The Straits Times, 1 December 1939

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1 1 The Straits Times
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    34 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURX.I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES U PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER jj^ljgJL^ PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939. PRICK 5 CENTS.
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      18 1 for PERFECI "••<.** in ORESSMAKIN6 READYMADES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Batter* Road, Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.
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      496 2 WORMALD— At the Maternity Hospital Singapore, on Nov. 30, :»39. to Josephine wife of John Wormald, a daughter. PEEL._On November 30, at the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Rosemary, wife of John Peel M.C.S., a daughter SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised ta these columns send copies of testimonials.
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      677 2 NOTICE Any persons having any claims against the estate of Pilot Officer William SHAW, missing believed drowned, are requested to forward such claims within twenty-one days F/Lt. O.P. LONGFEELD, President. Committee of Adjustment R.A.r. Station, Seletar. NOTICE. Tills Is to notify that Mr. FOO KTA HIN who was under the
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      862 2 BUSINES CARDS Ftc GIFT SHOP SALON I CHRISTMAS HATS $3.50 BARGAINS $3.50 j Phone 735J .4. c apitol Hats I 2nd Floor .jpt Olt STA HS MODERN OFFICE) ACCOMMODATION j Area i.800 sq. It. 1st tljor. overlooking I Battery Hoad. Lift and Fans. Apply j So. 502. Straits Times. "REAVELL"
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      320 2 GOOD USED CARS 1939 FORD 8 H. P. $1200 1935 TERRAPLAHE $650 1936 FORD 10 H. P TOURER $700 1934 WOLSELEY 12 H. P. $550 wearnTTused CAR MART tenders SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. a?t*£rMur54ss oy 4 p.m. on Jan. 8, 1940. 5 -W tJTKrS* 17 tend6r 11Ot ale:, greenhill Secretary •'.-Pure
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      283 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE, Uocorporateo in England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAL B.N Ca M AII PA3SENGER_AND CARGO SE»VICK£ Tho best possible services are being maintained to the United Kingdom, also to Hongkong and Shanghai. Passengers are requested to register their requirements, but under present, circumstances sailings are perforce
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      265 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated Us laoan) I GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in DA on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. ASAMA MARO leave 3'hai Dec. 8
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      476 3 hu, 1n I n^L^ I'll! V^ !^^^L| LUXURIOUS ONE CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with Private Bath— Excellent Cntelne PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES blanca, Lo?«°»- .^"^goK Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. OUTWABDS: to Bangkok. Salmon. Manum. n«u* For particular* regarding tailings, fare*, ele., please apply to I THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in
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      420 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. OCEAN BOILO»O. COI.LVBB QUAY. SIMCAPORB M SISI CHARTERED BANK BUILOIMC PBMAMC T.I. 1566 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST
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    London Stock Exchange
    373 4 London, Nov. 30. DEVELOPMENTS in Finland were responsible for an early marking down of prices on the Stock Exchange to-day but no selling appeared and the market generally recovered partially before the close of trading. Finnish bonds dropped about ten points but the Finnish mark remained comparatively
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    260 4 Singapore, Nov. 30, 5 p.m. MINING Bnyen S«icr Ampats 5/. 5/3 Austral Amaltf 6/9 7/Batu Selangors 1.66 1 70 Hong Fatts 1.03 X 05cd Jefcbus, 0.98 1.02xd Kamix,ne Lanjuts 21/- 2*> K Kamunting 8 /6 8/O Kamuutings 11 9 129 Kinta KelJas 7/. Klang Rivers
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    SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Cos List
    1313 4 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser And Cos List I THURSDAY. NOV. SO, 1939: 5 P.M. rteri? """NO Austral Amai. fa 6s g <* 3 ,J i^i. Austral Malay 37, a:;?,,, Berjuntai 5s) Us Us £Z "l\ Burma Malay 23s "Sffcd -tt ender i? r '8 > I3s 6d I4s
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      160 4 WATER. PKOQFIMC CEMENT ~PAIi?T McALISTER CO., LTD. 1 Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. CALO R E X HEAT-ABSORBENT GLASS means Sunlight without Discomfort "Calorex" Transmits: 20% of the Sun's Heat E61% of the Sun's Light "Tropical Calores" Transmits: 8.5f 0 of the Sun's Heat 30fo of
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      209 4 IT NOT ONLY GIVES BUI Kills BERMb y f jjA INHALANT A d op oi 'Vapex' ciaiea on tbe MMkerchief fives off an antiseptic »iiK»jr which qnirklv kUIs the rerms of colds Influenza, catarrh, etc This vapour Stows stronger and stronger as you inhale. It reaches all the complicated passages
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      70 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day fl H. W. 1.25 a.m. 8.7 ft.; 12.48 p.m. 9.8 it. L. W. 6.46 a.m. 4.1 ft.: 7.31 p.m. 0.7 ft. To-morrow H. W. 2.09 a.m. 8.5 ft.; 1.35 p. m 9 4ft L. W. 7.35 a.m. 4.2 ft.; 8.20 p.m. 1.3 ft! Sunday, Dec. 3.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS All Sections Quieter And Buyers Reluctant
    436 5 AROUND THE MARKETS All Sections Quieter And Buyers Reluctant :i> Our I i-iamial Correspondent Singapore. Dec. 1. THE more respectable part of the world is deeply shocked at this morning's news of the Russian Invasion of Finland. The result of thu invasion on the H London Stock Ex change was
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    DEVELOPING BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE
    49 5 London, Nov. 30. THE Liberal Opposition has tabled an amendment to the Kings address will -ive an opportunity to the Liberal spokesman in the debate to urge the importai»C2 ol d»v lopment of Britain's export trade. The amendment will be taken next Wednesday— British Wireless.
