The Straits Times, 12 January 1940
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Title Section36 1940-01-12 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUnY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES Jb PACKS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times ir. PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940. PRICE 5 ('KNTST36 words
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Advertisement242 1940-01-12 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. t%m Coleman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816 4® «L l^k I V'r.O^iV jl^^^ Mm Aflf V* -r if BA Vw 5 rn^Q LW \\w\W\W \^n r pisriuuw. |1^ II UORDOM^jSjs^^jJ?R B 1 1 .1 v^ m yHBKiaE^ m At rf~\242 words
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Advertisement6 1940-01-12 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471).6 words
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Advertisement110 1940-01-12 1 jy R INK a vegetable Cocktail with the help of this wonder Juice Exira c to r §.00 ROBINSON CO., LTD., e3 MICROSCOPES TELESCOPES BINOCULARS LEVELS CAMERAS HAEMOMETERS THERMOMETERS OPTHALMOSCOPES STETHOSCOPES DIAGNOSTIC SETS SPHYGMOMANOMETERS etc., etc. THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. No. 2. FINLAYSON GRKEN, SINGAPORE. NOTICE. M. tZtKIKL SONS.110 words
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Advertisement137 1940-01-12 1 for PERFECT STYLES M DRESSMAKING REAOYMAOES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battery Road. Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPVR 2b JAVA ST C PHONE 3683). BUTTER TOMATO PUREt SALMON fff/ISH (MUSHROOMS SALAD Ok GREEN PEAS OLIVE OIL SARDINE^ ~"AYAM" BRAND TINNED PROVISIONS OF QUALITY FROM ALL DEALERS A.137 words
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Article49 1940-01-12 2 Koii II -o<l Poh Ac family beg to tender their it. It thHiik.N to all relatives, friends and dubs for night \islts ti. kind attendances at the funeral of their beloved father, the i.iti' Mr. Koh Seiiß Soon and to those who roll*, music and letters of eondol49 words
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Advertisement596 1940-01-12 2 WARDLE.— On Friday 12th in SliißPpore to Betty wife of the Reverend A. V. Wardle. Chaplain Missions to Seamen a daughter. On Jan. 11. at Tichfleld, to Dorothy mcc Hope-Falkner wife of Ueut-Commander A. J. Tillard. Royal Navy, a daughter. FARAMESWARI-NAIR— The marriage between Miss M. Parameswari Ainma (Kollenrod«M and596 words
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Advertisement929 1940-01-12 2 FOR SALE KARTII LOAM specially prepared Your garden or lawn will benefit Ly a load 4 1 cv yards delivered. Apply Malayan Farms. Arcade. Tele: 2117. BREAKFAST, DINNER, TEA A COFFEE nJ is for 10 persons. Quantity of glass. $40. Canteen of good plate and knives for 6 persons. $35.929 words
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Advertisement856 1940-01-12 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO L£T OFFICK space at -4eyer Chambers. Raffles Place, from 500 to 3,000 n ft. Also basement storage accommodation Apply to Meyer Brothers TO BE LET. from Apr. 1, No. 4. D'Almcida Street. Office Premises, ground and two floors, now occupied by the Eastern Bank. Apply856 words
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Advertisement529 1940-01-12 2 PUBLIC NOTICE KUCHAI TIN, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) DIVIDEND NO. 15. NOTICE Is hereby given that a Second Interim Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, has been declared on account of the year ending Sept. 30, 1940. and will be paid to Shareholders on the Register529 words
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Advertisement411 1940-01-12 2 AUCTION NOTICES _i AUCTION SALS Of modern European poUsheo Teak Household Furniture. H.M.V. cabinet gramophone, one set 12 pieces Canton B'.ackwood Sit tin Room Suit» lavishly studded with MO. P. shells. Etc To be held at No. 17, S- ott Road (First-Floor i on Saturday. Jan. 13. 194« at 3.30411 words
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Advertisement219 1940-01-12 2 BUSINESS^CARDS ETC S M A R T~~dVeYs 1 eT m>r all ncciwnm ium ■<> SALON Mme. SHEILA mil IRtM $5— 525. 9 Eu Court (2nd Hoorl HUJ. STREET T«t :i39. I SAVE MONEY FIT R&JvT v>l»*ot/ Ball or Rt V£l #_i<* Lineshaft Bearings. QAt ALLIANCE i*r! ENGINEERING *<fciui*or» uo.. no.219 words
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Advertisement318 1940-01-12 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i incorporate© to Eiigland* PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAL S.N Co WAII PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES Owing to the Company's inability to publish the actual departure dates of its steamers intending passengers ere courteously requested to^ enquire at the P. O. S. N. Company's Office318 words
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Advertisement246 1940-01-12 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS Incoroor&tex! Ip laoam GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR rO CALIFORNIA FROM THE ORIENT VIA HONOLULU n.s. KAMAKURA MARU from Kobe Jan 23 n.s. ASAMA MARU from HTcong Feb. 14 rO VANCOUVER A SEATTLE FROM JAPAN i,.s. HEIAN MARU leave Kobe Jan. 28 ji.s. HIKAWA MARU leave246 words
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Advertisement662 1940-01-12 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Rath— Excellent Cuisine SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES M.S. "F1ONIA" (11.000 Tons Displ.) from Singapore abt. 18-1-44 Singapore Bangkok Saigon Singapore about 20 days $186.67 M.S. "SELANDIA" (13 450 Tons Displ.) from Singapore abt. 21-1-49 Singapore Bangkok Saigon Bata via— Singapore about 24 days $240.00 For662 words
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Advertisement24 1940-01-12 3 BEN LINE c incorporated in U K. Far LONDON FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS AS OPPORTUNITY OFFERS Agents PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in England) rtarac 5M124 words
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Advertisement437 1940-01-12 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLYER QUAY. SIMCAPORB Tel. SI SI CHARTERED BANS BUILDING. PENANO 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 THE437 words
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Article819 1940-01-12 4 Liquidation Proposed In London IN an editorial regarding the outlook for tin, the Mining Journal says As originally conceived the fixing of prices (£230 a ton in England and iII7JT)4 a plcul in the Straits) was an attempt to preserve the effect of the Duller pool scheme.819 words
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Article101 1940-01-12 4 EX PORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES IJUhIN(i the week ending Dec. 30. 1939, exports of canned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 6,54fl of which: 4 87j 1 7b pet cent) cases were to the d Kingdom, 150 (2 per cent) rases t Continent of Europe. 813 di per cent) CMM101 words
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1316 1940-01-12 4 Fraser Co,'s Singapore Share Quotations Till RSD W. JAN. 11. 1940: 5 P.M. I MINING Bayers Seller* Amput Tin (4s) 5s l',id 5s 6d Austral AmaL (5*) 6a 9a 7s id Austral Malay it) 37s 39s Ayer lUtam <£) 34* 6d 25s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .85 90 Hanprtn Tin1,316 words
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158 1940-01-12 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books C'oiiipauv Dividend Close Date Singapore, Jan. 11. 5 p.m. Total for Ex. Div. financial year TIN I poll 2s. Int. less tax Jan. 3 Kucha 1 10% Int. Jan. 13 Llngul 5% Int. Jan. 16 Maluyslfcm 5% Southern Kinta..C% int. less tax Dec.158 words
