The Straits Times, 26 October 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURYJ MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 6 PAGES SJ^A^E,_S^URDAY IOCTOBER1 OCTOBER 26, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      97 1 MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING Krvttved Suit Lengths WAIN SHIfcLL'S In Silk and Wool Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In .-arlout colour*. J» olrtnan St., S'porr Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). (^Limited (J 'Incorporated m England SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. \^FIRTHBRO¥N FILES SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH. TAIPING,
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      114 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Good Supplies of Delicious QVfILTINE Available Throughout Malaya AT REASONABLE PRICES paroon us for blowing out own Trumpet hut j 51 S SAUSAGES are good 1 Everything is done to make S.C.S. Sausages P^^i^Hl the finest, tastiest. H^^^l^^^f\^H most tempting Sausage?
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      9 1 ELSIE MARY DRESSES MILLINERY STITCHED HATS TURBANS HATS REMODELLED
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      680 2 SMALL ADS? Minimum charge $1. tar »dv« Ml e*ce«dUm line* More than faar Uses 25 cents per line (Six words) Bo* No. 25 cents extra. OOMK6TK/ OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES DEATHS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS A P.P.C CARDS arc charted S8 each uri limerUae per lach iKei I IBi-h 25 cte per tine.
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      811 2 FOR HIRE UEFRI^ERATOR— New or Osed Phone 3323 UKIVK YOL'KSEiJ- *ca rrnrmte Hlr* Cai -l/>w ratce Genera) rrannwrt Oo Uo Phone MM HOUSES FLATS, TO LET TO LET. 40 St. Patrick Rd. Apply 24 Malacca street. j SEASIDE. 170 P. Panjang. water elec $60 p. m Entry Nov. 1 Phone
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      777 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange -Panics wtl lie closed on.— 2nd NoTember. Saturday, Hart R»ya Pn»sa (Bank Holiday). PUBLIC NOTICE. ARTHUR EDWARD BEAVIS formerly carrying on business as assessor a~i<l license J appraiser under the style of A. r,. Eeavis Co.. at Bonham Building, Singapore, gives notice that he has
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      882 2 FOUND FOUND A young wire-haired fox terrier Ditcii in the vicinity of Spotttswoodc Vzrn Apply Municipal Animal Infirmary. PIANOS EASTERN PIANO CO.. 64 Rangoon Road. Tuning, repairing, removing, on hire or Tor sale. Will buy Pianos organs in any conaition or for exchange. TENDERS JOHORE GOVERNMENT. TENDERS will be received
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      545 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are Invited for the supply ol Bread and Eggs to the Middleton Hospital during 1941. Tender »orm. etc. may oe obtained at the Municipal Tender Roorr. Tenders will close at 12 noon on I Dccembjr, 1940. C. H. GOLDIE. Municipal Secretary GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS from approved
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      129 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETO JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist FLOOR 18-F BATTERY Rl). P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms: Special rates Ontsutlon Members Clubs and Mr^es Open Daily: 8.30 A.M to 6 P.M Saturdays: 830 A M to I P M NOTICE OF REfiOVAL THE CHINESE ASSOCIATION will muve
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      601 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. < lßcorporatto id Kngiaiicn PENINSULAR ANL ORIENTAL 8N OO RATI PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICI The best possible services ore being maintained by the P O S N Coy troro th« Straits to their usual ports ol call in China. India Ceylon
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      473 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WKSTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARI Regular Se. .._es to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A
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      225 3 INSURANCE FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION HIE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONO FIRE INSCE CO LTD PHOENIX ASSI'RANCE CO.. LTD WESTERN ASSURANCE CO EAGLE STAR INS CO LTD BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO GUTHRIESCO..LTD. (lncorDoratcd in S.S > HAVE YOU TRIED HONG'S USED CAR MEDIUM? A Selection of Guaranteed Cars
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      1092 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /HI. 13. 33 me*. (225 a.) ZHP1 9.60 m/ct (30.96 m.) ZHP3 7.25 mo (41.38 a.) ZHL ZHP1 5.00 pjn. Mandarin variety progTammet: 5.40 p.m. News in Cantonese; 5.50 p.m. Mandarin variety programme: 6.10 p.m. News in Hokkicn: 6.20 p.m. The news In English Relayed from jondou:
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    UNITED ENGINEERS PLANS MOVE TO NEW SITE
    2191 4 Complete Rebuilding Of Plant Being Considered $50,000 DONATIONS TO WAR FUND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED "fttJR duty lies in the employment of the whole of our U energies and our facilities in whatever direction may be found necessary to assist, to our utmost, in the
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    FISHERMAN KILLED BY ITALIAN BOMB
    54 4 Port Said, Oct. 25. ITALIAN planes raided Port Said yes- terday morning, dropping 12 bombs. Ten fell in some salt fields and two in the sea. Hundreds of small sardine fishing boats were returning to port when the raid occurred. One fisherman was killed and
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    No More U.S. Wheat For Spain
    79 4 Washington, Oct. TS. HpHE Hitler-Franco talk has 1 caused the Red Cross t* abandon temporarily at least plans for sending a cargo of wheat and wheat flour for the relief of distress in Spain, H is learned in informed circles. Plans were so far
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    Hitler Admits Failure Of Invasion
    340 4 Hitler Admits Failure Of Invasion LONDON COMMENTS ON NEW TALKS London, Oct. 23. THE whole of London's Press sees in Hitler's present gyrations an acute embarrassment caused by the realization of the hopelessness of all his plans of conquest of Great Britain by a frontal assault. "Had the German assault
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    "Overseas" Help To The R.A.F.
