The Straits Times, 8 September 1939
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Title Section35 1939-09-08 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CKNTUSY.I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939. PRICE 5 CEiNTS.35 words
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Advertisement182 1939-09-08 1 FIRST EDTN. For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG you are assured of real satisfaction. *%A Coleman St Singapore. —Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471) I m WILL IHF.C^€OM^^ iife ir.iuraiice be sufficient :o ptovice for youi Family in t!\e event of your death? v. ill you and youi v.-ite182 words
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Advertisement286 1939-09-08 1 DIAMOND SHEET STEEL EQUIPMENT STIXL SHEUTNO* stox ccrao&RDS, STEEL LOCXEBS. Wrtte for descriptive fol&er j to the Manufacturers:— DIAMOND METAL PRODUCTS CO, LTD, Ml. Kampon* Bahro Roa4. S'p«r» NOTICE. AL tZLKIEL SONS, QjaU&ed Opticis>os of <j Raifles Place, Singapore, has no connection nor Interest with any firm or Opticians carrying286 words
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Advertisement47 1939-09-08 1 Exclusive GOWNS Salons at MAOA.IE PAGE 13. Barterv Rd. Singapore MAJESTIC HOTEL Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPUR, 25, JAVA ST. V PHONE 3683). I I■* I NO FINES WHISKY GOES INTO ANY BOTTLE -j ;'.j.:i,..-JOil.N I.ITILL t<).. LTD.. 'i r. IB i;:i3'u!.cl 8"P TV, K. Peaawg A Ipoli.47 words
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Advertisement900 1939-09-08 2 @fo i&raite Ernies SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised In thete column* send copies of testimonials. Do net send originals. WANTED CHINESE Junior Shorthand Typist with knowledge of office work. Apply stating salary to Box No. 284, Dtraito Times. WANTED. Competent Conductor for 300 Tamils. Salary $80. Only900 words
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Advertisement632 1939-09-08 2 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET TO LET, Modern Flats for Europeans only at corner of Stamford Road and Hill Street. Apply personally Eu Tong Sen, Limited. Singapore. NEW MODERN HOUSE, with roof Garden. Sea outlook, Katong. Bedrooms with bathrooms attached. Can be rented, furnished, if desired. Apply Box 285, Straits Times.632 words
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Advertisement876 1939-09-08 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Water Department Notice to Consumers Alterations and connections to large r'zed water mains to be carried out between 6 a.m. Saturday 9th September 1939 and 6 a.m. Sunday 10th September 1939 will result In reduced pressure of water In the following areas: List I. Teluk Blangah876 words
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Advertisement489 1939-09-08 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. "HEWITTIC" MKRCURT ARC RECTIFIERS FOR ALL AC. TO DC CONVERSION. TRACTION. BATTERY CHARGING. CINEMAS. HOSPITALa UPTS. ETC ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LIMPCR. CHARLES DAY Estate Agent of 33 Spring Street, W.2. When returning to England, consult me, LONDONS PREMIER SPECIALIST for flatlet houses, private hotels489 words
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Advertisement148 1939-09-08 2 BUY A GOOD USED CAR AT W E A R N ES HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CARS. 1039 MORRIS 8 H.P. TOURER ,150 1935 MORRIS 8 H.P. SALOON $750 1938 FORD 10 H.P. SALOON -$1 ,050 1934 STANDARD 10 H.P. SALOON $5Q<> 1934 WOLSELEY 9 H.P. SALOON $sm148 words
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Advertisement403 1939-09-08 3 P. 0 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR Llflt. ancorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAIL PASifcNGEX AND CARGO SERVICEo Owing to tho uncertainty regarding the actual date of arrival and departure of \ie Company's steamers due to the outbreak of hostilities list «4 Qnilinrra is susnended for Ot bailings403 words
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Advertisement347 1939-09-08 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS Q |J| (Incorporated In England) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LJ[X SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN VIA HONCIL3NC \Sti SHANGHAI. s.s HARUNA MAPU 6eDl 17 v kasim\ martt oct. 30 KAKONn MARU Nov. 11 s.s. husimi maru no.. 27 Kolind lr» "*-M«*y- "a- 2nl Cass »154 Holldsy347 words
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Advertisement839 1939-09-08 3 DANISH EAST ASIATIC LINE LUXURY with ECONOMY ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIIS CABIMS WITH PRIVATE BATB EXCELLENT CUISINE MODERATE PARKS To: MARSEILLES, LONDON ROTTER- To; PALESTINE( ROTTERDAM AND DAM AND COI fcNHAOfcIS COPI'NH \GIN SELANDiA Bept 26 PANAMA abt SeDt 11 .B.° IR'^? S* l 2 CHILE calls London n Sept. 11 I.'ALA.NUIA839 words
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Advertisement447 1939-09-08 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 5151 Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1366 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Owing to the outbreak" of hostilities the arrival and departure dates of the company's vessels are uncertain. The best services possible are being maintained to United Kingdom and French ports, also447 words
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Article1271 1939-09-08 4 Fraser And Co.'s List THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampul Tin (4s) ts 3d 4s 9d Austral Amal. (5s) 4s 3d 5s c.d. Austral Malay 37s 39s Ayer Hlcam (5s) 19s 20s Ayer Weng ($1) .78 .80 Bansmn Tin ($1) 17s1,271 words
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Article39 1939-09-08 4 Lisbon, Sept. 7. ONE passenger and 32 members of the crew of the Cunard freighter Bosnia, which was torpedoed and sunk off the Portuguese coast on Tuesday, have been landed from the Norwegian vessel Fidander.—Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article38 1939-09-08 4 London, Sept. 7. THE body of a naval rating, one of the victims of the Thetis disaster, was recovered when the submarine was opened to-day by the removal of the engine-room hatch. Reuter.Reuter - 38 words
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Article15 1939-09-08 4 Damascus, Sept. 7. The Syrian Government has declared Its loyalty to France.— Reuter.Reuter - 15 words
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Article84 1939-09-08 4 pOREIGN imports of rubber in August totalled 12,(535 ton.*, compared with 20,052 tons in July, bringing total imports for the eight months of this year to 115,920 tons, compared with 111,090 tons in the corresponding period of last year. Of the August imports, 4,324 tons came84 words
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Article75 1939-09-08 4 To Be Exploited Moscow, Aug. 22. iron-ore deposits—estimated to exceed 200 billion tons —are to be exploited in the Kursk, Tambov, Orel and Veronezh regions. It is expected that the annual output of the first mine next year will be 300,000 tons. The Moscow-Donets basin railway75 words
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138 1939-09-08 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, S-pt. 1, 5 p.m. Books Total to* Company Dividend Close Date ex Dlv financial year TIN Payable Date to date Austral Amal l»4d. Sept 1 8«pt 22 Sept. 9 S'v, Puteh 2%% Sept. 5 Sept 9 Sept 6 2V'» Raub Gold 5d. Int.138 words
