The Straits Times, 2 December 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NKARLY A CENTURY. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1939. PRICE S CENTS The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS. 16 PAGES.
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      557 2 CAREY— DUMERESQUE.— The engagement Is announced between Captain Peter Harold Carey, R.A. only son of Brigadier-General H. E. Carey, C.M.O.. D.S.O. and Mrs. Carey of Watergate. Bulford Wiltshire and Sheila daughter of Mrs. R. M. Dumeresque of 22 Southwood Court. London, N.W.ll. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised
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      590 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE-Reconditloned electric Re~frigerators. Bririkmann Co., 15, Grange RED MENTHOL CONE. Eagle brand. E?:pecting small shipment to arrive next month. Book your orders now. J. Lea Co., 523/ 525 Serangoon Rd. Singapore. NEW SHIPMENT of Latest Model KEYSTONE 8 m/m Cine CAMERAS and PROJECTORS have just arrived. Send
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      884 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOB SALE SINGER 15 excellent running condition $150 or offer. Tel. 6321) or home *****. USED CARS: Austins "7". M 10". '13-, Ford. Morris. HiJIman Minx. Standard. Vauxhall etc.— The Eastern Auto Co.. Ltd.. Singapore. FOR SALE. One Seven-seatcr Renault Saloon Car of 14 H.P. Condition good. Please
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      452 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL LITHOGRAPHERS LTD. As from t)ecember 1, 1939, the Town Office of Lithographers Limited will be at A10-12 (basement) Union Building. Entrance between Hongkong Bank and Union Building. NOTICE Any persons having any claims againsc the estate of Pilot Officer William SHAW, missing, believed drowned, are
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      618 2 EDUCATIONAL FRENCH LADY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR i speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish) gives French lessons at pupil;' home. Apply Phone 3030. YOUR CHILD'S MUSICAL EDUCATION NEW CLASSES opening in January. 1940. Kindergarten from age 5. Practical Theoretical any age. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL 1-A, Kirk Terrace. Phone 2323 Singapore. TENDERS SINGAPORE
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      505 2 BUSINES CARDS Etc JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist. FLOOR. 18-1- BATTER Y Xl). P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms; Special rales Outslatioa Members, Clubs and Messes. Open Daily: 8.30 A.M. to 6 P_>L Saturdays 8.30 A.M. to 1 P.M. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss
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      416 3 P. &0. BRITISH INDIA and apcar line (tncorporatco id England) PENINSULAR ANU URIENTAI B.N Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES The best possible services are being maintained to i the United Kingdom, also to Hongkong and Shanghai. j Passengers are requested to register their requirementS but Under present J.«» Mm^Aa
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      310 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS [3 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR T q LIVERPOOL MEZ^G^^ttS±^ oiiQ-— *£!T BSKUS 1 .Zm.mSAi T°. Liverpool Via Suex. Liverpool. Antwerp and Rotterdam turugu maru sail spore Dec. 22 port ™°\ITZ urn. TeUv1 Beyrouth. Piraeus and Genoa MURORAN MARU Sail Spore Dec. 13 "-T" Kta Y^.,
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      478 3 UAil^Fin H O I^A I Trt mANorItLU Uu. 9 LIU. OCEAN OUILOING. COLLYEK QUAY. SINGAPORE Id. $151 CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PENANG t«l. 1566 Dt f ?I? I?TT 1111 ff? F f f 171? ULiIIVC. ff Unnflil) LilNCi. Frefluent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of .America. Date, ar, not
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    London Stock Exchange
    345 4 London, Dec. 1. Tjie chief feature of generally quiet and 1 steady market* on the Stock Exchange to-day was strong Indian buying of Indian Iron.*, Burma Corporations and Attoek OUs. prices of all three chowlng considerable gain',. Tins Inclined to ease after the announcement of the fixing
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    TRADING WITH ENEMY
    69 4 London, Dec. 1. TNDER a new Board of Trade order, 109 v/ additions have been made to the original order directing 278 firms carrying on business In foreign countries to be deemed enemies under the Trading with the Enemy Act. Six deletions are made. Traders and shipowners
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    24 4 The Secretary for the Colonies has appointed Mr. G. L. M. Clausson to be acting assistant under-secretary with effect from January 1 next.—British Wireless.
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    224 4 Singapore, MINING Ampats Austral Amalg. Batu Selangors Hong Fatts Jelebub Kampong Lanjutu K Ksmuntlng iC&muotlnga Kinta Kellaa Klang Rivers Kramute ICufhais LAruts I.UtUtl Pctaluigs Pungahs PU>Q Pahangs Raub Gold Renoags Ramans Sejaj-nr zs Plone Southern Kintas Bunsei Klntas cungei Luas S-uijeJ Ways rainapa Teinoh Tin
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    140 4 1 Prom Our Ov.n Correspondent) London, Dec. 1. KIBBER: Easy. Spot: 11 7 lCi X 9 16d (ll^d 11 9 16d) Jan-Mar: 117'iCU i."l6d (11 »jl6d ll%d) Apr-June: lilted ll?id (ll%d m.id) July-Sept: il>»d 11 3 16d UlV.d U?6d) New York, (optnine price): 20.01 cts. (19.90 cts).
