Malaya Tribune, 29 August 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII No. 207. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Thursday, August 29, 1940.
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    Many French Warships Carrying On The Fight
    53 1 Vessels of the French Navy i British waters include submarine- chas- ers, dcstl overs, torpedo boat destroyers and escr.rt vessels. This picture, taken off tne toast, shews just a few of •he vtssels that have been taken «;ver by Britain. All arc Bying
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    CANADA PREPARES FOR BIG ATTACK
    137 1 Reuter. Ottawa, Aug. 28. i CANADIAN Army Corps A will be formed in England r Lieut.-General licNaosrh-Commander-in-Chief of the idian active service force, on as the second Canadian division has completed its training, Colonel ton, the Defence Minister at a press conference Ralston added: "And
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    CARISSA BOMBED
    35 1 Reuter. Aug. 28—To-night's communique states that normal ad reconnaissances were carried out and no enemy force was encountered. Garissa was bombed by three enemy aircraft yesterday, out no casualties or damage are reported.—Renter.
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    AXIS THREAT TO BALKAN NATIONS
    304 1 A Forced Settlement Reuter. Bucharest, Aug. 29. I'o-DAY'S meeting in Vienna of the German, Italian, Hungarian and Rumanian Foreign Ministers is expected to produce quick results. The German view, as expressed in Rumania, is that, while the Axis still has no intention of arbitrating, it
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    U.S. And Britain Closer Together In Defence
    119 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 28. RKUTER-S diplomatic correspondent learns that the new developments in Ame; ica's defence, indicated by the formation of the United States-Canadian Board, are being sympatne--1 aHy followed in London where it is regarded as a prec'eden. which will be followed
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    U.S. VESSELS TO ENTER WAR ZONE
    29 1 Reuter. Washington, Aug. 28.-President Foosevelt has signed a bill autho rising American vessels to ent-r the European combat zone to remove children —Renter
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    HEIGHT OF BOREDOM: AIR RAID
    199 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 28. j a SOLDIER was ladmitted J A to hospital in a South- i East town to-day suffering from dislocation of the jaw j caused when he yawned j during an air-raid. Ger- i many's nuisance raiders are I thus setting British
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    Royal Calm In Air Raid
    63 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 29. THE King and Queen declined to allow the air raid warning last night, to interfere with their allnight journey to visit the Northern Command to-day. Siren were sounding when they drove from Buckingham Palace but they continued to the station and
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    FIERCEST AIR RAIDS IN 2 WEEKS BRITONS ON TOP AGAIN
    623 1 Many German Planes Sent Down In Flames Reuter. London, Aug:. 29. t>: \ir Ministry communique states that a large numher ot enemy aircraft again attempted to penetrate the British fighter defences during yesterday afternoon. Few bombs were dropped, except in
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    COURT MARTIAL ADJOURNED
    140 1 Singapore* Thursday. pHE UM irt -martial of Capt. Loveday was resumed this morning, I >u1 at the request of eoursel for the defence, Mr. E. M. Tarnpoe-Philips, hearing was adjourned till Saturday. Mr Tampoe-Philips said that he was not thoroughly prepared to go on while Loveday's defence
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    Premier Sees Seven Raiders Brought Down
    182 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 29. Yf R. Churchill saw some of the fiercest air fighting of the war 11 whet, he visited the south-east coast yesterday. The Prime Minister watched aerial battles over Dover and inspected the wreckage of a Messerschmitt which crashed in flames.
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    PREMIER THANKS SQUADRON DONOR
    82 1 British Wireless. London. Aug. 28. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, has telegraphed to Mr McConnell, proprietor of the Montreal Star," acknowledging ihe gift cf $1,000,000 for increased consignments of aircraft from Canada. Mr. Churchill said: "May I express mv admiration of your magnanimity, matched to this
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    Italian Border Post Destroyed
    68 1 Reuter. Cairo, Aug. 28. A COMMUNIQI E issued in A Cairo to-day states that on Moivday a mechanised British patrol of Sudanese troops successfully raided Ihc Italian frontier post of Ada r-Pen, which was lefl in flames, many casualties being inflicted Yesterday afternoon Haifa was again
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    MORE TROOPS FROM N.Z.
