The Straits Times, 4 April 1940
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Title Section50 1940-04-04 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURA.) SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471), KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST V PHONE 3683). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS.50 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement421 1940-04-04 1 See MIEN CHONG i tor SMART TAILORING tym Singapore. Coleman St. -Phone 4816- r A r M M M i j Mr M mk% li^CS I W M \m Ml WML J MwM i i iir iiiirlr rW wLi' FfTTtfiUSrfFrn K F KaM 'm P^ if PETROL KEROSENE SOME DOMINANT421 words
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Advertisement153 1940-04-04 1 FINAL EDTN. FOR THAT TOUCH OP DISTINCTION. //=Z^}/ s (mL DESIGNED AND CREATED BY EXPERTS TO COMBINE COMFORT WITH STYLE... \j^^^^ WE HAVE A SHOE TU SUIT IXDIViDUAL TASTE. l^m ROB INSON'S LADIES' SHOE DEPARTMENT Every bird has been carefully /^X"/"^ selected from the finest English /TlT Australian and Continental153 words
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Advertisement19 1940-04-04 1 htr TE.IFECI STYLES in OAESSMAKIN6 fiEASVMADES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13. Battery Road. Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.19 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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Article69 1940-04-04 2 Mr. Iim YinR Kim and Mr. Ng Chew Peng wish to thank their friends, relatives, and various associations for their presents, ituiation messejes and the loan of motor cars on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Lim Him Khuan. third son of the former, with Miss Ng Yok69 words
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Advertisement497 1940-04-04 2 SMALL APST M ni mum charge $1. for idvt not weeding 4 linen. More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads, are prepayable RINOER— On April 3rd at Penang Maternity Hospital to Joan, wife of B. S. Kinder, B daughter. HAGEDORN—497 words
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Advertisement937 1940-04-04 2 FOR SALE SIAMESE CATS AND KITTENS, male and female. Cheap. 4 Arthur Terrace, Singapore. FOR SALE: Lady's "Rodex" overcoat and lady's tailor-made costume: Latest styles worn only few times. Box No. 597, Straits Times. PHILCO KADIO SET 6 volt battery, completely overhauled $65. Stewart Warner 11 Tube Radio set 25"937 words
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Advertisement847 1940-04-04 2 WANTED WANTED. SPRING MATTRESS for 3 ft. 6 in. bed. Box No. 609, Straits Times. WANTED a refrigerator in good condition. State make, size, price, and balance of period of guarantee to Box No. 581. Straits Times. MOTOR VEHICLES" FOR SALE. Morris "8" done 10,941 miles. Taxed and Insured. $650847 words
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Advertisement556 1940-04-04 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of well-made-to-order fascinating in design! high-grade polished teak modern Dutch Household Furniture of every description, modern chrome-plated fancy electric hanging lamps, etc. etc., (The property of Mr. A Liesker, Chief Engineer, A. P. C.I To be held at No. 1. Institution HUI Mansions. (River Valley556 words
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Advertisement286 1940-04-04 2 business cards etc. "wanted" European Lady Partner, for high class dress sportswear business, takes sole charge of branch business in town, nominal capital required. Apply 586, Straits Times. ~SALON Mme. SHEIL*. 9 Eu Court (2nd floor i Hill Street. Telephone 7139 CLEARANCE SALE TO MAKE ROOM FOR FRESH STOCKS DAY286 words
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Advertisement290 1940-04-04 2 BRINKMANNS USED CARS FOR VALUE 1937 FLYING STANDARD 14 H.P. $1,275.00 Mechani-ally perfect, paintwork as new. Good tyres. Licensed. 1937 STANDARD SALOON 12 H.P. perfect condition, roomy body 81,250.00 LATE 1937 HUPMOBILE SALOON Black perfect condition $1,200.00 1936 STUDEBAKER SEDAN H.P. 23.6 $850.00 excellent condition. 1936 NASH SEDAN 27 H.P.290 words
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Advertisement680 1940-04-04 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR ANL ORIENIAI B.N Co &lAH h^ssENOBR AND CAROO SERVICE The best possible service; ore being maintained by th< P O. S N Company to thei usual ports of sou except porti in Japan Passengers are requested r<680 words
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Advertisement495 1940-04-04 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with private bath— Excellent Cuhlnr- Moderate Fares FREQUENT PASSENGER SAILINGS TO GENOA/MARSEILLES U.K./COPENHAGEN Passengers paying the U.4.. rate have the option of proceeding overland. 2nd Class rail and sleeper. Genoa 'Marseilles Lond on. at the ship's expense. THE EAST ASIATIC C O., LTD* Uncoroorated in Denmark)495 words
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Advertisement266 1940-04-04 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. 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 FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger266 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous583 1940-04-04 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY nirom CIMT APDUC VI >B VMS met I3I.Z0 M.|| IT I) A 6 04 me JUlllATUIVC (49.6 m>; PMH IO.2fi rac (292 ml: Yl>« ZHt 1.3* mc/i (225m) IIM mC/ '253 »DC .S.It mi> ZHP :)69 me/* (30 96in. I (I! i m 4.50 p.m. Programme preview; 4.53583 words
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347 1940-04-04 4 M. P. Points To Holland "ASTONISHING" INCREASE London, Apr. 3. T'HE Minister of Economic War1 fare, Mr. Ronald Cross, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday if he were satisfied that the increase of 32,239,925 1b. of cotton imported into the Netherlands for347 words
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Article58 1940-04-04 4 rN production during March is reported as follows: Hours Yardage Piculs Takuapa ore Dredge 1 637 155,000 487 Dredge 2 553 155 000 269 Dredge 3 412 72 000 278 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L. estimate the value of their total output for the month at58 words
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215 1940-04-04 4 Singapore, Api. 3, 5 pjn. iiimx. Buyer* Seller* Ampats 5/3 Austi-ai Ainalg 6/9 6/1 Batu Selangors 1-45 1-50 Hong Fatte 103 1.05 Jelcbia 0.74 0." Kamwona Lanjut? 22/6 23/K. Kamuntlrp o/r 8/9 Kamuntine 10/ n/ Kent 2/- 2/3 Klang Rlveis 2.05 fVAi^ 5/9 6/3 SSK215 words
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Article136 1940-04-04 4 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 5 pjn. t Burma surface 5 pjn China (South-West) surface 2 p. in Epypt < surface 5 pjn. Greatßrltaln& Europe generally surface 5 pjn. India i East, North and West) surface 5 pjn. India136 words
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1289 1940-04-04 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations WEDNESDAY, APR. 3, 1949: 5 P.M. MINING DEBENTURES AND LOANS 6% Maynard and Co. $30,000 tot Apr SO Oct 31 «0.«0 100.00 QOD SINGATOiX MUNICIPAI o'7o 1901 red. 30.9.40 $4OO.»ou interest Mar. 31, Sept. 30 100 101 norn xX 4%% 1907 red. 30.6.47 ii.60u.000 lot1,289 words
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Article167 1940-04-04 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Oui Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 3. COMMODITY and Excnange markets closed vu follows with orevlous quotations is Daren thesis:— RUBBER: Steady. Spot ll%d 11 3,16 d (ll%d 113 16di May HHd llUd (ll%d llUdi July-Sept 111 16d 11 3il6d (11 1 16d HUd) Oct-Dec 1015|16d ll 1167 words
