The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 January 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 1b.304. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    14,000 PRISONERS TAKEN AT TOBRUK
    337 1 Imperial Casualties Below 500 CONTACT MADE WITH ITALIANS IN ERITREA Cairo, Jan. 23. COURTEEN thousand prisoners, including four generals, one admiral and many senior army and navy officers were taken during the assault on the Libyan port of Tobruk, according to a communique issued here
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    Lieut.-Gen. Dobbie Calls All Malta To Arms
    87 1 Lieut.-Gen. Dobbie Calls All Malta To Arms I oiidon. Jan. 23. .rms under Lieut. -Gen. QOfcmor, acion morning ,i that the iir attacks and i created a > r%ices of r corpo my defence Of suitable cat de no biff raid has >iin4aj »s regarded as that the Luftwaffe /ere
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    Batavia Police Arrest Suspected Spy
    37 1 Batavia P olice Arrest Suspected Spy don. Jan. 23. T arrested a spying m the nation, it was In London toI Douwesdekker. is 'secretary of of Commerce" of a private com■r having leaflets h endan^crrd the Reuter
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    Thyssen Handed To Gestapo By French
    31 1 ondon, Jan. 23. Thyssen, -jr. his been bj the French Daily Express. ken from his and taken by Nazi France. "oh if took the Reuter
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    JAPANESE ENVOY TO GERMANY
    18 1 JAPANESE ENVOY TO GERMANY Lr «kio, Jan. 22. thiHM, ne* Am- Is expected to F~ MBl W.-dnes- Reuter
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    Abyssinians Swarm To Ranks Of Patriots
    330 1 London, Jan. 23. A*ONCENTRAT£D and repeated British air action m Abyssinia and the co-operation of Abyssinian patriots are beginning to have a i devastating effect behind the Italian lines, cables the Daily Mail's special correspondent at Khartoum. If the present trend continues the next
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    S'hai Municipal Chairman Shot At Meeting
    110 1 S 'hai Municipal Chairman Shot At Meeting Shanghai, Jan. 23. AT an extraordinary meeting of Shanghai ratepayers railed to discuss the Municipality's increased taxation, Mr. W. J. Keswick, British subject and chairman of the Municipality, was shot but not seriously wounded. The assailant is alleged to be Mr. Y. Hayashi,
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    Portfolio Stolen From U.S. Envoy
    221 1 Portfolio Stolen From U.S. Envoy PASSPORT ALSO DISAPPEARS Vichy, Jan. 23. APi3IfcTFOLIO containing important diplomatic documents has been stolen from Col. William Donovan. President Roosevelt's special envoy to Europe, according to a Belgrade despatch to the Havas Agency. Col. Donovan, who left Sofia for Belgrade yesterday, discovered on arrival at
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    HUNGARIAN MINISTER OF WAR VISITS BERLIN
    62 1 Berlin, Jan. 23. TPHE Hungarian War Minister, Gen. Vitez Bartha, arrived here to-day and will be the guest of Gen. Keitel, German chief of staff, says the official German news agency. To-morrow he will meet Lieut. -Gen. Fromm, Commander-in-Chief of the reserve army, who
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    TRAINING UNIT OFFICER RELIEVED OF COMMAND
    230 1 London, Jan. 23. ""THE old school tie" controversy, which has been conducted m the Press with mixed asperity and humour, has just ended m a manner salutary for its originator. Lieut. -Col. Ralph Charles Bingham. who was educated at Eton and gained the Distinguished
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    Poles Surprise Nazis In Low-Level Raids On French Territory
    403 1 London, Jan. 23. TWO small fighter sweeps were carried out yesterday afternoon over enemy-occupied territory, states an Air Ministry communique. During operations between Straits of Dover and the River Somme, low level attacks were made on enemy aircraft at several aert
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    Indo-China Said To Be Arming Merchantmen
    179 1 NO TRUCE YET (N BORDER FIGHTING Bangkok, Jan. 0 while the Farther talk:, the French Charge d'Affaire^. M Carreau. is having with the Thai deputy Foreign Minister have not yet resulted m 3, truce m the frontier lighting, the "free Cambodian party of Thailand"
