The Straits Times, 7 December 1940

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    35 1 The Straits Times [GBTABIOSHKD MRAHLV A CBHTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1940. PRICE 3 (KM The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      174 1 MIEN CHONG tor SMART TAILORING AvallaMe S«n Lrnribi «\i\ mi in is la silk mm* Wool Ate* AMF.RKAN SHARK. SKIN linrtowNltvi »4 Ciliiw 81.. Sun PhMt «<!• ~~~~^^r---~^~~ rfir 'jV AEROLAX Blinds look rau^n neater r^^l3 1/ than rattan eni f> fes and will last _.^^_i?i=- B very much longer.
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      6 1 SINGAPORE. 149 CKCIL ST. CPHONB b47D
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      268 1 FINAL KUALA LUMFUR 25 JAVA ST. CPHONB 3GB3L Mff*i AN X'MAS GIFT HE D APPRECIATE X'MAS SHOPPING HOURS PERFECTO GRANDE w« beg to notify the public that our hours of IN BOXES OF 50'S 25'S business for X'.r.as Shopping are: OR PACKETS OF 5*S From Dec. Oth^to IWl^ Saturday, Dec.
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      9 1 ELSIE MAHY DRESSES MILLINERY STITCHED HATS TURBANS HATS REMODELLED
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      1330 2 SITUATIONS WANTED 1 I iton ttlon. any capaity, willing to travel. Box No 33fi. Straits Times I I XTKRII N< ED TELEPHONE OPERATOK available for Immediate engagement. Box No 341. Straits Times. BILLET WANTED by well experienced Oylon cook. boy. and tukang aver. Reply Box No. 349 Straits Times. BRITISH
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      843 2 HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED fuink.hed house or bungalow with tennis court. Two bathrooms. Modern sanitation essential. Would consider taking over furniture. Tangltn district preferred. Reply Box No. 338. Straits Times. BACHELOR rs viires fully furnished modern flat complete with cutlery &c, MS and garage Tanglln preferred. Lease acceptable. Reply statins
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      681 2 WANTED WANTFJ), l.irht Sussex first year Cock and 5 hens. Reply stating price, breeding etc. Hcarson incubator 25. 50 eggs, al.ro wanted. Reply Box No. 343. Straits Times. PUBLIC NOTICES KRAMAT PULAI LIMITED. tlnw;io"r.«re1 in England) DIVIDEND NO. 117. Cabled Htivicr has been received that the Board has Oeclaieci an
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      450 2 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS will be received at the offl^o ct the Settlement Engineer, Penang. up to noon on the 22nd January. 1941. for Sanitary Installation and Water Supplies at New Maternity Hospital, Penang. Plans and specifications may be seen »nd printed forms of tender with all particulars obtained at
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      203 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY 1st FLOOR IK I BATTERY Kl>. P.O. BOX 24, SINGAPORE. Moderate terns: special rate; OaUtaUon Member*, flubs ind Mrvin Open Daily: 8.30 VM. to 6 I'M. Saturday!: 8.30 «.M. to I P.M EUGENt Permanent Waving A EUGENF Hair-rrcopditioninK MAISON PERM European
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      366 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI SN Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India Ceylon
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      233 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. Hi EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Ruropt via Amerira and Round fours in the Pacific quoted in U.S. S on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu hi TATUTA MARO leave S'hal Dec. 13
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      550 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      69 3 TO FAMILY MEN! You toil all your lives to bequeath a sound estate to your heirs. How often arc these intentions destroyed by weak or dishonest executors, and your families reduced to ooveity! Guard against such evils by entrusting your estate to the administration of a skilled and independent organisation
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      224 3 SEND A CALL TO UNIVERSAL RADIO HOUSE, 205. Orchard Roaa Pnone 40b1. When You Neea Menot St-rvict oi Spare Parts. (IMende Servicing Specialists) INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION THF. LONDON ASSURANCI HONO KONO FIXE INSCE. CO LTTX PHOENIX ASSURANCI CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO CAOLE STAR INS CO_
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      810 3 Broadcasting TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.33 met 825 m.) ZI1P1 9.60 met (3096 m.) ZIIM 7.25 mc/i (41.38 m.) ZHL. ZHP1 fill' -i 1 00 p.m. European Ught music t; 1.30 p.m Warning to mariners. Programme luminary and mid-day tin, copra and rubber, price*: 1.35 pm. News; 150 pm Interval. (ZHL
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    U.S. RUBBER RESERVE STOCK
    245 4 To Be Obtained By End Of June London, Dec. 6. the 100 per cent, rubber quota will enable the accumulation by the United State* of the reserve of 330,000 tons by June at the latest instead of December as originally fixed, said Sir John Hay In
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    British Patrol Units Active In Africa
    99 4 Cairo, Dec. 7. THERE is no change in the situation in the Western Desert in Egypt, but British patrols have been active in other parts of Africa. In the Gal'abat area British fighting patrols attacked and drove off an enemy machine-gun post in a
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    44 4 London, Dec. 7. TIN opened quiet. The turnover was 50 tons The home consumer demand remains quiet. There was a little United States consumer buying overnight at fifty cents. After official hours the market ruled steady and a further 20 tons were traded. Reuter.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    420 4 Sungei Luas And Hong Fatt Ease Industrials Firm By Our Financial Correspondent 1 Singapore, Dec. 7. HPHE tin share market yesterday con- i 1 tinued firm generally although In the case of Hong Fatt and Sungel Luas < heavy offerings finding no buyers caused a further easing
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    AMENDMENT TO THE RENT LAWS
    178 4 S.S. (S) A. Submission To Government 'THE Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association Is addressing Government a request that the Rent (Restriction) Ordinance be amended to permit a landlord to apply direct to Court for an order for the recovery of possession of premises reasonably required by
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    TRENGGANU THANKED FOR GENEROUS EFFORTS
    46 4 A TELEGRAM received in Singapore! yesterday conveys the warm thanks of His Majesty's Government to the Sultan of Trengganu and subscribers to the Trengganu Spitfire Fund for the generosity with which they are maintaining their support of the Empire air effort.
