The Straits Times, 25 November 1939

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    36 1 The Straits Times IESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.l MALAY AS LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES t« i»ac;es SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1939. PRICE 5 CENfS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1939. PRICE 8 CENTS.
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      855 2 WOi.—Mx. Sim Ban Teck passed away peacefully yesterday at his residence. No. 105. .Shrewsbury Road, off Norfolk Road, leaving behind a widow, four sons, Messrs. Sim Poh Knr, Sim Poh Su, Sun Poh Tain fs Btm Poh Koon, one daughter, three daughtersln law, one son-tn-law and fourteen grand children to
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      723 2 JjOUSE, FLATS TO LET WHY PAY RENT ADVERTISES, considering building own house, would like to get In touch with several others equally desirous of owning their own homes. Excellent •ite over four acres TangUn, municipal sewer, within three-mile radius. Finance available for 75%; repayment plus assessment about equal rental value.
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      940 2 I TENDERS TENDERS TENDERS will be received at the RuraJ Board Office. Singapore, up to noon of Dec 11, 1939, for the supply during 1940, of th« articles enumerated below: House Number Plates I Offensive Trades Licence Plates Hggery Licence Plater, I Itinerant Hawkers' Badges. 2. Samples of the plates
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      636 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modern we! -made Eurcwean i relished teak household lumiture, springseated, upholstered V-unge Suite, Etc. Etc TO be held at No. 248, Eng Whatt Strict (off Tlong Bahru Road) on Sunday. Nov. 16. 193t. at 2 M P.M. sharp. On Tlew from Saturday THE
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      658 2 LOST REWARD BM DOLLARS. (Lost) spectacles in red case, labelled R. Vincent Howell. Return Officers Macs, Ist. Manchester Regiment. dogs"' TO STUD: Pedigree Bulldog. Apply Box 687. Straits Times. AUCTION NOTICE STATE OF JOHORE IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU, ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO. 100 OF ltM. In
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      240 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ftc JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE" LENDING LIBRARY 1st FLOOR, 18-F. KA1TKKY Rl>. P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms; Special rates OntsUtion Members, Clubs and .Messes. Open Dally: 8.30 A.M. to tM. Satwrdays: 8.30 A.M. to 1 P.M. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss NANA 60.
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      449 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE, (Incorporated id England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The P O S. N Company will have 2 cargo steamers loading for the United Kingdom during the remainder of November. All vessels may call at ports on or
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      382 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS Incorporatea in lapan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LONDON Colombo. Aden. Sue*. Port Said. Naples. Marseilles, Gibraltar, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Sail Spore HAKONE MARU J» n KASIMA MARU abt. end. of Jan. TO LIVERPOOL Via Sue*. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Liverpool TURUGU MARU Sail Spore
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      697 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent Cuisine PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES HOMEWARDS: i,™"**^*^^ ST±tiS£ OUTWARDS: to Bangkok, Saigon. Manila. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. For particulars regarding sailings, fares, etc., please apply to THE EAST ASIATIC COm LTD. (Incorporated In Denmark) SINGAPORE— PENANG— KUALA LUMPUR. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. incorporated ufUSi
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      415 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BUILDING. COLLYEB QUAY. SINGAPORE Tel. $151 CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. PENANG S* 1*66 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and Urited States of America. Oates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
    1324 4 FRIDAY, NOV. *4, 1939: 5 P.M. MINING Buyers Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 9d 5s 3d Austral Amal. <5s> 6s 4 'id 6s 10% Austral Malay (£> 37s 393 Ayer HlUm 24a 3d 25s 3d x.a Ayer Weng ($l) .90 .95 Bangrln Tin 22s «d
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    LYALL AND EVATTS DAILY QUOTATIONS
    236 4 Singapore, Nov. 24 5 p.m. JUMJiG Bayers Seller Ampate 4/10% 5/1% (Austral Amalg 6/3 6/9 Batu SeJangors 1.68 1.72 Hong FatU 1.04 1.06 Jelebut 0.96 1.02xd Kampong Lanjuts 31/- 22/K_ Kamuntlng 8/6 8/9 Kamuntlngs 10/9 11/6 cd Kinta KeUas 7/4% 7/9 Kiaug Rirers 2.15 2.25
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    Kuchai Tin Profit Reflects Lower Quota Releases
    1645 4 LINGUI TIN ACQUIRES TWO NEW PROPERTIES OF 1,362 ACRES "THE annual meetings of Kuchai Tin Ltd. and Lingui Tin Ltd. were held in Singapore yesterday, Mr. F. M. Edmonds, the chairman, presiding. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts at the Kuchai
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    146 4 cFrom Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER: Firm. Nov. 24. Spot: 11 916 d 11 ll I6d Ul'.ad 11 9 16d) Dec.: ll 9 1«d 11 lliied (11 7 16d U'.d Jan.-Mar.: ll%d lifcd (ll 9;16d 11 ll 16d) Apr.-June: ll 7U6d 11 9 16d (11 5 16d 11
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      190 4 _JJKITISH FIRE EXTINGUISHERSy^"^%\ The FOAMITE Extinguisher *§2~©_£*^ 1S the best available for I every type of industrial I v^'^rJ^f property —as a unit of [y^^y^ first-aid protection. l/SSTi ALL TYPES SPARE •I Tux. uikW* I**1 I CHARGES IN STOCK r*«»*—^|f Sole Agents: ,te| McALISTER CO., LIMITED M W.P.S. 65A ---—m
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      353 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY, TENDERS are invited for the supply ol Mild steel Pipes for Tunnel Lining Tender Form and Specification may be obtained at the Municipal Tender Room. Tenders will close at 12 noon on Dec. 19. 1939. C. H. GOLJ3IE M-iniclpal Secretary. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS will be received at
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      136 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 9.13a. m 8.8 ft. 10.10 p.m. 8.3 ft L W. 3.10 a.m. 3.8 ft.: 3.50 p.m. 2 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.45 a.m. 9.2 ft.; 10.50 p.m. 8.6 ft. L. W. 3.48 a.m. 3.8 ft.: 4.23 p.m. 1.4 ft. Monday. Nov. 27 H. W.