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203 1940-04-04 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Apr. 3, 5 pm. Books Company Dividend Close TIN Date Payable Singapore, Apr. 3, 5 p.m. Ttotal for Ex Dlv. financial year Data to date Chenderiang 6% Int. lev tax Job&n V.i% final Apr. 6 Kuchai 10% int. Apr. 9 Llngul 6% int.203 words
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Article327 1940-04-04 4 Big Advantage Of Superior Fuel fPHE important advantage which the 1 Allies have over Germany, thanks to their unlimited access to the highest grade aviation fuel, is the subject of an article in the trade Journal "Petroleum Press Service." It is pointed out that only recently that327 words
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Advertisement135 1940-04-04 4 FAR EAST MOTORS LTD. SOLE AGENTS I C. A. V. LTD. I Acton, England /$&J£$K American Bosch Corp. /fi&lk Springfield (Mass.) U.S.A. Fuel Injection Equipment PYROX PTY. LTDMelbourne, Australia I for Sparking Plugs and other Electrical Equipment. ——^—4 FAR EAST MOTORS LTD. offer competent and efficient service in Bosch Fuel135 words
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Advertisement443 1940-04-04 4 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 134) Whereas the Singapore Improvement -rust have prepared a plan known as Addition No. 12 of 1938 to the General Improvement Plan shewing a proposed widening of Changl Road from Tampenls Road to 14*4 m.s. And Whereas a notiacation was duly published in accordance443 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous145 1940-04-04 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 8.34 a.m. 7.4 ft.; 9.34 p.m 7.6 ft. L. W. 2.55 a.m. 3.8 ft.; 3.15 p.m. 1.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.24 a.m. 7.8 ft; 10.05 p.m. 7.9 ft. L. W. 3.37 a.m. 3.1 ft.; 3.54 p.m. 1.8 It. Saturday H. W. 10.06 a.m.145 words
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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Article370 1940-04-04 5 Little Change In Prices Of Commodities r.\ Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 4. COMMODITY prices show little change. In London yesterday, rubber fell one-sixteenth to 11 l/16d. and the price was also down one.ixteenth In New York, the quotation being 18% cents. Tin prices were up slightly370 words
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Article154 1940-04-04 5 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Its 1,480 th auction yesterday and there were catalogued 1,778,572 1b.— 794.01 tons; offered 1,596,608 lb.— 712.77 tons; sold 1,275,454 1b— 569.40 tons. London Spot 11 Hd. New York Spot 18 7 16 cts. PRICES REALIZED T Ribbed Smoked154 words
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Article86 1940-04-04 5 Thursday, Apr. 4, noon. Buyer* Seller* Prices Price* No. IX B.S.S. (Spot loose) 35J» 36 Vi No. IX E.S.S. t o.b. In cases April 36% 37'S G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales April 35* 35* F.A.Q. B.S.S. fob. In bales April 34 Y» 35 «S FUTURE86 words
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Article345 1940-04-04 5 London, Apr. 3. THE Stock Exchange to-day was quietly 1 steady. Chinese loans were Iratured, advancing on unconfirmed rumours of the possibility of development in the customs loan position. Gold mining spurted shortly prior to the close of trading while movements of other groups were mainly smalL—345 words
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Article14 1940-04-04 5 MARCH rubber harvest returns are as follows: IU. Broome 180 20014 words
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Article602 1940-04-04 5 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report T EWIS and Peat (Singapore) Ltd.. in a weekly review of the rubber market issued this morning, write There have been no particular movements In the market this week. Business has been confined to normal trading within narrow limits and prices show602 words
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Article179 1940-04-04 5 The following are the excnange rates tms 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 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Vi Hamburg demand New York demand .< 46 15/16179 words
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Advertisement130 1940-04-04 5 WHETHER YOUR CAR IS &jk MV' STARTING IB IWV.1 WV. SHELL MOTOR OIL I w.« on THE JOB I Sneli Motoi Oil U such a good oil for your densation of water formed by combustion flB car because it it refined by the most up-to-date of Motoi Spirit At starting130 words
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Advertisement70 1940-04-04 5 DON'T SUFFER From PRICKLY HEAT!! USE AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER The Unfailing Remedy. Ask for it You can buy it anywhere. Product ot GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. Just to remind yon to hear the new PHILIPS PHILIPS SELECTED DISTRIBUTORS, Sole Agents: Wm. JACKS CO. (Malaya) Ltd. W.P.S 43R-—70 words
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Advertisement132 1940-04-04 5 OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED. beg to announce that their new branch office at No. 19, STATION STREET, KLANG (SELANGOR) Tel. Address: "Oversea" Telephone: No. 181 P. O. Box: No. 48 will commence business on Saturday 6th April, 1940. i ..Masters.. Call or phone for demonstration' run CYCLE &CARRIACE CO132 words
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Advertisement286 1940-04-04 6 THE MOST THRILLING THREESOME OF THE SEASON IN THE MOST MODERN ROMANCE OF THE YEAR 1 OPENING TO-DAY WA X K I A U t Jl A A^. J\ a ./V/> <^ CAROLE nnuiunt M**JL. l^ni U A% ...COME SEE RUmANb t m m m m m THE FIREWORKS I286 words
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Advertisement182 1940-04-04 6 I— THE SIMPLEX -PORTABLE SOUND WITH PROJECTION NEWLY DESIGNED READY TO OPERATE LOW IN PRICE Ask For DEMONSTRATION: Wtsttrn EHcmcJtQttffxitty of Zsia lU. •OBIHSON »O«0. SINGAPORE. It =J| YOU MIST CET THIS MONTH^BBk ml Columbia B LXB67 ($3.00) Voices of Sp»lng (Straussi, sir Thomas Beechatn, conducting London Philharmonic Orchestra. LXB6B182 words
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Advertisement268 1940-04-04 6 IT'LL TURN THE TOWN UPSIDE-DOWN WITH LAUGHTER! and see this RIOT of FUN Jf. J that H.M. The KING made W M Wf Jm recently UPROARIOUS RODEO I of MIRTH and MELODY Ifc I UNDER THE BIG TOP! hjl AT THr m m No, this picture isn t a mistake.268 words
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762 1940-04-04 7 "No Modification In Our Desire To See A Just Settlement" THERE is no question cf His Majesty's Government chang- ing its view as to what it continues to regard as the legitimate Government of China. Nor is there any question of departure fromReuter - 762 words
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Article149 1940-04-04 7 Wisconsin Is Strongly In Favour Milwaukee, Apr. 3. CANDIDATES pledged to re-elect President Roosevelt gained the majority of votes in Wisconsin's democratic presidential preference primary election, which is considered to provide the first real test of whether the nation wants a third term for President Roosevelt.Reuter - 149 words
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Article147 1940-04-04 7 SIR Eric Phipps, former British Ambassador in Paris, told a meeting in London yesterday that In his view the security of France was our security and this time we must see she got It Some people in Britain, he continued, believed there was a distinctionReuter - 147 words
