The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 January 1941

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  • 21 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16.30 C. ESTO. 18.13. MONDAY, JAM'AKY 27, 1911. 5 CENTS
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  • 497 1 Tokio Must Dominate Western Pacific, Declares Matsuoka ASKS RECONSIDERATION OF AMERICAN POLICY IX a lengthy anc[ uncompromising statement to the 1 budget committee of the Lower House In Tokio. Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, declared that rloser relations between Japan and the United
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  • 76 1 Eastern Group Supply Council Appointed A, Jan. ~t>. pplj council is A Tt^entatives -com, Australia, j Africa and th« Mtuistif pi tating the ha; accepted to r his Mice; made i supply arrangtI Sucj convened by :he •it. 4 the POJncU wiil be ion ol -menu for and stores In
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  • 56 1 BIG R.A.F. RAID ON ALBANIAN FRONT London. Jaa. Mn Otmoi announced .::-vr> on Saturday w-tevd attacks on o| Elbaj?san a to*n > riie main Italiau r .o :n- harbours itu'lid^. e->p^ciall7 Durazzo out and jig I -ir planes met .d w« re attached oy returned safely on a military camp
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  • 37 1 1 •>ndon. Jan. 16. tormer leader o ur<r mizatio. v de Feu> and a mem •)polnted Nationa rtinl from Vichy, ha Germans as h /one. s a suooorte* ot the Entent Reuter
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  • 30 1 Malta. Jan. 3«. ENEMY aeroplanes approached Malta yesterday morning but the raid did not materialize. British nghters did not make contact wltt the enemy. Reuter
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  • 61 1 London, Jan. 26. A GERMAN bomber was shot down by a British fighter off the east coast near Yarmouth this morning. The crew of five baled out and four were captured as they landed. The other member of the crew, who landed some distance away, escaped and
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  • 62 1 London, Jan. If. AN American radio commentator m Cairo reports that many of the Italians captured m Libya are mere boys. They want the war to end and say openly to the British guards that they hope that .he British will win the war.
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  • 138 1 Japan To Mediate In Thai-Indo-Chinese Dispute IT is officially announced m Bang--1 kok that Thailani has accepted the offer of Japan to mediate m the dispute with French Indo-China. stages a Rc u ter message from London The dispute has arisen from a Thai claim for possession of certain territory
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  • 272 1 "Utmost Aid," Says Willkie, Now In Britain London, Jan. 26. Ml. WENDELL WILLKIE, Republican candidate m the U.S. Presidential election, arrived at a west of England port by air from Lisbon to-day. Later he went to London. He declined to make any statement on nis arrival, but said that he
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  • 394 1 Cairo, Jan. 26. CTEADY pressure by the British troops and bombers against Italy's African Empire on all fronts is recorded m the latest communiques issued from Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's Headquarters m Cairo The new British successes embrace Libya, Eritrea and Abyssinia. The
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  • 403 1 IxMulon, Jan. 2*l. MORE news about the serious internal situation m Italy has been received from the Bulgarian correspondent of the Columbia broadcasting system. The report, which is as yet unconfirmed, says that three Italian generals have been killed and several ftol.tfcn wounded during
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  • 277 1 GREEKS REPULSE FIERCE ITALIAN ATTACKS Athens, Jan. 26. A DESPERATE Italian bid to It- capture strategic heights lost yesterday north of the key town ot Lissura, on the central battle! ront m Albania, was repulsed to-day by the Greeks, said an official Athens sDOkesman. Active Greek artillery fire toiled the
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  • 44 1 London. Jan. 26. gOMBS were dropped m Cornwall last nu;V., states a Ministry of Home Srcurity communique issued this morning. Littlr darnapf was done and there were very few casualti**. Apart from this there was no activity. Reuter
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    • 60 1 cA RPETS i I CHINESE. PERSIAN uitabie C HOTIRMALL'S i s w^^ti i ii hhß tf^^l 3w •o-night DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner $3.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION^HARGE EVEmNG^iTTHE~PAI-M COURT M OKEs mo, POPfLAK SOCIAL KENDEZVOI'S MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8.30 to 10.30 p.m. B '< Band of the
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    • 5 1 (Advance m Eritrea and P..AF.
