The Straits Times, 12 August 1941

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    49 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURYJ SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471), KUALA LVMtVR 2S JAVA ST. (PHONE 36t3>. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. AUGUST 12, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. 16 PAGES The Straits Times PRICK 5 CENTS. 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1941.
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      415 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING 24 Coleman St, Spore. Phone 4816 -AAvailable Suit Lesfftlu "Kockrille" Suitings V.S. A. WAIN SIHKI.I S In Silk and Wool Also AMERICAN StIAKK SKIN. In various colonrs m WHIT 6 •^^^B^L^aa^ilall^la^Bala^^r I k m (^H~^**'^^a^B^N^Nj[^Nß f j- iw> NBft 1 BucK^ii .1 «|n 1 sneuv BIE
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      10 1 FINAL EDTN. ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Morning Afternoon Evening Dresses.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    106 2 MR. M M. ABDUL CADER expresses hU sincere thanks for the numerous calls telegrams, and letters of condolences rrceived from friends In his bereavement over the demise of his beloved wife recently lr. Ceylon. Mr. and Mrs. T*n Soo Teck and family wl«h to express their rincerest thank.-, and
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      250 2 ©ieSirart«@5nic<s SMALL ADS? Minimum charge $1. far »dvt. HI exceeding 4 Hnes. Mare Uuui four Iteea 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS P.P.C. CARDS arc charted $3 tackt per Insertion per Inch. Over I inch ZS cU. per
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      525 2 SITUATIONS VACANT ASSISTANT Book-keeper/ Typist. Box No. '.82. Straits Times. CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT wanted tolmediately. Must have good knowledge of Chinese and be able to speak two other dialects besides his own. Salary S3OO to 5350 p.m. according to experience. Applications m own handwriting to Box No. 2S. S.T. SITUATIONS WANTED
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      722 2 EDUCATiONAL TUITION IN MATHEMATICS. Elementary, additional or advanced. Box No. 24, Straits Times. WELL-EDUCATED young Chinese lady from abroad wishes to give English lessons or conversational lessons In Cantonese. Oood Experience. Box No. SO, Straits Times. HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED house or flat quiet locality Apply Box Wo. 88. Straits
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      771 2 FORHIRE REFRIGERATOR—New or Used. Phone UH ~DOGS~ GOOD NATURED PEDIGREE *****. free on breeding t*rms. Europeans only. No recponslbUlty. Bex No. 26, Straits Times. PIANOS TO EXCHANGE, buy or sell, of Pianos at reasonable rates, please go to The Eagle Piano Go. Tuning and repairing specialty 328. Serangoon Road. BUSINESS
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      319 2 -J*9l9* VEHICLES IF TOt WANT TO SELL your ear onot* JOM Cash Paid CHEVROLET ISSS REDAN, excellent condition 5975 or nearest offer Tele: Brisk. 7M4 between 10-11 A.M. IS3B MORRIS S TOURER In perfect eondltlon. no dealers. Phone 7876 or call after 5 p.m. Windsor Hotel. ONE TRIUMPH GLORIA. ISM.
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      122 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc, KUPANG" AND T. J. I. CLONAL SEED. Seeds are now falling heavily ano. order* can be filled at onre. Later d'Mverles un--ertaln. ••Xt PANG" See*.— slo per 1000 for. from an Isolated Garden of 800 acres, comprising T.J.1.. 10. IS. P D 2.5.10. AY. 49. T. J.
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    81 2 TAN.— Mr. Tan Boon Hoe aged 57 years, died peacefully on 11th August, 1841, at 2 p.m. at No. 131, Tembellng Road, Singapore. He leaves behind his beloved wife, two isons, Messrs. Tan Kirn Ouan, and Kirn Beng, four daughters, one son-in-law, Mr. Wee Cheng Guah, one daughter-in-law Mrs. Tan
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    Radio News In English
    257 3 "S* SSC XI Ha 11 8Z »-56 Manna (KZBHI JUS a 6*5 8.8.C tJ Si at 7*• 8.8.C II if mm* ts 53 m 7J56 Shsgaaarc (raay B.BX i Mi MM tIM. M.Mt a 8.16 Slnganore (ratay BB.C i MS. 46 M. IM. 36.M a> 8.21
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      479 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. &0. BRITISH INDIA f7KV^| fjlai AND APCAR LINE. r ™T (lncornoratea In England' pi.mnm ur tMO okicniai «i GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CO. MAIL PASSF.NUKR AND CARGO servicr FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR Tbe oe»l possible serrlre* an oem mslo Ulned t>i the P O 8 N Ca. I
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      462 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, alt cargo booking* subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARC Regular Services to Fre mantis (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A
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      225 3 Kidneys Must (lean Out Adds Tour body eleanir ou« rxrrn A«-ld» and polnrmoua w»»r». m yonr blood thru 9 million liny ri'llratr Kidney tabas or nitem If 1'n1,,.,,, n t h» Klein*)* or Rlnrl.|<-r mak. you Buffer from OMtlna- t'p Nl«ht« N^rv. otimifiw J*- X p»ln«. Clrclaa I'nder Ft*«. Karkach^.
