The Straits Times, 5 June 1940

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    34 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16. PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS* The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1940, PRICE 5 CENTS
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      922 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY nirom VDB ».65 mes (31.20 ml; JfOA 6 01 mn SINGAPORE <".); I'MN 10.36 uci <i».' m.l VIIK U.SU men (25.3 m.l: VDC 516 -n- '/.111 1.33 met MjjM ***** ml ZHP 9.69 melt 30.96m > 453 p m Programme preview: 4.53 p.m. Tea 1 p.m. Miscellaneous new
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    "IRONSIDES" FOR HOME DEFENCE
    535 4 New Organization Of Mobile, Strongly Armed Troops THE War Office announces 1 that Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside is organizing for home defence small bodies of highly mobile, strongly armed troops who will be called the "Ironsides." There will be many hundreds of these formed from the
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    "Steady Flow" Of Men For R.A.F.
    86 4 O ENFORCEMENTS, both of men and machines, for the Royal Air Force are standing: by in Canada ready for immediate despatch to Great Britain and France. This has been disclosed by Mr. Duncan, acting Minister of Defence in Canada, who said that a large
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    167 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Prom Out i>wxi Corrt-o >uCeittt London, June 4. rOMMODIT? and Exchange markets closed •s roiijvs «m nreiloui aootauon* id Daren'he.-ls:-RI'BBER; Firmer. Spot 12 3 16d12 5 16d (12^d 12Ud) July-Sept 12d 12* d (t2d 12% d) Oct-Dec ll'id ll^d (117 16d119 16d) Jan-Mar 11 3 16d ll^d (11
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    M.P.H. TRADE INCREASING
    410 4 Successful Year Reported PRESIDING at the annual meeting of Malaya Publishing House, Ltd., in Singapore yesterday the chairman, Mr. E. Keating, said: In the period under review the improvement shown in previous yearr has been continued and this is reflected in the Increased profits. During the y«ar
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    111 4 ■From Our Own Correspondent) London. Jane 4. The following arc to-day's •bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A" 14 9xd British Empire "B" 7 6 British Empire Cumulative 12 6 British Empire C'prehencfre 12 6 British General "A" 15 Sxd British General "B" 12 3 British General
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    DIVIDENDS LIMITATION BILL DROPPED
    90 4 Lcndon, June 4. IN the House of Commons to-day Sr Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that he would not proceed with the limitation of Divij dends Bill mentioned in the budget. He :aid the decision to raise the excess profits tax to 100 per
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    99 4 Mails close at the General Post Office as lollows:— TO-DAY •J"? «ir 10 30 a.m. s?eaan surface 9 a.m. air ll a.m. Palembang s a.m. air 10.30 a.m. TO-MOREOW i av air 9 a.m. 5 p.m. SHjff- iurfllce 9 a.m. cnina surface 9 a.m. Hong Kong
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1310 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations IXCSBAV, JUNE 4, 19W: 5 P.M. MIMING Bnyrr« Setlrri Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 9d 4s 6d Austral Anial. (5s) 5s 5s cd Au-:tiul Mala; »C) S5s 37s Aycr Hitam (5s) IBs 9d 20s 6d Ay°r Weng (£> .83 .65 Bangrin Tin 17s 6d 18s 6d
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    258 4 Siiitaporc. June 4. 5 p.i Ml.NL.Mi Bayers s>H(«t» Ampats 3< 10 4 2 Austrai Amalt 5 '3 5 8 Batu Seiangors 1.37 1.10 Hong Fatts 1.02 1.04 Jelibut 0.62 0.6G Kamixng LanJUU '3 9 20 6 K Kamunting 8 s 6 Kundang 12'6 13/1 Kent
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    133 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Oomwuij Dividend Close TIN Burma Malay 6d No. 23 June 24 Hongkong im laViTo int. K&tu fid No. 27 6cl Bonus June It K.L. Tin Is No. 27 Raub 4d. int. June 8 Renong Cons. Gd No. SO 6d Bonus June 19 Trouon
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      134 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 10.35 a.m. 7.9 ft.; 10. C6 p.m. 8.9 ft L. W. 4.13 a.m. 1.4 ft.; 4.08 p.m. 3.7 ft. To-morrow H. W. 11.15a.m. 8.1 ft.; 10. 40p.m. 9.2 ft L. W. 4.46 a.m. 1 ft.; 4.42 p.m. 3 7 ft. Friday. June 7. H.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS Remarkable Firmness Of Tin And Rubber
      542 5 AROUND THE MARKETS Remarkable Firmness Of Tin And Rubber r.\ Our I tiiamiai Corre.spandent Singapore, June 5. THE remarkable firmness of commodities continues with a further increase m prices. In London yesterday i rubber v.-as up one-eighth at 12 3/16 d. I •while a similar rise was recorded in New
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      EXCHANGES
      181 5 The following are the jxenange ratu tnls morning according to the laity circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/4 i/16 Loi.dou demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 2081* Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand SI 11/16 Batavla demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      84 5 Wednesday. June 5, noon. Bujfrs Sellcrt •■rices Price* NO LX K.SS I Spot loose i 37-J» ''<S No IX K.S.S t.o.b. id nun Jun* 38'j iS'i G.IA.Q. R.S.V r.cb in b.lei June 37 !i SIN r\M U.S.S f.o.b. to oalrs June 36^i 36% FUTURE UtOlAllU.\.s
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      390 SUSPECTS DETAINED BY EIRE POLICE
      30 5 390 SUSPECTS DETAIN ED BY EIRE POLICE Dublin, June 5. POLICE activity throughout Eire in the past three days has resulted in the arrest and internment ot 390 suspects. —Reuter.
