The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 September 1941

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  • 20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,421. fcSl'll 1H35 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941. ft CENTS
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  • 907 1 Reds In Bayonet Charge: SUCCESSFUL BLOWS ON CENTRAL FRONT AT ODESSA T UI? London, Sept. 23. Hfc Germans have been driven back seven miles after a Russian bayonet charge on one sector of the Leningrad front, says the official Russian news agency. On the
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  • 261 1 London, Sept. 23. -rTH Russian situation W graver on the southern are persistent reports mm neutral sources that the Briwili fight alongside Rustiv defence of the southern One spokesman said: "If the reach the Caucasus, ice more come up against It Ls there ue and
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  • 235 1 London, Sept. 23. NEW improvements m Britain's food supply were announced to-day by the Ministry of Food. The price of a 4 li>. white loaf of bread will, with certain small exceptions, be reduced from BV«d. to Bd. trom Oct. 6. The Ministry also
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  • 425 1 MAISKY ESTIMATES GERMAN CASUALTIES AT 3,000,000 London, Sept. 23. fJERMAN casualties on the Eastern Front now total v some S,ooo,o<>o killed, wounded and missing and about one-third of the entire German army is now hors de combat, declared M. Maisfcv. Soviet Ambassador to Britain, speaking m London
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  • 83 1 De Gaulle Forms Free French Committee London, Sept. 23. f>EN. DE GAULLE, head of the Free French forces, has annoumed the formation of a Free French National Committee to act as trustees for France until a constitutionally representative government is established. Announcing the formation of the new Free French National
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  • 214 1 Baghdad, Sept. 23. A WHISPERING campaign of r dangerous proportions directed against the former Shah developed m Teheran to-day after the reported discovery that the Persian crown jewels, supposedly deposited m the National Bank of Iran as backing for the national currency, was mi&sing. A Parliamentary
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  • 39 1 Stockholm, >f pt. 23. DEPORTS from Helsinki and Berlin to-day speak of big fires m Leningrad. The Finns, according to the Helsinki correspondent of the newspaper Dagbiadet, say the flames are visible from their lines m the Karelian Isthmus.
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  • 71 1 Onimy (Mass.), Sept. 23. After watching the huge new 000- ton ba'tleship Massachuetts launched before thousands of cheering people this morning, the Secretary of the Navy, Col. Frank Knox. declared that 'he Neutrality Act should be immediately repealed. •There should be no handicap on those trying to keep
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  • 115 1 Every Possible Aid Going Attlee London. Sept. 23 "FROM the moment Russia came into the war we have been doing ou. best to send h- lp In every possible way," declared the Lord Privy Seal. Mr. C. R. Attlee, speaking ;o-ciay at a luncheon organized by ex-officer* of the Royal
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  • 101 1 DISAPPEARANCE OF DIPLOMAT'S WIFE I'eiping, Sept. 23. THE BRITISH embassy r.as maae ihe strongest representations to The Japanese author! les over the disappearance of Mrs. Denzil H. ClaJapanese wi:e ol the Press attache m the British embassy. She left her home on a bicycle at 10
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  • 64 1 Hong Konr, Sept. 23. JAPANESE troops, covered by warJ ships and planes, landed at Kwanghoi. 50 miles south-west of Macao, and advanced inland m the direction of the district of the town of ToLshan, according to the China Mail's Macao correspondent to-day The evacuation of
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  • 57 1 Canberra, Sept. ?3. yHE Prime Minister. Mr. A. W. Fadden, announced to-day, that Mr. DuiT Cooper. BriUsh Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on a special mission m the Far East for the War Cabinet, has accepted the Government's invitation to visit Australia after he
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    • 68 1 COU*iTAULDS PRINTED RAYONS #FLO N RAL STRIPED &c SPOTTED DESIGNS OUR CHOICE AT:— CHQTIRMALL'S RAFFLES HOTEL to-night DINNER and DANCE informal) 8 p.m. Jo midnight BUSTER MAGGIE $3.00 NON-DINKRS "to-mor«ow "battle of britain" DANCE and CABARET m aid of the CHURCHILL TANK FUND DANCE HOSTESSES 2 A.M. TICKETS 9\*Q SUNDAY
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    • 70 1 11 WSK» 1 sea View HOTEL P FRIDAY <& SATURDAY BALL-ROOM PERFECTLY AIRCONDIT IONED BY SEABREEZE3 SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER'S BAND Dinner $3. Admission to Ball-room free o! charge THE ROTARY CLUB IJjl OF SINGAPORE MEETS TO-DAY AT 1 P.M. AT THB ADELPIII HOTEL SPEAKER:
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  • 195 2 London, Sept. 23. WHE Daily Telegraph, m a leading article to-day, writes: Dr. Wellington Kco (Chinese Ambassador In London), m his broadcast on Sunday night gave an eloquent Account of the situation of his country at the opening of the fifth year of ite valiant fight
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  • 60 2 Montevideo, Sept. 23. ITRUGUAY is building three great ai: bases on Unit d States Lend-Loast funds, it was learned here to-day. Giant air bases will be prepared tc handle land and sea planes at Lagun 1 Nepra. Bases will be located at Carrasco, 10 miles
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  • 35 2 Kam Hock Keng, who was charged witli aftemoting U) commit extortion b y putting Tew Ben?? Teck m fear of injury at Rangocn Road on May 4, WS&9 acquitted m the fßlnfftpore Third Court yesterday.
