The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 July 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,131. ESTD 1835 FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    CHURCHILL ON ORAN ACTION
    2177 1 Naval Battle Follows French Rejection Of Ultimatum Crack Battle-Cruiser Makes Escape To Toulon BATTLESHIPS AMONG SEVERAL UNITS TAKEN OVER IN BRITAIN Bl(; NAVAL BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE OFF ORAN, IN ALGERIA. ON rt WEDNESDAY EVENING BETWEEN BRITISH AND FRENCH NAVAL UNITS FORMED THE SUBJECT OF A
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    German Threat To French Navy Officers
    412 1 German Threat To French Navy Officers lyiß. H. R. Knickerbocker, tke American journalist, says that he can testify from talks he had with several French naval officers m London that the Germans used every means to intimidate and persuade French naval officers to capitulate. They m formed the French Admiralty
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    STOP PRESS
    37 1 Bucharest, July 4. M. GIGURTU, has formed a new national government strongly anti-semitic and pro-German m character. Several new ministers were members of the Goga anti-Jewish cabinet m 1938 and other Iron Guard members.- Reuter
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    Invasion Of Britain Next Tuesday?
    118 1 Invasion Of Britain Next Tuesday? New Ycrk, July 4. jlilß. Otto Tolisehus, the Stock- holm correspondent of the New York Times, says that according to reparts filtering; through from Norway, the German troops m Norway are looking forward to next Tuezday or Wednesday as the dale for the beginning of
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    Familiar Nazi Technique
    106 1 A CCORDING to reports from Switzer- land, the German Press has begun asserting that the neutrality of Eire is being threatened by Britain and claiming that Germany is entitled to counteract the menace. It is obvious that this follows a very familiar German technique. Its application to
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    43 1 Simla. July 4. ■T^HE output of trained Indian officers fcr the Indian army is expected to be multiplied twentyfcld during the coming year. It is stated that an enormous number of applications for commissions is being received from all communities chroughout India.- Reuter
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    Many More Raiders Shot Down Over Britain
    340 1 Many More Raiders Shot Down Over Britain London, July 4. lATEST figures show that seven Nazi bombers were destroyed during air raids on Britain yesterday. Six more were severely damaged by Spitfires and Hurricanes that they are unlikely to have reached home. Meanwhile, continuing their in fermittent "hit and run"
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    KREMLIN'S "HUMAN DYNAMO" SACKED
    82 1 Moscow, July 4. T^KE Tass Agency announces that M. L?zar Kagancvhh, known as the Kremlin's "human dynamo.' hrs b°~n "released of his duties" as People's Commissar for Heavy Industry. The decision w?"! taken by Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet. M. S din ha? been appoin ed
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    S.S. (S.) A. SUB-COMMITTEE FAVOURS WAR TAX ON INCOMES
    1100 2 S. S. (S.) A. SUB-COMMITTEE FAVOURS WAR TAX ON INCOMES A REPORT m favour of a war tax on incomes has been presented by a sub- committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. Such a tnx, it declares, should be pan-Malay? n. and not continued after the war. All the
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    London Stock Exchange
    361 2 London, July 4. The following are to-aa> jiosiiju miaais quocatloiis Shares are ol £1 d?nornlnalloo unless oilier wise stated: Dealings In Canadian Pacific Railways have been banned by the Treasury The above are dealers middle price brokers margins brokerage and stamo duty are not included Exchange Telegraph
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    161 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (.Prom Ou r Own (correspondent) London, July 4. r-OMMODITY and Exchange markets losed as follows with previous quotations m paranthesis: RUBBER: Easy. Spot: i2Hd 12: id (I3d 13UU) August 12% d i 2 iid ri2%d 124 d) Oct.-Dec. HHd ll%d (ll%d 12d) Jan.-Mar. liy 4 d 11 (U%d
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    MERRIDALE B.P.
    47 2 T<HE open doubles tournament, knock-out system and the "B" singles tournament pX ssb i Badmu ton OPEN DOUBLES TOURNAMENT Chor P LeC HOCk Sang and Yeo Lal Y^tS*?* Urn ChCng ChW6e and N 8 "B" Singles Tournament i iiampion, Lim Cheng Chwee Runner-up, Bob Quek.
