The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 February 1941

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,21?. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 10 i! 5 CENTS
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    FOUR-POWER PACIFIC ALLIANCE URGED
    227 1 Combined Strength Could Check Move By Ja-ban CHUNGKING DAILY ON LOGICAL NATURAL DEVELOPMENT Chungking, Feb. 25. tour-power alliance in the Pacific Britain, the United States, Australia herfandfl Indies is proposed in a leading in the influential Chinese daily. Ta Kuns-pao, that recent developments, as well as
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    Singapore Could Hold Out For One Year If Attacked
    122 1 Singapore Could Hold Out For One Year If Attacked Own Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 25. T v ciuily newspaper Hets H i van den Dag. discussing Snjapcre in relation to the Far -esses that the be able u> hold out :*ous land and sea Id for one year. therefore sees no
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    DE GAULLE RECRUITING IN NORTH AFRICA
    51 1 D E GAULLE RECRUITING IN NORTH AFRICA ,1 Madrid. Feb. 23. ITLNO for Gen. de Gaulle's forces i n French North Africa, French leader's propaganda says a Tangier message to Efe, agency, which says further v draws the attention of ■^J»noG* interests are directly and im- affected by any change.'
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    Java Exercises
    114 1 London, Feb. 25. THE shriek of air raid sirens at six o'clock this morning warned the inhabitants of Java of the start of air raid precautions, a tryout of which will last until Thursday, savs the fratavia wireless. The practice will endeavour to follow as i closely as
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    VICHY GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
    50 1 Vichy, Feb. 25. MARSHAL Petain, head of the Vichy Government, has introduced some new blocd into his Ministry and also reorganized th» officers themselves. The former Ministry of Industrial Production and Labour is now divided into two Under-Secretaryships, one for family and health being set up.— Reuter
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    19 1 Rome, Feb. 25. FE condition of ex-King Alfonso this morning was described as stationary, says the Stefani agency.— Reuter
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    Dutch Ready For Invader
    67 1 Preparing to meet the invader are Dutch naval cadets, doin^ H-^me Guard duty in British battle dress with bayonets. The men are from the famous naval college of Den Hslder in Holland, from which they escaped when the Nazis overran their country. They are continuing their
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    A.-A. Defence Preparations In Bulgarian Capital
    165 1 A. -A. Defence Preparations In Bulgarian Capital Rome. Feb. 25. THE military authorities in the Bulgarian capital have given instructions regarding anti-air-craft defence, states a Sofia despatch to the Stefan! agency. From to-day the population of Sofia mast be ready for a blackout. Meanwhile, King Boris is receiving this morning
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    Sir F. Banting Was On Important Mission To Britain
    57 1 Sir F. Banting Was On Important Mission To Britain Ottawa, Feb. 25. SIR FREDERICK BANTING, discoverer of insulin, who was killed in a plane accident with two others on the Newfoundland Coast, was proceeding to Britain on a mission of "high national and scientific importance," stated Mr. W. L. Mackenzie
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    R.A.F.'s Daring Attack On Nazi Cruiser At Brest
    221 1 R.A.F.'s Daring Attack On Nazi Cruiser At Brest TARGETS STRADDLED IN ALL DIRECTIONS London, Feb. 25. JN a daring attack on a German i cruiser of the Hipper class oerthed in Brest harbour, British bombers roaring out of the darkest sky last night were dropping bombs on the docks in
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    25 1 Melbourne, Feb. 25. PIE Australian Red Cress is sending £10,000 and £15,000 worth of goods to China in response to a request for assistance. Reuter
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    Rubber Quota Is Unchanged
