The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 February 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,312. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    BRITISH TAKE KEY TOWN IN ERITREA
    203 1 Strong Italian Counter-Attacks Smashed FIERCE FIGHTING IN PROGRESS: HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES the 15-mile road Unking rVfOrdmt and Barentu, m Eritrea, Italian forces m both places, the have smashed heavy Italian •ml captured Argodat. They destroyed m i fierce battle m progress > towns, which
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    Nazi Bombers In Bid To Stem Benghazi Push
    203 1 London, teb. made their first action over the li? r tew days. Re. correspondent. :ng an 11th hour I dr force to stem •h advance toN& Bengh. Jkfclire\- to-day 1 Italian rjnand communim raids an the coastal n the Egyp.ian- Bardia. m
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    STOP PRESS
    184 1 Cairo, Feb. 2. Announcing the latest success, to-day* communique from British headquarters says "yesterday moraine British troops captured Agordat, taking many hundreds of prisoners, with guns and mechanical transport. Six Italian medium tanks, five light tanks and IS guns were also destroyed. The enemy sustained heavy casualties during
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    Ready To Be Used Against Former Owners
    83 1 Wtnle the norld knows of our losses m France and Norway, few until now know of our gains but somewhere on the south coast of Britain may be seen captured German guns with big supplies of ammunition which have been captured and broought
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    Franco-German Relations Moving Rapidly To New Climax
    841 1 LANGUAGE OF PARIS NEWSPAPERS AMOUNTING TO ULTIMATUM London, Feb. 2. CKANC'O-GERMAN relations appear to be moving swiftly to a new climax. Three events werr announced yesterday which appear significant. They are CD The announcement from official Berlin sources of the formation m Paris,
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    WEYGAND'S RADIO APPEAL TO FRENCH AFRICA
    246 1 London, Feb. 2. AN appeal to the population of French Ncrth Africa to collaborate loyally m the work of national reconstruction under Marshal Petain was made by Gen. Weygand, French dele-gate-general to North Africa, broadcasting last night on the Algiers radio. Gen. Weygand warned
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    Police, Soldiers & Civilians In Serious Riots In Johannesburg
    368 1 Police, Soldiers Civilians In Serious Riots In Johannesburg Johannesburg, Feb. 2 WILD scenes were witnessed Johannesburg during the weekend when thousands of police, civilians and soldiers wrre involved m serious riots. A hundred and fort\ people, mostls' soldiers, have I* admitted to hospital up to tl. sent. Armoured I be
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    Opposition To Quisling Unabated
    209 2 Opposition To Quisling Unabated TUORWEGIAN opponents of Nazism are so numerous that there is no room m the prisons and concentration camps for many of those arrested. Consequently thej are being deported i Germany to serve their sentences r.longside German anti-Nazis, says the Stockholm correspondent of The Times. He points
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    SUCCESS OF SEA MEW "GRAND CONCERT"
    151 2 TO hat they consider is a nred c; the present timr Roller's Band held a nd Concert at Urn Sea View Hotel last niirht. Thee "Grand Cor- v i.l V held at the Sea View Hotel once a month, and If last richt's splendid
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    DRIFTED EIGHTEEN DAYS IN OPEN BOAT
    90 2 AFTER 18 days m an open boat, lour survivors of the torpedoed British rteUKl Carlton '5162 tons) reached a.i east Canadian port recently. Twelve men died while the x oai was drifting m the bitterly cold western Atlantic The survivors had almost given up
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    11 2 Men of the Royal Tank Regiment, with a captured Italian motor-cycle.
