Malaya Tribune, 18 September 1940

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    27 1 The Malaya Tribune NETSA LES EXCEED 16,000 DAIL V VOL. XXVII- -No. 224. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 "five cents." Wednesday September 18, 1940 The Malaya Tribune.
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    SIX FRENCH WARSHIPS SAID TO BE JOINING BRITISH
    880 1 VICHY NOW STRONGLY RESISTING GERMANS Changes In European Line-Up Probable British Wireless. Washington, Sept. 18. THE capital is displaying evidence of considerable interest in the visit to Berlin of Sen. Suner, the Spanish Minister. The announcements that he is discussing more than
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    WORLD SPOTLIGHT
    29 1 Considerable interest is centred on Spain x decision, whether to jam thi> war or not. Muvy German troops are said to hatr been mdiecd it» thr> country.
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    RUMANIA DOUBLES OIL EXPORTS TO GERMANY
    160 1 Reuter. Bucharest, Sept 17. pCMANIAN oil exports to Germany and her protectorate were more than doubled in the last two months, compared with the monthly average of exports to Germany during the first ten nionihs of the war. This is one of the first
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    Air Battles In 100 m.p.h. Gales: Raiders Repelled
    672 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. T AST night's air raiders in the London area were greeted not only by the usual barrage but by a number of searchlights which had been markedly few during the past six days. Very soon after the alarm
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    Awards For Gallantry In "Battle For Britain"
    423 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. rE first military awards for gallantry in the 'Battle for Britain" are announced in the London Gazette. Temporaly Second-Lieut. J. D. K«.'i'»on (Scots gets che Military Cross for heroism on Aug. 18 when he was in charge of a
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    ITALIANS SUFFER AIR ATTACKS
    145 1 Reuter. Cairo. Sept. 18. A SERIFS of bombiag raids WfN made al night en enemy motor transport concentrations east of Buqbuq, says an Air Force communique. Many direct hits were observed, resulting in nu■M rous fires and explosions. In the air operations against Eritrea, there wa.s
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    41 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. SIR Archibald Sinclair, 'Alr Minister) has sent a telegram to Gen. Sirorski, conveying congratulations to the Polish squadrons on their "magnificent and outstanding success" in aerial combats, and their "splendid part" in Ihe Attack on Calais Penter.
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    R.A.F. Day Raids On Invasion Bases
    256 1 Reuter. London, Sept L& J)AYLIGHT raids on invasion bases are announced by the Air Ministry, which says that daylight raids on Calais, Ostend, Dunkirk and Veere w r ere carried out on Monday afternoon by R.A.F. medium bombers. At Veere, on the Dutch island
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    Palace Bombing Condemned
    107 1 Reuter. Loudon, Sept. 18. TH! Belgian Ambassador, as the doyen of the diplomatic corps, has called at Buckingham Palace, to express, on behalf of his colleagues, their deep sympathy and also their indignation at the recent deliberate bombing attacks on Their Majesties' London home. Telegrams from the
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    BRITAIN'S C—IN—C INTERVIEWED
    145 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. "I WOULD welcome the op pnrtitnity of lliinfllj them back into the sea/ declared General Sir Alma Brooke, ('<mima rder-in h ief of the Rome Forces, in an interview with a Reuter reporter !n reeled lo the invasion. He a Mcd: They have
