The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 December 1940
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section14 1940-12-20 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 16,276. ::STD. 1835 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940 5 CENTS14 words
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Article, Illustration1526 1940-12-20 1 72 Dead, 738 Wounded Up To Monday CHURCHILL TELLS OF RISKS SUCCESSFULLY RUN j\ the Western Desert operations the British, fighting- 4 (Kids sometimes of five to one, suffered under 1000 casualties and took more than 30,000 Italian prisoners and 50 tanks. Operations are continuing;1,526 words
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236 1940-12-20 1 REWARD OF LONG! TRAINING PERIODS I London, Dec. 19. DEFERRING to the low casualties m the Western Desert, Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary for War, speaking at a luncheon m London td-day, declared there could be few parallels for such an achievement m theReuter - 236 words
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Article86 1940-12-20 1 London, Dei 1 19. QMOKE from the fires of previous raids were still hanging over Mannheim when the R.A.F. onco again attacked the town last night, states the Air Ministry, and four lam new fires were started. Other British aircraft aitackca factory m Milan,Reuter - 86 words
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67 1940-12-20 1 ..-union. Dec. 19. i I MR. CHURCHILL opened his speech m the j I House of Commons with an expression ,of keen appreciation of the services of the j late Lord Lothian, British Ambassador m Washington, and sorrow at the loss the counI tryReuter - 67 words
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50 1940-12-20 1 I Alexandria, Dec. 19. THE first Italian air raid on Alexan- I dria since before the British offensive m the Western Desert began occurred this morning. The alert lasted over an hour but there were no j casualties and no damage is reoorted. ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Article51 1940-12-20 1 NAZI "RECONSTRUCTION" IN ALSACE Berlin, Dec 19. rCE removal of "all dangerous elements from Alsace" has now ended, says the official news agency, which adds: "Now all Alsatians of goodwill can co-operate within the German organization m the reconstruct tion work of the Fuehrer, freely and with i equal right."-Reuter - 51 words
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Article50 1940-12-20 1 London. Dec 19. COME 5,000,000 men will have registered for military service at the conclusion of the next two registration days. These days are Jan. 11 and 18, when men j aged 36 win present themselves at the we- I gistratfon offices throughout Britain.- dsfdsdfgsfgReuter - 50 words
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344 1940-12-20 1 NAZI TROOPS "POUR INTO ITLAY THROUGH BRENNER PASS" New York, Dec. VX pERMAN troops are pouring through the Brenner into Italy and embarking m transports at Trieste, where concentrations are steadily growing. This, reported frcm the Yugoslav-Italian frontier, is sent to the New York Times by the newspaper's Belgrade correspondent.Reuter - 344 words
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74 1940-12-20 1 Nairobi, lXs\ 19. BRITISH troops have destroyed all stores and materials that w< rr <>; no use and burned all buildings at El Wak (the Italian Somaliland lror post raided on Tuesd r. >. according to a communique. They then returned i«. their normalReuter - 74 words
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Article48 1940-12-20 1 London. !>*<■. m AN attempt bj- three German planes to bomb a convoy m the south-east coast was smashed by gunfire from thr Mp which ?ufTpred no damagr. A German bomber was shot down by RAP. fijrhters off the west HMI of ESnplanci.48 words
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Article38 1940-12-20 1 P. din, Dec. IH. Qll£EN HELEN, Mother oi Kinß Michael, who has boen seen In Italy during the past month, will leave lo> Rumania on Sunday, according to a Bucharest tr^^nn 1 to thr o*n Is] nov> aecn-^'38 words
