The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 February 1941

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    17 1 L>TC SINGAPORE EDITION AND DAILY NEWS NO. 1G.3'2. «)STD. 1835. I T<IDAY, i 14, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    GRIM WARNING TO AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE 'Conflict Has Entered Phase Of Utmost Gravity''
    268 1 GRIM WARNING TO AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE 'Conflict Has Entered Phase Of Utmost Gravity'' AMERICAN CITIZENS AGAIN ADVISED TO QUIT FAR EAST Sydney, Feb. 13. •f Australia were warned to-day that the red a new phns- of tho "utmost gravity" in an ::ft:r a meet in? of the Advisory It-day, wJiich called
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    To Confer With Australian High Command Chiefs
    19 1 To Confer With Australian High Command Chiefs tianhal Sii Robert who will confer w.th Australia's High Command chiefs to-day.
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    Col. Donovan Arrives In Baghdad
    42 1 Baghdad, Feb. 13. :T i Donovan— President cnal representaarrived here frcm Cairo on a Obi the Regent, Emir British Ambassador. Sir the Iraq Prime Minister. J2L ha el Hashimi, and the ter S.wirt Na»i p! Asil Reuter
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    High Cost Of Press Cables From Egypt
    120 1 London, Feb. 13. A COMPLAINT made at the annual meeting of the Empire Press Union that "messages from Egypt about the Glorious achievements of the Army of the Nile have be?n resting about three times as much as between two parts of the
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    20 1 London, Feb. 13. hthe death has occurred of Lady 1 Chamberlain, widow of Austen Chamberlain, after a short illness.— Reuter
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    BRITAIN'S BREAK WITH RUMANIA
    42 1 Rome, Feb. 13. DIPLOMATIC relations between Rumania and Great Britain cease on Saturday and the news will be told to the Rumanian people for the first time to-da.y, according to an Itai.an news agency message from Bucharest. —Reuter^
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    "19S" CALLED UP FOR SERVICE London, Feb. 13.
    60 1 "19S" CALLED UP FOR SERVICE London, Feb. 13. TEE Ministry of Labour and National Service announces that all men aged [l9 are to register for military service on Feb. a. This Is the first registration under the recent Royal proclamation extending me ntwipftHnn nt national service (armed forces) British Wireless
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    GEN. WEYGAND TO TOUR FRENCH WEST AFRICA
    33 1 London, Feb. IS. GEN. Weygand, Vichy delegate-gene-ral to North Africa, has left Algiers 9-m m *^iir nt ln*nPl?Lion Of French WCa Africa, states Lyons radio. Reuter
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    Cameramen In The Front Line
    73 1 Cameramen In The Front Line The thrilling: photographs of the British advame in tha es:ern Desert which have appeared in the world's Press were taken in considerable danger by units at 'he battle front. In this picture a British official pho.ographer and a newsreel operator examine their car and apparatus
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    Three-Pronged Drive To Red Sea Port Of Massawa
    130 1 Three-Pronged Drive To Red Sea Port Of Massawa London, Feb. 13. THE Imperial forces in East continue their irresistible advance into Eritrea, Italy's oldest colony, it is learned to-day. )n a three-pronged drive our troops are pushing 1 steadily on towards the Rid Sea port of Massawa. Reuter reports that
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    Franco Meets Marshal Petain At Montpellier
    225 1 New York, Feb. 13. A MESSAGE from Montpellier (France) states that Gen. Franco and Senor Suner, Spanish Foreign Minister, arrived there this afternoon and immediately went into conference with Marshal Petain. Marshal Petain received a warm welcome when he arrived at Montnelier shortly before
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    Senate Committee Passes Aid Bill
    33 1 Washington, Feb. 13. •T'HE Senate Foreign Relations Committee to-day passed the \id Britain Bill by 15 votes to eight. The Bill will now go to the Senate, Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    315 1 Chungking, Feb. 13. China's part in possible fur. her developments in the Pacific are being so eagerly discussed here as to push the China war into the background. It is realized that the future of the world now depends on whether Britain can hold out in Europe against
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    Merciless R.A.F. Offensive: Rhodes Battered Again
