The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 January 1941

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      234 4 HERE'S YOUR GRAND NEW 111 YEAR ENTERTAINMENT! TO-DAY 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS J ■^__l¥^-~^^______E__i rrr ■Cr a_? jL/t, T JBf^___^_L Orchestra playing; the haunting ANfci SHERIDAN and lAMr« CARNEY m f RANK CRAVEN DONALD CRISP <Tif^ FRANK McHUCH ARTHUR KENNEDY CfO_34 TC*_» "^JLv ,OMI COWAN Am ANATOII UTVAX pVodvctw* xJ/ A
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      596 4 Tho Greatest MALAY I < nrf VWT ORIOUS NEW YEAR TO ALL OuM Premiere BRJGH t and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR SAT. 4th Jan. r0 our patrons! Simultaneously At QUEENS We Usher fa, 1941 with a Grand, Merry Holiday Attraction! All the Till-, L 8 f "CAPTAIN BLOOD" with the added
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    POLICE OPEN FIRE ON ESTATE STRIKERS
    227 5 One Killed And Eleven Injured In Clash (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec, 31. WHEN police were forced to open fire on Chinese strikers at a Bahau rubber estate, Negri Sembilan, thi- afternoon one man was killed and eleven were injured. Several policemen were
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    Latest German Raid Sickens Civilized World
    236 5 Latest German Raid Sickens Civilized World London, Dec. 31. PII-; tragic raid on London on Sunday night, m which the s tried vainly to burn down the has aroused an_:er and disgust throughout the civilized world. The New York Times says that the iries were obviously sent down .ike I
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    ARRESTED AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR
    182 5 Snatch-Th'ef Confesses MLI than a year ago at noon on Oct. 1939— a Chinese and his wife UUM onT Northumberland Road, when _mcd Govindasamy sprang out I ihr lrain running parallel with the roa_ i at the woman's earrings. Ufeauji grr opted with him.
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    Training Job For Australian Who Sank U-boat
    231 5 Training Job For Australian Who Sank U-boat CLIGHT-I_IEUT_-NANT Lionel Rees Cohen, formerly of Kurra'oa Road, who was the first Australian airman to sink a U-boat m this war, has been sent to Canada "on a training job.' writes the London correspondent of the Sydney Sun. In a letter received by
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    MALAKA PINDA GIFT TO WAR FUND
    75 5 j| FURTHER donation of 1.000 to The War Fund was unanimously approved at the Mutual general meeting of the Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates. Ltd.. held m Singa- pore yttrrtiy, with Mr. Tan Cheng Lock la the chair. A final dividend of 10 per cent,
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  • At The Cinemas
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      "Down Argentine Way" At Cathay
      100 5 S T i NO with snappy dances, catchy I and glorious technicolour, ••Down a 20*h Cer.tury-Fox musical pened for a New Year season at rdaj esque SouUi Amerioa provides the and of a simple story. A host of i r stars, Don Ameche. Betty Grable.
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      "Come On George" At The Pavilion
      88 5 C 't FORMBY. popular British come- famous lor his banjo- ukelelee selec- d his vociferous 'Help. MooUier, I bark again, latest picture. **Come On George.' is generally released at the Pavilion -t. Formby becomes a jockey and i a wicked racehorse called Maneater. rnt^nces
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      "NEW MOON" AT THE CAPITOL
      108 5 MLlftO-<~,OI_DWYN-MAYER have made a •ily fin* picture of "New Moon," the axu. ii operetta of the same name, which opened Its season at the Capitol yesterday. The picture is a judicious blend of son_ adventure and romance and Is greatly enhanced by the singing of
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      "CITY OF CONQUEST" AT THE ALHAMBRA
      65 5 STARRING two screen favourites, James Cagney and Ann Sheridan, "City For Conquest." which opened at the Alhambra yesterday, has action and colour. Cagney as a "tough guy" and Sheridan as an "oomph girl" make things hum between them, while comical Frank McHugh is responsible
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      MIDNIGHT SHOWINGS
      111 5 ADVENTURE lovers can find no better picture than "The Sea Hawk." which had its midnight showing at the Alhambra yestirdfiv Privateers at sea. fighting and looting, excitement and swift action form the thrilling features of the film. Errol Flynn heads the cast with Brenda Mairhall In the feminine
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    47 5 The King paid a visit to the Aldershot Command recently and saw several bat alions m training. He carried on with his inspection despi'e an air raid warning. Picture shows Hi Majesty taking the salute as men of the Oxford and Burks Light Infan ry march past.
