The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 August 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EOITIOH The Singapore free press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,17?. ESTD. 1835 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940 s cents
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    Leon Trotsky, Assaulted By Guest, Dying
    101 1 SUFFERS SERIOUS FRACTURE OF SKULL Mexiet ity. Aug. 21. i attack on him ternoon M. Trotsky, :.evist leader, is condition with a Kill at an emerbere doctors say his it any moment. %ed with a ham- ty hind. The fact ilder and knee are
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    TRANSFER OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS PERSONNEL
    64 1 London. Aug. 21. KR, Foreign Under-Secre-imse of Commons to-day M Avenol. Socretary»Ctm of Nations, had not <od out, he added, personnel of certain •uriat from Geneva to and economic work 0/ Personnel of the Office had already been the unly section which had Others
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    "DON'T PLAY ENEMY'S GAME" WARNS HOME SECRETARY
    283 1 Minister Urges Against "Hocking On Roads In Event Of Invasion "PARACHUTISTS WILL BE SAVAGELY BESET" WARNING to the British public that they must train themselves in advance in the determination that in no circumstances would they "play the enemy's game" in the event
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    BIG GUNS FIRING AT BRITISH COAST
    93 1 London, Aug. 21. r'u, now believed in London that high velocity guns have been shooting at the English south-cast coast. Fragments of metal have been examined and experis have reached the conclusion that they are splinters from shells fired from the French coast. The
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    STOP PRESS
    182 1 Bucharest, Aug. 21. Agreement has been reached between Bulgaria and Rumania regarding: the Dobrndja. Reuter. London. Aug. 21. Mr. R. A. Butler. Foreign Undersecretary, in a written reply in the House of Commons states that the Government Is not aware that Italy has addressed a demand to Greece
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    BRITISH TRADE FIGURES FOR JULY
    51 1 i.ondon, Aug. 21. BRITISH imports in July amounted to £87.000,000, which is a decrease of £3,771,000 compared with June and an increase of £8,756,000 on July last year. Exports totalled £31,000,000, which Is a decrease of €5,000,000 on June and £9,000,000 below July last year—
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    Output Of Firearms Will Be Increased
    88 1 London, Aug. 21. MR. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, announced to-day that changes had recently been made in the design of British firearms which would eventually increase output by some 20 per cent, for a given number of hours' labour. As a result of
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    Petain Admits Nazi Pressure
    77 1 New York, Am%, 2L pERMAN pressure on the Vichy Government was admitted by Petain in an interview with American newspapermen to-day.. According to the New York Times' Vichy correspondent, Petain is quoted as saying: "I do not pretend that this Government is free. The Germans hold
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    No Evacuation Of Japanese From Britain
    145 1 London, Aug. 21. A SPOKESMAN of the Japanese Embassy in London commented to-day on the statement reported to have been made by the Japanese Foreign Office in Tokio that Japanese subjects are to be evacuated from the European danger zone, including Great Britain. The
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    TRADE UNION LOANS TO THE GOVERNMENT
    37 1 London, Aug. 21. REUTER'S diplomatic correspondent learns from authoritative quarters that the Trades Union Congress has announced that free of interest loans from trade unions to the Government exceed £750,000. Reuter
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    Squadron Leader On Value Of Old Leaflet Raids
    200 1 Squadron Leader On Value Of Old Leaflet Raids London, Aug. 21. CIRST-HAND comments on R.A.F. bombing flights into Germany were given by Squadron -Leader P. R. Beare. who was recently awarded the D.F.C He says the marshalling yard at Hamm, which is so often mentioned in Air Ministry communiques, If
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    Raiders Over Wide Area: 3 Shot Down
    317 1 MANY KILLED INJURED IN MIDLANDS CITY London, Au<*. 21. IT is officially announced that three enemy bombers *were shot down by R.A.F. fighters when the Nazi raiders again appeared over a wide area in Britain to-da> Enemy planes appeared over a wide area
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    COMMONS QUERIES ON SALE OF OIL TO JAPAN
    273 1 London, Aug. 21. ASKED whether in view of the closing of the Burma road for the supply of war materials to China it was proposed to cancel the sale of 1,000,000 barrels of oil to Japan made in April, 1940, by the
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    Enemy Plane Shot Down Off Gibraltar
    84 1 London, Aug. 21. pIBRALTAR was raided twice last v* night, and one of the raiders was shot down into the sea. A communique issued to-day states that during the night enemy aircraft bombed Gibraltar twice. In the first raid, bombs dropped in the sea
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    STOCK EXCHANGE IS MORE ACTIVE
    60 1 rpHE Stock Exchange to-day was A brighter and more active, with useful gains recorded in most groups, particularly gold minings, loan and steels. Despite some reduction in turnover in the late session the gains were fully maintained. Themarket was under the favourable influence of Mr.
