Malaya Tribune, 8 October 1941

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    22 1 The Malaya Tribune Net Sales Exceed 16,000 Daily SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1941 riVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Wednesday, October 8, 1941.
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    Britain Repels 'Invasion'
    580 1  -  By Ralph Wallino. Reuter's Special correspondent; London. Oct. 8 HUNDREDS of thousands of British and Canadian troops and tanks have just completed a gruelling week in the field, during which the defending Red Army repelled an almost equally powerful invading Blue Army back to wards the North
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    Finland Rejects British Warning
    360 1 Reuter. Berlin, Oct. 8. JN a note replying to the British Memorandum of Sept. 28, Finland declares that the Battle of Finland (her participation in the war against Russia) was and is defensive, states a Helsinki telegram to the German News Agency. The reply was handed
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    SOVIET ARMY NOW FULLY MOBILISED FOR ALL-OUT WAR
    284 1  -  ißy J Alexander Werth, Reuters Special Correspondent in MOSCOW ALL the strength of the Soviet Army is being mobilised to meet the new German challenge on the central Russian front, stated M. Lozovsky (Soviet spokesman). Asked whether the new offensive announced by
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    Thousands Of Nazis Killed
    955 1 Reuter. Moscow. Oct. 8. r pHE combined attacks of Soviet infantry, artillery, tanks and planes are inflicting heavy losses on the Germans at the approaches to Leningrad, according to a despatch to the ofliciai Tass Agency. The Germans have been compelled, it says, to adopt a
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    Anglo-Wop Exchange Of Prisoners?
    138 1 Reuter. London, Oct. 8 THERE is no confirmation yet re- garding a report from the Lyons Radio and elsewhere to the effect that the British and Italian Governments have made contact regarding the exchange of disabled prisoners of war. It is understood that a mixed medical
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    6 MORE CZECHS EXECUTED
    82 1 Reuter. Berlin, Oct. 8. SIX more Czechs, two of whom are described as Jews, were executed yesterday at Prague and Brno, according to a Prague telegram. The Jews and three others were hanged and the other condemned man was shot. The charge was, as in the
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    No Annexation Of Iran By Reds
    65 1 Reuter. London. Oct. 8 rpHE Moscow Rr.dio last night issued a denial ol the Axis rumours that the Soviet Union had demanded the annexation of north-western Iran to Soviet Armenia Jnd that Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell hac approved the demand. The official So let
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    38 1 London. Oct 8: Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy ol India, has apppointed Sir Henry Craik. the late Governor of the Punjab, to be his political adviser. In succession to sir Franc la Wylle. hm Minister at Kabul Brft*ah Wtrej***
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    Chinese In Ichang?
    30 1 Chinese troops are reported to hrne entered Ichang, important ci:.v on the Yangtze They made an ath'..\ yesterday morning, and were reported to have effected an e^try.
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    NEGUS TO RAISE NEW ARMY
    122 1 London, Oct 8 THE Emperor of Abyssinia intends to raise and maintr.in an Ethiopian Army under his own command. This decision and the British Government's agreement with it, was announced by the War Secretary. Capt. Margesson, in the Commons at question time yesterday The exact
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    R.A.F. LIGHT SEA OF FLAMES AT TRIPOLI
    517 1 London, Oct. 8. gEFORE midnight on Sunday, a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force set fire to shipping in Tripoli harbour, states the Air Ministry News Service. The first raider over this much battered target made a 4,000-foot dive on a
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    Bitter Disgust Sweeps Britain
    571 1 Repatriation Failure Reaction British Wireless. London, Oct. 8. THROUGHOUT Britain there has been a wave of bitter disgust at the manner in which the Nazis have wrecked the scheme for the repatriation of wounded prisoners of war by the characteristic technique of raising the price at
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    49 1 Reuter. Teheran. Oct. 3: A civil air line between Cairo and Teheran Is to be established a* a result of yesterday's visit to Teheran of one ol the directors of British Overseas Airways. One stop will probably be at Baghdad and the others have not yet been decided upon.—Reuter.
