The Straits Times, 7 October 1940

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    37 1 The Straits Times {ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER —LARGEST NET SALES 12 i\u;es. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 12 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS.
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      6 1 SINGAPORE, 140 C!ECIL ST. (PHONE 5471)
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      69 1 N? 282 P WEIGHER wiBACKRAIL JHE CONSTRUCTION oi the Avery 282 machine is similar to that of a Weighbridge. It is a first class portable platform weigher of the very highest quality and is constructed of iron and steel throughout. It has the latest type of interchangeable hardened knife edges
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      128 1 FINAL EDTN. ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE <tn<t KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES far all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY. KUALA LUMPUR 2b JAVA ST f 'PHONE 168.1). EDGE ON FASHION J S-<W 1 NEVER A DILL MOMENT WITH GAGE OR -^t^V^fcr^ 1^ PARIS CHIC HATS. EVERY SEASON, NKW /7S^o*S*3t2vV details apffak. to keep them delightI
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    DEATHS
    148 2 FAULKNErt-WilXlS Reginald Will.am twloveti rlde:t. son of -I:, a d V:i I., r. Willis. Motor ftcckhit. (D<-pot. BattP.M.8.V.F. Port Dicksoni 'English paper* please copy). Oil Oct. 4t 1040. WEE.— Madame Wee G*k Neo, age 09, passed away peacefully at the resident No. 5 Kim Yam Road on Sunday. 6th
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    57 2 Tta( f..i.-jly of tb( late Mr. Sch Oh Pen*. J.P. tender their heartfelt thanks to tiie man;.- friends and relatives who paid night vikil."; und nttrndrd the funeral, and also "-0 those who sent wreaths, scrolls, letters ar.d t*leprams of corMolencr. donation receipts cf the varioiu, lo<a) funds, and
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      423 2 §fc Straits Sinus SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. tor *«v« *«4 eseeediac 4 Itaaa M«r* tkaa IMT Uae* 25 cents per line (Six *otd«V Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC UUX'KIUMU) BMTHS, MAJtUAGES. OtATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS A P.P.C CARDS- are ekarged fS aaek per inaerltao pet lack. Orer I hick.
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      874 2 1 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED. European Factory Assistant required for temporary appointment approximately six months. Some knowledge ot Engineering an advantage. Reply stating age, experience, salary required to Box No. 891. Straits Times. MECHANICAL ENGINEER with experience in the design, production and maintenance of goods vehicles and public service vehicles for
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      818 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET M RNISHED AIRY FLAT, M.S.. Orchard Rd. Reasonable rent. Apply Box 888, Straits Times. NEWLY FURNISHED FLAT—Two bedrooms. Two verandahs. Long bath. M.S. Linen, Crockery, Kclvinator. Apply Flat 7 Eu Court. TO LET, Furnished Bungalow 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. W. Si E. laid on —outhouses, at
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      777 2 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Draining of Lorong N, Telok Karau. Owners are notified that the plan, specification, estimate and provisional apportionment, in connection with Notices served under Section 103 of the Municipal Ordinance for draining the above Road, have been confirmed, and are available for inspection during office hours at
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      559 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE at POWELL A CO.. LTD'S sale-room No. 18, Chulia Street on Tuesday, Bth October. 1940 at 2.30 p.m. Valuable land fronting the sea situate at PUI.AU TEKONG BESAR with beautiful view of the Straits of Johore. containing in area 1 acre 3 roods 30 poles, held
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      234 2 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEE'S SALE Valuable freehold and and house ntOAti at and known ns No. 41 -3. .iaian Kembant'ac off Changi, Singapore. Aiea 18.007 squaro feet. To be sold by public auction by Powell Co. Ltd., at their ralrrooai. No 18 Chulia Tuesday, Bth October. 1010. at ;.3O P.M. 'Pull
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      374 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA ANU Al UAll LIIIC* .incorporatea Englana, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N Co MA'! PASSENOER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy from the [Straits to their usual ports of call in China India Ceylon
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      267 3 |^KM[tKT7T^ (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS ..tihim? ot a o FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAM K Kobe y-kahMM. Smß Fr%ttriaeo ,nd Amreie. si NTrTA MARU leave H>kong oh. ms tatuta maru leave Hkong oct 21 ss yawata maru leave irkong nov 4 to Seattle saro ya. ShlmMza.
