The Straits Times, 17 June 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [■BTABUSHBD NEARLY A CENTURY? M/IL>lK4'5 LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 6 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1941 PRICK 5 CENTS.
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      112 1 I 7Yy MIEN CHONG TAILORING 14 Coteman St.. Spore. rhon* 81 8 Available Suit Lengths •Eockvlllr- Suitings— U.S.A. WAIN SIIIKLI S In Silk and Wool Aha AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various ciloors I c^ c> «V iM»iP^p— y imiim or -jtft V^H 1 SCOTCH WHIStf 0 1 THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD.
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      6 1 SINGAPORE, 140 CSCIL ST. CPHONE $471)
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      96 1 Don't mope and grope during the A* JR« P* Hw I BLACKOUT I L 1 tl^^. SHADES i^ I PRICES 25et.45cu.65et.75et.. ROBINSON'S SINGAPORE IM-«1-7H > D V tr OIIM 13 ioo% British ■ipT^jnijjWi| ARTISTIC WOOD PRESERVA. BirofflSßßi TIVE AND WHITE ANT l|jjjp|iilj|f DESTROYER. Hf^^^H LIGHT, MEDIUM DARK BROWN, RED GREEN.
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      112 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Morning Afternoon Evening Dresses. KUALA LUMPVIi 29 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Drink Delicious OV/ILTINE' and note the difference: mm CYDER '^H Rk For a clean. bealuiy. ana ,'^M refreablnf drink. Whltewayi I^k Cyder takes a lot of besting. t can offer you a fine ■election' *>
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      614 2 ©he Straits wines SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. far advt not exceeding 4 tlrea. More than few tinea 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARfclAGES DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS PfC. CARDS are charged (3 each per Insertion per lack. Oret I tausb tS
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      644 2 I LOST LOST. S.amese Cat, female, an^v.-crs to Susie. Police notified. Reward on return to 10 Crescent Flats. Katong. WANTED~ WANTED AIB GUN preferably B.S.A. must be in first class condition reply glvint? full particulars and price asked to No. 627. Straits Times. EDUCATIONAL Ttr LATIN STUDENTS. An expert Tutor
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      708 2 MOTOR VEHICLES IP TOD WANT TO SELL four car pnone $088. cash Paid. FOB SALE, Hlllman Minx Saloon 1936 De Luxe Model Ring Windsor Hotel, after 5.30 p.m. WANTED used ear. not later than 1938 model. Price and fullest particulars to Box No. 619. Straits Time*. FOR SALE 1931 Ford
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      496 2 AUCTION NOTICES THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modern steel office equipment furniture, fittings large steel safe Etc., Etc. Comprising: All steel filing cabinets, steel almelrahs, card-Index drawers by RONBO LTD.. modern iteel writing tables fitted with YALE-LOCKS complete with keys. GESTETNER duplicating machine, almost new ROYAL ft
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      327 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. CLONAL SEED. TJ.I aelfed or eroued Seoa from Jaionf Tinggl F.fttate. Sungei Slput, Perafc. Area planted 1931 and last year /ieMrd I.COt Iba per acre .vt d J. This Srrd gtvei excellent germination and outstanding growth with no yellows. Estate isolated by Jangle 3 sides: on other
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      555 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated tn Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAW FRANCISCO Manila, Hone K*ag Kobe. TafcahUM, Honolulu. San Fraßetoe© and Los An*** Leave L«a»« Manila H'konj njs. ASAMA MARU June 28 July 3 IU. TATDTA MARU July 12 July 16 IA NTTTA MARO July 26
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      417 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Date* are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      177 3 FHE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Ouaranteed and ControliwJ by in* mercantile bane of indu LIMITED rhe Company wnich is Incorporated tn the BS and registered a» a Trust Company, undertake* the following duue»: EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF A WILL ADMINISTRATOR OT ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE Of A
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      177 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL I.SJJ <**» ZHF1 949 me/t (S*.H "»■> (ZBR MM nue/t UM m.t ZHPS 1.25 me/i (41-S* <n.) i.hu tan zut% 5 p.m. Modern Mandarin muMct: 5.35 p.m. News In Cantonese; 5.50 p.m. New* letter In Mandarin. Belayed from London. 6 05 p.m. News In Hokklen; 6.15
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      160 3 Kronchong P«rty. (Prom the Studio): 5.50 Hindu- -l muslct; 6.05 p.m. News in Hindus ,1; «.M Pin- Tamil muslct. 6.40 p.m. News In Tamil; 7 p.m. Barnabas von Oeczy and hla Orchestrat; 7.10 p.m. News in French; 7.30 p.m. Malay Programme by the Straits Kronchonf Party. (eontd). 8 p.m. Warning
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      680 3 EMPIRE STATION From II M O8D-"." «/>: 15.SI iatr«» North ».aaertca« Ti GSD: GSC <31 <J1.«5 •—9-69 IS p.m. London CalUnr. 6 20 p-m-s^r P^ss MV.m. British Songwriters i™"***"* record compiled by Mart* Legg*: "."Pj^ —a talk: 10.35 p m. Music of Britain— irgyl«- Flute Band: 10.50 p.m. J«k Payne
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    261 4 ri. tollowlng donations to rhe Wai Fund are recorded to-day:— Proceeds of Dance held at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden on May 23, 1941 200 In memory of Dad from Reggie, Malacca 104 Hai Sing Heap Chin Sia, in honour of their second anniversary Celebration
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    MAY TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    46 4 fKB following outputs of tin-ore are reported for May:— Hours Yardage Plruls !Hihan(f Consol. 7 «2i)» Ipoh Tin (Lahat) 675 79.930 211 [Dob Tin (Puchong) 404 53.100 333 Suneel KinU 867 173.600 641 remoh Tin 661 103,000 1S3 includes 2,340 piculs for June.
