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Title Section20 1940-12-12 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,2b9. 2STD. 1835 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1040. 5 CENTS20 words
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462 1940-12-12 1 Further 2,000 Italian Troops Made Prisoner RELENTLESS HAMMERING OF BASES BY R.A.F. Cairo, Dec, 11, THE British operations in the Western Desert are continuing: satisfactorily, a communique issued by G.H.Q. here stating that a further 2,000 Italian prisoners have been captured, making a total ofReuter - 462 words
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102 1940-12-12 1 Soviet Would Act If Bulgaria Gave Corridor To German Army London, Dec. 11. ..:ed free passage rJflMNii troops going to Greece, Sn would occupy the Sea ports of Burgas he Seoretary-Oene-he Soviet Commissariat for M. Soboleff. told King recent visit .to Sona. weii-in:ormed sources >.nital. writes the ndent of theReuter - 102 words
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Article33 1940-12-12 1 ivshawar Dec. 11. t he Turkish military nistan are ex- on their return r i They will be the Ml frontier pro.,nd will be enter:.e Government and inicipalitjF ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article31 1940-12-12 1 AMERICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE BONDS London. Dec. 11 L^r-i have been inHenry Morpenthau. US Treasury, to buv il defence bonds, which of one per I rate of interest -..ar Federal securities.- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article20 1940-12-12 1 I. n I.)M Dec. 11. T| B Naval Air Corps Ottawa to study scheme under which from Australia have xings.20 words
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32 1940-12-12 1 Aden, Dec. 11. SERIOUS damage is believed to have been caused to the Addis Ababa-Djibou.i railway by an R.A.F. raid on a station near an official communique. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article37 1940-12-12 1 Reuter reports from Cairo that Sidi Barrani has been captured with a large number of prisoners taken, including three generals, according to a G.H.Q. communique. Advanced British elements are now pressing on westward from Sidi Barrani.37 words
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Article41 1940-12-12 1 London, Dec. 11. IITHEN President Roosevelt returns tc ff V/ashington next week, he will have before him the conclusions reached by ms officers, who have had two talks with oir Frederick Phillips of the British Treasury about Britain's financial position.— ReuterReuter - 41 words
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Article, Illustration92 1940-12-12 1 Air Marshal A. W. Tedder, \viio. Renter reports, is now in Cairo to take up the post of Deputy Air Officer Commanding, Middle East. He is a veteran of the Royal Army Flying Corps, and was Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F., Far East, from 1934 to 1936,92 words
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164 1940-12-12 1 Britain Keeps Close Watch On Tangier London, Dec. 11. TPHE British Government's watchfulness on the situation at Tangier, where the Spanish authorities have taken over the administration, was again made apparent in answers to questions in the House of Commons to-day. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. R. A. Butler,Reuter - 164 words
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240 1940-12-12 1 London, Dec. 11. pOMPENSATION for war damage to property of all sorts is provided for in a new Parliamentary bill, the text of which was published to dav The wording of the bill somewhat technical, but it is constructed ra three schemes covering threeReuter - 240 words
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508 1940-12-12 1 London, Dec. 11. r[E Greek army 'o-day and yesterday continued heavy attacks against the left flank of the Italians in the far north of the 80-mile long Albanian front, writes Reuter's special correspondent on the Yugoslav-Albanian frontier. n. r> a After putting up anReuter - 508 words
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Article36 1940-12-12 1 Mexico. C«*. Her. H BREAKING with the tradition government by military men. the n«w President. General Avila Camaeho. lw ierreed that serving soldiers ma> not noIJ office in the Mexican Povo'vitior^rr Party, powerful Government party ReuterReuter - 36 words