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE GIFT FOR RAID VICTIMS
    34 4 London, Dec. 6. A GIFT of £249 has been received for the Lord Mayor's air raid distress fund from the people at the Singapore Naval Base.— Reuter.
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    MALAYAN HOLLANDERS
    64 4 ABOUT 130 Hollanders of Singapore w:it entertained by their Consul-Generai. Mr. H. M. Fein, and Mrs. Fein, at the Consul-GcneraTs residence in Dalvey Road last night. The function was given in recognition of the efforts of Hollanders to collect funds for the first Spitfire which was recently presented
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    S.H.B LOCAL CHAIRMAN
    39 4 T)URING the absence on leave of Mr. J.R. Wlggs, Mr. C. R. Orixoni will be acting as local chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. This takes effect retrospectively from Nov. 30. according to a Gazette notification.
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    AIR RAID RELIEF
    101 4 nr*HE total donations to the Air Raid Relief Account of the Malaya Patriotic Fund up to last Saturday amounted to $43,462.98. The latest subscriptions are Mrs. T. C Hards $100: Sympathiser $100; Miss M M.' Pickup (Kuala Lumpur) $100; B. F. Bridge $300; French Officers and Crew
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    EXCHANGES
    175 4 Singapore, Friday. me (oliowlng are the exenange rates urn mcrning according to tht dally circular iMue-J by the Hongkonp und Shanghai Bmnklnn Corooratlon:— MUM Lo^aon 1.1 i/« l/ie London demana 2/4 1/16 Switzerland demana iT.T only) 202 V, New York demand 47 3/32 Montreal demand 51 27/32 Batavla demand
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    132 4 Singapore. Dec. 6. nooi.. Buyeri Seiicrp Oambler 7.75 Hamburg Cube *13 00 Java Cube «125r 1 J evve> White Muntok 514.0 C White $13.50 Black J 6.50 Copra Mixed $2.15 Sun Dried *2 40 Saac Flout No 1 Liiigga $4.72'^. Pair 54.72U- 14.72% Sarawak J4CS jelotone Palembang
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    EUROPEAN MANAGER CHARGED IN IPOH
    156 4 •From Our Own Correspondent i Ipoh, Dec. 5. L. J. CATT, until recently European manager of the Ipoh branch of i John Little and Co., Limited. appearsd in the first magistrate's court this morning on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of
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    BATU SELANGOR TIN DREDGING
    558 4 Large Contribution To Government Revenue M IT is not generally appreciated to what extent the mining industry contributes to the revenue of this country" declared Mr. 11. R. Nixon, ftddrtniag shareholders at the annual meeting of Katu Selangor Tin Predpring Co. T,<d. in Penang on Monday.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN
    71 4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN rnm*T. v*c noon. Bayer- «-iiti» Prirr> Pi ■<•« No D SpY Unite) 38fi No IX lt.S> f.o. in MM IWcciabrr 39!, 0.1 A.Q. K.S S fob in In December 38 K.A.tf. ir.S.< •b. ii ba!<lirrra I.ri- 38' ttJTCBI >i OTATION!' No. l\ 8.8.S rf?istrrcd Uftiember
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    List Of Current Dividends
    300 4 !->»"IO«] ijx>ri\ ii floato Oompam OittOftvs Clcmt riM Batu Selangor 5% No. 23 18 Burma Malay 6d. No. 25 Dec. 18 Hltam Tin 5% Int. Dec. Hong Fatt 7% tot. Dec. Jelapang 1|3 No. 15 Dec. 11 Kamunting 7V£% final less tax Nov. It) Katu 6d.
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      450 4 FAILURE FOLLOWED DAN.. J i^ CTfe UNTIL HIS DENTIST jfe [f^ 1 TOLD HIM WHY! l^d^r foNIV TKRCt YEARS AGO] V^^ ifeiTA V LoV WAS 0N THE WAY T0 I-** mt£L k\H THC TOPI AWO LOOK AT VjK TS HO USt V wru vnii'ii 1 f TrSTS SHOVsI THAT 9
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      219 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 133) NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED ALTERATION OF THE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE NOTICE Is hereby given under Section 362 of the Municipal Ordinance (ChaptT 133 that it is proposed to alter the limits of the Municipality of Singapore by the exclusion therefrom of
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    London Stock Exchange
    359 5 iionaon ucc. t>. QN i in auxk BxchanKe to-day. Kaffirs proved x/ the day's best feature and several gains were registered. In other sections conditions were quiet and d to droop especially among certain Industrials where rationing and purchase tax considerations are having an adverse influence. Among
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    TIDE TABLES
    55 5 SINGAPORE To-daj H \V 4.24 a.m. 8 ft.; 4.05 p.m. 7.6 ft L \V 10.06 a.m. 4.7 ft.: 10.34 p m. 3.4 ft To-morrow H. W 5.25 a.m. 7.9 ft. 5.26 p.m. 7.3 ft 1.. W. 11.31 am 4.5 ft.; 11.39 p.m. 3.9 V December Sut Sunset 7
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    131 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 6. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations Ir oa renth egls:— RLBBKR: Steady. Spot ll%d 12l!l6d (11-* d I2d) Jan. 12M6d 12 3 16d (12 1.16 d 12 3U6d) Feb. 123 16d 12 ISHSd 12 3 16d 12V,di
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    114 5 Mail* clow M the General Post Office v re: TO-DAY Australia air 2 p.m. Brunei surface 2 p.m. Kuala Belait surface 2 p.m. Darwin air 2 p.m. Java air 2 p.m. I-abuaii surface 2 p.m. N^w Zealand air 2 p.m. North Borneo surface 2 p.m. Port
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    "EFFORT & SACRIFICE WILL WIN OUT"
    139 5 "EFFORT SACRIFICE WILL WIN OUT" London, Dec. 5. THE Minister oi Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook, has received a further contribution of £5.000 from the Sudan. The donors particularly wished that this latest gift might be regarded as a birthday present to the Prime Minister, whose personal connection with the river
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1328 5 FKIOAT, DEC. 6. 194t: 4 P.M. ■I NINO amjen Seller* Anipat Tin (4s) 3s 4%d 3s 9d Austral Amai (5s i 6s 3d 6s 9d Austnu Malay (f> IJ* 6d 35§ 6d Ayer Hitam (5s) 19s 21s Ayer Weng ($1) .73 .78 Bangrin TiD 15t
