The Straits Times, 18 January 1940

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    35 1 The Straits Times [ISTABUSHED NSARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1910. PRICK 5 CENTS The Straits Times lil IVUJES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940. PRICK r» CKNTS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      24 2 AC KNOWLEDGMENT THE relatives of the late Mr. W. A. Strevcns wlsh to thank all frtends whc klndly attended his funeral and sent wreaths.
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      477 2 BCOUIJ-R.— To Judith, wlfc of J. M. Scoular, at Bungsar Hospital. Kuala L*umpur, on the 16th Instant, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised in thr*e columns nrnd copies of testimonials. Do not send origin a Is. w %\TM>, fittrr with printing machinery •xpvrienee Apply 9«4, Straits
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      868 2 LOST I LOST Wire-haired terrier "Scrappy" Licence No. M-3597. Finder please communicate Kent, 12 Dalvey Road. Reward. DOGS WANTED MALE BULLDOG PUPPY. Rpplles to Box No. 49, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Well bred Alsatian puppies. 7 weeks old. To good homes only. Apply 44, Straits Times. HOUSES FLATS. TO LET
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      677 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modern, luxuriously made-to-order by Paskoe's Ltd. fascinating In design, sound in craftsmanship, the last word In Duco-flnish and spring upholstery combine, well-seasoned high-grade teak sitting, dining and bedroom suites (to be sold In complete Sets') also .spotlessly clean, charmingly ducoed-whlte Teak Kitchen Dresser,
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      575 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. I SALON Mme. SHEILA JTJST RECEIVED A new shipment of the latest (Irenes For all occasions Prices from $5— 525 I'll Court (2nd Fl.) Hill >t. Phone 7139. MIDLAND I I PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY. 11? Beach Road. Singapore. 'phone 4379 Conlidentlal and thorough investigations made throughout Malaya.
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      730 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Unrorporateo in England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAI 8N Co MAIL PASBENOER AND CAROO SERVICES The P. O. S. N. Company will have a passenger steamer sailing Westwards next month. For the latest information apply to The Agent. P. O S- N te
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      697 3 ■*aV«BMBB|PMaM| ill V I tfJ=IIL.r-qi In. lIII I I LH _L^3fc-^=7 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent (ulslne SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES M.S. 1 lOM V (11.000 Tons Oisp!.) from Singapore abt. 19-1 10 Slnfapore Bangkok Sa If on S in cm pore about 20 days $186.67 BI.S. "SELANDIA"
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      468 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCCAM BUILDING. COLLYER QUAY. SINGAPORE Tel. SI 51 CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PENANC T«l. 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. WKSTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE
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    Chamber Of Commerce's Report And Conclusions
    2587 4 Marketing Done More Efficiently Than By Manufacturers THE Council of the London Chamber of Commerce recently appointed a special committee to investigate and report as to whether and to wh»l extent movements existed in various trades tending to eliminate the merchant or seriously to
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1286 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations WEDNESDAY. JAN. 17, 1910: 5 P.M. Ampat Tin Kit,) 4s 3d 5s lsd Austral Amal. <3.: i 6s 3d 7s c.d. Austral Malay <t> 37s 39s c.d. Ayer Mltam i£) 24s GJ 25s 6d Ayer Wcng (f) .80 .85 Bangrin Tin t£i 22s va 24s
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    206 4 Sin 1. 17 HIM.NO Bu<rrn> Amp.ii -i a Austral Ar.:alg 0 4. Batu Selangnr* 1.B4 Hong Fattvs 1.22 Jelcbu* 0.99 Kamixing Lanjuts -5 3 K Kamuniiry B Klnta Kellas 1>Klang Rivers Kramfit,? 12 Kurh3i«- 1.67 Laruts LUrT'ltS J. 92 Pttalu.gs 3.00 nint-'alv* Putelis 1.12 Pahinfrs
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      608 4 The New Polaroid Day Glasses Just_Arrived Also in "Fit-Overs." \g^ llrwarr of Imitation*: THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. Qualified Eyesijht Specialists 4. Anatle Bldg., Phone 3002 P STAIRS MADE HER PANT Httltj Of Excess Fal i Although shi lui.s loss but 7 lbs. ol her overweight, this woman nnds that 7 lbs
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      183 4 I IDE TABLES -IViAI'ORE To-day II W ijo a. in 85 ft: US pjn <2 11 1, \V 1(102 a.m. 3.9 ft.: 956 p.m ".5 ft To-morrow 11 W 4.33 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 5.35 p.m. L.i ft I L W. 1111 a.m. 3.9 ft 1 J 53 pni 4« ft
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      450 5 Smaller 1 urnover Although Undertone Steady I'.y Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Jan. 18. THERE are no important changes in rommodltlea this m-irnr. Rubber unchanged in Lon^ ll :i .»d but Now Ynrk advanrr ith of a <-e:U to 1 > cents Tin rell 15s. lor 241 ss.
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      BRITAIN PURCHASES AUSTRALIAN WHEAT
      49 5 London. Jan. 17. THE price for half of the United Kingdom's purchases of I Australian wheat on Jan. 11 is now announced at 47s B d. a bushel f.o.b. in bags and 44'- B d. in bulk, the balance will b<» fixed by agreement.— Reuter.
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      WAR RISK PREMIUMS IN EUROPEAN AREA
      33 5 Londor, Jan. 17. LLOiDS UNDERWRITERS are surrharging one-eighth per cent, on rates of marine insurance on rar.x's to and from the British Isles and northern Europe.— Reuter.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      179 5 562 Tons Sold Yesterday The Singapore cnamber ol Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,469 th auction, yesterday where there were catalogued 2.056.96U lb., 918.29 tons: offered 1.832.975 lb 818.20 tons: sold 1,259.945 lb.. 562,47 tons 2.056.966 lb 918.29 tons; offered 1,832.975 lb 818 29 ton?: sold 1.259.945
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      126 5 Singapore. Jan. 18. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler $7.50 Hamburg Cube $14 00 Java Cube f!2 00 Peppe? White Miuito:; $15.75 White $15.50 Black 8.50 Copra Mixed $3.4.'. Sun Drii-d $3 80 Sago Flnut No 1 Lingga $6.40 $6.40 Fair $6.2 1 Sarawak S7.o<i Jeiotmo Palembanc $13 50
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      EXCHANGES
      182 5 The tollowiri-j are urn exenauge rates fhla morning according to the dail> circular Issued by the Honqkonc and Shanghai Banking Conmi"nn StLIIM. London II 2 4 11b London demand 2/4 I' l6 Rate for freight 2'4Vfc Lyons demand 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 T
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      London Stock Exchange
      408 5 London. Jan. 17. fllE Stock Exchange to-day was quiet but the undertone was firm. Gilt-edged made headway and 4 1 per cent. Conversion Loan on which and option for redemption or conrerslon has been announced. >wever, only improved one-eighth to 109 V Home rails met speculative interest,
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS
      148 5 Revenue Exceeds Expenditure First Time Since War London. Jan. 17 FOR the first time since the outbreak r of the war the National revenue in the week ended 13/1 exceeded expenditure. Revenue totalled £55,700,000 while expenditure, including defence borrowing, amounted to £43.900.000 leaving a true surplus of £*****
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      LONDON COMMODITY MARKETS
      82 5 London, Jan. 17. IN the commodity markets to-day, cotton declined to 8.72 d. from 8.91 d. and the market was unsettled. Silver advanced by seven-sixteenths of a penny to 22% cL for both spot and forward on Indian demand. Tin was easier and the turnover was exceptionally
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      15 5 United Malacca Rubber Estates Ltd. harvested a crop of 61,100 lb. of rubber in December
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
      143 5 Price Inclined To Sag Slightly IN a weakly report on the rubber mar- ket, issued this morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd. *rite: The demand from America slackened off towards the end of last week and values locally sagged, some positions showing a loss of nearly two
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      STANTON NELSON'S VIEWS
      349 5 IN a weekly report on the rubber market Issued this morning, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd. write: An uneasy feeling that the world may be on the eve of pc\'tlcal developments of the widest importance, with still further extension of the area of hostilities, has exercised a
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      COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
      169 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 17. /COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed Vas follows with previous quotations to parenthesis: RUBBER: Dull. Spot: ir,d 11 13 16d (11 13 16d H%d) Feb. -Mar nil 16d ll\d (1113 16d ll%d) Apr. -June: ll%d ll*id (11 13,16 d ll%d) July-Sept.: ll'-i-d
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      94 5 Thursday, Jan. IS, noon. Bayers Seilert Price* Prices No. IX B.S.S. (Spot loose) A% SBH No. IX R.S.S. fob. In cases Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 38% 39<-i G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 37*6 S7 7 F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.ob. in bales Jan.
