The Straits Times, 23 November 1940

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    53 1 The Str ai ts Ti mes fWUMI IWIIIII MBARLY A CBNTUBT] SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471) KUALA LUMtVR 2b JAVA ST ('PHONE *****. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 1« PAGES PRICE 3 CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1940. The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1940
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      202 1 MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING \ftUakle Suit Len*ilM WAIN HHIKIJ.S silk mad Wool AIM \MKRKAN SHARK. SKIN. In various relouni 34 Coieman St.. S'forti. Phone 4516 1 it "^CW #"4# »iP Set?* 0 OFi- M THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA; e^— i
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      69 1 pCHARATANI^==^ [PIPE Sj NATURAL STRAIGHT GRAINED 1' EXTRA" 5.50 "SUPER" 7.50 "SUPER DE LUXE" 510.50 MADE IN ENGLAND jSb RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE A W CARBORUNDUM BRAND ABRASIVE REFRACTORY PRODUCTS 11' INCLUDE GRIIDIH6 WHEELS SCYTNE STONES DISCS RAZOR HONES STROPS SHARPENING STONES FILES RUBBING BRICKS KNIFE SHARPENERS VALVE GRINDING POWDERS COMPOUNDS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
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      47 2 in s ptemter, 1940, kilUd in action in thMiddle Ea-^t, 2iiti Ueut. Michael G. Manners, tho Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, younger soi; Mrs. D C. Manners, HI. Th«r Drive, Hove, and Mr. R. G. Manners, formerly of Rantau, Malaya, aged 22 years. R.I.P. in loving memory.
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      553 2 Straits Hiws SMALL APS? Minimum charge Si. tar a«v* u*C eve*«4!M« Umw M«r* tkan f o«i Hnet 25 cents per line (Six words) Bo* No. 25 cents extra. DOM£BT)C OCCUKBENCKS BIBTHS MAJtKIAGBS DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOGNCBMENTB P.P.C CAKDB arc charted SS -!wh per insertion pet inch. Ovct I tiwh SS cts.
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      697 2 FOR^ SALE SMALL COLLECTION oil paintings, mostly landscapes. Going cheap. One lot or separately. Write Box No. 241. Straits Time* for inspection at Singapore. LIGHT attractive bedroom sittl room S'_ leunge furniture, mattresses etc. io-ic lath, bathroom fittings, kitchen xiuipnie?i' radiogram. $425, complete. Box 226, Straits Times. FAST CABIN CRUISER
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      886 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are invited far:— (1) The purchase of Scrap Copper. 3rass, Fans &c. from the Municipal Electricity Dept. Tender forms may be obtained at the l.Cunicipal Electricity Dept. on production of a Municipal Treasury Deposit Receipt for $25 Tenders will close at IS noon on 2 December,
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      602 2 AUCTION NOTICES SCHIFFNER CO.. LTD. (In voluntary liquidation) By Order of the Liquidators. AUCTION SALE Of European perfumeries, face and talcum powders, toilet preparations, &c, &c, to be held at the Auction Room. No. 9, Jalan FVtri Muar, on .Vednesday and Thursday, the 27th 28t>i November, 1940 commencing at 11
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      292 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETO JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist FLOOR 18-F BATTERY RD. P.O. BOX 34, SINGAPORE. Moderate terma: Special rates, OuUUUon Member*, clubs and Mewes. Open Dally: 8.30 j*.M. to 6 P.M. Satordays: 8.30 A.M. to 1 P.M. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA.
