The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 January 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16^05. SATURDAY. JANUARY 25. 1941. 5 CENTS ESTD. IST..
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    Newest, Biggest Battleship Takes Halifax To America
    85 1 I ,\d»n. Jan. M t Bri Bin's newest ship, carrying 1 Br.t.^h Amb:i<--1 S atei and Lftdj :n United Sates ura she has :i ;e R-iy :mi rbof in Anna- 8 or 9 p.m. was first, r, M T off Virg.nia j up
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    7,000-Ton Italian Supply Ship Sank
    85 1 Reuter. lun:'.im. Jan. "4. .>\ ttalta-i supply ship hern -link t" the Bri'i'h akttarmr firihfaut. states a IltiBDMI I'^iie. m, L>>ir tfr tiH-k p!"ii'F in the ■r.ini'.in _-t>Uth of Ital*. I. supplies (or North ■witYi Lord and Lady b [hem farewell ai a to their
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    Details Of Battleship
    139 1 Reuter. Uu:^r.*<l c» Dm King st Newcastle In I!m Bral of the flv?1 k* t*tU«utips to Uke to the water. Tlw' «m irf u» Princf of W»ke, Duke o( York M&a Ifid BeiiTy; n>ne vcmcU cwtv ten 13-Inch cuna d to an :tpt icd IS 5 :S-lnch
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    WRITER OF BEST-SELLERS DEAD
    24 1 Mir Lotidon, Jan. M °™Ust. John Oxenham. who rl;e mutt prolific ol fur ever *5 died toW aer ol 80.-ReuLer.
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    RUMANIA: ARMY FORCED TO INTERVENE
    800 1 Reuter. Antonescu Fails To Reach Settlement With^Rebels GERMAN HINT OF SWIFT AND DRASTIC ACTION Bucharest, Jan. 24. PEN. Antonescu, Rumanian Prime Minister, says that his efforts to reach a settlement with the rebels have been in vain ami that he ha^ ordered the army to
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    Stepping Stones To Benghazi
    67 1 Reuter. Melbourne, Jan. 24. IUIAJOR-General V. A. H. Slur dee, ITI Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Imperial forces, arrived here to-day from the Middle East. "We may have to knock the Italians about before knocking Italy out of the war." he said on arrival, adding that he
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    British Continue Advance From Tobruk
    209 1 Reuter. Cairo, Jan. 24. DRITISH troops are continuing their advance westwards in Libya, states a British G.H.Q. com- munique to-day. In Eritrea, th e Italian forces have evacuated Heru and Aicota and are continuing their retreat. Reports from Abyssinia have been received, the communique adds,
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    Italians Pushed Back With Heavy Losses
    90 1 Reuter. Athens, Jan. 24. THE Greeks have captured a fur- ther 250 prisoners, including many officers, and much material in the course of their continued offensive in the central sector of the Albanian front. An official spokesman, revealing these new successes, added that new
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    COL. DONOVAN MEETS PRINCE PAUL
    51 1 Reuter. Berlin, Jan. I*. riE Regent of Yugoslavia. Prince Paul, received Col. William Dcciovan. President Roosevelt's special envoy to Europe, yesterday afternoon, states a Belgrade dispatch to the German news agency. The envoy later called on the Vic-Pre-mier. M. Matchek. and the Foreign Minister, M.
