The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 October 1940
1940-10-15
1
12
https://www.nlb.gov.sg
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/singfreepressb
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
-
Title Section23 1940-10-15 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION Teh Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16.218. I SI I) 1835 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, V)U\ 5 UENTS 123 words
-
Article92 1940-10-15 1 DRIVE ON GREECE IS EXPECTED Bucharest, Oct. 14. a TRAVELLER who has just arrivA rom a Russian Black Sea that official circles there the Crrmans are preparing through Rumania for Greece. or all eventby the tact that they constructing rive Be I! rabi.i. i!m)Reuter - 92 words
-
728 1940-10-15 1 Military Occupation By Germans Makes Country "Collaborator With Axis" YUGOSLAVIA SHOWS FIRM FRONT TO NAZIS DASED on the belief that Britain will lose no time m bombing the Rumanian oil wells, the view is freely expressed m Madrid, reports Reuter. that unless the Axis728 words
-
Article73 1940-10-15 1 aarest, Oct. 14. r t nd naval attaches Bi tish legation here, h&YC left Bucha- will remain for index Sir Reginald British Minister. It is exaion staff of about be the only Britons left m the end of the week. v attaches will tanxa this eveningReuter - 73 words
-
Article50 1940-10-15 1 Washington. Oct. 14. pRESIDENT Roosevelt warned ag- V nations that the United d not have to be cruel to »dio speech last nisht drive for "1940 mobi- human needs." President warned aggressors o dismiss too lightly the "spiritual :on" which was attending physical preparations for net.50 words
-
Article49 1940-10-15 1 PAR EASTERN BONDS NOW STRONGER London. Oct. 14. Q- Stock Exchange Far Eastern XJ b re stronger on hopes of •tment m the international n. Gilt-edged were mainly whll* Home industrials were sular. Gold minings were rtlj steady and elsewhere changes and smajl. Wall Street was firm. Reuter ReuterReuter - 49 words
-
Article36 1940-10-15 1 London, Oct. 14. BRADFORD, which aimed at raising £1.250,000 during- the war weapons week which began on Saturday, has after two days already received in* cash and promises £1,509,370. British WirelessBritish Wireless - 36 words
-
Article40 1940-10-15 1 Rome, Oct. 14. "TO-DAY'S Italian High Command communique admits that British warships shelled Italian positions ro-.md Sidi Barrani and that a large formation of aircraft bombed Tobruk, but denies that any military damage resulted. ReuterReuter - 40 words
-
349 1940-10-15 1 London, Oct. 14. THRICE captured by the Germans and escaping each time, cycling through a battle between French nnd Germans, and finally attempting a crossing of the Channel alone m a rowing boat, the story of the courage and ingenuity of a Hussar officerReuter - 349 words
-
118 1940-10-15 1 "Committee Snatches Germans From Gestapo New York, Oct. 14. CNATCHED from the grip of the Gestapo and smuggled out of France, a number of liberal German writers and their families, including Heinrich Gottfried Mann and Franz YV erf el, arrived here m a Greek liner to-day. The organization responsible forReuter - 118 words
-
239 1940-10-15 1 {R.A.F.'S OFFENSIVE IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS London, Oct. 11. FIESPITE severe weather conditions, the R.A.F. maintaimed its nightly offensive against the Channel ports from Ostend to Le Havre last night. Other formations renewed attacks on the naval bases at Kiel and WilhelmReuter - 239 words
-
76 1940-10-15 1 MERCILESS BOMBING OF YUNNAN CAPITAL Kunming, Oct. 14. HPHE United States consulate was slightly damaged and the windows of the British and German consulates were shattered when Japanese p^nes yesterday mercilessly dive-bombed Kunmin?, capital of Yunnan Province. Flyinp: low, the aircraft systematically raked the cityReuter - 76 words
-
Article42 1940-10-15 1 KING Carol of Rumania and Madame < Lupescu are understood to be de- tamed m Spain. They intended to go to America, says the London Daily Mail's correspondent at Geneva, but their detention followed "pressure from outside sources."42 words
-
188 1940-10-15 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 14. TTHE Sultan was planning to return to Johore shortly with Miss Lydia Hill, who was killed m an air raid while shopping m Canterbury on Friday. He is now leaving Herne Bay for188 words
-
Article56 1940-10-15 1 London. Oct. 14. DUTCH workers have been sent to Hamburg to help repair damage done by F.A.F. bombers to docks and haroour works, according to news received m well-informed Dutch circles m London. The German-controlled Dutch radio announces that 4,000 Dutchmen »i been sent to HamburgReuter - 56 words
-
81 1940-10-15 1 London, Oct. 14. AMERICANS who had ties In Britain A preventing them from leaving the country before May will be afforded another opportunity of toMfltaf home. Mr. J. P. Kennedy, the United State* Ambassador m London, has asked the Maritime C mmissionReuter - 81 words