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    26 1 A West Canadian port, J»a. 22. "WO warships of the minesweeper riaii* were added to Canada's growing navy at a double namlnjj ceremony here ywrterday.- Reuter
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    BRITAIN'S OFFER TO INDIA IS STILL OPEN
    657 3 "problem Is One That Only Indians Can Solve" TE RMS GENEROUS AND FAR-REACHING— AMERY Ixmdon, Jan. 23. T{|K pr m one that only Indians can solve for themkcUurcd Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State hfe wl» m. an interview with Sir Alfred
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    NEW RESERVE BANK NOTES & MILITARY YEN
    112 3 NEW RESERVE BANK NOTES MILITARY YEN T Shanghai. Jan. 23. HE relationship oetween the new central Reserve Bank notes and military yen is illustrated by a report m the weekly periodical. Finance and Commerce, which states that a Chinese travell r from Nanking said the new notes are already being
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    STOP PRESS
    184 3 lUUtu.. Jan. 23. The firm stand of the Netherlands Indies against any interference with their sovereignty was reaffirmed to-day by Mr. van Mook. Director of Economic Affairs. Commenting m an interview with Renter on Mr. Matsuoka's speech m the Japanese Diet. Mr. Tan Mook said he failed to
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    U.S. Will Send 14,000 Planes In 18 Months
    55 3 O Washington, Jan. 23. F 33,000 military planes which are hoped to be turned out by July next year, 14,000 are earmarked for Great Britain. This was stated by Mr. D. S. Knudsen, head of President Roosevelt's supreme defence directorate, at a
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    Loss Of Tobruk Serious Blow To Italians
    352 3 Loss Of Tobruk Serious Blow To Italians London, Jan. 23. HUMMING up the results of the Western Desert campaign to date, authoritative quarters m London to-day showed how Italian losses progressively increased as the tempo of the campaign developed. Since Dec. 9 the Italians have lost 11 divisions m the
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    Greeks Repulse Counter-Attacks
    188 3 London, Jan. 23. IT was stated m A. hens to-day that the Greeks have repulsed during the day four Italian counter-attacks aimed at regaining viral jxxsitions In the central sector. The Greek military spokesman said that the Italians lost so heavily m their attempt that they had
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    35 3 Tokio, Jan. 23. T*HE Greek ship Aghia Thalassini. 3.508 A tons, which was waterlogged off the BonJn Lslands on Tuesday, has been rescued by the United States vessel Aquarius, according to a Japanese report. Reuter
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    Knnoye Again Confers With Heads Of Fighting Services
    135 3 Knnoye Again Confers With Heads Of Fighting Services P Tokio, Jan. 23. 1 -he Japanese Prime ?**r. J «l a conference atives of the Gov>d rt f^htirsr ser--i a scries of th, held to dis- uation the Die L to-day solution urging strengthening war Wh i was approved by ion
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    Varied Reception To Matsuoka's Speech
    173 3 Tokio, Jan 23. HTHE speech by Mr. Y. MaUuoka, the 1 Foreign Minister at the Diet has met with a varied reception by the Japanese press. Stating. this is what .v. -»^~~i- t -w%n* mrmt t.n knQW. the I Asahi Shimbun asked why Italy and
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    Antonescu Regains Control In Rumania
    741 3 LEGIONARY OUSTED FROM .GOVERNMENT OFFICES •mv t London, Jan. 23. jtiE. Kumaman legation m London to-day issued a stateVrh^J 0 eff^ t Gm Ant< >nescu, Rumanian Jrime Minister, wfeh his army, is m control of the whole situation. The legation adds that there are still
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    German Air Ace Prisoner Escapes
    134 3 An East Canadian port, Jan. 23. TWO German prisoners of war from a batch of many hundreds landed here yesterday have escaped. The announcement was made by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police One of the batch was an airman ranked amen? the three moat deadly
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    Soviet-American Relations Improve
