The Straits Times, 10 June 1940

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    36 1 FINAL EDTW. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURt.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 6 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940 I'KICK SCEMS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      32 2 The family of the late Madam Wong Ah Tarn beg to thank all relatives and friends who have sent scrolls, wreaths, letters of condolence Sc Telegrams, and also attended her funeral.
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      376 2 EEN— At Muar Hospital on June 7, 1940. To Caroline wife of J. H. Keen a son. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED IMMEDIATELY. Experienced Duplex machinist. Apply Box No. 35, Straits limes. CAN ANY EUROPEAN RECOMMEND rook-boy with wife if possible but not essential. App;y Box No. 49, Straits Times. WANTED first-c'.a?s
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      588 2 FOR SALE SHKLVADOB Refrigerator Phone S33S BROWN CONEY FUR COAT, as good as new. Swagger Style, 38" fitting. $40.00. Box No. 55, Straits Times. SUNGEI PALAS TEA, Highland Brand. Telephone the East Asiatic Co's branche Malaya regarding dealers. 3 TON SLOOP VINETTE. Thornycroft built, fully equipped and ready for sea.
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      962 2 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEE'S SALE Of valuable Rubber lands situate at Pulaj Se'oang in Malacca, to be told by public i auction at our sale room No. 16, First Cross Street, Malacca, on Wednesday, the 19th June, 1910, at 12 noon. I Particulars: All those two pieces of land situate at
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      223 2 J EDUCATIONAL NEW SESSION begun at FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL l-A, Kirk Terrace. Singapore Music Students of any standard, age or ■ex may be enrolled now. Particulars Phone '3Z.1. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES EXCLUSIVE AND ORIGINAL Fashion Designer and Dressmaker's business, situated best position Singapore invites partnership. Alternatively complete sale Including large
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    NO SALARY FOR ORISSA LEGISLATORS
    81 3 Pt:ri. May 20. •"PHE Governor of Ons-,a has totted a communique stating that m there appears to be no assurance of an early resumption of the ordinary working of the constitution, he is preparing legislation for discontinuing payments of salaries and travelling allowances to both
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    WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT FOR INDIAN CONGRESS
    305 3 Allahabad, May 29 EXPLAINING the scheme of work of the newly-created women's department of the All-India Congress Committee, Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani, the secretary of the department, says that the department will soidy the difficulties of women, will try to increase the membership of women in
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      413 3 l^f m fa BUM FAST PASSKNUER SKKVICK. I SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG Sail Soore Arrive 3 f S3. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS June 1* July 13 U CITY OF NORFOLK July 16 Aug 9 ta. CITY OP BAN FRANCISCO Aug. 24 Sept. 17 f.I. CITY OP
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    POLICE BEAT CHINESE
    251 4 POLICE BEAT CHINESE Cheov Chye Bats Well Again A FIN! battine performance by (hcah Kim SmtUt who was undefeated for 79 runs and good bowling pcrfonnantes by Nicky Sullivan and Gurdial Singh who took ten wickets between them enabled the Police to defeat the S.r.K.C. by 13 run* in a
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    MALACCA'S TEAM TO MEET THE ARMY
    75 4 'From Our Own Correspondent' Malacca. June 8. MALACCA will be at full strength tor the H.M.S. Malaya Cud soccer game against, the Army In Sinagpor? on Saturday. June 15. The following have been selected Low Ah Sang D. HendroiT. Tarn Chce Urn: Wee Tiam
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE WIN CHARITY SOCCER MATCH
    584 4 Johore Beaten By Odd Goal In Seven In Thrilling Game (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 9. CELDOM has there been such a thrilling and closely contested frame of football at Johore Bahru as that witnessed at the Police Depot ground this evening
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS TIES THIS WEEK
