The Straits Times, 9 May 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUKS.j MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940, I»RICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 I'AGKS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940, PRICE S CENTS.
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      363 2 IXX3OE. To Florence, wife of Mr. Phil Loguc, hi the General Hospital, Singapore, a son. Both doing well. CARROLL-ROBERTSON—HANNAY.—At St. (-.lies Cathedral. Edinburgh on 25th April, 1940, by the Rev. Will Burnett, B.D. Assisted by the Rev. S. Stephen Walker. M.A. James Carroll-Robertson of Eelmont Estate, Bahau, adopted son of
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      384 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co. MAfL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES THE P. O. S. N. COMPANY WILL HAVE A PASSENGER STEAMER SAILING WESTWARDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. Ml vcisrls may rail at any port on or off thr
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      203 3 (Incorporated Id Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPK VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Kurnpe via America and Round Tours In the Pacific quoted in IS. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. NITTA MARD leave H'kong May 10 ASAMA MARD leave
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      997 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY HIROM VUB 9.65 mcs (31.20 m.i VD.t ««l mt SINGAPORE (19( m| I'MN 10.26 iocs (2D.» ml; VIIU 11.86 mci (233 m.l: VDC :516 ti~* ZHL 1.33 mci .225m. I (19 80 m.l. 2HP 9.69 me* ,30.9«m.» 4 50 pm pr 0Kramme prc vl?w; 4.53 p.m. 1.15 p.m.
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    ALLIES TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF GERMAN TROOPS
    222 4 Lorries Loaded With Dead And Wounded In Oslo Stockholm, May 8. A CONTINUAL stream of lorries loaded with German dead and wounded is arriving in Oslo, accordjnjr to Swedsh Press despatches. Total German losses in fighting are estimated to be considerable. The dead
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    BRITISH UNIFORMS
    59 4 London, May 8. A GERMAN lieutenant and ten men disguised in British uniforms took British detachment by surprise near Lillehammer. This statement was jnade in a German broadcast in Greek en May 6. Authoritative military circles here point out that this ruse is condemned by the German general
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    29 4 London, May 8. TTHE Norwegian legation In copen- hagen has been ordered to leave Denmark, according to the Swedish radio. It was added that departure will take place to-morrow.—Reuter.
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    Polish Troops Land In Norway
    80 4 Paris, May 8. A POLISH communique says that detachments of Polish Carpathian Chasseurs, reorganized in France, landed In Norway very recently and v/ill fight with the Allies against the invader. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Prof. Koht, said in London fhat Poland was sending 4,000 men
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    ALLIED CASUALTIES PLACED AT 1,800
    41 4 Mew xorK, May rIE total number of Allied troops evacuated from Aandalsnes was 4,764, according to a Washington report In the New York Herald-Tribune, while total Allied casualties In that area are put at I,Boo.— Reuter.
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    AUSTRALIA TO CALL UP 3,800 AIRMEN
    61 4 Melbourne, May 8. FE Australian Air Minister, Mr. J. V. Fairbairn, announced to-day that 2.000 r.rivates. 1.800 observers and gunners will be called up under the Empire air training scheme before the end of the year. He added that the first Australian air crew
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    CZECH CONTINGENT FOR FRANCE
    41 4 Acomingent of Czechoslovak volunteers left London yesterday morni ing. They are the first to leave Britain and will Join the Czechoslovak army in France. They have been in a training camp since the oitbreak of war. —Reuter.
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    28 4 Stockholm, May 8. SURVIVORS of the British destroyer Hunter, sunk in the first battle of Narvik, who reached Sweden and were interned, will be allowed to return home.—Reuter.
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1301 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations WEDNESDAY, MAT 3, 1M»: 5 P.M. I MINING Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 4* 6d 4s 10% x.d. Austral Amal. (ss) 5s 6d 6t Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hitam (I) 21s 31s 9d Ayer Weng 63 61 Bangrin tin 21s 22s Batu Selangor («1)
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    244 4 Singapore, May 8. 5 p.m. MIM.no Bayers Seller* Ajnpats 4/7 i/lOxd Austral Amalc 5/9 6 Batu Selangurs 1.42 1.45 Hong Fatts 1.07 1.09 JelebUi 0.73 0.75 Kampong LanJuU 22 3 23'K. Kamuntlng 8.3 ..9 Kundang 14 li 14/74 Kent 2/3 2/6 Kiting Riven 1-70 1.80
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, May 8, 5 p.m.
