The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 October 1941

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,440. ES TD. 1835. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    RUSSIANS HOLD TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHTS
    795 1 Nazis Launch New Drive To North-West ENEMY BID TO BYPASS MOSCOW? 'Invader Now At Far Approaches To Capital' London, Oct. 15. IT is stressed m London that from Kalinin, m the north, to Orel, m the south, the defenders of Moscow, with three new army corps
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    TOKIO ARMY, NAVY CHANGES: BID TO REMOVE NAZI INFLUENCE?
    317 1 TOKIO ARMY, NAVY CHANGES: BID TO REMOVE NAZI INFLUENCE? Tokio, Oct. 15. THE Japanese War Office and the Navy Ministry to-day announced reshuffles which are viewed by foreign observers as an effort to remove German influence throughout Japan and also to reduce extremist control. The truculent speaking Army spokesman, Col.
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    Important Talks In Australia
    65 1 Melbourne, Oct. 15. mXI i mmander- in-Chief, Far Sir Robert Brooke- arrived m Melbourne morrow's War Council meeting dfe uss with the AuctraAir Staff pl?ns to the event of an emerthe Pacific Ed:n. British ary. said m the hmm 10-day that deU 1- a information re9
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    STOP PRESS
    270 1 Moscow. Oct. 15. The wr»»n road from *—*•*<**• fhuHo'> and Leningrad is controlled Sot.rt h«Tj artillery, reports^the »ff s^K news »C«K*y. "I 11 Tm i is u^«l by Von Leeb to bHn? 30 r,f^»n rrinf •foments to L«*iaP Germans art »UII adr«n«lfe tv <«w *oa-»rc»«r» the Bry&ssk rront
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    Prisoners Taken At Tobruk
    92 1 Cairo, Oct. 15. A COMMUNIQUE from British -ri G.H.Q., Middle East, to-day announcesTOBRUK: Early yesterday morning a British patrol operating with great dash attacked an enemy post facing the southeastern sector of our defences. After the Italian garrison of the post had sustained casualties, the remaining
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    38 1 London, Oct. 15. GEN Sir Claude Auchinleck. Commander-in-Chief, Middle East will ask for North Africans for the African Auxiliary Service. This was stated m Pretoria today by Lord Harlech. The response to earlier appeals had been magnificent. Reuter
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    Arming Of U.S. Merchantmen
    92 1 Washington, Oct. 15. THE Foreign Affairs Commit* tee of the House of Representatives U-day approved the repeal of the provision m the Neutrality Act against arming Inited States merchantmen. lhe House will debate the Bill to-morrow and it is expected the Bill will pass the lower
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    Urges Rubber Conservation
    125 1 New York, Oct. 14. RAYMOND Clapper, syndicated columnist, urges a halt m the abnormal consumption of rubber except for defence purposes. "We have accumulated about enough for a year's consumption, but at the present rate it will last only about nine months. We have Just that much
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    Aircraft-Carrier Furious In U.S.
    64 1 New York, Oct. 15. THE British aircraft-carrier Furious has arrived m the United States. To-day's New York newspapers print photographs of her and her commander, Capt. Talbot, at Philadelphia. Interviews with Capt. Talbot have been published telling of a raid on the Scandinavian and Arctic ports
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    36 1 London, Oct. 15. THE Australian Navy Minister 1 announced to-day that Australia has agreed to take over more repair work on shipping m Australian dry docks. This will relieve the situation m the United States. Reuter
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    Prominent Men Are Arrested In Burma
    62 1 Prominent Men Are Arrested In Burma Ranfcon, Oct. 15. A RRESTS of prominent members of the House of Representatives under the Defence of Burma Act, U Ba Pc, former Home Minister m the Burma Cabinet, and V Ba Win, ex -Mayor of Rangoon, were made here to-day. II Ba Pc
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    Nazi Reign Of Terror
    84 1 London, Oct. 15. rFHERE were 12 more executions A m Czecho-Slovakla yesterday. The 12 men who died included taxi-drivers, teachers, a shcpkeeper and a commercial traveller. Forty- 'our more Czechs are awaiting questioning at th? hands of the Gestapo. In France nine died for taking part
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    Italo-Turkish Trade Agreement?