    100 4 TIES in the Singapore tennis championships this week are given beIcw. All these matches will be played in enclosed courts. TO-DAY Men's singles (semi-final) Yadi vs Yong Lcong Chong. Men's doubles (semi-final) Warden and Cherrlngton vs. Smith and S. Abed. TO-MORROW Men's doubles final and
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    WEST HAM WIN CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY
    60 4 Wembly, June 8. WEST Ham beat Blackburn cne-nil in the final of the P. A. Wartime Cup Competition. A crowd of 50,000 saw the match, which was perhaps the keenest 1 final ever seen at the famous Wembley ?tsdium. Small scored the enly
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    168 4 Results in brief of Saturday's races at Ipoh are: Race I— Baoklaw $15 $8 Burrane?r $15 Russian Rose $17 Race 2— Squeeze <16, $J0 Danger Zoue Sl6 Race 3— <Jrofmo S3l, $10 Turn Over $9 The Poacher Cl 2 Race 4 Easter Tarade $31. S7 Ilarpo
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    Tournament Cricket At Tanglin
    257 4 Tournament Cricket At Tanglin PUBLIC SERVICES BEAT ARMY (SINGAPORE) I THANKS to a fine unbeaten knock of 74 r>v Ewart the Public Services were able ta defeat the Army (Singapore) at Tanglin yesterday by lour wickets. The Army, who batted first, scored 193 runs, towards which Isherwood and Capt. Castor
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    Seletar Airmen Beat Indians
    259 4 rE RAF. (Sektar) beat the Indian Association by 21 runs in a game of cricket played at Balesticr yesterday The scores were INDIA.V ASSOCIATION I Abbasbhoy b Bray 9 Tharmm Singh b She* 3 I B. 8. Varma lbw Brett 9 M. B. Singh c Brett
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    ALLIED NAVIES GROWING MORE POWERFUL
    673 4 Frank Admission Of Losses Enables Reliable Comparison London, June I). TT is a highly significant fact at the present stage of the war that the balance of naval strength in favour of the Allies is now far greater than at its outbreak. As is known,
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    More Munition Workers Wanted
    351 4 London, June 9. COMMENTING on Britain's war effort, the Economist says ihat< much will depend on the chiefs and. staffs of the various departments set up to direct the country's national effort While expressing gratification at the general speed-up and at the increased production resulting from
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    241 4 mimai. B»yrrs S< II. i« ftmpau 3 10 4 2 Au.-,tia. Amali 5 3 > 3 B»tu Selangon 1.35 1.39 Hour Farts 1-05 jel. Lui 0.63 n.66 Kanuxng LanJuU K. KamuGttrts 8 3 C9 Kur.dang 12 G 13/3 Kent 2 2 3 Klang lilveis 1C5
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    162 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Burma Malay fid No. 23 June 24 Hong Fatt 7% Int. June 12 Johan 5 "3 Int. Jane 12 Katu 6d No. 27 6d Bonus Jun-; 1 K.L. Tin Is No 27 Mai. Tin 10% Int. 2V S bonus
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      46 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. CO. 32 a.m. 9.5 ft.: 1.52 p.m. 8.3 ft L. W. 7.12 a.m. 0.4 ft.; 7.14 p.m. 3.8 ft To-morrow H. W. 1.16 a.m. 9.3 ft.; 2.30 p.m. 8.1 ft L. W. 7.55 a.m. 0.7 ft.; 8.02 p.m. 3.9 ft
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      379 5 Quiet Weekend For All Sections H» Our Financial forresaondent Singapore. June 10. ALL sections of the market were exceptionally quiet on Saturday with little sign of increased activity to-day. The London Stock Exchange, as usual, was closed on Saturday while j Wall Street was reported quiet with
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      100 5 Ki <■ «aalca oer Kojan l« picute. Utbei ratnm Ml:ir« quoted per BicML except Buyers Seilrr Gamaier $.7.75 Hamburg <S'*tie $13.00 Ja-.^ Cube 112.50 J ppef White MunU& $13.50 siscn S13.UU 7.50 pra Mixed $3.00 $1.40 Or, Fiour 15.90 So 8) PaleniDang $16.50 Banja 516^00 Sara*a': $17.00
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      MAY TIN OUTPUT
      35 5 tor r is reported as follow;. icon 044 58S Yardage Piculs ore 14.1.000 1,111 i25 800 508 tin nu KeUas ne )redge 2 It redge 339 220 G76 )redge 3 5 m^akdr
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      86 5 Mondar. Win- 10. toon. Huyrri SeUen Price* Price* K.S 'S|>.u !<><»«■ 1 37*, 38 Vi Na l\ K>> 3 inn in cuei June -July, Seller's option 38 '".H li> AU It.S.S ton to b In Jjne-JulT, Sellers option Z'.\ U KSS mil In nali-i Jimr-Juty.
