The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 November 1939

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,929. ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1939. 5 CENTS
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  • 565 1 "profound Regret" At Failure Of Talks MUSLIM ATTITUDE TO THE CONGRESS MINISTRIES M profound regret of the British Government at the ure ot the recent talks m India between the Viceroy fc repre-tntatives of Congress and the All-India was expressed m the House of Lords
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  • 137 1 IT WAS ANNOUNCED m Peshawar yesterday that the Congress ministry m the North-West frontier province has resigned. This is the sixth Congress ministry to resign as a result of the controversy regarding India and the war. The Governor of Orissa has accepted the resignation
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  • 528 1 Lord Halifax On Nazi "Tragedy" London, Nov. 7. WE ARE FIGHTING .n defence of freedom. We are lighting for peace and our own security and that of others. We are defending the rights of all nations to live their own lives.'" This answer to the
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  • 83 1 PREMIER "MALICIOUS INVENTION" London, Nov. 7. IN the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, described as entirely without foundation a recent press statement to the effect that there was now an inner cabinet composed of the Prime Minister, Lord Halifax, Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare,
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  • 377 1 TALKS WITH QUEEN OF NETHERLANDS YESTERDA V The Hague, Nov. 7. ACCOMPANIED by his foreign minister, M. Spaak, King Leopold of the Belgians arrived m The Hague unexpectedly last night and conferred with Queen Wilhelmina until 1.30 a.m. M. Spaak and the Dutch foreign
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  • 50 1 Ankara, Nov. 7. THE Mixed Commission of the National Assembly yesterday unanimously approved the Anglo-Franco-Turkish pact. OJ .**v The National Assembly decided yesteraav "^.SfdS&r-to do away with cer tain export restrictions instituted at the beginning of September owing to trie isutj pean situation Reuter
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  • 254 1 WITH the death of Burgomaster Max disappears the last of the three great figures who attracted so much attention throughout the world during the last war," declared Proiessor Emile Cammaerts, the famous Belgian literary figure, broadcasting from London yesterday an appreciation of the man whose
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  • 83 1 THE petrol shortage m Germany has now reached a point where as many motor vehicles as possible must be converted to use coal gas instead of petrol. An order to this effect was issued m Berlin this week, and stated that heavy lorries, traction
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  • 162 1 Shanghai, Nov. 7. OECEIVINO foreign newspapermen aboard the flagship Idzumo for the first time, Vice-Admiral Kcshiro Oikawa, commander-in-tihief of the Japanese fleet m China waters, said that he "did not wish" to regard th. strengthening of the U.S. Navy m the Far East
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  • 22 1 Copenhagen. Nov. 7. THE GERMAN AMBASSADORS fci Moscow and Rome have left Berlin and returned to their posts. Reuter
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  • 178 1 BIG WAR GIFT BY KEDAH $1,000,000 To Help Allied Cause THE Regent of Kedah, on behalf of his state, has offered $1,000,000 (Straits), the equivalent of £120,000 sterling, to the British Government to help m the prosecution of the war. In making this offer, the Regent expressed his gratitude for
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  • 97 1 Amsterdam, Nov. 7. WHILE GERMANS are streaming back into the Reich from south Tyrol and the Baltic States, Nazi plans for a vast Jewish ghetto, or reservation, m south-east Poland are steadily proceeding. The Telegraaf's correspondent says that Jews are being evacuated m four
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  • 134 1 The Hague. Nov. 1. QUEFN WILHFLMINA of Holland and King Leopold of Belgium issued another appeal yesterday for peace. They sent telegrams to the belligerent nations stating that if the Powers were agreeable, they were prepared to help to find elements for agreement which would be suitable to
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    • 72 1 WONDERFUL SELECTION IN CHINESE DAINTY LINGERIE HOSTESS COATS JUST RECEIVED AT:— CHOTIRMALL'S 41-43 HIGH STREET. SEAVIEW HOTEL TO-NIGHT THURSDAY. FRIDAY 6c SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER, DANCE CABARET LES ROHMER AV7> THE ASTOR GIRLS OINNFR S3.— NON- DINERS Sl.— MUSIC BY THE ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTELS ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY A. BERSHADSKY THE
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  • 99 2 London, Oct. 22. CIR WILLIAM BEVERIDGE, the economist, speaking at Swindon yesterday, said Germany would soon be desperately short of oils, despite her huge stocks. In this respect the British blockade was likely to be most effective, since even Russia could not supply
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  • 781 2 GOVERNMENT LOAN SOON? A MERICA'S neutrality legislation gave probably the biggest boost to world markets during the last fortnight, says Messrs. Praser and Co. m their report on the share market. Paris boomed, London continued her firm upward trend and Berlin waxed furious. Though we
