The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 June 1941

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16^28. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941. S CENTS
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    WEYGAND-DARLAN SPLIT REPORTED
    238 1 General's Protest Against "Cowardly Policy" "SYRIA ERRORS WILL NOT BE REPEATED IN MY TERRITORY" New York, June 6. SERHH S split between Gen. Weygand. Vichy iimmander-in-Chief m North Africa, and Adm. Vichy Vice-Premier, is reported to exist m a Urn* message to the New York Times. he
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    Big South African Army Is Now In Egypt
    307 1 Cairo, June 6. c of South African :urres m the Middle East and arrival m Egypt of Col. F. C. Jtaliard. Union Minister of Mines, ntative of Gen. Smuts, I African Prime Minister, were •ly announced to-night communique. Stallard recently arrived m
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    German Planes Leave Sicily
    31 1 Rome, June 6. THE Rome newspaper Giornale dl Italia to-day announced that German air corps nnits stationed m Sicily are leaving for an unnamed destination.- United Press
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    Heavy Raid On Aerodrome On Rhodes Island ALEPPO IS ALSO ATTACKED
    138 1 Heavy Raid On Aerodrome On Rhodes Island ALEPPO IS ALSO ATTACKED Cairo, June 6. UEAVY bombers of the R. A. F. at- tacked the aerodrome at Aleppo, m Syria, and destrojed on Wednesday night. An R.A.F. Middle East communique states that bombs straddled the runways and fell among hangars and
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    52 1 Chungking, June 6. QEVEN hundred people were suffccatd ed when one of the four entrances to an air raid tunnel crowded with people was blocked. The entrance was only two feet higher than the average person's height. Red Cross trucks took the bodies to the suburbs for mass burial to-day.-
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    'Can't Win 1941 War At 1914 Pace'—Hore-Belisha
    419 1 'Can't Win 1941 War At 1914 Pace'— Hore-Belisha London, June 6. "WE suffer defeat after defeat and always for -the same reason lack of appreciation, lack of preparation and imperfect execution." Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, former War Minister, who is now one of the Government's chief critics, made this complaint, when
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    N.I. Reply To Demands 'Disappointing, 'Says Head Of Japanese Delegation
    412 1 N.I. Reply To Demands 'Disappointing, 'Says Head Of Japanese Delegation THE NETHERLANDS INDIES AUTHORITIES HAVE REPLIED TO JAPAN'S 1 ECONOMIC DEMANDS BUT DETAILS HAVE NOT YET BEEN DISCI/>SEI>, SAYS UNITED PRESS. THE REPLY WAS HANDED YESTERDAY. Reuter says that the leader of the Japanese delegation afterwards stated he considered the*
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    Ships Intended To Supply Bismarck Sunk
    53 1 Ships Intended To Supply Bismarck Sunk London, June 6. AFTER recent operations against the German battleship Bismarck, British naval forces encountered and sank three <*nemy supr-ly ships and an armed trawler, s\tys a British Admiralty communique. These ships, adds the communique, were no doubt intended to supply the Bismarck and
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    TOKIO CONFERENCE
    73 1 Tokio, June 6. SPECIAL liaison conference was held to-day between the Government and the Japanese High Command at which, it is reported, various current questions facing Japan were discussed. The conference was attended by Prince Konoye, Premier, Mr. Matsuoka. Foreign Minister, and CDbinet Ministers while the services were
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    Cripps Returning To London For Consultations
    121 1 Cripps Returning To London For Consultations London, June THE British Ambassador m Moscow Sir Stafford Cripps, is returning to London for consultations. He will return to his post In Moscow alter a stay lasting only a few day.j Sir Stafford, it is learned authoritatively, is making this visit at the
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    STOP PRESS
    53 1 Melbourne, June C. In future actions m the Middle 1..«54 the Australian troops will be supported by the "largest pottsible air force Rrttish ingenuity can produce,'* promised the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. X Mfii/ifs. m a speech here to-day. Mr. Menziw exhorted Austra f i*z»s Vo work as
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      162 2 BETTE DAVIS TOPS PREVIOUS EFFORTS IN "THE LETTER" Everything about this production STAR, STORY, DIRECTION MAKES THIS THE TOP SCREEN ATTRACTION OF 1941. EARLY BOOKING ADVISABLE TO-DAY TO-MORROW 4 SHOWS 11 a.m. :U5, PM^B^f*iLilll^#^l Tnor I^ros. present If I I «1 .»>SILNTED WITH A &M.L DOCI MENT.VRY SHOui -FIGHTER PILOT"
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      251 2 ITS JUST ONE SUCCESSION OF UliGHgl What a Topping Week-End Show!! CAPITOL TODAY wMn ■VL 3.15— 6.15-9. ls MYRNA and MELVYN TOGETHER j n the F rej«t^t MARTTAT, MISFIT Imatrin -.1 1, A MYTH IS AS"* "^^4# COOP AS A MALE* That's what man-proof Myrna thought to she ■jj^J'P keep
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    5,000 Nazis Already In Syria, More Pour In HUNDREDS OF FRENCH OFFICERS ARRESTED