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      Activity Along The Rhine
      96 5 Activity Along The Rhine LATE CABLES Battle Extending To Swiss Border Paris, June 10. RESUMPTION of artillery activity of both sides of the river Rhine is reported in Swiss newspapers. Fire Is being directed particularly against fortified lines and railways, it is stated. Meanwhile the phrase in Generalissimo Weygand's order
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      Air Devastation In West France
      127 5 Paris. June 10. SCENES remUiiscent of the devastation caused by German bombardments in Poland were witnessed by a Reuter rorrespondent who has Just returned to Paris from a visit to a village in western France. Hospitals, schools and convents were set on fire and destroyed
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      ITALIAN AND SOVIET ENVOYS GOING BACK
      45 5 Moscow, June 10. SIGNOR A. Rosso, Italian ambassador to the U.S.S.R., has left Rome for Moscow, and M. Gorelvin, Soviet Ambassador to Italy, has left Moscow for Rome Both ambassadors will resume their duties without delay on arrival.— Reuter.
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      Allied Monetary Pacts
      365 5 London. June 9. THE Treasury announces that a tripartite agreement was signed on Friday between the United KingIdom. France and Belgium to regulate their mutual monetary and financial .relations. The agreement is based on the Franco-British agreement of Dec. 14. 1939. Its genera! effect is to include
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      Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
      1317 5 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1940: 1 P.M ■MUM Burrn Seller* Ampa. Tin (4s) 3s 9d 4s 6d Austral AmuL (Ssi 5s Ss 6d Austral Mala; 35s 37s Ayer Hitam (Ss) 18s 9d 20s 6d Aycr Weng (£> .60 .65 Bangrin Tin (£i 17s 6d 18s fid
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      EXCHANGES
      183 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanjhai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T 2/4 i/lfl Loi.don demand 3/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 2PB',i Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavla demand
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      MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
      213 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia (North. South and .Easty surface 9 a.m. Canada surface 11 a.m. China including S hangnail surface 11 a.m. China ("South-West; surface 11 a.m. Hong Kong surface 11 a.m. Indo-China surface 11 a.m. Japan surface 11
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    FIRST ITALIAN ATTACK MAY BE IN NORTH AFRICA
    189 7 FIRST ITALIAN ATTACK MAY BE IN NORTH AFRICA Axis Strategy Awaiting Fall Of Paris For New Move? A XT London, June 9. N indicahon that the first Italian attack might be made in North Africa was made to-day by Signor Ansaldo, editor of Count Ciano's newspaper II Tele.qrafo in his
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    New British Envoy's Talks With Franco
    83 7 Madrid, June 9. I OIR Samuel Hoare, Britain's envoy on a special mission to Spain, presented his credentials to General Franco at the Royal Palace yesterday. As ne arrived the band played "God Save The King." Sir Samuel said he had been entrusted with
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    Second Merchant Cruiser Sunk
    160 7 London, June 9. /r is otflcially announced that the British armed merchant cruiser Carinthia has been torpedoed and sunk a U-boat. Two officers and two rat■'gs were killed but the remainder of the crew was saved. Over 200 officers and men or the ship aye been
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    FURTHER WAR GIFT FROM TRINIDAD
    40 7 London, June 9. TTHE Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago has unanimously passed a resolution moved by unofficial members approving payment of a further $1,500,000 to the Government as a contribution towards war expenditure—British Wireless.
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    GERMAN PLANE SPOTTED OVER EAST COAST
    49 7 London, June 8. CEARCHLIGHTS at a south-east coast town picked up a German plane last night and anti-aircraft guns went Into action, while guns also engaged the raider. A motorist reported that the plane machine-gunned the beach from a height of 200 feet.—Reuter.
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    GORT'S CHIEF OF STAFF RETURNS TO FRANCE
    34 7 Paris, June 9. I lEUT.-GENERAL POWNALL. Chief of Staff to Gen. Lord Gort has arrived In France. He went into conference with Gen. Weygand and Gen. Georges—Reuter.
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    VS. TO RAISE COST OF DEFENCE BY TAXATION
    36 7 Washington, June 9. THE House of Representatives Ways 1 and Means Committee yesterday approved the bill to ral3e by taxation 51,000,000,000 to defray the cost of national defence.—Reuter.
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    £750,000 ALLIED ORDER FOR SHELLS IN VS.