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      STOP PRESS
      113 5 Washington, June 5. PRESIDENT Roosevelt is being given some of the credit for Italy's failure to announce ber entry into the war yesterday. Diplomatic circles believe that the President's correspondence with Rome, beginning a few weeks ago, took the line that any change in Italy's status would alter
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      London Stock Exchange
      336 5 London, June 4. ON the Stock Exchange to-day Gilt-edged and some industrials were occasionally better but the general trend was easier on the absence of support.—Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle Quotations. Shares are ot £1 denomination unlesi otherwise ttated: con. Loan 5% 1944-64 iu<t» M
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      SHARE MARKET STABLE
      694 5 Industrial Section Encouraging IN a fortnightly review of the share market, Fraser and Co. write During the past fortnight the Singapore share market has again shown remarkable stability in almost unparalleled conditions. Neither the defection of King Leopold, the consequent predicament of the 8.E.F., nor the rising
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      TIN OUTPUT FOR MAY
      117 5 ANGLO-ORIENTAL (Malaya), Ltd., report the following tin output for May Ampat 1,964 501.000 Southern Kinta 5,082 1.305,000 Kamunting 3,733 1,267,000 Tongkah Harbour 1,911 487,000 Anglo-Thai 1,251 211,000 Kampong Lanjut 1,321 548,000 Kuala Kampar 1,945 1,030,000 Larut 1,905 484,000 Rawang 2,516 626,000 Rawang Cons. 617 231,000 Kundang
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      127 5 liiilTTf A.D. 1720 All Classes Agents 111 l o: <;tsurance J^^JhJßaJJfcJUfci Throughout Malaya Zhc lßov>al Eycbange assurance: Xonbon ME A 0 OFFICE FOR MALAYA 6. CHARTERED SANK CHAMBERS SNGAPORE. a APB la r IRIUM THRJLiJMiiiION^" .y^^j^j B^'^. Otuun iH Pepdodetit Tooth Paste is thrilling JKB millions morning after morning, by
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      626 5 A ToT"f- k^T N HAVE YOU SSADE YOUR J®± WILL? GOLD fcfM SEAL No prudent man neglects this PRODUCTS. duty t0 nim s cl r his hard-earned estate and his defenceless hetrs. §\m If you have not, you ought to TABLETS so once n fft (rnes s to your family.
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      318 6 A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO SINGAPORE CINEMAGOERS! "We Guarantee that the story of 'Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet' is one of the greatest and most daring pictures ever made!"— The Management AW U A Ifnn A I OPENING TODAY JLI AA A J» A% A 3.15, 3.15 9.15 P.M. ONLY 'GENIUS' CAN
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      436 6 VICTOR SILVEST&R As a dancer, as a teacher and as a Strict Tempo Orchestra Leader, Victor Silvester certainly Is to be ranked as second to nor.c. His new recordings, besides providing full harmony, have that lilt and swing which I not obtainable on any other record. Heir the following new
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      411 6 2nd BIG WEEK! 'G.W.T.W.' applauded by isfcte* Enthusiastic Crowds ■Jj JPB^^ Hundreds have been Twice already! CAPITOI p a%4.lsand^rji!iir' Thrill to the Great Scenes of:— The INVASION of SHERMAN'S ARMIES! Scarlett O'Hara's cold-blooded shooting of the marauding soldier The BURNING of ATLANTA and Sensational Escape of the Refugees GONE WITH
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    WITHDRAWAL FROM DUNKIRK COMPARED WITH GALLIPOLI
    324 7 "British Army Cannot Be Encircled If Way To The Sea Is Open" London, June 4. THE newspapers continue to comment on the remarkable exploits of the British naval, military and air forces in the Flanders' retreat and the embarkation at Dunkirk. The Times in
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    Japanese Enter Siangyang
    215 7 "Arson Squads" Set Fire To City Chungking, June 4. DEPORTS that the Japanese troops had crossed the Han River below Siangyang in North Hupeh at two points on the night of May 31 and are threatening Siangyang were published for the first time in yesterday morning's Chinese
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    PLAN FOR ENCIRCLING THE ENEMY AT NARVIK
    62 7 Paris, June 4. *|*HE correspondent of the Norwegian telegraphic agency at Narvik states that the advance of the Norwegian, French and Polish troops continues, according to plan, with the object of encircling the enemy, says a communique issued by the Norwegian legation here.