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    NO FRENCH CAPITAL SHIP IN ENEMY HANDS
    297 3 Free Fleet's C-in-C/s Statement In London CREWS HAVE NO DUTY TO MEN WHO SURRENDERED London, July 4. -MO capital ship of the French navy is m German or 11 Italian hands/* stated Vice- Admiral Emile Muselier, who is General de Gaulle's commander of
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    Nazi Losses In France 400,000
    72 3 London, July 4. IT was estimated m authoritative quarters m London to-day that German casualties between May 10 and the end of the war m France totalled 400,000. A German official statement issued recently stated that 10,000 Germans were killed between May 10 and June
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    Fine Record Of Johore College
    190 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 4. "DOYS, you must consider your- selves very lucky that you are not near the war zone. Pray for the thousands of children near the war zone, for their safety and for our speedy victory," said Major C.
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    Rumanian Cabinet Resigns As Reich Rejects Appeal To Berlin For Alliance
    441 3 Berlin, July 4. THE Rumanian Government has resigned, states a Bucharest 1 despatch to the German news agency. M. Gigurtu, Minister without Portfolio, has been entrusted with the formation of a new cabinet. Discussions are now proceeding at the
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    How Children Helped Save Norwegian Gold
    131 3 Baltimore, July 4. ACCORDING to the Baltimore A \e* Post, some 59.000.000 north of gold belonging to the Norwegian Government has arrived m the United States from Norway after having been shipped right under the eyes of Nazi guards. The feat was accomplished by
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    MEETING OF FRENCH PARLIAMENT
    74 3 Clermont-Ferrand, July 4. THE Havas Agency, quoting an au- >r.sed source, states that the teh Chamber of Deputies and will be convoked at the beginn- week. This meeting of nent w.ll be followed by a sitting nal Assembly. rvival at Vichy deputies and :ors will hold
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    BELGIAN GOVERNMENT AT VICHY
    27 3 Vichy, July 4. T| my states that the Belgian Government has taken wn it Vichy, the present seat of I Petain's Government. Reuter
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    Italians Repulsed At Frontier
    98 3 London, July 4. DETAILS of a small but successful engagement between British ana Italian forces on the Kenya-Abyssinia irontier which have reached London show that an Italian attack on a British post was repulsed and four Italian guns destroyed. British troops were assisted by the R.A.F.
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    ILLUSTRIOUS TORPEDOED IS LATEST NAZI CLAIM
    32 3 Berlin, July 4. THE German High Command ccmmunique to-day claims that a submar.ne torpedoed the British aircraftcarrier Illustrious, "the most modern m the Royal Navy." Reuter
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    23 3 The Municipality reports that for the week ending June 29, ihere were 305 deaths, the majority of which were from pneumonia (40 deaths).
