The Straits Times, 9 January 1941

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUTV.'] MALAYA'S LEADMG NEWSPAPER— LA RGEST NET SALES PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 194. PRICE S CENTS, The Straits Times I PALI SINGAPORE, THITRSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1941 PRICK :> CENTS
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      238 1 MIEN CHONG TAILORING .Mr suit I raclii* H »iN >lIIH I S I" silk «n< Hml Alm» \\\y KM VN sH*RK >MN li>uln>(il««ii SI (.olrnun SI.. S pet* l-honr 4HIS iHMitirJ a>* >; f xs^l fc 1 "I* A COMPLETE PUMP with a capacity of 195 Cjv3 gallons per minute
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      65 1 INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR| FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THE LONDON ASBURANC^ HONO KONG FIRE INSCE CO.. LTD PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. EAGLE STAR ENS CO. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. 10THRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In BS.i MILNERS' SAFES BEST PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE AND THIEVES. Keep your valuables in
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      129 1 THE BIDESTIVE PEPPERfTIINT |g| s Jjl'jj?^ want because they're osts^M^Sk delicious and good HIISSK^I for you MBSWfIBJII OBTAINABLE AT ALL GOOD DEALERS SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO., LTD. Wti€Tti€R YOUR CAR 15... STANDING f. stays DM THE J OH §m Shell Motor Oil is such a good oil for your car
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      9 1 ELSIE MARY Cattery Road. NEW AFTERNOON AND COCKTAIL DRESSES
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      30 2 J. F. Hin s hUi i wreathe and rm sag) >>f ounI 'hanks to al' rclattrea nnd fru nds vtn of Mr. C. T. L. i Dt urraths. odotanoc.
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      315 2 ®3hr Straits ®imes SMALL APST Minimum charge $1. tar MX Ml •KMttftag lava*, 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCtDKItENCSS BIRTHS MAJUUAGBB DEATHS. 4t KNOWLBDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTB A lit CARDS are c>ii|i< S3 aarb par WsiiMib Mr lav* Ovm I toea\ U eta. Mr Mm
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      496 2 SITUATIONS WANTED SERVAM IaSNCT, 17. Dhoby Clhaut. B-td. 1911) supplies Domestic Servants male and female of every description. Telephone 4278. i lIINESE AMAH, seeks employment, well experienced in nursing and cooking, speaks English, able to start work at any time Reply Box No. 528. Straits Times. COMPETENT SENIOR CONDUCTOR excellent
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      544 2 DOGS WANTED TO PI'RCHASE nice daimaUan ***** with pedigree. Apply Box No. 535 1 Straits Tunes. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 and 4-A Prince 8t and tl Raffles Place. Apply Kob Chew Kee, 129 KUliney Road TO LET. Ground Floor 2nd Floor of No. 4, D' Almeida Street.
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      629 2 EDUCATIONAL MISS KATHLEEN SETH is giving lessons In jau. $2.50 per nour lesson. No beginners, but advanced pupils only Apply 8 Poole Rd 1 WANTED TUITION In Italian (oral written) from gentleman or lady with sound knowledge of English and Italian. State qualifications and charges. Box 537, S. T. TRADE
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      538 2 MOTORING LESSONS LEARN DRIVING on mj car or yours A lady writes "Your courtesy and oatiencr truly lnspin! confidence and 1 thoroughly enjoyed the delightful driving lessons. Tel I ***** MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL TRANSPORT CO. LTD. ANNOUNCE 'l 111 IK HAY A NIGHT TOWING SERVICE. If your car should break down
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      15 2 PASKOES The Home of Quality Furniture and Furnishings are NOT moving from 54 Orchard Road.
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    GREAT BRITAIN NOW FACING VITAL MONTHS OF THE WAR
    267 3 riELD-MARSHAL Lord Milne, writ- ing in the Sunday Chronicle, says that the next six months will be the most important months of the war, during which the flow of urgent equipment from America will be reaching "an avalanche." Germany Is aware
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    Radio News In English
    203 3 v 1.20 BMC. -:,.:.3 n. IMS m. 5.50 Manila (KZKM 31.;:;, m 6.05 8.8.C. 31 .5.", m. 6.5S Manila (KZllt. ::i ,x 8.20 8.8.C. 31. :.-> m. and 4!).5:i m. 9.2? Rangoon 49 01 m. 3.10 Melbourne 23.23 in. (except Sunday i 10 JO l>olhi 31.30
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      399 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (incorporateo id England) PENINSULAR AND ORIEKTAI 8 N Co MAIL PASSENOER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy trom the Straits to their usual ports of call in China India. Ceylon
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      244 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. rO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours n the Parifk quoted in U.S. on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu lea Manila lea. Hitont n.s. KAMAKURA vIARO Jan.
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      445 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates arc hot guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to F reman tie (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192
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      1023 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.SS mc/s t25 m.) ZIIP1 9 6«inc'i (3IM DM ZllfJ 125 me/I (1138 m.) (ZHL ZHP1) 5 00 pm. Cantonese muslct; 5.40 pjn. Nrws In Cantonese; 5.55 p.m. Cantonese music, (contd)t; 6.05 pjn. News in Hokkien: 6.20 pjn. News In English. Relayed from London; 6 35
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      744 3 EMPIRE STATION CSB 9 51 dm (31.54 m.); GSC 9.H me/| (31.32 ra.); GSD 11.15 me s (25.53 m. (Sk II. 8« mc/t (25 2* m.); t.SP 1S.14 me I (19.83 m.>; GSG 17.79 me. 18.M m. (i.sll 21.41 met (13.97 m.|; GSI 15.2fc me a (19.SC m.); GSJ 21.53
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    F.M.S. FINANCES IN VERY HEALTHY CONDITION
    546 4 $18,000,000 Surplus In First Eteht Months Of 1940 INCLUDING receipti from all war taxation imposed in April 1 and the expenditure of a gii"t of £1,000,000 to the Imperial nune&t for the prosecution of the war, the Federated Malay State- excess of revenue over
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    London Stock Exchange
    383 4 London, Jan. 8. AN the Stock Exchange to-day business v was mainly of a specialised character. Speculative buying and the satisfactory progress of the war In the Middle East was responsible for the rise In oils. A broadening demand, especially from the provinces, caused a sharp advance
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    130 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES ■Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 8. £OMMODITY and Exchange markets closed *s rouows wita previous quotations a> oarenthesia: RIBBER: Quiet. Spot 12'-jd 12*4 d 12^d 12%6) Peb. 12'^d 12% d U2',id 12% d) 1 Apr.[June 12 9 16d 12'^d d 2 9 1«d 12 ll:16d> i JulySept.
