Morning Tribune, 6 June 1940

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    10 1 The Morning Tribune 3— No. 107, Thurs., June 6, 1940.
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    DETAINED M.P. PROTESTS
    114 1 DETAINED M.P. PROTESTS Ixmdon, June 5. the opening of the Com- t mons to-day, the Speaker read a letter from Capt. Ram- >.ty. (the Member of Parlia- ment who has been detained m Hrixton Prison since May S 23 under the Defence Rules) stating he had been under preventive arrest
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    Urgent Appeal To Aircraft Workers
    195 1 LONDON, JUNE 5. !Kl> BEAVERBROOK HAS ISSUED AN URGENT APPEAL TO ALL WORKERS IN THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY FOR THE < LEST OUTPUT IN THIS WEEK AND THE NEXT. he production which you pour out ok .strengthens tr» r battlefront. "-3 in stands or fahs on
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    Civic Guard For India
    75 1 I Simla, June 5. rE VICEROY to-day announced the formation of a Civic Guard which will be a voluntary formation affiliated to the regular police. The force organised on a provincial basis will be concerned with civil defence. District war committees will also be formed throughout
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    31 1 Canberra, June 5. Mr Thorby, Minister fcf Health, has proposed that Australia should establish an organisation to care for sick and wounded Allied soldiers m order to lelieve British hospitals.- Reuter
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    GERMANS BEGIN NEW BIG OFFENSIVE ON 120-MILE FRONT
    701 1 GERMANS BEGIN NEW BIG OFFENSIVE ON 120-MILE FRONT mmmm LONDON, JUNE 5. A NEW BATTLE HAS BEGUN IN FRANCE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF MR. CHURCHILL'S WARNING THAT WE MUST EXPECT A FRESH ATTACK ON OUR ALLIES OR OURSELVES. This is revealed by this morning's French communique which says:— "All
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    MORE NAZI RAIDS ON FRANCE
    52 1 MORE NAZI RAIDS ON FRANCE Paris, June 5. AN air raid alarm was sounded m the central region of France at 1.20. Enemy bombers dropped bombs on a number of objectives and French fighters ascended. The alarm was also sounded m the west central region from 2 p.m. to 3.03
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      69 1 I 'X I*y\M iv Titiel Ports Not All Lost 2 velt Stays Duce's Hand 3 ll: 't.v Of Bigamy 4 1 denounces Suitor 5 Bh Army Papers In Flat 6 leader Page 7 i r Pl« Places 8 P i«'n's Page 9 12 1 Scourge We Fight 10 &11 |iasMfied
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    CHANNEL PORTS NOT ALL LOST
    129 2 CHANNEL PORTS NOT ALL LOST London, June 5. AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES comment that the Prime Minister's mention of the loss of the Channel ports referred only to the four northern parts, and that whi^e this is admittedly an important reverse, U is to be remembered that th" other Channel ports, including
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    RUMOUR MONGER FINED
    94 2 RUMOUR MONGER FINED London. June 5 4 LABOUR EXCHANGE employee named S H. House was fined tin ijoimds and five coats at Mansf*r*ld. Notts, for spreading a rumour which he informed the Police he heard cm the German newj broadcast relating to Government occupation of local schools only l f
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    ALLIES TOOK AIR MASTERY AT DUNKIRK
    83 2 Paris, June 5. THE Military ani naval authorities, describing the Dunkirk evacuation as being without precedent m m>litary history, say that, even rill three days ago, it was thought It would be impossible to evacuate fiver 104,080 men, whereas finally <;ver thrice that number
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    PORTUGUESE CELEBRATIONS
    72 2 Lisbon, June 4. Many thousands of people to-day at'ended celebrations at Guimares Lo mark the 800 th anniversary of the foundation there of the Kingdom of Portugal and Ihe 300 th anniversary of Portugal's ind?pendence. Features of the celebrations were the i pen air mass speech by the
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    U.S. DEFENCE TAX BILL
    68 2 New York, Juno 5. AN hour r^r President Roosevelt's appiov'ii m defence taxes of one- tnoumnd million dolla 8, the Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted r\»: ftmei *<•' *ii r s/ i»2": i> Defence Ta* Bill lncr< a dng the national debt limit by four
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    Overseas Air Schools Of R.A.F.
