The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 January 1942

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  • 17 1 The Singapore free press AND DAILY NEWS HO ***** ESTD. 1835. PVrrRDAY. JANUARY 10. 194? 5 CENTS
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  • 510 1 Heavy Engagements With En emy Forces In Slim River Area R.A.F. BOMB SHIPPING OFF EAST COAST III? f (B > ur War Correspondent) I !u Jap ncse arc now "*ing tanks m the main thrust down the trunk road to Kuala
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  • 71 1 INVESTIGATION IS ORDERED i ..kio. Jan. 9. md a halt oi the id adjoining the east the Jspsnass Foreign lid waste by a fire The fire Ln the east wing linf over hall the ow controlled. The ed buildings include part b
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  • 71 1 London. Jan. S. r r.tatively stated m -day that Major-Gen. V.C has been command of the m succession to ScohelL ::.mu.nder- m -Chief eu ordinary sea- __r ha won the I Service < aa and Bar Prai >• and won the 11! f >r -.'-s eottrai
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  • 123 1 I-ondon. Jan. 9. [HE raid attacks Mr. L. S. n -__ry of S*_ate for Sl :::.g article thLs morn■:im a^ a "weak and r who w.J be rememSecretsry of State for v ume of gnat envrU opportunity, neither 0 the emergency nor .:.;*>'.'' Commons yester-
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  • 16 1 London. Jan. 9. .K-curred m Lonbt famous theatrical mana- m-- *~vai6 Stall, aged 75.- Re uter
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  • 50 1 Batavia. Jan. 9. r-DAY S communique issued by the -N.I. Fighting Services states: "Yesterday morning three Japanese bombers attacked Tarakan. One was shot down, the machine being totally destroyed and the crew lost their lives. The other two planes dropped bombs which did not hit any mark." Reuter
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  • 47 1 London, Jan. 9. AT a meeting of the India League, at Conway Hall last night, Mr. William Mellor criticized the Prime Minister, declaring that his India record is dark, dismal and a great stumblingblock. Mr. Krishna Menon and Mr. Sorensen (M.P.) also spoke at the meeting- Reuter
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  • 51 1 Wave After Wave Of Japanese Mown Down A BRITISH Cnited Tress correspondent, quoted by the BBC. says that the slaughter of the Japanese m some areas of the Malayan front Ls unbelievable. Our concentrated fire has mown down wave after wave of them and whole detachments have been blown to
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  • 108 1 Fine Work By Punjabis Gurkhas IN New Delhi an Indian Army observer has told of the fine work being done by the Punjabis and Gurkhas m the Malayan fighting. A Punjab battalion was withdrawing to fresh positions and the Japanese, believing that they had the Indians on the run, pursued
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  • 48 1 London, Jan. 9. A FEW enemy aircraft were -t*. over the south-west or England m the early part of last night" says this morning's Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique. "Bombs dropped at two coastal points caused slight damage but no casualties have been reported." Reuter
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  • 148 1 a mmmm Honolulu, Jan. 9. A,, 'apanese assault against Hawaii may happen any rJ. n i" but we are not to be surprised again," said Lieut.nl^Ji! mmons > n Commander of the Hawaiian 4^?J^ m ent ,n a statement to the Press today. Ik! VL
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  • 272 1 Strong Ch inese Attack On Canton 's Defences: Surprise Blow At Amoy I/ondon. Jan. 9. rHL latest nevvs from the Fnr Ea.>t is of heavy lighting around Canton, wmch the Japanese captured over three years ago. To-day's Chungking communique repjrts that a Chinese counter-attack on Canton's outer defence lino has
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  • 342 1 Chungking, Jan. 9. A YOUNG American. Dr. W. W. Pettus. from Newhavpn, Conn, m charge of the Ya_HMnChina University, including the Ksiang Ya hospital, to-day guided the Press party on an inspection of the gutted $1,500,000 US.) hospital, writes a United Press correspondent.
