The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 July 1940
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Title Section17 1940-07-23 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press NO. 16,146. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, JULY 23, IiUO. 5 CENTS17 words
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515 1940-07-23 1 Cost In Trained Airmen Since Outbreak Of War Estimated To Be 10,000 MORE ENEM^TPLANES ARE SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN IT t~ a m IT is now estimated in Tendon that the total of German air losses since the air war on Great Britain be?anReuter - 515 words
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Article165 1940-07-23 1 Minefield In Irish Sea I melon. July 2*. T H \dmira!t> announces th it minefield had been laid across the Bristol ncl to the Irish Sea. loses the St. George's and h.mnels. and vessels hIIIS to enter these channels nM st 40 round the north of IreIhe \dmiralty's announcement htReuter - 165 words
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111 1940-07-23 1 Britain's Raw Material Position Better London. July 21. Biterta] poitttoa tau Improved that it is now tall avocation of r export trade while :ully maintaining no- i lim Ifllhl BUmik>n. rtance of maintaining rul'y realised by the HI stated to-day, and .:cy ci taking steps me consumptipn .where c pursued.Reuter - 111 words
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36 1940-07-23 1 f rs i n the Belgian Congo ided to set up a tin comiquarters in Elisabethr representative committee in bem? no longer able to funcnrier Germin occupation. producer interests ReuterReuter - 36 words
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201 1940-07-23 1 London, July 22. YELLOW smoke rose to 1,000 feel and flames to 300 feet when Blenheim bombers of the coastal command fired German oil tanks at Vlaardingen, near Rotterdam, on Saturday nisht. "We could see the oil tanks very clearly in theBritish Wireless - 201 words
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28 1940-07-23 1 Sydney, juiy zz, THE death has occurred of Sir George Fuller, former Premier of New South Wales, in his 80th year.— ReuterReuter - 28 words
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32 1940-07-23 1 London, July 22. IT was learned in London to-night that one of the Italian submarines j destroyed last month was sunk by the Reuter i Australian destroyer Voyager.—Reuter - 32 words
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Article152 1940-07-23 1 Nazi Planes Sink Panama Steamer ONLY THREE OF CREW SURVIVE /^■ERMAN methods of waging war at sea have resulted in the loss of a ship belonging to one of the American Republics. She is the Frossoula of 1,200 tons of Panama. The Frossoula left Barcelona on July 15 and sankReuter - 152 words
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64 1940-07-23 1 Berlin, July 22. ALL land in Lavia has become the property of the nation by a decision or Parliament according to a Riga despatch to the German news agency. Each peasant is limited to a holding of 30 hectares and any land held64 words
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Article57 1940-07-23 1 DECREES for lending funds to private industries in France and two colonial possessions are published in the official Journal at Vichy. Loans up to 200,000 francs may be made to private industries for paying salaries, buying raw materials, while other loans may be made to Algeria and TunisiaReuter - 57 words
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37 1940-07-23 1 ARGENTINE and Uruguayan delegates to the Pan-American conference arrived in Havana yesterday. Spain, Japan, Germany and Italy have not sent observers to the conference. Britain is represented by the Minister at Cuba ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article400 1940-07-23 1 STOP PRESS Giving what can be considered a virtual negative reply to Hitlers pea^e proposal, Lord Halifax, Foreign Si 4 retar?, broadcast n* from the 8.8.C. last night, pointed out that the Fuehier's proposal contained no suggestion that it would be based on justice, nor aReuter - 400 words
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Article74 1940-07-23 1 EJizabethville, Congo, July 22. BROADCASTING on the occasion o£ the Belgian national festival the Governor-General, M. Ryckmans, expressed the inflexible determination of t)*e Congo to stand bv Britain and the British Empire until victory was achieved. The Congo, he said, would place all itsReuter - 74 words
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359 1940-07-23 1 NAZI INVASION OF BRITAIN IS DOOMED TO FAIL New York, Julv 22. TN an article in the New York Times Alexander *Seversky, the noted flier and aeroplane designer, says that an effective invasion of the British Isles is impossible as long as the defenders retain mastery of the skies overReuter - 359 words