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    COMMONS' SESSIONS
    60 1 Reuter. London, Sept. 18 THE following report oJ the secret session of the Commons Is lasved under the authority i the gpcafcei "The Bouse w< at mto secret session, and discussion took place on future sittings of the House. "The House decided to meet at regular intervals but
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      131 1 ON OTHER PAGtS Pa&« Govt, and Municipality 2 Tribune's Campaign 1 or Allied Troops 3 Sport 4 Fight at Naval Base 5 Hitler Will Die Cur e 6 Axis, Warns Soviet 1 Cinemas 8 and 9 Financial 11 R.A.F. !\1**tcry 12 V dy EXTREME H B ECONO M V QfeM.i
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    Govt. And Municipality Do Not See Eye To Eye
    357 2 Reconstruction Of Animal Infirmary (Tribune Staff Reporter) jJ{E PRESENTATIONS on the subject of the financial responsibility for the proposed reconstruction of the Municipal Animal Infirmary ?t Kampong Java Road—a proposal strongJy urged by Mr. T. H. Stone, former Municipal Commissioner —will
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    SLASHED HER OWN THROAT
    257 2 Singapore, Tuesday. ENGAGED at the age of seven and married eight years later, a Chinese woman, Lee Thye Yin, ended her life by cutting her throat with a razor when she was 34 years old. She left behind .six children who are in China. The tragedy
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    Plaintiff Wins Cheque Suit
    138 2 Singapore, Tuesday. JUDGMENT in favour of Ong Ec Lim, in the sum of $2,700 with costs, was given by Mr. Justice Pedlow, in the High Court, to-day. in the action he brought against Lum Woon Kuan in connection with a cheque issued by Lum. Tne cheque
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    WIFE ALLEGES BEATINGS
    109 2 Singapore, Tuesday. ALLEGATIONS of ill-treat-ment to her and her children by her husband were made in the Second Police Court to-day, when Mrs. Chowdhurle, gaVe evidence in a maintenance suit. Complainant said that her husband, A. TJ. Chowdhurle. was in the habit of cominghome drunk, and invariably
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    Malayan Govts. Give £20,000
    199 2 HELP FOR AIR RAID VICTIMS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. J THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES HAVE MADE DONATIONS OF £10,000 EACH TO THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON'S AIR RAID RELIEF FUND. it-ictuuni lrum me Aaministerlng the government (the Hon. Mr. S. W.
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    Accused's Story At Murder Trial
    128 2 Singapore, Tuesday. THE trial at the Assizes in which 1 Viu Tiau Peng, a Hokkien loading coolie, stands charged with the murder of Tan Ah Lay by shooting him with a gun, on the evening of June 11 at the junction of Cecil Street and
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    APPEAL DISMISSED
    70 2 ..a,-**,™. Singapore, Tuesday. WAGAMTJTHU, a Tamil labourer 0 had sentenced to two imprisonment by the Fifth Magistrate on a charge ?fahtV Smg u hurt 10 a compatriot by gabbing him with a knife at iai m S ng fu ßahru Road a PPealed against the conviction and sentence
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    OVER-CHARGED FOR SUGAR, FINED
    80 2 Singapore. Tuesday. FOR selling two katis of white sugar at eight cents per kati on Aug. 8 lasi. when the Government fixed price was 7* 2 cents per kati, Tay Ser Chuan, salesman of Chop Eng Hin in Cairnhill Road, was fined $10. or 10 days'
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    HURT CHARGE
    56 2 Singapore. Tuesday. 11. F Pouloeus claimed tria'. in the fifth police court, to-day *o a charge of voluntarily causing hurt SJ: Meters with a pen-knife about 9pm. on Sept. 14 at the 5 21 mi lestone. Woodlands Road qpnt %f Se was v P? st Poned until Sept.