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Advertisement206 1940-12-20 1 j Ti \STING GIFT wi ll be appreciated i F( )U MANY YEARS! for HIM or HER V )l WILL FIND lots of pleasing GIFTS AT CHOTIRMALL'S SE£ SALE RAFFLES HOTEL To-night-DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight "^SK"" BUSTER MAGGIE Dinner $3JO Niiitw «J> SUwW^ILITARY^AjipjCONCEXT I N THE OPEN206 words
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Advertisement209 1940-12-20 2 The most Thrilling: Spy drama ever screened |^S> >^y With grand Supporting Shorts PATHE GAZETTE The MARCH of TIME (G-MEN of The Sea) TO-MORROW at MIDNIGHT qv.'hk ALHAMBRA RKO RADIO'S THRILLING ROMANTIC DRAMA, PRESENTING 3 POPULAR STARS MORRIS BALL DiX £Afc va4# WMm* mm NtfH "^B STEFFI DUNA /ffi&Wxt™ fhe209 words
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Advertisement179 1940-12-20 2 Adecember 30th 1940 at9-is p.m. jL m I^^^^^^^ Pisti^ wtS c U h his \1 the 'B^ A I* re be \H the fi 4w lb pa ne»«»E^eivcd seate I V f>» nee Circle, M and S3. v CO^^ Back Stalls, $2.50 IB perm^ o ler«. B Inreserved seats: IB179 words
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Advertisement240 1940-12-20 2 '"This programme offers a first-rate ov< Tl in tainment. Worth the price of idmission nteN "BRITAIN CAN TAKE IT"... straits timks CAPITOL 3is^* V 3.15 6.15-^g,. He was trying to tame the WEST... and 3TV looking for new FIELDS to conquer! What i*?* OF FUN! A RI °T WhQ m240 words
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388 1940-12-20 3 Supreme Defence Council To "Get On With Rearmament Job" U.K. TOLD TO GO AHEAD WITH GIGANTIC ORDER? ,-tv.LVT Washington, Dec. 19. uiItt.KMKM m principle on a plan for reorganizing .-I ,he defence administration m order to speed up to fhf utmostReuter - 388 words
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Article65 1940-12-20 3 Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 19. JjTRESSING the strength of Germany's military resources. Sir Walter Citrine, chairman of the. British Trades Union Congress, speaking at a meeting of the Engkh -speaking Union here, said that Great Britain most have the means m the next few weeks of strikingReuter - 65 words
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426 1940-12-20 3 Tokio, Dec. 19. "WE stand for peace and order, shutting the door against nobody,*' declared the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Y. Matsuoka, at the Japanese-American Society's farewell luncheon to the new Japanese Ambassador to Washington, Adm. Nomura, to-day. The American Ambassador,Reuter - 426 words
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Article96 1940-12-20 3 IHt 1 r<*<* Press will publish torr N y a special Christ m*N I pagrs including four pr-uH m colour. ul Christmas features of h:s number uill include a Christ--iH novelette by Charles Dickens. Mi master of story telling. i hri>tmas poem by Samuel Taylor fcterifet and other96 words
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312 1940-12-20 3 London, Dec. 19. D NT Roosevelt's outspokenr dentifyins British and rests so closely is spemed m British Press com- the President's plan for leasol Anenca's factories ndour whkl) the head of a seldom able to permit es the Daily Telegraph, the tali312 words
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103 1940-12-20 3 Pressgang Methods Seized Countries London, Dec. 19. version of pressgang employed by the Germans ?x-xnse of the citizens of occut:ps is reported by the New Mirror. consulates, says the news:.eutral ports regularly atpersuade sailors of Germanoun tries to desert their ships. thod includes hints of ret^eir families if sailors take103 words
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Article82 1940-12-20 3 Chungking. Dec. 19. THE r»iitv=U Ambassador, Sir Archibald j Clark. Kerr. received from the president j of the Sino-British Cultural Relations As- sociaticr. bank draft for £1.842. represent- ing cor.tr. 1 outions toward the relief of suffei- j ing ir. the United Kingdom caused by GermanReuter - 82 words
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Article54 1940-12-20 3 London, Dec. 19. I7OR the past two days and nights f Nazi airmen have ceased to trouble London and for the second successive day, the Air Ministry communique has had "nothing to report," as enemy j activity over other parts of the country m the same periodReuter - 54 words