    34 7 Butler, Pa., June t. THE Pullman Standard Car Corpora1 tlon announces that the Allied purchasing commission has placed with It an order for shells totalling £750.000.— Reuter.
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    M.P.s AMONG MISSING
    35 7 London, June 9. TTWO MPj, Sir Arnold Wilson, who 1 has been serving as an air gunner, and Major Ronald Cartland, who was with the 8.E.F., have been reported missing —British Wireless.
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    BRITISH AIR MAIL TO MISS ROME
    111 7 Cairo, June 9. DRITISH flyingboats on services to India, South Afrira and Australia will not touch Italian territory from to-morrow though they will continue to fly over the Mediterranean. Hitherto they had stopped at Rome and Rrindisi. Meanwhile. Reuter reports from Mexico City that
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    Nazi Planes Over Switzerland
    204 7 One Brought Down Another Crashes Berne, June 9. nURING further air Sights over v Switzerland yesterday two Swiss planes and two German were brought down. One Swiss plane was forced to descend near Porremtruy, Its crew Injured by bullets. The second crashed near Bienne and the
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      262 7 ®JTUfIU<^ T0 DAY I■■■ M TT Goes 3.15-6.15 9.15 mm* cinema de üm box__office^ wnT34OO LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY Paramount Present RAY MILLAND and ELLEN DREW FRENCH without TEARS A PARAMOUNT BRITISH PRODUCTION. LONDON'S RECORD-BREAKING COMEDY THAT HAS BROKEN ALL RECOUPS IN SINGAPORE TOO! OPENING TOMORROW" ~I^SSr ~Z^T "I ACCLAIMED
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1940. (281st Day of the War.) AN "INVINCIBLE" LIE
    893 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1940. (281st Day of the War.) AN "INVINCIBLE" LIE Since the successes of the Sitzkrieg in Flanders, German 1-ropagandists have resumed their strident boasts that the German I Army is invincible. It has always been one of Hitler's loudest cries that German y
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    THE SIMPLE LIFE A Few Things We Need Not Do
    387 8 THE SIMPLE LIFE A Few Things We Need Not Do To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I have a suggestion to put forward which is so simple and yet so productive of good results, I fear it may not "catch on." The primary object is to obtain more
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    Our London Letter
    3981 8 ALL THAT MATTERS IS TO WIN THE WAR From Our Own Correspondent London, May 27. THREE weeks have gone by since last I had the pleasure of writing to you. If you could see what I have witnessed in that brief time you would feel, as I
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    FRENCH LINES HOLD DESPITE GREAT PUSH
    583 9 Counter-Attacks In Soissons Sector DEFENDERS WITHDRAWING FROM EAST OF BEAUVAIS Massive Air Offensive In The Region Of Paris •TlIK Germans made their most violent attack yesterday in the Champagne sector, on the east of the front, declared the French military spokesman last evening. He
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    WHY ROME HAS NOT STRUCK
    300 9 Hitler's Concern Over Russia London, June 10. F REIGN diplomatic and Journalistic circles in Rome are wondering whether the apparently continuous postponements of Italian intervention are due to last-hour hesitation or are j based on considerations of foreign policy Koine believe it is not a
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    Squadron Fought 60 Nazi Planes
    241 9 Squadron Fought 60 Nazi Planes London, June 10. THE gallantry displayed in flying operations asalnst the enemy is recognized in a list of awards now published, including the D.SO for acting Flight-Lieut. James Anthony Leathsrt who, during May, led his squadron on a large number of offensive patrols over northern
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    FRENCH CABINET TO MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
    49 9 Paris, June 10. THE French Cabinot met a. 9 o'clock 1 1 last night and con/idei <. >ie mill- l tary and diplomatic rituci. i. President Lebrun presided at the meeting which la.ted 90 minutes. The Cabinri is mreting again this i ■v^n.njj.- Reu:er.
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    NAVAL CLASH IN NORTH
    220 9 Nazi Battleships Off Narvik London, June 10. AN Admiralty communique states, Information reaching the Admiralty appears to indicate that there was a contact on Saturday between British and German naval forces in northern waters. "No further statement can be made until full reports have been received."