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    Company Meeting Aver Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd.
    2013 5 Company Meeting Aver Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd. The Annual General Meeting of Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd. was held In London on November 9th, 1939. The Chairman, Mr. C. V. Thomas, said: The total production for the year was Ml. 7 tons of tin ore. The profit for the year
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    341 5 Rubber Shares Continue In General Demand By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Nov. 25. •THE feature of the market continues 1 to be rubber shares and the local market yesterday had a good gsneral demand. Shares which have long remained without inquiry figured in the business done, and
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    119 5 Singapore, Nov. 24, noon. Buyers Seller* Gambler '•M Hamburg Cube $14.00 Java Cube «».00 Pepper White Muntolc $1800 White »n.50 Black 8.50 Copra Mixed $4.05 Sun Dried $4.40 Sago Flour No. 1 Lingga $5.70 Fair $5.67* Sarawak $800 lelotong Palembang $1250 Banja $12.50 Sarawak $1300 Tapioca Small
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 5 Friday, Not. 24, noon. Bayers Sellers Prices Prices No IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 40% No. IX R.S.S. fo.h. In eases Xov.-Dec. (Sellers Option) 40% 41 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fo.b. In bales NoT.-Dec. (Sellers Option) 40 40«/« FAQ. R.S.S. fab. In bales Nov.-Dec (Sellers Option) 39% 39%
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    SWEDEN'S TRADE WITH GERMANY
    43 5 Stockholm, Nov. 24. EXPORTS to Germany in September were slightly leas than in September last year. Authoritative circles state that this disposes of any suggestion that goods are being "smuggled" from the United States to Germany via Sweden.— Reuter.
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    London Stock Exchange
    367 5 London, Nov. 24. f)N the Stock Exchange strong Investment v support lor Home rails and Argentine rajls was the outstanding feature of to-day'.'-generally firm markets. Leading Industrials were well bought during the last hour of trading and caused a cheerful close to the week. CLOSING QUOTATIONS London,
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    BRITISH CARGOES IN GERMAN SHIPS
    198 5 Payments To Secure Release London, Nov. 24. THE Board of Trade has authorized the London Chamber of Commerce to make, on behalf of the owner of any cargo in a ship lying in a neutral port, payments for freight and other charges to or for
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    EXCHANGES
    182 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 2/4H Lyons demand 2050 Switzerland demand 207 Hamburg demand New York demand 46% Montreal demand 51
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      207 5 RED RING im PA7HP I BRITISH PRODUCT RETRIEVE YOUR FALLEN BLADE WITH THE ECLIPSE RAZOR MAGNETIC PICK UP. THE MAGNET IN THE HANDLE WILL PICK UP BLADES FROM THE SMOOTHEST SURFACE WITHOUT INJURY TO THE FINGERS OR TO THE KEEN EDGES OF THE BLADE. FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM
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      127 5 BANK OF CHINA PENANG AGENCY 52 54 BEACH STREET, PENANG Telegraphic Address:— "CHUNGKUO. PENANG" NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Now At Popular Prices! Simultaneously Scrrrning at the MARLBOROUGH 7 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9.00 P.M. EMPIRE TALKIE I P.M. TO-NIGHT «> P."M. JH I \^£B AND TMRIIt-tBG Prices: 15 cts. 25 cts. 35
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      285 6 A Picture Every Progressive Free thinking Peace-loving Person Should See. ALHAMBRA 6 .is and 9.15 p.m. An Amazing Story! A Truthful and Dramatic Picture! "I WAS A CAPTIVE OF NAZI GERMANY" WITH ISOBEL LILLIAN STEELE (American Girl Victim of Berlin's Political Intrigue) ALSO LATEST PATHE GAZETTE" KING Decorates R.A.F. HEROES,
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    NAZI DESIGNS ON BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS
    243 7 Plan To Declare Both Countries Under German Protection London, Nov. 24. THE Times mentions two measures which are believed to be behind Germany's new mine campaign. The first is to hamper British commerce, and the second is to put pressure on Belgium and
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    Allied Reprisal Is Legal
    346 7 International Law And Neutral States London, Nov. 24. A DEMARCHE under international law respecting any measures the British Government might take in accordance with the decision already announced to make German exports on the high seas subject to seizure, was made yesterday at the Foreign Office
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    FURTHER HUMILIATION OF THE CZECHS
    61 7 ACCORDING to a Paris report all Czechs must now take off their hats to German national emblems. In order to test this new crder. Nazi police, it is stated, marched through Prague streets with their colours. Most Czechs tried to escape down side-streets, and those
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    CHURCHES TO PAY WAR TRIBUTE
    63 7 Paris, Nov. 23. r comply with an order to give as war tribute from Jan. 1, 1940, ten per cent, of all church collections, bishops have been ordered to cut all expenses to a minimum. Only one candle is allowed for low r..ass. No new
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    EVACUATION & SCHOOLS
    90 7 EVACUATION SCHOOLS Liondon, Nov. 24. BY a new defence regulations order, the powers of the education authorities are enlarged to enable them to provide A.R.P. shelters which expedite the re-opening of schools In neutral and evacuation areas. The Board of Education is anxious that no time shall be lost In
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    Warsaw Mayor Now In Nazi Prison Camp
    84 7 NEWS has reached London that the Lord Mayor of Warsaw has been sent to a German concentration camp as a punishment for the recent disturbances in the city. After the Germans had marched Into Warsaw, he was one of those kept as hostages.