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    47 4 London. June 16. "TIN opened steadier. The turnover was 225 tons. The Improvement Is considered to be the reaction from last week's slump, with buyers more prominent wh'le British consumers are bargain-hunting. After official hours prices were again harder and a further 25 tons were traded.— Reuter.
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    WALL STREET
    65 4 Dow Jones Averages IE following were the Dow Jonea Averages when the New York Stock Exchange closed to-day and en Saturday: t /one 14 Jane is 30 Industrial* 122 04 121 95 20 T R^ l3 t 28 31 28 97 15 Industrials 17.59 17 55 40 Bonds
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    77 4 Tmm*ar. Juc 17. moil Buyer* S«Den Price* Prt.r a E.8 S (Spat Ink) HVi f IX «.S.S. La ft u. Ju| 3 r n\ »h G.r.A.0. RS.S f-.b n J>| y i»h j»H f.*g K.S.8 Lab tn >.-, Jnly jj t MVi FUTURE QUOTATIONS N«.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    496 4 Share Sections Firm And Rubber Steady (By Our Financial Correspondent) P Singapore, June 17. IE share markets yesterday continued firm and there was more activity in tin shares and in the industrial section. In the dollar tin section Hong Patt were bid for at $1.27^ and some
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    MAY RUBBER CROPS
    114 4 THE following crops cf rubber were harvested m May: lt> Kuala Reman 190.000 Bruseh Rubber 54 000 Alor Oajah 16.500 Australasia 21.n00 Ayer P?nas 78.530 Bukit Kubu 16 000 Olenealy 50.500 Jalan Kebun 7.470 Kluang 50 000 Pajam 197.000 Port Swett?nham 5.350 Talisman 11,300 Tambala.: 19 000
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    EXCHANGES
    190 4 rr.e following arc cttt nenaiwt rate* Bit ncrnlng according to u.t dally etrcdai u>u*. ov the Honckonc aao 3hangbal Banklnt CoTDoraMon:— SrUENQ Lonoon T.T j/4 s/jj London demand J/4 3/32 Switzerland <T.T. only) 292.46 New York demand 47 ip Montreal demand 6185 Batavia demand 88 71 Samarang demand 88
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    110 4 (From Our Own correspondent) London, June 16. The following are to-day s bid' quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A' not availaue British Empire -B" not avallaan British Empire Cumulative not avallabit British Empire C'prehenslve. not avniiibie British General "A" 14 9 British General "B" 12 8 British
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    92 4 Rice qaoted per koyan 40 pteulx Oihn emnmoditin qoot«j pn plrul v.fpi where othernKe stated. Singapore. June 17 (Umto Hamburg Cube $rj5 CBbi 120 Mtaeo nu Sun Dried gj 50 White Muntok $14 75 Black tl Ho W»5 $4.95 ™r M.90 $490 Sarawak M50 I a Dura
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    45 4 London, June 17. THE R.A.P. was again active over the Straits of Dover and the French coast yesterday. A comir.unique announces that British fighters carried out a number of sweeps m strength and In the late afternoon escorted bombers m attack on targets at Boulogne.
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    CYCLONE HAVOC IN MALABAR
    105 4 108 Dead And 10.000 Houses Destroyed Madras, June 17. IT is officially estimated that 108 1 deaths were cawed by house collapses and falling trees, In the recent cyclone and floods ln Malabar. Ten thousand houses were destroyed. Agriculturists suffered most. pa<"#'y fields being devastated by
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    FOUR RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF BY R.A.F. PLANE
    86 4 London, June 17. AN American-built Catallna flying "boat of the R.A.F. Coastal Command single handed tackled four enemy aircraft attempting to attack shipping near Gibraltar and damaged and drove off all of them, states an Air Ministry communique. Four enemy aircraft were repor.ed
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    ITALIAN COMMISSION CHIEF IN FRANCE DIES
    70 4 London, June 17. THE sudden death of the president of the Italian Armistice Commission m France. Gen. Camillo Gross, at Turin yes erd ay morning as the result of a heart attack. Is announced m a Rome message to Berlin. Gen. Grossl. who commancisd
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    KING PETER GUEST AT CAIRO EMBASSY
    48 4 KING PETER GUEST AT CAIRO EMBASSY C:uro, June 17. I£ING Peter of Yugoslavia, it can now be disclosed, recently visited Enypc where he was the guest of the British Ambassador. Sir Miles Lampson and Lady Lampoon at the British Embussv. He was accompanied cv a small suite. Rent*—.
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    170 4 F REIGHT MARKET T__ Lr-ndon. June 16 he Freight deadlock is easing toawwhat as neutral shipowners reai ze the Anglo-Americar determination to stabilize cr reduce rates. The authorities have often refused a permit beccuse they considered the rates to kd excessive. The official poking of rates is quickly .-priding and
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    SERVICES "SAY IT WITH NUMBERS"
    164 4 CAY It With Numbers tnc new Army telegraphic code service opt-ne.l m Malaya yesterday with a rush as men of thr three fighting services took the opportunity of sending messages home at $1 for three phrases. "A number for everything," remarked a satisfied "Tommy" as
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    List Of Current Dividends
    267 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokera' Association Slrjar^re. June 18. Oompcnj Dtrtdeod Clow Burma Malay 6<J No. 27 June 24 Hnam 10% Int. ..June 16 Kamuntlng Tin 5% int. less tax June n K"tu 6d. No 28 June 13 Kramat Pulal 3H% mt. less tax Malayan Tin
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      216 4 TO-DAY TEA DANCE FROM 6.30 to 9 P.M. TO-NIGHT DANCE FROM 9.30 to 12 P.M. TO-MORROW THURSDAY 19th BLACKOUT I 7 pm. to I DANCE I 12 PM I Only Blackout Lights will be on for Patrons to Choose Partners. Then total Blackout whilst dancing is m progress Note: Tea
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    London Stock Exchange
    389 5 Gilt-Edged Firm On New Loan Talk London, June 16. it«HE Stock Exchange to-day wag cheerful on the freezing of Axis a-\sett In the United States with gUt-edged especially firm on talk of the Issue of a new loan. Indian is; lies MR also good. Industrials, Home rails
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    112 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Oorresoondent > London, June 16. fOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follow! with previous quotations to parenthesis: RUMSER: Firmer. Spot 13%d 13»id (UHd l»%d) Augt. 13 7ll6d 13Hd (13 7 led 1*%A) Oct.Dee. 13 7|16d 13%d (13 7!16d U*d) New York: 21* eta. (Jl* cU.)