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572 1940-12-20 3 More Planes For Thailand's Air Force TRUTH ABOUT "PROJAPANESE" POLICY (From A Special Correspondent) IT is understood that the Japanese «Hfl! av f recentl y supplied Thailand witn at least ten aircraft and have promised 20 others. Some of the planes have arrived by air. The Thais welcome these reinforcements572 words
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Article121 1940-12-20 3 INDO-CHINA GOVERNOR AND REPRISALS Hanoi, Dec. 19. VICE- ADM. Decoux, Governor-Gen-eral of Indo-China, told pressmen here yesterday that every act of ag gression committed by the Thai forces" will meet with severe reprisals by the Indo-Chinese forces. He added that retaliations would cnly cease when the121 words
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728 1940-12-20 3 Democracies Will Ensure Continued Chinese Resistance Chungking, Dec. 19. REVIEWING the international situation and China's foreign policy at a joint memorial service m the Central Kuomintang, the Foreign Minister. Dr. Wang Chung-hui, declared that Japan's "ostrich policy" would hasten Japan's downfall and expedite the accomplishment of China's war aims, namely,Chinese Central News - 728 words
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56 1940-12-20 3 London, Dec. 19. THE Rumanian oil pipe lines near 1 Ploesti— centre of the oil fields have been damaged by bombs, it is disclosed from Budapest, according to a Zurich message reaching London to-day. Repairs to the pipes and railway bridge are expected toReuter - 56 words
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Article47 1940-12-20 3 Shanghai, Dec. 19. I*HE Chinese Foreign Ministry has suspended issues of passport visas for travel to French Indo-China since the Japanese invasion of the Frencli colony. Communication between Yunnan and Indo-China has ceased following an official order, says the Chines? Dress ReuterReuter - 47 words
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114 1940-12-20 3 Madrid, Dec It. THE reserve with which the Spanish Press has treated the British operations m the Western Desert was broken to-day when the Pueblo published a long front-page article commenting on the lightning nature of the British attack. The writer thinks that the offensiveReuter - 114 words
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Article86 1940-12-20 3 Tokio, Dec. 19. THE Japanese Government is urged Immediately to conclude a long-term basic fishing agreement with the Soviet m accordance with article two of last year's provisional ashing a?i«ement by the Aaahi Shimbun m an editorial. The new fishing treaty should aim to secure fishing rights andReuter - 86 words
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Advertisement217 1940-12-20 3 TREAT YOURSELF TO A HEW SHAVING BVUSH WE HAVE THE LATEST IN STOCK ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. Badger Hair, Pure Badger, Best Badger. Sterilized and London Made. Prices from $1.50 to $12.75 MEDICAL HALL LIFTED. 3 BATTERY ROAD. AT THE CATHAY TODAY 3.15, 6.15, 9.15 w#m phone 3 400 Where217 words
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640 1940-12-20 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1940. Thailand Situation THHE situation m Thailand remains x extremely obscure to the outside observer. On both sides of the Thai-Indo-China frontier there have been bombings and attacks on towns, villages and military objectives. The French have accused the Thais and the Thais640 words
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Article, Illustration729 1940-12-20 4 Naval Exercises I n Malayan Waters IITHEN one looks out on the waterW front at Singapore and sees the thousands of tons of merchant shipping lying m the harbour, it is borne on one that the power of the British Navy, which rules all the main waterways of the world,729 words
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Article, Illustration637 1940-12-20 4 W.L. White - W.L. White By "T HAVE just spent a night out with the London Fire Brigade watching girls stick pins m charts which cover an entire wall to mark the location of a recently fallen stickful of incendiary bombs and later watching firemen work637 words