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    28 5 London. Nov. 30. r«OTTON continued to be Influenced by the strength of Eastern markets. Prices attained new high levels advancing by the permissible daily limit of 25 points.—Renter.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    104 5 Singapore, Dec. l. noon. Buyers Sellers f Gambler Jiln? Hamburg Cube Java Cube $l20 White Muntofc f 1 0 White Blacl: 85 Copra J Mixed 6 f Sun Dried 1500 Sago Flour SSr. S:?* 1 Samwal: ilOO Palembang ««J0 Banja |«.M Sarawak 1300 Toptoca .in no Small
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    COMMODITIES AND EXCHANGES
    137 5 (From Cur Owii Correspondent) London, Not. 33. RUBBER: Dull. Spot- llV-d *****d (11 9[16d 11 lM6d> Jan -Mar- 11 916d ll%d (ll%d H*d> Apr-June- ll^d UV4d (ll'.id 11 916d) July-Sept- HUd ll?4d (U%d HVid) New York (opening price: 19.90 cts. (20.05 cts.. COPRA: F.M.S. Spot: £12 Siraits
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    227 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Books Company Oividend Close TIN Burma Malay 6d. No. 21 Dec. la Hong Fatt 3% int. Dec. 5 Jofcan int l* c Kamuntlng Tin 5C 0 final less tax Nov. 17 Katu 6d. K 22 6d. bonus Dec. 7 Kramat Tin 3d. No. 28
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    458 5 FAIR TRADING ACTivni GOOD DEMAND AT LOCAL AUCTION IN a weekly report on the rubber I market, issued at noon yesterday, Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd. write After touching new high levels rubaer prices have fallen back sharply. md In Singapore are about two cents aelow the
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    EXCHANGES
    164 5 The following ar? the exchange rates this mornLg according to the dally by the Hongkcig and Shanghai Bankin.. Corpora:aSS r ~f jj"« Rate for freight 2/4* Lyons demand Switzerland demand Hamburg demand -~T New York demand li o/iB Montreal demand Sum" Batavia demand J??* Samarang demand 0D <* Calcutta.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    95 5 Friday, Dee. 1, noon. Bayers Seller* Prices Prices No. IX E.S.S. (Spot loose) *9V* S9l^ No. IX R.S.S. 1.0. b. In cases December 39% 39% G.K.A.Q. BS.S. f.o.b. In vales December 39 Vh 39 K.A.Q. R.S.S. tab In bales npcember 38% 38% ►UTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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      119 5 OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS TARZAN'S GRIP for ail small running repairs A motorist writes—* 4 1 would not travel without tube." HANDY for ANYTHING Obtainable everywhere SO cents per tube Sole Distributors GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. [tH^BADIOOfThE FUTURE TO-DAVj trt a6l >tfialM f'KEE HUAT RADIO Co.. Wjji JI^H
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      391 5 BANK OF CHINA (incorporated in China oy speiiai Uhartej) 12. CecU Street, Singapore. Telephone: Manager's Office Sah- Manager i oißci «j« Exchange Oept General Office 5I»8 Cable Addrew: "CH^NOKOO.Paid Up Capital Ch 4«.0««.0M.»t ■ESS"* 1 -eh* mNMi T °wrtxte!atelj Ch. «.641.»0f Tse-Vung soong, Chairman o! Boara. Sung Han-Chang, General Manager.
