Malaya Tribune, 12 June 1941

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    22 1 The Malaya Tribune Net Sales Exceed 16,000 Daily SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Thursday, June 12, 1941.
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    ALLIES SCORE IMPORTANT SUCCESSES IN SYRIA
    509 1 \ichy Admits Retreat Reuter. SLIGHT advance by the Imperial and Free French rm forces along the coast road, north of the Litani River Syria, is reported in a Vichy communique broadcast by the ns Radio last night. The communique also announces the withdrawal of
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    NAZI-VICHY RELATIONS AFFECTED?
    90 1 Reuter. Madrid. June 12. Dl 'UTS rtti-ived in Madrid indicate that 'ttrman relations lag "embarrassed" widen! unwillingru Syrian French 1 tment Vichy's proy mi- to Berlin. diplomatic ediD.r A.B.C. write>:— heme in Berlin is He <yrian struggle Ansrlo-French affair. N fhrlran, the lack of c. either through'
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    Embargo On U.S. Oil For Japan Urged
    71 1 ngkftne June 12. /I Lv Prasidcnl BocaefeM an embargo on the ii, ply to Japan v catted by 11 Chinese bodies, including the SinoIn stitute ot Cultural Re- Sino-Brttish Cultural I the S'no-Soviet Cultu-j thr j cial km and otiMra a' pc mis
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    21 1 Tsingtao, June 12. taneai steamer. Tsingtao 4.ni7 tons, ran milHllilt Uei outside Tsingtao harwai reported. understood, however, tha in no danger
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    Special London Cable
    55 1  -  TIN ANN RUBBER PRICES From H. I.. Hopkin London. June 12 rIE Financial Times is of the opinion that the maintenance of the price of Ln U assured f or come tune but that Ihe price oj lubber is uncertain owing to the risibility of a control
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    DUNLOP MEETING
    47 1 At the annual meeting f the Duiilop Rubber Co Su Oeorge Be narrel the chairman, sain that tn: factories were fully i ccupied Normal business— a which a decline had been expected— including th> export trade, had been rramlained remarkably well —via Cable and Wireless.
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    G.C.M.G. FOR SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT
    83 1 Reuter. London. June 1? FURTHER recipients of King's b.rthdar honours include St* Andrew Caldecott. Governor o: Ceylon, who has been awarded trGrand Cross of St. Michael and S r George. Sir Andrew was Colonial Secretary. Malaya, before he became Governor of Hona Kong, from where
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    French Chiefs' Visit To Lord Gort Denied
    42 1 Reuter. Gibraltar, June 12. THERE is no foundation for the rcpe.*, that two French generals arrived at the week-end and conferred with Lcrd Gcrt. Governor of Gibraltar, it is learned from a most reliable source.—Reuter.
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    17 1 Reuter. untitled, June 11. THE strike at the plants of the Echn Aluminium Corporation has been s?ttled.—Reuter
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    French Admit Rule In Syria Numbered
    177 1 Reuter. London, June 12. 44f PHE French in Ankara now admit that the days of French rule in Syria are numbered," said an American commentator, broadcasting from Ankara. L- ?pite licavy aerial and naval support, the Allied forces have btill no: taken Damascu?. The
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    Great RAF. Activity In Middle East
    243 1 Cairo. June 12 PIE following is the text of a communique issued yesterday I from thr RAF. Middle East I Hcadrnia n Rhode Heavy and successful attacks were made by bombers of the R AF' on enemy aerodrcmes in the island of Rhodes durinc
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    N.E.I-Japan Talks To Be Suspended?
    110 1 Reuter. Lendon. June 12. THE possibility of a Mispen*ionof ihe trade talks between the N I I ard Japan was discussed in Japanese reports last night Earlier in the day the Jananesi Government held a iour-hou: meet ins with the High Command and decided on
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    25 1 Reuter. New York, June 11. The Pittsourgh workers ol two Curttei v:nght aeroplane propellor factories l»ave a>ria>ci t strike at mid-night to-morrow for more pay.—Reuter.
