The Straits Times, 22 June 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times rESTABLISHED NEARLT A CBNTORr.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 22. 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS- The Straits Times t> PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS
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      13 1 GOWNS. DRESSMAKER sal DESIGNER 13. llatt«7 Ro»« Sinfapore. and HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala l.umpiu
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      23 2 JOHN WILLIAM HARRINGTON at his home in London, April 17 1940. Aged 63 years. Interred at Abney Park Cemetery, In family grave.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      37 2 The family of the late Madam Leong Kwor.g Hln wish to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who attended the funeral as well as those who sent wreaths, telegrams and tetters of condolence.
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      1077 2 SITUATIONS VACANT CAM ANYONE RECOMMEND a good and ■■e'.iable Chinese cook? Box 110. 117. S. Times. EURASIAN NANNY BEQUUtED end of July for new baby. Previous experience essential, good needlewoman, Mrs. Barnes, 7, York Rd., Alexandra. WANTED IMMEDIATELY junior accounting machine operator. Some experience Remington Rand machines essential. State salary
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      798 2 FOR SALE SUPERCHARGER, racing Solex carburettor, spare jete and chokes, manifolds, botn chain and belt drives. In perfect condition. $175. Box 126, Straits Times. FOR SALE: 1938 Philips Super 10 radio In perfect working order. Also 1 ret of Sup >r Lionel Electric Train Engine, 1 tender. 2 PMsenger carriages,
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      942 2 MOTOR VEHICLES SALOON, 16 H.P. good condition, engine fxcelfcnt, $203 quick sale. Bo:: No. 122, 8. T. WANTED economical runnir<» car for -ash Price and particulars Bos No 103, SUaits Times. FOR SALE, Dodge cle Luxe Saloon, Mrfeet order, one owner. $1,500. or near offer Apply Box 124, Straits Times.
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      537 2 EDUCATIONAL i BUSINESS CARDS Ftc. a furopean i.ady. with thorough lftfv Tnr mprw rmrt tT knowledge of the French Language, under- I •> VIFI And wn&tiN UHCLE takes private tuition In French. Charges Mode- LENDINC fIRRAHV rate App!7 Bon No. 127. Straps Times. «#«irwa**w UDnHn Ist FLOOR IH-F HATTER V
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      18 2 [RANE^g^JRAND SftCUILT MfPAMt FOR COUGHS, COLDS, H SORE THROAT p H LUNG AFFECTIONS rl OLD PEOPLE IMADE ftu'sTßAu"
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      425 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i incorooratea in England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAL SN Co MA II PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India.
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      237 3 (Incorporated in Tapani GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE ORIENT VIA HONOLULU mi. KAMAKURA MARU leave H kong July S s.s. NITTA MARU leave H'kong July 23 ms. ASAMA MARU leave H'kons Aug. 8 TO VANCOUVER A SEATTLE FROM JAPAN m.s. HEIAN MARU leave Kobe
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      534 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States ot America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WKSTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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      276 3 HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? No prudent man neglects this duty to himself hts hard-earned estate and his defenceless heirs. If you have not, you ought to do so at once In fairness to your family. If you have, have you selected your Trustees with full wisdom Friends are often
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      744 3 TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL LSI met <tZSm.) 7.HP 9.89 mm SO.Wm 12.45 p.m. Band concert. Relayed from th( Adelphl Hotel; 1.30 p.m. News and midday tin. copra and rubber pnres. l.ta p.m Band Concert (con til. t Relayed from tht Adelphl Hotel; 9.00 p.m. Interval; 5.00 p.m. "Listeners' Favourites." t (Malay);
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    155 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 21. /COMMODITY and Exchange markets .losed as follows with previous quotations In paran thesis: KIISBEE: Dull. Spot 13'4d 13^d U3i4d 13Vid) August 13d l»'4d (13d 13' Ad) Oct.-Dec. ll%d 1M (UXd ll%d) Jail-Mar, ll'.d 114 d <HV«d ll'-d) New York Copcntog prices):
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    London Stock Exchange
    347 4 London, June 21. THE Stock Exchange finally rallied to-day after a quietly easier session. Gilt-edged and Gold minings Improved but Industrials and OUs were Irregular. Reuter. Tbt following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are ol £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Con. Loan b% 1944-64.... 107% Funding
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1344 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations Owing to the absence of dealings in many of the Mining and Rubber shares listed below, quotations are mainly nominal. FRIDAY, JUNE 21 194«: 5 P.M. MINING Bayer* SVtten Ampat Tin 4s> 3s 3s 9d Austral Anial (ss; U 9d 5s 3s Austral Malay (t)
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    TIDE TABLES
    105 4 mmit\r\ji\jx To-day 9. W. 12.48 p.m. 8.7 ft. Li. W. «.1O a.m. 0.4 ft.; 6.06 p.m. 4.1 ft. To-morrow H. W. 00.02 «.m. 9.6 ft.; 1.22 pan. «.6 ft. L. W. 6.45 a.m. 0.6 ft.; 6.40 p.m. 4 ft. Monday. Jnne 24. •I. W. 00.42 a.m. 9.4 ft.;
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    276 4 Singapore, June 21, 5 pjn. >n \i Buyer* Seller* Ampatt 3/3 3 9 Au&tnu Amafc 4/« 5/Batu Selangors 1.25 1 35 Hong Fans 0.87 0 89 Jelebus 0.65 0.70 Kampong Lao]ut> 18'9 19 9 K. Kamuctlnj 8/4 >i Kundang 12/- 12/9 Kent 1/5 i/s KJang
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    255 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS i>ai-y Dlviaer.o close nn Ayer HiUm Tin 1%% Int. lea tax Burma Malay 6d Na 23 June 34 Idris Hyd 2%70 Int. lets ttx Jelapang la. No 14 June 19 Killtnghall 10% Int. less t Kramat Pulai 7H% final less tax —do 12^% Int.