    97 1 London, Oct. 15. AN Italian-Turkish trade agreeA ment valued at £6,000,000 Turkish is expecteu m business circles m Ankara, with Italy selling nails, sulphur, medical and chemical supplies, hats, automobiles without tyres, and buying from Turkey olive oil, mohair, eggs hides, skins and vegetables. Trie idea of
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    Conditions In Reich
    158 1 New York. Oct. 15. MR. HARRY FLANNBRY, American radio commentator, who has been broadcasting from Berlin and is now back m America told Americans last night about conditions m Germany. He said he was impressed by two things. One was the damage done by the RAT. m
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    Pressmen In Thailand Warned
    102 1 Bangkok, Oct. 15. THE Thai Foreign Office spokes- man to-day warned that foreign correspondents responsible for false reports would face possible expulsion from Thailand. The spokesman said the Pre mier's recent message to foreigners meant that "if foreigners here cause a disturbance to peace legal measures,
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    Notorious Nazis Being Sent To Thailand
    135 1 London, Oct. 15. AUTHORITATIVE circles m London declared to-day that it seemed very likely, as reported from Singapore, that two notorious Nazis are being sent to Thailand to represent x heir Government. The two men m question are Dr. Ernst Wendler, former German Minister
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    Stern Thai Warning To Aggressor
    294 1 Bangkok, Oct. IS. COMPETENT observers attach great significance to a stern, outspoken warning to any wouldbe aggressor, sounded by the Thai-owned English daily, the Bangkok Chronicle, m the course of a three-column editorial captioned "Peace-loving, but prepared." After emphasizing Thailand* passionate love for peace and
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    U.S. CONGRESSMEN IN "CONSTANT SESSION"
    58 1 I TNTTED States Congressmen, U the 8. 8.C. said last night, being too busy with important legislation, are unable to accept the invitation of the InterParliamentary Union to send delegates to Britain. Senator Barkley is reported to have said: M W<? are m almost constant
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    Tremendous Price Of Nazi Advance
    107 1 Washington. Oct. 12 DITTER fighting is using up German equipment rapidly and Germany is paying "tremendous price*' m war materials for ground gained m the drive on Moscow, is the comment made by Gen. G. C. Marshall, United States Army Chief of Staff, to the
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    Alleged Share Swindle
    528 2 WITNESS ON HOW SYSTEM WORKED From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. CTANDING for two hours m the d witness-box tM, .fternoon, Khoo 800 Gon?, chief witness against fcUioo 800 Thye, who faces a charge of using as genuine a forged document, described how the system
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    GRATUITIES INCREASED
    67 2 N>w Delhi, Oct. 15. INCREASED gra'uities for officers holding pmcrpTicy commissions m f he Irdian Medical Service were anno?!ncod yesterday. Officers who obtained IhHr ba* Ac regi'itrable medical qualification, before Jan. 1, 1940. will rrcoi^'e a minimum gratuity of Rs. 2.000. and those who obtained thes*? qnali^attors that
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    NAZIS CAPTURED
    92 2 Boston. M:.r.sa< i;i«v-tts, Oct. 14. A NAZI supply rhip flyinf the Norwegian fia^. which was captured off Greenland, has been identified as th~ "Buskc". Th*» prr.,-nn^l b-ine tik-en to the immigration station, subject to the established iirocf^uiv lor uealing with foreign r.u.ionals brought to American soil. Escorted by
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    "BITTER SWEET"
    103 2 SONGS Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald are the special feature of M.G.M.*s brilliant technicolor musical production "Bitter Sweet" which opened to packed houses it the Capitol yesterday. In this film, which has for its background colourful Vienna with its gaiety mingled with a slight touch of bitterness, Eddy
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    FOOD PARCELS
    69 2 New Delhi, Oct. 16. npHE Viceroy, with the consent of the Maharajah of Mysore, has decided to allot Rs. 400,000 from the latter^ recent gift of Rs. 500,000 for food parcels for Indian prisoners of war. A sum of Rs. 32,000 of the fr«n*fKie will be sent to
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    SUPPLIES FOR RUSSIA
    50 2 New Delhi, Oct. 15. A GRANT of Rs. 100,000 from the War Purposes Fund has been made by the Viceroy to provide surgical and medical supplies for Russia. These supplies of surgical instruments and medicines from this country will be sent through the Indian Red Cross Society.
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    35 2 MR. C. M. MACDONALD, China correspondent of The Times, has received the United States Navy Expeditionary Medal m connection with the finking of the UjB.S. Panay, sunk by Japanese aircraft at a Yangtze river Reuter
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    WEAVING MILL ENLARGED
    163 2 CaUvia, Oci 11. HTHE extension of the Sourabaya weaving mill has been completed, and the plant will start running on Jan. 1 next. This means employment for 700 more workers. There are also plans to establish more weaving mills In East Java to make blankets, sacks and
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    ADVICE TO INDIANS
    80 2 Karachi, Oct. 15. SPEAKING to a Press correspondent. Sir Hassan Subrawardy, Adviser to the Secretary <rf State for India, who arrived m Karachi yesterday on a short holiday, said that he earnestly hoped that Indian political leaders would unite m recognition of the increasing danger to this
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    N.I., AUSTRALIAN CONCERN OVER JAPANESE AIR LINK
    223 3 "Service To Timor Part Of Move South" k Sydney Qct. 15. JHfc news of Japan's agreement with Portugal for an airline from Japanese territory to Timor has been received with concern m Sydney avyrtion circles which for the past year have voiced warnings
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    Problems Of Aid For Soviet
    260 3 London, Oct. 15. THE refusal of the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Churchill, to make a statement or arrange a debate m the House of Commons on the Russian situation is supported by The Times, which KJI his attitude 'should cause neither surprise nor serious dissent."
