The Straits Times, 19 September 1940
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Title Section35 1940-09-19 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBEP. 19, 1940, PRICE 5 CENTS35 words
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Advertisement292 1940-09-19 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING... MIEN CHONG Just Kccrivrd Suit l.f link" WAIN SHIKI.I. > In Silk *n-i Wool Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various olouri. 31 Coleman SL. S'porr. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471) Duplex Design Double-Acting Quiet---No Gears Self Oiling BilJfc. Fast Loose Pulleys Ml\ jiS Capacities from292 words
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Advertisement118 1940-09-19 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST i 'PHONE 3683). mm rev-robe ,|^\^s TRAVEL WARDROBES FOR LADIES MEN ou ont really pack a REV« ROBE, you hang your Suits or I'V^ j Dresses in it straight from the f L'l JiJtm wardrobe. 5 suits or 2 dresses H\=\T can P^118 words
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Advertisement11 1940-09-19 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR NEW SHIPMENT OF DRESSES JUST RECEIVED11 words
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Obituary30 1940-09-19 2 IIELLER. Cornel Reller died this morning at the General Hospital at 3.45 a.m. Cortege leaves General Hospital at 4 p.m. to-day for Interment at Eidadari at 4. 30 p.m.30 words
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Advertisement716 1940-09-19 2 @fe Straits §Rmes SMALL ADS. M n! m urn charge $1 ror adv« not exceeding i linm More than four line* 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra l.o.MKSTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS P.P.C CARDS are charred 13 rich per insertion per Inch, (hei716 words
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Advertisement881 1940-09-19 2 HOUSES FLATS, TO LET TO LET. Nos. 2 and 47 Amber Road. Apaly Meyer Brothers. BUNGALOW 4 Aflgullla Part, modern sanitation, 2 large bedrooms apply AngulUa Co AMBER MANSION, mrnlshrd room, brea!:f ast optional, suitable >a-hclor. Apply TOB y.o 744, Straits Times. TO LET partly furnished Uandudno 221 Marine Parade881 words
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Advertisement1035 1940-09-19 2 FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— New or Used Plume 3333 ÜBIVK VODRSeur and private Hire Cai -low rates. General rransport Go Ltd ■Phone 5484. TENDERS TENDERS (Vide Gazette No. 244 of 6tl. September, 1940) TENDERS are Invited for the sole right to open one pawnshop for a period of three years from1,035 words
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Advertisement794 1940-09-19 2 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE. TENDERS are invited from approved contractors for the erection and completion ot S Semi-detached Houses and Two 5 rc:ir-.-, Bachelor Blocks of Coolies' Quarters off Alexandra Road for Messrs. Malayan Breweries Ltd. A deposit of $100 is required from each contractor tendering and will be refunded on794 words
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Advertisement718 1940-09-19 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC FOR SALE AT CLARKE ROAD OFF DUNEARN ROAD S COMPOUND HOUSES WILL BE HEADY FOR OCCUPATION NOVEMBER IST. apply PASKOE'S LTD. 1939 V, LITRE S.S. JAGUAR* SALOON in splendid condition. European owned $2,500.00. VAUXHALL 14 SPORTS MODEL, 4 Seater Tourer, attractive two tone colour, in excellent condition—718 words
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Advertisement594 1940-09-19 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N Co. M.VI PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The bast possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China India Ceylon and594 words
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Advertisement455 1940-09-19 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are net guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE ATTHE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28) Frequent455 words
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Advertisement135 1940-09-19 3 n nfVf lr Vv SINGAPORE COLOMBO EAST AFRICA S. AFRICA S. AMERICA Five New Luxury Liners m.s. Argentina Maru Speed 22 knots. 13,000 G. TONS. M.s. Brasil Maru 22 13,000 m.s. Hokoku Maru 21 11,000 m.s. Aikoku Maru 21 11,000 m.s. Kckoku Maru 21 11,000 Express Cargo and Passenger Service135 words
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Miscellaneous526 1940-09-19 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHl U) nc» «4m.| ZHP v«9 <ntm Sii.Wb.i 1.15 p.m. Light muslct; 1.30 pm. Wirnltig to mariners. Programme summary. Mid -day tin, copra and rubber prices; 1.35 p.m. News; 1.50 p.m. Interval. 5.00 Hindustani mustct: 5.30 p.m. Cantonese drama "Mole Kwal Ytng" (Pts. 1 and 2)t; 6.0J526 words
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Miscellaneous577 1940-09-19 3 EMPIRE STATION Transmission t (6. no p.m -H 05 p.m. Malarta time) will be radiated on the following length*: GSH— 13.9? m; GSI— IN m GSJ— UM m; GSG 18.88 m; GST 13.92 m: and oi GSH— 19 6( m until 7.20 *a -nd ol GSV 1644 ro from 7.35577 words
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Article518 1940-09-19 4 Small Turnover In Shares: Raub Gold Easier By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, Sept. 19. T^HE local share market was much quieter yesterday and dealing was confined to a few tins, Industrials and Raub Gold. As was to be expected Raub came on offer In conslderablp quantities by518 words
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Article90 1940-09-19 4 Thursday, Sept 19, noon. Bayer* Sellcn Prtca orioa No. a tf^.s. (Spat loose) 37S il 7 No. IX R.S.S f*KX In ease* Sept-Oct. sellers option 37f4 38 G.r.A.Q. K.S.S t.o.b. in bales Sept.-Oct. sellers optlcn 36 <« 36H F.A.Q. R.S.S r.o.b. 10 bale* Sept.-Oct. sellers90 words
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Article373 1940-09-19 4 IN a weekly repoiv on the rubber market issued this morning Lewis and Peat 'Singapore) Ltd. writerBuying by the American Reserve Purchasing Company has been chiefly responsible for the maintenance of prices at the present level during the week, as very few inquiries have come from373 words
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Article185 1940-09-19 4 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular lssueJ by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T. 2/4 i/ifl Lordon demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand Switierland demand 308 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 16'16 Montreal demand 81 11/16 Batavla demand U%185 words
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1321 1940-09-19 4 nLiwiiu.ii, >tri. is, i mii r n MINING Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin (is) 3a 3s 6d Austral Amal (5s) 5s 3d 5a 9d x.iJ Austral Malay <£) 33s 6d 35s 6d Ayer Hltam (5s) iw r* Ayer Weng ($1) .90 00 Bangrin Tin 16j 3'1,321 words
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Article150 1940-09-19 4 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.504th auction yesterday and there were catalogued 2.049,924 lb.— 915.14 tons: offered 1.660.378 lb.— 141.24 tons; sold 1,185,871 lb.— 529.41 tons. London Spot 12d New York Spot 19% cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoke Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard150 words
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Article43 1940-09-19 4 New York, Sept. 13. THE Bank ol England's refusal to sell yttritnr at the official rate in settlement of free market commitmeits has squeezed free-ster'.ir? to a premium over the official rate, though the premium also reflects American confidence In Britain's prospecis. Raute:.43 words
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Article298 1940-09-19 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Sept. 18. Books rotai far Oompanj Dividend Clow OM« B* ui» Osaoclsl reur TW Psyabto \>iu> to <l»ta Austral Amal 3d Sept 14 Sept. 2T Sept. 15 13% Burma Malay Is. No 24 Bept 23 Sept. 30 Sept. 24298 words
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Advertisement261 1940-09-19 4 'r.-£K*a^^^^^SLA mSL STARINA CYCLES are all precision built In Englani. 'QzW^r^ Standard Model de Luxe is Illustrated. Also Sport* fS&mW l\ Models are available. Despite their high quality ]>?~W »\Y STARINA are a Low Priced, High Class all British J4M .\/777^A. »«Csjr" '~>btainablc from the following Singapore Stockists:— $«H TPA0E261 words
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Article1538 1940-09-19 5 Provisions Of Income Tax Law: Rates Allowances THE report of the Financial Adviser to the Thai Government recently published contains a resume of the Revenue Code. Its main provisions fall under 7 heads: (1) Income Tax The standard rate remains at 8%. The following main deductions may1,538 words
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Article113 1940-09-19 5 Mails ciotc at the General Post Office as follows:— TO-DAY Africa (South) surface 11 a.m. Ceylon surface 11a.m. TOMORROW Australia air 5 p.m. Australia (East and South) surface 2 p.m. Australia (West and North-West i surface coon Java surface 1.30 p.m., air 5 p.m. New Zealand113 words
