The Straits Times, 5 December 1940

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    40 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NXARL? a CKNTUBYJ AMLi4K^ f S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 2\ PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS, The Straits Times 24 IWC.KS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS. FINAL EDTN.
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      9 1 ELSIE MARY DRESSES MILLINERY STITCHED HATS TURDANS HATS REMODELLED
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
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      DEATH
      108 2 MRS. CHBONO WHYE WEE (nee M lC.am Tan Lenit Chooi. age 82 yean, passed away peacefully at hrr residence No. 20C9 Kandan*. Malacca, on Monimv. the 2nd rtrcrniber 1940 lf*vtnc b-hind. to mourn brr low. 1 sifter Madam Tan Van Nro. 1 brother Mr. Tan Yam San. 4 sons
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      720 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED IMMEDIATELY, Manicurist for European Boauty Salon Apply Box 332. S. T. REQUIRED, young European nurse for two children aged 44 and 5 months. R*>ply Box No 311. Straits Times. WANTED IMMEDIATELY typist -stenographer Apply personally the "NOUVEAUX" "22 Whiteaway Laldlaw Bide. u\ntm> European sales representative for travelling
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      939 2 i FOR SALE BICk I\L, in perfect condUion Ca.-h $60. Apply Box No. 321, I Straits Times. A REAL BARGAIN. Well established Business for ladlr- outfits, with stock or fittings only. Apply Box No -83. Straits Timfs. FOR SALE, large European boarding establishment. 14 rooms with baths attached Tennis, garages.
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      858 2 DOGS lOR SALE, Pedigree smooth fox terriers. Very favourable offer for breeders. Dog, 18 months old. Breed Doods Good Companion. (80. *****, 6 months old. same breed. $40. Bitcb, 10 months old. breed Diomed of Lahwyn. $40. Total price for all. $100. Princess Road 6. Kuala Lumpur. Owners leaving country.
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      697 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALL. Citroen 12.8 HP. 1939 modrl 15X00 niiies OVttflr driven. perf"?t condition Owner leaving Colony. Wnve Box No. 325, Straits Times. GOOD condition. .oil looked after FIAT Victoria Car, 4-docr Sa.oon. H h.p. 35m p^r Gal. $950 00. rash. Apply Box. No 282, S raits Times. WANTED
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      1151 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE MALAKA P1NDA RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE Is hereby given that at the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held ot the K^Ri".tered C if ice of the Company, No. 96, Market Street. Singapore, on Tuesday. 31st December, 1940.
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      330 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. f lncorporaieo in England) PKNINSULAR AND ORIENTAI 8 N Co HAII rASSENOEH 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 tn China. India.
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      287 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fare* to Nortb America to Knrope via America and Round Tours id the Pantn quoted in l)A S on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu ms TATUTA MARD leave S'hat Dec 13
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      516 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are net b guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference I War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 5 THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE j. Regular Servicet. to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class oassenger ships.
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      129 3 RETIRING RESIDENTS! There is no need to withdraw you? financial interests when you go. The British Malaya Trustee Executor Co., Ltd., FULLERTON BUILDING SINGAPORE, was formed to deal with voui needs, and otters at moderate cost. SKILL. KNOWLEDGE. PERMANENCE. SECURITY. and will be pleased to discuss your requirements. Ld a
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      911 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE /III 13.31 me* <K5 on) ZHP1 9.M m/it (30.9« m.) ZHP3 Ji5 m/et ««1J8 m-1 (ZHL A /HP1) 9 00 p.m. Cantonese musict; 5.50 p.m. Sews In Cantonese: 5. 50 p m. Cantonese nusic. (cont'd.)t; 6.10 P m. News In Hokden- 6.20 p.m. News In English. Relayed
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    Domestic Rubber Exports
    61 4 r\OMKS TIC rubber exports from Malaya in November are estimated by the Controller of Rubber to have been 40,400 tons. This compares with a proportionate monthly quota, at 90 per cent, of basic quota, of 48.187 tons and will thus reduce the excess exports,, which were 24,249
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER & TIN-ORE IMPORTS
    84 4 NOVEMBER RUBBER TIN-ORE IMPORTS POREIGN imports of rubber into Malaya in November totalled 16,196 tons, compared with 17,772 tons in October, bringing the total imports for the 11 months of this year to 220,778 tons, compared with 169 372 tons in the corresponding period of 1939. Foreign imports of tin-ore
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    59 4 Gambler Hamburg Cube Java Cube Buyers Seller t i.n $13.00 $12.50 White Muntok White Black Tovra Mixed Bun Dried iaoo Flour No 1 Lingga Pair Sarawak 'eloiont Palembang Banja Sarawak "avioca Small Plake Fair Flake Medium-Flake Small Pearl $2.15 $2.40 $4.25 $4.50 $3.25 $13.00 $1250 S 6.23
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 4 Thursday. Dec. 5, noon. Bayers **Uen Price* Prioel No. IX R.S.S (Spot loose) 38)» 38% No. IX B.S.S. l*k in rases December 38 3934 <;.K A.Q. R.S.S. t.o.b. in bale* December 38% 38% K.A.Q. R.S.S. o.b. n bales December —38^ 38 nil KJ. QUOTATIONS No.
