The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 January 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,:>W. 2STD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8. 1941. 5 cents
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    TOBRUK'S OUTER DEFENCES REACHED
    564 1 British Capture Aerodrome With 40 Planes WARSHIPS BOMBED IN HEAVY RAID ON TRIPOLI London, Jan. 7. DRITISH mechanized forces are now m contact with the v outer defences of Tobruk, it was stated m authoritative quarters m Ix>ndon this morning. Meanwhile, the aerodrome of El Aden,
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    Italians Lose 94,000 Men
    75 1 London Jan. 7. ry kIN(- t»»«" British advance i«» U Western Desert since Hi, "4 000 Italian troop, „ther been captured or M i tiehting force, it titfd m London. I this iisure. 84.000 \%ere fightP s and 10.000 supply ;h quintitirs of material are iti^h
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    U.S. Envoy To Sound Britain On War Plans?
    186 1 U.S. Envoy To Sound Britain On War Plans? V w York. Jan. 7. ricial secrecy is still ft Girding the purpose lir. Harry Hopkins. velVa special repre- i ndon, the belief is at the chief object to obtain from Mr. statement of British Lin .t high United State? to rind
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    22 1 Melbourne, ,liit. 7. authorities hat seven are known i aboard vessels link m waten ins flur mlssl T and our T'ili- Reuter
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    U.S. Planes Operating In Egypt
    94 1 U.S. Planes Operating In Egypt A Cairo. Jan. 7. MERICAN planes are operating with the R.A.F. m Egypt. This was revealed by a high R.A.F. .spokesman to-day, who informed Reuter that Glen-Martin bombers are doing reconnaissance work of vital importance. It is hoped that shortly the supply of American planes
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    ROME RADIO LIE
    69 1 London. Jan. 7. fT is authoritatively stated m Lcndon that there is no truth whatever m propaganda statements through Rome radio that Arab rebels havi; been attacking lines of communication and military objectives m Palestine. Not only have there been no such incidents m Palestine but; "it
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    War Affects Italy's Heavy Budget
    56 1 London. Jan. 7. ITALY'S budget fcr the coming yea: will be £500,000,000. This does not include money needed for carrying on the war. Last year's deficit was appoximately £350,500,000. Three-fourths of this was accounted for by preparations for the present war an-* fnr nthpr wars
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    OPPOSITION TO NEW ORDER GROWS IN BALKANS
    281 1 London, Jan. 7. OPEN or veiled resistance against the establishment of the Ntw Order is increasing m the Balkans, states a report from the Istanbul correspondent of the Independent French Agency which gives a different view of the situation m that corner of
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    REPORTED ULTIMATUM TO BULGARIA
    21 1 Moscow, Jan. 7. pOREIGN office officials here are without information regarding a German ultimatum to Bulgaria.— Reuter
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    Churchill's Spectacular 'Speed The War' Drive
    126 1 London, Jan. 7. A SPECTACULAR new "speed. the war" drive is described m an official announcement from Downing Street. Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, has instituted four committees to "obtain more rapid and decisive action." A committee under Mr. Ernest Bevin, Labour Minister, will
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    Search Fails To Reveal Any Trace Of Amy
    220 1 "AFRAID IT IS NOW HOPELESS" London. Jan 7. ALTHOUGH tiight authorization papers from the plane were discovered, speedboats searching the Thames estuary failed to iind any trace of Amy Johnson, who disappeared on Sunday after baling out from a machine which she
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    49 1 •"pHE King has approved the award of George Cross to Squadron Leader J. N. Dalian for his courage and speed m re- 1 moving an enemy bomb from a steamer, and i for his courage and dexterity m perform- j ing a similar duty on board another trawler. Reuter
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    Nazi Threat To Vichy
    106 1 London, Jan. 7. PFRMANY is showing signs of ih- tense irritation to-day at ih« attitude of the Vichy Government and is taking steps to indicate hei desire for a reconstruction of the Petain Government. The formation of the triumvirate to rule France obviously does not m
