The Straits Times, 3 October 1940

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER —LARGEST NET SALES LM PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS, The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      258 1 "Vo Up to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG Ju>t Keceived Suit I. ci.( b s MAIN SHIKU> In Silk m i Wool Also AMFRK'W >lI\KKSKIN In various colours. 34 Coleman St.. Spore Phone 4816 /rnSfffi^ SMALL ATOMIC !&P. U/F^m DIESEL ENGINES 6 and 10 B. 11. P. Sizes jfof, |a pr-p,, "r«or
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      6 1 SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    32 2 SOU.- Soh Oh Peng. J.P. passed away at Fenang on September 30, 1940. Aged 71. Funeral will take place on Sunday morning from 81. Neil Road, Singapore, for the r.iklt Erovr. ■■?->-:.•.
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      1199 2 SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED MALE STENOGRAPHER/ Private Secretary. *hle to work and correspond on own initiative, seeks position. Willing to go Anywhere. Please apply Box No 844, Straits Times. A MIDDLE-AGED MAN with kaowwnge or English. Siamese and Chinese Manaarir. seeks position, able to furnish se.-untv by Bank's Letter of Guarantee
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      904 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET TO LET on long lease furnished or unfurnished modern house No. 67 Sime Road (near the Royal Singapore Golf Club) wit-i all latest conveniences including alr-cor.dl-tioned bedroom.';. Apply Box No. 858. Strait 3 Times. TO LET from Nor. Ist. for 6 months, Tanglin district, semi-detached house,
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      731 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR CASH SALE, Wolseley Hornet SpecUl Sports in good running order. 11.9 H.P.; over 33 m.p.ir. Apply Box No. 867, S. Times. USED CARS: Austins. Cltroens. Fords. Morris. Standard, etc.. The Rastern Auto Co Ltd. 69/79 Orchard Poad. Sta.gapore VALVES should be ground every 8/10.003 miles. We use
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      703 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. i FRESH TOMATO FROM CAMERON-HIGHLAND TELEPHONE SERVICE 41*8. OSAKA YA CO., j 247. Middle Road. Singapore. AUCTION NOTICES THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS TWO DAYS' ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE i Of essentially modern, well-kept, European :ud teak household furniture of every ucr.cripaan. one almost new Ameriran H.lt.V radio-receiver, a wonderful
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      227 2 ***** CHEVROLET "MASTER" I SALOON. Small mileage, taxed and insured $1,450.00. 1938 AUSTIN 12.4— Perfect condition small, small mileage 51. 450.00 1939 HILJLMAN "MINX" SPORTSMAN'S DROP HEAD COUPE. An economical and attractive ear hi very good order $1,450.00. 1938 OPEL KADETT SEDAN 11.9 11. P.— 98 m.p.jr. good condition $1,250.00
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      609 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (incorporated id moan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to< Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in I.S. on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu s.s NITTA MARU leave H'kons Oct.
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      463 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are net guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £23)
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      70 3 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE it SILVER LINE PRINCE LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, BOSTON AND HALIFAX VIA PANAMA CANAL SILVER LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA PANAMA CANAL. For further particulars app;v to: HARPER. GILFILLAN CO., LTD. HADDEN CO., LTD. (incorporated tn KM.S.)
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      822 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13 33 m cs. (225 m.) ZHP1 9.60 m/t* (30.96 m.) ZHP3 7.25 m/cs (41.38 m.) ZHL 'i ZHP1 5.00 p jn. Cantonese muslct 5.40 p m. News in Cantonese; 5.50 p.m. Cantonese music (contd.); 0.10 p.m. News In Hokklen; 6.-0 p.m. Chinese muslct; 6.45 p.m.
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      932 3 EMPIRE STATION Transmission 2 <«.00 p.m -M.Ob p.m MalajM time) will be radiated on the following wavelengths: USH— 13.97 m; GSI bb at GSJ— U.-*» m. GSG— 16.86 m; (iST 1392 m: and M GSP— 19 60 m. until 7.2» *n .nd or GSV16J« m from 7 35 om Transmission
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    McAUSTERS PURSUE CAUTIOUS POLICY
    1371 4 Large Allocation Made For War Contingencies A CAUTIOUS and conservative financial policy, which placrt ed to a special reserve for war contingencies an amount about equal to that distributed in dividends, was revealed by Mr. E. J. Riches, addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of McAlister
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    SEPTEMBER RUBBER SHIPMENTS
    47 4 /\CEAN shipments of rubber v from Malayan ports in September totalled 78,485 tons, compared with 66,212 tons in August This brings the total shipments for the nine months of the year to 580,728 tons, compared with 391,641 tons in the corresponding period of 1939.
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    TIN PRODUCTION RISES SHARPLY
    129 4 London, Oct. 2. THE International Tin Research and Development Council estimates August tin production at 19,100 tons, making the production In the eight months of this yeari 144,600 tons, compared with 87,300 tons in the corresponding period of 1939. August exports from Malaya totalled 7,222 tons;
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    SEPTEMBER TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    78 4 fItHE following outputs of tin-ore ore re1 pfrted |w September: Hours Cubic Plculs yards ore Hong Patt 4.100 Kuala Lumpur 11n Dredge 1 495 58,942 100 Dredge 2 599 123.501 810 Malayslam Tin 333 Satupulo 589 109.000 400 Takuapa Valley Dredge 1 667 140,000 412 Dredge 2
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    50 4 London, Oct. 2. TN opened dull. The turnover was only five tons. The market ruled very dull in spite of further United States overnight purchases of nears and afloats. United States September deliveries exceeded 11,000 tons and are considered satisfactory. After official hours a further five tons were traded. —Reuter.
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    Rubber Market Quiet, Steady
    670 4 Japan Buying From Indo-China IN a weekly report en the rubber market, issued tnis morning, Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., write: One thought, that naturally rises Irom the control that Japan threatens to exert over French Indo- China is what will happen to the exports ol
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    KEMPAS RUBBER OUTPUT
    15 4 Kuapac Ltd. harvested a crop of 393,000 lb of rubber in September.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    419 4 HONG FATT IMPROVE ON OUTPUT SMELTERS ATTRACT MORE INTEREST By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Oct. 3. ALL sections of the local marfcet continue quiet but very steady and what few price movements there were jesterday were upward. Hong Fatt. as was anticipated in this column yesterday, improved
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    89 4 Thursday, Oct. 3, noon. Buyer* ..ellen Prices >!e« Ho. IX if.S.S. (Spot lo*jel ..7J6 37?* No IX K.S.S. Ua in case* Oct. sellers option M 38 G.I.A.Q K.S.S r.o.b. in bale* Oct. sellers op! Ion i&% 36 I.A.W. K.S.S. r.o.b. id bale* Oct. sellers option
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    EXCHANGES
    184 4 The following are the exchange rates tbit morning according to the daily circular lssue-J by the Hongkong and Shanchal Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T. 3/4 1/16 Lordon deinanJ 2/4 1/16 Switzerland demand 203 New York demand 47 Montreal demand 51 !1/1# Batavia demand 889a Samarang demand 88<4 Calcutta, Bombay
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      288 4 PUBLIC NOTICE SELANCOR TURF CLUB. AUTUMN !94« MEETING IST DAV— SATURDAY— STH OCTOBER 2ND DAT— WEDNESDAr— 9TH OCTOBER SKD DAY— 6ATTRDAT— I2TH OCTOBER ENTRIES close at 12 NOON on TUESDAY. 24TH SEPTEMBER, at Che 4ECRETARYS OFFICK. TjNLDAITBD SWEEPS:— "n« each day. Ticket* $1. for MEMBERS ONLY, obtainable from the Treasurers.
