Malaya Tribune, 16 August 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune you xxvii- -No. 196. JSINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Friday, August 16, 1940.
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    Malaya's Indian Army
    31 1 A film has been made of the Indian Army in Malaya and here is a scene showing a Mountain Regiment loading a howitzer. See story on page 2.
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    R.A.F. Start France's Greatest Oil Blaze
    372 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 16. J\\ RAORDINARY scenes of destruction were witnessed by R.A.F. pilots participating on Wednesday night in the highly arfaj raids by a strong force of heavy bombers on oil rica and storage tanks on the Gironde, near Bordeaux, ace rdinj, to
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    ITALIANS ADVANCE
    62 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 16. TT is learned authoritatively that the Soraaliland situation is not less serious than before. The Italians are rapidly advancing along the Zeila-Berbera coast road and are now 20 miles west of Bulhar. It is estimated that the Italian column operating from Hargeisa is nine
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    144 NAZI PLANES DESTROYED IN NEW MASS RAIDS THOUSAND BOMBERS ATTACK
    1165 1 Thrilling Duels Over Croydon Reuter. YESTERDAY the R.A.F. scored their biggest victory yet, in the largest mass air raid so far on Britain. Nearly a thousand German planes took part, raiding various parts of England, Scotland and Wales, though
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    Italians Fear A Long War
    212 1 Reuter. Zurich, Aug. 16. "QN the basis of the present military situation," a long war is possible, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere Delia Sera, states a despatch from Milan to the Neve Zuercher Zeitung. Cornere also says that more air raids over Italian towns
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    Workers Cheer Airmen
    112 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. WHEN word was given at a Trade Union meeting in .south-east England that the Nazis were about, there was a ciy of "carry on." Ihe company declined to take shelter in the basement but, instead, gave three cheers for the K.A.F. Sir Waiter
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    41 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 16 Prince Starhemberg was In the French An Force and was now a member 01 the Free French A l Force under General de Gaulle, stated Sir Archiba'd Sinclair 'Air Minister; in the House of Commons yesterday. Router
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    THIRTY PLANES DEFEAT 200
    109 1 Another Brilliant Victory Reuter. London, Aug. 16. THE R.A.F. scored another brilliant victory in a one-sided battle between 30 Spitfires and Hurricanes and 200 Messerschmitts and Dorniers in a south-west area yesterday evening. It was stated at a coast town which had the tail end of
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    SOUTH COAST WAS SHELLED
    40 1 Reuter. I ondon. Aug. 16. IT Is authoritatively stated that 1 the pieces of metal picked up near the south coast are believed to be part of a shell from the direction of th> sea.- Router
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    AIR ACE'S ESCAPE FROM NAZI CAMP
    49 1 Reuter. London. Aug. 15. yyiNG Commander Basil Edwards Embry, the first R.A.F. officer to win two bars lo Ihe Distinguished Service Order, who was reported a prisoner of war last month, is now ip England, having escaped from a tier man priscn camp.—Renter.
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    Greek Cruiser Torpedoed By Unknown Submarine
    110 1 Reuter. Y r V Alliens, Avg. 15. 1 Is vtocnUy awMamccd that the Greek cruiser Helle. 2,115 Umn, has been torpedoed by an unknown submarine while anchored near Ihe Greek island of Tinos, in Ihe Aegean Sea There were 31 casualties. I Reuter learns
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    ITALIAN DEMAND DENIED
    35 1 Reuter. Athens, Aug. 15. Regarding rumours to the effect tnat Italy has demanded that Greece should renounce the British guarantee, it is stated that nothing 1- known of any such demand Peuter.