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      374 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorporated in England TKNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co MAIL PASSENGFR 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 and
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      271 3 (Incorporated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in I.S. on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu m s. ASAMA MARU leave Kobe Nov. 27
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      565 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class oassenger ships. Single fare $192 (A
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      1087 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.3S m c*. (225 m.) /HIM 9.6« m/«-» (3«.9b tn.) ZHP3 25 m (41.38 tn.) (ZHL, ZHPI ZIIP3) 12.55 p.m. Tin, copra and rubber prices, in Pokkien: 1.00 p.m. European light music 1.30 p.m. Warning to mariners. Proijiamm? summary and mid-da; tin. copra and rubtwr prices:
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      293 3 INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONO FIRE INSCE. CO.. LTTX PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTU. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. EAGLE STAR INS CO. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCF CO. GUTHRIE&CO..LTD. (Incorporated in 83) To Private Trustees. C:irrving out the wishes of dead friends is often difficult, laborious
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND LIST
    1409 4 THE following donations to The War Fund are recorded to-day SPECIAL DONATIONS TO CHURCHILL BIRTHDAY FUND "Seafarer" 1.000 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M. Smith 200 P. A. B. McKerron 50 OTHER DONATIONS Collections from the Chinese t tk Community per the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corpn., Ltd
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    EXCHANGES
    177 4 Singapore, Friday. Tiie following are the exenange rates tM> morning according to the dally circular lssuec by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING Lcadon T.I 3/4 1/18 Lor don demand 1/4 1/10 Switzerland demand (T.T. only) 202% New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal demand 51 27/32 Batavia demand
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    472 4 Tins Active Rubbers Steady And Industrials Quiet (By Oar Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Nov. 23. ■yiN shares had another fairly active day yesterday and although more sellers were in evidence there were no lack of buyers and hence prices were maintained at ihe previous aay's levels. Kuchai was
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    RUBBER EXPORTS TO BE PUSHED
    211 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 22. T'-lIK exportable rubber quota for 1 the first quarter of next year will not be determined until next Thursday. The International Rubber Regulation Committee met to-day but postponed its decision pending the arrival of Sir John Hay whose
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    STRICTER CONTROL OF FOREIGN FUNDS
    272 4 New Regulations Made In Great Britain London, Nov. 22. FOR the first time in the history of British currency, blocked sterling, along the lines of many other world countries, is to be introduced. A new regulation empowers the Treasury, when granting permission to make any
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 4 IricUi. Nov. z^, no«^ii. lluyers rll«n I'ricr* l>rirei No. l.\ »C.s.> Spot loom 1 38 No. IX K.S.S. f.o.j. in eaaa Nov.-I)ec. BuD«n o,)lion 38 :1( 39 (J.FA.O. K.S.S. f o.l>. in bales Nov.-r.cc. SeDan upt-un 3S'. U 1.A.0. K.S.S. .ob. in hah-N'ov.-Der. Sellers option
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    Harrisons And Crosfield's Good Profits Last Year
    470 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 18. AS your Correspondent cabled to you to-day, Harrisons and Crosfleld, Ltd., the well-known Eastern import and export merchants and managers of rubber and tin properties, have announced a profit for the year to June 30 last
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      361 4 JUST ANOTHER I BROKEN ROMANCE ...until her dentist S^yJhkr^ told her why! M^{£^^XJM£i£j3L WHAT AM I GOING TO DO, /WIIUSyiHI kVSMuI MOTHER? HERE'S A LETTER I llM^S^^^SbZ fROM GEORGE BREAKING OUR I Kkinwur V JANr You CRITI- TESTS SHOW THAT 9 OUT OF IO nnrs biit CIS£ OTHER PEOPLE VZOPLZ
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    London Stock Exchange
    378 5 London, Nov. 22. QN ihc Stock Exchange to-day, diamond v Bhani were the chief feature under the Influence of surprise dividend announcements by IX Beers and Consolidated Diamond West Africa companies. De Beers deferred advanced from 975. 6d. to 102s. 6d. In other .-sections conditions were qutet
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-day
    53 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-day To-day H. W. 4.25 a.m. 7.6 ft.; 3.58 p.m. 7.9 f I L. W. 9.50 a.m. 4.9 ft.; 10.39 p.m. 2.9 To-morrow H. W. '.36 a.m. 7.6 ft.; 5.30 p.m. 7.6 ?t L. W. 11.20 a.m. 4.5 ft.; 11. 59p.m. 3.3 ft. Mer Sunri'-o Sunset 6.09
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    130 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES tProm Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 22. £OMMODITY and Zxchuiige markets closed as follows with previous quotations In narenthesis:— RUBBER: Quiet. Spot llllUed 11 15!16d (ll%d 12d) Dec. 1113 16d 11 15 16d (livid 11 15!16d) Jan.. Mar. 12 116 d 12 3 16d (12l!l6d 12 3116d> Apr.June
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    218 5 ARRIVALS Mails from Great Britain. South and East frica (ai;) boxholders 5 p.m. to-morrow, eneral delivery 8.15 a.m. MonUay. Mails from Australia and Ja\a (air) genral delivery 3.30 p.m. Monday. Mails, cia.se at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia air 2 p.m. British Columbia
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1328 5 FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 1940: i P.M. MINING Buyer* Seltara Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 4V'.d 3s 9d Austral Amal (ss) 5s 10% d 6s 3d Austral Malay <£> *3« 6d 35s 6d Ayer Hltam (ss) 20s 21s 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .75 .80 Bangrin Tin 15s
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    BRITISH FLIERS MAY TRAIN AT MIAMI
    40 5 A WASHINGTON spokesman announced recently that British fliers could attend a leng-range aerial navigation school at Miami (Florida) if their numbers did not interfere wi;h the training programme of the United States Air Corps.
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      99 5 I What did the d^^^N I Surveyor say uf) as he surveyed /I %c? I the bar? \J| jii'<ky M tit 1 W&P^M G° o< "—yes»" yes Johnnie Walker is blended I iSr from all the finest whiskies of Scotland. -^vi gomg Old "—each of them matured for years „ron»
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      645 5 PUBLIC NOTICES THE KEDAH RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the straits Settlements) NOTICE OF DIVIDEND NOTICE Is hereby given that an INTERIM Dividend at the rate of FIVE (5) per cent. 5n respect of the year ending 30th April, 1941. will be paid to Shareholders on Monday the 9th December.
