The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 October 1941

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,445. ESI 11. 1835 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1941. 5 cents
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  • 987 1 Germans 50 Miles Away From Capital 2,000,000 MEN, 25,000 TANKS IN PUSH IN CENTRE L m London, Oct. 21. THh Germans have apparently shifted the main weight of their attack from Mojaisk southeastward to Malo-Yaroslavetz, from which a reinforced Panzer thrust has taken the Nazi
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  • 269 1 London, Oct. 21. Marshal Timoshenko's W k re holding off Gerts towards Moscow, mort news to-day of a German offensive m the Ukraine. German communique •he capture of Stalino. 150 j: h-west of Kharkov and rth of Mariupol. rmans describe the town -uring
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  • 41 1 London, Oct. 21. M. JOSEF Stalin has decided to direct the Red Army at the front, coinciding with the arrival of the Soviet Government at Kuibishev, the Stockholm correspondent of the Daily Mail reported to-day Reuter
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  • 102 1 Cairo, Oct. 21. A COMMUNIQUE issued by British A G.H.Q., Middle East, to-day says: Tobruk: During Sunday night our patrols were active outside all sectors but contact with the enemy was not made as he had apparently withdrawn his advance posts to a safe distance. In a patrol
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  • 76 1 London, Oct. 21. THE Battle of the Atlantic continues but British convoys continue to cross these dangerous waters and the strength of our escorting forces is increasing daily." It was stated m London to-day. It was added that the battle will not be won until the last
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  • 99 1 Lonion, Oct. 21. rE War Minister, Capt. Margesson, informed the House of Commons to-day that the total number of prisoners ot war from all parts of the Empire who are m enemy hands is about 66.000. but he had no knowledge of the number of prisoners
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  • 120 1 Melbourne, Oct. 21. WE intend it to be made abundantly clear that all Australia's pledges still hold," said "vfr. F. M. Forde, the Commonvealth Deputy Prime Minister and Army Minister, m a nationwide roadcast to-day. "No compromise is possible beween ourselves and Nazi Germany. The battle for
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  • 120 1 London, Oct. ?1 ANOTHER big contingent of Canadian troops, mostly for armoured units has arrived safely m Britain f.fiei making the journey :n ons of the largest convoys to cross the Atlantic The Canadian Mitister of Defence, Col. Ralston, who flew o Britain after s>:g the men
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  • 411 1 Stockholm, Oct. 21. REPORTS of German victories which have been flooding the Swedish newspapers m recent weeks are conspicuous by their absence to-day. Presumably the German Ministry of Propaganda is disconcerted by the stubbornness of the Russian resistance and is
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  • 75 1 Washington, Oct. 21. "THE repeal or modification" of the Neutrality Act is re--1 commended by Mr. Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, m relation to the provision banning merchantmen from the combat zone. Mr. Hull was the first witness before the Senate
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  • 99 1 Tokio, Oct. 21. THE new Japanese Cabinet held a meeting at the official residence of the Prime' Minister, Gen. Tojo, to-day. All the Ministers were present. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Shigenori Togo, made a detailed statement on the reports reaching the Foreign Ministry from the Japanese embassies
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  • 110 1 Jews Herded Out Of Germany Berlin, Oct. 21. •THE large-scale evacuation of 1 Jews from the Reich and its protectorates to Poland continued m full swing during the past few days, special transports of a thousand or more Jews at a time leaving almost nightly, according to information reaching the
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  • 148 1 Bloemtontein. Oct. 21. "IT is idle to think that a Nazi vie- tory will stop m Europe. A Nazi victory m this war will engulf the world." said Field-Marshal Smuts, Premier of South Africa, m an address to the third congress of the United Party
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  • 141 1 London, Oct. 21. HAVING regard to the resignation oi the Japanese Cabinet and the appointment of a more militarised Government, attention has been momentarily focussed on the Far East, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. It is not yet clear whether there Is any connection
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  • 111 1 U.S. Marines Arrest Nanking Chinese Shanghai, Oct. 21. A UNITED STATES marine patrol to-day arrested five Chinese bodyguards of the chief of th? Shanghai Office of the Nanking special tax bureau, when the marines forced the bodyguards' automobile to the curb and took the men into custody after a search
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  • 51 1 New York, Oct. 21. THE official German news agency reported from Madrid to-day that Gen. Franco, m a decree effective on Nov. 1, has ordered death for serious food speculation or the sale of food at excessive nrires. according to a Radio Berlin broadcast intercepted here to- United
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  • 140 1 Berlin. Oct. 21. Four thousand troops, supported by heavy artillery and planes, were used by the Russians m a recent sea landing behind the German lines m the Leningrad sector, according to the Milan n*-rr r >r«-; dH la Sera. The Sovet plane:* s »j to within "a
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  • 70 2 London, Oct. 20. "OCX MoAvoy beat Jack Hyams +0 on points over tea rounds here w-day. The flfht was rather a Urn* affair with McAyot doin* all the atta^kinr until the eighth rovad when he pot Hyams oa the floor for two counts of Btee. Len
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  • 216 2 Lond- Oct. 21. THE action of the Afghan authorities m ordering ttv? departure of German and Italian nationals from the country was commended by The Times to-day, which says that the Government of Afghanistan "has shown a statesmanlike appreciation of the risks of the situation.