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    OSBORNE AND CHAPPEL TIN MINING GROUP
    115 4 Operating Results For Last Quarter Of 1940 *PHE following particulars of tin-ore production of companies in the Qsborne and Chappel group refer to the last quarter of 1940: Pieuls are Gopenc Consolidated 4.217 Tekka Limited 1,340 Itambutan Limited 468 Kinta Tin Mines 1.933 Idris
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
    132 4 Fa weekly repart on the rubber market, issued yesterday, Guthrie and Co. Ltd. write: The local market has been steady since our last report. London has experienced a fair trade inquiry with sellers reserved and the Ministry of Supply has again been interested. New York has
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    372 4 MORE TIN SHARES OFFERED RUBBER FORWARDS SLIGHTLY HIGHER By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Jan. 9. •■pHE tin share market yesterday was rather quieter and the feature was the tendency for tin shares to be offered rather than requested. Hong Fatt encountered a fair amount of profit-taking which
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
    150 4 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,520th auction vestev^av and there were catalogued 2,152,253 ib.— 960.83 tons; offered 2,060,738 lb— 919.97 tons; sold 1.764 350 lb.— 787.66 tons. London Spot 12'id. New York Spot 20*4 cent-";. PRICES REALIZED Rihtxd Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    108 4 Singapore. Jan. 8. noon. Buyers Seller! Gamblet 17.75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube tl3 50 "ewet White Muntok $14.50 White $14.00 Black $7.25 avra Mixed $2.19 Sun Dried $2 40 iaoc flout No I Llngga $4.37l~i Pair t $4.35 Sarawak; $4.40 Paletnbang $13.00 Banja $12.00 Sarawak $13.00
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    December Tin-Ore Output
    29 4 THE following outputs of tin-ore are reported for December: cubic pic uls Hours yards ore Malaysiam Tin 301 Itcnong Tin 1,252 Stone Tin 629 123,300 382
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    23 4 In the last quarter of 1940 Narborough Rubber Estate harvested 266,155 lb. of rubber and Pusmg Rubber and Tin Ltd. harvested 115,664 lb.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1335 4 WKDNESDAY, JAN. 1941: 4 P.M. miter* Srtlnt Ampat. Tin (5s) 3s 4'l.d 3s lO'-.d Austral Amal (5s) 6s lOVfcd 7s l' 2 d Austral Malay 35s 36s Ayer Hitam (5s) 21s 22s Oil Ayer Wen« ($1) .85 .90 Bangrln Tin 15s 16s Batu Srlangor ($1)
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    CHAMBER OF COMMENCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 4 Wrdnrsday, Jan 8. noon. Bayers .-u«n Price* Prteci No. US R.S.S (Spot loom-i 37% 37 No. IX R.S.S. fob. in casex January 38 1« J ,4 G.F.A.Q. R.B.S. f.o.b. In bale* January 37% 21 F.A.Q. R S.S. f.o.b. la bales January 37 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    217 4 I'o-dav H. W. 7 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 8.45 p.m. 7.3 ft Ij. W. 00.20 a.m. 5 It.: 2.15 p.m. 3.4 ft To-morrow H. W. 7.58 a.m. 8.5 ft.: 9.40 p.m. 7.7 ft L. W. 1.40 a.m. 5 2 It.: 3.(4 p.m. 2.7 ft Saturday, Jan. 11 H.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    166 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. MU1B1 u :ari<; arc, jiiu. b. Company Dividend TIM :dris Hyd. 2 V4% int. less tax C. L. Tin Is. No. 39 rfalaysiam Tin 5% less tax tenong Tin 12%% final less tax 5thn. Tronoh 7V4% Int. less tax SunRri
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      127 4 SPECIAL HARI RAYA HAJI TIFFIN DANCE TO-DAY 1.30 to '5 P. M. COOL, CLEAR, FRESH AIR ENSURES EVERYONE'S ENJOYMENT f TO-NIGHT J 'M DANCE g 9.30 12 P. M. a slamat hari raya haji to our patrons ~bring youiTfamily to see the" bestTmalay picture in town! to-night simultaneously at the
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    MOBILIZING EMPIRE RESOURCES FOR WAR EFFORT
    1713 5 What Dominions Colonies Can Contribute OUTLINE OF PLAN DISCUSSED AT DELHI CONFERENCE IN Delhi, representatives <>t AusZralami, South India, Burma, I Southern Rhodesia. Kasi Africa. kontf, Malaya and Palestine recently discussed the "more effec- it ion" of their economic When Italy cann- into IT
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    481 5 THE tollowing donations to The Wai Fund are recorded to-day Members of the staff of The Asia io Petroleum Co., (S.S.) Ltd., The Asiati? Petroleum Co. (F.M.S.) Ltd. and Pulo Samboe Installation—December contribution 2,'02'!.i0 The European Staff $1,232 26 The Local Staff $789.94. Singapore Head
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    270 5 Mails close at the General Past Office as fol'o-ws: KKIOrtV Afiic* ah 4p.m. Brittsii Columbia air 4 p.m. Burma air 4 p.m. Canada air 4 p.m. Ceylon air 4 p.m. China: Amoy. Canton, Chuan Chow. Kiung Chow and Swatow surface 4p.m. Shanghai surface 11 am Egypt
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      113 5 Double Koom Sl9 per day I ■MMmJ Single Room with bath Sll per dat [I'll 41 V^^^^fl Single Room without bath t I per da< s« do<* aliowrd in the Hotel Bl J^T^J |B^V^H For further information wri*4: THE MANAGER. f\ CAMERON HIGHLANDS HOTEL I WJk. wil\ t'i**'****- •<Mr«w. amfeMti
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      595 5 AUCTION NOTICE. j ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of well-made modern lined and other stained and polished teak European household rur:Uture removed from Chancery Lane and Crescent Flats Including: sitting room suites, Manila cane lounge chairs, wardrobes, dressing tables, chests of drawers, dining tables ami chairs, sideboards, single and double bedsteads with
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      91 5 sible 0T an individual to provide for his valued possessions the safety that is afforded by our vaults where we have safe boxes ol various sites for hire at moderate rates. HIRERS themselves hold th« KEYS and ONLY THEY can have access to these safe bovc* so that SAFETY and
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      183 6 INI ONLY COMEDY SNOW IN TOWN! in DAY 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS 6.i5 9.ispV ALHAMBRA WARNER BROS. PRESENT The Nuppic 1 and Kunniest Hit of the nev. Show Season TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN" with MAKJORIE MAMBEAU (Ponra.vinj; the role that made the late MARIE DRESSLER famou-) AUN HALL. JANE WYMAN and
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      288 6 THE MALAYA'S FAVOURITE Each needle plays Tea Record* T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE STRAITS TIMES Small Ads. ADVERTISEMENT RATES P R EPA I D Classified Advertisements Cbarffea •o cents per line, per insertion, minimum cnarge $1 Dei insertion. •>i.x words to a line. > v allowed tor IS insertions 10%
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      360 6 ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT! EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THIS SENSATIONAL ADVENTURE PICTURE I 1 AT THE. 4 HOLIDAY SHOWS fIjIDITHI TO-DAY.. 11 A.M. -3.15 -6.15 -9.15 UHi I I U L "IT IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST ADVENTURE FILM SINGAPORE HAS SEEN FOR A LONG TIME" —Free Press. S*v«ge drama
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    Reich's Internal Collapse Is Forecast By Dr. Benes
    125 7 Reich' s Internal Collapse Is Forecast By Dr. Benes CZECHOSLOVAK WAR OF NERVES' WINNING AGAINST NAZI FORCE London, Jan. S. THERE are signs among Germans in Czechoslovakia of 1 anxiety about the future. There is lack of confidence in their leaders and criticism of the whole regime," declared Dr. Edouard
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    NAZIS AND OIL IN RUMANIA Get Less Than One-Fifth
    268 7 NAZIS AND OIL IN RUMANIA Get Less Than One-Fifth London. Jan. 8. "pERMANY is not getting more than one-fifth of the available oil out of Rumania, according to figures I recently received, and now, with the Danube frozen, I doubt whether she is getting one-tenth." So declared Mr. H. G.
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    SUNER RECALLS ENVOY IN ROME
    154 7 Rome, Jan. 7. T"HE Spanish Ambassador to Italy, j Senor Garcia Condey Menendez, j has baen recalled and tald to hold himself at the disposal of the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Serrano Suner, j .says a Madrid dispatch to the Stefani agency. He became Ambassador
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    Shelters Are Free From Disease
    165 7 London, Jan. 8. A CENSUS taken in December showed that five per cent of the population in the London region occupied public shelters, 19 per cent, domestic and communal shelters and the rest were living in their own homes, according to Sir Wilson Jameson, chiel
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    "NOTHING TO REPORT"
    46 7 London, Jan. 8. *T*HERE weir no R.A.F. activities last night, it is officially announced. Meanwhile, for the second night In succeaelon Britain had a raid-free night. An Air Ministry communique issued shortly after 7 a.m. once again stated: '■■Ttoere L> nothing to report."—Reuter.