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    542 4 THE following donations to The War A Fund are recorded to-day S Mr. and Mrs. R. M Duff < fur. her contribution) 500 Chinese contractors and their kongsies and Tanrl labourers of Bahau and Kuala Jelei Estates (fifth contribution) 421.64 Bahau Estate: Tamil labourers $110.54:
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    381 4 Tin Shares Easier And Industrials Firm By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 5. THE share market generally was rather quie;er yssterday. Tin shares, however, with one or two exceptions, maintained their values but a few stocks eased slightly on fairly large offerings finding no ready buyers. These
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    RUBBER MARKET WEEKLY REPORTS
    552 4 Price Advances After Quota Decision IN a weekly report on the rubber 1 market, issued this morning, Lewis and Peat 'Singapore) Ltd. write: Permissible exports are once again at 100 per cent. This was the decision made by the International Rubber Regulation Committee when it met
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    Anglo-Turkish Trade Drive
    424 4 Anglo-Turki sh Trade Drive New Arrangemen tr> For Exchange London, Dec. 4. THE British and Turkish Govorn- men Is have now concluded ni monts which they hope will bring a considerable iivrcase a trade through commercial exchan Turkey and the British Empire. During the validity of the arrangements, provision is
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      288 4 Examine these models— simple, compact, versatile. Packed with new features. KODAK VIGILANT— gjj* has /4.5 lens, five-speed Kodomatic mq Shutter. Shutter-release on body to minimise camera movement. Two aJ| S\ view-finders. Takes pictures 3J x2J m] haTm\ fck ft i World's most popular comer*. X T tx4 SiX 20 KODAK
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      440 4 PUBLIC NOTICES MURAl TIN LIMITED. (Incorporated m the F.M.S.i NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of thirty per cent (18 cents per share) in respect of the year endine 30th April, 1941, has been declared due and pavable to shareholders on the Register at the 16th December J040.
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    London Stock Exchange
    397 5 London. Do< 4. OSUvk Exrhanee to-day the absence »f any incentive to stimulate fresh buy)uc uitrrest caused a dull session. OlltfdKed. however continued to get support :nd oik whire they changed, moved in favour at holdm. lustrtals were heavy, especially store •hares, which were adversely influenced by
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    128 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Our Own Correspondent > 'Jsa 'uopuoa pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed «l» follows with previous quotations id wren thesis:— RIBBER: Firmer Spot 11 ,d 12d (11 13 16d 12d) Jan. I2d 12'4d (12d 12', d) Feb. I2',d 12 Ud i;2'»d 12'4d) Apr. -June l2V»d 12»4d (12Hd 12'
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    144 5 Mails claee at the General Post Office as [ollows: TO-DAY Australia air 4p.m. Australia (East. South and West surface noon Darwin aJr 4p.m. Java 4 p.m. New Zealand air 4 p.m. Port Moresby air 4 p.m. Thursday Island air 4p.m. TO MORROW Aden air 4 p.m.
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    TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE
    55 5 To-day H. W. 2.45 a.m. 8.4 ft.; 2.05 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. W. 8.08 a.m. 4.5 ft.: 8.46 p.m. 2 ft. To-morrow K. W. 3.32 a.m. 8.1 ft.; 2.59 p.m. 8.2 ft. I.. W. 9 a.m. 4.7 ft.: 9.36 p in. 2.8 ft. December Sunrise Sunset 5
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1320 5 WEDNESDAY. DEC. 4, 194«: 4 P.M. mittma onjen Seller* Anipat Tin (4s) Si 4Vid 3s 9d Austral Amal (5s, 6s 3d 6s 9d Austral Malay <£) Us 6d 35s 6d Ayer Httam (5s) 19s 21s Ajrer Weng ($1) .73 .78 Bangrin Tin (C) 15s 16s
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      18 5 IA fiS^x ■^-^S m-i 'it m Sole Agents WILLIAM JACKS CO., (Malaya) LIMITED. Singapore X Lumpur Penang Ipoh
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      451 5 ralucd possessions the safrtv that is afforded hy our v.iult.s where we hare safe hoxes of TUP II M l\/r DC A I various sizes for hire at ■«t UniVCICaML moderate rates. FIXER. HIRERS themselves hold the BUBi-ajrfcC AaJVTUIair KEYS and ONLY TIIRY can iVltnLlj AHI I riinvi. have access
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      233 6 "AN OUTSTANDING FILM EVENT" —SINGAPORE FREE PRESS "COULD BE EASILY REGARDED AS A MASTERPIECE" M. TRIBUNE ATTENDANCE ADVISABLE" STRAITS TIMES. |AiHAMMAS!;i.'TSI AS THE FILM MEASURES OVER 13,000 ft. long, patrons in advised to be seated early. PRICES: $2, $1. 50 cts. EXCLUSIVE OF TAX The screen's most brilliant stars Together
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      341 6 "ONE OF THE BEST FARES YOU COULD WISH TO SEE" Morning Tribune MTAI V ILSCrN^ TO-DAY AT 6.15 9.15 BEN TRAVERS' COMEDY Jrjfe\ sfvN^ with The ALDWYCH TEAM of LAUGHTER-MAKERS KEPT AUDIENCES |Tv IN A RIOT §m\ t^^ of LAUGHTER! Jom walls., ralphlynn. Y+. ...YVONNE ARNAUD ,J) ALSO GAUMONT BRITISH
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      268 6 ANOTHER HIT IN M.C.M.'S PARADE OF OUTSTANDING PICTURES TWO GREAT STARS TOGETHER CAPITOL] TxsT^s.^ IN HIS ARMS NOTHING I ELSE WOULD MATTER! B^^^ H For him .to >ur!jMM Mr render onoe to the ewks B re r ''P 8 uas Latest METROTONE NEWS including THE INVASION of INDOCHINA By JAPANESE
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    WESTERN SHANGHAI AREA IS BLOCKADED BY JAPANESE
    276 7 Thousands Of Chinese Reported To Be Without Food Shanghai, Dec. 4. UNPRECEDENTED in the history of the international Settlement and beginning to resemble the Japanese blockade of the British Concession in Tientsin in 1939, the Japanese encirclement of the Japa-nese-controlled western area, following