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    NO U.S. REQUEST TO EIRE FOR BASES
    60 1 Reuter. Washington. June 11 THE United statev has never reI quested the us* of Eire's air and sea bases for the delivery of supplies to Britain, declared Mr Sumner Welle.>. the Assistant Secretary of State. He wa.N commenting on the reports, footing Irish
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    TO-DAY'S RAID ON CALAIS
    150 1 Reuter. f London, June 12. 4 SHARP attack on the invasion port of Clais was deliverled early -his morningr by a I steady procession of R.A.F. bom--1 hers which droned across the Straits of Dover shortly before 1 a.m. as the moon was rising behind the
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    U.S. Envoy Visits Middle East
    74 1 Reuter. London. June 12. *.?R. Avereil Harriman, special r?- resentattve of President Roosevelt on th j subject of supply of materials to Britain is on his l iy to the Middle East for a short visit in connect*, n with arrangements for in? re" in*
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    REAL U.S. AID FOR BRITAIN
    827 1 Reuter. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, in a message to the U.S. Congress last night detailing the help the United States is sending to Britain and the other democracies, declared that:— (1) 2.000.000 gross tons of cargo ships and oil tankers were bein*? made available for Britain; (2)
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    FOREIGN SHIPS FOR BRITAIN
    81 1 Reuter. Washington. June 11 THE chairman of the Maritime Cormmssion. Mr Emcrv Land. *old the press that he had discussed with President Rooscv 1: in a general manner—the transfer of some foreign ships to Brita*n. Mr. Land believed that Danish boats will probably be the first
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    NAZI RAIDERS IN S. ATLANTIC
    86 1 Reuter. Booton. June 11. VAZI .-urface raiders and at toast one Nazi submarine have been very active in ;be 8ou»h Atlantic arer. whrre the Robui Moor was tepurtfd torpedoed, state- memberi of the crew of the United States freighter DStnoJa, < 6,448 ton,' b decked
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    LAST YEAR TO-DAY
    32 1 Th*» Germans carried cut crossings C# tne seine. Tn# attack in tae Ch-impaan* vm «v renawm with, fr-ato irmuuf l rnvtrtam. Some German units .urreeot-d in crofislnf the Marne
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    MALAYA BECOMES MORE AND MORE FULLY INDUSTRIALISED
    739 2 WHILE THE WAR RAGES ELSEWHERE..... (Tribune Staff Reporter) HUSH" policies on the part of local firms and Gov--11 ernment departments engaged in war work, and an understandable desire on the part of concerns embarking pn n£w ventures to keep their activities secret, has
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    THEIR WIVES GAMBLED, SO HUSBANDS TOLD POLICE
    193 2 Singapore, Wednesday. AS a result of petitions by husbands about their wives and parents and their children squandering household expenses by gambling, and also as a result of inforinaticn given to the Gambling Suppression Branch by a husband of a woman who gambled.
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    DANCE HOSTESS SAYS BROTHER STABBED HER
    532 2 Singapore, Wednesday. Jansen, a 26-year-old Eurasian was to-day .committed by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the second magistrate, to stand his trial before the high court on a charge of attempted murder of his sister, Alice Jansen. At the preliminary inquiry which was continued to-day four
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    Bombers From Cents
    22 2 (Cent-A-Piane Fund) .Total number of enemy planes destroyed during yesterday on all fronts up to midnight london time.. SIX
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    Attempted Suicide
    104 2 Singapore, Wednesday. OTATED to have taken an overly dose of a drug in order to commit suicide, Yip Hea (28), a Cantonese, admitted that he had attempted to commit suicide, when charged before Mr. W. D. Carew, the third magistrate, to-day. Yip admitted that he had been depressed
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    48 2 Lieutenant A. C. Stone. F.M.S.V.F., has been promoted to the rank of Acting Captain: Lieutenant (Medical Officer) j. E. McMahon has been promoted to Captain. Commissions as temporary Second Lieutenants have been granted to Messrs A. J. Wolfe, D. D. Rennie, R. fl. Pantllng and A. M. Service
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    Fined $400 For Illegal Imports
    66 2 1 Singapore, j, nday WHEN Lam Hoi Tim, of hop i Hip Yick, South B :id e Road, appeared before th, fourth magistrate, Mr. X 5 I Byrne, this morning he nleari i ed guilty to r tricted goods_29 ewtS i and 92 cotton coverlets
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    Governor To Speak On Radio To-Night
    39 2 Ilia Excellency the Governor. S:r Sheiiton Thcmas. will broadcast from Singapore at 7 45 p rr to-day cn the occasion of the offi cial observance of the birthdaanniversary of His Majesty the King.