    53 1 Reuter. London, Aug. 28. A large contingent, ol New Zealanders, consisting of pilots, air gunners and naval airmen have arrived in the United Kingdom far service in the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm. The High Commissioner, Mr. Jordan officially .velcomed the men at the port
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    STOP PRESS
    49 1 Reuter. Chungking Aug. 2!». Questioned by Reuter concerning the report that the Chinese Government will shortly send a military mission to Indo-ChUia to discuss Sino-Freneh co-operation in military operations in Indochina, a high Chinese official categorically denied the report, which he characterised as entirely without foundation. —Reuter.
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    COURT SETS FREE A BIRD
    103 2 Singapore, Wednesday. PROFESSING to tell fortunes, Ho Man, a Cantonese, used a bird with which to convince his audiences. To-day, the bird was released from its cage, and flew out from a window of the Third Police Court, while the Court was in session, at
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    KNIFE THREAT
    100 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Wednesday. Ra:vIA£AMY a Tamil. who was charged stth the theit, at Sungei Renggam, a few miles from Klang on tne Balu Tiga road, of a pair of gold ear-rings and a silver chain valued at $16.50 from Narainasamy. a boy of about ten
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    23 2 Lt.-Col. H. A. Lord is indisposed, and has been a patient at f he General Hospital since Saturday. He is making good progress.
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    OFFICIAL PROTECTION FOR 3,000 SQUATTERS
    239 2 Effect Of New Rent Restriction Bill (Tribune Staff Reporter) ABOUT three thousand -squatters" on Singapore Island will be affected by the Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, passed at the last Legislative Council meeting, which gives the "squatters" the fight to appear before the Rent Restriction Board
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    11 U.S. NEWSMEN HERE TO-DAY
    296 2 Singapore, Thursday. ELEVEN leading American journalists are due in Singapore to-day by plane, on their way home after a visit to Australia, which was arranged in Washington by Mr. R. Casey, the Australian Minister. The visitors will be the guests of the Officer Administering the
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    52 2 Mr. Adam N. Haji Mohamed untitled rahim, who was recently appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of Singapore, will be the guest-of-honour at a tea party to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5.15 p.m., at the Cathay Cafe, Cathay Building, given by the South Indian
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    "Show Us Hitler!"
    162 2 (1) THREE MORE TO GO Our photographer visited a volunteer camp site "somewhere in Singapore" yesterday, and found everybody going home. Camp days were over, but someone seemed to have forgotten these three forlorn-looking tents. So he took a picture and waited, and suddenly some sun-burned machine-gunners
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    END OF INTENSIVE TRAINING PERIOD
    171 2 Singapore, Wednesday. J'WO months' hard soldiering ended this morning for Singapore's Volunteers. They broke camp to-day with the prospect of a wellearned month's "armistice," which will then be followed by a period ot non-continuous training. The most intensive item in the two-month's programme just ended
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    Sailor Who Was Fed Up
    100 2 Singapore, Wednesday. "I DISEMBARKED from my ship 1 because I was fed up," said Yugvor Meland, a 35-year-old Norwegian seaman, when he pleaaed guilty to a charge of landing in the Colony without the permission of the Immigration Officer, in the Fourth Police Court, to-day.