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      25 5 Now Here!!! 1 940 HILLM AN MINX LYONS MOTORS LTD. ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. UNIVERSAL CARS LTD. WEARNE BROS LTD. IPOH4.PENANC. B.L. MALACCA SBREMBAM MO AH.
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      166 5 THE psj||l| REMEDY HIS ALL §5-35 COUGHS MIdIVMH r ***** AND nn P CHEST lj?slJr TROUBLES stop that COUGH!!! 'A GRAFTON PRODUCT 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES AND STORES. ELECTRO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT X- Ray Diathermy Dental Light Maintenance and repairs undertaken on contract. F. ROSENTHAL P.O. Box 486, Singapore. Phone
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      440 5 sil) lr for an individual to provide for his vaiuru pos: .slons the safety that is afforded by our vaults where we have safe boxes ot various sites for hire at moderate rates. HIRERS themselves hold the KEYS and ONLY THEY tan have access to these safe boxes so that
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      460 6 "The Thrills Come thick and fast" DAILY FILM RENTER "Should delight the multitude" ERA I L™ L V^s_ALH AM BR Aj >:,,,, BRITISH t/O/V &r.s.ne* J^l Oordon Harkw UNA O CONNOR \tfP/TkL m> t M 1 HARTLEY POWER ■HiMdBK v^Jr pene ray M il mill 7"m Jj E^^. j i
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      157 6 IT'S BRIMFUL OF LAUGHS! STARTS TO-NIGHT 6.159.15 PAVILION SB'S* fftfW^ HAPPY ENTERTAINMENT! rO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 IHI^WMHB Till: MOST DARING AND X mT^-^^L^^^ STIRRING *I»VENTUROUS ■■■■W^BiAH^Knl STORY OF GREAT REPORTER IN SPEC TACULAR FILM STANLEY LIVINGSTONE A 2 'th Ontury-Fox Picture Starring SPENCER TRACY NANCY KELLY RICHARD GREENE SIR CEDRIC HARD
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      161 6 tfrms -nifß^i^N'' v "WM HHE&. R¥ ACVC COI.D PIVEB THC fc^r^l^ ALLAN LANE steffi duna y&Uk/U jftEVELYN BRENT- DONALD BRIGGS [NEXT CHANGE at the CAPITOL Screen's Biggest S) ¥A R Marvel Since u jM^f "Snow White!" f /ttfH* JL *N^ XX^ So spectacular ■^■w\:' it cost as much /J& m^\^^mm
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    "ALLIED GUARANTEE WOULD COME INTO EFFECT AT ONCE"
    285 7 Brussels Newspaper's Warning Against Invasion THE situation both in Belgium and Holland is regarded as A easier and returning to normal, reports Reuter.-Accord-ing to Brussels and Amsterdam dispatches, there have been no new moves beyond the frontiers to renew anxiety and no
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    Little German Coal For Sweden
    99 7 London, Jan. 17. GERMAN failure to supply Sweden with anything but a small part of her normal coal supply is revealed in a communique of the British Mines Department. It is pointed out that before the war. Britain sent Sweden 47 per cent, of her
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    ITALIAN STEAMER HITS LIGHTSHIP
    119 7 WALMER. RAMSGATE and Margate lifeboats remained many hours at sea searching for survivors of '.he collision between an Italian steamer and the Brake lightship The lightship was badly damaged out is still afloat and the crew were saved. It is learned the Italian steamer Is the
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    MORE ARMS RECOVERED BY EIRE CIVIC GUARD
    44 7 Dublin, Jan. 17. A QUANTITY of arms and ammunition is reported to have been discovered by a considerable force of civic guards combing the Kilworth mountains district, near the County CorkTipperary border Some arrests were rr.ad? Reuter.
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    NO REPLY YET FROM REICH TO SAFETY ZONE SCHEME
    232 7 Mr. Cordell Hull And Britain's Note To Washington Washington, Jan. 17. [UK. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, said to-day that IVI he preferred to examine all phases of the British reply regarding the safety zone around the Americas befoie making
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    Nazi Tyranny Is Condemned
    139 7 "Mere Removal Is Not Enough" Primate London, Jan. 17. THE Archbishop of Canterbury declared to-day that the Church must prepare actively for the tasks that would face it when p«ace plans should be formulated. The Archbishop added: 'Some ot us have been criticized because we have
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    Story Of Beaching Of H.M.S. Exeter Untrue
    95 7 Story Of Beaching Of H.M.S. Exeter Untrue New York. Jan. 17. ACCORDING to a Buenos Aires report published in the New York Times, the cruiser Exeter, which took part in the battle against the German "pocket-battleship" Graf Spec has been beached at Port Stanley, in the Falklands. The Graf Spec
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    TRADES UNION COUNCIL & "VICIOUS SPIRAL"
    134 7 TRADES UNION COUNCIL "VICIOUS SPIRAL" London. Jan. 17. •THE REPORT of the Trades Union General Council denies responsibility for starting what has been called a vicious spiral which, it has been suggested, might if unchecked develop on lines which occurred in the last war when wages tried in vain tc
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    19 AIR SQUADRONS IN AUSTRALIA BY JUNE
    38 7 Melbourne, Jan. 17. THE Department of Information here states that Australia's home air objective of 19 squadrons will be reached in June without Interfering with the Empire air training scheme. Reuter.
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    39 7 Buenos Aires. Jan. 17. THE War Minister, Senor Marquez, has decided to prolong the stay in the United States of the army air corps mission, which has been instructing toe Argentine air force sincp 1938. until June. 1941 —Renter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JAN. 18, 1940. (139th. Day of the War.) "Explanations"
    1271 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JAN. 18, 1940. (139th. Day of the War.) "Explanations" Mr. Hore-Bellsha and the Prime Minister have made their promised statements on the removal of the former from the post of Secretary of State for War. The House of Commons, and through it the British public,
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      UTOPIA
      1280 8 Will The Dream Become Reality? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. I was very much struck by the < comments of your correspondent, i Mingmeo Hsu. in his letter which you i have headed "Utopia." What we call < "Utopia" to-day is certain to be regarded as
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      GRATITUDE
      134 8 For Help Given By Men j Of Loyal Regiment To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I be allowed to express as publicly as possible my very grateful thanks to the men of the Loyal Regiment Convoy, who came to our rescue on the main Johore Road
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      76 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a better chance 0/ selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely Li be published at j the present time. When letters are typed, double
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      EDUCATION CHARGES
      118 8 Fees Paid For Vacation Periods To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— We have been hearing quite a lot about education in Singapore lately, and perhaps the most interesting item was that concerning the large sum that has recently been spent on the education of well-paid government
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      MR. HORE-BELISHA
      88 8 To the Kditor of the Straits Times Sir,— We all know that the Prinv.' Minister will do his utmost to win the war. "To those who feel for their .ountry," William Pitt said, "it m:itI tcrs little who is out or in: but it matters much that her
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      CHINESE MEDICINE
      446 8 Difficulty Of Weeding Out The Quacks To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—lf I remember aright, the question of the suppression of quack doctors has been brought up several times before, but the problem has never been solved. To demand that Government suppress this evil is one
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      124 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Being once an unfortunat 1 victim of a quack, I ce'lect the days when I was subjected to tortuip and agony, resulting from an inhuma-i and uncivilized method of treatmen*. Quacks do not understand the action and reaction of the ingredients they freely
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      RADIO LICENCES
      142 8 Payment Should Be Made Half-Yearly To the Editor of (he Siraits Tfanci Sir,— Much correspondence has appeared in your valuable columns relative to the excessive charge of Sl2 a year as a licence fee for radio receiving sets. Why not make the tax payable half-yearly, instead of on
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      TUT, TUT!
