The Straits Times, 30 July 1940

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTDRYI MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES. PRICE r> CENTS. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1940. FINAL EDTN, The Straits Times 16 I'.UiKS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 30. 1940 PRICE ft CENTS
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      REQUIEM MASS.
      47 2 A high mass of requiem will b; sung for the repose ot the soul of the late Gra'.e Bertha de Rozarlo Rt the Church of St •losiph <>n Thursday. August Ist at 6.30 a.m. the attendance and prayers of friends And relatives arc earnestly solicited.
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      1030 2 FOR SALE roK SAM-:. One porcelatowarc by famous makers. Crystals glassware. Apply Jacobv, l.st Avenue. Buklt Timah Rd. (top of hill) after 4 p.m. QUICK SALIC, complete household furniture, almost new, including one set bamboo attUngroom furniture and Kelvinatoi Refrigerator Model 1938. 9 Amber Mansions Tel. 3367. FOR SALE, 2
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      808 2 LOS i lost, a brown leather key oik < oontainlnc about 12 keys, on Jnllytr Quay opposite H'.ngkong shanghai Bank at 8.30 a.m. O.i 30th July 1910. Finder will be rewarded on returning to any police station or to G. M Walker c o McAuliffe, Turquand Youngs A Co. Hongkon-r
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      792 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE heehotj3 .vc 993 years' leasehol d Singapore properties to be hsld at the sale-room of a. t. Edwards co., ltd., NO. 11 MAI.ACCA STREET, SINGAPOur; ON THURSDAY, BTH AUGUST, 1910 AT 2.30 P.M. Lotl. No. 72 Malabar Street. 1,073 sq. ft. 999 years. Rent $80. Lot
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      358 2 PUBLIC NOTICES EXPORT (>: FOODSTUFFS FROM SINGAPORE. Tlie Food Cunirollpr announces that »'l foodstuffs will b." subject to export nuotns v.li.i i C.-ct from the Ist Aufjust, 1940, as .n the case of coir.iroditlcs already subject uo export quotas. Applications for i >;port licences slioult be forwarded without delay to
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      354 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The best possible services are being maintained by the P O. S. N. Coy from the Straits to their usual ports ol call in China. India. Ceylon and
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      266 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to i:u i ope via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in L.S. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. mi ASAMA MARU leave Htong Aug. 8
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      449 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. 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 ships. Single fare $192 (A
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      104 3 5 New Vessels 'Argentina Maru' 'Brasil Maru' 'Hokoku Maru' 'Aikoku Maru' 'Kokoku Maru' from Singapore to: Colombo E. &S. Africa and South American Ports. Further particulars apply O. S. K. LINE Singapore (Tel. 5337) JOINT SERVICE or PRINCE LINE A SILVER LINE PRINCE LINK VESSELS PROCEED TO BALTIMORE. NEW YORK,
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    DUTCH UNILEVER INTERESTS
    291 4 Transfer To Durban Subsidiary As a result of arrangements recently concluded, the whole of the United States, South America, Philippine. Belgian Congo, China, Thai and Asiatic- Turkey Interests of Lever Brothers Unilever, N.V. have been transferred to a South African subsidiary company which Is operating from Durban.
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    105 4 From Our Own correspondent) London, July 29. The following are to-day's 'bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A" not availab!"! British Empire <- B Do. British Empire cumulative Do. British Empire C'prehenslve Do. Brit.sh General "A'' 13 I\a British General "B" 11 IV* British General "C" 8
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    London Stock Exchange
    337 4 London, July 29. THE Stock Exchange was irregular to-day though gains outnumbered losses. Giltedged and the leading Industrials finally closed stronger. Elsewhere there were occasional declines on sporadic pront-taking. Eeuter. The following are to-days closing middle quotations. Shares are of II denomination unless otherwise stated: COO. Loan
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    175 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Ou* Owd Correspondent) London, July 29. COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations tn paran thesis:— RUBBER Firm. Spot 12 7 16d 12 9 16d 12\d 12>jd) Sept. 12 5 16d12 7 16d H2>id 12\id) Oct.-Dec. 12' id 12^4d (11 15 lßd 12 lil6d>
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1315 4 MONDAY. JULY 29, 1940: 4 P.M. MINING Buyer* feller* Ampat Tin 1 5s) 3s Cd 4s Austral Amal <ss) f>s 6d 6s cd. Austral Malay 35a 37s cd. Ayer Hltam (ss) 1M I'M Aycr Weng (£> .50 55 Bangrin Tin 17s 18s Batu Selangor ($1)
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    List Of Current Dividends
    313 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, July 29, 4 pja. Books luuu lor Company OlvUenc Close Date ex Dlv Onincle! year CD) Payable Date H lav Austral Amal Dlv. 3d 10% Austral Malay Dlv. 8d Bonus Is 3d ''0% Berjuntai Tin int. dlv. 5% July
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    INTERIM REPORT ON INDO-CHINA TO TOKIO
    82 4 Tokio, July 29. FE Foreign Ofllce spokesman denied to-day that Major-Gen. Nishihara, head of the Japanese inspectorate )n French Indo-China, had been recalled. The inspectorate has been set up In connection with the French decision to cut off supplies through Indo-China for Gen. Chiang
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    72 4 Mails close at the General Post I follows TO-MORROW Kiuiit," Chow surface l p.m Kunming surface 1 p.m. Indo-Chlna surface 1 p.m. Java air 10.30 a.m. Sarawak surface 1 p ni Medan surface 11 a.m. air U a.m. Pakmbaii? surface 9 a.m. air 10.30 a.m. MAIL
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    JAPANESE MISSION TO THE N.I.