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  • 72 1 Washington, Jan. 9. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has ap- pointed Mr. Laurence Steinhardt. Ambassador to Russia, as Ambassadoi to Turkey, succeeding Mr. John N Mac Murray. Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, told the Press that due to Mr Mac Murray's long experience of the Far East and
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  • 55 1 A WAR Department communique from Washington says that operations In the Philippines have dwindled to local skirmishes. The Japanese are preparing to renew their attack m force as they are still moving troops m the forward area. Enemy air activity over the Luzon island was limited
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  • 30 1 YESTERDAY'S Tokio communique admits that a Japanese freighter of 2,250 toa. was torpedoed and damaged by a submarine ott the Izu renin- Mila south of Tokio. Reuter
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  • 197 1 Dock Area Bombed From Low Level Rangoon, Jan. 9. TT is now learned that the damage inflicted on the Bangkok dock area by R.A.F. bombers on Wednesday night was heavier than at first believed When they started the R.A.F. bombers carried i heavy
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  • 141 1 Outnumbered 5-1, Aussies Pasted Enemy Cairo, Jan. 9. A DISTINGUISHED part m the activities In the Middle East ls being played by the Kitty Hawk planes of the Royal Australian Air Force In an engagement yesterday they were ergrj«d by more than f>o German and Italian planes Although the Kitty
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  • 107 1 O.P.M. DIRECTORS SAY "WE CAN DO IT" Washington. Jan. 9. I\IRECTORS Knudsen and llill- man of the Office of Production Management mr.de statements following the President's address to Congress, .saying 'The President has set ou»- goal We will give our fighting n.en 60 000 planes m 1942— we will give
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  • 48 1 London, Jan. 9 jyiß C. R. Attlee. Lord Prhy Seal, said to-day that the appointment of a Supreme Commander-in-Chief m the south-west Pacific ha_necessitated a review of the functions of Mr Puff Cooper who is now m Singapore a_> Resident Minister for the Far East. Reuter
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  • 316 1 I Cairo. Jan. 9. T IS officially stated that the British forces have continued to press the Axis rearguard covering the withdrawal towards Agheila. The following is the text of today's G H.Q. communique issued here: "Throughout yesterday our mobile columns continued to press the
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  • 91 1 N.I. As Australia's Battle front Batavia, Jan. 9. ACCORDING to the Sydney correspondent of the paper Java Bode. Dr. 11. J. van Mook. Lieutenant (.overnor i.eneral of the Netherlands Indies, is m Australia discussing Australia 1 air aid to the N.I. as well as th B training of N.I. pilots
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  • 75 1 Cairo. Jan. 9. ski units are now being trained m the snowclad I-ebanon mountains and will shortly Join AIP. divisions m the Middle East. In the surroundings where before the war there had been regular winter _Poltl seasons. Australian troops have been training for mobile winter warfare
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  • 66 1 Canberra. Jan. 9. A USTRALIA will never nalt m tne march along the road of service and as comrades m arms our two peoples, with freedom -lov ing people everywhere, ujl win victory. says the Australian Prime Minister. Mr. John Curtin. m a MMp to the Canadian Prime Minister. Mr.
