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

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,447. ESfO. 1835. FRIDAY,, OCTOBER 44, 1941. S CENTS
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  • 967 1 Reds Fressed Back In Great Battles NAZIS CLAIM TO BE 38 MILES AWAY FROM MOSCOW Tnr London, Oct. 23. jHfc xMoscow radio, qrc ing dispatches to the Soviet Press, states tint the Germans launched a fierce offensive at th# approaches to the Crimea during the
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  • 271 1 London, Oct. 23. PEN BNfcK has been appointeii vi t0 command the western sector of the central Russian front, jßrfuding Moscow, it was stated arfboritatively m London to-day, following receipt of news fro»n ■■rii It was added that Marshal Timo- <.>. who formerly commanded it
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  • 52 1 London. Oct. 23. THE Eumeland was raided again iasi night An Air Ministry camuiMque states: "Aircraft o: bomber command last night attacked objectives m the Rhineland, including the industrial Dl Mannheim. ks were also made on the dock at Le Havre and the harbcur at Brest "Five ot our aircraft
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  • 49 1 TTokio. Oct. 23. H\IIA.\I) Ls "concentrating fore<V on the new Indofrontier, ►onifi's Saigon correspondent r^orted to-dry. T>f correspondent claimed 450 tr'*oi>s have b:en eoncenyjN at Chantaburi and 500. '♦'udinsr mechanized forces, m J»e southrrn sector, and TOO l _foops east of SLsonhon. United Press
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  • 39 1 17.5. Tanker Torpedoed New York, Oct. 23. DEPORTS received by maritime circles m New York state that the American -owned tanker W. C. Teazle was torpedoed late last week while on the way to England n a convoy. Reuter.
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  • 194 1 London, Oct. 23. REPORTS that the Germans were dropping light tanks and guns by parachute on the Moscow front prompted military exp- rts here to study the possibility of the Nazi Panzei forces being bogged iown, so that they called on the Luftwaffe to pull the offensive
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  • 63 1 Brooklyn, Oct. 25. ffIHE United States destroyer Bristol, sister shin of the torpedoed destroyed Kearny. was commissioned here yesterday. Rear-Adm. Andrews. Commandant of the Third Naval District and Comr'aniler nf the N^h Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier, m an address at the ceremony, said: "There is grim business ahead.
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  • 473 1 London, Oct. 23. IN the House of Lords to-day Lord Addlson (Lab.) introduced a motion which declared that the House, "having followed with admiration tie heroic resistance of our Russian Ally to German aggression, supports the Government measures that have been adopted as a result of
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  • 906 1 Stalin Refused Arms Not Needed: Called For More Tanks London, Oct. 23. HpHE extent of the aid Britain has already given vto Russia was revealed by Lord Beaverbrook, Ministe rof Supply, to-day m the House of Lords. A similar statement was made m
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  • 71 1 London, Oct. 23. lOKD BEAVERBROOK, Minister of Supply, warned the House of Lords to-day that Britain must be ready for invasion jfrom now onwards. If and when the attack comes on Britain, as it surely will," Lord Beaverbrook said, you can rest assured the whole population wil
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  • 257 1 M.P. Urges B.E.F. For Ukraine London, Oct. 23. IMR P. J. Noel-Baker, opening tftt W* debate on aid to Russia m the House of Commons to-day, urged that a part of the Middle East force be sent to support the Russian armies m the Ukraine. Rejecting the possibility o f
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  • 44 1 London, Oct. 23. TWELVE Rumanian divisions. 200 1 aircraft and hund: ds and tanks and guns was the price the Rumanians paid for Odessa, according to Gen. Petrov. m the Fed Star, the Soviet Army organ, states the Moscow radio. Reuter
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  • 161 2 Ankara, Oct. 23A CONSIGNMENT of spare parts for Heinkel aircraft engines lias just been received by Turkey They came not tram Germany, but from England Months ago the Turks asked the Germans for these spare parts but the Germans said they were unable to deliver them. After
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  • 102 2 San Jose (Costa Rica), Oct. 23. A SENSATION was- caused here by the refusal of the Nicaraguan Government to permit Dr. Arnulfo Arias, ex-President of Panama, to travel to San Jose. Having accepted the condition of residence that he will not engage m politic al o.ctiviti3s m Costa