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Advertisement184 1940-12-12 1 BIGIA TEA IS BEST RAFFLES HOTEL^ To-ni sh,5 h, DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME S c e p t u e l a a is BUSTER MAGGIE l^U in!Hr s: oo Non-diners $1.00 NEXT SUNDAY EVENING'S REGIMENTAL BAND CONCERT BY THE BAND OF Till: GORDON184 words
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Advertisement211 1940-12-12 1 INSIST ON BIGIA TEA SEAVIEW H HOTEL BAI.L-HouM PERFECTLY AIRCONUITIONEH BY SEABREEZES I^Wmantic night t DINNER SERVED ON THE MOONLIT LAWN DANCING IN THE BALL-ROOM DINNER $3.— NO ADMISSION CHARGE EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. SEA VIEW HOTEL X'MAS EVE: Dec. 24. SPECIAL X'MAS DINNER ft BALL 8 p m -2211 words
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Article156 1940-12-12 2 T'HE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,516th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 1.863.016 lbs. 831.70 tons: offered 1.720.063 lbs, 767. 8« tons; sold 1.303.218 lbs, 581.79 tons. SPOT London 11 15 16d. New York 20% cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Sjr.okrd Sheet Cents Per156 words
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383 1940-12-12 2 Greek Threat To River Region In North Of Albania London, Dec. 11. AN important source of Italian oil supplies is menaced by the Greek push in North Albania directed towards the Skumbi river valley. The Devoli river region is threatened and this isReuter - 383 words
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Article312 1940-12-12 2 London, Dec. 11. The following are to-days closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Exchange Telegraph Con. Loan o% 1944-64 107% Funding uoan 4% 1860-9C 113% War Loan >%% 102 11(16 +1)16 Com. Union Assce (Units) £6% PrudentiaJ \&sce "A".. 20*4 Royal issceExchange Telegraph - 312 words
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104 1940-12-12 2 is the keynote of '-Flowing Gold," Warner Brothers' production which opened at the Alhambra yesterday. With the oilfields of Texas f/r a background, there is no lack of thrills, fighting, suspense and excitement as men drill for oil. A fight against time to bring104 words
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Article62 1940-12-12 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 10. ACCORDING to the latest list Issued oy the Chartered Bank, local contributions to the Malaya Patriotic Fund now total $394,372.76. The new account as from Dec. 1 totals $3,105.07, while the total of previous collections from the62 words
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Article47 1940-12-12 2 rfO American G-men (members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) are in London studying British methods of combating sabotage and espionage. The chief of the G-men (Mr. Edgar Hoover) has told these men to learn how London police worlt during bombing raids.47 words
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Advertisement185 1940-12-12 2 REX BEACH'S BEST-LOVED ADVENTURE STORY TO-DAY 3.15, A UAMDPA 6.15 9.15 P.M. ML.rl#tlTlOl%M WARNER BROS. THRILLING PRODUCTION JOHN FkANCES GARFIELD FARMER PAT O'BRIEN CLIFF EDWARDS in ''FLOWING GOLD" It's a Boom Town with all the colour and excitement of frontier days ALSO AIR MAIL BRITISH "PA THE GAZETTE 11 BRITAIN'S185 words
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Advertisement49 1940-12-12 2 Acclaimed by a great Midnight Audience Last Saturday I /jntnifujft- 1 "'J trt V ncnnmS BAa WATSON "Coming to THE CAPITOL Soon I'SEGQTAMESSAG£JO^OU! ~j T fft^ .-G.-M/s grand Musical Hit m^i^^ "BALALAIKA' jPy>Z3\ is coming back lor ""/fc^ F <me spec a Screening /sQkf__JjLj SUNDAY MORNING AT THE CAPITOL49 words
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Advertisement148 1940-12-12 2 HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOR <\\ BREAKFAST WITH VJ I LORETTA YOUNG... II (The "Awful Truth" was she had I "TOO MANY HUSBANDS and j "It Happened If I CAPITOL TODAY^ \#Mn Wfci 3.15-6.15-9.15 f\ Columbia's Fast, frenchy Funfest— t ho Pictur people flocked to see in 3148 words