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    EVACUATION TO DEFEAT ENEMY AIR ATTACK
    183 1 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. /WER 1.500.000 people In Britain have been transferred from their homes in areas liable to enemy air attack to other less vulnerable areas. The success with which this gigantic j task has been performed las caused great gratification to the
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    Japanese Take 'Very Serious View9 Of Shanghai Shooting
    482 1 Japanese Take 'Very Serious View 9 Of Shanghai Shooting Reuter. Shanghai, Jan. 21. A JAPANESE official statement was issued to-day in connection with the wounding of Mr. W. J. Keswiek, chairman of the Municipal Council, during ay oxtraordirary meeting of S.ianfihai ratepayers yesterday, at which two Japanese councillors were also
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    Japan To Mediate
    41 1 London, Jan. Zt. "po-DAY the Japanese Govern- n Information Boat i s.ates that holli I li.ul.in.. and Virhy ha\e eivrn formal accep- !mf at Japan's nroro*«ils (or a truce and Jananrsr medialiun in the dispute.—Reuter. (See Pace THREE)
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      100 1 FOR QUALITY AND ECONOMY DRINK BIGIA TEA RAFFLES HOTEL iowght SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (formal) 8 p. m. to 1 a. m. S£. THE ASTOR DUO SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCERS BOOK vnnn "PHUTr? limner 53.00 WU& 'OUR TABLE Non-diners SI .00 K'lsrixKKL served to-day from _ttJ» p.m. TO-MORROW EVENING IH THEJ|AIM COURT
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      6 1 SUPPORT MALAYAN PRODUCE. DRINK BIGIA TEA
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    Dr. V. Purcell Confers With Chinese Leaders
    218 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 24. AN address on the publicity cam- palgn In Malaya's war effort was made by Dr. Victor PurceU to prominent Chinese yesterday. Dr. Purcell, who is Director-General of the Department of Information and I Publicity Bureau, Melaya,
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    Seventeen Teams In Houses' Football
    115 2 SEVENTEEN teams will compete In this' yeaz's Business Houses' Football League, which begins on Feb. 10. and four new teams will be competing. th« >'ord Sports Club. Bramtoca naafi. and Brvik-: ma mis. Three of last year* leanu have dropped i out Nestonglo, Thornycrott. and
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    "BOOM TOWN" PICTURE HAS A PINCH
    160 2 IT -n«i ..i*. .-iqnur unusual Imagination to x loreaee m Uie bile "Boom Town" a piej Lure uT gicut '-n-.r utioo It Is that, and more. "EKxxn Town," *(mh opened U Lbe Capitol jesletiUy, v picture with a great punch. lis story Is suited
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    OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS
    62 2 TTNDER the Civil Marriage Ordinance, Mr. E. J. Phillips has been appoint-d Registrar of Marriages, Singapore. Mr. A. J. D. C. Loch has been appotmeo. Assfctant Registrar of Companies and Mr. H J. Parrer la to be the Proper Authorl;y lor Slr^apore, under the Compulsory Bervicp (Lcral foreest
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    Alice Marble Loses At Last
    54 2 Reuter. Boston, Jan. 21. AFTER lodni the flr»t seven professional lawn tennis matches, Mary Hard wick, former British international, beat Alice Marble, American and Wimbledon champion, 6—4, 4—«, fi—2. This was Miss Marbles first defeat «ince the 1938 Wimbledon championship whore she lost to Helen
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF S.A.S.A.
    161 2 *T*RIBUTES were paid at tbe annual A general meeting of Uie Singapore Amateur Swimming Association to the retiring president. Mr. O. H. Klat. the out- going committee, the honorary secretary and treasurer and the honorary auditor (or their work during the put year. In moving the
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      159 2 SIDNEY HOWARD'S PRIZE-WINNING TWO-SEASON STAGE SENSATION NOW THE PICTURE of The YEAR! "An Outstanding Production". —Singapore Free Press "Charles Laughton hasweol his best roles"—M. Tribune "It is good Film Entertainment"... —Straits Times I f TO-DAY AT 3.15. a a c\& t\ /v*s r\ rWO liNfDflfifrTAßU PERFORMANCES IN AN UNFORGETTABLE PICTURE!
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      150 2 ACCLAIMED BY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES AS ONE OF THK Gftj PICTURES IN YEAJtS! 4 SHOWS TO-DAY n A.M., 3.15, «p. T^ —and until TUESDAY «.I>— 9.15 I* rt 1 Q L M.-G.-M's Mighty Multiple-Star Masterpiece Specially Select* ci our CHINESE NEW YEAR ATTRACTION IMAGINE! THEY'RE ALL IN ONE GREAT DRAMA! Differed
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      105 2 BE AMONG THE FIRST TO SEE IT! SPECIAL PRERELEASE MIDNIGHT SCREEXWS ~^l TO-NIGHT. J CAPITOL SI and $2 (Unreserved) TICKETS WILL BG ON TO-DAY FROM 9 O'clock for the MIDNIGHT SiKW GENERAL FAR EASTERN HKSMSE3ETUESDAY, Feb. 4th FISHEKS LTD. PROUDLY ANNOI Hi h IMK GREATEST SCREEN EVENT OF THE PI
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    pISQUIET IN ITALY OVER GROWING DISASTERS
    121 3 Denunciations Of Duce Secretly Circulating rERMAN ATTACHE IN ROME SAYS "TOBRUK WAS ROUT" London, Jan. 24. nIFKE i> increasing disquiet in Italy over the growing JLsten 'n Africa As aSia' according: to reports Kimr Athens, stales the Daily Telegraph's correspon- Tn the Greek capital.