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      150 5 PER LARGE TUBE $1It docs not act like a gum, holding the tiatr by artificial means, but, by assisting the half to assume natural waves. Sold Everywhere. Sole Agents. GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Fcnang Kuala 1 umpul FRESH SHIPMENT VANILLA STICK VANILLIN POWDER VANILLA ESSENCE. T. G. KIAT «Sc CO..
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      234 6 BOOK NOW TO A VOID_THE RUSH TO-DAY TOMORROW 4 SHOWS DAILY RKO RADIO'S SPICY COMEDY M Sk MA WITH TWO OF YOUR FAVOURITE M*Jkll colman W\lSfrk*m "LUCKY I iflrl PARTNERS' with Spring Byington Jack Carson HOWL with RONALD COLMAN ENJOY with GINGER ROGERS A SPFX'IAL LAUGH TONIC FOR THE BLUES!
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      307 6 LrSTS PAVILION THE GLAMOROUS SINGING AND DANCING STAR OF IRENF" ANNA NEAGLE WsJ^BP^ A BRIGHT SNAPPY MUSICAL WL COMEDY! fl i« "LONDON MELODY" I CTt\ TULLIO CARMINATI «^J iv DAZZLING MUSICAL NUMBERS: |^K|B^fl \gm "THE EYES OF THE WORLD "JINGLE JINGLE OF THE JUNGLE" ||||||Hfc m——T*A**Tar\±M <huot of lauchtcp wm<
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      195 6 "Seldom have we seen a comedy more entertaining" (Tribune) ITS THE TOWN'S BIG LAUGH SHOW! Come and Roar at Shakespeare's "COMEDY OF ERRORS" brought up-to-date with Stream-lined Chariots and High-powered maidens of Greece! a pf TOL 4 SHOWS TODAY AND TO-MORROW 11 A.M. 3.15 6.15 9.15 New Universal's Scum of
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    FAITH & COURAGE SAVING BRITAIN
    1858 7 FAITH COURAGE SAVING BRITAIN I\JOW Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things not seen." With this Sunday, the so-called "last" after Trinity, the Church's Year comes to a close and Christians everywhere take stock before they begin all over again to consider the round of
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      274 7 TO NIGHT SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE (formal) from S p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA DAN HOPKINS with NINA CLAIRE EXTENSION TO 1 AM. SSTLSTmi Acc.n^od.U^c^nn^ ...ranted BQOK YOUR TAttE RIJSTTAFEL served to-day from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. SEAVIEW H HOTEL BALL nOUM PERFECTLY AIRCONDITI ONED BY SEABREEZES TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNKR
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      140 7 WHO WANTS TO LOOK YOUNG Hf k*!skr» WOMEM <MTlilT// J MMr A new precious M>£6w^/IHr extract of skin y^~^-'j^ cells— Just like the wki'r^^ 1^ vital elements in a Bpk-^**^^ healthy young girl's skin. Discovered by a Make th!s famous University Pro■rcrr lessor. Obtained by him I til this extract,
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      346 7 3 SHOWS TODAY AlTl Ay MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW \J j\ at 11 A.M. Where Everybody Goes n s^^fey Jt sparlfles with flln /r&n /7\\ r0: -ks with laughs! ---rr^y i/_\\» GAY! HAPPY! BRILLIANT! ,f J B\ Funnier than ten thousand Here's p^K mother-in-law jokes! jjL^^r I u*jf^^l i^^^, your B
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. NOV. 23, 1940. (447th Day Of The War.)
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      HEROISM AND TREACHERY
      981 8 "The Kingdom of the Netherlands, under the leadership of the Head of the State and the constitutional Government remains at war with Germany. The cessation of hostilities in the Netherlands had only a military and a local significance. The Netherlands continue the war at the side of
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      PERSHING DECLINES U.S. POST AT VICHY
      103 8 New York, Nov. 22. pEN. PERSHING. commander of the v American expeditionary force In France in the last war, has declined the ambassadorship to the Vichy Government. President Roosevelt disclosed at his press conference to-day that he had in fact offered Gen. Pershlng the
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      A COMMON CAUSE
      330 8 All Religions Fighting For Freedom To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir i was very interested to read the letter which you published to-dar under the heading "Eire's Role," and as an Asiatic British subject, admittedly with a slight bias toward the side or the weaker
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      COMPLACENCY
      243 8 Too Much Talking And Not Enough Giving To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Professor Silcock said at a recent gathering m Singapore that Malaya could easily contribute one hundred and fifty million doliars per annum towards the prosecution of the war. Instead of waxing eloquent on the
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      COVENTRY FUND
      215 8 Local Help For Victims Of Nazi Raid To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, With reference to the appeal on behalf of the Coventry Relief Fund which you kindly inserted in the Straits Times of Nov. 18, we would like to Inform those persons who have already
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      TOO MUCH!
