The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 August 1941

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    18 1 LATE SINGAPORE The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,38?. ESTD. 1835. SATITRDAf, AUGUST 9, 1941. CENTS
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    SERIOUS GERMAN THREAT TO ODESSA Rapid Nazi Progress In Ukraine
    543 1 SERIOUS GERMAN THREAT TO ODESSA Rapid Nazi Progress In Ukraine ENZIES' GRAVE WARNING OF AUSTRALIA'S DANGER rhai Will Fight To Last Drop Of Blood," Bangkok Minister Adelaide, Aug. 8. liin \K vKirn tag m 'Australia a danger was sounded by Mr. R. G. Menzies, lJflmon*ealth Prime Minister, in a speech
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    Far Near. Tokio Believes
    48 1 bik Vo-j 8. liner R_kuyo Maru port here because Ai' rtii! br '.tk out v h > >koham i. a naval source said here to-day. This source said Japanese vessels might be ordered to return to hi lean ports to remain there indefinitely.— United Press
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    Teats Of Gallantry During Height Of Air Raids
    437 1 I.u .J.n, Aur. DG___ .--'.vis devotion and r____ '.>pa'.lin-. ndi- '-> f air raids are !____>::: ::v._'.an awards lr tot: '.::.:or. Os: b:_r*so: T.rev ..re nienk •..> -srurds, which B rasa ..ven to r: .il.ary firet vs> _i a b_a:... _rto a
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    Manchukuo Border Area Evacuation
    250 1 Manchukuo Border Area Evacuation Shanghai, Aug. 8. n Japanese authorities have ordered women and children of non-military nationals to evacuate the Manchukuoan-Russian frontier area between Tsitslhar and Manchuli, where sporadic border fighting was reported recently, it was learned in unimpeachable quarters here to-day. The Japanese military spokesman said the Russians
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    Reported Terms Of Hitler's "Next Peace Offer"
    219 1 Ankara, Auc* THE terms of Hitler's next peace offer "after the occupation of Russia as far as the Urals," claimed to hare been received direct from Berlin, were being circulated by two separate diplomatic sources here to-day. It was claimed Germany would deliberately
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    RAIL LINK WITH KIEV SAID CUT BY ENEMY ADVANCE
    131 1 London, Aug. 8. pERMANVS drive in the rich agricultural and industrial regions of the Russian Ukraine appears to be gaining momentum and British sources to-day believe Odessa is now threatened, says United Press. The view in authoritative quarters in London, says
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    Nazi Tank Division Wiped Out In Russian Attack
    357 1 If they succeed, they would cut off those places from the north. The direction of their thrust j may alter, however, if they meet resistance. The railway line between Kiev and i Odessa has already been reported cut j by the enemy
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    Russian Planes In first Raid On Berlin?
    276 1 Russian Planes In first Raid On Berlin? London, An?. 9. MYSTERIOUS "enemy" planes bombed Berlin last night Circumstantial evidence indicated they might have been Russian, and not British, says United Press. If Russian, the /aid would have been the first the Russians hav e carried out oyer Germany proper since
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      292 2 CHINESE EDUCATION OFFICIAL HERE «F|U_E aim of the Chinese Government is to Chinese^ education j^J^^** improve and promote nationalist edu- General j cation with the fuU co-operation of the j hast nig ht, Mr. Kao Lirg-pai entertamclocal government for the mutual b.nefit of -j r Yu dinner. About 40 guesvS
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    "Japan's Next Move Will Mean War"
    392 3 "Japan's Next Move Will Mean War" THAILAND MUST HAVE London, Aug. 8. D4 v come* n for severe criticism in the leading p A p re thi> morning, when The Times and Daily U h i^ >us€ her of havin wo ft»^ and of con>ikiT a Pre^s campaign against Thailand
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    STOP PRESS
    53 3 Aug. i ciriteN m shangn as > n tn4a<> by Japan n»i«»rj___ f isud ih? off f,i 1 -I. or Vladi*S»r^? or A de<Sw l n< lhr Man 4 Wi territory Ht n n the J 1 ™V R Jt s that if C Rus i Xn,er,c *n
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    Soviet Surprise For Nazis
    113 3 Soviet Surprise For Nazis London. Aug. X. AIRCRAFT ard armaments factories have been coin? up so fast e -st of the Urals that you tan hardlv recognise the towns if you come bark to them a month later. This statement was mad Dy an \mericai. tobacco dea.er. Mr. Willy Heinebers.