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    London Stock Exchange
    362 5 London, Oct. 2. QN the Stock Exchange to-day a small but v decided Improvement tn business was noted In several groups. Kaffirs were most prominent with F*r Western Issues sharply hiKhoi on continue^ Cape and local support. Industrials also attracted more buyers while gilt-edged were quietly rteady.
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    SEPTEMBER TIN SHIPMENTS
    59 5 pORFIGN exports of tin being final shipments on ocean steamers at all Malayan ports during September totalled 9,625 tons, compared with 11,427 tons in August. Total shipments for the nine months of this year are 99.271 tons, compared with '48,312 tons in the corresponding period of 1939.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    158 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES CFrona Ou* Own Corresoondent) London, Oct. 8. r*CMMODITY and Exchange markets cloaed ■u follows wttb previous quotations to parenthesis:— RUBBER: Firmer. Spot 11 13!l«d 11 15,16d fll%d U%d) Nov. ll^d 12d (1113 16d nl5!l6d) Dec. I77»d 11 15 16d 'llfcd ll%d) Jan.Mar. 11 13ll6d ll^d UlKd ll%d) New
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    YESTERDAYS RUBBER AUCTION
    150 5 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,506 th auction yesterday and there were catalogued 2,684,704 1b.— 1,198.53 tons; offered 2,543.399 lb.— 1.135.45 tons; sold 2,061,911 1b.— 920.49. London Spot ll 3 id. New York 19 9 16 cts. PRICES REALIZED Kibbeu Smoked Sheet Cents
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1289 5 WEDNESDAY, OCT. I, iM«: 4 P.M. MIXING Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 1 %d 3s 7'.4d Austral Amal (5s) 5s 3d 5s »d Austral Malay (£> 33s 6d 35a 6d Ayer Hitam (5a) 18s 20s Ayer Weng ($1) 95 1.00 Bangrin Tin (S) 15s
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    170 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia i.East and SouthJ surface 5 p.m. Australia (West) surface noon Java air 5 p.m. New Zealand surface 5 p.m. Port Darwin surface 5 p.m. Port Moresby surface 5 p.m. I Thursdar Island surface sp.m. TO-MORROW
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    List Of Current Dividends
    247 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Books OompMky Dividend CtaM TIM Hougltong Tin 12 4% int. less tax Idris Hyd 2H% Int. leas tax Kent 5% leas tax K. L. Tin la. No. 3S 6d. bona Maxnbau Tin 12V4% final Sept. 37 Southern Tronota 7%% int.
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      83 5 Fuel Injection Equipment CA.Y.-LTD. ACTON. ENGLAND. AMERICAN BOSCH CORP. SPRINGFIELD (MASS) U.S.A. Competent and efficient service in C. A. V. and American Bosch Fuel Injection Equipment is available for all types of Diesel Engines. Efficient service is also available for Rewinding Armatures for all types of Automobile Dynamos, Starters, and
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      142 5 Eucryl Tooth Powder. tjipisui «f Urn finest lnfredirnts, delieatalT Oaromnd, emb^les all the pt»perUe« of Uie omtntt Denttfrice. It mbWm no rrtUy sabstaace whaltoev«t and gives AMmmMlH^^^ w'thoat harm* GRAFTON LABORATO RIES LTD. Singapore Penan* Koala Lumpar SIGHT TESTING by MODERN METHODS at Singapore's MOST UP-TO-DATE CONSULTING ROOMS WHENEVER TOUR
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      240 5 OVERSEA-CHINESE BACKING CORPORATION LIMITED beg to announce that Savings Accounts may now be opened with their Head Oftldfc at CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. Master*. DESIGNS AND REINFORCEMENTS BRC FABRIC is an electrically cross welded steel wire mesl\ mainly employed foi Floors, Roofs. Foundations, Roads and any work where large
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      78 5 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE ro-daj H W 11.27a.m. 9.6 ft.; 11.59 p.m. 10.1 n. L W a.m. 1.6 ft.; 5.37 p.m 0 9 R. To-morrow H. W. 11.59 a.m. 9.7 ft. L. W. .57 a.m. 2.0 ft.: 6.19 p in. 6 ft. Saturday Oct. 5 H. W no 43 a.m. 9.9
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      1015 6 THE GREATEST THRILLER OF ALL TIME! ALL shows packed out. its the towns big attraction OPENING TO-3AY J| |L| A RAD DA 'PHONE Never Before SUCH Thrills! Such Exciting Adventure! 3.15, 6.15 9.15 MLnHIfIPI\H 6909 j A Thousand Thrills brought to vivid life by thousands! CAPI T 0 I 4
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    A Present To Gen. Sikorshi
    45 7 Two officers of the Polish Alpine forces seen proudly standing with a German machine gun which they captured from a German parachute soldier at Narvik. The officers presented the gun to Gen. Sikorski, Com-mander-in-Chief of the Polish forces in Britain.
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    No More Children To Be Sent Overseas For Some Time
    282 7 SCHEME SUSPENDED ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ATLANTIC London, Oct. 2. THE British Government has decided that until further notice no moie children can be sent overseas under the children's overseas reception scheme. The recent sinking of the City
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    Crew Of Torpedoed Norwegian Boat
    124 7 London, Oct. 2. tired and hungry after being four days and four nights in an open lifeboat, 21 out of 29 members of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Vestvard have landed at an Eire west coast port. The Vestvard was torpedoed last Friday off
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    AFGHANISTAN TROOPS REVIEWED BY SHAH
    57 7 Peshawar, Oct 2. KING Zahir Shah of Afghanistan today conducted a review of his crocps, including practice by heavy guns and armoured cars, according to a report from Kabul. The review lasted two hours while aircraft circled overhead. The King later expressed appreciation of the
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    NAZI-SOVIET RAILWAY AGREEMENT
    53 7 Berlin. Oct. 2. NEGOTIATIONS which have been taking place tn Berlin between the German Minister tor Transport and representatives of the Soviet commissariat lor transport have resulted in the conclusion of a final railway agreement 1 between the two countries, according to I the official German news
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    SWEDISH SHIP SINKS AFTER STRIKING MINE
    30 7 Stockholm, Oct 2 THE Swedish ste.jmer, Gondal, 2,000 tons, sank to-ciay after striking a mine in the Oeresund Strait, between Sweden and Denmark. —Renter.