-
Article43 1940-10-15 1 London. Oct. 14 GIFTS for the purchase of aircraft acknowledged to-day include £1,000 sent by a Mrs Ravcsrroft irom Buenos Aires as well as a contribution of 4:6 000 from the town of Lewes, m j Sussex. British WirelessBritish Wireless - 43 words
-
Page 1 Advertisements
-
Advertisement38 1940-10-15 1 MERE IS NO BETTER TEA THAN BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA TO MIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight (ABARET ATTRACTION MIMI JOSE POPULAR MEXICAN DANCERS 1 dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 K^FIES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS38 words
-
Advertisement59 1940-10-15 1 BIGIA TEA BRINGS THE FRESHNESS AND FRAGRANCE OF THE MALAYAN GARDEN! DIRECT TO YOUR HOME SEAVIEW HOTEL BALL-iIOOM AIR-CONDITIONED BY SEA BREEZES TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE music cv KELLER'S BAND DINNER S3.— NO AFTER IMNNKR OMISSION CHARGE SATURDAY KXTKNSION TO 1 A.M. TO-MORROW FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 romantic moms i DINNER59 words
-
-
1450 1940-10-15 2 European Mines Inspector Faces Preliminary Inquiry (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 14. ALLEGATIONS of receiving illegal gratifications while n being a public officer employed by the Mines Department, F.M.S., were made against A. G. Macdonald, of the JVunes Department, to-day m the Kuala Lumpur1,450 words
-
87 1940-10-15 2 NANCY "gets her man" m the latest Warner Bros, film of this series at the Alhambra m which Nancy gets a job as importer. Working m a newspaper office and making up her boy friend as a reporter according to Hollywood prescriptions. Bonita Granville.87 words
-
70 1940-10-15 2 GOVERNMENT employees are to receive increased cost of living allowances for the month of October The following rates are payable m resp'ct j of this month < figures m brackets being the rates paid m September) Classes I Cat and II (a) $2.60 ($2.45); Classes70 words
-
Article37 1940-10-15 2 T"*HE Heavy Battery beat the S:raiu Chinese Recreation Club by thre? loals to iwo m a keenly contested hockey ma f ch at H^ng L'm Crr?n yes- lerday. Gim Leek and Hon Hing >cored for the Chinese.37 words
-
163 1940-10-15 2 pO-OPERATION peoples of Ind.. their common good v. Mr. U Ba Lwin, pi Rangoon Rotary Club the recent Burmese to China, when he ad( /;Q bers of the Singapore ciation on "Indo-Burm< at the Ramakrishna night. "No nation can toad these changing timethe mutual benefit of163 words
-
Article20 1940-10-15 2 WEDNESDAY Will iUiure, the c 75. CC rui-'tyy p:. i I m 5 ?ften as p; iDle20 words
-
Page 2 Advertisements
-
Advertisement189 1940-10-15 2 OPENING TO-DAY 6.15 9.15 aw PAVILION e O3 THE YEAR'S MOST BRILLIANT FILM lr/n\3!liyj|jS ITS SENSATIONAL! inIMILIL it s superb! HIE MOST WuKiII.\XIIII.L < <*m3^ ll|N| MAUE |N |„m,( iN (jSmkL^A iS OK HOLLYWOOD SINCE yW HIE WAH BECAIV— SETO!N yXmr *lm m\ki;k\ve m mi \n\\\ co starring piuww NOVAPILBEAN189 words
-
Advertisement202 1940-10-15 2 THIS FILM SHOULD BE ON EVERY FILMGOER'S fc MI BT SI Sunday Times (Renewiaf the Midnitrht P» a „,w ANOTHER BIG PICTURE at the BIG THL OPENING TO-DAY 3.15-6.15 9.15 CAPITOL Box Office Phone 5261 1 Where Sears a (H(1 K< (R i( j FORTY LAUGHS MINUTE /vIJSP^r 40 fin/sh/ng202 words
-
-
399 1940-10-15 3 "MOST OUTRIGHT ANSWER GIVEN TO AGGRESSORS British Press Applauds Roosevelt's Speech "FEW GREATER FIASCOS THAN AXIS-JAPAN PACT" PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S broadcast on Saturday ni^ht pled£in£ continued aid to Britain and total defence of the X\ estern hemisphere, is heralded by the British Press as the most outright answer yet Riven toReuter - 399 words
-
Article, Illustration34 1940-10-15 3 Ihr Mueen. who with the King rcc enil> toured bombed areas m |„ndon hit* nith a woman who t«tt her hmband and sister m a raid on south London.34 words
-
113 1940-10-15 3 "Syria Could Be Won Over To The Allies" STRONG PRO-BRITISH SYMPATHIES EVIDENT Cairo, CKt. 14. A REAL L»ddrr could sway Syria over f Fre? France merely and decisiveness at government obviously to a well-informed has Jus: arrived from that other observers m to Judge shared ihis opini n. dcubt ofReuter - 113 words
-
Article74 1940-10-15 3 Say Dakar Now In German Hands D Boston. Mass., Oct. 14. ■*KAR has been m German hands ■>' July, declared the chief ->hsh s'eamcr Rozewie I arr.vod here to-d-iy. h} said. U con.roUed by cffll German mission who flew by Plane. wie fl-d tD Dakar when ••'id was interned with74 words
-
44 1940-10-15 3 Mexican Attitude To Japan Unchanged T< ipe Town, Oft. 14. ide ;o\.jjrds Japan will />. 1 by tension m Japanese.he Mexican Foreign I denying reports w xs inert: as!ng pressure against t* any cliange In dur •_h. status of Japanese- the statement aaid.— Eastern NewsEastern News - 44 words