    455 1 Cairo, Feb. 13. THE R.A.F. offensive against aerodromes on Rhodes island, the most easterly possessed by the Axis, was continued on Tuesday night when Maritza, Calato and Katavia were raided with what a communique issued here to-day describes as "considerable success." fires engulfed buildings
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    FEEDING PLANS FOR AIR RAID SHELTERS
    112 1 London, Feb. 13 FEEDING arrangements for London air mid shelters are proceeding quirkly and nr>arlv 1.9^0 shelters nightly serve about 200.000 people with tood. The shelter population varies with Na?l activity and, as the number given does not include tube shelterers served by the
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    ACCUSED COMMITTED TO TRIAL AT ASSIZES
    821 2 End Of Preliminary Inquiry Into Double Murder (From Our Special Correspondent) Sitiawan, Feb. 13. AT the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry, the magistrate, Inche Ismail bin Panjang Aris committed Haji Suleiman bin Haji Abdul i Wahid to stand his trial at the Perak Assizes
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    COMMITTED SUICIDE BY DROWNING
    169 2 Victim Ashamed Of Theft Allegation AN inquiry was held yesterday at the SingaDore Coroner's Court Into the death oi Lee Kee Hoi. a 61-;*ear-old Chinese, j j whose body was found floating in the Kal- j lang River on Feb. 6, by a police cons'a^le. In
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    "SARAH SIMPLE" IS A DELIGHTFUL SHOW
    180 2 rr»HE Island Committee has added yet an- other delightful item to titillate playgoer s paliate, \uth "Sarah Simple." A. A Mimes sophisticated comedy. *hicn it presented at the Victoria Theaire last night in aid of the Lord Mayor's Raid Reliif Fund. A combination of
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    "PORTUGAL INTENDS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL"
    76 2 PORTUGAL Intends to remain neutnU and there is no possibility of h^r bring "swayed" by Hiiler. nidi Senor Loopoldo Danilo Bareiros, cor- respondent oi the Portuguese news- j paper Diaro de Noticias, in Macao, who i arrived In Singapore from Africa yes- i terdaj on
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF GOLD NECKLACE
    69 2 »T»ENG Tons Sung tUiined trial In the 1 a fifth cou*-t yesterday to ft charpe of commtttinf the theft of a gold necklace r"li''«i at £140. and a gold locket valued vt )g, prdnn a wnman named Toh Bee Bee a* Ta^oh Road on Feb.
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      306 2 •THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST MUSICAL- MYSTERY PICTURES THAT HAS EVER COME OUT TO SINGAPORE AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING" —STRAITS TIMES m BX'LAUGH THRILLER WITH 5 SONG HlKi wft/t f .Jr^Raaißa^Ba^BaaßiEirißsPfl^E *^^fc.^^^sSUH LORRE KARLOFF LUGOSI v .f J*l -t PAJWISK Dennis OKeefe, Alma Kruser ano
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    50,000 NAZI TROOPS MASSED ON BLACK SEA
    135 3 Tense Balkan Situation Reflected In German preparations In Rumania London, Feb. 13. riKTV THOUSAND German troops are massed at I 1 L.tan/a. in the Black Sea, according to reports from \3ers arriving at Istanbul, says the Independent 5U news agency. Meanwhile, the tense
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    Bulgaria Evades The Real Issue
    69 3 NO N FULFILMENT OF VELTRALITY DUTIES liOndon. Feb. 13. rtiM since its dejvery, acwspaperi comment n ChurchiU's speech refetenes tc the Bulgarian although the suggestion *S that Mr Churchill desires TSLm to enter the war on the Um main emphasis is ietermination to :ty•^nt'd out
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    "Nazi Goal Is Bosphorous And Mediterranean"
    74 3 "Nazi Goal Is Bosphorous And Mediterranean" T Istanbul, Feb. 13. HE Turkish new- aper Orat I'olitika, commenting on the report that Nazi troops are pouring steadily into Bulgaria, declares: "Their goal is the Bosphorous and tea Mediterranean." Although the Turkish Press attacks Bulgarian policy, the Government maintains a discreet silence,
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    Willkie Will Hasten Passage Of Aid Bill
    210 3 London, Feb. 13. T'HE Impressive evidence which Mr. Wendell Willkie has set before the Senators is adjudged in Washington to be likely to accelerate the passing of the Lease and Lend Bill and rally the full strength of a united people to intense
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    CHURCHILL "GREATEST FIGURE IN THE WORLD"