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Article332 1940-09-19 5 London, Sept. 18. THE market was well attended to-day and trading was more active. Prices In most groups tended to Improve under the lead of gold mining shares which were supported by Cape and local buyers.— Reuter. The following are to-Jay's closing middle quotations. Shares are of332 words
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Article145 1940-09-19 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES 'From Oir Owd Correspondent) London, Sept 18. rGMMODITY and Exchange market* closea as follow* vttn previous quotations it parenthesis:— RIBBFB: Quiet. Spot ll?id 12d ,12d 12Hd> Nov. HT,d 12d d2d 12V.d) Dec. liTid I2d ii2d I2^d) Jan-Mar ll*d ll!»d (1115 16d 12 116d> New York (opening prices): (not145 words
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Article266 1940-09-19 5 Collected by Mr. v. Jackson. Anglo Dutch Plantations Ltd., Soebang. Java.— 3rd. contribution. 6.007.82 (Plus £10) 84.86 Sungei Bagan Rubber Company, Ltd. Further contribution. 2,000 Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co. Ltd. 1,000 Mr. Mrs. Howell D. Mundell Further contribution. 500 Bukit Tinggi Estate266 words
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Advertisement148 1940-09-19 5 r^TAKE SNAPS ySBfA M The kind of snaps you wilJ prize and §1 SPi^^ 1 your friends will admire are easy to 1 jffTv'^^S I 1 take with any Kodak camera. Clever II Blf wt^k I 1 design, tested lens, unsurpassed work- II al Mv^r I inanship combine to produce148 words
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Advertisement165 1940-09-19 5 RING RAZOR. BRITISH PRODUCT RETRIEVE YOUR FALLEN BLADE WITH THE ECLIPSE RAZOR MAGNETIC PICK UP. THE MAGNET IN THE HANDLE WILL PICK UP BLADES FROM THE SMOOTHEST SURFACE WITHOUT INJURY TO THE FINGFRS OR TO THE KEEN EDGES Of THE BLADE. FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM OBTAINABLE FROM ALL165 words
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Advertisement35 1940-09-19 5 NOMINAL CAPITAL: $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: $10,000,000 BRANCHES throughout Mtlaya Burma, South China, French Indo-Cliina Netherlands East Indies. AGENTS CORRESPONDENTS in all principal cities of the World. BANKING TRANSACTIONS of every description undertaken Hasten.35 words
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Miscellaneous144 1940-09-19 5 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE II W. 12.04 noon; 9.3 L. W. 5.56 a.m. 2.3 ft.; 6.09 P m. 1.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 00.27 a.m. 9.3 it.; 12.30 noon. 9.3 tlL W. 0.23 a.m. 2.3 ft.: 6.41 p.m. 1.7 ft. Saturday, Bert. 21 H. W. 00.59 a.m. 9 ft.; 12.58 »oon144 words
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Advertisement227 1940-09-19 6 'ONE OF THE BEST COMEDIES EVER' STRAITS TIMES 'MUSIC LAUGHS MAKE 'MY LOVE CAME BACK' A MOST ENTERTAINING PICTURE' FREE PRESS SEE IT LAUGH AWAY YOUR BLUES! I rr^n,: alhambra Warner Bros, present OLIVIA Jk^k DeHAVILLAND /UT» in her first starring role £fe<^^ since "G.W.T.W." WmV^ H 'MY LOVE JmfS227 words
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Advertisement250 1940-09-19 6 YOU'LL KNOW AT MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY AT THE CAPITOL D ***** La Route C'est La Valse Amoureuse Mary Healy D ***** I concentrate on you Between you and me (Both from Broadway Melody of 1940) Sandy Macpheraon D ***** The Gate of the Year Twilight Hour Walter Midclry D ***** Homing250 words
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Advertisement256 1940-09-19 6 The Grandest PRESCRIPTION for LAUGHTER EVER MADE UP! OPENING 3.15 6.15 9.15 /jfIHR^L TO-DAY AT THE CAPITOL P^^ Columbia Pictures who gave you "Too Many W^fcn^ <&o&sk ■Pi Husbands" "His Girl Friday" "You cant take it with \J|)2^ $SS3^J |y You" and other famous comedy hits Jm |*f BRING YOU256 words
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Article, Illustration63 1940-09-19 7 Professor J. B. S. Haldane recently visited Sir John Anderson, Minister for Home Security and described a new type of secure air raid shelter, which he would lik> to have adopted in the poor districts of London. Picture shows Mr. Haldane photographed with the model of63 words
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362 1940-09-19 7 British Temperament Unsuited For Prevaricating Facts London, Sept. IS. TN the House of Lords, replying to the debate on British propaganda, in the course of which the Government was i asked what steps had been taken to secure adequate presenta- tion of the BritishReuter - 362 words
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Article156 1940-09-19 7 London, Sept 18. A TRAVELLER Just returned from South Africa, in a letter to tlv; Manchester Guardian, tells of an experience in Cape Town, where sirens are sounded to call citizens to acts oi homage. At mid-day daily," he writes, "they observe a two-minute silence.British Wireless - 156 words
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Article40 1940-09-19 7 London, Sept. 18. rr is learned that an agreement has been reached between the British r.nd Spanish Governments regarding the amount of imports of oil into Spain. It Is officially regarded as satisfactory to both sides.— Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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Article36 1940-09-19 7 New York, Sept. 18FIFTEEN of the crew of the Liverpool steamer Incemore which ran ashore at Antlcostl Island, In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, have been taken off. The captain and officers are remaining aboard— Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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Advertisement294 1940-09-19 7 wn-««g- DINNER DANCE 8 p.m to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION MIMI JOSE MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 WKDNESDAY. OCT. 2ND- "WEAR A SMILE" B ALL SPECIAL CABARET in aid of the "BUY A BOMBER" WAR FUND. TICKETS 32.00. BOOK NOW ADELPHI iMpi HOTEL ADELPHI GRILL Wntttier you294 words
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Advertisement265 1940-09-19 7 CJb"" InHV Where Everybody Goes 3.15 6.15 9.15 BK^'i alice faye DON AMECHE mm HENRY FONDA |||||^g£|! EDWARD ARNOLD in 20th Century Vo\ Musical achievement -'LILLIAN RUSSELL" Hear ALICE FAYE sing tbese unforgettable songs "After the Hall h Over" "Rosie Yon Are My Posic" "The Hand Played On," "My Evening265 words
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Article1244 1940-09-19 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1940. (382nd Day Of The War.) Can We Take It? There is in existence a regulation passed under the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act authorizing the prosecution of any person publishing any report or statement relating to matters connected with the war which is1,244 words
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Article1594 1940-09-19 8 Reinforcements In The East EXPLOITING ~A DYNAMIC STRATEGY WAPOLEON once said that the Power holding the Egyptian region commandeu the crossroads of three Continents and was in a position to expand strategically in all directions. This nuclear importance is reasserting itself once more, now that1,594 words
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Article159 1940-09-19 8 A Warning To Vegetable Growers To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I wish to warn those who are planting vegetables of the danger to which the young plants and shoots are exposed by the snails which are overrunning Malaya. Small snails are able to get through one-inch159 words
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Letters To The Editor
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Letter796 1940-09-19 8 Problem Of Remittances To China To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The question of Chinese remittances has been a topic of lively discussion throughout Malaya— in the Chinese Press, at meetings of Chinese Chambers of Commerce and at clubs and coffee shops. To the Chinese masses,796 words
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Letter74 1940-09-19 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I derived much amusement In reading In one of your contemporaries the names of some of those who formed part of the "Distinguished Audience at Wool Fund Cinema Show." I wonder if it was Just by74 words
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Advertisement321 1940-09-19 8 First in Malaya NUMONT FUL-VUE The refinement and symmetry of Numont Pul-vue styling Is evident at a glance. Here Is truly handsome eyewear. Each of tne features below Is an added reason for sclenting Numont Ful-vue for your own glasses. 1. Endpleces not attached to lenses. Numont Pul-vue construcilon eliminates321 words
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Advertisement67 1940-09-19 8 FOWLERS ARCHITECTS' BUILDING AND CONTRACTORS POCKET BOOK. A Compendium of Modern building practice for the Use of Architects, Surveyors, Public Works all others interested in the production use of Buildings. Containing 929 pages, fully Illustrated. Price only $3.30 or $3.50 Post Free. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD., 6-8 Robinson Road67 words
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325 1940-09-19 9 Most Violent Raids On Invasion Bases RELENTLESS FORESTALLING OFFENSIVE GOES ON Ships, Barges, Docks And Railway Yards Attacked CTEADILY increasing the pressure on the German-held Channel ports, the Bomber Command of the R.A.F. yesterday sent one of the largest forces of British bombers hitherto325 words
