The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 August 1941

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    21 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS Nil. i«>.:<«mj. ESTD I 83&. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST LENINGRAD
    478 1 Two-Pronged Drive: Dangerous Move Along Coast DDENNY CONTINUES WITHDRAWAL IN UKRAINE I OlHioll. Vll". 18. L., ,ri,li. atioiin that the GenaaaUls arc reMimlfi>' a ihrusi toWaWffe Leningrad. Thi> fresh M In th. Estonian *eetor. on the axis of r.ji;;,ii 'nu_fi.nl raiKa\. it was stated m author.-
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    Roosevelt Summons Congressmen
    91 1 Roosevelt Summons Congressmen Washington. Aug. 18. PRESIDENT Roosevelt to-day sum- moned to the White House key men m Congress connected with foreign affairs to give them a full account ot the international situation. Those who sfflcmMorl In the Presllent's study included Vice-President arry Wallace, Senators Barlcley, Con..Uy and George and
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    EXPLOSIONS FOLLOW BIG N.Y. WHARF BLAZE
    62 1 Nevs York. Aug. 18. NUMEROUS explosions that shook lower Manhattan accompanied a raging fire which broke out at the East River wharf, where BriUSb ships are oeing loaded with supplies for Britain and Egypt. Observers said the explosions apparently occurred m a number ol
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    Over 100 Bombers In Raid On Reich: Only One Missing
    312 1 London. Auk. 18. OVER 100 R.A.F. bombers raided Germany last night, according to an Air Ministry communique which states: "Though the weather was again unfavourable a force of over 100 aircraft of the Bomber Command last night carried out attacks
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    CHURCHILL BACK IN BRITAIN: MAY BROADCAST TO EMPIRE
    614 1 London, Aug. lb'. A WEEK after his historic meeting with President Roosevelt "somewhere m the Atlantic" to lay the foundations for a Kusso- Anglo- American bloc to smash Nazism, Mr. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, returned to an undisclosed British port to-day
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    Batavia Says "No Trade Talks With Japan"
    132 1 London. Aug. IS. QUOTING a .statemenl received from an official source, the Batavia radio denies the Domei statement that new trade talks between Japan and the Netherlands Indies have been opened and that resumption of normal trade relations was expected within a week.
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    Restrictions On Foreigners In Japan
    157 1 Tokio, Aug. 18 INCREASING restrictions against foreigners In Japan are manifested m a notification just circulated by the i Foreign Office among diplomatic and i consular agencies advising the neces- .sity to obtain permission to leave the country. Hitherto, notification of departure to the police
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    Thai Attache On Japan's Serious Food Shortage
    132 1 Bangkok. Aug. 18. THE serious lood shortage m Japan was stressed by Col. Luang Viia Yodha. military attache at the Tha. legation m Tokio. who has arrived here on his first home leave after seven years m Japan 'T have gone without pork
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    Ptomaine Poisoning On Tatsuta Maru: Nine Die
    70 1 Yokohama, Aug. 18. r\ESPITE frantic efforts of two j doctors and 16 nurses who rushed to the Tat;uta Maru as soon us the liner arrived srortly after midnight, two more of the 120 passengers stricken with ptomaine poisoning died early this morning, raising
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    Ceaseless Patrols From Tobruk
    53 2 Cairo, Aug. 18. •TiIIERE is considerable enemy bomb-' 1 bag and British patrols are continuing their activities and steadily Inflicting losses upon the enemy, says to-day's Middle East communique referring to the Tobruk area of Libya. The communique adds that normal patrolling activities continue m the
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    LIEUT. GREY BECOMES M.P. FOR BERWICK
    43 2 London, Aug. 18. I lEUT. C. C. GREY, nominee of the Liberal Association, /as returned unopposed today for the seat at Berwick m the by-election caused by the elevation of Sir Hugh Seely to the peerage. Reuter
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    Menzies Replies To Labour Criticism
    240 2 Menzies Replies To Labour Criticism Melbourne, Aug. 18. MR. R. G. MENZIES, Australian Prime Minister, will give Parliament a broad outline on Wednesday of the gravity of the Eastern crisis, after which a session will be held for reception of more detailed information, possibly included an account of the Churchill-Roosevelt
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    Firmer Policy In Call-Up Of Women
    158 2 London, Aug. IS A much firmer policy regard ng women's call up" aril] shortly be adopted m Britain under which tbe regulations < I choice ol < rcupatioxui ill be m >re restricted and cum;... powers will be used, U on tessary, mobilizing a?omen
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    NEW THAI MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS?