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    No Immediate Debate On Russia
    109 3 London, Oct. 15. LABOUR members outside the Government who sit on the Opposition side of the House decided, after a meeting this morning, of the Parliamentary Labour party, not to press for an immediate debate on Russia. Yesterday m the House Mr. Churchill gave it
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    54 3 London, Oct. 15 PLEADING guilty to housebreaking charges, Stanley Hilton Thurston, who escaped from Dartmoor last March and was recaptured at Kingston m August, was to-day sentenced to seven years' penal servitude The sentence will run concurrently with the unexpired term of three years' penal servitude and a five-year term
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    Mme. Chiang Leaves For Changsha
    314 3 Mme. Chiang Leaves For Changsha Chungking, Oct. 15. -j A D\ME Chiang Kai-shek left Jll r Changsha to-d?y with the executive secretaries of the NaE Chinese Women's War ReSfA voriaticn. to "convey conStulatioiis- and distribute a 500 00fl-yuin av.ard to the Chmeie troops there. Madam- Chian? will also locate a
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    COTTON CONTROL
    64 3 Rangoon. Oct. 13. WITH a view to providing against collapse of cotton pric- > conditions arising from the Governor of Burma has i5«ed a cod >n control ordinance for I up of a control board with power to acquire, buy. sell, export. j:ot? m otherwise deal with cotton
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    28 3 t of New South Wales. Mr Miie'l. has announced Increased dividend taxation m that it?. Residents will be taxed on ln•■e earned m and out of the State
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    Attlee On Aid For Soviet
    207 3 London, Oct. 15. F London to-day Mr. C. R. Attlee. Lord Privy Seal, spoke of intense interest and admiration felt m Britain for the heroic fight put up by our Russian allies. "Everyone m this country \s anxious that they should have the utmost possible
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    MANCHU BORDER
    57 3 Hsinklng. Oct. 15. rIE necessary documents m connection with the Manchukno-Outer Montrrlian border agreement were finally signed m Harbin to-day. Expressing satisfaction »t the solution of this much vexed problem, the Manchukuon Foreign Office Doir.ts out that the border tine extends 300 kilometres from Lake Buinor m the
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    20 3 London. Oct. 15. "TSHERE Is nothing to report." says this r- -»min«?\<? Ministry and Ministry of Home Security commu- Reuter
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    'Change' In Franco-Nazi Relations
    65 3 'Change' In FrancoNazi Relations Basle, Oct. 15. POLITICAL sources m Berlin definitely expect a change m German-French relations soon, states the National Zeitung from Berlin. Diplomatic and consular representatives styled diplomatic missions will be created. The former French embassy m Berlin is being: prepared for the reception of Comte de
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    Britain's Attitude To India Question Is Criticized
    145 3 Britain 's A ttitude To India Question Is Criticized London, Oct. 15. THE Times to-day published the following letter from Sir 1 Francis Younghusband, forirerly of the Indian Political Department and Resident of Kashmir: "We have blundered badly m India. While we have expressed our intention to free every other
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    Ex-President Of Panama Held
    172 3 Panama City. Oct. 15. r\E former President, Sr. Arnulfo Arias, arrived here by train to-day under Government custody, after having been held m gaol at Colon until last night. The deposed President arrived at Cristobal aboard the steamer Cefalu from Havana, but the Panama Canal zone
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    Supplies For U.S. From Orient
    148 3 fUn-Jluhi, Oct. 14 f\R. Henry F. Grady, American economic investigator, speaking at the Institute of Pacific Relat'ons here to-day, said America has now contracted for the Orient's raw materials and made certain "those maki* i war against the peace of the world" would not get
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    German Legation Staff In Eire
    146 3 London, Oct. 15. THE number of officials m thi: German legation m Eire wer? the subject of a question m the House of Commons to-day. The Under-Secretory for Colonies. Mr. G. Hall, stated that there were six male and three female typists, that he did
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    GENERAL ELECTION IN N.Z. POSTPONED
    125 3 Wellington (N.Z.), Oct. 15. "THE general election due thi< year is to be postponed for one year. This was announced m Parliament to-day by the Prim~ Minister, Mr. Peter Fraser. He said legislation to extend the life of the present Parliament would b«» Introduced. The
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    Shelters In U.K. For 20,000,000
    66 3 Lwidon, Oct. 15. SOME 20,000,000 British people could be sheltered .against air raids under provisions made up to the present, said Lord Snell, replying m the House of Lords today to a question regarding the steps taken to improve shelters m view of the probability
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    Japanese Kidnap Labourers In Indo-China
    120 3 Japanese Kidnap Labourers In Indo-China Hanoi, Oct. 15. THE Japanese are at present transporting by train a considerable number of Tonkinese labourers southwards. Japanese recruitment of labourers caused an incident over the week-end. After attracting a considerable crowd of Annamites by playing a military band, the Japanese drew a cordon
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    Famous Band-Leader Killed
    109 3 Famous BandLeader Killed Rome, Oct. 15. THE famous bandleader, Ray A Ventura, vho has been fighting with the Finnish forces against the Soviet en the eastern front, has been killed m action, according to a Helsinki dispatch When fighting brcke out Ventura was m Helsinki with hi? band and he
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    Funeral Of Lieut.-Gen. Berenschot
    105 3 Funeral Of Lieut.Gen. Berenschot Batavia, Oct. 15. THE funeral of Lieut.-Gen. G. A J. Berensc^ot. Comma ntier-in-Chief of the Netherlands Indies Army, who was killed m an air crash at the Batavia airport on Monday, took place at Bandoeng at 8 a.m. to-day. The Governor General of the Netherlands Indies
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    585 MORE EVACUEES
    66 3 Toku>r Oct. 15. FIVE hundred and eighty-eight passengers, which i "dudes only five Americans, are sailing aboard the Tatuta Mara from Yofconama at 5 p.m. to-day, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha announced to-day. Seven other foreigners are leaving aboard the vessel, which is also carrying 300 American citizens
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    How R.A.F. Is Giving Aid To Russians
    201 3 London. Oct. 15. fJERMANY has had to retain on the Western Front more than 50 per cent, of her fighter aircraft, says a bulletin from the Air Ministry news service to-day, pointing out that the heavy R.A.F. offensive against Germany's Western Front is
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    Smuts On S.A. Medical Corps
    110 3 Pretoria, Oct. 15. W E were tne s P e9rnead of the Imperial troops m the Abyssinian campaign and we broke up the empire of Mussolini/ *aid the South African Premier, Field-Marshal Gen Smuts, speaking at the Sonderwatei military camp to-day. In the last war,
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    Mrs. Churchill On Russians' Fine Example
    216 3 London, O t. 13. THE people of Russia have set a new standard of courage and endurance," said Mrs Churchill, wire of the Bnt-srt Prim? Minister, who has accepted the chairmanship o! the Aid to Russia fund of the Red Cross and St. John
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    30 3 Tientsin. Oct. 15 THE Japanese- fostered Chinese authorities have published an r.rm-uneement banshing 11 White Russian youths from Tientsin presumably for disob^y.ng the Russian cnti-C mmun.-L crmmittee's conscription order.— Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941. Recall To Tokio
    941 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941. Recall To Tokio ALTHOUGH there is no official explanation of the decision of the Japanese Government to recall for consultation their Ambassador to Bangkok who arrived only a iew weeks ago, and simultaneously to recall Mr. Ken Tsurumi, the Japanese ConsulGeneral m
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    Imports From U.S.A.