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    R. A. F.'s Low-level Attack On Railway
    77 1 Hi, All*. 21. riF R.A.F. communique issued hrr? to-day states that on Monday simultaneous reconnaissances were carried out on Italian aerodromes in Syria, Abyssinia and Italian Somali land. Our bombers carried out a low-levd attack on the railway linking Addis Ababa and Massawa,
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    34 1 London, Aug. 21. A BOUT 1.350 British schoolchildren evmcualed under the Government scheme. Including about 100 from Scotland, have arrived In Canada In th* past three days. states the Children's Overseas Reception Board. Reuter
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    Third Air Crash Victim Dies
    85 2 Third Air Crash Victim Dies (PI ANOTHI air cr. jresterdaj piloted by i into a crowd nam Si] District Hi Ournam Si and iuunarri< ed ut the noon, and at the fur.tral The other hi lord and K Those Injui good progi The funer M Mi at Batu Ga S.
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    London Stock Exchange
    185 2 The above a I brokers margins t I are not Included- Exchange Telegraph The lollo* quotation Share. unless otherwise lta* Con Loan o% 194* o. Funding Loan i9eQ-ib Wai LrOmD 3*% Com Union Assee tCaIU Prudential As.soe A' Royai Askce Great Western R_y 6 j Cnartereo Bans
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    IMPORT OF BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES
    46 2 ANEW Def< the Co* -Subject may be buu Secretary, I permission Secretary or J to be brought n Bank of F: mination or nomination iM Scotland 01 This regu. apply to such ,iȣs brought Into th< State. E m Borneo.
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    Big Loan To Malacca
    127 2 rE Municipal Commissioners o! Malacca are to borrow $1,750,000 fr^m the Government to ba repaid in 30 years by annual instalments of $89 283. When Legislative Council meets en Monday the Acting Financial Secretary will move the approval of the loan ac 3 per cent, interest.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    73 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i fOMMODn I u foJ paranth^ls:— Kl Ki'l.R I I Sept Oct -I>< Jan .-v Li ii i conu: F MS Soot: j Straits S.D Ro" I COTTON: 8 IBd 8 TIPPER: White Ifontol IVhtti M I^impong bia. I ]«tmponp Ma lIS Easier Spot. Oil Forwar Nf-w York
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      317 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs Lee Kok Tong and family beg to thank all those friends and relatives who sent wreaths and letters oi condolence and also those who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Lee Kok Tcng. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now Invited tor the
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      19 2 The Fifth Column Walls Have Ears i i~ STOP PRESS •Talk About Tiffr Instead" Advt. of TIGER vsx BEER
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    U.S. OPTIMISTIC OVER BRITAIN'S CHANCES
    496 3 U.K.'s Excellent Chance Of Defeating Nazi Bid For Air Supremacy INACCURACIES OF BERLIN COMMUNIQUES PROVED TTMTFn qtatfc nu Washington, Aug. 21. .Ml hi) STATES military officials are taking a much more optimistic view of Britain's rhances than thev even a few weeks ago, Renter learns
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    Poles Down Junkers In Fly, Action
