The Straits Times, 31 October 1939

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    49 1 [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] KUALA LUMPUR, 25, JAVA ST CPHONB 3683). SINOAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. CPHONB 5471). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES PRICE 5 CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939. 16 PAGES The Straits Times The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      37 2 MRS. G ARMSTRONG and family wish to express their sinrere thanks to all relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Garvln -Jack). well m th'v;.' who sent wreaths and letters of condolence
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    RUBBER DEALERS GET ACQUITTAL ON CHARGE OF EXCESS STOCKS
    4329 4 You. Aik Hoe and Co., Ltd., are charged that you, on or about Apr. 24, 1939, at 9.30 a.m. at Singapore, being a dealer as denned by section two of the Rubber Regulation Ordinance (No. 4 of 1939) did have In
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List
    1296 4 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Co's List MONDAY, OCT. S«, 1939: 6 PM. MINING Bayers Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 9d 5s 3d Austral Amal. (5s) 6s 6d 7s Austral Malay 37s 39s Ayer Hitam (5s) 24s 25s Ayer Weng ($1) .85 95 Bangrln Tin (£1) l!2s 23s
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      536 5 Bigger Demand For Tin Shares Rubbers Neglected By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore. Oct. 31. MARKETS generally are unchanged this morning. Rubber advanced one-eighth of a penny In London yesterday to 10 15/16 d. and the market showed more activity, especially for the near positions. New York, however,
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      91 5 Sin 'aporp. Oct. 31. i>»on. Buyers Sellers MiuucU $13 WhlU ***** Black 8.50 n.is Sur. Dried $3.50 No LJngga 55.2:. Fair J3.50 Sara-vat 55.75 Jelotc.rio Palemtoans s 95 Ba: S 9.50 SoraVaJt $10 0C lapioci Sir.a:. n.^ke 950 Fair Flake 5 900 Mcd 1000 Small I'jur! 9.7a
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      FIXED TRUSTS
      111 5 'From Our C Cuiiwpoo^eLt London. O:t 30. arc to-day's "b:d" quoU- Tru t.-: sh Em >h Err. sh Em' isb C 1 i h Ge i rr>u; j Prod 1 Prod stone < .17 ipire "B" 8 -.pire Cumulative 12 ipire CTprehem ive 12 "A" c-r:eral 'B jneral
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      Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt
      26 5 The Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt from Europe will arrive and berth at the wharf to-morrow at 2.p.m. and sail at 5 p.m. for Java.
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      COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
      134 5 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 30. pOMMODlTY and Exchange markets closed as follow! with previous quotations to parenthesis: RUBBER: Firm uu (iQ%d Dec.-Jan.: 10 15 16d. 11<L (10*<L 10%d.) Jan.-Mar.: 10 I5]16d. lid. (10 13|16d. 10%d.) Apr.-June 10%d. 10%d. (10%d. 10 13|16d.) New York: 1«% cts.
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      EXCHANGES
      163 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.I ViW'M London demand 2 'jiT Rate for freight Lyons demand Switzerland demand ao Hamburg demand "7Ti«/i« New York demand *B i3/it> Montreal demand oca?
