The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 October 1941

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AMD DAILY NEWS NO. 16.139. ESfU. 1835. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1941. 5 CENTS
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  • 897 1 Nazis Driven Back 65 Miles From Capital RESERVES THROWN IN ON BOTH SIDES Big German Effort To Gain Early Decision London, Oct. 14. ALL activity on the Russian front now appears to be m the centre am! little elsewhere, according: to information recehed m authoritative
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  • 72 1 London. Oct. 14. SI HIV IN i losses m the Atlanta during the first two „rrkN vi ihis month were hl> low.** the Star rd to-da>. iiipulting Hshter aircraft t .»m >bi» his been particularly tfftetiv* m redudns sinkhe neusoaper said. "\lthoueh Hitler is believed \:ne
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  • 111 1 Submarines Score Fresh Successes London. Oct. 11. more enemy supply ...ive been success. uily d> submarines of tha m Fleet." announces In a communique ed steamship and ■x :p have been A third- a ship of about was hit by several md when last seen was .ands Admiralty meanwhile, that
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  • 109 1 1 .»nu«»n. Oct. 14. nd ta deal with hateffntTpter of .:aesT They ret but it is .s not entirely iecome nothing v nuisance. Nazi attempt to the British Home new :rick which en borrowed se. the BBC. c to-day said -They I i on our
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  • 126 1 London, Oct. 14. MR. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, declined to make a statement on the war situation on the Eastern Front when questioned by the Labour member, Mr. E. Shinwell, m the House of Commons to-day. "This must obviously be left to the Russian High
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  • 45 1 Hanoi, Oct. 14. MR. IWATORO UTIYAMA, se-cond-in-command, to Mr. K. Yoshizawa, Japan's envoy to Indo-China, has arrived m Hanoi. He holds the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary and will proceed to Saigon after Mr. Yoshizawa's arrival, which is still delayed Reuter
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  • 234 1 -Reuter. London, Oct. 14. THE British Government is prepared at any time to reopen negctiations through a protecting power fcr the repatriation of sick and wounded prisoners of war on the basis of the 1929 convention. This statement was made m the House of Commons to-day by
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  • 346 1 Hitler Flings All He Has Into Gigantic Drive Moscow, Oct. 14. HITLER is accepting sacrificial losses m an endeavour to break through n the central sector, writes the Soviet Army organ. Red Star to-day. He is hurling m tanks literally as battering rams against long lines of anti-tank barriers crossed
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  • 219 1 Washington, Oct. 14. AN American -Japanese conflict might develop "as quick A asa wink" if Russia were defeated, Senator Norris told newspapermen to-day. He declared he "is not so sure that war with Japan would be a bad thing for us." The 80-year-old
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  • 92 1 Washington, Oct. 14. A STEADY volume of planes is moving across the Atlantic to the Middle East, official quarters revealed here to-day. An increasing number of Pan-American pilots and ground crews have been assigned to ferry big bombers between the African west coast
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  • 64 1 London, Oct. 14. DUSSELDORF and Cologne were among objectives m western Germany raided by the R A F. last night, according to an Air Ministry communique. A small force of bombers also bombed the Boulogne docks. Coastal Command aircraft attacked enemy shipping off the Dutch and
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  • 25 1 Washington. Oct. 14. AFTER 45 minutes* debate the Senate to-day passed the amended Philippines Defence Bill as reported by Senator Tidings. United Press
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  • 38 1 I ondon, Ort. 14. A TROOP ship left Istanbul fori Greece tbls afternoon carrying 1.200 tons of food for the Greek people. I| sails with the guarantee of safe conduct from the British. German and Italian Governments.- Reuter
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  • 27 1 Washington, Oct. 14. Mr. Cord oil Hull informed the Tress that the United States and Argentina had concluded a trade agreement but rave uo further details.- Reuter
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  • 343 1 Moscow Paris: A Contrast London, Oct- 14. THE latest news from the East- crn front does not show any confirmation ot a slackening m the vigour of the German offensive, whicn seemed to be indicated yesterday, writes a military commentator. Or the contrary the High Command is throwing ail its
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  • 80 1 Berlin, Oct. 14a •The utter annihilation of the armies enclosed m the Vyazma sector" is claimed m a special announcement by the German Hi h Command from the Fuehrer's headquarters. The announcement says the Soviet forces encircled m the Bryansk area are approaching distintegration. It also claims that
