The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 August 1941

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    24 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS LATE SINGAPORE EDITION X °l_ lC /!?i. ESTU l 83& WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1»41. fr CENT S
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    NAZIS FLUNG BACK FROM SMOLENSK
    227 1 Central Front Battle Continues Unabated RUSSIANS HOLDING ENEMY DRIVES IN NORTH SOUTH Moscow, Auff. 12. ■I icr ins, uthout relnxing: pressure on their three v > resinned nitrations m the direction of fhf X inlian Isthmus, to-day and continued their n an effort to encircle
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    Legless Pilot Missing
    167 1 London. Aug. IS, WIN O- COMMANDER DMgIM Robert Badn the tammi l-vie-vs pilot who. d^slitfl his physical handicap, won some of the i: -p.e<: KA F honours. Ls reported mi^ir.:; The i'!',"i)i;:ven;':u v. a.-, made by his father the Itevtor of Pprothbor<ni£h. near Q nm aster. Ra
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    STOP PRESS
    92 1 I- .(-.£.>«> n. Aug IS In view of their inability to continue bu lnrv« owinc to the freexin* order, •■evpral Jap.<n»~e resident* m Burma are iHur-iir«!j to J.ipan. It i^ Irarnrd thfrp is .it p'rsp-'t one J.in.-\no«-p stranirr m hirbo'ir a«i«1 n-ore arr fvpfilH to arrive shortly. lieutfr.
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    Tokio War Minister's Conference With Emperor
    80 1 Tokio War Minister's Conference With Emperor Tokio, Aug. 12. I^IIE Japanese War Minister, Gen. Togo, to-day had a conference lasting 80 minutes with the Kmperor. In Washington, Senator George, chairman of the Senate For. ign Relations Committee, said to-day that the I'nited States might possibly sever all commer^iaJ relations with
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    'Thailand Would Welcome Aid If Attacked'
    218 1 'Thailand Would Welcome Aid If Attacked' Saigon, Aug. 1-. i "THAILAND would need, and i welcome, assistance if she were j attacked," stated Col. Sarablaga, P head of the Thai delegation to the boundary commission, to-day. E^niphasizing that Thailand had not yet received any demand* from any, M quarter. Col.
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    JAPANESE FLEET UNITS ENTER SAIGON
    31 1 Shanghai, Aug. 12. lAPANESE fleet units entered Saigon J harbour yesterday, according to th^ Saigon co-respondent of the official Japanese ne'* s agency, Domei.- United Press
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    Death Of Lord Willingdon
    77 1 IfFHE death baa occurred ol Lord 1 Willingdon, former Viceroy ol India, aged 74, n ports Renter from Ix)ndon. The lute lord WUHngdon. who v/as Viceroy and Govern Mr-General of India from 1931 until 1936 and iCJovemor-Grneral of Canada froni 1926 r > io:5l, came ir.ti
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    Darlan Now Defence Chief: Full Military Powers?
    258 1 Vichy \ur 12 Germany. He had a talk with Gn. ADM. DARLAN. Vichy Vice-Premier Weygand. Vichy s delegat^g^^m A and Secretary or Foreign Affairs, has been appointed gand returned to Nort h Africa witbout Minister of National Defence, it is attenC i ing
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    COLOGNE BOMBED IN STRONGEST DAYLIGHT RAID INTO REICH
    589 1 Germany Attacked In East Wests Berlin Hammered Again By Reds London Au«r. 12. CEVERAL squadrons of Blenheim bombers made what is possibly the strongest attack on Germany this morning, when they boml>ed targets m Cologne. Although ](X) night attacks bad previously been
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    Australian Demand For Agreement On Methods To Halt Japanese ?
    176 1 Australian Demand For Agreement On Methods To Halt Japanese London, Aug. 12. THE Australian demand for a hard and fast agreement on the methods to block Japan m the f^icific was one of the major matters discussed m the recent Anglo-American diplomatic consultations, which covered world-wide problems, it was reliably
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    Menzies As Minister To London?
