The Straits Times, 3 September 1940

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] Mi4Li4K4S. LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINIiAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      170 2 Madame Kwan Ah Kuni. aged 65, passed away peacefully r.t her residence No. 146 Rangoon Road. Singapore on September 2, 1940. She left behind, 4 sons, Messrs. Au Yut Sen? Yut Choon. Yut Meng. Poh Wens. 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, and 26 grandchildren to mourn her loss. Funeral will
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      IN MEMORIAM
      21 2 HiTCHAM.— On September 3rd 1&39. Ned Hltcham, dearly beloved husband of Hannah Hltcham. Sadly Missed. Some day we'll understand.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      42 2 Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Milk convey their I appreciative thanks to all who were present at the funeral of their brother-in-law. H. P. Clausen, and to Jiose many friends who sent wreaths nd setters of condolence. Othrr pap»rs p'.ease copy.
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      372 2 @hc Straits l&mes SMALL ADsT Minimum charge $1 for advt not excecdiac < lint*. More Hum fooi Una 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES B1BTH8. MARRIAGES, DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS A r.P.C. CARDS arc charted $3 each per Insertion per Inch Over I toeh.
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      761 2 SITUATIONS VACANT TRAIN FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Applications arc Invited from boys between the age, of 17 and 20 who have passed Standard VI in an English School or are English speaking and nave completed the course of a Malay Vernacular School, for a year's special training at the
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      863 2 BOARD RESIDENCE EAST ANOUA. fl Oxley Klae. cool and quiet Terms moderate. Tele. 4390 44, OXLEY RD, rooms self-contained flats, furn. or unfurn. m.s Meals service opt. ROOMS FLATLETS at "Lloyd House" 2, Lloyd Rd. Own bathrooms. Board or meals TRENT HOUSE, 1 Anderson Rd. One vacancy. Mod. San. Private
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      697 2 MOTORING LESSONS LEARN DRIVING or. n.y car or toots A lady writes "Youx irairtesy ano oattenc* truly inspire confidence and I thoroughly enjoyed the delightful driving lessons Tel 8481S PUBLIC NOTICES KUCHAI TIN, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) DIVIDEND NO. 17 NOTICE Is hereby giver that a Poun.'i Interim
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      534 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At the saleroci.i of Messrs. Cheons; Koon Seng A Co., Ltd., No. 10 Chulia Street on Wednesday. 4th Sept 1940. at Z.J9 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and house No. 44 Mandalay Roac. Singapore, area.] 4.915 sq. ft. and
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      144 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC MADAME PAGE SALE September 3rd. GREAT REDUCTIONS 13, Battery Road, (Top Floor), Singapore. Phone 6327. WANTED TO RENT for immediate EntryLarge airy godown must be dry. On Monthly tenancy. Box No. 478, Straits Times. PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTS CONTROLLED AUDITED, (Inclusive fees) advice; and assistance I English Professional Accountant
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      372 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P a*d° wcTii" 1* i Incorporated in England) peninsular and o^ntTl b.n. Co MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services ara being maintained by the P. O S N. Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India. Ceylon and th 9
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      195 3 >gl*jJ!J!!?J g|^ GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS pQR CUNARD WHITE STAR ,m PITPnpK V i» AMFttirA F0 EUROPL VIA AMLKICA Through fares to North America to c *"^"dd_K«J7" To California from the Orlcnt vla H°nOlUlU v Z'ZIX n ss N"™ MARU leave HLong ■*TATUTA MARU leave Hkong°*2l TO CALIFORNIA. CENTRAL AND SOUTH
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      526 3 I MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Wf 1? _BIYT__I__IWBIYT__I__1W ¥_T __J_P O-LjUHI JP UW W jC. JU JLI PI Hi Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauBes# .TornoATtA W l_ O 1 I_ X IN A I 9 1 X A L
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      244 3 KEEP VAPEX HANDY FOR COLDS Attack colds with Vapex in t_rly stages before germs multiply. Use Vapex, a drop on your handkerchief ....deep-breathe pleasant. Dower; il antiseptic vapour Into germ-breeding nose und throat. Vapex clars way througn mucus-lßden passages, destroys perm nurseries quickly relieves stuffiness and congestion, stimulates whole respiratory
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      963 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHl Ul act fiim.) ZHP »«9 nri iii.tWtn.t 1.15 p.m. Light mu&Ict; 1.30 p.m. Warning to mariners. Programme summary. Mid-day tin, copra and rubber prices; 1.35 p.m. News: 1.50 p.m. Interval: 5.00 p.m. Malay musical entertainment by the White Hose Kronchong Party; 5.45 p.m. Teochew selections from
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    London Stock Exchange
    333 4 London, Sept. 2. rs Stock Exchange was generally steady to-day but trading was- quiet. Local support whs responsible for a good tone in Gold-minings, while Gilt-edged mostly advanced despite the small volume of trading. Elsewhere prices were mostly maintained.— Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations.