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    Britain's G.H.Q. Of Science
    89 7 London, Oct. 2. BRITAIN is to bftre a GHQ of sconce I to co-ordinate end stimulate r?- I searches and discoveries of scientific workers in all spheres. The personnel will consist of internationally known scienunc lnvestiga- j tors, including Sir William Bra<??, Dr.! E. F. Appleton,
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      198 7 TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION MINI JOSE MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME Dinner .$3.00 Non-diners $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS ADELPHI 3wf HOTEL TO-NIUHf SPECIAL DINNER DANCE OINNEK 53.00 NO ADMISSION CHARGE APELPHiPhOTEL Whether you require Ught refreshments or an elaDorate meal,
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      266 7 Where Everybody Goes 3.15 6.15 f^m^mm GARY ■^^HH COOPER SCORES AGAIN "THE WESTERNER" with WALTER BRENNAN DORIS DAVENPORT THRILLS! ADVENTURE! EXCITEMENT! LATEST PARAMOUNT BRITISH NEWS and FOX NEWS INCLUDING UP TO THE MINUTE SURVEY of THE BATTLE of BRITAIN BOX OFFICE 'PHONE S4OO SATURDAY sth October at MIDNIGHT GRAND CHINESE
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1940. (396 th. Day Of The War.) Growing Stronger
    994 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1940. (396 th. Day Of The War.) Growing Stronger Another month of war has passed. The tally Is now 13—13 months more bitter, more tragic and more glorious than any other in the history of the British peoples. We > )ave come far
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    IMPLEMENTING TERMS OF AXIS-JAPAN PACT
    99 8 Tokio, Oct. 2. NEGOTIATIONS are under way between Tokio, Berlin and Rome for the organization of a joint technical commission as provided for in Article Four of the Three-Power Pact, it is authoritatively understood. Three joint commissions political, economic and military will be set up
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    RENEWAL OF LIUKUNG ISLANDS' LEASE
    100 8 Shanghai, Oct. 2 FE Nankins Government (Wang Ching-weis puppet regime > has requested the British Ambassador to inform th<? liritish Government that it does not intend to permit renewal of the British lease of the Llukung Islands, east of Wei-Hai-Wei which expired yesterday. Permission to
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      CINEMA SLIDES
      390 8 Another Objection To Being "Advertised At" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l agree with "Stiff Neck" that we f;O to the pictures for relaxation and entertainment and not to be "advertised at." A protest ls long overdue, and the supineness of the public in the
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      EXCHANGE CONTROL
      342 8 Correspondence Courses From U.S.A. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I would like to say something about the remittance of money to the United States. Would-be engineers in radio, mechanics and so on, are forbidden to send money to the United States. One would naturally ask
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      FOOD CONTROL
      145 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read R.V.C.'s" letter on nonEngliah speaking traders, and was Just going to write to you that he is in the wrong when I saw the article of S.D.R. 13." I strongly support S.D.R. 13." The Food Control Department is
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      EURASIAN AFFAIRS
      471 8 Comment On Central Hall Project To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, There was nothing noteworthy at the annual general meeting of the Eurasian Association held on Sept. 20 except the usual defeatism In regard to our affairs. It is regretted by wellwishers that the opposition party
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      IGNORE THEM!
      255 8 Conscientious Objectors Like Publicity To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Please allow me to thank Mr. V. Gardiner for his fine letter in the Straits Times of Sept. 23. Anybody who is able to write anything like that against "those eccentric gentry rejoicing in the, name
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      A FINE SHOW
      90 8 More Appreciation Of "Footlights Parade" To tfce Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I would like to add my congratulations to those already expressed on the fine entertainment provided by Footlights Parade." Would it be possible for part of this performance to be repeated the Highland dances,
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      CORRUPTION
      527 8 Why Have Unofficials Remained Silent? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Many people in this country must have read with considerable interest the letter from Mr. W. P. Crawford which appeared in your Issue dated Sept. 27. Mr. Crawford mentions his exoerienoe as regards entering into a
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      INCOME TAX
      201 8 To Maintain Costly Civil Establishments To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Mr. Dawson, in his address at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, said that if income tax were attempted to be imposed only in the Colony it would be practically unworkab'e and must be pan-Malayan. He
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      "SACKED!"
      91 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I was greatly shocked to read in your issue of Sept. 30 that R.V.C."was dismissed from the corps of Air Raid Wardens Just because he dared to ventilate his feelings in the Press about the methods of the A.R.P. organization In
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      401 8 First in Malaya NUMONT FUL-VUE The refinement and symmetry of Numont Ful-vue styling ls evident at r. glance. Here la truly handsome eyewear. Each of cne features helow Is an added reason for selecting Numont Pul-vue for your own glasses. I Endpieces not attached to lenses. Numont Pul-vue construction eliminates
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      30 8 ATTENTION SMART SHOP 17, STAMFORD RD., SINGAPORE. i PRICE CASH STOCK TAKING SALE FOR 10 DAYS ONLY FROM SEPTEMBER 30. SEND YOUR GOODS BY THE RAILWAY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE.
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    GERMAN AIR FORCE IS FALLING OUT OF DATE
    741 9 Goering Improvizing On Older Types STRAIN OF REAL RESISTANCE ON BLITZKRIEG WEAPON R. A. F. Gains Important Lead With New Aircraft r PHE mighty German Air Force is in grave danger of falling out of date, yvrites Reuter's air correspondent from an
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    No Talks On Singapore Base—U.S. Minister
    75 9 No Talks On Singapore Base U.S. Minister Washington, Oct. 2. THE United States Secretary of 1 the Navy, Col. Frank Knox, speaking at his Press conference to-day, denied that there were negotiations with Britain for the use of the Singapore Naval base by the United States Navy. This deni.il follows
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    GERMAN EFFORTS TO WEAR DOWN FIGHTERS FAILING
    343 9 London, Oct. 2. IT is learned that ten enemy aircraft were destroyed to-day, nine by R.A.P\ fighters and one by antiaircraft fire. Besides one enemy aircraft which was destroyed by anti-aircraft fire over south-east London on Tuesday night, it is now learned that
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    BIG FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST
    257 9 General Wavell Ready For Italians London, Oct. 2. J^EWS from Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell's command in the Middle East continues to be reassuring, writes Reuter's military correspondent. His Egyptian front, already strong in mechanised cavalry and first-class infantry of the line, has now been reinforced
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    IRON GUARDISTS KIDNAP BRITON
    112 9 Bucharest, Oct. 2. A BRITON named MiUer, who Is administrator of the Astra-Romano Oil Company was kidnapped by Iron Guardists at midnight on Tuesday at the Astra Company's sports club at Snagow, 20 miles from Bucharest. Four men in civilism clothes were concerned Miller's whereabouts are
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    TINY R.A.F. PILOT BAGS NAZI RAIDER
    129 9 London, Oct. 2. A FEW minutes after it had machinegunned the streets of an Essex town a German Dornier was shot down by Hurricanes, who were returning from patrol over the North Sea. The German pilot tried dodging in and cut of cloud, but
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    BRITISH TRAWLER IS PRESUMED LOST
    24 9 London. Oct. 2. THE Admiralty announces that the British trawler. Recoil, is •verdue and must be considered lost. Reuter.