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    Malayans Tell Of U-Boat Attack
    350 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore, Tuesday. JtHREE little Penang boys, who *i have been at school in England, have arrived in Singapore, after travelling across the Atlantic to Canada, then across the Pacific to Australia, and from there to Singapore by air, the journey taking over
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    VAGRANT DANE
    80 2 Singapore, Tuesday. JRA3BF, a 21-year-old Danish .sailor, stranded In Singapore, I h-uiself as a vagrant at the Central Pc.ice Station because he had no means of subsistence j Produced to-day before Mr J G Rappopcrt, the Third Police j Magistrate, Krabbe oleaded guilty iLffSfS? of bei »g a
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    OUR SCHEME TO ENTERTAIN ALLIED TROOPS IN MALAYA
    608 3 Appeal To Civilians To Make Our Men Feel They're At Home Sign The Form Below: Wefll Do The Rest TRIBUNE "TREAT THE TROOPS" CAMPAIGN n L f„7£ ffTßfi troops in Mala V a moBt of would give JSL t al Ur hhuht
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    Outwitted Nazi Captors, Here
    452 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore, Tuesday. POLISH officer who fought the Nazis, was their prisoner, and then escaped from Warsaw by making the Nazi authorities in Berlin believe that he was entitled to a diplomatic passl'ort, arrived in Singapore to-day with his young Polish wife. He is
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    Did Not Have Minimum Stock
    461 3 FLOUR IMPORTER FINED Singapore, Tuesday. as the first case of its type in Singapore, K. B. Menon, the manager of Tong Lam Co., Ltd., of Robinson Road, appeared on a summons in the fifth police court, to-day, to answer three charges under the Food Control
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    More Food Orders
    222 3 ALL importers of food in Singapore are required to register with the Supply Officer before Sept. 30, 1940, and to give details of their imports during the twelve months commencing on Sept. 1, 1939, and ending on Aug. 31, 1940. Separate returns are required for each article
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    CRUELTY TO FOWLS
    59 3 Singapore, Tuesday. DECAUSE Siah Ah Noai, a 41--u year-old Hokkien, locked the wings of a fowl and a duck and held them by the wings, he was arrested. Pleading guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals, Siah was fined $2 or in default two days' rigorous
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    40 3 From next year, the annual tax on dogs and sterilised bitches will be $3, an increase of $1.50 on the present rate of taxation. This was agreed to by a. standing committee of the Singapore Municipality at a recent meeting.
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    TENGAH RAFS UPSET P. BRANI IN CUP TIE
    358 4 Fine Soccer With Thrills R.A.F. (Tengah) 4, Pulau Brani 1 (Tengah) caused a minor upset in the S.A.F.A. Chalienge Cup competition when they beat Pulau Brani 4—l after a thrilling game on the S.R.C. ground yesterday. There was not a dull moment
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    Telegraphists Win
    24 4 The R.N.W.T. beat the R.A.F (H.Q.) by three goals to two in a Division 2B league soccer match played at Kranii yesterday.
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    Naval Police Draw
    25 4 The division 2A league soccer match between the R.A.O.C. and the Naval Felice played at Alexandra yesterday ended in a 2-all draw.
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    Volunteer Snooker
    48 4 The following ties are to be p.'ayed off in the S.C.C. volunteer snooker comeptitions to-morrow and Friday: TO-MORROW: J. D. Swan and R. H. Pickard v. G. Pritchett and W. Chivers. FRIDAY: N. M. Vennik and W. Mcßeath v. Can Lawso n and R. R. Fennell.
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    Rafs In Sight Of League Championship Honours
    466 4  -  Soccer Review By "Ajax" IpIKEWORKS should be much in evidence on Saturday am Sunday, when the Selangor state side meets the Combined Services and Singapore in friendly matches at Anson Road stadium. Although end-of-the-season -form b seldom very high. Singapore's thousands of football
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    S.C.C. BOWLS TIES
    79 4 S.C.C. bowls competition ties for to-morrow, Friday and Saturday are as follows: THURSDAY, SEPT. 19. Championship Pairs: F. M. Still and R. C. Stewart v. E.H.R. Bowerman and C. Hewetson. Championship singles: A. Buchanan v. J. E. Long. FRIDAY, SEPT. 20. Championship Pairs: H. Gray and J.
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    MUAR CHINESE JUST WIN
    128 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Tuesday. IN an evenly contested hockey agme Muar Chinese beat the Government English School Teachers 2-1 in a friendly match played at the Hospital Club padang yesterday evening. The Teachers had the better of the exchanges in the first half and
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    110 4 fHE ties in the S.C.C. lawn tennis i tournament played on yesterday, r?sulted as follows:— Men's doubles handicap: R. H. Pickard and Lt. E. A. de Young (plus 15» beat R. F. Smith and Major R. Bedford (—3O) o—6,0 —6, 6—4, 6— 3; C. J. Eembroke and H.
