The Straits Times, 11 June 1940

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN, The Straits Times 'ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY! MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 11. 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      156 2 MR. A. GILFILLAN.— At the General Hospital on June 10th. MOLI.ER.— On 10th June, 1940, at the General Hospital, Singapore, Lionel Edward Charles Moller of the staff of the Government Survey Department, Singapore, at the age of 40 years. The funeral will take place nt the Bidadari Cemetery at
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      706 2 WANTED WANTED SECONDHAND TRICYCLE for child of four. Tel. *****. "TANSAD." Must be cheap. Also 200 purr i bred chicks or pullets. G.P.O. Box 113, Singapore. "secondhand perambulator with canopy. In good condition. Wanted urgently, i •Phone *****. FOR SALE SHELVADOR Refrigerator Phono MSI. 2 BEDROOM SUITES, -.ne black teak,
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      799 2 DOGS WANTED a Scottish Terrier Dog puppy good pedigree apply Box No. 61, Straits Times. HOUSES FLATS, TO LET AVAILABLE FOR EUROPFAN July 1 single furnished bedroom, private bathroom attached. Breakfast optional, private entrance. To be seen dally after 6 pjn. 24 Capitol Plats. Telephone 2444. AVAILABLE JULY 1, large
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      759 2 .PUBLIC NOTICES SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) The Board has declared an Interim Dividend of 7H% and a Bonus Dividend o( 2%%, both less Income Tax, payable in London on 20th June, 1940. A. J. KELMAN General Manager. MALAYAN TIN DREDGING, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) The Board
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      774 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheoiis Koon Seng Co.. Ltd., *'o. 10 Chulla Btrcet. > i Wednesday. 12th Jane, H4O. at 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable 200 scars' leasehold lan^ and houses Nos. 19, 21, 23, 25. 27, and "!i
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      255 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ftc. Kathleen Brown IItSIG.NKK A DRESS- MAKER liwni 33. Raffle< Hotel Sports Suits Id Silk and Cotton Sarong*. APB I Lovely Alsatian Pujif by Herdsman O' Haddon M Happy Of Maklnak. both Imported Prize Winners H England and Malaya. C.T.F.. Bird.shop, Ipoh. uhtAf noMTi l It llBlall I
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    B.E.F. MEN CATCH SPY DISGUISED AS AN OFFICER
    276 3 W7OUNDED B.E.P. men, now In hospitals In the South of England, told a Daily Herald reporter how Fifth Column men had tried to bluff their way through the Allied lines. "They go about disguised as Belgian officers or soldiers, or as Polish
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    WOUNDED GIRLS CARRY ON
    98 3 MANY telephone girls in France, already wounded at their posts. nr« carrying jn with then I<>bs uad^r enemy flre, announced M. Jules Jullen, Minister of Communications, in a radio sDeech. t umber of them, he said, are la their 'teens. More than 10.000 men and women
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      272 3 drcorjorntea In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE yiA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in U.S. J on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. TATUTA MARO leave H'kong June 20 KAMAKORA MARU
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      491 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WKSTRRN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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      312 3 KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY INC. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) Announce the berthing of the merican S.S. "OKLAHOMAN" for Boston and New York, via Cape of Good Hope Due Singapore 27 th June Sails 3rd July Due Port Swtttenham 4th Due Penang 6th For space please apply to: HADDEN COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m
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    ADMIRAL TELLS STORY OF EVACUATION
    535 4 Outstanding Work Of Junior Officers At Dunkirk ADMIRAL RAMSAY, who **from Dover, has told th< of the evacuation from Dui junior officers in a secret < ihe saving of more than i Admiral Ramsay on Sal for his services. DESCRIBING the extraordinary difficulties of the
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    173 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES iFrom Our Owd Correspondent) London, June 10. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as tollowa alto previous Quotations to carentnesLst— RUBBER: Firm. Spot 12Hd mm 4 d (12 5 16d 12 716 d) July-Sept 12'» d 12 9 16d (12 3 16d 12' id) Oct-Dec HT.d 12d (11%A 11
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    London Stock Exchange
    347 4 Oondcn, June 10. AN the Stock Exchange to-day Rails were supported throughout the session whll-?, in other sections, prices, i.fter early hesitancy, showed some Improvement, especially Giltedged and Kaffirs. Foreigners .carcely moved. Krutcr. me lollowing cure to-day's closing middle Quotations. Shares are ol £1 denomination unless otherwise
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    121 4 Singapore, June 10, noon. 3uyen Sellert Gambler *.7.75 Hamburg Cube *1300 Java Cube $12 50 Pepper White Muntolc $13.50 White 513.C0 Black S 7.50 Copra Mixed 53.00 Sun Dried $3.40 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $6.10 Fair $5.90 Sarawak $5 85 lelotong Palemb&ng 116.50 Banja *16.00 Sarawak
