The Straits Times, 13 June 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times 'ESTABLISHED NEARLT A CENTURA. I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES l i\\(;ks SINGAPORE. IHURSDAI. JUNE W, 1940. PKICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PACiES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940 I'RICE 6 L'KiNTS
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      275 1 See MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING Ai Coleman St: Singapore. -Phone 4816— SINGAPORE. 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471). Iffs CONCRETE TT 3 m i y f d <; fffM I A C X J jfc^ Ti-iMfi» ■f^'^^Bf ■^■^^^^^■^ThS'n^n^^W^^L^^i^^^^^^^^^^^^i^nl tIP I I xH I| j S^bj AlFal 'I i H NcrmaUy
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      101 2 6EAH.—Mr. Seah Eng Tong, J.P.. passed away peacefully at Ills residence (Sea Pavilion) No. 15G, Pasir Panjang Road, on the 11th June, 1943, at the age of 60. He leaves behind his beloved wife, 8 sons, Messrs. Seah Peng Klang. Peng Hearn, Peng Whye, Peng Kwang, Peng Ann, Peng
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      403 2 ©Ie Straits iimtfl SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. for advt not exceeding 4 lines. More than four line* 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES UIRTHS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS ti P.P.C. CARDS are charged $3 each per Insertion per inch. Over 1 inch,
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      327 2 DOGS EUROPEAN FAMILY will give homo and excellent care to good male dog. No clsslc* considered. Box 72, Straits Times. SITUATION VACANT WANTED, EUROPEAN ASSISTANT for a hydraulic mine situated in Perak. One with experience of this class of mining preferred Application stating salary required, and giving coplfes of recent
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      776 2 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, Morris 8, two doors, late 1936. $750 or near offer. Telephone 7797. 1939 15 HP. English Citroen $1,000 m near offer. Box 62, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Hupmoblle Saloon 30 H.P. $500 or nearest offer. Apply Thornycroft, Tank Road. WANTED to purchase 14 H.P. Ford two
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      359 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ftc. Kathleen Brown UCSIGNEU ti DRESS-MAKER Room 35. Raffies Hotel Sporti Salts Id Silk and Cotton Sarong*. APB I TENDERS JOHORE GOVERNMENT. TENDERS will be received ai the office of the Tenders Board, c/j The Hon'ble The State Secretary, Johorc ahru, up to noon of the 20th June
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      156 2 193(j STLUEBAKEK SEDAN 23.6 H.P— sBso.oo excellent condition. A <ood buy. 1936 VAL'XIIALJ, "14"insured October good condition— 31.050.00 1935 VAUXHALL 14 H.P. $750. Well worth the money 1938 AUSTIN 16 H.P. $1,450 Mechanically perfect, general condition as new. .Mileage only 22,000 odd. 1937 MORRIS 14 H.P. $1,250. Excellent mechanical condition
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      1112 3 shipping announcements P. 0 BRITISH INDIA JiJKBWWiTR AND APCAR UNE MAMCCICi Q PQ ITQ GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS """WOriLLU 0( UU., UIU. u^is^s^s^as&Svf^ for cunard white star BLUE FUNNEL LINE The best possible services Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of are being maintained by the TO CALIFORXIA KROM
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      124 3 KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY INC. ftm*p»*m 9JJU Announce thf berthtng of the < mencan ss oklahomah- 80,B O,,On and r«k. via f af Qasi *l«pe l»ue Singapore 27 h JunSniw^. Dae Penang Mi For space plca»e apply to: HADDEN COMPANY LIMITED //^orpor,,^ !n MJ Phone Nos. Wlt/1 Agenu: KKftK STEAMSHIP CO.,
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      1083 3 Broadcasting TODAY nirom nAo r ¥l»n »«S m'l III.M mil VHX K #4 mr t alNwArUKEi (404 >" >. PMM I0J0 «e<t > •>• ••'< JHTi!r ™rV 28K« "Si 2? n 111 m MUcelteneoui gramophone I*M ti HH am isn'pm New ant mM-day rubber, Momlna tin and copra priors; 143
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  • Correspondence
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      THE EURASIANS: A WOMAN REPLIES TO MR. NOEL HAY
      548 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— We have heard nothing but severe censure recorded by Eurasians and by our well-wishers among Indians, Malays, Chinese and Europeans following Noel Hay's diatribe against the youth of his own community In his
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      Many Youths Who Have Done Well
      457 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. An undeserved compliment was offered to me by your correspondent Noel Hay In your issue of yesterday. He is labouring under a misunderstanding, as our object has not been achieved but. being no defeatists, we have
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    • Letter
      Extent Of Unemployment Problem
      324 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With reference to Noel Hay's letter in your issue of June 3. I should like to reply as follows: In the first place, persons who do not sign their names to letters may ha>e very good reasons for
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  • Article
    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1307 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations UKDNESDAV, JUNK 11, 1M«: 5 P.M. MINING Bayer* Scltan Ampat Tin (4s) 3s fid 3s lOHd Austral Amal. <5s) 4s 9d 5s 3* Austral Mala; jSs 37s Ayer Hitam (5s) 18s 9d 20s 6<1 Ayer Weng .60 «■> Bangrin Tin 1 7s 6d 18s 6d
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    96 4 MaUS I'lOkG M 111. 1 as follows: TO-DAY Aden Australia uir j p. in, Ceylon surface 'J a.m. Egypt surface I Great Britain and Europe generally surface 11.20 a.m, India Mriftea 1 1 30 ii m Japan surface 10 a.m. Java nir 9 a.m Had Palembang
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    197 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend Close TIN Burma Malay 6d No. 23 June 24 HlUun Tin 10% June 15 Hong Fatt 7% tot June 12 Jelapang is. No 14 June 19 Johan f>7 c Int. June 1? Katu 6d No. 27 6d Bonus June H K.L. Tin
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      171 4 CARBORUNDUM BRAND ABRASIVE& REFRACTORY PRODUCTS INCLUDE GRINDING WHEEI^J H DISCS SHARPENING STONES RAZOR HONES AND STROPS FILES SCYTHE STONES RUBBING BRICKS KNIFE SHARPENERS STICKS VALVE GRINDING POWDERS AND COMPOUNDS HAND, FOOT AND POWER GRINDERS CRUCIBLES AND REFRACTORY MATERIALS ETC. _=ALL BRITISH PRODUCTS!— 1I no 8E WHETHER YOUR CAR IS STARTING
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      180 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE Vo-itxy H. W. 3.08 a.m 8.4 ft.; 4.27 p.iu 7.9 ft. L. W. 9.31 a.m. 1.9 ft.; 10.09 p. m 3.9 ft. To-morrow H. W. 4.22 a.m. 7.9 ft.; 5.30 p.m. 7.!, ft. L. W. 10.42 a.m. :\7 ft.; 11.36 p.m 3.6 ft. Saturdiy, June 15. II.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      213 5 Continued Rise Of Tin Price (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore June 12. THE Singapore price of tin yesterday, quoted at $145' passed the highest L'vel reached three years ago. Th 3 London nnd American prices are also rising and it is likely this trend will continue. With
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      EXCHANGES
      195 5 Wednsday, June 12. The (ollowlnc are tne jxcnange rates this morning according to the JaUj circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation abiiLl.liJ London T.I 2/4 t/16 Loi.don demand 2'4 1 '16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15'16 Montreal demand
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      London Stock Exchange
      377 5 London, June 12. rTE Stock Exchange to-day was generally cheerful with prices of most leading groups tending to rise in spite of the small volume of trading. Gilt-edged were firm; Home rails notably strengthened, and foreign bonds were steady. In Industrials, the gains outnumbered the losses; Gold
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RURBER ASSN.
