The Straits Times, 19 October 1939

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1 9 The Straits Times
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    37 1 The Straits Times [B3TABL1SHED NBARLX A CENTURA] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 2 1 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURS.DAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      604 2 fr Siraife; ilnnes SITUATIONS VACANT IVhen applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. l>o not send originals. WANTED Male Clerk Shorthand typist. Hard worker essential. Apply 493, S. Time?. SALESMAN WANTED with Dutch passport bom In Ned. Indies. Apply Box 495. Ita Times. WANTED IMMU>l\rilY.
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      302 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of well-made latest-stvle walnut stained lime and light blue-ducoed teak dining sitting and bedrooms furniture in so'ini condition, electric chandelier, enunettei cooking utensils. Etc. To be held at No 3 16- A. River Valley Road on Sunday. Oct. 22, 1939. at 11 A.M. On view from
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      486 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Uncorporatea in England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAL S.N Co MAll PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES Owm. to the uncertainty regarding thactua. date of arrival and departure of the Company's steamers due to the outbreak o* hostilities list of Sailings is suspended for the time being,
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      530 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS i incorporated in -laoant 1ENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LONDON renang. Colombo. Aden. Snei. Port Said Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar. London. Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKUSAN MARU 10,900 Oct. 25 26 HARUNA MARU 10.400 Nov. 8 KASIMA MARU 10.000 Dec. 16 17 HAKONE
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      410 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING, COLLYEH QUAY. SINGAPORE Tel. 5«5« CHARTERED BANK BUIUKNG, PENANG Tel. 1J66 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States ot America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1296 4 Fraser And Co's List WEDNESDAY. OCT. 18. 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Till (4.) 4s 3d 4s 9d Austral Amal. \5s> 6s 3d i>s 9d A usual Malay (E) 37s 39s Ayer Hitam (5s) 22s 6d 23s 6d Ayer Went <$l) .g5 .85
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    169 4 ;From our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 18. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations in parenthesis: RUBBER: Firm. London: 10 7164 10 9 16d HO3 16<i 10'td) Nov.-Dec: 10% d lOlid (10 3|l6d 10% d) Jan. -Mar: 10 9 16d lv n I6d (10
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    GERMAN SHIP CAPTURED
    40 4 A German merchant ship has been captured by a French Atlantic patrol, says a Paris communique.—Reuter. The Japanese monoplane Nippon arrived at Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon from Calcutta In the course of her world flight. Eastern News.
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    JAPANESE BONDS AGAIN FAVOURED
    130 4 Sharp Rises In London During Past Week London. Oct. 18. lAPANESE bonds, which to-day were again prominent, are bidding fair to resume their old position as favourites in the London foreign bonds market. During the past week the brisk local demand together with continental inquiries, believed
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    RUBBER STIMULATED BY BARTER INQUIRY
    63 4 London, Oct. 18. 'THE recent upward trend in the 1 price of rubber was resumed to-day under the impetus of further Government inquiry in connection with the Anglo-American cotton-for-rubber barter agreement. At the close the market was firm and spot closed with buyers at 10
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    ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION PAYS 10 PER CENT.
    583 4 A FINAL dividend of 7% per cent. on the ordinary shares, making 10 per cent, for the year ended March last, was approved at the annual meeting of Anglo-Siam Corporation. Ltd., in London on Oct. 3. The chairman, Mr. S. D. Gladstone, stated that
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      808 4 Grubber <yM»^ j /t^ 00 1^ Grubber h The Trewhella Monkey Grubber is idea! lot tree felling and rapid land clearing. It is simple to use, and yet can tackle the hardest lob— by hand. Scientifically made to conserve physical energy and eliminate strain. AS SUPPLIED TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS.
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      278 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY^ Tenders are invited for the supply of Salt Glazed Ware Pipes. Specials, etc. Tender Forms and any further Information may be obtained from the Municipal Engineer's Dept. Tenders will close at 4 p.m. on Nov. 27, 1939. C. H. GOLDIE Municipal Secretary. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. In Ihe
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      635 5 Cautious Investment Buying Of Tins And Rubbers B> Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Oct. 19. MALAYA'S two main products continue strong markets, rubber, the price of which is not controlled, is particularly so and m London now .stands at IOV-d. after a rise of fivesixteenths of a penny
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      London Stock Exchange
      301 5 CLOSING QUOTATIONS r London, Oct. 18. THE following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are ot £1 denomination unless otherwise stated. Con. Loan 5?o 1944-64.... 105% +g <■ Funding Loan 4% 1980-90 101% War Loan 3tt% 91* 9 1 J? Com. Union Assce. (Units) 7 u J
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE
      102 5 PRICES Singapore, Oct. 19, noon. Buyers Sellers Pepper White Muntok $14.00 White $13.50 Black 8.50 Copra Mixed $3.15 Sun Dried $3.50 Sago Flour No. 1 $6.12»b $6.12y 2 Llngga $5.25 Fair $5.50 $5.50 Sarawak $5.50 Jelotong Palembang $950 Banja $9 50 Sarawak $10.00 Tapioca Small Flake $7 00
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      RUBBER FIRMNESS MAINTAINED
      99 5 IN a weekly, report on the rubbsr market, issued this morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. write Continued buying for factory accounts of nearby positions has again advanced prices and increased the premium on deliveries for this year. Estates are selling fairly freely for next year, but
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
      161 5 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rubber Association held its 1,456th. auction yesterday and there were catalogued 1.698.509 lb.— 758.26 tons; offered 1,523.163 lb._ 679.98 tons; sold 1,046,779 ib.— 467.31 tons. London Spot 10 3 16d. New York Spot 20 cents. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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      EXCHANGES
      180 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation- SELLING London T.I 1/} London demand 2/4 1 lb Rate for freight I*** Lyons demand 2050 Switzerland demand 207 Hamburg demand IT.™ New York demand 46 13
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      84 5 Thursday, Oct. 19, noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Price* No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) S7 37V4 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. In cases Oct.-Nov. (Sellers option) 37 -7>4 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Oct-Nov. (Sellers option) 36* 4 m* F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Oct.-Nov. (Sellers option)
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      88 5 The Worlds Most Exclusive Light Car! I SIIUBWM-TMBOT 1 IS!!! B^^— War i ww9^| roomy, too— with spacious comfort HIGH PERFORMANCE for four. Built with a quality and LUXURIOUS COMFORT attention to detail which will WONDERFUL ECONOMY satisfy the most experienced A easterly new c ji high in motorist. cruising
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      159 5 CLEAN ASA NEW PIN Suidanl in a llttU warm wmt»c. tutldant dlMolvat all m .«»r*": a^ (Hd p.rtlclM wlth«it th« lnWry t» 6^tmt Vtnplf rliM* fc«f*r« r.»»l«:lni In mouth. SANIDENT for cl«an teeth «v«ry morning. Of >ll Chamlit* »n4 Sfr—, Price 75 cents. Sole Oiirribulor. /or Malaym I CRAPTON LABORATORIIS
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      246 5 BANK OF CHINA incorporstea in China o* apt-nui unarieu 12. C'fcil Strwt. Stneauore Tflpphonr: M»n»««- OfTJce i*U Snb-Manacers Ot«« c Hl'! KxchanKf (>ept General Ollice 5188 a Cable Address: "CHUNtiRtO." Paid Up CapiUl Ch S 40.00t».no« 01 Beserve Funds Id excess of Ch. 3.200.00' I Ch. J 2.617.000.00«..1') Tse-Vung soong.