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    175 4 MAIL ARRIVALS Malls from Java and Sumatra (air) 1.40 p.m. to-day; 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. Mails from Australia and Java (air) 3.30 p.m. to-day. Mails from Indo-Chl.ia (air) 1.40 p.m. to-morrow. Malls from London and Europe etc. (air) 5 p.m. to boxholdere to-day; 8.15 a.m. general delivery
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1329 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations MONDAY, JUNE It, 1940: I I.M. HI.NINU Safer* Sellrn Ampat Tin i4s) 3s 9d 4s Cd Austral Amal. (3s) 5s Ss 6d Austral Malay (C) 35s 37s Ayer Hltam (ss) Us 9d 20s 6d Ayer Weng .65" .65 Bangrln Tin 17s 6d 18s 6d Batu
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    250 4 s.nsapare. juiie iv. o p.m. HIM.N.. Buyer* Srller* AmpaU 3 10 4 2 Austral Await 5/3 5 8 Batu SPlangoir 1.35 1.39 Hong Fatts 1.04 l.S7cd Jetebw 0.63 0.66 Kami-one LanJuU 20/- 20/9 X Kamuntlnu 1/14 Ho Kundang 12 9 13/1 Kent 2/- 2 3
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    177 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, June 10, 9 PJB. Bookx total foe Company Dividend Close Oate Es Dlt. financial veal TIN Payable Data to data Burma Malay 6d No. 23 June 24 July 1 June 20 2^ Hltam Tin 10% June 15 Jiuw 22 .Jane 16 15% Hong
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      156 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day 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. To-morrow H. W. 2.08 a.m. 8.9 ft.; 3.28 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 8.45 a.m. 1.3 ft.; 9 p.m. 3.9 ft. Thursday, June 13. H. W.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    419 5 Reaction To Latest Wa Development Uncertain H) Our financial correspondent Singapore, June 11. IT is difficult to assess at tha moment how markets .are likely to be afToctcd by the latest w.ir developments as it is impossible to judge to what extent the entry of Italy has
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    NO DIVIDEND FOR ULU PANDAN
    88 5 THE Ulu Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., made a profit of $5,423 for the year ended Apr. 30, compared with $13,966 the previous year. No dividend will be paid and, at the annual meeting in Singapore on June 20, the directors will recommend that the
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    EXCHANGES
    182 5 The lolloping are the jxcnange races this morning according to the iatly circular Issued by the Hongkong and shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T. 2/4 i/lfl Loi.don demand 2/4 1/18 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 2PB'4 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavia demand
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    SPEECH WELCOMED IN LONDON
    112 5 London. June 11 PRESIDENT Roosevelt's address was welcomed in London. His words, it Is felt, will hearten and encoura;e those whom he described as "giving their liic-blood." The Ai:ied tVmocracies will flsjht with all the more confidence new that they have heard President Roosevelt's uncompromising stand
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    Intervention By Soviet Russia?
    72 5 Intervention By Soviet Russia? Budapest, June 11. T*HE non-belligerent attitude taken 1 up by Hungary at the outbreak of the war has not been changed on Italy's entry into the war. states the spokesman of the Hungarian Foreign Office. There are now some increased military activities, but public opinion is
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    TURKS CONDEMN THE ITALIANS
    52 5 T_._ Ankara, June 11. HE Italian declaration of war has been received with calm in Turkish official circles and by the general public. The newspapers, which had foreseen this event, denounce Italy for waiting to see how the German attack on F/ ance fared before taking
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    98 5 Tuesday. June 11, noon. Borer* Selien Price* Price* No. IX R.S.S'Spot loosei 38' i 39 No (X R.S.S fob. In cues June- July, Seller's option 38% 39 Vi G.t A.Q K.S.S fob In br.le* June- July, Seller's option 38 38 54 *nj uss cob In
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    Allied Air ARMS Strike Hard
    390 5 Enemy Infiltrations Repeatedly Attacked London, June 10. DRITISH bombers last <ii«ht ranged from the mouth of the Somme to Flushing in the north and Mezieres in the south and throughout the industrial areas in the Ruhr. The armoured vehicles and mechanized columns which filtered through
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    French Premier At The Front
    175 5 Paris, Jan. 11. M. REYNAUD, the Premier and War Minister, has gone to the front, it is announced at the French Ministry of Information. The announcement also stated that, at the request of the High Command, Government ministries have evacuated to the provinces. It is
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    STRONG FRENCH FORCE WATCHING ITALY
    24 5 Paris. June 11. IT is generally known that there is a strong French force on the Italian frontier— Reuter.
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    MUSSOLINI AS C.-in-C.
    28 5 The Rome radio states that Mussolini will be supreme commander of the Italian forces, although the King of Italy still remains the nominal chicf Reuter.