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    SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
    123 7 London. Nov. 22. INVITED by Mr. A. C. Morelng (Cons.) to make a statement on the present relations between the Shanshai MunlclpM Council and the Japanese authorities. Mr. R A. Butler. Parliamentary Under-Secrctary for Foreign Affairs, recalled that the tion in the settlement Itself remains unchanged, but
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    CHINA AND "SCORCHED EARTH" TACTICS
    38 7 Shanghai, Nov. 24. ACCORDING to a report from Chungking, the Chungking Government has ordered Chinese troops to employ "scorched earth" tactics in an attempt to check the Japanese advance into Kwpngri. Eastern News.
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    FUTURE OF THE LEAGUE
    64 7 London, Nov. 22. IN the House of Commons, at the end of the sitting, the question of the League of Nations was raised. Mr. R. A. Butler, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs said the Government had the future of the League at heart. We would have
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    EARL WINTERTON
    45 7 London, Nov. 24. EARL WINTKRTON has for private reasons resigned his post of Paymaster-General. At the request of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, he will continue to act as chairman and the British representative upon the London Inter-governmetal committee for refugees. British Wireless.
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    LITHUANIA RECOGNIZES SLOVAK REGIME
    35 7 THE Lithuanian, Minister In Berlin has in1 formed the Slovaklan Minister In Berlin that the Lithuanian Government has accorded de jure recognition to Slovakia, says th? official German news agency. Reuter.
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    MEDICAL MEN AND LONDON'S A.R.P. SCHEME
    262 7 London, Nov. 24. MEDICAL arrangements instituted at the outbreak of the war to deal with possible air raid casualties in London necessitated some 700 specialists leaving their private practice. Happily, casualties for which London was prepared did not materialize and as early as Sept.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. NOV. 25. 1939. (84th. Day of the War.) Hitler's Dilemma
    986 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. NOV. 25. 1939. (84th. Day of the War.) Hitler's Dilemma Lessening of the tension on the Dutch and Belgian frontiers suggests that Hitler's army chiefs have carried the day in the argument as to the prospects of success in a flanking movement through the Low
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    BRITAIN & NAZI
    140 8 BRITAIN NAZI No Hate At Hcme For The German Worker To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— As one who has recently returned irom the United Kingdom, I would like to point out to Rationalist how useless it is to quote past history in relation to present day affairs.
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    HATS OFF!
    46 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l have a hunch that the write: in your correspondence columns Trtio signs himself "Rationalist" is a Eurasian. Whether lam correct or not t take off my hat to him.— Yours, etc., CUTHBERT. Singapore. Nov. 22.
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      THE HUMBLE AYAM
      448 8 l-low food supplies Could Be Increased To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Our High Commissioner is cont nually urging us to grow more foodstuffs, but how about a little protection for the crops that are grown? I refer to the policy of protecting such destroyers
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      "PRUSSIAN BRUTES"
      201 8 Lord Northcliffe's Views Recalled To the Editor of th e Straits Times Sir,— In support of "The Troublesome Continental's" letter on Prussian Germany, which appears in to-day's issue of your paper, I give below an extract from Lord Northcliffe's book "At The War," published in 1916. Lord Northcliffe
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      SIRDHANA MAILS
      204 8 Belated Dispatch Of Parcels To Far East To the Editor of the Strai* Times Sir, It is surprising las not been a word of compi. m the commercial public over t don of the Dostal authorities in putung on the Sirdhana parcels and letters which had piled up
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      TOPSY-TURVY WORLD
      756 8 How Production Has Outpaced Distribution To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Although such august persons as the Queen of the Netherlands and the King of the Belgians have issued a plea for peace, to the thinking mine! peace with the present Germany is impossible. Conditions in
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      WEATHER REPORTS
      114 8 "Cold Feet" In The Hills And "Hotheads" Below To the Editor :>f the Straits Times Sir,— All your correspondents on the subject of these Irritating weather reports from our local broadcasting station seem to be of the same opinion. And so, I believe, is everybody else, but still
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      SELF-PRESERVATION
      400 8 Germany Must Be Put Down And Kept Down! To the Editor of the Straits TfaM Sir.— The letter signed "Cyme", in wli:ch he congratulates "Rationalist" and condemns The Troubles me Continental" is typical of the spirit which has led to the present conflict. Germany started the last war and
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      NO LADY...
      257 8 And Some Say Not A Gentleman Either! To the Editor of the Strata Times Sir,— In reply to the request of your correspondent. Facts," to Rationalist" and myself to give him facts only, without inferences, I beg to inform Mr. "Facts" that I am quite willing to leave
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      CARELESS PARENTS
      69 8 Children Who Play In Danger Zones To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In reply to L. C. L.s letter i published in the Straits Times yesterday, I agree that careless pedestrians should be punished. Almost every day there are motor accidents. Parents who allow their children
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      BELLS OR YELLS?
      92 8 To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir, In connection with the suggestion that bells or some other device should be used for giving warning of the approach of rickshas, it may be of interest to recall that when rubber tyres superseded the old iron tyres on
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      336 8 ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, S.S. LTD. Winchester House, Collyer Quay, SINGAPORE. Oppos-.te the Clifford Pier) PIANOS plight or Horizontal Grands FOR SALE OR HIRE at very moderate prices I'l.-nos tuned and carefully regulated European" experts THE PPBINSON PIANO CO S.S. LTD. SINGAPORE Sc PENANG. Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh Bangkok. 'A L' T
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      11 8 I BEE CHOW I SMART TAILORING 21, Chulio Street, SINGA. J.IE.
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    HITLER'S NO' TO SAFETY ZONES FOR CHILDREN
    354 9 Intensifies Policy Of Frightfulness PARACHUTE MINE SEQUEL TO U-BOATS' FAILURE "Dreadful Weapon" That Strikes At Neutrals H1T1 ER has refused to consider proposals for the humanization of the war by creating neutral blocs where women and children may be evacuated, according to a
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    Must Expect Big Sacrifices
    329 9 Must Expect Big Sacrifices Before Allies Achieve Final Victory Cl London, Nov. 25. d WE must not expect that final victory can be achieved with- e cut immense sacrifices on oar b part," said Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Finan- <f <ial Secretary to the Admiralty. J ••peaking at Nonvich
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    THIRD U-BOAT SUNK IN WEEK
    215 9 Success Of The i French Navy Paris, Nov. 24. ANOTHER U-boat has been sent to the bottom, making three submarines sunk by the French tiavy during the last few days. The third U-boat was sunk by a French survey ship. She saw the track Df
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    Roosevelt Hopes For Peace Soon
    137 9 Washington, Nov. 24. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, at his press conference to-day at Warm Springs (Georgia), said he had hopes that the war would end by nc::t spring, but he gave no indication that he believed his hopes r.-ould be fulfilled. Mr. Rcosevelt was discussing national expenditure.
