The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 June 1941
1941-06-02
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section20 1941-06-02 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,323 ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1911. 5 CENTS20 words
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Article497 1941-06-02 1 15,000 Men Already Landed In Egypt COMMUNIQUE TELLS WHY FIGHT COULD NOT GO ON London, June 1. THE British and Imperial troops are withdrawing from Crete and 15,000 men have alreadv been evacuated to Egypt, states a War Office communique issued in London to-day. The followingReuter - 497 words
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415 1941-06-02 1 Armistice Signed With Iraqi Rebel Forces GERMAN PLANES WITHDRAW London, June 1. i\ armi>tite with the Iraqi rebel forces was signed yesterday afternoon, it is •Mearned authoritatively in London to-day. It took effect at 6 p.m. yesterday. The text ma drawn up in accordance with the declared policy of HisReuter - 415 words
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263 1941-06-02 1 Ankara, June 1. that the Nazi Near East expert, von retained to Syria, apparently travelling ,'a^port. He is operating along the strip •itovy traversed by the Turkish-Iraq railv ay, o to raise bands of volunteers. Jim the Germans ne newspaper in Damascus ■deneReuter - 263 words
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Article22 1941-06-02 1 •'ictv. June 1. says that n yesterday again Ft dian merchantman J*« BteC n Tup.i<. setting her22 words
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61 1941-06-02 1 Londan. Jane 1. TOE Bolivian navy ministry has decided to take over the Caproni works in Bolivia according to a despatch from La Paz to the Vichy news agency. The message states that the action was taken under the expropriate laws and that in futureReuter - 61 words
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Article37 1941-06-02 1 Vichy, June 1. UKAVY gunfire, apparently coming 11 from the direction of the Mediterranean, was heard early today at Algeciras, (Spain), according to a telegram to the Vichy news agency from Algeciras. Reuter.37 words
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107 1941-06-02 1 German Naval C.-in-C. In Norway Suicides LINK WITH HESS? London, June 1. THE German naval commander-in-chief in Norway, Adm. Boehm, has committed suicide at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, according t* reports reaching the Norwegian telegraph agency in London. It is asserted that his suicide was the consequence of his107 words
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Article164 1941-06-02 1 DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT MILLIONS Jersey city, June 1. AN armed watch has been set on ports, factories find docks along the Hudson river following an outbreak of a huge fire last night which destroyed two full eight-storey grain elevators in the Erie railway yards. The total damage,Reuter - 164 words
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451 1941-06-02 1 London, June 1. "7 KNOW that every one in these 1 islands is prepared to undergo ii r conveniences and hardships if they are convinced of two things, namely, that it is necessary and that it is fair. I want to assure you thatReuter - 451 words
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171 1941-06-02 1 143 Night Raiders Shot Down Over Britain In May London, June MAY was a record month for the destruction of enemy night bombers. 143 being brought down over Britain and 13 over Europe and. since operations started on all fronts in the Middle East, including Iraq, the Allies destroyed 1.696Reuter - 171 words
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Article75 1941-06-02 1 I oud. #u. June 1. AN important declaration made by the President of Mexico statin Mexico's attitude should the United States enter the war is quoted in an American broadcast. The President of Mexico said that Mexican support vould be given to the UnitedReuter - 75 words
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Advertisement115 1941-06-02 1 3^,-r; OF 4U SELECTION i 0 ALL W on i isn VISIT C IIOTIRMALL'S RAFFLES HOTEL To-night DINNER &DA NCE (nt«m>l)B p.m. ta midnight &SC BUSTER MAGGIE ■Hssfr s:_ .*on-diners $1.00. Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL •ItCIH ORCHESTRAL CONCERT by BAFFLES ORCHESTRA s »turiia> Night— The 2nd Of The115 words
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Advertisement74 1941-06-02 1 WASHABLE yi CREASE-RESIBTINO ?f TOOTAL LINENS A LARGE SELECTION OF COLOURS CHOTIRMALL'S SEAVIEW HOTEL BALL-ROOM PERFECTLY AIRCONDITIOKED BY SEABREEZrS WEDNESDAY— THURSDAY—SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER. DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY MARLENE STARR CUBAN DANCER* IN GLAMOROUS EXOTIC DANCES DINNER $3.- Non-Diners $I.— Incl. Tax ADELPHI GRILL wnetner you require ugnt retre&ncienu oc74 words