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  • 132 2 PINING FOR NOURISHMENT YET COULDN'T EAT. A problem m fever is how to get nourishment. Fever sets up poisons m the blood which attack the ■mcUib and nerves, weakening your whole body Your weakened stomach |g nauseated by food, yet that Is Just the time when it needs nourishment urgently
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  • 359 3 BULGARIA INTENSIFIES WAR PREPARATIONS Troops On Turkish Border Moved To Soviet Front? BLACKOUT IN EFFECT IN BLACK SEA PORTS A London, Sept. 23. JHfc Ankara correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting: System said to-day: "Beginning to-night all restaurants U a vi f atres m Sofia are to clofted at midnight sharp.
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  • 109 3 .t.ishington, Sept. 23. THt inking of the American j Pink Star m Icelandic I the first such incident re- Once President Roosevelt's! ust" speech and observers; J whether this is inu an open challenge or her it is an isolated case of
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  • 196 3 J Sept. 23. I ...i.itions were still pro--1 \V between the Shanghai ncil, c-ntiolllng body od I il Settlement, and the ithoritiei regarding the :or inrrrnsed control I i^al Police, another I lan was shot by a Chin"?" J :ini Road. 1 krviwn how seriously the I
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  • 129 3 Call For Formal AngloDutch Alliance In Far East Own Coi respondent) Ratavia. Sept. 23. Mr A. DufT Cooper. In Batavia last week; Mid not sit idly by* Indies was attacked 1 comment by the i •v. iiad iff Coopef said was not Van the stater Robert Brooke- tpaper asserts. .lny
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  • 52 3 T Teheran, Sept. 23. Qlan Government has recalled Monutic representatives from Italy and Rumania. ttj 'hat the Government i decided to overhaul the economic! and finance. V more attention to agrito the development of controlled by the State. of education and are on the
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  • 87 3 London, Sept. 23. MAJOR Wil.iam Dwight Whitney, personal assistant of Mr. Averell Harriman. leader of the American mis- sion to Moscow, speakinsr at a luncheon eiven m his honour to-day, by the English-Speaking Union. made a I s 1 ron«? plea for America, to be
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  • 55 3 The New York Times, commenting In an editorial on the current JapaneseAmerican conversations, says: Nothing is to be lost by such an exchange of views and conceivably something is to be gained But if the question is one of buying peace by selling out China, we are not interested and
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  • 84 3 Moscow, Sept. 2 HTIIE Soviet Union has rejected Bui- (aria's protest against the alleged landing of parachute troops on Bulgarian territo.v A statement to the Bulgarian Government hy M. Lavrischev, Soviet Minister at Sofia, says: "The Soviet Government categorically rejects the Bulgarian Government's protest of Sept.