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  • 202 2 Cairo. Oct 13. CONTINUED activity by the R.A.F. In North Africa, the Mediterranean and Sicily is reported m to-day's R.A. P. communique. The harbours at Benghazi and Tripoli were raided by heavy bombers on Saturday night. Large fires broke out on the mole at Benghazi,
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  • 127 2 lokio, Ott 11. DESPITE ceaseless air raids by Germrn bombers day and night Moscow has received nc jerious damage due to the strong air defences ani a conlid?nt mcsphere prevails through :ut i the city, according to the Nichi Ni?hi correspondent's d spatches Hi the
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  • 220 2 COUNTER-ATTACKS AT LENINGRAD "10-cow, Oct 14. 'THE troops Attending Leningrad are not only holding the German at- tacks but m soino sectors are strcngiy j counter-attacking. As a result of such I I a counter-attack lasting three days from Oct. 8 to 10. the Germans lost 1.300 killed and many
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  • 265 2 A PREI_II\HNARY inquiry into ai charge of rape against a 61 -year- I old European, Donald Fraser Gordon J Stables, began m the Singapore Fifth i Court yesterday. At the outset of the inquiry, Court I Inspector P. Ball applied for the case j to be
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  • 91 2 I A PICTURE of tenae moments x^ and gripping drama would oerhaps best describe Twentieth Century Fox's "Man Hunt," which began a five- day season at the Cathay yesterday. The title of the picture simply sums up the story, which has the first settings m
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  • 523 3 "PARTIAL EVACUATION" OF JAPANESE FROM U.S. THE three Japanese 1 the United States preted as a "partial Ishii, spokesman for to-day. Tokio, Oct. 14. evacuation ships groins: to this month could be interevacuation" effort, Mr. Koh the Information Bureau, said He added it would require "thousands of ships" to complete
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  • 124 3 London, Oct. 14. iVPKOVTED arrangements for provisions by "war ".grants" for families of !T; n wtrsmm m the forces will t>e m ,nv.-e from the first pay day nber, according to a Mm Pensions White Paper, '••iib'.i-ihed to-day Methods 01 assessing family reeds will
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  • 126 3 Doubts B.E.F. In Russia por.a-md (Texas) Oct. 13. POL tieorge Stewart, U.S. Army C iietired), who was commana the American Expedition a pore at Archangel m 1918. Sinvn'.r.g to-day on unconfgtaed reports that British troops >re n>w there, said: "I would nla^iittie^ credence m a landing JJthis tune of the
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  • 52 3 Nh_n.,ha.. Oct. 14. C. 1 ..demann. former ..sul- general m San as reported to have I -be to-day, but Gernere were unable to report brcka said* Capt. would probably as■ne a role :n f he Far East for Ger- .ular to Mr. Alfred role for Britain.
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  • 60 3 Vichy. Oct. 14. B J 4 Communist miliu Paris and the westF Ch a ville. the French t -day declared tiiey had ■*ez> v? ar "underground rail- :m terrorists received 3 frcm the Third In- 1 and drew food raas hunted men. they le to acquire with food
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  • 70 3 1,... Minila. Oct. 14. -LIEUTENANT James H. 28 killed when his formation flying. J Mrhorttirs announced to--2- Weaver was married last -lay Wolfe, daughter 4 W fe. of Hawaii a wiiS?*^ mi Ke ly Tir^ before mt mT t0 the Phni PP*n« 1«-* 2*Army author .ties said
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  • 71 3 London, Oct. 14. 'THE Muslin Society m Great 1 Britain is to celebrate the festival of Hari Raya Puasa at Shah Jehan Mosque at Woking on Oct. 22. The Iman is to conduct prayers and a general meeting of the Society will be held. Life m
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  • 64 3 Teheran, Oct. 14. BRITISH and Soviet troops are withdrawing from the region of the Iranian capital since there has been jio disturbance. The troops will probably take up positions on a line laid down m the original terms accepted by the Iranian Government. A battalion of Ghurfcas will be the
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  • 87 3 Washington. Oct. 14. MANY officers ranging from second-lieutenants to majorgenerals have been relieved of their command share the big United States Army manoeuvres held m Louisiana recently revealed cases of poor leadership The names of the officers affected have net been mnde public but it is understood
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  • 248 3 Atlantic Charter Burma London. Oct. 14. TN an editorial on '•Burma and her neighbours," The Times, dealing with the visit of U. Saw. Burma's Premier, says Uie aspirations of Burmans for full self-government within the British Commonwealth as soon as possible after the end of the v.ar have proved by
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  • 89 3 Manila. Oct. 14. THE headquarters of the United States Army m the Far East announced to-day it was calling up seven additional Filipine infantry regiments for duty on Nov. 1. _w oa-f- B This will result m United States forces m the Philippines totalling approximately 60.000 men.
