The Straits Times, 11 September 1940

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  • 35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES, SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1940, PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 90 1 MIEN CHONG 9Of SMART TAILORING Just Ketelved Suit Lt >rthi WAIN S;ili:Ll.'S In Silk and Wool. Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various colours. St Colcman St.. S'poie. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE From £127.16/X P. M. LINE. (Incorp. m the N, I.) Tel 5451 wide riding ribs, more rubber
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    • 6 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)
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    • 94 1 ToPrivateTrustees, Carrying out the wishes of dead friends is often difficult, laborious and thankless work, encroaching seriously upon time needed for your own affaii-s. Your burden can be greatly eased if you secure the aid of a corporation specially formed and qualified to undertake such duties, namely: The British Malaya
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    • 10 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). 259
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    • 12 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES for all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 35 2 A REQUIEM Mass for the late Mrs. Louisa (Non) Wllmot will be held at St. Joseph': Church on Thursday the 12th Instant at (5.30 a.m. Prayers of relatives and friends are earnestly solicited.
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    • 27 2 *an CUYLENBURG On September 10. 1940 at Kuala Lumpur, John van Cuylenburs, beloved father of Dr. J. B. van Cuylenburg, m his 73th year. Deeply regretted.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 543 2 ©he Straits! Wanes SMALL APS? Minimum charge $1. for adv* not exceeding 4 Unea. More thao four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS ft P.P.C. CARDS are charged S3 each per insertion per Inch. Over I inch.
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    • 701 2 FOR SALE SHELVADOB ftefrlicrator Phone *333 PRISMATIC BINOCULARS: Bx3o and 6x30. m. Ezekiel Sons, 9, Raffles Place. Tel. 3949. FOR SALE. G. E. C. Radio C Valve In excellent condition cash 170.00. Boi No. 699. Straits Times. DRESS-MAKING Establishment. "EVA." 344, Tanjong Katong Koad, complete with all furniture, fittings, sewing
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    • 668 2 BOARD RESIDENCE AT "SUNNYSIDE." 7 Oxley Road. Tel. C 575. Pleasantly furnished flat for two, also single. Private bathr. H. and C. water. Well recommended. SEA FRONT, board csidence double and single rooms with bath-rooms attached, modern sanitation. Katong Grange, 77 Meyer Road. Phone *****. ON THE SEA. The Grove."
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    • 859 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. In the matter of the Companies Ordinance Chapter 151 and In the matter of MANUFACTURERS' MARKETING CORPORATION LIMITED. (In voluntary liquidation). NOTICE Is hereby given m pursuance of Section 223 of the Companies Ordinance Chapter 151 that a General Meeting of the Members of the above named
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    • 516 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC FOR A PERMANENT WAVE <* <£*tt r«.S TO IliU&SS**^^ \q!£2"" > specialists ■cVj^i^"^ PERMANENT WAVING MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARD and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of freehold Singapore properties, at the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co..
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    • 111 2 GUARANTEED CARS. bamW CHEVROLET STANDARD SALOON 1939 MODEL Carefully used and well-maintained Car Represents first class value. Very, smart appearance. $1,650 MM JfL 1939 CKEvROLET DELUXE SALOON. It has only covered a small milcag* and lias undergone our usual Servicing Process. Trouble free motoring at ft reasonable cost. $1650.1937 MORSiS
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 339 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH IKDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P O S N. Coy from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China. India, Ceylon and
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    • 325 3 (Incorporated m Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAK TO SAW ntAJNCISCO Boag Koni. Kobe. Yokohama Bonotntß San Franebr* and lot Anceict ASAMA MARC leave Kobe Oct. 2 NTTTA MA«TJ leave H'kong Oct. 11 TATUTA MARU leave H'kong Oct. 21 YAWATA MARU leave H'kong Nov. 4 TO BBATTI.It Na»oT»
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    • 554 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. I WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A
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    • 266 3 For "Diversity Reception 9 0© j jE§sS3+*r^v Caff A q hacks housing C.E.C. receivers specially built for "diversity" rerep'.inn m S"u.h Africa. FAST PASSENGER SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA Si BONG KONG 6aU Sport Arrive -i t s CITY OF LOS ANGELES Sept. 10 Oct. 4 •J. CITY