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    NEW DRIVE FOR MORE EURASIAN VOLUNTEERS
    342 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) SPIRITED drive to recruit more volunteers for the Eurasian section of the Singapore Volunteer ha. been started following by Z a-command of the Eurasian Company of •tahon. Capt. C. B. Webb. In an interview with a Tribune I reporter, Capt. Webb
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    Indian Gunner Convicted
    74 3 Singapore. Wednesday. THE ccse in which an Indian gun- ner. Sardar Khan, was charged with causing the death of a Chinese lorry driver. Tay Kirn Teons?. oy negligent driving along Thomson Road on May 1 and also causing hurt to two passengers in the lorry. Tay Liat
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    19 3 The appointment of Mr W. D. untitled as a Magistrate. S S. iinj F M S. ha? been approved
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    Singapore Pivot Of Far East
    89 3 Reuter. London. June 11. J ill Times. in a leader n Vice-Admiral Sir o Lay ion's hroad<i>> that Singapore c pivot of the whole n in the Far East. Enforcements in men material, and the conu.- t fforts to increase tensive strength are tat to
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    FALLING ROCK CRUSHES MAN TO DEATH
    93 3 "ur Own Reporter) Ipoh. Wednesday > R mining misij.ps oc\e>.terday at a Chinese r Tambun resulting in labourer being crushed v a huge rock. as engaged in digging ist beneath the rock at 500 feet high when ..adenJy collapsed, pin--0 underneath it. lent occurred
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    8 3 Superintendent of f niture, Selangor. has been S.ngupore.
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    BIG MALAYAN NEWS DEAL
    98 3 A picture taken when me agreements were signed between Reuters Ltd.. and the Tribune Group, providing for the full Reuter cable and wireless services direct to the Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh and Penang offices of the Malaya Tribune and the Sunday Tribune. The new services are to
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    GOVERNOR APPOINTS BROADCAST BOARD
    159 3 JT is the intention of the Straits Settlements Government. with the approval of the British Government, to establish in the Straits Settlements a Broadcasting Corporation. Pending- the enactment of an appropriate ordinance. Hi; Excellency the Governor (Sir Shenton Thomas) ha> appointed a Board of Governors to
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    Appeal By Boxing Board Officials
    334 3 Singapore, Wednesday. THE president and hon. treasurer I of tne Singapore Boxing Board of Control, Mfssrs. F. W. Brewer and Cheong Hock Chye, respectively are appellants in a suit which came on for hearing in the Full Court of Appeal to-day before Sir Percy McElwaine.
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    "Enemy" Planes Over Singapore Next Week
    281 3 QX Wednesday and Thursday next. June IS and 19, there will be A.R.P. practices, with brown-out and black-out conditions, throughout Malaya. In Singapore the Passive Defence Services will be on duty after office hours until about midnight jon Wednesday Incidents will be j arranged
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    28 3 The following promotions in the FMS. V F are gazetted Lieutenant H. P Tatev to be Captain: Second-Lieutenants 11 V Welch and D. R Matthews to be Lieutenants.
