The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 January 1941

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 16,309. ESTD. 183a. THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    Bombed Library
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    More Questions About Supplies For Germany
    166 1 1 muon. Jan. 29. relay's disclosure y Soviets imports from the Unit?d of supplies my clandestinely j wms a^ain raised mons to-day. i ronard Lyle im rtc i wh?ther irse quantities of n% cxp :rted fr^m mlc Warfare. s.ud thai the ChinI kepi Britain
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    Soviet Paper Thinks Italy Nears End
    85 1 London, Jan. 29. THE war situation in the Near and Middle East is summed up by the Soviet army paper Ilcd Star. It *ays: "Italy runs the risk of bring eliminated from the war by the British. In Africa, the Italians are as goo<i
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    GESTAPO CHIEF NOW IN OSLO
    103 1 Stockholm, Jan. 29. FE German Gestapo chief, Ileinrich Himmler, has reached Oslo. A message from Oslo, recording his arrival, does not give th3 reason lor his visit, but it states that hundreds of political prisoners have been shipped to Germany and more are awaiting transport.
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    HULL ON SOVIET REEXPORTS TO GERMANY
    77 1 London, Jan. 29. COMMENTING on the statement made by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Dr. Hugh Dalton, in the House of Commons yesterday, when the Minis er spoke of goods traffic between the .Soviets and Germany and supnltes for Russia from America, the U.S.
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    GERMAN ARMY IS "SPREAD OUT VERY THIN," SAYS STIMSON
    148 1 Axis Is Vulnerable In Many Respects REFERENCE TO JAPAN'S "STRAINED ECONOMY" Til Axis is vulnerable in many respects," declared 1 the U.S. Secretary for War, Mr. Henry Stimson, giving evidence in favour of the "Lease and Lend" Bill before the Senate
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    JAPAN GETTING MORE N. I. OIL THAN AT FIRST HOPED
    106 1 JTokio, Jan. 29. APAN had secured "much larger" quantities of oil from the Netherlands Indies than was "at first hoped for." stated the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, in reply to questions in the Budget Committee of the Lower Hous3
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    Compulsory Service For Women
    153 1 London, Jan. 29. COMPULSORY registration of women lor essential industries throughout Britain is to be enforced soon, Reuters political correspondent learns. This will enable the Ministry of Lobour to call upon women who are not engaged in industry to take their place in the Industrial ranks.
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    PENSION FOR HERTZOG
    33 1 London, Jan. 29. IT was announced In Cape Town to-day that Gen. Hertzog, former Prime Minister of South Africa, is to receive an annual pension of £2,000 beginning this year.
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    Sudden Death Of Greece's Soldier-Prime Minister
    545 1 Sudden Death Of Greece 's Soldier-Prime Minister fEN. JOHN METAXAS, Prime Minister of Greece, died in Athens yesterday morning, following an operation for throat trouble. He was 70 years of age. It has been officially announced that the new Prime Minister will be M. Alexander Korizis. Governor of the Bank
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    Greeks Smash Strong Italian Attacks
    250 1 London, Jan. 29. THE Grctk communiques continue to refer to local 1 activity that indicates that in spite of Italian counterattacks, the Greeks have been able to improve their positions. On Monday, these local engagements resulted in the Greek occupation of soma enemy positions and
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    PROGRESS ON ALL AFRICAN FRONTS
    96 1 London, Jan. 29. CURTHER British progress against the Italians on all fronts in Africa is reported. This afternoon's communique from British G.H.Q. in Cairo reads: Libya: Our pressure on enemy forces in the Derna area is increasing. Eritrea: Operations in the AtjontoiBeran.u sec. or are
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    FLIGHT INTO ABYSSINIA WINS D.F.C.