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    SERVICES XI
    59 4 THE. Combined Services 1 team to meet the Selangor State side at toot bail at the Anson Road stadium on Saturday will be: Mace < R.A.M.) C.); Collins (R.A.F.), Sharpies (Loyals); Beaumont (R.A.), Slessor (Argylls), Wint (R.A.F.); Taylcr (Loyals), Peters (R.A.F.). Fields (R.E.) Blanev (Argylls), Hay (R.A.F Reserves:
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    Negri-Malacca Rugger Starts
    312 4 (Fnm Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 17. '"THE rugby season in Negri A Sembilan opened with a game played on Saturday after noon between teams representing the Negri-Malacca R.F.C. and the N.S. "All Blues." The game was in the nature of a practice, but was nevertheless very
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    NAVY LEAD THEFT LOSE SIX GOALS
    470 4 S.C.F.A 6; Royal Navy 1. QNE goal down three minutes from the start, the Chinese played good soccer to best the Royal Navy by six goals to one in a Division 1 league soccer match a t Anson Road stadium yesterday. The Chinese could
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    Dramatic Evidence Of Fight At Naval Base
    1221 5 SAILORS IN COURT A vv a v eixt P n Singapore, Tuesday. by a blow on the head, Wooiley, a ship's butcher who was sleeping at the Fleet Shore Accommodation, Naval Base, was assaulted by some sailors of his own ship. These sailers,
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    Last Night's First Nights THE ALHAMBRA
    102 5 LOVE, music and, comedy are strongly represented in "My Love Came Back," Warner Bros, latest vehicle, featuring two popular young stars, Olivia de Havilland and Jeffrey Lynn, now on view at the Alhambra. Making most delightful entertain rr.ent. "My Love Came Back" is the
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    THE PAVILION
    123 5 MEIN KAMPF," which opened a 111 season at the Pavilion last night, is one of those rare pictures which gives you much food for thought. It needs no praise. It is a straightforward cavalcade of the very vital ana momentous years we have passed through as a consequence
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    THE CAPITOL
    120 5 rNAMOTJRED of a pretty adventuress, a wealthy widower permits the girl to wear the famous Jordon necklace for a party. It is stolen and an imitation is substituted and though Widower Jordon discovers the theft he is killed on his way home. This is the opening to the
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    The Empire Is Ready
    350 6 THE compulsory evacuation of all British women and children from Hongkong and prohibition of their return to the Colony is indicative of Britain's desire to leave nothing to chance in any part of Britain's Empire in the event—unlikely though it is— of the European war assuming
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    Monk's Prophecy Of 340 Years Ago Becomes A Chain Letter
    1189 6 Hitler Will Die Cursed Prophecies of the present upheaval are not new. But this one made in 1600 by a monk named Johannes is becoming almost a snowball letter. People who have come across it are sending it to their
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    Japanese Strengthen South China Defences
    324 6 J AD vrc r Hongkong. AFAAESE troops in Shum Chun, Pao An county, have been increased to about 20,000 officers and men, about the same strength as last August when fears of Japanese invasion were felt in Hongkong. Travellers arriving here via Shayuchung in Mirs
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    Famine Threat To Europe
    737 6 I Observers of **r fc menis m "r' American press c< rresponde, s are becoming more an* insistent 53 Europe and i s likeH to frightful results nevueir CS? of this threat are deah vdT£ the articles here condensed tne first being by C. L. S.hberS
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    Indian Fighters
    91 7 lucked away in the heart of the peaceful English countryside are the Indian if— pj back from the ordeal on the Dunkirk beaches. This cornpiny suffered few casualties in the retreat, bujt their mules had to be left behind. But, even without their mules, they are not idle.
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    Bombs Kill Firemen Preparing For Call
    414 7 Reuter London, Sept. 17. TOURING the night raids on Central London district, several firemen were killed by bombs while preparing to answer a call to a lire. A ward of a London hospital was demolished by high explosive bombs, but there were no casualties.