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  • 38 3 London, Oct. 14. ONLY a very small number of enemy aircraft flew overland last night, mainly over parts of eastern England, states the Air Ministry. A few bombs dropped caused slight damage and no casualties were reported.- Reuter
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  • 48 3 London, Oct. 14. THE radio mystery voice 1 Harassing Harry—signed off the British Broadcasting Corporation last night when Scottish bagpipes drowned him out, after which listeners m a pnb said: "Thank God. at last some use has been found for those windbags!"- United Press
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  • 157 3 Sydney, Oct. 14. THE sickness rate among Australian troops is lower m this A war than m the last, declared the Inspector-General of Medical Services, Major-Gen. R. M. Downes, on his return by air from a four-months tour of approximately 20,000 miles
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  • 120 3 U.S. Planes Patrol Far East Waters Honolulu, Oct. 14. SIR Earle Page, Australian Minister to the British War Cabinet, arrived here by Clipper to-day en route to the United States and London. In an interview here, Sir Earle confirmed reports that Americanbuilt planes are patrolling Far Eastern waters, as far
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  • 115 3 London, Oct. 14. DR. Hugh Dalton. (tfinister o 4 Economic Warfare, discussed m the House of Commons to-day Britain's attitude to the sending of food to German-occupied Europe. 'We do not allow foodstuffs to be shipped through the blockade he said, "but subject to suitable
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  • 54 3 aierne, Oct. 14. FO train collisions m Italy are reported from Milan to-day. In the first, between Lanciano and Casteltrentano. m Tuscany, two persons were killed, 39 severely injured and 100 slightly injured. Twenty-seven persons were injured, several severely, m the second, which occurred at Circumvesviana,
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  • 39 3 Boston (Mass.), Oct. 14. A NAZI supply ship flying the Norwegian flag whose capture off Greenland was announced by the Navy Department on Saturday night has arrived here m the custody of the United States naval vessel Bear. Reuter.
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  • 102 3 Poles Hit Hard At Tobruk Cairo, Oct. 14. OOLISH troops have again been active at Tobruk, srys to-day's British G.H.Q. communique. It says: "During Sunday nigh" a Polish patrol again successfully raided an enemy sixon_. point outside the aajtem sector of our perimeter defences of Tobruk. m close fighting which
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  • 130 3 London, Oct. 14. THE Canadian Minister of National Defence, who is m Britain, told Press representatives m London to-day that Canada is making her full contribution tD supplies for Russia. Canada would supply tanks m particular. These were partly of British design; other tanks being
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  • 55 3 Chungking, Oct. 14. BRIGADIER John Magruder. chief of the United States military mission to China, made his first call on Dr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Foreign Minister, yesterday. He was followed by Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, British Ambassador, who remained with the Foreign Minister for an hour discussing
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  • 453 3 Shanghai, Oct. 14. BEST-in formed quarters here regard the efforts of the Stabllizaticn Board to stabilize the Shanghai dollar as a virtual failure, although it had stalled off the yuan and British and American business difficulties temporarily. These quarters believed this was due,
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  • 147 3 FIRST OVERT NAZI ACT AGAINST PORTUGAL Lisbon, Oct. 1 1. THE Portuguese steamer Corte Real, which lelt Lisbon for New York last Thursday has been torpedoed m the Atlantic by a German submarine. This ii the fourth Portuguese merchantman lo have been sunk but
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  • 139 3 Lisbon, Oct. 14. THE Portuguese Foreign MinisI ter. Dr. Salazar, and J&e Japanese Minister signed an agreement to-day for es*ablishing an air line between Japan and the Portuguese colony of Timor. An official Tokio announcement states that the service will be between Palao, Japanese-mandated island, and Deli,
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  • 69 3 London, Oct 14. CIVILIAN air raid casualties m Britain last month totalled 486 killed (or miosing beli?ved killed) were 87 men, 73 w~mn, 45 children under 16 and 12 unclassified. These injured and detained m hospital totalled 269. The total number of civilian casualties from the beginning of
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  • 30 3 Washington. Oct. 14. rIE Senate to-day passed and sent to the White House a bill enabling between 3,000 to 5,000 naturalized Americans living abroad to retain their citizenship.- United Press
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURENCE
    • 35 3 Rosemary Ann. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Scharenguivel. Surveyor. Mersing. passed away tn Sirgapore on Oct. 14, 1941, aged 2 years. 3 months Funeral at 4.30 p.m. to-day at Bldadari. Deep.y regretted.
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  • 265 3 Ter Poorten Acting N.I. Army C.-in-C. Batavi> Oct. 14. fEN. H. ter Poorten, Chief of Staff of the Netherlands Indies Army, who arrived m ...anila only yesterday for consultations with the Philippines authorities, hurriedly left by air for Batavia this morning, having been recalled following the death of T _4eut.-Gen.