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    NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES
    80 5 New York, June 1«. THE following were the prices for Straits tin and rubber, in cents per piund, on the commodity exchange t~-day: TIN Jane 13 Jane 18 Spot 52 Vz 52 V* June 52.50 52 15 ulv 52.30 52 00 August 52.20 51.90
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1293 5 MONDAY, JUNK 16, 1941- 4 T.M. MINING ttmjtn flaalar* Ampat (s«i 3s 3d 3a 9d Austral Amal. (s*) 7f iWiIM Auslrai Malay (f) 13* 6a 341 M Ayer Hitam (is) 17* lit Ayer Weng (81) .61 .71 Bangnr. Tin .t) 12» 60 14* Batu Srlangor
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    50 5 Malls close at the General Post Office as follows:— TO-DAY Indo-China air B.SO p.m. TO-MORKOW Java «dr Medan air 11 a.m. Palembang a»r 9 a.m. I ARRIVALS Mails from Java Sumatra (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Indo-Chlna (air) general dett"ery 1.40 p.m. to-morrow.
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      75 5 y_^* •^n M '^^^'~^l.^'slSS»SS»Sß^gls^ M ffl fr^X\. .^Ssstf ■BS^SBBsV. 11 1 j til _^i.ii^i^^Bl«^l^^ I sUKh )m| HF l^pp*^^[ i j- gj-?|p W i 6/12 H. P. 20/40 H. P. Direct Drive or with Reduction Gear. Not a converted car Engine a marine r^^- job from beginning to end backed
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      349 5 TENDERS SUPPLY OF TYPEWRITERS TOJ THF. GOVERNMENT IN 1942 Tenders are Invited for the supply of typewriters to the Oovernment m 1942. Quotations are required for all sl«s of marhln. from portable to 28 inch, and for extra carriages. Machines must be of British Empire manufacture. Quotations should not Include
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      274 5 SUN HEADACHES BBBBBsVBBIBBBBHB^fiSV J Pity your poor eyes. Think of all the extra strain and work that Summer brings them sun-glare; tennis, bathing, microbe-laden dust (and remember, microbes breed faster m hot weather) no wonder they get sore and red and tired. And this Summer your nerves are fighting the
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      169 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES ro-aay H W. 3 49 a.m. 7.6 ft; 5.04 pjn. 7.6 ft. L.W. 10.16 am. 2.6 ft; 10.58 p.m. 3.9 ft. To- morrow H.W. 5 a.m. 7.J ft; 5.58 p.m. 7.6 ft. L.W. 11.14 a.m. 3.3 ft. Thursday, June 19 H.W. 6.21 a.m. 7.2 ft; 6. 51
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      166 6 Here's A Hit... And A Man... To Cheer! KNUTE ROCKNE, HE'S FOOTBALL'S FAMOUS MAKER OF MEN OPENING V *iUbj>i* \'\'7\ ~~3 SHOWS TO-DAY UUiWM|M 3.15, 6.15 I [■•WVfHW'WTTWtf'Byfia] 9.15 p.m. Jk^ e: SF '/..^8 pfe -^flft^j,, picture as great as M* h &)tr hmTMmfe v hero! KNUTE ROCKNE 1 /Hi
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      89 6 Present JUDY GARLAND BC ***** Our Love Affair I'm always chasing Rainbows Both sung by Judy Garland with orchestra] accompaniment. Judy's Best Recording go far, get one no» before It It sold out. From all Dealers or lu-tvIGHT 7.30 9.3Q HAROLD LLOYD m hi* funniest comedy "Professor Beware" ">^ —m—m
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      177 6 DULCY'S IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE... AND DOES SHE LEAD THE ZULUS A DANCE! CAPITOL 3 T °-»AY... 3.15-6.15-9.15 Enjoy a Safari into the land of Adventure where BROADWAY MAISIE makes it even Hotter than usual! W hen MAISIE gets ARMS AROUND YOUR J performing all her famous thing comes OF
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      93 6 "ONE OF THE MOST UNSOPHISTICATED AND ENTERTAINING FILMS SEEN FOR A LONG TIME." (Straits Times... .reviewing the Midnight Premiere) The Popular Singing Favourite of "WIZARD of OZ" -BABES IN ARMS' and "STRIKE UP THE BAND" HER FIRST SOLO STARRING ROLE! NEXT ATTRACTION AT THE CAPITOL A^i^ Xher grandest^^J I GEORGE
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    NAZI FUNDS IN AMERICA
    369 7 Expertly Hidden, f Says Wall Street New York, Jun* 16. THE compilation of a Government j Inventory of Axis and other o European assets m the United t States In accordance with President j Roosevelt's proclamation would J probably prove extremely difficult If they expect to
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    LONDON HAILS U.S. ACTION
    166 7 London, June 1& I THE freezing ol Axis funds In the United States was hailed In London as a further, welcome indication of American prepojedii. ss, the primary cflec. of whicfc would be to deprive Germany and lUly of a mean* of carrying on sabotage, espionage
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    1,000 AMERICANS IN ITALY AFFECTED
    75 7 Rome, June 18. T>HE American colony m Rome, toUUUoc 1 Dearly 1.000 United States citizens, apparently plan to make a run to-day on all banking institution* where they ha»e their accounts, (specially the American Express. Altogether It >s estimated there are still 5.000 Americans m
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    ZAMZAM SURVIVORS LEAVE FOR U.S.