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  • 215 3 More Frenchmen Executed By Germans NEW WARNING TO BELGIANS Vichy, Sept. 23. THREE more Frenchmen hav^ been shot according to a com munique issued by German military headquarters at Lille. The communique says the Frenchmen were Communists and they were shot for repeated crimes with explosives and arson. The men
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  • 54 3 War Resolution To Be Put Before Congress Washington, fcepi. wiU soon be made_to pux said it ta [rysial to bt?n X thto Issue y a held .*.!STS constltutiona!, and up the resolution a»o^" o, 1 Re presenfc«n3§* lt c--r r next week, he wU attacn j i c &p. 2
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  • 141 3 Italian On Soviet Strength In Far East Turin, Sept. 23. PREVIOUS efforts by the Italian A Press to prove that Soviet Russia, because of the need of reinforcing her Western front, has become fatally weakened m Asia are flatly contradicted by the Tokio correspondent of the Turin newspaper Gazetta del
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  • 339 3 Russians' Heroic Defence Of Odessa Moscow, Sept. 23. A GRAPHIC description of the heroic dcicncc of the Black Sea port 01 Odessa was given to-day m a Tass Agency report from the city, which says j that repeated Rumanian attacks were broken up with heavy losses. "In an ellort lo
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  • 60 3 Cairo, Sept. 23. r>-DAY'S British Middle Eist communique issued from O H.Q. to-day states- "As a result of their vigorous patrolling activities, our forces Bt Tobnik are steadily enlarping the area outsJde our perlmoter defences, which the enemy Is forced nl^ntly to evacuate. "Tn the
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  • 561 3 Kuching (Sarawak), Sept. 23. SARAWAK is m a festive mood for culminating the celebration tomorrow of 100 years' reign by the, Brooke family as White Rajahs of i this independent state under British protection. The occasion will be marked by the grant of
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  • 655 3 London, Sept. 23. STARTLING disclosures of unrest and discontent m the Italian army and Fascist Party and the presence of Gestapo agents and watchers m all Italian services and departments of state are referred to by The Times to-day. The newspaper states
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  • 83 3 London. Sept. 23. AN Air Ministry communique to-Cay sta ts: "Yesterday Beau Tort airrrr»fr i the Co.v.tal Corrraarr. on i>atrol off the coast of Norway att *^ed and hit a larpe enemy supnlv shiv "list ntpM the vco^ther was unfavourable for oner^ton" a srmU r.umher
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  • 28 3 OUMANSKY LEAVES FOR MOSCOW London. Sept. 2.1. T*HE Soviet Ambassador to Washln"- ton. M. Constantino Oumansky. nr»s lpft for Mokctw. acccnMptr t*^ rel!r\blo cuarters bor*» to-rti". United Press
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  • 47 3 •THKRK was little enemy acMon or*r BH. t?»n la«t right. j»n Air Min't'rv m-«. mun'ouf stuMrirv "s?hfv^iy af^^r d^-k sl^^'e »*^«nv airrntft dror»npfi Ko^Sn H e"«t Anplia No eMW*IHfI w^-» caused and there was i opt slight danin,"e. "«r»a^ *-r>»n this there Is nothing to report."- Reuter
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  • 154 3 Gayda On Nazi Failure In France London, Sept. 22. THE "an enormous number of Frenchmen are supporting Gen. c c Gaulle" is acknowledged by Sitmor Virginio Gayda. noted Fascist editorialist and mouthpiece of Mossolini, m a recent article which appeared m ihe semi-official Rome journal Giomale Ditalia. "Hatred for the
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    • 116 3 11,300 FEET OF THRILLING TECHNICOLOUR HNfefe*. Where Everybody Goes BB^^^JK^ PHOwr -100 fc^ gfr m&* *m&\ I ll(l J v l M jjl lVi^ lf^Ji Rof^tJ MfiAS^Sft^^^i Century B^K I /j|MT]T«^|T||T iTb < DARNELL "^RITA HAYWORTH Crowded with star* and spectacle, action and ecstasy, beauty, laughter, tears and excitement. And
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  • 701 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941. Sarawak THE centenary of Brooke rule In Sarawak is being celebrated today In Kuching. It was on Sept. 24, 1841 that James Brooke, merchant and adventurer, was publicly installed as Rajah of Sarawak, hLs rule I then extending from Cape Datu to
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  • 1064 4  - SILENT MEN WHO DIRECT BATTLE OF ATLANTIC Ernest H. Bartlett By IN many Canadian centres, there are naval control service offices whose walks arc covered with maps 'and charts; where "signals" are handled daily m their hundreds; v/here naval oflicers at their detkl pit their .skill and knowledge against the
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  • 131 4 N.S.W. Scheme For Land Grants For Retu rned Soldiers JHF. Mlntrtet for Laa* \i r j M T*Uj m the Leffclal i Mwly recentlj v unamain t that MAC thr Und Ht* resumed under tkc ffestcn Lino BUI would h« n;; k L« IttfeMt M returned toMfen fr«,tn thiv u^r
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  • 96 4 MKMBKRfI of ti Uf. i lou^tii: In iH Gn and Syria v I aa men retun.od to Sydney of v number ol >ri* They na>. be< k yen leave j dispersed to their m >mcs m States. The men a of whom were o