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 729 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION Transmission 2 (S.00 p.m 95 p.m. MaUjn SINGAPORE "mcl will be radiated on the follow. n? uavi lengths: ZHL IM ac» aim.) GSH— 13.97 m; GSI- 9 6« m GSJ— U H ZHr mi m GSG— 16.86 m; GST-13.92 m: and oi 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous new
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  • 333 4 London, Sept. 10. AN the Stock Exchange to-day despit« the smaUness of trading the undertone* was steady though prices In several groups ease.l on l8"k of support. Coppers and Oils were mostly firm, Qilt-edged were lower, while the leading Home Industrials were generally maintained.— Reuter. The following
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  • 155 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES iFrora Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 10. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed M follows with previous Quotations is parenthesis: RUBBER: Dull. Spot 12Vid 12Hd (12 5 16d 13 7|l6d) Nov. 12 s|l6d 12 7|l6d (12% d 12% d) Dec. lli' t d 12 Yd <12 516 d 12
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  • 46 4 RUBBER harvetss for August are reported as follows: ID. Alor Gajah 21,000 Australasia 19,700 Ayer Panas 77.000 Bukit Kubu 12,100 Glenealy 48.000 Jalan Kebun 12,900 Kluang 48.200 Pajam 172,000 Port Swettenham 8,800 Talisman 13,500 Tambalak 17,000 Teluk Anson 68,228 Ulu Benut 31,200
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  • 187 4 THE Nederlandsch Indischc Handelsbanu. N.V., has Issued a financial Statement as at May 31st this year, following the transfer of the seat of the company from Amsterdam to Batavia after the German Invasion of the Netherlands. In qualification of the Financial Statement and referring to
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  • 319 4 cts. f lieikr >ll Labourers. Consolidated Easter* Plantations, Ltd.. Rengam 681 Penambang Co. 200 Senior and Junior Staff of P.WD. (August) 198.20 Trengganu Bus Company, Treng-ganu One day's collection 132.98 S.C.C. War Fund Lottery No. 10 126.50 Asiatic Staff and Tamil Labour Force, Jemima Estate-, Mambau
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  • 1308 4 TUESDAY, SEPT. It, 1S4«: P.M. ■MM Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 6d 4s Austral Amal (5s) Ss 6d 6s c.d. Austral Malay «3s 6d 35s 6d x.d. Ayer Hltam (Ss) liw >•* Ayer Weng (fl) .65 .70 Bangrin Tin l&i 3d 17s Sd Batu
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  • 123 4 Malls close at tin Qcnend P<«' Office as follows: TO-MORROW Amoy surface 2 a.m. Canton surface 2 p.m. Chuan Chow surface 2 p.m. Kiung Chow surface 2 p.m. Shanghai surface 2 p.m. Swatow surface 2 p.m. Formosa surface 2 p.m. Hong Kong surface 2 p.m. Java
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  • 314 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Sent 10. Boofei rouu far Company Dividend Clom D»te Hx ir.» nnanclai real TIN Payable Ctote to ■i»t« Austral Amal 3d Bept. 14 Sept. 2T Sept 15 10% Austral Malay 3d. Ss 1!3 bonus Sept. 2 Sept. 13 Sept.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 63 4 YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE WITH J| PAR PAINTS P A R A L I N High gltit paint tar iitirior and exterior woodwork. P A R A L U X Quick drying synthetic eiaml for geieral decorative work. PAR INTERIOR FLAT AND ENAMEL PAINT For furniture. FRESCOLINE: Sanitary oil bound distemper.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 49 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE fo-dav H. W. 6.58 a.m. 7.2 ft.; 5.48 p.m. 7.9 ft L. W. 11.37 a.m. 5.5 ft. To-morrow H. W. 8.22 am. 7.5 ft.; 7.31 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 1.28 a.m. 2.6 ft; 1.58 pjn. 51 ft September Sunrise Sunset a.m. p.m. 11 6.17 6.25
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  • 439 5 Higher Quota Has Little Effect On Rubber Prices <B> Our Unanrial Correspondent) Singapore, Sept. 11. fTHE price of rubber was down oneA sixteenth In London at 12' id. and down onc-elghth m New York at 10" b Cents Tin fell 20s. for Spot to £249 and 30s.
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  • 119 5 sn. >pirc, Sept. 11, *****1. Bayers Sellers Gan '>:ei 7.75 Hamburg Cuba J13.00 JaVJ Cube ***** Ptno i Muntot $12.00 SHSO Black 6-50 Covr *2.0 b Sun Dried 52.30 Sanr Flour No 1 $3.40 $2.85 $2.85 $2.8 C Ittot >na nbant 519.50 Rtnja $18.50 $19.50 J aniocn
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  • 83 5 Wednesday, Sept. 11, noon. Bayers SeUen Prices orica No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose) S"'.i 37% No. IX R.S.S. f.AJ. In ease* Sept. 38 54 38H G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. t.e-b. m bales Sept S6> 3 3S\ F.A.Q. B.S.S. r.o.b. m bales Sept. 36 4 36% FTTUKE QUOTATIONS
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  • 123 5 Bucharest, Sept. 10. GEN. ANTONESCU, the Rumanian Prime Minister, Is proceeding with the establishment of a new Rumania. A bunch of decrees is published daily abolishing the last vestiges of ex-King Carol's regime. A sudden halt has been made m the lavish State expenditure, the Crcwn Council
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  • 48 5 Chungking. Sept. 11. THE rice problem m Chungking is becoming serious. All Chinese newspapers yesterday morning carried leading trticles commenting on the situation and urging Goverrment to take drastic measures against hoarders. Appanntly merchants at present are hoarding rice for still higher prices— Reutcr.