-
Article38 1940-10-15 3 D\ hens, Oct. 14. a progress for ;he <>y Br;:ain from Groe^e I of cufints and 10,000 uaaa if! of a general plan on a w-Tking basis trade i fiun.nes m present ReuterReuter - 38 words
-
Article14 1940-10-15 3 Cape Town, Oct 14. '\^n "evacuates" from Scotland C*pc Town yesterday. All are ReuterReuter - 14 words
-
Article73 1940-10-15 3 New York. Oct. 14. DRAZIL and Chile have agreed to lease naval and air ba«es to the United States, it is learned from an unimpeachable source, sates a Buenos Aires dispatch to the New York Times. The contraction of bases will be financed byReuter - 73 words
-
196 1940-10-15 3 "U.K. Can Make Sell Deliver The Goods" London, Oct. 14. ""THERE is no need for buyers abroad to have any doubt about our ability to make, sell and deliver the goods they want," declared Sir Cecil Weir, a member of the Export Council for the Board of Trade, speaking atReuter - 196 words
-
Article57 1940-10-15 3 Moscow, Oct. 14. milE Soviet-Finnish Agreement with regard to the demilitarization of the Aland islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, ensures peace m the BaUic and a the logical outcome of the peace treaty signed m March, says the newspaper Red Fleet,Reuter - 57 words
-
Article37 1940-10-15 3 Britains oldest woman, Miss Mary Davey, has died at the age cf 108 years For 70 years she worked as an ?s--sUUnt at a Brighton bakery until she V.s over 90.37 words
-
Article152 1940-10-15 3 London. GENERAL Gamelin, former Com-mander-in-Chief, is accused of having "plunged France into war while the country was unprepared." Spokesmen for Marshal Petain's Vichy Government say this. The charges against General Gamelin have not been disclosed officially. With the former Premier, M. Daladier, and a former152 words
-
415 1940-10-15 3 36 London Districts Bombed In Widespread Night Raids London, Oct. 14. TENEMENT buildings, communal 1 shelters, a convent and houses were among places b° m **VnnriSs widespread attacks on 36 London districts and 20 provincial areas last 11 There were some fatal casualties m tenTmentTat Liverpool-and communal shelters— in aReuter - 415 words
-
Article, Illustration28 1940-10-15 3 One of the many houses which was damaged m a recent raid on London. In background is a school which suffered splintered glass.28 words
-
156 1940-10-15 3 U.S. Destroyers On Way To U.K. Save Airmen London. Oct. 14. A FURTHER group of over-age United States destroyers arrived at a British port recently. The captain of one ship said that they had a good trip, with no incidents, and added that they have seen no German aircraft. TheReuter - 156 words
-
257 1940-10-15 3 AN amendment is being made to the Criminal Procedure Code to permit courts to make orders for the delayed payment of fines conditional upon the convicted providing security, j according to Mr. N. A. Worley, acting Attorney General, m a reply to a suggestion257 words
-
Article91 1940-10-15 3 London, Oct. 14. REUTER learns that it was largely due to the mediation of the Brazilian Government that diplomatic relations between Spain and Chile, which were broken off m July, have been resumed on the occasion of the anniversary of the discovery of America. The SpanishReuter - 91 words
-
Article187 1940-10-15 3 LIVELY TRADE IN BOMB SPLINTERS Aden, Oct. 14. ■TTIE claims regarding air raids on Aden which the Italians are putting out from Bari radio are no less fantastic than the nonsense they are talking about the Hadramaut. In the raid on Aden on Oct. 8. when187 words
-
114 1940-10-15 3 Mexico City, Oct. 14. DESPITE the face that they received special invitations, the German and Italian ministers here did not attend the Chamber of Deputies' celebrajon en Columbus Day. The reasons are reported to be that when they attended the opening of CongressReuter - 114 words
-
37 1940-10-15 3 Mexico City, Oct. 14. THE sum of £250,000 has been cabled to the Air Ministry m London by the East India fund for the purchase of SDitflres for the R.A.F. ReuterReuter - 37 words
-
Article270 1940-10-15 3 MR. DE BURIATTE COMPULSORY STEPS /COMPULSORY measures to make people grow their own ve?etabl> I were sugg?s>d by Mr. E. A. de Buri;. m the Legislative Council pestwdl He said that if the response I Govern mprUs "Grow More Fu)d" campaign proved u n satis f270 words
-
Article269 1940-10-15 3 ACTION AGAINST COMMUNISTS THE Malayan Communist Party had given much trouble m the Colony during 1940, acting on the political side through the AntiEnemy Backing- Up Society and m labour matters through the GeneraJ Labour Union, said the Officer Administering the Government. Mr. S. W. Jones, m his review of269 words
-
Page 3 Advertisements
-
Advertisement155 1940-10-15 3 RED PALM OIL This oil contains considerable quantities of Vitamin- and is specially prepared for use as a cooking oil and as a medicine. It is excellent for preventing influenza, courhs and colds. 5O cts. per Bottle Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. POSITIVELY LAST J^%|f A|| W155 words
