The Straits Times, 28 April 1940
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Title Section38 1940-04-28 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA FINAL EDITION No. 436 Sunday, April 28, 1940 Price 10 Cents THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper In Malaya H* 436 Sunday. April 28. 1940 Price 10 Cents38 words
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Article, Illustration490 1940-04-28 1 "Deliberate Perversion Of The Truth" BRITAIN'S OFFICIAL EIGHT-POINT REPLY THE latest aspects of the international situation, as seen through the eyes of the German Government, were discussed by Foreign Minister Ribbentrop in the course of a speech at the Chancellory yesterday. It was made in the490 words
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131 1940-04-28 1 Feeling Rising In Reich Against Ribbentrop A.nsterdam, Saturday. CMCING a barrage of criticism both at home and abroad, llibbtntrop, the (ierman Foreign Minister who sacrificed the friendship of the Reich's anti-Comintern friends by bringing about RussoGerraan rapprochement, is making a speech to-day in which Berlin diplomats expect him to tryReuter - 131 words
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Article1125 1940-04-28 1 itiobentrop said: "As the Allies knew from the very start that the attack against the western wall could not succeed, they had been persistently trying to find a new theatre of war after the failure of their Polish allies. Ever since the beginning of the year the1,125 words
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Article, Illustration25 1940-04-28 1 This happy ser:eunt met his bab>, born four months ago, for the first time when he went home on leave from France.25 words
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71 1940-04-28 1 Queen Mary, Aquitania At Cape Town Cape Town, Saturday. •yHE presence in Table Bay of 1 the British liners Queen Mary and Aquitania has aroused the greatest interest here. The Queen Mary's present drab colouring has made her size deceptive and many persons who saw her lying far out inReuter - 71 words
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Article112 1940-04-28 1 London. Saturday. rE Germans have finally abandoned their pretence of protecting Norway and have openly declared a state of war exists between the two countries. The declaration was made In a decree appointing Herr Terboken as German governor for German-occu-pied territory in Norway. He arrived in112 words
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Article90 1940-04-28 1 Washington, Saturday. A FUNDAMENTAL revision of the neutrality legislation to allow an extension of banking credits to the governments of warring countries and a resumption of sailine° of vessels under the American flag to all countries in Europe is advocated by Senator Adams in \nReuter - 90 words
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70 1940-04-28 1 Paris, Saturday. FORTY thousand Italians living in Francs have sent a petition to the Italian Ambassador in Paris urging him to appeal to the Italian Government to accept the French offer to settle outstanding problems between the two countries. It Is the wish cf tha Italian70 words
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Article119 1940-04-28 1 London, Saturday. DENMARK, already under the heel of the Germans, and many of the neutrals continue to tread delicately to avoid any increase of tension. The leader of a E ~'.sh party said yesterday that Parliament should pass a resolution of gratitude to the Danish soldiers killed119 words
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Article101 1940-04-28 1 A REPORT from the Western Front describes how a German detachment made a daylight raid on a French outpost near the the Vosges sector. The raid was preceded by heavy artillery fire which pounded the French garrson and French reinforcements had to be sent up. When101 words
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Article49 1940-04-28 1 Rome. Saturday. THE Italian empire is not a mere onlooker in the present conflict and has not been caught unawares." declared the Minister for Justice Signor Grandi. in a soeec^ w«rtd'n" v- > session of the Italian Parliament this morning, states the Rome radio.— Reuter.Reuter - 49 words
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93 1940-04-28 1 Anxious Not To Embarrass Great Britain —GANDHI Bombay, Saturday. WRITING in his newspaper Harijan, Mahatma Gandhi states he is anxious not to embarrass Great Britain in her hour of difficulty. He adds, "All I want Congress to do though civil disobedience is to deny the British Government the moral influenceReuter - 93 words
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Article157 1940-04-28 1 London, Saturday. GREAT Britain's attitude towards Danish shipping is denne<i by the M nister of Shiopng, Mr. R. S. Hudson, speaV:ins at Southampton. •'Technically, as long as a ship is under Danish Hag, shj can be requisitioned by the Danish government," said Mr Hudson. "As things157 words
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Article23 1940-04-28 1 Two British, soldiers Jumped fully clothed Into a lak? In France and rescued a small French girl who had fallen In.23 words
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Article, Illustration329 1940-04-28 2 German Press Gives Up Hope Of Russian Help REICH'S ISOLATION IS NOW HELD TO BE COMPLETE Yugoslavia Is Latest To Say "Hands Off" CIGNS of relations between Germany and Russia cooling* off are noted in the German press, reports Reuter from Amsterdam. The German newspapers have recently329 words
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Article, Illustration27 1940-04-28 2 The liing of Italy photographed du-ing his visit to an exhibition of old aeroplanes, at the Caproni aircraft factory in Milan.27 words
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623 1940-04-28 2 British Patrols Capture Prisoners And Drive Off Heavy Attack Fighting In Norway London, Saturday. A War Office communique states (hat in the area north of StemkJaer the position remains substantially unchanged. Our patrols have hern active and captured home prisoners. In Gudbrandsdalen heavy German attack against Allied forces in theReuter - 623 words
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Article75 1940-04-28 2 Tokio. Saturday. THE Danish freighter of the Mdersk Line, of 6,599 tons, which had been at i»mhor In Yokohama since Apr. 8 Is reported to have secretly left the port early on Thursday for an unknown destination. Neither the Yokohama Customs nor the Mitsubishi Company,75 words
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116 1940-04-28 2 GUNFIGHT AFTER BOMB OUTRAGE AT SHANGHAI Shanghai, Saturday. PR the third time Chinese political terrorists bombed the Americanowned newspaper Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury when at 5 a.m. today they attacked the pressroom, injuring three members of the printing staff and killing an Annamite constable of the French Concession policeReuter - 116 words
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110 1940-04-28 2 Chinese Fighters Intercept Enemy Bombers Chungking, Saturday. CEVERAL Japanese bombers which J took part in the raids on the outskirts of Chungking in the early hours of Thursday morning were so badly damaged in an engagement with Chinese fighters that they probably were unable to return to their base, accordingReuter - 110 words
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Article, Illustration19 1940-04-28 2 German soldiers crossing a river on the Western Front by means of pontoon boats.19 words
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278 1940-04-28 2 "USEFUL TALKS" IN WASHINGTON Washington, Saturday. THE Allies have promised to do everything practicable to ease ths effect of the Allied blockade and other war-time economic policies on American trade," the U.S. State Department announces to-day. The statement refers to conversations which haveReuter - 278 words
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Article46 1940-04-28 2 ACCORDING to a Sydney broadcast, 3,800 men have already volunteered although the formation of the seventh Australian division is not scheduled until the middle of May. In the meantime, recruiting for the strengthening of the sixth division, which Is already overseas. Is proceeding.—Reuter.Reuter - 46 words
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Article403 1940-04-28 2 SEA POWER WILL WIN IN NORWAY Slight Reverses Are Expected London, Saturday. WEWS that limited withdrawals have been necessary in southern Norway does not cause much concern in the British Press. It Is pointed out that in a major war temporary selbaols give no clue to the final outcome ofReuter - 403 words
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Article22 1940-04-28 2 Considerable damage was done by a fire at a Rumanian oil will in Prahova Valley. 60 miles from Bucharest22 words
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Article, Illustration40 1940-04-28 2 With war clouds hovering over the two Low Countries, the Belgian a-rny held its annual Spring parade in Br jssrlls, King Leopold is seen salutin? Army officers after having taken the salute at the parade.40 words
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95 1940-04-28 3 Firemen's Day Night Fight Against Blaze piRK broke out at 4 p.m. yesterday in the cargo of a 6,000-ton British ship lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Hoard wharves and at the time of going to press twelve hours later firemen were still lighting the95 words