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      232 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL, 1.SSI kc (ZZ» m.) ZHM 9.69 mr/i (t*.M m (ZHPt 6,175 tnr/i 48.58 m.| (ZHF3 7.25 mr/i (41.M m.) ZHL. ZHP.l. ZHP > 5.00 p.m. Modern Mandarta musio; 5.35 p.m. News In Cantonese; 5.J0 p.ni Neusletter In Mandarin relayed from Lcndon; 6 05 p.m. News In
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      234 3 Party; 5.50 p.m. Hindustani music on gramophone records; 6. OS p.m. News In Hindustani: r, 20 p.m. Tamil music. (Records); 6.40 p.m. News In Tamil; 7.00 p.m. European music on gramophone records; 7.15 P m. New* commentary In Dutch; 7.30 p.m. Blntang Timor Kronchong Party. (Confd.); 8-00 p.m. Kewi In
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      467 3 EMPIRE STATION Krvtsco rrryuriwi -wowluir Eastern Tniumtmfw »I3 Ml M II M ».A M O-»V I1JI me I*-I4 Metre* uri GS» IS.I4 ac It II metre* frwa Ml ».m Il-M gat id* USl>— ll.1t mcl: t»Sl m»lrr« Narth KacrKii rrmmmiMloB OiD: OSC HI mnn MM. OBI (Il.U a »«< -n'
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    London Stock Exchange
    356 4 London. Aug. 11. I'me Stock EUcbange to-day was quletJ: steady. Far Btstern uncertainties lnflu' eneed the marlut early but a Ormer under, tone acaln became apparent toward Ux dose. Breweries and South African rails eon ilnued ta advance on rorta/r baytef whlh Japanese bonds teMtod downward. aTalfftui
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    JULY RUBBER CROPS
    27 4 The fallowing rubber crops we r? I harvested m Jnly: lb. HenrietU Rubber 144,000 Sungei Matang 450* Pernk River Valley 41,750 United Malacca UJO9O
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    399 4 Buyers Emerge At Lower Prices: Moderate Turnover c (By Our financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Aug. 12. c *pHE share market opened quietly 1 steady this morning and buying in- quiry is expected to continue at the a lower levels. Quotations yesterday were revised and lowered but at the
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    121 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES j iProDi Our Own Out itsvoodent > j I loodon, Aug. 11. rOMMOOtTT and Exchange market* closed w as toltows wKc wertoas auouttons ie j»ren'J»»rts KIBSU. Steady. £pot IS9 IMIS«d <lS»l«d lSllilU) Sept. 13% d 13 1118U(13%d llllllM) I Oct. 13** d IS HIM (UHd IS 11 ltd)
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    MALAYA SHIPS TIN TO SOUTH AMERICA
    308 4 London, Aug. 9. I IN their monthly review o' the Has] Market, A. Strauss and Co., Ltd.. write Indo-China's permi£S.ole production is 3,900 tons but her actual production is below half of this fUure. Thailand's! osittJaal Is more serious with the actual output at
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    NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES
    74 4 New York, Aug. 11. "T"HE following were the prices of Straits tin and rubber In cents pet pound on tne Commodity Exchange to-day and Friday: Aac I. A«g 11. TIN: Spot 53 53 August 5275 52.75 September 62.25 52.25 October 51.75 51.75 November 51.50
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    113 4 fProm Our Own Correspondent) London, Aurf. 11. The following are to-day's **Md" quotations (or Fixed Trust*: s. d. British General "A" IS Oxd British Empire "B" not available British Empire Cumulative not available British anpire Cprehen&lva not available British General "A" IS Oxd j British General ~B' IS
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    WALL STREET Dow Jones Averages
    70 4 New York, Aug. 11. •THE following were th« Dow Jones 1 Averages when the Nrw York Btoc* I Frchanee and Oomr-od Exchange closed to-day and Sutcrday aVaf. 8 Aug. It 90 Industrials 126.40 126.01 20 Rails K»«S 29 73 16 Utilities 18.M 1930 40 Bonds
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    88 4 tUngasare, Taeaday, Aag, It. aaan. 1 Rayen fteaVr* Prtsaa Prtee* 1 ft: a Ul (Spot laaat) M> T 3t»i V* IX R.S.S. f*a. ia raw* Jaty-Aag. (Sellers eatiaa\ tt t*% i;.r.A.Q. R.SS <•.*. a* aalea Jaly.Aag. (Seller > aatiea) Mi, MO lit Ul n katas
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    51 4 Singapore. Aug. 12. OamMer 9 7 50 Hamburg Cube 811.25 Java Cuba ***** Copra < Mixed $340 Bun Dried $2 65 Pep™*r White Muntok $16.50 White $I*oo Black $8.00 nomr •»<• Llngga $55"!>i $552', rmir Sarawak $4.25 Tamocn Small Flake $t.M Pair Flake 7: $8.00 Medium-Pearl tiO.OO
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    EXCHANGES
    188 4 Tr.f foUowtn« arc cite exenaner r«ler Oil, mcrnirn accordlnc to u.t dairy etreOai a*u» tr» the Honttona aso *k.t^»«-. afcctm, 1 OornoratloB:— MCUINQ Lonooo T.T 2/4 3/12 London demand t 3/33 Swtteerland (T.T. only) 5r2.4« New York demand D/ 4 7 .10 I Montreal demand tI.M Batavla demand 88
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    903 4 THE following donations to The War Funo ar? recorded to-day The Kata Tuni DMrirl dab. mU 1 staat Htert of mmtm aai thWr trltaas In sapportln* the War raaa aafM l.Mt Members af Ike Laeal Staff at Tha Asiatic Prtralrem Co.. (S.S.) LU The astrtli
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      129 4 lm -art 4*f/?/lf* nm -r% t mmmt sW aaal 'TaaaTl 9wl Obtimable trom mil iealert or ■rorr. JV Ml CN LORIiC ELECTIICAL STMAIE MkWk \l t \I \d t lncorporate* m tn^iand) CLDHAM LANE. ORCHARD ROAD. B AT T E R I ES *m~*m. Fo|t YO|)R Rflß|n STRAITS TIMES SMALL
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    U.K. RUBBER CONTROL RESCUES DEALERS
    585 5 U.K. RUBBER CONTROL RESCUES DEALERS Sole Crepe Brought Under Distribution Scheme (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 18. CIR Walrond Sinclair, Rubber Controller under the Ministry of Supply, reprieved many London rubber dealers who had thought themselves ruined by control when he announced to-day that the Iftinistry would pay a
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    37 5 Mails close at the General Post OBcr as follows: TOMORROW Java air 9 a.m. Medan air 11a.m. Palembang air 9 a.m. ARRIVALS Malls from Java and Sumatra (air) general deliver)' 140 p.m. to-day.