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    Hurricanes Vs. Messerschmitts
    73 9 London, June 10. AN Air Ministry, bulletin states that eight RAF. Hurricane fighters were patrolling a fighting zone in France on Saturday when they met a formation of 20 Heinkel 111 bombers and shot down six. Ten Messerschmiit 109 fighters, which were escorting the en?my bombers, were
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    R.A.F. Continuing Destruction
    402 9 Raids On Enemy Forces And Oil Depots London, June 10. AN Air Ministry communique states that throughout Saturday, medium bombers of the R.A.F. continued attacks on enemy lines of communication, Including road junctions and river crossings behind the fighting fronts. Troop concentrations and columns of armoured fighting
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    R.A.F. In Dive-Bombing Attacks On Enemy
    620 9 R.A.F. In Dive-Bombing Attacks On Enemy EXTENSIVE RAIDS ON REICH AND GERMAN POSITIONS London, June 10. nESCRIBING daylight air attacks behind the enemy lines in France, an Air Ministry bulletin says that enemy transport columns were scattered and flung into confusion, lines of tanks were heavily bombed, armoured cars and
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    248 NAMES IN R.A.F. CASUALTY LIST
    86 9 London, June 10. THE latest Air Ministry casualty list contains the names of 248 Air Force officers and men, including 23 killed in action, 24 wounded in action, 150 missing, and 26 killed or died on active service. Nine officers, men previously reported to
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    U.S. NAVY PLANES BEING FLOWN TO ENGLAND
    49 9 Buffalo (New York), June 10. SIX United States navy bombing planes, forming an advance guard of the 50 which are being traded in for release to the Allies, left here yesterday. They are presumably Hying to Botwood, Newfoundland, en route to England.—Router.
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    23 9 THE German officer, who was taken prisoner when a Helnkel crashed In an East Suffolk garden on Saturday morning, died in hospital yesterday.—Reutsr.
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    French Airmen Do Their Share
    209 9 Harassing Enemy While Protecting Troops Paris, June 10. A FRENCH Air Ministry comj munique states, "Working in close co-operation with the land forces, French night aircraft crews concentrated their actions on the field of the violent battle now proceeding. "These crews vigorously and repeatedly attacked
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    U.S. TOLD NOT TO JOIN WAR
    122 9 Soviet Menace From Japan Moscow, June 11 "T*HE official Moscow newVayer Pravda publishes a warning to the United States against enterl \g the war, urging that such intervtntion would involve the moving of the United States fleet into Ins Atlantic, leaving Japan a free
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    121,000 CHILDREN TO BE TRANSFERRED
    239 9 Leaving (ireate- London This Week T London June 10. HE Government ha.; decided that the evacuation of Creator London school-children who ha-e registered s-hall be?i'i on Thursday. The movement invohi-.iz some "20,000 children vill take six iays to comple'e and, in view of rcoens developments
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    U.S. ARMY PRECAUTIONS
    61 9 Panama, July it). THE United S.ates Army command in the Canal Zone is conducting a searching investigation 'nto the antecedents and credentials of all Eu-ropean-born employees on tho Canal with a view to expos ng possible Fi'th Columnists. It is reported that about 500 Germans, mostly refueees,
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    THE WAR FUND NOW TOTALS $1,741,028
    445 10 Malayan Agent In London Comments On Effort HONG KONG FOOTBALLERS TO LAY CHARITY MATCH THE War Fund to-day totais $1,741,028-less than $9,000 I off the $1% million mark. The biggest gift acknowledged to-day is $10,000 from the Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd< The
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    NAZIS DRILL IN SHANGHAI
    123 10 QHANGHAI police have been warned of alleged arms secretion at the Kaiser Wilhelm school by Shanghai Naais and of Fifth Cclumn formations which are militarily drilled daily. Germans are busy In Tokio with plans for joint action in China and elsewhere. If Italy enters the war
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    To-day's List Of Donations
    558 10 Tran tram Telling, being fifth Instalment of contributions made through the Pinans Gazette and Straits Kcho 12.691. 96 Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. LM. 10,000 Borneo Mo ors, Ltd. 5.000 Shaw Brothers, Ltd. 2.500 The Tamjlin Club 2,500 Moh Hup 2.000 Mr. A. Mrs. J. T.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    151 10 S1NOAFOBE. KAfTU.8 DOTE1 Special Dinner Dance (Informal! p.m. to Midnight. \Kltl( R THLATRE. Gt¥LANG Karmu Veer. A Hindustani Talkie IS 9.15. GKh.VI WOBLB ;> p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Bonnie Bcotland. Sky: Models Mii-is Abioad. Ai l V C5 S.dch,,, Mermaid, etc. Happy Theatre: Gulliver's Travels OIdiv Theatre: Heroes of
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    Balloon Barrage In France
    15 10 Guarding a balloon of the famous barrage squadrons, somewhere in France.