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122 1940-04-04 7 Troops Forced To Open Fire On Strikers N'Dola (N. Rhodesia), Apr. 3. COURTEEN persons were killed when j troops flred on native strikers in the N'kana concession of the Luangwa district of Northern Rhodesia. The trouble started when 3,000 strikers sought to interfere withReuter - 122 words
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Article25 1940-04-04 7 MILITARY dispatches reaching Paris yesterday afternoon report a new and heavy artillery duel on the Western Front In two sectors west of the I Vosges.—Reuter.Reuter - 25 words
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Advertisement262 1940-04-04 7 RAFFLES HOTEL 1 To-night- Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. DINNER DANCE < formal Jpi Skr 9.45 to midnight jM I 'J Cabaret Attraction &4W m PRESTON *£*b%>j7 M WHIRLWIND WS SKATERS V IB Dinner $3.50 A Non-diiers Sl. i «K> MAX MARIE in one of their daring high speed262 words
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Advertisement427 1940-04-04 7 ®fc VII A II r Wh T0DAY 11 AM M I U Eve nrbody I I IIH W 6m 3.15 6.15-9.15 MALAYA S CINEMA DE LUXE j RQX OFFICE phonh 3100 The Picture that's Smashing all records The Mightiest of all Cartoon Pictures I A Full-L«ngth Feature Cartoon *r 7S&£+ficodrt427 words
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1219 1940-04-04 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APR. 4, 1940. (215 th. Day of the War.) Then And Now Seven months have elapsed since j Great Britain and France declared t war on Germany, and the casual- i ties suffered by the Allies during y the whole of that time are but1,219 words
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Letters To The Editor
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Letter1808 1940-04-04 8 Echo Of An Earlier Tax Controversy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I have followed the taxat:on controversy with interest and am rather amused at the "save my pocket economics of so many of your correspondents. It is a well-known and fairly obvious fact that1,808 words
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Letter221 1940-04-04 8 One Way To Preserve Self-Respect To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Everyone in Malaya agrees that as large contributions as possible should be made by this country towards the huge cost of the war, whether or not he approves of income tax as a means of221 words
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Letter707 1940-04-04 8 People Who Cannot Afford To Pay To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Many arguments have been placed before the public against the introduction of Income tax as suggested by His Excellency the Governor, but most, if not all, of these seem to ba based on selfish707 words
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Letter199 1940-04-04 8 Our "Self-interested Capitalist Council! To the EJitor of the Straits liiuci Sir,— As rightly said by one of your correspondents, the self-interested capitalist councillors have prevailed over the goodntss of His Excellency the Governor. After all is said and done it is the man in the street, and those199 words
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Advertisement186 1940-04-04 8 Wt arc so sure you will be Impressed with the unusual value and quality of NAN SIN (lasses and with expert eye examinations to cure your headache and eye strainings. Try Nan Sin service before you go elsewhere. NAN SIN OPTICAL HOUSE Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians 325. North Bridge Road. Singapore.186 words
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Advertisement50 1940-04-04 8 LATEST NOVEL! GILBERT FRANKAU'S SELF-PORTRAIT, A Novel of His own Life, Price $3.75 or $4.00 Post Free. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., 6-8 Robinson Road —Singapore. General Office 6506 Printing Dept. 6505. FOR ADVERTISING SITES at RAILWAY STATIONS Apply to: Messrs. WARIN PUBLICITY SERVICES LTD. K. P. M. CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE.50 words
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891 1940-04-04 9 Sir Samuel Hoare As Air Minister MR. CHURCHILL TO PRESIDE OVER SERVICES' COMMITTEE No New Minister For Co-ordination Of Defence f HANGES in the British Cabinet were announced lj last night. Lord Chatfield, Minister for Coordination of Defence, has resigned and the vacancy will not be891 words
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Article169 1940-04-04 9 Decision Rests With The Minorities Shanghai. Apr. 4. JAPANS bid to obtain a controlling voice in the affairs of the International Settlement attempting to gain five of the nine foreign seats on the Municipal Council is to be vigorously fought by the British and American169 words
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Article271 1940-04-04 9 ALONE of the Cabinet changes, Mr. Churchill's appointment to lead the co-ordination of the defence depastments has excited any enthusiasm in the Press. Regret is expressed at Mr. Chamberlain's continued refusal to meet the criticism of the size of the present War Cabinet. The Times says thatReuter - 271 words
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133 1940-04-04 9 Amsterdam, Apr. 4. "MUSHROOM" growth hospitals have sprung up lately all over Germany, particularly along the Rhine, giving rise to rumours among the civil population that Hitler is planning a gigantic and costly bid to smasn through the Maginot Line. In towns andReuter - 133 words
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Article342 1940-04-04 9 Raids On Convoys Are \gain Repulsed London, Apr. 4. THE Admiralty announces that enemy aircraft again attacked a convoy yesterday afternoon and dropped 15 bombs without hitting any ship or doing any damage. The aircraft were driven off by flre from the escorting warships. One HelnkelReuter - 342 words
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65 1940-04-04 9 Ankara, Apr. 4. EXPORT figures issued by the Turkish Ministry of Commerce for the first two months of this year reveal that exports to G. rmany represented only 2 per cent, of the total, against 58 per cent, in the corresponding period of 1939.Reuter - 65 words
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34 1940-04-04 9 Washington. Apr. 1. AN army appropriation of $786,000,000 has been recommended to the House of Representatives by the appropriations committee. This is $67,000,000 less than President Roosevelt's recommendation. Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article475 1940-04-04 9 Problem For The Western Powers THERE is no indication yet regarding the character of the intensified blockade measures which Mr. Neville Chamberlain adumbrated in the House of Commons, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. It Is obvious that, In matters affecting Britain's relations with neutral powers and involving questions475 words
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Article135 1940-04-04 9 Paris, Apr. 4. TWENTY-SEVEN of the former Com- munist Deputies, whose trial has just concluded, were sentenced to five years' imprisonment and five years' loss of civil and political rights. They include F. Bonte, secretary of the so-called Workers and Peasants Party formed afterReuter - 135 words
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Article36 1940-04-04 9 IT was officially announced from Buckingham Palace last night that the King had approved the appointment of the Earl of Athlone as Gov-ernor-General of Canada in succession to the late Lord Tweedsmuir.— Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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520 1940-04-04 9 FRENCH PREMIER'S SPEECH: RUSSIA IS CRITICIZED THAT the Allies are determined to carry out a thoroughgoing: disarmament of Germany, after victory is won, in order to ensure lasting peace for Europe was indicated by M. Paul Reynaud, the French Premier and Foreign Minister, inReuter - 520 words
