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

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    15 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 16,409. fcsiu mzi WEDNESDAY, DF.( FMIiIK »4, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    DUTCH AIRCRAFT IN FRESH SUCCESSES Direct Hits On Cruiser & Two Large Ships
    686 1 DUTCH AIRCRAFT IN FRESH SUCCESSES Direct Hits On Cruiser Two Large Ships HONG KONG STILL HOLDING FURIOUS jAP ONSLAUGHT oi further successes by Dutch aircraft t enenti *hips m Horneo and the Philippines r rt h» hand. from Chungking tiiat messages British embassy from Borneo state that scored 8 direct
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    Dismissal OS German Generals Confirmed
    131 1 MESSAGE from an "unquestionable source m Berlinstates that it If confirmed that Generals von Bock and von Rundstedt (Commanders m the central and southern Russian fronts respectively) h we been dismissed The same source reports tint Marshal von Leeb (Commander m the northern sector) has
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    N. Malaya: No Change TWO RAIDERS SHOT DOWN OVER K.L.
    160 1 N. Malaya: No Change TWO RAIDERS SHOT DOWN OVER K.L. f pHERE lias been no lurther change In the military situation m Nortliern Malaya." states a communique issued by Combined H Q Singapore, la^t night "There was a short air raid alert m Singatx>re last night. No bombs were dropped.
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    STOP PRESS
    203 1 Ka.aciii, I)» r. 23. •The Allies are doing well ever}v>h«re m lurope," tk) the wellkn«»n Amrriran i.m .1 i. .it rommrntator, Martin Agronsky. on hi«> arrival here. Ridiculing the German Haim that the withd.awal m Russia was for strategic reasons, Agronsky said: •The (itrmam are not likely to
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    Hitler To Launch tOffensive On Britain ?
    55 1 Hitler To Launch t Offensive On Britain Stockholm, Dec. J3. A lIX M (icrnian military rk s mrv reveals that Hitler lies rahed unr coutu il nf n.ll rommandcrs from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea m order to tell them <•; a new pl^n to attack Kn-lund immediately
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    Quo Tai-chi Is Replaced By T.V. Soong
    320 1 Quo Tai-chi Is Replaced By T.V. Soong A SENSATION has been caus ed here hy the announce- i mint that Mr. T. V Soon*, former Finance Minister and hroihrr m l.iv of (Jen. Chiang, is to replace Dr. ()uo Tai-chi as Foreign Minister. Dr. Quo ha.s been appointed chairman of
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    Consolidating N.-W. Africa
    93 1 London, l>r< 23. I ONUON observers understand th.'t unions; the problems of next important to that of the Pacific which the President and Pivmier Churchill are discussing is the necessity of preven»ive measures m noith-w*>t Africa m order to consolidate the British success m I.ib> a, also
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    U.So & Canada To Combine All-out War Production
    406 1 U.So Canada To Combine All-out War Production Washington. I>rc. 23. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has announced that a joint War Production committee of Canada and the Un'.'^d States had unanimously adopted a declaration of policy tailing for a '•combined all-out war production effort and the removal of nag barriers standing m the
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    VITAL DECISIONS BEING TAKEN IN WASHINGTON
    571 1 Churchill Expected To Broadcast From U.S. Washington, Dec. 23. U/lIILB Mr. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, was conferring with President Roosevelt yesterday, Sir Cerald Campbell, Director-General of the British Information Servicv m America, assisted by Mr. Robin Cruikshank, also of the British Information Service,
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    Soviet Attitude To Japan
