The Straits Times, 12 September 1940
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Title Section38 1940-09-12 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 2\ PA(JES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 21 PA(iES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS38 words
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Advertisement189 1940-09-12 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG Just Kereired Suit Lengths WAIN ■HIEIX'fe In Silk anl Wool Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various olour-. 31 Coleman St. S'porf. Phone 4818 Imam F li~W. M J b| a ■3tt E M E Jg lI Z3 M CONCRETE W^ MIXERS i4li 41 i R^^^J^^'l^? Normally189 words
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Advertisement194 1940-09-12 1 7^ B^^^X x C»* mM w& "Honey Flex" Woods "Honey Flex" Irons Here 'jt a beautifully formed head, vei-y cicstly Ih!s Iron Is the running mate for the pear-shaped approaching a pear-shaped design. Plenty of Hcney Flex Woods. This model nas the new crown sets the club nicely. Walnut fin'sh.194 words
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Advertisement12 1940-09-12 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES for all OCCASIONS DRESStfA:;!*G MILLINERY.12 words
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Advertisement612 1940-09-12 2 <Uhe Straits Wanes SMALL ADS? Minimum charge $1 far idv* not exceedlnt Un*» More than four Uoct 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS r.P.C CARDS are charted $3 each per Insertion per Inch. Over I loch. 25 eta.612 words
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Advertisement684 1940-09-12 2 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WELL SITI/ATEO RESTAI'RANT, bar and cabaret business now operating requires expansion, partnership Invited from those willing to Invest between $2,C00 tnd $5,000 Pleasa apply Box No. 70R, Stralr Times. WANTED PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER, reply Bex 728 stating make capacity and price. WANTED— IOOO lengths second hand Steel Rails684 words
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Advertisement811 1940-09-12 2 BOARD RESIDENCE PP..UIA—I O::lcy KUe—Phone 7751 EAST AMGLIA 6 OxJey Klse. cool and quiet leirna moderate Tele 4399 ROOMS A FLATLETS at "Lloyd House' 2 Lloyd Rd. Own bathrooms. Board or meals 40 NEWTON ROAD one entirely prlvat' apartment Bedroom, bathroom attached and verandah. TRENT HOUSE, l Anderson Rd. One811 words
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Advertisement776 1940-09-12 2 AUCTION NOTICES THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS AUCTION SALE Of mcOcrn well-mcde LMiopt-nn polished tecfc household furniture of eviry description. a very good collection of brassware. we'lgrown plants in fancy Shanghai Jars, und pot.= crockery, glassware, fancy green cemen'. carden tables and .seats, etc., etc. 'By order of Mr. H. M. d776 words
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Advertisement450 1940-09-12 2 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE USTATt OF SEOW ENG WEE DECEASED rii'xi.aiu t) Sertion 29 of th: 'rusters M Iff (Chapter 5»). NOTICE is hereby given that all creditors and other persons having claims as next of kii, or otherwise against the "Estate ot Seov Eng wee deceased late f No450 words
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Advertisement191 1940-09-12 2 JMeSHpS 1939 l'j LITKK S.S. lAGUAB SALOON m splendid condition. European owned $2,500.00. 1938 STANDARD "14" SF.DAN perfect condition $1,450.00 1938 OPEL KADETT SEDAN 11.9 H.P.— 3B m.p.g. good condition $1,250.00 VAUXHALL 14 SPORTS MODEL. 4 Seater Tourer, attractive two tone colour, m excellent condition $875.00. 1940 FIAT MARVELETTE folding191 words
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Advertisement291 1940-09-12 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated tn England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co t&MI PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N. Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China. India. Ceylon and291 words
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Advertisement268 1940-09-12 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours m the Pacific quoted m U.S. on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu m.s. ASAMA MARU leave Kobe Oct. J sj NITTA268 words
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Advertisement497 1940-09-12 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)497 words
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Advertisement126 1940-09-12 3 O. S. K. LINE (Incorporated m Japan) s.s. "LONDON MARU" Lea. Singapore Sept. 19th. for Colombo, Beira, L Marques. Durban E. London, P. Elizabeth Cape Town Passage fares (Cabin class) to: Colombo G$ 54.40 Beira G$ 144.00 Durban- G5160.00 Cape Town G5168.00 For full partial lars apply to O.S.X. LINE,126 words
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Miscellaneous1003 1940-09-12 3 Broadcasting TO-OAT EMPIRE STATION Transmission 2 (6.00 p.m -».O5 p.m. Malays SINGAPORE t'mei will be radiated on the following wavelengths: ZH1 US aci «Sm.| GSH— I3.H7 nt; r.SI Hb m GSJ— IJ.«» ZHP S.68 <nrs ,:<U.»«m > m GSG— 16.86 m; GST--13.92 m; and a 1.15 p.m. Light musict vProgramme1,003 words
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Article433 1940-09-12 4 Bolivia Heavily Under-exported (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 31. WORLD production of tin Is rapidly expanding and it is becoming apparent that Bolivia is, as has lone been suspected, unable to fulfil her quota under the international restriction scheme. As your Correspondent cabled to you to-day,433 words
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Article281 1940-09-12 4 Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Dawsou (3rd. contribution) 1,090 Staff of Harper, GilfiUan and Co. Ltd., and New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. (4th. contribution) 3M Church of St. Joseph (Portuguese Mission) 217.13 Collections at the Church on "Day of Prayer" last Sunday, $117.13; and from the281 words
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Article319 1940-09-12 4 London, Sept. 11. THE Stock Exchange was quiet to-day and mainly fractionally easier m the absence of support. Losses, however, were only small while occasional gains were recorded by leading industrials. Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of fl denomination unless otherwise stated319 words
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160 1940-09-12 4 liondon, Sept. 11. TRINIDAD'S public welcome of the naval 1 agreement between Britain and the United States Is formally expressed by civic and commercial leaders. Captain Cipriani (senior i. an elected member of the Legislative Council, mayor of the port of Spain and a labourBritish Wireless - 160 words
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Article165 1940-09-12 4 Mails close a' tbe Central Post Office as follows: MAILS ARRIVALS Mails from Sumatra (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Great Britain, South and East Africa boxholders 5 p.m. to-morrow, general delivery 8.15 a.m. Saturday. Men surf ace I p.m. Airlca surface 1 p.m.165 words
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1308 1940-09-12 4 Oonsoia riL Smettn Ord. 17» M lfa Oun.-iiic i in Smelter 7% Pref. Jls M 32s 9a Eastern Reality Cc. ($1) 1.40 1.60 b»i3i.r «nn irust agenda 'SSI S.73 4 25 Eastern Unlteo ($iO> 33.00 S».dO Fraser Ncave Ord. (|5) 18.50 18.80 eA •Tawi Nrav*1,308 words
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Article74 1940-09-12 4 From Oar Own Correspondent London, Sept. 11. Fis reported that Simon Patino's negotiations m Washington for the establishment oi a £500,000 tin smelter m the UJS-A. using Bolivian ores are progressing slowly. It is recalled that M. Patino was responsible for the erection of a smelter74 words
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Article22 1940-09-12 4 PN outputs for August are given ai> follows Hours Yardage Piculs Ore Kamra 680 120.000 336 Pattanl 858 265,000 40622 words
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Article39 1940-09-12 4 At the auction held at Messrs. Khoo Chee Guan and Sons' sale-room, Malacea, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the land and house 55, First Cross Street. Malacca, were sold to Chee Swee Cheng li Co., Ltd. of Singapore, for $6,425."39 words
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Article311 1940-09-12 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. •singapo.-e, Sept. 11. Books Company Dividend Clan rw Date Payable rottJ (or £a i)tv ananclal your Oat* >.n dato Austral Amal 3d Sept 14 Austral Malay 3d. Us bonus Sept. 2 Burma Malay Is. No. 24 Sept. 23 Hong Patt311 words
