The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1939

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  • 14 1 AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15,93 b. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939. 5 CENTS
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  • 548 1 Enemy Bases Taken By Photographers VALUABLE INFORMATION IN RECONNAISSANCE RAIDS ij vvaS revealed last night that during the daylight 1 mnaissances over Germany, carried out during the hi ueeks by aircraft of the R.A.F. bomber command, aphs have been taken of towns, harbours and objectives
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  • 29 1 London, Nov. 15. THE International Rubber Regulation Committee to-day li\ed the quota lor the first quarter of 1940 at 80 per cent. Reuter
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  • 140 1 NO wonder the latest French communique stated "reduced activity during the night." British troops on the French front line were to be entertained yesterday by Grade Fields who is on her way to the Mediterranean to convalesce irom a recent illness. She arrived yesterday
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  • 334 1 Author Broadcasts On Highest Dogfight MALAYAN listeners to the 8.8.C news b'.:llelin last night heard Mr. J. Wentwortb Day, the author, who has just returned to England from a visit to an R.A.F. defence tighter unit on the :i nt line, i bu eye-wIHi«6S
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  • 97 1 London, Nov. 15. A MEETING of the Parliamentary Labour party to-day unanimously re-elected Mr. C. R. Attlee, as chairman of the party. Consequently, the leader of the Liberal Opposition, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, was unanimously re-elected deputy leader. It is understood that Mr. Greenwood, Mr-
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  • 45 1 IN PRAGUE yesterday, 200 Czech students demonstrated near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They were dispersed by German police and Storm Troopers. The demonstration was over the death of a Czech student who was injured during the demonstrations of Oct. 28.- Reuter
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  • 17 1 Rome, Nov. 15. THE 35.000-ton battleship Impero was launched to-day at the Ansaldo yards near Genoa.- Reuter
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  • 62 1 Boston, Nov. 15. THE motorship North Star, advance guard of the first Antarctic expedition sponsored by the American Government for a hundred years, left lor Little America, near the South Pole, to-day. Admiral Byrd, the leader of the expedition, will join the North Star later
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  • 214 1 TTHE Finnish delegation, has arrived back m Helsinki from' Moscow, says Reuter. The Minister of Finance, M. Tanner, said m an interview at the frontier that the negotiations had been carried on m a friendly way. There had been no threats, no
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  • 267 1 RUNNING FIGHT FOR FIVE HOURS WITH U-BOAT DETAILS of the recent destruction of three German submarines were published m Ixmdon last night. Two of them were sunk by British merchant ships, and the Ifhffff by a British warship. One of the merchantmen was outward bound
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  • 161 1 London, Nov. 15. MUCH concern is displayed m London regarding the effect of a decree issued by the Yugo-Slav Government controlling the production and export of minerals m the interests of the defence of the realm. The largest copper mine m Europe, owned by French
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  • 24 1 Shilling, Nov. 15. THE CONGRESS coalition ministry m Assam has resigned, making the last of the eight Congress ministries to resign Reuter
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  • 273 1 Man Who Organised The Polish Army London, Nov. 15. TIE visit to London of General Sikorsky, Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish lorces, and other members of the Polish Government is welcomed by the British Press. The Times says that although he wrote a
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  • 88 1 TTRADE negotiations between Ger- many and Sweden which had been m progress jsince Nov. 2, have been suspended over the question of Germany's laying mines irl Swedish territorial waters, says Reuter. An official communique issued .n Stockholm says that the negotiations will be continued after certain
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  • 55 1 London, Nov. 15. MR. JUSTICE TUCKER gave Judgment for Lord Rothermere to-day m the action brought by Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe for damages fur alleged breach of contract. Mr. Justice Tucker decided thai Lord Rothermere had not contracted to vindicate her political reputation or pay hsr an annuity
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  • 38 1 London. Nov. IS. AN EAST COAST lifeboat to-day rescued the crew of 22 of the Greek steamer Georgios. 2,216 tons, which collided m darkness with a partially submerged wreck and i:an»c- Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 105 1 [H 0 M E S I rt H uME HAPPINESS OIKS WITH NEW Bsg INDIAN CARPETS CMOTIRWALL'S 4 ,.4J H«GH STREET. tf--J^^B^^" Jf l^ u^-vv^^ *ffy^^m JBk a jlt^ "-Ay*""" M^^^B^^^ "^^f k Cm 1» »H p T *^*Sfl tfi y^ fl^A b^^^H p I 1H Irl b^J [_^l FS
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    • 64 1 SMARTNESS is yours if you will make your DRESS BY OUR EXPERT TAILOR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED CHOTIRMALL'S 41-43 HIGH STREET. SEA VIEW HOTEL FRIDAY <Sc SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER. DANCE CABARET ENTKRTAINMFN'I PROVIDED H\ LES ROHMER AND THE ASTOR GIRLS Dinner $3.— Non-diners $1.00 PLEASE NOTE: BLACK OUT TO-NIGHT A COLD DINNER
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  • 831 2 Why Chinese Forged Dance Coupons In Singapore JUDGE'S "LOW OPINION" INFATUATION for a cabaret dance hostess was said to be the reason why Bin Chong Kwai, a young educated Chinese, caused Great World dance coupons to be forged. Bin Chong Kwai, described by his counsel, Mr.
