The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1941

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  • 17 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press NO. 1«,M1. ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1341. 6 CENTS
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  • 521 1 BRITAIN READY FOR JAPAN'S NEXT MOVE "Bid To Bomb Burma Road Will Be Smashed" bkio's "War May Come At Any Moment" CIN( AP.HU DECLARED TO-DAY THAT PREPARATIONS ARE READY BOTH 1N lUKMN AND SOUTH CHINA TO SMASH ANY JAPANESE ATTEMPT J*h rm burma road;- the b.b.c. announcer saw i laot
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  • 77 1 Chungking, Aug. 7. CHINESE -or.es north of Ichani? in the past two weeks drove ba^k three separate Japanese drives in AhLh the Japanese used successively 1.000, 2,000 ;.nd then 3 000 troops, the Chinese military spokesman laid today. The Japanese «_bje.tive apparent'y A-as to dusperse Chinese
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  • 335 1 British Colony Evacuating Saigon I Saigon, Aug. 7. i ALTHOUGH the British Consulate I* 1 has not given specific orders, a j Urge proportion of the small British community in Saigon is evacuating jnext Monday to Singapore. The I Darty consists chiefly of women and children. The Anglo-Saxon community is
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  • 136 1 London, Aug. 7. "THE British Air Force in the Far East is superior in quality to anything the Japanese could bring," declared an informed commentator in London to-day, discussing the Far E.ustern situation. After stressing that ill our dispositions In the Far East were made solely with
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  • 96 1 Cairo, Aug. 7. ANOTHER war base In Italy has been A raided by British aircraft; It was revealed tn to-day's RAP. Middle East communique. Last night aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm attacked the submarine base at Augusta, in Sicily. Many direct hits from
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  • 45 1 New York, Aug. 7. J UNCONFIRMED reports carried U by the National Broadcasting Company from Ankara state that Hitler has offered Great Britain peace proposals involving withdrawal of the German armies from western Europe bat maintaining his position in the Balkans. Reuter
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  • 582 1 Nazi Death's Head Division Is Routed London, Aug. 7. THE routing of the famous Fascist Death's Head division is reported in a supplementary Russian communique issued this morning, according to the Moscow radio, which states: "A German lance-corporal captured by Red scouts was wearing a badge of skull and crossbones.
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  • 247 1 "CHURCHILL WITH ROOSEVELT U.S. ARMY, NAVY CHIEFS" A New York, Aug. 7. MASS of circumstantial evidence is piling up to indicate that four of the highest ranking United States military and naval men may have joined President Roosevelt at sea "for a conference with Mr. Winston Churchill and members of
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  • 41 1 Tokio. Ang. 7. THE Soviet Ambassador, M. Consta .tip Smetanin, this afternoon conferred with Vice-Admiral Seizo r.plronji, Minister of Commerce and Industry. at the Minister's official residence. The topic of conversation was not disclosed. United Press
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  • 37 1 Jerusalem. Aug. 7. CAPT. Oliver Lyttelton. Minister of State, accompanied by his wife, stayed last night at Government House as guests of the High Commissioner on his way to Syria.— Reuter
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  • 38 1 Moscow, Aug. 7. A SUBMARINE of the Soviet northern ileet pen3trated a Nail harbour and blew up a 6,000--ton transport with wo torpedoes and returned safely, the official Tass agency reported to-day. United Press
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  • 137 1 Rome, Aug;. 7. MUSSOLINI'S Capt Bruno Mussolini, was killed in an air crash near Pisa at 10 o'clock this morning while testing a new type of plane, it was officially announced. A communique described the "glorious death" of Bruno Mussolini. King Victor Emmanuel,
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  • 122 1 London, Aug. 7. BRITAIN'S non-stop air attack, in the west was continued this morning. Large formations of planes once again swept out over the south coast and crossed the Channel. Thoy appeared to be flying in waves toward Calais, Dunkirk and Osten.d During the hours of