    77 3 Soviet- American Relations Improve Moscow, Jan. 23. THE lifting of the United States moral embargo on the export of aeroplanes to Russia has been announced on the Soviet radio but not yet m the Press as no newspapers were published here to-day. Official circles are reticent on the subject but
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    "JAPAN KOW-TOWING TO SOVIET RUSSIA"
    57 3 JAPAN KOW-TOWING TO SOVIET RUSSIA Chung-king, Jan. 23 •pHE Chinese Press commenting on the opening of the Japanese Diet says that Japan at present is m the greatest difficulties, offering China a brignt v p e tne successful outcome of the hostilities, commencing with the Rus-so-Japanese fishery agreement, which another
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    'Raiders' Reach Objectives
    141 3 SECOND DAY OF U.S. "INVASION" GAMES EVERAL groups of bombers participating m the second day of the "invasion" tests reached their objectives m the New York City area before they could be intercepted. This was stated to be due to faulty radio communications between the ground and
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    TURKISH DELEGATION FOR BRITAIN
    40 3 Istanbul. J»u_ 23. ATTTRKISH delegation composed of st&tm and railway officials is leaving fir Britain shortly, it is reported from Ankara. They will negotiate for the purchase of a number of locomotives and railway trucks. Reuter
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    SMALL-SCALE RAIDS
    41 3 London. Jan 23. ipOLLOWINO two raid-free nights through. T out the country, enemy activity over Britain was on a very small-scale last night. Only m a few scattered parts of the eastern counties were bombs dropped by spora- Reuter
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    The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941. American Policy
    573 4 The The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941. American Policy A BITTER campaign between two rival factions m the United States is now being fought aga\i on one of that country's revered principles, that of the Monroe Doctrine, keeping out of affairs m the European continent. When President James
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    Why Hitler Failed To Build A Navy
    1207 4  -  Admiral Sir R. Bacon By IT may seem remarkable that Hitler, who prepared Germany for war with such intense foresight and energy, should have omitted to build an adequate Navy, and thus failed to profit by the major lesson afforded by the Great
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    NEW LABOUR CONTROLLER
    38 4 Johore Official k Assistant Adv M Jan Mr. p. c D V Mr I Joi 01 The nev [r J. D H< porau Conn deputy c< Tim rerred m S:: Smith tvs arti post of
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    HUNGARIAN MINIMI WAR GOING TO BRELIN
    19 4 HUNGARIAN MINIMI WAR GOING TO BRELIN I ondot IT v^ night f i of Wai a full r Reuter
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    American Journalist On Life In London
    471 4 AN American journalist, Mr. Revel Moore, who was formerly a United Press staff correspondent m the Far East, and who is now m London, gives a vivid impression of wartime life m Great Britain m a letter just received from him by a friend
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    Women's Section Returns To Government House
    1855 5  - Women's Section Returns To Government House MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By "-HE w !<s Sectlon of the j Patriotic Fund has to Government the Supper Room. n on Wednesday en on Wednesday again on Thursto receive deliver--1 garments and nd to pack the teh Home visitor on Thurss Mr.
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    TAIPING LECTURES FOR A.R.P. WARDENS
    127 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Jan. 22. A COURSE of lectures, to be followed by a scheme of practices m Air Raid Wardens' duties, will begin on Jan. 30 m Taiping. All recruits who have enrolled up to that date will be expected to attend
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    Middle East C.-in-C. On Greek Soil
    47 6 This picture was taken when Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, British Commander -in -Chief m the Middle East, arrived on Greek soil soon after Greece entered the war. The visit coincided with the arrival m Greece of British troops with mechanised transport.