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      68 5 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Tuesday, Oct. 31. boob. Buyers Sellers Prices Price* So. IX R.S.S. I (Spot 1.- el No. IX B.S.S. L*.b. In ca»e* Noremb.-v »8 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bale* November F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.ab. In bales November FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.S. «o Registered tender Nov.-Dec n%
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      542 6 POSITIVELY LAST DAY A Ml 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. IHB^ ALHAMBRA OLIVER HARDY m m in his first Comedy-Drama Ipi ZEHOBIA v jßFs^. ?«s ft Harry Langdon, Alice Brady, mmmW Billie Burke, Jean Parker, lune Lang James Ellison Also Latest "PATHE GAZETTE" RAF. ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE FLIGHT OVER SIEGFRIED LINE
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      82 6 POST EARLY! Owing to recent trouble in Europe, it is advisable to post your Christmas Cards to friends and relatives In Europe and America earlier, this year. Post now to be sure of their arriving In time We have just unpacked a new shipment which contains many new designs Children's
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    Three British Ships Lost
    224 7 8,000-Ton Vessel Sunk In Atlantic THREE more British ships have been sunk by enemy action, it was announced yesterday, says Reuter. One is the Malabar (8,000 tons) which was sunk by a U-boat in the Atlantic while bound for America with a general cargo. The other
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    Foreign Legion In South Africa
    345 7 NEWS IN BRIEF A FOREIGN LEGION is being formed in Scuth Africa. A proclamation signed by General Smuts enables aliens to Join the coast, garrison or active citizen forces or a special unit to be styled the foreign legion. M. DALADIER ha* returned to Paris
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    Russo-Finnish Discussions
    116 7 Fis officially announced in Helsinki, according to Reuter, that the Finnish delegation will leave for Moscow this evening with Finland's reply to the latest Soviet demands. The reply was earlier reported as being Finland's last word." Agreement on the reply was reached in the Finnish capital on Sunday
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    CANADA AND PROBLEMS OF THE WAR
    85 7 London. Oct. 30. IN A STATEMENT issued to-day, Mr. T. A. Crerc.r, Canadisn Minister of Mines, said that their one objective was to ensure Canada's lull co-operation with the Allies and other dominions. The magnitude of the war operations brings problems to the Allies
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    WILD NAZI CLAIMS OF SUCCESSES
    313 7 WILD NAZI CLAIMS OF SUCCESSES Designed To Force Rash Counter-Move London, Oct. 30. THE German claims regarding successes at sea grow wilder and wilder. Besides unjustifiably claiming the sinking of numerous British warships, they claim to have sunk 475,000 tons of shipping since the outbreak of war. Even if this
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    FRENCH REPLY TO NAZI U-BOAT CLAIMS
    69 7 Paris, Oct. SI. rIE GERMAN U-BOAT claims are treated with contempt In a French Admiralty communique ■which declares: "The official German communique of Oct. 28 claims that only three German submarines have been lost "since the beginning of the war. This figure is actually
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    NAZIS AND "AGGRESSIVE AIM" OF BRITISH SHIPS
    65 7 Berlin, Oct. 30. /COMMENTING on "reports of gun pracV* tice for British merchant ships." the Voelkischer Beobachtcr says: "The aggressive intentions of the ships is proved by the reports. These Intentions must determine the technical attitude of U-boats in the trade war. No
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCT. 31, 1939. Food Or Rubber?
    959 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCT. 31, 1939. Food Or Rubber? Food production on Singapore Island is one of those questions, so numerous in Malaya, which are talked about spasmodically and vaguely without ever reaching the stage of practical action. In an article published in The Times some weeks ago,
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    SHORT WEIGHT
    88 8 Police Inspection Of Dachins To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I read with interest the letter written by "Anti-Profiteering," who complains that short weight is becoming increasingly common and still neither the Government, the Municipality nor the Food Controller has taken action. Two days ago I
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    SOLO WHIST
    93 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Could you give me a ruling on the following In a game of Solo Whist one player called "Abundance" and another called "Abundance Declared." The second player laid nine sure tricks on the table. I contend that "Abundance Declared" is
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    CONTROVERSY ON TIN CONTROL REVIVED
    1454 8 Supplies Jeopardised: Drain On Exchange Resources (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 19. AS is common knowledge in both London and Malaya, the Ministry of Supply's action in fixing the maximum price of tin at £230 per ton has resulted in the diversion of practically
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    113 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am in agreement with the complaints about the Bukit Timah Bus service. Like other suburban districts of Singapore, the Buklt Timah section is rapidly attracting settlers, and consequently, in spite of the mosquito buses leaving the terminus every five
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    COLD STORAGE STRIKE
    408 8 How Up-Country Customers Were Affected To the Editor of the Straits Tim«s Sir.— This business of Letters to the Editor" seems liable to become a habit! My latest grouse concerns the Singapore Cold Storage. Yes, I know there has been a strike, but here Is my case,
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    A LUCKY PONY