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    CHANGES IN VICHY CABINET PREDICTED
    48 1 Berlin, Jan. 7 AN impending reshuffle of the V. Cabinet is predicted In a Ge.. j message to the German news agency, which says that the changes will a fleet the newly-formed triumvirate of Adm. Darlan. Gen Huntzei<:< i and M Flandin Reuter
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    King Of Denmark Shows Firm Front
    75 1 Stockholm, Jan. KING rtlrittlan oi Denmark hu^ taken up a firm stand m the ■o. strong pressure to which tho D.. Government is being subjected by th^ occupying German authorities. The newspaper Dagens NyheUr ri< dares that King Christian is insisting on papular representation
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    Nazi Ships Bombed Off Norway
    74 1 London, Jan. 7 /^OASTAL Command Blenheim ai/ craft yesterday attacked three enemy merchant vessels off the Nor- pegiail coast and badly damaged says an Air Ministry communiqir Bomber Commnd Blenheims also ...Hacked enemy tankers off th- I)ut: i; >ast and scored direct hiK <m tanker
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    STOP PRESS
    78 1 Sofia, Jan. Many Iron <iuardi.sU have be«*n killed m lighting m Rumania, which has been <-ut off from the outside world for threr days, statts a message from the tlu\ g-arian-Rumanian frontier. Fighting is reported to be between two Iron Guard factions— one supporting Cien. Antonescu's (iovprnmrnt and
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    THAILAND BORDER STRIFE CONTINUES
    66 2 Bangtok, Jan. 7. r3 border strife between Thailand and French Indo-China flared anew to-day following an intense attack by Prencn guerilla troops on villages m the Nakonpanom and Übol sectors, according to a Thai High Command communique, which states Thai troops and police effectively retaliate*! A
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    Penang Plan To Evacuate 100,000 In Emergency
    511 2 Penang Plan To Evacuate 100,000 In Emergency BIG A. R. P. SCHEME (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 7. IT is understood that an evacuation plan has been prepared for Penang town dwellers m case of an emergency. Steps are being taken to direct the population m such an event
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    "BATTLE FOR BARDIA" AT CAPITOL
    162 2 COME of the finest newsreel shots of the v present war are contained m "The Battle for Bardia," whicn was screened at trr* Capitol Theatre last night. The pictures were taken by Capt. Frank Hurley, official photographer with the Australian Imperial Force m Egypt, and
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    Soviet Denies Recall Of Ministers
    106 2 London, Jan. 27. ■TOE Soviet radio lasc night broadcast a denial that M. Lavrentie/, Soviet Minister to Rumania, has been recalled to Moscow. The denial was Issued by tue Tass news agency. Moscow Foreign O cc officials today stated that "they had no official SSSif
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    Militia Relieve Italian Troops
    271 2 GREEKS ADVANCING TOWARD ELBASAN London, Jan. 7. IT is confirmed that regular Italian 1 troops continue to be relieved on the Albanian front by Fascist militia, says the Istanbul correspondent of the Independent French agencies. Transport, he adds, is being earned out by German Junkers troop-carrier
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    LANDLORD LOSES APPLICATION
    240 2 Tenant Expects To Go On Leave "fPHE idea seems to have 1 the new legislation that while the landlord tenants are free to do as A. de} Mello to the Rent yesterday. He was appearing for Edna A. Paulusz, m an mission to eject Mr. C W
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    COLD SPELL RECORD IN SWITZERLAND
    26 2 London Jan. 7 LAST December was Switzerland's coldest ror 40 years, according to the Bern« meteorological observatory. state* the Lyon« Reuter
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      181 2 "Far Away the Best Adventure Film Singapore seen for a long time" FREE PRESS <Jan I CAPITOL /•plP* l^ J| 4 SHOWS TOMOKKdW v '\!!pr "t tfk f* m^ X I CRAWFORD I l< n Powerful Tropic to»e Oromo fij VJTRAMGE CARGO V»:tf ]B^^AN HUNTER PETER LORRE IT^ W [^B^
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    ITALY'S HOLD ON LIBYA GROWS PRECARIOUS
    478 3 Further Strong Resistance To Wavell Doubtful NAZI REINFORCEMENT NOW WOULD BE TOO LATE the fall of Bardia was fully expected, the magnitude of the victory m its rapidity, the number ot prisoners captured and the smallness of the casualties suffered could not be foreseen,