    34 1 Tokio, Dec. 23. 'P'HK Tapancse Government pokesman told a conference this morning that there have been no indications of any change" h\ the Soviet Government's attitude towards Japan Reuter Reuter
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    Relentleso British Push In Desert
    252 1 Relentleso British Push In Desert Cairo. Dee. IT li announced m to-days r*: tish OH Q. communique fit British mobile columns ha-e i cached the coastal r>lair. ol Gulf of Slrte south ol Benghazi. The comir.unique itcr: "Throughout yesterday pressure upon the t ncm> holding the pcsi« tion.s covering Benghazi
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    Curtin 's Cable Cn. Pacific Strategy
    56 1 Canberra, Pec. IT is officially learned that *Tr. John Curtin. Australian Prime Minister, has cabled Mr. Churchill anc. President Hoosevelt m tht I nited States stating stralia's conception of th? whole Paciflr strategic problem as aff^itinp Ai'>tral a and ft** bably emphi^i/inj the iniporanre
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    AUSTRALIAN DEMAND FOR MINISTER IN SINGAPORE
    88 2 Wo More Important Task Spender Sydney, Dec 23. J TRGING the immediate appointment of an Australian Mini>^r to Singapore, the forr.ier Army Minister, Mr. Vorcy Spender, said Unfay: "For my part I wouM like to see an Australian Minister as Chahfnan of the Singapore
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    Gen. Chiang's Offer To Governor
    107 2 HPHE Governor, Sir She n ton Thomas, received the following menage yesterday from Gen. Chiang Kai-shek through the British Amboussador m Chungking. Sir Archibald Clark Kerr: "The Generalissimo oilers you the fullest use of Chine.se leaders m Malaya for the purpose of organizing local Chinese
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    Jap Submarine Believed Sunk
    202 2 F,urek.i (California) Dec. '*2. n.\PT Marie A. Farrow >f tne torpedcad ftnwiUm vecael Emidio. arriving with SI rorrivor», disclosed that ten to is minutes after th^ «o^. tvg bi-UniU-d states bombcil roared <-vrr from the coast, one dropping a deptii-rharjje ever the .submersed sufcmnrine. Later, as
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    Fifth Column In Hawaii
    202 2 Machine ton, Her. 'V.'.. A COMMUNIQUE issued here .states that the Commanding Oeneral of the Bawalfcui Department reports that 1*73 Japanese aliens havr aow been Interned. Out <>f a total population «>i 425.000 m Che Hawaiian Island-, ifiO.tKX) are of Japanese anceatr; ami of those ;ij,oO<)
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    Journalist On Thailand
    251 2 M\ ttptrtena caavtacH me "•that a large number of Thais prefer the Allied cause to that of Japan." said Mr. H A. Standish of the Sydney Morning Herald m a broadcast fn_:n the Singapore radio station last night With Mr. Darrell BerrUan.' of United Press. Mr. Stan
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    Full Thai Co-operation
    248 2 Tokio, lie*-. 23. rpilK Thai Premier, Marshal I v. 1114 'iluil Smijim. iv A icm?ritiiLitiir message to the Japanese Prime Minister, (Jen. Toio, on the occasion at the signature of the part of alliance b«tw«fu J.[*aui and Ituni.ind. declares thai, it will further the prosperit} and stabilization
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    Wilhelmshaven Is Bombed
    48 2 London, l>« 2£. THK Air MinLrtry lIMMWM f 1 that planes of the R.VP. attacked the naval base ;\t Wilhelm-shavcn. No .lircraJl is mi. sing frcrr. this operation. One :">lanc of the Coastal Conmard ond one of th* Plffhter Command is missine ft-om yesterday's patrol
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    New Nazi Lie
    75 2 N ew Nazi Lie London, Dee. AOEIiMAN communique and the Berlin radio have bee 1 sayir-s? that ar.other British aircraft carrier has be; n sunk It is desoribod as being en its way to Singapore and Gibraltar. It was learned In London that none of our aircraft carriers ras attacked.