    130 2 Overseas Air Schools Of R.A.F. London, Juno 5. r QUESTION m the Commons today by Mr. Wedgwood suggested the desirability of building planes and training pilots m India Ceylon, Palestine, South Africa and Dutch Indies, and training pilots m Egypt. Sir Archibald Sinclair replied that the R.A.F. training organisation was
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    28 2 London, Jnn° 5: A meeting of Labour Peera appointed Lord Addisou their londer m succession to Lord Snell, who has boon appointed captain of gentlemen at arms. Reuter
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    U-Boat Sinks Neutral Ship
    68 2 Madrid. June 5 INOTHER victim of a German Mibmarine oflf the Spanish ooftst is auncunced. The Greek steamer Yonr.a was m by a submarine which shelled her, 123 miles west of Cape Finistem A Spanish vessel rescued 26 surriwa trkinp them to Vigo. There is no
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    SIX KILLED IN COLLIERY DISASTER
    30 2 London. June* Six miners were killed and eight othejj dre suffering from bums as ue at a colliery explosion near Soutß w all. Yorkshire. Reuter
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    IMPORTANT WORK OF SMALL CRAFT IN THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION
    305 2 IMPORTANT WORK OF SMALL CRAFT IN THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION London. A NAVAL OFFICER closely concerned with the assembly an j;;tc ol Oil] craft for the evacuation of Dunkirk, describing tan! p 111 which ttiese small vessels played m the mcuatfc [lat cv» ly conceivable type of ships WM employed. An
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    King Receives Dunkirk
    16 2 London. June 5: The Ki^ l" reived m audience to-day Admii rial. Reuter
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    ROOSEVELT STAYS DUCE'S HAND
    242 3 ROOSEVELT STAYS DUCE'S HAND Washington, June 5. PRESIDENT Roosevelt is being ;iven some of the credit for Italy's failure to announce her entry into the war yesterday, iplomatic curies believe that the President's correspondence ith Rome, beginning a few weeks ago, took the line that any ihtnge m Italy's status
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    ' CRIPPS REPLACES SEEDS IN MOSCOW' . . . . .
    107 3 CRIPPS REPLACES SEEDS IN MOSCOW' Moscow, June B. i IT is announced in Moscow that I the Britfcb Charge d'Affaires has notified M. Mulotov, Foreign Minis- ter, »l the British Governments intention to nnpoint Sir Stafford Ambassador to Moscow in place <>f s»r William Seeds. i 1- status of the
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    DUCE SPEAKS TO-DAY
    172 3 I Home, June 5. J THE iat-1 that tho communique 5 iviitd after ycstcrda;> Cabinet j meeting made no reference to war does not necessarily mean f that the decision was postponed. i It Is pointed out that Signor a Mussolini is under no obligation 5 to
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    Invasion Of England Bound To Fail
    228 3 (Reuters Special Commentary) London, June 5. The New York Detroit Free Press says that he who reuipius COUIEOBOUB m the face of adversity is courageous indeed. The conduct of the British m the retreat from Flanders has provoked expressions of respect even from Nazi
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    GREAT FIGHTING BY B.E.F. IN NORWAY
    124 3 GREAT FIGHTING BY B.E.F. IN NORWAY London, June 5. IDDTTIONAL details of the action tish trneps m the Bodse area Jortvaj became available m London late last night. d thai after the withdrawal of ips fr:m Namsos and Andalsncs tritish Territorial detachments. by regulars, and specially or the task, were
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    OVERSEAS EVACUATION OF CHILDREN
    52 3 London. June 5. Mr Geoffrey Shakespeare < Parliamentary Secretary for the Dominionstold a questioner In the Common* today that the question of evacuating children from Britain to Canada and Australia Is receiving urgent consideration, and he hopen to be able to make a statement on the