    33 1 London. Feb. 25. THE International Rubber regulation Committee to-dav derided to leave unch^n^M at 100 per cent, the permissible export Quota for the April /June quarter of 1911 Reuter
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    ADDIS ABABA AERODROME IS HEAVILY ATTACKED
    275 1 Cairo, Feb. 25. •"HHE British and Imperial troops are continuing their advance south of Cubcub where in Sunday's action 400 prisoners and three guns were captured. A British G.H.Q. communique also reports the successful development or operations in Italian Somalilahd forward of the Juba
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    R.A.F. Will Strike Its Heaviest Blows In Reich Soon
    674 1 R.A.F. Will Strike Its Heaviest Blows In Reich Soon THE RJLF. will strike its heaviest blows yet in the -coming: months, stated Sir Archibald Sinclair, BritM Air Minister, in a speech in I/);u]on yesterday. "We shall see/* he vent on." whether during the next 12 months the bombs which destroy
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    SOVIET SHIPS CONVEY OIL TO VARNA
    49 1 Berlin, Feb. 2S. rVO Soviet ships are now being used in addition to a Rumanian tanker for carrying Rumanian oil products from Constanxa to the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna. according to a Bucharest report to the official German news agency. Reuter
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    Malayan Miners' Bomber Fund
    238 2 PETALING TIN'S £25,000 GIFT rpHE Council of the F.M.S. Chamber of A Mines has opened a "Malayan Miners' Bomber Fund" to collect funds lrom tin mining companies in this country to provide bombers for the Royal Air Force. Petaling Tin Ltd., the largest tin mining company
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    Governor And Party See 'This Man Reuter'
    225 2 SIR Sn?nton Thomas, the Governor. Lady Thomas and party last night attended the general release of Warner Brothers' magnificent production "This Man Reuter*' at the Alhambra Theatre "ihis Man R.utcr" is, to say the least, one of the most inspiring ana uriiiiailttt p.
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    RENT CONTROL TO BE ENFORCED IN PERAK
    80 2 i From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 25. ON the motion of Mr. J. R. Neave. Secretary to the President, the Perak State Council approved bringing into force in all Sanitary Board areas in the Stcit- of Perak of the Rent and Charged
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    NEW BASIC INDUSTRIES FOR POOR AREAS IN N.I.
    80 2 tFrom Our Own Corre3pondent) Batavia, Feb. 22. IN connection with the important plan for industrialization, now being prepared for presentation to the N.I. People's Council, it is understood that it is intended to establish new basic industries in the poorer districts between
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    Burden Of F.M.S. Taxpayers
    338 2 A STATE COUNCIL SUGGESTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 25. A SUGGESTION that import duties on food, clothing and building materials ''should be diverged into the annually revisablc war taxation laws, thereby at the same time securing notice of cases ioi removal from year
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    NOVEL N.I. PLAN FOR WAR FUNDS
    107 2 Savings Bank Interest To Buy Ambulances From Our Own Correspondent) Batayia, Feb. 22. COME time ago mention was made of the novel plan adopted by the NX Post Office Savings Bank for collecting money for the War Funds. The Savings Bank made an appeal
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    BRITAIN PREPARED FOR COMING U-BOAT WAR
    314 3 BRITAIN P REP ARED FOR COMING U-BOAT WAR Menace Will Be Beaten Like Others Of The Past •HITLER'S FANATICISM HIS ONE GROUND FOR HOPE" London, Feb. 25 nRITAIYS awareness of the menace of the comin* D submarine campaign and her preparations for a hard fight and determination to endure until
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    Heavy Italian Casualties In Albania