      86 5 Wednesday. June 12. noon. Burert Seller* Price* Price* No. IX R.S S (Spol loose. 39. 39 No IX R.S-S t.o.b. In case* Ju!v 39« i 40tj G.t.A.Q. B.S.S. fob. In br.les July 39 39', F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob In oaln July 38" 39 rXTrut OIOIATIUNs No
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      BRITAIN'S URGENT NEED FOR MALAYAN TIN
      1233 5 Heavy Emergency Stocks Must Be Built Up (From Our Own Correspondent) London. May 30. AS I have already cabled, the International Tin Committee's decision to expand the export quota to 100 per cent, of standard tonnage for the third quarter of 1940, and to
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
      251 5 Singapsro. Juiie 12. 5 p.m. UIM.NO Buyers Sellers /unpats 3/10 4 '2 Austral Amalf 5 3 5 '8 Batu Selangors 1.37 1.41 Hong Fatts 0.98 l.Olxd Jelebui 0.69 0.72 Kampong LanJuU 20/- 20/9 K Kamunttne 8 1'. 8/6 Kundang 12 9 13 3 Kent lTi
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      20 5 PHOENIX t^*\ It's a better Soda Jpl 1 -£h w 'tho«t excessive /?/<;^|5\ PHOENIX M AERATED WATER ffl COMPANY LIMITED
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      412 5 Bfli^^L^H^^fl '''i! X C M Ei U I mMp 9BJP s9fl' I I |£2^ |j COUGHS NOMINAL CAPITAL: AND $40,000,000 ■n^n 'P CHEST ISSUED PAID UP .5HSir TROUBLES CAPIT *L: $10,000,000 stop that COUGH!!! BR CHES tfcroßghMt >l3ya rnAFTiiN PRnniirr Burma Sgutb Chll1 A GRAFT ON PRODUCT FreßC| lidt CfcJM
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      894 6 ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! owim'to Vkkmi:hi»«>Vs m<>k.>s Unprecedented in Malay's Entartainmcnt Historyl SEASON EXTENDED o^j pn>« T iA/CCU f The (Neatest Advonluro Siory Kvor Written LAST 2 SHO ws 9.15 GK-AT WtLK j TTTnTTTi Z HZ I their most uproarious I^UJrrAMI 17th DAY and still drawing enthusiastic ALHAMBRA Li
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    "NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION ' TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE
    578 7 NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE First Lord's Appreciation Oi Malaya's War Effort THE gratitude of the British Government to the Straits Settlements and the Malay States for their contribution to the cost of the Naval Base at Singapore was expressed once again by Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of
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    DOMINIONS AIRMEN DECORATED
    156 7 London, June 12. THE names of one New Zealander and one Australian appear in a shori list of decorations of R.A.F. officers. Flying-Officer T. B. Fitzgerald, who comes from Timaru. New Zealand, v awarded the D.F.C. for daring and successful work at Sedan and for effecting a
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    Malta Chief Justice Told To Quit Malta, June 12
    115 7 Malta Chief Justice Told To Quit Malta, June 12 "THE Chief Justice of Malta. Sir Arturo 1 Mercieca, who is also president of the Board of Appeal, has resigned his offices. He was invited to do so by the Governor. Lieut.-Gen. W. G. S. Hobble, former G.O.C Malaya, because of
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    Polish Submarine Presumed Lost
    133 7 London, June 12. PIE Polish naval staff in London announces that as the return of the submarine Orzel from patrol is now considerably overdue it must be presumed lost. The Orzel will be remembered for its epic journey Irom the port of Gdynia to England following
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    Nazis Admit Holding Up U. S. Liner
    102 7 London, June 12. i "TTIE official German wireless to-day admitted it was a German U-boat i which stopped the American refugee liner Washington off the north-west coast of Portugal on Monday. The announcer explaining the incident said the U-boat sighted the steamer proceeding
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    Quisling Deprived Of British Honour
    96 7 Quisling Deprived Of British Honour London, June 12. AMID laughter, Mr. R. A. Butler, Undor-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, j informed a questioner in the House of Commons to-day that Captain Quisling was appointed Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire in November. 1929, in recognition of services rendered
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    SUEZ CANAL A SILENT, DESERTED WATERWAY
    42 7 Cairo, June 12. i I THE Suez Canal has already become a deserted, sitent waterway, and only British warships patrolling the I Mediterranean and Red Sea from now on will b? allowed to Dass through. Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1940. (284 th Day of the War.) Money
    1065 8 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1940. (284 th Day of the War.) Money At Monday's meeting ol" the i Legislative Council, four Unofficial Members expressed themselves in favour of a war tax on incomes. On the following day. the Hon. Dato Roland Braddell, speaking at ths meeting of the Johore Council
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      TRADES UNIONS
      420 8 Bill Which May Lead To Much Trouble To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The letter by H.W.R. In your issue of June 3 Is of great interest. What struck one as so astonishing was Mr. Palmer's statement that every planters' association had passed resolutions in favour
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      SOCIAL PROBLEMS
      428 8 Questions For Visiting Expert To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— lt Is with considerable interest that I read to-day of the visit to Singapore of Miss Nlcoll-Jones for the purpose of studying the question of prostitution. With even more interest, not unmixed with surprise, I read
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      THE REFUGEES
      686 8 Precautions Before They Are Admitted To the Editor of the Strait.-, Times Sir, Since the publication of your editorial on the "Fifth Column", there has appeared )n your correspondence columns a steady stream of letters which, with the exception of two, advocate action against the German and Austrian
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      WARTIME POSTS
      137 8 Objection To Employ ment Of Women To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I crave a small space in your excellent paper to air a grievance of many of my friends, who are somewhat shy to "rush Into print" It would be interesting to many of
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      BUSINESS NAMES
      467 8 Problem Of Legislation In The Colony To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Intended to replace the muc! criticized Registration of Business;' Bill, which only went as far as th.' Bru reading, a new measure, the Buslnes Names Bill, will be Introduced Into thi Legislative Council on
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      DODGING THE LAW
      362 8 Defeating Cancellation ()i Licences To the Editor of the Straits TinKs Sir,— At varicus timva yju have reported that the licences cf liquor sh ps cafes, etc., bare been cancelled or suspended for scm? irregularity, 'hi; i: usually quite Ineffective, for the lift iv X "sells" the
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    • Letter
      CAPITAL LEVY
      157 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I am afraid your correspondent who signs himself "Impatient," in your issue of June 7 was too impatient to reflect upon the unfairness of a capital levy. Let us take a simple example "A" and "B" are young Europeans who
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    GERMAN MENACE TO PARIS IS GROWING
    963 9 Enemy Now 20 Miles From The Capital CITY TO REMAIN BASTION IN MAIN DEFENCE LINE Pressure Along Whole Front Is Maintained THE German menace to Paris has developed still further and advances west, north and east of the French capital are reported in last
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    Call To New War Areas In Empire
    156 9 London, June 13. lORD Lloyd, Secretary of State for 1 for Colonies, has sent the following message to the governors of Kenya, Somaliland, Malta, Aden, Cyprus and Gibraltar. "As the result of the latest developments In the war situation, the territory which you
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    18 9 Italy's part in Western Front fighting, and Anglii-J apan c s c agreement «'ii HtaMa issues lure 11.