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332 1940-04-28 3 MEASURES TO HELP MALACCA DROUGHT AREAS (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. GOVERNMENT measures for the relief of the areas badly affected by the drought resulting In the partial failure of the padi crop in Malacca have been prompt and effective. Thp committee appointed by the Resident Councillor to inquire332 words
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Article52 1940-04-28 3 The Police Band will play on Monday at Farrer Park at 5.30 p.m.: March, Kismet (J. D. Markey); Overture, Caliph of Bagdad (Boleldieu); Selection. Gulliver's Travel (arr. by W. J. Dutholt); Serenade, Slavonic Serenade (Charles Shadwell): One Step, Savoy Scottish Medley (Debroy Somers); Selection, Festival of Empire (J.52 words
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Article279 1940-04-28 3 the ship where the cargo wa< burning more fiercely. One fire engine from the Singapore Harbour Board was soon at work on the flre with two hoses. Fireman went up the gangway and with the crew and officers tied damp handkerchiefs round their faces279 words
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216 1940-04-28 3 Sydney, Mar. 30. EXTENSIVE harbour dredging to begin next week strengthens the belief that the Queen Mary and Mauretania are coming here to take Australian troops oversea. It is believed that the Mauretania will arrive next month and will be followed a week216 words
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Yesterday's Weddings
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Article, Illustration257 1940-04-28 3 Johnson— 3ald MR. Stanley Johnson, chartered accountant of the Singapore Harbour Board, was married to Miss Sheila McLean Bald, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bald, of Dumbartonshire and Singapore. The bridegroom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.257 words
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Article, Illustration154 1940-04-28 3 Lamit Tan AT the Bethesda Church. Singapore, yesterday Mr. R. Lamit, son of th? late Mr. and Mrs. Kamasamy, of Penang, was married to Miss Lilian Tan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chens Jco Mr. E. Tipson took the service ana Mrs. G. Scott was at the organ.154 words
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Article119 1940-04-28 3 'From Our Own C^rrcspordent» Seremban. Saturday. THE wedding took place at the Church of the Visitation, Seremban. the Rev. Father Geo. Auguin taking the service, of Mr. Harry < Bonnie > Sta Maria, of Kuala Pllah, and Miss Mary Lilian DSouza. of the teach'ng staff of ring George119 words
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Article91 1940-04-28 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Saturday. THE Muar Civil Service Players gave a most successful performance of Noel Coward's play "Hay Fever" at the Malacca Club this evening in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Owing to the limited accommodation at the club many keen91 words
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Article50 1940-04-28 3 At The Cinema PIXIE-faced Sonja Henie former world's ice-skating champion, is seen at her best in "Everything Happens At Night" a Paramount production which had a midnight screening at the Cathay cinema last night. Costarred with her are Ray Milland and Robert Cummins, who both give good performances.50 words
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Advertisement198 1940-04-28 3 I SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS We now receive these delicious f £tf I* Sydney Rock Oysters twice a x week by air. They really are J w** M U good the flavour is fine and g *tQ,& they are in stralght-from-the- l* w jm\,l sea condition. Let us reserve a k||198 words
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Miscellaneous35 1940-04-28 3 I Blondie *> By Chic Young S >ouvi. mavb tdcxoss S iivas having r^^H Irainwg.S >up ceas, wiu. > /i tuihk "^illll VTWS v-iMDOWSiN rue [TM6 WCPgT OaCAM) J£ [Z^H VTUESU&S) f >OU GO OOVAJSTAiftS J (TUaTWMSaT35 words
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Advertisement474 1940-04-28 4 o. -«,t i^j. ***l TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 B^^P^W^'SFV^B A Sensational New btar in /*r lusty adventure daring I•¥ a) m|A an unforgettable Picture. I^Jt\ -overs in^ blazing action TO-DAY ii 3 15, 6-15 9 15 p.m. fh NELSON EDDY ft y| Lfli Romantic Sintlnf Star With Galaxy Of Stars In474 words
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Advertisement282 1940-04-28 4 AGAIN THE BIG THEATRE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWDS SEASON EXTENDED UNTIL TO- MO RRO W NI GHT CAPITOL. 3 shows daily m m** M I 3.15_ JS.IS 9.15 ITS AN M.-G.-M. 1940^ PRODUCTION MR. MRS. *THIN MAN" present NICK. Jnr.— Their new :ddi(io:;— mi "AST V"282 words
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Article276 1940-04-28 5 TJUMPHREY Bogart belongs to one of Hollywood's rarest species— contented actor. Humphrey is perfectly satisfied With his roles of villainy. He has no hankering for heroics. He can take or leave alone those luscious clinches With the leading woman. "There has to be a villain276 words
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Article, Illustration15 1940-04-28 5 Medea No.. ami Lio •<< Aiwiil m^i- in <)-e the film thmrimg at the Alhamfcra cinema.15 words
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Article92 1940-04-28 5 PRODUCTION has started at the Metro-Boldwyni-Mayer studios on "Andy Hardy M?ets Debutante." Judy Garland will appear with Mickey Rooney in this new picture for the second time in the Hardy family series. She had a role in "Love Finds Andy Hardy" and scored a great hit92 words
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Article37 1940-04-28 5 HELEN Vlnson has been signed by Warner Bros, for a featured role in Torrid Zone," the film which re-unites James Cagney. Ann Sheridan and Pat O'Brien for the first time since "Aneels With Dirty Faces.'37 words
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Article266 1940-04-28 5 RE'S the latest story fro.. Hollywood about Doroth: I, amour and her sarong. It's not a sarong! Dorothy Lamour learned that rersntly. The seductive, skimpy tropical drapes which the sultry screen tar has worn in most of her pictures is something else entirely. It's a sinjang— accent266 words
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Article125 1940-04-28 5 ONE of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's most ambitious production items of the year is announced with the statement from the company that four stars, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert and Hedy La mar r, will have leading roles in Boom Town," which will be directed by Jack Conway.125 words
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Article, Illustration33 1940-04-28 5 How "Movies" are made: Frank Capra discussing the next scene with the co-stars Jean Arthur and James Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington," a film to b% shown at the Capitol cinema.33 words
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Article, Illustration34 1940-04-28 5 Mrs. R. A. Coles (Beryl Sidney), well-known on the London stage, is to produce "Tony Draws A Horse," the next show of the Island Committee to be given at the Singapore Victoria Memorial Hall.34 words
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Article, Illustration32 1940-04-28 5 R. V. Hun-son as Laurel and J. K Charton as Hardy as they appeared in a recent sketch at the Malayan Magic Circle during an rveniug's entertainment organized by Mr*. lVfollie Charton.32 words
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Article, Illustration14 1940-04-28 5 A scene from "Geronimo," a film to be shown shortly at the Cathay cinema.14 words
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Article274 1940-04-28 5 T"O three Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases, Including David O. Selznick's Gone With The Wind and two M.G.M. productions, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" and "The Wizard Of Oz," went the lion's share of the Academy Awards for 1939, announced at the annual banquet of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.274 words
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Miscellaneous88 1940-04-28 5 This Week's Films ALHAMBRA New On The Mad Empress." (Medea Novara, Lionel Atwill, Conrad Nagel>. A Vltagraph drama. Next Chance Hunchback of t 'tre Dame." (Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara). R.K.0.-Radio drama-thriller. CAPITOL Now On Another Thin Man." < William Powell, Myrna Loy). M.G.M. drama-comedy. Next Change Mr. Smith Goes To88 words
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Article1795 1940-04-28 6 Nathaniel Gubbins - Nathaniel Gubbins By Der Fuehrer. To make der race puehrer, Haf done in der jews; Though the world would be much puehrer If somebody did in der Fuehrer. Field-Marshal Goering Is very boering And for all his medals Not very doering. Dr. Goebbels Promises lots of1,795 words
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Advertisement203 1940-04-28 6 7 ufl ft \\\lii W MUM TYRI. SEKVICE STATION. 22, G-ylang Road, Singapore. „7F 3 Did you MACLEAN your teeth to-day? Yes, I keep them healthy too Macleans PEROXIDE TOOTH PASTE Sales Representative A. T. Gillespie, P.O. Box 217, Singapore. If you use a solid dentifrice, try MACLEANS SOLID PEROXIDE203 words
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Advertisement140 1940-04-28 6 ■nit- inß^^^Wr ST^ ■K > aL* v 5-*<^E£ j M| Kb- *f -W^ jfeMv Jk \s£\, '^V'l HHBP^ imp THERE IS A SPECIAL POLICY DESIGNED TO SUIT YOUR POCKET, YOUNG MAN. You're not the only B y means of the Great Eastern Low Premium one working on a low salary140 words