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  • 130 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATHS. GEORGE TANN. cond son of Mr. K. H. Tann. aged 25. at 75. Devonshire Road, Singapore. Funeral at 4 p.m. to-day at Bidadari. LlM— Paul Lim Sin Tat. 79 years passed peacefully away at the General Hospital at 1.15 p.m Friday, Jan. 9. 1942. He leaves 5
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  • 126 2 COMMUNIQUE FROM THE FOOD CONTROLLER, MALAYA ImpoiiatkMl of Rice Jiran lrom IJurma Por thc time being it is necessary to prohibit thr Importation Of rice ira!. *n r\ Burma. Consagnmei *s which have h^c-w shipped «>_• for which ihipplng documa have been issued nel later- th -l Jin. 8. !9
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  • 273 2 Enemy Line Of Retreat May Be Cut Off MOJAISK RETAKEN? London, Jan. 9. PERM AN reports indicate they consider the situation m Crimea as very serious, it is stated m Ix)ndon. A military iom nion tat or here to-day attached great importance to news of
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  • 112 2 -Mincku.?. Jan. 0. ArONVCY of nine new ambulances of thc Red Cross Intern a tlonal Relief Committee, and 30 tona of medical supplies, have arrived at Kunming on Jan. 7. via the Burma Road, said a Central's report from Kunming. More are vv routr- from Rangoon. Three
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  • 52 2 ALLOCATING AID IN MIDDLE EAST INDIA Teheran. Jan. 9. THK United States special envoy 1 Mr. William Bullitt. has armed by air from Baghdad heading an important mission to study the allocation o' assistance m the Middle East and India Mr Bullitt proposes to proceed to India, and possibly Turkey
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  • 28 2 Ixmdon. Jan. 0 IN Canberra tvday Mr. P. m 1 Forde. Australian Army Minister, has announced that one-third of Australia's doctors is belnc called to the services. Reuter
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  • 554 2 Roosevelt's Tribute To Wake Island Defenders Washington. Jan. 9. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has paid a tribute to United States Marines who defended Wake Island for a fortnight against overwhelming attacks. The Piesidents tribute Ls contained m a Navy Department communique, which states: 'Citation by the President of the United States of
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  • 125 2 Kaghdad, Jan. f. MONE of thc six accused lead. 11 of last May's shortlived I rai rising, including Rashid Ali. who, as reported yesterday, has been sentenced to death by court martial lor comrh.city m the rising, are now living m Iraq. Rashid Ali is
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  • 44 2 Washington, Jan. 9. TBS State Department to-ciay said there is "no Information" on reports from Mexico City Chat tx-Klng Carol of Rumania Will •soon come to thc United States In connection with plans to est a fellah a Rumanian Government n, .\i.e. United Press
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  • 94 2 New YorU, Jan. 9. TJIE I JiUcd States is better placed than Japan to ware an air offensive. America has islands within flying distance of Japan. American airmen believe the quickest and most effit ient way to lick Japan is to bomb her vital industries,
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  • 333 2 SIR AKBAR HYPARI DIES AT 72 New Delhi. Jan. (By i__dio). r PHK death cHcurrt-d ycsUrd.ty evenx lng at tht- age of 72 of S.r A_kbar Rydart, rnemb. r for I..format. >n anc IV Ull ail Ilia bl the VicOWJ"* executive Council. Sir A ..bar .••.artcd c
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  • 59 2 ITALY If withdrawing her troop, j I fear of an imminent Briti -h Invi terranean, it is reported here to-d.iv The report said Hungarian troops will fl sectors, becaus3 Germany is un-tb.. to sei to the Balkans. It is noteworthy th.-. regpon ible
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  • 99 2 Heroes Of Attack On German Warships London, Jan. 9. rN heroes' 'determined attack" on the German warships Gneisenau and Schamhorst at Brest last December figure m a list of awards announced by the Air Ministry. The raid was made by a strong force ot bombers and, despite strong opposition, hits
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  • 63 2 Vichy, Jan. 7. M PAASIKIVI. Finnish Minis- ter who has just returned to Helsinki from Stockholm, has denied all rumours that his visit had any political aim with a fie* to Finland's retirement _n.m tht war. states a Helsinki dis'.._t.h to the Vichy news agency.