    160 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, May 8, 5 p.m. Singapore, May 8, s p.m. Books Total tot Company Dividend Close Date Ex Ertv. financial year TIN Payable Date to data Ampat Tin 13% tax Apr. 29 May 17 Apr. 30 W» Pahang 10% int. less tax Apr. 24
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    163 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Corre^ouiident) London, May 8. COMMODITY and Exchange marked iloeed v follows witft pievtoua Quotations to parentnexli:— RUBBER: Firm. Spot 117 16dllttd (ll»4d HHd) July-Sept. 119 r l6dllll|l6d (11 7!16d ll%d) Oct. -Dec. ll<4d ll%d (llttd IVAA) Jan. -Mar. ll%d ll'id <nud llftd) New York (opening
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    124 4 Mails close at me General Post Office a' follows:— TO-DAY Aden surface 5 p.m. Australia air .> p.m. Burma surface 5 p.m. Egypt surface 5 p.m. Great Britain and Europe generally surface 5 p.m. Ir.dia surlacc 5 p.m. Java air 10 am. and S p.m. Sumatra
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    WESTERN FRONT
    26 4 A communique Issued in Paris yesterday states that artillery activity on both sides continued during Tuesday night at various points of the Western Front.—Reuter.
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    42 4 London. May 8. PENCH Chasseurs d'Alpins withdrawn from the Namsos front landed at a northern port to-day. They are welcomed by Gen. Mettelhauser, who had been sent by Gen. Gamelln on a mission to Gen. Ironside, Chief of Imperial General Staff.- Reuter.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS Rubber Again Strong On Buying Demand
      391 5 AROUND THE MARKETS Rubber Again Strong On Buying Demand By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, May 9. RUBBER is again a strong market. London recorded a rise of threesixteenths at 11 2 d. and New York wa.~ up a half at 20% cents. Tin remained unchanged for both position in London
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      U.S. Plan To Store Dutch Tin
      83 5 Washington, May 8. THE possibility of building up tin reserves in the United States by means of a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to Holland is being considered by officials of the State, Navy and War Departments. The plan would involve a loan of about
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      EXCHANGES
      172 5 The following are the exchange rates tnls morning according to the lally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: acLLinu London T.T 2/4 i/16 Loi.don demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand Men York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand SI 11/16 Batavia demand
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      London Stock Exchange
      288 5 I. London, May 8. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan 5% 1944-64 107% Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 112',i War Loan 3%% *****16 1|16 Com. Union Assce (Units) 7 Prudential Assce A' 25%, Royal Assce 7% Great
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      Smaller Profit For Thornycroft
      213 5 AS announced in a preliminary state- ment by the directors of Thornycroft (Singapoie) Ltd., they will not recommend the payment of a dividend for the year ended Jan. 31, as "In view of the obscure outlook for the coming year, it is deemed advisable to conserve
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      LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT
      197 5 I EWIS AND PEAT, reviewing the v rubber market for the past week, write: One might almost say that the worse the war and political news the firmer the markets. All durine the past week the rubber market has been Improving. There has been considerable Inquiry
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      YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
      155 5 THHE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rubber Association held its 1,485 th auction yesterday when there were Catalogued 1,556,521 lb. (694.88 tons) Offered 1,461.198 lb. (653.32 tons) Sold 1,197,564 lb. (534.63 tons) Spot London 11 516 d. New York 19% eta. PRICKS REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cento
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      DUNLOP'S BIG ACHIEVEMENT Review Reveals Sound Position
      606 5 DUNLOP'S BIG ACHIEVEMENT Review Reveals Sound Position COME revision of first thoughts on the Dunlop profit figures is enforced by the full accounts, for these show the group's achievement during 1939 to have been even more considerable than could be told from the preliminary statement. The parent company's net profit
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      RQBINSONS TO PAY 5 PER CENT.
      106 5 ROBINSON and Co., Ltd., made a net profit of $147,023 for the year ended Feb. 29, compared with $99,599 the previous year. The directors, at the annual meeting In Singapore on May 18, will recommend Payment of a 6 per cent. dividend on the
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      85 5 I nnrsan j, ifuj 3, noon. Barer* SeUan Prices PrtoM No. IX B.S.S. (Spat loose) S7H S7J4 No. IX K.S.S. lab. In caw* Mar 38* 38 9. 16 GF..VQ. R.S.S. f.ab. in u.les M«y 37% 37H r.A.Q. B.S.S. f.o.b. IB ouet Mar 36)4 37 FUTURE
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      162 5 Advances against goods anc product at low rates ot interest nay be arranged vita us. Wa also offer Godown spaces to let at low rentals. Further particulars will be supplied on application. Master). KIM BIAN SENG COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in S.S.) 33 35, Tanjong Pagar Road, SINGAPORE. We beg to
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      150 6 &j^L_ _A L H A MBR A M U Why is a woman judged by 1 her weakest moment? ET Warner Bros. Present gfi| BETTE M W HENRY That Certain Woman "n e"x!T~c h amg e" The picture that packs every kind of Thrill v^a j j uloyo bacon ffJßtmm
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      409 6 BE CALM FOLKS! THAT'S NOT AN EARTHQUAKE IN TOWN! IT'S A LOVE SCENE between ROSALIND RUSSELL and CARY GRANT! THE TOWN'S BIG LAUGH SHOW! 13.15-6.15-9,1511 3.15-6.15-9,15 1 OPENING TO-PAY at the CAPITOL HP^H^4i,, l^ f A (when he isn't telling love lies) u^iv !<*) rolled into one! (No wonder he's
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    HOLLAND MAKES EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
    633 7 More Men Under Arms Now Than At Any Time Since Last September London, May 8. IN the last 24 hcurs the Netherlands Government has taken precaution? more complete than at any time since the war began. A message from The Hague states that a
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    New Soviet War Chief Appointed
    78 7 New Soviet War Chief Appointed MARSHAL Voroshilov, it is officially announced in Moscow, has been relieved of his duties as Defence Commissar and appointed assistant chairman of the Council of Commissars. He will be succeeded by Marshal Semyoh Timoshenko, says Reuter. The reasons for the step are not known but
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    U.S. Fleet To Stay At Honolulu
    106 7 Move Linked With N. I. Status Quo? London, May 8. ACCORDING to a Washington message Admiral Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, to-day confirmed a Honolulu report that the fleet would remain at Honolulu. Adm. Stark said that Admiral Richardson, in seeking permission to remain
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    New Peace Move By Roosevelt ?