    214 1 FLIGHT INTO ABYSSINIA WINS D.F.C. Meeting With Chieftains London, Jan. 29. ANE of the most thrilling stories of J the war can be told with the Kp'C% )val by the King of the award ft the Distinguished Flying Cross to Pilot Officer Reginald Alan Collis. Pilot Officer Coins volunteered to
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    Huge Cost Of Japan's War Against China
    67 1 Tokio, fan. 2 r L J'RE lotal cost of Japanese hostilities against China since the commandment in July 1937 is 17.500.000.000 yen according tc oflirial figures placed before the Burire: Cor> mittee of the Lower House by the Finance Ministry of ex riordinarv
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    MR. EE KONG GUAN DIES IN MALACCA
    206 2 •From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Jin. 29. "jHHE deaih occurred this morning at his residence in Heeren Street of Mr. Ee Kong Guan. one of the best :nown Chinese of Malacca, property ind estate owner and philonthrcpist. Born in Malacca 72 years ago,
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    FOOD CONTROL OFFENCE
    81 2 CHARGED witl» selling a tfc lb. tin of sausages at four cents above thf maximum gazetted price. Ong Boon Huat. proprietor, and Tan Ang Phow, salesman, ot Chop Heap Kee. Oeylang Road, were fined $150, or three months' imprisonment, and $50, or one month's imprisonment, respectively, when
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    46 2 There were 33 gaming cases heard in the Singapore third court yesterday, in which the persons concerned were alleged to have taken part In various types of gambling on Monday. All that were accused pleaded guilty and were fined $1, or one day's simple imprisonment each.
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    DOUBLE-MURDER ALLEGATION AGAINST INDIAN
    199 2 DOUBLE-MURDER ALLEGATION AGAINST INDIAN A SEQUEL to the deaths of a 40- -<** year-old Tamil woman and her 17-year-old daughter who were found hacked to death in Lorcng H, Telok Kurau Road on Dec. 2, took place in the Singapore second court yesterday when a preliminary inquiry into a charge
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    HOMING PIGEONS
    28 2 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) r™,~ Batavia, Jan. 24. T/HE Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Indies has prohibited flights bv naming pigeons in order to avoid chants n>
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    "Karangan Hitler"
    94 2 MALAY opera artists are helping with anti-Nazi propaganda. Miss Julia and Miss Fadiliah are both well-known singers and gramophone records made by them are in great demand. Two songs now available on Columbia records are "Karangan Hi'ler" (Hitler's Composition), composed by Inche Osman and sung by Miss Julia,
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    Accountants Evidence At Assizes
    505 2 Accountants Evidence At Assizes EUROPEAN FACES FIVE CHARGES THE evidence of chartered accountants who were stated to have discovered a deficit of about $17,000 in the account books of a Singapore department store, was recorded by Mr. Justice Gordon Smith at the Assizes yesterday during the trial by special jury
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    LATE MR. WILLIAM D'ROZARIO
    284 2 THE death occurred on Tuesday at his residence in Joo Chiat Road of Mr W D'Rozario. at the age of 38 years He Is survived by his wife and six children The funeral which took place yesterday evening at Bidadari Cemetery, was preceded by a full
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    JAVA IMPORTS
    21 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) «,«t^ Batavia, Jan. 25. T 5 i°L P r Of Java and Ma doera last
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    NEW AGE GROUPS TO REGISTER IN BRITAIN
    161 3 Special Steps Taken To Safeguard Certain Categories Of Students London, Jan. 29. t/OUTHS a**d 1S anri and men of Vi to 40 are Ik roristered for mil tary service under a new ,1 pnxlaimition announced after a meeting of the EL (ouncil to-day.
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    Health Minister Tests New Anti-Flu Vaccine
    83 3 London, Jan. 28. UOR the purpose of a practical trial of i s immunisation value, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Minister for Health, the Ministry's Chief Medical Adviser and 350 of the stafT have been innorulated with a new anti-influenza vaccine. The vaccine has been brought
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    R.R.I. Director As A.R.P. Chief
    46 3 On Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 29. r| sident, Selangor. has H J. Page. Director irch Institute of r ol Air Raid Pre- Kuala Lumpur. Lhf Rubber Research to release Capt. in order that he may ..poinLment. He will duties at once.
