The Straits Budget, 18 July 1940

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES i iISTABUBHED nearly A CENTURY, i No. 4.301. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940. Price 25 cts., (S.S. Currency) or fa
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA
    1053 1 Singapore. Wednesday. A LMOST within six weeks, The War Fund passed the $3,000,000 mark last Saturday. The total to-day is $3,081,381. A further sum of €50,000 was remitted to the Chancellor of Exchequer last week, making a total of €350,000 sent so far. The biggest contribution
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    10 Cent Notes Still Circulating
    32 1 When there was a shortage ot to t nnn -m last war, the Straits Settlements a ‘w durm 9 the notes. These note's arTHTln'c&tiX Md 25 e <'
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    Volunteers In Training
    28 1 A Regular sergeant is seen instructing a platoon of the Ist. Battalion. S.S.V.F., now under training, how to handle and fire a light automatic gun.
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    LIBERTE, EGALITE LATERNITE !
    1111 1 LIBERTE, EGALITE LATERNITE Egalite, Fraternite!— Straits Times July 11. 0 .he characteristics com,hf despotisms of Nazi erman.v and Fascist Italy are hat is described as unity of race nd reduction to a common level of abjuration of all who are under ier sway Each has shown porous hostility to all
    Egalite, Fraternite!—Straits Times July 11. _  -  1,111 words
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    Getting Hostile
    1220 1 was a month ago.—Straits Times, July 12. We have it on the authority oi Hitler that the third and mosr important phase of the war began immediately following the collapse of France. For once we find ourselves in agreement with the German leader. We share his conclusion, although
    was a month ago.—Straits Times, July 12.  -  1,220 words
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    WHO WILL MAKE IT FOUR?
    676 2 —Straits Times, July 13. In a little over six weeks, The War Fund has passed the three million dollar mark and £350,000 has been remitted to the Imperial Government for the purchase of aircraft. In the time taken to raise that sum of money in
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    Exploitation
    404 2 "quota passages.’’—Straits Times, July 13. We follow an example set by the Colonial Office in considering a problem which is not sufficiently pressing to merit action while w'e have a war on our hands, but is one which should be tackled very soon after peace returns. It is not
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    “THERE WILL BE NO SUBMISSION”
    1153 2 famine and pestilence.—Straits Times, July 15. So many of the unpleasant things that have happened to us during the past three months have been reported at week-ends that it is refreshing to review a period of 48 hours in which all that has taken place
    famine and pestilence.—Straits Times, July 15.  -  1,153 words
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    Bang The Drum!
    1168 3 —Straits Times, July 16. There have been many attempts to explain the apparent apathy of the people of this country in the face of the tremendous happenings that are taking place in Europe. Suggestions have ranged from lack of patriotism to lack of understanding. The people are
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    At Last!
    1069 3 Straits Times, July 17. For several years past Eurasians in this country have clamoured lor an opportunity to serve in the Regular Army. Why the opportunity should have been denied them for so long is difficult to understand. They have regarded the rejection of their claims as a
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    ALLOWANCES INCREASED Cost Of Living In The Colony
    202 4 THERE has been a rise in cost of living allowances for Government employees in the Colony. Rates for July published in the Government Gazette this week show an increase in allowances for all within the scheme The following are the rates (with
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    15 4 Mr. Muthalagappa Chettiar has been electeri o the chettlars f Nattukkottah Chamber of Commerce, Muar.
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    VEGETABLES IN JOHORE Official Aid For More Production
    285 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 15. 'THE Johore Government, with the co-operation of the management of various rubber plantations in the State, is giving every encouragement to the growing ot vegetables on an extensive scale. It is hoped that the
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    22 4 j. R. W. I. Band, M.C.S., has been appointed District Officer of Christmas Island. He was acting District Officer there in 1935-36.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      96 4 To ‘Dot,’ wife of P.H. Fry, on 10th July at Singapore, a son, who lived for only a short while. McLEOD. —To Enid, wife of Horace Norman McLeod, on 10th July, 1940 at Jalan Kluang, a daughter, Ursula Ann. lEVERS.—To Maureen, wife of Captain F. R. levers, R.A, on
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      98 4 Mr. H. R. Martin—Miss J. E. Danker The engagement is announced between Hugh Roland son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Francis Martin of Londonderry, N. Ireland, and Josephine Esther (Tina) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Albert Danker of Waterworks, Johore Bahru. Mr. FRANCIS CHOO BUN SUN
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    Contents
    365 4 Leaders— Liberte, Egalite Fraternite Getting Hostile 1 Who Will Make It Four 0 1 “There Will Be No Submission- 2 Bang The Drum n 1 At Last! 3 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial \w t to date, following page s Malayan General News— Education Problems In A Malay State
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    VOLUNTEER OFFICERS
    90 4 The following notifications r e a officers in the Straits Settlements Volun Force are gazetted: Mr. Kenneth Jack Casey granted Commission as Second-Lieutenant; Walter Hanley Pittman granted a Conun sion as Second-Lieutenant; Lt. H. R Mor'/V S.S.V.F. appointed acting Captain Second-In-Command of Singapore Voiun Field Ambulance; the transfer
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    19 4 Mr. Koh Choon Hong has been JP pointed a Deputy Public Prosecuwj states a Straits Settlements G-a w announcement.
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    86 4 DEATHS Mrs. Too Hoo Lye alias Madam Tan Chee Neo age 77, passed away peacefully at 119 Beach Road. Nerl—On July 13. 1940 at 306 Guan Chuan Street, Singapore. Mrs. Ethel Teresa Neri (nee Jackson) only daughter of Mrs. Dolores Jackson and the late Mr. Stanley Jackson of Singapore. CELINE
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    EDUCATION problems IN A MALAY STATE government English School Needed In Perlis
    589 5 >HF need for a Government English school, yet the difficulties of having such an institution in the State, are Ixed by the British Adviser to the Perlis Government, re T vG. Day, in his annua! report. He also
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    TOLL OF THE ROAD
    69 5 )sln.., n tlic<l a nd 17 were injured in cidents tv, last weok 85 a result of road al of u in T, have been until July 11, a urm this V( a p eat, hs and 234 persons ourahlv u,7vf’i ures wh ich compare very
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    MORE TIMBER EXPORTED Local Demand Falling Off
    260 5 JN spite of the war and the fact that the previous year’s total of 27.473 cubic feet was itself a record, exports of timber from the Straits Settlements to the United Kingdom were almost doubled last year, stated Mr. J. P. Mead, Director
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    EXPORT OF PINEAPPLES AFFECTED BY WAR
    326 5 AWING to the cessation of buying by Britain and Canada, there was considerable risk of part of the present local pineapple crop being lost, stated a member at a recent meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. The committee felt that
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    PRISON LIFE IN PERLIS No Bitterness Among Inmates
    170 5 PRISONERS in Perlis have no rancour at their incarceration. When they leave and happen to meet the superintendent, the meeting is often marked with a cordiality more suggestive of a meeting of old friends than of superintendent and ex-convict.” This pleasant comment
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    WAR FUND DANCE AT RAFFLES HOTEL
    153 5 FLAGS and bunting decorated the ballroom of Rallies Hotel in great profusion on Saturday when a War Fund night was held Two barrage balloons, clusters of the smaller coloured kind, and lifebuoys inscribed with “War Fund” were suspended from ceiling and walls. Proceeds to
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    CONTRIBUTIONS FROM KUALA LIPIS
    46 5 THE sum of $1,735.74 was collected for The War Fund at a recent meeting in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, at which Mr. Theodore Hubback addressed a large audience of Europeans and Asiatics in the F.M.S. police compound and a cine show was given.