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Article131 1940-07-23 1 Washin?ton, July 22. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has recommended to Congress an increase of $500,000,000 in the lending capacity of the Export and Import Bank to enable the Bank to assist in the disoosition of surplus commodities of Latin American countries. Mr. Roosevelt also proposed that the restrictions onReuter - 131 words
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108 1940-07-23 1 Washington. July Z*. '•Vr° L< vant the children— >■• >iiio and &et them." The*e words are contained in si cable from the American committee in London for the evacualion of British children oversea* addressed to the Ame r i < n women'sReuter - 108 words
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Advertisement60 1940-07-23 1 rHERt IS NO BETTER TEA THAN BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA 1 v 4 l^^3 BsH p^l H i^H *OB H^^h 18-^i TONIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner $3.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE^ tllv IN THE VERANDAH GRILI^SPECIAL DISH FROM Ml .YER WAGON 51.5« Served from l?.3O60 words
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Advertisement89 1940-07-23 1 BIGIA TEA BRINGS THE FRESHNESS AMD FRAGRANCE OF THE MALAYAN GARDEN! DIRECT TO YOUR HOME SEAVIEW H HOTEL TO-NIOHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE music at KELLER'S BAND DINNER S3.— NO AFTER lII IV N Kit ADMISSION CHAKt.t SATURDAY: AUGUST 31, 1940 GALA DINNER DANCE CABARET in aid of THE WAR FUND89 words
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564 1940-07-23 2 No Party Men In Japan's New Cabinet Tokio, July 22. THE lisu of new Cabinet members headed by the Prime Minister, Prince Ayamaro Konoye. has been completed. The investiture of new Cabinet members will take place to-day in tne Imperial Palace. Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, President of the Tokio Electric LightEastern News - 564 words
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183 1940-07-23 2 Said To Have Carried Off 20 Sakais In The Last Three Months (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 22. HUNTERS are endeavouring to track down a man-eating n tiger which is terrorizing the Sakai settlement at the foot of the Lassa hills, near183 words
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Article236 1940-07-23 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES »From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 12. pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations to parantbesis: RUBBER: Firmer. Spot J2 3 16d I2 5 16d (12»«d 12l«d) August 12 3 ;d I2 3 «d (12 116d 12 3 16d) Oct-Dec 11 \d *****6d (ll%d II236 words
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Article88 1940-07-23 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) TKuaU Lumpur, July 22 US death took place yesterday of heart «JS! hl 2# a L Pra3er>s Hm of M"- Mary of Sungel Smarut Estate. Batu Anam. Johore Mrs. Booth had gone to the Hill with her two-year-old child fox a88 words
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Article, Illustration224 1940-07-23 2 ARRIVING at the Capitcl Theatre in Singapore shortly will be a large company of American and Oriental stars featured in the mystic revue "A Trip to Hades." At the head of this company wfl] be "Chang, the "Miracle Man." who since leaving New York has224 words
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Article191 1940-07-23 2 Tre following are in., Jul > quotations. Shares arr- u unless otherwise si*--Cou uoudi a% iy*4-t)^ Fundiiig Loan f% ;d6O-d0 Wai Loan 3fc«?o Com Union Assce (Uniti i Prudential Assce A' Royal Assce Great Western Rjj Or; 'Can. P'fic Rly. Ord Chartered PanK <£5 H.K. S'nai Bk.191 words
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Advertisement143 1940-07-23 2 GREETED BY PACKED HOUSES AT LAST SATURDAY'S MIDNIGHT PREMIERE! GALA SCREENING TO-DAY 3.i5, 6.i5 and 9.i5 ALHAMBRA A SHAW IJROS. FIRST -M VMBITIOUS MALAY TALKIE >1 'MUTiARA' f K %j x*. t WITH A CAST OF WELL-KNOWN LOCAL TALENTS including Miss TINA, HARON, YEM, HABSFIA. TALIP and NOORDIN WHETHER YOU143 words
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Advertisement116 1940-07-23 2 capitol r°T 9 v s JOLY 29th I _J at 9.15 p.m. ENTIRE PROCEEDS IN AID of THE WAR FUND GRAND MALAYAN PREM 1 ERE SCREENING of M.G.M's Magnificent Musical Operatta V^ i RU^ Gl ES MORGAN ATWILL Admission: CIRCLE S3 (Rc^ervedl Stalls: S2. and SI. ALL SEATS FREE OF116 words
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414 1940-07-23 3 Naval Base Aerodrome Suffer Considerably TWO ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN OFF MALTA T? llanI Ian naval base at Tobruk and El Gubbi aerodrome m Libya have suffered considerably as the result of more raids by the Royal Air Force during theReuter - 414 words