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    £26,000 Raised In Australia
    29 7 Reuter. Melbourne, Sept. 17. APPEALS throughout Australia on behalf of air raid victims resulted in contributions amounting to £26,000. Large donations continue to be received.—Reuter.
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    30 7 Mrs. Cardwell, who arrested German airman singl?handed. has been awarded the medal of thOrder of the British The Prime Minister, who issued the news himself, had personally recommended the award
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    Italian Dromes Attacked
    98 7 Reuter. Ca-ro. Sep-. 17. NO material damage was caused by two enemy raids on Malta, but an enemy dive-bomber was damaged by British fighters. In Eritrea. British bombers attacked the Assab naval barracks and a fire was started. Direct hits were registered on hangars and buildings at
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    Empire Air Scheme
    36 7 Reuter. Melbourne. Sept. 17. Mr. R. G. the Premier, i viewing the progress of the Empire Air Scheme, said that it would give sufficient expansion to assure the Empire's ultimate superiority over Germany.—Reuter.
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    AXIS POWERS' FRIENDLY WARNING TO THE SOVIET
    175 7 Rumania Exclusively For Nazis Italians Reuter. Bucharest, Sept. 17. ACTIVITIES in ports along the lower Danube of the rapidly growing number of German officials and Iron Guard units are steadily increasing. German officials are in virtual control of part administration of these ports
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    FOUR RAIDS IN FOUR HOURS
    72 7 Reuter. Chungking. Sept. 17. THE city had four air raids In four hours yesterday. The western suburbs and the office of the Central Bank were demolished. The iiorth bank of the Chialing River end the south bank of the Yangtse v.ere also bombed. Changing their
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    £5,000 For Spitfire
    32 7 Reuter. Batavia, Sept. 17. Another £5.000 has been sent to London by the N.E.I. Spitfire Fund, which has the greatest sympathy of the Dutch and British communities here. Reuter.
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    Missionary Meeting
    80 7 Singapore, Tuesday. AN extraordinary general meeting of the All-Malaya Mus'im Missionary Society will be held on Monday at 5 p.m., to discuss the approval of the resolution, requesting members to donate a minimum of $2 monthly for ten consecutivimonths towards the cost of the erection of a new
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    Big British Order For Aero Engines
    56 7 Reuter. New York, Sept. 17. |T is learned authoritatively, says an Associated Press despatch fiom Detroit, that the British Government will shortly place an order with the Packard Motor Company for 6.000 Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engines, with an option for 1.000 .more. De'ivcrles arc
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    Argentina Must Rely On Herself
    51 7 Argentina must rely solely oti her own forces." declares the Buenos Aires newspaper La Prensa. "She should avoid the current dangerous illusions based on international engagements ana powerful protections. "However, Argentina could noi be indifferent to the occupation o any American country by a foreign
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    SHANGHAI CHINESE INTERNEES RIOT
    141 7 Reuter. Shanghai, Sept. 17. £JHINESE soldiers interned in a camp in the French concession attacked tre French and Annamite guards who were latet forced to fire their rifles to quell the rioters, several of whom were woundedi The internees surrendered to the French when the Japanese
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    Theatrical Circles T. Buy A Plane
    83 7 Chengtu. The Eagle Dramatic Club in Chengtu has issued an appeal through the Central News Agency to the Chines? theatrical circles that dramatic performances be held simultaneously in various places on Oct. 10, China's Independence Day, to raise a fund for the purchase of
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    48 7 The engagement is announced between Mr A. G. Pans. Royal Corps of Signals, only son of Brigadier A. C. M. Paris, M.C and Mrs Paris, of Tversali Pjrk. Singapore, and Maisie. yttvtgert daughter of Mr M. W. Louttit and Mrs. Louttit. of 16. Kenneisdcnc, Tynemouth, Noixh Shields. Northumberland.
