The Straits Times, 11 January 1940

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    38 1 The Straits Times IESTASLISIirr tTGARLY A CZNTURY.I i»M/..4Vi4 f .S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 21 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940. PRICK 5 CKNTS. The Straits Times 24 I'AftES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11. 1940. PRICE 5 CKNTS.
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      260 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING.. MIEN CHONG You are assur^u of real satisfaction. Ay* Col«man St. •J*l Singapore. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471). PUi-LS HORIZONTALLY LIFTS VERTICALLY *^H^ A light weight tool of a thousand uses mi 'mB&&M fcr certain senices more piactical I ■>«^k^ H^^l than a chain
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      54 1 KUALA LVMPUK. 25 JAVA ST (PHONE 3683). HB^ 1 IBV m New Zealand's Choicest Butter with its nourishing goodness and abundance of vitamins, builds health, strength and energy. CS T9tA PHONE 5376 FIVE LINES /Idff. o/ Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd. FOR RACES UIRLITV EURRRRTEEI MlfM M..rll.Tr PRICES mOOERRIE ■EPRffi
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      41 1 for PERFECT STYLES In DRESSMAKING REA0YMA0E3 Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battery Bond. Singapore HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur. Kg**™ of the* tasty cough dnv > bathes your throat tor 12 to 15 mii»-ut«withtime-tatcd throßi-woth-ing ingredients of Vicks VapoKub. t/|CKS COUOH DWOP
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      674 2 Thr riiKasTfinent is announced between Dermot Victor, 3rd son of Mr. -ind Mrs. Prlttte Pern-, of Castleconncl. Co. Limerick. Ireland, and Crowborough. 6iiasex. and Mary OMMa, youngest daughter of the late Capt. J C Doyle iRA.) Mrs. Doyle of Plymouth. Devon and Blackheatb, London. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying f*r any
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      808 2 SITUATION WANTED A FRENCH SWISS GENTLEMAN. Dlpiuin.itr.l Electrical Engineer, acquainted with diesel-motors. also practical on radiotechnique and Jolntwork lautogenlch and rlectrir i Look for suitable situation. .Apply Box No. 15. Strait* Times. WANTED WANTED HYDRAULIC RAM for l»i" or 1- drive pipe and V or V delivery pipe respectively. Box
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      825 2 BOARD RESIDENCE It GILSTEAD RD. Large double bed-sitting room. Ceiling fan. Private bathroom, long bath. Verandah. Available 15th. Also single room. Immediate entry. Oarage free. Phone 3645. AT SUNNYSIDE," 7. Oxley Road. Tel. 6575 from Jan. 15. Comfortable and nicely furnished accommodation for married couple, also single. All modern conveniences.
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      794 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. re Major P. V. BAMFORD 1.M.5., deceased. Persons having claims against late Major P. V. BAMFORD 1.M.5.. attached 12 INDIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL MALAYA, who died on December 16. 1939 will submit them to the President of the Adjustment Committ?f on the estate of Late Major P. V.
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      574 2 AUCTION NOTICES BY ORDER OF niE CUSTODIAN <>!• ENEMY PROPERTY (Re Goods held for arrount of N.t'.G. Hamburg l AUCTION SALE >f 4 rases, 10 suit-easM and pieces travel ;rs samples covering .-angeb of Padlocks, ycle parts. accessories, dynamo lamps, impware and miscellaneous hardware linos made-in-German>M 200 boxes eyelets for
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      202 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MIDLAND PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY. 1 1 Beach Road. Singapore 'phone 4379 Conlidenlial and thorough Investigation* made throughout Malaya. l.\r>r. iniced ilclcrtives employed. DOGS FOR SAI.r. ivdlgrec Pug puppies black) by imported parents. For full particulars apply to Box No. 960. Straits Time's. COLLIES:— Beautiful pedigree collie puppies;
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      439 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. < incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE? Owing to the Company's inability to publish the actual departure dates of its steamers intending passengers are courteously requested to enquire at the P. O. S. N. Company's Office
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      329 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS f incorporated tn la pan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. A'-n Sue?. Port Said. Naples. Marsel'le*. Gibraltar. Lisbon and Liverpool Sail Spore HATCOZAKI MARU Feb. 12 13 TO LIVERPOOL Via Sues. Gen~a f.l«-emool. Antwerp and Rotterdam MSBON MARU Middle Feb. GENOA SERVICE »dm.
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      704 3 J'l -l|lM'Pi_ ;],V LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Rath— Excellent Cuisine SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES MS. "F1ONIA" (11.000 Tons Displ.) from Singapore abt. IS 1-18 Singapore Bangkok Saigon Singapore about 20 days $186.67 M.S. "SF.LANDIA" (***** Tons Displ.) from Singapore abt. Sl-I-44 Singapore Bangkok Saigon Batavia -Singapore about 34 days
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      467 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCCAM BUILDING. COLL VSR QUAY. SINCAPORf Tel. $Isl CHARTERED BANS BUILDING. PSNANG Tel. 1)66 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE THE CHEAPEST
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    London Stock Exchange
    352 4 London, Jan. 10. THADING MM quicler ou the stock Exchange 1 to-day and most prices slipped back slightly. Far Eastern bonds, however, continued to attract buyers while Chinese rail bonds were also particularly favoured by investors. Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations: Shares are of
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    GIRL FINDS BOMB IN SLIPPER
    49 4 A SALESGIRL Wmid an Incendiary tIM baliOOtl tfpt in an •ton just alter closing ted into Urn Urn of v miei. She look it to econd bomb vsus then Lvea wtie smt No dan. done. The b iless A 1. i lon multiple simy..