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186 1940-07-23 3 Undercurrent Of Resistance Is Seen In France MANY LISTEN TO 8.8.C. UEN .en and children in »re living under restric:ch as they have never re. says an American D a dispatch to the New .ud-Tribune. upied France is an eco--1 country, with mil.e broken in spirit, duped nda and groupedReuter - 186 words
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Article121 1940-07-23 3 London, July 22. pENDINO >:\ -.al British reaction to ech, German radio proda fcr horn? consumption is marking time. Care is taken r to discourage any hop?s which exift f>r a conciliatDry British .ie njr to conceal from its listenipfi s.'dly negative na*ure of final commen'.Reuter - 121 words
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Article31 1940-07-23 3 ll len who were saved u German -Hell ship' ruary last iIC making l the H.M.S. Cossack, d them. The presentation ronze flag which will be ck.- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article90 1940-07-23 3 LJITLER has presented Mussolini with a heavily armoured train, mounting several batteries of antiaircraft guns to protect II Duce in his travels. Mussolini inspected th* train yesterday morning. In handing over the train with a staff entirely made up of Germans, Hitler's representative said thatReuter - 90 words
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Article293 1940-07-23 3 MR. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, has sent a message to the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr R. G. Menzies, congratulating him and the Australian Navy for the brilliant action of the Australian cruiser, S\dney, in sinking the Italian cruiser, Bsrtolomeo Colleoni, in the Mediterranean. TheReuter - 293 words
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44 1940-07-23 3 Wellington, July 22. ENLISTMENTS in the expeditionary force under the voluntary pystem ended to-day It is estimated that 50,000 men joined up in a last-minute rush throughout the Dominion. Henceforth single men will be selected by conscription ballots.— ReuterReuter - 44 words
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170 1940-07-23 3 Soviet Russia's Bloodless Conquest London, July 22. WITH the decision of the Par- liament cf Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to be incorporated in the Soviet Union means that without shedding a drop of blood Russia has added over 60,000 square miles to its territory, increased the population of the U.S.S.R.Reuter - 170 words
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Article157 1940-07-23 3 UNIT THAT LOCATED SUNKEN THETIS T^HE Admiralty announced yester- day the loss of the destroyer Brazen (Lieut .-Commander Sir Michael Culme -Seymour) which was damaged in an attack by enemy aircraft and sank while she was being towed into port. There was no loss ofReuter; British Wireless - 157 words
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47 1940-07-23 3 Bucharest, J ily 22. RUMANIAN-Turkish economic negotiations have been broken off without any important result and the Turkish delegation left yesterday for Istanbul after a two-month stay in Bucharest. Exchange of Rumanian oil for Turkish cotton was one question under discussion.— ReuterReuter - 47 words
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Article63 1940-07-23 3 17TCE-ADMIRAL E. A. Taylor, MP. for the London division, is taking up an Admiralty appointment which will involve his leaving London. He will, however, continue to represent his constituency. It was he who commanded the Renown when the Duke of Windsor (then the Prince ofReuter - 63 words
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761 1940-07-23 3 Britain's Inflexible Resolve To Continue The Struggle nrv London, July 22. :iTS* testimony that the aage of Dunkirk was that un would prove an impregnable calls for extra heavy head- all London newspapers to sive quotations from the South Prime Minister's broadcast. in an edit:rial devoted i j»pe^h which It761 words
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129 1940-07-23 3 Entertainment For Munitions Workers TPHE Minister of Labour, Mr Ernest Bevin, was present at a concert given to munitions workers somewhere in England yesterday. The idea of holding such concerts originated from Mr. Bevin himself, and it is intended to provide entertainment and relaxation to thousands of munitions workers throughoutReuter - 129 words
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73 1940-07-23 3 A NORWEGIAN sea captain who was marked out for execution by the Germans because he carried food and munitions for the British in Norway has reached a Canadian east coast port after a perilous 3.000-mile voyage. He was accompanied by his wile and aReuter - 73 words
