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

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    20 1 UTE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,407. KSTU 1X35 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. I^l 6 CENTS
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    REDS HURL BACK NAZIS AT LENINGRAD
    588 1 City s Outer Fortifications Intact ADVANCED TANK COLUMN CUT OFF Workers' Determination To Hold City To Last London, Sept. 7. niE city of Leningrad, birthplace of modern Russia and 1 home of 3,000,000 people, is, at the beginning of the twelfth week of the
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    American People Willing To Risk War With Japan
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    'Victory Possible Sconer Than We Dare Hope'
    136 1 Mclj urne. .Sept. T. r B tSStaUM are Russia I tl Qenamni In 5 nnanj to her M Hughes the Navy, m a I t 8-day ;^ic«>. h* added We rr.uot fight Maj be victory ye itfC hope. I c mparabl7 j i
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    18 1 "irut. >-pl. :rd. 1/ tn -non Morrow ovtnf to -'i. Hid t H e B trot. O.h»r alreadl
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    Slaughter Of Nazis By The Thousands In South
    163 1 Moscow, Sept. 7. THE RtKbni report the slaughter of 1 "Germans -by the thousands" and (fee destruction of hundreds of Nazi :anlu m an ascault yesterday that hurled ths en^rry baclc m t^e Kiev area and on the banks of the lower
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    R.A.F. "In Battle Of Leningrad"
    42 1 R.A.F. "In Battle Of Leningrad" Rome, Sept. 7. BRITISH planes *re being used m the fighting round Leningrad, stated the Rome radio last night. There is no official confirmation of the foregoing story, but it has not been denied m London. Reuter
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    Italian Senator On Tenacity Of Red Army
    155 1 Rome. Sept. 7. THE Russian army has shown great tenacity m the defence of Odessa. said Senator Adm. Romeo Bernotti m a broadcast from Rome last night. "The systematic destruction being carried out creates immense difficulties for the invader," he said. For the
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    Nazi Synthetic Rubber Factory Bombed
    118 1 London, Sept 7. AIRCRAFT of the Bomber Command at- attacked an important synthetic rubber factory at Hula. In the Rhineland, last night, says an Air Ministry communique Issued tlus morning The weather was quod and many bursts were seen on the target. Large fires were
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    STOP PRESS
    65 1 New York, Sept. 7. President Roosevelt's mother, Mrs. Sara Koosevelt, has died, aged 86. The President and his wife spent last nisht at his mother's bedside and were with her when she died at 11.15 p.m.. Eastern Standard Time. She had been unconscious for 12 hours following what
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    Cardinal Hinsley On Russia
    359 1 London, Sept. 7. CHURCH leaders of all denominations took part to-di*y m special services to mark the day of national prayer to which the Kins had summoned the n tion and throughout the country al! biaixhes of the armed forces, Home Guards, and civil defence and
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    R.A.F. BOMBERS IN RAID ON ROME?
    240 1 Rome, Sept. 7. AN alert was given m Rome last night, says an Italian communique issued here to-day. Some batteries on the outer line of defence opened a barrage of fire, it is added. To-day's RAF. Middle East communique is silent on the Rome
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    Sir Earle Page On His Mission
    115 1 Canberra, Sept. 7. SIR Earle Page, newly appointed Australian Minister to London, said to-day that his main mission will be to present Australia's viewpoint m al' oroblems af immediate importance to the war strategy. Mr. A. W. Fadden. the Australian Prirr»e Minister, officially announce^'
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    ROOSEVELT & THREAT TO PALESTINE