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    New R.A.F.- German Clash In Russia
    126 1 New R.A.F.German Clash In Russia Reuter. London, Oct. 8 A GERMAN Air Force attack on an aerodrome used by the R A F. wing in Russia cost the enemy at least three Junkers. The Air Ministry communique, disclosing the action, states: "On Monday afterroon a squadron of enemy bembers, escorted
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    Axis Lose 2 More Ships
    262 1 Reuter. Malta, Oct. 8. AIRCRAFT of the Fleet Air Arm carried out another swift blitz on an enemy convoy in the early hours cf Sunday, leaving- two ships sinking and at least another damaged. The convoy, according to an zfficial announcement, consisted of merchant vessels
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    U.S. NEUTRALITY ACT REVISION
    287 1 ROOSEVELT WANTS QUICK ACTION Reuter. Washington, Oct. 7. PRESIDENT Roosevelt to-day asserted that he thought that Panoma's action in decreeing that her merchantships must not be armed increased th e need for a rapid revision of the American Neutrality Law. Asked lor a comment on Panama*
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    STOP PRESS
    203 1 All-Out Output Urges Roosevelt -Reuter. Seattle. Oct 7 QNLY by united action can we turn back the Nazi threat", said President Roosevelt in a message to the National Convention of the American Federation of Labour. "The establishment of peace between the labour organisations (A-F.L. and C.I.O.) would be
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    “Far East Situation Not Getting Worse”
    264 2 DOFF COOPER'S VIEW Reuter. Rangoon, Oct. 8. THE Far Eastern situation is not getting worse and there >s something of a lull for the moment, said Mr. A. Dufi Cooper, at a press conference yesterday evening. He added that he knew nothing about the
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    35 2 V....—V THE Chinese Chamber of Com- merce, Singapore, has requestea all business concerns to hoist the Chinese National flag on the Double Tenth Anniversary. Oct. 10. The day will be observed as a general holiday.
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    S'pore Harbour & Raid Warnings
    154 2 S'pore Harbour Raid Warnings AIR raid warnings will apply to hipping within "he harbou' of Singip re. On -(cipt of a warning ir the all movement within the pert is to cease and ships are to extingush all lights and remain in darkness until the "all clear" signal is given
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    Council Meeting On Monday Next
    117 2 THE Legislative Council, which meet* on Monday next at Singapore, will ccns'der thp motion of the Anting Financial Secretary "that this approves the draft estimates of revenue and expenditure f or t.hp year 1942." Sixteen bills will be before thp Council, of which three—the Wt
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    29 2 Reuter. Dublin. Oct. 7: From to-morrow, the G»*eaf Southern Railway will curtail their to one train per day in each direction on the main lines and branches In Eire.—Reuter.
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    N.E.I NEWSLETTER
    672 2 Batavia, Oct. 3. It is reported from Los Angeles that the North American Aviation Co. signed a $24,000,000 contract with the Netherlands Fit" chasing Committee on Sept. 29. for the delivery of twin-engined bombers, model B40, and also for spare parts for the N.E.I. Air Force. The aircraft
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    Colonies Playing Their War Part
    72 2 Reuter. London, Oct. 8 SOME of the colonial dependencies associated with the Eaaiern Group Supply Council or Middle Ea.st Supply Centre are producing important quantities of warlike stores, the Under-Secre-tary for the Colonies, Mr. R. G. Hall, assured a questioner in the Commons yesterday. Every
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    Former Principal Returns To School
    141 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Tuesday. MR. David Chen,, former principal of the Chung Ling High School, has leturned from China with his family." Mr. Chen, it will be remembered, resigned from the school in September. h>39. to take up an appointment as ditertor of
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    FORGER GETS TERM IN PRISON REDUCED
    337 2 Singapore, Tuesday. pOINTING out that the trial judge should not have taken into consideration the alleged attempt by the appellant to blackmail "X" as it was entirely an independent offence, which was neither proved nor admitted, the Court of Criminal Appeal reduced the sentence
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    Broadcast Moves British Nation
    92 2 From H. L. Hopkini London, Oct. 7. Hjfß. Frank Laskier, who broadcast a great sea story yesterday evening, found to-day that his broadcast had moved the British people as the nation had seldom been moved before. Despite the fact that he only has a wooden leg—he
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    MALAYA WILL BE HELD AT ALL COSTS, SAYS G.O.C. ASSURANCE TO N.E.I.