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    "America In State Of Undeclared War Again st Dicta tors"
    622 3 "America In State Of Undeclared War Aga in s t Dicta tors" Reaction To Roosevelt Ottawa, Jan 7 PRESIDENT Roosevelt's speech to Congress has placed the I'nited States m a state of undeclared war against (tutorship. This is the view of most Canadians and mutrh the President spoke m generalities
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    $500,000,000 More For Navy Expansion
    42 3 W^hinKlon. Jan. 7 LIM \IION authorizing exiiiure «m >r»00.000.000 for nphuildins and ordnance i tunns was introduced m ttomm of R^presenta.ives to- v.t MM advanced by Mr. \inN<»n <t the House of Re- ea N*.al < >mmittee Reuter
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    President Angers Italy
    63 3 Home. Jan. 7. PNT ROOSL FLTS speech I red Italy di Roma ihi^ morning dent o: displaying theoretical hostilities nan states" and .<ed why he does the Axis amblcwMM and s are aimed at putpeople, who are hosLnto a compromizI Hypocritical would, for exrepresent eventual the part
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    DETAILS OF R.A.F. HAVOC IN ITALY
    466 3 DETAILS OF R.A.F. HAVOC IN ITALY jL CLv* lUllvu i*l w Being Moved London, Jan. 7. CO effective were the R.A.F. raids on northern Italy during the I month of October that the Italian i people attributed almost supernatural powers to British bomb aimers, declares the Air Ministry I News
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    56 3 Rome, Jan. 7. A MESSAGE of greeting and admira- tion to the commanders cf th:> I.alian land, sea and air forces and Fascist militia "who are heroically fighting on several fronts against the i forces of British Imperialism and its I sa:ellities" was approved at to-day.? meeting of the Italian
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    Nazis Flatly Deny Eire Bombing
    56 3 Berlin. Jan. T denlM flatty that ..> j fag German planes tiait and dropped new? agrncy issued a that th Gf rman uivestigating Eire's bd n Jan. 1 and 2. ■aate it sa3rs that, d that the Luftwaffe ng to a ••regrettable mMM irould niA.
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    Trade Pact Is Extended
    38 3 -Get— agreement of I, 1938, dealing with goods •'ml financial dealings beGermany and the I\S.S.R- i- extended to Dec. 31, now been further ex- untH >ept. 1, 1942. according final dermnn n»w« a^nrv Reuter
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    KNIGHTHOOD CEREMONY PERFORMED IN PUBLIC
    115 3 London. Jan. 7. r£ Accolade of Knighthood was bestowc i for the first time m public m a factory during the King ami Queen's tour of bombed Sheffield. They first visited a steel works where they saw war production m full swing unhampered by the
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    GEN. CATROUX'S NEW POST
    64 3 Bombay, Jan. 7. QEN. tie Gaulle has conferred on Gen. Catroux, former Governor- General of IndoChina, the title of Free French Delegate-General for Egypt and High Commissioner for the Middle East and the Balkans, and entrusted him with the leadership of the Free French movement m
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    Axis Representatives Not Present To Hear Plain Speaking
    481 3 Axis Representatives Not Present To Hear Plain Speaking S Washington Jan. 7. r has Mr. Roosevelt plainly to Congress and r sn affair.' and m achieved a personal as wus never possible m chat." Congressmen and the >ries applauded time ?ain No seat m the Cham Among the diplowere the
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    Australian Round-up Of Fifth Column
    75 3 Canberra, Jan. 7 A ROUND-UP oi spirited "fifth columnists" is being organized by the Australian Government to prevent leakage of information concerning movements of ships m Australian waters This was announced by the Navy Minister, Mr W. M. Hughes, today. when he also stated that
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    Turkey's War On Defeatists & Gossip-Mongers
    188 3 Turkey's War On Defeatists Gossip-Mongers Ankara. Jan. 7. •"THE National Assembly has adjourned for its two months winter recess after having approved a bill prolonging by one year fee term of service of recruits of 21 years and over at present with the colour In order to curb activities Jik«h
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    VIOLENT SPAIN GALES