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311 1941-06-02 2 London, May 31. CCENES reminiscent of peace-time marked the Football League's War Cup final replay in which Preston beat Arsenal by two goals to one. SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE A restricted crowd of 45,000 at Blackburn saw the first national Cup final held311 words
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53 1941-06-02 2 Manila, Jane 1. ACTING under the provisions of the *'little A Lease and Lend Act order" which passed Congress recently providing for sales of United States naval arms and equipment, the Philippines Government is preparing to purchase three overage destroyers from the American Navy, states aReuter - 53 words
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Article16 1941-06-02 2 Mr. Tso Yu Jai has been appointed Supervisor, Flour Pools, for Singapore, states a Gazette notification.16 words
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Advertisement169 1941-06-02 2 POSITIVELY LAST 4 PERFORMANCES It A.M, 315, 6.15 AND 9.15 P.M. ALHAMBRA 'Phone69o9 The most battling Mystery ever screened! Here's Moviedom's most Mystifying Murderer THE BLACK PARROT? WtUIAM lUNOIGAN MARIS WRIXON EDDIE FOY. Ir. LUU OCSTE J^/f PAUL CAVANAGJt o-<.^ y NOEL M. SMITH A WARNER BROS.-f... n.«i.h Pta«« TRIUMPH169 words
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Advertisement158 1941-06-02 2 |jj BY FAR THE BEST ALL-ROUND W H ENTERTAINMENT I I 4 SHOWS TO-DAY 1 IDAUII mil A M and 1 rHIfILI U II >l 3.15 6.15 9.15 p 1 AIRCONDITIONED lk JEAN ARTHUR 1 (WITH 1 WILLIAM HOLDEN WARREN WILLIAM i COLUMBIA'S 1 (ITS INCOMPARABLE BEAUTY 1 ITS MASSIVE158 words
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Advertisement218 1941-06-02 2 SEASON EXTENDED! 7thDA7T| /t/5T THf: RIGHT SHOW K)H Vm HOLIDAY EMTERTAIWiext,* CAPITOL I* sHpT?o: DAY THE ONLY LAUGH SHOW /\"7 0B VIRGINIA J^' BRUCE f?| CHARLIE JUGGLES W:_*w JOHN BARRY MO RE f jj^q v in iVe«> Universal^ >1 .B/G LAUGH SJE/V&4 7707V C^2|^ INVISIBLE WOMAN" \J She was only218 words
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893 1941-06-02 3 l^ oW British And Imperial Troops Resisted Nazi Hordes GERMANS TERRIFIED BY jsjiGHT BAYONET CHARGES London, June 1. v a betl hospital with a shot through the L" H < and his ankle smashed by shrapnel, a 19-vear- eant from Auckland New Zealand, toldReuter - 893 words
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Article61 1941-06-02 3 US Protest To Vichy Vichy. June 1. 4kt suggestions found aboard the 1 .nepeg when inish warship near ;nsts" bound lor r the purpose of ■ve been the sub- >d with the United v M Henry Haye. Washington. 1 ishington agency. I that all the Germans int.s carrying re- jReuter - 61 words
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Article94 1941-06-02 3 Melbourne, June 1. id learned to admire and any people more than the a£e people o! Britain.*" said Mr. R. M^.z.es. when speaking at his home Kew. vfcett he received a terrific m :vrurn a home fearing I but with a realist understanding aate of \h:Reuter - 94 words
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Article21 1941-06-02 3 ALL QUIET IN LIBYA ABYSSINIA r Cain, June 1. to report in Libya \ues to-day's Bn- "'*4 11 «ioucu 111 ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article287 1941-06-02 3 I <>adon. J«ae 1. Jl^r*^ 1 that the ComwTiJf a "-i rr RA F >lkWte f .Marshal sir Arthur UmfMre. uT?4 ppotnt <* 11 Inspector-General Ife^A>* He is succeeded by Air w Tedder— Bc»ter. TW w w London. Jane 1. ur Ministry news service, tiring *!M m "hReuter - 287 words
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Article99 1941-06-02 3 London, June 1. CIGHT days after parting: company with the Bismarck, the German 10,000-ton eight-inch gun cruiser Prinz Eugen is still hunted by the British Navy. Warships and airplanes directed by men who trapped the Bismarck now range thousands of miles over the Atlantic searchingReuter - 99 words
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190 1941-06-02 3 Women, Children From Zainzam Set Free Madrid. Jim* 1. CIFTY-FOUR women and 25 children under 11 years of age were among the survivors from the Egyptian steamer Zamzam who crossed the frontier from France yesterday. Six ot these young children were rescued from the sea after the ship had beenReuter - 190 words
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Article132 1941-06-02 3 St. John (Newfoundland) June 1. FIFTY -SIX survivors of a merchant ship sunk on May 22 off Greenland were taken to hospital here yesterday with frozen hands, feet, ears and noses. Many were in a stafce of collapse from exposure, hunger and thirst after eightUnited Press - 132 words
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Article106 1941-06-02 3 London, June 1. •THREE German aircraft were destroyed lasi night when there was some enemy activity over Britain but it was not heavy. An Air Ministry communique states that bombs were dropped on the Merseyside, at points in north fffclra ard hi the south and west ofReuter - 106 words
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Article35 1941-06-02 3 Camden. New Jersey, May 31. |T has been announced that the 35,000--ton battleship South Dakota, constructed at a cost of $70,000,000, will be launched here on June 7.— United Press.35 words