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    Alien Activity In Bangkok
    85 3 1.. Bangkok, An-. 8. tnese days, when lapan is sending lar?e forces into Indo-China, several aliens are renting expensive houses in the secluded localities in 8?55k0B ?55 kok says ihe Thai Rasdr. and adds that after engaging the nouses some of these tenants keep them completely
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    Sumner Welles Leaves Capital FOR RUMOURED TALKS IN ATLANTIC?
    104 3 Sumner Welles Leaves Capital FOR RUMOURED TALKS IN ATLANTIC? Washington, Aug. 8. TWO more high Government officials 1 were gone from the capital to-day amid rumours of a conference between P-esident Roosevelt and Mr. Winston Churchill. They were the Under-Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, and Major-Gen. James H. Burns,
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    Gen. Dentz Interned NON-RELEASE OF ALLIED OFFICERS
    90 3 Gen. Dentz Interned NON-RELEASE OF ALLIED OFFICERS f.onrlo'-, Aug. 8. If i.s otrieiaily stated in Cairo that Gm. D^ntz, who was Vichy High Commissioner in Syria, has b^en InI terned with 35 other Vi hy Officers. This action has been taken in view of i the non- release of Allied
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    War Correspondent In Singapore
    145 3 I ELAND Stowe. one of the Chicago Daily News' team of brilliant war correspondents, arrived in Slngspore from America yesterday by Clipper. He is covering the Far East, particularly thus end, in place of another Daily News correspondent. A. T. Steele, who has Rone to cover
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    NAZI MENACE IN MIDDLE EAST
    573 3 London, Auc. f. THE intensification of the battle in 1 the south of Russia to-day brought Into closer focus the menace to Britain's position if Hitler captures the Caucasian oilfields and for the first time links Britain's forces ir. the Middle East with the Russian
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    Stirring Stories Of Indian Bravery In Africa
    495 3 London. Aaf. S. CTIRRINO stories of the bravery of Indian troops are told in details now issued of awards for gallantry in Alrica. announced in the London Gazette of July 18. The Military Cross was won by Captain John Mount Barlow. Indian Arm*
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    'Powerful, Fortified Stalin Line Is Red Army & The Russian People'
    523 3 'Powerful, Fortified Stalin Line Is Red Army The Russian People' Moscow, Aug. 8. JJN an amplified statement regarding Russo-Geroian losses, the Soviet Information Bureau says to-day that more than six weeks have passed since the Germans treacherously attacked the Soviet. They are meeting evergrowing resistance of Red Army guerillas and
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    22 3 iwur. Saigon, Aug. g. THE Messagenes Maritimes liner Marechal Jotrre left to-day for Manila carrying 55 American evacuees. I principally missionaries.- Reuter
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    Iran Firmly Told To Expel Germans
    103 3 London, Aug. 8. ACCORDING to completely reliable diplomatic advice arriving in Teheran, the British Minister, acting in co-operation wiih the Russian Ambassadcr, has firmly told the Iran Government that the British Government must insist on the expulsion of Germans in Iran, despite the German
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    American Forces In Iceland Reinforced
    26 3 Revjarik, Aug. 8. AN American convey arrived recently bringing further remfcreemen-s to the garrison here, it was learned today.— United Press
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. 1941. "On Verge Of War"
    850 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. 1941. "On Verge Of War" /GENERAL Sir Hubert Gough, in his military commentary yest:rday, declared that Britain is on the verge of war with Japan. That is the position, and no amount of wishful thinking can make any difference if Japan acts in
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    7 4 DARLAN: "AH.' BIT THAT WAS BEFORE M
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    187 4 ANE of the answers to Japan's new strategic t moves in Indo-China is not in* theory nor on paper. It is in the air squadrons of high speed American fighter planes. They are flying up the Burma Road which once carried only lumbering lorry traffic American fighter planes for China.