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    SIR W. LLEWELLYN DEAD
    29 3 London, Jan. 29. announced of Sir William 1 the portrait painter. He Vuesday night, aged President of the Royal held office for ten years. Reuter
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    SIR FIROZ KHAN NOON
    26 3 London. Jan. 29. I Bb Firoz Khan Noon. er for the Government n, has been extended bv fSect from Julv next Reuter
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    Mediation Talks On Japanese Ship At Saigon
    212 3 Mediation Talks On Japanese Ship At Saigon Tokio, Jan. 29. JAPANESE reports from Hanoi state that "cease fire" was sounded at 10 o'clock yesterday morning along the entire Thailand-Indo-China front as both the Thai and Indo-China authorities ordered the troops to lay down arms and end hostilities. The armistice talks
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    AWARD FOR ITALIAN CROWN PRINCE
    66 3 Rome, Jan. 29. A COMMANDERSIIIP of the Military Order of Savoia, one of the highest Italian military decorations, has been conferred upon Crown Prince Umberto, the newspapers announce to-day. The announcement of the award extols the Prince's services as commander of a group of armies
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    SHANGHAI CALLS NEW RATEPAYERS' MEETING
    55 3 Shanghai. Jan. 39. TIIE Consular Body has decided to convene a new ratepayers' meeting on Feb. 5. It will be remembered that the earlier meeting was interrupted by a gun attack in which Mr. W. J. Keswicl;, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council. and two
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    FOUR KILLED IN MALTA
    34 3 London, Jan. 29. f\URING air raids on Malta yesterday, some damage was done to Government property, and four members of the R.A.F. were killed. Tl.ere were no civilian casualties. Reuter
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    Bomb Damage At House Of Commons
    34 3 DURING a recent raid, the llouse of Commons was damaged by bombs. This picture gives a close-up view of the wreckage of the Members' Cloakroom off the Cloisters.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
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    LORD SOMERS IS NEW CHIEF SCOUT
    123 3 London. Jan. 29. I ORD SOMERS, Deputy Chief Scout, hcts accented the office at Chief Scout of the United Kingdom. It is disclosed that Lord BadenPowell nominated Lord Somers as his successor. Lord Somers was formerly Governor of Victoria (Australia^, being Chief Sxmt of
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    $73,000 FOR SPITFIRES
    66 3 TTHE Perak Turf Club states that the amount raised at the "SDltflre Meeting" for the purchase of fighter aircraft now exceeds $73,000. and it is expected that this sum will be increased considerably by the time the accounts for the race meeting are closed. The voluntary subscription
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    One Of Liverpool's Raid Scars
    16 3 SPECTATORS survey shattered houses after the big: Nazi raid on Liverpool.