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  • 88 5 Portland (Maine>, Sept. 10. pfHE Republican ticket swept the State of 1 Maine In the election of a candidate for the governorship. The Republican won by 70,000 votes— one of the largest majorities In the history of the State compared with a majority of 42.0C0 m
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  • 106 5 (From Our Own CorresDOndent) London. Sept. 9. Tie following are to-day'r -bid" Quotation; for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A" not available British Empire "B" Do. British Empire Cumulative Do. British Empire C'prehensive Do British General "A" 14 viu i British General "B" 11 IHwI British General "C" 9xd
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  • 458 5 Malaya's Use Of New Concessions T.VO importan: provisions of the n-v. Rubber Regulation Agreement, extending the period of control until the end of 1943, are. emphasized m the 1939 report en trip working cf rubber regulation In Malaya, Just issued. The most important article of
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  • 115 5 Cairo. Sept. 11. nOYAL Air Force bombers success- fully attacked the aerodrome m a harbour In eastern Libya on Monday, says a communique. Two enemy aircraft on the ground were destroyed by direct hits m a raid on the Derna aerodrome. In the El Gazala,
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  • 64 5 London, Sept. 11. MAJOR Alfred Daniel Winter, accused In the recent "officer m th; Tower" court-martial case, has been severely reprimanded m respect of tho chan»e of assaulting an air commodore. The decision of the court, which acquitted him on charges of feigning infirmity
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  • 178 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the iaily circular issu-d by the Hongkong and Shanghai R»nn ng Corporation: SELLING London T.T. 2/4 1/16 Lordon demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 306 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 1516 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavia demand
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 418 5 29 IBS ISGLIT FAT GOES IN 6 WEEKS Hew, Safe Slimming Method praised by all I I ni« fofoviiw b m of tte la*. /\T\l P""** t^yond tludaw of dootat J^f IA/Vi tka> BonKora »ill redact row '\JM>|l «ri(bt ud balk to normal *Hrn Tl *fl cUe full, tikd tmprave
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    • 162 5 Healthy Children Gel rid of constipation, Ik* cause of many other ailmtnts. Reitore yourself to normal health your system w M be cleansed and your blood purified, if you take Castophene. CastopHena h a cho> wm^^Sk coiat* laxativ* con- JjH t«ining pur* castor oH. It is not distaste- S ful
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 209 6 LAST 3 SHOWS ii UAMDDA I>hono No 3.15, 6.i5 9,15 ALnAmoIKA mm No wonder it's //^^fe^^ Bh^ th« happiest role C^^//^^^^^^^ j^B k of his cjrew Your All- American boy 'mid «*^^^<^| W South Amtlcmn b—uti*st "^ssa^^^^^^lj^^j W_ baoiO A Production. Aisodole producei BARNEY BRISKIN. Directed by ERIE C. KENTON.
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    • 357 6 IT'S GEORGE AGAIN! SJ^^jViTKIM IN A RIOTOUSLY FUNNY fl jji AL JMixvli] U comedy of high speed mtmlw l l ILIm come and see him if jf2L J^rnwS^ YOU WANT A ROARING LiA'gGEi I SUCCESSION OF LAUGHS Wand the thriu||j "B for bookings BECAUSE OF THIS MAN, MILLIONS MOURN! BLOODY
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    • 197 6 TO-DAY at the CAPITOL iim.im.ii See America's most-guarded 'plane factories See the thrilling attempts to sabotage the defences of a Nation! riCTION'S MASTER SLEUTH VT NOW THE SCREEN'S NEW i^sA WIZARD OF CLUES! i^L Your most baffling j mystery romance t -J-J j Latest Metrotone NEWS-OF-THE-DAY ->jfc/ 1 wi'h further
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  • 1056 7 Indian Poet On "Era Of Mounting Anguish And Vanishing Worth" TN the presence of a small but distinguished gathering at Santiniketan, Bengal, Dr. Rabindranath Tagore was recently admitted to the degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) of Oxford University. The function was a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 139 7 TO NIGHT DINNER DANCE (Informal) 8 p.m. to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION— FIRST APPEARANCE OF MIMI JOSE MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEA VIEW H HOTEL TO-NIGHT FRIDAY 6c SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER -DANCE DINNER 53.00 NO ADMISSION CHARGE ADELPHI HOTEL: THURSDAY:
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    • 163 7 OPENING i#^|%a|H A9B Wher* TODAY uhTHRV JZ. 6.15, 9.15. W HAUYAS OMfKA PS UIX| Goes 3.15 Teeming with Son? Teeming: with fun Come along and share m the joys of Paramount's popular musical morrv-making comedy i i\i.*vS UmtMUiHQ VIM:) SIHBNKS OF HALIANS tLLtING FROM BRITISH FLEET. "Why, these are my
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  • 1109 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 1940. (374 th Day Of The War.) Japan To-day Reliable news of conditions In Japan is almost as difficult to obtain as reliable news of current happenings m Germany and Italy. As with the European belligerents, Japan has clamped down severe censorship of
