The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 November 1940

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    21 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,252. rM l> 1K35 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    "WILL CONTINUE FIGHT TO END"—KING
    828 1 "WILL CONTINUE FIGHT TO END"— KING Confident Speech By His Majesty To New Session Of Parliament I -ondon. Nov. 21. THE King m person to-day opened the new session of Parliament an act of quiet courage by which he symbolized the determination of his people not to be shaken from
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    Turkey's '"New & Urgent Moves"
    44 1 Turkey's '"New Urgent Moves" \nkara. Nov. 21. lurki>-. Governments PL-.. f.»r new and urgent 1 pL n'cesMtated by uorld rfTf unanimously apiho Parliamentary j.. iv ,oles Party at a .11, summoned by st night. Ir „eJ but it was stated ..^i.lcred to be Reuter
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    "Deeds, Not Words," Says Churchill
    297 1 "Deeds, Not Words," Says Churchill I ondon, Nov. 21. fern session of Parliapened to-day. Mr. irchill. the Prime Bfeter referred to the war situMediterranean. m two wars going on defend of Egypt and st greatly superior .•"my. me months ago looked 1 and doubtful affair, time we have con- j
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    Heavy Attack On Inland Port
    80 1 R.A.F.S NEW BLOWS IN GERMANY London, Nov. 21. A LARGE-SCALE attack was carried out by the R.A.F. last night on the inland port of Duisburg-Ruhrort. Damage was done to shipping and warehouses and many fires and explosions occurred, says an Air Ministry communique. Other forces
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    Britain Awaits Reply From Soviet
    554 1 Britain Awaits Reply From Soviet London, Nov. 21. HTKE latest position affecting Brl- tain's foreign relations, particularly with the Soviet Union, tho Vichy Government, the United States and Greece, was reviewed m Parliament to-day by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, who also dealt vigorously with Mussolini's recent allegations of British
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    UNPRECEDENTED TAXATION INCREASES IN AUSTRALIA
    132 1 Canberra, Nov. 21. INTRODUCING the wartime budget m the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. A. W. Fadden, the Commonwealth Treasurer, announced unprecedented increases m direct and indirect taxation. The budget -arried the ecord total of £270,000.000. Tax revenje, -.aid Mr. Fadden, was estimated at £150,000,000,
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    Italians Retreating In Disorder: Front In Epirus Broken
    196 1 Italians Retreating In Disorder: Front In Epirus Broken Athens, Nov. 21. THE Athens radio announced to-day that m Enirus the 1 Italian front is definitely broken at many points and that the Greeks are pursuing the Italians, who are now retreating m disorder. This broadcast followed claims of striking new
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    British Rout Italians In Western Desert
    128 1 FIVE ENEMY TANKS ARE DESTROYED Cairo, Nov. 21. SUCCESSFUL Britisn actions againt the Italians both m the Sudan and In the Western Desert are reported by British GHQ. to-day. In tho Galllbat area serious losses were inflicted by a British patrol on a numerically
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    DEMONSTRATIONS IN MADRID
    53 1 Madrid, Nov. 21. STUDENTS demonstrated ln the streets as a mark of satisfaction at the Uruguayan legation's denial of the report that Uruguay was negotiating for the cession of bases to the United States. The students demonstrated before the United States embassy and the Uruguayan legation, shouting:
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    Air Marshal Taken Prisoner By Italians
    213 1 Air Marshal Taken Prisoner By Italians London, Nov. 21. A IR MARSHAL Owen Tudor Boyd, who, it was announced at the beginning of this week, has been appointed Deputy to the Air Officer Commanding m Chief, Middle East Command, has been taken prisoner by the Italians, it is officially renounced
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    An Unimportant Axis Manoeuvre
    183 1 London. Nov. 21. THE accession of Hungary to the new Axis agreement with Japan has signally failed to impress the neutral world and the New York Times raises the question of whether the fact that Hitler finds it increasingly necessary to advertise his power and to
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    MR. S. W. JONES REPLIES TO COUNCILLORS
    219 2 MR. S. W. JONES REPLIES TO COUNCILLORS From Our Own Correspandent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. REFERRING to Mr. S. B. Palmer's remarks about provision for dependants of Volunteers and members of the Local Defence Forces m the Federal Council to-day, Mr. S. W. Jones, the High Commissioner, said he did