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    FLYINGBOAT MISSING
    47 2 Baa via. Dec. IS. Till* Commander- in -Chief ol the Netherlands Indies Navy In N.I. water regrets to announce that one naval flyingboat has not returned from a bombing mission and it must be assumed lo&t. The ovt nf Wi have been informed. Reuter Reuter
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    Hitler Forced To Play His "Very Last Card"
    162 2 Johannesburg, Dec. 23. ONE member of the Axis, Italy, is almost finished and Japan has appeared on the scene. Japan will have her run. She started unexpectedly with calculate treachery But as sure as we sit here what has happen* a to
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    "700 Planes In Attack On Pearl Harbour"
    675 2 EYEWITNESS TALES OF INCREDIBLE HEROISM Washington, Deo 23. EYEWITNESSES' stories of the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on Dec. 7 are full of stories revealing the "blood and thunder* 1 heroism of the American naval forces caught at a disadvantage. They describe
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    Jan. 1 Day Of Prayer In U.S.
    87 2 Washington, m r 23. J> <r*SIDi£NT Roosevelt hxs proclaimed New Year's Day a formal day of prayer and has askrd the country to entreat divine* guidance, .stating: "Our strength, as the strength of all men everywhere, Is of great avail as God upholds
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    POPE'S BROADCAST
    65 2 Vichy, Dec. 23. I^HE F\>po will broadcAst a mes- sape to the world at 12-30 p.m.. G.M.T., to-morrow, says a Vatican City dispatch "The speech will be relayed from Vatican City over the network of the Italian. French, Hungarian and Irish stations and one Swiss station. Later m
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    India: New Approach ?
    107 2 India: New Approach Bardoli. I>rc. gSj, \yiLL the Indian National CVn Kre&i revise its present DTO EJW of individual civil d stho n p c S favuur *ar c«it?° Peratk n m IndU JfJ «««>• attention of the ConSat SSS Sat Vf u Vr appears to hr While the present
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    "Things Will Move Now" u.s. press hails CHURCHILL VISIT
    257 2 "Things Will Move Now" u.s. press hails CHURCHILL VISIT Washinit.ii j, c rPIIi: arrival A Winston Bcavorbrook chlefa and tecl n main headline ru *-spap*r.N' :ir.' j column wiih hearty welcomi thai thl the b;;^ men Tl Mr <•! v.-( end y. tents mm and visitod Churchill., 11 warship -..i
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      455 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE Tho marriage of Mr. Jacques Faab and MLss Maialda. Nathan ■will take placo at the Chese'i El Synagogue. Oxloy Rise, on Suncl.vy. Dec. 28. 1941 at 11 a.m No invitations o.re being i>sued. PUBLIC NOTICES. BETHESDA HALL ChHrtSMM *'»y Sorviif! \vill he hHd at
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      180 2 r piE AuKrattan War c^biii.-t bai >:• cid»*d to lntxouun' ciayliKi.t a;id cio-k5 win t*' put Porwmnl ooc hour kOM J»:j. 1 YUv. PUBLIC NOTICZ SINGAPOKE TURF CLUB Votice lit? dosing <>f Roads Notice is hereby tiivtn that Koads. PaUks and lint nr taw el Li;iid, the pror>erty of the
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      64 2 Sydnry, Deo 23. r|>HK V.;r C.ibinet has decided t»> «.lim nute all organized mid-wßek sport from Jan. 1, except probably m places wher^ Wednesday is a reeosniied halfholiday. TVji 1 decision ..ifect mostly lion:": racing, whose officials arc amazed and arc hurriedly calling committee meetings with a vii w to