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    Cabinet Changes Predicted
    182 9 Cabinet Changes Predicted London, Oct. 'THERE is re? son to believe, says 1 the Press Association lobby co-respondent, that changes in th« War Cabinet as nell as ether departments of the Government will be announced. The correspondent anticipates tl at Mr. Neville Chamberlain's resignation from the office of Lord Presidei-.t
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    GANDHI PREPARING "PLAN OF ACTION"
    117 9 Bombay, Oct. 2. MAHATMA Gandhi spent the best pait of his seventy-second birthday to-day in the third-class compartment of a train, returning to Wardha after his fruitless conversation with the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, in Simla. Correspondence exchanged between the Mahatma and members of the Congress
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    JAPANESE ADVANCING ON HANOI
    65 9 Chungking, Oct. 2. TPHE Japanese forces which entered Indo-China overland from China and by sea at Haiphong are at present advancing in a scissors movement directly towards Hanoi, according to Chinese field dispatches from the IndoChina frontier. The Japanese troops are stated to consist of one
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    CONSTANT SEA WATCH ON GERMAN RAIDERS BOUND FOR BRITAIN
    539 9 From Reuter's Correspondent with the Home Fleet. London, Oct. 2. A BRANCH of the Royal Navy's war effort about which little is known was last night exposed for the first time to civilian inspection. My first assignment as correspondent with the
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    Japanese Told Invasion Of Britain Shelved
    292 9 WILL GERMANY THREATEN RUSSIA OR WOO HER? London, Oct. 2. AN official German declaration that the invasion of Britain has been shelved has been made to Japanese correspondents in Berlin, Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns. The declaration took place in the form of a statement
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    Little Damage In Raids On Aden
    285 9 Arab Contempt For Italian Propaganda Aden, Oct. 2. ITALIANS delivered their thirtysecond attempted air attack on Aden yesterday. There was no damage. Only one machine penetrated as far as the town, but it was then forced to such a height by fire from warships
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    WAR FUND REACHES $4,198,736 TO-DAY
    566 10 Eighth $1,000 Donation From Singapore European MORE MONTHLY GIFTS BY OFFICE STAFFS THE War Fund to-day totals $4,198,736, an increase of 1 $M43 over the total reported yesterday. The two largest items in to-day's list of acknowledgements are an eighth donation of $1,000 from a
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    BANGKOK FRENCHMEN SUPPORT THAILAND
    140 10 (From A Special Correspondent) IT is reliably reported that almost all of the French Community in Bangkok, including those in the Government services as well as those in business circle, and including Bishop Perros, hav e written to the French Minister in Bangkok asking that France
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    DR. SEE YEW KOK ENGAGED
    74 10 I'Hfc, engagement is announced of Dr. Sif yew Kok. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. 6:; Bole Pun. of Singapore, to Miss Leong Kl.u Ytoii. third daughter of "»e late Towkay Leong Sin Nam. 03. E. nd Mrs. Leonu Sin Nam. of Ipoh. Dr. Bee
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    Gandhi's Birthday Celebrations
    269 10 m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 3. \IfITH great emphasis, Mr. K. K. Benjamin, president of the Selangor Indian Association, said at a public meet ins of the association last night to commemorate Gandhiji's 72nd birthday, that India to-day possessed in Mr. Gandhi the greatest leader
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    AMUSEMENTS
    152 10 SINGAPORE KAIII.tS HOTEL Dinner Dance (Informal > 8 p.m. to Midnight. \Ki:i('K TIItATKE. GEYLANG Hong Fati Lvi it, Romantic Professor—Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7.45 p.m. GKfc.IT WORLD Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: P^iocchlo. Sky: Missing Evidence Terror of Tiny Town. fl U'l'V WOKI.l) \Vayanc">. Magir Show.s. Operas
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    CHINA'S TIN INDUSTRY
    247 10 Malayan's Part In Development Chungking, Oct. 3. MEW purifying reverberatory furnaces designed by a British technical adviser, Mr. S. B. Archdeacon, who is well-known in Singapore, are smelting tin in Yunnan province which is being used as security for the second American loan to China amounting to
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    "THE WESTERNER" AT THE CATHAY
    124 10 At The Cinema "The Westerner." (Gary Cooper, Walter Itrennan. Fred Stone, Doris Davenport). A Samuel Goldwjn production, released through United Artists. At the Cathay. IN "The Westerner," Samuel Goldwyn has produced a western picture which bears the stamp of distinction and class. It cootains all
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    ANNUAL MUSLIM FAST BEGINS
    162 10 CTARTING from sunrise to-day. Muslims all over Malaya began their annual one month's fast, Ramathan. which ends on Harl Raya Puasa on Nov. 2, marking the beginning of a new year. Daily, at sunset, for a month, a gun will be fired from Pulau Brani, signifying
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    JEWISH NEW YEAR
    144 10 Over 1.000 Jews in Singapore will observe the dawning of a new year 5701 to-day with the usual services at the synagogues at Waterloo Street and Oxley Rise. Known as Rosh Hashana. the Jewish new year is kept most solemnly in prayer. It will be observed for
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    EUROPEAN CASHIER CLAIMS TRIAL
    85 10 VINCENT Phillip Baker, 27-ytar-old European cashier of John Little and Company, Ltd., claimed trial In the third court yesterday to a charge of criminal breach of trust of $8,868.52. Mr. E. M. Tampoo-Philfips, who appeared for him. asked that the case should on postponed a month
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    EGYPTIAN TREASURES REMOVED TO SAFETY
    87 10 Cairo, Oct. 3. AS precaution against the danger of air raids, the priceless collection of 180.000 ancient manuscripts and coins, dating from the time of Haroun-cl-Raschid which were housed in the Egyptian Royal Library have been removed to a hugt cave deep in the Mckattam
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    MORE AIR VOLUNTEERS FROM PENANG
    79 10 (From Our Own Correspondent i Penang, Oct. 3. JTOUR more members of tie Penang Flying Club will be leaving Penang shortly to Join the second S.S. Volunteer Air Forcp I camp in Singapore which vill start on Oct. They arc Messrs. 11. C. Grant-Watson of
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    MORE CRITICISM OF INCOME TAX CAMPAIGN
    3356 10  -  C. Ward-Jackson By Mr. C. Ward- Jackson Returns To Attack WARNING ON DANGERS So spake the Fiend, and with necessity, The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds Milton, Paradise Lost MY article published in the Malay Mail issue of March 28 contained the following
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    Dr. Purcell On 'Burn Your Boats'
    55 10 DR. V. W. W. S. Purcell is to give a talk entitled "Burn Your Boats from the Singapore radio station to-morrow evening. The broadcast will probably take place shortly after seven o'clock, but the exact time will be given in the official programme and
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    "WILL KEEP U.S. AT PEACE"
    312 10 Willkie Pledges Aid To Britain Cleveland, (Ohio) Oct. 2. A REITERATION of his determination to keep America at peace was made by Mr. Wendell Willkie, the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, in a major campaign speech dealing with' foreign affairs. He said the American
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    SEREMBAN CHINESE AGAINST INCOME TAX
    96 10 (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, Sept. 27. A MEETING of representatives o* various Chinese Associations and, ocher Chinese bedies in Negri Sembilan held at the Miners Association hall, which was packed to capacity, to-day, unanimously passed a resolution that "We pledge cur loyalty to the
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    32 10 T3E wedding of Mr. William Thomas Dunne and Miss Lorna Hutton took place at the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday not at the St. Andrew's Cathedral as stated in fie Straits Time's yesterday.
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    ECONOMIST'S ADVICE ON WARTIME GIFTS & LOANS
    654 11 ECONOMIST'S ADVICE ON WARTIME GIFTS LOANS "Save And Lend Or Give To Government" Dr. Silcock "THE vital thing is to save," states Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffles College, in answer to an inquiry for guidance on wartime ffifts and loans addressed by a European re&ident of
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    Trengganu's $50,000 War Gift
    67 11 THE following telegram was sent yesterday by the High Commissioner for the Malay States, Mr. S. W. Jones, to the Secretary of Sta'e for the Colonies, Lord Lloyd: "Trengganu has telegraphed $50,000 to the Crown Agents for transfer to the Imperial Government. This is a gift
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    TAN KAH KEE AT FUKIEN MEETING
    126 11 Chungking. Oct. 2. INVITATION for overseas investments in the five-year economic plan of Fukien was among the resolutions passed by the third Fukien Provincial People's Political Council which adjourned at Yungan on Sept. 28 after hnlf a month's session. Mr. Tan Kah Kee, of
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    CHINESE BANKERS
    54 11 MR. Amos H. Lin, assistant manager of the Cen ral Bank in Kunming vho has spent throe months in IndoChina, arrived in Singapore from Saigon yesterday v.ith Mr. Ou Tseng Sin of the Farmers' Banking Corporation which is sponsored by the National Government of Chungking. They are on
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    GENERAL WAR ALLOWANCE
    400 11 Provision Made For Firm's Staff PAYMENT of a general war allowance to all in the company's service retrospective to the bsginhing of the war was referred to by Mr. E. J. Riches at ths annual general meeting of McAlis.er and Co. in Singapore yesterday. He said that
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    56 11 The Singapore Fire Brigade received four calls yesterday evening. Two were for grass fires 'in Holland and Upper Serangoon Road?; the third was a false alarm, while the fourth call came from a house in Merchant Street. Two engines which rushed to the last ca*e discoverpi t*»at borne oil split
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    Steven-Namenwirth Wedding At Cathedral
    168 11 Steven-Namenwirth Wedding At Cathedral fJIR. P. W. STEVEN of the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., was married to Miss Flory Namenwirth, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, yesterday. The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Namenwirth of Antwerp, Belgium, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr.