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1284 4 Fraser And Co's List FKIDAY, DEC. 1, 1939: S P.M. MM Saycr* Stlltfi Ampat Tin (4s) 4s M 9a Id Austral Am&L (5sj 0s 44 7b Austral Malay (I) 37s Ma Ayer Hitaxn <£) 24s 3d 25e 3d Ayer Weug ($1) .90 .M Bangrln Tin
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    231 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Company Dividend Close TIN Burma Malay 6d. No. 21 Dec. 15 Hong Fatt 3% int. Dec. 5 Johan 5% int. Dec. 8 Kamunting Tin 5% final less lax Nov. 17 Katu fid. No. 22 6d. bonus Dec. 7 Kramat Tin 3d. No. 28
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      EX-KAISER QUOTED
      417 4 His References To The Huns Of Attila To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. I have read "Rationalist's" letter of Nov. 23 in your Issue of Nov. 28. It is the best plea he has so far made in a poor case. But he starts from wrong
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      HUN MENTALITY
      247 4 Reader With Thirty Years' Experience Of It To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, In your issue of Nov. 27 it appears that "The Troublesome Continental" contemplates giving up. In the interests of those in this country who so badly require educating as regards true Hun mentality,
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      "THE HUMBLE AYAM"
      108 4 Forthcoming Book By An Expert To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln reply to C.M.K's letter, 1 would like to advise him to get a copy of "Poultry in Malaya," to be published on Dec. 15 Poultry feeding and rearing at Ayer Itam and Serdang
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      FOCH'S WARNINGS
      539 4 Remarkable Predictions By A Great Soldier To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, May I crave the Indulgence of your readers to quote certain passages from Llddell Hart's Foch Man of Orleans." The passages quoted wer apparently expressed by Marshal Fo:h In writing, or verbally, after the
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      A FALSE AIM
      241 4 An Entire Race Cannot Be Annihilated To the Editor of the Straits limes Sir, I request permission to put mv views on the very interesting controversy between "Rationalist" and "The Continentals." I find myself in agreement ith "Rationalist" in most of what he says. It is not
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      GROUNDNUT CAKES
      64 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, We have read the letter signed by C. M. K. under caption 'The Humble Ayam," and have pleasure in informing him that we are In a position to supply any quantity of groundnut cakes. Samples and prices ran be obtained
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      155 4 "trilox" PULLEY BLOCK tfJifK P^M 2-20 TON CAPACITY \if| s}t |E&B Mounted on Ball Bearings \^%m2siriw» Ifil ADMIRALTY QUALITY LOAD Q fl% f|S CHAIN. SHORT HEAD ROOM I. ZT'^iU McALISTER CO., LIT (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG LONDON -wpk 69 f ITLT ">L 1 Hff#%'il Con»tipaUon
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      59 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE T«-day H. VV. 2.09 a.m. 8.5ft.: 1.35 p.m. 9.4ft. L. W. 7.35 a.m. 4.3 ft.; 8.30 p.m. 1.3 ft. To-bmci«w H. W. 3.03 a.m. 8.3 ft.; 2.31 p.m. 8.9 ft. L. W 8.28 a.m. 4.5 ft.; 9.15 p.m. 3 ft. Monday. Dec. 4. H. W 3.57a.m. 8.1
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      87 4 Tuesday. Dec. 6. H. W. 5.02 a.m. 8 ft.; 5.10 p.m. 7.8 ft. L. W. 10.59 a.m. 4.3 ft.; 11.38 p.m. 3.5 ft. Wednesday, Dec. 8. H. W. 6.15 a.m. 8.1ft.; 6.50 p.m. 7.9ft. L. W. 12.35 p.m. 3.7 ft. Thursday, Dec. T. H. W. 7.14 a.m. 8.4 ft.; 8.18
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      535 5 Buyers Remain Reluctant But No Selling Pressure By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 2. THE feature of this morning's market news is the announcement by the International Tin Committee fixing the exportable quota for the first quarter of next year at 100 per cent, of standard tonnages.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      122 5 Rice quoted per koyan —40 picols. Other commodities quoted per picul, except where otherwise stated. Gincapcre, Dec. 1, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler $7.50 Hamburg Cube $14 00 Java Cube $12 00 Pepper White Muntok $18.00 White $17.50 Black 8.50 Copra Moced J4.65 Sun Dried $5.00 Sago Flour
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      RUBBER EXPORT DUTY
      42 5 THE price of rubber for purpose of 1 assessment of export duty for the period Dec. 1 to Dec. 7 inclusive in the F.M.S. has been determined at 39 V 8V 8 cents a pound, states a Gazette notification.