-
-
Article, Illustration1900 1940-10-15 4 MARY HEATHCOTT - MARY HEATHCOTT A Woman's Diary BY THE air m Singapore seems to encourage amateur theatricals and amateur actors and actresses. Certainly there is plenty of talent to ensure successful productions. Also, producing a play and taking part m one, is very good fun (as1,900 words
-
Page 4 Advertisements
-
Advertisement168 1940-10-15 4 CLEVER FINGERS WORK WONDERS WITH YOUR HAIR] And MAXINE'S are well known for their skill m Hair Styling. We suggest you ask your friends who been to The British Beauty Salon For an appointment. Phone 2868. Ask for Jobn formerly of Andres of Horn; Kong) or Tamara. ENTRANCE RAFFLES HOTEL168 words
-
Advertisement98 1940-10-15 4 7^^ i Mi&s Araens famous maxim ls, "Your W face begins at the base of your turoat It She recommends her Special As- m Jy iringent. to tone and tighten and "*s?* Adona Cream for thin "crepey" |W Ji throats, Orange Skin Food to nourish 1 j enrich and to98 words
-
-
313 1940-10-15 5 May Be Used In Expected Offensive In Egypt r London, -line faVMSm Egypt are being strengthened by ingte-engined dive-bombers (Stukas) Simitchieved great successes m Poland and France .c not been retinst Britain. It they might be for the invasion) the] have re:orces m ■„-iion of313 words
-
Article, Illustration35 1940-10-15 5 Men of the Desert Patrol of the Arab Legion m Transjordania on the march through the desert. In the background is a fort built m the thirteenth century and used by the Kings of Damascus.35 words
-
Article73 1940-10-15 5 P London. Oct. 14. of the universal damage recently ithedral. when a d the roof at the -md brought tons of i»n«j down on the high wd m many telegrams m] :i all parts of the •ed by the Dean of! m is one from73 words
-
Article154 1940-10-15 5 npT rp London. U&iAiLb of plans to continue factory ~iJ£ft durtn 9 raia have been cir-->Mn/L t0 cm V l °y ers workers m -MOMO pamphlets issued by the Ministry of Home Security. "The plans have been drawn up by employers and employees, so let154 words
-
Article171 1940-10-15 5 London. A ROYAL AIR FORCE groupcaptain watched a Messerschmitt pilot shoot down another German fighter over Britain recently. Then the ?*roup-captain shot down the Messerschmitt. The R.A.F. officer, whose rank corresponds with that of a colonel m the Army, had gone up m a Hurricane to171 words
-
148 1940-10-15 5 I London. Oct. 14. v adustrles which is trade despke the mur^ecs. and is r -In l war.ime i; i ure. lustry ?h.p ov?rsea camels :o the "W.OOO yearly. They Qg abroad durmg year more exp r a no enly m value "niNhes und laiquers148 words
-
Article, Illustration28 1940-10-15 5 This Keystone picture taken during a night raid on London shows a building blazing after having been hit by incendiary bombs.28 words
-
Article756 1940-10-15 5 Want To Do Something In Fight Against Hitler IN a neat suburban villa m North London, I came upon an all-male household which is composed of students, an air pilot, a young diplomat, a confectioner, a lockmaster, and a jack-of-all-trades. They are refugees from Belgium, writes756 words
-
99 1940-10-15 5 Chungking. GEN. Chen Chang, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese forces on the Yangtse, left for the front recently Mter giving up all his political posts as a "self-punishment." The general told Chinese journalists that he had petitioned Chiang Kaishek's Government to punish him for the loss ofReuter - 99 words
-
Article170 1940-10-15 5 Tokio. JAPAN'S cupld will have to get along on a reduced budget if the governmental decree to slash the co^ts of weddings is adhered to. Under the new ruling, eniorsed by the National Sviritual Mobilisation headquarters, weddings can coA not more than twenty yen. This170 words
-
59 1940-10-15 5 New York. MORE than 80 per cent, of the fighting planes now being turned out by United States factories are going to Britain, according to a survey by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. The V£. forces have actually 80 planes fewer than at59 words
-
Article227 1940-10-15 5 Have Short And Expensive Life HpHE use of German heavy artillery to shell England Is more horrific than effectual m a material way. That is to say the miLtary resulti ore not proportionate to the cost of the methed employed In the first place accuracy227 words
-
109 1940-10-15 5 London, Oct 14 DESPITE the increased German use of fighters as light bombers, with the object of reducing the heavy losses they had been suffering m their attack on Britain, the number of German aircraft destroyed m battles over Britain during the109 words
-
Article138 1940-10-15 5 New York ON the average, 25 American airmen a week are going to Canada to serve as instructors to the Royal Canadian Air Force or to enlist m the British Royal Air Force, according to the New York Herald Tribune It also suys that from138 words