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Article30 1941-06-02 3 Berlin, June 1. ADM. DARLAN, Vichy Vice -Premier, returned to Vichy yesterday afternoon from Paris, says a Vichy dispatch to the German news agency.- ReuterReuter - 30 words
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242 1941-06-02 3 Dublin, June 1. ETVE more bodies recovered from the debris of houses wrecked during yesterday's Nazi raid on Dublin have brought the total ol known dead to 23. Earlier it was reported that estimates place the number of dead at from ten toReuter - 242 words
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259 1941-06-02 3 Japanese Offensive In China Collapses "WILL PREVENT MAJOR MOVE IN PACIFIC" J Chungking, June 1. APAN'S summer offensive in China has failed miserably, declares the official Chungking newspaper, Central Daily News. In southern Shansi alone the Japanese have suffered 40,000 casualties, it announces, and adds: "After fighting for over a259 words
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Article275 1941-06-02 3 BISMARCK BATTLE OF JUTLAND London, June 1. CTATING that this was the 25th anniversary of the battle of Jutland, Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in a speech at Edinburgh, said that after this encounter the German high seas fleet neverBritish Wireless - 275 words
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Article123 1941-06-02 3 London, June 1. THE death occurred this morning after a severe heart attack of Sir Hugh Walpole at his homo in Cumberland at the age of 57, reports Reuter. Sir Hugh stood among tho important novelists* of the day. He was knighted in 1937. His first book123 words
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Article67 1941-06-02 3 London, June 1. THE death has occurred of Lord Cadman at the age of 63, says Reuter. He was the chairman of the An?loIranian and Iraq Petroleum oil companies, a director of the Suez Canal Company and of several other large companies. He served on numerous public committees67 words
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152 1941-06-02 3 Nazis Assault Britons In Buenos Aires SERIOUS INCIDENTS IN PAST FEW DAYS Buenos Aires, June 1. CERIOUS incidents of assaults on Britons and pro-British sympathizers in Buenos Aires have occurred n the last few days. Many people here wear the badge of "Britons and Sympathizers Fellowship" and they have beenReuter - 152 words
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Article56 1941-06-02 3 Montevideo, June 1. A CROWD of students demonstrated against the pro-Nazi newspapei Libertad, of which they burned number of copies yesterday. Other crowds tried to destroy the flowers the new Italian Minister Dlaced on Friday on the monument to Uruguayan independence but were prevented by the policeReuter - 56 words
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Article43 1941-06-02 3 Madrid. June 1. C VENTS in Crete apprar to have had less repercussions here than might have been expected, at least judging from the newspapers, the news being greatly counterbalanced by nashid Ali's flight from Iraq, which is eiv?n almost equal prominence. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article185 1941-06-02 3 U.S. Cannot Stay Out Of War Ankara, June 1. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S speech is still the main theme of the Turkish Press. Earlier disappointment aroused by it has disappeared as its implications are decidedly that she can no longer remain out of the war. The speech cl Mr. Anthony Eden, EritishReuter - 185 words
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77 1941-06-02 3 Hyde Park, June 1. PRESIDENT Roosevelt held a lengthy consultation with the Ambassador in London, Mr. John Winant, by telephone yesterday. It has been arranged for Mr. Winant to confer with the President on Tuesday as soon us the latter returns to Washington. It isUnited Press - 77 words
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38 1941-06-02 3 Tokio. June 1. STRICTER control of temporary visitors to the Netherlands Indies beein to-day, according to a proclamation by the military authorities there, says a Batavia message to the Domei agency ReutorReuter - 38 words
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Advertisement146 1941-06-02 3 grow VEGETABLES WITH THE HELP OF NYTOL FERTILIZERS in handy 35 ct. containers MEDICAL HALL LTD. S, Battery Road. Action Adventure I Drama Romance A Shows TO-DAY 11 a.m. 3.15 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. BOOK EARLY f\ ATI! A V hera 'phone 3400 UAInAT z zy 20th Century Fox146 words
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653 1941-06-02 4 The Singapaore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1941. The Lessons Of Crete •THE Battle of Crete, which has now been raging with ever increasing intensity for two weeks, is destined to occupy a proud place in the military annals of Britain and the Dominions, whatever the final outcome of this653 words