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    190 4 _Mails close at the General Port Office as follows: TO-DAY Aden air 4pm Africa air 4 p.m. Africa <Ea.it South) surface 4pm Burma air 4 p.m. Brui.ei surface 12.30 p.m. Kuala Belait surface 12.30 p.m. Canada air 4 p.m. Ceylon surface 4 p.m. China i including
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    AUSTRALIA SPEEDS UP MUNITIONS OUTPUT
    60 4 E*IGHT leading industrialists in Australia have agreed to form a Commonwealth Munitions Board In order to obtain maximum production. Boards of management are to be appointed, one in each state, with wide powers to extend the present factories or build new ones. Mr. Menzies, the
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    U.S. CRUISER ARRIVES AT URUGUAY PORT
    26 4 •THE IO.TOO-ton American cruir*r Quincey has arrived at Montevideo, Uruguay, yesterday. She is on a goodwill visit to South America.—H
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    40 4 London, June 11. EXCHEQUER returns show that total ordinary revenue to date for the financial year is £156,587,041, compared with £128,*****9 at the ponding date last year. Total ordinary expenditure for the same period amounted to £562,436,168, against €249,480,887.—8riti5h Wireless
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS General Tone Easier: Commodities Rise
      355 5 AROUND THE MARKETS General Tone Easier: Commodities Rise (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, June 22. pOMMODITY prices recorded a further all round rise yesterday. Tin rose 455. for spot at £274 6s and 60s. for three months at £278; New York was up five-eighths at 55% cents. Rubber rose one-eighth
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      88 5 Friday. June 21. noon. Buyer* Seller* Prlce» Price* No. L\ K.S.S. (Spot loose) 36% 36% No. IX B.S.S. tab. In raiet July 37' i 38 G.f A.Q. B.S.S. fob. In b..le» July 36, 36% F.A.Q. B.S-S. t.o.b. la UM July 3594 36 ri/TUKB QUOTATIONS No.
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      TIN OUTPUT FOR JUNE
      65 5 TIN production for the first half of June Is reported v follows: Hours Yardage Plculs ore K. Kamunting 309 65,000 34C Thabawielfc 319 81,000 488 Fungah Dredge 1 320 135.000 742 Dredge 3 closed down Austral Ainal. 571 194.000 692 Pahang Cons. 3,420 Ipoh 573 129,400
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      WAR BONDS ISSUE
      203 5 For Large And Small Investors London, June 22 SUBSCRIPTION lists open next Tuesday, and will remain open indefinitely, for the Issue of 2'/ 2 per cent. War Bonds. The Issue will be made at par and will be repayable between 1945 and 1947. The objects of the
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      STORMY PETREL OF VS. MARINES IS DEAD
      199 5 THE death has occurred of Gen. Smedley Butler, stormy petrel of the United States Marine Corps, reports Reuter from Philadelphia. Gen. Butler's name came Into prominence at the beginning of 1931 on account of a speech In which he told a story he
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      DIPLOMATIC STAFFS EXCHANGED
      76 5 London, June 21. THE British liner Monarch of Ber1 muda, taking home 700 Italians, including the Ambassador in London, sailed from the Clyde yesterday after a week's delay in the arrangements for exchange of British and Italian diplomatic personnel. A dispatch from Rome to the German news
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      R.A.F. CASUALTY LIST
      57 5 London, June 21. AN Air Ministry casualty list gives the names of 78 killed on active service or died, 127 missing. 31 wounded or injured and 22 previously reported missing now reported prisoners or safe. The list includes among the missing Flying-Offlcer R. C. Simmons, born in
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      LAST OF PRIMA DONNAS
      62 5 London. June 21. THE death has occurred at Liverpool at the age of 81 of Madame Emma Nevada, the last of the prima donnas of the golden age. The daughter of a Scottish doctor and an Irish mother, she made her debut in Vienna in 1890
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      25 5 Washington, June 21. A bill for compulsory military training for all men between 18 and 65 was introduced in Congress last night by Senator Burke.—Reuter.