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    More Aid From America For China & Britain
    178 5 More Aid From America For China Britain CHUNGKING ADVISER'S FORECAST FOR 1941 Chungking, Dec. 31. IN 1941 the United States will increase her assistance to China and Britain." declares Dr. Chang Chungfu. counsellor to the National Military Council and well-known authority on international affairs, m the official newspaper Central Daily
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    Tokio Reaction To Roosevelt
    305 5 GERMAN FURY Tokio, Dec. 31. AUTHORITATIVE circles m Japan do not like President Roosevelt* denunciation of the Axis. The Domei news agency says: "Theie is general agreement m regarding hh fireside talk as urooi that he is deliberately closing his ears and eyes to th i
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    HANGED HIMSELF IN PRISON CELL
    159 5 Discovery By Officer DEEPING through the glass peephole of a cell m the Outram Road prison, Mahinder Misser. an Indian sub -prison officer, discovered a Chinese hanging from the ventilator grill by means of a cloth around his neck. The prisoner, Lee Loi Moi, a
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    Bombs On Dublin Story
    43 5 TPHE Chicago Times says it has first-hand information from "unimpeachable sources" that German planes severely bombed Dublin and Belfast recently for several hours, causing some casualties. This report cannot be confirmed from any other source, says Australian Associated Press.
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    "Go Easy With Tin Opener" Warns Woolton
    167 5 London, Dec. 31. A WARNING to housewives to make do with food that could be grown m Britain and "go easy with the tin opener" was uttered by the Food Minister, Lord Woolton, m a broadcast to-day. The danger to Britain's food supplies,
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    Beer Labels Alleged To Be False
    236 5 A SPECIAL Branch raid on a small sundry goods shop m Rowell Road, which is alleged to have brought to light all the paraphernalia necessary for diluting beer and stout was described m the criminal district court yesterday by the officer who carried out
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    SINGAPORE RADIO REVIEW OF 1940
    189 5 r[E Singapore broadcasting station last niS'it transmitted a "scrapbook" programme reviewing the events of the past year. It was one of the most successful locallyinitiated broadcasts from Singapore and jmany listeners must have wondered how it was possible to include such a complete surjvey of
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    INDO-CHINA DELEGATES BEGIN TALKS
    20 5 Tokio, Dec. 31. THE Indo-China trade delegation held Its first meeting with Japanese officials to-day. Reuter
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    Conquered Have Faith In Britain
    133 5 Conquered Ha v e Fa ith In Britain London. Dec. 31. A LARGE number of leading French Socialists have managed to smuggle out of France a message of greetings to the people of Britain. The message says that French Socialists are convinced that England is defending alone at this hour
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    Britain's Welcome Respite From Raids
    75 5 London, Dec. 31. DAD weather conditions gave the wh^le cf Britain a night free from enemy air activity last night. The relief was very welcome m London, where fire services were m manr places still at work on fires caused during Sunday night's wan on
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    Self-Government Step In Holland
    65 5 Self -Government Step In Holland London, Dec. 31. •"THE right of self-government is to be restored to autonomous Dutch provinces, cities and villages, under a decree of Seyss-Inquart, Reich Commissioner m Holland, according to the German radio. The sep is being takon, it is explained, m order to restore as
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    DEATH OF MR. A. MONTGOMERY