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    N.Z. AID FOR ROYAL NAVY
    197 2 New Training Establishment Wellington, Jan. 23. A SPECIAL naval training establishment will bo set up m New Zealand this we°k to train at least 600 men a year for war service with the Royal Navy, the Minister for Defence Mr. Jones) announced to-day. New Zealand,
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    AFGHAN TRADE MISSION LEAVING FOR JAPAN
    37 2 Peshawar, Feb. 2. AN Afghan trade delegation, under Mr Ghulam Ghous Khan of the Afghan Ministry of National Economy, will shortly proceed to Toklo for a trade pact with Japan Reuter
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    "Comet" Seen By Singaporeans
    105 2 SINGAPORE has been discussins over the week-end the appearance of a "comet* m the sky. From Friday ni^ht onwards* the "comet" has been noticed by many Singaporeans, appearing as iboon as it £ro\ts dark, .iml i!is^j*Fearinjc soon after 10 rm. An authority, however, describes the phenomenon
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    Ex-T.U.C. Chief For Australia
    198 2 MR. WILLIAM HOLMES, 70, a pa?tpresident of the British Trades Union Congress, will tour Austraiia and New Zealand to tell trade* unionists there what British workers think about the war. The British Government will pay his expenses. This is pan of the plan by which the
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    "HOW BRITAIN DOES IT"
    91 2 A NUMBER of people who have recently returned from Home leave will take part m a programme entitled "How Britain Dors It" which will be broadcas: Irom the Singapore station at 7.10 this evening. Malaya 13 still discussing A.R.P. and Wfc] taxation more or less theoretically,
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    SHANGHAI "BAD LANDS" TO BE CLEANED UP
    73 2 Shanghai, Feb. 2. THE notorious 'bad lands" ot Shanghai will be thoroughly cleaned up under an agreement signed yesterday morning between tne Municipal Council and the Japanese-sponsored Chinese municipality, which settles the vexed question of jurisdiction on the outside roads of the International
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    IRISHMEN IN CHINA AND BRITISH IDEALS
    78 2 Shanghai. Feb. 2. THE Irish com muni tics m Shanghai, Tientsin and Hankow have telegraphed Mr. Churcliill, British Prime Minister, saying that m this hour of danger they are anxious it should be known that their loyalty to the ideals for which Britain is
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    TWO RAIDERS SHOT DOWN OVER MALTA
    42 2 Malta, Feb. 2 A BRITISH tighter shot down two enemy bombers over Malta yesterday when an enemy aircraft formation flew over tht Island presumably on reconnaissance, as no bomb were dropped, 6*ys an official communique Reuter
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    PERAK HOCKEY
    295 2 Volunteers Draw With Punjab Regiment (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 2. HONOURS were evenly shared between the Punjab Regiment and the Perak Volunteers m a hocke\ match played here to-day, each side scoring twice m a game which set a terrific pace from beginning to end. The
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    RICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN JOHORE
    38 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 2. TTHE Johore Government is inquirins into complaints from rice dealers m the State m connection with the working of the new system of rice distribution.
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    Full Details Of Thai-Indo-China Armistice
    135 3 Full Details Of Thai-Indo-China Armistice Why. Feb. 2. T imlattec between China und Thailand! t- riday provide for i According to a m Saigon: o! both urnues 10 po 28; bOvh pai pi lit I boih countries ts a U) ki10- ret real of hi lary i hootJ.Les r.jd t>t
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    Danube Overflows
    34 3 Vicky, Feb. I. -^adily followr mow. A Budas thai river quays completely flooded, f ice. Elsewiiere r.vays burst their s and troops have I to r s.-ue inhabitants d protective dykes. Reuter
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    NEW CABINET FORMED IN IRAQ
    32 3 Baghdad, leb. 2. A was formed yesterday "-'sgnation of individual of the past fortnight. •met was formed under Gen. Taha a >o acting as Finance and Reuter
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    WARNING OF TERRIBLE WAR "IN FEW WEEKS"
    493 3 "One Such As World Has Never Seen Before," Says Canadian Premier Ottawa, Feb. 2. warning voice has been raised m North Anerica with regard to the imminence of a crisis m the war when Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Canadian i'rime Minister, appealed
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    Italians, Routed And fleeing In Disorder, Yield Vital Positions
    579 3 EXCEPTIONAL VICTORY" London, Feb. 2. ■portent mountjun peak known as 1960, originally inized a.a defensive position by the government of of Albania, was captured on Friday by it the point of the bayonet after an all-night among several successes m various
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    Greeks Sink 10,000-Ton Italian Vessel
    44 3 Greeks Sink 10,000-Ton Italian Vessel Athens, Feb. 2. jl is officially staU<i th*t a 10,000-ton Italian vrssel was torpedoed and sunk test Tuesday off Rrindisi by the Greek submarine PapaiwcolLs, which has already torpedoed three Italian troopships m the Adriatic last Christmas eve. Rcuter.