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    Chequered Career Of "Strong Man" Of Greece Who Defied Mussolini
    463 3 U METAXAS. whose occurred suddenly yesto power in August, protesting that he was tag the Communists, ell dictator of Greece. t-d ,he gravest stage of his Italian troops last year the Albanian frontier. *mpt at terrorism, hown uniting the country
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    LONDON HAS NINTH RAID-FREE NIGHT
    60 3 London, Jan. 29. I ONDON had the ninth successive raid-free night following a day in which four alerts were sounded but few bombs dropped. There was slight German activity off the west coast of England last night, states the Air Ministry, but no bombs were
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    W.A.A.F. FOR NEW ZEALAND
    46 3 London. Jan. 29. JJEW ZEALAinD Government has approved 11 the formation of a women's auxiliary air force. This was announced by Mr. Peter Fraser. the Prime Minister, to-day. The women will undertake full-time duty at air force stations in New Zealand. Reuter
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    AUSTRALIAN LOSSES AT TOBRUK ONLY 300
    27 3 Melbourne, Jan. 29. AUSTRALIAN casualties at Tobruk did not 71 exceed 300, Mr. Percy C. Spender, Army Minister, announced to-day. Reuter
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    Adm. Raeder's Harangue Betrays Nervous Anxiety
    293 3 London Press Comment HIM London, Jan. 29. THE address delivered by Adm. Raeder, Commander-in-Chief *of the German Navy, to dockyard workers yesterday, is the subject of an editorial in the Daily Telegraph to-day under the title "Nazi Naval Wail/* It declares that Hitler sent
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    Record Output Of War Material
    149 3 London, Jan. 29. IT can be stated on reliable authority that the output of war material is now at a high level, although a great deal of productive plant has yet to come into efl>< live operation. Fnemy action has failed to prevent a big
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    200 ITALIANS RFPORTED KILLED IN RIOTS
    59 3 Londun, Jan. AN AMERICAN report states that lo<J Italians were killed during rtotl in northern Italy a lew days ago At ;;roup 01 German Army offio attacked by the Italians in Milan justl outside the railway suit on. The G rmans drew their pistols
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    WILLKIE MEETS HEAD OF POLISH FORCES
    71 3 London, Jan. 2*. MR. WENDELL WILLKIS, Republican P:fc* sidential Candidate at the recent D S. elections, this afternoon visited Gen Sikorsky at the London headquarters of the Pohs.ti Forces, and spent some time talking to the Polish commander-in-chief an- other loading Polish officers. Earlier
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    "DELIVERANCE" OF THE DODECANESE AT HAND
    49 3 Alexandria. Jan. 29. "THE r'eliverance of the lfcxiwaiMtf Islands which are in Italian hano Imminent," declared" tho Oreek Ortl Patriarch Christophorus, addressing a r ing of the Dodecanese League of Alexan.i \m and he added "Thank?; to alliance betweM Britain and Greece. Reuter
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    Singapore Indians To Present A Show At Victoria Theatre
    1956 5  - Singapore Indians To Present A Show At Victoria Theatre MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By BJDGING by the final dress reh- n Tuesday night, mcert to be pren ,H Singapore Indian Station on Saturday at the Theatre should be e ood entertainment. the AM a under the patronage .enkatacher, I.C.S.
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    How To Cook Some Malayan Vegetables
    971 5 How To Cook Some Malayan Vegetables "LIOW To Cook Malayan Vege- tables," a booklet published by the Department of Information and Publicity is now avr/Uable and housewives here should find it of great interest. The booklet, which has been compiled by Ursula Holttum, is complementary to the pamphlet published some
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    SPECIAL PICTURES OF A.R.R MEASURES IN INDIES
    103 6 Tuo first aid workers. Thousands of women and girls have undergone courses of training. Spraying special solution over an area of road on which a gas bomb has 'been dropped. In addition to electric alarm sirens, drums are beaten in the villages throughout
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    CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON CAMPS FOR 15,000 EVACUEES
    997 7 Huts For Population Of Congested Areas GOVERNMENTS PLANS IN EVENT OF AIR RAIDS AT H ni S»»t details Government plans -re.*" in Ss Cai PS °I evatuees fr «m Possible "battle 2i*«f w f J and also a scheme io rotect th p°sutrouTdin^
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    Letters Sent To Japan Through Private Persons
    279 7 WHA T CENSOR'S OFFICE SAW :wo charges to have A letters by two persons who n lony by liners bound and. in another charge. mpted to commit an contravention of the itions by asking two letter to Japan, :nininp prosa total of 5225.