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  • 99 2 Today by air at 9 a.m. to Patembang and 11 am. to Medan. To-morrow by air at 9 a.m. to Palembang, 2 p.m. to America, Egypt, Hong Kong, China, Europe, Guam, and Hawaii, and 3 p.m. to Aden, Africa, Australia, Burma, Ceylon, Efcypt, India. Java, Mauritius, New
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  • 139 3 Heavy Raids On Bremen Naval Base London, Oct. 21. r. m the north-west of r-nanv were heavily bomb%Yr weather last night, an ait Ministry com*as the main target Viinshaven and Emden ♦rongly attacked and re minor raids at h bombers are miss■oorii> irom the crews 'many large spreading docks and
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  • 170 3 Argylfe 3. £l\ ,oal> MX !*har«l by the Ntr^itN i hine>e Recreation Club _c 4 thf ArgvlU. m a hockey match >i ibt Hons 1 itn Green yesterday. 4_ve an admirable j>por.er.u uho forced rst whistle. ■s in the early stages ...ur of the
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  • 40 3 i hin«ton Oct. SI. Connally. cto UiOBI mal* (Often, praised rancellins the ban an* <=z\d- 4 I am 'x Panama Goverrment It indicates .ire for Hen:' piier rt said Panama HUM reiv^m M the United Press
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  • 35 3 \nkara, Oct. 21. I existence and not given to us by )urs to-day and *o- morrow is the our will, and ours the Turkish Prelueunu. m a speech I I visit to AntaHatay <Alexand- Reuter
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  • 425 3 US. PLANES NOWTBEING FLOWN OVER 'TOP OF THE WORLD' TO REDS Others Delivered Via Unnamed Route Washingtan, Oct. 21 AMERICAN bombers are already flying "over the top of the worM" via Canada and Alaska to Russia and it is believed a few have been delivered by another unnamed route, reports
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  • 148 3 Washington. Oct. 21. SENATOR Mon. C. Wallgreen. Washington Democrat, urged the acquisition of bases m Siberia by the United States to forestall "the possibility of an Axis attack through Alaska." He said bases m Siberia "could be acquired with >i now. but, if Russia falls,
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  • 45 3 London. Oct. 21. A deputation representing nine important engineering factories m north-east London, visited No 10 Downing Street, to-day and left a resolution urging the Prime Minister, Mr Winstor Churchill, to make a greater effort to aid Russia- United Press
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  • 105 3 OUR Batavia correspondent quotes the Java Bode as saying that it is practically certain that Major-Gen. H. ter Poorten will be appointed com-mander-in-chief of the N.I. Army m succession to Lieut-Gen. Berenschot, who was killed m the Batavia air crash last week. Major-Gen,
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  • 67 3 London, Oct. 21. MR Brendan Bracken, Minister of In formation, told a Lon»lcn audience to-day that Hitler had netted £750,000 by the publication of Mein Kampf. 'I suppose you know the Peuhrer Is a publisher," he said, "but unlike all other publishers, he does not
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  • 114 3 Ankara, Oct. 21. I*HK Germans arc reinforcing their troops m Africa, it was estimated to the extent of one division, for the first time since the beginning of the Russian campaign, whiie Italy is sending aerial reinforcements to Libya, according to reliable diplomatic reoorts reaching
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  • 279 3 M London, Oct. 21. R U Saw, the Prime Minister of Burma, who is visiting Britain, has already seen Mr. Churchill twice. On the second occasion the two Prime Ministers discussed Burma's affairs for more than three hours. Mr. U Saw will see Mr. Churchill
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  • 99 3 Chungking, Oct. 21. ONi: out of every seven mines laid m the Yangtze during the past two years have hit a Japanese vessel Chinese naya 1 authorities told the Press to-day. As a result, they said, over 200 Japanese ve&sles were damaged or sunk