    306 4 HPHE new regulations an- nounced recently regarding Malayan imports from the United States have caused very little surprise. They are! designed, firstly, to ensure that orders for goods which Malaya really requires are put through the proper channels and have as much i official backing as possible,!
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    DUTCH FLY GERMAN PLANES TO BRITIAN
    53 4 London, Oct. 15. THE Dutch are stealing Nazi planes undei the very noses of the Germans and flying them to Britain, it has teen revealed here. At least three such planes have arrived m Britain recently. British Hurricares fired on them but they landed
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    A Malayan Writes On Wartime England
    1298 4 From Our Own Correspondent London, Sept. 19, by Clipper. MORE people m Britain D-day are thinking about a Britiish invasion ol the Continent thsn about any other single war topic. Whereas Gallup polls of Bnt.sn public opinion taken last winier and last spring showed
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    HASTENING VICTORY OVER HITLER
    200 4 New York, Oct. 14. rDB only way io expedite victory over Hitler will be to double American arms production, declared Priority Director, Mr. Donald Nelson, m a speech here to-day. He withheld specific figures but his proposal implied a defence proOTmme exceeding $100,000,--"We should realise our
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    ARMY HYGIENE
    67 4 SELECTED men trained lie hygiene will tx commissions m the A Army Medical Corps. Farmer Minister for the AmU. Mr. Percy Spender explain < «i cently that Army regulatijn- being amended with this < Although the m n U) be pointed were not actually u&r, fled medical men,
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    Trade Union Of Miners
    218 5 -vy\T interest is taken m the G .tration m April of the \r Ul x Labour Association, J-Vtmg the labourers at the r v TUeries. It is hoped y *£L &ody wi" into a •^K^Trrie Union, writes Mr. TwW- m Ue annu^ 1 report I, -he
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    EVACUEES TO LIVE IN SHIP
    72 5 Rrangements for MM from Japan m Singapore on ■mpleted yesterof them were to a British ship the roads. They were by their new surupltd with pertxnicssed a r (laying ■feoavd the theli departure for mmodatioa offered people m Sing*a- -re. not be rethe hosts are
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    DRIVING CHARGE
    85 5 i a collision between a ruv.lt and a motor-car UmA m Sept. 13 m which EL: j»^l; a •fr.Ai*. Mrs. Joan WatAifred Booth, were ired. LCpi. Fred Clarke. o Sutherland Highaooer ippimd m the Singapore ;.fstr*rday. hM charges of caus- uxr t> Mrs. Watson and :vms the truck
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    HEALTH RETURNS
    69 5 r -iATIVE fi^urvs snowed that d:»-d m Singapore dur- week ending Oct. 11 tbl* yeax^ or the foiTe<poodin< o? la* year. ere 2bS deaths, states the «pal Hralti statement, against I lut vtft and 2*5 m the corres- last year least cwnir.or causes of mortality and dysentery, whil?
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    BLACK-OUT ON OCT. 27-28
    125 5 WITH the object of discoverff ing those who ignore black U «K re^ lati ns and of dealing wun tfiPm more severely, a black-out, with bro W n-o u t 'intervals, will be enforced m Singapore and Johore Bahru throughout the night of Oct. 27 28.