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    TIDE TABLES
    52 4 SINGAPORE ro-day H. W. 11.27 a.m. 9.3 ft.; 11.26 pjn. 10.5 It L. W. S.ll a.m. 1.1 ft.; 5.13 p.m. 2.5 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 11.58 a.m. 8.5 ft. L. W. 5.44 a.m. 1.1 ft.; 5.50 p.m. 1.9 ft. September Sunrise Sunset a.m. p.m. 3 8.19 8.37 4
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    DONATIONS TO WAR FUND
    373 4 S cts. Malayan Rubber Trading Co., Ltd. 2,000 Chief Censor and Censorship Staff (4th. contribution) 700 Leon* Watt Hin Estate Ltd.— Malacca 500 Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cruickshank (Monthly Contribution) 125 Staff of the Singapore Menial Ho 3 pi:al 117.28 Mr. and Mrs. T. F.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    157 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES ifrom OO r Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 2. COMMODITY and Exchange markets dosed as follows with Drevious quotations in parenthesis:— BIBBER: DuU Spot 12Vtd 12Ud rl2 3/16 d 12 5/16 d) Sept 12',»d uKd U23/16d 125/16 d) Oct-Dec 12% d 12 3/16d(12 3 l«d 12 5/16 d) Jan-Mar
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    BRITAIN IS STILL DELIVERING GOODS
    210 4 London, Sept. 3. "AFTER 12 months of war, Britain Is still delivering the goods to her overseas customers and she will carry on In the second year as she has dons in the first." This confident picture of British trade at the end of a
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1207 4 Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations MONDAY, SEPT. 2. 1M«: 4 P.M. WI.NINO Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s) 3s 6d 4s Austral Amal (ss) 5s <d it 9d cd. Austral Malay 35s 37s cd Ayer Hltam (ss) lto 3')s Ayer Weng <*1) 55 .60 Banprin Tin l&s 3d 17s 3d Batu
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    List Of Current Dividends
    265 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association Books ComfMnt Dividend Close TIN Austral Amal 3d Sept. 14 Austral Malay 3d. 113 bonus Sept. 2 Hong Fatt 7% Int. Sept. 11 Johan 10% Int. Sept. 12 Kuala Kan.par 6d No. 19 Sept. 9 Kuchai 107. Int. Sept 1)
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    224 4 MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISP ATCHES u^j, ciu^ Urn Generai r,., on^ M f 0uows- TO-DIY Aden surface 1 p.m., air j p.m. Africa air 5 p.m. Australia air 5 p.m. British Columbia air 5 p.m. Burma surface 5 p.m., air 5 p.m. Canada air 5 p.m. Ceylon surface 1 p.m.,
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      360 4 lILLLIJ, iUUSIMPLyS/iTSNOTME,., \T^T W tftii/ MUST TLLL ME HOW MTHE COFFEE I USE.A F /fiP™ YOU MAKE SUCH //THE NEW MAXWELL f t J>utDx\ DELICIOUS COFFEE J HOUSE WITH RICHER J CM/BrCr** S^^^ BLEND PL. itffi \vfr\ s\ mS I NEVER THOUGHT PROCRESS-MYDEArT kltm THEY COULD -X [l NEW METHOD
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      96 4 PUBLIC NOTICE KLANG RIVER TIN DREDGING COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) NOTICE OF MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the Sixteenth Ordinary General Meeting of Member!* wlU be held at the Registered Offlce of the Company. 33. Beach street. Penang. on Monday, the 9th day of September, 1M0,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 5 Turday. Sept. Z, noon. Buyer* Scllen Prices "rice* No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot l*i'i WJ4 37* No. IX B.S.S. Uj. Id MM Sfpt. 38 Vi 38 S G.F.A.Q. E.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Sept. 38 'A 3«% F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales S«-pt. 36 36 i U
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    350 5 Heavy First-Day Applications For New War Loan (Bj Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, September 3. All New York markets were closed jestcrday. In London the rubber price iwn one-sixteenth at 12' <; d. Tin 101 l Is. for Spot to £257 ss, and the three months' quotation fell