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    New Orders For Access To Airport
    239 3 A FURTHER batch of cadets, states the May report of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, finished their training during the month and left for more advanced training elsewhere. There were several R.S'.F.C. memj bers in their numbers and reports !so far received seem to
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    LOCAL GIRLS DO WELL IN EMPIRE WIDE CONTEST
    95 3 Department of Education has received information that in the 1940 Royal Empire Society's Essay Competition open to girls and boys throughout the Empire, the essays of two Singapore girls were specially commended:— Angele Maschoieff, of Raffles Girls' School, for an ess«. on
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    KEEN PLAY IN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP TIES
    405 4 Betty Bryant A Spectator MISS Betty (40,000 Horsemen) Bryant was among the visitors at the S.C.C. yesterday evening to witness play in the Singapore open championships. There was a big crowd of Japanese to watch the men's doubles tie between T. Okamoto and S.
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    HOUSTON AND HILLS WIN Y's DOUBLES TITLE
    163 4 I. G. HOUSTON and R. A. W. Hills won the handicap doubles of the V.M.C.A. open invitation lawn tennis tournament in fine style, easily outplaying Ahmad Shah and A. G. B. Pakir in straight sets of 6-0 and 6-4. at the V.M.C.A. yesterday
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    Australian Songs Broadcast
    32 4 Miss Betty Bryant, the Australian film actress, will broadcast a selection of songs from Australia especially to Australian troops in Malaya, from the Singapore station at 7.45 p.m. to-morrow.
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    SPORTS DIARY
    30 4 TO-DAY SOCCER: Div. I, Police v S.R.C., Stadium: Div 118, Fort Canning v N. B. Corinthians. Naval Base; Customs v Stamford, J.C.S.A. TENNIS: Spore open championships, S.C.C. courts.
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    Time Robs Y.M.C.A Of Victory
    284 4 TIME robbed the V's of an easy victory over the R.A.f\ (Seletar), when they met at cricket on the V.M.C .A. groun yesterday. A feature of the match was Rowlett's unfinished 76 runs for the RAF. who collected 179 runs before they drclared their innings
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    Negri Cricketer Marries
    56 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Wednesday. THE marriage took place at the Church of the Visitation, Seremban, of Mr. R. T. Rajasingam, of Seremban. and Miss Eileen Fernando, of the nursing staff of the Seremban General Hospital. The Rev. Father G. Auguln officiated. The bridegroom is a
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    51 4 Among those who arrived by the Fresident Monroe in Singapore yesterday, in transit to various stations in the Far East, were Mr. and Mrs K. Cook, of Colombo, Mr. A. M. Klauder, of Aden, Mrs. L. Malcolmson. of India, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis, who were enroute to
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    ENTERTAINMENT
    118 4 "ROAD TO ZANZIBAR" (At the Cathay) rriRYING to keep the money they get to take it back to America is a bigger job to Blng Crosby and Bob Hope than earning it In their latest film with Dorothy Lamour, "Road to Zanzibar" at the Cathay last night. Once they
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    "ADAM HAD FOUR SONS"
    120 4 (At the Pavilion) •ytHE story of four brothers, the wife of one of whom flirts with the rest and even her father-in-law is told in "Ada n Had Four Sons," a daring Columbia picture which opened at the Pavilion last night. It has a sprinkling of
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    SPORT SHORTS
    308 4 THE following have been selected to Play soccer for the YM.C.A. against the R.A.S.C. to-day at 5 10 Pm. on the Anson Road ground: .K. Muthukumaru J. Woodbrldge. J. R. GDI S. Singh, G L Day, J. Karim, A. Ralph, X Goldsmith. V. N. PiUay, On* Swee BOCk,
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    Dons Thrash Malays In Reserve Division
    246 4 TOE Gordons beat the Malays by six proals to one in a Reserve Division match played on the S.H.B. ground yesterday. Two of the Malay players were sent off the field for rough play in the second half. The Gordons completely* outclassed the Malays
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    BROADWAY MUSICAL PARTY CELEBRATE
    136 4 THROUGH the courtesy of Mr Tan Boon Liat, his bungalow at Mata fkan, Changi, was the scene of a very enjoyable function when the members of the Broadway Musical Party celebrated their 11th anniversary. There was a strong muster of members, frienas and guests. A speech
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    Y'S MEN'S CLUB TALK
    29 4 CAPTAIN H. W. K. Sandy will address the V's Men's Club on "Travelling East" at the weekly luncheon of the V's Men's Club on Saturday.