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    METER RENT ABOLITION
    114 5 ALTHOUGH it is two years since the Singapore Ratepayers' Association first urged the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to abolish the water meter rent, the Association remains without definite advice. The annual report for 1940 of the Association which makes reference to this subject shows that the net result
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    MACHINE-SHOP TRAGEDY
    164 5 4 PEPORI by an electricity e:\gineer, A. A. Birch, on the circumstances of the death of K. Kesavan, a machine-shop labourer employed by the Hume Pipe (Far East) Company Ltd.. was read out m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. On Oct. 3, Kesavan and two labourers were working
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    FIRE-WATCHING PRACTICES
    75 5 REGULAR practices are to be held for fire-watchers m Singapore. A Government order published yesterday states that the appropriate authority is empowered to require •Jiat as a condition of acceptance of any arrangements made for fire prevention, fire-watchers shall be practised m their duties between the sounding of
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    HOUSE REPAIRS
    101 5 T»HE annual report of tfie Singapore Ratepayers* Association mentions that thanks to representations made to the Rural Board by Mr. C. Reuben and Mr. D. K. Walters on behalf of the Associatfoo. no permits ar* now required for carrying out ordinal- repairs and maintenance to *rrnll houses. The
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    O.C.T.U. DEMONSTRATION
    207 5 of the "hardos:--1 so.*ers m Malaya to-day." an thorough and m I tramu they have to undergo cadet.s of the only I rmt m the Far ration recently of m the fourth .cnducted by Uie t >\tblished a little aeo m Sinsrapcre with the war-toe need for r
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    ENTRY OF EUROPEAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN
    537 5 New Regulations In Force JHE ban on children over 10 years and dependants immi- gratin to Malaya from the United Kingdom has been nfted by a new set of regulations governing the entry of European women and children curing wartime. Boys up to 18
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    INDIAN LABOURERS SAVE MORE
    209 5 NOTWITHSTANDING attempts to shake Uie confidence of Indian labourers m th? safety of their savings, the annual report of the Labour Department reveals that there was an increase such savings at varinus Pest Office Savings Banks of nc l^ss thin $204,465 at the end of 1940.
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    RENT INCREASE ORDINANCE
    170 5 RENT INCREASE ORDINANCE REFERRING to the Increase of Rent /Restriction) Ordinance, the annual report of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association points out that many of the suggestions put forward by the Association were accepted by the Government with modifications. The Association has also made recommendations on the amending ordinance to the
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    Education In Time Of War
    343 5 PROGRESS IN MANY DIRECTIONS LAST year Malayan education struck a new and progressive tempo m spite of war time difficulties and made a notable contribution to the war etlort by an undertaking to train 500 mechanics a year tor the Royal Air Force. This and
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    END OF INDIAN MANOEUVRES
    197 5 Lahore, Oct. 15. J^ MOCK air raid on an aerodrome near Lahore followed by the landing of parachute troops, and another raid on Peshawar, brought the air defence manoeuvres m North -West India to an end. Sir Bertrand Glancy. Governor of the Punjab, the Ministers and
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    SUICIDE VERDICT
    61 5 CTATING that he was satisfied that the man took his We although the evidence did not disclose the motive for the act, the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday recorded a verdict of suicide at an inquiry into the death of an Indian, Chinnatamby, whose body was
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    INDO-CEYLON TALKS
    52 5 INDO-CE YLON TA LKS Colombo, Oct. 15. rpHE Ceylon Boaru at Minsters has approved the report of the Ceyloneso dekgation to the recent exploratory conference with the Bajpai Jeiejation. It is understood that a motion for the adoption of the report will be moved lr the Ceylon State Council early
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    PUBLIC LECTURE
    37 5 "A FREE public lecture will be given A on "In d Krishna and His Teachings" by V. R. Gopal, at 6.30 p.m. to-day at the premises of the Singapore Lodge Thecsophical Society m Caimhill Ron/?
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    MUSIC RECITAL
    38 5 A RECITAL will be given by Sangeetha Vidvan P. Nate raja Piliai, a wellknown Indian musician, who is nasslng through Malaya. at tr*» Sri Raroakrisbna Mission Hall m Norris Road this evening -t*»rf<rg et fi o'clock.
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    12 5 Mr. J. Burnhaw has been atroointed Sarawak Trade Liaison Officer m Singapore.
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    ABSENT FROM DUTY
    39 5 FOB having been absent from duty ai the Auxiliary D*!** (Mediral) between Ai»*. 4 and Oct. 14. a young Chinese. Chua Ycvz Joo, was sent™r~d hi the gh»ap«* tnird cout y^erday to three months* rigorous imprisonment.
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    HIGH HONOUR FOR LADY INCHCAPE
    76 5 THE Rajah o: Sarawak has bes--1 towed one of Sarawak's high honours on his eldest daughter, the I>ayang Leonoara, who is Countess of Inchcape. He has been "graciously pleased to make her a Companion of the Most Excellent Order of the Star of Sarawak. Mr.
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    ROTARY CLUB AND SINGING
    156 5 VIEWS on sjiging at Rotary Club v meeting's were expressed to Singapore Rotarians yesteiday by their District Governor, Mr. R. E. Holttum. who described his experiences m America where he atttnued the International Rotary convention T.I Colorado Springs and Denver. "I had been told about the
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    EX-MALAYAN'S DEATH
    118 5 rpKS death of the Rev. William Thomas Cherry, D. D. Ph. D., father of Air. W. T. Cherry, of the Government Printing Office. Singapore, took place at his home m Ridley Park, U.S.A on Sunday. Rev. Cherry came to Malaya m 1899 and returned to America m 1923.
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    SUGAR PROJECT
    53 5 New Delhi, Oct. 15. npHE formation of an Indian Centra! Sugar Committee was considered here yesterday afternoon at a meet ng of the Sugar Committee of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research. The meeting decided to recommend the continuation of the Sugar Research Association for a ftrther period
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    LOTTERY CHARGE
    42 5 yHREE Chinese, Tan Seng, Tan Kirn Bock and Tan Ah Kirn, were charged m the Singapore second court yesterday with assisting m carrying on ft chap-jce-kee lottery on July 20 m Bsndemere Road. The case was postponed to Oct. 17.