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    PRISON FOR CALAMITY HOWLERS IN BRITAIN
    49 9 London. June 13. ANE.V o:der-in-Councii provides fji one months imprisonment and,'oi a fine of £50 for any per.rcn fcun< guilty of publishing any report o: statement relating to matters connect od with the war which is likely to causi alarm or despondency.— Reiner.
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    HEROISM OF THE B.E.F.
    420 9 HEROISM OF THE B.E.F. 20MenHoldUp50 German Tanks London, June 13. TTWENTY Yorkshiremen with one anti-tank gun held up a German tank column of 50 vehicles for nearly three hours during the height of the German advance on Paris, cables "Eye-witness," a British correspondent with the British army in France. More
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    Japanese Enter Ichang Suburbs
    74 9 HankDW, June 13. JAPANESE troops are reported to have occupied the suburbs of Ichang yesterday evening after all-day bombing operations. i Japanese bombers also severely bombarded Chungking yesterday, killing 60 and were injured. Hundreds of houses and offices were demDlished and big fires rtarCed. The raiders
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    SHANGHAI "TRUCE"
    92 9 Shanghai, June 13. TTHE local British, American and Italian commanders have reached an agreement restricting the areas in the International Settlement In which British and Italian troops may be on leave at the same time, thus avoiding contacts and the possibility of incidents. Similar precautions are being taten
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    SENATOR WHEELER IS ANTI-WAR ADVOCATE
    69 9 Washington. June 12. WE ought to serve notice that a great majority of the Senators are not going to vote for war and that we are not going to get into it," declared Senator Wheeler, the Democratic candidate for the presidential nomination, in the Senate
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    25 9 Washington, June 1?. By 47 votes to 34, the Senate refused to approve voluntary military training for youths belonging to the Civilian Conservation Corps.— Reuter.
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    Soviet Protest To America
    47 9 Washington, June 12. THE Russian Ambassador, M. Oumansky, spent an hour to-day with Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, this morning. It is believed M. Oumansky, spoke in strong terms concerning interference with shipments of American goods to Russia through Vladivostok. Reuter.
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    R.A.F. ACTIVE OVER SEINE Drop 1,000 Bombs In Ten Minutes
    274 9 R.A.F. ACTIVE OVER SEINE Drop 1,000 Bombs In Ten Minutes London, June 13. TPHE latest Air Ministry com- munique records the continuation of repeated RAF. bombings on enemy columns in the loops on the river Seine east of Rouen and the adjacent wooded area. Low-flying machine-gun attacks were also made.
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    FRENCH AIR FORCE'S TELLING BLOWS
    92 9 Paris. June 13. LAST night's French air communique states that the French air force I continued throughout the last 24 hours their magnificent effort in the battle. Heavy and light bomber squadrons operated day and night on the back areas of the enemy, considerably embarrassing
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    Nazi Sympathisers Rounded Up In Africa
    159 9 London, June 12. THE South African Government is A vigorously rounding up Nazi sympathisers in the Union and Southwest Africa. It Is learned In London that more than 800 persons have been arrested in South-west Africa, while the Union authorities expect the total number
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    "STOP THE WAR" SLOGAN HIGHLY UNPOPULAR
    61 9 London, June 13. THE by-election for Bow and Bromley to replace the late Mr. George Lansbury resulted in Mr. Charles Key (Labour) winning the reat with 11,088 votes. Mrs. Isabel Brown (Communist) poll?d 506 votes. She is the ninth stop the war candidate to
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    R.A.F. BOMB ENEMY WARSHIP IN LIBYA HARBOUR
    307 9 Successful Air Attacks On Genoa Turin Launched From Britain London, June 1.3. ENEMY VESSELS, including a warship and two sub- marines, were extensively damaged yesterday morning when the R.A.F. attacked Tobruk harbour in Libya. The warship was set on fire. During a reconnaissance
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    Rome Ultimatum To Egypt
    181 9 Rome Ultimatum To Egypt Forecast Of I nrkish Intervention London, June 13. ■TIIE Italian Government has deliveied ai ultimatum to Egypt, states an agency message from Cairo, quoting authoritative circles there. It is emphasized in London that this report is as yet unconfirmed. There docs not appear to be the
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    WAR FUND REACHES $1,853,853 TO-DAY Double Contributions To Help Defeat Italy
    774 10 WAR FUND REACHES $1,853,853 TO-DAY Double Contributions To Help Defeat Italy READER SENDS HIS MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE THE War Fund to-day totals .S1,8V»,8")>, an increase of $74^78 over yesterday's total. One response to the appeal of Tuesday to give double now that the Italians have to be shown the
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    Events In Aid Of War Fund
    72 10 INSTANCT-S have been reported in which individuals, without previous reference to the War Fund, have made announcements of an in.en'.i n to contribute part of the proceeds of sports or entertainments to the Fund. Only those schemes which are des?ribed in the Straits Times
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    TO-DAY'S LIST OF DONATIONS
    743 10 >> Transferred fr<-:n Penar.g. being eighth Instalment of contributions made through the I'inui Gazette and Straits Eih) 7.335.G.> European staff, Topham, Jonei Railten, Ltd. 3.000 F (i. Ritchie 2,500 I' J. Bennct (2nd. Donation) 1.000 Chan Yew Re? MM V. r 11. r.!:if ;re^or (3nd. Dtmatian)
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    AMUSEMENTS
    174 10 SINGAPORE. KAFFLK8 no:::) Special omnrr Dance i Informal' h p.m. i o Midnight. C.MCKKK nibATKfc GLYLANG i i Wrath <t: Kin;; Solomon's Mines 7.4} p.m. QBCA1 WOKI li 7 ::o to 9 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: On Your Toe.*. Chap. 1 6. BAITY WOKI U Haiipv ii'itcd Passage.