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Article92 1940-12-20 4 NANKING TO ISSUE OWN NOTES. How Cfcmgktef Cope Wilh New Mi*' IT seems IM Japanese lernment Intend bank and Issue I Heading local Bi land Comment I taken for grai which arises Is i new notes will I The j.uinal a present a llefal Wilder). iM that Is the tatcntl92 words
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Advertisement444 1940-12-20 4 ALLSOPP 5 /jTr^v There Is Peace Prosperity Plenty Here In Malaya. Why? THESE ARE BLESSINGS FOR WHICH WE MUST BE GRATEFUL. BUT LET US ASK OURSELVES, WHAT PRESERVES THEM FOR US? OUR NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE, OUR MERCHANT SERVICE— AND YOU, WHO ARE READING THIS. Every time you think444 words
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Advertisement63 1940-12-20 4 Let Mien Chong look after your clothes. You are assured of full confidence m the correctness of the cut, the quality of the materials and the value for Just RecHvtd— fl I l^K\ WAIN SHIELL'S |BlßjiM|klfc In Silk and Wool Hp Also AMERICAN [M Km SHARKSLIN ffcj| fl In various63 words
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Article, Illustration2136 1940-12-20 5 MARY HEATHCOTT - Plan For School To Train "Nannies" In Malaya MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By THE question and problem of I amah?— are they good or they bad— always seem to iir itating someone. An idea ;u nested to me recently may find favour with e veral mothers m Malaya. ginates2,136 words
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Advertisement133 1940-12-20 5 I 1. I 1 SALON MADAME SHEILA. VST RECEIVED A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF SMART AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRESSES. i MORNING DRESSES FROM $6- AFTERNOON $8EVF.M Sl*.OME EARLY AND HAVE PICK BEFORE i CHRISTMAS. 0 Eu Court, Hill Street, Phone 7139. P^Sj FX)R HIRING RATES AND PARTICULARS Apply THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY133 words
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Advertisement80 1940-12-20 5 MALAYAN PEWTER iry Z~~TI FOR GIFTS 1 L cdy When Christmas shopping, call to see our big display. MAYNARDS Battery Rd. BATTERY ROAD JL iJL PMQNE'- 4DB? Remember your CHRISTMAS dress For Easy Economic Shopping Gome to BAB A Co., Ltd. m R d 162 Orchard BABA STORE t3 coast80 words
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Article, Illustration110 1940-12-20 6 These pictures of naval activities m the tropics are issued officially for publication to-day. They .re probah the first of their kind to be published m Singapore. They illustrate an article on naval manoeuvre. V a b Malayan coast which appears to-day on Page110 words
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Article290 1940-12-20 6 Ahead Of Methods The Germans Used THE mobility of the new British Army and its new methods of air co-operation are ahead of any methods the Germans have used. This is the conclusion reached by the military correspondent of The Times, who witnessed battle manoeuvres290 words
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Article23 1940-12-20 6 MUSICAL entertainments and a IVI library of 5,000 books are among comforts being arranged for air-raid shelters m Westminster.23 words
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Advertisement285 1940-12-20 6 FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK. BOSTON VIA MANILA, HONG KONG PANAMA CANAL Sail Spore Arrive S.P. Arrive N.Y 5.3 PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Dec. 31 Jan 28 Peb. 17 s.s. ZOELLA LYKES Jan. 20 Peb. 16 Mar. 7 s.s. RUEBIN TTPTON Feb. 10 Mar. 9 Mar. 28285 words
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Advertisement112 1940-12-20 6 vU fir" *li 4Sk^ Sj wJmJ flr/JrJ\ Infill S S- W m^m £mwmm m s£^ff^\j "BILL" TIIDBN i- p= 3^/ Outstanding amongst tennis player> ior maty and achieved his phenomenal success n> hi> P< V IS^F io-ordination of mind, muscle and nerve. «Fs i 'f rnati" fU fr^l j^ I;f=112 words
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342 1940-12-20 7 JOHORE SCHEME FOR SHELTERS AT A.R.P. POSTS Officers To Be Trained In Co-ordination U moment T 1 the Johore Government at the sheK for if« P P VISI< S/ f blast and s P« nter P roof under thlLhlL f SIVe fence Servfceg. It is profosed st ayssr .}:ho p342 words
