Malaya Tribune, 7 August 1940

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- -No. 188. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Wednesday, August 7, 1940.
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  • 782 1 British Ready At All Points Reuter. LATEST official news from Egypt declares that a big Italian attack on Egypt, following the attack in three columns on British Somali land, is expected at any time, and the British
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  • 315 1 Reuter. 4 BIG ITALIAN ATTACK ON BRITISH SOMALI- LAND IS UNDER WAY AT THREE POINTS. imunique issued by the British authorities night states that the Italians began an infcish Somaliland on Sunday. The Italians eratiu? ii three columns, one moving on Od wina, another on Hargeisa
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  • 45 1 Reuter. Berlin. Aug. 6. IT ann .meed hire th?t German 1 made a ••triumphal into fch3 capital of the p* uncement adds that a people listened to the speech by the chief of the German ition who "explainthe German character" Duchy.—Reuter.
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  • 58 1 London, Aug. 7. f Of Lords yesterday J** D Liberal) gave notice .'iestion. to ask Government ving the precedent war, it was prepared to ters of the Dominions more directly in the S lDr war and create a la I me v; v' Council which
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  • 126 1 Reuter. Canberra, Aug. 7. "IN the arrests in Japan and I the similar action taken by British Government against certain Japanese nationals in British territory, there is not necessarily anything to cause a real breach of Anglo-Japanese relations/ declared Mr. McEwen, Commonwealth Minister for Internal Affairs,
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  • 68 1 Reuter. Shanghai, Augv 6. IN a fresh outbreak of terrorism herd to-day, M. Paul Yankovsky, chief of the Japanese affairs section of the French police, was shot dead in his home in the French Concession. It is generally believed he was murdered because he had recently
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  • 391 1 Reuter. Nairobi, Aug. 6. AN East African Economic Council is being formed to represent Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar. Rhodesia and Nyasaland in order to co-ordinate economic and commercial policy for war purpose and enable speedy and vigorous action to be taken in comprehensively planning production
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  • 95 1 Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 7. The next tew days will produce the most critical period in determining the future of Anglo-Japanese relations, comments th? Miyako Shimbun, referring to the arrests of Japanese by British authorities. The Hochi Shimbun understands that the Japanese Government is vigilantly watching Britain's movements during
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  • 54 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 6. Air Ministry communique states that last night R.A.F. bombers carried out attacks on military objectives in Holland and Northern Germany, including targets at Wismar, Kiel and Hamburg. Goods yards at Hamm and aerodromes at Schipol and Borkum were also damaged. All
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  • 314 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 7. THE Stockholm paper Dag- nyhet points out that the tremendous propaganda campaign of an imminent German invasion of Britain became suddenly silent and suggests that the object of the campaign was Jo compel the British to maintain strong forces at home and
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  • 31 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 7. AN explosion occurred yesterday at a coastal village in East Anglia. Several civilians were injured and some damage was done to surrounding property.—Reute.\
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  • 29 1 Reuter. Trieste. Aug. 7. FIVE workmen were fatally burned in a machinery factory when an explosion occurred in a smelting furance at Triete, Italy Reuter.
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  • 179 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 6. THE question of internment of aliens in Great Britain was raised in the House of Lords to-day. Replying to criticisms, the Duke of Devonshire pointed out that the decision to intern all aliens was made at a time or extreme difficulty and gravity
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  • 63 1 Reuter. Rio d? Janeiro, Aug. 6. ACCORDING to advices received by local exporters, the German freighter Koenigsburg which left Belem, Brazil, on May 27, has arrived safely at a German port. The Koenigsburg, 6,466 tens, was ono of s?veral German ships which skipped out of
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  • 142 2 Singapore, Tuesday. AN ihe grounds that her sub-tenant had threatened to assault ftzr when she demanded rent, Kok Siew Ong applied to the Rent Assessment Board, consisting of Mr. M. Murray Jack (president), Messrs. J. M. Jansen. F. Snell and Yap Twee, to ejecfi Tan Eng Hock
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  • 2260 2 Court Martial Hears How Tender s Were Cal led Singapore, Tuesday. PROGRESSIVE rise in prices of military works here which brought about an investigation into the system of tendering by contractors, and then alteration of the system to discover "where the prices were going wrong,"
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  • 243 2 Singapore, Tuesday. SAID to have fatally stabbed Keesin Singh the secretary of the Sikh temple in Kerbau Road, following a dispute when Keesin Singh refused him admission into the temple late in the night. Fauja Singh, a 30-year-old Bengali, was produced before Mr. J. G. Rappoport,
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  • 263 2 At The Capitol GLORIA JEAN sings seme lovely songs and Bing Crosby croons a number of old favourities in "It I Had My Way." which opened at th-> Capitol Theatre last night. This glorious combination of song, together with the comedy ot Charles Winninger and El
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  • 20 2 Che Othman bin Mohamed MC.S. h aDDointed to act as District Officer Kuala Langat, in addition to his own duties.