    179 1 Menzies As Minister To London Melbourne, Aug. I*. MR. R. G. MENZIBS. the Australian Prime Minuter, may go to London again soon. This was indicated by Mr. Menzies himself at the conclusion of the emerjgency cabinet meeting whi~h was continued to-day. Stating that the Cabinet had unanimously requested him to
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    Wider Powers For Burma's Defence Council
    124 1 Wider Powers For Burma's Defence Council Rangoon, Aug. 12. DECONSTITUTION of the Burma Defence Council. with the Premier, U Saw, as Vice-Chairman, is announced m a Government House communique marking an important step forward constitutionally and m the sphere of defence The Governor continues as chairman and the members are
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    Japan Sees Anglo-U.S. Determination
    489 3 Japan Sees AngloU.S. Determination TOYODA STATEMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY SOON Tokio, Au£. 12. iV aoparcnt complacency m Anglo-American diplomatic 1 m Ihe la^t two days is attrihuted to the f that major Japanese issues have been reduced iL implt 's» form rather ihan to excessive optimum. 1° l ridicatkm that
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    Vichy Delegate To Come To Indo-China
    49 3 Hanoi, Aug. 12. AN extraordinary Vichy delegate witr th? rank of Ambassador will arrive m Indo-China on the demand of th< cV.panese Government to ta'<«* char?< r t details of the stationing of Japanese troops herf. It was learned here to-day United Press
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    400 Japanese Plan To Leave Philippines
    107 3 Manila. Aug. 12 THF Everet: Steamship Corpormtion.l I agents o; Me-isa^rhvs Mantimes. j sal 1 to-day that 400 Japanese evacuees.! mostly fishermen, hay ma r ie reservattana on :he steamer Ifarecha] Joffre. I vh -h is tentatively sailing to Shangial on Aug. 16 Fro'n
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    U.S. Shipyard Offers Plant To Government
    82 3 Kearnrr (N. J). An*. It. TIHE Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock C-Tp-xny sent a telegram to the Secretary i of the Navy. Col Prank Knox, yesterday offering to turn over the Kearney plant to the United States Navy "for Immediate pro- duetion and operation." The
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    ALUMINIUM COLLECTION IN INDIES
    99 3 From Our Own Correspondent ■> Ratavia, Aug. 12. A? a res-it of the aluminium collection m the Netherlands Indies more than 200 tons of tnia essential war ni;terial has been shipped from N.I. to Great Britain. This amount. whi~h considerably surpassps expectations, has been collected mostly
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    IN DO-CHINA WAR RISK INSURANCE RATE UP
    41 3 Saigon, Aug. 12. WAR risk insurance premium to and from Indo-Chlna increased from three to five per cent, to-day. Between Indo-China ports, insurance rates were increased trom two to three per cent. United Press.
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    SYRIA & LEBANON OPEN AGAIN TO TOURISTS
    48 3 SYRIA LEBANON OPEN AGAIN TO TOURISTS Cairo, Aug. 12. SYRIA and Lebanon again open for tourist traffic, states the Free French head- quarter?. Perse ns seeking hot weather homes and I In tend m? he Udaymakers are Invited to visit I the Free French headquarters m Cairo. Reuter
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    V SLOGANS IN SHANGHAI
    57 3 Shanghai, Aug. 12. pHINESE painted slogan derived from the British "V" movement on the wulls along the main thoroughfares of Shanghai last night. Slogans such as "V— Victory for the 1 Democracies" and "V for Victory for China's war of resistance" and "V— Success In China's
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    U.S. Food To Relieve Post-War Distress
    80 3 New York, Aur. 12. THE United States Government has begun to accumulate huge stocks of foodstuffs which are to be rushed to Europe, China and other distressed areas whet war ends, according to the Washington correspondent of the New York HeraldTribune. Plans have been
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    Importance Of Food As Major Weapon Of War
    190 3 Washington, Aug. 12. THE importance of food as a major weapon was stressed by President Roosevelt m a letter to the Department of Agriculture m which the President declared that the United States needs food reserves "to meet emergencies which can as
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    "Australians Shoulder To Shoulder With Dutch"
    84 3 t.F*rora Our Own Correspondent; RaUvia, Aug. 12. rE Austral. an journalistic delegation, which is due m Singapore on Friday, toured the naval and air f iree establishments m Sjurabaya before gfing (>n to Jogja and Bfttevia. Replying to a welcome at the Sourabaya naval
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    Canadian Divisional Strength Increase
    159 3 London, Aug. 12. THE Canadian army will shortly have the greatest divisional strength m it. history. Already its total strength including troops at home and overseas is about 220,000 men and further volunteers are being recruited at the rate of about 7,000 monthly. The ftm and
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    Russians Claim 14 U-boats Lost
    119 3 Washington, Aug. 12. AN Information bulletin issued by the Soviet embassy here to-day quoted the I Red navy newspaper. Kra&ny Plot, which isald that ln the 44 days of the GermanSoviet war, the Nazi navy has lost 14 submarines ln the eastern naval theatre. It
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    U.S. Orders Copper Mines To Reopen
    101 3 Silver City (New Mexico), Aug. 12. rr!HE Office for Production Management In I Washington has asked the Chlno Silver Mines of Nevada and the Consolidated Copper Corporation to reopen Immediately and the labour dispute closing them be certified to the Defence Mediation Board. The
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    PRINCE BERNHARD TO BROADCAST
    38 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bate via, Aug. 12. AN Aneta telegram from London states that Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands will broadcast to the Netherland Indies to-morrow. He vmli Epeafr about the Suitfirc funds.