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    Malayan Delegates For Delhi War Talks
    216 3 MR. H. North-Hunt, M.C.S., th 3 Registrar-General of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., and Mr. W. A. Fell, C.8.E., chairman of the Directors of Messrs. Harper, Gilfillan Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, have been officially appointed to represent Malaya in the forthcoming conference at New Delhi,
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    HARBOUR BOARD EXTENDS HOUSING SCHEME
    222 3 RARE FEATURE FOR $150,000 BLOCKS (Tribune Staff Reporter) MARKING further forward steps in the housing scheme of the Singapore Harbour Board, two new blocks of modern coolie lines are now being constructed at a cost of approximately $150,000. i|LjD They will provide housing for over
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    News In Brief
    102 3 A prominent figure in Negri cricket since his arrival in Malaya about a year ago, Mr. N. Saverimuttu. a member of the Negri Sembilan Club and K.S. Ceylon Tamils cricket teams, has left lor Ceylon to take up an appointment there. m A Dr**A R. Kandiah, Assistant
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH STATISTICS
    149 3 Singapore, Thursday. SINGAPORE S health chart i last week, according to J official statistics, wa s nota- J Me for an increased number lof tuberculosis cases, there i being 51 as against 41 in the j i previous period. However, the number of fatal cases from this
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    $535 Award Sequel To Accident
    245 3 Singapore, Wednesday. A MOTOR accident on the afternoon of Mar. 3 at Thompson Road, in w huh a lorry and a mosquito bus were involved, resulting in a number of passengers in the bus sustaining serious injuries, had a sequel in the High Court to-day
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    Europeans May Now Take Leave
    255 3 Singapore, Thursday. 4 RELAXATION in the re*T strictions on the movement of Europeans in the Colony is indicated in a Government Gazette issued last night, by which it is now possible for Europeans to take leave provided they can furnish special reasons. It is stated
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    40 3 Mr. S. Natarajan. Secretary of Ambu Nilayam will deliver a lecture on "The Art of Tamil Drama" in Tamil on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 7 pm at the Indian Youth League. Singapore. Mr. K. Arjunan will preside over the meeting.
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    37 3 The death has occurred in Kuaia Lumpur of Towkay Ng Teong Eng, eldest brother of Towkay Ng Teong Kiat, the well-known businessman. He was 56 years oi age, and is survived by three sons and a daughter.
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    Singapore's Biggest Black-out Next Week
    313 3 WHAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD DO Singavore, Thursday. SINGAPORE is to have its biggest black-out practice next week, on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Johore will be similarly affected. The black-out period will be from 7 p.m. to midnight on each of the three
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    Y.M.C.A, Chinese Have Good Season; Indians Poor
    921 4 Tribune Cricket Correspondent Sii ins Vp Three (Inbe SINGAPORE CRICKET REVIEW VHE CHINESE HAD A GOOD SEASON THIS YEAR AND WERE, AT THEIR FULL STRENGTH, A POWERFUL SIDE. Ki. Cheow CI ye WU undoubtedly the hero of the Bids for he batted consistently
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    Few Horses Train This Morning
    266 4 Morning Track Work o jPAIN interferred with training at Bukit Timah this morning but a few horses, including some of Mr. Van Toorcn's who have just arrived, braved the conditions to do a little medium paced exercise. WALT DISNEY and SIR MERTON were among the
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    Indians Score Late, Draw With Customs
    233 4 CUSTOMS 2; INDIANS 2. LAST MINUTE GOAL BY THE INDIANS ENABLED THEM TO FORCE A DRAW AGAINST THE CUSTOMS IN THE SECOND DIVISION "B" MATCH PLAYED ON THE HARBOUR BOARD GROUND YESTERDAY, EACH SIDE SCORING TWO GOALS. Play was even in the first half,
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      419 4 WHAT is YOU DO\V\v It is not that you have had the chance, it li* *V« somebody else has all the i Uc^ at Be honest with vourseif. because ycu lack the trainingthl others possess. n *t The I.C.S. can prepare y ou something much better than vel you are
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    Sports Diary
    22 5 TO-DAY SOCCER: Div. I, Malays v. Loyals, Stadium; Div. HA, R.A.M.C. v. R.A. (8.M.), Tanglin. HOCKEY: S.C.C. meeting, 6.30 p.m.
