Morning Tribune, 15 August 1940

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    Masthead
    8 1 Morning Tribune No 167, Thursday August 15, 1940.
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    300 Planes In Fresh Battle
    209 1 300 Planes In Fresh Battle London, Aug. 14. ij illOLCill the morning was quiet, another big air battle developed m the afternoon when German plums again approached the south-east coast m ferce. A number of raiders were seen 0 ri n m flames. Little dat as done, except m one
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    Malayan Air Ace Missing
    122 1 Malayan Air Ace Missing (From H. L. Hopkin). London, Aug. 14. FLIGHT Lt. R. V. Jeff, the K.A.F. ace and son off Mr. Ernest Jeff, the Seremban lawyer, is reported miss, ing, after a Channel battle. Jeff won the distinction of being the first British pilot to bring down a
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    Questions Asked About Officer In The Tower
    273 1 London, Aug. 14. ft QUESTION concerning the detention of a British officer m the Tower of London was addressed to the Secretary for War m the House of Commons. The minister was asked why Major A. D. Wintle, M.C., Royal Dragoons, was confined
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    SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK
    30 1 Stockholm, Aug. 14.— The Sweden steamer Varia. 1,300 tons, was sunk cfter an air attack m the Channel. Ten men were saved, but eight are missing Reuter
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    RAIDS ON ITALIAN AIRCRAFT WORKS BY THE RAF
    583 1 RAIDS ON ITALIAN AIRCRAFT WORKS BY THE RAF 1,600 Mile Trip Over Alps LONDON, AUG. 14. tyHILE THE BRILLIANT DEFENCE PUT UP BY THE R.A.F. AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES WAS COMPLETELY TURVING THE TABLES ON ATTACKING FORCES OVER BRITAIN, A COUN-TER-OFFENSIVE WAS PROCEEDING, INCLUDING DAYLIGHT OPERATIONS BY MEDIUM BOMBERS OVER AN
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    FOOD FOR FRANCE
    74 1 FOOD FOR FRANCE L'don, Aug. 14. IN the House of Common:., Mr. R.A. Butler announced that Gover nment had received no communication from the Government of the tlnitcil Statrs m regard to letting food supplies through the blockade to the UAOccupird part of France. At the same time, the House
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    Empire Helps To Conserve Supplies
    149 1 Empire Helps To Conserve Supplies London, Autf. 14. whether the British Government would consult with the Governments of the Domi* nions and other parts of the British Commonwealth, with a view to concerting measure.';, similar to those recently adopted by ihv Government of the United States for the purpo.se of
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    R. A. F. Successes Quieten Italians
    228 1 The Middle East Cairo, Aug. 14. WHILE a large-scale clash m Somaliland is imminent, the situation on the Libyan frontier remains remarkably quiet. It appear* that there has been a setback m Italy's plans for the invasion of Egypt, which ten days ago appeared
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    PIRATES LOOT BRITISH SHIP
    128 2 PIRATES LOOT BRITISH SHIP 77w Far East Shanghai, Aug. 14. DIItATKS attacked the Brir tish steamer Shenhwa. ol 1,460 Urns, off the Fukien toast o!i Aug. 7, seizing the turma and valuables worth about 115,000. They kidnapped several C hinese passengers, it is learned m Shanghai to-day. The vessel was
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    MALTA RAIDED TWICE
    31 2 Malta Airc. 14. XN tVo moonlight raids, a number of i ,iui). including Incendiary bo;,. dropped. There was v*'ry little damage, ai.ri i Jv one civilian casualty. Reuter
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    2 TRAWLERS SUNK
    25 2 2 TRA WLERS SUNK The Admiralty announces that iY<" mtoesweeptog trawlers Tama- >v.f\ Pyrope, d:u ki".<(l us a result )i enemy air attack, sub-.sroiM-ntlv Reuter
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    WOULD NEWS FLASHES
    85 2 WOULD NEWS FLASHES Ankara, Aug. 14. Owteg to the effectiveness of the British air raids, the Germans are moving their war industries eastwards from the Khincland to Czechoslovakia, according to reports received here from travellers m Germany who slate that Gorman industrialists realise that the moving of whole industries is
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    40 2 London, Aug. 14. Enquiries have disclosed U»at there i> itiH n<> confirmation lhat the explosioafl which ocenrred <jii tne suuth-east coast terday were caused by shells. Pieces «»i projectiles which have been iounti are being examined by experts. British Wireless
