The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 November 1939

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    14 1 AND DAILY NEWS NO. 15.93 K. ESTI). 1835 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    DIVIDED COUNSELS AMONG THE NAZIS
    928 1 "Serious Conflict" In High Quarters UNREST AMONG CZECHS IN PRAGUE: TROOPS ARRIVE IViEUTRAL correspondents m Berlin, says Reuter, are almost all agreed that there is a serious conflict among Germany's leaders and divided counsels as to Germany's next step. All yesterday, Hitler received a steady
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    INDIAN OCEAN RAIDER
    149 1 I [anker Sunk By A I German Cruiser I ««r ioi tne small BrtttSD Shell, which wa.v ie Portuguese East tated, m a mes- tha ordered to stop; which Ared oru I |hr thin *»as sunk m the ex B *fst oi the Indian (he m. from
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    R.A.F. CASUALTIES
    52 1 London. Nov. 17. rl AIR MINISTRY annouru es the foltol on various dates killed one. missing, believed afc killed two previously reported misreported to be killed six prereported to be missing, now prison*o. On a c killed 23. missing, beJwrt to be killed one. died eight and mis-
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    ALLIED WOOL SALES
    42 1 London, Nov. 17. I <don has accepted un the Ministry of t as chairman of the como! wool abroad. laid be responsible for all naiterc :k djapoeal of Empire h is purchased by ihe nboed to the United Wireless
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    VS. Warplanes And The Neutrality Act
    89 1 Washington, Nov. 17. E of the wir planes bought by the Allies from America will be pushed and pulled the I S. to Canada and n« t be flown over, as under ■JJjational law the flight of warJi^ to belligerents constitutes armed expedition but
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    MR. ARTHUR GREENWOOD
    63 1 Mr. Arthur Greenwood, deputy leader of the Opposition, is to make no more public speeches from now until the end of the year, says Reuter. His doctor insists that he must keep silent for a time. Mr. Greenwood has had a particularly arduous time for several months
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    Ex-Kaiser's Interest In German Situation
    94 1 i>oorn, Nov. 17REL'TER learns from the exKaiser's entourage that he is intensely interested m the present situation m Germany and realises perfectly well th,at Hitler's position depends on the result of the war. The ex- Kaiser is deeply shocked at the report that the crown
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    "SUMMER TIME" ENDS TO-MORROW
    125 1 Offices And Shops To Close Earlier London, Nov. 17. WITH the termination of Summer Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday many City business houses and wholesale warehouses are arranging to dose at 4 p.m. daily to enable their stafts to get to their homes before it
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    Air Raid Warnings In Northern England
    364 1 LANCASHIRE A-A GUNS IN ACTION: NO BOMBING GERMAN aircraft were busy yesterday spying out the land over Britain and France, not to mention Belgium and Switzerland, but they dropped nothing heavier than paper and some reels of cotton. In England, air raid warnings were
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    8 Week Extension
    105 1 Summer time this year was extended eight weeks because of the black-out. A suggestion supported by many shopkeepers that Summer Time should be made permanent for the duration of the war waS submitted to Sir John Anderson, the Home Secretary. He says the extension would mean longer
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    Dominions Minister On London Talks
    169 1 London, Nov. 17. I SHALL return to South Africa to take part m the building up of the not inconsiderable effort my country has decided to undertake, and shall be able to tell the people there to be of good heart for all is well."
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    Ex-M.C.S. Man To Be Honduras Governor
    37 1 REUTER reports from London that Mr. J. A. Hunter, former Undersecretary to Government, Straits Settlements, and now Ueutenant-Gover-nor of Malta, is to succeed Sir Alan Cuthbert Burns as Governor of Honduras.