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    EMPIRE AIR SCHEME WELL AHEAD
    54 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 16. THE Air Ministry announces that the Ur.di-Secretary for Air, aptain Balfour, arrived in Canada to-day to di'cuss various mattela in connection with the Empire Air training scheme. It is that the scheme is well ahead of schedule and excellent progress continues
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    STOP PRESS
    222 1 Reuter. Bucharest, Aug. 15. Shipping circles ai the Black Sea port of Constanza, who arc in touch with Greek ports, sJate that, there is great tension In Greece, following the sinking of the cruiser, Helle. Fears are felt that an international < risis may arise overnight. Extreme military
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    SPECIAL FILM OF INDIAN TROOPS IN SINGAPORE
    431 2 Great Local Effort (Tribune Staff Reporter) I pHE world premiere of one of the finest "travelogues" of Singapore was witnessed by 1,200 Indian troops during this week. The soldiers actually went to the Tanglin garrison theatre to see themselves, for they were the
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF BUS TICKETS
    105 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. A TAMIL, Rajaratnam, an employee of the General Transport Co., claimed trial yesterday before Mr. W. J. Thorogood. in the first court, on a charge of theft ot 150 five-cent bus tickets. Mr. A. E. Jakeman, Chief Court
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    Constable's Death: Sikh Charged
    80 2 Singapore, Thursday. A LLEGED to have stabbed to death a Sikh recruit constable, Haibhajan Singh, at the Sikh barracks at New Bridge Road, on Aug. 13, a 22-year-old Sikh, Amrik Singh, was brought up in the Fifth Police Court today, in connection with a charge of
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    Colony's New Judge
    118 2 MR. Justice Cecil Victor Carey, Puisne Judge, Nigeria, who has been appcinted to the Bench of the Colony High Ccurt, is the second son of the late Mr. William Percival Carey, solicitor, Dublin, and was born on Oct. 6, 1887. He graduated from the Dublin University, and
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    56 2 In aid of the building fund of the Indian Youth League, "Khaddar Bhakthi." a Tamil drama, will be staged at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, by the dramatic section of the League on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Most of the members of the management committee, including the president, Mr. S. C.
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    38 2 Under the auspices of the Chettiars Chamber of Commerce, a lecture will be delivered by Mr. V. R. S. Ananthanantha Swamigal, of Madras, on "Upasana Thathvam," to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. at the Chettiars' Temple -fall, Tank Road, Singapore
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    37 2 Lieut.-col. K. Tanimoto, of the L Japanese Army, boarded a plane at Singapore for Batavia He has been on a pleasure cruise to Saigon, Bangkok, and Medan and will return to Japan alter visiting Batavia and Sourabaya.
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    Driver Not To Blame For Street Death
    183 2 Singapore, Thursday. omnibus, on its way back to the bus depot at about 10 p.m. on Aug. 9, collided with a 28-year-old Indian, Kunji Kannan, at Selegie Road. Seriously injured, Kunji Kannan was removed to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he died
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    Trengganu Prince In Oxford
    59 2 (By H. L. HOPKIN) London, Aug-. 15. pRINCE Mahmoud of Trengganu and his wife have arrived in England and are living in Oxford. They intend to reside lure permanently. The Princess i s expecting a baby in October. The Princess came out to Malaya recently and
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    Hard Labour For Intimidators
    367 2 Singapore, Thursday. jSjAID U, have used force to intimidate coolies working at a Chinese store in Kene Cheow Street, eight Chinese were convicted hy Mr, J, G. Rappoport, in the Third Police Court, on a charge of rioting and were sentenced to terms of hard labour,
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST
    175 2 Singapaie, Thursday. OUTBREAKS of cholera are reported from three Eastern cities, according to dta health bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau. The number of eases was highest in Shanghai (52), which shows that there continues to be a steady prevalence in the disease. In
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    Sharp Fine On Food Profiteer
    154 2 Singapore, Thursday. TOTAL one of HBO was imposed on Sin Wan Xi managing partner of Chop Sin Ban Tong, a lkfcnced d in rice, when he pleaded guilty to two charges under the Food Ordinance, in the Fifth Police Court, to-day o- 9?! he first
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      21 2 The Fifth Column Discretion Is The Better Part Of Valour STOP PRESS "Talk About Tiger Instead" Advt of TIGER SSL BEER
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    NEW SEAT OF LEARNING
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    F.M.S. CRITICISMS OF THE WAR LOAN
    376 3 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMPUR, THURSDAY. THE MAJORITY REPORT IS A SAD AND SORRY DOCUMENT AND IT IS CLEMENTIAN IN ITS STUPIDITY," DECLARED MR. C. WARD-JACKSON, WHO A SHORT TIME AGO BROADCAST HIS CASE AGAINST THE IMPOSITION OF INCOME TAX IN THESE STATES.