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    "British Fleet Cannot Be Conquered By Planes "—Moscow
    547 6 "British Fleet Cannot Be Conquered By Planes Moscow THE important strategic implications of the Great Mediterranean battle between the Fleet and German dive lumbers far outweigh its immediate material effects, writes the special representative of the Sydney Sunday Sun m London, Sicily has apparently become a complete Nazi base. Trieste
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    Good Substitute Found For Silk In Parachutes
    83 6 Good Substitute Found For Silk In Parachutes ■PESTS made with the new textile Nylon, have proved it a satisfactory substitute for silk m the making of parachutes, states a bulletin issued by the Bank of Canada. A special rayon has also proved satisfactory, but production of these textiles is not
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    1941 CRUCIAL YEAR
    89 6 THE Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie. King, m a recent broadcast, declared that 1941 would be a crucial year, and might possibly see the c.nd ot the war.. He warned his audience: "The hour is near when the enemy, with ruthless ferocity, may be expected to gather
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    British Blockade Lifted On "Mercy Ship" To Spain
    331 6 TTHE British Government at the personal request of President Roosevelt, has agreed to pass through the blockade a shipload of foodstuffs and clothing for infant children m unoccupied France. These foodstuffs, says an official statement, will consist of vitamin concentrates and dried
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    Greeks Roll On Along Albanian Mountain Passes
    478 6 SLIPPING and stumbling, but always pushing on patiently, endless columns of mules and horses trudged, nose to tail, through the deep mud of a narrow Albanian mountain road "somewhere on Greece's northern front." On their wooden pack-saddles were soldiers sitting cress-wise—reinforce-ments on their
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    Italian Prisoners In A Greek Camp
    51 6 Picture shows an Italian prisoner of tear m a camp m Greece walking away with his ration of bread and meat. Large numbers of Italians nave been captured by the Greeks m the course of the rapid retreat of the Italian forces back across
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    U.S. Fleet Will Stay In Hawaii Indefinitely
    288 6 DECAUSE of the tense situation m the Pacific, the United States battle fleet will stay indefinitely m Hawaiian waters, it was learned m Washington, says a message to the Sydney Daily Telegraph, which adds that the Navy Department has decided to abandon large-scale
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    Found Gold At His Feet
    78 6 ANNOYED by a jagged piece of rock on the path to his camp against which he constantly stubbed his toe, Thomas Starr, a KaMgoortie prospector, recently went out with his pick and shovel to dig it out. He broke it out of its earthy bed
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    Samuel Wants League Renewed After War
    99 6 London, Jan. 5. THE League of Nations should be re-established after the war, said Lord Samuel (Liberal member of the Lords) yesterday at Oxford. "The League of Nations was built fundamentally en the right lines." be said. "Any new order based on oppression must
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    ROBBERS IN FARRER PARK
    415 7 Magistrate On Increase In Recent Years IND IAN'S THREE CRIMES: LONG ARM OF THE LAW DEFERENCE to the prevalence of robberies at Farrer Park Kfor seven! years, and to the fact that these robberies m «.n the increase, was made m the criminal district „,r t
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    APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DISMISSED
    213 7 APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DISMISSED WINDER sentence of death for v murdering a compatriot, a Sikh recruit police constable named Amrik Singh failed m his appeal yesterday before the full Court of Criminal Appeal comprising the Chief Justice. S.S.. Sir Percy McElwaine. the Chief Justice. F.MJS.. Mr. Justice Poyser. and
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    GANG ROBBER WILL SERVE 3½ YEARS
    126 7 ALLEGED to have been one of a gang of; five men who had robbed a Chinese family living m Geylang of about $5,000 worth of jewellery and cash m daylight, a Hokkien. Ho Meng Ton, failed m his appeal asainot a sentence of three
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS: APPEAL FAILS
    118 7 A PPEAKING before the full Court of CriIX minal Appeal yesterday Ang Kirn Nia, who had been convicted on a charge ol "abetment of the fraudulant delivery of counterfeit coins," was unsuccessful m his application to have the conviction set aside. It was stated that he