      40 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Can I have a respite from letters by L.C.L." and R.V.C." in your correspondence columns? I am beginning to get fed up with them Yours, etc., CC.F. Singapore, Nov. 20.
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      MINES DEPARTMENT
      341 8 A Prospector Describes His Experiences To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Some of the graft in the F.M.S. Mines Department has been publicly exposed and some of the offenders have received punishment. Nothing, however, has yet been said about their victims, who refused to meet Illegal
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      TRAFFIC RULES
      364 8 What Do You Know About White Lines? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Having just emerged a very poor second best after a friendly argument with the Traffic Police, I should like to offer a word oi advice to your motorist readers on a point on
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      BROADCASTING
      131 8 Timing Qf Singapore's Tamil Programme To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, When I happened to speak about the half-hour (from 10.40 a.m.) Tamil gramophone record programme of the Singapore Broadcasting Station to a friend who is very keen and seldom misses Tamil programmes, he appeared to be
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      OUR ALLIES
      553 8 Foreigners Who Wish To Take Up Arms To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir, In this strange day of ourf there are so many things. fundam?ntal things, which I no longer understand chat sometimes I feel quite dizzy trying to puzzle them out. New and again I
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      GREECE'S HEROISM
      190 8 Gift From The Malaya Patriotic Fund? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I need not remind Malayans of i,he situation in Greece, which is grave in spite of recent successes. We cannot forget that the doctrine that inteht and treachery are right has been the guiding
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      CAN IT!
      136 8 To the Ediior of the Straits Times Sir,— l was rather Interested in reading the letter of Mr. Van Kee Leong cf Seremban on the matter of; conserving the "more foods". Government is so Keen on people growing though so far it saem^ to have omitted to tell
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    ITALIANS' HEADLONG RETREAT IS CONTINUING
    801 9 Defenders Shatter Tank Column NOT SINGLE ENEMY LEFT IN GREECE EXCEPT PRISONERS Nation Goes Wild With Joy At Big Victor y THE Italians last nijrht were reported to be in headlong re- treat northwards from Koritza, their former headquarters in Albania and chief base in
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    Japanese Troop Movements
    149 9 Japanese Troop Movements Torres Leaving North For Central China? Chungking, Nov. 23. COMMENTING on the movements of Japanese forces in China, the Chinese military spokesman declared yesterday that unconfirmed information indicated that part of the Japanese troops stationed in Shantung and also in Manchuria have been withdrawn. One new Japanese
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    Warships Shell Sidi Barrani
    192 9 Warships Shell Sidi Barrani London. Nov. 23. BRITISH ships shelled the east of Sidi Birrani and Italian positions :>i Quwad md Manila, nccoidins to yesterday's Italian communique. •ommunique also admits that it. my planes bombed the island cf In the Dodecanese as well as Bol'um. Bard.a Tobruk and Benghazi. Meanwhile,
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    NAZIS SHORT OF RUBBER
    194 9 Position Is Said To Be Acute (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 22. GERMANY is finding it increasingly difficult to obtain the rubber necessary to maintain her air force and mechanized vehicles, it is authoritatively learned in London. The position is described as being "acute." The
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    GRAPHIC STORY TOLD BY PILOT
    372 9 Courage In Plane Hit During Raid London, Nov. 23. A GRAPHIC story of the bomb:ng of the industrial city of Cologne, in the Ruhr, is told by a British pilot. "We were about to unload our bombs on the goods yards of Cologne when a
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    NEWFOUNDLAND R.A. HONOURED BY KING
    98 9 London, Nov. 23. •TTCE King assumsd the honorary colonelcy cf the Newfoundland Heavy Regiment (Royal Artillery), which was raised only last spring. The first contingent reached Britain in May and other contingents have since landed here to receive training. There are already more than 7,000
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    GRAF SPEE COFFINS HELD GUNS AND AMMUNITION
    223 9 pOFFINS landed from the Nazi "pocket-battleship" Graf Spec, and buried in a common grave in Montevideo contained not the bodies of members of the crew killed in action, but guns and ammunition, disclosed a Cape Town resident who had recently returned after nine
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    Havoc In Berlin Industrial Area
    50 9 This scene of wreckage, familiar to Londoners, was taken in a Berlin street. Debris and wreckage are scattered on the pavements, flung out of a smashed building, after an R.A.F. attack on an industrial part of Berlin. These houses bordering on factories have inevitably suffered.
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    Wide Powers For Far East C.in-C.
    204 9 Significance Of New Appointment London, Nov. 23. AIR Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Britain's first Commander-in-Chief m the Far East, who is now in Singapore, will maintain close touch with the British naval and air attaches in Thailand and the Netherlands Indies, writes Reuter's
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    Italian Minister To See The Fuehrer
    178 9 Berlin, Nov. 23. pOUNT DINO GRANDI the Italian i Minister of Justice and former Ambassador to Britain, is in Germany i and is to see Hitler in Berlin. The Count was made an honorary member of the German Academy of Laws at Munich yesterday.