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472 1940-12-12 3 Chiang Has Ample Supplies For A Long War Material For Two More Years Sent Over Burma Road Since Its Reopening iitao m i. Shanghai, Dec. 11. supphes shipped to China since the re-opening of the Burma highway are now sufficient for two more years of war, according to Chinese reports.Reuter - 472 words
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183 1940-12-12 3 German AntiBritish Drive In prance Fails London, Dec. 11. wno has just left baa given a vivid pic- v. tions there. Highlights •^p^ he brought are: Severe. Long queues de sh ps in the early morn,hJPs are labelled as such. lit- Only the Germans may im"; p m and motorReuter - 183 words
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73 1940-12-12 3 London. Dec. 11. D iiequer returns for last Dee. 7. reveal an apparent total ordinary expendithe record high level of The expenditure on es, largely for war necesearly 10.000.000 below -t at £80.5 millions. i^h record reached by th<? ire was therefore due to •I theReuter - 73 words
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Article224 1940-12-12 3 luiun P-t-r»ashrri troops are policing where an e*teniion of the t*t Irrmh movement and increasing gainst the >ichy Government i.-» rudrnt tfwt>u<hout Syria, reports K-uter from the Palestine Syria frontier. i.tn. de t.iullf s appeal for co-operation a rt ported to be find in* widespread sym?iih« hut itReuter - 224 words
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Article238 1940-12-12 3 STEPS TAKEN TO END MENACE TO TRADE London, Dec. 11. AS Britain's material resources in- crease, so the navy and air force will be able to counter more and more effectively and finally free a serious menace to seaborne trade. This statement was made by LordReuter - 238 words
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Article44 1940-12-12 3 PRISONS FILLED WITH NAZI VICTIMS London, Dec. 11. DESPITE the efforts ol the Nazi censorship, news of growing unrest :i Norway is constantly being received accorTn/to the Stockholm newspaper VXJ'S? toc^a^™"^ bundand srsss^VSa-™"' the inscription, "Long Uve the King. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article154 1940-12-12 3 Chungking, Dec. 11. AS a result of the Chinese counteroffensive in the Han River region, where the Japanese forces have been making determined attacks during tnlast three weeks, the Japanese lines crumbled and all their troops were driven back to their original positions after suffering 20.000Reuter - 154 words
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210 1940-12-12 3 Canadian Pacific's Co-operation In The War Effort \V co operation with the British and Canadian *°vernments in the prosecution of effectively describes the of the Canadian Pacific RailCompany, says Sir Edward "y President of the company, article written specially for er. niy is the Canadian Pacific contributing its quota but210 words
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46 1940-12-12 3 Cairo, De«c. 11. T^HE Italian Government has 4 proclaimed ths death penalty for discussing the lialo-Greek war in a manner harmful to Italy's reputation. A report giving this news has reached political circles here, spates the newspaper Al Ahram.— ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article159 1940-12-12 3 MERITORIOUS WORK IN DUNKIRK EVACUATION London, Dec. 11. AN Air Vice-Marshal, who for the past seven and a half months has flown his own Hurricane, was invested by the King yesterday with the insignia of the Order of the Bath. He was Air Vice-Marshal K. R. Park,Reuter - 159 words
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Article86 1940-12-12 3 London, Dec. 11. APART from a brief alert, during whi^.i anti-aircraft guns drove off a couple of enemy planes early this morning, London again had an undisturbed night. An Air Ministry communique states that there was little enemy air activity during the night and no reportsReuter - 86 words
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37 1940-12-12 3 London, Dec. 11. Tlfß. J. M. ANDREWS, new Premier of Northern Ireland, is in London to see Mr Winston Churchill and other Ministers, it was learned in Belfast early to-day. ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article223 1940-12-12 3 WOULD PROLONG NAZI VICTIMS' SLAVERY Washington. Dec. 10. LORD Lothian, the British Ambassador, to-day announced tha; ihe British Government has rejected plans sponsored by private organizations in the United S L a.es to send food to the German- occupied countries. In his statement, Lord LothianReuter - 223 words
