The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 August 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITIOit The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,174. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1910. 5 CENTS
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    ITALIAN DESTROYER, SUBMARINES WRECKED
    123 1 ITALIAN DESTROYER, SUBMARINES WRECKED R,A.F.'s Success mi n Bomba Raid iro. Aug. 23. I p, communique day says: "Our a -riving attack t anchored at Libya, obtaindestroying two yer and a returned safely were fired raft pom-poms ins." v i submarines umber of sunk since Italy o( R.AJ. ac.irr.unique states:
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    Roosevelt And Compulsory Training
    51 1 Roosevelt And Compulsory Training Udihin^t m, Aus*. 23. P T declared at I -day that he pposed to •uisory military ar. manpower were tdeni said, so that Me modern flght- on hand. Congress had been since June ling for it were best week or so I deU^ m the de-
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    24-HOUR ROME ULTIMATUM TO GREECE?
    615 1 Reported Demand To Athens To Renounce British Guarantee GREEK PRESS REPLIES TO ITALIAN ATTACKS London, Aug. 23! I THERE is no confirmation in official quarters inl Ix)ndon of reports that Italy has presented a 24-hour I ultimatum to Greece calling- on her to renounce thel
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    500 m.p.h. U.S. Bombers For Britain
    84 1 500 m.p.h. U.S. Bombers For Britain THE Hudson Lockheed Corporation of America has announced that Britain has placed an order for 800 of a n*w type of aircraft called the P3B, at a cost of 15,000,000. It is claimed that this aircraft is the fastest m the world, being capable
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    U.S. Destroyers May Soon Be Sent To Britain
    84 1 New York, Aug. 23. <4IT looks as though 50 of our over- age destroyers may soon be sent to sea manned by British sailors and flying the British flag," said Mi William Allen White, the notable American journalist broadcastne to-day on behalf
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    New V.C. Awards For Bravery In France
    53 1 London, Aug. 23. \nCTORIA Crosses have been award V ed to 2nd Lieutenant R. W. Annand, of the 2nd Durham Light Infantry, and Company Sergeant-Major George Gris^ock of the Norfolk Regiment, for acts of bravery m France C.S.M. Grlstock ha« since died of
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    U.S. Builds An Air Monster
    122 1 Los Angeles, Aug. 22. TTHE biggest aeroplane ever built, a bomber able to fly non-stop from New York to Europe and back to Los Angeles, is nearin? completion, announced Ma jar-General Arnold, chief of the army air corps, to-day. The bomber, being secretly built at
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    British Big Guns Reply To Germans
    362 1 CALAIS SHELLED London, Aug. 23. IT is learned in London to-day that British long-range guns have replied to the German shelling of the Dover area, firing a few rounds into German-occupied France. A German news agency message frcm Berlin reports that the region of
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    Tokio & Recall Of Envoys
    160 1 Tokio Recall Of Envoys Tokio, Aug. 23. •"THE recall of 40 Japanese diplomatic representatives from abroad is not cjnnected with Japan's relations with the countries to which they are accredited, according to he Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, who said to-day: "It is a routine matter but it is intended to
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    RAIDERS APPEAR AGAIN OVER LONDON AREA
    639 1 Ixmdon, Aug. tX RAID warnings were sounded m London this mmrwimg when enemy planes appeared over the Ixmdon area. Heavy detonations, which could have been gunfire or bombs, were heard over a wide area. A few minutes after the first explosion a plane was
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    Gamekeeper Captures German Crew
    40 1 h**§m, \vr.. 2". WHEN a Oermii) bomber cam- damn m a field m south-east En this mcmir^, the four occupai challenged by a gamekeeper, w^.o disarmed thrm rmd hand d them over i the authorities. Reuter