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      320 5 igfejp /l HAVE TRIED THEM Alt f&Etk \ko^& between th* I_. c \MJPJ* ?fm IYs3& s&scs \s>ro-pfui-£ac-Uc cleans < f/^ W \Pffi I BETTER AND lASTS LONGER V» jtfj* BRUSHES ARE jg£ P^^S*9V^Q9^SBBbBBHH SO SUPERIOR fIBHSHIH^HBHB 1. The big end tuft assures B^^ "^i^i^W l^i^^^J? ■^^^r^BsPwiWJß^fc thorough cleansing ofl L^_L
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      769 5 TENDERS P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE. E.E.K. *****. TENDERS will be received at the office of the State Engineer. Perak. Taiping up wo 12 noon of the 10th December. 1940. f or the construction of State Workshop. Lahat Road, ipoh Perak. Plans and specifications may be seen ana all particulars
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      331 5 MB Rpß^~'^fHfel Hi V*V(£ W PER LARGE TUBE SiIt does not act Uke a gum. holding the hair by artificial means, but. by assisting the hair to assume natural waves Sold Evert/where. Sole Agents 6RAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Penang Kuala l.umpm PUMP S AND PUMPING MACHINERY FOR EVERY PURPOSE MANUFACTURED
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      296 6 EARLY BOOKING ATTENDANCE ADVISABLE" —STRAITS TIMES. •COULD BE EASILY lIEGARDET) AS A MASTERPIECE" —MALAYA FRIBINK. AJ4 OUTSTANDING FILM EVENT" —FREE PRESS. L s '.T i At:MAM&RAI OWTNG TO THE LENGTH OF THE FILM, PATRONS ARE \DVISi3D TO BE SEATED EARLY PRICES, EXCLUSIVE of TAX $2. $1 5» rts. T»ETTE CHARLES
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      166 6 3 SHOWS TO-DAY D A TT V £%*3 3.15, 6.15 9.15 yATILIUH CONFUCIUS SAYS "PEOPLE WHO SEE 'A CUCKOO IN THE NEST* LAUGH-EE PLENTY!" YOU WILL AGREE WITH THIS WISE OLD MAN WHEN YOU SEE ALSO LATEST GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS ANOTHER LAUGHTER RIOT NEXT CHANGE ARTHUR ASKEY. I JllJ 1
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      337 6 JUST THE SHOW FOR YOUR WEEK-END PLEASURE! ANOTHER HIT IN M.G.M.'S PARADE OF OUTSTANDING PICTURES r a pirnr TO DAY vArl AUL 3.15—6.15—9.15 The Girl who won the World's Award as Beauty's NUMBER ONE BEAUTY— The Man who won TWO ACADEMY AWARDS as the YEAR'S BEST ACTOR! Latest METROTONE NEWS-oi-the-Day
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    THE PERFECT LEADER FOR WORLD TO-DAY
    416 7 ONE of the most marked features of the terrible ordeal to which mankind is subjected is the revival In the belief of personal leadership. Each of the great nations to-day, like the Philistines of old, lias a champion— a sort of mouthpiece or spokesman."
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR TOMORROW
    1215 7 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL— Second Sunday after Advent, 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m. Matins; 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Rev. N. L. Bryan, C.P. ST. PAULS CHURCH.— Sunday, 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon
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      427 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to might- SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 8 p. m. to 1 a. m. CABARET i N TA PS ATTRACTION BUSTER MAGGIE TUNES l.mner ».N BOOK YOUR TABLE Non-diners $10 RUSTTAFEL served to-day from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. TO-MORROW NIGHT'S MUSICAL ATTRACTION MILITARY BAND CONCERT ""IJ^J™^ IN THE OPEN AIR
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      242 7 TODAY OATUAV 3 SHOWS .fl HOY 3.15 6.15 9.15 Vfl go., MORNING MATINEE 10-MORROW AT 11 O'CLOCK The Producer of 'Count of M onte Cristo' and The Man in the Iron Mask' gives you his greatest triumph! Edward Small presents JON HALL and LYNN BARI KIT CARSON" GRAND MIDNIGHT PREMIERE
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      100 7 Healthy Children Get rid of constipation, tf* cause of many other ailments. Restore yourself to normal health your system will b« cleansed and your blood purified, if you fake Castophene. Caitophene is a chocoiate laxative con* p§j taining pur* castor 4H oil. It Is not distaste- ful and acH gently
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 7. 1940. (461st Day Of The War.) Blockade
    1134 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 7. 1940. (461st Day Of The War.) Blockade One of the most striking differences in public opinion in the United States, as between the present war and that of 1914-1918, is in relation to the blockade i British procedure in the last war j
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    MANY OF ROCHESTER'S CHURCHES DAMAGED
    61 8 London, Dec. 7. AS an Indication of the indiscriminate damage done by German bombers, especially the destruction of buildings which could by no stretch of imagination be described as military objectives," the figures given in the diocesan magazine of Rochester are instructive. In this diocese
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      A CURRENCY TAX
      1197 8 ''Simple Simon" Explains His Scheme To the v Editor Of the Straits Times Sir,— ln the Straits Times of Nov. 27, a correspondent aslied me to give further explanations to a number of questions relating to my scheme for taxing currency in circulation. Your correspondent raised the
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      "ANOTHER APPEAL"
      274 8 What Straits Times Shares With Hitler To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— You have one thing in common with Hitler, to wit, tenacity of purpose. But there the likeness ends! Tenacity of purpose in the right place is one of the virtues, and when applied to
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      WARTIME POSTS
      265 8 The Claims Of Local Eurasians To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Recently there appeared in your columns, a Government notification, giving the names of certain persons who had been gazetted as Junior Immigration Officers in the Customs Department, for temporary duty. My intention in writing this
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      STUNG!