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    BRITISH PRESS COMMENT ON ITALY'S TREACHERY
    296 5 London, June 11. 'THE British newspapers, comment- ing on Mussolini's decision to wage war, emphasize the sufferings which it will cause to the Italian people and the worthlessness of II Duce's promises to the other Mediterranean powers. The Times says, "The Italian assault is
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      421 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE B.VJK OF INDIA LIMITED The Company which is incorporated la the S.S. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following duties: EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF A WTLL ADMINISTRATOR OP ESTATE OP DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF A
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    INCREASED AMERICAN WAR MATERIALS FOR ALLIES
    189 7 They Are "Fighting Our Battle," Says Ex-Secretary Of State THE heartening news that the flow of munitions and guns from the United States to Britain and France is to be increased was announced in London yesterday. The Anglo-French Purchasing Board, it is stated, is
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    BIG MUNITION PLANTS IN CANADA
    57 7 IT was announced in Ottawa that In association with the British and French Governments, Canada is to build two large munition plants at a cost of £4,500,000. The British Government's share is a plant for filling shells, and the French Government will provide the capital
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    Allies Withdraw From N. Norway
    446 7 King Haakon Arrives 2 In Great Britain London, June 10. Pis officially announced that the British and French forces have n been withdrawn from northern Nor- J way. The Norwegian King and Gov- c eminent are now In Britain A portion j n of the
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    "Cobber" Kain Killed
    96 7 OEUTER reports from London that Flying Officer Kain, the R.A.F. ace popularly known as "Cobber" Kain, has been killed on active service in a flying accident. Flying-Officer Kain was 22 years of age. He was born in New Zealand. Mr. Peter Fraser, the New Zealand Prime Minister,
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    U.S. REFUGEE LINER RETURNS SAFELY
    82 7 THE safe arrival in New York on Sunday night of the U.S. liner. President Roosevelt, with over 700 Americans from the war zone on board, disposes of another German propaganda lie. Soon after the liner left New York for Eire to pick up Americans, the
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    NEW CHURCH HOUSE OPENED BY KING
    32 7 'THE Kins as head of the Church of England yesterday opened the new Church House in Dean's Yard, Westminster. The King was accompanied by the Queen.
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    NAZIS & DAMAGE DONE BY ALLIED AIR RAIDS
    71 7 NAZIS DAMAGE DONE BY ALLIED AIR RAIDS THE alarm felt in Germany at th effectiveness of the Allied air raid was reflected in a German broadcas, appeal. Nazis '/ere asked not to write to friends or relatives either about the damage done in the Allied air raids. The announcer said
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. JUNE 11, 1940. (2S2nd Day of the War.) HITLER CALLS THE TUNE
    1022 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. JUNE 11, 1940. (2S2nd Day of the War.) HITLER CALLS THE TUNE It was obvious after last night's announcement of the Allied withdrawal from Northern Norway that Italy's entry into the war was only a matter of hours. The hours amounted to six, and then
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    THE MALAYS
    194 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln reply to "Mussulman's" inquiry in the Straits Times of June 1, I would wish to say that the proper definition of the word Malay is "Muslim," as it is being generally used in Ceylon and other countries. Especially in
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      MALAYAN PIONEERS
      483 8 Specialist Force To Serve In France To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln the Immediate future, comparatively large numbers of Europeans will be called up fqr training with the local defence forces. It has been demonstrated in Belgium and France that Germany has largely scrapped the
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      THE R.A. F. V. R.
      118 8 More Inquiries From Would-Be Pilots To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Now that the Straits Settlements Government has agreed upon conscription, everybody says "high time too." But what is the position of those men who were accepted as being fit to be trained
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      AN INDIAN UNIT
      79 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I write this letter to give my hearty support to Mi. B. A. Mallal's proposal that local Indians should raise a volunteer unit and equip and maintain it out of funds raised from the community: Indians should leave no
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      A. E. I. O. U.
