The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 September 1941

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  • 20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO 16,401. KSTU 1835. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941. 5 CENTS
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  • 861 1 Big Enemy Bid To Cross River Smashed BERLIN RADIO ON DIFFICULTIES ON WAY TO LENINGRAD Ol^ondon, Aug. 31. N the 71st dav of the war on the Eastern Front all the German High Command can claim is the Finnish success at Yiborg (Viipuri) and Finnish advances
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  • 152 1 mVyV POSITION HAS IMPROVED p clall> versary Goush. ntatar, re- Britain's ■he p ist baUengc in the t«O] MS extreme- nonnouslj it has still i ;hini WD *-..r bg blfl the •.lumbers. dement d -..i.: bm mnnicatlona in DM ci'_n;.- force Q rgnporarily last If .••ci
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  • 40 1 London, Aug. 31. rK Premier of Burma. U Saw, will shortly vLslt BriUiii. He will convey personally to the Government and people of Britain a message of goodwill from the Government and people of Burma.
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  • 92 1 Australian Envoy To Singapore Is Named Sydney, Auj;. 31. IMF. Australian Government is to have a representative in Singapore, with authority in political, commercial and administrative matters. He will be Mr. V. T. Bowriea, at present Commonwealth Trade Commissioner to China, stationed in Shanghai Sir Frederick Stuart, Australian Minister for
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  • 309 1 POSSIBLE PROVISION IN PEACE TERMS Simla, Aur. 31. A PROVISION that the Iranian Government should facilitate the transit ot supplies and war material t&rresb Ir.Ti to Russia will, according to well-informed circles here, form part of the basis of the terms which will probably
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  • 60 1 London, \ug. 31. fiIHKRE *a.s great air activity over the 1 Channel to-day. Reports by observers on the coast say that squadrons of Hun-loans and Spitfires have been crossing and rernisaing the Channel almost incessantly since dawn, and explosions hare been heard from the other side of the
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  • 194 1 Bangkok. Aug. 31- > ••ABSOLUTELY devoid of truth" is! A how a Thai Government communique dismisses a Japanese newspaper allegation that the British and American Ministers in Bangkok, through a high Thai Government official threatened economic pressure; against Thailand unless she ceased trade relations with
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  • 198 1 AXIS SHIPPING HARASSED IN MEDITERRANEAN London. Aug. M. CUBMARINES of the Mediterranean fleet continue to harass the enemy, states an official Admiralty communique issued this morning. On the afternoon of Aug. 24, it states, a squadron of three Italian six-inch #un cruisers was sighted a*
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  • 189 1 London, Aug. 31. A VICHY report says that Laval, French Quisling who was shot at Versailles or Wednesday, has developed bronchitis with a rise in temperature and inflammation cf the langs. An operation to extricate the bullet near his heart is therefore impossible at the moment.
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  • 25 1 London, Aug. 31. IN Vichy to-day, the French Legion celebatod the first anniversary of its formation by Marshal Petain after the collapse of Prance.- Reuter
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  • 315 1 Nazi Feeler On Japan-U.S. Parleys Tokio. Aug. 31 "MUCH too premature." fu the ifl comment by Japanese Government circles on a Berlin broadcast report that an agreement had been reached between the United States and Japan, says Reuter. It was also impossible to obtain uny confirmation of the repor;. Pri^utpj^
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    • 9 1 (Other cables in Pages 2 5, 7 and 8)
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    • 9 1 (Array observer's description of operations in Iran— Par* FIVE)
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  • 94 2 New York, Aug. 30. TWO youthful members of the Ger- man-Ameriran Bund were held here to-day on $25,000 bail each on Federal charges of conspiring to mail United States military information abroad, presumably to Germany A third defendant named in the conspiracy i.s Kurt Frederick Ludwig, who
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  • 19 2 Washington. Au?. 20. I!HE Office Par Production Management to-day plaoed Mfrntia fibre under full priority contn i United Press