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    JULY TIN-ORE OUTPUTS
    72 5 The following outputs of tin-ore are reported for July: Hours Yardage Plculs ore Kinta KeU&i 476 98.100 525 Katu Tin ..634 140,000 560 Renon* Consol. 622 249.500 774 I Ratrut Basin 318 57.000 433 Kamra Tm ..331 74.000 518 1 Pattani Tin 461 163.000 577 I Hydraullclng
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    SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES
    78 5 To-day H. W. 1.24 a.m. 9.5 ft.; 1.55 p.m. 9.1 ft. I L. W. 7.35 a.m. 3.3 ft.; 7.46 p.m. 3 ft. To-morrow H. W. 2.01 a.m. 9 ft.; 2.26 p.m. 1.9 ft. j L. W. 8.04 a.m. 2.8 ft.; 1.25 p.m. 3.1 ft. Thursday. Aug. 14
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1360 5 MONDAY, \l C. 11, 1111 4 I'M HUfOtO Buren sdlert Ampat (Ss) 2s 7>4d 3s Austral Amal <s«> M Ts lttd cd. Austral Malay 33s 6d 34s 6d cd. Ayer Hitam (Ss) ITs lit Ayer Weng (|1) .70 .75 Bangnn Tto (O 12a 6o IV
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      173 5 In the market-shortly m ~m*** ife COLUMBIA Mo.'»-i \J Model ja^ 101. V 228. RECORD-PLAYERS OPERATED ON NANG HENG CO., PIANO HOUSE, Up<ountry 103-105. Selegie Road Singapore 225, Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur. OgeTltS Xikllltcd. The Blood is the Stream oj Lift" -j» IMPURE BLOOD is the root cause of Skin
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      326 5 PUBLIC NOTICES THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated la Um Struts Settlements) NOTICI is hereby given that an Inlerta Dividend of 75 cents per share for the financial year ending 31*t December. 1M1. has been declared by the Directors payable to the Shareholders on the Register on Monday. 25th August,
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      432 5 PUBLIC NOTICES ROAD NOTICE. Road Works are In progress on the Main Trunk Road at double bend under Railwaybridge at 2% mile South of Seremban. All traffic should proceed with great caution as tbe carriageway ls temporarily restricted to one line of Traffic. Senior Executive Engineer. Seremban. Seremban. 25th July.
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      401 5 OGLY FAT GONE Trained Nurse Loses 5^ lbs a week v ft? pal am witu MA W, M*'.. Nowf wsh£*Zi xtb <«lTte •i thw Dr»..e. «£ch, rooWjok «nJfJ a** s.»j %££2£r£:-zvz oafnhkmah:/ Holhe*, md m .VtTTl^** M out of *d |\3pS&r< bml (OMrmcnt, wlMn chaia L JvYll'l I^EwM°T?y™* iroubas rtttrnML
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      187 6 SEE THE MOST DARING STUNT-MEN EVER SEEN IN ANY PICTURE! FOR ONE DAY ONLY i-ALHAMBRA-, 2.30 P.M. 6 P.M. 9.30 P.M. a A FIEND MENACES 25 Jm A CITY'S THOUSANDS _^fijj&£^ UiltL m nrIM«M lan kin f»M »Lm i»rra q prMNTHi nt wtj ivr m pvntv >» ■bk. tbrM daunflesi
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      264 6 OPENING TO-DAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 m^itii m iiiim A NEW SORT OF SEA STORY OF THE BRITISH NAVY! PLENTY OF ACTION AND COMEDY ff^ WITH Sfer X YVONNE ARNAUD INCLUDING GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS Also an Int«icstin( and Topical Ministry of Information short ALERT IN I 111 EAST. THE MOST EXCITING
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      297 6 OWING TO TREMENDOUS SUCCESS, SEASON IS EXTENDED FOR ONE DAY! POSITIVELY LAST 3.15-6.15-9.15 3 SHOWS TO-DAY CAP I POL The Picture Everybody's Talking About— Scandalous? Yes, but delightful! There's love and Rate- < kisses and tears -Laurence and Greer -pride and prejudice! Greer is lovely to look at lovelier to
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    REMOVAL OF NAZI AGENTS FROM IRAN BEING URGED
    329 7 Britain And Turkey Said To Be Taking Diplomatic Action London, Aug. 11. AUTHORITATIVE quarters m London to-day confirmed that Britain and Turkey were taking: parallel diplomatic action m Teheran, the capital of Iran, to urge the removal of German agents from that
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    Essen Now A City Of Ruins
    110 7 9 London. Aug. 11. I\KI \ll.s of the hav*e wrought by British bombers m Germany come from a Russian engineer who visited the great German arms works at Emen shortly before the German attack on Russia. According to this engineer, who ie now bark
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    Large Merchant Ship Bomhed
    202 7 R. A. F. Activity In The Middle East Cairo. Aug. '2 AN attack by the Fleet Air Arm against a large merchant ship at Syracuse In Sicily and activity by the R A.F. m North Africa are reported m an RAF. Middle East communique Issued yesterday.
