The Straits Times, 24 June 1940

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    38 1 The Straits Times FINAL tDTN. fESTABLISHED NKARLT A CKNTPRY.] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 12 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 12 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      107 1 Sec MIEN CHONG fOT SMART TAILORING ni Coleman St: Singapore. -Phone 4816— SINOAPORE. 140 CECIL ST, ('PHONE 5471) FAIRBANKS c _JT^ NORMALLY STOCKED B^'^f WEIGHING LOADS FROM 250-2,000 LBS SPARE PARTS JL*^ ALWAYS AVAILABLE Soie Agents: Ksompanif csLinuted (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG MALACCA By Special appointment
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      158 1 "CHARATAN" PIPES lATURAL STRAIGHT GRAINED •EXTRA" 5.50 •SUPER" 7.50 "SUPER DE LUXE" $10.50 MADE IN ENGLAND SOLE AGENTS ROBINSON CO., LTD. SJNGA PORE, THE FLEMISH SAILOR rjj-v i Most exciting hat silhouette ot the new season ovA 73) VT pfm the Flemish sailor. It rides on the crest of yAy
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      105 1 GOWNS. DKKSSMAKKU and DESIGNER X IS, Batlrry Koad. Sin«>pore. and HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala l.umpar. KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA 6T. IPHONB 3683). No ROOM is so dark or encbssd that it can't be made cheerful and bright a room in which to rest peacefully. Hall's Distemper is the ideal wall finish
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      74 2 ONG.— Ong Seng Wee passed away peacefully, aged 48 at his residence No. 369, Telok Blangah Road on Saturday, 22nd June. (Retired on 12-5-40 after 27 years service with 5.H.8.) leaving behind a widow, 2 ■ons, Ong Poh Hlang and Poh Choon. 2 daughters, 3 brothers. Seng Kit. Seng
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      111 2 The family of the late Mr. Cheah Phee Hoon wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives and friends for their attendance at the funeral, for their night visits, for loan of their cars and also to those v.ho sent wreaths, scrolls and messages of condolence Mr. Ec
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      675 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Wben applying for any position advertised Id these columns send copies of tetlunonlals l»i» not send originals. BOX 101. Lady Secretary Receptionist Position filled. Applicants thtnked. CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND a good and tellable Chinese cook? Box No. 117, S. Times. WANTED first class field conductor fir rubber estate,
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      354 2 SITUATION VACANT SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Vacancy far a Nane. Applications are Invited for filling the vacancy for a Nurse at the Municipal Infectious Disease (Mlddleton) Hospital. Candidates must be fully trained nurses and possess the certificate of the Central Mldwlves Board. The appointment will be In the Salarv Sciieme for Subordinate
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      898 2 FOR SALE SUPERCHARGER, racing Solex carburettor, spare Jets and chokes, manifolds, botn chain and belt drives, in perfect condition. $175. Box 126. Straits Times. SPECIALLY MADE by Paskoe's Ltd. for the Late. Capt. McCausland one lounge suite ducoed finish and upholstered In off-while washable hide, also one period bedroom suite
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      851 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, Dodge de Luxe Saloon, perfect order, one owner. $1,500. or near offer. Apply Box 124, Straits Times. FOR SALE, RENAULT 8 1*39 model M new, owner leaving Colony. Seen 2s Oxley Road, ground floor left. 5.30 —6.30 p.m. USED CARS: Austins. Pords, Morris KlUman Minx. Standards,
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      998 2 FOR HIRE BEFBIGMtATOK— New or Used Phone 3333 DRIVE YOURSELF and fnvate Hire Cais —I<ow rates General rransport Co Ltd "Phone 5484 J j j 1 1 j < i j i i I I < AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of well-made cross grali. pattern stained and duco European Household
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      574 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ftc^ CHATHAM COURT St. Tbomii Walk. Singapore. This residence containing Srrvire flatlets also donble and single rocms will be open on July Ist. Accommodation Is reserved for nflieen •f 11. M. FORCES and their 'amllie*. Farther enquiries telephone 3269 MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Misf
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      382 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0 BRITISH INDIA AND Al UAH Lint. .incoroorawojn Eneland> s°£v%s The best possible services are being ma.ntmne I by he P. O. S. N. Coy. trom the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India, Ceylon j .1. T7 l J V-_~J A~. ana the
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      278 3 ETfllil (incoruoraiM tn Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR ro uverpool CMjtbUiica and usbon SUWA MARD cMls Durban jMie *>« +hakone maru July 2 4 +HAKOZAKI MARU July 15 16 +caiis Bombay to aden Bombay and Karachi ™UGA^™ rKAjNClsco July f r? ?KA^i sco Bone Kong. Robe Yokohama.