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    ALL SECTIONS OF S.T.C. STAFF AID WAR FUND
    1111 10 ALL SECTIONS OF S.T.C. STAFF AID WAR FUND From Manager To Trolley Boy ALL sections of the staff of the Singapore Traction ComA pany are represented in a gift of $1,231.31, which has been received by the War Fund HEAD OFFICE STAFF G. Marshall (second contribution) 200 A. M. Colquhoun
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    $50,000 For Local Broadcasting
    66 10 THE Singapore Broad?asting S'.atinn. which Government recently toiik "ver from the 8.M.8.C., will be allolitjl a sum or 559.000 f r an inilial period of six months frun Mar. 1, 1940. This sum was appr ;v.d b» the Legislative Council, and is the estimated cost of
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    WARSHIP'S FIGHT WITH U-BOAT
    161 10 Carinthia's Crew Safe At British Port London, June 10. l/fORE than 100 seamen rescued from "I the Carlnthia, the British armed nerchani fvruiser which was torpedoed md sunk by a U-boat over the weeknd arrived in a British port last light. One of them stated that
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    De Valera On Danger Of Invasion
    78 10 Dublin, June 10. AN appeal to the people of Eire to loin the defence lorces of the country immediately was made by Mr de Valera, the Free State Prime Minister, in a speech at Ennis. County Clare, yesterday. Pointing out the danger of invasion,
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    ANTI-FIFTH COLUMN FORCE IN FRANCE
    165 10 Call To Ex-Servicemen By Minister THE French Minister for ex-Service-1 men has ordered ex-Servicemen in France to join the new territorial army which has been formed to flgnt Fifth Columnists. His appeal is addressed .o those- c- Servicemen whose disabilities, wounds or age had prevented
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    INDIAN ASSEMBLY'S TERM EXTENDED
    59 10 Simla, June 10. THE Viceroy. Lord UnUthgow, has decided to extend the life of the Indian Legi?Utive Assembly Central i :or a further period j of one year from Oct. 1. 1940. when the existing extension expires. This is the fourth extension of the lite or
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    BRITISH SMALL CAR TAX
    149 10 To Remain Same In Colony CARS ol British manufacture which are rated from 7.04 to 8.03 horse power will not bs taxed on the increased scale of charges recenily introduced by the War Duties Ordinance. This is th» effect ol amendments to the Ordinary which were
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    COMPULSORY SERVICE FOR EUROPEANS
    706 11 O.A.G. On Desire To Proceed With "Order Certainty" STILL DUTY OF YOUNG MEN TO REMAIN IN MALAYA COR the present it will only be possible to undertake the work of organizing the services of Europeans, and it is only those services which will be compelled under
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    Unofficials And Conscription Bill
    150 11 I JPON the application of the In&^cials, led by their senior member, Mr. F. D. Bisseker, the Compulsory Service (Local Forces) Bill was taken through all stages on a certificate of urgency, which declared that it was "desirable to make immediate use of the manpower available
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    42 11 OWING to the black-out in Singapore on June 27. the Service Dance arranged for that night at the Victoria Memorial Hall will now take place on June 25. Those who have already received invitations are asked to take note of this change.
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    NO BORSTAL IN MALAYA
    357 11 Comment Made By Magistrate THE fact that there is no Borstal Institute in the Colony and, therefore, no intermediate method of punishment between that imposed en Juveniles and the rigorous imprisonment to which adult offenders are sentenced to, was pointed out by Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore
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    FOUR CHINESE ARRESTED ON BANISHMENT WARRANTS
    99 11 THREE Singapore Chinese schoolteachers and a reporter ol the Nanyang Siang Pau Press Ltd.. have been arrested on Friday evening, en banishment warrants issued by the Governor-ln-Council, on the grounds that they were leaders of the Anti-Enemy Backing-Up Society in Singapore. The reporter is
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    CASHIER CHARGED
    52 11 LIM Pow Liang, a cashier of the Oversea-Chinese Bank, was charged in the Singapore Second Court this morning with criminal breach of trust of $11,531 of the bank's money between 1938 and 1940. The case was postponed to June 17 for mention. Bail in $15,000 in two sureties
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    20 11 Mr. C. N. MacKay, manufacturer of agriiultural implements, of Sunshine, Australia, passed through Singapore yesterday on his way to London.