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    Mechanisation In The Rain
    34 10 A wireless telegraphy unit, one 0/ several assembled for this morning's parade, on its loay back to headquarters ichen the review loaz cancelled owing to torrential rain.— Straits Times photograph.
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    BIG MILITARY PARADE CANCELLED
    314 10 THE big review of mechanized and infantry units in Singa- pore was cancelled to-day owing to the storm which flooded the streets. Troops continued to concentrate in the assembly area and mechaniz?tl columns were already in formation in Fullerton Road and Collyer Quay, ready to move
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    PARADE HELD IN MALACCA
    283 10 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, June 13. 'THOUSANDS lined the streets of! 1 Malacca and assembled in the ncighbouhood of the saluting base and Volunteer Headquarters when Volunteer, police and cadet units marched through Malacca on the occasion of the King's Birthday. The parade was composed
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    24 10 An emergency meeting of th-> Federal Council on June 26 will consider the i Comnulsory Service 'Local Forces) Bill land Local Forces (Training! Bill.
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    Ruler Sees How Trees Are Felled
    79 10 (Vrom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipnh, June 12. MALAYAN "lumber jacks' displayed their skill in feiiinc trees before the Sultan of Perak today soon after the opening of the headworks of the Suiigei IManik irrigation scheme in Lower Perak. There was keen competition among five
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    JOHORE CLAIM DISMISSED
    313 10 Partnership Not Proved (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 12. JUDGMENT was delivered by Mr. Justice Laville in the Johore Supreme Court to-day, dismissing with costs the action bi ought by Tay Liat, alias Tay Soo Liat, a Singapore merchant, against Gan Teng Slew, Gan Ec
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    'TREMENDOUS' DEMAND FOR TIN & RUBBER (From Our Own Correspondent)
    69 10 'TREMENDOUS' DEMAND FOR TIN RUBBER (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 12. T*HE possibility of interference with shipments from the east as a result of Italy's intervention in the war is stimulating what the City describes as "tremendous" demand for tin and rubber. British and American consumers of tin and
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    IN ITALIAN EMBASSY Sir A. Castellani In London
    138 10 IN ITALIAN EMBASSY Sir A. Castellani In London FAMOUS EXPERT ON TROPICAL DISEASES (From Our Own Correspondent.) l.otulon, June 1 ">. CIX Aldo Caatellani, the distinguished Italian expert on tropical disease who ia well-known among Malayans, i-; believed to lp awaiting an exchange with a British citizen now in Sir
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    WAR FUND SOCCER MATCH TO-DAY
    122 10 THE W.ir Fund foo'ball ma .ch between the Fa;tern Athletic Association from Hong Kong and a Sino-Malay side wi!l be played at the Anson Read stadium to-day as arranged, unless there is further heavy rail.. Both sides have generously agreed that the entire proceeds of
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    FORMER STRAITS TIMES MAN PRISONER OF WAR
    113 10 Ma. J. C. CAMINADA, who until 3V 2 J ars ago was en the editorial start of the Straits Times, and un il recently acting correspondent of The Times i London* in B-us.:els, is now a prisoner of war in Berlin, where he
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    F.M.S. CHAMBER OF MINES GIVES $10,000
    62 10 WITH a contribution or $10,000 from the F.M.S. Chamber of Mir.es to the Perak section, the F.M.S. Wa. Fund !s now veil over SIOO.OCO The total to date is $101,157.43. This !nc!ud"s contributions of SI.OOO each from the Aukor-3 Foundry and Dr. D. R.
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    AVOIDING WASTE OF CONDENSED MILK
    472 11 Food Controller Explains Effect Of Storage THh Food Controller, Malaga, draws attention to the public waste oC sweetened condensed milk. Tins of milk a.c being returned unnecessarily. He explains that the changed appearance of the milk being sold at present, slightly thicker and darker, Is
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    Perak irrigation Scheme
    24 11 4 view of the headioorks of the Sungei Manik irrigation scheme which loere formally opened by the Sultan of Perak yesterday.
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    SULTANS "GROW MORE RICE" APPEAL Opening Of Headworks Of Sungei Manik Scheme
    514 11 SULTANS "GROW MORE RICE" APPEAL Opening Of Headworks Of Sungei Manik Scheme (From Our Own Correspondent) I pi>li. June 12. AN appeal to Malay peasants in the State to produce more rice so as to make the country self-supporting was made by the Sultan of Perak at the opening of
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    80 CHINESE CHARGED Sequel To Raid On Factory
    221 11 80 CHINESE CHARGED Sequel To Raid On Factory JHERE WAS A SEQUEL in tlu third 1 court yesterday to the raid made by 200 policemen led by seven European inspectors at the Tai Thong Rubber Works in Thomson Road on Tuesday. Eighty Chinese were charged with rioting and being members
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    35 11 The appointment of Major Q. M. Kidd as British resident of Selangor, Sa gazetted in the F.M.S. Major Kidd had been acting Resident during the ..bsence of Mr. S W. Jones, now High j Commissioner.
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    EX-MALAYANS JOIN "PARASHOOTERS"
    56 11 EX-MALAYANS JOIN "PARASHOOTERS 'From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 12. ALMOST without exception cx- Malayans in Britain are now I parash&oters" or air raid wardens. Colonel B. J. Eaton, formerly ol Kuala Lumpur, was very busy over the week-end when bombs fell, fortunately without doing any damage, in the area
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    ALTERNATIVE EMPIRE
    47 11 AIR ROUTE? ''From Our Cvn Correspondent» London, June 11. IT is strongly hoped here, following the temporary suspension of the Empire air mail services, that an alternative air mail route will be quickly established as complete plans are understood to have been long since prepared.