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  • 1715 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By Settling Down In New Country itch of cheerful iurseB arrived apoiv. I went m at the school temporarily being posted to nits. see thorn to ask liked Singapore, ire, about themby a crowd Pring so many Singapore tha«. myself. lm?" all
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  • 111 5 Baiavia. Sept 23 THE Semeru volcano m central J i is ithl active und althougti bo tai th< re is no direct danger, the p pulation residing r.carbv i.s evacuating to estates m the vicinity The volcano* activity began at 7 a.m. yesterday, followed by
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    • 73 5 itad Patronage ot His Excellency The Governor POPULAR CONCERT Full Chorus and Orchestra of (aporo Musical Society och John Shaw ctor Eva Clark, L. R. A M. IN THE ICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL ON v SEPTEMBER 28th at 9.15 P.M. »TJ 1.20, 60 cents. BOOKING AT LITTLE'S gladly respond 10 iKe
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    • 191 5 A —*^^r vknnl v- This powder really cllxgs Just a touch of Icilma Fac< l'-«wd<'i cannot log Powder ghres your cheeta a and its charming tt delicate bloom, five from v. il blend perfectly with yo\ir shine and delightfully smooth, favourite perfume maintaining a lovely matt For i perfei t
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  • 1093 6 New York, Sept. 23. CTORIES m the Japanese Press these days about threat- cned encirclement by America are not entirely for the purpose of goading the people into greater efforts for their State, writes H. O. Thompson, United Press staff correspondent and
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  • 58 6 Vi h>, S«-pt 83 THE N>w State Tribunal m Vichy passed sentence on 35 Communists yesterday. Four were scn- < need to death, two to Imprisonment with hard labour for lire, one to '20 years' Imprisonment, and another to ten years' imprisonment. The accused, 12
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  • 450 6 -MEN and coastguards are maintaining unremitting watch by day and night over the Los \nge!es Japanese fishing fleet of .•50 power boats. Dozens oi pleasure yachts have been "ommandecred Irom Long Beach resi- nts o strengthen the guard, writes Richard Hughes, Sydney
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  • 22 6 A m'>tor <\rlixt «»f the >rd >n lli«.il in.l n t ikin parl m an pxenise.
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  • 76 6 Washing m, Sept n. Aim. Har Id Ickes, United States 01 Supply Co-ordinator, to-day asked the Oil industry to make a move to avert a shortage of oil 0:1 the Pa<;Ji coast which might result from the diversion to Russia of several tankers
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  • 96 6 BERLIN COl 1' p I newspapers report thai Bri lin Is us ng a new foi defendlni shies against tl Luft The N hat a number ol Pocke Wulfe aircraft i I king a Brit >h vessel In th( At I wh< n I were
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  • 315 6 ffashlngi n. sept, tt, PRESIDENT Rf)oscvcii was Informed this morning that tho passage of 50.000.000.000 Lease-Lend appropriati n bill throuuh Congress would dited. but that li is no* <-xtv d to reach tho House of Representatives f«»r a fortnight owing to
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  • 47 6 am, st pt ::i Tin Egyptian newspaper Ai Ifokati "reliable source" for rept'rt i ran, Iran, th if I Grand Mufti ol Jerusalem, notorious ntUßritish activities In Palestine before tht war, h is b< n Found m ion ..t I Reuter
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  • 11 6 Reconstruction After The War '[UK main porie. AtUnf and Th Reuter
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  • 13 6 I Li *.n rd 1 Th Reuter
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  • 20 6 n. Am. i AN oar. V <■ H Mr In as and Chi ben of the X
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  • 36 6 I ml 'n. Sept. !3. jVyfAHSHAL Petal!' is now tOUI I Savoy, has again appealed f i»r confidence m him. He future to i fery steep climb up a mountain.- Reuter
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    • 247 6 Vigour Restored, Glands Made Young In 24 Hours It Is no longer necessary to suffer from loss of vigour and manhood, weak memory and body, nervousness, impure blood, sickly skin, depression, and poor sleep, because an American Doctor nas discovered a quirk, easy way to end these troubles. This discovery
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    • 102 6 "ON DTTTY" l>ui"in« llu«> iiitn.tl p< 1 h'.-A i\ i mv )l I nwmhris df the I ur ran. .is chrttfalllft. 1 MHf suit.i»»l«- MBUN 0 0^ DITTY ami ilMwini than «rariiu liv- tmall I wMch air alrradj Mlh>ts. A A J ffcc rnlnr pin. »•«•<!- "i m a b
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  • 257 7 AN OTHE R $2,500,000 FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR SINGAPORE Water And Electricity Supplies Extensions ppBNDITURE totalling $2,500,000 for essential services t -water and electricity— lor Singapore is a le-ilnr* «r 'lunicipal loan estimates f or 1941 published tvUh npplemental bod** to be considered at a snecial Jrttine of the Municipal
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  • 152 7 yiiE Singapore Coroner, Mr W. G. Porter recorded a vrrdlct of death from natural causes at an Inquiry yesterdnv into the death p c a 35 -y e&r k; Indian labourer. Kutah Two relatives of Kutah Perumal gave evidence that on Bept.