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  • 224 2 Ankara, Aug. 31. THE first serious outbreak of epidemic diseases of choler.i and typhus has now come to Rumania, according to Martin Agronsky, National Broadcasting Company's correspondent broadcasting from Ankara. According to reliable foreign information received in Ankara, says Agronsky, deaths among the Rumanian civil population
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  • 89 2 Vichy, Aug. 31. DRENCH barges massed in northern France at the disposal of the Oermans are Vo be dispersed, according to a message from Uie Vichy news agency. The dispprral follows an agm rm-m b~twe<n M. Benhelot, Vichy Secretary of StAtf> for conununicaUoiis, and
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  • 51 2 Vichy, Auk. 30. THE sum of 500 1>00 Crane* has b>» n allotted t wur-i the relief of the population of B'.ulofme Sur Mer. following tho exceptionally dostructivo air raids of Aug. 14. causing heavy moterial damage, lnrludins tb dsstrnctJ n cf the Hrc department and Ore extinguLdiing apparatus. United
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    • 185 2 LAST DAY of EXTENDED "'l,l WALLACE HK ERv IN 'WYOMIMc. With MARJORIE MAIN (Th<- "The Women" LATEST .METROTONE NEWS \j, CHURCHILL visits the I'.s. EAGI.I SO| ii^ I>ondon...H.R.H. The DUKE of KENTi L t!?' CIWESOUWD NEWS: Le;^ SYDNEY'S FIRST 8UC M p OPENING TOMORROW 4 SHOWS DAILY 11 3177^ A
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  • 451 3 RUSSIANS' STRONG HOLD ON ODESSA Sanguinary Battle Enters Third Week WOMEN CHILDREN ARE BEING EVACUATED THE senary battle of Odessa tSTto Ihl" JL of TcoVd^f t« Hi k sup f hed L wit Provisions and arms, Women ami children not needed for the defence of the city are in the
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  • 278 3 Martial Law In Teheran CALM Olierau. Auf. Si, »N urging the i „m have eonJ -nmieut. which tr..- r the country, raise reports <•■ issued by the late last night. aid that every Ud stop the clrnunoan which are Ad added that vhatever la the td r -he royal Ui.w
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  • 284 3 Buenos Aires, Aug. 30. TKfc report or the Committee investigating anti-Argentine activities Mibmitted to Congress yesterday dots the "is" and eWMM the "fs" of the fragmentary information already released While there is little that Is neu tr.e statements now officially endorsed by the commktee are presumably based on
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  • 135 3 London, Aug. 31. TIIK Australian Minister of Commerce, Sir Earle Page, said to-day in Canberra that Australia most be prepared for a lonx struggle. The war was soon entering its third year, aud it was the Job of Australia to get stronger as the Germans
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  • 42 3 Jerusalem, Auk. 31. PETROL rationing will end in Pal«v>Una at midnight to-night. All motorists have been asked to return their ratiun cards t-j the authorities. This Is retarded M evidence that supply conditions are now normal. Reuter
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  • 35 3 NEW DUTCH CHURCH TO BE BUILT IN LONDON Batavia. Aim:- W. I'HK noi<Ml>W> Chuiv-i i* collecting funds )-day during Um .m rvir.-s an (fcma Wil.elrmna's birthday to tnilld f new N»thfr!and» i-hurrh tn liondon Reuter
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  • 65 3 London, Aug. 31. WEATHER conditions limited RAF. activities last night. An Air Minisiry communique stated: "Weather conditions last night wtTc unfavourable for offensive operations which, therefore, were on a very small scale. "Bcmber Command aircraft attacked docks at Cherbourg and aircraft of the Coastal Command bombed
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  • 21 3 Reykjavik. An*. 31 CAPT. Elliot Roosevelt, the President's eldest son, arrived here on Friday afternoon. United Press
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  • 37 3 Vichy, Aujj. 30. Gen. Sogues, Resident 'iwH'iul in Morocco, arrived in Kftuwcall 9 bv s»»^i>lane yesterday aft«r coiifcmriK With O«B Wryyand, dcle-pite-ffeneral to North Africa, mya the Vichy news afc^xity. C»-ti r<--«;ips is on to Vichy. Reuter
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  • 176 3 "Means Of Beating Air Attacks On Shipping" Durham. Aug. 30. Tile] Hist Lord of the Admiralty, Mr A V Alexander, warned today that the Battle of the Atlantic is by no means won. although he ;>aid progress was such that he had greater confidence in the maintenance of the security