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    41 11 Under sentence of three years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing materials for counterfeiting coins, a Chinese, Yeh Peh Choon, unsuccessfully appealed before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, Mr. Justice Poyser and Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, yesterday. Crown Counsel was Mr. C. H. Butterfleld.
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    RETRIAL ORDERED IN NEW WORLD CASE
    350 11 Appeal Judge's Comment On Dart-Throwing Decision THE re-trial of a case in which a New World unuse- ment park stallholder was acquitted on a charge of assisting in the management of a common gamine house, was ordered by Mr. Justice Manning in the full
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    SIX CHINESE CHARGED
    39 11 £«L n Sj £>" Han n^i s i c h»ec.( Hck n in Y" ;P; P thi-d g caart tnal in llie thl-d coartAll the accused were ordered to be remanded (or 48 hours in pa tody.
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    WHIPPING IF HE DOES IT AGAIN
    104 12 A YOUNG Malay, Arani bin Talib. who was alleged to have brazenly walked cut of Aurora and Company, Ltd.. a High Street store, with a roll of cloth under his arm, and to have been apprehended by an employee. wu sentenced to six months'
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    CONTRACTOR'S $500 CLAIM AGAINST ARCHITECTS
    1011 12 Decision For Plaintiff In Important Judgment PAYMENT WHICH WAS MADE FOR DETAILED PLANS A JUDGMENT g£ outstanding interest to architects and building contractors in the Colony was given in the Court of Appeal by the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell. He allowed the
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    Kelantan i War Gift Of $100,000
    102 12 THE SULTAN of Kelantan has 1 made a gift of $100,000 from the State of Kelantan for the prosecution of the war. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has informed the Hi;li Commissioner by telegram that His Majesty's Government gratefully accept this offer
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    INDIAN MUSIC AT VICTORIA THEATRE
    122 12 UNDER the patronage Mr. C S. Venkatachar, I.CJS.. Agent of the j Government of India, a musical per- 1 formance by Indian girl-students will i be given at Victoria Theatre on Sunday at 5.30 p.m., in aid of the building fund of the Indian Youth
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    REV. BRO. A. BENOIT
    35 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 12. *|*HE death occurred at St. Xavier's Institution of the Rev. Bro. Alphonse Benoit in his 70th year. He had spent 25 years in Penang.
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    Suicide Of Young Man Who Loved Cabaret Girl
    584 12 i" APPARENTLY. Choo Kirn Seng was very much in love with the cabaret Kirl and although she told him that she was already engaged, made several efforts to persuade her to many him. "AH these efforts were unsuccessful and this, together with
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    THAILAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO FAR EASTERN PEACE
    476 13 IN < m-Aggressioii Treaties With liritain, France And Japan THAILAND yesterday signed reciprocal treaties of non-aggression with Great Britain, France and Japan. The Anglo-Thai and Franco-Thai pacts were signed in Bangkok and the Japano-Thai pact in Tokio. The new treaties were described by the
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    They Aid In Watch For Parachutist;
    43 13 They Aid In Watch For Parachutist; Standing in front oi a villas; are two men with their .sporting nuns under their arms. They are now patrolling the lanes and fields they know so well in order to guard against landings of parachute troops.
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    Queen Wilhelmina's New Decree
    96 13 Queen Wilhelmina's New Decree Londan, June 12. IT is announced that all Dutchmen or Dutch subjects not belonging to i the Dutch naval or land forces may I be called upon to perform special services In or for the Dutch mercantile I marine if this is considered necessary in the
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    Italians fold The Truth
    238 13 Minister's Broadcasfl MR. L. S. Amery, thi Secretary for India, in a broadcast talk to the Italian people last night, told them U> their own Unfuase that Italy had embarked on "a crude war of territorial ambition mount to satisfy the vanity"' of n Duse. Mr.
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    COLONIAL SCHEMES & THE WAR EFFORT
    95 13 COLONIAL SCHEMES THE WAR EFFORT London, June 12. 'THE Colonial DeveloDment and Wel- fare Bill was read a third time in the House of Commons. The Under-Secretary for Colonies said that until the present great danger had passed, prosecution of the war must have the first call on the whole
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    MEDITERRANEAN NOW CLOSED TO U.S. SHIPS
    64 13 Washington, June 12. r[E UJS. State Department announced that President Rowtvelt has extended the combat zone to the Mediterranean, all of which is now closed to United States shipping. The west coast of Portugal and the north-west caast of Spain are left open to
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    41 13 London, June 12. I ORD LLOYD, Secretary of State for "J the Colonies, returned yesterday from a short visit to Paris where, In addition to interviewing members of th" French Colonial office, he saw certain members of the French Government.—Re uter
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    'WE HAVE TO SAVE OURSELVES BY OUR OWN EXERTIONS*
    683 13 London Coiniiicni On President Roosevelt's Speech London, June 12. WHILE the British Press generally derives considerable encouragement from President Roosevelt's speech with its meaning that the American people are "prepared to revolutionize ♦!ieir national economy in order ihit every man and
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    ITALIANS TAKING OVER PART OF WESTERN FRONT FROM THE NAZIS?
    606 14 How New Enemy May Help The German Army BRITAIN IS NOW POURING TROOPS INTO FRANCE ITALY'S entry into the war at a time when the Germans are throwing every man they have into the battle for Paris leads to the
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    ROUND-UP OF ITALIANS IN CANADA
    70 14 Ottawa, June 12. IT Ls authoritatively stated here that a police drive against dangerous Italian elements throughout the Dominion has resulted in the arrest of several hundred persons but considerable work remains to be done. In a big round-up of I alians by the Ontario
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    INFORMATION ABOUT NAZI SPEEDBOATS
    43 14 London, June 12 DURING question time in the House of Commons, Mr. A. V. Alexander. First Lord of the Admiralty, declared >c had information as to the number of swift torpedo-speedboat; possessed by Germany and of theli .speed. Reuter.
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    ITALIANS IN FRANCE OFFER TO FIGHT DUCE
    53 14 Paris. June 12. •"THE French Government announce to-day that it would not interr Italian residents In France who mad< a declaration of loyalty to France and remained at the disposal of th< military authorities. Most of th< Italians ia France have already signec
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    CAPE TOWN WAR FUND
    37 14 A subscription amounting to £40,001 has already been received by the fun< in Cape To^vn to enable the public t< assist in promoting th? buildin? o Spitfires 'or th«> R.A.F.— British Wire less.