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    Order Of Running For To-morrow
    127 5 NON-ACCEPTORS and the order ct running for to-morrow's races in Singapore are given below: Race 1: Ponies, class 1, div. 2, 5Vi furs. Applewood. Race 2: Horses class 3, div. 2, 7 furs.— Nil. Race 3: Horses, class 3, div. 4, 6 furs.— Jacatra. Race
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    Nazi Contributes To Spitfire Fund
    107 5 London, Sept. 3. A CONTRIBUTION has been made to the Spitfire ~und in the form of a German flve-mark note which was given by a German pilot shot down over England by a Spitfire. i The train the pilot was travelling In stopi ped at
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    91 5 Singapore, Sept. 3. noon. Buven Sellen Gambler t 7.75 Hambure Cube 113.00 Java Cube 112 50 Pevaer White Muntok 112.25 White 111.75 Black t 6.75 Copra Mixed $2.05 Sun Dried S2.30 inun Flour No 1 LuiRga $3.75 $3.75 Fair $3.15 Sarawak $3.15 i"'otono Palcmbang $19.50 Banja 118.50
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    EXCHANGES
    181 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the lally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T. 2/4 1/16 Lordon demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 2C6 Hamburg demand New York demand 48 15'lfl Montreal demand 51 11/18 ftaiavla demand 88%
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    World Rubber Consumption Decline
    186 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sipl. 3. THAT there has been a sharp decline in world rubber consumption following on 'he German ocupation of the Continent, is indicated by figures in the I.R.R.C. August bulletin. ('.;nsun>t>'.i >n in July this year was 74,511 tons compared with
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    'Resolute' Talks In The N.I.
    96 5 Tokio Envoy Leaves On Mission To Bafavia Tokio, Sept. 3. QECLARING that his mission was "to bring prosperity to the nation," Mr. I. Kobayashi, special Japanese envoy to the Netherlands Indies, sailed yesterday for Batavia. In an interview, Mr. Kobayashi. who is Minister of Commerce,
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    1,200-Ton Sloop Sunk By Submarine London, Sept. 3.
    89 5 1,200-Ton Sloop Sunk By Submarine London, Sept. 3. "THE Admiralty announces In a com1 munlque that the sloop H.M.S. Penzance has been torpedoed by a U-boat and sunk. Penzance. a vessel of 1.200 tons and commissioned in 1931, figured in the occupation of the Red Sea port of Hodelda by
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    Minor Reshuffle Of Cairo Cabinet
    95 5 Cairo, Sept. 3. ■"THE Egyptian Cabinet crisis has ended with a minor re-shuffle of ministerial posts. Hassan Sabry Pasha If taking the portfolio of home affairs in addition to the premiership and Foreign Ministry, and releases Nokxashy Pasha, the Saadist leader, for the Finance Ministry,
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      163 5 STOP PRESS I.uveday case: Ths court retired at 1'».5 pm. to consider their Terc'i.:. X THE SMALL pi taste and LA medicinal t^HBSJgj) properties as recommended by doctors. PHONES: 3700-3709 HOW TO OVERCOME FEVER EXHAUSTION Doctors now know that the greatest danger in fever comes from the poisons it sets
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      395 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and ControlUd by THE MERCANTILE RANK OF INDIA LIMITED The Company which Is Incorporated la the 8.3. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following duties: EXECUTOR Si OR TRUSTEE OF A WTLL ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF
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      427 6 tSi EVERYTHING $m|| FOR CHILDREN! |^g /^>— me ste Engines, model (it;, xooters, Wicycles, cycles, 1, HoTbJs-pp^ .tc. etc.. W |r j^^m^ ft/«-t d^sMi T CHINESE RUGS An Exclusive m ccour, .nd I Lf__W_3^_^_L_WM^P^S_M 4 s^i!jl^PffrrS*R^i^^^fii^^^ilPT r the Malayan eaggage serv.ce. I BaCTage 1^ cleared or shipped at the Wharts.