    62 3 Poles Down Junkers In Fly, Action „.>■.. Aug. 21. Udiai enemy airA* lh troved yesterday one U u?ht down by !jron »f the flfhter for the fi«t MH destroyed an- ;n-motor fly•ihf- nr p. ,:.!> seen round The others in(1 .n> total wer« iTs on* Mcsmw--man iirmen members of bomber
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    "All In Malaya Their Part"
    108 3 MARSHAL THANKS <iRE FOR GIFTS have a very t* gratitude tothe Empire, tde of opinion [or their coni Marshal Sir roademit from when he reuna of money h Government rcrmft tor the the people in is the amount riflce ot ail who Lftcent gifts :n
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    Canada Building 92 More Warships
    31 3 I ondon. Aug. 21. I r of Munitions I I to-day thut in ■Ivanced naval nnie, Canada was portion of which ...ersion proad ot schedule. Reuter
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    138 CHILDREN ARRIVE IN AMERICA
    45 3 138 CHILDREN ARRIVE IN AMERICA York. Aus. 21. .mer Samaria 1 1 h ard. has arrived. ■M to America I th" United Spates jpean children. tuma Canal, zone, liner RangiD evacuated from arrived en route f are bem* taken entertained by "3 residing there. Reuter
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    BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES IN ENEMY TERRITORY
    52 3 BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES IN ENEMY TERRITORY meed to-day that amounts 01 Em* re held in France I occupied by the re fore fall into been decided by to prohibit the land not^s into tn wcrld mared since comire not carried i notes. Bank Id inside the ster"p.tiniie to h«»
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    Prime Minister's Significant Statement
    329 3 Prime Minister's Significant Statement RED CLAIM TO BEING GREATEST AIR POWER London, Aug. 21. A/fR. Winston Churchill's speech meets with general approval from the Press. The Daily Mail says: "With regard to the recent air battles, Mr. Churchill warns us that we must expect Hitler to attack us with stiil
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    BASE METAL PRODUCERS & E.P.T. BURDEN
    93 3 BASE METAL PRODUCERS E.P.T. BURDEN London. Aus. 21. Aqu:s.ion was raised in the House of Commons abmi the position of base metal producing mines with a Ufe not exceeding abDut 20 years who are unable eccnomically to increase s production in consequence of the 100 per K& P ;°W^i aX
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    NEWFOUNDLAND LOOMS LARGE IN PARLEYS
    127 3 London, Aug. 21. MR. CbnrchJn'f reference in his review of the war to the naval and air bases offered to the United States, was made in carefully discreet terms because the negotiations are still proceeding, declared Mr. George Slocombe, commenting on the news in a
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    Air Minister On Checking Of Nazi Plane Losses
    200 3 Air Minister On Checking Of Nazi Plane Losses London, Auj; 21. r. the Air Mini 1 of Commons thodi BKd for ::s in view of reen the British »ta of losses in air casualties caused ?^d und t II was m ii hi Ihfl air seen to rirrrmitiiwoi n that
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    ITALIAN OFFICER TAKEN PRISONER
    40 3 AmOßf lhs many Italian prisoners recently captured are a number of o>licers who are being interrogated by British Intelligence Officers. An Italian officer prisoner is here seen going to his "new home*' under a British guard.