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  • 61 3 Berlin. Oct. il. A (.CORDING to the Bulgarian telet\ graph agency, the rumours that nve German regiments have been sent to Greece to replace Bulgarian troops i-; not true. There are no Bulgarian troops m Northern Greece and if rnrace is the area meant, complete j*?ace and order reign there,
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  • 134 3 Impress ed Cairo, Oct. 21. MR Charles Grant Ogilvie, Secretary of the Government of India's Defence Department, has returned from a visit to Indian troops m the Western Desert, deeply impressed by what he saw there "I found everybody very keen and m good heart," he stated when Interviewed by
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  • 91 3 London, Oct. 21. rjTHE anniversary of the famous naval 1 battle of Trafalgar was celebrated to-.day. and the signal which Admiral Nelson issued before the battle: "England expects every man this day will do his duty" was once more flown from Nelson's memorial column m Trafalgar Square. London. 'Nelson's
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  • 76 3 luuuking. Oct. 21. Tut Military Council here announced to-day that the Japanese staged 876 gas attacks against the Chinese from the beginning of hostilities m 1937 to last June. The Japanese resorted to gas whenever they were hard pressed, the Council said. Therefore,
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  • 352 3 curries are unpalatable when cold, special efforts are being made to give the Indian troops hot food at all times. Even at night, when the troops returned late from marches across the desert, food is cooked and served hot from cooking places hidden
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  • 76 3 To jo Told To Work Closer With Axis Tokio, Oct. 21. HOUSE of Representatives members comprising the "Throne Assisting Diet Members League** presented a resolution to-day to the new Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo, supporting the new Cabinet. The resolution states, "We call upon the Government to strengthen the Axis
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  • 282 3 Tokio, Oct. 21. ris learned here that Mr. Haruhiko Nishi, Minister-at-Large m Moscow and diplomatic adviser to the Japanese Ambassador m Moscow, Mr. Tatekawa, will be appointed Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs m succession to Mr. Eiji Amau. Mr. Nishi is considered an expert on Russian
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  • 59 3 •UfHETHER Japan goes north or south is immaterial," said a Singapore commentator broacasting a commentary on the news from the Singapore radio station last night. "The decision to act is everything. In whatever direction Japan moves the menace Is immediate to every territory In the
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  • 54 3 Rome, Oet 21. TO-DAY'S Italian communique states: 'Two Italian torpedoboats navigating m the Central Mediterranean have been sunk, probably owing to striking mines. Almost the whole of the crews were saved." The communique aiso says that the British air force raided Benghazi. Tripoli and Acireale, m
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  • 80 3 Rangoon, Oct. 21. £HINESE, Australian, New Zealand v and American airway companies have arranged special facilities for a giant panda which will shortly arrive at Rangoon from China en route for New York. The panda, which is just five months old and weighs between 45
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  • 45 3 Shanghai, Oct. 21. JAPANESE police cordoned off the Nantao area to-day after two Chinese gunmen shot dead an unidentified Japanese civilian, employee of the Central China Electric Company. Nantao was re-opened shortly afterwards, however, although the gunmen were not found. United Press