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      558 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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      484 3 RAFFLES HOTEL To.NicHT- DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION The World's Greatest Girl Whirlwind Tumblers THE SEVEN WALLABIES INTRODUCING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FAR EAST "BLACK LIGHTS." A MIRACLE OP SCIENCE I DANCING IN A COMPETE BLACKOUT WITH ULTRA VIOLET RAY NO VELTY EFFECTS. Dinner
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    268 4 All Sections Quiet (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, June 24. THE markets are quiet under the influence of the adverse war news but. though a number of issues are on offer, there is no great selling pressure. The London markets were closed as usual on Saturday and
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 4 Monday, Jane li, noon. Buyer* Sellcn Price* Price* No. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 361. 37', No. IX K.S.B. t-o-b. In cut) *Uy 38 SBH G-F.A.Q. R.S.S- t.O-b. In b-Je» Joly S6K 3«X F.A.Q. R-S.S. f.*.b IB nun July MX 3«'» FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R
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    MONEY MARKET
    46 4 London, June 22. ON the money market conditions were slightly more stringent in the latter part ox the week owing to the approach of half-yearly settlements. The £65,000.000 Treasury bill offers were fully allotted at £1 Os. 4.97 d. which fractionally favoured the Treasury.—Reuter.
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    High Tin Price Forecast
    354 4 THAT the price of tin will fluctuate around the £230-£250 levels, is the forecast made in the directors' report of Renong Consolidated Dredging Company, Ltd. No final dividend will be recommended at the annual meeting of the company at Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The profit for
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    RUBBER HARVESTS FOR MAY
    22 4 MAY rubber harvests are reported as follows: n>. Kuala Reman 150 000 LDk Kawi 40 000 Bruseh 55,300
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    ITALIAN BOMBER SHOT DOWN AT MALTA
    37 4 Malta, June 24. AN Italian boriber was brought down In an air raid on Malta on Saturday. Two of seven occupants were captured. The remainder perished. There was no British casualty.—Reuter.
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    EXCHANGES
    175 4 The following are the exchange ratc& this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/4 i/16 toi.don demand 3/4 1/16 Lyons demand 20ti0 nominal Switzerland demand 207 nominal Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11/16
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1303 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations OWING TO THE ABSENCE OF DEALINGS IN MANY OF THE MINING AND RUBBER SHAREB LISTED BELOW, QUOTATIONS ARE MAINLY NOMINAL. SATURDAY, JUNE 22. 194«: 1 P.M. MINING Bwa Seller* Anipat Tin (4s) 3s 3s 9d Austral Amal. (Ss) 4s 9d 5s 3s Austral Mala; 35a
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    54 4 Singapore, June z*, noon. IN Buyers Seller* Gambler $.7.75 Hamburg Cube I13.CKJ Java Cube $1250 'epper White Muntok $12.75 White $12.25 Black 7.00 'opra Mixed $2.60 Bun Dried $2.93 lice Slam West Coast No. J No stoc* Slam West Coast No 3 No Stock Slam West Coast
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    FIRESTONE STRIKERS AND POLICE RAID
    71 4 nURINO the police raid on the Fire- stcne factory in Singapore on Saturday when measures were taken against a number of strikers, efforts were made to arrest certain known and suspected agitators. All the other strikers were sent ofl the property. It is understood that
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    253 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Ayer Hit am Tin 7H% Int. less tax Burma Malay 6d No. 23 June 34 Idrls Hyd 2hi% Int. less ttx Jelapang is. No 14 June 19 Kllllnghall 10% Int. less t Kramat Pulal 7H% final lest Ui do
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    236 4 aiugupore, June J,i, 1 p.i MLMING Buyer* Seller* AmpaU 3/3 3/9 Austral Amilf 4/6 S/Batu Selangors 1-25 1-35 Hong Fatu 0.86 0.89 Jekbu* 0.65 0.70 Kampong Lanjut* 18/ 19/6 K Kamuntitur 8/- 8/4H Kundang 11/8 12/8 Kent 1/5 1/9 Klang River 1-60 I™ KrainaU 8/9
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    88 4 A.aiis close at the General Post Office is fellows: TO-DAY Ceylon surface 1 p.m. i South-West) surface 9 a.m. 3reat Britain etc surface 1 p.m. ndo-Chlna surface 9 a.m. Fava surface 9 a.m. Sarawak surface 9 a.m. Sarlkei surface 9 a.m. >ibu surface 9 a.m. kledan
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      120 4 /I A n ROAD VA XT house PIANO CONCERT TO-NIGHT 9—l l p.m. BY WERNER BAER Dinner will be Served before the concert. For Reservations FHONE ***** Saturdays for Dinner Dance De Souxa's Band GAP ROAD HOUSE No charge for Admission The All-British Imperial "Good Companion" It can handle all
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      216 4 M& H DON T USE SKETOLENE and BE IMMUNE. TWO SIZES .75 cts. $1.25 OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE Sole Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore ft Kuala Lumpur. b^j IVB m BHV a BW -^S H r^_^Jß| I THE RADIO OF THE FUTURCTO^O^^ LlfX* 6 IKEEHUATRAOIO Co.. H Folding Spectacles Take up no
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      54 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 03.42 a.m. 9.4 ft.; 1.55 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W 7.20 a.m. 1 ft.: 7.20 p.m. 4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 1.24 a.m. 9.1 ft.; 2.30 p.m. 8.3 ft L. W. 7.52 a.m. 1.5 ft.: 8.01 p.m. 4 ft. Sunrise Sunset Jane a.m. p.m
