The Straits Times, 23 January 1940
1940-01-23
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Title Section36 1940-01-23 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.! MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES l»i PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times. jr, PAGK3 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1940. PRICE S CKNTS36 words
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Advertisement122 1940-01-23 1 7rv NiEN tHOHu TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. r> t Coleman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816- 111 LTV ■#I*Jll Zm m M SFw >*mite pj CHRISTYS SOFT FELT WITH SNAP BRIM hat that was such an out- Hfe**"''^^^ standing success last year. WJL tradition, whilst the brim *$'f122 words
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Advertisement6 1940-01-23 1 SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471)6 words
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Advertisement169 1940-01-23 1 s wf^x\\ Glamorous YieTG S mfrt\ W Evening neu;s/ #ifc\\f^ G°w n s AMERICAN iSlßllv Morniu^ Ensembles „sjm.:., .$jm Wv\ l> n d have just V l "^m'^ Afternoon a r v l v c a Frocks ROBINSON'S 187 ExpameT CXPANOC3 MtTAt, BRITISH EXPANDED METAL FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK With169 words
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Advertisement108 1940-01-23 1 iur fmvn styl:s ft DRESSMAKING I REAOYMAOES Cull at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battery Road. Singapo. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur. KVALA LVKPLR i'j 7/tV'.4 ft r PHONE 3583). prime quality /i>re/' obtainable i(D\ anywhere v/Vcfer V Ee.ause it nas tno superior flavour iH^^^^^flttß^. and Quality only found in imported v^N^l108 words
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Advertisement594 1940-01-23 2 f£k Steal* Stmea DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH REEVE— To Kathleen, wife of E. W. Reeve, of Malacca, at the Singapore General Hospital on January 21, 1940, a daughter. ENGAGEMENT The engagement took place on Monday, Jan. 22 between Miss Lye Hou Yin. eldest daughter of Mr. Mrs. Lye Yeow Kuan the594 words
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Advertisement761 1940-01-23 2 LOST mkiiui I no<;, unswtrs u> n.imc of Rip. Reward. Phone Lucas *****. REWARD. Lost Monday, Jan. 15, between Cyranos and Orchard Road Post Office. Small blue enamel oval brooch with paste edge and ribbon bow design In paste. Box 78. 8. Times. EDUCATIONAL ENGUSH CONVERSATION LESSONS given by experienced761 words
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Advertisement728 1940-01-23 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE TO LET— Central District. Apply Banque de I'lndochine. OFFICES at l and 4-A Prince Si. and n Raffles Place. Apply Sob Chew Kec 129 Kllllne? Road TO LET SPACIOUS BRIGHT AND AIRY OFFICES, Ist Floor corner of Prince and De Souza Street. Apply N. Reuben728 words
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Advertisement425 1940-01-23 2 USED CARS. A TYPE FOR EVERY PURSE PURPOSE RECONDITIONED 6c GUARANTEED 1 937 Morris 1 0 Sal. $975 1937 Morris 12 Sal. Siooo 1938 Ford 10 Sal. Si 200 193S Ford 8 Sal. $1100 Partially Conditioned 1934 Austin 14 Sal. $600 l 934 Austin 12 Sal. SSOO 1935 Graham Sal.425 words
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Advertisement122 1940-01-23 2 ~i INfl P~D RE I W IPOH 9 i iTH I j Yor must see the r^lj LBL WBft I 1 O 'gsgf j^BJ n SHELVADOR K-vtf" J^^ It is more beautiful and more 'I j"^**^^^ JJI desirable than ever j LEE FLETCHER \L-J 102-106, ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. TEL: 3233122 words
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Advertisement394 1940-01-23 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA ANO APCAR LIKE. Uncorporateo in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co MAU PASBENOER AND CARGO SF.RVICEThe P. O. S. N. Company will have a passenger steamer sailing Westwards noxt month. For the latest information apply to The Agent. P ft O S. N Co MA. Collyer394 words
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Advertisement980 1940-01-23 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. A 4 n. Suez. Port Said. Naples. Marseilles. Gibraltar. Lisbon and Liverpool Sail S'Dore HAKOZAKI MARU Feb. 15 15 TO LIVERPOOL Via Suet, Genoa Liverpool. Antwerp and Rotterdam LISBON MARU Feb. 14 TOYOHASI MARU Mar.980 words
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Advertisement429 1940-01-23 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCCAM BUILDING. COLLVEH QUAY. SINGAPORE lei. fISI CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PENANG Tel. 1 it>« BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE429 words
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1697 1940-01-23 4 Interim Of 15 Per Cent. For Current Year ERECTION OF NEW DREDGE PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY CHAREHOLDERS in Petaling Tin Ltd. are to receive a distribution of 30 per cent, on Feb. 5, made up of a final dividend of 15 per cent, in1,697 words
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238 1940-01-23 4 Singapore, Jan. 2i, 10 a.m. MINING Buy-** Sei.n Ampate 5/- 5/3 Austral Amalg 6/4% 6/9 cd Batu Seiangon 1.60 1.65 Hong Fatte 1.19 1.21 Jel-Dut 0.9S 1.00 Kampong Lanjxtts 25/- 25/9 cd K KamuntUur 9/6 cd Kamuntlng 12/6 13/3 cd Klnia Kellas 7/- 7/6 Klang238 words
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303 1940-01-23 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Austral Air.ai 3d. Austral Malay 9d. and I|3 bonus Ipoh 2s. Int. less tax Jon. i Kampong Kamunting 3d. and 7'-id. bonus Feb. 6 Kampong Lanjut 2 6 Jan. 23 Kamunting 5% int. leas tax Jan. 29 Kent 7V4%303 words
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1306 1940-01-23 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY. JAN. 2«. lM*: 1 P.M. Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 9d 5s l'.d /\u-.»jl iiuiai (5sj fis Cs 6d c d Austral Malay (t> 37s 39s cd Ayer HiUun i£> 34» 6d 25s 6d Ayer Weng .80 .85 Bangrin Tin 12s 6d 23s 6d Batu1,306 words
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Article404 1940-01-23 4 MR. CX)LIN RUCKER EDDISON, the iTI well-known Christian Scientist, addressed a meeting at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. Christian Scientists turn naturally to the Bible to learn about God, for no body of people holds the Bible in greater reverence. It was in the Bible that404 words