    315 4 BRIBERY, despair or aiy ana sinister ambit-ion may win, Germany a few Quislings, but she could n.ever acquire a Garibaldi, declares rhe Times in an editorial on the "overseas" character of the R.A.F. and the -Imperial Legion" attached to the R.A.F The Time* says. Capt.
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      680 4 TENDERS TCNDBSS INVITED (supply of <«oK«4 ratten* to the I—ii|Cra<fao I>«p<H, Siarapot*. rSNDIQws are invited by the Indian Immigration Committee for thi- supply of cookeJ rations to the Immigration Depot, Singapore for the period of twelve months from Ut January to 31st. December. 1941 2. The terms cf contract may
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    341 5 RAUB GOLD WEAKEN ON FLOOD NEWS INDUSTRIALS AND LOANS IN DEMAND <llv Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Oct. 26. IyjARKEIS had another quiet day yes terday and what business was don< was almost entirely confined to dollar tlr shares which. In some cases, hardenec slightly. Hong Fatt was
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    London Stock Exchange
    369 5 London, Oct 25. QN the Stxk Exchange to-day, In spite of small turnover, prices were generally nnn Industrials displayed good spots by Lover and Unilever weakened from 255. to 23s 6d on th" parsing of the Interim dividend. Home rails occasionally met profit-taking Some Japanese bonds Improved
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1349 5 FBIDAY. OCT. 25. 1*40: 4 P.M. VMM a r^. lta»er» seller* Ampat Tin (4a) 3a l''d 3s 6d Austral Amal (5b 5s 5s 6d Austral Malay ft) u* 6d SSc 6d Ayer Hitam (5«) 19s 20a Ayer Weng .80 Bsngrin Tin 15s 16l Batu Selangor
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    EX-KING CAROL'S PLEA TO MR. ROOSEVELT
    64 5 Washington, Oct. 25. £X-kinq CAROL of Rumania, who is detained in a hotel in Seville, has appealed to the United States Government to intercede with the Spanish authorities on behalf of himself and members of his party. The app al was Transmitted by the
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      107 5 What did the <§|m|S| Rancher say fC wSFiIJP as they drank the y\yWw nJ last round up! T^lf Wf g'CfQod 'old I **SSS 1 V -there* w sk/ 1 I It^H what Is ?t make men enthus?astj SiS r about J ohnnic WaU Surel y V ,m^ g JipPP fa
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      861 5 PUB LIC NOTICES LINGUI TIN, LIMITED. Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) DIVIDEND NO. T6. NOTICE IS HERE3Y that at tfe> Twenty-second Annual General Meeting >f nn P e «H«F On a^ which wUI *>eW at thp Registered Office of the Company. No 96 Market street. Singapore, on Friday. 23f.n 0
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      53 5 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 8.30 a.m. 7.1 ft.; 5.55 p.m. 7.4 ft L. W. 11 46 a.m. 5 ft. To-morrow H. W. 7.40 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 7.30 p.m. 7 8ft L. W. 00.51 a.m. 2.9 ft.; 1.32 p.m. 4.4 ft. October Sunriso Sunset a.m. pjn. 26 «.O5 6.10
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      177 6 A PICTURE EVERYONE SHOULD SEE! Go>rse Bernard Shaw makes his screen debut! U°^y^_ALHAMBRAj SPECIAL DOUBLE FFATUPE PTCOOKAMME |fv \^r ~L^^m<r^~^ sniff .^Sk —Supported hy An hKO feature comedy— RAPID-FIRE PUN AND FOOLISHNESS! hLcd by CUfF RE.O C Directed by HSUi GOODW.NS. >c »-v ty ic.ph N«ii cod C^c f. Sot«i»
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      305 6 ACCLAIMED BY ENTHLSIATIC CROWDS AS A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT 3 SHOWS TO-DAY AT 3.15, 6.15 AND 9.15 THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF w U-BOAT 29" CONRAD VEIDT VALERIE HOBSON MATCHING THEIR WITS AGaiinST EACH OTHER WITH SPY ORGANIZATIONS IN LONDON FULL OF SUSPIfiNaIS I AoaiUJ^ 1 BAOIXJsiMJMJJT 1 IicLUOINO J^TOPICA^SHORT M.LES FROM
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      207 6 AGAIN! THE OUTSTANDING ATTRACTION IN TOWN FOR YOUR WEEK-END ENTERTAINMENT! CAPITOL *"~£X '•Where there's ALWAYS a Good Show" fM^** PACKED HOUSES AT EVERY SHOW ENTHUSE OVER M.G.MS INSPIRING PRODUCTION OF PHYLLIS BOTTOMF/S 2-MILLION SALE STORY— pfSWrffj^H^^^RPS i/i I r iff i JIJ I X 7117 1 1 •Isi>L|A '4 il
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    Spirit Of Division In The Church Deplored
    1322 7 CT. PAUL'S message to the Corinthians comes with considerable point and I force. It seems that human nature has not changed through the ages We lament and deplore our conditions to-day with their divisions and consequent Jealousies and dangers. We find" them in
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    22 7 PAR EAST MISSIONARY CHUiv B U Ealestler Road.— Sunday. 11 am Can' service: 4.15 p.m. English Sunday school. 5.30 p.m. English sen-ir».