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      75 2 ANDY HARDY FILM jyiICKEY 11OONEY a^i Andy Hardy again linds hlmiwtf m mor» ■erapea ihan one i« his i.itr^t 'picture -Andy HardyV, PiivaU' Scrrr tary M whi-h < >t icn«?d a: tho Alhambra yesteraaf. Miokoy lx'^nry ius th» head ■;f the Curv.i hk;> School senior plus;gets btanteM private secrvtary falls
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      70 2 TRIBUTE PO in :;i iaa i An RviatkN memon >: v ■cored thr. r Japan* se bal A gportfl I [pom wealthy I'tmii: faitl I Dorothy n blown Anei Kflly 1^ h 'i.WTI S Ml II <)f I Sorporation hi i war risk to |He T ir< proper!-. Rico an
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    Australian Government To Control Aircraft Industries
    371 3 DECISION TO ACCELERATE OUTPUT TO LIMIT THE Federal Government will assume direct control of all aircraft industries m Australia immediately, according to the Daily Telegraph of Dec 12 Management of private works will be co-ordinated and production directed by the Aircraft Production Commission. This
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      400 3 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICES. LYALL EVATT It is hereby no Lined that the above nrm of share Exchange Brokers will temporarily suspend business as from Dec. 31 i 941, owing to war conditions and absence of personnel. NOTICE As of Deo. 2G. the Singapore Branch of The American Express Co
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      466 3 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders Tenders are now invited for the following materials or service* For particulars apply Municipal Secretariat. Supply or Standard Hish Pressure Copper rubes Date ol Closing 4 p.m lan 5 1942 Supply and delivery of j.OOO--10 and 60—20 Amp A C Meters Date of Closing 4 nm
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      345 3 NOTE NEW STARTING TIMES a.m. 2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. 808 HOPE 1 WHA T! PAULETIE GODDARD I <&s nothing avent you se^l •V^i KtfTTBE THE SCREENS m^^m TRUTmm funniest hit' *!SKCome and Enjoy Paramount Latest Comedy. And Cinesound News— Australia pays Tribute to men of "SYDNEY." And Paramount
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      159 4 TWO YEARS IN SUCCESSION LONDON HAS CELEBRATED X'MAS UNDER FIRE WE, IN SINGAPORE, TOO MUST KEEP rOUR CHIN UP! TO-DAY at" 11 A. M. 2.30. 5.30 8.30 P. M. Pavilion I* CONDITIONED HSP! Is I'rivilcged to present COLUMBIA'S EXPLOSION of MIRTH I f i tth V I m.' *t JOAN
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      325 4 GUARDING WAR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA Duplication Of Plants |>LANS for duplicating essential war industry plants m inland areas m Australia are being made by the Department of Munitions. The Minister for Munitions. Mr. Makin. said recently that the latest war developments necessitated the placing of vital industries as far beyond
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      60 4 TRUBY KING SYSTEM of INFANT FEEDING. Human:se iresh cow's milk by using KARILAC SUGARS and KARIOL EMULSION. FREE SERVICE: BaDies weighed weekly on accurate beam scale. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, BATTERY ROAD. Season to taste with Colman's Mustard For Pictures at a WEDDINGS RE- UNIONS CHRISTENINGS DINNERS MEETINGS Consult th,
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      216 4 MORE GIFT REMINDERS ir FOR CHRISTMAS Parker Fountain Pens 6.50 to $32.50 Parker PenclU 2.50 15.00 Ladies' Rev-Robe 52.50 lUt Gents' Rev-Robe 63.50 Dripcut Jars 4-50 Bed Lamps. Bakalite Desk or Bed Clamps JJ-JJ Anglepoise Lamps 35.00 RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE 2412-41-861 S >v THE BEST DRINK U NDER THE SUN
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    Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, 1941.