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      EXCHANGES
      183 5 Singapore, Friday 21. The following are me jxcnange rate:, this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/ 16 Loi.don demand 3/4 vis Lyons demand 2060 nominal Switzerland demand No quotation Hamburg demand New York demand 48 16/16
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      751 5 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. LE MARQUIS PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. From this date we have no connection whatever with the photographic business operated under the title "Le Marquis.' ROBINSON CO LTD. RUBBER REGULATION. EXPORT CREDITS AND COUPONS. Owners of rubber estates and rubber dealers are reminded that all export credits und coupons Issued
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      299 5 DON'T SUFFER From PRICKLY HEAT!! USE AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER The Unfailing Remedy. Ask for it You can buy it anywhere. Product of GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. I THE RADU^FTHE FUTURE TO^D^^ L|PO' S JIIICH KEE HUAT RADIO Co. CORRECT £^|J|^ VISION. ipP^ Have your eyes examined at
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      223 6 The play that shocked Broadway for 20 Weeks ....NOW ON THE SCREEN! TO-DAY 11 a.m., m mm m ■>« m t .is ALHAMBRA RKO RADIO PICTURES prcsdit^^^^^ /T* I akl 1^ IT »T^ vy r^,{,M HE ROGERS jk^ I/\ ri tj& far McCREA p^i^P version of the Sensational /^8 wtk
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      165 6 IF YOU ARE DEPRESSED Come and have a good laugh and help the Malayan PATRIOTIC FUND "TONY DRAWS A HORSE" TO-NIGHT at 930 A^> VICTORIA THEATRE CAPITOL TO-NIGHT (sat.) your nnm nunt AT MIDNIGHT The Most Famous CHINESE Star in Motion Pictures makes a great Return to tba Screen after
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      221 6 THE BIG COMEDY SHOW IN TOWiY.' 4 SHOWS TO-DAY "g*"™^"^!' 15 CAPITOIL Positively LAST DAY! JEAN ARTHUR |2|||gtf MELVYN DOUGLAS V\ff FRED MacMURRAY *%&W IN COLUMBIA'S RIOTOUSLY FUNNY X J PRODUCTION OF SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S PLAY "IT'S SCANDALOUS HAVING 2 HUSBANDS BUT REALLY VERY NICE" (Says JEAN Latest GACMONT BRITISH MBfITI
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    'SALVATION IS NEARER NOW THAN WE FIRST BELIEVED'
    404 7 OUT of the night of his day— the wars, famines, rebellions, persecutions, moral aberrations, private strifes and quarrels of his time St. Paul, the atjed ambassador of Christ," gives his reading of the attitude of the citizen of the kingdom on earth
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK-END
    1258 7 CHCKCB OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.— Trinity Five, Sunday, 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7.30 a.m. Matins: 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: The Archdeacon. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, Upper Serangoon. Sunday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. HILDA'S
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    AN APPEAL FOR CALM IN PRESENT TURMOIL
    75 7 AN appeal for calm and more faith In Uie omnipotence of God in the face of present world turmoil, featured a gathering at Boston, Mass, of thousands of Christian Scientists from all over the world for the annual meeting of the First Church
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. JUNE 22, 1940. (293rd Day of the War.) PROSPECTS OF VICTORY
    1025 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. JUNE 22, 1940. (293rd Day of the War.) PROSPECTS OF VICTORY During the last war, Great Britain's leading newspaper proprietor, Lord Northcliffe, held several posts under Government. He did a great deal of propaganda work with conspicuous success. After his death, the Crown of Fleet
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  • Correspondence
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      THE FIFTH COLUMN
      823 8 Work Of Bogus Refugees In Europe To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, On the subject of refugees In Malaya, I should like to quote the views of a man who recently completed a searching inquiry into the work of the spy in times of peaceMajor
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      73 8 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brie) concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at tht present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing will
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      THE WAR FUND
      394 8 A Suggestion To Hoarders Of Diamonds To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The suggestion made by Mr. John Laycock regarding the transfer of at least a part of the Colony's reserves is praiseworthy. This Colony certainly can spare a part of its ample reserves when
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      An Appeal To Men Of Wealth
      320 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Hardly had my letter concernIng diamonds now hoarded by the educated wealthy been sent to you. when I read with great interest your stirring editorial appeal to the individual man of wealth to loosen his purse
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      MR. CHURCHILL
      127 8 The Man To Lead Us To Victory To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With all the sterling qualities of a brave and courageous leader, with experience of last war and all the wisdom that is required of a Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill Is undoubtedly the one
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      THE COURAGE OF MASARYK
      910 8 Book Review Great Statesman's Rise To Power Masaryk. A Biography: By Paul Selver Michael Joseph. 18s. (Reviewed by D. G. Osborne-Jones) TTHE name of Masaryk is not new to ■1 the most cursory reader of European politics, since he was one of the very outstanding statesmen
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      RADIO ITEMS
      154 8 Variation Wanted In Malay Programmes To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, The general public, particularly the Malay-speaking section, I feel sure, is deeply grateful for the half-hour programme of Malay music and news given in the Malay broadcast by the Kuala Lumpur Radio Station. I believe,
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    R.A.F. BOMB SEVERAL ENEMY AERODROMES
    382 9 400 Incendiary Bombs Dropped At Rouen TWIN-ENGINED AIRCRAFT SET ON FIRE Raiders Take The Schipol Airport By Surprise r FHE_ Air Ministry bulletin states that enemy aircraft concentrated at aerodromes in Germany, France and Holland were attacked by R.A.F. bombers on Thursday and yesterday morning.