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237 1940-01-12 4 Singapore, Jan. II. 5 p.m. MINING Rmp» <*M Anipats 5/3 5 6 Austral Amaic '.a 7/3 Batu Selangors 1.68 1.71 Hong Ffttto 1.27 1.29 Jelebw. 1.04 1.07 ftami/ong Lanjuts 2.Y M/l K Kamuntlng 9/- 9/6 Inta Kellas 7/- 76 uaig Rivers 2.10 2.20 Krainats 12/?237 words
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Article175 1940-01-12 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Kroni Our Own Corre*poudcnt> London, Jan. IS, pOMMODITY aud Exchange markets closed as lollows with previous quotations tn parenthesis: KI'HISKR: Dull Spot: 11 13 16d 1115 16J 11-.d 12d) Feb-Mar 11 13 1M 11 15 16d (11 "sd 11 15 16d) Apr-June 11 13 I6d 11 15 16d175 words
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Article58 1940-01-12 4 THE loliowing crops ol rubbt harvested by the respective in D'tcmbi r Jlniah Rubber 14.691 Punggor Rubber 13.502 Ayer kuning Rubber M 7.000 Badek Rubber 24.000 Bradwall Rubber 72.500 Chersonese Estates 77.000 Dcnnistown Rubber 54.700 Highlands Lowlands 207.000 Kfibang Rubber Co. 132.700 Krian Rubber Plantations 73.100 Sunpei58 words
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Advertisement179 1940-01-12 4 THE TWO MAGIC TABLETS WITH THE POWER TO END PAIN QUICKLY! The 4 powerful JntTedl- pl,a QZ ent« in Phcnslc melt r 1 1 t? f f o C pain ft way safely And «wlltly. Phenslc pos- FOR Besses what doctors call tyncrgistic power. That Urin ipi|F( Is, the effectiveness179 words
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Advertisement129 1940-01-12 4 1 Jt (yV^ WATCH FOR ,JL FORHAN'S car save them; Why wait for gums to bleed? Clean teeth and massage gum? ¥orh*ris^^L now with Forhan's. See your m brand original dentist twice a year and follow m dentifrice con- M advice. Thousands of them tains a special adv j JC129 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous466 1940-01-12 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 00.44 a.m. 9.1 ft: 12 01 p.m 9.9 ft L. W. 607 a.m. 4.1 ft; 0.38 p.m. 1 2 ft To-morrow H. W. 1.08 cm. 9.1 ft; 12.37 pin. 9.7 ft. L. \Y. 6.36 a.m. 3.9 ft; 705 p.m. 15 ft. Sunday. Jan. 14.466 words
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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Article346 1940-01-12 5 Industrials Continue In Demand Prices Rise l',\ Our Fin:tu ...m.lcjii Jan. lii. f aonniKs were rather V* esterday both in the Home markets and locally Rubber in London penny at It •nt at 19r ecnts and Ihe local m.ir': ca.spd during yesterday and op?n«*d this mornini s346 words
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Article116 1940-01-12 5 AN oCDeia] r( niiniiniqui' ij.su:d bj' the Tin Controller states that a further distribution of 37,390 is to be mj'oo to Malayan miners who contributed to the butler pool. This distribution is made ondra article 23 of the er l-00l Agreement which states :im.s in ixc<*s?116 words
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Article186 1940-01-12 5 rnuoe lates u\l» 1 morning e.-coraUiß to the dally circular issued b>- t..<- Bongkoaa iriri Shor.sha' Bantlnc Corpni ttton M.I.LINC London 1.1 2 4 1 16 I London ueii.siKJ 2/4 1/16 I Rate for fretfrlit 2'4's. ili'iunnd 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand i New York demand 46 <186 words
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Article39 1940-01-12 5 rE price ot rubber for purpose of rissessnumt to export duty in the > F.M.S. during the period Jan. 12 to Jan. 18. has been determined at 38 5 b cent> a pound, states a Gazette notification.39 words
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Article269 1940-01-12 5 TRADE EXPANDS LAST YE AR Favourable Balance Of $124,000,000 *T"Il M irroefl value of Mulayn's foreign trade for 1989 is likely lo exceed that for 1938 by $240,000,000, exports are likely to he $180,000,000 more than in 1938 and imports £60,000,000 more than 111 1938. According to itatutics issued las'269 words
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Article87 1940-01-12 5 Friday. Jan. It. noon. Bayers Sellers Prices Price* So K >.N (Spot loose) 38 :B'k N*. IX R.S.S. rob. la rase? January 39 .",9^ G.F.A.Q K.S.S 1 o.b. Id bales January M% Z*\> K.A.Q. R.S.S. t.o.b. in bales January 3874 "8 1 FCTURC QUOTATIONS No.87 words
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Article33 1940-01-12 5 Paris, Jan. 11. THE Contraband Control has intercepted 12,000 tons of contraband in the week ended Jan. 7 making the total intercepted since the outbreak ot war to 439.000 tons.33 words
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Article387 1940-01-12 5 London, Jan. 11. An the stock Exchange to-day the market v was hesitant at the opening but brighter condition:! developed when gilt-edg«o met renewed buying and Indian loans me do headway. Kaffirs and Home rails produced some good features while Woolworths advanced from 625. to 635. on387 words
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Article67 1940-01-12 5 London, Jan. 11. LLOYDS' underwriters have been unable to persuade the rating committee to reconsider their decision to resign. Consequently, it is understood that the committee will continue to confine itself purely to an advisory capacity. Meanwhile, the advisory schedule is proving a useful guide and.Reuter - 67 words
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Article124 1940-01-12 5 Htm quoted per koyan 10 plcn v other •mmoditles quoted per picui escept where otherwise stated Singapore. Jan. 12. noon Buyers Sellers Gambiet 7.60 Hamburg Cube $14 00 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muutok $16.00 White $15.75 Black S 850 Copra Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3.80 Sago124 words
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Article70 1940-01-12 5 Canton, Jan. 12. fHINESE business throughout Canton has been brought to a standstill owing to the traders' refusal to accept Kwangtung provincial) currency, while national currency has been discounted 60 per cent. 'in pared with the military yen. Unless immediate drastic action Is taken. I isReuter - 70 words
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Article45 1940-01-12 5 I London, Jan. 11 •T*HE Ministry of Food announces th.i it has entered into an agreemen with the Australian Wheat Board to purchase 1.650.000 tor of wheat flour The arrangements for shipping are i" '■land and loading has started. Rent45 words
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Article33 1940-01-12 5 IN December the dredge of Ulu Klai Tin Ltd. run for 675 hours, treated 124 000 cubic yards, including 21,100 'b!c yards of tailings, and produced "i4.S plculs of tin-ore.33 words
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Advertisement79 1940-01-12 5 Cross R.itc London-New York, 4.0200 (prey. 4.640 V New York-London, 3.95 (prey 3.94» s^^IIHITEi CEMENT GUN tBLK process *fIW JS^ PMsSf 'SM BSSSS%SS> I SflE<^d II (P\ H RENDERING REPAIRING WL. y*®\ TV AND WATERPROOFING OLD AND EXCELLENT ADHESION I I EASE OF EXECUTION I <.'ECiAL UESCfMPTIVE ILLUSTRATED 2O PAGE79 words
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Advertisement162 1940-01-12 5 THE UNIVERSAL FIXER. MENDS ANYTHING. A necessity in every home. 50 cents per tube.— Obtainable at (Ihctnists. Stores. (irot'cts. Dispensaries, etc. Sole Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES.. LID. Singapore and Knala Lumpur. mlftrm Rrfl I THE RADIOOFTHE FUTURE TO-DAY I ftlB IION KEE HUAT RADIO Co.. -HILCO IS Tli LARGEST SELLING I162 words
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Advertisement395 1940-01-12 5 V BSSSSSSSS«9^^BSSSSSSSftkJ*^BSSSSSSSSSI Utti CfcCIL MHSSM. ■■MOAfMBI Trlrphone Manager* Office 4312 Exchange Dept 4513 lirnrr.il Office 4514 OMftj Address:— -Ptt(»\ IN BANK Head Ofli.r sit i liov\ PAID IP CAPITAL (Ch.l t 10.UOO.UU0 RKSKRVE FUNDS S 13.000.000 TOTAL ASSETS (approx.) 9ltft.oOo.oCP Board o; Dvectort: T. I. SOONG TSENG YANG m V.395 words