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Article116 1940-12-20 7 Tut congratulation of His Majesty's Forces m the Far East Mve conveyed to the Cotn-jnandrr-in-Cnief. Middle East, In a ick«ram sent from Singapore. The telegram was signed by Air Chief M, r -h.vJ Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, Far East, Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey v> ton. Commander-ln-Chief,116 words
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348 1940-12-20 7 Boy's Story Of Gagged Girl's Abduction qviL su>ry of how the initiative dis--1 played by 19-year-old Ismail Mohd. Marican. an Air Raid Warden, the police m arresting two Tamils and three Chinese who are acd of kidnapping a young Tamil l\rl :rom the Municipal cooly lines at Ftb mile. East348 words
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Article108 1940-12-20 7 AD at 4 a.m. by the cries of one i.Udreu, Yeo Siat Chua discover 29-year-old wife. Lee Kirn Ngo, -< m their bedroom. u>]y seen her an hour preedmg a child. ly set out to find his wife .-es of friends and relatives with success.108 words
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Article20 1940-12-20 7 n H-iridy. a younger brother of J. T. N. and A. M. Handy, of has been appointed Government m Colombo.20 words
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151 1940-12-20 7 •"piIE Contra! Indian Association of Malaya is making an appeal to the Indian public to subscribe for a central Indian high school For some time now," the appeal states, "this association has been considering a proposed to start an Indian high school at a151 words
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187 1940-12-20 7 ARGUED ABOUT THEIR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Stabbing Alleged Against Husband TPHAT a man, Lim Phang Kwee, A following an argument with his wife about their marriage certificate, took up a knife and stabbed her, and then turned the knife upon himself, were the allegations made at a preliminary inquiry into charges187 words
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130 1940-12-20 7 Hanoi, Dec 18. ENERGETIC measures quickly taken have stopped entirely the activities of native communists which began during the night of Nov. 22-23, when they simultaneously attacked wimlnlstrative centres and several small military posts or civil guards m the neighbourhood of Saigon, Cholon and also -In130 words
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Article73 1940-12-20 7 MR. J. H. Ritrnan, Director of Information of the Netherlands Indies, will broadcast from the Singapore station ■\41.3b m.> to-day at 9.20 p.m., when he will give listeners m the Netherlands Indies some impressions gathered during his present visit to Singapore. Mr. Ritman will speak m Dutch.73 words
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Article75 1940-12-20 7 A $50 fine, or two weeks' rigorous Imprisonment, was imposed by the third magistrate, Mr. Oon Khye Kiang, yesterday on a Japanese. Umckicki Hay ash i, aged 55, who admitted that he had not reported to the Registrar of Aliens within 48 hours of his arrival m Singapore.75 words
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70 1940-12-20 7 •"pHE president of the Netherlands Indlea Spitfire Fund has receive the following telegram through the British Consul General at Batavia from Mr. Winstoa Churchill m reply to the birthdny present of ten Spitfires from Hollanders m the NI.: "Your generosity knows no limit. Ten Spitfires70 words
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Article204 1940-12-20 7 COURTS COMMENT CTRONG emphasis was laid by the second magistrate, Mr. Conrad Oldham, yesterday, on the absolute necessity that when a child gives evidence m court, that child's evidence must be corroborated. Mr. Oldham made this comment m a case m which a 12-year-old Malay boy, Noordin204 words
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Article114 1940-12-20 7 r TIiE increasing interest evinced m Malaya by industrialists m Australia is shown by the number of businessmen who are now visiting this country to collect data. Among the recent arrivals is Mr. E. V. Dun bar, who has arrived from Sydney en route to India.114 words