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  • 68 3 Finns Ready To Discuss Peace? New York, Aug. 30. 'i>HK Herald -Tribune reported to. day from London that "in spite of the Finnish denial, Finland is willing to conclude peace now that Viborg has been captured. "One Finnish newspaper writes that, so far as Finland is concerned, Helsinki is willing
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  • 270 3 MUSSOLINI TAKES HITLER FOR A RIDE— IN PLANE Home, Aug. 30. MUSSOLINI piloted the German four-motored bomber in which he and Hitler visited the entire Russian front, the official Italian news agency reported to-day. Hitler and Mussolini discussed -alone for hours" the political and military questions of the moment, the
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  • 242 3 Berlin, Aug. 30. f\N tfie occasion of the Finnish occupation of Vlborf claimed by today's FlnnLsh communique, Hitler, as Ccmmander-in-Chief of the armed forces, addressed the following telegram to Gen. Mannerheim, Comman-der-in-Chief of the Finnish Army: "Finland's war of liberation was crowned to-day by the
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  • 37 3 Vichy. Aug. 31. H^HE Oerman authorities h\ the occupied zone have ordered all Jews immedLat^ly to turn In their radio sets to preventf their hearing Free Prench and other fr>reign br»j»drast6, it was learned to-day United Press
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  • 302 3 IMPORTANT MOVES IN TURKO-NAZI RELATIONS? London, Aug. 3L A REPORT from Ankara intimates that the German Ambassador to Turkey, von Papen, has announced that he is shortly returning to Germany and will see Hitler during his visit. The Moscow radio quoting an Ankara
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  • 39 3 IMPORTS TO SYRIA LEBANON Washington, Aug. 30. THE British embassy here announces that Syria and Lebanon are no longer regarded as territories "under enemy occupation or control." Imports, however, will be controlled by a strict licensine system. United Press
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  • 44 3 London. Saturday. THE Grand Duchess CharW- of Luxembourg and her husband. Prince Felix of Bourbon -Parma, with the Luxembourg Minister of Justice, Victor Botison. arrived in England today by air from America. They came by way of Newfoundland which they left on Friday.- Reuter
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  • 40 3 Moscow, Aug. 31. DROMINENCE is given in the Soviet Press to a report, date lined Geneva, stating that according; to information received therej Italian troops are beinp concentrated on the Greco-Turkish and Bulgaro-Tnrkish frontiers. Reuter
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  • 223 3 MEN TELL OF THEIR BAD TREATMENT Cairo, Aug. 31. IT is learned here that the remaining British and Imperial officers who were wrongfully removed from Syria by the Vichy authorities after being made prisoners of war have now arrived safely at Beirut. Reuter's special correspondent in
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  • 650 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941. Two Allies TO-DAY is an important occasion for two of our allies, the Netherlands and Poland. It is the second anniversary of the invasion of Poland and the beginning of World War 11, and in the Netherlands Indies the Free Dutch are
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    714 4  -  Hector Bolitho Hitler Is Listening! By AMERICA will have to learn one lesson as she comes into the War. We call it Security. One of the toughest Jobs of the authorities in Britain has been to make members of the forces realise the value of silence. We have learned
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  • 604 4 (From a Correspondent t ANK of the final nails m the Coffin of l he Italian Kast African Kmpire was the capture of A.ssab. This was successfully accomplished by u well planned attack undertaken by Indian t troops, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The
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  • 192 4 /A (Ml I o^rr,;;:., ten mtuutet >■ m and thtjs, -«pH kmndt r M been moved I totle less a. 1 The first time ow V -M ed wUn tht ■■•>■ excrtu it 1 22J I to pUn many, hawa I no longer I dais tei
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  • 701 5 Oil Production Plant Practically Simla, Aug. 31. uK1 l Indian Army observer's account of the opera- iun l>n \hv southern front of Iran during the first hour- "t iKiupation says that everything W ent accordH plan The tactics employed were worthy of Gen.