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 1069 8 War Is "Brutal, Bestial And Bloody" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— You are to be thanked for giving publicity to a subject as interesting as your correspondent West Lavlngton" makes It pertinent. To logical thinking minds, there has often seemed something savour ng of false reasoning
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    • 478 8 Measure Of Our Contempt For The Enemy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. As regards "S.E. s's" remarks on my suggestion to start Luftwaffe Pools. I must first state that I am never disposed to value highly any critic who apparently thinks he can say what
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    • 144 8 In Defence Of "Age-Old Custom" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l suggest that your correspondent "Pro Bono Publlco" Is suffering from such a severe attack of nerves thit a holiday m Europe or some equally quiet place is indicated! A person must be m a very
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    • 893 8 A Great Levelling Is Now In Progress To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The German Foreign Office publication, Dtplomatische Korres~ pondenz, would have us believe that the handing over to the United States of America of naval base sites In the Atlantic In exchange for
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 216 8 ROBINSON PIANC COMPANY, S.S. LTD. Winchester House, Collyer Quay, SINGAPORE. (Opposite the Clifford Pier) PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE at very moderate prices Pianos tuned and carefully regulated European' 7 experts THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., S.S. LTD. SINGAPORE. Just received! HITLERS' SPY RING BY "E. 7." Sensational Exposure! of Gestapo
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    • 39 8 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIOES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL Dl FFICULT I E S No Booking Fee. 84 Robinson Road Singapore. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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  • 421 9 R.A.F. Offensive Goes On Without Let-Up TELLING BLOWS STRUCK AT GERMAN WAR MACHINE New Incendiary Bomb Is Used With Success r PHE R.A.F. carried out no fewer that 150 separ- ate and effective bombing attacks on Germany and Nazi-occupied territories during the
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  • 457 9 Attacks On Nazi Channel Ports London, Sept. 11. D A.F. bombers carried out fresh attacks on military objectives m Germany, including Berlin, and German-occupied Holland, Belgium and France on Monday night, it is officially announced m London. The attack on Berlin was pressed home despite
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  • 57 9 Ix)ndon, Sept. 11. T:N IHDUSAND packages of food a for pr'aonen of war m enemy countries are to be packed and paid f r In C.iiada by the Canadian Red (Tori, utat: i a cable received by the ■i -'1 Cms; overs2as comm' tsl' ncr In London. Th-. "ft will
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  • 218 9 London, Sept. 11. THE Reich's propaganda office is now attempting m its wireless broadcasts to demonstrate how ineffective are British air attacks by issuing casualty figures. It is c'erlarcd that between May m and August 31 the total casualties inflicted during British air raids on
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  • 16 9 Polish troops od parade during an inspection at the camp m England.
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  • 26 9 Ceaseless vigilance is being kept aro und the coasts of Britain. Picture shows an anti-tank crew on guard on the east coast.
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  • 60 9 Tokio, Sept. 10. IN an interview m Tokio, the Japanese Ambassador-designate to Moscow. Lieut.. 6en. Y. Takatawa, while upholding Japanese foreign policy, said that Japan was now at a loss which horse to back." when he referred to the war m Europe. "Of course. It
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  • 163 9 "Destruction Of Chief Functions" Stockholm, Sept. 10. "DARALYSIS or destruction of London's most important functions must be the aim of any nation fighting Britain," declares the Berlin newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter. quoted by the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet. "It is an exaggeration to call the present operations a
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  • 122 9 Stockholm, Sept. 11. rPHE heroic calm and imperturA bability of the people of the East End of London after the weekend Nazi raids Is described by Swedish newspaper correspondents m London following visits which they made to the London dock area. Although the damage Is
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  • 76 9 THE latest German propaganda trick by means of photography is to be found m a Norwegian newspaper of Aug. 27, which contains a photograph of the French liner Paris lying on her side m the harbour of Le Havre where she was burned before the war.