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Advertisement216 1940-09-12 4 flPjfH TAKE SNAPS J^Mtl you'll be f}fOU<l r TO SHOW Jjfj Your snapshots are important they store f Jjjf* (x \j up your happiest experiences for all .fflll^^rf"^'^ time So make sure to get the best %ig|2&n j rj jnaps possible load up with Kodak I \^r I M •Verichrome'216 words
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Miscellaneous243 1940-09-12 4 TIDE rABIJS MWSAHMI To-dav H. W. 8.22 a.m. 7.5 ft; 7.31 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 128 a.m. 2.6 ft: 1.58 p.m. 5.1 ft. To-morrow H. W. 9.17 a 7.9 It: 8.42 p.m. 8.5 ft. L. W. 2.41 a.m. 2.3 ft.; 3.05 pjn. 4.5 ft Saturday. Sept. 14 n. W.243 words
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Article462 1940-09-12 5 Enquiries For Ayer Wengs Still No Industrial Scrip By Our Fin Correspondent Singapore, Sept. 12. THE price of rubber was unchanged In London and New York yesterday at 12'.'id. and 19' 8 cents respectively. Tin refl 20s. for Spot at £248 and 10s. Tor three months' at462 words
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Article124 1940-09-12 5 Singapore. Srpt. 12. noon. Buyers Selleis Gambler 1.75 Haniburß Cube 113.00 Jay 1 Cube $12 50 Penvr White Muntok $12.00 White 511.50 Black 6.50 Copra Mixed J2.0.) Sun Dried 52.30 Saon Flour No 1 Lingga $3.40 Fair $2.82', $2.82'; Sarav.a'.< $2 75 JelotonQ Palcmbang $19.50 Banja 118.50124 words
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81 1940-09-12 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 11. r pHE Financial Times declares that the rubber quota increase is due to American Authorities' pressure on the I.K.R.C. based on the fear that shipments may be hindered by the chances of War. The Financial Times says In81 words
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Article199 1940-09-12 5 DEATH-ROLL IN LONDON 400 Killed In Monday's Raid London, Sept. 12. HHHE total casualties of the air raid over the London area on Monday night are now reported to be m the neighbourhood of 400 killed and 1,400 injured. The majority of these fatalities occurred when an elementary school mReuter - 199 words
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Article56 1940-09-12 5 THERE are many signs that Germany it not 1 only reducing the countries she has overrun to the level of mere agricultural suppliers, but that she li exploiting them commercially. In Belgium, exporters are now being pa-.d not m goods but m credit at the Belglai bank. This56 words
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Article359 1940-09-12 5 IN a weekly review of the rubber market Stanton tt>lson Co., Ltd. write as follows: Prince during the week have, from a trading point of view, remained exasperatingly motionless. The recently announced quota Increase, which had been prophesied and to some extent discounted, appears to have359 words
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Article166 1940-09-12 5 IN a weekly review of the rubber 1 market Lewis and Peat Ltd. write a.? follows: Tne hint that came from New York las,; week has since proved to be true, and an announcement has been made that the percentage of exports permitted for the166 words
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Article82 1940-09-12 5 Thursday. Sept. 12, noon. Buyers Selleri Price* °rfcei No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose) 87% 37* i No. IX K.S.S r.j.j. In casM Sept. 38H »!j G.F.A.Q. B.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Sept. 36 H 36?« F.A.Q. K.S.s. (.o.b. m bales Sept. 3C<h 36"' O HTIUt QUOTATIONS82 words
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114 1940-09-12 5 U.S. Canada To Pool Defence Forces Washington, Sept. 11. THE U.S. Canada defence board has made plans for pooling the defence forces m the event of an attack," said Mayer La Guardia, head of the American delegates to the board. Mr. La Guardia was speaking for the entire board atReuter - 114 words
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Article109 1940-09-12 5 London Docks Chief Target London, Sept. 12. IT is officially stated that an analysis of reports received after midnight indicates that the enemy lost at least 90 aircraft m yesterday's air battle over London and south-east England. The German air force again lost nearly one-quarter ofBritish Wireless - 109 words
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99 1940-09-12 5 London, Sept. 12. AFTER spending 12 hours m a sea so rough that a rescue launch missed them at 50 yards, the crew of an R A F. bomber which had taken part m a raid on Berlin was finally spotted by a flying-boat.Reuter - 99 words
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62 1940-09-12 5 "ANTI-FASCIST ITALIAN PRINCE INTERNED Rome. Sept. 11. THE Stefani agency, denying the sensational American reports of the arrest of a large number of Italian personalities says that the Italian prince, Filippo Boria Pamphill has been Interned and another prince, Allesandro. Torlonia has been Interrogated by the police, but not detained.Reuter - 62 words
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128 1940-09-12 5 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 11. BOTH officials and unofnclals of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, at a meeting to-day, joined m wishing Dr. V. W. S. Purcell, Protector of Chinese. Selangor and Pahang, success m his new appointment m Singapore. Mr.128 words
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Article59 1940-09-12 5 THE death occurred yesterday of Mr. Michael Constantlne Rodrigues, aged f) at his residence m Rowell Road. Mr. Rodrlgues, who leave* a widow, was formerly employed In the Standard Vacuum Oil Company. A funeral servic* at the Cathedral of thr Good Shepherd will precede the59 words
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Article184 1940-09-12 5 The followlnß are the exchange rates till.*, morning according to the dairy circular lssueJ by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankln" Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/4 i/i B London demand a/4 i./jg Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15'lb Montreal demand 51 11/16 B»tavia demand184 words
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Advertisement154 1940-09-12 5 WHAT YOU WANT MOST IN RADIO TO-DAY STYLE QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND PRICE YOU HAVE THEM ALL IN THE only r*~Tj m OHLY AMERICAN H.M.V. "NEW YORKER" MODEL 5Q66 Suitable for 110 or 230 Volts. AC and DC Mains Guarantee to get LONDON Direct. 1 iillv guaranteed b> the Sole Agents,154 words
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Advertisement168 1940-09-12 5 CROOKES' GLUCOSE B. D. WITH CALCIUM GLYCERO PHOSPHATE VITAMIN B. FOR NERVES AND FATIGUE VITAMIN D. BUILDS BONE AND TEETH A NEW COMBINATION INVALIDS NEED IT ATHLETES NEED IT CHILDREN NEED IT YOU NEED IT TO GIVE ENERGY OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES PRICE 1.30 per 1 Ib. TIN GRAFTON LABORATORIES168 words
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Advertisement123 1940-09-12 5 1 I OVERSEA CHINESE I ■.CORP. I^^ml Undertakes bilking transaction of every description. Place* it your disposal the multifarious services of its institution with braiches all over SsMth Eastern Asia and connections m all principal cities tf the World. Welcomes consultations on financial ana 1 investment problems and assures you123 words
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Advertisement427 1940-09-12 6 ACCLAIMED THE BEST COMEDY OF 1940! OIPENING TO-DAY Al UAMDDA BOOK NOW _3J5, 6.15 9.15 P.M. MLtrIAIVItSKM PHONE 6909 KISS-AND^RUN CARY .Caught between two blazing brides Mk ..And when his wedding belles start M P| swinging.. it's one long laugh for you! M Wm X Directed by GARSON KANIN Vj427 words
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Advertisement115 1940-09-12 6 HAND CAR RACER Bring HEALTH and STRENGTH to your Children! The speed of this car depends upon the strength of your arms; and is steered with a well-designed foot control. Beautifully painted. $14.25 each. t...i;ies Place, or T. M. A., High Street. CHINESE RUGS An Exclusive selection In Colours and115 words
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Advertisement242 1940-09-12 6 CAPITOL .TODAY Eb FICTION'S MASTER SLEUTH V 7 NOW THE SCREEN'S NEW £>J WIZARD Or CLUES! 1* f^ Your most battling 3 .> mystery romance! -^""^^^^V^^ i Latest Mrtrotone NEWS-OF-THE-DAY -*jtk/ •> I with f urther Pictures of Nazi Aerial I Attacks on the Channel Convoys and Sj^^^^^" on Uover242 words
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Article243 1940-09-12 7 London. Sept. 11. PR many weeks past the R.AZ has been pounding the French Channel ports from which tha Germans hope to make a sudden invasion of England. Behind the B.A.P. stand the Navy. In a speech In London to-day, the first Lord of the Admiralty. Mr.243 words
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724 1940-09-12 7 Worse Punishment Has Been Meted Out To Nazis By The R.A.F "CPEAKING for the people of the homeland, I say to our kith and kin overseas 'We are not daunted by the blows which day by day fall upon us. We are looking724 words