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Article407 1939-09-08 4 Stanton Nelson's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write: Since the task of eradicating che Nazi pest began in earnest, the rubber trade has been engaged in putting Its house in order. It has been407 words
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Article158 1939-09-08 4 347 Tons Sold On Wednesday The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1450 th auction, en Wednesday, when there were: Lb Tons Catalogued 1,077.726 481.13 Offered 950,9«5 424.54 Sold 779.2H8 347.89 London—Spot Closed. New York—Spot 24 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoke Sheet Cents Per Lb.158 words
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Article142 1939-09-08 4 Singapore, Sept. 7, noon. Buyers Sell- rs Copra Mixed $1.90 Sun Dried $2.25 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $2.90 Fair $2.90 $2.90 Sarawak $2.65 Jclotong Palembang $7.75 Banja $7.75 Sarawak $7.7;, Tapioca Small Flaks $4.7."i Fair Flake $4 25 Medium Flake S5.00 Small Pearl $4.50 There were142 words
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Advertisement158 1939-09-08 4 J^^~j\ nl^K* HWk^ %C^r' V 'Sail J iraßWlSffif 1 Hwrt-V 111 •AJdiltCCn Joule WEpiS'-H H^^B^^^^^^^H /\l I r% BULLOCH LADE Iffd 111 f If I i_J Ilil KJIcL J\arity ■155" VERY RAR\OLD LIQUEUR Tp* W& SCOTCH WHISKY M WM McALISTER CO.. LTD. IjM SINGAPORE PENA.NG Kt'ALA LfMPt'R IFOJT^-.*^^^^^ Mlllll ,w»l158 words
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Advertisement132 1939-09-08 4 O.S.K. LINE L UXUR Y SPEED ECONOMY m.s. 'BRASIL MARU" (Sistership of the "Argentina Maru.") Maiden Voyage January, 1940. This luxury liner, the latest addition to the O.S.K. Fleet, is scheduled Jo make record runs between the Far East, Ceylon. South Africa and S. America. Designed for speed, with streamlining132 words
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Article493 1939-09-08 5 Strong Demand For Tin And Rubber Shares H> Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Sept. 8. /CONDITIONS in the local share market yesterday showed a strong and large demand for tins and rubbers and in these section? prices cf practically every stock have been marked considerably higher. At the493 words
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48 1939-09-08 5 Tokio, Sept. 8. |T is announced that the Japanese contract with Germany for the supply of five Focke Wulf Condor 40-s>ate:i planes will be cancelled. The r!ans.: were to have been flown from Be; m In January with Japan .•>--? pi:- 7? ute48 words
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460 1939-09-08 5 Thursday's Wall Street Quotations •"THE copyright in this service is 1 owned by FRASER and COMPANY, sharebrokers, and THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. The quotations may not be reproduced without the written permission of the joint owners. New York, Sept. 7. •yilE following quotations were those ruling when the Stock460 words
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Article211 1939-09-08 5 Straits Carry-Cver Below 2,000 Tons (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 7. IITORLD visible stocks of tin at the end of August declined by 2,148 tons, compared with the end of July, according to estimates furnished by A. §trauss and Co. Ltd., metal dealers. Another211 words
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Article82 1939-09-08 5 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Thursday, Sept. 7, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Prices No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 35'/2 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases September ..36 38 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales September 34 MM F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales September ..34 35 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. on82 words
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Article178 1939-09-08 5 RUBBER PRICE JUMPS TO lO'^d. A POUND TIN ACTIVE GOLD FIXED: COTTON RISES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 7. AT the opening of the rubber mar- ket this morning sellers asked Is. a pound for rubber but buyers refused to bid more than lOV'ad. Dealings were178 words
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Article331 1939-09-08 5 Prices Advance Sharply (.From Our Own Correspondent* London, Sept. 7. •yHE following" are to-day's closing; middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. Con. Loan 55 0 1944-64 106's Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 War Loan 114% 88' i —2 Com. Union Assce. (Units) B'i Prudential331 words
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Article175 1939-09-08 5 The following are the exchange rates this mcrning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2010 Switzerland demand 207 Hamburg •demand New York demand 45 Montreal demand 50 Batavia demand 84175 words
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Advertisement49 1939-09-08 5 fwn RAFFLE^ wo^ k \Taiiat~^ l\ Iff J J Ij' S. MOUTRIE N O VI/ AND company |td W If H. M. V. SPECIALISTS O|l} jpT iy| SINGAPORE PENANG t W KUALA LUMPUR. *:::::r *fc -!jßl^B aaMaa^aaa^^^^^^^p^^i S^M"**^ U.I I'a "i «> Asiatic Petroleum Co, (SJiJ Ltd. .-.^i....—... WJJ. 75A49 words
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Advertisement535 1939-09-08 5 UGLY FAT GONE Trained Nurse Loses 5^ lbs a week c M 1 Why pot up with bo* i lorry M« *m ilone »eiched down with iiajy toL iof thne Drcnet »''^i makes you I.iok anJ Ts& f^^ V c old, wheezy, ungainly> uncon»« U>me >« To«ir Sue fortable, cause*535 words
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Advertisement343 1939-09-08 5 BANS OF CHINA b i i- ui-!ii!i-ti u< p >fiirni o-, 9Mi i.i> 13. Cecil Stieet mukuudk Irlepnuiifs: Managers Offk-t .in Sub-Manager* Oflu-i uu fcxehange Uept .in Uener-0 Office UNB CaMe Address < 111 M.Kt o faid Up Capital Ch 40.000.UUU0* Reserve funds In ezress of Ch. s MM »»o.t«343 words
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Advertisement146 1939-09-08 6 ALHAMBRA 'y^SEfr^K* J3ttBBISMfcMBBSr<MEIBBBJESME^Bi*^-» I jM» 'KENTUCKY' ff^HNICOLOUR i ,tc of I Ifj -I. IvOKII HAI/II V- I'<'»t GALA MXDNIGHT PREMIERE to-morrow ALHAMBRA i «>» i(c,r,\ iiioii Phono <»')<>!> u^V»i»^ 4^^l ES dMltt fll Mr -ii A ItSftctntl Ixetuitt St icctti tig /or ()ft«s Only MONDAY 11th SEPT. ALHAMBRA DARING! REVEALING^146 words
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Advertisement365 1939-09-08 6 r— OPCMIMG TO-WCHT 6.15 9.15 mcrc-s a grot picture fo* k>s.ovefs. IUI MM6'MAVI«M PAVILION STomr.tcvws amo cvt^;^ r. ?r tHII IA M nLmU U i M Pr# Sjjl u E II I LEifiMii EftJß IIV T A UTC ??T 7 15b1V Xl ROBERT KEM JUNE CLAYV.'ChTH $1. per Hat. GREATEST365 words
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Advertisement194 1939-09-08 6 Aedaiated by Pren and Public alike 'SHIRLKY'S BEST WCTURE" CAP^O^j ■EL^ 1 t SHOWS TO-MORROW ft SUNDAY NEXT at 11 a.m.— 3.ls— <Us and 9.15 mmm\ in technicolorT^pbi j I Shirley fEMPiE I IIHE HJTTLE !PmM€ESS| j RICHARD GREENE ANITA LOUiSE Jtt Hk lAN HUNTER CESAR ROKERO J|LJ^E|B^E. AR-nrjß treacher194 words
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280 1939-09-08 7 Support In All Questions Of Trade, Shipping Finance Cape Town, Sept. 7. COUTH Africa is at war with Germany, it is announced, and arrangements are being made for the diplomatic representatives of each country to be withdrawn immediately. The new Prime Minister,Reuter - 280 words