      97 8 "A Nice Punch On The Nose" Offered 1., the Editor of the Strain limes Sir,- Imagine my feelings when I pul aside to-day's newspaper! After wantonly despoiling our b. .uiiilul island and assaulting our womfiilolk. the Japanese now desire our co-op<r.. tion. I have no wish to refer
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      52 8 Singapore Institute of Science (107-.V Sophia Rd.. Singapore AFTERNOON CLASSES. Students (either sex) standard VII and upwards coached for School Certificate Examination in GENERAL SCIENCE Chemistry, Physics and Biology) by an experienced Science graduate For admission write or call between 3 p.m. 4.30 p.m. RAILWAYS are still the backbone of
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  • NAZIS FEEL STRAIN OF ECONOMIC WARFARE
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      Effort To Cripple The Enemy Forces
      1252 9 MR. R.H. CROSS TELLS M.P.s OF ALLIES' SUCCESSES Coal Used For Making Synthetic Rubber r rHK Minister for Economic Warfare, Mr. R. H. (loss, made a statement in the House of Commons last night on the progress of the attack upon the enemy's industrial,
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      NAZI – SOVIET DISPUTE
      89 9 NAZI SOVIET DISPUTE Supplies For The Reich Held Up Bucharest, Jan. 18. THE Czernauti-L wow-Cracow railway, whereby the Germans noped to import large quantities of Rumanian produce following its opening in December, has again ceased to function. The Germans accuse the Russians of making; difficulties for the transit of trains
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      21 9 General Wallenius, of the Finnish High Command, talking to one of the captured Russian soldiers during his visit to the front.
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      Rumania Builds A Maginot Line
      128 9 Rumania Builds A Maginot Line London, Jan. 18. THE Rumanian "Maginot Line," actually known as "Carols Dyke," designed to make the country safe from invasion from the east or west, is in an advanced statß of completion, according to an authoritative Rumanian source in London. The line consists of a
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      Italy May Have To Take Up Arms
      94 9 Rome, Jan. 17. THE WARNING that Italy might find it necessary to take up arms ,at any moment was uttered by Signor Muti, the new secretary of the fascist Party, in a speech to provinI cial Fascist leaders. He said "Let no one
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      292 9 been assured of the closest co-opera-tion with the Dominions, India and the Colonies. The export licensing system had been extended throughout the Dominions, India and the Colonies, and every effort had been made to render the control as comprehensive as possible. The empire as a whole was co-opei-ating in the
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      547,000 Tons Of Enemy Goods Detained
      41 9 London, Jan. 18. THE contraband control committee detained 3,364 tons of contraband goods destined for Germany during the week ended Jan. 1, making a total since the beginning or the war of 547,000 tons. Reuter.
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      B. E.F. LEAVE IS RESUMED
      148 9 Nazis Build Big New Barrier "I IMITED leave for the British Expeditionary Force in France has been resumed, reports Reuter' s special correspondent with the E.E.F. This is taken to indicate that the week-end tension, if not relaxed, has at any rate eased considerably. Last
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      French Scheme To Halt Nazis
      218 9 Faris. Jan. 18. ALTHOUGH there is a fringe oi ice on the shores of the North Sea. elaborate flooding measures planned by the French Army at the northern extremity of the Western Front are ready to be put into force at a moment's notice, reports
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      Belgian Vessel Hits Mine
      137 9 Belgian Vessel Hits Mine London, Jan. 18. STORIES of Nazi outrages against helpless cargo and passenger vessels, including neutrals, continue to be received. The Compagnie Maritime Beige, states a Brussels message, understands that their cargo boat Josephine Charlotte (3,500 tons) has struck a mine. Four members of the crew are
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      SHARP DUTCH PRESS ATTACK ON GERMAN VIOLENCE
      171 9 "Plan Ot The Nazi Navy To Isolate Britain Doomed To Failure" Amsterdam, Jan. IS. THE Telegraaf in an extremely sharp editorial declares, "We regard the whole plan of the German navy to isolate Great Britain as being doomed to failure in advance." The
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      Nazi Sinking Of The Arendskerk
      232 9 Nazi Sinking Of The Arendskerk Lisbon, Jan. 18. THE crew of the Dutch steamer Arendskerk, which was sunk by a U-boat in the Bay of Biscay earlier this week, has been landed by the Dutch steamer Poelau-Bras. Captain C. H. J. Wyker, skipper of the Arendskerk, interviewed by Reuter said
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      U.S. TENSION WITH JAPAN
      266 9 Arms Embargo is Predicted Washington, Juv.. 17. REPORTS from Tokio indicating that America's attitude towards the trade talks with Japan and other pending problems might force Japan to seek rapprochement with Moscow is doing nothing to disturb Washington's calm concerning the pending abrogation of th 2
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    STRIKERS ARRESTED AT DOCKYARD GATES
    580 10 Official Statement Says They Are The Ringleaders POLICE TAKE ACTION AS MEN ATTEND MEETING TO-DAY SKVERAL arrests were made by the police during a meeting of Singapore Harbour Board dockyard strikers at Keppel Harbour to-day. The following official statement was issued afterwards "This morning a
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    AMUSEMENTS
    199 10 MMAMM RAFFLES noil I Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Formal' 1.4S to Midnigln. GABMf K I ill IMB. GBTI UMJ Toll Leo Chung Choon Sky. Toll Hunij. Double Feature Cantonese la.k:- p.m. •:i I WORLD Cabaret 8.45 p.m. to Midnight Globe: Kentucky. Sky: Daughter CMncaom. Atlantic
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    HAINANESE CHARGED
    110 10 Alleged Connection With One Strike A 32-YEAR-OLD Hainanese, Tong Hoa Tee, who, it was alleged, was connected with the strike of domestic servants at the Singapore General Hospital, was produced before Mr. H. Watson in the Smgaj pore Third Court this morning. He was charged with assisting In
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    A.R.P. WARDEN FACES EXTORTION CHARGE
    226 10 Malay Alleged To Have Asked To See Rice Licence A MALAY, Mohamed Jan bin Abdul Karim, who was stated to be an I A.R.P. warden, was charged In the Singapore second court yesterday with extorting provisions, cash and drinks from two provision shops in East
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    "NATURE WITH LID OFF"
    462 10 Mr. Hubback's New Animal Studies RECORD OF TIME IN THE JUNGLE MR. Theodore Hubback. the wellknown authority on Malayan wild life, has published an illustrated booklet containing some of his photographic studies of wild life in the Malayan jungle. Mr. Hubback's photographs, which are already familiar
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    GORDON HARKEK AT HIS BEST AS ELK
    99 10 Lit The Cinema The Return of the Frog (Gordon Harken British Lion. At the Alhambra. GORDON Harker has never been in better form than in this new encounter with the Frog," master-mind behind a London gang of crooks. They bomb Inspector Elk, of
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    Rubber & Freight Space To Britain
    103 10 Rubber Freight Space To Britain RUBBER closed steady in London yesterday owing to transport uncertainties, says Keuter. Rubber dealers are of the opinion that Government requisitioning of freight space from Feb. 1 is likely to cause some diversion of shipping space which is now available for the transport of rubber,
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    Crash Due To Error Of Judgment, Says Driver
    203 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 17. CHARGED with rash driving, a young Chinese. Lam Chee Heng, pleaded guilty before Mr. W. J. Thorogood, the Kuala Lumpur first magistrate, to-day. Accused Is alleged to have driven a van which collided with
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    40 10 Singapore made frort-page headlines in New York newspapers when the British liner Sirdhana was sunk in the harbour. These newspapers. which arrived iv Singapore this week, show the prominence the story was given in America.