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    Ulster And The Eire Ports
    254 7 Conscription Views Also Told Bel last. Jan. 8. IJLSTER'S attitude towards the 1 question of conscription and I Eire ports were the subject of a j statement issued to-day by Mr. J. M. Andrews, who recently succeeded Lord Craigavon as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
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    LONG PRISON TERM FOR INDIAN LEADER
    48 7 Altahabad, Jan. J. MAULANA Abul Kalam Azad. Preside.-v of the Indian National Congress, who was arrested in connection with Mr. Gandhi's campaign to impede India's war effort, has been sentenced to 18 months' simple imprisonment under ttve Defence of India rules Reuter
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      266 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO -NIGHT SUNDAY OWNER DANCE REGIMENTAL BAND nntormal) t p.m. to midni;ht CONCERT mmM THE GORDON NO BALLROOM HirHTAM nFPQ ADMISSION CHARGE rlUjXlLAlf L/fcKD By kind permission of Lt.-tol. SATURDAY W. J. Graham M C and Officer* IN THE OPEN AIR PALM NEW CABARET COURT ATTRACTION 8 30
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      220 7 3 Shows TO-DAY QAYHAY VERVBOnY 3.15, 6,15, 9.15. phone 3400 to all our malay, patrons SLAM AT HARI RAY A HAJf THREE RATHBONE INTENSE STARS B^k g, /«x»«j Ann llfcHMI HMl^^ n\J W AKLJ BLktl APPEAL! o<Wfc -.WAV*- r^TV?} I #Bn TENOU f/fD l!^fl UNtSTtt' f^N/ J f A/^\^B R
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JAN. 9, 1941. (494th Day Of The War.) More Snags
    1750 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JAN. 9, 1941. (494th Day Of The War.) More Snags There are many more defects in the War Tax Ordinance than those to which we have already referred. £cme of them we have discovered ior ourselves; others have been pointed out to us by men
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    EDUCATION
    171 8 Out-Of-Date Text Books in Malayan Schools To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l hope you will kindly allow me the opportunity in your columns to utter .i strong protest against the unsatisjactory text books used in some schools In this country. Although tnere are many admirable school
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    PRICE OF A DRINK
    59 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The prica for a cup of coffee ot tea in Johore State was recently increased substantially. If no immediate step is taken, coffee shops In all over Malaya will be charging the public whatever price they please to
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      EDUCATION
      416 8 Malayan University Plan Resurrected To the Editor or (lie Straits Times Sir.— The Malayan university question lias experienced spasmodic Introductions in your correspondence section. These spasmodic efforts were those of ambitious persons who want to shake up our "Ministers of Education" into realizing the r.ced for a university in
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      LESS BOASTING
      352 8 "A Mental Tonic" National Pride To the Editor of the Straits limes Sir.- It is most gratifying to leai i from your leading article that tfc future cannot hold any sterner trla; than these which we have survived in the past." but even if this prediction yours did
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      USING THE LAND
      115 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l agree with the letter, U.sini; the Land by Interested published in the Straits Times of Dec. 28. Surely Malaya can rival even Javj, and render many acres fit for cultivation with maize, sugar, tapioca, and pineapples? This would
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      A GRAVE PROBLEM
      508 8 i Filthy Dens Of Vice )n Singapore To the Kiiitor of thr Straits lii.nSir,- Your correspondent Mr. Pill .1 stands on the pedestal of moral i pointing at the writing on the wall 1 believe Mr. Filial is trying to throughout Ola letter: "Mr. Pierpolni. j it
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      THE NEW YEAR HONOURS
      453 8 C. M. G. Distinction For Mr. S. J. Char To ihe Editor of the Strata !.<.*•«: Sir, The distinction which ;as been pleased to confer on Mr Chan Sze Jin. better known a.l S. J. Chan, the wcll-kncwn Chinese lawyer and .i former unofficial member i-f
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      427 8 first in Malaya NUMONT FUL-VUE T».« iMwm and s Tnmetry ot Numont Pul-\ue styling la evident at a glance. Here la truly nandwit fyewear. Each of .ne feature* tekro to an added reason for WHOtang Numont Ful-vue for your own classes. I. rmiptrtf mt attached to lense*. Nunio.u Ful-vue construction
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      55 8 TELEVISION RMMMMi KQI'IPMEKT by VS. T < orkiag ;uns tin principles upon whic^ ir.iKWrn MrvMoa urcivrr »crks. St deals »i f h tl-, its essential parts. Thrr" are chapters <m sound reception faint rip. Pike St.sl. PosUce extra. 11. KIAT A CO, LTD., i A Robinson Road .•ingaporei GIVE RAILWAYS
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    THAILAND PROCLAIMS MARTIAL LAW ON BORDER
    633 9 JSew Turn To Dispute With In do-China "MUST TAKE UP ARMS'— ADM. DECOUX'S REPORTED REPLY French Still Ready To Resume Negotiations THK Thai Government has proclaimed "a state of war" on tht frontier with French Indo-China. according to a BangMi r<p«rt driven by the
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    30 9 London. Jan 9 Ai 1:, nch forces in i>t»n"d with £600. Thi-to-day to Gen. do Gaulle by I <<■< Frenchmen in Britain tc b* purchaa?d from thU iifter Gmv 6> GaulJe
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    REFORMS IN U.S. NAVY Kimmel Named New C.-in-C.
    247 9 REFORMS IN U.S. NAVY Kimmel Named New C.-in-C. Washington. Jan. 8. CAR -REACHING reorganization of the United States Navy, which in iuture will be divided into three fleets, namely Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic, was announced by Col. Frank Knox. Secretary of the Navy. to-day. Col Knox announced that RearAdmiral Husband
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    AXIS ATTITUDE TO NEW WORLD & ASIA
    145 9 AXIS ATTITUDE TO NEW WORLD ASIA 44 We Are Indifferent," Declares Rome London, Jan. 9. THE Axis is indifferent to the New World, according to a statement broadcast by the Rome radio last night in Italy in reply to President Roosevelt's speech to Congress. The statement added, "Mr. Roosevelt repeats
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    Hitler Inspects Italian Troops
    34 9 Hitler inspects an Italian guard of honour at a railway station in 1 1 aI > on the o<ra«ion of bis last meetini? with Mussolini, who is seen behind the Fuehrer.
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    ITALIAN AIR FORCE HIT Half Of Libyan
    426 9 ITALIAN AIR FORCE HIT Half Of Libyan Force Wiped Out London, Jan. 9. ITALY'S Empire Air Force has suf- fered as damaging a blow as Italy's land army, partly because it has been brilliantly outmanoeuvred by the R.A.F., and partly because of the brilliant staff work of the British Navy,
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    New Emergency Order In Eire
    97 9 New Emergency Order In Eire Dublin, Jan. 9. j A BAN against the display of signI** posts comes into force in Eire on Feb. 1. This is the effect of Government emergency order which ma^ it an offence to display anywhere outside urban areas a sign which furnishes an indication
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    Exploit Of British Submarine
    132 9 London, Jan. 9. A SPIRITED engagement between the British submarine Tuna and a U-boat en the surface in enemy waters by night is reported in an Admiralty communique. The U-boat made off at high speed after firing her gun immediately on encountering the Tuna, but the
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    American Scheme To Help Great Britain
    107 9 American Scheme To Help Great Britain I Washington, Jan. 8. OROGRESS is being made, said Mr. Sam Raeburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, after conferring to-day with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, and Mr. Henry Morjrenthau. Secretary of the Treasury, about aid for Britain. Mr. Raeburn hinted that
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    Vital Phase In Albania Near
    286 9 Both Sides Preparing For Major Battle London, Jan. 9. PREPARATIONS for a major battle p are being steadily pushed for- ward by both sides on the northern sector of the Albanian front, cables Reuter's special correspondent on the Albanian front. I The weather is fine
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    NOTED BUILDINGS HIT IN RAID
    129 9 London, Jan. 9. WESTMINSTER Cathedral, West- minster City Hall and the 1 Temple were among buildings damaged in a recent air raid, it was disclosed last night. Several incendiary and high explosive bombs fell on the City Hall and set the first floor of the
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    STIFF INCREASES IN U.S. TAXES FORECAST Budget Received Calmly In Wall Street
    140 9 STIFF INCREASES IN U.S. TAXES FORECAST Budget Received Calmly In Wall Street Washington, Jan. 8. OTIFF increases in income-tax and excess profits tax are predicted by officials as an immediate result of President Roosevelt's budget proposals. Tax revenues under the present budget programme will reach the highest point in American
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    MEETINGS IN MANY BULGARIAN TOWNS
    68 9 London, Jan. 9. i'T'HiiRE will be a spate of oratory i throughout Bulgaria next Sunday when, says the official German news agency, meetings will be held In 30 towns in Bulgaria. The. agency adds that M. Grabow.ki, the Bulgarian Minister of the Interior, announced this,
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    Mystery Of Amy's Death Unsolved
    227 9 Mystery Of Amy's Death Unsolved London. Jan. 9. MYSTERY still surrcunds th^ death of Amy Johnson, famous Bri'ish airwoman who was drowned after bailing oui of her plane whifh crashed in the Thames Estuary on Sunday. It has now been established, states tho Ministry of Aircraft Production that when Miss
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    BRITISH SUBMARINE FEARED LOST
    28 9 London, Jan. 9. •THE British submarine Regulus (licut.-com. F. B. Currie) is now overdue and must be considered lost, states an Admiralty communique. Reuter.