    275 3 5,000 Nazis Already In Syria, More Pour In HUNDREDS OF FRENCH OFFICERS ARRESTED AiTHORIZED quarters her* estima^S^Ge™^ ar at m Br "PJ? whOIB lm are Luftwaffe pers.mr.el for 200 planes and the preparation of aerodromes. L?K h hr«f r GGem s are engineers' imd technicians to handle supply proS^Sf* te
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    'Force' Threat By Dentz
    291 3 London. Jane t. GEN DENTZ In a short and bitter adcast from Beirut last night denied what he called "mad lies :rs which say that German nd planes are m Syria.*" He i further warning to Britain Prance will meet torce by force ive the lie
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS MEET
    113 3 pAYLVi tribute to the wmy Raffle; In:.^n. Singapore, was 'doii.< her bit" )r-i»arediies&. Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers >r Kie-1 31 the annual dinner of the Mksians Association yesterday, appealH to >id boy& of the scrhpoi to contribute •>«mrds tne purchaae of more equipment fvt ay x
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    Free French Leader Held In Saigon
    93 3 Shan 5 at. Jane 6. ALTHOUGH arrested exactly two months ago on allegations of persuading French bluejackets to desert, M. Roderick Egal. leader of the Free French movement m Shanghai, is still waiting patiently m prison In Saigon from where he will be removed
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    KHAKSAR LEADERS BEING ROUNDED UP
    69 3 Bombay. June 6. FLLOWINO the Bengal Government's ban on the Khalrsnr movement a military Muslim body originating oa the north-west front Usr a number of leaders have been rounded up m various places. Including nearly 106 arrested m the Punjab. The Governments of Madras, StnU
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    Italians Sink Turkish Ship
    34 3 Istanbul, June 6. DELIABLE quarters here to-day stated that a Turkish freighter bringing olive oil from Alexandretta to Izmir (Syrna) on Wednesday was sunk by an Italian submarine. United Press
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    Wonder Dive-Bomber For British
    134 3 Wonder DiveBomber For British Los Angeles, June 6. TWO big American aircraft factories, the Vultee Aircraft Corporation and the Northrop Aviation Factory, have pooled their resources for manufacture of a new British dive-bomber named the "Vengeance This bomber is claimed to be among the first to embody the tactical experience
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    Australian Ban On Money Transfers
    184 3 Canberra, June 8. HPHE Australian Federal Government has prohibited future collection of money m Australia for transfer to Britain to buy war equipment for the British Government declares the acting: Prime Minister, Mr. A. W. Fadden. Mr. F&dden added tliat the Government was sympathetic with
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    38 3 London, Jane 6. pATROLLING over the Bay of Biscay yesterday evening a Sunderland flying'boat of the coastal command encountered two German seaplanes. The flyin^boat engaged them, says an Air Ministry communique, snd shot down one German machine.- Reuter
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    Crete Not Decisive Success, Nazi Journal Warns
    132 3 Crete Not Decisive Success, Nazi Journal Warns London. June 6. NAZI boasting Is occasionally deflated at home by the Frankfurter Zeitunff, a newspaper which still maintains an independent tone m the midst of the slavish reproduction of Goebbeis propaganda, by the German Press generally. Of the battle of Crete the
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    New U.S. Aero Motor Approved By Army
    83 3 Indianopolis. Jane 6. ANEW liquid -cooled plane engine which officials state is superior to any used m the European war has been accepted by the United States Army it was announced by the Allison engineering division of General Motors. The engine is rated
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    LONDON'S FIRST DAY ALERT FOR 6 WEEKS
    118 3 London, Jane 6. AFTER the all-clear had been sounded following London's first daylight alert since Apr. 22, heavy gunfire was heard directed at a single German plane which took advantage of low clouds to fly into the London area. The alert was not
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    Indian Reconstruction Committee To Be Formed
    222 3 Simla. June 6. IT is understood that the Government of India has decided to appoint a reconstruction committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Ramaswamy Mudaliar, Commerce Member, which will be composed of the Economic Adviser to the Government and representatives of the finance, commerce,
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    C.-in-C. India Heads New Committee
    161 3 Simla, Jane 6. TN pursuance of a promise given the 1 Council of State last winter; Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander- m -Chief, India, is establishing a nan -official committee composed of ten members of the Central Legislature nominated by their respective party leaders with
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    Vichy-U.S. Relations At Critical Stage
    473 3 Washington, June G. FRANCO-AMERICAN relations have reached one of the most critical points m history as a result of the protest of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, against France's apparent determination to pursue a policy of collaboration with Germany to the
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    Molotov For Japan?