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    69 2 London, Aug. 14. Although («erm.'i:i parachutes have been found m Britain during li.c U..1 lew days, authoritative quarters state the.re is no confirmation of suggestions made m some lof.il.ii; s that "paraciiuL i (s," usinK that word to mean enemies, dropped a.s in Holland, have arrived. Indeed, it is pointed
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    20 2 London, Aug. 14. According to the (Jerman wireless, po.stul communication between •ceaptod Belgian territory ;.ml iIMNMMI was resumed yestcrdav. Reuter
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    62 2 lloinhay, Aii£. 14. The Viceroy has left for Poona after a four-day visit here during Which he granted interviews to M'veral prnniin- nt political leaders, including llhulabhai Dcsaik (COBfftM l'"vder), K.nnak (Muslim \j Sir Chimanml Setalvad (Liber.ti,; anu Dr. AmbedI Mr. Jfnnnh had a second interview to-day at which he
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    SOVIET INFLUENCE IN BALKANS
    311 2 SOVIET INFLUENCE IN BALKANS S Duchess 4 Sees I Wounded NEW BATTLEGROUND? Nazis Make Little Progress In Turkey ANKARA, AUG. 1 1 FRESH SIGNS OF THE FERMENT IN THE I, K ANS, INCLUDING THE ITALO-GREEK DISITTE IRE BEING FOLLOWED WITH THE CLO6EST AT TENTION IN TURKEY. ANY ITALIAN THRUST TC
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    NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF
    42 2 Canberra... fyfAJOR -GENERAL J< who at present iof the General Staff, wil P' inted acting Chief c Gfneral Staff, m sn Major-General C. B. v, J T as killed m the air M C anberra, yesterday.- Reuter
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    BODYGUARD SHOOTS CHINESE
    36 2 BODYGUARD SHOOTS CHINESE Shanghai, An Chang Hsiao ling, the most pnwtfneiM nese m Shanghai, dead at his homr French Concession o\m bodyjjTiard I noon. It is bttk was a polit io ul m the crrrn^.- Reuter
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    Big Floods In South China
    76 2 Big Floods In South China Canton, Aug. 14. A WIDE area m the Tungkoon district, m eastern Kwangtung province, is flooded as a result of the East River overflowing, according to reports by the municipal authorities here. Sheklung, an important town 40 mil's from Canton, along the Canton-Kowloon Railway, is
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    543 GERMAN PLANES DESTROYED IN 56 DAYS
    351 2 London, Aug. 14. rERMAN planes continue to take terrific batterings from British fighter planes during their raids on this country. Early this morning a raider dropped eight small high explosive boma.s m a village m the .south-east of England without doinrj any serkHM
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      108 2 The on I dressing that feeds the hair fcTI.VIFIX HATR CT^FAM Rives a vi rorom "niivo" because It foods the hfiir roots, a.^ it contain* Piiro Rllvikrin It non-j;roaf?y and does not gum the hair. 6TLVTFTX 1- the only hfiir cream all the virtues of a pood fixative— keppinfT the
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    SERIOUS POSITION IN BRITISH SOMALILAND
    600 3 Italian Movements And Air Attacks LONDON, Aug 14 HESCRIBED AS SERIOUS BUT BY NO MEANS CRITICAL, THE SITUATION IN SOMALILAM) WAS THE SUBJECT OF COMMENT IN AUTHORITATIVE QUARTERS TO-DAY WHEN FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING THERE ON AUGUST 11 AND 12 WERE HADE AVAILABLE. After
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    FAMOUS CRICKETER KILLED
    35 3 FAMOUS CRICKETER KILLED London, Aug. 14. MR. Peter Eckerslcy, member of Parliament and former captain of the Lancashire cricket club, was killed today. He was a lieutenant m the air division of the R.N.V.R. Reuter
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    COURAGE, DISCIPLINE DURING SINKING OF MOHAMED ALI ELKEBIR
    216 3 COURAGE, DISCIPLINE DURING SINKING OF MOHAMED ALI ELKEBIR London, Aug. 14. WHEN the troopship Mohamed Ali Elkobir was torpedoed some days ago, all troops on board were fallen m under officers on the boat deck, within a few minutes of the ship bein<; struck. They awaited the order to take
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    Admiral Hart In Shanghai
    58 3 Shanghai, \uu,. IC X DMIRAL Hart, commanding the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, arrived unexpectedly this morning by su'jFiiurine from l>nigtao. Ktutei. An earlier cable .stated that Adtnlra] Hurt would join In tue Bhanghal negotiations, involving thi' forces to tak? over patrol of the British sector ol the
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    SECOND BAR TO D.S.O.