    1338 3 (Tribune Staff Reporter) mM7i: mean to hold this place whatever Ww happens. There is no question about that,'* declared Malaya's G.O.C., Lt. Gen. A. E. Percival, in an interview yesterday. Troops from neighbouring countries like the N.E.I., or
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    N.E.I. Help For Reds
    328 3 Batavia, Oct. 2. THE N.E.I, are doing all they can to aid Russia. According to the Java Bode shipments of products are already on the way. During the past few weeks a number of Russian ships have been loading rubber, oil and coffee at Sourabaya. Their
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    MR. CHEW BOON HEAN
    60 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang, Tuesday. THE funeral of Mr. Chew Boon Hean. whose death occurred on Sunday at lils residence. No. 225. Burmah Road, took place yesterday for Interment at the Western Road Cemetery. The Rev. S. S. Adams, preacher of the Burmah Road Hall,
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    Died Under Anaesthetic
    249 3 Singapore, Tuesday. A 25-YEAR-OLD Malabari, Asnah Kunjoo. who sustained a crushed hand while at work as a shunter in connection with locomotive driving at the Naval Base on Sept. 26. died a few hours later in hospital when under the anaesthetic. Vetha Nathan, a locomotive driver, testified
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    Domestic Quarrel Ends In Tragedy
    278 3 A DOMESTIC quarrel between husband and wife ended in tragedy, when the wife drank a solution of caustic soda and, as a result, died four months later in hospital. At the inquest yesterday afternoon regarding the circumstances attending his wife's death. Jee Soo Long, odd
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      72 3 I TENTH ANNIVERSAR V AND GALA SWIMMING CARNIVAL Haw Par Swimming Pool I A cordial invitation is hereby extended to the public of all nationalities to attend the Tenth Anniversary and the Gala Swimming Carnival to be held at the Haw Par Swimming Pool, Pasir Panjang, on Friday 10th. October,
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    TIME TELLS IN RATTLING FORM
    226 4 Night Raid Fast Picking Up: Going To-Day Slightly Yielding Latest Information From The Track (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala I.iimpur-. To-day. QEVERAL impressive workouts were witnessed this morning on slightly yielding going although none of the horses was given its head. Kalili, Mill Rush and
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    ENTRIES FOR PENANG RACES
    226 4 rpilF. following are the entries received for the ivn.in., races (from class lour horses only): HORSES CLASS IV CF. s'i»F. or 7F. Pro v. Amazon XX X Authentic X XX Beacon X X Blue And White X XX Brazeno X X Beau Court X X Carmtop
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    14,000 Guineas For A Mare
    59 4 Reuter. London. Oct. 8 A REMARKABLE wartime price of 14,000 guineas was paid tor an 11-year-old mare, Carpet Slipper, by the Brownstown Stud of Ireland, when the important Newmarket bloodstock sales opened yesterday. The record price for a brood mare in Britain is 17,000 guineas
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    INDIANS BEATEN
    76 4 rpHE Indian General Hospital scored their fifth successive victory in hockey when they defeated the Indian Association by four goals to one at Balestier yesterday. The Asst v.tion fully extended their opponents In the first half, when each side netted once, but once the Hospital settled down In
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    HIGH TIDES
    22 4 TO-DAY: 12.22 a.m., 9.4 ft.; 12.16 p m.. 9.4 ft. TO-MORROW: 12.54 a.m., 9.1 ft 12 39 p.m., 9.4 ft.