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    • 70 1 C.VEPI ROMANCE is a thrill m the plain *afternoon k, evening 9 materials. 3.") captivating* shades CHOTIRMALL S SEAVIEW HOTEL DALL-Ku^M PERFECTLY AIRCONDITIONFD BY SEABREEZES p^..^. HW u JM^ui^p^..^^, H?(! TO-NIGHT k TUESDAY I F I WEDNESDAY '^^^^H j SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE *fi^ MARLENE STARR I Wmwk POPULAR CUBAN DANCKU fe^«ffl«
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  • 78 2 piLAIED m sepia, Warner Bros, thrilling adaptation of James Oliver Curwood's j story of the Northwest Mounted Police, "The River's End." which had a midnight showM^ a:, the Alhambra on Saturday, provides thrills j galore It is packed with action and is one
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  • 69 2 "JTATHERLAND Calls," a patriotic Chinese production, had the first of three midnight screenings at the Capitol last night. The other two chows ill be to-night and tomorrow The picture, which is produced by the same company that made "Devil's Paradise," is very thrilling and should
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  • 250 2 HIS CRUSADE AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM THE Great Dicta ;or which had a midnight premiere at the Capitol en Saturday, and begins ks regular season to-morrow week may be termed a "One-Man Crusade" against Totalitarianism. HcfOM the screens of thevands of theatre. before the eye* of half the
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  • 127 2 and light comedy. strange partners though they be, go hand m hand to make really first-class entertainment of Pine Brook Limited's "This Man Is Nex£." which opened at the Pavilion yesterday. The picture has a newspap r office for us netting an ace
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    • 227 2 Here's The Best Holiday Show m town! A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO OUR CHINESE PATRONS TO-DAY 3 SHOWS It IU A MRP A U a.m. l.io «c 330 p.m. MLllMlflDllA TO-MORROW 5 SHOWS 11 a.m.. 1.10, 3.30, 6.15 9.15 P- «n. ALL FREE LISTS STRICTLY SUSPENDED Wai'ner Bros. Greatest
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    • 170 2 WE WISH OUR CHINESE PATRONS A HAPPY NEV/ y^ 4 SHOWS TO-DAY 11 A.M., 3.15, 1 f* AD I tTTT* and TO-MORROW 6.15—9.15 W M 1^ \J M.-G.-M's Mighty Multiple-Star Masterpiece Specially Sl<.,( w j~7" our CHINESE NEW YEAR ATTRACTION IMAGINE! THEY'RE ALL IN ONE GREAT DRAMA! O/rccf.cf Jack Coniuay
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  • 812 3 Antonescu Used Army f o Smash Iron Guard: Rebel Leader Arrested TERRIBLE POGROMS Belgrade, Jan. 26. iKTEK ti ve days of most confused reports from the a led frontiers of Rumania, the fog: is now lifting the tansrled events of the costly attempt at revoluthere
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  • 443 3 Lord Halifax Says Hitler Lost War In June Washington, Jan, 2. I ORD HALIFAX, as his first official act as Ambassador, called yesterday on Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, preparatory to presenting his credentials to the President on Monday. After talking to Mr. Hull for over an hour.