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  • 91 3 A LLEGED to have been one of the 30 Chinese who attacked a detective police constable on Monday, Goh Koo Ling, a stretcher bearer of the Auxiliary Medical Depot was yesterday charged m the Singapore Third Court with rioting by being a member of an unlawful assembly. It
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  • 202 3 Japan- U.S. Parleys Tokio, Oct. 21. QUESTIONED to-day whether Vc the Japanese-American negotiations are being continued m Washington, Mr. Koh Ishii, spokesman for the Information Board, said: 'I can only say they have not been cut off." Asked if Japan's basis for the discussions had changed because of the formation
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  • 181 3 Tokio, Oct. 2L THE Asahi Shimbun, commenting on a special 1 dispatch from Washington to-day sayin.cr that the United States Government apparently desires to continue negotiations with Japan for peace m the Pacific, says that Japanese preparations for wkr, m the event 3f necessity, have
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  • 114 3 London, Oct. 21 THE great losses to Italian armies which have been thrown into the Eastern front to fight under German orders and food difficulties caused by supplies from Italy being sent to Germany have led to serious dissatisfaction m Italy, the Moscow radio claimed to-day. This
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  • 120 3 Cairo. Oct. 21. TWO m«utess days weekly m Ejryp4 is recommended by the Egyptian Governments Supply Committee, reporting on the shortage of certain commodities. The Committee specified measures to help to reduce the prices of cotton and other goods Referring to the shortage of cereals,
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  • 79 3 London. Oct. 21. AN Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states* "Enemy aircraft which crossed the east coast of England m small num« bers during the early part of last nigbt dropped bombs at sevral points m England including th Merseyside area and also m north
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  • 58 3 THE Free Press understands that Dutch naval and army officers visiting Singapore are now permitted to wear their uniforms, 2nd the same applies to British naval, army and air force officers who may visit the Net norlands Indies. Until this order was announced officers wore civilian clothes
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  • 135 4 - Witkoat Calo««l kmi Yo.U J— P C* ef B«<1 ia tb« Moraiag Fall «i Mm. The liver should pour out two pounds of liquid bik into your bowels daily. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food doesn't digest. It just decays m the bowels.
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  • 682 4 THE Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 194l. Timor Treaties THE report published yesterday that behind the conclusion of the agreement for the establishment of an air service between the Japanese mandate islands and Portuguese Timor lies a Japanese threat to occupy Macao unless Portugal approved of the scheme, has
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  • 326 4 PERHAPS t\s most interest- ing despatch yesterday on the Far Eastern situation was that from Shanghai expressing the view of high Japanese officials that the Tojo Cabinet will be an interim Government only. If this should prove correct, it explains why there are comparatively few well-known Japanese
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  • 350 4 THE Rubber Controller's appeal for maximum production during the rest of the year means that the next two months will be an interesting period for rubber producers. When the I.R.R.C. determined the exportable allowance at 120 per cent of basic quota it was made clear that this action
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  • 1267 4  -  Dr. M. Van Blankenstein THE writer of this article is a 1 v li-knoun Dutch journalist who has spent a number of years m the Netherlands Indies. He was Diplomatic correspondent of the "Nfaawg Fotterdamsche Courant" ;md is now editor of 4 Vrij Nederland."