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  • 211 2 Chungking, Nov. 15. GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek, who is Chancellor of the Kuomintang, m an address to the sixth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee yesterday outlined a guiding policy tor the Party as follows: 'i 1 Chinese ethics should be revered; (2) industries should be
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    • 156 2 SPEND THE BLACK-OUT IN COMFORT AT THE CAPITOL AND PAVILION! IMPORTANT NOTICE BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE AUTHORITIES PERFORMANCES WILL TERMINATE DURING UNRESTRICTED PERIODS THUS ALLOWING PATRONS AMPLE TIME TO PROCEED HOME WHILE COMPLETE BLACK-OUT RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT IN FORCE S.T.C. BUSEfc WILL KUN AS ÜbIAL M. «rtV V^^^Y i
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    • 75 2 TO-DAY 3 SHOWS AS USUAL ALHAMBRA 3is, s.is s.« Positively Last Day of this (ire at W* Hisroii^s Sr^NGBTT Adventure/ The Screens Greatlst Achilvem& m^ «^> '"S^B M, 1 Ifil'M AWL Ju w dV>i^l^9 bMbmbUblbK^ >« K^BbW -*.^jßßn' /IW^ BRIAN AHERNE. claudi kami iohn carheld oonau> ouv kmvn vi».» CUMKT
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 144 2 Home Mail Day Next Week AN assurance is given by the Post Office that the next surface mail from Great Britain will he delivered m Singapore about the middle of next week. The last surface mail from Home was delivered m Singapore on Oct. 26. having left England on Sept.
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  • 414 3 HIGH RATE OF SINKING OF NAZI SUBMARINES London, Nov. 15. Hl X beta about the war at sea are now available. Mime 54 British ships of roughly 238,000 Allied ships of about 48,000 tons and 33 neutral approximately 94,700 tons had been
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  • 104 3 n „r forces will be t N Bll ,rd to be within raid- ot Singapore and M fe-nifht, when the rorfrw will be staged U.k-uut of the fmA ci.unln^de. 4 JL* luhtiiis "ill he vxJUS after p.m.. but the S,| at time durin< u huh «ill
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  • 78 3 Neu York, Nov. 15 jy asis v: reports of r man aeroplane prod States Government the aircraft inording to the Washington corressays, enable the inits output and assure tuna! defence. MMfl says that the United only about 1,700 including commercial German production hmr 500 with
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  • 54 3 Philadelphia, Nov. 15. AN earthquake of considerable intensity, lasting ten seconds, was felt last night m Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. The epicentre is stated to be close to Philadelphia, m Baltimore. Pictures fell from the walls and furniture overturned, but first reports inidicate that the damage
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  • 375 3 M. Reynaud In Great Britain 1...t11!UM. NOV. 15. IN a broadcast last night M. Paul Reynaud, the French Finance Minister, said be had come to England ie discuss the arrangements tor cooperation between France and England m regard to the financial and economic aspects oi the war.