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    J.C.S.A. BILLIARDS TOURNEY TIES
    247 5 First round ties and dates in the J.C.S.A. billiards tournament ure:— Sept. 5. A. J. David scr. vs. All Yunoa —25 B. handicap. Sept. 6. P. H. Bodestyne scr. vs. Chan Weng Kye —100 B. handicap. Sept. 9. Lee Keng Chin —20 Tuy I*e Seng —50
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    Enterprising Chinese Win After 3-2 Down
    384 5 MORAVIA LOSE THIRD GAME Chinese "B" 5; Moravia S.C 3 jyjORE enterprising play by their forwards gave the Chinese a good win when they met Moravia, strong contenders for the Div. II (B) championships, in a return league encounter at f he J.C.S.A. ground
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    First Day's Race Card, S'pore Gold Cup Meet
    976 5 TJELOW is the full race card for the Singapore Gold tup meeting first day's races on Saturday. HORSES—CIass 2—Division I—6 Furlongs 1 2 1 BAY DRAGON 5y 905 Mrs. I. Yeap Van Breukelen 2 2 0 ROYAL HAMPTON r>v 904 "Mr. Cheah"
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    Prosperous B.P. Victory
    137 5 PROSPEROUS B. P. played a frisndl badminton match against the N.A.A.F.I. (R.A.F. Section) B.P. on the former's court consisting of four singles and three doubles and beat the latter by four matches to three. Prosperous B.P. players first:— Singles: Omar Bin Othman beat Ong Bong Soo (10—15;
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    AUGUST BOGEY AT ISLAND
    103 5 T. Shoda won the Island Club August bogey competition in A! Division with a score of all square and Dr. T. Y. Chia won in the B Division also with a score of all square. Some of the best cards returned were as follows: A. DIVISION
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    Control Of Aliens
    376 6 THE speed and apparent ease with which the Nazi hordes overran Europe was due to a combination of factors which included sinister cunn i n g, treachery and diabolical planning aimed at bringing about panic within the ranks of their antagonists. The fate of Norway, Denmark, Belgium,
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    The Balkans
    131 6 UITLER has lost his influence in the Balkans. He is powerless to support Hungary in her claims on Rumania for the return of Transylvania. At the same time he is unable to persuade King Carol to make concessions for the sake of a temporary peace in south-east-ern Europe
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    NOSTRADAMUS
    197 6 French Astrologer Who Wrote His Prophecies In Verse Greatest Seer Of Them All N 1555, in the town of Lyons, in France, there was published by a French astrologer of Jewish origin a small book of rhymed prophecies under the title of ''Centuries." The book consisted of Quatrains foretelling
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    11 Languages
    214 6 AFTER a period of scepticism, Nostradamus, as he called himself, secured the favour of Catherine de Medici, who affirmed ihat the seer foretold to her exactly the fate of each of her children. Nostradamus wrote in eleven different languages and on occasions with apparently deliberate obscurity, so there
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    Betrayal Warning
    284 6 DURING tile Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the Empress Eugenie regularly sent for the Abbe Rigaux to find out what Nostradamus had to say about any con« Lingency that might arise. And 'in 1867, Bigaux, still following the soothsayings of the master of Lyons.' sent post haste t'o Napoleon
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    Peace In 1944!
    223 6 FINALLY and encouragingly Nos tradamus foretells the result of the present war. It will end. says the seer in 1944 with a victory tor the French and the re-esta-clishment of a monarch "with a 'ame leg and of Frankish descent." 'Nostradamus wrote literally "of Merovingian race." Merovingians
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    The Tale Of Another Seer
    148 6 Writing in the World's Press News on June 13, Hunnan Sicaffer says: NOW for the real humourists the astrologers. Papers that still go on with the horoscope nonsense will be interested in R. H. Naylor's prophecies about Edward VIII, published during his reign. "If I
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    First Hundred Thousand
    647 6 India's (By A Special Com Mondn^ recruitm< tit first 100,000 i scheme for initial exp the Indian Army is pr satisfactorily, 10,000 I recruited in U.. weeks. Before the sehem< taken the Army had been expanded by 53, the outbreak of the v recruitment ot' personnel new
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    Big Mistakes Of Nazi Air Force
    547 7 British Wireless. London, Aug. 28. > CHANGE of Nazi tactics in regard to air attacks on BriH tain, the change from daylight to night raids, and the effect these raids are having, are subjects of further com- in to-day's press. fc Thf Times considers
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    NAZIS CANNOT WIN, SAYS U.S. PRESSMAN
    145 7 Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 28. !KM ANY cannot succeed," declared Mr. John McCutt'heon Ral< igh, American newspaperman and radio commentator the Columbia Broadcasting System, who was in Berlin at eak of the present European conflict and saw most righting in Poland and the Lowlands, in
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    Many Fire Bombs On England
    89 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 28. MANY incendiary bcfcnbs were dropped in England to-day. most of which were quickly extinguished by fire brigades and auxiliary fire services, but one tig fire lit a town for miles. The flames shot hundreds of into the air. The fire was