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    ANGLO-JAPAN AGREEMENT Tientsin Issues Settled
    169 14 ANGLO-JAPAN AGREEMENT Tientsin Issues Settled Tokio, June 12. THE Foreign Office spokesman declared to-day that agreement had been reached on questions at issue between Britain and Japan relating to the British Concession at Tientsin. The agreement, he said, covers policing and silver and currency questions. The statement does not refer
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    Dominions Offer To Britain Care Of Children For The Duration
    160 14 Dominions Offer To Britain Care Of Children For The Duration DEPLYING in the House of Com- mons, Mr. G. H. Shakespear, the Dominions Under-Secretary, announced that an inter-departmental committee has been appointed under his chairmanship to consider offers received from the Dominions, for the reception and care of children from
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    MAURITIUS' BIG WAR GIFT TO BRITAIN
    51 14 Port Louise (Mauritius'!, June 12. THE Legislative Council has approved a gift of £150,000 to the Imperial Government from the Colony's reserve fund. It has also placed the balance of the fund amounting to £500,000 a? the disposal of the Imperial Government when required.—
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    600 ITALIANS TO LEAVE BRITAIN TO-MORROW
    88 14 London, June 12. ABOUT 500 or 600 Italians, with women and children, will leave Britain en Friday for Lisbon. The party will be made up of diplomats, consuls and staffs of banks, tourist offices, newspapers etc. It ls not yet known when the corresponding
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    NO WOMEN IN MALTA AND GIBRALTAR
    66 14 London, June 12. ABOUT 1,000 people evacuated from Malta and Gibraltar, disembarked st a British port to-day, included 400 wives of sailors and soldiers and about 500 children. Some were Spanish women v.ho had never seen England and a number of whom are unable
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    CRIPPS ARRIVES IN MOSCOW
    18 14 SIR Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador to Soviet Russia, arrived In Moscow yesterday by air.
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    CAPE CORPS ASSN. OFFER
    75 14 THE chairman of the Cape Corps Assoclatlon has assured Gen. Smuts, the Union Prime Minuter, of the absolute loyalty of all those of mixed European and African parentage who will provide tried fighting material It was urged that the training of the Cape Corps as a
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    19 14 MR. H. T. Hedley, former Deputy Auditor, Malaya, has been appointed Senior Assistant Auditor, Tanganyika, cables our London correspondent.
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    Small Arms Production Speeded Up In U. S.
    79 14 Washington, June 12. THE IS. War Department is turning ever to private industry its reserve machinery for the manufacture of powder small arms, ammunition and ammonia. President Roosevelt's S-crPiary, Mr. Stephen Early, stated that the War Department was making excellent progress in
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    JAPAN-U.S.S.R. BORDER AGREEMENT Tokio Press Counsels Against Optimism
    110 14 JAPAN-U.S.S.R. BORDER AGREEMENT Tokio Press Counsels Against Optimism Tokio, June 12. JAPANESE newspapers welcome the amicable settlement of the Nomonhan (Outer Mongol-Manchukuo border) incident, but sound a warning over undue optimism regarding the future of Japanese-foviet relations. The Asahi Shimbun says the settlement of the Nomonhan incident paves the way
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    LARGE-SCALE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD BRITAIN Civil Defence Personnel Now Nearly One Million
    250 14 LARGE-SCALE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD BRITAIN Civil Defence Personnel Now Nearly One Million London, June 13. A STRIKING indication of the large, scale precautionary measures for Home defence was given by the Home Secretary, Sir John Anderson, in the course of a debate in the House of Commons yesterday. The issue
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    New Protected Areas Along The Coast
    62 14 London, June 12. Two further coastal strips approximately 20 miles wide, one running from the eastern boundary of the East Anglian area northwards to the mrthern boundary of East Riding. Yorkshire, and the other from the western boundary of the Kent area to Land's
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    24 15 Sorter: Eastern Athletic Anoeiltion vs. Sino-Malays, stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Non-Benders, S.C.C. S.C.C. vs. Johore, Johore; Indians vs. Fort Canning. Balestier.
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    Perak Racing Statistics
    588 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 11. WINNING nine races trainer M. vai Breukelen heads the list of winn Ing trainers at the Perak Turf Club's Juno meeting which concluded on Saturday. Spencer is the champijn Jockey ioi the meet with five wins while "Mr Cheat." is
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    CRICKET CLUB SHOW FINE RETURN TO FORM ON PADANG
    443 15 Sailors Soundly Beaten In Second Meeting Of Teams S.C.C 5; THE S.C.C. played very well I goals to two on the padar first division fixture. In the f at the Naval Base, got the cU The Club were in winning mood
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION CRICKET TEAMS
    180 15 INDIAN ASSOCIATION cricket teams Utf* week are: Against Fort Canning ac the I.A. to-day ground at 2 p.m.: C. Choor Singh (Capt.), Wazir Singh, B. S. Varma, D. DharmaraJ. N Abbasbhoy, Tharam Singh, C. Sandosham, Run Piara, D. S. Fernandez, D. K. Samy, and Retnasamy. Reserves:
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    98 15 ON Friday at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday, the "C" class will sail the third race for the Lemberger Challenge Cup, starting at 9.50 a.m. The "A" class will
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    TO-DAY'S WAR FUND SOCCER
    173 15 UNLESS there is further heavy rain, to-day's War Fund soccer match between the Eastern Athletic Association and a Sino-Malay team will be played at Anson Road Stadium. While the Easterners are certain to field their best team to-day in an effort to wipe off the memorj
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    Pont Leveque Wins Derby
    118 15 London, June 11. PONT LEVEQUE, (10/1) owned and trained by Fred Darling, won the wartime Derby by three lengths Irom the Aga Khan's Turkhan (i 80/7) I with the favourite. Lord Derby's Lighthouse < 85/40) third by a short head. Sixteen ran. The time was 2
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    NON-BENDERS' TEAM
    61 15 THE following is the Non-Benders' 1 cricket team for their game against the S.C C. which begins at 11 a.m. today. A. Gilmour. (capt.t, T. Leijssius, Lieut. Commdr. J. W. Pinhey, Brigadier H. F. Lucas, J. E. Jeans, Major F. E. Hugonin, Capt. B. K. Castor, R. Bartels.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    54 15 THE following will play cricket for the V.M.C.A. against RA. ißlakang Mati) to-morrow on the Prince Edward Road ground at 2.15 p.m. F. W. Marsh, V. Xavicr, Seah Cheng Slang, Vlllars, Lewis, Ormondroyd, Kinney B Fones, We« Teck Heng, Vljayaiatnam. and Tan Guan Hong. Reserves: Lee Joh Ming,
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    R.A.F. RESERVES WIN
    19 15 THE R.A.F. Reserves beat the Police 1 Reserves four-two In a league match at Seletar yesterday.
