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

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    17 1 The Singapore FreePress AND DAILY NEWS I NO. 16,429. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    BIG GERMAN REVERSE AT LENINGRAD
    529 1 BIG GERMAN R EVERSE AT LENINGRAD Reds Pierce Enemy Lines At Four Points INVADERS RUSH REINFORCEMENTS TO SCENE London, Oct. 2. THE heroic Russian defenders at Leningrad have broken through the Germans around the city at fcur points and swung back the whole right wing of Marshal von LeeVs army,
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    Devastating Raid On Tripoli
    326 1 Devastating Raid On Tripoli London, Oct. 2. ■I~*YY MJLM* wonuwi* made H or their most succe^^ul o.x ycctenajr, states the Air MtnMfl news service, BTit aeroplane o.er the __d blaze 6UO !cet IIM remains auJed to e or stated iresh tires, men a until DM wnole area ?.as alight. I
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    VON PAPEN CANCELS RETVRN TO BERLIN
    49 1 London, Oct. 2. MM B --in Ankara say that von Papen, N'azi Ambassador t) an-1 Dr. Cloudius. trade envoy, ha- e cancelled their departure on lasttructiona from Berlin. is given but thi3 news *s clcre'.y on Turkey's decision not Tie to Germany. Reuter
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    IN WESTERN DESERT
    56 1 London. Oct. 2. .....munique from British I 3H Q. ir. Cairo says that although :st storm continued unabated yesiay our artillery effectively engaged ;?m T pnsiMfHis farincr the south-west of the Tobmfc defences. e enemy \rere forced to withdraw suffprins? casualUes. In the :i-.cr area our patrols
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    Echo Of Riot By Internees
    222 1 London, Oct. 2. THE recent disturbances at the Fascist internment camp at Peel (Isle of Man) were the subject of a statement by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary, replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day. In a lengthy account of the incident, Mr.
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    Peace Only With Hitler Surrender ROOSEVELT ON THREAT TO U.S.
    131 1 Peace Only With Hitler Surrender ROOSEVELT ON THREAT TO U.S. New York, Oct. 2. •VFHE only peace possible with Hitler is a peace that cornea from complete surrender. How can one speak cf a negotiated peace in this war when a peace treaty would be as binding upon ihe Nazis
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    Rome Air Minister To Meet Goering
    105 1 London, Oct 2. THE German news agency announced to-day that the Italian Secretary of Sia.e for air has arrived In Berlin. He ls proceeding to the Eastern Front for discussions with Goering and vkii units of the Italian air force en the front. The
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    BUDGET DEBATE IN AUSTRALIA
    69 1 Canberra, Oct. 2. THE debate in the House of Representatives on the Labour motion to reduce the first item of the budget by £1 was continued to-day. The Prime Minister Mr. A. W. Fadden. who said he would treat the motion as a vote of censure,
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    AMERY ON INDIA
    62 1 London, Oct. 2. NO new development of importance had recently occurred In the political situation in India stated Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India, replying to a question in the Hou?:? of Commons to-day. Mr. Amery added that th? number of persons imprisoned in
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    45 1 Canberra, Oct. 2. rOUR members of the House of representatives and two Senators may visit the United Kirgdom for a three-week Inspection of bombed areas and war factories following an invitation from London. They would leave at the end of the present Doliticai crisis.- Reuter
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    Capt. Lyttelton On Workings Of Middle Eastern War Council
    378 1 London, Oct. 2. "THE organization which Capt. A Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of State has established in the Middle East was oi tiined by Capt. Lyttelton in the House of Commons to-day. Capt. Lyttelton said that, first, there was a Middle Eastern
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    "Truce" For Dramatic Exchange Of Prisoners
    192 1 London, Oct. 2. DRITAIN and Germany will halt all hostilities in the English Channel for a period of perhaps 24 hours one day this week for a dramatic exchange of 3,000 war prisoners. The motors of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe will
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    Hacha Wants To Resign
    166 1 London, Ovt. 2. PRESIDENT Hacha o: the Pro- t3ctorat3 of Bohemia and Moravia, man who signed away the freedom cf the Czechs in March, 1939, has offered to resign owing to th3 summary executi n ot the Czech Prime Minister Gen Ellas, according to a wireless
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    FILIPINO STRIKE
    104 1 i Manila, Oct. 2. CIFTY Piiipuio radio operators woii:--i-ig for H.C.A. walked oui at 4 M p.m. to-day, demanding 23 per ccic salary increases, claiming the increase* are n cessary because of increase! hvin« cos us. President V.iaLuno Mai&nsaik, ot the PhiUppine Radio and Telegraphers Association, said Uiree
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    40 1 New VoiL, Oct. 2. PROF. Juan Neg.ui. former Priori* Minister of republican SpaJn zua Senor del Vayo, former Foreign Minister nave been sentenced to deaUi m ih« .r absence according to a Radio Vicar report from Madrid to- United Press