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    N.Z. PARLIAMENT IN SECRET SESSION
    32 3 Wellington. June 5. The House of Representative* for the first time m history ha^ gone into secret session to discuss the war effort In New Zealand Reuter
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    SWISSTOWN BOMBED
    55 3 B«ri.f. June 5 AN air raid warning wai sound*-* last night at Lake < «wi»taiw-e.. The Swiss News A*eiu\ declares that foreign plants \N>latr<i Sur« neutrality and dropped six b«mrat iliui-kuu. No iasualtus u«'« caused but a roa«l aiul houses were damaged. An inquiry is prcxecdinc to establish
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    CANADIAN TROOPS ASSUME DUTIES
    138 3 Ottawa, June 3. MR. Ma*- ken tie King infwmrd the II( use of Commons yesterday that Canadian troopr had b**n »«*>t to the British West Indies to relievo British forces there. He added it was now being decided whether Canadians we aid «ontinue M home defence
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    ALLIES HOARD GOLD IN U.S.A.
    65 3 New York. June 5. ONE of the greatest mass mo\cments of gold m History now proceeding with tlie transport of ihe reserves of Britain anil l-rame, with those of the Netherlands and V, [lj;hhii. to the I'nittd States. On Mondoy, $2R7.0C0.00(i worth Was delivered to
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    EUROPEAN GUILTY OF BIGAMY
    289 4 Bound Over (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Wednesday. THE CASE m which D. J. White, a European warder, was charged v;ith bigamy, ended m the Supreme Court here to-day when the Hon. Mr. Justice Home convicted the accused and bound him over m two sureties m
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    Five Men Rob One Woman
    103 4 f OWED by the sight of five knives pointed at her, a Chinese woman quietly hand- S ed over her jewellery and money to the five Chinese who held her up at a lane behind i the Clreat World, on Tuesday niifht. The men closed
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    Mr. Baer Not To Blame For Fatality
    134 4 Mr. Baer Not To Blame For Fatality BAER, well-known musician, who was involved m a motor collision near the Roxy Theatre at East Coast Road, on the night of Mar 28, resulting m the death of a 78-year-old Chinese wonan, was yesterday exonerated by acting coroner, Mr. W. MacQuarrie, when
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    COIFFURE REVOLUTION FOR LOCAL WOMEN DUE
    351 4 (Tribune Staff Reporter) WITH the arrival of Mr. Ferrari, a revolution m coiffures is promised fashionable women of Singapore. This hair stylist of world renown arrived yesterday to set up practice. On the continent Mr. Ferrari was hair stylist to many of Europe's notable
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    Wearne's Air Crush Inquiry Ends
    200 4 Wearne's Air Crush Inquiry Ends (From Our Own Rep Kuala Lumpur- d 1v THE Hon. Mr. Justice Ciusen mt: i that he and the accessor* M a or Nunn and Capt. Chattawuv. will nS2 theii report to the High CominLv,ion? r f! due course, at the conclusion to day f
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    ADMIRALTY'S THANKS
    128 4 London. June 4. rE Admiralty has issued a message d congratulation to all concerned m the successful evacuation of the B.E.F. and soldiers of the Allied armies fron the Dunkirk area. The magnificent spirit of co-operation between the Navy. Army. Air Force and the Merchant Navy alone brought
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    Man's Lips & Mouth Burnt
    62 4 Man's Lips Mouth Burnt At about 6 p.m. yesterday a Chtojll /m Joo Chiat Road is alleged to »J taken lysol. When assistance arnv.* he was lying on the ground m a cri^ca condition, with his mouth and »i» severely burnt. Four letters were found and are i with the
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    DOCTOR HURT IN ACCIDENT
    44 4 Dr A. W Tan, a local private prjj titioner, was knocked down by a m Middle Road yesterday evening an suffered slight injuries. The aw was shocked and taken by amD J Ja the m a semi-conscious condition General Hospital.
