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Title Section33 1939-09-28 1 [ESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.! MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939 PRICE 5 CENTS.33 words
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Advertisement141 1939-09-28 1 See MIEN CHONG SMART TAILORING a j Coleman Gt. Singapore. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). J|^ 0 JU J^Si 1 LOWEST FUEL CONSUMPTION E^ttMfi^Brl-' I«K^SSlSl^^ ENCLOSED DESIGN I J^^HP^B^GS Jw^B ALL. SIZES HplWfe^^^Pß^^^APJLpgppN^^^^^^^. > s Ss^*s_v*^'^ b^i CAN BE DELIVERED EX STOCK |£><QS jßpl^**f^^ -^^^^^X^^ S I141 words
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Advertisement504 1939-09-28 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST ('PHONE 3683). BRYANTS BAGS for satisfaction! GOLF BALL GOLF BAGS BAGS CANVAS— light Waterproof V Brown Leather 510.5* With Hoods $8.75-$25 Green Leather 6.50 Without Hoods $6.50 Canvas 3.75 LEATHER $29.50-$55 ROBINSON CO., LTD. Jantzen 0 Style 241. HALF HITCH. Ver- ~~*l U^y—504 words
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Advertisement19 1939-09-28 1 PERFECT STYLES in DRESSMAKING ft READYMADES Call at MADAME PASES SALONS 13. Battery Road, Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.19 words
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72 1939-09-28 2 The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs. I. Alexander wishes to express her heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the Late Inspector William Campbell Alexander as well as those who sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence. To the 1.G.P., OHiccrs and Members of72 words
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Advertisement1020 1939-09-28 2 PERSONAL THE MAKUIAGfc BtREAL 119 New Bouo Street London W.I introductions giver. privately ano confidentially Maytaii 963< FOR SALE A Map of the Western Front in colours is available at the Map Sales Office. Java Street. Kuala Lumpur. Messrs. Kelly Walsh Ltd., Singapore, and at Survey Offices throughout Malaya. Price1,020 words
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Advertisement743 1939-09-28 2 LOST LOST, small part wirehaired fox terrier brown and white name "Scrappy" last seen Holland Road. Reward. Telephone *****. BOARD RESIDENCE ENGLISH Country Quest House (3 Tanglin Hill). Large room, private verandah, own bathroom (M.S.). spacious grounds, quiet residential neighbourhood. Tel. 2478. BEACH HOUSE, Sea Front. Best location in Katong743 words
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Advertisement634 1939-09-28 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of fine-design polished Teak Household Furniture of every description etc. To be held at No. 6. Upper Wilkie Road, on Satarday, Sept. SO, 939 at 2.30 P.M. On view from Friday. THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS AUCTION SALE Of well-made polished teak Household Furniture, new crockery, glassware, etc.634 words
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Advertisement517 1939-09-28 2 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. In the Estate of KHOO TENG JUS, deceased. t Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (Chapter 59). Notice is hereby pvtn that all creditors, next-of-kln and other persons having any interest, claims or demands against the estate of the abovenamed mceated late of No 5517 words
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Advertisement214 1939-09-28 2 asiD car BARCAMS PHONE 5088 MODERN CARS AT SPECIAL PRICES. 1938 AUSTIN 10/4 SALOON. I This car is in showroom condition. It has to be seen tc be appreciated. PRICE $1350.1937 CHEVROLET SALOON *****.1937 AUSTIN 10 SALOON *****.. 1937 AUSTIN 7 TOURER S 825.1938 STANDARD 9 SALOON SllOO.1936 HILLMAN MINX214 words
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Advertisement391 1939-09-28 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. HAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES Owing to the uncertainty regarding the actual date of arrival and departure of the Company's steamers due to the outbreak oi hostilities list ci Sailings is suspended for the time391 words
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Advertisement249 1939-09-28 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares Singapore to North America, to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in IS. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. VSAMA MARU leave Hongkong Oct.249 words
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Advertisement711 1939-09-28 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath Excellent Cuisine To: MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTER- piiktim pnTnpntu *vn DAM AND COPENHAGEN T#< PAL£ STINE. ROTTERDAM AND SELANDIA Sept. 28 COPENHAGEN BORINGIA Oct. 17 LALANDIA Nov. 7 INDIA abt. Oct. 1 JUTLANDIA Nov. 28 SLAM n Oct 16 MEONIA DeC- 19 To: MANILA711 words
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Advertisement493 1939-09-28 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore Tel. 5151 Chartered Bank Building, Penang Tel. 1360 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Owing to the outbreak of hostilities the arrival and departure dates of the company';* vessel? are uncertain. The best services possible are bein.'t maintained to United Kingdom Ports and Havre, also493 words
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Article1268 1939-09-28 4 Fraser And Co.'s List WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1939: 5 PJH. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 9d 5s 6d Austral Ail&L (5s) 6s 4%d 5s 10 fed Austral Malay <£) 31s 30b Ayer Hitara (5s) 22s 6d 23s 6d c.d. Ayer Weng <*» .85 .951,268 words
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178 1939-09-28 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Sept. 27, 5 p.m. Books Total for Company Dividend Close Date Ex. Dtr. financial year TIN Payable Date to date Ayer Hitam 2 I /4 < S> lnt Sept. 15 Oct. 11 Sept. 18 1Vx';< Mambau 2%% final 2%«?J> Rawang Tin Fields l%d.178 words
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Article122 1939-09-28 4 Singapore, Sept. 27, noon. Bayers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $14.00 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok $15.50 White $15.00 Black 9.25 Copra Mixed $3.30 Sun Dried $3.65 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga No Quotations Fair No Quotations Sarawak No Quotations Jelotong Palembang $9.00 Banja $9.00 Sarawak122 words
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Advertisement473 1939-09-28 4 O.S.K. LINE LUXURY SPEED ECONOMY m.s. "BRASIL MARU" (Sistership of the "Argentina Mara.") Maiden Voyage January, 1940. This luxury liner, the latest addition to the O.S.K. Fleet, is scheduled to make record runs between the Far East, Ceylon. South Africa and S. America. Designed for speed, with streamlining on every473 words
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Advertisement524 1939-09-28 4 MISCELLANEOUS WE WHITE, design and plan advertisements both by contract and by piece. If our advertisements are not better than your competitors they cost you nothing. Write 376, Straits Times. PUBLIC NOTICE JUNTAI DEVELOPMENT LTD. (Incorporated In the P.M. 8.) Notice of Declaration of Dividend and closure of Transfer Registers.524 words
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Advertisement350 1939-09-28 4 DOES OWN HOUSEWORK AT 70 With the Help of Kruschen "For nine years now I have used Kruschen Salts and could net do without them. I take a third of a teaspoon in a cup of water as hot as I can drink it. No sickness, no headaches now. I350 words
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Article444 1939-09-28 5 BETTER INQUIRY FOR TIN SHARES RUBBER ADVANCES IS FIRMER By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Sept. 28. ADVICES irom the London market were despatched from that end before the budget was announced and they reported that in spite of the imminence of the budget the market was quite444 words
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Article189 1939-09-28 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING I London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/i l s Lyons demand 2050 Switzerland demand 205 [Hamburg demand j New York189 words
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Article356 1939-09-28 5 London, Sept. 27. IN spite of the imminence of the Budget to-day's markets were cheerful and leading industrials were marked-up. Gilt-edged were also occasionally stronger. Home rails, however, was the best section, stocks of the main line companies recording substantial gains on optimistic views regarding Government's intentions.356 words
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Article92 1939-09-28 5 Thursday, Sept. 28, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Prices No. lA R.S.S. (Spot loose) 33 i 34 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in cases October 34 34 > s G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales October (Sellers option) 33U 331: F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales October (Sellers option)92 words