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  • 90 3 NAZI ULTIMATUM DEMANDS DAKAR CASABLANCA er |in Said Working To Overthrow Petain Following Rejection London, Aug. 7. m_m\NY ia presented an ultimatum to the Vichy 7 .rnment, expiring on Sunday, demanding military at Casablanca and Dakar, the Tass news agency ft in a di-oatch from Berne, quoting informed quarters. p
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  • 274 3 A CCORDING to the Free French I** newspaper France published in London. Gen. Weygand. Vichy Dele- gate-General in French North Africa, will, in future, receive orders of the French Government directly from Adm. Darlan. Vichy Vice-Premier. The journal states that a
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  • 55 3 Nazis Now Fear Invasion Of Norway I <>nd n \u«; 7. i\lF>>^* uerm-iii manoeuvres r nr irru-.t -ut at parti a, m **Sl cOMUCt«4 *ho«!4 Britain jj d -l iortiin< t) the g^gMfchdM -a^> the N (> rw«»and >>lher points utai t>t hive been nwfl im-s .luring M( i S'r»e?uns
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  • 80 3 Tension Grows In Czehoslovakia Germans Leave London, Aug. 7. UKG'S lisM r-in-lan has arrivi b3v qki ind [rom Bohemia. I band Alfred Goering. the Skoda ti yt__~t_ it is M ttC a la London. in "'.e bat f Odd (5 true! I T h that vbo took to escape to
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  • 40 3 BRITISH TREASURY'S ROUTINE ALTERED I ori,.oQ. u iM -.cxiti Itm :._> After I. v P« v tola. e .1 aam o_*-d_ Ul r i revert io t t. L avertor* defence i Bfl and ir.cr.ased from r fcatme, -->f ■-.l Reuter
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  • 27 3 BRITISH MORALE FIRM EVEN UNDER RAIDS Nii rati tital lifta I b take bg roof. bf«J Tr but km i k-otk a k tal a {Ston Reuter
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  • 89 3 Loudon, Au?. THE United States office of produc- tion management disclosed today that the production of twoengined bombers during the first iix months of this year has increased by 92 per cent. The production oi single-engined thanes hlCTtancd bf 190 per cent, and the number of
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  • 134 3 Boenoo .Aires, Aug. 7. "TH-.: QSHMMa Ambassador, at the request of lhe Argentine Foreign Ministry, has handed over three parcels comainlng a wireless transmitting set which *as seized some days age in the diplomatic baggage of a high official of the German embassy in
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  • 190 3 Japanese Threat To Vladivostok: Million Soviet Troops Ready Umdoo, Ang. 7. OME facts were given in London to-day about the strength of Russian and Japanese forces in the Par East. In Siberia, the Russians maintain seme of their highly trained and best equipped troops. They are grouped into three armies,
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  • 90 3 Moscow Denies Clashes With Japanese London, Aug. 7. AN official denial that any clashes between Soviet and Japanese troops have taken place near the Amur river or any other place is made by the Moscow radio to-day. The Moscow radio says several foreign newspapers have carried a report concerning rumours
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  • 114 3 Batavia. Aug. 7. IN statement to the Volksraad. th a Government's deputy for general affairs. Dr. H J Levelt. denied reports that the Netherlands Gov.-rnment wa.. mowing out r.f Lond >n He stated it, had become clear to the Government th it such reports have
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  • 36 3 (Tram Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 7. IN Qght lor U** lightweight championship of Per-> al the Jubilee Park Rt-adium this evening, Johnny Mortell outpointed the holder. David Dhamaraj. over ten three-minute rounds
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  • 110 3 i_oudon. Apr. 7. British ___>_«_. in Greece and Crete were detailed by Capt. Marge__on, Secretary 'or War, in the House of Commons to-day when he rave a table providing the latest Information in als possession. It was not possible, said Capt. Margeoson, to say how many of the
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  • 241 3 l_ondon, Aug. 7. THfr, Dattj r gpresa naval correspondent i writes today: "Heavily shrouded) with camouflage netting, the German battl -c r nisei Scharnhorst. Adm. j Raed-r'. clvoni<" invalid ship, is back al Brest after an uncomfortable time at La
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  • 160 3 Kearney, New Jersey. Aug. A STRIKE of 14.000 union workers at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company became 'lfective at midnight last night, halting the work of $413,000,000 worth of defence contracts for the Navy and the Maritime Commission. Pickets immediately took up positions around