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    KING INSPECTS COAST PORT'S DEFENCES
    40 1 London, \ui. 23. THE King visited a .south-east port this morning and Inspected ih° harbour defences. His Majesty th''M inspected officers and men from minosv/eeper.s and later visited the coastal and inland defences. British Wireless
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    New Plan For Collection Of Land Revenue
    307 2 DRAFT BILL FOR COUNCIL 'THE system for the collection of land revenue under X the present Ordinance is antiquated and cumbrous and throws upon land officers a great deal of useless work in the service of notices of demand. The purpose of this
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    Thai Goodwill Missions
    80 2 Bangkok. Aug. 23. BECAUSE "the international situation is becoming more tense," Thailand is sending out three missions to promote goodwill. One will go to the "British Empire m Asia/ the second to Europe and the third to Japan via Indo-China. According to a message from Shanghai, a
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    London Stock Exchange
    317 2 Up to the time of going to press yesterday s closing prices had not been received. London, Aus. ZZ. Con. Loan 6% 1944-64 99 8 Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 112 War Lean 3*% 101 Com Union Assce (UniU) 6 Prudential Assce 'A' 19 X Hoyaj Assce 6»i
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    Gayda On Axis Plans
    242 2 THREEFOLD ATTACK ON BRITAIN London, Aug. 5. CIGNOR GAYDA, Mussolini's mouthpiece, disclosed the other day that Italy and Germany had agreed on a threefold attack against Britain. "Each Axis Power," he wrote m the Giornale d'ltalia, has been allotted its task. "Gur objects are to: "Close
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    186 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES Up to the time of going to press yesterday's closing prices had not been received. '*Tom oo r Oud correspondent) London, Auj. 22. COMMODITY and Exchange marker* clos^a as follows v.ltii previous quotations Id paran thesis:— RUBBER: Easier. Spot 12% d 12- 4 d <12? id 12' s
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    S.S.R.N.V.R. OFFICERS
    43 2 •THE following notifications regarding officers m the S.S. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve are gazetted: Promotion of Lieut. Bernard Sco.t to the rank of Lieut-Commander approved: Commissions as Acting Sub-Lieuten-ants granted to Mr. Gerald William Sydney Waites and Mr. Harold Edward Holwell
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    CUSTOMS WIN IPOH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
    57 2 <From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Aug. 23. IN the final of the Ipoh and District football league the Customs beat the Ipoh Chinese Corinthians by two goals to one to-day, thus winning the Chcah Cheang Lira shield from the Corinthians, who were the holdert of
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    GAS DEPARTMENT ATHLETIC PARTY
    19 2 GAS DEPARTMENT ATHLETIC PARTY THP will pagainst K. i Park at The Depart n Raebui Kam Ail i d
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    HITLER'S BIG FEAR IS GROWING R.A.F. POWER
    396 3 plans Upset By Deadly jlaids Into Germany And Results Of Air Battles? ljTl fK> chief worry now is the growing strength th Royal Air Force for he realises that unless something to cripple and destroy that force Jn .l r military or industrial
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    Nazis Lose Over 2,000 Airmen In Two Weeks
    171 3 I udon. Aug. 23. Mf nun -r of trained airmen .wt t mr since Aug 8. LXird Archibald SinM.nbter, on Wednesday Nl ,b>Untially more than ,i>elf increased before !k. \ir Minuter had finished his are ful investigation of b« *mw* that the
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    Bombers Fly In Snowstorm To Bomb Targets In Naziland
    170 3 Bombers Fly In Snowstorm To Bomb Targets In Naziland London. Aug. 23. were encountervs of some of the :.ich bombed key cen- oil Industry on UmL; J feet severe Ice conffiaes :he pilots had to tend ett Fifteen miles east oX veers ran into a heavy •a* w nd snow.