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    INCREASED POWER FOR B.M.B.C. TRANSMITTER
    212 10 Work Being Completed On The Short- Wave Unit THE British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation is increasing the power of its short-wave transmitter in the very near future. This was indicated by Mr. 0. R. S. Bateman, the chairman of the corporation, in the course of a
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    PETITION OF MALACCA RICKSHA-OWNERS
    123 10 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent > Malacca. Jan. 17. A PETITION by ricksha-owners in Malacca against the reduction of the ten per cent, quota of rickshas in the Municipality, following the decision of ths Commissioners two years ago to effect a gradual reduction of rickshas was read
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    BEER SELLING CHARGE AGAINST A CHINESE
    94 10 FH JOO NAM yesterday appeared in the Singapore fifth court on a charge of selling beer by retail when not licens3d under the Liquor Revenue Ordinance, at Cafe Monico on Dec. 17. The accused claimed trial and the case was prstponed a week for
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    GOVERNOR ENTERTAINS SERVICES MEN
    38 10 THE Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas 1 and Lady Thomas are this evening entertaining 700 at a dance for non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and their wives.
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    MALAY RADIO TALKS ON SATURDAYS
    44 10 rS speakers in the next two Saturday evening radio talks In Malay from the 8.M.8.C. station, Singapore, will be: Jan. 20, Syed Alwl Al-Hady. Editor of The Lembaga, Johore Bahru: Jan. 27, Mr. H. A. AlsagofT, Editor-in-Chief, Warta Malaya.
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    EUROPEAN FINED $40
    44 10 A EUROPEAN, T. G. Cotterell. was yesterday fined $40 in the Singapore traffic court when he was convicted on a charge of rash driving along River Valley Road. He was further fined $5 on a charge of disobeying a traffic signal.
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    21 10 Caught with secret information in his possession, a German spy, Wllhelm Maurer, 43, a tailor, was condemned to death at Metz.
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    Disease Danger In Dry Weather
    89 10 (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 18. A SUGGESTION that measures snould be taken against disease carrying germs especially during the present dry weather, was made by Mr. W. S. Ebden, president of the Malacca Municipality. at yesterday's meeting. Mr. Ebden said that he thought
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    HONG KONG & S.S. TRADE
    346 10 HONG KONG S.S. TRADE Merchants And Restrictions MAY PETITION LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN co-operation with the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers' Union, representatives of the Singapore Chinese Manufacturers' Union may shortly make an appeal to the Straits Settlements Government to lift the prohibition on the import of certain Hong Kong products into
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    STORY OF POLICE WATCH ON EX-BANK EMPLOYEE
    1291 11 Alleged To Have Been Seen Climbing* Down Drainpipe R. A. ELLIOTT CLAIMS TRIAL TO CHARGE IN DISTRICT COURT CILES of various sizes, a hacjv-stfw, rubber shoes, face make-up, rubber glove^ a pair of goggles and a hammer were among a pile of exhibits
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    "Nothing Spicy For The Press," Says Judge
    255 11 Nothing Spicy For The Press," Says Judge SUIT STRUCK OUT IN HIGH COURT WHEN an application to strike out a case was made in the High Court, yesterday, the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine, in answer to a remark from the plaintiff's counsel, said that he knew no more about
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    INDIAN OFFICERS AT DINNER PARTY
    200 11 A DINNER party was given by Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Goho on Tuesday night at their residence at Katong in henour of Lt.-Col. D. Stuart, of the Indian Army, now stationed in Singapore. The guests Included Mr. J. Laycock, Mr. and Mrs. G. L.
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    ROTARY ADDRESS ON DRAMATIC ART
    152 11 DRAMA is the insplrer of all arts. One finds in it the amalgamation cf all the excellences of art itself," said Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, speaking on "The Dear Delights of the Dramatic Art.' at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. 1 Music and painting are
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    ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD FOR SHIPPING IN SINGAPORE
    375 11 •THD piovide a further safeguard. for shipping— British, Aliiecl and neutral vessels from minefields and other dangers about the port of Singapore, a Notice to Mariners was published in last night's Straits Settlements Government Gazette which is made by order of the Governor, with
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    Guarding The Rhine Frontier
    26 11 erench soldiers in a camouflaged advance post near the banks of the Rhine, on the other side of which lies enemy territory.
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    MAN WITH T.B. WILL BE CARED FOR IN PRISON HOSPITAL
    365 11 Assize Judge's Assurance To Chinese Sentenced To Two Years FOUND guilty by a common jury on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation, Tang Moi Cheng was sentenced to two years' simple imprisonment by Mr.
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    CHANDU CHARGE
    52 11 JJAIL of $5,000 was allowed Lee Tent Siah when he claimed trial in thiSingapore district court yesterday to possessing 142 tahils of non-Govern-ment chandu worth $1,136, at North Boat Quay on Tuesday. Lee said he did not know it was nonGovernment chandu. The case wa.postponed for hearing to
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    Vegetarian's Complaint About Prison Food
    103 11 Vegetarian's Complaint About Prison Food 1 COMPLAINT about the food in the Singapore civil prison was made by an Indian. Vitelingam, when he was charged in the Singapore district court yesterday with possessing deleterious drugs. The accused said he was a vegetarian, but that when in the civil prison he
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    Charged With Assault On Police
    227 11 Charged With Assault On Police CANE FACTORY STRIKE INCIDENT y !TITH a heavily oaudaged Meac!, j Goh Tian Teck was produced m the Singapore fiftn court yesterday a charge of assaulting Mr. A. R. I Anderson, Assistant Superintendent 1 f Police, of the Orchard Road divi'■■on, at the cane faNory
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    MUNICIPAL SUMMONS CASE AGAINST CHINESE
    107 11 A MUNICIPAL summons case against Mr. Lee Wee Nam. managing director of the Sze Hai Tong Bank. Singapore, was mentioned in the Singapore district court yesterday. The summons was that he. "on Ol:. 20. permitted to be deposited by allowing to pass through h's sullagc
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    INCREASED BRITISH TRADE DURING LAST MONTH
    219 12 Failure Of German Campaign Against Our Shipping London, Jan. 17. THE effect of German attempts to destroy British merchant shipping may be judged from the fact that imports in December, 1939, exceeded the value of those of any month since December, 1937. I British
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    U.S. EXPORTS LARGEST FOR A DECADE
    79 12 War Materials For Allies Principal Factor New York, Jan. 17. EXPORTS from the United States of America last month amounted to $358,000,000— the largest for nearly a decade— being $71,000,000 more than iin November and $92,000,000 higher than In December. 1938. Large shipments of
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    "WORLD'S WORST PEST"
    176 12 The Argentine Ant Invades Australia AUSTRALIA has been invaded by what has been called the "world's vorst pest" the Argentine ant. This pest has already caused so much rouble in the Infested areas that some residents have been forced to leave their homes. It is impossible to
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    BRITISH LOAN CONVERSION
    189 12 Great Saving In Interest London, Jan. 17. SIR John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons the early repayment of the 4y 2 per cent, conversion loan 1940-44, issued in 1924. A formal notice of repayment on July 1 for which an option
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    TREASURY POWERS UNDER NEW BILL
    106 12 London, Jan. 17. A WHITE paper was Issued on the conclusion of Sir John Simon's statement explaining the bill dealing with the powers to the Treasury which will be passed through all the stages of the House to-morrow. The necessity for the bill arises out
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    CANADIAN RED CROSS FUND NOW £900,000
    45 12 THE Canadian Red Cross has already collected £900.^00— only £65,000 less than the total collected by the British Red Cross. The Department of National Defence for Canada has announced thai 8.500 doctors in Canada have volunteered their services.— Reuter.
