Malaya Tribune, 12 August 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII No. 192. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Monday, August 12, 1940.
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    Damage In Raid On England's East Coast
    22 1 ir« .1 in Ac debris of a bombed house in a town in Eastern Fnglund.
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    Albanian Chief's Head Paraded By The Greeks
    116 1 Rome, Aug. 12. j HE I' :ilian News Agency reports from Tirana (Albania) the assassination of "the great Albanian patroit," Daut II pgia rear the Greek-Albanian frontier, allegedly by (In t k agents. The report adds that the Greek authorities placed a price
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    Istanbul Paper Suspended
    40 1 Reuter. Istanbul, Aug. 12. THE newspaper Cumhuriyet has Kted by the decision of of Ministers as a republication of matter the country's general huriyet recently pubit ic.'e favourably disnew order of things" as proclaimed by the Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS
    177 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. I leriow clash is reported to (:v taken place on Friday Renins near the Jugoslav fronbeivecn Albanian and Ita--1:1 ops, according to a BelBJjt if no it received in London. **eAlbanians rebelled when j** «talian authorities endea'"lM«l it. mobilise various class--I,r M-rvices in the
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    BRITISH TRANSPORT SHIP TORPEDOED IN ATLANTIC MAGNIFICENT COURAGE OF CAPTAIN AND TWO DOCTORS
    361 1 Brilliant Rescue Work Saves 740 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. AN official statement says that the Admiralty and War Office regret to announce that the steamer Mohamed Ali Elyebir, while acting as a transport, has been torpedoed and
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    Delivering The Goods
    119 1 British Wireless. London, Aug. 10. 1 BRADFORD textile firm, hay- ing had the idea of brightening its export packing cases with stencilled reproduction of the Union Jack above the slogan •Britain delivers the goods," a reproduction of the stencil is being sent by the Export Council of
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    Anti-British Actions In Japan
    156 1 Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 12. ANTI-British feeling, which has been comparatively dormant in Japan past the few days, came to life with renewed vigour yesterday. Mass meetings were held in various parts of Japan, protesting against Britain's actions and urging Lhe Government to take strong counter-action. Handbills
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    U.S. BLOOD FOR BRITISH WOUNDED
    60 1 Reuter. Washington, Aug. 12. THE American Red Cross announces that it is organising volunteer donors to give blood for transfusion to the British wounded. The British Red Cross has asked for 300 litres of blood plasma weekly, which will be flown to Britain by Trau:;Atlantic
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    Air Superiority Soon For Britain
    205 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. "JUST as we retain our command of the seas, so we are rabidly assuming command of the air," declared Mr. Duff-Cooper (Minister of Information) in a speech to a crowded audience it South Wooford, Essex, last night, when Mrs. Churchill, who
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    PROTECTED AREAS EXTENDED
    50 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 11. THE Home Secretary has made a further Aliens (Protected Areas) Order, naming the counties of Cornwall and Devon and most of Somerset as protected areas. It also extends the protected areas in Bucks and Nortaants. The order comes into effect on Thursday next.—Renter.