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    Picked Up After 18 Days In Open Boat
    128 7 Rotarlo (Argentina). Aug. 11. SIXTEEN survivors of the British freighter St. Aruwtlm. whloh was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat off the African coast 500 miles south of the Canaries, have arrived here aboard the Spanish steamer Tom. They were picked
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    MEXICAN PRECAUTIONS AGAINST GERMANS
    133 7 Mexico City. Aug. 11. r[E Mexican Government it quietly taking all precautions to avoid any political disturbance* which might have any Nazi connections, such as recently occurred m Bolivia, it was reliably learned here to-day. It was reported toe Secretary of Defence was getting a good
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    Italian Troops Killed To A Man
    88 7 Italian Troops Killed To A Man Ca ro, Aug. 11. ri-DAYS British CiJIQ communique announces: 'During Saturday night f'-ilian troops delivered an attack -lamst one of our posts on the perime■°r defences of Tobruk. "Thp attackers were allowed to approach to within 300 yards, when they were killed almost to
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      275 7 RAFFLES HOTEL T O: night DINNER DANCE (informal) S p.m. to midnight <— BUSTER MAGGIE OINMiK >.i.in MON-UIMKKS SL.M Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL Rijsttatel served from 12.30 to 2.30 l.«. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAN D CONCERT 8.30 tl 10.30 m By me
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      317 7 HAPPYGIRLS THT PICK Or ORIENTS BEAUTY AIL Or THEM HAPPY TO BE HEUM HAPPY TIMES BLACKOUT DANCE from 9 12 P. M ft m. 17tB 2.M U 5.30 P. M. 1 SUNDAY COCKTAIL DANCE CROONING COMPETITION FOR MEM OMLT VALUABLE CUPS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE 3 BEST CROONERS TO-NIGHT
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. AUG. 12, 1941 (709 th. Day Of The War.) Promotion
    1259 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. AUG. 12, 1941 (709 th. Day Of The War.) Promotion We have often contended that one of the greatest defects m the administrative system under which this country is governed is the custom of promotion by seniority. We use the word custom because there does
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      TIME FOR ACTION Words Do Not Influence
      1371 8 TIME FOR ACTION Words Do Not Influence Axis Powers To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I would like to thank you for your article headed A Doctrine m Danger." It has made me feel once more that there is, after all. something m the claim made for us
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      R.A.F. IN BATTLE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
      1032 8  -  Wing Commander L. V. Fraser By (Special Cable to the Strait* Time»). Ihe Air War London, Aug. 11. THI brilliant raids by the R.A.F. I on enemy convoys of shipping and aerodromes m Sicily, Sardinia jand North Africa are a reminder] that, while the
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  • Correspondence
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      THE M.B.C. BAND Drinks And "Ads." Still Rankle
      242 8 THE M.B.C. BAND Drinks And "Ads." Still Rankle To Uie Editor of the Straits Tim** Sir,— lt would be quite possible to argue with "8.H." on the merits or otherwise of his "indignant" reply to my letter. Since he has apparently misread almost every one of my remarks, and has
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    • Letter
      SOCKS
      104 8 To the Editor of the Straits Timr< Bir. The following is only a sti.ill matter, but it is just possible that it may be of significance from the point of view jf the public Interest: Socks, ."tr kingly similar m appearance to the Service issue, are chanslng hands privately
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      257 8 Don't Neglmct Your Vition! Rare jrout ej«* MtoMKcalty examined an 4 defects at VMn pr«»crlj ewrwtad by a piaiJßn) ■peclalM. c. 8. UaOHG, Dr. af MMMfcy Everbright Optical Co. l». Chan* StratC rhsaw 4U&. CHAKOCS STMICTL7 MODERATE Master Petrol rationing has made your bicycle doubly valuable. More attempts trill be
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      73 8 2nd .fciy-^-* tart anhradt CIONI WITH imb WIND by Margaret Mitchell. It It an enthralling story of the American Civil War, It's packed with Incident and character, and throughout lls Irntrjh the excitement 1* (sustained. 1037 pages. Cheap cinema edition— Price only (3.00. Postage 30 cent*. G. H. KIAT CO-
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    THAI, FRENCH AND CHINESE FORCES MASSING
    342 9 Ominous Moves Along Three Frontiers IN DO-CHINA TROOPS DEFEND FLANK OF JAPANESE Tokio Discloses Army Now Fully Mobilized JAPAN is now fully mobilized on a war footing:, it was announced m Tokio yesterday, reports Reuter. The emergency meeting of the Australian Cabinet summoned yesterday
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    JAPAN PREPARING FOR FULLSCALE ECONOMIC WAR
    249 9 JAPAN PREPARING FOR FULLSCALE ECONOMIC WAR Tokio, Aug 12. T7ROM Siberia to the Netherlands Indies developments indicated tc day Japan is girding herself for full-scale economic war. These developn»3nts included, firstly, the approval of four ordinances to the general Japanese Mobilization Act, designed to shift the nation economically and financially
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    Japan's Industrial Mobilization
    298 9 Tokio, Aug. 11. •THE Domel news agency says it Is understood that the Japanese,: Government has decided to invoke j the full provisions of the National General Mobilization Act, including Article 19, which provides for state I < control of the stock exchange with i a view
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    No Concessions To Japan
    271 9 No Concessions To Japan Washington, Aug. 11. FAILURE of Congress to extend the service of the army rank and file would have "an exceedingly bad j psychological effect alone on the interi national situation," declared the secretary of State. Mr Cordell HuU. at his Press conference to-day. Mr. Hull authorized