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    "War Moving Closer To Australia" "DUTY OF ALL IS CLEAR," SAYS LABOUR LEADER
    158 3 "War Moving Closer To Australia" "DUTY OF ALL IS CLEAR," SAYS LABOUR LEADER Melbourne, Aug. 12. "PHE war is moving closer to Australia," declared Mr. John Curt m, Australia's Labour leader, m a statement here to-day. "No matter who or what we are, to-day is the clay when Australia may
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    Fresh Raid On Chungking
    129 3 Chungking, Aug. 12. JAPANESE planes, for the fifth successive day, raided the Chungking area to-day at 4 p.m. The attack was centred on the villages 12 miles west of the capital. No details of the damage or casualties resulting from the raid were available this afternoon.
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    St. Leger Outsider Meets Stiff Test
    100 3 London, Aug. I^. LORD ROSEBERY'S PTOLEMY, which it is considered hrs a good outsider's chance m the St. 1 eser, will have a still test when he participate i m the historic "Silver Ke]l, one of England's oldest turf evento. at Lanark next Saturday.
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    U.S. CORPORATION TO PURCHASE RAW SILK
    96 3 Washington, Aug. 12. MR. Jesse Jon; s, Reconstruction Finance Corporation head, announced to-day that the Government organization. "Defence Supplies Corporation," would buy 100,000* bales of r:iw silk from pn.a^ely -owned stocks !in the United States or now en route to the United States Silk
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    "NEUTRAL PORT"
    108 3 A BRITISH sea captain whose ship is sunk by a U-boat and who decides to take a German supply ship lying at anchor m a neutral port as compensation for the outrage provide* both laughs and thrills ln "Neutral Port." which opened at the Pavilion yesterday.' A feature
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    18 3 Cairo. Aug. 12. TO-DAY'S GH.Q. communique says that m Libya there is no change m the situation.— Reuter.
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF.C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    108 3 DAILY PRICES CURRENT Aug. IS, 12 o'clock noon latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 13 9/iba per lh. New York Spot Sheet U.S. cts. 22 per [lb. Bayers Sellers No. IX R.S.S. Spot loose.. 38Mt 38% No IX R.S.S. F.O.B. In cases August 38% 39l 8
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    'Japanese Ready To Move Into Thailand'
    166 3 'Japanese Ready To Move Into Thailand' Manila, Aug. 12. JAPAN at present has upwards of 30,000 troops m Saigon, all exceptionally well equipped, travellers from Saigon stated here to-day. The behaviour of the troops was excellent, the travellers said. The general feeling m Indo-China was that the Japanese forces were
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    Runaway Axis Ships Land Thai Officers
    90 3 Ilangkok, \n%. 12. TWO Thai Customs officers whose whereabouts were unknown since the disappearance of two Axis car^o vessels have now returned to Bangkok. They reported to their superiors thuV they were landed at Island m the Culf of Thailand by the Axis ships
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    14 3 Washington, Aug. IS. THE Treasury has unfrozen Portuguese assets m the United States.— Reuter
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    GERMANS MOBILIZING POLES
    145 3 GERMANS MOBILIZING POLES London, Aug. 12. THE Germans have begun mobiliz- ing Poles m the so-called incorporated provinces for military service against Russia, according to news Just received from Poland through an unimpeachable source. Enrolment notices are being issued by the labour organization Arbetsamt, and those who fail to report
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    Murmansk Raided
    39 3 Moscow, Aug. 12. QIXTY or seventy German planes recently carried out a mass raid m the Murmars!: area, a communique revealed hore to-day. Sixteen German planes wer? said to havp shot down and two damaged. United Press
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    Heavy Attack On Benghazi
    153 3 Lonaori, Aug. 12. TO-DAY'S air communique from the Middle East states that R.A.F. bombers and planes of the Fleet Air Arm made a pariicularly h avy attack on Benghazi on Sunday night, dropping many tons of bombs. Motor transport on the road from lobruk to Bardia
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    Britain Confidently Prepares For War Winter
    1486 4 Britain Confidently Prepares For War Winter London Letter By Clipper p- Front The Free Press London Correspondent London, July 18. HAY by day the hours of day- light lessens. Only a few minutes at a time, 'tis true but they mean much to us. Night by night we draw our
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    7 4 ye CMy y—TT^v 4OW THE CROOKED CRUSADER
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1941.