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    DUTCH SERVICE
    28 7 A Dutch service will be held in the Wesl.-y Church Fort Canning Road at B.'o o'clock ™ii cvenin J- van den Bhk will be the preacher.
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    FURTHER AWARD FOR SQUADRON-LEADER
    78 7 FURTHER AWARD FOR SQUA DRON-LE A DER CQUADRON-LEADER R. G. KELLETT a Yorkshire- born leader of a forme' auxiliary air force squadron who wa awarded the Distinguished Flying Croa only last month, has now received th Distinguished Service Order rf.£!? c a K an L 7 and flne leadership displayed
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    6,000 POLISH TROOPS IN RUMANIA
    63 7 mtrp^ London, Oct. 25. 'THREE Polish refugees in Bucharest ha .ye been crdared to leave the j biiL WUhl ten days and one Pe»on is being sent to a ccncen'ratlon carm according to a telegram fr"m the Rumanian capital. There remain, in the various camps
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      263 7 TO MIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (formal) from 8 p.m. COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME MIMI JOSE POPULAR MEXICAN DANCERS Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 EXTENSION TO 1 A. M. -BOOK YOUR TABLE s*™, t.-?« SI^F ""RAFFLES ORCHESTRA *M_u>j*yjTom 12.^0 to 2.30 p.m. Directed by DAN HOPKINS SEA VIEW HOTEL BALL-..UOM PWraCTLY AIRCONDITIONED
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      337 7 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS "Magnificently acted MORNTIfr TPiarmr «r?? d ?I°PP? 1 °PP« t ently directed" MORNING TRIBUNE- "It is striking for the brilliant acting ofAKIM TAMIROFF" STRAITS n*KS-1t Til 0k lll~! must make a strong 8 U HDU appeal to all fikn- «§pCjß^ malayas cimema Df tux! WHERE EVERYBODY GOES.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1940. (419th Day Of The War.) The Road To Gib.
    631 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1940. (419th Day Of The War.) The Road To Gib. fail to do so. Even when the train reaches the end of its journey, its passengers will find themselves at Algeciras, still ten miles from Gibraltar, ten of the most strongly fortified and
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    BOMBING BENITO
    553 8 We referred a day or two ago to a sameness which characterizes the 8.8.C. news bulletins on an ai** activity. "The R.A.F. paid their usual daily visit to the great marshalling yards at Hamm." Now we must expect an additional phra.se "The R.A.F. dropped bombs, as usual, on
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    SUMMARY OF THE CASE AGAINST INCOME TAX
    2256 8 I THIS article is reproduced from the "Malay Mail" of Thursday last. The introductory paragraph stated: "It has been represented to. us that a useful public service would be done if a statement were prepared and published setting out expressly, dispassionately and impersonally
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      LOTTERIES
      377 8 "Social Evil" Talk Merely A Bogey? To the Editor of the Straits Tim«a Sir.— l have read the letter written by your correspondent E.W.5.8." with feelings not entirely unmixed w'*^ amusement. Quite early in his let he or she writes I am glad, however, that we have a Government
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      "PLANTING MATERIAL"
      180 8 To the Editor of the Straits Timev Sir —l hay.> read "Planting Material," by R. O. Jenkins and R. J. ChiUendcn. The essence of their contribution can tK> summed up thus: I. Selection of planting material is very esiential in the rubber industry. 2 We douU, now, the
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      262 8 NEWS CHRONICLE MUSIC FOR THE HOME" EDITED BY SIR LANDON RONALD FAVOURITE SONGS FAMOUS WALTZES Pianoforte pieces Arias from Grand Operas Cryet of London. Grand Marches. $3.25 ROBINSON PIANO Co. (S.S.) Ltd. COLLYER QUAY. nil .~.'-^~mm mn 'hi 9UI.TAK *.^.~jmum. or acLANOOR A (Mtgwmt Mt CM«m«»tfi i rSUT bmfctdt. Uj>(Mn»
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      57 8 BRITISH GUMMED TAPE FOR WRAPPING MENDING PASTING BASRAI BROS. STATIONERS, PRINTERS, ACCOUNT BOOK SPECIALISTS. S. CHULXA STREET, SINGAPORE. PHONE 6497. Loxit Ful-Vue Rimless This Improved screwless construction is a n>«! sjJritiiaril aeainst lens wobblin? break»j; c Demonstration at Distributors: Everbright Od^-^ 1 Co, QUALIFIED EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 19. ChuDa Street. Phone
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    FAR EAST IN HITLER'S DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE