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69 1940-09-12 7 Cairo, Sept. 11. BOMBER and reconnaissance aircraft of the R.A.F. in three months have flown over 2,500,000 miles. Over 600 tons of bombs were dropped on objectives in enemy territory during the same period. According to communiques issued by R.A.F. headquarters in the MiddleReuter - 69 words
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Article189 1940-09-12 7 New York, Sept. 11. THE chaotic conditions in unoccupied A Fiance are described in letters frcm American social workers at present there and published in the HeraldTribune. "France is the most disorganized civilized country possible to imagine," declares one letter, which adds that whole families areReuter - 189 words
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39 1940-09-12 7 London, SeDt. 11. INDIANS m every walk of life have now contributed £1,250,000 to the Viceroy's War Purposes Fund. Of this sum, £285,000 has been allotted for the purchase of aircraft for Britain.— Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article26 1940-09-12 7 San Francisco, Sept. 11. PAN-AMERICAN Airways is to-day inaugurating a San Francisco-New Zealand air passenger service with 14 passengers lor Auckland.— Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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Advertisement178 1940-09-12 7 xo-nisht- DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION SUCCESS MIMI JOSE THE POPULAR MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS ADELPHI |^i| HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER 4k DANCE IHNNKK 53.00 NO ADMISSION CHARGE ADELPHI GRILL Whether you require light retresfuients or178 words
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Advertisement279 1940-09-12 7 TO-DAY fiATUAV Whee liATnAY Everyb dy a m r^mm*f-~ S()N(;s! MUSI C! funi s2T~ f^ fcFtf Paramount 's Latest 'f&^^G&P /C"^ Musical Surocss ]^^Sr m tSr'^ l^ SONGS Poramovnt prw—oti lA/> 1/ nr|i|i v I Saj v Oyet Ov 1 A n JHI/IX DtPINT 1 "My, My" "nflCft My Ktod279 words
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Article1160 1940-09-12 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1940. (375 th Day Of The War.) Slow Starters According to Mr. Winston Churchill, a heavy, full-scale invasion of Great Britain is being prepared "with all the usual German thoroughness and method, and it may be launched at any time now If invasionReuter - 1,160 words
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1514 1940-09-12 8 Why America Transferred Her Over-Age Destroyers THE United States has agreed to present fifty old destroyers to Great Britain m return for leases of territory for aerial and naval bases m Newfoundland, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. While the political and strategical implications of this agreement must1,514 words
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Letters To The Editor
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Letter368 1940-09-12 8 New Breeding Places Foi Mosquitoes To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I, through the columns of your paper, ventilate a matter which is puzzl'ng me and many other residents near the coast In their efforts to provide rllcctive defen e against pof.ible hostile forces, the military368 words
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Letter326 1940-09-12 8 "Malaysia Message" Article Causes Indignation To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read the report headed "Employment Problem" m this afternoons Straits Times with Indignation And, as a Christian and a Malayan, I hasten to register my absolute disapproval ot the tone of the article m326 words
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Letter254 1940-09-12 8 Should Stand Over Till End Of War To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. In the Government Gazette of Sept. 6, a notification appears statins that the Companies Bill has-been read a second time and passed through Com mlttee with amendments. This Bill was read for the254 words
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Letter170 1940-09-12 8 Should Be Distributed By A. R. P. Wardens To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir.— lt is stated that registration cards to be used under the Rice Registration Scheme, which will come Into force m Singapore m the middle of this month, will be circulated to chnndu170 words
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Advertisement240 1940-09-12 8 Be Careful In wearing unground Sunglasses, which may cause your eyes to be defective. Go to Nan Sin and see the moaern frames fitted with Genuine Chance English Crookss' B or B 2 Dark glasses for Safe and Qomfortable Vision At $5 00 per pair. Nan Sin Optical House SSft,240 words
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Advertisement54 1940-09-12 8 Just received! HITLER'S SPY RING BY "X.7." Sensational Exposure! of Gestapo Activities m England Revealed for the First time by a Master Spy. Price $6.30. Postage 30c. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., 6-8 Robinson Road Singapore. General Office «;>..«. Printing Dept. 6505. THE RAILWAY QUOTES SPECIALLY REDUCED FARES FOR SPORTS54 words
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489 1940-09-12 9 Attacks On Enemy Ships And Barges ADMIRALTY TELLS OF STRONG OFFENSIVE ACTIONS' Heavy Night Raids On Channel Ports THE main force of the latest Royal Air Force raids on the enemy was again directed on the Channel ports along the Dutch, BelgianReuter - 489 words
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Article, Illustration308 1940-09-12 9 British Big Guns Fire Back London, Sept. 12. 'THE Dover area was bombed and shelled last evening when it experienced its greatest attack of the war. A few persons are re- ported to have been killed and i others injured. The shelling followed bombing, and was continuedReuter - 308 words
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Article, Illustration111 1940-09-12 9 London, Sept. 12. THE Air Ministry reports that fires followed a direct hit which the R.A.F. obtained when they bombed the Potsdam railway station In Berlin on Tuesday night. Docks and a Focke-Wulff air frame factory at Bremen were attacked and naval barracks at Wilhelmshaven wereReuter - 111 words
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Article, Illustration464 1940-09-12 9 HEAVY GERMAN DAYLIGHT ATTACK REPULSED London, Sept. 12. THE German air offensive is increasing m intensity. One of 1 the biggest air battles of the war developed yesterday afternoon when the Germans launched a terrific attack on London. It was followed by a long nightReuter - 464 words
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354 1940-09-12 9 HEAVY NIGHT ATTACK London Shows All Her Teeth London, Sept. 12. THE most intense barrage Londoners have ever heard was flung up last night when German raiders appeared over the capital. The battle was still m progress at midnight. There were times when there were so many planes over theReuter - 354 words
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Article39 1940-09-12 9 COUNT TELEKI, the Hungarian Prime Minister, has given assurances to the Transylvanian minorities that they will be able to use their own language and have their own schcols. He added that m return loyalty to Hungary was expected. Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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66 1940-09-12 9 TtHE Germans are trying to conceal their 1 losses In the air battles over Britain. The air correspondent of British United Press says that captured pilots have revealed that they never go back to the aerodromes from which they started. By mixing aU pilotsReuter - 66 words
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116 1940-09-12 9 M Washington, Sept. 11. R. Winston Churchill's brave fighting speech to-night is warmly welcomed m Washington, where many hearts have gone out across the ocean m sympathy with the people of London m the ordeal they are enduring. While ncbody here expects British moraleReuter - 116 words
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Article36 1940-09-12 9 wasnmgion. sept. 11. I EGISLATION barring Communists, 1 Fascists and Nazis from acquiring United States naturalization was passed by the House of Representatives today without any opposition. The bill has been sent to the Senate. Reutev,Reuter - 36 words
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194 1940-09-12 9 'Will Send 10,000 Planes' German Outburst At Berlin Raids London, Sept. 12. MAZI spokesmen seen after the 1 raids on Berlin have spent the afternoon assuring everyone that 10,000 planes are being sent to London in the next few days loaded with bombs. They accompanied this threat with the statement194 words