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    INCOME-TAX COMING?
    135 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. THE F.M.S. Government have accepted the maj-' ority report of the F.M.S. War Loan Committee on raising a War Loan of $20 millions at three per cent. The period should be 19 years or less, at the option of the Government.
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    TREE CLIMBER'S DEATH FALL
    96 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. A VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned by Megat Yunus. Second Magistrate, who sat as Coroner to enquire into the death of a Tamil coconut pluck,?r after falling from the top of a coconut palm on June 3.
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    41 3 Mr. T. B. Marar. B.A., will speak on "The Place of Art in Life" at the premises of the Young Men's Cultural Union, 9 Norns Rood. Singapore, on Saturday at 7 p.m. Mr. A. K. Issac will preside at the lecture.
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    Has Flown 2,000,000 Miles
    190 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) ENJOYING every minute of his strenuous duties, and spending all his leisure hours in healthy recreation, is 38--year-old Captain G. Van Messel, K. N. I. L. M. and X.L.M., pilot who has flown over 2,000.000 miles during uhe 16 years that he has
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    3 Weeks' Gaol For Sarong Thief
    92 3 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Thursday. SENTENCE of thre e w?eks* rigorous imprisonment and six months' police supervision was passed by Mr. J. W. D. Ambrose, in the Police Court, on Lim An Kow, a 19-year-old Hokkien, who was convicted on a charge of
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    Perak "Redeems" $180,000 Promise To Late Sultan
    296 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. the Perak State Council meeting, held at Kuala Kangsar, the councillors unanimously passed a $17 million public service bill, one item of which was a payment of $180,000 to the estate of the late Sultan Iskandar to
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    Shorthand Record
    51 3 The record for fast shorthand writing in Singapore, writes the manager of Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., is held by Mr. P. V. Raghavan, orYice assistant of the Canadian National Railways, Singapore, who was issued a certificate for 190 words per minute, last year by Pitman's Commercial
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    ANOTHER MILESTONE IN CHINESE EDUCATION
    305 3 Special Facilities For New Nam Wah School (Tribune Staff Reporter) another milestone in the progress of Chinese education in the Colony will be achieved when the new $80,000 building of the Nam Wah Chinese Girls' High School, at the foot of Adis Road, opens its
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    CHARGE FAILS
    355 3 Singajiore, Thursday. WITHOUT being called on to make his defence, a middleaged Mohammedan broker, Mohamed Ibrahim bin Abdul Mohamed, was to-day acquit ltd by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the Criminal District Judge, on two charges of abetting offences of cheating, in respect of Burn I totalling $700. Mr. E.
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    Reviewing The Season; Recs Hold On To Their Record
    241 4  -  LALL SINGH JUST MISSES CENTURY BY TRIBUNE CRICKET CORRESPONDENT the Colony and Malay States match over, interest in cricket now is declining and only a few minor matches aro left. Cricket hats will soon be laid aside until next year when
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    Great All-Rounder
    226 4 0UTSCHOORN greatly improved his last year's record, scoring more runs with a better average. He started well and maintained his form throughout the season, his only important failure being for the Colony. He played a masterly innings for the Rest against the Europeans and followed this up with
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    Useful Bowler
    180 4 ANOTHER useful all-rounder In the team was L. Alvis, the Medical College captain. Alvis bowls a ieg-swerve with the new ball ana in consequence Is a very useful opening bowler. Though he has never come back to his 1933 form when he knocked up 93 for All-Malaya against
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    Played Few Games
    241 4 TLARKE who played good cricket last season played only a few games and met with little success. This youngster shaped very well last season and those who saw his innings for the Rest against the Europeans last year predicted great things in store for him. He should
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    ARGYLLS DRAW WITH R.A.
    28 4 In a Division 1 soccer match at Changi yesterday evening, the R.E. drew with the Argylls, the score being one-all, after a gruelling game.