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  • 400 4 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1941. Uncensored Story DRITISH evacuees who arrived m Smgapore yesterday told a grim story of the situation In Japan. There can be no doubt as to the authenticity of the incidents and trends which they described since their -remarks were subject to no cen--1 sorship and, as
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  • 365 4 THE untimely death m the Batavia air crash of Lt.Gen. G. J. Berenschot, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Indies army, has caused profound regret m Singapore, and the sympathy of the people of British Malaya goes out to Hollanders m the Indies m the heavy loss they have
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  • 319 4 THE references made on Mon- day by the Governor to the work of the Food Control Department show how carefully the interests of the population, and particularly the poorer sections of the community, have been safeguarded. It is generally agreed that food control is working well m Malaya
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  • 252 4 OETTER Christmas dinners this year, and increased sugar and fat rations from November 17. which were promised recently by Mr. Churchill and thc Ministry of Food, are welcome indications of the improved food position m Britain. The quality as well as the quantity of meals on British
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    1046 4 A Challenge To Sweated Labour— Shopkeepers Who CheatYoung Nazis m Japan— Not So Neighbourly— Cows But c Beef— How Factory Workers Supplement Their Earnings A SIGNIFICANT commentary on Japan's Greater Asia Co- Prosperity policy is contained In I this extract from an interview m I the Japan Times
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  • 105 4 WITH the heavy censorship on messages from Tokio and the fact that few people m Malaya are able to read Japanese, there-, is m Singapore only the a?anti*st knowledge of conditions m Japan a most important factor m the Far Eastern situation to-day. To give readers
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  • 395 4 ALREADY many thousand* of officers and men of the Im- j perial forces have given up their lives on the Continental front, and the nation has expended many millions of yen out of the national coffers Oil is one of the commodities with which Japan is least
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  • 85 4 ImHR-Ol' (JEN de GiiuLe i Ing mcssafce to HM "German* m military m,. nim and the metcmn have been turned I Randa m» st not fcr a single i...i.ut< crease iv the growing N-MrW I I peoples— Abcve all o: ti —weigh and vflgh m ti.e umlei oi I i
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  • 1194 5 DISCONTENT ACUTE FOOD POSITION IN JAPAN First-Hand Information From British Evacuees BKITISH evacuees from Japan, who landed m Singapore yesterday from the Anhui, brought vivid pictures of life m Japan during the last few months and stressed c need for continuintr the t policy of isolation of Japan expressing themselves
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  • 84 5 "No Hope Of Success" DEFERRING to present senti*x ment with regard to Japanese relations with Britain and the United States, a British evacuee who arrived by the Anhui yesterday declared that the man In the street feels that Japan has no hope of emerging successful from a clash with Britain
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  • 302 5 THE richest non-Japanese m Japan, Mr. Ernest W. James, who left personal assets of over 6,000,000 yen or roughly $3,000,--000 behind, was one of the hundreds oi British subjects who arrived m Singapore yesterday by the official evacuation ship. Annul. Mr. James, who was born m
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  • 197 5 TWO Assistant Superintendents of Police. Mr. E. A. Anderson and Mr. G. E. Devonshire, described m the Singapore traffic court yesterday three separate incidents that happened along Outram Road on Aug. 15 which, they submitted, proved negligence on the part of a European, D. W.
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  • 211 5 f RUESOME evidence of Nasi terrorism m occupied Europe is included m the current issue of The Eastern Graphic, published to-day. It takes the form of pictures, smuggled out of Yugoslavia, of men and women hanged by the Germans en masse, strung up on trees »in a cemetery.
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  • 131 5 THE danger of people meddling with electrical apparatus was emphasized by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday when he held an inquiry into the death of a young Chinese, Tan Meng Pee. Evidence showed that while Tan was retreading an old motor-car tyre with an
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  • 50 5 VICTOR Y CAMPAIGN BY CHINESE CHINESE GROCERY SHOPS throughout Singapore are launching a for Victory" campaign to-day. Every parcel containing roods purchased from these shops will be marked with a "V*. and shop assistants have been instructed to explain the significance of the letter if inquiries are made by customers.
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  • 20 5 rS* band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders will perform today at the People's Park at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 52 5 Governor Inspects R.A.F, Cadets Parade The Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas, is seen speaking to Pilot Officer Hallam just before inspecting cadets who have completed their training at the Government Flying Training School m Singapore and who will shortly go aboard for advanced training. The parade was held at the Civil
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  • 180 5 AARON Manasseh, Singapore property owner, was fined $100 by Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a charge alleging that he increased the rent of a house from $100 to $110 without an order of the Rent
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  • 176 5 >TINETEEN -year-old Ng Kwang I Yeng, an English-speaking clerk, yesterday appeared In the Singapore third court on three charges under the Defence Regulations It was alleged m two of the charges that on Oct. 4 he altered written permissions for the purchase of cement granted m accordance with
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  • 238 5 ffcRDERS tar equipment for the Air Raid FTecautions Services, placed with the Supply Department of India, include 300,000 stirrup pumps, 100,000 steel helmets. 100,000 respirators, 250,--000 sandbags, 160 sirens and 860 trailer fire pumps. All A.R.P. equipment, including medical stores, is being supplied through the Central Government.