    189 5 i Kelantan Pioneer Worker r£E death occurred at the Singapo.n Oeneral Hospital yesterday of Mr. A. .Montgomery, known to many m Malaya as ("Montgomery of Kelantan/' The funeral I will take place at Bidadari Cemetery this evening 1 He was highly esteemed among the Maia3.-,
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    BURMESE JOURNALISTS CALL. ON CHIANG
    76 5 Chungking, Dec. 31. •yHE leader of the Burmese Pres* 1 party is scheduled to leave to-day by air for Rangoon. The other sevrn members are remaining m Chungking until Jan. 7. when they will proceed i<> Chengtu before returning to Burmv The party called on
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    U.S. ENVOY TO VICHY
    36 5 U.S. ENVOY TO V ICHY Vichy. Dec. 31. ADMIRAL William Leahy, the United States' Ambassador to the French Government at Vichy has arrived at Lisbon m the United States cruiser Tuscaloosa, states the Havas agency.— Reuter
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      98 5 MEDICAL HALL LTD. take this opportunity to wish their CUSTOMERS A HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW TEAR. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR PATRONS T 4°_?o*s Y CATHAY -r _..v—^ GOES 11 a.m. 3.15, 6.15, 9.15. PHONE 3400 DON AMECHE BETTY GABLE CARMEN MIRANDA IN 20th Century Fox Spectacular Musical
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    "Peaceful Times" Toast At New Year Parties
    1066 6  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature j By THE New Year came m with a bane: last night at many cheerful parties at home, m the clubs and hotel-. Th«iv's always something rather Lisfyinf about New Year's I a few hours at least you
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    Kuala Lumpur Chatter
    1729 6  - Kuala Lumpur Chatter Clio Hy ■fUALA LUMPUR has been m a state of slightly suspended animation over the week-end, getting over the Christmas outburst of gaiety and preparing for another on New Year's Eve, when there were the usual big dance at the Selangor Club and dances m the hotels
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      68 6 /o 7KOT2Z.CT yoo>X acorns o*m*m*r DEAN'S SCHOOL rOR EtKOPEAN CHILDREN i 1 -nglin) NEW TERM t«-_oc-c« 10th Jan.. 1941. Vacancies for SENIOR SCHOOL (10—16 Years) JUNIOR SCHOOL (7 —10 Years) KINDERGARTEN (5-7 Years) NURSERY SCHOOL (3 -5 Years) Telephone Secretary 732J SJMg CLOSING DOWN SALE Now on at SITA SILK
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      144 6 A NEW YEAR IDEA TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? The SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to fcve regular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND during the Cominfc Year Can You Afford $1 per month Can You Afford $10 per month Can You Afford $100
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    Birmingham's Bishop On Cement 'Ring'
    187 7 Birmingham's Bishop On Cement 'Ring' Pii Bishop of Birmingham (Dr. Barnes) again attacked British Cement Makers* oration, m the House of I sssls the other day. of the Federation have Lgainst Dr. Barnes lor his on them on Nov. 30, says iL;e to the Sydney Daily »n the House of
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    SALVAGE MEN DANCE ON WRECKED LINER
    132 7 Melbourne. -p the interstate 1 OrungaJ which ran aground is, 50 miles from Meid a good day's work day. by holding a ird the vessel, which was i off the shore. ashore 14 bags of mail nslgnment of oysters, ol oil and water from
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    Dispelling Psychology That There Is No Peril To The United States
    664 7 Dispelling Psychology That There Is No Peril To The United States St. James Piccadilly IF United States industry were utilised fully, it would not be surprising if present deliveries of aircraft and armaments could be advanced 20 per cent, at once n the Production Co-ordinator of the National Defence Council
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    Grave Waste Of Shipbuilding Facilities In Australia?