    42 2 K.in^k >k. A. -p. IS. The appointment ol Luang Kowil 1 Bhaiwcng, Director-G neral of Post and Telegraphs, as alio st r Commonlcati ns. is pr>ri: t-d :n Government circles here I -day United press United press
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    Russians Capable Of Holding Germans from Baku Oilfields
    414 3 Washington, Aug. 18. Kll iall arm/s greatest danger to-day is its left r' I* m lb* Ukraine, where the Germans have ostensibly „v l r,i;a efforl t0 break tnr o"ffh to the Baku "^J a n import*" l Government quarter said here
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    Goebbels' New Warning To Germans
    41 3 Goebbels' New Warning To Germans Lath for listeningr TO BBC. I ondun. Aug. 18. propaganda the German tn to ■>: ::-oop^ .-urios- rahmenl tl iranklj «_U ed m to thi ."•*ople »red thai ippi ai m Bin rwise the dec rea Reuter
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    Moscow Has 20th Raid Alarm
    44 3 > \u^ 18 ir began »nd lasted •va.s jpa d d d not res, a b Ed Sal urdaj I ras shot tM IfOS--1 dby tlv- Uttl hue kflC I. 1 <_- as -;-r ta k~ v.-.o had ta a-r* and
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    8 3 Ban igo Chile) .id riot that co- Reuter
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    "US. CLOSE TO WAR AVERS MCNUTT
    109 3 Minneapolis. \at. IT. JLI Paul V. M NuU. Ptdval Dmullj Adnrunistrator, said to-dag that the ASBMrteao nation "is close to war tWCMMI tft Urn foreign policy of th- Nazi:;." Ia a radio broadcast at the state American liMjiur. convention here Mr. McNutt UkU a
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    19 3 Shanghai. Aug. 18. fV.NNIARX ha> recognised tht- Nanking Government, according to tlie official j.\r*Ar.-">' new. igenty, Domei.- United Press
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    fleet Air Arm's Smashing Raid On Italian Port
    106 3 fleet Air Arm 's Smashing Raid On Italian Port tim*^ r 'US IK beiiev- hipping i Aii Arm's i-Y" a y res tit up L tC tO- mmn--1 Air rail >: m''Jz -i sucr. ou of BombS k lit! ode on F skiing, *c Qnally :l,mes fc^ violent n fire
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    U.S. Tank Output Up 800 p. c. In Six Months
    58 3 U.S. Tank Output Up 800 p. c. In Six Months Washington, Aug. 18 THK American aeroplane* industry has increased plane production by 36 per cent, m the last six months and increased the output of tanks by 800 per cent., it was announced to-day. The production of army trucks and
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    Christmas Food Parcels For War Prisoners
    82 3 Christmas Food Parcels For War Prisoners London, Aug. 18. THE Prime Minister of New Zealand Mr Peter Praser. to-day saw the main London packing centre of food parcels for British prisoners of war and saw Christmas parcels being wrapped and dJspatchea. Each of the 72.000 parcels contains pudding, a double
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    Axis Nationals Quit P.I.