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  • 86 2 T l^ Sin Chew Jit Pah, m an editorial. strongly advocates the convocation of a Far East conference to cope with the threatening Pacific situation, with as many members as possible, including Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands Indies, m addition to Britain, America, the Soviet and China
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  • 27 2 The news talk to be broadcast by the Singapore station at 10.05 to-night v/"l be one recorded m the studio by Sir Evelyn Wrench, President of th«
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  • 507 2 Mr. S. J. Chan 'Acknowledged Leader Of Chinese' <\T a function held m Mr. S. J. Chan's residence m 1 Emerald Hill Eoad yesterday evening, the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, presented Mr. Chan with the insignia of his appointment as a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael
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  • 630 3 PROPPING OF VLADIVOSTOK ROUTE "NO CONCESSION TO JAPAN" Washington, Oct. 23. gUGGESTIONS that the decision of the United m j* tes Maritime Commission to abandon the Vladivostok route for sending American supplies to Russia constitute a concession to Japan are discounted m official circles here, says United Press. It is
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  • 172 3 CABINET'S STEPS ARE APPROVED Melbourne. Oct. Zi. usrRALIAS war policy and thA Pacific situation were discuss- it to-day's meeting of the m monwealth Advisory Wax Coun<*!l suupli-ss of the two Dominiona ir d^ Australia's Eastern Supply Group commitments were also debated Tt e BBC obr?rver m
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  • 96 3 F Washington, Oct. 23. ALT is on the brink of a revolt with leading army officers busily sabotaging Mussolini's orders for sending Italian troops oat of the country at German behest, according io the weekly review, Foreign Correspondence. It says that the names of the
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  • 104 3 Neumarket. Oct. 23. F[E .>pcond day's racing opened _uTii >rtur.ately when the KingS Channel Swell, fell In th? race, bringing down two Ou.< m apprentice rider on Swell broke a leg. Smith vkey. was badly cut In and mouth, while the r Evans, escaped
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  • 159 3 Washington, Oct. 23. A SUGGESTION that Hitler will try to encourage peace feelers from the United States and Britain when the present Nazi drive m Russia achieves its object or expands its force is made m the weikly review Foreign Correspondence The review, quoting "reliable information
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  • 67 3 Shanghai, Oct. 23. THE United States Navy has ordered the cancellation of the Shanghai call of the steamer President Taylor, which was to have arrived here on Sunday, and ordered the vessel to the main south Pacific run, it was learned here to-day.
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  • 143 3 "Would Not Be Hampered Very Long" Manila, Oct. 23. ADM. Thomas Hart, Command-er-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, m a speech at a Rotary Club luncheon hera to-day, said he was confident that, should the United States enter the dispute for control of the high seas, "we would not
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  • 125 3 PORTUGAL PALAODILLY AIR LINK London,' Oct. 23. A WRONG interpretation ha^ been placed by some foreign newspapers on t^ie conclusion 01 an accord whereby Japan is to operate an air line between Palao and Dilly Portuguese Timor), according to an office i ™tc from the Portuguese Mlrister for Foreign Affairs,
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  • 68 3 Tokio, Oct. 23. MR. K. Yoshizawa, Japan's special Ambassador to IndoChina, will leave Tokio o.i Oct. 28 and sail from Kobe to Hanoi on Oct. 30 aboard the O.S.K. liner Kokuryu Mara, it was announced here to-day. The Government m addition appointed 13 members of Mr. Yoshizawa's suite,
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  • 38 3 Berlin Oct. 23. THE Genran military commander m Serbia issued two decrees yesterday ordering the reporting of the property of enemy nations and ths property of United States nationals, it w?.s reported here today United Press
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  • 392 3 Tokio, Oct <>3. *IF it is necessary to fight America to safeguard its own state. Japs»n ill not hesitate to defend its awn people and its interests."' declares the Japan Times and Advertiser which reflects the views of the Japanese Foreign Office, m an
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  • 63 3 Moscow. Oct. 23. IT is officially announced thai the Russians bave destroy ed 500 German planes m one week. The Soviet communique admitting the evacuation of Taganrog:, on the Sea of Azov 40 miles from the port of Rostov, adds that m the battle