      473 8 STUNG The People Who Forget Their Purses To the Editor of the Straits Tinif* Sir,- May I bring to the attention of your readers one of the commonest human scourges, whose seeping etfecr on our social system is both unseen .md as deadly as the dreaded cancer. There are, as
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      THE WATCH TOWER
      379 8 Society Which Is "A Disturbing Element 1' To the Editor of the Straits Tim<Sir— A letter from Mr. L. F. Link" on the subject of the Watch Tower Society activities is headed "A Denial." It contains this sentence: Ev<>n the most cursory examination of the .so ciety's
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      73 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space availavle Accordingly brief concise letters staiid a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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      327 8 COLUMBIA PORTABLE A Distinctive Gramophone Prices from $27/" upwards TR£ ROBINSON PIANO CO., (S.S.) LTD. Opposite N«w Pi«r, Singapore. t. M -Ml auLTAW **V*7 "TlT"*"!** 1 M fctIAWSOR i tail**, fam'aldf UpptUn*. All <•<» ting, in «ll II 1 utt!:.9 iV«t. \V. II i I •»d CW»' Kinot tMtltttty. All
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      69 8 ®BUY OFFICE STATIONERY AT PEACE-TIME PRICES. 'PHONE 6497. OK TENDER: BASRAI BROS. ACCOUNT BOOK SPECIALISTS. 5 CHULJA STREET. SINOAPORE. Sample* and Demonstration of Article* en Bequest. NUMONT FUL-VUE hi LOXIT (Screwlce*) Construction. Faahion* latest, featuring an entirely new principle of eyewear design and possewin* nnmeroos advantages not found in other
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    ITALIAN COLLAPSE NOW LOOMS IN ALBANIA
    975 9 Vital Base In South Falls To Greeks DICE'S SOLDIERS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DEMORALIZED Hlficlds Threatened By Latest Advance "ITALIAN and Albanian soldiers who have sur- rendered to the Yugoslav authorities during the past two days talk of ever-increasing disorganization in the Italian army and the
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    29 9 R me. Dec. 7. r r:\.: Bpenish Ptareita Minister, Scnor Serrano Suner yesterday received Quto, Italian Ambassador, and l>i v 11 St^hror, Gorman ambassador, t-> a Madrid dispatch.— or.
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    SENTENCE FOR LEAVING POST DURING WAR
    112 9 Clermont-Perraiids, Dec. 1. fAPT. Pierre Vlennot, formerly French Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was yesterday sentenced by a military j court to eight years' Imprisonment with a stay of execution, lot* of rank and 20 years' loss of civil rights, for abandoning his
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    LEOPOLD MAY SEE PETAIN
    152 9 Spanish Report Of New Moves Madrid, Dec. 7. "TTIE possibility of an early meeting between Marshal Petaln and King Leopold of Belgium, following the King's recent talks with Hitler, are mooted by the Paris correspondent of the newspaper Ya. The correspondent also suggests that Marshal Petaln
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    NAZI MURDER OF POLES
    137 9 New Disclosures Of Atrocities London, Dec. 7. THE ruthl&ssness of the Germans in 1 deporting all Poles in the western part of Poland to a central province was described in a broadcast last night by Dr. Junosza, who was an eyewitness. He left Poland in September.
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    "HUGE SYNDICATE OF PRODUCERS"
    169 9 Gen. Franco Announces New Syndical Law Madrid, Dec. 7SPAIN is to become a r.uge syndicate of producers united in concrete! unity for Spain> economic strength, declared Gen. Franco speaking at yesterday's meeting of the National Council. He indicated that from now en the Council would play
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    DEATH DECREED FOR RUMANIAN 'REBELS'
    64 9 Bucharest, Dec. 7. 'THE death penalty for persons instigating or carrying out armed revolt, and hard labour for those intentionally participating in such a movement have been instituted here under a new decree. A court, composed of three general*:, will pronounce the sentence in such
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    R.A.F. CLASH WITH ITALIAN PLANES OVER THE CHANNEL
    429 9 London, Dec. 7. •T*HE commanding officer of an auxiliary fighter squadron, who was one of the first pilots to open fire on enemy aircraft over Britain, gave details of fight with Italian aeroplanes over the Channel, in a broadcast talk. He is
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    Palestinian Jews Join R.A.F.
    31 9 A number of Palestinian Jews have joined the R.A.F. and are now serving: in the Middle East and the Western Desert. Picture shows Palestinian recruits on parade.
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    Yugoslavia Is Determined To Slay Independent
    121 9 •> a Belgrade, Dec. G. YUGOSLAVIA is willing to participate in the creation of a new order in Europe, declared M. Tsvetkovitch, the Prime Minister, in a speech here to-day. He described the position in Yugoslavia vis-a-vis the international situation as good and after
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    Further Support For De Gaulle
    109 9 London. Dec. 7. f<EN. De Caulle has obtained another recruit for the Free French forces with an intimate knowledge of Colonial problems. He is M. Richard Brunot, who was the H:e;!i Commissioner Jn the Camcroons at time of the. Franco-German armistice and who immediately took
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    Chinese Call To U.K. For Further Aid
    174 9 Chungking, Dec. 5. IN order to strengthen further AngloAmerican solidarity in the Far East. Britain and the Dominions should follow America's example by consider- ing China's urgent arms needs, writes the semi-offlcial Hankow Herald. Writing on Anglo-American cooperation in the Par East, the
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    250,000 MINERS FOR ARMED FORCES
    108 9 London, Dec. 7. "THE raising of the age of reservation from 1 war service to 30 in more than 150 occupations in the coal mining industry, whereby underground workers will be mainly affected, is announced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service. It is
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    LONDONERS ENJOY A QUIET NIGHT
    102 9 London, Dec. 7. AFTER a somewhat later Alert in I the London area last night, the raiders passed signal was sounded at one of the eai^est nours of recent times. Reports from the provinces so far j show a number of bombs, ir-luding some incendiaries,
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    CHINA LULL FORECAST
    207 9 Japanese Turning To South Seas? Chungking, Dec. 7. TTCE Sino-Japanese situation is 1 likely to settle down for the time being to a state of stalemate pending fresh international developments. This is the view of wellinformed Chinese observers here. Thj signature of the Nanking treaty between Japan
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    DUTCH CASUALTY LIST
    56 9 London, Dec. 7. 'pHF London headquarters of the Royat Ntth <: lands Navy has published :i casualty liit containing t)ic names of 22 offlrc-i* r.n'i men. Including the fleet air arm personnel, vno re-< *.:'v l- t their llvea on active vice with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
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    47 9 Berne. Dec. 7. 'pKF S.i;.<= Government Is to send ;i protest to the British Government rcgaiding alleged "violation of Swiss air space" by British aeroplanes on the night of Dec. 4, arcorduic; to a statement by the President of the Svlss Confederation to the Federal Council Reuter
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    $7,000 INCREASE IN THE WAR FUND TO-DAY
    635 10 A. P. C. Staff Contribution Nearly $2,000 Monthly HIGHLAND GATHERING HELPS THREE WAR EFFORTS TIIK past 21 hours has resulted in another advance of more than $7,000 in Tho War Fund total to $4,561,811. A cheque for $1,900.50 has l>een received from the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    136 10 ■MttAMMI I NIB .1 Dinner Dance S p.m. to 1 GAKKK n IMMIKK I.HIAM. I'l.i.sh OordOß'a Trip To Mars. (CompU'tf Serial) at 7.45 p.m. l.X* 1 WOKLII Cabaict: 730 to 9 p.m. Ac 9 p.m. to i .m. Qlobt: 3 Cheers for the Ir'sh. Sky: Underpup. NKW WORLD iai.:iOo
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    89 10 THIS Diary is intended to tall attention to functions which are being held in aid of The War Fund Organizers ol such functions are invited to submit details for inclusion in this feature Tuesday: Premiere of "He Stayed for Breakfast" (Columbia) at the Capitol at 0.15 p.m.