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    GIRLS' SPORTS CLUB ATHLETIC MEETING
    110 4 The Distribution of Prizes won at the Girls' Sports Club annual tennis tournament will take place on Saturday when the fifth annual athletic meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Mrs. CH. da Silva will distribute the pirzes. Members and friends are cordially invited. Results
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    Annual Cricket Match
    71 4 The following will represent v he Combined Brothers' Schools in th? annual cricket fixture against the Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association to-morrow, at 2.15 p.m. on the S.J. I. ground: Bebe Muir; G. Carnegie; A. McIrtyre: (St. Patrick's); Tham Koon Poh; J. de Souza; D. Miller; P.
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    SELANGOR
    175 4 ONCE again Lall Singh, the lamcus AH-India Test cricketer, had the misfortune to miss the cen'.ury when he fell short of the mark by five run.; la. Q t week. Playing for C.F.E. Mounsey's XI against the Volunteers Lall hit hard and often, sending the ball to the ropes
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    Volunteers Lose
    109 4 win for Mcr.nsey's XI. The Volunteers batting first gathered 110, Danker contributing 31 and Hunter 29. E. Richards and B. S. Gill carried off the bowing honours with five for 29 and four for 25 respectively. The winners totalled 174. The Singapore Railway Juniors who enjoyed a good
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    PERAK
    157 4 PERAK cricket had a new lease of life wnen four very interesting matches were seen last week. The Ma'ay College and Clifford College had both their "A" and 'D" teams out at the same time. While the A team of the Malay College engaged the "A" team of Clifford
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    Heavy Defeat
    166 4 THE Malay College suffered a heavy defeat when they visited thg Tanjong Rambutan to play the Central Mental Hospital. The home team batting first ran up 174. thanks to the brilliant batting of Appuni (57) and Suppiah (52>. These two state players were also responsible for th e
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    PENANG
    280 4 THE curtain on Penang cricket 1 may now be considered as definitely rung down. Frankly, I hav e been disappointed with the cricket played in Penang this season. Nothing very much out of the ordinary was seen. The whole season dragged through as a dead weight. Only a few
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    MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES
    131 4 MALAYAN CRICKET HONOURS Batting: 95 Lall Singh (Mounsey's XI vs. Volunteers K.L.). 80 Pickles (Fort Canning vs. V.M.C.A.). 66 F. W. Marsh (V.M.C.A. vs. Fort Canning). 57 M. Appuni (C.M.H. vs. Malay College, Perak). 52 S. V. Suppiah (C M.H. vs. Malay College, Perak). Bowling: 6 for
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    PHARIOL & FAITH HAVE CHANCES TO-MORROW
    753 5  - PHARIOL FAITH HAVE CHANCES TO-MORROW SEVEN RACES AT TAIPINC MEETING By "Spectator" pHARlOL AND FAITH LOOK THE BEST BETS FOR THE Prc?!!! N ING DAY 0F THE PERAK TURF CLUB'S PROESSIONAL RACE MEETING WHICH IS TO BE HELD AT TAIPING TO-MORROW. Owing to poor entries on'v ?even events are to
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    Race Order, Scratchings
    127 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Aug. 15. DUNNING order and scratchings for Taiping races to-morrow are: Race 1, Horses, Class 4, Div. 4, Abt. 5 furlongs. Scratching, ing. Race 2, Ponies. Class 2, Div. 3, Abt. 5 furlongs. Scrathing, Glamour. Race 3, Ponies, Class 2, Div. 2,
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    57 5 The following have been selected to play billiards for the V.M.C.A. vs. Chinese Sports Association on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 7.30 p.m. at the V.M.C.A., Orchard Road. Gan Kee Tian (Captain), Dr. V. Xavier, Koh Hor Khoon, Dr. Lon Pocn Lip, Chan Joo Kirn and Yap Ah Hian. Reserves: Lim
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    CLERK ON BRIBERY CHARGE
    254 5 (ritm Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. THE case i n which Scow Leong Hua, former clerk in the office of the Collector of Estate Duty, is alleged to have accepted from Mr. Lim Seng Fook a gratification of $1,500 other than kgal remuneration as a
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    "Govt. Help For Chinese Schools Inadequate"
    478 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. SPIRITED appeal for adequate financial aid to Chinese vernacular schools was made by Mr. Toh Eng Hoe, J.P., M.C.H., in an adjournment speech at a meeting of the Perak State Council at Kuala Kangsar. He said that he
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    TAIPING TRACK WORK, SOFT GOING
    186 5 Taiping, Aug. IG. ImpiTSM\o workouts were se:n at training this morning. L sheen (Dawson) splinted fiom the three flirlcng post finishing in fine styl?. M.G.M. (S'ibbritt) looked fit and thculd prove winner. Miss Rod <Whalan» did slow work while Mcnaveen (Dawson* went round in a
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    New 3,000-Metre World Record
    41 5 Reuter. Stockholm, Aug. 14. The Swedish runner, Kaelarne, has established a world record for the 3 000 metres of eight minutes and nine seconds. The record was previously held by a Finn, Hoeckert—eight minutes 14 8 seconds.—Reuter.