    71 3 WING Commandtr Basil Edward Enibry ha.s been awarded the .sccf)nd bar to the D.S O. During operation* over the Low Countries and France, Wing Commander Enibry continued to display an extremely high standard of leadership and resolution m carrying cut all the tasks allotted to his
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    SO WHAT THE HELL
    111 3 SO WHAT THE HELL yL close up of)f'Tan unusual^ > coat -of -arms a young New i Zealand fighter I pilot of the R.A.F. designed j f(»r his Hurri- S cane. It incori porates several of the sup- i i posedly »n- lucky s i g n s the number
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      23 3 The Fifth Column |)jsrr«'lion Is The Blotter Purl 01' Valour HI i II §IOI» PRESS X About Tiger Instead' 1 Ul MEDAL btHK
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    War Fund Concert At The Dutch Club, News Briefs From Here And There
    941 4  - War Fund Concert At The Dutch Club, News Briefs From Here And There VERA By SWEET nui \ic issued from the Duteti Club on Tuesday night when a conceii was held there m aid of the War Fund. It. was the second of those orsfd by Mr G. G van
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    'Snow White' In
    213 4 "ONOW White ami the Seven Dwarfs." \Uiio»> had a suicessful premiere on August Deans School, will be presented again to-m«) and M Saturduy m aid of the War Fund Singapore children's shows are noted their high standard of production and delightful adaptation of Walt Disney's da-" j
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      131 4 A Cool Way To Beauty hill a moistened pad of rot. ffljt ton wool on Ice, add Cleansing /IT C. J I Cream, and with this refresh- 5^ s*J I og medium cleanse away wkVWL C. beat ;Mid dust. With larger J I I :ced pad pat freely with Skin
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    SUN GIRLS -Show A (Lovely) Leg
    1010 5 SUN G I RLS -Show A (Lovely) Leg !>t a tennis enthusiast, or a swimmer or. von are simply a business girl who KO stockingless m any case, a n ts reflection *iH show you that your beau.."tine must not stop short at your hands llt Your legs are just
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    New Prints Open The Door To Chip
    695 6 I (.ROWINCi interest, on the part of fashion. wise women, m tailored wash drrsses. together with consciousnevs of the Importance of smart day. time wear, is perhaps partly responsible for the outstandingly effective morning frocks now beinjr offered by Pri villa, of In
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    Business Girls Like "Separates"
    289 6 Business Girls Like "Separates" THE business girl, who is interested m economy and yet wants to give the appearanrr of Kaying a sizable wardrobe, is finding the solutiot to her problem, more and more, m "separates" which are Fashion's newest contribution to war* time chic. Not only does tliis type
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    POWERS IMPRESSED BY PROWESS OF R.A.F.