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Article159 1939-09-28 5 FE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Its 1,453 rd auction yesterday when of 1,475,463 lb. (65«.«9 tons) catalogued, 1,418.275 lb. (633.18 tons) were offered and 1,106,136 lb. (493.81 tons) were sold. London spot price 9%d. a pound. New York, spot price, 20 U cents a159 words
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Article161 1939-09-28 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent > London, Sept. 27. /COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows, with previous quotations Id parenthesis:— KI'BBER: Firmer. London: 9 3 sd. 9- s d. 9%d. 9'^d > Nov.-Dec. 9V=d. 9%d. 9%d. 9%d.) Jan.-Mar.: 9%d. 9vid. 9%d. 9^d.) Apr.-June: lOd. 10! id. 97id.161 words
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151 1939-09-28 5 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Market Report Fr a weekly report on the rubber market issued this morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. write: Values have sagged throughout the week but with a fair demand from the U.S.A. there has been a moderately good turnover. The main151 words
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Advertisement225 1939-09-28 5 Mt^^H a9a^B«sflßaW. By (Preserve j your smile Special Ingredient I 1 in this Famous f Toothpaste 1 Representative,: /"T^V lluller, Maclean Co., Inc. /"fS^Lf Post Box 154, Singapore A^?*C/ £&&£leanslee& 'Safes Gam UB BEER AT ITS BEST L J for C.ili:h >la uva: HAGEMEYER TRADING CO., LTD. 104-lOti, Kobinson Road,225 words
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Advertisement535 1939-09-28 5 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter) 12. Cecil Street. Singapore. Telephone: Manager's Office 6444 Sub-Manager's Office 644! a Exchange Dept. 6441 General Offtcf 5188 t Cable Address: "CHUNGKUO." Paid Up Capital Ch. S 40.009.003.09 Reserve Funds In excess of Ch. S 3.200.00 r Total Assets approximately Ch.535 words
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Advertisement290 1939-09-28 6 "AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD PIC TURE"— TRIBUNE. "JUST AS ENJOYABLE AS 'FOUR DAUGHTERS'."— FREE PRESS. SUPERIOR TO "FOUR DAUGHTERS"— WALTER WINCHELL. ALHAMBRA 3>s. 9.15 ■^'•JP^ BBa wrL Hkt HBl jH But Everything Else is Nc^Jr i. yf |C| Different! Tyiy^^Charminßf ALSO LATEST PATHE GAZETTE A PICTURE THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED FOR290 words
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Advertisement355 1939-09-28 6 1 THRILLS and LAUGHS j LAST NIGHT 6.15 9.15 excitingly combined B^ S Iff i I Biß "Outstandinir performance" HA VI UN —FREE PRESS. I HlllilWll •'WUI satisfy the most exacting I cinema-goer" —TRIBUNE. THE SLICKEST, SUAVEST RASCAL OF THEM fey 0 Tf 9 i I LA'tfcST AlilMAlL MOVIETONE N355 words
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Advertisement79 1939-09-28 6 THE MALAYA'S FAVOURITE Each needle plays Ten Record* T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE YiW.CA. FAIR. Fri. 29th Sept. Sat. 30th Sept. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Y. W. C. A. HOSTEL 8, Fort Canning Road. To be opened by Lady Small on Friday, Sept. 29, at 4.15 p.m. Attractive79 words
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Advertisement309 1939-09-28 6 TO- DAY at the 3.15-6.15-9.15 CAPITOL RKO-Radio's gripping Adventure Story of a hair-raising Plane flight— AIR-LINER CRASHES IN CANNIBAL-INFESTED JUNGLE! Only 5 out of the 12 passengers can eseiino Death HF^^^^py^Rß tfwto fa Modbwrtof pmgiet Rom> m m J t g m m P^9^9 Mitt j#UW<Wy CIMfTOgt WV6| P §Iff309 words
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271 1939-09-28 7 German Air Attack In North Sea Ends In Complete Failure London, Sept. 27. IN the House of Commons, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, announced that yesterday, in the middle of the North Sea, a squadron of British capital ships,Reuter - 271 words
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80 1939-09-28 7 BRITAIN PAPER FOR SOUTH AMERICA London, Sept. 27. THE Ministry of Information states that the German wireless has broadcast a statement that the British Government are to cut off supplies of paper for Latin American countries unless their newspapers agree to adopt a pro-British attitude. It seems hardly necessary toBritish Wireless - 80 words
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Article79 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 27. FE Government of the United Kingdom is to have a special representative In Dublin in view of the special problems of neutral trade and political situation which have arisen out of the war. This was announced in the House of Commons yesterday.Reuter - 79 words
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60 1939-09-28 7 I ABOUR figures published in Wash-1-1 ington show that employment is rising sharply as the result of heavy orders for warplanes from the American Navy and Air Force and from a number of foreign powers. Orders for new tanks and guns totalling £37,500,000Reuter - 60 words
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Article54 1939-09-28 7 Paris, Sept. 27. A DECREE forbidding criticism in speech or writing of the British Empire and Poland is published in the official Journal. The decree is an extension of the recent decree respecting France. This is the first time that such a law affecting another countryReuter - 54 words
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Article21 1939-09-28 7 New York, Sept. 26. THE offices of the Hamburg-Amerika and Norddeutcher Lloyd Lines will be kept open with skeleton staff. Reuter.Reuter - 21 words
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Article244 1939-09-28 7 Flights Behind The German Front London, Sept. 27. AS activity develops on the whole Siegfried Line, the value of Allied reconnaissances far behind the German front become more apparent. The French High Command has reported that it has full admiration for the R.A.F., both inReuter - 244 words
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Article42 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 27. 'THE Manchester Guardian comment- ing on Warsaw's heroic resistance says that "to find that instead of help we can only give our admiration Is a terrible wound to our pride and our conscience."— British Wireless.British Wireless - 42 words
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Article36 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 27. IT is reported from Rome that a French military aeroplane came down on the north-east coast of Sardinia yesterday. The plane and crew of six have been interned.— Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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30 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 27. A BRITISH military plane has been forced down by fog in north-east Iceland. The plane and crew have been interned. Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article62 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 26. I^ING Christian of Denmark is 69 to-day. Early this morning hundreds of children gathered at his palace in Copenhagen bringing flowers and messages of greetings. The health of the king is much better and he is expected to be about in a few days,Reuter - 62 words
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Article127 1939-09-28 7 London, Sept. 27. AT question time in the House of Commons to-day, the Under-Sec-retary for Foreign Affaire, Mr. R. A. Butler, was asked if the Government would announce whether it was ready to discuss with European nations the establishment of a United States of Europe. InReuter - 127 words
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Advertisement245 1939-09-28 7 i *^t t^^L VrJ CM l**< 3 |H Ir/A^^^fl rl Mt^V To-night Orchestral Concert Dinner Dance 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. (informal) 9.45 to midnight cabaret io jo &ii p.m Raffles Orchestra The Plaza Boys directed by a Brunette Dan Hopkins Dinner $3.00 Non-diners SI. OO Oet sth Charity Night Special245 words
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Advertisement185 1939-09-28 7 GALA A J^ CAPITOL Saturday Morning at 11 o'clock £g> fy "DONALD DUCK" MATINEE (^^^^o k=3 Splendid programme of selected pictures including "SELF CONTROL" (Donald Duck) "Time Out for j*Jif «sK Trouble (Charley Chase Comedy), "Tiny Troubles" y\/rxsf) (OUR GANG comedy) "Poor Little Butterfly" (Col- £/^y oured Cartoon) and other185 words
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1098 1939-09-28 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1939. A Matter Of Time From a belief that newspapers were being denied news of the war, or were withholding much of that which reached them, a section of local opinion is now tending toward impatience at the inactivity of the Allied forces.1,098 words