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143 1940-12-12 3 k N official communique issued at Bangkok says: "On Dec. 9, about 5 a.m., tourFrench planes came and dropped ten bombs at Nakhon Panom. At 6.20 a.m. three French aircraft agam appeared at Nakhon Panom. Two of our aircraft engaged them and succeeded in bringing143 words
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Article253 1940-12-12 3 Morrison On British New Order London* Dec. 11. ITNLESS this war ends with preponderance of military striking power in the hands of the democracies. Europe can look forward to no constructive period of transition from war to a better and permanent peace. This warning was given by Mr. Herbert Morrison,Reuter - 253 words
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Article41 1940-12-12 3 JAPANESE INDUSTRY SUBSIDIES l-ondon Dec. 11. QUBSIDIES for Japanese industries are a i3 feature of Japan's nrw budget, whim was approved by the Japanese Cabinet yesterday. The industries which mill benefit doal with the production of coal, oil and iron. ReuterReuter - 41 words
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Advertisement141 1940-12-12 3 "AGNESIA" FKAGR4NI HAIR DRESSING A valuable l>renaing and lonle for the Hair. In strongly stimuu ng and a care cure and prevent* live of Dandruff The minute It's applied *ou feel a cooling, exhilarating effect Vou'll like It I PRICE:— $1.25 and S2.## MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Chemists and Druggists CAT141 words
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685 1940-12-12 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1940. War In The Desert ALTHOUGH there is still a good deal of uncertainty as to the way in which the fighting in the Western Desert will develop, British people everywhere cannot but be immensely satisfied with events so far. The British forces685 words
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1504 1940-12-12 4 CLARK ICHELBERGER - The Americas The Japan -Axis Pact CLARK ICHELBERGER By National Director of the Committee to Defend by Aiding the Allies, in an address San Francisco recently. TWO months ago, an alliance was announced between the governments of Germany, Japan and Italy by which the three nations agreed to "stand by1,504 words
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Article571 1940-12-12 4 (From The New York Times) MR. Churchill is famous for telling his people the bitter truth, and the British are famous for liking it the better the bitterer it is. But when he implies thai the shipping for the final offensive effort will not be required until571 words
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130 1940-12-12 4 BRITISH PRISONERS IN FRANCE BELGIUM KeasMirin* K*poru> Vn Received In tendon REASSURING news lias r»*ac.i don from occupied trance I Belgium regarding the we;l tub prisoaers-of-war in of civilian internees In Part> Uie first direct news n^eii™" an d has been inppiled to th^ Ked w the St John warReuter - 130 words
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Advertisement231 1940-12-12 4 Miinpp ff/f^p £_6_ t s X I• J k j -*I*M 100% <f». Plan for the future by means of the ■HPHH MONTHLY mjj^m^M budget 1 mlMwßm SAVINGS A monthly deposit ot WmM 3__fl______l £4. 15s in the case of WwMmWf^pl a man aged 30 years IT* A guarantee cash231 words
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Advertisement4 1940-12-12 4 nMsqyitMs^gpj ga.lT olwqy^ M^l.g^4 words
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Article, Illustration1940 1940-12-12 5 MARY HEATHCOTT - Dutch Cabaret To -Night In Aid Of Two War Funds MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By I Dutch club cabaret f ,rm at the Magic the British and me features about riety. dances and 30 men and bers of the Dutch part in the perDutch Choir will v>wever. as they1,940 words