    60 3 New York, Feb. 13 MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, British Prime Minister, was described as the "greatest public figure in the world" by Mr. Wenaeh W lWcie, addresing a Lincoln birthday celebration mooting under the auop'.ces of the National Republican Club. Mr. Wi'lkie appealed to the
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    Germans Sink Same Ship Twice
    74 3 I <nd m. Feb. 12. THE Orford, of over 20,000 tens, has boen sunk, announced the German radio to-day, quoting "New York naval circle?." The annc uncenunt added that the Orford. which was recently usei as a troopship, was launched in 1939 and formerly plied
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    No Trace Of Enemy In RoyalNa vy 's Sweep Of North Atlantic
    539 3 No Trace Of Enemy In Royal Na vy 's Sweep Of North Atlantic iMTrxTor. London, Feb. 13, jiNibNbL secrecy surrounded the purpose of our voyage when I joined one of Britain's most formidable battleships just as she was getting under way at night, only three officers, namely the captain, commander
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    BRITAN'S WAR DAMAGE INSURANCE SCHEME
    70 3 BRITAN'S WAR DAMAGE INSURANCE SCHEME London. Feb. 13. f th? Exchequer. Sir nt yesterday he had given President of a compulsory schera* usi'UoSion in iii-2 th-.y had a Ins with th^ir D >f ihoot levels or present turnuurc id in I .ynem oi tie insurance scheme ITlnfilty Wood M9 tori
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    Bomber Saved By Chance Meeting
    137 3 "pHS sfcery is told of how a Wellington bomber, which was lost after a night raid, w-s sived by a chance meeting with another British plane. The Wellington was trying to find its wav home. Its wireless was out of action and Its instruments affected
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    Exaggerated Claims To Bolster Morale
    58 3 London, Feb. 13. d in authoritative circles .^antic raid by the H mover has caused Axis exaggeration. •ative to civilian Id too often merely ia hitting back."* he Germans claimed 50 i ire *hich was later fci- es are: Over Gerrerrkory -On Sunday i M
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    Amnesty In Rumania For Army Deserters
    62 3 Berlin. Feb. 13. A LL deserters fr^m the Rum: men armv and all whd have evaded their military du'v are grrnted an amnesty under a derre? signed by Gen Antcnesru. CMef of the Rumcnun stat?, provided t^ey report to their units by S~turday, ac^ordin?
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    Tokio Diet Session To End Shortly
    87 3 Tokio, Feb. 13. nrHE present Japanese Diet session, first partyless session since the dissolution of all poi'tical parties, will adjourn at the end of February. All important bills passed bv the House o f Representatives have been referred to the H^use of Peers. The
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    London Journal On Vast Resources Qf Britain's "Eastern Group"
    925 3 jls an othciai Supply to organize i;s war I licet is being intensified, '-ordinated with that of other gy^s m the Empire's "Eastern as a dir.ct result of the Supply nee re-ently held at New Delhi. merence is the subject of
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    Evacuation Of Civilians From Abyssinia Seen
    309 3 Zurich, Feb. 13. TTIE evacuation of civilians from Abyssinia is considered as a likely subject to have been discussed between Mussolini and Gen. Franco, according to the Vichy correspondent of the Gasette de Lausanne. This question, involving: as it doe* utilization of the Addis
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    How U.S. Will Restrict Oil To Japan
    75 3 How U.S. Will Restrict Oil To Japan E VDAI>TC Washington, Feb. 13. XPORTS of oil and petrol to Japan come under indirect control as the result of a presidential ruhng issued yesterday laying down that export licences will be reQuired from Feb. 15 for shipment abroad of metal containers of
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    50th Italian Counter-Attack Flung Back
    127 3 50th Italian Counter-Attack Flung Back London, Feb. 13. ■THE 50th Italian counter-attack since Gen. Cavallero took over command a month ago was repulsed on Tuesday, states the Athens radio. The Greek advances continue daily slowly but steadily. Considerable advance has been mude by the Greeks in the coastal area and
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    FEW BOMBS DROPPED IN BRITAIN
    56 3 London, Feb. 13. Ct" r "HT air activity developed near th? west rn coasts of Britain during tht night but very few bombs were dropped, according to the Air Ministry. Isolated incidents involving slight damage and injury to a small number of people «»*e reported
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    Bid To Strain Anglo-American Relations