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  • 663 2 Darbyshire was charged on two counts of having neglected his duty by being absent from his post at the Main Dockyard Gate, Naval Base, whilst being a European police constable, and also with having been guilty of misconduct by refusing to obey an
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  • 407 2 Singapore. Wfedaofa THE funeral took place at Bidadari c?mc■:■ Bruce Petrie, who d illness, at the General H Monday. The late Mrs. Petri? Lame to 3* country about 1922 unci was ed to Mr. Bruce Petrie in 192 started the business of Enid eight years
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  • 238 2 Singapore, Tuesday. EXEMPTION from continuous training and also general to Sa, ocr M T I? Tribunal Dp h Uch rr* bm Haji Abdul Rahim and Sergeant f Xl >"c, of the R.A.F. Headquarters moi y \l fficer Markham, who SSh-iSf a PP licati »ns, said that
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  • 751 3  -  < Lorraine Streeter \l. nl the heroes oi 1 Uattle of the River Plate has arrived in Singapore. !It is aptain F. S. Hell, Commander of H.M.S. Exeter, "I 1 -'e three !>ritish cruisers that enj»"aged the pocket inj* (>ral Spee off the toast of
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  • 131 3 Singapore. Tuesday. ALLEGED to have cheated a man of two sums of by false representation, a 20-year-old English speaking Chinese. Albert Chiang, appeared before Mr. Oon Khye Kiang. acting Fifth Magistrate to-day. Two charges were framed against Chiang. The first was that in Marrh he eh°ated Frederi?
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  • 46 3 Singapore, Tuesday. ON his way to French liido China on a two-weeks pleasure trip. M. R. de Lage, French Consul General in Batavia. passed through Singapore to-day. M. de Lage, who arrived by plane, declined to discuss the political situation. In Java.
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  • 16 3 Commission as Second-Lieutenant has been granted to Mr. P. R. Lewis in the S.*S. Volunteer Force.
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  • 201 3 Singapore, Tuesday pEEADHfG guilty to a charge Of assisting i n playing a violin and a piano between 12.30 a in. and 1.20 a m. at the Monica Restaurant, John Lim. the managt r, wis final Sl9 or ten days' sinipk Imprisonment b] il'i- fifth
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  • 119 3 Singapore. Tuesday. W. A. BROADBANK. a 34-year-old Englishman, said to have stowe.' away on board a ship from Gouroek. on the Clyde. Scotland, pleaded guilty to the charge when he was orodueed by the Naval Basi/ Police, before Mr. J. G. Rappopon. the Third Police Magistrate, to-day His
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  • 211 3 (Tribonc stuff Reporter) "THOUSANDS of volunteers r.r the straits Settlement's and Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces will return to camp again to-day to commence their second period of con- tinuous training. There ii every reason to believe that the present period of training will
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  • 243 3 Singapore, Tuesday. SENTENCED to lour weeks' rigorous imprisonment in the Second Magistrate's Court on a charge of stealing 500 picuLs of scrap tin belonging to Tan Hwee Heong, the owner of a factory, Teng Ah Woon, till recently an overseer in that factory, unsuccessfully appealed against
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  • 1502 4  -  What Of Unplayed S. C, C, Fixtures? Malaya Soccer Review IIV w *Mjux" \yiTH INTERRUPTIONS FROM TOURING TEAMS NOW ENDED, SINGAPORE, LEAGUE FOOTBALL SHOULD NOW RE SPEEDING QUICKLY TO CONCLUSION. Though it is very doubtful if any other team could catch up
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  • Article, Illustration
    30 4 JHC Chums Football Club played a soccer game against the Chung Wha club at Farrer Park on Sunday. The Chums team is seen here photographed before the game.
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  • 62 4 W. J. (Billy) Minter, in turn L&E l ainer team manner and assistant secretary of T, t en h a rn Hotspur over a period of year? has died at his Tottenham home He was 52 years old Minter joined 'Spurs from Read.
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  • 74 4 Singapore Badminton Association tournament ties for the week end A D AY: Tan Chwee Hock and Chan Khek Eng (UCA» v Wee Ghim Tee and Loh Ngian Hin 'Mangold BP) t Victo/Tee B po l iee I S J A, Va v SS Le a ow and
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  • 40 4 First skipper of the Army team, Slessor just failed to put his side into the Malaya Cup final. A member of th e Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, this is Slcssor's first year of competitive soccer in Singapore.
