The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 August 1940

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,175. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940. 5 CENTS
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    BIG-SCALE NAZI RAIDS UNSUCCESSFUL
    2279 1 Little Damage In Bombing. Of London Area Prompt Action Quells Numerous Fires COOL COURAGE OF PEOPLE AS BOMBS FALL London, Aug. 25. siagk point that could have affected the war of 1-ondon was damaged m last night's mass fa, which were followed up this morning, though
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    Empire Aid For Britain
    40 1 SOME OF THE WELLINGTON AIRCRAFT of a bomber command squadron, manned entirely by New Zealand personnel who have distinguished themselves m nightly bombing attac ks on enemy concentrations and communications, are here seen flying m formation.
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    Hungary Says Rumania 'Ready For War'
    169 1 Hungary Says Rumania 'Ready For War' BUDAPEST ALLEGATIONS OF TROOP MOVES A Budapest, Au«. 2',. N authoritative statement with retrard to the TurnuSverin negotiations says: 'There is only one set of proposals— the Hungarian. The Rumanians wanted, instead of making proposals, to carry on a theoretical debate and avofd facing
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    30 1 Shanghai, Aug. •THE withdrawal or British troops from Shanghai was officially completed this morning amid unparalleled scenes of enthusiasm when about 800 Seafcrths marched through thickly-lined streets to transports. Reuter.
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    Naval, Air Units Hunt Raider
    58 1 Sydney, Aug. 25. THE search for the raider which attacked the British steamer Turakina m the Tasman Sea is being continued over a wide area, said the Acting- Minister for the Navy, Mr. Mcßride, yesterday. Naval and air units from Australia and New Zealand are
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    Government Warning To Congress
    208 1 Government Warning To Congress India Simla, Aug. 25. DRILLING of a military nature and the wearing of uniforms resembling military or official uniforms are no longer lawful activities" reiterates a Government of India communique, commenting on a resolution passed yesterday by the Congress Working Ccmmitt?-3 which referred to the prohibition
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    Italian Warships Off Crete?
    45 1 Athens, Aug 25. pREEK circles say that th«\v ha\c no knowledge of a report that Italian warshin* are reported cruising off Crete and British circles add that they have no indication at present that Italian warships are m that neighbourhood.— Reuter
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    U.S. Journalists In Bali
    97 1 U. S. Journalists In Bali The American Journalist! who are expected m Singapore thi.s we<-k arrived at Bali on Saturday afternoon from Australia and were welcomed by a Government official who arranged their Ba'i-Java trip. In the capital, Batavia. the Director of Economic Affairs is offering to c tain the
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    R.A.F. Airmen Born In Malaya Missing
    26 1 London, Aug. 25. THE latest Air Ministry casualty list gives as missing Flight-Lieutenant Darcy-Irvine, both born m Kuala Lumpur.- Reuter
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    STRONG SWISS PROTEST TO BRITAIN
    47 1 Berne, Aug. 23. ACCORDING to an authoritative statement issued here, the federal council has lodged a strong protest with the British Government following a communique published by army headquarters statins f .n°t for^i^n planes again flew over Swiss territory last night.- Reuter
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    Important Legislation Will Be Considered In Council To-day
    437 2 Important Legislation Will Be Considered In Council To-day FURTHER WAR MEASURES WAR finance will figure prominently at to-day's meeting of the Legislative Council— the most important session since the outbreak of hostilities. Three bills designed to augment the Colony's war effort are being introduced, two of them the S.S. War
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    R.A.F. Bombers In More Damaging Raids
    232 2 R.A.F. Bombers In More Damaging Raids London, Aug. 25. AN Air Ministry communique states that R.A.F. bombers carried out daylight operations on aerodromes and other objectives m north-west France, the Low Countries and Germany on Friday. At night oil refineries m the-Rtthr^ and supply depots m the Rhineland were bombed.