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57 1940-07-23 3 New York, July 22. fJE Buenos Aires correspondent of the New York Herald-Tribune says: "The Minister of the Interior was ordered by the Government to-day to prosecute the Nazi newspaper El Pampero because it published an anti-Bri-tish article described by the Government spokesman as obsceneReuter - 57 words
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Article62 1940-07-23 3 London, July 22. f\N the Stock Exchange to-day gold minings and Home rails attracted the majority of attention, the former owing to the Imminence of dividend declarations and the latter en buying as a contra-budget hedge. Gilt-edged were fractionally easier and industrials Irregular, though a stronger tendencyReuter - 62 words
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Article159 1940-07-23 3 London, July 22. COUNDED by a group of American? living in Britain, the American Ambulance in Britain is closely associated with the Allied relief funl which, under the auspices of Mr. Winlhrop Aidrich. has already given amongst many other things nine ambulances, five X-ray apparatuses andBritish Wireless - 159 words
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Article54 1940-07-23 3 Empire Air Serv ce To Be Doubled London, July 22. IT is expected that the Empire air -service now in operation once weekly in each direction from Durban to Sydney and then across the Tasman Sea to Auckland will shortly be increased to twice a week in each direction, probably54 words
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Article41 1940-07-23 3 A FOURTH sum of £5,000 has bee i received from Jamaica for purchase of aircraft and Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, has sent a telegram to the Dail Gleaner of Kingston expressing hi? profound gratitude." British WirelessBritish Wireless - 41 words
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Advertisement185 1940-07-23 3 RED PALM OIL This oil contain-, considerable quantities of Yitamm-A and is specially prepared for u*e as a cooking oil and as a medicine. It is excellent for preventing influenza, coughs and colds. 50 cts. per bottle Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD @IVUAII Where OPEN|NG ITHNV Everybody185 words
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663 1940-07-23 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1940. Britain's Strength IN the unexpected interval between the collapse of France and the anticipated attack on Great Britain there has been plenty of opportunity for British subjects everywhere to reconsider the issues at stake and to decide that the fight shall continue663 words
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Article1289 1940-07-23 4 I IKE Belgium and Holland, L- Switzerland is a rich and economically strong country occupying a strategic position of the first importance. Swi£ economic power is built up in th* first place on modern industries— engineering, the electrical industry, akinMnium and the chemical industry, whteh Save1,289 words
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Article274 1940-07-23 4 London, July 22. A *TER a sharp clash lasting only 15 minutes, in which six hurricanes took on 80 German shipping raiders over the English Channel on Sunday afternoon, the enemy fled. The Hurrij canes had sent a Messerschmltt 109 crashing into the sea and damaged274 words
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Article591 1940-07-23 4 fOMMENT on the I, I of the PtaM in r I and on the wmk *>■ Mr i,. |t I i Cooper a* NWtter «i I i formation is i»- r 1 Timos [LtßtoO. I Mr. Dull I I J has showed himsdf alivi I which591 words
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80 1940-07-23 4 Belgians Fight n At Britain's Side THE Belgian Ambassador I Baron de Cartu I in a broadcast speech:, sitici I long history Belgium I many reverses, but ti. Ap» I gian peoples will to U jJJ^fd I acpendent she had I victorious. I Belgium, tin Bun>n 1 j eluded no80 words
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Advertisement344 1940-07-23 4 )oYou Like Old Thinc|s7j^p^Bß Then You Will Like EVCUaMII liqueur EA9IIAW BRANDY CLUB, 4O YEARS* 6O YEARS OLD CALPBECK'S fiy Special appointment Established jj2& i^jtf* 4 NEWEST DESIGNS IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY Necklaces Bracelets Brooches Rings Clip Watches incorporcted in Ceylon) SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. I FAST PASSENGER SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN344 words
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Advertisement61 1940-07-23 4 Be Careful in wearing unground Sunglasses, which may cause your eyes to be defective. Go lo Nan Sin and see tne modern frames fitted with (ienuine Chance English Crookes' B or B 2 Dark glasses for Safe and Comfortable Vision. At $5.00 per pair. Nan Sin Optical House 3?5, North61 words