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Article139 1940-09-19 9 AT Calais a flre a quarter of a mile long was left raging on the west side of the Basin Carnot and a medley of lesser fires broke out in the corner of another basin and on railway lines on the east side of th* Basin139 words
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Article199 1940-09-19 9 TERRIFIC flashes of flame lit up the French coast in the region ol Boulogne as the R.A.F. launched a terrific attack on German invasion ports. The raid was apparently the most violent yet carried out by the R.A.F' on Boulogne. Gun flashes stabbed the waterlinc and199 words
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Article177 1940-09-19 9 THREE squadrons of Blenheim and Beaufort bombers of the Coastal Command carried out an attack on Cherbourg harbour, in which two large ships— one believed to be a destroyer were destroyed. The attack was delivered in a gale and against sustained opposition from guns ashore and177 words
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332 1940-09-19 9 OSTEND outer and inner harbours the main docks and about 30 1 barges wen bombed. A big barge concentration southeast of Flushing was also bombed and there was a series of explosions, then spreading flames and lastly a tremendous explosion. AntwerpReuter - 332 words
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Article, Illustration21 1940-09-19 9 A huge bomb crater behind a row of damaged houses in Croydon. The shelters were, however, intact.21 words
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Article, Illustration21 1940-09-19 9 This is how a bus standing in a Croydon street looked after it had been bombed by raiders.21 words
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177 1940-09-19 9 British Troops Want To Meet Nazi Murderers London, Sept. 18. INDISCRIMINATE German bombing of London has made the mood of troops in the north of England who are preparing to meet a possible German invasion one of grim determination, says a special correspondent with the Northern Command. The correspondent talkedReuter - 177 words
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64 1940-09-19 9 Athens, Sept. 18. rpHERE appears to be an Improvement !n A the situation as far as Italy is concerned, as the Italian legation here had announcfd that children of Italian families who have been on holiday in Italy are returning to Greece on Sept. 25. ItalianReuter - 64 words
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Article50 1940-09-19 9 London, Sept. 18. MEMBERS of the Polish squadron which destroyed 71 German planes in 18 days was decorated to-day by Gen. Sikorskl, the Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chlef. Sixteen airmen received the Polish equivalent of the D.S.O. and four the equivalent of the Military Cross. RenterReuter - 50 words
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Article39 1940-09-19 9 London, Sept. 18. A SECOND batch of American destroyers for Britain has arrived at a port on the east coast of Canada and they will be turned over to the Royal Navy immediately. Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article57 1940-09-19 9 Gibraltar. Sept. 18. r!E RAF. headquarters here to-day issued a statement that on Saturday an aircraft failed to return from patrol. It is since learnt that three members oJ the crew are safe and have been Interned in neutral territory. The remainder of the crew, namely theReuter - 57 words
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Article24 1940-09-19 9 London, Sept. 18. THE Admiralty announces that the submsjine Narwhal (Lleut.-Com-mander R. J. Burch) Is overdue and must be considered lost— Reuter.Reuter - 24 words
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Article53 1940-09-19 9 Cairo, Sept. 18. DRITISH General Headquarters to-day issued the following communique: Egypt: During yesterday and last night the enemy have been engaged in consolidating the position in and around Sidi Barrani, where they have been heavily and successfully bombed. Other fronts: Nothing to report. —Renter. (EarlierReuter - 53 words
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Article234 1940-09-19 9 MAY DRIVE HITLER TO INVASION London, Sept. 18. pOMMAND of the air is the key to victory, writes the Daily Telegraph, commenting on Mr. Churchill's speech. Dread of the day when we shall obtain it may drive Hitler to snatch at a desperate chance of invasion,Reuter - 234 words
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118 1940-09-19 9 Moscow, Sept. 18. "THE air battle of London, which Is a 1 stage In the struggle for Britain, cannot continue with such Intensity and Vm moment Is approaching when attackers and not the attacked will be Influenced by circumstances which they themselves created,' writes Pravda.Reuter - 118 words
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Article78 1940-09-19 9 Washington, Sept. 18. "T AM beginning to Incline to the view that 1 Hitler has run -nto trouble and that a turn unavoidable to him is developing" writes Raymond Clapper the distinguished political columnist In the New York World Telegram. He adds "Opinion Is shifting to the viewReuter - 78 words
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83 1940-09-19 9 New York, Sept. 18. PURTEEN religious leaders led by the Rev Mr. Henry Tucker, the presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, have requested 800 ministers of all faiths to observe Sept 29 as "Great Britain Sunday," and join In prayers for the BritishReuter - 83 words
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36 1940-09-19 9 Calcutta, Sept. 11. rE Bengal Government has contributed £7.500 to the fund for the relief of London air raid sufferers, whclh has been opened by the Mayor of Calcutta. Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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320 1940-09-19 9 MORE FIGHTERS THAN EVER TO "WEAR DOWN" R.A.F. London, Sept. 18. fjERMAN raiders flocked over south-east England to-day, v says Reuter's air correspondent, trying all known air lanes to the capital and others as well. Flying at a great height, the frozen trailsReuter - 320 words
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Article226 1940-09-19 9 London, Sept. 18. PRESCRIBING four separate attempts by the German air force to-day to wear down the R.A.F. fighter .letence cl southeast England, the Air Ministry news service reveals that the first formations came across the coast between Dungeness and the North Foreland at h:.(> uReuter - 226 words
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Advertisement52 1940-09-19 9 'fllll/lj Though simple in use, the Wllr'^ii^^^rai'll^rßl^jl I JOT "TrewheUa" Monkey Grubber will ,'W/J JJ'/.fflMJ .IRWS iilIM lackle the hardest Job— by hand. W\W\ liln^^^imJmWtP |lI|lM Scientifically made to conserve [\v)l<jt! physical energy and eliminate \\}r V)^/ !sNW^tti\li fy strain. Ideal for tree felling and J//WWW wA Mil rapid land52 words
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Article96 1940-09-19 10 ALLEGATIONS of dissatisfaction .••rnon,t air raid wardens in Ningapo>. e because the> ucre being used as "errand boys for odds and ends" were refuted in official quarters yesterday 'Not a single complaint has lircn inaile to us (initially." a Straits Times reporter was told. •■On96 words
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202 1940-09-19 10 BREAKDOWN OF HANOI TALKS? Serious Turn Of Events Reported Shanghai. Sept. 19. FRANCO-JAPANESE relations in regard to Indo-China have taken a turn for the worse, it appears from all reports reaching Shanghai. Leading members of the Japanese Inspectorate i:i Indo-Chir.a have their bags all ready packed at Hanoi and other202 words
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Article70 1940-09-19 10 n Our Own Correspondent' Bangkok, Sept. 18. THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a communique totally denying reports emanating from various sources to the effect that Thai military forces had advanced into Indo-Chlna. It adds: "Proceedings art going on in normal manner for the demarcation el70 words
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340 1940-09-19 10 British Residents In Java Send Cheque For $6,000 TWO CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL RUBBER COMPANIES THE War Fund to-day totals $3,727,894, less than $23,000 short of the $3 3 4 million mark. To-day's donations total $10,486. There is a further substantial contribution to The War Fund340 words
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Article379 1940-09-19 10 n O N A 1 l o N S to the Malaya Patriotic Fund amounted to $1,935,568.68, according to the latest list. This is an increase of $25,898.43 over the previous list. Immigration and Passports staff $41.04; All Ceylonese Section $153.75; The Lawn Tennis Association of379 words
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Article134 1940-09-19 10 SO strict is the censorship of news and :adio broadcasts in Krencn indo-China that the people had not heard ol the report of Thailand's demand for the return of former Thai territory In Indo-China when he visited Saison on Tuesday, said h traveller who arrived in Singapore134 words
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Article, Illustration128 1940-09-19 10 Colonial Office Promotion (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 19. IT is announced in London that Dr. H. A. Tempany, has been appointed to succeed Sir F. Stockdale as Agricultural Adviser to the Secretary of State to the Colonies, Lord Lloyd. Dr. Temps r.y left Malaya128 words