    223 8 Classification Of Kit Still Questioned To the Editor of the Straits Times i r Please Permit comment on the Oct 23° y Racing in your su e of It is submitted that it is not necessary to know at least a little about racing to form the
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    LOST WALLET
    176 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Visiting the Cathay Cinema on Friday last, I had the misfortune to drop my wallet, unnoticed. I would not have been aware of the loss until the next day, had the wallet not been returned to me by two Service
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    "NO" IN ADVANCE TO ANY MOSCOW PEACE MOVE
    513 9 Hitler Will Not Get Respite, Says Paris ONSLAUGHT ON BRITAIN WIDELY PREDICTED Allied Land, Sea And Air Forces Ready To Reply THE prospect of a possible Russian peace demarche when the Soviet Premier, M. Molotov, addresses the Soviet Supreme Council to-day meets
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    U-BOAT SINKS TWO TRAWLERS
    217 9 "We Want To Get Your Prime Minister" London, Oct. 30. ••|T is not you we want, but your 1 Prime Minister," the U-boat commander told the crew of the Hull steam trawler St. Nidan <565 tons) after shelling and sinking the vessel 1)0 miles north of
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    R.A.F. Over Nazi Aerodromes
    52 9 London, Oct. 31. THE Air Ministry announces that the RJV.F. made reconnaissance nights over aerodromes in northern Germany yesterday. Despite bad weather and opposition, mucn valuable information was obtained, and many photographs were taken. Up to midnight one of our planes had not returned to its
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    Air Raid On British Sector In France
    88 9 London, Oct. 31. THOUSANDS of British troops on the Western Front yesterday had their first experience of an air raid warning, reports a special war correspondent with the British troops. Anti-aircraft defence personnel rapidly manned their positions and other troops quickly took cover.
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    Destroyers Drive Off Nazi Bombers
    224 9 Destroyers Drive Off Nazi Bombers London, Oct. 31. AN Admiralty communique states J i that One of our destroyer flotil ias south of the Dogger Bank came into action yesterday against two German bombers. There were no casualties among the sailors and no damage was done to the destroyers. It
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    Intense Air Activity On Western Front
    43 9 Paris, Oct. 31. THERE was activity by contact units on the whole of the Western Froni yesterday," says a French war communique. "There wa; also local artillery activity, and chaser and reconnaissance aircraft were intensely active."— Reuter.
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    BRITISH ASSURANCES TO U.S. OVER THE ATHENIA
    212 9 London, Oct. 31. ON instructions of His Majesty's Government, the British Ambassador in Washington has conveyed to £he United States Government the following assurances regarding the sinking of the Athenla Firstly, the Athenia carried no bullion or securities, and no guns or munitions
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    General Gamelin On Western Front
    21 9 Geft Gamelin, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, arriving a a headquarters somewhere on the Western Front.
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    'No Talks With U.S. Or Britain'
    154 9 'No Talks With U.S. Or Britain Statement By Japanese Spokesman Shanghai, Oct. 31. THE prospects of conversations being held in Tokio between Japan and the United States and Japan and Britain are arousing speculation here. Messages from Chungking state that Chinese circles there are displaying lively interest in report that
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    Puppet Regimes In China To Merge
    136 9 Tokio. Oct. 31. Mr Y. Suma, spokesman of the Foreign Office, told pressmen yesterday tha.t a new Central Government in Japanese-occupied China would be brought into existence m a Sjr^cfla^as sag osLbSent of a new Cental Government A final meeting among Wang head of
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    M.P.s VISIT WESTERN FRONT
    151 9 London, Oct. 30. TOE excellent understanding between the I British and French troops was commented on to-day by a British delegation of members of Parliament who visited Paris and tne W They n agreed 'that the working arrangements between the French and British officers were more
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    GERMAN SABOTAGE IN LAST WAR
    112 9 £10,000,000 Awarded To U.S. Claimants Washington, Oct. 30. IHE German-American Mixed Claims Commission has awarded £10,000,000 to Americans with claims against Germany in connection with alleged acts of sabotage on the munition works at Black Tom and Kingsland during the last war. The Commission in
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    STEWARDSHIP OF THE COLONIES
    138 9 Developing Trades Unionism London, Oct. 30. IT is announced that Major G. St. J. Orde Browne, Labour Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, will shortly visit the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia. As Mr Malcolm Mac Donald, Secretary of State for the
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    London Comment On Malaya's Gift
    108 9 THE Red Cross and St. John Fund in London for the sick and wounded now stands at £531,000. The half million mark was passed with the receipt from Malaya of a cheque for £80,000. Commenting on Malaya's gift, The Times says: "This splendid generosity affords
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    FINNISH SHIP SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION
    100 9 i iv n, cct. 30. FOLLOWIKCi an exp'-^ion the Finnish steamer Juno (1,241 tons) sank In the North Sea to-day in ten minutes. A numi>er of the crew of 24, Including five stewardesses, got away In a l.'feboat, tut others were thrown In the water
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    TWO GERMAN AIRMEN DIE IN NORTH SEA
    72 9 London, Oct. 31. THE bodies of two German airmen were washed up on the Norfolk coast yesterdfty One of them was wearing a life-jacket and an empty revolver holster. He is believed to have committed suicide after hours of exposure In the sea.