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    BRITISH LOSSES OF DESTROYERS 20 Out Of 185 Sunk Since Hostilities Began
    206 7 BRITISH LOSSES OF DESTROYERS 20 Out Of 185 Sunk Since Hostilities Began London, June 4. i ANNOUNCEMENT by the Admiralty j A of the loss of three further destroy- rrs_3aslllsk, Keith and Havant— brings the total of these craft sunk by enemy action since the outbreak of the war up
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    Colonies In Western Hemisphere
    91 7 Washington, June 3. j IUIR Sol Bloom, chairman of the j House of Representatives Foreign I »fTairs Committee, has introduced into Congress a bill declaring that the United States would not recognize or acquiesce" in the transfer of any portion of the Western hemisphere from one
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    A BRITISH DESTROYER'S ADVENTURE
    131 7 London, June 4. SUBJECTED to intensive attack from bombers, a British destroyer accomplished six journeys to and from Dunkirk before she was hit. Even then she was able to complete the Journey safely, packed with troops. Describing the final Journey one of the crew said: "Jerry
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5. 1940. (277 th Day of the War.) DOLLARS AND PROMISES
    1023 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5. 1940. (277 th Day of the War.) DOLLARS AND PROMISES We make no apology for returni ing to the subject of The War Fund. I This scheme has to be pushed vigorously and continuously if maximum results are to be obtainj ed, and
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    NEW MEN, NEW METHODS FOR ALLIES
    1173 8 Our Military Letter Energetic Reaction To Genius Revealed By Hitler FROM OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENT WARS usually commence with j surprises, and since the great Battle of the Meuse began the Germans have tried many. In Finland and Norway parachute troops had seemed a joke.
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  • Correspondence
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      "DO SOMETHING"
      227 8 Some Suggestions From A Mother To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— "lf only we could do something" is a sentence heard so often in the last few days. But there are at least these two things that we can do. The first Is to pray, not
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      "SELF-TAXATION"
      310 8 Problems Of Men About To Retire To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Under the heading "Self Taxation" In your issue of May 31, were several statements by J. H. that are far too sweeping and It would seem are based on certain sections only of the European
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      SUPER-DICTATOR
      116 8 The Man Who Would Settle Hitler To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—l hope you will publish these few lines for what they are worth. In my opinion the best way to win this war is to have one dictator both for France and England. The armies, navies
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      FIFTH COLUMN
      464 8 Nervousness Which Makes The Enemy Laugh To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —Amidst the welter of halffearful, half-!ndignant correspondence lately sent to you by those who tear that they may have been nursing vipers, in the shape of aliens, ill their bosoms, it does one good
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      Refugees Who Have Ample Capital
      133 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times gi r "There were women in a field —mown down. One woman was having a baby Bth she and her baby were killed." Citizens of Singapore! This might be your wife—your chi»d. May I beg of everyone through
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      THE WAR FUND
      341 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Mr. Churchill, broadcasting on May 19. said: "The interest of property and the hours of labour are as nothing compared to the struggle for life and freedom to which we have vowed ourselves." This statement does not appear to
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    ALLIES BOMB MILITARY TARGETS IN REICH
    639 9 'Dromes, Oil Tanks And Factories Hit TRAILS OF BLAZING FIRES VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS R.A.F. In Big Raids For Third Successive Night I)RITISH and French squadrons are reported to have attacked with great success various military objectives in Germany, notably in the neighbourhood of Frankfurt and
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    ALLIED UNIT AT BODOE ACHIEVED ITS AIM
    59 9 London, June 5. A WAR OFFICE communique states that on the night of May :il and June 1. British forces In the Bcclce nr i were withdrawn by sea. baring h<ir purpose of delay. ng the enemy advance until the A 1 ieel
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    NAZI UNDERTAKING VIOLATED
    89 9 Paris. June 4. THE raid on Paris Is ftigmaUfed by the Press as a flagrant violation l the solemn ur.d;.rtaJ:ii\g by the belligerenrs a: the outbreak of var that air attacks would not be made on civilian populations. The number of children who are the Irst vie.inn
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    King & "Battles Yet To Come"
    148 9 King "Battles Yet To Come" Britain's Gratitude To French Forces London, June 5. OUR armies of the north flghtin-? side by side have, with the help of the fearless and unflinching efforts of the Allied navies and air forces, f-ome through an ordeal that has proved their courage, discipline and
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    906 Casualties In Paris 254 KILLED
    298 9 906 Casualties In Paris 254 KILLED It't officially announced that the casualties in Monday's air raid on Pans numbered 906, of which 254 were killca. Some ISS of the dc.id were civilians and 59 military, v. hile of the wounded 545 were civilians and 107 military. The official Havas agency
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    "WE DO WANT US. HELP"
    516 9 Lord Lothian On Hitler's Aim Now York, June 5. THE British Ambassador in the United States, Lord Lothian, in a speech in New York last niKht said: Wluit Hitler is after now is the British fleet and if he can seize that he steps from
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    U. S. Naval Air Force Of 10,000 Planes
    110 9 Washington. June 5. THE U.S Senate has approved legislation authorizing the expansion of the United States naval air force to 10,000 planes with 16.000 pilots and providing for the establishment of a ring of naval air bases around the United States. Mr.