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Advertisement61 1940-12-12 5 CATHAY BEAUTY SALON 0 ff e r for 1 JANUARY d Furopean r Uors V V/.ivc Complete SO 6 S7 $1.75 Ssttj 1.25 .65 .30 Manicure (Peggie Sat Preparation^) .75 3.00 f ALL takings on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday paid to the Patriotic Fund. Reservation Early Phone 2085 CATHAY CINEMA DhOBY61 words
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Advertisement166 1940-12-12 5 x^jf CAS WATER R^R^R^^£'< fc;!'?*^K'*l?l'*""***'*'*^^^^^i|""- '■"'-'*"s P^ With an ASCOT Multi-Point installed In your I home you have a fully automatic, unfailing hot water supply to Bath, Basin and Sink §|i Jf|: Just b y turning anj/ hot water tap this ASCOT lights itself, giving jnjfan/ fcof troter which pif166 words
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1342 1940-12-12 6 News From China By Our Chinese Correspondent A NOTHER unmistakable sign that the Democracies are solidly behind (ien. Chiang Kai-shek is the announcement that the British Government is prepared, in principle, to make a further £10,000,000 loan to China. Britain's willingness to give thi*1,342 words
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Article74 1940-12-12 6 New Orleans, (La.), Dec. 10. pO-OPERATION of the United States v- in replacing British shipping losses will continue, Rear-Adm. E. S. Land, chairman of the Marine Commission speaking at the annual dinner of the Merchant Marine Conference. Rear-Adm. Land said, the British losses were "notReuter - 74 words
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Article, Illustration37 1940-12-12 6 Dr. B. W. Fans, acting Chief Health Officer, speaking at the Rural Board's vegetabh l The Police section of the vegetable show. The Police received three p /rom Mr. L. Forbes, Jingapore_Rural_Board chairman, at the vegetable show37 words
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601 1940-12-12 6 ris no longer possible, declares the naval correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, for the Italians to maintain their lines of communication with their overseas armies. "They have provided/' he says, "the most ludicrous example of political panic overpowering the reasoned601 words
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Advertisement155 1940-12-12 6 I VJi IJ^bßSSH^^^ v^s y jr'^V^fc 111 I 1 ■i I ■fl SSSSmim^ i"| J^JBli IHI H B 9 ft H -r -v "~>r'f.Ttifr .-.Vi i' l^' ="^B I IK Kit 3 B H v^*^ .^^^^Mbi*^— TtT^^^B^B^B^B^KM _j^w I H[ I V SB S nD9DIjIBjDI|BJ B^^^ .x* -j^Bv bTb^^^bk^^=t ■j^^B155 words
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Article, Illustration694 1940-12-12 7 G EN. DE GAULLE APPOINTS NOMINEE FOR FAR EAST Official With Headquarters Here ■TOUCHED BY SYMPATHY OF UALAYAN GOVERNMENTS' |TH a vitw to co-ordinating the efforts and acmities W j all Frenchmen in the Far East who wish to work the >upport of Free France, Gen. de Gaulle has intedFree Press - 694 words
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Article197 1940-12-12 7 C'XPRE&SING the opinion that hi& wife X-4 delib^iauly took a solution of caustic :txia because she had frequently threatened to do so after numerous quarrels with neighbours. Moy Fook. a 58-year-old Cantonese, told Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, that he thought his wife197 words
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Article182 1940-12-12 7 GIFTS FROM TAXES AND CERTIFICATES IT is officially announced that the I total sum collected from the of Straits Settlements War 'Savings Certificates up to the end |of October, amounting to over $1,000,000, has been handed over to the Imperial Treasury Chest Officer. Singapore. This is182 words
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184 1940-12-12 7 Two Sikhs Sent To Gaol SUCHA SINGH, an ex-taxi driver, was sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by 12 months' police supervision, while Geja Singh, a watchman, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment in the Singapore criminal district court184 words
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387 1940-12-12 7 A SUGGESTION that Singapore tuan besars, clerks and other workers might increase their efficiency and output if they eliminated the principal fatigue-producing factors in their work was made by Professor Winifred Cullis, University of London lecturer on physiology when she spoke on -Industrial Fatigue" at387 words
