Malaya Tribune, 13 August 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII -No. 193. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Tuesday, August 13, 1940.
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    GERMANS LOSE 40 PLANES IN ATTACK ON PORTSMOUTH RASE
    54 1 Hot Reception By Navy FORTY more German planes were brought down in another big air battle yesterday off the south coast of England. Portland was the main object of the German attack this time but the raiders had a hot reception
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    THIRD BIG VICTORY FOR R.A.F. FIGHTERS *
    58 1 THIRD BIG VICTORY FOR R.A.F. FIGHTERS NAVAL VESSELS, WITH DEADLY ACCURATE FIRE, BROUGHT DOWN AT LEAST FIVE OF THE RAIDERS, THE R.A.F. AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ACCOUNTING FOR THE REST. Soine damage was done in Portsmouth but the Germans could not hit the stronely defended naval dockyards. The Isle of Wight
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    500 ENEMY PLANES
    667 1 Reuter. Air Ministry communique states that in yesterday's (Monday's) air engagements round the British coasts the total number of enemy aircraft so far known to have been destroyed is 39. Nine of our fighters are missing. SOME 500 ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE IN ACTION OVER PORTSMOUTH, THE CHANNEL
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    Five Planes Shot Down By Navy
    145 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 13. FIVE German planes were .brought down by the Navy on Sunday. The news was contained in an Admiralty communique last night, stating: "With reference to the communique issued earlier to-day, information has now been received that five enemy aircraft were
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    Chinese At White House
    41 1 Or. T. V. Soon? (left), President of the Bank of China, and Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, are shown leaving the White House in Washington, D.C., recen.lv after a talk with President Roosevelt.
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    Remarkable Coolness Under Heavy Bombing
    246 1 Reuter. LONDON, AUG. 13. JO DW S AIR RAIDS PRODUCED A CROP OF REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF COOLNESS AND COURAGE. For example, a surgeon had just started a critical masoid i Deration on a woman patient in the operating theatre of a pital in a south-east
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    NORTH WEST FRONTIER CLASH: 7 KILLED
    81 1 Reuter. Simla, Aug. 13. |i is officially announced 1 that Captain 11. L. V. Russell and one Indian of other rank ucre killed, and 14 Indians ot other ranks wounded ami cue missing, in a recent engagement with hostile tribes on the Bannu-MHan-v,';<l i
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    FRANCE BETRAYED BY MEN OF VICHY
    313 1 London, Aug. 13. pRANCE still possessed powerful means of fighting when tricked into capitulation by the men of Vichy, said General de (iaulle in a world broadcast last night. "The enemy's trickery ?nd the lies of his accomplices led our n untiy into signing
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    DEMOBILISATION
    27 1 Reuter. Londcn, Aug. 13. THE Lyons radio states that demobilisation of France's armed forces in the unoccupied zone is expected to be completed within three days.—Reuter.
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    Thailanders Demand hand From Indo-China
    186 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Tuesday. THAILAND Assembly representatives of the north eastern provinces have received requests from their constituencies to urge Government, in view of the appropriateness of the present time, to claim back from France the former Thailand territories now forming part of
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    ALBANIA BORDER INCIDENT
    251 1 Reuter Alliens. May. 13. ACCORDING to a Greek state- ment Daut Hoggia "another biigand, not an Albanian patriot" was killed by two Albanians who were arrested about two months ago when they crossed the frontier into Greece after their crime. The Italian Legation at Athens informed the
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    GREECE DENIES ITALIAN LIE
    31 1 Reuter. Athen, Aug. 13. An officiaL denial is issued here t*day of the Italian report that Daut Hoggia, the Albanian chief. was assassinated by Greek agents. —Reuter.
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    ASSAULTED AIR RAID WARDEN IN BLACKOUT
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    British Somaldand A Broadcast Talk
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    FUNERAL OF YOUNG GAUDER
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    Will Wed Air Ace
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    Hongkong Thai Consul Resigns
    57 2 F-«»m Our Gr*i r^rr»»»nd«i '.7-711. Cr-*r+r .4 7»aj7 iflj \l- 7 T Bar* t.~- -.a? v. --auri TVt .a-it H itj-.! v. C .u.r. r_ri -t» <;£ tfce i "in* ic* mm nil i 7T'i.: -.senfat in big mxiL aj -.fV.-a. ;-V*» -x*;:.rs*r_ jr.. c -*r.'."
