Malaya Tribune, 15 August 1940

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    20 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVH- -No. 195. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY,AUGUST 15, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, August 15, 1940.
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    EIRE GETS READY
    29 1 Mr W. T C«spave leader of the Fine Gaei Party ■iilli jreal AlLParty meetin^^t Cc :rave spoke frcm the same platform for the firft time !n
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    ASSAULTS ON NAZIS BY DANISH PEOPLE
    91 1 Copenhagen, Aug. 14. JT is Mated that irresponsible Danish dements have cornmil led assaults on soldiers of the German forces of iKTupulior.." I Danish Minister of" Justice warning describing the highly deplorable." epetitions may "re|f 'ious disturbance in ■een Germany and the people of
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    BAN ON SALE OF CREAM
    51 1 Reuter. London. Aug. 14. I try ot fcod announces 1 ale of all kinds of be prohibited from Oct. 1, bject of conserving liquid s to use them tor the l essential dairy pro>a\ed, amounting to 70 million gallons in ar, will bo diverted to
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    Merchant Cruiser Torpedoed
    44 1 London, Aug. 14. THE armed merchant cru- iscr, Transylvania, has been torpedced and sunk.— Reuter. (3uilt in 1925 at Glasgow, the Transylvania was of 13,171 tens. Before being converted into an armed cruiser, she was the property of the Anchor Line.)
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    Empire Day Of Prayer
    43 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 14.—1t ia announced that it is the desire of the King that Sunday, Sept. 8, the first Sunday after the anniversary of the outbreak of war. should be observed as a day of national prayer —Reuter.
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    PARACHUTES FOUND IN MIDLANDS & SCOTLAND
    232 1 PARACHUTES FOUND IN MIDLANDS SCOTLAND No Evidence Of Any Nazi Troops Landing Reuter. rj London. Aug. 15. I Ministry of Home Security states that there is no whence of parachutists landing either in England or Reports had been received of a number of parachutists, in > dropped from aircraft, having
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    STOP PRESS
    190 1 Reuter. The Admiralty announces that the armed merchant cruiser Transylvania (Captain F. N. Miles) has been torpedoed by a U-Boat and subsequently sunK. The Transylvania, 6,925 tons, was formerly an Anchor Line liner and was sunk in the Atlantic. Smart work by ships and trawlers which reached the
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    BRITAIN TAKES INITIATIVE IN THE AIR
    475 1 Smashing Raids On Nazi And Italian Bases Reuter. TERRIBLE havoc was caused in air factories in Italy and Germany by British bombers during Tuesday and Wednesday. Junkers, Caproni and Eiat factories were devastated. London, Aug. 15. Air Ministry communique states that last night, in
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    Nazi Losses! Four To One!
    223 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. BETWEEN June 18 and Aug. 13D a period of 57 days— 543 enemy ?eicplanes have been brought down over Britain or British waters by the R.A.F., anti-aircraft fire and the Navy, while in the same area and for the same period
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    New Statement On Indo-China
    63 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 15 j YONS radio last night broadcast a statement which was appa ently intended to reassi re Frenchmen about the situation in French Indo-China. The announcer, quoting a despatch from Hanoi, said that Admiral Decoux. Governor-General had made all arrangements in sgreement with
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    3 NAZI WARSHIPS CAUGHT
    60 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 14. IT is officially announced *hat two British destroyers made contact with enemy light forces early this morning. The enemy tried to escape behind a smoke-screen but three vessels were seen and hit. It is thought that MM! armed trawler and one I'-bcat
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    Uneasiness In Turkey
    103 1 Reuter. Istanbul, Aug. 15. ITNEASINESS is felt in Turkey in regard to Italy's against Greece in connection with the dee.th of Daut Hogeia. according to the newspaper Tan, which points out that, while territorial differences are dividing the PaiVan States. Italy is making certain inciden's in Albania
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    23 1 Reuter. London Aug. 14.—It is officially announced that the mineswe?ping trawler Elizabeth Angela is reported to have bern sunk. There was one fatality.—Reuter.