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    JOINT RAIDS ON REICH? Anglo-Soviet Co-operation
    232 9 JOINT RAIDS ON REICH? Anglo-Soviet Co-operation London, Aug. 12. JOINT Anglo-Soviet air attacks on Berlin and other important cen- i tres m Germany will probably be launched soon. It m understood that regular attacks hy either the RAF. or Red Ahr Forces over Berlin are likely. Some sources say that
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    NEW POLISH ARMY IN RUSSIA
    140 9 London. Aug. 12. i 18 a preliminary to the formation m j Russia of a Polish Army equlp{ped with the latest American material, 111 1 the Soviet Government has accepted a military mission headed by Oen. Szyszko-Bohusz, who is empowered to conclude a Polish-Soviet military
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    NAZI WAR PLANS FOILED BY YUGOSLAV RESISTANCE
    355 9 London, Aug. 12. HOW the heroic Yugoslav decision ow tne heroic Yugoslav deefcaon to resist the Germans on Mar. 27 this year, helped to thwart the Axis plans to seize the Middle Kast and Russian oilfields m spring of th.s year was described
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    Weygand Back In Algiers General Leaves Before Cabinet Meeting
    163 9 Weygand Back In Algiers General Leaves Before Cabinet Meeting London, Aug. 12. /"*EN. Maxime Weygand, Vichy's delegate-general m North Africa, I who had been having talks with lAtlm. Darlan. the Vice-Premier, and Marshal Petain In Vichy, arrived back In Algiers yesterday without &tt«ndlng the meeting of the French Council of
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    U.S. Break With Vichy Likely
    175 9 U.S. Break With Vichy Likely Washington, Aug. 11. AMERICAN relations with Vichy are rapidly approaching a climax and a break m the very near future would be hardiy surprising, according to well-infcrmed circles here. Relations between the two governments have been hanging by little more than a thread for some
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    AUSTRALIA TO MAKE FASTEST BOMBERS
    120 9 London. Aug. 11. CTRIKINO details of the manufacture of planes In Australia were given In Sydney to-day by the Commissioner for Aircraft Production. Mr. John Storey. He said that the Beaufort medium torpedo bomber which will be turned out m the next few months will
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    Second U.S. Squadron Formed In R.A.F.
    54 9 London, Aug. 12. THS; i-K-o^d all- American Eagle ik)UcicT'!n '^s been formed m the RAF., s»-Jites the Air Ministry new* service. It has i eady had its first en:')iinier With i t-n?my. As a result, ♦*c squrd. n r '.""'BM cn^ Junkers 88 as
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    GERMANS MAKE DENTS AT 2 PLACES ON SOVIET FRONT
    426 9 Heavy Fighting Is Continuing Unabated In Man\ Sectors London, Aug. 12. THE latest Russian communique suggesta (hat the Germans are still pressing very strongly all along the Russian front which has buckled slightly at two points, at Soltsi, south-west of Leningrad,
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    RED AIR FORCE 'S NEW BLOWS
    346 9 Moscow. Aug. 12. DURING yesterday Soviet troops continued fighting the enemy In th-» I Soltsl. Smolensk. Byelaya-Tserkov and Uman directions, states the latest Soviet communique. The Red aJr force continued to Inflict blows on the enemy Panzer troops and infantry, attacked his aircraft on
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    WAR FUND PASSES $5,750,000 MARK
    773 10 Advance Of More Than $3,000 Recorded To-day NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION FROM KOTA TINGGI CLUB THH War Fund has passed the five-and-three-quarter-mil- lion dollar mark. The last $250,000 has taken nearly three months to collect, which is very much below the average rate of contributions during the
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    STOP PRESS
    59 10 Melbourne, Aug. 12. UK. JOHN I RTIN. the Austra- lian labour leader, states that war is moving closer to Australia and it is the duty of every man not firhting m the ranks immediately to gn to work. The time has come, he says, when Australia asks for
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    NEW S.S. INDIAN COUNCILLOR
    43 10 THK Straits Times understands that Mr. Paul Sammy, a partner m the law firm of Johannes and Sammy, is to br appointed Indian Legislative Councillor m the place of Mr. H. H. Abdoolrader, who has served for 13 years.
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    $18,000 RAISED BY FILM SHOW
    327 10 "Lady Hamilton" Brilliant Picture A RECORD sum of more than $18,000 has been raised, it is beilieved, from the premiere of the film "Lady Hamilton at the Cathay Cinema last night. This sum will be distributed through the Malaya Patriotic Fund to Royal Navy and
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    THAI EXPORTS TO MANCHUKUO
    80 10 Shanghai, Aug. 11. 'jiH ALLAN D and Manchukuo are nego- tiating through the Thai legation m Tokio a treaty of amity for the purpose of accelerating exports of rice and teak to Manchukuo, according to Japanese reports.— United Press. Among the latest Birthday Honours recipients Is
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    MILITARY TAKE OVER SCHOOLS
    234 10 In Siglap And Serangoon ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUPILS TWO big schools m Singapore, St. Patrick's School, Siglap and the Holy Innocents' School, Upper Serr.ngoon, have been taken over by the military authorities. Alternative arrangements for continuing the education of their pupils have been made by the Education
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    SARAWAK FORCES EXPANSION
    139 10 THE Sarawak Volunteer Force, which recently enlisted Europeans and Asiatics for two new units In Miri and Kuching, ls now seeking skilled tradesmen and clerks. The list of men who are needed Includes: mechanics, motor drivers, fit- ters, carpenters, masons electricians, stretcher bearers, cooks, storemen. t launch
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    SIR SHENTON TO PRESENT BADGES BEFORE COUNCIL