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    GIRL DENOUNCES SUITOR IN COURT: PREFERS DEATH
    440 5 GIRL DENOUNCES SUITOR IN COURT: PREFERS DEATH UGH CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION OF PRETTY MJOH KIM BOON, 15- YEAR-OLD TEO SOON TOH GAZED IN DIRECTION AND AFFIRMED IN OPEN COURT KIS WISH TO V HER IF SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE HIM. But just before this, the girl he loved denounced
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    NAZIS USE 500,000 GALLONS OF PETROL A DAY
    173 5 NAZIS USE 500,000 GALLONS OF PETROL A DAY IP ART from the heavy losses of 2 petroleum stock incurred by I the K.A.F. mids on Hamburg, 2 Bremen, Hanover and elsewhere, 2 the tremednous seile of the Ger- man attack m the air and on the ground has meant correspondingly
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    SIKH ON MURDER CHARGE
    57 5 MNGH, a 30-year-old Sikh, was l> stpd following police investigauto the finding of the body of Singh, middle-aged Sikh, lying 00l of blood with a stab wound m I chest. Singh was produced yesterday Mr. J.G. Rappoport. the Third Magistrate, and charged with urdr'r. 1 case
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    " Frivolous" Appeal Dismissed
    191 5 Frivolous Appeal Dismissed JJTYLING the appeal "childish m the extreme and frivolous," Mr. E. M. Griffith-Jones, Crown Counsel, asked the acting Chief Justice, to enhance the Traffic Court sentence on a Chinese who had been fined $75 and had his licence endorsed for negligent driving. N En X Kwong appealed,
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    23 5 Photo shows Belgian civilians looking on while a British transport moved up towards the bnttle area througn the streets of a Belgian town.
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    BACK FROM NORWAY
    35 5 BACK FROM NORWAY ALLIED TROOPS RETURN FROM NORWAY Photo shows General Carton de Wiart, V.C., returned from Norway. With him are seen members of the Friends Ambulance Unit who went from Finland to I Norway.
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    45 5 MR. J. W. JOHNSON, k round mgin—T of the British Ovrr.sois Airways, was yesterday fined $20 by Mr. J. G. Rappcport, the Third Police Iffcfiftrate, for dnvinp hi.s cnr without due regard lor the .safety of others In the early hours ot New Year's Ev»>.
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      73 5 II A I It I A L L If you have bald head, if your hair is thin or grows slowly; if it falls off m patches or generally; if you encounter early greying of same or have dandruff or feel an itching sensation on your scalp, do not wait
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    BRITISH ARMY PAPERS FOUND IN FLAT
    270 6 BRITISH ARMY PAPERS FOUND IN FLAT Ccotland Yiiid oAeen have investigated tht Chance discovery of an important dossier of military >ocrets m a London fl:t\ The >>ecreis, if m enenr- hands, might have been of great talue m the event of any impending B.E.F. action. Die papers gave precise details
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    $4,000 Diamonds For Red Cross
    68 6 A woman walked tatto a London cffice, produced hPB diamond rings worth $4,000, a ad sa "Give these co the Red Cross for me." Bbt insisted on remaining anonymous. Those rings will be sold m aid of the Red Cross at Christie's during the fi's;
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    FROM SEA TO LINKS
    32 6 H.M.S. submarine "Seal" recently returned to her home port after performing highly dangerous tasks. Here is a member of the crew going ashore for a round of golf.