      59 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— While looking through Chambers's 20th Century Dictionary on words and phrases from Latin, Greek and modern foreign languages, I came across the following A.E.1.0.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo) It is Austria's part to command the whole
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      OUR WAR EFFORT
      895 8 Government To Take Over All Business Activity To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— All right-minded British subjects, no matier what their nationality, will have read with pleasure and relief the dispatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, as published in the local Press
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      THE FIFTH COLUMN
      364 8 The Order In Which Aliens Should C To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With reference to the unanl mous views on the subject of the internment of aliens, I note that ona or two not very brilliant thinkers have asked the question: "What is an
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      ANOTHER "COLUMN"
      107 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l agree with the warnings in the Malayan Fress against "Fifth Column" "activities under covei of clever play-acting. However, little less ciane.erous is tho inactivity of that other Column i.e.. complacency, "tidapa," "wait and see", wishful thinking, "we lose every
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      THE WAR FUND
      115 8 Why Some People Are Holding Back To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l have an idea that some individuals are not contributing to The War Fund because they think w<a should have income tax in Malaya: Would it be too much to ask Government to
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      AN IDEA
      137 8 Collection Boxes For The War Fund To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Now that contributions to The War Fund are in full swing, may I suggest that collection boxes be aflixed to all the omnibuses and trolley buses run by the local traction company' These boxes
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      673 8 SCIENCE WINS It ts a well established fact that millions of dollf.rs and lakhs of ruppecs, to say nothing of other currencies, are expended annually In repairing the damage done by Termites or White Ants as they are commonly called. In the Malaya Tribune af Augmt loth 1937. it was
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    ALLIES READY ON ALL ITALIAN FRONTS
    423 9 No News Yet Of Fresh Operations MUSSOLINI'S DECISION AND ANGLO-FRENCH FORCES London Cardinal On The Pope's Agonizing Position" V^INCE Italy's entry into the war was announced less than 12 hours ago there have been no authoritative reports of any naval, military or air force
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    DUCE'S RASH DECISION
    485 9 Foreign Office Commentary London, June 11. THE British Foreign Office announcement of Mussolini's notification that a state of war existed with the Allies said: "The rash, foolhardy decision of the Duce will not have come as a surprise to the people in this country. "It has been
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    ITALY VULNERABLE TO BLOCKADE
    69 9 London, June 11. r\R. Hugh Dalton. Minister for Econo*J inic Warfare, in an interview stated that Italy is most vulnerable to economic blockade as she is dependent on outside sources for almost every important war material— oil, metals, rvbbt>r, iron ore and coal. "She cannot last
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    Italian Move Is Condemned
    145 9 Belgrade, June 11. pONDEMNATION of Italy's unprovok- ed declaration of war is widespread in all classes in the Yugoslavian capital. Official circles are paying attention to Mussolini's assurances to certain nations. Well-informed circles suggest that Yugoslavia is likely at once to ask for a more precise
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    French In Near East Ready
    110 9 London, June 10. REUTER'S special correspondent on the Syrian-Turkish frontier, after touring Syria and Lebanon, wires: "I saw something of the formidable French forces that are not only waiting but individually almost hoping for action in the Near East. "They include, besides French conscript troops,
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    ENEMY HELD EVERYWHERE
    364 9 ENEMY HELD EVERYWHERE Strong CounterAttacks Paris, June 11. FROM the sea to the Oise the r enemy yesterday accentuated his pressure between the roads from Amiens to Rouen and from Amiens to Vernon, reaching the lower Seine at certain points where some elements have crossed the river, says last night's
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    EVACUATION FROM PARIS BEGINS
    109 9 EVACUATION FROM PARIS BEGINS Capital Is Placed In State Of Defence Paris, June 10. PARIS was placed in a state of defence to-day. Permanent staffs of ministries evacuated on Sunday and to-day to the provinces. Heads of the Government remain. The outskirts of Paris were bombed on Sunday night, particularly
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    BIGGER U.S. ARMY
    49 9 Washington, June 10. 'THE House of Representatives mili- tary committee to-day authorized legislation increasing the regular army from 280,000 to 400,000 and also authorizing the President when Congross is not in session to call out the Territorials for "use or training" within the United States. Reuter.
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    33 9 London, June 11. IT is understood that in view of the latest developments in the war situation, particularly Italy's entry into the war, there will be no secret session of Parliament to-day.— Reuter.
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    King George's Message To King Carol
    165 9 London, June '0. The King has sent a messaGe to King Carol congratulating him on the tenth anniversary of his accession to the throne. "I have watched with respect and admiration the efforts you are making to preserve the independence and neutrality of Rumania,"
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    THIS WILL BE A LONG WAR: ALLIES FULLY PREPARED
    221 9 London, June 10. 'THE Ministry of Information states that Allied preparations regarding Italy are complete, and the Allies will know how to meet the sword with the sword. In the struggle between civilization and the pagan hordes of Germany, the Fascist
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    The War Fund
    72 9 JF you have oheady contributed to The War Fund your money has gone to help to buy plane* to bomb Germans. To-day we have to bomb Italians as well. The enemy is doubled, the need is doubled. DOUBLE YOUR CONTRIBUTION. If you have not yet given, give
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    U. S. Material Resources For The Allies
    641 9 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON ITALIAN INTERVENTION DRESIDENT Roosevelt, in a speech at Charlotteville, Vir- ginia, which was broadcast throughout the world in 11 languages, said that the sympathies of the American republic were with the nations which were giving their life blood in the
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    Anti-Italian Scenes In Britain
    64 9 London, June 11. ANTI-ITALIAN riots, in which bottles were thrown and fire-arms were used, broke out in Soho, London, last night. Windows of several Italian restaurants were smashed. Scores of police are now patrolling the streets. In Liverpool, considerable damage was done to premises run by
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    REYNAUD ON ROME MOVE
    270 9 "The World Will Judge For Self" Paris, .Tune 11, "IT is at this very moment when France is wounded but valiant and devotedly righting ajrainst Cerman hegemony for its own independence as well us I'or that of the whole world that Mussolini has chosen to declare
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    KING HAAKON ARRIVES IN LONDON
    37 9 London, June 11. KING Haakon of Norway, with Crown Prince Olaf, arrived in London last night. They were welcomed in. England by King George and drove to Buckingham Palace with him.— Reuter.