    1393 7 THERE arc growing signs that the Federal Cabinet may 1 shortly be compelled, by the increasing gravity of the German onslaught on shipping, to reverse its present negative policy regarding merchant ship-building. No merchant ships have been built m Australia since the war
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      92 7 33^33 What did the -C_9Tvn f_^> U\ r<o\ _yJ Engineer sayI/fy tvas finished 0^ f 7 -_ki*ill*. t jOttrJ^U ,j^_t> There's something very satis- f tying, very comforting, m the If U|sH{2 //o\v genial mellowness of Johnnie m^ffSSj »__s *V t Walker. It's the result of the I 1 very
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      209 7 TO ML Ol r m::(,\s we wish you all k HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. \iiujiunu i l^l^/Z/y/ J __r ICNESSIY j f lauad.i' |TiJWH*«ff *M_M__M_B >°* n I WE WISH OUR FRIENDS THROUGHOUT M MALAYA, THAILAND. SARAWAK B. N. BOR/TEO I A HAPPT HEW TEAR I M!ry^ 9 Count on
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1941. The New Year
    718 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1941. The New Year I T^HE New Year which dawns today should see us well established on the read to victory. The j past year has been the most critical m the history of the Empire, but the worst is now over, and
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    Should Britain Launch Reprisal Raids On Berlin?
    802 8 Should Britain Launch Reprisal Raids On Berlin? BOMBS AGAINST BOMBS By Commander Stephen King-Hall, M.P. THE only certain method of making either Hitler or the British Government "give m" and "sue for peace," is to bring about a state of affairs m which a substantial portion of the nation demands
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    'Aussie' Author To See Malaya For Material
    227 8 'Aussie' Author To See Ma laya For Material 'THE Australian author, Paul McGuire, on his arrival m Sydney, following a lecture tour m America, said that American interest m Australian affair^ was growing, thanks to the admirable work of the Australian Minister to the 1.5.. Mr. R. Casey. Americans felt
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    CARRIED TIME BOMR
    54 8 VM-iILE oft du:y, Th:jma_ Bmmmmm f West Coumry pohceman, h that a time bomb iiad <••• through a house and buriec under a ground floor passage. He borrowed a spade, dug rour.c hole and unearthed the bomb. Then he coolly placed It on Ins shoulder and took
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    New Zealanders Bake Bread For A.I.F.
    396 8 New Zealanders Bake Bread For A. I.F. COOD conditions have definitely 1 improved for the Australian troops m Egypt. The rations are much the same but cooking facilities are infinitely better and the cooks are able to do justice to the excellent Queensland frozen beef. For months, owing to a
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      62 8 Be Careful m wearing unground Sunglasses, which may cause your eyes to be defective. Cno to Nan Sin and see tne modern frames fitted with Genuine Chance English Crookes' B or B 2 Dark glasses for Safe and Comfortable Vision. \t $5.0(1 ocr pair. Nan Sin Optical House i? 5.
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    18 MALAYANS RECEIVE FIRST NEW YEAR HONOURS OF THE WAR
    1997 9 Chinese Ex Member Of Executive Council Becomes C.M.G. rr'O Chinese are among the recipients of 18 New Year honours which come to Malaya. These are the first New Year decorations to be awarded since the outbreak of war. The highest
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    Government Explains New Rice Order
    434 9 IMPORTERS MAY APPLY TO BECOME DISTRIBUTORS "HEALERS who were licensed as rice importers on Dec. 31, 1940, may apply to become distributors under an order which* will be made m the course of the next day or two," the Food Controller announced yesterday. 4< Thi^
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    WHIPPING FOR SECRET SOCIETY MAN
    148 9 Attempted Extortion "T WILL not countenance hooligans going round to extort money for the funds ot secret societies," said the third magistrate, !Mr J. G Rappoport, yesterday, when he sentenced Tah Cheng Ho to ten strokes of ithe heaw rotan and one months rigorous imprisonment
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    RENT BOARD HEARS FIVE APPLICATIONS
    347 9 A T his last session as president of the A Singapore Rent Assessment Board before going^nleave Mr. Murray M. Jack yesterday considered dye applications The first, for the fixing of rent, was postponed to be heard by a Board presided over by his successor, Mr.