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    RIVIERA GOES GAY AGAIN
    363 6 THE slowing down of dancing, gambling and nearly everything else that pertained to life on the Riviera, m the early days of war. was but short-lived m the sunny south. France has been busy fortifying Europe's playground, lining its coastline with soldiers, commandeering its seacraft and
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    Woman Finds German Torpedo
    195 6 Woman Finds German Torpedo MRS. MARY THOMPSON i« Wilsthorpe. near Bridlin,. tH n l l to b e paid aii vjr<| 5 the Admiralty for the dfecovm of a Nazi terpidi on the beach at Bndlington. The amount of the award is net riisclos, j An official at the A
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    London To-day
    1000 7  -  H. L. HOPKIN j On Appeal For Strength And Good Courage Unshaken Will To Win: Country's Nerve Centres Well Protected: Bishops Discuss Cremation Primate Discourages Mention Of Army's "Difficult Moral Problems:" Communists Want To Become "Opposition" c— House Wasting Time On Trivialities: Colonies And The War Effort.- 1
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    Morning Tribune THURSDAY, JUNE 6 1940. Why Italy Is Pressed
    310 7 Morning Tribune THURSDAY, JUNE 6 1940. Why Italy Is Pressed THE Allied evacuation from Flanders was described frankly by Mr. Winston Churchil] aa a "colossal military disaster,* 1 Involving 30,000 casualties m addition to the loss of large quantities of materials. The situation would have been much more disastrous but
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    HOLIDAY NEWS FROM THE HILL, FASHION AND NEWS BRIEFS
    1108 8 1 ETTERS r°ceived from Fraser's Hill indicate that the many visitors who have been staying there recently have made full us? of the golfing facilities Among the 'early mornings to late at night? were Capt. and Mrs. Clements and their daughter
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      128 8 The arrival m Singapore of Mr. Ferrari, the celebrat f. d V%{\ I manent waving expert and hair stylist of world renown, w. 1U practise his profession here at the re modelled "NAOMi Rodney House, 18. Battery Road. I On the Continent Mr. Ferrari has been stylist to many j*
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    "Face-Lift" For The Little Home
    337 9 "Face-Lift" For The Little Home |N spite of dificulties caused by exisiting conditions, British manufacturers of "soft" furnishing fabrics still contrive to export a number of new and altogether adorable new materials. These, thanks to their reasonable pi ices and practical, sun and washresisting qualities, solve the problem of i
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    Sew On Your Lingerie Ribbons With Pretty BUTTERFLIES
    433 9 Sew On Your Lingerie Ribbons With Pretty BUTTERFLIES HIS week's cut-out makes possible a delightfully pretty and origial way of trimming lingerie, childp'a bonnets or frocks. Butterflies re used for sewing on all the rib>ns, and the idea not only results i an eyceedingly neat and pretty ieee of work,
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    THE SCOURGE WE FIGHT
    451 10 NAZI TRAFFIC IN SUFFERING THOUSANDS and thousands of Allied troops landing m Britain from the fields of Flanders during the past few days have left behind them a hell of destruction, terror and ruin. Fear and misery stalks the land, a lasting tribute to Nazi armed
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    BABIES SOLD BY HIRE PURCHASE
    113 10 DABIES could be purchased on easy terms from a syndicate managed by two women, according to charges now made against them m Chicago. k When purchasers were unaole P to keep up their monthly instalments th«* babies were taken back and sold to others. The
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    FACING UP TO THE WAR
    719 11 Let Us Be Our Normal Selves ]*HERE are those m Singapore who feel that interest m the peacetime pleasures indicates a callous and unfeeling attitude of mind. In their horror and disgust at the methods of Hitler's mad hordes they condemn frivolity and feel that
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    JUST RIGHT
    52 11 And talking about a sense of proportion any one with any sense at all would admit that Jane Hatfield's proportions are just about right any way you look at them. Jane is at present gracing Broadway m "George White's Scandals/ which has been enjoying a successful run. Yes,