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    TOKIO STATEMENT ON MINE WARFARE
    173 9 THE Britisii Embassy in Tokio has issued a .tatement that "it has been established by the British Admiralty that German aircraft laid mines in five different localities off the East Coast of England after dark on :he nights of Monday and Tuesday. "This is a
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    REFUGEE INDUSTRIES
    53 9 ANOTHER example of the way in which Great Britain is stopping Germany's economic resources is the Government's promise of full support to the committee in charge of refugee Industry. Refugee manufacturers are being helped to establish factories in Great Britain fcr making the goods they lcrmerly produced In
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    ALLIES' AIR VICTORIES
    327 9 Gaining Marked Ascendancy A GREAT impression has been made j Here, says Reuter's special correspondent with the British Expeditionary Force in France, by the news of the recwt successes of British and French planes asainst the Germans. The general conclusion among tre British 'military and the civilian
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    GERMAN PLANES OVER SHETLAND ISLANDS
    70 9 London, Nov. 25. THE Shetland islands had two air raid warnings yesterday. No bombs were dropped. Five German planes fiew over the islands in the morning, and tne all clear signal was sounded after 30 minutes. The second warning was sounded in the afternoon, the
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    GUNNERS COCKPIT
    23 9 The King interested in a gunner's cockpit with the gunner at work during his tour of inspection of an R.A.F. Station.
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    Poles Forced To Join German Army
    39 9 London, Nov. 35. IT is learned in London that Germany is irco'-noratlng large numbers of Polish war prisoners in the German army. This is a violation of the Hague Convention of 1907.— Reutei.
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    United States Trade Programme As Basis For Lasting Peace
    162 9 Washington, Nov. 24. MR Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, at to-day's press conference criticized sharply the attacks made in Congress recently on the Administration's reciprocal trade programme. Replying to a question as regards suggestions that United States trade agreements should
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    Carrier-Pigeons On Western Front
    46 9 A u&pdrsd thousand trained carrier-pigeon? are now lead? ly d-spatched to the Western Front where some are already being ti-ea. Here is a French officer writing out a message to be taken by «ne pigeon, at an observation post on the front.
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    General's Tribute To Dying Airman
    115 9 SERGEANT Observer J. Vickers had the first French decoration awarded to a British airman pinned on his breast as he lay dying in a hospital behind the Maginot Line,, writes Reuters special correspondent with the R.A.F. in France. The commander of the Eighth French Army,
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    Fewer French Forces On Italian Border
    86 9 Rome, Nov. 25. IT is officially announced that Count 1 Clano, the Italian Foreign Minister, yesterday drew the attention of the British and French ambassadors to "the consequences which the seizure of German exports might have on Italian traffic." M t Meanwhile a big
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    U-BOAT VICTIMS FROST-BITTEN
    180 9 London, Nov. 24. SEVEN survivors of the British vessel Arlington Court (4,915 tons), v.-hich was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic early this week, were landed in an east coast port to-day. They arrived in a Norwegian motor vessel which picked them up after they
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    NEW TURKISH MISSION FOR LONDON
    57 9 Paris, Nov. 25. A TURKISH economic mission headed by M. Menemencioglu, secretarygeneral of the Turkish Foreign Office, arrived here last night en route to London. The members met General Orbay. head of the Turkish Military Mission which has Just left London on his way home
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    Japanese Take Important Town
    120 9 CLAIM IT WILL CUT OFF SUPPLIES Shanghai, Nov. 24. JAPANESE forces entered Nanning, a strategic city in Kwangsi province to-day, according to Japanese Press reports here, though official confirmation is still lacking. Earlier this evening the Japanese naval spokesman claimed that the fall of the city
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    ARREST OF ABBOT WHO IS COMING HERE
    96 9 Shanghai, Nov. 25. THL Abbot Yuan Yii;g, president of 1 the Chinese Buddhist Association in China, was released by the Japanese on Nov 22 after being detained 35 days. According to Chinese Press reports, the Abbot was arrested on Oct. 19 and taken
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    CRUISER IS DAMAGED
    251 9 Firth Of Forth Explosion London, Nov. 25. TTHE Admiralty announces that the cruiser Belfast was damaged by torpedo or mine in the r irth of Forth, in the vicinity of May Island, on Nov. 21. Twenty persons were wounded. The Belfast, which is a 10.000 ton cruiser
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    REVOLUTION WOULD SAVE THE REICH
    101 9 Ui^ERMANY is in peril not because VJ of external enemies but because of the Fuehrer, who is leading us towards destruction. Revolution against Hitler is our only salvation." writes a Elder of the Hitler Youth movement to the German Freedom Station. according to the announcer
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    BELGIAN DEFENCE
    51 9 THE Belgian Government is asking for about E10.00C.000 more for defence this year. Many public works have been abandoned in view of the present situation, but vital works like the Alb:rt Canal will b? I speeded up on account of their defensive as I will as economic importance—
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    IMPORTANCE OF INDIAN LABOUR TO MALAYA
    471 10 Agent Stresses Part Played In Rubber Industry HOW REPATRIATION WAS AVOIDED LAST YEAR TT is difficult to imagine how the rubber industry as well as certain essential public services in Malaya could be carried on without the disciplined gangs of Indian labourers," says Mr.