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    A NEW LIFELINE FOR CHINA
    93 7 Chungking, Dec. 4. A 170-MILE highway connecting Szechumn Province with Inner Tibet has at last been completed. When surfacing of the road has been improved, regular has and freight services will be maintained between Chengtu and Tatsienlu. This road, known as the Inner Tibe'. highway,
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    LUFTWAFFE IS OVER-RATED
    188 7 Cannot Defeat Royal Air Force New York, Dec. 4. IIiIAJOR-GEN. James E. Chancy, of the United States Army Air Corps, who has just returned after a 43 -day survey of the position in Britain, told the Press to-day that he was "very optimistic on the outcome of
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    INDO-CHINA MISSION LEAVES FOR JAPAN
    42 7 Tokio, Dec. 4. "THE French Indo-Clima economic mission to Japan, consisting of 16 members headed by M. Cousin. Director -General of Finance, sailed from Saigon on Monday en route tc Japan e»K»rd a French steamer —Eastern Mb,
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    Britain's Stupendous Purchases In U.S.
    147 7 Washington, Dec. 4. THE whole question of British financial resources and Britain's ability to buy war materials in the United States was the cause oi the meeting at the U.S. Treasury yesterday, and the chief topic of discussion, it is aui thorltatively reported. According to
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    SHIP BREAKING UP OFF HAINAN
    123 7 Manila Dec. 4. THE Radio Corporation of America j reports having intercepted a dis- 1 tress signal last night from a British freighter, Hellenic Trader, saying that she is stranded and breaking up and in need oi prompt assistance. The vessel gave her position as
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    RUMANIAN PIPELINES NOW NATIONALIZED
    71 7 Berlin, Dec. 4. ALL oil pipelines in Rumania and installations attached to them have been nationalized by a Government decree, says a German news agency message from Bucharest. The decree states that all pipelines not registered with the Government toy the present owners within a fortnight
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    TIENTSIN VOLUNTEERS
    44 7 Tientsin, Dec 4. THE totai number of volunteers (or Ua 1 Majesty 1 forocß to have left TWottto Js now well os the war to 50. of whom the lads from the TtanMn Brttt* Munldp*! Emercency Corps (rotunteer eorpi) eomprtae 40 —Router.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1940. (459 th Day Of The War.) Warnings
    1104 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1940. (459 th Day Of The War.) Warnings There Ig always a danger that people who have emerged safely from a time of great peril may exaggerate the extent of their deliverance and overlook the obstacles which must still be overcome before complete
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    USEFUL TRAINING
    131 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read with somewhat pained surprise the letter signed "Keatings" in your issue of Thursday. Does your correspondent not realize that coping with lice and bugs is very useful and practical part of his Volunteer training? During the last war
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      LOTTERIES
      712 8 Life Is A Series Of Gambles To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Your correspondence columns have lately contained many letters covering various suggestions of how to get more money for The War Fund and one of these is to run a State lottery. Men and women may
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      BROADCASTING
      224 8 Malayalam Songs Now Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The Singapore station at pre sent broadcasts a programme of South Indian music from Singapore, beginning at 6.20 p.m. This is generally gramophone records. Although a majority of these songs are Tamil, a good number of them
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      AID FOR CHINA
      170 8 "Killing Two Birds With One Stone" To the Ed-tor of the Straits Times Sir,— The granting of ILS. $100,000,000 credits to the Chinese Government at Chungking is highly admired in both China and Malaya. How much we owe .to the U.S. Government! We Chinese in Malaya should
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      CLEAN MILK
      630 8 Tests Which Will Interest The Public To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— lt is with great interest that I read in the Press of Malaya at the present time of the increasing attention being paid to that all important subject of clean milk production, and I
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      WIDOWS & ORPHANS
      94 8 WIDOWS ORPHANS To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, As you are ready to take up the cudgels in the Interests of public servants, I trust you will give this letter publicity. The Johore State usually follows in the footsteps of the Colony Government In measures affecting the welfare
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      THE WATCH TOWER
      637 8 i Activities Of A Bible And Tract Society To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— ln reply to Mr. L. F. Ltnfci in i your issue of Nov. 28. and on bchalt ol i the many who have been annoyed by l the aggressive house to
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      LOVE OF COUNTRY
      142 8 General WiTs "Service To Local-Born Indians" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, General Wu Teh-chen, did signal service to the local-born Indians, though not directly, when he reminded his Chinese hearers in c\ery gathering got up in his honour that a Chinese, no matter in
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      "L.C.L." AND "R.V.C."