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    BUDDHIST UNION
    44 5 ■pHE Buddhist Union will celebrate the New Moon on Monday at Its premises m Geylang Road under the patronage of Tan Slow Tuan. Ang Kay Cheonp. Tay Yang Kwee and Mrs. Che* Keow ChJm. Discourses on Buddhism will follow at 9.15 p.m.
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    20 5 New Delhi, Oct. IS. T)EWAN Bahadur Sir Ramaswami Miidallar. Commerce Member, will open the Price Control Conference m Delhi to-morrow.
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    ENTERTAINMENT OF FORCES
    314 5 DV the end of this year, the Singapore D branch of the Ex- Services Association of Malaya will have entertained about 3.000 men of ths Forces serving m Singapore. PYx- 'he Dist 13 months, the Association has been taking, on an average. 100 men a week: to
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    Wartime Tour Of The English Speaking World
    1364 6  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By CIINGAPORE has several wail *J known products, which it supposss are peculiarly its own Singapore foot Is one, Singapore memory is another. Singapore memory is the name for that queer spongy feeling which attacks the mind, that feeling of being
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    Good Support For Loan
    624 6 Australian Cabled News Melbourne, Oct. 1.4 CUBSCRIPTION3 to the £100,- 000,000 cash and conversion loan passed the half-way mark within a week. Ihis result has effectively answered any doubts as to the effect of a :hange of Government upon the war effort, j "Now I'll go
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    NEW RICE PRICES
    70 6 'pHE latest prices of Thailand rice show an all-round increase. The prices of Thailand Super White and Thailand Cargo rice have risen by three-quarters of a cent and tfUf a cent respectively. The prices of Burma rice, both the white and parboiled varieties, have remained unchanged over
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      417 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenders are n?w Invited for the following materials or services For particulars apply Municipal Tenders Room. Supply of Bread and -3g?s to Middleton HosoJtal Mouimein Road, durins 1942. Pate ot Closing. 12 noon. Dec. 1. 1941. Buppiy of 4", ii" 8" unglazed subsoil pipes
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    Greer Attacked When Searching For U-Boat
    325 7 T Washington, Oct. 15. HE submarine attack on the United States destroyer Greer last month occurred when the Greer was searching for a submarine whose presence a British plane reported, according to a report released by the United States Navy Department. The Navy Department
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    NAZI BID TO CAUSE ALLIFD DISCORD
    134 7 London. Oct. 15. VVHILE the rolling of drums and blaring of trumpets herald to the world gigantic claims of victory on the Russian frcnt. Genran propaganda is engaged m a more insidious form of activity m neutral capital*, writes Rrure 's diplomatic "orrerpondent. Thus
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    KHARKOV PREPARES
    131 7 Moscow, Oct. 15. JZVESTIA reports that the city of Kharkov, m the Ukraine, has called up the Home Guards and all reserves of manpower for the forthcoming battle Women and civilians are d T^ing tren« hes and building tank traps amidst a terrific downpour of rain Home Guards
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    "PURE INVENTION"
    46 7 Chungking. Oct. 14. "AN INVENTION, pure and simple" is how a Government spokesman described th? Japanese report that Dr. H°nry Grady's visit had resulted m an agreement with the Chinese Government for United States monopoly of China's production of Tungst.'ii and other minerals. Reuter
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      78 7 U.S.-ARGENTINE PACT The United States and Argentina have signed a reciprocal trade pact m Buenos Aires whereby the United States gave concessions affecting 74.6 per cent, of all imports from the Argentine. The Argentine extended concessions to the United States affecting 127 classes of commodities. The pact generally is interpreted
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      43 7 PARIS ARRESTS— Police in Paris have arrested 24 persons accused of membership of a vast Communist organization in the suburbs of Paris. The police discovered copies of the banned Communist daily paper Humanlte as W? 11 trnrta and official rubber stamp?. United Press
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      55 7 AMBASSADOR RETURNING— The Japanese Cabinet spokesman. Mr. Koh Ishii, has confirmed reports that Mr. Teiji Tsubokami, Japanese Ambassador to Thailand, was returning to Japan but denied that K was because of "strained conditions" in Thailand. The spokesman said that Japan-N.E.I. trade negotiations were still going on. adding that "some cases
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      58 7 EIGHTY SURVIVORS The steamer Carvalho Araujo brought to Lisbon 80 survivors of four convoyed ships sunk 100 miles from the Azores. There were originally 100 in boats but 20 died by the time the lifeboats reached Ponte Etelgano. the occupants suffering from hunger and thirst. All the survivors are bein
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    Neutrality Law Repeal Battle
    260 7 Washington, Oct. 14. CONFRONTED with the cer- tainty of the House of Representatives approval for the arming of United States merchant ships, the isolationist leader :> have decided to stage a showdown battle when the measure reaches the Senate, foreshadowing a full dress debate on the
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    BOMBER CRASH
    174 7 Manila, Oct. 15 SECOND LIEUT. Rexford Raymond Kinssley, of Evanston. Dlinois. was killed when a medium bomber crashed here but night, according to an official statement to-day. The pane was towing a target during anti-aircraft and searchlight operations r.nd flew tnto a searchlight b?am which bonded the pilot.