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    High Tribute To Australians
    101 3 Reuter. New York, Jan. 24. whole-hearCed compliment 1* paid to the Australian troops or the newspaper New York Son in an article on the development of the Libyan campaign to-day. The article says: "If Its supply of Australian* holds out, i t looks as If the
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    China Aids U.S. In The Pacific
    131 3 Reuter. New York, Jan. 21. MR. T. V. Soong, described CMna as an ally or the United Bute* "Holding your ramparts In the Pacific," in a spewh to the China Society of America to-da". By engaging Japan In a long and exhausting war. destroying
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    Bangkok Denies Peace Talks With French
    441 3 official statement broadcast by Bangkok radio on Thursday night emphatically denied Vichy reports of peace negotiations by the French charge d'affaires, M. Roger Garreau, saya Reiner's special correspondent. The radio said that the Thai Government did not understand the French legation's attitude and procrramir.e.
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    Soddu Challenged To Duel
    137 3 Reuter. j^ Fascist chiefs are arriving .oania in an attempt to stiffen c» morale of the troops. These S^nor Farinaccl. former y of the Fascist party, and; Pivolini. former Propaganda i Hotter i The first Bftßn Commander-in-U, Albania. Gen. Viconti Prasca, cas df'eated in Pindua and
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    "Tobruk Is Graveyard Of Italian Hopes In Africa"
    289 3 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. AIXTPATION of the whole of ais foreseen by the Burning newspapers as a result of I 6» capture of Tobruk. Tt« swve*; at F»brn/, s.v/s Tlu- th.it th* "tide of victory not s«r. arrested by ler^thenlng (cetmuri: tnd
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    Air Mails From India To Japan
    104 3 Reuter. taku'.ta, Jan. >4. A pastal press no.c states thit in add tion to air mails for Japan md Manchukuo being sen- by air to S.n^apore and zhsnce by surface rou.e to their c!est!nnti.->n mi at present, arrangements have been made > send air
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    LONDON HAS LONGEST SPELL OF QUIET
    57 3 LLonJaa, Jan. 24. tnjoyed LU fourth sue- I "f* nhSen r.«ht-the longest speJ q'U." sinre the Intensive ittj tK->an In September. ary raiders e^ewhere In k t" roeimmuque states: "Tbere nij,-ht raid a luU has throughout the country **i AM the R.A.P. carried lUou
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    HUNGARIAN PREMIER ON "REASSURING" FACTOR.
    44 3 Reuter. c o* Dumeroui Germ*n Uoops IW 111*, 11 rf^urtn* lor m.- de"ltki. H-ingmrlan Prime *t Govemraent pvty proposed r»Uflc»Uoo of •Terence u> the tripartite •tJ*J!? .T** 1^ "»t Hungary* d*-'-an rLrt, 11 no spret&l 'W i«ne vac ago
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    German Troops Grow Nervous
    91 3 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. MEWS of Holland under the Nails continues to reach the free Dutch newspaper in London. Suicides and mv h nerv"u ness are reported amon; German troops in the coun.ry, who believe they will be forced to try and invade England. Pararhute troops,
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    Anglo-Turk Staff Talks Conclude
    131 3 Ankara, Jan. 25. STAFF conversations between Adm. Sir Howard Kelly, represented the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean. Adm. Sir Andrew Cunningham. Lf.-Oen. J. R- Marshall-Cornwall and Air Vice-Marshal T. W. Elmhlrst of the British military mission, representing the Middle East Command, and the Turkish general staff concluded
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    EARL OF ERROLL DIES IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
    46 3 Reuter. Reuter. Reuter. Nairobi, J»n. 11. THE Qu-1 of ErroL. has been killed In latlve Council wd from lg> J'",^ buiv In B^'lln SI 1-ouo Jm r'O people were klll«i wh*n *n airliner cr»*hM ne%i port here thta mornmc.-
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    Haile Selassie Crosses Border Into Abyssinia
    118 3 Reuter. London, Jan. 24. OAILE SELASSIE re-entered Abyssi- nla on Jan. 15, it can now be revealed. The R. A.F. plane in which he travelled from Khartoum landed at an aerodrome cleared with the aid of land mines and axes from an almost Impenetrable
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    India & Promise Of Dominion Status
    125 3 India Promise Of Dominion Status /COMMENT on the interview with Mr. y. 8. Amery, Secretary of Stats fon India, by the editor of Great Britain! and the East, in which Mr. Amery j made a frpsh appeal to Indian leaders to settle their differences amicably, is made by Sir Mahara)
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    Substitutes To Aid Britain Bill
    68 3 Reuter. Washington, Jan. 24. •"PWO bills sponsored by isolationists were introduced Into the Senate zs substitutes to President Roosevelt's lease and lend bill. One, Introduced by Senator Johnson, will authorize the president to turn j over £500.000.000 worth of equipment to The Allies. The other.