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Article86 1939-09-28 8 London, Sept. 27. "Illegal organizations in Germany have not stopped for one day,' declared the anti-Nazi German Freedom Party announcer in a broadcast today. "Opponents of the Nazis have been beaten but not conquered. They stand together in the trenches and factories under military control.Reuter - 86 words
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Article936 1939-09-28 8 Murray Oulton - Murray Oulton By "Dark Horse" Among The World's Fleets THE German talks with Russia brought into prominence the "dark horse" among the world's navies, if one may put it so. The strength of the Russian fleet will be more apparent in the near future, for936 words
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Correspondence
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Letter146 1939-09-28 8 Men With Many Years' Colour Service To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is common knowledge that in the Volunteer colour service there are a number of other ranks in their fifties, some of whom have served for many years, and whose indomitable spirit, come what may,146 words
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Letter56 1939-09-28 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The price of ordinary charcoal has been increased from $1.80 per picul to $3.00. Perhaps this has escaped the attention of the authorities In whicn case I hope this letter will catch the eye of the officer concerned.— Yours, etc56 words
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Letter146 1939-09-28 8 Surcharge On Postage Stamps Suggested To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Suggestions have been made through the Press as to the best way of raising war funds. May I add mine? It is this: that the one cent to 30 cent denominations of the current146 words
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Letter72 1939-09-28 8 To the Edilor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your correspondent "Old Timer has "missed the bus," so to speak. The conservation of stationery in all government, departments throughout the Negri has been in force for well over a week, so that his remarks in yesterday's Straits Times, although72 words
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Letter318 1939-09-28 8 Thanks To Women In Censor's Department To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I consider an answer Is due to the spate 3f letters on the subject of employment of volunteers for war work and, as I have now relinquished my own appointment in that connection, I318 words
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Letter131 1939-09-28 8 Offenders Treated Too Leniently? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Much has been written in the Press on the subject of profiteering land punishment of offences has been of a severe nature. But how is it that those who committed offences have been given back their131 words
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Letter157 1939-09-28 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—As the lingua franca of Malaya is now English and even the humblest speak a few words and read the numerals, I am at a loss to understand why the weights and measures of the country are still in Chinese fashion.157 words
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Letter185 1939-09-28 8 Sir,—l have known for years now that whenever you buy anything by weight, in however small quantities, you are mulcted by at least one to two tahils in the katty, if a dachin is used, even though the instrument is correctly "chopped" by Government This is due to manipulation by185 words
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Advertisement342 1939-09-28 8 I We are so sure you will be Impressed with the unusual value and quality of NAN SIN Klasses and with expert eye examinations to cure your headache and eye strainings. Try Nan Sin service before you go elsewhere. NAN SIN OPTICAL HOUSE Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians 325. North Bridge Road,342 words
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Advertisement100 1939-09-28 8 SITUATION VACANT? THE JOB HUNTER'S GUIDE by D. J. Murphy. This most useful guide book is not only for those who are unfortunately out of employment, bat also apply with equal emphasis to the man who is trying to better himself. Price 60c. per copy or 65c. Post Free. G.100 words
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648 1939-09-28 9 Gallantly Defended Ruthlessly Destroyed POLES' HEROISM DURING 22 DAYS' SIEGE BY GERMANS City Now In Ruins And Epidemics Are Feared THE devastated city of Warsaw has given in after 22 days of heroic defence against immense odds. According to a statement by the GermanReuter - 648 words
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Article75 1939-09-28 9 Washington, Sept. 27. 'THE debate on the Administra- tion's new Neutrality Bill, repealing the arms embargo, may begin in the Senate on Oct. 2. Senator Borah, leader of the opposition to the measure, announces that its opponents could gain little time by extended discussion in theReuter - 75 words
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109 1939-09-28 9 Canberra, Sept. 28. TTHE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, in a broadcast last night stated that it would be unwis? at present to send a large force overseas and that assistance in the ah* would be more useful. Australia recently decided tc send sixReuter - 109 words
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Article113 1939-09-28 9 Bucharest. Sept. 27. DOLISH sources in Bucharest said to-day that the Rumanian Gov- 1 ernment has seized 14 lorries and motor cars carrying half of the gold reserve of Poland which amounted to about £25.000.000. It was hidden near the frontier until! the Polish Government couldReuter - 113 words
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Article16 1939-09-28 9 Martial law in the German-occupied Czech territories of Moravia and Bohemia has been ordered by Hitler.16 words
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Article259 1939-09-28 9 Drastic Budget For Britain London. Sept. 28. SIR John Simon's drastic budget, affecting rich and poor alike, has caused an enormous impression throughout Great Britain; it is regarded as the best possible proof of the country's determination to carry out a supreme war effort. Income-tax of 7s.Reuter - 259 words
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Article104 1939-09-28 9 London, Sept 28 A SPRAY of machine-gun bullets from a mystery plane fell on Ballachantuif. a namlet ten miles from Campbell Town in Argyllshire. The roof of a garage belonging to a hotel j was struck by several bullets. The window cf the hotel was alsoReuter - 104 words
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Article65 1939-09-28 9 Washington, Sept. 27. 'TBS United states has decided to send a 1 warship to Lisbon. This decision is stated to be partly due to the fact that Lisbon is now the European j terminus of the American Clipper plane. There is also a possibility that LisbonReuter - 65 words
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Article, Illustration48 1939-09-28 9 Moscow, Sept. 28. T'llE Soviet steamer Metallist (968 tons) was sunk by a submarine last evening. Nineteen members of the crew of 24 have been rescued by Soviet patrol ships. The Metallist was attacked in Narva Bay, off Estonia, according to Tass. Reuter.Reuter - 48 words
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Article195 1939-09-28 9 Anxiety In Central Europe Growing Paris, Sept. 28. "THE French Government's decision to dissolve the Communist Party is believed in both French and foreign diplomatic circles to have more than internal significance. The step has been taken when many countries in Europe, even in America,Reuter - 195 words
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68 1939-09-28 9 London, Sept. 28. TTHE French Admiralty announces that since the beginning of the war, the Frency Navy has seized 100.000 tons of war contraband, including 25,000 tons of liquid fuel. The British Navy during the past week has seized 70,000 tons of contraband, including 23,000Reuter - 68 words
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Article30 1939-09-28 9 M. Maisky, the Soviet Ambassador in London, called on Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office last evening for the second Interview in a few days. Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article587 1939-09-28 9 Writer's Reply To Goebbels Paris, Sept. 27. IJERE is the answer to Goebbels' challenge, declares the American journalist, Mr. H. R. Knickerbocker, in a signed article in the Paris Soir, giving in amazingly meticulous detail an account ofj Nazi leaders' alleged foreign invest1 ments. totalling $34,000,000.Reuter - 587 words