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    BLACK-OUT TEST
    33 1 "TTIE Royal Air Force is beginning a series of experiments to decide whether, m spite of the black-out, London shops can be more briehtlv lit during the Christmas period.- Re uter
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    19 1 Copenhagen air raid wardens are to be compulsorily recruited. Some 14,000 volunteers came forward, but 53,000 are needed.— Reuter
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    Daladier Attends Supreme War Council
    151 1 Daladier Attends Supreme War Council fUt DALADIER, the French Premier, attended a meeting of the Supreme War Council m London yesterday with General Gamelin and other French chiefs. Complete agreement, it was stated, was reached on all matters that were discussed. The War CouncU reviewed the military situation and the
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    FINNISH STEAMERS HELD BY GERMANY
    36 1 Helsinki. Nov. 17. FIFTEEN Finnish steamers are at prr-*»i.i detained m German ports, including two bcund from Finland to America, v.hich have been held for over a month at Slettin. Reuter
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    34 1 CWISS citizens have been forbidden to nght abroad, reports Reuter. II Sv ia^> vi ere allowed to join the belligerent*, it 16 pointed out. the neutrality of the republic v.ould be called into question
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    Imports Control Scheme Modified In Colony
    416 2 NEW RULES PUBLISHED NEW orders were issued m the Government Gazette last night modifying the lists of restricted and prohibited imports from countries outside the sterling bloc. It is the result of the recommendations of an advisory committee. On the outbreak of war it
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    Ex-Sultanah Visits Johore U.S. Exhibition
    116 2 Ex-Sultanah Visits Johore U.S. Exhibition TTHE former Sultanah of Johore, Lady Ibrahim, has been visiting the United States. She saw the Johore exhibit at the San Francisco exposition. This revealed when Inche Onn bin Ja'afar, the Johore commissioner at the exposition, returned to Malaya yesterday. About two million people visited
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    KILLED BY FALLING ROCK AT QUARRY
    74 2 'T'HE Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday returned a verdict of death by misadventure, when he held an inquiry into the death of a Chinese quarry coolie Wong Yin Cheng, who died from injuries received as the result of falling rock hitting him,
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    "MAN ABOUT TOWN"
    94 2 QNE of the best musical comedies to be shown m Singapore for a very long time is "Man About Town" a Paramount production which opened at the Cathay last night. There are the usual fantastic Hollywood dance creations, only on a more elaborate scale, the snappy wisecracks
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    A GAY COMEDY
    99 2 A GAY COMEDY is "Wife, Husband and Friend," the 20th Century-Fox film which opened at the Alhambra last night. Loretta Young is wife, Warner Baxter, the husband, «tnd Binnie Barnes, the friend. The story briefly is about a wife who thinks she can sing, the husband who
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    Daily Share Report
    213 2 ISSUED BY FRASER CO., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY. Tin at midday was $117\, unchanged as usual and the price of Rubber at four o'clock vas buyers Spot 38^ cents, November December 38» /4 cents, January March 35 7 cents, April June 34 »4 cents, market
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    151 2 iFrom Our O\vn Correspondent) London, Nov. 17. pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations m parenthesis: RUBBKR: PtmMT. Spot: lid ll'^d. did. 11 1t16d.)l t 16d.) Dec: lid 11 1 16d. (10 15 16d 11 l"l6d.) Jan.-Mar.: lid. im»d. < lid. ll^d.) Apr.-Junt: 10
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      368 2 LAW NOTICE FOR THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. THE DAY RUBBER ASSOCIATION The Chief Justice, the Honourable Sir NOV. 17, 1939: 12 O CLOCK NOON Tcrey McElwaine at Koala Lumpur Bu A e 5 S -S^f" Court of Appeal No X RS.S. Spot loose 38 v 4 35% The Honourable
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    Why Japan Is Attacking In Pakhoi Region
    304 3 ARMING TO MARCH INTO KWANGSI YUNNAN Tokio, Nov. 17. of the present military operations m the ,n is to deal crushing blow to the Chungftrching far into Kwangsi and Yunnan cutting off the line of supply m the souththe spokesman of the Japanese
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    Woman Nazi's Treatment In British Gaol
    263 3 London, Nov. 17. IN a broadcast m English* from Hamburg on Nov. 14 was included a talk by a woman purporting to be Fraulem Bre Wagner, formerly secretary of the German Consulate at Glasgow. In that talk, charges were made aga*nst the authorities on
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    DR. SUN FO ON HIS LONDON TALKS
    230 3 Stalin's Attitude To The Far East D London, Nov. 17. R. SUN FO, interviewed by Reuter before returning to Paris to-day, expressed great satisfaction at his visit to London. He said that his conversations with Government Ministers had convinced him that China's position
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    20,000 More Women Territorials
    81 3 THE War Office announces a decision 1 to double the strength of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service by recruiting a further 20,000 girls. Women on the Army pay list wear khaki uniform, work m offlc.es, kitchens, canteens and on transport, etc. At the same time, the
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    NEW BRITISH ENVOY IN PARIS
    88 3 Paris, Nov. 17. CIR RONALD CAMPBELL, the new *J British Ambassador to Paris, yesterday presented his credentials to President Lebrun. In a speech, he said that the King had asked him to express his feelings o! deep friendship for France. For the second time m
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    GERMANY & RUMANIA
    94 3 GERMANY RUMANIA Bucharest, Nov. 17. IT is learned from official German sources that Dr. Clodius, head of the economic department of the Foreign Office, who arrived here on Tuesday, has brought a strongly worded note from the German Government declaring that artificial difficulties had been created m Rumanian deliveries to
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    NAZI CHARGE AGAINST NEUTRAL SHIPS
    60 3 Berlin, Nov. 17. •THE newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter alleges that neutral snips, especially timber boats, are increasing m the trade with Britain by pretending that their cargoes are destined for neutral ports and declares that Germany is determined to stop this. The paper also warns Belgium
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    CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    32 3 TPHE Oversea-Chinese Banking Cor- poration Limited, bankers for the Malaya Patriotic Fund (Chinese section) Singapore, report that contributions so far received total $106,245, including $8,330 new contributions.