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    Train Attacked By Raiders
    65 7 Reuter. London, Aug. 28. RAIDERS over north-east England to-day machinesunned a passenger train. The passengers clearly heard the bullets striking the roofs of the carriages and the train proceeded until it reached a tunnel, when it stopped and the occupants took cover. Spitfires appeared and drove
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    U.S. Relief For Chungking's Destitutes
    74 7 Reuter. Chungking, Aug. 28 THE American Red Cross has presented $10,000 (U.S.) to Mr Wu Kuo Chen, the Mayor of Chungking, for relief of civilians rendered destitute by the Japanese bombings en Aug. 19 and 20. Mr Willys Peck, Counsellor of the United States Embassy,
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    AXIS ENVOYS LEAVE HUNGARY, RUMANIA
    184 7 Reuter. Bucharest, Aug. 28. THE German and Italian Ministers have left for their respec--1 tive capitals. It is understood that the Axis Ministers m Budapest are also being called home.—Reuter. j infliinnpo hpinor nnwillinff authorities of northern ha\e taken precautions, the easing off of the
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    COMPENSATION FOR WORKERS
    125 7 British Wireless. London, Aug. 28 SIR Walter Womersley, Minister of Pensions, in a broadcast speech last night, explaining details of the civil injuries compensation scheme said: -This is the first time m the hlstorv of any nation that ordinary working people have been recognised by the State
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    Satisfactory Harvest For China
    135 7 Central News. Chungking, Aug. 26. ALTHOUGH certain parts in the interior of China experienced a lack of rainfall last winter and this spring, another good crop, only a little smaller than the rich rice harvest last year, is expected in the current year, according to the
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    POLICE CHIEF'S GALLANT FIGHT WITH 6 GUNMEN
    330 7 Blazed Away Although Twice Wounded Conference On Terrorism In Shanghai Reuter. Shanghai Aug. 28. MEASURES to combat terrorism were discussed yesterday at a conference called by the chairman of the Municipal Council, Mr. W. J. Keswick. The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Miura, and Mayor
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    U.S.-Canada Defence Board Meets
    83 7 Reuter. Ottawa, Aug. 28. THE newly-formed United StatesCanada Defence Board yesterday finished the first phase of its studies here, and adjourned until later whsn it will resume its deliberations at Washington. In the meantime, the military members of the Board will tour the east coast of
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    34 7 British Wireless. London. Aug. 28.—Aiming to provide a full squadron of Spitfires for the R.A.F.. Northern Ireland has provided funds for eight machines in fifteen days, the total raised now being £40.000 British Wireless.
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    How Nazis Take Food From Occupied Lands
    321 7 British Wireless. TJOW much hotter Germans fare than the peoples who have hail to succumb to Nazi "protection" is illustrated by details which have recently reached Competent British official quarters from a reliable source. These show that the bread ration in Germany is
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    More Awards For Valour
    107 7 Reuter. London. Aug. 28. AWARDS to naval men for good services off the various coasts are announced by the Admiralty in a supplement to the London Gazette In connection with operations off the Dutch. Belgian and French coasts, there are five awards of the DS O
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      607 9 Public Notices ,v TBI HIGH COURT, SINGAPORE. ting Summons No. 47 of 1940 Miller of the Trusts of the mjl ot F KIM SO deceased and 1,. vi itter of Section 56 of the 111 Trustees Ordinance between Kn(ish Malaya trustee «k Executor ;Y tl l Plaintiffs. and t \h
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      627 9 BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 45) In the High Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement of Singapore. Notice of Wage-earner's Administration Order Name dT debtor: ROBERT LEE. Address of debtor: No. 125, Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore. Description of debtor: Clerk. No. of Proceedings: No. 271 of 1940. Date on which wage-earners Administration Order
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      337 9 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY TENDERS. TENDERS are now Invited for the following materials or service. For particulars see Municipal Tender Room. Date of Closing. Supply delivery of Hollow Drill Steel. 12 noon 11 Sept. 1940. Supply delivery of one Tractor to St. James Power Station. 12 noon. 16 Sept. 1940. Supply of
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    Domestic Occurrences ENGAGEMENT
    64 10 The engagement is announced and the marriage will take place at Kokuvil (Jaffna) on the 29th instant of Mr. S. Seenivasagam of the F.M.S. Clerical Service (brother of Mr. S. Ponnudural, Station Master, Malacca, and brother-in-law of Mr. A. Nadarajah of the Auditor General's Office, Colombo) with
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    BIRTH
    30 10 EU—Born to May, wife of William Keng Yuet Eu, at Eu Villa, 30 Adis Road, on August 25, 1940, a son William Atholl Eu (Hong Kong Papers, please copy).