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    Smashing Attacks On Nazi Bases
    303 1 GERMANS FIRE ON THEIR OWN PLANE Reuter. London, Aug. 12. JJEAVY attacks on military objectives in Germany were continued last night. These included the docks at Hamburg, the naval base at Wilhelmshaven, oil supplies at Frankfurt and Hamburg, the power station and an explosives factory
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    King Inspects Home Guard
    148 1 British Wireless. London, Aug. 10. I THE KING this afternoon in- spected some 4,000 members of the Home Guard. This was the biggest parade of this citizen military force yet held. All but about a hundred were in uniform, and His Majesty commented on their smart
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    AIR FIGHT PICTURE WAS NOT OFFICIAL
    71 1 British Wireless. London. Aug. 11. The Air Ministry desires to oe known that some British newspapers published a photograph on Friday and Saturday which appeared to show five enemy aircraft falling in flames in line 'together, during Thursday's attack on a Channel convoy. It
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    BRITISH WIN ANOTHER BIG AIR BATTLE OVER CHANNEL
    1062 1 60 NAZI PLANES PUT OUT OF ACTION London, Aug. 12. gPITFIRES and Hurrican es were yesterday engaged in a day of battle over the Channel as furious as th at of Thursday, when 60 N azi aircraft were destroyed. At least 60
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    WILL MARRY PERAK MAN
    72 2 Miss Barbara WhittinghamJones, daughter of the Rev. E. E. and Mrs. WhittinghamJones, and a well-known figure in Liverpool public life, is engaged to Mr. Henry Rolf Oppenheim, of Ipoh, F.M.S. and will be married in Singapore shortly. A former candidate for Parliament, Miss WhittinghamJones has been
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    PRESENTATION OF HONOURS
    71 2 At the meeting of the Federal Council to be held on Aug. 20 His Excellency the High Commissioner will present the Certificates of Honour awarded to Messrs. Foo Choong Yit, J.P., Raja Mohamed Hussain bin Sultan Abdullah, 3 Rajaratnam, J. R. Vethavanam, J.°., and Dato' Samsudin bin
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    Local Boxer Dies After Bout
    233 2 TRAGIC END OF YOUNG GAUDER WITHOUT regaining consciousness, Young dander. 21-year-old Eurasian boxer who was knocked out in one of last night's fights at the New World Stadium, died at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital at six o'clock this morning. Gaudcr, who was making his
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    Germans & Italians Leave Thai
    56 2 Germans Italians Leave Thai Bangkok, Sunday. waiting at Don Muang aerodrome since the outbreak of war in September last, the German Lufthansa passenger plane hopped off on Thursday morning for an undisclosed destination, believed to be Canton. Five Germans and three Italians are also reported to be leaving by a
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    11 2 Acting Sub.-Lieut. D.B. Donnelly. S.SR.N.V.R.. has been confirmed in that rank.
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    EAST'S FILMS DRAW WEST
    149 2 ACCOMPANYING the Taifs Circus as an assistant on its tour in Malaya is a small wizened-faced and middle-aged man who was a star in one or the best films produced in the Philippines. Zamboanga is the name of the lilm in which Toto had one of
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    AT POLO FINALS
    61 2 THESE spectators at the final of the K.O.R Cup and Inniskilling Cup at the Singapore Polo Club ground on Saturday were the Officer Administrating the Government, Mr. S. W. Jones, and the G.0.C., Malaya, MajorGeneral L V. Bond. Singapore Hurricanes beat Pahang 7—4 to win the K.O.R.
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    ROTARY TIFFIN
    32 2 The Rev. E. S. Lav will be th: speaker at Wednesday's tiffin meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotei. H:s subject will be '"Service cf Three Types"
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    21 2 Mr. J.A. Black. M.C.S. has been appointed a rornmitirionn for the Settlement of Penang under the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Ordinance.
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    RICH BIGAMIST WHO RAN TWO HOMES
    662 2 yyHEN a man of independent means was sentenced at Wells Assises for a 15-year-old bigamy recently, it was revealed that he had settled £8,000 each on his wife and daughter, lad sent the three children of the bigamous marriage to good schools. In addition,
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    THIEF PREFERS COATS
    163 2 AFrEK a lapse of J*** month, Singapore ment Trust houses in T»ong were visited by thieves and least three premises were di into in the early hours <»t day morning between 1 anu o'clock. r on or It is believed that one p one gang, was response
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      291 2 HOW TO RALLY AFTER ILLNESS It's an uphill business getting .your strength back after serious illness or operation. There's only one thing that can help you—nourishment, plenty of it. Hut your stomach is as weak as your legs and you hate the thought and sight of food. Doctors save the
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      29 2 The Fifth Column Fouls Rush In Where Angels Fear Tu Tread STOP PRESS "Talk About Tiger Instead" 1 I < 1 I < Is Advt, of s TIGER BKL BEER i
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    GROWS ENOUGH FOOD FOR STAFF, RATS AND RABBITS
    520 3 Young Muscle Applied To Chemical Knowledge Medical College Sets Patriotic Example (Tribune Staff Reporter) SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MALAYA BECAME "FOOD" CONSCIOUS JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ONE OF THE KEENEST ADVOCATES OF THE HOME-GROWING POLICY WAS DR. G. V. ALLEN, CHIEF OF THE
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    Air Raid Wardens
    103 3 AFFICT.JiS and warden*; of Shiga pore Group Post No. 1 Division E. recently assembled for this photoVjjraph. Sitting from left to right. Liaison Officer Chan Chiow Hock; Sr. Warden Goh Beng Suee; Sr. Warden Wong Yuen Hoi; Sr. Warden Heng Peng ll«e;Dy. Sr. Warden Chew Chew Lak;
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    ARABS AVENGING DUCE'S TERROR
    204 3 WAVE of mysterious murders is sweeping Libya, as the tribesmen take vengeance for years of terror under their Italian masters. In the past the Bedouin have had to stand by helpless while their sons have been flogged and offences committed against I heir womenfolk. Any attempt
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    MUAR MAN'S DAUGHTER TAKES B.A.