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    CANADIAN DESTROYER'S PART IN RESCUE
    240 2 London, An;. 25. jyiANY survivors of th Arandora Star, themselves going to Canada, owe their lives to the speed with which the Canadian destroyer St. Laurent raced to the scene. The Xrandora Star, taking German and Italian internees to Canada, was torpedoed by a U-boat
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    53 2 Buenos Aires, Aug. 25. THE Argentine Congress yesterday refused to accept the resignation of the president of the Rex>ublic, Dr. Ortiz. by 179 voles to one.- Reuter Mr. Heah Wins? Chew has been nominated a member of the Po Leung Kuk Committee, SingaDore, m place of Mr. Scan Eng Tong,
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    "LA CONGA NIGHTS" AT MIDNIGHT SHOW
    109 2 FOR those who like musical comedies interspersed with romance, Universal's "La Conga Nights," which had a midnight screening at the Capitol on Saturday, is recommended. It has all the ingredients that make an exciting picture. There is any amount cf fooling by Hugh Herbert,
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    RUGBY REFEREES
    41 2 A MEETING of the Malayan Rugby Union Society of Referees (Singapore Branch) will be held In the S.C.C. at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. All who wish to referee during the coming rugby season are invited to attend.
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    BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCE TO BERMUDA
    409 2 London, Aug. 25. AT a session cC iht Bermuda House of Assembly a memorial rigned by the Speaker of the Kouce was presented to the Governor Car truwntatoa to the Secretary of State for Colonies. This memorial reads: "The people of Bermuda are deeply disturbed
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    Familiar Routine Of Totalitarian Aggression
    234 2 Familiar Routine Of Totalitarian Aggression London, Aug. 25. •THE situation created by the campaign 1 m the Italian Press and wireless and Italian-controlled Press m Albania, which has been taken the world over as foreshadowing or reflecting Italian demands "upon Greece, continues to claim the attention of diplomatic circles m
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    U-BOAT VICTIMS LANDED AT LISBON
    69 2 Lisbon. Aug. 25. THE Portuguese ship Lima has arrived here with 40 survivors from the British steamer Fame, torpedoed on Aug. 12, 200 miles from San Miguel. It is reported that Uie Fame's commander was taken prisoner by the German submarine. The Portuguese ship Guine
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
    46 2 SATURDAYS results m the Scottish football league were: Airdcieonians ..6 Dumbarton .1 Celtic 2 Hearts 1 Falkirk 3 Clydes 2 Hibernian 2 Morton 1 Mothers ell 2 Rangers I] Patrick 1 Albion 0| Third Lanark 3 Hamilton 4 St. Mirren 2 Queen's Park 1
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    Artists' Pictures Of Dunkirk Epic
    66 2 Artists' Pictures Of Dunkirk Epic ran exhibition Ut which will mark of a new p-allery morrow, much Inten m pictures of the i> ■'>>..' Utrc^ HL nmnber onebyClurlesCi;^ Eurich Cundall. v). last war. depi< bombardment b.. lion of the Keith Henderson showing phases of R head Bone has c:. of
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    Successful Raid By Patrol Into Fort Capuzzo
    169 3 Successful Raid By Patrol Into Fort Capuzzo ft Cairo, Au*. 23. r dia communique enemy working party I observed and Capuao area by a portion was surpr's-- aete. len ed ar.d probably ten ten were brought hld n ,-a.sua'ties. :ive raid was rskirts of Khar- raft. There was •y." mlqiK*
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN OVER MALTA
    30 3 Malta. Aug. ?d. rted oy lighten f raid In which Governkght damage re arted. I dourn cne raider; *-^d unhurt AnU believed to ■d.- Reuter
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    Guarding Egypt's Bridges And Rivers
    39 3 Guarding Egypt's Bridges And Rivers »™h II? 5 ln E^. pt are uardtd by Egyptian soldiers against invasion, tne Fiver Nile is patrolled by armed motor-launches. Here one sees types of the Egyptian soldiers who are guarding Egypt's bridges.
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    Nazi Action Against Greenland Soon?
    111 3 Stockholm, Aug. 25. IT is generally expected here 1 that the Germans will attempt some action against the east coast of Greenland during the short time that access is possible. After September, ice precludes approach to Greenland from the sea, while huts m the settlement
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    BERMUDA AIR BASE FOR AMERICA
    38 3 Washington, Aug. 2d. THE Bermuda air base is to be made 1 available to the United States, it was announced at a special sessinn of the Bermuda assembly yesterday Iteuter. iSee Page TWO).