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  • 54 2 London, Nov. 7. THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution has 1 rflade awards of £6 12s. 6d. to each member of the crew of its Wick lifeboai. They were recently out on service five times m six days, were at sea nearly 20 hours and rescued
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  • 177 2 Select Committee To Be Established A SELECT committee on national expenditure m connection with the war, both civil and military, is to be set up m Britain. This v/as made known, says Reuter, by Sir John Simon, ChancelEor of t/he Exchequer, In the House o! Commons
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  • 89 2 SENTENCE of three years' rigorous imprisonment "wfcis passed by Mi*. Justice Pedlow at the assizes yesterday on a Chinese, Ng Poh Seng, who was found guilty of abetment of armed robbery. The prisoner admitted three previous convictions. Another Cl^iese, Kdh Eng Swee, whom Ng
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    • 156 2 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY Before the Chief Justice, the Honourable Sir Percy McElwaine m Court No. 1 at 10 a.m. Summons-in-Chambers No. 671 m O.S. 148/33. Thereafter m Open Court: Judgment on Motion m Suit No. 456/1936. at 11 a.m.:— S.4o 39 Cheng Kirn Meng vs. K. Oli Mohamed:
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  • 538 3 TRUE STORY ABOUT THE NAZI -CONSULAR OFFICIALS" London, Nov. 7. riRTHER inquiries have now been made into German f allegations regarding ill-treatment of certain officials of h, ernian Consulate at Glasgow during the period of their n nition m that city. information given by
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  • 55 3 A Brussels, Nov. 7. N order was issued m Brussels to-day banning the flight of all planes over Belgium, except commercial aircraft which have received special permission. This order becomes effective immediately, says Reuter. Belgian anti-aircraft guns were m action on Monday m Leige and
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  • 107 3 FIERY MEXICAN Lupe Velez hits the New York high spots, breaks up a prospective marriage and finds her man, m R.K.O.'s "The Giri from Mexico" which opened at the Capitol last night A gay comedy with Lupe at her besa, Donald Woods, who plays an advertising executive
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  • 21 3 Rome, Nov. 7. SIGNOR ALFIERI, former minister of popular culture, has been appointed Ambassador to the Holy See. Reuter
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  • 479 3 U.S. Planes Used Against Nazis Paris, Nov. 7. ACCORDING TO a reliable source, the French planes which tock part m the biggest air battle of ihe war yesterday, when nins French lighters attacked and routed 27 Nazi planes, were American Curtiss machines. The nine Nazi
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  • 107 3 AFTER being received m audience by the King on Monday, Australia's delegate to the ministerial conferences m London, Mr. R. G. Casey broadcast at night and stated why the Empire was flinging its wrt>le weight into the war. He described the war as an "all-in business" "The
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  • 100 3 Tokio, Nov. 7. SHORTAGE of labour power is the d greatest trouble m Germany, a Japanese report from Berlin saiys. According to German farmers and factory workers, 30 to 40 per cent, of labour power has been already pressed into military service. To solve this
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  • 203 3 PERAK OFFER TO MALA YS (From Our Own Correspondent) IlK>h, Nov. 7. r T"HE Perak Government is offering employment to 4,000 Malays, initially m felling and burning jungle m the Sungei Manik irrigation area, and subsequently m colonising the land made available for the planting of pad! Mr. Marcus Rex,
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  • 631 3 MANY NEW SHIPS TO BE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR Moscow, Nov. 7. THE .launching of numerous new vessels before the end of the year was mentioned by Admiral Kuznetsov, commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, m a statement m connection with the twenty-second anniversary of
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  • 24 3 London, Nov. 6. THE RED CROSS and St. John fund for 1 sick and wounded m the war now amounts to £613,000 British Wireless
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  • 105 3 Chungking, Nov. 6. TPHE death occurred at the age of 100 of Mr. Ma Hsiang-po, the grand old man of China, at Liangshan, a French Indo-China border town near the Kwangsi Province, according to a report received from the Chinese ConsulGeneral m Hanoi. He was appointed
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  • 124 3 "THE German prize crew of the 1 American steamer City of Flint is to be Interned m Kongsvinger, a fortress near the Swedish border, together with the German air force men who were rescued off the south coast of Norway some time ago. The master of
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  • 61 3 T^HE whole of Belgium is mourning A the death of Burgomaster Max. lamous hero of the great war, who died on Monday. Flags were at half-mast, and the cathedral bells tolled while thousands of people waited to enter the Brussels town hall where the body is lying
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  • 36 3 TPHE ROME radio states that "ac- cording to a French source, the German pocket-battleship DeuUv-hland I has been sighted. It is expected that! British naval forces will try to take action against her."— Router.