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    Money For The War
    471 6 yARIOUS methods of raising money in Malaya towards the Empire's war effort have been put forward from time to time. Sir Shenton Thomas set the ball rolling with his speech advocating the imposition of income tax. Others followed with suggestions favouring the introduction of war loans
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    HOW TO SPOT THE ENEMY WITHIN THE GATES
    329 6  -  Tale Of Misery Should Arouse Suspicion (By A Spacial Correspondent THE words "fifth column" are reputed to have had their first use during the Spanish Civil War. When tho Franco forces were preparing to attack Madrid a Frar.co sympathiser made a broadcast
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    NOT ALL ALIENS
    378 6 FIRSTLY. where is the Fifth Columnist 'ikely to be found? The most important point sounds like a platitude but cannot be teo often or too forcibly reiterated. He may be found anywhere in any walk of life at all. He may bp- alien or British born cr
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    EASY MEAT
    237 6 WOMEN ar c particularly liable to be trapped into becoming enemy agents, because of the different social standards for the sexes. What would be an indiscretion for a man, might well be a source of social disgrace in a woman. Because of her emotional outlook, she is more
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    CLEVER APPEAL
    273 6 IfOty may we recognise the enemy within the gates? Firstly] a welltold tale of misery and persecution should arouse suspicion, not sympathy. An expressed desire for an Allied victory should be even more suspicious. Whatever the personal misfortunes of an individual enemy alien, or refugee, may have been,
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    SIXTH ARM
    357 6 THE Fifth Arm," as used by the enemy, is a winning factor in war. unless the whole of our ideas cf defence are re-oriented. It has been organised on so lavish a scale, equipped in advance with such powerful weapons, and reinforced so rapid'y and effectively from the
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    WIPE OUT FASCISTS
    107 6 Reuter. —Lawther London, Awj,. 15'THE Fascists will only enter island over cur d°ad bodies, aec\ared Mr. Will Lawtb' r. President of the Mine Workers' poration. Great Britain broadcast to America and CanadaMr. Lawther said thai miners regarded the situation •f a gas explosion had ov ed theii
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    MR. CUDAHY NOT REPRIMANDED
    76 6 Reuter. Washington. Aug- 13 Mr. Cudahy, U.S. Amba Belgium, visited the Wh te H to-day and saw Mr R Afterwards 4 Mr. Cudahy saidj* \vas authorised to tell the rj that he had rot receive irom the President, for In- c cf King Leopold, and nc
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    Canada's New Ruler
    34 7 A recent picture of the Earl of Athlone, new Governor-General ol .inada. and H.H. Frmcess Alice, taken when they visited < anadian troops in the Aldershot Command before they left for Canada.