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    CHINESE RED ARMY NEARS GATES OF PEIPING
    223 3 Reported Capture Of Town Close By F Peiping, Aug. 25. OLLOWING the Japanese admission of recent activities of the Bth route (Red) army, it is now atuhoritatively learned that the countryside around Peiping has been considerably disturbed. None of the eastern gates of
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    King Inspects De Gaulle's Army
    155 3 King Inspects De Gaulle's Army London, Au£. 25. AMONG the men the King inspected when he reviewed Gen. de Gaulle's army of free Frenchmen yesterday were men of the Foreign Legion, who had fought the Germans m Norway, many still wearing ski boots. They worp the French uniform and had
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    Chungking & Tokio Allegation
    38 3 Chungking Tokio Allegation Chungking, Augr. 25. THE Chinese interpret recent rumours of Chinese troops crossing the Indo-China border as deliberate Japanese propaganda for the purpose of building up an excuse for an eventual Japanese invasion of Indo-China.- Reuter
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    Chungking Offices For Countryside
    88 3 Chungking, Aug. 25. AS a result of intense air raids the supreme national defence council has ordered the evacuation of all Government offices m Chungking to the countryside. Only offices with municipal administration, namely, economic, communications, and relief activities, will be permitted to remain m the
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    NAZI BOMBING OF VILLAGES & FARMS
    86 3 NAZI BOMBING OF VILLAGES FARMS TACTICS which the German airmen are using m their attempts to weaken the morale of the British people are commented on by an American broadcaster. The London commentator of the Columbia broadcasting system told his American listeneis: "It is a serious allegation to make, that
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    MOSCOW & "COMPLETE FABRICATION"
    56 3 MOSCOW "COMPLETE FABRICATION" Moscow, Aug. 25. 'THE Tass agency says it is authorize'! to describe as a complete fabrication reports appearing m the foreign press alleging that the Soviet recently demanded from Turkey consent to the passage of the Soviet navy through the D^rdanellas m the event of the war
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    STOP PRESS
    271 3 T London. Aug. 25 UA YELLING blind through the low •f both periscopes, which we.-w damaged by a German ship, the British submarine Sea Lion returned to her ba c after a patrol m which she sank o.ie store-can. vin f ship, chased a I -boat, attacked a
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    TRAWLER SUNK BY NAZIS
    36 3 London, A113:. 25. THE Admiralty announces that the 1 mine^weening trawler Resnarko was damaged as a result of an enemy attar k and subsequently sank. Ther* was no losr of life.- Reuter
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    34 3 yHE War Savings campaign m Groat Britain last week rose to no.. £7,000.000. Since it coened £140.000 .Of K) has been raised from savings oertincrtes and £143,000 by the sa:e of defence bonds.- Reuter
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    Trawler Downs Two Bombers
    35 3 London, Auj. 25. THE Admiralty state that the trawler Arctic Tranper, when attacked by enemy aircraft yesterday afternoon, shot down two bombers into the sea and prohably damaged two otners. Reuter
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. AUGUST 21. 1940. Thai Questions
    630 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. AUGUST 21. 1940. Thai Questions A QUJh^TION asked m the House of Commons last week calls attention once again to the situation m Thailand, m which Malaya is greatly interested. All information available m Singapore confirms the statement made by Mr. R. A. Butler, the
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    Britain Has Won War Of Nerves
    812 4  -  Dr. C.S. de. Radwan Praglowski By of Vienna UniversiU founder of RADWAN INSTITUTE, London and inventor of Psychophony. THE horsemen of the Apocalyp&e have jumped the traces and are i stampeding Europe; indeed Jhengis Khans "Horsemen from Hell" who I left only the sky
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    DERRIS AS INSECTICIDE
    234 4 "npHE financial loss due to the de- predations of insect pests is unbelievably great, and m the aggregate it list amount to hundreds of millions of pounds annually. Among UOWCii, however, there ha:-; been an increasing consciousness of the vital need for protecting their produce, and this
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    2 4 WAITING LIST
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    General Sir John Dill
    224 4 General Sir John Dill QENESAL SH KIHS mv. HritainV iuv, Chief or iv Imperial Gcseral a soldier; ihat m describes him. All his L.« Mi c noser ed his mMttoO I An U] ta mt to a deis\ 1 without the he hpts cLre Sir John minence; ii i,v lion
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    NEW AIR MINISTRY CASUALTY LIST
    27 4 NEW AIR MINISTRY CASUALTY LIST ALIS-1 the H.M now sa;< m casualty list Although 20 listed killed m missing, are n" v and eleven have a»™ Reuter
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    WAR LOAN PROSPECTUSES TO BE ISSUED TO-DAY
    217 5 Thousands Printed: Lists Open Next Monday APPROVAL OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SOUGHT ill id for the launching of the Straits nts War Loan of $25,090,000 after its msmm i\o Council to-day. I prospectuses ha v€ sdreadv been Government and will be issued Loan is
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    6,000-Mile Flight To Join R.A.A.F.