    123 4 Tokio, July 29. CHANGING the Yonai Cabinet's plan for the dispatch of Mr. Shuicnl jSakoh, former Ambassador in Poland, I to the Netherlands Indies as a special I envoy the new Government intends to stmd a business leader ir. stead. Consultations have been already j
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    HEAD OF TOKIO MISSION TO ITALY RETURNS
    54 4 Tokio, July 29. ACCORDING to a report from Manchuli. Mr. Naotake Satoh, chairman of the Japanese economic mission to Italy, entrained for Tokio on Friday. He arrived at Manchuli on Thursday via Siberia en route home. Mr. Satoh declined to touch upon the
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      125 4 SCHERING'S PRODUCTS A'ou; )btainoMe /rom FNGLASD Veu- ifosfci hare ?ujt arrived of the /ollouine AKCAN'OL TABLETS. PROGYNON B OLEOSl'M. ATOPHAN TABLETS. PBOGYNON B PLEOSUM FOBTE. NOVATOPHAN TABLETS. PROGYNON DRAGEES. ATOPHANYL INTRAVENOUS. TESTOVIRON. CLYOTROPIN INTRAVENOrS IROTROPIN TABLETS. NEOPROPIN DRAGEES. IROTROPIN AMPOtLES. MITRALO.N VERAMON TABLETS. NEITRALON BELLADONA RIRBMJM B TABLETS. Obtainable from
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      58 4 TIDE PABI.KS SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 6.38 a.m. 6.9 ft.; ».1>2 p.m ;>.l II L. W. 00.12 a.lfl 3.7 ft.: 11.46 a. n: 5.1 ft Tomorrow H. W. 8.14 u rn. 7 ft.; 7.30 p.m. 8.* ft. L. W. 1.31 a.m. 3.« ft.; 1.09 p.m. 3.4 ft July Sunrise Sunset
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    AROUND THE MARKETS Firm Tendency Retained In All Sections
    450 5 R.v Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. July 30. RUBBER was up one-sixteenth in' London yesterday at 12 7/16 d. and' down one and five-eighths in New York at 20' i cent*. Tiio Spot tin price advanced 30.;. to £267 15s. and the
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    90 5 Tuesday, July noon. Buyeri Seller* Prices Prices No. IX F.S.S. <^pot lm>s» 37 37 U No. IX R.S.S. foo. in cues ■luly-AuR. (sellers' option I IT, 37% (i.F.A.q. Il.S.S. f.o.h. In balM July -Aau. (srllrrs' option) 36 .".ft 1 F.A.O. K.S.S. fob. in bales JulY-Aug.
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    SHORTER HOURS IN BRITAIN
    335 5 Plans To Maintain Maximum Output London, July 30. REALIZING that a continuation of excessive hours of work is likely to defeat the object of increased production for which increased hours were temporarily Introduced in War Indus- j tries the Minister of Labour has sent i a
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    EXCHANGES
    201 5 The following are the xc.ongo .at--, this morning according to the laily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Ean'.:lng Corporation SELLING Lo;idon T.T 2 4 l 16 Lordon demand 2 i 1 16 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 S Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15 16 Montreal
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    Colonies In The Americas
    83 5 Commission For Joint Action Formed Havana, July 29. *|*HE formation of a provisional com- mission for concerted action In the event of a threatened change of ownership of non-American colonies In the Western Hemisphere was announced at the Pan-American Conference here. The commission will be composed
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    Germans not ho Confident Now
    224 5 MUAVING reaped all the propaganda benefits derived from taking orders in Latin America for October delivery and posting cash guarantees as an indication of the confidence of a quick victory, Nazi Germany Is now quietly 'hedging 1 her commitments by 1-uying goods in this market
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    169 5 Singapore, July 30, noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.50 Pepper White Muntok $12.25 White $11.75 Blar!; 6.75 Copra Mixed $2.50 I Sun Dried $2.75 Sago Flour No. 1 Unggra $3.75 $3 75 Fair $3 25 83.25 Sarawak $3 50 Jelotong Palembang $19.50
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    MORE FORCES FOR KENYA
    226 5 Contingent From South Africa London, July 30. I T is announced that a contingent of troops from South Africa has arrived in Kenya. On arrival, the following message from the King was read to them by the Governor, Once again forces from the Union of South
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    Radio's Share In The War
    102 5 BROADCASTING to listeners In Britain, the Director-General ot the BBC. spoke of how the Corporat'on was answering enemy propaganda. When the war began, the BBC. was broadcasting in nine languages, and now it was broadcasting in 24, he said. As a new enemy wireless station
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    ACTIVE TRAINING FOR NATIONAL GUARD
    98 5 New Legislation Before U.S. Congress Washington, July 29. PRESIDENT Roosevelt to-day sent Congress the draft of a suggested legislation to permit him to order the National Guard and Officers' Reserve Corps Into active training. In a letter which was read to the Senate, Mr. Roosevelt
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    TWO PETROL TANKERS DETAINED
    72 5 French Make Allegation Against Britain Vichy, July 29. AHAVAS dispatch from Alexandria alleges that two French tankers Roxame and Melpomene, which were In port at the time of the armistice, are being detained by the British. It Is added that British Government refused the French Government's
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    WENDELL WILLKIE AN EVEN CHANCE
    26 5 New York. July 29. Mr. Wendell WlUkle, the Presidential i candidate. Is making headway: many accord him a flfty-flfty chance. Reuter.