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    CO-OPERATION IN JOHORE Officers To Study In Kuala Lumpur
    271 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 16. r J*HE Johore Government has sent two Malay officers and a Tamil to Kuala Lumpur to be trained as co-operative officers. They will be attached to the office of the Director of Co-operation,
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    DR. V. K. SAMY RESIGNS FROM COMMISSION
    112 5 V. K. Samy has resigned from U the Singapore Municipal Commission as from June 29. He had served on the Commission since June 1938. ,His place on a special health committee appointed by Government to investigate the question of the provision of hospital
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    MILITARY FUNERAL FOR MALACCA VOLUNTEER
    105 5 «From Our Own Malacca. July 15. THE death occurred last night of Pte. A. J. Hendricks, “D" (Eurasian) Coy.. 4th. Batt. SS.V.F The funeral took place at the Bukit Serindit cemetery after a service at ♦he Portuguese Church of St. Peter. Bunga Raya, with military
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    CREMATORIUM PLAN
    54 5 AT a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, a member referring to pioposals for a Singapore crematorium, agreed to prepare notes on the customary arrangements in the United Kingdom. Another member promised to make inquiries among the Hindu and Sikh communities in Singapore as
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    21 5 Mr. J. F. L. Cowin has been appointed a Singapore Municipal Commissioner during the absence on leave of Mr. B. Lowick.
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    BIG ANTI-BERI-BERI DRIVE LAUNCHED 50,000 Pamphlets Issued To Chinatown Mothers
    533 6 PIFTY thousand pamphlets advising Singapore Chinatown mothers how to improve the health of their families by eating unpolished, instead of polished, rice, and thus guard against beri-bcri, are being distributed in Singapore this week by the Municipal Infant Welfare Department.
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    WET PADI CULTIVATION INCREASES IN NEGRI
    112 6 'From Our Own Correspondent) Lactic K ftla Lum PUr. July H. AST year, there were 1,100 more acres of wet pad! in Negri Sembilan than in the previous year, states the annual report for the State or Negri Sembilan for 1939. crop harvested was
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    NEW FORESTRY SCHEME Higher Posts For Local Born
    324 6 /■MY'EX improved facilities for forestry training in Malaya, local-born men may eventually fill a certain number of appointments at present held by Europeans, says Mr. J. P. Mead, Director of Forestry, S.S., and Adviser on Forestry, Malay States, in his annual report.
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    FORESTRY EXPERTS CAN HELP LOCAL BUILDERS
    146 6 A NUMBER of inquiries were re- iv c d year regarding the substitution of imported timbers by ocal ones in connection with building problems, states Mr. J. p Mead Dir- ctor f Forestry. S.S. and Adviser on y States in his annual “Unfortunately,” says
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    Learning To March
    36 6 Learning to march under the strict eye of a sergeant is this group ot militiamen who held their first parade under the Compulsory (Local Forces) Service Ordinance at the S.V.C. barracks on Monday
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    MALAYA TO TRAIN PILOTS FOR R.A.F. Scheme To Be Announced Within A Few Days
    245 6 A MESSAGE from our London correspondent received this week refers to a new scheme for training pilots in Malaya for the Royal Air Force. The Straits Times understand; that full details of this scheme, which will
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    KOTA TINGGI POPULAR Facilities For Picnic Parties
    246 6 lOHORE is offering her facilities for pickniking and bathing at the Kota Tinggi waterfalls to the Services as well as civilians. Increasing use of the falls has been made by the Services in recent months. Parties of 60 to 80. sometimes more, travel
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    FOR BETTER CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES
    99 6 *'I\OUBTS have arisen whether under the existing section the Sanitary Authority has power to direct an owner or occupier of premises to take specific measures, such as oiling at intervals over a period of time.” states the acting Attorney-General, Mr. N. A. w in the
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    GENERAL CATROUX ON HIS OBJECTIVES
    125 6 nURING the brief stay of Gen. Cat roux, the Governor-General u Indc-China in Saigon, many person alities, French and Annamlte and re* presentatives of all the elected bodiej went spontaneously to express to tiin their confidence and their approbation General Catroux has thanked the» publicly
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    MAGIC CIRCLE’S $100
    33 6 THE Malayan Magic Circle ha a cheque for $lOO to the Patriotic Fund, representing the Pceeds from the Red Cross Nigh* P ri sented at the Circle on June 23
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    BRITAIN’S EFFORTS FOR PEACE IN FAR EAST Discussions With Japan On Issues Affecting The War
    1177 7 RIT AIN’S policy in the Far East was defined by the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. S. W. Jones, in important statement broadcast from the Singapore at ion on Sunday. “At the moment His Majesty’s
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    PROGRESS MADE IN TIMBER PRODUCTION
    76 7 EUHTHEH progress was made last year with the all-Malavan scheme for the intensive production of timber, states the Director of Forestry. Mr J. F. Mead, in his annual report. “Provision.” he writes, “is made for an annual consumption of 40.000,000 cubic feet, of which 8,000,000
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    NEW DRUG A SUCCESS Pneumonia Deaths Decrease
    187 7 HPHE use of sulphapyridine, the powerful new drug, in pneumonia cases, resulted in Singapore last year in the number of deaths certified as due to this disease being the lowest recorded during the last ten years. This new chemotherapeutic treatment for pneumococcal penumonia
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    Repatriation Of 190 Aliens
    92 7 REPATRIATION to China has become» increasingly difficult on account ol’ hostilities, reports Mr. E. D. Fleming. Immigration Officer, S.S. and F.M.S., in his annual report. In the Colony last year. 190 aliens were returned to their ports of embarkation after having been refused landing permits. The
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    TALKS ON SINGAPORE POSTPONED
    80 7 '■pHE Friends of Singapore have been informed by the Singapore Broadcasting Station that the series of talks entitled “Presenting Singapore,” which the society proposed, would have to be postponed owing to the higher proportion of speech in the programmes now caused by the lengthened London news
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    17 7 Messrs. C. W. B. Maddoz and Loh Khie Chians have been appointed Rubber Regulation Officers for Singapore.