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      314 6 The star who was hailed in "Four Daughters" now blazes to new and even greater heights! ALHAMBM-r?!^ Warner Bros. Amazing Autobiography of a Fugitive! JOHN GARFfELD i THE DEAD END KIDS CLAUDE RAINS ANN SHERIDAN MAY ROBSON GLORIA DICKSON ifigS OIfIECTCO BY BUSBY BERKELEY A WARNER BROS. PICTURE <^S^ A
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      86 6 NEW WORLD DANCE PALACE "HIE LARGEST AIR-CONDITIONED CABARET IX MALAYA WITH BAR AND RESTAURANT ATTACHED. GRAND CHARITY NIGHT EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. ON SATURDAY, 21st DANCE COMMENCES FROM 8 P.M. THERE WILL BE NO TEA-DANCE ON SAT. TEL. No. »477. Night Dance- Nightly at 9.30 p.m. TEA DANCES- Admission Free)
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      212 6 W LATEST GAUMONT (AIRMAIL NEWSREEL Hear Flanagan Allen sin?HANGING OUT THE WASHING OX THE SIEGFRIED LINE" 1939'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY FILM jj TO-NIGHT G. 15 9.15 3SHbHHRHB^B^B^M A GREAT, TENDER ROMANCE TO b|^^^il^^^X^^s GIVE YOU YOIR DEEPEST |L% /(^l'^l HEART-THRILL IN MONTHS HBaHMB^Hi^HBBIB IRENE DUNNE CHARLES BOYER In RKU-Radio Dramatic Triumph!
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      300 6 Another Gold Medal Contestant by the Producers of "LOST HORIZON" and "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" 3 SHOWS TO PAY! f^ API T O iTI Columbia Pictures exciting adventure story with Two Popular Stars Together CARY j JEAN map Aimnit with RICHARD BARTHELMESS (Star of the original "Dawn Patrol")
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      33 6 A Good Laugh Show at Last Sunday at the CAPITOL Is See JOE in his first M.G.itf. comedy triumph fighting BULLS and Bandits in South America and being "Slain" by the Lovely Senoritas!
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    THIRD GERMAN OFFENSIVE EXPECTED SHORTLY
    473 7 Nazis Lost Heavily In Monday's Attacks: More Troops Moved Up THERE have been no further German attacks on the 1 Western Front, says Reuter, since their two offensives on Monday were checked. The intense activity which is reported tc be going on behind the German
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    S. Africa's Part In The War
    209 7 Pretoria, Oct. 18. GENERAL SMUTS tc-day made his lint public speech since he became Prime Minister of South Africa. He announced that a nation-wide survey of the Union's industrial and mineral resources was to be made, because South Africa's industry might have to provide
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    AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT VESSELS BEING ARMED
    65 7 Melbourne, Oct. 18. BRIGADIER Street, Minister for Defence, stated to-day that all reserve ships of the Australian navy have been commissioned and more than 30 merchant ships have been taken over. Ships proceeding overseas, he added, have been armed, supplied with ammunition and manned for
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    TRAINING SEAMEN TO DEFEND THEIR SHIPS
    110 7 London, Oct. 18. IN several schools, In training ships, and elsewhere officers and petty officers of the Koyal Navy are training merchant seamen in the use of guns, so that they can handle the defensive armament with which passenger ships, cargo vessels, trading steamers
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    The Siraits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. OCT. 19, 1939. INDIA'S ATTITUDE TO THE WAR
    1034 8 The Siraits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. OCT. 19, 1939. INDIA'S ATTITUDE TO THE WAR Cabled reports from India m recent weeks regarding the attitude of the National Congress to the present war m Europe have been so meagr? and occasional as to suggest to the casual reader that Great Britain and
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    REICH TELLS GERMANS TO LEAVE FINLAND
    120 8 Kaunas (Lithuania). Oct. 18. The repatriation of the German minority in Lithuania has been postponed by the German Government, which gives the reason that it wishes to study the experiences gained from the evacuations of Estonia and Latvia. It is pointed out here that
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    U-BOAT CHIEF PROMOTED
    36 8 It Is announced In Berlin that Hitler has iiomoted the commander of the German übmarlne fleet, Commodore Doenitz to he rank of rear-admiral for his services In •ennertlon with the U-boat arm— R?ut«r.
