The Straits Times, 16 October 1940

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    52 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. 149 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURYJ KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. t'PHOXE 3683 X MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1940. PRICE 3 CENTS FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times lfi PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1940. PRICE
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      12 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES for all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOLOGEMENT
      49 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT iin-. Dickron and Shirley Aun tender their s:iir-erp thanks to the .nany friends who have sent messages of sympathy and condolence. A memorial service for the latr Th< i,-ias Nasmyth Dicluon will be held at St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 17th October, 1940.
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      667 2 §3n? Straits Wme s SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. fer adt* not exeecdia* liar* Mere Uwb foot ttnet 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. IIOML&riC OCILSIU..\CES B1KTHS. MAKK1AGES. DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS P.P.C. CABDS are charged S3 each per insertion pet Inch. Over I Inch 25
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      803 2 J FOR SALE .<>K SALE G.E.C. radio 10 valve twin ,>eaker 1939 model as new. Telephone Eartiett 3875 during office hours. CAMERON HIGHLANDS. FOR SALE. Bungalow sites at Ringlet: one with wellfiimished bungalow. Apply Box No. 856. Straits Times. PEDIGREE GOLDEN COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES, Ware Strain. Pure bred RHODE ISLAND
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      888 2 EDUCATIONAL AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS THE IVANHOE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. A Leading Church of England Public School. Boys are prepared for the University and Commercial Careers. Tha Fees are £Al2O per annum (=£loo Stg.) This covers all expense* except clothing and cost of vacations. School arranges holidays at moderate cost. Reference maybe made
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      851 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, Morris Ten Roadster, mechanically sound, smart appearance, economical running, taxed, insured. Also Thornycroft built sailing yacht, sixteen feet, International "Snipe" class, two rets sails, sound condition. Apply Box No. 948. Straits Times. CASH SALE. 26 H.P. Buick Coupe, two Interior occasional seats, European driven last year,
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      666 3 P. C. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAU LINE. i U. o;;,oratta in Bngianai PENINBULAR ANI- ORIENTAL 8 N Co WAIT PASSKNGER 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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      507 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WK STERN 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
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      201 3 FAST PASSENGER SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, VIA MANILA HONG KONG 8*11 8-por« Arrive 8 t. 3.3. CITY OF NORFOLK Nov. 7 Dec 1 8A CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Dec. IS Jan. 6 s*. CITY OP LOS ANGELES Jan. 5 Jan 29 «J. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Jan. 26 Feb.
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      634 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE /III 13 33 me* (325 m.) ZIIP1 9.G0 m/n (30.96 m.l ZHP3 7.25 me- (41.38 m.l ZHL ZUP1 5.00 p.m. Peipeng dramat; 5.40 p.m. News in Cantonese;. Peiping drama: 6.10 ).ni News in HoUcien; 6.20 p.m. News in English. Relayed from London; 6.50 p.m. Warning to mariners.
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      657 3 GSV. GSD, GSB. GSH. GSJ: Period 9.2t H 9 50 Hindustani programme en GSO. < .s C. Fixed times on other transmissions aie: 1.35 p.m. News; 2.50 p m. Questions of t..« hour; 3.50 p.m. News; j.Oi p.m. News; l> 13 a.m. Programme announceme.its; 2.35 a.m. French news; 4.05 a.m.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1320 4 TUESDAY, OCT. 15, 1940: 4 P.M. ■MM Bnjerr Sellers Ampat Tin (43) 3s 3s 6d Austral Amal (5s 1 5s Ss 6d Austral Mala; 33s 6d 35s 6a Ayer Hitam (£s) 108 20s Ayer Weng ($1) .85 .95 Daiigrln Tin (£1 15s 9d 16s 9d
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    SEPTEMBER TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    40 4 The following outputs of tin-ore refer to September: Hours. Yardage. Piculs ore. Pahang Con. 5,239 Ipoh Tin (Lah&t) 645 102,000 362 Ipoh Tin (Puchong).. 473 94.800 808 Sungel Kinta 638 150,700 306 Temoh Tin 630 103,000 390
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    AROUND THE MARKETS Australian Tins Ease: Good Demand For Industrials
    393 4 AROUND THE MARKETS Australian Tins Ease: Good Demand For Industrials By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Oct. 16. TTHE local share markets continue very quiet and yesterday very little business was done in all sections. In the tin share section interest was almost entirely concentrated on a few dollar counters, such
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT RISES SHARPLY
    163 4 »ItHE output of fine gold from Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd.. for the lour weeks ended Oct. 12, at 1,510 ounces, shows a sharp rise on the preceding four weeks' figure of 1,148 ounces. It will be remembered that in announcing the output for
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES TO-DAY
    131 4 MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES TO-DAY Shanghai surface noon Japan surface noon Mlri surface noon TO-MORHOw Australia air 4 p.m. Burma surface 9 a.m. Darwin air 4 p.r.i. Java air 9 &.m. 4 p.m New Zealand air 4 p.m. Palembang air 9 a.. -a. Port Moresby air 4 p.m. Thursday Island
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    123 4 Singapore, Oct. 16, nooii. Buyers SeUere Gamble: S 7.75 Hanibur;: Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12 50 Fewer White Muntok ill.'ib White ***** Black 6.25 Coma Mixed t2Mh Sun Dried »2.50 Sacc Flout Lingga $3.55 >"air $3.10 $3.10 Sarawak $2.90 Jtlotono Palembang S13.00 Banja .$11.50 Sarawak $11.50 Tapioca
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    RUMANIAN ASSETS BLOCKED
    21 4 London, Oct. 16. THE Treasury has issued an order 1 blocking Rumanian assets as from Oct. 11 Reuter.