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    Naval Gunners Graduate At Sea
    33 12 The final passing out tests of classes from the Naval School of Gunnery are thei%^ftrst shoot afloat. Picture shows gas-masked gun teams at their stations aboard a destroyer.
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    The Imperial Air Armada
    57 12 The Imperial Air Armada London, Jan. 17. IT is stated in London that the tl20.000,0©« Empire air training scheme requires a personnel of at least 30,000 airmen, 2.680 officers, nearly 5.000 civilians and over a 1,000 maintenance staff, according to Canadian estimate. Nearly 70 instructional schools are needed t<r bring
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    Elizabethan English Heard Again In U.K.
    99 12 ELIZABETHAN English is being heard again in England." according to a 8.8.C. speaker. It is the speech of men from Newfoundland, who stil! speak the language of the 16th century founders of the colony. The 8.8.C speaker was the Newfoundland Trade Commissioner "Mr D.
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    WANTS HIS MONEY BACK —AFTER 62 YEARS
    46 12 A REFUND on an unused portion a' a Chicago to Boston railway ticket, bought from the Grand Trunk-Cana-dian National Railway in 1877, has been applied for at the Central Vermont Passenger Department of the railway in St. Albans. Vermont.
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    TWO MEN RESCUE 70
    34 12 THE Royal National Life-boat Institution has awarded £5 each to two men, who were trawling with a motorboat when H.M.S. Blanche was sunk and picked up 70 of her crew.
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    U. S. POWDER PLANT BLOWN UP
    93 12 Explosion Shatters Windows Miles Away Gibbstown (New Jersey). Jan. 17. EXPLOSION of 6.000 lb. of nitroglycerine wrecked the building of a powder factory owned by the Dupont de Nemours Company. The explosion, which was at first believed to be an earthquake, shattered windows 15
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    BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE CZECHS
    96 12 London. Jan 17. THE fliit reading was given in the Bomt of Commons yesterday to the i Czecho-Slovakia Financial Claims and Refugees Bill proriding for the balance I of £6,000,000 loan made to Czecho- j Slovakia by His Majesty's Government j at the beginning of
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    EARL IN PRIVATE'S UNIFORM
    30 12 London. Jan. 17. THF new Earl of Rosslyn took his oath and seat in the House of Lords in the battle dress of a private. —Reuter.
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    SWEDEN WILL DEFEND SELF Prime Minister's Declaration
    223 12 SWEDEN WILL DEFEND SELF Prime Minister's Declaration Stockholm. lan. IS. 'CWEDEN will defend her independence and neutrality," dedared the Prime Minister, Mr. P. A. Hansson, during a debate on foreign tffairs in the Riksdag yestcrda>. He added, "Any attempt to violattour neutrality will be met with all the means at
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    PRINCE DENIES STORY OF OFFER TO FINLAND
    92 12 Paris. Jan. 18 PRINCE AAGE of Denmark, a cousin cf the King of Denmark and a nephew of the late Queen Alexandra, has deni?d reports that he had offered his services to the Finnish Army. The Prince said that, despite his great sympathy
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    MOVE TO COPE WITH FOOD SHORTAGE
    124 12 Peiping. Jan. 18 THE food situation which has b»en causing acute distress among the Chinese population in Pc:; especially among the pcorer classes, i 3 expected to be greatly relieved following an official announcement that fixed prices for cereals have been can celled temporarily
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      246 13 Visit SOUTH fft AFRICA "W^^^ OF A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY i^^Lri Am/& Sunny South Africa ofters you a crowded holiday, full of interest, gaiety and restful charm, where W&l amaz r/*ly contrasting scenery and many other attractions combine to form a fascinating travel land. «J*HBn 011 ;J1 experience the freedom of
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    STATEMENT OF POLICY BY JAPAN'S NEW PREMIER
    324 14 Building Of New Order To Go On Aid For New Regime In China Tokio, Jan. 17. TN a statement of policy at the first meeting of the new Cabinet, the Prime Minister, Adm. Yonai, inter alia, expressed his determination to continue building up
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    102 14 M'SS M. L. Uaskins, the author of the striking quotation with which the King ended hit Christmat Day broadcast to the Empire, is seen here reading her book of verses. "The Desert." tchich she composed 30 years ago and from the quotation was taken. The quotation reads:— "l sad to
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    GREAT DAMAGE IN SICILY 'QUAKES
    66 14 Rome, Jan. 17. FOR the second time in two days an earthquake shook Palermo, in Sicily, yesterday. Considerable damage was caused to the famous Monreale Cathedral, which partly collapsed. During Monday's earthquake two were killed and several injured, when several buildings collapsed. In Rome, however,
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    NAZI AGENTS IN BRITAIN
    188 14 Warning Against Sabotage Acts London. Jan. 17. THE GOO.OOO workers on Britain s railways have been warned to keep a keen and constant look-out for suspicious characters who may be Nazi agents in disguise, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph adds: It is stated that secret
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    £17,000,000 IN LOANS FOR TURKISH GOVERNMENT
    105 14 DETAILS have been given of the Anglo-French-Turkish agreement recently signed in Paris. Under the agreement, the British and French Governments will give credits to Turkey to the value of £25.000.000 for the purchase of armaments in both countries. There will also be a £15.000,000
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    NEW CANDIDATE FOR U.S. PRESIDENCY
    59 14 Rochester (New York), Jan. 16. A/\R Frank Gannett, publisher and critic of the New Deal, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidency. The Senate has confirmed President Roosevelt's nomination of Mr. Frank Murphy, the Attorney-General, to the Supreme Court, and of
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    URUGUAY'S GIFT TO BRITISH ARMY
    43 14 Montevideo, Jan. 17. LADY Millington Drake, wife of the British minister, has sent the British Army £600, subscribed locally in memory of the British sailors killed in the Graf Spec battle, for the purchase of an ambulance.— Reuter.
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    36 14 IN the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain \*as asked what countries since the end of September 1938. had asked Great Britain tn guarantee them against aggression and had been refused. His reply was, "Non?."— Reuter.
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    19 14 •"THE FRENCH Minister of .Armaments has arrived in Lcndon to confer with Mr. Leslie Burgln, the Minister of Supply.
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    Canadian Airmen For Overseas
    47 14 Ottawa. Jan. 17. THE first unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force designated for overseas service is the City of Toronto Army Co-operation Squadron, whose average age is between 24 and 25. This was revealed in a broadcast on Canada's war effort. —Reuter.
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    Canada's War Loan Is Oversubscribed
    45 14 Canada' s War Loan Is Oversubscribed Ottawa, Jan. 17. CANADA'S first war loan of 5200.000.000 at 3' 4 per cent, has already been oversubscribed although it was offered to the public only on Monday. The Bank of Canada announces that subscriptions total nearly $250,000,000 —Reuter.
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    Precautionary Steps In Belgium
    86 14 Brussels, Jan. 17. /"OFFICIAL circles here maintain the rreatest secrecy regarding talks last evening between M. Spaak, the Belgian Foreign Minister, and tiie British and French, and German ambassadors. It is understood the general situation was discussed. Public lighting in the Ver\iers district near the German
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    More Awards For R.A.F. Gallantry
    147 14 More Awards For R.A.F. Gallantry London. Jan. 16. SQUADRON-LEADER I acting WlngCommanden Richard Kellett, wno led the Egypt-Australia long-distance flight in 1938. has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross tor leading combined formation aircratt opera- j tions over the enemy naval base in I the Heligoland Bight area on Dec.