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  • 99 3 British Invasion Of Con tinen Urged New York, Aug. 7. THE prospect of a British invasion of the Continent is beginning to be put forward in the American Press as not outside the realms, of possibility. An expedition somewhere to the north, possibly with Russian collaboration, is now being regarded
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  • 815 3 Calcutta, Aug. 7. HR. Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet-dramatist and u author, who has been described as "the Indian Shakespeare" and '-the Indian Shelley," died here to-day aged 80, reports Reuter. He underwent an operation at the end of last month and since then
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  • 142 3 London, Aug. 7. ANE of the great mysteries of history the burial place of Attila the Hun, the "scourge of God," may be nearing solution. According to the Budapest radio, archaeologists have been directing excavations in the neighbourhood of Vomalz village, some miles to
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  • 141 3 1,000 British Still Resist In Crete London, Aug. 7. QNE thousand British soldiers who v failed to escape from Crete two months ago are still putting up guerilla resistance against the German occupying force, according to the Daily Telegraph's Alexandria correspondent. They are living; in caves with the islanders and
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  • 68 3 Ottawa, Aug 7 MEW orders ior 1,000 Hurricane and A^ Harvard fighters are being placed with Canadian factories, according to an announcement by the Canadian Minister of Munitions. Mr. C D. Howe, yesterday. It is reported, though hitherto without confirmation. That the United States
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  • 614 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1941. The Thai Crisis THE statement by Mr. Eden that any Japanese action threatening the independence and integrity of Thailand "will be a matter of immediate concern to this country more particularly as it threatens the security of Singapore" puts in the clearest
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  • 932 4 Famous Spice Isle May Become A Great Base —By A Special Correspondent Batavia, Aii£. 6. AMBOYNA, best known to the world as one of the Spice Islands of the Molucca.> -in the "Great East'' of the j Netherlands Indies, may one 'day become more famous as a naval base. Although
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  • 32 4 b«r. Qghtiug ;>: i 1 "^JgiM Ins emaltin w^ c&ptur^f f Lr machine-gun; n^rag e zTjM To-da l»; if rBr T TT;< front xisitioi md 1 1 B I
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  • 1099 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By raised about fin* perform,rutv .how on SU clothes for JTcSce^ contnv- h v.. [er matron of assistance Er*E wardrobe tne Home ha.< emulated from F^ 1 ;i and elaborate prais. and i??- 1 .v i
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  • 75 5 A sun or play suit Ls a necessary part of a Singapore wardrobe. Here are two suggestions from Hollywood stars. (Left) Michele Morgan favours a striped cotton outfit in moss green, pink and beige. The shorts are pleated and the skirt is a straight piece
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  • 574 5 Nazis In Position Where Failure To Advance In Russia Spells Ruin THE last time Germany fought Russia, the thirtieth day witnessed the conclusion of the Rattle of Tannenberg and the shattering defeat of the armies of Samsonov and Rennenkainpf. But this time there has been no Tannenberg, no major Russian
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  • 285 6 A London, Ail?. 7. WARNING against any over-optimistic assumption that Germany would run seriously short of oil in the near future was given by an official oil expert in London yesterday. He said that any idea that the Geiman air force
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  • 171 6 London, Aug. 7. ALTHOUGH the Br t sh Government had no knowledge of any declaration by Gen Catrcux. the Fr?e French leader in Syria. hat until every part ot Syria was in full occupation by the ree B rench forces, it would be impossible to conclude
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  • 80 6 London, Aug. 7. GEN. Anders, the Polish general has b en appointed to command the Polish forces in Russia, Reu'.er learned li^t night. In September. 1939, at the outbreak of the war. Gen. Anders was commanding a Polish cavalry regiment. He was subsequently made
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  • 43 6 More reinforcements of British, Australian and Indian troops may be rushed to Malaya at short notice should developments warrant it. Picture sho\Ts Indian troops on the march after their victorious exploits against the Italians in Eritrea.