    68 3 Tokio, June j. THE Hochi Shimbun to-day said that the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Molotov, may visit Japan this summer m order to reciprocate the visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Y. Matsuoka to Moscow, according u» information reaching authority live Tokio circles. In the event
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    Willkie Calls For Centralized Defence Authority
    90 3 Willkie Calls For Centralized Defence Authority Chicago, June (i. UR. WENDELL VILLKIE, tc-day de- manded the creation of a co-ordin-ation centralized defence authority under the direction of one man responsible to the President, when he addressed a mass meeting of Chicago's citizens. He said this action would assure national defence
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    BRITISH SYMPATHY FOR ALEXANDRIA VICTIMS
    57 3 London, Jane 6. DEEP regret is felt m London at the largescale bombing attack on the civilian population of Alexandria. The British people have had enough experience themselves of raids to be able to sympathize closely with the very large number of such casualties among
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    Adequate Air Support Vital
    131 3 Melbourne, June 6. JHE Prime Minister, Mr. R. O. Menzies. plans two important broadcasts soon crystalizing Australia's view on the Middle East war situation and outlining measures for an improved and accelerated war effort. The Melbourne Heralds political correspondent says it is clear from Mi Menzies'
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    DOCTORS CALLED UP IN AUSTRALIA
    108 3 Sydney, Junr A LI. male doctors born between July 1306 rt and 1921 who are unmarried or widowers without children must now register for home military service Mr. R. Q. Menzies. Prime Minister, has Issued an appeal to resident hospital docton to volunteer wherever possible
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    CABINET RESHUFFLE IN EGYPT POSTPONED
    61 3 Cair*. J«ae I\ESPITE prolonged discussions, no agreement has been reached between the Prime Minister. Hussein Pasha Sireg. on the one hand the leaders of other political parties on the other concerning the proposed Cabinet reshuffle. The Prime Mm'ster has accordiiißlv decided to let the Cabinet
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941. Washington And Vichy
    787 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941. Washington And Vichy WASHINGTON and Vichy have reached the parting of the ways. That much is clear from the statement made yesterday by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, in which he empha-j sized that collaboration between France and
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    8 4 BOLL UP TMK BCD CARPET THAT'S THE LAST
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    "Unshakeable Faith" In Britain's Will For Victory
    657 4  - "Unshakeable Faith" In Britain's Will For Victory PAUL SMITH By Editor Of The San Fra ncisco Ch ronicle T AM only a visitor here at this second Rattle of Britain. The time I can stay here is limited and so m three weeks I have rushed around a little. I
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    Twistings Of German Propaganda
    272 4  - Twistings Of German Propaganda M.S. Wilde By "THE sancis of war ait I even m the hour gla*s of man propaganda death" is the theme of b:< to the German people tin to the occupied countries, to Sou America, to Ana. to Arabia and above all. to Great Br:' The
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    The Nazis Kill 85,000 Blind, Aged And Sick
    461 4 THE American journal The New Republic publishes an article by Michael Straight, its Washington editor, asserting, that m September. October and November of 1940 the Nazis put to death 85,000 blind. aged or incurably ill persons m Germany because they were unable
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    Children Show No Shyness In Dancing Display
    2373 5  - Children Show No Shyness In Dancing Display MARY HEATHCOTT f j Free Press Feature By IT E. the Governor and Lady n# Thomas headed the big audience present at the first performance of "Dancing Round the World" m aid of Hospital Week at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden on Thursday.