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    26 4 The following is the list of subscribers to the Malaya Patriotic Fund from Segamat District: —Batu Anam Johore Club, $127.00; Sungei Senarut Estate, Batu Anam, $10.10.
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    Malaya Cup Tie To-Morrow
    312 4 SINGAPORE will play their M first game in the H.M.S. Malaya Cup competition this season at Anson Road Stadium to-morrow, when they meet Johore. Singapore should score another big victory over the Malay State, who. only recently, went down to the S.C.F.A. in a friendly match,
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    Johore's Team For Cup Tie
    45 4 THE Johore team to represent Singapore in to-morrow's Malaya Cup match will be selected from: Ibrahim (Police). Buck Heng, Ahmat Thamby, Ahmat Linen, Hashim, Prentice, Ibrahim, >Jd. Zin, Sze Tat, Janis. Ibrahim (Education Dept.), Johnson. Che' Ahmat, Mohd. Said, Hancock.
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS AWARD FOR MALACCA CHINESE WOMAN
    2503 5  -  2 KNIGHTHOODS IN MALA VAN LIST Mrs. Tan Chay Yan T lIS year s KinK s birthd ay honours, announced yesterday, include a C.8.E., an 0.8. E. and tw< M.B*E.'s in the Straits ttlements, these being Dr. Lim Han Hoe, Lt.-Col. H A
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    F. M. S. Honours
    395 5 pi the name of His Majesty the 1 King, His Excellency the High Commissioner has been pleased to award Certificates of Honour to the fo 1 lowing persons in recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Government of the Federated Malay States: Enche Abdullah
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    Opinion
    169 6 Tell The Public d\a ENTLY it was announced that Sir Gerald Campbell. British Minister at Washington, had been appointed to the post ot* Director-General of Information in the United States, following a request from that country that it should be kept better informed of the British war effort. Ihe
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    168 6 IN his recent ''fireside talk" he said plainly that the rale of sinkings of British and Allied tonnage in the Battle of the Atlantic was three times the rate of production in the British shipyards and twice the output of merchant ships from Britain and the U.S.A. combined.
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    Brutally Frank
    124 6 QN the contrary, he has been frank—brutally frank at times, because he knows that the people can take it, that reverse, disaster, catastrophe but spu»- them on to greater effort and harden their determination to break Nazism. But some of his Ministers have notshown similar candour and that
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    H.K.-S.R.A. HISTORY A BRILLIANT RECORD
    1156 6  -  FAMOUS REGIMENT'S CENTENARY TO-PAY By Ubique VN the British Army family service, particularly among the commissioned ranks, has become something of a tradition. Generation follows generation into the same regiment, does a similar sort of training and makes the same little mistakes as its predecessors
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    Command Concentrated In United States Army
    661 6 r|NE of the most remarkable features about the United States army has always been the simplified method of concentration of executive power. The army is under the direct supervision of the war departmei.. The Secretary of War, Co Henry L. Stimson, has been i
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    500... ... FLIES
    148 6 500... FLIES J After a dead spell. ENGLAND'S FAMOUS EX- PORT TRADE IN FISHING i TACKLE REVIVES. I IN A SHOP A STONE'b J J THROW FROM FAMOUS ST. JAMES'S PALACE, LONDON, i ARE FIVE HUNDRED VAR- 1 IETIES OF FLY. THEY > I RANGE FROM THE DRAB DUN GROUP,