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Article176 1940-09-19 10 TTWO well-Known Chinese families were united to-day when Mr. Ons Tiang Guan. the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Boon Tat, was married to Miss Chua Hock Tay, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chua Cheng Hock of Malacca. The wedding, which176 words
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292 1940-09-19 10 CORNEL Reller, leader of the Adelphi and Sea View Hotels orchestra, died early to-day at the General Hos- pital after a brief illness. Born in I Bocskerch, Yugo-Siavia, he was 34. i He was a Hungarian. The funeral takes place at Bidadan Cemetery this292 words
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Article64 1940-09-19 10 THE Bishop of Singapore, Right Rev B. C. Roberts, will leave Singapore at the end of next month to take up his new appointment as warden of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury. Until the appointment of a new Bishop, the Archdeacon of Singapore will administer the Diocese. The64 words
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Article46 1940-09-19 10 THE Merrilads Musical Association celebrat. their nth anniversary last Saturday t Mr. Lim Hock Seng's bungalow at Slglap Medals were presented to Messrs. Khoo Pee Ee. Lim Hock Seng and Koh Lye Hock, U> founders and a clock to Mr. Ong Cheng P*»n46 words
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Article37 1940-09-19 10 [JR. J. M. A. Lowson, who Is to relic* Dato fDr.) GU. Garllck. Principal Medical Officer, Johort on his .tlremrnt at the enu of the month, has returned from leave In Australia.37 words
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Article, Illustration49 1940-09-19 10 German big guns mounted on the French coast recently opened up eighty minutes of intense shell fire on a convoy passing through the Straits of Dover. Observers reported that no ship appeared damaged. Shells are here seen bursting near the convoy during the attack.49 words
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585 1940-09-19 10 "THE Thai demands presented to the French Government for the return of territory which was ceded by her years ago under duress have apparently caused a sensation in some quarters, but there should be nothing sensational in what has been accepted in Thailand as a585 words
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Article57 1940-09-19 10 The Rev. A. C. Parr, vice-principal of St. Andrew's School, Singapore, son of the late Dr. W. A. Parr, and of Mrs. Parr, of Marlborough, is soon to marry Miss Evelyn Mary Tarbat, daughter or the late Rev. J. E. Tarbat and Mrs.57 words
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Article226 1940-09-19 10 Expert's View Of Sydney Dock "CYDNEY'S £3,000,000 grav- ing dock will have important improvements on Singapore dock. These are naval secrets." Major P. H. Thome, who will supervise the construction of the Sydney dock, said this on arrival in Sydney last week. He Is representing Sir Alexander226 words
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Article99 1940-09-19 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johorc Bahru, Sept. 18. POUND guilty or abandoning her newly-born male child at Sedenak Estate, Sedenak, on May 24, Mok Wan, a Chinese woman, was sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Laville ?t the Johore Assizes to-day. A99 words
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Article161 1940-09-19 10 "I ILLIAN RUSSELL." With Alice Fayr. Li Henry Fonda, Don Ameebe and Edward Arnold. 20th Century Fox. \t the Cathay. Darryl Zanuck's film biography of one of America's greatest actresses Is meant as a tribute to this woman who was the toast of New York161 words
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Advertisement183 1940-09-19 10 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE v. \ii i.i:s nun i Dinnor Dance 8p night. <\Ki:il X THEATRE, (,l VI.IM. The Figiitinfi Marines. Complete Serial to be Screen ;d »t 7.45 p.m. <.KI\T WORLD Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight Globe: Tlie Flyttv; Deuce? Sky Cafe Society. H \Pl'\ WORLD Aerial Trapeze Stunu. Wayuiie. Side.'183 words
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Advertisement79 1940-09-19 10 AUSTin rxU lortß/nileA per gallon AND ARE DESIGNED FOR HEAVY DUTY WORK WITH ALL EQUIPMENT SUITED TO THE SEVEREST CONDITIONS. FEATURES. Powerful 27 H.P. overhead valve engine, designed for maximum power at low engine speeds. Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes, giving maximum safety. Heavy duty 4-speed transmission incorporating Borg and Beck clutch.79 words
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Article343 1940-09-19 11 Regulations To Be Amended •"THE Food Controller, Malaya, states that tne Registration of Rice Purchasers order will shortly be amended so that rice reta.lers and exporters may register with the wholesalers from whem they ordinr.rily buy, without restriction as to number. In the same way. wholesaters343 words
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Article40 1940-09-19 11 A THREE-DAY exhibition of a collection of old and new Chinese paintings as well j a;; calligraphic masterpieces will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall In Singapore, commencing to-day, up to and Including Saturday. Admission is free.40 words
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Article335 1940-09-19 11 Dominion Will Carry On War To Victorious End ALTHOUGH there is very intense opposition to the war by the Nationalist Party in South Africa, there is no doubt that the Dominion will continue the war side by side with the British Empire, because General Smuts335 words
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Article24 1940-09-19 11 THE S.S. Police Band will perform under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch at Katong Park at 5.30 p.m. to-day:24 words
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139 1940-09-19 11 SOME people appear to be under a misapprehension about the quantity jt ice vU 'i they can purchase," states the Food Controller in a communique on the consumers registration scheme- "There is no necessity to purchase the full amount of rice which is allowed "Thirty-six kat.it->139 words
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Article, Illustration34 1940-09-19 11 The Germans have teen suffering heavy losses during their regent raids on London and Britain. Three German airmen whose planes were brought down are here seen bzing marched to an internment camp.34 words
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Article268 1940-09-19 11 Missionary Opposed By Witch-Doctors A PROTESTANT missionary who believes he is the only white man who ever "shot" the Luwe Rapids of of the Zambesi on a native raft, arrived ir Singapore from Africa yesterday. He in Mr. Samuel Martin Konigmacher. An American, Mr. Konigmacher scent268 words
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47 1940-09-19 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 18. TWO Chinese left Penang for Singapore for training with the S.S. Volunteer Air Force. They are Mr. Loke Yaik Foo, propretor of Kens U Ltd., and Mr. Thye Poh Sun, of Kee Huat Radio Company.47 words
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66 1940-09-19 11 THE prize-distribution of the Rochore Malay Glrsl' School (the schoal for selected girls from the Malay vernacular schools) will be held on Sept. 26, at 9.30 a.m. at the Rochore School in Palembang Road. Che' Aeshah Isteri Che' Ishak bin Ahmad has consented66 words
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Article230 1940-09-19 11 Sequel To Raid On Hotel AN "important member" of the Malayan Communist Party was sentenced to six months' rigorous imj.risonment in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday for being a n-.emb:r of an unlawful society. The man was Wee Suan Plow, a "boy" employed by a Chinese230 words
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Article176 1940-09-19 11 AFTEB a trial for murder which occupied thre3 dsys, a 26-year-old Hokkien, Tiu Tian Peng, who was accosed vi shooting a compatriot in Cecil Street on the night of June 11, was acquitted by Mr. Justice Manning at the Singapore Assizes yesterday. The j mry176 words
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588 1940-09-19 11 r\EALING with "Human Blood i U Groups and Blood Transfusion," chiefly in their historical and sociological aspects. Dr. K. Ando, a vicepresident of the Singapore Rotary Club, gave a talk at the weekly meeting of the club at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday which588 words
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Article886 1940-09-19 11 Broker Negotiated Sale Of Shares Without Permission (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan.?, Sept. 18. CHARGED in the district court before Mr. H. A. Forrer under the Defence (Finance) Regulations, F. N. Syer, principal partner in Kennedy and Co., Penan.*? sharebroken, was fined $1,600 on two886 words
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Article37 1940-09-19 11 The next meeting of the SiiKani nightly Cub will be held at the Y.W.C.A. on S<pt. 23 at 9.45 a.m.. whrn the H)f kff will be Mrs. A. H. Dickln-on; hrr «nb;-ct wV be "Speech."37 words