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    How The Dutch Annoy German Authorities
    476 4  - How The Dutch Annoy German A uthorities Vernon Bartlctt By J-JOYV much the ordinary humble little man will have to do with the winning of the war is illustrated by the history of the slave states in the 12 months that have elapsed since the first neutrals," Denmark and Norway,
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    U.S. Fighter Planes Guard Burma Rd Against Attack
    133 4 U.S. Fighter Planes Guard Burma Rd Against Attack Coma, is too miles from either Rangoon or Lashio. li mbers attacking an unpr tected B .una I. id Irom H't. .1. Ventaine could k_e Lease-! add to China mere wishful thinking u!c dram the war-fanss of C Bo h American high
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    U.S. TRADE WITH NETHERLANDS INDIEX
    31 4 U.S. TRADE WITH NETHERLANDS INDIEX Ptom Oui H IrNTTI M roci i i Ifr i£s pr deli. stei ing wii!: St..;. Dari! Mr with Goveri the Ii lands .....j suM v
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    Thursday's Wedding
    656 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By i. neymoon to ft Kit. Lieut. U o-Driscoll and Murray Dunehagoodsend edding guests was delaytes on ThursS3. i -Tut -p.m. ,vh T Ro. mother and ■r- Murray along, l erak, many. Also -u Tary Murray T(le. who was Robert Murher. V PBM
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    GIRLS BEHIND the GUNS
    758 5 Brilliant Achievements in Arms Production in Britain From A London THE years between 1914 and 1918 introduced tbe overalled woman munitions worker as a key figure in the national war effort In this war she has become still more important awl effective, for modem factory methods
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    Nelson's Death In Film Scene
    615 5 and then go on to explain how the aluminium wa.s collected. In particular they mention the enthusiasm ot th« Indonesians in ccnnection with these collections. 3£ H" Interesting Job CTNGAPORE. as a famous port, welx e ones many interesting personalities every w ek Woman with
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    Thailand Pledge Of United Resistance To Encroachment
    278 6 Bangkok, Aug. 8. DEEP significance is attached to a statement of the official Thai radio commentator last night that Thailand does not need the protection of any power, presumably referring to assertions regarding Japan's duty to protect Thailand against Britain and America. Turning
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    U.S. To Supply War Materials?
    47 6 Bangkok, Aug. 8. AB.B.C. report quoting Raymond Gram Swing, American radio commentator, that America has promised to supply war materials to Thailand has aroused widespread interest which is only tempered by lack of confirmation in Thai Government or American legation circles.- Reuter
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    Radio Phone Service To Papua Open
    282 6 Radio Phone Service To Papua Open A RADIO telephone service be- j tween Australia and Papua was inaugurated recently with a threewav conversation in which the Postmaster- General, Mr. Collins, the Minister in Charge of External Territories, Mr. McDonald, and the Administrator of Papua, Mr. Leonard Murray, took part. The
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    U.S. Sends Material For Chinese Uniforms
    44 6 Washington, Aug. 7. pjfß. Henry Morgenthau. the United States Secretary of the Treasury revealed to-day that 10,000,000 yards o: cotton ,oods are being sent to China under the Lease-and-Lend Act for the manufacture Ol Chinese militsrv uniforms.- Reuter
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    DUKE OF KENT FLIES TO VANCOUVER
    52 6 Vancouver, Aug. 7. THE Duke of Kent has arrived in British Columbia, after a flight irom Calgary, Alberta. While at Banff the Duke found time to climb two mountains and then drove himself to, Calgary, where he boarded a Royal Can tdlan Air Force
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    GIBRALTAR TALKS
    57 6 Madrid, Aug. 8. I TN CONFIRMED rumours are being Circulated here stating that a conference is imminent at Gibraltar in which Lord Gort, Sir Samuel Hoare, the British Ambassador to Madrid and the French Gen Nosues will participate. On Monday last rumours emanating from Gibraltar mentioned that Gen.