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1279 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations Ut.MM.Mt.lY. JAN It, 19W: S P.M. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin i4sj 5s lV»d 5s 6d Austral Amal. (3s) 6s 9a 7s Id Austral Malay «£> 37s 39s Ayer Hltam <£) 24s 6d 25s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .85 .90 Bangrln Tin 22s 9d 24s
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    WHY U.S. ENVOY FLEW TO WASHINGTON
    264 4 News Too Confidential To Be Cabled" T*HE real reason behind the sudden 1 return to the United States recently of Mr. Joseph Kennedy, Ambassador to Britain, has been revealed in the New York Post by its Washington correspondent, Jay Franklin. Mr. Franklin says that
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    237 4 i-porc, Jan 10, .s p m «II\IN Bn>rr- MM Ampats 5/3*5/6 Austral AinalK 6 9 7/3 Batu Selangor- l.t>B 1.71 Hong Fatts 1.2G 1.28 Jelebub 1.03 1.07 Kampong Lanjute 23 I'd 9 K Kamuntlng 9/- 9/6 Klnta Kellas 7/- 7 6 Klang Rivers 2.10 2.20
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    177 4 roni Our Mm Corrcpjadent) London, Jan 10. /COMMODITY and K—.iiange rr.aricets cios«xl v as follows with orcvioa« notations in parenthesis*— HI RBfcH: Firm. Spot: ll*»d 12d Ol 13 ltkl ll"sd> Feb-Mar. 11 "id 11 15 16d ,ll\d ll 7 gd> Apr-June ll'id 11 15 16d ill^.d ll
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    131 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close Date Singapore, Jan. 10, S pjn. Total for Ex. Div. financial year TIN Payable Date to date Il>.>li 2s. iiit. less tax Jan. 3 i 10% Int. Jan. 13 Ungul s'v, »nt. Jan. 16 h*iuiiirm Kiuiit. .ei't, Int. l<ss tax
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    Real Coffee Is Unobtainable
    110 4 700 Keicli racloried Nim Make Substitutes /GERMANY'S consumption of coffee substitutes is expected to be at the rate of about 350,000 tons per annum. Coffee itself, on which Germans spent £58,000,000 a year in peace-time, is now unobtainable except rom smugglers. The Frankfurter su.vs ilia 1
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    Navy spy is Trapped By Two Women
    244 4 •r\VO women, who strolled on Sun- clay afternoons along a I 1 road near one of Britain's war-time i naval base j, have h^lp?d to trap I one of Germany's moH audacious I spies. He ii cow uncicr arrest n. Daily Ilnald. Ilir
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    R.A.F. Cause Krupps To Move Workshops
    64 4 R.A.F. Cause Krupps To Move W orkshops FREQUENT R.A.F lance flights over the rtuhr are making Krupps ncn*ous. according to reports received in Brussels. It is said that, to get it as far as possible out of the air-raid area, the tank factory is being moved from Essen I to
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      579 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 00.14 a.m. 9.1 ft.; 11.27 a.m. 5.9 ft. L. W. 5-37 ajn. 43 ft.; UJ pjn. 09 ft. To-morrow H. W. 00.44 am. 91 ti-: 12 01 p.m 9.9 ft. L. W. 6.07 a.m. 4.1 ft.; 6.38 pja. 12 ft. Saturday H. W. 108
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      AROUND THE MARKETS Interest Reviving In Rubbers: Industrials In Demand
      455 5 AROUND THE MARKETS Interest Reviving In Rubbers: Industrials In Demand B> Oiii Financial Correspondent flirvrnp^re. Jan. 11. THE brighUit feature of the markel e» f >e the strength of rubber and yesterday's advances in the Home markets are encouraging. London ridvanrpd one-sixteenth of a d and New York advanced one-ei«hth
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      BANK DIVIDEND LOWERED
      133 5 Hongkong Shanghai Final Of 50s. AFTER a period of four years when the distribution for each year was £5 lCs. a share, which followed four years in which the dividend was £6 a year, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation proposes to reduce the final dividend for
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      RUBBER PRICES ADVANCE
      141 5 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued this morning, Lewis and Peat 'Singapore) Ltd. write:— With a good inquiry from America prices have shown an appreciable advance during the week, and a fair volume of business has taken place here.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      122 5 Rirr quoted per koyan 10 plraK Ottirr commodities quotrd prr pirul. except whcrr otherwise statrd Singapore. Jan. 11, noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube 514 00 Java Cube Jl2 00 Pepper ::ito:-. 516.00 Wh:-' 815.75 B!ar'.; S 8.50 Covra Mind «4 r Sun Dri"d $3.80 -7Sago
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      TALAM MINES OUTPUT
      17 5 <m Mines Ltd. produced 1.901 piculs of tin-ore in the last qunrt^r of 1939.