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Advertisement363 1940-01-12 6 TO-DAY 3.15, A A Of A^ft©& 6.15 9.15 P.M. FK UrlA4l*iPK#% KKO KADIO PICTURES present B^ The Screen's Greatest Jmm HOY SINGING STAF W BOBBY v m\ BR E IN E N *f n fjtk SOUXH SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION The Most Daring Pictorial Document Ever Presented on the Screen 'The363 words
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Advertisement309 1940-01-12 6 Complete range in stock. Price from $22.50. Rafflei Place and T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE jf^fjf^^ STARTS TO-NIGHT will PAVILION HI $T C? TRIUMPH TO FAMOUS K<nÜ BAD LITTLE ANGEL" M.O.M. PRODUCTION WITH VIRGINIA WEIDLER lAN HUNTER REGINALD OWEN GUY KIBBEE LOIS WILSON GENE REYNOLDS ALSO GAUMONT BRITISH REV IEW OF MSI309 words
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Advertisement204 1940-01-12 6 ANOTHER HIT for "The BIG THEATRE with the BIG PICTURES" A Grand Thrilling Story ol British Courage and Devotion In an Outpost of the Empire! CAPITHI j TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 J^^2LJL I 4 Shows To-morrow Sun. ■■JL j MS A M Starring J 1 -4 V DOUGLAS 1 Ly^lJLwl FAIRBANKS,204 words
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245 1940-01-12 7 "Garibaldi Legion" To Aid In War Against Red Invaders THE Scandinavian countries continue to show their determination to help Finland as much as possible in her war against the Soviet Union. It is reported from Helsinki that the first detachment of Italian volunteers hasReuter - 245 words
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Article86 1940-01-12 7 Copenhagen, Jan. 11. ACCORDING to the correspondent of the Berlingske Tindende, Russian soldiers captured in Finland state that after the defeat of the Soviets at the battle of Suomussalmi, Gen. Vinogradov, broken with despair, disappeared with a few men into the forest. The correspondent recalls thatReuter - 86 words
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Article72 1940-01-12 7 Shanghai, Jan. 11. PRIVATE David Eckford. of the Ist Bn.. The Seaforth Highlanders, was found guilty in the British Supreme Court of the murder of Lance-Corporal James Da vies, of t'.. same regiment, reports Reuter. He was recomn ended for mercy. Eckford in his defence saidReuter - 72 words
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62 1940-01-12 7 Bartley, W. Virginia, Jan. 11. NINETY -FIVE men are trapped in a ccal mine following an explosion. Rescue parties are endeavouring to make contact with them but it is stated that there is little hope. According to one report two, and accordingReuter - 62 words
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Article51 1940-01-12 7 O\WTZERLAND'S 22,000 unemployed men are to be put into the army, according to a message from Berne. There will be given the same allowances as the regular army, and it is stated that any unemployed who refuses national defence work will lose his unemployment benefit.—Reuter - 51 words
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Article78 1940-01-12 7 Stockholm, Jan. 11. PRINCE AAGE of Denmark, a cousin of the Kin* of Denmark and a nephew of the late Queen Alexandra, has offered his services to the Finns. He is now 52 yean of age, and has seen over ten years' active serviceReuter - 78 words
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Article272 1940-01-12 7 War In That Sector Now At A Standstill TTHE situation in Finland after 1 the recent victory can now be summed up as a standstill in the far north owing to the weather, and a standstill in the Mannerhelm Line region in the south owing toReuter - 272 words
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Article65 1940-01-12 7 London, Jan 11. THE nucleus of the staff for the Empire air training scheme in Canada has been selected and will leave for Canada shortly. The officers chosen will include flying instructors, engineers, and equipment and staff officers to compose the personnel for a Service flyingBritish Wireless - 65 words
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406 1940-01-12 7 ANTHONY HERMAN GERARD FOKKER, "The Flying Dutchman," who was bom in Java and whose aeroplane designs Britain refused in 1913 and sought in vain to buy for £2,000,000 a few years later, has died in New York. He had crammed adventure into his 49 years of406 words
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Advertisement443 1940-01-12 7 1 Tonight Cocktail Dance 7 pjn to 9 p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.45 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION JUNE WEST «c KAY (OMINrM \l IBlWn IN MODERN DANCE ROUTINES Dinner $s.OO JHo«^ln. M $1.00 TO-MORROW EXTENSION TO 1 A. M. Saturday 27th Jan.— Annual Rugby Union Ball. SEA VIEW HOTEL TO-NIGHT443 words
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Advertisement303 1940-01-12 7 BOX 4Y9V3TC9 times OFFICE LShUUhUm 3.15*" PHONE MAUWWMof^Aoomii 6 15 9 15 CINEMA— 1 ll1 3400 mmmmmmmmmmr p.m. ALWAYS FIRST SATURDAY SUNDAY WITH THE NEWS 11 A.M. "HONEYMOON IN BALI" WITH FRED MADELEINE AKIM MacMURRA][ CARROLL TAM1R0FF WITTY DIALOGUE AMUSING SITUATIONS AND LOVELY ISLAND GIRLS— A TRIP TO BALI Always303 words
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1122 1940-01-12 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1940. 133rd. Day of the War.) THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER At first glance, the announcement by the Roumanian Government that, for the remainder of the winter, no further permits will be ii&ued for the navigation of the partly frozen Danube appears to1,122 words
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Letters To The Editor
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Letter317 1940-01-12 8 Divided Counsels A Hindrance In Any Good Cause To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l thank you for your 'eadins article yesterday, and especially for your reassuring words: "There wore many major changes In the War Cabi net before the Armistice of 1913 We shall not317 words
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Letter296 1940-01-12 8 Great Precautions Wanted Against Over-loading To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The public should feel immensely relieved that provision has at last been made in the new Motor Ordinance to ensure greater safety of person and property by Increasing the liability of both owners and296 words
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Letter192 1940-01-12 8 I Why Must The Strike Weapon Be Used? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I am a regular reader of your paper and, of late, have noticed many reports of strikes. On reading carefully the demands of the strikers I find that they all have one192 words
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Letter199 1940-01-12 8 Many A True Word Is Spoken In Jest To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l must admit that I enjoyed your leader "Perang Sampal Sekarang.' You were writing in a language that the average Asiatic understands, and you were paying your Asiatic readers a compliment199 words
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Letter197 1940-01-12 8 "Beautifully Clear Malay" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l cannot refrain from saying, with reference to the letter I saw yesterday under the caption Chakap Main Main,' that ever since I read your Malay editorial I have teen wanting to write and thank you197 words
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Letter169 1940-01-12 8 Service Should Be Operated By Government To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The ambiguous letter from "Candid" attacking the 8.M.8.C. is an excellent example of non-construc-tive criticism. The 8.M.8.C. has, I believe, been working at a loss since it opened. How, then, can it reduce the licence169 words