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    TOBRUK NOW BEYOND AID Collapse Of The Enemy's Morale
    233 9 TOBRUK NOW BEYOND AID Collapse Of The Enemy's Morale London. Jan. I, THE Italian garrison at Tobruk, nearly 100 miles inside the Libyan border, is unlikely to receive any more reinforcements and its position is becoming increasingly serious, cables Reuter's special correspondent at the British Headquarters in Cairo. No Italian
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    500 MORE "G. MEN" TO COUNTER ESPIONAGE
    49 9 Washington. Jan r. AN increase cf 500 in the number of "G-men" Federal Bureau of Investigation) to counter espionage and sabotage is recommended in President, Roosevelf.s budget. The strength of this body already equals the jx^nV. of last war at 1,500. Reuter.
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    BRITISH TRIBUTE TO S.S. BOMBER GIFTS
    645 10 Aircraft Ministry Sending Plaque To The Colony TWO FOUR-FIGURE DONATIONS TO WAR FUND TO-DAY ACCORDING to the Ixxxlon Correspondent of the Straits Times, a plaque is to be dispatched from London shortly, addressed to the Governor and bearing the following inscription "In the hour
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    AMERICAN TRIBUTE
    66 10 "A'l l>rts-. Jii and past mern'oers of American *V- raj a.ll as their families join with n in mourning the loss of the Chief Scout lord Badtn-Powell. The movement that fee Mattes' has probably brought more lustration and guidance to the youth of the Unit -a States than
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    AMUSEMENTS
    113 10 MM.APORI K\l I I HO 111 i Danet (fnfiwi— Ii 8 pm ipiit. CIKKtIK THKATKK. GEYLANG Zuebaida TH" Sensational Malay Talkir at 6.45 J Dm OK» «1 WOiU l> Caoart-. 9 in t» Midiiiifht. >..ida. Sky: When ToI imes II MTV THCATKJ iHapp* H«iM I i -wide: HTatai WOK!.I)
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    Applications For Exemption
    78 10 NEARLY 76 applications for exemption from SS.V.F. tontitiu'us training which takes place in February and March, will be heard during the next three days by the Singapore Tribunal which I iis sittings at the old Supreme Court to-morrow at 10 am. Almost all come fronr. rommer(i.il firms
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    $95,000 FOR NEW HOUSES
    151 10 Semi-Detached Block Approved A TO! AL cost of over $95,000 for rt the erection of 17 detached two-storey houses proposed by the Singapore Improvement Trust at tho old racecourse has been approved by the TThe acceptance of tenders for the building, levelling, sanitary installation and electric
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    INDUSTRIES FOR INDIES Machinery For Spinning Mill
    186 10 INDUSTRIES FOR INDIES Machinery For Spinning Mill (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Jan. 7. IXELIVERY is expected to begin in March of the machinery for the spinning mill recently ordered in Great Britain for installation in the Netherlands Indies. The machinery is expected to be delivered in its entirety within
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    At The Cinema "TUGBOAT ANNIE" IS RE-CREATED
    331 10 At The Cinema "TUGBOAT ANNIE" IS RE-CREATED 'Tugboat Annie Sails Apua" iMarjotie Rambcau. Alan Hale. Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan.) Warner Bros. At the A Ih am bra. VIARJORIE Rambeau, long a favourite of the I American legitimate stage, attempts and i succeeds in the extremely hard job of recreating
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    Methodist Conference Opposes Public Lotteries In Malaya
    810 10 QPPOSITION* to public lotteries j was expressed in a resolution passed at the Malaya annual conference of the Methodist Church, which came to a close in Singapore > -esterday afternoon. The report of the Committee on Temperance and Public Morals was presented in
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    45 10 A feto of th? Bren carriers which have just arrived in Malaya, thurtif after they had been landed. Military trucks are already a very familiar sight on Malayan roads Here are more light trucks recently landed with additional equipment for units of the Malaya Command.
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    MORE BREN CARRIERS & TRUCKS FOR MALAYA
    179 10 MORE BREN CARRIERS TRUCKS FOR MALAYA MECHANICS and drivers were busy at the docks once again recently, as they took delivery of another batch of wai material that has arrived in Malaya. In this case it consisted of a large number of Bren gun carriers and light trucks. This equipment
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    31 10 OINGAPORE Muslim* celebrate to-day one of the great festivals of the Islamic yearHari Baya Haji, in honour of the piljrini;u: to Mecca, or the "Ha]l" It is also a public holiday.
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    STATE SECRETARY'S DAUGHTER TO MARRY
    157 10 'From Our Own Convt>pO(iaenr> Jobore Bahru. Jan. 8. INVITATIONS *re being issued in :hc marriage of Wah Aloyali. the second daughter of Dato Mohamad Salleh. 'fw /oliore SUM Secretary, and Datin Soli:::. 10 Wati AU bin Jusoh. the eldest oon of Waa Jusoh. State Treasurer,
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    U.S. AIR LINE TO SINGAPORE
    290 10 Extension From Manila Likely FULL SUPPORT IN PHILIPPINES THE full backing of the govern- ment and business interests in the Philippines has been given to the plan of Pan-American Airways to extend its clipper service from Manila to Singapore. The matter is. however, .still pending
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    JOHORE ITEMS
    182 10 From Our Own Corre.>|x>ndenl) Johore Bahru. Jan. 8. UR J. S. Foley manager of South Malay ln Rubber Plantation Ltd.. Kota Tinggl, h<w been nominated as the representative o< the Johore Planters' Association on the Drain« 1 age and Irrigation Board in plfu-e of Mr. R. G. Roden
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    ALLEGEDLY SKETCHED HARBOUR ENTRANCE
    485 11 Magistrate Rejects Guilty Plea Of Young Japanese POLICE SAY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE "NOT VERY SERIOUS" UOW a ><>ttng Japanese, Soji Saito, sitting on top of a lifeboat on the steamer Nagato Maru was arrested hv Singapore police allegedly in the act of making a sketch of the
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    TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS
    272 11 Continuous Week-End Periods CONTINUOUS training lor volunteers during the whole of February and March will take place under an Order published In the Gazette yesterday. Leave to attend urgent business or private affairs during the period of training may be given at the discretion of the Commandant
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    "NEW YEAR'S BONNET"
    76 11 'From Our Own Corresn^nd^nt* Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. MR A. O. Coltman was the speaker to-oay at the first meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotaiy Club for 1041. his subject being Bees in a New years Bonnet." Mr. Coltroan addressed a oerr-onal message to his fellou Rotarians
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    South Africans In East Africa
    26 11 Men of a South African unit now operating in East Africa readino niatl which they have just received from the South
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    NEW DUTIES IN F.M.S.