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    NEW JAPANESE ENVOY LEAVES FOR AMERICA
    67 3 Tokio. Jan. 24. ADMIRAL N.*i:i;:u. Uie new Japanese Ambassador to the United States w^ 1 left for Wa^htncton was ftvsa nn Ir-prr*-!"' send off. Among those seeing him off at the T station were four State Ministers Including Mr. Y. Mfttsuoka. the Foreign Mini-W.
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    PROPOSALS TO LINK UP BY AIR INDIA & CHINA
    51 3 PROPOSALS TO LINK UP BY AIR INDIA CHINA New Delhi. Jan. M. MEMBERS ot the Chinese Aviation Corporation left lor Calcutta In their own plane via Agra. Their proposals to link up India with the direct air route to Chungking and Hong Kon« ■re under examination by the Oorernmeni of
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    NEW C.-IN-C. ARRIVES IN INDIA
    50 3 Reuter. Reuter. Reuter. Reuter. New Delhi, Jan. 23. GEN. C. E. Auchlnleck, new Common der-ln-Chlef lor India, has arrived and assumes command on Sun- BerUn, Jan. 24. Yon Klllinger, the new German Minister to Rumania, arrived In Bucharest this morning, states the official news agency.—
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    STOP PRESS
    77 3 Reuter. Vlrhr. JM. The e»pUre Tebrak by ih» BriU* ii widely commented on by the _ve m unoccupied France. The aewapaper Flcar* *tale« CfTPt »«Ua now WP^J be *f»ln .lainrt ltaU»n ■ire—"anlcw the Axte powers cut r«lorm a peat annj la Übr»." Accerdlnc to (he writer h» A*"?"
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    Continued Drain On Japanese Resources
    70 3 Toklo, J». 2«. A CONTINUED drain on Japanese resource* of the China campaign is indicated in the lupplemen.ary extraordinary military budget introduced into the Diet to-day. It touls 1.000,000,000 yen or orer £58,000,000 and is only to cover two momhs. February and March. At the
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    ANTI-JEWISH MEASURES IN BULGARIA
    64 3 Reuter. Berlin. Ju BULGARIAN antl-Scmetlc measure* have been re-esUbllflhed in the Bulgarian official frmEetU. ata'^s a Soft* dispatch to the offlclfcj Oermftn newa agency Jewi u> deprived of franchise, forbidden to own agrirullural land and there ta a limitation on their participation In the dukineas life
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    INDIA—CHINA AIR LINK
    76 3 Reuter. Chungking. Jan, 2< THE new British military atUrhe to China. Major-General Earnest Dennys. M.C.. arrived at Chungking from Burma y^Rtertay morning by air. He wm (TTM-led at th* airfield by rrpr* rn.tativcs of the British Embasrv- staiT. Oen I'd Ylng-ehinK. the Chtnese War MtnUtei and other
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. JANUARY 25, 1941.