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      156 6 Leslie Charteris, Singapore's Famous Author, Brings You The Latest Adventure of "The Saint" STOLEN! £1,000,^ Ak *ignature!-A lost girl!W m.%\ tiJZtHVm cockt »l" Puzzle lln^V Pieces in the most sensational M kk '°*b*ry in London's lu7idh"t. "THE SAINT in LONDON 1 p 7 1 F ■Hi"" r* B H ißi
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY DEC. 1, 1939. (90th. Day of the War.) Film Fuss
    1115 8 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, FRID AY DEC. 1, 1939. (90th. Day of the War.) Film Fuss There has been a great deal of unnecessary fuss during the past few weeks as a result of the banning of certain films dealing with the war. We quote the word banning because it
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      WHAT THE NAZIS WOULD DO IF VICTORIOUS
      1454 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your leader of Nov. 25 you duly -mphasized th e great difficulty of planning and formulating the peace terms to be imposed upon Germany, after its defeat in the present war, because of the
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      BE TOLERANT!
      295 8 "Cynic's*' Reply To "Salvo Of Ridicule" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir Until your correspondent The Troublesome Continental paid ml the compliment of a salvo of ridicSl recent correspondence in your roiumni SS^JrT thlS t0 bG ent^ U1 vn 3 I must also confess as to
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      INDIAN MUSIC
      180 8 More Appeals To The B. M. B. C. To the Editor of the Straits Times -ff ts ftrsws Hindustani music which Is broadcast BMB?' a LWOUdL W0Ud be onerous of tne Smo ut horitles to increase the !n nn °i HmdUStani alld Tar n» "IUS onw h o
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      COOKING HINTS
      106 8 Malay Names Of Local Vegetables Wanted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln a recent broadcast, and afterwards in the columns of the Straits Times, Mrs. Gordon Burt gave a description of cooking various local vegetables and referred to the vegetables by their English names. I
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      AIR RAID PRACTICE
      130 8 "Imaginary" Exercises That Lessen Enthusiasm To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— As one who has had experience or an imaginary air raid practice I ?£V a wltnout of contradiction. Srtlrt f P,, rfict i£ e has not ln tne le ast added to the efficiency
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      WEATHER REPORTS
      69 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— According to the London corw!f£°i? de t Of the Pree P:css the v;eather is now an "official secret Can't such restrictions be placed 1p S" ga KPOK P0^ c? Ttien there wouldn't be all Sl S her aboUt the 8.M.8.C.
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      THE BARBER'S POLE
      59 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times i« SI l i.T Nalled 4 to most barber shops in this country is a three-coloured striped pole indicating that the ijJaca is R ha r dressing saloon. Why is this particular sign used by barber shops Is^it used in
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      WHAT IS WAR?
      91 8 No Need To Worry Over Magnetic Mines To the Editor of the Straits Times Bright "the combination and concentration of all the horrors atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable Did we not fully realize that fact before we entered into
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      231 8 I Battery Rd. Tele 4772, Dresses for all occasions $5 to $30 JOSEPHO'S STUDIO the only hi&h class European studio in Singapore. for GENTLEMEN LADIES and CHILDREN 18c Battery Road, Telephone 4048 AMONG THE NUDISTS. Frances and Mason Merrill. This book Is a tharming and Informal account of a Young
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      18 8 U Shewing MODEL EVENING GOWNS MAYNARDS BUILDING, Phone 49-4. n> jj^^ JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21. BATTERY ROAD.
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    FINNISH ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS REPORT
    671 9 Helsinki Government's Surprise Resignation SOVIET DEMAND CHANGE IN PRESENT REGIME Progress Of Hostilities By Land, Sea And Air ACCORDING to unconfirmed reports reaching London and quoted by Reuter, the Finnish Government has resigned. The Socialist finance minister, M. Tanner, is forming a Government and it is
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    LAND, SEA AND AIR ATTACKS
    493 9 Soviet Heavily Bomb Finnish Capital THE first Soviet air raids on the centre of Helsinki, the Finnish capital, lasted from very early in the morning until after 2 p.m. Russian planes were continually over the capital, and their first bombs were dropped on the airport
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    BRITISH SHIP HITS MINE