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47 1940-01-23 4 Over £25,000,000 THE Prudential AMtmnee Co. »in- nounces that In the ordinary branch the net new .sums ->ssuiv(l under policies issued during 1939 exceeded £25.000,000. as compared with £28.324.990 In 1938. These ngurt-i Include overseas business, but rto not Include group assurm47 words
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Advertisement298 1940-01-23 4 ATTACK THAT GOLD WITH VAPEX Colds neglected open way to wor.>c Ills. Clear your cold quickly 6afrly with Vapex. .a drop on your handkerchief. The pleasant-powerful antiseptic vapour, dr: p-bn athed. searches out perms In warm breeding places In nose and threat, brings Immediate relief. Your head clears, stuffiness and298 words
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Miscellaneous156 1940-01-23 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 8.44 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 10.34 pjn 8J ft. L. W. 248 ajn. 5.4 ft.; 3.47 pjn 1.6 ft. To-morrow H W. 9.37 a.m. j).4 ft.; 11.12 p.m 8.6 ft. L. W. 3.44 ajn. 4.9 ft.: 430 pjn 1.l ft. Thursday, Jan. 16. H. W.156 words
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Article522 1940-01-23 5 Tin Continues To Decline And Shares Easier lt> Our I m initial Correspondent iSincapore, Jan 23. A_ is usual arter holidays the market this morning opened quistly. The feature is the rise of one-si::-focnth of a penny to U 1 Isd. for spot ruhbet in London the522 words
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Article183 1940-01-23 5 The >tio*ln", are me exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ■HUM London T.l 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freicht 2/4% Lyons demand 2057 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 Montreal demand 51183 words
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Article98 1940-01-23 5 Tuesday. Jan. 23. noon. Bayers Seller* Prices Prices So. IX R.S S. (Sp«t loose) 38^, 38 No. IX R.S.S. f.oh. In cues Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 38~, 39 1 G.r.A.Q R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Jan. -Feb. (Sellers option) 37^ 37% F.A.Q. K.s.s. f.o.b. In bales98 words
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Article117 1940-01-23 5 <From Our Own Correspondent > ondon. Jan. 22. The following are to-day's "bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 16 6 British Empire "B" 8 VA British Empire Cumulative 13 3 British Empire C'prehensive ..13 8 British General "A" 18 ISi British General "B" 14117 words
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Article35 1940-01-23 5 Me-srs. Boustead to-day received a telegram from the Barns Philp company that the steamer Merkur which ran aground off the Australian coast has now been refloated and has proceeded on her vo;» ?e.35 words
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Article391 1940-01-23 5 London, Jan. 22. f* OiNSEQUIiNT on a big accumulation of buying orders over the week-end, a sharp rka In all British Government Stocks occurred on the Stock Exchange to-day. This rise was partly due to further consideration of the conversion proposal regarding the 4 per cent. Conversion391 words
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Article119 1940-01-23 5 Singapore, "an. 23, noon. Buyers Seller* Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube «140« Java Cub* ***** Pepper White Muntok $15.50 White $15.00 Black $850 Cojrra Mixed $3.45 Sun Dried $3.80 Saoo Flour No 1 Llngga $6.25 Pair $6.25 Sarawak $700 Jelotong Palemban* $13.50 Banja $13.50 Sarawak $14.00 TamcxM Small119 words
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Article109 1940-01-23 5 Germans Were On Board London, Jan. 23. FRENCH circles in London state that a French auxiliary cruiser stopped the Italian motorship Orazio after the vessel left Toulon on Sunday, and removed eight Germans who were on board. Bhortly afterwards the Orazio's SOS. was picked upReuter - 109 words
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119 1940-01-23 5 Co-ordinating Allied U.S. Purchases JLMR. H. Morgenthau. the Secretary to t_e UJ3. Treasury, wild in Washington yesterday that at the request of President Roosevelt he was co-ordinating Allied and American aeroplane purchases in the United States. It is assumed from this that aircraft orders are being cleared through Mr. Morgenthau119 words
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206 1940-01-23 5 Food In Britain As Cheap As Before War London, Jan. 22. \I7ITH the war In its fifth month and rationing in its third week, a survey of food supplies and prices shows that many foods are as cheap and plentiful as before the war and some prices are actually lower.206 words
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Article185 1940-01-23 5 Amsterdam, Jan. 23. SURPRISE and regret at Mr. WlnstorChurchill's call to small neutral states to Join the Allies against Germany are expressed by the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf, which says that had the First Lord of the Admiralty addressed himself to the United States. Italy and JapanReuter - 185 words
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196 1940-01-23 5 New York. Jan. 22. EBROWDER secretary of the Communist Party In the United States, who was convicted on charges of twice using passports obtained by false statement, has been sentenced to i two years' imprisonment and a fine of $2,000 on each cf theReuter - 196 words
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Advertisement132 1940-01-23 5 a mm WJf ,^2=— JM natter which 1940 •*_■_> PHILCO Tronic model you MODEL 750 An 8 Valve AC Di PHlLto- Tropic moaei you receiver 110/220 v. Selectivity. Senslti select, you will have the best ntJ ftnd Quality leaves nothing to be radio money can buy for th^ desired, price132 words
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Advertisement226 1940-01-23 5 PINE ESSENCE BATH SALTS PROMOTES HEALTHFUL ENERGY After a hard day's work or play i PINE BATH will act as a real tonic: refreshing. Invigorating and soothing. PINE BATH SALTS are not merely perfumed Bath Salts. They contain the soothing, strengthening, aromatic and balsamlc constituents of the mountain Pine. RECOMMENDED226 words
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Advertisement379 1940-01-23 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INUI4 LIMITED The Company, which is Incorporated ia the S.S and registered as a Trust Company undertakes the following duties: EXECUTOR <_ OR TRUSTEE OF A WILL ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF379 words