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    Importance Of Mr. Willkie's Evidence
    90 3 Importance Of Mr. Willkie's Evidence Washington, Feb. 2, THE State Department announces 1 that Mr. Cordell Hull at the request of Senator George, chairman oi the Foreign Relations Committee, transmitted an invitation to Mr Wendell Willkie to return to Washington to give evidence on the Ltase and Lend Bill. It
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    Willkie "Mobbed" At Lambeth Walk
    221 3 London, Feb. 2. I AMBETH WALK— home of London L« coster and birthplace of the famous dance—was the scene yesterday of Mr. Wendell Willkie'a pilgrimage. As soon as the big American appeared there, he was recognized and surrounded by hundreds of singing, cheering people. Declin.
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    48 3 London, Feb. 2. FOLLOWING a raid-free night, enemy aircraft left London alone during daylight yesterday but some bombs were dropped m east Ar.glla. where a few casualties are reP °L^don had 18 raid-free nights during January. Since the war be<ran I ondon sirens have sounded 458 times. Reuter
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    British Daylight Raids Over Occupied France
    72 3 London, Feb. 2. BRITISH fighters, accompanied once by bomb rs, made a number o daylight raids to-day over occupied France. Docks at brest m German-occupied France were attacked last night by a small force of coastal command aircraft, states a R.A.F. communique. It adds
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    LORD LLOYD
    40 3 r London, Feb. 2. London that the conU*d Lloyd. Secretary of! ~V th Colonit-i. gives rise •Mie and he has b?en I a London nursing home for md treatment under the i rT iSton of Lord Horder Reuter
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    ROOSEVELT'S ENVOY AT ANKARA
    17 3 Ankara, Feb. 2. A*OL William Donovan, President y* Roosevelt's special envoy to Reuter
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    Derna Was Taken In Face Or Withering Enemy Fire
    406 3 Derna Was Taken In Face Or Withering Enemy Fire H ■•<• several days with rces engaged m the under conditions b me with cheerfuit. I can hardly find ly express admira- spirit of all ranks." the, Reuter's special 'he British army; cross these rocky j -i. turning at night vn
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    Big Japanese Push In Honan Fails
    173 3 Big Japanese Push In Honan Fails shanghai, Feb. 2. 'T'HE big Japanese offensive m southern Honan, armed at cutting off 100.000 Chinese troops, has failed. This is officially claimed m Chungking, where i; is stated that in© Chinese are now closing m on the Japanese lorces On the other hand,
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    NEW TOKIO MOVE FOR EXCHANGE CONTROL
    78 3 Tokio. Feb. 2. A BILL to enable reorganization of foreign rk exchange control on a wartime basis is expected to be submitted to the Japanese Dirt shortly. The measure is being considered by the Cabinet to-day. The Dome! news agency says that the present
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1941. Dispersal Problems
    679 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1941. D ispersal Pro bl ems DERHAPS miring to-day's session of the Legislative Council time will be found for a statement on A.R.P. m the Colony, and m Singapore m particular. The communique issued last week, giving first official details of the scheme
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    ALBANIA: Land Of The Lost Horizon
    440 4  -  HUGH LAMING By SNOW and sfcet swept over the mountain pass into \lbania as the car bearing the lirst British officers to visit the (Jreco-Italian front slithered by endless columns of horsed transport. Dusk was falling as we halted at the Italian frontier post
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    Playing At Watchdog Round Greece's Coasts
    735 4 Playing At Watchdog Round Greece 's Coasts By Alexander Clifford, Daily Mail's War Correspondent IN a giant BrltisH flying-boat I have 1 been helping to play the part of watchdog round Greece's coasts. A series of long-distance reconnaisj sance patrols have taken me thousands of miles over the loanian, Aegean