    63 3 London. Jan. SNOWSTORMS i±u6 violent pales are suit ragmp over ihe whole of Spain according to a mes.sae* reaching Rome from Madrid Grave damage hits been caused to pro perty and m many places road and railwa. lines have been cut and telephonic and graphic sen ices
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    Women To Help In Drive For A.A.M. Fighter Fund
    870 5  - Women To Help In Drive For A.A.M. Fighter Fund MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By THE A.A.M. is having a big 1 drive on Saturday for the Motorists Fighter The badges specially rrned to be sold m aid of Fund, and which have ,lv been bought by many Malayan motorists,
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    Kuala Lumpur Chatter
    1471 5  - Kuala Lumpur Chatter I ADY Thomas will be m Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 14 and is expected to be present at that morning's meeting of the Sewing Section, Malaya Patriotic Fund. As she is so recently arrived from leave, it is hoped that she will be able to give some
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    N.Z. Airmen Have Earned Enviable Distinction In First Year Of War
    843 6 N.Z. Airmen Have Earned Enviable Distinction In First Year Of War ANE THOUSAND New Zealand airmen, fighting 14,000 miles from their homes, have given their country, smallest among the belligerent nations, a distinction that the greatest among them would not scorn. Pink-cheeked eager youths from New Zealand colleges, farms and
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    State Insurance For All In Britain
    111 6 THE Chancellor of the Ex--1 chequer (Sir Kingsley Wood) recently announced a scheme under which every person m Britain over 15 will be insured free against death or injury by enemy action. The scheme makes no distinction between the size or nature of any
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    Bread By Lorry For Bush Unite
    32 6 Picture shows a lorry being loaded with thousands of loaves of bread at a field bakery serving South African troops m the East African bush country.
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    Australia Equipping All Ships With Ingenious Mine-Dcs tro ying Device
    428 6 Australia Equipping All Ships With Ingenious Min e-Dcs tro ying Device CVERY ship m the Australian mercantile marine will short- ly be given full protection from mines. By order of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin, all ships engaged m the coastal trade must now be
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    Australia's Free French Leader Named
    91 6 Australia's Free French Leader Named T'HE leader of the Free French forces (General de Gaulle) has appointed M. Andre Brenac, of Sydney, as his personal representative, and the leader of the Free French Movement m Australia. The Minister for External Affairs (Sir Frederick Stewart) announcing this said that Gen. de
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    JOE BECKETT RELEASED
    61 6 JOE Beckett, former British Empire heavyweight boxing champion, and his wife, who were arrested on June 3 under Defence Regulations, have been released. At the time of his arrest Beckett was reported to have been connected before the war with Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists.
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    City Of Benares Hero Recounts His Experience
    434 6 4 GRAPHIC story of the sink in* of the evacuee ship Civ of Benares by a L'-boat m tbi Atlantic was recently told Sydney by a hero of th« dis ast?r, Mr. A. E. Dowling. Mr. Dowlin*. a director oi Pate*^ Lalng, and
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    MAGNETIC MINES MASTERED
    56 6 ALL coastal ships on the A register must now be equipped r. degaussing equipment tor prot against magnetic mines Degaussing equipment Is tl reply to German magnetic irnes earlier m the war claimed a i ships around the British coas' consists of cables placed around I hull,
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    German "People's Car" Was Biggest Hoax In History
    830 6 German "People's Car" Was Biggest Hoax In History AS a result of the advocacy by many Australian leaders of what is called credit expansion and unorthodox finance," there seem to be many people m the Common wealth who imagine that an easy way could be found to avoid depressions, cure
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      134 6 A NEW YEAR IDEA TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? The SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to regular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND during the Coming Year Can You Afford $1 per month Can You Afford $10 per month Can You Afford $100 per