    45 7 Lisbon, June 18 AMONG 221 passengers who left Lisbon for the United States yestprday were 89 Americans from the occupied areas of Europe and 44 survivors of the Egyptian s. earner Zamzam which was sunk by a German raider. —Reuter.
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    Great Issue At Stake In Syria
    182 7 'WeMustßeßuthlessFor 'France's Sake Ours' London, June 10. THE News Chronicle says that the 1 "Vichy French m Syria under orders from a Quisling government are putting up s^lfl resistance. To smash that res stance we must put forth all the strength at our command.
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    FIGHT AGAINST HITLERISM AND NAZI PROPAGANDA
    253 7 Washington, June 16. A MOVEMENT to co-ordin;ite the work of the various private groups throughout the world and rally the democratic spirit for the fight against Hitlerism and Nazi propaganda has been launched at a meeting here of the 'Conference for Democratic Victory." The
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      216 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight BUSTER MAGGIE DINNER S3.W NON-DINERS $1.00 Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL COICERI by RAFFLES ORCHESTRA SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8.30 to 10.30 p.m. By the Band of Me MANCHESTER HEGIMENT DINNER AND
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      108 7 PATH AY rrs YOUR LAST ppoRTUNITY T0 SEE THE PICTURE THAT'S KEPT SINGAPORE LAUGHING •WHERE EVERYBODY GOES" FOR A WEEK! LAST THREE SHOWS TO-DAY 3.15 6.15 .15 THONE 3400 BING CROSBY 808 HOPE DOROTHY LAMOUR "ROAD TO ZANZIBAR" The Paramount Trio or "Road to Singapore" Happier and Brighter Than Erer.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,TUESDAY. JUNE 17. 1941. (654th Day Of The War.) Hitler In A Hurry
    1221 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JUNE 17. 1941. (654th Day Of The War.) Hitler In A Hurry In the early stages of this war, Hitler did tys utmost to encourage the people of Great Britain and France to accept the French view that the Maginot Line was impregnable. The impression
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      THE SAKAI
      272 8 Malay Support For Mr. Hubback's Appeal To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir I have read with great interest a letter by Mr. T. R. Hubback m the Straits Times of May 29, regarding neglect of Sakais m Ulu Pahang. I cordially support Mr. Hubback, but he
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      INDEBTEDNESS
      274 8 Monthly Wage System Condemned To the Editor of the Strait* Times Sir.— Meetings In Council, speeches advice and threats will not go far to remedy the curse of indebtedness, so prevalent among local wage-earners It is practical help that is needed. At the Rotary Club meeting m Singapore Mr.
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      SALARY SCHEMES
      177 8 The Clerk And Teacher In Private Employ To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, It was amusing to read Captain Hashim's comparison of the General Clerical Service and the teachers and F&irplay's rejoinder to It Both these gent U men only considered the clerks and teachers employed
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      HELP WANTED
      78 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Will you or one of your readers kindly help me with a piece of Information One of my friends is experimenting to make powder- blue.' a substance used for washing clothing. It Is said that there Is some book which
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      THE MIDDLE EAST
      967 8 History In The Making Again To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir Syria with the Levantine 1 seaboard on the West, and bound- Ed North hy Turkey, East by Iraq and South by Transjordan and I Palestine, has become the latest nerve-centre of the present conflict
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      "LIVING WAGE"
      583 8 How The Term Should Be Interpreted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The principles of a living wage" are based on these main points: Man has a right to live and to a reasonable standard of living, such as bents a sp ritual being and not
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      TEACHERS & CLERKS
      134 8 TEACHERS CLERKS Case Of "Mr. Tan" And "Mr. Teo" To the MMat of the Straits Times Sir,— Allow me the space to explain the suggestion brought forth by Captain Hashim at the Legislative Council meeting recently It sounds absurd no loubt, but it is true. Take the instance ol two
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      WAR EFFORT
      129 8 Straits Traders Shareholder Promises Forgiveness To the Editor of the Straits Tunes Sir,— The chalrman/managiiiK dlrecwr of Straits Trading Co. must have lngled with pride on reading m a ■ecent issue, of your paper details of he subfcripllons made to the London War Weapons week by ci mnmiea
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      181 8 Master Padlocks are particularly outstanding as with all their extra features they are the most economically and attractively priced padlocks m the market. Inspect the wide range on display at your dealer's shop. There is a type to suit every purpose. Sole Agents for Malay* CHIN HO CO. SINGAPORE. POULTRY—
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      62 8 Don't Neglect Yomr Vision! Have your eye* scientifically enunlned and deferU of Vision properly corrected by a qualified opeciaUat. C. S. (THONG. Dr. af Opiometry Ever bright Optical Co 19, ChuUai Street, fbxne 4435. CHARGES STRICTLY MODERATE CHEAP FARES SINGAPORE AND JOHORE BAHRU TO CAMERON HIGHLANDS AND BACK Two passengers
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    U.S. ORDERS CLOSURE OF NAZI CONSULATES
    592 9 Break With Reich Nearly Complete GERMANS ACCUSED OF ACTS INIMICAL TO THE STATE Further Steps May Be Taken This Week THE latest action of the United States Government m clos- m? all German consulates m American territory and the removal of all German nationals
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    U.S. To Protest To Germany
    43 9 Washington, June 16. THE fnited State* will protest against the sink'nj of the American freighter Robin Moor by a German submarine regardless of the fart that all aboard the vessel were saved, officials indicated here to-day. t'nited Press.