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Miscellaneous372 1940-04-28 6 CONTRACT BRIDGE By THE FOUR ACES p\EAR Fcur Aces," writes Jerome i Scheucr of Boston, "you have published many Interesting deals from the Asbury Park tournament, but not the on? that Larry Weiss and I defended against Merwin Maier and Sherman Steams in the men's pairs. Do you recall it?"372 words
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Article502 1940-04-28 7 CASE AGAINST EUROPEAN WITHDRAWN Dance Hostesses Make Allegation Of Assault INCIDENT AFTER CABARET HAD CLOSED FOR NIGHT (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. ON the instructions of the Deputy Legal Adviser, Mr. J. N. D. Harrison, A.S.P., withdrew the case against Mr. J. C. Dallow, of the Posts and Telegraphs502 words
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Article122 1940-04-28 7 Four Killed When Junk Hits Mine THREE men and a youth were killed as the result of a junk striking a mine off Pillar Point, near Castle Peak Bay. Hong Kong. last week. There i? only one sunivor. who was picked up by a naval vessel. The Junk, which was122 words
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Article104 1940-04-28 7 (From Our Own Corrwpondent) Seremban, Saturday. urORK has b?gun at Seremban in connection with the Dr. Muttu memorial which -./ill be an annexe to the Negri Sembilan Club of Seremban. The memorial pavilion, which will cost about $3,500. is being erected by public subscriptions from well-wishers104 words
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Article31 1940-04-28 7 Mr. C. H. Mustard, manager of Braunston Estate, Jcram. Kuala Selangor, has gone on leave and Mr. F. W. B. Sergeant has taken charge of the estate, writes! our Klang correspondent.31 words
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Article72 1940-04-28 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang. MEMBERS of the Geographical Society of the High School, Klang, have left here on bicycles on a tour of places of interest In Malaya. The places to be visited will include Batu Caves, Dusan Tua Hot Springs. Sungei Besi Tin72 words
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50 1940-04-28 7 Tan Peng Chiang, of the Y.M.CJV. School of Commerce, has passed the high speed examinations of the Incorporated Phonographic Society of London, at 160, 170 and 180 words a minute. Mr. Peng Chiang has thus I created a new Malayan record in short--1 hand speed.50 words
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Article, Illustration14 1940-04-28 7 The London Zoos Panda gets a brush up during his meal-time.14 words
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429 1940-04-28 7 r\S behalf of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. Mr. G. E. Cator, Malayan Agent in London, recently forwarded to the Over-Seas League a cheque for £2,500, for use at its discretion for the men of the fighting forces, for whose welfare it429 words
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Article, Illustration18 1940-04-28 7 Photograph taken when the Negri Sembilan Chinese Mechanics' Association celebrated their fifteenth anniversay recently.18 words
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108 1940-04-28 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. •"T*HIS building will collapse if I tell lies," said a middleaged Indian, Manickam, who appeared before Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe on a rharpe of loitering:. "We do not want this building actually to fall down" said108 words
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Article197 1940-04-28 7 College Girls Form Own Club A LTHOUGH women students of the King Kdward VII College of Medicine will be required to join Medical College Union, which hitherto has been mainly a male student body with membership open to women students, college girls have already formed their own club. It is197 words
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Advertisement580 1940-04-28 7 Pimples, Eczema, Foot Itch and Skin Troubles Ended in 3 Days Hospital Discovery Ends Itch H| s~^S* in 10 Minutes-Starts Healing BP^£^ J in 24 Hours W%s\ Bt!%^Bi! Thanks to a physician's hospital discovery, it is no longer necessary Ijjjiii;!', I to suffer from Pimples, Eczema, Foot Itch and Other580 words
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Article, Illustration1806 1940-04-28 8 -By The Onlooker ANE of the busiest men in Singapore in recent weeks has been Mr. W. A. Yenning, who has been Norwegian Consul in Singapore for eight years and is leaving for England in the near future on retirement from the East. He joined the Asiatic1,806 words
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Article850 1940-04-28 8 By The Sunday Times London Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. F. Dettmar. late of Kuala Lumpur, have made their home at Charmandean, Worthing. Sussex. Mr. J. H. Fenwick, who was also a well-known member of the Chartered Bank's Malayan staff, is now stationed in Calcutta. Mr. S. D.850 words
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Advertisement975 1940-04-28 8 Bad gums, not bad teeth are at the root of most extractions. Preserve your teeth and keep your gums healthy <with the tooth paste Dentists themselves use and prescribe for their patients use [40 cents Cwibbs S.R." lllinli a IT Tooth Paste. m The patient was sent to me to975 words
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Article465 1940-04-28 9 Producers Lost Money —Chamber Chairman AGENCY HOUSES COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. PRESIDING at the annual meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning Mr. D. Sear said that the outbreak of war, strangely enough, had the opposite465 words
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Article66 1940-04-28 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. THE annual meeting of the Malacca branch of the Automobile Association 01 Malaya will be held at the Malacca High School at 7 p.m. on May 8. Mr. N. Coulson. chairman of the Negri Sembilan Malacca branch, will preside at the66 words
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Article57 1940-04-28 9 m Our Own Correspondent' Seremban. Saturday. THE Negri Sembilan Chinese have remitted to China a further sum I of $10,000 in Straits currency in aid of the China Relief Fund. This brings of money sent irom Negri Sembilan to 5530.000 in Straits cur- I rency and an57 words
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Article28 1940-04-28 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. The Negri SembiHn Indian AssociaUoo of Seremban will hold its first women's day during the first week of 'May.28 words
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134 1940-04-28 9 For Trial On Charges Of Wife And Son Murder (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. THE Seremban magistrate, Mr. J. A. A. Faith, yesterday committed Manikam, a Tamil labourer on a local estate, to the next Assizes on charges of alleged murder of his wife, Pakiam, and his two-year-old son,134 words
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Article89 1940-04-28 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. MR. G. Joseph, of the Federated Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, has arrived in Seremban, and assumed duties as Office Assistant of the Negri Sembilan Secietarlat in place of Mr. R. Nagaratnam. Mr. R. Nagaratnam is temporarily acting as State Treasurer, Negri89 words
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Article, Illustration52 1940-04-28 9 Promising Nine- YearOld Dancer AN expert tap-dancer, trapdrummer and bass 'celloist who gave his first performance in Ncgri Sembilan when he was six years old is Jeso Martinus, a nine-year-old Filipino boy whose ambition is to become a leading vaudeville anist like his father, Harry Martinus, formerly of the Manila52 words
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166 1940-04-28 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. "I WAS assaulted and I went to 1 the police station and made a report," sa:d Chan Choo -n elderly Chinese when he wa charged before S. A. Bakar, first magistrate. with having made a false166 words
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Article26 1940-04-28 9 Mr. V. L. Joshua, chief clerk of the P.W.D., Muar. has left Muar on transfer. Mr. Joshua, will be attached to the Johore Bahru District Office.26 words
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Article, Illustration29 1940-04-28 9 Members of the 2nd Malay Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade who were present during the mass meeting in Singapore to celebrate the Prophet's birthday.29 words
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207 1940-04-28 9 Prom Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Saturday. A FURTHER vote of $2,000 this year for the improvement of the town padang along Jalan Buloh Kasap, Segamat, has resulted in the enlarging of the playing field to almost twice its former size. The Government's efforts to207 words
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Article97 1940-04-28 9 Chinese Drug Dealers' Petition •T*HL Singapore Chinese Drug Import Dealers' Association Is I to present a petition to the import authorities for permission to import Chinese drugs. In support of the petition, the Association Is to point out that Chinese drugs are a necessity and no*, a luxury. Raw materials97 words
