The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 February 1941

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    21 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,:; H. fcsm is.):.. THURSDAY, FKBRLAR? 6, 19U 5 CENTS
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    R.A.F. RESUME DEVASTATING RAIDS
    538 1 R .A.F. RESUME DEVASTATING RAIDS Naval Units Attacked From Ostend To Bordeaux HUGE QUANTITIES OF OIL BELIEVED LOST TO f GERMANS London, Feb. 5. A THK R.A.F. made a se.ond daylight sweep over the French coast early this afternoon after resuming nistfit raids on German targets on st bigger scale
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    Special Meeting Of Cabinet Called At Vichy
    289 1 Special Meeting Of Cabinet Called At Vichy London, Feb. 5. ling of the Cabinet A led at Vichy this the presidency of m Vichy s;a:e that called to conmands which were I .a: D he saw I Mm to Vichy until at position he is to r ronstructed Cabinet. r
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    POLICE & GUARDS AT RATEPAYERS MEETING
    25 1 POLICE GUARDS AT RATEPAYERS MEETING tj» Muni;hai. Feb. 5. ?V Japanese voter -ttepayers meeting proved tho Lace was swi:r an guards and i r.t!armes. Reuter
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    BOMBER SHOT DOWN IN DAYLIGHT RAID
    22 1 A N London. Feb. 5. 3-. bomot-r was shot down >? nfh>-s during a daylight raU Reuter
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    Reuters Head Resigns
    49 1 London, Feb. J. A FT F.I I being: head of Reuters for onirter of a century, and having completed 40 years' service with the co»npany. Sir Roderick Jones, who succeeded Rar o n d c Reuter m 1915. has resigned his position as chairman and Reuter
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    Bulgaria's Pro-Axis Minister Resigns
    132 1 Bulgaria 's ProAxis Minister Resigns London, Feb. 5. THE Bulgarian Minister of Agricul--1 ture, M. BagrianofT. who is known for his Nazi sympathies, resigned this morning, according to a Sofia telegram to the official German news agency. King Boris has accepted the resignation, and the post has been taken over
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    Raiders' Attack On Convoy: 3 Shot Down
    72 1 London, Feb. 5. r T I HI^EE German bombers are re--1 ported to have been shot down into the sea when German bombers attacked a convoy off the south-east coast of England to-day. A thrilling fight took plac mostly In hazy weather but
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    SECTIONS OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARRY ON
    85 1 London, Feb. 5. T'HE worK of the economics and financial I sections of the League of Nations, now the United States, is proceeding satisxctorily and the international labour j eanization temporarily domiciled m Canada X c-n Frying on as far as possible on
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    R.A.F. Bomb Benghazi, Aegean Is.
    196 1 R.A.F. Bomb Benghazi, Aegean Is. VALONA RENDERED USELESS London, Feb. 5. AIR activity on both sides of North Africa Is announced m to-day., Italian communique. It says British planes bombed Bengv and also states that the British bjmbed an Italian air port m the Aegean islands, causing some slight material
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    WILLKIE LEAVES BRITAIN AFTER STRENUOUS TOUR
    365 1 London, Feb. 5. MR. Wendell L. Willkie, Republican candidate m the recent U.S. Presidential elections, who has made a whirlwind tour of England, left Britain early to-day and is now on his way to Portugal by air en route for the United States. He
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    Malta Can Repel Any intruder
    88 1 Malta Can Repel Any intruder Malta, Feb. 5. ¥F Malta becomes a scene of >■■ active operations, 1 am perfec \y confident that all intruders, whether German, Italian or anyone else, wiil he decisively and rapidly dealt with," said I.ieutGen. VV. G S. Dohbe, a ting (iovernor and ('ommander-in-Chief, broadcasting
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    STOP PRESS
    122 1 .ii.. Feb. 5. Urged on by the British and Imperia troops, the Italians m Libya are increasing the speed of their withdrawal towards Berghazi. Hitherto 400 stragglers have been captured. This is revealed m to-day s ocmmuni que from British headquarters m Cairo "he communique also announces that
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    Occupation Of Mirs Bay Town