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    NEW FINNISH SUCCESS
    250 14 NEW FINNISH SUCCESS Red Withdrawal Near Kitela THE Finns have scored a bit; sue* ces near Kitela. north of I-aks Ladoga, according to latest reports reaching Helsinki, Reuter reports. After three days of hard fighting, Soviet troops have abandoned their positions and supplies, including guns and 29 tanks. The retreating
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    British Victims Of Red Brutality
    373 14 MEMORIES of a Russian prison, and of brutality 20 yeais old. were raised at Question time in the House of Commons recent ly. Sir Cooper Rawson <C, Brighton > asked the Prime Minister If the Government were taki"-; any further action to press for compensat'on
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    NIGHT BLINDNESS IN GERMANY
    158 14 •THE German Press has been turning its attention of late to the problem of night blindness, which has become not only Increasingly apparent, in the black-out, but also mere prevalent as a result of the war. It Is recalled that during the Great War some German
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      417 14 Broadcasting TO-DAY PENANG ZUJ 60s mc/s (49.M ml. SINGAPORE p- Indlan prosramrae ZIIL 1.33 me/l (225 m > 545 News ta TamU ZHP 9. M M 5.55 6.20 Chinese programme. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramo- 6.40 News In Hokkien. phone records. 6.50 8.8.C. full news bulletin (relayed). 1.30 The news
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    Thter-Police Sports At Ipoh
    267 15 Thter-Police Sports At Ipoh PERAK BEAT PENANG ;n Our Own Correspondent; Ipoh, Jan. 15. THE Pcnang Police hockey and box- Ing teams fared bad', at the hands ol the!r Perak i j r the week-end, the visitor? feated thret- one at h< j ing five out of the b! Ehrke.
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    SLOW WORK AT IPOH
    105 15 From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Jan. 17. A LL candidates were given slow work to-day with the exception of Bali Girl <McPherson', who was given a' sprint dJwn the straight. East Lynne <E. Donnelly) went round In lively fashion. Queens Star "Harper) displayed pleasing action.
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    OXYGEN SPORTS CLUB
    76 15 rIE 1 allowing have been selected to I represent the Oxygen Sports Club •Far East Oxygen Acety. Co.. Ltd. the Thornycroft Sports Club in a friendly badminton match of four singles and three doubles, to be played at the Happy WorH covered .stadium. 1 today at 7
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    SAPPERS & MINERS BEAT LOYALS 4—0
    38 15 SAPPERS MINERS BEAT LOYALS 4—0 TPHK H;ippcrs and Miners heck beat the Loyals by tour goals to nil in the Command knockout competition at Tanglin yesterday. Scorers for the wlnn Aiiokasamy and Martin nho netted two poals each.
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    SEREMBAN HOCKEY
    53 15 SEREMBAN HOC KEY •From Our Own Cot respondent) moan. Jan. 15. A HOCKEY match at Seremban to- day between the NegTl Sembtlat.l Club and the Seremban Customs XI ended in a draw each side scoring two j goals. Several ol the reeular players I were absent and .sub.->titut<.'s played on
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    HOME SOCCER RESULTS
    24 15 YESTERDAYS Home .soccer matches in South "A" resulted as follows Crystal P. 0 West Ham 3 Tottenham 2 Pouthend 4 Renter
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    20 15 IU (.BY S.< Srven-A-Side tournament. HOTKEY: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. S.R.C. SOCCER Municipal S.C. f* (1.X.C.. Farrer Park.
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    C.S.C. SCORE 2—0 WIN AT HOCKEY
    148 15 AFAULI interesting same of hockey at Balestier yesterday resulted in the Ceylon Sports Club beating ihe S.C.R.C. by two j:»als to nil. The winners' goals were scored In each half by Thuraisingham The teams were well balanced, but the superior stickwork of the C.S.C.
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    SOCCER AT PONTIAN
    57 15 THE foil iwing have been selected to I, present the Gunong Pulai Waterworks XI against 'he G.E.C. Team in a :nc:.dly match at soccer on Sunday at 5.15 p.m. at Pontian. Gee Chce. Muthuiumaru. Chik bin Qsmsn, Kandasamy. Moorip. Abdui RahJ-id Terk Chye, Paramsamy. Alek. Mohamed Era.
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    FRIENDLY BADMINTON
    85 15 THE following wi'l represent the Thornycrofti Sports Club against the Oxygen B P. in a friendly game of badminton consisting of four singles and three doubles to be played at the Happy World Covered Stadium to-day at 7.30 p.m. sharp. D. Lange, T. Sullivan, Lim Kirn Wee. A.
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    Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS SCORE 3-1 HOCKEY VICTORY
    211 15 •piiK y.mc.a. Juniors defeated an SRC. team by three goals to one in a hockey fixture played on the rday. ii w.is an interesting game. Both t< ains. however, showed marked weakness In finishing. Had both il i irwards improved upon their play and
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    SELETAR'S FIRST STRING SCORE FREELY AGAIN
    640 15 Cricket Club Account For Airmen's Second Team ANLV two games were piayed off yesterday in the tournament on the padang. In the first game, the R.A.F. (Seletar) "A" had a run-away victory, beating the Alexandra Deput "IT by 19 points (two goals and three
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    ANNUAL INDIANS' SPORTS
    121 15 THE venue of the annual sports encounter between the Indian Associations of Singapore and Selangor will this year be Kuala l.umpur. where the sports will be held during the Chinese New Year holidays. Last year the Selangor Indians visited Singapore and won the cricket match, but lost
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    SAPPERS DEFEAT JOHORE TEAM
    185 15 Second Success Within Week Tram Our Own C^rreapond Johore Bahru, Jan. 16. •"THE 34th Company Roya! Engineers 1 scored a four-two victory over the Town Board and Health United team at soccer on the Istana padang today. The winners beat the same side by five goals
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    WOMEN'S GOLF
    161 15 FE women's 18 hols competition played at Bukit Timah on Monday resulted in a win for Mrs. R. Wakeford in "A" Division with a net score of 74 and in a win for Mrs. R. L. Nunn in "B" Division with a net score of 72. "A" DIVISION
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    NO PATRIOTIC FUND RACE AT IPOH
    55 15 "From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. IC. THE Perak Turf Club will not be running a special race in aid of the Patriotic Fund, it is stated. It will be recalled that the Perak Turf Club donated £300 worth of War Loans to the
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    63 15 rIE following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M.C.A. against the 4 /19 th Hyderabad Regiment tomorrow, at 5.10 p.m. on the Anson Road ground V. N. Pillay. Sabapathy, A. C. Wilton; Goh Chin Chye, G. L. Day, A. C Edgar: Gan Kee Tian, Mok Kirn,
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    LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CHANGES HANDS
    455 15 New Champions In Command Boxing Finals Last Night THE finals of the Malaya Command open individual boxing championships at Tanglin last night saw many new champions crowned, among them a new light-heavyweight, Pte. Blease of the Manchester Rrgiment, who outoointed the S.A.B.A. and "Tads" champion. Pte.