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Article197 1940-04-28 10 The Last Year of War— and After. By Leonardo Blake. Andre Dakers 2s. 6d. THIS volume purports to prophesy 1 events on the continent this year, with particular reference to the war between Germany and the Allies. It is a kind of book that is bound to make an197 words
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Article, Illustration808 1940-04-28 10 Famous Publicist's Apology For Germany 1 Loved Germany. By Sir Kvelyn Wrench. Michael Joseph 12s. (id. Reviewed by D. G. Osborne Jones. ONE of the great difficulties standing in the way of a clear, rational, uncoloured and unprejudiced discussion of a question lies in the bias or the predilections of808 words
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Article287 1940-04-28 10 Irailin" Trouble. By Ney N. Geer. Death Rides the Pecos By Da. vie Dresser. Thunder on tne Range. By Glad well Richardson. Ward Lock's Western Novels. 3s. 6d. each. REMARKABLY tough "hombres" these cowboys! They shoot and get shot, ride about full of lead, never seem to287 words
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Article217 1940-04-28 10 FROM HOMER TO MARK TWAIN THE Turkiih Government has 1 taken in hand the task of translating some of the world's classics into Turkish, writes the Istanbul correspondent of The Observer. The first list decided upon by the Ministry of Education is composed of Homer, Sophocles's217 words
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178 1940-04-28 10 EXAMINATION of the German White Paper purporting to establish American war guilt indicates forgery by the Nazis, declares the New York Daily News. The documents were alleged to have been discovered in the Polish Foreign Office after the ccupation of Warsaw. Copies of one178 words
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Article, Illustration26 1940-04-28 10 The Welsh Fusiliers with the B.E.F. have found a new sport for off-duty times. They play polo with mules and a football.26 words
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521 1940-04-28 10 Vatican Statement On Confucius Worship And Chinese Catholics Vatican City. AN authoritative Vatican source, commenting on the congregation of the propagation of the Faith decree of December 18, 1939, which permitted missionaries and Chinese Catholics to honour Confucius, according to the United Press said the decree was issued because Confucius521 words
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Article277 1940-04-28 10 STATIONS KEEP) \G WAVELENGTHS RESPITE the war and th, propaganda barrage on the world radio night and day, broadcasters everywhere are co-operating in keeping to their own wavelengths. When the word comes fro:.i International Broadcasting Union at Brussels that a station has wandered from its air277 words
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163 1940-04-28 10 THEIR "NEST EGGS" NOW WAR FORTUNES Bc!k FORTUNES are beinff made by shrewd Yugoslavs who have discovered that there is easy money in being a shipowner in time of W. They include retired bankers, lawyers, judges— men who had saved ud a "nest egg"— people who had been left inheritances163 words
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Advertisement772 1940-04-28 10 INNERVOUS EXHAUSTION, TAKE VIROL. When VIROL is taken regularly r^Z-\~ i J^- it nourishes the exhausted cells _/^r^ f§ of the body, making them j, -y y^r la normal and healthy, thus V^ SJr J a bringing the invalid back to W^j/Jry^^ a vigorous manhood. (a a\^rilS rt There is772 words
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Article, Illustration85 1940-04-28 11 < p phoiograph taken prior to the departure of Mr. V. L. Joshua, chief ci< rk, I'.WI). Muar, tor Johore Bahru on transfer. Seated (left to right): Im-he Mohamad Dome bin Mohamad. Inche Mohamad Tahir bin Awanp, Mr. V. 1.. Joshua, Mr. U. 11. Hipwell (Executive85 words
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431 1940-04-28 11 Magistrate's Reference To I Cricket, Tennis Boxing CO far no person taking part in cricket, tennis, boxing, or other similar games has b<-en brought before me. but there is no doubt that if such games are pla>ed for money or moneys worth, a431 words
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Article121 1940-04-28 11 0 c n Con gpondent i Beremban, Saturday. Aausual cas? came up tor hearing te Seremban police court when a b gar complained that he had been robbed by another beggar. Kin. who earns his living by tig for alms, alleged that Lee Kirn, another beggar,121 words
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Article127 1940-04-28 11 Lr donations to Tho Salvation ■.y annual appeal are: i> Charterer! Bank of India, Australia and China. $200: Chin Woo Athletic* Association, Singapore. $50; Mr. Tay Tian Guan. $25: Mr. Matheson, P. H. Burgess (Penang). $20: Malayan Outtas Ltd. $15: Rodyk and Davidson, Continental Trading Co..127 words
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89 1940-04-28 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. THAT the jaga kreta boy nuisance is still rampant tn certain streets in Penang was stated by Dr. Ong Chong Keng at a committee meeting ol the Penang and Kedah Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya. Dr. Ong89 words
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Article83 1940-04-28 11 •^pHE Pacinc" is the title of a talk to A be given from the Singapore Sta- tlon to-morrow at 7.30 p.m. by Mr. E. j H. G. Dobbv, Lecturer In Geography at j Raffles College. Mr. Dobby will explain the geograpnlcal distribution of Dutch, French,83 words
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459 1940-04-28 11 It Fell On A Kajang Detective CHINESE CHARGED WITH DISTRIBUTION (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. OOW a pamphlet thrown through the window of a house led to the apprehension of Low Fat Siong, a young Chinese, was related to Mr. W. J. Thorogood, the459 words
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Article165 1940-04-28 11 17ERRIER Elwin, son of the Bishop of Sierra Leone, and a former chaplain at Merton College, Oxford, was married to a Gond girl, Miss Koslaruni, at Jubbulpore. Southern India, on Apr. 15. They were married according to Gond rites, and are settling down in the165 words
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Article38 1940-04-28 11 THE Posts and Telegraphs Depart--1 ment announce that the letter mail services (including air mail correspondence) and money order services to Estonia, Latvia. Lithuania and Sweden have now been restored, but correspondence is subject to delay.38 words
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164 1940-04-28 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. AGREEING with accused's counsel that there was no case to meet, Mr. J. G. Rappoport, in the police court here discharged Siah binte Che Mat, a 25-ye.ir-old Malay woman, on a charge of criminal breach of trust, without164 words
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Article, Illustration59 1940-04-28 11 New Chaplain-In-Chief To Air Force The Air Ministry has announced that the Rev. Maurice Henry Edwards has been riven the post of rhaplain-in-Chief to the Royal Air Force, in succession to the Rev. James Rowland Walkey, who is retiring:. The Rev. Maurice Edwards was appointed Chaplain to the Royal Navy59 words
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Advertisement63 1940-04-28 11 ALL STEEL FLUSH FITTING SLIDING ROOF ON DELUXE DEEp F(JLI WINDING WINDOW S MODELS. GIVE WIDK FIEL D OF VISION. NEW STYLE ALLIGATOR TYPE y' y/r TORSION-BAR ANTI-ROLL PRESSED STEEL BODY OF S CONTROL AT FRONT MODERN LINE WITH WIDE GENUINE GIRLING BRAKES AND REAR. OPENING DOORS. AND "EASY-CLEAN" PRESSED63 words
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Advertisement297 1940-04-28 11 SLEEPINESS AFTER MEALS Means Stomach Disorder Have you been in the habit of dismissing that sleepy feeling alter a meal as just a kind of laziness or the I perhaps, of eating a little too well If so, you may be quite wrong It n probably due to the faulty297 words
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Article761 1940-04-28 12 Opinion News And Education OARENTS throughout Malaya were this week advised to "help to interest their children in the European war by encouraging them to listen to 8.8.C. news on the radio at least once a day" and to "Increase interest in the present conflict when listening in to the761 words
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Article, Illustration468 1940-04-28 12 Hitler's New FrontIn The U.S.A. LJITLER has a new front. It is 4,000 miles from the Maginot Line, in the Middle Western States of America. Not a shot has been fired on this front, but a psychological campaign Is under way which over-shadows even the visits of Presidential candidates. The468 words
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Article, Illustration272 1940-04-28 12 TTO link Dera Ismail Khan with Fort Sandeman, bridle paths running through the Takht-i-Sulaiman mountains are being transformed into a motor highway which will provide a direct line of communication between the NorthWest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, linking Quctta and Peshawar, writes the Delhi correspondent of272 words
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Article115 1940-04-28 12 Latest U. S. Invention Washington THE latest American invention is a robot submarine which is able to lay mines automatically. The United States Patent Offic has issued a patent for this submarine. which, according to the lnven'cr can i do all kinds of things. It115 words