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  • 70 7 "SHIRTS SHORTS" PROPOSAL CINCiAPORE Municipal cmpluyeem v will b« able to work m open shirts and shorts if a motion to he brought twfore the Commu>sioncrs on Friday by Mr. M. V. TUUi is adopted. The motion is "that Municipal employees he at liberty to wear open shirts and shorts
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  • 179 7 WITH a view to facilitating any settlement or arrangements that may be found possible after the war, the Custodian or Enemy Property m the Federated Malay States has established two registers. The first ls a re«ustrr of debts and other monica duo from rnemies to
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  • 131 7 Railway r-a.s.si\. Defence Servicei I?effulat:ons publushed m the P'.MJS. Government (Jazette provide for the maintenance of *he Roilvvav Passive Deter.cc Corps including a Service of Air Roid Ward» n^. n First Aid S< rvico. a Fire Service, a ReJCUe and r3emol.tion .^e-rvice. and other services
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  • 48 7 Tbe Singapore broadcasting .station's Qve-mlnuie talk on murkrtinT and rod prices entitled "Th» i Kitchen "ront" will be f/iven at 7.f>5 a.m. to-day. rh«.* .second talk m the new series, by Mr D. Gordon Jon^s. Agricultural Ofl'cer. en "Fruit li rowing will be -iven at 12.45 p.m. to-day
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  • 40 7 HLV£TS2&}Z s ;j n *»P° r a r< well protected by boom defences. ii«re is an anti-aircraft gun on a boom ship, manned by Malays, with l» art f l boom defences showing m the background.
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  • 170 7 Permitted Car Cleaner To Park Vehicle D. H. A. LOOPUYT, a European, wa.s fined $55 m the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to two charges. The first charge against Loopuyt was that he permitted Kamast bin Haji Jualar to drive his motor-car without a licence, and the secend
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  • 192 7 A LETTER which a young Chinese J* w man wrote to her husbsnd stating that she drank caustic soda because she was unhappy and that sh? attached no blame to anyone, was road out at an inquiry m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. The w-man, 21-year-oid Chan
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  • 51 7 Melbourne. Sept £3. T*HK A astral ta.ii Prime Minister, Mr. A. W. Fadden. state? that ho welcomes the acceptance of the Invitation to visit Australia by Mr. AJfrcci Duff Cooper British Cabinet Minister who It on mission m the Pacific area for the War
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  • 384 7 AN outspoken comment on "apathy" and the lack of co-operation m air raid precautions by the public of Kuala Lumpur has been made by the Director of Passive Defence m Kuala Lumpur, Mr. H. J. Page. In a letter to thy? Malay M:^11 Mr.
