The Straits Times, 5 September 1940

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    38 1 FINAL CDTM. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940, PRICE S (EMS.
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      305 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG .lust Received Suit Lengths WAIN ■DUI In Silk anil Wool Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various olouri. 34 Coleman St., Spore. Phone 4816 YOU WILL WANT TO INVESTIGATE Ingersoll-Rand (gterHA PNEUMATIC \\yj%*mmr TOOLS <"2Z, jm^^^m. OEOAEDI.ESS «f your requirements, there JSK)L^fl| WL iirii^M U tJVt and
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      7 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 547 V
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      176 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES for all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY. KVALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683 h IB C) YILIE S IB IR OS. CA§IT S f: T BITS N LAIDLAW BUILDING SINGAPORE S.S. Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd. Vancouver, Canada. Boyle» Bros. Drilling (EAstern) Ltd. Port
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      549 2 jSDte traits Wanes SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1 for adv* not exceeding 4 llnr* More thiD foot unn25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIBTUS. MABBIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS P.P.C. CARDS are charged S3 each per Insertion per Inch Oret I Inch. 23 eta.
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      653 2 DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND WORKMEN BABY-AMAHS, Cook boys, fitters. roollCJ tc (trained) supplied at short notice. Dial 144 or call at Spore Employment Agency, 7 S Jul:it Tlmah Rd. (near Traction Co.. H. Qrs.) FOR SALE BHELVADOK Refrigerator Phone SS3I. G. E. C. 10 Valves A.C. Twin speaker, per«ct condition, clear
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      782 2 HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED October Ist, small furnished house. Mod. San. garage. Monthly basis, no children. Box No. 649. Straits Times. WANTED, by couple In Tanglln fully furnished house from October Ist. Modern sanitation essential. Alr-condltloned bedroom preferred. Rent $175/ $2OO. Box No. 654, Straits Times. BOARD RESIDENCE EAST ANGUA.
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      542 2 FOUND FOUND A tull-gTOwn Alsatian dog. Apply Municipal Animal Infirmary. PUBLIC NOTICES KATU TIN DREDGING LTD. NOTICE OF DIVIDEND AND BONUS AND CLOSING OF TRANSFER REGISTERS. NOTICE is hereby given that a Twentyflfth Dividend of Sixpence per share and an Eishtn Bonus of Sixpence per share have been declared payable
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      131 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MADAME PAGE CASH SALE FOR ONE WEEK GREAT REDUCTIONS 13, Battery Road, (Top Floor), Singapore. Phone 6327. WANTED TO RENT for immediate EntryLarge airy godown must be dry. On Monthly tenancy. Box No. 478, Straits Times. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. My second wife Lee Chew Klan having left
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      156 2 1938 2.» LITRE S.S. JAGI AR. I 19.8 H.P. Previously European owned. Excellent conditlon $3,200. 1938 OPEL KADETT SEDAN 11.9 H.P.— 3B m.p.R. good condition $1,250.00 1940 FIAT MARVELETTK folding top, small mileage. In very good order $1,050.00. 1937 OPEL CABRIOLET— a very smart car $7*5.00. 1935 MORRIS "8" SALOON
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      194 3 mosquitoes with •*^g5E>>V INSURANCE FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION HIE LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONG PtRB INSCfc CO LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE UO EAGLE BTAR INS CO LTD BRITISH AMERICA ASSUF ANCE CO. GUTHRIE&CO..LTO. (Incorporated in 8.8.) lII* P_3HnlsßMHilL^— --__Lill«_l3nßßs| I TME RADIO OF THE FUTURE
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      921 3 TO-DAY SINGAPORE /.Ill 1.31 net -i-ism.i ZIIP M6» mci .tu.»Km.i 1.15 p.m. Light musict; 130 p.m. Warning to mariners. Programme summary. Mid-day tin, copra and rubber prices; 1.35 p.m. News: 1.50 p.m. Interval: 5.00 p.m. Hindustani music*; 5.30 p.m. Cantonese programme by the Kwok Sing Musical Association; 6.45 p.m. Warning
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    London Stock Exchange
    332 4 London, Sept. 5. THE Stock Exchange was favourably In- < fluenced to-day by news of the transfer 'of fifty U.B. destroyers to Britain hence market activity Increased with advancing j prices. All sections were affected but Indus- trial" and Oils were most notably favoured. Reuter. rhe following
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    99 4 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 2 p.m. {Africa 1 East Sc South) surface 2 pjn. Ceylon surface 2 p.m. Egypt surface 2 p.m. Great Britain &c surface 3 pjn. India surface 2 pjn. Java air 9 a.m. i Philippine
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    158 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Prom Ou» Owd Con-esoondent) London, Sept. 4. "OMMODIT? and Exchange market* closed as follows with previous quoUtlons to parenthesis:— RUBBER: Firmer. Spot 12 116 d 12 3 16d 112 d 12't.d) Sept 12 116 d 12 316 d (12d 12',d) Oct-Dec 12 116 d 12 3|l6d (12d 12Hd)
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    REDUCTION IN BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED
    80 4 Londen, Sept. 3. YHE Ministry of Labour announces 1 that between July 15 and Aug. 12. there was a reduction of 27,814 In the number of unemployed persons In Great Britain. There was a reduction of nearly 40,000 in men and women registered as unemployed, but
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    TIDE TABLES
    48 4 SIINUArvmc ro-d»j m M H W. 00.09 a.m. 10.5 ft.; 12.30 noonO.B ft. W. 6.19 a.m. 1.4ft.:«.30p.m. 1.5 ft Tomorrow H. W. 00. 51 a.m. 10.2 ft.; 1.05 p.m. 9.6 ft L. W. 6.54 a.m. 1.9 ft.; 7.14 p.m. 1.5 ft September Sunrise Sunset 5 6.19
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    DONATIONS TO WAR FUND
    425 4 cts. Palais des Modes (Monthly) 390 David Andrew (Further contribution) 50 Mr. Mrs. T. J. A. Green (Monthly) Royal Singapore Golf Club (Contribution by Members durinc August) Transferred from Penanr, being 67th and 68th Instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gaiette and Straits Echo 236.78
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1292 4 WEDNESDAY, SI.PT. 4, 194* P.M. •MM Buyers Seller* Ampat Tin 1 4s, 38 6d 4s Austral Amal <ss) 5s -«d ad c.d. Austral Malay 33s 6d 35s 6d x.d. Ayer Hltam (ss) 1!» 2'» Aycr Weng ($1) 55 CO Bangrin Tin 16j 3d 17s 3d
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    Yesterday's Rubber Auction
    233 4 THE Singapore Chan>i>er of Commerce 1 Rubber Association held It* 1.502 nd auction yesterday when there was catalogued 2.478,768 lb, 1.106.59 offered 2.380.329 lb, 1,362.65 tons; sold 1,740,823 lb, 777 15 tons SPOT London '-2d New tort IW4 cts. FBICES RKAI.I/l 1> Ribbed Smoked Sheet Onts Per
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    List Of Current Dividends
    259 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. .angai par re. Sept. dookc ...u.. uividenc Close 111 Austral Amal 3d Sept. 1* Austral Malay 3d. 13 Uonus Sept. 2 Hong Fatt 7% int. Sept. 11 Johan 10% Int. Sept. U Kuala Kampar Id No 19 Sept. 9 Kuchal
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      57 4 CAMBORNE. ENGLAND FOUNDED 1800 M»NDRILS»SHIFTE*S«D»>IFTER9 6TOPERS DRILL SHARPENERS) DRILL STEEU FURNACE* ETC. LOCAL STOCKS AVAILABLE •OLE AOINTft WPS. 14 E CREATES CAR CONFIDENCE! VtiMfil& BATTER ES FOR CAR STARTING AND LIGHTING SOLE AGENTS: BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. SINGAPORE, MALACCA, SEREMBAN, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH. PENANG. Advt. of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    482 5 Steady Tendency Continues In All Sections (K\ Our financial Correspondent) Singapore, Sept. 5. THE price of rubber in London yesterday was up one-sixteenth at 12 l'lGd. and in New York the price was up one-sixteenth at 19 5/16 cents. Spot tin fell once more by 15s. to
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    World Tin Stocks Estimates
    92 5 (From Our London Coire pondent) London, Sent. :">, 1940. A Strauss Co. etsimate world tin stocks at Aug. II \t 37,871 tons compared with 38,009 tons at July 31. These estimates are based on visible stocks 32,250 tons: Straits carry-over 2,17°-! tons: European carry-over 3,449 tons.