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  • 88 5 THF (Governor of the Straits 1 Settlements, Sir Shenton Thomas, sent the following: cablegram to the Governor -(ienerml of the Netherlands Indies. Jonkheer Tmrdu van Starkenborjch Staehouwer, yesterday: "I offer to Yoor Excellency on behalf of Malaya my hearty congratulations on the anniversary of the
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  • 72 5 11l 1^ Ml prim of newsprint IWM been gaa-iu* in the Colony. Tin y are: 31 x 43 41 43 lb. 500s $700 per ream of 500 sheet* 31" x 43- 44/47 lb. 500's $7.25 per retun of 500 iSL', 31- X 43" 49/52 lb. 500's $7^50 per ream of
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  • 641 5 Hollanders In Malaya To Raise $25,000 For New Dutch Destroyer MKTHEKLANDS subjects in Singapore, gathered at the Hollandsche Club on Saturday night to express their loyalty to Queen Wilhelrr.ina in honour of her 6ist birthday which fell yesterday, rallied to a call to share in the cost of the new
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  • 442 5 Daylight Saving Problems In Malaya IP in Malaya you iiave half-an-hour's daylight saving, and so half-an-hour's extra daylight in the evenings, you have got to pay for it 1 by bavins hall an hour's extra dark- ness in the morning," said Mr. J. C. C<;oke in a talk on "Daylight
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  • 362 5 A. I.F. Journal Says Troops Need More Entertainment In Malaya THE possibility of troops of the 1 Australian Imperial Force stationed in Malaya being provided with permanent entertainment by a, body of entertainers drawn from t>eir own units is envisaged in I •Second Two Nought. an AXF. journal published in
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  • 496 5 MALA YA HAS SWITCHED TO A NEW STANDARD TIME I PROM to-day Malayans are going o bed and getting up ten minutes earlier. This is the second time clocks throughout the Peninsula have been advanced at the behest of Government. On Jan.
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  • 147 5 AN appeal to Inuiun^ to make up theidiflerences r.nd be more united was mide by Mr. S C. Golio, who presided at the 18th annual general meeting of the Indian Association. Singapore, at the Clerical Union hall yesterday. Referring to rumours. Mr Golio sain
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  • 50 5 'FW'O jears of war idll oe reviewed in a programme entitled The Tliird Year Begins" to be presented by th»Singapore broadcasting station from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m or. Wednesday Th»Governor. Sir Shenton Thoma.s. iHO speak in this programme al approx ma'ely 8 p.m
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  • 68 5 New rru-mbers ui rf-pla-T present memt^r in the Chinese Advisory- Board for Sin^aporhave bevn appointed Tney are Dr. Mali Kee Yong I vice Dr Ch^ Peck I Jan i Mr Long Yum Hoe vice Mr. L'tn Boon Thin > Mr. T r .vng Wai-hon 'vice Mv Chins See Sum, Mr.
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    • 561 6 Broadcasting ZIIP.I 30.96 m »«8 m cs ZHP.? 48.5K m. M75 m <cs m^f c I zHP. 3 «.3* m m«/« zhl, zhpi. ZHP2 zhp;; menu Duir 6.40 a.m. Opening unnou nci-meiite in P^e raoord French; 6.45 a.m. News in French relayed HH, fro Iy from London; 3 a.m. News
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  • 128 7 THE SINGAPORE C.-OF- C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION rone of Marks* Quiet Ix»f.~st Cab;-: [*>r. \^n Spot Bh«c4 13 »d. per Ib. New York Sp^>t. S'uh; US ■,'ts 2i p*>r lb. NO IX RM spot louM %£"s? No IX R.S.S PO B to cases Aug. -Sept. (Sellers option) 38 lau OPAQ R
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  • 57 7 'pHE Perak Turf Club has g:vcn ru>uc*^ to members erf tlw? COaWßttfeve'l iniont:on to donate to The vTai l-\ind a sum oi $32,000 made up as follows Profit of Jur.e afrettog 1941. $53,978 3a less a/r.oun'-R n-^ived ExDtndit.ur**s on xxrdijne, for H.M. Forces in Pp-^k
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  • 346 7 Roosevelt Urges Speed-up In Production New York, Aug. 31. DRESIDENT Roosevelt, in a preLabour Day statement, asserted last night that the Office of Production management and labour "now realize and I am sure will continue to realize that there must be full and uninterrupted production" of defence materials. The production
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  • 105 7 A NIMHKK of what are officially d scribed as •'Wang Ching-weJ and Commuiust pubUcauor.s" are ajnonj? the Hat of undesirable publications, the tmportauon of which into the Straits Settlements Ls prohibited. Prmuti in Shanghai ar.d Nanking, Ui y are a. the Chinese lai^na^e and include
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  • 68 7 IT thf rt quest 01 many Malay and Hindustani listeners, the Malay programme ol Che Singapore broadcasting transmitter ZHP3 scheduled for B.H to 7 v pa aa from Jo-day has been moved up to the period 5.40 t 1 G.25 p.m Hindustan] music mores down from w t<>
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  • 105 7 T'llK fourtll talk 111 tlie "Rubb»r Cirowir.^" series ol Singapore broadcasting station will be given a; 9 15 p m. on Wednesday b. Mr I. T. Mann, bead of the botanical division of the kuMjt Research Institute of Malaya. Mr. Mann win give brief outhm- oi the n-.vanh
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  • 36 7 The i.f.i. talk In the "Science in Malaya" series ol the Mfig*pw Broadcasting Station will be given ;<t 9.15 p.m. to-day by I)r c x. Purtado on the subject "Sri ntiflc naal Names And Their Importance."