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    M.P.F. MONTHLY DONATIONS $2,758 Received
    471 10 M.P.F. MONTHLY DONATIONS $2,758 Received THE list of registered monthly subscribers to the Malaya Patriotic 1 unrl up to last Saturday showed a total of $2,753.50. The list Is; "A. J. B. D." $5: P. B. M. Akkermans $0; N. S. Alexander $30; A. Alcan $50; Rev. A. S. Moore
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    TAN KAH KEE RETURNING
    196 10 Travelling Via The Burma Road MR. Tan Kah Kee, chairman of both the Singapore China Relief Fund and Malaysia Relief Fund Federation, has left Kunming via the Burma road for Rangoon on his way back to Singapore, it is reported. Mr. Tan Is expected in Singapore
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    "THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS"
    285 10 "THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS New Players Make Successful Debut TN a three act drama, the amateur dramax tic company "The Birds of Passage" made its successful debut at the Victoria Theatre last evening, in aid of local wool funds. "The Two Mrs. Carrolls," a play tjv Martin Vale, is one
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    CHRISTMAS DANCE
    68 10 THE Christmas dance of St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association will be held in the new school hall on Dec. 21. Fancy dress will be optional A special supper will be served. Tickets will be $1 for each number with partner, and $2 for each non-member with partner. Tickets
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    HINDU ASSOCIATION
    68 10 THE following are the new office-bearers of the Hindu Association, Singapore: President: Mr. B. Annamalay; hon. general secretary: Mr. P. Ramoo; hon. treasurer: Mr. K. Periowsamy; hon. sports secretaryMr. S. Narayanasamy hon. auditor: Mr. K. Muthuveloc; committee: Messrs. A. Sankarati, T. Paklry and K. Vadlveloo. The Civil Marriage
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND LIST
    426 10 S Deductions from November, 1940 Salaries of the members of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Malaya and Pulo Samboc Installation 1,960.55 The European Staff 1,182 26 The Local Staff 778.29 SINGAPORE HEAD OFFICE: Clerical staif. 51C5.65; Other Office employees, $1930; Kallang Laboratory, $19.50; and Kallang Garage,
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    FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT
    432 10 Death Of Indian Motor-Cyclist AN accident in East Coast Road on Nov. 26 in which an Indian Army motor-cyclist lost his life, was the subject of an inquiry by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday. The motor-cyclist, Sepoy Sucha Singh, aged 28, was stated by
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    JEHOVAH SECT " DISLOYAL "
    242 10 JEHOVAH SECT DISLOYAL fPHE New Soinh Wales Premier, Mr. Mair, said in the Legislative Assembly recen.ly that he believed that th 2 organization known as Jehovah's Witnefses was d?flnitely disloyal to the in'.eres.s of Australia, was anti- British, and was a d'^rvnt'-ve elermnt I to the community. Mr. Mair said
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    COLONIES' £18.000,000 FOR WAR EFFORT
    62 10 London, Dec. 5. THE Colonial Empire has given His Majesty's Government and organizations in Britain towards the war effort over £17.890,000 in money alone between Sept. 3. 1939 and Nov. 28 last. The list just issued by the Colonial Office shows that cash gifts between
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    25 10 Lorttta Young and Melvyn Douglas in 'He Stayed For Breakjasf which is being shown in aid of The War Fund at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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    Sir R. Winstedt To Broadcast
    83 10 Froni Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 6. SIR Richard Winstedt, a former Director of Education, Malaya, and now a lecturer in Malay at the London School of Oriental Studies, will broadcast a talk in Malay from the 8.8.C. on Thursday. His subject will be The
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    SULTAN AT THE CAPE
    94 10 A Brief Visit Cape Town, Dec. 6. TTHE Sultan of Johore, accempanied by his consort, arrived to-day on a brief visit and was w?lcomed by the Administrator of the Cape on behalf of the Government. They are on their wry back to Malaya. The Sultan was
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    DEAD ELEPHANT AT THE CROSS ROADS
    60 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 6. qnHE unusual sight of a full grown 1 elephant lying dead at the junction of the road to Pusing and Papan i attracted a crowd of onlookers yester- day. The elephant is believed to have be- longed
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    AIR RAID RELIEF
    24 10 THE Air Raid Relief section of the Malays Patriot!" Fund cabled a further remittance of £1,611 to London on Dec. 5.