    106 3 Manila. Aug. 18 Thk French steamer Marechal Joffn s\ied for Shanghai to-day carrying 424 passengers from Manila in CiUdmy 375 Japanese evacuees most ol whom were wi men and children. Other p engers Included many Germans a rtalians quitting the Philippint s The United States High
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      23 3 Tokio, Aug. 18. Commodity exchanges throughout Japan have decided io disband because of the international situation and increa>iri*r (iovernm. -nt mii. trol- Reuter
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      58 3 Tokio. Aug, 1)5. 'Two or ihree minor problems" remain to be settled regarding Japanese troops sent to IndoChina, according Major- Gen. Sumita. head of the Japanese military mission m Indo-China. He stated to-day that he will shortly discuss these problems, which included allotment of defensive "/ones" between Japanese and French
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    EXCHANGE CONFUSION IN SHANGHAI
    98 3 Shanghai. Aug. 18. ABSOLUTE confusion reigns m the busin .ss world following an announcement ;hi.s morning by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank that the merchant selling rat°.s were sterling j 3-3 32 and US dollars 5-5/16 compared with 2-7 8 and 1-13/16 respectively on Saturday. The
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    U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STAFFS QUIT SAIGON
    53 3 Sai<on, Au^ IX THE American oil companies m IndoChina are rapidly transferring their American staffs from Indo-China. Only one out of six Americans formerly •rurking lor American oil companies here remain. The offices of the companies are remaining open, but with French and native
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    JAPANESE WOMEN TO LEAVE HONG KONG
    48 3 Hong Kontr. Aug 18. All Japanese women and children are evacuating Hong Kong for Canton th last two batches preparing to leave OO Wednesday or Sunday. The evacuati n Ls described a."voluntary, not having been officially ordered by the Japanese authorities Reuter
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    SERVICE IN MEMORY OF MR A. PURVIS
    82 3 London. Aug. 18. A servicf <*ab h -id m Washington yesterday tn memory of Mr. Arthur Purvis, head of the British Purchasing Commission j m America, who was killed m a plane crash last week. Lord Halifax. British Ambassador, I.ord Beav?rbrook, Minister of
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    AUSTRALIA'S OUTLAY TO BUILD AIR FORCE
    72 3 Melbourne, Aug. 18. A I STRALIA haa .^ner.t more than £45.000,000 sine? the outbreak of war m building ud the air force and on the Binpire air scheme. At pre&eri 'lie weekly com of the Royal Australian Air Force amount to £4f>0,000 and it
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    ROOSEVELT TAKING ALL STEPS TO SPEED UP AID TO SOVIET
    553 3 Washington, Aug. 18. DRESIDENT Roosevelt returned to his desk to-day to translate into action the increased aid agreements with Russia and Britain. President Roosevelt, who reached Washington yesterday, had a two and a half hour talk with Mr. Cordell Hull
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    "Japan May Step Back Now Solely For A Further Jump Later'
    232 3 "Japan May Step Back Now Solely For A Further Jump Later' Ex-Envoy To Tokio Warns London, Aug. 18. THhj next move on the chessboard m south-east Asia apparently will be that the Japanese knight takes Thai aerodromes with a view to early checkmating the Thai King, writes Sir Robert Clive,
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    Japanese Landing Activity At Saigon
    123 3 Saigon, Aug. 18. AFTER 24 hours' delay due to a typhoon, the second detachment of Japanese troops, reported to number slightly less than the first convoy, began disemborking at -Baigon this morning. Material at the moment is baking preference and there is a considerable quantity
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    ATTEMPTS TO KIDNAP BRITON IN HANKOW
    84 3 T Shanghai. Aug. 18. 'HL American-owned Shanghai Evening Post learns that Mr H J Archibald. Reuter's acting manager m Hankow and editor of the Central China. Post, whose flat was wrecked m a raid last month, was recently the object of two unsuccessful kidnapoing
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    RAIDS ON BRITAIN
    63 3 v w London. Auc 18. P^ i-fcw Carman aircraft were over Britain last night An Air Ministry communique confirming this says one was destroyed Activity over land was mainly confined to vie coastal areas of eastern Rnd south-west England. Bombs were dropped at several poinus and at
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    Empress Leaves For Abyssinia
    101 3 London, Aug. jB. THE Empress of Abyssinia is expected 1 to arrive m Addis Ababa shcrtlv to rejoin her husband. The Empress, who had been living at the famous west of England resort— bath— left England some time ago. Travelling with her was her younger daughter
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    "Important Post At Sea" For Vice-Adm. Inoue
    114 3 "Important Post At Sea" For Vice- Adm. Inoue Tokio, Aug. 18. lyiCE-ADM. Shigyoshi Inoue has been appointed to 'an important post at sea," states an official announcement which also adds thai Vice-Adm. Yorio Sawamoto, Navy Vice -Minister, has been appointed m his place as chief of staff of naval air
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    Vichy Seeks Release Of Gen. Dentz
    111 3 London, Aug. 18. THE British Government has received a request from the Vichy Government for the release of Gen D* ntz (former High Commissioner m Syria). It is stated Ln London that it can be assumed that until Britain receives satisfaction m regard to
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941. Malayan A.R.P.