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    Skin-Fit Pantie-Girdles
    431 12 Provide Perfect Foundations THE smart woman is intend, interred i» taking care -1 She rtlll wants controlled hips a,.d wiU perm.t of no <*£*»«■ Sh chooses skin-fit girdles, very often with pant.es sh pins her faith on a good, strong brassiere with plenty of unl.ft. All these demands
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    THE CULTURED PEARL
    363 12 THE CULTURED PEARL Still Remains The I "Queen Of Cems" I WE have heard a good deal abuse I "costume jewellery" during the I last season or so and it is interesting I to learn that m this field pearls still I take pride of place. 1 And now, thanks
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    GERMAN TO WNS BOMBED
    598 15 Paris, June j. ILITARY objectives m Munich, Frunkfort?l on-Main and m the Ruhr were bombed Allied warplanes yesterday as a reprisal for day's air raid on Paris, announces the official I: as Agency. It is officially announce d that the casualties m Monday's I r raid
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    Fine Acting At Alhambra
    130 15 i PDWARD G. ROBINSON, one of the greatest of the screen's characteractors, takes the leading part m "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet," which opened at the Alhambra last night. He plays the part of the great doctor vfco worked for years against disappoint tnents, setbacks and active
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    "FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS" AT CATHAY
    178 15 "FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS" AT CATHAY J3 EFFERVESCENT as a bubble "French Withcut Tears," which opened at the Cathay last night, k the lightest thing that has happened since Sept. 3, 1939. At a time when the entente cordiaL* is at its strongest, the film has added significance and ought to
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    RED ARMY TROOPS KIDNAPPED, ARRESTS
    55 15 Kaunas, June 5. nIXTY-FOUR arrest have been made U In Vilna, capital of Lithuania, m connection with Soviet a'legations that Red Army troops have recently been kidnapped m Lithuania. One of the arrested men is alleged to have admitted that he was working on behalf
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    Magnificent Quality Of Allied Troops
    683 15 London. June 5. J^ WAR Office communique slates thai evacuation of the Allied forces from the Dunkirk area hits now heen successfully completed, the last troops being withdrawn durinir the ni^ht of June 3-4. The outstanding success of theoperation, which must rank as one of
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    Increased Air Activity In China
    211 16 Chungking. TXCREASED Sino-Japanes e aerial activity is with the approach of summer weather. Following Chinese raids on the Japanese aerodrome at Yuncheng, m southern Shansi. and Vochow, m northern Hunan on the east shore of Tungting Lake. Chinese aircraft ■gain bombed Yochow recently. The squadron
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    "Ironsides" Ready
    57 16 London. June 5. 19 /GENERAL Ircnside, Commander ol the I 1 \I Home Forces, is organising for home I 1 defence small bodies cf highly mobile I fl and strongly armed troops who are tob? I called "Ironsides." There will b* many I 1 i.undreds of these formed
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    DAY OF MINOR UPSETS AT IPOH RACES
    938 17 I (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, June 5. iiilKlTT ftemd Furious smartly first passed the post despite a challenge from the ever surprising Greypion and Four Clock, returning a $35 dividend m the second race at Ipoh, to-day, third day of Perak Turf
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    Junior "Civils" Beat Airmen With 10 Men
    172 17 J.C.S.A. 4; R.A.F. (Kallang) 2. ALTHOUGH the J.C.S.A. played their Division II "B" league match against the R.A.F. (Kallang) on the J.C.S.A. ground, with cmly ten men, they won by four goals to two. The came was a scrappy affair throughout The R.A.F.
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    Tads "C" Co. Swat 18th Fielders 7-0
    205 17 Tads "C" Co. Swat 18th Fielders 7-0 Co. (Man 7; 18th Field Ambulaim 0 IN reserve division game, entm.-iy devoid of any interest the C. Company Manchester >. brat the 18th FjcM Ambulance Combined XI by 7 peals to nil, playing on the Tanglin Barr.Tir paclang, yesterday evening. The C.