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  • 303 3 London, Oct. 23. I^IFTY more Frenchmen lield as hostages by the Germans are due to die to-day unless the men who shot the German commandant. Lieut-Gen. Holtz. m Nantes, are found. Another 100 hostages are being held as hostages as a reprisal for Tuesday night's shooting
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  • 71 3 Shanghai, Oct. 23. MR. John B. Pow»?ll, Publisher and editor of the China Weekly Review, narroviy escaped de-cth to-day when a terrorist hurled a hand-grenade at him. The grenade failed to explode. Mr. Powell is one of the Americans on Nanking's "black list." He was
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  • 35 3 Tokio, Oct. 23. THE Emperor to-day received m 1 audience Baron Hiranuma. the former Home Minister, who has recovered from injuries inflicted by a would-be assassin on Aug. 14. United Press
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  • 102 3 London, Oct. 23. REPLYING to a member of the House of Commons the Undersecretary for Foreign Affair*. Mr. Law writes: "Reports have been received that gas was used by the Japanese to recent fighting round Ichang. These are now beirs investigated.'' Replying to a further auestion whether this intensification of
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  • 497 3 '"THE future of Shanghai is be- coming every day more closely tied to the future of Singapore." declared Mr. George Devon, a visitor from Shanghai, broadcasting from the Singapore radio station last night. -One thin*; is sure. There is
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  • 653 3 London, Oct. 2H j7KOM the communiques issued over the past few days it is apparent that Hitler has had no success of any importance since he shortened his line south-west of the capital by reaching" Malo-Yaroslavetz, writes Renter's correspondent m Kouibishev, new Russian capital.
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  • 49 3 Tokio, Oct. 23. THE Nether land Indies na* notified Japan that all vessels are prohibited irom entering a water lane two milss wide m the* Java Sea off Patavia Irom Get 28 to Oct. 31 oecause of naval manoeuvres, the Forelpn Office announced to-day.- United Press
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  • 58 3 Shanghai. Oct. 23. THE British Embassy announced to-day that, effective from Nov. 1. all shipment- fr Shanghai to Burma of dyed textiles chemicals, dyes, medicines, drug? and pharmaceutical products paints and colours niust be covered by a cprtificate, an applicpf on for which may be mad- to the
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  • 63 3 Home, Oct 23. I he German Minister of Economics. Dr Funk m a sioech at a f arction given m his honour by the Army and Navy Club to-day declared Italy and Germany have drawn up accords completely un.ting the Axis countries into one economic structure. He admitted there is
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  • 39 3 Reykjavik (Iceland.) Oct. 23 THE Icelandic Government which resigned yesterday was a coalition of three major parties Its position was rendered unt*nlble by disagreement over its towards the rtee m the r-ost ->f living due to war r^ndition*.^ Reuter
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  • 787 4 THE Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1941. A Changed Route r[E announcement by the U.S. Maritime Commission that m future American supplies to Soviet Russia will be routed by Archangel and that the Vladivostok route will be no longer used can be interpreted m several different ways. The Japanese,
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  • 465 4 THAI newspapers have lately published two reports of Japanese troop movements on the Indo-China frontier; they recount such ominous facts as the construction of a military base at Pnom-Penh and the closing of a main road to all but military traffic. The Thai newspapers publish these facts and
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  • 38 4 Cairo, Oct. 23. •TO-DAY'S Middle East G.H.Q communique issued states. "Tobruk— Nothing to report. "In the frontier area enemy artillery was again m action without, however, interfering with the activities of our patrols, who sustained no casualties."- Reuter
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  • 1587 4  - American's Impression Of Germany Belgium John Cudahy By THE most interesting conversation I had m Germany was with Joachim von Ribbentrop. We met one Sunday morning In the big ochre-tinted mansard building on Wilhelmstrasse, with its writhing statuary serpents and winged dragons, where Marshal Hindenburg lived when he was President.