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Advertisement195 1940-01-23 6 6°i' 5 P 9.i5 a p.M. ALHAMBRA Warner Bros.' Excitingly Different Hit! CBfS S^^^SHE MADE *TUX m F 1 L ANN SHERIDAN THE DEAD END' KIDS RONALD REAGAN VS&B&PJm BONITA CRANVILLE FRANKIE THOMAS WB BH^pP^^' HENRY O'NEILL EDUAROO CIANNELLI NEXT CHANGE ALHAMBRA ROMANCE! DRAMA! COMEDY! ACTION' MIDNIGHT PREMIERE— SAT. JAN.195 words
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Advertisement495 1940-01-23 6 EVERY MUSIC LOVER WILL LOVE THIS PICTURE... EVERY PICTURE LOVER WILL LOVE ITS MUSIC! PAVILION sis 9i5 TO-NIGHT "Vw Broken ttosar v" (inspired by Gounod's 'Aye Maria 1 STAKRING H| DEREK OLDHAM THE FAMOUS SINGING STAR v \OF THE STAGE HIT 'ROSE MARIE' tS^ m m mX '%> JEAN ADRIENNE495 words
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Advertisement265 1940-01-23 6 RKO-Radio's famous Adventure Story— The Story that told the World of the Heroes of Hollywood who jrive their Lives so that the public may have Thrills! CA PITAf TO NIGHT Aril \l Ll I 6.15 9.15 Brand New Copy Rrou^ht bark by Public Demand. t^'T^HWm OF HOLLYWOOD SKIES! fnaix^mfM^mmm^mwmm^m^^ War265 words
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785 1940-01-23 7 British Press Comment On The Ministers' Statements London, Jan. 22. THE speeches of Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, and 1 Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, each resounding with determination and setting forth the British case against Germany and factors which makeReuter; British Wireless - 785 words
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70 1940-01-23 7 £250,000,000 For Arms Purchases In U.S. New York, Jan. 22. THE New York Times learns in official circles in Washington that Britain is premring to spend about £250,000,000 on planes and other military supplies in the United States. It is stated that Mr. llei.ry Morgentb.au. Secretary of the Treasury, hasReuter - 70 words
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Article213 1940-01-23 7 "Arch-Enemy Of The Nazis" •jMEUTRALS will not appreciate the x^ invitation to intervene," says the New York Times, commenting on Mr. Churchill's broadcast. "Still, for all its occasional lapses," the newspaper continues, "the speech was a good one and there is good reason for the Germans to rate Mr. ChurchillReuter - 213 words
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153 1940-01-23 7 Dislocation Of Soviet Coal Industry Moscow, Jan. 22. AN article In the Induotria, organ of the Commissariat for Heavy Industry, sharply criticizes the Soviet coal industry. The article says that the output in the two main centres, the Urals and the Don Basin, for the first 13 days in JanuaryReuter - 153 words
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Article41 1940-01-23 7 NEGOTIATIONS are nearly complete for the delivery of 1,500,000 tons of British coal to Switzerland. Agreement has been reached in principle and the on.v question to be settled is the means of getting the coal to Switzerland.41 words
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Advertisement261 1940-01-23 7 Tonight Cocktail Dance 7 p.m to 9 p.m. DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.45 to Midnight cabaret- JUNE WEST KAY Dinner $3.50 Mon-dln«*« $1.00 SATURDAY BOOK NOW MALAYAN RUGBY UNION END OF THE SEASON BALL CABARET EXTENSION TO 1 A. M. Dinner $3.00. Non-diners $1.00. M.I. PROCEEDS OF ADMISSION TO THE BALLROOM261 words
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Advertisement542 1940-01-23 7 box 4F3HE?r*WW T day OFFICE ■3ULUI%Ui PHONE MAuwwMor^AiJDißtti 3.15—6.15 3400 MHHHI^BBMHF 9.15 LAST 3 20th CENTURY FOX PRESENT SHOWS "HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE" ALICE DON J. EOWaRD BUSTER KEATON FA YE, AMECHE, BROMBERG, BEN TURPIN. FOX BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS THURSDAY 11 A.M. SHOW united OPENING TO-MORROW artists THE WORLD RENOWNED VIOLINIST JASCHA542 words
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Article1147 1940-01-23 8 The Straits Times. S INGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN 23. 1340. (144th. Day of the War.) WINSTON DROPS BRICKS Mr. Winston Churchill bids fair to become as popular in the neutral countries of Europe as he is in Nazi Germany His reference to those small States who bow humbly and in fear1,147 words
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Article63 1940-01-23 8 Washington, Jan. 22. President and in. Roosevelt, members of the supreme Court and the Diplomatic Corps .u.it many others attended the funeral service for Senator 3orah, the famous Isolationist leader, in the Senate chamber. Among the wreaths was one of gladioli lilies sent jointly by the Diplomatic Corps. Senator Borah'sReuter - 63 words
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Article1487 1940-01-23 8 "Something Bound To Happen In The Spring" BY OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENT London, Jan. 3. THE sensation of the week was the arrival of Indian mules ir. France. They joined the B.E.F. with a rousing welcome, thus proving that no war can be safely undertaken without1,487 words
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Letter270 1940-01-23 8 Support For Proposal To Form Association To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am entirely in accord with your correspondent "Democratic" that a Malayan-born association, with branches all over Malaya, is a desideratum. When such an association becomes a (alt accompli, as it is bound to do,270 words
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Letter700 1940-01-23 8 **Iji different Attitude" Of Local Leaders To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— After reading certain news itema and the letter regarding the formation of a Malayan-born association, 1 am left wondering whether everybody !n Singapore is really aware of the fact that there is700 words
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Letter272 1940-01-23 8 Verses By A Noted Indian To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— At present, when newspapers the world over are crammed with news of violence in all its stages. I venture to send the following verses from the pen of an illustrious son of India defining "PEACE" as272 words