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    DEATH
    69 10 MADAM LOH POH NEO, aged 58, passed away peacefully at her residence No. 496 Geylang Road, at 7 a.m, on 29th instant, she leaves behind an aged mother, a daughter and son-in-law Mr. Wee Mah Teng, 2 grandchildren, 2 younger sisters, 4 younger brothers, Messrs. Loh Cheng Guan. Cheng
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    33 10 MR. MRS. TAN SOON CHUA and family beg to thank all relatives and friends who sent wreaths, and also those who attended the funeral of the late Madam Mary, Ho Quee Neo.
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      536 10 Situations Vacant WANTED tin nee hostesses, for local cabaret. Oood remuneration, apply with photo to Box 369, c|o Malaya Tribune. Singapore. (No. 556B) WANTED. Oood Motorcar driver, salary |25'- with quarters. Apply 35-A, Winchester House. Singapore. (No. 554E) CANVASSER to canvass oil paintings. Oood prospects for right man. Apply P.
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      859 10 VACANT LAND WANTED for building bungalows around or on the main road of Ka ong. Grove Road, Slglap, or Bedok Area. Apply P. O. Box No. 285, Singapore. (No. 550E) WANTED persons to learn motoring In a comfortable 1937 Morris 8 in 8 lessons to take driving licence. Excellent unsolicited
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      904 10 Stamps FOR SALE—General Collection of Malayan and Foreign Stamps. Approximately. 70,000 Seen at Lanka Hotel, Trafalgar Street Singapore. (No. 525E) CEYLON CORONATIONS and pictorials for sale. Coronations at 25 cts. a set. Pictorials $1150 a set. Send Cash to T. T Plllal. Kuala Kubu. (No. 523E) STAMPS FOR SALE. Malayan,
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      752 10 Professional TO BE SUCCESSFUL to Business, you must know the Fundamental Principles of Finance Working which contribute j much to Success. So. be Wise, consult Wayleen Co.. Finance Consultant, Asia House. Robinson Road. HP^tKi (HO. Siaai MODERN ART —We undertake to teach anyone who Knows The Use of a camera
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      869 10 THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of the remaining goods at "THE JADE TREE" shop. Comprising:— Furniture, ivory, vases, Mandarin coats, embroideries, jade jewellery, etc. etc. To be held at No. 18, Battery Road (First Floor Turn Right) ON THURSDAY FRIDAY 29th 30th August, 1940, at 4.30 p.m. each day:
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      20 10 H iJr for clear, production for wh.cn they are unsu-j-a AK°nts: HOE BOON LEONG Distributors: Radio General Agency Kuala Lumpur^^^
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      848 10 j TO-DAY'S RADIO! L ie X SINGAPORE LONDON zhl 225 metres (1-33 mclfV transmissions 2 ZHP 30.96 metre* (9.69 mclf). GSF 15.14 Mcs (9.82 t&tJL* p.m. OSJ 21.53 Mcs (l 3 9 3> n.ISL 1.15 Light Music. GSO 17.79 Mc 1 (i 6 m 130 Warning to Mariners. Programme p.m.