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    LADY THOMAS & AIR RAIDS
    330 10 LADY THOMAS AIR RAIDS Tells Of Stay In England gITTING in the calm of a Singapore drawinjr room. Lady Thomas, wife of the Governor, jrave some graphic descriptions of what it is like to be in an air raid in England, in an interview yesterday. She described the tky: Great
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    CHINESE HELP LONDON AIR RAID RELIEF
    68 10 THE one-day campaign of the Singapore China Rel'ef Fund committee in aid of the Lord Mayor';; air raid relief fund began this morning with the sale of flowers in Chines'." shops and offices. The d»ive will be intensified to-night when more flowers and buttonholes
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    S.S.R.N.V.R. OFFICERS
    36 10 S.S.R.N.V.R. OFF ICERS ]yjR. L. C. Nunn ha.i boon granted commission as acting Sub- Lieutenant. S3. R.N.V.R., while Mr. J. L. Purnell naa relinquished his commission as acting sublieutenant <•* the same force, states ;i Qu notification.
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    35 10 gECOND-LJeutenant L. A. ReulCU lias resigned from the Straits Settlement! Volunteer Force Reserve of officers, a have Mr. J. H. W. Godfro? and M. G. D Barron. M.C., It it is notified in the Gazett»\
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    Control Of Rents On Furniture
    81 11 A KILL to "prevent the practice whereby a tenant Is required to hire furniture at an excessive rate as a condition of obtaining premises at the controlled rrnt" will he introduced by the acting Attorney-General. Mr N. A. Worley, at the lr«islat.ve council meeting on
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    RICE SUPPLY AMPLE
    176 11 No Intention To Raise Price IT has betn reported to the Food Contrjller that dealers in Thailand Rice in certain parts of Malaya, particularly in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, are refusing to sell Thailand Rice in their possession except at an exorbitant price, and that some dealers
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    MALAYA MUST DO ITS "ABSOLUTE UTMOST"
    833 11 MALAYA MUST DO ITS "ABSOLUTE UTMOST Sir Shenton Thomas Back With Only One Interest CIR SHENTON THOMAS, Governor of the Straits and High Commissioner for the Malay States, has returned with the firm intention of spurring the people of Malaya to put their utmost into the country's war effort. He
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    ENTERTAINMENT OF TROOPS BY E.S.A.M.
    172 11 A Fl/KTHER appeal is being made u> f\ numbers of the Singapore branch of the Ex -Services Association of Malaya for funds to uvsist in the entertainment of troops in Malaya. Entertainment has been principally restricted to the rank and file, and to those who
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    "EVERY DOLLAR HELPS"
    81 11 "EVERY DOLLAR HELPS THE talk entitled "Every Dollar Helps" recently given from the Singapore station by Dr. T. H. Silcock, Professor of Economics at Raffles College, has now been pr'.nted as s leaflet and copies can be obtained without charge from the Department of Information nnd Publicity, Union Building, Singapore.
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    873 11 NEW RADIO DIRECTOR To Follow 8.8.C. Policy Here THE policy of the new Director- General of Broadcasting. Straits Settlements. Mr. Eric Davis, who arrived in Singapore yesterday, will be based on British Broadcasting Corporation tradition, which is: "You tell us, we'll listen, and then try and
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    COMMISSIONERS' GIFT TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    494 11 CINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners decided, follow* ing a discussion in general committee, at an additional ordinary meeting yesterday to donate $100,000 to the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The meeting was railed to con* sider making any further gifts to war efforts in Malaya. The Commissioners also expressed
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    Party-Army Split Seen
    263 12 RESIGNATION OF BADOGLIO London, Dec. 6. MARSHAL BADOGLIO has been relieved, at his own request, of his office as Chief of General Staff of the Italian armed forces by a Royal decree, states a German news agency report from Rome. Gen. Ligo Cavallero has been appointed his
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    Taranto Pictures Dropped On Turin
    86 12 London, Dec. 6. IT is officially announced that photographs taken after the Taranto bombing; by the Fleet Air Arm, showing in detail the great damage done to I alys battle fl:et, were dropped by the R.A.F. during their raid on Turin on Wednesday night. The
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    Flare-up Soon In Middle East?
    320 12 Flare-up Soon In Middle East? British Now Able To Assume Offensive .London, Dec. 7. T"HE tide of battle in the Middle East 1 has gradually changed recently, and it is now the British army that commands the initiative, writes Reuter's special correspondent with the forces in Egypt's Western Desert. The
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    Rhodesian Squadron Goes Into Action
    101 12 London, Dec. 6. EL Adam, Sollum and Sldl Barrani In the Western Desert were all bombed on Tuesday nlfht, states an Air Ministry news bulletin. Aircraft oi the Rhodcslan squadron successfully raided stores and dumps on the road east of Chelga. The dumps were burned
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    GREEK FORCES OCCUPY ENEMY NAVY BASE
    424 12 Movement Of Italian Troops Made Extremely Difficult London, Dec. 6. IT is officially announced in Athens that Greek troops to-day occupied the Italian naval base of Santi Quaranta, in southern Albania, while the fate of Argyrocastro appears to be sealed. In spite of large
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    6,000 Italians In Yugoslavia
    123 12 London, Dec. 6. MORE than 6,000 Italian troops IVI have crossed the Albanian frontier into Yugoslavia since the start of the campaign against Greece. They are interned in 18 camps established for them in southern Serbia, says an Istanbul dispatch to the Free French agency in
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    ITALIANS MADE TO PAY FOR EGYPT RAIDS
    63 12 Cairo. Dec. 8. CWIFT action has been taken by the Egyptian authorities following the Prime Minister's (Sirry Pasha) statement on Monday that air raid victims would be compensated from Italian funds. It was announced to-day that 15.000 Egyptian pounds have been confiscated from
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    U.S. MAY ALLOW HER VESSELS TO ENTER COMBAT ZONE
    349 13 Suggestion For Solving British Shipping Problem Washington, Doc. 6. THE possibility that President Roosevelt might change the combat zone rule and permit United States ships to enter Eire ports is suggested unofficially as a step towards solution of Britain's shipping problem.
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    FIVE BRITISH MINESWEEPERS LOST
    50 13 London, Dec. 6. PUR British trawlers and one drifter have recently been lost through damage sustained by mine-sweeping. The trawlers lost ar»> the Ethel Taylor, Amethyst. Elk and Oolverton, and th« Drifter is the Christmas Rose. There was no carualtr In the Amcthrrt and Elk— Reuter.