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  • 57 5 a DMIRATION for the work that is being carried out m American Universities was expressed by Dr. S. Baidikul of the Phyo Thai Hospital m Bangkok, who arrived from the United States yesterday on his return to Thailand. Dr. Baidikul underwent a sneclal course In ear, nose and
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  • 477 5 Alleged Large Share Swindle CHINESE CHARGED IN KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 14. rE story of how a large-scale share swindle was discovered m 1927 but remained an unsolved mystery until a prominent local Chinese resident, Khoo 800 Gcng, m July telephoned to the police saying
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  • 86 5 RECRUITMENT to all arms of the Indian Army, technical and nontechnical, is now attaining record figures and the rate per month is rcpMN approaching the 50,000 mark. There is a growing response from most sections of the peoples of India. In Bengal recruits have come forward
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  • 116 5 WEEKLY food parcels are now being sent to about 1.900 Indian prisoners of war by the Indian Comforts Fund In London. Of these about 1,200 were captured m the Middle East. 342 belonged to the Indian contingent on the Western Front and were taken during the Battle of
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  • 250 5 /\F the 22 Indian pilots trained by tha Indian Air Force and seconded to the R.A.F. about a year ago, _6 have been taking part m the daily raids over Germany during the past few months. Their Squadrcn Leader recently paid a tribute to their work,
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  • 159 5 Batavia. Oct. lt. THE tin position m the Netherlands Indies is extremely 1 favourable. America not long ago stabilized the price at 50 cents (gold) per English pound, and the demand remains strong. It is clear that America is desirous of further increasing her stocks. According
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  • 47 5 Itfß. Thomas Bay ley news editor attached to the British Ministry of Information m London, arrived m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Bayley, who was a former subeditor on the Daily Express, said that the feeling m Britain towards the Luftwaffe's activities now was one of indifference.
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  • 129 5 JAPANESE radio reports alleging ill- treatment of Japanese nationals leaving Singapore were [refuted by the Singapore Japanese Consul-General, Mr Ken Tsumuri, according to the SingaIpore radio yesterday Mr. Tsumuri told the .station that he had no complaints to make. Officials m Singapore declared that all passengers were
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  • 125 6 r\N behalf of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Sinhi Merchants' Association, Mr. R. Jumabhoy, president of the Chamber, and Mr. K. Assumal, president of the Association, met the 237 Indian evacuees aboard the Anhui when it arrived at Singapore yesterday Arrangements have been made by the
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  • 1110 6  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By HIDDEN away amcng the cluttering little alleys and byways round Arab Street, flanked by a corrugated iron roofed godcwn is the Mas jid Sultan Mosque m North Bridge Road. It must be one of the most digrifled and substantial buildings In Singapore
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  • 302 6 THE part played by Ceylonese m the development of Malaya and the war effort of this community were reviewed by Dr. P. T. Nathan m a broadcast from Singapore last night He said that under the British rule. Ceylon had made rapid progress, economically
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 6 Th. Commander -in -thief. Far East, Sir Robert Brooke Popham, is payv- a visit to Australia. Photo shows Sir Robert just before he left Malaya.
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  • 191 6 a REMARKABLE feature of the Chinese film, "Light of East Asia," which was shown to a special audience at tho Capitol yesierday, is that all the major parts are taken by Japanese war prisoners, and consequently most of the dialogue .'s m Japanese. The film has Chinese sub-
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    73 6 Amftnr th troops there to Mmmrm pepalar might than the reruUr _£2£f night dance at the Fresbyte ia. Services Ctab where this p.cior« l__Tta_____ It to popalax, too, mmmag tmm wwme mt Sugspoie no _2T i!T^eJe^-^2eeA«ie tbe standard of «U~l»g fa so high and be. c_ise the troop, are ss
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    • 24 6 •yHE Postmaster-General, Senator Ashley, says that he may recom- mend Cabinet to lift the ban on Dutch planes carrying Australian mail
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    • 56 6 ivfAJOR H. S. Conkey, of Coota--1?1 mundra, aged 23, has been awarded the M.C. for great courage and determin*ttion under heavy fire m Greece. He is believed to be the youngest Mai :> m the A.1.F., and was named after two uncles killed m the last war. lie
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    • 20 6 a MUNITIONS factory costing £500.A 000 whl be erected at Ballarat to extend the present district munitions works.