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    LOCAL RAILWAY UPKEEP BILL
    289 3 AN idea of the large expenditure rk incurred m the operation of railways is given m the annual report of the Federated Malay States Railways for 1939, m which Mr. L. M. Smart, General Manager, says that the three years, 1937-39, saw a sum of $6,788,144
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    Amazing Panic Scenes On Torpedoed Liner
    584 3 Amazing Panic Scenes On Torpedoed Liner London, July 4. THE 13,000-ton British liner. Arandora Star, which was torpedoed and sunk while carrying 2,000 internees to Canada, was found sinking by a Sundcrland fiying-boat of ths R.AF. coastal command a considerable distance from the west coast of Scotland and to the
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940. The French Fleet
    622 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940. The French Fleet HOW sad it is to read the report of Mr. Churchill's speech m which he recounted the action which the Royal Navy was compelled to take to ensure that the French fleet m the Mediterranean did not fall into
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    The Defence Of Great Britain
    727 4 By A Special Correspondent THE invasion of Britain by sea and air may be attempted at any time within the next few hours or the next few days. British defence measures may be classified as follows:— il) The prevention of sea landings. This is primarily
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    "Nerves"-And Inefficiency
    297 4 CIR ANDREW CALDECOTT, Governor wh?L °K yl o?' i uote <» f rom a minute written by Sir Frank Swettenham when Colom^r^ntly^ R yal C Uege JJf lew1 ew 1 was speaking of "nerves," Snditi P on? CUlar refCrenCe to Present He said that Sir Frank Swettenham. when
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    France's Colonial Empire
    607 4 §INCE the surrender tf rQf) a great deal of world tll has been focussed on j,, colonies. What will they <*</ What attitude will they t Q to the continuance of the u Qr Perhaps a better understands of the problem may be from this brief review
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      26 4 The Correct Details and the Smart Appearance are plainly indicated m every Garment tailored by MIEN CHONG Spores most up-to-date Tailor 34 Coleman St. Phone 4816
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    A Singapore Woman's Diary
    796 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By CIX S hen ton Thomas' appeal 3 for yet more clothing and comforts and Red Cross supplies should be an added spur —if any were needed to all the women workers with their sewing and knitting parties m Malaya. HefC
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    Working For The Red Cross At Government House
    1429 5 number and a basket for the child's clothes; and they bring their card which is a record of their attendance at the centre and of their baby's progress. After the baby has been stripped and weighed and examined, another report is made
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    HOW THE BRITISH MAY CAUSE LIBYA'S DOOM
    1074 6 IN April, 1937, amid great festivity, Mussolini opened the modern highway that runs for 1,000 miles along the coast of Libya, and connects Tunis with Egypt. This great road solved one of Italy's most urgent North African problems that of effective communication. Prior
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    FOUR WOMEN HURT BY ENEMY BOMBS
    92 6 London. July 4. IT is learned that ten persons were injured when an enemy bomber jettisoned 12 bombs over working class houses m south-east England yesterday. Four women were severely injured, and the condition of one is stated to be critical. Reuter. Mr. T.
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    Unrest In Austria Is Reported
    184 6 Unrest In Austria Is Reported ■yHOUGH enthusiastic crowds assem- We m Vienna and other Austrian towns before gigantic maps of the Western Front and loudspeakers are giving out the latest news, signs of unrest are increasing, according to news received m Belgrade. At least- two fresh S.S. Standarte (50,000 men)
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    New Trends In Foreign Policy Of The Moscow
    392 6 New Trends In Foreign Policy Of The Moscow AN article m the Evening Standard on Russian policy is headed: "Another Ally?" The Standard says: "Stalin has no love for our rulers: he'll pull no British chestnuts from the fire at his own expense. "But his long-range interest may lie m
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    Mme Chiang & China's Women
    115 6 Mme Chiang China's Women MADAME Chiang Kai-shek, addressing the Women's Advisory Council of the New Life Movement on the occasion ol its second anniversary, declared: "We are mobilising the womanhood of China with lightning speed and electric efficiency. "Having begun well, however, we should continue to rise m new lights
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    CARLOADS OF RIFLES IN BIG POLICE ROUND-UP IN U. K.
    173 6 AS a precautionary anti-parachute troop measure the Home Office authorized police to remove stocks of rifles and ammunition from gunsmiths* shops. They have been put into safe keeping for the time being. Police throughout Britain made a round-up of privately
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    21 6 A general view of the diners at Cyrano's on Wednesday evening when a ii proceeds were riven to the War Fund.
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    A Singapore Woman's Diary
    563 6 It was easy enough to tell those who had been to Cyrano's by the red, white and blue rosettes pinned on lapels and dress bodices. These rosettes m tricolour ribbon were made by the nuns of the French convent and were being sold with great success
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      331 6 How I Made This AMAZING CHANGE KjS^Sk >. 1 >. I .'.<*.v.v. 1 .v.s-. :^^^P^*^^^a^^^^^^.. !ai "^fc Jm Miss Drouet made this amazing change m her appearance m 7 days. Read below her personal letter m which she explains exactly how she did it and how any woman can do
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    SINGAPORE "OLD GUARD" TO BE FORMED
    539 7 For The Protection Of Vulnerable Points CALL TO EX-SERVICEMEN A CALL to all ex-Servicemen, ex-Volunteers and others rt m Singapore over the age of 41 who have had experience m the use of firearms, to form an "Old Cuard" to guard vulnerable points, is
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    £30,000 More From Malaya Patriotic Fund
    145 7 f PHE general committee of the MaFaya Patriotic Fund is now considering the allocation of a furtner sum of £30.000, or more, to be remitted to England shortly. There is time to participate m this ribution if donations are poid m to the hon.