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Article107 1940-04-28 12 I|£.Y o/ the German armed forces are now having long- distance marriages," at which the bridegroom's chair at the Register Office is occupied by only a steel helmet. The correct procedure is for the bridegroor.i to give his assent to his commanding officer, xoho107 words
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133 1940-04-28 12 ANTIQUES IN THE SCRAP HEAPS Museum Curators' Finds rXPERTS are hunting for antiques in the great piles of scrap metal that are being gathered throughout France to help win the war. Curators of the Museum Arts Populat Traditions" have already found some rare iron antiques on the scrap heap, apparently133 words
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Advertisement701 1940-04-28 12 THE NEW WORLD CABARET ir^W TO DAY TIFFIN DANCE f\\^ 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. AdmUaion Free. TONIGHT 9.30 TO MIDNIGHT V |*K Admission 50 ct». Qmw !fp~i AN O~ TUNING R EP AIRS lj REMOVALS-HIRE |A| Phone 2902-212 Orchard Rd. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES P| 1 ROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR701 words
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Advertisement20 1940-04-28 12 PLAY GOLF IN THE PADANG HIGHLANDS (SUMATRA) RETURN PASSAGE SINGAPORE-PAKAN BAROE $65.K P M LINE. (incorp. in Holland) Tel 5451.20 words
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Miscellaneous8 1940-04-28 12 EDITORIAL, MANAGERIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICE Cecil Street, Singapore.8 words
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1434 1940-04-28 13 Full Story Of How Denmark Fell Under The Swastika NAZI SPIES GUIDE GERMAN TROOPS TO KEY POSITIONS Capture Of Copenhagen "Heroic Eyewash" [11, viorlev Richards in the Daily Express] The Hague, Apr- 11. AN unknown voice spoke on the telephone to the British Legation in Copenhagen at 4 p.m. on1,434 words
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Article, Illustration68 1940-04-28 13 OFFICERS in uniform are being entertained to tea dances and taharets on Sunday afternoons by Mayfair hostesses. Dowager Lady Townshend has opened this officers' Sunday Club at the Dorchester, thus re-starting the parties she ran throughout the last war. In the picture Assistant Commandant E. M. Ironside, A.T.S68 words
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Article96 1940-04-28 13 THREE dogs killed a two-year-old girl 1 at Charlevllle, County Cork. The child was Patricia Simms. whose father lives In Harrow Road, London. Her mother took her to Eire a month ago to visit her grandfather, Mr. Patrick Slmms. Patricia was playing with other96 words
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Article79 1940-04-28 13 A YOUNG woman In an East Prussian town applied to the authorities for a permit to buy a pair of riding breeches, states a Zurich message. Asked the reason, she replied that having nothing special to do, she wlsned to take riding lessons. A few79 words
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Advertisement281 1940-04-28 13 aMmMEN are in Demand! TRAIN FOR WORK Of NATiONAI IMPORTANCE |FqW^f|| Prrpar« for increasing opportunities in the vittl Rjtlio jfj /3fc Aftal BoduMry. Pnsrnl condition* create on* activiaca in horn* U W Tfcjff'~m industry and increasing demand for trained men. National S4 r^T^ss(^^C > Srhool«. a vorld-widc rrcognord Reaadeotial Trade281 words
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Advertisement394 1940-04-28 13 ri^J YOU WILL BE :mm surprised how WBm QUICKLY YOU W3JM PICKUP IF you have been ill in bed tor tE» teveral weeks, you will fee) C* j/-* rery weak and depressed, even 'a sHL after you begin to recover. The N SZ^n best and surest way of having a394 words
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Article426 1940-04-28 14 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENT All Sections Particularly Featureless ALL MARKETS during the past week have been particularly featureless, even Sir John Simon's budget on Tuesday having little appreciable effect on prices. The most encouraging sign of a revival of Interest Is In sterling tin426 words
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1329 1940-04-28 14 Fraser Co's Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, APR. 27, 1940: 1 P.M Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 10 lid 5s 3d c.d. Austral AmaL (sa) 5s 9d 6s 3d Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hit am 21s 22s Ayer Weng .63 67 Bangrln Tin (f) 21s 22s Batu Selangor ($1)1,329 words
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Article120 1940-04-28 14 Singapore, April 27, noon. Rice quoted per koyan «t pleats. Othet commodity quoted per plcnl except where otherwise stated Gambler $150 Hamburg Cube $18.00 Java Cube $1200 Pepper White Muntok $15 00 White $14.50 Black 825 Copra Mixed $3.30 Sun Dried $3.70 Sago Flour Ltagga V.V.V. $6.17*120 words
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194 1940-04-28 14 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TDi Ampat Tin 12% tax Apr. 29 Batu Selangor IVt% Apr. 24 Larut 7Hd- No. 21 Apr 22 Pahang 10% Int. less tax Apr. 24 Petaling 15% int. 5% bonus Apr. 30 Rahman Hyd. 4% Int. Apr. 25 Renong Tin194 words
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Article351 1940-04-28 14 London, Apr. 26. THE Stock Exchange closed quietly cheerful after a day wherein market activity was restrained by week-end considerations and reaction after the Initial impact of the budget provisions. Indian Government bonds attracted some attention and closed fractionally higher. Reuter. The loilowlng are to-day's closing middle351 words
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Article88 1940-04-28 14 Saturday, Apr. 27. noou. Buyers seller* Prices Price* No IX K.S.S. (Spot loose) :i.v. -6', No [X K.S.S t.o-b. In rasr» April-May 36.. 37 Sellers option r;.t.A.Q. R.S.S. t.o.b. in b k» April-May 35. r.3*« Sellers option VQ. KS S I o.b in nji— April-May88 words
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Advertisement61 1940-04-28 14 I/ J I v Wherever good taste reigns you will find Fraser V > 1 pfi A5fR t NEAVE LTO. Jo J \^J I If/ (JksCjiAGjriday British of course! For choice, comfort -i^^ Registered Trade M Mark Label on VdIUC, jvery Handkerchief PYRAMID Trade Mark BANUKKRCHIEFS FOR MEN WOMEN A61 words
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Advertisement763 1940-04-28 14 RHEUMATISM&BACKACHE now known (o be caused by BAD KIDNEY ACTION Few medical discoveries £Jk clean raw, sore, sick kidney* and bladder and to of recent years can have (y* j remove acids and poisons from your system a more far-reaching effect JJuL safely, quickly and surely, yet contains no upon763 words
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Article, Illustration435 1940-04-28 15 They Are Good For Disguise And For Throat, But— HTHEIiE are people who are advocating beards for soldiers. They urge them as camouflage on dark nights and also on medical grounds, writes H. de Winton Wigley in the NewsChronicle. But soldiers do not want whiskers and women435 words
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Article371 1940-04-28 15 Request For Public Inquiry MAJOR Alan Reid-Kellett, D.5.0., M.C., who claims that he was dismissed by the War Office after hp had made a report alleging extravagance, waste, and irregularities in the building of militia camps, wan'.s a full public inquiry into his charges. The Major's case371 words
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Article130 1940-04-28 15 New York. CAMLEI, Tntermeyer, world's highest paid lawyer, died from pneumonia and heart trouble at his Palm Springs, California, home last month. He was 80. Untermeyer gave more than £5.000,000 to charities. He took a part in the most famous corporation lawsuits in the United States, and130 words
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Article, Illustration58 1940-04-28 15 Ml U I 0 Bugfal, the Miniver of Supply and tSMm M(inb:rs n! f'arlialiie.i: w?re recently invited by the Mayor of Tottenham to pay v \isit to ih e Salvage Works In Tottenham. North London. In the pkture M- Kurcin Is amused by an effigy of Hitler at58 words
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135 1940-04-28 15 NAZI JOURNALIST KILLED IN RAID OFF ENGLISH COAST Copenhagen. AN obituary notice in the Voelklscher Boobachter reveals that Guenther Xl ingaertner, one of Dr. Goebbels's special corps of war correspondents who describe the achievements of Nazi airmen and U-Boat commanders, was killed during a raid on England on Mar. 2.135 words
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613 1940-04-28 15 Divorce Granted For Wife 's Cruelty "WOMAN OF AUDACITY" IN the High Court of Justice, London, recently, Mr. Justice Langton granted the petitioner, Mr. Arthur Ernest Cooper, a shipping clerk, of George Lane, Lewisham, S.E.. a decree nisi of divorce on the ground of the cruelty of his wife, Mrs.613 words
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Advertisement468 1940-04-28 15 PROTECT YOUR BEWARE OF ILL HEALTH HEALTH WITH GERMS IN DUST WHAT LIFEBUOY SOAP AND DIRT DOCTORS SAY Dust settles everywhere. The A T only way to keep it out of your doctor tdl y° u duM That hand opening the door— home would be to seal every door and468 words
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Article1720 1940-04-28 16 R. H. Naylor - R. H. Naylor By THIS WEEK'S GOOD DAYS FOR BUYING: (Business Deals) Thurs. 2nd. Sat. 4th, (Personal Shopping) Tues. 30th. Thur*. 2nd. SELLING: Tues. 30th. Frl. 3rd. ENTERTAINMENT: Tues. 30th. SPORT: Tues. 30th. LET us hope your birthday fails between mid-January and mid-April. If so. Fate1,720 words