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Letter207 1940-01-12 8 Visitor's Experience At Segamat To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— "John Mci chant's" letter about the Segamat rest houses may perhaps mislead travellers between Singapore and the North, and I would ask to be allowed to reply to It. The two rest houses in Segamat, known207 words
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Article432 1940-01-12 8 New Hooks Reviewed Ten Little Nirgers. By Agatha Christie. Collins. (A Crime Club Book.) 7s. fid. The Four (Jre*n Fish. By Edgar Jrpson. Jenkins' Colonial Library. The Four at Bay. By Mark Cross. Ward Lock. 3s. Kd. MISS AGATHA CHRISTIE is regarded by many readers as the greatest432 words
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Article206 1940-01-12 8 The Fxpcil Way of Gcttfag .Varried. By Anthony (otterell. Werner Laurie, ."is. When appealed to by a friend in need c f advice. Mr. Cotierell discovered that there was no really comprehensive hand-book on the art of getting married, so he decided to write one himself. And206 words
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Article234 1940-01-12 8 Th> (iiiilt N (.rrat. By 1. I). Smith. Jenkins' olonial Library. Captain Flynn. By E. Laurie Long:. Ward Lock's (olonial Library OLD Richard Allardyce was a rich and unpleasant man, much hated by the members of his own household, as well as by the people to whom he234 words
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Advertisement363 1940-01-12 8 Battery Rd. Tel© 4772, DRESSES FOR ALL OCCASIONS $5 to $30 JOSEPHO'S STUDIO the only hi&h class European studio in Singapore. for GENTLEMEN LADIES and CHILDREN 1 8c Battery Road, Telephone 4048 I Srw shipment Just received! THE EN'CYC LOPAEDIA OF SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE. These books give all the essential knowledire363 words
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Advertisement42 1940-01-12 8 Have your <+ NEW SUITS A mad* by EXPERT TAILORS moderate' prices Latest Woollen Palm I 1 Beach Suitings always in stock W TAI HENG CO. S&Jf- 23-5 Coleman St. *Qr Phone 3375 Spore. JOHN DUKE Ma n ufacturing Optician, 21. BATTERY ROAD.42 words
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741 1940-01-12 9 No Bombs Dropped In Daylight Attacks MOST WIDESPREAD VISIT OF THE WAR: A--A. FIRE Spitfires Save Three Ships From Aerial Bombing |NTENSE aerial activity over the North Sea and along the East coast of Great Britain is reported in messages from London receivedReuter - 741 words
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107 1940-01-12 9 AN X.A.X. pilo. has had the exprr>nre «f flyinu a Spitlire lijrhter at more than »:oft mile*, an h«>ur. The experience was accidental. The machine was making a vtraieht dive and when the pilot t"t it out <>f (he dive, he found he nas107 words
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Article307 1940-01-12 9 German Planes ith Cannon THr iimi ts. althaugh armed with cannon as well as machineuuns. appeared anxious to keep out of the British gunners range in Wednesday^ big air battle over the North Sea. Reuter. Further details of the battle are now available. I thought there wereReuter - 307 words
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Article493 1940-01-12 9 FIGHTING TO SPREAD Intensification Of War Likely London, Jan. 12. U7ELL-INFORMED quarters in London anticipate intensification of the war in spring on one front or another. It is felt that, although inactivity may continue on the land front in France even throughout this year, owing to the strength of theReuter - 493 words
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Article, Illustration36 1940-01-12 9 <icrnian war prisoners in France do not remain idle during their detention each one has a task allotted him. Picture shows a scene in the garden of the prisoners' ramp.36 words
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Article279 1940-01-12 9 BELGIAN A.-A. GUNS IN ACTION A GERMAN bomber made a forced landing in Denmark. The four men on board have been interned. They fired their revolvers into the petrol tank of the plane and set It on fire. According to a Copenhagen telegram, the Danish GovernmentReuter - 279 words
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Article236 1940-01-12 9 Three Members Of Crew Feared Drowned London. Jan. 12. THE London tanker El Oso 1 7.267: tons) has been blown up. apparently by a German mine, off the west coast of England. Three of the crew of 36 are believed to be drowned, while eightReuter; British Wireless - 236 words
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Article34 1940-01-12 9 London, Jan. 11. THE Ministry of Food is taking complete control of all meat supplies In the country on Jan. 15. Meat rationing, however, will not take effect until a later date.— British Wireless.British Wireless - 34 words
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Article72 1940-01-12 9 Chungking, Jan. 12. THE early establishment of a puppet regime in Canton by Wang Chingwei is forecast by well-informed Chinese here. It Is claimed that, despite the proposed formation of a central governmpnt of occupied China under Wang Ching-wei by the Japanese, the Pelping72 words
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152 1940-01-12 9 Air Activity Over The Western Front Paris. Jan. 12. A FRENCH official war communique issued yesterday says there was increased artillery activity on both sides and a fair amount of activity on the part of both air forces on the Western Front. Enemy reconnoitring planes were brought down within theReuter - 152 words
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Article262 1940-01-12 9 Holland To Stay Neutral Foreign Minister On Peace Moves The Hague, Jan. 12. WHILE expressing regret that the peace efforts of Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold had not succeeded. Dr. E. N. van Kleffens. the Dutch Foreign Minister, in a statement to the Senate last night, declared that he thoughtReuter - 262 words
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Article255 1940-01-12 9 18,000 Men Face Annihilation Helsinki, Jan. 12. |T is now believed that yet another Russian force is in :i light corner in north Finland. Finnish ski patrol have cut the road from Salla and Kemjaervi to Salmijaenvi at several places, thus marooning a force of ahout255 words
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Article79 1940-01-12 9 ITALIAN authorities in Rome nave denied the radio statement that Italy has agreed to furn'sh Hungary with military aid In the event of her invasion by Russia. In spit? nf this denial, such an agreement nevertheless exists, it is stated. An Influential Hungarian newspaperReuter - 79 words
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Advertisement88 1940-01-12 9 OTHER CABLES in pages 7, 12. 13 and 1 1 I '*t'^ 1 IKa*£t4to«diM nw' j, v m tft* •-*5N&* *ai if 'V an economical treat full of concentrated go o dn ess. Kldnej s on toast have long bee it a favourite of the b, rakfasf table Not only88 words
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Article336 1940-01-12 10 Wife Of Veteran Singaporean (From Our Ova Correspondent) London, Jan. 11. THE death occurred on Tuesday ot Mrs Rosie Stevens, aged 79. wife ot Singapore's oldest European resident Mr. H W. H. ("Daddy") Stevens, founder of the Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd.. in 1903. Mi>336 words
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62 1940-01-12 10 MH. YEO CHENG CHUAN. Kota Tinggi chairm?.n of the Malaya Patriotic Fund "Chinese section and the China Relief Fund, has engaged the Tal Tien Klew Circus, which is now showing in Kota Tlnggl. for one night to present a show, the proceeds of which62 words