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    BRITISH BLOCKADE'S BLOW TO GERMAN EXPORTS
    380 9 Cut Off From Raw Materials: Unemployed Now Million pLEAR evidence of the serious effect of the British blockade on Germany's economy, which, according to official information, is preventing 99 per cent, of German shipping from reaching German ports, comes from an authoritative source in
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    17 9 The Swiss radio reports that thi German Ambassador has left Ronv for Berlin to report to Hif.er.
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    NAZI BRUTALITY
    36 9 DRUTAL Nazi treatment of Jews and political opponents is described in a White Paper issued by the British Government yesterday. Extracts from the evidence of diplomatic and consular officers is published in Page SIXTEEN.
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    Reich Shortage Of Oil Is Great Weakness
    125 9 Reich Shortage Of Oil Is Great Weakness London, Oct. 31. IN a long war Germany's oil .sup1 ply would be one of her weakest points. This is the opinion of Dutch oil experts, commenting on a report from the New York correspondent of the Amsterdam newspaper Telegraaf that, in the
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    U-Boats Sink 1 Per Cent. Of French Shipping
    90 9 Paris, Oct. S3. SIX French merchantmen, with a total tonnage ol 41,030, have been lost since the war Degan, says a French communique. Four German ships had boen caplured. One of them was sunk by th? crew Th-ee ether German ships with
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    33 9 London, Oct. 30. AN official mquuy is being made into th' founoins of an air raid warning in Centr-U London to-c-ay. It appears the mes-ase was wrongly Interpreted a. the j»H« brv-rncks.— Reuter.
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    SECRETARY OF STATE ON LABOUR MOVEMENTS
    1274 10 "Extremely Critical Paint Reached" In Colonies CAREFUL HANDLING NEEDED BY GOVERNMENTS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 18. IMPORTANT statements of Government policy in relation to labour movements in the Colonies are contained in an official report, issued to-day, of Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald's
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    MALAYANS ON HOME LEAVE Forbidden To Join Even A.R.P.