      102 8 "L.C.L." AND "R.V.C. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I do not agree with a few of your correspond nts who complained about L.C.L." and "R.V.C." writing too many letters to your paper. Letters to the Editor" are read by thousands of your readers, and if the majority
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    IMPORTANT U.S. MOVES TO GIVE FURTHER HELP
    549 9 Britain 'Good Risk For American Loans FINANCIAL AND SHIPPING AID BEING DISCUSSED Encouraging Hints By Department Chiefs IMPORTANT new American moves to help Great Britain appear to be imminent, the secretaries of at least three U.S. Government departments giving indications yesterday that lurther
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    Mr. Ford Favours Loan To Britain
    56 9 Detroit, Dec. 4. lUIK. Henry Ford in an interIwl v j ew to-day said that if Britain needed money he was in favour of "giving them all they want He added, "it would end the war in a hurry. We did it before, and
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    RUMANO-GERMAN PACT
    27 9 Berlin, Dec. 5. A{ agreement between many and Rumania providing iomir reconstruction of ned in Berlin yesterDr Clodlus, Nazi economic ex- uianu, the Rumanian Cernruny.
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    CHURCHILL'S THANKS
    116 9 Birthday Gift For Spitfires "["HE Straits Times has to-day received the following message from the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, acknowledging the Birthday Gift from Malayan subscribers to The War Fund: Please convey my most grateful thanks to all those who have so kindly subscribed to the fund
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    KRUPPS WORKS AGAIN BOMBED
    89 9 London, Dec. 5. MANNHEIM and Ludwigshafen, which are linked across the Rhine by one of the most important of the Rhine bridges u&ed for railroad and foot traffic, were attacked by British bombers on Tuesday night despite unfavourable weather conditions. In both towns, fires and explosions
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    ITALY'S GRAVE POSITION
    402 9 Fresh Reverses In Albania London, Dec. 5. WHILE the Greek troops si and at the gates of Santi Quaranta— Italy's one-time invasion base in southern Albania— the Italian retreat continued yesterday on all active sectors of the front, according to latest reports from the fighting line to
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    SECRET NITROGEN RING ALLEGED
    128 9 "A Worldwide Chain Of Conspiracies" New York, Dec. 4. FE Federal Grand Jury to-day indicted 29 United States companies, including Dupont de Nemours for being concerned in "a worldwide chain of conspiracies" to create a monopoly In nitrogen, nitrate soda and other nitrate products used for
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    R. A. F. Steadily Undermining The Axis Powers' War Machine
    496 9 London, Dec. 5. f F Germany runs short of oil, she must stop fighting. It is with this belief uppermost in their minds that the R.A.F. have shaped their operations, said Dr. Hugh Dalton, the Minister of Economic Warfare, at
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    R.A.F. ARE PLEASED WITH U.S. PLANES
    106 9 London, Dec. 5. AN American-built aircraft took photographs of the damaged Italian warships at Taranto. This was officially disclosed last night in a story which stated that the R.A.F. are enthusiastic about the performance of the United States aircraft they are now using. These
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    20,000 Japanese Casualties In Major Hupeh Battle
    91 9 JL London, Dec. 5. A CRUSHING defeat, involving over 20,000 casualties, was indicted on the Japanese troops who carried out an attack in Northern Hupeh Province, in Central China, last week, according to an official dispatch received by the Chinese Embassy in London.