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Article208 1940-01-12 10 SINGAPORE i:\mun HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m to 9 p.m. Dinner Danre (Formal > 9.45 to Midnight. i.\KKHK THEATER. GEYIJtNG Men With Wings Stone of The Silver Creek at 7.45 p.m. (i51.%1 WORLD Cabaret 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 to Midnight. Globe: The Three Musketeers. Sky: St. Louis Blues. Atlantic208 words
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Article, Illustration479 1940-01-12 10 37 Varieties Of Vegetables Suitable For Compounds DEMONSTRATION PLOT AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS THIRTY-SEVEN varieties of beans, peas, gourds, pumpkins and other vegetables may be grown with comparative ease in most compounds in Singapore. To show how they thrive under normal care, a demonstration479 words
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160 1940-01-12 10 •From Our Own Correspondent London, Jan. 11. rIE Singapore Traction Co. Ltd. is to j pay shareholders 2 l 2 per cent more i in dividends for the year ended Sep- j tember last than they received in the j preceding year. The accounts were issued160 words
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Article122 1940-01-12 10 Official Ban On Travelling (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 3 SEVERAL accounts of the refusal of the Home authorities to issue travel permits to women anxious to go to Malaya to marry their fiances have recently been published In the London newspapers. The general opinion is that122 words
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76 1940-01-12 10 WHILE the majority ol the 1,000 Chinese barbers who went on strike recently have returned to work this morning, about 1.000 pineapple factory employees and 200 employees of the Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory, who have stopped work, have not returned. An early76 words
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Article83 1940-01-12 10 At The Cinema "Honeymoon >n Bali." Fre«.l Mac Murray and Madeleine Carroll) Paramount. At the Cathay. MADELEINE CARROLL plays he dramatic part of the woman who does not believe Jn marriage out in freedom and a business career. In this amusing picture. Hoy Fred Mac83 words
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Article, Illustration12 1940-01-12 10 A view of part of the demonstration plot in the Botanic Gardens.12 words
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463 1940-01-12 10 Trip Round Singapore And Dinner Party Last Night THE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas and Lady Thomas lasc night gave a dinner party at Government House in honour of Lord and Lady Willingdon, who left Singapore this morning on their way by air to463 words
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Article92 1940-01-12 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 1. MALAYA'S gift of £35.000, through the Patriotic Fund, to British and French war charities is warmly welcomed in London. Though the Press has no space to publish eulogistic references, nor anything but the bare terms of the gift, one hears92 words
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307 1940-01-12 10 ANE of the most interesting musi- eal innovations in Singapore for many years is the decision, announced to-day, to hold a series of subscription concerts, which will take place at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Fridays. Feb. 16, Mar. 8 and Mar.307 words
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Article275 1940-01-12 10 Would Britain Go To Aid Of N.1.? DUTCH COMMENT ON BLOCKADE (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jan. 3. rpHAT Britain would come to i he uld -i- of the Netherlands Indies It they were attacked by one or ether of their Eastern neighbours is, '.n present275 words
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50 1940-01-12 10 MR. M. V. DEL TUFO. M.C.S.. Superintendent of the Malayan Census for 1941, who recently returned from leave, will give a broadcast talk from the 8.M.8.C. at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. The subject of the talk will be Impressions of England In War-time."50 words
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46 1940-01-12 10 ALL bullock carts used in Perak must be fitted with pneumatic tyres and be fitted with a brake sufficient by itself to hold the cart and load on a gradient of one foot in 15, states an F.M.S. Government Gazette natincation.46 words
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Advertisement123 1940-01-12 10 4^ *rtV\ER Woj^l MB> f%, jf\^ CLEAR RECEPTIOi.' of European programmes day after M jv% ■I day under Malaya's adverse and variable receiving condiM 11 l^W m. M tions. requires nothing less than a ten-valve set of superm lative performance. ESS 10 FOR CASH l. tq a i v o123 words
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Article, Illustration408 1940-01-12 11 TRADE SCHOOLS: VIEWS OF TECHNICAL ADVISER British Policy Aims At Training Individuals And Not Machines i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 11. THK British attitude to trade schools was mat they wtre not out to train machines but boys to take an intelligent interest in »vhat they were408 words
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Article84 1940-01-12 11 TIIK i.OVKKNOR, Sir Shenton Thomas, as Chairman of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, has received the following telegram from the Ambassador of France in London. M. Charles Corhin: "I offer to you and to the Malaya Patriotic Fund my warmrst thanks for your generous donation84 words
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116 1940-01-12 11 Tungku Isma il Broadcasting This Evening TUNOKU I i President of the Selanror Malay Association, will be ihe speaker this evening at 7.30 in the IiM.BC. series "The War From Various Viewpoints." Tungku Ismail, who is one of tho: M.ilavs who have qualified as bar- 1 listers in England, will116 words
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Article107 1940-01-12 11 MAXIMUM retail prices for lormiacid and acetic acid gazetted last night are ns follows: i "Bcfr bottle" has a capacity of approximately 22 lluld ount-es: "Jar means of an i.l)im>xini;iN >.f 44 :b.: "wbMtJI .•Mi*" has a rapacity of approximately one- Jestlon of Coagulant S'ment or107 words
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Article63 1940-01-12 11 CHARGE AGAINST MOTHER SON ACHAIiGE of causing grievous hurt to a ma.n with kandar sticks at tieylang on Monday, was read against a mother and her son in the Singapore ttcond police court yesterday. They were Lim Chwee Lan. aged 5?. and Tun Oh Jia. ased 28. The woman was63 words
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Article46 1940-01-12 11 AVI HDICT of sui.-ide while of unsound mind was returned jv the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday at an inquest on a Chinese, I-eong Choon, who was found dead with his throat cut in a house in Sunsrei Road on Jan. 6.46 words
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Article36 1940-01-12 11 I>LEADING guilty to a charge of housebreaking and theit in Jurong on Dec. 30, Teo Kirn Lin was yesterday .sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore fifth magistrate.36 words
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163 1940-01-12 11 Press Excluded From Board's Discussion POR THE FIRST time since the Govr ernment's decision to admit the Press to Singapore Rural Board meetings, reporters were excluded from the board room for one hour and 35 minutes at th» Board's meeting yesterday. The 'hush-hush" proceedings concerned the Board's policy with regard163 words