    864 4 A, R. P. Lessons CINGAPORE'S three day air ra i d > precautions test has come and i gone and It is time to consider the lessons which have been learned, and the lessons which will have to be taught the public
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    Why Indo-Asia Feels It Can Resist The Japanese
    957 4  -  Manila. SO long as at least 50 per cent, of Japan's Army continues to be occupied in China, the area of south-east Asia—including the Netherlands Indies Singapore, and the Malay States—can be successfully defended from any attack by the Japanese. This is
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    TRIBUTE IS PAID1 TO JERYJS BAY
    87 4 TRIBUTE IS PAID 1 TO JERYJS BAY Reu ter. AN miUMiul M dead Jen. i*y e:>ir a mem 10 the I last nigbt tA After »iiD.Tuiirlr.imedali. tlic gaw went down will) Uie J' been many. &nd air- whose jtallantiT mm I descnrd decoraUcn M > and awards it should to
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    Fire Cause Damage To Dublin Castle
    47 4 Reuter. A FIRE which is SI"! A caused ccnsiri. rabl 700-year-old Duf 1922 was the ofli Viceroy and the B«a" rCBW Gcvernmcnt. Tne famous endangered by tiK;. roof, has involve offlc?* of the Vii/ and Commerce. Flames w«va:n when discovered to-day.-
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    U.S TO INCREASE HER NATIONAL DEBT LIMIT
    51 4 Reuter. A PROPOSAL to h of a Infiiliffrm a security issuei ""^S taxes was u-.ftdv k Srcrf Ury to Uie U S ol OongnwtoiMl h»A tK^ A bIU v\U t« i rtirT7 <«» Reprrseuu.uvrs 1 tveomraeiidkUi d*. t ...j ■et'ocy. The su^. d?bt
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    Cutting Graziani's Life-Line
    271 4 QNE factor which should not be overlooked In considering the position of the remainder of the Italian army ln^Ubya Is the difficulty of getting supplies frcm Italy. In this pathetic apologia for the disaster in the Western Desert, Marshal Grazianl explained that the only thing which held
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      244 4 "Dori+ qou just love ROSES?" SK?-?! "Yes but best in gjtafcg a GIMLET!' Ofiti caldbecks k. By Special appointment Established *tossf *i^i* \£sf lEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY Necklaces Bracelets Brooches Rings Clip Watches. {Incorporated tn Ceykm) SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. fKI KiH i SEK^ICE TO NEW XOItK. \IA MANILA, DONG
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    Record Poppy Day Collection
    748 5 nderfnl Poppy Day ft were publfeh--1 days ago for the '.M;,l,ya have illusatitymgly the 1 "hich was en out here for Ma.aya- S md they responded •Ui-all. led by the who organised out of the way well as in the v double that I Government Is
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    Free Press Feature By MARY HEATHCOTT
    948 5 of the feehng that they were fighting .n isola.ion whh no reminders 01 horns. "British wemen sent Irom England asiis. in the Bri.ish can eens, and .heir influence has been very impcrtan." t Filipino Dance THE Singapore Filipino Association 1 is organ'sing a cabaret
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  • LATEST NEWS FROM FAIRYLAND
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      FAIRY TALE NEWS Price One Groat. JACK THE GIANT KILLER RETURNS HOME
      69 5 TREMENDOUS OVATION 1 (From Our Special Correspondent) HUGE crowds thronged the sea shore yesterday as Jack the Giant Killer returned home after a long expedition to Ogreland Tack experienced some difficulty in landlnt fflT little Moth aeroplane S
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      JACK AND JILL MAKE A NEW RECORD
      114 5 JACK and Jill tumbled down another hill yesterday, thix making the 607 th fall they havr had this year. They have tumbled doxen 18 hills in the past week, thus breaking their oxen reccrd. Jill, interviewed after the event, said she was terribly
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      FILM STAR'S NARROW ESCAPE
      135 5 MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR pOLDrLOCKS. the popular film star, *J langhin'-'ly described to me to-day (writes a "Fairy Tale News" representative! how she was mistaken for a buralar by Three Bears in a Wood. She lost her way while out walK mE- CominE upon a little cottage,
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      SOCIETY GOSSIP
      251 5 BY NURSERY RHYMER. LAST evening I had a very gay time in the house of Rose Red and her husband. They were having a house warming party. They have recently moved into their Castle in Castle Street. They have taken great care in the decoration of their new
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    New Life Returning To Many Of Britain's Old & Idle Country Mills
    2277 6 New Life Returning To Many Of Britain's Old Idle Country Mills A Londoner's Diary l(ING George VI is now Bri- tain's Trades Unionist number one." For he has just been presented with the specially designed gold medal of the British Trades Union Congress. The gold badge which had been specially
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  • CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY EXODUS HAS BEGUN
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      Approval To U.K.