    51 3 Hea vy Italian Casualties In Albania London, Feb. 25. rUIW l<*ws Albania since jtoreak of hostilities total \n Italian ltentenantrol'infl re enti> captured itave this t the newspaper H^llenikon reports the Daily Tele--':al corrrsjxmdent at I Ihe t«»tal w .> niaJo up. said th? of :T.OOO illcd. G6.000 .ui.l !9.000
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    Speech Taken As Challenge To America
    229 3 Nt-u York, Feb. 25. ALLY phlegmatic recep--13 been accorc'ed here to h as indicated by first res on the threat of .c warfare whicn York Times and Herald- rpret as a challenge of the United States to material overseas. ,r.s of scepticism re- s
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    NO PROMISE OF AN EARLY VICTORY
    237 3 The first Impression tn London of Fli -ler's latest speech Is the amount omitted in spite of the leng-.h of time of delivery a large part of the tim?. of course, being given to the customary "rehash o/ his own achievements. For example, unlike
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    Nazi Soldiers Ordered To Report
    46 3 London. Feb. 25. ALL German soldiers on leave from Norway ar« to report at once to the nearest military authorities, either personally or by telephone, and to state the date of expiration of their leave, says the German radio to-day Reuter
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    AID BILL FILIBUSTER THREAT
    158 3 AID BILL FILIBUSTER THREAT But Passage Of Bill Next Week Is Predicted twmt New York, Feb. 25. FHERE is renewed talk of flli- buster (obstruction) against the lease and lend bill, according to reports from Washington. One opposition Senator, whcse name not disclosed, sa'd flatly to-day that there will be
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    Turco-Bulgarian Pact Position Clarified
    229 3 Turco-Bulgarian Pact Position Clarified Ankara, Feb. 25. I*HE statement by M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, on Sunday making clear that the Turco-Bulgarian declaration of friendship does not imply any change in Turkey's foreign policy was necessitated by false interpretations of the declaration, particularly by commentators abroad, writes M. Atay, editor
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    550 JEWISH REFUGEES ARRIVE IN JAPAN
    31 3 Tsarura. Feb. 25. If ORE than 550 Jewish refugees from Europe arrived here from Vladivostok en Sunday nooard the Japanese ship Amakusa Mara. Eastern News
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    H. M. S. Illustrious Commander Promoted Rear-Admiral
    62 3 H. M. S. Illustrious Commander Promoted Rear-Admiral London, Feb. 25. IN recognition of the part played by the a!rcr~ft-carrier Illustrious in the attack on Taranto last November and in repulsing an attack later by divebombers, her Commander, Capt. D. W. Boyd has been promoted Rear-Admiral The news was received in
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    German People Fear Their Sausages Are Dog Meat
    147 3 New York, Feb. 25. German people no longer buy sausages, fearing that this pre-war staple German diet is now made from dog meat, says Mr. E. R. Noderer of the Chicago Tribune, who has Just returned :rom Berlin. The German capital, he
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    Admiralty Gives Lie To Nazi Claims
    143 3 T London, Feb. 25. HE claim of the German High Command on Feb. 14 that a Gennan raider has sunk 14 ships totalling about 82,000-tons in a convoy is disposed of by an Admiralty announcement that merchant shipping losses for the week-ended Feb. 16
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    MEETING OF SOVIET'S SUPREME COUNCIL
    72 3 Moscow, Feb. 25. rpHE supreme council of the U.S.SK. Parliament held a formal meeting to-day and then adjourned until seven to-night, 4 p.m.. G.M.T. The new deouties from the four new Soviet republics of Latvia. Lithuania. Estonia and Moldavia 'territory ceded by Rumania > were
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    WOMEN R.A.A.F. IN AUSTRALIA
    44 3 Melbourne, Feb 23 THE formation of a uniformed 1 women* Royal Australian At Force auxiliary was announced by Mr. J. McEwen, Air Minister, to-day. The Australian "Waafs" will do wireless, teleprinter and ground duties, receiving two-thirds of msn's pay Reuter