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      TIN EXPORTS BELOW 1939 QUOTA
      101 5 MALAYA failed to export her m tin quota in 1939 by 3,948 tons and, deducting excess exports of 675 tons brought forward at the end of 1938, the net deficit at the end of 1939 is. 3,273 tons. Exports in December, according to official statistics
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      153 5 Only 200 Tons Sold Yesterday THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,488 th auction yesterday:— Catalogued 1,581,404 1b— 705.98 tons Offered 900.452 1b— 401.98 tons Sold 4G0.082 1b— 205.39 tons London spot 11 13 16d. New York— spot }9*» cts PRICES REAI.I/Il> Rinr,ni> SMOKED
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      EXCHANGES
      195 5 The following are the exchange rates tbla morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2 4 116 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4 l« Lyons demand 2057 .and demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 r
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      86 5 Thursday. Jan. 11. noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Price* No. IX It.S.S. Spot loose) 39 39 No. IX R.S.S. fob. In cases January 39 >» 10 G.F.A.Q R.S.S. fob. In bales January 58 *i 39 FAQ R.S.S. fob. in bales January 38 "i FITLRt QUOTATIONS No.
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      'INTENDED TO GIVE HIM A FRIGHT'
      366 5 Soldier's Account Of Blockhouse Tragedy Shanghai, Jan. 11. AT the resumption of the trial of Private David Eckford, of the Ist. Bn., The Seaforth Highlanders, who stands charged with the murder ot Lance-Corporal James Davies, of the same regiment, Dr. I. G. Anderson, testifying,
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      Tokio Cabinet Crisis
      113 5 Tokio, Jan 11. THE morning newspapers continue to supply stories of the Cabinet crisis, which is said to have been precipitated by an army demand for the Premier's resignation. Meanwhib I conferences between army leaders are going en. The situation is being watched very closely. It is
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      British Shipping Hit By U.S. Neutrality Act
      131 5 Washington, Jan. 10. BRITAIN has lodged a protest with the United States on behalf of the London Chamber of Shipping to the effect that the United States Neutrality Act discriminates against British ships as compared with those of neutral countries. The discrimination, it
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      CANADA WANTS TO BUY AMERICAN SHIPS
      33 5 T"WO members of the Canadian Shipping Board arrived n New York yesterday from Ottawa to discuss the possibility of acquiring American ships for transport of Canadian ejoodsReuter.
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      COLONY RUBBER STOCKS FALL SHARPLY
      101 5 pOLONY rubber stocks fell sharply during December and at the end of the year the total stocks were only 16,900 tons, the lowest figure reached for many years. At the end of November stocks were 24,785 tons and at the end of 7938 they were
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      177 6 ir A m i I I ft S S^^HBbS 9^ ft HKO RADIO Pic:uie Direded by BERNARD VORHAUS. Produced by SOL < LboobK. Origintl Sioiy and Screen Play by Clarence Muse »nd Lar.gsion Hughes SPECIAL SUPPORTING PROGRAMME "THE REFUGEETODAY and TOMORROW" The Mn-t Darl^c Pictorial Document Ever Presented on t>«
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      217 6 COLUMBIA'S MASTERWORKS. MA8TEEWOBK8! mastermlsioians:! masterrecordinc.s::: Choose from the following list: C076 Arle jienne Suite Bizet 8087 8 Bolero Rave! 8089 0 Copriccio Espagnol Rimsky-Korsakofl 8177 Coppelia Ballet Music Delibes 8178 9 Eine Kleine Naciitmusih. Mozart 8131 Night on a Bare Mountain Borodin 5023 Pre'.ude Debussy < 5030 Radetsky Strau'.s 8173
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      300 6 LAST NIGHT of this exhilarating ADVENTURE STORY PAVILION 6. 15 AND 9. 15 {****>> J LONDON'S THRILLER /jfrnr^toL yOF THE northern W|LDS! CHARLES BICKFORD^T^ JT M i^ I I M If AN PARKER/^ J kmjm4^2 A COLUMBIA PICTURE STARTS T O-M ORR O W Sh« oi.!-im»rt^ !o.n Cr.w^orw N v\
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    SARAWAK WAR EFFORT: HOW RADIO HELPS
    855 10 Dayak Headmen Follow The World Situation RETIRING DEFENCE OFFICIAL ON AID FOR BRITAIN SARAWAK'S war efforts were described to the Straits Times by Mr. Nigel Hughes, until recently Secretary for Defence in Kuching, who is in Singapore to-day on his way to England with
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    FAREWELL TO CAPT. D. McMULLIN
    156 10 IMEMBERS of "B" Company. Ist v Battalion. The Singapore Volunteer Corps last night said farewell to their company commander. Capt. D. McMullin. who is leaving shortly for Japan. He is going to the Yokohama office: of the Asiatic Petroleum Company on] transfer. The occasion took
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    AMUSEMENTS
    130 10 *t.\fi\POKr •HI Illll! I Special D.rmei D»n..v l:\illts lim i Orchest'-al Concert 8.15 to 1.18 p.m. Dinner Dance > Formal i 9.4;> to Midnight. <. \KKKK THEATRE. GEYLANG f Maidservant A: Million SwtPtheans. Double Feature CanTalkie.-, at 7.45 p.m. I WORLD Cabaret 1. 40 p.m. t> M.cuudht ny. Tlio
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    Prince Edward & Barrage Balloon
    51 10 Prince Edward Barrage Balloon P Edward, son oj the Duke and Duchess of Kent, playing with a toy barrage balloon one of his Christmas presents last year. In addition to the balloon. Prince Edward also has for his amusement the "siege" gun and army lorry seen on the floor near
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    THAILAND'S NEW CASINO
    140 10 Opening Ceremony At Haad Yai THE Thai Government last week 1 opened a casino at Haad Yai in South Thailand. The opening ceremony was performed by Phya Chai Surinder, the Under-Secretary of State for Finance. According to the Ministry of Finance regulations, the casino is lor the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE SERVICES PARTY
    71 10 HPHE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas and Lady Thomas will next Thursday entertain non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army and their wives at Government House. The party, which ls expected to number about 700, will be from 6 p.m.