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    NEW "BATTLE OF THE BALTIC"
    881 8 Nazi And Soviet Struggle For Supremacy By David England A NEW battle of the Baltic is in progress, although it seems its result is already a foregone conclusion. Soviet supremacy in the Baltic States, if not on the sea, is part of the price Germany
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  • Germany's War Resources
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      ENOUGH GOLD AND EXCHANGE TO LAST NINE WEEKS
      963 8 Sir.- In his broadcast talk from the B.M.B.C. on Monday night, Mr. E. H. G. Dobby, Lecturer in Geography at Raffles College, rightly pointed out that Germany lacks adequate supplies of almost every kind to feed her guns and her people. To
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      'MALAYAN PLANTER'
      146 8 Bomber To "Plant Seeds On Nazi Heads" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— As ycu are aware, a largf number of the rubber and coconut plantations and business firms in Malaya are Brit'sh concerns, capitalized from Great Britain. There aro thousands of clerks, conductors, dressers, etc.,
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      RUSSIA'S ROLF
      151 8 Is She To Be Considered An Aggressor? To th? Editor o; the Straits Times Sir.— l *U very interested In your footnote to the letter by "Logic" published in to-day's issue, and have tried to reconcile it with thj remarks in your editorial of to-day: "We ara at
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      WILKINSON ROAD
      162 8 Vo Ike Edi'^r of Hie Straits Times Sir,— I see by your newspaper today that one cf your readers is complaining about the want of repairs cl Lincoln Road. I am not familiar with Lincoln Read, but it cannot bo worse ihan Wilkinson Road. Sc ne twelve nvjnthj
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      42 8 DOCTORS All instruments for Diagnostic and blood Examination are available ex stock F. ROSENTHAL P. O. Box 486, Singapore. Phone 6191. CHEAP FARES SINGAPORE JOKORE BAHRU TO FRASER'S KILL BACK TWO PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TCGETHER-PER PASSENGER $36.25. THREE PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TOGETKER-PER PASSENGER $33.50.
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    ITALY MAY HEAD NEUTRAL BLOC IN BALKANS
    393 9 Hopes Of Obtaining Turkish Support FAILURE OF MOSCOW TALKS AS AN ALLIED SUCCESS Was Reich Concerned In Rejected Proposals? THE creation of a Balkan bio. under Italian leadership is expected in Yugoslav political circles, according to the Belgrade wireless. Political moves are said
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    PLIGHT OF PEICH WORKERS
    265 9 Longer Hours. age Culs Less Food London. Oct. 18. niRCLES In London interested in labour questions are much impressed by information coming to hand as a result of the study ot German newspapers of the recently accelerated deterioration In the conditions of German workers. Hours have
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    STAFF TALKS OPEN IN ANKARA
    57 9 Ankara, Oct. 19. GENERAL Sir Archibald Wavell. Commander-in-chief of the British Land Forces in the Middle East, and General Weygand, of the French Army, who arrived here by air, exchanged visits with the Chief of the Turkish General Staff and the Defence Minister yesterday. The
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    JEWS TO SETTLE IN THE PHILIPPINES
    127 9 Decisions Of Refugee Conference Washington, Oct. 18. THE inter-governmental conference on refugees, meeting here, has decided to proceed immediately with permanent mass settlements of German Jews in the Philippines and Dominican Republic. A Etart will be made with a token settlement of Jews who
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    POLES IN THE INVADED TERRITORIES
    56 9 London, Oct. 19. SPEAKING in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Butler said that 17,250.000 Poles live" in the districts of Poland unne::cd by Germany, and 4.750.000 in those annexed by Russia. These figures were based on the 1°31 cennis and did "not teke into
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    WHILE SOVIET TROOPS ENTER ESTONIA
    66 9 I IN Estonia, the Government announced I that Ell telegraphic and telephonic com- munications with foreign countries is interrupted, says Reuter. The sale of liquor is also prohibited and reads closed to ordinary traffic. It is presumed that these restrictioas will be imros:d while Soviet
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    INDUSTRY AND THE WAR
    78 9 London. Oct. 13. THE establishment of a national joint council purely to advise on all matters in which employers and workers have a common interest was agreed upon at a meeting ot representatives of the British Employers 1 Federation and the general council of the Trade
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    PEACE MOVE UNLIKELY
    268 9 Northern Rulers' Conference Stockholm, Oct. 18. PEACE possibilities, Russia's advance in the Baltic, and the Soviet-Finnish talks are believed to be the main subject on the agenda of the two-day conference among the kings of Sweden, Norway and Denmark and the President of Finland with their foreign
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    POPE AND "SINISTER SHADOW"
    79 9 POPE AND "SINISTER SHADOW HIS Holiness the Pope yesterday tpoke of the minister shadow of God's enemy cast menacingly over Europe." when he received the new Lithuanian Minister, report Reuter from the Vatican City. His Holiness said he would not intervene in the purely temporal controversy of Europe unless he
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    ACT THAT FAVOURS GERMANY
    156 9 New York, Oct. 13. COMMENTING on the fact that 20 Senatcrs opposing repeal of the arms embargo have notified their intention to speak, thereby prolonging the debate, the New York Post says: •By whatever name they care to call these speeches, they will still be a
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    SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA
    67 9 Jetroa, Oct. 18. FRD motor company ofiicials dis-clotrd yesterday that some 40 Russian engineers who have been studying American production methods for several years have been told that I they will not any longer be allowed free access to the factory. The chief investigator of Ford's
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    21 9 The King and Queen yesterday visited Canada House and Australia House. It was their first visit to Canada House, reports Reuter.
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    Why The Admiralty Gives Only Bare Denials Of German Lies
    258 9 London, Oct. 18. IT is pointed out in naval circles here that repeated German allegations of successful action against units of the British Navy, while intended to hearten the German people by exaggerating the success of German arms and also
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    Swedish Defence Preparations
    18 9 Soldiers of the Swedish first line forces di?si trenches, during the strengthening of frontier defences.
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    Two Liners Lost In Atlantic
    290 9 U. S. Vessel Rescues 300 Survivors Washington, Oct. 18. THE Maritime Commission announces that the United States steamer Independence Hall has rescued 300 survivors from the Bibby line vessel Yorkshire < 10,000 tons) and the Ellerman liner City of Mandalay 8,900 tons). The London owners
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    DANISH FOODSTUFFS FOR BRITAIN
    79 9 Copenhagen, Oct. 18. A REDUCTION is announced from 7'j per cent to 3 per cent, in Danish marine war 1 risk Insurance on goods destined for Britain and France in Danish ships or those of the 12 other neutrals. Denmark has resumed the export of agricultural
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    EX-BELGIAN PREMIER HURT IN GALE
    183 9 New York, Oct. 18. IN response to a radio request, the United States coastguard cutter Hamilton went out with supplies for treatment of a score of refugee passengers in the United States liner President Harding, who were seriously injured in a gale during the height
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    ROAD DEATHS UP IN GREAT BRITAN
    68 9 London, Oct. 19. f|WING to black-outs, road deaths In Bri- tain In September rose to 1,130— more than double those of September year ago, jays Reuter. "Hie Minister of Transport has expressed deep concern at this increase, but points out that any advantage derived
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    MIDLANDS AFFECTED BY FLOODS
    33 9 London, Oct. 19. SIX HUNDRED square miles of the Midlands have been affected by floods, which extend from Leicester, In the north, to Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, In the south.— Feuter.