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    MR. K. YOSHIZAWA
    37 7 Tokio, Oct. 15. f|\HE Pacific Association last evening gave a dinner party m honour of Mr Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Ambassador Plenipotentiary to French Indo-China, who is living for his post on Oct. 29 Eastern News
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    Norwegian Ship Sink Submarine
    72 7 Reyjavik, (Kt. 15. 'THE captain of the Hugh Torpo. a Norwegian whaler converted into a freighter, which has just anrlved here, r£por:s havm sunk an attacking submarine en rou.c to Iceland. The vessel reached port after a four dins' tttwg&s with the elements, m lu^inj a
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    32 7 A Beaufort aircraft of the R.A.F. Coastal Command fets out over the Atlantic on a arc!i for a U-Boat. There ar« hours of hard fl>in? before it. of weary searr-liir?. nmT.riiinl v.
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    153 7 rpHE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,560 th auction yesterday where there was catalogued 2.5C9.981 lb. 1.120.53 tors; ofifered 2,272.098 lb, 1.014.33 tons; sold 1,941,792 lb, 8C6.87 tons. SPOT London 13 11/16 d New York 23 »4 cts. PRICKS REAM/.ED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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    GOEBBELS' VOICE
    67 7 London, Oct. 14. THE ghost voice of Ooebbels was again heard m the BBC programme for the Forces tonight. Aftrr a quartei of an hour, the strength of the programme appeared to have increased and th° voice could not h? heard. Asked what his reactions were one listener
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    NEW SOVIET OILFIELD
    61 7 London, Oct. 15. WORK has already ben started on a rich new oiTield dis covered recently m the Sovier Union. Drillers have und?rtikf»n to complete a number of wells by the twenty- fourth ami versary of the Octob r Revolution, according to Soviet radio reports. The oil
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    C.N.A.C. FLAXES
    43 7 Chungking, Oct. 15. ALL "silver" Douglas transport* belonging to C.N.A.C. m China will hereafter be grass green, m accordance with recent orders :rom the Ministry of Communications requiring all civil mail and passenger aircraft to be painted "postal green." United Press
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    Tokio Press On U.S. Actions
    247 7 Tokio Press On U.S. Actions r«4i, Oct. 15 'THE Yomiuri Sluinbun, )m an cdi orial petfevday wir-j^d the United State* iha» tU iction m eontinraig Pmboratioy vltli Chungking and jj«- dispat?*iuc of a miiilary o l\tr East after s ortlng negotiation* [With Japan n'ares the icsjponsfbil'ty squarely on the United
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    NEW SHAH OF IRAN
    136 7 Bombty, o.f 14. 'pHE MM Siiih or ira.i Jia.s beoi relieved of hir. dut.es x i Cji lniandrr-ln-Chief cf the army, tad the winmancier cf the scadarn.ei ic which is also vested m the Shah has bt*en al^o tatien away. Tne Teheren radio says the re
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    CHILD'S TRAGIC DEATH
    113 7 oONIA Joyce BfcftMfc six, who ca« found dead m bed after police had forced the do- rof her bedroon. Longdoirn Street, Sydney Wtty. was strangled. A post-mortem < xamination at the City Morgue fchoweti braise m«xk4 on her throat r.nd ncek. Her mother uLorn police ♦found m
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    German People Appalled By Losses
    481 7 London, Oct. 15. DISCUSSING '^oebbels' propaganda campaign to reconcile jthe German people to the appalling losses on the Russian front, the correspondent cf the Observer writes: "It is remembered m all countries, especially Germany, that the tig Genr.an ofTsnsive of 1918, successful chough it was
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      382 7 Broadcasting To-Day SINGAPORE ZllL 225 m. I.j33kcs.; tUFt o.iibni. 9.6l)mc&; Z1IP2 48.58 m 8.175 m cs.; /.IIF3 1138 m. 7.25 m cs. ZIIL. ZHP1 ZHP2. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcements in French G.45 News in French*; 7.00 News commentary in IVench; 7.15 Singapore calling, and physical exercises for men; 7.30 News;
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    Singapore State Hockey Team
    66 8 Till: following have been selected to represent Singapore at hockey against Perak on the S.R.C. padang on Monday, Oct. 20. Yee theok Wan; R. H. Barth, P. F. de Souza (capt.); Naik Bhupalan, I. S. Reutens, Hera Singh; llav Manikam. Lt. Lee Ah Loke, Spr. Arokiasamy,
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    FINE HOCKEY AT THE S.R.C.
    369 8 Indian Hospital Score Four-Nil Victory Indian General Hospital 4; SJt.C. 0, LIOCKEY enthusiasts were treated to an excellent exhibition on the pad ing yesterday by the Indian General Hospital eleven who beat a strong Singapore Recreation Cl?b side by four goals to nil. Highlights of
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    HONOURS EVEN AT SEPOY LINES
    178 8 M.C.L 3: R.A.A.F J. SIX fo*U were shared by the Medical College Union and the Royal Australian Air Force m a keen and interesting hockey match played at Sepoy lanes yesterday. At the Interval Ihe Australians ted by the odd goal m five after a
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    NAVAL POLICE HOCKEY
    109 8 •yHE follo*mg will represent the Naval Polic» Force at hockey against the R.A.M.C. at Gillman Barracks tomorrow: Angr>d Sir.gh; Sub. Insp. Jangeer Singh and Ourdlal Singh; Anup Singh. Sohan Singh and Khalr Din. Wasava Singh. Dershan Singh. Khan Mohd. K'rpa Singh and Sura m Singh. Reserves: Ram
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    131 8 Starting Times Teams For To-morrow THE following are starting times and teams fcr the women's match between the Garrison Golf Club and the Royal Singapore Golf Club at Bukit Timah tomorrow (Garrison players mentioned first):— 4 p.m., Holohan (18) vs. Mrs. Roff (15>; 4.05 p.m..