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  • 114 3 PAPER ON TOKIO STANDPOINT TTokio, Nov. 7. HIRD POWERS must deal with the ne;v puppet regime regarding the integrity oi the maritime Customs the re -opening oi the Yargtsze, according to the newspaper Kokumin Shimbun to-day. Revealing that the U.S. Ambassador, Mr- Joseph Grew, informed Admiral
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  • 114 3 Shanghai Nov. 7. IT IS LEARNED from usually reliable 1 sources that all Jurthsr imports and exports of Chinese naticnai bank notes are to be prohibited by the local *'pupj*et" customs authorities. While it is confirmed that the- Commissioner o: Customs to-day sent a
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  • 93 3 London, Nov. IT IS officially announced that the Royai Canadian Air Force, with the help of the Ontario Government has obtained a technical training centre which will give workshop accommodation and excellent housing for a personnel of 3.000. The Ontario Government has thus made the
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  • 29 3 Paris, Nov. 7. GERMAN WORKERS are labouring at top speed unceasingly on the extension ol fortification works north of Luxembourg, according to the newspaper Petit Parisien— Reuter.
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  • 597 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1939. Australia Singapore DECENT announcements regard- ing Australia s contribution to the Empire's war effort have a special significance for Singapore and the Far East. Australia is not merely making a very generous contribution towards the strength of the fighting forces m the
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  • 674 4  -  Negley Larson By Copenhagen, Oct. 28. SCANDINAVIAN realists are asking: what about Soviet Russia? This new, apparently irremovable factor m the situation is promising to overshadow for them even the Hitler German question. The Vatican and the entire Catholic world are profoundly concerned with the
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  • 956 4  -  R.W.B. Clarke By CROM the first day of war, the British /Navy has been blockading Germany. All ships which are *oing towards Germany are searched. Nothing could be of any possible value for Hitler's war machine s allowed through. The Nazis, therefore, can get
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  • 315 4 gUATU perjuangan udara yang ajaiL telah berlaku di-antara kapal2 terbang perang Peranchis dan Jerman. Sembilan buah kapal terbang penemdak (fighters; yang di-punyai Peranchis telah menyerang dua puloh tujoh buah kapal terbang penembak (fighters) yang di-punyai Jerman. Kesudahan-nya so-kurang2 iembilan buah kapal terbang Jerman it telah omasa. tujoh
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  • 35 4 BECAUSE of a breakdown" 1 Pos< Mid Tcl^raph land s of Kuala Lumpur be :We>p pn t and 1140 am y^teruav urn ages between Singapore aw wt-re sent by ocean cable
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  • 307 5 fjo Supplies To Soviet from United States ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT Malayan rubber may reach Germany as ian purchases m the United States t0 be entirely unfounded m well informed irited States. no purchases are being made to Russia or any other European juence of President Roosevelt's appeal
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  • 115 5 I*o Si,* G'FTS H i u>n ring I n oaH A.glO[ndustrtes listers ot 1310' V S n branch at Eng I J Dic&son school. S3: n Ltd maternity H $100: F. J D Wood $100; tpi of the sch L fJiI anonyH --lbordUiate H Sun ..v
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  • 77 5 Malayan Indians Congress Discussions population of half mostly from discussions and Congress art gfc with keen inhmfl recent ye not affected the yalty and :.:ch the Indian porting Mnayan war iie out-sta-ler towns, the ming comPatrlottc Fund I for war charit. generously, a: ing made to the troops of the
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  • 60 5 RUSSIA GETS RUBBER TIN VIA JAPAN Kobe, Nov. 7. TTHE SOVIET vessel Shapstori 1 7.500 tons* put into Kobe yesterday for the lirst time m many yearsThe ship will sail from Kobe on Friday after transhipping, 25,656 cases of tin, 19,401 cases of rubber and other goods brought by a