    87 10 AT the meeting of the Federal Council to be held on Aug. 19, the High Commissioner will present the Badge of Urn C BE. to Mr. S. B. Palmer, the Badge ox the 0.8. E. to Major W. F. Chlpp. D.5.0.. and Certificates
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    MISS P.J.d'A. DUMONT
    75 10 fHE death occurred at the Oeneral Hospital last nicht after long lUneat of Mia Push pa va thl Jean dAre IXunant. jecoiid daughter of Mr. V. E. Dumont, formerly of the Singapore Municipal Architect's Department. She was 15 years of age. The funeral win take place thto
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    Turtle Eggs
    68 10 FROM the Sarawak Gatette of hut. I- "His Richness the Rajah has decided to repowen himself of the rights of the collection of turtle eggs at TaUnr Talang and Satan* Islands. These riehts have been held for many years by certain datus and arranrements hare been made to
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    How Indians In South Africa Are Aiding War Effort
    366 10 INDIA'S war effort has produced a great impression on the European community of South Africa, particularly the British section," said Sir Benegal Rama Rau, former High Commissioner for India m South Africa who Ls spending a holiday m Singapore. Sir Rama
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    Miners' $901,501 Fat Bombers
    88 10 This cheque for $9013*1. being the total proceeds of the Malayan Miners' Bomber Fund, was yesterday handed t* Sir Shentoa Thomas, the High Commissioner for the Mi lay States, for remittance to the British G«thi ■■nil Subscribed to by Malayan and Australian mining companies and mining
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    N.L ECONOMIC POLICY IN FAR EAST CRISIS
    547 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Aug. 11. HR. H. J. van Mook, N.I. Director of Economic Affairs, speaking on Indies economic policy m the Volksraad, said that it was a paradox of N.I. trade with Japan that the Dutch had m turn to
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    NEW PETROL ALLOWANCE
    198 10 Cut May Be Made In September CHANGES LNDER CONSIDERATION pHANOES m the pttri :oning scheme for Malaya v,iii be announced m a broadcast from Singapore towards the end of the month. One of the radical changes, it is understood, will be m the type ox coupons to
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    A NANKING STORY OF RUSSO-CHINESE PACT
    96 10 Tokio, Aug. 12 A PACT of mutual assis.ance between the Chungking Government and the Soviet Union is stated to be under consideration, according to a Nanking dispatch to the Japanese Dorr.el news agency The dispatch adds that the pact is said to provide that
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    NEW THAI MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
    45 10 Bangkok. Aug. 11. IT ls understood the creation of a new Ministry of Communications to take over the control of railways, trunk roads, posts and telegraphs, telephones, wireless and other allied departments is under consideration br the Thai Government.— Rtuter.
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    BID TO CHECK PROFITEERS Committees Are Being Formed
    247 11 BID TO CHECK PROFITEERS Committees Are Being Formed ANTI-PROFITEERING Committees are being formed m the Malay States and m the Settlements of the Colony. The Committee m Singapore has already had its first meeting, says a communique issued by the Food Controller. Malaya. Members of the public who wish to
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    ALL-MALAYAN TEACHERS CONFERENCE IN 1942
    172 11 "From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Aug. 11. rpEACHERS m Malaya will be Holding A a conference some time next year, the first of its kind m this country, it was revealed by Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Deputy Director of Eductaion and President of the Malayan
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    EXODUS OF JAPANESE FROM MALAYA
    346 11 Many Leave Owing To Effects Of Freezing Order JAPANESE nationals evacuating from Singapore and the Federated Malay States arrived m Bangkok yesterday by train, and more are expected via the International Express during the coming weeks. Evacuees .will, it is reported, either remain m Bangkok
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    CROSSED ROAD TO DEATH
    248 11 Coroner's Inquiry Into Fatality REFERENCE to a "huge" motor car with bright headlights coming from the opposite direction was made by an Indian omnibus driver. Joseph Edwin m the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday when an inquiry was held into the death o' an unidentified adult Chinese,
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    WAVELL'S TRIBUTE TO DR. TAGORE Great Loss To India And World Of Literature
    87 11 WAVELL'S TRIBUTE TO DR. TAGORE Great Loss To India And World Of Literature News From India Delhi, Aug. 8. FURTHER tributes to the memory of 1 Dr. Rabindranath Tagore were paid by Oen. Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-ln-Chief of India, Sir Sikander Hayat Khan, Premier of the Punjab, Sir lej Bahadur
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    EAST INDIA FUND'S 44 FIGHTERS
    49 11 Calcutta, tug. t "pilE East India Fund has remitted a further amount of about £1.500 to the Air Ministry for the purchase of fighter aircraft. The total so far remitted by the Fund is about £500,000, representing roughly the cort of 41 fighter planes.
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    INCREASED BONUS FOR MILL WORKERS
    69 11 M___ Bombers, Aug. 8. ORE than 200.000 workers m cotton mills m Bombay will receive a bonus allowance of Rt 5.3.0 from July. This allowance will be paid to all employees In the textile mills earning wages of less than Rs. 15 p»r month. It
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    PLANTERS ENTERTAIN THE VICEROY
    29 11 Ootacammund, Aim TWO! Viceroy, Lore Unlithgow, was enteri talncd .j luncheon by the president and members of the United Planters 1 Association of South India.