    71 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Sunday. 4TEWS i ia s been received in Muar that Miss Ajit Kaur, daughter of Sardnr Kishon Singh and younger sister of Mrs. Arjan Singh, of Benlong, and Mr. Ajit of the Muar Magistrates Court' has passed her B.A. examinntlon
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    Saturday's Weddings
    54 3 SGT. E. F. Kennard and his bride deft), formerly Miss Florence Mabel Roberts, pictured leaving St. Andrew's Cathedral after their marriage on Saturday. Also married on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Wicks (right), here seen leaving the Cathedral The bride is the former Miss Dorothy Nicholson
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    Military Take Over British Stowaway
    84 3 W /Singapore, Monday. A. Broadbank, an Englishman who pleaded guilty last week to a charge of being a stowaway from Scotland, oefore Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Third Magistrate was again produced this morning. Mr. D. R. Cowie, Prosecuting Officer, said that he had instructions
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    Ulu Pahang Gold Thefts
    111 3 THEFTS of gold from many parts 1 of Ulu Pahang by Chinese and other gold-stealers are reported. Large numbers of prospecting pits have been put down near the river bank. In one place. Dusun Serbarau, an old Sakai orchard of durian trees, prospecting pits have been
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    Doctor Sent To Jail For Five Years
    408 3 W ITT: lnXvt (i head Dr Crkhton Alison, iilty-one-year-oki anaesthetist, of Barley-street, W., walked out of Old Bailey doc* recently to begin Aye years' penal servitude. Ho had been found guilty, with an Indian medical student, Kaifcahuson Brum Kermani, aged forty live, and
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    "TROPIC FURY" AT CAPITOL
    160 3 Last Night's First Night A RI'BBER plantation in the rt jungle wilds of the Amazon is the setting fur 'Tropic Fury" which opened at the Capitol theatre, yesterday. It is the domain of Seipio. heartless ruler of the rubber country v-ho indulges his power complex by
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    Beating Of Retreat
    66 3 PHE following is the programme to be played by the Drums and 3 ipes of the 2nd Battalion, The jordon Highlanders, at the Beatng of Retreat at the S.C.C. ?alang at 6 p.m. to-day (Monday) \ug. 12: Retreat 'Far O'er Struic"; Slow vlarch "The Rowan Tree"; March
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    14 3 Mr. B.B. Atherton has been granted a Commission as SecondLieut, in the S.S V.F.
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    11 Public School Boys Interned
    252 3 Founded By Rhodes Scholar pIVE masters and one gueat teacher at Gordonstoun School, near Elgin, Scotland, and 11 of the boys, have been interned under the round-up order made by the Home Secretary. Gordonstoun was founded by Dr. Kurt Hahn, a British citizen about seven
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    Body Found In Canal
    75 3 Singapore, Monday 1 TEN-YEAR old Malay boy v drowned In the Rochore Can rear Bungei Road, on Saturd. afternoon. The body was found floating in the canal and an Indian, who noticed it. removed it out of the water. A dresser lrom the Ambulance Station who
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    GAUDER COLLAPSES AFTER BOXING BOUT
    765 4 Fight Tragedy At New World RESULTS AT A GLANCE JOE DIAMOND (10.1) lost to B ATTLING SIM A (9.9). RUSH MILLING (10 4',) beat LUIS YEO (10.3). CLEVER PACO (9 8' 4 knocked out YOUNG GAUDER (9.8 t Y. SONGOL (8.10) wan on a disqualification
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    Empire Xl's Good Score
    76 4 London, Aug. 10. AT Lords, two teams of almost Test strength played a oneday cricket match in aid of the Red Cross Fund. The British Empire XI beat the hitherto unbeaten London Counties eleven by 53 runs. BRITISH EMPIRE XI: 308 for four declared <L. F.