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    Squadron Shot Down 97 Nazi Bombers
    62 9 London, June 22. r OOP-CARRYING planes of the R.A.F. are assisting in bringing hack to Britain some of the last Kritish officers and men from France. One of the officers reached London carrying a flag on which 93 swastikas were drawn. He said they
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    Gun Position At Calais
    144 9 Successful Air Attacks Claimed THE Air Ministry communique states that successful air attacks were made yesterday on an enemy gun position near Calais. The enemy gun position was a- big new Nazi gun emplacement. British bombers protected by Hurricanes, swept down in waves, divebombing in the
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    BOMBING ATTACKS ON ABYSSINIA
    123 9 Cairo, June 21. ■THE R.A.F. communique states that two bombing raids were carried out yesterday on Dire Dawa Abyssinia > Direct hits were registered on a railway station and the workshops nearby. The aerodrome was also attacked and a fire staited. Enemy fighters attempted to intercept
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    Enemy Raiders Over Eastern England
    73 9 London, June 22. AIR raid warnings were sounded in a number of districts in eastern and south-eastern England ast night. Enemy aeroplanes were heard and searchlights lit the .sky ir> several districts. At one point, a searchlight picked up a plane which then made off
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    TWO ARMY COUNCIL CHANGES
    79 9 London. June 22. TPWO changM in the Army Council are announced. Lieut.-Cen. H. C. B. Wemys.s and Lieut. -General R. H. Haining become members of the Council in place of Gsn. Sir Edmund Ironside is now Robert Gordon Finlayson. It is understood the alterations are purely
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    AWARDS FOR BRAVERY IN FRANCE
    45 9 London, June 22. A FURTHER list of awards by the Commander-ln-Chief of the 8.E.F., General Lord Gort, for acts of bravery in France towards the end of May c imprlses ten Mi'ltarj Crosses, thrt* uiahed Conduct Medals 884 Military Medals.
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    U. S. Defence Secret No. 1' To Be Given Up?
    93 9 Washington, June 21. SENATOR NYE stated in the Sensite to-day that, if the retiring Secretary of War, Mr. H. Woodring, and his staff were questioned by the Military Affairs Committee, he would be very surprised if proper questioning failed to
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    111.000 Children Evacuated
    103 9 London, June 21. AFTER completion In six days of the evacuation 01 London schoolchildren, it is now revealed that 180 steam trains, 180 electric and tube trains, 1,300 omnibuses and 200 tramcars and trolley omnibuses were used for transporting the 111,000 children and those looking after them.
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    EVACUATION SCHEME : N.Z. TO TAKE 2,500
    62 9 EVACUATION SCHEME N.Z. TO TAKE 2,500 THE New Zealand Government has agreed to accept in the first instance 2,500 evacuated children from Great Britain. The New Zealand Prime Minister. Mr. Peter Fraser. made this announcement yesterday, and said that Auckland had agreed to take a minimum of 500. Four hundred
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    Polish President & Premier In England
    63 9 Polish President Premier In England MRACZKIEWICZ and Gen. Sikorski, > President and Prirre Minister respectif |'.y of the Polirh Republic have arrived in England. The President was welcomed on arrival by the King. He travelled to France with several members ot the Polish Government and in the company of the
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    BELGIAN GOVERNMENT
    21 9 THE Belgian Government has crossed from Spain into Portugual on Us way to Lisbon, says a message from Lisbon.
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    PLOT TO OVERTHROW EIRE GOVERNMENT ALLEGED
    318 9 Dublin, June 22. A CODE alleRed to have been found in a Dublin house was mentioned in a Dublin court yesterday when Stephen Carroll Held appeared under F>) Emergency Powers Act and the Oiiences Against State Act, including conspiring with unknown persons to usurp
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    25 9 Tne Ville de BruKes. formerly the American liner President Hardins, blazing furiously, engulfed in smoke, after she hal been bombed by German aircraft off Ostende.
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    Canadian Fascist Chief Interned
    95 9 Ottawa, June 21. ELEVEN members of the National Unity Party have been interned because they had been in communication with enemies in Germany and Italy and elsewhere, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Lapointe, told the House of Commons. The interned persons include men who were arrested
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    2,500 PLANES DELIVERED
    425 9 Fresh Contracts For America New York, June 21. THE Anglo-French Purchasing Board announces that new contracts for the purchase of more than 1,500 American planes were placed last week, bringing the number of planes purchased by the Board In the United States to more than 10,000. Of
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    Canadian Division Back From France
    101 9 PIE first Canadian division which has returned to England from France without having had an opportunity of engaging the enemy Is now once more intact. The division Is short of a' few men, but most of them are believed to have reached the English coast.