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Article88 1940-04-04 9 Paris, Apr. 3. JUt CAMPINCHI, the Navy Min- ister, stated before the Chamber Naval Commission that it has been decided to lay down a further number of warships of all types amounting to 200,000 tons. M. Campinchi said that on an average the monthly French tonnageReuter - 88 words
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Advertisement74 1940-04-04 9 METROPOL I T A NV I C X E~JTs SELF-CONTAINED TURBO GENERATOR SETS LOW PRICE SIMPLE EFFICIENT As supplied for the construction of H.M. Naval IVisc. Singapore to Malayan Collieries nt Batu Aranfi, St*l One 1250 kW. and two 625 k Aletrovick Selfxu Turbo-generator Sets installed in the Irwht Povotr74 words
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668 1940-04-04 10 Penang Chamber Chairman And Control Of Imports PLEA FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HARBOUR FACILITIES (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 2. SPEAKING at the annual meeting of the Penans Chamber of Commerce to-day, Mr. Jules Martin, who was reelected chairman for the current year, criticized the668 words
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Article233 1940-04-04 10 Chinese Concerned With Lottery (From Our Own Correspondent.! Malacca. Apr. 2. CONVICTED on his own plea. Teoh Thiam. a 38-year-old Teochew. was sentenced by Mr. J. G. Rappoport in the Police Court to-day to a fine of $1,500. or in default, six months' rigorous imprisonment, on233 words
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Article129 1940-04-04 10 At The Cinema "At the Circus." (The Marx Brothers). M.G.M. At the Capitol. THE Marx Bros, are featured In typical vein in "At the Circus." With wL^ecracks and their usual burlesque humour tbey provide plenty of laughs A romantic interest is provided by Kenny Baker129 words
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Article16 1940-04-04 10 A meeting of the Singapore Rural Board will be held at the Land Office next Thursday.16 words
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Article216 1940-04-04 10 SINGAPORE RUH.ES HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. CARRICK THEATRE. GEYLANG Lim Keng Thong 36 Female Devils. Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7.45 p.m. fRCAT WORLD Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Winter Carnival. Sky: Boy From Barnados. Atlantic Theatre: Chinese Picture.216 words
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Article493 1940-04-04 10 EDUCATION THE ALLIES Unity Of Britain And France EARL DE LA WARR IN PARIS PARL de la Warr, until yesterday President of the Board of Education, broadcast from Paris iast niffht to the young people of Trance and Britain on the contribution which the schools of the two countries could493 words
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61 1940-04-04 10 A SINGAPORE Chinese newspaper declares that Mrs. Wang Chingwei, wife of the head of the Japanese "puppet" government In Nanking, will arrive in Penang soon from Thailand. Mrs. Wang, states the newspaper, arrived at Cholan from Hanoi on Feb. 25, and accompanied by four61 words
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Article29 1940-04-04 10 THE latest contribution to the Malaya Patriotic Fund, Selangor Branch, Malay section, is a sum of $1,000 received from the Sultan of Selangor.29 words
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Article31 1940-04-04 10 THE Governor and Lady Thomas will attend to-night's performance at the Victoria Theatre, of "Robert's Wife," the St. John Ervine play presented in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund.31 words
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Article21 1940-04-04 10 rw\HE BB.C. broadcast of the Grand 1 National to-morrow at 9.20 p.m. will be relayed by the Singapore station.21 words
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216 1940-04-04 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Apr. 3. 'THE Resident Councillor (Mr. W. S. Ebden) offers greetings to the Malays assembled at Tanjong Bruas on this annual occasion of mandi safar. "He trusts that this ablution will successfully drive away any evil influences. He216 words
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470 1940-04-04 10 ZETLAND'S BROADCAST ON INDIA WAR I ORD Zetland, Secretary for India, broadcasting on India's k war effort last night said that apart from the contingent in France, India had sent two forces overseas to Malaya and Egypt and had provided troops for Aden. The value of these military dispositions had470 words
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Article, Illustration254 1940-04-04 10 Brig. A.E. Percival Promoted MAN WHO JOINED UP IN 1914 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 5. DRIGADIER A. E. Percival, who was on the General Staff i.t Fort Canning recently, has been promoted to the rar.l: of majorgeneral, with seniority datiiig from June 29, 1938. London254 words
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Article94 1940-04-04 10 A MALAY, Yusoff bin Tamby Ahmad, was yesterday charged with entering the Keppel Harbour Dockyard, a protected area, without a permit, an offence under the Defence Regulatons. Yusoff claimed trial and said that he went there to ask for employment. Inspector Kessler, of the Singapore94 words
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Advertisement103 1940-04-04 10 fWhat did the Traveller sayarriving at an obvious conclusion ["Good «m V w s I Good old Johnnie Walker v not only an enthusiastic Ing 9 *^k tribute it it also an accurate description of this I F J famous whisky. Good is something of an under- I Born 1820103 words
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633 1940-04-04 11 Governor Fullerton Makes First Flight Of Service WARM WELCOME GIVEN BY MALAY BRITISH OFFICERS By A Straits Times Special Correspondent AN enthusiastic welcome was given by Kelantan to the Governor Fullerton, Wearnes Air Services' de Havilland machine, when she landed at the recently completed633 words
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Article162 1940-04-04 11 NEWSPAPERMEN have discovered In Private Robert Austin Whiting, not only the oldest soldier in Western Australia and the oldest living member of the Buffs Regiment, but also a man who served in campaigns in the Malay Peninsula in the early 'seventies. He is now living162 words
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Article28 1940-04-04 11 A SIKH police constable who was knocked down by a motor-car out- side the General Post Office yesterday was taken to hospital in a semiconscious condition.28 words
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Article, Illustration20 1940-04-04 11 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clarke, after their wedding at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. Straits Times picture.20 words
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Article129 1940-04-04 11 What Is Origin Of Gin Sling TfYHAT is the origin of the gin n pahit and the Singapore gtn sling? This question is being discussed In newspapers in the United States. One columnist, G. Selmer Fougner, writes: "Regarding the old controversy about the Singapore Sling, I should like to be129 words
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Article75 1940-04-04 11 "TTCE Muar Players are presenting on Saturday, Noel Coward's comedy "Hay Fever," produced by Betty Lumsden Milne. After the opening night in Muar. the company will go on tour, as follows:— Batu Pahat, Apr. 11; Kluang. Apr. 18; Segamat Apr. 20; Johore Bahru, Apr. 25; Malacca Apr. 27.75 words