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  • 35 5 tr.Kins'stationed m MaUya undergo thorough training m „us conditions which are encountered m this country. v»> Mimf of them using: collapsible boats and native craft to cross a swamp.
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  • 228 5 L EGISLATION TO STOP TRAFFIC IN BOYS PROBABLE PASSAGE OF BILL ON NOV. 5 A HER step forward m the Colony will be taken on 0 wher the bill to stop traffic m boys will be -rough its final stages m the Legislative Council. >ocial importance, the bill will put
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  • 72 5 r I belt Gray, was yester- Ly Mr Conrad Saigap_*re second court mi bog the death of Gibson, by a aiked by the AttarneyIr^pector P. S. Gor- ;-:i court that an eta held by thi- Coroner rv m camera under RsgataUoai and that the D ath by misa-i
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  • 40 5 WAR SAVINGS APPEAL TO CHINESE Ai re pester, m i dte, uiglug Urn War Ba¥l ned oy I InlormaUoo In the a circular "V" design. :s ci\id?d into 13, two '*ith red th whits baeksrawnds, about the certiiorth m Chinese
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  • 202 5 *-fTHE Malayan Communist Party has always been anti-Brlt sh and has always striven for the ejection of the British from Malaya and the upsetting of the (legally constituted Government m this country," said Mr. G E. Devonshire, prosecuting officer m a case m which a
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  • 114 5 THE Ceylon Tamils of Malaya have launched an eflort to raise funds to pay for a lighter '^lane for presentation to the Imperial Government. Their association m StngaDore has organized a variety entert?inrrent 34 mrt of this effort It will be held at the Virtori?
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  • 52 5 BRITISH nurses of any race may now apply for appointment to the •mporary "cadre of the Indian Military Nrrsin'r Service. Applicants miist be a-le to furnish certificates showing thit they have had three years' training m civil hospitals of 100 beds. An advertisement calling for applications appears on
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  • 545 5 Australian News By Cable Melbourne, Oct. 22. Department discloses enemy vessels were •he Persian Giil! on H M AS. Yarra and -uiimbla, both manned The Kanimbla Is an ml cruiser, and was iian coastal liner. The 1 m India of the seven war, four m tow
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  • 245 5 $100,000 CAMERON HIGHLANDS PROJECT (From Our Own Correspondent) Ki;ala Lumpur, Oct. 23. WORK m establishing the first convalescent home vat Cameron Highlands for the use of the rank and file of the British and Australian forces m Malaya will begin early next week, it
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  • 150 5 A LORRY driver, Lim Boon Leng. faced three charges of causing death by a negligent act, one charge of causing grievous hurt by a negligent and a charge of causing hurt by a negligent act, when he appeared m the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday. Lim's appearance
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  • 102 5 ALLEGED to have stolen a motor car from outride the Cvrano Caf? on Wednesday night, A. Baxter, of a Scottish regiment, pleaded guilty when charged m the Singapore fifth court yesterday. Inspector P. Ball, who prosecuted, alleged that at 8.20 p.m. on Wedncsdav the owner of the car
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  • 102 5 Lahore. Oct. SIR Sikantier Hayat, Premier of the Pin.jab. appealed, In an Id messaje. fcr prayers for final victory and for the ra r ety of Indian troops overseas. 1 slid: "In wishing a very happy Ig to my Murlim brethren. I may remind them that v:e mv.st
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  • 148 5 DESCRIBING the appellant as "an incorrigible rascal with a formidable record," Mr. E. N. Griffith-Jones, DP.P., opposed an appeal by elderly Indian, Vellasamy, who appeared m the Singapore High Court yesterday Vellasamy had been sentenced In the lower courts to two years' rigorous imprisonment, to
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  • 142 5 rVO young Chinese, Ong Hoa Hui and Tiun Sui Seng, were charged m the Singapore third court yesterday that on Sept. 6 at Jalan Besar they threatened to assault certain persons employed at the Main Supply Depot at Bukit Timah. The prosecution alleged that on the alter
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  • 55 5 New Delhi, Oct. ZZ. npKE 3ur.ries* squadron's share m the X R.A.F. operations over enemy territory on the Continent was made known yesterday. Th? squadron has shot down 43 enemy planes and damaged 29. Ano f her 21 were probably destroyed The Punjab is to contribute yet
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  • 31 5 Lahore, Oct. 23. SIR Phiroz Khan Noon took charge of his new post as labour member of the Viceroys Executive Council before leaving Lahore on Tuesday .ior Delhi.