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    TOKIO TO ESTABLISH AIR DEFENCE BUREAU
    32 6 r i Tokio, Aug. 8. HE Japanese Government has decided to Mu> Hon m lr D,fenC Burea Within Ki£F fe __^%S_. 1 22S :£_«C?A* United Press
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    Frontier Commission To Meet Shortly
    145 6 Vichy, Aug. 8. COINCIDENT with the increased tension in Thailand due to Bangkok's announcement of the Government's intention to shift their recognition from Chungking to Nanking and the reinforcement of Singapore's defences, the French announced last night that a Japanese delegation headed hy Mr. Makota
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    IPOH EUROPEAN GETS 83,000 DAMAGES
    266 6 (Prom Our Own (Correspondents ■xr .i Ipoh. Aug. 8 |N the Perak Supremo Court to-dav John Ratcliffe. manager of Borneo Motor; Limited, was awarded $3,000 general damages $405 special damages and costs in a case In which he claimed $20,000 general damage and $600 special
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    LAND FOR CEYLONESE SETTLEMENT
    213 6 (.Prom Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Aug. 7. rpHE founding of a settlement for Ceylonese j in Malaya was discussed at the AU- Malayan Ceylon Federation at a meeting held l at the Ipoh Ceylon Association. The meeting which was presided over t>y I Mr. S. Rajaratnam
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    Australians At Home Are Training Hard
    66 6 Men of a pioneer battalion of the A.I.F. swinging along a duty road, in the course of their comprehensive training in the Australian bush. Many A.I.F. units in Malaya have recently been celebrating the first anniversary of their formation in Australia and the men
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    Term Of Selective Servicemen In U.S.
    84 6 Washington, Aug. 7. THE Senate voted to-day tentatively to authorise the army to extend the service of Selective Servicemen for 18 months beyond the present term o: one year, making a total p.rioti ol tv.o-and-a-half years. By a vote ol 44 to 28, the
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    LANGUAGE LESSONS FOR U.S. SERVICES
    48 6 Washington. Aup 8 r rliE Navy Department to-uay ■nuu—iml i jcint army and navy proeramme to tear! Spanish to 15.000 army aviator, and 5,0.' :.aval officers and enlisted men Ibe classes will be held in all nav;.; tricta and air stations- United Press
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    WEYGAND FOR VICHY
    36 6 Vichy, Aup. 8. GEN. WEYGAND. delegate-gene; ai in French North Africa, will arrive in Vichy very soon where he will probably attend the Council of Ministers, accordins to reliable Quarters here United press
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    Giant 80-Ton Douglas "Dreadnought" Bomber Successfully Tested
    688 6 Giant 80-Ton Douglas "Dreadnought" Bomber Successfully Tested L'VEN aviation experts were astonished when Douglas Airk craft unveiled Us new flying battleship, the B-19, and rolled the 80-ton giant bomber out of its hangar for the first time, writes Lon Jones in the Sydney Morning Herald. It has taken Douglas engineers
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    Grim Struggles In Tobruk Salient
    186 6 London, Aug. 7. EXTRAVAGANT claims made in an Italian communique with regard j to an attack by British troops on enemy positions in a salient at Tobruk are refuted by authoritative quarters in London. It Is stated that enemy casualties were heavy although a correct
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    Kuala Lumpur Rally Of Air Raid Wardens
    148 6 Kuala Lumpur Rally Of Air Raid Wardens mam < O A T T A ALL^ <,: Lumpur v.; Park thiv Sunday stood, is to the corps, for th. 1.000 warden considerably nam for u equipment. it is emptM will not b, of a mas> m< I roved th-, those who
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    VICHY GENERAL ON GERMAN STRATEGY