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1402 1941-06-02 4 RONALD A. MONSON - First Full Account of an Astounding Stru ggle RONALD A. MONSON The Battle Of Greece— l By The writer, who himself became news last week for a striking act of bravery when he swam some 500 yards under heavy fire to bring back one of the advance British party hit1,402 words
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Advertisement238 1941-06-02 4 I A im^^^m^ m^E^^^^Kr^Ml^Mm^mW^^mrm^t^ml^^mm^MtM^m^^^^m^i^ 11^,^^^ "^i^. I TIIB BtST Bf cR Bl lI F /Jr3f LUC Mm GILLETTE Be b Bi S b J^|^^^ BLADE S^Jr THE SECRET OF PERFECT JV /jf shaving Blue Gillcttes are the JO/ /J^ tinest blades ever made for JW/ J /&i^ cleaner, smoother shaving238 words
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Advertisement163 1941-06-02 4 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. Until Or. Van Vleck's startling discovery of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, the surgeon's kiui« <rai the only our© for bad pilos. But the amazing healing effect of Dr. Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma, In many thousand! of163 words
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Miscellaneous30 1941-06-02 4 Bluey <fc Curley 9'. Q fOO t»TE CuOLIV MAUOK VHAwTi >l f u TAKt W CfckQ »~C WJ£»W A v A-^_T* "*> COM>K>y Ht HOMe V SHO*ct SCQtCW AOOUWO V#* 'Vi30 words
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Article, Illustration938 1941-06-02 5 MARY HEATHCOTT - MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By avFR women were helpHospital Week hich was held on >in.crapore had been iv covered with a >t>, and different v'aldings were desellers of the i were at the Adelphi I. A. Crawford, anizer. with938 words
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Article, Illustration32 1941-06-02 5 curiously appointed and spacious nge Road, make it a pleasure to Come and inspect the stock of 1 Gowns, for morning afternoon original lingerie and handbags. most reasonable prices.32 words
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Article627 1941-06-02 5 CLIO - CLIO BY MR. Napper, of the staff of the Rubber Research Institute here, has taken over as head of the Medical Auxiliary Service from Mr. T. P. F. McNeice. Mr. Napper with Mrs. Napper, who is a trained sister, were present at the demonstration 'of artificial wounds last627 words
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Advertisement139 1941-06-02 5 TAKE MORE FISH Freshly Caught Delivered Fresh Daily TEO KEE HUP Fish Monger Tele. 3182 139 Boat Quay i^^ m\ If m I llPlilV xijr ifid F Bl^fl^vff|lllur"nd black box. Improved in I Pviftlllly'^ •PP««ranc« but the lamt outI vmiinK^ atanding medicinal prop«rtia«. Asepso will relieve you of the ■^gS*//139 words
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639 1941-06-02 6 RA.F. Bombings Not "Contemptuously Minimized "Any More IN view of the constant German disparagement of the re--1 suits of British bombing on occupied Europe, the admission of General Milch, the operative head of the Luftwaffe, in his appeal to German A.R.P. workers, is very significant, says the military correspondent of639 words
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179 1941-06-02 6 MR Ely Eliot Palmer, newly-appoint-ed Consul-General for the United States in Australia, has arrived in Sydney. He was recently in Syria, where he knew General Dentz and General Weygand, the French Com-mander-in-Chief in North Africa. Mr Palmer, who is 53, has been in179 words
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81 1941-06-02 6 *THE Japanese National Airline, Dai Nippon, is making another survey flight from Palau (Portuguese Timor) to Dilli (Dutch Timor), although it stated after the completion of four flights that the personnel had learned enough and that it was awaiting permission to start a regular81 words
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Article, Illustration20 1941-06-02 6 Sailors at a perilous task on the Polish destroyer Piorun, now serving with the British Navy.20 words
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Article271 1941-06-02 6 'THE Washington correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor states that the United States' Administration is studying: methods for restricting the use of American maritime facilities in the Pacific for vessels carrying goods which ultimately go to the Axis by way of Russia and Japan. The plan271 words
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84 1941-06-02 6 RANK and file Italian prisoners of war from the Middle East to Australia, will probably be accommodated in tents in the early stages of. their internment, says a Melbourne message to the Sydney Morning Herald. They will be required to build huts, to which they84 words
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647 1941-06-02 6 America's Re-armamet Programme Rapidly 0Getting Under Way LJERE is the truth of the United States' D r n £12,242,410,500 reartnament programme S* ith iu Hughes, special travelling reporter for th< <] Telegraph, in a message from Washington bft Some estimates must necessarily be approximate, but I can guarantee the dependability647 words