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  • 137 4 JOE Louis is getting hit too much. Thai's what welt?r-weight champion Henry Armstrong says after watching the heavy-weight king spar four rounds. Many of the experts watching the workout at Joe Murchio's Lakeside resort were of the same opinion. Armstrong, one of the greatest Negro
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  • 35 4 TO-DAY SOCCER: Div. I. Manchesters vs. Malays, Stadium; Div. II <B» R.N.W.T. vs. J.C.S.A.. J.C.S.A.; Moravia vs. Customs, S H B ATHLETICS: St. Andrew's School sports, Woodsville: Convent of Holy Jesus School sports
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 30 5 Young Gauder who meets the Spaniard, Clever Paco at the New World open air arena in Bertie Bell's boxing bill on Sunday, not Friday as formerly announced.
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  • 51 5 THROUGH rain, all yesterday's league soccer matches were postponed. The matches were: Division I SC.FA v. Loyals, ;it. Anson Road Stadium, and the R.F v. Argylls at Changi Division II "A": R.A.O.C. v. R A.F.. (Tengah) at Alexandra, and RA. (Blakan Mati) v. P Brani, at Blakan
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  • 186 5 Muar, Aug. 5. IN a match packed with thrills Klang Chinese beat Muar Chinese two-one in a charity soccer match in aid of the China Relief Fund and the War Fund. Muar wore rather unlucky to lose for they had a fair share of the
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  • 44 5 The Y.M.C.A. billiard team to meet the Police Sports Club this evening, 7.30 p.m., at the V.M.C.A.. will be: ©an Kce Tian (Captain). Chan Joo Kirn. E. S M. Khatcna. V. Xavier, Koh Hor Khoon, A. Nathaniels. Reserves: Ec Thiam Han. Loh Sw?c Kee
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  • 624 5 Are-arrangkd programme of amateur bouts has been drawn up for Friday, at the Happy World, owing to all the competitors from the Manchester Regiment being withdrawn. The new programme is every bit as attractive. There will be 12 contests, and the show is being
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  • 256 5 George-Lilley Mound-Plate Combination rplIK All-Singapore star baseball nine that hopes to cut across the American Association's dean path of five successive victories was selected by a committee last nifrht and features the Loyals' Johnny George and Stft. Lilley as chief pitcher and
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  • 135 5 THE August medal < stroke I ut 1 Keppel Golf Club will be played off en Saturday and Sunday. The qualifying round for the Keppel Cup will be played oft in conjunction with the August medal. The following scores (all nett> were returned for the Benton
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  • 108 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) MMuar. Aug. 5. UAR sporting community wilt miss Mr. J. .1. Sheehan. Assistant Adviser Muar. who has left Muar for South Africa on l>ave Mr Sheehan is accompanied o\ Mrs Sheehan. President of the Muar Lawn Tennis Association, Mr.
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  • 33 5 MISS I). Brou n and eleven- i :ar-old Patsy Mansfield who came in first and second in the 50-met re free style handicap race at the Singapore Swimming Club. Monday.
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  • 123 5 In a friendly badminton match played on Sunday on their home court the Prosp3rous B P. beat the Swing B.P. by six gam?s to one Results I Prosperous players first Singles: Omar bin Othman beat Ong Keng Wee 15—8, 15—12; Th? Tjicng An beat Ec Bian
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  • 108 5 The S.C.C cricket side to meet the Malay Regiment on Sunday. 11 a.m., at S.C.C. will be: R. B Tufnell (capt.), W. X Jagger, Brig H. F. Lucas. A. C. Simmons, P Bertram. WComdr. F. E Watts, E G. Staunton, Major J. G. Evens G. W S. Waites,
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  • 137 5 UERE'B a little tale entitled 'Alio 11 from Alloa—or the football fan who turned out to be the manager's cousin. Characters in disorder of appearance, writes Stanley Halsev are David Jack and David Jack Now read 0n.... When Southend manager David Jack arrived at Aldershot,
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  • 282 6 f ATEST news from Rumania suggests a state ot* affairs possessed of every element for precipitating a major Balkan crisis, which might suddenly divert the focal point of European hostilities from the English Channel to South-Eastern Europe. King Carol's strange volte face following the French collapse
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  • 251 6 ?N Britain to-day the most A discussed topic is the expected German blitzkrieg. The general view is that it cannot be delayed much longer and that when it comes it will be in the form of a massive attack from the air, P least in the
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  • 626 6 By Madame Tabouis famous French diplomatic writer, who has now been deprived of her citizenship by the Petain Govt gARON yon der Schulenburg, German Ambassador in Moscow, strained every nerve to prevent Stalin from invadino* Bessarabia, and above all, from installing himself in
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    183 6 THF Amoiican war correspondent Mr. H. R. Knickerbocker, who went to London from Bordeaux tells the Evening Standard of a conversation he had with M. Laval Marshal Petain's Vice-Premier, which sharply illuminates the attitude of the French near-Fascists. Mr. Knickerbocker was dining In the Chapon Fin Restaurant
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  • 448 6  -  by Jerzy Szapiro Formerly D(lil Correspondent u have read I French force cided not to con' 6.000 Poies who I ing with them cro der into Palest i n < with the British Middle East. J m r No tame surrende men! They have an settle
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  • 626 6 DI SSIA'S action in taking over certain areas of Rumania is purely f rlf-protecthe. She is locking after her own interests In Rumania she is doing exact-' y ihr Ba me as she d in Fin land and in Poland The chief diliercnec with
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  • 127 7 The Arrests London, Aug 6. official statements art'si.- of Japanese try and the Empire as for the arrests o f in Japan, write! ttic correspondenc of who adds. "As Lord Foreign Secretary, ex- v are not so. tish Government have the Japanese authoriact in their own
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  • 125 7 Washington, Aug. 6. in a statement issued before i;t left for his vacation, Mr. i urdell Hull declared:— •ntinue to arm. ia Conference agreed preparations for fence could not be nil the threatened m abroad was to be terminated, as general agreement il peaceful nations
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  • 25 7 Reuter. Hongkong, Aug 6. E F. Norton, of Command, who has d Acting Governor o landed at 10 a.m and Government House oath of office.—Reuter.