    130 7 New Peace Move By Roosevelt Washington, May 8. THE belief is growing here that President Roosevelt is planning some move connected with the war. Some observers are of the opinion that a peace move may be made by the i White House coincldentally with an appeal by the Vatican. Mr.
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    German Attack On West Front Repulsed
    52 7 Paris, May 9. LAST night's French war communique states that In the region east of Nled the enemy attempted a raid which was repulsed by the fire of the French outpost attacked, of artillery and of a support party which at once went into
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    SOLICITOR-GENERAL DIES
    39 7 .Lonaon, way •"PHE Speaker announced in the 1 House of Commons to-day that Sir Terence O'Connor, SolicitorGeneral, is dead, reports Reuter. Sir Terence, who was Conservative M.P. for Central Nottingham, was Solicitor-General since 1936. He was 49.
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    No New Measures In Belgium
    105 7 A COMPETENT military authority in Brussels, commenting on the I cancellation of Dutch army and navy leave, declared that similar action was not at present contemplated in j Belgium. No special military measures were i taken in Belgium during the night, it was declared in
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    I NEW ITALIAN. BATTLESHIP TO BE LAUNCHED SOON
    31 7 I NEW ITALIAN. BATTLESHIP TO BE LAUNCHED SOON I ITALY'S fourth 35.000-ton battleship Rcm» I will shortly be launched at Genoa, according to a Rome tt lcgram to Paris, reports. Reutcr.
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940. (250 th. Day of the War.)
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      A Moral Defeat
      959 8 Inspired comment from London suggests that the smallness of the Government's majority In the voting on the motion for the adjournment at the end of the two days' debate on the conduct of the war has caused considerable surprise at Home. Frankly, we do not believe that.
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    U.S. EXPERTS REFUTE GERMAN CLAIMS
    122 8 1 British Navy Cannot Be Seriously Damaged' Washington, May 8. American naval experts do not believe that Germany Is capable of "seriously damaging" the British Fleet from the air, declared Mr. Charles Edison, acting Secretary of the Navy, before the Senate Naval Affairs committee to-day.
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    FRENCH NAVAL SUCCESSES
    70 8 Paris, May 8. The successful operations of French warships manoeuvring in the Kattegat and Skagerrak, where the Germans are sweeping up Allied mine 3, are reported. Destroyers spotted two enemy patrol boats and sank them within two minutes. They also attacked two fast torpedo-boats and sank one.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      "ANTICIPATE"
      442 8 The Fowlers, "A.P.H." And Macaulay To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— You are right to expect no apology. I can only offer my humble admiration at your mis-reading of the Concise Oxford Dictionary. I, too, had consulted it and sundry other works, before attacking your leader-writer. In
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      MR. SEE TEONG WAH
      323 8 Tribute To A Weil-Known Local Chinese To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— By the death of Mr. See Teong Wah, J.P., another link with the past of Singapore is shattered. A son of the late Mr. See Ewe Boon, Mr. Teong Wah was educated
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      THE WEE CONCHIFERI
      18 8 "The shells." concluded Mr. Oldhaw. "will be returned to the beach." (Sunday Times, May sth.).
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      36 8 The homes of countless Crustacea That come and dwell in clusters here Are seized along our beaches. From heartless men to differ, I Will watch the wee conchiferi Till by the siput each is. S. R.