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    STANTON NELSON'S RUBBER REVIEW
    286 5 In a weekly review of the rubber market Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd., write as follows During the week the price of rubber in London has slightly declined, but In New 'York, where there was a holiday for Labour Day on September 2nd., values have been
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 5 Thursday, Sept. 5. noon. Buyers Sellen Price* "rice* No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose) 37-s 37 H No. IX B.S.S. f.*.j. In cum Sept. 38 38 n G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Sept. 36 36 F.A.Q. B.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Sept. 36* 36 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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    More Rumanian Disorders
    161 5 Iron Guard Leader's Admission Bucharest, Sept. 5. IT is now revealed that Tuesday night's disorders, following which M. Gigurtu's Cabinet resigned, were far more widespread and serious than at first supposed. News from the provinces shows that resistance to the Vienna award is far from dead in
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    R.A.F. Raids Affect Leipzig Fair
    51 5 Bucharest, Sept. 5 A RUMANIAN visitor to the recent Leipzig Fair stated that the fair was a complete failure owing to the British air raids. It closed two days earlier than officially announced. Visitors from neighbouring countries cut short their stay owing to sleepless nights.
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    Mere Threats Is London View
    143 5 London. Sept. 5. HITLER'S speech yesterday afternoon was made in the course of another appeal fo r money for the notorious Nazi winter help campaign The speech threw some interesting sideHghts on the state of mind of the German people. Hitler's diatribe against British propaganda
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    112 5 Singapore, Sept. 5, noon. Buyer* Seller! Gamoiei $7.75 Hamourg Cuts: *13.U0 Java cum $12.50 ■Vnit*- Muntot $12.00 White ju.4o Black 6.M Copiu Mixed $2.05 Sun lined VIM Sago t loai No. 1 Llngga $3.30 HUT £2.90 $2.90 Sarawak »2.90 »j.gj Jewtong Palemoang $1950 Banja ,I¥^U, 1¥^U Sarawak
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    EXCHANGES
    186 5 Tne lollowing are the exchange rates mk morning according to tne laliy circular issu-;u by tne Hongkong ana onanjnai Ban Una Corporation StLLINC Loadon t.l. 2/< l/u Locdou Uenianu a/4 I/IB Lyons Uemana Switzerland aemana 206 Hamburg demana New I'oris demana 40 15/ it) Montreal demand si 11/18 Batavla
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    Nuffield's Fund For R.A.F. Dependents
    68 5 London, Sept. 4. I ORD NUFFIELD has handed a cheque for £250,000 to Lord Wakefleld, chairman of the Council of the R.A.F. benevolent fund, with which to found a "Nuffield endowment" fund. Interest from this fund will be applied to the relief of all forms
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    Shanghai Takes Precautions
    75 5 Shanghai Takes Precautions Reprisals For Political Shooting Expected Shanghai, Sept. 5. INTENSIVE police precautions are being taken in the French Concession and International Settlement, it is believed, to guard against reprisals for Tuesday's shooting in the Settlement. Liu Han-ha, a naturalised Japanese of Formosan origin, who was the victim in
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    Tokio Navy Chief Resigns
    68 5 Tokio. Sept. 5 THE Navy Minister, Vlce-Adm. Zengo Yoshida, who is now In hospital, has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister. A Navy Ministry official said that Koshiro Oilcawa. Commander-ln -Chief of the Yokosuka Naval Base, was favoured as the successor to Vice-Adm. Yoshida. The
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    PEARL RIVER AGAIN CLOSED TO SHIPS
    99 5 Hong Kong, Sept. 5. OIVER communication between Hong Kcng and Canton has again been suspended after It was recently reopened by settlement of the AngloJapanese dispute over pilotage fees payable by the Butterfleld and Swire steamer Fatshan. The Japanese authorities in Canton have now
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    Weights For One Race On Saturday
    61 5 WEIGHTS in the remaining race on Saturday at Bukit Tlmah are Ponies Class I—Dhr.1 Dhr. 2—62 6 furs. Tredella 9.00 First I*dy 8.07 Madam 8.13 Thurleswood 8.07 Applewood 8.13 Nightshade 8.06 Silver Lace 8.12 Kissing Cup 8.05 Pymble 8.12 Dancing Foam 8.03 Irish Jig
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REVIEW
    293 5 IN a weekly review of the rubber market Lewis Peat ltd., write as follows: No particular change has taken place in the mirket til's, week, and prices continue to remain very steady with business passing from day to day at very much the same level
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    AUGUST TIN OUTPUTS
    28 5 Tin outputs for August are given as follows Hours. Yardag? Piculs Ore. Hong Fatt 2,083 Klnt Kellas 31G 76,000 306.88 Malayan $flo» Southern Malayan 6,541
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      294 5 PUBLIC NOTICES BRUNEI UNITED PLANTATIONS LIMITED. 'Incorporated in the traits Settlements: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at he Annual General Meeting of the Company to lie held on Friday the 20th September 1940, the Directors will recommend that a dividend of 6 per cent., tar the year ended 30th June
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      272 5 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are Invited for ihe reconstrujtion of thirteen houses a* Market Street and the demolition of noises Nos 15 Chulia Street and 18 Malacca Street. Plans, Specification und Form of Tender may be obtained at th<- Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust on payment of a
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      789 5 Beauty Expert 10SI KIbsUUYFAT I 1 DOM WTW OCBuC tO OQ B^ W n actir* aad healthy must tmt4 L^^^^^^feV against exce»nr« fat. And to tm HFirjJ woman can tatnaaa bt t giiaiaa Kjk A hanriirap or ira»«Jy than to tht MB K^Jm Beamy Bxpen. Read what Mra. I ]f(
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      129 5 SAVINGS 9 dollar tared Uan extra dollar earned. A Saving* Areount b the best inducement to sare. 0 To have a Saving Account and to ace thfe account rrow from time to time Is to be a contented person. A Savin?* A. count may bo opened with this Bank with
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      485 6 THE SEASON'S GRANDEST LAUGH SHOW! YOU WILL GIVE 3 CHEERS FOR THE LAUGHS WHEN YOU SEE— "3 CHEERS FOR THE IRISHOPENING Aft Oftjii^afiA AT 3'l3'15 6blS TO-DAY ALHAMdRA ANU 915 p|vla A HIT THAT'S MADE TO ORDER FOR THE WEARIN OF THE GRIN Bttfeii^'^'' vl WO^,MjA MITCHELL I *JV' jl