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    Crowds Cheer Tommies As They Leave Shanghai
    299 3 Shanghai, Aug. 21. THE stirring swirl of the Highland Regiment's bagpipes 1 roused the International Settlement this afternoon for the last time when the withdrawal of the British forces from Shanghai began. Contingents of the Ist Seaforths and the 2nd East Surreys marched
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    FOUR DIE IN DYNAMITE PLANT EXPLOSION
    40 3 Gibbstown, New Jersey, Aug. Z\. F>UR persons were killed when an explosion wrecked a building used I for filling cartridges with powdor at I the Repauno dynamite plant of the Dupont company here.- Reuter
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    Down-Town Section Of Chinese Capital Is Wiped Out
    179 3 Down-Town Section Of Chinese Capital Is Wiped Out Chungking, Aug. 21. TPHE "down town" section of Chungking is practically nonexistent as a result of Japanese aircraft unloading tons of incendiary bombs over the heart of the city during the past 24 hours. The so-called upper sectiiu of the c'ty was
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    NETHERLANDS LEGION
    59 3 London, Air,\ .1 SEVEN hundred Hollanders betv.rm the ages of 20 and 35 left London yesterday for the camp of the Netherlands Legion which If being established In England to flght at the side of the British. The men uro bdng trained and equipped with the m^st modern
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    The Singapore free press THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. The Premier Speaks
    714 4 The Singapore free press THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. The Premier Speaks EVERYONE was saying yesterday what a fine and inspiring speech it was that Mr. Churchill made to the House of Commons on Tuesday. It showed to the Empire and the world how deep are the foundations of the confidence
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    27 4 ine Axis partners' surprise and anger to find the "Key" to the conquest of Britain, the French fleet, broken before they can grasp it.— A Ratavia cartoon.
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    Our Victories In The Air
    961 4 By A Special Correspondent THE past week has seen many striking British victories in the air. These remarkable achievements emohasize once again the superiority of British aircraft and of British airmen to the best that Germany can produce. The ratio of three or more German
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    Polish Airmen Shoot Down 23 Raiders
    82 4 London, Aug. 21. THE King carried out his first Inspection ot Allied forces training in England wh»-i he visited two squadrons of the Polish tir force. His Majesty was received by Gen Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister an<i Commander-ln-Chief, and for over two houis
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    U.S. FLEET C.-IN-C. ON WAY TO TSIXGTAO
    39 4 Shanghai. Au*. H. ADM. T. C. Hart, comma:. the U.S. Asiatic- Fleet, 1« >ej>trrday aboard the yacht U.S fe for Tsingtao. He Is rejoining the ina;n b of the Asiatic rieet Reuter
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    Halifax On War Issues
    145 4 Halifax On War Issues DFII I Cald< I the i I impr stron the I and W Tu;. I he v.. I i I Shipping I Lord Hali I ship;. count] the I ••It Fran much m attacking during the 1-. 111 »Shi;jj;.. loss Czechs. I I Beigl open:' spoke
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    Mackenzie King "Mutual Defence"
    36 4 H defence on M It did I--- her respond her part of a i I Zle King added defenr I nece**-. I llamfr.: ti had beer. H* mad* speech ir. th?_J Reuter
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    CANADLAN-AMERICAN DEFENCE BOARD
    14 4 CANADLAN-AMERICAN DEFENCE BOARD DRESIDEN 'I j the DM the I Thur H« th«' i:lnti
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    EUROPEAN CONTRACTOR GIVES EVIDENCE IN LOVEDAY CASE
    2518 5 Story Of Joining Ring And Subsequent Deals p,|M 1 SSIONS ■nOBf certain European contractors "to '.aiV-'ianl Kuropcan interests in contracting" were bj A. C. I>obb, managing director of Dob!) and evidence yesterday, in the trial hy court of R. Ix)veday, R.E., O n
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    Month In Prison For Begging
    67 5 A :0-IEAK-OLD Teoihew, Tan Geek Tuan, was sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by a stay in the house of detention, by Mr. J. G. Kappoport, Singapore third magistrate, yesterday for begging for alms. Tan was alleged to have been seen by
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    INDO-CHINA BASES
    250 5 'Japan May Get Them' IN America to-day there is an enormous difference in the public opinion with regard to the war than there was a year ago, declared the two ace American cameramen, Mr. D. Brady and Mr. R. Bickhart, who arrived in Singapore yesterday. "The Americans to-day
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    Nazi Lie About Singapore
    185 5 FOR obvious reasons it is usually not possible for people in Malaya to test the truth of German broadcasts from their own personal knowledge of events, but an opportunity to do this has just occurred. Berlin has solemnly broadcast a story about the Indian troops in
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    Custody Of His Children Sought
    290 5 ALLEGATIONS that his wife had not been caring for the children properly and that she had been spending part of the maintenance allowance on a man, were made by a hospital assistant, J. V. Oliveiro, in the Singapore High Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Manning.