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  • 75 5 £HARGED with being m possession of duciable liquor a young Chinese. Scow Ah Man. yesterday appeared m the Singapore iourth court. Revenue officers were stated to have found m a sampan owned by the accused 11 bottles of dutiable liquor. The sampan was found
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  • 75 5 As the terminal point of the X.L.M. air service is now at Naples, and onward transmission from that port to Amsterdam is by rail, it has been decided to discontinue the use of the X.L.M. air service for the conveyance of Malayan air
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  • 240 5 Fresh Appeal To "Kill" Local Rumours SENIOR members of the Y.M.CJV. of Singapore are receiving a circular asking them to "kill" ridiculous rumours and absurd stories which get about during abnormal times such as the present. It should be borne m mind," states the circular, "that many of the rumours
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  • 68 5 ATJ/EGED to have snatched a gold chain and locket worth $23 from a woman m Rochore Road on Monday Choi Meng, had sentence postponed until Saturday m the second court yesterday. He was arrested by a policeman after a chase along North Bridge Road
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  • 352 5  - - Tan Kah Kee Mr. CHINESE traitors have recently been very active m Malaya." said Mr Tan Kah Kee, chairman of the China Relief Fund committee speaking yesterday at the second convention of the central branch committees of the fund, meeting m Singa*\?r Tan referred to
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  • 38 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Nov. 7. ■yHE SINGAPORE black-out on Nov 16 and 17 will also be observed throughout Johore. The State will experience its first curfew. Some 400 wardens will be on duty.
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  • 46 5 After the signing of the agreement between Russia and Estonia, the Russian fleet arrived at Estonian ports to take over and fortify the centres. The flagship of the Russian Fleet is here seen on its arrival off the coast of Estonia.
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  • 547 5 NEARLY 10,000,000 TONS OF SHIPPING IN 12 MONTHS THE Singapore Harbour Board wharves dealt with 3,209.327 tons of cargo m the year ended last June, states the Board's annual report, issued yesterday. This compares with 3,384,003 m the preceding year. Some 3.121
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  • 452 5 SEQUEL TO CAR CRASH NEARLY A YEAR AGO A FATAL motoring accident m Geylanjr Road nearly a year ago had a seouel m the High Court yesterday when Sir Percy McElwaine. Chief Justice S.S.. gave a written judgment m a suit for damages brought
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  • 53 5 THE R.A.F. headquarters m Singa- pore yesterday reported an accident on Monday night. A Vild?beest aircraft came down m the sea m the eastern approaches to Singapore during night-flying practice, it is stated. One of the occupants was rescued, but the other is missing. The
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  • 167 5 Kuala Lumpur Station On The Air Again 1 T^HE Kuala Lumpur transmitting sta- tion last night began broadcasting programmes of music and international and local news to the Asiatic population The news broadcasts were given m Malay, Hokklen Cantonese and Tamil. The station transmits on a wavelength of 60 metres,
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  • 109 5 TAN Oh Long, and his wife, Yeo Ah Eng. were yesterday sentenced to one month's rigorou; imprisonment and one day's simple imprisonment respectively by Mr. J. McFall, district judge, m addition to fines of $400 or five months' imprisonment each. The man was convicted of
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  • 46 5 A EURASIAN. N. F. Modder. was yesterday charged m the Singapore traffic district court, with driving his car m a dangerous manner at the junction of Lavender Street and Kallang Road on Oct. 16. Accused claimed trial The case was postponed to Nov. 16
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  • 49 5 OTATING that he went to the Supreme Court by mistake, a Malay. Mohamed Mnin bin Kassim. who was charged with failing to apnear m the Singapore second court to give evidence on Monday when subpoenaed to do so. was cautioned by Mr C. H. Koh. yesterday.