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      303 6 THE TOWN'S BIG musical show IKT^DHn, TO"DAY AT THE I JF^ CAPITOL HL W 3.1.>-6.15-9.15 f, f H JT^fT~~ fj J| Ilk P^^^fi^ Se« the l^aiitiful fflffw^-^ 'beginthe beguine' ACMAIIIBt ASTAIRE and POWVEI against a Background H_^_^_______^ of Splendour PTT f Q THRILL TO THE IL^IMiJ^LAiAMI unVhCPri I n\V<l\l ■TI4T
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    HEAVY ATTACKS ON GERMAN ADVANCE AIR BASES
    382 7 Barge Concentrations Are Also Bombed: Berlin Again Raided London, Sept. 4. THE severity of last night's R.A.F. raids on advanced German striking bases in the Calais area (announced in an Air Ministry communique issued in London to-day) is shown in an Air Ministry
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    HEAVY NAZI AIR LOSSES
    463 7 Raiders Again Dispersed London. Sept. 4. |\URING raids this morning 40 German bombers with fighter escorts, which attempted to enter the Thames estuary, were routed and driven back. There were several terrific duels over marshes, where a German fighter was brought down. Its pilot baled out
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    Premier Lunches As Raiders Crash
    75 7 London, Sept. t. A SPECIAL train in which Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, was travelling arrived at a London suburban station to-day just after the sirens had sounded. Although an aerial battle was raging a few miles away and aeroplanes were crashing in the region,
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    TRAWLER SUNK BY ENEMY MINE
    25 7 London, Sept. 4. IT Is officially announced that the minesweeplng trawler Royalo has been sunk by an enemy mine— Reuter.
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      278 7 TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner 53.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE SATURDAY— SPECIAL RAFFLES ORCHESTRA l RACE DINNER DANCE directed by Extension To 1 a.m. Dan Hopkins ADELPHI j||p| HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE KINNKR 53.1K1 NO ADMISSION CHARGE ADELPHI GRILL Whether you require light refreshnents or an eiaoorate
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      333 7 FAR EAST MOTORS LTD. SOLE AGENTS C. A. V. LTD. Acton, England ifj^aTs^ American Bosch Corp. Springfield (Mass.) U.S.A. MAo E i?!!^ uel Ejection Equipment PYROX PTY. LTD. Melbourne. Australia for Sparking Plugs and other Electrical Equipment. FAR EAST MOTORS LTD. offer OWNpatMl and e.1.-ient service in C.A.V. Fuel Injection
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1940. (368 th Day Of The War.) MISTRESS OF THE SEAS
    1113 8 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1940. (368 th Day Of The War.) MISTRESS OF THE SEAS When the suggestion was first made that Great Britain might acquire from the United States 50 over-age destroyers, the reaction oi American public opinion was such that it became a foregone conclusion that the deal
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    NIROM WINS!
    78 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Thank you for getting us an improvement In the hearing of the lunch news. May I trouble you again There are still too many breakdowns. I listen to the news through Hong Kong. Ask them to save the cost of
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      "TUAN AYAM"
      518 8 Mr. Letondu's Work For The Kampong Folk To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I have read with interest the letters of Mr. Letondu on the subject of growing vegetables and raising poultry and I have also read the remarks of the Hon. Mr. E. N. C
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      WAR LOANS
      224 8 Earlier Charges On F.M.S. Revenues To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Whilst a war loan is a proper gesture on the part of the Administration of the F.M.S., I would like an assurance that the issue is in accordance with law. If my memory serves me
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      DELHI CONFERENCE
      157 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I wonder if the persons selected to attend the Munitions Supply Conference In India are the best that Malaya can depute. I should have thought that the most suitable nominees would have had not only an extensive engineering experience, but
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      COMFORTS FOR TROOPS
      438 8 Why Many Women At Home Cannot Knit To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In reply to the letter signed S In your issue of Auk. 28. I should like to point out that the object of the V r ool and Comforts Section of the
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      LOCAL FOODSTUFFS
      350 8 More Advice On Vegetable Growing To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Your report of the Legislative Council meeting of August 27 and your Planting Correspondent's letter of August 31 are commented on here- i with:— The Hon. Mr. E. N. C. Woollerton congratulated the Department of
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      NEWS BROADCASTS
      67 8 K.L. Reader "Dependant On Treasure Island" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lean get any amount of Dutch news— and very Jovial they are with it too. Why shouldn't they be, being under our protection? But can I get the English lunch news? Net a bit
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      FREE DISPENSARIES
      355 8 Kuala Lumpur Indians Still Dissatisfied To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I regret to learn that the appeal of the poor members of the Indian community for a free dispensary in Kuala Lumpur has not so far produced any material result. I am at a loss
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      FIREWOOD
      211 8 Price More Than Doubled Since The War To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l shall be much obliged if you will kindly publish this letter in your paper. The Food Control Department has done a great deal to help the lower class citizens by stopping profiteering in
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      DIVIDENDS
      184 8 Companies Sitting On Money Of Shareholders To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I seem to recollect an appeal made in your columns some time ago for local boards not to sit so tight on shareholders' money that in this respect some boards were far greater offenders than
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      66 8 Just unpacked! MEN AGAINST HITLER. By Fritz M. Cahen. Chief of the Anti-Hitler forces since 1932 the author has been organizing the German people inside and outside Germany to overthrow the Nazi regime. Not only a book o\ vital Importance, but a record of high and dangerous adventure. Price $5.70
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      40 8 MAKE HISTORY! To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— How's this for a war loan slogan T ENGLAND NEEDS YOUR HELP 1 DON'T READ MALAYAN HISTORYMAKE IT BY SUPPORTING THE COLONY WAR LOAM. Yours, etc., ABDUL Singapore, Sept. 3.