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    Fled From Hospital. Found At Naval Base
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    Singapore Salesmen Celebrate
    147 2 Haaaaani Monday. U/fTH an attractive programme 9* extending over tf» days, memh' the Singapore fhinene Salesmen* Anw.iat;on relebrated their frmrth annivei xary at the residence #># Mr. Lim Hock Serif, Hirlap Road, over the week-end. The anniversary dinner -»aa on Saturday and a dance waa held, following
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    Detained For Mental Inspection
    102 2 SUMgapcre \l cAaJ I .e.f .r. mo f .o: lorry wai the eaniar.at-.on 7«rr. '..< i rmdd.e-aaed Co.r.e-.e r. court v.-day x r.ftr. -jue .v.'jr.rc v*. to how he had gained admittance r.v, ".re Royal Engineer 3, comDound Serr.oawar.g Boad. sfijC or r When a charge
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    WOMEN ON $100 BAIL
    71 2 r WiMjapme, Monday. O middl*-a#;r.d Chinese women A' -otf Ah Siew and Lee Ah Moy appeared before the Third Magis£2**' Mr J Ra POOTx»rt. 'o-day when a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to another woman Lee Huan Eng. in a house at Lorong Serai, yesterday
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    Paid $5,000 For Successful Tender
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    ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE
    17 2 *jr<-_ -> \fc Fh.tr :he Th_ri U. Ar-er ttfti ana* C -s*. l-ZL. A uxfy
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    Widow Loses Arm, Claims Damages
    422 2 SifHraaore Wnaaa 7 EN a -eat in the witne?** ho\ beeaase »fle aaoei mi weak \>, a 45-year-o4d widow. YHkuna. »>* v w *h he*- kf» hard *»hen -he gave evidence a i ex-en *he claimed damage-, before Mr. Justice Pedlow ltj two iocj' bsj>
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    Doing Their Bit
    114 3 THESE exclusive pictures 1 taken by a Tribune camera- T man yesterday show pla- I Umm 3 of the "E'' Company, Chinese Volunteers, digging i lor, and preparing, sand- bays for emplacements v 'somewhere in Singapore." These volunteers come J from all walks of life, but they
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    WOMAN IN VERY GRAVE CONDITION
    85 3 (From Out Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Monday. A TAMIL, Joseph, was pi educed before Mr. W. J. Thorogood, in the First Court this morning, and charged with voluntarily causing prievous hurt to one. Meenachi, at Bukit Kiara Estate, 7th mile, Darwamara Road. Chief Court Inspector
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    BRITISH EXPERTS ARRIVE IN JAVA
    196 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Aug. 9. the invitation of the Department of Economic Affairs at Batavia, several English engineers and technologists have arrived in Java for the purpose of giving advice to the authorities concerned in the execution of certain major industrial projects. One
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    $87,000 MISSED
    135 3 Singapore, Monday. WHEN the case in which Oag Soo King, 37-year-old cashier of Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., who was charged with having misappropriated $55,017.55» was caUed up for mention before Mr. J. G. Rajvpiporl, the Third Police Magistrate, to-day, it was stated that the amount missing had
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    NEW MALAYA-BRITAIN AIR LINK IS PROPOSED
    361 3 K. L. M. NECOTIAT INC WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) JF NEGOTIATIONS WHICH ARE AT PRESENT PROCEEDING BETWEEN K.N.I.L.M. AND THE U.S.A. GOVERNMENT REACH A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION, SINGAPORE WILL SOON BE WITHIN NINE AND A HALF DAYS' REACH OF LONDON. K.N.I.L.M. proposes to
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    11 3 Sir Shenton and Lady Thomas are staying in Canterbury at present.