    179 3 Bid To Strain Anglo-American Relations Washington, Feb. 13. (Xti the authority of Mr. Winsion Churchill. British Prime Minister, the British Embassy here has issued the following statement: "There have been repeated allegations in the Press, some of which have even found an echo, in congressional record, to the effect that
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    AMERICAN GENEROSITY TO WAR SUFFERERS
    110 3 London, Feb. 13. FIGURES illustrating American generosity to British war sufierers have been by the London representative of the British war relief society on his return from the T Mtel States. The society, which is formed by amalTamption of two American organizations Allied relief and
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    DE GAULLE'S PLEDGE TO FRENCH! NATION
    79 3 London. Feb IS REPLYING to a question In the House of Commons yesterday the Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, stated that a document in which Gen Charles de Gaulle pledged himself and his colleagues on behalf of the Free French to give an account
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    SOVIET APPOINTMENT
    30 3 M«ko». Feb. U. i^-EN ZHUKOV has been appointed net? chief of Rcnerai stpff His predecessor. Gen. Meretskov, was mad? Tiro -commissar in cliargre of training Ust SeDtember- Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News Patriotic Fund Progress
    638 4 The Singapore Free Press Patriotic Fund Progress FRIDAY, FKIIRUARY 14, 1911. (ALTHOUGH Malaya has stiil a long way to go before she can be fully satisfied with her financial war effort, there is no reason to be ashamed of the record of the Malaya Patriotic Fund as outlined by Sir
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    Preparing For Second Battle Of Britain
    453 4 pERMANY hopes to end the J war before the weight of American assistance begins to turn the scales in Britain's favour. She is making enormous preparations for the next stage of the campaign, which is likely to include an attempt to invade Britain and
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    4 4 GAME HUNTERS Washington PosL
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    26,000 PLANES FROM U.S. FOR ROYAL AIR FORCE
    679 4 IN all, orders for some 26,000 aero- planes of some 27 different types j have been placed with the U.S. air1 1 craft industry. American transport aeroplanes are generally conceded to be the b:st in the world. The Douglas DC-2, which appeared
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    Kaid Shcii In Britain
    224 4 AT a Unu mtk holders are b erect brick cr precaution a interesting to note this connection It has just b< new type of shekel doors on thr gr is now being prod Anderson shelter have saved count] There are in th, Kingdom about ments and
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    BRITAIN EVIVTING BAD FARMERS
    51 4 BRITAIN EVIVTING BAD FARMERS W ovrr um fused, or werr n efficiently," sail Nn >r AcHrwftnre recently. I 'We are f industry which the war." he w" "We n^ust h( land in Britain positk:. 1539 T! of l com mil' tweon P \ll the plow ,hinr and law been »*d
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    A. R. P. Display Suggested In Local Stores
    1999 5  - A. R. P. Display Suggested In Local Stores MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By al public does not have its A.R.P. p ,rly under way pore, in spite of ck-outs, and talks Jeans, Director of Precautions, and authorities have by taking protecb against bomb splinters for public vtr. there will
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    Indian Troops Visit King's Farm
    25 6 Punjabi troops recently visited the King's farm by Royal invitation and are here seen looking at a one-ton baize bull.
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    Nazis Launch Press Campaign To Alienate French From Petain
    802 6 Nazis Launch Press Campaign To Alienate French From Petain LJITLER is trying to arouse the French people against 11 Marsha] Petain. Paris Radio and the German News Agency announce the formation in Paris of a People's Committee, called the Rassemblement National Populaire," as a rival to Marshal Petain's new National
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    "Tragedy May Be Imminent" In Australia
    514 6 "Tragedy May Be Imminent In Australia 'QELFISII or subversive inter- ests, in any section of the community, must be compelled to stand aside," said the leader of the Australian Non-Com-munist Labour Party, Mr. Beasley, when emphasizing the dangers now confronting Australia. "I can endcrse what the Premier of ■JueenJand, Mr.