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      848 5 LAST NIGHT 6.15 !).15 V^^^P^^PVS I MYSTERI DRAMA Oh THE T 2 MURDERED DIVORCEE HIHIR^^MI^bHkH CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO A 20th Century-Fox Picture with SIDNEY TOLEK, RICARDO CORTEZ, PHYLLIS BROOKS, SLIM SUMMERVILLE. KANE RICHMOND, PAULINE MOORE. To-morrow— TWO BENEFIT PERFORMANCES IN AID OF CHINA RELIEF FUND. The Grandest And Happiest
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      197 5 A Rousing Musical Comedy Show with The Two "Bungling Butlers" helping to heap on the Laughs) CAPITOL jf TO-DAY 3.15, 6.15, 9.15 NEW THRILLS FROM RADIO'S M GOLDEN-VOICED TROUBADOUR! 1^ |^J ERIC BLORE VKlggg^l 'The Gentlemen's S -^^^^^^B Gentleman' j *torring L^-J J TONY MARTIN EXTRA ATTRACTION— RITA HAYWORTH The
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 24. 1940. (295th Day of the War.) France's Agony
    1181 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 24. 1940. (295th Day of the War.) France's Agony In the early stages of the war it was the fashion to attempt some differentiation between Germans and Nazis. We were fighting Hitler and his satellites, and not the German people, who were held in
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      ALIEN PROBLEM
      204 6 Immediate And Drastic Action Urged To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I, and every Britisher, must agree with you in every detail, in this hour that calls for supreme sacrifice. Immediately intern all enemy aliens, Including their womenfol".:, irrespective of creed or colour. Aliens and enemy
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      Aliens In The Employ Of Governments
      171 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—lt Is well-known that the Malayan governments have not only allowed refugees to enter this country and make substantial sums of mon^y in various employments, but have even gone to the extent of employing certain of them
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      A Mother's Appeal For Action
      125 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Letters on the Fifth Column are very interesting, but the fact which stands out Is that Aliens have been interned at Home, in our Dominions and in all other Colonies with the exception of Malaya. As a mother,
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      "Cannot Live In A Fool's Paradise"
      175 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—May I suggest that the question of internment of enemy aliens, unfriendly neutrals and suspects be put to the vote of His Majesty's loyal subjects In Singapore The unanimous answer. I think, will be that the Aye's'
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      Support For Mr. David Marshall
      135 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—" English Aryan is obviously a newcomer to this country and will soon be suspected of Fifth Column activities! However, he can be assured that the hysterical outpourings of the Press and the letters addressed to the editors
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      MORE PADDY
      557 6 How The Cultivator Should Be Helped To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l strongly support the suggestion of Mr. U. Neelakandhan Nair of Johore on the question of cultivation of more paddy to make Malaya selfsupporting during the period of the present war. At present Malaya
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      COMPULSION
      127 6 Control Industry, Wealth And Man-Power To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, When Is Government going to conscript industry and enforce the 100 per cent. Excess Profits Tax in Malaya, as has bsen done In England? Why should man-power be conscripted only, and not the former? Both are
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      COUNCIL SPEECHES To the Editor of the Straits Times
      115 6 COUNCIL SPEECHES To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—lt would be much appreciated and Impressive if the present Council procedure could be reversed, and the future moving of resolutions and making of speeches on loyalty and on other vital matters emanated from the Senior Asian member on our Councils,
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      THE WAR FUND
      238 6 Can Indian Immigration Committee Help? To th? Editor of the Straits T:mes Sir,— As many of us are aware there is a public fund called the Indian Immigration Fund, managed by the Indian Immigration Committee, m.-in-here of which are appointed by the governments of the Federated Malay
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      An Indian Appeals To The Chettiars
      193 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— P:rmit me to say a few words about the subscriptions to The War Fund by Indians. There are about 50,000 Indians in Singapore, but most of them are poor clerks, tambies, artisan? and coolies who can
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      Suggestion That Is "Tin Last Straw"
      243 6 To the Enkor i,f the 8 raits Time, Sir.— F. M. Cowtan's letter in to-day's Straits Times, following a paragraph in your leader of June 20, Dollars or Death "is the last straw With newsprint the price that it is, it is a crime
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      HIGH COURT CASE
      133 6 Incorrect Heading On Law Report To the Editor of the Straits Tinii s Sir, In your issue of to-day appear, as a heading to a short report of i Hl(?h Court Case concluded yesterday, the wcr'is CMmterclaim Against Contractor Allowed." This Is incorrect Tor in the both
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      72 6 Just outl MASTERY OF SEX Through Psychology vtellglon. By Leslie D. Weatherhead. A Practical culde to personal Sex hygiene and should be read by Doctors, Parents and all who have responsibilities in regard to the guidance ff Ignorant, perplexed and nlsled persons !t> the path to SEX Health and Happiness.