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    Cement Or Clay Building Bricks?
    145 11 THE question as to whether It is advisable for bricks for building houses to be 'made from cement, in view of the necessity of importing this commodity whereas clay 'bricks are manufactured locally, was raised at a meeting of the committee of the Singapore Ratepayers
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    ONE SIKH ACQUITTED
    108 11 QNE of two Eikhs who were on trial for the murder of a compatriot in Silat Road on a night last May was acquitted at i the Singapore Assizes yesterday. He was I Bava Singh, the second accused. After hearing Mr. S. C. Goho. counsel for the
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    Public Inquiry Into Ipoh Air Crash Begins
    662 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 2. A PUBLIC inquiry into the causes of the crash of a Perak Flying Club plane at the Ipoh aerodrome on Aug. 20, in which three persons were killed, opened at the Ipoh Town Hall to-day before
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    Depot Recruits Go Into Camp On Saturday
    193 11 Depot Recruits Go Into Camp On Saturday COME 230 men are expected to be embodied for intensive training in Singapore on Saturday, when Volunteers rind depot recruits go into various camps fcr one month. The Volunteers called up are those who were exempted from the July-August period of continuous training.
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    SOLD TINNED MILK ABOVE CONTROLLED PRICES
    108 11 I AN Indian provision store proprietor, V. Sulaiman, of North Bridge Rood, and his salesman. Mohamed Ghouse. were each fined $30, or 30 days' rigorous imprisonment, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday, for selling three tins of milk above controlled prices. Both men pleaded
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    THIEF CAUGHT IN ACT
    98 11 CLEEPING in his house at Bukit Timah, a Chinese householder suddenly became conscious of someone walking behind his house in the early hours of yesterday morning. Rising, the householder, Chu Ah Leong, went behiad his house and found a Chinese in the act of talcing away
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    NO RELIEF APPEAL YET FROM PINEAPPLE MEN
    416 11 CONTRARY to popular belief, no serious problem of unemployment has yet arisen among labourers formerly employed in pineapple plantations and canning factories. This in spite of the fact that canneries have been idle for some months now. In Jchore, where the largest pineapple
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    POLICEMAN TRICKED
    206 12 Took Handcuffs Off Prisoner 4 |N by the front door and out through the back." is an old trick, but it is still new to some people, evidently, for it was used with great success by a 22-year-old Hokkien on a policeman in whose cn c *odv he
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    F.M.S War Loan Subscriptions
    62 12 Irom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2. PJKTAILS of how the F-M.S. War I.oan of S'JO.OOO.OOO was subscribed recently in just over eiifht days are now issued. They show that banks took up 55.333.650 worth: individuals S 1,856,000: co-operative and other societies $3,707,000: mining companies
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    First Air Raids' Relief List
    400 12 TTHE first Air Raids' Relief account issued by the Malaya Patriotic Fund committee shows a total of 522, 567.58 received up to Monday. The liit is: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. H. Charlwood $100; "Liverpool Rifles" $1,000; G. L. Peet $100; W. Munro $100; Claude
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    34 12 A 15-vear-oltl Chinese youtii who was inlureJ when his bicycle came into collision with a military car In Beach Road yesterday was taken to hospital with a scalp v.ound and in a semi-conscious condition.
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    LOCAL DRIVING TESTS TO BE MORE SEVERE
    490 12 Certificates Of Physical Fitness Needed For Renewals CJ WEEPING changes arc to be made in the methods by J which driving: licences are issued in Singapore. It is expected that the new rules incorporating them will be brought into force in the near
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    THIEF SHADOWED BY DETECTIVE
    109 12 V EEPING track of a Chinese, of whom he had become suspicious, a Malay detec- tive followed him from Orchard Road to Killiney Road where he was seen to enter a back-lane and emerge after a short time with a bundle. The detectire detained the man
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    SOCIETY CHARGE
    60 12 KHOH Tai Chee. a 29-year-old Teochew. claimed trial in the Singapore j third court yesterday to a charge of j being a member of an unlawful society, 1 he Heng Ai Iv of the 18th. Group of Societies, at Noordin Road on Tuesday. The case was postponed until
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    Latest List Of Donations To Malaya Patriotic Fund
    514 12 Tir. Malaya Patriot!;- Fund received. 1 total of $1,972,094.30 up to last i Monday, according to the latest l>st ot donations. It records an addition ot 5a6.525.G2 to the previous list, as follows: PenuM Branch 52,84 V jo. Blngaporc 'iuri Ghib being
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    Chinese Baby Show At Great World
    108 12 A CHINESE baby show will be held in Singapore at the Oreat World on Oct. 20. The show will be open to three classes: one for babies under six months old, the second for babies from six to 12 months old. and the third
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    MR. GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY
    237 12 Celebrations By Local Indians A MORE untrue and more ungenerous statement could not have been made, said Mr. S. C. Goho In regard to the criticism by Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan (Premier of the Punjab) of Mahatma Gandhi's demands to the Government of India in connection with
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    FEELING OF ANTI-CLIMAX FOLLOWS SUNER VISIT
    170 14 Axis Powers Fail To Drag Spain Into War Against Britain Madrid, Oct 2. MESSAGES from Rome indicating that there will be no change in Spain's non-belligerent policy have resulted in a feeling of anti-climax here after ail the propaganda emanating from Rome and Berlin
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    Has Ribbentrop Left For Moscow?
    413 14 Has Ribbentrop Left For Moscow? London Inclined To Disbelieve Story London, Oct. 2. MO information is available in London to confirm reports current in the Press that Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, has gone to Moscow. As these reports appear to originate in Germany, it Is suggested here that the
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    "Flow Of Aeroplanes From America"
    74 14 Washington, Oct. 2. LORD BEAVEHBKOOK, the Minister for Aircraft Production, in a message to the British purchasing commission and peblic here, says: "I he (low of aeroplanes from the United States ?ivrs renewed confidence in the triumphant conclusion of tbe Ion; air buttle. "The Brewster
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    Men & Women In Shelters Turn Firefighters
    115 14 Men Women In Shelters Turn Firefighters London, Oct. 2. CVIDENCE is constantly accumu- lating of the courage of London civilians in the Nazi night raids. One party of 200 men, women and children, accustomed to take refuge nightly in the basement of an East End library, have organized a "talent"
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    Spiritual Chief Of Senussi Tribe
    108 14 Cairo, Oct. 2. AN Interesting ceremony marked the visit of Sayed I. dress, chief of the Senussl Inhabiting Cyrenaica and north-west Egypt, to Libyan prisoners of war in camps near the Suez Canal, most of whom belong to the Senussi tribe. Indian troops provided a
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    RUMANIA RELEASES AMERICAN CITIZEN
    57 14 Bucharest, Oct. 2. THE American legation has filed a j strong formal protest concerning the arrest and treatment oof. f Mr. Lester Freeman, an American citizen, who wa* among the employees of the Romano-Americana oil company. Mr. Freeman, who was arrested recently at Floesti, was released
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    56 14 London, Oct. 2. ONE of London's frcnt line civilians, an elderly man, was killed by a I bomb. His Job, known a.s that of a roof 1 spotter, was to stay on a roof and watrh for firps and give the alarm. He tos killed when a bomb hit his
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    N. Z. GOVERNMENT MAKES CONTACT WITH OCEANIA
    179 14 Wellington, Oct. 2. MR. PETER FRASER, the New Zealand Prime Minister, m announced to day that, following the change of government in Oceania in favour of General de Gaulle, it was thought desirable that the New Zealand Government, acting "on behalf of other
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    FRENCH OFFICIALS DETAINED
    55 14 Anigna, Leeward 15.,. Oct. 2. THE former Governor of French colonial services, M. Carde, and the former administrator of the same services, M. Revoil, were detained here to-day while en route from Martinique to Miami by Pan-American airways. It is stated that they possessed certain articles contrary
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    VICEROY'S WAR FUND NOW TOTALS £1,500,000
    43 14 Simla, Oct. 2. THE sum of £382,000 has been re- micied to Britain fram ths Viceroy's war purposes fund for che purch:se of ihrea tqmdrons cf R.A.F 3*** TVT Vi '> Umi now totals over U uJ,<.oD.— R3U6er.