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  • 138 7 t*hi-: following octificatknu regarding offlcera ol the P.M 8. Volunteer Force and the Mi!.,, College Cadet Corps arc tud: Ueut k. r. fates has b»Kn appointed Acting Captain. P.M. B. Volunteer F'orce. A c-rtiiniLssion M Honorary 1 Cadet U» uU-nant la the Ma!ay College Cadet Corps has been
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  • 146 7 Ankara, Aug. 31. 11IE atmosphere in Bulgaria is li.ie that of a concentration camp, according to reports reaching here King Boris is reix>rted to be still refusing to right Russia in view of the internal state of Bulgaria but the Germans are pressing him to
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  • 229 7 Hyde Park, Aug. 3>. DKESIDENT ROOSEVELT to-day declared that the dangers of a world war are possibly even more acute now than when the European conflict broke out, reports United Press. Mr. Roosevelt charged that the dictators plan the conquest of J.e
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  • 99 7 Rome, Aa;. 31. riF: story of the 10,000-mile voyage of the i 200-ton Italian .sloop Eritrea Ls told In an Italian official news agency message. i !.>• Eritrea 1 ft ftsassawa in company with j other vessels when the unit was ordered to pn* (Hii
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  • 80 7 DUKE OF KENT LEAVES FOR QUEBEC .Montreal. \ug. 3L T::k DuJce ol Kent, commanding bis tour, departed from here by air en route for Quebec. He land d from a plane at Cap de la Magdeletne and continued the journey by train Prom Quebec he is wtp cted to go
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  • 73 7 Shanghai, Hug. 31. Mr^ Mamie! Pox, American member of the Chinese Currt ocy Stabilization Fund, and Mr. Chen Kuang-fu, Chinese in»-mber. who arrived in Manila or Friday from Hong Kong, are scheduled 40 leave for the United States to-day by Cupper, says the Domei
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  • 64 7 Tokio. AiiX- 31. MAJOR-GEN Raishiro Sumita, bead of the Japanese military mission to French FnHo-Qhina, us expected to i ave to-day for Tukio by p!a.nc. says a report from Hanoi. says Renter. According to United Press, is understood in Hanoi that Gen. Sumita is bein^ replaced
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  • 51 7 Shanghai. Aug. 31. rIE first of two additional American Presldi nt liners assigned ui evacuate American nationals from the Par East, the 10,000-ton liner President Garfield arrived here last night About 40 local Americans have booked to return to the United .States by the vessel.—
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  • 49 7 London, Aug. 3!. AN Air Ministry communique issued this morning states: "Only a f^w enemy aircraft were owr this country last ni^ht. Bombs which fell at one place on the southeast coast caused slight damage and a very .-jnall number of cu.sualti' s."- Reuter
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  • 162 7 rIE death occurred at tl)c Singapore General Hospital yesterday morning of Dr. Bruce Ooss, Medical dffirrr of tiie Bedong Medical Association, Kedah, at the age of 43 years. He is survived by his widow and son. The cremation, which took place In the
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  • 287 7 Sydney, Aug. 31. MR. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, replying to a cablegram from Mr. S. M. Falstein. member of the Federal House of Representatives, stated that the inclusion of Dominion I statesmen in ihe British War Cabinet did not arise )n a question he answer|ed