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Article36 1939-09-08 7 Paris, Sept. 7. THE Government has issued a warning that anyone entering a building: for the purpose of committing: burglary during an airraid alarm wUI be liable to the death penalty.—Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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Article136 1939-09-08 7 Stand For Right Against Might London, Sept. 7. j TTHE rallying of opinion in Palestine j to the cause of Great Britain continues to be illustrated by declarations ii: Arab papers and by notable leaders. A delegation of prominent Arabs or Jaffa, which was the spearheadBritish Wireless - 136 words
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Article195 1939-09-08 7 "Enlistment Has Been So Overwhelming" London, Sept. 6. ""PHE following statement has been issued by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: "In no part of the United Kingdom has the call to duty been more deeply recognized than in loyal Ulster. Her people, in common with theirBritish Wireless - 195 words
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Article66 1939-09-08 7 Security Canbera, Sept. 7. 'THE National Security Bill, providing j emergency powers similar to those I recently passed by the British P&rliajment were introduced by Mr. W. M. .Hughes, Minister of Industry, in the House of Representatives today. Mr. Hughes said emergency powers would be granted forReuter - 66 words
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57 1939-09-08 7 DOMINIONS MR. EDEN'S APPOINTMENT London, Sept. 6. MESSAGES have been received at the Dominions Office from the Government of Australia, Government of New Zealand, the Governor of Victoria and the Governor of Western Australia expressing lively pleasure at the appointment of Mr. Anthony Eden as Secretary for the Dominions andBritish Wireless - 57 words
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Article47 1939-09-08 7 London, Sept. 6. HPHE King to-day paid a visit to the headquarters of the Fighter Command, R.A.F., from where the defence of Great Britain is directed. It was his first visit to the fighting forces since the beginning of the war. British Wireless.British Wireless - 47 words
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Article37 1939-09-08 7 11GHT relief for the Straits Times cable sub-editors lay hidden in an Aneta-Havas message from London received to-day. It read: "Hundreds excouples asked authorities marry them shortiest time stop Multiprospective bridegrooms being mobilized paragraph".37 words
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Article85 1939-09-08 7 New Tokio Statement Of Policy Soon Tckio, Sept. 7. 'THE main aim of the Abe Cabinet is to settle the China affair quickly, the Asahi Shimbun reports. According to the paper, all other domestic and foreign policies will be subordinated to that objective.85 words
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44 1939-09-08 7 London, Sept. 7. Japan has notified the British Ambassador at Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, she does not Intend to participate in the European war and requests Great Britain to refrain from measures prejudicing Japan's position in China.—Reuter.Reuter - 44 words
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68 1939-09-08 7 Paris, Sept. 6. A DECREE providing for a 65-hour working week is published in the official Journal. A 72-hour week is provided for In certain munition factories and other defence works. The hours must be so spread that no day is longer than elevenReuter - 68 words
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Article40 1939-09-08 7 Panama, Sept. 6. A LL American republics will attend a conference designed to preserve peace in the Western hemisphere, to maintain normal trade and to prevent commercial disturbance as a result of the European war.—Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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Article44 1939-09-08 7 Tientsin, Sept. 7. CEMI-OFFICIAL Japanese reports that the British Consul-General here had ordered all British males of military age tv proceed to England for war service were denied by the ConsulGeneral, Mr. E. G. Jamieson, as being completaly devoid of truth.—Reuter.Reuter - 44 words
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Article27 1939-09-08 7 Berlin, Sept 6. TWELVE special district commissioners "for the defence of the Reich" have been appointed to take over civil and military administration In their areas. —Reuter.Reuter - 27 words
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Article122 1939-09-08 7 No Statement Yet Made By Moscow London, Sept. 6. pi the House of Commons this afternoon the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, was asked whether any official representations on neutrality had been received from the Russian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish Governments. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for ForeignBritish Wireless - 122 words
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Article30 1939-09-08 7 The Legislative Council of Fiji has passed unanimously a resolution expressing the unswerving loyalty of the people of Fiji to the British Throne and Empire.—British Wireless.British Wireless - 30 words
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Advertisement175 1939-09-08 7 HOTELS TO-NIGHT Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DINNER and DANCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight ENGLISH CABARET ATTRACTION THE ORMONDE SISTERS MODERN DANCE INTERPRETATIONS POPULAR SONGS Dhmcr !<.{.- Non-diners §1-00 Tomorrow- SPECIAL RACE DINNER. DANCE CABARET. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. SEAVIEW H HOTEL TO-NI&HT SATURDAY SPKCIAL DINN22R, DANCE CABARET175 words
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Advertisement190 1939-09-08 7 English Qualified Opticiin JUST ARRIVED FROM HOME. IRVINE TENNEN ob ac WILL COMMENCE A MODERN OPTICAL SERVICE at 14, THE ARCADE on SEPTEMBER 15th. MODERN STYLES AT MODERATE PRICES. No Charge for Examination Advice. TEL. 4OSB PEARS' L1 AQ H BALLS I EVERY woman can have a naturally I WAj"190 words
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701 1939-09-08 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1939. THE OUTLOOK FOR MALAYA Chances that the war noW raging in Europe will spread to this country are extremely remote. That remark is not meant to suggest that the high state of preparedness which has been reached by the armed forces in701 words
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Article369 1939-09-08 8 With commendable promptitude, a group of Singapore women, headed by Lady Thomas, has issued an appeal for donations to a war charity fund to be known as the Malaya 1 Patriotic Fund. The needs of men of the fighting services are set forth and the invaluable work369 words
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Article123 1939-09-08 8 London, Sept. 7. Mr. Huggins, Premier of Southern Rhodesia, who, for the past few weeks has been in England discussing the possibility of closer relationship between the two Rhodesias and the Union of South Africa, said to-day before leaving: "The British are as cool as cucumbers.British Wireless - 123 words