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    H. M. S. TERROR, SHIP, LIVES UP
    368 7 Big Guns Send 550 Tons Of Shells Into Bardia VITAL ACTION WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET :>:><) ions of 5-inch shells were poured into IJardia during the past three weeks by the monitor wUcfc appears to have fully lived up to her among the
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    DETECTIVES ACQUITTED
    97 7 DETECTI VES ACQUITTED H > he did not consider the the complainant sufficiently Ml On Khye Kiang. sitting m Omu < rday, acquitted two •ut calling on them their de- r?e of attempted extortion. Cheong Yok Lin. 22, and 21. who were defended by Ue Souza. claimed trial to a
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    MALAY SENTRY SENT TO GAOL FOR ROBBERY
    312 7 MALAY SENTRY SENT TO GAOL FOR ROBBERY Incidents At Night MALAY sapper, Sa'at bin Bugis. who was arrested early last month m connection with two robberies, was yesterday sentenced by the Singapore criminal district judge, Mr. j. l. McFall. to two months' rigorous imprisonment on each of two charges, the
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    BETTING CHARGES
    112 7 IIfHEN a case was mentioned yesterday m ff the third court In which I. J. Kenlay. 45. and Clement Woelz, 18-year-old Euro- p« an. had claimed trial to charges concerning alleged betting offences. Mr. A. J. Braga. say- ing he was representing Kenlay, asked for a I postponement
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    Commission's Finding On Miner's Present Of Shares
    677 7 Commission's Finding On Miner's Present Of Shares >ur Own Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 7. nittee oi Inquiry investhe conduct of officers F MS. Mines Department '^ed the following findings considering evidence which A Coates of Anglo-Oriental Ltd., gave last month vai not disputed that a j 3000 shares m Tamba
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    SINGAPORE BASE TO HER NAME
    13 7 A Picture Of H.M.S. Terror Taken In Singapore
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    TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES
    164 7 REGULATIONS prohibilin? the transfer, without the I'inaucial Secretary's consent, of businesses abroad have been introduced m the Colony and Federated M:\Jay States. It is ruled that except with the consent of the Financial Secretary and m accordance with conditions he may impose, no body corporate resident m
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    No New Homes For Fire Victims
    203 7 THE Singapore Improvement Trust has decided not to proceed with its plan to build temporary dwellings !to house the 200 squatters rendered homeless by the disastrous fire m IKampong Silat six months ago. Approximately 60 wood and attap i dwellings were razed durinp the
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    Triple Collision After Christmas Dinner
    783 7 Triple Collision After Christmas Dinner R.A.F. CORPORAL PLEADS GUILTY IJOW a saloon motor-car decorated with streamers, and driven by a i corporal of the Royal Air Force, collided with two other vehicles m! Orchard Road on Christmas night, 1 was described m the traffic court j yesterday. Two cars overturned!
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    40 7 The 12th annual Rotary District Conference <80th District* will b? held at Ipoh on Mar. 22 and 23. It is aUo announced that Rorary International |32nd Convention will be held at D?n--j v or. Colorado (US.*) from >un-» 15 to
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    Soldier's 70-Foot Death Leap From Hospital EYE-WITNESS'S STORY
    525 7 Soldier's 70 -Foot Death Leap From Hospital EYE-WITNESS'S STORY LJOW he .-aw a man poised on the iron rail of a secondfloor verandah of !.he Alexandra Military Hospital -swal-low-dive" 70 feet to the ground below, striking the roof of an adjoining building during his fall, was told by Private John
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    LATE MR. C.T.L. HADDER
    234 7 rrilfc: ruoera] of Mr Ciiarles T I ,i., i^J"? 1 die^, at -»uang Oovrrna hiofpital on Mi ndaj at the ace of do place nt Bidadari Omrt.ry yesterday artrrncn and was attended by relatives and Inends. Arrhdearon Graham WhiN- r.ffir,atod Besides the widow, the following w«
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    Charge Under F.M.S. War Tax Law