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      SEX EQUALITY
      1037 8 Where Concubinage And Polygamy Differ To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l have been accused by "Modern Teacher" of not having taken the trouble to study deeply the "merits" of his standpoint. Allow me to assure him that I have studied his standpoint carefully (deeply, if
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      CINEMA TAX
      768 8 Up-Country Theatres May Have To Close To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l have watched the various correspondence on cinema tax in the Straits Times with extreme interrst. It is difficult, of course, to say how best to solve this problem, which is no doubt having
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      SMOKING IN CINEMAS
      116 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—The English-speaking cinema audiences do not seem to understand the word "appeal." The foul, smoky atmosphere is still in evidence in Singapore. I wish to express my appreciation to the management of the Capitol Theatre for immediate co-operation. It surprised
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      94 8 THE THREE WHITE RAJAS. toy H. H. The Ranee of Sarawak. It to the Story of thoee hundred years and the three White Rajas who have ruled over Sarawak that Ranee has to tell. Illustrated. Price only $6.50 and POST FREE. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., 6-8 Robinson Road Singapore.
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
    844 9 Reconstruction Of Government Considered Highly Probable UNEXPECTEDLY LOW MAJORITY OF 81 IN DEBATE ON NORWAY Mr. Winston Churchill Explains Why Trondheim Was Not Attacked AFTER Mr. Winston Churchill had concluded the House of Commons two-day debate on Norway and the general conduct of the
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    Danish Freedom One Of Allies' War Aims
    1472 9 London, May 8. MR. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons to-day that the restoration of the freedom and independence of Denmark was included in the Allies' war aims. Reuter. Mr. Churchill said that this statement had
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    FEELING IN THE COUNTRY
    455 9 Mr A.V. Alexander Winds Up |W|R. A. V. ALEXANDER (Labour) 1 winding up the House of Commons deoate for the Opposition, paid tribute to the work of the Fightinj? Services in the last four difficult weeks in Scandinavia. In pressing a change in outlook and. if
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    Attacked By 60 Nazi Planes
    117 9 London, May 9. rE survivors of the Tribal class destroyer Afridi, which was sunk last week In the course of convoying transports conveying the troops returning from Norway, reached Portsmonth yesterday from the north. Describing the attack on their ship, the survivors estimated that more
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    British Rescue Crew Of Sunken U-Boat
    29 9 Members of a German submarine crew are seen here being helped aboard one of His Majesty's ships after their craft had hern sunk.
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    6 Trawlers Lost Off Trondheim
    67 9 Londm, May 8. 'THE Admiralty announces the loss of six naval trawlers during the Trondheim evacuation. Two of the trawlers were sunk after air attacks and four were so damaged by air attacks that it was not considered advisable for them to attempt the North
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    GERMAN CLAIMS ON NARVIK BATTLE
    90 9 Berlin. May 8. THWO cruisers were hit in aerial attacks near Narvik, claims the German high command in yesterday's j communique. It is further claimed that enemy positions and marching columns were j successfully bombed, and a Britisl! I fighter was brought down. The last
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    NETHERLANDS TENSION
    324 9 Defence Measures Reinforced /"\FFICIAL dispatches reaching the w U.S. State Department in Washington indicate some increase in the tension in the Netherlands as a result of fears of invasion by Germany, stated Mr. Cordell J lull at h)3 press conference yesterday. Mr. Cordell Hull added that American nationals
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    53 9 London, May. i. A GERMAN attempt to bomb a British hospital ship in Norway was revealed Dy Mr. R. A. Butler. Foreign Under-Sccrrtiry, at question time In the House of Commons to-day. He said the ship was lying quite apart from all other ships at the time. The attack was
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    STOP PRESS
    25 9 Government supporters who vc.tei with the Opposition included Mr. Duff Cooper, Mr. Amery. Mr. llore-Relisha. Sir Roger Keyes, Lord Woliirr and Lady Astor.