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    "AMERICAS NEXT IF THE ALLIES FALL"
    66 9 New York, June 4. «f F Brita'n and France are conquered, the Americas will Inevitably be the next objective," declared Mr. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, in a broadcast. Mr. Wallace urged economic as well as mlltiary preparecYiess, and declared that they must
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    U.S. POWDER FACTORY FOR THE ALLIES
    54 9 Washington, June 4. THE Allied Purchasing Commission an- noimees that In Tennessee a powder company h3s been formci at Memphis for the manufacture of smokeless powder for the Allied governments. The company which will employ 5,103 workers hopes to start operations before the end
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    21-HOUR It WATCH ON U.S. ARMOURIES
    50 9 New York, June 4. THE Governors of the New York and j New Jersey states have ordered a 24-hour 7/atrh over all National Guard iTerrltorlnli armouries by arrr.ed soldiers. The hiring of armouries to civilians for social and other ncnmilUary purposes is forbidden.— Reut^r.
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    Hero Of Dunkirk Last To Leave
    85 9 London, June 5. ADM. Alirial. of the 2'rench navy, who was In command at Dunkirk, mi the last to lca\c tlie port yesterday morning. He with two other high officers of the French navy and thre* French generals arrived at a southeast roast port
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    MUSSOLINI'S HESITANCY
    71 9 Allies' Brighter Prospects Till: continued non-belligerency of Italy is regarded in Washington as an indication that the military prospects of the Allies arc more immediately hopeful than they recently appeared. Comment on II Duce In American newspapers has srrown increasingly bitter in recent weeks, reports Reuter from Washington.
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    ROME REACTION TO CHURCHILL'S SPEECH
    143 9 A fair summary of Mr. Winston Churchill's speech broadcast last evening c;im«' v an eye-opener to the Italian public whn. for days past, have read of nothing bnt reports of great German victories and annihilation of Ihr- Allied northern nrmy. The Rome public was quick
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    Japan Hit By New American Ban
    211 9 War Material Exports Ordered Stopped Tokio, June 5. THE Japanese Foreign Office has received an ofliei.il report from the Japanese. Embassy In Washington that It has been informed by the U.S. 8tate Department that President Roosevelt has decided to ban the export of those
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    BRITONS ARE NOW ON SOMME FRONT
    56 9 pfOHTINO occurred yesterday mornr Ing on the Lower Somme In which the French took some prisoners, says a French communique. South of the Somme British troops are now operating la conjunction with the French, a British War Office communique adds. Yesterday was a quiet
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    SWISS IN AIR FIGHT WITH GERMANS
    58 9 Berne, June 5. A SWISS general staff statement says that squadrons of German planes flew over Swiss territory In Jura yesterday afternoon. The defence patrols engaged them and it appears two or three came down on the other side of the frontier. A Swiss
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    VIMY RIDGE MEMORIAL
    35 9 Ottawa, June 4. MEITHER the War Office nor the British Air Ministry has Information regarding the rrport about the destruction by the Germans if the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge.— Renter.