-
Page 5 Advertisements
-
Advertisement39 1940-10-15 5 jpG smnpo /yx .MW^T^'^jrr;.',, "^^^^if^ 1 J tB 1 aH 77, e on/y 8 h. P A FOUR-DOOR. FOUR-SEATER, ALL-STEEL BODY. 4^!^'' BOUT FOR ECONOMY .ndeplndent 45 48 P 6 SU°SP T EN*"o E N "pMOWdOfT <-^«* SHOWROOMS TANK ROAD39 words
-
-
630 1940-10-15 6 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1940. Colony Budget CPEECHES at yesterday's Budget meeting of the Legislative Council contained no surprises except possibly the very emphatic way m which the acting Financial Secretary underlined the need for the Colony to find new sources of revenue if our war effort630 words
-
Article, Illustration1434 1940-10-15 6 From Our Own Correspondent London, Sept. 3. TWO sporting traditions, more than a century okl, were broken this week with the authority of the law. Pheasants, as well as partridges, may lawfully now be shot even on j Sundays. To my non-spordng readers this may1,434 words
-
Page 6 Advertisements
-
Advertisement134 1940-10-15 6 CfILDBECK^S i^ By Special appointment Lstablished fl^)"W'^ l 872: NEWEST DESIGWS IW DIAMOND JEWELLERY Necklaces Bracelets Brooches Rings Clip Watches tnccrpcrated m Ceylcrt/ SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. MAIAYA PATRIOTIC FUND Send your donation to The Honorary Treasurers The Chartered Bank SINGAPORE K. P. M. LINE Begular sailings to Java, Ball, Sumatra,134 words
-
Advertisement118 1940-10-15 6 First m Malaya NUMONT FUL-VUE The rennement and symmetry of Numont Pul-vue styling is evident at a glance. Here is truly handsome eyewear. Each of tne features below is an added reason for selecting Numont Ful-vue for your own glasses. 1. Endpieces not attached to lenses. Numont Ful-vue construction eliminates118 words
-
-
Article, Illustration851 1940-10-15 7 Financial Secretary On Wartime Problems COLONY BUDGETS FOR $11,000,000 DEFICIT OAG.'s Tribute To The Public require— what we urgently require is new lor war purposes, and we can only provide basis of taxation;' said Mr. L. Financial Secretary, wjien he introduced draft budget851 words
-
Article363 1940-10-15 7 "Presenting Singapore" Series SCOPE OF TALKS EXPLAINED UR. E. H. G. DOBBY, will broadm cast to-night from the Singapore station at 7.10 p.m., a tali entitled "Singapore Island." Mr. Dobby, who is a lecturer m sreogr-phy at Raffles College, will explain m his talk to-night many interesting geographical features of363 words
-
Article227 1940-10-15 7 TTHi: Filial Supply Bill, moved by the acting Financial Secretary, Mr. L. G. Corney. went through the second reading cind committee, and was passed m the Legislative Council yesterday. The acting Atttorney- General. Mr. N. A. Worley moved the second reading and committee of the foDowtng Mlh227 words
-
Article, Illustration513 1940-10-15 7 COUNCIL REPLY TO MR. WISEMAN 'I~HE overwhelming evidence which had been found of the many serious evils to which lotteries gave rise had deterred the Government from introducing lotteries as a means of raising war funds, said Mr. L. G. Corney, acting Financial Secretary, at the Legislative513 words
-
Article32 1940-10-15 7 Mr J. I* Knott, of the Commonwealth i Supply Department, "who is one of the Aust ralian delegates to the forthcoming Eastern group conference at New Delhi, passed i through Singapore yesterday.32 words
-
Article339 1940-10-15 7 A $250,000 building, ampiy at- signed to house the mh the Department of Statistics, ana such control departments a.*- the exchange, oil and shipping. suggested by Mr. J. I Dawson m Legislative Council This building should stand I :Teluk Ayer cr In Robin ■sa.d. as it would339 words
-
427 1940-10-15 7 "IN view of the changing social A conditions and the trend of modern political thought, it behoves Government to think imperially and adopt a constructive and more imaginative policy m education, said the Penang Chinese member, Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, m the Legislative Council427 words
-
933 1940-10-15 7 Project Will Be Carried Out At An Early Date, Says Mr. Corney GOVERNMENT intends to build tenement houses for "Singapore workers. Mid Mr. L. G. Corne> acting Financial Secretary, m the Legislative Council yesterday, answering a suggestion by a Singapore unofficial member, Mr. J. I.933 words
-
Page 7 Advertisements
-
Advertisement40 1940-10-15 7 SALON MADAME SHEILA 5 ar! t m<l Inexpensive far Morning, <n and Kvenin? Wfti >uit^ and I Suits, Etc •> En Court, Hill St. IS DINNER enjoyment test oi the Evening POPULARITY i Mjiitiont jESTAURANT V« Can I nomically Other Place40 words
-
Advertisement26 1940-10-15 7 THE FAMOUS MIDO MULTIFORT jßff WRIST WATCHES JSSw SELF WINDING W^Trlr NON-MAGNETIC W?M WATERPROOF HIIV UNTARNISHABLE v'^g^ U NBR EAKABLE •ACCURATE RAFFLES PLAC E SINGAPORE 28726 words
-
-