    151 10 MALAYANS ON HOME LEAVE Forbidden To Join Even A.R.P. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 17. jytALAYANS due to return East on completion of their leave are impatiently awaiting liner accommodation, which appears extremely hard to find. Many of those waiting would be glad to remain here, either to join
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    A.B.M. "TO CARRY ON" DURING WAR
    112 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 17. THE current issue of British Malaya, the magazine of the Association of British Malaya, states that at a recent comm.'ttee meeting it. was decided that the Association should carry on as far as possible (during wartime) on
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    PETITION TO VARY MAINTENANCE ORDER
    196 10 A PETITION to vary a maintenance o.der made five years ago began before Mr. I Justice Pedlow in the Singapore High Court yesterday. According to an order made in April. 1934, Mrs. Holly Theresa Miles was entitled to alimony of $50 a month from her
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    CHINESE SOPRANO AT SUNDAY CONCERT
    70 10 A CHINESE soprano, Miss Sophie Chanvill be the soloist at the Mtolcipa, organ recital by Werner Baer at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sunday next. Miss Chang, who was born in Rangoo. has sung in church choirs and performed as soloist on several occasions, but
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    FOOD CONTROL FINE AT IPOH
    54 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 30 I LJ w. SANDERS, manager of Pritchard and i Co., Ipoh, was to-day fined $175 on four cnarges of contravening the Food Control Enactment. It was alleged that that the branch sold granulated sugar at prices above those
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    STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL
    69 10 "THE Straits Times Annual for 1939, which 1 will be on sale to-morrow, contains a wide variety of articles on Malayan subjects, as well as a series of coloured plates and photographs. Priced $1.50. It makes an Ideal Christmas or New Year's gift for friends In other
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    Big Festival Crowd Sees Temple Fire-Walking
    418 10 A TYPICAL Indian festival crowd, including many women In beautifully coloured sarees, with disorderly youngsters sometimes providing a problem to the authorities, yesterday evening watched the annual fire-walking ceremony in the Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road, Singapore. About 200 Hindu devotees fulfilled
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    GOVERNOR'S PRAISE FOR AMBULANCE BRIGADE
    503 10 YOU now fill a very real need in the life of Singapore, and I am certain that if we are ever faced with a real emergency, the services of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will be of the very greatest importance," said the Governor, bir
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    FIRST 100 TO REGISTER TO-MORROW
    119 10 APPROXIMATELY 100 male British Europeans whose surname bgins with the letter "A" are expected at the Colonial Secretariat. Singapore, to-morrow to register i themselves under the Registration Ordinance. The "Aa's" to Ans" will be required to register between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.. the "Ao's"'
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    S.C.B.A. MEETING
    30 10 |«E.IBERS of the Straits Chinese Britls IVI Association are reminded that the tinvaal meeting will b 3 held at the Garden :iub. China Building, to-day at 5.15 p.m.
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    WAR & SOCIAL SERVICES
    246 10 WAR SOCIAL SERVICES Questions On Policy In Colonies PROSPECTS ARE NOW UNDER REVIEW (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 17. I IBERAL-minded members of Parliament have been expressing much anxiety, since the outbreak of hostilities, concerning the outlook in war-time for social services in the Crown Colonies, as well as
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    MEMBER OF UNLAWFUL BOYCOTT SOCIETY
    59 10 SENTENCE of one month's rigorous tmO prisonmcnt was passed on Leongr Kam roon. 25. a Cantonese, convicted In the Singapore fifth police court, yesterday, on a cnarge of bsin<( a member of an unlawful society. 'the Committee for Boycotting Japanese Cnment." Goh Ah Heng. 25.
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    24 10 Mi-. D. G. Osborne Jones will speak o -Some Facts about tne Briiis:i Constitu tion" at to-morrow's meeting of the Singa pore Rotary C!u'o.
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    "Driving Tests" Competition Next Month
    187 11 SYCES CAN ENTER A. A.M. EVENT IT is hoped to hold another A.A.M. sports event in Singapore soon— driving tests." Unless there is a considerable change in the present position, said Mr. Conrad Oldham, chairman of the Singapore branch, yesterday, the Controller of Petrol had
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    ACID PRICES FIXED
    48 11 MAXIMUM prices for formic and acetic acid were fixed by an S.S. Government Gazette notification published last night. The maximum prices for formic acid in Singapore is $13 a jar of 44 pounds weight, and for acetic add $10.50 a Jar of 44 pounds weight
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    NO MAXIMUM PRICES FOR MEDICAL STORES
    64 11 A NOTIFICATION in the Straits Settlements Government Gazette last night cancels the maximum prices for medical stores which were fixed a week ago. The maximum prices were originally fixed on the basis on the levels prevailing on Aug 30 last with an addition of
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    EURASIAN ON CAUSING DEATH CHARGE
    50 11 A EURASIAN, F. J. Shepherdson, yesterday, appeared in the Singapore traffic district court on a charge of causing the death of a Tamil, R. Arunasalam, by negligent driving along Serangoon Road. The case was fixed for Nov. 13 for mention, ball being fixed at $500.