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    TWO U.S. JOURNALISTS EXPELLED BY NAZIS
    51 9 Merlin, June 22. MR. Ralph Barnes and Mr. Russell Hill, Berlin representatives of the New York Heralf-Tribune, have been expelled from Germany, according to the Germannews agency, on the ground that they had sent reports "calculated to upset friendly relations between Germany and other
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    "TOMMY GUN" INVENTOR
    48 9 New York, June 21. UR. John Thompson has died at Great NecUs ITI New York State, at the age of 79. He was in charge of the design and manufacture of small.cartridges for the U.S.A. In the last war. He invented the "tommy" sub-machine-gun —Reuter.
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    40 9 THE official German news agency stntes that tha puppet government of Bohemia and Moravia has formally dissolved the representative bodies. President Hacha. the agency adds, will "from now on assumo control of matters formerly dealt with by thfse bodies." neuter.
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    GERMAN PEACE TERMS STILL BEING KEPT SECRET
    582 9 Overseas French Appealing For Resistance To Continue IWO definite details are yet known of the German terms for 11 an armistice, which were presented by Hitler to the French plenipotentiaries yesterday, but according to Press reports from Bordeaux it was officially stated there
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    FRENCH ARMY FIGHTS ON
    160 9 Troops Form Vast Square In Vosges THE latest French war communique, according to the French radio, states that in the Vosges the French troops have formed into a vast square and are vigorously tarrying on the fight. They have several times repulsed attacks of the enemy
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    WAR FUND REACHES $2,415,782 TO-DAY
    679 10 Another £50,000 Remitted To Chancellor Of Exchequer KUANTAN RESIDENTS' SEND A CHEQUE FOR $2,690 THE War Fund has to-day reached a total of $2,415,782, an increase of $23,044 over yesterday's total. A further £50,000 was remitted yesterday to the Chancellor of the Exchequer out of
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    122 10 ENTERTAINMENTS and other functions arranged in aid of The War Fund will be listed daily in this diary, but it is a condition of inclusion in the list that the entire proceeds shall be eiven to the Fund. You can support these functions in the certain knowledge
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    PAHANG MALAY'S GIFT TO WAR FUND
    121 10 AN outstanding example or selfsacrifice in giving to The War Fund in Malaya is an offer made by the head teacher of a Malay school in a Pahang kampong. He has written to the Inspector of Schools. Pahang: "I have the honour to Inform
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    To-day's List Of Donations
    515 10 S Transferred from Penang. being fifteenth instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 2,263 Eastern United Assurance Corporation Ltd. 5,000 The Island Club 2,000 Sungei Lembing Community per Sungei Lembing Club 1,800 "Donation" 1.000 Ungku Abdul Azis Mrs. Azls 1,000 Mr. Mrs.
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    Old Boys Of H.M.S. Conway And H.M.S. Worcester
    151 10 These who attended last night's Conway -Worcester Old Boys' Association dinner at the Adelphi Hotel were Front row, left to right, Lieut. H. C. Upton RJi.VJI., (Worcester 1923-25); Mr. C. J. Church (Worcester *****8); Mr. H. D. Crisp, (Conway 1918-21); Rear-Admiral T.
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    REUNION OF SAILORS
    140 10 Old Boys Of The Training Ships DEAR-ADMIRAL T. B. Drew, Rear- Admiral, Malaya, presided at the second annual reunion dinner of the Conway-Worcester Old Boys' Association of Malaya, at the Adelphi Hotel. Singapore, last night. The members of the association served in the naval and mercantile marine
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    CHESS CLUB GIVES $100 TO WAR FUND
    133 10 A PROPOSAL to donate $100 to The War Fund was made at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chess Club at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. The suggestion was made by Mr. F. C. Peck, president of the Club, and seconded by Dr.