    291 7 TONIC EFFECT OF AIR VICTORIES London, Au£. 14. JTIE activities,, both offensive and defensive, of the R.A.F. m recent weeks, have made a profound impression on a number of foreign Governments, states the political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The correspondent adds: Representatives of
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    LUXEMBURG NO LONGER
    49 7 Berlin, Auq:. 14. SOIMON, German I f the <ivil adininista Luxemburg, to-.umi-d tliai the nation of Luxemburg m? null and void. .ril.rjf lo the official n News ARenty, he j that m future offilr«uments must not use oi expressions -Duchy* or "countrj'" of i ..l.uri!.— Reuter
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    BRITISH TRADE IN BALKANS
    133 7 London, Aug. 13. United Kingdom Commercial Corpora- which was established time ago to deal spei the Balkan trade, actively at work and i given a monopoly entry of certain lly Empire raw Is, into the Balkans, lobby correspondent. that it is progressnd has now extended Turkey
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    No More X'mas Cards
    79 7 London, Aug. 14. A BAN on the production nf Christmas cards, crackers and picture postcards has been madr by the Minister of Supply under the newspaper control order, which cornea into force on Friday. Tne bnn also applies to greeting cards and calendars exceeding specified weights,
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    War Fund In India
    40 7 Hyderabad, Aug. 14. AVER live lakhs of rupees have v already been subscribed to the iund raised m Hyderabad for Hurricane nircraft. This is more than two lakhs m excess of the amount ippealed for. Reuter
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    NEW DELHI TALKS
    39 7 Salisbury t Aug. 14. Mr. Hugglns, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, to-day announced that the Parliament and Government had accepted the invitation to attend the Empire conference on war supplies at New Delhi m October. Reuter
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    SECRET SESSION IN RIOM TRIAL
    155 7 London, Aug. 14. ACCORDING to Lyons radio, the French Supreme Court, which is dealing with the charges of war guilt, met this afternoon at Riom, and went into private session after the Public Prosecutor had re?x the prosecution's general statement, consisting of a recital of
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    MORNING TRIBUNE
    441 7 MORNING TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, IW BUS MISSED AGAIN ALL the fnad stands and triumphal arches, built m Berlin during the pad two months to celebrate Hitler's "victory march" bite city to-day, will to be either carefully conserved for some other (late or be quietly demolished. The greatest disappointment if
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    Reduction Of Fine In Appeal
    317 8 Reduction Of Fine In Appeal CONVICTED under me tial Secrets Act, or alter, natively under the Defence Regulations, 0. A Rushton. until recently Assistant I env,r and B»ardiiiß Officer annealed against a Fine of §500 on the ground that it MM exressive The Acting Chief Justice. Mr. j.utice a X
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    SEPOY FINED FOR STABBING COMRADE
    400 8 Singapore, Wednesday. fONVICTED on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to i compatriot with a knife, Digar Singh, a young sepoy ot the 19th Hyderabad Regiment, wasJined $30.-, or six weeks rigorous imprisonment, m the Fifth Police Court, to-day. According to the prosecution, fhe incident
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    UNKNOWN
    203 9 THOUSANDS of sheep are being evacuated from pastures near the South-East Coast of Fngland to Inland farms m cast of air raids. Each district lnbern provisionally allotted its quota and the sheep have been taken by trains to the selected reception areas. In view of recent developments m the
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    PROGRESS OF MEDICAL WORK IN JOHORE
    524 9 Dr. GARLICK RETIRING NEXT MONTH (Tribune Staff Reporter) Jill-: "remarkable* increase m the population of the Chinese m the State of .lohore was referred to by Dr. (Dato) G. H. Garlick, retiring Principal Medical Officer of Johore, m an interview, yesterday. Dato Garlick, who
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    Woman Alleged To Have Killed Three Rivals
    95 9 (From H. L. Hopkin) London, Aujr. 14. TEALOUSY is alleged to U* the motive behind the shooting of thief! women, with the husband and father of two of whom, it is stated, the alleged attailant, a woman also, lived. The tCCUSed was Mrs.
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    Indo-China May Resist Invasion
    87 9 Indo-China May Resist Invasion 'hungking, Au^r. 1 I. a FOREIGN traveller from Kunming to Chungking was told by Gen, Lung Yum, Governor <>f Yunnan province, that there was no question <>f Yunnan and himself abiding by what decisions were taken by the French Government to meet the [ndo-China situation. A
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    63 9 Chan Sai Sen 1 57-year-old Chinese woman, claimed trial when chained before Mr J. G. Rappoport. m the third police court, yesterday, with having cheated one LttH Ah Wah of $130. The woman is alleged to have cheated Urn on Aug. 1, at Sembawang Road The ease waj postponed for
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    PETITION FOR DIVORCE
    415 9 PETITIONING for divorce yesterday from her husband, Cecil Pennefather, Mrs. Kathleen Pennefather, of No. 293, East Coast Road, said that the marriage, which had taken place m 1931, had been happy until 19.'i. r The application was made In March b, 1931, at the Marrlftfi forma pauperis.