944 1940-10-15 8 Chinese Topics From Our Chinese Correspondent (\/lOKF Chinese support for A the Hritish war effort will probably follow the Burma road decision. There L* a strong feeling among the Chinese m Malaya that their gratitude to the British Government for the Burma road reopening944 words
-
200 1940-10-15 8 Football Bladders To Drive Battleship A PERPETUAL motion" machine made from football bladders, bicycle tyre tubing, and copper plating will drive a battleship without cost, its Sydney inventor claims. The inventor is H. Moore, o! Kent Street. Sydney, a casual waterside worker. He calta his machine an 'air transformer." Moore200 words
-
Article40 1940-10-15 8 London. FROM 1943 all Russian secondary school pupils must learn one of three languages— English. French or German. Ten thousand teachers will be trained every year to teach them. At present English. French and German are taught only m universities.40 words
-
Article, Illustration47 1940-10-15 8 These men of the Green Howards, who went through the rigours of last winter m France, find their cimmer training by the seaside much more congenial. A Bren-gunner and riflemen here find that the tufts of dune grass provide quite good cover.47 words
-
536 1940-10-15 8 WOUNDED m the thigh, a Free French naval officer stood m a pinnace under machine-gun fire from the shore at Dakar. He is Captain G. Thierry Dargenlieu, who is a priest m peace-time. He led the party of Free Frenchmen who tried536 words
-
Article, Illustration46 1940-10-15 8 After the declaration of Gen. Mittelhauser to discontinue hostilities m Syria, a brigade of Polish their eauipment crossed from that country to Palestine to join forces with the British. Par, is seen passing its guns on the parade ground.46 words
-
236 1940-10-15 8 TOASTS at a dinner m London were to blame for the failure of the attempt to bring French West Africa to Britain's side, says Cavalcade, the news magazine. The dinner was held before the expedition set out for Dakar under Gen. de236 words
-
78 1940-10-15 8 London. EVERY youth between 14 and 17 m j Russia is to be conscripted to servo m the State Labour Reserve. Under a decree issued recently, the j youths will be mobilised every four years to work m mines, foctories. ard other industrial enterprises. During78 words
-
Article85 1940-10-15 8 A WEIRD collection of »eapon> reposing m a storehouse anJ contributed by American* tor it* "defence of British iMBMi m eludes rifles, pistols, shotgun.*, ami bayonets. Many of the nllt are \meruan last war models, and. apparei were smuggled out as souvmir. before demobilization. The explorer.85 words
-
Article29 1940-10-15 8 PRESIDENT Roosew the recent United S manoeuvres he fou. the aa were willing but M ft A 15-miles route mai to them, whereas Em marched 30 miles a d29 words
-
Article87 1940-10-15 8 SWEDISH telephones may now be j equipped with a simple and cheap I device for indoor warnings of airraid alarms, says the New York Times. An electric door bell is attached to the telephone line and rings when the voltage goes above a certain limit87 words
-
Page 8 Advertisements
-
Advertisement112 1940-10-15 8 6IU VOMR CHILD k SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CAREER Parents, spare yout 4BBT ,s^ child tne uncertainty fmk 7| lne untrained. MJ^l Tnp Singapore Il|J t '^^^j% Branch of Pitman s 'vC^bSbAv^ College of London /jßK^' van train your child fWwHy* as a stenographer, yrW Bookkeeper. Secretary of a career from th~112 words
-
Advertisement116 1940-10-15 8 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL for 1940 Bi&&er and better than ever the 5 Times Annual for 1940 is now m coi of production. A lavishly illustrated vc which includes many sections and plates full colours. An ideal Christmas Gift few your friends Overseas. All previous were quickly sold out. ORDER COPIES116 words
-
-
Article, Illustration959 1940-10-15 9 NOMAD - Scottish Troops' Piping Dancing Contest NOMAD In The Garrison By wHI wkkk must be! look !)iaie at K n the Gordon trs hi Id their annual ill( j |);t'.Hinji competi- Of v heid an Gordons. Hi^iiland I B kndera, all ::ajorlty uT hich were: pun 1. Piper lAlng and Red-959 words
-
Article161 1940-10-15 9 Cairo, Oct. 14. FURTHER successful air attacks on enemy positions are chronicled m last night's R.A.F. communique. It States that R.A.F. aircraft raided military objectives at Bardia on Saturday. At least half-a-dozen direct hits were rrgistcred. the barracks being successfully attacked. Enemy aircraft concentrated at ElReuter - 161 words
-
Article79 1940-10-15 9 A WIDESPREAD search Is going for the captors of a well-known Chinese business man, named Wang, who was kidnapped frcm a main street m the International Settlement late last night. Mr. Wang is general manager oi me American Engineering Corporation. Mr. S. T. Chen, a director ofReuter - 79 words
-