    54 9 Newcastle. Nov. 30. THE British steamer Sheaf Crest (2,730 tons) was mined off the south-east coast. Twenty-nine survivors, including several Injured, have been landed here.— Reuter. CANADA ORDERS ANOTHER 125 PLANES rE Canadian Government has ordered another 125 aeroplanes, 40 of which are to be made
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    Mannerheim Line
    333 9 MAIN DEFENCES OF FINLAND FINLAND'S main bulwark of defence against invasion from Russia is a remarkable Maginot Line called the Mannerheim Line, named after the country's famous Field-Marshal hero. Nature helped Finnish engineers to form a line of extraordinary strength. Endless ever green forests provide protection from the
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    New Minefield In The North Sea
    100 9 London, Nov. 30. THE Admiralty announces a new 1 minefield in the North Sea covering 300 square miles, about midway between the Thames Estuary and Schiedam, in Holland. Notice of the position of the new minefield was given by the Admiralty, which added the
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    SOVIET BOMBS NEAR U.S. LEGATION
    197 9 Air Raid Victims All Civilians London, Dec. 1. The Finnish wireless stated last night that all victims of the Soviet bomb attack were civilians. The Finnish troops, it said, were confident and the population calm and determined. The Soviet Government has issued a communique admitting
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    SCANDINAVIA MENACED
    105 9 London, Nov. 30. THE prophecy that by next spring Russia will be in possession of the whole of Scandinavia was made by von Rintelen, intelligence officer of the German Naval Staff in the last war, speaking in London last night. He said he was at a loss to
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    HOW AMERICA MAY EXPRESS HER DISAPPROVAL
    188 9 Washington, Nov. 30. QUESTIONED about, the possibility of the United States applying the provisions of the Neutrality Act to Russia and Finland, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, refused to make any comment to-night. He said, however, that at some later time he might
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    BRITAIN AND NEUTRALS
    578 9 Friendly With Italy Spain London, Nov. 30. INITIATING the debate on foreign affairs in the House of Commons, Dr. Hugh Dalton (Lab., Durham) declared that before the House assembled the Labour Party had considered the Soviet-Finnish situation and reached the conclusion that an act of aggression had
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    DUTCH PROTEST TO FRANCE & BRITAIN
    110 9 DUTCH PROTEST TO FRANCE BRITAIN London, Dec. 1. THE Dutch Government has offi- cially protested to Paris against the Allied blockade measures, according to an announcement by the Prime Minister, Dr. de Geer, at The Hague. It is also officially announced that the government has energetically protested to Great Britain.
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    French Sink Two Submarines
    166 9 British Ship Shelled Off Spanish Coast "/"\NE of our torpedo-boats successfully attacked an enemy submarlne,'' states last night's French war communique. Meanwhile, another U-boat, which sank the British rteamer Uakmouth (2,500 tons) oft" the Spanish coast on Saturday night, is believed to have been destroyed by
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    R. A, F. Shoot Down Nazi Seaplane
    110 9 IT is officially announced that two British aircraft overtook and shot down a German Dornier seaplane on Wednesday over the North Sea. A Norwegian ship rescued the crew of the" Dornier. The four German airmen have arrived at Kristiansand. They will be permitted
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    18 9 Last night's French war communique merely states, "There was usual activity by our patrols."— Reuter.
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    Big Soviet Campaign ?
    216 9 Big Soviet Campaign NORWEGIANS IN DEMONSTRATION IT is thought possible in Paris that the Soviet are engaging in a great military campaign against Finland, though the possibility that they may limit their operations to the conquest of various points already demanded in recent negotiations is not excluded. Great importance is
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    Alarm In Reich Is Growing
    166 9 Amsterdam. Dec. I. THE Russian invasion of Finland has made a tremendous but complicated impression In GerI many. The T-clesraaf's Berlin correspondent was allowed by th? German censor I yesterday afternoon to telephone a message in which he says, "Concessions which von Riob2ntrop, German Foreign
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      55 9 STOP PRESS A Reuter message from Helsinki states that there is no confirmation of a report that the U.S.S.R. has sent an ultimatum to Finland that unless she acceded to all Soviet demands by 3 a.m., the ccuntry would be devastated. The Finnish Parliament which met yesterday at 8 p.m.