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Article31 1940-09-12 9 Berlin, Sept. 12. rE Spanish Minister of the Interior. Senor Serrano Suner. will shortly visit Germany at the invitation of* the German Government according to th; German Official news agency. Reuter.Reuter - 31 words
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223 1940-09-12 9 INDOCHINA LINE CUT? Reported Action By Chinese Chungking, Sept. 12. DEPORTS current in Kunmtaf (capital of Yunnan Province) that Cninese troops have cut the Yunnan railway near the IndoChina frontier are denied by wollinformed circles here. The situation In Indo-China was exhaustively discussed at a meeting of the Executive YuanReuter - 223 words
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Article76 1940-09-12 9 Japanese Troops In Indo-China? London, Sept. 11. U/ELL-INFORMED circles are in- clined to doubt the truth of Chinese reports from Hong Kong to the effect that 12.000 Japanese troops have entered Indo-China, states Reuter"s diplomatic correspondent. It is thought this report may well be of German origin since German soup.'<76 words
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Advertisement11 1940-09-12 9 OTHER CABLES In pages 4, 5, 7, 13, 14 and 1611 words
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Advertisement40 1940-09-12 9 ]J II II \J CONCRETE j el| I y CDC 2*% m iJvc ii j j^Jt^jty^ A^fll RELIABLE r— i Stocks carried m all sizes from 31 cubic ft. upwards. i Fo r all purposes. Sole Agents: WPS. '.lit mm^^^40 words
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467 1940-09-12 10 N. L British Communities Now Raising Money PORTUGUESE MISSION CHOIR BOYS FOREGO PICNIC THE War Fund to-day tota $2,484 over the total repor A movement is being laan to raise funds from British co the purchase of fighter aircraf Is $3,643,024, an increase of ted467 words
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Article, Illustration57 1940-09-12 10 Mr. Eric Davis, the newly -appointed Director of Broadcasting, S.S., who is leaving London for Malaya shortly, via America ard the Far East. Mr. Davis ivill be responsible for the new Singapore broadcasting station uhich will give good reception throughout the Far East. Mr. Davis is described57 words
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180 1940-09-12 10 SINGAPORE WARDER SUED Maintenance Claim By Wife (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 14. AX unusual case was heard by the Bexhill-on-Sea magistrates^ this week, when the wife of a Singapore prison warder applied for a maintenance order on the ground thai her husband had neglected to provide her with180 words
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Article58 1940-09-12 10 IN exercise ol the powers conferred upon the Governor by the Compulsory Service (Local Forces i Ordinance, 1940, the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Mr. M. V. Del Tufo to be the Proper Authority for the Settlement of Singapore for the purposes of the58 words
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Article175 1940-09-12 10 sin:; APOKK It \l FLU lIOTKI. Dinner Dance < Informal > 8 p.m i<j Midnight i.MIKKK THEATRE, GEVLANG The Oregon Trail iChaps. B—ls' 6 Carefree tX 1."> p.m. GKI IT WOULD Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Qlobe: Rosy of Washington Square. Sky: Society BmU3gten: Desperate Tun]. II \m VYOKLI)175 words
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168 1940-09-12 10 ALLOTMENTS FOR CITY Plan For Clerks And Labourers •THE Singapore Rotary Club Is sponsoring a scheme for allotments where labourers and others living m quarters without land attached may grow vegetables. As an experiment land has been borrowed for use by those living m Government quarters m McNair Road. A168 words
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121 1940-09-12 10 CINGAPORE civil and military police are carrying out an island-wide search for a sergeant of the Royal Air Force who has been missing from his station since Friday. He has been reported seen m various parts of Singapore. The last report came when what are121 words
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Article25 1940-09-12 10 I Lady Noble of Ardklnglas, Is on a visit to Singapore, and is staying at Changi with Mr. A. C. Macnnb. Surveyor Oeneral of Ships.25 words
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115 1940-09-12 10 AN anonymous offer of £CO (about S170) has to-day been made for Saving Certificate No. Aoooool— the first Sl5 certificate issued. The three "Number One" cer.iflcates. which have considerable interest to collectors, are being sold to the highest bidder m a:d of The War115 words
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916 1940-09-12 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 8. FORMERLY a rubber planter and agency house employee In Malaya, William Nigel Fenton Livingstone, of Talbot-road, Wembley (Middlesex), appeared at Ascot police court this week on remand, charged with embezzling cheques for £30, £40, and £20 whilst916 words
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Article, Illustration33 1940-09-12 10 A cruiser of Britain's Mediterranean Fleet is seen bombarding a Libyan port. No reply was received from the shore batteries. The picture is one from the Movietone Gaumont Newsreels.33 words
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489 1940-09-12 10 Government Launches War On Waste In Offices A LEAD is being given by the Governments of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States m the war on the waste of paper m Malaya. Instructions have been issued by the Officer Administering the Government489 words
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Article273 1940-09-12 10 Display By New Mobile Squad TESTIMONIAL FOR INSPECTOR (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Sept. 12. A SPLENDID demonstration of squad drill and motor- cycla formation riding and control move-* ments by the newly-formed Johora mobile squad, which is still In training, was given at the273 words
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Article80 1940-09-12 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.' Pcnang, Sept. 19. •PHE marriage took place at the Ponanf 1 Buddhist Association yesterday of Dr. iJm Poh Thye, third fon of the late Mr. Lin* Seng C heng and Mr*. T.i.n Sans Cheng to Miss Khaw Klong Hong, only daughter ot Mr. and80 words
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Advertisement219 1940-09-12 10 \\Js\l^^^^ m the A rid* btfort brtakfait. Pomi'i mI l-^^*~^tt L U nllJ J J"»» a Kd fc "™j rY a° r m ok" ■> >o/l. ■moolli. lavth Sho(>»in» m «)i« Kol and dully *X j Youßf-loolinj m •f>itc ol the IrTim rlimxr. 2(KWir. Pond. CoU Crcan will y remove219 words
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Article, Illustration765 1940-09-12 11 ADM. DECOUX'S CABLES TO MR, ROOSEVELT Crisis In Indo-China Is Nearing Its Climax TRAVELLER TELLS OF JAPANESE DEMANDS FOR BASES THE Governor-General of French Indo-China, V r ice-Adn». J. Decoux, is reported (o have sent three messages 1o President RooseveJt, stated a traveller who arrived m Singapore from Saiiron yesterday.765 words
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104 1940-09-12 11 A traveller frim Saigon who a-rived m Singapore yesterday from SalfM, French IndoChina, told a reporter a story whi"h he said, was •'common knowledge m military circles there." A few days ago. Gen. Nishihara, who is th? head of the Japanese delegation, en'ered104 words
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38 1940-09-12 11 BANGKOK JOURNALIST DIES AGED 72 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Sept. 11. r.E death has occurred of William Whitfield Fegen, after 40 years' journalistic work in Bangkok news- papers. He was 72 and died following a long illness.38 words
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Article103 1940-09-12 11 Three Going To New Zealand rREE Thai university graduatestwo from the Chulalankarana University in Bangkok and one from the University of the Philippineshave arrived in Singapore en route to New Zealand to study mining. They are Bira Kaiayas'ri, a Bachelor of Science, A. Apibalsree, who receivpfl103 words
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163 1940-09-12 11 At The Cinema "Buck Benny Rides Again." (Jack Benny. Ellen Drew, Phil Harris. Andy Devine and Rochester). Paramount. At the Cathay. JACK Benny, the popular American radio comedian has made Just as big a name for himself on the screen m comedies m163 words
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205 1940-09-12 11 "MALAYA IN GOOD HANDS" G.O.C's. Tribute To Sergeants DINNER MARKS END OF TOURNAMENT QNE has to see you all together before realizing that Malaya is in very good hanus,'" declared Major-General L. V. Bond, the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, in a humorous speech to more than 90 warrant officers and205 words