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    “PEACE WITH HONOUR” Dr. Lim Han Hoe & China’s Attitude MALAYAN REACTION TO O.A.G.’S SPEECH
    621 7 “PEACE WITH HONOUR” Dr. Lim Han Hoe China’s Attitude MALAYAN REACTION TO O.A.G.’S SPEECH *<pHINA will welcome peace with v honour,” said Dr. Lim Han Hoe, a member of the Legislative Council, commenting on the announcement on Sunday by Mr. S. W. Jones, Officer Administering the Government, that the British
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    ANTI-DIPHTHERIA DRIVE UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS Voluntary Collaboration From Older Chinese
    486 8 TIIK diphtheria immunization campaign in .March I last vear hv a special branch of Singapore’s Municipal Infant Welfare Department was so successful that the staff was swamped with requests for immunization of infants and work had to be restricted. l I
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    FUND’S £35,000 DISTRIBUTED Governor On Need For Supplies
    279 8 EARLY this month a further remittance o! £35.000 was cabled Home bv the general committee of the Malaya Patriotic Fund ter distribution; among war charities at the discretion ol the Governor. This marie a total of £200.000 remitted to England since the
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    COMPRADOR'S COOK ON CHANDU CHARGE
    81 8 CONVICTED on a charge of being in possession ol $2,671 worth ol •handu. Ng Ah Hui, a comprador’s cook on a ship, was fined $B.OOO, or 10 months’ rigorous imprisonment, by Mr J. McFall in the Singapore district court last week. Ng. who had claimed
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    BIG NIGHT AT NEW WORLD War Fund Benefits From Cabaret
    306 8 'THE War Fund is expected to receive J mare than $3,000 as a result of the special night at the New World cabaret last week when the entire proceeds at the gate, for drinks and from dance coupons from the
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    METAL DEALERS TO BE REGISTERED
    79 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. July 11. /GOLDSMITHS and dealers in gold, silver and platinum are required to register at the office of the Assistant Superintendent of Police. Central Police Station, immediately. It is estimated that the number of dealers, goldsmiths and their assistants exceed
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    Judgment In Case About East India Co. Land
    655 8 lUIHJMENT in a cast concerning two pieces of land in Singapore which were acquired in the ’Fifties, to l us* d as a burial ground, was delivered by Mr. Justice Manning in the High Court last week. It was stated that by
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    Arab Leader
    6 8 SHAIKH YAHYA \i IFI
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    SHAIKH AFIFI DEAD Arab J.P.’s Many Activities
    374 8 CHAIKH Yahya bin Ahmad AS J.P.. Municipal Commissioner a general manager of Alkali a; C ..a \t his residence in Race Course Roa n Friday night. Mr. Yahya Aflfl was bom about years ago in Mecca of Turkish pare: his father being a
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    DEATH OF MRS. NERI
    30 8 rE death occurred at her hor Chuan Street, last week <»; lC Teresa Neri, daughter of Mrs. Do 1 1 3 and the late Mr. Stanley Jackson
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    JAPAN ASKS ONLY RAW MATERIALS FROM N. I. Economic Problems Can Be Peacefully Settled
    453 10 “l\|\\\ has no territorial ambitions with regard to the Netherlands Indies. All she wants :re fu 1 V which the Indies produce and it is piohahh. with jhi- view that Mr. I Ishii, the Japanese Minister
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    MR. A. J. NEWBY TO RETIRE
    117 10 MR. Arthur John Newby who fl has been Deputy Collector of Land Revenue in Singapore for some Ume past, is retiring shortly. He oxj>ects to leave Singapore for Australia before the end of the month. Mr. Newby lias been working in Malaya lor the
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    TIMBER FROM N. SEMBILAN Important As An Export Article
    253 10 THE export to the United Kingdom ol 31,142 cubic feet of sawn “keruing” timber, mainly in the form of telegraphic arms, is an important development, states the annual report of the S’ate of Negri Sembilan lor 1939. The area of lorest
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    PEGGY WARD-JACKSON MARRIED
    53 10 tlToiu Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 8. THK wrcld ng took place to-day at St. Mary’s Church, of Mr. William Hool, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hool of New Malden. Surrey, and Miss Marguerite Elizabeth Peggv> Ward-Jackson, elder daughter of Mr. and Mr:-. C. Ward-Jackson
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    ITALIAN FIRMS IN N. I. BOYCOTTED BY DUTCH
    249 10 3 of lhe great indignation felt in the Netherlands Indies over Italy’s entry into the war, the people of the is ands are boycotting Italian goods, and consequently nearly all Italian firms there have closed down, said two Dutch newspapermen who arrived
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    AMATEUR GARDENERS HOLD EXHIBITION Official Encouragement To Indian Labourers
    470 10 MARKET gardens scattered all over Singapore islant are bringing to Indian labourers of the Health Depart ment a saving of 15 cents each every clay. This represent: a total saving to them of S 1,250 ner month, there beins 500 labourers
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    G. O. C. VISITS S. S. V. F. CAMPS IN FOUR AREAS 1st Battalion Does Tactical Training In Jungle
    570 11 (By A Special Correspondent) HFKE was no doubt, from what Major-General L. V. ijniirl G.O.C. Malaya, saw last week when inspecting 0 f the Ist and 2nd Battalions, S.S.V.F., now in
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    44 11 10 J!J )rtccl 13 cases of small■a:ii n f *P e League of Nations ISinqan.f n lza^[ on Eastern Bureau week ,S lts heal th bulletin for Julv Ttie infection h J uri n the week showed a Biotin sn lnc idence. states the
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    PASSES FOR DRIVERS S.H.B. Plan Will Avoid Delay
    185 11 TTHE Singapore Harbour Board has taken steps to overcome the difficulties that ships’ passengers have been experiencing in reaching the wharves in motor vehicles owing to the “Protected Area” regulations. The Secretary of the Harbour Board, Mr. J. R. Wiggs, last week
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    MALAYA'S MOST MODERN SCHOOL IS COMPLETED
    516 11 MALAYA’S most modern school, built on the site of a former sugar plantation at Woodsville Estate in Serangoon, Singapore, has been completed. It is the new St. Andrew’s School, to he officially opened on July 29 by the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. S.
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    G. O. C.’s Visit To Changi
    38 11 G. O. C. ’s Visit To Changi The G.O.C. and officers of the S.S.V F seen during their tour of a Volunteer Camp last week. They saw various units of the Ist. and 2nd Battalions doing field exercises.
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    CHINESE RICE DEALERS DISCUSS POOL SCHEME Suitability Of Proposed Storage Godowns In Singapore
    363 11 TO discuss the working and possible effects of the rice pooling scheme which Government will introduce shortly, Chinese rice dealers went into conference last week at the Thailand Rice Traders Association’s offices. The dealer’ views will be
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    ALL PALESTINE IS WITH BRITAIN
    65 11 “THE whole population of Palestine is determined to help Britain in the prosecution of the war,” said Dr. and Mrs. S. R Chait, who passed through Singapore last week from Palestine. Dr. Chait, who is a private surgeon, has been practising in Palestine for a
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    1st BATT. S.S.V.F. CAMP AT TELOK PAKU Volunteers Put Through Intensive Training
    594 12 (By A Special Correspondent) Singapore, July 10. TELOK Paku, the camp at Changi where the 1st Battalion of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force is undergoing intensive training is a busy spot to-day. This is the inevitable impression the
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    CHEMISTS HELP THE POLICE
    354 12 UOW the Colony’s Department of Chemistry aided the police in their search for criminals last year Is told in the annual report of the Chief Chemist. S.S., Mr. Morris Jamieson. The following extracts refer to Singapore and Penang. A person found stealing vegetables from a garden
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    DEATH OF TWO EX-MALAYANS
    57 12 r\LR London correspondent reports the at St. Jean de Luz of Mr O F. stonor a former M.C.S. officer His death occurred on June 22 but news has only just been received in London. Another former Malayan, Mr. H. C Rendle died at Amersham (Bucks) on
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    $100,000 FROM SARAWAK RUBBER INDUSTRY
    37 12 "THE Rubber industry of Sarawak has made a contribution of $lOO,OOO ‘in round figures 11,700> to the mprrial Treasury for the prosecution ot the war. This sum has been remitted to London.
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    ENEMY SHIPS FOR DUTCH 18 Vessels Are Now Renamed
    235 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia. July 3. EIGHTEEN German and two Danish merchantmen, seized by the Royal Dutch Navy in various harbours of the Netherlands Indies, are being put into commission under the control of a newlyregistered company, the Netherlands Indian
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    MORE “RED” ACTIVITY Police Arrests In Singapore
    102 12 pURTHER police action was taken last week, against alleged Chinese communists in Singapore, and a number of men were arrested in various parts of the town. There has been a noticeable increase in the distribution of anti-British posters and pamphlets by the Red
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    ALARMISTS WILL BE PROSECUTED
    77 12 /k NY person publishing any report or statement relating to matters connected with the war which is likely to cause alarm or despondency, shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding $5OO, or to
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    SINGAPORE DETENTION OF ILE DE FRANCE 43,000-Ton French Liner To Await London Instructions
    378 12 THK 43,000 ton French liner, lie de France, which w#s 1 New York in April, has been detained in Singapore. With reference to the static in the 8.8. C. news bulletin week that the French liner n
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    PRIDE OF FRENCH MERCHANT NAVY
    178 12 The lie de France, pride of France merchant navy, was bufft in 192 but just prior to the war had been re decorated and modernised. It is probable, however, that most: her interior decoration—which put ne among the foremost luxury shipshas been transformed since the
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    ENEMY ALIENS IN F.M.S
    54 12 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. July IT is learned from reliable sources no action is contemplated a 2 J“' enemy aliens resident in the F_M ff It will be remembered that ~r> 1 mans in the Colony were rounoea last Thursday and taken > camp
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    Volunteers’ Wives They Also Have A Part To Play
    986 14 AUR husbands, if they are volunteers, are now working with the regular army. If they are not volunteers they will soon have their turn as part of the army. They will come in close contact with the ordinary soldier, and, as
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    JOHORE STUDENTS FOR TRADE SCHOOL
    140 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 9. The Johore Government last week sent five Malays and a Chinese to the Kuala Lumpur Technical School. This is the third batch to be sent under a scheme to encourage local Malays to aualify for technical posts.