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    HITLER CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT BLITZKRIEG
    837 9 Five- Year War, He Tells Germans FUEHRER ADMITS EFFICACY OF NAVAL BLOCKADE Threat To "Blot Out" British Cities DEFERENCE to the possibility that the war may last five years was made by Hitler in a surprise speech yesterday to the German nation. It is
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    "Hitler Can Find Out For Himself"
    305 9 Washington, Sept 4. "LJITLER can find out for him- self when they leave, where they are, and anything else about them so far as I am concerned." declared Mr. Stephen Early. President Roosevelt's secretary, to-day when questioned by reporters concerning movemen's of the 50
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    NAZI RAIDERS DRIVEN BACK
    297 9 Germans Lose 45 Planes In Day London, Sept. 5. OEPORTS up to 7 p.m. (G.M.T.) show that 45 enemy planes, including 33 bombers or fighterbombers, were destroyed by our fighters yesterday, says an Air Ministry communique. Eleven of our aircraft were lost but the pilots of
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    BRITAIN'S REGULAR ARMY OF 2,000,000
    125 9 A New Scheme For Young Officers London, Sept. 5. OWING to the constant expansion of the army, which is now 1,500.000 strong (excluding the Home Guard numbering some 1,300.000) and which will become 2,000,000 strong in the coming winter., the War Office has announced a
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    R.A.F. Fighters As Tough As Ever
    321 9 Blitzkrieg On Airfields Has Failed So Far London, Sept. 5. I*HERE is no question of R.A.F. 1 fighters no longer meeting enemy formations over the Channel and the south-east coast and falling back to the London patrol area, writes Reuters air war correspondent. The
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    U.S. Beginning Work On Leased Bases
    351 9 Salt Lake City, Sept. 4. "THE sum of $25,000,000 will be spent immediately to prepare the air and naval base sites leased from Britain. Col. Prank Knox, the U.S. Navy Secretary, told pressmen. "There will be a lot of noise over this transaction. There
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    Arms Works Hidden In Forests Destroyed
    328 9 GREAT FIRES IN GERMANY FOLLOW LATEST R.A.F. NIGHT ATTACKS London, Sept. 5. PRESCRIBING an attack on a German armament factory and ammunition stores hidden among dense forest in the Oberhartz mountains in north-west Germany, on Tuesday night, the Air Ministry news service says that
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    SECURITY OF INDO-CHINA
    96 9 U.S. Warns Tokio Of Consequences Washington, Sept. 4. jy|R. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, announced to-day that the United States Government has notified uupan once more of its concern over the security of French Indo-China. Mr. Hull said that if reports that Japan had demanded passage
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    "STIRRING FEATS OF POLISH AIRMEN"
    187 9 King Praises Forces Now In Britain London Sept. 5. "THE heroism of the Polish army. navy and air force, and the "stirring feats of Polish airmen in battles over England" are praised in a telegram sent by the King to M. Raczkiewicz, President of the
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    THE WAR FUND REACHES $3,584,585 TO-DAY
    495 10 "Repeat" Contributions Are Welcome Feature OFFERS STILL INVITED FOR FIRST SAVINGS CERTIFICATES THE War Fund to-day totals $3,584,585, an increase of $1,883 over the total reported yesterday. The principal feature of the list of donations published to-day, which includes some gifts incorporated in yesterday's
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    PILOT OFFICER CLEMENTI TO MARRY
    50 10 QU'R London correspondent telegraplis that the engagement Is announced of Pilot Officer dementi, the only son of Sir Cecil dementi formerly Governor of the Straits Settlements, and Lady dementi. He Is to marry Miss Susan Pelham. daughter of Str Henry and the Hon. Lady Pelham.
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    DOUBLE WEDDING
    56 10 THERE will be a double Chinese wedding on Sept. 14. The parties will be Miss Nice Chuen Chi and Mr. Frederick Arthur Chua and Miss Wong Sook Sen and Mr. Jack Hung Yik. Miss Nice Chuen Chi and Mr. Jack Hung Yik are the daughter and son of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    178 10 SINGAPORE RtKLtS HOI I I Dinner <fe Dance 8 p.m. to Midnight. GAUKICK rHI.AI'Kt. GKVLAMO Orecon Trnil Chaps 1 to 7 Breaking The Ice 7.45 p.m. GKfc.VI WORLD C-ibaret: 9 p.m. lo Midnight. Olobe: We are Not Alone. Sky: Nevslory'.s Home. iuppt woiu.n Aerinl Trapeze Stunts. Wayangs, Sideshows. Happy
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    10 10 Miss Anne MendeUon a leaving Singapore this week for Auslralr.i.
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    Ex-M. C.S. Man Sleeps In Old Gaol
    214 10 'From Our Own Correspondent; London, Aug. 2. fEW retired officers of the Malayan Civil Service have ever, it may be hazarded, slept tn a gaol, and the distinction of innocently spending one's nights tn Reading Gaol, made world famous by Oscar Wilde's ballad,
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    A.R.P. PARADE IN JOHORE
    139 10 Regent To Inspect Various Services (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Sept. 5. •THE Regent of Johore is to inspect a parade of the passive defence services of Johore Bahru on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5 pjn. The padang between the Supreme Court and the Medical
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    CEYLON ASSOCIATION OF SELANGOR
    38 10 AT the extraordinary general meeting ol the Ceylon Association of Selangor held last Tuesday at Kuala Lumpur, the members reiterated their loyalty to and support of Great Britain In its war against Nazi Germany.
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    24 10 Mr. Ernest Jeff, the Seremban solicitor, has accepted a post in the Air Ministry for the duration of the war, states the Malay Mail.
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    TRIBUTE TO VOLUNTEER
    179 10 Rescued Woman From Sea (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Sept. 4. "YOU deserve every credit for 'your prompt action In getting the woman out of the water, which was over six feet deep," said Mr. F. M. Smith, the Coroner, to a Eurasian Volunteer, Gerald Rozario, at
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING DECREASE
    121 10 A DECREASE in rubber smuggling In 1939 Is reported In the rjmual report o;i the working of rubber regulation in Malaya. Issued by Mr. L. A. Allen, the Controller of Rubber. With an increase in the release during the year smuggling apparently showed a decrease on the
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    PERAK MINERS & WAGES PAYMENT
    125 10 PERAK MINERS WAGES PAYMENT (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Sept. 3. THE attention of Perak miners has been drawn to the fact that employers of labour In Perak In many cases do not comply with a section of the Labour Code regarding the payment of wages, earned by a
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    JOHORE BAHRU INDIAN MEETING
    51 10 A PUBLIC meeting of Indians of Johore Bahru will be held at the Adi Dravida Sangam Hall, 22, Lorong 1, Jalan Tebrau, at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday for the formation of an Indian Association. Mr. S. C. Goho, president of the Indian Youth League, Singapore, will
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    Loveday Case Findings
    122 10 IN a part of yesterday's issue of the Straits Times, a paragraph appeared to the effect that Captain K. C. Loveday, R.E., had been acquitted by the General Court Martial assembled in Singapore on 17 of the 25 charges brought against him. It was also stated that
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    3 Nights Of A.R.P. Training Prove "Very Satisfactory"
    402 10 CORTY-SEVEN places were "bomb- ed," causing 246 "casualties," in three successive nights of "air raids" on Singapore, which ended last night, providing extremely useful exercise for men and women serving with the local emergency services. The black-out was extended to cover Johore,
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    R.A.F. OFFERS MORE JOBS TO LOCAL BOYS
    387 10 300 Needed For Preliminary Training At Trade School MORE jobs in the Royal Air Force are being thrown open to local boys. Three hundred boys between the ages of 17 and 20 years are being chosen by the Department of Education for' training
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    Governor Leaving London Soon
    205 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 1. SIR Shenton Thomas, the Governor, and Lady Thomas hare left Canterbury, in Kent, where they have been spending their leave in England. They are now staying in London prior to leaving for Malaya in the near future. It is
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    BIG NEW RADIO STATION
    320 10 Staff Is Coming From Britain DIRECTOR EXPECTED NEXT MONTH (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 4. TTIE size of the European staff of the new broadcasting station which is to be erected in Singapore, will depend on whether one or two transmitters are erected. The transmitters
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    MORE THAN HALF S.S. WAR LOAN SUBSCRIBED
    100 10 THE Colony War Loan of $25,000,000. the lists lor which opened on Monday, is well on the way to being fully subscribed. While no figures are available, It i3 understood that subscriptions have passed the $12,500,000 mark, and that there is still "a
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    SIR WILLIAM PEEL
    32 10 SIR William Petl, formerly Chief Secretary. F.M.S.. and Governor of Hong Kong, has succeeded Lady Guilletnard as chairman of the Malaya Committee of the Victoria l_eagu< for Colonial Students.