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    Hitler Finds Trouble In Occupied Countries
    189 7 LONDON, AUG. 15. fHE PEOPLE OF GERMANY ARE FIRMLY UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GERMAN BLITZKRIEG ON BRITAIN HAS BEGUN. THEY ARE HOPING THAT THE EXPECTED ATTACK IN FORCE WILL BE LAUNCHED SOON AS THEY ARE MOST ANXIOUS NOT TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER H
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    CANBERRA AIR VICTIMS: KING'S SYMPATHY
    103 7 Reuter. Sydney, Aug. 15. A MESSAGE from the King is among the world-wide expressions of sympathy received by the Governor-General and the Prime Minister on behalf of the Government and relatives of the victims of the Canberia air disaster.— Reuter. The accident occurred en Tuesday
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    FULL DETAILS OF F.M.S. WAR LOAN
    1631 7 $20 Millions At Three Per Cent. (Frcm Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. followillg is the report of the committee on the question of raising a war loan in the F.M.S. The terms of reference were to recommend to the F.M.S. Government whether
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    PETROL FROM WASTE MATTER
    137 7 Chungking, Aug. 14. DROFESSOR Li Ki-wey, dean 1 of the National Yunnan University, who studied in France and worked for six years as a chemical engineer in the industrial plants in France and Germany, announces a process for manufacturing artificial gasoline from common waste and byproducts
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    HITLER'S VAIN BOAST AGAIN UNFULFILLED
    306 9 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. \TEWSPAPERS to-day recall that Aug. 15 was the day fixed by German propagandists after the fall of Paris for Hitler's triumphal entry in London and in the course of an editorial on the subject, the Daily Telegraph says: "To-day has been
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    CO-OPERATION PLAN IN JAPAN
    64 9 Tokyo, Aug. 15. THE movement is progressing for the formation of a central institute, designed to secure cooperation between Government and civilian circles in the acceleration of wartime planned economy. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has formulated a tentative plan for organising the 'Imperial
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    AMERICANS TO FLY BOMBERS TO BRITAIN
    187 9 Reuter. Ottawa, Aug. 15. riVILIAN pilots are being recruited in the United States to fly bombers from Canada to the United Kingdom, a spokesman of the Canadian Air Ministry informed Reuter. Recruiting was for two schemes. Firstly, Britain asked that a hundred civilian pilots,
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    Japan's Firmer Foreign Policy
    91 9 Tokyo, Aug. 15. A FAR-REACHING shifting of Japan's diplomatic service may be effected shortly as a preliminary to the execution of the "positive foreign policy" advocated by the Foreign Minister, Yosuke Matsuoka. Observers attach significance in this connection to the arrival here on Tuesday of Mr.
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    QUAKE SHAKES JAPAN
    42 9 Tokyo, Aug. 15. STRONG earthquake was felt yesterday in western Japan, especially in northern Shimane prefecture and western Tottori prefecture, the Central Meteorological Observatory announces. People rushed out of doors. No material damage has been reported so far.—Eastern News.
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      2777 10 NTM^'^f^ Lost Found LOST near Junction Taijong Katong and drove Roads a smoo'h-hlared 5 months' old Fox terrier black and white with brown markings on face. Answer* to name of "Terry." Finder please return to T97, Orove Road. Singapore Reward. (No. 371E) Fresh Fruits And Trees EAT MORE Fruits for
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      659 10 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I had on the 6th August, 1940, appliec to the Secretary, Board of Licens ing Justices, for a Ist class Public House Licence, at No. 383-C, Jalai Besar, under the title of "Ttu Universal Restaurant." Any one who has objection tc such an application
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      206 10 Distress No. 3 40. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated the 12th day of August, 1940. IN IHE CAUSE OF Loke Wan Vat Plaintiff versus Hang: ('hoon Woh Defendant. AUCTION SALE OF Show cases. Chinese Medicine. Patent
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    MARKET REPORTS
    57 11  -  Emergency Insurance Policy For Cotton By Reuter fnnchester, Aug. 15: The Government's new emergency policy, protecting exporters against advances on ar risk insurance rates, is expected materially to assist ire's flagging cotton exports. °°}> Au 15: American cottons fluctuated narrowly, i efiting on some trade-calling. ay, Aug. 15:
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    Stork Exchange
    48 11 Aug. 15—The Stock ipened with an improvtollowing the R.A.F. Italy, and the better d news. the morr.ing the marieter, but Kaffirs sprang nee following the ap- speculative demand, were a shade easier. the close, there was idleness with occasional down of prices, Kaffirs on the up-grade
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    5 11 15.—Tin smelters ng their offerings.