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    EXCHANGES
    180 4 Tne following are the exchange rate* thlf morning according to the dally circular lssue-J by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: th i nil London I.I. London demand Switzerland demand New York demand Montreal demand Bata via demand Samarang demand Calcutta. Bombay and Rangoon demand Madras and Colombo demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    87 4 Wfdn«.d>», J-t. 16, no«B. tsuyen r.elien frlct* ''.eft t\ tf.S.S (Spot loot*) 38>i MM No IX K.S.K r., j id c*M-> Oct.-Nov. (Sellers Option) 38"... :(X\ G.K.A.U tt.S.s on in bam Oct.-Nov. (Sellers Option) tIH "J* r..\ <J R S.M > J.b r, l>;.'i" Oct.-Nov.
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    24 4 Dredge 2 of Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging which stopped work for repairs to the top tumbler on Oct. 10. resumed operations on Oct. 13.
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    460 4 THE following donations to Tho War Fund are recorded to-day Members of Eastern Gate Lodge No. 2970 E.C. 1.000 H. Hall Staff of Ritchie Bisset (Ith. contribution) 1"8 "OGOSH and friends CUuar)" 70 Staff of Muar Kiver Estate: (monthly) r Sabaratnam k2; C. ?onr»ampalai.i T
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      575 4 TENDERS TENDERS TENDER. •nrwnKRK arc Invited for the suddlv of TENDERS are Invited lrom Contractors foi c«S "to u\e ch"ultS tTSo-ith U,e purchase ol aU the o!d building materials. i labourers at Johore Bahru. Parti- debris, etc of an old bungalow knpmi as No rulars may be had at the
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    JOHORE HAS BALANCED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR
    1521 5 Revenue Estimated On Very Conservative Basis FOR IJMI the Government of Johore for the first time for several years is presented with a balanced draft budget, said Mr. Arthur Sleep, Financial Commissioner for the State, moving consideration of the draft estimates at a
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    London Stock Exchange
    354 5 A London, Oct. ii. SHARP rise in gilt-edged stocks was the chief feature on the Stock Exchange today, war Loan dosed 13«. 9d. higher at £102 153 which is the highest reached since th? outbreak of war. Industrials and gold minln shares were quietly steady while Home
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    166 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES CFrom Ori' Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 15. pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows witb previous quotations trt parenthesis:— RUBBER: Steady. Spot 1113 16d *****6 d fll 13 16d 11 15 16d Nov. ll%d 1115!16d Ul T Hd I2d' Dec. ll'id 11 15i16d (H 7 ;d 12d) Jan.-Mar.
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      10 5 GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED ■_«M« Ma aOT aHB WJA 4 —mmm—mm
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      333 5 MYLETO HAIR COLOUR RESTORER WILL RESTORE URtY OR FADED HAIR TO ITS NATURAL COLOUR. SETTING LOTION FOR LADIES HAIR CREAM FOR MEN OTHER MYLETO PRODUCTS INCLUDE TONQUIN AND SCURF LOTION. Obtainable from all DISPENSARIES AND STORES. Distributor* Grafton Laboratories Ltd. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Penang. FIRE. ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S
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      323 5 To Private Trustees. Carrying out the wishes of dead friends is often difficult, laborious and thankless work, encroaching seriously upon t »nc neeJed for your own affairs. Your burden can be greatly eased if you secure the aid of a corporation specially formed and qualified to undertake such duties, namely:—
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      98 5 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 10.39 a.m. 9 ft.; 11.06 p.m. 9.1 ft. L. W. 4.40 a.m. 2.4 ft.; 4.54 p.m. 1.7 ft. To-morrow H. W. 11.04 a.m. 9.2 ft.; 11.38 p.m. 9.2 f». L. W. 5.04 a.m. 2.5 ft.; 5.20 p.m. 1.5 ft Friday, Oct. 18 H. W.
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      117 6 WRIT CW A WC E ALH AMBR A ■^*^^nlsiviijaW4*Wß#S|fc^ t^yffifr THE MOST SrARSTUDOED SHORT OF ALL TIME! not trtiMt^^^^^^^^g^Mdpaj RjiV^B wBKmO&~' n Eii \'lb\ 'Ib L^«£mswßibl Bfc^Bji"*^^^^^^ tjj BBs*^**™^^^^^ Supervised by IRAHR LAmA **9B IBsr*^ Coat«entatioa b» CAREY WILSON PREMIERE ALHAMBRA 19th OCT. The Spectacular RUSSIAN Historical drama depicting the
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      341 6 Yon Enjoy Your Dances More Thoroughly in the cool atmosphere provided by air-con dkroning. Select the for Entertaining your Friends They will appreciate your Choice I TO-NIGHT DANCE I 9.30-12 P.M. 7.50 p. m. SUN TALKIE 9.>0 p. m. I "REBEL SON" A Complete Selection T IE S Some gay
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      247 6 Not a Succession of old Newsreel Scenes but a MODERN STORY! aV/t] 1 1 *8 J k illd '3 Tiie liook 6 at ons Banned ■BHrS tt»£H7 The Book That Was BURNED By Dictators M.-G.-M. present B ttijlftV^fMjVl Phyllis Bottome's fearless Indictment of NAZI GERMANY »%SSS^ 'THE MORTAL fflT^ B
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    Turkey Ready For Any Attacks On Her From Germany
    377 7 NAZIS FEAR ANGLO-SOVIET-TURKISH LINK-UP Turkey Ready For Any Attacks On Her From Germany Istanbul, Oct. 15. U7HILE disturbed by the German occupation of Rumania, Turkey awaits developments calmly. Opinion is still divided upon the German objectives, some thinking that the occupation is a precautionary measure arising from the fear of
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    Nazi Exploitation Hits Rumania
    81 7 Bucharest, Oct. 15. RUMANIANS are already feeling the edects of German plans for exploitation of the country's resources. Following the introduction of standard bread of inferior quality at double the former price, comes a deciee ordering three meatless days weekly, while butter from Banat province—hitherto the
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    Axis Lies About Journal Bared
    261 7 London, Oct. 15. ACCORDING to reports from Egypt. ■fV regular readers of the Al Misri were surprised one day this week on opening their newspaper to see the headline "Al Misri suspended for ten ciays." Beneath appeared the following message broadcast by the Axis: "Re-
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    HUGE EXPANSION OF CANADIAN NAVY
    69 7 London, Oct. 15. "THE Canadian navy has expanded more than twelvefold since the outbreak of war, stated a British naval officer in London to-day. The pre-war number of 120 officers had been increased to 2,000 and 1,000 men to 13,000 Still further increases were contemplated
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    Belgian Traitor Answered
    295 7 Manifesto Issued By Socialists In London London, Oct. 15. ABSOLUTE confidence in the final ".triumph of democracy is expressed in a manifesto issued by Belgian Socialist circles in London, which urges all Socialists in Belgium to pursue in secret their efforts towards liberation. The manifesto recalls the
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    KING SEES CHAMBERLAIN
    34 7 London, Oct. 15. T"*HE King and Queen visited Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain yesterday and spent an hour with them. Mr. Chamberlain recently retired from the Cabinet owing to ill-health.— British Wireless.