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    "Unconquered & Undaunted"
    350 7 "Unconquered Undaunted" Great Britain After First Year Oi War London, Sept. 2. TWELVE months ago to-morrow Great Britain entered the war. After a year of fast moving events kaleidoscopic and dramatic, mostly tragic in their character but with some merely calamitous, 'Great Britain stands unconquered and undaunted," as The Times
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    Australia And The War
    261 7 Melbourne, Sept. 2. '"THE Government ranges :.self behind the brave and inspiring policy of Mr. Churchill," declared the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, in his Federal elections policy speech to-day. The elections take place on Sept. 21. Mr. Menzies said that the Labour party's
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    AUSTRALIA'S 100th WIRRAWAY
    52 7 Melbourne, Sept a. AUSTRALIA celebrated the ending of the first year of the war by the production of the 100 th Wlrraway flghtextramer plane. The Aircraft Corpora 'lon expects the second hundred to be completed before IMI, It li exactly 11 months since the tarn plan* was
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    R. A. F. STEADILY WINNING COMMAND OF THE AIR
    428 7 Ineffectiveness Of Nazi Raids On Britain Is Stressed New York, Sept. 2. THE excellent morale of the British people under repeat- ed air raids and the failure of the raids themselves continue to be featured by American correspondents from London. The
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3. 1940. (366 th Day Of The War.) September 3rd.
    1223 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3. 1940. (366 th Day Of The War.) September 3rd. On September 3 a year ago, most Malayans spent many hours at their wireless sets. For several days the threat of war had grown increasingly grave, and few people who listened to news broadcasts
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      "A MATTER OF DAYS"
      912 8 A Soldier's Experiences One Year Ago Three hundred and seventy-five days ago, I surveyed with pride and paternal affection the result of 21 flays of unstinted devotion, patience and anxiety. War and rumours of war cculd not shake my' enthusiasm for the successful entry into a
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      MALAYAN FORCE
      428 8 Permanent Enlistment Of Eurasians To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— It Is unlikely that foreign observers In Malaya are so blind as to report to their authorities under-rating the defences of Malaya and the sentiments of its people. Letters in the Press show our willingness to
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      LUFTWAFFE POOLS
      313 8 Showing Contempt For Air Attacks On Britain To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Now that our Empire pilots are so effectively teaching the German people to appreciate for the first time in their history the tremendous significance of the letters R.A.F. in "Strafing let us. I
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      BIG SWEEPS
      134 8 Percentage Of Winnings To The War Fund? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Big sweep prizes are going to be won in the next week or two, by a few fortunate people. To-day, If any one of us was told that by promising 25 per cent,
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      PADI PRICES
      754 8 Complaint Of Sudden Jump In Perak To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— Last September the price of padl In this district was 12 rents a gantang. In the course of tlie year it rose to 14 cents, the occasion of tlie r"se being an edict which
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      BROADCASTING
      128 8 "Announcing Is A Woman's Job" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Now that the local broadcasting station Is government controlled, cannot something be done to control tha announcers? For ten months I suffered from one announcer talking about "unindentlfled aeroplanes" and now his place has been taken
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    BRITAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO TWO MORE WAR YEARS
    1253 9 Confidence In Final Outcome Is Greater CABINET'S TRUE APPRAISAL OF NAZI WEAKNESSES Coming Campaigns Not "Purely Defensive" AT 6.20 p.m. to-day (Malayan time) Great Britain enters upon her second year of a war in which, as a united nation, she took up
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    42 RAIDERS SHOT DOWN
    516 9 Spitfires Go To Meet Enemy ti London, Sept. 3. DAIDS over Britain yesterday cost the <le..Tian air force 42 planes, against Britain's loss of 13 fighters. The pilots of seven of these fighters are safe. Of the 42 German planes brought drwn yesterday, 35 fell victims
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    Year's Score For R.A.F. And A.-A. Gunners
    35 9 London, Sept. 3. THE Air Ministry announces that during the past year our fighters have shot down 1,753 enemy planes, while anti-aircraft guns have accounted for 196. Reuter.
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    FOOD POSITION IS STRONGER TO-DAY
    156 9 Britain Buys Huge Consignments London, Sept. 3. "TO-DAY, after a year of war, I can say with confidence that the food position In Great Britain Is stronger than ever before." This assurance was given exclusively to Reuter yesterday by Lord Woolton. Minister of Food. Lord
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    HIDDEN HAIL OF FIRE WILL GREET INVADERS
    198 9 London, Sept. 3. A HIDDEN hail of fire awaits the invaders of England, writes Keuter's special correspondent who has just visited the Southern Comm:md. Looked at from seawards, the foreshore looks still what it was, a sunny Lido with hills on both sides
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    Ascendancy In The Air
    332 9 Ascendancy In The Air London, Sept. S. THE first year of war has made it dramatically clear that the greatest potential weapon of terror against European civilization the world has ever known has been tried out for the first time against a powerful adversary and bumbled, writes Reuter's air correspondent.