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    FRANCO-THAI RELATIONS Border Adjustment Reply Awaited
    233 14 Thailand is now awaiting a from the French Govern^ 1 regarding the readjustment Mekhong frontier, as agreed iityU prior to the conclusion of the nn aggression pact between ThaiS and France, stated Nai Direk h nam. deputy minister of F orei l* Affairs, at
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    Detective Acquitted Of Bribery Charge
    468 14 H ARI Singh, a Singapore detec-l tive, was acquitted of accept ing a bribe of $2O from a com patriot. Manggal Singh, in a coffee shop in Middle Road on Apr. 2s, in the Singapore third court last week. Hari Singh, who had claimed trial
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    KING DECORATES THREE COLONY VOLUNTEERS 0.B. E. For Major Gilmour: Two M.B.Es. Awarded
    308 15 THE King has approved the bestowal of honours on three 1 members of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. They are: Major Colin Campbell Blair Gilmour—Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division). Company
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    PATRIOTIC FUND’S £15,000 FOR RED CROSS
    62 15 A REUTER cable from London states that a further contribution of £15,000 has been made from the Malaya Patriotic Fund to the Lord Mayor’s Red Cross Fund. This sum Is part oi the £35,000 remitted to London a few days ago It is not
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    104 15 THE following newly added non-fiction and fiction works are now ready for issue: How I toured the world on nothing, Walter Buehler; The illusion of national character, Hamilton Fvfe; Germany; the aggressor throughout the ages, F. J. C. Hcarnchaw; British far eastern policy, Information Dept..; Pca'-h path Kuo
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    BAUXITE IN DEMAND Malaya Can Help Plane Production
    165 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 10 THE need for greater quantities pf aluminium for aircraft production should enable Malaya and the Netherlands Indies to contribute more raw materials for the construction of warplanes. Lord Beaverbrook, the Minister f»;r Aircraft Production, to-day
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    48 15 A Government Gazette notification states that the Food Controller. Malaya, has delegated to the Resident of Labuan In respect of the Settlement of Labuan powers to authorize any person to import or export any article of food subject to conditions, limitation:, or restrictions as he may deem necessary.
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    INCREASED DEMANDS FOR SILVER COINS Shortage Due To Hoarding Of Metal By Public
    492 16 THE Currency Commissioners report that there have recently been increased demands for silver alloy coinage—20-cent, ten-cent and five-cent pieces—in Malaya. From the suddenness with which the demands arose, the Commissioners believe that the demand is due not
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    STREET LIGHTING PLAN MAY BE POSTPONED
    60 16 <From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 10. Kuala Lumpur’s live-year plan lor Improved street lighting may have to be postponed, as lar as 1940 and IP4I are concerned, declared Mr. W. N. Gourlay, Chairman of the Sanitary Board, at a meeting to-day. He
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    KELANTAN’S EFFORT
    36 16 has now collected $42,544 for th«> Malaya Patriotic Fund. More than $3 50:) was collected last month. Malays In the state have contributed $16,343. Europeans $5,824. Chinese $l2 757 and Indians and Ceylonese $5,262.
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    LOCAL FOOD CROPS Big Area In Singapore
    152 16 A FRESH step towards making'. Singapore less dependent on foreign supplies of vegetables has been taken. Government has delineated just over 3(10 acres of j arable land in Changi for the culti- j vat ion of vegetables. The work of bringing the area
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    DEATH OF FORMER F.M.S. RESIDENT
    193 16 THE death has occurred at the age of 68 years, of Mr. Oswald" Francis Gerard Stonor, former British Resident, Selangor. Mr. Stonor was living at St. Jean de Luz when he died. Coming to Malaya in 1890 he spent his first three months out East
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    38 16 Major-General L. V. Bond, G.0.C., Malaya, smiling cheerily during his visit to Telok Paku, camp of the Ist. Battalion, S.S.V.F. With him is Lieut.-Col. A. Chamier, commanding officer of the Battalion. Straits Times picture.
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    TO HEAR COMPENSATION DISPUTES
    68 16 <From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 9. pOF determining disputes under the Emergency (Compensation) Regulations 1940. the High Commissioner has appointed the following to form a board: The person from time to time performing the duties of Chairman. Sanitary Board. Kuala Lumpur (president), the person
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    I.S.M. FOR MALAYANS
    35 16 R mter. T it t London, July 10. HE Imperial Service Medal has been awarded to Mr. Ramalingam Rasayya, senior Tamil Interpreter, F.M.S., and Mr. Samuel Wright, gaoler Straits Settlements Prison Service.—
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    EUROPEAN CATCHES A CAT BURGLAR
    226 16 A no se awakened a European, David Hunter. H Se rn orchar(l Rca(l at 2 a m one day last week. wSiS l n h,lly an( strelb «> out his arm for his bolster r, h .!!ll. had fallen t 0 thc Instead, he caueht
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    MORE THAN 200 VISIT SINGAPORE TREASURY All Requests For Coins Are Being Met
    375 16 Singapore, July 12. THE gates of the Treasury in Singapore had to be closed this morning when some 201) people—with more coming —clamoured to have notes changed for silver coins. The dema.'id tor silver coins reached its
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    20 16 Mr. A. W. Pinnick has been appointed dtputy of the Financial Secretary tor the purpose of the Defence (Finance' Regulations.