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  • 204 7 Anglo-Polish Pact Reuter. London, Aug. 6. J*HE cause for which Britain is fighting was morally and materially reinforced when the Anglo-Polish military agreement was signed yesterday," writes The Times. "It is an emphatic declaration of confidence as well as high resolve. The active sunnort which
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  • 62 7 Chines Central News. Hongkong, Aug. 5. MR. Liang Po-hua, a Shanghai lawyer, was shot and critically wounded on Aug. 3. in North Chekiang Road, Shanghai, by two gunmen. Liang was talking with a friend named Chen, who, also shot twice, diea en route to
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  • 49 7 Reuter. Bucharest, Aug 6. ABOUT 112,010 people have left Rumania for Bessarabia, according to a communique issued by the Ministry of the Interior. The communique denies that the Rumanian, authorities have made difficulties for Jews and others who wish to leave the country for Russia. —Reuter.
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  • 22 7 Mr. M. LI. Wynne, untitled has been appointed Chairman cf the Sikh Advisory Board, Singapore, vice Mr E. E. H. Eeck. J.P.
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  • 113 7 STREICHER DEAD AFTER INQUIRY Reuter. London, Aug. 6. MESSAGE from the German frontier states that Julius Streicher, Governor of Franconia, and Germany's No. 1 it v baiter, is dead, according to reports from well informed sources across the frontier. Streicher is reported to have
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  • 67 7 Reuter. Montreal, Aug. 6. M X H ««<fe. who three Uaya ago issued a pui Mt "If*0 8" 1 the comt ijis'ration plan, Ur l" A he w °uld not regisT» n himself and advised the exam r to follow his ni-Yi Has arrested last A
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  • 37 7 Chinese Central News. I Chungking, Au?. 5. 1 tion Minister, Mr. Chen irned here by plane forth-west on August 3 111 vcstigation party orIhe Executive Yuan. is reporting to GeneChiang Kai-shek imChinese Central News
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  • 149 7 Defences Manned: Warships Recalled Reuter. Fo a Kinr? London, Aug. 6. KAiMLfc is determined to resist any Japanese attack on Indo-China, according to a report from Vichy cabled by the Daily Mail correspondent on the Franco-Spanish frontier. DEMOBILISATION OF ALL NATIVE REGI™£T£.T HAS BEEN
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  • 271 7 Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 6. JMiE Japanese Go/ernment is fully resolved to take "drastic measures" in the event of the situation regarding the arrests of Japanese worsening, according to the Domei Agency, which quotes observers "close to the Foreign Office." The newspaper Asahi Shimbun declares that Mr.