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  • 730 7 Sarawak Receives New Constitution To-Day CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS TO-DAY the half-a-million people of Sarawak see the 1 completion of 100 years of Brooke rule and the termination at the voluntary instance of the Rajah. Sir Charles Vyner lirooke, of an autocratic dynasty which has earned the admiration of the world. In
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  • 725 7 THK story of how he allowed the destitute family of a colleague to occupy a house m Kampong Siuiap otl P^i.s* Clust Road was told before the Kent Assessment Board yesterday by G. de Cruz, a newspaper reporter. The application before the Board
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  • 50 7 196TH ANNIVERSARY OF "GOD SAVE THE KING" "pOD Save The King was tirsc played v at a public performance 19*> years arc, and on tl^.e mnivrrsary of this i ccsLslon, next Sunday, the Singapore hroadcastinp station will present r\ short Feature programme, written ty Mapdalen Carr, at 9 45 p.m.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 562 8 Broadc asting TO-DAY SINGAPORE <n ISS3 ZHP.I JO \)h m ti.- m r% ZIIP.Z 4K.58 m 6.175 m 7.11P3 11.3> m 125 m r» /MI.. ZHPI. ZHP2 and ZHP3. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcement* m'< Piench; 6.45 a.m. News m French relayed from London; 7 a.m. News commentary m French; 7.15
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    • 185 8 stai.i pi ary relay. lam mv i, -at. Maiayaiw t^rin. io 4., r, r EMPIR* STAT|Qh 615 a m 1,... —Aa IBftiysia O f a.m. war comm« neu- S 7.00 am N I a.m. Ne»s; 7 40 a t 7 aruu'/sl. of Germ,,: .-political MOMUr! 8•- n R >-» Line
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  • 70 9 fed Sh W b«rnc, Uorset iS Mi* amd Bin, r. J. Huetf, formrrjy o f Son-' KZLs T re at St! Andrei", <ath«lra yesterday. The Rev. A V Wirdle conducted the r^mony." »s cumuirr 2 ocl-.rk noon r.i/crs Sellers X mm 37 ft 38 3
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  • 185 9 rpROM my lnvesU«utions I foj d 'J'h 01 11 11^ tho man had Ranged himself." stated Inspector Mobarak Ahmad at a Coroners Smiiry yesterday into tho death >1 m unv.n Chteese whose Vod;. had been 1 d^ i Jln on a vacant space
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  • 189 9 L :::,j;d to SiiUT^rwrr jtust ovor after it wit flrrt shown here; the M G If f.!:n "Gone With l"he Wird." now rl 1 1. s' 11 has all the beauty of rpiece which merited tl.c many I -my awrrds presented to it
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  • 66 9 A CONTRIBUTION oi $3() from the Kheni? Chow Hv/oi Kuan. M< i rsin<?, fOf the relief of British air nid victims, las been frrvrarded through t-e Prctrctcr of Chinese. Johore to the- chairmrn of the China Relief Fund Committre of sineapore. It is beins passed on to
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  • 19 9 ALLEGED 10 have committed house-break-<\«&S ball of $100 when the case was postponed a week for mention.
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  • 16 9 Dorhrrty. Scottish soVUer, appeared HHH f.., J r^ rr.d *he care pmtpoWd to C Xor mention
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  • 605 9 Australian News By Cable MR -i o «w Mclbo r n«» Sept. 23. X David Edwara Lewis, sole pro?7?n nnn St i P s ahvan drapers, has teft £7C0.000 m trust to prcvide scholarships whxh will enable children of ?Tn°L aren i! to attend Melbourne Un versity
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  • 110 9 Uuiuvia, Sept. ZO. ttte great Industrialisation scheme of 1 the Netherlands Indies necessitated the formation of an Industrial Council, to advi~e the Government on technical and financial questions. This Council lias now been efTieinl'y established The President is the Director of Economic AH airs nnd
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  • 33 9 Zurich, Sept. ?3. FOUR or five passengers were killed and 15 Injured seriously m a collision of the Benne express with a local passenger train near KJesne this morning.- United press
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  • 43 9 Tokio, S«pt. qrHK Kitagawa Industrial Shipping Com- pany. surmotmtinß difficulties ti wbletl divers' lives were risked, has gucce^lo^ In salvaging 13,000 tons of Iron from the 2.'j,0% ton liner President Hocr'cr which inn wrecked off Pormoza In 1938, according to th#» United Press
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  • 49 9 With ihc British Navy ke ping s?a < >rmnunirations open, the t of Tobruk reteives large mails frim f >Iks at home— m Britain, India and An triii. i Bags of mails are seen arriving at the building uhith now serves as the Tobruk post o/lice.