    637 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941. Malayan A.R.P. THROUGHOUT his tour m the Malay States. Sir Shenton j. nomas has made a point of inspecting the passive defence organizations m the towns he has visited. His purpose has no doubt been partly to encourage those who everywhere m
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    The Men Who Help R.A.F. Bomber rmd 1 he Target
    1005 4  - The Men Who Help R.A.F. Bomber rmd 1 he Target H.C. Biard r-uy 1 Noted British Pilot Aviation Writer TVER heard ot the suicide squad lt is not the fliers of the vast-winged bombers that set off now, almost every hour of the 24, to carry out ijunceasing offensive operations.
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    PRINCE BERNHARD SPITFIRE FUNDS
    14 4 PRINCE BERNHARD SPITFIRE FUNDS fotj I rHJ ..st month :<. i he two fund soiled
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    JAPANESE SUBJECT LEAVING BATAVIA
    16 4 JAPANESE SUBJECT LEAVING BATAVIA From 0::r 41 gaum I r s under-: I nil ton* I
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    6 4 "FORWARD —AGAINST LIBERTY AMD OUR FRIENDS'
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    Grand Fair For The Troops To Be Held At Changi
    1380 5  -  MARY HEATHCOTT Free Press Feature By v popular as p-;..:nment these days, I „ne which .ugh it will :air atmoss P holding a Fair on Friday, G 0 Pla New Padang, p.m. till 1.30 h nerrun entirely n profit basis.
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    For Children Of All Ages: Lively Entertainment
    836 5 THREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM FAIRY TALE NEWS Price One Groat 80-PEEP IN TROUBLE WITH P SHEEP m^m^m^mmm^mmwm^^mmm^mmmm^im Old Woman Victim Of j Practical Joker PETTICOATS CUT OFF TO HER KNEES <From Our Special Cm respondent) < LAST week an old woman was
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    Bomber Command Is Hitting Nazis Hard And Helping Russia
    461 6 London, Aug. 17. AST night considerable forces of the Bomber Command resumed their offensive against the factories and railways of the Rhineland and the Ruhr. Three great centres of industry, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Duisburg, were all heavily bombed. Factories were left
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    Germany's New Battleship
    126 6 Berlin, Aug. 18. T*HE Vo?lkis?her Beobachter to-day carries a front page photograph of a warship at sea firing 15-inch guns, leading to the belief that the sister ship ta the ill-fated Bismarck has been completed. The rep. rt did not carry any data regarding the new ship
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    Japanese Hold U.S. Citizens In China
    101 6 Shanghai. Aus. 18. NINE of the Americans being held by the Japanese at Tslngkiangpu. Kiangsu Province, have been released according to information received by the United States Consul-General In Shanghai from the Japanese authorities. Four others are still being held. They are Dr and
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    COMMON GOAL OF U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN
    106 6 London, Aug. IS. DRESENT and future of freedom on this earth depend upon or ntinued and more int?rve collaboration of the whole English-speaking world, declared Miss Dorothy Thompson, noted American journalist, m a BBC. fea ture broadcast last nieht. "I believe that had
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    32 6 Hong Kong, Aug. 18. THOUGH no interbank rate is yet available, business has been done at 172 per 1.000 Chinese national dollars m the outside market compared with 155 on Saturday Reuter
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    JOURNALISTS' VISIT TO A.I.F. CAMPS
    48 6 <From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. THE party of prominent Australian 1 Journalists visiting Malaya arrived m Kuala Lumpur to-day but stayed here only a little over an hour. They visited various camps of the A.I.F and then resumed their tour.
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    20 6 R London, Aug. 18. ADIO Berlin went off the air again at midnight and has since been silent.- United Press
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    English Lecturer Tells About His Kidnapping In Sydney
    691 6 CIR Evelyn Wrench, the noted Eng- lish lecturer, who is on a tour of Australia, was "kidnapped" from his hotel m Sydney one night recently. He said, just after his experience. that he believed that two men who drove him m a
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    Effect Of Bombs In R.A.F. Daylight Raid
    35 6 Picture shows vividly the effect of bombs as they dropped on the Fives-Lille Engineering Works, when the R.A.F. carried out a raid over occupied France m daylight recently.