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    D.S.O. FOR EX-MALAYAN'S WORK IN NORWAY
    316 10 Led Squadron That Shot Down 14 Nazi Planes FIGHTERS WHICH WERE BASED ON FROZEN LAKE THE Distinguished Service Order has been awarded to an R.A.F. officer born in Kuala Lumpur— Squadron Leader John William Donaldson. He is included in the awards for the Norwegian
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    Commons Question On May Day Riot
    100 10 London, May 8. REPLYING in the House of Commons to-day to Mr. W. Paling. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, cave details of demonstrations of workers in Singapore on May Day, after which Mr. Paling asked whether Mr. Mat Donald
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    LOAN BEING CONSIDERED
    133 10 Reply To Chinese Press Reports T:".L.:i. Is no inundation, an official s?okvmia to.d a Strai'.s limes r > :\-v t)-dav. for reports appearing Chin::? newspapers that lal commlttsa to consider the firrt?ti~-i cf a war loan— as advocated b- P. D. Blsseker at the las: m n
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    MR. D. N. BANNERJEA DIES IN MALACCA
    125 10 ■r.j.'.i Cur Own Correspondent > Malacca. May 9. *JT:r3 death oc.-urrcd this morning at X rvj, c»nTal Hisoital. Malacca, of D B -m?rjea. the Indian lawrer, fc '".win f.i c--.?;-ation. Bannzrjea, v.iio came to Malaya i:> 20, r>as been at.ached to Meter* C
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    MR. P. A. FARRER-MANBY DIES IN BRITAIN
    63 10 i rcm our Own Correspondent. > London, May 8. AT Uic inquest at Lymington (Hants.) in;.o ihz death on May 6 of Percy a: ..i Parrar-Vanby, ex-Judicial Com- F.M.S.. a verdict of suicide while ti'.e balance of his mind was disru 'bed wai
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    AMUSEMENTS
    170 10 ka: BOTKl D.i<n»- ft Dance (Formal) 8 p.m. to Midnight. GABBH tatATtUC, GtVI.ANG laid 10 Years Romantic Cantonese TaK:ie 7.45 p.m. v! »m>k; i) Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight. i :.un Hi the Iron Mask. iiUpin. ii moblm Happy Theatre: East Side of Heaven HfuMl Taljcics: Law of tin'
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    CIRCULAR ON SCHOOLS AND RELIEF FUND
    106 10 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. May 8. i 'I^HE boards of directors of Penang 1 Chinese schools have been circularised by the Assistant Director of Education (Chinese >. Mr. W. Webb, to s?3 that students and teachers do not participate in propaganda activities of
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    BRITAIN NOW HAS AIR BASE NEAR NARVIK
    783 10 DURING the course of his speech in the House of Commons debate, i the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill said that "in regard to Narvik I will give no information at all. Conditions, however, are much more equal and the
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    JOHORE COURT CHANGES
    362 10 Class Of Senior Magistrates RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMITTEE (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 8. AN important change in the Johore court system will come into effect with the introduction of a Bill in the Johore Council of State, next month, by which men experienced In legal
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    TWO FUNERALS
    65 10 TTHE funeral took place yesterday or Mr. Augustine Rozarlo, who died at the age of 43. Mr. Rozario had been employed by the General Post Office for 22 years prior to his retirement owing to ill health. The funeral also took place of Mr. Nelson Rodrlgues, who died
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    15 10 The 8.M.8.C. news bulletin will be read at 7.20 p.m. to-day Instead of at 7.15.
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    Muslim Mission To Malaya
    36 10 Prof. Maulana Khwaja Abdul Hal Farooqui (left) and Dr. S. Zall-el-Abedin < Fasil, of the Jamia Millia Islamia. the National Muslim University of Delhi, now on a visit to Malaya.— Straits Times pictures.
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    360,000 YEN FOUND IN TWO SUITCASES
    524 10 Officer On Discovery At Harbour Board Wharf THAT he ripped open the cloth of one suitcase and unscrewed the plywood boards of another to bring to light large quantities of foreign money in the form of 360,990 Japanese yen, equivalent to $192,275 (Straits), was
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    VOTE CAUSES SURPRISE
    310 10 Commentator On Debate ATMOSPHERE IN HOUSE TENSE •CRANKLY," said a Parliamentary; correspondent broadcasting [rom London, "the House of Commons vote on the debate on th« Norwegian campaign was surprising tc me and I am sure to most people." From the point where Mr. Chamberlain accepted the challenge
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    BETTE DAVIS IN "THAT CERTAIN WOMAN"
    92 10 "That Certain Woman." (Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, lan Hunter and Anita Louise.) Warner Bros. At the Alhambra. THIS picture is a psychological study of the desperate efforts made by a woman, Bette Davis, to escape from the morbid ghosts of her pant Ufa which
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    WELFARE OF THE BLIND
    239 11 Malayan Society Envisaged LOOKING FOR IDEAS, SAYS MR. STONE EFFORTS are being made to get people interested in the problem of the blind, with a view to holding a meeting for the purpose of finding ways of forming a Malayan society for the blind, announced Mr.
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    18 MONTHS FOR BANISHEE
    63 11 S" ENTENCE of 18 months' rigorous imprisonment was. passed on a n:iddle-aged Hainanese, Chhan Jang Thia, alias Eng Hai, at the Singapore Assizes yesterday when he admitted that he was a banishee and had re- 1 turned to the Colony. Accused was banished from the Colony
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    NEW ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET
    45 11 Tokio. May 8. I J/DRD CHATFIELD completes five years as Admiral of the Fleet today. Adm. Sir Charles Forbes has been promoted Admiral of the Fleet in succession to Lord Chatfleld. Viee-Adm. Sir Dudley North has been promoted Admiral. Reuter.