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    Nazi Industrial Area Again Pounded
    260 14 Nazi Industrial Area Again Pounded INVASION PORTS ALSO BOMBED London, Oct. 2. A HEAVY RAJ 1 raid on Berlin last night is recounted in a brief phrase in an Air Ministry communique issued to-day, which states: "Strong forces of R.A.F. bombers last night attacked a munitions factory in Berlin." The
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    SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR VISITS RAID SHELTERS
    66 14 London, Oct. 2. »THE Air Minister, Sir Archibald Sinclair, accompanied by Admiral Sir Edward I Evans, one of the regional civil defence commissioners for London, last night paid visits extending over six hours to a number of air raid shelters in London They had
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    To-night's Big Fight
    143 15 RLE sUtgc is set for to-niphi's big fight at the Happy World covered ctadlum. While manager Jack Warner and Atilio Sabatino are confident of the issue, Frisco's supporters are expecting a sensation. The Orient champion carries a knockout punch right up till the last round, and always
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    FIELD AMBULANCE AND Y.M.C.A. DRAW 2—2
    163 15 rS V.M.C.A. and 18th Field Ambulance "A" teams drew in a hockey njatch played on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday, each side scoring one goal. Except for the first ten minutes of the second half, when both the goals were scored, play was dull, offering
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    G.S.C. WIN "A" TEAM HOCKEY MATCH
    80 15 AN interesting game of hockey was witnessed on the GjS.C. ground yesterday when the Girls' Sports Club beat the Y.W.C.A. by one goal to nil in an A" team match. Play was fairly even throughout the gamo. both sides doing their best to get
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    LONE GOAL TAKES MALAYS THROUGH FIRST ROUND
    583 15 Gordon Highlanders Eliminated From Cup Competition Malays 1; Gordon Highlanders... 0. |N a match which rather lacked true Cup-tie atmosphere, except in the last few minutes when both teams exerted 1 hem selves lo the utmost, the Malays, playing at the stadium yesterday,
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    VICTORY AGAIN TO S.R.C.
    595 15 Sullivan Scores Two Goals S.R.C. 3; C.S.C ft. A BEAUTIFUL goal in the second half by Sullivan, whose stickwork was far and away in a class by itself, was the highlight of a hockey match played on the pad^ng yesterday between the Sin.~nr.ore Recreation Club and
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    WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY IN SELANGOR
    182 15 <S*om Our Own Correspondent) Kuala LumDur. Oct. 2. nrEIGHTS for four races at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, the second day of the Selaucor Turf Club's autumn race meeting, are given below Hones, Claw 3. Div. 2. C fvtaBfs Time Tells 9.00 San Frisco 8.08
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    49 15 Soccer: challenge cup, 11.A.F. (Sdctar) vs. R.A. (A.A.). stadium. Hockey Singapore Hornets vs. V.M.C.A. Juniors, V.M.C.A.. Malaya Signals vs. 7 th. Hvy. Regiment R.A., Blakang Mati; I.A. vs. Hyderabad Regiment, LA. Tennis: S.C.R.C. and JT.M.C.A. tournaments. Boxing: Atilio Sabatino vs. Younc Frisco, Happy World covered stadium.
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    Singapore Lawn Tennis Results
    183 15 FURTHER ties In the S.C.R.C'. open inriUtMß town tennis tournament were played off yesterday, and resulted: Open singles: Chin Kee Onn beat I. A. Alsagoff 6—2, 7—5. Men's doubles handicap: John Lim and Gan Kee Tian <scr. > beat W N. Rothery and H. L. Ward
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT YACHT CLUB
    109 15 i THO-MORROW at ths Royal Singapore i Yacht Club, there will be the usual i races for all classes, starting at 5.23 jp.m. for "A" class, and at 5.25 p.m. for 'the other classes. j On Saturday the second race for the Clementi Challenge Cup
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    108 15 [HTHE following have accepted to play hockey for the S.CC. n against St. Joseph's Institution on the padang tomorrow: Lt. J. S. Aveling; Lt. P. Tomlinson, D. Brennan; F. E. Hutchlnson. P|OrTrS. M. Maclldowie. Lt. M. F. Francis; G. W. S. Waites, R. W. F. von Pestel, Capt.
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    STOUT DEFENDERS HELP S.C.C. TO VICTORY
    385 15 Poiice Beaten By Two Goals To Nil In Padang Hockey S.C.C 2; Police 0. DLAYING therr first hockey match of the season on the 1 padang yesterday, the S.C.C. first team scored a welldeserved victory of two ?oals to nil over the Police. The
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF
    126 15 THE Sepoy Lines Golf Club beat the Garrison 1 Golf Club by 24 points to 21 in a women's I match played at Sepoy Lines last Priday. i Scores, Garrison players first were: Mrs. R. H. H. Stewart (9) 5 vs. Mrs G. V. Allen (10) 1;
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    NINE MEN HOLD TEN TO DRAW
    356 15 Fast Hockey When S.C.R.C. Meet P.W.D. MJC >. P.iV.D. ....2. A fast came of hockey, with good stickwork its chief merit, was seen at Hong Lfan Green yesterday, when the S.C.R.C. and P.W.D. drew two goals a!I. Though both sides played short,— the Chinese
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    OLYMPIC LADS B.P.
    70 15 'pHE following will represent the Olympic Lads B.P. against the Great World Athletes in a friendly badminton match of four singles and three doubles at the Great World at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday. Donald Lee, lim Seng Cheow, Wee Peng Hong, Tan Poh Chuan, N. Nadaraja, R.
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    "AMERICA-JAPAN CLASH CAN YET BE PREVENTED"
    275 16 Tokio Envoy Suggests Informal Talks SITUATION IN INDOCHINA "(JUIET ON ALL FRONTS" New York, Oct. 2. THE time is not yet passed "when men of goodwill" 1 could prevent a direct clash between the United States and Japan, declared Mr. K Horinouchi, the Japanese
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    Yunnan Railway Junction Raided
    53 16 Tokio, Oct. 2, COR the first time since the out- break of the Sino-Japanese war, Japanese aircraft raided Ami, a junction on the Yunnan railway j midway between Kunming and jlndo-China, adding the claim that heavy damage was inflicted on military establishments and two large fires
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    Italian Mission To Syria A Complete Failure
    185 16 Cairo, Oct. 2. "THE complete failure of the Italian mission to Syria to reach 1 their goal and a flat rejection of their demands by M. Puaux, French High Commissioner in Syria, is reported in a Beirut message to the newspaper Al-Masri. M.
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    ALARMING RAW MATERIAL SHORTAGE IN GERMANY Oil Stocks Almost Exhausted
    362 16 ALARMING RAW MATERIAL SHORTAGE IN GERMANY Oil Stocks Almost Exhausted London, Oct. 2. THE shortage of leather in Germany is now so acute that Storm Troopers have to goose-step in wooden footwear. I This was one of the minor examples of the German raw material shortage cited by Dr. Hugh
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    ESPIONAGE LAWS " INADEQUATE"
    76 16 ESPIONAGE LAWS INADEQUATE Tokio, Oct. 2. "INADEQUATE" laws prevented the punishment of several Japanese who were detained along with 15 Britons for alleged espionage, according to the Justice Ministry. It is revealed that one Japanese was Indicted while over ten Japanese of "high social position" were questioned and given severe
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    46 16 A Dornier 17 tahich was brought down, received three direct hits from A.A. guns, and crashed in flames on a villa and a bungalow in a residential district of South East England recently. Picture shows a view of the. wrecked Dornier in front of the villa.