    945 9 Move To Extricate Japan From China EX-GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO ACT AGAIN AS MEDIATOR Chungking's Attitude Remains Adamant LJIKTS previously expressed that Hitler's diplomatic offen- my« embraces the Far East finds further corroborate in ilions that the former German Ambassador, Dr. Oskar ron Traotmann, is
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    Growing Importance Of U.S. Air Force
    113 9 I Washington. Oct. 25 N a series of moves reflecting the Increasing Importance of the army air force in the national defence of the United States the War Department to-day transferred Majnr-Cen. Arnold, chief of the United States Air Corps, to the newly-created port
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    JAPANESE EMPEROR ILL
    39 9 T__ Tokio, Oct. 26. .IE Emperor of Japan has been suiferini? f»j m a cold since Thursday nlßht, it is learned. His recovery is expected within n few days alter a rest and ttraWttflftL— ReuJte. J
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    NAZI CONVOY IS SHELLED
    225 9 British Big Guns Twice In Action London, Oct. 26. jJRITISH long-range guns, mount ed on the Kent coast, shelled a German convoy consisting of j three light craft escorted by two seaplanes which were hugging the French coast between Boulogne and Calais yesterday afternoon. T.ie sheJl'ng
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    New Mexico Ban Against Japan
    185 9 Mexico City, Oct. 25. MEXICO Is now right in the open with her policy that nothing which may be used for war purposes »hall reach the totalitarian powers. It has culminated in an official decree ordering the suspension of shipments of oil or its derivatives
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    MR. ROOSEVELT TO STAY NEAR WASHINGTON
    59 9 Washington, Oct. 25. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, at his press conference to-day, stated that he intended to serve the whole four years if re-elected President. He declared that as long as the international situation remained as at present, he would not go more than 12 hours
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    Italy's First "Reprisal" Raid On Britain
    391 9 Italy's First "Reprisal" Raid On Britain ITALIAN bomber units operating 1 from their bases in Germanoccupied territory have participated in German attacks on Britain, states a German High Command communique. The communique reveal* that Italian bombers pn-.Uoipaw-d in attach? on Britain for the first time on Thursday iwht Three reasons
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    Tribute To British Women's Courage
    83 9 London, Oct. 26. MRS. Franklin RooseveU has sent the women of Britain, through the Manchester Guardian, a message cf admiration and encouragement, she says: "The endurance, faith and selfsacrifice of the women of Britain and their wonderful organization will go down n history because it
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    Two Enemy Ships Sunk By British Submarines
    51 9 Two Enemy Ships Sunk By British Submarines pmiHER examples .f the continuous pj^'whteh" British -■.J!, ar^ Dl »j nt »'nine on coastal communications in enemy waters ire rl«n In an AdmirxMyVominuniqur which states ...h.J!? ""i" torpedo-boat was sunk by the British submarine bwordnsh off the French coast, while the supply
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    SYNTHETIC OIL INDUSTRIES IN GERMANY CRIPPLED
    279 9 New Nazi Aircraft Replacements Greatly Reduced By R.A.F. Raids O London, Oct. 26. V hK 90 per cent, of Germany's synthetic oil capacity has been bombed, and over 80 per cent, of her refining capacity for treating crude petroleum has also been bombed, and
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    U.S. ENVOY TO BRITAIN NOT RESIGNING
    114 9 Washlngton, Oct. 25. IT U untrue that Mr. J. P. Kennedy, Uw United states Ambassador to Britain, Is resigning, President Roosevelt told his press conference. The Atlantic Clipper in which Mr. Kennedy is a passenger was to-day ordered to be held overnight at Rorta,
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    American Planes Arrive In China
    77 9 Shanghai, Oct. 26. THE first consignment of Americ- an bombers and pursuit planes to China has arrived in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, via the Yunnan-Burma highway, states a Hong Kong report. The planes are now being assembled, and foreign observers in Chungking believe that
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    EDEN AT ALEXANDRIA
    30 9 London, Oct. 26 ]yjR. Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for War, visited Alexandria yesterday and was welcomed by 5.000 men of the Meditcr- i -anean fleet.— Reuter.