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    THREW AXE AT MISTRESS
    155 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang-, Monday. JtfACHIMUTTU, a labourer on Seafield Estate, was convicted and sentenced to a fine of £100 and three months' r.i., and in default of the fine to a further term of two months' r.i., for voluntarily Causing grievous hurt on the
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    Tried To Bribe A Constable
    170 3 Singapore Monday. FK)R offering an illegal gratification of 50 cents to a Malay police constable, Chun Ah Teng, a 40-year-old twakow coolie, was lined $100, in default six weeks' rigorous imprisonment, by the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. Kenneth M. Byrne, to-day. Hussein bin Awang, the constable,
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    Drowned At Waterfalls
    96 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Monday. TRAGEDY befell a party of two Indians who went for a swim yesterday at th e Bidor Waterfalls. Having arrived at their destination from Bedrock Estate where I they lived, the men prepared to step into the water. One of them
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    DIED THROUGH OWN CARELESSNESS
    111 3 Singapore, Monday. yyHILE climbing the ladder on his way to the main deck of a ship in the Keppel Harhour Docks after finishing work at about SUS p.m. on July °>0, a coolie, Goh Too, missed his hold ol the ladder, and fell 30 feet into
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    Trengganu Sultan In Kedah
    79 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. Monday. H. H. the Sultan of Trengganu, who is on a private visit to his son-in-law, the Regent of Kedah, was the guest of honour at v dinner at the latter's Istana at Anak Bukit when others present included the
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    Penang 'Bombed' In Black-Out
    130 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Monday. A FEATURE of the black-out was the presence of an "enemy piane" which roared out of the darkness as soon as the warning lor lights to be off was given, and which proceeded to "bomb" various strategic centres. No fewer
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    Fatal Fall Into Ship's Hatch
    132 3 Singapore, Monday. CHI T MCI, a signalman to the winch driver on board a steamer lying in the Keppel Harbour l>ocks, met hi? death on the night of July 31, when a rope holding a block burst, resulting in the guy rope attached to the
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    Patriotic Fund Fair In Province
    62 3 THE holding of a Fair in Bukit Mertajam in aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund was decided upen at a preliminary meeting held in Province Wellesley. Good support was received when a subscription i-St, which was opened after the meeting to meet initial expenses realised
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    Beard-Pulling Contest Ends In Court
    78 3 Singapore, Monday. TUGGING each other's beards on the public road cost two Sikiis a dollar each. This was (he fine imposed on them by Mr. J. G. Rappopcrt, the third magistrate to-day when they pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in public. Mr. L\ R Cowie,
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    Tengah Airmen In Grand Rally
    393 4 Publishers Lose Early Lead R.A.F. (Tengah) 4 Publishers 8 QIVING a superb display, after being one goal down at the interval, the R.A.F. (Tengah) beat the Publishers by a n odd goal in seven in a Division 2A soccer fixture at Anson Road Stadium yesterday.
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    INDIANS WIN 3-1 AGAINST BETTER TEAM
    320 4 j Indian Asson. 3 R.N.W.T. 1 RESPITE the fact that the lJ Royal Navy Wireless Telegraphists played a better game than their opponents, in a Divison 2B match at Farrer Park last evening, they lost to the Indians by three goals to one. Throughout
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    Pulau Brani's Speed Wins
    318 4 Harbourmen Downed 2-1 Pnfel Brani 2 S.H.B 1 jpiELDING a speedier set of forwards, Pulau Brani, leaders in Division 2A, could only beat the Harbour Board XI by the odd goal in three on the Harbour Board ground last evening. The home team showed better combination
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    COLONIAL CUPS AT ISLAND GOLF CLUB
    283 4 THE first eight pairs are the qualifiers of the Island Club j Colonial Cups golf competition on Saturday: H H. Pang C. C. Tan 89—16 1 ,2 72»2 C. A. R. Bateman B. H. Chua 80— 55 8 —743s S. Hayashida M. C. V.
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    Argylls Draw With R.A.