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  • 158 3 Shangha\ Jan. 26. MR. W. J. Keswick, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, who was wounded together with two Japanese officials m the gun attack during a meeting of Shanghai ratepayers on Thursday, left hospital last evening and returned home. The Shanghai Nichi, Japanese newspaper,
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  • 256 3 Cairo, Jan. 20. across sparcely Pulated and difficult and hilly Uhout vegetation, exceptthorn bush, British Jr ued umu and lorries full of S oi? ye now driv^n the Italians 80 milt^ inside Eritrea. rts received m Cairo a* the pnpmy is
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  • 387 3 "IN company with a CornLshman, formerly a Tanganyikan civil servant, a New Zealander, formerly a missionary m Abyssinia, and three Abyssinian soldiers, I have just returned to camp from a short reconnaissance into Abyssinia," writes Kenneth Anderson, Reuter's special correspondent with the Ethiopian patriot army somewhere
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  • 513 3 'Battle Of 1941 Will Be Battle Of The Seas AMERICA CAN GIVE VITAL AID WITH SHIPBUILDING «muo London, Jan. 26. "THE battle of 1941 will be a battle of the seas. It is for you alone to determine what a speedy British victory is worth to you and iri what
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  • 323 3 Cairo. Jan. 25. THE RAP. continue to lead the way m the British successes on all the African war fronts. Bombing operations covered by the communique issued yesterday range from Libya, to Italian Earrt Africa and the Dodecanese 1 islands Italian aerodromes were the chief
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  • 102 3 (^OMEDY and drama are well blended t*» "Moon Over Burma," a Paramount fllm featuring Dorothy Lamour, Preston Foster, and Robert Preston, which had a midnight showing at the Cathay on Saturday. Dorothy is seen here m the role of a cafe dancer and singer m Rangcon.
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  • 180 3 Reorganization Of Vital War Production London, Jan. 26. ipIE biggest joint capital-labour conference under Government auspices ever held m Britain will take place here next Wednesday, when the Labour Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, who is a member of the War Cabinet, will give details to representatives of employers and employees
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  • 37 3 Vichy, Jan. ti. jYJARSHAL Petain gave a luncheon yesterda* m honour of the new United State* Ambassador, Adm. Leahy. M. Flandin, Vichy Foreign Minister, and Adm. Darlan Minister of Marine were Diesent. Reuter
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  • 327 3 THROUGH MOTOR TRAFFIC LIKELY ON BURMA ROAD C hunffkinr, Jan. .26. THROUGH mouor uaduc over tne burma road is said to be one of the major problems setclea at th£ conferences between members of tne Burmese Government mission and the Chinese Government authorities which has just been concluded. The usually
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  • 48 3 Bombay, Jaa. s*. fFHE observer and uam ing system which 1 established m Incua on the United King dom model, it is understood, is being extended raoidly throughout the country. New observing ututs and station* will be set up and linked up Reuter
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    • 145 3 RED PALM OIL I'his oil contains considerable Quantities of Vitamin-* and is specially prepared for use cooking oil and as a medicine. It is excellent tor preventing influenta. couchs and colds. SO cts. per Bottlo Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3 Battery Rd: A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO LL OUR
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  • 635 4 The The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1941. Malayan Indians jyjß. Raghavan's presidential address 111 to the Central Indian Association of Malaya will be eagerly read by all Indians as his association though regarded as 'extremist' by some, has never failed to speak its mind on problems of interest
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  • 880 4 Dover Knows Why N o Invasion Has Taken Place If ERE m these waters *nd skies *1 of Dover you can read Ihe Answer to the question why the Nazis have not invaded Britain, writes W. L. White, noted American journalist, after watching the German long-range puns firing across the
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    21 4 THIS DAY NEXT DAY. SOME DAY Speaking at Vanux Merr Qotbbels predicted that Qrcut Britain would bt bem en some da»