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    • 18 6 cQUADRON Leader D. Sheen, of Canberra, has won a bar to his D.F.C. m Entrland
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  • 89 6 qpHE view that his wife took her own life probably because she was worried about her mother m Japaneseoccupied China was expressed by a Chinese, ran See Moh, m the Singapore Coron-r's Court yesterday. Tan said that on Oct. 1 when he returned home from work, he found
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    • 514 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS R»- DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH The Pev. William Thomas Cherry. D.D.. Ph.D. for twentyfive years actively engaged m Malayan Missionary wort, passed away at his home m Ridley Park. Pennn. USA. on Sunday, Oct. 12. 1941, after a long illness. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenders are now invited for
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    • 308 6 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be closed on- Monday, Oct. 20, Deepavali (Public llottday) Wednesday, 22, Hari |!aya Puasa (Bank Holiday). SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% DEBENTURE STOCK 1926. INTEREST DL'K NOV. 1, 1941. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Registers of the above Stock will be clos.d from
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    • 177 6 To-Day 's Broadcasting SINGAPORE ZHL 225 m. 1.333 k es.; 7 HP) 30.96 m. 9.69 m ca.; ZHP2 48.58 m 6.175 m es.; ZHP3 41.38 m. 7.25 m'es. ZHL, ZHPI m ZHP2. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcements J In French: 6.45 News m French*; 7.00 News commentary In French; 7.15 Singapore
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    • 364 6 news; 10.05 News talk; 10.15 Musict; 10.45 Close down. ZHP3. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcements m French; 6.45 News m French*; 7.00 News commentary m French; 7.15 News m Mandarin; 7.30 News m English; 7.40 Malay music: 7.45 News m Malay; 8.00 Musict; 8.15 Democracy Marches*; 8.30 News m English*; 8.40
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  • 150 7 A Sydney, Oct, 18. POWERFUL alliance against Japan m the Pacific can stiU make an attack on Asiatic Russia too costly," says the Sydney Daily Telegraph to-day. "If the A.B.C.D. powers (America, Britain, China and Netherlands Indies) announced that an attack on Russia would
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  • 76 7 Washington, Oct 13. J^RmSH authorities, according to the spokesman of the Office of Production Management, have asked fe" a large amount of railway rails and 'ng stocks, under the lease ani le.ad programme, to equip the trans-port-line m Iran for forwarding supplies to Russia. It is reported
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  • 47 7 New York, Oct 13. A NETHERIANDS State lean of f00.000.000 guilders for 1941 bearing 34 per cent, interest will be announced to-morrow, the official Dutch news agency rtpcrted from London to-day. Subscriptions open on Oct. 23 and payment must be made by Nov. United Press
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  • 183 7 Bangkok, Oct. 14. AN earnest appeal by the Thai Premier. Field-Marshal Luana Pibul Songgram, to the foreign communities m Thailand to cooperate m maintenance of Thai neutrality and thereby contribute to peace m this part of the world was broadcast by the Bangkok radio last night.
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  • 95 7 Chungking, Oct. 13. "^FTER a brief period necessary for investigatory work, the Magruder and Niemeyer missions are expected tc push ahead with their xespective programmes speedily. They are war-time missions and have no time to losf\" said Mr. Wang Shih-chieh, Chinese Minister of Information to-day. "As a
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  • 234 7 Turkey -And The Straits DESCRIBING German preparations for operations In the Black Sea, The Times correspondent on the German frontier v;rote recently: "Turkey, a3 the guardian of the Dardanelles, might be a troublesome obstacle. Heretofore Turkey has scrupulously observed the treaty of Montreaux, which required her not to allow the
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  • 180 7 Seattle, Oct. J 3. MR. WILLIAM GREEN, President of the American Federation of Labour, m a "hmds across the 3ca" response to fraternal delegates frcm Britain and Canada to the American Federation of Labour convention, asked them "to convey to your fellow-workers our firm resolve and
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  • 576 7 London, Oct. 14. DROADCASTTNG this after- noon a squadron leader who has definitely destroyed four German bombers by night j over their own aerodromes, and has many "probables" also to his credit, described the work upon which he had recently been engaged. He said that
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    5 7 Bluey Curley A Casual CasucAtv-To-Be
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  • 608 7 MR. E. G. KNOX, leader of the 1 Australian Press Delegation < which visited the Netherlands I Indies and Singapore recently, de- clares ir an arti le m the Melbourne Argus that Japan's south- I ward drive 'into Thailand, Malaya, Netherlands Indies and J Australia
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  • 166 7 L)ndoa, Oct. IS. MR. J. V. H. D. liig_ who came to England earij m Se. .ember at the request of President Boos veil V> consult witn British leaden an initial programme for the better s\ nchronizaLion of British and American production, is flying back to the I'n
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  • 143 7 DOMBED twice once on a ship and then m a hospital snd yet kli\e to tell the story. Mr. Leslie Thompson rubber planter and processing expert, who Li returning to Penang arived m Singapore yestcrdsv from the United States. Mr. Thompson «a eti.ng ©n leave on a vessel