      224 6 ■pHE Kiang road has always been considered one of the least im prersive of all Kuala Lumpur's not very impressive approaches so much so that when the then Prince of Wales arrived in th s P.M.S. via Port Swettmhair. there were many wh3 regretted that he should
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      Selangor Snipe
      175 6 THE snipe season in Sslangor is over 1 althcugh it does not Irgally end for a manth or two. Time was wheji ihis delicious bird could be shot in almost any of the numerous swamps surrounding the town, the area beyond Circular Road and that hdw occupied by
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      Difficult Condition
      256 6 QNIPE shoo.in* tn ttiw The wetter the season the better the snipe like It but that of.en means lha: ihe sportsman mus;, balance more or less on one le;i while he ;akes aim be cause all he has to stand on is a tult Of coarse grass surrounded
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      M.P.F. Activity
      57 6 i DOTH the Wool Depot and the Sew ing Sec ion, MaJaya Patriotic Fund will close down for Chinese New Year, bu., will begin work again on Thursday Jan. 30. Mrs. Tdlalla has started a workins party of 53 women who are buyic., heir own materials but obtaining
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    Picturesque Mill In Rural England
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    Sunflower May Give Australia A New Industry
    214 6 IF plans nun in Dcvelopmriil Xi I'tlunMtion Bureau <.f Ihe SAM. D«" I uartment of Labels hew Wi the onrt-rifMii-rri Minfl«««" may hrinc aWiut thr Mrtt of J inn industn hi lia Efforts are betas i farmers ti» plant sun!! I 1 to
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    Weekly daylight A.R.P. practices for singapore
    255 7 Strict Enforcement Of Rules In Future SPORTS CLUBS WARNED U .EEKM daylight A.R.P. Witotapor* J#*te}* necesslty "f ,niin" IS sOUndod" "*b makißß *fe Mr j. E. Jeans, 25i» d nubiic bodi*. alarm sml Bit Defend Relation?. -ougb tt«W w^re many lo- regulations being ScSd
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    $2,000 Fine For "Moonshiner"
    117 7 IIDNIGHT RAID SHOWS SECRET STILL tnree previous Uqucr i A Bocn Kcng. a 33- j waa fined S2 000. r'us imprisonment. 1:1 ;he Singapore rd iy when he nn-.ntjxii-ating liquor Cheang Ah Chnnß. «d v a first otTond--"ti or 12 months' i :Tiont on a similar
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    REAPPOINTED
    18 7 TAY LUM TKCK. Chinese Unofficial :hf LfrlslatiTe CounrtL hu a Turther i>erU)d ol Uirce "Mi Jan. H.
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    Price Limits For Local Food
    123 7 MAXIMUM prices have been fixed for the sale of locally slaughtered meat, live poultry, eg**, fresh, dried and salted fish, vegetables and curry staffs In the •]< >n- market. This was announced in «n Ordfr made by the Food Supply Officer yesterday. It is an
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    Cafe Licence Confiscated
    281 7 RENDEZVOUS FOR PROSTITUTES "A REDENZVOUS for prostitutes." was how the third magistrate. Mr. J. G. Rappoport, described the Modern Cafe in Jalan Be?ar yes- i terday in a case in which Tan K*e Siang was charged with beine the licensee of the cafe and knowingly permitting prostitutes
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    Japanese Woman Broke Defence Regulations
    395 7 "NOT A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT"—POLICE A 47-YEAR-OLD Japanese woman, Riki Sakai, who has spent half of her life-time In Singapore, pleaded guilty In the criminal district court yesterday to a charge under the Defence (Finance) Res'ilations. The charge alleged that on Jan I*, at C a
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    European's Trial At Assizes Continues
    196 7 THE routine work of the cashier's depaitmcnt and the sys'em of accounting were explained at the A?size !trial ycs'eiday r-f Victor Philip Baker, I former assistant cashier in John Llttl:* and Co. Ltd's departTiicnt store at Singapore, on charges or criminal trench of tri-t and
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    FLOUR ADVISER
    25 7 r. H. POSTER has been appointed fwur Adviser to the Food Controller. Ma!a>a. tt was announced In the Government Uazett* I last night.
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    HOW A CAPTAIN OF EAST SURREYS GAINED V.C.