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      573 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WKSTERN 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 £28)
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      339 3 I r 8 k a Sbl flnU Z*ll HL-^HL I US I I Pfll OV^B fll TO ■WIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION MINI JOSE POPULAR MEXICAN DANCERS Dinner_33.oo Non-diners $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEAVIEW H HOTEL BALL-.vOOM AIR-CONDITIONED BY SEA BREEZES TUFSDAY
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    MORE RUBBER NOW BEING USED
    176 4 MORE RUBBER NOW BEING USED 79,000 Tons Consumed In August (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 5. IVORLD consumption of robber in n August totalled 78,977 tons, compared with 75,025 tons in July and 97,416 tons In August last year, according to figures contained in the statistical bulletin of the
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    SEPTEMBER RUBBER IMPORTS
    40 4 FOREIGN imports of rubber in September totalled 19,792 tons, compared with 20,508 tons in August. Total impcrts for the nine months of the year are 186,810 tons, compared with 134,222 tons in the corresponding period of 1939
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    LONDON MONEY SUPPLIE PLENTIFUL
    95 4 London, Oct. 5. ON the money market this week funds continued ample to meet all requirements in spite of the reduction in bankers' deposits revealed in the lastest Bank of England return together with the continued Treasury borrowing from Joint S;cck and Scottish banks. The whole
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    WORLD TIN STOCKS RISE LAST MONTH
    74 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 5. WORLD tin stocks at the end of September were 39,168 tons, according to estimates compiled by A. Strauss and Co. Ltd. This represents an increase of 1,495 tons on the figure at the end of August. Visible
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    JAPANESE TO FACE INQUIRY
    66 4 THE date for a preliminary inquiry into the case in which two Japanese, a man named M. Shinozaki and a woman named A. Yamakawa, are alleged to have committed an offence under the Official Secrets' Ordinance, was fixed in the Singapore third court this morning. Expected
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    MINES DEPT. INQUIRY SITTING TO-DAY
    37 4 'From Oar Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 7. TIE commission df inquiry into the FMS. Mines Department sat again this morning, under the chairmanship erf Mr. E. D. Shearn and heard evidence.
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    AMALGAMATED MALAY ESTATES PAYS 20%
    773 4 214 Acres Sold For Mining: $100,000 Put In New Loan ADDRESSING shareholders at the ■<■"»• annual meeting of Amalgamated Malay Estates Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 3, Mr. D. H. Hampshire, the c^air.-ian, said: The profit for the year is, you will agree I
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 4 Mwhy, Oet 7. noon. Bayers BilUn PHees -h-Joei Me. IX US S (fleet loses) J7fc 31% Ne. IX H.S.S. IAA (a caac* October t*% 35% G.F.A4). R.S.S :.e.b in bale* Oeteeer 36K S7 F-A.Q. K.S.S fab. in bale* October 36 "4 3«*i rVTVUC QUOTATIONS Me.
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    Weights For Four Events On Wednesday
    168 4 Selangor Races (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 7. WEIGHTS lor the four remaining races on Wednesday, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's autumn meeting, are Horses, Claes 1. Mr. 2. 6 far. Bal Tabartn 9.0* Freedom 8.05 Mercury 9.0Q Qanderdown
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    113 4 Rsoe eaeiea aer fceyast 10 pirate Otaer rsejaianittss eaeted per pieal eaeent where otherwise stated. Btyen setter rumfcpr I 7.7ft H«mlwiT» Cube $11.00 Jarm Oabe 112.6O n— mi White Muntok $11.75 White $11.25 Black 8.25 Copra Mixed $X26 Sun Drted $3J0 S*0O rttmr No. l Ungga $3.90
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    155 4 MaUs close at the General Poet OaVe as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 1 p.«a. air 5 p.m. Africa air 5 p.m. British OohnUs air 5 p.m. Burma asr 5 p.m. Canada atr 5 p.m. Ceylon atr 5 p.m. China: Amoy, Canton, Chuan Chow, Kiung Chow, Shanghai
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    EXCHANGES
    173 4 Tbe following are tbe exchange rates thlc morning according to the dally circular iasue-i by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELL IMC London X.T. 2/4 1/10 Lor.don demand 2/4 1/16 Switzerland demand 203% New York demand 47 Montreal demand 5111/16 Batavia demand 88% Samarang demand 8»«4 Calcutta. Bombay
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    324 4 RUBBERS NEGLECTED: INDUSTRIALS STEADY By (>«r Financial Correspondent Singapore, Oct. 7. THE share market generally was rather more active on Saturday and at the opening this morning there is a fair inquiry fcr some selected tin shares and industrial issues. On Saturday the best inquiry was received
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      245 4 WHY DO THOUGHTFUL PARENTS SEND ntanl MvK^A rMEIR SONS AMD W- -««e| DAUGHTERS TO ''93F77 pp- PITMAN'S? It U Decausc tbe Colleges system ot rapid Kpcciallscd training has been extraordinarily successful In assisting young people to well-paid and progressive posts to si) branches of Commercial and Becreturial work, and Accountancy.