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    60 New Freighters For Britain
    178 13 U.S. Shipyards Plan Work Soon New York, Dec. 6. AMERICAN shipyards are to be expanded to construct 60 fast 10.000ton lreighters for Britain, according to authoritative shipping circles here. The British Purchasing Commission and the United States Maritime Commission are reported to have prepared a
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    AMERICAN WOMAN IN PARIS GAOL
    210 13 U.S. Embassy Employee Held By Nazis Washington, Dec. 6. MRS. ELIZABETH DEEGAN, a clerk in the United States Embassy in Paris, has been detained *or questioning It is understood, according to a message from Vichy to the New York Times, that she is being charged
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    BIG INCREASE IN ANGLOTURKISH TRADE LIKELY
    133 13 AiUura, Dec. 6. GREAT importance is attached here to the new Anglo- Turkish financial agreement. It is now possible for tbe United Kingdom Commercial Corporation to complete contracts for the purchase of large quantities ol Turkish foodstuffs and raw materials which T.»re formerly exported
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    R.A.F. CARRIES OUT DAYLIGHT RAIDS
    68 13 London, Dec. 6. ALTHOUGH last night's bad weather caused a cancellation of the customary R.A.F. bombing operations aircraft of the Coastal Command were busy during the day on targets, including the hydro-chemical factory at Einahoven, the airport at Rotterdam the aerodrome at Haardt, and the
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    PALESTINE TO INCREASE WAR PRODUCTION
    61 13 Jerusalem, Dec. 6. DAI.£STINE will shortly be enabled to ""»>» her maximum contribution to tbe war effort through increased production of war supplies. Ttoi« was officially announced to-day following the return of the Palestine delegates from recent Eastern Group Conference at Ne* Ueiiu which discussed
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    SHIP IN DISTRESS
    45 13 N. :w Vorl:, Dec. 6. rlk. hlaekay mite staled it has received an SOS. frcin the British steamer Newchv.ani?. owned by tbe China Navigation Company, Ltd., saying ahc required immediate assistance and giving her posttior IS? 53 BOCttl pnd 23.56 we?t.— R^itpr
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    WHAT PLANTERS ARE DOING IN WAR EFFORT
    1893 14 Planting Topics Volunteering, Local Defence And Money Contributions By Our Planting Correspondent WHAT are planters doing to help to win the war? How are they assisting in the defence of this country Are they contributing as much as they can financially to war
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    RUBBER STATISTICS
    59 14 London, Dec. 5. The International Rubber Regulation Committee's statistical bulletin shows that world shipments of rubber In October totalled 129,000 tons against an absorption of 88,000 tons, leaving an excess of 41,000 tons. January-October exports totalled 1,176,000 tons which exceeded consumption at 890,000 tons by 286,000 tons. In
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    AUSTRALIA TO RECRUIT 5,000 MEN MONTHLY
    52 14 Loudou, Dec. 6. THE army authorities In. Australia are 1 arranging for piulstmc nts at the rate of ">,OOO men monthly when recruiting for the Australian Imperial force la resumed on Jan. 29. The recruits will be trained as rein-forceiru-nU tor three oviraca divisions.
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    173 15 THK following are selections for to-day's races at Kuala Lmm9** STRAITS TIMES Race 1. Itovon Kins. Hilarity. Rare 2. Stenella. MarnHl. Race 3. Rosalie, Syrillian. Race 4. Baffler. Hanger Zone. Rare 5. l,i*adin. Release. Rare k. Harlequin, Kentucky Race 7. Kxeve, Lay Off. Rare S. Paramour. llybla.
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    Airmen Defeat Civilians By Only Goal
    394 15 Airmen Defeat Civilians By Only Goal CHARITY FOOTBALL X.A.X. 1 Singapore Civilians t. I A GOAL the only one or the i mateh scored two minutes i from time gave the RA.F. a well- I deserved victory over the Singapore < Civilians at Imm Road Stadium >es- J terday. Singapore
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    Perak State Hockey Team Win 3—2
    131 15 r*r<>m Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 6. A£>mNG another victory to their long list of successes, the Perak eli-ven sec red a creditable win )v:t the Dogra R"£*ment by three mils t > two in a fast and thrilling fame played here to-day. The
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    PLAYER INJURED AT COLLEGES MATCH
    45 15 PLAYER IN JURED AT COLLEGES MATCH Pv. Rugby for RulEes College cut ibe Medical College on the I rday. a student, Abdul Kad r bin Eusop, fractured a I niti t iken to the General H liic M dical studenta wuii 14 points to eight.
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT KUALA LUMPUR
    1026 15 First Day Of Selangor Turf Club's Winter Meeting BELOW is Riven the full card of events at Kuala Lumpur to-day, the first day of the Selangor Turf Club's winter race meeting. The double totes will be drawn on races four and five and eight
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    S.C.C. SHOW FINE FORM TO BEAT KHALSA 4—O
    220 15 S.C.C 4: Khalsa- 0. TPWO KoaLs in each half gave the S.C.C a clear victory of fournil «»v»r the Khalsa Association in a game of hockey on the padang yesterday in which the club team showed in splendid form. The game was
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    S.R.C. vs. BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY HOCKEY
    106 15 IT was stated in our iss/.te of Nov. 28 that tbe hockey match between the S.R.C. md the British Army and Navy side, arranged to: the previous day, was not played swing' to the Service side not turning up. The match was included
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    WAR FUND SOCCER CANCELLED
    32 15 r-MORROWSr -MORROWS football game in aid] of The War Fund, between the Chung Wah Football Club and the Post Office Club at Jalan Besar stadium, has been cancelled.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    71 15 TO-DAY Rugger: Army Crusaders vs. Army Wanderers, S.C.C; Johore vs. Singapore. Johore Bahru; Loyals II vs. RAF. (Tengah), GHlman; 5.A.0.8. vs. RA.F. Reds, Woods ville; All Blues final, Penang vs. Selangor, Kuala Lumpur. Hockey: CSC. vs. Loyals, Gillman; Indian Assn. vs. Indian Army, Balestfer: Police vs. R.E.