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    A.R.P. IN SEREMBAN
    61 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 23. AT to-day's meeting of the Seremban Sanitary Board the chairman, Mr. J. G Black, said regarding air raid precautions for Seremban that certain committees had been formed. He detailed them and said members could rest assured that m the contemplated
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    Harbour Board Policeman Attacked
    367 7 "I AM directed by the Deputy 1 Public Prosecutor to press this case m view of the numerous attacks that have been made recently on Singapore Harbour Board policemen. Once the police station was attacked." So said Court Inspector Sidney Dodtfs m the Singapore fourth court
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    Malay Freed Of Murder Charge
    243 7 RETURNING TO court after an absence of one hour and 36 minutes, the special jury m the Jalan Besar murder case returned a verdict of not guilty by a majority of five to ftwo at the Assizes yesterday. Mr. Justice Gordon Smith had the verdict
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    44 7 Charged with being a member of an unlawful society, the Red General Labour Union. Chui Beng Lun, 26, claimed trial m the Singapore third court yesterday. The case was postponed to Jan. 30 for mention and bail of $500 m two sureties was offered.
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    $130,000 Interest Free Loans
    84 7 LOANS free of interest to the Imperial Government for the prosecution of the war, toiuflinß nearly $130,000, have been made through the Straits Settlements Government as follows: W. Penrice $5,000; N. A, Worle/ $4,000; Dr. W. R. DulT Sl,000; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Windsor $20,000:
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    $2,000,000 For China Relief Cannot Leave Malaya Yet
    256 7 $2,000,000 For China Relief Cannot Leave Malaya Yet OWING to exchange control introduced by Government at the outbreak of war and the consequent imposition of a quota on remittances to China, Chinese relief fund committees m Malaya and British North Borneo have accumulated over $2,000,000. liQUi ma, now b. repealed
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    Gen. Wavell's Message To Singapore Muslims
    238 7 Gen. Wavell 's Message To Singapore Muslims QEN. SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army m the Middle East, at Cairo, has cabled a reply to a message from Singapore Muslims on the British victories m Egypt and Libya. The cable states: "Please convey to the South Indian Muslim
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    European On Trial At Singapore Assizes
    369 7 CHARGES INVOLVE $3,000 VICTOR PHILIP BAKER, a young European who until recently was assistant cashier m John Little and Co., Ltd., department store at Singapore, was on trial dt the Assizes yesterday before a special jury and Mr. Justice Gordon Smith. Baker is being
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    CONVICTED AGAIN BEFORE APPEAL
    106 7 ••m«Y hands were made or work and not IVI to steal said a young Chinese, Seah Jin Quee, before the Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Percy McElwaine, the Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr Justice Poyser, and Mr. Justice a 'Beckett Terrell m the full Court of Criminal Appeal
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    EAST SURUEYS
    45 7 "FTHE History of the East Surrey Regi--1 ment" is the title of a talk to be broadcast to-night from the Singapore Station at 7 10 by an officer of the Regiment. This talk is one of the series "The History of the Regiments."
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    Official Secrets Charge
    71 7 ALLEGED to have taken a photograph of a prohibited place, the Keppel Harbour docks md the Tanjong Pagar dry dock, Kassim bin Haji TSlrat, a 24- year-old Javanese, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore fif h court yesterday. The charge, which is one under
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    STOLE COAT IN A MOSQUE
    151 7 PRAYING m a mosque m Lorong Engku Aman, m the mids: ol Geylang kampon?, Jamal bin Haji Eu£op became suddenly aw -c that incoat he had hung up en a wall scarcely a foot away, was mis: ing He turned round and saw a nan
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    46 7 Under the auspices of the Literary section of the Indian Youth League there will be a meeting on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. at the league premises under the presidency of SJt. K. R. Ramanath. Messrs. Sucha Singly Naravanaramy ard Rcnparajoo will deliver speeches on "Will Power."