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  • 173 6 Britons Held In EnemyOccupied Countries London, Aug. 7. rE plight of British civilians detalned in enemy or enemy-occupied countries was touched upon by Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons yesterday when questioned on this subject The release of .such persons, said Mr. Eden, was largely
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  • 88 6 Stockholm. Aug. 7. RUSSIAN attack, along the coast of the Gulf of Finland (...-.Kneel to relieve Finnish pressure on tbe Soviet lines have been stopped, according to a Finnish report received here. Russian air and naval activity in the Gulf are still considerable The Russian
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  • 159 6 Bangkok. Aug. 7. THE Thai markets would not be Hosed in any country and certainly not in Britain, which is always assured of Thai commodities as much as she wanted, said Nai Yanich Pananonda, Thai Director General of Commerce, who was one of the
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  • 48 6 Tokio, Auff. 7. ""THE Indian Government has banned the expert of manganese ore to Japan according to a report received by the Japanese steamship line. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ban follows similar action on the export of pig iron to Japan. Reuter
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  • 58 6 Washing on, Aug. ii. r FHE local office oi Lioyd.s has offered a dollar Insurance ior si.ooo coverage Involving any possible damage from aerial bombardment, falling aeroplanes ci damage from any sort ol military action Thus it is a thousand to one chance that
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  • 76 6 Chungking, Aug. 7. MEMBERS of the Chinese Goodwill Mission to Burma are meeting to-day to complete the final plans for the trip. The mission will leave Chungking on Aug. 27 by special aeroplane for Rangoon, it is learned. They will probably remain in Burma
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  • 59 6 Stockholm, Aug. 7 JN the RA.F. raid on Berlin last Saturday night 25 people werr killed according to the Berlin correspondent ol the Stockholm newspaper Social Demokraten. who adds that as a consequence oi the incompleteness of the black-out the public have been
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  • 31 6 Chungking, Aug. 7. JAPANESE aircraft continued their recent severe raids on cities in Shensi, Kiangsi and Hunan provinces yesterday according to reports reaching Chungking. Reuter
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  • 40 6 Berlin, Aug. 7. OITLER on the Eas:ern front yester--11 day personally decorated Gen. Antonescu. the Rumanian dictator with the Knigb.'s Cross 2nd CJass "foi the liberation of Bessarab'a," according to a dispatch from Hitler's head quarters. United Press
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  • 33 6 Rome. Aug. 7. THE Turin newspaper La Stampa ex- presses the ooinlon that the next nrve in the United States acquiring naval bases will be the occupation of Martinique United Press
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  • 168 6 R.A.F. Bombing Of Aerodromes In Libya Cairo, Aug. 7. BOMBER aircraft of the R.A.F'. and v South African Air Force made a series of attacks on landing grounds ,nd .ther military objectives in Cyrenaica during Monday night, according to the Royal Air Force. M.dda Eas: Command, communique issued 1 y
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  • 87 6 London, Aug. 7. SOME Interference with British firms in North China had resulted from the actfoc taken by the Japanese by way oi reprisal lor the freezing cl Japanese assets In British territory _id Mr Anth- ny Eden, the P3re_gn Secretary, En the House ol
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  • 128 6 Washington, Au. ■T'HE United States Treasury t -ci.- unfroze the American assets o! Ralian, German. Chinese aid Japa Y nationals doing brsiness within British Empire. Russia and other A iied tern tory. This action was announced m an amended general licence granting expat:. Axis nationals trade privilege."-
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  • 60 6 M-'lhottrn \ug THE Australian War C am lons (i.s /it ion ->:.. situation in the Far Bait Dunn:' the meetini 1 1 Kawa:. Japanes Ambassad i tiled i Mr. K G Menzies A i P Minister No statetnenl sra Issued sfl r th« meeting and
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  • 19 6 Moscow, \ug 7. j^ polish military Tijssion headed Oen. Bohusi Szyszky arrived in Moscow this m< mine United Press
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  • 337 7 Malay Recruits May Become Sub-Officers c N(i \roK! Malays, several hundreds of whom joined V (K R#yt Army Service Corps recently, in addition {h r nib ol the Army and the Roval Navv, may n „u rise 9«rve in the newly created Royal
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  • 331 7 Appeal Against Europeans Acquittal gu i been a miscarriage of bat 3 MBO not pressD tv sentence," Griffith-Jones. Prosecutor, before v...-:. In the High He WSfl arguing Ci wn against the nd poiice court had acquitted a j Clarke, on two i tslng hurt