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  • 125 3 Washington, Nov. 14. THE proposal of the United States lines to transier eight ships to the Panama flag m order to permit them to trade m combatant areas was discussed by President Roosevelt at his Press conference to-day. The President was questioned whether the
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  • 52 3 London, Nov. 15. *T*HE Boy Scouts' Association announ- ces that the Gilt Cross for gallantry has been awarded to Anthony Richard Lambert, aged 12, of the 2nd Tientsin North China group for his part m rescuing an unknown Japanese from the sea at Peitaiho on July 25
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  • 24 3 Peiping, Nov. 15. ANGLO-Prench garrison forces m Tientsin have already started partial withdrawal m accordance with the decisions of their Home Governments. Eastern News
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  • 200 3 London, Nov. 15. "TTHK latest information shows that at least 16 heavy bombs were dropped by the four Nazi planes raiding the Shetlands on Monday. An additional four bombs, not previously reported, fell m a peat moor on a hill and did nut explode. They were armour-piercing bombs
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  • 92 3 London, Nov. 14. AN OTTAWA message reports that a ceremony unprecedented m the Empire's history took place at the Government House to-day when Lord Tweedsmuir, the Governor General of Canada, swore m office as Air Minister m the Australian Federal Government Mr. J. V. Fairbairn
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  • 210 3 IMPRESSIVE TOUR OF THE ALLIED FRONT CONCLUDES ACCORDING to a communique issued somewhere m France, Mr. Anthony Eden, Dominions Secretary, and the overseas Ministers who have been visiting the Western Front, have completed a four days' strenuous tour of the Allied front and
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    12 3 FRENCH TROOPS manning one of their heavy guns on the Western Front.
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  • 67 3 THE AUSTRALIAN Prune Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, said yesterday that a patched-up peace was not acceptable. The urgent war aim is victory followed by world security, the abandonment of armament competition, and prosperity m which Germany would have share, he said. The prime minister of
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  • 277 3 'THE German reply to the mediation offer by Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and King Leopold of Belgium, is not now expected for two or three days. This was made known by a Belgian Foreign Office spokesman yesterday. The Belgian Ambassador and the Netherlands Minister
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  • 124 3 IT is feared that 800 people lost their lives m a fire which destroyed the Venezuelan oil town o c Lssunillas. Many children are feared to be among the victims, says Reuter. Prompt relief measures were taken by the Venezuelan Government. Planes and a
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  • 207 3 WITHDRAWAL REPORT IS UNFOUNDED London, Nov. 15. REUTER learns that there li no truih m the report that any Hi troops are Leing withdrawn irom Shanghai. Eastern News states that the British and French garrison lorce.s m Tientsin have already started partial withdrawal lin accordance with
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  • 142 3 TTHERE is a chorus ol approval m the British Press for the increased allowances for families of men serving m the Navy. Army and Air Force. It cannot be said that the soldiers' allowances are ungenerous, says Th*» Times, but the Manchester Guardian writes that
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  • 41 3 THE INDIAN JUTE MilLs Association have agreed to increase tho wages of workers by ten per cent. On hearing this, 8,000 workmen who were on strike, resumed work. Others are expected to follow them back. The strike began on Friday.- Reuter
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    • 61 3 SAUSAGES that mil make you ask for a second helping ■ft *-^B t jflfflT'^B BS» H r ab£h«h| a treat when S<; a Jr jf I »rr pur on the table. '^^Q&V J/ is packed with nuv,,ur Delicious, too. I^^^^^ HIPOLATA. COCKTAIL •'AIO SAUSAGES 4/ a A l(l "t 537
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    • 100 3 Medical Hall Ltd. 3. Battery Road. BOX OFFICE yS^PWW^ffKB OWIN6 T0 PHONE LIJ^ULUUJ BUCK OUT vAfin ONE SHOW uu [EVERY JMT/ITIP-UP/IRMCHfItRi j ONLY 3.15 20TH CENTURY FOX PRESENT "STANLEY «.e LIVINGSTONE" WITH SPENCER TRACY -SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE IN THIS THRILLING ADVENTURE NEWS B. E. F. AT THE FRONT-SEE THE BOYS