    68 1 ROOSEVELT THREAT TO PALESTINE Cincinnati, Sept. 7. IN a message to the annual convention oi the Zionist organisation of America. President Roosevelt said- "The threat to Palestine dots not (lifter essentially from the threat to this country." He ?dded he was- gratified to note that the "danger to Palestine which
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    Roosevelt To Broadcast
    373 1 "ADDRESS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE" New ork. Sept. 7. PRESIDENT nOOoEVELT will males a radio address of 'major importance' from the V»'hite House on Tuc;ciay at 2 a.m., G.M.T. <9.30 a.m. Mala. an time i The presidential secretary. Mr. W,;liam Hassett, would not disclose tue su \i o
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    "Not Improbable U-boat Sunk"
    38 1 Reykjavik, Sept. 7. MEMBERS of the crew of the United States destroyer Greer. which has arrived here, said it was "not imnrobable*' the German submarine was sun* when depth charges were dropped.— United Press
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    Odessa Carries On Calmly Despite Strong Nazi Onslaught
    672 2 Odessa Carries On Calmly Despite Strong Nazi Onslaught Moscow, Sept. 7. TRAMCARS, buses, shops, markets, the post, and even 1 the telegraph— though the latter does not guarantee timely delivery are functioning normally m besieged Odessa, writes Renter's special correspondent m Moscow. People continue to go to cinemas and couples
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    Luxembourg Will Not Be Forgotten
    222 2 DUCHESS' CONFIDENCE IN ALLIED VICTORY London. Sept. 7. PRAISE of Britain's seH-sat/nlice m the fight :x> preserve freedom and liorrat^ small nations from oppression and confidence m the eventual defeat lof the aggressors was expressed by the Duchess of Luxembourg m a broadcast to-day to
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    Oil Wicks Take The Place Of Matches
    173 2 ECONOMY IN LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS M^i seen In Singapore until recently, little kerosene lamps are bem? u^t:d by scores of coffee shops and Chinese Restaurants a_s a mean > of Saving money. sine, the price of matches be- .uno t hitjh for shopkeepers
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    "BLOOD AND SAND"
    86 2 ■■Tyrone POWER malcea b vary ood bu;iAgfater In "Bl.xxl and Sand." Tutntieth I Ontwry Wsx production which vtus triven a r-!^":rht sr-"- pt th< Ca'hny or. SaturX Is U) stO j Of you-.- bull-fighter who. en he bceow BpaJn*s rorenost matador :<-:.:i\:.:; ho faithful wife for a
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      58 2 EVERY DKANNA DURBIN FILM RECORD SI ASHED! HER G L (7r IO US V O I C E OF [VICTORY THRILLS SINGAPORE! 111 her most delightfully R A X 4 Daring 1 Story M $m with FRANCIIOi TONE itOIJERT iiiLXCIIk.EV ROBERT STACK SPECIAL First Film of the RUSSIAN-GERM. \tj war"
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    EARLY U.S. ENTRY IN TO WAR IS PREDICTED
    398 3 EARLY U.S. ENTRY IN TO WAR IS PREDICTED Japanese Admiral Dees Further Incidents P^MKtT^dm^i^ir 1^ 11 has m de artier KvShk-f «7 ?i Hankl 2» Takahashi, former Commanwar H Uu d k! 16 d j d n f kllow whether a declaration of reoetitl^ «f T de> b^ il was
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    Roosevelt Ends Colour Bar
    60 3 par. (N.Y.). Sept. 7. H)V>T ROOSEVELT has P^Ci the hrads of all GovernFX departmen s to take im- o t,, put up into effect of non -discrimination t* p i iaci creed or nacional aU^, n h rderal employment. gr n pTPSJd<-n t>s action followed th
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    American People Must Decide Own Destiny
    195 3 American People Must Decide Own Destiny I v don. Sept. 7. uod war are re- On lesdtan Sund-xy Canadian Prime a Mackenzie King> I < that he believed rv shortened If the riared it stood with i Bast, Mr J. L the Observer: These i be settled bet .md Concrca*.
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    FAR EAST BANKS & STABILIZATION BOARD
    42 3 FAR EAST BANKS STABILIZATION BOARD Wi>hiri4tjn, Sept. 6. Secretary or Uie HOUJ Murgenthau, nit had requested the Far East to with Chinas newly D Board, which was purpose of adminI Fund s created Jcint- Stela and Great >a.d the British similar action.