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  • 243 9 French Proposal Being Studied Shanghai, Sept. 11. NEGOTIATIONS between the authorities m Indo-China and Major-Gen. Nishihara, head of the Japanese mission, are being resumed, it is learned from a usually reliable source. Vice-Adm Decoux. the Governor of Indo-China, is stated to have submitted counter-proposals to the Japanese demands
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  • 140 9 London, Sept. 11. P"E air raid warnings were sounded In London yesterday afternoon and evening. In only one instance bombs were dropped. It occurred a little after 7 p.m. when a lone raider dropped six bombs In a line m the London area. They exploded on
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  • 72 9 'Dead Fritzes Were Hams! JN the robbing of Norway which is being systematically carried out, the Germans are trying to conceal the fact that they are taking away food. They recently sent 1,000 coffins to Berlin which were stated to contain the remains of German soldiers killed m Norway. When
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  • 78 9 London, Sept. 11. THE air attack on London Is presented m German wireless broadcasts as a great and exhilarating event, and the terrorist quality of the raids is by implication constantly emphasized. There has been no disposition In London to minimise the serious nature of
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  • 331 9 U.S. Journal's Call For Pilots To Join In Great Struggle AMERICAN newspapers are filled with photographs of bomb havoc m London which bring home to Americana more than ever before the severity of Britain's ordeal. One of the most poignant photographs shows three tiny
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  • 103 9 London, Sept. 11. THE Lord Mayor of London has opened a distress fund fcr victims of the air raids. The Lord Mayor has already received a number of cheques from South Africa towards the fund.Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Minister for Health, appealed yesterday to London
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  • 128 9 Invasion Again Postponed London, Sept. 11. INFORMATION reaching the United States from Germany via military channels is that Hitler is again considering postponing the attempt to invade Britain until October or November, according to a Washington dispatch to the New York World Telegram. The reasons given
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  • 116 9 London, Sept. 11. MAJOR-GEN. Victor Odium, commanding the Second Canadian Division, m a" order of the day and message of ...come, has told his troops. "We v. ill not rest until we defend our homes, on German soil. "I pledge myself to give the division everything
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 43 9 OTHER CABLES m pages 5, 7, 13, 14 and 16 Kft^sSa *Cvfc* iKS The New Zealand Butter that never fails to please. Nourishing, appetising, delicious and full of essential vitamins. cs v PHONE 537* FIVE LIMES AAvt. 0} Singaport Cold Storage Co., LM.
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  • 331 10 Trengganu Bus Company Sends Day's Takings CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ESTATE STAFFS STILL A FEATURE Til K War Fund to-day totals $3,640,529, an increase of $2,394 over the total announced yesterday. An interesting item in to-day's list of contributions to The War Fund is a gift
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  • 33 10 Lord Beaverbrook Vritain's energetic. Minister of Aircraft Production is now a member of the War Cabinet. Here he is seen leaving his home m St. James's for his office.
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  • 209 10 Depot Recruits To Go To Siglap A BOUT 300 Singapore men are expected to go into various camps m the island for continuous training between Oct. 5 and Nov. 3. Amon", them will be the Depot recruhs and members of the Sinsapore Volunteer Corps who wore exempted from
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  • 115 10 RAF! I Ef MOTEL Dinner Dance (Informal i 8 p.m. to MidiUKh 1.. GM'.XKK THEATBS, GEYLANG Marriage <St Chong Chew rouble Feature Cantocete Talkies ;.t 7.45 p.m. CHEAT WOULD r.ibant: 9 p.m. to Midnight, ulobe: In&ptccor Ilornlelgh. Sky: r>nriety Smugglers: Desperate Trail. IIAITY tVOFU> '^r.pcze Stunts, Wayangs, and Other
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  • 90 10 A CABLE from the Government of India says that the film showing some of the activities of the Indian U'coos in Malaya has bsen rec?ivc< in Simla. Thp Him has proved very popular with the audiences to whom it has so far been shown, and
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  • 20 10 The Eurasian Youth Mo\r:mcnt if 111 hold a c:ncert on Saturday, at 6 p.m. at the Victoria School
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  • 15 10 Mr. J. A. A. Faith, (he Roic.nban magistrate, address Scremban Rotarlars to-cay on "My hobby."
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  • 80 10 R/JL'CH public interest was aroused m Singapore yesterday by the sight of fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force roaring over the city. While it is not permissible to publish details of arrivals of air units or particulars of aircraft, it may be said that it
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  • 302 10 Slight Spurt Should See It Close \l/ITH a slight spurt by Intend- hig subscribers, the lists of the Colony War Loan of $25,000,000 should be closed within the next three days. An indication was given to-day to the Straits Times of the extent of the subscriptions
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  • 274 10 At The Cinema '•No Limit" (Gsorpe Formby, Florence Desmond, Jack Hobbs and Edward Rieby). AssDriated British Film Distributors. At the Pavilion. LIMIT," which opened at the Pavilion yesterday, is the story ot a simple Lancashire lad who has set his heart en winning the
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  • 409 10 Chungking, Sept. 11. I ATEST reports on the Indo- China situation indicate that, while the Indo-China-Japanese negotiations rue still continuing at Hanoi, Vlce-Adm. Decoux, the Governor of InCo-China, has already agreed to most of the Japanese demands, only one or two points of which
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  • 228 10 Group Buying Of Certificates THERE have been a number of inquiries from Government Departments and firms concerning arrangements for the purchase of war savings certificates by members of their staffs. One arrangement, which has been adopted by the staff of the Audit Office m Kuala Lumpur, offers
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  • 503 10 "Britain And Netherlands Not Alltes In East" "DRITAIN and the Netherlands Indies are allies against Germany m Europe but apparently not m the Far East.** Harold Callender, special correspondent of the New York Times, says this m a recent message from Singapore. "Australians can fly
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  • 119 10 (From Our Own Correspondent! London, Sept. 10. THE Strait Times London office near 1 Fleet Street, is jtill intact although bombs have fallen very dost to U ;n the racsnt raids. The bookkeeper m our office, who m her spare time is a volunteer nurse,
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  • 76 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Pcnang, Sept. 10. ABOURERS employed by two rubber factories In Pcnang. went on strike today as a result of their demands for an increase in vrases not being approved. They presented five demands, the principal demand being for an increase of
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  • 224 11 Fleet Is Now Being Expanded IN an effort to improve her trade relations with other countries, Thailand is building up her merchant fleet. Thai shipping services will operate between Bangkok, America and neighbouring countries. It is the first big attempt of the Thai Government under the present regime
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  • 30 11 Additions and amendments to the list i of firms and persons notified under the Trading With The Enemy Ordinance were I published m last night's Straits Settlements I Government Gazette.