    126 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) RELIEVED to be th] P flm p^tJution of its kind under the War Taxation Ena?tment m the F.M S., Ng Khoon Yam, an Englishspeaking youth, appeared m the first magistrate's court to-day on a charge that on Jan. 6 he
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    Shipping Losses About Half Weekly Average
    332 9 Shipping Losses About Half Weekly Average London, Jan. 7. T*HE losses by enemy action of British merchant shipping during the last week of 1940 were little more than of those for the previous week. These, m turn were considerably lower than for the previous weeks and well below the average
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    93 9 Mails lose at the Genera! Post Office .1- r- Hews: TO-DAY Indo-China surface 2 p.m. Java air 13.30 a.m. Medan air 11 a.m. Trtlembang surface 9 a.m. air 10.30 a.m. TO-MORROW Africa surface 11 a.m. America tSouth) surface 11 a.m. C?ylon surface 11 a.m. Java air
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    100 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Jan. 1, 12 o'clock noon Bayers Sellers No IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 37^ 37% NO IX R.S.S. FOB. m cases January '<* JO GF.A.Q RS.S. FOB. id bales January »7* •>' p A Q. R.S S. PO.B. U> bale- January 37^ n*
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    BOY SCOUTS' INTENSIVE A.R.P. TRAINING
    363 9 Special Course For Selected Members TO-MORROW, about 100 senior scouts selected from various troops m Singapore will complete a week's intensive training m civil defence measures at St. Andrew's School, Woodsville. The woel: they have spent at Woodsville, by the permit icn of the school
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    R.A.F. MEN SEE DEAD BODY IN WATER
    258 9 R.A.F. MEN SEE DEAD BODY IN WATER Woman's Suicide I EANING on the parapet of a wooden bridge near the Singapore Airport, Leading Aircraftman Sidney Robert Hewitt glanced into a creek nearby and saw the body of a fully clorned Chinese woman floating In the water. In cempany with Leading
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    GRAPHIC RECORD OF RAIDS ON AXIS
    197 9 A COLOURED poster, showing m a striking way the relentless and methodical smashing of military objectives m Germany and Italy by the R.A.F., is shortly b?ing issued by the Department oi Information and Publicity m Singapore. The number of major aUuieks up to j
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    BRITISH DELEGATES IN AUSTRALIA
    146 9 CIX members of the mission which repre- sented Britain at the Imperial Supplies Conference at Delhi recently have arrived m Australia after passing through Singapore. Two of them stayed m Singapore fewseveral days and had conferences with the local Government before leavfng. The mission is expected
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. AGNES RODKIGUES
    244 9 rnHE death occurred ye terciay at her rc--1 sidence In Serangoon Road of Mrs. Agnes* Prudence RodrUrues at the age of 77 years Rhe is survived by her son, Mr. Harry Rodrigues, who is Junior Assistant Auditor Malacca, and two daughter?. Mrs. Alfred Pereira and
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    GOLD OUTPUT
    25 9 rE Raub Australian Gold Mining Co Ltd.. advise that 1.560 ounches of fine prold were produced for the four weeks ended J«n 4
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    May Be Transferred To The Reserve
    110 9 OFFICERS ol the Straits Settlements i Volunteer Fore? who have bven gran.cd exemption from liability to be called out on th? declaration of a suite of emergency cr from liability for continuous or non-continnon* training, i may be transferred to the Reserv of Officers
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    BELGIAN CONGO LEADERS ARRIVE IN KENYA
    44 9 Nairobi, Jan. 7. M PIERRE Ryrhmans, Governor- Geneial of the Belgian Congo, and Gen. Ermens, General Officer Commanding the Belgian Congo forces, hove arrived here on an official visit with M. clc Vleeschaumer. Belgian Minister for Colonies Reuter
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    31 9 Vichy. Jar. 7. 1 FRANCE toct ber gr^^t- modern philosopher m the d^ath of Dr. Henri Ixni's iß^r^son. He died at the age of 81 m Par:, on Sunday Eastern New
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    Picked Boys
    49 9 Top: They roiikl give (an «Ji.in lumberjacks a run for I heir money these two senior scouts who are learning "axemanship." Lower Picture: A batch of scouts who are undergoing instruction m civil defence measures. In their Midst is their VR.P. lec'uter, Mr. G. C. S. Koch.