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  • 324 4 (Special Cable) London, Oct. 21. FRSKINE Caldwell, distinguished American reporter *he *ias been m Moscow covering the war on the Eastern Front, gives this analysis of Russian military equipment m the London Daily Mail. 1. Her anti-tank, anti-aircraft and artillery equipment is modern and
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    7 4 HON. FISHING RIGHTS Coppnght m AU County
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  • 494 5 Spokesman On Influx Of Lease-Lend Supplies fflE ability— and readiness of Singapore Naval 1 Base to cope with the requirements of ships jjnu of Allied and other friendly powers ,vas ffnhasized by a naval spokesman m Singapore V e<terday when dealing with the progress
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  • 172 5 p change of Govern- t to Japan gave the radio an almost unpreWd ctaaoM for indulging m >:er:ul display of propaatica and tight ropesaid Mr. Brian Harrison. JJo3rust:ns ?rom Singapore last Tfcus have been the chief the display." Mr- Harri- rly m the week Tokio »f some
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  • 247 5 I the Boys' Clib. the I which had been roideration 'or some purpose ox enabling ,ed youngsters to ny pursuits, may be Plain. Imd m the annual retb< period ending July 31. Sunuts Chinese British h had taken an ac- w e formation of the
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  • 23 5 T*E uneral of Wing Canman- der T J. L. Watkins will take at 4V hl3 af>rnu n at Bidadari j
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  • 152 5 B-ttavii. Ort. 16. THE agreement betv.een Portugal and Japan to establish a regular air line between the Japanese mandated island of Palao and Timor Dilly has given rise to comment m this country, especially on the point that Timor Dilly is of no economic significance whatever. The Java
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  • 74 5 A FWE of $50 was Imposed on I>ong Vat Wang, a member of the Aux!liarv Medical Depot, when he pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third Court yesterday for absenting himself from duty without permission between Oct.. 1 and Oct. 20. In the same court later another member
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  • 88 5 t i U nCI at last week of Lt.-Gen. Berenschot, C.-in-C. hlrKcl v y th Gowr nor-General, A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenbor*h Stachoower. the Commander-in -Chief of the Navy, Admiral Helfrich and the acting Commander m Chief of' the Army, General Manrer, went JTkl
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  • 581 5 SPECIAL BROADCAST TO ARABIA 4 CINCE the last festival, the strength of Malaya has been greatly increased and Malaya is now far better able to act as a barrier against aggression reaching the Moslem lands of the Far East," says the Sultan of Perak m a
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  • 66 5 A PIKE Prevention (fremfees) Order similar to the Colony Order has been approved by the Jchore Government and will be published m the Ctoronment Gazette within the next few days. This order will, at first, be applied to the shop-house areas of Johore Bahm. and later to the
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  • 141 5 LET each man remember that this war is being: waged by Germany against him personally, and that he can help those of his race and his religion who are fighting or are ready to fight on his behalf m Malaya and m other lands," says the
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  • 168 5 DONALD Fraser Gordon Slables, a 61 -year-old European, uas discharged by Mr. L. C. Goh. Sing:?. pore fifth magistrate, yesterday, at the conclusion of a prelirrr'. ..y inquiry into a tentative charge of rape preferred against Stables. Stables was alleged to have committed rape on a 12
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  • 112 5 \,f OHAMED Ishak, a former postmaster employed at the RAP. (Seletar) Post Office was committed to stand trial on charges of criminal breach of trust, falsification of account* and forgery, at the conclusion of a preliminary m the Singapore fourth court yesterday. On June 1939,
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  • 48 5 A VERDICT of "found drowned" was A recorded by the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. T. A. lUndell, yesterday at an inquiry into the death of a Chinese Ltan Tai Peng, who»e body was found m a rivulet off the 13% miles, Woodlands Road on Oct. 9.
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  • 275 5 TO BE READY BY CHRISTMAS f T is expected that the new Services Club for all British troops will be ready before Christmas. The site on which it is being erected is m Tank "3oad, opposite Thornycroft Ltd., and the building which is being presenter by
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  • 99 5 'THE Churchill Tank Fund now totals I $24,529.13, and the latent list of donations Is as follows: Previously acknov!**dged ?21.93fi.13. Chan Kang Swi, Malacca. $185, Tan Cheng Lock C.8.E.. Malacra. $185 Ong Poh Lan. Malacra. $185. Tan Tanv Malacca. $185. Seng Cheonpr Society Malacca. $185. Chan Yew
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  • 95 5 BY courtesy of John Little and Company, a window m their store m Raffles Place is being used for a display of Malayan war publications, arranged by the Department of Information and Publicity. This will enable the public to see some of the pictorial and
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  • 140 5 A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded by the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. T. A. Randell. yesterday when he inquired into the death of a Chinese boy. Tan Kirn Kiat. who was knocked down by a motor-van and fatally injured m Kampong Bahru Road on Oct. 7. The van
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  • 111 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 31. CORTY-SEVEN classes of goods ordinarily subject to Customs tax on entry Into the F.M.S. are listed m this afternoon's Government Gazette as being henceforth exempt from doty. Included m the list are beer, liquor and tobacco for Servicemen, foods
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  • 54 5 QTATED to have held up traffic m Serangoon Road on Saturday while celebrating Deepavali. M. Madasamy, a Tamil, yesterday told the Singapore Third Court, where he was fined $2 for his disorderly behaviour, that he had been m custody for about three days and had suffered enough.