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    RECTOR PREFERS PRISON
    194 7 ASSERTING his absolute innocence, a clergyman convicted at Birmingham of improper conduct, chose the alternative of 31 days' imprisonment rather than pay a fine of £10. He is a well-known Midland in-1 cumbent. Rev. David Wynne Owen. 40-year-old rector of St. John's Church, Wednesbury. He told the
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    OVERHAULS FOR U.S. NAVY IN PACIFIC
    140 7 Reuter. Santiago, Sept. 17 THE California contingent of the United States' Navy left Honolulu yesterday for the Pacific coast of the United States, announced Colonel Knox, Secretary of the Navy. He said that the other contingents, of about 30 vessels each would fol'cw. each
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    N. Rhodesia Lends £200,000
    30 7 Reuter Lusaka, (North Rhodesia >, Sept. '7.—The Legislature has approved the loan of £200,000 to the Imperial Government, free of interest, for the duration of the war.--Reuter
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    21 7 Reuter. Batavia, Sept. 17.—Although the Dutch-Japanese talks are formally supposed to have started, no official communique has, so far, been issued—Reuter.
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    Johore Patriotic Fund Donations
    226 9 to tne Malaya Patriotic Fund in Johore up to Sent 12 total $93,671.51. H The Litest list is as follows:— W. B E. Petersen $7.20. The Late Mr H. P. Clausen $17.28, staff of the Senior Drainage and Irrigation Dept $39.26 proceeds of Miss Fadellah's en»rtal
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    SAIGON TALKS
    54 9 Eastern News. Tokyo, Sept. 17. rRANCO-JAPANESE negotiations over Indo-China problems were still going cn, the spokesman of tne Foreign Office, Mr. Yakichiro fcuma, stated at the regular Press conference yesterday. He added that official confirmation was lacking regarding the rei)crted invasion of French Indo China by Chinese and
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    18 9 A number of pictures, furniture and works of art belonging tc Lord Derby have been sold at Christie's.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers' Asso. Report
    957 11 Singapore. Sept. 17 MINING w Buyers. Sellers. Ainpat Tin (4s) 33 39 Austral Amal (ss) 5j6 61-cd Austral Malay 33J6 35,6xd Iyer Hitam (ss) 20" Weng ($1) 0.90 1 00 Bangrin Tin 16;3 17 3 Batu Selangor ($1) 1.3« 1 43 Berjuntal (ss) 816 9 6
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    Reuter's COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    194 11 RUBBER London, Sept. 17. Buyers Sellers U'BBER Market Tone Very Quiet -pot 12- 12 »3 'Ist Forward) Oct. 12- 12*8 -2nd Forward) Nov. 12- 12»8 '3rd Forward) Jan. March 12 TIN London, Sept. 17. Cash (Official Price) £243 Buyers £244 Sellers Forward, £246 3 4 Buyers £247
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    Rubber Market Quiet
    182 11 hiom Our Financial Correspondent T Singapore, Wednesday. HE selective activity displayed in tin share market; continues Taiping Consolidated were particularly favoured, and carried up to 192 2 where there were good buyers. Putehs also met good support, on the satisfactory information made public by the chairman in
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    Mid-Day Prices
    25 11 t Singapore, Wednesday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon to- day were:— J RUBBER J Buyers 37V", Sellers 57% TIN
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    Raub Gold Output
    93 11 THE output of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., for the four week* ended Sept. 14 is as follows:— Crushing No. 563 Battery treated 7,103 tons of ore, returning 894 ounces of bullion, equivalent to 846 ounces of fine gold; retreatment plant treated 2.614 tons of
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    TIN KEEPS FIRM
    69 11  -  MARKET REPORTS B y Reuter London, Sept. 17. IpHE tin market opened firm, with a turnover of 200 tons. Henceforth there will be only one call at 12 p.m. to 12.15 p.m. (local time). The firmness was due to the cessation of smelter celling; also covering and
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    Stock Exchange
    44 11 London, Sapt. 17.—The Stock Exchange opened featureless, with Kaffirs steady. Henceforth the Stocl: Exchange is closing at 2 p.m. (local time) instead of 3 p.m. There was better country support towards the close. Giit-edgeds closed steady. Kaffirs, coppers and oils were dull.