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    MAIL TRAIN COLLIDES WITH BUFFALO
    95 5 (From Our Own Correspondent i Penang, July 29. •T^HE night mall train from Kuala Lumpur arrived at Penang at 10.15 a.m. to-day, about four hours late. owing to a slight mishap at Sungkal. The engine of the train was derailed but there were no serious
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    MAJOR NUNN ON LOCAL FLYING SCHOOL
    76 5 "THE Government Flying School In Singapore will be the subject of a talk to be broadcast to-day at i 7.35 p.m. from the Singapore station. The speaker will be Major R. L. 1 Nunn, Director of Civil Aviation. < Major Nunn will give fuller
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    Invasion Of Britain Very Difficult, Says Pravda WHAT DUNKIRK REVEALED
    218 7 Invasion Of Britain Very Difficult, Says Pravda WHAT DUNKIRK REVEALED Moscow, July 29. DRITAIN'S naval losses are very small, practically withou u significance, being only about 3.5 per cent, of her tot£ tonnage, says the Soviet newspaper Pravda. The successful evacuation of Dunkirk had revealed that the power of the
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    KING INSPECTS THAMES PATROL
    43 7 London, July 28. THE King, accompanied by the Queen and the Princesses, today inspected sections of the Tpper Thames Patrol of Volunteers. This patrol is formed of private rivercraft, many of them being manned by their owners. British Wireless.
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    Fighting East Of Hong Kong
    146 7 Shanshai, July 29. A Japanese field dispatch reports that Japanese naval landing par1 ties suddenly landed at Swabue r 'Shanwei) and Makung, CO miles east lot Hong Kong, on Saturday. Swabue and Makung are distributing centres of commodities in southc^.'tern Kwangtung Province. The landings were
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    High Efficiency Of The R.A.F. Polish Air Officer's Impressions
    362 7 High Efficiency Of The R.A.F. Polish Air Officer's Impressions London, July 29. A HIGH Polish air force officer now visiting a station in the R.A.F. bomber command has given his impression after being taken as a member of the crew on an operation flight over Germany. The aircraft in which
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    SEIZURE OF TWO FOREIGN VESSELS BY JAPAN ?
    35 7 SEIZURE OF TWO FOREIGN VESSELS BY JAPAN Chungking, July 29. A REPORT received from Chekiang Pra.inc° states that two foreign merchant ships were seized by the Japanese on July 20. Details are lacking.— Central News.
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    Gallantry Awards To Middle East Forces
    197 7 Cairo, July 29. i INITIATIVE and leadership during 1 operations in the Middle East are acknowledged in a list of awards I for gallantry to officers and men of I the Royal Armoured Corps, i A bar to the Cross was j awarded to
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    CHUNGKING-HONG KONG AIR SERVICE TO GO ON
    59 7 Chunskin?. July 29. THi" Eurasia Aviation Corporation hos drcided to suspend all air lines except Uie Ojungi^ng-Hong. Kong. I Hraioi-Kijn.niav: and CHunslcing-Hami lines. hcobrdiiiß to communication circles. Hercalter the Chu^klng-Hong tCoim B( rv'.ces wiM b" conducted six timr.s i week, while \hc other
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JULY 30. 1940. (331st Day Of The War.) Taking Courage
    1136 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JULY 30. 1940. (331st Day Of The War.) Taking Courage Evidence has been plentiful during the past few days of the development of a much more cheerful outlook on the part of the people of this country. Defeatism appears to be on the wane, rumour-mongers
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    TRAWLER SUNK BY MINE
    26 8 London, July 30. AN Admiralty communique announces that His Majesty's trawler Stauntuii <283 tons) has been sunk by an enemy inuiu. Reuter.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      "BANG THE DRUM!"
      366 8 Need For Purposeful Leadership To the Editor of the Strai.s Times Sir. Your correspondent "Shjwman" has expressed neatly and forcibly what many people are thinking. For eight months Britain herself slept under an administration which had been largely responsible for putting us unprepared into this war. Now
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      OURVICTORYMARCH
      255 8 Why Hitler Is Silent About Peace Terms To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your leading article of July 23 you wrote: "In his Reichstag speech on Friday Hitler said he could see no reason why the war must go on. He 'appealed once more to reason
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      "PUPPET PARADE"
      181 8 "Blinking Blearily Over Cocktail Glasses" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l wish to voice a nrctest at the practice of taking up several newspaper columns In describing the social activities of a small section of the Singapore public. Newspapers responsible for publishing this tittle-tattle and
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      BUS SERVICES
      531 8 Bouquets And Bricks For The Traction Co. To the Editor of the Straits Times I Sir.— We know that for the time belKg the monopoly of transport still belongs to the Singapore Traction Company, and we are thankful to those Commissioners who fought so successfully for It. because
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      DESTROY FOOD!
      338 8 Extraordinary Allegation From Johore To the Editor of the Straits Tunes Sir.— l have read with much Interest your leading arfcle -Food Before Rubber." You mention therein that very lew estate managements have taken any interest in this very import I, for one, would expect the le^d in
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      RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
      454 8 War Means The Same To All Creeds To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— l feel It Is my duty to write to you this letter, as a Christian citizen in Malaya, with reference to the is-; of one or two terms which may not be generally
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      SEEING STARS
      308 8 "Action-Promoting Influences" At Work To the Editor of the Strai Tliiks Sir, Star forecasts of p;>liU-al coming events, war-issues, the Empire's destiny, and a horoscope of England could hardly be calltd an easy tusk for an pstroktßlcal bureau, to be iornu;i by a collaboration of all eminent a.strologisls
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      "THE DRUM-MAJOR"
      76 8 To the Editor of the Straits Tini«-s Sir —Your loader of July 26 -.«recs entirely that Dr. V. W. W. S. Purcell is the right man fur bangins the I am sure Malaya rndorses this. You also state Let Dr. Purcell be detached for this special duty at
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    AXIS HINT OF IMMINENT OFFENSIVE ON BRITAIN
    779 9 Balkans Now Awaiting Move By Moscow NAZI-SOVIET UNDERSTANDING BELIEVED TO HAVE ENDED Ominous Massing Of Red Armies Along Border r PHE Rumanian delegation to Salzburg and Rome seems to have been assured by both the Germans and Italians that the long-awaited offensive against
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    Rumanian Alarm At British Protest
    77 9 Bin barest. July 30. A NNOINCEMFNT of the formal protest by Britain against measures taken by tile Rumanian Government prejudicial to British interests in Rumania has sh; ken Rumanian political circles out of their complacency and in Rumanian commercial (irtles there is c-nns'.derable alarm at
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    BID FOR DANUBIAN BASIN ENTENTE Rome, July 30.