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    Moscow Denial Of Axis Report
    64 9 London, Nov. 23. THE Moscow radio last night broadcast a denial of the Axis-inspired report that the Hungarian adhesion to the Axis pact was brought about with the full sunoort and co-op?:/ition of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Tass agency states that it is authorized
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    TWO RAIDERS SHOT DOWN IN BRITAIN
    107 9 London, Nov. 23. ENEMY raids on Britain last night seemed to have been rather haphazard. Bombs were dropped in a number of widely separated districts. One raider which reached the Home Counties was shot down and another enemy bomber which appeared off the south-east
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    U.S. Aid For U.K. Near Its Peak
    43 9 Washington, Nov. 22. DRESIDENT Roosevelt indicated at his Press conference to-day that under present conditions United States aid to Britain was near its peak. Everything possible, he said, was being done at the present time. Reuter.
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    WORTHLESS MARKS OFFERED BY NAZIS
    85 9 Payment To Shopkeepers London. Nov. 23. IT Is revealed that German troops have found a new means cf despoiling the people of the countries occupied by them. German banknotes of flvi' denominations of the inflation years are being given to shopkeepers. These notes are valueless.
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    MARTIAL LAW IN TURKEY
    158 9 Emergency Move Is Ordered London, Nov. 23. fpHE Turkish Government has de- clared martial law in all parts or European Turkey, including Istanbul, according to agency reports from Istanbul. The Si,ep was announced in ;i communique Issued last night I throe-hour meeting of the Turkish Carbinet.
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    Evacuees Not To Return Yet
    96 9 Reply To Petitions Of Hong Kong Husbands Hong Kong, Nov. 23. "THE Secretary of State for Colonies sees no prospect of an improvement in the Far Eastern political situation at present to justify th:' return of British families Which hive been evacuated," states an official
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    GIFTS TO CHURCHILL BIRTHDAY FUND
    714 10 Four Special Contributions Received Yesterday NEW GIFT FROM CHINESE ACKNOWLEDGED TO-DAY Font contributions to the Churchill Birthday Fund subsidiary of The War Fund were received yesterday afternoon. The first of them was sent off before the announcement that the 'Straits Times would make a special
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    TIONG BAHRU MARKET
    22 10 THE Singapore Improvement Trust, has agreed to the? erection by the Municipal Ccmmksionen of a temmarke; at T:on-' Bahru.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    145 10 m.NCAFORK BATTLES tIOTKI Special Race Dinner Dance (Formal) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. CAHKKK lUi Mia UKYLANG nio £r Zambcanga at 7.45 p.m. GlthA I IVOR I p '30 to 9 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Globe: Saps At Sea. Sky: B NIT, V ralkle ii. ain'.s ana Cinemas,
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    161 10 THIS Diary is intended to call attention to functions which are being held in aid of The War Fund Organizers of such functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature. Nov. 23 Lian Chee Kai Tan comedy drama by Oleh Oleh Party at Happy
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    OLEH OLEH SUCCESS
    185 10 G.O.C. At Show For War Fund AKRONX'HONG NIGHT" produced at the Happy World covered stad:um last ni^ht by the O'.eh Oleh Party in ad of The War Fund provided a !nr;e audience with a type ol entertainment which has won this well-deserved popularity up and town the
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    A N T I – M A L A R I A L MEASURES IN BRITAIN
    181 10 A N T I M A L A R I A L MEASURES IN BRITAIN (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 23. WHILE malaria has not been endemic in Britain (as far as an ignorant layman knows) for many centuries, wan and the return cf infected soldiers ii malarial countries
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    DEATH OF MR. LIM CHYE BOON OF MALACCA
    88 10 Til" death occurred in Malacca oa Thurs1 day of Mr. Llm Chye Boon, a newphev ot Capt. Koh Kens 2oc'-:. at his residence in Heeren Street, at the age of 40. The late Mr. Urn was a member of the recenMy organized
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    Cleaning Up Their Tanks In Western Desert
    29 10 The crew of two British tanks cleaning up in the Western Desert, where British mechanized forces have shown superiority over the Italians.
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    LORD LLOYD ON SINGAPORE
    228 10 Greater Greater Importance London, Oct. 17. I ORD LLOYD, Secretary of State for the Colonies, who has on several occasions expressed to your Correspondent his keen admiration for Malaya's war effort, to-night declared (in a broadcast speech) that the importance of the fortress of Singapore would
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    TAIPING TOWKAY'S DEATH
    70 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Talping, Nov. 22. THE funeral of the late Towkay Toh Jlr. 1 Kwee, wellknown Talping landed-pro-prietor whose death, at th« age of 65, occurred on Saturday, took placs at the Chinese cemetery In Tupal yesterday. There was a large attendance at the funeral.