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  • 594 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939. The Censorship THE Chief Censor last night gave a v-Jry informative and interesting account of the reasons for the censorship of mails and telegrams which is now m force m Malaya. It is too much to hope tha: he will have convinced
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  • 1230 4  -  WALTER DURANTY By With the R.A.F. m France. U IT is a queer kind of war" "C'est une drole de guerre" say the French, and never were Gallic brevity and accuracy more felicitously applied. The British Army uses th? word that rhymes with
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    2 4 GULLIVERS .TROUBLES
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  • 366 4 KENYATAAN2 yang tidak benar dari radio Jerman dalam bahasa Arab menyatakan 6rang2 Islam dalam dunia mi tidak suka akan British dar. Peranchis ada-lah di-cheritakan oleh setia-Usa^a "Ikatan Jajahan" (the Colonial League t dalam sapuchok surat kapada surat khabar "Times" di-London la menerangkan ini-lah satu lagi chontoh Jerman
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  • 26 4 CURTHER d«,na r^JZ the total up v, SinKaoore donHUO* g-|-aB £0* Ah Sen SS- F Bngltsh school pter «m Mr R N ter. S2&O
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 143 4 I WHEN NEEDING i SUPPLIES OF THE r*^ M BY SPECIAL To H R THE 1 APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM B NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY I NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLIP WATCHES. lnroiDorated :n CevJom SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. NEGRI PEWTER This beautiful Pewter, made m Negri Sembilan. Malaya, does
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    • 6 4 Q§iick %kj£? DEATH Jim i Ant,
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  • 965 5 »To Dispel Clouds Of Suspicion lU-WiU" wH y LETTERS CABLES ARE SCRUTINIZED x planation of reasons for the censorship of mails lelffraM was given by the Chief Censor, Malaya, broadcast from the 8.M.8.C. station last night. inch to expect," he said, "that censorship i.ular. The most that
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  • 309 5 Investigation To Open To-morrow r J*HE FREE PRESS understands that a Court cf Investigation to inquire into the circumstances of the sinking of the British India liner Sirdhana will open m Singapore to-morrow morning. The court has been appointed under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance
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  • 67 5 A VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday, at an inquest on a 9i-year-old Chinese woman. Choh Ah Mci who died m hospital. The v.oman died from pneumonia following a fall on the road when she received
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  • 56 5 "HIT RUN" CASE A MIDDLE- AGED Chinese cyclist was on Tuesday night picked up unconscious m Bukit Timah Road. The Chinese it is believed, was knocked down by a "hit-and-run" motorist. The police, however, hope to get on his track The Chinese is m a serious condition and up to
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  • 100 5 THF Chief Censor. Malaya, blue- pencilled his own name m the manuscript of the talk he save last night from the 8.M.8.C. The Free Press was officially asked not to reveal his identity. His name was not mentioned by the announcer when he was introduced before the microphone
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  • 105 5 PLEVEN month, after his arrival 1 m Singapore to take charge of the Consulate for Poland, Mr. Joseph T. Nowakowski is leaving to hand over the consular affairs to the Polish Consulate -General m Bombay. The Consulate m Gilstead Koad, Singapore, was closed last week.
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  • 264 5 ANEW list of maximum prices for all kinds of milk and infant foods m the Colony was published m last night's Government Gazette Extraordinary, showing still further increases m the prices of some brands. Comparison with the list of maximum j prices issued on Oct. 17, nearly
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  • 112 5 QAMAGBS of $1.H25 and $610 were awarded by The Chiel Justice. Sir Percy McElwaine, m the Hieh Court yesurday to two cyclist.'. Chin Kira Meng and Yap Seng Teow, respectively, for injuries received as a result ol being knocked down by a motor-car driven by
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 37 5 CHINESE JUNK C *HISTMAS CARDS Reproduced from Original Paintings b Y E Donnelly $J.oo per doxen «c WALSH LTD. SfL'UCE. SINGAPORE. "ftPITOL RjSTAURAINT Telephone 4906 TO-NIGHT ONLY °^n As Usual For MEALS DRINKS till 930 p. m.