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    Centres Of Nazi Activities
    177 9 Big Blow For German Organization In U.S. Washington, June 16. MR. Sumner Welles" announcement of the decision to order the closing of all German consulates fell like bombshell on the press conference, at which the official German news agency's representative was present. It was followed by
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    "Britain Depends On U.S. Aid To Win"
    123 9 Providence 'Rhode Island), June 16. ADDRESSING the Brown University here. Dr. van Zeeland, the former Belgian Prime Minister, said that if I the United States made the required industrial effort Britain and her Allies would be victorious. The striking i power of Nazi-ism
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    More Espionage In U.S. Now Than In Last War
    68 9 Washington, June 16. ESPIONAGE and subversive activities 1 are engaging more people m the United States than m the Great War, according to a report by the State Department to the State Judiciary Committee. This was revealed when the committee was
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    "U.S. WILL TAKE SAME ROUTE AS CANADA," SAYS COL. KNOX
    259 9 Montreal, June 16. DROADCASTING to Canada In connection with the Canadian Victory Loan Drive to-night, Col. Frank Knox, United States Secretary of the Navy, said the United States knew she could probably achieve temporary safely if she withdrew within herself
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    BERLIN STATEMENT LIKELY TODAY
    64 9 Berlin, June 17. AUTHORIZED German quarters here list night evinced great surprise when informed by United Press regarding Washington's request for the closure of the German consula.es, but flatly d*rHn:-d to comment. Competent. German officials will undoubtedly consider the matter immediately but it is doubtful if
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    Fascists' Funds Frozen
    157 9 Washington, June 16. COINCIDENT with today's order closing all German consulates m the United Slat's, the Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. John W. Pehle, revealed th»t funds of the German -American Band and other "Faiclst" organizitions m the United States hay« been made subject
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    SECRET NAZIJAPAN PACT
    259 9 Effort To Defeat Blockade London, June 17. ACCORDING to a high ranking non-British diplomatic source here, Germany and Japan have made a secret economic agreement whereby Japan will undertake to deliver a large volume of products, notably rubber, tin and vegetable oils, to Germany who In turn
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    TOKIO CONFERENCE
    33 9 Tokio, June 16. •T*HE Japanese Government and the 1 Imperial High Command to-day held an extraordinary liaison conference. Urgent problems were discussed, th» nature of which has not been disclosed—United Press.
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    ROOSEVELTS SON IN NAVY
    24 9 Boston, June 10. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's youngest son John, is now on active service as an ensign In the Navy— Reuter.
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    Nazis Release First French Prisoners
    48 9 London, June 17. THE first batch of released prisoners of war have arrived at Lyons, says a Vichy dispatch to the official German news agency. The prisoners were welcomed on behalf of Marshal Petain by the military commander of Lyons, Gen. Frere.— Renter.
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    FORT CAPUZZO CAPTURED?
    192 9 'Hellfire' Pass Is Scene Of Clash Cairo, June 17. rE occupation of Fort Capuwo by the Allies is reported, though the news has not yet been contlrmed. Strenuous fighting, m which large numbers of armoured fighting vehicles were engaged, took place and is still taking place on
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    "Time Drawing Nearer"
    127 9 General's Warning Of Invasion Danger London, June 17. A WARNING that the time was drawIng nearer when the Nazi must attack Britain, "the one decisive theatre of war," was given by Ueut.-Oen. AOL. McNaughton, Canadian Corp« Commander in Britain, in a broadcast to Canada last night. Calling
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    Cross-Channel Steamer Sunk 23 Drowned As Nazi Plane Hits Ship
    177 9 Cross-Channel Steamer Sunk 23 Drowned As Nazi Plane Hits Ship London, June 17. AT least 23 persons lost their lives when the Great Western Railway cross-channel steamer St. Patrick was dive-bombed and sunk by an enemy aircraft near the end of a trip from Rosslare, In Eire, to Fishguard. m
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    Military Manoeuvres In Moscow Area
    53 9 Vichy, June 17. FFANTRY, artillery, tank and motorcycle troops are participates; m manoeuvres In the Moscow military district, says a Moscow dispatch. Oen. Tultenev, speaking at the opening of a military camp, declared no time must be lost m increasing the fighting powers of the
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    SOVIET YOUTH READY TO RESIST INVADER
    35 9 London. June 17 -rll/Er ll/E are prepared to defend our fatherland," waa the slogan of monster youth organization demonstrations m Moscow yesterday, according to I the Swiss radio.— -Reuter.
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    REQUISITIONING OF PRESIDENT LINERS
    48 9 Shanghai. June 17. A LOCAL officer of the American President Lines /esterday confirmed that seven of their vessels had been requisitioned by the United States State Department. They will be diverted to the United States M»ritime Commission on completion of their present voyage*.— Reuter.
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    BID TO HOLD UP ALLIES
    214 9 French Launch Counter-Attacks London. June IT. rE French forces mre counterattacking on a "Urge part of the front" In Syria. In a determined effort to stem the Allied advance on Damascus and Beirut, the capital of Syria, according to official rmorts received in Vichy, says
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    U.S. STOPS OIL FOR JAPAN
    118 9 "No Question Of Policy Involved" Washington, June IS. MR. Harold Ickes. Secretary for the Interior, has blocked a shipment of 252.000 gallons of lubricating oil for Japan, which was due to be shipped from Philadelphia bv the Aiuma Maru. According to assoc.ates of Mr. Ic'ices,
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    Daylight Raids On Channel Ports
    142 9 11 German Aeroplanes Destroyed Yesterday 1 Lonion, June If. EARLY this morning, the total »f Oerman aerop'anes destroyed m the daylight operations yesterday was offlcM'y announced by the British Air Ministry as 11-one seaplane and ten fighters. This was announred In a supplementary communlaue which
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY BARELY $1,000
    508 10 Principal Gift To-day From War Charities Dance ALEXANDRA SCHOOL CHILDREN MAKE 46th CONTRIBUTION TO-DAY'S additions to The War Fund amount to barely $1,000 and the gross total is now $5,610,909. The principal item m the latest list of acknowledgments is one of $200, representing
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    F.M.S. LOAN ALREADY OVER-SUBSCRIBED
    110 10 WHILE the F.M.S. War Loan of $10,000,000 floated yesterday was over-subscribed m four hours, the S.S. Loan of the same amount was described this morning as "Going quite well and expected to be subscribed either to-day or tomorrow." About threequarters of the Loan has been taken
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    CAUSTIC SODA SALES
    171 10 Stricter Control By Dealers ATTEMPTED suicides by means of j" caustic soda have increased of j late and steps are being taken by the authorities to make the sale land purchase of the poison more difficult to the general public while not inconveniencing the legitimate user for
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    21 10 London, June 18. THE Japanese Ambassador In London, Mr M. Shigemltau, departed yesterday for Japan via the United States. —United Press.
