teochew, pleaded guilty m the third court yesterday to a charge of stealing a tub of preserved vegetables valued at $7.20 belonging to Chong Lian Chah at a house m Hastings Road on Nov. IS. The case was postponed to Nov. __f for
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      505 9 T km>kks_ IL siciPAi-m Tenders. cr services. For *p*l ivnder. < --:■> phore A. C.i 230 volU 5C 1 pxs. Jan. in d F.ris to Middle !S4l. Date of Dec. 2. 1940. Hish Pressure Date ot Closing. Jan 6. t.41. Oval Galvanised I < Oners. Date s:. DC2 17. 1910.
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      144 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Malls close at the General Post Office as follows: **-w.-TO-DAT Medan surface 10 am air 11 m. L Palembax^g sur face 9 aja^^oio I'm Java air 10.30 a.m. TO-MORKOH Aden Africa (East) .V.V. "_J_2 P.m. Australia surface l p.m. Darwin 4 P™Egypt ____v 4 P- m
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    St. Andrew's Win Return Rugby
    114 10 ST. And^w's School beat Raffles Institution by three points (a try; to nil, m a retnrn game of rugger played on Raffles Institut .i grcu-id yesterday. In the first ru_Mi at Woodsville St. Andrews rron by 17 ptints to nil. The *ry was scored by
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    Medicos Beat Old Boys
    591 10 SECOND MEETING OF THE TEAMS Medicals 8; 5.A.0.8. 5. RBIHDNI their previous performance, the Medical College rugby team again defeated St. Andrew's Old Roys by a margin of three points m a gruelling game on the College ground yesterday. The final score was Medicos, eight points
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    ARMY & NAVY HOCKEY TEAM TO-MORROW
    62 10 ARMY NAVY HOCKEY TEAM TO-MORROW HP-HE following is th* combined British Army and Navy team to meet the Singapore Civilians m a War Fund hockey match en the padang tomorrow: S/Sgt. Gibb iGordons): Pay/Lt. Fortin <R.N.), Lt. MacMillan (Gordons^. Capt. Hope Sgt. Cronin (Loyals*. MaJ. Kellett (BAHCJ; Sig. Rcvss Signals
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    TEAMS FOR ANNUAL GOLF MATCH ON SUNDAY
    312 10 'THK following are the teams and thej starting times *or the annual golf match between the Army Command ard the Volunteers at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday morning (Army pi_7~rs mentioned first) 8 30, Lieut. It. I. McLeod (scr.) and Lieut. G.
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    THE FOX AND KENTUCKY BEST BETS
    1419 10 Second Day Of Singapore Winter Race Meeting REVIEW OF RUNNERS' PROSPECTS TO-DAY THE Fox and Kentucky should be the two best bets to-day, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's November race meeting at Bukit Timah. The Fox ran well over seven furlongs
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    116 10 SELECTIONS for to-day's race, at Bukit Timah are: FREE PRESS Race 1. Siam, Farnley. Race 2. First Ra, Furious. Race 3. Empiric, Golden Plateau. Race 4. Westenra, Blaricum. Race 5. The Needles, Hazy Strings. Race 6. The Fox, Harpo. Race 7. Kentucky. Straight Flight. Race 8. Kerrena,
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    Fastest Racer
    56 10 picture. A. J. LOUGHBOROUGH driving his Fiat-engined Alpha and Omega Special at the Johore Grand Prix motor races at Johore Bahru on Sunday. Notwithstanding the fact that his racer developed ignition trouble, Loughborough set up the fastest time for the day 1 mm. 46 4-5 sees, over a
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    Eric Boon Fails In His First Fight As Welter
    729 10 RODERICK SCORES EASY VICTORY ON POINTS PIVING an almost faultless display of the boxing J art, Ernie Roderick, welter-weight champion of Great Britain, gained an easy points victory over Eric Boon, the light-weight champion, at the Anfield football ground yesterday evening,
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    Mountain Regiment Win 5-2
    73 10 JN a very i v 1 of hockey P ia day a Mountau the Field Ambui two. From the ver. was easy to Kegiment wer< Pltmf onl> kept the scon portions. Mangal Singh within Aye mil and then Harban. m quick cucco.. Regiment. Be&rfc a few
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    N.A.A.F.I. TEAM BEAT ELITE R.U.
    92 10 m a ka____ i Highlights Courl 46 _X the »-_UrX (__> Gro Ong Bon- Soo k«| We e Pens h. Johnny Cheok IS -1. IS-4 Chanfi Watt beat Tan Ku Chu? IS-o: Peck Seek Ben, ri»airl2 Chuan 15—6, 15 7 P T £2* Y. F.
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    WEEK-ENDS TIES IN SINGAPORE BADMINTON
    82 10 Following are veek-c, Singapore badnnnu. at the Clerical Union Hal SATURDAY AT M 5 rM S. A. Durai and Yap Clun fc (Devonshire) vs Tin Chong Taint Lew Seah Chuan <'Mari?o)d'. Inter -Club Tournament iLr_r*, Sphinx B. P. v.s A mat Umon SUNDAY AT ttt
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY TEAM
    49 10 "THE following will reprfsti S.R.C. tirst team m a hock«against the Poiic or th a pad: day: O. C. Aeria: R. H. UarLh. P F. Sruza; P. Neubronn.r I. 6 Y.cvXu, G. Clarke; G. Hu<rhr -lev a. Clnrke, H Boudcwyr.. J LDveda! Umpire:— R. H. Barn.
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