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    VOLUNTEER AIRMEN COMMISSIONED
    59 10 THE Officer Administering the Government has granted a Commission to Mr. Frank Gordon Lundcn as Pilot Officer < Honorary j Squadron Leader* In the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force, and Commissions as Pilot Officers to Messrs. John Caister Cooke, j Maurice Geoffrey Harvey, Edgar William I Slight,
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    GOOD MALAY TALKIE
    61 10 "DERMADU," Shay Brothers' second Maloy film, just ieleased for screanir.g. bids fair to out-rival i-heir first effort. As with the previous film. "Eermadu" w?s j screened entirely In Singapore and the local scenes, particularly of rife in the kampon^s should appeal to all sections of cinemagoers. The
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    "ONE OF MOST HUMAN ADMINISTRATORS"
    265 10 London Tributes To Work Of Sir Shenton Thomas (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 7. MALAYANS here were pleased to hear of the extension of Sir Shenton Thomas's term of office and that his retirement was to be again postponed. Since your Correspondent last wrote,
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    REGULATIONS ABOUT ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS
    37 10 REGULATIONS similar to those recently passed by the Commissioners in connection with the acceptance of gifts by members of the staff of the Municipality have been adopted by the Singapore Improvement Trust.
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    BURMESE ACQUITTED
    67 10 PIYA Maung Maung, a Burmese, was acquitted in the second court yesterday on a charge of theft of a registret 1 envelope belonging ;■> a Burmese ariestphysician. Sri Atma Chintan. At the revious hearing the charge against Piya wa< I one of criminal breach of trust of $10
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    London's Chinatown Among Most Heavily Bombed Areas
    654 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 24. ONDON'S East-end Chinatown has been amongst the most heavily bombed of this great city's stricken districts. Little laundries and restaurants, formerly kept by industrious, frugal, Chinese proprietors, who employed as workpeople many of their poorer compatriots,
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    Polish Forces' Losses Made Good By U.K.
    71 10 London, Nov. 23. fEN. S?korski, the Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, disclosed in an interview yesterday that the material losses sustained by the Poles since the beginning ot the war have been made good by Britain. He stated that the British Admiralty was
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    AMERICA SENDING FOOD TO MARTINIQUE
    46 10 New York, Nov. 22. AN American food and supply ship for Martinique is sailing to-mor-row. Making this announcement, Mr. Sumner Welles, the U.S. Under-Sec-retary of State, said it was a result of the recent agreement with officials of the island. Reuter.
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    U.S. OBSERVERS WITH BRITISH NAVY
    49 10 Wash ngton, Nov. 22. !T was disclosed to-day by members of the U.S. Navy Department that the i United States has naval observers with j the British Fleet. Details regarding their number and with which units j they are stationed were not revealed. Reuter.
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    GRAND PRIX RACING
    252 10 Events At Johore To-morrow PLENTY OF THRILLS ANTICIPATED l ARGE crowds are expected at Johore Bahru to-morrow to see the Johore Grand Prix motor races in aid of the War Fund. The races are staged by the Automobile Association of Malaya and are under the patronage of
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    Bren Gun Production In Australia
    207 10 AUSTRALIAN production of Bren guns on a reasonable scale will begin in the New Year, according to the Minister for Munitions, Senator Mcßride. say? a Melbourne report. At the outset, the aim will be to produce guns at a rate which the services have decided
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    PENANG WEDDING
    61 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?, Nov. 23. •THE marriage took place at the Church of the Immaculate Conception this morning of Mr. Ashley Forest, only son of Mrs. S. Forest of Penangr, and Miss Helen Edwina Emuang, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Fmuang, also of
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    SHINOZAKI CONVICTED ON TWO SECRETS CHARGES
    4892 11 Japanese Sentenced To Three Years' Imprisonment And $1,000 Fine JURY'S VERDICT AFTER SEVENTYMINUTE RETIREMENT MAMORU SHINOZAKI, PRESS CLERK AT THE JAPANESE CONSULATE, WAS FOUND GUILTY YESTERDAY AT THE SINGAPORE ASSIZES ON TWO OF THE THREE CHARGE? UNDER THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ORDINANCE ON WHICH HE
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    Judge Tenders An Apology
    118 11 AN apology to Mrs. Siddons for comments he had uttered earlier in the case was made 1> Mr. Justice Pedlow in the Assize Court yesterday at the conclusion of the trial of Mamoru Shinozaki. "I do not think," he said, "that I am called upon to
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    Seven European Employees Of Naval Base Charged
    462 11 CEVEN Europeans employed at the Naval Base, ranging in age from M to 50. faced charges of dishonest J retention of stolen property, and, j in one case, theft, in the Singapore third court yesterday. The men were Sidney Walter Daniels. I 38,
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    SHINOZAKI MAKES A COMPLETE DENIAL
    2045 13 Text Of Accused's Statement From The Dock jt^AMORU Shinozaki, who was sentenced at the Singapore Assizes yesterday to a term of three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $1,000 or an additional six months simple imprisonment on charges under the Official Secrets Ordinance, read
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    MISAPPROPRIATED FUND MONEY
    148 13 lOW SIEW MENG. 30-year-old Cantonese employee of the Singapore Engineering Mechanics' Association, pleaded guilty in the third court yesterday, to misappropriating $634.01 which he had collected on behalf of the China Relief Fund, between Oct. 27 and Nov. 20. Court Inspector D. R. Cowie stated that Low
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    LOST LIFE IN RUNNING AWAY FROM TROUBLE
    210 13 RUNNING away after a quarrel with a friend, Seah Soon, 49-year-old labourer, chose a wrong path and plunged Into a pond where he was drowned. This was the story told in the Singapore Coroner's court yesterday when Mr. W. O. Porter held an
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    WHAT PLANTERS THINK OF "PLANTING TOPICS'
    1482 14 Opposing Views On Value Of Covers And Packing Rubber By Our Planting Correspondent p*ROM time to time correspondents write commenting on the views expressed in Planting topics. Thes* letters are usually placed on my file for use when the subject is next under discussion.