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    WAR FUND REACHES $1,779,577 TO-DAY
    659 10 Raffles Institution Boys' $1,000 From Sports Fund HELPING TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOM THEY ENJOY THE War Fund to-day totals $1,779,577, having passed the $ll 3 /4 million mark yesterday. A $5,000 contribution acknowledged to-day is from Robinson Co., Ltd. The most striking donation to-day is
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    G.O.C. Opens Art Exhibition
    49 10 Major -General L. V. Bond, General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Mrs. Bond, and Mrs. O. R. S. Bateman, admiring exhibits at the fourth inter-school art exhibition which opened at St. Andrew's School yesterday. Major-Gen. Bond declared the exhibition open. Report in Page 13. Straits Times picture.
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    WORLD IMPORTANCE OF SINGAPORE DEFENCES
    282 10 French Experts Found The Fortress Impregnable CINGAPORE is one of the most important points in the world," declared Professor Denis Saurat, Director of the French Institute, lecturing in London last night on AngloFrench co-operation in Asia. The fate of China would be the fate of
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    TO-DAY'S LIST OF DONATIONS
    911 10 Transferred from Penang. Ik -ins sixth .iiid seventh instalments of contribution! made through the Pinang Gazette and Strai's 12,080 n Co. Ltd. 5,000 Raffles Institution Sports Fund 1,000 Mr. Mrs. I J. Kemlo 1.000 Pas!;ue's Ltd.. and staff 1,000 Mr. Mrs. A. Robinson I.OCO Mr. ti
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    AMUSEMENTS
    126 10 AMUSEMEN TS I POKE. KAI KLfcS HOIK! ace (Informal) GABKICE Ititvntk UllUMi [anted 18 Times re Can7.45. GBEAI IVOKM) i night. Globe: Icy: Buck I—6. li.M-t'Y IVGKI.I) Attractions. i ravels. >es of Chaotic CO Polo. D::nce B—l28 —12 m:v\ would atics and Cinemas. Side Snows, Cabaret. Dancing. yi KENS GEYLANG
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    Hollanders To Register
    65 10 NETHERLANDS subjects in Malaya are being registered on instructions from the Netherlands Government in London. Men asked to register themselves either at the consulate in Singapore or Penang, are those born between 1904 and 1920. Names and addresses and professions are some of the details called for,
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    PAN-MALAYAN LOAN URGED
    118 10 Dato Braddell's Suggestion SPEECH IN JOHORE COUNCIL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 11. 'THE suggestion that a PanMalayan loan be opened at once and kept open during the war was made by Dato Roland Braddell at a meeting of the Johore Council of State to-day.
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    NO MAILS TO BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
    73 10 THE Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, Malaya, has received a telegram from London stating that postal services to Holland and Belgium are now wholly susoended. The position with regard to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic is that parcel
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    18 10 Mr. T ap Pheng Geek is not officer commanding the Chinese Company, S.V.C., as stated yesterday, but second-in-command.
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    ANGLO-DUTCH AGREEMENT
    244 10 Sequel To Exchange Talks In London "REALISTIC" RATE FOR GUILDER? (By Our Financial Correspondent)' JT is understood, states a Reuter cable from London, that a financial agreement between Britain and the Netherlands has been reached in principle. The formal signature is imminent. An earlier message stated: "The new
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    ITALIAN INTERESTS IN SINGAPORE
    48 10 NECESSARY ana obvious steps in connection with It.Uy's entry into the war are proceeding in Singapore without incident. Italian business houses were clos3d to-day The Custodian of En?my Property is taking over Italian property in Sin pore. Similar steps have br-^n Vi:-.\ throughout Malaya.
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    23 10 The Tamil limn, the local newspaper, Is now publishing In addition to the usual ie:\ivrr.i in Tamil, a p;ij"; of news in English
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    NO INCOME TAX BEFORE EARLY NEXT YEAR
    504 11 Mr. Weisberg On Preparatory Work That Is Necessary PROMPT CONSIDERATION OF WAR LOAN PLAN PROMISED THERE is no likelihood that a war tax on incomes will be imposed in the Colony before the beginning of next year, stated the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr.
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    REGENT ENTERTAINS
    49 11 i From Our Own Correspondent i Johore Bahru, June 10. THE Tungku Mahkota, the Regent of Johore, held a luncheon party at the residenca at Stulan? to-day. The guesta included the acting Chief Justice. S.S., Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, and the Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr. Justice Peyser.