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    Submarine Warfare: Roosevelt's Move
    56 9 Submarine Warfare Roosevelt's Move Washington, Oct. 18. PRESIDENT Roosevelt stated to- day that, under section 8 of the Neutrality Act, he has banned American ports and territorial waters to belligerent submarines, because he found it would serve to maintain peace between the United States and foreign powers and protect the
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    An Appeal To The People Of India
    126 9 London, Oct. 18. /CONCLUDING his statement in the House of Lords to-day on India and her attitude to the war, Lord Zetland, Secretary of State for India, said "This, then, is my appeal to the people of India that in comradeship with us,
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    33 9 AMONG the 24 officers who lost their lives in ihc sinking of the battleshiD Royal Oak was Rear- Admiral H. E. C. Blagrove, who was appointed Admiral Superintendent of the Chatham dockyard two
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    ALLIES ABOUT TO HIT BACK?
    347 9 Picko*! R.A.F. Men Stand By Paris, Oct. 1!). A FREN< H war communique issued last night says. '"On the "ront there was no change on th.vhcle. There was great activity miong reconnoitring units, notably between the Moselle and the Saar. Eminent experts on the Western
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    GEN. CHIANG TO MEET BRITISH ENVOY
    62 9 Shanghai. Oct. 12 GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK yesU relay returned to Chungking from Chrngtu. the provincial rapltal of SEc?huan, arrordins to a d< patch from Chungking. The Generalissimo is expected to the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr who arrived in China's wartime capital on
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    33 9 PART of Bu.-hey Par 1 familiar to all to Hampton Court, I-ondcn, is to be ploughed up for rorn. .'ays Renter. Thr tort time this whs dons v.as during tlir >.ap^r>mc 1 war.
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    MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT ON CITYS FUTURE
    865 10 Civic Centre, More Parks Open Spaces Visualised TRIBUTE TO PROGRESS MADE BY LOCAL-BORN OFFICERS CINGAPORE as a beautiful city, with more parks and open spaces, a civic centre with a series of large public buildings, a modernised business centre and further developments in the residential
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    EUROPEAN TENANTS IN TIONG BAHRU FLATS
    121 10 UflTH the completion of 220 more Singa- pore Improvement Trust flats in the Tiong Bahru district, the number of Europeans living in the flats totals 12. While the flats have been largely tenanted by Asiatics, the number of Europeans has gradually increased. At present
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    E.S.A.M. & POPPY DAY FUND
    464 10 E.S.A.M. POPPY DAY FUND Central Committee's I Appeal To Public *T*HE central committee of the ExServices Association of Malaya at its last meeting passed the following 'That since we are satisfied that the funds k! ,fm m Poppy Day collections will be utilized for thore wno suffer as a result
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    "SECOND FIDDLE" AT THE CATHAY
    157 10 At The Cinema "Second Fiddle." (With Sonja Henie. Tyrone Power. Rudy Vallee and Edna May Oliver). 20th Cen-tury-Fox. At the Cathay. A STORY of Hollywood at the business of star- making, "Second Fiddle has an enjoyable combination of comedy, song and dance. Tyrone Power's outstanding
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    Supreme Court Holds F.M.S. At War With Germany
    735 10 Supreme Court Holds F .M.S. At War With Germany (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 18. DEFERRING to several Gazett EX notifications and stating tha the acts of the High Commissionei which were the acts of the suzeraii or protecting Power, were clea and unequivocal, Mr. Justice Cussei to-day
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    New Improvement Trust Flats
    38 10 hakru district ri it 9a^ re Trust fiats m me Ttong oamu district will be ready for occupation on Nov. 1. They are part °f a 9 r °"P of 220 flats-straits Times picture
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    ILLITERACY IS CITY'S TRAFFIC PROBLEM
    554 10 tyHERL we have lagged behind in Singapore is not edn«itL™« r isi 2 n of ade Quate roads but in SinrannS T ffi M H 'u B Sym of the s?KpS^5J^ its n traffic p bi s to prob^m Irthe^dty* 1 therG D Mr. Sym
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    MALACCA TRAIN SERVICE RESTORED
    35 10 THE train service on the Malacca branch of the F.M.S. Railways due to extensive flooding, has now been repaired and normal train services on ;he branch are being resumed to-day, j
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    13 10 Mrs. J. W. de Piro was re-admitted ;o the General Hospital last night.
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    NO COLOUR BAR IN SERVICES
    288 10 Colonial Office Statement WHY TROOPS WERE SENT FROM INDIA J'HE Colonial Office announces that British subjects from the -olonies and protectorates, including those not of pure European descent, will be on the same footing aii British subjects in the United Kingdom as regards eligibility for
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    MALACCA MUNICIPALITY EXPECTS MORE INCOME
    58 10 (From Our O-vn Correspondent) t«- »t 1 Malacca. Oct. 18. |^H^ Malacca Municipality's Estimates foi 1940 publisaed in the Government Gazette indicate an expected increase of $35 560 in m.-nue and a decrease of f 41, 227 in expenditure, the respective amounts brlnir $521 630
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    TRAIN DRIVERS DEATH
    53 10 (From Our Own Correspondei t) Seremban, Oci. 18 a hearing lasting tliree days tha th» qu f st 2a A- Fredericks, engine driver of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore night mail „n m i m nea C Gemas In May, was postponed until Nov. l for further evidence. The
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    30 10 mSls^ee^^ Persons wishing to order wreatli.i for Poppy Day or to make any innuirles regarding the supply and sale 3f popples and the collections of funds .hould telephone No. 80,000.