    81 1 By Japanese lion* Koiip, Feb. *>. IT is confirmed In Hong Kons that Japane.se troops occupied chung, Mirs Bay town, this mon af.er landing m the Waichow area yesterday. repcr s British United Press. Shayuchuns If alleged to be th 3 central distributing -t-int tor
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    Nazi Planes Crashes In Eire
    61 1 Nazi Planes Crashes In Eire Dublin. Feb. AGERMAN plane crashed this morning m tbe vicinity of Schull. County Cork U is officially announced. Five of the crew of six v.ere killed, the sixth beins badly injured. The plane was comnleiely wreckod. It was seen coming m over the bay with
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    WAVELL SEES ERITREA OPERATIONS
    40 1 Cairo. Feb. 5. Gen. Sir Archil>:ild Wuvell, Com-mander-in-Chief. Middle East, has returns to Cairo af'er a Hyins visit < f Inspection to the Eritrea front. While there l<e watched part o: the operations actually m progress Reuter
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    CHUNGKING FLOATING WAR BONDS
    64 2 Chungking, Feb. 5. TTHE Chinese Government is floating wartime bonds beginning from Mar. 1. The total issue is not specified but it is announced that the bonds will be divided into two groups, to be known as military supplies and national reconstruction bonds respectively, which may
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    SENTENCED FOR THEFT
    41 2 FR stealing four oranges and a flask trom a house m Tan Quec Lan Street on Jan. 23 at 5.40 p.m.. Seng Chew Kan, aged 29. was sentenced to H days' rigorous imprisonment and ordered to undergo six
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    K. L. FLYING ACCIDENT
    317 2 Aviation Officer Inspects Wreckage <From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 5. TpHE wreckage of a Kuala Lumpur Flying 1 Club plane which crashed yesterday while being flown by Mr. H. F. stilwell, of St. Leonard's Estate, Port Dickson, resulting ;n the death of the pilot,
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    139 2 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Feb. 5, 13 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 36^ 36 No. IX R.S.S. F. 0.8. m cases Feb. -Mar. (Sellers option; 36*. 36*1 G.F.A.Q R.S.S FOB m bales Feb. -Mar. (Sellers option* 33 7 a 364 FAQ. R.S.S.
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    DOROTHY LAMOUR FILM AT THE CATHAY
    105 2 4 *lWl°° N Over Burma wnicn began a sea--IVI son at the Cathay last night, is a film vrhich presents much more varied entevtjinrr>tnt than previous films starring Do t *-";M;,r Lamour. She forsikes her sarong m this picture ojt that does not make
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    Pirates "Picnic Compared With Wall Street"
    207 2 Pirates "Picnic Compared With Wall Street" SKIPPER IN THE EAST WHO TACKLED BOTH London, Feb. 5. CAPTAIN Abel Wardlaw Best, whose death at the age of 82 was announced to-day, went to sea over 60 years ago. Half of his service was off the China coast and interviewed recently, he
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    Commons Query On Radio War
    121 2 Commons Query On Radio War London. Feb. 5. THE existence of radio hostilities was disclosed m the House of Commons to-day as a sequel to a question about jamming which is occurring on the so-called forces programme of the 8.8.C. The Minister of Information, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, said that
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    CLIPPERS AS FLYING CLASSROOMS
    90 2 TO speed up the training or navlga- tors for the rapidly expanding United States Army Air Corps, Pan American Airways ye training the first group of some 850 Air Corps cadets m Pan American methods or navigation and meteorology developed over a decade of experience m
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    ALLEGED MEMBERS OF UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES
    117 2 TWO servants once employed by the General Hospital were charged with being members of unlawful societies m the Singapore third court yesterday. Ong Ii Kui. 23, was charged that he was a member of the Singapore Chinese Youth National Salvation Union m Hospital Road on
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    DUTCH REFUGEES FROM LISBON
    49 2 <From Our Own Correspondent Batavia. Feb. S. MORE than 100 Dutch refugees from Lisbon arrived m Batavia last week. They arc being accommodated temporarily at thf island of Onrust until the necessary form--1 alities have been completed. The* will later go to live at Buitenzorg.