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98 1940-09-12 11 MEDITERRANEAN FLEET FOR SINGAPORE B BRITAIN may eventually send her Mediterranean fleet to Singapore, says Mr. Harold Callender, special carrespondent of the. New York Times, who was m Singapore recently, In a despatch to his paper. It is felt that, if Britain is able to resist Germany, she may destroy98 words
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Article119 1940-09-12 11 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 11 rO Malayan badminton champions were married to-oay at the Church of St. Anthony In Kuala Lumpur. Thty w«re Mr A. S. Samuel, second son of the late Mr Appacutty and Mrs. ADpacutty. of Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Cecilia119 words
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Article, Illustration61 1940-09-12 11 At the Singapore Garrison warrant officers' and sergeants' dinner at the Cathay Cafe last night. From left to right. Brigadier H. F. Lucas, Mr. H. Clement, of William Jacks and Co., (Malaya) Ltd., Bandmaster C S. Beat (Argylls) Major-General L. V. Bond, G.0.C., Malaya, C.Q.M.S. Hansford,61 words
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400 1940-09-12 11 STANDING on a chair and peering into a locked room, a 16-year-old Cantonese room-boy of a Singapore hotel, who suspected something was amiss, discovered Lance Bombardier James Henry Simpson hanging by means of a necktie from a clothes hook on the wall. The400 words
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Article180 1940-09-12 11 Investigation Likely In F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 11. IT is understood that the Government will shortly appoint a committee to investigate and report on matters concerning the proposal to introduce income tax into the F.M.S. It will be recalled that a majority report180 words
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Article28 1940-09-12 11 T*HE Singapore Tribunal began sit- ting again this morning to consider 42 applications for exemption by Depot recruits and Volunteers from continuous training next month.28 words
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Article, Illustration248 1940-09-12 11 LOYALTY OF MUSLIMS Full Support For War Effort FUNCTION FOR NEW INDIAN J. P. CPEAKING at the tea party heli by the South Indian Muslim League yesterday evening m honoul of Mr. Adam N. Haji Mohamed Ibrahim who was recently made t J.P., Dr. H. S. Moonshi reaffirmed the loyalty248 words
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Article144 1940-09-12 11 JEW, SIKH BOYANESE CHARGED A JEW, a Sikh and a Boyanese appeared m the Singapore third I court yesterday and claimed trial to a total of five charges of house tresjpass and abetting m voluntarily causing hurt. M. Manasseh, the Jrsr, and Gurnam Singh, the Sikh, answered two charges: that144 words
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Advertisement47 1940-09-12 11 The Cocktoil Cabinet meeting has declared m favour o( 'Canadian Club.' This great Empire whisky hat proved its case at the bar. It has been admitted to membership of the most exclusive Clubs. 'Canadian Club' makes brighter better cocktails. (ANADIAN (TUB >X Whisky v2^6Jjou//a/ Jvi CeekbUlL CALDBECK'S47 words
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Advertisement122 1940-09-12 11 unbeatable, at tnis J^tlcQ The HONEYCOMB SPORTS SHIRT a new type of sports shirt m a soft woven cotton honeycomb fabric. Full easy fitting cut with neat Polo Collar and Short Sleeves. These Shirts retain their shape after washing. Ideal for all Sports. Colours: Grey, Blue, Fawn, Navy. British manufacture.122 words
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443 1940-09-12 12 WORKERS IN HARMONY WITH MASTERS IN U.S. Malayan Minister On Conditions In America "I HAVE been impressed with the idea that such pro- pagandists are abroad m the land: plenty of them. That is to be expected m a land where the right of free speech is granted," said the443 words
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Article252 1940-09-12 12 "Boy" Who Stole From Employer VICTIM, of a theft by his "boy," a European employer who gave evidence m the Singapore fifth court, where his servant was charged, asked the Magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, to deal as leniently as he could with the accused. The employer,252 words
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Article133 1940-09-12 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 11. H. F. Stiiwel, a Port Dickson planter, ap- pearei before the Seremban magistrate co-day on a summons charge of driving his car m a negligent manner between two and five o'clock on the morning of Aug. 4 at I Rasah133 words
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Article76 1940-09-12 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, S<pt. 11. /GEOFFREY Emile "Jack" Ashby. fourth son VI of the late Mr. W. J. B. Ashby and Mrs. Ashby was married to Miss Mildred Pavrnaris. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pavanarls, at Michael's Church, yesterday. The Rev. Father Francois officiated.76 words
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612 1940-09-12 12 THE following is the list of donations 1 for The War Fund from the South Indian community collected through the sub-committee formed by the South Indian Chamber of Commerce under the chairmanship of O. Ramasamy Nadar. The amount collected up612 words
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204 1940-09-12 12 REQUISITIONED PROPERTY Rules For Claims Published CLAIMS for compensation m respect of properties requisitioned or acquired under the Defence Regulations may now be made, following the publication of rules, setting out the procedure for making such claims, m a Government Gazette extraordinary yesterday. These rules envisage the appointment of a204 words
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Article123 1940-09-12 12 MR. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, returned a finding or death by misadventure yesterday at I the adjourned hearing of an inquiry into the death of a 19-year-old Singhalese woman, Manika. who was drowned m a large pond at Potong Pasir, Upper Serangoon. on the123 words
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175 1940-09-12 12 "HER MOTHER THREATENED ME" SAYS CHINESE 'I WAS forced to marry her; her mother I 1 threatened me with all kind of things I unless I married her." said a young English speaking Chinese, Tan Cheng Khua, who was sued for maintenance by his wife, Susie Wee, m the Singapore175 words
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Advertisement191 1940-09-12 12 DISTEMPER <• an oil-bound washabl* I 00% BRITISH WATER PAINT and must never be confused with ORDINARY DISTEMPERS, ceiling-white or colour wash. Embracing a wonderful new form of manufacturing process, it consists of a scientifically compounded varnish-emulsion paint which dries to a matt finish of beautiful texture and hard-wearing properties.191 words
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Advertisement292 1940-09-12 12 In W SAUCE.. creates that jgf healthy, hungryEJ feeling X^lSSj You'll enjoy meib more /,xl«^s|^^^2 when you have a litttle /i/®l."Aj fg*fl% H.P. Sauce with your ImjtijM \lS*£\ meat, fish and cheese //oQ'/ rt^S'l dishes. This rkh, jßtf\vy /£^jl fruity sauce gires a tf\^\ {JLtni delicioui tang to I%^ /S^gfl292 words
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654 1940-09-12 13 500 PEOPLE IN SCHOOL HIT BY HEAVY ENEMY BOMB Many Women Children Among TTiose Feared Killed London, Sept. 11. IT is just revealed that it is feared a large number of men, women and children evacuated from their homes after Saturday's raid lost their lives when a school m theReuter - 654 words
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99 1940-09-12 13 London, Sept. 11. THE 1i. A.1". raid; on Berlin get larger headlines m the newspapers here than the German raids on London. American earreaponctantl report that the morale of Londonen oonUnups at Its be.n. Tin- new York Times' eomipondent rays: "They ure standing upReuter - 99 words
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Article320 1940-09-12 13 Stock Markets React Well London, Sept. 11. CONFIDENCE was the dominating note of the London stock market during the first week of the second year of war. Glit-edged securities' index touched the highest level reached since the outbreak of war. Taking 100 as the Index on Dec.British Wireless - 320 words
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Article215 1940-09-12 13 Gen. De Gaulle's Warning landon, Sept. 10. «TH£KE will one day be a real trial 1 of those responsible lor France's military disaster." declared Gen. de Gaulle, leader of all free Frenchmen In a world broadcast last night en the French "war guilt" trial.Reuter - 215 words