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      Armed Merchantman's Fight With U-Boat
      172 5 London, Dec 2. THE story of the first straight fight in this war between a defensively armed merchantman and a U-boat is revealed by the award of the 0.8. E. to Captain Albert White, master of the Stonepool. The Gazette says that on sighting the
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      Story Of German Air Force Desertions
      79 5 Story Of German Air Force Desertions London, Dec. 2. A STRANGE story was circulated in Britain yesterday that many German aircraft had landed in Holland and that their crews had surrendered themselves for internment. It is not known how the rumour originated. The German radio broadcast a denial of the
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      More Japanese Currency In China
      61 5 Tokio, Dec. 1. HTHE Ministry of Finance an- nounces that effective from to-day Japanese army notes will be the sole Japanese currency in circulation in Central China. All yen notes of the Bank of Japan and all yen deposits in Central China will be registered
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      OIL SUPPLIES FOR ALLIED FORCES
      256 5 Advantages Of Close Co-Operation London, Dec. 1. SOME advantages of Anglo-French economic co-ordination in respect of oil supplies are beii.g examined by expert writers in the Press. By the pooling of transport, for example, it is pointed out that French requirements can br. supplied from
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      EXCHANGES
      172 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 116 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4>i Lyons demand 2050 Switzerland demand 207 Hamburg demand New York demand 46? i Montreal demand
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      AUSTRALIAN DEMAND FOR DOLLARS
      96 5 Government's Warning Melbourne. Nov. 8. AUSTRALIA'S demand for dollars has greatly increased as a result of *.he repeal of the U.S. arms embargo, according to an announcement today by the Department of Information. The Anglo-French demands will be prodigious, it is stated, and it is, therefore,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      98 5 Friday, Dec. 1, noon. Bayers Sellers Prices Prices No IX RS.S. (Spot loose) 39' i 39', No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. Id cases December 39% 39% G.K.A.Q. B.S.S. f.o.b. in bales December 39 39 I A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b In bales December —38% 38% FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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      GERMANY WILL LOSE EXPORTS
      392 5 EFFECT OF ALLIED ACTION OF REPRISALS NEW MINISTRY TO ADMINISTER ORDER London, Nov. 30. THE Financial News estimates 1 that the effect of the British and French export ban on Germany will reduce German exports by £90,000,000, calculated at 17 marks to the pound sterling, says
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      ENEMY EXPORTS & THE NEW CONTROL MEASURE
      243 5 ENEMY EXPORTS THE NEW CONTROL MEASURE London, Not. 30. THE Ministry ot Economic Warfare announces that in consequence oi the decision to take action against goods of enemy or enemy-controlled origin, it has been decided to establish an Enemy Exports Committee which will carry out, as regards enemy exports on
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      Japanese Anger At Exports Ban Plan
      139 5 Tokio, Dec. 1. DECLARING that traders and shipping interests are demanding "vigorous action" to be taken by the Government in connection with the Anglo-French decision to seize German exports found in neutral ships, the Yomuri Shimbun urges the Japanese Government to "invoke the right
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      84 5 NO ONE STAYS IX IVEBEENj f I EXPECTED THIS, JILTED BEFORE, SON, AND I'M MOTHER SORRY IT HAPAND NEVER PENED I ADVISE MINDED BUT YOU TO SEE THE I'LL NEVER BE DENTIST ABOUT ABLE TO YOUR BREATH I r FORGET SUE j TT^g- 1 MOST BAD BREATH IS CAUSED BY
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      112 5 USE SKETOLENE and BE IMMUNE. TWO SIZES .75 cts $1.25 OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE Sole Distributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. PUMPS PUMPING MACHINERY FOR EVERY PURPOSE MANUFACTURED BY JOSEPH EVANS SONS (WOLVERHAMPTON) LTD. CULWELL WORKS. WOLVERHAMPTON ENGLAND. OBTAINABLE FROM 411 First Class Machinery Dealers. BEST FOR RESULTS HIS MASTER'S
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      359 5 BANK OF CHINA (incorporated in China 0; Special Cnarter) 12, Cecil Street. Singapore, Telepbone: Manager's Office 6441 Sub-Manager's Office 6442 Exchange Oept 8441 General Office 5188 9 Cable Address: "CFUNUKUO." Paid Up Capital Ch. S 40.000.000.09 Reserve Funds In evcess of Ch. 3.200.000 M Totsi Assets approximately Ch. $2,647,000,000.99 Tse-Vung
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    B.B.C. OBSERVER ON HIS TRIP THROUGH NO-MAN'S-LAND
    775 7 Nazi Prisoners Disclose War Secrets To The French VIALAYAN listeners to the 8.8.C. last night were taken on a tour through the French lines to advance posts 300 yards from the German lines by Richard Dimbleby, the 8.8.C. observer on the Western Front.