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  • 71 7 rpHE Chines* community t Johore are generously suprorti;ig British war charities. Through the i*roUctor of Ctiinese m the Stote. furl .er substantial contributions, to.-aTiin? over $14,--50 C, have just been n,«ido to the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Di.^Lresr Fund, as follows Muar $4,681.95; Batu Pahat $4,000.00: Segarrtat «exc!uc
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  • 57 7 yHKRE are still about 1.000 British nationals anc Brit. h-prot?cted persons m Japan sceordit t to British evacu-e who arrived m gapore yesterday. Amon~ those v. ho n't J pan by the Anhui were two Americana. One of them, a Ron- an Catholic priest, discmbarkcl at
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  • 68 7 "vT was an accident," staled Ponmv samy. a 57-year-old Tamil when he was charged In thc Singapore Fifth Court yesterday with volun arily causing hurt to his four -month -c_d son wltta a parang. The offenc* nas said to have been committed m Jurong Roar, on Monday Ball
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  • 53 7 CONJUROR DfcAD J/r. David Devant. famous con.M ror and illusionist, died Jast night at Putney Hospital where he had been a helpless cripple for the past four years. He was 73. Twelve members of the Magic {Circle visited him m hospital each [year to entert_-f-i him on
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  • 45 7 MEDICAL MISSION— Dr Fred P. Magnet has arrived here by Clipper en route to China. His mission 1s to establish hospitals, first aid centres and field clinic* for more t __n 260.000 coolies and other workers constructing the railroad from Lash- tn K..r_ming.- United Press
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  • 33 7 K-F.C. POWMS- The enate has passed and sent to the White House for the President's signature a bill authorizing a 1..5A0.000.0c>. increase m the Reconstruction PI- ar.c* Oorporation's bcrrovins and knviinnower.- United Press
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  • 44 7 I-EASE-LEND REPORT— The Senate Appropriations Sub Committee hopes to report on the Leas* and I*nd Act "In time to take It vp on the Senate floor early next w« k Senator Alben Barkley majority it„ri.?r m the Senate, told the press to-day.— United Press
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    • 228 7 STEAMSHIP PLANE AND RAIL TICKETS. LOCAL 4ND OVLKSEAS. AT REGI'LAR TARIFF RATES. NO COMMISSION OR BOOKING FEE THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.. INC. 84 Robinson Road, TeL 30??. REPRESENTING ALL PRINCIPAL RAIL, STEAMSIIIP PLANE AND BIS LINES. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. FREQUENT SAILINGS DURING OCTOBER DESTINED TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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  • 365 8 League Champions In Two-Nil Victory R.A.F 2: R.A. (A.A.) 0. IN spite of a clear-cut victory of two goals to nil over .he Anti-Aircraft Gunners m a S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup game at Anson Road stadium yesterday, the RJL, first division league champions, were off-colour and gave a
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  • 132 8 r[E October Medal Competition held over the week-end at the Garrison Golf Club resulted m a win for Flt.-Lieut. Catt with a net srore of 65. The following were the best returns: Pit-Lieut. S. E. Catt 81—16 55; Cant. T. B. Smiley 86—18= f>B:
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  • 71 8 TTrIE Army team to meet the R-A A.F. at rugby at the Jalan Besar stadium on Saturday, starting at 5 p.m., will be: L.evt. Roberts (Gordons); Capt Mathieson (R.A.). Capt. Pierce (R.A.), Gnr. Batchelor (R-A.), Spr. Pilcain (R.E.); Capt. Hocking (O.C.T-U.). Major Toker (R.A.): Lieut. Campbell (Gordons).
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  • 570 8 Cup Prospects Reviewed Melbourne, Oct 13. ri review of the Caulfleld and Melbourne Cups for the A.I F.. "Cardigan." the Melbourne Sporting writer, says: Snm«> of you boys will remember 1929 when Night March was favourite for tie A.J.C. Metropolitan. His conne tions decided to trick backers by,
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  • 90 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 14. |>ERAK'S side for the triangular badminton tournament between Selangor. Penang and Perak to be played here next week-end is: Men's singles: Teoh Seng Khoon. Yap Ghim Hoe, Goh Chong Hee. Doubles: A. M. Ibrahim, Tan Teik Leon?. Leong Hew Meng,
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  • 68 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Oct. 14. THE following will represent Perak In their forthcoming hockey tour of Singapore during which Perak will ploy four games against the Army and Navy, Singapore, Indian Army and Combined Services: Mohd. Isa, Gurusamy, Mat Nor, Abdul Rahman, Kahar, Abdul II
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  • 382 8 Weights For First And Second Days- (From Our Own Correspondent) penang, Oct. 14. T.HE following are weights for all eight races on Saturday and two races on Wednesday, Oct. 22, thc first ?nd second days respectively of the Penang Turf Club's Autumn meeting: Horses, Class 2,
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  • 87 8 RLE Gas Department Athletic Party beat the Singapore Airport Sports Club m a friendly game of badminton played on Sunday. Results, Gas Department players mentioned first: Nadarajan beat Joseph Chia 11 15; 15 8; 15 13; Yeo Kwang Yam beat Bachee 15 4; 15 2; R. Samy
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  • 29 8 THE following were the two best scores returned m the Keppel Golf Club's women's nine-hole stroke competition: Mrs. J. A. Barr 47—13=34; Mrs. L. Johnson 49—14=35.