    645 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1941. The Crisis ALTHOUGH no doubt exists that the Fur Eastern situation remains extremely serious, there seems to be at present a temporary lull. This may be no more than the necessary interval between the Japanese occupation of Indo-China and their next step
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    Record Sum Raised From "Lady Hamilton" Premiere
    1348 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By ugfa a new v,, when the the "Lady i ssr s i a*. l go to the I Merchant M packed I audience be 7Ser-Brooke-Popham, y Lay ton, E Peretwal Rear r A:r Vice Mar- Keith SimSa
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    Special Tokio Envoy For Indo-China
    29 5 Special Tokio Envoy For Indo-C hina I -.1" Auu. 12. I J special envoy rdei to between as acceptfa Is, m statement ing with the ladoi .f .man Reuter
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    FOOD DURING FEVER AND CONVALESCENCE
    29 5 FOOD DURING FEVER AND CONVALESCENCE a it'll U radacbw he.. hUlnesa ad ink) I levc caus« tateaai :r:d v of th. «l*to uirtK-ul; Horllc* tuaenl anc ta eoa con
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    Unemployment Down As Labour Need Rises
    154 5 London, Aug. 12. THE total registered tinemployment m Great Br.tain on July 14 was men and boys 113.662: women and girls 1')5.915 and of these 33.000 men and 3,000 women were classified as unsuitable foi ordinary industrial employment These figures show a decrease on
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    Chinese Turkestan Now Friendly To British
    56 5 Chinese Turkestan Now Friendly To British Peshawar, Aug. 12. THERE haa been a cons'derable im- provement m the attitude of the Sinkiansj (Chinese Turkestan) Government towards British subjects following the Russo-German war, according to reDorts received here from Kashgar. British and Afghan subjects who were arranging to leave the *»minf.rv
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    MEN OF 19 LIABLE TO BE CALLED UP
    51 5 Vichy, Aug. 11. THE Turkish Government has passed a new measure rendering men of 19 :iable to be called up In exceptional circumstances although the normal age for military service remains at 20, says an Ankara dispatch to the Vichy news agency.-
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    No Change Seen In Relations Between Japan And Russia
    335 6 Hsinking. Aug. 12. FAR EASTERN interest to-day seems to be centred on the South Pacific rather than Manchukuo and it cannot oe said that there is any outstanding change m Russo-Japanese relations at least not as viewed from the confines of
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    New Fighter From U.S. For R.A.F.
    69 6 New York, Aug. 12. THE production for the R.A.F. of the first of a large number of Kitty Hawk Fishters is announced by Mr. Guy Vaughan. president ct the CurtissWnght Corporation. The Kitty Hawk develops 100 more horse- power and 25 per cent, more
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    VS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    188 6 DONATIONS received by the Negri Sem- bilan branch of the Malaya Patriotic Fund between July 26 and Aug. 8 included: Staff. Infant Welfare Centre, $5.10: D. J. Michael. $5: Undang of Jelebu. $25: Raayat of Jelebu. $32; S. S. Thambimuthu. $5; Asiatic staff. District Hospital.
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    CUBANS URGE CLOSURE OF AXIS CONSULATES
    63 6 Havana. .lug. 10. CENATORS Austin Cruz and Suarez Fernandez h:>.v^ presented a bill to the Senate propping fne closure of Italian and German consulates m Cuba and the expulsion of their consuls on the grounds t*^ their presence and activities m connection with Spaniards
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    Duke Of Windsor To Pass Through U.S.
    79 6 New York, Aug. 12. rE New York Times learns that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will cross the United States some time late m September en route to the Duke's ranch at Calgary, m Canada. It will be the first time the
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    Tobruk Is Now A Paradox
    223 6 Cairo, Aug. 12. '"THE situation at Tcbruk has achiev- ed the paradox of being at once extremely fluid and entirely stabl?," declared an English captain who JJetu c t returned from there with ether members of Tobruk's garrison for a spell 3l leave. Our Axis
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    Portsmouth Honour For U.S. Citizen
    114 6 London, Aug. 12. •"pHE honorary freedom of the City of Portsmouth has been conferred on Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, and Mr. Harry Hopkins United States Lease- and-Lend Act Administrator. The freedom was conferred on Mr. Churchill m recognition of his eminent service to
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    $8,000,000 Raised For Battleship
    79 6 London. Aug. 12 THE sum of £8.000.000 has been raised to provide British a battleship by the Stock Exchange savings group. An announcement to this effect made yesterday, adds that the whole sum was raised since July 1. New the group aims to raise by the
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    Strong Screen Of Air Bases Established In Australia
    391 6 ESTABLISHMENT by the Commonwealth of a strong screen of defence and reconnaissance air bases as a buffer against invasion was revealed recently by the Minister for Air, Mr: McEwen, on his return with Sir Charles Burnett, Chief of the Air Staff, from
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    Training Wireless Operators For R.A.F.