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    AIRPORT ELIMINATE ATHLETIC JUNIORS
    384 4 QNLY splendid goalkceping by Yoon Sim saved the Chinese Athletic Juniors from a heavy defeat at the hands of the Airport Sports Club when the two teams met at Anson Road Stadium yesterday in the preliminary round cf the Challenge Cup, following the disqualification of the
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    Service Corps Beat Medical Students
    278 4 HOLDING out in fine style till the interval the Medical College Union crumpled up in the second session when their opponents, the Royal Army Service Corps, were all over them, ultimately beating them by 11 points (two tries and a goal) to three (a try),
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    Y.M.C.A. Tennis Ties
    105 4 rnHE following are ties In the V.M.C.A. lawn t< nnls tournament:— TO-DAY "A" class handicap singles: R. Meyer vs Dr. Loh Poon Lip, A. G. B. Paklr vs Tan Swee Wah. L A. Alsagoff vs Choo Keng Klat. "B" class handicap singles: Dan Van Ngo vs Quek
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    SELECTIONS
    97 4 BY "MAT" IS -arrVTATOR" Race I; SPRING GIRL Bare 1 -SHOOT UP Shoot Up New Life Rare 2: PHARIOL B—NIGHTSHADE Fast Lynne Kast '>'"" t Race 3: SOLAR GREEN Race 3—GROFMO Marcheta II Boy C«U*« Rare 4? tAMBALONG Rare 4—CAMBALONG Radiant Courting Rare it MILL RUSH Race S—SCOTCH MELODY
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    To-day's Race Card
    902 4 THE following is the card for this afternoon's races at Kuala Lumpur, the second day of the Selangor Autumn meeting: RACE ONE Ponies, Class 2, Div. 2, 6 Furlongs 2 1 0 SPRING GIRL 7y 9.04 Mr. A. van Tooren Orchard 0 0 0 LADY PATRICIA 6y
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    GOOD WIN FOR CHINESE
    230 4 rpAIRLY exciting hockey was seen at Hong Lim Green yesterday when the S.C.R.C. defeated an Army Field Regiment team 4—L The S.C.R.C. forwards were in form and were definitely superior to Field Regiment's front line. Kee Pow netted two goals for the S.C.R.C. Lack of better
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    LOKE'S B.P. ANNIVERSARY
    82 4 rpHE eleventh anniversary celebrations of the Loke's Badminton Party were held lost week-end at the New World. The celebrations commenced on Sunday with the annual general meeting at tt.3o p.m. The following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year:— President; Wong Tal Sow, Vice-Presi-dent: Llm Heng Toon,
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    To-Day's Sports DIARY
    42 4 SOCCER: Challenge Cup, first round. S R C. v R.E., Stadium. HOCKEY: SRC. v RAF. (Seletar), SRC; Khalsa v Raffles Institution, Raffles ground; Medical College v Dutch Club, Medical College ground. RUGBY: S.C.C. v Loyals. S.C.C. TENNIS: S.C.C. tournament.
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    Restricted Hours Will Not Much Affect Sales
    468 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter) it is still a matter for conjecture whether the Colony will emulate the lead of the Federated Malay States and shorten th? hours during which alcohol may be sold for consumption on the premises, opinion in Singapore is that such
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    OFFICER FOUND SHOT
    32 5 (From H. L. Hopkin > London, Oct. 7. Capt. Guy Nicholas, of the 17th'21st. Lancers, was found shot dead in a London hotel. A revolver was found near the body.
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    CONSTABLE SLEPT WHILE ON DUTY
    142 5 Singapore, Tuesday pLEADING guilty to a charge of negligently allowing a prisoner to MC4EC from confinement, a Malay constable, Mohamed Yusoff, appeared before Mr. C. Goh in the fifth court yesterday morning Facts of the case by Court Inspector P. Ball were that on July
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    £1,000-MILLION SAVINGS
    44 5 (From H. L. Hopkin; London, Oct. 7. ANNOUNCING that £1,000,000,000 had been realised through war savings, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, said that this was mor e than £20 per head—an amazing tribute to the power of an ideal.