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    Following Example Of The Colony
    141 16 I.—Reuter. London, July 11. IN the House of Lords yester- day, Lord Marchwood of Penang asked whether Government would follow the action of the Straits Settlements Government who had decided to intern all enemy aliens, and whether, if Government considered it undesirable to intern them
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    Strong German Raids Again Repulsed SERIES OF CLASHES OVER THE SOUTH-EAST COAST
    526 20 -Reuter. Ijondon, July 12. rfENTY-TWO enemy aircraft—l 3 bombers, eight fighters and one other plane—were destroyed in yesterday s operations around the coasts of Britain. Many others ''cn bo severely damaged that it is unlikely they returned to
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    YUGOSLAVIA’S FIRST ENVOY TO MOSCOW
    47 20 -Reuter. Moscow, July 11. PRESIDENT Kalinin to-day received the newly-appointed Yugoslav Minister. M. Milan Gabrilovich. This marks the beginning of direct diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, which have had no such contact since the Soviet regime was instituted Reuter
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    CANADA BUILDING 80 WARSHIPS
    73 20 —Reuter. Ottawa, July 11. Till-; building of 80 ships for the Canadian navy is now proceeding at 16 shipyards in Canada as part of the C 10,000,000 twoyear programme to construct 100 ships. Three general types of vessels are being built but classification and dates of
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    Massacre By Nazi Air Force
    120 20 Reuter. London. July 11. rkETAILS have now been received of the terrible devastation wrought in Rotterdam by German bombers on May 14. Well-informed Dutch circles in London state that the number of civilian dead is approximately 30,000. Only three buildings were left standing over in
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    “Dangerous Aliens” Sent To Canada
    81 20 Reuter. London, July 11. IT was revealed in the House of Com- mons last night that 6.700 internees have already been sent to Canada, most of whom are said to be of “the must dangerous type.” A 1 the Germans in the Arandora Star, which
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    MR. ROOSEVELT AND THIRD TERM
    78 20 Mon that would be given him.”—Reuter. Washington, July 10. PRESIDENT Roosevelt at his Press conference to-day parried all questions designed to draw out his views on whether he should stand for a third term as .President. Several hours earlier Representative Sabath had stated after a
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    “LOYAL ULSTER STANDS BY BRITAIN TO THE END' Craigavon Says Eire's Suggestion To Adopt Neutrality Is Repugnant
    282 20 Belfast, July 11. CREAKING in Parliament to day Lord Craigavon, Prim, >J Minister of Northern Ireland, said that Mr. de Valera had definitely rejected his offer of joint defence of tt land. That
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA Hope Of Better Relations
    398 20 Reuter. London. July 12. QUESTIONED in the House of Commons last night as to whether he could give a categorical denial to the allegations in the German White Book that Britain planned a direct attack on the Baku oilfields and whether he could
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    25,000 Planes For U.S. Army And Navy
    72 20 —Reuter. Washington, July 11 THE National Advisory Defence Com--1 mission announces that orders for new aircraft totalling $100,000,000 have been placed in the last few days. Other contracts being negotiated will raise the total aircraft purchase programme to 25,000 planes, with the final
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    EIRE RUSHES DEFENCES Will Defend Her Neutrality
    252 20 —Reuter. Dublin. July 11 IT is becoming clearer daily in Eire that an attack from whatever quarter it may come will be resisted. An army of 100,000 men is undergoing training. There has been a great response to the call to arms, and
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    FRENCH AIR FORCE SYRIA TO STAY THERE
    34 20 —Reuter. Ankara. J«WSYRIAN frontier reports emana from Syria indicate that the a rity of the French air force in ti remaining there for the P 1 —Reuter.
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    TURKISH PREMIER GERMAN INTRIGUES Ration Will Fight To Keep Independence
    527 21 —-Reuter. Ankara, July 12. > KKEY’S only answer to any threat to her independence 1 will be to take up arms and defend the country to the as t” declared Dr. Refik Saydam, the Turkish Prime Minister, in a speech
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    Rome, July 11.
    61 21 "^Heuter. BT jo Kome, July 11. j '-ucially announced that 220 vr. n 1, ;V K Albanian officers and iiier r/ f lr llves when the 2,427-ton 'ane ln l cau "ht fire and sank on The* Pn b a° Ut 12 mlles off Durazzo. >urj/7c/ u"ilu
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    TURKS’ REPLY TO NAZI LIES “Turn Away With Contempt”
    223 21 Ankara, .July 13. A T the request of the Prime Minister, Dr. Ilelik Say dam, tlie Assembly unanimously massed a vote of confidence in the Government. Dr. Saydam in the course of his speech in Parliament, in which he criticized German
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    57 21 .—Reuter. London. July 12. THE regional commissioner lor the north-eastern civil defence sector has imposed a curfew along the coast of the region, which will come into force on Monday night. The curfew area includes the towns of Filey. Bridlington. Hornsea and Withernsea. The curfew will last from one hour
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    Britain Recognises Emperor Haile Selassie As Ally
    112 21 —Reuter. London, July 11. THE British Government recognises Emperor Haile Selassie as governor of Abyssinia and as an ally. This statement was made in reply to a question by Mr. J. C. Wedgwood (Lab.) in the House of Commons. Mr. Wedgwood asked whether
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    ATTACKS Power-Dived At 600 Miles An Hour
    88 21 —Reuter. New York, July 12. A MODIFIED type of American pursuit plane for which the British purchasing commission has placed large orders has been taken into a power dive by an English test pilot at 000 miles an hour. The pilot found it
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    Evacuation Plan Postponed Warships Cannot Re Spared For Convoy
    134 21 Reuter London, July 13. THE Ministry of Information announI ces that the Government’s scheme for evacuation of children abroad from Britain has been postponed for the present. The announcement says that in view of the fate of the Arandora Star, which
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    Advantage With Great Britain
    108 21 —Reuter. London. July 12. TTHE Daily Express, discussing the 1 problem of what Hitler will do next, says that Hitler has an army of .vOOO.OOO to 7,000,000 men under his control but cannot move more than a tithe of them at a time to these shores
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    Dutchmen In Britain To Begin Training
    55 21 .—Reuter. London. July 12. ALL Dutchmen in Britain between the ages of 20 and 35, who have had to register for military service, will shortly be called up for training. Reuter learns in well-informed Dutch circles. The Dutch military authorities have already ordered the
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    PETAIN TURNS TO FASCISM Takes Presidency From M. Lebrun
    276 21 Reuter. London, July 12. MARSHAL PETAIN in a broadcast speech last night revealed to the French people something of the new constitution which he had been preparing for them, according to the official German news agency. To begin with, he said,
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    The New French Cabinet
    172 21 London, July 13. The ministers have, as expected, collectively tendered their resignations in order to make way for a new 12member cabinet. The 'ollowing list of new French ministers appointed by Marshal Petain, “Chief of the French State.” has been published in the French official Gazette,
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    AREAS UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION
    54 21 —Reuter. London, July 13. AN announcement by the Foreign Office says that the following must be regarded as areas in occupation of Germany :—The Norwegian provinces of Norrland, Troms and Finmark, and those parts of Metropolitan France occupied by Germany in accordance with the terms of
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    NAZIS ANXIOUS TO PREVENT HOSTILITIES IN BALKANS But Soviet Russia Still Remains An Unknown Factor
    398 22 -Reuter. Bucharest, July 12. IT is understood that the Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Manoilescu, when he visits Munich to discuss with the Nazi leaders political problems of south-east Europe, will ask Germany to approach the
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    Dutch Steamer Torpedoed
    32 22 Reuter. Lisbon, July 11. THE Portuguese steamer Alterrarede has just arrived at Oporto with 30 survivors of the Dutch cargo steamer Lucrecia, 2.584 tons, which h:ui been torpedoed. Reuter.
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    Duke Of Windsor As Bahamas Governor
    81 22 Reuter. London, July 10 THE Colonial Office announces that 1 the King has appointed the Duke of Windsor to be Governor and Com-mander-ln-Chiel of the Bahama Islands. The Duke oi Windsor was until recently liaison officer with the British and French armies in Paris.
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    Indo-China Resumes Communication
    50 22 ,—Reuter. Saigon, July 11. REPORTS reaching Batavia state that telegraphic communication between Indo-China and nonoccupied territory in France has been resumed via Beirut. An official communique announces that the Governor-General of French Indo-China is endeavouring to establish further means of communication with France by sea or air.—Reuter.
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    PRECAUTIONS IN COASTAL AREAS
    127 22 Reuter. London. July 12. TTHE Admiralty has made an order 1 requiring vessels along the coasts of the United Kingdom either to be immobilized entirely or else rendered incapable of use if left unattended. On the east and south coasts from Berwick to the boundary of
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    MILITARY SECTION OF THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST
    354 22 —Reuter. London. July 11. 'J'HE military section of the postponed Birthday Honours list was published in the London Gazette last night. It is not proposed to announce the list of civil honours until some more appropriate time, which, In no case will be
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    Severe Hardships In Occupied Countries
    110 22 —Reuter. London, July 11. EVIDENCE continues to reach London of the severe hardships all German-occupied territory is suffering, and it is thought they will continue to an appreciable extent as a result of the Nazi regime. Raw materials accumulated over a considerable period in these
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    MEDITERANEAN ACTION SOON BECAME A CHASE Italians Lose Destroyer And Submarine: Heavy Unit Hit
    492 22 -Reuter London, July 11. AN action which quickly developed into a chase of the Italian ships is how an Admiralty communique issued in London last night describes the Anglo-Italian naval clash in the central Mediterranean on
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    WAR COSTS BRITAIN £9,500,000 A DAY
    173 22 .—Reuter. London. July 9. r’URTHER war taxation to meet the growing cost of the war was forecast by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Kingsley Wood, in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Chancellor moved a supplementary vote of €1.000.000.000 for war expenditure.