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  • 947 11 Special Appeal To Chinese Of All Classes MALAYA'S SECURITY IS DUE TO FIGHTING SERVICES AN appeal to all classes of the population, whether they were British or non-British subjects, to lend money, even m a spirit of sacrifice, for the victory that
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  • 60 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban Sept. 10. rS Athl Thlravlda Sangam will stage the well-known Tamil drama "Sathlyavan Savithrl" at the Astoria Hall to-morrow In aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The performance will be under the patronage of Dr. S. R. KrLshnan,
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  • 41 11 rIERE was an immediate demand for economy labels (for use on envelopes) when these were placed on sale at the Government Publications Bureau. General Post Office, Singapore, this week, they were quickly sold out. A further supply will be available to-morrow.
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  • 167 11 LORD LLOYD LOCAL FORCES Are In No Sense "Second Line" THE statement that Malaya might at any time "find itself In the thick of things" was made by Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, m an address recently to a number of Colonial Service cadets, some of whom
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  • 138 11 THE age at which female domestic servants may be employed is to be raised from :o to 12. Effect will be given to this new ruling after the war. It is understood. At a meeting of the Chinese Advisory Board, it was agreed that the
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  • 212 11 A CHINESE woman whose husband was killed m a road accident la June last year was awarded damages In the sum of $2,400 by Mr. Justice Manning m the Singapore High Court yesterday. It was stated that the woman's husband, Tan Wee Llm, was riding
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  • 409 11 A BRITISH sailor requested m the rt Singapore third court yesterday that half of the compensation of $10 ordered to be paid to him by a Malay "taxi-dancer" should go to the Malaya Patriotic Fund. The sailor was Geoffrey Hunt and the
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  • 366 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 10. fST eight days after the F.M.S. War Loan of $20,000,000 was floated, the subscription lists closed to-day. When the majority report of the committee appointed In the F.M.S. to Investigate the question of a war loan
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  • 21 11 The Straits Settlements Police Bund will play under the direction of Mr. J. Hitch tt Farrer Park ut 5.30 p.m. to-niorrow.
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    • 196 12 LONDON IS IN THE FRONT LINE WHILE WE IN MALAYA enjoy security and prosp erity We m Malaya are living m security and comfort H6lOH 610 CIOS6 tn6 COIOFIV while the people of Britain bear the brunt of the Nazi attacks. The Fortress of Britain is not only WAiIC LUAN
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  • 284 13 Latest Figures Below Weekly Averages Since End Of May London, Sept. 10. THE Admiralty states that the total mercantile shipping losses due to enemy action during the week ended Sept. 1-2 amounted to 84,575 tons. This comprised 11 British ships of 56,020 tons,
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  • 194 13 NEWSPAPER offices In Fleet Street post watchers on their roofs to raise the alarm whenever German planes fly dangerously low over the buildings, according to Mr. William Forest a well-known war correspondent, m a broadcast from London last night. In three hours of last
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  • 67 13 Sydney, Sept. 10. AIARGE number of German and Italian internees from Britain has I arrived here. When asked about the voyage, the officer commanding the i escorting troops replied drily: "We have had our moments." The internees' guard are the first British troops .seen
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  • 66 13 London. Sept. 13. THE liames of eight officers and 427 other ranks appear m a War Office casualty list, which includes a total of 117 killed and TSS wounded. I leut.-Colonc 1 G. H. Bull, of the Grenar Guards has died of his wounds and
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  • 38 13 London, Sept. 10. NEW ZEALAND has raised £50.000 to buy aeroplanes for Britain. Out of this total, 33,600 has been collected through f> fund organized by the New Zealand Herald.— Reuter.