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      195 4 TH€ MZOfi FW T»E COiWIMEtJR This razor £m takes any M ty p c o f B double edged j i wafer blade. B I Its use with B ECLIPSE B V Super M J BLADES; M W Hives a high j /B Hr degree of V shavin g Jf
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      49 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE Ml H. W. 2.M a.m. 8.« ft.; 1.56 p.m. ft. L. W. 7.51 ».ra. 3.1 ft.; 8.34 p.m. 1.5 ft. TV-morrow H. W. 1.20 a.m. 7.1 ft.; 2.45 p.m. 8.4 ft. I*. W. 8.40 «.m. 4.C ft.; 8.4« p.m. 3.1 ft. October SwarUe SudmC 6.W &U
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      256 5 LAS! SHOWS AV««A*ff»ttft A Phone 3.iv fur, i».is ALitlAMltlmA> H > A thousand thrills brought to Screen Kfe by thousands ALSO -BRITISH PAT HE GAZETTE" AND "MEXICO'S NEW CRISIS* The best-loved book of three generations now brought to the semen OPENING TO MORROW Daih At 11 am 3JC, 6.15 9.15
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      145 5 PAVILION T.n^V' BHT THE COMEDY OF THE WEEK! JACK BUCHANAN in "THE MIDDLE WATCH" with GRETA GYNT-FRED EMNtY-KAY WALSH-LESLIE FULLER-REGINALD PURDaL— DAVID HUTCHESON supported by "GAUMOMT BRITISH NEWS" OPENING TO-MORROW paulrobko* f^\n a^^^k SIMON tACK ttACHtL THOMAS QK vi &^H^ MICMAtL SAICOy PEN TENNYSON IfUIJI I TO MORROW AT One
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      330 5 7th and LAST DAY! Don't miss this great picture thit has drawn the Town! The Year's OUTSTANDING Adventure Story. KENNETH ROBERTS* MILLION SALE BOOK Brought to the Screen In Glorious TECIINICOLOUR! rADITOI I 3I 3 SHOWS tooay VHll IVL 3.15-6.15-9.15 if /fan r f\ BOOK I— ROGERS MWCEWS BflE^^*-- f^^
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCT. 7. 1940. (400th. Day Of The War.) A Fine Team
    1176 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCT. 7. 1940. (400th. Day Of The War.) A Fine Team In 1938, shortly after the Munich armistice, the New York Times, which had previously shown no reluctance to chide Mr. Neville Chamberlain, wrote of him thus Whatever happens in Europe. Mr. Chamberlain will emerge
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    U.S. ARMS EXPORTS
    29 6 THE United States exported nearly $2,500,000 worth of small arms an:' munitions during August Of this 80 per cent, was sent to Britain and Canada. Reti'r.
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    R.A.F. MAY SOON LAUNCH A KNOCK-OUT BLOW
    1706 6 Three Invasion Rehearsals Smashed In Channel (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 5. THE most encouraging developments this week in the City of London are firstly, the truly amazing increase in the effectiveness of London's defences against night bombing; secondly the unofficial report
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      APPEASEMENT
      506 6 What Good Has It Done Us With Japan? To the Editor cf the Straits Timn Sir, Recent events appear to add force to the views which, through your courtesy, I have, perhaps tediously, but at least consistently, advocated Our attitude towards Japan has been one of undiluted appeasement of
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      FASTING MONTH
      177 6 Support For Change In Office Hours To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The idea of your correspondent lopine regarding a change in office hours to 8 a.m.— 2 p.m. during the fasting memh is a very good one. But why stick to States with Islam as
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      HAIG RD. HOUSES
      79 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Permit me a little space in your valuable columns. On inspecting th» houses in Halg Road Settlement with a friend the other day, I found that no outer exits are provided from the bath-rooms, except through the bed and
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      "DELAYED GIFTS"
      97 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l should like to associate myself with the remarks of your correspondent "Get on with It' regarding the last "Buy a Bomber" ball. The explanation that all persons who have numbered receipts will be not i lied when and how
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      236 6 i INDIANS IN MALAYA (A Pageant of Greater India) by R. B. Krishn&n Po»Uge Extra: Price $1.00 Obtainable at: M. MOHAMED DULFAKIR A CO. SINGAPORE. CHEOKGHOCKCHYE&CO.,LTD. AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS, HOUSE AGENTS COMMISSION AGENTS, ETC. to. 1-A, RAFFLES PLACE, FIRST FLOOfi CORNER OP CHUIJA STREET) TELEPHONE No. 3478. AUCTION SALE OF Land
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      68 6 THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE By Lord Strabolgl. This book is an historic document of the Ist. importance, it contains hitherto unpublished facts of profound Interest significance, including diaries of sailors on the Graf Spec, showing clearly that the Orrman Navy was prepared In training for commerce destruction during
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    U.S. DETERMINED TO CALL JAPAN'S BLUFF
    181 7 Na vy Sec re ta ry 9 s 'Stand By' Order WASHINGTON UNIMPRESSED BY TOKIO'S THREATS "If She Makes Suicidal Attack On America THE call to active duty of all reserves of the United States navy and Marine Corps, issued on Saturday by Col.