    100 4 IN a thrilling Division I game, the Argylls and the R.A. (AC ACi Regiment played a 1-all draw at Cbangi yesterday. The Argylls were the more accomplished side but the great determination of the Gunners preven f ed them from netting more than once. The Argylls
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    KHO SIN KIE DISPLAYS FINE COURTCRAFT
    92 4 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 12. j£HO SIN KIE'S amazing couitcrah, Hughes' uncanny anticipation r.nd delightful placements and the 1 rilliant net play of Mrs. Carter were the highlights of to-davj exhibition tennis on the Selangor Ciub Padang. The following the results:
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    R.A.F. (Torpedo) Fail After Opening Well
    270 4 MEDICALS WIN FAST FOUGHT DIVISION 2A CAME 3-1 AFTER playing splendid soccer n m the first half to hold their opponents to a one-all draw the R.A.F. Torpedo) broke down in ihe second period to allow the R.A.M.C. to win 3—l in a Division
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    Y.M.C.A. Water-Polo
    68 4 The following have been selected to play water-polo for the V.M.C.A. Juniors against the RAF. < Tengah t to-day (Tuesday* at 5.00 p.m. at Fort Canning in th 0 S A.S.A. water-polo league, Division II:— Teo Seng Chew, B. Fones, Lee Ton Ming. Chua Kirn Chiang (captain), Fong
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    Entries For Perak Meet
    263 4 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Aug. 12. ENTRIES for Perak T.C. races on Saturday and the following Wednesday, Issued this evening are below. There are 61 entries, comprising of 37 for class 4 and 24 for class 2 ponies. HORSES, CLASS 4 abt. abt abt. sf.
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    CONTRACTORS' EVIDENCE AT TRIAL OF CAPT. LOVEDAY
    1682 5 Alleged Conspiracy And Corruption "Ten Per Cent. Ring" Formed A Year Ago Singapore, Monday. 'JWO Chinese contractors gave evidence at the resumed trial by court martial to-day of Captain Loveday, R.E., Chief Surveyor attached to the Chief Engineer's Office, on 25 charges, one
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    7,000 SEE CRICKET FOR RED CROSS
    79 5 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. 4 CROWD of 7,000 paid £380 to see a cricket game in aid of the Red Cross. A Bradford League team, including eight county test players and" the W. Indian -est men, Constantine and Martindale, scored 259 for seven, declared
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TEAMS WEEK-END
    165 5 Singapore Cricket Club teams for the week-end arc: Against the Police on Saturday. 2 p.m.. at S.C.C.: R. S Tufnell (capt.), W. K. Jagger, J. E. Blade, Major E. E. Hugonin, H. F. Foulds, Brig. H. F. Lucas, A. C. Simmons, Major C. Ewens, Capt. B.
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    Sports Diary
    22 5 TO-DAY SOCCER: Reserve Division, Malays vs. Loyals, Stadium; R.A.F. vs. Manchesters, Seletar; Div. II (A) R.A.O.C. vs. Naval Police. Alexandra.
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    R.S.G.C. Aug. Medal Result
    436 5 THE August medal competition of the Royal Singapore Goll Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a tie in "A" Division between H. B. Sym and H. C. Ainslie with a net score of 74, in a win for F.
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    UNBEATEN RECORD HELD
    158 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. 12. BEATING the Gubahan Stia Club by four goals to one in a Division I match, the Government Offices maintained their unbeaten record and considerably enhanced their chances for league honours. The game which was played at the Muar Club padang
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    R.E. (CHANGI) IN CRICKET FINAL
    51 5 In the semi-final of the Garrison Cricket League, The R.E., Changi, beat the Malaya Signals Company by 125 runs. The match began last Thursday and was only completed yesterday, there being several interruptions by rain. Scores: R.E. (Changi) 158 and 128. Malaya Signals 96 and
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    U.S. Election Useless
    248 6 JHE United States is gradually converting her whole national economy to a wartime basis and there is no doubt left that the American people regard present-day developments, both at home and abroad, as a direct threat to their own safety. In view of the uncertainty of the
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    Crow More And Waste Nothing
    188 6 JT is not everyone in Malaya who has a plot of land or garden in which he can grow his own vegetables, but those who have the land are failing in their duty to the Empire's war effort if they do not do what little
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    THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY SO WHAT?