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Article111 1940-01-12 11 THE Manila station of RCA Commu- nications reported picking up a call from the sjs. Tasmania Mara notifying all ships about the loss of a man who had either fallen or jumped overboard. The general call picked up by the local station said: "At 1111 words
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67 1940-01-12 11 Alleged To Be BackingUp Society Members A fcUMHJMI fcr *>4 hours' pjii lC custody was granted in a case against three Chinese who were charged with being members of an unlawful society in the Singapore third police court yesterday. They were Chu Peng Poh, Lav Ah Cheng and Lav Han67 words
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366 1940-01-12 11 "Corridor" For Aircraft Over Singapore MEW war-time regulations for aircraft flying over Singapore and Penang islands and territorial waters listed in last night's Government Gazette Extraordinary forbid flying over Singapore except in a defined "corridor.** They are made under the Air Navigation Acts of 1920 and 1936 and arc cited366 words
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105 1940-01-12 11 DROSECUTED under the Defence r Finance Regulations, Fui Chim was fir.cd $100, or two months' rigorous imprisonment in default, by Mr. J. L. McFall in the criminal district court yesterday. He was convicted on a rharge of attempting to take out of the Colony105 words
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Article59 1940-01-12 11 DAIL >1 $1,000 uas allowed Tiew Kali Thcng when he claimed trial in the district court yesterday to three charges of cheating three men of a total of 81 sacks of rice worth $567 at North Boat Quay in July last year. Ths case was postponed to Jan59 words
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Article642 1940-01-12 11 MALAY NEW S BULLETIN KEIIAJAAN2 Peranchis dan British lah memesan dari Amerika bebcrapa banyak kapal terbang lagl sekarang. ia-itu kapa!2 terbang perang. teru^ama kapal2 terbang pembedil. Sa-puloh ribu buah kapal terbang akan di-bell oleh British dar. Peranchls dari Anierika pada tahun inJ tahun hadapan. Maka yarn? sudah sedia di-pesan lebeh642 words
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Advertisement107 1940-01-12 11 f Mr s* I r t n _^^^^^m f f J^w ''i** 1 ti V Ji *Lj^^^ T^HE first tiste of these purely Canadian VM^AwTQn I Soups will convince you of their fine IhBP* Ri 1 quality and dc'icious natural flavour. tff&^m U\ AYLMER Soups are pr«p?/«d from fresh l¥?107 words
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Advertisement263 1940-01-12 11 MODERN AND ATTRACTIVE BRITISH MADE GLASS TABLE DECORATIONS. Posey Rings, Troughs and Bowls in Soft Pastel Colours. Also in Black. Posey Rings in Blue G reen and Amber. 6 inches 85 cts. 7 inches $1.45 8 inches $1.7"> TROUGHS— in Black. Amber, Green and Blut. Straight Pieces 8 in?hf\s HO263 words
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72 1940-01-12 12 Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 11. A LARGE croird thronged the Rio docko and cheered warmly when the British cruiser AJax, flying the tlag of Rear-Admiral Hanvood. \ictor ever the Graf Spec, entered the harbour for the first time since the battle. Mobbeci by newspapermen,Reuter - 72 words
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185 1940-01-12 12 Plan To Keep Superior Ratio Over Japanese Navy Seen THE "grave concern" of Japan regarding the proposed 25 per cent, increase in the United States fleet was exprawed by the spokesman of the Navy Ministry in Tokio yesterday. The spokesman said: 'The UnitedReuter - 185 words
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Article516 1940-01-12 12 •Bltuit And Vindictive Barbarism" THE British Press yesterday devoted a good deal of comment to two aspects of the technique of aggression— the Nazi air attacks on defenceless fishermen and the Soviet war on Finland. The Times declares that Nazi air v/arfare has justified, more than516 words
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Article161 1940-01-12 12 A TOPIC of discussion in yesterday's British Press was the appointment of Mr. R. G. Casey as Australian Minister to the United States, which The Times describes as a welcome increase to the strength of the diplomatic representation of the British Commonwealth in Washington. When Canada,161 words
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Article88 1940-01-12 12 Hits Iceberg In Bid Te Break Blockade Reykjavik (Iceland), Jan. 11. SIXTY -TWO men of the German steamer Bahia Blancu, 8.558 tons, which struck an iceoerg 60 miles off Iceland, are being brought here by an Icelandic trawler. The Bahia Blanc a sailed from Rio acReuter - 88 words
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Article66 1940-01-12 12 Interned Germans In Tanganyika London, Jan. 11. Oi- jual under IjUUO Germans interned in Tanganyika at the outbreak of war. 165 hay. been released or. parole. Men net militarily efficient and women and childien are being repatriated and 300 have already left. Further parties will leave shortly. Those who cannotReuter - 66 words
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Article140 1940-01-12 12 Sir R. PlunkettErnle Erle-Drax IT was announced on Oec. 4 that Adm. Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax. has succeeded Adm. Sir Studholme Brownritrf aa Command n- in-Chief, th* Norc. Aged 59. Sir Reginald is the second son of the 17th Lord Dunsany. In the last war he was Flag140 words
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Article172 1940-01-12 12 Delhi. Dec. B. OIR Robert Cassells. Commander- in-Chief in India, has approved the immediate award of the Distinguished Service Order to Major J. H. D. Parkin, sth Battalion (Duke of Connaught's Own). 11th Sikh Regiment, for devotion to duty, gallantry, and leadership while engaging enemy tribesmen172 words
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Article34 1940-01-12 12 Paris. Jan. 11. PADER£WSKI, the well-known pianist and former Premier of Poland, who has been appointed first member of the Polish Council of State, arrived at the headquarters of th« Polish Oovrrnmftnt to-day. —RenterReuter - 34 words
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Article264 1940-01-12 12 Economic Problems Relations With Rcda Amsterdam. Jan. 11. ACCORDING to the Telegruafs Berlin correspondent, economic problems and Russo-German relations arc two subjects in the forefront of political activity in highest Nazi circles. Dr. Ritter, chier of the delegation to Russia, Is expected to return toReuter - 264 words
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Article45 1940-01-12 12 London, Jan. 11. ASTc^MER, believed to be Italian. struck a mine off an east coasi town to-day and crowds on the promenade saw the vessel burst into flames A lifeboat rescued the crew of 30 and the English pilot —Renter.Reuter - 45 words
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Advertisement252 1940-01-12 12 M W Clothes of Quality W MSI mean Economy Al I O NLY skilled v! Lf» A* I of the best materials W LMI A M available can produce }m IJ-^l^ —^fj clothes that will wear M 111 S and Teta n e r s^ a P« V Ifi /jl252 words
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Advertisement305 1940-01-12 12 EYE EX A M I NATIONb. EYEGLASSES. EXCLUSIVELY. Sj>ei i:ili/iu» Ocular IMtisclc lP__ Inomalies (rossrd Eyes. U m^^f Intricate Visual 2^^ I'rohlems x\ THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. Uu iii tied Byeatehl BptcMMi 4. ARCAOF BID(i.. PHOISF IMS '.1. rhompson. Dr. 0! Ocular Mm 3A years' European (linical i:xprrlrn«r IwW V B305 words
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Article, Illustration308 1940-01-12 13 Overwhelming Response To Call For Enlistment London, ,ian. 12. riio.vl aiuio.-i every district of India reports continue to be received indieatinff that there is no lessening of the desire no tit aily shown by the bulk oi" the Indian people in the earlyReuter - 308 words