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  • 34 2 London. Jan. y. THI Frimo Minister of Northern Ireland. Mr. Andrews, arri\ed m London to-d»t.v for consultations. He was accompanied by i.(* Secretary of the Northern Ireland Cabinet- Reuter
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  • 149 2 "/"V-T of ihr B._p." a rerorcli on. of thc most popular AH C. variety fleatmuo. viii be bro from Sine., pore at 00 p. r.i. tc-..?y. ti_j> feature is broadcast weakly fro.n the R_ul:o Theatre m Sydney, b* I M ilv invito audience. Other tteana m t_r-nlght*e procr...:
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  • 54 2 Washington. Jan. t. pitLSIDKNT Roosevelt has i>r 1 1 i. ,i Major (irn. GsergS 11. Rrett fc IJentennntCanaial. l.ieut.-t.cn. Brett has been named as Supreme Commander of the I uii.ed Command of the South -West Pacific area, when C.enrral Sir Archibald Wavell was announced as Commander-
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  • 78 2 Hitler Fools Japs naahiactan, j a H ,11,K laa* l.rad. M ...n,,. for men one day^ i r fl -the north io the frimeaTfti. south, the aim Z from their h •Waa Assorted Press Ine Kusmu.v i, iW .heir urn. miles or more. iheir Materia been great. British ay. n
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  • 119 2 |*m Dutd third] Java will < -cc.- landing: r beachea, ret'-.: 1nc1... rad The moat 1 tions ha Neth' rland tion of em added. Pou. i eo-operal plane are ata score of throng.)... '"An precautions Shell quatDarticularl) -•ver I the Dutci surprise mon tiw WOOld
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  • 788 2 Graphic Story Of Rescue Of R.A.F. Crew By Dutch Submarine A REMARKABLE feat of navi- gation led U> the rescue by a Catalina flyingboat of thc crew of another R.A.F. aircraft which had been forced down into the sea as a result of enemy actionWith wind and tide currents to
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  • 850 3 THE A.l.F.'s "Christmas Book" has been printed. Its name is Active Service.'* It was written m the Middle East. edited on the spot, and forwarded by air mail to Australia for printing, according to a recent issue of the Sydney Morning Herald. Its publication to
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  • 101 3 JUST CAUSE LINKS N.I. AND CHINA Chungking. Jan 9 ....T'O-DAY the Netherlands and Chin.-, arc laeinu one comm".. t -neiny ii. defence «>f a jut eauae." declared the Dutch Minister to Ch,:..i Ranm Cfcspi l Hrrnuci Douglas, when presenting his credentials this morning. Referring to the Chinese !n the Netherlands
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  • 72 3 Maharaja Of Indore 's Gift To China Chungking, Jan. 9. •piIE Maharaja of Indore has given Rs. 50,000 to the Chinese Government for war expenses. The sum is at the disposal of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese Generalissimo, who cables expressing China's appreciation. One quarter of the fund
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  • 150 3 New Yock. Jan. 8. 44r F*HE American hornet's nest is hard to stir into action It has been stirred now and the Yankee hornet will stinc every sea and every foot of ..'round where it can get at the disturber." writes the New York Times to-day.
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  • 29 3 v Di lhi Jan I <jir Aktmr Hydari a member of tin VI Executive CTin'-il am r Prim Minister of Hydei cii' 72 Reuter
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  • 20 3 \~.iv Turkish Government hadecided to rel c tl lories ol per rout, to fly- Increased co6t of li. I Reuter
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  • 140 4 Cairo. Jan. 9. "THE R.A.F. communique states "On the night of Tuesday-Wed-nesday, naval aircraft successfully attacked two medium-sized merchant vessels m the central Mediterranean. Two direct hits were registered on one ship, causing an explosion. Later, the other ship was attacked and brought to a
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  • 168 4 Chungking. Jan. 9. 'T'HE Chinese Foreign Office announce') that "The Chinese Government will continue to respect the lawful interests of nationals of countries whose diplomatic relations with China are discontinued, provided such interest does not contravene the policy of the Chinese Government." The regulations provided that
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  • 49 4 U.S. EXPENDITURE ON CIVIL DEFENCE Washington, Jan. 8. r puE House of Representative! to-day passed the bill authorizim; the expenditure of $100 000.000 on civilian defence after transferring the control (if the civilian defenre programme frntn the National Civilian Defence Director, Mayer La Guardia, to the War Department Reuter
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  • 61 4 London. Jan 9. DASCHID ALL the Irani rebel leader, with two members of his Government and several officers of hi__h rank ha.c been condemned to death by haniUn-i by tho military court m B:<_:lKi.'d. according to the Ankara radio. Raschld Ali is believed to be still In
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    • 684 4 TO-DAY'S BROADCASTING SINGAPORE ZHL m 1.333k cat 4HPJ 30.96 m. 9.69 m cs.; /Hl*. 48.58 m 6.175 m es.: 'lIP 3 41.38 m. 7.25 Ol CJ* ZHL, ZHPI and ZHP2 5.55 a.m. News Signature Music; 6. C0 News m English; 6.05 European music; 6.30 Special News Commentary for America (ZHL
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  • 1095 5 THE Singapore free press SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1942. The Volunteers S outbreak of host!--s m Malaya just over a Singapore has been concerned with the i. the North, with our raid problems and the ol olher i.;sues that v before the public It may have torthe troops which guard ss-ialand.