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    NO SHORTAGE IN BRITAIN
    410 9 Comparison With Axis Countries London, Dec. 5. THE decision of Lord Woolton, the British Food Minister, to limit quantities of certain rationed foods and ban entirely the importation of fruits other than oranges, is the subject for gloating on part of Italian propaganda services, writes Reuter's
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    DEATH FOR DUTCH WITH FIRE-ARMS
    101 9 London, Dec. 5. THE latest of numerous restrictive orders Imposed in Holland forbids the people from carrying tar, chalk, lime or other colour stuff between sunrise and sunset. The reason ascribed by well-informed Dutch circles In London for this apparently bizarre prohibition Is the recent
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    When First-Class Opponents Meet
    216 9 Blitzkrieg And Then War Of Exhaustion Moscow, Dec. 5. UTT is impossible to speak of a Blitzkrieg," Is the conclusion of an observer writing in the Red Army organ Red Star, summing up the controversy which has been proceeding in Soviet military magazines and newspapers in
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    DEVIL'S ISLE REFUGEE DIES IN BRITAIN
    45 9 London. Dec. 5. EDDIE GUERIN, the man who escaped from Devil's Island, has died in a Bury (Lancashire) hospital at the age of 80. Before his death. Guerin stated he had a wealthy sister in j America. Reuter. I
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    THAI BORDER CLASHES
    251 9 French Warships Damaged Bangkok, Dec. 5. /CONTINUED hostilities on the Thailand-Indo-China frontier are reported in an army communique issued here. The French are alleged to ha tempted landings on Thailand territory which were repelled. A French warship, says the communique, attempted a landing at Nongkhai on Tuesday
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    NINE POLES SENTENCED TO DEATH BY NAZIS
    50 9 NINE Poles have been sentenced to death at Pozan, in German occupied Poland, states the German wireless. With 29 others they were charged with committing acts of violence atjainst Germans. The remainder were sentenced to long terms of hard labour and imprisonment.— Reuter.
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    WAR FUND INCREASE OF NEARLY $4,000 TO-DAY
    788 10 Malacca Club Contribution From Sweep And Golf HOW BUSINESS EXECUTIVES CAN HELP NEW EFFORT THE War Fund is up by nearly $4,000 to-day to $4,550,241. The latest list of acknowledgments includes several more monthly contributions and a further grift of $500 from Vl
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    PENANG STRIKE SETTLED
    46 10 From Our Own Correspondent* Penang. Dec. 5. BOUT 150 fuslstante employed In Chinese Mindr}' Roods importing firms vi Be*ch 3treet. Penally who went on strike an lio«>J*y following a dispute over wages, returned to work yesterday mom'.nfj after a settlement h»d beon n-arhrd.
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    163 10 THKs Diary is intended to call attention to (unctions which are being held in aid of The War Fund Organizers of sucb functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature. Today Hockey: Civilians vs. Combined Serv>es. To-d*y To-morrow: "White Elephant" and Christmas sifts sale,
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    BEAVERBROOK'S CABLE TO F.M.S. WAR FUND
    100 10 LORD Beaverbrook. Minister of Aircraft Production, has telegraphed to the F.M.S. War Fund. The further gifts received from the F.M S. help its to reinforce the battlefront of the sk.y for the vital struggle that lies ahead. They bring also to the people of
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    CHUNGKING COMMENT ON THAI BORDER CLASH
    92 10 Chungking, Dec. 5. THE outbreak of fighting between French Indo-China and Thailand shows that Japan is determined to proceed with her southward expansion programme, declares the official Chinese newspaper Central News. "It is particularly noteworthy that Thailand is resorting to armed force after the
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    "I TAKE THIS WOMAN"
    144 10 "1 Take This Woman," (Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr). M.G.M. At the Capitol. EXCELLENT acting and slick, witty dialogue go toward making this story of a popular clinic doctor of New York's slums, who marries a heart-broken socialite, fine entertainment. Glamorous Hedy Lamarr, the unhappy society
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    BIG DAY IN THE INDIES
    539 10 Premier's Birthday Celebration (Prom A Special Correspondent) Batavia, Dec. 4. SUFFICIENT money to buy nine Spitfires for Britain was raised In the Netherlands Indies to celebrate tl)<? birthday of Mr. Winston Churchili. The entire population celebrated Mr Churchill's birthday with such spontaneity as is usually
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    A.R.P. IN PERAK
    90 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Dec. 4 jOLLOWING the Perafc State Council s approval of the provisions for air raid precautions work in Perak, it is understood that active measures arc being taken to speed up the A.R.P. organization in Ipoh and district. It is hoped to
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    Johore To Buy Rubber Estates
    81 10 <From Oar Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 4. THE directors of Majedie (Johore) 1 Rubber Estates Ltd., have tentatively accepted the offer to purchase the estates for $230,000 made by the Johore Government. The estates comprise 970 acres and are situated about four miles from Johore
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    Saving Words And Paper In Colonial Reports
    440 10 ACTING on instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, he governments of the Straits Settle I ments and Federated Malay States. I have discontinued printing certain de- partmental annual reports and the i annual reviews of the Colonial Secretary, British Residents
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    DUTCH REPLY TO JAPANESE
    164 10 Did Not Ask For Special Mission Batavia, Dec. 5, NEGOTIATIONS between the Netherlands Indies and Japan are expected to be resumed with the arrival of Mr. Kenkichi Yoshizawa, who Ls replacing Mr. I. Kobayashi as chairman of the Japanese delegation. The Japanese, it was stated here
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    HIGHER WAGES IN IPOH
    64 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent? Ipoh, Dec. 4. tOONDRY owners In Ipoh and district have, it is understood, agreed to an increase in wages, following a decision arrived at a meeting held here yesterday. Over 800 foundry workers presented a demand for Increase in wages last weetc,
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    BRITAIN STRONGER IN THE FAR EAST
    912 10 New C.-in-C. Says Premier Promises Men Munitions r\f ß. Churchill told me that we would hold Singapore nd iVI matter what happened. We must never be satisfied with our defence preparations. Our efforts to improve them} still further, and to make them yet more
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    PRISON SENTENCE FOR S.S.R.N.V.R. OFFICER
    934 11 Caused Death Of European Woman Pedestrian DRIVING LICENCE ALSO TO BE SUSPENDED FOR ONE YEAR COUND uuilty on a charge of causing the death of a {2-year-old Dutch woman by a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide, Lieut. C. H. Taylor, of the Straits
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    Leads Middle East Free French
    29 11 A new picture of General Catroux. former Governor-General of French lndo-China, who has been appointed as General de Gaulle's representative in the Middle East.