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    Two Factors Which Must Count In Deciding Long-Drawn Battle Of Atlantic
    1546 6 Two Factors Which Must Count In Deciding LongDrawn Battle Of Atlantic TWO factors says L. Maryland Gander, writing m the Sydney Morning Herald, will decide the long-drawn battle of Britain's north-western sea approaches the quality of the ships and the character of the men who sail them. During a cruise
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    "Can Shortly Swamp The Enemy"
    219 6 "Can Shortly Swamp The Enemy" "\I7ITH the combined productive resources of Britain, the U.S. and Canada, we can shortly swamp the enemy, whether m ships, planes, tanks or guns Th s heartening forecast was made b" M^* Arthur Purvs. chairman of the Suppl'* Council, which makes all Brit*sh purchases m
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    U.S. SHIPMENTS TO RUSSIA ARE MAJOR RIDDLE
    142 6 U.S. SHIPMENTS TO RUSSIA ARE MAJOR RIDDLE UNITED STATES policy towards Russia is a major American ri-'dl 0 «ays a W^hinrton message to the Sydiiev Sunday Sun. The administration is s^ent. but has r»o f denied a strong r^nort that it has shinned a million dollars worth of m-irhinerv to
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    ACE KILLED ON WAY TO RECEIVE DECORATION
    81 6 OQUADRON-LEADER Anthony Hibh»rd. th Q hero of *PTe« of air engagements has been killed In a motor accident. TTihh^rd w^s n^fcd frr hi? m^r daring evnloits. He raoped a brilliant enreer last March with a spectacular attack on an enemy convoy, which won
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    "Men From Dead" Continue To Trickle Back To Tobruk
    380 6 AUSTRALIANS who have been holding out at Tohriik have u'entv of fooH and water, they regularly receive letters, and they v a*H#» i*> the Mediterranean when out of t>»e front lines, desnite German attemufc to dive-bomb and machine-run them on the
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    King Sees Smallest Man In Navy
    38 6 H.M the King, during a visit to a South East Scotland naval yard saw Stoker Bye, who is the smallest man m the Royal Navy, measuring 4 ft. VA m. m heisht.
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    "Must See That Poverty Is Honourably Shared By AH After War"—Mr. Menzies
    714 6 "Must See That Poverty Is Honourably Shared By AH After War"— Mr. Menzies UUHEN the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, n arrived at Auckland by Pan-American Clipper recently he declared that only the best that every man, woman, and child can give will suffice to win. At the
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    Hitler May Pay Visit To Stalin
    236 6 fHE political correspondent of the Daily Express says that Hitler and Stalin are plannin, to "Zl an "all-m" agreement soon im who is eager for a spectacular de velopment, is likely to fly to Moscow to sign a pact which will probably be based
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    33 6 ■pHE Parramattn and District aIF Recruiting Committee, at a meetin:, at Parramatta Town Hall recently resohed that the Federal Goverrmen' should ecnsrript man-power and weaith for the defence of Australia and the Empire.
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    GOVERNOR GOES MINESWEEPING WITH LOCAL FLOTILLA
    300 7 GOVERNOR GOES MINESWEEPING WITH LOCAL FLOTILLA Sees uuties Performed By The S.S.R.N.V.R. rzz yesterday for the firet v :Kk Spending about two hours at sea vnai task of sweeping certain approaches to Singapore to keeS th s te /or shipping. keep variety or equipment P on board Sh?«tn arrival at
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    GUNS SPEAK IN THE WESTERN DESERT
    52 7 lit spite of high mobility military forces have to attain m desert warfare. British units m ihe Western Desert have succeeded m taking their artillery out into the open, where as this picture shows they appear to be quite contemptuous of any threat from
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    NAZI LEADERS SEND PROXIES TO DOORN
    125 7 Berlin, June 0. INFORMATION made available to the foreign Press from Doom indicates that Gen. Christiansen, or the Luftwaffe, will represent Hitler at the former Kaiser Wilhelm's funeral ceremonies. The Fuehrer's representative will lay a wreath on the Kaiser's grave Gen. von Brauchitsch Gen.