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    Manpower Call-Up In The FMS
    98 5 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A PROCLAMATION issued by the Federal Secretary states that the High Commissioner has directed thai every British and British protected person resident in j the F.M.S. over the age off 41 and under 55. unless ex- empted, shall
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    Sold Goods Cheaper Than Company
    395 5 Singapore, Tuesday. gYN ENG KAI, a 48-year-old English speaking Chinese, formerly a clerk attached to the import department of Messrs. McAlister and Co., Battery Road, Singapore, was this morning convicted and sentenced by Mr. C. H. Whitton, the acting district judge, to four months' simple
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    Rent Charge
    70 5 Singapore. Tuesday AARON MANASSEH, claimed trial before Mr. C. H. Whitton, the acting district judge, yesterday morning, on a summons charge of increasing the rent 01 a house In Middle Koau \wthout an order from the Rent Assessment Board. It was alleged that he had increased the rent
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    Opinion
    136 6 Drink And DORA WAR conditions invariably result in curtailment of liberty, and one of the things for which people in Britain must thank the late Kaiser and we in Malaya must thank Hitler is forcible restriction of the hours during which we may legitimately consume liquor in public places.
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    Wartime Measure
    128 6 TT is stated that midnight will be the zero hour and that no extensions will be permitted. No legitimate objection can be made against this, but there must be no evasion. The closure must apply equally to hotels, bars, restaurants and establishments which are the equivalent of the
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    Treating
    214 6 is an unfortunate tendency for "temporary" restrictions to outlive many "permanent" institutions, and a case in point is the opening hours restriction which was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1914 and to-day is a sturdy infant of 26, showing every prospect of growing into a big boy before
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    COSTA RICA: LAND OF TRUE DEMOCRACY
    1143 6  -  By JOHN GUNTHER I World traveller and ccres pondent, author of "inside t Europe "Inside Asia" The people were discontented. "Two thousand school children, with their teachers, marched in protest to the President's ho".se. The President's brother turned the n"re hose on them, but
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    They Talk Brainest Boys From Crime
    380 6 gRITAIN'S leading experts on child mentality are fighting a battle against time—a battle to keep the over-toughened little evacuees of 1941 out of the criminal courts of 1951. Two years of war ancJ living away from their parents have changed many of these children
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    A Letter From An R.A.F. Pilot Saved From The Sea
    609 6 This letter, a remarkable example of restrained, objective reporting, has been received by the parents of an R.A.F. SergeantPilot from their son, who is a prisoner of war in France: JAEAR Mother and Father, 1 bet I gave you a
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    GERMAN PRISONER BOUGHT BRITISH
    196 6 this strange world A NEW arrival at a camp for prisoners of war "somewhere in Britain was being put through the routine search when the guard, to his astonishment, found in one of the German's pockets a folder from a roll of panchromatic British film. The
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    THROUGH CHINESE EYES
    598 6 I>EFORTS of Japanese tror* movements in the past two months made interesting readin* They indicated not only the per. turbed state of the Japanese mind but also a desperate effort to regain some of the military prestige which Japan has lost. At first, it seemed that a
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    Three German Divisions Put To Flight In The Ukraine
    450 7 Reuter. severe losses have been suffered by the Germans on the it is learned in authoritative circles in London. Near th? German division has been definitely held up, the Russian fleet and has been to a considerable extent responsible for holding
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    DEMOCRACIES IN PACIFIC CONFIDENT
    170 7 Reuter. Bong Kong, Oct. 7. THERE has been a "tremendous increase" in confidence .n Malaya, the N.E.I, and the Philippines, declared Dr. Gnufy interviewed here, lie is President Roosevelt's economic envoy. During his Far Eastern tour he was impressed by the great increase in defence measures
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    “United States Faces Crisis In Its Destiny”
    435 7 Reuter. London, Oct. 7. IN view of President Roosevelt's expected meeting to-day with the leaders of the two parties in Congress to discuss a revision of the United States Neutrality Act, the London Times and Daily Telegraph devote their main leaders to America's
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    A-B-C Talks In H.K.?