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    INSPECTOR'S STORY OF FATAL MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION
    1494 11 Eight Shots Fired By Police In Fight With Mob ATTACK ON SMALL FORCE BY "HOOLIGANS OF WORST CLASS" "THEY marched toward- us in full battle array," declared Inspector Philip S. Gordon, when with his head bandaged and his left arm in a sling
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    EUROPEAN JUROR FINED BY CORONER
    166 11 A EUROPEAN juror, A. K. Kronir.. was fined 525 by the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. McQuarrie, yesterday, for attending court late. Subpoenaed to attend an inquest en two Chinese, who sustained fatal wounds in the May Day incidents. Kronin arrived about an hour and
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    Magistrate's Failure To State Case Criticized By Judge
    378 11 •THE action of a Singapore magistrate who allegedly failed to state a case within the specified time of seven days after intimating that he was going to do so, was criticized by the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine, in the High Court
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    WAR MINISTER EXPLAINS NORWAY CAMPAIGN
    1482 12 Germans Made To Pay Heavy Price For Gains In South WHY LIGHTLY ARMED TROOPS WERE PUSHED FORWARD A LONG WAY WINDING UP the first day's debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr. Oflver Stanley, Secretary for War, said he thought that perhaps a
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    JAPANESE MAY NOT VISIT CHINA
    48 12 Tokio, May 8 "["HI. Foreign Office, in accordance with a Cabinet decision yesterday, has placed a ban on the visits of Japanese nationals to China on nonurgent business. Those visiting China are required to obtain certificates from chief of the police.— Eastern News.
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    DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN WAR CORRESPONDENT
    52 12 THE death la reported by Reuter from 1 London of Mr. Webb Miller, distinguished American war correspondent and Journalist, whose body was found on the railway near Clapham Junction yesterday. It is believed that he accidentally fell from a train as It was leaving the
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    PREMIER IN DRAMATIC SCENE
    1100 13 Intervenes In Debate To Accept Challenge "OCCASION HAS BEEN MADE GRAVER 1 STILL"— MR. CHAMBERLAIN |\4R. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, figured in a dramatic scene in the House of Commons last < night, when, following a speech by Mr. Herbert Morrison j attacking the Government
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    178 13 nOYAL Air Force pilots and crews of Coastal Command are now wearing steel helmets when they take their Sunderland flying boats out on patrol. The helmets are the standard type of tinhat developed by Britain in the lasc war, designed to prevent or minimise !;ead
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    R.A.F. Chaplain-In-Chief Is Yorkshirenian
    122 13 T*HE Rev. Maurice Henry Edwards, new Chaplain-in-Chief to the Royai Air Force and Honorary Chaplain to the King, has a true Yorkshireman's appreciation of the value of humour. He quotes a soldiers' prayers which he heard in France during the Great War. "Give me a sense
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    SCAPA FLOW A.R.P.
    23 13 Orkney education committee has authorised the expenditure of £4,500 on surface shelters at 24 schools in the Scapa Flow area.
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    35 13 A.D.C TO THE KING CoL 1 temp. Brigadier) G. E. M. Whittuck, has been appointed aide-de-camp to the King, in succession to Col. C. L. Wallace, on the latter's promotion to the rank of Major-General,
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    1936 14 Materially Reduced Enemy Air Attacks On The Allies CPEAKING in the House of Commons debate last night, Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, said he proposed to concentrate upon the events of last month and the part taken in those operations by the R.A.F.
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    210 14 ADM. Sir Roger Keyes, (of Zeebrugge fame) who was hi uniform, was loudly cheered during the first day's House of Commons debate on Thursday when he described the suggestion that the British Navy had run away to Alexandria as a damned insult." There was laughter
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    369 14 Tine Exhibition Of Democracy' TWIR Neville Chamberlain's state- ment in the House of Commons on Tuesday on the Norwegian campaign and the war generally, and the subsequent debate tak;; first place In the newspapers of th 3 world. The British Press reaction to Mr. Chamberlain's statement is
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    36 14 THE Rome newspaper Popolo dl Roma praises the Prime Minister's honesty and sincerity. It says that when he confessed the shortsightedness and errors of his Government, he did so unnnchin gly .—Renter.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    28 15 TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS Soccer: first division, Argylls vs. R.A. Hey. Rest., Stadium: Tennis: S.R.C, S.C.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments. Athletics: Methodist Girls' School Sports, School ground at 4 p.m.
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    313 15 I*HE Royal Singapore Golf Club's Women May Medal (Bogey) was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted In a win for Mrs. F. T. Wyckoff In "A" division with a (core of one down, in a win for Mrs. R. S. Nelson in "B"
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    25 15 T"HE J.C.S.A., yesterday defeated the R.N.W.T. by two goals to one in a tecond division soccer fixture played on the J.C.S.A. ground.