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    Dutch Consul General Opens Bazaar In Aid Of Orange War Fund
    1770 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By was transa market on hen a bazaar m aid of thi Fund, on the Beatrice, ss Juliana. -General of ;he bazaar s guarding organiser :\d stallholders m;- Mrs J. C. la, Mrs. de
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    LATEST NEWS FROM FAIRYLAND
    107 5 For Young People Of All Ages A New Feature YOU remember the other day I 1 showed you the "Fairy Tale Neics," the newspaper I found? Well, yesterday, I went again to the wood and again I met the Squirrel. This time he icas not so
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    FAIRY TALE NEWS
    124 5 Price One Groat MISS MUFFET ATTACKED BY SPIDER CURDS AND WHEY MYSTERY (From Our Special Correspondent) MISS MUFFET, ;he domestic science expert, was sitting on a tuffet yesterday morning when a spider came down" and seized her curds and whey. Miss Muffet was very upset and ran
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    AFRICAN MAGICIAN FINED FOR FRAUD
    47 5 THE African Magician who once pgsed as Aladdin's uncle m order to acquire the Magic Lamp was again before the magistrate yesterday, charged with selling rings which he falsely affirmed would summon genii when rubbed. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
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    SOCIETY GOSSIP
    311 5  -  Nursery Rhymer By A LI BABA, the rich Eastern potentate, was talking to me yesterday about his wonderful Arab horses. He has come to Fairy Tale Land to race them. He is extremely fond of horse racing, and his animals have been wonderfully successful. He is at present
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    Japan At Parting Of The Ways
    1329 6 Italy's Plight Mast Give Pacific Partner Food For Thought GERMANY'S grand strategy is changing as a result of the transformation of the Mediterranean situation m the last two months. There is no doubt that, up to a short time ago, the basic conception of
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    Advantages Of 'Ulu' Compared To Singapore
    920 6  - Advantages Of 'Ulu' Compared To Singapore Clio Kuala Lumpur Chatter By ""PO those who live m Singapore, that city becomes the be all and end all of existence. They feel pity for those who are so unfortunate as not to be stationed there; they cannot believe that any other place
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    Smiling Britons And Greeks
    25 6 British and Greek soldiers, on the Albanian front enjoy their tea. Note difference m shapes of "tin hats" of the two.
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    Noel Coward Going To U.S. To Tell Americans Of Australia's War Work
    623 6 Noel Coward Going To U.S. To Tell Americans Of Australia's War Work MR. Noel Coward, m his farewell broadcast to Australia, said that he had found much to admire during his visit, but that he had noticed "a certain pettiness and jealousy between State and State." Mr. Coward has raised
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    Back Of Libyan Air Force Has Been Broken
    226 6 Back Of Libyan Air Force Has Been Broken THE continue! qu| 1 Italian aeriaf T** Libya draws attentu it fact thai v 7; Utj graveyard l is Libyan Air I the Italian Sr^JtJ aggressivclv active on th day of Jan. 5. uhen th^ 19 machine til t£\£*N The inact nriti
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    ANTONESCU CALLS FOR CALM AND ORDER
    53 6 RUMANIA and G< need for perl m south Antoneseu. the Rumani: a signed article m the R«na rewspapera <"n tl advent of the Na7. many. "Whoevei d<x Is no Rum-jnian. .xnd tloes n by act his faith ii declares. "He is an c: treated
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    MALAYA PROSPERS UNDER BRITISH RULE
    593 7 Social And Legislative Progress Reviewed n I!r\ the British came to Malaya, the wealth of the vU M n was insignificant. Under their rule, it has mc one of the most prospeious parts of the Empire/ Victor Purcell, Director-General of Publicity, m a pamphlet, "World
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    We Cannot Be Spectators...