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    Impossible Task For Germany
    260 7 Mastery Of North Sea And Atlantic IT will take the Reich more than 15 years to sweep the Allied and neutral shipping from the seas, at the present rate of destruction. Thus writes Mr. William Simms, foreign editor of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, emphasizing the absurdity of
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    INDIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO WAR EFFORT
    128 7 London, Dec. 1. SIR Mohamed Zafrullah Khan, the Government of India's representative, made a statement in London in which he referred to the ability of India to play a greater part in this war than in the last. This was due, he explained, to the
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    Tokio Assurance To France
    97 7 Tokio, Dec. 1. IN an interview with the French Ambassador, M. Charles ArseneHenry, yesterday, the Foreign Minister. Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, said that Japan's objective in the current military operations in Kwangsi and Kwangtung provinces was to cut oil routes of supply to the Chiang regime. He
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    Tokio Story Of A 'Feud' In Chungking
    134 7 Tokio, Dec. 1. JAPANESE reports from Hong Kons quote reliable sources there as stating that Moscow has instructed its Ambassador at Chungking to inform Gen. Chiang Kai-shek that, unless the Chungking Government effects a speedy and satisfactory solution of the "feud" between the
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    Dr. Benes On His 'Trial'
    92 7  -  The Nazis By THE German wireless announces that Dr. Benes, the former Czech President, will be tried publicly in absentia. The charges will be fraudulent enrichment and co-operation with foreign Jewish capitalists. The trial will probably be held In Prague. When informed of the German
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      389 7 HOTELS Tonight Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE (formal) POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME MIMI JOSE MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. Dinner $3 —BOOK YOUR TABLE Non-diners $1.00 RIJSTTAFEL SERVED TO-DAY from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. ~3TMAS <c NEW YEAR F~EVE FESTIVITIES
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  • The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 1939. (91st. Day of the War.) THE PUPIL AND THE MASTER
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      1150 8 Russia has shown herself a very apt pupil of the Nazi exponents of the policy of aggression. The Soviet manoeuvres preceding the attack on the Finland and the attack itself were perfect reproductions of the Hitler technique. There were the same unfounded allegations of a puny David committing outrages against
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      EUROPEAN POVERTY
      410 8 Christmas Appeal For The Sick Destitute To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Here in Singapore we have been neglecting poor Europeans, the patients in the hospitals and the prisoners in a disgraceful manner. I believe it was last year that a letter appeared in your paper
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      CO-OPERATION
      264 8 Indian Milk Vendors Urged To Organize To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read in the last Sunday Times about a co-operative plan in Kuala Lumpur to start a dairy society, and have been wondering whether the cooperative authorities in Singapore would set to work to organize
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      SILK STOCKINGS
      139 8 No Shortage Likely In Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, My attention has been drawn to an article published in the Straits Times of yesterday's date. May I correct the erroneous supposition of your reporter and point out that there is no reason for a
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      WEATHER REPORTS
      263 8 People Who Value The Service To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am afraid "Cut It Out" is not a regular reader of your paper, otherwise he would not have been so sweeping as to say that all your correspondents seem to be of the same
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      "MARCH SINGAPORE"
      208 8 Error In A Police Band Programme To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The Sunday Times of Apr 30 last contained an interesting news item with a photograph of Mr. A. R. Rodrigues, composer of March Singapore." It wsu> also mentioned there that the March was being
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      RUBBER PRICES
      95 8 Letter That Was Meant For Merchants, Not Producers To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am afraid "Fair-Play" must have misconstrued the purport of my letter, which was meant for the consumption of big rubber merchants who invariably make profits regardless of the commodity price. Doubtless
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      THE M.E.F.
      100 8 Local Men Who Want To Join The Forces To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Up to date, nothing has been tone about forming an Expeditionary Force, to be sent from Malaya. There must be many hundreds of young men, even men who were In the last
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      POSTAL FACILITIES
      91 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— A few days ago Not in Use was painted on the pillar box at the junction of Teluk Kurau Road and Changi Road. Now this has been painted over with red, the collecting time-plate has been removed and the slot
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      THE MINERS' LOT
      296 8 More Pay And More Leisure Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l fully agree with "Pertlnax* regarding the underpaid and overworked employees. Is it not time that all companies paying dividends should take into consideration not only an increase in wages, but also a
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      CIGARETTES
      160 8 Complaint About Prices Charged By Vendors To the Editor of the straits Times Sir.— May I voice a protest on behalf of cigarette smokers against those cigarette vendors (coffee shops and sundry shops included) who are selling at a price of eight to ten cents a [packet of ten,
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      CRUELTY
      194 8 No Active Society For The Protection Of Animals To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Yesterday evening one of my servants found two newly-born kittens on a refuse heap in a vacant lot on Chancery Lane. They had evidently been abandoned the previous night as another servant had
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      THE RAWALPINDI
      117 8 Gallantry In The Face Of Tremendous Odds To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I have read the story of heroism and gallantry enacted on board the ill-fated Rawalpindi with mingled feelings of sadness and admiration, and it strikes me most forcibly as sheer foolhardlness to transform
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    FINLAND TO CONTINUE RESISTING SOVIET
    1193 9 No Peace Talks With Helsinki Government SEVERE FIGHTING GOES ON BY LAND, SEA AND AIR 300 Planes Fly Over Capital: Leaflets Drop FINLAND'S determination to continue resisting the Soviet onslaught was announced in a semiofficial statement issued last night in Helsinki (also known as Helsingfors)
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    HUNGARO-SOVIET TENSION
    27 9 Budapest, Dec. 2. DEPORTS of alleged tension and firing and troop concentrations on the Russo-Hungarian frontier are emphatically denied by the Hungarian semi-official agency. Reuter.