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    Collegians Beat R.E. In Johore Soccer
    149 15 l m Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 17. *THE English College opened its foot- ball season to-day with a match against the 34th Coy. of the Royal Engineers. The College won three-two. The Collegians had the better of th» first half. Through the
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    LOSS OF 'ABOUT 35 U-BOATS' ADMITTED BY GERMANY
    517 16 Moderation And Accuracy Of Allied Claims Confirmed I^ondon, .lan. 17. THE turee British submarines which, as the Admiralty 1 announced yesterday, must now be regarded as having been lost, are the first submarine losses by enemy action in 1H weeks' warfare and
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    War Ministry Change Was "Due To Clash Of Temperaments"
    362 16 London, Jan. 17. "THE speeches by Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, former Secretary of State 1 for War, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yesterday provided the British Press with an almost inexhaustible subject for comment. On one
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    ARCTIC COLD HOLDING UP SUPPLIES FOR THE REICH
    351 16 Fighting On Western And Finnish Fronts Almost At Standstill TV/TOST of Europe is to-day shivering in the grip of an lV Arctic cold spell, reports Reuter. s At Budapest the Danube is frozen from to bank, while along the upper reaches of
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    Hitler Is Losing 'Decisive Battle'
    59 16 New York. Jan. 17. <4 A MERICAN planes are begin. nin» to arrive in Britain in considerable numbers.' states the New York journal The American, which adds that Hitler is losing v. li.it may be the decisive battle in the war. American plants will challenge
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      247 16 "you* mnm u» evelyn ASTROVA PAN»RUr» CUHC '/c I lure ij more j 4*^^mm OVALTINE; Gd <i a l\ Ju rhat OvaJtlne rives you. It is, In It- ?n Uch Paint u e ?n 'te I I a Klentlflcally ompete and perfect food. It In ni °re no? ay II
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT RIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1910. No. L.07.
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      37 1 \t\ ..traitiw •uJi. fot yachting, the trousers are of while jers?y with tuitt'Mied fr<»:; .:iid v mi ith a hand-knit. cd white jumper. The pixie (in is a Maagreen m 'del carried out in (jaily printed crepe.
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      Smart Hats
      64 1 T ;n ab. urdly ohapod hata was sudden and comj;: But with early evening ami af err off-duty moments. in inii> pretty millinery to ?o iiape remi- "i a G! Ip in black tin ribb m show folded osrricti feathers, all flat and shiny the in n At
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      Flowered Wools
      80 1 DRINTED wool has endless uses. It has been made into dainty nightdresses, and blouses for lightweight and het.vy suits. In the nursery, pretty tea party frocks in fine wools, small-patterned and in pale colours are charming. Another way of using printed wool is as a lining to a
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      Will Singapore Women Go Trousered? By "Kay"
      782 1 Will Singapore Women Go Trousered By "Kay" that so *r^ many women in Europe have jR:r abandoned skirts for slacks and trousered femininity is quite commonplace, one can expect to see Siren Suits and Shelter Costumes make their appearance in Singapore any day. A* a concession to the climate, they
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      She Never Knows How To Make A Man Happy
      755 1 She Never Knows How To Make A Man Happy A Chinese View CHE never knows how to make a man happy," said a friend of mine the other day when we met. He married about the same time as myself three years ago, and though he was thankful his wife
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        85 1 Lingerie Linen Handkerchiefs 18 Battery Rd pi, on g 71 40 ut floor rnune |4 *J \rl I li»* grariouM beauty of Vardley English l<aveii«ler li«-> made it the clioicu Perfnoio of Mtnart women the world over. It* fr«-*li. vouiliiul fragrance i« always gay and charming. Vi2fr* Vardtay English UvMdcr
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      Gay Interiors Make Cheerfulness The Keynote
      337 2 pHEEKFLL surroundings are essential, and we are judging any new household purchases or arrangements essentially from their colour angie. Curtains, coverings, pictures, paint all are chosen because they are gay, or amusing, and not so much because they will 'wear" longer, or "not show
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      House Hints
      76 2 DOT] ERY flower bowls sometimes become porous, so that the water gradually disa;ti)oars from inside them. When this happens it may be jmedied by wiping the bowl uite dry inside, and thon putting a few candle ends. These are heated gently until (hey meh, and then a layer
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      A Hint On Scalloping
      63 2 IJAND worked scalloping on table cloths, sneets, tray clothes, dinner mats and so forth sometimes has the disadvantage of showing small ragged ends of the linen threads after every washing. The resultant untidiness can be i avoided if, before you pad and work the button holing,
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      Cushion From The Piece Bag
      77 2 IT is often a wise plan to keep pieces of dresses, coats and so on —especially if you have children —for renovating purposes. In order to make the pirc3-bag serve a double purpose, it may be made of an attractive piece of material, square in
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      Improved Pyjamas
      44 2 MANY women who would like to enjoy the comfort of wearing pyjamas In bed. do not choose these garments because of their rather unbecoming tops. It is now. however, possible to find pyjamas with tops to suit the most fastidious of tastes.
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      Delicious Egg Soup
      87 2 QUICKLY prepared meals which are light, and yet nourishing are much in request nowadays. Here is one which you Plight like to try. Take the contents of a small tin cf cream of celery soup (you will probably think of many variations of this ingredient* heat it.
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      Suggestions For Easy Slumber
      298 2 IN Limes of strain and worry good sound sleep is more essential than ever, and yet this is just the time when we often find insomnia added to our existing store of troubles. It is difficult to combat this very distressing habit of lyinj? awake during
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      Printed Crepe
      22 2 A gaily printed crepe dress for present wear, with the popular ln-li no. Mine and short sleeves. A Celebrity model.
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      Fortnightly Club
      217 2 AT the opening meeting of the Singapore Fortnightly Club with Mrs. E. V Davies presiding. Mr?. J. H. Pedlcw spoke on "What to look for in a platform singer." The talk was Illustrated by songs by the speaker and group singing by members of the club. A vote
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      Waffles
      344 2 II7E cio not knew who invented the waffle but whoever she (or maybe he) was deserves the kind regard, the high regard, the enthusiastic loud cheers of all of us. For who can resist that tender, light, golden brown morsel of goodness known as the waffle. Waffles have a
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        230 2 FINOIRESQUE ROMANCE I C-s\^}\ la<l<ion rould have no better inspiration than the PVvTS) (C'^/V^ft palnUnirs of Pierrc-Auifu.ste Renoir! It has been said /^~\y^i-\~ nc-^V lhat a lis womrn axe Mrcerewet. /LbbM^^^^^S A 1 Modr Elite's latest brilliant comprehensive collection I V»T99H WCil I f ld PARIS < lII* CHAPEAIX raptures
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        210 2 [kayes beaity parlourl Hairdressers. 126-A Kirn Seng Road, Wmr Great World -lain Entrance. D^ SrJ Specialists in fltasjsj 1 *<\ Permanent tKSr Waving. I ,-> OPEN DAILY 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. j Charges: S6. $10. 6c Si 2. SO I J CHUA AH KOW. Manager, j "THE BEST CLEANERS
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      Lengthen The Life Of Your Stockings
      445 3 Lengthen The Life Of Your Stockings How To Get More Service From Your Hose MUST of us are endeav in£ to be even ny Domical than cv, In matter of stoci are trying f ol^ hints and ftndinj for n'feit .Hid a brand ..•ii really fits. Hu' <lii. brands vary
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      Linen Washing Dress
      14 3 Linen Washing Dress A dainty washing dress of linen, effectively trimmed with twin hows
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      'Happiness Through Helping Others'
      439 3 AT the risk of dashing in where cngels fear to tread, may I, as a mere male bachelor, say how very interested I have been In the various letters and articles dealing with The Planter's Wife which nave appeared in the Women's Supplement. Particularly was I
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      Husbands & Wives
      417 3 Husbands Wives HERE they are again— those husbands and wives who make the laughs-in-the-courts: When the alarm clock goes off in the morning, and I tell my husband it's time to get up, he looks at me mournfully, and stays: "Darling, I think I'm dying." I still love my wife,
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        288 3 K!he became mSS&beautiful j^jj IN A WEEK/ Miss Chambord made this amazing change in her appearance in 8 days. Read below her personal letter in which „l night-it nourui.es and beautishe explains exactly how she did it and > '^viuieyou sleep. Skin becomes tinn and free from wrinkles. how any
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        287 3 The ARISTOCRAT AMONG CHINESE CARPETS IS HERE RAISED UP DESIGNS-LATEST COLOURS GUARANTEED FADELESS PILE GUARANTEED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CARPET. NO WONDER. THEY ARE MENTIONED AS CHEMICALLY WASHED LIVE-WOOT CARPETS. 31*33* HIGH bAtifaA'A. raynai *;»44. Bradley Suits, Woollen Suits Junipers etc. for the Hill Stations at ba r t
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      Women And The War
      2751 4 THERE is now in London a recruiting office for people willing to go to Finland under the auspices of the Red Cross to tend the wounded. Fully trained nurses and members of ambulance bodies, who are not needed in this country, had been agitating to be
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      She Watches Profiteers
      111 4 leers. The optimism ol' the Finnish colony is astonishing. Finnish sailors, whose boats have come into English harbours and who have made their way to London to talk personally to the legation staff, are full of confidence that with the help they are receiving their countrymen, who
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      "Royal Oak" Survivor Weds
      27 4 Lieut. Michael H. Benton. R.M., a survivor of the "Royal Oak." was mirriecl to Miss Winirred Packe at St. Gabriel's, Warwick Square, London.