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    TEA STOCKS BURNT
    37 11 Aug. 13.—Lord Woolton, Minister, said that the taken great trouble tocka into the United m, but much was lest last i result of fire. He added try. was about to rear for home jam-
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    APPEAL TO RUBBER PRODUCERS
    287 11 (From H. L. Hopkin) S London, June 19. PEAKING at the fourteenth annual meeting of Allied Sumatra Plantations, Ltd., in London on June 19, Mr. A. L. Mathewson said: "Victory for our cause in the present struggle is the sroal to which the minds and energies
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    Wheal
    95 11 Ottawa, Aug. 15: Crop prospects are generally favourable as the harvesting progresses. A week of hot, dry weather has brought the prairie crop to maturity. Fifty per cent, of Manitoba wheat has been cut with early samples grading high. Some deterioration occurred in late-sov\n crops in Saskachewan, owing to
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    Sugar
    72 11 London, Aug. 15.— The United Kingdom sugar beet crop is expected to be considerably greater than that of 1939. Suffolk reports indications of a record yield. If September sunshine is sufficient, the crop is anticipated to supply at least one-third of the United Kingdom 1940 requirements. The 1939 acreage
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    Reuter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    261 11 TIN London, Aug. 15. £263 Buyers £263! 4 Sellers £***** Buyers £263 3 /4 Belters RUBBER London, Aug. 15. ''Lrkrt lone Easier 13 13 Vs I >rward) Sept. 13 13 i B rward) Oct Dec. 13 13 »4 I rward) Jan :h 12 716 12 916 LONDON
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    LOCAL MARKETS QUIET
    191 11 From Our Financial Correspondent T Singapore, Friday. HE tin share market was a quiet one yesterday, although there was selective demand for a few lines. Kuchais saw fair business, and Tongkah Harbour new shares were dealt in for the first time at $2 85 There was business
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    Mid-Day Prices
    23 11 Singapore, Friday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers 37%; Sellers 37%. TIN $132%, unchanged.
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    Tin Turnover
    39 11 Reuter. London, Aug. 14.—Tin ruled quiet with a turnover of 100 tons. After the official hours the market v/a slightly firmer but no business was reported. Chicago, Aug. 14.—Wheat's late partial rally is attributed to commercial buying.—Reuter.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers' Asso. Report
    1017 11 Singapore, Aug. 15. MINING Buyer». Sellers. Ampat Tin (ss) 36 Austral Amal (ss) S3 5 9cd Austral Malay 35!- 37 -cd Ayer HI tarn (ss) 19!- 20 Ayer Weng 0.55 0.60 Bangrln 17 Batu Belangor ($1) 1.40 MM. Berjuntal (ss) 8.- 91-cd Burma Malay 201- 21
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    U. S. ARMY EXERCISES
    42 12 Reuter. Washington, Aug. 15. TT is announced from the White House that President Roosevelt is leaving to-morrow to spend the week-end watching mane tuvres of the first United States Army in the northern part of New York State.—Reuter.
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    'DOROTHY' SPITFIRE FUND
    67 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 15. MRS. Dorothy Clark, born in Grenada, West Indies, and now resident in England, the wife of Squadron Leader Clark, is appealing for subscriptions from the girls and women of the Empire named Dorothy to purchase a Spitfire to be named Dorothy Spitfire. Subscriptions
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    BRITAIN MAY EXCHANGE ISLAND FOR WARSHIPS
    465 12 Nego tia Hons Reported In United States Reuter. NEW YORK, AUG. 16. 'pHE NEW YORK TIMES, TO-DAY, PRINTS A STORY TO THE EFFECT THAT NEGOTIATIONS FOR BRITAIN TO RECEIVE AMERICAN DESTROYERS AND TORPEDO BOATS IN RETURN FOR CONCESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE
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    19 12 The High Commissioner V>a- c accepted the resignation of hit CoirmifßitoD in the F.M.S.V.F. by Captain B. Preedy. M.C.
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    Brisk Air Fight Over Nazi Coast
    86 12 Reuter. London, Aug. 16. A BRISK air encounter between three British planes and 24 German bombers over the enemy's "doorstep" is described in an Air Ministry bulletin. Three Blenheim fighters of the Coastal Command, patrolling along the German coast in the afternoon encountered 24
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    Hoover Food Proposal Impractical
    102 12 Reuter. New York Aug. 15. IN the Herald-Tribune. Walter Lippmann examine.? in detail the conditions attached to the Hoover relief proposal and points out the vast detailed American administration required by the scheme. He says it involves the replacing- of the British blockade "by v administrative
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