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    STOP PRESS
    387 3 Ankira, Feb. »5. Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, nnd Gen. Sir John Dill, Chief of Imperial General Staff, have arrived at V.Una. in Turkey, by air. Peuter. London, Feb. 25. Mr. R» A. Butler, Fo;eign Undersecretary, was asked in the House of Commons to-day to state the
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    "Settlement Of Thai-French Dispute Near" Avers Tokio
    176 3 "Settlement Of Thai-French Dispute Near" Avers Tokio Tokio, Feb. 25. CETTLFMENT of the Thailand- French Indo-China border dispute is imminent, according to a statement made here to-day by Mr. Koh Ishii, Japanese official spokesman, who said that, contrary to reports of a threatened breakdown in the peace negotiations, "settlement of
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    India's Young Airmen In Training
    285 3 India's Young Airmen In Training R Bombay, Feb. 25 OAD aero-oniines warming up r days flying filled as I entered the grounds of a jJying training school it Ambala. where India's young airman nre training for the ranfdiv-?xn.mdin i Indian Air Force." writes Reuters special correspondent. "Long rows of planes
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1941. Petrol Rationing
    834 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1941. Petrol Rationing TTHE announcement last night re- garding petrol rationing in Malaya comes less as a surprise than as a confirmation of rumours, mostly well founded, which have been circulating for some time past. The reason for the secrecy regarding the scheme
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    Jungle Adventure Of Indian Troops
    1025 4 Jungle Adventure Of Indian Troops By A Special Correspondent AN epic of Malayan jungle adventure, fit to take its place among the stories of exploration of the Malay peninsula, was told by a company commander, an Indian, after leading a company of Indian Kuomani troops through difficult flooded country for
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    Canadian Fighter Pilot—II
    704 4  -  W. L. White By London. "I DON'T blame the chaps at the I aerodrome for trying to machine-gun us," said the Canadian pilot. You see I had put a bullet through the jacket of this Messerschmitt's radiator. It was losing glycol and of course had to land
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    How Women Can Help Medical Auxiliary Service
    2241 5  - How Women Can Help Medical Auxiliary Service NARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By THERE are plenty of opportunities now for women in Singapore to enrol themselves volunteers and offer their for use in an emergency. The Medical Auxiliary Service reboth m?n and women for .-;inds of jcbs. nen will be
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    AUSTRALIAN TROOPS SEE MALAYA
    57 6 Australian troops emerging from a Chinese temple in Malaya. AIF mm o*» a Malayan bench. Swimmimo is a popular pastime with the troops. /»/t n^L/a tan and a Highlander meet On guard duty. A typical "Digger." Men moving up to •oe served with a meal at
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    PETROL RATIONING IN MALAYA ANNOUNCED
    2270 7 'Only Slight Reduction 9 For First Month tjNT OF FURTHER CUTS TILL MAXIMUM EFFORT luce mm* cesemlial consumption, the Malayan have decided to ration petrol commencing of March/' announced Mr. H. C. R. Rendle bority for oil fuels and lubricants broad!he Singapore station last ni^Jtt-
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    Generals Discuss Defence Plans
    62 7 At the Keadf arteri of the A.I F. in Malaya Major-General 11. GortU n Bennett, G.O.C. Australian Forces, (left) discusses defence problems with Major-General IX M. Murny Lyon, G.O.C. Northern Area (ripht) Previous to and alter their discussions they were present at a Press conference at
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    Main Points To Remember
    110 7 •XUIE following are important points to bear in mind about petrol rationing: 1. Coupons will be issued only when the registration card of the car is presented and will only be issued to cars upon which tax for the current half year has been paid. 2.