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    CURRENCY NOTES FOR TEN AND 25 CENTS
    245 11 New Issue A Reply To Those Still Hoarding Coin THE Currency Commissioners propose in the near future Ato issue 10-cent and 25-cent currency notes. Although the recent run on silver coins has slackened, nevertheless silver is not circulating as freely as l>efore. It
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    32 11 Sir John Hay, head of Guthrie and Co., and a member of in- I.R.R.C. has left New York for London after negotiating ths American rubber emergency purchasing agreements, telegraphs our London Correspondent.
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    PERAK HELPS WAR CHARITY
    177 11 Chinese Plan Big Campaign From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 4. PERAK Chinese are redoubling their efforts to assist the Malaya Patriotic Fund following the meeting here to-day when the Perak Chinese section of the Fund considered ways and means to swell the fund. Mr. Foo
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    24 11 Inrtie Abdul Manan bin Nordin, head draftsman, the Revenue Survey department. Erianpor and Negri Sembllan. Is going on transfer to the Survey Office, Penang.
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    RUBBER IN BALES
    223 11 Cases To Go Owing To Wood Shortage QNE of the less serious dislocations v directly attributable to war-time conditions rray have results which will be welcomed by local rubber dealers. It is announced that all London rubter contracts sold on settlement house terms lor delivery from October
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    RURAL BOARD & REPAIRS TO SMALL HOUSES
    109 11 RURAL BOARD REPAIRS TO SMALL HOUSES •TWE attitude of the Rural Board to repairs to small houses was the subject of discursicn at a recent committee meeting of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association. It was pointed out that the Rural Board insisted on people taking out a permit before minor repairs
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    MADE FALSE REPORT AGAINST THREE MEN
    128 11 PLEADING guilty to a charge of making a false report at Kandang Kerbau police station on Aug. 12 at 11.20 p.m., Chinnasamy, a Tamil, was sentenced to three weeks' rigorous imprisonment In the Singapore fifth court esterday Court Inspector A. J. Blake, who prosecuted,
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    EASTERN GROUP CONFERENCE
    134 11 Aid Sought From Local Firms T*O prepare the information regarding Malaya they will take to the Eastern Group Conference in India next month, the Malayan delegates, headed by Mr. H. North-Hunt (Regis-trar-General of S.atistics, SS. and F.MS), are sending circulars to local business firms. The conference will
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    INTER-CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT
    62 11 r:E next combined practice of the Singapore Chinese Inter-Church Choir will be held on Saturday, at 7.30 pm, at the AngloChinese School Hall. Coleman Street. About 160 attended the last practice. The songs for the concert will include Blue Danube Waltz; Negro Dirge; Evensong, 400 Million Strong:
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    POLICE BAND
    54 11 rE Band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch at Botanic Gardens at 5.30 p.m. to-day: March, "Soldier's Life," Huttenberg; Overture, "Spanish Comedy." Bela; Selection, "A Musical Switch,' Alford: Vals«, 'Columbine,' Gardener: Fox-trot, "Mickey Mouse." Harry Carlton: Selection, "Les Cloches
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    Findings In Loveday Case To Be Promulgated
    865 11 AFTER delivering its findings that Captain R. C. Loveday, R.E., was not guilty on 17 charges out of 25 charges on which he had been tried, the General Court Martial, comprising Brigadier A. D. Curtis, and six senior officers, closed the court once
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    Hong Kong Officer Weds In Singapore
    156 11 MR. Victor Gittens. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gittens, of Hong Kong, was married to Miss Ellen Ford, daughter of Mrs. W. Ford and the late Mr. Walter Ford, at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore yesterday. The bridegroom more the uniform of a
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    EX-MALAYANS IN CHANNEL Is. Life Under Nazi Occupation
    235 11 EX-MALAYANS IN CHANNEL Is. Life Under Nazi Occupation (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 1. CRIENDS in Malaya of those exMalayans who were unable or unwilling to leave their homes m the Channel Islands before the German occupaticn, may be interested to hear how news can be obtained of them
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    43 11 The Singapore Municipality's health statement for the week ended Aug. 31 records 218 deaths compared with 212 the previous week, and 382 births. The chief causes of mortality were again tuberculous '27> and pneumonia <24'», and the death rate was 1826 per 1.000.
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    U.S. Destroyers On The Way
    194 12 Canadians May Man Some Of Them London, Sept. 4. DLANS for the delivery to Britain of the 50 destroyers, which the United States is handing over in the agreement announced last night, are well in advance. The first 12 of these ships have already reached
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    ROOSEVELT'S BOLD ACTION IN DESTROYER DEAL
    390 12 Authority Based On Seldom-Used Foreign Policy Powers Washington, Sept. 4. THE Anglo-American agreement, providing for the transfer 1 of 50 U.S. destroyers to Britain in exchange for the lease of certain British air and naval bases in the South Atlantic, is one of those
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    Significance Of The Anglo-U.S. Deal
    89 12 London. Sept. 4 GOVERNMENT statements on the Anglo-American naval agreement will be made in both Houses of Parliament to-morrow, states Reuter's Lobby correspmdent. Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, is expected to deal at seme length in the House of Commons with the agreement and stress
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    Heroines Of War Factories
    256 12 Girls Defy Delated Action Bombs W London, Sept. 4. HEN the Minister of Supply, Mr Herbert Morrison, visited factories in the Midlands area, which have been subjected to heavy but Ineffective bombing raids, he was told of the gallant devotion to duty of the gir! workers.