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    Commissioners & War Gifts
    100 11 Commissioners War Gifts AN addi.ional ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore will be held in the board room at 2.15 p.m. tomorrow to consider the question of making any fur. her gifts to war efforts in Malaya. At last Friday's meeting of the Commissioners, the President, Mr. L.
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    APPEAL FROM BRUNEI
    219 11 Jurisdiction Of Court In Doubt I'T'HE question whether the Singa- pore High Court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a sentence of death passed in Brunei was raised by Mr. C. H. Butterfleld in the Court of Criminal Appeal j yesterday, before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell,
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    SIKH'S APPEAL DISMISSED
    201 11 WHILE counsel argued an appeal on behalf of a Sikh who hod been under sentence of death since his conviction at the last Assizes, his aged mother stood outside the door of the full Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday, waiting to hear the decision. The appellant, Poga
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    DAILY INTERNAL AIR SERVICE
    105 11 VIfEARNES Air Services announce that the daily air service between Singapore and Penang will be resumed on Monday next. The service will not operate on Sundays. There has not been a dally air service since it was curtailed on May 3 when the service has been
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    42 11 To welcome their return to Malaya for a fourth term, Bishop Edwin F. Lee and Mrs. Lee, who have just arrived back from America, will be entertained by Singapore Methodi tf at a reception on Saturday at the Telok Aver Methodist Church.
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    NEW ALIENS' REGISTRY
    192 11 Control Measures To Be Tightened A CENTRAL Registry of Aliens intended to collect and collate information about aliens in Malaya is to be established in the Straits Settlements shortly by the Police. Authority will be sought at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday that a
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    GAVE HUSBAND MONEY IN LOCK-UP WARD
    121 11 FR bringing 50 cents to her husband, who was on remand in the General Hospital lock-up ward, a 30-year-old Hokkien woman. Lee Chuan Tee, was fined $12. or 12 days' imprisonment. In the Singapore fifth court yesterday. It did. not occur to me that
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    COMMISSION DECIDES TO POSTPONE INQUIRY
    1073 11 Alleged Gifts Of Money To Inspector Of Machinery '(From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. A. THAT they noted an offence had been alleged against Lawson though they did not wish to say whether the offence had been established or not, that in the event
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    REICH DEFEAT PREDICTED
    241 12 Japanese Hits Propaganda London, Dec. 4. T*HE view that the war-weary Jap- anose are beßinning. at last, to see through Germany propaganda and realize that Britain is going to win the war, was expressed by Viscount Kano, London manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank. "Dr. Ooebbels." said
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    Anglo-U. S. Co-operation In The Far East
    294 12 Anglo-U. S. Co-operation In The Far East MR. R. A. BUTLER TELLS PARLIAMENT SITUATION BEING WATCHED London, Dec. 4. "THE British and American Governments are in close touch on all questions of mutual interest in the Far East/ This assurance was given in the House of Commons last night by
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    Balkans Close Door To Hitler
    107 12 Bulgaria Will Defend Her Independence London, Dec. 4. 'PHAT the Balkans are becoming less and less inclined to open their door to Hitler is shown by official and semiofficial statements of policy issued on behalf of countries there. Bulgaria has affirmed her desire for peace
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    Plight Of 800,000 Jews In Hungary
    133 12 Budapest, Dec. 4. "UUNGARY must accustom herself 11 to restrictions," declared the Prime Minister, Count Teleki, speaking to Parliament at the close of the Budget debate to-day. "Hungary's allies are at war; that is why it may not be that Hungary has abundance while
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    Loan To Britain On Her Gold
    179 12 Suggestion Is Made In America New York, Dec. 4. A PROPOSAL that the United States should lend $2,500,000,000 (£625.000.000) to Britain and take as security a lien on the Empire's gold production over the next nve ye^rs has been put forward by Mr. Marriner
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    Fresh Incident At Tangier