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    RIGHT TO APPEAL CHALLENGED
    149 7 ffTHE question as to whether or not a person i convicted under the Oai-h Ordinance load a right to appeal was raised in the High Court before the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwainc. yesterday. The point aroso when Mr. P. C. Nathan appealed against a conviction
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    "TREE OF LIBERTY'
    72 7 TN the advertising columns will be found J. a facsimile of a cable received in Singa- i pore from Mr. Roland Braddell, who Is now on a short visit to Australia. Mr. Braddell attended a special screening of the Columbia picture "The Tree of Liberty based on
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    CONVICTED FOR THEFT OF FOUNTAIN PEN
    53 7 PLEADING guilty to a charge of stealing a fountain pen valued at $5 from R. Thettanl in Phillip Street on Mar. 6 last year, Tan Koon Hock was convicted in the third court yesterday, and sentence was postponed to j next Tuesday. Bail of
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    Police Drive Against Public Lotteries
    338 7 Police Drive Against Public Lotteries FINES ranging between $200 and $300 were inflicted by Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore third magistrate, yes- terday in three cases oi alleged carryI :ng on of chap-jee-kee lotteries at the coolie lines of the Singapore Harbour j Board, at East Coast Road and
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    GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO SALVATION ARMY
    73 7 Slk Shenton The mas, the Governor and High Commissioner, has sent the following telegram to the Salvation Army in London: "On this fiftieth anniversary of the launching of the 'Darkest England* scheme by Gsneral William Booth I send my sincere good wishes to the Snvation
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    RESTRICTED IMPORTS SCHEDULE
    24 7 AN important notice regarding addition?! A items in the new Restrict, d Imports Schedule appears on Page 9 of this issue.
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    Military Sergeant Convicted Of Negligent Driving
    653 7 Military Sergeant Convicted Of Negligent Driving SERGEANT Frank Robert Knight, of the Gordon Highlanders, v/ho v. recently charged in the Singapore Traffic Court with causing the deatn of a Chinese by a rash act in Senmgoon Read on Dec. 7, was yesterday convicted of negligent driving and fined $100 by
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    MAYOR OF LONDON THANKS MALAYA
    81 7 the foUcwiog telegram ha.s beca r«--1 c-ived from the I London, following rrneint C2j 000 recently dby t: i ral Commiittv- of U Fund t i hU Air Raid D Fund *^Ty h.-ait'clt thsnks for tho m fi'cni rontributicn o: th? M Pat.r ct> Fund
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    WAR SAVINGS SHOW BIG INCREASE
    75 7 THE iak oi War brings Certtftcaftt 1 in Ma lay i has prssed the I millions mark, having reached a total of $3,509,760 on Feb. 24. This showed an increase of over $417,000 sine? Feb. A further sum of $1,169,940 has been raid locally to
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    ALLEGED ILLEGAI GRATIFICATION
    71 7 V. C MITRA. a Municipal Health Inspector, clainu-d trial in ihe Slnfmporc- fourth court yesterday to a summons charge of h an illegal gratification of $7 from N| Eng at a shop in Tanjong Pagar Road on Feb. 17. It was alk-jr^d that Mitra accepted thf money
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    UNLAWFUL SOCIETY CASE POSTPONED
    50 7 BAIL of $1,000 in two sureties was allowed Gan Kee Bok. aged 27. in the Singapore third court yesterday, when he claimed trial to a charge of being a member of the Malayan Communist Party, an unlawful society. The case wa.s postponed a week for mention
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION
    42 7 REX Alexander Bell appeared in Th« criminal district court yesterday on charges that on three occasions he extorted various sums of money from a certain person. At the end of the day's hearing, the race vu adjourned to Mar. 4.
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    FREE FRENCH NOMINEE
    42 7 Til CHARLES Baron. Gen. de Gaulle's propaganda repress n f a* \\o in UK Far Kast» and Capt. Lyon, British liaison officer with the I f oreei will l^ave Singapore shortly on a v^it to Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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    Penang Hospital Growing Its Own Vegetables
    255 9 Penang Hospital Growing Its Own Vegetables QNE of the most commendable venV^tures in the "Grow Your Own Food campaign In Malaya is to be aeen at the General Hospital Penanf when it was decided to attempt to grow vegetables In the h-^pitaHom-pouna. tJ*^ on the subject was obS™H from Ae
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    NANKING'S WARNING TO CHINESE BANKS
    96 9 Shanghai, Feb. 25. AWAITING policy is reported to have been adopted by most of the Leading Chinese banks in the foreign areas of Shanghai, following a warning splashed in Warg Ching-wei's Central China Daily News that finanra firms will be chareed with interference with nationnl
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    129 9 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Feb. 25, IS o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.SS Spot loose 36^ 36% No. IX R.SS. P. OB. L, cases Feb.-March Sellers option) 36^ 3G*t G.F.A.Q. R.SS. F.OB In bales Feb -March (Sellers option) 36*8 36^ FAQ. R.S.S. F.0.8. in ba!?s
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    Woodlands Road Accident Inquiry
    212 9 TTIE inquiry In which, last VWfc, ihe behaviour of threo motorists who allegedly refused help to Indian soldiers whu were injured in An accident on Woodlands Road on Feb. 11, was described ?s "scandalous." by Inspector F. Goodship, was continued in the Singapore coroner's court yesterday.