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    MARKET REPORTS NEW RECORD IN EXPENDITURE
    235 11  -  By Reuter London, Aug. 28. -ot si Exchange opened inT 1 i ut mainly steady, ir ftirs and giltedged issues onal improvements. 5 wi re dull. ged securities show- proving tendency. Kaflirs c -js, Mipjx)rted. tne markets were Jidv to it Idle. sskm, giltedgeds
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    Reuter's COMMERCIAL SERVICES
    316 11 TIN London, Aug. 28. £257! 4 Buyers £257 1 2 Sellers p i !no Buyers £2584 Selle-s RUBBER London, Aug. 28. Rubber prices not received up Ii the lime «>f going to press. Buyers Sellers Idie cp< 12 716 12 916 September 12 7.16 12 9!6 a
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    27 11 Reuter. London, Aug. 27. 1 Exchange opened very Mt-edgeds fi/m. Kaffirs ular, deep-le\eis partially their earlier easiness. 0; undecided. J the aft moon the market was Reuter.
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    Insurance And War
    270 11 THE funds of the National In--1 sarance v'o., Ltd., during 1939 increased t*y 20.8G,194 rupees, states the directors' report presnted at the annual general ■■mmm, hc *d at the registered office cf tile company, National Insurance Building, Calcutta, on May 30. The life assurance fund, includIng the
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    59 11 Eastern News. Tokyo, Aug. 28.—The Japanese Sugar Industrialists' Association, following a special meeting of its executive members, has decided to send at least one representative to the Netherlands East Indies to attend the negotiations which the Japanese Government mission, headed by Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, Minister of Commerce and Industry, will
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    118 11 From Our Financial Correspondem' Singapore, Thursday. BUSINESS was small in the tin share market yesterday, the main interesi being confined tc Kundangs, which were widely inquired for. Raubs continue to be taken at quotations. Rubber shares were a slack market, but a couple of deals passing
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    28 11 Singapore, Thursday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon to- day were:— RUBBER Buyers 37 li; Sellers 37 \z. i TIN $132%, unchanged. i
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    141 11 Singapore, Aug. 28. R. (Siam) W. Coast No. 1 per Koyan r (Siam) W. Coast No. 3 per Koyan Rice Siam 1 5 Rice Siam 2 2>2 0 Ri3e Siam 3 112 Siam Broken Rice No. 1 178 Siam Broken Rice No. 2 175 ?ace Saigon Al Rice Saigon
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    29 11 The Board of Directors of the Mercantile Bank of India. Limited, have declared an interim dividend of 6 per cent., less income tax, in respect of the current year.
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    Malayan Sharebroker's Asso. Report
    940 11 Singapore, Aug. 28. MINING Buyers. Sellers. \mpat Tin (ss) 3:6 41Austral Amal (ss) 5,13 5 9cd Austral Malay 35,- 37 ,-cd Vyer Hitam (ss) 1?!- 201Aycr Weng 0.55 0.60 Bangrin l7i l 8l Batu Selangor (81) 1 38 1.43 Berjuntai (ss) *P 9.3 Burma Malay 20
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      49 11 PERFECT REPAIRS prompt SERVICE AM) SATISFACTION 'l \RANTEED To clocks and watches handled Yick Woh Hing, NORTH BRIDGE RD., <->ear Middle Rd.), SINGAPORE arj d 1 VvVf l !I rs fwr Re Pair of Clocks an d tht. lr« J° the British Army jA.F. Base in Malaya). No. 7022.