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46 1941-06-02 6 AS part o! B;\-:.^ P-^pj^B against t!. fl ILnistry of Food hi app;: maniiers who, in I areas being isol: eMBM will be r s We foj distributing food i.. *^B caticns are res* So far. 500 on W pointed H46 words
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Article, Illustration42 1941-06-02 6 Wreckage of enemy planes which have been destroyed in large numbers at various aerodromes and in air combat in the Western Desert. Note British eight-gun fighter in rear, which has landed to survey the scene.42 words
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390 1941-06-02 6 "Diggers In Tobruk Have Put "Fear Of God" Into The Germans M AUSTRALIANS in Tobruk have put the fear of God into the Jerries," said an officer of a very famous English regiment, wlib returned to Cairo from Tobruk recently, says the war correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, with390 words
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Advertisement26 1941-06-02 6 A NEW ISSUE of MALAYA'S BEST SELLING ILLUSTRATED PUBLICATION The EASTERN GRAPHIC IS NOW ON SALE ORDER YOUR COPY NOW F R M anty coon NEWSAGENT.26 words
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588 1941-06-02 7 Trainees Flew Planes From Behind Hangars Under Rebels' Fire i PARTY of Malayan R.A.F. cadets who were attending Hthe Training School in Iraq were "roped in" as pilots and did yeoman service in the Habbaniyah action, said the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Lieut-Gen588 words
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185 1941-06-02 7 UTTER on the subject of petA rci rationing from the Colonial secretary Mr. S. W. Jones, to the seaport Ratepayers* Association eferred to at a meeting of the Association s committee. The letter reads -I am dirt-, ted to inform you that in the185 words
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124 1941-06-02 7 Simla, May 31. |AXHDUM SAYED PIR of Multan. head of the Jilani Sayeds, com3ting on the developments in Iraq, npressed his sorrow at Rashid Ali's > with the powers and said: I my earnest prayer that peace quickly be restored in Iraq and that124 words
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95 1941-06-02 7 *>tapare broadcasting station Is on extra two hours daily, as •^ay. m two periods. these is from 7.15 to 8.30 a.m., lays of the news from London 05 i «i.. on all four transmitters. is an addition to the progrrmmes Witt rs which have95 words
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190 1941-06-02 7 Soldiers See Themselves On The Screen THE work of ace cameramen who came to Singapore to film various aspects of its defences is now to be seen on local cinema screens. Perhaps the most striking are shots of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on manoeuvres in swampy country. They are190 words
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99 1941-06-02 7 Appeal For Co-operation THE Chinese community in Malacca, has made an appeal to Communist leaders in China to sink their reported differences with Chungking and to continue to fight against the invader. Forty-six Chinese associations in Malacca have sent a joint telegram to Gen.99 words
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55 1941-06-02 7 WESTBOUND AIR MAILS AS FAR AS SUDAN QWING to restricted load capacity, the air mail service r o East Africa, South Africa, and the United Kingdom operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation is again appended. The once weekly service to India, the Persain Gulf. Pp'^tine. Egypt and the Sudan55 words
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98 1941-06-02 7 ON his arrival in Singapore, the new Chinese Vice-Consul, Mr. Li Nang-Kemg, said in an interview that the ordinary people of most countries in Europe, including all those under Nazi domination, were sympathetic to the British cause. Quislings and the mailed list are preventing98 words
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Article45 1941-06-02 7 Simla, May 31. 'J'HE Government of Bhopal have exempted families of military and other Government servants, including civilians, killed in tha war, from the payment of tax to the Government. Several other concessions have al.-er.dy been announced by the State.45 words
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Article27 1941-06-02 7 m/jR. W. Butwhistle, Director of Fisheries, IT£ S.S. and F.M.S., will give a broadcast talk on "Fish" f:-om Singapore at 7.15 p.m. toda\27 words
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912 1941-06-02 7 The Real Hopes Of France Are Pinned On Britain "IIIGH above the servile utterances of the Vichy minority about 'cooperation' the voice of the French Nation is raised in protest and anger," said a French visitor from Shanghai, M. J. E. Marcuse, in a broadcast from the Singapore station on912 words
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Article, Illustration29 1941-06-02 7 Sgeed is one of the fundamentals of the training of the Royal Artillery, mis picture from Britain shows a six-inch howitzer ready for action.29 words