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    TOKIO EDUCATIONALIST ON INSPECTION TOUR
    134 7 up M Sakarai, Inspector of Schools Wl m Toko, and Mr. S. Shibayami.j etary of the Japanese Foreign Office, arrived m Singapore yesterday frcm Medan, Sumatra. Mr. Sakcrai told a reporter he s makin? a routine tour of all schools the Far East, to see
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    THE LOYALS TO BEAT RETREAT
    105 7 THE programme to be played by the Band and Drums of the 2nd. Battalion, The Loyal Regiment at the Beating of Retreat on the Padang on Monday, at 6 pm. will be: Drums. "Re:reat." Band an v Drums, Quick March. "New Col:nial," <Hail>; Drums. Ri'ings
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    NEW SOUTH PACIFIC AIR SERVICE
    111 7 NEW SOUTH PACIFIC AIR SERVICE P.N- AMERICAN Airways have announced the inauguration rate for the opening of the new South Pacific air service linking San Francisco and New Zealand via Honolulu, Canton Inland, and Noumea, French Caledonia. The first plane will leave San Francisco next Friday, carrying mail only, but
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    FIRST HONG KONG EVACUEES HERE
    114 7 Al5-DAY-OLD baby girl, fast asleep m a wicker basket, arrived m Singapore from Hong Kong yesterday m the care of her mother. She is Lyndal Abbott, daughter of Hong Kong's health officer Dr. T. K. Abbott. Lyndal and her mother are probably the first of
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    WHOSE BURIAL GROUND 15 IT?
    341 7 WHETHER two pieces of land given for use as a burial ground constituted a particular gift for a parti- j cular purpose or a general charitable; Pift were points areued before Mr Justice Manning m the High Court yesterday. The action concerned two pieces 01
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    INDIAN ON ROBBERY CHARGE
    64 7 A 40-YEAR-OLD Indian, Phaje Khan bin Subeh Khan, had a charge of robbery explained to him m the fifth court yesterday. Tt was alleged that he robbed one K. Anas Malai of cash and a gold chain to a total value cf $1,301.65 at Outram Road
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    CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR FOR TWO MALAYANS
    564 7 CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR FOR TWO MALAYANS THE [wo Malayans, Dr. Kamil Mohamed Ariff bin.Kadir Mustan, J.P., and Mr Lim Eow Thoon, J.P., who i have been awarded the Certificate of Honour m recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Government of the Straits Settlements are both prominent m
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    33 7 Tli° n?w St. Andrew's School building at Woods ville will be opened on July 29. The 29th. rnnual athletic sports of the school will be held at the school grounds, on Aug. 6.
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    GERMANS GET THE BIRD!
    41 7 In their earlier night raids on Britain German airmen succeeded m doing little more damage than this picture shows— ruining chicken runs m a south-east district. Since then they have killed and injured a number of civilians.
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    MAGIC CARPET MENTIONED IN COURT CASE
    315 7 MAGIC CARPE T MENTIONED IN COURT CASE ALLEGEDLY professing to a wealthy Malay woman that he was a witchdoctor, Abdul Rahman bin Jamansah, stood trial m the Singapore second court yesterday on a charge of cheating the woman of $2,880 m land and jewellery. Abdul Rahman claimed trial to a
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    Pries t Pre diets Early Revolt In Italy
    171 7 Pries t Pre diets Ea rly Revolt In Italy ACUTE FOOD SHORTAGE "I PROPHESY that there will be revolution m Italy within 12 months," staged an Australian priest, the Rev. Fr. M. F. Bailey, who arrived m Singapore jestcrday after four years m Rome. Fr. Bailey said that the economic
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    CHINESE SENTENCED ON INSULT CHARGE
    153 7 TAN CHONG SIEW, a 27-year-old Hokkien, was charged m the Singapore third court yesterday with committing criminal trespass at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, by entering the office of the Lee Rubber Godown at Sembawa Road with intent to cause annoyance to the manager. It was
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    41 7 Lt.-Col. H. A. Lord, officer commanding the Salvation Army m Malaya, returned to Singapore on Wednesday from local leave spent up-c untry. He conducted the second anniversary celei brations of tr>e opening of Salvation I Army work m Pcnang last weekend.