    1110 5 Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, 1941. Singapore m 'iv»nry m are advoi ange even v. i < le structure dm ii.si.rat ion of a sympathize who demand ::i any v < n« cesnce, custom, id seniority must way of modi- ray of govern- rv on our, clianging what i
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    Air Superiority For Allies In 1942
    129 5 Washington, Dec. 23. MR T. P. Wright, of the United States Office of Production management, kivcs the monthly production figures of all types of military aircraft, including trainers. Tho toLol for Germany, Italy and Japan Is 3,700. The figure for Great Britain. United States
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    AUSTRALIAN ARMY DIRECTION
    113 5 Canberra, Dec. 23. THE Army Minister. Mr. P. If. Porde. announced yesterday: "Some of the out&tandir<g younger men who have proved th«9Tuelve« traders and orgonlzem tn modem airfare aj« being brought tmck from the kDddto /mc to occupy rmpunsllile praltkna »n Ute Au*tr&Jl&o Army wturh miMt w>w
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    Assurance To A.I.F. In Middle East
    290 5 m a ttcjtt> at t a i Cairo, Dec. 23. AUSTRALIA has at least 2,000 miles of salt >»iH% r lt r^ i] any P oss tole invader," m eh- f M-LT h0 J? as Blain<? y> Deputy CommanderShETa 1 ld r le ast
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    R.A.F. Officer Drives Train
    180 5 BY cofnmandeering three cr four carriage train and driving it himself, an RAF. Flight Lieutenant brought his ground statT and all station documents to safety following orders to evacuate his station, the- Air Ministry NCWI Service reveals. He was the Accountant oniccr, temporarily m command of
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    U.S. Pilots Itching To Get At Japs
    189 5 U.S. Pilots Itching To Get At Japs San Framfe».~o, Dec. 13. EVTuR since Pearl Harbour, American air-nen want to light the Japs. To get their reaction, one American newspaper surveyed activities at P:.ndolph, Brooks and Kelly Fields He said: F.very ollicer, partet and mechanic i.s rushing to uive this nation
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    India To Discuss Grave Events
    387 5 London, l>e« 23. jfpnK session of the Working A Comm'LU-e of Indian National Congress, which »»p*'iu> to-day, and a meeting Of tlif All-India Moslem League la.rr this week will be dominated by two events, .♦-ays The Times m an edit >rial. These ar» the release
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    11 Ships Lost In Two Weeks
    124 5 San Francisco, \)vi. 22. IN ten years of fighting against China. Japan has not lost as many ships as she has m two weeks against the A.B.C.D. powers, says the American Press. The United States Navy has sunk 11 Japanese troop&hips m the Pacific,
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    Timor Situation To 'Right Itself'
    335 5 liOtuion. Dec. 23. IV*. A. LSuUfiir, the Prim..- MmLsUx, m his r»port to the Portngu« National Assembly on Friday threw out the welcome suggestion that th« rituatlon m Timor would "right IttdT Wlwn the Portuguese had completed *h"ir own MTaagMMOtfl for tl if pUIIHIUIDg oX
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    U.S. STEEL OUTPUT
    73 5 N>u York. IV< tt. THE United Slates' steil output is one aiu a ball t tint's that of Oermany, Italy. Japan and ail the dominated countries comblnfd. The total steel capacity of the United St.iter, Britain and Russia is more than double the Axis. Even if Hit!~r
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    Berlin Hint Of 'Important Events'
    246 5 Vichy, Dec. 23. I^ilK retirement of Field-Marshal von Brauchitsi"h and assumption of the Army command by Hitler mi^ht well be the sigjial .or important and decisive military operatic ns m theatres of war ether than the Soviet front. This Section is made by the Wil-
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    Hitler's Army Move Held As Sign Of Wealiness
    196 5 Ankara, Dec. 23. assumption of the supreme A command by Hitler is the only topic m Turkey. The opinion here is. that it is the result of disagreement between Hitler and his generals about some future move which is now Hitler's responsibility
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    What Japanese Did At Pontianak
    212 5 Ratavia, Dec. 23. A MEDICAL mission which left for Pontianak the day after the indiscriminate Japanese bombardment of that city has now returned by air.- The members of the mission were too tired lrom strenuous uninterrupted work for two days and two nights ana could
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    Batavia View Of Malayan Situation
    210 5 f'.utaviji, Dec. .73. p|i»scusis;Na e\ents m Malaya the M ropaper Nieuws Vancieu Dag m a leader says: 1 n^re i^ .no doubt that the present p:tuajtion In and around Malaya shall I and will h.ive to .stop on-' way or ioiher. Something has got to
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    Communal Kitchens
    1076 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By MOST of us by now have net Mendl from Ptnang, h»\r heard for ourselves first- ha. id descrip ions of the conditions there, as well as reading other accounts. You need to btar many people before you get a composite picture and each individual has
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      145 5 NEW APPOINTMENT IN NEWFOUNDLAND Ottawa, Dec. 23. MHHE Defence Minister, Col. J. L. Ralston h;is appointed MajorGen. Page, m command of the Canadian troops m Newloundland, to succeed Brigadier-Gen. Eamslvaw who has been detailed to other services overseas. Gen. Page is at present commander of the 4th Canadian Division and
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    YOUNG FRISCO AND RUSH MILLING NOW WITH A.I.F.