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Advertisement13 1940-09-19 11 CMadiaN (M 0 Whisky HIGH BAIL SOLE AGENTS: K<^±^ W M M^*# I4JCj|13 words
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Advertisement101 1940-09-19 11 Sleeping in Style. These Cool and Comfortable Pyjamas are probably the greatest value we can offer in these days of rising prices. BO N S O I R m SLEEPING SUITS UNSHRINKABLE FULL ROOMY CUT 1 COLOUR FAST. WASH and WEAR WELL Well Tailored from I \i usual $£"**<s, Stock101 words
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Article, Illustration665 1940-09-19 12 Thousands Who Serve In Great Workshops Of The Naval Base From A Special Correspondent THOUSANDS of workmen are employed at the Singapore Naval Base strengthening it as a base for operating against the aggressor nations, and keeping in fighting trim the ships of the British665 words
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Advertisement240 1940-09-19 12 "THANKS TO YOUR TRAINING I WAS ABLE TO GET A GOOD POST" This statement was made by a woman, left a widow without funds. Because she had studied at Pitman's years earlier she secured a position which gave her ample for her needs. Protect those you love, let them learn240 words
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Advertisement75 1940-09-19 12 A different collar The VAN HEUSSN b a semi-stiff collar, possessing all the smartness of a stiff collar. Its unique multi-ply fabric of the finest Egyptian cotton only needs to be seen to be appreciated. Stutiy the exclusive features of the VAN HKUSKN collar, and you will realise why it75 words
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387 1940-09-19 13 Harsh Italian Demands On Syria Create Tension CONTROL OF SURPLUS ARMS London. NEW and harsher demands delivered by members of the Italian Armistice Commission to the French leaders in Syria threaten to cause a bitter quarrel between the two nations' representatives. The Italians, led by a general, two colonels, and387 words
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Article, Illustration32 1940-09-19 13 A fine picture of a 60-pounder gun being fired during training in the Northern command. Note that the gun is at the full extent of the recoil.32 words
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69 1940-09-19 13 Nazi Shell Story Denied In London London, Sept. 18. i DEPORTS cabled to neutral countries give Nazi military officials In Berlin as the source of the story that "it is highly possible that gigantic guns |on the French and Belgian coasts are pounding London." It can be stated categorically thatReuter - 69 words
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Article78 1940-09-19 13 Melbourne, Sept. 18. THE New Zealand chief of staff arrived here to-day to confer with the Australian authorities on mutual defence and on ensuring the security of the south-western Pacific, Including co-ordination of naval movements and the provision In British Pacific possessions of bases for suppliesReuter - 78 words
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365 1940-09-19 13 Gen. Archibald Wavell's Strategy Of Elastic Defence London, Sept. 18. ALTHOUGH .he Italian advance in Egyptian territory hitherto amounts only to about 60 miles, the attackers are permitted to go on for the simple reason that they cannot halt, writes Reuter's military correspondent. AtReuter - 365 words
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69 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. Y^S^E^^A^ morning several enemy 'formations dropped bombs on Malta, some damage being clone to Government property. British lightens shot down three enemy machines. One enemy pilot was taken prisonei In the afternoon an enemy formation flew over the Island andReuter - 69 words
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155 1940-09-19 13 X^'hat The Crown Means In Great Britain New York, Sept. 18. A striking tribute to the meaning of the Crown in Great Britain is paid by the American columns;, Mr. E. A. Jon;s, writing in the Louisville Courier Journal on the subject ofReuter - 155 words
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97 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. PURTHER steps to tighten the block- ade of Germany were announced to-day. The black list of shipowners is in future to contain a list of their ships which will not be granted navicerts or facilities in British ports. A new ships'Reuter - 97 words
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74 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. THE House of Commons had another secret session to-day. An official report on the session says that a debate took place on the recent aerial bombardment of the country. Members representing* London and other constituencies drew attention to many problemsReuter - 74 words
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Article199 1940-09-19 13 Telling Effect Of British Defence London, Sept. 18. pERMAN propaganda and German action are once again out of step. As Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, told the House of Commons yesterday, the German high command is pressing on with its preparations for the invasion of Britain.Reuter - 199 words
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Article127 1940-09-19 13 Dutch Sympathy For Raid Victims Government Offer Ot £50.000 For Relief Londcn, Sept. 18 T*HE Netherlands Government Is reported to hive decided to oiler a contribution of £53.000 to the Lord Mayor's fund for relief cf London'! air raid victim:'. "In this wav," rryj a Du r'i i.tws agency, "the127 words
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Article50 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. LORD LONDONDERRY yesterday offered his Park Lane mansion, Londonderry House, one of the most famous mansions in England, for housing families rendered homeless by bombings. The offer was made In response to the Lord Mayor's appeal for the London distress furd- British Wireless.British Wireless - 50 words
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136 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. MR. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, intimated during the course of questions in the Hook of Commons to-day that the British Government intended to submit to Parliament in due course legislation to conifer the accessary authority upon the Allied GovernmentsReuter - 136 words
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Article96 1940-09-19 13 London, Sept. 18. IT would not be long be lore trainees would be passing out inm Government training centres for munition production at the rate of 250,000 to 300,000 yearly, said Mr. Ernest Bevla, Minister of Labour, speaking in London to-day. Saying that the present luiiyReuter - 96 words
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Advertisement185 1940-09-19 13 WCIQ/Lm* the performance of any I fftAii/\^ ■rtf.fgl modern! .^BBBi BbBB SSSsfcsV^ MB C||tBW^BB%^iBSBBlSS^?4 '^^•IBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBM E^H"^Bf ISSS^^*^ la^»^— »1^^ SSSB Bs^L I^^^ \Af EAif v va vc stems, tappets and Wl^l By^yWsW^^^ 1 WW CAM valve mechanism affects the Vt^wS^^lJ J^^V 1 valve timing. lAI C Aff on piston rings185 words
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Article, Illustration27 1940-09-19 14 The Princess Royal, who fs In Scotland, recently, made an inspection of the Royal Scots Regiment, of which she is Coionel-in- Chief.27 words
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323 1940-09-19 14 Saigon Reported To Have Accepted Japanese Demands For Landing Shanghai, Sept. 18. THE Chinese Press yesterday gave prominence to messages purported to have been received at Chungking from the Chinese Consul-General in Indo-China reporting that the French authorities, following resumption of the FrancoJapanese negotiations inReuter - 323 words
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Article77 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. EXCHEQUER returns show tMe total of ordinary revenue at .-C415.2i;.i.-J.S7 for the period Apr. 1 to Sspt. IJ, as compared with £309,811,331 for a /milar period of two days longer last ytar. Of this total revenue, £88,429,000 was derived from income tax comparedBritish Wireless - 77 words
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Article103 1940-09-19 14 bondon, Sept. 18. THE Belgian Government, according w German sources, has been officially dissolved at Vichy. M. De Vleeschauwer, the Mlnlst Colonies and M. Gutt, Minister of Finance, are, however, now in mndon thus ensuring the existence of the 3elgian Government with full powers. BelgianBritish Wireless - 103 words
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Article98 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. MR. Geoffrey Mander (Lib.) asked In the House ot Commons last night whether a reply had been received from the Japanese Government concerning the suggestion by the British Ambassador at Toklo that the Importation of oil for the transport of medical suppliesReuter - 98 words
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Article74 1940-09-19 14 Batavia. Sept. 18. THE Japanese and N.I. delegate; first met In conference at the Hotel de Indies her* at 4.30 p.m. on Monday. The meeting lasted one hour. The meeting was attended by Japanese delegates headed by Mr. Ichizo Kobayashl, Minister of Commerce and Industry and special74 words