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    Making Colour Films Of Singapore & Johore
    561 5 Making Colour Films Of Singapore Johore ACE CAMERAMEN ARRIVE HERE FROM WEST FRONT ADVENTURES •"TWO 44 ace" American cameramen who got the "world sccop" pictures of the sinking of two British ships which had been torpedoed by a U-boat off the coast of Spain last year, and who also "covered*
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    Ipoh Crash Victim's Funeral
    178 5 (From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, Aug. 21. MR. KUNCHI RAMAN, one of the two killed in the crash of a Perak flying Club plane at Ipoh aerodrome yesterday evening, was cremated to-day at the Hindu burial ground in the Tamil Settlement in accordance with Hindu rites.
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    DEATH OF MR. A. F. HOLLEY
    91 5 (From Our Ovrn Correspondent) Penan*. Aug. 21. THE DEATH occurred here late yesterday evening of Mr. A. F. Holley, aged 64, at his residence at Tanjong Tokong. The funeral will be held today. Mr. Holley was one of the first jockeys in Penang and
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    HOKKIENS & BOYANESE ON RIOTING CHARGE
    80 5 HOKKIENS BOYANESE ON RIOTING CHARGE THREE Hokkiens and two Boyanese were 1 charged with rioting at Club Street onTuesday afternoon at about 4.55 p.m. in the third court yesterday. One of the men, a Hokkien named Teo Teh Seng, is still in hospital. The oti. Teo Han Kwang. Sen Chin
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    Use Of Gliders In Invasion
    250 7 aIEXT LANDINGS IN S TAE NIGHT London. n p r.s have been Fthe intended uss by j sliders in attacks There are rumours d in Holland and a Uden were said to assembly at n. in Norway, usin? towed the capa- r by perhaps 75
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    DAYS RUBBER AUCTION
    94 7 j, V Chamber of Commoro. 1 e'ei its 1.500th auction re catalogued 2,319.5">4 offered 2 143.080 1b.— 956.73 —686.61 tons. 1. New York Spot I Kt ALIZED I >hrrt Cents Per Lk. 37 to 37'h 36 to 36 7 33 to 35\ 31'** to 33 1 30'
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    Tribute To Malayan Efficiency
    228 7 A PLEA to all Rotarians present tj serve humanity in its perpetual search for prosperity by eliminating the ways of the "time-loser," and substituting the methods of the "timeuser" instead, and a comoliment to Malaya whose high measure of prosperity is the test of its efficiency,
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    DANISH "VAGRANTS"
    35 7 THREE Danish youths, C. V. Jorgansen, 17, Svanson, 18, and Neilson, 19, who appeared in the Singapore third court yesterday on a charge of being vagrants, were sent to the house of detention.
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    58 7 M. R. Delage, French Consul-General In Batavia, who passed through Singapore a fortnight ago on "a pleasure trip" to French Indo-China returned to Singapore from Saigon yesterday, with his wife. He declined to speak on his visit to Indo-China. Lieut. R. E. Perkins, of the United States Navy, arrived in
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    Youth's Alleged Fight With Constables
    507 7 Youth's Alleged Fight With Constables AN 18-YEAR-OLD Indian youth named Ram Rais had allegations that he stab-bed one police constable with a knife, and felled another with two blo7/s of his fist, in Kerbau Road on July 10, made against him in the Singapore third court yesterday. Ram Rais claimed
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    133 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Aug. 21, 12 o'clock noon Buvers Sellers No. IX R.S S. Spot loose 37 37%. NO IX R.S S FO B In cases Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option) 38 38 G.F.A.Q R.S S "\0 B in bales Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option) 36°k 36
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    99 7 f From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aur- 21. 1 PPLICATION for admission to the F.M.S. A Bar was made by Mr. Foo Yin Chiew before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Poyser, in the Perak Supreme Court to-day. Mr. S. Stenivasagam. who made the application, said Mr. Foo was called to
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    100 Miles Walk To Enlist
    284 7 Sydney, Aug. 7. A CROCODILE- HUNTER who travelled 180 miles by canoe and then walked 100 miles to enlist, Is among 17 nun who have arrived in Sydney from New Guinea as soldiers o? the A.I.F. The others include men who were in the 1926
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    16 New Flats At Farrer Park
    48 7 SUBJECT to tho approval of the Singapore Municipality, the Improvement Trust proposes to proceed with a new housing scheme at Fam-r Park shortly. Tenders are being invited for the erectior> of three bkcks of timber framed buildings, comparing 16 flats in all.