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    NEW MEMBER FOR K.L. BOARD
    139 10 Appointment Of Mr. H. S. Lee (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 24. JUjR H. S. Lee is the new Chinese 111 member appointed to the Sanitary Board for 1940. He- is wellknown in F.M.S. mining circles. According to the Government Gazette published yesterday,
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    $30,000 DAMAGE DONE IN PERAK FIRE
    119 10 •From Our Own Correspondent.) Olpoh, Nov. 24. VER 100 people are homeless and damage estimated at $30,000 has been caused by a fire of unknown origin which destroyed a block of 11 shophouses in Manong on Thursday nteht. A Dcliceman en natrol duty noticing
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    AMUSEMENTS
    197 10 SINGAPORE BAFKLFS HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. CAKKICK THEATRE. GEYLANC Gold Is Where You Find It St Red Barry (Final Chaps. 7 to 12) at 7.45 p.m. GKtAT WORLD Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe Fisherman's Wharf. SkyBum Them Up O'Connor
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    MEDALS PRESENTED TO NEGRI POLICE
    218 10 'From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, Nov. 24. 'T'l-IE Inspector-General of Police. F.M.S.. Mr. E. Bagot. presented three Negrl Sembilan policemen with the Colonial Police Long Service Medal at a ceremony held on ths local police padang. Mr. Bagot was received by the Chief Police Officer.
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    SELANGOR COUNCIL TO MEET NEXT MONTH
    163 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 24 THE next meeting of the Selangor Stats Council will be held on Dec 5 at the State c^ncll Chamber. Kuala Lumpur. There will be a ceremonial opening and the road in front of the public offices
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    WAIVING OF BY-LAW
    249 10 Case Of Houses With Air-Conditioning COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT A MUNICIPAL committee, acting under a section of the Municipal Ordinance, agreed to waive a building by-law stipulating the minimum heights of the ground and upper floor storeys In connection with the proposed erection by the Singapore Improvement Ttrust of
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    BULLOCK CARTS IN TOWN AREA TO GO ?
    205 10 BULLOCK CARTS IN TOWN AREA TO GO •THE restriction or abolition of bul- lock carts in the city was asked for by a Singapore Municioal Commissioner at yesterday's meeting. Mr. A. J. Braga said he thought the time had come to consider their abolition in the town area. Bullock carts
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    U.S. NAZI LEADER ON TRIAL
    49 10 M New York. Nov. 24. R. Justice Wallace has dismissed five of the ten charges against Fritz Kuhn. leader of the Nazis in America, who was charged with Jarceny and other allied offences Fritz Kuhn will now face a charge of stealing $I,2l7.— Reuter
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND
    94 10 [JSE of the name of the Malaya w Patriotic Fund in appeals for support for any form of entertainment or in any other connection can only be made with the sanction of the secretary or chairman of the executive committee of the fund in Singapore. For that
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    Sirdhana Casualties: List Now Almost Complete
    287 10 Sirdhana Casualties List Now Almost Complete TT is now possible to give an almost complete list of the casualties In the sinking of the BI steamer Sirdhana, says a communique issued by the Department of Information. There is still uncertainty about some of the seven deportees reported to be missing
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    World's Biggest Tin Dredge
    43 10 me annsn tiestaent, Perak, Mr. Marcus Rex and Mrs Rex and n inme number of guests yesterday saw the launching of the vontoo^ of the largest tin recovery dredge in the world. Dredge No. 6of &&te n™n Tin Ltd
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL COST TO BE CONSIDERED
    139 10 Should Municipality Share In Expenditure? THE Municipal Commissione mittee decision to appoii consider, with Government, expenditure between the Mun on all matters connected with Mr. E. J. Bennett and Mr. A. J. Braga were nominated to serve on the Committee. During the meeting yesterday,
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    TERRACE HOUSES & BUNGALOWS
    297 10 TERRACE HOUSES BUNGALOWS Commissioners Seek Legal Definitions (SINGAPORE Municipal Commissionhr.,?s. S> fter thre e-quarters of an hours discussion, admitted yesterday that they did not know the legal definitions of the terms terrace house and bungalow. Commissioners were becoming more and more involved in the argument, when Mr. E. A. Brown
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    NEW INDIAN SHIPPING SERVICE TO MALAYA
    68 10 •pHE Sclndia Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.. the premier Indian shipping line. Is to run from early next year, a regular passenger and freight service between Singapore and Madras. touchIng at all the Intermediate ports, the Straits Times understands. In this connection. Mr. H. M.
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    Death Sentences For Thai Rebels
    134 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) T Bangkok, Nov. 24. WENT Y-ONE insurrectionists were sentenced to death by a special court in Bangkok, it is announced to-day. The special court has been investigating charges against 50 persons accused of insurrection by trying to overthrow the Thai Government.
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    APPEAL BOARD PASSES " U-BOAT 29 "
    72 10 APPEAL BOARD PASSES U-BOAT 29 "(J-BOAT 29." a Columbia film about submarine warfare, banned in Malaya by the Film Censor recently, was passed for exhibition by the Malayan Film Committee of Appeal yesterday, without any cuts. T/.e film, which was shown under the title of "The Spy In Black" in
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    NO MUZZLE ON MEMBERS
    287 10 Municipal Speeches Tinje Limit PRESIDENT GIVES ASSURANCE "I SHOULD dislike any Commissioner to think he is bein<* muzzled. On the contrary, I would like members with anything to say to say it as fully and as concisely as they can," stated the president of the Singapore
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    TRAFFIC DANGERS AT SIR ARTHUR'S BRIDGE
    241 10 THE traffic dangers at Sir Arthur's Bridge, Kallang, were discussed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners at yesterday's meeting, when suggestions for preventing accidents near the crown of the bridge were made. It was stated that Committee ifc. 3 had considered representations by th- Traffic
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    Children Lost In Sirdhana Disaster
    508 11 Children Lost In Sirdhana Disaster CORONER'S INQUIRY YESTERDAY EVIDENCE of the tragedies which attended the sinking of the British India liner Sirdhana in a minefield off Singapore on the morning of Nov. 13, was given yesterday at the Singapore Coroner's inquiry into the death of five victims. A verdict of
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    MILITARY HONOURS AT GORDON'S FUNERAL
    86 11 MILITARY HONOURS v.ere given at the funeral of Pte. Duncan Watson 20 of the Gordon Highlanders, who died from InjurieV in an accident in East Coast Roao OnxffTuS'al took place at Bidadari Cemetery The Rev. A. A. MacPherson took the service. Highlanders piped 'The Lam™*;
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    34 11 A whlte-ant expert Is to deal with white ants in the Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hail, with a view to their extermination and subsequent preventive control for one year at a cost of $650.