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    "SUN NEVER SETS" AT THE CAPITOL
    83 10 SUN NEVER SETS AT THE CAPITOL At The Cinema 'The Sun Never Sets" (Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., Basil Rathbonr and Virginia Field) New Universal Pictures. At the Capitol. THERE is some very good acting in this story of the hazards and sacrifices Involved in Empire-building In remote corners of the tropics.
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    "WAY DOWN SOUTH"
    86 10 Way Down South," (Bobby Breen-, Ralph Morgan, Alan Mowbray, and Steffi Duna) R.K.O. At the Alhambra. THERE is good entertainment in this story of a young Loulsana boy's love for his dead father's faithful plantation slaves and his efforts to save the estate fom the tyranny of
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    CAPITOL THEATRE TO BE AIR-CONDITIONED
    98 10 EXTENSIVE alterations to the Capitol! Theatre, Singapore, have been progressing for some weeks without Interruption of daily cinema shows. The theatre will be air-conditioned and interior improvements are being carried out. Downstairs seats will be "Dunlopillo" upholstered arm-chairs. It will be operated and controlled from
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    PLEA FOR BETTER K. L. AMBULANCE SERVICE
    387 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. iO. IF by providing another ambulance five lives could be saved in two years, Mr. D. T. Waring, speaking at the Sanitary Board meeting to-day, declared that the cost of such a vehicle would be more
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    Rajah's Personal Rule Is Suited To Sarawak
    532 10 "CARAWAK Ls one of the most contented countries in the world," said Mr. Nigel Hughes, the retiring Secretary for Defence, in an interview to-day with the Straits Times. "There Is absolutely no unrest among the native population, and there never will be. so
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    OVERSEAS AID FOR CHINA
    382 10 Part Of Malayan Community HIGH TRIBUTE IN NEW BOOK THE part played by OTPMCa c/hin- ese, particularly in Mala.'n. in assisting China'! economic defence in her war against Japan. Is emphasized by Mr. Lowe Chuan-Hua. in his new book "Japan's Economic Offensive in China." "In the
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      97 10 BOX OFFICE dTB^R?KJ9 I TIMES PHONE ss^StafclfcafcU 3.15 6.15 <3 \j \J \JjjHt WBP *J JL ALWAYS FIRST nnrillllA TA niV SATS. SUNS. WITH THE NEWS M" til 111 U I U-UAT j 11 A.M. PARAMOUNT PRESENT "HONEYMOON IN BALI" WITH FRED MacMURRAY MADELEINE CARROLL ALLAN JONES AKIM TAMIROFF BsWij
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    U.S. MIGHT JOIN REFORMED LEAGUE, SAYS BISHOP
    543 11 99 Per it. Of Americans Stand For Same Ideuls As Allies HUMANITARIAN INTEREST IN PEOPLES OF EAR EAST *'I BELIEVE the time has come when America will join the League of Nations and help to revise it and pat it on a more
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    MAN & BOY ACCUSED OF HOUSEBREAKING
    100 11 MAN BOY ACCUSED OF HOUSEBREAKING TAN Oh Quee. a juvenile, appeared on three charges of housebreaking .md theft before Mr. J. L. McFall in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday. With Tan in the dock was Kam Hia. aged 23. who was arraigned j on the same charges. Both accused
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    FURTHER DONATIONS TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    1083 11 LATEST DONATIONS to the Malaya PitrioLie Fund which already totils more than SIOOOwS inS $18 000 more than $1.000.000 mciude $18,000 from Penang $6/6 32 from Miri. $4,000 from Negri Sembilan, $7,000 from Kedah, $47,000 Irom Selangor, $56,400 from Perak, $5,000 from Pahang. $5,250 i
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    Driver Who Fell Asleep At Wheel Fined $65
    144 11 Driver Who Fell Asleep At Wheel Fined $65 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. CLEADING guilty to a charge of negligent driving, D. Mcßrid-" 1 a Selangor State Rugby football player, wes fined $65, or one month's rigorous imprisonment in default, by Ra.ia Ayoub, the third magistrate to-c!ay.