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    NEW FINNISH CABINET Continue Will Resistance
    331 9 NEW FINNISH CABINET Continue Will Resistance piNLAND will never barter away her right to determine her own destiny," declared M. Rytl, the new Finnish Prime Minister In a broadcast speech to the United States. A semi-official statement issued in Helsinki last night stated that the new Finnish Government was determined
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    Critical Battle Looms In China
    120 9 Chungking, Dec. 1. \X7HAT will probably be the severest as well as most crucial battle of the present Sino-Japanese war will be fought in near future in the hills of Kwangsi Province, according to well-informed observers here. Following the Japanese occupation of Nanning, thereby cutting
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    Another 250,000 Men To Be Called Up
    95 9 London, Dec. 1. MEN up to the age of 23 are now to be called up for military service. A royal proclamation issued today makes liable for service all male British subjects who, by today, have reached the age of 20, but not
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    REICH NOT TO INTERVENE
    363 9 Press Silent On Invasion London, Dec. 2. TTHE Rus.so-Finnish situation, while distressing for Finland, also confronts Germany with a most disconcerting state of affairs, according to a trustworthy source in London. Russia's further advance in this area, it is stated, means that the Soviet may ultimately
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    DUTCH OFFICIALS AS PRO-NAZI SPIES
    39 9 The Hague, Dec. 2. •ywo Dutch state officia s have been detained here in connection with suspected espionage on behalf of Germany. The wife of one of the men has also been detained Reuter.
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    M. DALADIER GIVEN FULL POWERS
    35 9 Paris, Dec. 1. BY 259 votes to 23, the Senate today passed a bill conferring full powers on the Prime Minister, M. Daladier, for the duration of the war. —Reuter.
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    DOMINIONS AIRMEN AID IN DEFENDING BRITAIN
    208 9 London. .Dec. 1. THE Air Ministry announces that squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force will in due course play their part in active air operations in Europe. Meanwhile, a new fighter squadron, formed and manned by Canadian pilots, will assist the air defence
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    U.S. Ban On Further Arms Shipments To Russia
    139 9 Washington, Dec. 1. STRONG hint that the United States will impose a moral embargo on shipments of aeroplanes and arms to Russia when more complete official reports of the invasion of Finland are received was given by Mr. Cor dell Hull, Secretary
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    Warning Of Great Nazi Attacks
    196 9 Warning Of Great Nazi Attacks M. Daladier Discloses Reds' Treachery Paris, Dec. 2. JU DALADIER, the French Premier and War Minister, in a broadcast last night, declared that Germany being too weak to conquer other powers had thought to break the French resistance by causing dissension among the French people.
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    SOVIET PEACE CONDITIONS
    309 9 Finnish Puppet Regime Formed Moscow, Dec. 2. A NEW Finnish "Government" pledged to overthrow the Helsinki regime has been formed at Terijoki, a Finnish frontier town occupied by the Red Rrmy, states the official Soviet Tass Agency. It has been established by representatives of Finnish left wing
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    22 9 LAST night's French war communique says that there were patrol encounters and reciprocal artillery action at various points on the western Front.—Reuter.
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    TRADE UNION BENEFITS TO MALAYAN LABOUR
    858 10 Sir Alexander Small And Leadership Problem EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE DEMANDS "IT should not be necessary always to wait for demands from labour. A good employer should know what is in the minds of his men. That is part of his business
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    AMUSEMENTS
    210 10 SINGAPORE I! \l I I I v HOI I I Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 Dinner Dance (Formal) 7 to 1 1 a.m. GARKK K IHKATKh. GEYLANC. Rangila Mazdur A Hindustani Talkie 6.15 9.15. Gill VI OKI ■> Cabaret 8.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: The Little Princess. Sky: Almost
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    LOWER RICE PRICES Official Levels
    326 10 LOWER RICE PRICES Official Levels THE new maximum rice prices for Singapore were published in the Government Gazette last night. The new maximum price for Siam No. 2 white rice is 4% cents per katty or 21 katties to the dollar. Saigon No. 2 white rice is now 4\\ cents
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    NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE SEES THE KING
    42 10 London. Dec. 1. MR. PETER FRASER, Deputy Premier of u ew Zealand, who is shortly returning home after the Empire talks here, was received in audience by the Kins at Buckingham Palace this morning —British Wireless.
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    STRIKERS AND THEIR PAY
    127 10 1,000 March To Protectorate TTO ask for payment of their Novem- ber wages and living alowances, more than 1,000 employees of 12 Singapore sawmills who had been on strike, marched from Geylang to the Chineses Protectorate to-day. Their representatives saw Mr. A. W. Hay, Assistant Controller
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    MORE HOUSES FOR S.H.B.
    395 10 Mr. H. K. Rodgers Aim Of Board THE chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. H. K. Rodgers. announced at the opening of the new artisans' dwellings that the Board intended to press forward with new housing schemes until every worker in the Board's service was
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    500 KINTA WORKERS GO ON STRIKE
    73 10 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 1. SOME 500 Kinta foundry workers went on strike to-day following yesterday's ultimatum to employers for increases in wages. They were last on strike in August. The Protector of Chinese has urged the workers to resume work on
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    24 10 The Perak State Council meeting originally fixed to have been held at Taiping, Is now to be held at Kuala Kangsar on Dec. 7.
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    21 10 Mr. W. H. McNeill, the S.C.C. cricketer, and his bride, the former Miss Nancy Hughes, of West Australia. (See next page)
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    100% TIN QUOTA FOR NEXT QUARTER
    249 10 THE exportable tin quota for the first quarter of next year was fixed yesterday by the International Tin Committee at 100 per cent, of standard tonnages. This is the same rate as is allowed for the current quarter. On Nov. 1 the Committee stated
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    HARBOUR BOARD AND WARTIME SHIPPING
    91 10 SPEAKING at the opening of the Singapore Harbour Board's new artisans' colony yesterday, the chairman, Mr. H. K. Rodgers, said "The importance of the Board's dockyard as an essential cog in the wheels of Imperial Defence has been particularly demonstrated during the last few weeks.