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    N.Z. IS CALLED UPON TO SHARE SACRIFICES
    164 9 I on <lon. Feb. 25. EMPHASIZING in an interview that every individual mus. helo in the v.ar enort. Mi. Peter Fraser, New Zeaand Prime Minister, referred to the limitation of supplies order, and H The British people, by doing without these things, will
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    SELANGOR CEYLONESE PATRIOTIC FUND
    49 9 fFr'-tn Our Own Correspondents K!an«\ Feb. 24. MR. V. K Chinniah. acting headmaster, Hl*?h School. Klpnr» has appointed hon treiuurer of the Kiar;^ branch of th rt S lan'or Ceylonrsc MaiT'n Patrtottc Fund. In p!a^e of Mr V Thamb'-i* who hnr, been transfer'red to Taip'."*'
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      397 9 Jjjg^D »VERTISEIIEWTS (HXVRRESCE o MARRIAGE. Trt^TAVLOR.-The marriage C^^fimxicls Geor?e Coales and Taylor took place at day. Feb. 24^ rKM>KK3 MlN inPAUTY Tenders, vt naw""~inrtted roc tee t*" n trials or i*nrtc~ Por ->*■■' vfuni'-ioaJ Tenders ~xzy Fitting*. (Depo•SJte^f Closing 4 pjn.. 00 tons of Slack or Lump Water Dept. Date
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      180 9 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE. I The Defence Regulations (Petrol rontrol) Order 1039. The public is notified that petrol coupons and authorisation notes will be available Tor issue at the ofhee of the Petrol Rationing Office, Singapore situated adjacent to the Registrar of Vehicles' Court entrance in Bencoolen Street No iorms are
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      14 9 The No. 2. is SOLD OUT No. 3 out on MARCH 5 ORDER NOW
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      158 9 Post Office I Mail List Mails close at the Geroral Post Offie? as follon-?: TO-DAY Indo-Ciuna surface 9a.m. air 10.30 a.m. Medan air 11a.m. Palembang surface 9 a.m. air 10.30 a.m. TO-MORROW Adea surface Ip.m. Australia air 4 p.m Burma surface Ip.m. Africa (East only) surface 1 p.m. Canada surface
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      1068 9 Wireless Programmes TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL U.S3 me 525 m») flffl lUfflc/i (MM m.) ZHP3 7.25 mc/i <\I.IS bol> (ZHL, ZHPI TBtZ) 10 ajn. lAgu Nasib dan Gambost: 10.30 pjn. Lagu Melayut; 11 ajn. Indian Musict; 11.45 ajn. Hokkien Musict; 12.15 pm. Chinese Programme Bummary. Variety ProgTammet; 12.55 pjn. Mid-day Market
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    N.A.A.F.I. DEFEAT A.P.C. FOUR-ONE
    378 10 N. A. A. F.I. DEFEAT A.P.C. FOUR-ONE Fine Shooting By Winners' Centre-Half .N .A.A.I' .1 > A»L .L;. FINE shooting by their centre-half, Guan Lim, enabled the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute to beat the A.P.C. by four goals to one at Anson Road stadium yesterday in a Business
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    45 10 picture. JABBAR. the Straits Times goalkeeper, brings off one of the many saves he was responsible for in the Business Houses' League fooball fixture at the stadium on Monday in which the Oversea -Chinese Bank beat the Pressmen by four goals to nil.- Free Press
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    RON RICHARDS MAY FIGHT AGAIN
    179 10 RON RICHARDS, the Australian champion boxer, sill adheres to his decision to retire, but the impression remains that he will again fight, writes a correspondent in the Sydney Morninf Herald of Feb. 7. That conclusion is based on the fact that the glamour of the
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    MAKEPEACE BADMINTON PARTY
    82 10 'THE following have been selected to reprcstnt the Makepeace Badminton Party at lv. cm in ton against the Java Badminton Partj' at Makepeace Road, on Sunday, commencing at 7.30 a.m. Singles: M. A. I^nge (capt.>. Chou Siu King, Queck Song Kwee. Chou Choon King. C. P. Lange.