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264 1941-06-02 7 Contracts Commission's Public Sittings May Begin On Friday TENDER SYSTEM INQUIRY THE first public sitting of the Public Services Contracts Commission, which will inquire into the tenders system m Singapore, has been fixed tentatively for Friday. The members of the Commission have already sat informally to discuss the sitting, and264 words
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145 1941-06-02 7 BETTY BRYANT EXPECTED HERE ON SUNDAY OETTY BRYANT, the Australian nim actress who is coining to Singapore to make a personal appearance at The War Fund premiere of ''Forty Thousand Horseman," the stirring Him based on the exploits of the Australian Light Horse in Palestine in the last war, is145 words
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58 1941-06-02 7 THREE Europeans, J. N. Walter, P. H. j 1 Lympaney and E. H. Suttcn, were injured when a mctor-car overturned in Grove Road on Saturday night. Lympaney was unconscious and had a head injury. Salter and Sutton escaped with superficial injuries. All three were58 words
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Article83 1941-06-02 7 THE temporary commissions as Second Lieutenants in the F.M.S. Volunteer Force of Messrs. R. R. C. Carter, L. H E. Whitaker and M. J. Dowty have been confirmed, says the F.M.S. Government Gazette. Commissions as Temporary Second Lieutenant have been granted to Messrs. I. H. Aslop, Mr. S.83 words
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267 1941-06-02 7 Petrol Coupons Pooled For Holiday Trips DETROL rationing has not pre- vented motorists from making trips up-country during the Whitsun holidays, which end to-\ay. A large number of motorists started off for the health stations at Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands on Saturday. These trips have been made possible largely267 words
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Article133 1941-06-02 7 AN innovation in Singapore Scout- ing has been the formation of the Patrol Leaders' Parliament, he fruit of a recent course of instruction to patrol leaders at Puroy Camp. Such "Parliaments'' arc a 'on moil feature of Scouting in rmnyv other countries. The objects of the Patrol133 words
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Article65 1941-06-02 7 'THE question of Sunday hoiicajs lor 1 shop assistants is again engaging the attention of leaiing Chinese associations and trnde IT*l»' \n Singapore. A joint meeting of employers i held soon to der 1 with this matt In an appeal to their employers recently, several employees' associations in65 words
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Article63 1941-06-02 7 Band of the Straits Settlements Police will perform under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch at Tel ok Aver at 6 pm. tomorrow: March. "Adolphe," G. Michaelis; Overture, ••Prince Ijfnor." A. Borodine: i Selection, "A Panorama of Famous Sones arr. by Denis Wright; Valse, ''Wiener Mad'ln," C.63 words
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Article29 1941-06-02 7 Information has been received that small pox exists in an epidemic state at Colombo and the port has been declared an infected place, states the F.M.S. Or\ "rnmer.t Gazette.29 words
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Advertisement548 1941-06-02 8 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA APCAR LINE (Incorporated in England) fEMNSILXR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. The best possible services are being maintained by the P. A O. S. N. CofToin the Straits to their usual poets of caM in Cfciaa. India, Ceyloa and tne Caited548 words
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Advertisement282 1941-06-02 8 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Monthly saillnrs bj MARELLA (7.375 tons) and m.v. MERKFK (fi.(HMJ tons). Both ressel. are fitted %Tlth Cabin -de- luxe single and doable berth cabins, swimming baths, luxurious public rooms. Single Return. Ist. class282 words
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Advertisement545 1941-06-02 8 Broadcasting^ TO-DAY I&JUSfySINGAI 1 St£!t2f 7m 7hpi r fiP2 Jfc 7HPI from k 01 01 uv ZHL, ZH1"1, »rz z.nr^ CTamme review- fc a 10 a.m. Malay dramat: 10.30 a.m. Lagu f Orc 9 n il 1 M^ayu; 11 a.m.' Indian music- 11.45 a.m. JSS^^P*Hokkien musict. (Vjolin and 12.15 p.m.545 words
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Article856 1941-06-02 9 \JP to the present Blakan Mati troops have been favoured with SST Tuf 2f different concert 5E mSt Week s en tertairiers must be one of the best that are 2*^l° the various sutio^s This was the "Tida Appa" Concert lnd V R a'a^ 1 r the RAP856 words
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Article187 1941-06-02 9 THE hon. secretary of the Central Indian Association of Malaya has issued the following statement: "The statement in the House of Commons on May 28 regarding the Klang strikes that the district concerned had been subjected to considerable propaganda by -adherents to the Central Indian Association of Malaya187 words