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    THE ESCAPE OF A CAT
    1021 8 The straits Times SI NGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16,1940 (409th. Day Of The War.) THE ESCAPE OF A CAT One of the many very unpleasant cats that are hidden in the Government's taxation bag was allowed to escape during Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council. It was released by the Hon.
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    100 AMERICANS TO QUIT PEIPING BY NOV. 1
    67 8 Tokio. Oct. 16. THE first batch of American evacuees, numbering 100, are leaving Peiping for the United States at the end of the month, according to the Japanese Dome! news agency. The group consists of families of the Embassy stall and employees
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    ANOTHER $1.000,000,000 FOR WAR EXPENSES
    52 8 ANOTHER £1,000,000,000 FOR WAR EXPENSES ACCORDING to a White Paper issued I A in London yesterday giving sup- 1 plementary estimates for the general navy, army and air services and military supply, Parliament will be asked to vote a further credit of £1,000,000,000. The last credit of £1,000,000,000 was granted
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    NAZIS BREAK ANOTHER AGREEMENT
    70 8 London, Oct. 16. SIR Edward Grigg, Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War, was quesiionsd in the House of Commons yesterday abou; newspaper photographs showing British prisoners of war carrying debris at Calais. He said that the employment of prisoners of war for this purpose was
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      INCOME TAX
      236 8 Corruption Would Reach New Levels To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— If I were an Unofficial Member attending a Council Meeting to discuss income tax, I would strongly object to such a tax being imposed in a country like Malaya. Malaya with her international population doing
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      EURASIAN AFFAIRS
      324 8 Proposal For Provision Of A Hall To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, As my name has been mentioned by your correspondent "J.AP." in connection with the Eurasian Youth Movement, I take the liberty of correcting the statements made by him in his letter of Sept. 26.
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      Special Collection For War Fund Suggested
      160 8 DEEPAVALI Special Collection For War Fund Suggested To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Deepavali, the annual festival for Tamils (Hindus), falls this year on Oct. 30. Usually the occasion is celebrated in a manner involving much expense in providing new drsss, extra food and drinks, etc., I suggest
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      LUCID SPEECH
      127 8 To the Editor of the Straits limes Sir,— l read the following in the newspapers today: The flair of the Thames bargee for lucid and forceful speech Is familiar to most of us." continued Mr. Charlwood. "I Instancy wondered how this valiant man would have expressed his opinion
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      RACING PROBLEMS
      275 8 Horses Which Refuse To Start To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Our friend Toby is too ready to criticize everybody for the delay in the starting of a race, according to his letter regarding "Racing Problems which was published In your paper of yesterday's date. Really,
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      Brief Delays Are Not Important
      121 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The suggestion of your correspondent Toby," who desires that races should and must start to the second of scheduled time advertised on the time of racing, is really absurd. Racehorses are not machines. Many horses tend to
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      "DIG FOR VICTORY"
      234 8 Encouragement For Local Gardeners To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The vege.able exhibit at Raffles Museum, with the attractive slogan "Grow Your Own Food," of which pictures appeared in the Straits Times of Oct. 11, is a very good advertisement. This is all to the
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      LOCAL ARABS
      179 8 Want Seat On Municipal 1 Commission To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, You have been kind enough in the past to allow me space in which to write on the subject of Arab representation on the Municipal Commission. I wish to take the liberty of reopening
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      "IT CAN'T BE DONE"
      331 8 Quotations From A Council Speech To the Editor of the Straits Timea Sir, "Nothing in the world ever succeeds if an atmosphere of 'It can't bo done' prevails." "Marshal Petain and General Weygand said 'It can't be done' and France surrendered." -Which of these examples should
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      THE CINEMAS Half-Price Tickets For
      280 8 THE CINEMAS Half-Price Tickets For Small Children To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Whilst voicing my support of Dollar-Twenty against the local cinennas. I have another point of complain It is this: Charging haLprice for very small children under six years of age who accompany their elders. I
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      THE HOME GUARD
      180 8 Non-British Subjects Wish To Serve To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your leader on Malaya's Home Guard is most Inspiring— to the British. You have examined every possibility, every possibility that is always examined. But one possibility is again overlooked as it is always overlooked;
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      35 8 TIE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES No Booking Fee. 84 Robinson Road Singapore. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    H.M.S AJAX SINKS THREE ITALIN DESTROYERS
    781 9 Graf Spee Victor s New Exploits KOUTS 8 ENEMY VESSELS IN SINGLE HANDED ATTACKS Submarines Destroy Four Merchant Ships TTHE British light cruiser Ajax (7,000 tons), with eight six-inch guns, sank two Italian destroyers and crippled a third destroyer and put the remainder of
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    Raid On Italian Base At Lago
    233 9 Two Ships Hit In Other Air Attacks London, Oct. 18. DURING Sunday night, aircraft of the flee: attacked the port of Lago, in the Dodecanese, achieving a complete surprise. Barracks, -workshops, hangars and petrol dumps were hit and se: ablaze. All the British aircraft
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    Death For Sheltering British Subjects
    79 9 London, Oct. 16. THHE death penalty has been Imposed by the German authorities in occupied France for the crime of harbouring British subjects, according to the Paris radio. Persons sheltering Britons are given five days to report. Britons, within the meaning of the decree, include
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    Gandhi As " Instrument For Bringing Peace"
    227 9 Gandhi As Instrument For Bringing Peace" Wardha, Oct. 16. "WHO knows that I shall not be the instrument of bringing peace, not only between Britain and India, but between the warring nations of the world," said Mr. Gandhi in a statement Issued yesterday on his plan for "individual civil disobedience."