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    D.F.C. FOR MINISTER'S SON
    35 12 London. Sept. 4. I ORD Bcaverbrooi, Minister for Alrcraf- Li Production, was present at the Investiture yesterday to see his son. SquadronLeader Maxwell Attken. receive the D.F C from the King.
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    MR. ROY HOWARDS AIR VISIT ! TO CHUNGKING
    38 12 MR. ROY HOWARDS AIR VISIT TO CHUNGKING Chungking, Sept. 4. UR. Roy Howard, executive of the ScrippsHoward newspaper chain In America, arrived here yesterday afternoon by air from Rangoon He leaves by plane for Hong Kong to-day. Rcuter.
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    U.S. Reaction To Naval Deal
    847 12 Long Overdue, Says Herald-Tribune London. Sept. 4. TTHE announcement that Britain is to receive 50 destroyers and will in return give the United States air and naval facilities is enthusiastically welcomed in the British Press and on the whole by the American newspapers, in which
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    German Air Raids Are Being Borne With Brave Endurance
    227 12 German Air Raids Are Being Borne With Brave Endurance London, Sept. 4. TPHE people of the north of England have Droved themselves tough and cheery under German raids, and emergency arrangements are working well. The Commissioner of Civil Defence lor the Northern Region says: "It is most gratifying to find
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    RUMANIAN SITUATION IS "INCREASINGLY ALARMING9*9*
    582 14 RUMANIAN SITUATION IS "INCREASINGLY ALARMING 9*9 Gigurtu Cabinet Resigns And Troops Are Standing By P. eharest, Sept. 4. TROOPS are standing by and all public buildings are being strongly guarded here following attempts last night by Iron Guard extremists to seize key points in the city. While Bucharest is outwardly
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    Civil Defences Satisfactory
    196 14 London, Sept. 4. T"HE end of the first year of the war finds Britain's civil defences in a position which gives grounds for full satisfaction and confidence, says a statement Issued by the Ministry of Home Security to-day. In the last two months men and women in
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    FORMOSAN KILLED BY TWO GUNMEN
    140 14 Pretext For Further Japanese Pressure? Shanghai, Sopt. 4. •THE slaying of a naturalised Jap- anese of Formosan origin by two gunmen in a large restaurant in the heart of the International Settlement has caused considerable apprehension here. In view of the unsettled nature of the
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    SHANGHAI BRITONS TO SERVE WITH FORCES
    47 14 Tientsin, Sept. 4. THE first group of local Britons who have volunteered for service with the military forces is scheduled to depart to-day. The party includes several memb?rs of tha local volunteer corps. All are sailing on 40 hours' notice.— Reuter.
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    Petain Breaks Off With Holland
    161 14 Suggestion Of Strong Nazi Pressure London, Sept. 4. Fis officially announced in London that from to-morrow diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and France will be suspended. A few weeks ago the Vichy Government Informed the Netherlands Minister at Vichy that it felt compelled to take
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    A YEAR OF ECONOMIC WARFARE
    138 14 Londen, Sept. 4. BRITAIN'S year of economic warfar is having a definite effect on Ger many's Industrial machine, accordin to an official statement made i) London to-day. Since the war began the Contrabam Control committee has held 3.979 ship and ordered the seizure of 763,000
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    CHINA VETERAN DEAD
    52 14 London, Sept. 4. PIE death occurred to-day of Brigadier-General William Milward Watson, one of the officers who started the new "Chinese Regiment" In Weihalwel in 1898 which he commanded in 'he relief of Tientsin in 1900. He was the first regular army officer to command the Shanghai
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    TRAVEL MADE HIM CONSTIPATED
    192 14 Salesman Says Kruschen Keeps Him "On His Toes" I am a commercial traveller," writes a correspondent, and due to endless travelling by train, I found that I became constipated. Kruschen is the only thing that will keep me regular. I take a small dose on rising.
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    GOOD DIVIDENDS PAID BY WODEN & EDNA STAR
    2581 15 GOOD DIVIDENDS PAID BY WODEN EDNA STAR Fair Crowd Attends Second Day Of Singapore Meeting THE second day's racing in the Singapore Turf Club's 1 Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting attracted a good crowd for a week-day to Bukit Timah yesterday. The races were run in dismal weather, and the going
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    HOBBS' HORSES IMPRESS
    537 15 Fast Work On Third Track At Bukit Timah FAIKLV fast gallops on a sodden third track were the order of this mornings training at Bukit Tiniali when the third day's runners were put through their paces. Among several impressive efforts, I those (if Hobbs' string, especially Kai
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    MAYBLOSSOM B.P.
    22 15 ON Sundry the Mayblossom B.P. beat May B.P. at badminton by four games to three, playing at Dardanellas BJP.'s court.
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    CHAMPIONS BEATEN IN HULL CUP FOOTBALL
    175 15 (Vrom Our Own Correspondent) Johorc Bahru, Sept. 3. DRISONS, the last year's cup champions, were knocked out in the first lound of the Hull cup competition to-day when they lost to the Education by the solitary goal scored In the match. The onlv goal
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    23 15 SOCCER: First division, Chinese vs. Police, Anson Road stadium; second division (a), R.A. (Blakan Mati) vs. Malaya Signals, Blakan Mati.
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    S.C.C. Autumn Tennis Ties
    281 15 S.C.C. Autumn Tennis Ties TIES for Monday and Tuesday In the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis t >urnamsnl are: MORDAX Men's Singles Handicap: A. BeweQ 15.3) vs. L. H. Kennedy .3); C. E. Brooke (+18) vs. D. B. Juneja <— .3); E. A. de L. Ycung < rls) vs. J. Macintosh
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    Loyals Beat Malays In Reserve Game
    121 15 PLAYING on a rainsoaked turf ai the stadium yesterday, the LoyaLs boat the Malays by two goals to one In the reserve division of the leasuc Heaton opened accounts for the Loyals half way in the flrst half, beat. ing Jaffar with a fine
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    37 15 TO-MORROW, at the Royal Sin Yacht Club there will be the usual races for all classes, starting ;it r> 35 p.m. On Sunday there will be no official races, this day being a National Day of Prayer.
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    TOKIO 'ULTIMATUM' TO INDO-CHINA WITHDRAWN, SAYS SAIGON
    505 16 Negotiations Resumed, Japanese State Saigon, Sept. 4. FOLLOWING the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman's denial that Japan had presented an ultimatum to French Indo-China, it was stated here to-day that the ultimatum has been withdrawn. Discussions between the two Governments are continuing and Japanese
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    ANXIETY IN INDO-CHINA
    192 16 Parley Closely Followed ALTHOUGH the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman has denied the Saigon report that Japan had presented French Indo-China with an ultimatum with regard to the free passage of Japanese troops through the country, a traveller arriving in Singapore yesterday from Saigon confirmed that a Japanese
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    $7,500,000 Munition Plants For Canada
    67 16 Ottawa, Sept. 3. THREE new factories, costing approximately $7,500,000 were being added immediately to Canada's rapidly expanding programme of industrial development to meet the war-time aemand for guns and materials, said Mr. C. D. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Munitions. The new factories would begin
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    MORE ARTILLERYMEN FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
    25 16 London, Sept. 4. rE Dominions Office announces that a further contingent of Newfoundland Royal artillerymen arrived in England this morning.— Reuter.