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  • 471 4 A LTHOUGH most wars have pro- duced songs to cheer marching soldiers few of these have lived longer than the conflict they were designed to enliven. The most famous exception, of course, is "The Marseillaise," which, at present, under the Vichy Government, is
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  • 85 4 I MARSHAL PETAL'the press, dustry, TOfcf V signed. Tixler Vfenai extremely risht w\ who gained a certain n fiery intervention* m d His nomination t* i Government irai Laval when the President of the I Bvecewr-A His n-.i nation Is indicate Marshal P determination I men
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    • 395 4 sn»^^^ .nnnnnV^Bßnnnn^^^ nnnnnn^^snnnnn^^^ —^^sl^*^^ >- 1/ I ~j^»"^' Nv*"^^o^ AN D ITS COT I BODY TOO snn^^^ B^sV^B^sV^OTl fKMiiUT SEKMCE TO NEW YORK. VIA MANILA. nONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail B*pore Arrive N.Y. Bl ZOELLA LYKES Tan. M Mar. 14 6X RUEBIN TIPTOM Feb. 13 Mar. 2d PASSENGER ft
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    • 151 4 Piles Quickly Heal TOUBS WILL DISAPPEAB What would you not give to be really cured of those torturing, awkward piles To find them surely growing less and less until they healed and disappeared never to torment you ag&in I A physician's startling discovery brings this comfort within reach of the
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  • 2363 5  - Island Committee Busy On Production Of "Sarah Simple" MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By the L-Janr (V are all set foi Sarah Simple' o be presentee al hesitation that of amateui to touch Island The players a job of work aid a job of ::h they take :.plcting to the
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    • 6 5 so PaotzlcT ybox Co*./ sYs*yy srje/E^T-
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    • 135 5 A fortnightly illustrated magazine published by the W^ Straits Times Press will make its first appearance on V WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5 and subsequently on every second Wednesday. The Publication will be known as The EASTERN GRAPHIC The first issue will contain 48 pages of good pictures and good reading. Pictures
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  • 2838 6 Indians Proud To See Their Troops Helping In Defence Of Malaya (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 26. "U/E are proud that to-day India, more than any other Tf country, is defending this land. The presence of the Indian soldier here has contributed m no
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  • 255 6 Melville And Croker For Aborigines Darwin, Jan. 10. MELVILLE and Croker Islands, off the Northern Territory coast, will be closed shortly by the Commonwealth Government, and declared aboriginal reserves. When this is done, every island off North Australia, apart from the Sir Edward Pellew group m the
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  • 241 6 Two Air Links Soon To "Hold The Pacific" TWO airlines, one of them Australian, will soon link Australia and America, according to statements made by Captain P. G. Taylor, well-known Sydney aviator, m an interview m San Francisco. "Australia believes that aviation must be developed on an international basis and
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  • 33 6 Washington, Jan. 11. yHE British-American Ambulance Society is sending to British children special candies containing vitamins, A, B, C, D and E. The candies have been prepared at
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  • 29 6 An Indian Infantry Brigade holding an advanced post v F h fron ier wade across a river while a pontoon conveys heir mer'h transport.
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  • 508 6 "Aussie" Commander's Dramatic Hand-Shake With Wounded Enemy A DRAMATIC scene was witnessed at Bardia rt an epic attack by Australians for 56 hours post, the wounded commander of the post led <n vors m order to surrender. The Australians battalion commander, eye-witnesses state, stepped forward and shook his gallant opponent
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  • 58 6 BRITAIN could rel-co-op -ration from B said the Belgian Minister oi iM. Albert de Vleesch vJsited K:nya recently He stated also Anglo-Belgian eccn< agre«* was ready for signatu: M. de Vleeschouw< r -:did i B lgian Congo was In rd r all Britain's military d tended
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    • 72 6 PATERSON SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incoroorateo m ESigland CASTLE LINE LANCASHIRE SHIPPING CO I Til. <!nrorDor:ite<i FOR NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALUMORK (Via Panama Canal) SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFFKS BEN LINE Incorporated n u.K.i FOR LONDON SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OTFERS JAVA-NEW YORK LINB BOSTON. NEW YORK rHILADKI-l'll' N BALTIMORE FOR PARTICULARS Rf