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Article54 1940-12-20 7 A 27-YEAR-OLD Chinese, Chong Sang, pleaded guilty m the third court yesterday to stealing three pairs of trouseih and a coat belonging to J. W. Russell from a car m High Streot at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. He was convicted, and sentence postponed to Dec. 24. Bail54 words
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727 1940-12-20 7 Singapore Likely To Become Trans-Pacific Air Service Terminus HOW real is the intention of PanAmerican Airways to extend their trans-Pacific Clipper service to Singapore, is shown by the arrival here of their Manila operations superintendent, Mr. A. L. Lewis. He is surveying local facilities for a service which would bring727 words
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214 1940-12-20 7 A SUGGESTION by the Netherlands Indies Governmmfl to despatch some pilots to England to take part m the defence of Great Britain, has been accepted by the Netherlands Indies Army authorities, according to a bulletin from the N.I. Airways Department. The bulletin says214 words
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Advertisement38 1940-12-20 7 WAR FUND HOUSEWIFE'S DIARY 1941 ARTICLES ENGAGEMENT DIARY HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS :U-:CIPES MENUS FOR TWO WEEKS SLIMMING DIET COOKS DAILY KIRA DHOBIE LIST (DETACHABLE) Price $2.00. EDITED BY MAISIE H. TILLEY I PROCEEDS TO WAR FUNU KELLY WALSH LTii.38 words
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Advertisement282 1940-12-20 7 fxs He'd appreciate a .Awfr *j* CHARATAN PIPE j& For A X'mas Gift JBr EXTRA S 5.50 SUPER S 7.50 SUPER DE LUXE $10.50 MADE IN ML W ENGLAND £iA W RfBINSON'S SINGAPORE r— 416 EYES SORE, TIRED ONE MINUTE A DAY with an Optrex. In any case, whether you282 words
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Advertisement410 1940-12-20 8 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. «c O. S. M. COS SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Pas^engrers are requested to410 words
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Advertisement353 1940-12-20 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m M S > TELKPfIONK: trelgbi 5432 f*«aer ***> SpOIAW PACIIIC fKjJBLBfIEH (Incorporated id England' Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver iiy j GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by w EMPRESS DUCHESS or MONT n steamers to the353 words
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Advertisement429 1940-12-20 8 MANSFIELD CoTltT 1 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings *o Uniteo Kingdom Oates guaranteed, all cargo ookings subject t 0 Vn!' War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRAL| A THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPesi Regular Services to >c mantle i Perth 8 by first class oassenger ships. Single fare $192 I A429 words
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1320 1940-12-20 9 FLIGHT-SERGEANT PRESS'S 22 YEARS IN R.A.F. THE findings of the district court martial at the R.A.F. 1 Station, Seletar, which heard the trial of Flight-Sergeant G. C. Press on three charges under the Air Force Act, will be promulgated m due course, it was1,320 words
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Article132 1940-12-20 9 AIIOPE that m future trials by court martial legal advice would be used more freely was expressed yesterday by Flying Officer H. C. Stumm, defending officer, at the district court martial of Flight Sergeant G. C. Press. Mr. Stumm thanked the prosecution for the way it132 words
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Article85 1940-12-20 9 AN increase In the number of deaths from tuberculosis is reported m the Singapore health report for the past week from the Municipality. Thirty-two deaths are recorded out of a total of 60 cases reported, although out of last week's total of 142 reported cases there were85 words
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141 1940-12-20 9 l»«»Lt PRirES TLRRENT Dee. 19, 12 o'clock noon Bayers Seller* No. IX R.S.S Spot loose 38 *4 38 >* No IX R S.S. FOB to ca«es Dec -Jan < Sellers option) 38% 38H Gi. AW R-S.S. P.O B ID b^ tm Dec -Jan Sellers options141 words