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    WAR LOAN IN MALAYA
    1216 1 Official Decision IT is officially announced that the Government of the Colony has accepted in principle the Committee's recommendations for a War Loan of $25,000,000, and for War Saving Certificates. The F. M.S. loan will be $20 millions. On May 29 Government appointed a committee consisting
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    Judge Wants Woman Co-respondent's Name
    394 2 Singapore Divorce Petition Postponed Singapore, Wednesday PETITIONING for divorce in the High Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Manning, a Eurasian woman, Mrs. Kathleen Pennefather, of 293, East Coast Road, Singapore, alleged that her husband, Mr. Cecil Pennefather, had committed adultery with a Chinese woman. The
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    Malayan Air Ace Missing
    123 2 (From H. L. Hopkin). London, Aug. 14. PLIGHT Lt. R. V. Jeff, the R.A.F. ace and son of Mr. Ernest Jeff, the Seremban lawyer, is reported missing, after a Channel battle. Jeff won the distinction of being the first British pilot to bring down a Nazi
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    Huge Dredge For Kampar
    184 2 A DREDGE costing nearly a quarter of a million pounds has been installed by Kuala Kampar Tin Fields, Ltd., on one of its mines, said Mr. A. A. Hengeler when he presided at the twelfth annual general meeting of the company at 16, Barrack Road, Kuala
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    A Former Assistant Censor's Appeal
    627 2 Singapore, Wednesda JJEMAKKING that the Magistrate should not, on principles, have imposed the maximum penalty on a firt offender unless the circumstances were aggravating n r tice A. K. a'Beckett-Terrell, sitting on appeal, to-day re the tine of $500 to $200 imposed by the Third
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    $34,000 BAIL FOR 17 CHINESE
    69 2 Singapore, Wednesday CEVENTEEN Chinese claim- ed trial to-day when charged before Mr. j g Rappoport, the Third Pol ue Magistrate, with bein«r members of the Singapore (Red) General Labour Union. The men were arrested at Changi Barracks at G a m yesterday. The case was
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    STOLE FROM MOTHER-IN-LAW
    133 2 Singapore, Wednesday. A TWO-YEAR-OLD crime was brought to light in the Magistrate's Court to-day. when a young Chinese woman appeared before the acting Second Magistrate. Mr. L. C. Goh, on a charge of theft of cash and jewellery valued at $163. taken from a house in North
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    Britain Not Short Of Food
    138 2 A COMMON topic of (onversation among British people i" Malaya at present is the ittHl and cenfident tune of HI en received from Home. Here is a sample, tak-n from a letter written by a Londoner to his son in Singapore: "I hope peopl? in
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    16 2 The High Commissioner untitled transferred Lieutenant W. J Duncan, F.M.S.V.F.. to the S.V.F. Reserve of Officers.
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    POLICE SET TRAP TO CATCH THIEF
    224 2 Singapore, Wednesday. AN ingenious method of catching a petty thief was related Inspector A. J. Blake in the fifth court, this morning. i J onrl BP losing three sums of money, aggregating $34, which she had kept in a money box in a cupboard
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      23 2 The Fifth Column Guard Your Words And You Guard The Empire STOP PRESS "Talk About Tiger Instead" j Advt. of TIGER SI BEER
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    Still To Find Romance
    255 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) AT ONE TIME Bob Hope's part- ncr In vaudeville acts in New York, petite Joanna Claire the leading lady of Chang's Revue which opened at the Capito] last tiighfc, has also had small roles in moving pictures before she joined Chang. She was
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    CHARITY SHOW NETS $2,773
    129 3 Singapore, Thursday. CONTRIBUTIONS received up to Tuesday for the Malaya Patriotic Fund (Chinese section). Singapore, total $157,062.19. The latest list, which Includes $2,773.13. being proceeds from performances of *.he "Desert Horizon," is made up as follows: Siew Si n Sia Association $42. Mr. Scow Poh Leng
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    Remembrance Tokens
    35 3 The Malaya Patriotic Fund benefitted by sl7 from tokens of remembrance sent by Messrs. Harrisons, barker and Co.. Ltd. Tier Mrs. Enid Fetnet and Mr. Cheok Huan Cheong (for Mr. Sheik Yahya Afifh.