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  • 242 6 REFUGEE SENTENCED TO PRISON WRITING finis to v quadrilateral love affair which has attracted the wide attention oi Central European refugees m Shanghai, the Second Special District Court sentenced L. Heymann, a German Jewish refugee to 12 years' imprisonment for slashing to death his sweetheart, also
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  • 124 6 NOV. 7, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S Spot loose 38 4 38 K No. IX R.S.S. P. OB. m cases November MH n:' i G.PA.Q. R.S.S. P. OB. m bales November 37 7 38 J i FAQ. R.S.S. P. 0.8. m
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  • 65 6 Chungking, Nov. PREPARATIONS are beinp made to celebrate the birthday of the late Dr. Sun Vat-sen, founder of the Republic of China, on Nov. 12. Meetings and entertainments will be held. Citizens will be encouraged to have a "noodle diet.'' Noodles are a favourite
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  • 228 6 ISSUED BY FRASER CO., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY TIN at midday was $117%, unchanged, and the price of rubber at four o'clock was buyers Spot 38 Ms cents, November/ December 38 V 4 cents, January/March 35 7 k cents. April/June 34% cents, market quiet. The
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  • 211 6 Ampat Tin <4s> 5s 1 5s Ud Austral Amal. «.ss) 6s 9d 7s 3d Ayw Weng ($1) .90 .95 Batu Seiangor »$1» 1.72 'A 1.77 1 Hong Patt Tin (sl> 1.02 1.05 Hang Kong Tin (ss* 21s Cd 22s 6d Jt'lebu ($1) ].io 1.15 K.
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  • 69 6 The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ltd.. advise Ufc following output for the four weeks ended Novemfc>er 4: Crushing No. 552 battery treated 4.679 tons of ore returning 1,501 ounces of bullion equivalent to 1,433 ounces of fine gold. Retreatment plant treated 9,082 tons of tailings producing
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    • 564 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the follow in g materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of Malleable Cast Iron and /or Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Fittings Mac. Special Fittings for 1940. Date of Closing. Extended to 4 p.m. Nov. 16,
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    • 507 6 SHE LOST WEIGHT EACH WEEK The Ideal Way To Reduce A woman writes to teli how she is reducing excess fat and her way seems to be the ideal way. "I am 49 years old, 5 ft. sVfe ins. m height, and was 13 st. 8 lb. when I started
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  • 789 8 Singapore Meet R.N. R.A.F. At Rugger On Saturday SELETAR TEAM HAS STEADILY IMPROVED Close Game Foreshadowed AN Saturday Singapore meet the R.N. and R,A.F. m the first Malaya Cup match of the present season on the S.C.C. padang. The performances of the two teams this season show Singapore up m
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  • 88 8 All Set For Peace Boxing— in 1940 A.MATKIR boxing officials have everything set for peace m 1940 They have b?en straightenin? out the expenses question for officials who will go to Helsinki fcr the Olympic Games next August. They are also discussing British boxers who will be needed for the
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  • 332 8 S.C.C. "A" TEAM BEAT FORT CANNING Yesterday's Rugby On The Padang TIE S.C.C. "A" had an easy rugby win yesterday when they defeated Fort Canning by 14 prints <a toal, two tries and a penalty goal* to nil. m a game played on the padang. The losers had un eqinl
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  • 362 8 The following is the draw and starting times for the Sir Arnold Robinson Cup competition to be played on Sunday morning at the Royal Singapore Golf Club 30 Bukit Timah.: 8.20 I. J O. Cruickshank and A. S. Anderson and T. W. Doyle
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  • 95 8 IN SPITE ot tho slippery nature of Khalsa Assn. pround. the Windsors Ist XI defeated the Tan To-k Sena's Hospi'M Recreation Club Ist XI by the odd voal m five on Saturday. Although many could not keen their feet, the ?-me was keenly contested and T
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  • 35 8 Result of yesterday's tie m the V.M.C.A. lawn tennis tournament: Mixed doubles handicap: Miss Consigliero and C. F. J. Ess fscr.) beat Miss E. de Souza and M. I Reshty (—3O), 12—10, 6—2.