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    Kuala Lumpur Chatter Children From Highlands Create Problem
    1257 6  - Kuala Lumpur Chatter Children From Highlands Create Problem Clio By FUALA LUMPUR is suddenly full of children, conseouent on the closing of a Cameron Highlands school on account of diphtheria. They are of course all in quarantine "nd many of the mothers who have shut up their houses for the
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    Guns Always Ready For Jerry
    22 6 Anti-aircraft guns are ever en the alert for enemy raiders icho may venture a raid on Britain.
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    U.S. May Build 400 M.P.H. Flying "Cannon-Platform" For R.A.F.
    286 6 U.S. May Build 400 M.P.H. Flying "CannonPlatform" For R.A.F. AIR Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, the British Air Ministry's special envoy to the United States, is asking American manufacturers to produce new fighters that, virtually, will be "cannon platforms," flying at 400 miles an hour. Spoken of now as "the
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    Expansion Of "Aussie" Diplomacy
    113 6 Expansion Of "Aussie" Diplomacy A GENERAL expansion of Australia's diplomatic activities will be considered by the Commonwealth after the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) returns from England. Appointment 01 an Australian dipl<> matic representative to Middle Eastern countries, as suggested by ihe Australian Comforts Commissioner in the Middle East
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    Raid Damage Is Not More Than One Per Cent.
    196 6 Raid Damage Is Not More Than One Per Cent. ESTIMATE OF Mfi J- M. KEYNES paonnr* through,,,,: did not em the lot;,], mm mist. Mr. m speech in Uafen The figure other aiv the damage ro: ore year meant that R were worth n P<st-war dfflicul not from the fre
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    EMERGENCY MEDICAL PLANS READY POR SINGAPORE
    1161 7 I igent App eal For 1 00 private Motor-Cars DIRECTOR ON GREATER HOSPITAL FACILITIES will be available for ignore town, 100 private motor-cars are possible and arrangements for increased c> are being made at all the three hospitals big rush of cases during an
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    A MODEL A.R.P. SHELTER
    319 7 Scheme For China Building Praised A MODEL of what air raid protection should be in a commercial building is provided bv the work wiiicli Is now going on at China Building, in ChuLa Street, Singapore. The scheme whkh is b-inj carried j out to protect this
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    WILLS-LANSELL WEDDING
    99 7 WILLS- LANSELL WEDDING (From Our Own Correspondent) p.nanff, Feb. 13. MR. R. A. C. WILLS, of Singapore, was married this evening at the Presbyterian Chtrch to Miss Marie Gwendolyn Lansell, second daughter of Col. V. G. Lansell, and Mrs. Lansell of Bendigo, Victoria. The bride was given away by her
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    Son Given 120 Strokes By His Father
    511 7 Son Given 120 Strokes By His Father MAGISTRATE ON "HELL" SCENES OL'MARKING that the punishment v meted out by a father to his 14-year-old son reminded him of "mediaeval customs," and of "pictures of a Chinese hell which he had once seen," Mr. L. C. Goh, the fifth magistrate, fined
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    18 7 The seventh annual meeting of the Tamils' Reform Association, Singapore, will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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    Inspection Charges For Septic Tanks In Rural Areas
    298 7 *IF the Rural Board were asked tc put in a sewerage system in rural areas, it wculd mean that the Board would have to b? compensated, and tbe only m?thod of compensation is t3 increase tno assessment on houses," s?id Dr D.