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    JAPANESE NIGHT RAID ON CHINA'S CAPITAL
    96 7 Chungking, June 6. CEVENTY-TWO Japanese bombers In eight flights of nine planes each bombed the old city and the modern suburbs of Oiungkin* at 11.30 o'clock last night In the first night raid carried out this year, reports United Press. The raid lasted nve
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    MALAYS CHARGED
    33 7 THREE more arrests were made by Singapore police yesterday m connection withan incident alleged to have occurred to SSs 4 ««s ssas ass when the case was postponed week for mention.
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    SAWMILLERS' "TECHNICAL" OFFENCE
    224 7 SAWMILLERS' "TECHNICAL" OFFENCE REPRESENTATIVES of seven Singapore sawmills appeared m the Singapore fifth court yesterday on ebargei under the Defence Regulaand pleaded guilty to ••technical" offences. The representatives and th 3 sawmills concerned were Tan Puan Swee, of the Swee Huat Hin Sawmill, Tan Tean Seong. ci the Sin Lam
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    Conviction Of Health Inspector Upheld
    180 7 A. oy a former Municipal Health >c:or who had been fined $200 for •Ikfedfcf Accepting a bribe was dismissed by Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine. m the Court yesterday. The appellant, K.C. was alleged to have accepted a bribe t iron: the licensee of an eating
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    RELATIONS BETWEEN MOSCOW & TOKIO
    48 7 RELATIONS BETWEEN MOSCOW TOKIO Tokio, June G •THE readjustment of relations te--1 tveen Japan and the Soviet Union rabidly got under way after the conclusion of the neutrality pact between the two countries on April 13," stated Mr Haruhiko Nishi, Japanese Minister-at-Lar?e on his return from Moscow. Reuter
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    Trade With Syria Now Forbidden
    58 7 TT is announced m the Straits 1 Settlements Government Gazette that Syria and Lebanon shall be treated as enemy destinations for the purpose of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance. The order is made effective retrospectively from May 31. Similar action, it was announced recently,
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    Inspection Of A.R.P. Pumps
    268 7 MANY firms and individual house- holders m Malaya are responding commendably to the call to equip themselves with appliances for dealing with incendiary bombs, and otherwise making sensible provision for the saving of life and prevention of destruction of property m the event of air raids,
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    Clerk's Defence In Assize Case
    178 7 MAKING his defence on oath at the SingaAssixes yesterday m a case m which he Is charged with criminal breach of trust In respect of $30,000 worth of crepe rubber, Teo Kwee Liang, a former clerk m the Bata Shoe Co., admitted taking delivery of
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    'Frank Conduct' After Accident COURT'S REMARK TO DRIVER
    580 7 'Frank Conduct' After Accident COURT'S REMARK TO DRIVER T JOHN FUJII, who was described 1 as a sub-editor on the Singapore Herald, was yesterday commended Mr. C. H. Whitton, the Traffic Magistrate and District Judge for his "frank behaviour from beginning to end," after an accident m which a motor-car
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    Mr. Menzies' Admiration For Britain's "Knights Of The Back Streets"
    517 7 -«IHIS war is producing a new order of Brita x*? Menzfcs. addressing the Minister. R p °f ia mentupon his return *£^c wee. I- industrial cities of G^f Stories pourevery one me J* n we Jnd all sorts of war
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    Electricity Department Could Have Broken All Records In Peacetime BIG PROGRESS RECORDED
    586 7 Electricity Department Could Have Broken All Records In Peacetime BIG PROGRESS RECORDED rOMMENTING on the financial results of the Electricity Department last year it showed a surplus of $206,256 after appropriating $485,550 for works of a capital nature. $19,030 for special charges and $100,000 as contribution m aid of rates
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    SIR GEORGE SANSOM'S BROADCAST
    87 7 A BROADCAST from the Singapore station m the Far Eastern Commentary series will be given to-morrow at 9.15 p.m. by Sir George Sansom, for many years Commercial Counsellor to the British Embassy m Tokio. Sir George has been resident m the Far East for 37 years,
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    AMMAN RAID DENIED