Article166 1940-10-15 9 MARGARET Mitchell's world- iamous novel, "Gone with the Wind," is being transcribed into Braille for the Blind Institution Library by a Sydney man. He is Colonel C. V. Morisset, 70, of Sinclair Street. Crow's Nest. The Braille edition will be 22 volumes, each containing166 words
-
Page 9 Advertisements
-
Advertisement96 1940-10-15 9 Ufriy^A^L^Jk^^MMfl FURNISHING I ■H Tit's Jmpty^WJ^^k MATERIALS I Owing to moving to new and more rUnnllUnt C modern premises, it has been I decided to sell, rather than move, I our present stocks. All our quality CRYSTAL 1 articles will be considerably reduced 1 os an incentive for early sales.96 words
-
-
Page 9 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous97 1940-10-15 9 Garrison Diary TIHSDAY— Whist Drive, fori Cann:ngr Sergeants* Mess WEDNESDAY— Whist Drive, RA 'ChangM Serjeants' Mess Proffressiv.- Whist l>Hve. Alexandra Dep>. Mess (915). fomhola K.A.F. (No l) Serjfeanls* MesI'll I-RSDAY— Whis: Drive. For. C inning Juniors. FRlDAY— Tombola. \lexandra Dep.t Mess (9.15) Tcmbola, Fort (annn>r Serffeantv M?^s. SATURDAY— Dancr. RE97 words
-
-
Page 10 Advertisements
-
Advertisement396 1940-10-15 10 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to register396 words
-
Advertisement314 1940-10-15 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In PMS) TELEPHONE: Freight 5432. Pass*** Mll iSNAOBAN PACIMC BpuSi^Sfcw^ Uncorporatcd m EnglanOj Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies— Lake Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantk by EMPRESS DUCHESS or M MONT n steamers to the United Kingdom.— All314 words
-
Advertisement440 1940-10-15 10 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom Dates are n guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Confer ence War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST r ARE Regular Services to Kre mantle Perth) via j ava by first class passenger ships. Single440 words
-
-
Article, Illustration860 1940-10-15 11 "Contribution To War Must Be On Compulsory Basis" Sh, M^ava T f r the of income tax he-WIS3 critii. W a VC Council y^terday when «f taxation the P r °P° s al to levy this form Nothing m the world ever succeeds able860 words
-
105 1940-10-15 11 A SUGGESTION that the age limit of 55 for Europeans who were eligible for service m the Local Defence Corps should be abolished, was made by Tvir. G. Viseman, the planting member from Malacca, m the Legislative Council yesterday. Fitness should be the deciding105 words
-
233 1940-10-15 11 Extension Of Popular War Publicity M.C.S. OFFICER'S SURVEY DEPLYING to a speech at the Council meeting yesterday by Mr. F. D. Blsseker emphasizing the need for steps to be taken to combat subversive propaganda, Mr. H. Weisberg. the acting Colonial Secretary, disclosed that an officer of the Malayan Civil Service233 words
-
Article325 1940-10-15 11 A TRIBUTE to the steps taken by j Government to ensure not only food m abundance but also reason- j ably low prices made known to all \by a system of keeping the public i i informed of the latest fluctuations [was paid by Capt.325 words
-
155 1940-10-15 11 'Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 14. rHE funeral of Mr. J. J. Spall, an j young mining engineer of Anglo- i Oriental (Malaya), Ltd., who was killed I yesterday morning m a car crash m Batu Road took place this morning at155 words
-
275 1940-10-15 11 ITNDER the consideration of Gov- ernment at the moment Is a scheme for improving the breed of goats m Malacca. This was disclosed by Mr. H. Weisberg, the acting Colonial Secretary, when he replied, at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, to275 words
-
483 1940-10-15 11 War Council Suggestion "Too Nebulous"— O.A.G. THE formation of a war council to control and direct the war effort of the various States and Scttlemc m Malaya, so far as finance was concerned, would 'involve the tearing up of treaties and the destruction of constitutions, and would be a dictatorship,"483 words
-
Page 11 Advertisements
-
Advertisement231 1940-10-15 11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMEIIT! TKXDKKS TjnCAPORE MUNICIPALLTI IVnders. m invited for th cr services. Fo MunirlDal Tender t James Powe 1941. Date o Oct. 31. 1940 'or 1941. Date 0 nicipal Tende t lazed Ware Pipe? 1941. Date o 31. 1340. forced Concret c are Tiles Dati Oct. 13. 1940. da and231 words
-
Advertisement24 1940-10-15 11 FOR SALE FOR SALE, Morris 8 two seater late 1938 model, 18 900 miles. Perfect condition. 40 m.p.g Prlc« $975. Phone 2615 TLlTjll.o^Vi HILLS24 words
-
Advertisement299 1940-10-15 11 FAST PASSENGER SKRVUK. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA MANILA HONiJ ROM, S&i^ Spoil c f. 6^. CITY OP NORFOLK Nm q^ S.S. CITY OP SAN FRANCISCO Dec 5.5. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Jan. 5 SJ!. CITY OF NEWPORT IfSWC Jan. 26 PASSENGER *REUiHI SERVICE MNGAfUM TO M W VOKK AND299 words
-
-