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  • 184 7 Gift Marks Sultan's 78th Birthday REPRESENTS ONE-SIXTH OF A YEAR'S REVENUE i!,da> of (he S:iltan of Kedah is marked bj I na^rnificent gift of $1,000,000 for the t)n of the war. n moved I Krdah has been by the State oi ihe birththe Sultan for .r
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  • 93 7 40 FREE FRENCHMEN IN SINGAPORE t. ktf or Free Vimmt&mam m the Far East who :ng place on their lai d to serve m the trated by the news 40 here to-day waiting for ragkni nearer the jy-\m«T of welloan FV D'Artagnan, from -*rd at Shanghai m order Join the
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  • 74 7 i. m ptMti at a the managing committee Singapore. '"This a record its profound sense of loss at the unof Mr Lawrence Reginald *an *h M president of the Selangor Mcr- president of the M of the C.I AM delete I -.(l'- Malayan Conference at m
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  • 133 7 IN the Netherlands Indies there is an organization *nown as the Society of the Friends of England. This Society is putting into practice an excellent idea for ttu* promotion of the Ail if d cause. Primarily for the benefit of the native population, at the
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  • 141 7 •yilZ German Phohi broadcasting station 1 continues to complain of what it discribes as the harshn ess of the Netherlands Indies Government m refusing all contact between its subjects and their fellow-cjun-trymen m Holland during the Christmas and New Year season. Information has reached the
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  • 241 7 Australian Air Chief's Busy Week-end R.A.A.F. Visited A BUSY week-end, with official n dinners m between, was spent m Singapore by Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett, Chief of the Air Staff m Australia. Sir Charles is discussing matters oi mutual interest with the Commander In-Chief, Far East Sir Robert
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  • 145 7 "Glamorous And Exotic" MARLENE STARR, the Cuban dancer who is now m Singapore, had a distinrruished audience including the C-in-C, Far East, Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, when she danced at the Sea View Hotel en Saturday evening. She is an artiste whom Singapore will like.
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  • 154 7 ANEW company, to be known as the Arc hi pc! ago Brewery Company (1941) Limited." is being formed to op?rate the former German brewery m Alexandra Ro~d. An offer to purchase the brewery for cash ha* been accepted by Government, and arrangaments for hamding <#-cr t brewery to
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  • 74 7 Mr. A. Jamaludin, of Singapore, lias received the following message from Mr. M. A. Jinnah, President of the All India Muslim T«a?uP: "I ft^ er^re^nelv thnnVful to you for your good wishes on my birthday, and I appreciate it very much, coming, as it does, from such a distant place
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  • 556 7 Local Chinese Celebrate Lunar New Year ON the strcke of midnight yesterday, th? deafening noise of crackers being iet off on a sen-rous scale was heard throughout Singapore- part of the age-old Chinese custom of ushering m the lunar New Year Although i: was expe:ted that Urn year's cefebrations would
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  • 53 7 l tl to J ctme^ ts arrived m the Western Desert recently for the trnL" 5 DUsh lnto Lil) y a These newcomers are on a r-Jute march irum their desert camp: It is training such as this which has contributed to the magnificent successes at
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  • 438 7 Energetic Police Action Against Ch ap Jee Kee Evil In Singapore (From A Special Correspondent) THE debate which saw the proposal for state war lotteries rejected by the Legislative Council last week, and particularly the stress laid by the Inspector-General of Police on the "pernicious" effects of lotteries m general
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  • 306 7 A PLEA for more intensive vegerk table growing by householders is made m an editorial m the latest issue of the Malayan Agri-Horticul-tural Association Magazine. "The authorities," says he rr.icle, "are paying increasing attrn ion to .he defence cf Malaya, and it is
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  • 419 7 SINGAPORE CENTRE FOR CHINESE MEETING DEPRESENTATIVES of the Chir. living m seven countries outside China, who have contributed no > than $300,000,000 (Chinese currency) for relief purposes m th mother country, will attend a spe> meeting to b? held m Sin^ap the end of March. The meeting is being c.