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    Clippers To Fly Via Bermuda Again
    124 3 Clippers To Fly Via Bermuda Again U.S. AGREES TO CENSORSHIP Washington, Aug. 23. •TOE British blockade against German and Italian business transactions with the United States has apparently been materially strengthened because United States mails by Clipper are again being routed through Bermuda, and it is said authoritatively that the
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    U.S. Newspapers Favour Lease Of West Indies
    166 3 U.S. Newspapers Favour Lease Of West Indies New York, Auf. 23. A COUNTRYWIDE analysis of fresh reaction to the speech of Mr. Churchill, the British Prime Minister m the House of Commons on Tuesday shows that the majority of newspapers favour the lease of the West Indies but a goodly
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    SHELLING OF CONVOY HEARD OVER RADIO
    68 3 T ISTENERS to the BBC. news transLi missions last night were given an excellent recorded version of the shelling of a British convoy m the English Channel by German guns from the French coast. The explosion of shells could be heard clearly. This, coupled
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    SHIPPING ENGAGED IN S. AMERICAN TRADE
    40 3 London, Aug. 23. AN interesting fact revealed m a broadcast speech by the Parliamentary Secretary of Overseas Trade v.as that 1,000,000 tons of British shinping are actively engaged m Latin American trade.- British Wireless
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    68 3 London, Aug. 23. THE Stock Exchange was quiet and easy during the greater part of to-day's session but steadier at the close. The down drift was due to pre-week-end evening up of positions. Indian Government stocks were marked higher for the first time m several weeks it is
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    DEATH OF PRIMATE OF SPAIN
    15 3 Madrid. Aug. 23. occurred of Cardinal p f Spain.- Reuter
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    LORD CALDECOTE ON "SURPRISE TO ENEMY"
    134 3 London, Aug. 23. TN the course of a message read at the opening of the British section of the Canadian National Exhibition, Lord Caldecote. Dominions Secretary, said it was necessary that the business life of the community should be maintained and he felt that
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    ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF E. SURREYS LEAVE
    32 3 Shanghai, Auj. 23. ANOTHER large contingent of East A Surrey left Shanghai this afternoon, marching through the International Settlement headed by United States marges' band.- Reuter
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    CHINA AVIATION CO.'S NEW AIR LINE
    55 3 Peking. Aug. 23. ANEW air line linking Tsingtao with Talyuan via T3inan. Peking and Shinien. m southern Hopei province, will be inaugurated by the China Aviation Company on Sept. l The service between, Tokio and Peking via Fukuoka anfl Tsingtao will be also resumed
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    Egypt's Firm Stand Welcomed By British Press
    349 3 Egypt's Firm Stand Welcomed By British Press I ondon, Aug. 23. Government's dcciII Italian forces r is warmly ccmPresi. mh says cajolery Duce have com•'•ter Egypt from 'he letter and spirit, nee with Britain. vic:;ries at Home 4 East have renewed Such evidence I of sea and i Bardici and
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    KING VISITS AUSTRALIAN TROOPS
    38 3 The King: showed great interest m a machine-sun post when he visited the training- quarters of an Australian division "somewhere m England." On His Majesty's right is General Wynter. Commander-in-Chief of the Australian forces.
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    Big Chinese Offensive Is Now Under Way
    104 3 JAPANESE ADMISSION OF THREE-FRONT ATTACK Peiping, Aug. 23. DEGARDING the offensive predicted by Chungking, the "local Japanese spokesman stated that since Tuesday considerable Chinese forces have been attacking three railways, the Kin-Han, Tung-Pu and Chen-Tai, damaging the lines and destroying telegraph lines. He
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    Britain's Food Still Gets Through
    38 3 London, Aug. 23. THE convoy which was unsuccessfully shelled m the Straits of Dover yesterday has arrived m the Thames with more than 50,000 tons of food and other es?ential commodities.- British Wireless
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    Members Of Canada-U.S. Board Named
    174 3 Members Of Canada-U.S. Board Named Washington, Aug. 23. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, have announced the names of the members of the Permanent Joint Board of Defence for the United States and Canada. The American members are Mr. Fiorello Laguardia, Mayor of New
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    FRENCH ORGANIZATION IN U.S. TO AID DE GAULLE
    101 3 New York, Aug. 23. AN organization is being formed here to provide moral and financial support for Gen. de Gaulle called the "Freedom group of Frenchmen of America." M The head of the organization is M. Paul Sequin, who served with the
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    S. AFRICAN FORCES IN VIGOROUS TRAINING
    139 3 London, Auf. 23. OFFICERS and men of the South African field forces m Kenya have been undergoing rigorous training to fit them for their part m the African campaign. Under Major-Gen. Dickinson, commander m- chief of the East African Forces, the men have been