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    SNATCHED LOCKET AS HE RODE PAST
    126 11 A DETECTIVE who arrested a Chinese for stealing a gold chain and locket from a woman was confronted by an angry mother in the Singapore second police court yesterday. The mother demanded to know why her son was rot given bail. The man. Ong
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    FAILED TO CONVEY LETTERS BY POST
    66 11 WONG CHEONG was yesterday fined SlO in the Singapore Fourth Police Courc when he was convicted on a charge of failing to have letters con- veyed by post, having taken them to the s.s. Cremer on Jan. 9. It was stated that he wes
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    COLLIDED WITH CYCLE
    64 11 AN EUROPEAN. James Anderson, was yesterday fined $15 in the Singapore traffic district court when he i pleaded guilty to a charge vi driving a j car without due regard for the sa'ety, of others a: the junction of Bencoolen Street and Bras Basah Road on Dec.
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    26 11 French soldiers manning a machine-gun at a Western Front advance post of the type referred to in Brigadier M. D. Gambier Parry s broadcast this week^
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    13 11 The Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas, and party visited the Cathay Cafe last night.
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    HORN BAN TO MAKE ROADUSERS MORE CAREFUL
    342 11 Selangor C.P.O. Explains Reason For Kuala Lumpur Experiment (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. THE difference in the ideas underlying the prohibition of horn-blowing in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur was ex-, plained by the Chief Police Officer, Selangor, Mr. Penne- father-Evans,
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    MALAYAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
    46 11 Frcm Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Jan. 10. fN preparation for a meeting to be held at Ipoh during Easter by members of the Malayan Veterinary Association, the Perak branch will be holding a meeting in the near future to make the necessary arrangements
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    IN COLLISION WITH AN AMBULANCE
    73 11 LIEUT. H. J. Howland, of the Roya Army Ordnance Corps, was fined $20 in the Singapore traffic district court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a car without due regard for the safety of others at the Junction of Henderson Road
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    DETECTIVE & GIRL FOUND DYING
    419 11 DETECTIVE GIRL FOUND DYING Suicide Verdict Returned A VERDICT 01 BUidde was ro- turned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, at the conclusion of the Inquest on a detective, Khoo Lay Soo, and a 15-year-old waitress. Chun Suet Wan." who were both found in a house in Siang
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    494 12 r.\N Perdana Menteri Chamberlain telah mcmberi suatu Lcbapan yang dl-siarlcan dalam radio darl Umrion ia-n>alam. Da lam urhapan itu ia telnii berkata bahawa tahun 1940 lni harus ukan jadl tahun yang sa-habls bcsar ma'ana-nya tian kesan-nya dalam chertera tawarikh :'.mia. Tahun ini tclah mulai dengan dlatii: sahaja.
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    An Indian Artillery Unit
    63 12 Some members of the 10th. (Abbottabad) battery of a mountain regiment now in Singapore which has the unique distinction of being the only unit in the Royal Artillery which can carry bayonet-, on parade. This was a special honour conferred on them by the King for
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    INDIA'S VAST RESOURCES BEHIND ALLIED CAUSE
    1247 12 Her Troops Protecting Empire From Red Sea To Singapore IN the course of a recent dispatch to his newspaper, The Times correspondent in India Rave a detailed account of the war efforts being made in India in various ways.. He had also referred to
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    Help Of Poland Sought
    464 12 WHEN NAZIS WANTED TO FIGHT RUSSIA I-JOW Germany sought the help of I*■ Poland in March last year to launch an attack on Soviet Russia is revealed by the diplomatic corres- pondent of the Daily Telegraph. In mid-March, as a result ol the German threat to
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    ROYAL INSTITUTION LECTURES
    27 12 For the firs' time for 113 years th<? Royal Institution lectures for children was not given this Christmas because so many have been evacuated
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    DUNBAR CASTLE SURVIVORS' TALES OF COURAGE
    509 13 Wounded Captain Dies Whil< Trying To Get Ship's Papers THE commander of the 10.000-ton Union Castle liner Dunbar Castle, Captain Causton, and two members of the crew were killed when the ship was sunk by a mine off the south-east coast on Monday. All
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    LINER'S BATTLE WITH U-BOAT
    488 13 Rio de Janeiro. Jan. 10. THE U-boat which attacked the Royal Mail liner Highland Patriot while the vessel was on her way to Kiu de Janeiro is reported to ha*l been sunk after a two-hour fight, according to the newspaper (Hobo, which says ihat the information
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    SWEDEN PREPARES TO COPE WITH ANY SOVIET THREAT
    109 13 INDICATIVE ot Sweden's concern over the RuMO-Fuuuah war. th»: Swedish Reichstag has passed a series of emergency measures which would be applicable in the evrnt <;f war or of the threat of war. reports Renter. The chief oi the Swedish military school
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    Heavy Fighting Near Salla
    184 13 Withdrawal Of So>iet Troops Admitted Hels'.nki, <>un. 10. HEAVY lighting is continuing near Salla. acco'-di'-g to reports received here. It is understood that Russian troops to the west cf the town are putting up much stiffer resistance than their comrades did at Suomussalmi. They are picked
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    182 13 great damage and no casualties have hitherto been reported. According to the Rome 'adio, the Leningrad -Murmansl: railway has again been cut by Finnish "suicide" ski patrols and bombing planes. Grateful To Britain It is stated in Helsinki that Finland is deeply grateful to Mr. Chamberlain's words of encouragement and
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    22 13 Ibis little Finnish girl was maihinci.unned from Soviet planes as she fled through the streets of Helsinki to escape the ruthless raiders.