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    CLIPPED SIX SECONDS OFF RECORD
    220 10 CLIPPED SIX SECONDS OFF RECORD MISS Dot Wells, of Botany, clipped six seconds off the State record of 2min. 44sec., when she won the State women's halfmile championship at Rushcutters Bay Oval yesterday, writes a correspondent in the Sunday Sun of Feb. 16. She deieated the Queensland representative, Mrs. Joyce
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    B.H.L. Football At The Stadium
    46 10 picture. 1"\I TRY (Siire Darby) about to nass to one of his insides during a Business nouses' League football match at An«n Road stadium in which the Singapore Cold Storage beat Sime Darby by the odd goal in three.- Free Press
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    Fords Always Too Good For Harper Gilfillan
    309 10 Fords 2; Harper Gilfillan 0. ALWAYS the better team, Fords had little difficulty in beating: Harper Gilfillan by two goals to nil in a Business Houses' league match played at the Clerical Union yesterday. Fords' forwards were by far the cleverer combination, but
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    Cyclonic Storm Strikes Lisbon Harbour & City
    98 10 Cyclonic Storm Strikes Lisbon Harbour City A BRITISH flying- boat sank at h-r moorings in Lisbon Harbour (Portugal) when a violent cyclonic storm struck the city recently. Several Portuguese caretakers wer= aboard her. Nothing is known of their fate. The storm caused terrific damage. A hangar collapsed at Hagra aerodrome.
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    Cold Storage Beat Hong Kong Bankers
    199 10 Cold Storage Beat Hong Kong Bankers TWO-NIL VICTORY the Singapore o'd si! |2 beat Hi/ii^^-S Shanghai Bank v u K o^l^ in a Busin, ,7* Ls^W The Co'.ri M onr they missed a ink their score good unders ardi:' On the i not lackir. game, particular m thi Lrj t^
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    SIR GEORGE TRIMMER CUP FOR WOMEN
    29 10 IfRS. S. R Burstall woe the Sl- Gsr- 1 Trimmer Cup for women a I Golf Club, beau: I one in the iinal.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS TIES
    41 10 FOLLOWING ar Y.M.C A. tennis rhampuoshp A CUas Sinrks B A mas Hickey Jnr M I Reshty w I Pakir Open Double A Alsaeoff aod ft Chia vs. E. L W.-e h Teng and Dav.d C. Y Koh
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    MERRIDALE B.P.
    33 10 ENTRIES for B^g Party s snip earn t on the leagu* vjll be K hon sports captain. Mr. A Dur^ asst. sports rap 1 Chan Kitt <*• The closing datr be M*r
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      27 10 A MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA TO MALAYA so ROLAND St. JOHN BRADDELL, Esq, ll^Bliiil^^^^ dieecixm FRANK LLOYD'S «(T| -fT P co-star*"* f SSrjSrl^a Tree of ttbarty l A^*,!4fc
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      21 10 To-day's Sports Events SOCCER: 8.H.L., Vniteers vs. Traction Company, s 'adium; Oversea -Chinese Bank vs. Wearnes, Clerical I'nion. TENNIS: Y.M.C.A. tournament.
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