    376 7 BATTALIONS of the Regiment have 1» bepn engaged in the present var. and the scanty news to hand suggests that they have done well. s nted an omcer of the East Surrey Regiment In Riving its history in a. *a)k of the
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    FOOD CONTROL CHARGE
    293 7 Japanese Man And Wife Fined $150 A JAPANESE provision store pro- prietor, H. Okainoto, and his wife wore fined a total of Sl5O in the Singapore fifth court yesterday when they pleaded guilty to a charge under the Food Control Ordinance. Mrs. OkamoLo was alleged to have
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    CONDITIONS FOR RICE DISTRIBUTORS
    141 7 f|uiC cciiulltlons under wlilcb a licence will 1 be issued to every rice distributor in the Culouy are laid down in a Gazelle nj.wuLtun issued yesterday. N* bolder of a Uceoce Khali enter into »ny agiertnent wiih any othrr pfison. firm, or association or rombinalion of
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    FUNERAL OF MR. S.J. RODRIGUES
    258 7 THE deatJi occurred at his residence tn Opvri SeranEoon Road, Singapore, on Ifci of Mr. Stephen John IWrIW popular* kno^-n as -Fari.ley." at the ft?e of 74 year* He U survived by a son and tnrte daughters and several crandchlldren. a manne enfinwr by profession,
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    Two Years' Stocks Of Anti-Malaria Drugs In Medical Departments
    264 7 CUFFICIENT stocks of anti-malarial drugs to last (wo •^years arc held in medical departments in Mclaya, it was stated at a meeting: of the Malaria Advisory Hoard, F.M.S. The Senior Malana Research Officer outlined the position a.= to the possibility of
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    APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
    129 7 ffTHE SlEKaport Appellate Tribunal will I in <h*> N"w Punrome Court Uils momlnf to bear the »i>peab ot four or moire appi.rantc who w*i" r*f»«M rxempcion from «>ntlnuous iralnlng with the Voluntmrs (Surmn th>- February M^rch period by tbe local Tribun«,l rwrnUy. Thr appmls «rtl) be thow ot
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    635 8 TODAY SINGAPORE SottlrnM pirfSiropean Light muatct: l.« Sir and mid-toy Tin. Copra «*«^f* PM: IJS pja Ne«: I*° P^ InMrrmL (zhl mri) 5 pj«. Modern Itandartn muatct; P-»-Ktet; 6.05 p.m. News ta J**^ 6Jol am. New* In BvUfc R*l»T«l *«■»> ijitoo; 635 P*. ROT Sm«* and Q» SwraUin Seraiadaot;
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    In The Garrison
    2288 9  -  THE S.C.C/s seven-a-sido 1 rugby tournament is always one of the most popular end of the season affairs and, judging .by the games seen so far, is I going to orovide some thrilling games in the later stages. The go-ahead m?thods of the Ausjtralians are particularly suited
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    CONTROL OF MALARIA IN KAMPONGS
    152 9 THE control of malaria In kampongs In the F.M.S. v being Investigated and proposals have been submitted to the Adviser, Medical Services, for financing the investigation on a Federal basis. This was disclosed at a meeting of the Malaria Advisory Board. F.M.S., held in Kuala
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    MALARIA INCREASE IN LOWER HIGHLANDS
    145 9 THE deslrabiUty of Cameron Highlands being gazetted under the Anti-Malaria .Enactment of the F.M.S. was stressed at a meeting of the P.M.S. Malaria Advisory Board he'd rer-ently. There has be*>n a considerable Increase in malaria tn the Lower Hißhlandf— In RinfTlet i —fo"owing extensive clearing
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    S.S.V.F OFFICERS
    69 9 MB. G. L. BAYLISS and Mr. J. E. Miller have been granted commissions as s<i--nd lieutenant* In the Straits Settlements .Y'iJinteer Force. Second Lieutenant H. G. Molding has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. The resignation by Second Lieutenant G. A. Machado of his commission I has
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    I.S.P. FIGHTER FUND
    18 9 pOLLBCTIONS for the "Fighter Fund" of fh«* Incorporated Society of Planters totalled $13,647.11 on Thursday.
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    N.I. Rebuts Japanese "South Seas Lyrics" NO "DRASTIC REVISION" OF RELATIONS NECESSARY
    358 9 (From A Special Correspondent) T Batavia. Jan. 23. HE first European as well as vernacular newspaper comments on Mr. Mateuoka's so-called "South Seas Lyricr" practically all agree in stressing that the Netherlands Indies is rot included in Mr.