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  • 466 5 •the teaching of domestic science is comparatively new m Singapore but it is being taught to an ever-increas-ing number pf girls, whose enthusiastic response makes the teaching most satisfactory. Tbe teaching of this subject m Singapore is far more complicated than m England, as it
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  • 94 6 Manila. Oct. 21. THJ Navy yesterday released the j 1 American freighter flying the Pa._ naiiian nag. She was recalled: to Manila over the week-end. The destination of the vessel was not rev h ,h- American vessels are, at pfeßOfc m Manila Bay. The majority, however, arrived on
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  • 31 6 Sydney, Oct 21. THE Chinese Consul -General. Mr. Pao, is being transferred to Calcutta. He will be succeeded by Dr. M. L. Taan. counsellor of the Chinese legatior m Canberra. Reuter
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  • 1334 6  -  MARY HEAT COTT By EVER Siiice the cays *c were around with ribbons m our hair, and were told strictly to put our *oys away when finished with, we have longed for a place where nobody ever put anything away, where everything was just left as it
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  • 90 6 London, Oct. 21. THE "War Guilt" trial of French political leaders charged with responsibility for France's entry into the war and her ultimate collapse, began yesterday. Vichy is demanding the maximum penalties. Among those on trial are M. Daladier and M. Blum. and the former Commander-in-Chief. Gen.
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  • 313 6 THE Prime Minister, Mr. J. Curtin, and the Treasurer, Mr. Chifley, are conferring with the Commonwealth Bank Board as to putting Labour's economic and fiscal policy m operation. One aspect of the new Government's plans is believed to be greater control over the monetary system of
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    27 6 Lad> S. hi n.i Cooper feeds the pigs down on her miniature farm a pioturr taken by Cecil Beaton for Vo^iie magazine before she left for Singapore.
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    • 474 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenoeus are now invited for the following materials or services. For particulars apply Municipal Tenders Room Supply of Bread and -iggs to Middlcton Hosoital. Moulmein Road during 1942. L>ate of Closing. 12 noon. Dec. 1. 1941. Supply of 4". *y 8" unglazed subsoil pipes
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    • 303 6 rJBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Banks wil! be closed on:— Monday. Oct. 20, Deepavali (Public Holiday) Wednesday, 22, HIM Kaym Puasa (Bank Holiday). ([nNA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. M.V. "ANSHTjN." Consignees of cargo are asked to note that as a result of an outbreak of fire on board this vessel Ownerj
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    • 43 6 Tp, TO-NIGHT /r«^ j£ 1 REPEAT \^r£-*™ Wl MID-NIGHT WISHING OUR MUSLIM PATRONS SELAMAT HARI RAYA SPECIAL HARI RAYA ATTRACTION! REPUBLIC'S SERIAL OF SERIALS! COMPLETE SERIAL OF 31 REELS MORNING SHOW at 1O a.m. MATINEE a- x.so p.m. M J *kPJjjtt SEBIAL INlslHffflßS
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    • 126 6 Fo-Day's Broadcasting SINGAPORE E£& i&??*fiS£2% enmme; 7.27 Penan* riZ f *> /ml mm. l>»33fc_ca. *M1" 7.30 Variety programmet *J*4*. .;0»«m. BLW»c; ZHK 48.55 mualct: 8.30 News and <** 6175 m es-t 41.38 m 7.2F menUry In ErglUhv f*4*" zHPi ar-iSE Fi£. s f.oT^ t£n*a*rv French; Etoce Orchmr.^ i, „<•*» "Fruit
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  • 105 7 Washington. Oct. 21. THE successive developments m the Far East and Europe have int *ased the imperativeness of Philippine ci fence measures, Administration sources told the United Press to-day. It is essential, they said, to secure conitressionM approval of the Philippine defence authorization as soon as possible,
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  • 38 7 Bermuda, Oct. 21. THE sub- committee of the United States Naval Affairs Committee arrived yesteraay on a tour <>f inspection of the naval bases. The members were accorded full naval honours at the leased area. Reuter
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  • 494 7 London, Oct. 21. pOR foor days hi the foul heat of the blazing town of Calais a handful of British soldiers, short of ammunition, water and foed, fought against overwhelming German Panzer divisions until the last shot was fired, thereby holding up the German advance
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  • 74 7 CURTHER reinforcements to Netherlands Indies Air Force were revealed with the arrival here of 16 Americans, who flew the Consolidated P.B.Y. naval patrol bombers across the Pacific for delivery to the Netherlands Indies. The bombers are of the same type as the Catalina bombers serving with
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  • 490 7 Cairo, Oct. 21. THE Maharaja of Kashmir broadcast to-day a message m Hindustani to the Indian troops. Later the Maharaja made a statement to Reuter on his visit to the Middle East. After recalling the collapse of France and the reverses m the early part
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  • 155 7 Norfolk. (Virginia), Oct. 21. 14 HPHE future peace of the world depends on the combination of sea and air power," declared Col. Prank Knox. the Secretary of the Navy, m an informal address when commissioning the new aircraft-carrier Hornet. He added. The Hornet is part of
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  • 92 7 Washington, Oct. 2. rpHE Government has forbidden the use of copper m non-defence building and construction after Nov. 1 to the end of the year, except for electric wiring. It has been described by one official as the "toughest" priority order yet issued.