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    Choon Guan E.S. Sports
    63 17 The Choon Guan English Scfr 1 heM their second annual athle:u Bporttf ;it Teluk Kurau yesterday. Favoured by flm weather, b large gathering of parents and friend* was present to watch the running oi tho various events which were keenly contested Anderson House won the HbUM
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    OTHER SOCCER
    41 17 Fort Canning defeated tht R.N.W.T., by four goals to one m a Division -'A soccer game at the SHE. pound yesterday X The RAF. (Torpedo) beal UH PAP. (Tenfrah) by four goals to two m Division 2A at Tengah.
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      33 17 M'OIMS IIIAitV SOCCER: Eastern Athletic AfifiOCiaUcil vs. Combined Services, SUdium; Div. I, Gorttona v§. Loyals, Changi; Reatnra Div., Navy vs. Police Naval Base. TENNIS: Singapore champion* tup*:. ATHLETICS: Raffles Institution annual sport.* .<».<<.!- ground.
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    Kamis, Yadi Get Easy Passage To Men's Doubles Final
    363 18 Kamis, Yadi Get Easy Passage To Men 's Dou bles Final The rifl ificant pointer to this m this match was the brilliant combination and sureness of their play. Hffcilt their opponents lacked m eflcctive returns, the winners resoried to smashing*. Both Kamis ;ni Yadi were adepts at this and
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    King Praises French Troops
    140 18 London, June 5. KING GEORGE the Sixth has telegraphed M. Lebiun. French President, ;is ft. Hows: "Our utmies of the north, fighting side by side, have, v.ilh the !:elp of the tearless and unflinching efforts of the Allied navies and air forces, come through an ordeal
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    BIG GERMAN PLANE FACTORIES BOMBED BY ALLIED PLANES
    188 18 BIG GERMAN PLANE FACTORIES BOMBED BY ALLIED PLANES Paris, June 5. A FrencJj communique stated that the losses suffered by the enemy's air fora m 4he couise of F operations over Ihq Paris region on Monday W*?e estimated at a minimujn of U j)lam*, m a44tluui many bomtH-rs Here severely
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    Amateur Boxing Semi-Finals
    341 18 iLL the fights m the semi-finals of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Championships fought m the Happy World stadium last night were keenly contested. A notable bout was the middleweight 1 semi-final between LC. Lee and LC. Woolham. both of the Loyal Regiment. Lee. displaying a free and
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    Police Find S. C. C. Easy Victims, Win ill
    274 18 Police Find S. C. C. Easy Victims, Win ill POUOi 4; S.C.C I THF P( lice had little difficulty m beating a depln I four goals to one when the teams met m a Divisioi I at Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Til Police took command of the game right from
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    Hit-And-Run Tactics Of Guerillas
    214 18 Shanghai i p JAPANESE casualties m the rod I less anti-gueriii;; campaign id I Jof Shanghai have been unusually I j heavy, reliable report receivedU H revealed. I Aroused by the dan {hter and det I I truction of the villages winch accoaH .anied the Japanese
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    SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST MAJOR
    105 18 AS A RESULT of the warrant of arrest issued by acting Cc W. MacQuarrie, at the conclusion of an inquest on Tu -v William Herbert Treays of the Royal Engineers appeared b C. H. Whitton. In the District Traffic Court, yesterday. A charge of having committed
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    Renter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    298 19 Renter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE TIN London, Wednesday. Oflfcial Price) £275! 2 Buyers' £275-4 Weil n d 'Official Price) £273 V z Buyer > £273?4 Sellers RUBBER ijondon, Wednesday. TOn€ Firm 12' 4 I2 3 s ird» July 12' 8 12>4 i ward) August 12 118 11 1(10 nrard) Oct.! 11 9.16
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    British And American Press Praise Churchill's Realism
    506 19 London, June ">. I'HK candour of Mr. Churchill's statement ;inJ his reference to the work of the R.A.F. form the principal subject of the Press comment this morning. DAILY TELEGRAPH: The resolve to see Lings as they are and conceal nt thing >f