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  • 72 7 Reuter. Chungking. Aug v THE rainy season this year is 1 having little effect on the serviceability of the Burma road, according-" to an official of the Ministry of Communications, who added that through almost a year's constant improvement, th? road this year was standing the
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  • 62 7 Reuter. Ottawa, Aug. 6. MR Mackenzie King, Premier. revealed In the House cf commons to-day. that the exchange of diplomatic representatives between Canada and some of the South American countries was under consideration. He mentioned particularly Brazil and Argentina as a -'good guess" when questioned as
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  • 54 7 Reuter. M:scow. Aug. 6. BEFORE a crowded session of the U Supreme Soviet to-day. Estonia appealed for incorporation in the U.S.S.R. The appeal which was mad? by M. Lauretskis, Secretary of th* Estonian Communist Party, was similar in tone to the appeals mad<= and accept«d
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  • 215 7 Chinese Central News. Chungking, Aug. 5. INTERVIEWED to-day, Mr. Chang I Li-men, Director of the Industrial and Mining Adjustment Commission of the Ministiy of Economic Affairs, declared: "Admittedly the difficulties arising oat of the closing of the international trade arteries of Indo-China and Burma are great,
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  • 26 8 Mr. L. Wilson, general manager, u.i.p. railway, will supppph Guthrie Russel as m.ssioner for Railways Mr W» son officiated as Chief Corr nisSit Outhrte Ruataia abaance,
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  • 154 9 Singapore, Tuesday, pi: iiminary inquiry in I w bich two Sikhs, Jagat M i"* l Baw sin ff n appeared before Mr. G. Rap■omtl »«i lnp Third Court in '.'mih it < n "hh the murdT of wa tchman of the Overseas ()n I'rcducts, Ltd., was
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  • 119 9 Here are some stones of the war which could not he told at the time. X SQUEEZE in tho London rubber market in the early days of June puzzled buyers. They could not understand why rubber was going up when supplies were arriving normallp
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  • 223 9 CHORTAGE of food threatened man y isolated detachments of home defence battalions during the great snow and frost of February. Many detachments were cut off from their headquarters for several days. They were holding vulnerable points miles from main roads, and the problem of rationing them
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  • 133 9 A SALESMAN received a case of pickled Polish eggs. One had something written on it. The .salesman sent it to the police, the police to the censorship. The censorship to the Ministry of Economic Warfare. It was photographed and the message studied by language experts.
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  • 101 9 BRITISH destroyer, under or- ders to move urgently from Ymuiden to the Hook of Holland during the German invasion of Holland in May, sighted five large German seaplanes moored close to the shore. They were three miles away, and because of her orders the destroyer rculd
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  • 108 9 Daily Express. pONT L'EVEQUE was the 10—1 1 winner of the first wartime Derby, a colt that had all along snown his best form on rain-soft-ened ground. Before the Derby he went for the Newmarket Stakes. On a sunbaked course Pont .''Eveque started favourite. Fred Darling,
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  • 480 9 4 KUSSIAN ballroom dancer in the Far East who became the wife of an Englishman and followed him to Britain from Shanghai gave evidence at York against Henry Victor Ardy, 30-year-old clerk, of Bootham, charged with bigamy. In June that year they were married,
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  • 118 9 Singapore, Tuesday. FOUR persons pleaded guilty before the acting fifth magistrate. Mr. Oon Khye Kiang, on charges of having sold sugar at eight cents a kati when the fixed maximum price was seven and a half cents. K. P. Assainah, proprietor of K. P. Assainah and
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  • 122 9 Singapore, Tuesday. COR using criminal force to a 1 police constable by holding on to bis tunic and pulling off" his shoulder strap, a 30-year-old Tamil Hindu, Sinathamby, was to-day convicted and sentenced to 10 days' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. C. Ooh, the acting
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  • 245 9 British Wireless. London, Aug. 5. rpHP; Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. G. S. Hall, in his opening address in the second course of instruction for administrative and labour officers at th e Colonial Office, said that three years ago there were only
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  • 173 9 Singapore, Tuesday. "POUND drowned" was the verdict returned by the r-cting Singapore Coroner, Mr. Walter McQuarrie, at an inquiry into the death of Cheong Ah Yong, a 25-year-old Chinese woman, whose body was found Oil the sea coast off Katong on July 22. Cheong Ah Ngan, sister
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  • 56 9 Singapore, Tuesday. CHARGED before acting fifth magistrate Mr. Oon Khye Kiang, with robbing Ong Chin Lin of $34 on the morning of Aug. 4, Tan Kirn Lin was offered bail of $1,000. Kirn Lin was a'leged to have committed the offence with five other persons. The