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    WHITEAWAY'S OFFICES IN LONDON WRECKED
    23 16 WHITEA WAY'S OFFICES IN LONDON WRECKED A RECENT raid resulted in Whiteaway Laidlaw's London offices tvmii wrecked by fire, cables our London correspondent.
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    Refugees From France Leave Lisbon
    29 16 Lisbon, Sept. 4. A Greek liner carrying 900 passengers, Including diplomats, journalists and refugees from France, has left here lor the United States. Reuter.
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    SOVIET CALLING UP MORE MEN
    56 16 Moscow, Sept. 4. AJIORE men have been called to the colours by a decree summoning the whole of the 1920 class, most of the 1921 class and all of the 1922 class who have had ten years' schooling. Men in the older classes, previously exempt,
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    NAZI CLAIMS OF DAMAGE ON AIRFIELDS EXAGGERATED
    196 16 New York, Sept. 4. THE London correspondent of the Now York Times, after a tour of British airports, telegraphs that the German claims to have "knocked them out" were exaggerated, adding that all fields are being used when the R.A.F. consider It wise.
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    Hand Of U.S. Strengthened In The Pacific
    364 16 BRITAIN'S pledge to the United States never to surrender or scuttle the British fleet is believed to have been one of the chief factors in the destroyers for bases exchange on the American side, as it enables the United States to keep her
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      17 1 in- A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940 No. 240.
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      Variety In Gay Colours In These Fashions
      125 1 Variety In Gay Colours In These Fashions AN the left is a gay-coloured, wide-striped cotton coat which can be worn over dark or plain dresses. It is slightly gathered from the circular yoke and has seven-eighths-length sleeves. The tie-belt is attached at the back to giv« a pouch effect above.
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      Conversation Is A Tonic—How Sad It Is A Lost Art
      915 1  - Conversation Is A Tonic How Sad It Is A Lost Art IN these days of strife and disintegration it is depressing but enlightening to look back at the lost arts of yesterday. To those of us who are in the least aesthetically minded the rush and hurry of present-day life
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      More Washing?
      70 1 |U|ANY of us find ourselves do1T1 in? an increasing amount of laundry work. The job becomes irksome if we use the simple methods of the small wash, and forget the aids used by those busy people who have always done the whole lot." Best of their implements is
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      Easier On The Hands
      86 1 PIRST, you soak the washing in the usual way, then wash in hot liquid for about eight minutes, using the long-handled plunger gently. Be liberal with the water, so that the clothes are loose all the time. Then rinse in hot water, again use the plunger,
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      They Tell Tales
      71 1 LAPEL ornaments seem to appeal Increasingly. Their attraction Is that they tell a story. Besides crests of fighting; units, there are flowery buttonnleres to represent every season c the year. If you knit, there is a new brooch showing a miniature stocking on pins. It 13 very
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      For Swimming
      43 1 SWIM suits are of cotton this season. They come In the brightest of colours, and some of them are patterned. Field flowers such as daisies are a popular design and many of the suits have coat-like dresses which button over them.
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        114 1 Tailored handembroided Gowns for the Races Capitol lUdfs: s'porr: Phone 3838. Jeven woes (r*°\S PAT-A-CAKE (REGD.) I a Y\/» GLAXO p/VfJff FLAYBOX (REGD.) QINOSB XIiTS ]»r->. CREAM HORN U^fA LEMON PIiFF CREAM /htflh |!W^ bourbon MhO ~^^V ASSORTED CREAMS P.F. CHOCOLATE ASSORTED P.F. SHORTCAKE VITA WEAT (REGD.) CRISPBREAD Krl POLO
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        248 1 •Becoming Styles •Finest Quality Superb Workmanship GORDONS SHOES Will Rive you comfort. CORDON'S LTD. Kelly Walsh Building, Singapore. -^MOTHERHOOD Dear Sin, In tending you the encloted photograph of myself and Baby, feel I mutt express ml appreciation of your wonderful toby Food. *o" hat never given me a moment' t
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      Problems Of Babies And Young Children
      2780 2  -  rE letters this week are chiefly concerned with baby girls and their milk problems. "ANXIOUS" writes: I cannot quite mak» up my mind which type of food to give baby when weaning Is necessary. Due to illhealth I do not think I uhall be
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      Cold Fish
      153 2 HERE is a useful recipe for a fish cream which may b3 used in three different ways. Make a sauce Melt in a pan a piece of margarine the size of a small egg, stir In one and a half teaspoonsful of corn-flour, mix well, add naif to
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      Leather Chairs
      49 2 IF you cannot get your favourite material for polishing hide furniture, try shoe cream the white cream, not the coloured, of course. It Is not very expensive, because a little goes a long way, and it Is excellent for preserving the leather as well as polishing it.
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        149 2 30 to 50% discount oi+ >w allowed!!! *r/ >^ 41-43, HIGH ST. 9 has received a collection of TWEED LINEN SUITS by DORVILLE Maynards Buildings Phone 4974 Battery Road. IC©D/ IV^, R tn OIL MAIjT bxtract A 3^K\ Gives an impetus to {'T^rttoT^^^ S rowtn m children -^f d£&^ A
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        246 2 1 COME SEC M I WASHABLE HOUSE M COATS 1 THAT FLATTER THE FIGURE^ WrPARMANAND'SI HIGH STREET. FALSE ECONOMY. /^Jl^^V Trying U save a little >lOjSj by running the risk ol f^fymp A acld bbunsi °ns and electric \fjSf shoclis Is FALSE Y^Bt l£l ECONOMY. Be safe and have your
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      Keep The Party Clean
      539 3 J AM not, I hope, a prude. I 1 can enjoy a naughty story as well as anyone, but I do not like hearing them bandied across the dinner table at mixed parties one after another, increasing in salaciousness to such an extent as to make
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      Polka Dot Motif
      74 3 DULL'S-EYE Wendy Barrie (featured lead in RKO Radio's "Men Against the Sky,") hits the spot with this gay print blouse of cotton sheer. Dots are red on white— this polka dot motif repeated on a smaller scale In the wrapped turban. Flared skirt is chalk white crepe.