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    ALLIED EVACUATION FROM DUNKIRK COMPLETED
    618 9 Heroic Defenders' Last Act Was To Make Port Unusable London, Juno B, THE evacuation of the Allied forces from Iho Dunkirk area has now been successfully completed, the last troops neinjr withdrawn during the night of Monday and Tuesday, it is announced by the British
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    WAR FUND PASSES $400,000 MARK
    570 10 Singapore Turf Club's Donation Of $50,000 $10,000 GIFTS MADE BY TWO MALAYAN COMPANIES THE War Fund to-day totals $402,045. This includes a 1 donaUon of $50,000 from the Singapore Turf Club, the biggest individual contribution to the Fund so far received. Other big donations received
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    F.M.S. PLANTER'S SON KILLED IN ACTION
    43 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 5. CECGND-LIEUT. J. F. D. Castle, only son of Mr. F. W. Castle, manager of Rasa Estate, Selangor, was killed In action in France on May 29. He was aged 20.
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    WHERE TO SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION
    58 10 pONTRIBUTIONS to The War Fund may be made by cheque or in cash J hey may be sent either to the Straits Fines. C 3 cil Street. Singapore, or to the Chartered Bank, Singapore. Cheques should be made payable to The War Fund. The banks
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    BRONZE MEDAL FOR OFFICER
    161 10 Admiral To Make Presentation T»HE Royal Humane Society's bronze medal will be presented to Sub-Lieut. J. C. W. Kemp, of the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, by the RearAdmiral, Malaya, Rear-Admiral T. B. Drew, in a ceremony in Singapore on Friday. This award Is an
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    A.R.P. WARDENS TO BE INSPECTED
    42 10 The Divisional Warden, Mr. Claude da Silva. will inspect the drill of the A.R.P. Wardens attached to the Paya Lebar Division this evening. The inspection will take place at the Paya Lebar Police Station at 6.20 p.m.
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    TO-DAY'S LIST OF DONATIONS
    1040 10 s Singapore Turf Club 50.000 Fraser and Neave Ltd. 10.000 Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. 10.000 Ccllett?d by Knaag Gazette and Straiis Kcho and transferred to Singapore 3.774.6S Tan Soo Jin 5,01)0 Aaftt-FKnefa i; Brmtltwnm Ltd.. and Directors 4.000 Kirci Sea« land Co.. Ltd. &*M Mrs.
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    MALAYANS IN BELGIUM
    219 10 Some May Have Been Cut Off BUT OTHERS HAVE REACHED SAFETY IT is possible that some former Malayans who were resident in France and Belgium have been cut off by the Nazi invasion, particularly at Le Zoute, a seaside resort on the coast of Belgium, though in
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    MONDAY'S MEETING OF COUNCIL
    139 10 A MOTION for leave to withdraw the Registration of Businesses Bill will be made by the acting AttorneyGeneral. Mr. N. A. Worley. when Legislative Council meets on Monday. The Bill was read a first time at a meeting on Nov. 8 last year and leave will
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    THIRD HONOUR FOR MALAYAN
    131 10 Flight-Lieut. Jeffs Bar To D.F.C. A THIRD honour has come to acting Fliprht-Lieut. Robert Voase Jeff, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jeff, of Seremban. He is the recipient of a bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross, which was awarded him for gallantry and devotion
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    FLAG DAY FOR HOSPITAL
    129 10 DENT on selling 50,000 flags be- tween them, more than 200 Singapore women visited business offices, hotels, shops and garrison areas this morning in the annual appeal for St. Andrew's Mission Hospital. The appeal covers 45 districts, including Changi and the collectors were out early on
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    O.A.G. PAYS A VISIT TO VOLUNTEERS
    84 10 'THE Officer Administering the Go»- eminent, Mr. S. W. Jones, yesteiday paid an unofficial visit to th? headquarters of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. His Excellency, who was accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Flying Officer A T. Staveley, saw all units of the Ist Battalion,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    185 10 SINGAPORE. BAFFLES HOTEL Special Dinner Dance (Informal* 8 p.m. to Mldnicht. GAKBICR riUATKI.. GEYLANG Thief of Ba<»dad Vamplre'i Revenge. Double Feature Cantonese Talkie at 7.45 p.m. GREAT WORLD Cabaret 7.30 to 9 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Young Mr. Lincoln. Skv. This Exciting Night. HAPPY WORLD Filipino Circus Free
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    INQUIRY INTO PLANE ACCIDENT OPENS Was Pilot Unconscious When Aircraft Hit Ground?
    916 11 INQUIRY INTO PLANE ACCIDENT OPENS Was Pilot Unconscious When Aircraft Hit Ground? THEORY ADVANCED BY EXPERT AT YESTERDAY'S HEARING (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 4. A THEORY that Capt. G. McCausland, pilot cf the Wearne's Air Services plane Governor Raffles, was unconscious when the plane struck the ground
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    35 11 The third group of the Malaysian Chinese Comfort Mission is proceeding to Ninghsiu Province en route to the West Suiyuan front. The comf:.rt delegates have inspected factories and Chines? industri?.! co-operatives around Lanchow.— Central News.