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    354 14 marke; is willing to pay the current premium, it, would be foolish to adop; I baling in prefe-cnee 10 prclc.ng in j cases. "Ves.ed interes.s may maintain the premium I mention and, so long as they continue to do so, es.ates will lose noching in fact they will
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    PLOT TO OUST MUSSOLINI
    271 14 r\ESP!TC strict censorship, details; of a round-up of Italian aristo- I crats have leaked out. When American journalists in Rome spilled the news that 14 members or old and renowned famil'es had been arrested. Fascist authorities denied it. writes Cavalcade. The arrests came after discovery ot
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH
    1207 15 Final Day Of Singapore Turf Club's Winter Meeting BELOW is given the full card of events at Bukit Timah today, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter race meeting. The double tote will be on races six and eight, and the big
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    64 15 TO-DAY Rußgcr: R A.A.F. vs. Singapore, 8.C.C.; Loyals vs. Fort Cann'ng, GHim :»i Barracks. Itr.res: Siagapotc Turf Club's inter inretin?. final ilav, Itukit J s u^pore Homes vs. N r: nd.s Hockey Club, Farrer Tar*: PoJi.c vs. Madras Sappers ■nil Miner;, De P j; Indian As6f> iation
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    167 15 FOLLOWING are selections for to-day's races at Itukit Timah STRAITS TIMES Race 1. Newzy, Lady Piper. Race 2. The Needles, Edna S.ar. Race 3. Golden Light, Jubilee Son. Race 4. Dep3;, Mediation. Race 5. Exeve. Night Empress. Race (i. Snowy Owl, Scot ish Rifle. Race 7. Hazy
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    Race Morning Gallops
    246 15 MR. MENZIES' HORSES ALL EXERCISED ALL Mr. Menzies*- horses running to-day, Depot, The Needles, Ccntango and King's Gambit, were given the usual race morning spurts over two furlongs on the second track of the racecourse this morning;. The troin? was yielding. Depot and The Needles were sent
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    SIX GOALS SCORED ON THE PADANG
    199 15 S.R.C. 4: R.A.F. tTcngah) 2. IN a scrappy game of hoc-key played on the S.R.C. ground yesterday an S.R.C. side defeated the R.A.F. Ten pah) by four goals to two. Although the Club fielded the better forward line, it was still a weak one.
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    32 15 FIELDING scratch sides of nine players each, the Y.W.C.A. oeat the European women by four goaLs tc three in a game of hockey played on the Clerical Union eround vest?rdav.
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    CEYLONESE WIN
    43 15 IN A GAME of hockey played at Balestier yesterday the Ceylon Sports Club beat Raffles College by four goals to two. W. Ponniah scored three goals for the Ceylonese, Thillalnathan netting the fourth. E. Doraisamy and Aziz scored for the College.
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    CRICKET CLUB BEAT HEAVY REGIMENT AT RUGGER
    336 15 CRICKET CLUB BEAT HEAVY REGIMENT AT RUGGER S.C V 11; Hvy. R«gt 0 SI'PERIOK in every department in the game and possessing the advantage in nelght, reach, wv-cjli in;| speed, an S.C.C. "B" XV defeated a Heavy Regiment team by 11 points to nil in a game of rugger on
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    MILLING AND DIAMOND BEATEN AT NEW WORLD
    408 15 Ventruillo's Game Display Against Ventura Marquez HIGHLIGHTS of last night's professional boxing proAA gramme at the New World arena were Luis Yeo's fine performance against Joe Diamond and Ventruillo's plncky stand in the face of terrific battering from a heavier aad far more
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    Indian Army Score Easy Victory
    372 15 Indian Army 3; S.R.C 0. ALTHOUGH they were a very much depleted side, with only three of their regulars playing, the Indian Army found little difficulty in beating the Straits Chinese Recreation Club by three goals to nil in a hockey match at Hong Lim
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    I.G.H. WIN 4—0
    40 15 TPHE Indian General Hospital played good hockey to defeat an S.C.C. second XI by four goals to nil In a game of hockey on the padang yesterday. Kulai Sub, Mohammad Din and Frank (2) were the scorers.