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    BURMA ROAD RE-OPENING
    98 7 New Tokio Move Is Forecast Tokio, Oct. 7. rr»HE Hcchi Shimbun predicts that Mr. Y. Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, will request Britain "to reconsider her decision" to re-open the Burma road on Oct. 17. The newspaper adds that Mr. Matsuoka will do this Firstly, because the
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    American Oil Firms Take Precautions
    104 7 Shanghai, Sept. 7. AS a precautionary measure, dependents of employees of the Standard Vacuum Oil Company offices in Shanghai have been advised to leave China as soon as possible, according to a press report. Texas Company officials have suggested that employees leaving for home should
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    U.S. Credits For Britain Mooted
    117 7 Ma\ Be Discussed In Congress Shortly Washington, Oct. 6. OKNATOR W. F. George, of Georgia, to-day told reporters that Conpi( .ss may discuss in the near future, the question of the extension of credit facilities to Britain (or the purchase of arms. lie lidded that
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    More U.S. Destroyers Handed Over
    47 7 London. Oct. 7. •THE third group of over-age destroy- ers handed over by the United States to Great Britain arrived at a Canadian port on the Eait Coast yesterday. Almost simultaneously, hundreds of British sailora reached Uxe port to man them HewUt.
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    Japanese Warplanes At Hanoi Airport
    44 7 Tokio, Oct. 7. ris announced by the Japanese army headquarters in South China that three formations of Japanese military planes landed at Hanoi airport on Saturday in accordance with the aßreenifnt between Tapan and Indo-China. says a Canton telegram.—Reute'.\
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    TIP-AND-RUN NAZI RAIDERS
    280 7 Unable To Reach Central London London, Oct. 7. ENEMY aircraft, flying singly or in small formations, yesterday made attacks on a number of places in south-east England and the London area, says an Air Ministry communique. A few bombs were dropped in the East, the Midlands and
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    30 Planes Shot Down
    176 7 A communiaue from Berlin states that r.tronjr units of the German air force on Saturday effectively, bombed docks, supply and installations, arms works and other military targets in London by day and night. Direct hits were scored on oil tanks and gasworks at Shoeburyness, it is
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    Messerschmitt— 6d. A Look
    43 7 Messerschmitt 6d. A Look The Germans recently bombed Cray don so Croydon is now buying a Spitfire. And funds are being raised with a crashed Messerschmitt! Spectators pay 6d. to look at it, and money thus raised goes to the Croi/don Spitfire Fund.
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    Wrongs To Jews To Be Righted
    278 7 One Of Britain's Aims After Victory New York, Oct. 6. AN assurance to the Jews of America of Great Britain's good intentions towards Jewry after the war has been sent to Rabbi Wise by Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without portfolio, it is revealed here
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    Overseas French Rally To Allies
    136 7 London, Oct. 7. CREE French national committees are being created in all foreign countries where there are important colonies of French peoples, states a communique issued from Gen. de Gaulle's headquarters. Already, they have been set up in Brazil, the Argentine, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Canada,
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    Chungking Bombed
    33 7 TWO squadrons of Japanese planes bombed Chungking yesterday afternoon. The central section as well as the south bank of the Yangtze was attacked. Bombs fell near a Canadian mission hospital. —Reuter.