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1706 1939-09-08 8 Economic Experiments Have Proved Unsuccessful The following article was written by a correspondent in Germany and was published in The Economist. It shows how disastrous has been the Reich's new financial plan and contrasts the position before the Great War in 1914 with that of1,706 words
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Letter493 1939-09-08 8 Compulsory Training For Europeans Advocated To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—lt has been ordered that until further notice the volunteers will parade on two afternoons weekly, instead of one. This is hardly surprising, and is the least that could huve been expected. The parades are still voluntary,493 words
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Letter138 1939-09-08 8 The Governor's Promise To Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—His Excellency Sir SbentOtl Thomas, in a broadcast message to the people of Malaya, referred to the "entirely unjustified" increase in the price of foodstuffs and said that the dealers responsible would be severely dealt with. The138 words
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Advertisement252 1939-09-08 8 Battery Rd. Tel. 4772 Dresses for all Occasions $5 to $30 WORKS OF DR. MARIE STOPES Married Lotc I l.*« Enduring Paation 1.2* Radiant Motherhood 1.20 Contraception Its Theory 9.00 Pottage Extra G. H. Klat Co., Ltd., 6-8 Robinson Road. General Office, Book Stationery Dept. 6506 Printing; Dept 8503. Here252 words
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Advertisement20 1939-09-08 8 GOWNS and SPORTSWEAR Phone MAYNARDS BLDS., 4974 11, Battery Rd. Singapore. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Op tic tan. 21, BATTERY ROAD.20 words
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Article, Illustration377 1939-09-08 9 54 Vessels Refuge At Spanish Port PARIS COMMENTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR Spectacular Results Not To Be Expected At Once r pHE Ministry of Information in London an- nounces that German merchantmen are being steadily driven from the seas. They are using everyReuter - 377 words
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50 1939-09-08 9 London, Sept. 8. Slit Frederic Leuh Ross, chief economic adviser to the British Govcrniii'nt, has been appointed director- general of the newly-formed Ministry j of Economic Warfare. Mr Ce~.rgc Mour.sy, assistant unders vretary of the Foreign Office, has D.^en appointed secretary to the minlsfU 1 liter.50 words
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42 1939-09-08 9 Danish Boat Blown Up In Minefield Copenhagen, Sept. 7. k FISHING-BOAT arriving at Skagen announced that the Danish flshin o rbaat Norditrand had been blown up in a minefield near Esjerg (Denmark* and that all four members of the crew psrlahsd.- P.euter.Reuter - 42 words
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Article222 1939-09-08 9 MANY NAZI LOSSES 35 Planes Down In Two Days Warsaw, Sept. 7. A POLISH general staff communique says German planes have been bombing Polish troops in several raids on Warsaw. Fifteen German planes were brought down yesterday and 20 today. The Poles lost six planes. Fighting is proceeding at Lodz,Reuter - 222 words
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38 1939-09-08 9 London, Sept. 7. A CZECH Legion is being formed in London, states the Ministry of Information. Circulars in connection with the movement bear the signature of Dr. Edouard Bcnes, former Czechoslovak President.—Reuter.Reuter - 38 words
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Article, Illustration15 1939-09-08 9 TcrriCorials of the Royal Corps of Signals preparing to leave London to join their units.15 words
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161 1939-09-08 9 London, Sept. 7. fHE 10,000,000 leaflets dropped in Germany by R.A.F. planes said that the Reich had forced the war on Britain knowing it would involve mankind in a worse calamity than 1914. Never has a Government ordered its subjects to death withReuter - 161 words
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Article235 1939-09-08 9 Move After Decision To Stay Neutral London, Sept. 7. TTHE War Office has reported that Yugoslavia has decided on general mobilization and the Minister for Defence, Gen. M. Neditch-, has been empowered to put the decision into effect by stages. It is also stated that the YugoslavReuter - 235 words
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Article68 1939-09-08 9 600 Residents Meet At Tokio Embassy Toklo, Sept. 7. "THE 600 German residents in Japan will not evacuate, as they have been urged by the German Ambassador, Gen. Eugen Ott, to lead a peaceful life in this country. They yesterday afternoon gathered at the German68 words
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34 1939-09-08 9 Kobe, Sept. 7. The Rickmers liner R.C. Rickmers from Dairen, and the Hamburg-Ame-rlka vessel Munsterland, from Hong Kong, have taken refuge here after evading the British China Squadron. —Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article71 1939-09-08 9 An li-War Scenes In Berlin Brussels, Sept. 7. A NEWSPAPER agency, quoting Italian broadcasts, reports that anti-war demonstrations in Berlin, Prague, and Vienna were brutally dispersed by the Gestapo. The journal Libre de Belgique reports disorders at Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen, Brno, and Pilsen, where the greatReuter - 71 words
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Article89 1939-09-08 9 British Gunboats "Told" To Leave Hankow Hankow, Sept. 7. •TTHE Japanese Consulate to-day for- warded a note to the British Consulate tendering "friendly advice" that, in order to prevent incidents, H.M.S. Petrel and H.M.S. Scarab should leave port. The Japanese military authorities are guaranteeing the safetyReuter - 89 words
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Article61 1939-09-08 9 AH Over 15 Years Of Age Must Report To Police Berlin, Sept. 7. ALL British subjects over 15 years must report to the nearest police station within 24 hours, according to a decree Issued by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Frick. The order applies to nationalsReuter - 61 words
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Article51 1939-09-08 9 Geneva, Sept. 7. rE Red Cross International Committee has informed the governments of belligerent states and several neutral countries that preparations are being made to open a central agency for Information concerning war prisoners. The agency will function on the same lines as during the Great51 words
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Article52 1939-09-08 9 Washington, Sept. 7. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has author- ised the continuance of ordinary i commercial credits and short term j obligations to belligerent countries. In the meantime, it is stated the President has no immediate plans for summoning a special Congress to discuss revision of the NeutralityReuter - 52 words