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Advertisement843 1940-12-20 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS SITUATION VACANT SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Vacancy Fo7~Shift Engineer (Water Dept.) Applications are invited for the aoove appointment. Commencing rd to 1^ s££nd rro^P^ yuarters Provided. fISS? S^^Ensuieer's La nd C ertiof Competency for Steam S?^f >i ome hlgher wiutekus™ All things being equal preference will aY£* C nr^Lt eXaminaUon843 words
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Advertisement442 1940-12-20 9 HELP TO BUY A BOMBER! See Mr. Alexander Korda's Latest achievement m technicolour. THE THIEF OF BAGDAD AT THE CATHAY December 30th. 9.15 pa. sharp. (Under Distinguished Patronage) Mr. Alexander Korda through his distributors United ArtisU Corporation and also Associated Theatres, Ltd. (controlling Cathay Cinema has \er\ generously donated the442 words
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Miscellaneous256 1940-12-20 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails list at the General Post Office ar# as follows: Aden air 4 p m.. Africa air 4 pm. Australia air 4 pm. Australia (East and South) surface 12.30 p m m Burma air 4 p m, Ceylon air 4 pm. Darwin air 4 p m256 words
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Article, Illustration33 1940-12-20 10 The Koyal Artillery Kutjtw team M-taich held the stron? Highland Brigade side to a scoreless draw m a game of rugger played at Tanslin on Tuesday. Free Press picture.33 words
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362 1940-12-20 10 Register Eleven Victories In Thrilling Command Finals WINNING eleven out of 14 tights last night, the Manchester Regiment were clear victors over the Gordon Highlanders m the finals of the Malaya Command inter-unit championship contest for the Middlesex Cup. Actually, however, it was not362 words
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353 1940-12-20 10 Amateur Boxing Association In Selangor PROPOSAL TO FORM BODY DEFEATED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 19. THE proposal to form a separate Amateur Boxing Association m Selangor was defeated last night at a meeting held at the Selangor Club, Mr. R. V. Meyer pointing out that it would353 words
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Article58 1940-12-20 10 HFIiV- S. raits Chinese Recreation Club's annual At Hcme will be held to-m>rrow. T. will be served at 4 p.m and tail will be followed by a tennu rxhibi ion. Mr Tay Lian Teck, th? wife of the pros' d^nt, will give away the prizes won m58 words
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465 1940-12-20 10 Victory Against Malacca Is Almost Certain POLICE TEAM'S SPLENDID PERFORMANCE THOUGH several factors militated against local hockey A enthusiasts being completely satisfied with Singapore's victory over Selangor last Saturday, nothing can gainsay the fact that that victory was decisive. And with that victory, and465 words
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Article115 1940-12-20 10 THE Dutch Choir's carol-singing tour 1 of Singapore began very successful last night when the Choir raised $223 51 for the British and Netherlands Red Cross Funds. Forty strong, and carrying with them a small organ, their singing was very much appreciated at all the houses115 words
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Article71 1940-12-20 10 *IPHE following players have been chosen to represent the Swing B.P. against the Mayfair B.P. m a friendly badminton match consisting of four singles and three doubles at the lattor's court at 3 p.m. on Sunday: Ong Keng Wee, Chan Boon Whatt, Dicky Chia, Ec Bian Heong,71 words
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Article67 1940-12-20 10 TPHE following have been selected to 1 play hockey for the V.M.C.A. versus Field Ambulance on the Anson Road ground at 5.10 pjn. on Monday V. N. Pillay; J. Sanderson, Lee Fong Lim; A. C. Edgar, O. L. Day, Ooh Chin Chye; Low Huck Yang, Qan Kee Tian,67 words
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Article37 1940-12-20 10 Charged with the theft of six loaves of bread at Cross Street at 6.05 a.m. yesterday, Tan Ah Kow, 28, pleaded guilty m the third court. Sentence was postponed to Dec. 24. Bail of $50 was allowed.37 words