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    DERBY RUNNERS
    53 19 DERBY RUNNERS Londen, June 5. THE Derby wi.l be run at N:\vmarket on June 12 Final accepters. Solvvay Firth Elack Toni, Pharatis, Djebel, Pont Leveque. Lighthouse, Indian Love, Indian Chief, Morababad, Turkhan. Star Dust, Dinshaw, Tant Mieux, War Lord, Paqur.s, Romulus, Olidon, Cavalry Kin«, Furane, Hppius, Golden Tiger, Kins of
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    More German Lies
    310 19 Berlin, June 5. JUMPING together the surrender of the Belgian and Dutch armies with the French and British troops captured, a survey of the Flanders campaign issued by Hitler's headquarters claims that prisoners taken total over 1.200.000 to which must be added the dead whose numbers cannot
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    Allies And Separate Peace Pacts
    94 19 Allies And Separate Peace Pacts London, June 5. MR. MANDER asked whether th^: Polish, Norwegian, Duch and Belgian Governments had given undertakings not to make a scpa- rate peace similar to the agreement between Britain and France. Mr. Butler c aid that such an undertaking was embodied m the AnjjloFolish
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    O'DWYER ASSASSIN TO DIE
    158 20 O'DWYER ASSASSIN TO DIE London, June 5. SINGH mi at ttM Old Bailey to-day found guilty of murder of Sir Michael O'dwyei at the Caxton Hall meeting of the East Incha Association on Mar. 13. when the Secretary for India had a narrow escape. Soudham Singh was sentenced to death.
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    25 20 A graphic picture showing the merciless brutality of German airmen— a civilian victim of the aerial attacks lying m the ruins of his home at
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    R.A.F. STRENGTH INCREASES
    128 20 London. June 5. fr CAN be jmputed from the Ait Mm Lstry communique issued during the Mtriod that Uie total British aircraft los A n action ;,ince May 10 is 302— less than of the total losses attributed t •> the Ailie.> m German claims. Naturally no
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    NAZIATTACKSON HOSPITAL SHIPS
    97 20 London. June 5. REPLYING to a question m the House oi Commons. S.r Victor Warrender, Finai trici! Secretary to the Admiralty. .".lid thut 'unce the outbreak of wai nine British hospital ship.; wero bombed, d or machine-gunned by the Germans despite the vessels' distinctive and unmistakable markings.
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    Information Ministry Comes Under Fire
    280 20 1 London, June 5. JjT COMMONS question time, the Soft cialist Mr. Thurtle asked the Minister of Information why his department 'continua.Hy issuer for publication German official communiques containing fa lie claims ol successes of a most extravagant chaiacter. as by giving official approval to
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    More Control Of Workers
    61 20 London June 5. MR. ATTLEE announced m the Commons tc-day that the Ministry of Labour had made an order regulatinr i the engagement of workers m the en- igineering and building industries and lof male workers m agriculture and coal mining The object of the order
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    Stock Exchange
    54 20 London, June 5. AN the Stock Exchange industrials imv proved early on Sir Kingsley! Wood's announcement yesterday that the Dividend Limitation Bill will be dropped. Gains were not fully held owing to lack of support of late trading. Gilt-edged was unchanged. Other groups were generally slierhtlv lower Wall
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    The Morning Tribune Thursday, June 6, 1940. STOP PRESS
    371 20 The Morning Tribune Thursday, June 6, 1940. STOP PRESS I London. June 3 T is learned m authoritative circle m London that British trouper participating with the French m the battle which opened te-daj on the Somme. Certain armoured vehicles appeared on both sides of Amiens, hut at pre. sent,
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    5 MILLION REFUGEES IN FRANCA
    64 20 5 MILLION REFUGEES IN FRANCA Geneva. JW* I FE International Red Cross Comn" has appealed to Bed ie K of all nations to help the Fijwi Cross m caring for over 5.000 ouu it from war-stricken areas wno t rived m France. f f V M The Committee states tn-'
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