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    Singapore State Hockey Team
    178 15 rE following have been chosen to represent Singapore against Perafc and l'enang on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 respectively, at Koala Lumpur;— Vee Cheok Wah (S.C.R.C.); R. H. Barlh (S.R.C.); G. L. Scott (Colts); Naik Bhnpalan (Sappers and Miners); Sgt. 11. Cronin (Loyals);
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    To-day's Rugby Fixture
    376 15 AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN Vs. SINGAPORE MAINTAINING that their six"g"g three victory again; t the Army Crusaders i-.i a Malayan itugby Union game on the padan? three weeks ago was no true criterion of their ability the Uoyal Australian Air Force, The Keds, are confidently looking forward to this
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    Programme For Motor Races
    300 15 QWING to the ttl«ck-out practice, which will be held in Johore Bahru to-morrow the Johore Grand Prix Motor Races in aid of The War Fund will begin at 2 p.m They are expected to end at about 4 or 4.30 p.m. when the Tungku Mahkota will
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    GREEKS TAKE TWO TOWNS & CONTINUE ADVANCE
    902 16 GREEKS TAKE TWO TOWNS CONTINUE ADVANCE 'CONSIDERABLE LOSSES" ARE ADMITTED BY ITALIANS Italian Battalion Captured In Fighting Around Koritza j/ORITZA, specially chosen and laboriously equipped by the Italians as the base from which to "overwhelm" Greece, has at last fallen to the Greeks. General Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister, himself
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    "STATE OF SIEGE" LIKELY IN DARDANELLES & BOSPORUS
    399 16 "STATE OF SIEGE" LIKELY IN DARDANELLES BOSPORUS Turkey Takes Serious View Of Situation In The Balkans Ankara, Nov. 22. THERK is reason to believe that the Grand National 1 Assembly will soon be asked 1o authorize the Turkish Government to declare a "state of siege" throughout the zone of military
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    NO TRUTH IN FRENCH WARSHIP STORY
    72 16 London, Nov. 22. IT is learned on good authority that there is no truth in the report (not by Reuter) that a French warship has surrendered at Gibraltar. It is known that a French ship repatriating Frenchmen from Britain to Marseilles may call at
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    Rumanian Prime Minister Has Long Talk With The Fuehrer
    133 16 Berlin, Nov. 22. pEN. ANTONESCU, the Rumanian Prime Minister, and the Rumanian Foreign Minister, Prince Sturdza, who arrived in Berlin this morning, were received by Hitler at the Chancellery this afternoon after Ribbentrop had had an exchange of views with the
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    Address In Reply To King's Speech Moved By R.A.F. Man
    829 16 London, Nov. 22. THE Sovereign of the worldwide Commonwealth of free peoples, the King, made his two speeches to Parliament yesterday with far more power than the dictators can put forth, says the Daily Telegraph. There could be no more
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    False News Sold To Nazi Agents
    160 16 Journalist Tells Of Secret Dealings Washington, Nov. 22. T*HE White Paper on German espionage activities in the United States relates how a New York newspaperman named James Edmonds was engaged on espionage on behalf of the Germans In the United States while simultaneously keeping
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    Nazi Scuttling Due To Mistake
    115 16 Mexico City, Nov. 22. Fis now virtually confirmed that what caused the German freighter Phrygia to scuttle herself and three other German merchant vessels to return hurriedly to Tamplco after they had slipped out under the cover of darkness on Saturday was an exchange of
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    GRAZIANI'S OFFENSIVE IN EGYPT PETERING OUT?
    202 16 London, Nov. 22. f T is already obvious that Britain has managed to secure a fast hold on the Aegean archipelago. Whatever the outcome of the Greek war, Britain's position Is greatly improved In the eastern Mediterranean, writes the Finnish newspaper Arbetar Bladet in
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    India's War Effort Forging Ahead
    112 16 London, Nov. 22. THE strength of the forces in India supporting the war effort was stressed by Sir Firoze Khan Noon, the High Commissioner for India, broadcasting to-night. He said that Indian princes without exception had thrown in their lot, as had 90,000,000 Muslims under
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    BAD WEATHER CANCELS R.A.F. OPERATIONS
    28 16 London, Nov. 22. BAD weather last night caused th« cancellation of all British bomber operations, it was learned In London this morning— Reuter.
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