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    PRICE OF NEWSPRINT IN SINGAPORE
    84 11 THE Paper Controller, Mr. M. V. del Tufo told the straits Tunes that Information In his possession indicated that the price of newsprint In Singapore was unduly high although he had no specific instances of suspected profiteering. Mr. del Tufo said that about IT per
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    IDENTITY DISC PRICES Alleged Attempts At Profiteering
    280 11 IDENTITY DISC PRICES Alleged Attempts At Profiteering THE recent Goyernment recom- mendation that Identity discs should be worn by Singapore civilians adults as well as children has led to alleged profiteering among some of the makers of discs who have "sprung up overnight" In Singapore. The attention of members of
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    MAN'S BODY FOUND AT TANJONG RHU
    193 11 IGVORANCE of the circumstances of his brother's death was expressed by a Chinese labourer at the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday at an inquiry into the death of 24-year-old Lim Chwee Seng, a Chinese labourer, whose body was picked up from the Tanjong Rhu slipway
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    DETERRENT FINE FOR FALSE STATEMENT
    144 11 FEEL It my duty to impo«s a deter1 rent fine m this case to make others realise that It is important to tell the truth to police offlcers In the course of their investigations," said Mr. K. K. Oon, Singapore Fifth Magistrate, yesterday after convicting
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    CAUGHT TRESPASSING AT DETECTIVE STATION
    117 11 THREE Indians, Sharif! bin Ibrahim, 1 20, Mohd. bin Kassim. 50. and Moregee 20, pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third Court yesterday to a charge of trespassing into the compounds of the Singapore Detective branch station on Sunday. The prosecution alleged that they entered the
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    Hate For Germany In France General Says Professor
    297 11 RATHER than continue teaching m one of the finest universities m the world, the Paris University, under the control of Germans and with a member of the Gestapo listening to every lecture, Professor Alexandre Koyre, professor of philosophy at the University, became
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    PARTY OF PROMINENT AUSTRALIANS COMING
    615 12 Primarily To Make Personal* Inspection Of Own Troops Ji FULL programme has been arranged for the party of distinguished visitors from Australia which will arrive m Singapore on Friday as guests of the Straits Settlements Government. i The party, which is now touring the Netherlands
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    PENANG CHINESE KONGSI PUBLICLY THANKED
    55 12 THE Oovertur Sir Shenton Thomas and the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, LieutGen. A. E. Percival, wish to acknowledge publicly the generosity of the trustees of the Seh Cheah Kongsi of Penang who have waived their claim to compensation for trees felled on their
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    INDIAN GIRL FROM LONDON
    182 12 Here On Way To The United States AN Indian girl who has been schooling m London for ten yean, 18-year-old Miss Vasanthi Rama Rau. who is m Singapore with her father, Sir B. Rama Rau, former High Commissioner for India m South Africa, told local reporters
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    FIRST BRITISH WAR REPORTER HERE Sent To Singapore By Daily Express
    283 12 FIRST BRITISH WAR REPORTER HERE Sent To Singapore By Daily Express iffiE considerable difficulties which 1 the Luftwaffe Is experiencing m Libya were described last night by Mr. O D. Gallagher, war correspondent of the London Daily BKpress, when he arrived here from the Middle East. Mr. Gallagher is the
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    TO-MORROW'S ROTARY TALK ON CHINA
    58 12 •THE Command Welfare Officer, Capt. K. Sandy, will address the Singapore Rotary Club to-morrow on "China— The Nation." Capt. Sandy has spent many yean In China, was pers >nal adviser to Oen. Chiang Kai-shek for two years and has seen from the inside the rUe
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    ANGLO-AMERICAN MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR TURKEY
    109 13 Continuous Stream Of Materials Being Rushed Through Basra London, Aug. 11. DRITISH and American military supplies are pouring m a continuous stream through Basra to Turkey, states the Daily Mail's special correspondent at Basra. From Basra the supplies are rushed north by river and rail
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    Singapore Part Of Australia's Frontier
    80 13 Singapore Part Of Australia's Frontier Melbourne, Aug. 11. "11/mLE we desire peace m the Pacific we are mot din posed to run away from tbe gw*grai>fcically plain fact that Singapore to part of Australia's frostier." said Mr. R. G. Meazies. Australian rriawe Minister, before to-day's emergency meeting of the Cabinet.
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    Unusual German Troop Moves
    106 13 Istanbul, Aug. 11. WHERE was growing uneasiness here 1 to-day aa unusual troop movements were reported seen m large groups m Bulgaria still wearing desert kit. Informed Ax's sources arriving here from the Balkans estimated the number of newcomers totalled at least two divisions. The Germans
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    Fortifications Along Norwegian Coast
    139 13 Stockholm, Aug. 11. ?fE construction of the co-called Falkenhuisen Line named after the wellknown German general a chain of powerful fortifications along the west coast of Norway from Mandal to Agdens, has been completed. It is reported from the Norwegian border. Recently exercises were carried out
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    Economic Adviser For Hong Kong
    72 13 Economic Adviser For Hong Kong Hong Kong, Aug. 11. MR. Cyril Rogers has been appointed Economic Adviser to the Government of Hong Kong m connection with problems immediately arising from the freezing of Chinese and Japanese assets and inclusion of the colony m the sterling area. Mr. Hall Patch. Financial
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    FRESH BOMB INCIDENT IN VICHY
    64 13 Zurich, Aug. 11. WHILE Adm. Darlan, Vichy VicePremier, continued his efJorte yes- lerday to persuade his colleagues to accept a policy cf full surrender, a j bomb exploded m front of the Vichy synagogue, according to the Vichy correspondent of La £uisse. Official Vichy c:icles
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    QUEEN'S SPEECH WELL RECEIVED IN NEW YORK
    38 13 New York, Aug. 11. VilE Queen's broadcast Is promlnenUj pub- lisbed In all New York morning newspapers with photographs showing her seated at the microphone. The broadcast was clearly heard. Renter.
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    OFFICIAL HISTORIAN OF INDIA'S WAR EFFORT
    30 13 Simla. Aug. 11. MR O. Mackworth Young has been appointed official historian of India's war effort on special duty with the defence department. Reuter.
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    "New Hitlerian Axis Europe"
    258 13 First Concrete Step For Foundation Rome, Aug. 10. A CONFERENCE of eight European nations airr.ee: to solidify Axis Europe against Britain, tbe United States and Russia was to-day report' d likely to occur within the next fortnight. The countries represented would be Italy, Germany, Hungary, Rumania,
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    Nazi Guards Kill Greek Women
    170 13 Shot Dead For ProBritish Feeling London, Aug. 11. i tpERMAN guards have fired on and killed Greek women who refusied to let British prisoners of war 1 sweep the streets of Athens, says the Daily Mall's special correspondent at Alexandria. A letter smuggled thrcugn to
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    THUNDERSTORM ENDS WORST RAID ON CHUNGKING
    227 13 Chungking, Aug. 11. A HEAVY downpour ended a series of ten successive raids last night and to-day at 4 p.m. when the populace emerged from dugouts with heavy sighs of relief after pending a total of 46 hours inside In he past four days.