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    EARLY ACTIVITY IN NORTH AFRICA PREDICTED
    504 16 Germans Likely To Take De Facto Charge Of Operations Soon London, Oct. 2. A BIRD'S EYE VIEW of the position in North Africa which, now that plans for the invasion of Britain seem to be fading, may be the scene of the next great
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    MOSQUES NOT TO BE ILLUMINATED
    52 16 London, Oct. 2. PR the first time in history mosque minarets at Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismailia wil! not be illuminated during the Ramadan fast, beginning this week. This order is made by the Egyptian Defence Ministry as a black-out precaution against aircraft r-.ttack.—
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    Sad Plight Of Parisians
    264 16 Gloomy Prospects For Coming Winter London, Oct. 2. A CORRESPONDENT of the Ass ;)C iated Press gives a depressing picture ot Paris under German occupation There is strict rationing in tho restaurants and supplies of food and fresh vegetables are scarce. Great uncertainty prevails regarding fuels
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    Emergency Feeding Of Londoners
    174 16 Emergency Feeding Of Londoners London. Oct. 2. CTREET coffee stalls which were a feature of v London night life before the war, where all classes met in the early hours of h© morning for plain and wholesome ?efresh« ment, have been called upon by Lord 'Voolton, the Minister of Food,
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    NAZI ENVOY BOOED AT PANAMA CEREMONY
    78 16 Panama Oft. 2 J^ TREMENDOUS crowd attending the inauguration cf the new president. Dr. Arias whistled and booed when the loudspeaker at the national stadium annou.iced the entrance of the German Minister Re neback. On the other hand, the greatest rcce'iUon was given to
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    CANADA—N.Z. TRADE PACT EXTENDED
    62 16 CANADA— N.Z. TRADE PACT EXTENDED London. Oct. 2. AN extension of the Canada-New Zealand trade agreement for one year up to Sept. 30. 1941, is announced by Mr. Cachinnon, the Canadian Minister of Tradp The agreement provides for fixed rates of duty on certain goods imported Into New Zealand and
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    41 16 Patna, Oct. 2. A JAPANESE Buddhist monk named Maruyama has been arrested under the Defence of India regulations Maruyama spent about five years in India and has headed several Buddhist goodwill missions at annual sessions of the Indian National Congrats.— Reuier.
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      97 16 Of X3^l What did the Engineer say— \=r?t when the Bridge Tytr=\ l was finished I if "(joO* I I\\ -tke£2* w u /W TTiere's something very satisfying, very Mffli 111 comforting, in the genial mellowness of 111 I j 182 Johnnie Walker. It's the result of the very I
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT KIGH'I PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, IHO. No. 244.
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      59 1 ARE you tired of your black dress? You can make It look new by sewing bands of shiny black satin down the front of the bodice, and one round the hem of the skirt. Wear as well a wide satin tiebelt and a white stiffened lawn collar. Another Idea is
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      The Place Of Women In Indian Society
      898 1  - The Place Of Women In Indian Society Janak Kumari Zutshi By -Where women are worshipped, there the gods abide." IF this ancient Sanskrit verse be true, then indeed the gods must have left the shores of India long ago, for women have long since fallen from the high place once
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      Bicarbonate Of Soda In The Kitchen
      279 1 DICARBONATE of soda will D clean tarnished silver. Rub it on gently with a pad of cotton wool and then polish off with a duster. If you have burnt a saucepan, fill it with cold water, add a teaspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful
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      Tiered Skirt
      32 1 The tiered skirt Is the unusual feature of this white satin coat worn by Carole Lombard, RKO player. Note the heavy Jewelled necklace of leaves slung In a fine chain.
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        188 1 WF THESE SIGNS SAY "ALKALIZE" I Upset Stomach Flatulence 'A > Indigestion Bilioutnoi ifsls V s?> fe Htartburn Constipation I Th T*t>l*u ire mint flavoured. Hmdf t(n o jo (<„. tnv*l!ln| Economical I "ALKALISED" WITH PHILLIPS* I n »n« mo >qt^-». Everyone will occasionally over-indulje. But It Isn't necessary to
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      Problems Of Babies And Young Children
      3014 2  -  Nurse Elizabeth By "THE letters this week include one from a reader who has very kindly offered the use of her garden to a Singapore mother who has nowhere for her children to play, and about whose difficulties she read In a recent issue
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      Tasty Tomatoes
      94 2 SOME epicures say that tomatoes, as an accompaniment to meat, or served as a separate dish, are tastiest as fritters. You can prepare them quite quickly If you choose tomatoes of the same size and plunge them Into hot water so that they are easily skinned. Then make
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      MOTHER OF FIVE WHO WAS ALWAYS TIRED
      203 2 Now Awakes Fresh As A Daisy Tills mother of five was once "always tired." Now she gets up at sunrise every morning feeling "quite fresh." She writes I am the mother of five children, and before taking Kruschen, I was always feeling tired
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        259 2 1 smartness! IS YOURS. IF YOUR DRESS IS MADE BY OUR LADY TAILOR, MISS. YUH, WHO CAN VISUALIZE YOUR REQUIREMENTS. AW *WT AT AWaV ATM AfW^ A 1 A*l Ml ah ♦letlthy with Erenmx In Part* Hair |V^BWtP%^^ Creun and Hair Oi>-tK«y Impart lilB I i3ttt brllllart luRra and «ncour«|«
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        145 2 KAYES BEAUTY PARLOUR Specialists In Permanent Waving. 138-A, Klra Seng Road, Np-^ Great World Main Entrance. I j^fel Latest method, up-to-I yC^L^aT fMV date machines and OMn -JO careful workmanship. K^JeS a perms are uncon■Cj S3 dltlonally guaranteed "y Ratea $6, $10 and $12.50 OPi.A DAILY, 9 A.M. to 7
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      The Simpler The Food The Higher Is Its Nutritive Value
      536 3 The Simpler The Food The Higher Is Its Nutritive Value UOL'SE WIVES waste one-tenth of the food value of all the food they buy. This is the estimate of health authorities who say that, as a result of popular practice in food preparation and of preference for "fancy dishes."' the
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      Drink For Health
      171 3 SOMETIMES the only explana13 nation of a poor complexion la a poor state of health. Here expert advice is needed. But, often, it is the result of a diet which includes too little moisture. Realizing this, more women are making a habit of drinking plenty of com
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      Keep It Warm
      126 3 IF you know everything about economizing in the use of tea, pass this over, because it won't be nsws to you; but many women are finding the hint worth while. The principle of it is to keep up the heat as much as possible while you are
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      Pinafore Playsuit
      33 3 Pinafore motif turns up in playsuit. Maureen O'Hara, RKO Radio player, wears a ruffled apron halter, fitted shorts, of white sharkskin. Shoes are chocolate brown and white, with low brown wedge.