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    $250,000,000 FOR U.S. DEFENCE HIGHWAYS
    25 10 Washington, June 17. THE Senate to-day passed a 1 $250,000,000 bill for the construction of highways for defence purpc^-s Rcuter.
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    BIG BLACK-OUT TO-MORROW
    239 10 All Preparations Now Completed SINGAPORE A.R.P. chiefs went v into conference this morning m preparation for the all-Malaya black-out to-morrow and on Thursday, which will give Singapore's passive defence services a full-scale practice. All units of the passive defence services are keyed up for the Important part
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    SUCCESSFUL SHOW AIDS ANZAC CLUB
    287 10 Governor At "Lady Eve" Premiere •pHE screening last night at the Cathay Cinema m aid of the Anzac Club Building Fund of the Paramount comedy. The Lady Eve," attracted a large and distinguished audience which included the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas, Air
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    Moving Up To The Frontier
    37 10 Indian troops are among thote who are now taking part m the new British offensive operations tn the Western Desert. Here are steel-hel-meted sections moving up to positions on the Egyptian border.
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    AUSTRALIA PLANNING TOTAL WAR EFFORT
    244 10 Great Changes In Way Of Living Forecast By Spender Melbourne, June 16. INTENSIFICATION of the war effort was forecast by the 1 Minister for the Army (Mr. Percy C. Spender) and the Federal Treasurer (Mr. A. W. Fadden) at the week-end. Mr. Spender said m
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    16 10 Tuan Hajl Nuslr. Second Magistrate Johore B-hru, la on leave until the end of, the month.
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    TORPEDO-BOMBERS HAVE GIVEN NAVY NEW STRIKING POWER
    822 10 The Air War W: k By Week Special (able to The Straits Times tnm Wine Cdr. L. V. t'raser. London, June 16. QNE of the most successful air weapons revealed m this war has been the air-launched torpedo. Off Norway, at Taranto, m
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    AMUSEMENTS
    128 10 UMGAPOBI KAKM i v HOTEL Punier it Dunce (TuformaU 8P m. to MidulKh OBCAI WORM) Cabaiet: 8.3U p.m. to Midnight. (JluU Clkui Murder CruLw. Sky: Union Pai.ifk. HAITI IHKATIU: (Happy WwU) Spring KraO. Srarldf Idol of the NEW WOULD Hid Cinema. 1Sim*. Cabaret. Dnnrlnu >.. rLANO '<cl 7 Cc
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    MESSAGE TO GEN. CHIANG
    257 10 100,000 Malayan Chinese To Sign TO MARK FOUR YEARS OF WAR QNE hundred thousand people w Chinese and their friends are expected to siscn a message which, is being sent from Malaya to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in China.
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    DATO TO RETIRE FROM JOHORE POLICE
    82 10 (From Our Own Correspondent! Jchore- Bahru, June 16. AFTER serving with the Johore Police for about 35 years Dato Abvbakar bin Buang. Denuty Commissioner of Police and Chief Detective Officer, Johore, retires at the end of month. Starting as an Hi&pector of police m
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH
    187 11 Appeal By Indian Man Woman UNDER sentence of death, Baloon bin Ali, an Indian Mohammedan, and a woman of the same nationality named Zartum binte Omar heard their counsel. Mr. A. F. Thome and Mi. Balfour E. Ross, appeal against their conviction and sentence before the Chief
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    S.H.B. TO PRESENT SHIP TO ROYAL NAVY
    550 11 Equipped With First LocallyBuilt Marine Diesel Unit pOMMENDABLE enterprise and engineering skill have enabled the Singapore Harbour Board, with the co-operation of experts whose keenness contributed largely to the result, to complete Malaya's first locally-built marine Diesel engine which has been constructed entirely
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    MILITARY BAND AT PEOPLE'S PARK
    103 11 THE Band of the Punjab Regiment will play j the following programme at People's Park I at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow: Retreat. Magersfontein: March. The Atholl Highlanders; March, The Scottish Horse; I Slow March. Road to the Isles, March, Cap- i tain Norman Orr Ewlng: March,
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    YOUTH ACCUSED OF HOUSEBREAKING
    71 11 A 15-YEAR-OLD Hokkien boy laced a housebreaking charge whfn he appeared before Mr. Conrad Oidham. Singapore Second Magistrate, yesterday. He was alleged to have broken Into a house In East Cca?t Road on June 13 In order to commit •heft of 80 cents the property of
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    SOLDIER CHARGED
    53 11 ALLEGED to have stolen 11 bedsheets from A the bedding store of a military camp at Changl between June 11 and June 13. Sher Zaman. an Indian soldier, claimed trial when charged m the Singapore second court yesterday. Police bail was extended when the case was postponed a
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    Developed 525-B.H.P. In Passing Tests
    31 11 The Urtac" 525 B.H.P. Marine DJe.el unit Wit m the machine Uiops of the Sineapore Harbour Board, the first of 1U kind erer constructed m Malaya.