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    ENGINEER USED ANOTHER'S PASS
    90 7 ENGINEER USED ANOTHER'S PASS J Mr-old snips -»ugmeer. L- three weeks* rl'orcus t. B he pleaded guilty In ►relay to u-ir.g a docuo enter the Naval Base. 1 Wocxl was ore of two i a taxi which drew up ard Gate of tne Nnal luesday. table White, who was I
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    DAMAGE IN CHAPEL ALLEGED
    87 7 DAMAGE IN CHAPEL A LLEGED *^J **»°*rson. 2S. and Hill 28. Heavy Batt-ry at m the second court taQgJIMV ft'Hisfbreaking to orcer to Tk|^Br" "mmitting mischief all -<-d that soir.e time oe- J"I^B£S-2L. Jan 19 and 7 45 a rad Hi'l broke into th2 m ■Chvp.-i t Chang! in W
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    'WHAT TO DO IN AN AIR RAID'
    108 7 PIIE first of two talks by the Director of Air Raid Precautions, Mr. J. E. Jeans, will be broadcas from the Singapore station this evening at 7.10. This will be the first official broadcast on A.R.P. in Malaya since the broadcast by the
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    Singapore As Centre Of New Air Service
    352 7 THE Singapore Airport will be the landing ground for the first fleet of Grumman amphibian planes to be seen in Malaya when the new K.N.I.L.M. air service from Batavia to Singapore comes into operation shortly— probably next month. This new service from Batavia
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    FIVE MURDER CHARGES WITHDRAWN
    115 7 A CHARGE of murder and charge that they Oelonged to an unlawful society against five Chinese were withdrawn In the Singapore third court yesterday. Inspector Michael Bcvle, of the Special Branch, said that the Attorney- General did not wish to proceed with the case. The men,
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    N.I. UNIVERSITY
    41 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Jan. 24. NJETHERI,ANDS Inches' first university will come Into being before August this year. ThP faculties will be spread over several towns. Meanwhile, a new mineralogy laboratory has been copied nt P'n f pp?org.
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    39 7 The tenth anniversary and annual general meeting of the Chettiars' (Nattukkottai) Chamber of Commerce. Singapore, will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Chettiars' temple hall in Tank Road. New office-bear-ers will be selected at the meeting.
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    SINGAPORE L. D. C.
    88 7 MR. E. GREGORY-JONES has taken over command of Hdqrs. Coy of the Singapore Local Defence Corps and Mr. J. B?r.nctt has taken over command of Mobile Coy. Extracts from L.D.C. Orders are Training Parades: Mondays and Fridays 1730 to 1900 hrs. at S«" apor e L.D.C.
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    Governor Writes In Book About Indian Troops
    326 7 SIR SHENTON THOMAS, Governor Of the Straits Settlements, has written an introduction to a booklet "Indian Troops in Malaya 1939-41" which has just been published in Singapore by the Indian Troops Entertainment Committee. The booklet contains a series of articles and pictures surveying
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    To Be Seen In Singapore
    24 7 A type of Grumman amphibian plane which will shortly be seen at Singapore in the K.N.1.L31. service from Batavia.
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    Singapore Pilot Awarded D.S.O.
    117 7 pOMMANDER R. D. King-Harmsn v R.N., D.S.C., of the Singapore Pilot Ac ociation, who is wellknown in Malaya, has be?n awarded the D.S.O, according' to cabled information received in Singapcre Commander Ki>|-lafaw is now serving in the Royal Navy. He received the DSC: during the last
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    OPENING UP BORNEO
    41 7 iFrocn Our o»n Correspondent t Batavia, Jan. 2L AN important road will be con.vaucted in south-east Bc)rneo, laying open a large territory. This will constitute the first step in opening up the upper parts of Da;ak and Kampit.
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    IMMIGRANTS BREAK OUT OF LOCK-UP
    269 7 Dummy Used To Deceive Guards IMMIGRATION authorities in gapore are scouring the island lor three Chinese immigrants who broke out of the lock-up at tho Immigration depot last Friday night. Thoy were und^r deten ion arrival from China ports, two of them being s.owaways. and
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    69 7 Ho Ah Neo 46. was chared in the court yesterday with being in fiaudule t possession oi 12 bicycle frames, ten mud. truards, 15 rims, 14 handles, six old tyres six adjusting chains, 40 forks, and one a. In a house in Teluk Kurau Roai on M day at 1145
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    Gen. Chiang's New Year Message To Chinese Nation
    1202 9 News From China By Our Ckinese Correspondent uA NY unnecessary expense saved to buy gifts for the front-line defenders will give unbounded encouragement to the officers and men nowundergoing privations in dei ending the nation." said Generalissimo Chiang Kpi-shek in a message
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    Commissioners' First Meeting To-morrow
    112 9 Commissioners' First Meeting To-morrow TWO motions, one of which concerns the question of granting special or personal allowances, and the other, the proposed increase on the tax on dogs and sterilized bitches, will be made when the Singapore Municipal Commissioners hold their first meeting of the year to-morrow. Mr. R.