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    ALLEGED MEMBERS OF "RED" UNION
    83 10 SEVEN Hokkien Chinese, ranging in age from 20 to 37 years, were charged in the Singapore third court yesterday with acting as members of an unlawful society. "The Red General Labour Union," on Thursday. They were long Lun, Ng Bun, Lim Sim Hu, An Kirn
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    EXTENSION OF ORCHARD RD. BUSINESS AREA
    216 10 Amendments To By-Laws Before Commission DECAUSE of the rapid development of the upper portion of Orchard Road into a business centre, it is proposed that the area in which Tanglin Road, Nassim Road and Scots Road converge at Orchard Road be made available for
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    WOOL FROM PATRIOTIC FUND DEPOT
    57 10 r[E Central Depot of the Malaya Patriotic Fund at Government House has arranged to be open on Wednesdays between 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. in order that would-be knitters who are unable to get up to Government House on Thursday mornings to procure their wool,
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    BROADCAST FROM SAIGON
    100 10 MARSHAL Petain must have had a vital reason for his fateful derision to sue for an honourable peace. Frenchmen throughout the world are with him in this hour of their country's distress. We will fight on and achieve victory." said a French commentator, in a broadcast relayed
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    GINGER ROGERS IN "PRIMROSE PATH"
    103 10 At The Cinema Primrose Path (Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea) R.K.0.-Radio. At the Alharabra. THERE Is acting of a high order from the whole cast in this story of a girl, brought up in squalor, who finds love at a hot-dog stall. Ginger Rogers does
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    HUGE RUBBER BUYING PLAN
    133 10 IT Is intimated in New York trade circles that the United States has virtually agreed to buy 100,000 tons of crude rubber from Great Britain. The purchase will be a cash transaction involving about £11,000,000, says Reuter. After a Military Committee secret session in Washington last
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    POLICE RAID FACTORIES
    210 10 60 Arrests Made This Morning SUSPECTED "REDS" ROUNDED UP A CTION against alleged Communist agitators in two Singapore rubber factories was taken by the Singapore Police early this morning, resulting in 42 Chinese men and 18 women being detained, out of labour forces totalling nearly 300. The
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    CHAMBER'S APPEAL TO CHINESE
    214 10 MEARLY 30,000 handbills are being printed by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in an appeal to Chinese workers in Singapore to beware of agitators in their midst. The appeal stresses the words of the Chinese Consul-General, Mr. Kao Ling Pai, who. in a statement recently, deprecated
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    Wedding At The Cathedral
    76 11 Mr. L. H. T. Caulfleld was married to Miss Bertha Lilian Parsons, at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. The bridegroom U the yon of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Caulfleld, of Sheffield, England. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Parsons of Singapore. The Yen. Archdeacon
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    THREAT TO WORKERS ALLEGED
    50 11 BAIL of $2,000 was offered to a 21-year-o:d Hokklen, Tan An? Ching, who was charged in the Singapore third court yesterday with committing criminal intimidation by threatening some workers with injury on Thursday. The charge was explained to Tan and the case postponed to June 28.
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    MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF CONSCRIPTS
    261 11 Boards To Begin Their Work Early Next Week MORE THAN 600 EUROPEANS LIABLE FOR SERVICE THE tribunal -appointed in Singapore under the Compulsory Service (Local Forces) Ordinance and the Local Forces (Training) Ordinance, was announced yesterday. It will begin its sittings early next week in the
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    Rubber Workers' Assn. Dissolved
    108 11 A GOVERNMENT Gazette noilfic ;iti m yesterday states that the Singapore Rubber Workers' Association has been dissolved because "it appears that the Society is bein; used for unlawful purposes." The step is taken under Section 17 of the Societies Ordinance, in whion it is provided that
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    PERMITS TO ENTER S.H.B.
    188 11 What New Rules Require !IN view of the fact that from 6 j a.m. on July 1 the Singapore j Harbour Board's wharf area will become a "protected" place under the Defence Regulations, all persons who have business in any part of this area, should make
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    SOLDIERS IN COURT
    319 11 Alleged To Have Caused Hurt A NUMBER of charges were brought against three soldiers, James E. Collier, Leslie H. Broom and Robert M. Kelly, in the fifth court yesterday. They were charged firstly with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to G. C. Smith and J. M. Mansfield at
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    RUBBER SHORTAGE MAY, HALT AXIS POWERS
    1506 11 Britain's Advantages In A Long Struggle "CHORTAGE of rubber is likely to be one of the chief factors by which the war effort of the Axis powers can be brought to a standstill in the long war which, unhappily, seems to be inevitable," said
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    Air Mail Letters To Britain Via American Services
    260 11 A 81-WEEKLY air link is now operated by the British Overscr.s Airways Corporation between Bangkok and Hong Kong. The service is .scheduled *o eennect at Bangkok with the weekly flying-boat service to and from Singapore, and at Hong Kong with the weekly
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    SHOE COMPANY UNDER SUPERVISION
    116 11 •T*HE. largest shoe company in Malaya, the Bata Shoe Company, has been placed under the supervision of the Custodian ol Enemy Property, Malaya. The step has been taken as a result ct the announcement made recently In London to the effect that all subsidiar's ot the