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    JOHORE PROPOSAL TO CONTROL MILK SUPPLIES
    310 3 Bottling To Be Supervised (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) RIGID STEPS TO SUPERVISE THE MILK SUPPLY THE STATE, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNMENT CONTROL AREA, ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE JOHORE HEALTH AUTHORITIES, THE TRIBUNE RELIABLY UNDERSTANDS. With the main
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    "Help Our Youth," Urges Clergyman
    252 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Jl PLEA to Rolaiians that they m should "'ook around them" and help the youth of the country to discover "doors of opportunity/* was made by the Rev. E. S. Lav, of the Methodist Mission, when he spoke at the Singapore Rotary Club's
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    CHEATING CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN
    61 3 Singapore, Wednesday. Said to have cheated Lim Ah Wah of $130 on Aug. I, at Sembawang Road, Chan Sai Seng, a 57-year-old Chinese woman, claimed trial when charged before Mr. J G. Rappoport, in the Third Police Court, to-day. The case was postponed for mention on
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    T.B. On The Increase
    99 3 Singapore, Thursday. DEATHS from tuberculosis in Singapore have been increasing in the last two weeks, according to official statistics. For the week endin? Aug. S, the number of fatal eases from this disease, was <i 3, while last week the number was 35, Chicken-pox cases were
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    DANISH SAILORS FREED
    211 3 Singapore, Wednesday. IBM live Uitnish sailors who weie chaiged with being vagrants were granted a discharge io-dav b y Mr. J. G. Rappoport. the Third Police Magistrate, and informed that they would Ret the wages due to them from the Ernst Asiatic Co., Ltd., the agents. The
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    RESTRICTIONS ON DRIED FISH EXPORT LIFTED
    107 3 AFiER negotiations with the Saleon Traders' Association, the Thailand Traders' Association, and the kai S*e Traders' Association, which represent the majority ot the importers of dried fish into the Colony, the Food Contr: Her. Malaya, has arranged to allow all exports of dried and
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    14 3 Mr. James N. McHugh, of the P W.D.. Kuala Lumpur, has returned from leave.
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS NEXT THURSDAY
    122 4 THE exhibition tennis games r between Koh Sin Kee and Pat Hughes, Davis Cup play- J crs visiting Malaya and Singa- i pore. Chinese players, at the t S.C.R.C. ground on Thursday, 1 (to-day week) at 430 p.m. have now been fixed. j The programme is:
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    Island Club
    126 4 TAN Chin Tuan won the fir.ai in the Duffers' Cup at the Island Club by beatinc W Cdr. T. F. Moloney 5 and 4. In the first round -P. C Da Costa beat Chua Tian Chon<? at the 19th hole, Tan Chin Tuen beat R. Henderson by 3
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    S.C.R.C. WEEK-END CRICKET TEAMS
    91 4 S.C.R.C. cricket teams for Saturday and Sunday will be: Saturday against Khalsa Association. 2 p.m., S.C.R.C.. Seah Keng Siew, Alex Tan, Ong Swee Keng. Ong Swee Law, Tan Hak Wan, Teo Mong Joo, Chua Boon Unn. Tan Liang Chia Anthony Lim, Fong Kirn Wah, K. T.
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    Chinese Better J.C.S.A., Win 3-1
    281 4 Evenly Matched Div. 28. Game Chinese 3 J.C.S.A. 2 ¥N a Division 2B fixture on the J.CS.A. ground yesterday, the S.C.F.A. beat the J.C.S.A. by three goals to two. Play, although never of a high standard, was nevertheless keen, and en the whole the teams
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    Table Tennis Match
    64 4 Thp following will represent The Friendly Band of the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church at table tennis against the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Recreation cjub on Saturday, at 3 p.m. at 77, Prinsep Street, consisting of five singles and doubles: Se,* Chin Kee, Eugene Chua, Charlie Kang, Ou
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    R.S.Y.C. PROGRAMME
    90 4 I The Royal Singapore Yacht Club programme for this week-end will be: Tc-mcrrow: Usual races for all classes, starting at 5.25 p.m. Sunday:— "C Class will sail the first race for the Trix Challenge Cup, at 9.50 a.m. "A" Class will start the first race for the Alexander
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    Table Tennis Saturday
    61 4 The Friendly Band of the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church table tennis team against the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Recreation Cluh on Saturday, 3 p.m. at 77, Prinsep Street, will be: See Chin Kee, Eugene Chua, Charlie Kang. Ou Siew Leng, Ng Kiok Jin, Quek Kheok Loy, Lim
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    Y.M.C.A. TEAM TO MEET S.C.C.