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    Auxiliary Unit To Patrol Coastline Of Australia
    200 6 Auxiliary Unit To Patrol Coastline Of Australia A NAVAL BOARD decision to| sponsor a naval auxiliary patrol for the whole length of the Australian coastline, was announced recently by the Minister for the Navy (Mr. W. M. Hughes), says the Sydney Sun. The patrol will comprise boatowners, fishermen and other
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    NEW FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR INDO-CHINA
    32 6 London. Aug. 18. ADMIRAL Decoux, Governor-General of Indo-China. has set up a new federal council constituted on the same lines as the Vichy national mnn. cil.- Reuter
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    Distilleries For Production Of Power Alcohol
    285 6 THE Commonwealth Government i> proceeding immediately with the provision of four distilleries, costing about £1,250,000, for the production of power alcohol from wheat says a Canberra message to the Sydney Morning Herald. They will be m New South Wales. Victoria, South Australia, and Western
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    LATEST NAZI ATTEMPT TO RAID MOSCOW
    54 6 Most «>\«. Aug. IS. A SMALL grc up _»f German planes attempted to raid Moscow but were dispersed and non reached th< capital, says Tass, the Russian news agency. The agency adds that during Saturday night's attempted raid on MOSCOW illlll Ci 11-m >>-!
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    Syrian's Co-operate With Authorities
    231 6 Damascus, Aug 18. WHILE final arrangements are being made to evacuate the remain- j ing Vichy soldiers and civilians j who have chosen to return to France, interest m the Syrian capital has swung oyer to political questions. The majority of the political leaders, says Reuter
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    TWO MORE DEATHS IN JAPANESE LINER
    98 6 Shanghai. Aug. IS. HPWO more passengers m the liner Tatsuta Maru died of ptomaine poisoning early yesterday m Yokohama, raising the death toll to nine of 120 passengers stricken m the ship. Thirteen others were still m a serious condition. The Kanagawa Prefecture sanitation
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    JAPANESE BOMB YUNNAN
    52 6 Shanghai. Aug. IS. CQUADRONS of Japanese naval planes heavily bombed Kumchi a military stronghold m Yunnan province yesterday, according to official Japanese reports reaching Shanghai The reports said fires were started m several sections of the city, while assaults were made on aeroplane factories m the area.-
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    A.A. Guns with Ceiling Higher Than Everest
    95 6 A.A. Guns with Ceiling Higher Than Everest Everest, said s* hl ?h n J 'Minister for MunS' nouncmg recent^ th h 3.7-inch Kun of \^l%s facture had been d.-ii, «ia Army. ™>*m J* "The.sr m c distributed J the Comm most hnportant anti-aircra I Bride said J Anti -Tank Gun,
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    147 6 unknown Be Speedily Wiped Away MEN who can do their job^ under adverse cob* who can build and repair sfci stress and storm, cannot be to declared Mr J W Stephen* his presidential address w Confederation oi Engineering I nionv at the- v conference, says the Rii News. Ol the
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    Unknown IN AUSTRALIA
    49 6 Unknown IN AUSTRALIA Nation a; Regulatl d«t:...- G rnmenl I rder the plac* pn Bala s r woria :o cv su< h camouflage a poses Th- :< gu minist< red by tin M S curit) provide for the >• Dl a Central Defence Carr. mitee a nr. 61 Defend Ci
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    STANDARD OF LIVING SOLDIERS' FAMILIES
    45 6 SPEAKING at X Evatl sa j m the f. > O, JJJ sured of a stand 31 b that of munitions I am ai Saous." Dr -th..- v adequate swai living should b« J and their dept consistently adv. allowance sin
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    AUSTRALIA'S NEW C.-IN-C. MEETS LOCAL DEFENCE CHIEFS
    689 7 '•Middle East Forces 4 re Ail Ready For The Next Campaign" :i; ;V SIH IVES MACKAY, the newly. appointed Prin-Chiel ol the Australian Home Forces, Singapore frow the Middle East, and last irr ht had AM*' laWe talks vilh the heads «f the
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    BUKIT TIMAH ROAD ACCIDENT Inquiry Into Death Of Chinese Boy
    99 7 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD ACCIDENT Inquiry Into Death Of Chinese Boy c death < A v; •d n the fat :n:u- BOtflC lorry. SUagap n Ca*o_o- reo Ph.^n 8 tah vaa proceedini? ases of pre- m lllage, 1 m I :.f eft bis 1 rr; rakes bat i ••M ami iU
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    RESTRICTIONS ABOUT DEFENCE AREAS
    70 7 RESTRICTIONS ABOUT DEFENCE AREAS Japanese Planters In South Johore Affected inters -i* lag ba I './.ore d. affected by wa> I a pla «d of. :.nl i o. ngerai 51 ol Sing. n I 11 have been away. flm klerable Ti na ba Boath rang Bota 1 Inggi ric s.