    22 7 Jerusalem, June 6. THE report of a French air raid on Amman, capital 01 Transiordan. is completely untrue Reuter
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    Anzac Club To Have Its Own Building
    271 7 Anzac Club To Have Its Own Building AN Anzac Club building will soon make its appearance on an historic site m Singapore granted by the Straits Settlements Government The site is the old gaol compound between Bencoolen and Waterloo Streets opposite Raffles Museum. The cost of the building is expected
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    HUNGARY TO HAVE OUTLET TO SEA
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    SIR GEOFFREY LAYTON ON NAVY IN PACIFIC
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    PICKPOCKET CAUGHT
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    In The Garrison
    1831 9  -  MAC BY Garrison Diary To-night. Tombola at Union Jack Club. To-morrow. Tiffin Tombola, Alexandra Sergeants' Mess (11.30) Tombola at R.E. (Chang-i), Nee Soon HA. (Changi) Loyals, Sergeants' Messes. Monday. Whist Drive at Married Families Club Seletar and Manchester' Sergeants* Mess. Dance at Talbot House Club. Tuesday. Whist
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    70 9 German Plane Output 4,000 To 6,000 Monthly Washington. June C MR. Robert Patterson, Undersecretary of War, m secret testimony to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, just published, said, "It was estimated conservatively that Germany's current aeroplane productive capacity was 3,000 a m mth but the Nazis are already utilicing
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    DERBY TO WIN THE CLASS ONE SPRINT
    1210 10 DERBY TO WIN THE CLASS ONE SPRINT President And July The Seventh Best Bets FINAL DAY OF PERAK JUNE RACE MEET I HAVE taken Derby to win the class one sprint race 1 at Ipoh to-day, the final day of the Perak Turf Club's June meeting. Jack Druce will be
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    Week-end Sports Events
    123 10 Week-end Sports Events SOCCTO: Malaya N S.C R.CJ r.MCA. vs. Lnion Youngsters. I^» Klira cs -c v*. Tec. Bawdier; S .CC. rs. Air Headviarten. SRC' I/ C 15 RAI <T>n*ah). li!L A Combined Schools. 1.A.; -*l«lic»l College ts. V.M.C.A.. M.C U.: si«n.ils vs. H.K.S.R.A.. Alexandra: St. ■WrJ ts St An
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    Annual Sports At Raffles Institution
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
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    WOMEN'S GOLF AT ISLAND CLUB
    80 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) ffIHE following were the best cards returned 1 m the Island Club's women's Stableford competition for May Mrs. M S. L. Burnett 9 BV»— l7 Mrs E. Moloney 7—9^—16%; Mrs. L. R. S MacParlane 8 8 16; Mrs. C. K. Lee
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    SINHALESE CRICKET
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    Young Frisco Wins In Australia
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    TEAMS FOR TO-DAY'S MALAYA CUP SOCCER
    135 10 A STRONG side has been chosen to represent the Royal Air Force m their Malaya Cup football fixture against Negn Sembtlan. which will be played at Seremban to-day. Nine of the players chosen to travel are from Seletar. The other three are from Tengah
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    Penang Lawn Tennis Tournament Concluded
    71 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) looh. June iN the final of the mixed doubles m the Penang tennis tournament played yesterday. Mrs. Low Hooi Seah and Goon Kok Lem beat Mrs. R. Baughan and A. G. A. Mosley. In the veterans' doubles final Cheah Wat Sun
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    FORT CANNING BEAT AIR HEADQUARTERS
    77 10 FRT CANNING beat Air Headquarters by four goals to one m a second division (b) league soccer fixture played on the S.H.B. ground yesterday. lii an evenly contested first half, both sides scored. Fort Canning were the first to open accounts through Johnson and then
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    Australian Scores Second Century In Negri
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    Manchesters Hold S.C.F.A. To One-All Draw
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    POLICE CRICKET
    53 10 THE following have been selected to play cricket for the Police acainst the Malay Regiment at the Depot at 2 p.m. to-day. G. Denison-Smith <Capt.). F. J. C. Wiison. Wool Kean Tat. Cheah Kirn Swee. Eu Cheow Eang. Gurdial Singh. Harbajan Singh. Boudewyn. Webb. Maniam. Bird. Umpire, Rajaratnam;
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