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349 1940-09-12 13 Cairo, Sept. 11. A HUNDRED :md four Jews and seven Arabs were killed and 151 persons Injured when Italian planes bombed Tel-Aviv, in Palestine, on Monday. Among the casualties are 55 children. It is not yet established whether "vny United StatesReuter - 349 words
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Article148 1940-09-12 13 Economic Talks With Japan Three N. I. Delegates \ppointed Batavia, Sept. 11. FE Ne-herlands Government has appointed by royal decree as delegates for the economic discussions with the Japanese delegates who are arriving m Batavia to-mo/row, the chief of the economic department, Mr van Mook; the chief of the Justice148 words
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Article33 1940-09-12 13 Ottawa, Sept. 11. THE Canadian wheat production estl- mate for this year has been announced as over 561 000,000 bushels, representing the second largest crop m Canadian history. Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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335 1940-09-12 13 FREE FRENCH PLEA TO SYRIA TO REJOIN THE STRUGGLE "Only Hope To Avoid Occupation By Italians Or Germans" Cairo. Sept. 11. i AN appeal to the French forces m Syria to follow the example set by French Equatorial Africa has been issued by Gen. de Giminate, Commander of the freeReuter; British Wireless - 335 words
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57 1940-09-12 13 Istanbul, Sept. 11. I ■T*WO high Kalian Government 1 officials, three air force o.Tlcers and seven assistants arrived here today from Rome en route to Aleppo. It is believed that this delegation is rein- forcing the Italian military delegation I already attending to the57 words
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Article25 1940-09-12 13 London, Sept. 11. CNEMY aircraft were also reported over a north-western town and one m Wales, during yesterday's raids on Britain.— Reuter.Reuter - 25 words
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Advertisement286 1940-09-12 13 W tlAI DOES THE MODERN ENGINE Imat// -^j&y^ 1' Protection against WEAR. JT jtSPw^ -An oil to bo suitable must be of proper bod> to -^gp^ jp reach all friction surfaces instantly at the starting i=# tufytf^ temperature Must resist squeezing out under the VjM^/% heavy bearing loads and— Must286 words
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Advertisement126 1940-09-12 13 MAKE YOUR CHILDREN INDEPENDENT GIVE THEM A PITMAN'S TRAINING To-day the future is so uncertain that no chances can be taken with the prospects of those who loo!c to you for protection. Give your children a Pitman's Commercial Training, and you pive them a career which will allow them to126 words
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Article650 1940-09-12 14 500-lb. Delayed Action Missile London, Sept. 11. LJOW Buckingham Palace was uamaged, though happily not seriously, by a delayed action bomb which exploded on Tuesday near the Palace swimming pool, is related by Reuter's correspondent who visited the Palace grounds this mornine. The KJng was visitingReuter - 650 words
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233 1940-09-12 14 "Blitzkrieg Tactics Have Backfired" Shanghai, Sept. 11. IN an editorial on tue air raids on London, the Sino-American Ch.na Press pays a tribute to British morale, declaring that far from the panic which might have been expected in the face of such ruthlessness, neutral observers have found only bitter angerReuter - 233 words
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90 1940-09-12 14 Milan, Sept. 11. PX-KINQ Carol passed through Here toZt day, travelling towards the Franeh frontier from Switzerland, states an official report. Carol, believed to be gclng to Portugal, lelt Lugano with Madame Lepescu and suite m a special train after being smuggled outReuter - 90 words
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Article35 1940-09-12 14 Rome, Sept. 11. AN official communique Issued In Bucharest states that a further Transylvanian zone has been evacuated with cut Incident hy Rumanian troops, sayi a dispatch to the Stefani agency.— ReuUr.35 words
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784 1940-09-12 14 Reichstag Hit In "Heaviest Raid Yet" On Berlin POTSDAM STATION AMONG PLACE: BOMBED IN HEART OF THE CITY London, Sept. 11. THE "heaviest and most destructive raid yet" on 1 Berlin, m the course of which the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin's Marble Arch) were hit by bombs, wasReuter - 784 words
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Article92 1940-09-12 14 Washington, Sept. 11. 'T'HE American Red Cross Society has ordered for immedia.e shipment 500 COO garments for Londoners heme less through air raids They are prepared to send m?dical supplies for 10,000 hospital beds. Funds have been cabled to London fcr the purchase ofReuter - 92 words
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Article266 1940-09-12 14 London, Sept. 10. TPHE spirit ot the British people and their determination rid Europe of the curse of Nazi oppression is illustrated by the action of the populat on of the Islands of Lewis and Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, who are mostly fish?rmen and crofters,British Wireless - 266 words
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Article43 1940-09-12 14 Melbourne, Sept. 11. THE response to the London Lord 1 Mayor's bombing victims relief fund is the most spon:aneous ever knewn m Victoria. The sum of £1,000 has already been promised by citizens and the city council of Melbourne is giving £25,000.— Rtuter.Reuter - 43 words
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Article365 1940-09-12 14 TEA AT RAID SHELTER King And Queen In East London London, Sept. 11. U7HEN an air raid warning sounded m the London area this morning the King and Queen were m the south-east London district. Their Majesties took shelter m a police station and the police canteen staff prepared teaReuter; British Wireless - 365 words
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Article63 1940-09-12 14 £an Antonio, Texas. Sept. 11. ACCORDING to the San Antonio Evening News, Congress, supporting Gen. Almazan. the oppo&t'on candidate for the Mexican presidency, has impeached President Cardenas and appointed Gen. Hector Lapez, soldier and journalist, provisional president. Gen. Lopez has been designated to serve until Gen. Almazan, whoReuter - 63 words
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Article50 1940-09-12 14 Lisbon, Sept. 11. ACCOMMODATION In flylngboats and American shipping is booked up till Dec mber. A great number of refugees are {.till in Portugal, awaiting visas for the United States and the American republics. The Portuguese authorities have forbidden further entrance of refugees Into the country while congestion remains. Keuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Advertisement535 1940-09-12 14 fHEST iPil% IF you suffer from coughs, coldi, ik TrVT^A '*\lX^t^V'< chills, throat trouble or bronchial %JO weakness. Peps antiseptic, breatht- W, %k^K ft®^\r\ fi able tablets are your quickest and t mvH MK*tf»^\\V Dissolved m your mouth a Pep* V a^^"**' *»w^.? releases rich, medicinal essence*, vL flar^^'X^^l^n wl535 words
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Advertisement92 1940-09-12 14 ACCURACY A man demands it from a watch and that's why Omega is the man's watch. Since 7 years Omega holds the only world's precision record to exist, the one won at the national physical laboratory Teddington (England). Such performance shows plainly the incomparable value of this watch. You can92 words
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Article106 1940-09-12 15 pi.ANNERY, Marland and the number 7 were an unbeatable combination at Bukit Timah yesterday. On three occasions, m the first, ■frond and sixth races, it happened that the seventh horse was trained by Marian and ridden by Flannery. And each time this combination occurred the106 words
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Article485 1940-09-12 15 Gold Cup Horses In Impressive Efforts THE majority of the horses handicapped m the Gold Cup race were put through their final fast gailops on the second track of the racecourse this mornin?. Several other bond, also running on Saturday were given fast work. Sultana,485 words
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253 1940-09-12 15 PRESIDENT'S PRIZES GOLF AT I.G.C. rIE draw and starting times for .he President's Prizes competition at the Island Club on Saturday are: FIRST TEE 2.40. Y. Nakayama h M. Or.akl vs. R. Henderson k W. J. Hayer; 2.45. E. H. Walker I E. B. Steedman vs. S. Hayashida fc M.253 words
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Article64 1940-09-12 15 TPHE following will comprise an Army XI m a cricket, game against the Cricket Club on the padans at 11 a.m. on Sunday: M:i)or Hugonin. Mator D. V. Hill. Major R. G. Lees, Major E. D. Dynes. Capt. J. Nicholson, Capt. B. K. Cas*or.64 words