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  • 74 7 'INDIAN nilWl liMjT is the title a talk to be broadcast from ttfc Sinpapcre station at 7.10 this evenin-; by Mr. Edwin Haward, Advisjr on IndiHJi AiTairs n the Far Eas<«rr. Bureau of the Miirstry of Information. Mr. Haward. who spent many yean* m India, will discuss political
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  • 56 7 (Piora Our Own Correji., MaUrca, Jan. 26. rE Malay driver of a 12-seater bus and two passengers, one of whom was police constable, were Injured and taken tr hospital wben the bus on its return Ie TV.n>onir Kltnfc last nleht swen'ed at the 3V< n-i i ler,tor»' on the Klebang
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  • 34 7 A free publir lecture on 'Tar !rl Lines* mill be delivered by the vie» t of thTheoeopUi'*<U Societr on Thursday at 6. J0 p.m. at the Singapore T .odge. Th?osophlca.l Society, 8 Cairrhill Roe<J.
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  • 246 9 List of cases for the week commencing Jan. 29, 1941 Before The Court of Appeal— The Hon'bte The Chief Justice, S.S., The Hon'ble The Chief Justice, F.M.S., and j The Hon'ble Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell (J.A.)— at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Appeal No. 15/40 G. G.
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  • 141 9 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahrn, Jan. 2o A N'NOUNCEMENTS made m a gazette ex- traordinary issued to-day include the following: Dato Sir David Galloway is to continue to be a member of the Executive Council for a further period of one year with effect from Jan. 3.
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  • 775 9 Chinese Topics By Our Chinese Correspondent DERAK may have a Chinese Consulate as a result of representations made to the Chungking Government, through Gen. Wu Te-chen, Minister of Overseas Affairs, who visited Malaya some weeks ago. It has been suggested that Malaya should be
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  • 80 9 T»HE S.S. Police Band will perform, 1 weather permitting, during February r.s follows, under the direction of Mr. J C. Hitch; Feb 4, 6 p.m. at Telok Ayer; Feb. 6, 5.30 pjn. at Katong Park. Feb. 3. 830 p.m. at Bo f anic Gardens, Feb. 11. 5.L*O p.m.
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    53 9 Sfft. Victor Kichard La vis. son of Mrs. S. E. !>a\i-. of r --ton. K»nt and the late Mr. t»a-i«, and M:--liuth E hel Kobe i au^hter oi Mr. and Mb. \V. F. R- rrts. oi i;.isi Mailing. Kent, and H re. wh. ■HRB nianjr'd at M. Aud.. Cathedral on
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  • 233 9 'Rumania Would Drive Out Oppressors' A DOUT 1 i nian people ar Q and if the count i its most difficult nl weu> attacked by 1 .< people would. In tin drive out the oppi Reni Dntennannx, Rumanian Consul -< weip, on hi- arri* from Afric* by the Saturday. Mr.
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  • 244 9 Dutch Minelayer' s Adventures rIE V. ;.i<:u ijji >. Mineylav the Royal DuU I -ntiy arrnH. m UiC Netherlands 1 tier a period «»t hazardous *ar rcrvi' In Euj ,x\*i waters Her cucmiiaDding ui-h.* 1 Cu.pt. Lindner, and rrev nave ail bwu ay a:uoo the Bronae gmv, iit Willci-j ma
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  • 73 9 11l A PRIVATE house ii.w»v» a p*rmaaent bazaar has b.cn opened far Urn Netherlands lodit* Spiuiu Fund. A large number of firms and p*nate persons art giving articles to be sold Nr the fund Between November tu.d January 86 out guilders was collected on \he East Cuart
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    • 340 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS =^XKNDERS M UMC«PA Ljrf Tenders. "now for the T** n ,£%rtal« or service*. Par Municipal renders |S iives -or Water for I* 4 pjn Apr. nnjun Fittings. <Depoftr S 4p.m.. J d b or cne Elec- 1 v .l>- to 30 cubic Middles .ins. 12 nocn. Rangoon 1
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    • 397 9 PUBUC NOTICES, SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Claims For Refund Of Assessment On Vacant Houses. for refund of assessment on vacant holism withm Municipal Limits foTthe period from July 1 u> Dec 31 1940 must be sent m on or oefore jin. S I»r41. Applications for refunds should be yS B °SSf7SSU B
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    • 136 9 POST OFFICE I MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows TO-DAY Aden a ir 12.30 p.m. Africa air 12.30 p.m. Burma air 12.30 p.m. Ceylon air 12.30 p.m. Egypt air 12:30 p.m. Great Britain «&c air 12.30 p.m. India air 12.30 p.m. Sarawak (except Miri) surface
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  • 575 10 Mrs. Nassim Abed Given Hard Fight S.C.C. TEXNIS RESULTS QJJXTEEX ties were played m the »3 Singapore Cricket Club's Chinr^ \>w Year tawn tennis tournament yesterday before a heavy shower of rain fell, causing a relation of I nit her play for the day. Straight sets were again to the
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  • 124 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 20. TIIE third Norf.n Malayan amateur golf championship began on the Ipoh Golf Club course to-day. when 14 ties were played oil The following qualified for the first round: Van Renrtr. 77, Patterson 78, Lauristcn 79. Laio*r. 83, Yahaya 84.