    202 11 Important Order Published /COLLECTION of any new or additional import or export duty! 1 whenever the High Commissioner has approved the introduction into the Federal Council of n Bill or Rc-olution or the publication in the i Gazette of the relevant Notification. bCi ore the passing
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    CHINESE ARTIST'S EXHIBITION
    106 11 MR. Yang Sin Sam, visiting Chinese!; artist, will exhibit his work in the!, Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, to- [i morrow and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on each day. Mr. Yang does n^t confine himself to one subject alone he paints birds, reptiles, animals and
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    RICE IMPORTERS AS DISTRIBUTORS
    50 11 PROVISION lor persons licensed as; ric? importers on Dec. ft, last, to apply to be licensed as distributors for* 1 the purpose of purchasing rice direct from the Fcod Controller in Malaya, is made in an Order issued by the Food Controller in yesterday's Government Gazette.
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    Security More Important Than Sentiment With Gold Coins
    572 11 /"\NE of the human problems which crop up in the work of the Foreign Exchange Control Department in Malaya lies in the fact that gold coins sometimes have a sentimental value far exceeding their monetary value. "Such coins may havo been treasured
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    NEW CINEMAS PLANNED
    273 11 $1,000,000 Project At Kallang Road OINGAPORE is to have two new j modern cinemar; one, costing about $1,000,000, at the junction of Kallang Road and Victoria Street, i and the other, costing about $100,000, at Bukit Timah. Plans for the erection of these build- ings by Shaw
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    Soldier To Face Court Martial
    72 11 GUNNER Frank Gardner, of the Royal Artillery, will be tried by General Court Martial in Singapore on Monday on a charge under the Official Secrets Ordinance. The trial will take place at Gillman Barracks. Gunner Gardner was a witness for the Crown in the recent
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    GOVERNOR INSPECTS PENANG A.R.P.
    385 11 Converses With Malaya s rirst Woman Warden (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Penang Jan. "I LOOK forward to the continuance and the gi usefulness of the defence of this country tefl you that we are confident that when the time comes, you will not be found wanting,
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    GOVERNMENT OF INDO-CHINA
    98 11 THE 8.8.C. overseas service announced last night that the French Indo-China Government intended to move to Saigon next week. An erroneous imprciEion may have been rcated among some listeners that this implied the permanent shifting of the IndoChina capital, for which there is no justification. It is
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    Colony Advertises For Tax Assessor
    39 11 (From (Kiir Own Ttirrrsponilrnt) London. Jan. 8. THE Strai s Settlements <;<m nu-nt is advertising in ih« journal Accountant for a laa assessor nt a salary of S5OO month ly on a three-year agreement.
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    'BABES IN THE WOOD' TO-NIGHT
    257 11 'BABES IN THE WOOD' TO-NIGH T Johore Players AtA t Victoria Thea m ••"DABES in the Wood." that extra- ordinarily successful Christmas pantomime performed by the Johoro players in Johore Bahru recently, opens at the Victoria Theatre tonight. The enthe proceeds go to The Wat i urn! and as all
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    "FOREVER A CREDIT TO BRITISH HISTORY"
    393 12 American Lauds Progress And Citizenship Of Malayans DELATING his experiencevS as an American who has travell- ed and lived under the Union Jack for 25 years, most of which he spent in Malaya, the Rev. Preston L. Peach, headmaster of the Methodist Boys' School,
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    A NEW APPEAL BEING MADE
    560 12 Needs Of Wool Material Fund LJEAVY demands are now being! made upon the Wool and Mat- I erial Fund of the Women's Section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Thousands of yards of material have been ordered to make up into garments for air raid victims
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    18 12 Mr. A. L. Birse, Malayan Civil Service, has been appointed to officiate as Financial Commissioner and AuditorCer.eral, Johore.
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    BEGGAR ATTEMPTS ESCAPE ON A BICYCLE
    201 12 rfE story of how a beggar, after his ancot by a policeman, attempted to escape on a bicycle was told in the third court yesterday v.hen two Malays appeared on a charge that they begged for alms at Balestter Koad .on Tuesday afternoon. It
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA HERMANSEN
    40 12 I'HE FUNERAL took place at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday of Mrs. Anna Neeven Horinansen. of Bergen. Norway, the wife oi i Captain J. F. Herm»nsen. There was a large attendance, which included the Norwe1 gian Consul.
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    Big Rise In Savings Cerfificate Sales
    88 12 SALES of Malayan War Savings Certificates are now increasing rapidly. The latest figures show that a sum no: far short of 5.'.00.000 has be«n raised for the war in the last fortnight by the sale of Certificates. The total up to Tuesday was $2,3:21.700
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    EXPERT GIVES EVIDENCE
    633 12 Court Sequel To K.L. Car Crash (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. HIGH tributes to A E Carey I Foster's driving ability were j paid by A. G. Faber, managing! director of Federated Motor Garage, Kuala Lumpur, when he gave cvi- j dence in the
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    Full Military Honours & Large Gathering At Funeral Of Mr. James Nairn
    1198 12 Full Military Honours Large Gathering At Funeral Of Mr. James Nairn THE funeral of James Nairn, who died suddenly yesterday morning at his residence at Oxley Road, Singapore, took place the same afternoon at Bidadari Cemetery and was very largely attended. Mr. Nairn, who was Company Sergeant Major of "S"
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCES VAST DEFENCE PROGRAMME
    797 13 U.S. Also To Ensure Flow Of Arms To Democracies Washington, Jan. DRESIDENT Koosovelt to-day followed up his challenge sixMvh to aggressor nations by announcing America's all-time record expcaditure on arms and fighting men. Under what will be a "New Deal plus national defence" budget,
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    INDIAN FORCES IN EGYPT & SUDAN
    100 13 INDIAN FORCES IN EGYPT SUDAN W Khartoum, Jan. 8. E are well and happy and we shu.l\ nut leave here until this is finished." This is the m. agi which Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Pr.me Minister of the Punjab, is taking back to India fr^m ibe Ir.d:an troops he met
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    REPORTED DETENTION OF JAPANESE
    88 13 London. Jan. 8. XJO report, has yet been received in London from Sir Robert Crateie, British Ambawuior to Japan, concerning a Japanese protaat ever the detention of a Japanese Mibjcrt in Bui-ma. Router learns. It is not out of place, it is added In authoritative quiirters,
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    EX-ENVOY ON NEED FOR "ALL OUT" AID FOR DEMOCRACIES
    371 13 Capelfl Mills (North Carolina), Jan. 7. 'VUK know the surest way to defeat the Axis powers is for us to go to war in support of Britain, Greece and: (hina," declared Mr. William Bullitt, former United States Ambassador to France, in
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    Petain Receives Mr. Roosevelt's Message
    63 13 Petain Receives Mr. Roosevelt's Message London, Jan. 8. "THE new I'nited States Am- hassador to Vichy, Admiral l*ahy, to-day presented his credentials to Marshal Petain and so became the first American Ambassador to France since Mr. William Bullitt left last July. He also presented to Marshal retain a personal message
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    Message Of Hope To The Allies
    274 13 Message Of Hope To The Allies Roosevelt Clarifies Issues Before U.S. London, Jan. 8. PfIESIDENT Roosevelt set out plaln'.y the issues now facing the American people in his message to Congress ai.ri the applause with which Congress welcomed the statement was no less emphatic than the almost universal approval fciven
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    Versatile Sappers In Training
    217 13 V ersatile Sappers In Training London, Jan 8. A DAY'S work of the sappers at a school of military engineering underlines the work to be undertaken .by the famous Corps of Royal Engi- j I neers. in company with th* infantry j artillery. Royal Armoured Corps and other fighting services,
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    LORD BADEN-POWELL DIES AT AGE OF 83 IN KENYA
    1225 14 LORD B ADEN-POWELL DIES AT AGE OF 83 IN KENYA Boy Seoul Movement Founder Mafeking Defence Hero Nairobi, Jan. 8. I OKI) lladen-i'oweli, 8) year-old Chief Scout, died at Nyeri. k Kenya, at fJ.IO a.m. local time to-day. His condition first tfave rise to anxiety in November last year when
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    BURMA ROAD BOMBED
    31 14 Kunming, Jan. 8. JAPANESE aircraft continued sporadic raids on Sunday and yesterday when light end heavy planes attacked cbiectives on the Burma highway in west Yunnan Province.— Reuter.