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    GREAT BRITAIN READY FOR HITLER'S WORST 'PREPARE NOT ONLY FOR 1941 BUT FOR 1942’—CHURCHILL Every City & Village Will Be Defended
    1688 23 GREAT BRITAIN READY FOR HITLER'S WORST 'PREPARE NOT ONLY FOR 1941 BUT FOR 1942’—CHURCHILL Every City Village Will Be Defended —Reuter. London, July 15. DEFERRING to Great Britain’s defence position, Mr. WinsK t o n Churchill, the Prime Minister, in a broadcast speech last night declared All we can say
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    “We Can Expect Biggest Aerial Offensive”
    114 23 We Can Expect Biggest Aerial Offensive” —Reuter. “11/E can now expect the biggest and most carefully planned aerial offensive in history," said Mr. Oliver Stuart, a 8.8. C. commentator, in a review on air operations broadcast from London He said that German attacks on British and Allied shipping might suddenly
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    LEGLESS PILOT’S EXPLOIT
    50 23 —Reuter. London, July 14. ONE of Germany's week-end air losses was a Domier XVII which was shot down into the sea by a Hurricane fighter piloted by a legless pilot, Flying-Officer Douglas Robert Stewart Bader, who was aerobatics ace at Hendon before bis accident nine years ago.
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    RUMANIAN RESERVISTS TO BE DEMOBILIZED
    28 23 —Reuter Bucharest, July 14. PARTIAL demob'lization of several classes of reservists will begin tomorrow, says a communique Issued by the general stall —Reuter.
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    HOW SPEECH WAS RECEIVED U.S. And Turkey Highly Pleased
    286 23 ,—Reuter. Washington, July 14. A MERICANS throughout the country listened to Mr. Churchill’s broadcast with anxious interest and welcomed the ringing confidence which he showed that he and the British nation felt in regard to the outcome of the war. His
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    Destroyer Lost In Mediterranean
    96 23 London, July 15 AN Admiralty communique announcing the loss of the destroyer Escort says that she was lost in the Western Mediterranean. She was hit by a torpedo and damaged and subsequently foundered while in tow. Two ratings lost their lives. The Escort (1,400 tons) Is
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    TRADING WITH ENEMY ACT ENFORCED
    45 23 London, July 11 THE Board of Trade announces that the whole of French territory In Furope. including Corsica Algeria, the French zone of Morocco and Tunisia an 1 enemy territories for the purpose of the Trading with the Enemy Act.
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    HITLER HAS CHOSEN JULY 27 FOR “TRIUMPHAL ENTRY” INTO BERLIN “Last Quiet Week-End For Britain,” Say Nazis
    215 24 London, July 16. A STATEMENT that the end of this week would see Britain’s “last quiet week-end” was made by a Berlin authority yesterday, commenting on the statement of Mr. Winston Churchill, the
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    Warning Against Traitors
    193 24 ’—-Reuter and British Wireless. London, July 15 rE determination of miners of Great Britain to fight totalitarianism was reaffirmed by their president, Mr. Will Lawther. in an address to the annual conference of the Mineworkers’ Federation at Blackpool to-day “More than ever are we convinced,” he said,
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    “CERTAIN RIVERS” BEING DAMMED UP
    40 24 —Reuter and British Wireless. London, July 15. THE chairman of the Thames conservatory board stated that 35 employers were engaged by the War Office in the work of damming up “certain rivers in certain places.”
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    PALESTINE’S FIRST AIR RAID OF WAR
    51 24 Jerusalem, July 15. PALESTINE’S first air raid of the war occurred yesterday morning when a number of Italian aircraft dropped bombs on the Haifa area. There are no details yet but it is known that some damage was done and there were a few
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    Plot Against U.S. Battleships
    48 24 —Reuter Texas, July 10. A PLOT to sabotage battleships under construction in the Pennsylvania naval yard is rep°d* cd to have been discovered by Mr. Martin Dies, chairman of the Congress committee investigating unAmerican activities. Mr. Dies declined to give details of the discovery.—Reuter
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    Arms To China Via Burma TEMPORARY BAN PROPOSAL
    483 24 London, July 15 According to the b.b.c. last night, the Anglo-Japanese talks in Tokio have given rise to rumours and incorrect reports, mostly from Japanese sources, and inspired criticism of British policy in the Far East The latest reports concern the proposal
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    “Union Of Free World” Urged
    96 24 —Reuter. New York, July 15. tyVR. Clarence Streit, founder of the “Union Now” movement, has taken a full page advertisement in the New York Times to explain his proposal for a “declaration of inter-dependence’’ as a basis of a federal union between the United States,
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    Submarine Shark Presumed Lost
    76 24 ,—Reuter and British Wireless London, July 15. AN Admiralty communique states that the submarine Shark (LieutCommander P. N. Buckley), is considerably overdue and must be presumed lost. The Shark, of 620 tons, is the tenth British underwater craft to be lost since the outbreak of war.
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    MORE AXIS THREATS TO FRANCE
    179 24 Rome, July 14. BRITAIN’S “day of reckoning” is due and is a matter of weeks now. according to a long article in the official newspaper Relazzioni Interna/ionali. It says that new orientations towards the new form of life which is appearing in various countries ought
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    NAZI BASES ATTACKED Two Plane Works Also Bombed
    400 24 London, July lb. f T*HE Air Ministry announces that on Saturday evening aircraft of the bomber command attacked various military objectives in northwest Germany. Two of our bombers failed to return. On Saturday night our bombers continued the attacks. The objectives included
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    U.S. Ready To Receive Refugee Children
    164 24 .—Reuter. Washington, July 14... THE Departments of State and Justice have unexpectedly eliminated red tape which is alleged to have hampered efforts to bring British children to the United States and jointly announced an order permitting their entry regardless of immigration quotas. It is
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    Attacks On 22 Enemy Bases In Two Days Considerable Damage Done By Heavy Bombs
    211 25 ’’—Reuter. London, July 16. TWENTY-TWO enemy aerodromes were success--1 fully bombed during the past two nights, ording to an Air Ministry communique. 3C These aerodromes and seaplane bases covered the whole north-west Germany and Holland, adds
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    Nazis Uncertain What To Do Early Successes Being Wiped Out By R.A.F.