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  • 14 7 MALAYAN FREE FRENCH FORCES FUND 1 d has declared French ftxreea r Cm pur-
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  • 145 7 AS Qm result Ol represent, itioni" Which \_t_~t be n made to them by the trades concerned, the Compefc nt Authorities for Paper Control tn the Straits Settlements and bo tb i Pederat- Malay States have decided to permit until further notice, the use
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  • 56 7 Lncr.-__.e of $44,C00 in traffic returns in July this year as compared with last year is reported by the I Singapore Traction Company. The figure for July was $285,000. The aggregate returns for the .a.t ten months amounted to 32,.63,(;00. an in- crease of $340,000 compared with
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  • 491 7 COURTS ORDER FOR ARREST AN order for the arrest of Li You, x a foreman employed by the Standard Vacuum Oil Companv, who failed to make an appearance "in the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday, when his trial on three charges under the Prevention of
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  • 82 7 ACCUSED OF CAUSING HURT TO EACH OTHER TWO men, Leong Heng and Yap Ekj> Cheng, appeared ln the Singapore!; Third Court yesterday on a charge of i causing hurt to each other at Jalan} Besar in the morning. Leong Hengji was alleged to have struck Yap with a i vegetable
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  • 683 7 G.O.C Su ms Up High Quality Of Troops In Malaya rvISCUSSLNG the lack of response to appeals for more recruits to the Volunteer Forces in Malaya, the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Lieut. -Gen. A. E. Percival, in his general Press interview .said, "There are reasons which have been given me
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  • 44 7 The strength of the Royal Air Force in .he Western Desert has recently been increased by the arrival of nior- planes and men from Rritain. Here are some of the new fighter pilots at an Alfresco bar in the desert.
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  • 490 7 180 Freshmen Enrolled In Local Col leges For Delayed New Terms TN a few days, students all over Malaya who have been waiting for months to eain admission to the College of Medicine and Raffles College, will be embarking on their new studies. Both colleges have completed their selection of
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  • 70 7 FORMER police constable. Chan Yoke Han, agi-d 18, appeared in the Singapore Third Court yesterday on a charge that on June 26, then a member of the Police Fo.ce. he absented himself from duty without any intention of returning. After th? charge was explained, the case was postponed
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  • 88 7 \I7TTH a view to facilitating military movements in Singapore. Raffles Qu iv, from its junction with Japan Street to its junction with Robinson Road, i.s closed to all traffic except vehicles of the Services. This action has been tak n by the Chief Police Officer, Singapore,
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  • 695 7 UOLDING that at the time of the accident the accused was entering the bend in Grove Road, near the junction of Fort Road, Mr. C. H. Whitton, the Traffic District Judge, yesterday sentenced Tan Yee Soo to eight months' simple imprisonment on a charge of
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    • 394 8 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA APCAR LINE (IncorDorateo ts enT'.nd. PEMNMI.h ANO OKIENTAL ft. CO MAII PASSENGER AND CARG SERVICE rht neat possible service!) are oeing mamtataed o> tbe t. O. a* N. Oa_ trom the strait? tc their usual oort« of cal) in China India Ceylon _n_ the United Kingdom
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    • 352 8 *'4?i&lt&%972yfy_9_Mr___. t____S[^y*^ aN^? S PAST THROUGH AIR CONDITIONKO TRAINS OAILV •THROUOH MO Mlklt OP MAJf STIC MOUNTAIN BCCNCRY, THR CANADIAN ROCKIES. THCN TORONTO POR A SIDR TRIP TO NIAGARA PALLS ANO MONTREAL AND QURDSO, PRRNCM SPBAKING CITISS OP RASTRRN CANADA. TOU WILL RNJOT RVRRY MILS OP VOUR TRIP. STOROVSRS ALLOWED
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    • 438 8 MANSFIELD CO., LTD BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom Date- a r< guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject t 0 Conte ren War Clauses. VV ESTER N AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPO f^ Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth j V i* n by first claas passenger
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  • 394 9 BETTER LIVING 'DIMLY VISIBLE ON HORIZON' "JHE great benefit that co-opera-tion is giving to the clerical classes of Malaya is a new standard of success which is already dimly visible on the horizon," said Mr. Arthur K. Isaac, Assistant Registrar of Companies and former Co-opera-tive Officer, in a talk on