    49 4 V.M.C.A. cricket XI io meet the S.C.C. Saturday, 2 .p.m. on Anson Read ground, will be: J. p. Chrysostom, A. C. Wilton, S. Hope, F.W. Marsh, V. Xavier, K. Goldsmith A. P. Raja, Quick Sam York, V. N Pillay, V. R Sabapathy, Tan Guan
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    47 4 Y.M.C.A. soccer team against the R A.F. H Q., at Kallang to-morrow, 5.10 p.m. at Anson Road ground: T Morrison; V. N. Pillay, M. Swyny R. Gill. G. L. Day. F. Hutchinson; S. Orton, K. Goldsmith, A. Ex,°yama, J. Povah, Tan Guan Kiat Reserve: Chan Joo Kirn
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    32 4 Reuter. London, Aug. 14. R. Peter Eckersley, member of Parliament and former captain of the Lancashire cricket club, was killed to-day. He was a lieutenant in the air division of the R.N.VR
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    LOYALS BEAT 10-MAN RECS TEAM 8—2
    447 4 S.R.C. Disappoint After Recent Good Display Loyals 8; S.R.C 2 pLAYING with ten men throughout, the S.R.C. caught a trouncing when they met the Loyals in a Div. I encounter at Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Rarely in the picture, except for a brief stage
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    INTERNATIONAL CLUB GOLF
    137 4 TEN Cards were returned for the Quali-Round in the Haji Amboo Sooloh Cup Competition, at* Johore Royal Internaticnal Clubs. Scores were: Dr. E. W. Martindell. 77—10 67 Dr. T. E. Cheah. 78— 6 72 George Lowe. 81— 8—73 Major Muso bin Yusop. 92—18—74 J. W. Moore. 82—
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    Royal Singapore G.C. Women's August Medal
    218 4 THE R.S.G.C. women's August medal, played at Bukit Timah and resulted in a win for Mrs. R. L. Nunn in "A" Division with a score of 37, in a win for Mrs. A. C. Macdonald with a score of 36 and in a tie
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    Batas Beat Teachers At Badminton
    109 4 A friendly badminton match was played at the Baba Shoo Factoiy Klanc. between 'he Teachers, Klang, and Bata Shce Factory Klang. resulting in a victory for Bnta Shoe of 5—2 o am es. Scorer2riLS?vsr i s i5 ta) beat Mc,: 15-10: N is^J ajah (Bata)
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    Italian Attack On Wide Front
    321 5 Somaliland Battle London, Aug. 15. ITALIAN attacks on a wide front are reported from Brit ish Somaliland. These attacks are being pressed with ffreat vigour and determination, by infantry supported b) tanks and preceded by low-flying aeroplanes bombing and machine-gunning. lique Issued from British In
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    NANKING SEEKS WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS
    112 5 Reuter. A\ Tokyo, Aug. 14. T MERICA should follow the British example and withdraw her troops from China," was the demand i mad J; da y »n a statement by Tang Liang-I, chief of publicity of the Japanese- sponsored Chinese Govern- ment, states a
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    P.C. STABBED TO DEATH
    51 5 Singapore, Wednesday. SHORTLY before midnight last night, a 19-year-old Sikh recruit constable was found with four stab wounds, on the mouth, neck, chest and stomach, at the Sikh barracks at New Bridge Read. A knife was nearby. He was rushed to hospital but died on the
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    47 5 Singapore, Wednesday. MR. Adrian Spits. Governor of P Mcdan. passed through Singapore to-day on his way back to Medan from Batavia. Interviewed on arrival at the Airport. Mr. Spits would not discuss to:;t cs. He said that he was returning home after a •duty" trip to Batavia.