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Advertisement448 1940-01-23 8 JOSEPHOS STUDIO the only hi&h class European studio in Singapore. for GENTLEMEN LADIES and CHILDREN 1 8c Battery Road. Telephone 4048 Special Offer! THE CHOICE OF A MATE. By A. M. Ludovici, with an Introduction br Norman Haire. It presents authoritative Information and guidance on the subject of human mating448 words
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Advertisement72 1940-01-23 8 Singapore Institute of Science i 107- A, Sophia Rtl.. Singapore.) AFTERNOON CLASSES. students (either sex) standard VII and upwards coached for School Certificate Examination in GENERAL SCIENCE (Chemistry, Physics and Biology) by an experienced Science graduate For admission write or call between 3 p.m. 4.30 p.m. All Power Binoculars I72 words
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638 1940-01-23 9 1,000 Russians Killed Tanks Destroyed FIVE ATTACKS REPULSED ON KARELIAN FRONT Red Troops Retreat In The Salla Sector FURTHER defeats of the Russians are reported in the latest Finnish war communique. Over 1,000 Russians were killed and a number of tanks j destroyed in theReuter - 638 words
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Article274 1940-01-23 9 4,oooPlanesHave Been Ordered JMOKK (k tails about the Empire air training scheme were announced in Canada yesterday. The Canadian Transport Minister said in Ottawa yesterday that more than 4,000 planes had been ordered for the scheme. The Minister of Defence said that all the planes required forReuter; British Wireless - 274 words
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Article34 1940-01-23 9 Chungking, Jan. 22. A LULL prevails on the Hupeh and Hunan fronts as a result of snowfall. Chungking is in the grip of a cold wave with continual snowfall.— Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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462 1940-01-23 9 IN a broadcast last night, the Arch- 1 bishop of York recalled that in his previous talk In October, In contrast to the public mood in Germany, he had described the British people's war temper as one of dedication. Lofty as the462 words
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61 1940-01-23 9 Washington, Jan. 23. THE U.S. State Department has protested to Great Britain against the treatment accorded to United States shipping in the Mediterranean area, particularly at Gibraltar, where it is alleged American ships are detained three times as long as Italian vessels. It IsReuter - 61 words
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67 1940-01-23 9 V ISCOUNT GALWAY'S TERM OF OFFICE EXTENDED TliE Dominions Office announces that th-i Kink has approved the extension for six m< runs of the terra of office of Viscount Caiway as Governor -General of New Zea Gnlway's tenure would normahy "nd In April this year, but owing to the war67 words
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Article252 1940-01-23 9 "Cannot Remain Neutral" London. Jan. 22. fjHRISTIANS in neutral countries cannot remain neutral in the present international conflicts, de- lares a manifesto issued by 53 prominent Protestant clergy and l.iv men. The manifesto continues: "The basic distinctions between civilizations in which freedom and justice are stillReuter - 252 words
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Article88 1940-01-23 9 Tsingtao, Jan. 23. A ONE-WEEK conference of Wang Ching-wel and the chairmen of the pro-Japanese Nanking ant Peiping regimes opens to-day with a view to establishing a new central Government of Japanese-occupied China. Th? agenda will include designation of the new regime, its capital, regulations regarding88 words
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Article116 1940-01-23 9 Washington, Jan. 23. LORD Lothian, the British Ambassador in the United States, visited Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, to-day to discuss particularly the situation created by the suspension of U.S. tobacco imports into Britain as a result of import control measures to conserveReuter - 116 words
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Article, Illustration588 1940-01-23 9 8 Ratings Killed 73 Missing London, Jan. 23. rIE Admiralty last night announced that no officers were among the casualties in the loss of the destroyer Grenville which was sunk by enemy action last week. Eight ratings were killed and 73 are missing and presumed dead— a total588 words
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Article64 1940-01-23 9 THE Netherlands Government is to make protests against the flight over Holland yesterday of German and British planes, it Is announced at The Hague. The announcement said that a German plane flew over The Hague and that a British plane was observed over another partReuter - 64 words
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Article156 1940-01-23 9 Concentrations Near Baltic Disclosed Paris, Jan. 23. OITTER cold and snow prevail on the Western Front, and commanders of all the Allied armies in the field made the same report yesterday morning, namely, that there was nothing to report. Moreover, there was very littleReuter - 156 words
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Article316 1940-01-23 9 Many Thousands Of Business Men GEVEU3AI. thousand JejNUMM business-men may be expelled from the I'nitcd Slates. They mjoy retldenc by virtue of the U.S. -Japanese trade treaty, which expirrs on Friday. American spokesmen have Indicated that the treaty will not be renewed until Japan makes a316 words
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Advertisement73 1940-01-23 9 OTHER CABLES in papes 5, 7, 13 and 11 "TRILOX" PULLEY BLOCK |-20 TON CAPACITY Mounted on Ball Bearings Triple Gear 0 I, i ADMIRALTY QUALITY LOAD CHAIN SHORT HEAD ROOM Body in One Piece Solid Steel casing. Mild Steel Case- Hardened Hand China. Main Shaft Gears of Chrome Nickel73 words
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Article124 1940-01-23 10 Women Operators Go Back To-day WOMEN operators at the Government Opium Packing Plant, Pa^ir Panjang. who had been on strike since Jan. 5 after presenting demands for a wage increase, returned to work this morning. Last week concessions were offered to them and they were informed124 words
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Article134 1940-01-23 10 PICKETS at the gates of the Singapore Harbour Bcsrd dockyard are still preventing Malay members of the power station staff who wish to resume work from doin<j ?o. said an official of the Board to a Straits Times reporter this morning. The strike of some134 words