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    BRITISH NAVAL OFFENSIVE MUST WEAR DOWN NAZIS
    1084 11 Brigadier Gambier-Parry s Broadcast On War Methods SCIENCE HAS CHANGED MILITARY STRATEGY ON WESTERN FRONT '•rvNE of the most encouraging things about the present war is that we are determined to carry out no attack which will result only in the useless sacrifice
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    70,000 MORE ACRES OF PADI IN 1940
    68 11 •fpHE campaign to increase the area under padi in Malaya is going well, and it is estimated that the next planting season will show an increase of some 70,000 acres," said SirShenton Thomas in his broadcast speech on Sunday. "Some of this is
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    Canvasser Bound Over On Breach Of Trust Charge
    384 11 \^i EURASIAN PLEADS GUILTY DO not wish it to be regarded in Singapore that I take pity on this man because of his domestic affairs," said Mr. J. M. McFall, criminal district judge yesterday, when he bound over a Eurasian, Henry Clifford
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    EURASIAN ACQUITTED ON TWO CHARGES
    105 11 A EURASIAN. Frederick William Carr, 69, was yesterday acquitted in the Singapore fourth police court, on charges of using criminal force and abusive language to a Eurasian woman, Mabel Wheatley. The complainant said the accused saw her talking to his wife and punched her on
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    ALLEGES HE LOST $260 WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP
    75 11 ALLEGATIONS that $260 In cash was taken from his coat by a friend while he was asleep in his friends house, aftei drinking tea in which opium was dissolved, were made by Dewan Char.d, a Malacca Indian property owner and cattle dealer.
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    MILITARY FUNERAL AT BIDADARI CEMETERY
    64 11 FULL military honours were accorded the funeral at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday of Private George William Caffie, aged 26, who died on Sunday following injuries received in a motor accident in Johore. Private Caffie, who had had 6^ years service five of them abroad was a
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT
    72 11 A CONCERT organised by the Children's Concert Committee, was held at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday. There was some very good singing and the orchestra maintained its usual high standard. The programme included three selections by the orchestra; part songs by Outram School and the Anglo-Chinese middle
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    370 11 I\ALAM uchapan radio Tuan Governor malam tadi ia telah menerangkan apa sebab-nya terlampau sadiklt di-terima perkhabaran hal yang berlaku dl-Medan Barat (arah ka-negerl Peranchis). Kata-nya: 'Perkhabaran2 yang hebat tidak ada datang itu bukan-lah erti-nya peperangan klta hendak menghapuskan peratoran Hitler mi tidak di-jalankan dengan bersunggoh2. Peperangan pada
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    WHAT BRITONS THINK OF NAZI PEACE "OFFERS"
    3561 12 WHAT BRITONS THINK OF NAZI PEACE "OFFERS" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 16. HO you remember, Malayans, these lines in Kipling's poem, "The Tmce of the Bear When he stands up like a tired man, tottering near and near: When ha stands up as pleading. in wavering, man-brute guise,
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      158 13 Jf SOU AGENTS /y \s STOCKISTS C^^ FOR MALAYA BELL'S ASBESTOS SiX /INGAPGRE ...II i wakes] millions BIOBEN Depi-ndable liii Ben s;urts the day oft right in homes everywhere. Every morning he. calls millions from 6leep to action wakes far more people than sny other alarm. Big Ben's unfailing call
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    "HITLER THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD DRAG U.S. INTO WAR"
    314 14 Democratic Leader Indicts 'This Wretched Creature" UTTITIrn Washington, Oct. 30. fc LJIILbK is the only man who could drag the United into war/ Senator Carter Glass, an elderly Democratic leader, told interviewers to-day. Declaring that Hitler was the onlyman who
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    GERMAN FIGHTING PLANES' DEFECT
    106 14 London. Oct. 30. JN an address following an inspection yesterday of Royal Air Force cadets, Air Marshal Sir John Salmon d said: "I have been talking: to some of the pilots who have been flying over Germany. They had extremely little opposition. They say that there
