The Archive · 1940

Burglar Sentenced

A Polish man named Daniel Pobran, alias Daniel Tobrin, who entered the flat occupied by Mr. W. H. Greene, of the Fourth U.S. Marines at 227 Nanyang Road on January 7, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court.

The accused broke into the house Reliance Motors to Show Latest Models Today Embodying marked new developments in modern streamline styling and mechanical design, six new series of buick cars, for 1940 make their bow at the Reliance Motors today.

All are straight Eights, with engines of valve-in-head type balanced after assembly to the finest precision known to the industry and affording power output of 107 and 141 horsepower, respectively, for the two sizes of motors used.. Featuring the Buick line this year are two entirely new groups of cars, the series 50 Super and the series 70 Roadmaster, of ultramodern design incorporating unusual width and extra passenger capacity.

Long, low and wide, the new series cars have an inside width of five feet at the centre body pillars, with the Successful application of functional streamlining providing a roominess not heretofore equalled in cars of comparable wheel base.

The new Super and Roadmaster ca are built to accommodate six pi sengers comfortably, three front and three rear, while at the same time adequate provision is made for luggage and incidental. carrying-space.

The new bodies are seven inches longer, and notwithstanding a lower overall height, have more than adequate headronm due to the lowered floors. Lower. bodies of greater width low elimination of running boards on these models, this item now being unnecessary.

The complete Buick line consists of six ground of cars with 22 models.

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