    71 9 A RUMANIAN communique on the talks with Hitler states, acco-ding to the Italian Stefr.ni news agency, "As regards the preoccupations concerning thj future of Rumania, the d;*cussioas both at B?rchtesgaden and in Rome dealt only with the general principles on the basis
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    AXIS BID TO GAIN TIME
    391 9 Consequences Of Any New Move Bucharest, July 30. AM GIGURTU and M. Manoilescu. i# the "Rumanian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister respectively, have returned here from their talks with the Axis leaders, and were received by King Carol shortly after their arrival yesterday. They spent
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    Hitler Still Trying To Avoid War To Death?
    185 9 MERICAN radio commentators reason for Hitler's delay in ai his preference for a negotiate:! j>e; death. The National Broadcasting Ci that Hitler was preparing the Gej ing Britain into submission inste; But, declared the commentati about a decision and, even \vhil< on,
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    GERMANS USING RED CROSS PLANES FOR WAR PURPOSES
    392 9 London, July 30. AN Air Ministry communique states that for some time past the air force has observed German seaplanes painted white and marked with the Red Cross flying over British convoys within a few miles of the British coast. These aircraft
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    Last Days Of Battle For France
    40 9 These pictures, taken during the last days of the battle for France, show: British troops escorting German prisoners to Headquarters; a German anti-tank gun in action; and British wounded arriving at a dressing station.
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    17 AIRFIELDS BOMBED
    320 9 New R.A.F. Blou s Against Nazis London, July 33. T*HE Air Ministry announces that air force bombers again attacked military objectives in northern and western Germany on Sunday night. The targets included oil depot*. docks and goods yards and alv> 17 aerodromes in Germany. Holland. Belgium and
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    ITALIANS ARE TRAPPED Plight Of Army In Abyssinia
    172 9 ITALIANS ARE TRAPPED Plight Of Army In Abyssinia London, July 30. /COMPARED with the position of the British forces in the Middle East, the picture of the enemy armies in Abyssinia is dismal, cables Reuter special correspondent at Suez. Abyssinia, entirely cut off from suppli?s and war material, has been
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    20 Raiders Shot Down Yesterday
    121 9 20 Raiders Shot Down Yesterday London. July 3C. YESTERDAY'S bag of 20 German raiders brought down by the Royal Air Force brings the German air losses over and around Britain since the beginning of the first raid on June 18 to no fewer than 248. This Is an average of
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    DEATH PENALTY
    35 9 ACCORDING to the Toulouse radio, the death penalty is now applicable to all Frenchmen who enlist or remain in the service of a foreign power without the permission of the French Government.— Reuter.
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,202,497 TO-DAY More Than $4,000 Raised By Gala Cinema Show
    576 10 WAR FUND REACHES $3,202,497 TO-DAY More Than $4,000 Raised By Gala Cinema Show THE War Fund to-day totals $3,202,497 an increase of S 1,852 over the total reported yesterday. More than $4,000 was raised for the War Fund by the gala premiere screening of the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer musical, Balalaika," shown
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    North Borneo To Buy Two Fighters
    139 10 BRITISH North Borneo is the latest part of Malaysia to organize a War Fund to buy aircraft for the Royal Air Force. The British North Borneo Herald published in Sandakan, outlines a scheme for buying two Spitfire fighters to be presented to the Government
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    $10,000 MONTHLY FOR KWANGTUNG
    74 10 THE Kwangtung Hoay Kuan, the guild of 1 the Cantonese community, has arranged with the China Relief Fund to remit $10,000 monthly for the relief of distress in Kwangtung Province. The guild has hitherto remitted direct ro 1 Kwangtung. but this Is no longer possible. The
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    CHINESE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR SINGAPORE
    56 10 A CHINESE public library is planned for I Singapore. The 'Double Six" Association, oSicial body of school teachers, Is holding a meeting on Aug. 18 ta consider the proposal, j Already 40 leading members of the Chinese community have signified their willingness to 1 v/ork
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    26 10 Mr. J. L. L'Epagnlol will address the Kotary Club of Singapore on ''We Warriors Behind the Front" at the luncheon meeting at the Adftlphl Hotel to-morrcw.
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    81 10 ENTERTAINMENTS and other functions arranged in aid of The War Fund will be listed in this diary, but it is a condition of inclusion in the list that the entire proceeds shall be given to the Fund. To-morrow: Mrs. Elder's Cabaret at Johore Civil Service Club. Friday:
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    TRYING TO QUARREL
    299 10 Vernon Bartlett Tokio Events WAVE OF ANGER IN BRITAIN IT was very difficult not to conclude that the Japanese were trying-to force a quarrel, remarked Mr. Vernon Bartlett, M.P., commenting on the news in a broadcast from London to-day. He had referred to the arrest by the
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    PAINFUL IMPRESSION IN SHANGHAI
    89 10 Shanghai. July 30. THE news cf the death in peculiar circumstances of Mr. M. J. Cox, Reuter's correspondent in Tokio, after his arrest on a charge of espionage, has caused a most painful impression in Shanghai. All who knew Mr. Cox stressed his integrity and conscientiousness.