    1265 6  -  An Episode On The Train To Singapore By CHANNING POLLOCK in "Readers Digest" QNE of my strongest convictions is that the ancients wer c right in believing we create our own destinies, and the best example I know is a man I met in
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    Sir Henry Wood, 71, Wants A Uniform
    428 6 jjjEVENTY-ONE-YEAB-OLD Sir Henry Wood refuses to give in. He intends to go through with his forty-sixth and farewell season of Promenade Concerts, in spite of the war. He told a reporter: "My Proms will go on despite Hitler—unless the British Government intervene. If
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    33 6 The death occurred at Alor Star on Sunday of H.H. Tungku Zahra daughter of His Highness the Sultan of Kedah. Deceased, who was 50 years of age, had been ailing for som» time.
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    NEW ENGINE FOR MOTOR SHIPS
    235 6 THE engine, gene- rally regardred as the "baby brtthei" of internal cNdn tien engines, is likely to achieve supremacy over the four-stroke by the disc-very of a Frenchman, M. Marcel Kadenacy, and subsequent researches of British engineers. Engineers throughout the world are watching with interest
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    Explosion In Eire
    50 6 Reuter. "> London. Aur. I k TERRIFIC explosion m** over a laree area ol northern Irrland farly M IN*" day. Vhe wcolcte'r.r was »00 1 the coastal district, trit the 1 llSt •s not known. Aircraft arp rencrted to ht** been i n the vicinity at the
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    NAZI MILITARY PLOT IN SOUTH AMERICA
    202 7 FUEHRER DETAINED Reuter. New York, Aug. 12. ACCORDING to the Buenos Aires correspondent of the New York Times, Arnule I uhrmann, so-called Fuehrer ,;t South America, was arrested on Sunday night at (oncordia, which is the border point on the Uruguay River. The arrest
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    New Post For Mr. E. Jago
    61 7 (FROM H. L. HOPKIN) LONDON. AUG. 12. MX. E. JAGO, ASSISTANT AGENT AT MALAYA HOUSE, IS JOINING THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, WHICH IS CONCERNED IN THE EXPORT TRADE. ft >jc ft POLICE TO-DAY ENTERED CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY AT <OWFOLD. NEAR BRIGHTON, AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL
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    Australian Election
    19 7 Reuter. ume, Aug. 12.—1t is auitively learnt that the AusFedersJ elections will be held on Sept. 14.—Reuter.
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    Big Area Of Europe Facing Starvation
    314 7 New York, Aug. 12. MR. HERBERT HOOVER, last night, issued an appeal for "realistic and prompt action to prevent wholesale starvation, death and disease" in Holland, Belgium, Norway and Poland. His appeal, followed a conference at Colorado Springs with Mr. Wendel Willkie. Commenting on
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    83 7 t lh? U.S. Senate Naval f /Iffair Committee consider i nig (he nomination of the Republican, Colonel Frank Knox, cf Chicago, 111., for >t.ciit;iiv of the Navy. Left i U l ght at tabl?, are: Senators. Rush Holt, from West Viiginia: Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana; M.
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    GERMANS READY TO LAND IN SWEDEN
    392 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. I'HE following are some of t»he latest commentaries in the foreign Press on the war: Stockholm—The Afton Bladet, which is publishing a series of articles from its Denmark correspondent, reports that a million Germans in Jutland, ready to land in
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    EMERGENCY FINANCE DECREES IN CHINA
    110 7 Reuter. j Chungking, Aug. 12. j THE Ministry of Finance ani Emergency Bank J Ccntrol Regulations to come j into effect from Aug. 7 j among which are: (1) Twenty per cent, of the Bank ordinary deposits must > be deposited with any of the
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    Red Move Against Foreign Embassies
    54 7 Reuter. Moscow, Aug. 12. THE Foreign Affairs Commissariat has sent a note to the foreign embassies and legations asking them to arrange to close all diplomatic and consular establishments in the Baltic States by Aug. 25. This follows the incorporation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
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    Belisha Wants 100 Divisions
    187 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. PHE creation of an army several millions strong was suggested by Mr. Hcre-Belisha, in a speech at Devonport, this evening. He said we should plan to strike at the enemy in the territories he has occupied.. It is possible that only thus
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    Raids By Waves Of Bombers
    98 7 Reuter. Londcn, Aug. 12. HEAVY fir e from ground batteries on the north-east coast of England drove bad: enemy raiders early on Monday, when successive waves of planes attempted to get through the defences. Eombs fell in the sea at cne point, while some incendiary
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    Spanish Note To Britain