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Article, Illustration375 1940-04-28 16 HAVE you shot any silhouette pictures? These are easy to take, Indoors or out, and they have unusually interesting decorative quality. The best time for outdoor silhouettes Is late afternoon, when the sun Is quite low In the sky. Place your subject on a small ridge or375 words
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Advertisement694 1940-04-28 16 lllllllllliipiilljH I m" iv .aw* r ara^ <V^m give your family and guests this nlgH quality jam. INSIST ON CHI VERS JAMS fHIVSRSa SONS LTD., TMi ORCHARD FACTORY. HISTON. CAMBRIDGE. fNfe I Try also CMrers' Olde English Marmalade, Canned Fruits and Vegetables. Agents: V. R. VICK CO., HONG KONG BANK694 words
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Advertisement526 1940-04-28 16 How I got rid of MIDDLE-AGED' SKIN although I'm I over 50/ A LL my friends want to know what I f\ have done to make mysdf look so young. I bavo just celobratod my 60th birthday. My face was lined -my complexion dull and sallow I looked very middle-af;ed526 words
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Miscellaneous231 1940-04-28 16 THIS WEEK FOR YOU HERE, grouped according to month of birth (irrespective of year), is a statement of probabilities to be expected this week. JANUARY (Dec. 21— Jan. 19) This week should be good for vioney. good for travel, good for family affairs. Not so good for love, slightly depressing231 words
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Miscellaneous246 1940-04-28 16 worry tchich is unnecessary Get about and see life. JULY (June 23— July 22)— A splendid week from a business angle, but you will be worried about those dear to you (not relatives) towards end of week. Difficulties with documents, letters, accounts, neighbours. AUGUST (July 21— Aur 22)— Week docs246 words
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Article, Illustration625 1940-04-28 17 Best-Dressed Woman Dresses Every Woman THE Best Dressed Woman in the World only one woman can be that. But Mme. Antenor Patino, voted most fashionable of all by dressmakers, revealed to me the secrets which will make every woman reader best dressed in her own circle, writes the Sunday Chronicle625 words
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Article458 1940-04-28 17 Muriel Rapson - Muriel Rapson By Bringing Beauty To House In A Hard Setting T»HOSE of us who love flowers and are not lucky enough to possess gardens are rather conscious of the deprivation, in these days, when a little additional beauty and colour by way of some growing flowers458 words
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Advertisement484 1940-04-28 17 [WHY I USE JNEwYEET 1 New' VEET* ends au unwanted hair in 3 minutes without trouble, mess or bother. 2 New VEET leaves the skin soft and smooth, without trace of ugly stubble. 3 New VEET' is a dainty white cream sweetly scented and pleasant to use. 4 New VEET484 words
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Advertisement232 1940-04-28 17 j 1M Yardiey Lntliih Lavender IB W^P^ Lavender Toilet Soap I I Th» Luxury Soap 0/ the World B „^^,.11 '\-4^^^^~ Lavender Face Powder B*^-^-*! jß^ii English Complexion Cream ~*^^^^^i_S The beauty of fragrance of the Yardley Lavender long the most -widely used Perfume in England has made it a232 words
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Article, Illustration848 1940-04-28 18 Don't Be A Carbon Copy Of A Film Star Max Factor's Advice nON'T try to make yourself a carbon copy of a film starNo imitation of nything, regardless of how beautiful or meritous it may seem to be, can be as worthy as an original creation. The imitation of one848 words
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Article, Illustration42 1940-04-28 18 T*HE newest suit boasts a patterned material, has a skirt which gives a slim effect but has plenty of fullness, and a little jacket with a jaunty, swinging back. The length shown in the sketch is the popular one at the moment.42 words
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Advertisement351 1940-04-28 18 BEAUTY BEGINS I BEHIND THE MAKE-UP I Make-up alone cannot give your skin the look of clear, smooth perfection, says Elizabeth Arden. Your iace must be clean. Superficial soap and water cleansing is not enough. You must use a cream that penetrates deeply into the pores to give you that351 words
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Advertisement16 1940-04-28 18 Kathleen Brown DESIGNER DRESS-MAKES Room 35, Raffles HoteJ Sports Suits in SOk and Cotton SarongsAPB 116 words
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Advertisement214 1940-04-28 18 THE LEADING HOUSE /y*f Linen Embroidery W Novelties. Now in Commodious Premise* 241, River Valley Road, Singapore. A large and varied display of useful and readily ar predated gifts for all occasions that are sure to please Linen table-cloths, Luncheonsets, Ladies' underwear. Handkerchiefs, Teak and Camphorwood Chests, etc., etc. Your214 words
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531 1940-04-28 19 Lovely Crepes For The New Blouses By Sunday Times London Woman Correspondent London. COR new blouses of the dainty kind to wear with those suits which are cut on soft, feminine lines, there are lovely crepes printed with flowers and leaves, whose whole effect is that of soft hand-painting. One531 words
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Article, Illustration42 1940-04-28 19 •ITHIS huge gathered white net skirt with tight-fitting bodice and ofl-the-s)Hnilcler neckline is worn by lovely Joan Fontaine. White lace frills make the sleeves, while the neckline is trimmed with gardenias. She wears a huge picture hat and carries a lace fan.42 words
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224 1940-04-28 19 Should The W. A. A. F.'s Dine In Men's Mess CHOULD women officers of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force dine in the mess with R.A.F. officers at British airfields "> According to many R.A.F. officers it is sometimes inconvenient for women to be present, especially when the men want to224 words
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Article461 1940-04-28 19 Dainties From Crumbs DKEAK odd bits of stale bread, cake and biscuits into crumbs, with which you can make all kinds of novel and economical dishes- If you don't want to use them at once, store in tightly capped jars. With Madeira cake crumbs you can make a nice filling461 words
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Article77 1940-04-28 19 MOST of us have imposing pieces of crockery about the house which have had their day, yet are still in excellent condition. This applies especially to large china soup tureens and Jars in bright colours: and such things make ideal bowls for bulbs. Try potting crocus blooms77 words
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Advertisement471 1940-04-28 19 Which Is Your LUCKY SHADE of Face Powder Wm I PARIS 9 our of 10 women <^^i use rhe wrong shade \\xilj of face powder J The wrong shade of ponder ßfc^B gives you a horrid, hardß^S^ made-up look— makes (^^^^^S you appear years older. The vv O^M only way471 words
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Advertisement335 1940-04-28 19 p > x LUsMHfffe*^* sßh .^MiS MF". *^lfl iHSs**. I Tkw6 U noiJtuujf io eyua& TAMPAX HOD T*ADB MAM SANITARY PROTECTION WORN INTERNALLY f\ doctor had the pHp«B process ensures complete f\ original idea RmSMuI and easy removal and makes of adapting disintegration impossible, n the medical Tampax is completely335 words
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Advertisement399 1940-04-28 20 DELICIOUS QUAKER OATS OUTSTANDING IN 5 GREAT HEALTH BENEFITS BSjßssst'J' ~iHk Hi r/ f I 1 1 i 2 ZJO ;SSS fc pi Til n U Ik > y^K>'* BBBBS^BBBBKS .jWzjH ">■• I -i < flfifjffiji iWfffffll BP^A'. 'jf yJk gM tLr- \i ffisßP~rTßw«»«jßssWWs»Wsss»^^^?SßW *THIAMIN (Vitamin B,) is a food399 words
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Advertisement672 1940-04-28 20 sßß^*^^m which are you We all like to think we're lively. But how do you feel when you wake up? How do you feel at the end of the day A lot of tiredness and depression isn't the effect of work or exercise— it's plain liverishness, espscially in the Tropics.672 words
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Miscellaneous1899 1940-04-28 20 Wireless Programmes TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION NIROM SINfAPftRF c followln h a summary of the B BC> tJS'JFnX iSftfif'lSW v m D°B MWbArURt overseas progranunes: 11 86 mcs (25.3 m.) VDC 15-16 mo ZHL 1.33 me a (225 m.) 8.05 pm. 8.8.C. northern orchestra; 6.50 (1940 m.). ZUP 9.69 me a1,899 words
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Miscellaneous224 1940-04-28 20 Winners Of Puzzle Of Apr. 14 Four competitors succeeded in solving correctly The Sunday Times Crcosword Puzz'.e print?d in our Issue of April 14, and they therefore share the $100 prise offered. Their names and addresses are: A. P. Weng, 169, Moulmem Road, Singapore: M. C. Velge, 502, Sims Avenue.224 words
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Article471 1940-04-28 21 Polish Priests Buried Alive Rome. A PAMPHLET issued by the Polish Embassy, entitled "The Situation of the Catholic Church in German-occupied Poland," describes in detail the atrocities which are taking place in Poland under the (icrmnn regime. It tells of the closing clown of tho churches, of assassinations and burying471 words
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Article51 1940-04-28 21 Louisville 'Kentucky). R I. -SELL STINSON, aged 19, has obtained a divorce in Louisville, Kentucky, from his 14-year-old wife, Ruth, whom he married last year. The divorce was obtained on the grounds that Ruth was a bad housekeeper, and scratched the namfli of boys on the window51 words