    95 5 MAN W fct is flyi ng almost G,(rt>o miles to join the Australian Air Force Mlfcrci m Singapore e>terdny. U Vim-enl Harris, who for the last X months has l*en a pilot m the servk-e of the Anglo- Persia O i! Company m A hod
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    20-Year-Old Jockey Arrives
    183 5 NEPHEW OF GREAT "SUGAR 1 LAMBERT YL'KEN the Singapore Turf Club's! TT Autumn (Gold Cup) Meeting I starts on Saturday, racing enthu- i siasts will welcome a new jockey to j Malaya m the person of Mr. F. J. i Flannery. Mr. Fiann -ry, who wmj a
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    $20,000 Blaze In Smokehouse
    62 5 mien ila Lumpur, Auf. Zft. -d v smokeTuar Mcc estate at I night, la beiievivxinage amounting All rubber storM destroyed. :i police w?re :»id which aidsine a firm h:ld :h wxs iaja burnt md stock o! rubber d by insurance, it is C. H. Green, manasU
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    MAY APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL
    93 5 From Our Own Ccrrerp.-.rulem i Ipoh, Aug. 23. AN application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council was granted to Muru- 1 Stippa, Chettiar In a litigation against Seeni- vasagun by the P. M.S. Court of Appeal csterday. The Court of Civil Appeal con-
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    Chinese School At Highlands Planned
    145 5 Chinese School At Highlands Planned pLAxNS have been formulateu for a $150,000 Chinese school at Cameon Highlands. A campaign to raise sum has already been launched. primarily intended for ivtaiayan Chinese, the school will also a open to Chinese from neighbouring countries f T^. idea af providing educational acihties ?t
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    Jews And Arabs Co-operate
    197 5 MANY HAVE ENLISTED THE owner of an orange grove m Tel-Aviv (Palestine), where he has lived for the past eleven years I Mr. E. Becker, an Australian who arrived m Singapore yesterday, told I a Free Press reporter that since the outbreak of war, the Jews
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    EYE-WITNESSES OF ALEXANDRIA RAIDS
    87 5 T.VO young members of the wellknown Arab Alsagoff family arrived m Singapcre yesterday from Cairo. They are Mr. Hamid Ahmat Alsagoff, aged 21, and Sheikh Abdul Rahman AlsagofT, aged 23, who have been schooling m Cairo. They told a Free Press reporter that Fgypt is expecting
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    50 5 Mr. H. A. Watson, superintendent of Urn construction of M. W. Kellogg and Co.'s oil refinery at Haifa, has arrived m Singapore together with Jive other members of the construction party. They are the last of the 300 employees to leave Haifa on their way bar!: to the United States.
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    F.M.S RICE ORDER
    50 5 •*v. Correspondent; A'ia Lam par. Aim:- 25. t Coiurolkr notified In 45 ".unent Gazette states no person or firm shell the East Coast at «i..., n accordance with the terms the licfMlng waXbaOm, any Mcence will be that "ail continuously hold &rd hi ol rice at specified
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    NEW CONDITIONS FOR N.I. PLANTERS PUBLISHED
    542 5 NSW Netherlands Indies Planters' Regulations have just been issued by the N.I. Government which give an 'indication of the regulated conditions under which, men charged with expert management or supervision are engaged They offer an interesting comparison with Malaya. Extracts from the regulations are
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    Volunteer Gunners At Work
    35 5 picture. aken the individual training of members of the Mngapore Royal Artillery (Volunteer) at Changi. Gunner Everard and C. F. Jennings practising laying the sights at an aiming point. Free Press
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    Garrison Golf Club's $10,000 Loan Offer
    311 5 MAJOR-GENERAL BOND PRESIDES AT MEETING [THE Garrison Golf Club, Singapore, has offered the Im- perial Government $10,000 free of interest towards the prosecution of the war. This excision was taken at a special general meeting yesterday at which the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Major-General
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    PERAK CONTRIBUTIONS TO WAR FUND
    77 5 'From Our Own Correspondent) Tlpoh, \ug. 23. <HE War Fund m Perak now totals $448,786. The latest list of contributions include a donation of $197.10 made by the members of the PJfJB. Government Cleric&l Service tn Perak. Two further contributions m memory ol the late
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    16 5 The Officer Administering the Government has appointed Muhammad Idris Ghouhary to be a kathi lor Singapore.