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    AIR MAIL FROM U.K.
    16 7 I *4Vtei that aa alr •d KtejdOM arrived mmral deltraj will aatej
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    Alleged Murder Of Fellow-Worker CASE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES
    196 7 Alleged Murder Of FellowWorker CASE COMMITTED TO ASSIZES ALLGGED to have killed a fellowworker by hitting him trom behind v.- tr. a four-foot length ol wood, Seah b Yea. a whar: labourer employed by the Singapore H arbour Board, peered m the Singapore Second •curt yesterday at a preliminary ing
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    REMISSION OF F.M.S. WAR TAX
    91 7 4 t the Federal Council meeting to -a**, be heid at Kuala Lumpur to-day. the Financial Secretary will move tha. me whole of the tax, payable under the War Tax Enactment by any company, association or person on di idenda enjoyed :-s a member of
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    CHANGE OF F.M.S. POSTAL DESIGNATIONS
    45 7 THE title Of Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs has been changed ta Assistant Controller of Posts, and t .at of Accoantant-General, Posts and Telegraphs, to chief Accountant, Pos S and Telegraphs, sta es an announcement In the F.M.S. Government Gazette.
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    "Very Bad Piece Of Driving" RUBBER BROKER CONVICTED
    327 7 "Very Bad Piece Of Driving" RUBBER BROKER CONVICTED CTOPPED by a mobile squad while he was driving alon^ Kallang Road on Sunday night, Sim Mia Seng, a Chinese robber broker, was sen: to be medically examined arid found to be sutiering from "acute alcoh< Lism," tt was s ated ■n
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF BEER
    50 7 ALLEGED to have stolen a dozen bottles of beer m Telok Blangah Lbiad on Saturday afternoon. Jamin bin Abdullah, a 19-year-old Malay. claimed trial when tharged m the Singapore Fifth Court yesterday. Bail of S2OO was offered when the case was postponed a week for mention.
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    COMFORTS FOR AUSTRALIANS
    97 7 I.OREY LOADS OF AMENITIES FOR TROOPS TV MALAYA from the llradquartern of the Australian Red Cross So iety arrived at the Singapore branch of thr British and Australian Red Cross Societies. HavHork Road, yes&erd&y. The rorsienment of comforts weijrhed many ton*, and was the largest shipment for
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    Anglo-Japanese Barter Agreement Likely
    319 7 A nglo- Japan ese Barter Agreement Likely ACCORDING to Japanese commercial quarters m Singapore, negotiations for an Anglo-Japanese barter agreement are taking place m London. There is no confirmation m Singapore of the reuort. The proposed barter agreement, according to Japanese sources, would facilitate the exchange of commodities not of
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    Roosevelt-Churchill Declaration Equal To "A Major Battle Won"
    671 7 Roosevelt -Churchill Declaration Equal To "A Major Battle Won" New York, Aug. 17. "THE Germans took the whole thing, hook, line and sinker. The meeting and the eight points push all other news into the background m the newspapers m Germany, conquered countries, and neutral countries. For one day m
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    Malaya—Thailand Railway Traffic NO DECISION TAKEN FOR SUSPENSION
    156 7 Malaya Thailand Railway Traffic NO DECISION TAKEN FOR SUSPENSION CONTRARY to re-X)rhs ir-m Bangkok. the FM.S. Railways state that no decision has been taken to susoend or curtail the running of the "Internai tional Expre.s between Malaya and Thailand. "There has brcn some dejroase ir. j passenger trafr> between these
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    This Evening's Rotary Dinner Cancelled
    79 7 THE Australian Press Mission, which is at present In Malaya, has owii to a very full programme been unal |to a -cci t an i: vita ion of the Sing; pore Rotary Cli b to attend a dinner I the Sea View ESo.eJ this evening.