    172 25 biuwiug —Reuter. Istanbul, July 15. COMMENTING on the situation of the Axis powers, the newspaper Yenisabah states, “Germany may b«* beflagged and bells rung and likewise be in occupation of the coast from the Arctic Ocean to Spain
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    EUROPEAN WAR HITS FAR EAST TRADE
    91 25 —Reuter. Manila, July 15. PRESIDENT QUEZON in a special of thp pvfsr 0 the Nati onal Assembly 3 >veenin^ l n! lpplnes to da y requested the ri«ht P f° wers for himself, including of anv~Vini? cona m a ndeer the services serious nA
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    OVER HALF OF CHINA’s COUNTIES STILL FREE
    52 25 OVER HALF OF CHINA s COUNTIES STILL FREE —Reuter. OUT0 UT of a totnl Chungking, July 15. provinces 1,153 counties in 14 laities a rc taking V *V ch Sino-Japanese hos- r C(, nt rerviin P ace 6,53 counties or 52 1 according V C ple tely in Chinese to
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    U.S. CONTINUES HER SEPARATE POLICY
    57 25 —Reuter. Washington, July 15. «THE United States continues to pursue a separate and independent policy in the Far East/' Mr. Cordell Hull told Press representatives to-day, commenting on reports of British efforts for peace between China and Japan. Shortly before the Press conference, Mr. Cordell
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    ITALIANS LAUNCH ATTACKS ON BRITISH OUTPOST
    423 25 London, July 12. A HEAVY Italian attack on British Moyale, in Kenya, since .dawn on Wednesday is recorded in an official communique issued in Nairobi last night. Heavy enemy forces, including artillery, are taking part and over 1,000 shells have already been fired into
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    Britain’s Policy In The Tokio Discussions WHY BURMA TRAFFIC MAY BE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
    113 25 London, July 16. r THERE is danger of speculation of recent Anglo-Japanese exchanges getting altogether out of proportion to the events from which it appears to have arisen,” says British Official Wireless. “The position is that in
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    CHINESE VIEW DEFINED
    196 25 ‘militarization of all conduct’.’’—Reuter. Chungking, July 16. HTHE Chinese Government has lodged a strong protest with the British Government on learning that Britain has decided temporarily to suspend the transportation through Burma of certain supplies to China. A manifesto issued at the close of the conference of
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    Friendly Feeling To French People
    84 25 London, July 12. IN the House of Commons last night replying to a questioner, Mr. Harold Nicolson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information, said that every possible step had been taken to make clear to the French nation that the actions of the French
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    EUROPEAN COLONIES IN S. AMERICA
    69 25 —Reuter. Wa&nington. July 16. COLLOWING reports from Santiago de Chile that the United States had sent the Chilean Foreign Minister a note regarding the establishment of a protectorate over European possessions in Central and Couth America, informed circles here state that Washington is sounding other
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    6,000 French Officers In Palestine
    57 25 SEVERAL hundred French sailers in Alexandria have embarked for Syria. After the French naval forces had been demilitarized their crews were allowed to go to Syria if they wanted to, but many of them have preferred to join the British Some 6,000 French officers have
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    59 MISSING IN LOSS OF GRAMPUS
    53 25 —Reuter. London, July 15. THE Admiralty to-night announced the names of five officers, 5S ratings and one Chinese rating missing following the loss of the submarine Grampus, the loss of which was announced at the end of June. The list Includes Lieut.-Commander C. A.
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    U.S. Fleet's “Routine” Operations
    28 25 Reuter. Honolulu, July 14. THE naval authorities have announced that the United States fleet will engage in “routine operations at sea” starting next week.
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    THOY’S GOOD BOWLING IN PADANG CRICKET MATCH Recreation Club Beat Army In Low Scoring Game
    420 26 DEPEATING his succesg in the inter-college cricket match 1* last week when he took altogether 17 wickets for 48 runs. R. Thoy completely routed the Army on Sunday, when, playing for the S.R.C. on the
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    RODERICK RETAINS HIS TITLE
    26 26 Reuter. Northampton, July 13. ERNIE Roderick retained the British welterweight championship by beating Norman Snow, of Northampton, on points over fifteen rounds.—
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    HOME CRICKET
    84 26 Reuter. London, July 14. r pHE following one-day cricke games were played yesterday: AT LORD’S The London Counties beat an Empire XI 104 runs. London Counties: 259 for eight wickets declared (Joe Hulme 78 not out). Empire XI: 155 AT TRENTBRIDGE An RA F. XI beat Nottinghamshire by
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    101 26 RESULTS in brief of Saturday’s races at Bukit Timah are: Race 1: NEW CELLO $2l S 9 Highland Beacon 522 Topla $l3 Race 2: RESISTANCE $23 SlO Rlaricum $l4 Hruas $l5 Race 3: CENTAURUS 553 A: Sl3 Inez $7 High Life $l2 Race 4: KALIM 537
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    SWEE KENG IN GOOD FORM
    170 26 'THIE Singapore Teachers’ Asso- elation beat the S.C.R.C. by two wickets in a cricket match played on Hong Lim Green on Sunday. The Teachers actually passed the Chinese score of 93 when they had icst only five wickets. Mainly responsible for the Teachers’ win was
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    Cricket Club Beat Police
    421 26 DRIGHT batting by the Cricket Club, who totalled 227 runs against good bowling, enabled the S.C.C. to beat the Police by 57 runs in a cricket match on the padang on Sunday. The Club owed Viuch to Rea for his steady knock of 75 and also
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    KHOO SIN KIE FOR SINGAPORE To Play In The Local Tennis
    225 26 IT is understood that the well-known Chinese tennis player Khoo Sin Kie and Pat Hughes who is a former captain of the English Davis Cup side are to visit Malaya and will play in the Malayan championships. They will
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    Loyals Upset Japanese In Baseball League
    158 26 PLAYING the best game in their brief history, the Loyal Regiment upset the Japanese Club by three runs to two on Sunday in one of the most thrilling baseball encounters seen in Singapore. The Japanese, champions last year, had victory amost within grasp in
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUES
    142 26 Positions in the first division of the S.A.F.A League, corrected up to Tuesday are: FIRST DIVISION P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt.s RA F 15 12 0 3 62 13 27 R.A. (9th Reg.) 18 8 4 6 30 25 22 Fortress R.E 17 10 5 2
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    EASTERN TEAM WELL BEATEN
    125 26 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 15 BY sheer brilliance, Selangor defeated the Eastern Athletic touring team from Hong Kong at the stadium to-day by six goals to two in a aoccer game, thus inflicting on the tourists the heaviest defeat they have sustained in
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      65 26 THE BIG SWEEP (1) YOUNG GYRO ***** (2) RURRANEER ***** (3) ANTRUM ***** STARTERS HONEYPUSS ***** GOLDEN MELODY ***** COURTING ***** CHATTERBOX ***** STELLA’S PET ***** LITTLE JOHN ***** SANTA ANITA ***** FIGHTING FINISH ***** EDNA STAR ***** SIR MERTON ***** Total Pool: $64,110. FIRST: $22,438. SECOND: $11,219. THIRD: $5,609.