    198 7 We Cannot Be Spectators J.V Malaya, owing to our peculiar constitution, the diversity of races, the migrant habits of a large part cf the population, and the undeveloped state of public opinion, democratic institutions have been of slow growth, and though this has meant that we have not pet the
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    RITZ BROTHERS GIVE GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
    92 7 RITZ BROTHERS GIVE GOOD ENTERTA I N MENT TpKE RUz Brothera hit Iheir peak form m "Argentine Nights," which i had a midnight premiere at the Capito! on Saturday. St-ongly supported by the Andrews Sisters, whose singring proves to be one oi the most enjoyable features of :he lilm the
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    GOOD CHINESE FILM AT THE PAVILION
    36 7 FINE acting particularly by Fntz Kortner «A'ou Hassan) and George Robey <Ali Baba) makes "Chu Chin Chow," which is being re-screened at the Pavilion Theatre, good entertainOriental scenes are striking.
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    PICNIC FOR ALLIED MERCHANT SEAMEN
    22 7 ANOTHER Picnic for allied A <L-imen was arranged by the Mlsstor£ to S«uncn yes ertiay. when a
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    Indian Military Police Units In Malaya
    290 7 ONE FORMATION BUILT UP HERE ALL the Indian m lan try brigades now serving m Malaya have military police units attached to them. Ihese Provost uni.s, as they are known m military terminology, are responsible for many duties which m civilian communities arc undertaken
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    THUCKALAY MUSLIM ASSOCIATION
    113 7 THE following new office-bearers wett elected at the recent annual meeting of the Thuckalay Muslim Association, Singapore: President: Mr O. P. Mohnmed Nooh Sahib; vice-president: Mr. O. M. Mohamed Haniffa Sahib; hon. secretary: Mr. N. S. I Sahib; asst. Hon. secretary: Mr. O. M. Mai- deen Sahib;
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    21 7 Dr. R. M. B. Lewis has taken the place of the late Dr. E. W. Martindell as medical officer, Johore Bahru.
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    PREMIER VISITS POLISH TROOPS
    58 7 MR. UINSTON CHUKCHUX recently toured Scotland, visiting Polish troops, inspecting: East Coast defences and a naval establishment, accompanied by Gen. Sir Joh Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Gen. Ismay. In the picture are seen Mrs. Churchill, Mr. Churchill and Gen. Sikorski. Count Raczyski
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    Leave To Come To Singapore
    78 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahro, Feb. 2. "WO person m Government em- ployment may leave the State without the permission of his head of department," states a circular issued ta the various departments to-day by the State Secretary* Johore. "Heads of departments going to
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    Funeral Of Maria Josephine Boswell
    158 7 TllK death occurred at the residence of her nephew m Bona VLsta Road. Singapore, ot Maria Josephine Bos well at the age of 74. She was the widow of the late Mr. R. V. Bocv/ell, at one time Assistant Superintendent of the P.W.D., Singapore. Ine
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    Car Run By Water & Charcoal In Ipoh
    98 7 Car Run By Water Charcoal In Ipoh i Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 1. I>ELIEVED to be the iirst car m 1* Malaya to be run by charcoal and water, a Buick saloon tourer was seen m Ipoh to-day. Owned by a European officer of the Fores* Department, the
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    INCREASED DUTIES FOR F.M.S. ALSO
    69 7 I BRINGING the Federated Malay! States m line with the Colony, in- creased duties for intoxicating liquor |and tobacco have been o.Olclally pounced. The Colony's new dutif-s wpresen 1 an increase of 25 per cent. The F.M.S. increase affect* no. only brandy, whisky, rum, &m,
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    BRITONS IN JAPAN ASKED TO RETURN HOME?