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    European Faces ' Causing Death Charge
    301 11 European Faces Causing Death Charge STATEMENT READ BY ACCUSED FURTHER evidence was recorded in the Singapore Traffic District Court before Mr. C. H. Whitton yesterday In a case in which a European, Angus William Scott, faces a charge of causIng the death of a Javanese hawker. Bangong Surita, by negligent
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    MORE RICE DEALERS IN COURT
    123 11 TWO licensed rice dealers were hnec in the Singapore fifth police court yesterday on summonses under UK Food Control Ordinance They were Chong Sam Tat. proprietor c Chop Seng Lee, of Park Road, who wa fined $150 for not exhibiting the rcta prices of five
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    ARMED ROBBERY CHARG
    56 11 ARMED ROBBERY with a pistol load, with five rounds of ammunitic r,as alleged against a Cantonese. Woi rook, 24, when he nDpcr-rei in the Sing pore Third Police Court yesterday. The offeree was alleged to have been con mined in Towner Road, on Tuesday. A eused was
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK AND WAR GIFT
    126 11 REPLYING to the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, who has offered to present to the British Government securities to the par value of 51.000,000 as a war gift from the people of Sarawak, the Secretary of State for the Colonies has telegraphed:
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    Wedding At The Cathedral
    222 11 GULLIFORD-HIND ONE of the firrt English brides to arrive since the outbreak of war. Miss Elisabeth Nora Hind, was married in St Andrew's Cathedral yesterday afternoon to Mr. Maurice Willem Gulliford, secretary of Guthrie and Co., Ltd.. Singapore. Th- bride, daughter of the late Mr. J.
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    "FIRE" AT ROBINSON'S
    52 11 EXCITEMENT was caused In Raffles Quay yesterday when the fire brigade was summoned to deal wttb an outbreak of fire in the premises of Rcbinscn and Co.. Ltd. The -fire." which was caused by the fusing of the main lead-in wire of the 's. switch room, was
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    NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN ON HOW HIS VESSEL SANK
    2117 11 Consular Inquiry Into Loss Of Ship In Minefield EVIDENCE RECORDED HERE TO BE BE FORWARDED TO NORWAY EVIDENCE regarding the loss of the Hoegh Transporter, the Norwegian motor-ship which struck a protective mine in one of the prohibited areas in the approaches to
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    Mr. Chamberlain Stresses The Unity Of Allied Command
    746 12 PREMIER'S REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR Mil. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN stressed the value of unity of command of the French and British troops fighting on the Western Front when he spoke in the House of Commons last night. Giving his weekly
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    ORGANIZATION OF HOME FRONT
    195 12 London, Oct. 18. OPE AK ING after Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons, the Labour Opposition Leader, Mr. C. R. Attlee, after associating the Labour Party with tributes to those who lost their lives in recent operations, said it did not seem to him that
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    Bomb Explodes At Goering's Door
    43 12 A bomb exploded recently on the doorstep o: Field-Marshal Gocrin^s new 5,000-room Air Ministry (above); m the heart of Berlin, and only 100 yards from Hitler's Chancellery. The doorway and almojt ever> window m Goering's headquarters were smashed.
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    INDIAN REACTION TO THE VICEROY'S STATEMENT
    263 12 Congress Muslim League Will Meet To Consider Declaration yHE Viceroy of India's statement setting out the aims of the British Government relating to the future government of India, will be considered by the working committee of the Indian Muslim League on Sunday, says a
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    British Pledge Reiterated
    445 12 British Pledge Reiterated Statement By Lord Zetland London, Oct. 18. A STATEMENT en India and th< war was made in the House ol Lords to-day by Lord Zetland, Secre- tary of State for India. After tracing the development of event In India immediately before the invasion 01 Poland by the
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    69 12 Lord Zetland then repeated the pledge that If after the wai there was a d-siie to modify particular features of tbe Constitution, then ths Ofvernm it would be willing to coasult with the representatives of ttv: communities, parties and Interests In India, but he did not think that It would
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    I Strong Criticism By Mr. Gandhi
    179 12 "The Congress Will Be No Party To It" DISAPPOINTMENT at th3 Vicsrqy of India's declaration about the constitutional future of India was expressed by Mr Gandhi ia a statement he issued ycsterdav reports Reuter. Mr. Gandhi expressed the view that it I would have
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    FINAL RESULT OF WAR DEPENDS ON THE MEN
    135 12 London, Oct. 18. I am supremely confident that, come what may, the British army I have the honour to command will prove itcelf. ever worthy of its history in the pest, 1 said Viscount Gort, at a luncheon yesterday "somewhere on the
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    EIFFEL TOWER IN KHAKI
    48 12 THE Eiffel Tower b colng into khaict. Painters are working with 80.000 tins of khaki paint In an attempt to make the tower leas ccnsplcuoti*. The Eiffel Tower is nearly 1 .000 feet high and Is the third highest building In the world.— Renter.
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    LIGHT TANKS AT THE FRONT
    330 12 British Units' High Sjn-etl DRITAIN'S new light tanks, now in their allotted sector with the British Expeditionary Force in France, combine speed with agility and can perform any kind of movement or contortion their speciallytrained drivers desire. Malayan listeners to last night's 8.8.C. broadcast were
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    22 GRANDSONS OK EXKAISER IN REICH ARMY
    79 12 Doom (Holland). Oct. 18. TIIE ex-Kaiser has received his ration card for sugar, which cannot be procured v/ithHit the card. Life proceeds normally at Doom House, but i large shelter has been constructed in tlv> jarden which is capable of sheltering the s-hole
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    RHEUMATISM GOT HIM
    172 12 80- Years-Old Pianist Is Relieved By Kruschen Although old age has not yes Kept, 'his man from hij occupation as pianist, rheumatism did threaten So do so recently. "Two years ago," he writes. I vas suddenly taken with rheumation a'! down my left ami. I tried many
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    STOCKHOLM PARLEY
    151 13 Sympathy Of The Americas -THE Scandinavian four-power conference opened at Stockholm yesterday morning, says Reuter. i King Haakon of Norway, Kins Chris- tian of Denmark und the President of Finland, were welcomed on their arriv- -,il at Stockholm by King Gustav ot i j t-weden. The city of
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    DITCH PLANES SHOT AT BY GERMANS
    50 13 jit NCtbertaada Government. Reuter, are prob ting to the German rnmeot because bobm of their pntrol ■s V.VTC shot lit by German anti-aircraft ;;uns near Emden. This may explain the prcat anti-aircraft vctivity noted by (Servers at the Dutch frontier mar Emden on Tu^dr>y.