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Article310 1939-09-28 9 London, Sept. 28. TTIE Soviet are demanding naval bases in the Dagoe and Oesel islands, which belong to Estonia, says a report from Kaunas, (Lithuania). A Copenhagen message states that the Soviet have demanded from Estonia a fresh trade agreement and Lise harbour in the BalticReuter - 310 words
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400 1939-09-28 9 Soviet Plans Unfavourable To Nazi Position In Baltic? London, Sept. 28. UON RIBBENTROP, the Reich Foreign Minister, has been summoned to the Kremlin, not to make proposals, but to receive them, writes Reuters' diplomatic correspondent, commenting on Von Ribbentrop's visit to Moscow. One important,400 words
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Advertisement9 1939-09-28 9 OTHER CABLES in pagei 7. 12, 13 and 169 words
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Advertisement82 1939-09-28 9 W m m m^^m m i^Hl t^^ '^SllL *l»Mfs fnsk j cool meals i If you have not tried cne oi our I J^^_^*^ famous S.C.S. Pies you've missed a f Jr^^^^^^ treat. They are really scrumptious >^ w because only the tenderest meat, M^\ i poultry and game are82 words
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223 1939-09-28 10 350 TYPHOID CASES IN PENANG EPIDEMIC Most Serious Among The Children Of School Age LARGE-SCALE INOCULATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 27. fyjAKING a further report on the Penang typhoid epidemic at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Mr. J. A. Black, the Municipal President, said that there had223 words
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176 1939-09-28 10 PROMINENT Malays attended a m?fting hcid at the Old Astana in Kampong Glam last night, to consider the raising of funds among Malays for the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Capt. N. M. Hashim presided. The meeting decided to appoint a committee j of 12. to co-opt176 words
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Article191 1939-09-28 10 SINGAPORE HIM IS HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal' 9.45 to Midnight. MKKUK TBEATBL. GEILANG Pang Gcr- Teng Grand View Review of 1939. Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7.45 p.m. GRKVI VVORLIi Cabaret 8.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Start Cheering. Sky: Annabel Takes A Tour.191 words
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Article343 1939-09-28 10 FURTHER donations, totalling $9,000, are acknowledged in the latest list of contributions to the Malaya Patriotic Fund which has now reached the sum of $179,574: Previously acknowledged $170,441.09; Roman CathoMc Schools in Malaya $1,000; Pulo Bukom Club and Pulo Bukom Clerics' Club $200; Eastern United Assurance343 words
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256 1939-09-28 10 THHE following further contributions to the Singapore Indian section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund have been received or promised: Previously acknowledged $29,411; Gokalchand Radharam $1,000; Abdul Shakur Omar Shadlgara $25: Y. A. Abdul Razak $100: Hajee Hamid Hajee Abdulla $25; Hajee Satar Hajee Peermohamed $25:256 words
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Article38 1939-09-28 10 The High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas, will open the new lying-in hospital cf the Perak Chinese Maternity Association, Kampar Road, Ipoh, at 10 a.m. on October 7. His Excellency is expected to arrive in Ipoh the previous day.38 words
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Article131 1939-09-28 10 Penang Merchant An "Eyesore" (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 27. O PEA KING at the half-yearly meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce Mr. Jules Martin said that something should be done to the Sungei Pinang to open up the district and enable it to become Penang's industrial centre.131 words
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Article84 1939-09-28 10 Ministry Official Is Inquiring jytß. R. H. Scott, of the Ministry of Information, arrived in Singapore by air from London last Sunday and is leaving for Hong Kong after making a round of calls on officials in the Colony. It Is understood that one of84 words
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Article150 1939-09-28 10 Board Of Governors Is Re-Constituted London, Sept. 28. IN order to meet the neecls of the broadcasting service in wartime, certain modifications have been made in the system of control of the Corporation, states the Ministry of Information. Sir Allan Powell and Mr. C. H. MillisReuter - 150 words
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Article100 1939-09-28 10 Government Petitioned By Dentists (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 27. r»HINESE dentists in Perak, through the Perak Chinese Dentists' Association, have sent a petition to the Government pointing out that goods used in their profession have risen considerably in price, in some cases as much100 words
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123 1939-09-28 10 A BRITISH seaman, William Ernest Kirkland, was bound over for six months on a bond of $150 in the Singapore Third Police Court this morning, when he appeared on a charge of dishonestly inducing another man, A". Donald, to give him $10. It was alleged123 words
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65 1939-09-28 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Sept. 27. MR. W. O. Belton, assistant eneineer of the P.W.D. in Batu Pahat. and of Lincoln, was married at Batu Pahat to Miss L. R. Haugh of Western Australia. The ceremony took place at the residence of65 words
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Article33 1939-09-28 10 |U|£MB£RS of the Musical Society are reminded that the final practice for the concert on Sunday next will take place to-morrow at 9 p.m. Instead ol 5.15 p.m. as originally arranged.33 words
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Article572 1939-09-28 10 Knife Threat To European LIOW a Hainanese "boy" to a £uio- pean held a knife and asked his employer if he wanted to die after being reprimanded was related before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday. Accused, Ying Ding Suan, 34,572 words
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Article38 1939-09-28 10 A CANTONESE welder. See Toll Chong, employed at Keppel Harbour was stabbed in the back at the junction of Park Road and New Market Road shortly after U p.m. yesterday. He is in a serious condition.38 words
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Article19 1939-09-28 10 THE Sceneshifters will repeat their performance of the "Taming of the Shrew' at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening.19 words
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Article116 1939-09-28 10 fVHi: effect of the war on the production of synthetic rubber in Germany was mentioned by Mr. H. J. Page. Director of the Rubber Research Institute, in a speech to the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. Page said there was much exaggeration regarding116 words
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Article168 1939-09-28 10 VOLUNTEERING INDIANS Finance Problem In The Colony "TTHERE was a full and frank dis- cussion of the matter and it was found that the difficulty was finance. To remove that difficulty an amendment to the provisions of tha existing Ordinance is necessary and, as this is a matter that rests168 words
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102 1939-09-28 10 •"PHREE Chinese stevedores of the Singapore Harbour Board wera found shot in their quarter in Tanjong Pagar just after 9 p.m. yesterday. Their names are Chan Yew, Low Keng, and Than Kwcng. They were taken to the General Hospital. The first Chinese is believed to102 words
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Article528 1939-09-28 10 Dealer Who Did Not Show Prices ANOTHER INDIAN NOT LICENSED THREE Indian shopkeepers wen? convicted by Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth Police Court yesterday, on charges under th<* Food Control Ordinance. A. S. Ayah, of Kallang Road, wa.s fined $100, cr in default528 words
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Article35 1939-09-28 10 The 71st birthday of Mahatma Gandhi will be celebrated under the auspices of the Indian Youth League, Singapore, at the Public Hall, Farrer Park (Old Race Course) on Monday. Mr. S. C. Goho will preside.35 words
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Article28 1939-09-28 10 The Singapore Malay School 1939 exhibition of work will be held at Kota Raja Malay School (old Victoria Bridge School) on Wednesday and Thursday. Oct. 11 and 12.28 words