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    POISONED MAN PICKED UP FROM THE SEA
    210 7 POISONED MAN PICKED UP FROM THE SEA A SPECIAL jury brought m a wrdi of death by .sui.ude caus?d by c rcetfc alkali poisoning at an inquiry m he coroners eoui\ yesterday. The inquiry va; in;.o the dea'h of Soo Tuck, who died m the- 10.-k-up ward of the G;n
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    ORNAMENTAL RAILINGS STOLEN FROM GRAVE
    76 7 TWO Chinese, Teo Ah Woivj; und L?* Lai Heng, pleaded guilty m Hw hird court yesterday to a charge of stealing the ornamental rai ings fr ma crave m the Christian cemetery. In Bukit Timah Road. Sentence wtl postponed to Tuesday, and bail of XTv">o
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      63 7 SINGAPORE SOCIAL CHATTER: Overheard m Tanglin HE: "Where shall we dine To-night, Dear?" SHE: "I suggest the Air- Conditioned CAPITOL RESTAURANT and then we can see DEANNA DURRIN at the Capitol." HE: "O. K. IT'S A DATE I Let's phone 4906 Now to ensure our getting: a table. La.t week
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    TRIBUNAL HAS HEARD 545 APPLICATIONS
    437 9 Postponement Requests Expected On Monday AFTER a week's sitting, the Singapore Tribunal completed the hearing of all applications for exemption from Continuous training made under the Local Forces (Training) Ordinance. Over 545 applications were dealt with by the Tribunal composed of Mr. J. C. Cobbett
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    SELANGOR DECISIONS
    541 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 4. WHEN Abdul Manan bin Abdullah, TT who applied for exemption from continuous training, was told that his application had been rejected by the Selangor Tribunal, he asked what would happen to him if he failed to turn up for training.
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    10 APPLICATIONS IN PENANG
    54 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 4. fTHE Tribunal to-day dealt with nearly 40 applicants for exemption from continuous training by Volunteers employed m a number of j commercial firms. Of these, only four were exempted from continuous training for six months. One of these was
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    Malayan Chinese To Raise $1,000,000 For Relief Fund
    440 9 QN Sunday, China will begin the fourth year of her v war of resistance against Japan. Local Chinese are redoubling their efforts on behalf of the Relief Fund. This will be m sympathy with their compatriot m China, who are making extra
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      377 9 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE Owing to depletion of stalls caused by military requirements, the Exchange Banks hereby notify that their official hours of business, commencing from July 8, 1940, and continuing until further notice, will be restricted to the following periods each day:— Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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      514 9 THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION DAILY PRICES CIRRENT July 4, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Seller* No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 37 37 i No IX R.S.S. FOB. m cases July 31 T 38 G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. F. 0.8. tn bales July 36% 364 P.A.Q. R.S.S F. 0.8. m bales
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      114 9 Laiv Notice For The Day Ecfore the Honourable The \g. Chief Justice m Court No. 1 At 10.30 a.m. Magistrates Appeals Yap Yee Bee vs. Rex. Rex vs. Tan Yong Cheng. Manjoor vs. Rex. Thereafter Summonses m Chambers, etc. IJefore the Honourable Mr. Justice Pedlow m Court No. 3 at
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      221 9 Post Office Mail List Mails close at the General Poet MM as follows 10-DAY Aden .surface 11 a.m. Burma surface 11 am. Canada surface p.m. China (including Shanghai surface ft p.m. Christmas Island surf&ce .S pml ETypt su/faee 11 a.m. Hong Kong surface 5 p.m. India surface ,1 a.m. Java
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    Court's Findings In Local Air Crash
    1654 10 POSSIBILITY THAT PILOT WAS UNCONSCIOUS THERE was a possibility that the pilot was unconscious when the plane crashed, and the bad weather was the one certain factor that caused the accident were the general conclusions of the court which held an inquiry into the
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    MALAYA CUP SOCCER
    132 10 Army Meet Johore At Stadium To-day TO-DAY'S Malaya Cup match at the p stadlu m between the Army and -chore should be interesting m spite or Jonore s poor efforts against Singapore and the R.A.F. In those matches Johore were without the services of Johnson, and the
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    Fights To-night
    22 10 Johnny Ware, the American Negro, who is to flght the Medan welterweight, Primo Osman, at the New World Arena to-night.