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  • 72 7 DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE IN SINGAPORE T'HE 26-year-old Duchess of Rox- burphe arrived in Singapore from India, where .she ha.s been for several months, by air yesterday. She 1. on her way lo England, leaving by the next Clipper. In Singapore, she v. ill v jc the guest of .Sir Robert
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  • 60 7 the biggest nun.bcr of dance coupons to her credit, Mi I.^1 Uong s>i Chan h.s won the "Million Dollar Baby" competition at the New World cabaret The second prize went to M:--.s Fanny Pong and the- third to Miss Aw Onn Onn. Mrs. Lee Choon Guan
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  • 62 7 Mr. H. G. B<'V rU\v. A.'-.-i.-Uint Buperinlendent <>f Police, F.M.S., i;;>. been appointed to ac as Superintendent of Polto PM.S. Sgt. J. Quinn bae been appointed Company Serjeant-Major In.^: uctor, Volunteer Pore M.ii iva -f -f Major-Gffi. P. K Simmons, commanding officer of the Singapore fortress, has arrlve«l in Mflbourn/'
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  • 283 7 Spring Meeting" Is Refreshing Play At The Theatre IX7 IT H a cast 3i nine payers, many of wham are newcomen to the Singapore stase, the "Birds of Passage" gave a first class presentation of M. J. Farrell and John Perry's play "Spring Meeting" at the Vie oria Theatre on
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  • 83 7 APTLY nstraed, M Moe Giri?'". vhfdl w. Bhown at a midnight ll Wiling at the Ciipitol or. Saturday. tHJs th^ story of r. girl who r-et.s the tmiguet of gossip-monger wagging whtn sy>e spends a Bight m fa. bsfhVlor friend's bouae. The part
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  • 70 7 Enjoyable entertainment to provMad i-'-Paranio'jnt's "On* 1 Nieht ir. I j.sbor. wblch )iad a midnight BCTffning at the Catfaaj an Saturday. The su>r>". v hi( h is ra<-y, d^a> with thV adventures of '<*■**■■ aiueriean pilot 'Fred MarMurrav i who f;ilis> in l-v<
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  • 146 7 T^HE following notifications regarding ffla A of the Straits BetUemcnte Votunfc i*ww are tr«i^< tted: Capt. L. v raytor bac received tne acting rank of Major, while 1 H Mewcj receives :ii acting tank a! Ueut.-Cok>nei Seoand-lieut. O. Paylor recetwei 0m acttnt rhni: cf raptAin. A roiruiussion a<
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  • 76 7 Manias in f-^irtric uid Wai i M totalled 463 i!«T. exceeding L9S9'f reooi Sgure by 28.') .3 i Dsarrisge B*te per I o r »'i For L940 v.;v~ 2J 6, vhxch is ttM highest on record and ccmparei vitli 81.2 in 193 1 1 :r.d a:i R^encc of 17.4 daring
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    • 222 7 LAW NOTICE FOR THE WEEK To-day ao io a.m.- B*-forr the Judges Summonses In Chambers. Before The lion hie The Chief Justice in (ourt No. 1 Today at 10 a.m. 1 Judgment Debtor Summons. At 11 a.m.- S.36ti 40 Mohan Singh, etc. E. M Maahus and anor. To-morrow at n
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  • 67 8 BOCCKR: S.A.F.A. league, tirst division. Aryylls vs. M.F.A., Anson Road stadium; Police vs. Manchester Regiment. Depot; reserve division. Fortress K..E. vs. Chinese Athletic, F. and N.; second division (a), Moravia vs. Publishers. Y.M.C.A.: Signals vs. K.A. (8.M.), Alexandra; R.A.F. < Tengah vs. Malay Regiment, Tengah; S.H.B. vs.
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  • 1329 8 Sin gapo re Races ItVWM -O.HBK And Qnwd FrU, boiii ridden by E. Donnelly, completed doubles for th* current meeting at Bokit Timah on Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting, which was attended b> a l»r*c crowd.