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    MAJOR IN CAR ACCIDENT
    446 11 Coroner's Finding Of Negligence SEQUEL TO DEATH OF CYCLIST DEMARKING that he was of the opinion that there was negligence, amounting to criminal negligence, on the part of the driver, Mr. W. MacQuarrie, acting Singapore Coroner, suggested yesterday that Major W. H. Treays should be charged
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    RENT BOARD CONCERNED ONLY WITH RENTS
    141 11 THE Rent Assessment; Board cannot take into account the question of light and water. We are only concerned with the rent of premises," said Mr. Murray M. Jack, the Board's president, in the Civil District Court yesterday. Tan Sock dew, a married woman, the
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    REMANDED IN CUSTODY
    77 11 A 17-YEAR-OLD Hokklen youth, Tan Thai Tiu. alleged to have assisted in the management of an unlawful society, "The Students' Anti-Enemy Backing-Up Society," was remanded for 24 hours in police custody after he had claimed trial in the Singapore third court yesterday. Court Inspector D.R. Cowie opposed
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    NEW GRADING OF RICE
    326 11 Protection For The Public TO protect the public from being made to pay the price of lirst grade rice for inferior gntdes, the Food Controller has listed 16 grades of rice for which prices were published In the latest Government Gazette. These grades represent nearly every
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    PINEAPPLE WORKERS ON STRIKE
    90 11 MORE than 800 pineapple canners ;nd packers employed in four factories m Singapore have been on strike now j lor nearly a week. Rioting has taken place at one factory with the result that several Chinese were arrested. At another factory, the labourers threatened to lock
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    BURGLAR MISSED THE JEWELLERY
    70 11 A BURGLAR Climbed up the side of the house in Napier Road occupied by Mr. H. North-Hunt, RegistrarGeneral of Statistics, on Monday evening and stole cash and a number of articles valued at about $200. It was at first thought that Jewellery had also been stolen.
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    Soldier Convicted Of Theft And Assaulting Constable
    410 11 CIDNEY DICKER, a private in the Loyal Regiment, had two charges brought against him in the fifth court yesterday, one of theft of clothing from a shop in Pasir Panjang Road, and the other of assaulting a police constable in the execution of
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    "I CAN MAINTAIN N. I. STATUS QUO"
    397 11 Governor -Ge neral Denies Naval Pact With Britain "I AM responsible for the administration of N.I. affairs, and I am convinced of my ability to maintain the stains quo of this territory," said the Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, Jonkheer Dr. A. W.
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    NEW "DOCUMENTARY PASSPORT" PLANNED
    522 12 Scheme To Aid Businessmen Travelling Within Empire IN order to meet the case of British business men travelling on business within the Empire, and to minimise for them as far as possible delays occasioned by the examination of their documents by other censorship authorities, the issue
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    DR. J. C. NIVEN DIES IN PERAK
    219 12 i From Our Own Correspondent i Ipoh, June 4. THE death occurred at Batu Gajah last night of Dr. James Cumming Niven, acting pathologist at Ipoh of the Institute lor Medical Research, ftt the age of 31 years, after a brief illness. Dr
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    U.S. BROADCAST TO PACIFIC Plea For Moral Rearmament
    273 12 U.S. BROADCAST TO PACIFIC Plea For Moral Rearmament SINGAPORE listeners to the San Franci&co radio station at Treasure Island list night heard a talk on "Moral Rearmament." The broadcast was directed to China, Japan,' Australia, New Zealanu. Malaya. India, Burma, Java, South Africa, and the islands of the South Sea.
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    NEW AIRCRAFT FOR GUINEA AIRWAYS
    167 12 I ANDING within a minute of each other, two Lockheed "14" monoplanes bought from an aviation company in Ireland for Guinea Airways in Australia, arrived in Singapore yesterday on their way to Australia. The two planes, piloted by two pilots cf the same name— Captain
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    Bren Gunners Go Into Action
    16 12 Bren gunners rushing from the carriers to take up a positicm
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    FEWER HAWKERS IN SINGAPORE
    186 12 TSERE were fewer Itinerant hawkers in Singapore than In 1938, according to the annual report for 1939 of the Town Cleansing and Hawkers' Depart- i ment. Last year, the Municipality collected $5,989 in licence fees from 5,989 itiner- i ant hawkers. In 1938 there were 6,030
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    FINED FOR POSSESSING AIR PISTOL
    66 12 U. M. GORDON, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, was charged in the fifth court yesterday with having in his possession a Webley Junior Air Pistol without a licence, and pleaded guilty. He said that he was under the impression that a licence for such
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    PEOPLE IN ROME EXPECT VITAL DECISION WITHIN A WEEK
    362 13 Further Preparations Are Being Made For War Rome, June 4. THE atmosphere in Rome to-day during what all regard as perhaps the most momentous Cabinet meeting ever held here was very calm, at least outwardly. In the early morning there seemed
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    "Time Has Come For The U.S."