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  • 106 10 Till. Mtowlng Mm win play In Uie third women's hockey trial ou Thursday, at 'T.e Girls Sports Club ground for the Singapore VOW n's state fixture vs Pcrak and Selangor on Feb. 8 and 10. «t Kuala Lumpur: Whitrs: B Ferguson. Z Clarke. A. Pennnath^r. S.
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  • 39 10 T*HK third annual cycling carnival at the J i'an Besar Stadium m aid of The War Fund, criginally fix«d for to-morrow, has been po.-tpowd to Feb. 10. and th^ closing date tf c: ded to Feb. 5.
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  • 221 10 INTER-COLLEGE TENNIS LEADING *> v tne comfortable mar§in of three games to one after the singles tics had been played m yesterdays inter-co ege tennis match, the Medical Colleje were unfortunately unable to cement their lead and so avenpe the trouncing they received last year from Raffles
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  • 146 10 (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang, Jan. 25. CONTRARY to expectations Penans beat Selangor by three goals to two m a State hockey match played at Hutching's School ground this evening. Penang deserved their victory, having the better of the exchanges. Selangor fielded a nippy forward line
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  • 56 10 A team will be selected from the following to play a return soccer game for th:> Geylang Gaylads against Raffles Institution on Wednesday at the R.I ground: Jabbar. TfO Kenaj Choon, \v?e Ben? llua», Mohd Sldek. Tan Soon Poh. Mahmood. Hary Monteiro, Ahmad Ismail. Hussien. Arsad. Dollah All,
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  • 177 10 London, Jan. 26. COOTBALL games played on Satur- day resulted: Reuter LONDON CUP Chelsea 0 Brentford 1 Crystal P 5 Fulham 2 Queen's P.R. 2 Aldershot 3 Clapton 0 0 Reading 4 Tottenham 4 Millwall 0 Westham 1 Arsenal 3 FOOTBALL LEAGUE— SOUTH Portsmouth 0
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  • 832 10 SOUTH'S WELL-EARNED WIN AGAINST NORTH Excellent Combination Of Halves Fine Hooking Play Big Part In Victory (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. DV winning the North versus South rugger encounter D this year, the South share with the North, the distinction of winning seven times, this hems the
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  • 182 10 RACE results m brief at Ipoh on Saturday, the final day of the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting, are: RACE I—Creme1 Creme &2 IVtent!ie $10 and $6. Clifton L-ail ft. Patience si-. gACE 3 Storm Ahead $3K and $12. March eta il SI 8. Boy Culleti
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  • 189 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 25. IN an even game of rugby played at the Civil Service podang this afterroon, Fort Canning beat Johore by three points (a try) to nil. The soldiers had to play with 14 men for the greater part of
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  • 327 10 \_Selangor fc^ INDIANS MEET AT CRICKET CINE batting and howling: by I-aH Sinffh fain first day 9 pl-iy m the -mnual three-day rricfaH i between the Singapore and Selanffor Indian \mm at Balestier yesterday. Thanlts to their skipper Lall Sin?h. who was
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