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207 1940-09-19 14 Morale In Britain Very High U.S. AMBULANCE MAN'S TRIBUTE London, Sept. 18. IN an Interview with the London correspondent of the New York Sun. Mr. Wallace Phillips. Director-General of the American Ambulance in Britain, sad. "For the past six weeks at least the general morale of this country has reachedBritish Wireless - 207 words
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Article75 1940-09-19 14 Tokio, Sept. 18. THE Chungking Government nas in vited tho British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the United States Ambassador. Mr. Nelson Johnson and the Soviet Ambassador, M. A. S Panouchkine who ara at present :n Chungking, to attend a diplomatic conference to-day, the Shanghai correspondent of75 words
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Article59 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. A THIRD Irish ship has been sunk by the Germans, says an official statement issued in Dublin to-day. The ship was the Luimneach, which was sunk in the Atlantic by a German submarine on Sept. 4. The captain and nine membersReuter - 59 words
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Article38 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. THE Food Ministry announces that licences to Import bananas from the Canary Islands will be granted previous Importers on the barls of approximately double their Imports during the year ended Aug. 31, 1939. —British Wireless.British Wireless - 38 words
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264 1940-09-19 14 TERRITORIAL WATERS FROiM COAST OF NORWAY TO BAY OF BISCAY AFFECTED London, Sept. 18. Jtfl'HT after night, in every k-nd of wca«h?r, planes of the K.A.F. bomber command have been laying mines in enemy-occupied harbours and territorial waters stretching from the Norwe.;hn coast toReuter; British Wireless - 264 words
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121 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. THE maximum damage to Britain's food supplies from the recent Air raids has been one day's consumption of one particular commodity, the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, stated to-day. At the beginning of these ten days jr so it was121 words
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Article28 1940-09-19 14 Budapest, Sept. 17. •TWELVE persons accused of espion- age were sentenced by a military tribunal from 13'' 2 to 15 years of Imprisonment Rcuter.Reuter - 28 words
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Article84 1940-09-19 14 Goering's Latest Trick Fails London, Sept. 18. FOILED at every turn in his bid to smash the power of the R.A.F. fighter force, Goering resorted to another new trc'.c yesterday afternoon wear down the British pilots, writes Reuter's air correspondent. The aim of the waves of fighters he ordered overReuter - 84 words
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72 1940-09-19 14 Belgrade, Sept. 18. "T^HE Germans have virtually re- placed the International Danube Comm ssion on which Givat Bri.ain and Franr-e were represented— by a consultative commissk n permanently presided by a German, Martius, who alone has the right to convoke sessions. It is reported thatReuter - 72 words
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48 1940-09-19 14 Honolulu, Sept. 18 THIRTY United States warships are now proceeding to California to enable the crews to go on leave. This move fs interpreted here as indicating that the fleet will continue indefinitely to be based on Hawal'.— Reuter.Reuter - 48 words
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Article40 1940-09-19 14 London, Sept. 18. TRADE talks between Denmark and the Soviet and Finland and Italy are about to begin. Two Danish ministers arr \rd t-c'ay in Moscow, and a Finnish commercial mission has a'so arrived in Rome.— Reuter.Reuter - 40 words
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Advertisement437 1940-09-19 14 AT 73 SHE DEFIES RHEUMATISM After Suffering For Years Rheumatism attacked this old lady and gradually spread from her arms to all parts of her body. Then she s arted Kruschen, and now she writes I have suffered from rheumatism for years. At first, I felt acute pain in both437 words
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Advertisement33 1940-09-19 14 EXIDE RELIABILITY A BYE-WORD CAR STARTING LIGHTING SOLE AGENTS BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. SINGAPORE, MALACCA, SEREMBAN, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH, PENANQ. Advt. of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) Oldham Lane, Singapore.33 words
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Article60 1940-09-19 15 PLAYING on (heir own k round at Halcslicr yesterday, the (r\lon Syorts luh second team were beaten by the A.C.S. hockey team by two goals to nil. DRAW AT S.C.R.C. THE hockey match between the S.C.R.C. and the Naval Police, which was played at Hone Lim60 words
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Article1071 1940-09-19 15 Open Invitation Tournament BELOW are given the full draw and. In the handicap event*, the handicaps allotted to each player. In the Straits Cbinese Recreation Club's open Invitation tennis tournament, which begins on Saturday afternoon. OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Holder; Chin Kee Onn. Byes: Chin Kee Onn. I.1,071 words
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599 1940-09-19 15 Three-Nil Victory In Cup Match On The Padang Gordon Highlanders 3; Customs 0. THE Gordon Highlanders found little difficulty in pulting the Customs out of the S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup competition in a qualifying round match played on the padang yesterday. They scored three goals they599 words
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Article150 1940-09-19 15 PLAYING at the Happy World Covered Stadium on Sunday, the All Blues B.P. went down to the Excise Clerks' Club by four games to .two. Results: (All Blues players mentioned first) SioRles: Leo de Souza lost to Pen Teng Siew 4 15, 6—15; V. Dana lost to150 words
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Article75 1940-09-19 15 rS l blowing ties in the Singapore junior badminton championships will be played at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning: Semi-final: Syed Salim (Devonshire) vs. Pat Neubronner (Sphinx). Finals: S. Takada and Y. Yasuda (Diehard) vs. Nellie Chia and Lilian Tan (Eelip&e and Diehard); Yong Sook Lian (Merridale) vs.75 words
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Article69 1940-09-19 15 'THE Singapore English School* eighth annual athletic sports meeting will be held at Jalan Besar Stadium at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The Old Boys' race (440 yards) will be run at about 5.15 p.m. "I'riK Maxfli Badminton Party will meet the Spartan Badminton Party in a friendly69 words
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Article46 1940-09-19 15 SOCX;EK: First division. Aigylte v«. Malays. Anson llftad stadium; cup competition. R.A.F. 2nd XI vs. Chinese 2nd XI. SRC second division (a), SUB. ts. Publishers. S.H.B. Tennis: S.C.C. and V-M.C.A. tournaments. Hockey: C.S.C. vs. Singapore Hornets, Balestier: Y.M.C.A. vs. Mount .in Reciracnt, T.M.C.A.46 words
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Article113 1940-09-19 15 IN a friendly match of three singles and two doubles. Brinfcmann's badj minton team beat the Thornycrofts Sports Club by five games to nil. The i match was played last Saturday at the l latter's court and the following were jthe scores: (Erinkmann's players mentioned first): Singles:—113 words
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Article139 1940-09-19 15 I THE September St&pleford competition of 1 the Garrison Golf Club, played at Tanglln, resulted in a win In Group "A" for E. G. < Gardiner with a score of 32 '-.> and In a win jfor Lieut. Smiley, in Group "B" with a scare139 words
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Article172 1940-09-19 15 THE following are the selected sides for Rugby trial matches on Saturday and next Tuesday, at the S.C.C-: Colours: L. G. Robertson; J. G. Houston. G. B. Potter. P. B. Taylor, J. E. Slade; J. B. Potter, R. A. Hooper; A. S. Cassels, D. M. Walker. J172 words
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Article128 1940-09-19 15 PL A V I N O at the Happy World stadium last Sunday the Terrace B.P. defeated the Dardanella B.P. by five games to three. Results: Terrace players first, were: Singles: Mohd. Yussof lost to Salleh Ahmad 7—15,7 15, 9—15;9 15; A. Aziz Anang beat A. Aziz 15—9,128 words
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323 1940-09-19 15 TIES played yesterday in tlie S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows: Men's ttngles handicap: s. C. Woolmer 15) beat A. Qreenhin (+15.S) 6—4. 4; C. J. Bembroke (gci) beat A. Sewell (15.3) 6—3. 6—1. Mixed doubles handicap: Mr. and Mrs. R. P.323 words
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Article, Illustration486 1940-09-19 15 Sullivan Scores Seven Goals In Nine-Nil Victory S.R.C 9 R.A.F 0. THE S.R.C. have opened the hockey season very promising- ly and should again be one of the outstanding teams in the Colony on the form they showed yesterday when, meeting the486 words
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Article87 1940-09-19 15 A FRIENDLY badminton match, consisting of five singles and two doubles, has been arranged between the New Life Badminton Party and the Gentle Badminton Party The match will take place at the latter's court (Gentle Road) on Sunday, commencing at 1 30 p.m. Representatives of the New87 words