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    26 5 Mr. Sidney Lang, sixty-nine station-master at Vauxhall, London (Southern Railway >, was killed by a tram when walking on the line. Mr. Lang lived at Stainesroad. Sunbury.
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    CHANG AT THE CAPITOL
    251 5 Last Night's First Nights TROWDED houses welcomed Chang, the great Chinese magician, and his company of American and Chinese performers at the Capitol last night. They were enchanted with a non-stop programme—except for the "minum" interval—of 50 items of mystery and fun and ravishing beauty. Chang's
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    'FRENCH LEAVE' AT PAVILION
    134 5 •TRENCH LEAVE," now show--1 ing at the Pavilion, is another of those pictures to drive your blues away. It is chockful of comedy, and brimful of amusing situations built around th e story of a woman, wife of an Army captain who smuggles herself into Army
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    Accused Offers Life To Govt.
    699 5 Singapore, Wednesday. RELEASED from prison after serving- a sentence for attempted murder, f. P. Mohamed (28), an English-speaking Malabari, who said that he ha'! never been of any good to anybody, said that he was willing to sacrifice his life for the Government. vviitu iic
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    $20-MILLION LOAN FOR THE F.M.S.
    31 5 The F.M.S. Government have accepted the majority report of the F.M.S. War Loan Committer on raising a war loan cf $20 millions, at 3 per cent.
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    FEWER GERMAN RAIDS
    326 5 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. IT least ihree of 12 twinengined bombers which made Jive-attacks en South-east England yesterday were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire and a fourth is believed to have failed to reach the sea again The Air Ministry and the Ministry for Home Security communique states
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    Hitler Foiled This Time
    224 6 THE furious air battles of the last few days do not yet suggest that Hitler is taking the initiative or that there is real confidence in victory among the Gorman air pilots. German losses are about five to one. Repeated bombings of military objectives in Germany
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    Good Men Will Be Found
    209 6 JHE appalling air accident at Canberra, in which the lives of several ministers and officials of the Australian Government were lost, has come as a shock to all those who have the well-being of the Commonwealth at heart. The untimely death of such key men
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    COMMERCIAL VALUE OF INDO-CHINA
    1210 6 America Supplies Most Imports THE l r.ion of French Indo-China, in southeastern Asia, is France's largest and most important overseas possession, savs a special report by the Washington Hureau of Commercial Investigation. F fining the eastern half of the peninsula which protrudes into the China Sea,
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    The Devil's Best Tool
    214 6 IT was once announced thru the devil icas going out of business and would of) all his tools for sale to whoever would pay his pnce. On the night of the they were all attractively d played, and a bad-looking lot they were. Malce. hat) envy,
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    CANADA'S ARMS SPEED-UP
    42 7 Reuter. Halifax, Aug. 14. «v A A timing its production planes monthly by the I Mr. Howe. Minister who is visiting He udded that he was the figure would be rh< output of munitions Canada was rising rapidly.— Reuter.
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    WORLD IMPRESSED BY BRITISH AIR VICTORIES
    548 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 14. JKE both offensive and defensive, of the R.A.F. in recent weeks, have made a profound im>ressioi; on a number of foreign Governments, states ihe political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The correspondent adds: "Re- country's expanding production. p; .curatives of
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    DISASTROUS FLOODS IN SOUTH CHINA
    75 7 Reuter. Canton, Aug. 14. WIDE area in the Tungkoon district, in eastern Kwangtung province, is flooded as a result of the East River overflowing, according to reports by the municipal authorities here. Sheklung, an important town 40 mii?s Irom Canton, along the Canton-Kowloon Railway, is
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    NEW DELHI TALKS
    38 7 Reuter. Salisbury, Aug. 14. Mr. Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rnodesia, to-day announced that the Parliament and Government had accepted the invitation to attend the Empire conference on war supplies at New Delhi in October.—Reuter.