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    "COMPLETE CAPITULATION" OF FRANCE
    739 7 "Involve Subjection" To The Enemy BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S RADIO STATEMENT National Committee Is To Be Recognized A STATEMENT broadcast last night from London in French stated that the British Government find the terms of the Franco-German armistice contravene the solemn agreements made between the Allied governments by
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    Daylight Raid On German Air Base
    173 7 Daylight Raid On German Air Base Shallow Dive Attacks In Face Of A.-A. Fire London, June 24. DOMBER aircraft of the R.A.F. on Saturday delivered a daylight attack on the enemy-occupied aerodrome at Merville, to the west of Lille, states an Air Ministry communique issued last night. Despite heavy anti-aircraft
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    Italy Hands Over Her Conditions
    95 7 Italy Hands Over Her Conditions London, June 24. "THE Rome radio states that the Italian delegates to the armistice talks with France are Count Ciano, Foreign Minister, Marshal Badoglio, chief of staff of the armed forces, Admiral Cavagnari, chief of staff of the navy, Gen. Roatta, chief of staff of
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    FRENCH REPLY TO CHURCHILL
    200 7 "Not Judge Of Our Interests" London, June 21. MARSHAL Petain, Prime Minister of the Bordeaux Government which is no longer recognized by the British Government, broadcasting from Bordeaux a reply to Mr. Winston Churchill's statement yesterday on the French surrender, said that the French Government understands
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    BID TO CLOSE BURMA ROUTE TO CHINA?
    76 7 BID TO CLOSE BURMA ROUTE TO CHINA? I 'We Could Still Continue War,' Avers Chungking Chungking. June 23. rj is believed that Japan Is determined to cut off the communication between China and the outsidf- world through Burma. Chinese political circles, while admitting that the loss of this route, following
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    Britain Is Now Facing Greatest Siege In The History Of Man'
    85 7 London, June 24. EVERYTHING indicates that Great Britain will be called upon to meet the greatest siege in the history of man, declared the United States Ambassador, Mr. J P. Kennedy, broadcasting to America an appeal for funds for
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    SHAMEFUL & HUMILIATING' IS LONDON COMMENT
    359 7 SHAMEFUL HUMILIATING' IS LONDON COMMENT London, June 24. [T was stated in London last night that the French Govern1 ment has put forward certain relatively unimportant amendments, some of which, it is understood, have been accepted and others rejected. But the terms remain substantially as announced. Authoritative comment in London
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    Germany's Armistice Terms Announced
    1311 7 COMES INTO FORCE WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED WITH ITALY THE following statement of the Armistice terms put forward by Germany and substantially accepted by Marshal Petain's Government was issued in London last night. The armistice will enter into force as soon as the French Government has
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    CONFLICTING WAR CLAIMS
    300 7 Nazis Advance On Atlantic Coast Bordeaux, June 24. TTME latest French war communique states that the situation is without any notable change, except along the Atlantic coast, where the Germans continue to advance in the direction of Rocbefort, Saintes and Cognac. German advance units have reached the
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    Soviet-Turkish Negotiations ?
    66 7 Soviet-Turkish Negotiations Mos:cw. Ji A DENIAL cf foreign reports thac negotiations are in progress for the conclusion of a new Soviet-Turkish treaty and >hat M. Sarajegiu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, was preparing to go to Mrrccw in this connection, has been issued by the cfn:ial Tass agency. The agency states,
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    THE WAR FUND NOW TOTALS $2,443,159
    504 8 $10,000 Donation From General Electric Co. CHINESE FIRM ON "DUTY OF EVERY LOVER OF FREEDOM" THK War Fund to-day totals $2,4 43,1 •>!). This represents an increase of $27,377 over the total recorded on Saturday. To-day's donations include $10,000 from the General Eleci ric
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    123 8 ENTKKTAINMENTS and other functions arranged in aid of The War Fund will be listed daily in this diary, but it is a condition of inclusion in the list that the entire proceeds shall be eiven to the Fund. You can support these functions in the certain knowledge
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    $500 GIFT BY CATHOLICS
    90 8 A PROPOSAL to give $500 to The War Fund was carried unanimously at the annual meeting of the Singapore Catholic Benevolent Association at the Singapore Catholic Club yesterday. "A major war is won not by the longest sword but by the longest purse," said Mr. W.