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    Building Repairs Which Require Permits
    655 7 ATTORNEY-GENERAL CONCURS WITH RURAL BOARD MEMBER'S VIEW AN interpretation of the Rural Board's building bylaws by Mr. C. Reuben, clearly drawing the line bfltwi repairs which require permits and those which do not, has the complete concurrence of the Attorney-General, This was announced at the
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    SITUATION VACANT
    109 9 SITUATION VACANT .(.\PORF MI IPAUTY. vited for the aprd* for Katnng ntOradc 4 of the Salary Scheme, k] rf of SQO increments of ry service, to m. strong suimUcal knowledge to c(intr <^l and to those »nd are in 'nyul Liie Saving who ire Cw;> m lite equal rreD to
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    In B, B. C. Broadcasts
    109 9 In B, B. C. Broadcasts C i\^ m.vte tn I rt.pi*»^ir.g ccnpm. U> 8.50 to 1 1 .50 pjn. j to Malaya metre*) and GSG {16 86 oa GSB (31.53 M 3 rretr**> from yon bxmd umee Lbopa announcements: 120 pm.: *To--8.20 p.m.: News of the Uour; unceir.ents; 10.35 1
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    RADIO TALK ON HISTORY OF THE ARGYLUS
    36 9 RADIO TALK ON HISTORY OF THE ARGYLUS i the Argyll and mien Princess I of a talk to Vv B'Jif Dirp sat ion by an offlrrr o: ia -ne of the talks 1 The History of
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    Today's Radio Programmes
    996 9 SINGAPORE XHL U.S3 ow/i t£s m.) ZIIFI 9 60 me (30 1* m. > ZHP3 7.25 met (41.3* «M (ZIIL. ZHPI ZHP'j) 10 tLja. Malay Vanetyt; 11 a .m. Indian Musici; 11 io fcjn. Cantonese Mu&ict: 12.30 pjn. Ciunese Programme Summary. Peipuuj Drama&T; 1235 pjxx. Tin, Copra
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    Chairman's Evidence In Boxing Prom oter 's Claim Against Board Of Control
    675 9 Chairman's Evidence In Boxing Prom oter 's Claim Against Board Of Control O Nf o/ the main objects of the Singapore Boxing Association is to see that boxers are paid according to their recognized contracts," said F. W. Brewer, in the High Court before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell yesterday. Brewer
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    157 9 •FHE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rafcber Association held its 1. 525th auctir»n yesterday when there was catalogued 2.764.145 lb, 1,233.99 tons: offered 2 507.757 lb. 1,116.86 tons; sold 2,028,789 lb., 905.71 tons. SPOT London 12^d. New York closed PRICES REALIZED Bibbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    115 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Feb. 13, II o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spor. loose 37% 37% No. IX R.S.S. P.0.8. In cases Feb-March (Sellers option) 37* 38 U.F.A.Q. R.S.S. P.0.8. in bales Feb.-March (Sellers option) 37% 37% P.A.Q R.S.S. F 0.8. in bales Feb
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    MAN PARALYZED FOR LIFE
    267 9 Alleged Attack On Dark Night A MAN who, according to medical evidence was paralyzed for life and would never be able to walk again, gave evidence seated m a chair at a preliminary inquiry in the third court yesterday. inquiry was into an allegation against Ong
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    BLACK-OUT PRACTICES IN! NEGRI SEMBILAN
    82 9 BLACK-OUT PRACTICES IN NEGRI SEMBILAN THERE will be a black- cut in Seremban j on Tuesday next, a:.d in the Port Dickson district on Feb. 22, between 6.30 p.m. ana iniunight. Arrangements for a curfew period alter the sounding of air raid sirens are being made. Tne black-out -area In
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    NEW BOOKS READY AT RAFFLES LIBRARY
    95 9 THE following newly added nan-fiction and fiction works will be ready for Issue to-morrow Men against the sky, Winifred Galbraith; Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland. Illustrated, G. Gimow; Come what may, Amo'd Lunn; Art and commonsense, illustrated, S. C. Kaines Smith; Stalin's Kampf, illustrated, Joseph
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    POSSESSION OF PAIR OF HANDCUFFS ALLEGED
    92 9 pHARGED with having in his po^sesI sion at Yeo Chu Kang Road on Wednesday a pair of handculls and two k*ys fitting the handcuffs, of which he was unable to give a satisfactory explanation, Teh Kch Choo claimed trial in the third court yes-
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    FORMER CONSTABLE SENTENCED
    60 9 A WANG bin Sulong, a fcimer police constable, was sentenced to three months' vigorous imprisonment by the 'third magistrate, Mr. J. G RappoI port, yesterday Last week Awang pleaded guilty to j a cha..*ge of committing criminal breach of trust of $96 as the servant of Lim
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    NEW RURAL BOARD MEMBER WELCOMED
    41 9 AT a meeting ol the Purai Board yesterday, Mr. L. Fcrbes, the chairman, welcomed a new member, Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah. Inche Daud takes the pi ice left vacant by the resignation of Dato Ghazaly
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    Building Repairs Which Require Permits
    133 9 (Continued from Page 7) Officer may take separate and deliberate action under Sections 233 onwards to 238 Yet the application of these sections of the law by health authorities may present further legal difficulties. For example, to comply with the health authorities' notice where certain
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    Italian Prisoners On March
    24 9 A group of Italian prisoners, taken by the British fata* :!xc i advance in the Western Desert, marching under escort.