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    New Army Of Over 2,500,000 Men
    161 9 London, Sept. 3. IN spite of the vicissitudes of the campaign it can now be said that the British army numbering 2,500,000 men is in a fine position, says Reuter's military correspondent, reviewing the situation after a year of war. He adds that much
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    ROOSEVELT'S NEW WARNING OF MENACE TO AMERICAS
    108 9 Nashville (Tennessee), Sept. 2. THE greatest attack that has ever before been launched against the freedom of the individual is nearer the Americas than ever before," declared President Roosevelt, speaking at the dedication of the National Park at Great Smoky Mountain. Mr. Roosevelt
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    Britain's Achievements During The Past Year
    103 9 PROSPECTS FOR FINAL VICTORY ARE HELD TO BE MUCH BRIGHTER THE following surveys of Great Britain's position after the first year of warfare on sea, in the air and on land, and in the field of diplomacy are given by Reuter 's special correspondents
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    Britain's Naval Supremacy
    250 9 Britain's Naval Supremacy London, Sept. S. AFTER a year of intense activity and strain, the navy has successfully countered every enemy attempt to reduce its power, the German fleet has been greatly weakened, and Britain's offensive power by sea is infinitely stronger than it was a year ago despite losses,
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    Diplomacy Is On Upward Curve
    296 9 London, Sept. 3. ALTHOUGH Great Britain had her diplomatic setbacks since last September, the graph of her diplomatic activity is now on an upward curve, writes Reuter's diplomatic correspondent. British air victories have afforded our diplomacy a bright background for Its work. Anglo- American affairs
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    Great R. A. F. Offensive On Five Countries
    479 9 TERRIFIC DAMAGE IN HAMBURG AND BERLIN AREA IS REPORTED London, Sept. 3. EXTENSIVE operations over Germany, Italy, Holland and France were carried out by air force bombers on Sundaynight, states an Air Ministry communique. Travellers from Germany arriving at the Rumanian port
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    TURKISH AID FOR GREECE?
    85 9 Italy Likely To Renew Pressure Ankara, Sept. 3. IT is understood that informal Turco-Greek discussions have been proceeding recently with the object of establishing what aid, if any, Greece could expect from Turkey, if she were the victim of aggression. In seme quarters here It is
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    PTE. FOSTER'S APPEAL
    143 10 Man Who Formed Anti-War View (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept- 2. *TTHK cane of an R.A.S.C. private who wna at one time serving in {Singapore was heard by the London Central Appellate Tribunal at a Eoasion to-ciav. Th? tribunal considered the conscientii iv objection to military
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    FORGED CHEQUE CASE AT LOCAL ASSIZES
    159 10 A CASE of using as genuine a forged cheque markfd the opening of the September before Mr. Justice Pedlow in th? Singapore H:gh Court yesterday. Of the VI c.vses on the Kst live are murder trial:; One is for attempted murder, and the for
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    AEROMODELLERS TO HOLD COMPETITION
    95 10 THE large ncUs off Al-Junied Road behind the Ali-.ufT Gardens will be the scene ol j the first competitive meeting of the Malayan Acromodcllers' Society on Friday cotumentuus at i! p.m. Non-members may enter tne competition on payment of an entrance fee of 50 cents The
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    DECREE FOR WIFE OF FORMER SARAWAK P.M.O.
    52 10 m our own Correspondent) •Londen, Sept. 2. A DECREE nisi was granted in the :e Court to-day to Mrs. Agnes ion Marjoriscnks m trie tcrurrl ol tho tciui.cry of h-r hu.sbana 1): rear Marjoribanks Principal Medical Officer. i a Clilnrs" w^man ar' -Straits
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    AMUSEMENTS
    110 10 SINC.APCMtt RAFFLES r.m t I Driner& Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. Inight. OAKKK X lIIIA.Kt OKVLANO No Show Tonight Owing to am 11 worn v C to 9 <fe 9 p.m. to MidO 'be: Flight To Fame. No Show. H.II'P* WOMIJI 30 to 9.30 Ni:;ht Dance '■J. NF/W WORLD Theatres
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,575,121 TO-DAY
    578 10 Malayan Rubber Trading Company Sends $2,000 MANY THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH DONATIONS RECEIVED THE War Fund to-day totals $3,575,121, an increase of $4>753 o y e r the total reported yesterday. The largest individual contribution is one of $2,000 from the Malayan Rubber Trading Co.