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    989 15 HAPPY WORLD STADIUM TO-MORROW I YKMNG AT 9 P.M. Ceferino Garcia, Al Hostak, Tony Zale and Atllio Sabatino are to-day ranked the first four best Middleweights in the World. Will the winner of the Middleweight Orient Belt have a chance of being Classified among this selected group? This sounds absurd
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    ARMY SCORE CREDITABLE VICTORY AT STADIUM
    640 15 Airmen Suffer Their First Reverse Of The Season Army 2; R.A.F. 0. COMBINING surprisingly well, the Army beat the Royal Air Force two-nil at the stadium yesterday in a friendly match arranged in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. A large attendance saw the
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    FORT CANNING BEAT SIGNALS AT CRICKET
    172 15 JN a game of cricket played yesierdty Fort by ?oT wfcke*' thS R°yalR yaI CC rpS f SignalS The scores were: ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS Peel c Whiteman b Dowling.. 2 Holden c Castor b Whiteman Twiddy st Baker b Dowllng 8 Woolhcuse b
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    70 15 mis louowing nave accepted to play cricket for the S.C C. vs. the Police on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Police Depot W. X Jagger (capt.), A. M. Carbery. G. M. Wheat, Capt. H. K. Castor. R S. Tufnell, E. G. Staunton, .r. Y. Rea, R. M.
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    330 15 Prospects In Big Fight At Happy World CAN SEBASTIAN DO IT AGAIN? IS Young Frisco going to lose the middleweight belt to-morrow, or is it going to be a case of a good big un beating a good small un? Flashy Sebastian has already beaten a couple of first class
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    Weights For Four Races On Monday
    144 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 8. WEIGHTS for four races on Monday, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's extra meeting, I are: Hones; Class 3— l)iv. 1— Furs:— Lay Off 9.o7Perak 8.03 Honeypuss 9.o4Antrum 8.02 Bound Fan 9.03 Cambalong 8.01 Golden
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    Yesterday's Tennis Results In Singapore Tournaments
    246 15 RESULTS of all matches played in yesterday's tennis tournaments at the Singapore Recreation Club, Straits Chinese Recreation Club and the V.M.C.A. are given below: AT THE S.R.C. Only one tie was played off at the S.R.C. and resulted: Mixed doubles handicap G. E. N.
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    27 15 Mr. Tay Lian Tstk's Fish.ing Finish who, after a series of disappointments, won a race on Saturday, the final day of the SHangor Turf Club's spring meeting.
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    273 15 Superior Attack Decides Issue In First Division Soccer R.E 4 S.C.C 7. 1. HECIDEDLY superior in attack, the R.E.s yesterday defeated the S.C.C. by four goals to one in a first division soccer match played on the padang. The game, which was on
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    PRESSMEN WIND UP SEASON WITH DRAW
    38 15 VERY even play marked yesterday's Bufiness Houses' League between the Straits Times Press and Harper Gilfillan at the S.H.B. grcund. The' result was a goalless draw, and Incidentally the Pressmen's last game.
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    48 15 The following have been selected to play soccer for Geylang Corinthians against R.A. 7th Heavy Battery at Geylang Stadium on Saturday at 5 p.m. Ah Kow; Humphries (capt.), Dollah Harith. Street. Hoi Seng: Ismail, Salleh, Yew Tim. Mahmood, Teck Seng. Reserves: Jabbar, Hock Guan, Kirn Hin.
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    LORD STRABOLGI URGES A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY
    643 16 "In Resisting Evil Trinity No Divisions," Says Lord Snell London, May 8. IN the House of Lorcta, Lord Slrabolgi moved a motion at the request of the Leader of th? Opposition, calling attention to the "conduct of the war generally and particularly to
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    794 16 T ORD Hankey, Minister without portfolio, replying for the Government in the House of Lords dftbate, said generally speaking, the Government must derjend for military advice upon responsible naval, military and air advisers and not en retired officers without responsibility, however distinguished their services
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    700 16 Lord Halifax's Spirited Reply To "Amateur Strategists" London, May 9. *IT is not possible for anyone in the House of Lords or in the House of Commons to draw any distinction between the Prime Minister and every other member of the War Cabinet, who has been
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      2960 2  -  AN important point has been raised this week, which concerns every mother and is frequently a source of trouble. The point is. how much milk and solid food should small children be expected to take. A healthy, normal child of one year whose dally
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      230 3 American Association's Show To Help St. Andrew's Hospital T">HE women's committee of the Singapore American Association will present a cocktail dance and fashion show for the benefit of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital at the Cathay on Friday, May 17. Cowan and Bailey are giving their services free, and American companies
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      283 3 CKIRTS which just reach to the knees and concertina blouses fitted blouses cut in strips which meet but do not join are being shown in the mid-season collections by the bi>r Paris dressmakers, writes Corisande. in the Evening Standard. The short skirts are the only
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      'Tony Draws A Horse"
      110 3 "fTHE Island Committee," which is producing "Tony Draws A Horse" at the Victoria Theatre next month, recently offered prizes for the best drawings of a horse by a child under ten years of age. Mr. V. Tretchikon* was the Judge and the drawings he selected are