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      300 2 "ALL THAT IT IS CLAIMED TO BE-SCREPvI ENTERTAINMENT OF THE BEST SORT Rj\KV IN THE KXTREME" —STRAITS TIMRs "IT IS TRULY A MEMORABLE S< EVENT" -Malaya Tribune. The WHOLE TOW7J MU, BE SOARING Urn, LAUGHTER at "HYNKEIV "HERRING' and "NAFOLOW In the (latest LAUGH SHOW «f Utt In CAPITOL ™m\mJ!£
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      172 2 Post Office Mail List a^Uows ol^ at Uie ueneral Poki TO-DAY Australia < All parts) air 4D m Australia (East and Souih ly J surface 4 p.m. £l VVV air 9a m and 4 P-m. I New Zealand surface 4 p.m. air 4 p.m. i Sarawak surface 1p m .Faiembang
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    LORD LLOYD, COLONIAL SECRETARY, DIES
    1278 3 LORD LLOYD, COLONIAL SECRETARY, DIES Pen Picture Of Man Who Was A Good, Hard Fighter T.tmt ti i London, Feb. 5. J^tJKl) Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies and leader of the House of Lords, died peacefully m his sleep abcut midnight last night, it was announced this morning.
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    Isolationist Renounces Former Stand
    109 3 Isolationist Renounces Former Stand Washington, Feb. 5. c debate on the aid for W > tain bill was resumed m the Ho d Representatives to-day. ime s Richards renounced his tettoatsl stand and urged ?c pass the bill, saying- "It xardly to defeat the bill, j :e of which would
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    Bevin Scheme For India Progressing
    97 3 Bombaj. Feb. 5. M fl I H\dan. LCS. Secreiary ifl of Labour. j- ;.;ed to me first Catch hntrtinf going to Englet tne Bevin sen erne yester>aid a quirte and cdecjuate rei inther instance of the >t c )!nrad«»ship. and heme to train 15.000 Inechnciar.s
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    Food Supplies For Nazis Sabotaged
    47 3 London. Feb. 5. A;G to news reaching LonGerman agricultural Prance complain of largeof food supplies in- any. that last year 13.000 m and a! least as o! meat were successfully rented from reaching a Czechoslovakia. pigs, calves and were secretly s.augh ered.
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    TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN FRANCE
    42 3 ix^don. Feb. 5. A 'LNT of a Swiss newsI fam returned from Nve •n.s on the coast are worse aglned IMfe ot every n cessity and continually to stand m queu-s to obtain shoe.;. i ->r clothes.- Reuter
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    N.I. TRIBUTE TO LATE GENERAL METAXAS
    49 3 N.I. TRIBUTE TO LATE GENERAL METAXAS •from Our Own Correspondent) n Batavla, Feb. 3. above the building was f.ythe President of Lh? Heei Junkman, spoke m Gen. MeUxas the former •r who dieti last month h the Netherlands Hied with Greec- 3 th^t they were allied who were resisting
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    LONDON OPENS REFUGEE BUSINESS CENTRE
    65 3 London, Feb. 5. TPHE London Diamond Club has just been 1 inaugurated as a place of business for refugees and will be run on lines similar to the Antwerp and Amsterdam exchanges. About a hundred or more merchants and bankers who speak half a dozen
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    Italian Families Glad To See British Troops In Libyan Village
    471 3 Italian Families Glad To See British Troops In Libyan Village I merits of Gen.. army were striking I entered Berta Giocalled Gubba. about 1 «n Derna. writes Gordon leeial corresoon- 1 h forces m Libya- j »nd Imperial forest. w?U to the fore, v ss!y pressing en over s me
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    "Japan Will Go Forward In Indies"
    136 3 Japan Will Go Forward In Indies" CTokio, Feb. 5. OMMENTING on the Netherlands Indies' opposition to the construction of a "Greater East Asian mutual prosperity sphere* by Japan, the newspaper Chugai Shogyo says the Netherlands Government's opposition is nothing and that Japan will go forward as planned. The newspaper hopes
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    Tokio Writer Denies War Is Near In Pacific
    136 3 Tokio, Fcb 5. "JAPAN has not the slightest inten- tion of forcing war upon the United States," declared Rear- Admiral Cum pei Sekina, a Japanese naval commentator m an article m the Hochi newspaper. "The United States initiative m unleashing a Pacific
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    Problem Of Successor To Lord Lloyd
    127 3 London, Feb. 5. TIE question of a successor to the late Lord Lloyd is complicated by the fact that, m addition to being Secretary of State for the Colonies. Lord Lloyd was leader of the House of Lords. The only other Secretary of State
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    Enemy Morale Hurt In Heavy Action