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    REPRISALS BY HUNGARY
    122 7 280 Rumanians Are Expelled Bucharest, Oct. 7. A PARTY of 280 Rumanian intellectuals from Hungarian occupied Transylvania have arrived at Curtici in Rumania in a goods train, says the semi-official Bucharest news agency. They declared that they had been ordered to leave without warning by the Hungarian
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    Big Iron Guard Demonstration
    314 7 Big Iron Guard Demonstration Bucharest, Oct. 7. ABOUT 100,000 members of the Iron Guard from all parts of Rumania held a mass demonstration in Bucharest yesterday in celebration of the establishment of the new legionary regime. Axis allegiance was expressed by the presence of representatives of the German youth movement
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    "AIR FORCES ALONE CANNOT CONQUER OPEN CITIES"
    177 7 Tokio, Oct. 7. rvBCLARING that air forces alone cannot conquer an open city, Mr. Hanji Kinoshita, a prominent authority on international politics, expresses the view in his latest book "Thoroughfare of Politics" that the European war will be long. "It was clearly shown
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    Nazi War Machine Hard Hit
    685 7 SUCCESS OF THE R.A.F/s 700 MAJOR BOMBING RAIDS Heavy Attacks On Aircraft Works And Synthetic Oil Plants London, Oct. 7. THE results of the R.A.F.'s v master plan of scientific bombing of Germany since the start of the war were outlined for the first time
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    CANADIAN MISSION ARRIVES IN LONDON
    113 7 London. CKt. 7. /*ANADAS desire to bring still more help to the Empire's sear effort is rhown by the arrival in London last night of Mr. James Gardiner. Canadian Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of National War Services, with departmental officials on a mission
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    WAR FUND'S WEEK-END INCREASE OF $2,227
    537 8 Another Gift From Royal Dutch Shell Employees R.S.G.C. MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE $162 IN MONTHLY CHITS rjONATIONS to The War Fund received during the weekend amount to $2,227, bringing the total of the Fund to $4,208,541. One of the most generous contributions acknowledged to-day is $760
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    Is This A Record?
    47 8 TEN-* DOT pyihr>a invaded tae foiol-house of Mr. Shim Kah Leong at Kerilla Estate, Kelantan. The servant found it with a pair of ducks feet sticking out of mouth, the auck havinci been swallowed head first. The python 7ras caught and subsequently, killed.
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    MME. CHIANG'S TRIBUTE
    210 8 Malayan Chinese Women's Work From Our Own Correspondent..' Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 5. A tribute to the efforts of local Chinese women for the Chinese national cause, was paid by Mr. S.H Shih. the Chinese Consul. Kuala Lumpur, at a tea party given yesterday in honour of him
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    WOMAN-CYCLIST KILLED IN JOHORE
    130 8 WOMAN-CYC LIST KILLED IN JOHORE 1 Our Own Correspondents Johore Bahru. Oct. 6. r A VERDICT Of death toy misadventure was •■turned by Tu.\n Haji Nassir in the court to-day ac the end of the inquiry into the death of a 27-year-old married Chinese womar. Loo Swee Chin. i l'
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    HEROES'
    37 8 HEROES Dim, "800 Heroes" adiught premiere at the i as excellent film. iish sub-titles, it i.hould .itid others alike. ■ar in China are 'emost among them >r." whose part in before *he Chinese 'y. won them world
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    AMUSEMENTS
    87 8 S»INOAPOK£ RATTLBS no Ihi 3 p.m. a li light uiKKiCf: THKAntI orti.ANG p .a Mazdur. ure HindOiUun Talkies Ul OU VJ WOULD Midmgh' Olotk. 1' The Return of Dr X s>ky Riu. B*P*«> ivoku; Way an opera othi' Hajioy Glory ark Paradise beasidc Gold Cabaret. .\FW WORI It Talki'
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    KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
    178 8 Volunteer On Way Back To Camp (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Oct. 6. MILITARY honours were accorded ITI at the funeral of Mr. W. R. Faulkner Willis, of Sungei Way Dredging Ltd., Selangor, who met his death on the Seremban- Port Dickson road at 1 a.m.
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    FAMOUS SCHOOL STORY A FINE FILM
    130 8 At The Cinema "Tom Brown's Schooldays." (Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Freddie Bartholomew. Josephine Hutchison and Jimmy Lydom). R.K.O. At the Alhambra. Midnight premiere on Saturday. WHEN Dr. Arnold took up the heaa- mastership of Rugby, the public schools of England were In a deplorable state.
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    TAMIL FILM ATTRACTS BIG HOUSE
    97 8 "Thiruneelakantar" (M. K. ThJagaraja Bliagavathar and Miss Papa) Madras Newtone Studios. Midnight premiere at the Capitol on Saturday. first Tamil picture to be shown at the Capitol, this film attracted an unusually large crowd, bookings being closed several hours before the show. M. K. Thlagaraja
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    F.M.S. Chettiars' Chamber Opposes Income Tax
    482 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. G. THE F.M.S. Chettiars' Chamber of Commerce considers that the introduction of income tax in the Federation, as a means of financing the war effort is definitely inadvisable and unsuitable to the country. This view, based on
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    This Model Plane Can Fly At 30 m.p.h.