    131 13 New York, June 4. THE Herald Tribune, in one of the most outspoken leading articles since the beginning of the war, says: "In the judgment of this newspaper the time has come for the Inited States to stand before the nations of tli- world
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    German-Italian Flank Attack?
    81 13 New York, June 4. THE New York Times' corres- pondent at Belgrade (Yugoslavia i says that according to unconfirmed reports German troops are massing in the neighbourhood of Vienna, probably being beld ready to cross the Italian frontier to help the Italians in a flank attack on
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    DOOR IS STILL NOT CLOSED,' M. REYNAUD TELLS ITALY
    175 13 Paris, June 4. MREYNAUD, the French Premier, addressing the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission, declared that if Italy entered the war. she would be doing so deliberately for the sole purpose of waging war. He recalled that since September the French Government
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    19 13 A view from the deck of a British battleship shotting tico French battleships in the background in Alexandria harbour.
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    Allied Strength In Near East
    133 13 CaTO, June 4. WHILE the world's Press seems to be of the opinion that Italy will enter the war shortly, Egyptian opinion on Italian intentions is divided. This Is largely due to the display of Allied military and naval strength In the Near East. Many
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    BOMBER HITS BARRAGE BALLOON CABLE
    43 13 London, June 4. THE Air Ministry announces that an 1 R.A.F. heavy bomber collided with a cable of a barrage balloon on the east coast during the night and was destroyed. One of the crew was killed. —Reuter.
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    M.P. MISSING WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE
    34 13 London, June 4. LIEUT.-COL. SIR ARNOLD WILSON, M.P., for Hitchin (Herts) since 1933, is reported missing on active service. He was an air gunner In the R.A.F. Rcutcr.
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    WATER FOILED NAZIS AT DUNKIRK
    201 14 Flooding Turned Area Into Vast Morass ATTACKERS REPEATEDLY FLUNG BACK INTO MARSH Paris, June 4. A GRAPHIC account of the fight for Dunkirk was given by a French military spokesman to-day. The water defences had been of the greatest help, he said. Since the sluice
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    BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGE
    385 14 Potential Enemy Base Is Useless London, June 4. ZEEBRUGGE harbour has been completely blocked and rendered usetess for many months to come," said a naval officer who participated in the operations of blocking the harbour on the morning of May 27. Two attempts were made, he said,
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    Ex-Secretary For War Rejoins Old Regiment
    102 14 London, June 4. OR. OLIVER STANLEY, MP. and until recently Secretary for War and member of the War Cabinet, has rejoined his old regiment as a subaltern. At the age of 44, he has gone back to the Royal Field Artillery in which he
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    NEXT PHASE OF THE WAR
    349 14 Dunkirk Stand Aided Weygand REUTERS military correspondent states that the resistance in the Dunkirk area contained at least 15 German divisions in that area at a moment when time is the greatest value to General Weygand Commander-in-Chief of the A'lled armies, in making his preparations.
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    "NO WEAKENING IN FRANCE"—JOUHAUX
    81 14 "NO WEAKENING IN FRANCE"— JOUHAUX London, June 4. M. LEON Jouhaux, General Secretary of the French Trades Union Congress, in a message to the Daily Herald, says: "The French working class has not weakened in its efforts and will not weaken, however great an ordeal we have to face. We
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    "SAFETY BELT" OF AMERICAS
    56 14 Rio de Janeiro", June 4. THE committee of the Pan-American conference to-day approved a series of recommendations concerning the "safety beU" instituted by the conference last autumn. Nd act of hostility or warlike operations will be permitted within the belt, which extends 300 miles from the
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    BRUSSELS WITHOUT LIGHT OR WATER
    30 14 Paris, June 4. ACCORDING to information reach**ing Belgian circles here, Brussels Is deprived of water, gas and electricity. Bread costs 26 francs per kilogram. Reuter.
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    LONDON-LISBON AIR SERVICE BEGINS
    45 14 London, June 4. THE bi-weekly British Airways service 1 to Lisbon was Inaugurated to-day when a de Havllland Fingal plane left carrying seven passengers and mills for Portugal, the United States and Canada. The service connects at Lisbon with Pan-American Airways.