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    WIFE'S STORY OF ILL-TREATMENT
    152 7 r was In le to iive v. ii hi and ans li ager beeausi he lad l^.-o other wive* and br-at, me fre- a utls Tha was why I t* ft bin said Sukica binte Raima, wife ol Ahmin bin Omar, a police ronstable. In the
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    RADIO TALK ON HOOKS ABOUT CHINA
    30 7 A TALK by Mary Barker an "What To read about China* 1 will b*9iVi n from t*3e^»ingapore Broadcastins station :i 7 I.ljr> m to-day
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    35 7 Mr. O. Rassvsmmsny Natter b_ presented BUS hi- acUBU to S.Vc.n^K):: Roaa to Mtrifc i^'v-.-n; Assocmmlan.. H? th«* ■):>•:, ld( ol of this AflTOCteion, which pc*_B_Bß a anSqtte txtUectitn of. books or. Tr_.. culture and civnizatior.
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      30 7 mULTI F O R T THESE WATCHES ARE i^S^MJJmW SELF-WINDING /3J*_l W NON -MAGNETIC (M WW WATERPROOF If WW UNTARNISHABLE VjS_^&ff UNBREAKABLE ifßw}W ROBINSON'S RAFFLES PLAGE SINGAPORE mmm -—"—-i.ii.ll^-. 187-41-741
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      403 8 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA APCAR LINE (Incorporatr m England) PfcMSSL'LAK AMD ORIENTAL S. N. CO. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. Tbe nest possible services are being maintained b? tbe P. O. 8. fl. Cofrom the Straits to tbetr nsnal ports of call In China. India Ceylon and the United Kingdom.
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      340 8 '<£ r *jfe^g AND BNJOY SCENIC CANADA m^mmmsm)mmamlmmmSmmmVSHß2B!B%^Kmm} -SSfcQ #art through air conditionbd trains. oa il y -through coo allt.es of majestic mountain scenery, the oanaoian rockies. then toronto por a side trip TO NIAGARA PALLS ANO MONTREAL ANt» QUEBEC, FRENCH 4PEAKIN6 CITIES OP EASTSftN CANADA. YOU WILL ENVOY EVER
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      712 8 Broadcasting I TO-DAT empike SINGAPORE ZHL Last ac/* UOtJ ii 'Si i:,.: tm ZIIPI 9.6S oc/j <58.!»» tv (.-ii v.; 5 ln IZHP2 6.475 one $tM BVI S.OETII MM ZHP3 "25 tne/* (*l^f m. '.^l» ZHL ZIIPI ZHP« t ZHP; BBc I 6.30 a.m. Singapore calling; LSI a.m. 0l New?
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    "Under The Influence Of Evil Spirits"
    181 9 A CHINESE v.^man. who gave evidence at the Comners inquiry >eserday into the death of her 17-year-old aau^hter, Kuck Pt.'< Hlanff, :aid 'hat her daughter drank caustic soda by inistaJce cl^ht months ago becaus She was ur.d f r *he influence of evil spirl
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    U.S. & Canada Ready For Every Contingency Arising From Attach
    192 9 U.S. Canada Ready For Every Contingency Arising From Attach The* n*___i c. New York, Aug. 18. HE United States and Canada are ready for every probable \v^t COn i ng: nCy vf r^ mBr J fr lorn1 om M y poaalble attack either m the Z 1 k 55 r
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    Lessons Learned From Tank Exercises In U.K.
    460 9 London, Aug. 18. UUNDREDS oi' Britain's growing army of tanks have been on the move towards and among the seaward slopes ol the Downs m southern England with the object ol further practice m manoeuvre and rapid offensive action, says Router's special correspondent.
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    COLLECTIONS OF SCRAP METAL IN INDIA
    128 9 Simla. %ng. 1 A.sTATEMET*T latßCd here reftttea the su^nestion tha the Govern* mer.t of India wishes to diaeourage col-! lection- ol aerap metaJ. Indeed laj (Government appreciates the zeal and loyalty shown m audi spirited efforta At present, however, collections of scran metal .ire
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    Russian Praise For R.A.F.