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  • THE STRAITS BUDGET FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      AROUND THE MARKETS Increased London Interest In Tin Shares
      443 1 By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, July 17. RUBBER was down one-eighth In London at ll%d. and up threeeighths in New York at 20% cents. The soot price for tin in London was down 5s. at £265 and the three months auotation
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      100% Domestic Tin Quota
      230 1 .From Our Own Correspondent) T Kuala Lumpur, July 16. HE Controller of Tin and Tin-Ore under the Restriction Enactment, F.M.S., slates to-day in a communique that following the announcement by the International 7ir. Committee that the quota release will be at the rate of 130 per
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      90 1 Wednesday, July n, noon. Buyers elier? Prices Prices 'Spot loo*. No ,X R'S.S. nTJx R„, k 381 hily-Auir 1 f o.b. ,n cases OF u, option) 37 37Vj Ju ly-Aue Y«il R S f 0 b ,n ba,es F A n*p r °P tion 35%
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      FIXED TRUSTS
      108 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 15. The following are to-day’s “bid” quotations for Fixed Trusts:— British Empire “A” note availab> British Empire “B” Do. British Empire Cumulative Do. British Empire C’prehensive Do. British General “A” 12 104 British General ‘‘B M 10 104 British General “C” 8
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      COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
      152 1 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From cxr Own Correspondent) London, July 16 COMMODITY and Exchange markets closec as follows with previous quotations In paran thesis:— RUBBER: Dull. Spot ll%d 12&d (12d 12V4d) August ll%d 12%d (ll%d 12M»d) Oct.-Dec. ll%d ll%d (ll%d ll%d) Jan.-Mar. 11 ll%d (llVfcd llftd) New York (opening prices): 20.60 cts.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      117 1 Singapore. July 17, noon. 3uver6 Seller» Gambler $.7.76 Hamburg Cube 113.00 Java Cube 112 50 Pepper White Muntok $12.25 White $11.75 Black $6.75 Copra Mixed $2.60 Sun Dried $2.85 Saoo Flour No 1 Lingga $4.25 Fair $4 50 Sarawak $5.00 Jelotong Palembang $19.50 Banla $18.50 Sarawak $19.50
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      74 1 London, July 11. THE issue of more than 91,000,000 coins from the Royal Mint in 1939 has only been exceeded four times in the history of the mint. More that double the quantity issued in 1938, this figure is higher than for any one year since 1921, while the total
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      London Stock Exchange
      293 1 London. July 16. The following are to-day’s closing middl* quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination uuie&b oinerwise stated: Con Loan t>% 1944-64 108% Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 110% Wai Loan 3%% 99% Com Union Assce (Units) 5% Prudential Assce A* 19% Royal Assce 6% Great Western Rly
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      Big Increase Of Tin Output
      125 1 THE Malayan output of tin for the 1 first six months of this year almost equals the production for the whole of last year The domestic production of tin and tin-in-ore in the F.M.S. U.M.S. and S.S. in June, as represented by exports, was 7,928
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers)
      62 1 Date Spot July Aug.-Sepf;. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. London July 11 36% 36% 36% 344 32% 124 12 37 37 4 36% 34% 32 4 12% 13 37‘/4 37% 364 344 32% 12% 15 37 Vi 374 36% 34% 32% 16 37 37 4 36% 34% 32 V
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      FEW PROVED DREDGING AREAS IN MALAYA Rubber Control Revision Would Assist Mines -ULU KLANG CHAIRMAN
      1544 2 AS a result of the limiting of private prospecting there are f ew proved dredging areas which can be acquired in Malaya, stated Mr. Mungo Park when presiding at the annual meeting of Ulu Klang
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      Exchange Rate With Indo-China
      66 2 —Reuter. London, July 16. WHILE France and French North Africa must be considered enemy territory, the French East Indies. West Indies, Indo-China, Syria and West Africa will provisionally be considered allied territory for the purpose of the Trading with the Enemy regulations. It appears that the
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      Tin Demand Will Exceed Supply
      129 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 11. ANNOUNCING the belief that the world free tin stocks are almost certain to decline in spite of the new quota, the Tin Producers’ Association estimates that, for the next 12 months, the world output will be 235,000 tons
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      STANTON NELSON’S RUBBER REVIEW
      243 2 IN a weekly review’ of the rubber market Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd., write: The market has remained dull and listless, which is scarcely surprising in the iight of the many uncertainties and difficulties hedging it. The most important event of the week has been the
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      Property Market Satisfactory
      211 2 TTHE Singapore property market during the first six months of this year was quite satisfactory and showed an upward tendency in spite of war conditions, states a repojt issued bv Cheong Hock Chye and Cc., Ltd. Auction sales of immovable properties were numerous since last April, and
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      LEWIS AND PEAT’S WEEKLY REVIEW
      140 2 LEWIS and Peat (Singapore). Ltd.. in a weekly review of the rubber market, issued last week, write The International Rubber Regulation Committee met on Friday last and announced an increase of 5 per cent, in the permissible export from the controlled areas. This release covers
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      GUTHRIE’S WEEKLY RUBBER REVIEW
      152 2 IN a weekly review of the rubber mar- ket, issued last week, Guthrie and Co.. Ltd., write. Both the local and London markets have remained quiet, and any business transacted has been on the small side. The New York market has only experienced a small dealer
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION
      135 2 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,494 th auction on July 10, and there were catalogued 2.353.584 1b.—1,050.71 tons: offered 2,175,540 lb--971.23 tons; sold 1,627,819 1b—726.70 tons. London Spot 12 %d. New York Spot 20 1 cents. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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      Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
      1088 3 Singapore, July 17, 10 a.m. mining Buyers Sellers I* ue Val r n 3/1% 3/7», fc 4 Ampai l-n 5/. 6/6cd 5/- Auht» Am»i. 37/^d £1 Ayer 0.50 0.55 1 Aver Weng 17/3 fl l.tt* Ws*V 1 Batu Selangor 0/ if/* 5/. Berjuntai lt/ ao/ri
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      50 3 —Reuter. London, July 12. r[E Ministry of Supply reminds the rubber trade that the Government’s buyer is purchasing for shipment to the United Kingdom during the current quarter and asks the trade to continue to offer him any rubber available for shipment during the next two. or three months —Reuter.
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      46 3 -Reuter. London, July 11. Subscriptions to the 2»/ 2 per cent. National War Bonds received during the week ended Tuesday last totalled £30.000,000, making £91,000.000 since June 25. The total received by the Treasury in loans free of Interest up to Tuesday was Just under £10,000.000.
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      JUNE RUBBER HARVESTS
      108 3 JUNE rubber harvests are reported &,*> follows: lb. Perak River Valley 42,304 Ayer Kuning 92,000 Badek 21,000 Bradwall 63,500 Chersonese 84.000 Dennlstown 48.500 Highlands and Lowlands 180,000 Klabang 135,500 Krian 66.000 Sungei Krian 161,000 Sungei Way 73,000 Kuala Reman 155,000 Bmseh 48.000 Henrietta 134,900 Sungei Maiang 42^000
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      JUNE TIN OUTPUT
      95 3 T*IN output for June is reported as follows: Hours Yardage Piculs ore 6 Pahang Cons. 3.429 Ipoh Tin 560 112.400 277 Bungei Kinta 599 154.600 369 Temoh 644 62.800 252 Returns for the quarter ended June 30 are: Oopeng Cons. 3,673 Tekka 1,462 Rambutan 478 Kinta 1,650
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICE
      40 3 THE official price of tin in Singapore on July 11 was $131.50 per picul of 1331/3rd lb. on July 12 $131.50; on July 13 $131.25; on July 15 $131; on July 16 $131.25; on July 17 $131%.
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      Austral Malay Group Dividends
      134 3 'J'HE directors of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., and associated companies, have declared the following dividends, which are payable during the current half year. AUSTRAL MALAY TIN, LTD.: Dividend of 9d. per share and bonus of 15d. per share. Total 2s. per share. KAMPONG KAMUNTING TD9 DREDGING.
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      EXCHANGES
      186 3 The following are cue jxcn&nge mice cme moming according to the daily dronlss tweed by the Hongkons and Shanghai Wanting corporation:— SELLING London 1.1 2/4 4/ IS London demand 2/4 t/IS Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 ft Hamburg demand New York demano 46 16/ J* Montreal demand Si il'»e
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      DECREASE IN COLONY RUBBER STOCKS
      47 3 r£ return of colony dealers* rubber stocks for June show a decrease of 314 tons, made up as follows (In tons): May Jane Singapore 18,969 21,910 Penang 2,507 2,680 Province Wellesley, Malacca and Labuan 4,086 4,131 Harbour Board 11,294 7,821 36.856 36,542
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      List Of Current Dividends Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers’ Association.
      234 3 Singapore. July 10, 3.30 pjn. Books row fat Company Dividend dost Date Gx Dlv financial vote rm Payable Date date Austral Amal Dlv. 3d 10% Austral Malay Dlv. 9d Bonus Is 3d 30%. Kamra Tin 2%% less tax 3% Kampong
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