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    26 1 London, Oct. t. |N thj House of Lords to-day it* Royal Commission signified lu* Kings assent to the India and Burn.* Postponement of Elections Act Reuter
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    Colette, Sentenced To Die, Appeals To Petain
    202 1 London, Oct. 2. DAUL COLETTE, who shot the French Quislings, 1 Laval and Deat, has been condemned to death by a special French court in Park, according to a Paris dispatch to the official German news agency. The Vichy official news agency states
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    SECRET DEBATE
    48 1 London, Oct. 2. MR. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, told the House of Commons to-day that there will be a debate in the near future on Britain's manpower, but it was not intended to let the enemy know exactly how oui manpower was distributed.- Reuter
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    46 1 Buenos Aires, Oct. 2. Pis understood that the exShah of Persia has asked the Argentine Government for permission to live in the Argentine. The ex-Shah is expected at Buenos Aires in the Argentine liner Ciudad Cabo at the beginning of November, says the Stefan! agency.- Reuter
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    JapaneseCollapse In Hunan
    57 1 Chungking, Oct. 2. *QNE hundred and thirty v thousand Japanese troops collapsed in northern Hunan following: a Chinese encirlement manoeuvre, and started retreating: from Changsha in two or three columns," the Chinese military spokesman said here to-day. The Japanese a-e fighting: a rearguard action 15 miles northeast
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    Fleet Air Arm Successes
    121 1 London, Oct. Z. THE Fleet Air Arm have sun* or iaged oncm y warships, 440,000 tons of shipping and shot dawn nearly 200 planes. Giving these figures a senior naval officer, speaking in London to-day, said the results amply justifi-d our belief that the torpedo is
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    STOP PRESS
    155 1 Chungking, Oct. t. "A turning point in the si.i«Japanese war" Is the unanimous verd«< t of the Chinese Pram, comm.niinr on the Chinese vicia. v Chanrsha which, the Chines clmim. deais a severe Military and spiritual blow to the Japanese army It is authoritatively stated that the Japanese
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    Smuggled Himself In Packing Case
    195 2 Smuggled Himself In Packing Case Dublin, Oct. 2. AN unusual mystery, apparently attributable to the war, confronted the authorities here today after the discovery jf a middle-aged Frenchman, who smuggled himself into Eire from Britain in the false bottom of a packing case containing oil paintings. The possibility that he
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    EPWORTH LEAGUE DEBATE
    59 2 AN inter-Epworth League debate will be held on Saturday at the Geylang Methodist church in Aljunied Road. The subject under debate is that education should stress on the training of the mind rather than the preparation of pupils for vocations. Proposers are the Straits Chinese Epworth League
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    MALAYANS RETURN
    67 2 Iff ANY Malayans returned by air yesterday afler holidaying in Australia. They were all very enthusiastic about the country and its people. "It's ft rattling good country and if anyone -wrvr^s to enjoy his holiday that's the place to go to." said one of them, l.lr. R. Savage-Bailey.
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    Fat & Sugar Rations To Be Increased
    221 2 Fat Sugar Rations To Be Increased London, Oct. 1. IN SPITE of the war having entered its third year, Britain was informed to-day that its fat and sugar rations would be increased as from Nov. 17, contrasting with Italy's recent drastic cuts in bread and cornmeal rations and the rationing
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    GRAND MUFTI GOES INTO HIDING
    118 2 Teliertn, Oct. 2. rpHE Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, who fled from Palestine and "who is probably the most dangerous enemy agent left In Iran, is believed to have left the Japanese legation, and gone into hiding elsewhere. He was reported to have been hiding in
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    A. A. Gunners' Technique
    224 2 London, Oct. 2. THERE Ls comment on the great achievement of anti-aircrait gunners in shooting down 600 enemy planes over Britain sincL the war began— apart from very many which, badly damaged, must have crashed before reaching home. It is pointed out that the difficulties facing
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    U.S. CREDITS
    164 2 V/ashington, Oct. 2. THE Federal Loan Administrator. Mr. Jesse Jones, has announced that he favours Lend-Leas* aid to Russia, who is a', present paying for American w. r meter ials with the assistance of cas"> advances from the United States against gold and raw materials which Will b?
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    MAGRUDER MISSION IN MANILA
    120 2 Manila, Oct. 2. DRIG.-GEN. MAG RUDER and the three other members of the United States Army military mission to China, of which he is head, arrived here to-dsy en the California Clipper. Gen. Magruder declined to discuss his Chungking assignment. He said he was remaining In
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    MEXICAN PLAN
    32 2 Mexico City, Oct. 1. THE Senate to-day unanimously A approved a plan to create an inteiSparliamentary union of the Americans and named a committee to form the union.— United Press
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    MOLOTOV THANKS BRITAIN, U.S.