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    Y.W.C.A. FREE SCHOOL CONCERT
    72 2 PUPILS erf the Y.W.C.A. Free School, assisted by a few members of the Y.W.C.A. Pioneers, gave a successful concert at the Victoria Theatre yesterday evening. The big attendance was itself a tribute to all those who took part m the programme. "The Ambition of a Cowboy,"
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    ANNA NEAGLE IN "LONDON MELODY"
    116 2 ANNA NEAGLE gives an excellent display as a dancer m "London Melody," the Herbert Wilcox production which opened at the Pavilion yesterday. The story is weak. It concerns a London street singer (Anna Neagle) and a foreign diplomat. The diplomat falls m love with Anna
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    CHINESE PAINTER AT RAFFLES HOTEL
    99 2 A WIDE range of paintings, each a tribute to the artist's skill, is being exhibited at Raffles Hotel by Mr. Johnson Lee, a Chinese artist whose landscape pictures are particularly worthy of note. The exhibition is under the auspices of tho Hong Kong Working Artists'
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    $5,000 BAIL FOR MILITARY DRIVER
    63 2 m_i. MOHAMAD, a driver attached to an *f* Indian regiment, was charged In the traffic court yesterday with causing the death of Teo Kai Seng and hurt to Goh Sai Hee and Goh Tiang Seng by rash driving at Alexandra Road on Nov. 20. The
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    Means Are Available For Pushing Ahead A.R.P. Plans In F.M.S.
    307 2 Means Are Available For Pushing Ahead A.R.P. Plans In F. M.S. (Fronf^ Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. REPLYING to criticism of passive defence measures, m the Federal Council to-day, the High Commissioner, Mr. S. W. Jones, said he found himself m a difficult position when it came to
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    JAPANESE DELEGATES PASS THROUGH
    43 2 JAPANESE DELEGATES PASS THROUGH COUH a. mission wh;, «aw ogotiations with jernment, pa.. --Gay on their •*■<,. b I"* I The four dcKpaU m |J. Yoshitaki v had just b-.-en v i Mr. Monta. wh tlu.t nothing del the talks m Ba wnoothJy, he <
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    JOAN BLONDELL IN "I WANT A DIVORCE"
    57 2 JOAN BLONDELL IN "I WANT A DIVORCE" ONE of ihr t K Ti^TT _J. tttel A Divorce" wh; to be a cut at th. m America Joan Blondell and married m r--. nearly get torn mere is com-^dv ai J Want A Divorce- J of a fine sensibi. tainmer.t value
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      165 2 "Seic'cm have we ecu a comedy more enter. uin tl Ut ITS THE TOWN'S WC LAUCH SHOW! Come and Roar at Shakespeare's "COMEnv <_T ERRORS" brought up-to-date with Chariot? and Hi<rh-nowered maidens of Zapitoll 7 DAILY f 3. J 5 6.15—9.15 I 4 SHOWS TO-MORROW AT 11 A.M— ii:,^,)-,,,. New
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      229 2 MAIL LIST Mails close at tne General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 11 a.m. air 4 p.m. A i r ca U air 4 p.m. Africa (East) surface 11am urma air 4p m g*** air 4 p.m. HaTP* surface li a.m. air 4pm Great Britain &c air 4
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    Delhi Talks Will Bring Vital Military Results
    288 3 ►HEW WORLD COMING INTO ACTION"— THE TIMES London, Nov. 21. ■r.iv New Delhi conference may well have supremely I Ljjortant military results, declares The Times, m an Jiorial »<■ th Ho us< of Commons debate concerning Indian and colonial war efforts. ,ne ewsp-per
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    New Denunciation Of Lindbergh
    72 3 n.v* York, N-V. 21. appeaser who w.uld A grander v >lun.arily his r Men before ii -> demanded. rfsM 1-ndb^rgh was des__«siY Mr Harold Ickes, Secreg d lf lhe inferior, m a speech y i d ,«m,n« "native Fascist nrL* a- «»ne of four subversive SS
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    Italy's Economic Situation Grows Serious
    205 3 Italy's Economic Situation Grows Serious London, Not. 21. t*jie ecOs-Q-B-C situation m Italy, I giving no justification On imuression that the country -pould immediately collapse, certainly suggests that Italy faces a number of urgent problems. supply herself more or less ir:an staple diet of the L nd hree meatless days
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    CHINESE WEDDING: FOO—TAN
    110 3 CHINESE WEDDING: FOO— TAN V? Married to Miss Tan -ideal daughter of Mr. of Singapore, at the Library yesterday. Mr. Fook f Madam Foo Peh Shin r Foo Pch Shin, of Singapore. ca.-t.rn Agencies Ltd.. Singal ol ceremonies was Mr. Too Jln bride wore a dress of white lace with
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    REGENT ENTERTAINS GENERAL WU
    78 3 om Our Own Correspondent) T. Nr Johore Bahru. NaT. 21. iota, the Resent of Johore. w_r7# r *V? G, r 1 Wu Teh-chen. Chinese Z tT A-Tairs, to lunch at his <g^ *t Stulang to-day. a^J 5 dttcaamg the party included the su.. General and Mrs.