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  • 409 8 Keen Competition In Penang Cycling Carnival 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Nov. 5. "THE fourth Penang cycling carnival 1 held yesterday at the Anglo-Chinese ground, Ayer Itam Road, proved an unqualified su-ce<s judging from the number of entrants for the various events en the card and the keen competition shown
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  • 122 8 The friendly badminton match between the Oxygen Badminton Party (Far E?st Oxygen and Acetylene Co., Ltd..) and the Roxy Theatre Badminton Party fixed on Saturday at the Happy World covered stadium has been postponed to Monday at 7.30 p.m. The following will be selected to represent the
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  • 82 8 THE following will represent the Devonshire Badminton Party against the Lian Hwa Badminton Party of Kuala Lumpur m a friendly match of three men's singles, three mew's doubles and one women's singles at the Happy World covered stadium on Sunday at 7.00 p.m. S. A. Durai,
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  • 452 8 THOMSON' WINS NOVEMBER BOGEY AT BUKIT TIMAH THE November bog?y competition of the Royal Singapore Oolf Club on the Stapleford handicapping systen was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a tic m "A" division between Dr. E. Laidlaw Thomson and T. Black with a score
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  • 202 8 THE V.M.C.A. earned an easy five goals to one win over the R.AF iH.Qj m a hockey match played on the V.M.C.A. ground, Anson Road, yesterday Showing better combination among the forward line, the V.M.C.A. proved themselves the better team. Their forwards took advantage
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  • 77 8 The following have accepted to play for the Public Services and Etceteras vs. the Bankers, Insurance and Merchants to-day at 5.10 p.m. Players must wear white. S. Johnson, G. W. S. Waites, W. J. N. Lee, J. W. Ewart. J. W. Prescott, A. J. A. Goetzee, W. M.
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  • 145 8 JHERE is every reason to hope that despite the war, there will be some first class cricket during the season of 1940, says the Manchester Guardian. County club secretaries are already arranging modified programmes, although a full county championship is impossible, and would, besides, be meaningless
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  • 318 8 TEACHERS GO DOWN TO S.R.C. AT RUGGER Keen Match On The S.R.C. Padang KEEN rugger was seen on the padang yesterday when the S.R.C beat the Gbtgspon Teachers' Association by 13 points itvo goals and a penalty goal' to three <a try). Eoth sides p'.ay:d a man short m the
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  • 155 8 •pHE TWO races sailed tor the Clarke challenge cup at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club resulted m a tie between 14, 1 Tui <B. M. Johns > and 14/3 Guiliecorm <F. I. Tremletti ?nd these i boats will sail a deciding race to-day at 5 15 p.m.
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  • 120 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. 6. FIELDING A MUCH superior team, i wiich included many players who have gained state honours for Selangor, the Selangor Battalion of the l F.M.S. Volunteer Force defeated the Negri Sembilan BftttaHoa at Ceremban by three goals to nil at
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  • 90 8 Indian Association heckey teams this week are: Today, against the British Army. Jean Pierre; M.S. Dhoss, Capt. H M Mohit?; P. Gupta, Lt. G.C. Dubey, P.K. Bhaskaran; Tarl:k Singh. Lt. Randhu Singh, Lt. Balwant Singh, Lt. M. G Bewoor, Tharam Singh R«*erves: M. P. Henry, V.
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  • 67 8 London, Nov. 7. THE Ministers of Home Security and Transnort held a conference at the Home Office to-day with representatives of various organizations and of police en the subject of road accidents m the black-out. The problems under consideration include steps to reduce the serious increase
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  • 27 8 London Stock Exchange tumsti l ""l>l,,, v The above are dealers middle Mnr H brokers' margins, brokerage and stan dot I ore not Included —Exchange Telegrtpfc B
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  • 141 8 <Prom Our Own Correspondent London N« COMMODITY and Excnange marteu am as fellows with previous quotattM I parenthesis RUBBER: Firm Spot n>,ri Dec-Jan lP 4 d ll^d Jan -Mar.: 11 5 16d 11 Apr. -June lid 11 yd lo New York 20 rts COPRA: P.M.S Spot: El
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  • 34 8 HUNGARY'S determiriati' neutral u;*^ emohasisfd Cabinet minister who anniversary ol Hui. of the former Sl« The present war, hol g'.x-at Powers only, and Hui determined to watch strictest neutrality Reute r
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