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    CRECHE ON SEA-FRONT
    47 11 THE Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday approved a building plan for the proposed erection of a creche on the sea-front near Brighton Prince Edward Road, for the Child Welfare Society of Singapore, subject to the approval by the Singapore Improvement Trust of the sub-division involved.
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    SHOT FIRED AS WARNING TO NORWEGIAN VESSEL
    525 11 Entered Harbour By Wrong Channel: Anchored Off Minefield SINGAPORE "ABSOLUTELY SAFE PORT" IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED A WARNING shot was fired when the 2,400-ton NorweA dan vessel Solviken entered Singapore harbour yesterday by the wrong channel, anchored off a minefield and began to
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    COMMISSIONERS DUE TO RETIRE
    76 11 rE following Singapore Municipal Commissioners are to retire on Dec. 31. Mr J A Elias, Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers. *suceeSSM to Mr. R. Tessentonn) Mr. G. Parbury, Mr. E. A. Brown, Mr. Tan Chin "luan. (successor to Mr. Ng Sen Cnoy), Dato Mohamed Ghazaly bin
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    BANKRUPT'S ARREARS WRITTEN OFF
    67 11 A CHINESE bankrupt, Y. P. Young, who had fallen in arrears with his instalments to the Official Assignee to the extent of $240, had the arrears written off when he explained to Mr. Justice Manning yesterday that he had not been receiving his wages re"ularly, and
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    N.I. ENEMY FIRMS
    79 11 THE Government Gazette on Thursday published the names ol seven firms which are deemed to be enemy concerns under^e terms of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance. This replaces the list published on Wednesday. TLTSS^i Co. Hande! MiJ (Batavia) Hcidrich and Co., O (Surabaya and Medan), Heltkamp.
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    29 11 A fine of $300 was imposed on Su Ho Mar in the third court yesterday for ass' sting in carrying on a chap-Jee-kee lottery in Pekin Street on Thursday.
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    More Confident Feeling Seen In Java
    253 11 More Confident Feeling Seen In Java r*HE more confident feeling whic^ 1 now prevails in the Netherands Indies is voiced by the Java Jode of Batavia Recalling an opinion expressed in its »ditorial columns in September that fava was in a much better position han the mother country, the Java
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    "Complicated Bankruptcy"
    168 11 EXAMINATION OF R. J. P. CLARKE WHAT was stated to be a very complicated bankruptcy was mentioned before Mr. Justice Manning yesterday when Richard James Potter Clarke, pioprietor of Changi Farm, appeared tor the continuation of his public examination At the previous hearing on Aug. 4, the examination
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    WOMAN BANKRUPT DISCHARGED
    135 11 A 55-year-old Eurasian woman, Mrs. Amelia Aroozoo, who once ran two picture houses in Singapore and who became a bankrupt about six years ago, was granted a discharge by Mr. Justice Manning yesterday, subject to a suspension of one month. Mr T L Tan, Assistant Official Assignee,
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    'Country Ground Down By Taxes And Ravaged By War'
    1263 12 MANY and varied have been the T1 comments on that remarkable little book "Ecclesiastes" or the Preacher. The "Canticles of Scepticism" says one, and another the "Canticles of the Fear of God." Renan, for some reason difficult to arrive at, calls
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    TO-MORROW'S CHURCH SERVICES
    1012 12 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL —Sunday Next Before Advent. 6.50 a.m.. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m., Matins; 8 a."m.. Choral Eucharist; 10.15 a.m., Sunday School; 5.30 p.m.. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Lord Bishop. Weekdays. Holy Communion on Monday, and Friday at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion on
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      207 12 Broadcasting SINGAPORE TO-DAY ZBL 225 .netres. ZHP 30.06 metres, p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral concert. Relayed from the Adeljiht Hotel. 1.30 The news and .mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.40 Light orchestral concert Relayed from the Adelph: Hotel (contd.). 2.00 Interval. 5.00 'Listeners' Favourites', t (Malay). 5.30 Mouth organ concert from
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    NAZI LEADERS' PEACE MOVE WAS FOILED BY THE GESTAPO
    710 13 Further Details Of The Venlo Incident L'URTHER facts regarding the Venlo incident, on Nov. 9, T when iwo British agents were abducted from Dutch territory by the German secret police and taken into Germany are afforded by semi-official British and Dutch
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    Polish Bayonets In France
    37 13 Gen. Sikorski, Commander of the Polish Army in France, recently inspected his troops, who were wearing their new uniforms for the first time. Polish troops are seen here lined up for the inspection.
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    PARLIAMENT AS BULWARK OF NATIONAL STRENGTH
    274 13 London. Nov. 24. THE end of the historic session of Parliament, which has seen Britain enter upon war, is the occasion of comment in the London newspapers to-day on the role of democratic institutions in a time of emergency and on the Importance of
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    RUMANIA'S POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
    100 13 TIE new Rumanian Government has been formed by M. Tatarescu, a former President, who was once ambassador in Paris. M. Gafencu remains Foreign Minister. The Argetoianu cabinet resigned, according to reports, because the trade talks with a German delegation had reached deadlock. The appointment of M.