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      77 9 f SAUSAGES that will make i/ok ask for a second helping ft fJF Sf^- iilliiflfiJ S^^ 111 1 It's always a treat when S.C.S. <&ttf*£lw f I SAUSAGES are put on the table. fi\^s><fi& j I Every Sausage is packed with tS^ iSjj* goodness and flavour. Delicious, too. g fy
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    WARTIME TAXATION ON DRINK & TOBACCO
    684 10 WARTIME TAXATION ON DRINK TOBACCO 42 Cents Extra On Quart Bottle Of Whisky THREE TO FIVE CENTS MORE ON TIN OF CIGARETTES MALAYA'S first wartime taxation measure was intro*"duced to-day by a simultaneous announcement throughout the country of increased duties on liquor and tobacco. The increased duty on whisky is
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    Sultan 's Honour For Straits Captain
    142 10 1 rimes understands that ihe Sultan of Trrngganu Ims < -'inferred the title of Data on Cap', n P. Mogenscn. the T.ast Superintendent of the Stniii, Steamship Co., Ltd. lie is believed tv be the first Furipcan captain to be honoured with a Malay
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    BANK FRAUD CHARGE AT THE ASSIZES
    192 10 Two More Witnesses For The Prosecution AFTER another full day'i hearing yesterday, the trial of Chan Tian Chye and Robin Aylmer Elliott before Mr. Justice Pedlow, and a special juryi at the Assizes, was adjourned until today. Tiaa Chye Is on three charges of
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    KINTA FOUNDRY MEN MAKE PAY DEMANDS
    93 10 t.; Our Cwn Cjrrespcndenn Ipoh. Nov. 30. KINTA foundry workers have given their employers until the week- 1 end to consider demands for higher, pay. Th conditions include an increase In wa i,es ot 50 cents to labourers with over four yean' experience, 40
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    AMUSEMENTS
    235 10 «INu il'Ußh RAM W« HOVKI Cocktail Dance, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal i 9.45 i Midnight. CAKKK X rHfciTMK. QKTLANO Daniel Boone Parch (A Malay Talkie i at 7.45 p.m. OKKM «»KI U Cabaret 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: The Little Princess. Sky:
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    HOUSEBREAKER AT EX-REICH CONSULATE
    122 10 Young Malay Sent To Prison For Two Months LJOUSEBREAKING at the former German Consulate at Scotts Road, had a sequel in the fifth court yesterday: when a young Malay, Mohamed Hassim bin Abdul Rahman, was convicted. He was sentenced to two weeks' rigorous imprisonment for housebreakin«
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    31 10 The central depot of the Malaya Patriotic Fund at Government House I for the distribution of wool will in ■futur? be open only on Thursday 'from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
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    27 10 Mr. P. Ar. N. St. Sithambaram Chettiar. of Muar. has fceen appointed trustee for the ensuinc new y:ar of the Nattukkotta! ChetUirs' Chamber 1 of Commerce, Muar.
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    OFFICIAL LEAD & CHINESE
    414 10 OFFICIAL LEAD CHINESE Allowances May Become General BANK'S BONUS TO ALL EMPLOYEES WITH the official announcement that Government proposes to make allowances to its employees due to the increased cost of living caused by the war, Singapore Chinese firms, which have been awaiting a lead, may follow suit from Jan.
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    At The Cinema THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH
    317 10 At The Cinema THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH The Hardy's Ride High (with Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford) an M.G.M. comedy. THE Hardy Family are well up to their very high standard in this, the latest of their adventures. Lewis Stone, as Judge Hardy, finds himself
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    NO NEW YEAR HONOURS
    59 10 IT is announced officially that the customary Honours List will not be published at the New Year. It la the intention, however, that the list to be publWied on the flay appointed for the official celebration of th° King's Birthday, which next year Is Thursday, June
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    COST OF LIVING BONUS TO BE PAID
    478 10 Thousands Of Workers In Singapore To Benefit ALLOWANCES to meet the increased cost of living due to the war are to be paid to thousands of Singapore workers in Government, Municipal, Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry and Harbour Board employ. This was announced
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    European Finns' Attitude
    89 10 European Finns Attitude THE Singapore Chamber of Com- merce has had under consideration for some time the question of salary and wage increases for employees in merchant firms in keeping with the rise in the cost of living. It is -stated that as soon as circulars to members arc answered,
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    ROTAN FOR CHINESE SNATCH THIEF
    80 10 SIX MONTHS' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan was ordered for a snatch thief. Cheong Ah Pook in the third court yesterday. He was convicted of snatching a gold wrist watch from a young Chinese woman in South Bridge Road on Tuesday night.