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    A.R.P. Shelters In Schools
    60 13 Mechanical excavators arc being rent from school to school m Britain to scoop out trenches and shelters m playgrounds and the children will be thoroughly drilled and instructed so as to be ready for air raid emergencies. Picture shows boys of Southall Technical College, near London,
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    Soviet Gold Shipped To Germany
    75 13 Soviet Gold Shipped To Germany London, Oct. IS. A SKEI) in the House of Commons to-day whether the Prime Minister's attention have been drav.n to the fact that a consignment of IV- tons of gold, said to be the firsst consignment, had been transferred by the Soviet Government to Germany,
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    How To Save Petrol —By A Queen
    93 13 How To Save Petrol By A Queen HOLLAND, ordered to save petrol, has been set an example by Queen Wllhelmina. who now uses a cycl? instead of a car for her daily visits. She cycles quietly through The Hague streets and parks, watched by i civilians and soldiers. The Queen
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    ALLIES WELCOME TURKEY'S REJECTION OF RED PACT
    481 13 Moscow's Bid To Close The Straits Of Dardanelles Fails TURKEY'S rejection of the Soviet proposals and her 1 decision to stand by Britain and France is welcomed in London, says Reuter. It is considered greatly to strengthen the prospects of peace in the
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    French Empire's Manpower
    203 13 Can Raise 1,000,000 Troops In W. Africa FRENCH West Africa could place a million men in the field, stated M. Dlouf. the Sene-al Deputy, railing attention yesterday to the enormous military potentialities o» the French colonies. The Egyptian Senais. bv <it oU.; ..o Ji2 i approved^ roysl
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    MUTINY IN GERMAN STEAMER REPORTED
    56 13 Paris, Oct. 18. TiE crew of the German steamer Heligoland lyin* at Puerto Colombia on the said to have ordered her return to Germany but the crew, partly Chinese, refused. The Colombian authorities .*ecUed that the crew must obey orders and it 1, expected thrt
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    FOREIGNERS HELD UP AT TIENTSIN
    60 13 Tientsin, Oct. 18. BRITONS and other foreigners continue to be held up by Japanere sentries at the barricadeis of t lie foreign concessions in of the Yee Hong Tobacco Company (British-American Tobacco Comnam) are particularly ailected In early mornings, sometimes waiting an hour or two
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    They Dived In Fun—& Saved Their Lives
    101 13 They Dived In Fun— Saved Their Lives London, Oct. IS. r l HE mosi surprised men in AIo.-i-1 day's air raid on Scotland were two British officers who hsppente to be flying in an unarmed civil tico-seater aircraft over the t irth ol Forth. Seeing a large aircraft diving near
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    STRANGE MEETING
    69 13 A FRENCHMAN, who wr.s on board the j liner Bretagne. which was sunk by a German U-boat, has described how he and other passengers ppent five hours in a vieSSf brfo^ being picked up by a destroyer. On board the destroyer were the captain and some of the
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    THE NORTH SEA AIR RAIDS
    425 13 (From A Correspondent) r»B the Grst time since the outbreak of war German bombers crossed the North Sea this week and attempted to bomb ships of the British Fleet lying at anchor in their bases on the coast of Scotland and in the Orkneys, a
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    French Sailors In London
    17 14 i .enth sailors and BrUisn soldiers fratcrniiing when they met in London recently.
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    Spontaneous Response To Plea For 'Comforts' For Garrison
    332 14 *TME men of the Singapore garrison—Navy, Army and Air Force —bare been considerably cheered and helped by the spontaneous response to the request that has gone out for books, magazines, gramophone records card and table games." said Lieut.-Col. Herbert A. Lord, cf
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    23 14 H neeforth no meat may be sold or tonod m French restaurants on Mondays Beef may not be told or served on Tuesdays
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    SWISS COMMENT ON NAZI MENTALITY
    149 14 i London, Oct. 17. THE following quotation from the Swiss newspaper Gazette de Lausanne further indicates neutral appreciation of the Allied viewpoint. "That Hitler and Ribbentrop could believe the destruction of Poland would not b3 followed by armed intervention cf the Western powers indicated disconcerting
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    "PREPAREDNESS DAY BOMBING" ECHO
    50 14 BILLINGS, who was sentenced with Tom Mooney to life imprisonment following the "preparedness clay bombing" or July 22. 191,3. has been released f™m gao? Mooney was pardoned In January and on his release he declared he would devote his life on securing the release of Billings
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    22 14 f., 1 1^?!! *****31 sa^nss committee announce that 377.943 national savings certificates were purchased m Britain during the week ended S6pt. 30.
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    LARGE-SCALE EXPANSION OF U.S. ARMY & AIR FORCE
    164 14 LARGE-SCALE EXPANSION OF U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE staggering Appropriations To Be Asked From Congress PTirrfPiMP ii Washington, Oct. 18. gTAGGERING appropriations totalling almost $4,000,000,000 for national defence will be asked from Congress at the next session, according to the New York Sun R™ c Th V°T al dec!ares hat with
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    NEW POLISH PRESIDENT NOMINATED
    77 14 Psris Oct 18 IN exercise of his constitutional powers, the Polish President, Gen. Raczkle- j wicz has nominated Gen. Sosnkowskl t to succeed him m the event of the presidency becoming vacant during the war. Gen. Sosnkowski was a close friend and collaborator for 30 years
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    CHEAP MUSTARD GAS INVENTOR DEAD
    44 14 London. Oct. 17. THE death has occurred of Sir William Opoe, professor of chemistry at Cambridge. During the last war he was a member of Admiral Fisher's Inventions Board and Invented a cheap method of producing mustard gas.— Reuter.
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    ROYAL OAK WAS DUE FOR THE SCRAP HEAP
    66 14 London, Oct. 16. THE loss of Royal Oak, the Home Fleet battleship which was sunk by enemy action on Saturday, leaves Britain still great and sufficient preponderance of battleships over Germany. Royal Oak was one of the oldest battleships i and would
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    LADY HAIG DIES
    21 14 The death has occurred of the Countess Haig, wife of the late Earl Haig, reports Reuter from London.
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    MEAT FOR BRITAIN
    36 14 •TniE Argentine Government have agreed to s°nd increased supplies of beef and nvitton to Britain. They win provide 170.000 ton3 of beef and 30,000 tons of mutton over a period of 16 weeks
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    PETROL UP IN BRITAIN
    37 14 THE price of petrol In Britain was raised yesterday by two pence per gallon to Is 8d. Petrol was fixed at Is. 6d. per gallon yh n rationing began on Sept. 16— Reuter
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    Polish Refugees Problem
    205 14 Polish Refugees Problem Statement In House Of Commons Washington, Oct. 17. QPEAKINQ at the luncheon of the Inter-Governmental Committee on refugees, President Roosevelt urged redoubled vigour In helping 300,000 people rendered homeless before the war started and to cope with the possibility of an infinitely greater refugee problem after the
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    CLUMSY PROPAGANDA EFFORTS BY NAZIS
    93 14 CLUMSY PROPAGANDA EFFORTS BY NAZIS rr, r, London. Oct. 18 Germans have recently broadcast a series of clumsy statements as Dart nt an attempt to Influence neutraf oDmion against British contraband control 'ri°e" <^ c SHS H v h f di P loma correspondent aSt^e^rbirdfnTo? ST r«t aay It 1»
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    A GERMAN LIE
    35 14 I^kman wireless reports that Bri:»li Is VI contemplating the surrender of the silver reserve, deposited In Tientsin are learned oy m f HL£° ndon on Rood »utliorlty to be entirely without foundation.