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    154 12 O ELECTIONS for to-day's races at Kuala Lumpur are Straits Times Race 6 Sperama, Exeve. Race 7. Prunella. Gay Prince. Race 1. Stone Ginger, Prade. Race 8. Distinguished, Esqulr*. Race 2. Rayon, Beacon. R ac e 9. Harlequin. Easter Parade. Race 3. New Zealand, Royal Desire. Race
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    PROGRAMME OF RACES AT KUALA LUMPUR
    984 12 First Day Of Selangor Turf Club's June Meeting THE following is the full programme of events at Kuala Lumpur to-day, the first day of the Selangor Turf Club's June race meeting. A card of nine races forms the afternoon's programme. Double totes will be
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    BRITISH FORGES IN MIDDLE EAST IN HIGH SPIRITS
    653 13 Series Of Striking Successes Against Italians "THE great difference betwtvn the British and the Italian forces fighting on the Libyan frontier is that the British have got their spirits up and the enemy has not," writes Reuter's Special Correspondent with the British
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    New York Bomb Explosions
    108 13 New York, June 21. MR. Thomas Dewey, New York District Attorney, has begun an investigation into the bomb explosions which occurred in a German foreign exchange firm and a building housing the principal offices of the Communist party yesterday. In the first explosion the bomb had
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    Reynaud Opposed Peace Move
    431 13 Reynaud Opposed Peace Move Recent Events In France Reviewed I*HE defeat of the French army, the finest in Europe, and subsequent moves of the French Government envisaging capitulation, are attributed in objective French circles to two causes military views held by the Frencn General Staff and deep-rooted political divisions, says
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    U.S. RED CROSS SHIPS FOR THE WAR ZONE
    72 13 Washiijgton, June 21. THE Senate has passed legislation permitting the President to send Red Cross ships into the war zone even when safe conduct guarantees are not obtained from all belligerents. No ship, however, will be sent Into an area actually under
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    POSSIBILITIES OF "HEDGE PLANTING"
    1988 14 WILL the hedge system for the planting of rubber trees ever become a recognized practice The question is raised by an interesting article written by Mr. R. A. Y. Caruth and published in the Straits Times on May 4. Discussing modern methods of planting he referred
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    WINS AGAIN
    108 15 New York, June 2S. A'l the Yankee Stadium last night before a crowd of 30,000 Joe Louis retained the world heavyweight title by beating Arturo Godoy, of Chile, on a technical knock-out in the eighth of a scheduled 15-round bout. Godoy forced the fight for the first five
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    MALACCA TEAM TO MEET NEGRI
    92 15 Prom Our Own Corresponden.) Maiacca. June 19. QNLY one change? ha.- been made in v the Malacca team, which was narrowly beaten by the Army last Saturnay for the Malaya Cup soccer game against Negri Sembilan at Malacca on Saturday. Tan Swee Cheng displacing I
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    FORT CANNING CRICKET
    51 15 'THE following will represent Fort Canning at cricket against the Loyals at Gillman to-day: S. Sgt. Long, S. S. M. Hancock, S. M. (AC.) Wilton, Sgt. Johnston, Sgt. Turner, Cpl. Whiteman, Cpl. Kelly, Cpl. McKown, Pte. Lunn, Pt€. Neville, Cpl. Beeston. Umpire, S. K. Brown; Scorer, Pte.
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    RECREATION CLUB GIVE AIRMEN GOOD GAME
    491 15 Leaders Win Three-Nil After Scoreless First Half K.A.F 3; S.R.C 0 THE R.A.F. had to fight vary hard to beat the S.R.C. at the stadium yesterday when the teams met in the first division of the league. In the first half a determined j
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    GORDONS BEAT NAVY 3-2
    52 15 PLAYING one of their best games this season, the Gordon Highlanders beat the Royal Navy in a first division fixture at Changi yesterday by three goals to two. Two of the Gordons' three goals cams from Campbell, who at outside right was the finest forward on
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    SINGAPORE'S MALAYA CUP TEAM
    62 15 OINGAPORE'S Malaya Cup soccei team to meet Johore to-day at Johore Bahru will be selected from the following players, who have been invited to travel. Abdul Rahman, Ah Hong, Ah Poon, Asian, Aziz, Choon Lye, Harith, Hoc* Seng, Hor Khoon, Kok Chye, Lai Chuan. Lim Swang,
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    PROSPEROUS B.P.
    95 15 'THE following players have been chosen to represent Prosperous B.P. In a return friendly badminton match of five singles and two doubles between the Prosperous B.P. and the May B.P. at the home court on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. Albert Ng, Arriffin b. Ahmad, Benny Ang, Chan Kirn
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    TO-DAY'S RACES
    20 15 TTHK programme of events and selections for to-day's races at Kuala Lumpur will be found In page 12.
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    WEEK-ENDSFORTS EVENTS
    149 15 TO-DAY SOCCER Malaya Cup, Singapore vs. Johore, Johore Bahru; Malacca vs. Negri Sembilan, Malacca. CRICKET: S.C.I vs. Gentian*. S.C.C.: S.C.C. vi. PW.D., P.W.D.; Kort Canning vs. Loyals, GiUman Barracks; Indian Association ts. Malays, Balestier; CSC. vs. RAF. (H.Q.), Balestier; S.C.R.C. vs. A.C.S. Old Boys, S.r.R.f S.R.C. vs. Manchester^,
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    Padang Soccer Game To Be Filmed
    114 15 THE following item of particular inte- rest to football fans has just been announced. On Thursday, June 27, on the padang, a soccer match will be played between the Indian Troops (Headquarters I Force Emu) vs. the Malay Regiment, i which will commence at
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    ROYAL NAVY TEAM
    56 15 THE following is the Royal Navy eleven tn meet the R.A F. at cricket at the Naval Base to-day and to-morrow. Lieut. Cdr. Marsham (capt.). Pay. Lieut. Astin, Sub.-Lleut. Jagger, SubLieut Tufnell. Sub.-Laeut. Mitche.1). E. Grenfell, J. Bicknell, H Wood. R. West, C. D. Frankenstein, and J.