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    Hungarian Reply To Rumania
    59 3 London, Aug. 23. A GERMAN news agency despatch from Budapest says that M. Hory. leader of the Hungarian delegation, has left for Turnu-Severin, taking Hungary's reply to Rumania's olTer regarding Transylvania. The reply will be delivered to-morrow. The agency adds that the reply is very detailed
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    SOUTH AFRICAN HELP FOR THE DUTCH URGED
    98 3 London. Aug. 23. TVR. H. D. van Broekhuizen, the South African Minister at The Hague at the time of the German invasion, m a letter asking all churches m South Africa to make a special collection on Sunday, Sept. 15, m aid of
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    The Indian Air Force
    467 3 HISTORY OF "NO. 1 SQUADRON" By SQUADRON-LEADER Ml KHUI (In a broadcast from the Simla studio of All-India Radio) TPO many In India, the existence of No. 1. Squadron, Indian Air Force, was unknown until a short time ago, but I am sure that when you
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940. Lend For Victory
    713 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940. Lend For Victory THE War Loan Bill and the War 1 Savings Certificates Bill, published last night and to be considered by the Legislative Council on Monday, promise to give to the people of the Colony, rich and poor plike, the opportunity
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    Gen. De Gaulle Interviewed
    1236 4  -  Pertinax By U/HEN I called upon General de Gaulle at his London Headquarters, I could not help remembering the talk I had with him last March, a few days after Paul Reynaud had taken office. Then he protested against all-round. easygoing optimism. He did not believe
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    10 4 MOW DOTH THE BUSY LITTLE B a Ph ngta a,,
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    Leisure In War & Peace
    305 4 Leisure In War Peace IvOiuion. Jiil\ DIT hy hit, th( f v has (fan up hi> tl Only when we wM our i back to the ity« <»i p. do we realize how much sure and plea v I sacrificed. Whetl or our Uncj after the < dinner and round
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      318 4 I I agree. .You find I ROSES Lime Juice I satisfies all tastes!" By Special appointment Established U&& jB£ K'* 4^ 1872.' tt^ *^0 try* NEWEST DESIGN IN DIAMOND JEWELLERY I Necklaces Bracelets Brooches Rings Clip Watches incorporated tn Ceylon/ 1 1 SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. > m^Mmmm ii i i
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      62 4 AUCTION SALE OF THE Remaining Goods Of Comprising Furniture, Ivory, Vases, Mandarin Coats, Embroideries, Jade, Jewellery, etc. etc. will be held at 18, Battery Road, Ist floor, On Thursday, Aus. 29, 1940 at 4.30 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 30, 1940 at 4.30 p.m. by THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. Now on view.
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    $25,000,000 WAR LOAN BILL READY
    725 5 Savings Certificates Plan For Small Investors ALL INTEREST WILL BE EXEMPT FROM TAX T H Rm d^t UrC a^hori^T^er the S.S. War Loan of 8™ 000 (2n n i th t 0 nzin the Wising of a loan ernment Gazette last night of WaT^vi™ 11
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    Wife's Claim Dismissed
    211 5 Wife's Claim Dismissed --J Husband Had 'Bullied Her oncse u\ie who her husband Singapon newsattempted to ;ind scissors," to retract the :apore second Bah, was elaiml husband. r r°p-rlrcr. d to ret .ewspaper." H box. rould be er man. might think I ition as to atea and B isa%Ni>*s svofti
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    TAXI OWNER AND INSURANCE
    57 5 Seating Alleged tting, invoking sums >ere brought against '-ow Cheng Swee. In yesterday. '•n the first charge, that v a Insurance Company dishonestly Inducing 5220, which he rrpairs to his taxi .'>nt, without dlsalso Insured with of the accident. that Low cheated -durance Company MMI m
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    Ticket Seller A Nuisance
    165 5 COURT ON PUNISHMENT OF "RACKETEERS" "FIIE police know this man as a ticket racketeer and that is why a watch was kept by them and he was caught." This statement was made by Cour; Inspector Charles Such m the Singapore second court yesterday when Robert Tan,
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    Money-Changer's Story Denied
    197 5 IN the Singapore criminal district court yesterday. Bishan Singh and Fazir Khan, two men charged with robbing Annamalai, a money-changer and postcard-seller, of a sum of $1,531, completely denied that they had anything to do with the robbery. At the previous hearing, Annamalai, who said that he
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    APPEAL DISMISSED
    87 5 AN APPEAL by a Malay, Omar bin Kechll, against a police court conviction and sentence of 12 months' rigorous Imprisonment was dismissed by Mr. Justice Manning m Singapore High Court yesterday. Convicted for housebreaking and theft from a house m Bukit Timah Road occupied by a Chineses woman,
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    38 5 Men of His .'Majesty's Forces, mainly officers and N.C.O.'s, are poing through a course of instruction on scouting, sniping and observing: at Bisley. The picture shows a Lovat Scout creeping with his rifle to attack a sniper's post.