    40 6 PEN Duval _cB (aim that the --M deliberate.; "tH objective. ate any. ,jM In order -I 'the Germa:. I Into *hr r.<""-" between the different B '•Smo>.;.T: I •nan.'.' rtmoshenk ~W\ writer nyi United Press
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    INJURIES COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR MALTA
    30 6 A CIVILIAN I ba> c M fora fl passed tot- fl The schema fl furies throug] I vides lor p t. 9 victims. fl Reuter
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    NO PERMIT FOR REMOVAL OF SHIP'S CARGO
    140 7 ..■A. described as A 5 Nippon Yusen Hipping line) in. sunty in the rdaj to a charge asea of dutiable the S S. Tottori n July 2 Ol the Customs thai on Jab 2 the r< si il the Trr--stn gapore from presented
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    27 7 rr- tl lenl Hed «i, lag P D- ul a holiday on ,i U I air d at Medan. 4 ami the d splay
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    FOOD RATIONING PROBABLE HERE IF HOSTILITIES BREAK OUT
    746 7 Heavy Stocks Being Held In Reserve JN the event of Malaya being directly involved in actual warfare, it would become desirable to begin rationing rice and other foods merely as a precaution to ensure that the heavy stocks already held in reserve
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    "ONE OF MOST NOTORIOUS LOCAL HOUSEBREAKERS"
    131 7 ■rpHis man is one of Singapore's moat 1 d itorious housebreakers," said Chiel Court inspect >r E. v Smith, describing Ahmat Cholak bin Yahaya, a 23-year- (_>.(! Boyanese, who eras convicted In the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of housebreaking Ahmat
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    $6,924,000 FROM WAR SAVINGS
    23 7 SALES t'f War Savings Certificates In Malaya totalled $6,923,085 on Tuesday an increase of $355,233 since July it. 1
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    Death Fall From Hotel Window Witness Questioned
    584 7 Death Fall From Hotel Window Witness Questioned By Coroner jpURTHER evidence was recorded at the resumption yesterday of the Coroner's inquiry into the death of Lim Poey Kian, a dealer in motor-car spare parte, who had come to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur on a visit and was found dead on
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    26 7 The Maharajah Of Pati. la v:ts ar^.n,? the audience at th p Cathay Cinema in! Singapore test night. His Highness and! parly occupied a private box.
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    High Court Decision On Right To Waterway
    966 7 AN interesting Judgment arising out of a case in hich rot:m merchants claimed damages Trom sawmill owners and sought an injunction to restrain i them from usin^ the waterway which passed over a portion of their land, was delivered by Mr. Justice Aitken
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    Visiting Maharajah Sees Local Defences
    323 7 AIR STATIONS GUNNERS THE Patiala pennant flying on ihe radiator of a big" 1 limousine and two Military Police motor-cycle out-riders in their red caps have been a frequent sight in Singapore in the last two days, since the Maharajah of Patiala has been inspecting
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    BAN SOUGHT ON SPITTING IN PUBLIC PLACES
    133 7 OPITTING in public streets, places and vehicles may be forbidden in Johore. A Bill to be Introduced in the Johore Council of State seeks to amend the > mall Offences Enactment by the Inclusion of a claus^ providing a penalty up to $25
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    COURT'S ACQUITTAL OF CATTLE OWNERS
    63 7 TWO cattle owners. Raj Kisher Rai and Balcsher GuaJa, were acquitted In the Singapore Criminal District j Court yesterday at the conclusion of their trial on three charges of extortion. The men were alleged to have extorted various sums of money from three Indians, R.