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    JAPAN—THAILAND AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT
    91 10 JAPAN— THAILAND AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT (From Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok, Dec. 1. Fis announced to-day that an official agreement was signed yesterday between the Thai and Japanese governments providing for a regular air service between Tokio and Bangkok. The government of French IndoChina has given permission Tor the use of
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    GORDONS PRIVATE DIES IN HOSPITAL
    64 10 PRIVATE Richard ifenry Milne, 26, of the 2nd Battalion the Gordon Highlanders, died in the General Hospital, Singapore, yesterday, after illness. His funeral took place with military honours at Bidadari Cemetery. Wreaths were received from the battalion, the sergeants' mess, the corporals' club, all ranks
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    324 10 RUSSIA telah melanggar Finland pada pagi sa-malam dengan tantera darat, laut dan udara. Tldak ada di-keluarkan pemashhoran perang mengikut sa-chara atoran betul; dan ada-lah di-perchayakan bahawa jawapan Kerajaan Flnalan yang tersangat lembut kapada surat Russia yang dahulu itu sengaja telah di-penyap dl-Moscow supaya Russia dapat peluang memulakan
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    S.H.B. & WAR COST OF LIVING BONUS
    45 10 S.H.B. WAR COST OF LIVING BONUS TPHE Singapore Harbour Board has decided to agree to cost of living allowances being paid on the scale adopted by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. The announcement of this step was made by the chairman, Mr. H. K. Rodgers, yesterday.
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    COMFORTS FOR TROOPS
    44 10 T^HE Inter-Allied Women's Associa- tion of Malaya has forwarded another shipment of comforts for distribution among the Allied soldiers. The shipment consists of 34 pullovers, 27 scarves, 42 pairs of socks, 19 pairs of gloves, 18 woollen belts and 10 shirts.
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    $5½ MILLION TO CHINA RELIEF
    202 10 $5½ MILLION TO CHINA RELIEF Mr. Tan Kah Kee Singapore Wealth SINGAPORE Chinos have contribute 1 a total of $18,000.0G0 in Chin -so currency, or the equivalent of Sr>.loo.oooS r >.100.000 (Straits) to the China Relief Fund In the last 27 months, according :o Mr. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of
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    CHINESE EXTORTED $1 FROM HAWKER
    158 10 A CHINESE, Chua Boon Ch m, was yesterday convicted in th«_ fifth court, on charges of extortion of $1 from a Chinese, Lock Chong. and with attempted extortion from another Chinese, Mah Lap, at Thomson Road en Oct. '29. Accused was sentenced to two months'
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    16 11 The type of dockyard worker who tcUl occupy the S.H.B's. neio artisans' colony at Keppel Harbour.
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    SCHOOL THAT CLOSED DOWN
    258 11 Cheating Charge Against Chinese FUR i HER evidence was recorded by Mr. Kenneth Byrne, at the resumed hearing in the case in which a middlear^ed Chinese. How Say Huan, la charged with cheating Tan Boon Hong by dishonestly inducing him to dose the Keng Sin school,
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    WOULD-BE SUICIDE
    78 11 BLEEDING from a wound in the stomach when he returned home on Nov. 2, Lim Choon Hiang was taken to the General Hospital to have his wound dressed. Yesterday in the third court, he was bound over for six months on a surety of $50, when he pleaded
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    A PETROL CASE
    44 11 BAIL of $200 was allowed Teo Kirn Kai in the second court yesterday, when he claimed trial to breach of trust oi 183 gallons of petrol worth $137, in Grylang, on May 30 last. The case was postponed to Dec. 7.
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    ELLIOTT MAKES STATEMENT FROM THE DOCK
    2196 11 Complete Denial Of All Charges Against Him ACCUSED CHINESE TELLS OF MONEY TRANSACTIONS A COMPLETE denial of all the charges against him was the defence of Robin Aylmer Elliott, when he made a statement from the dock at the conclusion of the Crown case
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    COINING "NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE"
    76 11 STATING that his labour was not worth the trouble, Lim Quey Siong, alias Leek Kiat, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment in the district court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to altering certain Straits Settlements coins to a higher value in Anson Road on
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    CHARGES WITHDRAWN
    51 11 LEE BOON CHEONG, a moneylender who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the district court on Thursday for using forged Municipal hawkers' licences as genuine, had the other three charges of cheating three men of their money, in respect of the forged licences, withdrawn by the D.P.P.
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    25 11 Miss Diana Cremer was married to Mr. R. le G. Norgate, of Devon Estate, Malacca, one hour after she arrived at Singapore from England yesterday.
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    S.C.C. Cricketer Married
    422 11 S. C. C. Cricketer Married MR. W. H. McNEILL MISS N. HUGHES MR. WILLIAM Hogg McNeill, the well-known S.C.C. cricketer, was married at the Singapore Presbyterian Church yesterday to Miss Nancy Marie Ward Hughes, younger daughter of Capt. and Mrs. J. Ward Hughes, of Cottesloe, West Australia. The bridegroom, who
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMS. ON MONDAY
    154 11 2,163 Students To Sit In Singapore CINGAPORE English schools closed yesterday for a six weeks' Christmas vacation. But 2,163 junior and senior Cambridge students in Singapore will only have a month's holiday, as their final examinations begin on Monday, and ends in the case of junior
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    World Entering On A New Birth By Its Baptism Of Blood ?