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    Government House Will Be Re-Occupied Soon
    281 9 GOVERNMENT HOUSE, which was undergoing extensive repairs while Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas were away on leave, will be ready for occupation by the middle of the month, it is learned. All the renovations have been completed, and it will be a matter of
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    A HOPEFUL NEW YEAR
    128 9 ITSHERING m the New Year with the traditional linking of hands and the song "Auld Lang Syne," thousands of revellers m Singapore immediately afterwards burst as if by prearranged signal into a thrilling chorus of "There'll Always Be An England." Toasts to a brighter year than
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    SAW HIS FATHER DROWNING
    271 9 lIEARING unusual shouts from the *1 channel near the Empire Dock, Capt. j Richard Pearce Eddy, wharf superintendent lof the Singapore Harbour Board, left his office to investigate and saw a man splashing about m the sea. Concluding that the person had fallen overboard from a
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    GEN. WU CALLS ON GOVERNOR
    101 9 TO express his thanks for the hospitality he has enjoyed m Malaya during his six-week visit, Gen. Wu Teh-chen, China's goodwill envoy, called on the Governor, Sir S hen ton Thomas, at Government House yesterday. Gen. Wu told Sir Shenton that all the officials he
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    Savings Certificates' Holiday Boom
    75 9 SALES of Malayan War Savings Certificates were brisker than ever during the holiday season. Total sales of Certificates between Z*oxing Day and New Year's Eve went over $100,000. The total amount raised fcr the war by the sale of these Certificates by the end of 1940
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    "THIEF OF BAGDAD" RAISES $7,000
    134 9 MRS. C. J. Church, on behalf of the committee of the "Buy A Bomber" Fund, has written a letter of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Max Baker "for so magnanimously selecting this Fund to be the beneficiary of the entire proceeds of the premiere of
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    MALAYAN MUSLIMS IN MECCA DESTITUTE?
    99 9 MALAYAN M USLIMS IN MECCA DESTITUTE? l PUBLIC meeting Is being called by he A All Malaya Muslim MI-^nary Society at its premises at 830, Geylang Road, at 4 p.m. on Saturday to consider ways and means of helping Malayan Muslims who are m Mecca and uho are believed to
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      45 9 Wishing our Patrons a Happy Prosperous Sew Year CAPITOL RESTAURANT A ir-conditioned= TO-NIGHT SPECIAL NEW YEAR DINNER $2.25 BOOK NOW PHONE 4906 j TRANSPORT PASSENGER'S BAGGAGE GENERAL CARGO FURNITURE REMOVAL A STORAGE FACILITIES CONSULT:— TIE MALAYAN BAGGAGE SERVICE 2B RAI ELES PLACE (PHONE 7239) SINGAPORE
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      176 9 _t_%i__-£_- (P^eautu ..<..* W ACHIEVED BY §3s,£?j) SKIN CLEAMIM^ fl/t F cCKDCN Skin care I a matter o: _MMXV dabblings with a miscellany of 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
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    Work Starts On 60 New Cargo Ships
    338 10 WUHM twenty -four hours of contracts being signed. rk commenced on Dec. 20 on the two new shipyards at Kich-»-»d (California) and South Portlar.d at which 60 cargo >hip> are to be built for Britain. i the fir.-;'; kn within two montlLs d
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    MUSSOLINI AS PATRON OF R.A.F. UNIT
    158 10 TTHfc original design for a badge for R.A.F. Squadron N'» 224, which is a general reconnaissance unit, bears Mussolini's signature. The sQuadr.n waa termed at Ctr.mrc st war to help the Italians anc vi^ disbanded af.er the war. but re formed m 1937 T,
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    Hong Kong's Great Part In War: Building Most Ships Outside British Isles
    2404 10 LJONG KONG is doing more than any port outside the Bri- tish Isles m the production of new ships, said Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University and leader of the Hong Kong Delegation to the
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    'Aussies' To Make Cruiser Tanks For A.I.F.