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    Thief Arrested In Bank By His Victim
    236 7 Thief Arrested In Bank By His Victim CASHING $500 CHEQUE CTEALLNG a wallet containing $13 and a cash cheque for $500, drawn on the Bank of China, Teo Ken* Hoh, a 29--year-old Teochew, was arrested by his victim just as he was about to cash the cheque. This was the
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    ADMISSION TO PLATFORMS
    152 7 Ticket System Vcr Johore Bahru A SUGGESTION to introduce a ticket system of admission v the railway platform at Johore Bahru has been favourably received by the Johore Government, and steps are b^.r*g taken to operate it It is already m operation at two main-line stations, Kua'.a
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    ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE ALLEGED
    60 7 TAN HON(i MKM, u*:e<i 44, was charged v. the third court ye*;tcrday that he as. saulted a poiire constable, Ah mad Khan, m the execution of hLs duties at, j Upper Hokkien Street at 9.35 pm. on Wea- nesduy. He claimed trifll and the case was
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    "REPUTED THIEF"
    56 7 TWO Y7" R OLD G<-org* i* Epeckerman alias Oeon?e Pemanden, ■M charged m the thtai court yesterday that, being a irpuled thief, he wa& found loitering between sunset and sunrise m Kam- pong Kapor Road on Wednesday. He cu:m'ed trial and the ca.se wftfi p^>stp<ir ai to Satur'ipy
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH
    32 9 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH On J:m 23, VMI, at -angcon Road, Sin^a- Farneyi Kodrl- n.'iner-r on board funeral cortege wiil I i id p.m. to-day of ihe Good Shepto tfid?.dari Cemetery Deeply regretted
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    French & Thai Communiques
    517 9 French Thai Communiques MORE CLASHES NEAR BORDER COMMUNIQUES issued by the V; headquarters of Admiral Decoux, Governor-General of French Indo-. China, state that French antiaircraft guns shot down five Thai planes m Cambodia at the end of last week. French aircraft attacked Krabin on the night of Sunday-Monday and also
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    CIVIL DEFENCE WORKERS' MANNING EXERCISE
    343 9 Good Turn-Out Despite Rain QEFYING rain and thunder, Singapore's passive defence workers answered the call to duty yesterday, the last day of the A.R.P. exercises. In the past three days, a black-out and two daylight exercises had been held. The daylight exercises were designed to
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    TOE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    145 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Jan. 23, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 36V 4 36 l No IX R S.S FOB m cases Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 36 :I 4 3? O h VQ R.S.S F.O B m Drifts Jan. -Feb. (Sellers
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    R.A.F. DISPLAY AT IPOH RACE COURSE
    101 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 23. 117HILE yesterday's races of the "Spitfire" meeting were m progress the R.A.F. paid a fitting tribute to the Perak Turf Club's efforts to raise funds for the purchase of fighter planes when a squadroa from the R.A.F.
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      543 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS IKNDKRS ""^im;apore MIINICIPALITT Tenders. m are aom mvited ror tne rito or serrtces For fo ic a ..nirtoaj Tenders f 1 s or Water tor ion -o Apr. 30, pm, Apr. DepoI Closing. 1 m v. a latirf d or one Elecrator. 13 to 30 cubic at Middle.