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  • 110 5 A CHINESE woman, Yeo Kam, pleaded guilty m the Singapore fourth court yesterday to a charge of distilling intoxicating liquor m an attap hut m Kampong Hylam Sua, off Thompson Road, on Tuesday. According to the prosecution, a party of revenue oficers entered a hut and found Yeo
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  • 36 5 New Delhi, Oct. 23. THE consultative committee set up by the Government of India to advise on the economic policy of postwar reconstruction will meet m .-few Delhi on Friday. The commerce memwill preside.
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  • 40 5 New Delhi, Oct. 23. THE Congress Party m the Central Assembly is attending the autumn session on Nov. 4, it is announced by Bhulabhai Desai. Ke has invited j .embers to a meeting m Delhi on Nov. 1.
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  • 34 5 THE Chinese of Pontian have contributed $1,000, and the Chinese of Benut $873.25, for the relief of British air raid victims. These sums have been forwarded through the Protector of Chinese, Johore.
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  • 29 5 TWO Pan-American Clippers are expected m Singapore within four days of each other. The first is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, and the second on Wednesday.
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  • 20 5 Mysore, Oct. 23. r'.E Mysore Government is granting more than three lakhs of rupees to develop cottage industries.
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  • 21 5 Mr. Chi Tih Van, Chinese Consel m Sumatra, yesterday arrived m Singapore by air on his way to Khio on business.
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  • 100 5 IN connection with the brownout exercises on the night of Monday, motorists who wish to use their cars during the period may see just how their lights should be obscured by visiting motor dealers' show rooms, the three amusement parks, and the offices of the Traffic
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  • 191 5 A.A.M. BRANCH AND PETROL RATIONING AT the October committee meeting of the 3in.?anore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya, a number of letters from members relating to petrol rationing were considered. Some of these VHers suggested that a slight modification of the pre:ent system would be of great benefit
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  • 107 5 SEVEN young Chinese, Choy Ah Nan, Chong Ah Seng, Chan Ah Kee, Chew Ah Sang, Woon Fook. Chan Wah iTin and Lye Chin Lecng appeared m the Singapore third court yesterday on a charge of participating m an unlawful assembly and asraulting a detective on Oct. 2"\ thereby
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  • 71 5 New Delhi. Oct. 23. INDIA'S total rice production is expected to increase by 10 per cent, m the next three years, due to efforts by the Council of Imperial Agricultural Research. The aim is to increase cultivation so as to cut by third the present imports of
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  • 165 5 THE story of how two 11 -year-old Chinese boys, Tans Chye Huat and Sim Chew Lang, were found crushed underneath a boat by a brother of one of them, six-year-old Tang Chye Lye, was told during an inquiry m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday.
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  • 89 5 ¥T is probable that Mr. A. Duff 1 Cooper, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, will leave for Australia sometime during the first week of November. Plans have not been completed yet, and at present it is not known exactly when he will go or
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  • 18 5 The Wine and Spirit Association Singapore, has donated $1 000 to the Lord Mayor's air raid distress fund.
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  • 140 5 THE Deputy Inspector -General oj Police, Mr. L. A. Thomas. «a« the complainant m a traffic court caso yesterday, which Mr. H. E. Kingdcn, the Mars' rat?, described at an "extremely bad case, the driver. l£ong Ah Soo. showing extreme lack of care." L«on? ,/a^ said to
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  • 78 5 MR. Buemasa OkamnU), former Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy m London, has been appointed new Japanese Consu l -General at Singapore, states Eastern News. Mr. Okamoto, who returned onrj last year from London during the bombings, was previously ConsulGeneral m Shanghai and Consul m Seattle, Washington. Mr.