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    Steel Scrap Ban
    62 11 London, Sept. 17:—The contemplated extension oi United States steel scrap export licensing to all grades does not perturb authoritative circles The bail at present applies only to topgrade, leaving VI other grades still exportable without licence. Shipments even of topgrade continue tc reach Britain satisfactorily, and officials
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    Dollar Stocks
    64 11 Washington, Sept. 17 —The Treasury says that British liquidation of dollar stocks was only $4,000,000 in June against the average monthly figuies of $20,000,000 at the start cf the war. and $4,750,000 in May. Officials say that the changed policy reflects "British optimism, and indicates that the Government
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    Cotton Crop
    78 11 Argentina. Sept. 17.—Cotton spinners complain that Brazilians are underselling them. Ample soil moisture assists the plowing tor new cotton crop. Peru. Sept, 17.—The weakness of prices is forcing more cotton into the Government loan. Liverpool. Sept. 17.—United States cotton shippers are keenly soliciting bids but importers are not
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    Freights
    94 11 London, Sept. 17.—0n the freights market there was a strong demand for scrap carriers from the United States to Japan, with shippers bidding $15.50 but owners demanding at least $16. As a counterattraction, this routs prevents business in other sections. Henceforth the Baltic Exchange will be closed on Saturdays
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    Living Costs In N. Borneo
    164 11 THE monthly committee meeting 1 of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce was held in the Sandakan Club, Sandakan, on Wednesday Sept. 4. Those present were the Hon. Mr. F. W. Pinnock (chairman), Messrs. H. C. Johnson, J. K. S. Malcolm, a. Mayor, A. E.
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    London Docks Populace Will Not Move For Hitler
    211 12 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. THE air raids on the London docks killed only one man inside the dock area. This was revealed by Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister of Shipping, in a broadcast last night. He said: "After days and nights of horror,
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    Japan-U.S. Discussions
    146 12 Eastern News. Tokyo, Sept. 17. A WIDE range of discussions on the Japanese-American problems took place in Washington on Sept. 13, between the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kensuke Horincuchi and Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary cf State, the spokesman of the Foreign Office said. However, there was no settlement, while
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    STOP PRESS
    87 12 Reuter. New York, Sept. 18. A member of the British Purchasing Commission has staled that Britain is endeavouring to purchase American cargo ships of 8,00(» ton* deadweight.—Renter. Loudon. Sept. 18. Preliminary reports of last night's raid showed that during the first few hours, bombs were scattered over widely
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    GERMAN AIR FORCE MASTERED BY R.A.F.
    584 12 British Wireless. London, Sept. 17. DE VIEWING the experience of the past few weeks, air experts express growing confidence in the ability of the R.A.F. to defeat any fresh tactics which the German air force may attempt just as effectively as an answer has
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    Rice Control In Japan
    99 12 Eastern News. Tokyo. Sept. 17. SUPPLEMENTING the existing lice control policy, under which the export of rice from one prefecture to another has been .strictly prohibited, a new policy will be shortly put into practice by the Government following a Cabinet meeting to-day. In accordance with
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    Chinese Red Cross Supplies
    86 12 Reuter. London, Sept. 18. IN the Commons yesterday, Mr. Mandei asked whether a reply had bsen received from the Japanese Government concerning the suggestion by the Ambassador in Tokyo that the importation of Oil tor the transport of medical supplies to China should be made available
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    BRAVED BOMB DEATHS, REWARDED
    178 12 Reuter. London, Sept lx THE heroism displayed in dealing with unexploded bemfe s recognised by the award, published in the London Gazette of the Medal of the British Empire to three officers and a non-commis-sioned officer of the bomb sal section of the Royal Engineers. The
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    BRITISH VIEW ON INDO-CHINA
    124 12 Reuter. j London. Sept 18. REFERENCE to the Indo-(hma situation was made in t'"House of Lcrds yesterday by Lord n'.decote. H? said that in view of current reports that Japan had pressing the Government of 1 China to allow the passa panese troops and the establishment
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