    236 7 London, Jan. 22. DRITISH residents of Japan have been advised to leave the country "before the impending crisis inrelations between Japan and the United States comes to a head." A circular to thU erfeot has ceen sent to "a limited number" of people,
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    No Keen Debate Likely On War Tax Bill To-day
    413 7 MARKED CHANGE EXPECTED IN CHINESE ATTITUDE HEBATE at to-day's extraordinary meeting of the Legislative Coun,*iJ on the War Tax Bill to levy income tax is not likely to be very keen. The 1-Yoe IV understands thai JUch Jnorociah as will adiro<~
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    Efficiency Medals For F.M.S.V.F.
    151 7 PFIKnCI medals to 25 c On ted. i"h. recipient tcr Sergeant Compaq Quartenii Serge; Bright Lea; Company Sergeant I Second Licuuuant) Bernard Nicb .^in. Company Sergeant Major Leonard William Bennett; Sergeant Aldwo-th T* Sergeant, James Walker Lcarh, Gerard Van Doif Sergeant Aflus bin Abdul Ghani: Briynant
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    NEW TRUSTEES FOR EDUCATION FUNDS
    76 7 'From Our Own Joliore Bahru, Ivh WAN JUSOH BIN ALL Tr usurer, bat been app tnitftee ol Ton Boon Education FtUM ice of Data Abdul Rahman who ne on transfer to Muar as S IGommiftiiont r Mr. b j. i?. Bartn J (tale Councillor has
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    27 7 I The term of Colonel Cecil Ra< i.-ti Member of the Fo.ipral Ooond] h«j* been ntesatfad to a J-irthrr ptn<>> r, v. itfc tffeet from Feb. 1.
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      434 8 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED W SNOLANDI P. O. S. 11. CO*B SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits t€ their usual ports of call m China, India, Ceylon a&d the United Kingdom Passengers are requested to register
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      309 8 BURNS PHILP LINS (Incorporatco m Australia 1 FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Monthly MlMao bf t* utARELLA <%!» n8) Bd f MERKfIR (MM Mil. Bom vesseu trt fitted wit* Csbta-de-tm «tiici« «»<• Uoubir berth cabins. iwimralß« s«tha fusrtooi pabMe room* gtefflc Retsrm. Ut c\mm
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      267 8 MANSFIELD CO., LTD BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Cc War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAf Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth by first class oassenger ships Single fare $192 (A £26 Frequent connection by sea. rail
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      688 8 Broadcasting TA.DAV mcnUriw, M \P m mJ*+ Mountain Orchttiu-a. Or; < SINGAPORE 5---. ZUL 13.3» o»c/* 25 m buileUn; 9.20 pi, ZHPI &Wmc/i (M.9f salon orchestra ZH P3 12S «c/t 'UM m,> Speak lor Oui (ZHL, ZHPI and ZHP3). On OSD: We 10 00 ajn Malay dramat; 10.40 ajn. Lwru
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    Former Consul-General Here On Special mission
    809 9 Former Consul- General Here On Special mission Chinese Topics By Our Chinese Correspondent PREAT interest has been v aroused by the visit to Singapore of the former Chinese Consul-General, Mr. Tong Lao, who is stated to be on a special mission. In an interveiw, Mr. Tons Lao disclosed that he
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    CHINESE FILM PRODUCER VISITING MALAYA
    86 9 WITH a plan to establish a chain of cinemas to screen outstanding productions from Chinese studios, Mr. Loh Beng-yu, a Chinese movie produrer and director, is now on a visit to Malaya. He will be returning to Hsng Kong next month, bu: hopes to visit
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    26 9 Tuao Sheikh Ahmad bin Sheikh Mustapha has been appointed to the j Federal Council lor a further period 4 three years, it is officially an- ounced.