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    DOMINION STATUS AND BURMA
    80 13 Rangoon, Nov. 24. THE Governor of Burma, Sir I Archibald Cochrane, said today that Dominion status is the natural issue of Burma's progress. After recalling- the earlier statement made by himself and by the Viceroy of India. Sir Archibald declared: "I am. now. as Governor of
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    Bomb Arrest Was Put-Up Job
    183 13 Bomb Arrest Was Put-Up Job Suspect An Inmate Of Concentration Camp London. Nov. 24. THE report that George Elser, alleged 1 by the Gestapo to be responsible /or the Munich beer cellar explosion, was an inmate of the Dachau concentration camp until a week ago, is contained in a dispatch
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    43 DEAD IN 'QUAKE
    53 13 fTHE DEATH ROLL in Uie earthquake In 1 Anatolia has now reached 43, according to latest reports, cays Reuter. Sixteen villages were entirely destroyed by nine violent shocks and over 1,000 homes have collapsed. Help is being sent as quickly h possible from all parts of
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    ROOT DISEASE CONTROL ON REPLANTED INLAND AREAS
    1212 14 Results Of Experiments By Rubber Research Institute By Our Planting CWrpRnrmrUwf JN the 1938 annual report of the Rubber Research Institute just published will be found, on pages 115 to 120, the first year's interesting results of the Ulu Selangor I experiment on
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    30 14 SitThla rilh? h»nrf r l ai ?i ne^* alnst one of the mammoth tyres while with his rifht hand he holds the popular 28-inch high motorcar tyre —Straits Times picture.
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    Planting Topics
    856 14 Planting Topics unit of 2-2 3 acres, which was as small as cculd be used with safety in view of the large size of the individual disease patches. Coming now to the sevsn different I treatments from the 1937 and 1938 reI ports combined we are told the fol- lowing:
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    MORE INDIAN BUYING ON THE STOCK MARKET
    132 14 ixindan. Nov. 24. /CONTINUED buying of certain securities V* on Indian account was a feature of this morning's stock market. Among the issuer mostly favoured are Burma Corporation nine rupee shares. One theory advanced Is that the recent rise in Bombay cotton prices
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    CONTRABAND CONTROL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
    100 14 London, Nov. 24. FE Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. R. H. Cross, in a written reply in the House of Commons, stated mat the ii'imlcr of sums detained in« British contraband control bases in the Mediterranean during the week ended Nov. 13 was 32. Of
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    SWEDISH EXPORTS TO GERMANY FALL
    46 14 Stockholm, Nov. 24. rXFORTS to Germany from Sweden 4-1 in September were slightly less than in September, last year. Authoritative circles state that this disposes of any suggestion that goods were "smuggled" from the United States to Germany via Sweden.— Reuter.
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    ANGLO-DANISH TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
    39 14 London, Nov. 24. THE Danish mission led by Prince Axel ot Denmark, arrived in London yesterday afternoon. Diocussions will be opened to-day for the purpose of examining questions of Anglo-D»nlsh trade In th« present circumstances.—British Wireless.
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    TWO MALAYA CUP RUGBY MATCHES TO-DAY
    566 15 Singapore Sides Should Find Little Difficulty In Winning r,'O Malaya Cup matches will be played in Singapore this afternoon when the Army meet Negri-Malacca tte SCC^dang and the »ert J*«* at Jalan Besar. In addition to this the S.C.C. will meet the Rest in
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    290 15 SLOW WORK ON INSIDE TRACK (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 24. ONLY Hobbs and Duval's string were exercised at this morning's training for tbe coming Selangor Turf -lub's wir.ter meeting. Slow work was ione by all entrants, and consisted mainly of trots and slow
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    91 15 TO-DAY Rugger: Army vs. Negri-Malacca (Malaya Cup), S.C.C. padang, RJJ.RA.F. vs. Johore (Malaya Cup), Jalaa Besar stadium: S.C.C. vs. The Rest, Fairer Park Scotland vs The Rest, Kuala Lumpur. Hockey: Police vs. Indian Assn., Depot: S.C^. v«. 5*nd JEW Regiment, S.C.C. padang: SXJI.C. vT RAJ-". (Seletar), t
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS & BILLIARDS RESULTS
    257 15 S.C.R.C. TENNIS BILLIARDS RESULTS Tournaments Held During Year FLLOWING are the full results othe S.C.R.C. open invitation lawn tennis tournament, tfce club tournament, the table tennis and billiards tournaments for this year OrEN INVITATION TENNIS TOURNAMENT Ope. Singles Cka»|rf«*bJp: wta«r.Cbin Kee Onn; mnner-up, Yong Loon Choi*. Open bibles ChamptomWp: "to
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    JOHORE MEDICAL CLUB ANNIVERSARY
    104 15 i From Our Own Correspondent."* Johore Bahru, Nov. 24. THE 18th. anniversary of the Johore 1 Medical Sports Club was celebrated last night. Over a hundred attended the function v;nich was followed by a roneKeng' performance. At the invitation of Dr. H.C. Samuel the honorary secretary,
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    WEEK-END BADMINTON TIES
    70 15 T-HE following ties in the Singapore i badminton championships will be played at the Clerical Union, Haw-Par Hall to-day. Commercial House Tournament (semi-final):— Great Eastern Life Assur: Co.. vs. Fraser and Neave S. C. To-morrow. Women* Doubles (Final):— Miss Hilda SchelkU and Miss Mary Goh vs. Miss
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    MAXFLI BADMINTON PARTY
    85 15 THE Maxfli Badminton Party will i meet the Mental Hospital Sports Club in a friendly match of badminton of four singles and three doubles to be played off to-morrow at the former's court commencing at 230 pm. sharp. Players to represent the Maxfli will be chosen from
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    TOMORROWS SOCCER
    55 15 A return friendly game of soccer wiL be played at Farrer Park tomo row afternoon at 5.15 pjn. between the Chums and Indian Merchants Employees Association. Th< 1 olio wing will represent the 1M.&.A.: Jackriar Marikar, Ganapathi, Nains Musa Ghouse Mohamed, Dollah Yogananthan, Nachiappen, Periyasamy Munthain, Muthiah, Hussain
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    CRICKET CLUB BEATEN BY AIRMEN AT RUGGER
    368 15 Superior Threequarter Line Gave Winners Advantage saw Chiole race to beat Kelway to the fall. Jackson failed tD add 31 c extra points. Mr. C. P Liston refereed the game and the teams were: S.C.C.: H. P. Kelway; P. B. Tayler, W. J.