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Article, Illustration2495 1940-07-23 5 MARY HEATHCOTT - MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature lT ,lonu now. men and V Ln an nwoming good bSss**w and rifle S ,di! '-'-'ran) misguided •*fS. *t. his foot on W lj h civilian wives officers and following the A.T.S. at Home to handle a J ITS A >ih2,495 words
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Advertisement46 1940-07-23 5 I mm» mm I 'ed Colours. I c uholesale. I all your D?V CLEANING I th skttfaf handling I*^ Mention of IW INTERNATIONAL CO. P who give I Ml uou. ■pieman st Singapore. ISS;P«ONE1 S5; P«ONE 6341 I Protect i/our I clothes v nu |f^ y*i46 words
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Advertisement100 1940-07-23 5 Jf WBf W^liil When youth combines with dignity. *^tsr\ and freshness with elegance when wliS^^L. the effect is perfect from the hem of her gewn to the curl of her ostrich V I feather, Elizabeth Arden 'you may be >J surei has completed ner masterpiece. MAYNARD'S Battery Road. is^ showing100 words
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1597 1940-07-23 6 The Problems Faced ABOUT July or August every year the Gulf Stream, which flows across the North Atlantic and around the serrated coasts of the British Isles, meets a south-bound current from the chilly seas of Iceland. The result of this union of tropic1,597 words
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Article274 1940-07-23 6 Tokio, J«ly 22. ATTENTION is drawn* to the participation of two leading business men in the new Japanese Cabinet. One is Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, President of the Tokyo Electric Light Co., who is to assume the portfolio of Minister of Commerce and Industry, and274 words
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Article34 1940-07-23 6 Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, who was recently arres:ed under the Defence of India Regulations, has nominated Sardar Sardul Singh Caveesher to succeed him as president of the AllIndia Forward Bloc.34 words
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445 1940-07-23 6 "GIVE HITLER FOOD" SA YS BERNARD SHAW London. iy|R. Bernard Shaw, in an inter- view recently, gave his opinion of the international situation and advice to Britain on the conduct of the war. "First, I warn you that, because I think clearly, I am regarded as Public Enemy No. 1,"445 words
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Article, Illustration449 1940-07-23 6 HITLER NO LONGER FIGURE FOR SATIRE THERE is some doubt whether Charles Chaplin's great film The Dictator "—now almost completed— will ever reach the screen. Chaplin has more than 300,000 sunk in the picture, which is known on the sets as Production No. 6."449 words
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Advertisement92 1940-07-23 6 I Why I use j I the new PoudreTokalon ala troubetzkoy JL It is made in sc man) up-to date flattering shades. JL Ha hnrr and lightei than an> other powder I knou JL 1 love its exquisite real flowei perfume JL 1 find it stays on all day long.92 words
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437 1940-07-23 7 BREACH OF TRUST ALLEGATION AGAINST CHINESE BANK CASHIER Story Of A Surprise Check Its Result PRELIMINARY INQUIRY IN $11,500 CASE xijONS that he bad committed criminal breach A mi t. M servant m the employ of the Overseas Bwkiag Corporation, were made at a preliminary j, the Sini.ap<^e se:ond court437 words
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99 1940-07-23 7 f\ IMJ Queen's iell. wships to and' dates wore u .as: night. Mr. Chua Yew whan name publLhed has been is on the toachIr.s atution. Ult Anglo-Cr incse s In.^itutlon. Mr. Yew Raflfc. c.lbge. r fcfa RMtgy Course :.e Bachelor of tanLnaitan of the to99 words
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58 1940-07-23 7 r DAVIES, ah Indian, was cnarged in the Singapore fcurih courc yesterday with usinc: abusive language to Mohamed bin Haji Osman, Malay police court interpreter, at an hotel in Waterloo S.ree:. on June 23. Davies said he had ured abusive 1 aiguage under great58 words
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Article, Illustration46 1940-07-23 7 picture. £aBKWM WITH BURNT POTS AND PANS this clearing in Silat Road nad been occupied by some 60 huts before the fire on Saturday raxed mew. Squatters are here seen searching for personal belongings' among the debris yesterday Free PressFree Press - 46 words