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    BRITISH ACCOUNTS IN INDO-CHINA BANKS
    30 10 THE recent announcement of the blocking of British accounts in French banks has not been enforced for British accounts in Indo-China banks, it is understood.
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    NEW N.I. WAR TAX
    49 10 Batavia, July 29. "THE Netherlands Indies Government has introduced a bill instituting a I war export duty oi 5 per cent, on rub- j ber, tin, oil and oil products and quinine. Th" duty is in addition to the export duties at present in force.
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    it The Cinema RUSSIAN MUSICAL AT THE CAPITOL
    126 10 it The Cinema RUSSIAN MUSICAL AT THE CAPITOL Ralalaika." (Kelson Eddy. Ilona Massey, Charlie Russles, Frank Morgan, and Lionel AtwilL) Mill 11 nnlllwjll MJjWI At the Capital. "Balalatka." iletro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nexMt and most ambitious musical, had a very successful gola premiere pt the Capitol cinema last night in ni'.l of The
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    30 10 .v China Dramatic Trcupe, headed by ISii Wang Ying, the Chinese actress, t.i t') tour Johorp nft^r n successful s 1 ason ir: Singapore. The tmupe will be leaving !h.
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    Mass Meeting Likely Of Chinese In Singapore
    134 10 TENTATIVE plans have been made for a mass meeting of Chinese associations and guilds in Singapore in August. It is probable that Chinese Associations up-country will be represented. The nun! abject of the meeting is to the subjects to be brought Before the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    89 10 K\l FLES HOTEL Dinner Dance (Informal) 8 p.m id Midnight. BAKKIIC IHIAIKfc <;tti..V\<; to Cairo Rootin Tootin Rhythm at 7.45 p.m. .1:1 M WOK II) Cabaret 9 p.m. to Midnight Cilobe: Rcbi'l Son. Sky: Everything <>n Ice. HAI'I'Y WOKl.l) Revue, Wayar.ss. Sidesliawa Other Free Attractions. Happy Beware Spooks. Glory
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    RATEPAYERS' ELECTION
    37 10 MR. K. M Meyer has been elected vlr. president of the Singapore Ratepayer AMoetatkm in plac* of the late Shaikh Yayi .1 Ann. Mr. Syt-d Mchairv d Alkafl 1: elected an additional member at Committee.
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    LAND FOR GIRL GUID
    39 10 LAND n the Junction of Clemem Avenue ami Orchard Road has bcci given by Government to the Singapore OU Guides {or their headquarters. A campaign has been launched for fuuds I ta ercrt a buUUliiK
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    Indian Troops In The Desert
    64 10 Many Indian regiments are stationed in the Near East, which forms the first line of India's defence on the western side. These regiments are in constant training and may sooner or later join in the operations against the Italians in north-east Africa. This picture shows
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    SCHEME TO REGISTER RICE CONSUMERS
    340 10 rONSUMERS of rice in Singapore— 99 per cent, of the population will be called upon to register their names with individual retailers next month, and it is hoped that the scheme will be introduced gradually throughout the remaining settlements and in the Federated Malay States.
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    FOOD EXPORT QUOTAS
    32 10 All export of foodstuffs from Slngapoir will be subj.ct to quotas from Thursday slat** the Food Controller. This Is In addition 10 those commodities already subject to export quotas.
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    FIRE VICTIMS' REHOUSING
    253 10 Municipality Now Considering Plan T"HE Singapore Municipality is I considering a scheme to reI house the 1.031 victims of the Silat Road fire which razed a kampong to the ground 11 days ago. The majority of the victims of the fire are at present living with Iricnds
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    Borneo Talks On Food Problems
    101 10 MR. It. K. Auten, secretary to the Food Controller, Malaya, has left Singapore for Labuan where he will attend a conference between that Settlement and British North Borneo and Sarawak on problems of food supply and imports from Singapore. This is another example of the
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    DEATH FROM COLLISION
    198 11 Woman Ran Out From Behind Bus DERCY CLIFFORD MARCUS, a Eurasian, described at ;i Coroner's inquiry yesterday how, while driving his car along K.ist oast Road on July 13, the car lollided with a Chinese woman who died in the General Hospital throe hours later. Marcus said
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    VACANT PREMISES
    91 11 A I :i meeting of the committee of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association the following figures regarding vacant premises at' June 30 were given: Bungalows and compound houses 45, terrace houses 38, flats 2 shophouies 68, upper doors over shops 63, other dwelling houses 3:. lock up shops 1.
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    EFFECT OF 10 MONTHS AT ISOLATED POST
    840 11 "Jekyll Hyde" Gunner To Pay Compensation HECLARING that he was taking an extraordinary course Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore second magistrate, yesterday dismissed charges of theft and cheating against Gunner D. E. Scott, of the Royal Artillery, Changi, cautioned Scott and then ordered him
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    ALLEGED CHEATING BY ALOR STAR MALAY
    100 11 An«">itu in (Singapore on a warrt rant cf arrest issued in Alor Star .or an alleged cheating offence, Oswald Edward Solomon alias O. E. Edwards I appeared in the Singapore third court yesterday, when he was identified by v Malay irom Alor Star The
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    SELANGOR CLUB'S $1,000 FOR F.M.S. WAR FUND
    78 11 cFrom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 29. The Selangor club Is donating. $1,000 to the P.M.S. War Fund. Mr. E. N. T. Cummins remembered that special war shows in uid of war funds were put up by various clubs In Kuala Lumper
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    New School Opened
    24 11 Mr. S. W. Jones opens the gates of the new St. Andrew's School buildings at Woodsville yesterday. Report in Page 12.