    246 10 'Aussies' To Make Cruiser Tanks For A.I.F. NEARLY 10,000 men will be needed for Australia's armoured division if preliminary plans suggested by Army experts are adopted by Federal Cabinet. Existing cavalry divisions m Victoria and New South Wales and a brigade m South Australia are In the training centres to
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    NOEL COWARD PRAISES U.S. DEMOCRACY
    91 10 Canberra. IN a national broadcast- from Canberra. Noel Coward, English playi wright md actor, said the many and j diverse types of people m the United (States had a spirit of inherent generosity, hospitality, and sentimentality, and a genuine sense of democracy. II was much
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    Flew With Half A Wing
    68 10 Sergeant Gly a 23-year-old flying instructor, ha> been awarded the M lor a remarkable feat of skill and courage. He was flying a engined training aircraft during formation flying training, lowing aircraft collided with his machine, severing the starboard wtnp just beyond the engine. The
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    All Curtis Fighters Go Tn Britain
    208 10 All Curtis Fighters Go Tn Britain ALL new Curtis lighters most modern U.S. machine are now being sent to England. ;u cording to American aviation industry officials SuDplies for the United States Army Air Corps have been stopped Thus sev:n fighters a day will b* available to Bri.am from :he
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    JUDGE REGRETS COULD NOT GRANT DIVORCE
    82 10 MR Justkv Gavan Dully exp'-etlpd his regret, when he dlmilmd a petition m the Divorce Court recen ly. He said that ail the met the ■case were with the wife and if he were exercising a "patriarchal jur:. he would willingly h i d<cree
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    CAMERA GLIMPSES OF A YEAR OF WAR AGAINST THE NAZIS
    201 11 atathre of the fine type of man fiom the Dominions baa rallied to the rill of Britain are them Australians, of the force which went to Egypt early m the year British lr— pa an the beaches at Dunkirk, an
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      420 12 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCORPORATED £N ENGLAND) P. <5c O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. The best possible services aie 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. Passengers are requested to
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      439 12 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to >c mantle Perth I via Java by first class oassenger shios. Single fare $192
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    RAH, CONCESSIONS FOR HARI RAYA HAJI
    45 13 r~OR the Hart Raya Haji festival, which m falls on Jan. 9, week-end tickets will be available on the F.M.S. Railways from Jan. 7 to 12 for the outward journey and Jan. 0 l f/_- tH_ r_fiit— i irmrriov
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    COLONY NEWSPAPERS
    22 13 AN official notice relating to permits for printing and publishing newspapers to the straits Settlements appears m this pagf to-day.
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      1195 13 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH. MONTGOMERY. On Dec. 31. at the \-ral Hospital. Singapore. Archibald mery. of Kelar.tan, aged 57. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITT Tenders Tenders are now invited for the ywing materials or services For ars see Municipal Tenders Poom Sinele Pha.^e A C. •rs 10 Amperes 230 Volts 5C
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    64 14 picture. company of the Manchester Regiment, inter-company novices boxing champions for 1940: Standing (from left to right), LC Jackson. LC Birch. Pte. Taylor, Pte. Hudson. I,c Beech. I. c Gregg, P Evans, Ptr Shaw. Pte. Mullins; sitting (fr»m left to right), Lc Bennet. Lc McDonnell. Capt. T. Mangnall. Pte. Wren,
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR TO-DAY'S RACES
    1090 14 Third Day Ot Penang Turf Club's Meeting DELOW is given the full card of events m Penang to-day, D the third <la\ of the Penan? Turf Club's Christmas-New i ear meeting. The double totes w ill be on race,; four and five and seven
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    SELANGOR STATE HOCKEY TEAM
    93 14 TTHE following have been selected to reprssent Selangor m a Sate hockey game against Malacca on Saturday on tho Selangor Club parting: Wong Kam Thong; G. F.abrooy, H. Brooke (capt); Lee fat Chong, V. Vijendram, Fam Choo Choon; H. Koelmeyer, Tajudd'n. Sheikh Mansur, Razalli, Syed llamid.