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  • 62 5 Batavia, Jan. 9. r PHE Netherlands Indies to-day broadcast an appeal to Batavia 's "kampong" population to volunteer for first-aid courses to form brigades and help civhian victims after air raids. A few hours after, 300 Indonesian mon and women appeared at Batavia's Municipal hospital and were
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  • 530 5 OPENING the House of Lo.ds^iSe' on^ war on thf«.?,.!°."' L rd A *"«)n (Labour) commented KorJ SltUatlon ln Mala^ and also the loss of Hong luSfUSf, out thut wit our SSSi B !2^ rt P nle em w e are not unduly dismayed,"
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  • 265 5 Chungking, Jan. 9. CHINESE casualties In the battle of k.>tu: Kmg totalled 20.000 --.i-lcd r»r.d wounded, according to Chinese who escaped bom Hong Kor.e; after Dee. 15, and arrived on the south Kwan_:tung coa.st. They itate that aiW the occupation of Kowloon Uie Japanese tried their utmost
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  • 58 5 COL. P IJEAUD DEAD London, Jan. 9. COL. P-j;aud, the Officer Oom_x-*nd-iiitf Uie Pte« French Air Force ln North Africa, has died of wounds received m action, according to the Braz-_av__l_r radio, which adds that Col. Pljraud wa.-. piloting a plane which was brought down during a particularly dangerous raid.
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  • 136 5 Washington, Jan. 8. SENATOR Fl:x.rt '1 hwmas. an ex missionary student teacher m Japan, broadcasting over the short wave to Japan m the Japanr«>e language, said: "With the Pearl Harbour atta *k, your military masters have set the forces m motion so mighty that
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  • 149 5 Vicby. Jan. 9. X FAKIS po-iceman named I-ouU Lecureutl WM fatally injured ly revolver nhoUs while on duty on Wednesday night outside a parage used by the German authorities. Announcing this a Paris police statement says that __hoL_ uere fired by one or more assailant., who ese an»<i
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  • 80 5 Ne*f York, Jan. 8. JOE Louis, defending the world heavyweight championship for the twenUeth time tomorrow, ls a 5 1 on favourite to beat Buddy Baer. at Madison Square Garden, while odds of 21 on for a knockout was also quoted. Louis fights for nothing, donating the whole
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  • 389 5 India Situa tion Comment London, Jan. 9. Mr. Gandhi's retirement from the Indian National Congress gets rid of a basic unreality m tlie situation," says the weekly periodica., Time And Tide. It continues. "During the last fantastic year Oi selected civil disobedience, While Mr. Gandhi has been dedicating to term.,
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  • 105 5 London. Jan. 8. "THK scorched earth policy has been and will continue to be pursued m the Far East to the maximum extent that is practicable except for small supplies of food and water sufficient to meet the immediate necessities of the static native population
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  • 161 5 L London, Jan. 9. ORD Moyne m the House of Lords debate announced that the failure to destroy essential equipment m Penang was at present the subject of an inquiry. Reports received suggested there has been considerable exaggeration m the report of failure m the destructive policy.
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  • 156 5 Time Is Ally Of Britain America Kuibjsbev, Jan. 9. •"TIME is the ally of Britain and America even if they have to sacrifice temporary* part of the Pacific area," declares Prof. Zvivich m an article on the Pacific war theatre m the Kuibyshev paper Volga Commune. The article is one
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  • 53 5 Teheran. .lan. 9 XI.E Rritish Mil Jster m Iran, Hir Reader Bullard, and the Soviet Ambassador. M. Smlrnov. both denied the Beri m radio n ports that while In M<«row Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, arranged a partition of Iran IXween the British Empire and the
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  • 17 5 A.I.F. "Signals'' dispatch riders k*i <, off trom ____e*a«a*4 wtto "somewhere m Ma.'ava."