    61 3 New Delhi, Feb. 5. |\ESERTERS from Italy's Abyssinian forced levies have testified here on the destructiveness and accuracy of British artillery and air bombardment. Artillery sniping is destroying the enemy morale, they said. Indian battalions have shown a conspicuously high standard of training and
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN
    125 3 London, Feb. 3. R.A.F. night patrols d3Scroyed en* German bomber during last nights raids on Britain which, while more widespread than for some time, wennowhere heavy. Announcing the night patrols success, a* Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states: "Last night enemy an
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    STORAGE OF FOOD IN EMERGENCY DUMPS
    88 3 London, Feb. 5. EMERGENCY food dumps are being organized near vulnerable towns m Britain and special soup prepared by the Food Ministry to scientific formula will be the chk'f item stored. Six of the country's largest canning plants have been mobilized by the Ministry
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    GREEKS OCCUPY MORE IMPORTANT POSITIONS
    59 3 Athens, Feb. 5. A GREEK O.H.Q. communique to-day states that, following successful engagements, important enemy positions were occuDied. The Greeks made numerous prisoners and captured abundant supplies of food and munitions. A Ministry of Public Security communique states that the Italian: 1 did not carry
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    Increasing Nazi Pressure On Bulgaria
    189 3 Increasing Nazi Pressure On Bulgaria PRELUDE TO GERMAN MARCH THROUGH? London, Feb. 5. CEVERAL reports about the situa|J tion m Bulgaria speak of increasing German pressure on the Government m Sofia, to link it up with the three-power pact. This is regarded as a prelude to the march of German
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    REPRESENTATIVE OF TEA MACHINERY FIRM
    47 3 pONTACT with Mr. F C. Kraty. representatlve of Messrs. Marshall's Tea Machinery Co.. Ltd. and Mr. F. P. Ayliffe can be made through The Green Cow Tavern, 'Telephone: Cameron Highlands No. 235) instead of Cameron Highlands Hotel as announced m yesterday's issue.
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    All Eyes On New Meeting Of S'hai Ratepayers
    119 3 All Eyes On New Meeting Of S'hai Ratepayers Shanghai. Feb. 5. ATTENTION m Shanghai is focu> i on the reconvened special ra payers meet ng which is assembling day. A poll on Mr. Hayashi'.s amendment to the council resolution for 40 per cent, surcharge* en municipal ttl v.ill b n
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    TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE
    23 3 Calcutta. Feb. 5. TWO Italian prisoners of war have escap* 1 from detention camp m Ramgarh Bot» were officers. Reuter
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      172 3 THAT COLD Cure it with Cinnamon Quinine 50cts. MIXTI RE 7:>cts. At MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD C |T|| m%# Where TO DAY A II II Everybody 3.15 6.15 9-1S ft I II n 1 Goes 'PHONE 3400. Applauded by all who saw it yesterday! DOROTHY LAMOUR it her
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941 Key To Balkans
    668 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941 Key To Balkans HpHE London Correspondent of the Straits Times, discussing the situation m the Balkans, m a cable published a few days ago declared that the key-country is Yugoslavia. She is already almost surrounded by the Axis but this correspondent considered
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    2 4 WHITHER BOUND
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    Faster Planes For The "Flying Navy"
    932 4  -  JOHN CASHEL BY THE magnificent exploit of Britain's Fleet Air Arm at Taranto, Italy's chief naval base, when three of Italy's six battleships were crippled and! itwo cruisers and two other craft badly damaged, focussed attention on this splendid force of warplanes. The Fleet
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    Staking War Claims For Property In France
    413 4  -  Rose Patterson By SO much property had been abandoned or destroyed m this war that the imagination staggers when people talk of figures and of claims. Talk of it they do, however, despite the fact that they will certainly have to wait until
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    Governor And Sultan Take Parties To "The Dictator"
    1605 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By rtARLIE CHAPLIN'S film most certainly is his a rote and directas starring m it) r.ls at the opening he Capitol Theatre on ..ore people present, than even at the gala Gone With The Wind." tplin, though,
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    Women Who Held Sway Over France's Leaders Just Before Collapse