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    PENANG SOCCER TEAM
    61 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan;, June 12. TPIIE Penang team to meet Scian- ror in a Malaya Cup soccer fixture on Saturday in Penang is: G. Paul; Anderson, Wong Kam Poh; C. Danker, F. Buchanan, Abdullah; S. Cornelius, K. Leembruggen, Boey Guan Wah, Abdul Manaff. G. O'Brien.
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    Stadium Soccer
    32 15 The Eastern Athletic Assscia'.ion w«r s beaten by All-Singapore on Sunday at the stadium by the odd goal in three. This picture shows the game in progress. Straits Times picture.
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    RESERVES IN EVEN DRAW AT THE STADIUM
    398 15 Fortress R.E. Res 2 Malay Res 2. A DRAW of two-all was perhaps a fair result of the game played at the stadium yesterday in a reserve division fixture between Fortress R.E. and the Malays, though, if the Malays had lost, they might
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    ARMY TEAM FOR SATURDAY
    36 15 ARMY TEAM FOR SATURDAY THE following: will represent the Army against Malacca in a Malaya Cup soccer match at Anson Road stadium on Saturday: Mace: Bouley, Sharpies: Beaumont. Slessor, Wiseman: Taylor, Noble, Fields, unliffe, and Brodic.
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS FOR WEEK-END GAMES
    95 15 2 C.R.C. cricket teams for week-end 5» games are. Saturday, ML A.C.S. at S.C.R.C. at 2 >m.: Seah Keng Siew, Fong Kirn Wah, Cam Gim Lick, Lew Kee Ngiap, K. T. soi, Chua Chocn Leong, T. B. Sim, 3wee Lim Swang, Alex Tan, P.
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    DRAW AT ALEXANDRA
    26 15 r[E R.A.O.C. and the R.A.F. < Torpedo) played a scoreless draw at the Alexandra yestc> 1 .ay in a second division (a) soccer fixture.
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    Selangor Race Entries
    808 15 'In. n Out- Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 12. pOIXOWING are the entries for the Selangor Turf Club's Summer Meeting on June 22. 26 and 2!>. HORSES CLAM TWO Horses In class two will have runs citheover sli5 l i furlongs or nine furlongs and over six
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    CHINESE WIN SECOND DIVISION (B) FIXTURE
    244 15 Chinese 3: Fort Canning 1. ALTHOUGH they beat. Fort Canning by three goals to one in their second division (b) game on the J.C.S.A. ground yesterday, the S.C.F.A. had, by no means, the run of the exchanges. Play which was keen, was very even
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    BITTER FIGHTING 25 MILES NORTH OF PARIS
    721 16 French Checking Enemy On Western Front ALLIED STRATEGY TIRING GERMAN INFANTRY A SUPREME effort has brought the Germans to Senlis, only 25 miles north of Paris. Bitter fighting is going on there, and the French are strongly clinging to their positions and yielding
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    MILITARY OBJECTIVES IN NORTH ITALY BOMBED
    509 16 "Crippling Blow" On Enemy's Air Power In Middle East \UITHIN a few hours of Italy's entry into the war and the swift and determined attacks on Italian air bases in Libya and East Africa by R.A.F. bombers of the Middle East Command and by
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    U.S. Planes Ready To Go Over
    72 16 New York, June ft ACCORDING to the Washington correspondent of the Herald-Tribune, the new warplanes destined for the Allies were last night massed alon; the east coast. The War Department has ordered 93 Northrop attack bombers to the Maine border aerodrome, whence they will
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    Egypt Severs Relations Declaration Against Italy Approved
    89 16 Egypt Severs Relations Declaration Against Italy Approved Cairo, June 12. THE Chamber of Deputies to-day ap- proved a declaration by the Prime Minister severing diplomatic relations with Italy. This news followed an official German news agency message from Rome stating: 'It is stated in well-informed Italian circles that following a
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    More Italian Ships Seized
    141 16 I ITALY continues to feel the might of I British sea power. Yesterday, a mesi sage received In London from Calcutta stated that the Italian ship. Calibria. j 9.500 tons, had been seized there. Mr. Cameron, Australian Minister o» the Navy, announced yesterday that the Italian
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    STRUGGLE FOR WORLD'S SOUL Big Speed-Up In Arms Output
    222 16 STRUGGLE FOR WORLD'S SOUL Big Speed-Up In Arms Output London, June 12 IUR. HERBERT MORRISON, Minister of Supplies, in a speech In London to-day, said that the past month had been marked by material increases of output. On Monday he made an order bringing 1,463 works under control. "We are
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    Italy Will Be More A Liability Than An Asset To Germany
    317 16 London, June 12. ECONOMIC experts in London point I out that Italy's capacity to endure! I war must be reckoned in terms of I months rather than in years. Sixty-one per cent, of Italy's prei war trade lay outside
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    AIR RAIDS WARNING IN ROME
    51 16 ROME had an air raid warning at 1.45 yesterday morning, lasting 25 minutes. The Italian official news agency states that the city, already partially blacked-out. was immediately put Into total darkness. There was no antiaircraft fire. There were four air raid alarms at Milan yesterday.
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    Bombs On Geneva: Four Killed
    64 16 Berne, June 12. A SWISS High Command communique states that four were killed, including two women, and 19 people wounded when five bombs were dropped by a foreign plane early to-day at Geneva. Bombs fell on the railway station at Renens, near Lausanne, damaging the
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    ANZACS HILARIOUS AT NEW TURIN
    81 16 Caira, June 12. As rikin? demonstration tojk place in a cinema hill h-re by New Zealand troops when Italy's declaration of war was anniuived In high B|ee that Mtlca h;ul Hi last arrived the tenet raaa <md cheered so wildly that the show had to
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    Allied Heads Meet In Paris
    77 16 London. June 12. IT is officially announced that Mr. Winston Churchill, the Premier, accompanied by Mr. Anthony Eden, War Minister, and Oen. Sir John Dill. Chief of Imperial Stan*, had meetings in France yesterday and to-day with M. Reynaud, Flench Premier. Marshal Petain, Vice-Premier, and
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      17 1 -in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EKIHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940. No. 228.
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      Black Velvet And Lace
      50 1 RARBARA Stanwyck, Paramount player, models this beautiful dinner gown of black velvet and lace. The neckline is low and square-cut front and back with gathers of white lace to frame the throat. Jewellery is simply a dinner ring and an ornamental cross on a platinum chain.
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      Stop Defeatism !