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    COUNCIL TRIBUTE TO WAR FUND
    59 11 fIR. Lim Han Hoe, speaking in the I Legislative Council to-day, said that be would like to pay his warmest tribute to the Straits Times in its leadership in launching the War Fund through which the many citizens of this Colony have been enabled to
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    Malays Eager To Play Full Part, Says Capt. Hashim
    552 11 "I URGE that this country should be identified through flesh and blood as well as through dollars and cents with the fight for freedom," declared Capt. N. M. Hashim in the Legislative Council this morning. In the last war, Malays offered
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    STRAITS CHINESE VIEW OF CONSCRIPTION
    374 11 "MALAYA can fully carry on its economic role as well m as be in first-class fighting trim. Malaya must be fully-armed and ready at a moment's notice to give fight and hit back," said Capt. Yap Pheng Geek, a Municipal Commissioner and a leading member
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    COLONY'S LOYALTY MESSAGE TO THE CROWN
    1496 12 Mr. F. D. Bisseker On Malaya's War Effort TIN AND RUBBER SUPPLIES MUST CONTINUE MR. P. D. Bisseker, the senior Unofficial, suggested in to-day's meeting of the Legislative Council that the Colony should send a message to the King, through the Colonial Office, reiterating
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    BOXERS' $500 FOR WAR FUND
    169 12 Gift Proposed By Amateur Assn. THE Empire is now at war. We are fighting for everything that amateur boxing means, and I propose that $500 be given to the War Fund," said Mr. J. D. Dalley, president of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association, amid rounds
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    FOUR BOYS ACCUSED OF HOUSEBREAKING
    82 12 AN 11-YEAR-OLD Filipino boy, 1 16-year-old Teochew lad, a 16-year-o!d Malay youth, and a 20-year-old Indian faced a charge of housebreaking in order to commit theft, when they appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham in the Singapore second police court on Saturday. The charge was explained
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    TWO-THIRDS OF GERMAN ARMY IN NEW OFFENSIVE
    1802 13 French Infantry s Firm Stand Against Nazi Onslaught "APPALLING ENEMY LOSSES IN MEN AND MATERIAL" ALL Germany's available forces on the western front have been flung into a fresh attack launched at dawn on Saturday in the great "Battle for France," it is
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    ENEMY'S END NEAR SAYS WEYGAND
    158 13 Paris, June 9. GENERAL WEYUANU. Com-mander-in-Chief of the Allied armies, in an order issued to his troops to-day, says: "The German offensive has now been unleashed on the whole of the front from the sea to Montmedy. To-morrow it will stretch as far as Switzerland.
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    Great Britain's Oldest Ally
    230 14 London, June 9. THE eighth centenary of Portugal 1 Britain's "oldest ally"— at the ce'i bratlon of which the King is to b represented by the Duke of Kent, i one of the few events In the outside world apart from the progress of the war
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    OIL BLOCKADE OF GERMANY
    485 14 Dalton's Tribute To R.A.F. Work London, June 9. A TRIBUTE to the R.A.F., whose magnificent work was greatly aiding him in the task of starving Hitler of oil, was paid by Dr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, in the course of a broadcast last night.
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    14 14 Washington, June 9. THE death has occurred of Admiral 1 Hugh Rodman, aged 81.—Reuter.
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    Destructive Activity By Allied Aircraft
    285 14 Destructive Activity By Allied Aircraft NAZI COLUMNS ANNIHILATED London, June 9. THE intensity of the destructive air activity which the Bri- tish and French are bringing to bear on enemy positions and communications is testified to by reports of yesterday's work of the R.A.F. and the French air force. A
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    "The Battle For France"
    328 14 London, June 9. GENERAL Weygand's phrase, the battle for France," Is almost universally adopted in the Press to describe the new German offensive on the Somme-Aisne tront. The weight of attack in men and material is calculated by seme to make this clash of armies the
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    German Reaction To Big Losses
    174 14 New York, June 8. r;E Nashville Banner, commenting on the huge German losses in France, says "Credible observers note i the profligacy with which German manpower is being spent, some putting as high as five to one the number of German soldiers dying on the
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    U.S. C.-in-C. URGES MORE AID FOR ALLIES
    69 14 Washington, June 9. !/**ENERAI. Pershiii'j. American ccmj^>* mander-in-chief in France in thB last war, has issued a statement urging the United States tc send the Allies unlimited quantities of aeroplane's, artillery, snuill arms and ammunition as well as good clothing and medical supplies.