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    "19s" REGISTERED
    28 3 A London, Sept. 6. mfsten oorn be- am Dee 31. 1922. were to-daj Jor national the second half oi I test half of which United Press
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    "Nazis Must Learn NoW Ships Will Be Defended"
    241 3 Washington, >ept. OFFICIALS here regard the German charge that the cks royer Oreei j_i ::v deliberate acgressoi aa '.n ■icvao'.e. Senatoi Connalr/, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit cc, ccmmen'.ed- "The Na^is nrcjht as well learn row that we are going
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    CYPRUS RAIDED
    30 3 Nicosia, Sept. 7. r»YPRUS had its first night raid early I V* yesterday mornin? when bombs; were dropped In open country. No damage or casualties were reported. Reuter
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    No Japanese-U.S. Break Seen
    58 3 Washington, Sept. 6. T*HE state Department, commenting on a report from Buenos Aires saying that the United States has asked Argentina to represent her diplomat' cally m Tokio m the even; of war. said ther Q was no basis for such speculation, as a break m
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    36 3 Chungking, Sept. 7... Mr. J Keith Waller, Secretary to the new Australian Legation m China, arrived here by nlane yesterday. Hr* was the first member of the Australian diplomatic mission to arrive m China United Press
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    Two More U-boats Sent To Doom
    209 3 Two More U-boats Sent To Doom Liverpool, Sept. 7. pONGRATU LATIN G a destroyer crew here yesterday on the sinking of two submarines m one night. Admiral Of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound. Britain's First Sea Lord, told he men he was awa':en*»d to be piven the news and added:
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    Friction Between Bavarians & Evacuees From N. Germany
    104 3 Friction Between Bavarians Evacuees From N. Germany Zurich, Sept. 7. FRICTION between Bavarians and evacuees liom noriii Germany la disclos«i In an articl* headed "It must be said at once" m he newspaper Freiburger Zeitung. The writ«r says it is reported from Zell that the Inhabitants are irritated because vacueea
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    SPANISH DIVISION FOR EASTERN FRONT
    86 3 Madrid. Sept. 7. T^O mark the crossing of 'he Russo-Cierman frontier by the blue division of Spanish volunteers, Hitter has telpgraphed Gen. r;::!!<> "v>)n*ssin«» hi* confidence m their triumph and his certainty that the participation <:r Spanish volunteers would bring them I lory Grn. Franco
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    Moscow Talks May Lead To Vital Far East Decisions
    155 3 London, Sept. 7. 'j'HE problem of supplies is now likely to be the only one item m the agenda of the British and American missions to Moscow, according to the diplomatic correspondent of the Sunday newspaper Observer. Th* whole question of
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    Tokio Journal Speaks Out & Predicts Nazi Defeat Next Year
    273 3 Tokio Journal Speaks Out Predicts Nazi Defeat Next Year Tokio, Sept. 7. A SENSATIONAL article predicting the defeat of Germany was published to-day m the Japan News Week, which often reflects the views of the Foreign Office. Several hours after the periodical had appeared on the news stands the police
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    Hitler Asked Duce For Troops
    64 3 Zurich, Sept. 7. rjiHE mechanized troops which Mussolini reviewed yesterday morning at an unknown locality m centra! Italy are unders ood to be fresh divisions desfned ior the eastern front, according to a Rome dispatch. Mussolini is reported to hive agreed to send these troops
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    Thais Reject Tokio Demand
    53 3 Chungking, Sept. 7. A JAPANESE demand that the Thai Government ban the Chinese nlm "Baptism by Fhmes," has been rejected by the Thais, Chinese reports said here ..o-day. The Japanese demand was based on the grounds the picture was antiJapanese. It was produced m Chungking's China
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    Record War Orders Placed In U.S.
    39 3 T Washington, Sept. 6. HE War Department to-day placed record orders totalling U*****,156,CoO, for Boeing and Douglas aircraft presumably for the Fleet and approximately 1,000 new 30- ton long-range Flying FortresstJS. United Press
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    EURASIAN SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
    49 3 fpHE Eurasian Women's Association enter--1 talned a large number of Eurasian soldiers who are m the Royal Artillery at the hmoe of their president. Mrs. A. Reutens, m St Michael's Road yesterday. The party began at 5 o'clock m the evenIng and ended at 10 p.m.