    1300 3 Russians V/ill To Continue Struggle Unb ending" Moscow, Oct. 2. JTIE common aspirations of the great freedom-loving countries was stressed by M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Commissar, in a speech at the conclusion of the Moscow conference yesterday, ile said they all had the possibility of witnessing
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    Invasion Of Continent "In Two Years"
    87 3 London, Oct. 2. IT will be two years before the Allies can successfully invade the European Continent, the current issue of Free Hope, the Allied review of international aifairs, declared to-day. •Probably in two years time the Allies will have gained marked superiority in
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    Beaverbrook On Parleys
    248 3 Moscow, Oct. 2. LORD Beaverbrock and Mr -\.er-il Harriman, leaders of the British, and American missions i t'ie Moscow dlicussxns, now completed, revealed in a talk wuh r- ill and American corresponds day that they brought Letters to M Stalin irom Mr. Winston Churchill and Pxc-sldem Eoosevcit
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    GOOD COMEDY AT THE CATHAY
    112 3 THOSE who go to the Cuhay this. *eeic mu.>t be prepared to be in the Draf;' of the irre--'e Bob Hopes amazing anuc> when h? is conscripted in the United army. ■Caught ui the Draff is a Paralm—oo« of several which Hoily- 1 out when
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    GRIPPING DRAMA AT THE CAPITOL
    105 3 GRIPPING DRAMA AT THE CAPITOL *■]> I. en." which opeaed at e Capitol last ni~ht, is a power- gripping drama. Montgomery score3 a» Pluap a paror.oaic who finally falls im to his oim Insanity. Ingrid -.an fresh from her triumph in Ti Had Four Sons," and Georg* ?rs. in an
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    CATHAY RESTAURANT
    32 3 THE im Cathay Cafe was reopened hi the n<»w name of the Cathay MBMfl yesterday, when a luncheon Rat n, wiw ?iven by the meal ta bc'wwn 90 and 100
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    56 3 lon.lon, Oct. 2. AW e^err.y aircraft operated over I cmMbrf mainly in east an^i f east En^'r.r.d. according to an A'r 11 a-.ci >Tinistry of Home Security I if Bombs were dropped at a rf ?ca f te-ed points, one of them I south-Tre^t. Little damage waand thpre was a
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    Chinese Seeking Aid Route Via Kashmir
    93 3 Chinese Seeking Aid Route Via Kashmir Kashjar, Oct. 2. rE Chinese Commissioner has inquired from the Government of India if it is possible to revive the trade routes with India through Kashmir. He particularly asked if petrol can be imported, statin; that the local authorities are prepared to pay almost
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    JAPANESE EVACUEES REACH SHANGHAI
    106 3 Shanghai, Oct. 2. THIRTY-EIGHT Japanese eva cuees from Europe and the United States arrived here aboard the liner. President Taylor to-day, header by Mr. Toshlnori Nakanishi. director of the South Manchuria Railway Company, who accompanied the, former Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, to Europe when
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    NaziMurderln Protectorate
    140 3 London, Oct. 2. ONE hundred and twenty-six Czechs have been executed in the past few days, states the German-controlled Prague radio Thirty-oight Czechs were sentenced to death yesterday, nine of them being hanged, Reuter reports In addition to two former bngadier-generals of the Czechoslovak army, Karel Svat2k and
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    JAPAN'S ALLIANCE
    72 3 Shanghai, Oct. 2. THE leading Russian newspaper in Shanghai, Zaria, comments that the aim of Japan's alliance with Germany and Italy is peace, not war, as Tokio has always emphasized. This alliance by no means hinders Japan improving relations with the United States and Britain. An improvement in
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    Co-ordination Of Middle East Supplies
    97 3 Co-ordination Of Middle East Supplies Ankara, Oct. t, A CONFERENCE of United Kingdom Commercial Corporation representatives from South Africa, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Syria, Egypt and Turkey will be held in Palestine and Lord Carlisle, representative of the Corporation, here, has left for Palestine to attend the conference. It will discuss
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    American Mission Property Bombed
    70 3 Chungking, Oct. 2. AN AMERICAN mission situated near the railway station in Shiukwan, wartime capital of Kwangtung, was bombed by Japanese planes on Monday morning, destroying the compound and killing an unidentified missionary and his i3-year-old son, Central News Agency reported here today. The American consul
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    De Gaulle On Growing French Resistance
    287 3 London, Oct. 2. (^EN. CHARLES DE fiAULLE, leader of the 7 Free French movement and President of tne French National Committee, spoke in London to-day lat a luncheon given to the British Empire and foreign Press. Speaking in the presence o' the British Minister
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    U.S. Senate & Neutrality Act
    138 3 U.S. Senate Neutrality Act Washington, Oct. 2. SENATOR Hill, Democratic "Whip" In the Senate, toic reporters ts-day that if in the forthcoming message to Congress President Roosevelt cnly recommends the arming of merchantmen, he "would not be surpris3d" if the Senate and House of Representatives adopted an amendment to eliminate
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    Reasons Behind Italian Rationing
    144 3 London, Oct. 1. 'THE Italian clothes rationing 1 scheme, alluded to by the Rome radio, is the subject of authoritative comment in London, where it is pointed out that the measure appears to have two main aspects Italy has been exporting textiles, mainly to Rumania, and
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    Frenchman's Arms Store
    100 3 Frenchman' s Arms Store Rome, Oct. 2. 'THE execution of an Orleans man 1 for being in illegal possession of firearms was announced in a communique published by Gen. von Stuelpnagel, commander-in-chief of the German army of occupation in France, says a Paris dispatch. The man, whose name was Marcel
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    TOKIO WAR BONDS
    47 3 Tokio. Oct 2. THE Japanese Government to-day issued new "Chinese Incident" 100-yen bonds totalling 500,000,000 yen at the interest rate of 3.5 per cent, per annum. The present Issue sent the grand total ot Chinese Incident bonds so far to 18,004,500.000 yen.— United Press.