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    Nazis May Use Poison Powder
    129 13 TWO new poison gases are believed to be among Hitler's "secret weapons," but we know this composition, according to "News from Germany" in an Economic League Bulletin issued in London. One gas is described as an improved form of Lewiste and can be identified by
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    NAZI SHOES SOLED WITH ARTIFICIAL RUBBER
    58 13 BECAUSE of difficulty in buying new shoes, there has been an unprecedented rush to repair shops. f Even shoes which are not worth mending are brought to be patched-up." says the National Zeitung. The advent of "buna" -artificial rubber and other substitutes for leather
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    CANADIAN AIR SCHEME AND R.A.F. METHODS
    51 13 AN air commodore and two croup captains of the Royal Canadian Air I orce are now in London making themselves tamiliur with tho training I methods of the Royal Air Force. These methods may be employed in Urn training; of Dominion Pilots in i
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    240,000 MORE MEN CALLED UP IN GREAT BRITAIN
    278 13 First Batch Ot 22-2.'* Age Group London. Jan. 10. THE calling up of the first butch >f the 22-2:5 ftvsjp Iwjran today. These men registered in December, when it WM stated that the calling up would begin early in the New Year..
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    SCUTTLED LINER'S CREW TO LEAVE U.S.
    122 13 Bid To Reach Germany Via Russia New York J:'\ 10 Over 400 member* of Urn crew of the scuttled German liner Columbus who arc of military age are to be released from Ellis Island on ttandaj according to the NVv; 7ork Herald Tribune. They
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    CONCHIES "IN-LAWS" ARE IN GERMANY
    124 13 A YOUNG man married to a Gcr man gill told ft London Conscientious Objectors' Tribunal thd fee hart agreed with his wife's relative.s'S. 1 1 1 he would never fight against them. "Having met her family I consider them all as part of mo," he
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    PREMIER'S DETERMINATION PRAISED BY WORLD PRESS
    859 14 Warning Of Greater Sacrifices To Come Is Emphasized MOST of the London newspapers, commenting on Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech at the Mansion House, em- phasize the Prime Minister's warning that greater sacrifices i will have to be made if we are to win the
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    32 14 Mr. Le?l:e Burjrin M.P., Minister of Supply, rerenlly visited texiila fi-tn-ries !n Lancashire which have been turned int:> munition work;. Picture shows him, in coat-sleeves, pu.ting a copper banding type of lathe.
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    MORE AMERICAN HELP FOR FINNISH RELIEF
    36 14 Ex-Pre£iden t Hoover has announced ;in New York the transfer of another $100 000 to Finland for relief purposes. bringing the total so far sent tn $500.000.— Reuter. j 1
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    Losses Forcing Shops To Close
    252 14 Effect Of Blockade Is Admitted By Nazi THE grave consequences to Germany of the two-way Allied blockade are admitted with as'.onishing frankness by Joseph Winschuh, a leading German economist. 'It now becomes necessary to recognize that the economic war is getting more and more serious,
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    More Munitions Recovered
    166 14 Dublin, Jan. 9. THE search fcr the ammunition stolen from the Eire army magazine in Phoenix Park. Dublin, continues unabated. A further 100 cases were found to-day by police end troops on the Kildare-Meath border. Seven men were charged to-day in connection with the ra'd on tiie
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    COUNTESS OF ATHLONE'S APPOINTMENT
    21 14 London, Jan. 10. THE Countess of Athlone has been appointed corr.mander-in-chief of the women's transport services.— Reuter.
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    FRESH "ANTI-JAPANESE" INCIDENTS
    93 14 Amoy. Jan. 10. TRAFFIC between the International Settlement in Kulangsu and Amcy has been subjected to strict restrictions by the Japanese naval authorities following another "anti-Japanese" incident in Kulangsu en Monday. Hwan Lien-fang, a councilor of the Japantae-ipomored Special Municipality in Amoy. and Liv Pei-ylng. a 1
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    CANADIAN STAFF IN FRANCE
    48 14 MAJOR-GEN. McNaughtcn. leader of ♦he Canadian overseas forces accompanied by his staff, has arrived In France, says Reuter's speeiai corres pondent. There was no official ceremony and they are proceeding to meet Gen. Lord Gcrt. Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France.— Reuter.