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    WARDEN TOOK GUN TO POST, FINED
    140 10 WARDEN TOOK GUN TO POST, FINED A I. ID ■>■" warden who w«nl to hifl po«t With revolver, was cha.under the Defendat Hamp.stcud with making a likely to be ml i; witn it rearm i m a with- Colenii. a ccl tin. a. a miniging director. of ilnncybourneroad. West HampI,
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    STRANDED SAILORS DISCHARGED
    199 10 STRANDED SAILORS DISCHARGED "THE ship was char- tered by the Messageries Maritimes Company and the French Consul had nothing to do with the paying of their wages which was left entirely m the hands of the Messagerie-s Martime.s Company who refused to pay because of certain circumstances." Chief Inspector D.
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    CHANG AT THE CAPITOL
    249 12 fKOW'DI.I) houses welcomed harm. the great Chinese maninati anrl his company of American and Chinese performers at the Capitol last night. Thtv wtrc enchanted with a non-stop programme- except for 'the "minum" interval— of 50 itemi "I mystery and fun and ravishing beauty. Chang's reputation n°eds
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    MEDAN GOVERNOR
    27 12 Singapore, Wednesday. Returning home after a "duty" trip to Batavia, Mr. Adrian Spits, Governor of Medan, passed through Singapore, to-day, on his way to Medan.
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    MURDER OF YOUNG SIKH
    112 12 MURDER OF YOUNG SIKH BLEEIUNt; frnm 1 Bajan Bingh I old police recruil rushed loh night but d. way. He w;, when crl lane; out ai Police Barrack New Bn inmates 0 th< place rushing across Bajan on the firsl bleedin.' from four wounds In the mouth neck, chest and
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    THEFT OF AIRCRAFT PLANS ALLEGED
    119 12 THEFT OF AIRCRAFT PLANS ALLEGED RONALD Lloyd Trin: a^ed twenty-t draughtsman, of Bridl i n g t onavenue. Southampton, was remanded m custody at Southampton police court on a chai stealing five plans and other document* the property ol an aircraft firm, during the past twelve months. Mr. Noel Scrag!
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    GIRL JAILED
    23 12 riGHTEEN ye« L old lies.- I a Viennese maker, said rtfugee fronNazis, was to a month's prisonment tf commended I' 1
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    Caught After Two Yean
    176 13 Caught After Two Yean L Tin I ■w. M- year-old voman nad escaped the Biter stealing .some jewellery and cash valued at $163 Two days ago j the loiik arm of 1 the law caught up! with her She wa.s arrested on the .streets When produced before Mr L C.
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    Three Goals Scored By Leng Hoo
    231 14 Three Goals Scored By Leng Hoo THI t thr»< i oals to ixo m a (Jr ?B i- r.C.S.A the Ch Play ;uthoußh Merer of iraj nevenhr-;, nn.frh th» Chinese insldt ><\ pooi] opportuimn: scorinv all b id fe tlirpp with well. Pi; Ltti one nun short tarto*' ten miniiffs.