    232 9 London, Aug 13. DUSSIAN praise for the R.A.F. for Ihe ''telling blows" on industrlal centres and capital Oi Germany la given by 13 prominent Soviet airmen Including two holders of the coveted Soviet award Hero Of the Soviet Union m a cabled letter received by The
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    Stowaway Anxious To Serve Free France
    93 9 WHEN the French steamer bringing British evacuees from Saigon arrived In Singapore on Saturday, she also brought a young stowaway irom the prison island of Pulau Condor. Twenty years f>f aue. lie wis a warden In the gaol, but v.a; anxious to serve Free
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    NEW F.M.S. ENEMY PROPERTY ORDER
    138 9 FRESH clauses requiring persons to notify the CT_todian ol Enemy Property of any money payable by him U) the Custodian have be n '<dded to the Trading with the Enemy Regulations, it is announced m the P.M S. Government Gazette. Any person by whom any
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    MALAYAN MAGIC CIRCLE ENTERTAINMENT
    115 9 MALAYAN MAGIC CIRCLE ENTERTAINMENT THE Malayan Maeic Circle presented Ita tOTrrth edition of "Out of the Hat to another packed house of 3ervlcemen a the Victoria Theatre on Sunday. Curst artistes for the night were Nick's Six Bnnd. Cowan and Bailey, Sybil and Vynrr Gomez, Billy James, V. Anderson. J.
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    N.I. PLANS FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION
    330 9 N.I. PLANS FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Aug. 18. PLANS for the emergency evacuation of the civil population from certain areas m the Indies were discussed by Dr. Levelt, the Government spokesman for General Affairs, speaking m the Volksraad m Batavia. Dr. Levelt said that for evacuation
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    Naval Base Tamby Sentenced
    194 9 A SENTENCE i f four months 1 rigorous imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently, was passed by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the second magistrate, .yesterday, on 16-year-old Gungadaran, a tamby employed at the Naval Base Stores Office, Seletar. Gungadaran pleaded gull y to two
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    THE SINGAPORE C.-OF-C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    114 9 DAILY PRICES CI'RRENT An?. IR. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. IX R S.S. Spot loose., 38' j 38% No IX R.S.S. P.O B m Cases August 38 39' s G FAQ R.S.B. F O B. m bales August 38^ 33-. PA.Q. R.B.S. F. 0.8.
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    COMMUNIST ARRESTED AFTER SHORT CHASE
    87 9 CAUGHT by a detective m the act of pasting a Communist leailet to the wall of a public convenience, and arrested af er a short chase, Yeo Cheng Chwee appeared m the Singapore relief police court yesterday on a charge of b-ein^ a member of
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    Largest A.I.F. Contingent Arrives In Middle East
    562 9 Australian Cable News Melbourne, Aug. 18. THE largest A.I.F. contingent to leave Australia has arrived safely m the Middle East. The troops are irom all States ex- J cept Western Australia. Two morej contingents of the R.A.A.F. have ar- i rived m Canada,
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    Progress Of Sumatra Aluminium Industry
    175 9 -From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, lag. It. Commenting on the progress of Sumatra's new aluminium industry, the Java B do saws "It looked last year as 12 the execution o: "he Billitoi Concerns plana to establish an aluminium industry In Sumatra ivould offer considerable delay,
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    Dutch Turn To Attack "Will Come Soon"
    207 9 Batavia, \u^ Ifi ACCORDING tr ;he Sourabaya Haadelsblad. the oldest officer In command of the Marines m the N 1., also commander C; tne naval barracks I Go^beng at Sourabaya. has received orders to leave for London m the near fu ure. The
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    FRONTIER TALKS
    39 9 London. \u«r;. IS. {T is .stated m Tokio that the flfSt ceneral meetin*r to discuss the delimitation of the Thai-Indo-Chin.\ frontier, which was to have be-^n held at, Fai?r n to-day. has been postponed until Thursday Reuter
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      43 9 BUMPER PROGRAMME! .V. PAVILION I. A SCREAM BIOGRAPHY OF THE ITALIAN QUISLING! BENITO MUSSOLINI AS "YELLOW CEASAR" A BRILLIANT 20 MINUTE 'SHORT' Edgar Wallace's uproarious Comedy made doubly funny by GORDON jtk J«> MmiCC cdaßrat M laat l_tu£lMil With Jane Carr-BeHy Stockf eld
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      81 9 LAW NOTICE FOR THE DAY The Hon'ble the Chief Justice and Hon. Mr. Justice Aitken Court of Appeal, Penang. Before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Worley: At 10 a.m. Summonses m Chambers, etc. At 10.30 a.m.— Mag. Appeal No. 6041— N. Murugasu vs. Rex. At 11 a.m. S.lB 40 Lakhan Jamadar
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