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  • 60 9 Singapore, Tuesday. CONVIVALITY was the keynote of the dinner held by Messrs. S. H. Yang and Y. L. Chow, proprietor and manager of the Nanyang Structural Company at the Wing Yuen Restaurant, Great World Park, to-night in celebration of the seventh anniversary of the Company, at which covers were laid
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  • 171 9 Reuter. Ankara, Aug. 6. UKRR von Papen's return to Turkey—he is at present staying at Istanbul—apparently presages a renewed Ger- man diplomatic offensive here, upon which German circles are basing high hopes. GiTman circles are hinting that von Pa pen has returned with important new instructions,
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  • 86 9 Singapore, Tuesday. to be members of a party of W 12 who had assembled at Tiong Bahru Road with the intention of c a member of another elan, seven Chinese were arrested and this morning appeared before the acting Fifth Magistrate, Mr. Oon Khye Kiang. The charge
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  • 51 9 Reuter. London, Aug. 7. IT is now expected, says Renter's lobby correspondent, that Parliament will rise for a short summer lecess on Aug. 22. Members hope to get a fortnight's holiday after which it is thought the House will hold sittings once a week for a t'me.—
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    • 274 9 THERE WERE PLENTY OF CLAPPING AND CHEERING BY PACKED HOUSES WHEN THIS MOST EXCITING PICTURE WAS SHOWN AT THE ft I ?M3 *\t-rw**w~i tU I! persons ippttrio^^h^Tt^ncTud^^^^^^^^ With WILL FYFFE THE NA^V^ C£ CO E OP£^r/^'V^ CrUR£ WERC M '°l i tit CO-OPERATION OF THE* ADMIRALTY THIS PICTURE SHOULD BE
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    • 571 10 I LBS S If If D HAS Situations Vacant WANTED Clerk .Typist good at figure* Apply in own handwriting Box No 254 co Malaya Tribune. Singupore. (No. 281E» WANTED Young man for ln-and-outdoor Jobs star tins- $10- p.m. Apply to BOX No. 302. Malaja Tribune, Singapore (No. 300E) WANTED—Agents, Leading
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    • 692 10 TO SUBLET portion of shop in Coleman Street. Furniture fixed, Box 256, c|o Malaya Tribune. Singapore. (No. 288E» TO LET Compound House. 1-A, Jalan Datoh off Balestier Road, Entry Ist September. Apply to above address. (No. 315E) TO LET Compound House. No. 1, Glasgow Road off Yeo Chu Kang Road—Suitable
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    • 682 10 LEARN' STENOGRAPHY THE "NEW WAY" 'Hp? Rapid coaching by for*_B«/ mer tut °r Raffles Instn.. jgljjgf pitman's Certified "NEW WAY" BUSINESS SCHOOL, 273, Joo Chiat Road, Katong. ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, HONG KONG BOARDING SCHOOL FOR CHINESE STUDENTS: Classes in English by Resident English and Chinese Graduates. Chinese classes from beginners
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    • 711 10 FOR SALE Ford V 8 193t DeLuxe assembled tn Canada $1,300;- cash—Tel. 7713 or P. O. Box 721. Singapore. (No. 292E) 1937 AUSTIN TEN Cambridge de luxe sunahlne roar, smart appearance and ;n excellent condition. Taxed to December, fully insured to February 1941. Price $950- no offers. Trial run by
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    • 321 10 NOTICE The Public are requested to note that the SALES DEPARTMENT in Bata's Building will be open and will service as usual. Only the General Office, godowns and factories will be closed up to the 12th August, as previously notified, but this does not apply to the Sales Department. SPEND
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    • 137 10 Delicious European and Chinese meals and refreshments served up to 2 a.m. at the TONG ENG RESTAURANT No. 196, Middle Road, SINGAPORE. RECENTLY RENOVATED SPACIOUS DINING HALL AND PRIVATE DINING ROOMSCOOL, CLEAN COMFORTABLE WE ALSO CATER FOR PARTIES. Prompt and courteous service. Charges moderate. Good Blocks make ail the difference
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    • 146 10 FOR CLEAR, DISTINCT EFFICIENT REPnODI'O'ION TRY ••|*YK nm for which they are UNSURPASSED. Sole Apents: HOE BOON LEONG, Distributors: j RADIO AND GENERAL AGE* 1 PIL H REMOVED AND CURED WITHOUT 0I»* |M pite* by an experienced Specials °1J a itß* 'Fistula Who discovered the "J,?; 1 fa flc methods
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    • 831 10 5 TO-DAY S R A ftjS -i I SINGAPORE LOXiw ZHL 225 metres (1.33 mc|s). travcyi. ZHP 30.96 metres (9.6» mejs). 01* usa 8,0 Ia p.m. Qg» 21 -V -Li 1 '*-*> m 1 100 Miscellaneous programme of new gsg i? s "Isii iL^ Gramophone Records. pm Ie: 'Uw V
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  • 26 10 MUe. SINHA, wife of Dr. A. C. Sinha, has given birth to a son at the General Hospital—Maternity. Mother and son both well.
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  • 25 10 ME. C. P. S. WONG wishes to express his sincere thanks for the many kind messages of condolence he received in his recent bereavement.
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  • 70 11  -  By Reuter Canberra, Aug. 6. jiHE Minister of Commerce announces that Britain has told A ialia that she is hound to limit food imports to strict but hopes that the situation will permit imports ,c coming twelve months equal to the past
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  • 33 11 Aug. 6 —The Stock Exened very quiet but firm, were well bought and re higher on cotton curly part ot the day, iras at a standstill. Tose, however. Egyptians advanced iurther.