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    BLANCO AND SIMA FINISH LEVEL OVER TEN ROUNDS
    293 15 Little Abayan Baby Valdez Contest Stopped rjOOD boxing marked the re-opening of the New World v arena last night Two newcomers to Singapore made their appearance and, of a card of four bouts, two ended in technical knockouts. The results were: Luis
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    ATHLETICS IN SELANGOR
    41 15 (From Our Own Torrespondrnl) Kuala Lumpur, June 21. THKFK Wains will participate in an inter-team athletic contest this Sunday at the stadium. Competing: will be units of the Selangor Athletic Association, the Police Depot and the Piinjnh regiment.
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    Excise Department Win Soccer Shield
    245 15 'Frum Our Own Corresponded) Malacca, June 20. PR the tifth successive year the Excise Department won the Government Shield when they boat the Medical Department on Wednesday by two goals to one. At the start the Medicals forced ttM pace, but ence the holders settled
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    VICTORIAN ATHLETIC PARTY
    63 15 A FRIENDLY soccer match will be played at the Singapore Harbour Board ground on Sunday between the Victorians and the Jollilads Athletic Party. The following will represent the Victorians: Wai Mun, Sunn Leng. Ah Kong, Ah Nam, Soo Tuan, Hock Seng. Fook Kwan. Lea Kwai. Kum Yin.
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    S.R.C. ATHLETICS
    16 15 HEATS in the annual Sit.C. athletic meeting will be run off on Monday evening.
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    HITLER HANDS OVER PEACE TERMS TO FRENCH
    719 16 Preamble To Armistice Conditions Read DETERMINED TO "PREVENT RESUMPTION OF FIGHT" Safeguards For Continuing War With Great Britain UITLEK yesterday handed over to the French envoys his conditions for the armistice requested by Marshal Petain, the French Prime Minister, according to the official
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    740 16 TWO ITALIAN AERO-ENGINE FACTORIES BOMBED Successful R. A. F. Operations At Genoa Turin Disclosed London, June 21. THE Air Ministry disclosed to-day that within 24 hours of Italy becoming a belligerent, two of Italy's largest aero-engine factories, the Ansaldo works at Genoa and the Fiat factory at Turin, were successfully
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    Indian Congress Modifies Non-Violence Principle
    159 16 Indian Congress Modifies Non- Violence Principle Wardha, June 21. THE working committee of the Indian National Congress to- day passed a resolution renouncing the principle of nonviolence in opposing external aggression. At the same time, the efforts of Congress to secure its internal political aims wiU continue to be strictly
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    Arms Traffic To China Via Burma Japan Going To Make Representations
    87 16 Arms Traffic To China Via Burma Japan Going To Make Representations Tokio. June 21. FLLOWING Frances decision to suspend the transit of supplies to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek through French Indo-China, the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman Indicated yesterday i that Japan intended to ask the British Government to take similar measures
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    SERIAL BATTLE OVER SOUTH COAST TOWN
    65 16 London, June 21. AN aerial battle took place over a south coast town for 35 minutes this morning. Frequent bursts of machine-gun fire were heard. It is stated that a German bomber flew over the town and released bursts of machine-gun bullets. British fighters
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    £20,000,000 For Munitions Australia's Plans For Expansion
    364 16 £20,000,000 For Munitions Australia's Plans For Expansion FURTHER expansion of Australian munitions production was announced yesterday in the Housr of Representatives by Mr. P. C. Spender, Commonwealth Treasurer, who asked for an extra £20,000,000 for this purpose. The Government's plans include new factories, additional types of munitions I and weapons
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    ITALIAN GENERAL IN LIBYA CAPTURED BY BRITISH
    196 16 IT is authoritatively stated that successful British offensive operations in Libya have included the capture of the Italian general Lastrucci. chief engineer of the 10th Army in Libya and chief engineer of the Italian expeditionary forces in the Spanish civil war. Ten other
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    Fighting Still Continues
    178 16 London, June 21. AF REN C H broadcast says that Marshal Petain had an interview this morning with his predecessor. M. Reynaud. The French war communique state-, thai there has been no change In the fighting position but mentions the presence of German columns In the city
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    Large-scale R.A.F. Raids
    264 16 Large-scale R.A.F. Raids Whale Oil Stocks At Hamburg Destroyed London, June 21. WHILE Britain was free of air attacks last night, the R.A.F. carried out large-scale raids over the Ituhr and the Rhineland. It was learnt ;.n; .n authoritative quarters here tc-da: that poor visibility rather hampered our aircraft which
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