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36 1939-09-08 9 Pretoria, Sept. 8. IT is learned on the highest authority that South-West Africa, former German colony, Is regarded as being autoI matically at war with Germany following South Africa's declaration.—Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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Article36 1939-09-08 9 EMERGENCY BUDGET STATEMENT SOON London, Sept. 7. ■IN the House of Commons to-day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, announced he would be able to make an announcement on the Emergency Budget shortly Reutcr.Reuter - 36 words
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294 1939-09-08 9 "ATTACK WILL HAVE EFFECT ON FUTURE WAR AT SEA" London, Sept. 7. THE Ministry of Information has issued a fairly full account of the first active operation of the R.A.F. in the war— the successful attack on the German naval bases of WilhelmshavenBritish Wireless - 294 words
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59 1939-09-08 9 London, Sept. 7. rpHE Beard of Trade is controlling the export and import of about 500 articles. They include coal, various metals, iron ores, scrap, oils, fats, greases, machinery, cotton yarn and manufactures, flax. Jute, woollens, worsteds, and chemical dyes. Prohibited imports include glass,Reuter - 59 words
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Article59 1939-09-08 9 New l'ork, Sept. 7. T*HE liner Washington has wirelessed stating that the British freighter Olivegrovc was torpedoed 200 miles northwest of Spain. Thirty-three members of the crew were rescued, but it is not indicated whether any arc missin?. The Olivegrovo is a 4.060-ton ship owned by theReuter - 59 words
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Article140 1939-09-08 9 Travancore Offers Men And Money Simla, Sept. 7. CO many oilers of service have been received by the Government or India that it has found it necessary to request the public to continue ordinary occupations and avoid dislocation of Industry. The Maharaja of Travancore haa offeredReuter - 140 words
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Article24 1939-09-08 9 London, Sept. 7. CIR Nevile Henderson, the forme British Ambassador in Berlin, an all members of his staff arrived safel at Gravcsend this afternoon.—ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Advertisement10 1939-09-08 9 OTHER CABLES i 1 Bases i, 7, 8,13 and 14.10 words
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Advertisement48 1939-09-08 9 SEfcYfC£ From 7 a. m. till 7.30 p. m. on Weekdays and 10.30 a.m. on Sundays and Holidays our il| staff of trained operators is at your service. Ring 5376 (5 lines) and ask for telephone order 111 1 department. I (^mßßjfHoHf) I Cold Storage Co, ltd. ffi48 words
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1065 1939-09-08 10 Ample Supplies Available At Five Cents A Katty DEALERS HAVE TAKEN TO HEART OFFICIAL WARNINGS DRESENT stocks of rice in Malaya are more than adequate and it is not therefore anticipated that prices generally are likely to advance further in the immediate future, states1,065 words
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Article180 1939-09-08 10 SINGAPORE V.\l I lIS HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Darre i Informal > 9.45 MiJnisht. GAKKICS THEATRE. GEXLANG Tamo The Fearless (New Copy) The Girl From Scotland Yard at 7.45 pm. <.1U \T U'OKLD raret C.30 to 8.45 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Wines of180 words
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Article, Illustration34 1939-09-08 10 The icedding of Tungku Nor Asiah, daughter of the late Sultan of Sclangor and Raja Bon, the son of Raja Yahya, took place on Saturday at the Astana Mahkota, Klang.34 words
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180 1939-09-08 10 THERE was an immediate response to the creation yesterday of a Malayan war charity fund. As soon as the inauguration of the fund was announced in the Straits Times contributions began to now in. By 10 o'clock this morning $28,550 had been180 words
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Article125 1939-09-08 10 Weil-Known Dutch Burgher Family THREE sons, four daughters. 37 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren survive Mrs. M. S. Vanderput, a member of Singapore's Dutch Burgher community, who died this week at her residence, 37, Wilkinson Road, at the age of 81 years. She was the widow of125 words
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Article291 1939-09-08 10 Pawnbroker Sentenced For Negligence A FINE of $30, in default, two weeks' simple imprisonment, was passed by Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on a Cantonese, Lee Kai Loy, proprietor of Chop Thai Onn, a pawnshop in Serangoon Road, when he291 words
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Article49 1939-09-08 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Sept. 7. DHOTOGRAPHY in the harbour of Taniong Priok, port of Batavia, has been, prohibited. Passengers of ships leaving or arriving at the harbour are warned to give their cameras to the purser of the ship for safe keeping.49 words
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Article65 1939-09-08 10 The Rev. Brother Paul, Director of St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore left by last nights mail for Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Khoo Teck Be, a director of Roda Ltd., Singapore, was one of those who left for Kuala Lumpur by train last night. Mr. J. D. Hawley. an assistant of65 words
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Article, Illustration26 1939-09-08 10 Bornb-pro-f shelters being installed at the Government Offices in Ealavia. The shelters are partly dug into th° ground and covered with sandbags.26 words
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Article96 1939-09-08 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Sept. 7. HUTCH passenger vessels on their way from Holland to Java are experiencing difficulty with the transhipment of Jewish refugees at Colombo. The Nederland Line liner Christiaan Huygens and the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Sibajak, expected to arrive at Tanjong96 words
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58 1939-09-08 10 (From Our Own CoiT&spondent) Batavia, Sept. 7. I*HE second pilot of a X.L.M. plane, Georg Klein, a German, was interned at Calcutta when the plane landed there on its way from Holland to Java. Two passengers of German nationality who are Jewish refugees were58 words
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Article140 1939-09-08 10 "THERE are so many bicycles being stolen in Singapore every week. Anything connected v;ith cycle stealing is so serious that I cannot glte an option of a fine." Thus said the Singapore Second Magistrate, Mr. Conrad Oldliam. yesterday when sentencing four Chinese Singapore Harbour Board140 words
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Article192 1939-09-08 10 Exceptions To Ban On Leaving STATEMENT THIS MORNING EXCEPTIONS to the general rul» that European British subjects will not be permitted to leave the Colony are outlined in a communique issued by the Secretary for Defence. Malaya, Mr. C. A. Vlieland. Hcr^ is the communique: "With192 words
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Article101 1939-09-08 10 THU Sinaai>cre China RelM Fund Committee, at a meeting on Weilne day passed the following resolutions Hi That the Relief Fund C^mmitta- be forthwith restored under the Societies Ordinance as required by the Colonial Secretary in reply to their petition for exemption from registration. (2'101 words