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    AMERY SAYS CONGRESS ATTITUDE DISCOURAGING VICEROY WILL NOT GIVE UP
    1232 7 Debate On India In Commons Reuter. London, Aug. 15. JN the House of Commons, in initiating the debate on India last night, Mr. Amery spoke on the background of the political controversy in India, and the deadlock which had led
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    "LONG WAY TO PRELIMINARY BUILDING"
    216 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. EN the Heme oi Lords, during a d:l teen India the Duke ot Divon.>hiir i aid that all indicalisma showed that thre would tc a widespread re-pcnsc to the rrcmt statement of tha Viceroy. "The statement affords the opportunity so anxiously
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      329 7 1 The manufacturers of STREAMLINE FILTERS now introduce a unit which can be fitted to truck engines, enabling them to run on clean oil at all times, without even draining the sump, for the STREAMLINE FILTER removes all damaging collodial carbon and "sludge." Ey the removal of these harmful bodies,
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      520 8 Welcomed by Enthusiastic Crowds Last Night. The- Best STAGE Attraction Seen in Malaya Since the MARCUS SHOW! NIGHTLY first visit CAPITOL 6 15 9 .30 The Mighty CIIA ft G and his Company of American and Chinese Artistes J^g^^g "A TRIP TO HADES 1_ W ASTOUNDING X %3** gg PRINOESS.
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      239 8 POPULAR CLAMOUR GIRLS prefer SINGAPORE'S BUSIEST CABARET KRO\< llO\<. XIGIIT 'FREE Admission I--——— Special Kronchong Numbers By NON-STOP 11 DANCE IJIIIO S ii VMI 8 12 P.M. JOHORE PATRONS WELCOME 20 818 SI CARICATURES TO EARLY PATRONS BY POPESCO. AT HAPPY WORLD COVERED STADIUM Friday, 2.lrd August, 1910. I A
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    LUXEMBURG WIPED OUT
    63 9 Reuter. Berlin, Aug. 14. 1 UERR SOIMON, German "head of the civil ad minis- j tration in Luxemburg, to- day announced that the constitution of Luxemburg will become null and void. j According to the official (Verman News Agency, he declared that in future offi- J cial
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    HART ARRIVES IN SHANGHAI
    59 9 Shanghai, Aug. 14. 4 DMIKAL Hart, commanding the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, arrived unexpectedly this morning by submarine from Tsmgtao Rtute.. An earlier cable stated that Admiral Hart would join in the Shanghai negotiations, involving the forces to tak? over patrol of the British sector of the
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    LITTLE DAMAGE IN MALTA RAIDS
    33 9 Reuter. Malta, Aug. 14. JN tvo moonlight raids, a number of bombs, including incendiary bombs, were dropped. There was very little damage. and only one civilian casualty. Heuter.
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    TRANSFER OF DESTROYERS OPPOSED
    115 9 Reuter. Washington, Aug. 14. MR. Walsh, chairman of the Se--111 nate Naval Committee, opposed the transfer of over-age destroyers to Britain in a broadcast speech last night. He said: "Either we should enter the war and give our all, or we should stay out of the
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    FUND FOR PLANES
    40 9 Reuter. Hyderabad, Aug 14. AVER five lakhs of rupees have M already been subscribed to the rund raised in Hyderabad for Hurricane aircrafc. This is more than two lakhs in excess of the amount appealed for -Reuter.
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      322 9 LAST NIGHTS CROWD HAD A FULL MEASURE OF T_ ROISTERING HILARITY FROM THIS FAMOUS STAGE SUCCESS. TO-DAY AT 6.15 9.15 NNE EDMUND BREON JOHN lON GDO N THE ROOSTERS OLIVER WAKEFIELD A GRAND RIOTOUS COMEDY i i A RIB-TICKLING CONCERT SEQUENCE 'BEHIND THE LINE" BY THE FAMOUS ROOSTERS WITH THEIR
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    Domestic Occurrences ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    38 10 The family of the late Mrs. John Lim express their sincere thanks to all relatives and friends, for their kind attendance at the funeral and also for their beautiful floral tributes and messages of sympathy.
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    23 10 LUCAS—Audrey, dearly beloved wife of Fit -Lieut. C H. Lucas, a 4 the General Hospital. Singapore. o n Wednesday, 14th August, 1940.