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      70 11 •Ml lIBi II A" UTERINE TONIC Lodhra* with its reputed cure for uterine disorders, etc. also sets the genital organs of women in perfect order builds the constitution with the attainment of radiant health and happiness devoid of periodical uterine troubles peculiar to women. Can be had everywhere in Malaya,
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      155 11 WHITER SKIN makes you look prettier, younger! TRY THIS AMAZING NEW WAY TO EXTRA CHARM AND BEAUTY No more can Malaya's sun deprive you of the pale loveliness that men admire. For WHITEX, this amazing new skin lotion, makes ugly sun-tan disappear immediately —reveals that fresh, fair loveliness that every
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      126 11 Manufacturing Opticians THE GREAT EASTERN OPTICAL CO.. 275, S. Bridge Rd. Tel. 2164 Established in 1928. Optician C. Y. FA! Glasses supplied with a guarantee Coupon. Health /s JL fMPOI<rANTSMk OB Jpow BUILDS THE STAMINA TO OFFSET FATIGUEAVOID SICKNESS—RUN DOWN CONDITION Don't wait for sickness to strike you down-protect your
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      15 11 RENAULT 12 HJtl! For MFW COMFORT Ilk II ECONOMY 1 CYCLE CARRIAGE CO 1926 LTD
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      370 11 STEAMER SAILINGS p o BRITISH INDIA I'ASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICES For all information apply to: P. O. S. N. Co.. The Agent, Collyer Quay, Tel. 5961. 8.1.5. N. CO., BOUSTEAD CO, LTD., Tel. 5497. B I.S.N. CO. (APCAR LINE) For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE, OSAKA. For PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA. Regular Sailings:
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      355 11 P& and BRITISH INDIA The best possible services are being mainttfinecl by The P. O.S.N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstance* sailings are perforce res tricted. Special
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    MANY RAIDS ON ITALY, GERMANY AND FRANCE
    546 12 IMPORTANT ENEMY TARGETS BOMBED Reuter. London, Aug. 29. AX Ail Ministry "ommi'nique states that on Tuesday night. R.A.F. bombers attacked military objectives in Germany Italy and enemy-occupied France. in Germany, target* included the docks at Kiel and Wilheln^ haven, tin transformer station at
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    More Gifts Of Planes
    156 12 British Wireless. London. Aug. 29. AMONGST gitts received by the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook, is one for £SCC from the British community in Magallanes, Chile, while the Prime Minister of New Zealand In a message to Mr. Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain says: ''The
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    80 12 British Wireless. London, Aug. 28. THE first contingent of British I school children for South Africa. under the children's evacuation reception scheme, has left Britain. The party numbered 315 and came from eight different counties The children will spend the first ntgfit ashore In South Africa at the country house
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    A New Britain Will Arise...
    120 12 Reuter. New York, Aug. 23. BRITAIN is not only fighting a wmr but she is go ng t'-rcur;h a revolution" wiitrs fho Boston Herald. "Perhaps the most remarkable thing is (hat in the midst of beleaguered London, men of intellig nee and foresight can calmly
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    ARE NAVAL BASE WORKERS IN GOVT. SERVICE?
    247 12 Singapore, Wednesday. IKE the labourers working at the Navai Base Government employees or not? This point will ha 'c to be deeded at the continued hearing ot two ca.-e<=, in which two men, who vvere said to have been dismissed from the Naval
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    Free French Colony Cannot Be Attacked
    270 12 Reuter. London, Aug decision of the Governor and Military Comn to rally to General de Gaulle's standard is !t heart* and has been greeted with enthusiasm by all free Frt rjch are continuing to against Nazism, writes R matic ccrrespondent. THE chief value of
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    60 12 British Wireless. London, Aug. 28. YESTERDAY the Lord Mayor ot London received £500 for the Red Cross Fund from a sergeant in an anti-aircraft battery stationed in Kent. Last night the Fund reached a total of £2,677,000. rising by £9,000 in the day. Of this. £1.945 came from the Australian
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    BRITISH SHIP SHELLED IN INDIAN OCEAN
    61 12 Reuter. Louden. \n c m A GERMAN comimnb, claims that an iT I. British merchant sfcjTJ "British Commander* 3 teen sunk by Ger vr .l linits in the IndL wireless mem New York \>. that the British Commajj was being shelled by an Un
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    NEW CHIEF FOR CANADA'S FORCES
    79 12 British Wireless. London, a A SEPARATE command it Canada's defence forces in tfc Atlantic area and along proaches of St. Lawrenc; Rivera been established and Ma eral W. H. Perkins, whose chas will include also Canada's tni now on duty in Newfoundlands been appcinted to
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