    271 6 'From Our Own Correspondent* C^O upjet over the Japanese in- vasion of the Philippines are Youni? Frisco jnd Rush Milling, Fikpino bcxers well-known m Malaya, that they have both joined the A.I F in Sydney. B')ih Msro and Ml.lir.g were under Contra
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    BRISTOL BLENHEIM BOMHERS IN ACTION
    46 6 IM t ure si ovvs the latest Uristol lilenheim bombers m action. These aircraft have a record of useful work m sweeping the Atlantic and convoy patrolling. large number of them is now attached to the Koyal Air Force m Malaya.
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    Willingness To Serve Seen At Registration Centres
    378 6 AN indication of willingness to serve was provided yesterday when all n(;n-Europeans between the acres of 20 and 30 years queued up to register at the various centres throughout Singapore. When the registration scheme was announced a few days ago, it was clearly
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    MR. WEISBERG BACK
    132 6 mk ii ffetshtrg, whew n^i appomt- ■Mai ua,s that 'if FteaacssJ s<»crc- i tary. Str:»:i BettleawntS, hSSI ar:ivedi bi.rk u\ M klajra from Australia He was on i.a\p ii. Austraha when Ja;-un struck He :mni. dlaU l\ ntiTtTil l^ leave, applied t^z priority In atr pa.^sagi es.
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    Five Thai ShipS Taken Over
    111 6 FIVE Thai steamers at present m Singapore have been taJcen over and are beinij run by the liritLsh Ministry of War Transport, the Free Press learns Two vessels have been requLstkmed without apprai.snient by order of the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine In the Prize
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    Appeal Allowed In Mine Sale Case
    230 6 AN apj^al by a gtagSJMTe busing.man and property owner. Aaron Manas.seh. re^.irdlDK an option to m-1! his half share In a tin mine, was allowed with ros f .s by the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday In th«* lower court. Mr. Justice Worlcy had
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    FOOD PROBLEMS
    171 6 Penang Experience Being Applied WITH w view to apply ii. g Penang experience to Singapore problems immediately, the ;Fo(h1 Controller lias arranged for the Food Supply om»ers evacuated from Penanf lO reinforce the Blngmpore Food Supply organization. m particular, MaJ >r H o Keet, n.sc. IC.C <untii recently
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    EASTERN GRAPHIC
    180 6 'I'O-DAV S numbtr of Ihe X.» tern Orapiuc has Uie lirst oActel picture?, lrom tbt »ar li.vnts In Nutiil Malaya. 'Ih«- hrsi iflorU of Urn cihciai war ptootagrapbtn undtt active I aenrtec nwtrtittoni vmm ptctutw nivt toiar idea vl Ihc terrain up-ioumry, over Vblcll li^hunt; is takitiK pUce.
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    SECURITY CARDS
    83 6 j ARGE employers of labour m Siru I r»re who are prepared to undertake the work of MHOtag Secu r (.'entity C.i ds to their staff and work men are requested to notify Mr. H. T. W. Oswell. Dtpartnn-nt of Supply. Ful lerton Building, ■toting the number of
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