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277 1940-07-23 7 COIN HOARDING UNWISE BAD FOR BUSINESS THE attention of the public is drawn to the fact that currency notes are ieeal tender throughout Malaya for the payment of any amount, says a Department of Information communique. This means that no person to wnom any payment is due has any legal277 words
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594 1940-07-23 7 Quartermaster Commended At Singapore Inquiry *THE quartermaster, Mr. L. G. Veltmann, showed unusual courage and bravery. I commend him for it, and I think that there should be some official recognition bestowed on him for the initiative and resource he displayed," said594 words
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Article133 1940-07-23 7 $4,570 FINES FOR CHANDU OFFENCES A FINE of $1,750 or in defaulc seven months' rigorous imprisonment was imposed on Lee Ah Mak, who was convicted in the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of importing or doing an act preparatory to or for the purpose of importing 45133 words
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Article65 1940-07-23 7 MAI-K Priifah Europeans in Johore are given until next Tuesday to register for compulsory mi'ilary service in the Suite. The centres vt registration arc the office of the C'Jtnmissioner cf Lands. Johore Bahru, for British Europeans re>uiine: in the districts of Johore Bahru, Kota Tinggi,65 words
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Article60 1940-07-23 7 TWO YOUTHS, Goh Ah Hock and Tng Ah Seng, were charged in the police courts yesterday wKh gang robbery and remanded for a week. It is alleged tha^. the accused were among several Chinese who forcibly took a wrist watch from a schcolboy, Spencer Tan,60 words
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179 1940-07-23 7 THE Ranee of Sarawak's latest book, "A Star Fell," has Just been published in New York. Central figure in the story is Rama Chandra, an epileptic Tamil, brought up by missionaries whose teachings have a lasting effect on his unhealthy imagination. The179 words
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Article605 1940-07-23 7 TEN CHINESE CHARGED WITH RIOTING UOW an objection to a collection being made tot their reserve fund, led first to a dispute and then to a general fight, was told to the Singapore Criminal District Judge, Mr. J. L. McFall yesterday, by a pineapple carrier,605 words
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Article417 1940-07-23 7 "Magistrate Viewed Case Correctly AN Igpal by the Crown against Ml acquittal of a Chinese contractorTan Yong Cheng, on a <-harg e of giving a sanitary inspector a bribe of $200 was dismissed by the re ing Chief Justice. Mr. Justice a*Bo<±ett Terrell, yet: relay. Tan Yong417 words
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Advertisement21 1940-07-23 7 r GOOD FOOD, PROMPT SERVICE, and GOOD WiN^ DlftE 1/ iHE AIR CONDITIONED 1 RESTAURANT H<KS|| STRAWBERRIES AND OYSTERS OBTAINABLE DAILY21 words
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Advertisement47 1940-07-23 7 THE FAMOUS MIDO m MULTIFORT MKfm WRIST WATCHES jdßwM S ELF W 1 n' DI N G •NON-MAGNETIC U Wj9 •WATERPROOF f| HV •UNTARNISHABLE •UNBREAKABLE •ACCURATE BAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE 287 DO WIVES tell their doctors EVERYTHING? See THE SECRET of DR. KILDARE' COMING TO THE CAPITOL SOON47 words
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Advertisement399 1940-07-23 8 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) P. 6c O. 8. H. GO'S SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by The P. 0. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India, Ceylon and the United Kingdom. I Passengers are requested399 words
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Advertisement310 1940-07-23 8 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated tn FMS.i TELEPHONE: Frdfbt MS* r»**# Hdmn mciiic Regular service from the Orient to Vancouver by GIANT EMPRESSES— Across Canada through the Canadian Rockies-!*ke Louise— Banff. Trans-Atlantic by "EMPRESS- "IHICHBSS" or "MONT" steamers to the United Kingdom.— All under one management. tn detailed uuormatloo appij to310 words
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Advertisement460 1940-07-23 8 MANSFIELD CO., LIT BLUE FUNNEL LlN E Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oaies a r e guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Confer^ War Clauses. WKSI'KRN AUSIR Al A THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST H Regular Services to F re mantle (Perth) *i» j by first class passenger460 words
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165 1940-07-23 9 TO cope with the coin shortage in Singapore, which has hindered the .business of tha small vendor and. trader, the management of the Great; World amusement park has introduced" a system of transaction within the park only. Patrons of the park who are likely165 words