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    TURNING POINT IN ANGLOSOVIET RELATIONS ?
    253 14 TURNING POINT IN ANGLOSOVIET RELATIONS Allies To Aid Scandinavia In Event Of Aggression niPLOMATIC circles in London believe that the departure v from Moscow of the British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, is probably final and will undoubtedly constitute the turning point in -vnglo-Soviet relations, says Havas. Sir William arrived back
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    35,000 ESTIMATED DEAD IN TURKISH 'QUAKES
    66 14 Istanbul. Jan. 10. snowstorms and avalanches are seriously hampering rescue work in the districts stricken by the recent earthquakes and lack of medical attention, cold and stirvation are adding to the daily deathroll. Even after a fortnight, some villiges are still marooned. Taki'isr moderate
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    WHY MISSION HOSPITAL WAS BURNED
    58 14 Tslngtao. Jan. 10. rHE alleged acllon of the churcn authorities giving "an advantageous position to the Chinese gueril'as" was cited to-day by an official of the Japanese Consulate-General here as the reason for burning by the Japanese •oops of the English Methodist Mission hospital at
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    LORD MAYOR'S RED CROSS FUND
    40 14 London, Jan. 10. LAST night the Lord Mayor's Red Cross St. John Fund res» by £5,000 and is now £930,000 Yesterday's largest gift was £1,500 from the British war charities fund It Java British Wireless.
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    "Balance Sheet" Of The War
    132 14 Decisive Events Ju 1910 Forecast I. don, Jan. 10. MR. Ernest Browi.. the Minister of Labour, speaking yesterday at Edinburgh, expressed .he view thut events which will decide the war would take place this j'ear, although 'hey might not be worked out to victorious results
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    PUPPET MAYOR MAKES AN ADMISSION
    106 14 Shanghai, Jan. 10. A STATEMENT issued last night by the Municipal Council on the attempted assassination of Mr. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, on Saturday reveals that Fu Siao-en, the "puppet" mayor of the Greater Shanghai Municipality, when he called on Mr.
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    KICK AT A GAS MASK COST HIM £3
    76 14 PORNELIUS Douglas, aged 45. of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, kicked and damaged a gas mask. He was fined £3. plus 17s. 3d. special costs. Douglas was alleged to have told a constable: "You can keep it. I will serve my King and country." "To
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    164 HORSES AND PONIES ENTERED FOR PERAK RACES
    337 15 Nine Events On Each Day Of January Meeting A GOOD entry of 161 horses and ponies has been received for the Perak Turf Club's January meeting at Ipoh on Jan. 20, 21 and 27. Owing to the heavy entry there will be
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    S.R.C. Defeat Manchesters
    473 15 6-1 VICTORY AT HOCKEY Tiik s k.c i-ist teaai went .i step, lurther in maintaining their lin? unbeaten record f>r the season at lux key yesterday when they beat the Manchester*, hy six goals to one. Club's prolific goalscorer. Nicky Sullivan, was again to the fore. He
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    Sunday's Golf At Island Club
    336 15 FAMtS and starting times lor the social golf match between the Sepoy Lines Golf Club and the Island Club on Sunday morning are given below. Players are to tee oft from both the first and tenth tees according hetiule. The course will be closed to
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    PENANG STATE HOCKEY TEAM
    53 15 r\\ foilowlns is Prnang's State hockey team to meet Kcdah on Friday at Penang: Ng Tork Lc Woo Chong Chco. Ismail Hashlm; Boey Seng Pee. Chee Phul San. Oan Thran Beng: Lt. H. T. Rooke. Ab.ibakar bin Awang, Jagmohan Vehra, Oh Chong Seng. Chon^ Fong Chin.
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    England's Best Again
    79 15 "Buiriy >uslin." who has been pla od first again in a flfflfiml estimate of the h ->. 20 pla>«-rs In (Jreat Britain. Next to him in the li,t (MM M. I). l>pl"f ird. and l» W. Butler, the fourth p 1 vo in «li«--list i-; vhar«-d h>
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY TEAMS
    106 15 THE following Ik. »ted to play for the S.C.C. vs. th- B.C.E I day at the FCC. Dr. B. D. Moleswi rth; Paj Mortin. A. A. U. Todd; J P. Wood. W. J. Perl. Capt. J. R. Kellctt. Q i Wait os. T. A. D. Hcwiv Q
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    FARRER PARK SOCCER
    55 15 A TEAM will i' m the following players to i»; Municipal Berrlces Club agains Doubk Eagle Football XI on rrer Park ground. Kick off at 5.15 p.m. G. Gonu-s. Alfonso, lin Rahman. Ah Hong (captain), J \V. Gomes. Ah Soo, Soo Ten?, K Onn. Hofdin. Kemat. 8.
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    WOMEN'S MEDAL GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    79 15 rIE women's medal competition played at the Island Club ye^erday j over 18 holes resulted in a tic between Miss S. Abed with a score of B*-- 13 75. and Mrs. M. S Marshall with a score of 97-22=75. Miss Abed was declared the
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    18 15 HOCKEY S.C.C. vs. S.C.R.C., s.f.f.: Spore Colts Hockey Club vs. V.M.C.A. Juniors. Prince Fdward Road.