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  • 459 9 T«E C! l artered Bank of India, Australia and China ns honorary treasurers of the F^ nUC runn bounce receipt 7>f the follow tag additional donations to the l and, mak.r.sr a total of $2803^7313 cent-d \id to last Wednesday•_Sm?JS. Prf>VlOUrly -^'-wled.ed Mi.n..-ipal Serrices Club
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  • 80 9 FOU R MEN CHARGED DESCRIBED as former ricksha pullers, four Cluncsc Siak Ah Seh, 26, Yeoh Ah Hong, 65, Siat Lai Mocy. 50. and Tan Ah Kak. 41, claimed trial in the Singapore Third Court yesterday on a charge that between July 17 and Aug. 6 they persistently solicited for
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  • 33 9 AIR raid wardens of the Tanjong Pagar Division are giving a dinner at the Great World restaurant tomorrow in honour of Mr. H. L. Hoiking, who recently retired a_; divisional warden.
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  • 231 9 Japan Only Testing AngloU.S. Reaction? Manila, Aug. 7: THE consensus ol military and diplomatic opinion here to-day was that Japan is not yet prepared to move militarily into Thailand. It was gen?rally believed Japan's current gestures were to test the firmness of the British and American attitude, as well as
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  • 38 9 Broadcast Items 'THE concert party of the Gordon Highlanders is to give a hal'-hour radio programme from the Singapore station frcm 730 p.m. to-day The party will broadcast again next Friday. Tf.
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  • 38 9 r\R. VICTOR PURCBLL, Director- General of Information and Publicity, Malaya, is to give a broadcast commentary on current aJairs. entitled '"Obiter Dicta.'' from the Singapore station on Sunday, at 3.. 5 p.m.
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  • 22 9 MR. G. H. ADDISON will give ft Turther talk on "Garrlenin^" from the Singapore broadcasUng station at 7.15 p.m. to-day;
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  • 68 9 GUILTY OF CRIMINAL BREACH OF TR UST QONVICTED on a charge of having committed criminal breach of trust In respect of $7.80 whilst in the employ of Nestle Anglo-Swiss Milk Products. Ltd., on May 18. Lim Ens Ouan was f_i\:d $50. or two months' ri .orous Imprisonment, by Mr. W.
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  • 82 9 Malta. Auff. 7. PEO.'L.t. ashore saw three enemy bombers crash Into sea off M:<'ta after being attacked ij v British night fighters on Tuesday night An official communique Issued yesterday, states: "Last night enemy aircraft crossed the coa.T of Malta and dropped bombx causing
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  • 51 9 London, Aug. 7. AN Air Ministry communique states: "Last night a small nurr.txT of enemy aircraft operated over fast and south- ast England. Bombs were dropped at a few p 0 1^- injuring a fmall number of people and causing slight damage. Two enemy aircraft wcTe destroyed during Live nlght."-
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  • 247 9 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden alr 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. America: Canada. Newfoundland, U.S.A., Central and South America and West Indies., air M p.m. Australia air 4pm Burmt air 4 p.m. Ceylon air 4 p.m. Egypt air 4
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  • 161 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 15.-th auction yesterday, and there were catalogued 2,428.253 1b— 1.084.04 tons; cffered 2.293.415 1b.— 1,023.84 tons; sold 1.720,416 lb.— 768.04 tons. London Spot 13>_d. New Yort 23 cents. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard Qualitv
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  • 63 9 From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, All?. 7. THE High Commissioner. Sir Shenton Thomas, in the course of his tour of North Malaya, will be in Taiping on Tuesday and will present the Malayan Certificate of Honour to Dato Perdana Indra at 9.45 a.m. outside
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  • 264 9 Murder Of Own Brother Alleged: Indian's Story AN Indian labourer, Jeganaihan, alleged in the Singapore Third Court yesterday that on the night of Apr. 10 he woke up to find Manikam, a former roadsweeper employed by the Municipality, holding a changkol and standing beside his (Manikam 's) brother who was
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  • 113 9 PAfLT PRICES CURRENT An?. 7, 12 o'clock noon Bayers SeOera No. EX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 38 4 38%, No IX R.S.S F.OB, in cases August 38 GFAQRSS F OB in bales August 38V. PAO PSS FOB. in bales Augvst tt% 38 C F'an-ot Oeoe
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    • 795 9 UNIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS IKNMKKS AUCTION SALE SINGAPORE A UNIQUE SALE OF CURIOS t M l M< IPALiTY FOUR DAYS' Imdirs AUCTION SALE i*r. ire now invited for the CARVED TEAK-WOOD FURNITURF r services F_t CAMPHOR-WOOD LINED CHESTS Municipal renders ANTIQUE JEWELLED SCRKKNS JADE t- mm IVORY, PICTURES JEWELLERY ■CLilv C WpM
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    • 19 9 WANTED WANTED- Reinforced Concrete Designer for occasional spare time work Apply Box No. 816 care of Singapore Free Press.