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    IPOH AND A.R.P.
    36 3 Lni Cur o_ai Correspondent) Alpoh, Nov. 21. meeting of the Kinta Board the chairman, j -man. announced that •or air raid precautions m l or.sidered by the Brief Perak. No decision been taken.
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    SAYS EMPLOYER OWED HIM $2,000
    160 3 A CHINESE who admitted spending over $2,000 on the grounds that his towkay owed him the money, was charged m the Singapore third court yesterday with committing criminal breach of trust of $2,103 between Jan. 1 and Nov. 19, this year. The accused. Tan Guan
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    SCHOLARSHIP RULES REVISED
    139 3 RULES for the award of three scholarships have been altered, following the change from giving the Queen's Scholarships to students of secondary schools, to graduates of Raffles College or licentiates of the Kins Edward VII College of Medicine. The three scholarships concerned are the second and third
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    MINESWEEPER SINKS AFTER COLLISION
    58 3 Melbourne, Vov. 21. AN Australian mtnesweeoer with its entire crew of four officers and 19 men sank at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay last pight when returning to port after collision with a 10,000-ton merchantman. No casualties occurred on the latter. There was a high
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    NAZIS ADMIT LOSS OF TORPEDO-BOAT
    35 3 Berlin, Nov. 21. riEadmission that an E-boat 'motor torpedo-boa C was lost during an engagement with "several British destroyers oiT the east ccast" is contained m a German communique. Reuter
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    Chungking Closes Indo-China Border
    108 3 Chungking, Nov. 21. THE Chinese authorises have ordered the complete closure of the Indo-China border as from Tuesday, according to a special dispatch to the Chungking newspaper Takung Pao here. The message declares that as from Tuesday all persons, goods and mail are forbidden to cross
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    U.S. Would Go To War To Defend Canada
    157 3 U.S. Would Go To War To Defend Canada New Orleans, Nov. 21. THE people of the United States would be prepared to go to war if Hitler sent troops to Canada or any other part of the American continent, declared Mr. Will Green, president of the American Federation of Labour
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    Midlands Town Has Heaviest Raid
    172 3 London, Nov. 21. A raid on an east Midlands town last night was the longest this town has hitherto experienced, but subsequent checking up showed that only seven casualties, of which none was fatal, and comparatively little damage, an extraordinary number of bombs having fallsn
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    ANTI-WANG CHINGWEI BOMB PLOT
    79 3 Shanghai, Nov. 21. A PLOT to blow up tbe Executive Yuan and special municipality buildings at Nanking, seat of the Wang Ching-wel gov ernment. was uncovered on Nov. 14. it fc learned here. Tt is reported that terrorists have be^n rounded up m a raid, hand-grenades
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    DR. NEGRIN AT LIBERTY TO STAY IN BRITAIN
    86 3 London, Nov. 21. QUESTIONED regarding Dr. Negrin. Prime Minister of Spain L* the late Spanish Republican Government who is at present enjoying the right of asylum m Britain, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that the tt ish Government
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    26 3 Ankara, Nov. 21. THE appointment of a new Minister for Communications, M. Indjedayi, Is announced, the former Minister. M. Cetinkaya, having resigned for health reasons.- Reuter
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    Berlin Organ On "Vast Axis Plan Of Political Action"
    196 3 London, Nov. 21. WITH Gen. Antonescu, the Rumanian Prime Minister, on his way to Berlin, indications are that the stage is being set for another small country to line up with Hungary m joining the Axis pact with Japan. The official
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    Light On Tragic Death Of Journalist While Held By Japanese Gendarmerie
    1721 3 Light On Tragic Death Of Journalist While Held By Japanese Gendarmerie that can be ascertained about the tragic death on July 29 of Mr. Melville J. Cox, Reuter's correspondent m Tokio, while m the hands of the Japanese police has now been collected and has been made available to us
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    Java's Efforts For More Spitfires
    90 3 Ba a via Not. 21. Hpir Java Spitfire cammiuee if now < <>n- en. rating lis effor a on the coming bir.hday of Mr. Churchill, the Bri isb Prim? Minister, on Nov. 30, calling en all contributors to make it possible to w re Mr.