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      766 9 SITUATION VACANT Would someoody recommend reliable k and a Good Salaries fend comfortable homo. Box No 300 care of Singapore Free Press. PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be closed m: Monday, Jan. 27, Chines* New Year Tuesday, 28, (Bank Holidays). BERJUNTAI TIN DREDGING LIMITED 'Incorporated m the FMs
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      255 9 PERAK TURF CLL'B "SPITFIRE MEETING" Saturday. 18th January 1941 Wednesday. 22nd January 1941 Saturday, 25th January 1941 ALL PROFITS WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE PURCHASE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION LIST Lfl now open U>r the same purpose and over $23,000 has already heen subscribed. Donations should be to
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      835 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY Beforr th« Court of Appeal (The Hon'ble The Chief Justice. S.S., The Hon'ble The Chief Justice. F.M S. and The Hon'ble Mr Justice .i lVrkrtt Terretl (J.A.) at 11 am. Appeal No. 15 40— G. G. van Hem and another vs. H. S Arathoon trading
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      171 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Port Offlot a« follows: TO-DAY Ari^n air 4pm. Afi?ia air 4 p.m. Australia (All; air 4 p.m. Batm* air 4pm. Carmda air 4p.m. Ceylon a;r 4 p.m. China (except Yunnan and Sz< wan. Provinces' surface 4 p n.. Egypt ..air 4
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    Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament
    61 10 picture. A sprin. for possession and an R..VM.C. defender seems likely to win, though he is hotly pursued by all three forwards from a Heavy Battery side an incident during the seven-a-side rugger match on the padanf on Monday, m which the R.A.M C. beat a Heavy
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    Colts Tournament During The Holidays
    432 10 Hockey Notes RETURN GAME AGAINST PERAK OFF FOR the tcnih ftta m succession, the Malayan Colts will congregate at Kuala Lumpur ovef the Chinese Nen Year holidays to holil their annual tournament. The Penang Coils, the Perak Colts, the Selangor Colts and the Singapcre Colts
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    PENANG STATE HOCKEY TEAM VS. SELANGOR
    56 10 (Frjm Our Own Ccrrt^pondenr Penang, Jan. 22. riE lullowing will represent Penang m a S ite b'jekej iiame again.--: S'l ***** hi Ptnin? )n Saturday Abdul Kariro; (hanrn Singh Wee Chung Ghee Carrier, Wils -n Sukkhnru Khan 9 «r*f Pnra Singh, Jagm^hnn Vohm En
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    HEPTARCHIANS BADMINTON PARTY
    77 10 TIE H»-ptai' hvans Badminton Party neld its I ■d i nl mating at the residence ot Mr Boey Yolc Chee on Sunday. Jan. 19. Mtovteg officr-'eearrr- fof the ycur wer* c I nt, J. M. Jumribho^-. Hon. secreta.v. Die da Bot-y Chwc c Klin hon. treasurer, Richard
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    Indian Sports Events During Holidays
    234 10 (F\rom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 22. THE Selangor Indian Association will be travelling down to Singapore this week-end to play the Singapore Indian Association at cricket, hockey, soccer and tennis. Cricket 'will be played on Jan. 26, 27 and 28, football on Jan.