Article, Illustration58 1940-10-15 12 Mr T. H. Meniies' Depot (Abdul Farad), who won both her runs, the seomd m a dead-heat with Snowy Owl, a.: the Selanjror Turf Club's autumn professional meeting. Depot has pr >v.d a real money-spinner for Mr. M«»nz'es, for m seven runs m this country she has won58 words
-
314 1940-10-15 12 Fort Canning 1; S.R.C. "A" 1. r o.M.MKNDABLE goalkeeping by Campbell and good work by Pat de Souza and Neubronner saved the S.R.C. (A) from defeat on the padang yesterday when they met Fort Canning, the game ending m a draw, each314 words
-
Article53 1940-10-15 12 THE foii.w.ng have been selected to Play for the Y.WC.A. first eleven agains: the G.S.C. firs,, eleven on the G B.C, grcund at 5.15 p.m tomorrow. E Fruigneigt P. Wilson, S. Armstrong; A. Edgar. Z Short, P. KohJoy Ross, P Elliott, Maureen Clark G* WheatlDy, Audrey Valberg Umpre:53 words
-
Article143 1940-10-15 12 »T»HE Royal Singapore Golf Club's first bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for October was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted m a win for Miss S. Lucas and J. McGufnn with a net score of 37?4. Fourteen cards were taken out and the143 words
-
393 1940-10-15 12 THE following is th* draw for the first round of the Royal Sinsapore Golf Club's Vade Cup com peti -ion to be played at Bukit Timah by Sunday. Oct. 27. J. F. Eber vs. J. E. MacCallum; H. Can.objll vs. T. M.393 words
-
434 1940-10-15 12 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF AMATEUR BODY ANOTHER amateur boxing programme m aid of The War Fund will be staged, this time by the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association and Club, at the Happy World m December, and not m November as previously announced. This434 words
-
Article173 1940-10-15 12 Committee Reverses Earlier Decision (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. AT a meeting of the committee of the Negri Sembilan Hockey A&so- ciation held at the Negri Sembilan iClub, it was decided to play inter-state matches with Singapore, Selangor, Perak and Malacca, provided funds I were available for173 words
-
71 1940-10-15 12 •TPHE Singapore Amateur Football AsA sociation's list of winners and run-ners-up m the various divisions of the league comDetition are: Division 1: winners, Royal Air Force <Seletar> runners-up, M.F.A. Reserve Livision: winners, Manchester Regiment Rs.; riJPiners-up,— S.C.F.A. Rs. Second Division (A): winners, R_A runners-up,71 words
-
Article130 1940-10-15 12 THE second string of the Maxlli Bad--1 minton Party will meet the Mental Hospital Spores Club m a return badminton friendly consisting of four singles and three doubles at the latter *s court at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday. The following will play for the Maxfli BP. Singles:—130 words
-
104 1940-10-15 12 WINNING the October Medal at the Keppel Golf Club with a net score oi 83— 15-68, A. C. Good also won the Club's Gold Medal for 1939-40. The lull scores m the October Medal wereA. C. Good 83—15 68: H. Irvine Jones104 words
-
Article118 1940-10-15 12 QNG CREW BEE won the men's 2f singles handicap final m the S.C.R.C. open invitation lawn tennis tournament at Hong Lim Green yesterday, when he beat Chew Poh Kuo B—6, After a grm struggle m the first set which Chew Bee just managed to118 words
-
Article74 1940-10-15 12 THE Dobson Cup for golf, which is competed for annually by members of the Society of Yorkshiremen m Malaya, was played for on Sunday at the R3yal Singapore Golf Club, the winner being W. A. Wilson with a score of 85—21 =34. Other scores74 words
-
813 1940-10-15 12 Hornets 5; S.C.C. "A"1. 1. IN a game that began slowly and gradually livened up into interesting and, at times, exciting hockey, the Singapore Hornets beat the Singapore Cricket Club's "A" team by five goals to one on the padang yesterday. Ronny Barth was813 words
-
658 1940-10-15 12 $1,500 For "Entertainment" X Kongsi Cheque Book EntrA (From Our Own Correspond*',, t Kuala Lumpur, (><• h THE fact that m spile of his being aware th a 1 were being made into the affairs of th( I \j Department he had returned from658 words
-
61 1940-10-15 12 TtylE Se-joy Unfei Go: Oc.cber Moda; -.1 ford scoring, result rd Mrs. A D. Wl Miss E. Mac Art her 5 H A. WaLsh I ,1 Crombie 4 12V 3 I Blake 7-9 16: Mr Jami^l 3^123/j i5-v |fr 13» 4 The Sapper Cup61 words
-
Page 12 Advertisements
-
Advertisement214 1940-10-15 12 is prefl^ (U) so a;e are reorganising our DELIVERY SERVICE to avoid waste £r»i a H^ d of petroX quired for the activ. urvnnm H. L he^ war the Company's deliver mlcH eS^ tChed at 930 a m and 2.45 p.n: I L into one deli very service despatched it214 words
-
-
Page 12 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous34 1940-10-15 12 To-day-s Sports Events Soccer: Manchesriers vs. Loyals, stadium at 5 p.m. Hockey: Loyals vs. RAF., Gillman Barracks; CSC. vs. Police, Depot. Rugger: St. Andrew's Old Boys vs. Police, Woodsvilte; RE. vs. RAF., Fairer Park.34 words
-