    1150 5 Women Wh o Held Sway Over France's Leaders Just Before Collapse WHEN France's war leaders come filing m for trial that is, if they ever do the whole courtroom will doubtlessly sense the presence of the spirits of a dozen or so beautiful witty Frenchwomen. They w:re the women behind
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    Malaya Should Profit By Glorious Example Of People Of Britain
    2796 6 GECOND talk by the Director of Air Raid Precautions, Mr. J. E. Jeans, broadcast from the Singapore station last night. THIS evening I want to talk about incendiary or fire bombs. The news from Great Britain m the last few
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    Bomb-Snuffers
    22 6 These bomb snuffers, long handled, can he placed over a bomb by any citizen without special clothing. Dome-shoped on a wire-mesh
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      187 6 jd&ssBx% Household shMi &£iS&i. si- 2\y*."?-:\ .v/Jx: AraKvSaMffftCT-ft** :vT x>^:vOTwraßKWB'*Sfc^^WMPWarfM*9wifr.«»*wwiiil«NiUi I 'm It's PATRIOTIC to be PREPARED! In the present unsettled conditions it is patriotic to be ready for emergency. Arrangements to provide the utmost safety for your family and others, who will look to you for protection should be
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    'LICENSED HOUSES WILL BE A FARCE LOCALLY'
    750 7 No Brothels Without Disease, Says Doctor iitions m Mahva generally and m Singapore m ir tin!br. licenced houses will always be a farce ill not work owinp; to the social stigma iterance and prejudices of the domiciled races x animation which, to be
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    Far East C.-in-C. Inspects The Volunteers
    142 7 Far East C.-in-C. Inspects The Volunteers *T*HE C^mmander-ia -Chief, Far East, A Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, yesterday morning inspected units of the SJS. Volunteer Force. These units went into training only LD Saturday last, but their general bearing indicated that they had retained the lessons they had learnt
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    CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST CASE
    12 7 pleaded for leniency, saying that CKPfth was
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    BRITAIN'S GRATITUDE TO NORTH BORNEO
    21 7 t a« hour when we await the full on••lin^Seo Serous hearted people Ouj graUiude to d^cp
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    Italian Bomber Brought Down
    37 7 Air photograph of a Savoia "9 three -en&ined Italian bomber, which was brought down recently by the R.A.F. m the Mediterranean. The plane can be seen m the sea with its wings awash.
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    Gardner Sentenced To Five Years And Dismissal
    134 7 SBNTDfd OF FIVr YF\KS' imprisonment am? AbfKtaal from the service wltk disgrace has been p vised on Gunner Frank Gardner, «»t the Ft>yui Artillery, as a result of the findings of the Court Martial recen'lv. Gardner was ion<-erned m the Shino?aki official secrets
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    JUDGE ON POLICE "WAR" AGAINST GANG ROBBERS
    535 7 OASSING sentence of five years' I rigorous imprisonment and 18 strokes of the rotan on each of three Chinese who had been con- victed on charges of armed robbery, 'Mr Justice Gordon Smith remarked at the Assizes yesterday that he would like the
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    DECREASE IN T.B. CASES
    47 7 A DECREASE m the number of tuberculosis cases for the week ending Feb. 1 compared with the previous week is reported m the latest health return issued by the Municipal Health Officer. The number of deaths, however, remains more or less the i-.me.
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    MALAYS STRANDED IN MECCA AND JEDDAH
    152 7 Local Governments Are Rendering Assistance OWING to conditions arii>ins from the war, some 1,500 Malays m Mecca i .d Jeddah have uniortunately been unable to maintain themselves. The Malayan Governments have rendered thrni assistance. This relief is being given through the agency of His
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    Subsidy To Wearne's Air Services
    77 7 A SUBSIDY of $29,000 Is being paid to Wearne's Air Services, Ltd., by the Straits Settlements Government, for 1940— the same amount as m 1939. It Is understood that the P. M.S. Government is also continuing its subsidy of U3.000. The loss of a plane
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT & ESTATE MALAY SCHOOLS
    79 7 JOHORE GOVERNMENT ESTATE MALAY SCHOOLS I INTEL, the policy of providing Mak; schools tn all the kampongs has beei, carried out, th« Johore Government cannot make grants for the support of estate schools teaching the language. A letter to this effect has been received by the Johore Planters' Association from
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY NOT AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE?