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  • 1337 6  - "Gesture" Premiere For R. A. F. Film MARY HEATHCOTT By 'AN Air Ministry communique Asta t c s R.A.F. bombers have been active over enemy territory during the night. Low flying patrols attacked a number of targets, including an oil storage tank goods trains and oil tank waggons Pick up
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  • 184 6 JCTATING that there was no evidence of negligence or ir:ishness on the part of the lorry driver, the acting Singapore I Coroner, Mr. T. A. Rendall, recorded a verdict of misadventure at an inquiry yesterday into the death of a young Chinese girl, Low Poh
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  • 194 6 T_ Lahore, Oct. 23 HE Punjab Assembly is to begir its winter session m the last week of November. After the Christmas recess the meeting will merge Into the budget session, which s expected to last until April. Two new official bills likely to be introduced are the
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  • 63 6 TW»y by air at 11 a m to Me to-morrow by air at noon to Africa America. Australia t> T^ a< Oylon Chira vi^ H^r- F.'-> fS Europe. Britain. India Mruritius, New Zer.:a--pnd Hawaii. Phj'.ipp n rj Palembang and Thailand ..Air mail delivers: a.m. to-day, from Britain
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    • 234 6 To-Day s Broadcasting SINGAPORE ZHL £55 m. 1.353 k ca,; ZHPI 30.96 m. 9.69 m c*.; ZHK 48.58 m 6.175 m ca.: ZHP3 41.38 m. 7^5 as ca. ZHL, ZHPI ZIIP2. 6 40 am. Opening announcements m French; 6.45 News m French*; 7 00 News commentary m French: 7 15
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  • 142 7 THAT there is danger of the Indian situation deteriorating was suggested by Lieut.-Col. Sir George Schuster (L. Nat., Walsall), addressing the Oxford University Conservatives yesterday. 4% We might be faced with a pcsition analogous to that of Ireland but immensely more difficult," he said.
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  • 110 7 Washington, Oct. 22. IT was revea'ed to-day that Adm. Harold S f ark, U.S. Chief or Naval Operations, testified during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearings on the Lease-and-Lend Act, that the Navy Department had allocated Lease-and-Lend funds for materials and facilities for four naval base."
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  • 154 7 New Delhi, Oct. 23. THE building of a Govwnmen* factory for the manufacture of parachutes m India has beer* recommended as the result of a conference held recently, it is announced. It is hoped that th 3 factory will start working early next year. Meantime,
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  • 145 7 London, Oct. 23. "THE Germcois recently dumped 20.000.C00 French francs on th 3 Lisbon market, vhich they are Sv r llins as and when they can. The result is that the French franc has depreciated to nearly 600 to the pound sterling. The Nazis have refrained
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  • 84 7 Calcutta, Oct. 23. THE mine-sweeper Baroda the latest addition to the Royal Indian Navy, was launched yesterday at Howrah. This is the second vessel to be launched within three and a half months, the first b-irtr the T r avancore, launched on July 7. The Boroda
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  • 72 7 London, Oct. 2?. THE bad treatment of the survivors of British ships, who have landed on the west coast of Africa, is receiving the attention of the British Government. Air Anthony Eden, Fnre gn Secretary, said to-day In the House, of Commons that the matter had been taken
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  • 148 7 London, Oct. 22. yHE Secretary ol Slate lor la^'u, Mr. L. S. Amery, speaking at the launch of the corvette H.M.S. Hyderabad, given to the Royal Navy by the Nizam of Hyderabad, said the uesiEiiation •faithful ally"' coiJerred on the Nizam m the last war
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  • 145 7 BURMESE LEADERS NOT PRO- JAPANESE Manila, Oct. 22. jyjAJOR G. N. RICHMOND, BrU h liaison officer to the Burma Governor's staff, arrivirr m Manila en route to Hong Kcnp. on an offi^ia' mission to-day, took bitt r exception to Press reports Plegi s Burmese leaders were pro-Jap_ne c. It is