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    BLACK-OUT COMMENT
    67 3 LETTERS to the editor of the Free Press yesterday on the black-out suggest that wardens should be on duty m relays, instead of being kept for nearly six hours after a long day's work at the office. Another correspondent complains that some of the wardens m "E" division
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    HUNGARY'S POLICY
    33 3 London, Nov. 17. HUNGARY bases her policy on an unshakeable and disinterested friendship with Italy, declared the Budapest radio after denying reports that Germany had designs on Hungary and Yugoslavia.- Reuter
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    R.A.F. TRAINING PLAN
    34 3 rE head of the British air delegation to Canada, Lord Riversdale, says that the Empire air training plan will be completed by Christmas. The costs are now being worked out.— Reuter
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    Shipbuilding Activity In Great Britain
    253 3 POSITION IN GERMANY London, Nov. 17. DRACTICALLY every shipyard m Britain is now working at ful! capacity. Admiralty orders account a considerable, but not a major share, of this activity. More than 150 merchant ships are at present being built In the United Kingdom yards,
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    13 3 THE KING watching girls sorting ammunition during his visit tv a munitions factory.
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    Education And Evacuation
    372 3 WARTIME PROBLEMS BRITISH SCHOOLS London, Nov. 17. IN the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith 'Labour; opened a discussion on education problems m relation tD evacuation. He said he welcomed the decision to reopen schools m certain vulnerable area? Children m such areas would probably
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    Canada's Big War Estimates
    55 3 Canada' s Big War Estimates Oitawa, Nov. 17. JT is estimated that Canada will spend $600 000,000 for war pur poses m the first year of war, according: to the Ottawa Fvening Citizen. The Imperial air training plan Ls expected to entail an on lay m the first year of
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    TAXATION IN FRANCE
    42 3 FRANCE'S special income tax, known as the extraordinary national contribution, is to be increased by a quarter, but allowances for taxpayer.-: with large families have been increased. Internal postal and telegraphic rates are to be raised next month.- Reuter
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    How Industry Is Helping War Effort
    132 3 How Industry Is Helping War Effort London. Nov. 17. A STRIKING example ol ..-uier m which wii .^pet-d^ up indu .:nd changes Its direction is allorded m case o! i iariii- worki vnose p* ktane output ol radio, t€]evlsi:-<n sets, bicycles and applian.ts are known Ihimi^nout the \vov\d Under the
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    EXCHANGING INTERNEES
    35 3 Lanuoii Nov. IT. IT was stated m a Parliamtnt r> prooosals for exchange of British subjects m Germany lor German civilian! m the British Empire a:id manaated territories wen consideration —Briton \V:ri \e
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    41 3 In connection with :he exten •vn m the BBC. foreign language br vi r *ady announced (he Turkish am>ador In London wSU iraugurite a BfW mii'ce >/ ir 'vs m Tu-iii^h m a LKMidcas. at 4 55 pm. TnM T on afoav
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939. Control Of Imports
    598 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939. Control Of Imports IN a Colony such as the Straits Settlements, which is so dependent for its prosperity on import and export trade, the regulations issued last night modifying the wartime restrictions on imports are of the greatest importance. These restrictions are
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    The Slave-Driving Of German Workers
    1178 4 A Wartime Miscellany HOW have labour conditions m Germany been affected I by the war? The following I points m answer to this question are based on statements which have appeared m the German press. Working hours m Germany nave recently been enormously increased For
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    INDIAN MERCHANTS AND EMPIRE WAR EFFORT
    529 4 INDIAN MER CHANTS AND EMPIRE WAR EFFORT PRAISE for the war-time measures adopted m Malaya and loyal support for the Government were voiced at a general meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore. The meeting followed shortly on the annual meeting of the Singapore Indian Association, at which a
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    Increasing Indian Trade To Malaya
    131 4 CPEAKING at the annual meeting o, i the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. G. Uttamram the acting Chairman, suggested they should look to Indi whenever possible with regard to existing business as well as new channel' lor trade and commerce, with a \U to bringing
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    195 4 SA-BUAH kapul u.-ngun menu.. sa-buah kapal pi **ii pantai negen B: la telah kehal hanyut sahaja lan atau betaya a ltu British itu Dim tiba £APTAIN kapa. HflttSl nya kemudia: 1 nya suroh U itu ta" mahu kaia nttf! I hendak hilaiig b:. Kemudian men-ka 8 itu,
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    R.N.V.R. PATROL SHIP WARNED LINER AS SHE APPROACHED MINEFIELD
    3949 5 Officer's Evidence At Sirdhana Inquiry SiGNALS SENT BY FLAGS, H ORN AND SEARCHLIGHT LiiU Ik v thi l* ritish I^^ liner Sirdhana heading urn field three miles south of Singapore and L ht signlM m vain to her to stop was
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    Survivors Attend Public Inquiry
    114 5 THE small Marine Court was crowded to such an extent that Commander C. C. Dix. the Master Attendant, who normally presides over the Marine Court, had to take a seat m the "dock" during the proceedings. He was present as a witness. Members of the Sirdhana's
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    Purposes Of The Sirdhana Inquiry
    196 5 MR- L. B. Gibson, conducting the Sirdhana inquiry, gave at the opening a brief statement of facts. He said that the Sirdhana, whose master was Captain Phillip Fairburn, left Singapore at about 9.17 a.m. on Nov. 13, with a crew of 165 men, 450 passengers
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      BIRTH
      15 6 MONRO-On Nov. 17. m Singapore, tv Landon. wife of John Kirkpatrick Munro. a son.