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    SOCCER BEGINS
    73 4 London, Aug. 10. CCOTIISH Football began to-day, running only one Senior League, called the Southern Scottish Football League. Airdrieonians 1, Clyde 4. Celtic 2. Hamilton 2. Falkirk 1, Rangers 3. Hibernian 3, Queen's Park 2. Motherwell 2, Hearts 3. Partick 5. Dumbarton 2. St. Minen 1, Albion 1.
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    PADANG CRICKET SPOILED
    167 4 DAIN, which fell in the after- noon, caused the match between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Malay Regiment yesterday on the padang to be abandoned. The home team had scored 93 runs for the loss of eight wickets during the morning's play. S.C.C. Capt. B. K.
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    KEPPEL G.C.
    145 4 TWENTY-TWO cards were taken 1 out for the Keppel Golf Club August medal and the following were the scores returned:— E. Bolton 85 18 67 R. Offord 88 20 68 A. C. Good 85 15 70 M. G. Harvey 83 -12= 71 W. J. Holohan 89 18 71
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    C.S.C. 94 FOR 7
    145 4 THE cricket match between the C.S.C. and the R.A.F. (Seletar) yesterday was abandoned halfway owing to rain. Play started at 11 in the morning and the C.S.C., electing to bat, had scored 94 for seven wickets at lunch time. In the afternoon the match could not
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    4 STRAIGHT WINNERS
    44 4 SPECTATOR." THE MALAYA TRIBUNE TIPSTER. ONCE AGAIN HAD A SUCCESSFUL DAY ON SATURDAY, WHEN HE TIPPED FOUR STRAIGHT WINNERS. HIS TOTAL FOR THE PENANG RACE MEETING WAS 13 WINNERS A SPLENDID FOLLOW-UP TO HIS 13 WINNERS AT THE RECENT SINGAPORE MEET.
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    RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S RACES
    164 4 Race 1: UTRECHT $20, $8 King's Gambit $7 Race 2: SHAMROCK $163, $25 Pay Out $7 Carmtop $8 Race S: SONNY $26, $10 Drift On $7 Race 4: CONSTANT LIGHT $18, $7. Salmon Par $12 Westenra $7 Race 5: LUCKY PRINCE $14, $6. Where Am I
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    Ruby Sparks Caught After 24 Weeks' Hunt
    229 4 K UBY ("Rubber-faced") Sparks, escaped convict, a leader of London's smash-and-grab raids and one of the most elusive criminals ever hunted by Scotland Yard, has been captured early to-day. He had been at liberty for 24 weeks and two days—., record for an
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    Junior Badminton Tourney
    136 4 pURTHER ties in the Singapore badminton junior championshin tournament were played off In the Clerical Union courts during th? week-end, when some interesting Fames were witnessed. SATURDAY The following are the results: R. Ragunathan and T. Paul 'Novicei beat Syed Salim and Adam b.n Jaffar (Devonshire) 19—21
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    JOLLILADS A.U.
    45 4 The J.A.U. will meet the Y.M.C.A. in a friendly soccer gam* to-dav at Y.M.C.A. Anson Road at 5.15 p.m. The following will represent the J.A.U.: Chelliah. Subramanian, Somoo. Hameed, Kassim. Sintha Mumyandi, Kathiresan, Rajagopaf Thangavellu, Ponnusamy, Govinda Reserves: Ibrahim. Shaik Mohamed and Seenimohamed.