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    New American Bombers Better Than Fortresses
    161 3 Washington, Sept. 7. JW n^w BI7E four-engined bombers which are to be mass-produced m the United States for Britain will be "bigger and improved Flying Fortresses." The War Department stated that the weight is about 30 tons compared with the. present Fortresses of 24
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    Daylight Raid On Oslo
    228 3 LONGEST FLIGHT OF FLYING FORTRESSES London, Sept. 7 IN the course of a high altitude re- connaissance yesterday morning. Flying Fortress aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked enemy shipping m Oslo harbour, states an Air Ministry communique, which adds that all our aircraft returned. The attack
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    Germans Seek New Pact With Turkey
    95 3 Istanbul. S ft. 6. f\R. KARL CLODIUS, the German trade delegate. to?e her with his wife and six members of his stall, arrived here this afternoon m a specially camouflaged plane. They will proceed to Ankara on Monday to negotiate a new trade j>act
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    U.S. ENVOY TO VICHY IN BARCELONA
    71 3 Madrid, Sept. 7. ADM. Wllll&m D. Leahy, VS. Ambassador at Vichy, arrived at Bpjxelona yesterday afternoon where the American Ambassador to 3r"»in is a 1 so staying. President Roosevelt's personal envoy to Spain is due tlieiv to-night or to-morrow. It is thought ny well-informed
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    Evidence Of Damaging Effect Of R.A.F.'s Daylight Offensive
    526 3 London, Sept. 7. FIRST evidence of the damaging effect of the R.A.F. daylight offens v^ on industrial plants m Germany and occupied territory was released by the Air Ministry yesterday. It has been built up from reconnaissance and other sources of information.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941. The U.S.S. Greer
    578 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941. The U.S.S. Greer UARD on the heels of the Greer incident m which the United States destroyer of that name was attacked by a German U-boat and immediately retaliated with depth charges comes very natural speculation on the likelihood of the United
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    "Proceeding According To Schedule"
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    Nazi Intention To Starve Population
    499 4 Zurich, Sept. 7. ITIIi luthless intention of the iNazis i to starve the peoples of occu- j pied countries m order to prolong their own war effort with its implicit admission of effectiveness of the British blockade and failure to reap expected gains from the
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    PLANS TO RECAPTURE SOUTH CHINA ISLANDS
    46 4 Shanghai, Sept. rOLLOWING the Chinese occupation r of all towns along the coast of Fukien province, m South China, the Chinese forces are now reported to be making preparations to recapture many of the islands lying off that coast Reuter
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    Finland's Reluctance To Fight Outside Frontiers
    329 4 Stockholm. Sept. 7. FINLAND'S reluctance to carry on r the war from her own frontiers is Indicated by articles m two! Helsinki newspapers yesterday. "From the beginning Finland has been engaged m a war of defence aimed at ensuring continuation of her peaceful existence,"
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    Germans In Iran Uneasy
    49 4 Germ ans In Iran Uneasy WITH -i T p h«T)> B riß the the Briti h and V,^ ci ««as Quietly. P^ -a<; of occupation, ci^ correspondent wit^ U r& U forces In 1^ j£ g« and one now (c t:ons. rhe Oermau araped Ucui legati opposite •rtlchgiv< Brit
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    800 Nazis Encamped
    124 4 neheran, nearly 8a v •wiiped The, a. wmpttUoualj m Mtf U, bar. means of Qpff-n. t w ii; IMi mtfttti m« i people ar. v -•'■-< K 4 l v *< mtnt threat y^teriay s Pfflec av*il»bte v.,*: to TOKtU U Irar.^r. army anc c f srzzr
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    Iran Is Afraid To Surrender Nazis
    55 4 Irbf-ran vp; THE !-t »f Itl believed U be one of Uw stiii at > en Inn and usii and Bovid It ls report, c thai v bsi ment ii reluctai I tlu-rn up toe fear I pas reprisals ano m -< iations the
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    Chinese Army is Growing Stronger
    36 4 r»BiN w |1! da-, that the Claw arm; sU^:^«T wherpa f l ■China Is ficbtiOf :uiure of A^a me Ame: R Ameriffc Sr- de r- uhe Chinese umk; laU; United Press
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    SWEDEN REPLIES TO MAJOR QUISLING
    20 4 I Tilt Stocktooin *at> on ihr sv oa f>^- b t0 A publisher piiMffiaii Reuter
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    20 4 1 onlot* 1 r f A t- tp|M»l a riK^ointad Bounced ww tto Omni Tlm d«re< '<- pvMi local p Reuter
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    AUSTRALIA WELCOMES DISPATCH OF OFFICIALS TO MALAYA
    334 5 f irs t Member Of Staff fo Arrive In Singapore Is Political Secretary v tfswrf >ou that Malaya bulks very largely m the u *tral!an mind and the appointment of an Australian tinw m this country has been welcomed very hv lh< public,
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    Chinese To Urge Use Of Shorts In Offices
    164 5 Chinese To Urge Use Of Shorts In Offices I AYING emphasis an comfort and i wartime economy, a number of prominent Singapore Chinese will Shortly make a formal request to; the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce to urge employees of Chinese mercantile firms to discard I COfttS, neckties and long
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    16 5 S:<cond Lieut. F E. Wrai^ht has re--1 MKued his commission m the 6.5. j Volunteer Force.