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  • 111 7 CURRENCY WAR IN SHANGHAI IShangh' i. Oct. 22. NFORMED foreign qi arters here to-day expressed the opinion that Nanking is winning the present n-r--rency 'war" with rr.iur^Ung m the Japanese -occupied areas, due apparently to the Stabilization Board's abandoning support of the yuan and American business, although forthcoming conferences to
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  • 174 7 London, Oct. 23. MANY acts of sabotage, explosions, fires and popular demonstrations against Hitler have recently oecunei m various Sudeten centres (Czerh region-, cedod tc Germany after Muniri) accofdlng to Informatio i reach m" London. In the big Kunert noiks at SchoenIlnder an explosion occurred In
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  • 42 7 Rjyjavik, Oct. 22. ICELAND'S Coalition Government has resigned because of disagreement over the methods of irxeting the rising cofts of living, the ri-e io salaries and -?th problems connec %ed with the Influx cf British and American trooos.— United Press
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  • 53 7 New Delhi, Oct. 23. 1** T O more awards lor gallantry m the Iranian campaign have been given to men of the 11th Sikh Regiment. Naik Charjan Tingh and Sepoy Bachan Singh have been awarded the I.D.S. Medal both for exploits during the attack on Qasr sheikh o^
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  • 34 7 Calcutta. Oct. 22. ON behalf of the -'Indian Perp 1 Soviet Aid Fanci" a Mm rim of Rs. 1.000 hns beta lent to m. Mototot hroueh ?f. Mfcttjr, the Tovict Ambassador m Londcrj. Reuter
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  • 131 7 Chicago. Oc 23. THE "America Hist Committee.* m an open letter, has asked President Roosevelt 10 settle th#s issue of peace or war by submitting to Congress a "resolution :o? the declaration of a st- itr of war between the United Stair; and the German
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  • 250 7 Nazi Transport Disorg anized Lc:*J Oct. 22. THE German traftffMTt sysieni 1 has always wee ~iie of the principal target? to» the R.AF, Bomber Command, nd there is no doubt that terfcun difficulties and disorganizat m have re cu!ted from maiiy of these attacks. From a number of reliable reports
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  • 260 7 j THIS estate, though it is old i.s amcng f the best of the small eM*tos and |is m an extremely sound ptsition financially, said Mr. J. 1. Dmmom at the annual £?r.eral mating yesterday of shareholders of Jimah Rubbei Estates, Ltd. Th? profit for t
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  • 97 7 H&KhinrUMi. Oct 22. Women's International t/^pue for Peace and TTeedom to-day urged President Roo^velt and the Secretary of S-ate Mr CortMl Hull, to negotiate *it.h Japan for the immediate cessation ol hostility fey United Slaves .-o-cperauon m the conrtrurtive rettl-me.it «,f Par Ea-^tern problem*, men as tho
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  • 43 7 Panama City. Ckt 21. IT vas announced here to-day that ♦hree single-seater United fitates Amy pursuit planes r cashed on Capira Hill m the interior of Panama last night. All tbr piio- vre brli*»ved to have beer, killed. United Press
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous

  • 290 8 Weights For To-morrow WEIGHTS tor all eight races m Penans to-morrow, the final day of the Penan? Turf Chit's Autumn meeting, are: lionet class 2. dhr. 1. 7 furs. Newsy 9.0. School Boy 8.13. Victory 1.11. Perak 8.11. Roisterer 8.10. Waetere 8.9. Samory 8.9, Courtling 8.7.
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  • 112 8 AFTER a four-hour meeting m Brisbane recently the Parliamentary Labour Party caucus decided to change hotel trading hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Instead of from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.. as at present. Announcing thf» decision, the S. A. Premier. Mr Forgan Smith,
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  • 190 8 CRICKET shirts for the A.I. F. eleven to play three matches m Egyp r cost ATO The equipment, including green brazers and caps with crests of a golden rising sun. had been assembled when it was found that no one had while cricket shirts. Shopkeepers spread their
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  • 35 8 T"HE Bukit Timah race courst will be officially open for training on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5.4 i; a.m. fcr the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting which starts or. Saturday, Nov. 8.