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    FOOD PRICE CONTROL
    219 14 Speculation To Be Fought London, Jan. 8. AN order will shortly be made, coming into operation on Monday next, making it illegal to sell a large range of untationed foodstuffs at prices higher than those which prevailed on Dec. 2 last year. The Minister of Pood. Lord
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    Submarine vs. Submarine
    199 14 London, Jan. 8. 'THE captain of the submarine ThunderSi bolt, describing in a broadcast how he sank an Italian submarine recently, said that when he first sighted the enemy craft he thought it was a buoy and it was not until he again raised the periscope that
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    Sailed 850 Miles In Open Boat London, Jan. 8
    106 14 Sailed 850 Miles In Open Boat London, Jan. 8 11/ HEN his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. Captain George Hammett ordered his crew to abandon the sinking vessel. After 12 days on the high sees they sighted !and and beached their boat. The next day they put to
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    ELBASAN IS BOMBED BY R.A.F. UNITS
    74 14 London, Jan. 8. CLBASAN. Italian base in Albania, has again been successfully raided by the Rcyal Air Force. A communique from Athens radio sayi that in spite of snow, rain and sleek, explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped ir. the target area. All the
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    BRITON IS KILLED IN SHANGHAI HOLD-UP
    68 14 Shanghai. Jan. 8. MR. H. Latham, a 36-year-old Briton, was shot and killed by two Chinese robbery when he attempted to Intervene when they were holding up a foreign woman in a branch post office In the western district adjoining the International Settlement. Mr.
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    ASSAM'S £20,000 FOR BOMBER
    63 14 London, Jan. 8. ASSAM, which has already contributed four Spitnres to the Royal Air Force, has sent a further £20,000 for a bomber. There Is also another sum of £500 for the Lord Mayor's air raid fund, and yet another sum of £500 for the British
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    AMERICAN RED CROSS MAKES FOOD OFFER TO SPAIN
    629 14 Grim Conditions In War-To :n Country Are Disclosed Washington, Jan. 8. THE conditions upon which the American Red Cross would send a cargo of wheat or flour to Spain to meet the immediate civilian requirements have been communicated to tho Spanish Government,
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    Bulgarian Premier Returns To Sofia
    84 14 Bulgarian Premier Returns To Sofia London, Jan. 8. OFFICIAL quarters in Berlin continue to pr3serye the v most secrecy regarding the visit of Prof. FilofT. Bulgarian Prime Minister, says a Vichy report. According to a Berne dispatch, the Germans refuse to confirm repor.s that Prof. FilofT saw Ribben'r^p or any
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    Rumanians Grumble Against Nazis
    65 14 London, Jan. 8. SOMEWHAT better light is shed on the situation in Rumania in a telegram received yesterday by the Foreign Office from the British Minister ir. Bucharest. The telegram refers to a "lot ot pxumbling" among the people concerning the arrival of German troops bu~
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    VICHY POLICE NOW HOLD THYSSEN
    90 14 DOLICE at Cannes (in unoccupied France*) have detained Fritz Thyssen, the former German steel mairnate, reports Australian Associated Press. The charges against nim have not been revealed, but It is believed he Is being held pendlnß a decision as to his status. Thyssen was one
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    PRO-BRITISH PAMPHLET IN RUMANIA
    66 14 PRO-BRITISH pamphlets are being distributed in the streets of Bukarest (Rumania I according to a Budapest report quoted by the 8.8.C. The pamphlet blames Rumanian leaders for the country's submission to German dictation. It says: "Soon the Rumanian soldiers will march again as liberators. "We promise
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    NEW MINE-SWEEPERS FOR INDIA
    70 14 New Delhi. Jan. 8. IT 15 announced tliat the Viceroy Ls allotting 34 lakhs of rupees comprising items definitely allocated by war fund donors for the defence of India and unallocated items to purchase three trawlers, to be named Hyderabad. Baroda and Travancore, and a number
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    DAYLIGHT RAIDS
    61 14 London, Jan. 8. R.A.F. fighters shot down an enemy bomber off the. Sussex coast to-Uay. The bomber was one of a few which singly attempted daylight :alds on widely Kfttterfd areas in England. Bombs were dropped on a town In the Midlands and a town In East Anglia
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    FREE FRENCH MOVEMENT IN PHILIPPINES
    69 14 Manila, Jan. 8. TTHE French community of Manila lms organized a Philippine branch of the Free French movement to help the cause of B:!tain. "which is the cause of France and a.l other free nations of the world," according tc M. Auguste Vabre. chairman of
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    Prosperity In The Empire
    190 14 Prosperity In The Empire L ndon, Jan. 8 A SPECIAL ccrre pendent, describing a visit to Australian sallon, wri.es in the Greek nswspaper Ethnos: "Why Ls i". that for so lmny generations th°y remain so steidfas ly loyal to the idea of Empire? 'It is n)t only sentimental reuons, bonds
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    CREEKS INDIGNANT OVER HOSTAGES
    101 14 London, Jan. 8. ACCORDING to messages 'rum Athens, great indignation has been caused in Greece by the practic il'i 1 the Italian forces in Albania of takiir: hostages as they retreat. When they evacuated Greek territory they took with them a number of women and old
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    THREAT BY NANKING "KUOMINTANG"
    41 14 THREAT BY NANKING "KUOMINTANG" Shanghai, Jun. 8. CHINESE newspapers in Shanghai rnve received a letter from the Nanking Kuomlntang urging support of the new currency Issued by the> central reserve bank of the W;m Chlng-V/el rejjune. Otherwise, "drastic measures are threatened
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    Winning Owner
    26 15 Mr. A van Toor^n, Malaya's champion rare-hor*e owner for several rear*, who was the winning owner at the Penang Turf Club's Christ-mas-New Year mreting.
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    Ceylonese Win Balestier Hockey Game PONNIAH SCORES ONLY GOAL
    290 15 Ceylonese Win Balestier Hockey Game PONNIAH SCORES ONLY GOAL < ..v<\ l I.A. 0. TIHISK who exported to see g»»od ho«-k^y served up by the Ceylon Sports Club and the Indian Association at Balestier yesterday «<-re disappointed. The Indians tirlded a scratch |f im and a vrappy riisplu) ended in
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    67 15 WOMEN'S GOLF AT BU KIT TIM AH OWING to .bad weather the Royal ■nWMN Golf Club's women's January bogey competition, which was to have been played on Monday, has been postponed to Monday. Jan 13. The Bell OMorn M'l.siral Association will play a frien-ily game of table lentils and fo<
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    GOOD ENTRIES FOR THE "SPITFIRE" MEETING
    918 15 151 Horses And Ponies To Run At Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 8. THERE lias been a splendid response, in the form of 151 entries, to the Perak Turf Club's "Spitfire" meeting, which is being held at Ipoh on Jan. 18, Jan.
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    All-India Badminton Title Won By Malayan
    59 15 A l l- India Badm in ton Title Won By Malayan (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 8. ONE of Penang's foremost badminton stars. Chee Choon Keng, recently won the All-India singles title. Choon Keng went specially to India to compete in the tournament, which attracted a huge entry, so
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL MEETING
    213 15 First Team Only For S.A.F.A. Leagues THE difficulty of raisin? soccer sid3s before and during the period of continuous training last year was stressed by Mr. J. B. Stoddart. at a meeting of ihe football section of the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday, when the question of the
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    T.P.C.A. DRAW WITH NEGRI TAMILS
    118 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) I Seremban. Jan. 7. T*HE T.P.C.A. hockey team from Kuala Lumpur drew with the Negri Tamils, no goals being scored. The brilliant display of Ben Manuel, the Negri Sembilan State goalkeeper, for j the Negri Tamils prevented his side frcm
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    96 15 EVENTS in the Chinese Swimming Club's championships will be held at the club on Sunday, commencing at 11 a.m. These will be followed by 9 water- polo match against the Royal Air Force, and a team chosen from the following will represent the club. Eu Cheow Fung,
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF MATCH ON SUNDAY
    208 15 BELOW are given the teams and starting times for a golf match between the Island Golf Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club, to be played at Sepoy I Lines on Sunday morning. Tlie Island players are mentioned first 8.50, C A. R. Bateman (1)
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    Loyals Meet Club At Rugger
    36 15 Graham robs a Loyal of possession in Tuesday's rugger match on the Singapore Cricket Club padang in which the Loyals beat the Club by eight points to nil. Straits Times picture.