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  • 232 7 London, Oct. 21. 'WHATEVER chance there may be of averting eventual war m the Pacific rests solely on Japan's fear of the opposition she will meet and nothing would be better calculated to impose discretion forever on her hotheads than the certainty of
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  • 135 7 Chicago, Oct. 21. A CALL for. the repeal of the "obsolete and unwise Neutrality Act was made by Mr. Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, when attending the Sinai Temple Forum. He asserted that America had too long "listened to its Lindberghs, its Chicago Tribunes, and
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  • 112 7 Berlin, Oct. 21. 'FHE German military authorities claim that the Nazi forces have captured Marshal Timoshenko's winter military headquarters m the central sector of the Eastern Front, east of Bryansk, during mopping up operations. They said the headquarters included huge dug-outs and bomb-proof shelters. Meanwhile German competent quarters
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  • 140 7 Washington, Oct. M. "INTERNAL division m me United States was m a large part the result of German penetration," declared Senator Hill, the Democratic Party Whip, m a radio speech last night. "It was easy to see how they stir up racial hatred m the United States."
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  • 138 7 Sydney. 21. THE first Bristol Beaufort torpedo- bomber to be assembled m NewSouth Wal^s has a sati- ft trial flight The bomber contain* 90 per cent, of parts manufactured m Australia, only the engine airscrew being imported. Significance of th« trial flight lies m the fart
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  • 86 7 R>me. Oct 20. T\R. PUNK, Nazi Economic Mi; m a speech at the Rome Un versiry to-day on the occasion nf n Ing an honorary degree of Do. tir cf Economic?; nnd Commerce d^lared that after the war Eurrjx would br divided intx> two economic sphxrinfluence m
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  • 113 7 Ixmdon Oct. 21 lyjß Nathan La«ki. one of tiie )ead< A?a of British Jewry and Father Neville L&ski. X.C.. and son of old Lasai. writer and economist, disd m the hospital at Manchester early to-day at the ape of 78. He suffered a broken le^ when he
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  • 44 7 TokJo. Ort 21. THE wedding of Pnnce Utkasa. th« Eraprror s youngest brother ado Yurlko Takagi, daughter of Viscount Maranan T&kjigi, win occur before Kashlkodokoro on* of the three Imperial Palace sanctuaries to-monw morning. Both will wear traditions) robes.- Un ited Press
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  • 312 7 London, Oct. 21. MR. Anthony Eden, the Fcreigi Secretary received Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Ambassador, for twofold discussions m the light of the new Japanese Government and the Soviet re verses If it is Japan's game to keec the Democracies and Russia guessing, there are indications
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  • 354 8 Bik Chinese Were Worthy Winner S.C.I- .A Sj Gordon Highlanders 1. TWO penalty goals helped the 1 Straits Chinese Football Association to beat the Gordon Highlanders Dy three goals to one m a Challenge Cup game clayed at Anson Road yesterday. There was no doubt that
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  • 61 8 Com binedServices Hockey Team THE Combined Services hockey team to meet Perak on the 3.R.C. pa dang this evening will be: Set. Glbbs; Pay Lt. G. C. Fort m. rapt. Viming; Lt. Morriss, Hay. Ide Singh, Major •tellett: Har. Manickam. Sepoy Man? ail Singh, Sapper Arokiasam>, Hay. Maj. («hu!am N-\'i.