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    • 231 5 Alleged Breach Of Trust Of Cases Of Milk TWO EMPLOYEES of Optorg Co., (Malaya) Ltd., are on trial m the criminal district court for alleged breach of trust ot S^cases of milk worth $378, m September last. They are Chong Lian Chong, a storekeeper, who is being defended by Mr.
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    • 90 5 O-SO-EZY POLISH CLEANS POLISHES PRESERVES FURNITURE FLOORS MOTOR CARS So Easy to use! Such Brilliant Results ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. 138 i MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT x x or call a f the Show Room*PHONE 5101 Municipal Building rnwni. uiwi Co i eman street DON'T SHOW LIGHTS BLACKOUT Hgv
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 141 5 MAILS LOST IN SINKING OF SIRDHANA HPHE POST OFFICE announces that mails from Singapore to the following destinations were aboard the Sirdhana when she sank on Nov. 13 Canada, containing correspondence posted between 9 a.m. on Nov. 2 to 6.30 p.m. on Nov. 11 to China (except Shanghai*, from 10.30
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  • 100 6 |\|AZI ALLEGATIONS that the Munich Domb explosion was engineered by the British secret police are refuted by the Berlin correspondent of a Swiss newspaper who declares that it was not known until a day before the meeting whether the annual celebration of the beer-cellar putsch
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  • 294 6 Maginot Line NEWS has been received by a Dewsbury, Yorks, mother, Mrs. J. Nicholls, that her s on, Private William Roper, of a Labour Company, has been killed m France A letter from his commanding officer which accompanies the information adds: "I feel sure
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  • 203 6 ISSUED BY FRASER CO., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY TIN at mid-day was again unchanged at $117%, while the price of rubber at four o'clock was spot 38% cents, NovemberDecember 38 V 4 cents, January- March Sfttt cents and April- June 34% cents, market nominal. M
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  • 115 6 NOV. 15, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Buyers Srtters No IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 38^ 38^* No IX R.S.S. F.O B. m cases November 38% 39 G.FA.Q. R.S.S. F..0.8. m bales November 38 38 >* FAQ. R.S.S. F. 0.8 m bales November 37 M;
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  • 72 6 London, Nov. 9. UNEMPLOYMENT m Great Britain or U Oct. 16 was quoted at 1,431,000 persons an increase of 100.000 compared with Sept. 12 and a decrease of 351.000 compared with one year ago. The country is still m the transition stags between peace conditions and full development
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 639 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. STURT— On Nov. 14, at Bath to Eveline Frances Sturt, wife oi H. H. Sturt ol the Asiatic Petroleum Co ib.S.i Ltd. Singapore, a son. PUBUC NOTICES THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE .c Europeans of British nationality ta Singapore are reminded that to-day. Nov. 16, is the
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    • 146 6 BOARD RESIDENCE. YORK LODGE 64, M.OYI) ROAD, SINGAPORE SUPERIOR RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT. Well Furnished Rooms and Exceptional Cuisine, Daily or Monthly. Phone 3303. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77. Meyer R4. (Dear Swimming Club) Board -Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis. Phone: 5758. NAPIER HOUSE* 7. MPtER ROAD. TEL 7406. Superior
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    • 150 6 HENDERSON LINE (Incorporated tn England) SAILINGS Passenger Steamers Between Rangoon, Port Sudan, and England. Owing to the uncertainty regarding the actual date of arrival and departure of the company's steamers doe to the outbreak of hostilities list of sailings is suspended for the time bring. LONDON Single 720.95 fX)t rurthei.
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    • 22 6 BANK OF CHINA PENANG AGENCY 52 54 BEACH STREET, PENANG Telegraphic Address "CHUNGKUO, PENANG will be OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOV. 20th 1939.