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    Indian Leaders For New Delhi
    188 14 Joint Conference With The Viceroy MR. GANDHI and Babu Rajendra Prasad, president of the Indian National Congress, are leaving for New Delhi to-day and will be received by the Viceroy to-morrow reports Reuter from Wardha. Mr. Jinnah, president of the Muslim League, will also be
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    Growing Unrest In The Reich
    244 14 Revolts Among Units From Poland London, Oct. 30. A CCORDING to the French radio, reports about unrest among troops In Vienna, Graz and Klannenfurt (Austria) have reached France across the Austrian frontier. The reports add that revolts In units which returned from the Polish campaign
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE TALKS AT TOKIO
    86 14 Tokio, Oct. 30. AN Interview between Mr. Masayukl JTI Tanl. Foreign Vice-Minister, and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Cralgie which took place on Friday evening Is regarded by newspapers as t'.e beginning of preliminary talks for the settlement of problems pending between Japan and Britain. Prior
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    RELUCTANCE TO JOIN UP IN SUDETENLAND
    61 14 r Bucharest, Oct. 30 IAVELLERS whose reports are considered reliable etate that 80 women are Imprisoned at Eger, Conrad Henleln's former headquarters, for publicly complaining that they lacked food for their families. Report* also allege great reluctance In the Sudeten regions to Join up
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    32 14 THE MILITARY COURT at Acre yesterday sentenced a Jew to life Imprisonment and 42 others to ten years' Imprisonment for carrying arms and participating In an unauthorized military parade on Oct. 5.—
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    Air Raid Alarms In Britain
    459 14 Townspeople See R.A.F. Drive Off Enemy A IR raid warnings were sounded in a number of places on the east coast of Britain yesterday, due to the presence of unidentified aircraft. In error, the warning was sounded in parts of London. A plane was seen
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      236 14 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TO-DAY ZHL 225 metres. ZHP 39.06 metres, p.m. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.30 The news and mid-day rubber and tin prices. 140 Interval5.00 Malay musical entertainment from the studio by Lincoln's Musical Party 6.00 Cantonese comedy interlude. t 6.40 Children's programme. (CantoneteK 7.00 Children's programme. English
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      545 14 J^^hZT^llßSl WITH THE BUILT-IN H mv* M "GLACIER- SEALED The above depicts the simple staied-in unit which is so amazingly trouble-free ...its few moving parts are submerged Prices to suit in oil and hermetically sealed against n dust and moisrure. all requirements. PARTICULARS FROM WJ\S. 1918 —mm—m What Is Alka-Seltser?
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    GOLF STAR IN KHAKI Percy Alliss In The Army
    177 15 GOLF STAR IN KHAKI Percy Alliss In The Army IT seems strange to be in khaki after all these years...." Thus does Percy Alllss break th* news to his golf pal* that he is the first star of the club-swinging profession to have taken uniform. They will be surprised, for
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    59 15 FR following have accepted to play hockey for the S.C.C. vs. "D' Coy., Manchester Regiment, at Tanglin to-day: Lc J. S. Aveling; N. C. Manning, D. Brennan; R. M. Hoops, J. Fletcher-Cooke, P. A. P. Konins; R. M. Marsh, Q. H. Clements, FOffr. C. D. Laverg, J. W.
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    OCTOBER MIXED FLAG
    44 15 Seventeen cards were taken out for the October mixed flag competition at the Keppel Golf Club played on Sunday icd resulted In a win for Mrs. C. A. R. Bateman and R. J. Pennle a foot short or the ninth bole.
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    To-day's Sports Events
    41 15 BOXING: Morten vs. Boj Qoee, Happy World. HOCKEY: State Trial, V.M.C.A.; S.C.C. vs. "D" Co., Manchesters. RUGBY: SC.C. "A" vs. R.E. "A", 3.C.C.; Singapore Teachers vs. 5.A.0.8., Farrer Park; R.A.O.C. vs. R.A.F., Seletar. TENNIS: V.M.C.A. and B.C.R.C. tournaments.