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  • 34 11 Aug. 6.—The Indian nt has prohibited export '/ontinental Europe and R sia. Exports of lowMica, unsuitable for the munitions industry, will be licensed I? C n^ da Australia and the United States.
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  • 13 11 London, Aug. 6.—Tin ruled steady with a turnover of 200 tens.
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  • 53 11 London, Au,r. 6.—To encourage smelting of the accumulation of .cw-grade nor. -ferrous scrap the Ministry 0 f Supply is guaranteeing smelters fixed prices of £53 per ton for rough copper assaying 97.25 per cen'., and £54 for 99 per cent, and also £22.5 for secondary pig lead 99.98
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  • 33 11 London. Aug. s.—There was a coal freight fixture from Calcutta to Singapore at 16.25 rupees. The British Government has timechartered further neutral vessels, especially Greek, with nrospects of additional voyage charters.
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  • 92 11 Manchester. Aug. 6. The Egyptian Government is expected to announce to-morrow the sale of Egypt's forthcoming cotton crop to the United Kingdom. It is reported that the crop will be distributed as usual through local merchants at market prices and the United Kingdom will share any profits with
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  • 67 11 London. Aug. 6.—The authorities have issued voluminous lis f s of numbers of 25 bearer securities believed to have fallen into enemy hands, including blocks of Brazilian Traction, British South Africa Co.. Chinese Engineering, Crown Mines, Daggafontein, De Beers, New Kleinfontein. Rand Mines, Rand Selection, Roan Antelope.
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  • 57 11 London, Aug. 6.—The Chinese banks here have resumed transfers on Chungking. But the market rates, both in Shanghai and Chungking, are lower at 3- 7 s pence, ig-j noring Chungking's official alteration to pence, which appears to apply only to formal book-keep-ing transactions there, for instance for calculating
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  • 311 11 TIN London, Au« 6 Cash Official Price) £266»/ 2 Buyers sellers ficial Price* £2G6V 2 Buyers £267 Sellers Xl BBER London, Aug. R. Steady 13 1 16 IS 3 16 Sept. 12 15,16 13 1 iC 12nd Forward) October December 12 11 16 52 13 13 1
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  • 141 11 (From Our Financial Correspondent > Tlra nr Singapore, Wednesday. THERE was tittle inclination to deal in dollar tin shares yes-w-rday an exception to this being Kuchais, which enjoyed a fair demand. Among Australians business passed in Kampong Kumunungs; Austral Amalgamateds and tCundangs, the latter being a shade
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  • 22 11 Singapore, Wednesday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers: Sellers: 374 TIN $133' down
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  • 117 11 London, Aug. 6.—The war risk rates on neutral vessels outside the danger zone are very low. For instance, a United States ship was recently covered for the round trip between the United States and the Far East at 2 per cent, which the underwriters considered inadequate but
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  • 33 11 Liverpool. Aug. 6.—The cotton market was at a standstill, apart from a trifle of hedging of outside growths. New York reports that the Cotton Exchange guesses the crop at 11,335.000 bales.
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  • 1085 11 Singapore. Aug. 6. MINING c Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin <ss» 3,6 4 Austral Amal (ss) 5 3 5 9cd Ayer Hltam (ss) 19- 20Ayer Weng ($1) 0.50 0 55 Austral Malay 35 37,-cd Bangrln I7j- u£. Batu Selangor 1.42>i 147 >i Berjuntal (ss"> 8 6 9
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  • 74 11 London, Aug 6. IN the statement which he made yesterday, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Cudahy. said that although Belgian bread was at present rationed to half a pound daily, supplies could not last beyond, at the latest. September, after which the population would
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    • 226 11 HELP FOR GASTRITIS VICTIMS The great problem i n gastritis and other digestive disturbances is how to rest the sick stomach and still nourish the exhausted body. Solid food is out of the question. Even many liquid foods irritate the stomach lining and cause pains and vomiting. There is a
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    • 199 11 First hand news by way of RADIOS NEW YORKER" MODEL 9Q| NINE MICRO SENSITIVE VALVES SEVEN BANDS WITH BAND-SPREAD American HM.V. are the first to introduce Spread Band Radios into the Malayan market. To-day ycu can buy a S valve, latest Spread Band Model for $211.50 only for cash. You
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    • 335 11 STEAMER S\lll\4.* p o BRITISH INDIA PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: P. O. S. N. Co.. The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. 8.1 S.N. CO., BOUSTEAD CO, LTD., Tel. 5497. 81.5. N. CO. (APCAR LINE) For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI MOJI, KOBE, OSAKA. For PENANG. RANGOON CALCUTTA. Regular Sailings:
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    • 353 11 BRITISH INDIA The best possible services are being maintained by The P. O.S.N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstance?? sailings are perforce res tricted. Special Holiday Return