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    S.C.C. Beat Air Force Officers At Rugger
    331 14 S.C.C. Beat Air Force Officers At Rugger i S.C.t. 3; Combined R.A.F. 0. 'THOUGH they had the better of the exchanges m the first half, and completely dominated play m the second, the Combined Ko.\. I Air lorct* and Koval Australian tir Force officers' team was beaten by three points
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    Home Football Programme
    187 14 -P-.rT- London, Dee. 31. nmm first part of the FootbaU League proI gramme having been completed on Dec :.h. clubs will compete m various County Cv" competitions, beginning on Saturday until Peb g aSUC s War Cu^ Competition starts on j The following are the fixtures for
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    THREE WINNERS TO MAJOR FOX TO-DAY?
    746 14 Anton Rogue, Codellus And Double File REVIEW OF PROSPECTS THE Singapore trainer, Major T. L. Fox, has three very good prospects, Anton Rojue, Codellus and Double File, m Penang this afternoon, the third day of the Penang Turf dub's Christmas New Year meeting. A
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    166 14 CELECTIONS for to-day's races m Penang are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Young Ginger. Sir Patrick. Race 2: Prunella, Cellofort. Race 3: Mercury, Double Esso. Race 4: Marnell, East Lynne. Race 5: Tommy, Codellus. Race 6: Authentic. Tin Pocket. Race 7: Polo, Patience. Race 8: Moonlight Sonata, Double
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    91 14 MIXED FOURSOMES AT GARRISON GOLF CLUB HTHE monthly mixed foursomes com- pet Lion played at the Garrbc n Golf Club on Sunday, resulted m a win for Major and Mrs. J. J. CVDwyer wi.h a n?t jcore of 69. The following were the best returns: Major and Mrs. J. J.
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    BRAMTOCO SPORTS CLUB
    66 14 TPRE following players have been se- lected to represent Bramtoca Spirts Club m a table tennis friendly against Slme, Darby Sports Chsls at the frrmer's premise", Hoe Chiang Road, at 5 15 p.m. on Friday. W. J. N. Lee, I_im Lian Lock, Ong Cheng Kiar, Toh Chye
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    Races For R.S.Y.C. Yachts At To-day's Sea Sports
    151 14 'pO-DAY, there will be the following races for the Royal Singapore Yacht Club during the Sea Sports: "A" Class: Free Press Challenge Cup. "B* Class: Sea Sports Challenge Cup. 14 ft. Dinghy: Morning Tribuno Ch illonge Cup. Tht start will be approximately
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    Weights For Saturday In Penang
    261 14 Weights For Saturday In Penang ■THE weights for c!i fight r_« f n Penan* <n gatl^uy, the hn.i day of the Penang Turf d ut)> hristmas-New Year meeting Horv>. Class 1, I>lv. I, 6 fm v Oimon 9.12 Media* _aolm 9 07 j t: Bridge La 8.13 Lea** Bug Jack
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    NEGRI-ELANGOR RUGBY SIDE:
    104 14 NEGRI -ELANGOR RUGBY SIDE: I From Our Own K(i:'...i "mpur. I>- except for .v.o tor* Sembilan, the com] bilan-S?lanfor i ir m P m the North Saturday, is ccnsti play its One As'atic U Uo lv He is Ma. h 1 v.- Dank r Asiati wing threequartcr. v. played very
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    Y.M.C.A. BASKET-BALL.
    57 14 T^KE .ollow.ng will repre.> n: th V.M.C.A. at -bail the East Surreys on t:i flf C i ground 14 5 p m m Saturd.. B. Fones. L.m Nji; Si'-ng. L oi Pen Kone. Low Wah Sung. G h Chin Chy< Ng Wee Yean. Loh _hree K°e Blot Chi
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