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    THROUGH CHINESE EYES
    490 6 matricuL This used to I gan among Chine: >■ years ago. In those halcyon secured a first-h.. Government Beve Examination wei i as sons-in-law. i was not only a pa mony but also to billet ment departments firms. Those who second and third-clas certifir were by no
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    US. GOVERNMENT REQUISITIONS 10 MORE SHIPS TO HELP ALLIES
    143 7 Over 1,000 Tomahawk Fighter Planes Sent To Britain rwi uv *n«;~4~. c Washington, June 11. I Parinc cLt C T Cdtiom has directed th Southern JV 4T at £Sli p H y r to dehver its entire fleet of ten «"•*>
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    Soviet Chief Removed
    60 7 Reuter. Me scow, June 11 INABILITY to fulfil his duties" Ila given in the decree of the Supreme Soviet for the removal of Gen. B L. Vanmikov, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, frern the post of Commissar ol Armaments. M. D. F. Custimov
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    Bigger War Effort In India Urged
    163 7 Reuter. Mysore. June 11. j 1 to every true lover of I :ountry to Lend his whole j iwards strengthening in-! md equipping all j fighting India's battles foreign soiJ was made by the' icaraja ol Mysore when inaua i y.nt session of the
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    Big Nazi Purchases Of Food In S'hai
    63 7 Shanghai, June 11. f firms are buying tea J oilseeds on a large scale, Io a local Japanese Tairiku Shimpo, which no le than 1,000 tons ed and 200 tons ol cotton purchased in Shanghai the past lew days by Gerinterests. oil seeds
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    Nazi Planes Using Aleppo: Allied Advances Continue
    1247 7 Reuter. W. LONDON, JUNE 11 HILE BRITISH, IMPERIAL AND FREE FRENCH TROOPS ARE CONVERGING ON DAMASCUS ALLIED TROOPS FROM IRAQ ARE REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED THE IMPORTANT CENTRE OF KAMISHLA IN THEIR THRUST UPON ALEPPO THE IMPORTANT NORTH SYRIAN TOWN. ALEPPO IT IS
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    28 7 Mr H. C. Seawall, manager of the Asiatic division of Sharp and Dhome, located in Philadelphia, who boarded the President Monroe [at Shanghai, arrived hi Singapore I yesterday.
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    Duce Wants Spain In Axis Line-Up
    368 7 Reuter. Rome, June 11. "W/E have settled accounts with Greece—the slave of England," declared Mussolini speaking on the occasion of "memorial day" for the war against Britain. The Duce said that the Greeks would not have been able to carry on for even six
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    43 7 Reuter. Catro, June 11. —A terse High Command communique says that in Abyssinia operations in the Jim ma area are proceeding satisfactorily. In Syria, Allied forces continue to make satisfactory progress. In Libya, there is nothing of importance to report Iraq: All quiet.—Reuter.
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    64 11 g Z e Hai Tong Bank PROFIT of $308,295.34 was made by A ze Hai Tong Banking and Ju- Ltd in 1940. A dividend of was declared and a bonus to the staff. Wee Nam and Nah 81am re-elected to the Board of the other members of whom Tan Chin
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    13 11 Traction Comat us for May is $277,000 1 $3#.00U. The aggreel»{ht months Ls
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    14 11 output of the Mulaka Estates Ltd. was h total tor the past nine *nmj2o.