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109 1940-07-23 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Melbcnrne, July 17. T^HE Australian War Cabinet has been considering Australia's strategic position. Important to Aus.ralia's future war moves are the fata of the Netherlands Indies, French Indo-China, and New Caledonia, a French possession in the Pacific, linked by109 words
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809 1940-07-23 9 Last Year's Increase Shows Big Advance RUBBER'S PREDOMINANCE AGRICULTURAL industries' position of chief importance in the economy of Johore is shown in the annual report of the General Adviser just issued. The total value of all agricultural exports amounted last year to $69,401,840 an809 words
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277 1940-07-23 9 (Pram Our Own Cc vsspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 22. TPHE fact that Sakais axe now taking up flshing off Kuala Langat district and are reportedly displacing Malays there, is recorded In the annual report for Seiangcr for 1939. The report declares that last year,277 words
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167 1940-07-23 9 Drank Poison, LayOnMother's Grave To Die 44I THIS is truly a pitiful case," 1 said Court Inspector D. R. C~\vie in the Singapore third court yesterday, when he related the circumstances surrounding an attempt to take his own life made by a 23--year-old Chinese, Loh Sim Qwee. Lch Sim Qwee167 words
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124 1940-07-23 9 PKICES CURRENT July 22. 11 «Vlock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.5.6. Spot loose 36^ 37H No IX R.SS P. OB in cases July-Aug. (Sellers option) 37 37S Gi'.A.Q. R.S.S. F.0.8 ID bales July-Aug Sellers option) 35*-, 36^ FAQ. R.SS K.O B ID124 words
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Article108 1940-07-23 9 FE following notifications relating to the Volunteer Force Ordinance are gazetted Lieutenant (Acting Captain) J. B. Best, S.S.V.F., appointed Acting Major whilst commanding Singapore Royal Engineers (Volunteers) Field Company. Second -Lieutenant R. D. Wilkie, S.S.V.P., appointed Acting Captain whilst in command of "F" (Malay) Company, 2nd Battalion, S.S.V.F.108 words
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Article, Illustration25 1940-07-23 9 WHENEVER MR. WINSTON CHURCHILf, THE PREMIER, reps n» .i. House of Commons, a London crowd gathers to see the famous statesman enter.25 words
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267 1940-07-23 9 Hiing Konj.. A BLUE FUNNEL liner of 7.7C0 tOM gross was damaged in a colh-un which occurred when sh: was m ored 200 yards off Taikoo Do~ks. The ship had only Just come out of dock and had taken on a large amount of267 words
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Article42 1940-07-23 9 ARRESTED in connection with an incident in which a Hainanese cook was robbed of a purse containing about $16, a man named Tang Yeo Seng was charged in the police courU yesterday and remanded lor i week42 words
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Article32 1940-07-23 9 IT is announced in the Government 1 Gazette that the King has awarded the Imperial Service Medal to Mr. Samuel Wright, formerly gaoler in the Straits Settlements Prim Service32 words
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Advertisement506 1940-07-23 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE-:; Meyer Road (■ear Swimming Club) Modem bathrooms with Sanitation. Larre Gardens— Tennw. Phone 14 758. NAPIER HOUSE Napier Road Teie. 7406 Overlooking Garrison Golf Course. Private bathrooms with row and hot water, mjj. to every single and double suite English cuisine. Meals506 words
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Advertisement117 1940-07-23 9 Pains in Back. Mervous, Rheumatic! Wronjr foods and drinks, worry, overwork and frequent colds often put a strum on the Kidneys and Kidney and Bladder Troubles are the true cause of Excess Acidity, Getting Up NlghtH, Burning Passages, I^eg Pains. Nervousness. IMzslnemi, Swollen Ankles, Rheumatism. Puffy Eyelids, and feeling old117 words
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Miscellaneous160 1940-07-23 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST TO-DAY Mails tlo«>e at the General Pest CXEce as follows: Canada surface 5 p.m., air 9.30 a.m. Amoy surface 5 p.m., air 9.30 a.m. Canton surface 5 p.m., air D.30 a.m. Chuan Chow surface 5 p.m., air 9.30 a.m. Chungking surface 9 a.m., air 9.33 a.m.160 words
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Miscellaneous160 1940-07-23 9 Law Notice For The Day Befort- tbc Hon'ble tbe Af. Chief fasti** :r Court So. 1 At 10.30 a.m C; Revn. C 40— Mui Sul kieng vs. Lee Hong Kee. At 11 a.m.— 5.576 39 Sim Seok iw) vs. Cncp Hoe Tai and Co. for mention. Thereafter— S 412 3S—160 words