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    Reduction In Assessment Sought
    273 9 Reduction In Assessment Sought RURAL BOARD DISCUSSION AT a meeting of the Rural Board yesterday, it was decided to await a report and recommendLiicn, if any, xrom a member; Mr C. Reuben, who offered to inspect certain houses .n respect of which a reduct.cn in assessmeni has been aiked by
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    ALLEGED CHEATING
    49 9 r T IWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLDl WENTY-THREE -YEAR-OLD Kah Wong claim?d trial in the second court yesterday to a charge of cheating L:m Kam Toh cf $40 at Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, on Jan 28. The cas? was postponed to next Thursday for mention, and bail of $250 was sllowcd.
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    CLERK GRANTED DECREE NISI
    127 9 Wife's Adultery With Swimming Coach rjECIDING that adu trry had b*»a committed, Sir Perry McElwaine tne Chief Justice, yesterday granted a decree nisi to be made absolute pi thin mx months to an insurant clerk j named Ngo fien^ Swec* The petitioner allc^.-d ttaat b4i wJfe,
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    Post Office Mail List
    161 9 Mails close at the Crpral To^t Of follows: UAV Ade air 4 p.m. j Africa (Ail parts) a.i 4pm u air 4 p.m. Burma air 4pm. Canada surface 4 p m. air 4 p.m. China (except Yunnan and s > chwan 4p in Ceylon r 4
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    19 9 Several more refugees from 11 .uri «r. i ri\ed in Singapore ye. .<rd; y en a the Netherlands Indies.
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      71 9 ML M(IPALITY lenders. mvited for tte <trYices For .ni.-ioal Tenders tMa nttinjca (DepoClirtM 4 Pm.. u) saiion drums of jpprovrd quality :r^ Date of BVD 18. t941. ,1 unsocicetted -u nrpt I late ot ptfc n. i94i. iy!un'""lr>aJ S«r-r*tary -ruKE S\tkfh LAUNDRY LTD. Our Receiving Depot formerly at Orchard R^d
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      91 9 PATERSOH SIMONS CO., LTD. lncoroorateo in England CASTLE LINE LANCASHIRE SHIPPING CO I TD- Incorporated m Knrhn^l FOR NEW YORK. BOSTON, BALTIMORE (Via Panama Canal) SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFP.RS BEN LINE (Incoruorated ir OK.) FOR LONDON SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS JAVA-NEW YORK LINE BOSTON, NEW VORIL PHILADELPHIA AiND BALTIMORE FOR
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE BANK WIN AGAIN
    306 10 Cold Storage Beaten By Three Goals To Nil Oversea Chinese Rank 3; Cold Storage 0. DUNNERS-UP last season, the Oversea Chinese Bank played ?i:oocl football to 'eat the Cold Storage by three £oals to nil in a Business Houses' Leagrue game at Anson Road stadium
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    Spring Cap Winner?