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Article231 1940-09-19 15 THE following are the teams and starting 1 times for the golf match between the American Association and the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, to be played at Sepoy Lines on Sunday morning. The Sepoy players are mentioned first: 8.30. F. Sharp (6) and G. A.231 words
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391 1940-09-19 15 Loyals Held To 1-1 Draw By Police LdtyalK 1: Police 1. THE Police held the Loyals to a ono-all draw in tliefr return first division S..VF.A Irasur fixture at the Anson Road S adium jesterday. The game was »cll contested and t:e result a fair indication of the run of391 words
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Advertisement203 1940-09-19 15 THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY TO-MORROW at the NEW -WORLD BOOKING KOW OPEN— ALL TICKETS NOW OBTAIN ARLE AT THE NEW WORLD -TEL. 6172. MARQUES vs. SIMA (LIGHT-WT. CHAMPION OT (THE FIGHTING FILIPINO ..u. zrsj: -zrz MATCH IN SIMA.) RETITIN FROM AUSTRALIA.) 12-3 MIX- RDS. OF ACTION Till TWO GRAND203 words
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830 1940-09-19 16 Huge Enemy Raiding Force Hurled Back 42 NAZI PLANES SHOT DOWN IN TERRIFIC AIR BATTLE Seven Alarms Yesterday Following Longest Night Raid Of War London, Sept. 18. AT least 42 German raiders were shot down in a terrific air battle which raged over the Thames estuary early this afternoon whenReuter - 830 words
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Article460 1940-09-19 16 ''Goering Is Sealing His Own Doom" London, Sept. 18. "pOERING is bringing disgrace upon his uniform and upon his service by launching savage and indiscriminate attacks upon the civilian population of this country and upon the persons of the King and Queen," said Sir ArchibaldReuter; British Wireless - 460 words
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Article99 1940-09-19 16 New York, Sept. 1.8 H THE capitalist economy of A Europe is slowly bleeding to death and the increased drain upon it has been such that since the outbreak of war it is doubtful if Europe can endure much longer and still survive anything like99 words
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254 1940-09-19 16 Bombay, Sept. 18. XHE Indian National Congress has suspended fivll disobedience pending definite instructions from Mahatma Gandhi. A resolution to this effect has been passed by the i Working Committee. The resolution adds that Mr. Gandhi considers suspension indispensable in view of his forthcoming interview withReuter - 254 words
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Advertisement123 1940-09-19 16 ELLISON S. t.LLH.ItuL CO. QUALIFIED OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS. 3, CAPITOL BUILDING. SINGAPORE. \J I 111 |H —^^^^W I nlUll KELVINATOR'S new 1940 Refrigerators offer liEp-S ***** kM^N flffli Compare the new 1940 KELVINATORS with w jffi_^~ '■bm^SJ fu* any other refrigerator. Look at the size.- Look CSS^^T^ 1 Ifl difference. You123 words
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Article, Illustration118 1940-09-19 1 IF you do not look your best in ■borta or tracks don't wear them. You will look far more attractive rind better dressed in a play dress like the one sketched here (above left). It is made in a brigntly coloured cotton print. The panels trimming the118 words
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Article96 1940-09-19 1 IF you want to start the day feeling braced and fit to tackle any work that comes along, the thing to do is to use a spirit friction l»tion after your bath. To get the best results rub the lotion upwards, from feet to waist and hands to96 words
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Article83 1940-09-19 1 CHGULD you find it necessary to »J put away bed or table linen for any length cf time, there are various precautions you should take. See that the linen is thoroughly aired. And store in a dry place. Patches of demp on the linen are very difficult to83 words
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Article60 1940-09-19 1 IT Is not always possible to avoid expenditure on curtains. Happily, there are charming designs in inexpensive materials to solve one's problem. A cream cotton material, patterned with sprigs of white lily-of-the-valley Is fresh. The colouring is also the kind which harmonizes with all eclour schemes and the60 words
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Article44 1940-09-19 1 CANDLEWICK dressing gowns, made of that tufted cotton fabric which we like to see made Into bedspreads, are good things to have because they look smart, launder well and don't rrush. The candlewlck tufts form trimming around shoulders, hems and so forth.44 words
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Article, Illustration843 1940-09-19 1 Eleanor Rathbone's Plea For Right Of Women To Live Dangerously Loneon, July 11. MISS ELEANOR RATHBONE, M.P., has caused p. stir among the people who btlieve that woman should always? be given the prefix little." She has declared that wom;>n. h?.ve the right to live as dangerously as men in843 words
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Advertisement66 1940-09-19 1 NEW GOWNS for DAY WEAR at Capitol Bldp): S'porc: rhone .(838. W*£ acute S^^^S 94T-A-CJfcK« rsM^'^Jf^ TTTTT f At) At NOW -FOR THE GROWN-UPS AFTERNOON TEA "A" I'EEK FREAN ASSORTED ASSORTED CREAMS DAY BY DAY ASSORTED TWIGLETS CHEESELETS "VITA-WEAT" (Rend.) CRISPBREAD etc., etc. MADE BY PEEK FREAN CO., LTD. MAKERS66 words
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Advertisement396 1940-09-19 1 GORDON'S LTD. Announce the arrival of their principal Mrs. Drake who will be pleased to give clients her personal care and attention during her stay In Singapore. Kelly Walsh Buildings 1 Worillet M E War flerVe/wk m datfrou iwur 11 ■I v leepf )W Kememher- *m Ovaltine Sleep is Nerve396 words
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2624 1940-09-19 2 Nurse Elizabeth - Nurse Elizabeth By THE problem of providing fresh air and outings for small children living in a noisy flat will be of interest to readers this week. It will be noticed that in the case of the baby suffering from arrested development, the mothet2,624 words
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Article90 1940-09-19 2 \TURSE Elizabeth has had expert training in the care of infants and young children. If you have any problems connected with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, c/o Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore. Attach this announcement to ymr letter and in90 words
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Article111 1940-09-19 2 \mSE women are letting their hair grow a little longer than usual. So long as It is curly natural or otherwise ths length gives them a variety of styles from which to choose. The page-be y style is favoured for heavy blonde hair. Bnlliantine helps a lot to111 words
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Article80 1940-09-19 2 FANCY ribbons are the milliners' solution of some difficulties Ribbons have certainly never been more useful to milliners who now have fewer straws at their disposal. An entire hat can be made from a few yards of inch-wide petersham ribbon. Three or fcur strips form the crown.80 words
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Advertisement199 1940-09-19 2 (CHINESE INDIAN CARPETS designed to &ive comfort and distinction to the home! YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR CARPETS SHOW ROOM WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION TO BUYI C HOTIRMALL'S 41-43 High St. =1 AVOID "STYLE" ERRORS... •\^W^?lm WEAR A GAY GAGE OR PARIS CHIC HAT just /J^^22*^^?N unpacked by us for199 words
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Advertisement192 1940-09-19 2 WAR OR NO WAR Ladles must always jJCgsgafcA look beautiful, and the JHS^Sy^ A Qrownlr.g beauty of a ■BBem ht\. ad y hor halr T^ ls 5v2 9 r Jcaut y enhan.-f 1 UE J» J when the hair Is given TJfcj^T 3 a tr-trxi Permanent tr f~ Wave. Make192 words
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716 1940-09-19 3 Singapore Women's A.T.S. Or V.S.C. Is Suggested Lv.cck's women's supplement showed the Queen interviewing the W. A. T. S. and the training of the New Amazons" Defence Corps, and almost every day now, in the English newspapers and at the cinema, it is thrilling to see evidences of the great716 words
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Article, Illustration71 1940-09-19 3 IT looks like striped apron and blouse, but it's really a onepiece dress, the style a steal from middle Europe. Wendy Barrie loves these peasant styles for garden puttering. Frock is chambray, the bodice blue, the skirt blue and white. Wendy ties up her hair in a red and71 words
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Article367 1940-09-19 3 IN present conditions, there is a special satisfaction in going over and repairing linen. Caring for it methodically practically doubles its life and that achievement is well worth while. With sheets or tablecloths it is wise to strengthen the corners before they are used. This is367 words