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    Teachers' Sports In Kuala Lumpur
    197 15 From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. ENTRIES are called for by the i Selangor Teachers Association for 1 a doubles badminton championship for the Frisby Cup. Friday will be the last day for receiving entries and the draw for the tournament will take
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    SATURDAY'S KEY RUGBY MATCH ON THE PADANG
    592 15 Singapore's Bright Chances As South Finalists QINGAPORE have, during the course of the last month, built up a strong rugger side and, if their form so far may be taken as a criterion of how they are going to fare the remainder of
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    OCTOBER MEDAL AT ISLAND CLUB
    266 15 RXt.I. Scott won the October Bogey competition at the Island Club with a score of three up in the "A" division and F. Jones in the "B division with a score of two up. Some of the best j cards returned were "A" DIVISION R.
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    Big Irish Offer To Boon
    75 15 London, Oct. 17. AN offer to Eric Boon, British light-weight champion, to fight Al Little, Irish light-weight title-holder, carries with it what is described as "a record purse for Ireland." "The inducement is so attractive that I must consider it," said Mr. Jack Solomons, Boon's
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    Thompson Cup Soccer
    195 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. FOUR teams have entered the soccet competition for the Thompson Cup, which was previously competed fo by school teams. This year, however, the competition is confined to Old Boys sides of local schools. The competition will be run alter
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    132 15 The second bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition of the Rcyal Singapore Golf Club for October was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win foe Miss E. M. Hallas and H. H. Sturt with a nel score of 33. Twenty cards were
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    To-day's Hockey Trial
    133 15 Tfce players nominated for this afternoon's Singapore Hocfcey Association state trial on the y.M.C-A. ground at 5.10 p.m. arc: Colours Sproul-Bolton; H. H. Barth, p. r de Souza; O. Clarke. W. J. Peel, L. S. Reuiens; R. Thoy. N. Sullivan. Lt. Com. ChevaUier, M. C. Elliott, Mohd.
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY
    102 15 The following are teams tor the second women's (Rest) hockey trial to be held on Thursday at the G.S.C. ground: Whites: B. Ferguson (Y.W.C.A.); J Atwell (Y.W.C.A.), S. Armstrong (Y.W. CAVE da Silva (G.S.C.), W. Lewis (GSC.). M. Eber (G.S.CJ; D.Clarke (GSC), B. Oehlers (Capt.) (G.S.C. >. R.
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    Airmen Beat I.A. At Hockey
    278 15 IN a hockey match played at th 3 In- i dian Association ground yesterday, the R.A.F. (Seletar) defeated the Indian Association by two goals to one. The first half was played in rain and, with bad ground conditions to cope with, the standard of play
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    TORTURES OF DARK AGES IN NAZI GERMANY
    869 16 British Government On Hitler Terrorism EVIDE.NCE OF FIENDISH BRUTALITY IN THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS THE brutality with which the Nazi persecution of Protestants, Catholics, and Jews which was carried out in 1938-1939 are described as "reminiscent of the darkest ages in the history of
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    Britain Has Best Fed Army In Europe
    211 16 London, Oct. 30. rE British Army had manned and ra».iuned Its front line division without a single man going hungry. This statement was made In an inter view with the Quartermaster-General cf the British Expeditionary Force. He added "We have the best fed
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    Nazi Oppression In Poland
    179 16 Nazi Oppression In Poland Copenhagen, Oct. 30. T*HE German authorities in Poland have ordered buying and selling to be restricted as iar as possible and deals must be confined to essentials, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Berlingske Tidende. No travel is permitted without a permit and at Thorn
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    1,000 Prisoners Shot In Nazi Camps
    1014 16 Paris, Oct. 31. •pHE Gestapo chief, Herr Himmler, has begun a grim purge of Nazi prisons, according to the Paris Soir, which says that a commission under his leadership claims to be ridding the Reich of enemies of Nazi-ism who are in prison or
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      213 16 A STRANGE FACT At the Royal Waterloc Hospital. London, it was found that the asthma of one young woman patient was due to the particular mis or powder she used. She was hypersensitive to one of Us constituents and when the changed her cosmetics tor another brand the asthma disappeared.
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