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    GREAT ARMY IN EGYPT
    158 9 Italy's 'Enormous Difficulties' Rome, Oct. 28. "THE enormous difficulty" of the task facing the Italian forcM in Egypt in view of "gieantlc I ritisn preparations" is emphasized by Gayda, mouthpiece of Mussolini, writing in Giornale d'ltalia. He declares that the British forcw massed in E vpt
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    Italy Supply Bases Heavily Bombed
    209 9 THpn p London Oct. 28. 1 tvS^J- V 3£ again very at v e on x Thursday i n Er trea and I, bva scoring numerous successes r. gainst British P y baS<?S With Ut ingle An official communique from Cairo report* 11 m C
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    $1,000 FOR WAR FUND FROM MR.TAN HOAN KIE
    679 10 $1,000 FOR WAR FUND FROM MR. TAN HO AN KIE Further Useful Advance Recorded To-day JOHORE PLANNING PANTOMIME TO HELP THE FUND THE War Fund has made a further useful advance to-day, 1 apart from the $40,000 wfcick «j voted at veste'days anmfal scneral meeting of United Engineers, Ltd The
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    AMUSEMENTS
    97 10 BAF Special 1 V).i,ner Dance Formal i 8 p.m. to l mm J KY ANt> Ifcraa The Green Goddess ft Hi- Oregon Trail at 7.45 p.m. ""'SS 5 p. m to IlidDttt. G.ap's of Wrath. Sky: ire I Am a BtrWK OA™ Other MinusTheatre: Ma.) nee: romance of n
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    166 10 THIS Diary is intended to call attention to functions which are being held in aid of The War Fund organizers of such functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature. To-morrow: Malay motor b?at owners War Fund Day lor Pulau Kusu trips. Nov. 7:
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    "The Wind & The Rain' A Good Show
    406 10 "The Wind The Rain' A Good Show At The Theatre SINGAPORE has come to rely on the Island Committee for good entertainment. Last night the audience at "The Wind and the Rain at the Victoria Theatre, were not disappointed, for there was further proof that the Island Committee players have
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    DOG LICENCE FEES INCREASE OPPOSED
    195 10 {XX account of opposition to a proposed mcrease from $1.50 to $2.50 in the annual x&x on dogs and st:rlized bitches, the Singapore Municipal Commissioners decided at a meeting yestcrdav to reconsider the decision taken in committee. The stand against an increase was taKo*-. by
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    NEW COMMISSIONERS
    84 10 MR. T. W. ONG and Mr. M. V. Pillai I were welcomed to the Singapore j Municipal Commission by the Municipal president, Mr. L. Rayman, yesterday, on their taking their seats for the first time. The president reported the resignation of Dato Ghasalv. which had been accepted, and
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    MR. R. T. O. LAMMERT
    48 10 Mr R. T. O. Lammert. a director of Warm Publicity Services Ud.. returns from long leave in Australia by place 01 Monday and will resume control or tne Meney. Mr. w. J. Warm win ■bortte w returning to his home at Cameron mgnnr.'.*
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    28 10 The Eurasian Yc#;h Movement is presenti ing a variety coi.cert at the Victoria Theatre on November 15. Hnlf the proceeds will be donMPd to the T^rd Mayor's Fund.
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    $4O,OOO FOR THE WAR FUND FROM UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD.
    620 10 THE War Fund will benefit by a 1 further donation of $40,000 making §50,000 in all, from United Engineers Ltd., as a result of a proposal by the directors which was unanimously approved by shareholders at the annual meeting in Singapore
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    "Aussies" Meet A Sandstorm
    34 10 ?oon after this batch of Australian troops arrived in the Egyy an fes?rt to take their place alongside Allied troops facing the Italian v invaders they encountered this little sandstorm.
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    A.R.P. SHELTERS FOR CITY PRESENT PROBLEM
    405 10 High Water Table Obstacle To Underground Type "AIR raid shelters in Singapore are not a practical pro- position This statement was quoted by Mr. L. Rayman, Municipal President, at the Commissioners' meeting yesterday as having been made by the Secretary for Defence, Malaya during
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    CZECH NATIONAL DAY
    51 10 ON Monday Czecho-Slovafc citizens m Singapore will commemorate the twentyrecond anniversary of the Ucclr.rrtion of ln'eDendence by a ceremony, which, as last i Jl« wIU take ptaee at the Cenotaph X I a After the laying of a wreath two minutes 1 i silence will be observed.
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    PRISON FOR, YOUNG MAN
    169 10 Vanguard Corps Member "I AM afraid that I cannot take a light view of this case and I| sentence him to nine months' i rigorous imprisonment." said the criminal district judge, Mr. J. McFall, yesterday, when he convicted Chhi A Hun. a young Chinese, of assisting
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    PROBATION PERIOD
    318 10 Comment By Commissioner CRITICISM OF EXTENSION PE principles of the Municipal advancement scheme for localborn were raised by Mr. G. E. N. Dehlers at the Singapore Municipal Commission yesterday when he asked why it was necessary to impose a further probationary period on an officer, who had been
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    U.S. GOODS DETAINED AT HAIPHONG
    99 10 London, Oct. 25. THE French steamer Sk.ang. witn American goods on board intended for the Chinese Government, has been detained by the French at Haiphong, ufter examination by the Japanese military authorities The Japanese authorities in Hanoi claim the right to examine cargoes of ships,
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    THE ANNUAL
    65 10 T"HK demand for the Straits limes Annual has been considerably in excess of the number printed and it is legreited that it has not been possible for news apents tbrou?hout the Peninsula to fulfil all Ihe orders which hnve been pi i red with them. Tlie Annual has
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      52 10 IF YOU WISH TO BE RESPECTED WE WOULD ASK YOU TO BE WELL ATTIRED Si Now. this is a matter where you depend on your tailor, Wjf our little advice to you is— GOTO A GOOD TAILOR A^O TO ONE WHO g) KNOWS HIS JOB! Take no chances! WING JLOONG
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    R.A.F. MEN GIVE EVIDENCE IN OFFICIAL SECRETS CASE
    4438 11 Story Of Parties With Geishas 'Unlimited' Supplies Of Drink INQUIRY INTO CHARGES AGAINST JAPANESE £VIDENCE describing how they were entertained by the accused at parties at which, according to one witness, there were geisha girls and "unlimited" supplies of drink, was given
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    NEED FOR SPEED STRESSED AT DELHI CONFERENCE
    605 12 Committees To Deal With Light Heavy Industries Appointed New Delhi, Oct. 25. NEARLY 100 representatives from widely separated parts of the British Empire assembled here to-day for discussions on helping the Mother country to win the war by making their countries, as far
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    Families Of U.S. Forces In China
    147 12 To Leave Shanghai By Next Month Shanghai, Oct. 25. IT is officially announced that it Is anticipated that all dependents of regular U.S. Naval and marine personnel in Shanghai will have departed from Shanghai by the middle of November. Some 150 naval dependents and
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    Tokio Admits Delay In Japan-N.I. Trade Talks
    137 12 Tokio, Oct. 25. A "DELAY" in the trade talks between the Japanese and Netherlands Indies delegations was admitted by the Foreign Office spokesman at a Press conference to-day. The spokesman stated: ''Negotiations of this sort usually take some time." Asked if the absence
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    MISSIONARIES STILL HELD BY JAPANESE
    49 12 Peiplng, Oct. 25. rnwo British missionaries, Mr. David Davy, arrested at Tsehchow early in September, and Mr. Alan Benson, arrested at Kalgan on Aug. 7\, are still held prisoners by the Japanese. No indication of when they will be released has been given.— Reuter.