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    With Might And Main
    45 8 picture. The brawny men of the Punjab Regiment who, m spite of their best efforts, were beaten by the Gordon Highlanders m the final of the tug-of-war event at the Highland Gathering held at Jaian Besar stadium on Saturday. Free Press
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    P.F. De SOUZA WINS S.R.C. MEN'S SINGLES TITLE
    408 8 Club's Annual Tennis Tournament Concluded Yesterday AFTER losing the first set at 2—6, P. F. de Souza staged a grand rally to beat Dr. G. F. de Souza 6—4, 6—l m the second and third sets to win the men's singles championship
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    Free Handicap Weights
    109 8 T*HE following are the weights for •1 the Singapore Turf Club's three -year-old Free Handicap to be run over seven furlongs at ttukit Timah on Saturday, Not. 8: Counsel 10.7, Jest On 9.0, Very Dear 8.11, Nicotine 8.7, Lord VVorlington 8.6, Ballymun 8.4, Tonlella 8.4, The Sirdar
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    Probable Riders In Caulfield Cup
    146 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Oct. 15. rphe followinf are the probable 1 jockeys for the Caulfield Cup to be run on Saturday: Bean Vite 9.12 (D. Munro), Hifh Caste 9.7 (E. Bartle), Rim veil 9.2 (V. Hartney), Lucrative 9.2 (M. MeCarten), Reading 8.12 (J.
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    GERMANICUS STILL FAVOURITE
    114 8 Cesarewitch Callovcr Lcndon, Oct. 15. THE Cesarewitch callover saw Oermanicus remain favourite at B—l,8 1, but recent mcney for Crcwn Colcny left him at 10—1 as a firm second favourite. The King's horse Longships also attracted money, 100 6 being freely taken before closing with 15 1
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS
    121 8 YESTERDAY'S V.M.C.A. tennis re- suits were: "A" Class Handi. ap Singles: A. G B. Pakir 3O) beat Tommy Ngo (4 6) 6 4, 5 7, 6 l; Dr. Loh Poon Up (4-4) beat R. E. Meyer v 4/«) B—6, 6—4. Further ties are: TO-DAY "B" Class Singes Handicap:
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    Raffles College Beat Y.M.C.A. By Odd Goal In Five
    361 8 Raffles College 3 V.M.C.A. 2 'p HANKS to a better set of forwards Raffles College hockey team were able to beat the V.M.C.A. by the odd goal m five m a keen game on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday. The V.M.C.A. were
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    636 8  -  Mac By I rraiERE arc excellent opportunities I 1 for learning languages m Singapore There are facilities for waning Malay at tht V.M.C A. md a full curriculum *t the King's tichool lor French. German and Spanish Raffles Institution caters fo ttae 1 practically -minded vith type-Ariiing. shorthand
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    GALLIARD UNLUCKY IN A.J.C. DERBY
    159 8 (JALLIARD w^ horse m the AJ C rL a'Tording to his r;der F cT by "If I had get the run a from home. I w-uld have h r Laureate home instead r ing second, two and hal'a'fi away." he ;ad "When raralU w a
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    SELANGOR RUGGER
    103 8 SELANOOR Rugby history *;m made on Saturday tn w urst time an Asiatic viii Pl a> v cS a J e K Slde tkt piayer m i a«atthew DanJcei. j>peea> m the Seiangor Asiatic side Seiangot wui meet Peia* s«w. day with a number of other Ne»co; era,
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    OLD BOYS HOCKEY
    47 8 OLD BOYS HOC KEY *pH£ foAiomujg will piay Andrew's Old Boy'i Assocutioc t hockey against tnt be L. padang to-mocrow: EL PmUgr; A. Armstrong, v Anr.. strong; Q. Row. U. C. Kohlhoff. G. Newman; N. Modder. Terence Sul> van, Monty Armstronf, G Armsux; and A. N. OthT.
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    R. C. SECONDS WIN
    38 8 D AFFL£S College second team the P.W.D. by four *oal» T In a hockey match at Bukit Tauu yesterday. At the lntervti Rafflei i«>d one-u. Scorers for the College were Anz Samad and Ghazali
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    MADRAS A.R.P.
    38 8 Madras Oct. 15 IN Madras, a St. John Ambd&u; Association centre is being lorart this year for the medical coilefs '3 meet the demand for a large numter of ambulance and nursing dlnsufli for A.R.P. work.
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      46 8 To-day's Sports Events Saceer: S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup, SR.C. vs. Spartans, Anson Road stadium. Hockey; A.C.S. first team vs. second team, Oldham Hall; Dutch Club vs. Khalsa Association, Khalsa ground. Rugby: M.C.U. vs. RAAF, M.C.U.; Loyals seconds vs. R.E. (P.B.) seconds, Gillman. Tennis; Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament, Y.MC.A.
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