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107 1940-01-23 10 (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 22 (1 is announced to-day that the cost of living allowances to Governirtisan.s and labourers have been advanced in conformity with the i.ew scale announced in the Colony last week. The r.cw allowances represent a 60107 words
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Article126 1940-01-23 10 WMmmmwWmm C >M LJEI HOTEL .:Uil Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance i Informal I 9.45 to MMa GIKKI'.K IHKATRE. GEYLANG I Sisters <t Wu Chit TMen. Doublr Featur? Cantonese Tattles at 7.45 p.m i UOKLD tiitjuict 9 p.m. to Midnight. :,awn Patrol. Sky: Law of Wild126 words
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34 1940-01-23 10 OUR Bangkok correspondent telegraphs that the eldest son of Prince Purachatra, formerly wellknown In Singapore, was married yesterday to the daughter of a former Minister of Economics in Thailand.34 words
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Article, Illustration554 1940-01-23 10 Anthony Brooke Deprived Of Title Of Rajah Muda "NOT YET FITTED FOR RESPONSIBILITY," SAYS RULER MR. Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke, who was appointed Rajah Muda of Sarawak last March, has been deprived of his title and powers by a proclamation issued by the Rajah of Sarawak,554 words
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Article97 1940-01-23 10 r!E mail steamers of the Royal Dutch Mail lines, the Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd, which ceased to call at Colombo and Singapore in November, are to include these ports in their sailings starting next month, both on the homeward and outward runs. The companies'97 words
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Article106 1940-01-23 10 At The Cinema "The Lost Squadron' (Richard Dix, Mary Astor, Robert Armstrong, Joel McCrea, Hug~b Herbert, Erich von Stroheitn, and Dorothy Jordon) R.K.0. -Radio. At the Capitol. WITH two murders and one suicide, this story, set on a film lot in Hollywood, is packed with excitement106 words
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Article108 1940-01-23 10 "The Angels Wash Their Faces" (Ann Sheridan and the "Dead End Kids") Warner Bros. At the Alhambra. THE story centres round the evils of political influence In civic affairs and shows how a leader of an arson ring manages to shift the blame for a108 words
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53 1940-01-23 10 Borneo's £1,000 For War Charities T*HE British North Borneo J- War Relief Fund has sent its first donation of £1,000 to war charities in Great Britain. The sum of £800 has been sent to the Red Cross and St. John appeal, £125 to St. Dunstan's, and £75 to the V.M.C.A.53 words
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Article32 1940-01-23 10 AN outorealc of fire over a large area of lalang, coconut trees and bush at Ylo Chu Kang Road last night was quickly put out by the Singapore Fire Brigade.32 words
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Article, Illustration267 1940-01-23 10 "ANOTHER two years should see rt the end of the Sino-Japanese conflict, though it may come sooner. I think that another major victory for the Chinese would speed up the end of the war" This was the opinion voiced by a European who has267 words
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334 1940-01-23 10 DRAYERS for the victory of the Allies and the return of peace and prosperity of the world will be said during the Thaipusam celebrations in the Tank Road Temple, Singapore, on Thursday. Observance by the average Tamil Hindu in Malaya of the Thaipusam festival will334 words
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Article268 1940-01-23 10 Sir John Hunter In Honduras K.C.M.G. FOR FORMER M.C.S. OFFICER (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 23. IT Is announced to-day that Mr. 1 John Adams Hunter, who was formerly an M.C.S. officer and who served in the Colonial Secretariat in Singapore, has been knighted on his appointment268 words
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Article85 1940-01-23 10 THE death ha* occurred of Mr. Alex- andcr Rennle Reid at the general hospital and the burial will take place at sea this afternoon, a launch conveying the remains leaving the Master Attendant's pier at 4.45 p.m. Mr. Reid was a seafaring85 words
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Article, Illustration91 1940-01-23 11 rE wedding took place at the Java Traders' Association, Stan ey Street, yesterday of Mr. Wee Teck Chuan, of the staff of the Singapore; Traffic Branch, and Miss Lilian Soon Bcng Hiang, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boon Kay Beng. Mr. Wee is a son of91 words
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135 1940-01-23 11 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 22. THOUSANDS of Chinese crowded the Ipoh station at mid-day, when the remains of Mr. Leong Sin Nam, leader of the Perak Chines? community, arrived in a special train from Port Dickson. where he died on135 words
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Article92 1940-01-23 11 ■From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Jan. 22. TAKEN to hospital last night with a fractured skull sustained in a motor accident at the 32nd. mile, Kulai. a Chinese, aged 30, died an hour after admission. Soon after the accident Mr. A. J. Massie, a92 words
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72 1940-01-23 11 A MALAYAN planter, recently in Britain <■-.. pplicd fcr. and obtained, a commission in H.M. I, says a correspondent of The r. the I.G.P. magazine. When it was revealed later that th" man was a ruob:r planter, says the correspondent, tile commission was cancelled and72 words
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Article13 1940-01-23 11 A. Henderson. Assistant neer Public Woks Drepartment. Johcre Bahru. is en long leave13 words
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688 1940-01-23 11 Leading Role Being Played In Foreign Exchange Control HOW TIN RUBBER HELP TO BUY MUNITIONS IN UNITED STATES MALAYA as a "dollar arsenal" of the Empire was discussed by Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffles College, in a broadcast from688 words
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193 1940-01-23 11 13,000-Ton Ship On Maiden Trip From Japan ONE of five new O.S.K. motor vessels to be put on the Far South America service, the 13,000-ton Brasil Maru is due at Singapore on her maiden voyage on Thursday. Sister ship of the Argentina Maru, one of the new vessels which came193 words