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    MINIMUM STOCKS OF ESSENTIAL FOODS
    551 5 Labuan To Be Separate From Colony 'MALAYA'S food position, already JM good, will be still further improved lit is hoped, as a result of an order published m the Government Gazette Extraordinary yesterday. The ordei deals with the question of minimum I stocks of food.
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    Nazis Ask For Food & Fats
    210 5 Nazis Ask For Food Fats BRITISH people m Malaya, who wjuld be laughed at by their relatives m Britain if they sent Home parcels of food and s^ap, will be interesied m a circular which has been distributed m Bangkok. Entitled "To AU Germans In Thailand," this circular explains how
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    New Laws For Aliens In Malaya Drafted
    576 5 'PROTECTION INADEQUATE 5 "IT has been felt for some time that the nmsura of control of aliens provided for by the Registration M Aliens Ordinance of 1937 affords inadequate protection against the activities of undesirable alien dements, having regard to the importance of
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    $300,000 Gift From Penang Municipality
    365 5 $300,000 Gift From Penang Municipality (Frcm Our Owa Correspondent) I'enan?, Aug. 23. AT a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners icquisitioned by seven Commissioners this evening a motion was passed that, subject to the approval of the Governor-in-Council and the passage of any necessary legislation, a further donation of $300
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    BRONZE TABLET OF KHEK LEADER
    121 5 A BRONZE UMCt Ol Mr. Aw Boon Haw, ft leader of the Kmr'poi' KM >r>™imunity, was unuiled by the Chinese ComulGrncral. Mr. Kao Lin* Pai. when me Khek Community Guild celebrated IB anniversary The Khok Community Gu:ld. at Pte\ Street, is the headquarters oC Khek
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    FOOD DEALERS ORDER
    65 5 THE Rice Dealers (Amendment No. J> Order and the Food Dealers (Amendment) Order, published yesterday, do not affect rice or food dealers m any way. They are concerned purely with departmental policy m the Food Control Department and their purpose is to delegate some of the powers
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    MacMillan Denies He And Hun Swee Operated Contractors' Ring
    1334 7 MacMillan Denies He And Hun Swee Operated Contractors' Ring A DENIAL that he "would do anything by hook or by v ro 2 k^ f Iservcd1 servcd hLs P" r P° se financially, was made *>> K. fc. MacMillan, director of three companies m Singapore, miring his cross-examination yesterday m
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    133 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Aug. 23, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R. S.S. Spot loose.. 37 a 8 37% No IX R.S.S P. 0.8 m cases Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option) 38i fe 38 4 U.F.A.Q. R.S.S P. 0.8 In bales Aug.-Sept. (Sellers option)
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    STANDARDIZATION OF WEIGHT PER BAG
    204 7 A POOD 'Permissible Weights) Orcer. published last night, standardizes the weight of bags of flour at 49 lb. gross and bags of Negapat&m parboiled rice at 164 !b. ijross. The change has been made after negotiations with importers who were informed some months ago that
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      208 7 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBAKK IV. Established m Batavia HEAD OFFICE: Batavia BRANCH OFFICLS DUTCH EAST INDIES: Ampenan. Bandjermasin, Bandoeng, Banjoewangl, Crieribor^ Djambi, Gornntalo. Makassar, Malang, Medan, Menado, Palembang, Pekalongan, i Pontianak, P/cbolinggo, Semarang, Sourabaya. Tandjong Balel, Tegal. Telok Betong, Tjilatjcp Eat&via- Centrum < Welte\Teden). BRITISH INDIA, B .mbay and Calcutta. STRAITS
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      271 7 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows; TO-DAY Aden air 4 p.m Africa air 4 p.m. Australia air 4 p.m. British Columbia air 4p.m. ■Brunei and Kuala- Belait surface 1.30 p.m. Burma surface 10 a.m., air 4 p.m. Canada air 4 p.m. Ceylon air
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    Airmen Score 4-2 Victory Over Police
    585 8 R.A.F 4; Police 2. Cl I 1 points sained from the Police, whom they beat fourtno at the stadium yesterday, have consolidated the RAF "s position m th first division of the league. The Airmen have now a total of 32 points from 19
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    Indians Beat Airmen
    313 8 Indian Assn. 2; R.A.F. (H.Q.) 1 DLAYING on the J.C.S.A. ground yesterday the Indian Association scored a narrow two-one victory over the R.A.F. (H.Q.) m a keenly contested second division (b) S.A.F.A. league fixture yesterday. The Indians deserved their victory fcr they fielded a more impressive team
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    S.R.C. CRICKET TEAM
    48 8 THE following is the S.R.C. team to meet the Police at cricket tomorrow. Play will commence at'll'i.m. Roy Bain, L. Outschoorn, P. D'Almeida, L. Alvis, A. Watts, G. Clarke, F. C. Martens, R. Jansen, P. P. Webb, A. Clarke and J. Galistan. Scorer, F. Milne.