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    "OUT OF THE HAT" SCORES AGAIN
    110 5 THE Malayan Magic Circle scored another success on Saturday night, when they repeated "Out of the Hat" at the Victoria Theatre before a full house. On the two previous occasions this show was also staged to full houses. Saturday night's audience included the Officer
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    ANNA NEAGLE IN AMERICAN FILM
    96 5 DEFT direction by Herbert Wilcox and splendid acting by a very strong cast makes /'lrene," the RiC.O.-Radio musical film which had a midnight screening at the Alhambra on Saturday, fine entertainment. Anna Neagle, as a little Irish sales girl who Is catapulted into a fame
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    51 5 The Secretary for Chinese Aiiair.s will hold the annual examination* under the Scheme for Interpreter. 1 Chinese > m the beginning of Decemoer. Interpreters presenting themselves for examination will be advised later as to the exact date and place of examination, but success m examination will have effect from Jan.
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    Loveday Will Make Written Statement
    274 5 Loveday Will Make Written Statement DEFENCE CA3t OPENS TO-DAY i THE T:iui by court martlaj 1 R. C. Loveday. I i .on eh; conspiracy to defraud tlic Vv ment and of corruption, will new phase today, when the se opens. When the trial adjourned lav I day. Captain Loveday iniimatt
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    ENEMY FIRMS
    22 5 FURTHER additions to the lii-t oi firms werf published under the Tt With The Eiitniv Ordlnan- Government G;i7^tt/» on Saui.df-
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    EIRE IS PREPARED TO REPEL INVADERS
    664 7 Plans To Mine Coast: Army t Of 100,000 E P^o g re Si nV3SiOn have The Amy has i£Z important steps are being taken. believed to number loK*'" 1 co ™derably and is now been strenetheS an J ,-V men Coast defences have Referring
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    GAPS IN ITALY'S HOME FRONT
    173 7 London. UERE are some further figures, given "by .The Times diplomatic correspondent, illustrating Italy's economic weakness: Italy must import annually from outside* the Mediterranean 75,000 tons of copper, 4,000 tons of nickel 4,000 tons of tin, 30.000 tons of rubber, 250,000 tons of castor and
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    THE SINGAPORE C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    132 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Aug. 24, 1M0: 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose 37' 37} i No IX R.S.S F.O B tn turn Aug.-Sept. (Sellers opinion) 38 U 38 1 G.F.A.Q R.S S P. OB m bales Aug.-Scpt. (Sellers option)
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    NAZI SOLDIERS HAVE A GOOD TIME IN PARIS
    513 7 Paris. PARIS has settled into the kind of life it may live until a peace treaty is signed. Since war reached It this city has vastly changed from the gay, cosmopolitan centre which Englishmen knew a year ago, writes Robert Okin m
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      777 7 FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT THREE PER CENT. WAR LOAN, 1952 1959 ISSUE OF $20,000,000 Bonds to Bearer, authorized by Federated Malay States War Loan Enactment No. 16 of 1940. REPAYABLE AT PAR NOT EARLIER THAN THE Ist O<TOBER 1952. AND NOT LATER THAN THE 30th SEPTEMBER, 1959. INTEREST THREE PER
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      523 7 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Africa (South) surface 10.30 a.m. Chungking surface 9 a.m. Kunming surface 9 a.m. Indo-China surface 9 a.m. f ava surface 10.30 a.m. J^rWus surface 10.30 a.m. Sarawak, Sarikei and Sibu surface 1 p.m. TO-MO&ROW Aden air
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    IPOH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
    325 8 Full Account Of Final (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug. ?.Z. SETTING up a tt>»ruic pace from beginning to the end of the game, the Customs defeated the Ipch Corinthians by the odd goal m three m the final of the Ipoh and District Football League played
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    33 8 piiture. The C hinese and the Wi Hvy. Re;t. played a two- all draw m the fir*t division of the league on Saturday. This picture ?ho-.vs an inc»d»nt during the i*ame.— Free Tress
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    CHINESE AND GUNNERS PLAY TWO-ALL DRAW
    308 8 POINTS were shared at the Anson Road stadium on Saturday when the Gunners <9th Hevy. RegO and the Chinese met m the first division of the league, each side scoring twice. Tiie result was against the run of play, the Chinese, m spite of
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    SINGAPORE COLTS
    79 8 AT the annual general meeting of the Sin<?asore Colts, held recently, the lollowing were elected officebearers lor the ensuing year. Fresident, N. Hay; vice-president, G. O'Hara: members. W. Rogers and Mayo Pereira, B. Armstrong and N Armstrong, as honorary secretary and honorary treasurer respectively. The hockey captain and
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    Newcomers Show Good Form In Women's Event
    920 8 MATTAR AND CHIN SOON WIN AGAIN Week-end's Results In Junior Badminton A START was made m the women's junior singles and veterans' singles of the Singapore junior badminton championships at the C.U. Hall over the week-end. Several interesting contests were seen m the
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    NESTANGLO S.C.