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    14 11 The next meeting of the Legislative Council has been fixed provisionally for Aug. 26.
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    THE WAR-TIME DEPARTMENTS
    482 11 Special Votes Necessary STATIONERY QUITE A BIG ITEM AN indication of the cost of run- ning various special departments created as a result of the war is given in the reports of the Finance Committee laid on the table at yesterday's Legislative Council meeting. Provision for Foreign
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    Chinese Support
    33 11 Dr. Lim Han Hoc, the Straits Chinese leader, who offered the full support of his community in the defence of Malaya, speaking in the Legislative Council yesterday. Report in Page 12.
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    CHINESE "RED" SENT TO GAOL
    275 11 CHINESE "RED" SENT TO GAOL On "Executive Committee" "THE Malayan Communist Party is a subversive society with wide ramifications throughout Malaya, and any person who belongs to such a society is open to the severest penalty the law can inflict," said Mr. L. C. Goh, in the fifth court yesterday,
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    STRICTER IMPORTS CONTROL LAW
    258 11 {N addition 10 a forfeiture of goods, impor.ers will be liable to a moneary penalty undsr amendments passed in the Legislative Council yesterday tj the Imports and Exports 'Emergency Pjwers) Ordinance. It is explained that experience in i administering the ordinance has revealed many cases in
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    Storm Water In Drain Sweeps Young Boy To His Death
    354 11 HOW a young boy's fondness for playing in a narrow drain in front of his house led to his death during a thunderstorm last Friday, was related in the coroner's court yesterday to the acting coroner, Mr. W. MacQuarrie. The
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    NEEDS OF ESTATES & VOLUNTEER TRAINING
    536 11 NEEDS OF ESTATES VOLUNTEER TRAINING Unofficial On Necessity For European Supervision THAT estates entirely deprived of European supervision would become fertile spots for labour troubles was suggested by Mr. G. Wiseman, the Malacca member, in the Legislative Council yesterday, when he sought an assurance from Government that the Local Forces
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    CONSCRIPTION OF MALE EUROPEANS IN COLONY
    1402 12 Council Passes Bill Through All Stages Yesterday OLDER MEN MAY HAVE TO JOIN FORCES TO BE FORMED QNE fraction of the burden upon the Imperial Government and the people of Great Britain was the defence of the Colony, stated the acting Attorney-General, Mr. N.
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    DEATH OF MR. C. E. MOLLER
    81 12 MR. CLARENCE Edward Moller, office assistant of the Government Survey Department, Singapore, died at the General Hospital yesterday, at the age of 40 years, after suffering from pneumonia. An old boy of St. Andrew's School, Mr. Moller had been about 16 or 17 years
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    CHINESE ON TRESPASS CHARGE
    58 12 TWO Chinese, Fong Whatt and Choi Koi. were charged in the fifth court yesterday with tvespassing upon the property of H. G. Dobb and Company in Guan Chuan Street, with intent to intimidate and annoy the occupiers. The first accused was convicted and sentenced to three
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    EXPLOSION IN HOUSE
    82 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 10. AN explosion in a house in King Street occupied by furniture repairers occurred this morning. A man was smoking in a room in which was an open tin of methylated spirit, which caught fire and exploded, burning three Chinese seriously.
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    PROMPT ISSUE OF WAR LOAN ADVOCATED
    744 13 Three Councillors Suggest Immediate Action SUPPORT FOR INCOME TAX TO SERVICE THE ISSUE ]MR. J. I. DAWSON, the Singapore Chamber of Commerce representative on the Legislative Council, giving his personal views at yesterday's meeting, said he favoured the prompt issue of a war loan.
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    TRIUMPH OF CONVOYS
    50 13 ACCORDING to an Admiralty statement issued in Singapore yesterday, during May 2.767 British, 435 Allied and 228 neutral ships sailed in convoy, and only one— a British vessel— was lost. From the western approaches to Gibraltar. 267 British and 60 neutral ships sailed in convoy, without loss.
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    General Opens Inter-School Art Exhibition
    575 13 r[E fourth imer-school art exhibition was opened by Major-Gen°ral L. V. Bond. G.0.C., Malaya, at St. Andrew's School yesterday afternoon. The exhibition will be open to the public from to-day, between the hours of 9 a.m. and C p.m.. nnd ends on Wednesday. The exhibition,
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    MALAYS AND WAR LOAN "Need Urgent And Great"
    326 13 MALAYS AND WAR LOAN "Need Urgent And Great" 'THE flotation of a war loan and 1 the introduction of a war tax on incomes was urged by Capt. N. M. Hashim, the Malay Member, speaking in the Legislative Council yesterday. "The need lor raising money for the prosecution of the
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    23 13 Enemy ollens between the ages of 60 and 70 who previously had to comply with enly limited restrictions are being interned in Britain.