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    Concentration
    29 8 picture Oh-oh-oh-ver yon go, says Sin Kie as he concentrates and gets this one back over the net m Thursday's exhibition tennis matches at the S.C.R.C.- Free Press
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    GORDON HIGHLANDERS WIN ARMY CRICKET FINAL
    385 8 'THE Gordon Highlanders beat the Fortress R.E. by an innings and lour runs m the final of the Army bigunits cricket competition, which was concluded at Changi yesterday. Batting first on Thursday, the R.E. vere dismissed for a mere 51 runs, towards which Ally
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    DOUBLE FILE, TIN POCKET BEST BETS
    1076 8 Several Horses Taken To Score Doubles FINAL DAY OF PERAK TURF CLUB'S MEET nOUBLE File and Tin Pocket should be the best bets v at Taiping this afternoon, the final day of the Perak Turf Club's two-day Taiping professional meeting. Fields m all the
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    88 8 FREK PRESS selections for today's races at Taiping are* FREE PRESS Race 1. East Lynne, Bay Rose. Race 2. Rosalie, Little Charm. Race 3. Velocity, Policy. Race 4. Double File, Beacon. Race 5. Tin Pocket. Westenra. Race 6. Marnell, Clarissa the Flea. Race 7. K.C.G.. Hazmore. IPOH
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    THREE-NIL VICTORY TO CHINESE TEAM
    292 8 S.C.F.A 3; R.A.F. (Kallang) r*OOD keen soccer was seen at Farrer Park f^tmtm v when the Chinese opposed the Kalian^ a second division (b) fixture. Although they lost by three clear goals, the Airmen gave as good as they got from the nippy S.CP-A. forwards,
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    V.M.C.A. BILLIARDS
    66 8 A keenly coniestai MUUr* :<«* game 'English, was I the V.M.C.A. on Wf. Ys beat the Chinese tien by 812 points to Scores, V players m were: Gan Kee Tian ca Tai Seng 150—132: Dr V Tan Kang Guan 150 119 Khoon beat Lam Mun I Joo Kirn
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    DARDANELLA B.P.
    45 8 •THE following Dardanella Badmint* the Joo Chiat Terr:. party m a friendly badm: of five singles and three d played at the form p.m. to-morrow. A. Aziz, Salleh Ahmad P. Pereira, Mat Noor. D Jabbar, A. Kadir. A Himld M FW and Osman.
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER
    123 8 PLAYING at the Harbour Board ground on Thursday, the August Badminton Party beat the Great Eastern Life Sports Club by four goals to nil. Scorers were: Teo Chin Ann (1), Chan Cher Seng (1), Son Peng Koon (1) and Lim Cheng Cheok (1). To-morrow the August Badminton Paioy
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    Week-end's Sports Events
    83 8 TO-DAY SOCCER: first division, Chinese vs. R.A. 9th. Hevy. Rest., stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Combined Schools. S.C.C; S.CJt.C. vs. R.A. (8.M.), Blakan Mati; Y.M.CA. vs. Police, Depot; C.S.C. vs. Khalsa, Balestier; 5.A.0.8. vs. R.A.F. (Kallang). 5.A.0.8.; P.W.D. vs. Raffles College, College. Badminton: Singapore junior championships, Clerical Union.
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    Doubles Pairs
    39 8 pn'tur From left to ri^ht, Chna Choon Leon?, Kho Sin Kip a t ,t.,-^ Roy Smith, who played two sets of doubles m Thi'irsdus tennis m aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund and China 1 Free Press
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