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Article34 1940-04-28 21 Following the arrest of a Swedishborn Communist in the ircn-mining district of Northern Sweden, police h ivo discovered a Communist league, eeven members of which hay.. been arrested on espionage charges.34 words
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Article, Illustration32 1940-04-28 21 i i vipiioiis are written on the outsitfe of an old coach, which the French Poilus have rigged up as a shelter behind the French war front.32 words
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Article285 1940-04-28 21 •"THE value of United States ex- ports, boosted up by the war, for the period September to February inclusive, was 33 per cent, more than the value for the corresponding six months of 1938-39, according to figures issued by the Department of Commerce, in Washington.285 words
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Article118 1940-04-28 21 GIRL PESTS ROUND ARMY CAMPS Made Up To Look Older ARMY camps are "menaced by pests of girls made up to look older than their years," according to Capt. E. A. Jacobs, a solicitor, now in the Royal Engineers, who at Eastleigh, Hants j defended Sapper Ernest Victor Lam- 1118 words
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Article30 1940-04-28 21 Crowds gave a warm reception to 1,200 men of the Australian Navy who took part in a march through the streets of Sydney, Lord Gowrie, the Governor-General, taking the salute.30 words
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145 1940-04-28 21 AIRCRAFT CO.'S PROFITS Lockheed's £783,000 New York. A PROFIT of £783,229 for 1939 is declared by the Lockheed Aircraft Company, which has been making planes for the British Government. This is an increase of £672.701 over the profits of 1938. The increase is due to the "ellect of both the145 words
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Article, Illustration137 1940-04-28 21 A I i.irty was given by the Singapore staff of Gntbrie aY Co., Ltd. at (iuthrie's Sports Club, Farrer Park, to Mr. J. I. Dmtsm, a director of the company, in honour of his election as a member in the Legislative Council. On brh; of 'hr *'atf. the chief bookkeeper,137 words
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193 1940-04-28 21 They Laughed So Much They Were Faded Out By B.B.C. •THE 8.8.C. introduced a new laughter-maker into the "In Town Tonight feature recently— and they are still laughing at the result. George Brenniui is a steel-worker with infectious "arty larfter." To allow his laugh to be presented to the best193 words
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Article67 1940-04-28 21 MRS. Alec Tweedie, the authore&s and artist, who once refused a proposal of marriage from a millionaire who ollered to settle £100,000 on her, died in London on Apr. 15, aged 78. Mrs. Tweedie painted more than 600 pictures illustrating her travels and presented them to67 words
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Article15 1940-04-28 21 More than 200,000 Italians are living in Abyssinia, according to Gen. Teruzzi. Minister for Af.»ca.15 words
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265 1940-04-28 21 SEGAMAT CRICKET LEAGUE IS SUGGESTED 'From Our Own Correspondent* Segamat. Saturday. AT a committee meeting of the Segamat Cricket Club held with Mr. K. G. A. Dohoo. Assistant British Adviser and president of the club, in the chair. It was suggested to run a cricket league for Segamat district during265 words
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Article209 1940-04-28 21 Krom Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Saturday. PRODUCING his best form Sheikh Annuar beat the singles title holder. Lambak. in two keen sets in the Johore Bahru Malays badminton tournament at the Ayer Molek courts yesterday. Though fatigued after this .strenuous game. Sheikh Annuar decided to fulfil209 words
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Article255 1940-04-28 21 (fton Our Own Correspondent. i Johore Bahru. Saturday. F. M. STILL was unanimously reelected president at the annual general meeting of the Johore Amateur Football Asec Nation yesterday. Other ofnce-bear< rs chosen for the year were: vice-presidents, J. J. Sheehan iMuar), W. Cole (Johore Bahru) and T.255 words
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Article70 1940-04-28 21 The following will represent the- Elite R.U. agaln&t the May B.P. IB team) in a friendly badminton match of six singles and three doubles to be played at the covered stadium to-day at 10 a.m.: B. Ragunathan, Quan Lye Ho. Tan Hiang Chuan, Tan Poh Chuan. W. P.70 words
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627 1940-04-28 21 Singapore Badminton Standard Slipping «By Our Badminton Correspondent) A MATTER of very great concern to staunch supporters of the game here, who have been connected with the Singapore Badminton Association since its inception in 1929. is the present standard of the senior players here i compared with those up-country and627 words
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Article79 1940-04-28 21 <From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. THE Rest beat England in a golf match (four, ball foursomes) piayed at the Malacca Golf Club on Sunday by 3>/ 2 to I>2 Results (England first): Day and A. W. Scott 0, MacKinstery and Porter 1 Brandon and Jerram l h, Russell79 words
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Article63 1940-04-28 21 'From Our Own Correspondent) Muar. MUAR Chinese have lost another fine all-round sportsman in the person of Chin Teo Koon. of the Government Hospital. Muar. who is shortly going to Segamat on transfer. Chin Teo Koon is a regular member of the Muar Chinese cricket team and takes63 words
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Article81 1940-04-28 21 .ullowing will represent the Sphinx .iinst the D-\onshire B.P. on Saturday 4. on the home court beginning at 2.30 p.m.: Men's Junior Singles: M. A. Lange, W. Dana. Men's Junior Doubles: George Theselra and V. Dana. K. C. Cherlan and J. de Souza. Veteran's Singles: A. R.81 words
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Article29 1940-04-28 21 The annual general meeting of the Johore Bahru District Badminton Association will be held at the Johore International Library on Friday. May 3. at 0 a.m.29 words
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Advertisement99 1940-04-28 21 The Blood v th* Strtan. Me.' IMPURE BLOO- is the root ouis*. of Skin -^f Diseases, BoiU Ecze a, flashes, Ulcers, 4Jv-^ Sores, Painful 'oints RneumatiC com- pi^^^i^^\ plaints. Unless the bl»od is cleansed of jfl impurities and poisons, the arteries tBH?M and internal organs are damaged, causing yolfMiiTlJfl premature99 words
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298 1940-04-28 22 Stein, Staunton, Growder And Tufnell Bat Well Against Selangor Club (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. THE Singapore Cricket Tiub sored 186 in th?ir first innings against the Selangor Club to-day and Selangor hid scored six runs wilhou*. los<s of wicket when stumps298 words
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Article68 1940-04-28 22 THE following cricket games, to have been played in Singapore yesterday, were cancellrd owing to the rain S.C.C. vs. Malaya Signals, C;iilrr>an Barracks S.C.C. vs. Khalsa Assn., S.C.C. Ceylon S.( vs. Anglo-Chinese School, Balestier Indian Assn. vs. f f Andrew's School, Balestier V.M.C.A. vs. Officers Force,68 words
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Article184 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. A BIG surprise was caused in soccer circles in Negri Sembilan or Wednesday by the defeat of the Negri Sembllan Chinese Recreation Club by three goals to nil in a N.S.F.A. League match by the Negri Sembilan Indian Association.184 words
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43 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. In the Necrri Sembilan Football Association League competition the Malay Regiment drew with the Negri Sembilan Malays each side scoring two goals. The match was played on the Seremban Station Padang. 143 words
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Article173 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Saturday. |N an inter-State soccer trial heid here to-day. South Perak beat North Perak by 3—2. The came fell below expectations. The winners gave a gocd account of themrrlves. North opened the scoring in the first minute of play when a173 words
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Article1409 1940-04-28 22 " Doc - Doc." By "■"HE Army soccer trial at Changi on Friday was not a very spectacular game flashes of brilliance were seen at times, individual play predominated and the half backs ha(' the ball in the air too often. Fields scored three goals in the first half— his1,409 words
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Article, Illustration22 1940-04-28 22 LOW AH SANG: Malacca footballer who has also represented Singapore. A first class goalkeeper. Toured Sumatra in 1938 with Cheng Wah A.A.22 words
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105 1940-04-28 22 Saigon Soccer Team Visit To Singapore APART from, the S.A.F.A. league fames, three big matches will be played in Singapore at the stadium next month, during the* annual visit of the Saigon team (Federation Cochin-chinoise de Football Association). Due to arrive here on the morning of May 16, the Saigon105 words