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Article117 1940-01-12 13 I'.tr.-. Jan. 11. Mi 1 nuns 01 the Gstasaa aulhonti: v in HUMS expulsion •>l PMes frniii Poznan. PMBMtM .Hid Silrsiii ar.' described in the latest reports received from these ihi 111 iii-<k < upird provinces h> Ihe Polish (•o\ t- nuiiriit in I'ranic.117 words
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Article136 1940-01-12 13 Dublin, Jan. 10. II pr ducen Will trjin now on it n ccivo increases of approximately .ird over the pre-war levels on it lal call!o exports to Britain by an agreement just reached in London. Substantial increases have b» ured for other livestock exports hReuter - 136 words
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Article79 1940-01-12 13 Official Kstimatee <H I urkish Canualties 0. b eai 1 led and Lv< ih( ollowing d »ii.i»o;) resulted from rthqu hulian Sympathy A Lok n p!' I 1 trernment and peoples of India for Turkey, ctu vernment of India has presented 1.000 tents to the Turkish79 words
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146 1940-01-12 13 London. Jan. 11. THh Yorkshire i\>.m to-day pays mi 'ditoriai tribute to the heroum ot merchant M amen. These men :.c merchant fleet follow a tradition as courageous and enduring m tiiat 01 the fighting services, it is a tradition upon which we depend for146 words
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Article21 1940-01-12 13 The new \v..r Minister, Mr. Oliver Stanley is starting hH duties .it the War Office t'j (i.o 1 i><"'(. Router fromReuter - 21 words
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Article75 1940-01-12 13 SOCIAL WELFARE IN SIERRA LEONE London. Jan. 11. ALTHOUGH rl( fence questions loom Urge in the councils of the Gov- r-rnment ot Sierra Leone, as of all the governments of the Colonial Empire, j the m asurefl envisaged before the outbreak 01 the war for the welfare 1 r the75 words
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Article89 1940-01-12 13 Shanghai, Jan. 10. Duncan Crank; 21. probationary st rgeant of the Municipal police, Is 1 lying in hospital with a serious gun- I shot wound in the chest, received while trying to settle a quarrel at the I General Post Office today. One man was89 words
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55 1940-01-12 13 London. Jan. 11. TAuni.stry of Economic Warfare announce! that several easos andi four bales of Red Cross and relief goods for Finland have been released from the American steamer Moormac Sun at present detained at a contraband control base. These «oods will be transhipprd55 words
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Article53 1940-01-12 13 Ti» PVencfa to.iincr. Ifont AAin (4191 tons) went agranid ofl the north-east coast ot Britain on TuesUay und it is feared sho has broken her back. All the crew are sale. The i iptaln ruul time of the crew havr {remained aboard. A lifeboat took offReuter - 53 words
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Advertisement35 1940-01-12 13 5MKMM ,^1 COMMENCING MON., JAN. 15th >FOR TWO WEEKS ONLYA GREAT THRIFT EVENT! 6907 M 6 5 6 Penang Phone I u S* M n*** nr~ Post Box Kuala Lumpur Ipoh 6907 blN{*/\iUKb 656 Taipeng35 words
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458 1940-01-12 14 Attacks Of Messerschmitts Are Successfully Beaten Off London, Jan. 11. ADDITIONAL details of the North Sea air battle yesterday in which at least one Messemhmitt was seen to crash into the sea and another was forced to land in Denmark, whileReuter - 458 words
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30 1940-01-12 14 Moscow, Jan. 11. rls announced, that Kaganovitch, commissar for the aviation industry, has been transferred to another post. He has been succeeded by Shakhurin.— Reuter.Reuter - 30 words
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Article27 1940-01-12 14 Copenhagen, Jan. 11. WRECKAGE, believed to be from a German warship struck by a mine, has been washed up at Esjberg. Reuter.Reuter - 27 words
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Article89 1940-01-12 14 Border Demarcation And New Trade Treaty Toklo, Jan. 11. THE opening of the second meeting 1 of the Joint border commiss on consisting of Japan, the Soviet Union, Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia, In Harbin, and the start of the formal talk between Japan and the89 words
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110 1940-01-12 14 London, Jan. 11. TWENTY-ONE years after the end oi the Great War. the Pensions Ministry Is still spending £38,000,000 each year. This figure was given by 'he Pensions Minister, Sir Walter Womersley, yesterday when speaking en the work of his department and ne added that in 25British Wireless - 110 words
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Article104 1940-01-12 14 i/ondon. Jan. 11. THE .vlliilstry ot Economic Warfare an- nounces that Mnce the Navicert system was Introduced, more than 5.C00 applications have been approved. The largest number comes from the United States, while Argentina takes second place, followed by Brazil and Uruguay. During the week endingReuter - 104 words
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Article24 1940-01-12 14 ACERMAN news agency report from Moscow states that the Black Sea at Odessa is frozen over for the first time for many years. Reuter.Reuter - 24 words
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Article104 1940-01-12 14 Backing Scandinavia Against The Reds Washington, Jan. 11. THE Reconstruction Fit ance Cor poratlon and the United States Export Bank will provide cietii's up to $10,000,000 for Norway, to be used for purchasing American agriculture] products, manufactured suods ar.a other supplies. This credit is widely regardedReuter - 104 words
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Article80 1940-01-12 14 London, Jan. 11. THE National Council of Labour ha.? decided to defer its opinion upon the recent changes In Government until after discussion In Parliament. which re-opens on Jan. 16. The Council also nominated three members, Sir Walter Citrine, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress.Reuter - 80 words
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58 1940-01-12 14 A BILL Is to be introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies today depriving members of the Communist party of their right to sit In the Chamber unless they expressly repudiate the party. Communist deputies will have a week after the passing of theReuter - 58 words
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Article39 1940-01-12 14 London, Jan. 11, fPO commemorate the centenary of the introduction of adhesive postage .stamps, the Postmaster-General, Major G. C. Tyron, announces that in May a special series of lower priced stamps will be issued.— British Wireless.British Wireless - 39 words
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Advertisement194 1940-01-12 14 BLACK fc j^ vP Sfil a d i t i c v y&&. */^M h OKI i ion A D E mkf. yk SERVICE wk,. ID R I L L S REFACERS GRINDERS POLISHERS r^r-^«-» ■EBHHHHBBHHHHHMfIBI w.r.s. 2ooßtfH The lo w cost of the new Tllin GiUettc 4^^PJ§^sSi( blade made194 words
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Advertisement60 1940-01-12 14 IT1S LAWN MOWERS OF PROVED QUALITY 3fej> "PRESTO-LORNMO" GRASS BOX $5.50 "SHANKS" "LONG GRASS" 15 inch $121.50 /j* (COMPLETE WITH GRASS BOX) U "TALISMM" 15 inch- $121.50 \JYW/ (COMPLETE WITH GRASS BOX) /r Ul l J|L yT (COMPLETE WITH GRASS BOX) PHI IB* J (COMPLETE WITH GRASS BOX) V^Mj i60 words