    73 7 AT a recent meeting of the Johore Planters' Association. the chairman pointed out that the rubber planting industry had not been included as an essential service under the Emergency Regulations. He further stated that this matter was being discussed at the next meeting of
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST OF $57
    65 7 PHARGED with committing criminal breach of trust of ships ticket* to the value of $57, at a house m Amoy Street during September last year, while m the employ of Le« Thian Pah, 42 -year-old Lee Hong Lin claimed trial In the third court
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    A TEA PARTY
    71 7 MR. S. P. L. Thevarayan Chettiar of ihe Bombay Life Assurance Co.. Ltd. (Malaya branch) was the guest of honour at a tea party held at the firm's premises m Malacca Street yesterday evening. Mr. Thevarayan Chettiar. who has been appointed organizer of the Singapore brands m
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    Estate Labourers To Help In Buying Fighters
    251 7 SOUTH JOHORE PLANTERS LAUNCH SCHEME IN view of requests by their labour foives to be avowed *to contribute to th* country's war ei7 ertatei m South Johore are Belling to their labourers badges at 25 cents each. It is hoped that at least
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    Stall Holders Must "Ticket" Their Wares
    174 7 Stall Holders Must "Ticket" Their Wares BY n ordsr moulf to-dar. ■tail holders m publi or private r: Is m Singapore are r* i "ticket" their wares In futurp. pa^h art. el" 1 of r.-»od exposed for sale on a rrv*rfc r t st'li mirt j bear a labeJ shoving
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    NEW APPARATUS FOR CUTTING GEMS
    147 7 CeyJonesc Gemologist To Perfect His Design /claiming to m the vxtd'i Jj Ml < rtified gt-moi -gist. Mr i [Sardaa Ramavira, a 20-year-oid Ceylooese, is now m Sir, back to Colom alter a .study tour o, f the world i He is the certified Hat
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    Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust
    123 7 ALLEGATK \.nal bi< irust and falsification of account* made against .1 R'rait*-rj Chines? nrmed Lee Chin Vim, unii. I recently a c,crk m Borneo Motors Ltd .it the A>j7 relay bffore Mr I Justice G rd n Smith nd n r mv jury Th- j
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      287 8 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated id Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Monthly sailing* bj tA MARELLA (7.375 tons) and oat MERKI'R (6.0W tons). Both vessels are Utied w«b Csbin-de-iuxe single and doable berth cabins, swimming balbs, luxurious public rooms Static Return. Ist. class Singapore/Brisbane
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      682 8 Broadc astino #a%#^ ff\ A V corded music; 7.20 at: M \M m MWm^ ajn. Morning coacet ciMGAPORE 1050 ajn^ Time SIKIISI BUIWIl*v»« am< Accoracon mu-sic 1130 ZHL 13.SJ ne/l < «25 "*•> devotions; 11.50 am Ch.v Jnpi 9N me/i P- m Luncheon variety. 1j 0 D JT 7HP3 7J5*
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    Counter-Attack In Kwangtung Coming
    1833 9 News From China By Our Chinese Correspondent A PUBLICITY campaign has been directed for some weeks past to the coming counter-attack m Kwangtung St^ General Li Yu-wan! political director of the Kwangtung war zone, m a press conference recently. It is reported that Chinese planes made
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    159 9 Phe Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,524 th auction yesterday and there were catalogued 2 078.720 1b— 928 tons; offered 1.910,993 1b.— 853 Vi tons; sold 1.401,207 lb.— 625.54 tons. London Spot 12 9 16d. Neu Yonc Spot 19 11 16 cts. PRICES REALIZED
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    Alleged Gaming At Local Amusement Park
    925 9 ONG PENG HOCK ACQUITTED ACQUITTED m the Singapore fifth court several mnn.hs sgo on thrr« < harres invoking earning m the New World amusement park on Mar. 5, 1940 the acquiltal was confirmed m the Court if Appeal Ong Peng llr.rk. managing director of
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    ST. PETER'S CHURCH TO BE CLOSED
    277 9 SI Peicr'* Church m the Oid Andrew's SchDol c^mpvund will be used m a church :or th laat t;m on Sunday Feb. 9 Th-^ first miiec held there was on Fch 14 1875. t ,na m th? intervening pn: c; t bJLI o<>cn .he