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    NO GROUNDS FOR A CHARGE
    179 9 Cyclist's Collision With Car Driven By Officer "*T*HE evidence before me does not disclose any grounds for charging the driver of the motor-car with any offence under the Penal Code in connection with the circumstances of the cyclist's death," said Mr. W. G. Porter, the
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    ARMS FOR N.I.
    56 9 Ba'avla, Jan. (From Our Own Corre pond^nt) TTHE Netherlands Puivhasin; Committee established at New York has started sending: arms shipments to the Netherlands Indies under th~ "cash-and-carry" system. Arms are also being sent to the Netherlands legion. In addition to these, the Netherlands Indies is buying from
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    Ayah Acquitted In Police Court
    318 9 ■■pHE story of how two table-cloths and a dozen serviettes belonging to Mrs. M. Capel of Goodman Road. Katong, were found to be missing on Nov. 22 of last year, and then discovered, after ten days, in an outhouse in the compound of the house
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    Tried To Enter Base With False "Pass"
    114 9 PROFFERING t brown piece of paper —the same colour as an ord nary pass John MeAndrew. a European sailor, tried to get past L/Cpl. Pritam Sin°[h of the Naval Police and enter the Naval Base at 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Pritam Singh, however,
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    TAXI DRIVER NOT GUILTY ON LIQUOR CHARGE
    242 9 TAXI DRIVER NOT GUILTY ON LIQUOR CHARGE Appeal Succeeds REMARKING that it was abfurd and ridiculous to hold that driver of the taxi had been in possession of the liquor. Mr Justice Pedlov; in the High Court yeftertfay allowed an appeal by a Chinese who had b< fmed $1,000, or
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    POST OFFICE MAIL LIST
    150 9 Malls close at the General Post O:' follows TO-DAY ARRIVALS Mails from Sumatra fair) general < 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Australia (air) general deliver? 3.30 p.m. to-morrow Mails from Java (air) general delivery 8 it a.m Saturday. Aden surface noon Ainca <Eas;t) surface m Pt
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      134 9 jf u^Tff^ fortnightly illustrated mae?»zine published by th^ Straits Times Press will mane its first appearance on 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 will
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    Novelty Gala
    25 10 A (sacral vew of in? Haw Par Bwl nmin; P k>l on Tuesday when the Tiuer Swimrr-n^ CJub heH a smce^sful novelty gala.