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Advertisement117 1939-09-28 10 The Blood v the Stream of Life." IMPURE BLOO- is the root cause of Skin *r4 Diseases, Boils Ecze-.a, Rashes, Ulcers, JjV^ Sores, Painful «oints. Rneumatic com- /i^^^^^\ plaints. Unless the blood is cleansed of impurities and poisons, the arteries J^Jj^W •nd internal organs are damaged, causing premature old age.117 words
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Advertisement47 1939-09-28 10 SPANNINy THE v ■^^^^^p^OF SINGAPORE r^®^^^^^^^^^^^^Pl Indispensable for spanning the b^i ap >etween nom es, the TeleH%J^HjjT ■^,v V >^g| and homes are now also reduced. w^^^^^°*?^lJ^^ ~~'4 Enquiries will receive immediate ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED I k HILL STREET PHONE 5)96 A X f\^-^r47 words
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Article106 1939-09-28 11 NO INTERFERENCE IN MALAYA 'THE introduction of foreign ex- change control in the colony does not affect family remittances being sent to China, says a statement issued by the Department of Information. Singapore, last night. Th'.s information is published, adds the statement, as there appeared to106 words
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Article192 1939-09-28 11 AN alleged fatal knife attack on a Hainanese "boy," formerly in the employ of Rear-Admiral Drevv had a sequel at the Singapore Assizes yesterday when a young Chinese. Tng Ban Yick, was on trial on a charge of murdering a compatriot named Ong Chow Yee. Opening192 words
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1219 1939-09-28 11 "Severe Sentence Necessary In Cases Of This Sort"— Judge DISAPPEARANCE OF WITNESS IS A MATTER FOR> INQUIRY (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 27. "J FEEL that a severe sentence is necessary in cases of this nature, especially in this case, where1,219 words
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78 1939-09-28 11 A VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter yesterday at an Inquiry into the death of an 18-year-old Chinese irirl. Ho Kirn Kee, who died in the hospital on Sept. 20 from caustic soda poisoning It78 words
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Article846 1939-09-28 11 MAN-POWER MALAYA Economic Help To Empire "MAINTAIN FLOW OF TRADE" "IT ii of the greatest importance that nothing should be done to disturb the steady flow from this country to Great Britain, her Tcminions and dependencies and to our Allies and friends, of essential commodities such as tin, rubber and846 words
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82 1939-09-28 11 TTHE GOVERNOR and Lady Thomas, ac1 companied by the Private Secretary and Aide-de-camp, will leave Singapore for Penang to-day by the s.s. Kedah. Sir Shenton is to unveil the recentlyerected statue at Fort Cornwallis of Capt. Francis Light, founder of Penang. The party will stay82 words
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Advertisement150 1939-09-28 11 Everything about this modern 'KODAK' makes easy BUILT-IN fv^j m^ mmm UtA models) On bod of *^*£amms^3mmfß camera itself Allows (JOJ A K?&93Sffi&*&mm *'j ZPSKHi Here's the SIX-20 'KODAK "JUNIOR— full or V modem ingenuities that make photography better, i^P easier and more interesting than ever. /■c-^-' r ijH aj^^'150 words
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Advertisement329 1939-09-28 11 CANNON TOWELS AMERICA'S FINEST TOWEL VALUES First, look at the beautiful, soft, rich, thick, obsorbent Terry pile that will take up water like no other towel can do. Examine the weave and notice the perfect standard of consistency in the workmanship. Feel the delightful texture of the fabric and realise329 words
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1921 1939-09-28 12 Review Of Local Trade During First Half Of 1939 SINGAPORE MERCHANTS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS MORE shipping, a large increase in coal price, a disappoint- ing textiles trade with the United Kingdom, the choking of markets by Manchester goods, credit difficulties in1,921 words
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Article334 1939-09-28 12 Gandhi On The Statement Wardha, Sept. 16. /COMMENTING on the Congress Working Committee's statement on the war situation, Mahatma Gandhi reveals that he found himself alone "in seeking that whatever support was given to the British should be given unconditionally." He says that the Committee felt that334 words
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Article, Illustration224 1939-09-28 12 I UXURY and refinement are the 1-1 outstanding features of the Fiat 2800, an entirely new model just placed on the Malayan market by the well-known Italian car manufacturers. Weighing 41 cwt. more than double the next smallest Fiat model— the "2S00" has224 words
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Advertisement53 1939-09-28 12 GEDEnDUIUPC tljiilii TiPl'lF rEnrUHInAEiUt BORNEO MOTORS LTD. I*S3CZ3 Spore, Penang, Seremia.i. Malacca, K.L. Ipoh. W^^^^L^b^^k^^L^^^^^B M*. of the Chlorite Electrical B ATTE R I E SFOR C A R Storage Co., Ltd. nncor porate, in En,lan*, STARTING LIGHTING Oldham Lane. Singapore. duniof mjjm OUNIOP RUUBER CO. S.S LTD. SINGAPORE. P£NANG53 words
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146 1939-09-28 13 THE AMERICAS NEUTRAL WATERS PROBLEM Line Through Mid-Atlantic And Pacific Suggested London, Sept. 27. THE Pan-American Conference at Panama is considering how far neutral waters shall extend on both sides of the American Continents. A proposal from the leader of the Cuban delegation is that the boundary in the AtlanticReuter - 146 words
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Article125 1939-09-28 13 Increased Taxation To Yield £3,250,000 Wellington, N.Z., Sept. 26. PIE New Zealand Minister of Fin■nee, Mr. W. Nash, to-day proposed in Parliament extra taxation to meet part of New Zealand's extra war expenditure of nearly £10,000.000 after March. Additional taxation which was announced to-day incl\id« 15Reuter - 125 words
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52 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. rS Treasurer of New South Wales to-day foreshadowed increases in company and income tax, bookmaker's tax and registration tax. The year's deficit amounted to £2.500,000 compared with the estimated deficit of £1,500,000. The increased taxation is expected to bring in £4,600,000Reuter - 52 words
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Article117 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. THE Ministry of Information states that the South Airican maize crop returns show a record yifld of 28.000,000 bags of 20 lb. each and of which 12,000,000 or 13,000,000 bags will be available for export. South African advices suggest that maizeBritish Wireless - 117 words
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63 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. THE return to Danzig of the Dar.zig Heimvehr is announced to-day by the official German news agency. The Heimwehr was a Nazi military organization formed in the Free City In the months before the German j attack on Poland. The neu-sReuter - 63 words
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Article68 1939-09-28 13 Berlin, Sept. 26. TVyO groups of young women liabli for labour service will be called up shortly. All women between the ages of 17 and 25 are liable for service and camps f:r 60,000 women have been completed. The women work en farms hi theReuter - 68 words
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60 1939-09-28 13 London. Sept. 26. *T*HE magnitude of Great Britan's effort for the protection of her population against air attack is revealed in the following recently disclosed detail of one aspect of A.R.P. Twenty square miles or corrugated steel are bu'ing produced by steel works in strategicBritish Wireless - 60 words
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Article42 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. T.HE Rumanian Government has ordered the payment of a life pension to the widow of M. Armand Calinescu, the Prime Minister, who was assassinated last week by Fascist Iron Guards, who were later executed. -Reuter.Reuter - 42 words
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Article34 1939-09-28 13 Stockholm, Sept. 26. DULP MILLS are arranging to avoid the German submarine menace by sanding cargoes overland to Norwegian ports, meaning a cost increase of over 20 per cent. —Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article21 1939-09-28 13 PRESIDENT Roosevelt has advised Americans not to sell to foreign purchasers materials which America needs for her own defences, reports Reuter.Reuter - 21 words
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68 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. TTHE siren at Chatham Dockyard. which sounded by mistake while people were at breakfast, resulted In many inhabitants of Chatham, Gihlngham and Rochester going to air raid shelters. The "all clear" signal followed so closely on the alarm that it wasReuter - 68 words