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    JOHORE SCHOOL HELPS BRITISH CHILDREN
    50 7 THE students of the Poi Wah School. Kota Tinggi, Johore, have collected $186.03 for the relief of distressed 1 British children. This amount has been forwarded to the hon. treasurers of the Malaya Patriotic Fund, earmarked for the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Relief Fund j
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    ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT Indian's Defence
    472 7 ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT Indian 's Defence A LI.EGED to have made a (feist statement to a police inspector In connection with a Traffic Court case. C. M. Rajahram. an Bazlish-spealdng Indian chert, siocd trial In the Singapore Fifth Court yesterday. Ra, ahnun was stated to fcjive told insp seta A.
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    22 7 On account nf the death of the great Indian poet, Sir Rabindranath TagOfe, all SindhJ shops in Singapore _riU remain closed to-day.
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    Chinese Entertain' British Soldiers
    113 7 Ch inese En tertain' British Soldiers THE members of the Ai ilua Musical Club, a Chinese society with premises in Robin.. on Road, gave a farewell party tui Vcdnesday night to a group of British soldiers who ha.e become their fast friends, but 'a ho nave :io.v been transferred elsewhere.
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    1716 9 I ir j BY MAC w J COivlE of the most ifiicce.ss.ful I organized in the Garrison have been those of i the R.A.F., and the social committee is determined thac the dance to be held this, evening at the Adelphi Hotel J Roof Garden will be
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    MAIL LIST
    194 9 I Malls close at the Gen. rai Post Office I as follows: TO-DAY Aden alr 12.30 p.m. Africa air 12.30 p.m. America: Canada, Newfoundland. U.S.A., Central and South America and West India... .air rl2 30 p.m. Australia air 12.30 p.m. Burma air 12 30 p.m. p. I Ceylon
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    ARCHDEACON ON EDUCATION
    602 9 Vocational Rather Than Academic SPEAKING at tho annual speech day of St. Andrew's School in ihe school ball at Woodsville yesterday. Archdeacon Graham White declared that education in Singapore should be vocational rather than academic. He considered that the'ptesen* curriculum for Singapore schools needed revision so as
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    40 10 picture. This line action picture shows Webber (Police) just tipping the ball over the bar in Thursday first division league soccer match at \n_.on Road stadium in which the Argylls beat the Police by three goals to one,- -Free Press
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    New Standard For Fines In Customs Cases AMENDING BILL FOR JOHORE
    339 10 New Standard For Fines In Customs Cases AMENDING BILL FOR JOHORE A STOP to the "infliction of lines out of all proportion to the gravity of the offence" ot" evading customs duties is the aim of a Bill to amend the Trade and Customs Enactment in Johore, which is to
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    WAR RISKS INSURANCE
    86 10 A HUA. to amend the War Risks 'Gtx_d. r > Insurance __na..mer.. which will be introduced in 'he Johore Council of State would enable .he chairman of the War Risks Insurance Board to use hLs discretion snd compound cases where .iTence.s are revealed by late insurance or
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    SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS
    64 10 THE prohibition <..r restriction of the Slaughter or exoort of animals ln the F'.M.i.. ia Introduced by a new regulation added to 'lu- Emergency Repulations. Power is gWen to the British Resident *o either prohibit or restrict the slaughter or "xp'.rt of animals whenever he is "satisfied
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    Riggs' Beaten By Wayne Sabin
    97 10 New York, Aug. 8. DnilHY Kiggs former American champion and last winner of the Wembledon singles, lost in the quarterfinal of the Eastern grass courts tennis championships to Wayne Sabin, who won B—6,8 6, 6 3. while another upset at this stage was Bryan Grant's
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    Home Football Upset Has Parliamentary Echo
    178 10 London, Aug. 8. f|*HK football upset, following the I/ondon clubs breakaway from the League, which thereupon retired the clubs from membership, had a Parliamentary echo when Mr. J. Stanley Homes <Lib Nat.), asked the Transport Minister, Col. Llewellyn, if his attention had been called
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    FINAL DAY OF PENANG RACE MEETING Circuit Court & Nutcracker The Best Bets REVIEW OF PROSPECTS
    1403 10 FINAL DAY OF PENANG RACE MEETING Circuit Court Nutcracker The Best Bets REVIEW OF PROSPECTS THE best bets of the afternoon in Penang to-day, the final day of the Penang Turf Club's Summer meeting, will be in the class three long events and Circuit Court and Nutcracker should score, although
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    110 10 SELECTIONS for to-day's races in Penang are: FREE PRESS Race 1: Inventory, Pat Burke. Race 2: Circuit Court, Foxdown. Race 3: Ordination, Alicante. Race 4: Nutcracker. Le Toujuet. Race 5: Bally mun, Fair Kin*. Race 6: Smoke Drean <s. Cimon. Race 7: Drift On, Elcctra. Race 8:
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    CAPTAIN'S PRIZE GOLF AT R.J.I.C.