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    TYPHOON HAVOC
    49 3 Tokio, Oct. 2. THE Japanese Home Ministry announced to-day that reports of damage done by the typhoon yesterday were incomplete but several were P- ?11 ed, miss ing or drowned, while a thousand houses were inundated or destroyed and roads and bridges were washed out.— United Press
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    63 3 New Brunswick (New Jersey), Oct. 2. QUEEN Wilhelmina of the Netherlands In an unprecedented ceremony will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in absentia by short wave from Rutgers University on Oct. 11. This will be the 195th anniversary of the founding of the university here by Dutch
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    Accident At Trieste Shipyards
    53 3 Berlin, Oct. 2. TIGHT Italian dock workers were killed and ten injured, some severely, in an accident yesterday at tbe drydock at Monfalcone. biff Italian shipyards near Trieste, according to the official German news agency. A foot-bridge collated while they were crossing it and thev fell
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    U.S. Mission To French Africa
    195 3 U.S. Mission To French Africa Washington, Oct. A UNITED States mission, including Army, Navy and Stat« Department representatives, is f a route to Brazaville (French Equatorial Africa), officials revealed here to-day. The military members of the mission will look ever the ground to see what can be done mutually for
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    MECCA PILGRIMAGE
    54 3 Simla, Oct. 2. IT is announced that despite difficulties created by *car cor* dition", sNpplnr* is b^m? mare nvnilable to eaxry nil^rir^s nn their Hadj (pilgrimage to Me*ca». whi^h falls in the la^t week In Deccrbe r Sailing viU be<- n sl« rtly after the end of the
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    The Singapore Free Press and Daily News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1941. G.O.C. Speaks
    1079 4 THE Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1941. G.O.C. Speaks LT.-GEN. PERCTVAL'S broadcast introducing a series of talks on Malaya at war was a welcome contribution to the discussion which is constantly proceeding in Singapore as to the adequacy or otherwise of this country's war effort. General PeTcival reflected the
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    Chinese Truce
    203 4 A CCORDING to the Chinese Press, two Singapore leaders, Mr. Tan Kan Kee and Mr. Aw Boon Haw, who have had differences of opinion for seme time past, have agreed to call a truce. The controversies which have raged concerning their differences and which have at times threatened
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    BRAZIL GETS U.S. AID
    28 4 Washington, Oct. 1. A LEASE-LEND agreement totalling n approximately $80.000,000 has been concluded between Brazil and the Unit*** it ix-«c anvw^M^^l day.- United Press
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    Hitler's Seven Big Blunders
    813 4 \TEAR in, year out, since 1933, Nazi propagandists have deliberately set out to creat? a monster Nazi myth. That myth is tha infallibility of the Fuehrer. They steeped the G3rman people in the idea, and on the strength of it they achieved a sequence of bloodless
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    Speed Vital In Aid To Russia
    148 4 New York. Oct. 1. "T\IE public would b? astonis 1- ed at the amount of aid already given to Rvssia," said Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States, on his arrival here. He went on to say that further assistance was of prime
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    SEEING LONDON
    628 4  -  JOAN LITTLEFIELD (By of valuable miinusI cripts in the keeping of the Dean and Canons of St. George s Chapel. Windsor, have been micro-filmed, so that if ever Mga explosive or fire oombs destroy them, the matter they contain will be preserved. They include a large number ci
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    42 4 Stia&ghal. Oct. 2. THE Nanking Foreign Minister. Mr. Hsu Liang, h&s been name:? Want; Ching-wcTi Amb'S'uOor to Japan replacing Dr. Chu Mln-yl. who has ihvti appointed Foreten M nte'er. th^ Oa^a MatnlchJ's Nanking ctn i»nxtn<i«»n« -aid it was announced to-day.- United Press
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    COMMENTARY
    256 4 T^.« London, Oct. 1. (Special Cable). •AMERICAN shipbuilding." writes the Los Angeles limes, rose to <* new heights this month, when 947 vessels of 5.851.000 gross tons were under construction or under order treble t ;c nurr.Ler constructed a year ago. The current pro jramme already totals two-thirds of
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    EXPORT OF VITAL ORES TO JAPAN CEASES
    305 5 EXPORT OF VITAL ORES TO JAPAN CEASES Effect Of Freezing Order QNE result of the Malayan Government's freezing order has XJ been the cessation of the export to Japan of vital mineral ores such as iron, bauxite, manganese and tin. Shipments of iron ore averaged between 120,000 and 150,0(0 tons
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    aw Father Hanging
    184 5 SON'S COURT STORY PEEPING through the hole of a r.om partition. %n Indian youth d!sco\ered his father hanging from M» ceiling by a rope round his neck and about to kick away a camp bed upon which he was standing. Finding the door of the room locked,
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    EXHIBITION AT GREAT WORLD
    107 5 THE Fight for Freedom exhibition which was shown recently at the Victoria Memorial Hall, vill be held at ilie Great World iron Oct. 8 to Oct. 15. M present, hundreds of photos depicting various aspects of the wax e^ort which form part of the exhibition ar
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    FINE BUILDING
    183 5 <T» the Free Press) -Sir- With reference to the article by B h WilLams-Eilis in the Free Press. •N'W Towns for Old in Great Britain," jut that the photograph you publish is a view of the Cioc* Hall. Cardiff." pftCMR k none the less approp|a the article, as
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    GIRL GUIDES' GIFT
    28 5 Bombay. Oct. 2. GIRL guides of the Bombay presidency have presented two ambulances to the district) commander on behalf of the Bombay War Gift*' Fund.
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    CORDONS' BAND
    30 5 THE band of the Gordon Highlander I will broadcast a programme of popular music for 45 minutes from th? Singapore station on Sur.dav. beginning ai 11 -*5 am.
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    AUTUMN FESTIVAL
    34 5 A SPECIAL programme commemorating the Chinese "Autumn Festival" will be broadcast from the Singapore station on Sunday at 5 p.m. A special feature of the programme will be Cantonese songs and music.