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    MALAYA'S MAXIMUM WAR EFFORT IS URGENTLY NEEDED
    1050 14 Councillor Appeals For Fullest Co-operation FURTHER SUPPORT FOR LOAN AND INCC:iE TAX PLAN "MALAYA has yet to give tangible evidence of its mtenM tion to bear a sustained share of the financial burden now being carried by the Empire, but now that ways
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    "TIME FOR PROMPT AND DECISIVE ACTION," SAYS MR. WOOLLERTON
    1045 14 "I FEEL that this is not a time for lengthy discussion, but 3 for prompt and decisive action —a time in which the thought and actions of each one of us should be solely directed to- t wards the common cause
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    FOUR-ONE VICTORY TO SAPPERS AT STADIUM
    609 15 Malays Fall Away After Even First Half Fortress R.E 4; Malays 1. THE Fortress R.E. played fine football to beat the Malays by four goals to one at the stadium yesterday in the first division of the league. It was a second round meeting,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    27 15 TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS Soccer: first division, R.A.F. vs. Areylls, Selctar: Poli?e vs. Gordons, stadium; second division (a), Pulau Brani vs. Malaya Signals, Pulau Brani. Tennis: Singapore championships.
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    Rowing Results At R.S.Y.C.
    654 15 DEAD-HEAT IN FINAL OF SENIOR PAIRS RACES for the Illawarra Senior Pairs and the Benton Junior sculls were rowed at the Yacht Club last week. On Wednesday in the sculls E. H. Sykes beat C. R. Tolliday by about three lengths In 5 mm. 34 sec.
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    TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH
    133 15 THE following arc teams and starting times for the women's match between Keppcl Golf Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club to be played over the course of the Keppel Golf Club on Friday. S?poy players are mentioned first 3.45, Mrs. J. English (16) vs. Mrs.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
    105 15 •"HHE full scores of the eight players who 1 qualified for match play in the Singapore Golf championships are given below. The first round was played oil on Saturday ana the second on Sunday. M. M. Paterson 39 35 33 34 141 Dr. E. Laidlaw Thompson 35
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    Sino-Malays Vs. Eastern A. A.
    76 15 THL following have been invited to be at the Anson Road stadium on Thursday,, prepared to play for the Sino-Malay combination against the touring Eastern Athletic Association Pak Tong, Wai Mun, Rahman, Choon Lye. Soon San, Yew Leng, Aziz, Aslah, Hor Khoon, Hock Seng, Taib,
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    "Ollie" Davies' First Winner
    32 15 Easter Parade, Dawson up, who won the fourth race at Ipoh on Saturday, being: led in by "Ollie" Davies, who thus recorded his first success as a trainer.
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    Rangers Beat Printers
    259 15 IN spite of a great effort by Anthony Lim. the Government Printing Department Sports Club lost to the Clarke Rangers at cricket on the Printers ground by 8 runs on Saturday. The leature of the match was Anthony Lim's fast century— his second this season. His score
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    SINHALESE ASSOCIATION BEAT WINDSORS
    234 15 T"HE Sinhalese Association beat the Windsors" by 85 runs in a game o' cricket played on the Sinhalese ground The scores were SINHALESE ASSOCIATION A A. Übeyrls lbw Nunls 0; V. Fernando c de Souza b Nunls 0; G. Ranatunga c de Souza c Rozarlo 3;
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    133 15 r:E Royal Singapore Golf Club's first bi-mor.thly mixed foursomes competition for June was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted In a win for Mrs. G. A. Clements and H. M. Alexander with a net score of 35>,fc. Twentyfour cards were taken out,
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    MORAVIA WIN 3—0
    23 15 IN a secend division (b) roccer match at Farrer Park yesterday, Moravia beat the I.A. by three goals to nil.
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    Y.M.C.A. WIN 9—0
    48 15 THE V.M.C.A. were by far the superior 1 side in a division II 'b> soccer match played en their ground yesterday against the J.C.S.A. winning by nine goals to nil. Scorers for the V.M.C.A. were G:ldsmith, Orton 41 Tan Tuan Klat, Lawrence (2), and Morrison.