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    • 186 9 '^g __W\\W^ ____M^_^^_______M& K_T _____^^^BB______B niv v__J___P^f__i H_^ Blu«- Eyes _§sSTf^jpr \x^HP^ _f _B_i H_i_. j 'W Tmjfgg__\\.^ Grey Eyes? Every day your eyes are invaded by invisible germs of every kind. They become covered with just such a film of dust and smoke and soot as your face and
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 580 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY At 10 a.m. Before the Judges Summonses in Chambers, etc. Before the Hon'ble the Chief Justice in Court No. 1. At IT. am. Bankruptcy. Before the Han'bl? Mr. Justice Aitken in Court No. 4. At 10 a.m.. 5.36 41— Yim Yip Kae and anor. vs.
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  • 102 10 Tar let on Colour Ban In Boxing Liverpool, Aug. 7. FE colour ban which prevents certain boxers from competing for British titles, thcugh able to contest Empire championships Tommy Martin in the heavyweight division is at present appealing for the raising of the ban comes to mind with the statement
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  • 195 10 N. S. W. Governor Left Out Page Of Printed Speech *FHE Governor of New South Wales (Lord Wakehurst) accidentally left out a quarter of hls prepared speech when he opened State Parli.jnent recently, says the Sydney TelegTaph. Lord Wakehurst was reading from a prtntid speech ot four pages. He turned
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  • 99 10 THE following are S.C.R.C cricket teams for week-end games Against the Y.M.C.A. at the S.C.C. at 2 p.m. to-morrow: Eu Cheow Chye, Chua Boon Unn, Evan Wong, Swee Lim Swang. Lau Hock Chye. Fung Guan Chye, Un Hon Wing, L H Tay. On* Teik Sim.
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  • 359 10 Police Provide Little Real Opposition Argylls 3 Police 1. IUEETING comparatively mild opposition, the Argylls had little difficulty in beating the Police by three goals to one in a first division league soccer match played at Anson Koad stadium yesterday. The Police scored
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  • 126 10 F_E following are S.R.C. cricket teams for week-end games: Against Combined Colleges at the S.R.C. at 2 p.m. to-morrow: R. Bain. L. de Souza, P. D'Almeida, R. Jansen, D. La Brooy, E de Mercier, j Marshall, L. Outschoorn. A. Watts. A. R Clarke, and R Barker. Against S.C.C.