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62 1940-01-23 11 i THREE American President liners on round-the-world service, via Singapore, are now taking the route around the Cap 2 of Good Hope Instead of Suez. They take the new route after leaving Bombay, to avoid restrictions and delays, states a Hong Kong report. They62 words
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969 1940-01-23 11 EXPLAINING how the governments of Malaya and other governments of the Empire are mobilizing the available reserves of dollars and other foreign exchange. Dr. T. H. Silcock describ?d hew the Malayan currency system works. "You may have noticed that our nresent currency969 words
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Article, Illustration567 1940-01-23 11 K.N.I.L. M. Have First Fatal Accident In 11 Years THE disastrous crash of a K.N.I.L.M. Lockheed air liner 1 into the sea yesterday shortly after leaving Bali for Australia is the first fatality suffered by the K.N.I.L.M. since its inauguration in the Netherlands567 words
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Article46 1940-01-23 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Jan. 22. fiJO settlement has yet been reac:i.><! in connection with the demand of pie assistants in Chinese barber shorn in Seremban for increased wages A meeting of employers which was to be held yesterday was postponed.46 words
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Article72 1940-01-23 11 MR. F. M. still, accountant Johore Public Works Department. has returned from home leavr> iivl resumed duties. Inche Ismail bin Abubakar. who tiaa been acting for him, resumes his appointment as Assistant State Treasurer, Johore. Mr. Still, who is also Inspector of Prisons. Johore. is72 words
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Advertisement154 1940-01-23 11 iJnaDCED^iKffIDRiaD W^mr^w^JE^wmmW wmm^w^mw wm^Sm. b^^t SPECIAL OFFERS IN MENS SPORT SHIRTS PRICES ARE ON THE /M UP AND UP BUY NO I MENS COTTON INTERLOCK SPORTS IB Smart Shirts, half itotvea, Polj I Collars. In blue. prey. fawn. navy. Ffcß W^ cream, and green, soft, cool nnri j*4i absorbent. All154 words
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Article1975 1940-01-23 12 BE STRICTLY OBSERVED Written Judgment In Recent F.M.S. Application (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. A JUDGMENT of the greatest importance to members of the legal profession in Malaya was given yesterday in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Poyser, Chief Justice1,975 words
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Article320 1940-01-23 12 KAPAL peaiblnasa (destroyer) British yang bernama GrenviUa Uu ada-lab di-warcakan telah tenggelam oleh perlok apl atau torpedo da lam Laut Utara. 118 orang pegawal2 dan kelasU telah dap.it di-bawa ka-darat. sa-tengah-nya luka2. Delapan orang kelasl di-ketahul telah terbunoh. dan 73 orang maseh hllang dan cll-agakkan iclah matl320 words
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Advertisement1037 1940-01-23 12 Sore Throat Means Danger! Trust Milton Kills Germs Quickly and Effectively Sore throat is the danger sign that germs. It's non-poisonous— nence you infection is beginning. Don't take a can take Milton even internally for chance— act at once! Stop inflamma- certain treatments, tion and irritation— use Milton. Get When1,037 words
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Advertisement278 1940-01-23 12 LOOM ALI. "GLA*I-PROOF"Pow<*er fkrTt*Hny in vs>ning light' Under the glittering evening lights does your powder show ■p harsh and chalky? Pond's "glare-proof" colours never etnharrass you. They cmrch and reflect only the softer «ys of light give >ift, loveh» look in the r^rdest glare. Nevet show up "powdery.** Special ingredients278 words
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Article, Illustration626 1940-01-23 13 A IR RAIDS ON RED BASES AT KRONSTADT IN ESTONIA Volunteer Flyers In Attacks Inch Had "Good Results" FINNISH plane- yesterday bombed Kronstadt, the big Soviet naval base ir. the Gulf of Finland, and an air base south of Tallinn, Estonia, according to latest Helsinki reports, cables Reuter frcm Copenhagen.626 words
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Article85 1940-01-23 13 IIF.RE is a .story of humour and calm courage. A young R.A.F. pilot of a reconnaissance plane was attacked by four Messerschmltts. One Nazi plarr was s> badly damaged by machine-pun fire that it had to land. When the aeroplane landed safely the French commander85 words
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162 1940-01-23 13 London, Jan. 22. THE British blockade has prevented any petrol from getting through direct from the United States to Germany. Russia, however, has probably obtained over 1,300,000 barrels since the war started, according to the Daily Telegraph's Washington correspondent. One of thaReuter - 162 words
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Article162 1940-01-23 13 London, Jan. 22. A CONSIGNMENT of petroleum recently dispatched from Rumania via Cernauti and Lwow to the German military authorities at Cracow (Poland) I have not been delivered, reports The {Times' Balkan correspondent. A commission of German officers which was stated to have gone t" Lwow162 words
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183 1940-01-23 13 Soviet 'Corridor 9 To Rumania For The German Armies London, Jan. 22. THERE is again feverish political activity in the A Balkans, reports the Daily Telegraph's Balkan correspondent, who states that while officially a calm attitude is preserved, there is a substantial undercurrent183 words
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Article75 1940-01-23 13 The Hague. Jan It PiKKK.N planes Hew over Holland this afternoon and were eventually reported over The Hague. Ant i- aircraft nuns openm! fire and Dutch air patrols took nIT to intercept them. The nationality of Ihe planes was not identified. The Dutch Government IMMReuter - 75 words
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Article110 1940-01-23 13 Amsteidam. Jan. 22. 'THE Government has instituted a new form of censorship. The Press Service haf sent letters to foreign correspondents telling them thr.t the following items must not be used in their reports: Firstly, Information of plans and rumours about the defence of Holland; Secondly,110 words