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  • 369 5 l-ondon, Jan. 9. j OIGNS appear th it the former piecemeal operations of the Allies m the Paciilc are begin- 1 nin? to shake down into something more coherent. Among these are: <1> RA.F. activities from: Burma, particularly the welcome bombing of
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  • 186 5 j Ku-lnshev, Jan. f*. Till. Soviet oil industries ar.- 1 l producing ;is much fuel ...vi oil as la necessary to meet the situation, declared the People's 1 Commissar of on industry, if. Sedln, m articles m the Pravda. He mentions specially that the order from
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  • 89 5 Malta. Jan. J. MALTA bad ah rani warnm;Iht i»*t 24 li-»urs, including; ir. :i.:r.n<j 'hr- night, according to Thursday', <'_.••.»! communique, vl M_ja that a s..ji_'l number of \yort\iyr-. -ir. ;j;y~d bombs m th" i M.v. ia on y renlnf inp non civilian i tai td and
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  • 33 5 Cairo, Jar r TI."E trial Blanker of Axis ]>Tl= man whi h ha.c M tar reached Derna i; 5. .500 Ofmna, Including 200 afl And 14.700 Italians, including 70) cJLcrra Reuter
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  • 911 5  - Eme rgency Supplies Mary Heathcott By j r piIAT proverb about all your i ggs m one basket is a useful one to remember when you live m aanger from air attack. HouseWives yesttiday were busy following the tulviceof the Food Controiler, getting m extra supplies as now allowed, and
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  • 316 6 SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO PEOPLES OF MALA YA DROADCASTING m Malaya from Singapore station last night, the Sultan of Johore called on the peoples of Malaya, especially Malays, to be united m their efforts "to resist the enemy and to be prepared for whatever sacrifice, trials and tribulations that the future
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  • 221 6 A N u *i* n t appeal for funds for the Malaya Patriotic Fund has been made by Lady Thomas. "Now that the war is hore. the local organizations wpnt oui helo. she says. "There are the Services canteens to keep going: new mobile units
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  • 251 6 Looked Up At Jap Raiders Killed pUMOUR has much exaggerated the j casualty list resulting from the j air raid on Singapore ln the Mr y boon of yesterday. Actually the correct figures were seven killed and ■..f* -en wounded. One quite untrue story which gained wide currency m the
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  • 66 6 'T'HE honorary treasurer of the Malaya War Distress Fund w'-he i to explain that many kind people have sent m donations to this fu^d without giving their addresses. To su^h peonle it Ls imnossible. ln most ca es to send pergonal receipts and acknowledgment can only be
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  • 15 6 Recognition of M r Pre Zau-Tsung as Consul of China at Singapore has been gazetted.
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  • 277 6 AT an inquiry yesterday. Into the death of a 13 -year -old newsboy. Lee Ah Tai. it was revealed that he died a few hours after he had been knocked down by an unknown vehicle and th rol.ed over by a car driven by a
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  • 39 6 r pilE importation of rice bran from Burma Ls prohibited for the time being, states the Food Controller, m a notice published m page 2 to-day. IV-tailcd informa* ion for Importers is piven m lhe notice.
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  • 18 6 RaX IfOM bin Raia Haji Bot and Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe have been appointee. Deputy Public Prosecutors.
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  • 184 6 UOW an.. u.i. action by a iamil woman foiled an attempt to derail the mail train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on the night that Japan made her treacherous attack on Malaya was told by Singapore radio m its Tamil programme last night. Thia woman, Achamma.
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  • 264 6 J^OCAL detachments are being recruited from the Malayan Forest Department for the pur- pose of acting as guides m guerilla warfare against the Japanese invaders m north f'alaya and wherever they may be. the Free Press understands. Small units of Australian and British troops are already en-
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  • 146 6 IT was announced yesterday that Government officers drawing less than $200 per month v-ili be paid fortnightly ln future. ThLs change has been male to meet the difficulties arLsing from the fact that cash payment is now InsLsted upon m Singapore almost universally and that
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  • 17 6 Messrs. I Ellis and G. Donald have b*»en granted commLvsions as acting sublieutenants ln tiie Malayan R.N.V.R.