    111 8 This model aeroplane, built by Warrant Officer T. Church, of the Royal Air Force, which, is petrol-driven and is capable of a maximum speed of 30 m.p.h., has crossed the Straits of Johore at a height of 5,000 feet. It was lost
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    NAZI PROPAGANDISTS BUSY IN THAILAND
    504 8 American Surveys Situation In Bangkok Indo-China THAILAND is being subjected to an intensive propaganda campaign by German and Japanese sources, stated Mr. T. H. White, representative of Time and Life, the American news and pictorial magazines, on his arrival in Singapore yesterday. He has been
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    BROADCASTS FOR SCHOOLS
    277 8 Government To Go Ahead With Plan? ARRIVAL OF RADIO CHIEF AWAITED DROADCASTING for schools in Malaya a scheme for which has been accepted in principle by Government but postponed temporarily may be proceeded with shortly after the arrival of Mr. Eric Davis, newly-appointed Director of Broadcasting, S.S.
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    CHINESE SILVER SHIELD FOR R.A.A.F. MEN
    164 8 IN commemoration of their visit to the N?nyang Manufacturing Cc Ltd., rubber factory in Bukit Timah yesterday afternoon, a party of members of the Royal Australian Air Force, now in Singapore, were presented with a silver shield by Dr. Cheong Ann Sim, chairman of
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER ON VISIT TO BRUNEI
    765 9 C.M.G. Insignia Presented To Sultan Yesterday WARM TRIBUTE PAID TO WAR EFFORT OF BORNEO STATE "VOLiR Highness took the initiative in offering last year 1 i generous gift from the State's funds of S100,000 towards the cosl of Imperial defence and t'»is year on
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    ISAAC-MOKDECAI WEDDING
    132 9 EAR. Aaron Shalome Jacob Isaac, son of Mr. and Mrs Jacob Isaac, was married to Miss Hilda Mordecai, nieci? of Rev. Elias Shalome Hazan, at the Ma^hain Abboth Synagogue yesterday. Rev. Ellas Shalom Hazan, the bride's uncle, officiated. The bride, who wa.s given awcy by her uncle, wore
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    FINDINGS RESERVED AT IPOH AIR CRASH INQUIRY
    980 9 Evidence On Subject Of Dive-Bombing (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 5. AT the concision of the puriic inquiry neL* at the Town Hall into the cause of the crash of a Perak Flying Club plane at the Ipoh aerodrome on Aug. 20,
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    S.S. POLICE BAND
    105 9 THE band o( the St -ait.s Settlements tcr will perform in public during the week a? follows, under the direction of Mr. J C. Kttch On Tuesday. Oct. 8 at Farrer Park at 530 p.m. March, "On the Quarter Deck" Alford: Overture. "I.ustspiel" Bela; Selection, "Sweetheart of
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    PUNJAB REGIMENT BAND
    77 9 rnHE Regimental Band of the Punjab A Regiment will beat Retreat on the Singapore Padantj at 6 pm. on Monday, Oct. 14. The following will be the programme: 1. Retreat. Lord Byron; Slow March. My Hcme: Quick Step, Farewell to the Creeks.. 2. Strathspey. Miss Ada Crawford;
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    250 Nazi Pilots Killed In Week
    549 10 "COME INTO MY SKY PARLOUR" GAME London, Oct. 6. DURING the week ending midnight yesterday, confirmed German plane losses in battles over Britain amounted to 104, not including machines damaged or probably lost. On the basis of confirmed plane lcsies alone, the German pilot
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    Part Played By The Empire
    234 10 Campaign To Make It Known To Britain London, Oct. 6. rpo bring home to the people of Britain the true significance of the extraordinary experiment of the British league of independent nations nations bound together by the slenderest of ties and the manner in which
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    18 10 SUMMER time will remain In 'oree in Italy throughout the winter, it is officially announced in Rome. Reuter.