    34 6 Thousands of wireless operators arc trained annually at theßoya Air Force Technical Training Schools for both flying and ground duties. Picture shows a class receiving elementary instruction m morse.
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    Situation In Far East "Nearly At Flash Point"
    480 6 London, Aug. 12. THE inflammable situation m the j Far East forms the theme of leaders m the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, the latter describing the j situation as "nearly at flash point." The Daily Telegraph says "Japanese militarists have chosen
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    Australian Warning On Nazi Danger
    324 6 Australian Warning On Nazi Danger Des Moines (Iowa). Aug. 11. 'HE Nazis are seeking, by fighting or threats, to dominate the enre world, including South America, he Australian Minister, Mr. R. G. asey, charged m an address to the owa Department of the American £gion to-day. In South America, he
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    Chinese Dollar To Be Stabilized
    108 6 Chungking. Aug. 12. rE Publicity Minister, Mr. Wang Shihchieh, at a Press conference yesterday stated that the Government is determined to stabilize the Chinese dollar on the Shanghai market. He expressed confidence that the Chinese Currency Stabilization Board will be able to carry out the
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    RED CROSS REPORT ON PRISONERS IN GREECE
    122 6 London, Aug. 12. fTHE Red Cros.s and St. John War Organization announced *hat, from the latest figures ut thoir disposal, it would appear that aVut 2.000 British prisoners of war, taken m Greece, have been evacuated to German prison camps. At the end
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    CLOTHING FOR BRITISH WAR PRISONERS
    68 6 BRITISH prisoners of war will shortly be issued with a complete new set of clothing and will, m future, receive monthly replacements. This assurance was given recently by officials of the British Red Cross and the War Office. A new scheme to ensure regular replacements
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    Eighty Per Cent Of French People Are Hostile To Vichy
    453 6 HEPORTS are insistent that if tho !V am v re-enters the war on the side of Gerniam R.A.F. reduces Vichy to ashes, the e\pl«.vj on throughout France would, re-?cho m the h< )r X ()t Lj of freedom everywhere, and
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    No Word For 2 Days From Mr. Roosevelt
    41 6 Washington. Aug. VI F>R the .second successive day. th United State Navy Department ha received no dispatch from Presiden Roos?velt*s yacht Potcmac on whicl the President is cruising m the Atlan tic Reuter
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    SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED CHEMISTS FEARED
    79 6 SHORT AGE OF QUALIFIED CHEMISTS FEARED A SERIOUS rttg< of m cbemists thi atened r decision to r m alii IM up to the 3u a- grou Em schedule i reser occupation Mr. G A Mallii i s« retaryoJ National Pharma i the News Chr nicle re 1 "The e\»
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    NOT HER FAULT
    49 6 LADY A STOP suit; c< bat< on Civil 1 that Miss Florence H mentary Been tar>' I w s Health did no: undenMl children 'It is not p Astor Ml s Horsbru-!'. joiiu I t Chronicl' i Lady Asi I I daughter b; son by I
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    Suspected Fifth Columnists In The Midlands
    182 6 Suspected Fifth Columnists In The Midlands I7IFTH OOLIMMST artiviti* the Midland, were s u Z5 a Birmingham architect m? 7 J Ashford, win, jik-ed a J Chronicle <"rnspondt m JJ2 that men posing a s MinianS oials have been visitinp vZ factories and obtaining vital Z mation about production ft*
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    SARAWAK RE-FORMS OWN MILITARY FORCE FOR INTERNAL SECURITY
    397 7 Special Police Coast Guard Units Raised jug pah!i<hod m the Sarawak Government Gazette 1 N L lhat an M and disbanded military force known V ,<i kansers" should be re-formed. The Sarawak Raneers is raised and maintained under the Army Act for
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    Problems Face Increased Food production
    280 7 nnV <t .lo arise m conI f•. increased food Malaya U aJi emer- roc-i materiaMßt, would; t'-' markets for the areas, states the i cultural Journal. It Ulifl particular pro--1 would wrve Ln the -ase of food-stuff to WjP- nee rauon. but *Q- m nwnttty
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    Chinese Official Flies To Australia
    55 7 II bltan, Director of! ••< i Education t>partm-nt (f w Oversea^ Arfuirs Commission intfM| jo Rlnt»pow last we«k on i Chinese schools, left '-"•■-<■ >> plane yesterday. He r. Sydney and Melbourne to MM s ;:-'Ls there j' rtttay In Aostra.ia. Ur m k Btngamra,
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    ENTHRONEMENT OF BISHOP
    105 7 WITH -Hting coremony, the B.snop of Singapore, the Rt Rev J. L W.Lscn. wiii be enthroned Bishop cf Singapore at St. Andrew 1 Cathedral at 5 30 p.m. to-day Thia is the nrst occasi n m the hutory of th^ Church m Singapore on which the choirs
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    THEFT OF A TREK
    31 7 t v OU) Soo Chua > the Singapore r day to a charge fctl^ he comJ> at thp Forest rhomaon Road, v v.i postponed a P* ball was
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    TRIED TO END HER LIFE WITH OPIUM
    55 7 TRIED TO END HER LIFE WITH OPIUM ru:- v clause her husl had >-.rr r>e fore spoken r led bei :or quarreli. 19-year-old Chua Be o! cpium to t pieaded guiity tari v Thi rd Court to a a-^rcaV wY -I Ite jnpted suicide on a* > rar^*. ihe Macfistt
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    Now In The Ranks Of The Allies
    49 7 This Circassian levy is typical of the troops m the native cavalry which followed C olonel Collet from Syria into Transjordan to Join th« Free French Forces when they were disillusioned by Marshal Fctain's ae*uiescence to German designs m their native country.