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    18 RAIDERS SHOT DOWN Ancient Church Hit By Bomb
    375 9 18 RAIDERS SHOT DOWN Ancient Church Hit By Bomb London, Oct. 16. THE Air Ministry states that in yesterday's activities over Britain 18 enemy aircraft were shot down by our fighters. Fifteen of our fighters are reported missing, but nine of the pilots are safe. A Church .several centuries old
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    FRESH R.A.F. RAID ON NAZI CAPITAL
    53 9 London, Oct. 16. BERLIN had another air raid alarm last night, says a United Press message. Reports by watchers on the south coast last night suggest that Boulogne was again heavily attacked by our bombers. Explosions of British bombs shook the English side of
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    BOMBS ON BIG GERMAN INLAND HARBOUR
    76 9 London, Oct. 15. LONDON newspapers publish a photograph taken by a Royal Air Force bomber during an attack on Berlin last week. The picture was of the second larger Inland dock in Germany, and a few miles from Berlin. Alongside the picture, the newspapers
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    No Vital Change Yet In Rumania
    65 9 No Vital Change Yet In Rumania London, Oct. 16. OFFICIAL circles in London say that telegrams from Romania suggest that there is no vital change in the situation. It is stated that no decision has been taken to recall the British ■Minister, Sir Reginald Hoare. He will decide for himself
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    Anglo-Chinese Talks Held In London
    140 9 London, Oct. 16. MR. Quo Tai-chi. the Chinese Ambassador in London, yesterday saw Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, and had 15 minutes* conversation with him. Afterward? Mr. Quo had a Ion? talk with Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The talks are
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    Lothian Flying To London
    146 9 Ambassador Recalled For Consultations London, Oct. 16. LORD Lothian, the British Ambassador in Washington, and Mr. J. P. Kennedy, the American Ambassador in London, are being recalled by their Governments for consultations. It was reported in Washington yesterday that Lord Lothian is flying to London though
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    AMERICAN EXODUS FROM FAR EAST
    185 9 Position Of Britons Not Yet Decided Shanghai, Oct. 16. fTTNDREDS of Americans throughout 'I* the Far East, who are preparing ;for evacuation, welcome the news that i two more liners are being sent to the Orient to assist in the exodus. Shipping offices in Shanghai
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    CHINESE CLAIM NEW VICTORIES
    58 9 Chungking, Oct. 16. •THE Chinese Press continues to give 1 prominence to reports of Chinese successes on the south bank of the Yangtze River, particularly in the region of western Cheklang and southern Anhwei provinces. Chinese forces are claimed to have scored victories in battles in
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    SHOT DOWN 4 ENEMY PLANES IN 10 MINUTES
    180 9 Flight-Lieutenant Wins Bar To The D.F.C. London, Oct. 1«. A FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT in the R.A.F., who recently won a bar to the D.F.C. for destroying eight German raiders during eight days in defence of London, has achieved a new personal record of shooting
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    31 9 Among gifts towards the purchase' of aircraft for the R.AJ5*. acknowledged by the Minister for Aircraft Production Is the sum of 8s. from a German refugee boy aged eleven.— British Wireless.
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    BIG U.S. BOMBERS FOR BRITAIN
    83 9 30 'Flying Fortresses' May Be Sent This Week Washington, Oct. 15. «pLYING FORTRESSES" are going to Britain, according to wellinformed American quarters here. Exactly when President Roosevelt will sign the necessary documents turning back these giant bombers to the makers for transfer to Britain Is
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    U.S. MAY REQUISITION PLANES FOR SWEDEN
    129 9 Washington, Oct. 15. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has ordered Mr. H. L. Stimson and Col. Knox, [Secretaries for War and the Navy respectively, to investigate the need for [requisitioning, for defence purposes, munitions which have been said but not yet exported to foreign r.Mons. Among the
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    HITLER'S ASSURANCE TO GERMAN FARMERS
    68 9 Berlin, Oct. 1«. ii ABSOLUTE confidence in German victory was expressed by Hitler yesterday, in a brief address to a deputation of German farmers whom he received at the Chancellery in Berlin. Victory is safe," Hitler added, "ii every German does his best at his
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    CHALLENGE TO RUSSIA
    199 9 Nazi Moves Mav Force Her Hand London, Oct. 15. DUSSIA'S whole diplomacy during the past 12 months has been marked by an obvious anxiety to avc d a conflict with Germany, says the Daily Telegraph, in an editorial to-day on Russia and the Balkans. She has tolerated
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    "Red Army Needs To Be Ready"
    128 9 Moscow, Oct. 1C '*pHE tense international situation compels us to be in a state of constant and complete military preparedness," states the Red Star, organ of the Soviet Army, commenting on Marshal Timoschcnko'a new disciplinary code for the Red Army. "The discipline of the
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    NAZI ENVOY RETURNS TO MOSCOW
    29 9 London, Oct. 15. THE German radio announces that Count von Schu'enberg, Nazi Ambassador in Moscow, has returned there after several weeks in Berlin. Reuter.