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  • 257 9 A Washington, Sept. 15. RUSSIAN icebreaker fleet will attempt to keep the Archangel Bealane open all w'nter m ordrr to receive United States war supplies, which are Already moving over this mute, according to reliable source* here to-day. A sptcial
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  • 112 9 RaUvia, S p(. 23. EXPERTS here to-day said the danger point m the eruption of the Senv rez volcano, 75 miles from Sourabaya. has not been reached and preparations were being: made to evacuate the population In the vicinity of the mountain. Lava has besun
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  • 140 9 ALL the gLunoar. thrills, and heartbreaks of the Snarbh bull rlnp as told by Vicente Blasco Ibrnez m hto novel Bii*d arc*. Rand, are vividly depleted In tccl.nirolcur In the screen version of the book, which opened at the Cathay yesterday. The story briefly
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  • 70 9 Canberra, Sept. 23. A VISIT to all theatres of wax where the Royal Australian Air Force u> fighting is shortly to be made by the deputy chief of Australian Air Staff, Air Commodore W. D. B ..stock. He will also visit overseas air training
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  • 170 9 Italians Sink Ships On Paper London, Sept. FT i.s learned In London that an at! .eh was made m shipping at Gibraltar last Saturday, a hulk was sunk but tic rest of the enemy's claim la ex&c- rated. "-sUrday's Italian spejia! High C rrmand communique stated that P^cial Italian naval
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  • 82 9 Nassau (Bahama), Sept. 33. '■"'H" Duke of Windjor, Governor and Commander-in-Chi?f of the Bahamas. who Is to visit Presidnt Roosevelt at ihe White House when he passes throush Washington on his way to his win also confer with United States o'fl- "anadian ranch at
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  • 115 9 Rmcckw. Sept. S3. BURMA'S Prime Minister, D. £aw, left to-day on a goodvi'l flight to Britain. On the eve of Pis departure he rircl'd thrice m his plane round the famous Shewadagon Pagoda, paying picturesque homage t" the Buriihist krine. U Saw. who is 41
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  • 351 9 Viceroy's Tenure Of Office Is Extended i ;.j Se:>t. ?.Z. DOWNING Street announces that *he Viceroy of India, Lord Lin lit tgow, will hold office for a further period until Adi ii, i ji3. This means that rd Linlithgow will retain his post for seven years instead of the usual
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  • 60 9 M ORE AUSTRALIAN RECRUITS WANTED Mvlbourne. Sept. 23. AN intensive campaign was begun loci \y to recruit a number of the 1,200 000 men between 19 and 40 years of age who have r.nt y*t entered thf armed services. Twenty-five per cent, of the men r>t these ages are already
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 259 9 KgflED ADVERTISEMENTS H'XPKKS I^"<in<;apore MINKIPALITY rP now invited for the materials or services For pjj Municipal Tender* nice ot the Muni- i-'- at Bukit Brown I Deposit $50). Date noon, Sept. 21, I servicing ol Kedais llai and Poniian ■losing. 12 noon. Qi p. i oal or Oil) for St
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    • 133 9 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL I JL jJ all JL I n^ttPr than ever the Straits Times Annual for 1941 is now m course of production. A lavishly illustrated volume which includes many sections and plates m full colours. An ideal Christmas Gift for your friends Overseas. All previous issues were quickly
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 75 9 3 OST OFFICE MAIL LIST General P<jst Oflftce as Ml It>.DAV air U a.m. T'> VTORROW air 9 a.m. air 9 a.m. ISEIVALB md S'lmafra fair) gen- r.-day. (air) go'iera! delivery rrow 'hid genera 1 delivery <air, general delivery fen rml delivery 8.15 (American curm Clipper with mails from nd
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    • 97 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY At 10 a.m. Before The Judges Summonses m Chambers, etc. Before The Hon'ble The Chief Justice m Court No. 1 At l« 20 a.m. Div. 5/40 Dovies vs Davies Boeju. Before The lion ble Mr. Justice Aitken m Court No. 4 At 11 a.m. S.2CB/39
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  • 608 10 Tengah Airmen Beat Medicos At Rugger R.VI- (Tcnßab) ZS: MCI. 8 n«»MIN\MM, the game through- out with a hearier pack and more dashing threes, the R.A.I: (Tengah) easily beat the Medical College by 23 points (two coals, a dropped goal, a penalty goal and two tries), to eu'ht (a ro.il
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  • 68 10 r[E following have been selected to repreent thj Medical Auxilary Service (Farre* Park Depot* a gains, the Christian Brothers' Old Boys Association m a friendly soccer match en 6t Joseph's Institution grDund on Saturday, kic** off 5.15 p.m. Sinniah: Davis, Sithambaram. Mahahngam B. J. Layman, Rahim; O. Krishna.
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  • 390 10 Marines Eliminated From Cup Soccer Competition Air Headquarter* 4 Marine Department 2. CUPERIOR height and weight and more constructive play were the deciding factors at Anson Road stadium yesterday when Air Headquarters knocked out the Marine Department Sports Club from the S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup competition
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  • 48 10 AFTfcR a scoreless first haif the Naval Police and the S.C.R.C. cirow ono-all m a hockey match played at Hcng Lim Giecn yesterday. The Police opened the scoring m thj first half and th? Chinese equalized towards the pnd "»f the game.
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  • 124 10 Cup IV-atch Abandoned 10 Minutes Before Time ALAiiuci Dumber o* spectators Invaded the Clerical Union ground yesterday during the extra preliminary round Challenge Cup soccer match between the Indian Association and the a rport Sports Club, when two players were Involved m an Incident.