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    Maximum Market Retail Prices Fixed By Food Control Officer
    594 9 I ATEST gazetted maximum retail prices fixed by the Food Control Officer and covering any market m the Settlement of Sin?rarorc are given below The Food Controller points out that prices of foodstuffs are controlled for one reason only to protect
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    VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS
    641 9 Contribution Of Real Value To Post- War Reconstruction INAUGURATION of new Army Department for <he "education ana re-educatior." of Australian soldiers was announced by th.c Minister for the Army, Mr. Percy Spender, on his return after a trip to the Middle Kail and Singapore. The
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL
    33 9 T'HE next meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. There will be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    Prizes Of War In Desert Not Inconsiderable
    118 9 IIfHILE the British advanced Jorces m Libya await the final word that will send them into Tripoli, vast salvage operations are being carried out m the Western Desert, through which ihey passed. The Briton are still collecting and sorting huge quant-.ties of Italian
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    Exemptions Granted By Johore Tribunal
    93 9 'From Our Own Correspond* i. ..'oho.v r.ahru. Frl. •yHREE applications on behall of th»» Electrical Department for exemption of continuous training of three officers cam? before the- tribunal which I was presided over by Capt. \v a. Gordon-Hail, the chunman. Th, applications were allow <
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    127 9 THE M «taf nrwly added non-fi( fiction works are now ready fa th* 1 Raffles Library: Final edition. K. P B -nson; Siren song. A t Herbert; iYiends of a lifetmic illustrated, j Viola Meyncll; Japan s continental ariventur* iChing-Chun Wan?; A* I i-. member him Har' Unseer.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    132 9 HWLV MCH FS (IRRFNT Irb. l. 12 oVlink noon Buyer* Srllert ;no. IX ri.^.F £nu: 4 r, No. IX RUB. FOR m ■es Feb. M \er% opt ion > O.P.A.Q. R S.S V O.U im ba!»<; Fob -Mar (Belli option) 3c ■> P.A.Q. R.S.S P.
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      278 9 sisr^ Em>HmiT> MINK^PALITY Tenders. aw invited for the I, or services. Foi I .mrlpaJ Tenders I v Fittings. «Depor Closing. 4 prn., u^e Tumping i jar ers, Rangoon 525). l»ate of 1 noon. Feb. 7. 1&41. d rt l'very during March 4i ct 22,000 bugs of nent of British. BriBritish
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      106 9 r- TTTLTZ SITUATION VACANT Ist BATTALION S.S.V.F. Required for enlistment as Volunteer Motor Car and Lorry Drivers with the Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. or for training as such, 30 young Eurasians. Terms of service are 4 years as for other volunteers. Uniform provided free. Duties Driving, Care and Maintenance of M.T.
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      41 9 PATERSON SIMONS CO., LTD. f lncorDorftteo m England i CASTLE LINE LANCASHIRE SHIPPING CO ITU. (Incorporate* (n £nrlan4t FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE (Via Panama Canal) SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS BEN LINE (Incorporated id OX.) FOR LONDON SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS
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      240 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE WEEK LiM ol cases for the week commeru:;. Peb. 3 are as follow: Before The Hon'ble The Chief Justice m Court No. 1 at 11 a.m.: To-day. 5. 216 40 Chia Hak Nghee r». Chew Siew Poh, etc. Friday, Feb. 7, Bankruptcy. Before The lion "hie
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      106 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close ;>t the General Post OfiV~ tm follows: TO-DAY \-»':i ;.ir 4 p.m Aiiica air 4p.m. Au-rrplia air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Ce,> lon air 4p.m. Eg.vp- air 4 p.m. Ore.it Britain etc. a:r 4 p.m. India air 4 p.m. uava surface 9
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    FIVE BOXING TITLES THAT CHANGED IN 1940
    633 10 No Real Test For The Heavyweight Champion ADVANTAGEOUS YEAR TO THE SPORT l ACUNG much of tbe colour and outstanding thrills recent fistic seasons, 1940 nevertheless produced new boxing champions m five classes, writes a New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph (Sydney).