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Advertisement79 1939-09-08 10 o T2^t BRITISH OSRAM l^-~ NEw^^z^fIDELIiySUPERIC o Twin matched dynamic speakers powered by 10 Osram "International" valves result in unrivalled quality of nniTiou nAn I n reproduction and radio performance. Dnl I 101 l nAUIu Once again G.E.C sets the season s standard with this AND new All-British super radio.79 words
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428 1939-09-08 11 Misadventure Verdict On Gordon Highlander Corporal A FATAL motor accident in Tampines Road on Aug. 22 in which Lance Corporal George Ross Tevendale, of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, received fatal injuries, had its sequel in the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday before428 words
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Article146 1939-09-08 11 KIO alteration is proposed in the arrangements for publishing lhe Straits Times Annual. Before the outbreak of war the articles for this year's Annual had already been set up in type, the blocks made, paper and ink supplies purchased, and part of the issue already printed. It146 words
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345 1939-09-08 11 Watchman Sent To Prison For Stabbing IVECLARINQ THAT he was punched "tint and that an attempt was made to strangle him. Mohamed Ak'oar, a Singapore watchman, was found guilty of causing grisvous hurt to two men and s'.mp'e hjrt to another, before Mr. Justice Manning in the Singapore A sizes345 words
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113 1939-09-08 11 A PPEARING b^.ore Mr. J. McFall in the Singapore Criminal District ?3Wt yesterday with his right arm In faster a Chinese, Lee Seng Lip. was ;he complainant in a case in which ;hree compatriots, Ong Chuan. Lee Ec Pirn and Chan Yam, were charged with113 words
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Article, Illustration22 1939-09-08 11 A pilot entering the cockpit of one of Singapore* new Bristol Blenheim bombers.— Straits Times picture.22 words
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306 1939-09-08 11 Charges Connected With Alleged Forged Dance Coupons CUBSTITUTE charges were preferred against a 30-year-old Cantonese man and two Great World dance hostesses, arrested recently in connection with alleged forged dance coupons, when they made a further appearance in the Singapore Third Police Court,306 words
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98 1939-09-08 11 SINGAPORE pERMAN freighters a few months ago Started a new system of bringing |coal from Germany and storing it on Harbour Board ground here. Most recent to arrive was the VogtI land, the German freighter which left Singapore suddenly at midnight, taki ng away six98 words
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86 1939-09-08 11 iProm Our Own Correspondent) KualH Lumpur, Sept. T. AREQUIEUM Mass will be held at St. John's Church, Kuala Lumpur, at 6.30 a.m. on Monday, for Mr. B. M. Pereira, who died here on Monday at the age of 66 years. Mr. Pereira had86 words
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Article, Illustration224 1939-09-08 11 JAMES ANGUS IT St. Paul's Church yesterday, Miss Myrtle Angus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Angus, of Singapore, was married to Mr. Herbert James, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. James, of Wales. Archdeacon Graham White took the service, while Mrs. L.224 words
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194 1939-09-08 11 CHIPPING in the port of Singapore is expected either to maintain normal levels or to surpass them now that war has broken out. Though shipping schedules have been interrupted on a number of routes and though there are now no German194 words
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Advertisement11 1939-09-08 11 'vs&ortmeiik. ji^wii?' Kach A llj[4|fii§ nikiwM Masterpiece u^Ktiaef Confectioner's ,'<-'// MaK^^^S^ v11 words
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Advertisement328 1939-09-08 11 4^mp EXCLUSIVE fl7 jfr\ TAILORING v\ There can eno doubt \jtj^^ooUr from the number of very njy ff satisfied clients we W k have on our books, that our Tailoring is just a JB little better than you JBI^hI J^ tion and tailored and 4 European Cutter just l*^ as328 words
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Article309 1939-09-08 12 How Public Might Ueln In Colony 1 AT a time when the thoughts of many residents in the Colony are turninp to means cf helping men of the j military forces, comes a practical pro- i posal which should have wide appeal, j Prime mover behind tho309 words
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165 1939-09-08 12 ADVISORY COMMITTEE DETAINED PERSONS ii AN &d\isory commiuee has been S2t up I bgr the Governor to deal with objections of those detained by tho authorities under 1 the Emergency Defence Regulations. The committee consists of the following The 1 District Judge. < Civil 1 as chairman, Mr. I J.165 words
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Article, Illustration55 1939-09-08 12 Continued activity by small craft, off Connouaht Drive is havinj its effect in the gradual extension of the cord trail which is the first part of the general reclamation scheme in chls locclily. A photograpJier this m.rnlvg ascended to the roof of Fulhrton Building to take55 words
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470 1939-09-08 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. THE salary scheme for locally appointed dental officers appointed by Government in the Federated Majay States Medical Department has just been formulated, with a starting salary oi" $225 a month. Four graduates of the King Edward470 words
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119 1939-09-08 12 THIS is a serious offence. It is not the value of the hawxer's licence but his means of earning a livelihood," commented Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore Second Magistrate, when sentencing a 20-year-old Chinese youth, Pau Kirn Chan, to three months' rigorous imprisonment yesterday. Pau. who was119 words
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Article33 1939-09-08 12 The Women's Aid Society of the Paya Lebar Methodist Church is holding a fair tomorrow from 3 to 7 pjn. in aid of the Church Building Fund, at the school building. Boundary Road.33 words
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Article246 1939-09-08 12 Regulations For Bonding IN CONNECTION with the regulations providing for the bonding of imports oi sweetened condensed milk in the Colony, the Food Controller, Mr. N. R. Jarrett. declares that the sanlor officer of Customs in any Settlement may, in his absolute discretion, declare any premises246 words
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Article, Illustration35 1939-09-08 12 Spr;.:^-clea7iitig oj this mimUture Cleopatra's needle near Anderson Bridge is now m progress. The needle commemorates the visit to Singapore m 1850 of the Marquis of Dalhousie. Governor -General of British India. Straits Times -piclure.35 words
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88 1939-09-08 12 P. T. EXPLAIN FADEOUT OF B.B.C. (Frcm Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. POSTS and Telegraphs Department engineers explain a fade-out of wireless reception at the time that the 8.8.C. news was being broadcast to the East at 7.45 o'clock this morning as due to excessive sunspot activities. Inquiries88 words