    54 7 London, Aug. 12. rE Spanish Ambassador in London called on the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office at end of last week and delivered a note drawing attention to the recent British measures of contraband control and generally reserving the right cf the Spanish Government in
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    ANTI-BRITISH RALLY IN TOKYO'S BIG PARK
    100 7 No Attempt Made To Molest Embassy Staff Reuter. Tokyo, Aug. 12. A BOUT one hundred thousand people assembled in Tokyo's Hyde Park in BE anti-British rally to-day. The park was beflaggec 1 and festooned with banners bearing anti-British I slegans. German and Italian flags
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    BIGGER SUPPLIES FROM AUSTRALIA
    64 7 Reuter. Sydney, Aug. 12. THE Minister of Commerce and the Navy states that the Commonwealth has provided locally naval armament and supplies necessary for ships of the Royal Australian Navy and nearly 200 auxiliary merchant vessels of various types. He adds that Australia, in addition to
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    Chamberlain Well Again
    48 7 Reuter. London. Aug. 12. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord President of the Council, to-day left the nursing home where he had recently undergone an operation. He and Mrs. Chamberlain had luncheon at No. 11, Downing Street, and then left for a short vacation in the country.—Reuter.
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    Complete British Red Sea Mastery
    284 7 Reuter. (Reuters Special Commentary) London, Aug. 12. ROME has teen advertising the Italian advance into British Simaliland as a m nns to the acquisition of nay. 1 and air bases, from which Ai2»n will be overwhelmed and our command of the Red Sea destroyed, writes
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY
    84 9 TENDERS. TENDERS are now invited for the following materials or service For particulars see Municipal Tender Room. L>at e of Closing. Supply of Galvd. Wrought Iron Tubes for period 1-10-40 to 30-9-41. 4 p.m., 16 Sept. 1940. Supply of Electrical Transformers. (Deposit $25). 4 pm„ 11 Nov., 1940
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    HUNDRED RAIDERS OVER SOUTH COAST
    696 9 Reuter and British Wireless. London, Aug. 12. QNE hundred German raiders again appeared over the south-east England coast to-day and were intercepted by British fighters. Up to the present five enemy planes are known to have been shot down, three of them crashing into the
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    More Gifts For Speed Planes Fund
    66 9 British Wireless. London. Aug. 12. A further donation of £147,000 has been received for the Spesd Planes Fund, thrrugh the South Africa Governor-General's Fund, L-nd is being remitted to Londoa. To this, the provinces have contributed as follows: Natal (where the fund originated) £102,000,
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    221 9 RESIDENTS of.Baildon, Yorkshire moorland village, have their refuse collected by Norah Blaney, the famous actress who* married Mr. Basil Hughes, the Bradford surgeon. She is now known, she says, as Greta Garbage, the Maid of the Middens. After Mrs. Hughes heard Mr. Ernest Bevin appealing for
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    44 9 Reuter. Calcutta, Aug. 12—A further sum of £176,000 nas been cabled to the Air Ministry in London by the East India Fund for British war services. It is hoped in Calcutta that the money will be sufficient to buy two further vjuadrons of Spitfires.—Reuter.
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    French And Japanese Resume Discussion
    74 9 INDO-CHINA CRISIS Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 12. NEGOTIATIONS between the French authorities in Info-China and the Japanese are being resumed to-day. The talks are being closely watched by all quarters In the Far East. Reliable reports from Chungking quote the Chinese authorities as saying that they
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    ACKNOWLELEDGMENT
    68 10 Domestic Occurrences MRS. J06EPHTNE PESTANA and family wish to express theii heartfelt thanks to all relatives friends and staff of the Genera Hospital Office who sent wreath? as well as those who attendee the funeral of the late Mr Hennenegild Oswald Pestana, 61 years old. and late of the
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    121 10 LLM.—Mrs. John Lim (Madam Ho Gail: Imm Neoj died at the age of 37 years at the General Hospital at 2.30 a.m.. on 13th August, lt>4o. She leaves her husband, 2 sons and 4 daughters to mourn her loss. Funeral takes plate at 4 pm. to-day from the General
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    Strong Ail-Round Steel Demand
    81 11  -  MARKET REPORTS By Reuter New York, Aug. 12. QTRONo ;,l!-round steel demand presages heavy volume for months ahead. Britain has displaced Japan as the rap buyer. Pig-iron is approaching last year's record Scrap sales are increasing somewhat, with the underi. Lead was dull and declined to
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    28 11 I r&lt;&gt;ighis Aug. 12: There was misiaquiry for freights, ates scrap to Japan was 13 50 dollars from the and at 1375 from the here was no business.