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Article64 1940-12-12 7 THE Governor wishes to ackmm- ledge publicly the generosity of the following land owners, who have offered to waive their claims to compensation for loss and inconvenience caused to their property by defence measures in the Colony: Mr. Heng Moi Ken/?, Mr. G. H. Kiat. Mr.64 words
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278 1940-12-12 7 VIRTUES WHICH STAND IN GOOD STEAD NOW Dr. Purcell Reflects On English Life "/"\NE of the curses of the modem age "is narrow nationalism, the expression of which is found in Nazi Germany," said Dr. V. W. W. S. Purcell iin a broadcast talk, "Thoughts of an Englishman/' from the278 words
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Article101 1940-12-12 7 A 810 increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis reported last week is revealed in a statement from the Singapore Health Department which records that 142 cases were brought to the notice of the authorities as compared with the 48 the previous week. However, the101 words
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703 1940-12-12 7 Minister Voices Chinese Gratitude For British £10,000,000 Loan GEN. WU INTERVIEWED (From Oar Own Correspondent* Ipoh 1\ "U/E are graceful for <ireat Britain's moral ind notarial support, which will ?>a v e the way for greater Sino-BritMl co-operation in the rurre/' declared (Jen. Wu Teh-chen, Chinese Minister oC Overseas Affairs,703 words
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Advertisement96 1940-12-12 7 Arrange Your Party NOW! >our Table Early \t the \ir-ronditi«n*«l CAPITOL RESTAURANT 1-ur tbe coming x^\s \kw YEAR FESflVlTll-S VMAS KVE DINNER SSJt H tM'AY, MKX 24 (taening night of *M»\ fIAKDY MEETS l>H*lTAtfTfr MgW YEAR'S EVE MNNKB $3.00 TUESDAY, DEC. il Opening l'ifht of *NEW MOON" with JRAXEI TK96 words
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Advertisement209 1940-12-12 7 4B&1 eaut y W M ACHIEVED BY rA/^W SKIN CLEANLINESS Skin caxe isn v a inu'.ai- o: nappy dabblings with a miscellany 0/ pots and tubes, for beauty is next to skin cleanliness ana first your skin must be cleansed and toned and smoothed and soothed. First, to cleanse your209 words
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Advertisement405 1940-12-12 8 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED rN BNOLAND) P. 6c O. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to405 words
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Advertisement325 1940-12-12 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to PMB) TELEPHONE: FrelfHi M3& Passat* CSftADtAN PACIFIC BP^^UJreplJl (Incorporated in Engiana) Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by EMPRESS DUCHESS or MONT steamers to the United Kingdom.— All under one management.325 words
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Advertisement440 1940-12-12 8 MANSFIELD CO., LTD BLUE FUNNEL LINE, Frequent Sailings to Uniteo Kingdom. Oates guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Con? not War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRAL| A THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CH£Ap ESI Regular Services to re mantle Perth! v i 8 by first class oassenger ships. Va Single fare440 words
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246 1940-12-12 9 441b. Carried Free MALAYANS who are due to go on Home leave but plan to spend it abroad, travelling by air. will be interested in the announcement that they are allowed 44 lb. of free baggage each by the Briti-h and Dutch airlines operating in246 words
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Article361 1940-12-12 9 "Most Important Market" Says Official Report A RJSL wthevolume of Thailand's trade with Singapore of about 25,000,000 baht within six years must be oTt e /^T te A development, states a report of the Thailand Department of Commerce. Trade with Singapore rose from 45,629,666 baht,361 words
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Article132 1940-12-12 9 A REQUEST that four Hainanese, to whom a charge of being members of an unlawful society, the Red General Labour Union, was explained, might be remanded in police custody for a week, was made by Inspector Michael Boyle of the Special Branch in the third132 words