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    Chinese New Year Tennis
    28 10 Miss Margaret Stokes wbo, with i; •»> "mith. '.von the onen inixfd doubles title al the Singapore f'ricket (iubs Chinese N>w \>ar t»»ni m tournamen
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    Sappers Beat Johore At Rugby
    225 10 rimi Oar Own Correspondent j Johore Rahm. Feb. 2. O Uiii points (two goals) to three i poinU; tone try*, the Royal En- j gineers (Pulau Brani» beat Johore ir. a 1 fast same of rugger at the Johore Civil Sen-ice Club ground yesterday. The
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    Eclipse Stakes Won By Baqlava
    93 10 Bombay. 1 rb. 1. TH.S Stake* of indUi. ran to day, resulted: 4 BAQLAVA 1 m -i pas';e passe ii 2 s—l PIERROT 3 8- 1 CHANAK 4 Won by ncrk. t] i narten of a length. Twenty-cm ran. Buqlavu has now won the- triple
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    Weights For Singapore Races
    476 10 Weights For Singapore Races WEIGHTS at Bukit Timah on Saturday, Feb. 8. the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's Spring meeting, are Horse>— €lass I— Div. I—6 furs. Ffcaftaten 9.o4Depot 8.10 National 9 02 Royal Hampton 8 04 £SS?" kte Mj Bay Dragon 3.J Kaolin B.l2Jar!t Druce 8.03 BefcnKM
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    HORSE FOOD RATIONING BUT RACES GO ON
    146 10 RATIONING of racehorses' food, similar to that of 1917, will be introduced, but Jockey Club stewards have boldly decided to run most of the principal races m the first half of the 1941 season, writes a London correspondent of th a Sunday Sun
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    Singapore-Johore Rugby Side
    31 10 picture. The Sin^re-Johore Ku g .y side which bea. a team Wgjn^ g .me m ..d the Roya. AustraHa^^JJ^g^S P t °he P»d,n S <m Friday- Free Press
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    Perak Beat Selangor 5-0 In State Hockey Game
    417 10 fFroni Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. J INDIVIDUAL brilliance, coupled with rare combination on Mhe part of the forwards, enabled Porak to overwhelm Selangor m an inter-Slate same of hockey played on the padang hert> to-day. Perak won by five skoals to
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    Practitioners' Cup Won By Medical College
    138 10 Practitioners' Cup Won By Medical College *T«HE Medical College won the inter- llr c lawn tennis tournament en Saturday and so became the holders oi »he General Medi^il Pr rr"'"*v. Cup for the first time since the Inception of the tournarr vearr ago. Last Saturday the Medicals won three of
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    STATE HOCKEY OFF
    37 10 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 2. AS Negri Sembilan were unable to raise a team, the State hockey game between Negri and Malacca, to have been played here to-day, had to be cancelled.
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    Home Football Results On Saturday
    67 10 Ho me Football Results On Saturday COOTii... sultrd Aldershut. Pu'ham Queen's Pk Rj Clapton O MUlwall Tcttor.li.tI DOI Brightoi Portsmouth Scut.brrui mim.ayii i Leicetter Lincoln Northampton mm i i Bra« Sourhport. T«rt Burnley Fverton Crimsby Manrhe Ml LANC Am'!K» Chester Notts Counly IMI :m I BclgiH; Ai<-.. j Clyde .:kirk
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    PRISONS BEAT SAILORS BY ODD GOAL
    88 10 PRISONS BEAT SAILORS BY ODD GOAL A KEEN and was witn- ground when ..d dc ii by three goal. Th; each .-ido h bi<X)d went I Idro:, scored, but J through X Tiie P' half, and mid* I Tahir and Ha&hin i lore the end Mlk I the visitors. Mr.
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      47 10 •>• ■'v w TjdflUMK *^HKuHd^^ a^BS^B?^*^? p J^^^~^ nothing to thr.'^ a meal m a mil because U to serve. E /or economical ft^r and easily L AVAA* prep a red meals ™k* s PIES I PHONE 53 76 FIVE U"£s c.s. m* xd»<. of stw^iporf com I
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