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    Australia's New Air Bases
    92 7 *TUE Australian Minister for Air, 1 Mr. McEwen, has said m Melbourne that the new line of secret air b*ses meant that an enemy attempting a surprise attack would have to face the K.A.A.F. before reaching Australia •These defence and reconnaissance bases provide a real safeguard
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    MAHARAJAH'S TOUR OF KUALA LUMPUR
    200 7 MAHARAJAH'S TOUR OF KUALA LUMPUR •From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 12. TRAVELLING m the state salocn of the F.M S. Railways, the Maharajah of Patiala arrived m Kuala Lumpur this morning from Singapore. His Highness, wearing uniform, walked with a slight limp. On his arrival he was met
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    INDONESIANS TO FIGHT JAPANESE PROPAGANDA
    186 7 INDONESIANS TO FIGHT JAPANESE PROPAGANDA (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Aug. 12. THE Indonesian party, Gerindo, 1 held a meeting at Soerabaya recently m order to determine subjects lor discussion at the next congress m Batavia. With respect to Japan's "Greater Asia" propaganda, the following was said: "GeriniJ. advocator oi
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    Britain's Thanks For Malayan War Loans
    91 7 *THE following telegram has been re- ceived by the Gor^rnor, Sir Shenton Thomas, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, London: "I have received with much appreciation your telegram reporting that a total sum ol 520.200,000 has been prasented tc His Majesty's Government
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    AUSTRALIA AND MALAYSIA Request For Despatch Of A Minister
    203 7 AUSTRALIA AND MALAYSIA Request For Despatch Of A Minister THE suggestion made m the Free Press yesterday that an Australian Minister of Cabinet rank should be stationed m Malaysia for closer co-ordination of the war efforts of this region and Australia is being strongly urged m Australia itself. The Melbourne
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    $5,000 BAIL
    52 7 EE Teow Leng alias Suay Mali, ft Chinese woman, appeared oefore Mr. C. H. Whitton m the Sin^aoore Traffic and District Court yesterday on a charge of criminal breach of trust of about SI, OOO. Hearing h<\s been fixed for Sept. 4, 5 and C, brH of SIS.OOO
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    Counsel Cross-Examines Cabaret Hostess For Hour- And-A-Half
    1431 7 Counsel Cross-Examines Cabaret Hostess For Hour- And- A-Half MARY CHOW, a Singapore cabaret hostess who Ls the principal witness m a case In which S. A. Dawood, a young Indian shipchandler, is charged with commit- j ting criminal breach of trust of jcach. a cheque and Jewellery allegi edly belonging
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    Young Japanese Killed By Unidentified Car
    522 7 "Fight Foresee Victory," Is World's Philosophy To-Day •"THE number of the motor-car involved m the ccllision is not known, nor is there any evidence as to the identity of its driver," seated Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at an inquiry into
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    ACCUSED OF RIOTING
    87 7 rO further arrests were made by Singapore police on Monday m cennection with what is alleged to have been a disturbance m a house m Killiney Road la£t Friday. Yesterday, m the Singapore Fifth Court. Jimmy Lee, an 18-year-old Hokkien. and Hussein bin Hassan, a 19-year-old Malny,
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    MUSICAL SOCIETY'S WAR CHARITIES SHOW
    130 9 ,en Musical AssociaItage I rne tune during Septembei play dknt Son" (Anak ir.der he ausoftees of a Sir He>ah VTn% to be president of U end to bear all onectkm with it. -d.s of the perfcrmi .v divider! between Fund and the *.frv!nya r n
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    FINED LANDER ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
    28 9 II H the Bond rraflfc rd before Mr. c. '-f Traffic 3a d S or driving a lieei *t t ilea rtj :r;urur>:?