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  • 272 13 "Spirit Of People Wonderful" American Observer On London Raids London, Sept. 9. THE opinion was expressed m Informed air circles to-day that until means of dealing adequately with night bombing have been evolved a problem occupying the close attention of both British and German experts civilian morale Is the most
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  • 112 13 American Journal s Tribute To Premier Shanghai, Sept. 10 IN an editorial entitled "Convincing Mr. Churchill." the American Shanghai Evening Post declares that his assurances of ultimate Uritish victory 1 arc bringing a feeling of relief m j Washington. i So completely is the American
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  • 96 13 London, Sept. 10. j MR. Winston Churchill, the Prime; Minister, made a tour of th«- London area to-day, to see for him- self the damage flont by enemy air raids. Crowds of city workers took the opportunity of expressing their feelings, j One man m
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  • 246 13 Cairo Sept. 10. AN R.A.P. bomber formation bombea Massawa, m Eritrea, on Sunday, all the bombs falling m 'the target area, says a communique issued here' 'Ast night, which adds: "Two fires i were started and damage to buildings was observed. Aircraft of
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  • 145 13 The Times' Comment On German Raids London, Sept. 10. I JNDER the heading, "Assault continues," The Times refers to the German night attacks on London and says it Is difficult to preserve a sense of proportion In the midst of the clangor of exploding
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  • 101 13 British Guns Retaliate London, Sept. 10. LONG-range guns on both sides of the Straits of Dover resumed shelling early to-day, four hours after ceasing fire last night. The German batteries opened the challenge with three shells which shook the Dover area. Searchlights filled the sky trying to
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  • 24 13 New York. Sept. 10. A BRITISH liner containing a number of English children arrived here early this mornine. Reuter.
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  • 980 14 St. Paul's Menaced By Fires Bombs Loosed Aimlessly Over Capital London, Sept. 10. niRECT hits were scored on two hospitals, one for children and the other a maternity hospital, and business premises m the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral, when Nazi raiders last
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  • 56 14 I/mdon, S.pt. 10. CASUALTIES known to have been paused m the enemy's at.aiks on London on Sunday niifiit total 286 dend and approximately 1 400 sericusly injured, says an Air Ministry and Ministry of Hume Security. The number of casualties m London last
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  • 62 14 London, Sept. 10. TTIE people will get their sugar, 1 batter and bacon as usual, said Lord Woolton, Food Minister, adding that damage to food supplies during the week-end raids was m detail annoying, but entirely unimportant. The main damage was to flour, animal feeding stuffs,
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  • 74 14 "117E are quite prepared for these «ttacks which will probably become worse." declared the B.BC. news announcer last night, when he referred to the German air raids. "We must remember that we have waited a year for these raids," he continued. "Londoners are not
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  • 41 14 Lisbon, Sept. 10. JAPANESE ships --und for Britain have received orders to put into I Lisbon The Hakone Maru, Hakosaki Maru. and the Durban Maru are already m the Tagus and others are expected. —Reuter.
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  • 81 14 London, Sept. 10. THE Daily Telegraph, m the course of an editorial to-day, states: "The King yesterday was visiting bombed homes, the flames of which liremen were still fighting while rescue parlies worked on debris and men, women and ch'o'en .sought their household goods. "From a stage Hitler
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  • 227 14 British Hope Of Early Solution London. Sept. 10. FOR their third successive "terror" raid on London last night, tha Germans used chiefly a modernized version of the two-engined Dornier 215, a fast long-distance bomber monoplane, reports Reuter's air correspondent. Less than a moni,h ago the German wireless
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  • 34 14 MILITARY OBJECTIVES IN CANTERBURY RAIDED Berlin, Sept. 9. IN addition to air attacks on London, the German air force yesterday carried out raids on "military objectives'' m Canterbury, according to the German ne-.vs agency.—Reuter.
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  • 56 14 London. Sept, 10. AN Air Ministry casualty list issued to-aay contains the names of 332 officers and men. Among those previously reported mia>ing 27 are now known to be prisoners Of the new names 11 have been killed m a.Hion, 67 arc missing. 72 killed and 53 wounded
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  • 144 15 SELECTIONS for to-day's races at Bukit Tiniah are:— STRAITS TIMES Race 1: First Ra, High Life. Race 2: Duke Carrington, White Face. Race 3: Freedom, Ganderdown. Race 4: Greyplon, Furious. Race 5: Swelter, Slapdash. Race 6: July the Seventh, Rlaricum. Race 7: Carloca, Mediation. Rare 8: The
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  • 383 15 y.v. is ujf.s. i. GOOD, I'li'an hookey was witnessed on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday, when the homo team beat a Combined Jln-st and second 'British Other Ranks), H.K.S. R.A. side by the odd goal In three. It. wos noticed that the Gunners had theServices of
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  • 364 15 YESTERDAY'S results m the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament arc: Men's singles: J. G. Houston 15) beat E J. Tovey, 6—2, 7—5; C. J. Bembroke (scr) beat R. H. Pickard 15), 6—2, 6—l; A. OreenhlU 15.3) beat W. J. P. Burley 15). 6—2, 6—o. Men's
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  • 71 15 THE following will represent the S.C.C. In a cricket match on the padang against an Army XI on Sunday, commencing at 11 a.m.:— H. L. Ward. K. H. CantreD. A. C. Orowder. W. K. Jagger, K. U. JohnsonIlill. J. B. H. Lrckie, J. O. Rappoport, J. E. Blade,
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  • 1148 15 Fourth Day Of Singapore Turf Club's Autumn Meeting DELOW is given the full card of events at Bukit Timah to-day, the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) race meeting. The double tote will be on races six and eight, and the
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  • 141 15 Greyplon, Edle's Choice, San Frisco and Chiltern looked very fit when the usual race morning spurts down the home straight were gone through on the second track at Bukit Timah this morning. Four O'clock and Strathpeffer alsr> went well In fast work. The latter finished very
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  • 498 15 Winners Set Fast Pace, Score Thrice In 15 Minutes R.A.F 3; Chinese HARD and fast soccer was served up at the stadium yesterday when the R-A.F. met the Chinese m the first division of the league and won three— one. Left with two more
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  • 33 15 SOCCER: reserve division. K.A.F. vs Chinese, S.R.C. padang; second division (a), R.A.O.C. vs. R.A.M.C. Alexandra Road. TENNIS: S.C.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments. RACES: Sinsapore Gold Cup meeting, 4th day, Bukit Timah.