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    O.A.G. At A.R.P. Headquarters During Last Night's Black-out
    344 10 THE Officer Administering the 1 Government, Mr. S. W. Jones, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Flying Officer A. T. Staveley, last night paid a quick inspection visit to the A.R.P. Headquarters in Singapore, prior to the first of the two curfew alarms in
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    Black-out & Night Train Passengers
    180 10 Black-out Night Train Passengers IN toiiiic.'.'on with the black-out i practice again ta-ni;ht and to. morrow, it is emphasized that .should the al ir m signal sound at a time when any persons are pro- reeding to the railway station to j catch the night mail train, they I must
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    Offers Wanted For Certificates
    142 10 nPHIS is one of the three tear savings certificates which the Straits Times Press has purchased for sale to the highest bidder in aid of the War Fund. The three certificates for sale are numbered AOOOOOl, *****01 and COOOOOl. The purchase price of the first is
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    WAR SUPPLIES FOR EMPIRE
    292 10 Big Conference At New Delhi Simla, Sept. 3. PREPARATIONS are in full swing for what has been officially designated as the "Eastern Group Conference" more popularly known as Plus and Minus Talks which the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, is expected to open at New Delhi on Oct.
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    GOOD DEMAND FOR F.M.S. LOAN
    179 10 May Be Subscribed By End Of Week (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sspt 2. ALTHOUGH actual figures may not be divulged even In official circles, ,It is admitted that the total amount of local subscriptions for the F.M.S. War Loan Is "very satisfactory." r>ank<rs
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    MANY MILLIONS WORTH OF WAR LOAN SOLD
    695 10 Colony. Issue Meets With Good Response On First Day CEVERAL applications for 81,000,000 worth of Colony War I^oan were received in Singapore yesterday, and at the end of the day it was reporte/ that there had been "a very satisfactory response" to the
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    War Anniversary Broadcast
    58 11 TPO mark the first anniversary of the outbreak cf war, there will bs a broadcast from Londen to-morrow night, by Sir Robert VansUtart. Sir Robert Vansittsrt was one of the most influential figures in British diplomacy in the years leading up to the presen; war in his
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    ROUGH TREATMENT BY POLICE ALLEGED
    146 11 A LLEGATIONS that he had been as- saultod, punched and kicked by the police: then stripped of his clothing, handcuffed, and beaten up again, treatment which cu'.minated in his imprisonment for three days In a room where water was denied him were made by an
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    24 11 Cr.ptaln Edward Elliott Neville Dawson. formerly a wellknown and popular commander in the P. and O. Company's service, died lii London on July 14.
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    SIR SHENTON'S PICTURE OF WAR-TIME BRITAIN
    858 11 People Are Calm, Confident Happy, Says Governor "NIGHT IS PASSING WE ARE STANDING TO FOR DAWN" "MAY I assure my friends in Malaya that the people of Great Britain recognize this gift for what it is a further sign that they are heart and
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    EURASIAN GRANTED DECREE NISI
    108 11 A Malacca Eurasian, F. C. Spyker- man. whose wife deserted him last year and want to live with another man, E. A. de C^uza, was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Manning in the High Court yesterday. The suit was not defended. Spykerman told the
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    Suicide After Brooding Over Loss Of Two Fingers
    325 11 CTATED to have brooded over the loss of two fingers from his right hand— the result of a machinery accident Abdul Rahim, a 25-year-old Indian workshop labourer, took his own life by hanging himself by a sarong from a beam in a
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    INTERCESSION ON SUNDAY
    247 11 Special Prayers For Empire IMEN of all races and creeds will make next Sunday, the Sunday after the first anniversary of the war, a special day of intercession and prayer at the call of King George VI. In addition to all usual services throughout the day in
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    COURT INTERPRETER FINED $100
    180 11 CHIN Yceng Kee, a Civil District Ccurt interpreter, was fined $100, or one month's simple imprisonment, in the- Singapore fifth court yesterday when he was convicted on a charge of accepting illegal gratification of $15. Mr. A. J. Braga, counsel for Chin, gave formal notice of
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    FOUND BY POLICE NEAR WRECKED BICYCLE
    108 11 BELIEVED to have been knocked down by an unknown vehicle, Soh Sai Koh, a 43-year-old pork hawker. was found badly injured a few feet away frcm the wreck of his bicycle in Serangoon Road in the early hours of Aug. 25 by two policemen
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    8 ATTEMPTED SUICIDES LAST MONTH
    62 11 THE Singapore Fire Departments accident ambulance service attended 310 cases last month, of which the majority (33) were motor-car accidents, with collapse cases < 24) ranking second. Accidents Involving vehicles other than cars accounted for 29 calls, and i there were eight cases each of
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    VERDICT IN LOVEDAY CASE EXPECTED TO-DAY
    5000 11 Final Addresses Of Defence Prosecution Counsel WHEN the Court which is silting at the trial by Court- Martial of Capt. R. C. Loveday, R.E., on charges of conspiracy to defraud the War Department and of corruption, reassembled this morning, the Judge Advocate, Dr. C.