    69 7 Reuter. Tokio. Oct. 7. I HONG KONG is to be the scene of j an economic conference between! Eritain. the United States and! Chungking, claims the Shanghai correspondent of the Yomiuri Fhimbun, adding that th? conference will start as scon as Dr. Grady arrives in Hcng
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    19 7 of war saving Untitle in Manys iay* up tu Oil 3 trt.uli-O wVr, if\.r,- r**>rr OOO m... rVfil tT
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    Nazis To Blame For Cancellation
    843 7 Reuter. Lrndon, Oct. 7. How last minute attempts j by the German Government "completely to overthrow the previously agreed basis for re- j patriation" led the British Government to cancel the sailing of the hospital ships. which had been ready since j Friday, was revealed
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    Flagrant Breach Of Faith By Germans
    612 7 Reuter. London, Oct. 7. THE British Government is not prepared to risk being made the victim of a flagrant breach of faith on the part of the German Government," said the War Minister, Capt. Margesson, in the House of Commons to-day, announcing the British
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    Purpose Of Dr. Grady's F.E. Visit
    129 7 Reuter. Chungking, Oct. 7. DR. Quo Tal-ehi, the Foreign Minister, said that the purpose of the visit of Dr. H. F. Grady. President Roosevelt's special economic investigator in the Far East, was to gather information relating to the question of the supply of raw
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    Australian Envoy Sees Manila C-In-C
    81 7 Reuter. Manila. Oct. 7. SIR Earle Page. Australian Minister of Commerce, and Field Marshal Mac Arthur. C-in-C. Phillippines. conferred at length this morning, according to a statement issued to-day which adds: Their conversations were of a mutually informative nature and covered the entire range of
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    Industrial Efficiency In Germany On Decline
    494 7 Reuter. London, Oct. 7. DISCUSSING the effect of the Russian war and slave labour on German production and exports,, the diplomatic correspondent of the Sunday Times says: "Germany's industrial efficiency has declined and her exports in Europe have diminished because of the inefficiency of
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    Domestic Occurrence ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    58 9 MESSRS. LEE CHENG POH, CHENG KUAN, CHENG PUAN and families wish to express their heartfelt thanks to their relatives, friends and the Amicable Athletic Association who attended the night visit and funeral of their late father Mr. Lee Teow Kee, and those who sent wreaths, Caskets, scrolls,
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    King's Tribute To Bomber Pilots
    121 9 Reuter. London, Oct. 7. CANADIANS South Africans, Australians and New Zealanders were among Ih pilots and crews of bombers at two Bomber Command stations visiter' 1 by the King and Queen yesterday. "It is a tough job you are doing," the King told a group
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    War Exhibition At “World”
    69 9 nnHE "Fight lor Freedom" exhibition. A which was shown in the Victoria Memorial Hall recently, opens to-day at the Qreat World, Singapore, by courtesy of Mr. R. R. Shaw. Admission to the exhibition is free. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Department of Information and
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      444 9 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS For Sale FOR SALE Philips Radio large last model $210.- and a Radiogram Marconi $325.- both perfect condition. Apply Box 654, c 0 Malaya Tribune, Singapore. Motor Vehicles FOR SALE Ford V 8 30 H.P. convertible coupe Mod-i ID4.'J $2.850.— and Ciiroen Saloon 12.8 H.P. Model 1940
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      216 9 THUNDERING OUT OFJ-HE HEADLINES 1 l^^s^^ST "FIGHT FOR FREEDOM" EXHIBITION Opens TO-NIGHT. 6 p.m.—MIDNIGHT FREE SHOW OF SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING PICTURES OF THE WAR. BE HERE FOR CERTAIN! NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION. (Friday, Oct. 10). COME AND JOIN THE THRONG TO WISH CHINA AN EARLY VICTORY! TO-NIGHT Tea Dance,
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    Domestic Occurrences ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
    123 10 MESSRS. CHIN SUN FEE, CHIN SUN SEONG and CHIN SUN KHOON wish to thank all their relatives uiid friends who attended the funeral, sent wreaths., sciolls, messages of condolence, lent cars and rendered service in i any other uay, at the funeral of I their beloved father,
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    110 10 In loving and never-to-be forgotten memory of my Dear Mother, Julia Alice, whu departed this life at the age of 63 years and 2 months, on Tuesday, 8th Oct., 1918, widow of the late Alfred Alexander Edward Edwards, Doctor of M. S.M.Rly., Perambur, Madras. Had I but seen
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      651 10 Public Notices THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modern European lime-polished, lacquer-finish highgrade TEAK CANECRAFT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE by SUN WAH CO., LTD.. large Chinese centre mats, crockery, glassware, Philios radio-set, cooking utensils, BAR-CABINETE, a large collection of well-grown flowering plants in pots, Etc., Etc. (The property of Mr.