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    R.A.F. RESUME NIGHT RAIDS ON INVASION BASES
    605 10 Krupps Arms Factory Is Bombed: Two Tons Of Explosives Dropped London, Oct. 6. TN spite of the extremely bad weather conditions, the R.A.F. 1 made another series of lightning night raids on Krupps armament factory, and docks and aerodromes in Amsterdam, Flushing and
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    U-Boat Blown Up By British Plane
    116 10 London, Oct. 6. UOW retribution came to a U-boat in the Atlantic was related last night by the eaptafai n' a Sunderland flyingtoat just returned from patrol. The U-boat had made a torpedo attack on a merchant ship under cover of darkness. As soon
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    Royal "Ministers Of Morale"
    80 10 Royal "Ministers Of Morale" New York, Oct. 6. TWE vivid contrast between the dictators' "two monstrously armoured trains trundling to Brenner" and King George "riding through the streets of his bomb-ndden capital escorted by two motorcycle policemen 1 is drawn by the New York HeraldTribune, which says: "The Royal couple
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    CREW OF GLASGOW STEAMER SAFE
    99 10 London, Oct. 6. THE anxiety felt in Glasgow for the safety of members of the crew of the Donaidson liner CorrUntes. numbering 60 and mostly belonging to the Glasgow area, has been relieved by a radio message received by the owr.ers of the iJntr, which
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    ARE YOU WORRIED VBOUT YOUR WEIGHT?
    178 10 Quick Way To Pn* On Flesh If you are worried aoout I r weight and fear that something worse is on the way. do as so many hundreds of men and women throughout Malaya are doing to-day. Take Clotabs. tha tiny, tasteless, -lesh-fornrng tablet*
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    164 11 FOLLOWING are the results in brief at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the first day of the Selangor Twrf Club's autumn race meeting: Hare I—Devon1 Devon King $25 and $10 Ray Rose $15 (.lamour $13 Rare 2— SyciUian $79 and $24 Miss Rod $8 Spring Girl $11
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    DOUBLE TOTES
    39 11 The double tote on ran- four and five paid $261 on each of eight winning tickets; and that on races seven and eight paid $19 on 105 winning tickets. Course Scraichings: Mediation, Su'tana, and July the Seventh.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS TIES
    91 11 TIES in the Y.M.CA. tennis tournament are To-day: "A" class singles handicap: ,Yap Ah Hian (—3O) vs. Lim Hee Chin <— 40.3) tto nnish). Men's doubles handicap K. T. Sun and Tan Swee Wah (—3O) vs. Wee Lock and Tan tnu Ann (—15.3) (to finish). To-morrow: Mixed
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    AERO-MODELLERS' SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST MEETING
    551 11 Oldham Trophy To E. Holloway THE large field off Upper Al-Junied Road was an animated scene yesterday when more than 300 people gathered there to watch model aeroplanes, of many shapes and colours, brave the wind in the duration contest held by the Malayan Aero-modellers*
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    Singapore Races Not Cancelled
    78 11 OK PORTS that the Winter Meet- ing of the Singapore Turf Club has bfen cancelled are incorrect. The meeting will be h«ld on the adver jsed dates, Nov. 16, Nov. 20 and Nov. 23. The dates of the Perak Turf Club's October meeting have been altered.
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    Chinese Beat S.S.C. 4-2
    289 11 Water-Polo C.S.C. II 4; S.S.C. O 2 OWING to unforeseen circumstances the first team of the Singapore Swimming Club were unable to play the Chinese Swimming Club at waterpolo yesterday, but the second teams played and a most interesting game ensued, the Chinese winning oy four
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    Commercial Houses' Badminton
    164 11 Commercial Houses Badminton HTHE first round ties In the Cominer- cial Houses' badminton tournament were completed over the week-end. Sunday's matches resulted Sunday (Morninr): Fraser Neave beat United Engineers (4—l). Syed Salim lost to Heng Swee Lee, 6—15,6 15, 7—15. Teo Heok Kwang beat Lim Nah Kok, 15—3, 15—2. Pang
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    JAPANESE WIN 14—2
    21 11 •"THE Japanese beat the Loyals, 14 —2, in a league baseball match played at the Japanese club yesterday.
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    R. CRAIK WINS R.S.G.C. FINAL
    31 11 ROBERT Craik became th Royal Sinjrapjrc Golf Club's champion yesterday when he beat H. R. Sym five and four in the final ai Bukit Timan yesterday.
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    WEEK-END'S RESULTS IN OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    425 11 CPLENDID play by Ong Chew Bee enabled him to '"'beat A. G. B. Pakir, the runner-up in the Singapore junior singles championship, 6—2,6 2, fi 4, in the final of the junior boys' event in the S.C.R.C. open -nvitation lawn tennis tournament yesterday. The
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    TODAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    51 11 Soccer: Challenge Cup, Loyals vs. RJ\.¥. (Scletar) 11, stadium Hvy Kept. R.A. vs. Malaya Signals, Alexandra. Hockey: SRC vs. R.A. (Changi), SRC: S.C.R.C. vs. Anglo-Chinese School, S.C.R.C; C.S.C. vs. Singapore Colts, C.S.C: S.J.I vs. i.A., S J.( S.C.C. II vs. V.M.C.A. Juniors. S.C.C. Tennis S.C.R.C. and Y.M.CA.