    2385 12 World Entering On A New Birth By Its Baptism Of Blood '♦JUIARVEL not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew." The words fell like a thunderbolt on the great Rabbi as he listened to an obscure young peasant without the learning of the schools without recognition by
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      405 12 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 me s (225m.) ZIIP 9.69 me, s (30.96m.) p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adelphl Hotel. 1.30 The news an*! mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.40 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adelphi Hotel (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 Malay musical entertainment from the
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    WHO'S THE "LIFE AND SOUL OF THE PARTY ?
    206 13 WHO'S THE "LIFE AND SOUL OF THE PARTY Which are you— Mr. Cheery or Dismal lic.^iond? You can go through life like a wet blanket, of course, but it won't help you much. And think what you're inl>-.sing— all the fun and .sparkle of a healthy, vigorous, lull existence The
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    U.S. OFFICIALLY CONDEMNS SOVIET AGGRESSION
    283 13 May Sever Relations With Moscow After Envoy's Recall Washington, Dec. 1. TN a formal statement read at a Press conference to-day, President Roosevelt declared that Soviet Russia's invasion of Finland was "a profound shock to the United States and jeopardized the rights of mankind to
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    No British Cruiser Sunk By Nazis
    83 13 COLLOWING upon an Admiralty denial that no cruiser of the London class has been destroyed by a U-boat, the Germans have attempted to elicit further information by po.nting out that this denial does not imply that no disaster has befallen any cruiser, and that
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    British Ship Resists Pirate Attack
    48 13 THE British ship Wulin, (2,500 tons) was attacked by pirates yesterday at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The crew fought back and inflicted casualties among the pirates before a British gunboat came to the rescue and captured several of the pirates. Reuter.
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    GERMAN WARNING TO ARGENTINE
    33 13 Buenos Aires, Dec. 1. GERMANY has warned Argentina against allowing Argentine ships to enter the war zone and refuses to accept responsibility if the warning is igj lored .—Reuter.
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    GOEBBELS ON INSPECTION TOUR IN POLAND
    37 13 London, Nov. 30. ACCORDING tj the German wireless, Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda chief, who is making a tour of inspection through Pomeranla, the former Polish Corridor, has arrived in Blomberg. Reuter.
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    ARMS FACTORY FIRE
    59 13 London, Dec. 1. •TtlE Ministry of Supply state that a smaU fire occurred early this morning at an explosives factory as a resitlt of which four people are in hosoital suffering from bums. The lire was put out by the factory lire brigade. Little damage v/as ■a
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    'An Indefensible Outrage,' Says The Times
    790 13 London, Dec. i. HEEP regret at the Soviet action in Finland expressed the Prime Minister in .the House of Commons, and his measured and unambiguous condemnation of the aggressor, are echoed through jut the national and provincial Press. The Press expresses the deepest sympathy
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    MASS PRODUCTION OF PLANES IN FRANCE
    62 13 Paris, Dec. 1. U7ARPLANES are being produced in France by mass production, like ch^ap cars, said the Air Minister, M. Guy La Chambre, in a speech at the American Club last night. During the first few months of 1939, the French air force received
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    WHEN PARLIAMENT IS ADJOURNED
    54 13 London, Dec. 1. The Prime Minister moved a resolution in the House of Commons providing that during the present session, whenever the HouAe stands adjourned, the speakers may call Members together at an earlier date, if it is deemed necessary in the public interest. The resolution
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    Demands To Sweden?
    270 13 SOVIET MENACE TO SCANDINAVIA THE Russian invasion of Finland 1 is condemned by newspapers in all parts of tbe world. "The »nly difference between Hitler and Stalin," said the News-Ghronicle, of London, "is that Hitler did it first." While nearly every British newspaper draws a comparison between
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    Two British Warships Leave Norway
    137 13 suivanger (Norway), Dec. 1. THE two British destroyers, which arrived in a Norwegian port yesterday with a submarine, have left Norwegian waters. The submarine has been taken to the shipyard here for repair. It is authoritatively stated in London that the British submarine was not
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    FINNISH SHIP SINKS OFF SCOTLAND
    106 13 TIE Finnish steamer Mercator (4,200 tons) was mined off the Scottish coast yesterday and sank in six minutes. One of the crew was trapped below deck and was probably killed. The rest of the crew got away In two boats and were later landed at
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    DALADIER'S SPEECH IS WELCOMED IN LONDON
    82 13 London, Dec. 1. T*HE cordial references to British co- operation in the French Premier's speech before the Chamber of Deputies yesterday have been read with pleasure in London. It is noted that M. Daladicr made a telling reply to German efforts to divide the
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    A VISIT TO MALAYA'S OLDEST RUBBER ESTATE
    2818 14 Success Of Replanting On Hilly Exhausted Soil GOOD GROWTH OBTAINED ON COASTAL CLAY AREAS By Our Planting Correspondent I WONDER how many people could answer the question, which is the oldest rubber company in Malaya to-day? Certainly, I could not have done so
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    GOOD DEMAND FOR NEW SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
    187 14 London, Nov. 28. '■phL small investor, who has been 1 given his first opportunity in thi» war of contributing to national iunds, has been quick to respond and heavy demands have been made for national savings certificates and prospectuses for defence bonds. Meanwhile, the
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    TO-DAY'S RACE SELECTIONS
    157 15 PLLOWING are selections for this afternoon's races at Kuala Lumpur in the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's winter rare meeting. Straits Times Race 1. Bay Rose, Glamour. Race 2. Rackarock, Marnell. Race 3. New World, Beacon. Race 4. Davis Cap, Inez. Race 5. Adele, Work
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    CHANGI SAPPERS TROUNCE S.R.C.