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    CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS TIES
    115 15 UO play was possible yesterday In th? Singarore lawn tennis championsl.ips. As a result of this, the schedule for playing off the ties has been change J. To-day there will be two semi-finals, Yadi meeting Yong Loon Chong in the men's angles and Warden and Cherrington meeting
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE BEAT SAPPERS BY 6 WICKETS
    197 15 THE Medical ColKge UiUon beat RE. (Changi) by six wickets in a game of cricket played at Changi on Sunday. The scores were: R.E. CIIANGI Rookes lbw Swee Law 0 Farrant c Swee Law b Hera Singh 31 Aly run out 3 Green
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    HEAVY BATTERY COLLECT FULL POINTS
    352 15 Manchesters Beaten Against Run Of Play At Changi 9th Hvy. Battery 1; Manchesters 0. THE Manchesters lost against the run of the play in their first division «*ame at Changi yesterday, when they were beaten by the 9(h Heavy Battery by the only goal of
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    PERAK STATE CRICKET TEAM
    60 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 10. THE Perak State cricket team to meet Selangor on June 15 and 16 at Kuala Lumpur is: J. E. Slade (capt.), J. M. Gregoire, S. V. Suppiih, M. Appuni. R. Retnaveloo, I. G. Maitland, Ang Earn Hock. I. Ferguson,
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    60 15 FE following have accepted to play cricket forS.C.C. vs. the Singapore Teachers Association on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Raffles Institution ground: J. E. Jones, H. C. Davies, K. C. Johnson-Hill, L. G. Robertson, E. G. Staunton, A. M. Carbery, Lt. H. F. Farquhar, R. J. Bleakley, Lt
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    MUSSOLINI DECLARES WAR AGAINST THE ALLIES
    540 1 Bitter Fighting Going On In "Battle For France" BRITISH TROOPS IN FIERCE REARGUARD ACTIONS DEUTER'S correspondent "Eyewitness" with the British Army in France reports that in the great "battle for France" fierce rearguard actions have been fought by British troops against steadily advancing German
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    AUSTRALIA'S RECORD REVENUE FIGURES
    48 1 AUSTRALIAN revenue figures for the last budget year were the highest ever recorded. A budget surplus of £8,000,000 is expected. In the figures announced in Canberra yesterday total receipts were given as £99.000,000. War expenditure was £13,500,000 from revenue and £30,000.000 from loans.— Reuter.
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    TOMATO & HERRINGS
    46 1 TOMATO HERRINGS "TOR the next three months, the Ministry of Food will take all the cure of herrings from the principal Scottish fishing ports. The Ministry of Food also Intends to allow tomato Importers to Import to the same extent as they did last year. —Reuter,
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    Reinforcements For France
    113 1 London, June 10. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, the British Prime Minister, in a message to M. Paul Reynaud, the French Premier, says: "The maximum possible support is being given by British forces in the great battle which the French armies are now conducting with such undaunted courace. "All
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    Nazi Difficulty Increasing
    187 1 London, June 10. 'THE increase in the violence of 1 fighting from the sea to Argonne 1 indicates that the Gefmans have j thrown every available man into the j conflict and everything now depends on the disposition and use of French reserves, writes Reuter's military correspondent,
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    WAR SAVINGS NOW OVEE £201,000,000
    68 1 WAR SAVINGS NOW OVEE £201,000,000 London, June 10. rE total amount raised since the war savings began 196 day 3 ago is now over £201 000,000. One of the i pirns of the savings wesk movement I is to raise the number of war savings groups to 1.000,000. At prssent
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    NO NEWS OF GLORIOUS
    187 1 British Warship Feared Lost London, Juno 10. IT is officially announced that the British aircraft-carrier Glorious must be presumed lest. The transport steamer Orama and the tanker Oil Pioneer are also presumed lost. The two destroyers Acasta and Ardent must also be presumed sunk. The Admiralty
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    Our Increasing Sea Power
    152 1 THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, spoke in London yesterday at the inauguration of the War Savings week. "We are facing misfortune and reverses," he said, "but all is net to our disadvantage. Far from it. We can count to-day many precious as?ets, spiritual
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    EVACUATION OF LONDON SCHOOLCHILDREN
    90 1 London, June 10. 'THE Government has now decided that th2 evacuation of registeret Greater London schoolchildren shoulc begin on Thursday. The movement invcl.iiig same 120,000 children, wil take six days to complete. In view of recsnt developments In the war and of the commencement o: enemy
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    Reported Invasion Of French Riviera
    781 1 Reported Invasion Of French Riviera DUCE'S BROADCAST ADDRESS TO PEOPLE OF ITALY MUSSOLINI announced in a speech in Rome last night that Italy has declared war against the Allies and a New York message says that the Italians have invaded the French Riviera, according to reports from Berlin. The Duce
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    Mr. Duff Cooper On Italian Cowardice & Treachery
    534 1 Mr. Duff Cooper On Italian Cowardice Treachery "WE CAN NEVER FAIL TO DEFEAT THEM SOUNDLY ON FIELD OF BATTLE" "I BELIEVE that the news that Italy has Joined the war is well timed to strengthen the endurance and courage of the British people. We know the Italians of old; we
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    Trade Control Being Well Received
    133 1 London. June 10. fHE measures which the Treasury announced on Friday further to restrict the market in Tree sterling have been well received in financial quarters. The announcement had Indeed been anticipated In the City where action on tnese lines had been favoured for some
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