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    66 11 Aug. 12: It is believed thai sii Abe Bailey's estate con- iy of better-class kaffirs portion of South African ials and a relatively small United Kingdom securialao presumably some dol- of which London has no knowledge. South African of a ten year ba n on realist] &gt;ns imply advance
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    CHINA'S EXPORTS DOUBLED
    401 11 Chungking, Aug. 12. JHE value of China's exports in the first six months of 1940 was more than double that of the Corresponding period last year, according to the latest report by the Chinese Maritime Customs. The report states that the export figure for the first six
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    Renter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    298 11 TIN London, Aug. 12. Cash (O.P. i £264 Buyers £264 M Sellers o.i&gt;.) £264!2 Buyers £265 Sellers KUBBER London, Aug. 12. Market Tone Quietly Steady -pot 13 116 13 31G orwardt Sept. 13 13 r 8 "orward) October December 12T 8 12 1515 .ird Forward) Jan 12
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    Tin
    26 11 London, Aug. 12: Tin ruled quiet with a turnover of 130 tons. Weekly United Kingdom tin stocks totalled 2.109 tons, an increase of 222 tons.
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION DAILY PRICES CURRENT
    123 11 Singapore, Aug. 12. Buyers. Sellers. No. XX R.SJ3. Spot loose 36?"« 37 1 8 No. IX R S.S. F.O B. in cases August 37% 37% G.FA.Q. R.S.S. F.O B. in bales August 36 V 4 36 V 2 F.A.Q. R.S.S.
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    LOCAL MARKET QUIET
    122 11 From Our Financial Correspondent T Singapore, Tuesday. HERE was very little business doing in the tin share market yesterday. Hong Fatts had sellers at IMVH, while small business was done in Batu Selangors and Johan Tins. Rubber dealings were also scanty only a few Scudais and Alor
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    Mid-Day Prices
    22 11 Singapore, Tuesday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were: RUBBER Buyers 3714; Sellers 37V2TIN $182%, unchanged.
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    Bukit Katil $68,372 Profit
    123 11 Singapore, Tuesday. A PROFIT of $68 372, due to improved market conditions and increases in the percentage of rubber released, was made by the Bukit Katil Rubber Estates Ltd., as revealed at the annual general meeting of the Company held at No. 18 Jonker Street, Malacca.
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    197 11 Singapore, Aug. 13. The following are the exchange stock quotations this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING London T.T. 2 4 1116 London demand 2,4 ljl6 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 V 2 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15|16
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    1069 11 Singapore. Aug. 12. MINING Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin (ss) 316 41Austral Amal (ss) 5 3 5 9cd Austral Malay 35 37 -cd Ayer Hitam (ss) 19- 20Ayer Weng 0 55 0 60 Bangrln 17|- 18[Batu Selangor ($1) 1.42&gt; 2 1.47" 2 cd Berjuntal (ss) 8j- 9
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    58 11 Reuter. London, Aug. 12. THE Stock Exchange was steady, though trading was quiet Egyptian bonds were notably firm despite the international uncertainties. Gilt-edged failed fully to maintain initial gains, while mcc astrials moved narrowly. Kaffirs hardened in the late session on favourable reaction to the record output cf
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    No Axis Ships Use The Panama Canal
    103 12 Reuter. Panama, Aug. 13. THE latest issue of the .Hit in I publication "Panama Canal Record" ekowt that British shipping using the Canal has httn maintained surprisingly well throughout the period of the war. During tho focal year ending June 30. a total
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    Harvest In Sweden Very Poor
    43 12 Reuter. London, Aug- 18, OWEDEN'S harvest is very poor, declares the Moscowradio, adding "This is especially the case on the island of Gotland, an important harvesting centre where crops the worst for 70 years owing to the drought."—Reuter.