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    STOP PRESS
    142 8 REGULATIONS concerning the issue of permits to British F.uropcans to leave the Colony for places outside Malaya have been issued by the Government. Nil British European who has attained the age of 41. or who is liable f^r service under the consrrip'.i >n ordinance, or is a Volunteer
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    AMUSEMENTS
    173 8 AMUSE ME N T S SINGAPORE. RAFTUCa HOTKI Dinner Dance i Informal; Bp.m. to Midnight. CARKICK rHI-ATRE GEYLANG Easy Victim Star of Asia. Double Feature Hindustani Talkies r.t 7 p.m. GREAT HOilil) Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Coodbye Mr. Chips. Sky: Beau Geste. HAI'PV WORM) Shßiijhii Revue. Wayangs. and
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    IPOH TO HOLD WAR FUND DANCE
    92 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 24. ■THE management of the Celestial Hall will, with the co-operation of their dance hostesses, hold a War Fund dance on Thursday next. The entire proceeds from coupons will go to the war chest. The dance hostesses are
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    GIFTS AFTER WEDDING
    376 8 $2,000 Presented To War Fund GESTURE OF A CHINESE FAMILY AFTER a Chinese wedding in Singapore yesterday, the bridegioom and his father presented cheques of $1,000 each to The War Fund in honour of the occasion. The bridegroom was Mr. Pang Leong Chwee, eldest son of Mr
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    At The Cinema
    284 8 "MUSIC IN MY HEART" "Music In My Heart," (Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth and Edith Fellows.) Columbia. At the Capitol. rNY Martin is given full scope for his fine voice in this story of a romance which begins in a taxi-cat) and ends in a broadcasting studio. Good
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    To-day's List Of Donations
    332 8 General Electric Co. Ltd. 10,000 Transferred from Penang, being sixteenth instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo. 3,802.39 Cathay Cabaret 2,552 Master, S.B. Vyner Brooke 1.000 Indragiri Rubber, Ltd. 1,000 N. \V. Tipler 1,000 Pang Cheng Hean 1,000 Pang Leong Chwee 1,000
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    VOLUNTEERS TO TRAIN WITH REGULARS
    577 8 Where Singapore Units Will Go When Called Up WHEN the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force is called up for continuous training on July 8, a number of units will be attached to Regular Army units in Singapore, while other Volunteer units will have the services of
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    $4,000 TAKEN BY ROBBERS
    77 8 A BOLT $4,000 worth of jewellery and cash were taken from a house in Lorong 21. Geylang, on Saturday morning by four Chinese. Only three Chinese women were in the house at the time and after locking them up in a room, the robbers ransacked the
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      83 8 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE. COMriLSORY SERVICE (LOCAL FORCES) ORDINANCE 1940 lOCAL FORCES TRAINING ORDINANCE 1940 The local Tribunal will sit at the Old Supreme Court building on Thursday. June 27. 1940. at 10 a.m. and thereafter from day lo day as required. Applicants for exemption or postponement lire requested to attend
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    SINGAPORE'S BIGGEST BLACK-OUT THIS WEEK
    539 9 Nearly 5,000 Members Of Passive Defences Taking Part BROADCAST INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT PUBLIC MUST DO CINGAPORE'S and Johore's biggest black-out exercises will be held on Wednesday and Thursday night, when "raiders will fly over and curfew periods will be enforced, to test the air-raid precautions,
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    DRUG TO CURE PNEUMONIA
    337 9 Successful Tests In Malaya MAY CUT DEATH RATE BY HALF A NEW drug being used in Malayan hospitals Is expected to save a considerable number of people from deaths from pneumonia, the disease which '^ills several thousands In Malaya every year. This drug is sulphapyridine. Before
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    UNPOLISHED RICE AT FOUR CENTS A KATTY
    90 9 THE following \arieties of Siam un- polished rice are sold by most of the rice dealers In Singapore at four cents a catty:— Kirn Chay Chaw Be (Golden Star rough rice), Oh Toh Chaw Bee (Black Peach rough rice). These unpolished varieties have
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    CHINESE CONSULATE OPENS A BRANCH
    43 9 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 23. *¥*HE Chinese Consulate in Penang will open a branch office In Acheen Street, Penang, to-morrow, for the convenience of persons wishing to obtain passports. The main office is at Northam Road.