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    212 9 Mails nose at the General Poet Oflloe a* follows;— Mails from Australia (a;r) boxholOers 3.30 p.m. Monday, general delivery 9 a.m. Tuesday. Mails from Java (air) general delivery 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Postal Department announce that no mails frum the United Kingdom etc. were conveyed by
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    THEFT IN POLICE BARRACKS
    160 9 A POLICE constable, Uuhamed Sa'ad, attached to Paya Lcbar police station. Hung up a palm beach suit and a pair of drey flannel trousers on the line in the single men's barracks on the morning of Jan. 7. When he looked for the clothes In the
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    389 9 Indragiri Rubber's Meeting Yesterday ■lyunx i do oot wish u> has* into tht tT realms of prophecy. I Uuiifc we mutt aiiwC.pale a return t) posi.bl* km' cost competition more or less unmrdlaitly on i. c cessation of Umtßttlm. if not bciore." nud \lr J.
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    129 9 DAILY !■:>[' i CIHRENT J*n- 24, 12 ./.li-» noon No. IX R.SB. Bpot loot* 36 sT* 3ti>, No. IX RSS. P.OB. In caws Jan -Feb. Srti-rs option) j 6tfc GKA.Q. BBS. FOB In bairs Jan.-Feb. (SHlers °P'-ton) 36 M\* FJiQ. n.5.6. F. 0.8. In bales
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    LADY WARRIOR, SILVERLAW BEST BETS
    630 10 Final Day Of Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" Meeting REVIEW OF RUNNERS' PROSPECTS ADY Warrior and Silverlaw should be the (wo best bets of the afternoon, to-day, the fina! day of the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" race meeting. A programme of nine races will be gone
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    64 10 10-PAY RUGGER: Nor b am Snath, K.i.ilv Lumpur; S.C.C. Seven-n-*idc tournament, S.C.C. llorkej: S.R.C. vt K.A.I-.. Malaya, SR.C: >iriM|H.r IJ .rnrt- vs. Mountain Battery, Fairer Park. Tennis: fed* and Y.M.CA. luurna men's. TO-MORROW Tennis: Inter Collric match. risiWe^ rnurta Indian Cimival: Cricket. Srlvnitut fndiaj> 'mn. v». Bin;a--r^'t
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    SINGAPORE LAWN TENNIS
    527 10 Result- At S.C.C. V.M.C. A. THE first Lawo tennis loriiunwnl* of the >ear '.ir m ifi sinuiltaneously—and ia lint wt.ither— --■>• fl.i> At the Smxapore ric! et (lob. a Mart was made in the ('hints* Ntw Year open mvi j >> inurnan t whil* the IMC ft.
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY TEAM
    64 10 '-"HE following hay been selected to represent the B.R.C in a first team hockey match against the RAP.. Malaya. or the B.H.C. padang to-day' O C. Aerla; X H. Barth, P P. de Bouza; P. Feubronner. I S. Reuten*. ft. W. Barker; H E O. Hughes. N
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    130 10 CELECTIONS for to-day's races at Ipoh are: I-KICK PRESS Race 1: Hue and Cry, Cremc de Alcnthe. Race 2: Lady Luskre, Storm Ahead. Race 3: Poor Bill. Pay Out. Ita« 4: Edie's Choice, The Annan. Race 5: Lady Warrior. WincbclifT Race G: Antrum, Lucky Prince. i--.nr 2:
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    Kallang Airmen Win Thrilling Match
    647 10 FURTHER RESULTS IN RUGBY TOURNAMENT |N the finest. «d certain* the 1 rutert «ame yet »**n in h* XC C'j Seven-A-Slde rugeer tournp "B" by three points (ft tryi. to nil, on the padan* yesterday. Th# Sappers were last yW» sevena .side «himplon». and their
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    96 10 The 1938-39 match was a line cne, despite very bid weather and bad condi ions underfoot Srores wvre even at hall time, but the second periM saw the S:uth recover grendly and run cut wmn ars by the comforiable marg.n or 15 points to six
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    552 10 NORTH MEETING SOUTH FOR FOURTEENTH T lM£ n I/UALA LUMPL'K to-day, for (he second tj mp the inception of the series, will be the venn Malayan Rugby Union's fourteenth annual (ir ih South game. First played in 1928, thy the M.R.U. was formed, this
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