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    HOW "WIFE" IS INTERPRETED Customs & Law May Differ
    540 11 HOW "WIFE" IS INTERPRETED Customs Law May Differ y^N interesting judgment concernj ing a claim for maintenance by a secondary wife was delivered by the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in the High Court yesterday. The judgment was given en an appeal by Mvi Sui Heng. secondary wife
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    Anniversary Drive By Perak Chinese For War Fund
    274 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 29. TO mark the first anniversary of Great Britain's entry into the war, Perak Chinese are making a drive to collect funds in the State on behalf of the War Fund. At a committee meeting, the
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    SAFETY MEASURE FOR SMALL SHIPS AT SEA
    345 11 Singapore Station To Issue Warnings Regularly THE Singapore broadcasting station is to be used to transmit urgent warning notices to mariners, it is announced. This will enable masters of small ships not normally equipped with radio installations to hear the warnings by means
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    VALUE OF "COURAGE & FAITH" TO-DAY
    1044 12 VALUE OF "COURAGE FAITH" TO-DAY Mr, S. W. Jones' Speech At Opening Of New School TOURAGE and faith do not breed senseless rumours, spiteful and sadistic emotionalism, sneers at passing failure, intolerance, malevolent depreciations and distortion," declared Mr. S. W. Jones, the Officer Administering the Government, when he performed the
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    SCIENCE WINS
    340 12 It is a ifn eMHbli.,r:i<j lvi i Umi < o» dollars and lakhs cJ mptea, to thing of other currencies, are t i annually in repairing tin- dMMOi (i 0' l c rermltes or White Ants as tlicv are -ommori.. called. In the Malay, I'lbuiie jI August loth
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    TRIBUTE TO BISHOP
    397 12 New Work Means Loss To Malaya TRIBUTES to the Bishop of Singa- pore, the Rt. Rev. B. C. Ro-| berts, and to the Rev. R. K. S. I Adams and the Rev. Romanis Lee, for their work in education in Malaya, were made by the Officer Administering
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    To-day's War Fund Gifts
    233 12 s Mentakab Rubber Co. Ltd. 2.000 Mr. and Mrs. L. Kay man 1,000 Tebrau and Kulal YotrtiK Estates 400 Asiatic Staff. $52; M:>r.dores. $64.80; Contractor Vim Yam, $50; and other cotnribut ions. $233.20. Transferred from Penang. being 42nd. instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette
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    More Flocking To De Gaulle
    179 13 Meknes Survivors Join Up In Britain London, July 29. OEVERAL hundred French sailors who were returning to France in the liner Meknes when she was sunk by the Germans have changed their minds and have decided to serve under Vice-Admiral Ifuseller Id the free French
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    Petain To Try Ex-Minister
    141 13 Petain To Try Ex- Minister London, July 29. DEPORTS Horn France state that the Vichy Government is proposing to bring the former French Minister of the Interior, M. Georges Mandel, to trial on the ground that he established unauthorized communications with the British Government while in North Africa. Authoritative circles
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    TRAFFIC ON SUEZ CANAL IS AGAIN INCREASING
    297 13 Italian Threat To Egypt Has lieen Removed By Royal Navy London, July 29. TRAFFIC through the Suez Canal, which virtually came to a 1 standstill after Italy's entry into the war, has now considerably increased, reports Reuter's special correspondent at. Suez. Suez, which
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    RUSSIA'S FIVE-YEAR NAVAL PROGRAMME
    66 13 Stockholm, July 29. THE itrength of the Soviet Navy now exceeds that of the Japanese and Gfrman fleets combined, declared Heax-Adm. Trainis. commanding the Soviet Flrct in Latvian waters, speak-ii-S at Libau i Latvia). He added that when the five-year plan is completed h\ 1943 it
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    Three Italian Ships Bombed
    201 13 Three Italian Ships Bombed R.A.F. Destroy Further Enemy Planes Cairo, July 29. IT IS oflicialiy announced that British aircraft destroyed one enemy lighter in the air and two others on the ground in Eastern Libya and one bomber on the ground in Italian East Africa. One British machine is missing.
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    26 13 Mr. R. G. Eves, the famous portrait painter, who is engaged on the task of painting the official paintings for record purposes of the various Generals.
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    ITALIANS ADMIT LOSS OF TWO AIRCRAFT
    82 13 Rome, July 29. AN Italian war communique states: "Beyond the Cyrenaica 'Libya) border, Italian air formations pursued enemy armoured cars machine-pun-ning and bombing them and inflicting severe damage on several. "In an air combat two enemy planes of the Blenheim typa were shot down.
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    ITALIANS CLAIM ATTACK ON BRITISH SHIPS
    99 13 Rome. July 29. ACCORDING to the Italian news agency a battle occurred yesterday afternoon between two squadrons of Italian t-ircraft and a British naval squadron consisting of four warships, an aircraft-carrier and 11 destroyers, escorting four large merchant vessels. The dispatch ssvs that the
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    Peoples Enslaved By The Germans
    571 13 Regime Of Privation And Hard Labour London, July 29. IN recent weeks, the newspapers have printed occasional dispatches on conditions in countries under German occupation, but, as The Times says in a leading article to-day, "news comes in slowly and sparingly from the prison house
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    FURTHER SUCCESSES FOR SPITFIRES
    145 13 London, July 29. SATURDAY'S biggest air battle took place off the south-east coast in the early afternoon, when waves of Messerschmitt 109s, flying nearly s:x miles up, dived out of the sun. Spitfires raced ud to intercept them. Two Messerschmitts shot down by pilots of on?