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    London's "Rock Of Gibraltar"
    15 14 shelter. Ihe notice over the entrance reads, "Let em all come/
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    Anti-British Campaign In N. China Continues
    53 14 EPeiping, Oct. 18. IGHT of the few remaining British missionaries m North China have arrived from Honan where they were driven by the anti-British movement. They all belong: to the United Church of Canada. In Peipingr there is no sign of relaxation of the
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    Another Peace Move Possibility
    85 14 London, Oct. 18 |DEUTER learns that although m j agenda has been published for tin i conference at Stockholm to-day be jtween the Kings of Sweden, Norway j Denmark and the President of Finland and the respective Foreign Ministers of these States, it Is reported the
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    THE SOVIET-FINNSH NEGOTIATIONS
    55 14 Washington, Oct. 18. JLJON. M. I. Kalinin, President of the j" 1 Soviet Republic, has informed I President Roosevelt that the Soviet- Finnish negotiations are being con- ducted in conformity with the recognition of the independence of Finland and with the aim of strengthening the friendly co-operation
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    FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYERS NOW IN FRENCH ARMY
    53 14 rr w Paris. Oct. 18. VO of the most famous and popular lawn tennis players of the world are now serving as captains in the French artillery They are Borotra and Brugnon. who must have won more doubles championships than any other pair
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    Italy's New Envoy To London
    118 14 Italy's New Envoy To London 4 Had No Note From Ducc On Current Events' S IGNOR BASTIANINI. Italian Ambassador to Britain, presented hi? cretiSl^w* 0 the Klng at Buckingham Pal "c" e th^r™,^ 6 f W^ S he f r:>t new Amb^sador Z the Court of St. James since tne
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    COMPENSATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS
    138 14 1 London, Oct 17 j JHE report of the governmental committr? presided over by Viscount Wiir. on the i problem of compensation to c-vners of nrl- dama et l by enemy action. i states that the committee reached th conclusion as the Government that the S
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    KULANGSU DISPUTE IS BROUGHT TO AN END
    84 14 AToklo. Oct. 18. six-point agreement concluded to-d;i7 ends the dispute re;jr\rd:n<? Kulan?sn. The agreement provides for fie appointment by the Municipal Council of a Juparese police inspector and a sergeant. Trattlc o-i Kulangsu mainland has been resumed and a'l Japanese and other foreign
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      219 14 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TO-DAY ZHL 225 metres. ZHP 30.06 metres. p.m 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.3d The news and mid-day rubber and tin prices 1/40 Interval. 5.00 Hindustani music. t 5.30 Hokklen Amoy dramas. t COO Teochew selections. 6.40 Teochew dramas. t 7.00 Children's programme. (English!. 7.15 Time, weather,
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    ARGYLLS IN SEMI-FINAL ROUND OF S.A.F.A. CUP
    661 15 Gunners Beaten By Better Team Yesterday PLAYING classy soccer the Argyll and ..f l! 1^ *J£ Tv^tcrdav. beating them by three goals to one The Argylls. who made their debut in Singapore Cup soccer last Saturday when they beat the Chinese second etring
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    Training Notes From Ipoh
    184 15 From Our Ovn Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 18. oSt 3££\ E^«n. IBWtt 'W"';^,- .Irvine,. Bruas -Martin; tad Lord uray '^Sdidates will be seen In fast warkouw cSto'l&l Alwl up. ta in fine sbape and toprSed whfle doing half-pace work Hard Road -Spencer), commencing with bail race s
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    34 15 London, Oct. 19 A football association team beat the *rmy and Aldershot m a soccer match play yesterday. In a rugger match the Army beat the Navy by nine points to three.—Reuter.
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    VOLUNTEERS vs. ARMY
    69 15 ThP following have been selected to play for the SSfteers against the Amy on Saturday In a ***** match at the s c- t L. G. Robertson: A. P. Cralgle, J- W_ n ™b w J N Lee. D. M. Sev.ard; I. M. Scott, J B. PoUer-
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    Sepoy Lines Golf On Sunday
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
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    LUNION SPORTING ASSOCIATION
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    Inter-Club Golf Match At K.G.C. On Sunday
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    S. C. C. HOCKEY
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS
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    34 15 sorter: i hallenßC Cup, !,<>>»'* \s. KA.F. (H.Q.), Stadium. UuKhy Loyals vf\ RA. (B.M Illakan Mati. Hockry S C.C. vs. SRC. fcOC padang. Tennis S.C.C. finals and pn»' distribution, S.C.K.C., and Tanslm-
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    HINDU ASSOCIATION
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      15 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT vm.wi pages SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939
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      War Helpers
      51 1 Miss Tan Soo Kcr \lins Chu Hi- Moon i bin \!i 1.3 Mib; tliu XWk I.I i» Fun. .»i lti<- principal (Mi *l>o t»uk pait m ,ilav "Lady Pr-viuus Stream." twite -i i J M S«remb»n. first for the C hina Belief id i.l UHUilj for thr Malay*
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      Souffles Are Not Difficult
      284 1 Souffles Are Not Difficult PROBABLY because souffles must be just done to a turn and must not be kept waiting, the idea has grown up that they present special difficulties. Actually, they need certain care, but are quite easy to prepare. The steamed variety is even less difficult than the
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      New Fashions For Cyclists
      46 1 QINCE petrol rationing was introduced in Great Britain, more and more bicycle, are beinff sold in fact some motorists are even J^u.* their motor-cars afainst a new bicycle Here are two of the newest cyd ing fashions produced by a London storr