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      641 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited for the following "materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of Pumping and Auxiliary Plant for Pontian Ketchil Pumping Station. (Deposit $100). Date of Closing. 4 p.m.. Mar. 4, 1940. Supply of 200 tons or Best Quality
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      551 6 HER HAND WENT DEAD Helpless With Rheumatism At one time she thought she would lose the use of her right hand* But when she started the "little daily dose* of Kruschen, it soon put her right. "I was sure m a bad state," she writes, "In fact, I could not
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    Van Breukelen Has Best Bets Again To-day
    1339 8 picture. BATTI DANGER ZONE TO SCORE DOUBLES Jack Druce For Main Sprint rpRAINER van Breukelen is again well represented m Ithe majority of events m this afternoon's races at Kukit Timah m the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's winter meeting, and
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    ANNUAL COLLEGE HOCKEY ENDS IN DRAW
    486 8 A HEAVY drizzle and a waterlogged ground failed to dampen the spirits of 22 energetic hockey players and two umpires yesterday. The players comprised Ih<> teams of two Singapore Colleges, the Medical and Raffles, and yesterday was the day fixed for their annual hockey
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    R.N. & R.A.F. Team To Meet Army
    129 8 R.N. R.A.F. Team To Meet Army THE follow ins is the R.N. and R.A.F. Rugby team to meet the Army m to-day's Malaya Cup match on the padang: Lt. Stevens (R.N.); F o Triptree, A. B. Rutler. F/o Black. Lac Smith; A. B. Da vies. A. B. Purvis; Lt. Drummond.
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    ARMY vs. S.S.V.F. GOLF ANNUAL
    240 8 T^HE following are the teams and starting times ior the annual golf match between the Army and S.S.V.F., to played at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday morning (Army names n rst 8 45. Capt. T. X Murphy <5) and Capt. C Ryan <8> vs.
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    FARRER PARK SOCCER
    80 8 There will be a friendly game ot soccer between Harper, Gilflllan football team and The Ford Motors XI on Monday at Farrer Park and the following has been chosen to represent the former: Urn Kirn Liang, Abu bin Salim, Tan Chye Hock. W. S. Fyfe. So Chi
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    Mrs. Kelly Wins Women's Golf
    113 8 PLAYING under unsuitable conditions, Mrs. S. N. Kelly beat Mrs. W. B Ruddock five and three, In the women's goli championship for the Andrew Currie Cup at the Island Club yesterday Mrs. Ruddock played well at the start and won the first hole and halved
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    FREE PRESS SELECTIONS
    596 8 FREE Press selections for to-day a<re: Race 1. SEC YOU LATER. Dewberry. Race t LE TOUQUET Aerial Pus.. Rae 3. DANC.IR ZONE, Harl ut*. Race 4. PLAYBOY, Distinguished. Rae 5. GANDKRDOWN, Carloca Ra e6. BLUE PETErt, Rubber Qut«n. Race 7 JACK DRUC'E, Cooltipt Race 8. BATTI. Squeeze.
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    No Reply
    47 8 A sentry guarding an airfield m southern England heard some one approaching m the darkness. "Halt! Who goes there?" he chal- j lenged. There was no reply. He repeated the challenge twice. Still there was no reply. He fired and a grazing cow fell dead.
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    207 8 The following ar. quotations Shitres ;<- unless oUmthiS SUT Luai, o iJN4 t4 J funuiiife Loan .uLv. Wai Loar, If* lj Oms UMBt a fruu^ntia, As.sre Ko\Hi Assce IMJ Wester:, Hl> O rd Jan Pacific Bl» ord •Jhart^rea BanK ,£5, HK S'hai Bk i| Met Baiik 2a
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