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173 1940-04-28 22 WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR NOVICES •THE results of the 1940 novices wclght- lifting championships which were held at the Happy Wcrld stadium last night wa/e:— Paperweight class 1, Toh Chee Sen: (Sawla Club) total poundage, 396 1b; 2. Tan Eng Ouan (Health and Strength Union) total poundage, 395 lb; 3. Tan173 words
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Article235 1940-04-28 22 (From Our own Correspondent* Seremban, Saturday. SELANGOR trounced Ncgrl Sembilan by seven goals to nil in an inter State soccer match to-day which was watched by the Yam Tuan. the British Resident and a large crowd. Negri Sembi'.an had numarous chances of scoring but the forward*235 words
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Article152 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. AFTER boing the first to score, th? Batu Anam Wanderers were held to a draw by the Segamat Police in a soccer friendly on the Segamat town padang last week, each side scoring a goal. The match was to have been152 words
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Article100 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. WITH the opening of two new courts, th? Negri Sembllan Chinese Recreation Club of Seremban will be in a position to provid? tennis for many ■nor# of its members These new courts, which are situated near the Feremban Station Padang, adjoin100 words
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Article279 1940-04-28 22 Muar Beat Malacca School «From Our Own Correspondent) Muar. PLAYING their second match of the season the Muar Cricket Club scored their first win when they beat the Malacca High School team by 33 runs. This victory Is all the more creditable as the Malacca High School had maintained an279 words
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Article296 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Saturday. POSSESSING the more thrustful attack and a better balanced defence, the Muar Police soccer team haJ little difficulty in beating the Segamat Policy by four goals to nil when the sides met in an inter-clrcle triendly match. The Muar296 words
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Article, Illustration23 1940-04-28 22 CHI'A ENG CHENG: Selan^or State cricketer. A lefthand break bowler who varies his length with accuracy and rubtlety. A good club hockey player.23 words
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233 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent* Seremban, Saturday. AT Segamat on Sunday the Negri Sembilan Club cricket team will meet the Segamat C.C. The N. S. Club team has been faring rather badly of late particularly In the two matches played at Kuala Lumpur. On paper233 words
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313 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Saturday. A PENALTY goal scored a few minutes before the end helped the Johore Bahru district team to register a victory over the Royal Engineers by the narrow margin of two goals to one at football on the313 words
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Article173 1940-04-28 22 (From Our Own Correspondent! Muar. FIELDING a weak side the Muar Customs Sports Club proved no match for the Fountain football team. second division league champions of last year, when the sides met In a friendly match played at the Muar Club padang. The final score173 words
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Article62 1940-04-28 22 THE following have accepted to play in a S.C.C. tournament cricket game for the Merchants vs. Etcetera* on Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at S.C.C: N C. Brown. A. M. Carbery. A. D. Dant H. F. Foulds. A. C. Growder, K. C Johnson-Hill, R. H. Pickard. A.62 words
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474 1940-04-28 23 Jaffar Gives Great Display In Goal PLAYING before a tremendous crowd at the stadium yesterday, in the first division of the league, the Chinese and the Malays drew after a thrilling match, each side scoring once. The Malays opened accounts a few minutes fron474 words
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625 1940-04-28 23 MEN and women swimmers from Penang, Selangor and Singapore put ui> .such magnificent performances at the second open Singapore Swimming championship at the Singapore Swimming Club pool yesterday, that five Malayan records and one China record wore broken. Perhaps the most outstancLng feat of the625 words
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Article78 1940-04-28 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday AT Seremban on Sunday the Negrl Sembilan Chinese Recreation Club will meet the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club in a soccer match in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The Negri Chinese will be represented by: Goh Wee; Lam Quee Sang,78 words
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Article59 1940-04-28 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. GENUANG visit Rengam on Sunday for their first cricket match against that club. The Genuang team will bo chosen from: H. L. Despard, R. G. Willacy, D. S. Matthews J. Forsythe. A S. Mackenzie. A. Sly, M. H. Jerram, Matthews,59 words
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Article81 1940-04-28 23 •TIES in the Singapore Cricket Club's billiards championship are CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday: J. A. Dean vs. W. P. Palgrave. Wednesday: C. G. Fugler vs. R. N. Coleman Thursday: H Grey vs. A. F. Hunter Friday: A. D. Baker vs. M. B Robinson HANDICAP Tuesday: M. S. Robinson (—6O)81 words
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Article76 1940-04-28 23 TEE monthly mixed foursomes competition of the Garrison Golf Club for April, played at Tanglin, resulted in a win for Mrs. Stewart and Captain Murphy with a net score of 91%. The following were the best returns* Capt. T. K. Murphy and Mrs. Stewart 76— 8Vfc=67»/;>:76 words
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Article256 1940-04-28 23 Malaya Cup Soccer Fixtures COMPETITION for the H.M.S. Malaya Cup begins with two matches on May 25, when, in the Northern section, Kedah meet Penang at Alor Star, and Negri Sembilan play the Army at Seremban, in the Southern section. This year the Royal Air Force have entered as a256 words
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Article74 1940-04-28 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Saturday. *T*IIE Negri Sembilan Junior football league competition for the Chang Toon Long cup has come to an end and the team irom the Malay Regirrent is the winner. The N. B. Chinese nior team has become the runner-up. With the74 words
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Article331 1940-04-28 23 S.R.C. Ties In the S.R.C. lawn tennis tournament are Monday Handicap Singles A Dr. G. de Souza (—3O) vs. A. Watts (—l5). Handicap Doubles N. S. Hogan and B. D. Rozario (—15.3) vs. C. H. Norris and C. de Souza (—15) M. G. Eber and A. Leicester (—l5)331 words
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Article25 1940-04-28 23 Playing at the Police Depot yesterday in the business houses league competition, Hong Kong Bank beat Wearnes by five goals to one.25 words
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Article358 1940-04-28 23 V* :slE RDAirs first round games in the first round of the Football League Cup resulted: NORTH A Stoke 2 New Brighton 1 Wolverhampton 3 Wrexham 0! Southport 2 Blackpool 4 Liverpool l Barrow 2 Manchester c. 0 Manchester U. ..2 Bury 1 Rochdale 1 Bolton 1 Blackburn 3358 words
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Article48 1940-04-28 23 The Keppel Golf Club's April women's foursome competition resulted Mrs. E. A. Elder and Mrs. F. Starr 44— 9' 2 < 34i 2; Mrs. R. W. McCreath and Mrs.' J. Robertson 52—16-36: Mrs. R. E. Earlp and Mrs. H. K. Rodgers 53 12 l i 40',48 words
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Article553 1940-04-28 23 RAF Chinese Police Loyals Fortress R.E S.C.C ArgyllRoyal Navy R.A. (9th Reg.) Malays RA. iA.A Re?) Manchester Gordons SRC P. W. L. 7 5 0 7 4 1 8 4 2 7 4 2 8 3 3 7 3 3 5 3 2 7 3 4 7553 words
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Article1353 1940-04-28 23 Chinese Schools' Sports IN spite of the heavy rain yesterday the fifth annual inter-school sports for Chinese schools .which began on Friday, were continued and concluded. One record was broken yesterday, which makes a total of three during the whole meeting. Mr. H. Weisberg, the acting Colonial Secretary, was a1,353 words
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Advertisement572 1940-04-28 23 RHEUMATISM ROT HIM 80-Years-Old Pianist Is Relieved H> Kruschen Although old age has rot yet kept this man trom his occupation pianist, rheumatism did threaten to do so recently. "Two years ago," be writes, "I was suddenly taken with rheumatism .ill down my left arm. I tried many things all572 words
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Article, Illustration91 1940-04-28 24 W.A.A.F.S Now Have Drum Fife Band IUKMRERS of a Women's Auxiliary Air Force training centre "somewhere in England have formed a drum and fife band the only one in the country. The pictures in this page were taken when the band made its first official appearance, during an inspection of91 words
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Article, Illustration24 1940-04-28 24 Ihe Queen inspecting the Toronto Scottish Regiment, of which she is com :nander-in -chief, at their training quarters in England.24 words
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