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  • 668 6 Large -Scale Manoeuvres To Toughen Home Forces Australian Cabled News Sydney. Jan. 9. *piIE noLse and heat of battle will be reproduced m Australian military camps as the next move m realistic training for the Australian military forces. Large-scale manoeuvres have been organized to toughen the home fortes, and make
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  • 163 6 IJSEFUI. advice against a poa ible rus? by Fifth Column..-U s ln BtngapON Ls gi\en m a circular Lvsued by a local firm to its staff. Th:s ls as foUona: "Identity cards must be produced if they are Mkod for by a member of the
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  • 127 6 A LL men between the ages of 20 and 30 m Singapore who have not yet registered for the Pubilc Service Register are required to do so before 5 p m. next Tuesday, states an official notice published ln page 2 to-day. Males reaching the age of
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  • 54 6 ,r PHIS man has a pretty bad record starting from 1933," was the prosecution allegation ln the Singapore Third Court yesterday, when Lim Pak was convicted on a charge of stealing two and half tins of parboiled rice from a house m Philip Street on Thursday. He was sentenced to
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  • 665 6 Singapore's "Urgent Need" Explained EMERGENCY food stores and kitchens are being set up m many places m Singapore, but these are not enough it is up to every employer to do his share, says the Food Controller m a communique issued yesterday. Stating that
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  • 196 6 FOR LA YING IN FOOD THD enable every employee to avail himself jf the opportunity to lay m reserve food supplies if he has not the ready cash to do so, the Government is granting an advance of $30 to each member of its staff. A
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  • 108 6 'pHE RAF. fighter defence organization needs for its men a sma.l number of billiard tables, pianos and tennis court, accessories, and an appeil Ls made to those who would Uke to help the R.A.F. m tills way to write to the Air Defene.» Co-ordlnator. Fighter Defence H.Q. Air
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  • 85 6 LONE VESSEL BEA TS OFF JAP BOMBERS A PATROL vessel, manned partly by Malay ratings of the R.N.V.R-. hammered back at three Jap bombers for half an hour ofT the Malayan coast, it is officially announced. She drove the raiders away. The twin-engined bombers dived at the ship thrice. Each
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  • 177 6 I AN appeai by Mohamed Fahmy, I Egyptian middle-weight boxer, who had claimed $11,000 lrom the Happy World Ltd.. was disj missed by the Court of Civil Api peal yesterday. The appeal was heard before Sir Herbert Trusted, Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr. Justice Aitken and Mr. Justice
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  • 111 6 gVERY Importer and licensed dealer, and any person who sells engineering stores ln Singapore and Malacca ma>t display m conspicuous characters and figures m both English and Chinese and m a conspicuous position at Uie shop, the maximum sale prices of certain specified stores, according to a Gazette
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  • 18 6 Headquart rs, mngapoti Hmium Fort Canning, states that artil.-ry practice, fixed defenc.s, Ls taking place to-day.
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  • 42 6 M_>s-^ G. W. Bryant, Tan Soo Chong and D. Anderson have been reapj>otnted Malacca Ifunlctpa. Commissioners To allow the erection of wooden memorials on the graves of member* of the regular Armed Forces, the Singa--»re Municipality Ls amending its Burial Ground By-laws.
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  • 396 6 MALA YS UNFAIRLY CRITICIZED (From A Special Correspondent r piIERE has been some ill-informed criticism of up-country Malays since the Japanese attack on Malaya started. In Uie first place, the peasants and kampong folks are criticized for the fact that they put up no resistance to the enemy when their
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  • 402 6 IDENTITY CARD MUST BE PROD! CRO W riHoui tion kfentit I poet or othei tra [bearing an "m trai ment or an IdenUtj by the Johor,. i: 13 now allowed to lea nor shall travel ticke. T him 'or a aSettlement, oca under the Defei published The
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