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Miscellaneous471 1940-01-12 14 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 mc/t < 225 m I ZHP 9.69 mc/s U0.96m.i pm. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.30 The news and mid-day rubber, tin ati copra prices. 1.40 Interval. S.OO Lagu Me lay v 6.00 Teochew dramas. 6.25 Teochew selections: "Gin i:o Buk Alk" iPta. 1471 words
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Article, Illustration1693 1940-01-12 15 Army Will Take Field Firm Favourites, And Should Win IF odds were asked on which side would win to-morrew's Malaya Cup final at Kuala Lumpur, the Army would probably be installed as favourite s at two to one, but the Penang team have valiantly1,693 words
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Article131 1940-01-12 15 I*ll E following are the teams for the women's inter-state hockey fixture between Singapore and Selangor to he played to-morrow on the G.S.C. ground at 5.10 p.m. In the event of rain to-morrow evening the game will be played on Surdiy morning on the same ground. Singapore:131 words
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101 1940-01-12 15 From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh. Jan. 10. PI order to revive interest in local boxing, a committee has been formed of Messrs. Chin Thin Yee, H. Mylvaganam, D. Storch and C. H. Fenner, and Mr. Thin Yee is donating 1 a cup to be101 words
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Article53 1940-01-12 15 THE following will represent the Singapore Traction Company Sports Club in a friendly soccer match against the United Engineers at Farrer Park to-day at 5.15 p.m. Tan Bok Swee, Abdul Rahim, Abdul Karim. If. Abdullah. Said Talip. Said Ahmed. Dolmat, Said Omar, E. P. Scully. Anthony Conceicao53 words
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Article236 1940-01-12 15 THE Junior Civil Service Association 1 were a trifle unlucky in the local inter-club badminton championships when they were narrowly defeated by the Useful Badminton Party by three I games to two on Wednesday night. Ng Liang Chuan was unlucky not to Win in two236 words
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443 1940-01-12 15 Fast Hockey In Yesterday's Padang Game jJAKI) and fast aockey was provided on the padang 11 yesterday by rhe S.C.C. and ihe Indian Genera l Hospital, the result being a draw, each side scoring once. The Club were to have met the443 words
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Article166 1940-01-12 15 Nine Races To Be Run On Each Day pOLLOWING is the sciiedu'c oi rao r ing for the Perak Turf Club's January meeting which will be held on Jan. 20, 24 and 27. There will be nin»» races on each day, and rarin" w'U commence at 2.15166 words
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74 1940-01-12 15 SELANGOR CLUB TEAM TO MEET S.C.C. i ■Frcri) Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 11. SCHEDULED to start sharp at 3.45 p.m., an hour and quarter before the Malaya Cup rugger flnal. Is the hockey game between the S.C.C. and the Selangor Club which will be played on the Padang74 words
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Article34 1940-01-12 15 PLAYING at Prince Edward Ho.ici vcstiiduy. the Singapore Colts Hookey Club proved too go* V.M.C.A. Juniors, beating the home side by six goals to two in a keen i;;imr el hockey34 words
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Article31 1940-01-12 15 There is one change in the seven-a-side rugby tournament. On Tuesday at 5.40 p.m. the S.C.C. "C" will meet the Fortress Coy. R.E.. not the 41st as previously published.31 words
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Article30 1940-01-12 15 IK KEY S.C.C. vs. K.A.F. <H.Q). S.C.C; S.R.C. vs. Signals Co.. S.R.C. RIGBY S.C.C. vs Alexandra R.K.C.. S.C.C. SOCCER United Engineers vs. Singapore Traction Co., Karrer Park.30 words
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Advertisement60 1940-01-12 15 FARCO TRUCK CYCLE CARRIAGE CO 1926 LTD i i i Hnmr Swwt lliin.r Thrrr is no p'.arr like lion iiikli Street, Sii»K-»is"r« t 'Opposite Nfw Suprruir Court i I'Moiie I. till. Ik r\rn morr homrly than onr't own lii'inr. Mhnr It-r < old Drinks as well as Tasty and Delirious60 words
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Advertisement106 1940-01-12 15 (\W/1$ What did W v^JL the Traveller say— f\ arriving at an ItfjgLA^< obvious conclusion Good old Johnnie Walker" is not only an cirhusiastk I fi\Jr tribute it is also an accurate description of this tyr W J famous whisky. Good" is something of an under- I Born 1820 statement106 words
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536 1940-01-12 16 Closest Co-operation With Allied Three Great Defence Lines DELGIUJVTS ability to resi.t aggression and her co-opera-tion with Holland in the building up of a defence system are stressed by Senator Paul Crocknert, President of the Commission of National Defence of the Belgian Senate and536 words
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Article, Illustration16 1940-01-12 16 The latest style for all 7i<?ll-dress3d men at an RAF. fighter station in France.16 words
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Article, Illustration20 1940-01-12 16 A German fighter plane brought down in France by Fre nch anti-aircraft gunners.20 words
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192 1940-01-12 16 World Famous Specialists Join R.A.F. SPECIALISTS with world-wide reputations in practically every branch of medical science have willingly sacrificed large incomes to serve in the Royal Air Force for the duration of the war. As a result, in the huge R.A.F. Central Hospital there is what may be the finest192 words
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643 1940-01-12 16 Closest Co-Operation With British Military Authorities FOLLOWING the official recognition by the British Government of the authority of the Czecho-Slovak National Committee, headed by Dr. Eduard Benes, energetic measures ire beintj taken by the Committee to expedite recruiting in Britain for the643 words
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459 1940-01-12 16 Brutal Methods Revealed A CCORDING to the German- controlled Srandinav'an Telegraph Bureau, all members of the (Jerma minority in German-occupied districts of Poland between the ages of 17 and 45 have been instructed to report for service in selfprotection organization." They will be459 words
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Article36 1940-01-12 16 WOUNDED solders in the Vienna military hospitals were without slippers. Their need has now been mH by the local Nazi women's organization whose members made 700 pairs out o: old felt hats.36 words
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404 1940-01-12 16 IN Poland the Russians grabbed while the Germans fought. In Finland the Russians are having to da their fighting for themselves. So far they are not doing so well in Finland as they did in Poland. Nor are they doing so well404 words
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Article, Illustration20 1940-01-12 16 A Finnish air raid warden standing beside a notice which reads: "Stop! Unexploded Bombs," in a field near Helsinki.20 words
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Advertisement70 1940-01-12 16 tVELTN A9TROVA COJMITIC* SUKI T« PllASl (S/^ZSlMWIIlABlE EK°LBlp A I N T S THE PAINT THAT STANDS UP GAYS "IMPENETRABLE D.QD." is an ideal synthetic base enamel produced under the most exacting factory conditions to stand up to extremes of climate. Manufactured by: R. GAY CO.. associated with R. INGHAM70 words
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Advertisement18 1940-01-12 16 PR I 8 dlMlj MATIC WIDE RANGE REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN ELLISON S. EZEKIEL <Sc CO. 3, CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE.18 words
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