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    WAR FUND NEARING $41 MILLION MARK
    684 10 WAR FUND NEARING $41 MILLION MARK To-day's Contributions Total Less Than $2,000 FREEMASONS' FURTHER HELP FOR COLONY EFFORT TilK War Fund to-day, totals 84,241,907, only $8,000 short of the $4 y4y 4 million mark. Yesterday's contributions amount to M'B9°- mv Air Freemasons have given generous support to The War Fund
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    Colonies Answer The Dictators
    117 10 IN a broadcast last night, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Lloyd, emphasized the fact that this war was a colonies 1 war. Hitler and Mussolini had declared that the war would expose the weakness of the British Empire, but the answer to this
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    SOUND F. M. S. FINANCES $2,500 FINE IN IPOH CASE
    191 10 SOUND F. M. S. FINANCES $10,600,000 Surplus For Half Year TTHE F.M.S. Treasury had a surplus of $10,631,119 on the first six months of this year, according to the accounts which were published yesterday. This figure is arrived at after including in the expenditure the gift of £1,000,000 to the
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    Malayan Chinese Press & Burma Road Decision
    764 10 Malayan Chinese Press Burma Road Decision THE reopening of the Burma Road, and the resumption of the transport along it of supplies to China, lakes place on Friday and this important event is the subject of much comment in the Chinese newspapers in Malaya, which express great satisfaction at the
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    304 10 Artist Who Ran Fake Lottery "COMMON SWINDLE" SAY POLICE (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 15. A man described a3 "beinj? imbued with exceptional gifts as an artist," and who was stated to have organised a bogus lottery which he tried to popularise in Perak
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    MORE VOLUNTEERS FROM SHANGHAI
    55 10 A FURTHER contingent of British volunteers has left Shanghai for service with the British fighting forces in Malaya. The contingent includes an American who is well-known as a news correspondent. Some of this contingent on arrival in Singapore will be transferred to British army unite In
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    EAST SURREYS' V.C. OFFICER NOT DEAD
    50 10 London, Oct. 15. ITIE War Office has notified the parents of Lieutenant (acting Captain) Wilson, of the East Surrey Regiment, who was "posthumously" awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry In Somaliland, that he Is a prisoner of war In the hands of the Italians.
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    SON FOR TUNGKU
    46 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 16. A SON was born to Tungku Mahmud of Trengganu and Mrs. Mahmu' 1 at Oxford on Monday. They have been trying to find 8 house which they can buy and make their permanent home in Britain.
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    British Tents In The Desert
    35 10 Tents in the desert for men of the British forces who are facing the Italian army, under Marshal Graziani, whose advance into Egypt has been held up for some weeks.
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    $300,000 QUARTERS FOR NURSING SISTERS
    383 10 New Building May Be Completed In 18 Months A MODERN 58-roomed, $300,000 building to accommodate the nursing sisters of the Singapore General Hospital is shortly to be built close to the present sisters' quarters. Tenders are being called for tha construction of the new building,
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    F.M.S. WAR LOAN MONEY SENT TO LONDON
    50 10 ACCORDING to a communique issued j by the Financial Secretary, F.M.S. 1 lest night, the $20 million raised by i the war loan in the F.MJS. to aid the I i prosecution of the war has been paid I to the Imperial Government.
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    JOHORE RULER RETURNING
    194 10 To Go Into Khaki When He Gets Back MISS HILL'S FUNERAL TAKES PLACE TO-DAY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 1(> THK .Suitan of Johore has announced that he is returning to Malaya by the first available ship after tho funeral of his friend Miss Lydia Jlill.
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    Weights For Free Handicap
    93 10 WEIGHTS for the three-year-old Free Handicap race at Bukit Timah on Nov. 16, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter race meeting, are Never Sot 9.12 Rhett Butter 7.1J The Pox 9.04 Vintage 7. 1S Mercury 8.12 Antrum 7.13 Golden Light 8.05 Perak. 7.13
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    DEATH OF PENANG CHINESE PHYSICIAN
    37 10 nr*HE death took place iii Penang yesterday of Dr. Geh Hoon San after a short llness. He wa* wellknown as a member of the Penanf Chinese community and as a Chineai 'hvsle)an.
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    1841 11 MACDONALD TO FACE TRIAL AT ASSIZES Mines Officer On Seven Charges CIVIL SUIT PENDING AGAINST ACCUSED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. A. G. MACDONALD, of the F.M.S. Mines Department, will face seven charges at the Assizes to which he was committed to stand trial by Mr. G.
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    NEW PRINCIPAL FOR TAO NAM SCHOOL
    147 11 •TTOE Education Committee of the Hokkien Huoy Kuan has announced the appointment of Mr. Chung Shu, B.A. as Principal of the Tao Nam School. Singapore. Mr. Chung is a graduate of the Amoy University. After his graduation he was for several years on the
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    Indian Alleged To Have Told Story Concerning Poison Gas
    346 11 TO gain entry into several houses in a kampong off Upper Serangoon Road an Indian named Abdul Salim is alleged to have used the pretext that he was a municipal i employee sent to examine the houses and to test their
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    Fine Film Shows Nazi Terrorism
    249 11 At The Cinema "Pastor Hall" (Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbcam and Sir Seymour Hicks) Grand National. At the Pavilion. Fis a safe bet that considerably more people in Singapore went to see Eddie Cantor last night than went to see Wilfred Lawson in "Pastor Hall": the
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    CANTOR IN A FIRSTRATE COMEDY
    179 11 "forty Little Mothers' (Eddie Cantor, Judith Anderson, Rita John- i son, Bonita Granville and Baby Quintanilla) M.G.M. at the Capitol. THOUGH Eddie Cantor does not sing and dance as much as usual— he c»nly sings one song— "Forty Little Mothers" is a very fine comedy.