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142 1940-09-12 15 •THE Combined Colleges returned to Singapore on Tuesday morning after a successful tour of the Malay States. The principal match of the tour was against Lall Singh's XI, which Included six State players. The Colleges won this match by one run, dismissing their opponents for only142 words
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1805 1940-09-12 15 Flannery Rides Three Winners, Big Upsets At Bukit Timah CARRYING only 47 tickets m the fifth race Russian Rose sprang a big surprise at Bukit Timah yesterday when she won the race to pay $240 for a win. It was the fourth day1,805 words
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Article537 1940-09-12 15 r'.E following players are invited to attend at Anson Road Stadium at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, prepared to play, if selected, for Singapore against Selansor. Abdul Rahman, Asian, Aziz, Choon Lye, Gaboos Awang, Harith, Hor Klioon. Kok f hoy, Lai Chuan, Madon. Mohd.537 words
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Article91 1940-09-12 15 T^HE following ties m th? Singapore Junior badminton championships will be played this week-end: Saturday at tM p.m. L?e Km Sens (Eclipse) vs. Chan Khek Enpr "USA.): Nellie Chia (Eclipse) vs. Elsie Wong (A.A.U.). Sunday at 10 a.m. Sycd Salim (Devonshire) vs. Hassan Mattar <Merridale);91 words
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Article35 1940-09-12 15 OLAYING the last m at c h of the series on the S.R.C. padang yesterday, the Chinese beat the R.A.F. by the only goal scored m the reserve division of the league.35 words
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331 1940-09-12 15 Americans Out To Avenge Beating By All-Stars WITH a complete team, the American Association baseball nine is determined to reclaim their lost laurels by a victory over the Singapore All-Stars when the two teams meet apain this Sunday afternoon at Jalan Besar Stadium331 words
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Article16 1940-09-12 15 Sorcer: Rrsl divlsiin, IV'li.-e t* I Loyal;, stadium. Tennis: S.t'.C. and V.M.C.A. tturnim?iits.16 words
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Article258 1940-09-12 15 FURTHER ties m the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament wera played off yesterday and resulU'd as follows Mixed doubles: Mr. and Mrs. Bembroke 15) beatH. L. Ward and Miss Inncs < 15.3) 5—7, 6—4. 6-3; Capt. iD. G. Russell-Robc.ts and Mis. Sewell i( 15) beat258 words
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Advertisement149 1940-09-12 15 mttfkr^ THE Q UEEN ELIZABSTH i ft^ St r JtSfcd|g? t a With a gross tonnage of 85,000 tons, this modern ensinecrins marvel /afcTHi*' l k over tons lar B er than her sister ship, the Queen Mary both < "(&)"'Blil'/ tributes to the skill of shipbuitders m Scotland— the149 words
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1394 1940-09-12 16 INazi Ships Armies Are Massed For Big Attack NEXT WEEK AN IMPORTANT ONE EN BRITISH HISTORY THE possibility of a German invasion of England "at any time now" was stresped by Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, broadcasting from the B.B.C. lastReuter - 1,394 words
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Article83 1940-09-12 16 Cairo, Sept. 11. IT is authoritatively announced that 177 Italian aircraft have definitely been destroyed in the Middle East area in the three months since Italy entered the war. A further 90 planes have probably been destroyed. Those responsible for the enemy losses were the R.AF.,Reuter - 83 words
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Article316 1940-09-12 16 London, Sept. 11. 'THE prospect of an early Italian attack on Egypt is raised by reports of air activity against the British advance base at Mersa Matruh, for it is on this front that the Italian 2nd army is concentrated, says Reuter's military correspondent whoReuter - 316 words
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Advertisement191 1940-09-12 16 London Is In The Front Line WHILE WE IN MALAYA enjoy security and prosperity We m Malaya are living m security and comfort while the people of Help close the Colony Britain bear the brunt of the Nazi L J attacks. The Fortress of Britain is YY/ A O T191 words
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Advertisement15 1940-09-12 16 ELLISON S. EZEKIEL 6c CO. Ol A I IMKII OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS. 3. CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE.15 words
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Title Section17 1940-09-12 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1940. No. 241.17 words
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130 1940-09-12 1 r\UKSSMAKER swimsuits are new, smart and economical. They can be made from inexpensive cotton material. The results are often really astonishing. The swimsuit shown below would look gocd m navy blue with white edging at the neck and round the legs. The neckline130 words
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Article, Illustration255 1940-09-12 1 THE linen cupboard is a veritable treasure chest, and great care and much ingenuity are required m the preservation of the contents. If you have some real linen sheets m good condition, then you would be wise to store them away for they will be very valuable255 words
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1153 1940-09-12 1 Joan Grigsby - The Eighth Moon Festival Is Particularly A Women's Festival Joan Grigsby By On the 15th day of the Sth moon (Monday Sept. 16) the Chinese celebrate the Feast of the Eighth Moon. In the following article the writer tells of some of the legends and customs associated toith it. I1,153 words
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Advertisement69 1940-09-12 1 Tailored handembroided Gowns for the Races at Capitol Bldgs: Spore: rhone 3838. Vitamins UcKd. The 011-tchsat ana a'.l-oi -thc-icheat C.spbread FOR HEALTH AND STAMINA What you eat determin es how you look and how you feel. I'EEK FREAN'S "Vita Weat" Crispbread contains the essential Vitamins and proteins necessary to maintain69 words
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Advertisement117 1940-09-12 1 Footwear Charm UTrSv Simplicity 4m^*&l 'I GORDON'S LTD. KELLY WALSH BLDGS.. r~r~j J I There is no other Lavender with the charm and quality of the Yardley Lavender. It is typically English and the beauty YarJUy Engiuh Uvmtm o f its wistful simple fragrance haa Lavndtr Toil* Soap— endeared it117 words
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Article3358 1940-09-12 2 Nurse Elizabeth - Nurse Elizabeth By MURSE Elizabeth has had expert training m the care of infants and young children. If you have an> problems connecttd with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, c/o Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore. Attach this3,358 words
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Advertisement250 1940-09-12 2 V^ NEW! fck^ %yji BAGS f^*) J^L-f The hit of the !i\JBL mm UTEST STYLES S O Ci\ jplpl if «S.DU The IVay of Loveliness Constant care of the complexion is /^^£^E?£beauty's insistent demand. J VUm j^F^S^^ "'Hazeline' Snow" is the *^?ja choice of. women who require a I SfcJ«250 words
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Advertisement170 1940-09-12 2 4 COME SEC U 1 WASHABLE HOUSE M COATS \tHAT FLATTER THE FIGURE» WrPARMANAND'SI H.'GH STREET. M WAS? OR NO WAR I jtfCJ* Ladies must always £5Sm 9 l oo^ beautiful, and tho Byy^ A crowning beauty of a EmSsS **»s a^v a or ia r Tins REZq' ueauty Us170 words
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615 1940-09-12 3 Madras Educationist Talks On Role Of Women In The Modern World Madras, Aug. 9. iy|K. M. UUTHNASWAMY gave an interesting and entirely practical talk on "The Role of Women in the Modern World at one of the gatherings of the Y.W.C.A. Luncheon Club held yesterday afternoon. Mrs. M. N. Clubwala,615 words
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Article, Illustration109 1940-09-12 3 The patron, committee members and some of the members and helpers of the Malacca Chinese Women's section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund: Front row (left to right) Mrs. Ec Yew Lin (hon. secretary). Mrs. Chi Puah Chiang (chairman), Mrs. Tan Chay Van (patron), Mrs. Lim Koon Teck109 words
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1121 1940-09-12 3 •T*HE central depot of the women's section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund has now started on its second year of work— work which has grown and expanded considerably. We are now using an average of 1,000 pounds of wool each month, which shows the1,121 words