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    • 553 6 TO rUKOIt AND AMERICA S\h SINGAPORE \NH PENANG, COLOMBO. BOMBAY SUE? FOR* ALEXANDLA, NAPLES, GENOA AND NKH York Arrtvpt Leaves Le%?« B'pore Spore Peiuuif s knH x PRESIDENT MONROE Nov 15 Nov. 21 >«i PRESIDENT ADAMa Dec 2 Dec 5 x PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Dec 12 Dec 19 PRESIDENT HARRISON
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    • 353 7 r U and BRITISH I INDIA LINES I TED IN ENGLAND. I F A O. S. H. CD'S SAILINGS. I|h N Company Ijll have 2 cargo steamers lailinii lor the United Kingl nl during the remainder I of November. poit> on or off the route and all sailings are I
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    • 476 7 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated iri fr'MS.) I'FKKPIIONt: KreijfbJ 5Ws Passafr 5t31 mciric Regular HPivicc horn the Orient to Vancouver by CIANT KMPRKSSKS Across Canada through the Canadian Kockies Lake Louise Banff. Trans- Atlantic by "KMPRKSS' DUCHESS" or "MONT" Reamers to the United Kingdom. All under one management. For detailed information
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    • 305 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCSAM BUILDING, COLLY EH QUAY, SINCAfOHI TEL. $151 CHARTERED BANK BUILD INC, PENANC TEL. 1»6« 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
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  • 664 8 Van Breukelen Will Have Another Good Day At Races NAP HAND IN EACH OF MAIN EVENTS Big Fields In All Races ALTOGETHER 92 horses have been handicapped for Saturday's races at Singapore m the final day of the winter race meeting, which makes for an average of 11 horses m
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  • 55 8 THE first rugby match between St. Andrew's School and Vici. ria School will be played on the Victoria School ground on Saturday. Both schools have been showing keen interest m this fixture, and a close same should be the result. 'I he Director of Education, ur.
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  • 318 8 SELANGOR TEAM TO MEET PENANG ON SATURDAY Malaya Cup Rugby In Northern Section From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 15. SLLANGCR will take the field at Ftnjng this Saturday m the first Malaya Cup fixture of the Northern section. w:thout one of their key men. Mcßride. vke-captain of the
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  • 148 8 "T*HE following are hockey teams for a Singapore State hockey trial to be played at the S.CC. on Tuesday: Colours:— Cheok Wah; Fortin, ScottReutens, Peel, Bhaskaran; Thoy, Sullivan, Sheik Hussein, Gulam Nabi and Anthony Chcong. Whiles: Aeria Barth, Mutthucunaru; G. Clarke, Cronin, Hera Singh;
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  • 26 8 The Rugby match between the S.C.C. *'B and the Royal Engineers, which was to have been played on the padang yesterday, was cancelled.
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  • 332 8 THE race for the liner-port rowing cup between the Batavia Rolivereeninge Hollandia and the Royal Singapore Yacht Club resulted m win for the Rat a via team on the breakwater course yesterday. Baitavla were ahead by I 1 lengths at the finish and did the
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  • 210 8 Poppy Day Hockey In Segamat Ends In One- All Draw 'From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Nov. 13. TTHE MUAR Chinese met their Sega- mat compatriots m a charity hockey match m aid of the Poppy Day Fund at Segamat, on the Government English School padang to-day. The result was a
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  • 68 8 The following have been selected to play hockey for the V.M C.A. junior department against 13th. Field Ambulance to-day at 4.45 p.m. on the Prince Edward Road ground: Wee Aik Chan, Low Huck Yang, Slow Byuk Lin, Cheong Thiam Siew, Goh Chin Chye, L M. Aeria, S. Shirazie,
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  • 36 8 In a iugby match played at Tengah yesterday, the R.AP. (Ten<gah) beat the R.A.F. (Seletar) by eight points to three. It was a clcse game, with clean hard forward play an outstanding feature.