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    Presentation Of "V" Flags
    119 5 A DELEGATION of Chinese, led by Mr. Tan Kali Kee, chairman of the Federation of China Relief Fund Committees m South-Eastern Asia, presented a "V fla^ each to the G.0.C., Malaya, Lieut.-Gen. A. E. Percival, and the A.0.C., Far East, Air Vice Marshal C H. W.
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    WAR FUND BALL ATTRACTS LARGE GATHERING
    151 5 WAR FUND BALL ATTRACTS LARGE GATHERING TWO bands the Loyals, and the Harmony Hawaiians- supplied nonstop music lor the War Fund ball held at the homo of Mr. J. B David m Nassim Road on Saturday night. Loudspc akera were placed m the grounds, which were illuminated lor the occasion.
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    MUSICAL PARTY FOR A.I.F. MEN
    138 5 A LARGE number of AJJ*. men were entertained on Saturday night by th*> May lair Musical and Dramatic Association at its clubhouse. Among the guests were many officers In a speech welcoming the guests, Mr. Chins Kee Sun. chairman of the Association, stressed the fact
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    S.S.R.N.V.R. OFFICERS
    48 5 MR. Thomas Bodden Grieve has been granted a commission as Sub-Lieutenant (Engineer) m the Straits Settlements R.N.V.R. The promotions of Lteut.Comdr. George Edward Walter Wentworth Bayly to be Commander, and Lieut -Comdr Albert Edward Ford to be Acting Commander (Special Branch), S.S.R.N V.R., have been gazetted.
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    Envoy To China To Confer With Local Officials
    515 5 ttM DZSt T ter ti China, Li: yeaterMa way v.) I IHt- ,>.[, t t4» stay m I ur. k dunn< Hhich ton 5 «i h the > Thomas, and 'i i-iN. and meet the nsul (.eneral m Malaya, Si pai and
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    SINGAPORE TRIBUNAL
    52 5 THE Singapore Tribunal will m futur_* sit at the Council Chambers. Colonial Secretary's office, instead oi at the old Supreme Court. The next lt'ing will be at 10 a.m. en Friday. The olT.ce of the clerk to the Local and Appellate tribunals is at the Old Supreme Court
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    Singapore Rotarians Study Scheme For "New World Order"
    393 5 Singapore Rotarians Study Scheme For "New World Order" FORMULATED by the Rotary Club of Rangoon, a schema for pc.st-war world reconstruction stresses the importance of he freedom of ttfe individual and the; present tad future needs of the peoples of the world. is %r r <a sw"3J«r a:ti V^ y
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    Great Response To Call For "Day Of Prayers"
    662 5 LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT ALL PLACES OF WORSHIP IN Singapore yesterday every place of worship was thronged by large congregations who prayed for an early victory over the forces of evil, for the relief of countries deprived of their liberties and for the
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    More Children Hurt In Road Accidents
    107 5 MORE children have been injured m Singapore road accidents so far this year than for the whole of last year, according to the report ot the Singapore Traffic Branch for the week ending Sept 3. To date this year, 174 children out of a
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    CORRECTION
    67 5 ON a receiving order being made against the firm of A Haggard and Co., the sole proprietor, A. W Haggard, was publicly examined as a debtor before the Chief Jurticc, Sir Percy McElwa!ne, In the Singapore Hi'jh Court on Friday. No adjudication order has been made against Mr Hapcard,
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    11 5 Mr. J. T. Re a hus b. en appointed Immigration Officer.