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177 1940-04-04 11 Mr. Frank Clarke Miss C. M. Sendell MR. Frank Clarke, coxswain of five victorious Miri rowing crews, was married at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, to Miss Christine Margaret Sendell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sendell, of Hove, Sussex. The bridegroom is working In the Miri oilfields. Sarawak. He177 words
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Article46 1940-04-04 11 ACCUSED of exporting cash of more than $100 from the Colony without a vermit, Wong Wong Liong, was yesterday produced in the Singapore fourth court, where the charge was explained 10 him. He claimed trial and the case was postponed a week for mention.46 words
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Article14 1940-04-04 11 The Eurasian Women's Association will hold a dance at the Victoria School on Saturday.14 words
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390 1940-04-04 11 A NUMBER of Hong Kong Chinese manufacturers are investigating the possibility of moving their factories to Malaya to place themselves within the orbit of the sterling bloc and maintain in wartime the trade with Malaya which was built up before the war. Hong390 words
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Article61 1940-04-04 11 TWO lectures by St. John Ambulance Brigade on anti-gas treatment and aid posts will be given by Dr. W. E. Hutchinson, at 5.30 pjn. on Apr. 9 and 16 at the Old Supreme Court Building. All Corps officers, divisional surgeons, divisional superintendents, ambulance officers, N.C.O.'s, and officers of61 words
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Advertisement90 1940-04-04 11 111 Ill^^iS 9 When you install Gale Air Conditioning— all V these four necessities of Life are yours for --=-2 Gale allows you to live in a cool, dry atmos■fi III "3*M P^^oS phere that refreshes and invigorates. B ■VsS ■eS@J No s P eclal electric or plumbing fittings are90 words
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Advertisement239 1940-04-04 11 JUST ARRIVED J>\ NEW STOCKS OF THE FAMOUS J^f&JJf SUPERSILK iljw^ CANADIAN PURE SILK STOCKINGS "Canada's finest" P Zjr i WII a j0 Divinely Sheer Utock-ir,^ t W ll i^,ri«i^ j/^f in c ear > glamorous, vivid M V .---BirJfljljH Si Stockings to do magicc Mjowl WH^r-l things to legs239 words
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Article, Illustration1294 1940-04-04 12 tends she Is, she would never have to resort to such expensive measures but we do not Intend to let them accumulate resources by this route. The stopping of ships bound for Vladivostok, suspected to carry raw material* destined for Germany, show that in1,294 words
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Article103 1940-04-04 12 THAT 16-year-old Lim Ah Phang, alleged to have been murdered by a Malay Sapper, Yusop bin Bidin, in the Happy World Amusement Park on the night of Feb. 7, was a coffee shop assistant was stated In evidence given at the continued hearing of a103 words
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Article472 1940-04-04 12 Human Bait And Automatic ADVISORY BOARD EXPERIMENTS T^ESTS in Malaya with automatic traps to catch mosquitoes are described by Dr. A. Neave Kingsbury, chairman of the F.M.S. Malaria Advisory Board, In his annual report. The report shows that the question of automatic traps and human bait traps472 words
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Article92 1940-04-04 12 rpHE next meeting of the Y.W.C.A. FortJ. nrghtly Club will be neld on Monday at 94.') a.m., when Dr. Elliott, who Is in charge of St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital, will speak of the work of the hospital. New classes are now being formed at the Y.W.C.A. business girls'92 words
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Article76 1940-04-04 12 UNDER the auspices of the Indian Youth League a condolence meeting in honour of the late Mr. Yakub Hasan. Minister for Public Works In Madras, will be held at lie. Race Course Road, Singapore, on Sunday at 5.30 p.m. Mr. S. C. Goho, president of the League,76 words
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Advertisement447 1940-04-04 12 f \lBnS/ \l/\ WM \k y^f W X Y^ l v N. vA/ y\^y European Lady I J^>^. Bombay. I t Jr^ "I have much pleasure in U^/VX*^ > *V*' stating that since 1 have i >v taken Okasa, my health has i improved greatly. For the last two years447 words
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Advertisement422 1940-04-04 12 Silrikrin BRILLIANTINE BEAUTIFIES HAIR KEEPS SCALP HEALTHY When you use SILVIKHIN BRILLIANTINE, you keep your hair nicely "set" and bring out the natural beauty of your hair: it becomes glossy and gloriously alive." In addition, the <^fl Ifek pure Silvikri.i Jfa4M used in its com- g^_ position cure Wroflfl a)422 words
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1020 1940-04-04 13 New Delhi. 'THE Central Legislative Assembly recently rejected, by 43 votes to 12, the Muslim League resolution (moved by Sir Raza Ali) to discuss the importance of initiating a decisive policy of training Indians to undertake the defence of the country and of establishing1,020 words
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1079 1940-04-04 13 EARLY NATION ALIZATION OF INDIAN ARMY URGED Pandit Kunzru's Motion In Upper House Opposed By Government New Delhi. IN view of the earnest desire of His Majesty's Government that India should attain Dominion Status at the earliest possible moment and their anxiety to shorten the transitional period and bridge it1,079 words
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Article, Illustration52 1940-04-04 13 TANDIT KUNZRU last war Britain had spared military officers to go on military missions and would do so again If the need arose. If Government knew that the support of India depended on this committee, they would find not one but a dozen military officials. The resolution was rejected by52 words
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Advertisement61 1940-04-04 13 FOR GOOD CAR REPAIRS AR£ not employed by us. All our car repair work is done In modern shops, by skilled artisans, working under European supervision, yet, despite our thoroughness, prices are moderate. An estimate for your car repairs will be given with pleasure. PtiONf s^lB RRIMKMAMML 6HW N 661 words
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Advertisement294 1940-04-04 13 LEARN SHORTHAND. BOOKKEEPING, COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE E T C IN YOUR OWN HOME Solve your problem of personal progress by selecting a specialised course of training at home. This Is the methxl that can help you to secure a well paid post. Thousands of Pitman's trained men and women have attained294 words
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Article, Illustration34 1940-04-04 14 Well protected as usual by his bodyguard and storm troopers. Hitler makes another c£ his tirades against Britain on the occasion of a visit to the Armoury Museum In Berlin.34 words
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Article139 1940-04-04 14 Executions And Torture By The Gestapo Paris, Apr. S. FURTHER reports of German methods of terror and extermination appear in the official Polish Journal published in Paris. It is stated this terror has attained its maximum intensity In the provinces "incorporated" in the German Reich. AverageReuter - 139 words