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    65 10 picture. the determined at liudes of these players as they break from a scrum to EJ a j;! cr thc baU Ives on sood tn r cation of the keenness of play m he Singapore Cricket Club's Seven- A-Side ru ffff er tournament, which is bems played off on the
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    Madam & Beano Impress At Ipoh Training
    668 10 Madam Beano Impress At Ipoh Training WEIGHTS FOR FINAL DAY OF "SPITFIRE" MEET (From Oiir Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 23. DYMBLE, Madam, Scotty, Drift On, Beano, Safarrtand and r Constant Light looked best at this mornings fast workouts m preparation for the final day of the "Spitfire meeting. The track
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    Weights For To-morrow
    123 10 rpHE weights for all nine races at Ipoh to-morrow, the final day ef the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting, are: Horses, Class 2. Div. I— Furlongs Viola II 9.00 Lucky Prince 7.13 Annie Rooney. 8.12 Miss Zipp 7.12 Antrum 8.09 Harlowe 7.12 Sonny 8.08 Drift On 7.11
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    Choon Keng's Cup To Be On Display
    145 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sere»n»i:r.i, Jan. !0. A request that the All-India Badmintcn Championship Challenge Cup, which has been won by the Penang player, Chee Choon Keng, be displayed at the forchcoming Malayan badminton championship meeting during the Easter holidays, w?s made by
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    BLUEBELL BADMINTON PARTY
    176 10 IN A FRIENDLY badminton match of two singles and seven doubles, the Bluebell B.P. beat the Red Rose B.P. by seven games to two. Results. BBP. players mentioned first, were E. Phipps lost to K. P. Pereira 2—15, 1 15; Miss Hazel Bachelor beat Miss Mildred Rufus
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    NOVELTY SWIMMING GALA
    91 10 "pHE Tiger Swimming section of the Haw Par swimming pool will hold a Novelty Swimming Gala at the Haw Par Pool at 4Vi mile Pasir Panjang Road, at 2.30 pm. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The events will be Exhibition form swimming; chain diving txhibition; exhibition tandem swim;
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    TIES FOR TO-DAY IN MALAYS' TENNIS
    84 10 fIE following ties m the Malays' op. lawn tennis championship will b, played on the YM.C.A. courts to-day NOVICES SINGLES Awad TaUb vs. Haron b. Haji Samad. A. Ghani b. Talib vs. Mohfar b Abdullah. HANDICAP SINGLES A. A. Alsagoff (scr.) vs. Daub b
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    American Tennis Players' Efforts
    68 10 New York. Jan. LEADING American iawn tennis players. hearted If Helen Jacobs, are playinp a series of exhibition matches the proceeds froir which will be given to the Borou?* of Wimbledon for war relief worn The Mayor of Wimbledon, concluding a message of greeting and thanks
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    Water-Polo Results At S.S.C.
    177 10 THE Singapore Swimming Club's first and second water-polo teams met the first and second strings of the RJL.F., Seletar, m two matches at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. The club won the first team game by five goals to three, but the second team were beaten
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING IN PERAK
    120 10 iFrom Our Own Correspondent Taipu.*,, Jan. ZZ. rE first weight-lifting contest m Perak, under the rule of the British Amateur Weight-lifters' Association, will bo staged at Taipin« on Jan. 25. This will be a contest between the Adonis Body Culturists of Taiplng and the Apollo Body Culturists
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    64 10 T»HE following have been selected to play hookej' for the V.M.C.A. against a Field Company team on the Anson Road ground at 5.10 pm. today V. N. Pillay A. C. Edgar, K. Muthukumaru; V. R. Sabapathy, G. L. Day, Low Huck Yan^, Gan Kee Tian S. R Vickers,
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    Gunboat Jack Still At It
    332 10 Gunboat Jack Still At It TOO CLEVER f FOR PUNJAB BOXE GUNBOAT fefft, th. four hundred country m the uorlo whtrx is known, proved that h,. W a n? clever and too strcru Ranji, of the Punu! met over 10 rounds v lU hu r 7> at the F.mpire Theai
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    ENDEAVOUR B.P.
    54 10 AT the third annual Bf the Endeavour BP m? were Elected offi or ihe year 1941 President. Ong Koi ed>: xice-pre^ideni. Kofa Hood J\)h. Hon. secretary' and tn Yea Tlang Hock <re-ele. <: secretary and treasurer, Quet Keng Hook (re-elected); hon sport Ch*vg Hock Leng: hon. tod Ken?
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      53 10 Today's Sports Events HOCKKY: S.C.C. II vs. Malaya Signals, ay.ay; CSJC, vs. Heavy F.attery, Balestirr: S.K.C. vs. R.A. (Chan?i), S.n.C; Women's trial, G.S.(\ RIGIiER: BJC.C. seven-a-side tournament. TENNIS: S.C.C tournament, S.C.( Malays' tonrn iment. \.M. C.A. MKCTING: Singapore Amateur Swimming Association. BOXING: Police vs. Malays Sappers of the R.E., Depot,
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