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  • 482 8 S.R.C. BEAT PADANG RIVALS AT HOCKEY Defenders Make Up For Forwards' Lapses m, opn 0. for the major part of the game, the *-> Singapore Recreation Club beat the Singapore Cricket Club by four clear goals m a hockey match played on the padang yesterday. The game drew large crowd,
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  • 205 8 ''pHE rollcv/ing are ties m the S.C.R.C. open invitation tennis tournament which starts tomorrow TO-MORROW Open Singles Championship: S. A. Holyland vs. Lim He 2 Chin; J. S. K ior vs A. Tbomas. "A" Singles H'cap.: C. J. R. Bem^roke, (scr.) vs. P. K. Chew (—8): Ang
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  • 62 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Oct. 23. THE following are the acceptors m the Moonce Valley Ciold Cup, which is beinj run at 3.50 p.m. on Saturday: Rivxtte 9.2, Katanga 9.?, Heading 90, True Might 8.10, Gilltoun 8.6, Sun Belle S.l, Kcelie 7.11, Ni^ht Pilot 7.11,
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  • 485 8 Schools Beaten 14-0 M.C.U. 14: Schools FIGHTING back strongly until the very end, the Combined Schools were defeated by the Medical College Union by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nil, m a game of rugger played on the College ground yesterday. A
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  • 27 8 "THE Singapore Swimming Cluo A beat the Manchester Regiment by seven goals to one m a waterpolo match played at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday.
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  • 316 8 -\A.F. Seletar 20: Navy 8. GIVING their finest display of J the season, the K.A.F. Seletar beat the Royal Navy by Z0 points (a goal, two penalties, and three tries) to eight points U goal and a try) m a keenly-contested Rugby game at S:letar yesterday.
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  • 161 8 •THE following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M CA. against the Singapore Hornets on the V.M.C.A. ground at 5.15 p.m. to-day: Ec Thian Han: R. I. Atkinson, A. C. Edgar: G. Newman. G. Day (capt >, Goh Chin Chye: Low Huck Yang, A. C.
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  • 134 8 Selaneor Inter-St a at! t Champions (From Our Own Corr, sindent)5 indent) SELANGOR anne^S J* <J State cycling rharTl f.rpani7ed by thr> Per^HS Club, at the JubiW PiVv ,t*2 Th.y won th. wo. three foSS rtx mi!f»s events. Penanp wre itennd w^ t v H points Wlth
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  • 33 8 Melbourne. Oct. J5 THE Victczia Derby mtj hav f j record field of 20 ru: including Laureate. WilMamstown Cup. owned by J. J. Listor won the Williamstown Cup at to L
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  • 19 8 THE S.C.R.C. second- and It Patrick's School drc\ »ne-a!. H a hockey match pined at Kon; lim Green yesterday
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  • 676 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 20. PNANG retained the Leong Sin Nam cup by a wide margin of 12 points to Ferak's five and Selangor's four, while Selangor wrested the Tengfcu Permalsurl Cup from Perak, winning by eight points to Perak's six
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  • 665 8 KENNETH FARNES OF ENGLAft 11/ITH the death of Kenneth Fames, England player who has been killed m action the^ 1 name that will always be connected with En pa^t "revival" m the last two years before the outbre k %l A fast bowler, Faroes took
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    • 71 8 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: first division, Gordons vs. F.R.E.. Seleranf. Hockey: S.C.C. seconds vs. S.B.C. seconds, S.C.C: S.C.B.C. vs. R.A.0.C., SC.R.C; R.C.U. ts. 1.A., Balestier; Naval Police vs. Loyal*. N. Police tround; A.C.S. first team vs. St. Joseph's first team, 5.J.1.; A.C.S. seconds vs. SJ.I. seconds. Oldham Hall; M.C.U. R.I.A.S.C.
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