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Article101 1940-04-04 14 New York, Apr. 3. MR. John L. Lewis, the U.S. labour leader, who arrived here to take charge of the negotiations to prevent the threatened underground railway strike by 27,000 railway workers, announced last night that the labour situat'on in the New York underground railwaysReuter - 101 words
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Article71 1940-04-04 14 London, Apr. 3. THE death has occurred in London of Sir James MacKenna, who held various important posts in India and Burma for many years. Since last year he has been secretary to the Indian Government, a member of the Burma Legislative Council and aReuter - 71 words
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34 1940-04-04 14 Istanbul, Apr. 3. T»HE British Ambassador, Sir Hugh A Knatchbull-Hugessen, had an Interview with President Inonu last night at which M. Sarajoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, was present.— Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article59 1940-04-04 14 The Hague, Apr. 3. THE Dutch envoy in Berlin has been asked to make a serious protest against the air attacks on three Dutch fishing vessels and especially against the "absolutely intolerable violence" to the Protinus. The Netherlands Government asks that measures be taken against theReuter - 59 words
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80 1940-04-04 14 Shanghai, Apr. 3. FRTHER complicating the approaching Municipal election, Mr. Ronald G. McDonald, the lawyer who was rejected by a British straw vote, as a [candidate, has sent his nomination papers in order to run for the Council seat as an independent, bringing the total candidatesReuter - 80 words
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79 1940-04-04 14 Peiping, Apr. 2. THE British Embassy authorities here have been instructed not to take further action In connection with the demonstrations In Changte last month when two British consular officials were struck. It is learned an expression of sympathy over the unfortunate incident has beenReuter - 79 words
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63 1940-04-04 14 Berlin, Apr. 3. THE German news agency reports from Belgrade that 2,000 people are homeless as a result of the bursting of a dam on the Danube near Novisad. 40 miles from Belgrade. An entire village has been submerged. Large areas in Belgrade andReuter - 63 words
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Article52 1940-04-04 14 Toklo, Apr. 3. TTHE Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shim bun. notes the contrast between the American and British attitudes towards the new Wang regime, because the "British Government keeps silent, refraining from making any official observation." The Journal does not expect a sudden reversal in BritishReuter - 52 words
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Article37 1940-04-04 14 London, Apr. 3. IVR. Perceval Yetts, Professor of *J Chinese Art and Archaeology at the London University, has been elected chairman of the China Society in succession to Sir Denison Ross.— Reuter.Reuter - 37 words
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262 1940-04-04 14 WEATHER, GUNS FATIGUE DEFEATED THE FINNS WITH the restoration of peace in Finland the "inquest" on the conduct of the war has begun, and the most interesting question Is why did Finland's defence weaken at the moment when the strategic difficulties of the Red army began to increase? Once they262 words
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388 1940-04-04 14 Intensification As Reply lo Reich's Continuing Outrages London, Apr. 3. DRITISH Press comment on the speech of the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, yesterday reflect a strong 1 current of public opinion behind more active blockade measures. The Times, citing Oppenheim's International Law, saysReuter; British Wireless - 388 words
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Article122 1940-04-04 14 A MOST amazing film, starring 20 British and French-born stars, is about to go into production in Hollywood. All profits are to be shared by AngloFrench and American charities: in the case of the Allies the money will be for the Red Cross. Stars122 words
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Article109 1940-04-04 14 WHILE the return to London of many firms which evacuated all or part of their staffs to the country at the beginning of the war continues at an undlminished rate, many business concerns are still hesitating. Among them Is Imperial Chemical Industries. A report that109 words
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Article216 1940-04-04 14 Reich Getting Goods Through Neutrals? London. Apr. 2. AN American estimate of some of th« loopholes existing in the Allied blockade against Germany, is interesting The New York World declares that exports of potential war materials from the United States have increased more than Germany's importsReuter - 216 words
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152 1940-04-04 14 Mr. Pirow's War Plans Derided Cape Town. A SLASHING attack on the inefficient administration of th» former Defence Minister. Mr. Plrow. was made by the Prime Minister, Gen. Smuts, In the Assembly. He derided Mr. Pirow's plan to place the monitor Erebus in Table Bay.152 words
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96 1940-04-04 14 MEN have lived in North America for 25,000 years, considerably longer than hitherto believed, according to a report of Harvard University geologist* who made an extensive study of the geology of the Lindenmeler Valley in North-East Colorado. This valley is one of the96 words
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Article120 1940-04-04 14 IN the parU of Poland occupied bj the Germans all Polish names of towns and street? have been changed to German names and in former Polish districts there are now LudendorfT Streets, Mackensen Avenues, and Hitler Squares Where it has not been possible to find120 words
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Advertisement221 1940-04-04 14 %J^ilM(iijn taw THL IDEAL WATERPROOFING COMPOUND FOR APPLICATION ON STONE, MASONRY, BRICK, CONCRETE AND CEMENT SURFACES. /mL^I^S^X PREVENTS WATER UNDER A PRESSURE FROM PERCOLATING MkT^\^o^\ THROUGH THE SURFACES PROTECTED. g& fflj\Q@C^T lUp- DOES NOT RUB OFF, IS EASILY \f' |\J if/A'-A'. v/c s^ APPLIED, AND FORMS AN IMPERVIOUS Lj%S%, loM^221 words
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Article, Illustration26 1940-04-04 15 This picture, taken at the stadium yesterday, shows the Loysls making: <>nt of their numerous raid.; on the S.C.C. goal. Straits Times picture.26 words
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704 1940-04-04 15 Cricket Club Lose By Five Goals To Two At Stadium Loyals 5, S.C.C 2. DAIN spoilt what promised to be a thrilling game at the stadium yesterday when the Loyals met the S.C.C. and won by five goals to two in a704 words
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Article87 1940-04-04 15 THE second division (b) league soccer fixture between the Customs and the J.C.S.A. bad to be abandoned after fifteen minutes of play at the J.C.S.A. ground yesterday when the Customs were leading by two goals to nil. The heavy downpour of rain made it impossible to continue the87 words
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Article, Illustration773 1940-04-04 15 ANNIVERSARY CUP HORSES GIVEN FINAL FAST GALLOPS DuvaPs Candidates Exercised For The First Time To-day WHAT must have been the final fast gallops for many of the 11 horses running on Saturday at Bukit Timah were gone through on the second track of the racecourse this morning. Duval had his773 words