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    TIGERS IN RAUB AREA
    58 11 I JTHE Pahang S.ate Council has I l agreed to grant rewards for killing I tipers in the district of Raub. Saiyid Abdull- Rahman reported i that in Pekan district people had rei csntly been told that tigers should not be shot wichout a permit. In
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    NEW POST FOR JOHORE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT?
    329 11 Business Administrator Suggested By Councillor THE appointment of a business administrator in the tTohore medical department would result in an actual cash saving many times in excess of his cost to the Government, suggested Mr. B. J. R. Barton in the Johore Council of
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    UNLICENSED HAWKER "MENACE" IN JOHORE
    186 11 "THE unlicensed hawker was becoming a menace and it was necessary to safeguard the health of Johores towns, said Mr. R. Moor, actirg Legal Adviser, when he proposed the first reading of j the Town Board's Enactment in the j Johore CounciUof State yesU;rday. Intended
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    LT.-COL HOPE-FALKNER DIES IN MALTA
    41 11 < r T*HF death is roported in Malta of Lt.-Col. P. Hope-Falkner on Oct 9 He was formerly acting Inspector of I Prisons, S.S and hal also held a pasi- i tion in the Leeward Islands. i
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    QUESTIONS ON HOSPITAL
    405 11 Johore Doctor Accommodation U/HILE there was acute shortage of accommodation for children md adults alike, in the Johoro Bahru General Hospital, a big ward was locked up with equipment tor the new hospital. Making this observation at th« rohore Counci. 1 of State meeting yeserday. Dr. N.
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    HOLIDAY CONCESSION TICKETS ON F.M.S.R.
    63 11 !11E F.M.S. Railways urt. offering concession prices for urn trips upwntry over the coming holidays Harl aya Puasa and Deepavali The return concession tickets will be sold t tariff book single fares, and will be availile for outward journeys from Singapore om Oct. 29 to
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    MARRIAGES IN JOHORE
    154 12 Councillor And Colony Ordinance rE desirability of introducing legislation similar to the Civil Marriage Ordinance in the Colony was stressed by Dr. N. Mootatamby in the Johore Council of State yesterday. Dr. Mootatamby was commenting on the reply given by Government to his question as to whether
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    TRIBUTE TO GEN. DOBBIE AT BIBLE MEETING
    188 12 AN interesting account of the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society during a year rendered unusual by war in China and Europe was given at the annual meeting of the Society at the Presbyterian Church yesterday. The Bishop of Singapore, Rt.
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    18 12 The office of the Local Defence Corp^ Singaoorc. is on the ground floor in the Old Supreme Court.
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    Ford Empire Factories' Big Part In War Effort
    513 12 UK. FRED HILDRETH. for the past 24 years with the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., as a technical expert on motor car production, has arrived in Singapore to join the staff of the Ford Motor Company of Malaya, Ltd., in a
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    JOHORE INTEREST IN GROWING MORE FOOD
    408 12 Reconsideration Of Tapioca Planting Policy Urged THAT the Johore Government should alienate limited areas for the cultivation of tapioca, and that committees should be formed to demonstrate food-growing methods and advise the Government with regard to the settlement of padi planters were points made
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    BANISHEE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    81 12 NO AH TEE, who was banished from the] Colony on Feb. 17, 1917, was yesterdax committed to the November Assizes by the Singapore third magistrate, Mr. J. O. Rappoport, when he was charged with unlawful return to the Colony on Aug. 20 last. Ibrahim bin Abdul
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    CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS
    328 12 New Rules About Postal Articles CHINA, Japan and Thailand are included in a long list of countries to which certain types of postal articles may not now be sent without special permission of the Chief Censor. Articles whose dispatch from the Colony is banned are newspaper, book or
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    BANGKOK'S WELCOME FOR GOODWILL MISSION
    83 12 (From Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok. Oct. 14. THE Thai goodwill mission returned to Bangkok yesterday by air and was received by a large gathering including the British Minister, Sir Joslah Crosby. The mission was warmly appreciative of hospitality received In India and Burma and brought
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    APPEAL DISMISSED
    101 12 "f AM not calling upon Crown Counsel. The 1 evidence in the case shows it was a chap Jee kee lottery," remarked the acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, In the High Court yesterday, dismissing an appeal. The appellant, a Chinese named Vow Sel, had been convicted
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    Nazi Plan Against The Soviet
    92 13 Nazi Plan Against The Soviet New York. Oct. 15. r«KRMANS in Rumania are tellthe Iron Guard that it is their intention to make Rumania a base for an advance against the Soviet Union, say» the Istanbul correspondent of the New York Times. General Tippelskirch (the head of the German intelligence
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    "To Be Province Of Germany"
    217 13 Bucharest, Oct. 15. THE one last spark of liberalism in Rumania is exhibited by a manifesto which has been widely distributed in Rumania from unknown sources and which is address- ed to the legionary movement. This declares that the legionary regime has brought nothing to
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    Talks On Defence Of South America
    136 13 Washington, Oct. 15 ITNITED States' plans for the defence of South America are being discussed with the various South American countries. At a Press conference last night, Mr. Cordell Hull. Secretary of State, of used to confirm or deny reports of the agreement, said
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    SOVIET ARMY SAID TO HAVE ENTERED RUMANIA
    952 13 London Treats With Reserve Reports Of Impending Clash QOVIET units have penetrated Rumania and crossed Chilia, at the mouth of the Danube, it is reported in Bucharest. They are said to have advanced as far as Sulina, on the mouth of the delta's
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    Duchess Presented To Husband At Hospital
    127 13 I London, Oct. 15. T is now revealed that the Duchess of Kent has been working at the Umversi;y College hospital und°r the name of -Sister Kay" fcr the last three mciKhs to comple;e the necessary numj ber of hours' training to qualify fully
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    Britain Certain Of Help From Egypt
    114 13 London, Oct. 15. EGYPT was not a country of im- patience; it was a country of democracy and her interests were intimately bound up with those of Great Britain, declared Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in a speech today. He added
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    REFUGEES FROM FRANCE FOR S. AMERICA
    46 13 Lisbon, Oct. 15. A PARTY of 150 refugees from France, who have been awaiting transport from Lisbon to South America, will leave shortly in the Spanish steamer Monte Amboto. The vessel will inaugurate a new service to South America —Reuter
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    U.S. PLANE PRODUCTION TO BE SPEEDED UP
    75 14 Washington, Oct. 15. fPHS formation of a committee to 1 speed up the production of warplanes for the United States and Great Britain was announced by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, to-day. The committee, which has been appointed by President Roosevelt,
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    SPANISH RECOGNITION OF PUPPET GOVERNMENT?