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  • 190 8 SEGAMAT TENNIS TOURNAMENT TO BE RESUMED picture. (From Our Own Correspondent) Segainai. Nov. 13. INTEREST is now centred m the Segamat and district lawn tennis tournament which is to be Resumed after a fortnight's inactivity due to the Puasa and the bad weather. V. G. Mabin is certain to figure
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    15 8 Bal Tabarin, winner of the Free Handicap, is likely winner again on Saturday- Free Press
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  • 269 8 DLAYERS and starting times for the match between the Keppel Goli Club and the Island Golf Club, to be played at the Island Club course on Sunday morning, are < Keppel G.C. players mentioned first): 8.45, H. Irving Jjnes (6» and V. P. Barbat <10>
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  • 76 8 HTWELVE cards were taken out for the November Medal at the Keppel G:lf Club which resulted m a win for C. A. R. Bateman, two down. Ball sweep resulted as follows Saturday: First -line holes W. Gunstone two down second nine holes divided between
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  • 58 8 TWO hockey matches, the Loyals vs. Singapore Colts, at G llman Barracks and S.C.R.C. vs. CSC. at Hong Li'm Green, to have been played yesterday were cancelled. Th 3 hockey matches between the S.R.C. snd the PoUce ?nd St. Andrews School Ind St. Joseph's Institution, which
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  • 43 8 From Our Own CDrrespondent) Seg-amat. Nov. 13. The return hockey match between the Segamat Wanderer? and the Po'ice Depot, Johore Bahru, arranged for Friday, har been cancelled due to the inability of the Police to raise a team on that day.
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  • 169 8 (Prom Our Own Correspondent* London, Nov. i /COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations m parenthesis RUBBER: Steady. Spot: 11 1 16d 11 3 I6d (11 1 16d 11 3 16d) December 11 1 16d 11 3 16d (lid lP^di Jan.-Mar. llHd 11 3.16
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  • 212 8 Yesterday's Alterations Austral Amal. <ss> 6s 7s Berjuntai <ss> lls 11s 6d Hong Patt Tin <$1> 98 1 .01 Jelebu (sl> l 024 107 K. L&njut «l 2ws 6d 21s 6d Killinghall <ss> 18s 19b Kinta Kellas «5»» 7s 7s 9d Kramat Tin <ss; 12s 6d 13s
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  • 68 8 The follow. ng have been chosen to represent the Cheerful La?s Athletic Party igainst the International Badminton Party m a friendly game of four singles and three dcubles U) be played at the former s court on Sunday at 3 p ni. Tok Choo Kirn, Lanny Lim, Lee
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  • 47 8 Paris, Nov. 15. 'I^HE FAMOUS Viennese composer, Oscar Strauss, who wrote "The Waltz Dream," and "The Chocolate Soldier." has acquired French nationality. He has lived m Paris for a long time and was awarded the Legion of Honour for his works. Reuter.
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  • 189 8 85-5 I me aDovf are aeaifrs a* brokers' margins broKfraw t^^-fj are not Included Exchange Telegraph TIIE Allowing are v funding u^ 4 ?2L 1 Wai Loan lfc ll <-om Union a«s«» Rovai Assce Urea, w- Chartered Bani < Mer BaiiK 125 £ii s^' I DisUilers Ord
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  • 113 8 DLAYING at the Happy t, 1 covered stadium on Mufci Roxy Theatre Badminton Pirn, the Oxygen Badminton Party to games to nil Reruns were <Roxy players m ed first I Singles Sonnie Yap beat KF h nurwamy 13—13, s—l 15 5 Koh beat R R Nathan 10
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  • 43 8 There will be no tern.. V.M.C.A to-day To-morrot: I will be Mixed Double: Mrs Cobet Manasseh < 3' vs Mi<s P Elr^ Yap Ah Win <--15.3»; Mifi and R. Nath: n «-3< rf. HIM liere ard C F. J. Ess «Scr
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 181 8 SA TURDA Y'SRACE WEIGHTS pOLLOWING are weights for Satur- day's races at Bukit Timah m the flrml day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting. Horses. Class 1, Div. 1, 6 furs. Royal Hampton 909 Bom bus 8. If Smoke Dreams 904 Recovery 7 08 Cooltipt 9.o2FTeedom 7.04 Jack Druce
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    • 190 8 Burraneer 8. 04 Squeeze 7.12 Miss Zipp 8.03 Horses, class 2, Div. 2, 6 furs. Queen's Star 9.00 Danger Zone 8.07 Night Empress 8.13 Grofmo 8.07 Gronol 8.12 Paramour 8.07 Harlowe 8.12 Harriford 8.07 Stormy Night.. 8.11 Drift On 8.05 Lady Piper 808 Majors 802 Hengist 8.08 Horses, Class Div.
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