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA
    62 14 London, June 4. QUESTIONED in the House of Commons on the subject of British diplomatic representation to Mosccw, Mr R. A. Butler, Foreign Undersecretary, said he hoped to be able to give a reply to-morrow but in the meantime he answered affirmatively a query whether Britain was
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    48 15 S r x-r. first division, police vs. SCC, stadium; rssr. division, Manchester* vs. Loyals, Taneliu; se~:»nd division (a), R.A.F. T?nKah vs. X.A.X. Torpedo, Teugah; sei nd division (b), J.C.S.A. vs. X.A.X. Kalian*. J.C.S.A. Fort Canning vs. R.N.W.T., S.H.B Tennis; Singapore championships. II xing: Ima.tur <hr.mpi~>n"•liips.
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    WOMEN'S TITLE TO MRS. LEVIEiY Kee Onn Wins In Straight Sets
    510 15 WOMEN'S TITLE TO MRS. LEVIEiY Kee Onn Wins In Straight Sets MRS N. M. Levicn, New Zealand newcomer to Singapore championship lav n tennis, carried off the Singapore women's s:n»!py title yesterday be;itin:r Mrs. Pcnnefather, 4 fi. 6—l, 6—4. It was an evenly routes. cd mateh ?»s (he scores suggest
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    SIONG BOO A.A.
    56 15 CCORINO 779 points to 659 the Slong 800 Athletic Association beat the V.M.C.A. at billiards in a three-bail game. The results were ;siong 800 mentioned first) Chua Boon Lay lost to Dr. Xavier; Yeo Bun Urn lost to Oan Kee Tlan: Koh Hor Rhoon beat Lim Nylt
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT IPOH TO-DAY
    1003 15 Second Day Of June Meet DELOW is given the full card of events at Ipoh to-day, the second day of the Perak Turf Club's June meeting. The double totes will be on races three and four and seven and eight and the big sweep
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    PESTANA OUTPOINTS ELDER IN QUARTER-FINALS
    285 15 MORE THAN ONE potential Cham-1 pion was eliminated when 18 bouts! IP th» auirter-inals of th» S'nerinnrp Bnvlrihomn n.wn. .mateur Boxins championships ware ."•eided at tne Haopy World last night. -ons^VaT'trfe^fcat rf^f™?. ons *as tne C--'cat ol last velterweight title-holder. Pte. Elder Gordons*, by the
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    136 15 CELECTIONS for to-day's races at Ipoh are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Pockets, Inez. Race 2: Furious, Four O'clock. Race 3: Dinna Forget, Harpo. Race 4: Little John. Stella's Pet. Race 5: Solar Time, Paramour. Race 6: Harlequin, Kerrena. Race 7: Snowy Owl, Sir Victor. Race 8: Grofmo,
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    WEIGHTS FOR FOUR RACES ON SATURDAY
    141 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 4. WEIGHTS for four races at Ipoh on Saturday are: Hones, Clan 1, 9 Fan: Rubber Queen 9.04 Scarlet Tiger 8.07 Nicuwsgierig 8.13 Measure 8.04 Lord Bug 8.13 &rvus 7.08 Knight's Eye 8.07 Blue Peter 7.06 Hones, CUsi
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    MALAYS WIN BY THREE GOALS TO NIL
    70 15 Malays 3; Manchesters 0. BY beating the Manrhesters at the stadium yesterday, the Malays strengthened their position in the first division of the league. Three goals scored by .MaUon gave the winners a clear cut victory. The Malays are making determined ellorts to
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    RESERVE SOCCER
    43 15 liine-c Res 4: S.R.C. Res 0 PLAYING with nine men for the Brit ten minut"s ami with ten for thn rest of the same, the R.H I whelmed by the Ch:ic;° In a division necer mat padanrr yesterday. Tru: C four-nil.
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    PULAU BRANI WIN
    25 15 PULAU BRAN I WIN PULAU Brani beat the Naval Pcllc by seven goals to MM in a secom division (a) socrer fixture at Pul.r yesterday.
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    LEAGUE LEADERS SCORE ANOTHER EASY VICTORY
    523 15 Heavy Regiment Lose At Seletar R.A.F 4 9th Hvy. Regt., RJV 0. THE Royal Air Force had another smashing first division 1 success yesterday when playing tip-top football except in the latter stages they got four goals without reply against the 9th Heavy Regiment,
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    Eastern Soccer Team Arrive
    277 15 WINNERS of the senior ■oceer Weld, the highest football trophy in Honekonß. the Eastern Athletic Association side, conquerors of the South China team, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the President Polfc after a successful tour In Manila. They are here to play three games before Kolnfc
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    MR. CHURCHILL'S STORY OF FLANDERS CAMPAIGN
    2602 16 335,000 Men Of The B.E.F. Rescued: Casualties Total 30,000 MATERIAL LOSSES HEAVY, BUT NATION'S RESOLVE UNCHANGED TELLING the full story of the evacuation of British and Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, announced last night that over 335,000 men had so far been brought
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