    199 12 Fresh Incident At Tangier I British Protest Over Italian Attack Tangier, Dec. 4. TTWENTY Italians entered the British post office here yesterday and partially wrecked it. They afterwards considerably damaged a British business house. The hostile anti-British demonstration was described by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in
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    JAPANESE COMMANDER TO ACT IN PEIPING
    74 12 Tokio, Dec. 4. A PROCLAMATION threatening "effective action" to crush lawlessness in Peiping has been issued by the Commander-in-Chtef ol the Japanese army in North China. This follows the assassination of a Japanese infantry colonel In the city's main street by an unknown Chinese
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    Publicity For German Bombings Discussed In Commons
    265 12 Publicity For German Bombings Discussed In Commons London, Dec. 5. jDOTH Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, and jC&pt. H. H. Balfour, Under-Secre-i tary for Air, answered questions in 'Commons yesterday regarding the Government policy to publish or withhold the names of British places bombed by the Germans. The
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      494 12 T here Is Peace Prosperity Plenty Here In Malaya. Why? THESE ARE BLESSINGS FOR WHICH WE MUST BE GRATEFUL. BUT LET US ASK OURSELVES, WHAT PRESERVES THEM FOR US? OUR NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE, OUR MERCHANT SERVICE— AND YOU, WHO ARE READING THIS. Every time you think of which
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    British Tribute To Greek Navy
    76 13 Athens, Dec. 4. ADMIRAL Sir Andrew Cunning- ham, Commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean fleet, has sent a letter to the Greek navy expressing admiration for the skill shown by the Greek Commander-in-Chief. commanding officers, petty officers and seamen in rarrying out their difficult task in
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    FURTHER EXPULSIONS FROM LORRAINE
    58 13 London, Dec. 4. PIITHER expulsion of Frenchmen, women and children from their homes in Lorraine is followed by an extension of this mass deportation to Alsace. This news follows the announcement by Marshal Petain that he will not ask for German aid in Africa because that
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    GEN. DE GAULLE SAYS, "WATCH THE MEDITERRANEAN"
    229 13 London, Dec. 4. TEN. DE GAULLK told Reuter to-day that the Germans would soon be making: a new move, probably in the Mediterranean. "I believe that 1941 will see the air superiority of the Allies established," he added. "I do not think the
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    Iron Guard Being Disarmed
    104 13 Iron Guard Being Disarmed Vichy. Dec 4RUMANIAN Iron Guards are beinj disarmed, according to a news agency message from Bucharest. Iron Guards and other Rumanians have been ordered to surrender arms and ammunition within three days, failing which they are threatened with up to five years' hard labour and loss
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    HITLER READY TO ABANDON ITALY FOR A FRENCH ALLY?
    510 13 Diplomats In Washington Laval's Intrigues With Germans Washington, Dec. .1. DRIVATE reports from Europe forecasting sensational changes in western Europe and the Mediterranean in the near future are being eagerly discussed by some of the better informed diplomatic sources in Washington.
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    Italy Has Lost Best Chance
    237 13 Italy Has Lost Best Chance Lcntioa, Dec. 4. IL DUCE has pledged himself before the world to put out all his strength against Greece, writes the Daily Telegraph to-day. He dare not go back, for that would be the ruin of the Fascist regime and his own downfall. He may
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    ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO REMAIN IN PALESTINE
    110 13 London, Dec. 4. *I*HE 1.771 illegal Jewish Immigrants who recently arrived at Haifa in the ill-fated steamship Patria was the subject of a question by Mr. J. C. Wedswood (Lab.), in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. George Hall, Under- Secretary of State for
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    GREEKS CONTINUE ADVANCE AFTER FLEEING ITALIANS
    426 14 Enemy Losses So Considerable Special Burial Squads Needed Athens, Dec. 4. THE initiative remains in f*-* hands of the Greek army, which is following up the enemy all along the front, stated an official Greek spokesman here to-day. He added that despite Italian allegations
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    R.A.F.RaidsFrom Norway To Reich
    93 14 U-boat Sunk And Four Other Ships Hit London, Dec. 4. rpHE RAF. were again over Germany last night. A number of bombers attacked railway communications In the Rhlneland. while a series of raids was carried out against Germanoccupied Norwegian harbours and German shipping in Norwegian waters.