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    WANDERERS MEET CRUSADERS
    339 15 To-day's Rugger On The Padang rVO >lala\an Kugny Union games will be played to-day, one on the S.C.C. pad&ng where the Army Wanderers meet ihe \rmy Crusaders, and the other ai Johore Bahru where Singapore will be opposed to Johore. The two teams In the padang match
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    LONG-RANGE NAVAL ACTION IN SOUTH ATLANTIC
    296 16 NAZI RAIDER ATTACKED BY ARMED MERCHANTMAN Fleeing Enemy Warship Chased By Former Union Castle Liner London, Dec. 6. AN action in the jouth Atlantic, approximately 700 miles north-east of Montevideo, between a British armed merchantman and a disguised German raider is described in an
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    "British Can Go On Winning"
    159 16 London. Dec. 6. MR. RALPH INGERSOLL, editor of P.M.— an inilueniial American daily newspaper who has just returned to America from a visit to England, is emphatically ot the opinion that Britain can win the war. In a leading article ye=t3rday he stated: '•Tiie moral
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    "No Future Peace Without Abolition Of Air Warfare "
    101 16 "No Future Peace Without Abolition Of Air Warfare London, Dec. 6. TTHE establishment of an international air force as the only means of avoiding air warfare of an increasingly ruthless nature in future was predicted by Lord Cecil, addressing the General Council of the League of Nations Union in London.
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    Axis Told To Take Note Of "Peace" Motion Defeat WILL FIGHT TO BITTER END
    325 16 Axis Told To Take Note Of "Peace" Motion Defeat WILL FIGHT TO BITTER END London, Dec. 6. THE smashing defeat of the peace motion in the House of Commons yesterday is splashed in all the American newspapers. One war news commentator describes it as a grim notification to Berlin and
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    "Tougher Fight Lies Ahead"
    212 16 Mr. Herbert Morrison's Call For More Effort London, Dec. 6. ]UIR. HERBERT MORRISON, iVI Minister for Home Security, speaking at Portsmouth to-day, said: "Our Navy, despite its tremendous tasks and trials, is powerful in the seas. It has already established complete ascendancy over our Italian opponent
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    SUBHAS BOSE RELEASED DUE TO HUNGER STRIKE
    54 16 Calcutta, Dec. 6. MR. Subhas Chandra Bose, the wellknown Leftist leader, was yesterday released from the Calcutta presidency gaol where he has been on hunger strike. It was officially stated two days ago that Mr. Bose was on hunger strike as a protest
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    RISING FEELING AGAINST VICHY
    95 16 London, Dec. 6. A VIOLENT campaign against the Vichy Government has b:en launched in occupied France, according to the Free French agency, which quotes an article in Poste Parisien, which it describes as a purely German organ, declaring that the rising wave of disapproval of the
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    Over 2,000 Hollanders Gaoled By Germans
    144 16 London, Dec. 6. BETWEEN the German invasion of Holland and Oct. 15 about 500 Dutchmen whose names are known have oeen flung into German prisons. Official Dutch circles in London state that it is believed the total number exceeds 2,000. Seven generals, 19 university
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    DOVER SHELLING PRELUDE TO A WINTER INVASION?
    321 16 "Would Be A Pure Waste Of Money, Time And Effort," Says Expert London, Dee. <>. THE possibility of a winter invasion attempt by the Germans is again being raised owinj to the apparently pointless but unquestionably persistent shelling of the Dover area by
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    Britain's Allies Have 2,500 Ships
    122 16 Buenos Aires, Dec. 6. TITHE spirit of Britain w uno.eaiiabie." 1 declared Lord Willingdon, head of the British trade mission to South America, speaking at a lur.cheon to the mission given by the British Chamber of CimrafT'. Sir Granville Gibson, (Cons. M.P. for Pudsey and
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    NOTED CZECH ARTIST DIES IN PRAGUE
    67 16 Lone 1 i, Dec. 6. JAN KUBELIK. famous Czechoslovak violinist, died yesterday in Pr?»uo r>"<i 60. according to an agency message received In London. Kubelik has oo r ten apoearrd ir London and was an honorary member of 'he London Philharmonic Society. The famous
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    HISTORIC SCOTTISH PALACE DAMAGED IN RAIDS
    268 16 London, Dec. 6. HOLYROOD House, the historic palace of the Kings of Scotland at Edinburgh, was recently damaged by raiders. A bomb fell on the lawn of Holyrood House close to the ruined chapel of Holyrood Abbey and disturbed the bones of old time
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    LONDON'S HUGE SCHEME OF PUBLIC SHELTERS
    168 16 London, Dec. 5. THE Ministry of Home Security haj pro1 vlded places In public shelters In London for 1,410.000 people and the number is being increased evfry week. Miss Ellen Wilkinson. Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry, made this statement In a broadcast to-day,
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    No Recognition Of Wane; Recognition
    184 16 Germany Will Maintain Relations With Chiang London. Dec. 6. A WILHELMSTRASSE spokesman 1 remark that Berlin is not influenced by Gen. Chiang Kaishek's declaration after t«he Toki<Nanking treaty has led to the disclosure that the Reich attaches the utmost importance to th" maintenance of existing
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    Conserving Canada Dollar Resources
    132 16 Ottawa, ucc. m. THE War Exchange Conservation Bill, which has just been introduced In the Canadian House of Commons, proposes strong measures for the vation of Canada's dollar resou: Introducing the bill, the Canadian Finance M n ster. Col. J. L. Ralston. said that a further
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    HYDE PARK GOES UNDER FOOD CULTIVATION
    139 16 London. Dec. fa HYDE PARK is the latest open space to conn into line with the "Dig for Victory" campaign. Mr. Robert Hudson, the Minister at Agriculture, took a spade himself to-day and turned ths earth of the first of the new allut« ments
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    1,250 BRITONS DETAINED UNDER DEFENCE RULES
    88 16 London, Dec. 6. A TOTAL of 1,250 British subjects are de« tamed under the Defence of the R*alni Regulations. This was revealed by Mr. Osberi Peake, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Office, replying to a question in the House of Commons. He added that
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    EARL OF CARDIGAN SAFE
    34 16 The Ear! of Cardigan, a lieutenant In Uw Royal Army Medical Corps, who was pr*« i vlously reported as missing, Is now reported I to be not missing.— British Wireless.
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