    124 10 THE Captain's Prize of the Royal Johore International Club presented by Dr J. N Dugdale played in conjunction with the July monthly medal resulted in a win for W. H. Oliver with a net score of 66. The following cards were returned. W. H. Oliver
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    WOMAN WORRIED BY JAPANESE BOMBINGS
    100 10 "y^ FRIEND had come from China say--1 ing that the Japanese were bombing her homeland and she was worried because she wanted to return there," said a witness at an inquiry before Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday into the death of his
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    COMMITTED FOR TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE
    49 10 Indian labourer, Manikam, who was alleged to have killed his brother, 22-year-old Parini, a roadsweeper employed by the Singapore Municipality, on Apr. 10, committed for trial at the next assizes on a charge of murder, by Mr. W. _>. Carew the Third Magistrate, yesterday.
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    League Soccer
    32 10 A phase of play in the first division leagae soccer match played at th. stadium on Thursday in which the Argylls beat the PrvHce by three to one- -free i-r_»
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    Cricket Club And A.-A. Gunners Draw
    395 10 S.C.C 2; R.A. (A.A.) 2. KEEN and interesting soccer was provided by the Singapore Cricket Club and the Anti-Aircraft Gunners, in a first division league soccer fixture at the stadium vesterday, the game ending in a draw of two goals all. Twice in arrears,
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    Week-end Sports TO-DAY
    135 10 Week-end Sports TO-DAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A league, first division, Chinese Athletic vs. M.F.A., Anson Road Stadium. Fortress lE. vs. 8.A.F.. Changi; reserve division, Manchesters va S.C.F.A.. Tanglin; second division <bi. Naval Base Indians va JC SA.. JCSA. CRICKET: SBC. va Combined Colleges. S.R.C S.C.C. 2nd. team va SBC. 2nd team. S.CC;
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    Signals Score Five-Nil Win
    159 10 Signals Score Five-Nil Win bitrnals THREE goals s ©red r y___" enabled the s-. H the Y.M.C.A. bj fiv, u N a second division a n >& math played W *r ground yesterda.v u A The Signals w<;, and. playing oonstructh ed the marine In McDonald r Th^ Y'.s rota.
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    COMBINED SCHOOL BEAT S.R.C. 7-2
    34 10 COMBINED SCHOOL BEAT S.R.C. 7-2 THE Conbtead Id Recreation Club in afriendlj wcr^mi rr.und yesterdav Scorers for Bah Chee fl). Sharif) V an. Swee J_r.g. A Clarke ar.d K goal for the Re.- l
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    SIX GOALS SHARED AT ALEXANDRA
    33 10 Srx goa_s mm aaaa HM RA P k sion 'Si >agur yesterdav Srorer? for Hm T ■P£ il l i and Ptt_ferald 1 Thorap Johnson (2) scored fo?
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    KRANJI BEAT S.C.F.A.
    18 10 IfRANJI beat Hm I C v I %<•»'. in three ta league soccer matcl ground yesterday
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    SENIORS WIN 3-2
    16 10 Senior students Cata beat thp J_r.;< >r la two in a foo^bai: ch
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