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      27 4 J yOUNG Gauder died at j J Tan Tock Seng hospital J J this morning. J Full story of the tragedy is on page 2. i 1
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    GERMAN WOMAN ON "GRA VEST CHARGES"
    745 5 STORY OF TANK BLUE PRINTS GI'KMAN WOMAN'S ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN HU E PRINTS OF BRITISH TANKS, AND MEETINGS OF AN "UNDERGROUND ORGANISATION" SAID TO BE TRYING TO SEDUCE SOLDIERS FROM THEIR DUTY, WERE DESCRIBED AT THE OLD BAILEY, RECENTLY. me woman, Mrs. Mane
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    45 5 Ties played off in Singapore in ter-club tab?e tennis championship tournament at the Happy World last nip,ht resulted as follows: Siong 800 Athletic Association beat the Chinese Chin Woo l Yellow) team five nil: The Chinese Sports Association beat the Municipal Services Club four one.
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    18 5 The cricket match fixed for yesterday between the Raffles College ■iiicl the Indk-ns was postponed owing to rain.
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    At Polo
    25 5 THE Sultan of Pahang photographed during the polo match at Balestier on Saturday, when Singapore Hurricane's beat P»hang in the K.O.R. cup final.
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    MUAR CHINESE WIN WAR FUND SOCCER
    401 5 (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) MUAR, SUNDAY. IMUAK CHINESE FOOTBALL TEAM SCORED A GOOD WIN OVER THE PONTIAN DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. 3 'JOALS TO 1. IN A MATCH IN AID OF THF W AR FUND AND THE CHINA RELIEF FUND. The match, which was played
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    Russia's New Line
    167 6 COVIET Russia has now recovered all the territories which she lost in the last European War and it is considered in some quarters that her aggressive military phase is ended. For the time being at least, Stalin, in order to avoid friction with other Powers, may not
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    Alternative To Bolshevism
    227 6 thinkers see in the Russian move in the Baltic and the Balkans a possibility of a Russo-German conflict which would compel Hitler to fight on two fronts. This is a fond hope and we must not allow ourselves to be deluded by it. Germany is just as
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    MOVIE STAR, SCHOOLGIRL & BUSINESS HEAD — That Is
    266 6  - MOVIE STAR, SCHOOLGIRL BUSINESS HEAD That Is Madame Chiang Kai Shek By MEI JACK In the San Francisco Chronicle MADAME Chiang Kai Shek is the delicate combination of a talented movie actress, a school girl, Mrs. Roosevelt and a business executive. Her composure and poise are so natural and sincere
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    PERFECT SUBJECT
    493 6 IjRESSED in an attractive silk u dress with a becoming high collar, Madame Chiang, wife oL China's Generalissimo, and youngest sister in the famous Soong family (Mei-ling Soong». is a* perfect subject for the interviewing newspaper man. Using impeccable English, this Wellesley College graduate speaks smoothly, and ranks
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    HER DAY
    193 6 4 DAY WITH this younger Soong -rl sisler wculd wear the ordinary person down. Absorbed in all women's wartime work. Madame Chiang holds a long string of positions which call* fcr constant supervision and executive ability. Constant tours o: wounded soldiers' hospitals, her orphai and New Life Movement
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    Former U.S. Naval Chief Says "Help Britain"
    228 6 Reuter. New York, Aug. 11. JVHE only thing between us and the ire of German power is the British Fleet," said Admiral W. 11. Standley, who was chief of naval operations from 1933 to 1937, in a nationwide broadcast. Admiral Standley strongly advocated
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    BRITISH CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA
    61 6 Reuter. Canberra, Aug. 12. CIR Geoffrey Whiskard, British it* S^pH 0 11 u sioner in Austraover 200 he that frnm n vV I mieht be sent from Britain to overseas dominions every mcnth. He added that arrivals might be expects at an early date. hot t5?!l!!U2!
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    20 6 Reuter. London. Aug. 9. Domestic enpper sale* in Alienist. Jn far bnv. been 14.591 tons nr-ainst 11,032 tons In July.-Re!]-
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    EX-MILL HAND'S $25,000 (G) GIFT
    47 6 Reuter. New Bedford. Massachusett. Aug. 11. Mr. Walter Langshaw. who worked as a mill hand in Lancashire where he was born, and afterwards became a millionaire mill-owner i« c he Unite d States, has cabled $25,000 to Mr. Churchill for war relief.—Reuter.