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    18 9 The promotion of Mr. J. D. Dalley, Superintendent, Malayan Police Service, to be Senior Superintendent has been gazetted.
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    Naval Attache
    32 9 Captain H. Hiraida, for four years Japanese Naval Attache in Rome, arrived in Singapore yesterday on his way back to Tokio to assume new duties in Japan. Straits Times picture.
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    WHY BRITAIN WILL WIN
    157 9 "Has Capacity," Says Artist UR. T. FOUJITA, well-known Japanese artist who has been painting in Paris with great success for 20 years and witnessed a Nazi air raid on the city, said in Singapore yesterday that Britain would undoubtedly beat Germany—"because the British have the capacity
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    HEALTH PAMPHLET ON RICE AND BREAD
    156 9 •■"■pHE nutritive value of unpolished rice and wholemeal bread," the subject of a recent radio talfc in Singapore by Dr. W. L. Blakemore, Rural Health Officer, Singapore, has been published by Government In pamphlet form. He states that polished rice has been deprived of
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    41 9 Lieut. J. M. de Souza Leitoa of the Portuguese garrison in Macao, arrived in Singapore yesterday with his wife and children on their way back to Portugal. On the same ship are also two priests of the Portuguese Mission to Macao.
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    Refugees From Nazi Terror In Belgium Arrive Here
    463 9 AN eye-witness account of the; bombing of Brussels, of the massacre of Belgian civilians by "wave upon wave" of German bombers, of the machine-gunning of children by Nazi airmen on the roads leading out of i,he city, and of German fifth column
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA WANTS TO FIGHT ON
    275 9 DEMARKABLE scenes were witnessed in French lndo- China yesterday, when news of France's trariatfoe with Germany was received. Members of the French Ex-Service-men's Association marched through the streets of Saigon in a demonstration of determination to continue the fight against Germany In spite of
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    ANOTHER CINEMA FOR IPOH
    90 9 'From Our Own Corrpspondt'in i Ipoh, June 23. WORK has begun on the erection of another modern cinema in Ipoh. It wUI be the third to be built here within two years. Costing about $100,000, the building Is situated near the Junction of the Anderson Road,
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    R.A.F. LAUNCH LIGHTNING RAIDS IN ABYSSINIA
    567 10 Another Italian Submarine Sunk By British Light Forces Cairo, June 23. THE official British army communique issued here to-day says that further patrol and lightning: raids into Abyssinia covering an extensive area have been carried out from British Somaliland. In one sector, one of
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    "Anderson Shelters' Stood Firm
    90 10 London, June 23. REPORTS from technical experts show that the small steel shelters known as "Anderson shelters," which were supplied free in vast numbers, pro\ided a striking degree of protection during the recent air raids .ilthough many large bombs fell dose to these shelter*, no occupants
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    GOOD WORK DURING AIR RAIDS
    168 10 London, June 23. SATISFACTION is expressed at the way in which local and reglona' I defence authorities have been carrying i out their v.ork during the enemy raids I which were made in various parts of England last week. In one town in the eastern
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    VETERAN STILL EAGER TO FIGHT
    111 10 Sydney, (Australia). EVEN if a man has served in half a dozen campaigns he must still, if possible, have his parents' consent to Join the Australian Army for service overseas! Among those who presented them- selves at the recruiting depot here was i a veteran
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    PAYMENTS AGREEMENT
    42 10 London, June 23. THE Anglo-Brazilan payments agreement, which came into effect from yesterday, is based on the official dol-lar-sterling rate. Sterling from Brazilian exports to Britain and the Empire, excluding Canada, Newfoundland and Hong Kong, is earmarked for Brazilian imports.—Reuter.
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    BRITISH CHILDREN FOR DOMINIONS
    185 10 First Party To Leave In Three Weeks London, June 23. T^HE first selected parties of children evacuated to the Dominions will leave within three weeks. Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, chairman of the Children's Overseas Reception Board, announced during a broadcast to-day. He added that if an earlier
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    Aircraft Industry's Message To R.A.F.
    126 10 London, June 23. THE brotherhood which binds the makers of British aircraft to the pilots and gunners who man them, is shown in the aircraft industry's response to a message from Air Chief Marshal, Sir Cyril Newall, chief of air staff, thanking them for their
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    TROOP-CARRYING PLANES A BRITISH IDEA
    58 10 London. THE transportation of large numbers of m»n by air, as recently practised by the Germans, is not new. I Britain lias a modern troop-carryins 'aircraft in the Bristol -Bombay." Th'.s I bomber-transpor is a two-motor, hi?h|wing monoplane of all-metal construci tion. It is powerfully
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      488 10 Broadcasting TO-DAY nirom Singapore uffvr ;s? .sf-r: «vsv,r 11.86 me* (25-3 m.l JfDC -J-16 tnr ZHL 1.33 met >«25m.| (19M m ZHP ass mclf S0.96m.> 450 p m Programme preview; 4.53 p.m 1.15 pjn. Miscellaneous gramophone Te^ con cert; 6.20 p.m. Squire's Celesta records; 1.30 p.m. News and mid-day tin.