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    49 14 y.mca .soccer team against the R^A P H.Q., a! Kalian*; on Friday, 5.10 p.m at An.son Road ground- T Morrison; V. n. Pillay, m Swyny; R- pill Q. l. Day. F. Hutehinson; S. Orton, K. Goldsmith A Ex«yama, J. Povih, Tun Guaii Kiat R«erve: Chan Joo Kirn
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    'FRENCH LEAVE' AT PAVILION
    140 14 "TRENCH LEAVE,- now ih*w- »"K at the Pavilion, is another of those pictures to drive your blues away. It i.: rh-Hkful of comedy, and m-imiul of amuMiir, situations built around th e .story ol a woman, wife of an Army captain who sniuKglp.s herself into Army
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    OLD PALS
    71 14 MADCAP, MAXIK BAEK (left), former world champion heavy weight boxer, is show :i having his potent right hand taped by Joe Louis, present titleholder, while one of Baer's trainers looks on at Pompton Lakes, N. j. i*aer is m training to meet Tony Galento, Louis flat, t c
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    RACE WEIGHTS FOR TAIPING
    235 14 Ipoh, Aug. 14. RACE wetghtl for Ferak T. C. meeting at Taipim? Saturday rven races -air: Horses: C lass 1, Div. 1, About 5 uirs. Storm Ahead 9.0, Hying Scotsman 8.13, Ming 3.11, Monte Video 8.10, Moonlight Monata 88. r >ay Prince 87, Bam Buser 8.4,
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    Y.M.C.A. TEAM TO MEET S.C.C.
    52 14 V.M.C.A. cricket XI to meet the S.C.C. Saturday, 2 .p.m. on Anson Head ground, will bo: J. P ChrySOitom, A. C. Wilton, S. Hope, F.W. Marsh, V. Xavier, K. Goldsmith, A. P. Raja, Quick Sam York, V. N. Pillay, V. R. Sabapathy, Tan Guan Kiut.
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    "I Am No Good," Man Says
    279 14 QTATING that he had been "no good to anybod/' 3 nil his life and that he was willing to offer his life now to the Government, I. P. Mohamcd, 28-year-old Malabari, just out of gaol, appeared before M". J. G. Rappoport yesterday In the
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    LOYALS WIN
    414 14 Loyals 8; S.R.C THE Loyal had an easy win over the S.R.C. yesterday m a first division match at the Stadium. Seldom m the pidurr. e» perhaps for a rr 11 midway through :h e second half when the Loyai-s iren apparently taking things easily alter their 4-0
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    CUNNINGHAM'S LAST RACE?
    94 14 KANSAS City. Glenn Cunningham propelled his tired old legs to another meet record here m what he hinted might be the last race of the longest distance running career m the record books. Cunningham broke the 1500--meter meet record m the Missouri Valley Amateur Athletic Union meet,
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      119 14 SPORTS DIARY I TO-DAY I No soccer matches. I TIDE TABLE I HIGH TIDE I TO-DAY: 9.40 a.m., 8.1 ft. 8.53 p.m.. 9.0 ft. TO-MORROW: 10.24 a.m.. B.sft. I 10.26 p.m.. 9.6 ft R.S.Y.C PROGRAMAAE I The Royal Singapore Yai I programme for this week-*:; be: Friday:— Usual races for
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    TIN
    16 15 Londpn, Aug. 14. p I £263 Buycs £263 ii Sellers OP.) £263^4 Buyers £264 Sellers
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    RUBBER
    28 15 London, Aug. 14. ,ne Steady 13'e 13^4 rd) Sept. 13 1 13i 4 Ii OctDec. 13 13 12'« 12 15 15 d Jan 123/ 8 12V 2
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    76 15 London, Aug. 14. 286 -trie 69 6 chemical In. 25 9 Tobacco 89 4V2 ten I*9 C Pacific fin PI In. Trust 24 1 4V 2 ms l 7 t> •n Kintas 10 7" 2 14.4 *i Asiatics 31--t. Areas 41 3 Tr. Tr. (bearer) 32 6
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    39 15 London, Aug. 14. London on Paris n Batavia 7.58* TT London on ng Is. 3 1 32 d. lon on 4s. r,T London on Japan is. |%i. TT London on 4.02 2 to 4.03 2 Official Rate.
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    BULLION MARKET
    18 15 London. Aug. 14. I 23 7 1G I 22 11 16 I- ie, per oz. £8.8.0
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    PRODUCE
    6 15 London, Aug. 14. an drums.
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    NEW YORK
    29 15 New York, Aug. 13. ran Market Tone Quiet Spot 19 :< 8 19V 2 Forward Oct. Dec 19 ***** 3 16 Market Ton»j Quiet Spot 5 l»/ 4
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    Big Profit For Hammer & Co.