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    Victoria School Beat R.I. 9—O At Rugger
    91 15 VICTORIA SCHOOL rugger team beat Raffles Institution by nine points (three tries) to nil, in a keen game at Victoria School yesterday. One try was scored in the first hair, through Kadir. and the other two in the second period by All Ahmat
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    LONDON RUGBY CLUBS
    88 15 London, Nov. 1. LONDON Rugby clubs who open their grounds cannot count on help from the Rugby Union if they hare a financial loss on the season. Such a scheme, say the Rugby Union, unofficially, might lead to large sums of money being involved. Already the Rugby
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    Y.W.C.A. HOCKEY TEAMS
    107 15 THE following will play for the YW.C.A. Ist XI against the G.S.C. Ist XI on Monday on the G.S.C. E. Frugtneit, S. Armstrong; D. Pye, J. Atwell, Z. Eiias; Mrs. Singh f. P. Eoer, M. Clarke, G. Wheatley. P. Elliott. The foUowing wiU play for the Y.W
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    FARRER PARK SOCCER
    54 15 THE following will represent Mr. Lon Pan Chiew's XI in a friendly game of soccer against Duncan Roberts' XI at Farrer Park to-day. Ah Ching, Ah Lai. Ching Tow: Koon Yew Kirn Swee, Kwong Loong: Pan Chiew. See Kok, Kee Chuan, Chin Ann and Kia Sia. Reserves:
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    NEW BRITISH CHAMPION
    74 15 IACM1E Paierswn, Sottish flyJ wf (tht champion, won the Brit^h flyweight title by knocking out Northern Area champion rsuMv Ryan, in the thirteenth round wi.h a perfect left hook to the jaw, at Carntyne race track last month. Ryan scaled "st 1 Jib., and Paterson came in
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    'TUNNY STORY" ABOUT CRICKET
    186 15 Club Secretary Who Wrote To R.A.F. London. Nov. 8. HOWS this Tor a funny story about next year's cricket fixtures: Th« secretary of a Surrey dob arranging fixtures for 1940 wrote by accident to a certain R.A.F. squadron "with whim," h« says, "we have had many
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT GARRISON G.C.
    70 15 THE women's November competitions played at the Garrison GoU Club resulted as follows: NOVEMBER L.G.U. Mrs J. C. R- Woodside 93— 18 =75 Mrs. R. H. H. Stewart 89-13-76 ROBINSON CUP WOO by Mrs. R. H. H. Stewart. MONTHLY MEDAL-BOGEY Mrs F G. Brittorous one
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    GERMAN WAR CHIEFS REFUSED TO INVADE HOLLAND
    321 16 FORCED HITLER TO RESCIND ORDER AT LAST MOMENT Attack Was Planned For Nov. 12 Why It Did Not Take Place ~-tf\w j Paris, Nov. 24. JJtm orders for a German invasion of Holland, based on plans prepared by Hitler at the beginning of
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    Camouflage In A French Farmyard
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    U-BOAT SINKS DUTCH SHIP
    182 16 Survivors' Tale Of Piracy i London, Nov 24. FIVE SURVIVORS or the Dutcn steamer Sliedricht (5,133 tons) I were landed at a north-west port on Thursday night by a trawler which picked them up after they had been 1\' 2 days in an open boat, following
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    German Liner Leaves E. African Port
    62 16 ANOTHER German liner has slipped n out of an East African port She Is the Watussi which has been taking refuge in Mozambique since the outbreak of the war. She left the harbour under cover of the darkness on Thursday night. This is the
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    BLACK-OUT CRIME
    58 16 F London. Nov. 24. IGURE3 given by the Home Secretary in a Parliamentary answer oi the Indictable offences known to the Metropolitan Police, show that there' has been less crime in London In black-outs than formerly. The total for September and October wat 12.283, compared with 16.023 in
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    Wives Of Nazi Leaders Leaving Germany
    107 16 no ah n-it London, Nov. 24. frRAU yon Ribbentrop, wife of the German Foreign Minister is alleged to have left Germany for Brazil, according to a broadcast of the secret anti-Nazi Freedom German station. 1 he announcer declared that, one after another, the wives
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    NAZI RESORT TO MINES AS ADMISSION OF THEIR DESPERATE PLIGHT
    405 16 London, Ncv. 24. '^HE chief incident of the past week has been the sinking by floating mines of several vessels. British and neutral. These mines were laid in international traffic channels without notification. This Is against The Hague Convention." said
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    REICH TRADE STRANGLED
    238 16 Moscow Adds To Nazis' Dilemma JT is understood that an Order-i.i-Council will be issued on Tuesday authorizing: the seizure of (levman exports by Britain. Franco will take similar action. This measure, designed as a reprisal against Germany's indiscriminate use of mines against all .shipping, is regarded as
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    Hitler Falls Out With His Former Backer
    111 16 flfci-uaTS reachuig Paris do not her out yesterday 1 raertloo i.v Bpriin tlu i th?re is no quarrel between the Ge r m a>i Government and a prominent German stevl magnate, Fritz von Thyssen. who g«v e mur j financial support to the
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    JEWISH POPULATION IN GERMANY
    86 16 Amsterdam, Nov. 23. THL number of Jews in Germany 1 and Sudetenland. without Aus:ria. Poland and Czecho-Slovakia have dropped frcm 500,000 in 1933 to 185 000 on Oct. 1. 1939. according to a report of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, quoted by the Rott?r
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    Big Guns And More Big Guns
    18 16 «g guns and more big guns. Camouflage British .rtiUery somewhere in France
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