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Article19 1939-09-28 13 London, Sept. 26. IN Paris yesterday, the Prime Minister, M. Daladler, received the Papal Nuncio.—Reuter.Reuter - 19 words
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Article111 1939-09-28 13 18,000,000 Have Been Dropped So Far London, Sept. 26. |T is officially stated that R.A.F. planes have dropped 18,000,000 pamphlets over Germany since the war began. The latest trip was made last night. All the aircraft returned safely in spite of attacks by German aircraft. SinceReuter - 111 words
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77 1939-09-28 13 Possibility Of Fall Of Siegfried Line London, Sept. 26. THE rtrst mention in the Italian Press of the possibility of the collapse or the Siegfried Line is contained in a leading article in the Giornale d'ftalia, which has been broadcast on the Italian wireless. It stated: "The Allied Governments andReuter - 77 words
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Article40 1939-09-28 13 Rangoon. Sept. 26. IT Is announced that a spedal Defence Council for Burma has been formed to deal with problems arising out of the war. The Governor, Sir Archibald Cochrane, is chairman of the Council. Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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Advertisement201 1939-09-28 13 Avoid Eyestraln Out k< ..tic examinaUoa u.-iermißi 4efinit«!> ih» condition of rtm em whrther voo need to c'iUit tk* rUssw whirb too are wearing. AsUmi«a«>i»T low charm for rlas&et. Everbright Optical Co. 1 9, Chulia St., S pore. Phone 4435 C. S. CHOKC Or. ef Optametry. o*te, dt&p, rut ACHING201 words
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Advertisement231 1939-09-28 13 There is /<> ;^M NEW HEALTH in every n lslTie ss you don't live on your capital, but on the income it i^ tf M provides. To fail in this is to invite financial disaster. So it is with your health. Life to-day demands more energy, more vitality jAPi A231 words
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Miscellaneous417 1939-09-28 13 Bjrp a d c a s t ijig SINGAPORE EMPIRE STATION TO-DAY TRANSMISSION 4 RHP m*tr« flSD H-*5 Mc/S '2553 IB.): GSF 15.lt From 12. 45 m (local time). ll t^T^^ Kfnmme <* fr m0 GSB 9.51 ne/i (31.55 m.) GSF 15.14 me/1 announc^ftf MOC^'time) l^SrvaT TRANSMISSIONS 2 AND S417 words
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983 1939-09-28 14 Yesterday's Game On Padang Playing their opening fixture of the season, the S.R.C. beat the Indian Association by two goals to nil in a hockey encounter on the S.R.C. Padang, yesterday. Play was fast, but inclined to be scrappy. The S.R.C. proved983 words
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Article73 1939-09-28 14 TWO HOCKEY TEAMS, each known as the Colts, played matches yesterday, one team winning against Raffles Institution and the other beinr beaten by the S.C.R.C. Though bearing the same name, each side is entirely Independent of the other, the difference being that the team that beat Raines73 words
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Article224 1939-09-28 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 27. SLOW v.'ork was the order of to-day's training by entrants for the Sslangor Turf Club's Autumn meeting. Fighting Finish (Martin) impressed in half pace work while Fernlet iMawii also was given a half pace canter showing good form. Redouble224 words
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Article124 1939-09-28 14 (From Our Own Correspond nn Ipoh, Sept. 27. The Perak State Rugger team will play the Penang side In a state fixture at Penang on Saturday. The teams are: Pcrafc: Dudgeon; Wilson, Parker, Ferguson, Swee Kee; Ehrke, Hughes; McCall, Ritchie, Luke. Roualle, McHugh. Foster, Hallam,124 words
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Article38 1939-09-28 14 London, Sept. 27. The football pooL". which are one of Britain* most popular winter pastimes, 'have officially been vetoed. This Is a conswauence of the strain already thrown on the Post Office by the war.—Reuter.Reuter - 38 words
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Advertisement348 1939-09-28 14 ART EXHIBITION SALE To be held at JOHN LITTLE COY'S premises (ground floor) from 28th Sept. to 4th Oct inclusive. The Exhibits will comprise the work 'f the C ZK( HO -SLOVAKIA*? ARTIST B. KOCI In MARBLE, BRONZE, ARTIFICIAL STONE AND PLASTER OF PARIS; also a roMertlon of Chinese antiques.348 words
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Advertisement309 1939-09-28 14 Specify Bosch Fuel injection Equipment lor every type of Diesel engine. Competent servicing, backed by the greatest Fuel Injection knowledge In the world together with the facilities of the largest research laboratories, have made Bosch Fuel Injection Equipment the standard of efficiency everywhere. Bosch service ia world-wide. Wherever you are309 words
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Article45 1939-09-28 15 BOOCB: Div. Ha R.A. (8.M.) vs. Publishers at the Stad urn. HOCKEY: S.C.C.v;. Polire at the &C.C.J Y.W.C.A. vs. G.S.C. at G.S.C.: Command trial at GiUman. TENNIS: S C.C., S.R.C., S.C.R.C., V.M.C.A. and Tanglin tonrnamcnts. WATERPOLO: V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.F. at Fort Canning.45 words
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207 1939-09-28 15 Army Hold Rugger Trial At Gillman REPRESENTATIVES from the Loyal Regiment, Fort Canning, the Manchester Rgimcnt, R.A.M.C, 31st Co., R.E. (Changl) and the 7th Heavy Regiment, oU>..ed in the Army mpgr trial at Gillmau Barracks yesterday. ']'h;- came was p'aytri in »hro? spells of about 20 minutes each. As players207 words
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Article82 1939-09-28 15 Tli? 2Ptn swirr.mir.p cnamplonfhip carnival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 and the entries close 0:1 Saturday, Sent. 30. There are seventeen events in the n:e including events for men, women, schco'.boys and boys under four ft. ten Ins. The prelim ir.ary heats will be held82 words
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Article67 1939-09-28 15 IN A RATHER DULL GAME of rugger at Fr.rrr Park yccterday, a St. Andrew's Old Bo\V rugby team bca. tbe R.A.F. iH.Q.) by eight points <a goal and a try) to nil N. Hartley touched down in th^ first hail for W. Ferguson to convert, ar.d In67 words
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372 1939-09-28 15 Victory By Two Goals To One At Stadium Yesterday Two goals scored in the last five minutes of play gave the Royal Navy a well-deserved victory over the Mental Hospital Sports Club at the Stadium yesterday, in the qualifying round of the372 words
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Article133 1939-09-28 15 The following have accepted to play for SC.C. '"B" vs. R.E. "B" to-menow at the S.C.C. I. G. John; E. J. P. Burley, J. G. Houston, W. J. N. Lee. T. A. H. Stock; T. P. Jones. L. P. D. May; A. C. Pngge, W. T. Knott, J.133 words
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146 1939-09-28 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Sept. 2«. THE Military (J.M.F.) were too strong for the Town Board and easily beat them by 3—o3 —0 in a game which was rather onesided, when they met yesterday on the local Stadium in the cup146 words
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Article179 1939-09-28 15 The friendly badminton match of four singles and three doubles played at the Victoria School Hall between the Oxygen B.P. and ths Mental Hospital B.C. last Saturday resulted in a win for the former by six games I to one. Results (Oxygen players mentioned first): Singles: N.179 words
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Article49 1939-09-28 15 The following have accepted to play tor the Kota Rangers XI vs. the Bank* Sports Club on Sunday at the M.P.A. ground, Balestier Road at 5.15 p.m. Madon, H. A. Rahman. Harith. Ikssan. A. Karlm, Amat FatUh, Haji Garhan. Jaffar Riduan. Nasir, Patch, Hussain, Bakar, Hasri.49 words
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Article, Illustration39 1939-09-28 15 A recent picture of Wong Peng Soon, men's singles champion of Zir.'japorc last year. He is again i?i the final, having beaten Yap Chin Tee m the semi-final last Sunday and urill meet Durai m the final on Sunday.39 words
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386 1939-09-28 15 YESTERDA Y'S LA WN TENNIS RESULTS AT THE CLUBS •pHREE ties were played off yesterday in the S.C.C. tennis tourney. Results were: Handicap Mixed Doubles: Miss Duff and D. E. L. Anderson beat Mr. and Mrs. Warden 9—ll, 6—4, C 2: Mr. Archer md Major R. Bedford beat Mr. and386 words
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Article257 1939-09-28 15 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat, Sept. 26. AT a meeting of the Batu Pahat L.T.A. which was held last night in the Government English School, it was decided to start the Falconer Cup Tennis Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 1. Entries for the tourney were257 words