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    99 6 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Ma»b ctee t fki, fullowb (jp '"-rim,i n, Ik Australia Java a: New latlMtf*' Ml J;5 Amer,c u T< M "^ou »Jj CMMdi Met luropr.— A I i««l nations «ttt OtUOa pore. "PP" fro« MMM \ls Mii lUa a*. lIS m P m to-day MaUs fro-
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      507 6 B r oadcQsti^ g TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL. 225 at tm icj ZHP.I 30.% oa 9XH m/t%. ZHP.2 48.58 m 6.175 m cjw ZOP3 41. 2t n 7.25 a cs ZliL. ZHPI, ZHP2 and ZHP3. 6.40 a.m. Opening announcements In French; 6.45 a.m. News m Prench relayed from London; 7 a.m.
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    American Warning To Germany Urged
    118 7 New York, Sept. 7. MR, WcadcU WUlkie, broadcasting m ;i »xo(ranuM oelebraUng the birthday of PctCK vl Yugoslavia yesterday, .said that 1... c ry exported Resident Itooscvcit to n.tet .vi deteruiinauou ;u;d force the challenge ot savage bestial might? ;o American right to freedom oX
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    GORDON HIGHLANDERS TO BEAT RETREAT
    63 7 AT 6 p:n U'-ciay the v; ..nniur.s a:iJ pipers of a OordOQ Bl^ltenden battaii^n uill b a. m on the M i*f p°** Cricket Club; U The mu-ical pr< /raranu- wul be: Retr ai "Tutoaay Castle;" Slow March, Loch Rannoeh;* 1 March. M Tbe Wr.d
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    205,000 SIGNATURES FOR GENERALISSIMO
    108 7 205, 000 SIGNATURES FOR GENERALISSIMO TEN bulky volumes containing 1 nearly 205.000 signatures and weighing ?17 kitties wore sent to Rangoon yesterday by the Chinese newspaper, Nanyang Siang Pau, to be conveyed via the Burma Road to Km. Chiang Kai-shek. Packed m n teak rase, the volumes stand three feet
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR
    27 7 MH. Grorge Wiseman fMaiacca> ha^ been nominated an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements for a further period of three years.
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    Churchill Tank Fund Party
    1084 7  -  MARY HEATHCOTT By QN Friday afternoon, King's w School held its Battle of Britain Commemoration Garden Party m aid of the Churchill Tank Fund. Over $1,000 was made for the Fund. King's School pupils had helped with many of the preparations for the party which was,
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    Light Control On Railways
    225 7 CHADED lights which may bo used In railway carriages m Malaya must be extinguished immediate^ vhcn air raid warnings are sounded, state regulations controlling the use of (lights by the F.MS. Railways which j have been gazetted m the Straits Settlements as having come into force
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    Indians In Sumatra Support War Fund
    120 7 A MESSAGE from Sumatra shows thct. as j^V. a result of a mooting of prominent li.-itL-.h Indians resident m Mcdan. under the chairmanship of the British Consul, Mr. E. T. I ambert, the British Indian War Purposes Fund, Sumatra, was started with the i
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    "LAS VEGAS NIGHTS" AT THE CATHAY
    103 7 A FINE musical, featuring Tommy Dorsey and hi? band, with a strong cast which includes Constance Moore, Phil Regan, Betty Brewer. Lillian Cornell, Virginia Dale and Red Donahue. "Las Vegas Nights" opened to crowded houses at the Cathay yesterday. Produced by Paramount, "Las Vegas
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    "FLIGHT COMMAND"
    87 7 IN M.G.M.'s "Flight Command," which had a midnight showing at the Capitol on Saturday, spectacular flying and breathtaking action provide the principal entertainment. Robert Taylor, as an ace pilot In a crack squadron of "Hell Oats" gives a polished performance, ably supported by Ruth Hursey and Walter Pidgeon.