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    MALTA DRIVES OFF RAIDERS
    42 7 Malta, Aug. 21. rORMATICNS of enemy aircraft attacked Malta yesterday morning and dropped bombs. Including Incendiaries. Our fighters engaged the enemy anU dispersed their formations. No damage uas done to civilian property, and there was no casualty. Reuter
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    Temporary Homes For Silat Fire Victims
    103 7 yiCTIMS of the Lre Kai;. Silat, who lot! their properly and their at.ap dwill.ngs in the blaze recently, are to be housed in temporary buildings whL-h th? £ing..por c Improvement Trus; prop s.» to erect The buildings Will stand on th. of the razed
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      39 7 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Ctrnrral Pust Office surface noon surface noon surface 1 p.m. 9a.m. surface 5 p.m. surface 2 p.ri. 9a.m. ton .-face 2 p.m. rartecc 11.30 am •.•face 2 r e 10 a.m. s > ui uum \ls
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      95 7 Law Notice For The Day Tlie Hon'ble The Ag. Chief Justice: Court of Appeal. F.M.S. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tedlow in Court No. 3 at 11 a.m.: S. 154/40 Vellama vs. Eng and Co., and Seletar Motor Bus Co. Contd. Thereafter S. 161/40— U. P. K. Menon vs. Eng
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    SINGAPORE GOLD CUP RACES
    176 8 Amended Schedule For The Meeting TTHE following is the amended sche- dule of racing for the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn meeting: First day. Aup. 31: Horses, clas3 one, one to three, six furlongs, horses, ••lass two. diva, on? to five, six furlongs. Eight ra> Second day.
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    GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN STRONG POSITION
    161 8 Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Ail*. 20. BEATING the Muar Police by the odd i?oal in live the Government Offices socc-r team are now almost certain to win the first division league competition this ye.\r. The Government have three more to play and they need
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TEAMS
    111 8 SC.C. cricket teams for week-end ,ames are: Against Combined Schools at 1 p.m. on Saturday at S.CC. W. E. McNeill icapt.». H. P. Foulds J. B. Glade, J. G. Rapyaport. R. H. Pickard. Capt. A. J. C. Rcse. Capt. B K. Castor. Rev. A. S. Giles. W.
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    Graham Stopped This One
    37 8 pirtnre Ihis was one shot at goal that Grahim, the Navy goalkeeper, saved in Tuesday's first division football match at Anson Road stadium in which the Malays scored an eight-nil victory. Free Press
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    Singapore Badminton Ties For Week-end
    209 8 TTHIS week-ends ties In the Singa- pore Badminton Associations junicis champions are given below. In addiiion to the men's singles and i doubles, ties In the women's singles and veterans* singles will also be played. The ties are: SATURDAY AT 2.15 P.M. Heng Swee Tee
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS AT S. C. R. C. TO-DAY
    381 8 TTO-DAY the S.C.R.C. will be the venue of exhibition tennis matches in which the Davis Cup players, Pat Hughes, holder with Roy Smith of the Malayan men's doubles title, and Kho Sin Kie. Malayan singles champion and holder, with Mrs. R. R.