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      350 9 CLASSIFIED fiBVEBTISEMENTS TBNUKKS SINGAPOKB MUNICIPALITT Tenders. are now invited for the Ten: x iu-nal» or services Por *> :K)Wir ?:r« s*e MunlrlpaJ Tenders particulars sre F'-.^ -.rarv Fittings. iDepo.Jf Closing 4 pjn., nng of 3«wage Humping Quakers. Rangoon Deposit 525). i»ate of i 2 noon. Teb. T. IMI. I iv
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      152 9 )X)ST Lost— Australian Terrier ***** black and tan. Hebditch, 20, Dalvey Road Tel ***** Reward A NEW YEAR IDEA TO HELP, THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? The SIMPLEST <md SPEEDIEST way YOU can help WIN THE WAR is to live regular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND -luring the Commfc Year Can
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    TENGAH WIN AIR FORCE RUGBY FINAL
    1008 10 TENGAH WIN AIR FORCE RUGBY FINAL Three-Nil Victory After Extra Time Is Allowed WELL-MATCHED TEAMS PLAY THRILLING GAME Tengak 3: Headquarters 0CCORING three points during the first five-minute period of extra time, after 60 m'nutes of desperately keen rugger, Tengah beat Headquarters by three points to nil m "the final
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    Recreation Club Improve On An Earlier Victory
    561 10 SAPPERS AND MINERS BEATEN AT HOCKEY SJK.C S; Sappers and Miners 0. U/HEN the Singapore Recreation Club and tho Sappers and Miners last met on the padang, ihe result was a hockey classic, vhich the Club just managed to win by the solitary
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    Inter-State Hockey
    356 10 NEGRI 'SEMBILAN MEET SINGAPORE ON SUNDAY (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 4. /"V\ Sunday at Seremban, Negri Sembilan and Singapore will meet m a re. urn hookey match. Those who saw the first game m Singapore m which Negri Sembilan lost a thrilling match by the odd
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    Padang Hockey
    35 10 picture. l phase of play i.i the hockey mat< h on the padang on Tuesday m which the Recreation Club and tfca Indian General Hospital drew, cacli side scoring two goals.- Free Press
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    74 10 •THE Island Club's mixed foursomes 1 competition, which was played on Sunday, resulted m a win for Wins Comdr. and Mrs. W. C. CorTey with a net score of 32 3 4 The best cards returned were: V»*ing Commdr. and Mrs. CofTey 45 12 1 4 32
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    AMATEUR BOXING IN AID OF WAR FUND
    338 10 •THE amateur boxing show which is 1 being held at the Happy World I covered stadium on Feb. 22 m aid of The War Fund is one of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's most ambitious efforts since the revival vi the sport m
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    Kinloch Wins Garrison Golf Championship
    87 10 CAPTAIN G. Kinloch, R.A.. beat Captain T. K. Murphy, K.A.M.C, seven and six m the final of the Garrison Golf Club's championship, over 36 he'es, at Tanglin. The following is the draw for the first round of the Governor's Cur, to be played by Saturday:
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    Y.M.C.A. WATER-POLO
    59 10 THE following have been selected to play water-polo for the Y.MCA Junior Department against the Loyai Regiment at Fort Canning at 4 p.m on Tuesday: Tang Seek Wai; Lee Joh Ming. Tham Cheong Fai; Fong Kirn Choon Wong Chee Kwan, Chua Kirn Chiang. Tan Ban Hoe. Reserves: Tham
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    S.R.C. Meet Indian General Hospital
    43 10 picture. A. Wat l s, the S.R.C centre-forward, at the beginning of a|, >. <»rihM Tuesday's hockey match on the padan? m which the i Hospital held tLs Singapore Recreation Club to a draw, ea two goals.- Free Press
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    SOCCER SEASON STARTS ON MONDAY
    252 10 Three Business Houses" League Matches Will Be Played 11/ITH the hockey and rucrb;' seasons drawing to i competitive soccer will get under wax on Monrl three matches m the lUisiness Hon- Loa/uo played. four of the 17 terms competing this year are newcomers to the*
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    74 10 r>-MORRO'A. at tt* Yacht Club. I races for all ela c > p.m. lor the "A' dim, a lor the other c On Sunday, the C the first race lor ttu Cup, st&rtinf at 9 50 am will sail the first Challenge Cup. itarting
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    PORT OF SOURABAYA SWEPT BY CYCLONE
    31 10 (From Our Own C TIE port of S-»u:ubii\ft «a.cyclone lar>t week I su^e to harbour stores. 0 poned. A.R P. v!. several hours clcarinc ay
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