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49 1940-01-23 13 Most Of Polish NavY With Allied Fleets London, Jan. 22. SEVENTY per cent, or the Polish navy has succeeded in escaping and have joined the Allied forces, states a communique issued by the High Command of the Polish army in France and broadcast by the French wirf less— Reuter.Reuter - 49 words
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Article42 1940-01-23 13 Doom, Jan. 22. 'I'HE ex-Kaiser will be 81 on Saturday, when his birthday will be celebrated quietly and without ceremony. He is stated to be in excellent health it.c his age and the severe weather -Reuter.Reuter - 42 words
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130 1940-01-23 13 •THOUSANDS of Americans have been applying at the British and French Embassies in Washington to enlist in the European war. but their offers are being declined. Even British subjects residing in America are being turned down, according to Reuter. A 1917 United States statute130 words
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80 1940-01-23 13 SIXTY-YEAR-OLD Alderman H. S. Carter. Dorset County Council member and Poole Education Committee chairman, has passed the London matriculation examination. He sat for It because he thought he should know the tests young scholars In .schools under his control are up against.80 words
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Article62 1940-01-23 13 PLANS are again being discussed for the removal of the Postal Censorship Department and Its huge staff to London from Liverpool, where It was set up at the outbreak of war. The staff consists of 2,500 fulb trained men and worn, n, and the removal will be62 words
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Advertisement133 1940-01-23 13 ¥f /y W NW Tm h>t >M tr wh>tikaM lid i$ 4 wider thl> rtc edecetson; tie am rtttt tt tat rttr have beta rtdesigied Wjgmi jf i such i way that they irt aiich ami ceafortabit. Mori jf f acctaaadatioi ia provided ia tbc laggage boot with a aach133 words
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Advertisement200 1940-01-23 13 I ffl fll ,m >^^_^B Br Kruschen Has Transformed Me "At 55, I btgan >•( had pmns in mv /•nms I niildu't htiii mv knee.'. I was really crippled. At last, I turned to Kfmtkm Salt!. In eight weeks, Kruschen had tr.intfi'rmrd m. I am back on the routl 10-day,200 words
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393 1940-01-23 14 Fire Said To Have Started In The Engine-Room Marseilles, Jan. 23. THE owners of the 11,670-tcn Italian motorship Orazio, which caught fire off Toulcn, French naval base in the Mediterranean, announce that all 417 passengers on board the liner have been saved and thatReuter - 393 words
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Article153 1940-01-23 14 London, Jan. 21. P\RLIAMENT expects a quiet week. There will be no statement by the Prime Minister on the progress of the I war. The House of Commons on Tuesday will debate road accidents, and 1 Labour members, initiating the debate, are expected to urgeReuter - 153 words
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31 1940-01-23 14 YANGTZE COLLISION 230 LIVES LOST TWO hundred and thirty lives were lost wh?n a river ?te?mer on the Y?ng ze was rammed by pnoth^r vessel, according to reports from Chungking yesterday.31 words
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Article98 1940-01-23 14 0 London, Jan. 22. EXCEPTIONAL precautions were taken when I.R.A. appeals against the death sentences for th? Coventry bomb outrage were heard at the Old Bailey to-day. Rarely have there been such measures in the history of the law courts. A str3n<; police cordon was thrownReuter - 98 words
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Article, Illustration331 1940-01-23 14 ■yHERE are more than 40 improve- ments designed for greater overall economy and an expanded range of models in the 1940 line of Ford V-3 trucks and commercial cars. The 1940 units are improved in appearance. The newly-designed front ends are331 words
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Article119 1940-01-23 14 London, Jan. 22. NORMAL work was resumed to-day in some buildings of the gunpowder factory at Waltham Abbey, which was damaged by an explosion en Jan 18, according to an o.Tlcial announcement by Col. J. J. Llewsl'in. Parliamentary Secretary to th 2 Ministry cf Supply.Reuter - 119 words
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62 1940-01-23 14 Paris Jan. 21. A COMMUNIST Senator and CO Deputies have been deprived of their s?ats under the law published In the official Journal which takes away the parliamentary mandate from all who had not ronudlated the Commun!st party by Friday. The law states thatReuter - 62 words
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210 1940-01-23 14 British Cruiser's Detention Of 25 German Passengers, THE Japanese Government has formally protested to the 1 British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, with regard to the stopping of the Asama Maru by a British cruiser on Saturday in order to remove 21 German seamen who210 words
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Article105 1940-01-23 14 London, Jan. 22. DROFESSOR SELIG BRODETSKY, in his flrrt presidential address to the Board of Deuuties of British Jr'ws in London, said that when the war was over and the threat removed from Europe, f&ere would be hundreds of thousand"- -perhaps milliens—of Jews andBritish Wireless - 105 words
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Article62 1940-01-23 14 THE text is published of the Franco- Spanish commercial agreement si"ned last Thi'rsdr"'. The agreement has already come Into force and lasts until the end of the year. Under it France will import from Spain nearly 1,000,000 tons of various metals including iron, lead and mercury, and62 words
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Miscellaneous272 1940-01-23 14 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TO-DAY /111. IJI me s (235 m) ZHP •>!• mr'* (30.96 m 1.15 pm Ml-rcllaneous programme of (rramophone records; 1.3J p.m. The neW3 am mid-day rubber, tin and copra prices; 1.40 p m. Interval; 5.03 p.m. Songs by Miss Tatmirih* i Malay i; 5.20 p.m. Malay-. m Sengs*;272 words
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Miscellaneous382 1940-01-23 14 NIROM TO-DAY VDB 965 me s (3!.:0 fail: YDA 6.04 mes (49.6 m.); PMN 10.26 mc s (29.2 ml; VDf; 11.86 met (25.3 m.): YDC »5.16 mc s (in.SO ra.i 4.53 p.m. Programme preview; 4.53 pm. Trr j toi.csrt; 5.50 p.m. Popular music; 6.20 pjn Hawaiian music; 650 p.m. News382 words