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    STATISTICS FOR PENANG RACE MEETING
    858 15 Van Tooren Van Breukelen Head The Lists Again I AST year's champion owner, Mr. A. van Tooren, and champion trainer, M. van Breukelen, have got off to a good start again this year, each heading his respective list in the statistics for the Penang Turf
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    ONLY GOAL WIN TO S.R.C.
    585 15 Exciting Hockey On The Padang S.K.C 1 Punjab Ke^t (I. EVERY other moment m an exoi'inK one in >esterday's brilliant hockey match <m the padang between the Sin<.t|ii»re Recreation Clnh wu! the Punjab Regiment, which the Ciuh won hy the only goal scored. Dominating play
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      145 15 PERAK TURF CLUB "SPITFIRE MEETING" Saturday. 18th January 1941 Wednesday. 22nd January 1941 Saturday, 25th January 1941 ALL PROFITS WILL BE DEVOTED TO THE PURCHASE OF FIdHTER AIRCRAFT A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now open for the same purpose and over $10,000 has already been subscribed. Donations should be <€>nt
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    BRITISH BEGIN SIEGE OF NAVAL PORT OF TOBRUK
    575 16 GARRISON'S RETREAT CUT OFF BY ADVANCE FORCES Gen. Wavell Using Same Tactics Which Caused Fall Of Bardia London, Jan. S. WITH the Imperial forces concentrated around it and with some of the advance units of these forces in occupation of positions west
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    BRITAIN ALLOWS U.S. TO SEND FOOD TO VICHY TERRITORY
    311 16 American Red Cross To Supervise Distribution Of Food To Children London, Jan. 8. AT President Roosevelt's personal request, the British Goveminent has agreed to allow a special shipload of foodstuffs and clothing to pass through the blockade from the United States
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    MEAT RATION IN BRITAIN
    82 16 London, Jan. 9. OWING to the diversion of shipping for war purposes to the Middle East, the Minis ry of Food announces it will be necessary during the next few months to vary the msat ration at short notice within th: range of Is. and Is.
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    PARCEL FOR BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR
    109 16 London. Jan. 8. AN average of one parcel per man per week, the aim at the Red Cross organization, was received by British prisoners of war in Germany between Dec. 1 and 10. The British Red Cross has had a cable from the International
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    Italy Is Hit By Blockade
    179 16 Italy Is Hit By Blockade Growing Shortage Of Explosives London, Jan. 8. THERE is some evidence that the British blockade is creating a problem relative to supplies of explosives in enemy countries. In the months immediately preceding Italy's entry into the war she imported all the toluol she could get.
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    WORLD-FAMOUS PICTURE SAFE AFTER FIRE
    90 16 London, Jan. 8. SILVER and plate worth over £S,OGC and the famous prin.ing "Martyr- dom of St. Laurence" were recovered I unharmed from the massive wall safe In the burnt-out church of St. Laurence, Jewry, in tha City of London. The rector stated that the
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    BARDIA C.-in-C. ESCAPES
    229 16 Deserts Men At Last Moment London, Jan. 3 AMONG thfl Italian officers captured during the operations round Bit* dia was Gen. Antonelli, who commanded the Ist Biackshirt D.vision. This officer feli into British hands with certain high staff officers of tha 23rd. Corps, which is formed of
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    Nazi Rail Transport Crippled By Snow
    83 16 Zurich, Jan. 8. > A SPECIAL train in which Ribb n-. trop. Nazi Foreign Minister, wu* travelling had to be dug out of the snow by soldiers in the Thuringa mounnins. according to a Berlin m to the Tribune Geneva. Railway traffic en the
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    AMERICAN PILOT DEAD AFTER AIR CRASH
    52 16 liOndon, Jan. 8. PILOT officer Philip Le.krone, one of iha "Eagle" squadron of the Amcrli an fighter squadron of the R.A.F., was killed in a flying accident on Sunday ana was buried with military honours in the vil!;<mi churchyard near his R.A.F. station to
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    Renewed Assurance Of Anglo-Portuguese Friendship
    302 16 Renewed Assurance Of AngloPortuguese Friendship LLsbon, Jan. 9. DENEWED assurances of the friendship uniting Britain and Portugal were expressed yesterday when Sir Ronald Campbell, the new British Ambassador to Portugal, presented his credentials to President Carmona. Sir Ronald referred to "the two countries which by tradition of the independent spirit
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT KHillT PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1941. No. J-»s.
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      Two Examples Of The New Year Fashions
      56 1 TWO examples of the New ear's evening fashion 'jvourites. The seated figure is wearing a flowing |mt) dress (pale grey is a good choice) bare-shouldered hievinsr that co\ered up look by the long cape-like chiffon scarf. The other dress features \ery clever draping
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      Lampshades
      102 1 THE very best shade for a small light is that which makes quite certain the rays snine down, and are denied the ceiling. You get this good quality in a small, cylindrical shade fitted with cardboard closing up one end. it L> made of very thick cardboard, and has
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      Muffins For Tea
      94 1 COR tea, when you want something a little more substantial than bread, you might try your hand, at cheese muffins. They are made from a cup and a half of self-raising flour, half as much grated cheese, three quarters of a cup of milk, a wellbeaten egg,
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      Devours Dust
      55 1 A DUSTLESS duster made of quite a fine material ls very absorbent where dust is concerned. The dust simply disappears into the cloth. The result is —the cloth never needs shaking. If you try, the dust will not come out. The cloth polishes as it dusts, and would
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      To Cover Milk
      71 1 COVERING milk and bowls of food is always a problem. It is useful to have sufficient muslin covers to put over jugs and other vessels as they stand on the kitchen table, or by the larder window. You can, of course, use muslin squares weighted with beads.
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      British
      275 1 WOMEN trained in skilled occupations are growing discontented. Discontented because the prospect of their abilities being put to the best use in the national war effort seems almost as dim and distant as ever. I am not surprised at their restlessness. They had every right to expect things to
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      Women Plead To Be Given More War Work
      2829 1 Women Plead To Be Given More War Work She says that their special aptitude anjj the experience they have gained should be used NOW at the time it is needed. These points of view were brought before the authorities in succinct form by the Woman Power Committee, comprising women Members
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      Problems Of Babies And Young Children
      3265 2  -  Nurse Elizabeth By JUL RSK Elizabeth has had expert 1 raining in 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, c/o Women's Supplement, Straits Times,
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        145 2 A CHARMIESE CREPE \^£Z— CIELBROKE SHARK SKIN MATCR^ I PRIN J ED LAMB SKIN PRINTED DUCK SKIN CAPTIVATING SHADES' WILL KEEP YOU COOL II AND COOL LOOKING! a INSPECTION IS INVITED AT r^Tnmrm r fl R^fe^. z? s CXPH.ESS your chirm and per- tonality with Evening in Pahs Perfume. Its
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        229 2 DON'T WORRY about setting yi.ux hair. It Ls only a AjaQgO^r badly done perm I^SbtS fcCS. tnat requires regular T^9. %X setting, a good perm \ffWT. <* needs none. Just nJSfIT > comb It and it looks lovely and ir.iturnl. j Try a good perm Rates, as pre-war, $8.. $10.