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    62 5 A FINE of $75, or alternatively two months rigorous imprisonment, was Imposed on Lian Yew Ton In the Singapore third court yesterday when he was convicted of committing ar offence under the Food Control Ordinance. Described as the proprietor of a K'ndry goods shop In Owen Road. lian [beaded guilty
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    INQUIRY ON A.I.F. HAT
    118 5 HTHE Australian Minister for the Army. Mr. Percy Snender, saii recently that he was having full inquiries made, to find whft could be done to preserve the individuality and o\ stincti"enes.3 of the Australian military uniform, the outstanding feature cf which was the slouch hat. Ther^
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    BIRTH ABOARD HUSO MARU
    125 5 A BABY was born aboard the Japanese evacuation ship, Huso Maru, u bii. she was berthed alongside the Harbour Board wharves on Wednesday night. The father is a hairdresser, Mr. 8. flamakawa, formerly of the Shou a Barber Shop in Queen Street. The baby was named
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    JAVA MAIZE AVAILABLE
    180 5 i 'Always Ready To Help," Says Official MR. H. H. CREVELS. head of the food control organization in the Netherlands Indies, left Singapore yesterday on his return to Batavia after a short visit to Malaya. During r.is stay in Singapore, Mr. Crevels msi the Food Controller, Mr.
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    PERAK POPPY DAY PLANS
    209 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Oct. 2. DOPPY Day arrangements are now complete for Perak with the appointment of a working committee at a public meeting presided by Lt. Col. Cecil Rae at* the Town Hall to-day. Mrs. H. Dane, Perak organizer, read a letter from
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    WAR FUND HELPERS
    37 5 Pic tares of some of the helpers ai the Chinese S^imminr Club dance on Smtday in aid of the War Fund and the China Relief Fund appear b?low. MISS MABGABET EU MISS ROSY PAYNK
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    SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS
    187 5 OECOMMENDATIONS on the short- age of doctors in Australia and on the absorption of alien doctors are being sent to the War Council by the 5 n»r^i Medical Co-ordination Committee. The committee met in Melbourne re- ently to discuss these questions at the -covert of the War
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    RIVER-CROSSING EXERCISE
    22 5 British troops crossing: a river during recent exercises 'somewhere in England." The men are from a Western Command Indian regiment.
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    JAPANESE CHARGED UNDER DEFENCE REGULATIONS
    399 5 •TWO Japanese faced charges under the Defence (Finance) Regulations in the Police Courts yesterday. One of them was alleged to have attempted to take 3,870 yen out of the Colony without official permission, while the other was alleged to have attempted to take money, gold
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    AUSTRALIAN OIL PLANS
    140 5 THE Australian Minister for Supply and Development. Senator McLeay, ?cently announced that agreement had been reached wi*a Austral Oil Drilling Syndicate, for Government assistance up to £50,000 for the development of the Lake Entrance field. The company is also to provide £53,000. The Government contribution will be
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    FOR "VAN GALEN' FUND
    42 5 Pvnjab. Oct. 1. A SUM of Rs. 10,000 has been given from the Governor's war fund to the "Van Galen" fund started by Prince Bsrnhard for the purchase of a destroyer as a birthday gift to Queen Wilhelmina.
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    New Flour Prices From Monday
    231 5 IN view of the additional charges to be incurred by passing flour through a pool, new maximum wholesale and retail prices for the commodity will come into creation on Monday. The fc_iigapore vwiite \\xieat nour pool will operate as from Monday. From this date, all
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    RANEE WRITES ON ROOSEVELT-WILLKIE
    126 5 AN Interesting article, "President Roo^velt versus Wendell Willkie," by the Ranee of Sarawak appeared In the latest issue of the Sarawak Gazette, in which the Ranee draws frank comparisons between these American personalities, and records her impressions and reactions to the United States election last November.
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    CORRECT ATTITUDE
    66 5 Mysore Oct. 2. "WE in this country cannot afford to take anything less than an attitude of the iiost complete and true cooperation in organizing and develop ng all the activities which are meant by the term 'war effort,' said the new Dewan of Mysor., speaking to-day in
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    STEEL PRICE CONTROL
    37 5 Simla, Oct. 2. A JOINT deputation of the iron and steel trade, led by Manu Subedar, is expected to meet the Commerce and Supply members in Sim'a to discuss the question of price control.
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    VISITING LAHORE
    28 5 SIR Bertrand Glancy, governor of the Punjab, Is laving Simla on Saturday and will reach Lahore after a weeks tour of Ambala, Delhi and other district*
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    TRIBUTE TO TAGORE
    34 5 MR. L. S. Amery, the Marquis of Zetland and Sir John Anderson paid a tribute to Dr. Tagore st the memorial meeting held in Umton on Wednesday by the India Society.
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    "NAZI AIM MUST BE UTTERLY CRUSHED'
    295 5 fFHE basic challenge of Hitlemm which, he said, was an eifort to strangle not only the intellect but also the soul of man, was commented on by Mr. P. A. Raman, who has been for the last three-and-a-half years London correspondent for the United
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    'An Organized Swindle'
    304 5 THREE MALAYS TO GO TO PRISON nEFERENCE to "an organized swindle" was made by Inspector G. C. Ripley In the Singapore third court yesterday, when he told the magistrate, Mr. R Moor, that the Police had taken a very serious view of a case in which three
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    FREE CHINA IS PLEASED
    111 5 Chungking, Sept. 23. THE Chinese Information Minister, 1 Mr. Wang Shlh-chlen, stated that Australia's establishment of diplomatic relations with China had aroused pleasure throughout Free China. "The Australian decision to send Sir Frederic Egprloston as first Australian Minister to China," he said, "increas-s the general conviction
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY
    169 5 Before The Court of Criminal Appeal (The Hon'ble The Chief Justice. The Hon'ble Mr. Jus;4ce Aitkeii and The Hon'ble Mr Justice Minim. At 10 a.m.— Civil Appeal (5. 414 43 > Tan Seh Boh vs. Soon Kim Siak for mention Followed by Cher Tiang vs.