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    TOURISTS BEATEN BY ODD GOAL AT THE STADIUM
    1058 15 20,000 See Singapore Hold On To Early Lead Singapore 2; Eastern A.A 1. A CROWD of over 20,000— about 1,500 of whom had not paid for admission saw a combined Singapore eleven beat the Eastern Athletic Association by two goals to one
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    Eastern Team To Play Here Again
    81 15 •yHE Eastern Athletic Association, the all-Chinese football team, have agreed to play another match in Singapore on the King's Birthday, Thursday, when they will meet a local combination, most probably a Sino-Malay team, at the Anson Road stadium. This match will be played in
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    Merchants Score Their First Victory
    284 15 Merchants Score Their First Victory ANOTHER brilliant double by A. C. Growder featured yesterday's S.C.C. tournament circket match between the Merchants and the Army (Changi) on the Padang. This is the third time Growder has performed splendidly for the Merchants, and this time the Merchants won by 24 runs. Growder
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    Rest Beat Europeans In Selangor Cricket
    186 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) Kualu Lumpur, June 9. CAPTAINED by LaU Singh, the Indian Test player, the Rest inflicted a crushing defeat on the Europeans to-day in their annual cricket encounter, winning by an innings and 23 runs. The Europeans completely <.utclassed this
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TEAMS FOR THIS WEEK
    176 15 •THE f ollowing are S.C.C. cricket teams for this week: Against Non Benders on Thursday at 11 am. at S.C.C. H. L. Ward (capt.), A. C. Growder, T. V. N. Anderson. E. G. Stauntcn. N. C. Brawn, W. K. Jagger, J. T. Rea, N.
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    INNINGS VICTORY TO S.R.C. IN BALESTIER CRICKET
    532 15 Steady Bowling By Thoy And Clarke Upsets Ceylonese IN a two day cricket match played at Balestier yesterday, the S.R.C. scored an overwhelming victory over the C.S.C., whom they beat by an innings and 103 runs. With only one or two exceptions, all
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
    220 15 Paterson Heads List Of Qualifiers M. M. PATERSON, with a score of 141. returned the best card among those who qualified for n.atch play in the Singapore Golf championships at the Keppel Golf Club course on Saturday and Sunday. The first 18 holes were played off on
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    PERAK SOCCER
    63 15 ■From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, June 8. APART from the Malaya Cup soccer fixture between Peralc and Kedah which will be played here next Saturday, soccer enthusiasts all over the State will have an opportunity of seeing the Hong Kong Eastern Athletic Association football team in action. Thsy
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    41 15 SOCCER First division, Sappers vs. Malays, stadium; R. A. flpv. Regt. vs. Manchesters, Changi; second division (a), R.A.M.C. vs. Pulau Branl, Tanglin; second division (b), Indian Assn. vs. Moravia. Farrer Park; V.M.C.A. vs. J.C.S.A., V.M.C.A. TENNIS Singapore championships.
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    CROWDS RUSH THE STADIUM
    131 15 EXTRAORDINARY >.;c:KV; wi re ■taMHSi at Anson Road stadium yesterduy. People began arriving at well before i«ur o'clock to get inside for the match between Singapore and thr Eastern A.A., the third and last came tli visitors were playing here. The gate; and turnstiles had to
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    Americans Beat Airmen 14-0
    197 15 Baseball FRESH Irom their win over the Japanese last week, the Americana continued their steam-roller tactics Iby smashing the Royal Air Force in a 114-01 14-0 defeat In the baseball game held at Jalan Bear stadium yesterday afternoon It would be difficult to single out any
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    Lawson Little Wins
    126 15 Clevelands, Ohio. June 10. LAWSON Little won the Air.ii open golf championship, debating Gene Sarazen in the play-oIT over 18 holes. Little and Sarazen had tied in the final, each returning a score of 287 yesterday. Edward Oliver also returned a card of 287, but was disqualified
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