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        476 4 pp* AVOID jjjry® BLEMISHED v **use this J^M 2PURPOSE SOAP tfftjfl Ik. T 1 /"j rr om i« f render t rough 1 ■k ■•l*oroo#A| I tkin moolh i ■PK AntiMtptic i \anJtappltmt M C/«min» X velcrt. M k at your skin. Is it dry, harsh and rough is your
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        199 4 Sally was Pale and jklAMtftf 4flL7*As\ JOHN. tM WORKItO i^lCkr WW ABOUT SALLY SHE f w W yS-\> St^ I looks »*u and I MUVSA y^. y lil) oets Tiwo-oor HicMLv-rnri/^CHitoil •O-^f A. J! KwtASicf g 6 rrv. tmats kep PIMNCR TIME~j T^TT^X I [AT POCTORS f VtS. LOTS Of
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      Comforts For The French Army
      47 5 v pit has bom organized at 35 I.owndes Squar?, London, by permission of Violet Lady Melrhelt. under tlu Anglu-I rcn.h Red truss, to pnvide t-omforts for the Krenh troops in the field. Lady Alelchett is in (he centre in a light overall.
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      Malayan Weddings
      210 6 Malayan Weddings Mr. Ho Sung Ngiap and Miss Chin Kwr Fon?. married at the Kheh (ommui.ilv C.ulld, Singapore. .Hr. .md Mr.. L. O. R. Dias a'to. that* wedding in Malacca. The bride was formerly Mi.s Ivy Dorothy Minjoct. dauehter of the late Mr. V. E. Minjoot and Mrs Minjo.it of
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      The Art Of Making Dolls From Oddments
      313 6 The Art Of Making Dolls From Oddments THE making of soft, cuddly toys for small children is quite ix fascinating art, and any woman who has only the slightest flair i"or this kind of work v ill find lots of ideas crowding into her mind as she begins to dosijrn
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      Spaghetti At A Party As A Hot Buffet Dish
      529 6  - Spaghetti At A Party As A Hot Buffet Dish Dorothy Greig ]\/|EN are really responsible for the swing in party food from fluff to good honest dishes at parties at which men are guests. At gatherings for the girls the food is something else again, which is all right, too.
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      New Year Babies
      30 6 Owing to the evacuation only three babies were born at the New Year at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London. Usually there arc as many as twenty born.
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      169 6 Mr. and Mrs. Oh Quee I.iun.; aitor (heir woddinf at Mr. One Peng Dmb'i hSBM at 17, M:trinp Parade, Singapore. The bride was formerly MLs.s Khuo I'et-k Choo. daughter of Mrs. Khoo Peck Lock and the Ute Mr. Khoo Peck Lstk, of Singapore, and the bridefrroom is the son of
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        304 6 How I Hot Bid Of SUPERFLUOUS HAIR^T' TRAINED win coy I n«N^\^9 snx-lh |>o'' •>' fip v ,1 .1 :V. l(lot> '''Hf /S^^lgFJl l W iriilrllS i mii it A HEW 2^^ very trace \J^^^^^^^^^^ ■t \VilhNVw .ir troubles .irr rnded." luir few*- < no bristly r r '.ortiistJ and
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        261 6 Never m neglect a ybfc S sore throat: %Lr* YOUR DOCTOR will inform voo \^S^^* JM husk) ness is often dsnger signal of "jCs''!^ '^m S mure trouble- Ahead Neglect aay j f \^*~^fj V^ lead to tenou> tllneia. A husk .^^T^^ m thr<*i should he »treoßthencH and '</\ protected
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      Life In Our Village... By Victoria Chappelle
      1204 7 Life In Our Village By Victoria Chappelle THE child was yelling her little head off just outside our front gate. I heard a boy's voice say, as J opened it, 'Ere come on, s'only a blister on yer 'eel." "Only," I thought, knowing what blisters can feel like. .•> Five
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      Monogram Motifs In All Sorts Of Novel Forms
      530 7 Monogram Motifs In All Sorts Of Novel Forms London. MONOGRAM motifs which have adorned clothes, handbag*, hats and umbrellas for >o long have by no means vanished. Now identity discs are added to the means by which w< 1 label ourselves, and they are available in all sorts of novel
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        232 7 1 OUB CLOTHES Cor DRY CLEANING, €c DYEING, art cordially invite you to h .c o trial order at our now shoo at the GLOBE DRY CLEANERS. 33. Coleman Street. sUAMUIAI /.\/'M. iSy i I mixiT I NEED IT I Mix a little Heiuz I (vj\ Evaporated Horse •^*^|ca Radish
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        415 7 SimkKH PAIN relieved in 5 minutes louiivmir mSertog ■flee tin burrta tnmbtaKNM T** M *mrfc it is ■Jwayi ■tWMtiag to read Innv oUtdl h.u« gamed nlirf. Here is a letter from on* whose Uvdthood itself was tii.eatcncd by weeks of p.»in. 1 1 is joy at the quick irecdom that
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      Weaving Goes
      843 8 To The Country Fabrics Of Beauty And Worth From The Handlooms THKUK WM a time when spinning and weaving were to doac to the flock that the clack of the loom could be heard in the field, and the bleat of the sheep Bounded in the cottage when
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      In Satin Lastex
      70 8 "THE skirt panel to hide the 1 trunks and the form fitting model serve to make this swim suit, worn by Helen Parrish soon to be seen in Universal's "First Love," a prime favourite for the beach. It is made of satin lastex in a beautiful shade
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      Chicken Dish With Mushroom Flavour
      197 8 Chicken Dish With Mushroom Flavour A FINE chicken dish is still a treat. I know of one that would rank among the top notchers in any company of cooks. Its special point is a creamy mushroom sauce. This mushroom sauce not only adds its own deep mushroom savour to the
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        72 8 :i j!' lfl ,*s& fa, :i}!«!!jti!;ijijj |iii' U* 1 M tiH llU^lPfl I EAU W III!!! 1 1 COLOGNE ill I i,-ji |I |li|| I— •111 I fill I lINFYnFIIFn niIAIITY Coty Em De Coiosie 'Buck Top' J p IU UUALM|^^ n:=i 32 oz (One Litre)... ss.oo I I li!i
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        163 8 NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED Linen Table-cloths. Tea-cloths, Luncheon sets. Handkerchiefs. Organdie Red-spreads. Tea-seta Ladles' underwear. Dressingtowns Mandarin -coats Handbags, tec. ALSO Jade-trees, Jewellery. Ivory, Camphorwood chests. Nest tables. /11l awaiting your early selection C. K. TANG 231. River Valley Road. Phone 2181 SINGAPORE. SUGGESTION for HI? BIRTHDAY a new shaving
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