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    MADRAS WAR EFFORT
    90 5 Madras. Oct. 2. "fTIHE planes of the Madras squad A ron, though fighting in the skies over England and Germany, are taking part in the struggle in which the safety and liberty of the peop'e of India are as much at stake as those of Britain. Let
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      BIRTH
      22 6 HAWLEY— At the General Hospital. Singapore, en Oct. 2, to Eileen Mary <nee Shepparo, wife of J. D. Haw'.cy, a son.
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      DEATHS
      131 6 B. Sourirajalu Chettiar. brother cf Ralagura Govindasamy, J P.. M.C.H.. '< Indian Labour Co >, Ji?d on Oct. 2, at 6 am at his residence, Tirumalrayapatnam <S India). Aged about 60. lie leaves behind h la wife to mourn his loss. Mrs Regina Wee Cheng Soon passed away peacefully
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      45 6 Lady Song and family wish to express their heartfelt thanks to their relatives rnd friends who attended the funeral of Sir On?Sians Song and those who sent wreaths, telegrams, letters of condolence and contributions to the War Fund. (Penans and F.MS, papers please copy*.
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    G.P.O. Mail List
    97 6 To-day: 11 a.m. Medan (by ai). To-morron: Noon Clipper mail to Canada. Newfoundland, United States, Central and South America and West Indies, Europe, Guam and Hawaii, and Philippines. 12.30 pun. Aden. Africa, Australia, Burma, Ceylon, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Java, Mauritius, New Zealand, Medan, Palembang and Thailand.
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    INDO-CEYLON TALKS
    73 6 Simla, Oct. 2. fpHE public will be given full opporJL tunity to express their opinion on the results of the recent Indo-Ceylon erploratory talks after an unofficial examination of tfcs joint report of Wie conference at a meeting of the standing immigra-ion committee in Simla on Monday. Mr.
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    HAJ PILGRIMAGE
    31 6 Karachi, Oct 1. rr\HE Government has assured the A Haj Committee that the exigencies of the war will not> affect official facilities granted for the performanc of the pilgrimage.
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    The Man With A Trying Job
    1761 6  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By I A MAN who thinks he has one of the most trying Jobs i'l Singapore is Mr. H. North -Hunt, who, among ether appointments, is Controller of Restricted Imports, a job. which he admits, tends to make him unpopular! He is
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    LIBRARY BOOKS
    151 6 r[E latest list of new books aw!ahle for ir>cue from Raffles library from to-morrp\r renri.-te of the follov ing: Non-fiction: One Aiig'o-Ar.u Nation. George Catlin; The Bti Inspiration. Illustrated. Patrick C ■i; Australia VI -iLed I94v>, Coward: Con^o Doctor. Illustra E. Davis; Evening Tattoo. Illu^tra Bri^.-Gen. A. F.
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    GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY
    81 6 ITNDER the auspices of the Indian w Association, the 1-idian Youth league and the Indian Youths' A■> ciation, a public meeting will be b°:d on Sunday al 5.30 p. m at th? In-Tian Association ground in Balestier Road. ♦o celebrate Mahathma Gandhi's 73rd birthday. Mr. N. Raghavan, p-esU.nt
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      Budget Vote On Friday
      408 6 Melbourne, Oct. 2. THIi Federal Government is confident that with the assistance of Mr. A. Wilson of the Victorian Country Party, it will survive the vote on the Budget, which r.robably will be derided on Friday. The challenge by the leader of the Opposition, Mr. John
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      Restoration Of Netherlands
      265 6 FUNDS for the rebt~ralion of the Netherlands are being accumulated. At a recent meeting or the Inter-AUied Council in London attention was <!rawn to the fart that thp annual reports of various large Dutch companies show that profits are only partly being passed on to their shareholders*
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      226 6 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO OWNERS OF RUBBER ESTATES OF 100 ACRES AND OVER All the sections cf the Control of Coagulants Order 1940 are being brought Into force again as from Oct. 1, 1941. On and after that date, no estate of over 100 acres may purchase formic acid or
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      260 6 To-Day 's Broadcasting SINGAPORE ZHL 225m. 1,333 k cs.; ZHPI 30.96 m. 9.69 m cs.; ZHP2 48.58 m. 6.175 m cs.; ZIIP3 41.38 m. 7.25 m cs. ZHL, ZliPl ZIIT2. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcements in French; 6.45 News in French*; 7.00 News commentary in French; 7.15 Singapore calling, and physical
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      79 6 5 p.m. Tamil muric; 5.30 News in Tamil; 5.40 Malay programme; 6 25 Hindustani music; 6.45 News in liindustani; 7.00 Announcements in Dutch and musict; 7.15 News in Dutch*; 7.30 Music*; 7.35 News commentary in Thai; 7.45 Malay programme; 8.15 News in Malay; 8.30 News and news commentary in English*;
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    Serb Women
    52 7 Budapest, Oci 2. THIRTY persons, mostly Serbs and Jevs, have been ex cuted in the Banat area of Yugoslavia for communist sabotage. Sabotage on the railways continued, however, whereupon the authorities executed 12 more persons, mostly Serbian woip«n, and threatened to hang another 20 if the sabotage continued.
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    Rout Of Japanese In Hunan Is Claimed
    149 7 Chungking, Oct. Z JAPANESE troops on the northern Hunan front J have been routed and are retreating in disorder, according to Chinese field dispatches reaching here to-day. Japanese losses were estimated at many times heavier than during the 1939 campaign it is claimed.