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  • 217 8 rjBCLARLNU after coring 217 rum for nine wickets, t.he Singapore Cricket Club scored an easy victory by 113 runs over the RAP. iTengahi in a cricket mafh playd a* rangliii yesterday The scores WCTC s.c.c Res c Thompson b Wright 8 Mili<ja; c and b Smith
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  • 299 8 EVAN WONG'S FINE INNINGS CEVERAL good scores by Chinese batsmen enabled the u Straits Chinese Recreation Club to beat the Indian Association by 167 runs at cricket at Hong Lim Green yesterday. Evan Worm scored a splendid 60 and Chua Boon Unn and Ong
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  • 82 8 Forest Hills, Aug. 30. npHK American tennis championships opened here to-day (Saturday). Among the notable results were GUles. pie of Atlantic who beat the former Davis Cup player, Frank Shields by default, Shields withdrawing in the fourth set with Gillespie leading 8 6. I, 4— fc— C.
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  • 288 8 Europeans Win Annual Cricket In Penang (From Oar Own Correspondent) Penan*. An<f. 31. rVHK tricket fixture between the Earopeaiu and the Rest for the B. P. de Silva cup, which was played on the Western Road ground on Saturday and to-day, ended In a draw, time intervening. By Virtue of
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  • 239 8 SELETAR AIRMEN DRAW WITH CEYLONESE JJNDKKKATKi* ten4urirs by toater ud Yofforaj»h featured the cricket match at Balmtier yesterday i n which the WL V F (Se*rtan drt»% with thr Ceylon Sports On, Posters innui({-, inriud-.ti thre«- sixefl and fight fours, whik hU ejev^ f.xjr; and a
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  • 219 8 *pH_; ii.A.O.C. beai. Uu; Posi Oflict- Sports x Club by 34 runs in a cricket match played at the Post Office prround yesterday. The .'rores were: R.A.0.1:. S«t Hullov ood bS. Poiuiiah L>,>. te. Thomas C Rajoo b Toledo 1. S, Odr. Marshall st.
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  • 146 8 London Counties Beat Woolley's Team London, Aug. 31. FOTBALL overlapped cricket to. day, but there were grood attendances wherever King Willow held sway, and spectators had plenty of thrills where London Counties beat Frank Wiley's team. Woollcy's team were U out in 80 minutes for 69, which total the Counties
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  • 312 8 Le Mercier Scores 110 For Winners /^oou ixjwhi^r t/> l. AMd w-tw captured Jf srven wirket.s for 9i ruiii, rnabled a bdcat team captair.*xi by R. H. Bain to beat U'- Slnhaiese Association by 23 runs In a cricket match play<d at the BtnhaJflße Association ground
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  • 63 8 Vichy. Aur. 36. ffIHE authority at Saigon, to- Jay denied thr invasion of southern China by French troops in Indo-Chinft and th* orrunation of the Chinese town r»[ OtriT^-vj dt;wtch^s from Saigon stato I>-nyin« u>e ClmngktnK prated B«JMO authorities .said no French or native
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  • 152 8 12,000 See Arsenal In Poor Display London, Aug. 31. FOOTBALL was in swine throughout the country yesterday in spite of the fixture troubles following the London teams' breakaway. An aggregate of about 130,000 saw 32 English league matches. Nearly all the favourite players were available "somewhere
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  • 128 8 THE Royal Navy scored an easy victory over a Singapore Cricket Club side in a cricket match played on tihe padanf yesterday when, thanks to Waites who took seven wickets for 30 runs, they skittled out their padang opponents for a measure
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  • 346 8 Nazis Anxious Over Flow Of Aid To Middle East THERE might well be a tougl 1 Desert, where the German^ r a parations for the past few montl respondent just returned from the M Gen Auchinleck I Commor. der-in-Chief, Middle East), however, has already expressed confidence in the position, the
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  • 156 8 Big Game Wins Valuable Champagne Stakes Newbury. Auk it THE Kinff Bin Gam.\ by Bahram MM 1 of Ifyrobella, won a thrilling r rtho valuable Champagne Stakes a short bead from Lord Derby's Watling Btreet by Pairwajr uut Ranai, v.v. u>rd Rofiseberry's Hyperides b\
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  • 47 8 Chungking Is Bli tzed By 100 Aircraft ffatmmou breakfsu r wen the ttu DUbchin* skirl noon m .^1 bombi, south bar.] r '--:-y| Th< form itioj ■rbi n n high on th< the village] th< re tx qi art dug< A.'.x.' some for Amer u < mba Reuter
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  • 25 8 JAPAN'S INTENTIONS PUT TO CRUCIAL TEST I 9Utei oil u> natol the world U DK inU a that of Japa: I track it J Reuter
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