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Article72 1939-09-08 12 (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Sept. 7. TYPHOID has broken out with the re-opening of school after the August holidays, and six girls from a Chinese school were admitted to the General Hospital last evening. Two boys, one from an English school and the. other from72 words
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Article47 1939-09-08 12 (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. DESTRICTIONS on the sale, exporta- tion or removal of engineering stores in the Federated Malay States are announced In the F.M.S. Government Gazette, regulations are also published providing for the requisitioning of stores by Government.47 words
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Article52 1939-09-08 12 CLAIMING trial to a charge of sleeping while on duty at Kallang Bridge at midnight on Monday, a 29-year-old Malay police constable, Omar bin Ariffar, was allowed personal bail in the Singapore Second Court yesterday, when the case against him was postponed to Sept. 1152 words
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Advertisement58 1939-09-08 12 gj M jyg CEMENTGUN BubSIS" process fc^ii PiK^ i t^ RENDER| N G REPAYING IL WK fy> AND WATERPROOFING OLD AND -W %JH| ife'^HlSP^.^B Si M Klujlji-. Outstanding Features: i I SPECIAL DESCHIPTIVE ILLUSTRATED 20 PAGE HANDBOOK f SENT POST FREE ON REQUEST T0.... L Aft sl^H m^^KSU&Sl'&Smjifijlf^^ mm >:W58 words
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Advertisement255 1939-09-08 12 I Remember- 'A* are fresh wherever you M(jt&orU 111 llpi|l"' M~ WAttheWaldorf Astoria^k §P H°t e ?f New York Craven I t^^^ cork-tipped cigarette* ire alwayi on M I sale. Here, ai in many other famous hoteli and rc.uurintj all over the H In Ditmt ♦TRU.VAr» world peaple do apprecUte255 words
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1381 1939-09-08 13 Mr. Chamberlain's Statement On Progress Of The War London, Sept. 7. "THE sinking of the Athcnia, with its scenes of death and terror, virtually opened the war, and no denials or inventions on the part of Germany will convince the public of German innocence of this crime, which has profoundlyReuter; British Wireless - 1,381 words
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91 1939-09-08 13 London, Sept. 7. PARLIAMENT adjourned to-day until Wednesday. Mr. Greenwood thanked Mr. Chamberlain for his statement and asked the Premier to keep the country informed promptly, whether the news was rood or bad. If the magnificent statement about the Kiel action hadReuter - 91 words
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Article243 1939-09-08 13 TRIBUTE TO THE POLES Germans' Heavy Sacrifices London, Sept. 7. A GLANCE at the map will show the impossibility of any attempt to hold Polish frontiers against an attack in force, declares The Times, in a leading article on the progress of the war. German advances, therefore, have not beenReuter; The Times; British Wireless - 243 words
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Article258 1939-09-08 13 Mr.Green wood's Message To World Workers London, Sept. 7. T*HE Deputy Leader of the Opposi- sition, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, in a message to Poland says: "British Labour forms part of the united resolute British Commonwealth of free nations, who with France, have entered a struggle toBritish Wireless - 258 words
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Advertisement61 1939-09-08 13 firtheftreverd^tt ef sickness. CLEANSE THE SYSTEM Thoroughly with Agents: BARLOW CO. Ocean Building Singapore. M^_.^_ na H 5 APB 23 COAL TAR SOAP 7tfsEjpif nureiis" i sbis lto All Steel Camp Bed FOR CAMP OR CARAVAN, HOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE OR ANYWHERE. Made in England Enquit ies in vited THE SCIENTIFIC61 words
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Advertisement225 1939-09-08 13 tdmT7{ No doubts... 0 l^mVis JflL l HTHE better-dressed men of f\ U Vfcg?? I Malaya g t0 WINTER S f: jh Bltf k 'If have no doubts about jiC H BJ ,/A I ri Quality Materials r^ U r LI ib M being used, Styles jh lli/t/i Workmanship... )<225 words
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121 1939-09-08 14 Allies Fully Armed Against Submarine Warfare Paris, Sept 7. "TREAT BRITAIN is quite able to maintain the MM, says a French war statement. "Britain docs not fear, *lnce Clfrmany has not had time to build a large firct and Is only ableReuter - 121 words
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Article58 1939-09-08 14 London, Sept. 7. r |*HE A«a Khan, spiritual ruler or 10,000.000 Ismailian Muslims, has railed on hi.s followers to give "unstinted ftervlce" to the cause for which Great Britain fights. The latest on>rs of assistance come from BrltLih Guiana, Mauritius, Boutliorn Rhodesia. Bultans of fihtnrReuter - 58 words
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Article76 1939-09-08 14 Paris. Sept. 7. THK French Press foncastl the form.illon of a "national defence government," possibly at the end or this I/Ordre says M. Daladler has the full confidence of the country, but the mlltekw of 25 years aRo must not bo repeated I/Kxed ;lor urges theReuter - 76 words
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Article70 1939-09-08 14 H:i;;1k1.kI, .Sept. 7. THK CioviMMMirnt of Iraq Jias decided lo st'vrr relations with normally. The Government has informed the Oernun Minister that he must leave the country within 24 hours and the ir;\<4 representative in Berlin has been Instructed to Mft tor i passport. AReuter - 70 words
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Article146 1939-09-08 14 The Governor-General's Statement Ottawa, Sept. 7. /"CANADIAN Ministers are convinced that Canada will be prepared to unite In the national efTort to defend to the utmost the liberties and Institutions which are our common heritage, declared Lord Tweedsmuir, Gov-ernor-General of Canada, In a speech fromReuter - 146 words
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Article104 1939-09-08 14 Statement In House Of Commons London, Sept. 7. IN a statement in the Hjusc of Com- nnns on the general position In the Far East, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre-tary for Foreign AlTalrs, said that hostilities for some time had been on a very restrictedReuter - 104 words
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Article115 1939-09-08 14 London, Sept. 7. "THE first news bulletin ever broad- cast from Great Britain in Polish was transmitted by the 8.8.C. this evening when inaugurating a new radio transmission to Poland in Polish. It Included an address by the Polish Ambassador, Count Edward Raczynskl, who conveyed aReuter - 115 words
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Article115 1939-09-08 14 WQrm-.h' i lungs being equal, victory in future wars will go to the population that los?s least sleep." Thftl is the opinion of the Australian Controller-General of Munitions (Mr. A. E. Lelghtont. who considers that the Invention of a really efficient soporific. Due that115 words
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71 1939-09-08 14 Supplying The World With Uniforms AUSTRALIA, the world's principal wool producer, is beginning to feel -he effect of a rearming world's denand for uniforms. The wool season i;is Just closed with a stronger market .han for many months, and with a rery small carry-over of wool. Apart from British buying.71 words