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Article123 1940-09-12 3 pAN YOU please tell me I. If there Is any hard and fast rule anent using boiling water to immerse <say vegetables or other foods) or whether they should be put Into water cold and brought to the boil 11. What Is the best insulation for an Ice123 words
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Advertisement22 1940-09-12 3 sfc <rf gg j^a ''iKjF^Stt -Tiv£ ■■SSMS* ««f-. >. rag*3ffi *y' Sgi j£}k §s^" S^^?S sj;' s^3 CREAM t r^W m CRACKER iff22 words
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Advertisement163 1940-09-12 3 LOVELY MATERIALS t LOVE ABLE LADIES AS FRESH AS NEW PAINT Finest Selection of ENGLISH AMERICAN PLAIN AND PRINTED FABRICS IS NOW AT YOUR NEW TURBAN f W!>£? JL for you WILL wear a turban, this season was inspired by romantic native headI^HHHHJUi dress m India, Bali, Martinique or by163 words
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664 1940-09-12 4 Barbara Murray - Susan Has Fun With Cyril Sadie The Snakes Barbara Murray Winkleday Adventures By Special Feature For Children WENT to bed last Friday night and you people will think I woke up on a Saturday. Sillies! You are all wrong! It was Winkleday and there was Bungo, King of the Monkeys,664 words
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Article, Illustration71 1940-09-12 4 IN a tiny village "Somewhere m England" women are continually on the watch for parachutists, from dawn to dusk Home Guards, take over the posts from sunset to sunrise. The women have formed their own corps, and insist on doing their bit, to give their menfolk71 words
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Article363 1940-09-12 4 Vera Radcliffe - Making An Old Dress Look New Vera Radcliffe By COME of the prettiest of accessories which make last year's dress or suit look quite up-to-date are easily made at home. Flowers of felt or suede are among them both being smart, though the felt is cheaper and perhaps even more363 words
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Advertisement471 1940-09-12 4 Keep\bur Skin Free from ill! I Chafingon ill Irritationji IVJLany women think that discomfort fJC^b IV from chafing and a hot prickly skin is *™»«^^Jr nnavoidable. To-day thousands are dis- I covering the wonderful comfort to be .^Ba^illla^HiJJv obtained from using Cuticura Talcum. Here is a powder that is like471 words
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Advertisement271 1940-09-12 4 Beautiful Grandmothers Try this simple easy way to look fresh andyound CREAM of milk ami olive oil, both preiigested and pasteurized are Mended with other valuable secret ingredients m therenowned formula used fort went m making Creme Tokalon DOO-greasy, ■white colour. It qrickly nourishes arid rejuvenates your skin, banishes wrinkle*271 words
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Women And The War
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Article, Illustration1005 1940-09-12 5 Women's Response To The Slogan "Go To It"— There Is A Job For Everyone Old Clothing Has A Big Value Now London, July 9. IUEVER was a slogan so well taken up as Mr. Herbert Morrison's "Go to it." It was exactly what everyone was waiting for. Probably it is1,005 words
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Article, Illustration58 1940-09-12 5 Women between the ages of 18 and 35, able to work under pressure without (jetting rattled," are being enlisted m the R.A.F. as radio operators. Though they will pot fly they will release many many men for other duties. The picture shows a group of accepted women58 words
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Article, Illustration37 1940-09-12 5 Her Majesty the Queen inspecting members of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service during a recent visit to Eastern Command barracks. She also visited the girls' quarters and chatted with the girls m their mess.37 words
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Article, Illustration35 1940-09-12 5 Sixteen-year-old Betty Holland, of Maidenhead, who U going to America following her grandmother's cable to President Roosevelt asking him to find a home for her during the war. Betty received 500 offers.35 words
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Advertisement78 1940-09-12 5 J \§lf* y^— (1\ Some young women love J^s^ to let the sun tan their bodies, whereas others prer fer to acquire^, skin tone r \f?r^\ I the P ractlce of "king C^Cs n c sts t l c s dS/Z^S^ POWDERED v M' L X You can still get78 words
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Article, Illustration1159 1940-09-12 6 IN peace-time, London was a meeting place lor nurses from all over the icorld. Students of nursing from many countries were glad of the opportunities offered by the Royal College of Nursing to visit Great Britain, work m British hospitals and study British methods.1,159 words
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Article147 1940-09-12 6 (From Our Woman Correspondent) London, Aug. 12. 'THE rerent broadcast narrative of "Srott m the Antarctic" recalls the privilege I had of rcadir tain Scott's list letter, written m pencil, to Mrs. Wilso:i, wife cf the companion. The letter has a ring of courage, comfort and147 words
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Advertisement240 1940-09-12 6 ROBINSON'S DRESS SALE FINISHES ON THE 14th ALL DRESSES STILL IN STOCK MUST BE SOLD ABSOLUTELY REGARDLESS OF COST DON'T MISS THE REMAINING BARGAINS 344 Go "Pasteurized" fA v r AtK WITH J Helena Rubinstein's Famous Face Cream It's the beauty cream of endless virtues, Helena Rubinstein's world-renowned Pasteurized Face240 words
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Advertisement209 1940-09-12 6 Shrewd housewives never overlook The wearing qualities The absorbency or •The weight of the TOWELS they are buying. j You will find all these features m our INDIAN TOWELS. Available m all sizes with Red, Gold, Blue Green Borders See them today at GIAN SINGH CO., 4 Battery Rd. Singapore209 words
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949 1940-09-12 7 Victoria Chappelle - We Are Now Beginning To Live Communal Lives In Our Village Victoria Chappelle By COMMUNISM has come to our village— or should I say communalism What I mean is that we've come out of our shells to such an extent that we are actually beginning to live communal lives. It949 words
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Article, Illustration161 1940-09-12 7 The wedding of Mr. Loh Hoon Tong and Miss Too Huen Lan took place at the Universal Restaurant, Singapore, last week-end. The wedding of Inche Abdul Rahman bin Chek Embi and Miss Saodah binte Ahmad took place at Gaytaag Serai on Sept. 8. The groom is police inspector m161 words
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Advertisement292 1940-09-12 7 Lovely Attractive Brocaded Silk House-coats Em broidered Dressingjj o w n s, Blouses, Handkerchiefs and Evening Hand-bags etc. etc. NOW ON DISPLAY Shop conveniently to-day C. ft. TANG 241, River Valley Road, Phone 2181, SINGAPORE. SHAVING WORRIES? END YOUR TROUBLES by using an ECLIPSE SAFETY RAZOR Tin- razor uith I292 words
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Advertisement154 1940-09-12 7 j^fIAAAAAJ EAI jE JAJ r «ji!A\ 4 JSm V V The latest cri-ation m hair style executed by the "WAVE CUT" which comes miirest to a natural wave. Done at MAISON MARTIN, Experts m Wave Cut. 1749. ORCHARD ROAD Amber Mansions Phone 3450. gripe MIXTURE o von after each feed,154 words
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1228 1940-09-12 8 Are Ye Able? We Are Able The Challenge Of The Hour This Article Originally Appeared Over The Initials F.S. In The Exeter Express And Echo. 11/ ft cannot fathom the magic of language. Words where do they come from? What power they have to stir hopes and long-for-gotten memories to1,228 words
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285 1940-09-12 8 For The "Pocket" Meal Variety Sandwiches Preferred CANDWICHES answer many needs of present days. As a pocket meal they seem to be first favourites. They are quickly made and often provide a moans of using up the surplus of heavier meals. But the role of the sandwich also requires that285 words
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Article, Illustration58 1940-09-12 8 II- yuu like white frocks for evenln? as many Singapore women do, you 1 will will find fashion interest about this one worn by RKO Radio's Wrndy Barrie. It is silk jersey, and its skirt if gathered into a wide Waistband, Glittering srquins m many colours <ire58 words
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694 1940-09-12 8 Ruth Penney - Ruth Penney By /JATHER round, you teen v age girls. We are about to disclose some priceless bits of information. Knowing that every normal girl (whether she admits it or not) wants to get along with the boy friends, we decided to694 words
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