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    GUILTY PLEA REJECTED
    286 11 Judge Wants To Hear Evidence I I I i I i I IDONT like thia attitude,' said Mr. C. H. Whitton, traffic Judge, yes- terday, addressing C. Nuijens, a Hollander who appeared on a charge cf i having committed a motoring offence. "The police and I take
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    CONSTABLE ACCUSED OF ENTICEMENT
    54 11 A JJ- YEAR-OLD Malay police constable. Mahadl bin Nordin, «M alleged In charge In the Singapore fifth court yesterday to have enticed away the wife of another police constable on June S. Mahadi claimed trial and police bail was extended when the case waa postponed to
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND
    88 11 f|»HE Chartered Bank of India, Australia and 1 China, as honorary treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, announre receipt ol the following additional donations. Mrs. V. Jarrett $25: Brunei Branch »2.384; Chartered Bank golf match $14; Officers of a Dogra battalion $1884; Mrs. Ncrah A. Ward $25.50
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    GOING TO INDIA
    62 11 MISS Lorn* Stevens. 23-year-old daughter of Sir Bertram Stevens, head of the Australian delegation to the Eastern Group Conference at Delhi, arrived In Singapore by Qantas yesterday on her way to Join her father In India. A graduate of 8ydney University and a dietitian. Miss Stevens Is
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    "MALAYA SPEAKS"
    28 11 THE opening talk In a new series. "Malaya I Speaks." wUI be given from the Singapore station at 7.15 pjn. to-day by Captain N. M Hashim.
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    Technical Offence Disclosed; Court Warns Japanese
    343 11 "I HAVE considered the facts of the case and have come to the conclusion that a technical offence has been disclosed, but I do not propose U record a conviction against Katsutaro Sueanuma, as he is hardly to be blamed," remarked Mr. W. D.
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    ORCHARD ROAD CAR MISHAP
    211 11 PT/ Lieut. Jack Bnndt and Capt. J G. Jesson wore commended bj Mr C. H. Whitton, traffic jucl,f\ yesterday, for the "very fine and straightforward manner" in which they gave their evidence in a tmfnc case. Both Brandt and Je:*in apt>eared on summons charge* of having
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    INDIES ORGANIZES ITS SECOND ARMY
    165 12 Home Guard Scheme Embraces Sumatra, Borneo Celebes Batavia, June 14. THE organiz?tion of the Netherlands Indies second army, that of the Local Defence Volunteers and the Home Guard, has now been completed m Java. According to the Preanger Bode, General Pesman will be appointed head
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    Why He Summoned The Fire Brigade
    143 12 A CHINESE who sunuruned the Fire Brigade from a fire alarm post because, he said, a gang of men wanted to beat him up and "that was the only way of geltinc h"lp," was fined $10, or ten days' simple imprisonment, m the Sinrap-re
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    CAUSED INJURIES TO A.R.P. WARDEN
    213 12 Chinese Motorist Given Prison Term QNO JOO CHIN was sentenced to seven months' simple Imprisonment and his driving licence was suspended for pne year when he was convicted yesterday by Mr. C. H. Whitton, the traffic judge, on a charge of causing grievous hurt to
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    "INGENIOUS FRAUD" ALLEGED
    92 12 ON trial on a series of charges of wilfully making false entries and abetment of the offence, three Chinese connected with a pawnbroker's business named Lam Mai, Lam Kuan Wing and Lam Mai appeared before Mr. Justice Worley and a common Jury at the Assizes yesterday. Opening
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    INDIES TO INTENSIFY TRADE WITH CHINA
    68 12 (From Our Own Cu respondent) Batavia, June 14. f\NE of the subjects to be discussed >^ at the next session of the VoUuraad (People's Council' which will open on June 16 will be the desirability of intensifying trade relations between China and the Netherlands
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    YOUTH CHARGED
    90 12 A YOUNO, English-speaking Chinese. Fong A Wcng Kee. admitted three charges alleging that he made Indecent gestures by pxpsslng himself to Insult the modesty rf a yuung Eurasian girl, when he appeared In the Singapore fifth court ye..i.t'icltiy. Fangs plea, however, was not accepted as It was explained
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    N.I. PUBLIC IS GRATIFIED
    196 12 Firm Attitude To Japan Approved (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, June 14. niSCUSSING Japan's negotiations with the Netherlands Indies, the Java Bode says, inter alia; "However the negotiations may end, the Netherlands Government and the Netherlands delegation have earned the gratitude of the country for the
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    PLEA NOT ACCEPTED.
    104 12 TTHE plea of Ng Chew Bak, an 18- year-old Chinese, who admitted cheating a compatriot In respect of a I radio worth $160. was not accepted by the police in the Singapore second court yesterday. "I would ask your honour not to accept this man's plea. Other
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    U.S.S.R. REPORTED TO HAVE ORDERED MOBILIZATION
    365 13 Germans Said To Be Ready For Big Attack On Russia Or Britain New York, June 16. THE Soviet hps declared general mobilization and cancelled all army leave, according to the National liroadcasiing System's Ankara representative, quoted by United Press. Although the forerxoinp; report is
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    Call For Action Against Reich
    130 13 Robin Moor Sinking As War Declaration New York, June 16. A CALL for strong action on the part of the United States to guard against such acts as the sinking of the American ship Robin Moor is made by the New York Herald-Tribune. "That this
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    More Survivors From Robin Moor
    51 13 Cape Town, Jme 18. A BRITISH ship has arrived here carrying 35 survivors of the American steamer Robin Moor, which was torpedoed by a German submarine on the mornin" of May 21. All aboard the stricken ship have been accounted lor.— Reuter and Unit- ed
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    SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS TO RETURN TO MOSCOW
    78 13 London June 16. I rLE report that Sir Stafiord Crippe. British j Ambassador to Moscow, who Is now visit- j Ing England, has declined to return to his post finds no confirmation In official circles London, says Reuter's diplomstlc corresp^rS^t Accc^fcc? to present
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    MANCHUKUO & MONGOLIA RESUME TALKS
    62 13 MANCHUKUO MONGOLIA RESUME TALKS Tokio. June 16. PEPRESENTAITVES of Manrhukuo snJ Outer Mongolia, who have been In con- j Terence at Chita since May 28. have reached an agreement "eUmlnatlni? unforeseen tech- j nical difficulties" and have decided to begin work on the demarcation of the frontier as i I
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    Yoshizawa Says He May Leave N.I. For Japan In Next Ten Days
    140 13 Batavia, June 18. MR. Kenklchl Yoshlzawa. leader of the Japanese delegation to the Batavia economic parleys, interviewed after receiving a call from Tokio to-day, said he was tentatively leaving for Tokio on June 27, reports United Press. He
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    JAPANESE ADMIRAL UTTERS FRESH WARNING TO U.S.