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216 1940-12-20 10 Selangor Ex State Hockey Players Prove Their Skill (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 19. CHOWING they had lost none cf their skill, the ex-State hockey players of Selangor yesterday defeated a team drawn from the Indian troops m Malaya m a hockey game by nve goals to nil.216 words
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Article614 1940-12-20 10 LOH KUM SOON BEATEN SEVEN quarter-final round ties m the men's and women's singles m the table tennis championships of Singapore were decided on Wednesday night at the Happy World covered stadium. While all three ties m the men's singles provided good table tennis, the women's matches614 words
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Article34 1940-12-20 10 TTHE Chung Wah Football Club will meet the Chinese Sports Associa- Ajn m a friendly game of soccer at I Jjlan Besar stadium on Sunday. Sgt. S .Hatton will referee. j34 words
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Article68 1940-12-20 10 TTHE Singapore Gun Club's monthly competition at claypigeon shooting was hel/i at the club premises at Alexandra Road on Wednesday and resulted m I" B. I). Moles worth winning the tankard. The best scores were Dr. B. D. Molesworth 160 Dr. G. A. Hansome 150 M.68 words
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Article283 1940-12-20 10 THREE-DAY MEETING IN FEBRUARY •T*HE Singapore Turf Club's spring race meeting will, according to the official programme which was issued yesterday, be held on Saturday, Feb. 8 f Wednesday. Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 15. Entries will close at noon on Wednesday. Jan. 29, and official283 words
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Article75 1940-12-20 10 i From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 19. ON Ihe invitation of the Ceyionese of Kuala Pilah. the Kuala Lumpur Sangee- i tha Abivirthi Sabah trill give a musical \aricty entertainment m aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund at Kuala Pilah on Saturday, at 6.30 pjn. The programme includes75 words
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Article36 1940-12-20 10 (From Our Own Correspondent i Koala Lumpur, Dec. 19. Members of the Technical Association of Selangor will visit the F.M.S. Railways round house and carriage sheds m Travers Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday at 9.45 a.m.36 words
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Article147 1940-12-20 10 Ipoh Manager Sent to Gao! ADMITS USINr ccmpam jeopardy. Brodie, be, after L J. c ager of th Little and Co Ltd guilty to breach ol Hay m th( court to-c. Catt admit and November Ho was seni impri. j:.:. m i Cair- Forward Tin- pr^wu 1 sending money c147 words
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68 1940-12-20 10 WHEN are churgea Vltll mmk unlawful society the Singapore Workers' Ant i- Japanese Association was men*: yesterday. In he wished to id the second ra:. The charge th Cu. who* 1 bod> buried In a sack catchment urea explained to 0 The eas ■Motion, and68 words
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Article37 1940-12-20 10 <Fro:n Our Oai lpoh. I" TTHE Perak I t $3,600. Late from $1,000 ea Association's Ipol E. C W4tMn c chairman .Turf di<b>, todud H w S5OO. Gordon Travers $100. Mrs. B. M WlkbU37 words
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Page 10 Advertisements
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Advertisement51 1940-12-20 10 as 225 a gJHHHHHHHMttk^ J CHRISTMAS jfa ¥s\ Selection of v\ POULTRY GAME M Turkeys. Geese m/i >gF Long Island Ducklings RV Capon*, Cnlckens I •*eMm- Snipe, Woodcock r^jU Ik Quail. Hares J PHONE 53 7 3 o Fl YE LI M jS ffif Adrf o/ Singapore Cold Storagr Co.51 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous50 1940-12-20 10 TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS Hockey Indian Assn. vs. R.A.F. (Seletar). Ralestier: S.C.C. II vs. Field Ambulance. S.C.C: Post Office vs. Royal Navy, Post Office ground: S.CR.C vs. C.S.C. Balestier; S.R.C. vs. Indian Medical Services, S.R.C: Singapore Colts vs. Ceylon Tamils' Assn. Bales tier. Rugger: S.C.C. <B) vs. R.A. Heavy Battery. S.C.C50 words
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