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    Canada To Build 100 Ships In Year
    157 13 Scheme Includes Destroyers Also London, Aug. 11. CANADA has m hand tbe construction of about 1.000,000 tons of merchant shipping and h-roes to lay down destroyers, said Mr. A. L. Macdonald, Canadian Minister for Naval Services, who is m London to discuss with
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    VICEROY TO INSPECT BOMBAY A.R.P. SERVICES
    56 13 Bombay, Aug. 11. THE Viceroy will Inspect Bombay's A.R.P. personnel and etvlc guards during his visit to Bombay next week. Over 3400 A.R.P. penonnel. Including doctors, nani and others brjongtna; to various units of the A.R.P. organization held a rehearsal parade to-day In preparation
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    THAI-MANCHU TRADE
    42 13 Bangkok, Aug 11. *|*HAILAND is at present negotiating for a treaty of amity and trade with lganchnkuo through the Thai Legation In TokJo. it was announced by the director of the Publicity Bureau, according to a semi-official Japanese report— Reuter.
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    VITAL DEVELOPMENTS IN FAR EAST ARE IMMINENT British Ambassador Calls At Japanese Foreign Office
    446 14 VITAL DEVELOPMENTS IN FAR EAST ARE IMMINENT British Ambassador Calls At Japanese Foreign Office Tokio, Aug. 11. THE British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Robert Craigie, called at the Japanese Foreign Office this afternoon. With both Sir Robert Craigie and the American Am* basaador, Mr. Joseph Crew, m Tokio following their
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    'U.S. Ready For Any Eventuality'
    129 14 Tokio, Aug. 11. ••THE United States appears to have manned out a definite programme to counteract any possible step Japan may take and is consolidating public opinion m readiness for any eventuality," declared Mr. Kaname Wakasugi. Japanese Minister m Washington, m a trans-Pacific telephone Interview
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    Japanese Troop Moves Being Hampered
    90 14 Chengchow, (Honan), Aug. 3. A HIGH Chinese military official told the United Press to-day that the Chinese have started a general guerilla coun.er-attack northward across the Yellow River m an effort to prevent the withdrawal of Japanese garrisons to move against Russia m the north
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    Axis Ships Fleeing From Thai Waters Bangkok, Aug 11.
    84 14 Axis Ships Fleeing From Thai Waters Bangkok, Aug 11. DEPORTS have been received here that two fixis cargo -hips, one German and the other Italian, both aggregating 10,000 tons, which had been sheltering m the Gulf of Thailand since the outbreak of the European war slipped out on Friday night,
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    TOKIO IS SILENT ON THAILAND WARNINGS
    27 14 Tokio, Aug. LI. GOVERNMENT quarters here to-day continued their silence relative to the London and Washington warnings regarding Thailand.— United Press.
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    'Limit Has Been Reached—McNutt
    179 14 'Limit Has Been Reached— McNutt Washington, Aug. 11. THE Japanese must be made to feel "the limits of their aggression both m the north and south has now been reached and further moves will be met by the united force of Britain, the Netherlands Indies and the United States." Mr.
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    Story Of Intrigues In French Indo-China
    113 14 Pnom-Penh, Aug. 11. ('EN. KOBAYASHI. Commander of the Japanese forces m Cambodia, In an Interview with the UntUd Press to-day, said: "In the P**t days a series of Intrigues shook and continue to shake the security of Indo-China. "Hence, the Japan sc Empire saw
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    Thailand's Friends Standing By Her
    107 14 Thailand's Friends Standing By Her UMUIUI "6 "J MAJOR ALLAN MURRAY, m hU commentary on the news from the B.BC. U t night, declared that although tie Japanese troop*, m Indo-China, numbering some 50.000, "will be more than the Thais ran cope with. Thailand knows that, if attacked, she will
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    Japan & U.S. Aid For Russia
    133 14 Japan U.S. Aid For Russia Shanghai, Aug. 11. 'THE Japanese embassy spokesman here to-day said he doubted 11 Japan had warned the United States that shins can ring supplies to Russin via Vladivostok would be halted, but admitted the Japanese w« re "very concerned" over The prribtlitv of sue'i shipments.
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS AT THE S.C.R.C. Malayan Champion Figures In Series Of Matches
    634 15 EXHIBITION TENNIS AT THE S.C.R.C. Malayan Champion Figures In Series Of Matches COME fine tennis was witnessed at the Straits Chinese Club's courts yesterday when Kho Sin Kie, the Malayan singles tennis champion, figured m a series of exhibition matches with S.C.R.C. players. Altogether four doubles matches were pliyed, and
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    54 15 Soccer: S.A.F.A. league, first division, Gordons vs. Police, Changi; second division (a), RA. IBM) vs. Moravia, 5.H.8.; second division (b), Air Headquarters vs. N B. Corinthians, Geylang stadium: S.C.F.A. vs. Airport, Clerical Union tround; Wanderers, vs. R.A.F. (Kallang), Selarang. Tennis: Kho Sin Kie m exhibition tames at
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    A TRIBUTE TO CRICKET
    750 15 Game's Contributions To Decency AN American cricketer, G. 8. Pat- 1 terson of Philadelphia, has paid a handsome tribute to England's national came m the Cricketer Spring Annual of 1941, which also marks the twenty-first birthday of that most popular and widely read of all publications
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