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      Egg Cup With Lid
      118 3 |_|ERE is a novel way of serving eggs which makes for variety and ensures that you make the most of the few eggs you have. It is by the use of an unbreakable glass "cup" (with lid) into which the egg is cracked. The lid of
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      For Infants
      123 3 OF the innumerable devices planned for an infant's amusement and well-being, the latest and most useful Is a rod to keep toys within the child's reach when he is in his pram. It is as simple as most efficient devices usually are. A silver-coloured rod fitted with clips
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        174 3 Keep\bur Skin Free _a_ from 'i i Ti Chafing or fflDj Irritation]]^ ri _VJLany women think that discomfort ht from chafing and a hot prickly skin is unavoidable. To-day thousands are discovering the wonderful comfort to be obtained from using Cuticura Talcum. Hrre is a powder that is like a
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      Women And The War
      3020 4 April 4. QUEEN Mary's interest in the cinemas and variety shows organized on behalf of the troops in the area in which she is now living does not surprise those familiar with her daily movements down there in the West Country. She delights in quiet country
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      Don't Relax Your Knitting Efforts
      404 6 Ma laya Patriotic Fund THE exhibition of war comforts for the Services recently held at John Little's premises being well over— the exhibits are by this time on the high seas nearing their final destination for distribution to one or other of His Majesty's forces—
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      Weddings
      102 6 The wedding took place in Pttimßf last month of Mr. Chong Vet Meow, third son of the late Mr. Chong Scow Kong, and Miss Lim Geok Sim, third daughter of Mr. Urn Scan Tee. ;■<■ marriage of Mr. Lee Kirn Sun, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kuan,
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      What The Stars Are rearing In The New Films
      732 6  - What The Stars Are rearing In The New Films Sheilah Graham Hollywood Fashions By. Hollywood, Mar. 3. DOSEMARY LANE, photogenie Warner Brothers starlet, has bought a couple of attractive hats with which to greet the early spring one of shiny black straw, trimmed with moire ribbon. The front of the
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        171 6 NsMy 'i lumbisrt ktcauu iht'j net swftt SHE NEEDS A LONGLASTING DEODORANT one that neither bath not exercise can render in- effective. J OU may think you do not perspire enough to matter, but every girl does. Even slight moisture may ruin a lovely dress,— v.-ill certainly destroy your charm.
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      That New Hat Problem Designed For Playtime ||
      505 7 That New Hat Problem Designed For Playtime IWOW is the time when new hats begin to assume even greater importance than usual, and while we thoroughly agree that new coats or suits or dresses should be chosen first and then worn to the milliner's, so that we can find a
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      Embroidered Linen Set
      299 7 UKRE is a nice little set to cheer up a dull dress. You can make the triangular collar fronts and the matching cuffs from less than half a yard of linen. You will also need a ball of star sylko, No. 5 in white or a bright
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      Asparagus Custard
      75 7 1 can condensed asparagus soup 1 can miik (using soup can as measure) 3 eggs Stir the milk Into the condensed asparagus soup. Then add the eggs. slightly beaten. Pour Into a casserole or custard cups and bake in moderately slow oven '325-350 degrees F) until the custard
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      Casserole Of Vegetables And Cereal With Celery Sauce
      99 7 1 can condensed celery soup 1 cup milk 2 cups cooked potatoes (diced) I>2 cups cooked carrots (diced) 1 cup cooked green peas I 1 2 cups flaked cereal (cornflakes or similar) 2 teaspoons butter Mix the celery soup and milk. Then
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      Tiredness And Nerve Strain
      913 7 IT is curious how tiredness and nerve strain have a habit of creeping up hebind you, so to speak, and making themselves felt when you least expect it. There I was, going smoothly alonjr. quite happy and good tempered, and suddenly I dropped my best glass
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        313 7 FOR YEAHS HE STRUGGLEO ALONG ON. SOFT. SOGGY FOODS... and then MM w started u>hM every day eh of the food we eat now is soft that it's ■^f OTA DT no wonc er our digestions get soft, too. Just "JPV Ol AX I think of the food you and
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      Mill Manager's Wife Deals With Two Tyneside Lads
      1345 8  - Mill Manager's Wife Deals With Two Tyneside Lads Daphne Du Maurier Wartime Problems II By ALL over the country people are talking about the difficulties of evacuation. "The mothers won't settle down in their temporary homes. "The children are ill-mannered, ignorant and dirty. "Schoolteachers are over-bearing, truculent, and won't do
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      This Blouse To-night
      34 8 This Blouse To-night fVENING blouses are taking the place of evening dresses, and this cne made of black chiffon, striped with gold and silver ■eaulns, i* covered by tulle which. ;Uvcj a many-shaded effect.
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        419 8 BUT YOU MUST Cftt^ DRINK YOUR L^L^TT^'i MILK, DEAR! P^M^^^J Don't worry, Mother Now you I can add a full glass of milk to your child's diet without her increased weight... rosier cheeks even knowing it. greater vigor. Try this with cream soups and puddings, too. How? By simply mixing
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