    36 14 Tokio, Oct. 15. SPAIN may extend recognition to the government of Wang Ching-wei at Nanking, declared the Spanish minister to China, on arrival from furlough, according to a Japanese report. Reuter.
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    lialy May Invade Egypt Through Tripoli, Says Japanese Diplomat
    197 14 Italy May Invade Egypt Through Tripoli, Says Japanese Diplomat Manchull, Oct. 15. "•TURKEY is maintaining the closest relations with the Soviet Union, and their ties may be compared to those of father and son," Mr. Toshihiko Taketomi. Japanese Ambassador to Turkey, told pressmen after his arrival here en route to
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    Japan-N. I. Talks On Oil Problem
    46 14 Tokio, Oct. 15. THE oil question Is an item on the agenda which is b^ing discussed by the Japane c and Netherlands Indies delcga.es at Batavia, it was reveaPd by the acting Foreign Office spok at his press conference. Reulcr.
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    American Naval Reserves In China
    171 14 For Service On Board U.S.S. Augusta Shanghai, Oct. 15. MEMBERS of the United S.ates naval reserve In Shanghai ar; expected to go aboard the U.S.S. Augusta, flagship cf the United S.ates Asiatic Fleet, some time this week. About 21 ou; of a tD:al of CO
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    More Niagara Power For Canada
    126 14 Ottawa, Oct. 15. MORE water from ths Niagara is to be made available for defence production, according to a statement by Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, who announced at his Press conference to-day that immediate steps had been taken towards joint
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    ATTEMPTED KILLING OF JAPANESE OFFICERS
    97 14 Shanghai. Occ. 15. AN attempt on the lives of officers oi the Japanese special naval landing party was made yesterday afternoon in Hongkew, Japanese occupied part of the International Settlement. According to the Japanese version a shot was fired at a car in which several
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    CHINESE PRODUCTS FOR HQMG KONG
    67 14 CHINESE PRODUCTS FOR HONG KONG Shanghai. Oct. 15. HAVING secured the approval of the Governor of Indo T China, Chinese native goods manufac urers and export merchants in Shanghai are transportIng goods worth thousands of doUars stranded in the French colony to Hong Kong. It is not possible for them
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    Fiercest Raid On London Yet
    310 14 Bomb Breaks Windows Of Minister's Home London. Oct. 15. "THE opening hours of the German air attacks on Britain last night w:re among the fiercest since largescale bombing began, showers of high explosive, fire and delayed action bombs being flung at random on the London
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    CHINESE CREW BEAT UP JAPANESE OFFICERS
    40 14 Shanghai, Oct. 15. »r»HE Chinese crew of a Japanese 1 steamer entering Shanghai from Hankow during the week-end Is reported to have mutinied, beating up the Japanese officers and then escaping with $s.ooo— Reuter.