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    Won Singapore Golf Title
    41 11 Dr. E. Laidlaw Thompson won the Singapore golf title yesterday when he beat M. M. Paterson three and one in the final played at the Keppel Golf Club. This picture shows Thompson in play. Straits Times picture.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    64 11 TIES in the tennis tournament to be playea off to-day are: Championship Doubles (Final): Dr. O. 4e Gouza and G. E. N. Oehlers vs R. S. Barln Uidß. H. Barth. Mixed Doubks Handicap (Final': A. Watts and Mrs. Pennefeather (—3O)( —30) vs. It. Thoy and Miss P. Eber
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    S.C.C. BEAT GENUANG BY EIGHT WICKETS
    414 11 Leckie Bats Bowls Well In Two-Day Game On Padang THE two-day cricket match played between Genuang and the S.C.C. over the week-end, ended in an overwhelming victory for the Cricket Club by eight wickets. In their first innings Genuang were only able to put
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    THOY SCORES 77 vs. S.R.C.
    226 11 OAFFLES College convincingly beat an S.R.C. team in a cricket fixture played on the padang yesterday by 58 runs. The ckef feature of the match was an enterprising 77 by R. Thoy for the College. The scores wero: S.R.C. R. H. Bain c Vanna b
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    RAILWAY YOUNGSTERS WIN BY 77 RUNS
    43 11 RAILWAY YOUNGSTERS WIN BY 77 RUNS IN a game of cricket played on the Railway ground yesterday the Railway Youngsters beat a Press team by >7 runs. Batting first the Youngsters scored 145 for eight wickets, to which the Press replied with 68.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    40 11 SOCCER .Winchesters vs. RA. (A.A.), Ctaangi: reserve division Royal Navy vs. R.A.F.. Naval Base;' Police vs. Chinese, stadium; second division (b), Fort Canning- vs. Indian Association; Farrer Park; T.M.C.A. vs. RAF. Kalian;, YM. S. R. C. Sports
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    WEEK-END'S RESULTS IN SINGAPORE BADMINTON
    452 11 WEEK-END'S RESULTS IN SINGAPORE BADMINTON THE first ties in the Singapore Badminton championships were played over the week-end when ten ties in the men's Junior singles and doubles were decided at the Clerical Union Hall. On the whole the standard of play was disappointing. Eugene Tan Yew Jiang (Jacques) found
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    165 11 DACE results in brief on Saturd&T at Kuala Lumpur are: Ra:e I— Prude SI 8, $7 Stone Ginger S8 Velocity $9 lUce 2 Cr*ni3 de Menthe S.*.O. SU Penzance $7 Beacon $10 Rare .1 New Zealand SI 1. Judith Anton 511 Benedict $8 Race 4— Authentic
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    Easy Victory To Ceylonese
    283 11 FIE Ceylon Sports Club defeated the Straits Chinese Recreation Club by five wickets in a cricket match played en Hong Lim Green yesterday. The Chinese side were dismissed for 99 runs, mainly due to good bowling by T. E. K. Retnam. who took five wickets for
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    Additional Weights At Kuala Lumpur
    176 11 ADDITIONAL weights for Wednes- day at Kuala Lumpur are Horses, CUu 4. Dlt. 1, M furlonn Dangerous Lover 9.00 Clifton Lad 8.13 Monte Video .8.13 Autumn Bride 8.11 Prunella 8.13 Amazon 8.10 Moonlight Light Supper 8.09 Sonata 8 13 The Warrior 8.08 Gay Prince 8.12
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    Growder Scores 75 And Takes 7 For 24
    236 11 Growder Scores 75 And Takes 7 For 24 A NOTHER good double by A. C. Crowder enabled the Cricket Cluh to beat the Royal Signals in a cricket match played at Alexandra yesterday by 112 runs. Growder took seven wickets for 24, and was responsible for the highest score '75),
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    INDIANS WIN BY 59 RUNS
    228 11 rE Indian Association beat the Medical College T/.iion by 59 runs at cricket or. the college ground yesterday. The scores werp M.C.V. Hera Singh b Baskaran I Seah Cheng seang Ibw b 3askaran 0 Kuldlp Singh Ibw b Darmark j 14 L. Alvis c B.