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115 1940-12-12 9 DAILI PRICES CURRENT Dec. 11, 12 o'clock no«n Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 38% 38% No. IX R.S.S. P.0.8. to cases December 3874 39^ G.PA.Q. R.S.S. P.0.8. in bales December 38^ 38% P.A.Q. R.S.S. P.0.8. in bales December 3«^ 38% C Blanket Crepe115 words
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119 1940-12-12 9 THE appeal of Mamoru Shinozaki. the young Japanese who was convicted recently in the Singapore Assize Court of offences under the Official Secrets Ordinance, is to be heard this morning by three judges in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Shinozaki is under sentence of119 words
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Article43 1940-12-12 9 CHARGED with causing hurt to Balisa Guala by throwing acid at him, two Sikhs Bacho Singh, 35, and Siadaram Singh, 37, claimed trial in the third court yesterday. The case was postponed a week for mention, and police bail was extended.43 words
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Article51 1940-12-12 9 A Chinese, Lee Yang, claimed trial in the second court yesterday to the charge that he committed theft of a motor-cycle at North Bridge Road on Tuesday. The case was postponed to next Wednesday for mention, and bail of $200 was allowed. He was remanded for 24 hours in police51 words
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350 1940-12-12 9 ALTHOUGH the expansion of Thailand's imports from Singapore, the United Kingdom and Penang shows an increase in the importation of British goods into the country, "the country from which we import most is Japan," states a report of the Thailand Department of Commerce. Japan recently350 words
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161 1940-12-12 9 T^HE 8.8.C. will broadcast in Malay for the first time tox night at 8.50. The speaker will be Sir Richard Winstedt, formerly Director of Education. S.S. and F.M.S., and General Advi'- in Johore. Sir Richard is a leading authority on the Malay language, his English-Malay161 words
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Article326 1940-12-12 9 1 Employee Who Drove Without Permission DEUEVED to have taken his em- ployer's car from where it wa parked in Raffles Place withoul permission, Sentoshin John Joseph, a 25-year-old Indian, later received fatal injuries when the car overturned in Aljunied Road. This was part of the326 words
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Article, Illustration38 1940-12-12 9 Kuppu->am>, u uunuiiiC, aon a prize with this übi kayu exhibit at the Rural Hoard's vegetable show at the Police Depot on Tuesday. The show was specially organized for employees as part of the "Dig For Victory" campaign.38 words
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146 1940-12-12 9 TWO Dutch seamen, C. Rongcn and Hopder Hejde, were convicted in the third court yesterday on two charges of using criminal force on an Irdian naval policeman at the Naval Base on Nov. 25, and were fined $25, or one week's rigorous imprisonment, on each146 words
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144 1940-12-12 9 AN English-speaking Chinese, Sng Chan Soon, who pleaded guilty to three charges of forgery was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Pedlow at the Assizes yesterday. It was stated that the accused obtained various sums of money by forging a letter144 words
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115 1940-12-12 9 ARRESTED by Flight-L.eutenunt I. T. B. Rowland, who saw him looking into his bedroom window at nine o'clock en Tuesday night, L.m Soon Hee, an 13-year-old Engiish-<-poaking Chinese, pleaded guil.y in the second court yesterday to a charge of criminal trespass by entering Row..ind's house115 words
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Article259 1940-12-12 9 JN spite of tae bad weather yesterday alter* noon, there was a very large gathering at the funeral of Mr. W. E. Russell, wharf manager of the Singapore Harbour Board. The remains were taken from his residence, the Monastery, Bushey Park, to Bidadari Cemetery259 words
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Advertisement144 1940-12-12 9 SHERLEVS DOG BOOK Fintb. it 10 a complete and reliable gxude j the oreediOK **C^^L rearing, feeding, trainlnir and showing of doys. s*mm*t r^r^'lmfm it givee expert Veterinary advice on paper, for It tells Altt**HM you exactly what to do In canine i]lne«a- -explaining WJT^^m how you can diagnoae the144 words