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Article, Illustration317 1940-07-23 10 Signals Prove Too Good For S.H.B. picture. Malaya Sijfnak .4; S.H.B. 1. TPHE Malaya Signals were too ff^od for the Singapar* Harbour Board whom they defeated by four g?a!s to cue in a second divi ion (a) foHball frame at the SHB. yesterday. Th_» winners were fs.s;er and displayed moreFree Press - 317 words
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Article64 1940-07-23 10 TJIE following have accepted to play cricket for S.C.C. vs. the Officers Force EMU on Saturday at 2 p m. at the SCC W K. Jaeger (Capt), K. H. Cantrell, Capt. B. K. Castor. Lt. R. Peel, Capt. J. C. Burgoyne- Johnson, R. S. Tufne.l. R. J. Bleakley,64 words
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Article104 1940-07-23 10 CINGAPORE badminton ties for the week-end are: SATURDAY AT 2.15 P.M. K. L. Leow (Playfair) vs. Cheong Hock Leng Eclipse >: Loh Ngian Hin (Marigold) vs. Lee Kim Seng (Enlinsc): Chan Khek Eng (U.C.A.) vs. Bob Quek (Merridale); Raymond Frois (UAP.) vs. Benjamin Henfc (United104 words
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264 1940-07-23 10 TJIFTnEN players qualified for match play In the Royal Singapore Golf Club's Duffers' Cup competition, the qualifying round of which was played at Bukit Timah ever the Wick-end. P O. Wicks. H. Smith and J. W. Muncey, irho have returns scores of 79, must264 words
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618 1940-07-23 10 15 Teams Entered For Club Tournament DRAW FOR MEN'S EVENTS riFTEEN clubs have entered for the Singapore Table Tennis Association's inter-club league championships, and the first batch of matches will be played off at the Happy World covered stadium on Saturday. Satisfactory entries have also been618 words
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Article29 1940-07-23 10 OOCCER: first division, S.it.C. ts. R.A. Hvy. Regt. stadium; reserve division, Royal Navy vs. Manchesters, Na\al Base;* second division (h), R.A.F. Kalians vs. Indian /!ssn., S.R.C.29 words
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Article412 1940-07-23 10 City High School's Meet On Saturday KEEN inter-house competition was witnessed at the seventh annual athletic sports of the City High School which took place on Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium. There was a large gathering of friends and well wishers of the school.412 words
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Article121 1940-07-23 10 IN a fiiendly match of five singles and two doubles played at the Joybells Court, the Joybells B.P. defeated the Singapore Amateur Sports Union by five games to two. The results were as follows with the Joybells names mentioned first Low Poh Hye beat John Lee 15 3,121 words
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92 1940-07-23 10 A WARNING to mariners rpgardirg dangerous areas in Sourabaya Strait, Java, has been issued by the Hong Kong Harbour Office The following are declared dangerous areas and closed to shipping: (a) An area between the following parallels:—6. 44. 30 S.. and 6. 56. 00 S.;92 words
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Article, Illustration14 1940-07-23 10 picture. picture. SS w2 Free Press for the meeting: Free PressFree Press - 14 words
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352 1940-07-23 10 YMCA. 2.R.N.W.T 5: THE first to lower the colours of the Y.m.ca., m* 1 Royal Navv Wireless Telegraphists played pretty soccer to beat the Y.M.C.A. by five goals to two on the latter's ground yesterday, in the second division (b) of the league.352 words
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Article142 1940-07-23 10 THE following are the latest classifications of horses and ponies according to the list Issued by the Straits Racing Association yesterday. HORSES Transfers are: From Class 1 to Class 2: Baffler, Brazeno, Oorugan, Rostrum, Sir Theobald and Waetere. From Class 3 to Class 2: Fleming, Honeypuss, Pockets142 words
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Article145 1940-07-23 10 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Luranur, July 21. LAST year animals worth $336,155 on aggregate were imported int'J Selangor according to the annual report of the State of Selangor for 193?. This amount was made up as follows; oxen $45,900, buffaloes $172,776, Bttp $117,104 and goats145 words
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Article275 1940-07-23 10 Rest Beat Europ ei For The First T^ (From Cm Own n ni.AYING only an'.' North Joh< re Peng Cup to-;:-. since the inerihey met tho Bui by 66 runs in (ic.iuang. Scheduled to Se :.nd fixed for Aug. I had to be brou forthcoming mil c275 words
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