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  • 363 12 Reuter. London, Aug-. 6. MEMORANDUM issued to-night contains the Government's view on the financial representations made recently by British shipowners. Ir. the course of the negotiations, it stated, the Chamber of Shipping and the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association Called attention to the difficulties in which
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  • 53 12 British Wireless. London. Aug >. Tho Committee of Privilpges of <he House of Commons which is to "oi sider whether the detention under the defence regulations of Capt. Ramsay. Conservative M.P. for Midlothian and Peebles constitutes a breach of privilege, is to hold its firs' formal meeting
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  • 76 12 REUTER. BERLIN, AUG. 6. THE FRANKFUERTER ZEIIUNG, IN A LONG ARTICLE, CALLS ON RUMANIA TO "MAKE THE NECESSARY SACRIFICES" IN THE INTERESTS OF BALKAN PEACE. IT DECLARES THAT A REASONABLE SOLUTION OF BULGARIA'S CLAIM TO DOBRUDJA IS IN SIGHT ANO SAYS: -MUCH MORE COMPLICATED IS THE
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  • 68 12 Reuter. Rangoon. Aug. 6. DR. B. A. Maw. Prime Minister of Burma until February last y?ar. has .been arrested on a charge of sedition Dr. Maw announced his cognation from the House of Representatives eight days ago. when he said he proposed to devote his whole time
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  • 363 12 BRITAIN DEVELOPS THE EXPORT TRADE Reuter. London, Aug. 7. £>l RING the debate on taxation in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Owen Evans, Liberal, said the House was not satisfied with the Budget. It must have something more, and pretty quickly. £JAPT. lookshank,
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  • 117 12 British Cfficial Wireless. London, Aug. 6. THF publication at. some later date of Lord Gort s dispatches on tho operations of the British F xpediticnary Force in France and Eelgium is under consideration, but the War Secretary told the House of Commons to-day that it
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  • 50 12 Reuter. London. Aug. <5. have been announced to the master and crew of the British steamer Highlander. Capt. William Gifford is given the OB E. and Bert Whyn an. Fireman, and George Anderson, able seaman, the M.B.E. Three others, including the Stewardess Miss Cockburn. aie commended. Reuter.
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  • 67 12 British Wireless. London, Au». 7 THE King to-day handed to Mrs. widow of Lance Corporal Harry Nichols of the Grenadier Guards, the Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to her husband The ceremony took place in pr.vate at Buckingham Palace A Tew minutes later, the King publicly decorated Capt.
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  • 51 12 Reuter. London. Aw. 7. The Air Ministry News Service announces that Flying Officer tnony Fray Worchester. hero of the aenal battle of July 4 when his flight of five Gladiators shot down mse Italian Fiats in the Western Desert, has been killed in r fl<-ine accident—
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  • 180 12 Reuter. mat i i v Hyde Park (New York >. Aug. 6. A FTEK lunching here to-day with four of the Latin-Americ*.-stan.=men who attended the Pan-American Conference at Havana. Present Roosevelt said that «nquestionablv Pan £2" UR,ty f a ~P"*hed facTthSn eZ Reviewing \h? results
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  • 82 12 Reuter. CCVTET Ruasu, J forty million d >] goods from Atneric r under the nev. with the United St her e to-day. The agreement conta n. vat ion. however Soviet Union to deX*P ports below this United States on exports curtail thY f 1 possible Russian p
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  • 475 12 Reuter. London, Aug. o\ IN the House of Commons to-day. Sir Kings.?y Wood, moving the second reading of the Finance Bill, said that before furJher taxation was imposed, adequate time should be given. The Chancellor emphasised the vital importance of all sections of the community
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  • 104 12 British Wireless. A London. Aug. 6. NEWLY invented pcwder which will extinguish incendiary bcmhs In iwo minutes, and which is produced from materials available In Britain in large quantities and C3n be manufactured in bulk, was tested yesterdav in the presence of a Home
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  • 129 12 Reuter. London, Auc 6 Authoritative arete London commenting German High Command ci have sunk 679.324 tons of ski] in the last three weeks of Jo 1 sua that, once again, the truth been multiplied nearly I The actual figures are as foil British, Allied and Neutral chant
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  • 58 12 British Wireless. London. Aug- 6 The Minister of Shipping *"J in the House of Comr. that the Arandora Star thi conveying Internees to torpedoed by the Gei Insufficiently equipped wttn saving apparatus. j There were 'ifeboats for buoyant apparatus or raft* I.CBB. against a total of l
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  • 75 12 Reuter. London. <M»S THE Admiral j ann< officer and ten killed and three ratir; 3 in His Majesty's trawle the loss of which has alrea announced. Two ratings were killed a* officer and Ave ratings m et His Majesty's traw!< loss of which has all nounccd.
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