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    Hitler Lives In Constant Terror
    322 14 London, Dec. 4. T*HE striking power of the R.A.F. is apparently not only causing terror among the German troops in Prance but to Hitler himself. Revelations made by a French correspondent suggest that Hitler is living more than ever in terror of violent death. When
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    GERMANS RAID BIRMINGHAM
    166 14 London. Dec. 4. LAST night's raid in the Midlands were mainly in the Birmingham area, it is stated Bombs were also dropped at various scattered points between these areas md th* coasts, states an official communique. A number of fires were startp-i and considerable damage was done
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    SKI-ING AS PART OF MILITARY TRAINING
    52 14 London, Dec. 4. ANEW departure in military training in Canada Is ski-ing and for this a school of instruction has been opened in Ot:awa. Many «ki clubs are placing their facilities at the disposal of active units and club instructors have vcluntarily offered their
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    CANADA'S WAR BILL
    53 14 Ottawa, Dec. 4. KMR. W. L. Mackenzie-King, the CanaIVI dlan Prime Minister, has accepted the suggestion by Mr. Hanson, the Opposition leader, that the House of I Commons committee be set to examine I the current war expenditure bill and table the necessary motion when Parliament reassemble*
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    Nightmare Scene In Blazing Bomber
    200 14 London, Dec. 4. A NIGHTMARE scene in a blazing bomber Is described in the latest list of R.A.F. awards, including the D.S.O. to Pilot-Officer GecfTrey Leonard Cheshire, and the D F.M. to Sergeant Henry Davidson, respectively captain and wireless operator of the i aircraft. The
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    BLUES BEAT AUSTRALIANS BY 11 POINTS TO 3
    802 15 Margin Of Victory No Indication Of The Run Of Play Blues U; Reds 1 LIE ADS IP Ruj>hy was witnessed at Jalan Besar stadium 1 yesterday when the two Air Force teams met, the Royal Air Force, the Blues, beating the Royal
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    To-morrow's Charity Football
    137 15 POSTPONED from Sanday owing to the heavy rain which rendered the ground unfit for play, the soccer match between the R.A.F. and the Singapore Civilians will be played at Anson Road stadium tomorrow. The frame, which has been arrangred in aid of the Royal Air Force Benevolent
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    HOCKEY IN AID OF WAR FUND
    252 15 Civilians vs. Combined Services To-day WHAT is expected to be one of the best hockey matches of the season will be played on the S.C.C. padanr to-day between the Singapore Civilians and the Combined Services. The pa me is the last ol four matches
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    S.R.C. BEAT INDIANS 5—o IN RETURN FIXTURE
    467 15 Sullivan And A. Clarke Score Two Goals Each S.R.C 5 Indian Association 0. JN a game that was too one-sided to be more than 1 mildly interesting, the Singapore Recreation Club beat the Indian Association by live clear peals in a hockey match
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    Taiping December Races Cancelled
    199 15 Prom Our Own Correopcndent) rTaiping, Dtc 4. HE Taiping race meeting scheduled to be held here on Dec. 20 and Dec. j2l has been cancelled. This was ann ,unced in a pamphlet issued by the I Taiping Turf Club which says: "The Committee regrets to announce
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    33 15 Booke.v: Singapore Civilians vs. Combined Services. S.C.C. padang in aid of The War Fund; Ceylon Sports Club v«. Singapore Hornets. Ba testier. Rnr&er: S.C.C. (B) vs. Tanglin Wnttary Hospital. S.C.C.
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    FAST GALLOPS AT KUALA LUMPUR
    485 15 Lord Tomnoddy And Stendla Impress (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. CEVERAL good gallops were dene by horses in training for the forthcoming Selangor meeting. Most of the horses exercised were given fast work, the best runs of the day being done by
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    412 15 S.C.C. 4: Loyals 1 CAST and interesting hockey was seen on the padang yesterday when the S.C.C. played against the Loyals and won by four goals to one. The Loyals had just as many openings, if not as much of the
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      137 16 Reproduction from an HT V /V^^y actual photograph W v^ of oar Head Offices I N x S^ZSPa*^** after enemy raid. I,' >^K^^~-^!!~> j I *J3J Btt s!■ Jm J^ka^Kk •DESPITE THE BOMBING AND UTTER DESTRUCTION OF OUR LONDON #^PBJSSHP^ IK^^BEIKL" OFFICE BY ENEMY ACTION, WE ARE jit^feml TrlNr=iHSA^iir PLEASED
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      18 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT KK.HT I1I 1 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940. No. 25:!.
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      841 1  - What Nazi Rule Means To The Women Of Germany Mrs. Jennie Adamson By T7/E writer, a working-cass woman 01 Scottish birth, represents in the British House of Commons, the Kentish constituency of Dart/ord, which has over 106,000 electors. In this article, which is published by the Press Department of the
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      80 1 One Two ONE dress that is really two dresses ideal for the feminine traveller. Beige is the colour for the straight-lined, broad-shoulder-ed dress, with up and down slash pockets and two self-covered battons. Over this Ginger Rogers (this is one of her costumes in "Lucky Partners wears a cleverly designed
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      With A Rolled Brim
      58 1 I UCILLE Ball's choice for a dressy afternoon hat is this square crowned black satin with a rolled brim. Narrow quill with three wings in pale pink feathers is its only trimming. Lucille, whose next RKO Radio picture is "Too Many Girls," ties the wide mesh
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        115 1 EVENING GOWNS of C»fit)l KMf>. Sporr: Phon« 3S3S. Dotted-Swiss &Z^~ Nightgown /w V With Blue /;^^M% X v v3l^ SOf -c /^i*"' ,^B^S» herever you find loveliness there also you Mfff will find the Yardley Lavender. The Lovahh Fragrance is so gay so fresh so youthfulM perfect an accompaniment to
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      3123 2  -  Nurse Elizabeth By TWURSE Elizabeth has had expert trainingin the care of infants and young children. If you have any problems connected with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, co Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore.
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