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    40 OFFICERS LOST IN SUBMARINE DISASTER
    48 12 Tokio, Oct. 25. Fis officially disclosed that a Japanese submarine was lost on Aug. 29 while engaged in manoeuvres south of Tokio Bay. Twelve officers and 38 warrant officers perished. Tha number of ratings who lost their lives is not disclosed —Reuter
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    Smuts On Delhi Conference
    138 12 THE Dominions will emerge from the war more closely knit together than ever before, forecast Gen. Smuts, the South African Prime Minister, in a message to the Calcutta newspaper Statesman on the opening of the Eastern Group Conference on war supplies at New Delhi. The Immediate
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    Japanese National Morale Weakening
    59 12 Tokio, Oct. 25. THE Japanese War Minister, Lieutenant-General Hideki Tojo, has requested the Cabinet to devise appropriate steps to enhance national morale, -according to the Domei agency. Domci understands that the War Minister "openly scorned petty interference in trivial matters of national life which, he said,
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    Czechs Granted Financial Aid
    203 12 To Have Own Units In British Army London, Oct. 25. THE fullest Czecho-Slovak military co1 operation with Britain was sealed by an agreement signed by Lord Halifax, British Foreign Secretary, and M. Jan Masaryk, on behalf of the Czech Government, at the Foreign Office to-day. Britain
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    NO RAW MATERIALS SENT TO NAZIS
    100 12 Peining. Oct. 25. STORIES of neavy shipments of raw materials shipped from Manchuria to Germany via Siberia are categorically denied by well-informed sources in close touch with the railway authorities. He points out that Manchuria itself is short of foodstuffs of all kinds, that
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    WIDER POWERS FOR VICE-ADM. DECOUX
    43 12 Vichy, Oct. 25. VICE-ADM. Jean Decoux, GovernorV General of French Indo-Chma, has been given powers by the Vichy Government to determine all matters relating to customs and other economic questions with Japan, it is reliably reported. Eastern News.
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      290 12 FAILURE FOLLOWED DAN... Sfe UNTIL HIS DENTIST w£jrZtfr I TOLD HIM WHY! f T'S WO USE. V ujrll vv r ml I f TESTS SHOW THAT 9 OUT OF )o\ 008! I CANT w T TLT L k WW Y L °Y U G VV FEOPLE HAVE BAD BREATH EVEN
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    WATER PIPE LEAKAGE
    278 13 Responsibility Of i Consumer t THE question of principle governing i the responsibilities cf Singapore i water consumers was discussed at the Municipal Commiss'onsrs' meeting yesterday when Mr. N. A. Mallal moved reference back of a decision in commitr toe. The motion was defeated by a nar
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    10 KILLED IN GLASGOW EXPLOSION
    77 13 ■rf-vxin London, Oct. 25. O«* K Glasgow's oldest industrial v establishments— a starch workswas destroyed by an explosion and fire yes erday with a heavy casualty list, bubstantial improvements were in progress when the explosion wrecked the works, windows were smashed over a wide area
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    JAPANESE CONSULGENERAL LEAVING
    77 13 Ilflß Kaoru Toyoda, the Japanese v^ yonsul-General in Singapore, will nm} V returning to the Foreigi. Office in Tokio tc assume a new post According to an official announcement. Mr. Toyoda will be replaced by Mr. Ken Tsurum!, first secretary of the Japanese Embassy in China, and
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    BOYS' BRIGADE COMPANY INSPECTION
    83 13 I rt£i wmtl annual inspsction of th» I*;- Singapore Company of thf S^ Br ade was held at Monk's H-ll Enghsh School hall last night The .n.jpection was followed by' programme of platorn drill, signalling physical training and acrobatics Lieut. Chua Boon Hin. of the Chin
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    ROTARY CONFERENCE AT K. L. TO-MORROW
    96 13 j WHOLE-DAY Rotary conference to dis- cuss the activities and objects of varil ous Rotary clubs wUI be held at Kuala Lure I I pur to-morrow morning. Presiding over the meeting will be Prince Varnayaidva Varavarn. Governor of the "nfh district Rotary International. Singapore