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    ANGER OVER SURRENDER
    447 12 Demonstrations In Rumania Bucharest, Sept. 2. ARMOURED cars and police with "Tommy" guns and rifles were necessary to deal with demonstrators here to-day against the cession of Transylvanian territory. The demonstrations were the most energetic since 1914. The demonstrators were dispersed with water hoses but persisted in
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    RUMANO-BULGARIAN TALKS DELAY
    103 12 Sofia, Sept. 2. UNLESS the Rumanians accept the final Bulgarian proposals regarding the future of southern Dobrudja during the next day or two, there is likely to be a breakdown in negotiations. There has been some uneasiness following reports that the Rumanians are delaying a decision. King
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    TURKS ARE CONFIDENT OF FINAL BRITISH VICTORY
    270 12 Istanbul, Sept. 2. COMPLETION of the first year of the war finds Turkey unshaken in her confidence of ultimate British success. However she is focussing attention on three aspects of European developments, namely the Anglo-German air war, the Balkan developments, and her own
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    ANTI-PETAIN SENTIMENT IN THE FRENCH COLONIES
    205 12 Unrest Growing In Martinique, Guadeloupe New Caledonia Georgetown (British Guiana), Sept. 2. TRAVELLERS arriving here state that unrest is growing A daily in Martinique and Guadeloupe. The feeling of the general population is against the Vichy Government although clashes between anti-surrender demonstrators and gendarmes
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    National Guard Called Up
    381 12 Unprecedented Action In Time Of Peace New York, Sept. 2. THE calling up by President Roosevelt of the first batch of 60,000 National Guardsmen on Sept. 16 Is splashed in this morning's newspapers, which emphasize the unprecedented nature of such a move in peace-time. Washington dispatches
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    Canadian Defences
    136 12 GREAT EXTENSION REPORTED New York, Sept. 2. /CANADA'S navy now numbers 125 vessels and her air and naval bases are large enough to share with the United States, according to a report of the American-Canadian joint defence commission, s a y s a New York Times dispatch from
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    Tokio-Nanking Parleys
    144 12 Nanking, Sept. 2. THE signing in the near future of the proposed basic treaty following the conclusion of Sino-Japanese negotiations here will mark the formal recognition by the Japanese Government of the reorganized National Government, Informed quarters point out. In this connection, It is recalled that the then
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    BRITISH ENVOY'S VISIT TO CHUNGKING
    68 12 London, Sept. 2. WITH MtNM to the lepoueu journey of Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr. British Ambassador to China, to Chungking, it is stited in official quarters to-day It has been expected that Sir Archibald would travel to Chungking early in September to resume contact with the
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    PROMINENT SHANGHAI CHINESE KIDNAPPED
    48 12 Shanghai, Sept. 2. A PROMINENT Chinese, Dr. Zuiig Tsongfong, was kidnapped from his home in the main street of the International Settlement to-day by three gunmen who entered his room and forced him into a car. The native is believed to be ransom. Reuler.
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    66 12 London, Sept. 2. WHILE nothing deflnite has yet been settled. It Is likely that Mr. Churchill, the Prime Minister, will make another statement on the war situation when Parliament meets on Thursday for one day. It Is expected that he will deal with the war in the air among other
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      400 13 NO W OPEN v Hitler has now sprawled over Europe, Our offensive springs are being slowly compressed and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for the campaigns of 1941 and 1942 Even if the Nazi legions stood triumphant on the Black Sea, or even on the Caspian, even if
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    EXTENSIVE BRITISH RAIDS ON THE FRENCH COAST
    974 14 Berliners Admire Performance Of R.A.F. In Long-Distance Attacks London, Sept. 2. AN unexpected lull from raids on Britain during last night may possibly be explained by heavy R.A.F. raids on the French coast, vivid flashes from exploding bombs being seen from the English
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    IRISH SHIP BOMBED BY RAIDERS
    85 14 London, Sept. 3. rREE German bombers to-day attacked sailing vessel, the Loch Ryan, 200 tons, reghtered at Eire and owned by an Irishman. The vessel succeeded in reaching port alter its decks and masts had been Wasted away by high explosive bombs and machine-gun fire.