    234 15 Seven-One Victory In Yesterday's Hockey MAINTAINING an unbeaten record, the Royal Engineers (Changi) defeated the S.R.C. second string by seven goals to one in a hockey fixture played on the padang yesterday. It was a splendid victory and was Well deserved. The Engineers fielded a forward
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    LAY OFF, NEW WORLD AND DAVIS CUP BEST BETS
    540 15 Final Day Of Selangor Turf Club's Winter Races I AY Off is the only horse taken to score a double at this afternoon's races at Kuala Lumpur in the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's winter race meeting. Lay Oft
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    76 15 TO-DAY Rugby: Scotland vs. the Itest, padang; Army vs. Johore, Rengam; Penang vs. Perak, Ipoh; R.N.R.A.F. vs. Negri-Malacca, Sereraban. Hockey: Singapore vs. Malacca, padang; Singapore Colts (Casual) vs. Gordon Highlanders, Selarang; Penang vs. Selangor, Penang; Khalsa Assn. vs. R.A.F., Khalsa; Soccer: Katong Parish Assn. vs. R.A.F. (Kallang),
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    C.S.C. Score Eight Goals Against Y.'s
    176 15 DISPLAYING grand stickwork, the Ceylon Sports Club easily defeated the V.M.C.A. by eight goals to nil at Balestier yesterday. It was evident from the start of the game that the C.S.C. were going to I win. They attacked determinedly all through the first half
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    ASTON A.A.
    22 15 MEMBERS of the Aston Athletic Club are reminded that the club dance will be held on Monday at 5.30 p.m.
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    37 15 Rodrigues, the surprise selection in to-day's Singapore state hockey side against Malacca, is a former Malacca player. In this picture he is seen on the extreme left, playing in the fourth state' hockey trial. Straits Times picture.
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE PLAY WITH 9 MEN AND LOSE
    353 15 Yesterday's Hockey On Padang DLAYING with nine men, the Medical College did well yesterday in going down by one goal to nil in a game of hockey against the S.C.C. on the padang. The College fielded only three forwards, and although they
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    TEACHERS WIN RUGBY
    32 15 In a rugger match played at Sepoy Lines yesterday, the Singapore Teachers' Association beat the Medical College by 16 points i,two goals and two tries) to six (two tries).
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    POLICE DRAW
    26 15 IN a hockey match played at the Police Depot, Thomson Road yesterday, a Police "A" team drew 2—22 2 with an R.AJF. (H.Q.) side.
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    BILLIARDS MEETING
    23 15 A COUNCIL meeting of the Singapore Billiards' Association will be held on Monday, at 530 p.m. at No. 1-A. Kirk Terrace.
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    THREE CUP RUGBY GAMES WILL BE PLAYED TO-DAY
    559 15 "THE Malaya Cup rugger conape- tition will be advanced a stage further to-day when three matches will be played, one in the North at Ipoh where Penang meet Perak, and two in the South where the Army meet Johore at Rengam and
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    SIAMESE CUP GOLF
    38 15 THE semi-finals of the Siamese Cup were played on Wednesday at the Island Golf Club and the results were: Mrs. J. B. Ross, beat Mrs. D. Gray. Mrs. N. S. Marshall beat Miss S Abed.
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    Fort Canning Lose To R.A.M.C.
    108 15 THE R.A.M.C. yesterday defeated Fort Canning by three games to nil in the firs; match of the Garrison inter- j unit championships. The winners fully deserved their success, but in fairness to Fort Canning it must be said that they were without the services of
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    TO-DAY'S STATE HOCKEY
    195 15 Singapore To Meet Malacca On Padang /"•OOD hockey is promised on toe padang to-day when Singapore and Malacca meet In the first intrrstate match to be played here. The teams are as follows Singapore Cheok Wan: Barlh, Set. Shorey; L. Rcutens, Sgt. Cronin, Haskaran (capt.); I). Ross,
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    POST OFFICE CLUB ANNUAL SOCCER
    119 15 THE following players have b.en chosen to represent the Uniformed Staff against the Clerical Staff in the annual Post Office Club soccer match for the 'Controller's Cup' tomorrow on the Club's ground: Uniformed Officers < colours i: Said Sidik; C. B. Humphries (Capt.), Kascim Jalil:
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    HOCKEY FIXTURES
    36 15 HEADQUARTERS, Force 'EMU," first and second hockey teams, desire fixtures with any civil or military teams in Singapore at home cr away. Applications .should be addressed to the Sports Officer, Headquarters, Force "EMU," Singapore
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    GUNS FOR 'SIEGE' WAR ON WESTERN FRONT
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