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    918 11 rs Singapore. June 11. Buyu-a. Sellers. MINING. 3 3 39 <ss) 7|lft 7|6 I > l£) 33.0 34:8 W 18!--0.67 0.72 ifl 12 6 14 r ($1) 1.40 1.43 ti-: SS) 0|- 9)6 17 6 18 6cd 12- 13--0.15 0 18 50 cts ...40 0.42 cd
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    1157 11 THE trading profit of Raffles Hotel im ended Fph 9« io<i «orei, Ltd., for the year which has been d!ipti'/ m U to from of of $Y6 380 interest leaving a nei profio£g fif" t3X f 000 be JS2i ""S? r amount m "st &Wq£? e
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    ADMIRAL'S CAR CROWDED OFF PUBLIC ROAD
    181 12 Singapore, Wednesday. THE Commander-ln-Cir.ei. Chtna 1 Station Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton. was the complainant In a case in the Traffic District Court to-day in which a lorry driver. Lim Hye Teng. was charged with dangerously overtaking another lorry on the wrong side of Thompson
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    PUBLIC INQUIRY TO BE HELD INTO STRIKERS' DEATHS
    212 12 PUBLIC INQUIR Y TO BE HELD INTO STRIKERS' DEATHS (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. TN connection with the recent labour disturbances and the deaths of several strikers either from wounds received in lathi charges or from gunshot wounds, there have been demands by various Indian bodies and associations,
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    Chungking Bombed Again
    30 12 Reuter. Chungking, June 12. THE western outskirts of Chungking were bombed early yesterday afternoon by Japanese aircraf* but no bombs were dropped within the city limits Renter.
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    "Australia Will Fight To The End"
    115 12 Reuter. Elizabeth City. (North Carolina), June 11. MR R. G. Casey, the Australian lfl Minister, stressed in a speech at Elizabeth City, that Australia "did not declare war in a spirit ot boyish enthusiasm Mr. Casey recalled the part the Australians played m the
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    23 12 Rome, June 12. ITALY has severed relations v>ith the new Iraq Government headed by Albdul Illah. it was officially announced yesterday.—E astern News.
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    King's Message To Gunners In Malaya
    239 12 (\N the octi*sica of the celebration of the centenary of the Hong Kong—Singapore R.A., a message fiom the King was read out W the various parades held in Malay'i. The Order of the Day stated: "On this day of the centenary of the Hong
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    S'pore 3 a.m. Murder
    92 12 Singapore, Thursday. A CHINESE petrol pump attendant at a filling station in Orchard Road was fatally stabbed last night. The motive is thought to be robbery, as $50- from the till is missing. It is believed that th? man was stabbed at about 3 am., v>hile
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    Nazi Tanker Destroyed
    53 12 Reuter. London. June 12. SEVtfN direct hits were scored by British Lcniu r s in an attack lusting not uiorc lha»i ore minute, cr.ad'! on a ;ott-*on German tanker in the Dovrr Straits late yesterday afternoon. The tanker was left on fire with her decks awash and
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    72 12 Reuter. Chungking. June 12. THE French Embassy in Chung- king formally denies that permission was given to the Japanese to seize foreign goods stored at Haiphong in French Indo-China and states that a .strong protest was lodged with the Japanese military by the French Governor General
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    49 12 A me*sa?r just icceived from Slessor, official correspondent with the A.LF in the Midilh East, states: The A.LF. occupying Tyre was wilcomrrt with a hcmelike ferv< nr. West Australians prepared the wav ur the occupation by Victorian-. Villagers garlanded A.LF. rifles, hats and cars with l csts.
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    142 12 Reuter. j unt B THE New York Sun writes many observers will Pay attention to the loud J£L protest arising from Vich? 2r 0{ Petain's pretence that toXfi! the invasion of Syria v 2 n£ striking a blow In defence «F ls French Empire may some
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    168 12 Reuter. Washington, June 11. YOU will be producing all the airplanes we want by next autumn," Mr. KnudSen told a group of 200 aircraft manufacturers to-day when h e announced that their production was 50 per cent, ahead of schedule now. Labour difficulties have
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    556 12 absence ot* a living wage and suitable facilities for honest borrower were the primary causes of indebtedness amongst the clerical employees," said Mr. G. H. Kiat. president of the Clerical Union, addressing a fair gatherin Rotarians and guests at the Singapore Rotary C!u! dinner held
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