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    Distinguished Airman
    56 12 British Wireless. London. Aug. 13.—Amongst the latest list of awards to members of the R.A.F. is that of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flying Officer J. B Chiistie, for gallantry and devotion to duty. Mr. Christie was born in Quebec and educated at Arygle School, Wc/,t Mount High
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    VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
    28 12 Senator Chailer L. McNary, of Oregon, who was nominated as its vice-Presidential choice by the Republican National Convention in Phiiadelnhia, is shown here with Mrs. McNary.
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    TRIAL OF DALADIER AND BLUM
    60 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 13. I HE Lyons radio states that the Supreme Court is sitting in a room here to-day (Tuesday) to hear the Prosecutcr-General, M. Casuaigneau, open the case In the Vichy "guilt" trial.—Reut' r. M. Daladier and M. Leon Blum, both former Premiers,
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    MORE BRITISH CHILDREN IN U.S.
    65 12 Reuter. New York, Aug. 13. A British Hner has arrived here tv-day with 362 British children aboard. New York. Aug. 12—The United States committee for the care of Eurcpean children announces that a thousand more children will be brought from Britain to the United States
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    AFRICAN FRONT
    70 12 Reuter. j Cairo. Aug. 13. A COMMUNIQUE says there is nothing to report from the Western desert. Sudan and Palestine: No activity to report. Somaliland: No operations reported, and the enemy have made no advance. Kenya: Reports of reconnaissance units indicate that the enemy is holding Dobel. Rome,
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    53 12 Mis susan Elisabeth Tyte, youngest daughter of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. J. H. Tyte. formerly of Singapore, was married in London on June 7 to Mr. James Cannon Seward, of Marsham Court. S.W.I. Col. Tyte was formerly Inspector of Prisons. S.£ and his cartooi drawings, over the initials "0.P.." are w?ll
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    VITAL NAZI OIL PLANTS FIRED
    429 12 More Fuel Depots, Stores Set Ablaze Reuter. London, Aug. 13. AN Air Force communique stales that high level bombing of enemy aerodromes was carried out on Sunday. Enemy-occupied airfields at Dinard and Caen were attacked, and the seaplane slipway at Briet damaged. Guernsey airport was
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    Pilot's Story Of Big Air Battles
    176 12 British Wireless. tendon, Aug. 13. AN R.A.F. fighter pilot, i n the com of a broadcast account on Monday evening cf the three bis air battles which have taken place within the last five days, in all p| which he participated, said his smiadrc
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    48 12 Cable news has been received of the d:ath at Pungulutiu, Jaffna, of Mr. E. Thambco Jacob, retired ter. F.M.S. Railways. He was the father cf Mrs. Ayadoray ot Singapore, uncle of Dr. S. S. Rajanayaeam. and father-in-law of Dr. A. E. Doraisamy. Medical Officer General Hospital. Kuala Lumpur
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    29 12 The untitled of whether there should be separate representation the Straits Settlements and PJIA or one delegate from Malaya at the New Deihi conference in October is under discussion.
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    Soviet Abolishes Army Commissars
    98 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 13. THE office of political commissar in the Red Army and Navy has been abolished by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. This move is aimed at "strengthening the authority of the commanding officers." according to the Moscow radio. The decree
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    EMPIRE WAR FUNDS
    172 12 British Wireless. London, Aug. 13. PHE Trinidad and Tobago branch of the British Red Cross has cabled a further £15,000 to the London headquarters, raising tho Colony's contribution to the Overseas Fund to i' 29,000. Liberal gifts have come from the Chinese community, the Portuguese, West Indians,
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    STOP PRESS
    323 12 Reuter. Shanghai. u? n In view of the uneasy si, and the recent uave V Sn ism, precautions against N dent, were tightened up j"** possible way to-day tL the third anniversary ?\2 outbreak of f h th &gt; tihties in the Shangha, a ,L All defence forces
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