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    Mr. Churchill's Congratulations To Greece
    237 3 Mr. Churchill's Congratulations To Greece London, Nov. 21. TN a letter to the British Minister m Athens, expressing congratulations on the brilliant exnloit of the British Navy at Taranto, General Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister, writes: "This formidable blow against the Italian fleet fills us with ioy." Gen. Metaxas asked
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      148 3 RED PALM OIL far rooking RICH IN VITAMIN A as recently reeoa-aseaded m RADIO HEALTH TALK MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. TODAY 3 SHoWS^^|f||l|l| MORNING SHOW TO-MORHOW JLJIg H I II H V AT 11 O'CLOCK _gsi_J--3ML MALAYA'S CINfMA Of LUXI 3.15 6.15 9 IS From Paramount who gave
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1949.
    631 4 TPO the recent public criticism ol deficiencies m Malayan passive defence measures has now been added the voice of the Unofficial members of the Federal Council. At yesterday's meeting, three Councillors expressed themselves m no uncertain manner, Mr. S. B. Palmer, who
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    4 4 COBBELS COMPUTES NA2I LOSSES
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    Limiting Factors In Air Warfare
    566 4  - Limiting Factors In Air Warfare Britannicus By EVERY Briton is to-day an amateur strategist m air warfare. He is bound to he so. His daily routine depends on the course of the war which he hears and usually sees going on over his head. Few amateur commentators, however, take fully
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    The Poles Fight On With Britain
    626 4  - The Poles Fight On With Britain Stefan Litauer -By THE evacuation to (Jivai Britain of a considerable part of the Polish Army has made Great Britain better acquainted with the war effort of the Poles. The Polish Army is now on British soil fighting at the side of the British.
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    EXPULSIONS FROM LORRAINE TO STOP
    64 4 EXPULSIONS FROM LORRAINE TO STOP Vichy No> THE im_u.Hi- o. certain s***J I the population trom Lorrai be suspended from to du\ Vichy Vice-Premier >*> J* l l nOOS mlm4 by the French Ambassador to on* France, states the B tvaj amm The decision to w^ D was communicated to
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    RAIDER BLAWN UP BY OWN BOMBS
    52 4 RAIDER BLAWN UP BY OWN BOMBS Utnmm*P R_C_D_U b -T up the coast .nuies a terrlnc exp. south-ens. tawi S archl o^er the sea at tti aircraft batter.. The blast, which, occurred 1,000 Birchington X been due to the of high-explosiv ->• t> which was Mown to smitm' m No
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    Magic Circle Show Delights Naval Ratings
    1547 5  - Magic Circle Show Delights Naval Ratings MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By !for the per- the Naval it All the la aled and r and cheers composed of wma presentee at the ...dec' Mr. British I ry much who did two Braga, H. Miller, .terns. Mr. I act; Miss G.
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    Was Ship That Laid Bass Strait Mines Of Altmark Type?