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Miscellaneous339 1940-12-12 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Poet CTtcc as follows- TO-DAY Aden surface S a.m and 4 pm. Burma surface 1 p.m. Ceylon surface 9 a.m. and 4 pm. Egypt surface 9 a.m a-d 4 rr. Great Britain etc. rurf;.<'« D a.m. and 4 pm. liioia surf339 words
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Article, Illustration35 1940-12-12 10 picture. •Me of Play in Mondays Dalvey Cup football match at Ammm Kjad auj a All wa *ch frrascr and Neave beat th~ Singapore Cold Storage by three goals to one. Free PressFree Press - 35 words
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1824 1940-12-12 10 SURPRISE WINS BY ROSALIL AND HARLOWE Major Fox And Flannery Most Successful SECOND DAY OF SELANGOR WINTER RACES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 11. MAJOR FOX and jockey P. Flannery, the one saddling m three winners, and the other riding a like number, had the best of the1,824 words
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413 1940-12-12 10 WANDERERS vs. BLUES THh only unbeaten sides in the series of matches arranged by the Malayan Rugby Union in aid of war chanties, the Army Wanderers and the R.A.F., the Blues Mill meet at the Jalan Resar stadium on Saturday Actually, therj413 words
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Article89 1940-12-12 10 TO-DAY fesa Frisco and m/ disappointed to' middleweight Vi n thr ESP Efforts to b t have boon mad- the terms dor.:, 'Fahmy j t j, lenptoMe. I Ever sin- Hapnv Wor'd months ago. hoping to vercict was d Graciously ar Fahmytomix Fahmy. t wU\ ■WnUjr knocked bastian within Egyptian89 words
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Article236 1940-12-12 10 Wanderers Hold Police To Surprise Draw (From Our Own Correspondent* Segamat, Der. 9. ]N one of the fastest soccer matches of the year, the Wanderers sprang e b L g^ s lK UI 2 r i se of the season wh *n they held the236 words
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105 1940-12-12 10 MRS. R.L. NUNN WINS j "A" DIVISION T*HE Rcyal Singapore Golf Club's December medal competition was Phived at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. R L wUh a net score of 41 in 'the a division, in a win105 words
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Article53 1940-12-12 10 THb following have been .'el-cted to Play hockey fj r the Singapore C-lts aga*nst the Katong CasuaLs on the Ceylon Tamil Association ground tZ mjrrow: i n2 el T Hay E J- J^ya-k-ddy, Jimmy TraU. Jchny Trail Mayo Pereira Lionel Estrop <caDt>.'wnie S a Gr?y Hara Andre^ Kerr,53 words
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Article31 1940-12-12 10 T H f n^ st eam hockey fixture between the SC.C. and the S.R.C.. to have been played on the S.R.C padang yesterday, was cancelled owing to rain31 words
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250 1940-12-12 10 Surprise Defeat Of Crawford Pails In Doubles Semi-Final yilE de:eat in straight sets of the j seeded p.ir, J. H. Craw.ord and D. Pails, of New South Wales, by H Hopman and W. Harper, in a semi-final of tne men s doubles, was the fea lire of th 3 Vic250 words
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Article53 1940-12-12 10 ing champ Pt Tangiin on Dec r §«teur Boxing imme in aid ol Tl S Happy World <n D l»'n be postponed It is possible pore Amatra Boxinj? C sagmg a Chi bcxers on Dec mg w.ll be beld board roim ir o morrow to discu53 words
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Article36 1940-12-12 10 ta km Bel?tar y 'eated all an 51 by 1 i Th° v. t 06 with their c\n.rci. v... Royal Navy w m^n, ?nd Bcauri'. lucky in trying ball jus: mj36 words
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Advertisement111 1940-12-12 10 "^TO-^AYED FOR KREAKFAST an Y STAY TO SEE IT AGADS Rugger: SCC. (B) I I Canning, Tanglin; LOyaLs vs. i»I hanpi), (hang:. Hockey: S R.C. II vs. S.C.C 11, S.C.C.; Police vs. Hyderabad Regil ment, Depot; Y MCA. vs. Firld Ambulant, Y.M C.A Water-Polo: S.S.C. vs. Y.M.C.A, seven savoury j111 words
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