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  • 44 10 THE Buk.t rimah racecourse will be officially open for training for the Singapore Turf Club's gold cup meeting, which starts on Saturday, Aug. 23, on Thursday. Aug. 14, at 5.45 a.m. when the usual coffee arrangements will be made
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  • 55 10 Y.M.C .A. CRICKET 'T'HK following nave b^en selected to play cricket for Y M.C. A. versus S C.R.C. on the S.C R.C ground at 215 p.m to-m_>rr_w. J. P. Chryaostom, c Beestan, E. P. Witchell. J Wuvxibridge, 8. Baker, Tan Guan Hnng, A P. Raja, V. R. Sabapathy, R J
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  • 61 10 Y.M.C. A. SOCCER Iw_iE tallowing have be.n -selected to play 80CCCI lor the Y_M.CA. versus Fortress Si .nals on the Y_M.C.A. ground to-day at 5.10 p.m. Lin Kah Teng: J. Woe dbridgc, V. R. Sabapathy; J. Moxon, G. Day, Karim. S. Orton. K. Goldsmith, Ong Swee Bock, G. Shepherd, and
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  • 29 10 fTHt. Indian Association beat the Wanderers by the odd goal in three in a s;t.ond division (b) league soccer match played at the J.CS_A. ground yesterday.
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  • 93 10 London, Aug. 7. PLLOWING a meeting of the English, Scottish and Services Football Associations called to facilitate fixture making and to prevent overlapping, dates have been arranged for a number of representative matches for the coming season. There is possibility of two big games a month being played
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  • 214 10 DLA YING at Kampong Bahru, the Red Rose B. P. "B" team defeated the Evergreen Badminton Party by six games to three. Results, the Red Rose players mentioned first, were: Men's Singles: George Albert These ir a beat J. C. Koruthu, B—ls, 15-10. 15— 4; Kenneth
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  • 349 10 GEORGE Kilham, fiery South Sydney forward, "turned out" for Sydney first 13 after playing throughout the seconds match at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, writes a correspondent in the Sunday Sun of July 20. He gave a great display, but could not prevent an
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  • 31 10 picture. One of the competitors who took part in the high jump in the Indian Troops' athletic sports meeting which was held at Changi recently. Free Press
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  • 491 10 DEFENCE SAVES LOSERS FROM BIGGER DEFEAT Airport Sports Club 1 Stamford Sports Club 0. CHARACTERIZED by dull play and poor finishing, the second division (b) S.A_.F.A. league match between the Airport Sports Club and the Stamford Sports Club at Clerical Union ground yesterday
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  • 92 10 rp__E following newly added non-fiction and x Action works will be ready for Issue at Raffles Library to-morrow: Keats, Betty Ask with; The Geneva racket— 1920-1939, Illustrated, Rob n Dell; Marxism, is it a science? Max Eastman; Hitler's new order in Europe, Paul Einzig; China's struggle with the
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  • 61 10 Notebook in wartime, I__rd ELtou; Red and Oreen; Jane England; Seven clues in search of a crime. Bruce Graeme; Thank you. Mr. Conquest. Berkeley Gray; The far call, Jackson Gregory; Never come back, John Malr; Tom Tiddler's ground, Ursula Orange; Doctor Mallory, Elizabeth Seifert; The escape of Andrew Cote,
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  • 670 10 BARNES 1 CENTURY Was EIGHTH IN SERIES f MEMBERS of the Australian fighting forces 10 l the honours in the thirty-seventh annua! cricUt aD between the Colony and Malay States, which a !J alch over the last week-end in Penan? and ended i
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  • 74 10 PUBLISHERS R.A.M.C SHARE POINTS R_A_M.C. 1: PuDlisLer i DOINTS were arec :x slon 'at league s :cer match ;iw on __*> YMC.A _r tc ves>!& between the P J R-A_M.C It was a game, both team After a Moreleta ftr* hai \M both vangu.rds hae rr. the R.A .M.C. opened
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  • 71 10 S.C.C. SOCCEt TMfE following have accepted h p* A soccer for th«- B C C t_ 'R.A. <A.A.\ ;n Lh'- But __.y_.uj.. i the SA F A lea. up a: Ar.scr Roe stadium to-day Capt E A of L IMM M 5f j b_rt_.. E W Sabine R J tabu
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    • 41 10 To-days Sports Events SOCCER: SULFA league, first division, R.A. (A.A.). vs. S.C.C, Anson Koad Stadium: reserve division. Fortress R.E. vs. Argylls, 'hangi; second division (a). R.A.S.C. vs. R.A. (P.8.), Alexandra: Signals vs. Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A.: second division (a). S.C.F.A. vs. Kranji, C.U.
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