      808 1 Stop Defeatism TT seems incredible, but it is true. One actually hears the words "if we lose the war and spoken very often by men. Here, if in no other sphere, the women of Malaya can help to win the war. We are going to win the war. We all
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      History Of Knitting
      427 1 AT a time like this when so much knitting is undertaken it is interesting to recall something of its history. The origins of this art are somewhat obscure but authorities consider that it had its birth among the Arabs. The earliest specimans of knitting in existence were
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      Problems Of Babies And Young Children
      2964 2  -  Nurse Elizabeth By THE letters this week are again all about feeding babies at different ages. As there have been frequent requests foF diet sheets as a guide to the beginning of solid foods, I am publishing this week general instructions for introducing these
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      Dramatize Your Food
      747 3 COOD in the tropics, where one has almost the same materials to work with the year around, often becomes monotonous and unappetizing. When this happens, try dramatizing it as we are told to do with our personality, clothes, work, etc., which simply means try to make a
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      The American Girl Has Changed Her Ambition
      287 3 THE secret ambition of the aver1 age American girl a year or two ago was fame. She wanted to be an onera sinepr a film star To-day all that is changed. Her ambition now is marriage, a better job. a chance to travel,
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      Simple Savoury ONE of the simplest savouries to
      105 3 Simple Savoury ONE of the simplest savouries to v prepare is cold Welsh rarebit. Put an ounce of butter into a small pan to melt, add two tab'.espoonsful of milk, three ounces cf grated cheese, half a teaspoonful of mustard, salt and pepper to taste, and stir all over gentle
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      Daisy Design
      41 3 VELVET belts and sashes will trim many printed crepe frocks this season. Here is a pretty floral print of daisies on a black ground, with sash made of black velvet ribbon to match the little velvet bow at the
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      Where Charm Begins Good Work In The Bathroom Is A Necessity
      310 3  - Where Charm Begins Good Work In The Bathroom Is A Necessity Marion Morton By JT is not at all easy, but should you manage to persuade a man to tell you what he admires most in a woman, he may give only a vague answer, but there is one thing
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      64 3 JJOLLl WOODS newest play clothes put tennis togs, in the fashion spotlight. Ida Luplno, Paramount player, wears a cool, brown and white striped percale shorts outfit. An important new note is a clever, wrap-around skirt of white cotton twill with one bellows pocket in front. The pocket wiU take care
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      Hints About Socks For Services
      232 3 Hints About Socks For Services T^HE secretary of the women's section of the Malaya Patriotic Fund writes And now just a few hints for the sockmakers. An ex-Service man has asked us to see that no socks are sent home measuring under 10 V 2 inches the average man's foot
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        317 3 4- "f- Ift %f FOR YEARS SHE STRUGGLED ALONG ON SOFT. SOGGY FOODS... j£s^ ..and then chp FQmk "r started KttL Lli/lQ every ay jt Think of the food you've eaten during the last week. How much of it was soft, easily %g- swallowed without so much as a single
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      Women And The War
      3197 4 May 9. EVERYONE was charmed with the naturalness of the Duchess of Gloucester when she attended the opening of the Centenary Stamp Exhibition at the London Museum. Without making any pretence to being an expert she showed genuine interest in some of the stamps on view
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        130 4 i (pit For dainty blouses that resist creasing— ROBIA Robia makes the sheerest, daintiest blouses. Such a fine, semi-transparent texture. Such a variety of styles. You'd never think so sheer a fabric would not only resist creasing, but wash excellently. You simply wash it as wool and it comes up
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        103 5 47 (TV! Said the b Ho to Juan (V~ r fill v>\ I'm exhausted, my wind's -v Jj l J|Hps\ all g° ne West, J I \^>^ I can beat all bull-fighters X \%i %t '^P* 'Milo-fed'blighters'/ -"^8» ijr* Aft O J uan carr e d him off vVE-^S^^l Ih
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      Sophisticated Dress Effect From Simple Flowers
      472 6  -  Yvonne By THE world of dress is gay with flowers just now and unsophisticated posies of wild flowers or the counterparts of those which aye, presumably, to be found in cottage gardens are the most popular. Actually, of course, the unsophisticated air of these
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      Newest Hats Test Your Skin
      341 6 Newest Hats Test Your Skin TTHE gay new hats which are now being offered to us are apt to show up dingy skins in a very unflattering way. And most of us suddenly realize that some rather drastic treatment is necessary to give our faces a suitably fresh and radiant
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        26 6 In Straw Scarlet SCARLET Is the bright colour Qf the straw used for this hat, whose ribbon trimming and sncod net are of a matching hue
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      130 7 Malayan Weddings Mr. Khno Hong Chow, eldest sen of Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Soon Leong. of Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Ang Sook Foon, grand-daughter of Madam Yong Sze Koo, of Kual i Lumpur, were marred at the bridegroom's residence in Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. and Mrs. Chan Peng Sen
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      Rings For Brides Taste Hovers Between New And Old Ideas
      429 7  - Rings For Brides Taste Hovers Between New And Old Ideas Maud Lansdowne By ALTHOUGH the modern bride-to-be still clings to some of the bridal conventions with regard to her trousseau, the wedding ceremony, reception and so forth, she generally has definite and up-to-date ideas about her engagement and marriage rings.
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      Design For Wife
      53 7 NOTHING is sacred The bowler, last possession of x the harassed male, is now just the inspiration for the latest Bpring hat— for the women. This one of dark blue straw was designed for Gail Patrick, RKO Radio player. To make the whole thing properly feminine, a
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      Souffles Are Easy
      235 7 E'OR some reason the ordinary, every-day variety of cock is Inclined to back away from souffles as something rare and difficult to achieve. It's not the making that's difficult. It's rounding up the members cf thB family and having them right there to eat it. the minute
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      157 7 IF the loose cretonne and chintz covers in your home need washing, now is the time to think about this task. It can be undertaken quite successfully if you are prepared to take lnCretonne is best washed in bran water, this helps to brighten the colours, and result in
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      Lamour Wears Two-Piece Sarong In "Road To Singapore"
      616 8 Lamour Wears Two-Piece Sarong In "Road To Singapore" The Brighter Side (From Uur Uwn Correspondent) London, May 24. A NEW triple alliance of crooner, comedian and sarong makes The Road to Singapore," the one bright spot in a week of murders, suicides and executions. Of course, you don't need me
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      Uses For Berets
      92 8 LIEAD kerchiefs and tjrbans have ousted from iavour the beret which we once found so smart and so useful. If you have several old berets which you no longer want to wear, however, do not throw them away for they still have several uses. One of them
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      Off The Shoulders Neckline
      31 8 Olympe Bradna, Paramount player, looks lovely In this black gown with its huge skirt and off the shoulder neckline. White gardenias at the shoulders set if oft.
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