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    CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS
    276 10 Mr. Mac Donald Colonial Position DOUBLE SCRUTINY MAY BE AVOIDED jyiß. Malcolm Mac Donald, the Colonial Secretary, made a statement in the House of Commons last night on wartime Press censorship in the colonies. Thers is now some censorship of the Press in almost all colonies,
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    INQUEST OPEN VERDICT
    72 10 "THE Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday returned an open verdict on a young Indian, John Peter, who died from injuries received in a car accident in Yio Chu Kang Road on Nov. 12. Mr. Porter said that the car ufas being driven by James William
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    REVISED STANDARD PRICES FOR FOODSTUFFS
    1431 11 BEEF, VEAL, HAM BLJ11EK COSTS MORE FROM TO-DAY Some Variations Announced For Canned Goods And Cheese NEW prices for cold storage foodstuffs and other provisions come into force to-day. They are explained in a communique issued by the Food Controller, Malaya. A number of increases
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    LOWER MAXIMUM PRICES FOR RICE APPROVED
    338 11 Five Per Cent. Reductions Things Might Have Been Much Worse.... REVIEWING prices generally, the Food Controller says it is felt that "the public has little reason to grumble and that things might have been infinitely worse 'It is verhaps cold comfort, but the public
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    Ultimatum Ended Pig Shortage
    102 11 LOCAL pork prices are beginning to revert to normal after the substantial increase which took place not long ago, the Food Controller states. Bali normally exports large quantities of pigs to the Singapore markets, but recently supplies ceased to arrive. After inquiries, the Food Controller delivered
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    CHOPPER THREAT AFTER QUARREL ABOUT WATER
    91 11 A MAN who was charged with intimidating a compatriot with a chopper in a house in North Bridge Road on Sept. 13, was bound over for a year in the second court yesterday on a $50 surety. He is Foo Tee Chin, who quarrelled
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    USED FORGED LICENCES
    244 12 Moneylender To Go To Prison THIS case is the outcome of a ramp which the police found to be prevalent in Singapore. The first complaint w~s really made after investigations had been instituted by the police," said Chief court Inspector E Tunn. in the district court yesterday"
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    INDIA & NAZIS' HYPOCRISY
    290 12 INDIA NAZIS' HYPOCRISY Madras Reply To German Taunts JtfALAYAV radio listeners are fami- liar with Nazi propaganda directed towards India, but what is not so generally known is that in India itself some very blunt remarks are bSn" directed towards Germany For example, in an issue of the Sunday Times,
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    CEYLONESE DONATIONS
    26 12 THE Ceylonese community resident in Singapore have sent $360 75 a if t r e »f first month's contribution to the Malaya Patriotic Fund.
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    CONDEMNED INDIAN SOLDIER LOSES MURDER APPEAL
    647 12 Counsel Argues That Judge Misdirected The Jury Jury H°^? ING t11? 4. the summing up of the trial judge had "been very fair and that the jury had brought in a proper verdict, three judges in the Court of Criminal £»f?'l£«!^ ra u g
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    MALAY NEWS BULLETIN
    472 12 IfERAJAAN Russia telah memutuskan perhubongan berbaik2 dalam hal siasat negeri dengan kerajaan Finland. Kedudokan Finland sekarang ada-lah di-hitongkan dalam bahaya besar, kcrana la ada tantera kadar 30,000 orang sahaja dan tidak ada SaToSVS^ dCnfe an Jaya jika dl Di-sarata2 dunla orang2 berchakap mengatakan Russia telah meniru betul2
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    24-SEATER PLANES FOR THAI SERVICE
    158 12 COMMENTING on^e %h?% h of Jl th s.°°*wiH Plane Yamamto from Tokio to Bangkok and the agreement between Japan and Thailand for the operation of an air service between the two countries, the Japan Times says it b gratifying to not* that negotiations with the
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    BRITAIN'S PART IN TRYING TO PREVENT THE WAR
    591 13 German Propaganda Says Lord Halifax Held Up Talks! London, Nov. 30. Sw r N r «&^t s^tt etn^rtS eWden c o*atak them revealed in entering upon what is called "serious negotiations with Germany. i In fact, the British Government with i the
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    TWO NEW MINISTERS FOR ABE CABINET
    124 13 Tokio, Nov. 30. INVESTITURE of Mr. Hidejlro Nagata, a member of the House of Pews, as Minister of Railways, and Mr. Kiyoshi Akita, a member of the House of Representatives as Minister of Public Welfare, took place yesterda The portfolio of Minister of Railways
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    CHINA'S TRANSPORT MACHINERY
    47 13 Chungking, Nov. 29. TIE creation of a semi-official company for controlling all aspects of transportation throughout Chungking-controlled-territories is unofficially ■mnounced. The aim of the new comSS? will he to "unify China's transportation administration, concentrate all transportation personnel and facilitate the transportation management. I Renter.
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    NEUTRALS AND REPRISALS
    119 13 Threat To Them If Nazis Won London, Nov. 30. I N T i~ s «v|i SsSS^iSStggi give consideration to the fact that a SKIS ISTVS KS«£ states of Europe, he says, does not a4p*nd%nVeir own armaments but upon the ability and will of grater states to prevent
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    NAZI STRATEGY BESET WITH DIVIDED COUNSELS
    275 14 Sir John Simon On The Allies' Improving Position S Tr Ci London, Nov. 30. IK John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at a luncheon in London yesterday said the war had not Developed, as originally expected, with great battles on the Western front
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    Granada To Give Cocoa To Army
    62 14 London, Nov. 30. 'THE small West Indian island of Granada, famous for its cocoa and nutmeg forests, is collecting 80.000 pounds of cocoa as a free gift to the British fighting forces. The population of the island is 80,000, and it is hoped that
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    EIRE TO DEFEND HER NEUTRALITY
    143 14 Torpedo Boats For Coastal Defence Dublin, Nov. 30. THE Dail by 64 vote 3 to 50 passed the second reading of the Defence Bill providing torpedo boats for coastal defence. Mr. de Valera in a speech said that torpedo boats were necessary to preserve the
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    32 14 Italian motor torpedo-boats, capable of 51 knots, and priced £5,000 below British boals of a simitar type on order, but not yet delivered, are being offered to Norway by an Italian designer.