    526 6 ONE or more raiders may Have been operating m Australian waters ships of the same class as the notorious hell-ship, Altmark, a combination of raider, supply ship, and floating prison. The German Navy has several ships of this class, and
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    Death After Supper
    191 6 DOISON mixed m with a supper dish of strawberries and cream is thought to have caused the deaths of a middleaged woman and an elderly man. whose bodies were found m a Melbourne flat recently. Detectives believe that the two arranged a suicide pact. They were: Miss
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    BRAINS BEHIND BARBED WIRE
    147 6 COME of the most learned men m Europe, now behind the barbed-wire of a British internment camp on the Isle of Man. intersperse periods of potatopeeling: and bed-making with discussions and lectures on erudite topics from Chinese poetry to the problems of blood pressure. These exiles
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    PLANES COLLIDE IN MID-AIR
    66 6 people were killed, when an air liner with 15 passengers and a crew of three, collided m the air with an Argentine private plane m Rio de Janeiro. The passengers included the Cuban Minister to Brazil. Alfonso Hernandez Cata. The air liner crashed into the sea:
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    LONDON'S LUXURY RAID SHELTERS
    83 6 SMART hotels m London have expended great efforts and spared no expense to make their shelters attract.ye. In one which has a grill room deep underground dancing goes on nightly until after midnight. As soon as the orchestra folds up its instruments the scene changes. In
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    Carried Bomb Along Street, Man Fined £100
    259 6 Carried Bomb Along Street, Man Fined £100 NOT only was Frederick w Leighton-Morris fined £100 for carrying a 1101 b. bomb from the third floor of a building* but, m the process, he dropped it on his foot. Leighton-Morris aired his grievances after he had been convicted m London of
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    BOMB IN CAR
    36 6 WILLIAM Rebhorn, 20 and his 17--year-old sister Lois, were killed outside their home m Scranton (Pennsylvania) when a bomb exploded m their father's car. They were entering the car when the explosion occurred.
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    Scrap From Australia
    237 6 A STRONG protest against the action of the Federal Government m allowing scrap iron to be exported to Eastern countries was made at the annual conference of the Local Government Association m Sydney recently. Suspension of standing orders to discuss the issue was voted despite protests from
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    Hooded Cockpit For Blind Flying
    50 6 Top picture shows a Magister trainer plane with hooded cockpit m which the pupil pilot flies blind under the guidance of the instructor m the fore cockpit. Right, a typical pilot of tomorrow, one of the hundreds now being turned out at R.A.F. training centres.
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    INVENTIVE IDEAS TO HELP OUTWIT THE ENEMY
    426 6 fPHE "incendiary leaf" recently used m the British air raids over Germany was partly due to a suggestion put forward a few months ago by a private inventor, said Dr. R. R. Pye, Director of Scientific Research at the Ministry of Aircraft Production,
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    Pilot-To-Be
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    Professor Hits At Vice Trade
    115 6 I STROXCiiProfessor Harv. centlv. Hanp > SutO "The number cases bein R treated Pitalseertain.lv p-J* Proiessor Harvey S.^ the School L™ Tropic. ->.*■ sity. "We have nu de 1 tempt to uncover al H various or»niwd lSJ-t>! BARRIKRs ciF si.^ /We must br*** do* T^
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    Scapegoats Of Vichy
    128 6 Scapegoats Of Vichy A ATH ™C picture < former French lead*" are awaiting trial at la* 7 having "lost the war' wli by the Vichy correspond the New York Times M. Leon Blum, the former h* Front Premier is confined hfl gloomy Chateau de Chazeii the time with an int.nshTiaS
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    SHINOZAKI EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS DEFENCE TO-DAY
    475 7 hree Hour Hearing In Camera Of Evidence By Security Officer .-a •<• "P-^ *°:day «n the assise trial of P_,m..ni ShiiMizaki, tl^cribed as Press clerk at the |J t i on-ulate. on three charges under the Official WJ? Ordinal..- •h, prosecution closftt the
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    Income Tax: Local Memorandum
    153 7 QN behalf of "persons, companies ~t and associations likely to be arreted by income tax," a petition l ng for warded to the Secretary <>f State for the Colonies, Lord L!oyd. Th c petition, which is published m Page 9. stresses Use dangers of corruption m
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    EFFORTS MADE TO PROVE MAN'S INNOCENCE
    359 7 EFFORTS MADE TO PROVE MAN'S INNOCENCE EFFORTS had been made to satisfy j him that a Chinese, Chua Whye I Lee, was innocent of the charge of j causing the death of one person and I hurt to three others by negligent I driving, stated Inspector A. Raja 'before Mr.