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    PARACHUTISTS WIPED OUT
    355 7 Chungking, Oct. 2. IN desperate attempts to breas through the Chinese cordon? north-east of Chengsha, capita: of Hunan Province, Japanese forces according to Chinese dispatches frequently resorted ti the use of parachute troops in the past few days, but these were successfully dealt with by the Chinese.
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    Russians Attack Nazi Aerodromes
    217 7 Moscow, Oct. 2. f\NE of the must Jnportant lea v/ tures of the war on the East em Front at the present moment one which tends to be overlooked because attention is focussed en territorial changes is the Soviet offensive on a?rodromec held by the Germans.
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    SOVIET GUERILLA HITS AT NAZIS
    128 7 Mo'^ow. Oct. 2. A SUPPLEMENT to the Soviet m.dnight communique stater that Soviet Guerillas behind the German lines are working h«voc on the enerov. Guerillas In the Tartu area in Estonia have destroyed the Nazi headquarters and captured important documents. Other guerillas ambushed an ammunition
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    CHUNGKING'S POSITION WHEN WAR IS OVER
    130 7 Chungking. Oct. 2. CHUNGKING was beflagged to-day in observance of the ft-st anniversary of the establishment of Chungking as the military capital. Declaring that the importance of Chungking will not be lessened vrr.Y. the conclusion of the present war. thr official Central Dally News
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    79 7 London. Oct. 2. THE Acuniralty has Issued the name? of seven officers and 62 ratlngr from the su v >maiine Cachalot irhlch w*' FurJ: by the Italians in the Mrdi rancan during August, all of vhoTi ar* presumed prisoners of war The EtaUm said that 91 members of thp OW
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    White Russians' Gifts To A rmy
    58 7 Shanghai. Oct. z. THE fir t consignment of gi.tm to Red Army trtops fighting the Naris U being Kb.nped by the local emigre Whit* Rm. si n community this meek. They in lude warm Of#thfnj tea, candies, rurrrrt, am cocoa rontribated by Ru r
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      473 7 THE King has order d the Iron gates and railings of Buckingham. Palace to be removrd and turned lnu> scrap for the production of tanks. By reason of the organic weakne^ oP thcu cyes, spectacle wearer. especially those engaged in sedenury occupations and close work— often sutler more than others
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    PUNJABS BEAT CLUB 3-1
    519 8 Ghulam Nabi Scores Two Fine Goals Punjab Regiment 3; S.C.C 1. TWO brilliant goals, scored in the last seven minutes of the game by Ghulam Nabi, enabled the Punjab Regiment to score a three-one victory over a strong S.C.C. side in a hockey match played on
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    Boxing To Aid Tank Fund
    230 8 TO-NIGHT'S CARD AT HAPPY WORLD GOOD boxing is promised at the Happy World stadium tonight in the professional card being offered by Mr. Geo F Lee in aid of the Churchill Tank Fund Nai Phr>l, Speedy Hassan, Gunbeat Smith and Tommy Carrie, the contestant:; in
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    111 8 TPHE following have been selected to play hockey for the YJU.C.A. vs. the S.C.R.C. on the Y M.C.A. ground at 5.10 P.m. to-day: Ee Thlan Han; Lee Pong Llm fcapt.). H. Stn^rh; V. R. Sabapathy. K. Y. Spencer. W. Maptrs; P. Ross. I. S'iratta, S. Mustafa, Razall and
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    M.A.S. SOCCER
    65 8 rTE following have been selected to represent the Medical Auxiliary Service (Parrer Park Depots at soccer p gainst the Customs on the Rangoon Read School at 5.15 p.m. on Sunday. Sithambaram; Vrthalingam. Maha•••^am; B. J. layman i captain >. Puteh. Salleh: Santhou. Muthiah. Paul Davis. S Y. Ally,
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    NEW LIFE B.P.
    41 8 A FRIENDLY badminton match, consisting of three singles and two doubles, has been arranged between the New life Badminton Party and Raffles Institution. The match is to be played at the school hall to-mor-row, starting at 2.30 p.m.
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    Acceptances For Important Sydney Events
    180 8 (From Our Own Correspondent)^^ q^ BELOW are given the acceptances Epsom Handirap (with profcable riders), the Metropolitan (with prohable riders) and the Gimcrack Stakes A. J. C. Derby— Saturday at 2.40 p.m. Linemond. Prince, The BaiHfT. Galliard. Chatham s Choire. Its Fanny, Beau Son. Thrav,
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    TENNIS RESULTS AT S.C.C.
    160 8 OR. S. BATEMAN and J. H Phillips 3) won the final profession pairs handicap event in the S.CC. autumn lawn tennis tournament yesterday, beating R. Kitching and H L. Ward (+3), 6—3, 6—4. Two other ties played yesterday resulted: Mixed don hies handicap: O. W Oilmour
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    CHARITY SOCCER IN UNITED STATES
    135 8 Popularity Of Royal Navy Team New York, Oct. FOOTBALL matches in aid of relief societies in Britain, Czechoslovakia, Greece and Free France are being played at Randall's Island Stadium on Oct. 26 when the Royal Navy meet a Czechoslovak XI and Greece meet Free France.
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    NAVY CUP GOLF AT GARRISON CTUB
    154 8 rIE draw for the Navy Cup competition at the Garrison Golf Club, the first round of which has to be comnleted by Sunday, Oct. 12. is: Lt -Col. H. W. R. Williams ard Ma^-r J. R. Burne vs. Captain J. L. L. P?rez and
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    SINGAPORE HORNETS
    49 8 THE following will renresent the the Singapore Hornets at hockey against the Harlequins on the Girl's Spores Club ground on Sunday: S. Rodrigues: R. H. Barth. M. Modder: L. Estron, R. S. Barth. D. de Cruz: N. F. Modder. B. Scheerder, D. BD.th, H. Boudewyn, J. Scheerder.