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    PUBLISHERS SCORE FULL
    817 8 POINTS AT STADIUM R.A.M.C.lteaten By Odd Goal In Three DOLLAH NETS BOTH GOALS FOR THE WINNERS Publishers 2; R.A.M.C 1. QLOW play that livened up towards the end, the deft footwork of the Publishers, the energy and determination of the R.A.M.C., these were the chief features of
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    AUGUST BADMINTON PARTY TEAMS
    133 8 rpHE teams to represent the August A Badminton Party against the Great Eastern Life Sports Club, in soccer and table tennis friendly matches, will be selected from the following. Soccer, at Harbcur Bsard ground ?.t 5.15 p.m. to-day: Chiu Szu Yuan, Chia Tong Nen, Ang Thiam
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    A.R.P. BADMINTON
    83 8 SATURDAY'S ties in the badminton tournament for A.R.P. Wardens of group 2, part 4, of the Singapore Tanjong Pasrar division are: K. H. Shah iz Yue Yit Yang vs. M. Gansadharam and Chan Kwai Hong; Oo Thean Sooi and S. Subramaniam vs. Teo Seng Leong ard Tan Heng
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    MERRIDALE B.P.
    109 8 I A BOUT 40 members and guests at- tended a picnic held by the Merridale Badminton Party at 325, East Coast Road on Sunday. A dance, which was arranged, proved successful. Land and sea sports were indulged in and the results were:— Swimming Contest:— Lee Hock San and
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    SWING BADMINTON PARTY
    102 8 IN the friendly match between the a^ 1 1^ 3 and the Cheerful Lads Athletic Party last Sunday, the Swing BP. defeated the Cheerful Lads AP by three to two. The results, Swing B.P. players mentioned first, were: Ee Bian Heong beat Goh Choon Men (5-3) (15-5);
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    SINGAPORE AIRPORT SOCCER TEAM WIN
    45 8 A HAT-TRICK by Ahmad enabled ri the Singapore Airport Soccer team to beat a Robinson and Co., side by three goals to nil in a friendly game at the Airport on Tuesday. There wta no score in the first half.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    48 8 rIE following have been selected to play cricket for the Y.M.C.A against the Police at 1 pjn. on Saturday at the Depot: J. P. Chrysostom, V. N. Pillay, O. L Day F W. Marsh, A. C. Wilton. V. Xavler V. R. Sabapathy. Quick Sam ?^L»^ Goldsmith
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    S.C.R.C. BILLIARDS
    21 8 rpHE closing date for the Strait* M. Chinese Recreation Club's billiards championship and handicap tournaments is Saturday, Sept. 7
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    Malays Beat Navy
    28 8 pictun Madon in 3 tnsslc with a sailor in j uesaav s ms, At Anson Road stadium in which the Mal.i\ eight -nil.- Free Press
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    MORAVIA BEAT JUNIOR CIVILS FIVE-TWO
    267 8 Moravia 5: IXS&A TAKING the initiative all through Übc 1 were able to beat the Junior Civil Sen by five goals to two in a spirited v, u soccer match at the J.C.S.A. ye^ton Moravia deserved th?ir victory. They led three-nil at half time, by
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    Week-end Events At The Yacht Club
    51 8 •TK)-MORR<J\\ pore Y. usual racrs for i] 5.25 p.m. On Sunda. second rac< jCup, startinii it i The "A" class ri race for tin Trophy, start i: The "B" race for th starting a: The 14 dinghy class w for Dodo C! i 10.20
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    GEYLANG CORINTHIANS
    21 8 TTHE Gteftanf C friendly a^ Bank on rround. Jabaar. I Sin, Hoi Seng, I Scj Mahmood. Jattar Hus&ein Rodri?ue-.
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      34 8 To-day's Sports Events SOCCER: first division, Gordons ts. I. ovals. Changi; reserve division, IWanchesters vs. Police, Tangtin; Chinese vs. Royal Navy, stadium. Tennis: Exhibition by Pat Hughes and Kho Sin Kie, 4.30 p.m.. S.C.R.C.
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