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    PRISON OFFICERS' QUARTERS
    56 7 A SPECIAL sub- commit tee of the European Association of Malaya is to investigate, and report on. the housing and living conditions of Prison officers at Pearls Hill. This step was decided on when th. attention of the Association was drawn to the "present unsatisfactory" conditions stated
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    57 7 'From Our Own Correspondent) Taipin?, Nov. 21. HAJI Sulaiman. who is being detained m connection with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Maxwell at Maryland Estate, was again produced before Raja Salim m the Taiping magistrates court this morning. Inspector Abdul Raug, prosecuting, asked for a further postponement.
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    Chinese Launch "Gold Offering" Campaign
    212 7 Chinese Launch "Gold Offering" Campaign *T\> cutnmemoratt the visit of Gen Wu Teh-chen. Chinese Minis:er of Overseas Affairs. China Relief Fund ov.mmlitees m Malaya are launching a "gold ollering'' campaign throughout the country. The Federation of China Relief Funds m Malaysia has circularized the various committees on this subjec: lt
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    IMPERSONATION OF OFFICER ALLEGED
    163 7 A MALAY. Mohamed bin Haji Abdul Majid, faced t.vo charges of extortion and one of impersonation of an officer of the Food Control Office, m the criminal district court yesterday The charges against Mohamed were: That he committed extortion of $3 at a shop m Geylang
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    Stole Bicycle And Stabbed Detective
    273 7 I a SENTENCE of 12 months' rigorous im- prist>nment was imposed by the district judge, Mr. J. McFall, yesterday on a Malay. Jaffar bin Chik. whom he convicted on "the very serious olfence" of stabbing a detective with a knife. On a second charge, of
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    14 7 Mr. T. Nishikawa, a Japanese diplomatic courier, arrived m Singapore frcm Calcutta yesterday afternoon.
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    Boy Says He Shot Girl By Accident
    714 7 THE death of a two-year-old girl 1 —who died from a gunshot wound m the head— was caused by the negligent act of a ten-year-old boy, Soh Siam Kok. while firing an air rifle, but he was not compe.led by law to take
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    Ships Bristling With Guns
    54 7 The Senior Service is also the Silent Service. Little f* neard nf the vities of the Royal Navy, but night and day intn a id ships ire uay I i U their war tasks or carrying out essential exercises, this obo;o shows destroyers passing close to
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    Food From U.K.: Quota Rules Unsatisfactory
    205 7 Food From U.K. Quota Rules Unsatisfactory REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT JHE export of articles of food from the United Kingdom to the Colonies without licence and the new arrangement making it necessary for licences to be obtained for importing foodstuffs into the Colony do not alleviate the conditions now obtaining, m
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    Rice In Malaya
    45 7 •DICE m Malaya" is the subject of a talk to be given from the Singapore broadcasting s. a tion today at 7.10 p.m. The talk has been prepared by the Department of Agriculture and will be read by th_ Agricultural Officer, Singapore
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    First Malay; Naval Petty Officers
    119 7 First Malay; Naval Petty Officers TTHE rlrst two Malay seamen to b* rated as Petty Officers m the Malay Navy have been appointed. Both are Singapore Malays. They are Johaii bin Haji Mohamed Saleh, who Joined the Navy m September, 1939, and Manoti _.n Haji Vusof, who joined a month
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    More Artisans For R. A. F.