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366 1939-09-28 15 S. C. C. Score Big Rugger Victory r\I£PLAYING marked superiority Jn all departments, the S.C.C. second elevon defeated the S.C.R.C. by 26 points (one ?oal and seven tries) to three (penalty in a gnmr* of rugby played on the padang yesterday. The game was on the scrappy Kitir. but nevertheless,366 words
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Article71 1939-09-28 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiplng, Sept. 25. The final of ths Sheppard Shield tonnis tournament will be played on Oct. 8 between the Taiping Chinese Recreation Club and the Taiping Club. The former are the holders of the trophy and they are pracvi.;ing hard on their courts to71 words
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Article52 1939-09-28 15 The teem to meet the Dunnrnn Rangers in a friendly game of soccer on Sunday at tha Gryinng Stadium will be selected from the following Sin Kong, C. B. Humphries (Capt.) Dollah, Hock Guan, Mun Cheng, Hoi Seng, Jafaar, Ismail, Lian Sin, Yew Tim, Swce Tian, Mahmood nd52 words
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1825 1939-09-28 16 All-Round Increase In Taxation Announced INCOME-TAX NOW HIGHEST SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION London, Sept. 27. GREAT BRITAIN'S first war budget since 1918, provides for estimated expenditure of £1,933,000,000 and estimated revenue of £995,009,000 for the fiscal year ending April 5, 1940. New taxation effective immediately isReuter - 1,825 words
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Article65 1939-09-28 16 Paris, Sept. 27. •TTHE disgrace of the Reich Propaganda Minister* Joseph Goebbels, appears to be confirmed by information reaching Zurich from Berlin, according to the Havas agency. Probably Goebbels will he allowed to disappear gradually. I' is disgrace is reported to be due to quarrels with Ficl:l-M:\rshalReuter - 65 words
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64 1939-09-28 16 Baghdad, Sept. 26. FI'AQ'S best policy is to fulfil her obligations to Britain, declared tne Prime Minister, Gen. Nurl es-Said, in a broadcast speech. Iraq's example should be followed by other Arab countries, added the Premier, who condemned the doctrine of Aryanlsm and those whoReuter - 64 words
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Article33 1939-09-28 16 The First Lord 01 the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that the German liner Bremen was believed to be in a north Russian port.— Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Article17 1939-09-28 16 French newspapers report that the Duke of Gloucester held an inspection of British troops "somewhere in France."—Reuter.Reuter - 17 words
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Article180 1939-09-28 16 London, Sept. 27. HPHE attack on a Netherlands civil 1 air liner, which is admitted by Germany to-day, has brought a statement from Amsterdam. It Is pointed out in the Netherlands that the aircraft was carrying neutral passengers and mail between neutral countries and wasReuter - 180 words
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233 1939-09-28 16 RUSSIA ITALY IN MOVE TO CHECK GERMAN AMBITIONS? Rumours Of New Balkan Union And Mediterranean Status Quo London, Sept. 27. THE visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Sarajoglu, to Moscow is still causing much speculation. To-day he will continue the talks which he started yesterday with M. Molotov, theReuter - 233 words
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Article88 1939-09-28 16 Bucharest, Sept. 27. IT is learned that the Soviet has re- newed its assurance to respect Rumanian neutrality. Official and unofficial circles express astonishment at the report of a possible Soviet coup in Bessarabia The Soviet fortified lines alcng the Dniester have recently increased their forcesReuter - 88 words
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Article31 1939-09-28 16 Belgrade, Sept. 27. THE executive committee of the Yugoslav Radical Union, the Government Party, has declared its unreserved support for the policy of strict neutrality adopted by the Government.—Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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Article235 1939-09-28 16 London, Sept. 27. JT is stated that on the Western Front the Germans have completely evacuated Saarbruecken, and Zweibreucken, which is close by, is seriously threatened, being under continuous artillery flro. This morning's French communique says that the night was quiet, but there was enemyReuter - 235 words
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Advertisement161 1939-09-28 16 JUST SHAKE IT ON— THAT'S ALL A harmless liquid that imparts colour to grey hair gradually and evenly. Just comb it into your hdir each morning. A combination hair dressing end hair colouring. That is Evelyn Astrova Hair Tonic. Your A. C. RADIO becomes a RADIOGRAM 'THIS COLUMBIA ELECTRIC DE161 words
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Advertisement9 1939-09-28 16 ELLISON S. £'4fcfUfcL 6s CO.' 3. CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE.9 words
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Title Section17 1939-09-28 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939. V>. 191.17 words
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Article, Illustration166 1939-09-28 1 Supplement Spotlight One Way Of Slimming LIE RE is a method which can bo heartily recommended as a safe slimming exercise. Kir>t step into a p:iir of 'bagidua's.' Second plug your radio in to a rollicking tune. Third leap upon your rockiiii?und oft" you ifo just liko the man in166 words
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Article508 1939-09-28 1 Ednah Prall - Malaya's Battle Of Folded Hands Ednah Prall By WEVER since man's developing brain lifted him above the level of the beast has war been waged with such absence of hatred for an enemy nation. A patient Empire has mustered its great strength to unite with other just and libertyloving nations508 words
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Article, Illustration59 1939-09-28 1 THE women of Great Britain have rallied magniitc«ntly to help the country in this time of war. There are few jobs they cannot do. In the farming district* they a<-e in action as the Women's f,and Army. The three scenes here illustrated59 words
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Advertisement29 1939-09-28 1 %0f MORNING AFTERNOON DRESSES on display < apltol lildj: S'n»rc: Phone 3838. i^W* Jl?^i?^a(-^^^J 1 i?^a(-^^^ La *^^T^B_y^^^> daaßnnamoß&tt •^•■P"^ I W y «'enic Swiss A ES^^H H Ibbbbb. H29 words
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Advertisement117 1939-09-28 1 New Stock Lingei <c Just Received. Completely New Design* 18 Batter, Rd pi, nn p 71 A* ist floor, rnone i iho *~fa> V YARDIEY LAVENDER v Fresh anil lovely a« an Knj^ilflh spring mnrnInK, Vnrdley Lavender Is the eholre of fair women Ihronghont the world. Its lovahfe rra<(ranre bestows117 words
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Article, Illustration596 1939-09-28 2 Yvonne - There Is Fascinating Variety In The New Suits Yvonne -Hy— I Straits TittUS Fashion Expert In London w^ r»«i tt»«m in kn# of differ* «a4 d««fgfM, •n.'y h**« UM iMnUi in mm* of. «i*n«« from cn«9ft ©f .'v m i nh« ,e»< th« rtveri a^ pt«e#d ¥«?fy i/,',rf (mfMtfiAA^ toe,596 words
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Article349 1939-09-28 2 Madge Ames - Madge Ames By Simple And Novel Designs I> I! l>s can i>t> made \t iv decorative nowadays, with little trouble. Often the decoration is found at tiu> back of the bed, and sometimes i;»k« i s the form o\' bid head Of simple yet novel design.349 words
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Advertisement274 1939-09-28 2 Ttf WMMAIWII EMIROIIERY CO if/*; n, L %t/«MH r. ir. *.•<,*,'* W#gjH -^Mat ■n-.,/^ MM *'O"«" »h/in Weih'jiw*! CfeifKlK i.mm* r.u. iivk i.^u*. IH HaisjßjMi fiif^M'x lift J,j|* frt. t< l»*#y. i«»*fl#fy 4 Sj| 2 ANNIVERSARY SALE ORF.AT MKIIUCTIOM NOW ON WMY SUPFKB Vi V i>.(r >.i»^c »ti j^W/jr* i'f.;.-.e»«274 words
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Advertisement247 1939-09-28 2 FASHION MAGIC PR&aps yon bare ran oat et auj>c j. voa wta hanOjr fed the need eT roe. U yci step b i our *^Tt fMdDattiC coitrirc of be*c'— 'c CAGE fs*tt tar betwets-anaoc and A traaatam jam kilo the LC'VEUEffT LADT in tora— •od at priest that v-hirl jolt247 words
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Advertisement180 1939-09-28 3 Wins Her Bet... MIJK .-.\C i H HE bet i.'.ic couldn't make real, old-fashioncJ, creamy-smooth ice cream in her electric refrigerator. But she did— she used Jell-O Freezing Mixl Grand ice cream cut-up fruits in their own juices, or nuts and delicately blended cooked flavourings the fines: smoothest ice cream180 words