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    No More Delay At Control Bases
    185 14 No More Delay At Control Bases Contraband System Becomes Easier London, Nov. 29. THE weekly statement on the work- ing of British contraband control shows that during the week ended Nov. 25 the Contraband Committee considered 134 new cases of ships and 51 cases outstanding from the previous week. The
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    Commons Statement On Munition Output
    162 14 London, Nov. 30. THE development of machine tools since the last war, in particular by the introduction of cutting tool composed of tungsten carbide powder bonded with copper powder, was the main theme of the Commons statement on munition output made yesterday by an official
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS
    78 14 M_ mm m Toklo, Nov. 30. R. Shikao Matsushlma, newly-appointed Minister to Sweden and former Director |or the Commercial Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Office, will concurrently hold the posts of Minister to Denmark and Norway, accord- ing to an official announcement. Mr. Matsushima Is expected shortly to
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    HOW TO PUT ON POUNDS OF FLESH IN A FEW WEEKS !
    239 14 HOW TO PUT ON POUNDS OF FLESH IN A FEW WEEKS Take Tasteless Vitamin Tablets Men and women who are losing weight, who live under the shadow of a nameless dread, can take fresh courage. During the last two years, a wondei.ul new flesh-forming, weight-Increasing tonic has come to thi.«
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      369 14 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /HI. 1.33 mc/i (325m.) ZHP 9.69 me s (30.96m.) p.m. 1.15 Miscellaneous programme of gramophone records. 1.30 The news and mid-day rubber and tin prices. 1.40 Interval. 5.00 Malay drama* 5.30 Lagu Melavu. COO Teochew selections from "Ngo Moot Wan." Sung by the chorus of the Lao
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    ACCEPTORS AND RUNNING ORDER AT SELANGOR
    1311 15 Lay Off Should Again Make Best Bet To-morrow LAY Off should once again make the best of the day at tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur in the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's winter race meeting. Other good bets for the afternoon will
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    SELECTIONS
    49 15 Selections by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent are: Race 1. Bay Rose, Gayloo. Race 2. Faith, Spring GirL Race 3. Wait-a-Bit, Policy. Race 4. Royal Desire, Selangor 11. Race 5. Abbot's Temptation, Work Play. Race 6. Honeypuss, Celtic Bard. Race Little Charm, Emily Dignus. Race 8. Prunella, Clifton Lad.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    53 15 RUGBY: Spore Teachers' Assn. vs. Medical College, College; S.C.C. •B" vs. R.A. "B", S.C.C. HOCKEY S.C.C. vs. Medical College. SC.C; S.C.R.C. vs. Spore Colts Hockey Club, S.C.R.C; A.P.C. VS.R.A.M.C, Tanglin; Indian Assn. vs Raffles College, Balestier; S.R.C. vs. R.E. (Changi), S.R.C.; C.S.C. vs. YJHC.A., Balestier; Police vs.
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    Quee Beaten By Mortell
    211 15 GIVING a better display than he did in his previous encounter with Boy Quee. Johnny Mortell (Bst. 6%1b) outpointed the former over eight rounds in another successful junior boxing promotion at the Ha/py World last night. Quee had heijtht. reach ajjfl weight (Bst. 12*4 lb.) in
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    S.C.C. BEAT GORDONS AT HOCKEY
    57 15 T*HE S.C.C. bent the Gordons by two goals to nil in a hockey match played on the padang. Play was fast and vigorous. Although the Club controlled more of the play, the Gordons proved themselves hard triers. Chevallier and Layers were the scorers for the
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    LATE PRESIDENT REMEMBERED
    95 15 TRIBUTE to the late president of the Singapore Cricket Club, Mr. B. E. Ablitt, was paid by the present president, Mr. J. A. Dean, at the annual general meeting of the Club yesterday. Mr. Ablttt died recently in England. Mr. Dean referred briefly, to the great loss
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    Extracts From S.C.C. President's Speech
    208 15 FALLOWING are further e v 'tact3 from Mr. J. A. Dean's rvm at the annual general mcc the Singapore Cricket Club yestc. "One of the features of the v jeai has been the increasing popularity ot the main lounge, which was converted to its present
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    NEGRI-MALACCA XV TO MEET R.N.—R.A.F.