    160 7 EXTENSION OF SCHEME FOR LOCAL BOYS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Nov. 21. AN artisan training scheme, whereby local boys passing a period of intensive training will bo drafted as fitters and ground workers for eventual enlistment m the Royal Air Force will shortly
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    PETITION TO LORD LLOYD AGAINST INCOME TAX
    2847 9 Strong Opposition In Local Memorandum CTRONG opposition to the imposition of income tax is expressed m a memorandum which is being forwarded to Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on behalf of certain persons, companies and associations of the Straits Settlements
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    LAST MINUTE GOAL SAVES COMBINED SIDE
    835 10 LAST MINUTE GOAL SAVES COMBINED SIDE Singapore Civilians Held To Two-All Draw WAR FUND HOCKEY GAME ON THE PADANG Singapore Civilians ..2; British Army and Navy 2. A SPLENDID last minute goal by Byrne enabled the British Army and Navy to force a two-all draw with the Singapore Civilians m
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    Maiden Winner
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    Singapore Race Weights For To-morrow
    360 10 Singapore Race Weights For To-morrow WEIGHTS fcr all eight races at Bukit Timah to-morrcw. the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's winder race meeting, are: Hones: Class I— Div. I—61 6 Furs.:— Depot 9.0-4 Smoke Dreams 8.06 Kaolin 9 02 Mediation 8.02 Jack Druce 8 13 Carloca 7.10 Toyman
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    R.A.A.F. RUGBY TEAM
    41 10 THE following is the Royal Australian Air Force team to meet Singapore m a Malayan Rugby Union fixture on th^ padang to-morrow: Good: Truen, Oldknow, Kinnamont. Robinson; Cook. Lampey; Connie Walters, Mac Donald. Bluett, McCurdie. McCracken, McNamee, Ball.
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    TO-NIGHT'S BOXING AT THE NEW WORLD
    188 10 A CARD of four fights, which premises to be the best ever offered since the reconstruction of the arena, ls to be at. ged at the New Wcrld to-night. Arranged to start half an hour earlier than usual, the four fights run ln o
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    A Fine Array Of Boxing Talent
    421 10 A Fine Array Of Boxing Talent AMATEUR PROGRAMME ON NOV. 29 FIFTY -TWO boxers, the cream of the Services, Police and Civilian clubs, have agreed to fight for the Singapore Amateur Boxing Club's b-nefit show m aid of the Royal Australian Force sports fund to be held at the Happy
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    WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH ENDS IN A TIE
    141 10 TTHE women's golf match between the Keppel Golf Club and the Royal Singapore Golf Club, played at Keppel Harbour on Wednesday, resulted m a tie, each team scoring 29 points. The individual scores were Mrs. J. B. Ross (15) 4, Mrs.' A. McKenzie
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    Popularity Of War Fund Games
    740 10 Popularity Of War Fund Games Hockey Notes WEEK'S MATCHES REVIEWED HPHE series of hockey matches beI twccn the Singapore Civilians and teams drawn from the various fighting services stationed m Singapore, m aid of The War Fund, have proved very popular with the hockey public, who have always been given
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    108 10 ri-DAY, at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.23 p.m. for "A" class, and 5.25 p.m. for the other classes. On Sunday, the "C" class will sail the second race for the Sailing Committee
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    Watch Redeemed In Police Court
    387 10 •"■"■HAT m their "anxiety to avcid be- coming bill coliec-ors," the police had "made tha second court a bill collector," was a remark made by the second magistrate, Mr. Conrad Oldhcm, n reply to counsel tor the defence, Mr. T. W. Ong, m a case
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    CRICKET MATCH FOR BOYS UNDER IS
    59 10 A CRICKET match for European boys under 13 years of age has been arranged by the Singapore Cricket Club and will be played at the S.C.C on Sunday, starting at 3.30 p.m. Boys who wish to play m the matcl" are requested to get
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    USEFUL B.P.
    79 10 Ties to be played off to-morrow m the Useful Badminton Party's singles chamoionships tournament are as follow- •A, Lim Seng Cheow vs. Chin Tham Swee, Raymond Frcis vs. R. Ragunathan. "B." Cheo Eng Hoe vs. F. Hoeden. R. Nadarajah vs. E. Tian Swee, J. C. Koruihu vs. Chan
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    MORE CHEAP SEATS AT "THE SORCERER"
    77 10 THE commit* decided tho. on Wednesday, th r-^ more rows of $1 i This decision has be m order that t: Services, who were to obtain tickets formance, for \fre S*-r--an opportunity o! a price within their it The arrangement h Wednesday night only
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