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Article481 1940-01-23 15 S.C.C. INDIAN ARMY DRAW 1—l Soldiers Missed Their Chances ...1; Indian Army.l. THE Indian Army team which played the Singapore Cricket Mutt on the padang yesterday, and drew I—l, could not say they were not given the chances to gain a de«isive victory. On the other hand, the Club should481 words
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Article, Illustration574 1940-01-23 15 Airmen Win Two Matches THREE further games in the seven-a-side rugby tournament were played off yesterday on the padang. In the opening game, after even exchanges, the R.A.F. (Kallang) "A" defeated the Manchesters by seven points (a drop goal and a try) to three574 words
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Article61 1940-01-23 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 22. THE postponed Negri Sembilan vs. Singapore hockey match will he played at Singapore on Saturday. Negri Scmbilan will hold a State trial to-morrow to pick ihe side for the match. In the first match at Seremban, when Negri were61 words
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66 1940-01-23 15 THE S.R.C. "A" team and the KhaLsa Association played a scoreless draw when they met in a hockey fixture played on the S.R.C. padang yesterday. It was an uninteresting and scrappy game, play being mainly confined to midfleld. The goalkeepers were rarely in the picture.66 words
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Article36 1940-01-23 15 S.T.C. WIN 2—0 THE Singapore Traction Co. Sports Club beat the UghtfoDters' Athletic Party by two goals to nil in a soccer match played at Parrer Park yesterday. Scorers were Said Talip and E. P. Scully.36 words
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196 1940-01-23 15 <From Our Own Correspondent) Eeremban, Jan. 21. T»HIS YEAR'S South team for the A annual North vs. South hockey match will be selected at Malacca next month after Negri Sembilan and Singapore have met Malacca on successive days. The selection will be196 words
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1476 1940-01-23 15 HARLOWE FERNLET TO COMPLETE DOUBLES Non-Acceptors And Order Of Running At Ipoh UARLOWE and Fernlet have been taken to win again to*A morrow at Ipoh in the second day's racing in the Perak Turf Club's January meeting. Both are running in higher company to-morrow, but the form of their wins1,476 words
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Article90 1940-01-23 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 21. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY or the annual Negri Sembilan-Selan-gor cricket match being made a fixture between the Combined States (Negri. Johore and Malacca) and Sclangor. This possibility will be discussed at a meeting of the Sta.e Cricket Committee to-morrow90 words
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Advertisement16 1940-01-23 15 CUP-ON AMMETER DESIGNED TO ASCERTAIN, RAPIDLY CONVENIENTLY, THE CURRENT IN A. C CONDUCTORS. mi W.P.S. rolllaMM.16 words
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Advertisement439 1940-01-23 15 STOMACH SUFFERER AVOIDS OPERATION Only those who have experienced the agony of an ulcer in the stomach or duodenum can fully appreciate what it means to gain complete relief. So often docs this dreaded disorder lead to an operation that when Mr J D. gained his freedom, without going oo439 words
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Article, Illustration55 1940-01-23 16 Commander E. O. Pickford looking out from the coning towc of the Salmon, the British submarine which can c'aim the most daringly successful individual exploit of the war at sea. She spared the Bremen, but penetrated the minefield of the Heligoland Bight, and there sank a German U-boat and torpedoed55 words
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378 1940-01-23 16 Bombers To Co-operate With German Warships ADMIRAL RAEDER, the Nazi Navy's commander-in-chief, is preparing to avenge the Ciraf Spec and regain Germany's naval honour by a full-scale attack on Britain, Bftji the naval correspondent of the Sunday Chronicle. Hitler has ordered him to378 words
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151 1940-01-23 16 Amphibian SuperPlane Can Fly Anywhere J LARGEST amphibian plane in the world, the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.; model 23-SA. has jus', buit and passed its tests in the B1 This pl.^ne can use land or water v wo'l as a basis for taking off anding. It Deed never have a beaching151 words
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363 1940-01-23 16 Germany's Greatest Living Author Ba cks A Hies •THOMAS MANN, Germany's great- e-t living literary figure, believes the Allies will be victorious this year. From his exile In the United States he forecasts the overthrow of Nazi rule and the triumph of democracy in Germany with a commonwealth of peaceful363 words
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Article82 1940-01-23 16 HALF-A-TON of shells were flung eight miles in one salvo on Salisbury Plains in a practice shoot. The shells came from a row of 12 20-ton 9.2 howitzers— Britain's heaviest field gun. So accurate was the shooting that the first round of battery fire82 words
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238 1940-01-23 16 Left Meal In Mess To Bag German Heinkel Bomber THE first enemy bomber to be brought down in England was destroyed by an R.A.F. pilot, who power-dived his Spitfire 27,000 feet at a Heinkel raider. The pilot, son of a famous flyingofflcer of the238 words
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Article187 1940-01-23 16 Canadians Like London Manners /CANADIAN soldiers in town on leave are impressed by Londoners' good manners. One of them said to day: 'Gee! It's sure swell the way you Guys find time to be so polite. Guess I've never had so many 'I'm so sorry's.' The khaki-clad young men with187 words
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Advertisement197 1940-01-23 16 ELLISON S. EZEKIEL 4c CO* S, CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE ANOTHER TIME'SAVER THE j TT feJ df» m V fp 4£ T ft The "Tong-Test" is one of thtg sturdiest of simple k^ms^^^mSUKtM^^^J moving iron typ* instruments, its principteof opera- tion being patented. It cannot burn out, because afl ther* *re197 words
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