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    War Fund Hockey On Padang
    70 15 THE following will represent the Singapore Civilians against the Royal Air Force (Malaya) in the first of The War Fund hockey matrbrs, arranged by the Singapore Hockey Association, on the padang on Thursday, Oct. 24. C'heok Wah; R. H. Barlh, G. A Scott; L. Rev
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    637 15 Women's Event At Yacht Club EtNISHING first in all three races in the women's Clementi Challenge Cup ssJMag t om petition, Miss J. Murray ran out an easy winner with 2(i p")in'.s. Her sister. Miss E. Murray, was second. 12 points in arrears, while
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE SECOND STRING WIN EASILY
    245 15 K.C. II 4; V.M.C.A. Junior-. 1. EXCEPT for brief moments at the noßinningr of tho fame and during its conciudini; staKcs. the V.M. Juniors were ronstantly on Iho defence in a hockey match ac;iinv-L Kafttps t olieffe team, by whom tliey were beataa b>
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    LOYALS SCORE TWICE TO BEAT MANCHESTERS
    427 15 Keen Exchanges In Challenge Cup Football At Stadium Loyals 2 Manchesters 0. ALTHOUGH squarely beaten, the Manchesters put up a great fight against the Loyals at the stadium yesterday in a Challenge Cup match. The Tads, who went down by two clear goals, were
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    UNION SPORTING ASSOCIATION
    105 15 AT the fourteenth annual general meeting of the Union Sporting Association held on Wednesday. Oct. 9, the following were elected officebearers for 1940-41. President, Yeo Koon Guan 'reelected); vice-presidents, Chia Kim Cheng and Wong Yew Kee (re-elected), Yeo Sah Tee. Chew Keow Saong, Lim Whye Pin, Khoo
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    FIELD AMBULANCE BEAT A.-A. GUNNERS
    129 15 RAIHER boisterous hockey was wit- nessed at Tanglin yesterday when j the Field Ambulance beat the R.A. A. -A.) by two goals to one. From the start it was obvious that the Field Ambulance were the better team, but the Gunners' defence held out right
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    Depot Recruits Beat Surreys At Football
    442 15 Depot Recruits Beat Surreys At Football RELAXING from intensive training for a brief period yesterday, a soccer eleven picked from S.V.C. depot recruits at Siglap camp trounced an East Surreys' XI by four goals to nil at St. Patrick's School ground. There was no fluke about their victory. The Depot
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    FURTHER TIES IN S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    374 15 FURTHER ties in the S.C.R.C. ope l tennis j tournament arc: TO-DAY Open doubles (Semi-final) Chin Kee Onn j and Chua Choon Leon; vs. Tan Huck Toe j and H. Kamis. Women's singles handicap (Semi-finul) Miss Dolly Oh (Mo) vs. Miss Helen Khong (—3O). TO-MORROW
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    43 15 SOCCER: Challenge Cup, Chinese vs. R.A. Hcvy. Regiment, stadium. HOCKEY: S.C.C. vs. S.C.R.C., S.C.C.; Indian Assn. vs. Mountain Regiment, Balestier; S.R.C. vs. R.A.M.C., S.R.C. G.S.C. vs. Y.W.C.A., G.S.C. Singapore Hornets vs. Medical College Union, College. TENNIS: S.C.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments.
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    182 15 "gULAN Stable's" Happy Sal and Dancing Foam, the class one ponies, have been classified among horses, class two and class four respectively, according to the Straits Racing Association's classification list of horses and ponies issued yesterday. Scotty ha-.- been sent down from horses,
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    529 15 Changi Sappers Beaten By Narrow Margin Of A Point ROUSING rugby was seen by a lar^e crowd at Fairer Park yesterday, when the Royal Australian Air Force beat the Royal Engineers (Chan^i) by the narrow margin of six points <> try and a penalty) io
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    FRESH U.S. PRECAUTIONARY MOVES IN FAR EAST
    196 16 Naval Manoeuvres In Pacific Are Being Continued Washington, Oct. 15. THE United States Government has taken several fresh 1 precautions arising from the situation in the Far East. One is the refusal of the State Department to renew or issue passports to would-be
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    TENSION IN PACIFIC
    98 16 Warning Uttered Bv Mr. Menzies Sydney, Oct. 15. A USTRALIA has not had a war with ■■Japan and I pray chat she never will." declared Mr. R. G. Menzies. the Australian Prime Minister, speaking here to-day, "but I hope nobody will imagine that Au-.ral:a is divisible from
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    British Aid For Chungking
    119 16 London, Oct. 15. NO fresh loan by the British Government to China was under consideration at the present time, declared Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, when asked ir the House u£ Commons whether the Government would consider such a loan to China under the
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    Serious Shortage Of Materials In Italy
    88 16 New York, Oct. 15. '"piERE is rea3on to believe that Italy already feels the pinch of a serious shortage," writes the military commentator, the General," of the newspaper PM. Among the raw materials affected, he cites coal, petroleum, iron ore, scrap, vegetable oils, wood
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    ALLIED SHIPPING LOSSES LOWEST SINCE LAST MAY
    147 16 London, Oct. 15. 1MERCHANT shipping losses due to enemy action for the week endin? Oct. 6-7 are lowest since the week ending May 6, namely, seven British ships totalling 21 94;* tons, two Allied ships totalling 2,464 tons, and one neutral ot' 3,687
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    AFRICAN CHIEF'S OFFER TO HIS MAJESTY
    78 16 Nairobi, Oct. 15. IN a personal message to His Majesty the paramount chief Abong of the Turkana tribe has offered to the King the services of all young men in the tribe and has asked the Kenya military authorities to make them soldiers. It
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    23 16 Cairo, Oct. 15. ris officially announced that Lieut. Gen. Sir Hubert Huddleston will succeed Sir Stewart Symes as Gov-ernor-General of the Sudan. Reuter.
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    Churchill On War Aims
    263 16 London, Oct. 15. A BRIEF statement on Britain's w?.r aims was made in the House ft Commons this afternoon by Mr Churchill, the Prime Minister. He said the time had not come for any official declaration of war alms beyond the very careful general statement already
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    N.L LOOKS TO GREAT BRITAIN FOR PROTECTION
    157 16 N.I. LOOKS TO GREAT BRITAIN FOR PROTECTION Opening Of Anglo-Dutch Parleys Urged By Batavia Press Batavia, Oct. 15. INCREASING reliance upon Britain to maintain the 1 status quo in the South Seas in the face of the Japancse-German-Italian understanding on zones of predominance embodied in the tripartite pact is discernible
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    Britain Fighting India's Battle
    103 16 Britain Fighting India's Battle Gandhi's Anti-War Plan Deplored By Ruler Nagpur, Oct. 15. "DRITAIN is fighting India's battlej in the West as well as in the Ea^t, where the Mediterranean has become? India's first line of defence," declared the Raja of Khallikote, the president] at the All-India conference of nonCongress
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    EXPLOSION IN GERMAN MILL KILLS TWO
    36 16 Berlin, Oct. 15. "TWO people were killed and two sencusly injured in an explosion which destroyed a Germrn-owned mill in Berat, according to a news agency message from Belgrade.— Reuter.
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