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    S.C.R.C. HOCKEY
    50 8 TIE following will represent the SC.R.C. at hockey against the Y.M.C.A. at the YMC.A. to-day: Tan Huck Wah: Thiam Slew, k T Ool; Tong Kim Wah, Chua Boon Unn, Ong B wee Keng; Tan Huck Yang. Low Kee Pow. Gan Or** Tian. C Wong and Chffth Keng Slew
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    14 8 Qnett*. Oct. 2. QUETTA yesterday morning felt another earthouake shock which caused some panic.
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    "Time Will Shortly Come When Reds Can Take Offensive"
    331 8 London, Oct. 2. CROM the military standpoint, the salient point of Mr. Churchill's speech on Tuesday was the statement that the Nazi? are facing a shortage •in the air, writes Gen. Sir Hubert Gough, Reuter's military commentator. Our air superiority should
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    Answer To Wishful Thinkers
    230 8 New York, Oct. 2. ••-rHIS is a complete answer to the complacent tanking which assumes that the Red Army's sacrifice** can absolve other Allies from all-out participation in the struggle," says the New York Post commenting on Mr. Churchill's recen* -peech in the House of Commons.
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    Tanks Drive In America
    78 8 Detroit, Oct. 1. FORD and General Motors are .preparing: to Join Chrysler for the all-out output of army tanks, currently the No. 1 requirement of Britain and the Soviet Union, it was learned here to-day. It is expected the big three of the automobile industry, which
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    Britain's Sugar Requirements
    101 8 Washington, Oct. 2. MR. W. J. Rook, a British sugar buyer, is expected to confer with United States officials shortlv regarding British sugar requirements and the sugar situation in general, according to quarters attached to the Department ot Agriculture. These quarters said there has been some confusion
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    Y.M.C.A. WATER-POLO
    48 8 THE following have been selected to play water-polo for the Y.MCA. r gainst the Chinese Swimming Club to-morrow: Lee Pong LJrn, Loh Wah Sang, Lim Cheng Slong. Kwik Sam York, bee Toh Min, Chia Kok Leong, Loh Heng Kee. Chua Kim Chiang ana Fong Kim Choon,
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    P.W.D. REGISTER 4-2 HOCKEY WIN
    334 8 p WD 4; Post Oflice MEfeTING at hockey on the Post Office ground yesterday, the Public Works Department scored two goals in each half to beat the Post Office by four goals to two. The Postals were a determined lot, recovering well in the latter
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    EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    33 8 A EUROPEAN women's hockey meeting will be h?M at the Singapore Cricket Club at 645 pm. on Wednesday. Oct. 8. Those wishing to play this season are requested to attend.
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    DRAWN HOCKEY
    27 8 IN a keenly- contested hockey match plaved at Balestier on Wednesday St. Patrick's School drew with the Indian Ass cHtion, each side sccr-ng two goals.
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    AUSTRALIAN SPORT
    72 8 Melbourne, Oct. 1. Leagve PUjer Dead: The death has occurred of "Flipper" Thorpe, aged 50. a former Richmond (Melbourne^ captain, and one of the greatest league fullbacks. Champions to Fight: Al. Basten. Australian middleweight champion will fight Ron Richards, retired middle and light heavyweight champion, at Melbourne on
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    5.A.0.8.A. HOCKEY
    48 8 THE following will represent St. Andrew's Old Boys Ass->ciari n iat hockey again-st the Post office Club at Woodsville on Sundav M. Kerr. H. A-mstrcns, Mervyn KohlhofT. George Newman. Malcolm KohlhofT, O rdon Newman: R. Thoy. T. SuJlivan. Monty Armstrong, G. Armstrons and A. N. Other.
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    CANCELLED
    26 8 THE rugby fixture between the Medi?ol Coll?^e Union and tfe Loyal Regiment, to ha v e be- a played at Ser>oy Lines yestercny, was cancelled.
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    R.A.F. Team To Meet S.C.F.A.
    53 8 R.A.F. Team To Meet S.C.F. A. THE following will represent RAF. against the S.C.F A. in the deciding game in the first division of the S.A.F.A. league soccer c< rap* iti«»n r.t Anson Road stadium to* morrow: Mitchell; Neate, A. Smith; Monk, E. Sm th, Wint; Camp, bell, TurnbuA, Tt>dd,
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    QUADRANGULAR CYCLING
    256 8 Ipoh Holiday Event (From Our Own Correspondent i ipoh. Oct. 2 /CYCLING enthusiasts throughout tne country will be £lad to lsarn tnat the quadrangular cycling championship between Penang. Singapore, Sclangor and l-erait. which was reported a lew days ago as cancelled, will now t&ke place at the Jubilee
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      62 8 To-days Sports Events Soccer: S.A.FA. Challenge Cup. first round, Chinese Athletic v-. Spartans, Anson Ro9d s'adium. Hockey: SCC. vs. St. Joseph's Institution. SCC: SR.C. vs. Khalsa Association. SR.C; Medical College vs. Indian General Hospital, M C.U.; Y.M.C A. vs. S.C.R.C, Y M.C.A. Tennis: S.C.C. tournament, ..C.C. Ru?by: S.C.C. vs. Coast
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