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      Blots And Spots Will Yield If Treated This Way
      347 3 Blots And Spots Will Yield If Treated This Way COMETIMES a small stain can spoil the appearance of a garment or household article. It is worth while taking some trouble in its removal. If the stain is found upon a valuable article which is not of a washable type then
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      Services Wives Are Happy In Palestine
      340 3 Services Wives Are Happy In Palestine "D'ye ken the wives from Egypt Who in Palestine do stay While their husbands in the Army Chase spaghetti men away. Some said 'We're sad to see you go' While others shout 'Hooray' At the break-o' -the -dawn in the morning." "THAT'S the "John
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      Mem's Morning
      190 3 "BREAKFAST now is over mem ■L must put out to res, Fill up tea and sugar, do the household chores; Washing soap for amah, starch a bag of blue; See she takes the mending show her what to do. ITING-A-LINQ the phone rings, "Chanti" starts to bark, Mem
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        196 3 Dirt in a Scratch may be SEPTIC It is never safe to let even a pin wiil end. Limbs and lives are prick go without applying an endangered, as the newspaper antiseptic to kill any septic columns so often show. The germs which may have been I handiest and most
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        175 3 TURBANS ENCORE! Sssb™ priced vR«s BEmST#&:S WITH THEB DA SHING SMAM "hem'aT O^CE™ Y tß DVA »™< sr <" TO SEB MODE ELITE Rodney House, Ist Floor, Battery Rd. WHEN BABY CQlft^ 1 rS\ Bill WlSe parents know tnat tne health of tnelr bat) y dependent upon the *«^B child's
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      Bungo, The King Monkey, Takes Susan To Ponggol Zoo
      698 4 Bungo, The King Monkey, Takes Susan To Ponggol Zoo Winkleday Adventures WAS playing with Peter Pippen in the Botanical Gardens, when Bungo the King Monkey suddenly jumped down and whisked me away into the jungle. It was Winkleday, of course, so that no one seemed to notice I had gone.
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      Two New Films
      444 4 London, July 23. ANLY two films to write about this week. Ann Sheridan goes tough in her latest film, It All Came Tru3." She is a showgirl who got herself into a jtvm." She is in love although she won't admit it with song-writer Jeffrey, Lynn, who
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        426 4 Became Beautiful in a week WRINKLES CONE SOFT SMOOTH SKIN -LOVELY COMPLEXION Miss Drouel made this amazing change in her appearance in B days. React below her personal letter in «hich she explains exactly how she did it and how ony woman can do the same. 1 can hardly believe
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      The Princesses To Stay At Home—Personal Touch In A. R. P. Work-Women Plan Communal Living
      2316 5 The Princesses To Stay At Home Personal Touch In A. R. P. WorkWomen Plan Communal Living Women And The War From Our Lady Correspondent London, July 18 DUMOURS that Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were to be sent to Canada shortly have been dispelled by the Queen herself. After the
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        23 5 MlllfllAin HII If W^ z niiitifiAii# Plll.ll N^-Mit* A NESTLE PRODUCT S^fe^fe*^ Advt. of tUitid Anxlo-Swm M.lk Produce*. Ltd.. fncorpoiuftd m Njimu. khjmat.
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      Weddings Brides' Dresses Which Can Be Worn Afterwards
      649 6 Weddings Brides' Dresses Which Can Be Worn Afterwards DRIDES this season are being married in attires they can wear afterwards without any alteration. Many find the right answer in dresses made in pastel crepes, complete with short or long coats whose frocks are fanciful and coats plain. Short sleeves, draped
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      Bread Economies
      104 6 ODD crusts and pieces of bread should be put in the oven when you happen to be using it. Then they can be crushed with a rolling pin to make breadcrumbs and stored in an alr-tlght Jar. New bread can be cut easily and economically if you dip
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        231 6 ■fa Buy nil your Requirements from GIAN SINGH'S It is her* that you can really practice economy. j Wehavealwaysinstockaßigger&Wlderßangeof: Fabrics Silks Ladies' Pyjamas, 3^^fc/V W Hosiery Hand Bags Tnncstries H^L V Leather Suit und Attache Cases, A^l Cotton Blankets Perfumes Men's H Bathintl Trunks Men's Shirts Ties Hats Stockings Singlets
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        95 6 tilts oOeaiify C/oaf) ;^^g lovely fycrjunw BP^WIP keeping their skin smooth. Lux Toilet H M lingers. The lather is creamier and I &i^ the pure white tablet lasts longer I ~~-^-^~~~J Use this lovely soap favoured by so. a DovotJiy L&mour, ?k v O*J*J"£SP c-k fc Q I Xrnr^unount &t<&r
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      With Red Accessories
      37 7 r\ARK blouses with light suits are very smart when the accessories are well chosen. The light grey bolero-suit illustrated is worn with a red crepe-de-chine blouse printed white, a r<> hat, and red gloves.
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      Marking Clothes
      78 7 /CHILDREN are very mobile these days, and so one hears many inquiries about the best way of marking their clothes. Stencilling the names is effective, but a little expensive. Inscribing the name with marking Ink is effective if you can do it neatly. That becomes easier if, first,
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      Try Beetroot
      74 7 U/KEN meals must be meatless, consider the virtues of the oeetroot, which is adaptable, inexpensive and liked by most people when correctly cooked. Of course, beets must be boiled tender. Then skin carefully, and pour over a white sauce to which has been added a few drops of
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      Miss Piper Comes Into Her Own
      687 7  -  CHE had come to that age when years are not mentioned. Before the war she was referred to as "only-Miss-Piper-you-know." Nobody knew she had learnt the hard lesson which declares that cowards die many times before their death, and that this precious knowledge was
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      Dark Blue
      27 7 A DARK blue wilh an a t tractive i ly striped skirt effect in purple, with a plain pleated skirt toned to match the b>dice.
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        207 7 KLIM WILL END YOUR WORRIES ABOUT MILK KLIM will end your worries about Mix Klim with boiled or drinking the freshness and purity of water as you need fresh milk for your milk and worries about keeping it. baby. You only use as much Klim as For, Klim is fresh,
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        374 7 |p "r e" w a""r p" r i"c e'"s s" a le I j"S LAST Z DAYS m ir YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE FOft RAINY DAYS 2J near Better shop at:— M thlatL CATHAY SILK STORE, 1 1 38-39 Bras Basah Road. o Where you can get all your
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      Spotted Cotton
      41 8 LJERES Barbara Read. RKO film actress, in a dress which might be worn by any Singapore lass. It's in spotted cotton with a deeply shirred waist. Over it Barbara is fastening a short quilted jacket in a formal print.
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      How I Escaped From Hitler
      1421 8  - How I Escaped From Hitler WHEN we arrived at War- saw's main hotel, in front of which were gardens full of flowers, we had no idea that within a short time the flower beds would be changed into trenches and the garden would become a cemetery covered with blood. No
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        190 8 Lovely Attractive Brocaded Silk House -coats Embroidered Dressinggowns, Blouses, Handkerchiefs and Evening Hand-bags etc. etc. NOW ON DISPLAY Shop conveniently to-day C. K. TANG 241, River Valley Road, Phone 2181, SINGAPORE. HEAD COLDS? AVOID THEM by USING NE M A KOL Nasal compound A preparation for the prompt relief of
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        357 8 >' -Ji&FjmA Big C W A m m^&Z^Z^Si?* >. 1 All the belt breakfasts AUSTRALIAN BACON bacon and eggs, kidneys and bacon, haddock and bacon and bacon on toast. In fact, whatever the dish served, Australian bacon seems to play an important part, which is reason enough for purchasing only
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