    105 15 Big Profit For Hammer Co. Singapore, Wednesday HAMMER and Company, Ltd., n alisetl 51 64,961.11 last year, and a final dividend of 75 cents per share will be proposed at the annual general meeting of the company on Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon, at the Hongkong Bank Chambers. In his
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    Reuter's Commercial Service
    73 15 Reuter' s Commercial Service Palm Oil (Malay) In bulk— S'ment M 914 Opra Straits F.MJS.) September S'ment. Unquoted Sago Flour 'Sarawak* August S'ment. 15 Aup Sept. Value 'Tapioca, Seed Pearl, Ist Quality (Singapore) S'ment. 27 6 Auk Sen*. Sellers Pepper (FAQ) White A'untok Aug iSept. S'ment. 4 u s Value
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    Widespread Response To Statement
    86 15 Widespread Response To Statement London, Aug. 11 IN the House of Lords, during the debate an India, the Duke of Devonshire -.nil that all m- dications show- ed that there would be /a I widespread res. ponse to the recent state- ment by the Viceroy. "The statement affords the opportunity,
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    "Green" Gave The Thief Away
    241 15 "Green" Gave The Thief Away AHMAD bin Ali, a kebun, thought he was clever. He used to steal money from his mistress and never got caught. One day the police became too clever for him. It happened like this: Losing three sums of money aggregating $34, which she kept m
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    Motor Torpedo-Boats In Channel Action
    272 15 Motor T orpedo-Boats In Channel Action London, Auk. 14. AN Admiralty communique states that m the early hours of yesterday morning some of our motor torpedo-boats mad*' contact with enemy li^ht forces. The enemy was sighted when he was only about 100 yards from our motor torpedo-boats, which were travelling*
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    100 15 AtTEK negotiations with the Saigon Traders Association, th.Thailand Traders Association and the Sai Sfe Trader.; Association, v.hich represent the majority of :he importers of dried tish into tho olony the Food Controller, Malay i, bus arranged to allow all exports <-f dried and falted fish to be free of quota
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      105 15 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDELAUATSCHAPPIJ, N. V Established by Royal Charter A.D 1824. Incorporated m the Netherlands East Indies. (Netherlands Trading Socle :y) BANKERS Paid Up Capital f.40,030,000.Reserve Fund 10,500,00 U- Correspondents NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LIMITED Head Office: BATAVIA. Branches: Netherlands East Indies:— Sourabaya, Samarang, Medan, Weitevrcden, Bandoeng, Cheribon Ttgal, Pecalongan, Djokjakarta, Solo,
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    Morning Tribune
    6 16 Morning Tribune Thursday, August 15, 1940.
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    COMMONS' QUESTIONS ON OIL FOR JAPAN
    205 16 No Statement At Present London, Aug. 14. MR Geoffrey Mander, during question time, asked Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Undersecretary, whether it was proposed to continue the supply of oil and other articles required for war purposes from British sources to Japan m spite
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    TO REPLACE MEN
    99 16 TO REPLACE MEN Thirty youthful members of the women flyers of America are pictured here as they started training course at Nass a v airport. The girls are pledged to learn medical, liaison, and ferry flying to replace men flyers who might be needed at the front m time of
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    French Sailors In Britain
    137 16 London, Aur. 14. AfiKED what .stops were taken i<> mablc Prtnch refugee sailors of the mercantile marine, and li. 1 hcrmen, Who are now m this country, to secure a livelihood and t<; assist m the Allied cause, Mr. K. a. Butler .said that arrangemeptfl had
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    24 16 London, Aug. 14. The London Gazette announces that Air Commodore Francis P-rical Don has been granted the acting rank of Air Vice -Marshal— Reuter
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    25 16 Rome, Aug. 14. According to an Italian news agency dispatch from Tirana, farther Albanians have been arrested m the Greek frontier province of Ciamuria Reuter
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    'UNEXPECTED DEFIANCE' BY BALKAN STATE
    85 16 New York, Aug. H 'THE refusal of President Metaxa's 1 nounce the British guarantee to Gn the first vote of confidence the British have for a long time," declares the New York l" 1 The newspaper adds: "this unexpec fiance by the weakest of the
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