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Advertisement277 1940-09-19 3 WHEN I1!I 1 ICING ORDERS FOR NEW ITATKRXALB, WI USE OUR KXPFRI- ENC.'. Of TOOT TABTI TO OUIDB W/4^^^± r;s IN HCKINO THK COUHTK.S AM) I\\ /Xh&L^rJ DESIGNS. IT WOri.P W UK /fi/V*f£lf POSSIBLE. OTHKHW'ISK, TO MAIN- *^lMif[tf9 TAIN Tlir MtPOTATIOII THAT YOU H|4a^ir UAVK GIVEN US OF STOCKISTS OF277 words
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838 1940-09-19 4 The New Films (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 6. I AM confident that you will not quarrel with me when I say that "Night Train To Munich" is the best British comedy thriller since the war started. It has the flavour of838 words
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775 1940-09-19 4 Barbara Murray - Washing And Painting Day At Ponggol Zoo Spots And Stripes Extra Barbara Murray Winkleday Adventures Special Feature For Children By AST Winkleday Bungo was waiting as usual to take me to the Ponggol Zoo. He seemed to be in a great hurry to be off before I had time to775 words
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Advertisement197 1940-09-19 4 designs^ 4* PRINTED LAMB.SKIN X_ JTOH€J 23 HIGH STREET -•■'KEPLER---Hj\WM9 WITH "I \Li 1 EXTRACT f^ For healthy childhood >^ An easily digested and alatable food su PP'eO^y~^ J ment, valuable in helping J children to resist disease and build strong constituL It is also beneficial in Ky speeding the197 words
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Advertisement14 1940-09-19 4 r IUnTL( I 44|fILITI(K I jj/7j/j j^^P^m^M^^k ri n run nr an w.r.s. 3 ■<14 words
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Article, Illustration73 1940-09-19 5 Most of the men in Great Britain's arms factories have been released for active service and their places taken by women. These pictures show (above left) a woman making final adjustments to a Bren gun; (above right) skilled fingers assembling73 words
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Article, Illustration28 1940-09-19 5 Her Majesty the Queen recently paid a visit to several London telephone exchanges and watched the girls at work.28 words
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Article, Illustration23 1940-09-19 5 Mrs. S. Uror.nik, a Polish refugee, with her baby who U4s born bi London during a> three-hour air raid.23 words
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Article, Illustration17 1940-09-19 5 Children from the Chertsey Actors' Orphange who have found homes in Hollywood's film colony.17 words
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Advertisement847 1940-09-19 5 TO THE WOMEN OF ENGLAND. [EKlra3frem tht Btiti/h Ntpune rf Sunday, Auptfl y. At time when tverv Mm who Briton acknowledged the bfefling by preffing forward to offer hU pecuniary and jierfonal fcrvk«*i« it» defence, are the Watum of England to remain (if not cardefs) inaflive witnefle* of fo fearful847 words
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Article946 1940-09-19 6 Victoria Chappelle - Victoria Chappelle By WHO says the age of miracles is past? Here is a real life story to prove that it isn't. Yesterday, with a friend who ljft France on one of the last boats leaving Bordeaux, I went to visit some of the French wounded in946 words
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Article550 1940-09-19 6 Advertisements Inviting Parenthood "For Glory Of The Reich" DEAD E R S of German newspapers could not help noticing a new feature in a number of leading Nazi Party organs. It is what one might call a sexual column along the lines of the550 words
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Article144 1940-09-19 6 IN the economy campaign, you may feel inclined to try your hand at remodelling last year's soft felt hats. You won't get such good felt at the same price for a lcng time. When you have pinched the crown In here, put a stitch cr two there, remember144 words
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Article111 1940-09-19 6 EVEN if the time for eating is short it is a pity to abandon every effort to give the chief meal some charm or dignity. Digestion and temper are better if the table is tastefully arrayed, the food nicely served and the atmosphere cheerful. It pays111 words
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Article60 1940-09-19 6 EVEN a newly-wed friend may appreciate the girt of a cruet with very large containers, if you explain that the larger salt-cellars hnd mustard-pots, whether in glass or fancy pottery, can be cleaned so much more easily than the tiny designs. Also, outsize pepper and salt pots cannot60 words
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Article58 1940-09-19 6 WHEN you find a siit in your chamois leather gloves you may make matters worse by mending the leather while it is dry. It is best first to damp the glove well, then squeeze in a towel, and with a fine naadle take stitches from underneath the58 words
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Advertisement232 1940-09-19 6 Mother! Here's the Friend you often need fever finest healer of minor or Wi^^H| s f, ould"o uld" Ido I serious skin troubles. Use it Mjjk *jH vvithou* j t 0 ajiay soreness and draw QU j ii n fl amm ation. Apply it Sold by all ChtmUt* and Store*232 words
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Advertisement254 1940-09-19 6 c *<A* \.ie^ PER LARGE TUBE Slit does not act like a gum, holding the hatr by artificial incans, but, by assisting the hair to assume natural waves. Sold Everywhere. Sole Agentt. GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. TO THE GIRL WHO NEVER HAS HAD A PROPOSAL... Perhaps you need true perspiration check254 words
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450 1940-09-19 7 Linens, Shoes And Trimmings For Your Hat I -ByStraits Times London Woman Correspondent CREASE-RESISTING linens, rather more loosely woven than usual, and in the usual range of pale colours, are excellent for nursery frocks and shirt-blouses. Artificial rayon silks, as well as jerseys for suits and dresses-and-coats are all being450 words
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Article, Illustration259 1940-09-19 7 Picture taken after the wedding of Mr. Wilfred Darwood, of French Tekkah Mines, Gopeng. and Miss Mavis Elliott, at X lala Lumpur. Left to right: The Misses Marina Aueustin-Read, Dorothy Augustin, Patricia Elliott the hriderroom and bride, the best man, Mr. George La Brooy, and the Misses Mary Rodrigues259 words
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Article, Illustration20 1940-09-19 7 An afternoon frock in white an 1 navy linen, trimmed with ;in applique design in botli colours.20 words
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Article353 1940-09-19 7 0ARNING can be a most tedious task, especially when there are many children in the family. But, in this as in every other routine task, system is a great thing, and you can also lessen the tedium a lot by employing various devices. Those who353 words
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Article39 1940-09-19 7 MANY of the best shopping bags are now made of waterproof fabric. Those which are strong yet fine, and are made to fold up so that you can put them in your handbag are the most useful.39 words
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Advertisement240 1940-09-19 7 M A I SON MARTIN II .IKDKKSSKRS— LADIES GENTLEMEN. l"n f< -Mir I)e 1. Ac adcmlc Bcs Coiffeur* De France, l: in Orchard Road, Amber Mansions, Singapore. Phone 3450. Permanent Waving essentially a product Pi this generation still depends {or Its perfect expression on traditional ciaftmanship only the experts knowledge,240 words
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Advertisement209 1940-09-19 7 I will say! "this biocel skin food is marvellous/ tlcular sklnfood obtained from can-fully selected young animals. It rocs down deep Into the skin and supplies It with the very nourishment It needs to malt It firm, fre*h and young, it was discovered by a great University Professor. 7t is209 words
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Article, Illustration1058 1940-09-19 8 Joan Grigsby - Joan Grigsby In A Chinese Curio Shop By WHEN Julius Caesar invaded Britain, and Europe was a land of barbarians, the Han dynasty in China was already ruling over a vast, contented empire. It was an empire in which twenty centuries of1,058 words
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Article154 1940-09-19 8 Two little Tartary horsemen bold With beards of silver and bridles of gold Came riding up the house one day; They looked very tired so we asked them io stay. We put them up on the nursery shelf, With the gay little lady who comes from Delft, The154 words
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Advertisement333 1940-09-19 8 Lovely Attractive HPTfI Brocaded Silk House-coats W<Mt I I Embroidered Dressing- m^ J i WMBflfl gowns, Blouses, Hand- *j I^^l^^^^^^bl kerchiefs and Evening I*\ Hand-bags etc. etc. \JSk NOW ON DISPLAY |^HHMHMbIbWb«bI InvaluaDU- in all digestive ailments, puribes the blood Shop conveniently to-day improves the appetite and keeps the system333 words
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Advertisement180 1940-09-19 8 •THE ROYAL BAKERY BAKES FINE BREAD AND CAKES* i!^ vv W&f- Jk {ju^&t*. E3&Y w^m ppp hL^m mil Teatime made brighter v^ith dainty Royal Bakery Cakes There is a large variety of these delightful tea cakes to choose from and they are made £5 fresh daily with the finest ingredients,180 words
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