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    Italian Cabinet & War Measures
    63 6 Italian Cabinet War Measures Reuter. London. Aug. 11. THE Rome wireless says that the Italian Cabinet dealt with war measures, including a proposal to increase penalties for offences arising from war conditions in Libya and East Africa. fHTf he *i Ger -P? a 1 1 News A^en cy states tlla
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    North China Control
    123 6 Tsingtao. gUSINESS circles here anticipate with some apprehension tighter control of all imports into Shantung, as indicated by the recent order of the North China Political Council. This order stated that the importation and re-importation of all cargoes except travellers' baggage and personal effects, samples, newspapers and
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    RUMANIA TO YIELD TO HUNGARY & BULGARIA EFFECT OF NEW RUSSIAN THREAT
    332 7 RUMANIA TO YIELD TO HUNGARY BULGARIA EFFECT OF NEW RUSSIAN THREAT Carol Meets Boris In Secret Session Reuter. BUCHAREST, AUG. 11 (TING CAROL LEFT BUCHAREST ON SATURDAY FOR AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IN VIEW OF THE CRUCIAL STAGE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN RUMANIA AND
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    "GIFTS OF PLANES" MOVE SWEEPS BRITAIN
    174 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 11. ALL Britons appear to be baying aeroplanes for presentation to the Government. Following Mr. Garfield Weston's gift of £100.000, an appeal has been made to mothers cf airmen to contribute to a fund to provide Hurricane planes This appeal is
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    American Pilots Arrive In Britain
    111 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 11. TOE british flying boat Clare arrived at a south-west port from America yesterday, having made the return Atlantic crossing from Botwood to Foynes, in Eire, in 12 hours 20 minutes. The Clare carried mail and freight and six passengers, including four
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    AMERICAN DERBY
    63 7 Reuter. Chicago, Aug. 10. THE American Derby, run over IV4 miles, resulted In a win for Mioland, with Sirocco second, and Weight Anchor third. Mioland won by three lengths in 2 minutes 5 3 5 seconds. There were five runners. The track was sloppy.—Renter. New York, Aug 9.—The
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    BRITAIN BUYING 4,000 U.S. TANKS
    46 7 Reuter. New York, Aug. 11. ACCORDING to a Washington dispatch to the New York Times, the British Government is arranging to spend $200 millions in the United Stales for the purchase of 4,000 tanks of between 25 and 30 tons.— Reuter.
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    31 7 The Efficiency Medal has been awarded to th* following members cf the Johore Volunteer Engineers: Sergt. C. R. Gleeson. Lieut.-S?rgt. R. Meldrum, Licut.-Col. A. S. Mackenzie, and Spr. J. M. Hcrries.
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    Washington Expects Far East Show-Down
    358 7 INDO-CHINA TO RESIST ATTACK Reuter. Washington, Aug. 11. THE first unfavourable reactions to the Eritish withdrawal from China have given place to hopeful speculation as to whether it means an end of British appeasement of Japan and that the China decks are being cleared of
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    KUNMING BANK
    39 7 Kunming. After over half a year's preparation, the Kunming Bank sponsored by the Kunming Municipal Government has been formally opened. The new bank is capitalised at $5,000,000, one-fifth being government shares and the remaining four-fifths commercial shares.