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    1,000,000 MEN REGISTER IN GREAT BRITAIN
    232 13 London, July 29. pOMMENTLNG on the registration last Saturday of the 1906 age group, when more than 340.000 men were registered, bringing the total during July up to nearly 1,300.000, The Times writes that "all men between the ages of 20 and 32, inclusive
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    'MAIN BALKAN CONFLICT IS BETWEEN REICH & RUSSIA'
    660 14 'MAIN BALKAN CONFLICT IS BETWEEN REICH RUSSIA' Why Hitler Is Trying Appeasement: Berchtesgaden Promises London, July 29. THE newspapers and their diplomatic correspondents continued to display considerable curiosity regarding the conversations with Hitler to which ministers from Rumania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have been summoned and also the meeting between the
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    Reforms Planned For War Office
    128 14 London, July 29. rIE War Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, has established a standing comniittee under the chairmanship of Sir James Grigg "to consider the present administrative organization and procedure of the War Office and military commands with a view to introducing such changes of organization
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    Chamberlain Has Operation
    78 14 London, July 23. THE Lord President of the C.iun- cil, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was successfully <>p;nicd njcn to-night for relief of in es.nal symp.oms of ;in obstru-Uv? n.:ture. Hl3 conrtitkn is Mttrtectary. Mr. ChamV-rla'n en;?red a nursing heme to day fo r the operation and is <r?:pected
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    Latin America's Reply To Axis Powers' Taunt
    375 14 Latin America's Reply To Axis Powers' Taunt New York, July 29. IT seems probable that the agreement reached at the Pan-American Conference at Havana will have a direct practical impact upon international affairs "beyond anything which has proceeded in the past from the innocuous rituals of Pan-Americanism," declares the New
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    Blow For Nazis In Americas
    292 14 London, July 29. COMMENTING on the Pan-American Conference at Havana, The Times (Lcndsn) says that the "complete agreement" reported from the conference betokens a substantial measure of success to an extent which can be more precisely gauged when the official texts appear. After welcoming the
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    Long Air Raid Over Wales
    200 14 Long Air Raid Over Wales London, July 29. HTHE longest air raid of the war over Wales lasted more than three and a half hours. Eleven bombs were dropped In one district. Only slight damage was done to a farm buildings. Enemy aircraft crossed the coasts of Britain during last
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    77 NAZI AIRMEN TAKEN PRISONER IN FOUR DAYS
    43 14 London, July 29. INCLUDED in a list of 85 German prisoners captured in the last four days up to Sunday are 77 airmen. A previous list, issued lnst Thursday, totalled 109, including 55 airmen. Reuter.
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    BURMA OPPOSITION LEADER RESIGNS
    61 14 London, July 29. I\R. Ba Maw, ex-prime minister of Burma and now leader of the opposition, has announced his resigna-' tion from the House of Representatives, stating that he proposed to ■devote his whole time to the so-called Burma "l^eedom Bloc" movement. Dr. Maw was recently
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    26 14 MR. Robert Donald Scott (Conservative and National) has been returned unopposed In the Wansboc'c division of Northumberland by-election due to the resignation of Col. Cruddas (.Conservative).'
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    Cup Football
    25 15 v wiw^^^^ An incident ia Saturday's Malaya Cup match at Ansun Road in which Singapore and The Army drew three-.ill. Straits Times picture
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    419 15 Chinese .1 R.N.W.T. 2. ALTHOUGH they held a first-half lead of two-nil, the Royal Navy Wireless Telegraphists were beaten by the Chinese .in a second division fb) match at Farrer Park yesterday. A free kick awarded to the Telegraphists a few minutes from the start did not
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    JULY MIXED FOURSOMES AT KEPPEL CLUB
    71 15 THE following were the best cards returned i n the July mixed foursomes at the Keppel Gnh" Club Mrs. F. Starr and E. Bolton 42— 10-32; Mrs. S. R. Burstall and B. la Cloche 43—6^^-26^; Mrs. W. P. Douglas and Douglas 46 8>2=37V 2
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    LATE GOAL GIVES AIRMEN VICTORY AT SELETAR
    437 15 Rain Spoils Second Round Match Against A.-A. R.A.F 1; R.A. (A.A.) 0. A RATHER uninteresting first division football match was witnessed at Seletar yesterday when the Royal Air Force met and defeated the R.A. (A.A.) by the only goal scored in the game.
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    Sing Tao Team Meet Civilians To-day
    117 15 r:E Sing Tao footballers are to meet the Singapore Civilians at the stadium this afternoon In what will be their second game in Singapore since their arrival from Hong Kong. In the first match played the day following their arrival, the visitors held the
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    ISMAIL CUP CRICKET
    35 15 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 29. TfHE annual cricket match between the present and past boys of the Johore English Collega for the Ismail Cup will take place on Friday.
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    PENANG RACE TRAINING
    285 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 29. MOST horses were given light work at training this morning. New World and Dover were given fast work over six furlongs, and the latter proved slightly the faster horse. Sweet Colette was sent round the course twice at a oanter,
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    TIE IN JULY MEDAL AT ISLAND CLUB
    131 15 R. McINTOSH and B. WoodaU, eac' returning scores of 68, tied in "A" division of the July Medal at the Island Club. Tbe match must be replayed before the end of the week. Chua Tian Chong won the "B division with a nett
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    TABLE TENNIS
    39 15 SUNDAY'S results in the Singapore •5 table tennis Inter-club championship were: Chinese Chin Woo Red team beat the Municipal Services Club five-nil. Ngo Sing Li Chin Sia beat the Chinese Sports Association by three games to two.