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    'Marriage' Of Indian Woman Not Proved
    172 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 11. 1IOLDING that marriag? had not been sufficiently Droved. Mr. E. Mills in the Pobce Court to-day, without caLing on the defence, acquitted a 40-year-old Tamil. Ramachandran. on a charge of enticing away a "married woman. Kothanayakl, the
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    Tenant's Application Dismissed By Board
    164 9 TliE application of a tenant, Mr. G F. j I Strickland, to have an order of I the Rent Assessment Board reversed,; *as dismissed by the Hoard yesterday.] j The order of the Board on the I former application permitted the landlord. Mr. Yeo Chian*
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    Parents Prosecuted After Baby's Death
    207 9 YEO Si ew Boy a 23-year-old Tcochew woman, was fined a total of $20 in the Singapore Fifth Court yesterday when she admitted having failed to report the birth and death of her child. Her husband. Tang Tty Boon, was fined $15 on ihe charge
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    THEFT ALLEGED
    75 9 ALLEGED, while being emnl^yed as a servant of Mrs A Fainter, t: hav r t"len a sample bottle of brandv. a sample b'ttle of "DcM,*' an anul\ Ave eggs, a tricycle, a bcttlc of cherry bnndy and a cigar, Liew Ah T ~n. a 41 -year- aid Hainanese.
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    PHONE WARNING TO JAPAN 'HOPEFUL INDICATION'—THE TIMES
    272 9 PHONE WARNING TO JAPAN 'HOPEFUL INDICATION'— THE TIMES Tokio Pausing To Reflect Before Final Plunge? London, Aug. 12. THE rising tension m the Far East found Tendon A newspapers this morning faintly hopeful that war with Japan would be averted. This hope was based on the interview of the Japanese
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    EXPERIMENTS IN CATTLE FODDER
    149 9 *FHE importance of an adequate supply 1 of pasture, fodder <*nd feedingstuffs for cattle keeping m Malaya Is emphasized »n the latest Issue ol the Malayan Agricultural Journal The journal states that numhex of experiment* are m progress towards the provis on of nutritious and economic
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON TIES FOR WEEK-END
    139 9 THE following are this week-end's ties in the epen badminton championships of AT *.S P.M. Women's Singles (SemJ-Finals) Chionh Hiuk Chor (Roseray) vs. Nellie Chia <EoUpee); Doreen Kiong (Eclipse, vs. Young£rok Lian (Merridale). l MUed Doubles: Low Poh Hye and Mr. Chionh Doo Chee (AA.U.)
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    AIRPORT WIN RY TWO GOALS TO NIL
    196 9 Airport SC. 2: S.CF.A. 0. PLAYING at th~- Clerical Union ground we Airport Si>3r-s Club beat Uie 3.C.F.A. by two goals to nil m a socond division <b) teagua soccer match yest-rdny. Th»« Chinese were a more forceful team and a d*aw would
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    51 9 New York. Aug. 12--rma Commodities Exchange governors at a 1 special meeting decided to liquidate open rillc contracts as a result of the WWjßk freering. They authori7*d the appointment of a committee to inves.ieate the status of open contracts to determine the manner and I t'me for ntch innWaMon.—Utiited United
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    Tinned Banana Flour In Place Of Wheat?
    298 9 Tinned Banana Flour In Place Of Wheat? INVESTIGATIONS carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Malaya, have shown that a variety of banana (Pisang Tandok) produces the brightest coloured flour, especially if the central core of the fruit, is removed before drying. An attractive appearance, comments the Malayan Agricultural Journal,
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    "Man Of A Thousand Secrets" Dies
    144 9 London, Aug. 12. QIR Reginald Poole— a solicitor who was said to have "kept a thousand secrets" because of his association with important divorce cases oied In London last night. He was 76. He appear d on one side or other In nearly every
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    N.I.'s Defence Expenditure
    259 9 Batavia, Aug. 7. U7TTH a deficit of 400 million guilders on the budgets for the years 1939 to 1942 inclusive, there is a total expenditure for defence of roughly 575 million guilders, stated the director of the Financial Department. "I b2lievc." he added. that these figures are
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    NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS
    108 9 NEW Legislative Councillors, boti official and unofficial, will tab their seats at the next meeting r th< Council on Aug. 25. Mr. P. Samy, barrister-at-Li* am big-game hunter, has been appointei a Le^is'ative Councillor to succeed Mi H H. Abdoolcader, who«? term 'nde< alter 13 years service.