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        115 3 GORDON'S Ltd. SHOE SALE LAST TWO DAYS JAN. 10th 11th Don't miss this wonderful opportunity ROOM 32-5. KELLY WALSH BLDG.. SPORE. Just arrived for "YOU" O<A V^fc?i>/fc AN AMA '.ING NEW GROUP OP QUALITY SMART .-T-Aj- ~7*y 4&-^>^ MAIS. PI <ST SHOWN IN MALAYA, DEPICTLNO if^-^O O Q>-jCvV an INTE
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      Bungo And Susan Have Tea, Hanging Upside Down, With Mr. & Mrs. Topsy Turvy
      1114 4  - Bungo And Susan Have Tea, Hanging Upside Down, With Mr. Mrs. Topsy Turvy Barbara Murray Special Feature For Children By DUNGO and I were wander0 ing through the jungle on the first Winkleday of the New Year when we passed Cyril and Sadie the snakes all dressed up and hurrying
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      1091 4 Poultry Notes XII Ducks And Geese This article is the twelfth of a series. If you intend to begin poultry rearing it is suggested you cut out these articles and keep them by you for guidance. rvUCKS ol a good variety are a good investment and will at all times
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      Clean Hands
      72 4 WHETHER your work is gardening, motoring or anything else hard on your hands, you will bless those who thought of utility gloves. The kind which are especially protective against grease, grime and brambles, and which ensure the smoothness of your hands are gloves made in soft washable dc^skin.
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      For Greasy Skins
      63 4 GREASY skins with open pores should be cleaned with the sort of cleansing milk which has tonic properties. This type of preparation is invaluable for such skins which begin to feel sticky in warm or crowded atmosphere. One which also forms a base for powder is useful
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      Mackintosh Returns
      45 4 fNON'T throw away your old mackintosh if the shoulders become porous. The back of the skirt part can be cut up to make an excellent rubber apron —now rather difficult to obtain—with a piece of webbing machined along the top to make strings
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      Practical Apron
      50 4 A VERY useful gardening, cooking or otrter working apron can be easily made of gaily coloured Americali cloth. It should be made much longer than necessary, the lower end being turned up, stitched at the sides and stitched once or twice down the front to form large pockets.
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        164 4 THE COUNCIL FOR CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS President of the Council His Grace, The Archbishop of Perth. Schools controlled by the Council: ST. HILDA'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Cottesloe Western Australia Resident and Day Pupils. Kindergarten for Girls and Boy/. Headmistress:— Miss C. W. M. Small, M.A., Oxford.
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      Let's Go Dancing
      230 5 ITS poing to be THE EVENING. The right mail has said, 'Lots meinp." You're In the customary what-shall-I-wear flutter. But don't let it stop at the clothes. It takes perfection in .i»ry. nan.s ax well a* gown to put you in Ihe party class. If you're dying
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      New Handbags Are As Accommodating As Suitcases
      388 5  - New Handbags Are As Accommodating As Suitcases Yvonne By IWLVLR were large-sized handbags more needed than they are to-day, when women often spend hours away from home, and when they must carry with them much more than handkerchief, small change and latch key. Nothing could be handier than a new
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      Early Evening Beauty Session
      343 5 ITNLESS the skin is thoroughly cleaned of all stale make-up as well as the acids and dirt which accumulate during the day, it cannot possibly be clear and healthy, and all sorts of minor and major skin troubles are bound to occur. In these days it
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      Spiced Nutmeats
      70 5 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon V* teaspoon cloves V 4V 4 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 2 cups nuts Boil slowly, without stirring sugar, spices, salt and water. When a tine thread forms when a portion of the syrup is poured from a spoon, add the
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      Coconut Balls
      64 5 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup milk 1/3 cup cream v teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 'i teaspoon almond extract > 8 cup coconut Red cherries Boil slowly, stirring frequently, the sugar, milk, cream and salt. When a soft ball forms when tested in cold water, remove Irom
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      Washing Cut Glass
      54 5 ADD a little water to the mild soapsuds in which you wash cut glass, using a small brush to clean the indentations. Rinse in clear water and dry with a soft lintless cloth. Have the suds bath and the rinse the same temperature, and make sure water
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      To Keep Cheese Moist
      36 5 rkeep cheese from drying out in the refrigerator, cover the cut sides with waxed paper and wrap in a damp cloth. Replace with a clean, damp cloth every two or three days.
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      Easily Knitted Sleeveless Pullover For A Man
      375 6 Easily Knitted Sleeveless Pullover For A Man A VERY easjly knitted sleeveless pullover for a man takes about 9 ounces of double knitting wool. Should this wool be unobtainable, use 4-ply wool doubled. Work with a pair of No. needles, and a set of 4 No. 7 needles pointed at
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      Two-Piece Playsuit
      67 6 r\IANA LEWIS pauses for a refreshing drink of water Uunng Her daily sun bath. The young Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actress is enjoying a few weeks vacation after completing her role in a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film. On this occasion, Diana dons a two-piece playsuit in white silk jersey. The gathered ballerina
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      Lady Thomas Appeals To The Children Of Malaya
      276 6 Lady Thomas Appeals To The Children Of Malaya lADY THOMAS has appealed to the children of Malaya for toys to be sent to England for children whose homes have been bombed or who have been sent out from the danger areas. Lady Thomas writes: I should like to appeal to
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      Things To Which People Are Allergic
      556 6 Things To Which People Are Allergic A MAN who is allergic to his wife is the latest problem confronting medical science. Whenever his wife comes near him, the husband goes into a severe fit of asthmatic coughing. Reported to the American Medical Association, the case was described by the physician
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      Weddings
      395 7 m§ Kw«k Kin. m- wfiJ MB of Mr tad Mr*. Wwi Kane Shu. «.td Mh* Lily Taw. "rnt"t daachter of Mr. and Mr*. Tan HMf Moh. married at the Kone Chow Wri Kuan, > Ingapo-r. Mr. and Mrs I.c« < hen* Tian who were 1 in Malacca. Ibr bridegroom
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      Grilling Versus Frying
      352 7 WHKN you run short of fat considerable saxin^ [•an W made by prilling some i>f your dishes instead of frying them. Actually. nearly nil fried ditthea can !>«• khIUmI ami moat people who have tasted tlit'm I hat the frilled way is by :;,r the nicer. It
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      London Is Wearing Clothes Which Are Original And Really Practical
      562 7 London Is Wearing Clothes Which Are Original And Really Practical By Straits Times London Woman Correspondent If ever there was a time to be original in the matter of dress, it is now. Yesterday's ideas carry no guarantee of perfection. One designer suggests a highnecked, long-sleeved jersey knitted in canary
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      Suggestions For Keeping Your Metal Ornaments Bright
      393 7 JVIETAL articles always re- quire a good deal of elbow grease if they are to look well. We do not, however, want to waste time doing unnecessary cleaning. But some metal things we must have, and so it is well to know the
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      Gentle Cleanser
      36 7 EVEN when the shades have been decorated with painted scenes, the oatmeal will not harm them. Any really grubby patches may often be cleaned by a gentle rubbing with a piece of soft lndiarubber.
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        185 7 u-^^yra Show your own i^rj^gfe-f /%sJ^v Sound Movies with Bell Howell [^^^^^^^N^S^yJ FIUMOSOUND Projectors. SIM6APORE PHOTO CO. 37-39 High St. Singapore LAMPS -Ulftfffre^'' MADE IN 5 1 W$& E N B L A N 0 IMlMtiw J INTO DASL Advt. of The General Electric Co., Ltd of England "Magnet House,"
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      Family Life In London's Tube Stations Is Near Normal
      933 8  - Family Life In London's Tube Stations Is Near Normal Victoria Chappelle By I'M a fairly equable person, I think, but twice last week I had moments when I could have cheerfully slain two of my fellow women. Mothers, too, they were. The first time was when, with another journalist, 1
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      Jewellery Goes Gypsy
      48 8 FLISHED gold leaves in delicate clusters link strands of diamondcut crystals, to make this ultra-modern necklace worn by Kay Francis. Earrings are crystal, similarly cut. Gold link bracelet Is set with huge crystals, cut square. Miss Francis is currently featured in RKO Radio's "Little Men."
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      Crisp Biscuits
      53 8 BISCUITS which have not been kept in an air-tight tin and therefore, become soft, can be made crtap again if they are dipped quickly in cold milk, or, if they are small, merely brushed over with It, and then baked in a rather hot oven for about eisht
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      Junior Oven
      58 8 IF you want to bake a small dish or two in the oven but do not want to use the necessary gas, then why not Invest In a small portable oven which can be heated over quite a small ring They cost but a trifle soon pay for
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