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Article25 1940-04-04 15 Soccer: First division, Mantlusters vs. Chinese, Stadium; reserve division, Fortress K.E. vs. Royal Navy, Changi. Tennis: S£ .C, SJt.C. and S.C.R.C. tournaments.25 words
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197 1940-04-04 15 WEIGHTS for lour races on Saturday. Apr. 13, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's summer meeting, are: Hcrses Class 3 Div. I—7 furs. Golden Blaze 9.00 Greypion 8.03 Wicklow Bay 8.12 July the Seventh. 8.02 Eowrain 8.10 Sacrifice 8.02 Echo 8.07197 words
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Article109 1940-04-04 15 London, Apr. 4. 'THE following are the Grand Nation- al probables and riders at Aintree to-morrow. Royal Danieli (Moore); Professor II (Owen); Dunhill Castle (Wilson); Rockquilla (Carey); Red Eagle (Elder): Dominick's Cross (Mitchell): Black Hav/k (Rimell); Kilstar (Archibald); Away (Muir); Macmoffatt (Alder); Mlland (Danny Morgan); Venturesome KnightReuter - 109 words
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Article137 1940-04-04 15 London, Apr. 3. THE French-bred Quartier Maitre, starting a 7 to 2 favourite, won the Lincolnshire handicap, the first big flat race of the season, to-day. Ridden by Gordon Richards, who won the first Lincolnshire at his 13th successive attempt. Quartier Maitre beat Major Marshall's UncleReuter - 137 words
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Article65 1940-04-04 15 THE following have been selected to play cricket for the Y.M.C.A. Junior Department against RE. (Changi) tomorrow on the Prince Edward Road ground at 2.15 p.m.: Seah Cheng Siang. B. Fcnes. L. M. Aeria S. Shirazee, Vijiaratnam, Wee Teck Heng, F. L. Wong Kvrik, Sam York. G. W.65 words
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Article290 1940-04-04 15 Exciting Finish To Cricket At Tanglin 'TWERE was an exciting: finish (o a cricket match played at Tanglin yesterday when the Malaya Signal* beat Fort Canning by seven runs. The Fort's last two batsmen made a gallant stand in a fight for runs against the rain,290 words
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Article50 1940-04-04 15 OWING to the neavy downpour of rain which fell yesterday evening, the Business Houses' League soccer game between the SingapDre Cold Storage and the Chartered Bank on the Harbour Board ground was abandoned after each team had scored a goal after 10 minutes of play50 words
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Advertisement32 1940-04-04 15 .'STRAITS TIMES'PKOTP |,J^|| lV 4V ft© TFfllF^t) Vsf. i«y~ R^B *^^^E -*3^H r^B^MMrlrmrl rY Jtrc& —^^0 TIGER BEER Sjffl malt hops yeast Hi''fil r/ DISTRIBUTED b FKASER 4 HEAVE LTD. '1 WMJ^S'32 words
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498 1940-04-04 16 MORE AIR BATTLES OVER NORTH SEA WEST FRONT Two Enemy rlanes forced Down By British Fighters CURTHER evidence of the present very considerable 1 air activity is afforded in announcements made by the British Air Ministry and the headquarters of the Royal Air Force in France. The Air Ministry announcedReuter - 498 words
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Article, Illustration49 1940-04-04 16 The mobility of the British modern light tank is well demonstrated in this picture of B.E.F. tank exercises in France. They are able to operate over the roughest country and extricate themselves in an amazing manner from all sorts of seemingly impossible positions.49 words
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Article148 1940-04-04 16 "Fuehrer Is Planning Decisive Blow" London, Apr 3. HAVING their rear and flanks secure, the German armed forces In one Arm bloc are facing Britain and France in the west," declared FieldMarshal Goering in a broadcast speech at a meeting of the Hitler Air YouthReuter - 148 words
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41 1940-04-04 16 Rome, Apr. 3. ACCORDING to a Stefani Agency message from New York, the 43 000ton French liner He de France is preparing to leave New York to be used as a troop transport. Reuter.Reuter - 41 words
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Article85 1940-04-04 16 Berlin, Apr. 3. GREAT activity is at present being displayed by Dr. Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister, according t3 the official German radio. Following yesterday's discussions with district leaders of the German propaganda system. Goebbels to-day saw wireless officials of the state and Nazi party. It is announcedReuter - 85 words
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62 1940-04-04 16 Brussels. Apr. S. BELGIUM, like various other countries, has called home some of her principal envoys in order to take stock of the international situation. The Foreign Minister, M. Spaak, is presiding on Friday over a meeting to be attended by the Ambassadors toReuter - 62 words
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Article166 1940-04-04 16 Plan To Combat Allied Naval Blockade Amsterdam, Apr. 3. MEVTRAL correspondents in Berlin say that Germany undoubtedly proposes to protect her ships in and around Norwegian waters. The method of combating an intensified British blockade in this and other ways has been discussed by HitlerReuter - 166 words
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Article87 1940-04-04 16 Truth' About The Molotov Speech Amsterdam, Apr. 3. Fls learned that the German Ambassador in Moscow is likely to return to Berlin to report as soon v the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Soviet ends. Among the subjects he Is expected la discuss with87 words
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125 1940-04-04 16 Stockholm, Apr. 3. CONSIDERABLE rsinforceirents of Russian troops have arrived In Estonia during the last few weeks, according to the Tallinn correspondent of the newspr.per Tidnlngen. Many or them have come from ths Kare'.i:>.u Isthmus. It seems l'kelv. says the corres -,audent, that Estonia willReuter - 125 words
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Article39 1940-04-04 16 London, Apr. 3. M. LORDAN, secretary-general of tin Rumanian Ministry of Finance, arrived in London as head of the Rumanian trade delegation to-day. Th? other members have been in Lonci n for some time.— Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article, Illustration1746 1940-04-04 1 Isobel Slater - Hands Across The Sea Of Loneliness In Malaya Isobel Slater By UANDS Across The Sea This doesn't mean the Indian, or any other watery ocean, but the sea of loneliness, which the many correspondents of the Women's Supplement agree engulfs the isolated planter and his wife. I trust Noel Coward1,746 words
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Advertisement198 1940-04-04 1 Your First Line of Defence STRONG NERVES yf^\{ O matter what part you are called upon (P)\^!l) to ta^ e n l^ e P resenl situation, protection o f jjjg nervous system is necessary for your outlook and well-being. It is of vital importance, therefore, that you should adopt the198 words
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Advertisement14 1940-04-04 1 Dressing Gowns for Ladies Men. 18. BATTERY ROAD. FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7 14 314 words
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1367 1940-04-04 2 Nurse Elizabeth - Nurse Elizabeth By IUURSE Elizabeth has had expert training in nursery and kindergarten work. If you have any problems connected with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, c/o Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore. Attach this1,367 words