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    JITTERS STILL IN CANTON
    207 7 International News. Shiukwan, Aug. 10. rjONDITIONS in Canton are still jittery on account of the uncertainty of life and property, notwithstanding Japanese reports that the city is returning to normal, according to travellers from that city. The most serious problem is rice, whose price is one
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    Batliwalla Re-arrested
    61 7 Calcutta, July 13. MR. S. S. Bathwalla, a Commun- ist leader of Bombay, v. ho wa c released to-day, was re-arrested immediately on his coming out o the Alipore Central Jail, and removed to the Hijli Detention Camp. Mr. Batliwalla, had been sentenced to six months' rigorous imi
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    HITLER'S 'SIMPLE' PLAN TO INVADE BRITAIN
    499 8 Royal Navy Is Forgotten! ITITLER'S PLAN FOR THE INVASION OF BRITAIN HAS BEEN READY FOR fcEVEN YEARS. IT IS A PLAN OF INVASION BY EASY STAGES, AND IT WAS DRAWN UP BY EWALD BANSE, APPOINTED PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE AT BRUNSWICK TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN
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    Refresher Course For Doctors
    120 8 Madras. THE Government have sane- tioned the Surgeon-General's prop f sal to start a refresher course in medicine for registered medical practitioners. The course will last for two months in the Medical Colleges at fadras and Visagapatnm and t.he<r'j utached hospitals. Candidates) will be taught in
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    WHITE LINES FOR WALKERS
    130 8 THE other day the Minister of Transport uttered the sound 'rivice that pedestrians shou'd always "walk on the left." This is of great importance in a blackout, for it means that pedestrians ar e not liable to be pushed ff, or step off. the pavement in
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    L.D.V. Men Were Alert
    69 8 Local defence volunteers in a Devon parish were called out to capture a "parachutist.' The parachute was s'en to a plane at 10,000 feet, and the alarm spread rapidly. Armed with rifles and shotguns, pari shione r s went i n i o actions. 1 Then
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    War Booty Among Wreckage
    53 8 Chinese Central News. Chengtu. A LARGE consignment of aerial equipment was found among the wreckage of Japanese bombers shot down over Santai, 100 kilometres to the northwest of Chengtu recently. The booty included one doublebarrel light machinegun. three parachutes, some ammunition, film negatives, and ammunition drum?
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    Accountant Succeeds Morrison
    98 8 MR. Chas. Latham, J.P., F.L.A.A a certified accountant, was elected to the leadership of the London County Council in place of Mr. Herbert Morrison, M P who relinquished that office on his appointment as Minister of Supply. Mr. Latham became a member of the L.C.C. in 1928
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    MILLIONAIRE, SPORTSMAN AND POLITICIAN
    1499 9 Cape Town, Aug. 11. fm death has occurred of Sir Abe Bailey, Bart., K.C.M.G.. millionaire, sportsman and politician, reports Reuter. Among many famous South Africans, none was better known throughout the Empire than he. He was one of the most powerful of the Rand mining magnates;
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    63 10 The late MRS. LOUISA MONTEIftO a Requiem High Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Louisa Monteiro will be sung on Wednesday, the 14th August, 1940, at 630 a.m. at the Church of St. Joseph, Victoria Street, Singapore. All relatives and
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    MARKET REPORTS RESTRICTION ON WHEAT SALES
    76 11  -  By Reuter Argentina, Aug. 10. QlJfl E the restriction on wheat sales to Europe wheat prices v v€ gradually declined to the minima. Maize sentiment is s h while there have been no shipments of linseed this The trade is urging the removal of
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    Crop Estimates
    45 11 v rk. Aug. 10: Official crop re construed, in respect and Unseed, as bearish pect to maize as bulHto ial old crop wheat on Ji.ly 1 was 284.000.00 C ainst 254.000,000 on 1939. pool, Aug. 10: The intertinseed market has virtu- di appeared.
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    Wool Prices
    27 11 >n, Aug. 10: United States prices are steady but busies very poor, with western is disappointing both in me and prices. Foreign offings aie small.
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    Wool Levy
    92 11 Bradford, Aug. 10: In view of accumulation of stocks of metops, output is being curtailed S per cent, by reducing night en the other hand the •>red demand is insatiable. With a promise of an extra ration for yam exports, spinners are eagerly seeking business and have reduced
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    Bank Returns
    33 11 London, Aug. 10: Tile clearing banks' July returns, showing in<ed investments at £21.6 mil- ions, indicate that bank buying >aa been measurably assisted by ihe recent strength of gilt-edged vvarbonds subscriptions.