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      674 10 g —i J 1 Situations Vacant BAILSMAN Office Manager, British Capable taking charge small business Apply Box No. 295. Malaya Tribune Singapore. (No. 385E) YOUNG ENGLISHMAN Requires HousefjTfP* 1 _f*PiJ giving full particulars. Box 294, c o Malaya Tribune. Singapore (No 38«) CHINESE GEN: wants Independent housekeeper 3040. likes children,
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      744 10 Property For Sale FOR SALS—Building iota ln healthy locality. Apply Peat Office Box No. 281. Singapore. (No. 3HEi FOR SALE Freehold vacant land at Nathan Road Junction. Area 13.737 Sq. Ft. »0.500 Apply 72. Nlve n Road. Singapore (No. 40fiE) For Sale FOR SALE. Several nets of second-hand OoU Clubs.
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      770 10 Educational DRESSMAKING. Learn to cut. ltt and make your own frocks by the accurate Body-line ay item. Under European tuition. The Artistry School of DressmaKlng, 985. Serangoon Road. Singapore. (No. 177E) r HIGHLY Specialised tuition ln Maths Science and English by College Graduate. Quick results guaranteed. Std: VI to Senior.
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      568 10 Stamps OLD MALAYANS. British and Foreign stamps. Write for appro wai books. Yong Ah Tee, 70, Batu Tiea Road, Klang. (No. 373K) FOR SALE: Really good quality stamps of Malaya. Pine selections. Competitive rates. Selected approvals sent anywhere. List free. L. K. Thye, Federal Dispensary Chambers. Seremban. (No. 391E) Lost
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      387 10 TTIE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement of Singapore. Wage Earner's Administration Order. m Bankruptcy. No. 579 of 1936 Re SI RADI BIN IBRAHIM of Ihe Tanglin Post Office, Singapore Clerk. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha a Final dividend is intended to be
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      415 10 D X Lt X E RESTAURANT BAR (AIR-CONDITIONED) TEL. 4244 IN THE NEW WORLD CABARET Exceptionally comfortable place for WEDDING FUNCTIONS, SPECIAL DINNER PARTIES OTHER RECEPTIONS. Best Chinese European Food Served. SPECIAL SUNDAY TIFFIN $1.For economy and prompt service, ORDINARY DINNER $1.75 including Admission. Kindly phone 4244. IF YOUR V
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      58 10 WtfßadioL Iro clear, distinct reproduction for which they are Agents: Kuala Lumpur. HOE BOON LEONG Distributors: Rndio Cienrral tiiimiii■ I'm limiMwwi mww IF YOl T ARK A SI'FFKKI KOf DIABETES Either in the Fir r rfM* or chronic, u—iM mediately THABIB J MI). HASSAN. »iS2<. Aljunied Road, a IPIBi THE
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      776 10 f TO-ftAirs RADIO: i SINGAPORE LONDON ZHL 225 metres (I.SS mc|i). TRANSMIggiow* ZHP 30.96 metres (9.69 mcls). GSP 15.14 Mc s (9 82" JL. 1 L lBht mu.,o. gs SMa.^ 1.30 Warning to Mariners. Programme p. m ÜbJ m **m Summary. Mid-day Tin, Copra g.oo Announcements Rubber Prices. 6.35 News
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    MARKET REPORTS Markets Again React Well To Air Victories
    87 11  - MARKE T REPORTS Markets Again React Well To Air Victories By Reuter London, Aug. 14. Stock Exchange again opened promisingly on the sucvsful outcome of yesterday's air battles, with girt-edgeds and Kaffirs a good second, eturned to favour, Anglo-Iranians being 1.43, up oneJapanese were one half stronger. Elsewhere the tone
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    Gold Transfer Problem May Be Settled
    117 11 London, Aug. 14. MR. R. A. Butler told the House cf Commons that Government were considering representations from the Soviet Government in which they raised objections to the prohibition imposed by an order in council to the transfer of gold lying in the Bank
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    Tin & E. P. T.
    69 11 Tin E. P. T. London. Aug. 13.—The Tin Producers' Associations' representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for modification cf the 100 per cent. Excess Profits Tax stress the discriminatory action which this tax will have against the mining industry, compared with other industries. The Association says that tne E.P.T.