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    Nazi Plane Brought Down By Bluff
    189 14 London. Sept. 2. ONE of the coolest pieces of bluff since the Blitzkrieg began enabled a British fairer pilot to add a third German fighter to his bag of two In one battle over Kent on Saturday. The pilot had used up all his
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    Italian Claim About Buna
    160 14 London, Sept. 3. IT Is stated In military quarters In London this morning that It as Impossible either to confirm or deny the Italian claim that Italian colonial troops had occupied Buna tn Kenya. British troops retired to Buna after encounters at Moyale. It Is well
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    Muslim League & Viceroy's Offer
    108 14 Muslim League Viceroy's Offer Bombay, Sept. 2. FE working committee of the All-India Muslim League to-day passed a resolution generally welcoming the Viceroy's statement of Aug. 8 and Mr. L. S. Amery's (Secretary of State for India), speech in the House of Commons on Aug. 14, reiterating its adherence to
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    FOREIGN AEROPLANES OVER SWITZERLAND
    45 14 Berne, Sept. 2. F REIGN aeroplanes again flew over Switzerland last night. According to an official communique an alarm was sounded In several towns. In St. Fall, troops fired en planes which dropped several bombs In flelds. Nobody was hurt.— Reuter.
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    Nazi Losses In Poland
    244 14 1,000 PLANES 1,000 TANKS DESTROYED London, Sept. 2. TiETAILS of heavy German losses in Poland, including 1,000 planes, were disclosed by Gen. Sikorksi, Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, in a special statement on the anniversary of the German invasion of Poland. Gen. Sikorskl says the Germans
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    ARGYLLS BEAT GUNNERS TWO-NIL AT CHANGI
    503 15 Result Places Winners Second In The Senior League Argylls 2; R.A. Heavy Regt 0. TAKING full points from the RA. Heavy Regiment in a keen game at Changi yesterday, the Argylls moved up to second place in the first division of the league. After
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    POLICE WIN 3-0
    26 15 THE Police beat the Royal Navy by three goals to nil in a first division football fixture played at the Naval Base yesterday.
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    Blakan Mati Gunners Win
    280 15 R.A. <8.M.) 5; S.HJJ 0. TWO players were sent off the field in yesterday's second division (a) league football fixture between the Singapore Harbour Board and the R-A. (8.M.) at the SH3. The game, which ended in a win for the Gunners by five clear gcals,
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    HOLE IN ONE AT THE ISLAND CLUB
    48 15 PLAYING with Chua Cheng Llat, Ong Tiang Seng and S. K. Wong on Friday afternoon in a four-ball match at the Island Club, Lim Slew Jin holed out his tee shot from the 17th tee at a distance of 154 yards.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    28 15 Soccer: First division, Malays vs. Gordons, stadium; Loyals vs. R.A. i.1. A.), Changi. Hocke;: V.M.C.A. "B" vs. 7th Hvy. Battery, R.A. Chan?!, Prince Edward Koad.
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    Final Gallops For To-morrow's Races
    492 15 Final Gallops For To-morrow's Races THE majority of horses running tomorrow at Bukit Timah were given their Anal fast gallops on the second track of the racecourse this morning*. The going was very heavy. Among the most impressive horses out were Shun, Siam, Swelter, San Frisco, Centaurus, Furious, The Needles,
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    FIRST RA AND IRISH JIG BEST FOR TO-MORROW
    1209 15 Second Day Of Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup Meeting UIRST RA and Irish Jig stand out as the two best bets of the afternoon to-morrow, the second day of the Singar pore Turf Club's Gold Cup race meeting. Races on Wednesday will
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    AGGRESSIVE TACTICS FAIL AGAINST THE Y.M.C.A.
    450 15 V.M.C.A. 7 Indian Association 0. 'TWERE were two distinct types of 1 football played at the Y.M.CA. ground Yesterday, in which the V.M.C.A. beat the Indian Association by seven goals to nil in a division two (b) soccer fixture. The V's played their usual
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