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    Stock Exchange Quiet
    32 11 London, Aug. 9.—The Stock Exchange ooened more cheerful clay. The tone was quiet, with E n yotians again harder and Kaffirs irregular. Towards the close, however, business became stagnant.^-
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    Exchange
    197 11 Singapore, Aug. 12. The following are the exchange quotations this morning acting to the daily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING L Qdon T.T. 2 4 1 16 London demand 2;4 lil6 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206% Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15|16 Montreal
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    Market Price List
    514 11 Singapore, Aug. 9. Article Price MEAT Eeef steak; kati 40 Boef stew or curry; fefttl 35 Fillet Steak; lb. 65 Mutton. Australian; lb. 38 Java Coat Flesh; lb. 54 Pork, lean; kati 50 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality; kati 40 POULTRY Capons (local'y reared); kati 60
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    Local Market Still Quiet
    95 11 From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Monday. CATURDAY was a vary quiet morning in the share market. Quotations for dollar tin shares were maintain* d, but with little interest being displayed. In Australians, Kundangs were tetter on the dividend and were taken up to 13 Tongkah Harbours
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    Mid-Day Prices
    21 11 Singapore Monday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers 86%; Sellers 37. TIN
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    N.E.I. TIN MINES WORK ALL OUT
    593 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Aug. 6. ACCORDING to the 1939 annual report of the Governmentowned Banka tin mines, there has been no change in the standard tonnage of the countries participating in the international tin control scheme since the change last made in
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    BRITISH PLAN ON AFRICAN FRONT
    372 12 Reuter. Cairo, Aug. 12. official statement on the recent developments in British Somaliland, issued by G.H.Q., states:— "It is not our object to defend every inch of soil in Somaliland, but rather make the enemy use up his precious supplies of food, petrol and ammunition
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    BRITISH BOMBING ATTACKS
    172 12 Reuter. Cairo, Aug. 11. An R.A.F. communique states: -Military camps, and i motor transport concen- traiions in the Sabra-Salea J area (Libya) have been sue- cessfully attacked by bomb, ers, all of which returned. The wreckage of an 579, which had been washed ashore near Qasaba (Mersa
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    CONDITIONS IN KUNMING
    44 12 t, Chungking. Burmese is at a sta-.dstil' in Kunming owing to the situation in Indo-China. Authoritative French quarters reports that the situation in the French colony is not under control. The passenger and mail traffic between Hanoi and Kunming is normal
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    17 12 Lieut. E.G. Hebditch. S.S.V.F. has been appointed Acting Captain whilst commanding the Singapore Fortress Company Royal Engineers
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    CONGRESS CHIEF NOT SEEING THE VICEROY
    527 12 I "No Scope For Discussion British Wireless. iil Bombay, Aug. 12. i AM not meeting the Viceroy at present, as I do not find any meetine ground or scope for further discussion,'' Maulana Abul Azad (President of the AllIndia National Congress) told Reuter He
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    Three-fold Taxation In Canton
    140 12 International News Agency. Tut? Shameea. HE puppet Provincial Gov ernment is getting unpopular with the people, because Z department of llnance ha.s aim menced the collection of pro vincial and national taxes in Canton and the occupied areas Before, the people paid only municipal taxes to
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    Gas Gun Produced In Court: Man Remanded
    105 12 A gas gun, the size of a foun-.ain-pen, was shown to Sir Gervata Rentoul the magistrate, at West London, when Wilfred Chambers, aged 35, a clerk, of iuriol-road. West Kensington was charged under the Firearm* Act with having In his possession a prohibited
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    20 12 Mr. R.W. McKerrow J.P. haS been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees constituted under the Singapore Improvement Ordinance.
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    CONGRESS OFFER REJECTED
    181 12 Mom*.,. Bombay. A Jinnah, President of the All-India Muslim League, has released to the press the following: telegrams exchanged between him and the Congress president, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: JinAah: Azad to rr« 0 C n^ d r n f SaW y°' lr StateU' 9 Con ress
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    CHINA ON ROAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY
    229 12 International News Agency. LEADERS of Chinese industrial co-operatfves°gfther~ ed here for an important conference with their sev™e n o S T°* the °P inion «»S severance oi China s trade routes in the sonthwp<=t pr^ur, forCe ChineSC SUrrende thA'SSS More than 80 per cent, of
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    Children Safe In 'Lost' Shin
    49 12 British Wireless. London, Aue 12* T Mail Steamer H 'e">'»na brigade arrived at Rn nl are tne first children fron Britain to reach South and the vessel which js that announced by the German broad cast Deing overdue and considered I Wireless. u siaered
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