    72 15 NEGRI-MALACCA XV TO MEET R.N.— R.A.F. 'From Our Own Correspondents Seremban, Nov. 30. THE following have been selected to 1 represent Negri-Malacca in a Malaya Cup rugger match on Saturday at Seremban against the R^I. anfl R a.F.:— Capt, Coates; Lieut. Holden, Lieut Gudgeon, Hubble, G. Pinto; D L Downie.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS FINAL
    31 15 IN the men's handicap doubles final at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday. Wee Eng Lock and L. C. Goh (-30) beat R Nathan and S. A. Dawood (—15.3) 6—0, 6—4.
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    CRICKET CLUB MEMBERSHIP HIGHER THAN BEFORE
    832 15 Annual General Meeting Held Yesterday "COR the first time in the history of the Singapore r Cricket Club the active membership to-day exceeds the 1,000 mark," was a statement made by Mr. J. A. Dean, president of the Club, in the course of his
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    PREMIER ON UNPROVOKED SOVIET AGGRESSION
    604 1 Events That Led To The Attack On Finland FINNS' CONCILIATORY ATTITUDE THROUGHOUT IS STRESSED "THE attitude of the Finnish Government from the outset uas unprovocative though governed by a determination to do nothing to impair the country's sovereign states declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime
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    NAZI PERSECUTION OF JEWS IN POLAND
    99 1 A Tr Cracow, Nov. 30. LL Jews in the district of Cracow will be required to wear an armlet showing the sta/- of Zlon on the right sleeve of the jacket or overcoat in order to make it possible to distinguish them at once
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    30 1 Nurses belonging to the staff of a Finnish Red Cross train standing beside their train in the station at Viipuri, ten miles from the Russian border, ready for any emergency.
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    Oil Shortage In Germany
    157 1 G Washington. Nov. 30 ERMANY'S complete isolation from the world's great oil markets is indicated in official statistics and other reports, says the New Ycrk Times to-day. According to reports reaching Washington, Germany consumed much of her petrel reserves when she overran Poland and has since
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    Red Affront To America
    168 1 OFFICIAL ANGER AT ATTACK N Washington, Nov. 30. O event since the war started has so profoundly shocked American opinion as the Soviet invasion of Finland, the little nation which commands a great deal of respect in the United States. Finland is one of the few
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    Full Account Of Borkum Raid
    354 1 Five Nazi Seaplanes Machine-Gunned TOE full story of one of the most Snr h y?sS e y Sta ement B One pilot who took part described it straffing glorlous moments of low pi^ lve o long range aircraft of the Fighter Command participated bkimming buildings
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    T.U.C. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    64 1 London, Nov. 29. •THE Air Minister. Sir Kingsley Wood «7 i his^ morn ln S me t representatives of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress forming an advisory committee recently appointed to assist the Ministry of Supply and Air Ministry. A full discussion took place
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    SOVIET KEEP GERMAN EXPERTS WAITING
    46 1 A»^c,™ Helsinki, Nov. 30. MOSCOW report reveals that 30 German technicians, who have been staying in the Soviet capital for one month, are still awaiting permission to enter Soviet factories. Soviet officialdom apparently is very reluctant to grant this permission.— Havaa.
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    WORLD SYMPATHY FOR THE FINNISH NATION
    359 1 Why Soviet Rejected Means Of Peaceful Settlement SYMPATHY for Finland is no less deeply felt in Britain and the United States, than in the Scandinavian States and m many European countries, including Itafy and Soviet rejection of clear opening for a peaceful settle ~1
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    Allied Credits For Czech Army
    101 1 Paris, Nov. 30. PZECH action against Germany will be discussed here by the Czech National Committee "(Provisonal Czech Government) when It is convened at an unnamed French town shortly. Meanwhile mobilization orders are being issued calling on all Czechs to enlist in the Czech army
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    How Reprisals Will Work
    274 1 How Reprisals Will Work London, Nov. 30. THE action which the Allies are tak1 ing against German exports in retaliation for Germany's violations of international law are. in all essentials similar to the action they took in the last war when, in March 1915, they found it necessary to adopt
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    POLISH GOVERNMENT
    27 1 Geneva, Nov. 30. A CCORDING to German reports, the f* Polish Provisional Government has transferred its headquarters from Paris to Angers, in Western France.— Aneta.
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    SPAIN TO BUILD NEW BATTLESHIP
    45 1 Wrtou, Madrid, Nov. 30. Wll soon be S'n on the building of new naval unts with a view to strengthening th e Spanish neet. The plan provides for the immediate construction of a 35.000-to n battleship and several cruisers.— Havas
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    31 1 5 f ss M 1) the J r f" ch Air Force Photographed with the emblem from a Messerschmidt viachine, which was brought down by French fighters.
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