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      777 10 TO-DAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE JSSPSU. ■2? S£S2 EE S3? SS m 4« 58 metres 6.175 m.ci GSD —11.75 Mcs; 25.53 metre.' •Si Recorded Concert In- NOB V aWI Sr!£VlC« clud.ng Piano Concerto. No. 3 tn metres GRY (31.25 metres. 9.60 M;C«, 12 45 third tajx ?.f London Callin, 111 the series
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    1001 11 r.—dav OCt, T. 12 30 j>!il. MINIMBuyers Sellers 2 9 31" AMP**. I*) i 74% Austral A™u 0 32 0 33 vf r 5"v «mi 89 93 «Ll*1rM l«1 1319 MSS Selang... <«> n p g 'prjunwj 55 17 179 naraw Matoy if. i] ]2-xd Chendmang
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    32 11 *Mid Day Prices j Singapore, Wednesday. J Prices of tin and rubber J I in Singapore at noon to- I day were:— TIN gKHtflfOI 1 I Bayers Wfc, Sellers 38 7 'r.
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    Produce
    56 11 Singapore, Oct. 7. GamDier 7.50 «va uubp 12.00 «amburg Cube 12 25 Muntoi,.White Pepper 18.00 8.00 Jgdritjii Copra 2 90 I copra 965 Tapioca 9.00 'air Flake Tapioca 8.50 Soar? Pt rl Ta 9-50 Si 1 t arl Tapioca 9-50 gfga Sago Flour 5.10 Plour 4.90 4.90 g2;ak sago
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    31 11 Jl Put £t r>^ ldu Rubber states, "d. W Htem L '.f, P°unda for the month t^ r( f;, f beln 8 tn <" nrst month c Uirent financial year.
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    Tin Share Market Continues Firm
    158 11 (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. T*UJ tin share market continued verj firm yesterday. Hong Fa Us made 1 JO. Sungei Luas 1 70. Rantaus 1 84 and BatU Selangors 1 47 1 2 In the Australian .section. Kuala X n:para unproved to 13f7% and
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    APPLICATION BY THE ADMIRALTY
    163 11 AM application against the ClvU District Judge i ud the Deputy Assistant Controller of Labour calling upon them to .how cause why an Order of prohibition -hould no: be issued against them eras :nade in the court yesterday before Sir Percy McElwaine, chlel justice, by Dr.
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    BULGARIANS ALLOW NAZIS, RUMANIANS TO USE PORTS
    210 11  -  (By John Wallis. RcuterN Sprcial Correspondent) Reuter. Ankara. Oct. 7. JJl LGARIAX neutrality wears thinntr every day* Barges from (he Bulgarian ports. Yarna and Burgas, are now sailing via Rumanian waters to Ackerman and Xikolaev carrying troops and supplies, according to messages just
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    More Silk For U.S.