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Advertisement363 1940-04-04 2 "THE BEST CLEANERS IN TOWN, MY DEAR" PARIS CO. 28. COLEMAN STREET. PHONE 6045. For LADIES' GENTS' TAILORING TRY TAILOR who has experience We guarantee satisfaction 45, HIGH STREET I THERE ITiITTIiFFERE^ j^SS^\ In the methods of mZSZSO permanent waving, ■I^^S* some people would -ay. BBSS <♦ > .in you363 words
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Advertisement727 1940-04-04 2 THE ADDED TOUCH I C A GAGE or PARIS CHIC creates a hat with the P^^&n&Jif*. added flash of styling; that means the difTerence between an ordinary hat and a brilliant (kS^UmMm^mXy hat Note the ageless quality the cumiiim I W W£J I scu| P tured lines the dashln application727 words
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Article726 1940-04-04 3 *TUX constitution of the Chinese 1 Republic declared the equality of the sexes but Chinese women in Malaya are, unfortunately, still far from being regarded as their husbands' equals. Many of them are dependent on their husband's caprices and are treated rather as housekeepers than as companions. It726 words
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Article, Illustration20 1940-04-04 3 THIS afternoon dress in moonlight blue fabric shows the bodice and front of skirt hand-tucked in a graceful leaf design.20 words
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Article145 1940-04-04 3 Husbands And Wives When your husband comes home late, does he say "I have been detained at the office"? No. he has a friend named Bill instead. I wasn't at all discourteous. All I said was that if he said another word It would be his last. 0 Once when145 words
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Article528 1940-04-04 3 U/HAT'S in a kiss after all? With this question a contributor concluded her article on Asiatics and kissing in a recent issue of the Women's Supplement. She gave the impression that, before their contact with Occidentals, Asiatics did not know anything about kissing. In fact, kissing is as instinctive528 words
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Article110 1940-04-04 3 EYES clear and with blue-tinted whites have a radiance all their own: but such radiance will not be ycurs if you work in a dim light, or hare developed the habit of screwing up your eyes. Improve the light if you can. and relieve the tiredness of your110 words
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Article78 1940-04-04 3 PIECES of crystal are luxuries one rarely indulges in these days, except by way of a choice wedding present Crystal- glasj incorporated into solid-looking book-ends may be just what th'. bridi--and bridegroom want Th f book-ends arc n^t expensive, and they take the form of bucking being the78 words
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Article, Illustration45 1940-04-04 3 The 6th Singapore Company of Girl Guides (Malay) examining a blanket which they have knitted as their contribution to war-work. Hapsah bintl Abdul Jalil and Aminah binti Abdullah are the first Malay Girl Guides to pass their first class swimming: test.45 words
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Article89 1940-04-04 3 WHEN you have some left-over vegetables which you want to turn into a good meal try this way. Mix some mashed potato with any cooked greens you may have. Place a lump of margarine or dripping In the frying-pan, and fry some sliced onions. Add the cold vegetables and89 words
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Advertisement119 1940-04-04 3 I FROM THE PICK OF teas has a sub- B dE&SB tie difference in flavour to llr^ offer. BR. Each is a Masterpiece ot f the Blenders |||S Art. *4 m^s^l. Grown in Hgyßft'^.~ the Nll^iri* j the "Blue Mountains era India. WHITE ENSIGN, RED ENSIGN FAMILY MIXTURE SOLI "ACeN'fl'119 words
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Article, Illustration3409 1940-04-04 4 By Straits Times London Woman Correspondent Income Tax Troubles Children's Studies Cut Short Kind Effect On areers A Visit To The Paris Dress Shows London, Feb. 29. DRINCESS Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose are said to be making gratiflying progress with their studies now they are3,409 words
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Advertisement266 1940-04-04 4 Some poor little mites have such \lmi sensitive skins that no matter how \W'^F/ often you change them they are tor- merited by" nappy-Soreness". Take \\M 'the advice of doctors and nurses y^Bfc.l and at frequent intervals give a Cljy/ really lavish powdering with oeli- SXJS^^F^ eately medicated Cuticura Talcum.266 words
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Article, Illustration156 1940-04-04 6 BOVE is a group taken after the wedding at 82, Wilkinson Road, Singapore of Mr. Wee Hian Seng, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wee Kheng Whatt, of Singapore, and Miss Lav Hong Kee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lav Ah Yam, of Kuching, Sarawak. Left to right156 words
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Article, Illustration365 1940-04-04 6 Yvonne - Yvonne By Chiffon And Satin London. CLORAL buttonholes add gaiety and charm to the most sober of suits, coats or dresses. They are an easy and quick way of giving just the right finish to your outfit. They cannot, perhaps, be classed among the strictly economical accessories,365 words
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Article79 1940-04-04 6 IT is not economy that has popularized the half -necklace, but rather its novelty. A short length of gilt chain with a leaf motif either end is the kind which is pinned across the frcnt of the high neck of a frock. This stems to be a development of79 words
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Advertisement285 1940-04-04 6 Go "Pasteurized" WITH J Helena Rubinstein's Famous Face Cream It's the beauty cream of endless virtues, Helena Rubinstein's world-renowned Pasteurized Face Cream. Marvellous for cleansing the skin to immaculate beauty. Marvellous for making the skin as soft as velvet. Marvellous for smoothing away fatigue lines and that tired, drawn look.285 words
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Advertisement120 1940-04-04 6 0?W HEINZ AattduHchs SPREAD Chopped pickles and olives, with delicate seasoning, skillfully blended with Heinz own creamy Mayonnaise. fwffl^f 2 APli— 6 l m— Glasses S A/ Rimless 'JT Just as the public turn from one style In clothes to another they have given up the heavy-looking rims on glasses.120 words
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Article893 1940-04-04 7 Pearl Adam - Pearl Adam By Order Of The Fleece Is Order Of The Day IN one of the Somervllle and Ross stories a flsh-shop is stated to have closed because, the owners said, "morning, noon and night people were bothering them for fish." In hard-headed war-Britain this genial Irish893 words
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249 1940-04-04 7 New Hair Modes For Girls In Uniform AFTER more than six months of experimenting, hair styles for girls in uniform have been evolved for every kind of official headgear. They were shown for the first time in London last month. For the W.A.A.F. girls in forage caps the style is249 words
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928 1940-04-04 7 Victoria Chappelle - Victoria Chappelle Life In Our Village By THIS has been a "nupside-down week," as Michael calls it. First of all, John lost one of the knee-caps which he had knitted for his sailor friend, Joe. We searched the whole house for928 words
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Article, Illustration28 1940-04-04 8 CELT, velvet and chenille net are the three components of this all-brown hat which, though tiny, completely covers the wearer's hair, and head.28 words
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