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    LAW NOTICE FOR THE WEEK
    77 9 The Hon b!e The Chief Justice and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aitken Court of Appeal Penang. Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Worley io Ccnrt No. 2 At LQ a m. S'JT.monjc^ in Cbaa ben p tc At 11 a.m. O.M.14-, it— t. ade Marka Appeal)
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    'Be Frank' Call To Konoye
    93 9 'Be Frank Call To Konoye Tokio, Au<. 12ABIRONG appeal was made to the Government by the Tokio Niehi Nichi to-day for more frankness with the people. In an outspoken editorial, the journals asks Prince Konoye "to talk over his ideals with the people," asserting that the masses were acutely sensitive
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    Anglo-Egyptian Cotton Deal
    239 9 Cairo. Aii*. 12. j A NGLO-EGYPTIAN. agreement whereby 1 i\ the British and Egyptian Governments iwill each purchase haU of Egypt's entire I cotton crop In the next season was signed i yesterday afternoon. Prices will be the same as last year when Britain purchased nearly the
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    "U.S. Moving Closer To War"
    127 9 Washington, Aug. 11. THE Philippine Sugar Association I Chief, Mr. George Fairchild, virtually concluded conferences with high ranking government; officials here on the shipping situation to-day and told the United i Press "the situation itself will be i sclved when officials here realize the Far
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    NO DEMANDS MADE ON THAILAND
    225 9 THE Thai Consul-General at Singapore DBS Tic cd the text of an official stntermnt of the Thai Government summarised m earlier rabies from Bangkok: •Thailand" the statement says, still adheres to the policy of bein* good mends with all countries and definitely not being the
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    Singapore Autumn Races Attract Good Entry 206 HORSES & PONIES TO RUN AT MEETING
    917 10 Singapore Autumn Races Attract Good Entry 206 HORSES PONIES TO RUN AT MEETING A GOOD entry of 206 horses and ponies, comprising 45 horses m class one, 72 horses m class two, 67 horses m class three and 22 ponies m class one, has been received for the Singapore Turf
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    INDIAN YOUTH LEAGUE
    58 10 T.IE Third Anniversary of the Indian Y'juth L'Msue, Siiv-iypcre, will be leb-ated on Sunday. The programme Includes mv.sic and boxing during the or nocn at th? premis s of the '.eacuc allowed by an ith^r mv :ral entertsdnment and a meeting at 4.::o pm. at t)ie residence
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    HEADQUARTERS WIN
    30 10 A 111 HeadqtUUten boat the Naval Ba. r ,e Corinthians by three goals to one m a second division <b> league soccer match played at Geylang stadium yesterday.
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    SCHEDULE OF RACING AT BUKIT TIMAH
    243 10 THE following is the schedule of racing for Ibi Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup Bn i >" ing: I i.st day. Saturday, Aug. 23: Horses, class one. divisions one, two, three and four, six furlongs; horses, class two, divisions one and two, six furlongs;
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS AT Y.M.C.A.
    204 10 A LARGE crowd watched Kho Bin Kio, the Malayan singles tennis champion and Chinese Davis Cup player, figure In five exhibition matches at the V.M.C.A. yesterday. Sin Kie again gave a delightful exhibition. He easily won his singles match, and m three of the four doubles
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    Gordons Avenge A First Round Defeat
    154 10 mmmiA th ltu h aT £?<s*<£s& "3^*£s i J££ ha!? Brown and Elder were a sound pair of full-backs. Early Penalty Goal The Dons opened account* with a pc.ialty *»Jtoc«]»r to* right throMh the de.dictated the course of the game and Rajaret- nam. who
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    GAMES POSTPOND
    51 10 THE second division 'a) league soccer match between the R A. tßlakan Mati> and Moravia, to liave b en played at the S.H.B. yrs>rtiay. was postponed TTie second division <b» match, bet we n the WanderTS and th' Ksllang Alrmer. to liave been pl?yed at Selerang yL-s>verda.y, also
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    Sin Kie At S.C.C. To-morrow
    53 10 Sin Kie At S.C.C. To-morrow ,<"«<> Sin Kit v,m j lotion nn, i .'-T.^ mat hp^ m^: v <. f'Wl'vv.n,. mi n Ldilt V, n ail U wi" Part, r.i l v 'r g M-s. R 1 a Stokes. Yadi Kam. i Mj t Robert Chta, A D*ft*lttJ Paul OtotC
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    36 10 on Saturtlas X Eu Chf v Dton T>»n G Cheoi i .c- a A»Tir-t tin i H i rt on Sunday \tfm Km Won, o, c, Urn Bwanf i One Che« B S^ah Ker.t
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      46 10 To-day's Events Soccer: S.A.F.A. league, first division, RA. (Heavy Regiment) vs. Manehestere, Chang); reserve division, S.C.F.A. vs. Loyals 5.H.8.; second division (a), Malay Regiment vs. R.A.S.C. Alexandra. Tennis: Kho Sin Kie and Mrs. R. R. C. Carter m exhibition matches at Singapore Recreation Club. 4.30 pan.
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