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    TO RECEIVE CREDIT BALANCE
    87 13 A DISCHARGED bankrupt who has a cre'aL^ b f la f ee ot *«0 with the Official Assignee Is to receive the money by monthly instalments, according to an otto made Kd"ay tlC Ppd W ln thC High Abd^f R^m!^ tod iS2 Mohammedan named paid to
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    GAOL FOR GRUBBING IN A DUSTBIN
    58 13 A SENTENCE of five weeks' rigorous t m P nsciu nent was imposed by Mr J. G. Rappoport, the third magistrate 32-year-old Teochew, Lim kS Seng who was convicted for grubbing ta a dustbin in Change Alley Itwal sateds ated in court that Lim
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK
    20 13 m, itajan of Sarawak, sir Charles Vyner Brcoke arrived back In Singapore yesterday morning from Cameron Highlands
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    CONRAD TO BROADCAST
    15 13 r\ODA CONRAD, the Polish singer will b 3 accompanied by Mary Bennett
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    HIGH YIELDS OBTAINED FROM CLONAL SEEDLINGS
    2271 14 Planting Topics More Tapping Results Of Prang Besar Families By Our Planting Correspondent AVERAGE yields of 11V 2 H>. Per coolie, 6V2 lb. per tree and 902 lb. per acre recorded from a collection of 3,855 clonal seed trees at the age of 5^
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      239 14 What is a Hydram? rpHE HYDRAM (Hydraulic Ram) ts a machine which utilises the 4 momentum of a itream of water tailing a small height to elevate a portion of that water to a greater height. For examtfe 100 gallons of water falling 10 ft. would elevate 10 ■^■Mf gallons
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      225 14 Constipation The Cause Of Most Human Ills! Poisonous waste ui ch* intestines affects the ettire ,y«em— bipod, nerves organs and brain! To b* perfectly healthy, and ire* from headaches nerves indigestion, colds, influenza, etc. It is therefor* necessary to relieve Intestinal congestion (or CONSTIPATIONS Of taking CASTOPHENr occasionally I A
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT IPOH TO-DAY
    696 15 First Day Of Perak Turf Club's October-November Meeting TOE full card of events at Ipoh to-day, the first day of Jow tK C m"' S meeting! I rirht a bIK sweep wi drawn °>> <■»« Race One— 2.30 p.m. 4 i "2f* ES <:IaM
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    Flying Scotsman, Harpo And Cambalong Good Bets
    124 15 Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 26. }{ARio. Plying scoUm*n aud Cambaloia of th^ir i^ )01l thls afternoon on the strength ass 'Fv"-~s sis% f. F11 P''t and Parnley. who have beei irartog well. strai B ht PJight should HSr" s« RarS -i"ht sprint
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    45 15 OAFFLES Institution were beaten by two gr-als to nil by the B.CC second team in a keen but scrappy same of hcokey on the padane ve*plnf? y ir Both goals were scor «l F/Offr Evans, who was the only o> portonkt in the S.C.C. vanguard
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    167 15 CELECTIONS for to-day's races »t v Ipoh are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Straight Flight, Cornsheaf. Race 2: Foxdown, Sacrifice. Race 3: Jaguar, Sindanglaja. Race 4: Shan. Ken tacky. Race 5: Crossbow, Harpo. Race 6: Echo. Inex. Race 7: Eelgrass, Smoke Dreams. Race 8: Topla, Maid of Cashel.
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    Cup Football Final To-day
    312 15 U/ILL the SJLF.A. Challenge Cup So to the Loyals or will the (^5 letar) brin °ff the dcuble? The question will be answered at the stadium to-day when the two teams meet in the final The match concludes a season in which Services earns have figured
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    30 15 •pHE Straits-Chinesa Recreation Club's open invitation tennis tournament c^ e "i 101 "*16 *1 to-day with the open doubles final. Mrs. Tay Lian Terlr will distribute the prizes
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    23 15 IN a game of hockey played at Bales- ""yesterday the Ceylon Sports Club beat the Medical College UnioS oy tw3 gcals to one.