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  • 98 8 C ELECTIONS for to-day's Penan* races are: 'REE PRESS ■Mi 1: Clnny, Celestial •ace 2: Constant I.lgrht. Lady Warrior 'Uce 3: Star Lock, Jarrahwood ace 4: Prude, Blue and White lace S: Shan, Cambalowg lace 6: Queen's Star, Cellofort Race 7: Pinafore, Edelweiss >*t Bets: Crony. Queen's Star. PENANG
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  • 250 8 F.M.S.B. 1.. K.L. 7; V.M.C.A 3. OVERRUNNING their opponent* late v m the second half, the visiting Kuala Lumpur Railway Institute hockey side beat the V.M.C.A. by seven goals to three m a match playtd on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday The V.M.C.A. played only ten
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  • 45 8 THE RE. (Pulau Braru- beat the 1 Portress R.E. by the odd goal In seven m a hockey match played at Pulau Brani yesterday. Scorers were Stratford (3) and East- mead for the winners and Bowden and Walsh <2> for the losers.
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  • 1103 8 Queen's Star To W Again To-day T HAVE taken Queen's Star to score her fourth 1 consecutive win and to make with Cluny a good double for the day m Penang this afternoon, the second day of the Penanjr Turf Club's Autumn meeting. Queen's Star is back
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  • 241 8 King's Horse Popular Choice For To-day 's Cesarewitch London, Oct. 20. HIS Majesty's three-year-old Longships is the most popular choice among the small bettors of the 22 probable runners for the Cesarewitch over two miles at Newmarket on Wednesday (today). A victory for Longship would complete a successful season for
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  • 16 8 picture. Hera Singh, Gapta, P. F. de Sou**, O. C. Nabl. Free Press
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  • 508 8 Formidable Indian Army Attack Held By Resolute Defence p era k 2; Indian Army 2. DERAK seemed a tired team yesterday throughout the whole of their third consecutive hockey tfame m Singapore and this made their performance m holding the Indian Army to
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  • 253 8 Medicos Go Down Fighting To Club S.C.C 21; M.C.U 7. ROUSING rugger was played on the Medical College Union ground yesterday when the College team went down fighting to the S.C.C. by 21 points (three goals, a try and a penalty goal) to seven (a
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  • 247 8 Good Rugb To Raffles CoiC Raffles College 14 pts. s \,,i GIVING a rood .U-roundnha'^ Raffle, ("•llece dev-L hll)lu the St. Andrews Old Brm U team bj 14 points a drop foak and a tr> to »n tries) m a rohust ram- r v _tN yesterday -j The Old
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  • 251 8 INTER-CLUB GOLF AT TANGLIN T*HE match Between the K^ppd Got Club and the Garrisor. Golf CS* played at Tanglin re&ulted m a win f» the home team by 5\ points Vo i\ Details are as follow: Oar^- rJaM flrst:lieut. M. E. Smil: <j „..c Cut J. L. L. P«rer <18>
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  • 76 8 I DEAD VITE, UHHHM mi Veloc«| are now equal favourites lor U» Melbourne Cup. Next m order o( favouritism are Sam Laureate Sku>ton. Trisgerman ant R CYDNEY cricket rosulM were: Mosman defeated Minly; St. George d. University Paddin«U« d. Gordon; Northern Districts d Ncrtl Sydney Waverley d Petershui.
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    • 55 8 To-day's Sports Soccer: S.A.F.A. league, second division (a), R.A.F. (Seletar) vs. R.E. (P. 8.), Anson Road stadium. Hockey: Perak vs. Combined Services, S.R.C; S.R.C second vs. Netherlands Hockey Team, S.R.C; Naval Police vs. A.C.S. Old Boys, Naval Police ground; M.C.U. vs. ArgyHs second team, M.C.1., R.C.U. vs. Indian General Hospital.
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