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    Cottons
    97 11 Manchester. Aug. 14.—The Cotton Controller has agreed to issue preference directions for yarn and 3loth for protective clothing for industrial and agricultural workers, provided the yarn is soffl--iently fine. It is rumoured that September cotton freight allocations, which are shortly expected, will be below previous expectations, whence the market
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    21 11 London, Aug. 13.—The Swiss Franc official rate has been altered trom 17.70 80 to 17.65 75 to the pound Sterling.
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    Renter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    301 11 TIN London, Aug. 14. h OP.) £263 Buyers £263 17 2 Sellers O.P.i £***** Buyers £264 Sellers RUBBER London, Aug. 14. Market Tone Steady 13*8 IS»4 Forward) Sept. 13 316 trd Oct. Dec. 13*8 (3rd Forward* Jan! March 121/2 125 8 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE London, Aug. 14.
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    Little Doing In Local Markets
    123 11 From Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Thursday. THERE was very little doing in 1 the tin share market yesterday, but Hong Fatts changed hands round $1.07. There was a fair demand for Petalings and Kuala Kampars. Raubs were slightly improved on increased buying interest. There was
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    RUBBER AND TIN OUTPUTS
    90 11 THE Borneo Co.. Ltd., advise the following tin and rubber outputs for July, 1940: TIN Pahang Consolidated 00., Ltjd.. 5.280 pels. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. (Lahat>. 291 pels., 116,400 yardage treated, 603 hours run. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd <Puchong>, 912 pels, 92,200 yardage treated. 502 hours
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    £70,321 Profit For Kramat Tin
    161 11 THE thirteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Kramat Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held at the Registered Office of the company, 16, Barrack Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, Aug. M. Mr. A. A. Henggeler presided and. in moving the adoption of the directors' report and
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    Mid-Day Prices
    25 11 Singapore, Thursday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers 37%; Sellers 37%. TIN $132 V,, up $14
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    Malayan Sharebrokers' Asso. Report
    1021 11 Singapore, Aug. 14. MINING Buyers. Sellers. Ampat Tin (5%) 3.6 4iAustral Amal (ss) 53 5.9 cd Austral Malay 35 37,-cd Ayer Hitam <ss) 19 20!Aycr Weng 0 55 0.60 Banifrln 17|- 181Batu Selangor ($1) 142» 2 1.47' /2 cd Berjuntal (ss> 8.- 91-cd Burma Malay 201-
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    34 11 London, Aug. 14.—The Board of Trade has decided on a compulsory commodity insurance scheme covering war risks which shall continue at five shillings per cent, monthly tor the period Sept. 3 to Dec. 3.
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      352 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 circumstances sailings are perforce restricted. Special Holiday Return tickets
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    BAN ON CHRISTMAS CARD PRODUCTION
    80 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 14. A BAN on the production nf Christmas cards, crackers and picture postcards has been made by the Minister of Suppiy under the newspaper control order, which ccmes into force on Friday. The ban also applies to greeting cards and calendars exceeding
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    BRITAIN'S GIGANTIC ARMY READY FOR COUNTER-ATTACK
    713 12 War Minister Tells Why Britain Will Win Reuter and British Wireless. London, Aug. 15. JVIE Sr cretary of State for War, Mr. Eden, broadcasting last night, recalled that in less than a month's time, Britain would btive been at war for a year. The
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    55 12 Reuter. Ron c, Aug. 14. ALBANIANS have been arrested en the Greek frontier in the province cf Ciamuria, according 10 an Italian News Agency despatch from Tirana which says that the men "refused to act as spies and propaganda agents for Greece." Italian newspapers continue thfir
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    Goods For Italy Seized By Britain
    161 12 Reuter. I.cndon. Am T is authoritatively i ttf 2 J«Uy. Britain 1 tj ns of contraband n< 0 'vcrc taken from ncutr*,"!* md 10,700 fri.m Italian hm Caigocs In neutral mostly bound for Italian do ;n ootBC ca.«-es sailed befo entry into the war
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    EQUIPMENT OF BIG U.S. ARMY
    55 12 Reuter. Washington An 14 THE United States will have ccrn--1 plete equipment for IJOGiw men by the end of 1942. st ited Sir William Knudsen. chief produ expert of the National D Commission, to-day. He sstirated that it would take a furthei months to procure
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