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Article207 1941-06-02 9 AT THE ALHAMBRA CEATURING Bette Davis in the lead- ing role, "The Letter," which was screened at the Alhambra at midnight on Saturday, is an adaptation of that famous novel by Somerset Maugham in a more modern setting. Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson. Gale Sondergaard and Freda Inescort are207 words
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92 1941-06-02 9 SO unsatisfactory is the supply of firewood in Hong Kong that the Government of that Colony is sending its Commissioner of Supplies. Mr. Anderson, to Malaya with a view to arranging for supplies from this country, according to Chinese circles in Singapore. A92 words
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66 1941-06-02 9 Rome, Jane 1. DR. Osvaldo Sebastiani, principal private secretary to Mussolini for the past seven years, has resigned "for private reasons," according to an official announcement made in Rome last night. The statement adds that the Duce expressed to Dr. Sebastiani his appreciation of the workReuter - 66 words
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Article92 1941-06-02 9 Washington, June 1. AN official budget forecast issued yesterday predicted Federal spending totalling $22,169,000,000 during the forthcoming fiscal year starting July 1. The estimate included $15,500,000,000 for defence, which would represent an increase ol $4(689,000,000, compared with the January estimate^ and brings the total appropriations, authorizationsUnited Press - 92 words
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Article105 1941-06-02 9 Shanghai, June 1. A SINO- BURMESE company capitalized at 300,000 piastres is being formed in Rangoon by the Bank of China, the Cninese I Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese I native goods emporium with a view to proj moting sales of Chinese manufactured proiReuter - 105 words
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79 1941-06-02 9 London, June 1. r £HE liberation of those French prisoners of war who are ex-servicemen of the 1914--ilB war has started in accordance with a recent agreement between Vichy and Germany. An announcement to this effect has been made by M. Scapini, French delegateReuter - 79 words
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Article88 1941-06-02 9 Shanghai, June 1. establishment of a Chinese consulategeneral in Hong Kong has been agreed i to by the British Government after discus sions with Dr. Quo Tai-chi before the latter i left London, according to the local Chinese Press. It is added that Dr, QuoReuter - 88 words
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50 1941-06-02 9 Shanghai, Jane 1. *pHE purchasing power of the local dollar reached a new all-time low in May, i according to latest statistics issued by the Shanghai Municipal Council, which reveal that compared with 1936 the Sh&mrh&i dollar is now worth only 12.46 cents.- ReuterReuter - 50 words
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190 1941-06-02 9 |N a nip-and-tuck pitchers' duel, the Japanese Club narrowly defeated the Canadians three to two in a Major League baseball tussle at the Japanese Club yesterday. With better support, Susumu Ueyama was able to vanquish his mound rival, Jack George, in their first meeting190 words
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1176 1941-06-02 9 Opening Day Of Perak June Race Meeting GOLDEN GLIMPSE PAYS $178 IN LAST RACE (From Our Own Correspondent) POLDEN Glimpse sprang i to-day, the opening day < meeting, when he won the \< dividend of $178 on each of The going was very good and some fast finishes were seen.1,176 words
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267 1941-06-02 9 S.C.F.A. CHALLENGE CUP FINAL Chinese Companions Win Three-GOne c -C.A.A 3; C.S A I pLA\ING before a larje crowd at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, the hinew Com^ujion Athletic AssociaUon annn^i the SC.F.A: Challenge Cup by beating the Chinese Sports Association b% thr«£ goals to one. j Rough play marred the267 words
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Article252 1941-06-02 9 A STRONG Railway Juniors' tic. t the Medical College by 89 runs in ii -nrkr-i j match played at Sepoy Lines vestei The scores were: RAILWAY JLMOUS S. Ycuarajah b K. S. Retnam 16, S a Durai b L. Alvis 51; K. Thillainathan b L j252 words
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Article93 1941-06-02 9 Prom Our Own Correspondent Joh»rr fUhro Jonr 1. 'pHU Johorr leam against Malacca on Friday In a Malaya Cup match will be chosen at Malacca from the following 14 player* The team will be accompanied by Inche Annuar bin Hajl Abdul Mate*, the hon secretary93 words
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Advertisement392 1941-06-02 9 ggIEIMPVERTISEMEIITS TENDERS MI TNiriPALITY Tenders. are now lnyited for the materials or services For "Jrpiy Municipal Tenders Ihi of Liquid Chlorine for the **5nA Julv 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942. JgTJoJm 12 noon. June 10, 5 of Standard High Pressure L r Tubes. Date of Closing. 4 Klv 1-392 words