    201 13 Tokio, June 16. UNITED STATES entry into the war would mean that Japan would have to come m too, stated Adm. Suetsugu, former Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese fleet, to-cl«iv The Admiral referred to the "imminence of United States participation m the European war"
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    Manning Of Industry For War Effort
    146 13 London, June 11. "TJOB Britten Oo»emment was weed te I retard the manning of industry as o! equ»l Importance with manpower for the services In a resolution pa-ed by the ConcreM of National Union of General and Municipal Workers at Blackpool to-day. Mr Charles
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    PROTESTS TO JAPAN
    438 13 Damage To U.S. British Embassies Shanghai, June 16. ■THE United States Ambassador ir Tokio, Mr. Joseph C. Grew. protested to-day to the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka. against the Japanese bombing of the United States embassy and property m Chungking yesterday, says United Press. Simultaneously, the
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    No Alarm Over Moves Of Japanese Navy
    76 13 Shanghai. June 16. M/ELL -INFORMED observers m Shanghai attach no special signl i ficance to reports that Japanese naval units are manoeuvring on a limited scale off the coast of Cheklang. and i that a large number of Japanese war I vessels and
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    6 DANISH SHIPS FOR U.S. MERCHANT SERVICE
    114 13 Washiivt >n Juno 15. rE United States Maritime Commission announces thut six Danish ships will be paced In active service with the United States merchant fleet to-morrow. The sMps are among 84 foreign vessels tied up m American waters which have been taken
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    "BRITISH LION, WITH HIS CUBS, FACES HUNTERS ALONE"
    964 14 United We Can Save Guide World, Mr. Churchill Tells America imi nu London, June 17. THANKING the Univereity of Rochester, New York, for 1 conferring on him the honorary Doctorate of Civil Law, the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, broadcasting to America yesterday
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    Hindu Youth For The Army
    148 14 Hindu Youth For The Army Appeal By President Of All-India Group Calcutta, June 16. AN appeal to Hindu youths to Join the military services which are now open to them by the exigencies of war was made by Mr. V. D. Savarkar, president of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha at a
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    MARRIED MEN TO SERVE WITH N.Z. FORCES
    53 14 London. June 16. IN New Zealand to-day a proclamation was Issued In Wellington calling for immediate enrolment fcr military .sen tea by marr.rJ men between the ages of 18 and 45. Only married men between 21 and 40 yean will be liable to
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    ROOSEVELT CANCELS MASSACHUSETTS TRIP
    81 14 Washington, June 16. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has been persuaded by his doctor to cancel his proposed Massachusetts trip to-morrow which tv to have Included a visit to Havard University to receive a degree. To-day, however, he returned to a full working schedule, hi* secretary reported. The President
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    CANBERRA CABINET MEETING
    43 14 LonUou. June IC. A MELTING of the Federal Cabinet «M unexpectedly called for to-d^y. Th: meetint; was i i-m.-lly schecluleJ for tomorrow when the Ans' rnlian Primp Mtni-ic. Mr. R. O. Meniies, U to make a nation-wide bi uauciut. Hcuter.
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    AIRMEN FIGHT HARD FOR FULL POINTS.
    419 15 Loyals Beaten By Odd Goal In Three In Keen Game R.A.F 2; Loyals t COLLOWING their runaway victory over the S.C.C. on r Saturday, the Royal Air Force further strengthened their position m the first division of the league at Anson Road stadium yesterday,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    167 15 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. leafne. ftrst division, S.C.F.A. vs. R.A. (Heavy Regiment >, Anson Road Stadium; second divlxion (a), R.A.M.C. vs. El (8.M.), Oillman; R.A.F. (Tenfah) vs. Signals. Trn-ah; second division (b). Customs vs. Airport, S.HB.; Air Headquarters vs. Naval Ba.«e Indians, Naval Base. TENNIS: Singapore championships, S.C.C. courts.
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    FRIENDLY BADMINTON
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    537 16 BIG NUMBER OF FIGHTING VEHICLES USED IN PUSH Indians Taking Part In Offensive: Operations Still Continuing Cairo, June 16. BRITISH offensive m the Western Desert against the Germans is recorded m to-day's British G.H.Q. communique issued here, which, reports Reuter, Mates* "Yesterday our troops
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    79 16 New York, June 16 /CARRYING "democracy's timepiece" V» a novel gold laoel watch for pres»ntat<on to Qu»en Fllzabetn from the British-American Ambulance Corps and 1,000 vitamin capsules for the British Ministry of Health, Colonel Stewart Roddle left for England by Clipper this morning to
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    99 16 Glstanbu' June 16. EN. DEL HOMME. lately Governa of Damascus, arrived her* to-day en rou n to Vichy to take up the new prat of War I Minister. He refused to comment on the situation m Syria, which he left from Aleppo. A
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    47 16 London. June 18. QVER 20,000 Flemish workmen have been v sent by the Germans to northern France, reports the Free Belgian radio at Leopoldsvllle. They are betas forced to work on fortifications which the Germain are building on the coast.— Reuter.
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    44 16 London. June IS. A CCORDINO to the Hungarian newspaper Pester Lloyd quoted by Lyons radu* Montenegro will soon be proclaimed an in>lcpendent state and a member of the <*1 Montenegrin dynasty will be placed on fc. throne. Reuter.
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