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        113 1 n >i i t .o\ of COCKTAIL DINNER GOWNS on display ap.1.»l Bldf. S"pore: Phon^ ?.BJB. S,7vJ\i/* BBTDHtGAKTEN <;lNGfcK Nl'TS U^^S m fc GLAXO (Rcgd.) /A-rvI JOv^ cawui horn fjy -V V **^>._. WNfBBON tt«|Mi Kr/fl WWOmO GBCAM8 STRWVr.KKKirs A (RK\M Kfcfcl* I IT ASSOKTEO /CW) VITA -WE AT (Kee«>
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        208 1 New Stock Glassware Just Received. Completely New Colours. IBB.IWW M. p h( ne 7143 Ist floor. Your First Line of Defence STRONG NERVES Sj^j|o matter what part you are called upon WHI to take in the present situation, protection i&yhJ} o tne nervous system is necessary for your outlook and
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      Plenty Of Thrills In The New Films
      1144 2 Plenty Of Thrills In The New Films The Brighter Side From Our Own Correspondent London. IN three of this week's films mobs storm a prison to lynch two suspected murderers. A real blood thirsty week and one which will give you plenty of thrills. The best of the bunch is
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      At The Theatre
      155 2 "Sitting Pretty JMR. Firth Sheppard will be "sitting pxetty" for quite a long time, if circumstances allow it, with his new musical comedy of that name starring the Prince's Theatre team, Sydney Howard (see him with Gracie Fields in 'Shipyard Sally,") Arthur Riscoe. Vera Pearce and Jack
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      Social Barriers Between Women Now Broken
      1230 3 Social Barriers Between Women Now Broken Diana Dane's Diary London, Oct. 3. WHEN the first important dress show of war time was announced, we all went along thankfully. "This," we decided, "will help. It will bring us back to normal, cheer us up to meet each other again." So we
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        420 3 y <e *W' tfen 'houfh youthfully firm, heavier-thin-1\ < a a uo« <l V 4Vera B e b rM mTt especially (usceptible 1 to P«"«'«*'u«< "breaking down," "AIlo" 'V'^cv'^ec*^ >o brastleret were created to tafeguard these ±^v&* °*S*&' r^ J heavier bosoms and also to give (hem ili« JNm <****■**■
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        261 3 HARDY OX TAIL SOUP AT ITS BEST OX TAIL soup has always been JM the traditional soup of old England JS fM and Campbell's Ox-tail Soup is A U famous the world over. Savory /1/ 1 \SgpH^ beef stock, meaty ox tail joints. /(Sty Ta II barley and other vegetables
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      3100 4 Women The War -By Straits Times London Woman Correspondent London, Oct. 5. IT will occasion no surprise 1 among her friends if Mme. Pilsudska, who is now in England, elects ultimately to reside in France for such time as may elapse before she is free to return to her beloved
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        392 4 TO BE SURE 1 OF YOUR POPULARITY I KEEP YOUR UNDERARM DRY Your friends won't tell you I and you probably won't de- I I tect persp ratioo odour on I I yourself. There's or.ly one I I way to be sure Keep the I I underarm Jy! Odorono I
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        567 4 USE THIS aflflGE W& /ft MfsW 4<f /cndsoftens\ IP <& f**- m "Y*nd»rs it J Cuticura is a MEDICINAL and\ TOILET soap, combining in one Ny big tablet the unique soothing, -4jjNgjpr %J healing and antiseptic medico- J <;«« \JjPj^ ments of Cuticura Ointment th with the mildest and most
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        95 6 Science has contributed much to our comforts j§ ISp but to mothers it has IfTw given a personal and A* jßp intimate benefit when gf c|| it discovered the means jjy GEN" from pure cows' iCmP milk. In "LACTOGEN" ifrl we have a substitute w| for maternal milk that iBP
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      Dainty Blouse In Organdie
      22 7 A dainty blouse of embroidered pink organdi trimmed with a jabot and tie of narrow black velvet ribbon.
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      How To Darken Windows During A Black-Out
      395 7 IN the strange new world we now live in, many of the arrangements for darkening the windows are still .only of a temporary type, and there are lots of people who are still busy devising rather more lasting curtain schemes. In order to
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        301 7 HEALTH AND HAPPINESS J T IN THE HOME V HAfYimAN A SWISS TONIC I I/\V\/kJy\l¥ FOOD BEVERAGE Sole Agents: MANUFACTURERS MARKETING CORPORATE N LT«. Singapore. IV^OF THE FAMOUS JOHNSON'S WAX POLISHES i ot ftutnituiz r— ■JOHNSONS FURNITURE LJ This creamy polish contains no oil Will not collect dust or show
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        306 7 jWE ARE NOT MAGICIANS^ J iJSB* N We cannot pull a bar- j I^VvV- "^'s Pole out of a boys JT££jUi' mouth. But we can I (J^^Bl ,-jfc. a Jive your hair a perfect I My t T !>orm that will be the Vjgy envy of your friend.s. Charges X#'
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        293 7 /i^\ BODY'S FRIENO' r-tfms\"?3J > r#r "»*> fa f*v v^ 14«»1 4 «•*<• «>^«, I Ai/^SfcSXV—^ **m frr,.,,., ,~4 1 1 -S-^J »Ulim4 > [Mt|,,i u»4r> _-^^^^m I rlrnd ffwdfr N «UrV4t *^^^r%wl *"*> ikn it M f iL-^J^MlVs^ i*"*" 1 I)32?^**^^ >iu| Dto»»»i«f.. lid. Tti»r (man |HH|^^hhm p»n Silk
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      39 8 A STRAIGHT sailor m navy panama dimmed with two-timed petersham and a fine eye veil. OI.ACK sombrero with a large satin ribbon bow in powder blue and cyclamen. The tilted angle is to be noted.
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      Problem Of Keeping A Meal Hot And Tasty
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        268 8 Beautiful Grandmothers Try this simple easy way to look fresh and young CREAM ot milk and olive oil, both pieiigevted and pasteurised are blended >\ith other valuable secret ingredients in the renowned formula used lor twenty yean in making Crcme Tok.ilon non-greasy, v.hite colour. It quickly nourishes ;md jpjuvenates your
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      Words Which Are Not In My Vocabulary
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        161 9 Xmore energy m after a fortnight s use of A f Ex tensive tests carried our by doctors on a group of workers Sanatogen i io»aloobl« in showed that normally only S°/ o ot Nervous their energy remained at the end ot Diseases, each day's work. After only a Neurasthenia,
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