    42 10 Spring Cap Winner? M;i»or I ii.il a;. Vears leftJfl in his In»h Jiff. McPherson up. after the pony had won the fourth race on Wednesday. Irish Jiff will probahly ■burl strop rly favoured to win the Sprin; Cup to-nmrrow. picture. Free Press
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    "Off Duty" In Egypt
    326 10 SPORT IN THE SERVICES HAVING sailed th- seas for days v. :n se^r:h of the "world's fastest Navy" and bavin? fa J t.i An ;n: ot his Majesty's jhip^ r turn -d f> port thirsting for a fUlit, and sirnc!led that she wou'.d fi^ht anyone, anywhere,
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    TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S GOLF TO-DAY
    130 10 •TtlE following are the starting times and teams for the woonen's golf match bet-ween Island Club and Keppel Col! Club at the Keppel Golf Club today. Islands players mentioned first i p m.. Mrs. C. A. R. Bateman (18) Mrs A. M. Low (16): 4,
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    Y.M.C.A. Tennis Championships
    263 10 T'HE following arc the entries and draw for the Y.M.C.A. club tennis championships, **hich start on Monday: MEN'S CLASS •♦A" SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP 1941 First round: S. A. Dawood vs. Dang Van Ngo; Thomas Hickey Jr. vs. Lauw Pek T'iir \ah Ah Hian vs. Tan Swee Wah: Lim
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    Perak March Race Meet
    257 10 ANOTHER LONG RUN FOR CLASS 1 PONIES FOLLOWING the success of a similar event provided at the recent Perak "Spitfire" race meetine class one ponies are being provided with another run over eish -and-a-half furlongs at the Perak Turf Club's March meeting, which will he held
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    Close Finishes At Bukit Timah
    55 10 ri™* finishes were an outstanding feature at Bukit Timah on Wednesday, the second day of the Singapore Turf £3.%? Mi. Mercury Harpo on the i n WW ynmmi rr" p— iiwn jlii v. ■iin j( iri^r IWM Sl >, u ,e iHcain* l i Lover
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    Pressmen Beat Bankers By Odd Goal In Five
    467 10 Straits Times 3; H. S. Bank 2. DLAYING with line understand ing, the Straits Times scored their second successive win m Business Houses' League football yesterday when they beat the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who incidentally were beaten in their first appearance
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    WARDENS TO MEET AMBULANCE BRIGADE
    119 10 End-of-Season Hockey •"IX) wind up the hockey season, the Passive Defence Services Club will hold a match between a team of A.RP. Wardens and a team of St. John Ambulance Brigade men at Fairer Park at 5.15 p.m. to-morrow. The following will be the teams
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    Traction Co. Win 4-1
    177 10 Traction Co. Win 4-1 S'pf>r? Tract; j n louse,' l.ea.ue J^ I. this year, f u 'MnpSJ nificent 1, Traction ComjatiN t lost by four (iU doubtedly should, had qo( some of the i goals than thej did Two tacton in lnp tt caught the ey< liant opportunism Chye Hee.
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    Y.M.C.A. TABLE TENNIS
    40 10 -THE raUovIm 1 rice a •v B?n O-forn M :J7-A. i; w Br I nday. Feb. 21 L u Kong H:en ng P h K in, Chit M-'ng, On«r K Wai. Itaieif at: Lau K Ch€onfr. H
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    Y.M.C.A. BASKET-BALL
    40 10 T^HE follcw.ii? h repre.s n. b?ske L -ba.l a^a i nd te^m on the O.C'J at Pa'mer Ro.>d at S Yew Vv'ah Sun?, L.m Benny For Yean. Loci K n? I G. L. Dsy. L>h Bwc K Choon.
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      14 10 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: BILL., Wearn^s vs. NA.AFI., sladium: llarnsr Giliilian vs. Bramtoco, Depot.
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      44 10 o< !^r -Pliv-W* I floor our 1 hour lor every r** i-« WW-"' 1 w (W lor Ml 3 I -^b- J belore wnovint en* *<* o™. w« h ii i 'lli &r*n\6, cmntmoo or m devred. riOlt 5371 Fill U»^ J CJ3. 127 A *»-*<«
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      335 10 WEIGHTS FOR TO-MORROW AT BUKIT TIMAH WEIGHTS for all eight races to- Bombus 8.13 Golden Melody. 8.06 n. -row. the final day of th e Slnga- 22?"*"* J-JJ !'S pore Turf Club's spring meeting, are: %£S^'''\\:\ 105 Go7d^i HXHi 804 Hones. Clm« 1. \y A miles. Horns. Class 2, DW.
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