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    Search For Oil In Victoria
    378 7 Australian News By Cable Melbourne, Stpt. 7. rpIE Minister for Supply (Senator 1 McLeay) announces that the Commonwealth Government in corrjunction with the Victorian Government has agreed to advance un ler crrtain conditions a €50,000 loan on a £1 for £1 basis to the Austral
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    American Tennis Results
    102 8 Forest Hills, Sept. 7 MKS. Palfrey C oo* e beat Helen 111 »robs X— 2— 6_i. j n t > c semi- final of the American Lawn tennis championship* on Saturday Ta the men's semi-final R. L. R >»s best Fred S< hroeder 6 4. b— t.
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    COMBINED COLLEGES BEAT LALL SINGH'S XI
    628 8 Abdul Aziz Scores 71 Not Out For Winners THE Combined Colleges concluded their cricket season 1 for the year yesterday with a six-wicket victory over a team raised by Lall Singh. The match, a two-day fixture which began on Saturday, was played on the
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    Farthing Rides His Third Gold Cup Winner
    1618 8 ANE of the less fancied horses, Grand Prix won the Gold Cup race m a thrilling finish at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting. A huge crowd watched a fine day's racing, and
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    166 8 SADDLING nine winners and a deadheat for And place, nine second and 11 thirds, which brought m $24,263 m stake money, trainer van Breukeien was the most successful trainer at the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) m«*etins, which was concluded on Saturday. llobbs, who was .second
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    WATER-POLO LEAGUE MATCHES
    339 8 BOTH the Chinese Swimming Club's fliM and second teams won ihruSingapore Amateur Swlnm In Association's water-polo league natch*** arainst the RAA.F. at the C.S.C. pool yesterday morning. In th^ fir?', division of the league the Airman, after holding the Chinese to a scoreless first half, were beaten
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    JACKSON-MILLER CUP
    35 8 TCHE following were the results of the first rn-'e for the Jackson-Miller Cup svum at the Sinpaporr Swimmtn* Club yesterday: I L H Charter; 2. I O J. E. Lambert; 3, J. Leach.
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    The Outsider
    23 8 picture. ROSE QUILT (GARRARD), Saturdays outsider, wins the eighth race from Alanda (Woods) and Gif ole te (K. Donnelly).— Free Pres
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    Signals Meet Tads In Army Cricket Final
    49 8 riME following were the scores In brief I at the end or the first day's play a t Tan*hn yesterday m Uie final rf the 174 (S«t. Twiddy 31, L/C* Manohesters: no for four (LU Isherwocd 53 not out, Pte. Pickles 43).
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    Remarkable Crowd Scenes At Ibrox Park
    307 8 HOME SOCCER rq^ THE rebel London football clubs an,iV^\, >*• 6. x neighbours who are figrhtiner lor res- led| H*J their expulsion from the Football UatrJ'T', 011 f(J CI of the exchanges m to-day's programme r betS aggregating: a total attendant o f M
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    CRICKET CLUB SCORE 5 WICKET VICTORY
    75 8 niSMISSING the R.A. Officers for 82 runs m" i>Jiu;&iK>te Cricket Cub b a.: Iheir opponents by five wickets m a cricket match pIM -J on the SC.C. Round yesterday. Continuing to bat after passing their opponenu 1 score, aie S C C. sored 130.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TIES
    99 8 rraiE following ar« the opening lies m the I Singapore Crj'-ket Club'a aatumn lawn tennii tourn&ment TO-DAY Women's Singles llandi &p Mrs. Carslaw (aer vs. Mrs. Bourne <43 > Miss N SCill r-»ls> v» Mrs. AlUnson Mrs. Oriffifths (scr> vs Miss S P. Stili 4-lf): Ml 3«
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    8 8 To-days Sports Events BSE irr^r hut lWBl(l riL"
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    Denis Compton Scores 114
    84 8 TEST CRICKETER AWARDED D.F.C match? the game het^en thr w Bill Edrich »ho ha^it; 2** -?t^ though Kcj: Taylor th« »IT; county player ha 5 air^, similar distinction *H! thf •> Air Konr a Ten thou match, the dfvlarr^ Sgt ri Lord's r m L^iie Todd
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    YANKEES BEAT CHINESE IN BASEBALL LEAGUE
    24 8 YANKEES BEAT CHINESE IN BASEBALL LEAGUE I fOV Le«f.« dime gamr pl3>- ;'?v Ckme-< XHmm Ha M I Lofsli and Jap* I UmJt up:. <
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