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    SINGAPORE RACES ATTRACT 124 ENTRIES
    613 10 SINGAPORE RACES ATTRACT 124 ENTRIES Three -day Spring Meet At Bukit Timah AN entry of 124 horses and ponies, comprising 40 horse? in n class one, 55 horses in class two and 29 ponies in class one, has been received for the S'ng-apore Turf Club's Spring meeting, which will be
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    Australians Put Club Out Of The Running
    661 10 SURPRISE RESULT IN SEVEN- A-SJDE RUGBY [irPSD by many w !lic likely Seven A-Siric champions 1 this year, tii^ Singapore Cricket Club "A" had to admit defeat at the hands of Sembiwang "A" in a quarter-final tie of the Seven- A-Side tournament on
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    PASSIVE DEFENCE SERVICES CLUB
    94 10 HPHE games committee of the Pas--1 sive Defence Services Club is now arranging for the introduction of outdoor games for the beneHt of its members and will start the games of cricket, football, rugger, baseball, vol-ley-ball and basket-ball as soon as teams can be formed. Members
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    Schedule Of Racing At Bukit Timah
    158 10 EIGHT races will torm the programme en each of the three days ot the Singapore Tun Clubo Spring race meeting at Bukit limah on Feb. 8, Feb. 12 and Feb. 15. The schedule lor the meeting is: First day, Saturday, Feb. 8: H:rses, class
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    Latest S.R.A. List Of Classifications
    152 10 SHAMROCK and Sindanglaja have oeen transferred from class four to class three according to Hie i latent classification li.«t rit liorses and j ponies issued by the Stroits Raring Association yesterday. An^th€T point of interest in the list, lis Murrny Court's re-classification 1 among closs
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    Novelty Gala At Haw Par Pool
    201 10 A LARGE crowd was attracted to the Haw Par swimming pool at Pasir Panjang on Tuesday where a novelty swimming gala was held bv the Tiger Swimming Club. The pool was tastefully decorated, and all available space was taken up long before the programme
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    82 10 THE Island Club's we men's January Bogey competition was played on Tuesday and resulted in a tie between Mrs^ D. R. Campbell and Mrs c a R Bateman with scores of three down' but Mrs. Campbell was awarded the tie on her better return for
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    TO-DAY'S HOCKEY TEST
    229 10 Two Changes In Rest Side IF the weather keens fine to-day, there Hill be a good hockey match on the padang when the Europeans meet The Rest in their annual encounter. The Europeans are a determined team, fully acknowledging that they have a difficult task in front
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    JANUARY MEDAL GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    290 10 Qualifiers For Gold Medal TIIE Island Club's January Medal competition resulted in a win for L. Langdon Williams in "A" division with a net score of 69, and in a win for Capt. R. K. Kochhar in "B division with a net score of
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    Navy & Air Force Rugby Team
    91 10 Navy Air Force Rugby Team TTHE followiiig vill represent the Royal Xavy, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Ausiralian Air Force in a Malayan fai?by Inion fixture »Rainsf Singapore and Johore en ihe SCC. padan? to-morrow. Cpl. James 'R.A.F.): Cpi. Smiih (R.A.F.). Set Robinson (R.A.A.F.). O-Sig. Kent (R.N.). A
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    Ceylonese Deat Recs 1-0
    272 10 DEFENDFRS STEAL THE HONOURS c.s.c. i: s.im: o MAKING the mast of on* of f*u openings, the CeyloM Spirts Club, playing on their own ground M Balestier. beat the SRC l»y lh«* only g:aal of the mitch. Ilird and tast hockey was seen, an outsta nd
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    AMATEUR BOXING
    53 10 "fTE next m cting of tho .Smga^cTo Amateur Boxing Club will r>^ held at the Y MCA. boardroom ft o m OB Feb. 10. A reminder is plvcn *rv memoirs or the club that the V M C A. gymnasium is still open for ♦'•awning on Mondays, Tuesdays.
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    S.C.C. Recover To Win 5-1
    223 10 S.C.C. Recover To Win 5-1 foliceove-whe-W SECOND HaJ 1 U the Sm I lurned th, |h, second hah five goals writhoui Mldionthr p a heavy be fort th» the fiolii hjindh*ai sood. The F i impretir they when v half, tbi Witt to srore Ch< Poiire d' sourof- of i
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    12 10 Hie 1 flaying the H A *at>er-polc a: ttw 5.15 p m
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      61 10 tf ~9mr *°^*j >» A We now receive tnese delicious A'' I Sydney Rock Oysters twice a I week by air They really are f good— the flavour is fine and tF they are in straight-from- V P4 the-sea condition. Let us f reserve a doz-n for you V i^tt^^^
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      20 10 TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS MJGGEB: S.C.:\ seven-a-sMe tournament; 5.A.0.1*. Johnston Kicking: Cup, Wooiisvillc*. HOCKEY: Europeans vs. Rest, S.C.C: Women's rial. S.S.C.
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