    86 11 Chungking. MORE Chines? silk will be exported to the United States k> rej place supplies from Japan through J bigg?r production and improvement jof quality. Detailed measures for the proI motion of silk industry has been j worker, cut by the Ministry of I Agriculture and
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    Japan Under Thumb Of Axis Partner
    133 11 Reuter. Sydney, Oct. 7. DECLARING that the Japaneseare deliberately striking a new and aggressive attitude towards their neighbours, great and smail, the Sydney Herald says that Japan's behaviour in recent months has fully warranted the firm American policy towards Japan. "Success in the Tokio-Washing-ton
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    Flags Of Malaya
    139 11 C 9 v A COMPI.ETE BtrkM 01 the Mags of Malaya -familiar to very few people who live in this country—is a leature ol special interest in the "Finht for Freedom" ExbtbtUon which oi>ens at the Orecti Worid this (venlng. This is probably the iir?>t opportunity that
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    U.S.DECISION ON NEUTRALITY LAW EXPECTED TO-DAY
    649 12 Roosevelt Views Stated Reuter. Washington, Oct. S. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's conference with the (iovernment leaders yesterday, on the Neutrality Act lasted t\i hours, and is to be continued to-day. Senator Barkley, the Senate majority leader, predicted that a definite decision on the neutrality situation would
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    JAPANESE CONTROL ON MONEY ORDERS
    105 12 Reuter. Tokio, Oct. 7. J'flE Japanese Ministry cf Communicaticns is now to control cutgoing postal money crde-s and costal transfers to prevent the leakage of information through business deals. Communications t 0 Japan will be limited to the Chines?, Japanese German, French and English languages
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    26 12 Reuter. New York, 7:—Mr. Mvron Taylor, :he American envoy tc th? Vatican, will probably take tea with the President at the White Hous* this afternoon. —Reuter.
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    WELL-KNOWN SELANGOR FAMILIES UNITED
    82 12 THE mxrriag*' took place at the Chinese Consulate. Kuala L>>>n pur, of Mr. Tang Whye Chin olid son of Mr. and Mrs. Tavu Wtt) Yuri of K L and Miss Choc Wui Feng, eldest daughter of Mudim Ho Heng and the late Mr Choc £0. Sou.
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    JAPANESE DETAIN TWO BRITONS
    118 12 Reuter. 1 London, Oct. 7. |T is reported in London that Sir Robert Craigi?, the British Ambassador in Tokio, is making re- presentations to secure the releas' lof two British subiects detain?d by I the Japanese authorities on an I unspecified chr.rge. Cn* of the men
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    31 12 Reuter. Hong Kong, Oct. 7 Dr. Henry Grady. President Roosevelt's perb nai economic envoy, accompanied by Mr. Manuel Fox, (the U.S. member on the Chmese Currency Stabilisation Beard) anived this morning.—Renter.
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    NAZIS TRYING OUT COSTLY TACTICS
    352 12 Reuter. London, Oct a ANOTHER 24 hours have elapsed without any details' indeed official confirmation of the bijtr German mentioned by Hitler in his speech Uist Friday. It is true that the Germans claim big success north <»{' the Sea of Azov, and speak of
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    Nazi-Controlled Life In Berlin Corrupt
    83 12 Reuter. New York, Oct. 7. MR. Adolf Berle, Jr.. Assistant m Secretary of State, addressing I the Harvard Graduate School of I Business at th e Harvard Club, I accused Mr. Lindberg of "follow ling the exact line which had been taken in Berlin for
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    LOCAL DEFENCE CHIEFS TO SEE CHINESE FILM
    83 12 'THE Singapore Chines? ConsOJ Qeneral has issued invitations to rOca] defence chiefs to a speciai screening of the Chinese Govern ment film. "Light of East As a." in which Japanese prisoners are piavmg, at the Capitol Theatre to-morrow (Thursday), at 5 r.m The
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    Congress Urge Chang
    195 12 Reuter. Bombay. Oct MR. C Rajag.jpalachari.Vfci Premier of Madras waT leased from jail on Monday Zl ing. With his release it is 2 ed that practically all the I=2 members cf the Congress wort Committee, except Mr. Abu] jS Azad. the President of theCoSa! and Mr. Pandit
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