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Advertisement122 1941-06-02 9 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Making up and draining Arthur Road. from Grove Road to the Northern Boundary of Lot 101/18. I Owners are notified that the plan, specification, estimate and provisional apportionment in connection with Notices served under Section 103 of the Municipal Ordinance (Chapter 133) for making and draining122 words
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1085 1941-06-02 10 Aerial Post And President The Best Bets TO-DAY'S HOLIDAY RACES IN PERAK AERIAL POST and President should make the best bets at Ipoh to-day, the second day of the Perak Turf Club's June meeting, when a card of seven races will come up for decision. There should be some good1,085 words
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Article282 1941-06-02 10 Yesterday's Results WITH one or two exceptions, yesterday's V games in the Singapore junior badminton championships lacked interest, the majority ending all too tamely. A start was made with the women's junior singles during the week-end and here, too, the frames were too one-sided to be interesting,282 words
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Article91 1941-06-02 10 Btimont Park, New York. Jane JO. MRS. D. G. Widener's horse Your Chanc." won the $30,000 Suburban handicap here u>-day over the mile and a quarter course. It was the fifty-fifth race. A crowd of 51.715 watched the race— the greatest crowd in New York racing hi£.t:ry.Reuter - 91 words
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Article60 1941-06-02 10 Chicago, Jane 1. PED PERRY, the former Wtrabiedon and American champion, reached the final of the American professional lawn tennis championship, beating Keith Gledhill 6 l, 6 B. 6 4, 7—5 in the semifinal. Perry meets Richard Skeen of Hollywood, who beat John Faunce, conquerorReuter - 60 words
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Article213 1941-06-02 10 THE Indian Association drew with the C.Y.M.A. in a cricket match played at Balestier yesterday. The scores were: CY M A. D. M Fernandez b Sithamparam 0- j. R de Souza b Sithamparam 1; J. C. de Souza retired 27; A. Lewis c Mahendra b213 words
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Article100 1941-06-02 10 THE following are selections /or to-day's races at Ipoh. FREE PRESS Race 1: Char, Explode. "Race 2: Inez, Sans Ame. Race 3: Myanee, Marnell. Race 4: Aerial Post, Regiment. Race 5: Winsome, Kissing Cup. Race 6: President. Lady Zenta. Race 7: Rob-a-Nob, Marie Bruce. BEST BETS* Aerial100 words
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514 1941-06-02 10 Penang Lead Selangor By 85 Runs INTER-STATE CRICKET AT KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 1. WITH both sides completing their first innings to-day, Penang leading Selangor by 85 runs, there is every, chance of a decision being reached in the annual cricket encounter between the two514 words
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Article100 1941-06-02 10 SOCCER: Reserve division, Loyais vs. Gordons, Gillman Barracks; second division (a), Malay Reft., vs. Signals, Alexandra; Publishers vs. Moravia, Y.M.C.A.; RAF. (T) ts. R.A.F. (S), Tenffah; second division (b). Fort Canning vs. Post Office, Post Office; Stamford vs. Kalian;. F. and N. ground; 8.H.L., Fords vs. Brlnkmanns,100 words
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245 1941-06-02 10 Perak Lawn Tennis Championships From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jane 1. MRS. E. K.. ALLIN, six times Perak women's champion and an ex-Malayan champion, once again woo the Perak title when she easily disposed off Miss A. G. Bagot in two sets 6—o. 6—o.245 words
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Article220 1941-06-02 10 THE Sinhalese Association beat the Katong Casuals by 60 runs in a cricket match played at McNair Road yesterar.y The scores were: SINHALESE ASSOCIATION V Fernando b T. Dorai 9; K. Morando c and b Karl 0; J. N. Fernanda b Karl 20; F.220 words
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Article34 1941-06-02 10 BRILLIANT bowling by Milton (S.C.C.), who took eight wickets for 15 runs, was the feature of the S.C.C.-RA. (Blakan M*U> rrirket match which ended in a 25-run victory34 words
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524 1941-06-02 10 Rest In Strong Position In Clarke Cup Cricket NEED 68 RUNS WITH a WICKETS IN HAND THE Rest are in a strong position at the end second day's play in the annual Clarke tj match. They need 68 runs to win and have v \»i c cl *t in band,524 words
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282 1941-06-02 10 Other Sport news will be found in Pages TWO and NINE Tboy 6.4 o b 6—2—17—1 v Nonir^ g and Sundry,,, THK IMT-44 il II Bain b Turn Hera Singh c Helb b it,*.,., L. Outschoorn b („«,«dn Eu Chrow Chye b Crowds I K. Muthucumaru b t.ntvilrr R. E.282 words
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