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Advertisement186 1939-09-28 3 |KpP YOU SURE KNOW H m r^p HOW TO TEMPT i/y-ySL; y* J*s»*&i Djffi ttMfe. N'cSfetf^wV HE-.:-. a| ■:'*-.^A^''^, i£*\ THERE'S a bright, wholesome good- Condensed M?/ness to Campbell's Tomato Soup that mKiV. C You X^^^m^i quickens the appetite. It looks good; is get TW CE #rl£ssw r a. t>186 words
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488 1939-09-28 4 Off The Peg Making The Best Of A Ready-Made Frock DUYING ready-made clothes is a fairly easy matter nowadays when there are so many sizes from which to .choose. It sometimes happens, however, that you cannot find the sort of garment you want in a size which fits you exactly,488 words
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Article110 1939-09-28 4 THE other day when I was 1 visiting a friend, convalescing: from an illness, I noticed that she had a very useful little gadget in which she kept her powder puff, handkerchief, and so on. She had made it herself of glazed chintz, in the form of110 words
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Article72 1939-09-28 4 COILED linen baskets are seldom things of beauty, but one which I saw recently was certainly decorative. It had other recommendations, too, because being made of a special kind of fabric which looked like suede but is actually rubber, it was washable. With its smooth surface there72 words
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Article, Illustration32 1939-09-28 4 A charming gown for the bride fashioned in embroidered lame with an effectively gauged bodice forming a front panel. White heather for the head dress with silk net adds the finishing touch.32 words
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Article414 1939-09-28 4 THOUGH many smart women 1 may pin their faith to basic colours such as navy blue and grey, yet there are always some who hold that there is nothing so smart as black, either combined with white or with another colour. In dull weather, or for414 words
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Article284 1939-09-28 4 DIRDS and flowers as motifs for design among cretonnes and chintzes show a remarkable drop in favour. They have enjoyed a long run and it is in the nature of things that they should now give place to another vogue. In their place we284 words
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Advertisement370 1939-09-28 4 Some poor little mites have such I I j M sensitive skins that no matter how I X i often you change them they are tor- l Ml^P merited by "nappy-Soreness". Take \^m the advice of doctors and nurses I Hpard at frequent intervals give a < Jm^WT reully lavish370 words
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Advertisement267 1939-09-28 4 Help overcome ZSutStot/ 9 H|pl BEFORE ACTUAL BLEMISHES APPEAR Has your skin lost its fresh tone, it* emooth texture? Do such blemishes aa enlarged pores, oily shine, blackhead* •nd roughness worry you? eThen try beauty-giving PHILLIPS' TIXTWI CSIAM. Its Milk of Magnesia content acts on the external fatty acid accumulations267 words
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Article, Illustration2335 1939-09-28 5 Help For Nation In Time Of Trouble— What To Wear During A Night Air Raid— Changes In Day Clothes And Make-Up By Straits Times London Woman Correspondent London, Sept. 14. MY heart goes out to the women of Warsaw in the new tribulation that has fallen2,335 words
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Article563 1939-09-28 6 Sports Clothes Must Harmonise Bright Schemes, But No More Piebald Effects C LOTHES for sports wear— whether suits, coats or dresses are both colourful and also soft in texture. Perhaps the softness of the material lends additional softness to the colourings, for though they are bold and often rich and563 words
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Article, Illustration17 1939-09-28 6 A charming frock-coat in navy romaine, with a dress and scarf effect in spotted navy and white.17 words
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Article347 1939-09-28 6 WHEN it is decided to have a meal out of doors sandwiches are wanted, for they are satisfying, easy to pack and carry, and easy to eat. They can, too, be easy to cut if a sharp knife, heated in boiling water and dried, is used if347 words
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Advertisement258 1939-09-28 6 EXCITING NEW WAY TO COLOUR LIPS! O4v*t th«m tS« thrilling •nchantfntnf •f South S*o M*onl P JMbsb^^^ -W- 5 VA J/eie i» the beauty- wise (^^,^l South Sea maiden's secret of irresistibly alluring lips. L s^v B Tattoo! Luscious trans- tf££jll psrent colour that doesn't j( (sjw H come off...258 words
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Advertisement248 1939-09-28 6 Believe Me This Cream Of Milk Recipe will make the average woman of 50 look like 30" t i r M V tv^SSS jf m Bk Bf^fcfflr silata. 1 Bs^: X I ■^isV^™^'*' BkW^ S»*"^sf B Use it where these arrows point then all over your face and neck HERE248 words
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Advertisement490 1939-09-28 6 LEARN TO COOK Viennese lady with iirst class qualifications and experience in all branches of cooking, including home, sick-bed, fancy pastry and special diets, gives lessons at her home. Telephone 4455 between 1.30 2.30 p.m. f ALBERT SANDLER HIS SWEET ORCHESTRA ON COLUMBIA RECORDS from NANG HENG CO. C THE490 words
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Article, Illustration494 1939-09-28 7 Silks... Dull Surface Is More Becoming To Most Figures JUIOST of the silka designed for dresses, coats and suits for the new season have a dull surface, which is certainly more becoming than a shiny fabric to most figures. Crepe-de-chine is woven with a twisted thread in order to make494 words
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Article97 1939-09-28 7 IJN SIGHTLY wooden floors are a great nuisance if you want to dispense with carpets. Often, too, the surround is splintered and uneven, and spoils the appearance of your carpet. If, however, you do not want to go to the expense of a new floor, it is possible97 words
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Article77 1939-09-28 7 'VHE scorch marks left on the legs by reason of the fact that they have been "toasting" themselves in the brilliant sunshine are very unsightly. They are sometimes so heavy that they show through one's stockings. A good lotion iclth ichich to remove them is made by77 words
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Article76 1939-09-28 7 JLIEANWHILE, you may wish to disguise the scorch marks so that they do not embarrass you when you want to go stockingless. A good plan is to cover them with a waterproof cream which you smear over them and then smooth evenly over your skin with wet76 words
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Advertisement372 1939-09-28 7 j£ MAHCHINC; VKKTI JL/C^ZZ WALKING FEET! iKaelp M i) vxciNc; fekti I I COVER THEM WITH TBE WORLD-RENOWNED S /T0 If -KAYSER STOCKINGSL</ I I A QUAUTY FOR EVERY OCCASION J A SHADE TO MATCH EVERY SKIN PHONE 7144. 31-33 HIGH STREET Song and dance a play^^^ <w^~' tfk^S 1(1/372 words
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1097 1939-09-28 8 MISS Catherine Lin, a pupil in the Methodist Girls, School, Singapore, was the first Straits-born Chinese yirl to leave Malaya for higher education in America. After high school in th-.j States she went to Columbia University. New York, where she gained a Master of Arts1,097 words
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Article575 1939-09-28 8 CLEEVES and necklines— how important they are when we are quickly deciding whether the dress which we are contemplating is right up-to-date or not! The sleeve-line has a youthful air this season, and a neat and jaunty appearance, which is, however, often sophisticated in spite of575 words
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Article81 1939-09-28 8 AND, talking of play clothes, we must not forget the newest "slacks", which are now an almost indispensable item of the sportswoman's wardrobe. The latest ones are. naturally, of impeccable cut, and have the edge of the centre creases stitched so that they are always neatly in81 words
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Advertisement141 1939-09-28 8 C. K. TANG 231. River Valley Road. Phone 2181 SINGAPORE We have heaps of lovfly and attractive Gifts (or all oc?aslons that are sure to oleasf Always available Always on display Bedspreads Baby's Dresses. Handkerchiefs. Hand-ban. Dressing-table sets Lunch -sets. Ladies' Linperle, Pyjamas. Scarves. Tea-sets. Tabler loths Jade-trees. Jew tilery.141 words
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Advertisement515 1939-09-28 8 HBfe 'jijiiitfi'.rSh Htt^^A /V^ Juit 100k his lirst lictle teeth are 0 through pearly white, sharu and firm— and they didn't hurt 9 bit. I A. Other. blsi?er teeth are on the A-ay. \gA I f"* W they won't hurt either, because 1 C/ 1 I 1 \s Mamm is515 words
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