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    SELANGOR BEAT PENANG IN FOONG SEONG FINAL
    88 11 I 'From Our Badminton Correspondent Ipoh, June 23. SELANGOR annexed the Foong Seen", cup by beating Penang by thre^ matches to two in the final of the competition to-day at the Towr. Hall. Srlangor thus avenged a previous defeat she suffered when this
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    YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL
    74 11 IN a baseball league match played at the Japanese Club yesterda>, the Japanese beat the Royal Air Force by 15 runs to two, the airmen scoring: their runs in only their last inning. Two other friendly matches were played. At Farrer Park the Americans brat the Chinese by
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    GEN. DE GAULLE'S STIRRING CALL TO FRENCHMEN
    673 12 Nation Empire Must Continue Struggle "GOVERNMENT HAS NO RIGHT TO SURRENDER TO ENEMY" Armistice "Submission To Slavery": Colonies Determined To Resist "UONOUR, commonsense and the entire country demand that all free Frenchmen should continue the fight wherever they are and by whatever means
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    Britain Amazed At French Acceptance Of Nazi Terms
    399 12 CHURCHILL ASKS FRENCHMEN OUTSIDE TO JOIN FORCES OF LIBERATION "UIS MAJESTY'S Government has heard with grief and amazement that the terms dictated by the Germans have been accepted by the French Government at Bordeaux," 1 reads a statement issued in London by
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    RED DIVISIONS IN BALTIC STATES
    126 12 "Not Concentrated On German Frontier" London, June 22. r:E Moscow radio last night broadcast a statement by the official Tass Agency stating that the number of Soviet divisions in Baltic countries is only 18 or 20 and not 100, as stated in some quarters. They
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    30's REGISTERED London. June 22.
    21 12 30's REGISTERED London. June 22. A TOTAL of 332.995 registered In the 1910 class, of which 2,291 were conscientious objectors.— Reuter.
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    Krupp Works At Essen Bombed
    391 12 Krupp Works At Essen Bombed Series Of R.A.F. Raids In German Areas London, July 22. IMPORTANT German aircraft lac- torles and storage buildings at Bremen, Kassel, Rothenburg and Cothingen were attacked last night by heavy bombers of the R.A.F. In a* series of raids lasting nearly an hour-and-a-half. At Bremen
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    Concern About Syria's Future
    63 12 Concern About Syria's Future Cairo, June 23. GEN. Nuri Said, Foreign Minister of Iraq, has left for Ankara, accompanied by Sayid Sami Showkat. Minister of Justice, accordinr to a Baghdad telegram. It is understood that the object of their journey is to discuss with the Turkish Government the future status
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    Japan & Burma Arms Traffic
    137 12 Japan Burma Arms Traffic Troops Near Hong Kong Border Hong Kong, June 23. MUMBERS of Japanese troops have been stationed near the borders 01 the colony. This is believed to be connected with the Japansse demands tr.at. alleged passage of supplies to the Chinese Government through Burma to stopped. Rslugeps
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    Japan & Tientsin Agreement
    71 12 Japan Tientsin Agreement Pelping, June 22. QUESTIONS of the British and French Concessions in Tientsin have not yet been fully settled and the North China Political Affairs Commission will keep close*watch over the British and French authorities to observe whether they will fully carry out the terms embodied in the
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    National Cabinet For Egypt?
    76 12 Cairo, June 22. KING FAROUK, who arrived at Cairo, from Alexandria to-day, has been in consultation with a number of former prime ministers. The King also conferred with past and present presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies and a number of deputies. The
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    EX-KING OF ALBANIA TO LEAVE FRANCE
    27 12 Madrid, June 23. REPORTS from France state that Klr.g Zog of Albania has been given a visa to leave France. Reuter.
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    French Envoys In Rome To Discuss Italian Terms
    350 12 London, June 23. TTJE French plenipotentiaries, following the signature of the armistice agreement with Germany on Saturday, are reported to have arrived in Rome, where It Is officially stated that the delegation comprises the same members who met the Germans at Compiegne.
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    "Mightiest Fleet In History"
    136 12 warmngton, June 23 THE House of Representatives yester1 day passed without a dissenting voice the bill to authorize $1,000,000,000 for naval expansion, designed to Rive the United Slates the mightiest fleet in history. Mr. Vinson, chairman of the Housa of Representatives Naval Commit ee. reminded ths
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    ITALIAN PLANES ATTACK GREEK STEAMER Bordeaux, June 23.
    68 12 ITALIAN PLANES ATTACK GREEK STEAMER Bordeaux, June 23. r!E Greek steamer Alexandra. 4,355 tons, lias been unsuccessfully atacked by Italian planes, according to in Algiers dispatch to the Havaa Agency. The attack took place on Way afternoon. During the night, adds the dispatch. he Swedich ship El?o, 1.888 tons, was
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