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    55 15 rVO more ties were played off in the Singapore Inter-club table tennis league at the Happy World Stadium last night. The Tuan Mong Old Boys' Association gained a walk-over from the Chinese Youth Cultural Society, and the Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association Blue team beat the Chiat Slang Athletic Union
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    Teams For August Cricket Test
    83 15 THE < Iny mil Malay States' trams for Ihe annual rrii ke ma i -h at Kuala I.umpuv on Saturday. Sunday and M'inday are: COLONY: Andres, Major Dynes, Capt. Hope, Sgt. Ilowbrooke, Major Hugonin (capt.), Labrooy, Ouisrhoorn. Stein, Thoy, rhuraisinfrgam, and A. N. Other. STATES
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    Y.M.C.A. Defeat Airmen
    631 15 V.M.C.A 4; R.A.F. (Hiirs.) 1 rE football match Ww the V.M.C.A. and the R.A.F. (Hqrs), in a division two (b) fixture played yesterday at the former's ground, rose superior to the dismal weather, the heavy ground and a slippery ball, and was an exhibition of fine vigorous
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    SEPOY WOMEN BEAT ISLAND CLUB TEAM
    162 15 THE Sepoy Lines Golf Club beat the Island Club by 32 points to 27 in a women's golf match played at Sepoy Ur.es on Friday. The score, Island players mentioned first, were Mrs. G. Marshall (22) 6 vs. Miss V V. Blaie (24) 0;
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    125 15 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's second bi-monthly mixed fourscmes competition for July was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mr. md Mrs. W. Eldred with a net score Of 35V 2 Eighteen cards wee taken out and the
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    MALAYAN TENNIS
    23 15 THE full list of ties and starting times for Friday's play In the Malayan tennis tournament will be published to-morrow morning.
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    POLICE BEATEN IN SECOND ROUND GAME AT STADIUM
    427 15 Manchesters Adapt Themselves Better To Adverse Conditions Manchester* 3; Police 0. I DLAYING on a rain-soaked turf at the stadium yesterday, 1 the Manchesters beat the Police three nil in the first division of the league. In the first round the Police
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    36 15 SOCCKR Sinjr Tao vs. Civilians stadium; S.A.F.A. league, reservr division, R.A.F. vs. Fortress X I Sel:tar; second division (a) R.A O.C. vs. R.A. (KM.), Alexandra. Hockey: Annual Meeting of Singapore Hockey Assn., S.C.C.
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    Friday's Big Boxing At Covered Stadium
    236 15 FOR the first time in his career Young Frisco is to meet a contender for the middleweight championship of the world in the person of Atilio Sabatino at the Happy World covered stadium lon Friday night. I Arriving here about a month ago I
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    ISKANDAR CUP TENNIS
    59 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 28 •T*HE Iskandar Cnp tennis final has been fixed to take place at the Royal Johore International Club courts or. Sunday, Aug. 18, when Johore. the holders of the cup fcr the last three years, will probably meet Perak. Johcre
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    34 16 Infantrymen in Britain are equipped with portable wireless sets for radio telephony. It is carried on the back and resemble ordinary packs. They are invaluable for transmitting and receiving orders and information during operations.
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    15 NAZI PLANES SHOT DOWN WITHIN HALF AN HOUR
    617 16 Big Air Battle Follows Attempt To Attaek Dover Harbour THE German air force lost at least 15 planes to British fighters within half an hour during a terrific air battle off the south-east coast of England yesterday. This was announced yesterday
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    CHILDREN REACH U.S. FROM BRITAIN
    72 16 New York, July 29. BRITISH liner has arrived here with A 272 British children and their parents aboard. Hundreds mare children are renorted to be in another liner which docked at a Canadian port early thus morning. A third liner carrying still more children irem
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    BRITAIN'S " IRONSIDES "
    54 16 BRITAIN'S IRONSIDES Lo.ldon. July 29. /"\NE of Britain's latest weapons is a new type of small armoured car with which a famous cavalry regiment is equipped. Most of the London newspapers carry photographs ol these cars, which are appropriately named "Ironsides." The cars can be camouflaged In woody country and
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    Reported German Threat To Switzerland
    120 16 New York, July 29. A (CORDING to a London dispatch to the New York HeraldTribune, Germany has approached Switzerland requesting that Swiss stocks of grain, oil and foodstuffs be made available to Germany. The dispatch adds that the appioach has the character of i ultimatum.
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    U.S. GETTING CONVINCED OF BRITAIN'S STAYING POWER
    252 16 New York. July 29. IN the interval since the collapse of France, when it seemed the British could not hold out alone, there has been a sharp change in the general estimate of the British staying power." says the New York Times. '•Now
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    Arrested Britons Charged With Espionage
    491 16 JAPANESE FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT: PRESS CORRESPONDENT'S DEATH Tokio, July 29. THE Japanese Foreign Office has issued a statement on behalf of the Ministers of War and Justice declaring that the arrest of the 11 British subjects which took place in five Japanese cities was the
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    SWEDEN'S ATTITUDE TO POWERS
    196 16 SWEDEN'S ATTIT UDE TO POWERS Concessions To -Nazi-. Explained Stockholm, July 29. ■TTHE Swedish Prime Minister, M. P. A. Hansson, made a statenvi terday regarding the concessions r H cently granted to Germany for trans! through Sweden to Norway. He said that while this represented change from the standpoint maintained
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    R.A.F. BOMBS CHERBOURG OIL TANKS
    47 16 London, July 29 FE Air Ministry new; service statcM that Blenheims scored many direc; hits on Cherbourg oil tanks early this morning. A German aerodrome on the Dutolt coast was also attacked last night and mony fires were started on the Rcuter.
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    UNATTENDED SMALL CRAM
    32 16 MOTOR and sailing craft, and also rowing boats, punts and canoes must be rendered incapable of use when left unattended, states an order by the Ministry of Home Security.--Reuter.
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