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  • 328 15 Moravia 4; Indian Association 0. ROUGH play on the part of some of the members of the Indian Association side marred the second division (b) S.A.F.A league soccer fixture between the Association and Moravia on the padang yesterday. Moravia won by four goals to nil. One
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  • 27 15 PLAYING at Kranjl yesterday. Fort 1 Canning beat the R.N.W.T. by two goals to nil In a second division (b) game of the league.
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  • 376 15 Final Day Of Gofd Cup Meet WEIGHTS for Saturday, the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn iGold Cup) meeting, are gtv?n below. THE GOLD CUP Horse* Class I— Division 1— 1 >,i Mile* Bay Dragon 9.05 Rubber Queen .8.06 Sultana 9.03 Kai Tere 8.03 Jack
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  • 34 15 PLAYING at Ihe Naval Ban yesterday m the first division of the leasrue, the Manchsstf-r-: trounced the Royal Navy to the tune of eight —nil, registering their fifth consecutive win.
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  • 409 16 Many Munitions Factories Being Moved To Czecho-Slovakia London, Sept. 10. ■THE German armament industry m the Rhineland has been so badly hit by the R.A.F. raids that many munition factories there are being moved to Czecho-Slovakia, it is reported by a United
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  • 66 16 London, Sept. 10. IN an editorial on the air raids on Britain, the Chinese-American Daily News refers to the sufferings m London and Chungking, calling it a shameful page m the history of civilization and adding: "Even Hitler himself with his whole air force will
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  • 21 16 Rome, Sept. 10. MASONIC lodges are banned throughout Holland, says a message from Amsterdam. Reuter.
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  • 74 16 London, Sept. 10. A REFERENCE to a naval bombardment of the French coast is made m to-day's German High Command communique. It states: "In hazy weather some light enemy war vessels approached the French coast last night and fired
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  • 117 16 London, Sept. 10. DEUTER'S diplomatic correspondent learns from authorita- tive quarters that German allegations that negotiations between the French authorities m Indo-China and the Japanese Government are pursuing a smooth course and are not broken off are quite untrue. The Germans seem particularly
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  • 77 16 London, Sept. 10. AN extremely delicate and tense situation m Syria is indicated by Reuter's Cairo correspondent who, quot'ng a trustworthy informant Just arrived from there, says that the Italian armistice commission is apparently "askin? for the earth." The demands include immediate assumption of
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  • 91 16 New York, Sept. 10. GERMANY has made a formal demand to the Vichy Government f:r 58 per cent, of food and raw materials m unoccupied France and for any such products that' France may be able to import In future, U is revealed m reliable diplomatic
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  • 35 16 Toklo, Sept. 10. ON his arrival In Batavia, Mr. Kobayashl, special Japanese envoy to the Netherlands Indies, will Issue a statement clarifying Japan's fundamental attituie towards the projected conference In Batavia.—Eastern News.
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  • 451 16 Systematic Destruction Of The Nazi War Machine Is Ohjcct "DRITISH air raids on military objectives m Germany created grave uneasiness amonij the German people," said Mr. Leonard Ingram, broadcasting from the 8.8.C. last night. "The Royal Air Force," Mr. Ingram said, "is
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  • 99 16 RUMANIAN LEGATIONS TO BE CLOSED Berlin. Sept. 10. EX-KINO CAROLS name Is to be crazed from all Rumanian army a-sociallons, according to a news-agency report from Bucharest, which adds that ten generals and one admiral have been retired. In the Interest of economy the Rumanian legations at Mexico City, Rio
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  • 29 16 Washington. Pent. 10. FE second series of conference of the United States-Canada joint t defence board, beginning here to-day, dI is expectsd to last two days. Reuter.
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