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  • 115 10 ■THE Krpoel Golf Club's Glenny Cup competition resulted: Mn B V P Vnr.:rton £1 104 ~?A *8; Mrs. J. R. Walker 50 M 4 98-28--70: Mrs. R. Lowprv 56 52 105— 35 72 Ooft un The Croft Cup will be pl.ived In six rcunds of nine holes.
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  • 398 10 (From a Correspondent) I JOE Steele again proved a thorn m the side of an R.A.F. cricket team over the week-end when an A IF. Infantry Battalion repeated the previous week"*, eflort and comfortably defeated the Royal Air Force. Steele was highest
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 10 picture. Jai (hone Cheung winning vhe 100 metres final Inin *co < h.i«»>« My (second) and Sze Lee Ying .third) at the Sin^annre Chinese Athletic meeting at Jalan Hrs.tr Stadium on Sunday- Free Press
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  • 348 10 TWO records were established at Rallies Institution's tilth annual iwfanming carnival held at the V.M.C.A. swimming pool, Fort Canning, yesterday. The records broken were m the first two events, the 80 yards free style championship and the 120 yards intcrhouse medley relay. Champion house
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  • 108 10 THE KovaJ .sin,-ap«iw (>olf lub's (.old Medal competition will be played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5, m conjunction with the Oc ob?r Medal. Ibe following hay qualified to compete: M. C. Bain, R. F. C. Marliham, R. N.
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  • 44 10 TIIE Oylon Sports Club iK-at the RAP. tTen«ah» by ti\r Koais to nil m a hockey match playrd at T^n^ah y«?Vday. The C;yloncse soor d all thoir m the vcond half, through S. K. Sundram (2) tnd Ratnasamv.
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  • 28 10 MANCHESTER RESERVES WIN FIVE— NIL nrilE Manchester re;>^rves beat the Poli'-e reserves by five goalfl to nil *n a reserve division keagve tOCCet i\xture played at Tanglin yestrrday.
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  • 61 10 rE following will represent the Pi st Ofßce Club nt hockey M^ain^t St. Jcaeph*j Institu ion en the S.J.I. ground t)-day, starting at 5.15 p.m. Carl. Albuquerque S Ponniah. S. Chelliah. Retnrusingham. D. Steward. Salem b Omar. M. Toledo, G. Pinto. A. L. Selvarajoo Ibrahim bin Isa, R.
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  • 286 10 Friday's Amateur Programme ■>KiiOW i 6 published the programme for th" S-ngaporc Amateur LJoxii AJSOcUttlon'l :hnw m aid of the War r-jr.d at tr-«» Happy World ?-t .«dir:m n Friday nipht. beginning at 9 p.m. Bonking can be made at Stanley and C:.^ Ncrth
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  • 172 10 THE following are the results of fur--1 ther ties m the commercial houses* table tennis ohamnion.ship played at the HaDpy World covered strxdium on Monday ri«Tht. Table "A." China Insurance Sports Association beat the Borneo Company Sports Club by five sumes to nil. 'China Insurance players
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  • 722 10 Entries For Selangor Turf Club's Autumn Races 136 HORSES AND PONIES TO RUN AT MEETING (From Our Own Correspond* m) Kuala Ltimniir c AN entry of IM horses and ponies C l' tt for the Selansor Turf Chb'fi Vutumn r will be held here on Saturday, On iw< ,'"-^4 anH
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  • 68 10 Official Programme T iF l 1 meeting will Oct. 18. Wedn riay. Oct. 25, i programme. The club j rIAMCI twr, 1-ia.ss one. a: horsea 'a Oct.. 6. an -i entries i 2nd el&at i Two rui.h »r< division of f* cvrr ftix lurid seven
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  • 26 10 FOUR Club which Mixed iMlblm Mrs H Sabtne B 1. 7 M Men'i h.itnii r 3, 10— 8; Caj eat C. J. Ben
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    • 65 10 To-days Sports Events ■OCCBR: BJUFJL league, f eserve divLsion, Art^iK vs. Chinese Ahl.*irs, F. N. ground: Gordons vs. S.(\F.A^ Farrer Park: Challenge Cup: preliminary round. X A (Kalian;) vs. N.U. Corinthian*. Anson Hoad stadium. HOCKEY: Medical College vs. St. Andrew's Old Boys. Woodsville; Tost Office vs. St. Joseph's Institution. St.
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