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      Cinderella Furniture
      379 3 New Charm And Use For Discarded Pieces TURNING out attics and lumberrooms one is likely to discover pieces of old furniture which with a little refurnishing might often be made useful again. Sometimes the worst defect is the disappearance of finish owing to long neglect. In this event
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      Fringe Again
      74 3 rthe hom3s of up-to-date people you will probably find fringe Is being used sparsely, but in a most decorative manner. It is used in pale colours In smooth cottons and silks to fasten back curtains. Fringe is also a fascinating addition along the scalloped edge of a pelmet,
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      Leander
      190 3 When Anthony Applemore goes for a swim He uses both legs and plenty of vim; But in the middle he has his mummy Who, most obligingly, holds his tummy. When he can swim with both amu tco He'll show us all what he can do. Out of the swimming
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      Friend Of Man
      84 3 No matter what I say, or do. Or look, or think, or feel, He humours every passing mood That Fellow at my heel. Returning weary, or depressed Preoccupied, from town, That Fellow's leaps, and crinkled smile Dispel at once a frown. And as I welcome in my
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        144 3 lib ,mi-i M Jfl V:' ii^ ,J&... A BUBa"£° s ck p 8 '«Bt, AT least once every day refresh your p complexion with Pears' gentle tonic e 4Rs' CVcj_o P ■ction." When you wash with Pears', Takt or Wr> PP*rs A ll enlarged pores contract and your whole any
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      Bungo And Susan Visit The Coral Forest Under The Sea
      724 4  - Bungo And Susan Visit The Coral Forest Under The Sea Barbara Murray Winkleday Adventures By I AST Winkleday Bungo and I were sitting on a rock by the sea, eating bananas. Suddenly a shiny head popped out of the water and said, "Would you two like to see the Coral
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      Frock For Playtime
      34 4 Here Is the Ideal suit for tennis or the pool. It is made m pale blue and white spun. Note the separate shorts. The matching frock would be very useful, also.
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      It Calls You
      37 4 YOU need not waste any gas, if you have a whistling kettle. And if it g"J&£ the better. These kettles "boil" in a very short time and most ironZXNSkwTomSYeem^know how much gas they save.
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      Silver Beams
      42 4 A VERY useful Dlate and silver cleaner is made by mixing topether equal parts of liquid ammonia and plate powder and shaking them up well in a bottle. Keep the bottle well corked between whiles and shake before using. J
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      That Extra Bed
      40 4 ARDEN lounges, which are obtaln- >* at,ie quite cheaply, are Just the «■*«•■»"-> tot for extra unexpected guests. They are often more comfortable than camp beds, though they do not always fold up in quite so small a compass.
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      Result: Cold Cream
      45 4 in excellent cold cream may be IX matle thus: Melt together, in a basin stood in boiling water, 4 ozs. English Almond oil and 1 oz. white wax. When the mixture thickens stir in 3 ozs. rose water. Add any desired scent.
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        355 4 NEW SHIPMENT OF LATEST STYLE LADIES HOUSE COATS MTflJmflHflLV XL I' TO H J BANANA TRIFLE *~&f^g INGREDIENTS.— B ananas, M siiKar, a little Sherry, apricot £T^V \m jam, 11*4 oz. tin Nestles Pure r-^^N^c!^^LcC7 n\ Thick Cream, flavouring, a few V^^^^^^^^^Tv (/jL» crystallized apricots. ■^|J;^U>---''s3 METHOD. Cut some bananas
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        212 4 "THE BEST CLEANEHS IN TOWN, MY DEAR" PARIS CO. 28, COLEMAN STREET, PHONE 6045Qg •van irf Glaring Sun Out in the hard, glaring sunlight does he see your face soft and fresh... or "powdery" and sharpened Pond's Powder is "glareproof" won't show up chalky in brightest light Blended to reflect
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      1,000,000 Girl Guides World Movement That Began In Great Britain
      504 5  - 1,000,000 Girl Guides World Movement That Began In Great Britain Norman Hillson By A LL over the world, with the excep- tion of the totalitarian countries, there are companies of Girl Guides the sister organisation of the Boy Scouts. The Girl Guide movement was started in England before the last
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      Guides Carry Message To King
      33 5 Girl G aides in New Zealand. The Guides in this canoe were carry ins a message of greeting; to King George VI on the occasion of his Coronation.
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      Air Ambulance For The R.A.F.
      386 5 About the same period In New Zealand, Girl Guides were taking Coronation messages along the rivers and lakes, paddling in Maori canoes. I see Girl Guides in the United States making pottery in their camps in improvised ovens, and dark-skinned girls from Jamaica mingling with
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      Highlands Vegetables
      80 5 THESE four pictures were taken at Cameron Highlands where vegetables in ever-increasing quantities are being grown. The picture on the right shows fifteen varieties marrow, cabbage, parsley, lettuce, pumpkin, beet, Kwede, turnip, lobak, endive, rhubarb, radish, tomato, peas and spinach. The next picture down shows experimental plots at
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      Tragic Tale Of Women's Sufferings Under Nazidom
      990 6  - Tragic Tale Of Women's Sufferings Under Nazidom Irene Greenwood By THERE is one tying we can be absolutely certain about in Hitler's New Europe and that is that women would have a subordinate place in it. Everything in the philosophy and history of Nazism points to this. The fierce, unrestrained,
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      A Belt With Pouch Pockets
      292 6 A Belt With Pouch Pockets MOVEL dress accessories are always welcome, especially practical things like the belt sketched, which can be made for less than a dollar. With its two pouch pockets to take purse, powder case, and other oddments, it is as useful as it is decorative. Ycu will
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      Choosing Stockings
      322 6 pHOOSING stockings requires even more care than usual, because they are more expensive than they were, and undoubtedly they will have to last a very long time indeed. Practising economy is always a somewhat difficult art, however, and it is false economy to buy silk stockings at a
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        347 6 Ask your dealer to show you the complete 1840 m\ range of Cusson's Toilet Preparations. BB jpiMMa. m Bath Soups; Face and Talcum Powders; Jn HPf FROM ALL GOOD CHEMISTS STORES isfelj!SSH| m M Every sore throat fP^SH a danger spot... m[i& JL rhink of all the seriou* illnesses which
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        208 6 The Peking Co. s 81. High St s y f Spore. s\^Js /A V/ your j/^\\^ yr inspection I to* «c* Yxx wUi PER LARGE TUBE $1It does not act like a gum, holding the hair by artificial means, but, by assisting the hair to assume natural waves. Sold Everywhere.
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      Malayan Weddings
      484 7 The weddinf took place In Singapore of Mr. Bay Song Leng and Miss Chua Gek Ngu. The best man wm Capt. F. E. Bainbridge; matron of honour, Mrs. I. M. Bainbrldge; and flower girls Cecilia and Paula Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kennedy after their wedding which
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        444 7 SKIN HEALTH fiik# J and BEAUTY ■v- J^ f y %Kuse this MB 2PURPOSE SOAP t W Ihr •kin m routh thin HL la t nor oag h I I imool* mnd I BijKaSPWP^^L Antiitptic m inpo/t a* I otlcet J Wt^t Nothing so quickly "marks" and "ages** a wt-\
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      Delights In Scrolls And Paintings
      1693 8  - Delights In Scrolls And Paintings Joan Grigsby By I In A Chinese Curio Shop 111 THERE was once a small girl who had, hanging in her nursery, a picture that gave her more satisfaction than all the rest of her possessions put together. It was a peculiar shape for, unlike
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        169 8 Lovely Attractive Brocaded Silk House-coats Embroidered Dressinggowns, Blouses. Handkerchiefs and Evening Hand-bags etc. etc. NOW ON DISPLAY Shop conveniently to-day C. K. TANG 241. River Valley Road, Phone 2181, SINGAPORE. REYLON NAIL POLISH For discriminating women who give infinite attention to details. Revlon is fashion right. A shade for every
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        445 8 l^fl ON ROYAL BARER! O WIM/JV BREAD lr*C I Bakery Vitamin Bread in ThpVitaminlhree the daily diet. It is rich Ine Vitamin Wree I I In the valuable Vitamin rLM lit \1 A 'B so necessary for UlVfUlilin iff heilthy nerves, good ap- lL r lini LMFtI If petite and
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