    79 8 IN a friendly game of table tennis, the 1 Nestangli Sports Club defeated the Borneo Co. Sports Club by four games to two. Results (Nestanglo first)GDh Teck Phuan lost to Khor Tiari Hock 2—3; Kee Yew Leng lest to Charlie Kang I—3; S;ephen Ding beat Sim Kang Hai
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    FIRST ROUND TIES IN J.C.S.A. BILLIARDS
    266 8 FIRST round ties m the Singapore Junior Civil Service Association billiards tournament are: Sept 5. A. J. David <scr.) vs. Ali Yunos f 25) B Handicap: Sept. 6F. H. Bodestyne (scr.) vs. Chan Weng Kye (—100) B Handicap; Sept. 9 Lee Keng Chin (_2O)
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    Excitement In The Goalmouth
    38 8 pirture. An exciting moment m the gunners' goalmouth m the first division football game at Anson Road on Sa'irday m which the Chinese and the Oth Heavy Regiment, R.A., drew two— all.- Free Press
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    Ceylonece Beat Scratch Side By 52 Runs
    262 8 THE Ceylon Sports Club beat a Scratch team by 52 runs m a game of cricket played at Balestier yesterday. Batting flrst the Ceylonese ran up 121 runs lor six wickets and declared. Thuraisingham, 31, Dr. Balasingham, 23. and S. Kulasingham, 20, were
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    STONOR SHIELD CRICKET
    88 8 (From O;!r Own C'o./cs^andent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 25. THE Selangor Indians overcame I their first obstacle m the Stonor Shield cricket competition when they beat the Selan.?or C iub by five v.k-kets m an one innings game on the padang to-day. Sores MR! SKLANGOR CLUB: 98 (R.
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    63 8 pHE following have b2en Mlccted to represent the V.M.C.A. m a league soccer match against the Customs at 5.10 p.m. to-day at the Anson Road ground. T. Morrison, M. Swyny. V. N. Pillay. F Hutchinson. G. L. Day. G. Gill. S. Orton. K. Goldsmith, T m M Seng.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    53 8 THE women's boi-ey competition of the Garrison Golf Club resulted m a ti" between Mrs. J F. Elliot and Mrs H W. R. Williams with a score oi one tiow n Mrs. Elliot was declared winner on th« best score over the first 6 holes, her score
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    Singapore Race Weights For Saturday
    205 8 FIRST DAY o^ m, CUP MEETING 0^ for Saturd.v lh f the Siniurori. lur. (|l r (Gold (up, Jl u Timah: lnR *t I*, HORsks— < i N h| Bay Dr.. Royal Hamp m Bridge In M Giatlon ....<* Jack Druce Cooltipt Pure Co Royal
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    MALAYAN POLICE TO MEET ARMY
    12 8 JHF M I 1 Army i I
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    R.A.F. Beat Strong Empire Team
    126 8 London. Aug. 25. WHILE their comrades battled In th» sky. a Royal Air Force representative cricket side, including seven ccunty players, were beating a strong British Empire team at Millbill by n'ne lvn and helping to raise funds tor the Red Cross yesterday. The scores
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      129 8 Saturday's Race Results SATURDAY'S race results at Taiping m brief were Race 1. East Lynne SlO and $7. Bay Rose S8 Race 2. Faith 549 and Sl4 Danse Dv Ventre S9 Race 3.. New World 532 and 89 Pay Out S9 Velocity Sl4 Race 4. Judith Anton 533 and $9
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