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    119 15 THE following have been selected to 1 play hockey for the V.M.C.A. against the Casuals to-day at 5 p.m. on the Prince Edward Road ground: V. N. Pillay; A. C. Edgar. Low Huck Yang; ODh Chin Chye, G. L. Day, L M. Aeria: S. Shirazie, S. Hope, I.
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    OLD BOYS HELD TO DRAW IN RETURN ENCOUNTER
    193 15 'From Orr Own Correspondent) Segamat. Jan. PLAYING on the town padang yes- j terday, the Old Boys' Association were held to a draw by the Segamat i Police at hockey, each side scoring twice. In the first encounter the 0.8.A. scored an
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    REPORT OF PERAK CRICKET ASSOCIATION FOR 1939
    924 15 Financial Position Healthy Despite Decrease In Income THE Perak Cricket Association's report for 1939, which is to be presented at the annual general meeting of the association to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ipoh Club, in drawing
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    New Welfare Scheme For Troops
    56 1 A meeting was held at the Mansion House to inaugurate the new welfare scheme for the traps in the Eastern Cormnand and London. The Lord Mayor was in the chair. (Left to Right) Lord Nuffield; the former War Minister, Mr. Hore-Belisha; the Lord Mayor; General
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    Big British Military Hospital Takes Over Seaside Casino
    323 1 ONLY three months ago rhemin-der-fer and roulette had been in full swing under the lights of the vast crystal chandelier that still hangs from the gold and white ceiling. The huge room had l'pen filled with a gay throng of holiday visitors,
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    Duke Of Kent To Live In Palace
    169 1 Duke Of Kent To Live In Palace THE Du'.: and Durhess of Kor.t, who up their boose in Be'grave■qoare, s W., at the beginning of ths war, are 'orsiderlng making Kensington Palace tlu-ir future home. It has been empty tinea the death of Princess Louise .v. the beginning of this
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    DITCH GENERAL'S NEW POST
    101 1 Amsterdam. LIEUT -GEN. Fablus has been appointed Ciiiet of the Intelligence Department of the Dutch General StalT ;n succession to Major-Gen, van Oorschot. who has resigned. Gen. Fab.us held rhr- same post for a time In 1915 when he was a captain. Although Major-Gen, van Oorschot
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    BARRELS OF ANTISEPTIC REPLACE WINE
    280 1 BARRELS OF ANTISEPTIC REPLACE WINE base hospitals, casualty clearing stations, field ambulances, all stand ready I waiting for the emergency that may bring them all Into Intense activity. Nurses and doctors, summoned from their civilian practice, are scattered all over the British zone ready for Instant service: pharmacists and chemists
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    Fierce Hounds Work For German Patrols
    396 1 GERMAN patrols who have been active on the Western Front are making extensive use of highly trained wolfhounds as watch-dogs I and messengers, says the Daily Mail's special correspondent with the French Army. "We have had to kill numbers of these animals, as they
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    WHAT 400 M.P.H. FEELS LIKE
    305 1 Strain Of Aerial Fighting A KKMARKABLE first-hand account of the MmtiMl of air pilots when cnuaired in battle in modern conditions is given in a :-.^ent issue of the technical paper Lcs Altai I»y one of the French airmen who took part in the fi^ht
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      The Homes Where Guests Feel At Home
      630 2 The Homes Where Guests Feel At Home DOLITENESS, that sooth- ing but sometimes hypocritical characteristic, often prevents a guest from expressing other than the stipulated platitudes when taking leave of her hostess, but if her mind were an open book its pages might be illuminating. In thf ease of tlu*
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      In Rose Beige Chiffon
      102 2 One of the lovelier evening dresses of the season is worn by B Parrish in reversal's "First Love." Of rose beige chiilon its pinky tone is emphasized by tle peach pink foundation over which it is diupea. me skin Is cut bias and exceedingly full some
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      Happiness Through helping Others
      1389 2 Happiness Through helping Others HAVE been reading with interest the letters and articles, both sympathising and envying the planter's wife, and the footnote "What is the Secret." The secret of what". 1 The secret of finding contentment and a measure of happiness in being 1 a planter's wife. Personally I
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      508 3 How To Keep Your Curls In Apple-Pie Order PINS, combs, slides and nets are some of the ways you can keep your curls in apple-pie order. Under the net, your head need not resemble a bird's nest! Not if you use a net n:ado from human hair, of exactly the
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      142 3 How To Hold Your Husband "I OOK upon yourself as an actress, and play up to your husband This was some of the advice given by Gertrude Lawrence, London and New York stage star, to members of a New York women's club. There would be more happy marriages, Miss Lawrence
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      212 4 ./^VNE hundred Singapore civilian women were dance hostesses to 150 airmen of the Aircraft nonot pap Far Fast at a Depot, K.A.t., *ar tasi, ai a carnival dance held at the Malay Drill Hall last Saturday. The dance, organized by the Aircraft
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