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    To-day's Boxing At New World
    240 10 DIAMOND-BLANCO BIG EVENT CONSIDERED by many to be Malaya's best wei.er-weight, Joe Diamond is to be seen m action at the New World Arena to-night af ler a fairly Ion? spell of inactivity. Diamond is to meet Luis Yeo Blanco, the Filipino-Chinese, who aspires to
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    MAKEPEACE B.P.
    133 10 THE following have been selected to represent the Makepeace BP. "A" team m a friendly return badminton match of three men's singles, two men's doubles, one mixed doubles and one woman's doubles against the Sykes B.P. "A" team tomorrow at the Happy World covered stadium at 2.30 p.m.
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    GEYLANG TRIANGLE
    59 10 A TEAM will be selected from the following to represent the Geylang Triangle m a friendly game of soccer against the Naval Base Youngsters to-morrow at 5 pm at Farrer *****: Haron, Aziz. Ismail, Cheng Kiat. Ibral im, A. Rahman, Jaffar, Hameed. Scully, Hassan, Tahir, Dol, A. Mar
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    MALAYS BEAT RECS IN RESERVE GAME
    293 10 Malays 2. S.R.C. 1. OY virtue of their better passing and 1J more effective combination, the Malays beat the S.R.C. by two goals to one m a fast reserve division game on the S.R.C. ground yesterday. The Malays were the prettier team to watch.
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    Chinese Attack Beats Loyals' Defence
    848 10 RESERVE SOCCER THRILLS AT THE STADIUM Chinese Res 3; Loyak Res. GIVING a magnificent, and what can almost be described U asa flawless display, the Chinese, keeping up their unbeaten record, conquered the Loyals, champions of the reserve division, m their eagerly awaited football game
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    POLICE SURPRISE SIDE OF SEASON
    357 10 WTHILE last Sunday's three unbeaten centuries by R. A. U. Todd, for the Etceteras against the Army, L. Outschoorn, for the Singapore Recreation Club against the Seletar Airmen, and Hera Singh for the Medicos against the Dentals, and L. Al vis's century on Saturday for
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    Thian Teck In S.C.R.C. Tennis Final
    343 10 Thian Teck In S.C.R.C. Tennis Final WONG THIAN TECK. Johore s.ngl lawn tennis title-hcflder. ent": the final of the S.C.R.C. spring tennis tournament singles dttmpio ship event, when he beat Yong L Chong. ex-Singapore champion, 6 9 ll. 6 3, yesterday. Thian Teck wM meet the winner of the Chin
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    59 10 r£ following members have a play cricket for the SC.C. vs. the Polic* en Sundaj at 2 p.m. at Thomson Roac J. T. Rea (Capt.). K. C. Johnson -Hill. T. G. D. Ashley Cooper. E. C. Staunton. D. Erennan. F>. V. Read. L. O. Robertson. R. J. Bleakley,
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      26 10 To-day's Sports Events Soccer: Malaya Cup, Army v*. Johort, Anson Road stadium. Tennis: S.C.R.C. sprint tournament. Boxing: L. Yeo Blanco vs. J<» Diamond. New World Arena.
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