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Article25 1939-09-08 14 Peiplng. Sept. 7. LT.-COL. C. R SPEAR, the British Military Attache, was transferred lere from Kalgan but is still under Japanese detention—Router.25 words
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Article460 1939-09-08 14 /"VVLY a few horses were seen out at this morning's slow work at Buklt Tlmah, in preparation for to-morrow's races. Work was mainly confined In the valley. Aerial Post (Woods) was sent twice round the track, finishing the workout with plenty in reserve and looking fit460 words
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Article27 1939-09-08 14 Soccer Cold Storage vs. Fraser Neave for Dalvey Cup, at S.H.B. ground R.A.F. (H.Q.) v. Indian Assn., Stadium. Tennis S.C.C., SJI.C. and S.C.R.C. tournaments.27 words
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Article39 1939-09-08 14 London, Sept. 7. Since no indication has been received of withdrawal of the prohibition on sports gatherings, the Jockey Club has abandoned six meetings, including the Newmarket second October meeting, meaning the Cambridgeshire Is cancelled.—Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article62 1939-09-08 14 (From Our Own Correspondant) Seremban, Sept. 7. The first rugby practice for the season will take place at Seremban on Saturday. Negrl Sembilan and Malacca are appearing again this season as one unit in the Malaya Cup rugger competition. The Negrl Sembilan All Blues are also making preparations62 words
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Article227 1939-09-08 14 London, Aug. 29. interesting position has arisen between Chariton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.i regarding a 17-year-old centreforward named J. Eastman, from the Dartford district. It appears that late last season Chariton Athletic arranged a game ror amateur footballers, In which Eastman played, and227 words
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Article205 1939-09-08 14 The results of the Taiplng Club Golf Competitions for August, are as follows: Men's Medal—Stroke: Winner F. V. Lucock: 81—10=71. The match was Qeclded after a replay with a. W. Morgan, the previous result being. F. V. Lucock 80 —10=70; O. W. Morgan 88—18=70. Championship: The best205 words
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Advertisement173 1939-09-08 14 NEVER AGAIN SUFFER ACHES or PAIN p«im ireakeat fe«i V jjr^> r^^ mj\ nrrvn I' h rn»i IW 4 9A »treo|thtai them. VMV M <• Mf I'll.l W.,,,, y m r h,, M T Phentit i< •> niallr hcan V gw «.k. i.w.,i 'i'i-h"n,r iW^. fKn»'»'r w..k f'Jg^ 'Bl I^,173 words
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Advertisement27 1939-09-08 14 HUM B E R CYCLES The Aristocrat of Cycles FINEST EXAMPLES ISHpB* yE "CENTUAR" "O&YMPIA" \\\y/M SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR BBIJJMHHHHHHIHBHfIHHIHBIJHHHHHHHHHi no a27 words
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1444 1939-09-08 15 The Puritan And Playboy Best Bets Of Day pOOLTIPT is chosen as the winner of the Gold Cup to-morrow, the final day of the Singapore Gold Cup race meeting at Bukit Timah. The van Breukelen and Hobbs stables have the majority of runners in1,444 words
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Article73 1939-09-08 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Cept. 7. The Selangor Club's first hockey practice to-day showed the club's prospects fßr this season are much brighter. Among outstanding old players are Brooke, West, Blake, Tetley. Sheppard and Jones, with McCrow keeping goal Newcomers of promise include L. H. Best73 words
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Article146 1939-09-08 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Talping, Sept. 7. The final of the See Hock Beng Cup interdistrict knockout soccer competition between the Larut District XI and the Kuala Kangsar District eleven will be played this Saturday at Kuala Kangsar. The following players have been chosen to represent the Larut146 words
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Article50 1939-09-08 15 The Singapore Cricket Club will be open for dinner to-ni;ht and Kurt Blach's orchestra will play selections from 6.30 p.m. The sweep, which was transferred from the St. Leger to the last race of the Singapore races on Saturday, will be drawn at 1 p.m.50 words
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Article491 1939-09-08 15 S. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tiles S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament ties played yesterday resulted: Mixed Doubles: A. C. Growder and Mrs. H. L. Ward (plus 3) beat Dr. and Mrs J. A. P. Cameron (scr.) 6—o,6 —0, 6—l.6 —1. "A" Class Singles: Capt. R. R. G. Hoare (owe 30)491 words
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Advertisement257 1939-09-08 15 the remedy bearing the signature Thousands of stomach sufferers the world over hare cause to bless that signature. It appears on Maclean Brand Stomach Powder made by Macleans Limited, London, which quickly ends Indigestion, Wind, Flatulence, Heartburn, and even such serious ills as Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer. Ask your Chemist257 words
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Miscellaneous571 1939-09-08 15 Broadcasting SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION TO-DAY TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND J ZHP 30 06 metre*. G SG 17.79 me s (16.86 m.l; GSF 15.14 ZHL 225 metres. mC (1982 m): GSJ WM mh From 6.05 p.m. (local time). New. and announcemenU. TRANSMISSION 4 5.00 Malay drama: "Dr. Samsi."t J^Vii? 53 >l 5.20571 words
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Article, Illustration21 1939-09-08 16 A Cuards sergeant tries out one of the A.P..P. steel shelters placed outside Buckingham Palace.AP - 21 words
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Article, Illustration24 1939-09-08 16 This sergeant of a section of the Women's Territorial Service refused ta mcci the crisii with a shiny ncse. when called up at Manchester.24 words
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Article, Illustration9 1939-09-08 16 (Above) Workmen piling up sand-bass outside Westminster Hospital, London.9 words
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Article, Illustration23 1939-09-08 16 (Right) A Territorial wearing civilian dress, with a steel helmet and carrying rifle, on guard duty at the Magazine in Hyde Park, London.23 words
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Article, Illustration13 1939-09-08 16 (Below) People at the Unknown Warrior's Tomb in Westminster Abbey, praying for peace.13 words
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Advertisement65 1939-09-08 16 THREE DANGER ZONES. Thinning hair at the crown, tempi* and forehead are definite sign* 0/ approaching baldness. Heed this warning and do something. Use Evelyn Astrova Hair Tonic. \4. f hls^'^' 99 iff m I twV* v* rWuS A mm mt^ &m K^*f^ l *^4'tf^ C^tlji^^mmmmmWmM CHOP SAPU LOH .^^^mmW-65 words
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Advertisement6 1939-09-08 16 ixo""h slezemel™co. 3. CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE.6 words
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