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  • 420 8 London, Oct. 13. "/^ATAFIGHTERS" is the name given by the British Press to fighter planes launched by catapult from merchant ships, details of which have new been released by the Admiralty. It has been clear for some time that an important proportion of merchant ship losses
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  • 43 8 The stalwart Gordon Highlanders' team wfc» mmm tyf-wwg champions at the Highland Gathering held at Jalan B**"* Saturday. They met the Punjab Regiment team m the final and won easily though the Indians were a brawny set of men.- Fress Press
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  • 355 8 S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED Sabine Bembroke Win Gruelling Three-Set Doubles Final N. W. SABINE and C. J. R. Bembroke (—3) annexed the men's handicap doubles title m the last match m the Singapore Cricket Club's autumn lawn tennis tournament yesterday when they beat S. C. Woolmer and H. Stokes (+2)
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  • 52 8 YESTERDAY'S results m the V.M.C.A. tennis tournament were: "A" Class handicap singles: J. A. Alsagoff (—3O) beat E. Manasseh (+6) 7—5, 6—2; A. J. Pereira 3O) beat Yap Ah Hian (—15.3) 2—6, 6—3, 3—3 retired "B" Class handicap: Lin Ka Teng (—9) beat Lee Kirn Ek (_3) 6—o,
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  • 47 8 S. R. C. TENNIS FINAL THE Singapore Recreation Club's tennis championship will be concluded to-day with the men's singles final m which Dr. G. F de Souza will meet Pat de Souza. Mrs. A. J. Braga will distribute prizes won m the tournament after the match. picture.
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  • 45 8 SOCCER: 8.H.L., Singapore Traction Company vs. Guthries, Anson Road Stadium. HOCKEY: S.RC vs. 1.G.H., S.R.C.; M.C.U. vs. R.AAF., M.C.U.; Raffles College vs. P.W.D., P.WD.; St. Patrick's School vs. 1.A., Balestier; Raffles' College seconds vs. V.MC A. Juniors, V.M.C.A. TENNIS: V.M.C.A. tournament. V.M.C.A.
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  • 304 8 Lone Try Decides Seletar Rugby O.C.T.U. 3 R.A.F. (Seletar) 0 WITH a lone try three minutes afier the interval, the O.C.T.U. beat the R.A.F. (Seletar) m a Rugby match played at Seletar yesterday. Play never reached a high standard and the score was a fair indication of
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  • 101 8 /\N Friday, at the Royal Singav pore Yacht Club, there wili be the usual afternoon races for all classes, starting at 5.23 p.m. for "A" class and 125 pm. for the other classes. On Sunday "C" Class will sail the first race for a club
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  • 356 8 St. Andrew's Old Boy 3 Beat R.A.O.C. 5.A.0.8.A. Bj R.A.O.C ROUSING rugby was played at Farrer p,^ yesterday when the St. Andrews Old )Vs beat the R.AaO.C. by 13 points (two goal an(l a try) to eight (a goal and a try). The Saints tock
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  • 43 8 THE following will play for Ford Snorts Club's second team m a friendly soccer match against Thornycroft Sports Club at Farrer Park to-day: Tony, Hock Chiang, Ah Loo, Richards, Murugason, Rodrigues. Pak Hong, Paul. Ally, Zaludin, and Koh Chwee Seng.
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  • 169 8 Interesting Hockey At Hong Lim Green FS.C.R.C. 2, C4M AST and interesting h..cke, was seen at Hong U n yesterday when the g< X beat the Ceylon Sports Mub half™ gO IS SC r<,d m the hrs There was scarcely a &v mem ment m the
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  • 121 8 NEW LIFE B. P. A RETURN friendly badmtotoa match at Delta Road aa Sunday between the New Life BirimJntoa Party and Thye Chiang BadParty resulted In a victor) I New Life by five games to nil TVo i ties had to be left unfinished o* failing light. Results »New Life
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  • 22 8 ENTRIES for the S.C.R-C invitation lawn tennis nament close at 1 p m day. No late entries will be accepted.
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