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    S.C.C. BEAT FORTRESS R.E. IN KEEN RUGBY GAME
    340 15 JHERE was keen rivalry in yesterday's rugger match r* close Bame a)1 the way through, with the Club dominating the exchanges in the first half, and the Sappers in the second. t^Pl? Chan^ Players had definitely the heavier pack, so much so
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    INTER-SCHOOL HOCKEY IN MALACCA
    33 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) GRFAT v M Malacca, Oct. 24. *h» h D o eSs was by S th Stn u mg the goalkeeper's pads wa?s°tf!,iS' h drtW >»""^S
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    18 15 T*X£ Singapore badminton originally arranged will b^EtS* 115I 15 pm to-mcrrow. day fiUST* 1 10 am the Same
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    Rajah Of Sarawak To Race Here
    85 15 (From Oar Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct 25 IT is understood that the Rajah of Sarawak has imported a i iLIS acehor s« from England to race in this country h»^^' f n turfie> th R »J ah has met w:th success on the Eng.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    62 15 TO-DAY rTfT^.. fchallisf chalIi5n W C«p final. X A F. (Seletar) vs. Loyals, sodium. *£'So!c.* JLF (Blues) Hockey: CSC. vs. Malaya Signals. Balestier; St. Andrews ofd fi?Je S V; Punjab Re^ment, Wood-nrli^-V RC d°Ublesd UbIes flna pr.re distribution finals"*" 01 *M.C A Carnival TO-MORROW Hocksy: Spore Hornets
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    Gordons Score 3—1 Victory
    356 15 Gordons Score 3— 1 Victory Gordon Highlanders... 3; S.C.R C 1 WHAT would hare been a really' in T7 tcresting and keen e y. t of hockey TV. Gordon Highlanders and the Straits Chinese Recreation Club at Honr £??i r e n X Testerd *y w s treat deal by
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    Teams For To-day's Padang Rugger
    77 15 *pHE following are the teams in ™~£j,' day s J^ayan Rugby Union «?a£ ni On the Paoans between the R.A.F. Blues and Johoie R-A-F^JBLUES^ JOHORE Cpl. James Sidford F/Lt. Wilkins Hogan F/O. Carrol Mabin Cpl. Smith Calihrop F/O. Pearson Moore Cpl. llnrrubin Hedlcy F/Lt. Cliff
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    GERMAN MORALE PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED BY RAIDS
    728 16 PEOPLE FLEE FROM BOMBED TOWNS TO FRANCE Hamburg In Ruins, Says Escaped Belgian War Prisoner London, Oct. 25. CTREAMS of German refugees from towns in which objectives have been attacked by R.A.F. bombers are arriving in France, complaining bitterly that at the outset of
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    Vichy Envoy Calls At U.S. State Department
    56 16 Washington. Oct. 25. THE Vichy Government's Ambassador. M. Henri Haye, called at th«« State Deoartment yesterday rvrnins. One report suggests that lv^ w-s summoned there by the I'ndT-Serretary of State. Mr. S-imner Welles, who outlined the United States Government's attitude towards closer collaboration
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    Nazis Shot Down Over Dunkirk
    154 16 Enemy Planes Chased Back Across Channel London. Oct. 25. RAF. fighter pilots are now "beating up" the German air force again over the Dunkirk beaches. It was revealed to-day that three times in recent weeks Spitfires chasing German raiders on Britain back across the Channel
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    15 16 Madrid, Oct. 26. SENOR de Mugulro, the Spanish Minister to Hungary, has returned to Spain.—Reuter.
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    Many Fires In Berlin
    128 16 Many Fires In Berlin Stockholm, Oct. 25. •yHE British pilots appear to have worked overtime last night, accordingto the Berlin correspondent of the Aftonbladet. He says a drizzle ond low clouds enabled the British to desennd and ascertain their positions. Some high explosive bombs were dropped, bat apparently incendiires were
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    BRITISH PATROL IN NEW SUCCESSFUL CLASH
    41 16 Cairo, Oct. 25. A BRITISH patrol again successfully enaged an enemy party outside Kassala on Wednesday. The enemy suffered casualties before they withdrew Quiet conditions reigned on other fronts, states a G.H.Q. communique to-day.— Reufcer.
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    Nazis Give Up Hopes Of Quick Victory
    94 16 London, Oct. 25. C'ERMAN officials apparently no longer hold out any prospect of a quick victory over Britain, according to well-informed quarters here, commenting on a speech of Dr. Goebbels. Nazi Propaganda Chief, at Danzig yesterday. Dr. Ooehhels rterlarert Germany knew that Britain's
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    Italian Forces BombedByR.A.F.
    205 16 Raids On Enemy In The Western Desert London, Oct. 25. COMMUNIQUE issued in Cairo by P» R.A.F. states that bombin? aircraft nad? vet another series of night raids mi Gura en Wednesday. Direct hits 9, ere registered on buildings and iurrps, resulting in large fires. The succeeding
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    ALEXANDRIA RAIDED
    31 16 Alexandria, Oct. 23. ENEMY aircraft made a raid in the early hours of yesterday morning, states a communique. The material damage is negligible, buo one woman was killed.— Remer.
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    PETAIN REPORTED TO HAVE ACCEPTED AXIS DEMANDS
    515 16 Fuehrer To Tell The Reichstag j London, Oct. 25. HITLER is expected to make a declaration to the Reichstag concerning his talks with Marshal Petain and Gen. Franco, says a Swiss report, which adds that preparations are being made for an early meeting
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    LUFTWAFFE INTENSIFIES DAY ATTACKS ON BRITAIN
    679 16 Large Numbers Of Interceptor Planes Engage The Raiders London, Oct. 26. THE German air force stepped up its day offensive against London and south-east England yesterday when, for the first time this week, formations of fighters and fighter-bomb-ers raided the capital and coastal areas
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    Spain Less Tense Over Talks
    89 16 Spain Less Tense Over Talks Madrid, Oct. 25. THE atmosphere here arising out of I Gen. Franco's meeting with Hitler has become more cheerful and less tense, although scarcely an inkling of events is obtainable either from Spanish sources or from Spanish correspondents in Berlin. One correspondent says th:.t the
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    WAR WEAPONS WEEK IN BRITAIN A SUCCESS
    84 16 London, Oct. 26. BIRMINGHAM War Weapons Week, which formally closed on Sunday, has realized more than the £8.000.000 aimed at. Over £3,000,00 was raised during Bradford's Week, which ended on Saturday. The amount so far subscribed during Westminster's Week is £1,457,938. Th» sums
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    CANADA TO WORK WITH U.S. COMMITTEE
    56 16 Ottawa, Oct. 24. THE appointment of a temporary f four-man commission to wortc with the United States Committee on the early development of the power resources of the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence River was announed to-day by the office of the
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