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    B.B.C. Continues Despite Bombs
    160 9 London, Jan. BOMBS have not affected Brouu ing Hous^ 5 m London has twice been hit and very miv oil damaged during air raids. A number of the BBC stall hi been killed at their posts both m I>n den and e.'sewhere m Britain others wounded
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    BUTZ-FREE NIGHT
    34 9 London. Jan. ENGLAiND had a blitz-free niehi night. No activity v/as reported 1 1 the hofffi of daikness and this m mr? a Air Ministry rommunir.up mereJv ins to report." Reuter Reuter
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    European Motorist's Defence In Kuala Lumpur Case
    1207 9 European Motorist's Defence In Kuala Lumpur Case (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7. ANOTHER small car with dim lights travelling on the wrong side of the road caused him to swerve suddenly and was directly responsible for the accident, declared A. E. Carey Foster when he gave evidence
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      479 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. renders axe now invited for the >win« materials or services For particular? see Municipal Tenders of Liquid Chlorine for the nerk>d Apr. 1, 1941. to Mar. 31, 1942. Date of Cosing. 1-2 noon. Mar. 10. 41. ..d erection of steel roof •Vusses to buildings
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    THE BEGINNINGS OF SPORT IN SINGAPORE
    1787 10 THE BEGINNINGS OF SPORT IN SINGAPORE Broadcast Talk By Mr. O. W. Gilmour II i> oil these playgrounds of land and water and recently of air too that we find the best comradeship between the many races of this city," said Mr. O. W. Gilmour m the course of a
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    To-day's Sports Events
    27 10 To-day 's Sports Events Hockey: SRC. vs. Punjab BSfjim«nt, SRC: Indian Assn. vs. CSC. Balestier; Police ISb Indian (^neral Hospital. Depot Socc*r: SC.C football meeting. 6.30 S.CC
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    Australian Rules Football
    564 10 Australian Rules Football PRACTICE GAME ON POLO GROUND A I STRALIAN Rues *'o"tSall. w to give the |MM its ull namr. Imlhmmi Nattattl Cude Football. was played m public for the first time m Singapore yesterd ly when the R.A.A.r (Seletar), Blues, met the R.A.A.r. (Sembaaaii,; Reds, m a trial
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    Loyals Score 8-0 Rugby Win Against Club
    955 10 Loyals 8; S.C.C 0. DRIBBLING was the order of the day on the padang yesterday when the Loyals defeated a Singapore Cricket Club fifteen by eight points (a try and a goal), to nil. at rugby. The ground was muddy, and ihe ball
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    HOW NEL TARLETON KEPT HIS FEATHER WEIGHT TITLE
    393 10 THIB I -.our-yi. r-cM Nel Tarleton— the Peter Punch of the thick-CMC industry had to beat three opponents wht ping his featherweight title on points at Liverpool Stadium, writes Paul Enrta In the Sunday Express. On. 1 m tearaway Tommy Smith. S'HidtTlund
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    Gunners Beat Old Boys At Rugger
    234 10 Gunners Beat Old Boys At Rugger R.A. (Chaiiffi) 7; SA.ou PLAIiNG three men short Andrew's Old Boys div wcil against the R.A. f('han»t m spite of being: beaten bj s* points i a try and a dropped t i to nil m a rather scrappy i U match at Woods
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    INTER-CLUB LEAGUE BADMINTON
    61 10 HPHE Dcv oshire Badminl will meet the Marigold I Party m an Lnter-clsb m the Sir.^p >re champ n«hip Saturday at 2 15 p.« The iollowing will mo< pi lie comp i lon l>evonshiro Yyp Cn. B A Hock. Yap Chin I sronner, I ng Tee, Koh
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    55 10 r T l x^K rim ■>■■'■ piay v V.MA rs. Fort Canning on the Ans ground jt 5.10 p.m r>n Pr. V. N Pillay: A I Day; V R Sabap.vih. Q Chye, N W R«tchin| I Yang. Gan Kee Tian. I n 4 !C. GaUtaun. P Swyny Reserve: W^nt: F?.\\
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    Riggs Loses His No. 1 Ranking
    79 10 Because of his defeat m the national singles final. Bobby Kis:** has lost his position as No. lin the American amateur tennis rankings. That honour goes to IV. D. McNeill, who won the title from Riggs Rankings are: Men: McNeill 1, Riggs S, Kovacs
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