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    Home Football Results
    329 11 ARSENAL'S BIG WIN OVER SOUTHEND London, Oct. G. ARSENAL made amends for the dc- feat they suilered last week when they beat Southend seven-nil, the biggest margin of victory in the South yesterday. All games in the football league competition wore played according to schedule. Queen's Park
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    GREATER U.S. INTERVENTION IN WAR "INEVITABLE"
    272 12 PACT WITH GREAT BRITAIN IN PACIFIC EXPECTED All Navy Marine Corps Reserves Called Up For Active Duty New York, Oct. 6. '"THE feeling of inevitability regarding greater intervention, lif not active participation, of the Untied States in the war is spreading relentlessly in Washington,"
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    NEXT AXIS MOVE MAY BE IN EGYPT OR THE BALKANS
    500 12 London, Oct. 6. THE concensus of opinion in the British Press favours the idea that the next move by the Axis will be in the direction of Egypt, but it is admitted that the Balkans may offer scope for action
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    WAS CONVOYING TROOPS TO ALBANIA
    41 12 YUGOSLAV fishermen in tha Adriatic have iound tae wreckage of an Italian destroyer, including papers wntch belonged to the captain. The papers indicate that the destroyer was convoying troopships to Albania when she was sunk. Reuter.
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    AXIS "WILL NOT GIVE UP FIGHTING"
    45 12 Rome, Oct. 6. ■'IN Berlin political circles it is err.pha- sized that tho .Axis powers will not give up fighting un il British world hegemony has been completely destroyed," declares the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, quoted in a Berlin despatch. Reuter.
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    Vichy Concerned Over Dakar Situation
    132 12 Vichy Concerned Over Dakar Situation TT is announced at Vichy that Gen. Weygand will leave Vichy for North Africa shortly to undertake the task of co-ordinating the administrative and political activity of France's representatives throughout the French African empire. Gen. Weygand has chosen to make Algiers his headquarters, and not
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    Smashing Air Attacks On Bases In Libya
    249 12 Cairo, Oct. G. QMASHING attacks by R.A.F. planes of the Middle East Command a&rainst Italy's bases in Libya were made on Friday. An R.A.F. communique records a highly successful M attack on shipping and warhouses in Benghazi. Two fires were started on a
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    GERMAN "VOLUNTEER CORPS" IN AFRICA
    50 12 Rome, Oct 6 REPORTS that German detachments are fighting side by side with the Italians in Egypt were denied in competent Italian quarters last night, but it was admitted that a German volunteer corps composed of "German residents" was operating in Italian East Africa. Reuter.
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    Naval Attack On The Dodecanese Bases
    40 12 Alexandria, Oct. 6. THE naval and air bases at Stampalia, in the Dodecanese islands, were bombarded by British naval units durinr last Wednesday night, it is announced in a naval communique issued hero. Reuter.
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    Raider's Tricks Disclosed
    269 12 London, Oct. 6. •T*RICKS of a German Atlantic com- merce raider to disguise her appearance by using a telescopic funnel and frequently changing her flags and name were told by members of the crew of the sunken British steamer Maxby, who were landed at a Scottish port
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    TOKIO JOURNAL WARNS THE U.S.
    174 12 Must Revise Attitude To Avert Clash Tokio. Oct. 6. A FERVENT appeal to American public opinion for drastic revision of the United States attitude towards Japan in order to avert a clash is made by the Nichl Nichi, one of the largest and most influential
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    CHUNGKING STATEMENT ON WEIHAIWEI
    43 12 Chungking. Oct. 6. /QUESTIONED regarding the report of possible Japanese seizure of Weihaiwei, the Chinese military spokesman declared that "responsibility would rest with Britain "as China hid renewed the lease of Wehaiwei to Britain for ten more years. Reuter.
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    BRITAIN CAN FACE WINTER WITH CONFIDENCE
    203 12 New York, Oct. 6. rpHE meeting at Brenner between Hitler and Mussolini "is an avowal to all the world that Germany's strategy of terror has failed to terrorize and that the final victory promised to the German people has not materialized," writes the New
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    America Ready For Challenge
    412 12 Fighting Speecli By Navy Secretary "IF the challenge comes the United 1 States navy will meet it on the high seas and the army on the battlefield," declared Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, in a speech to police officers in Washington last night. He
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    Gandhi On His Talks With Viceroy
    120 12 Wardha, Oct. 6. rpHE "inflexible attitude" oi the A British official world is criticized by Mr. Gandhi in a long statement on his recent interview with the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow. The statement says that the purpose of the interview was to leave no ground
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