The Straits Times, 3 July 1940

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    37 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times TESTABLISinCD NEARLY A CENTUR?.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PACKS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 i»ac;ks SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS.
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      1148 2 SITUATIONS WANTED LADY TRAVELLING to America CanadU would look after children by arrangement. Box 184, Straits Times. YOUNG EUROPEAN, British subject wltn considerable experience in Office and outsM.' work, will accept temporary position, good references. Box No. 199. Straits Times. ENGLISH ACCOUNTANT (qualified) (S. V.C. reservist) offers service to firm;
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      846 2 FOR SALE BOARD RESIDENCE. Compound house in the vicinity of Orchard Rd. Moderate rent, good returns and easily run. Mod. san. Best offer accepted. Box £03, Straits Times. FOR SALE 3 Huntingdon Mills. F& C. Standard heavy pattern improved type. Chain and Bucket Elevator. 3 Ore bins. 1 b" McCully
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      866 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE HAMILTON (F.MS.) RUBBER COY., LTD. (Incorporated in F.MS.) NOTICE OF CLOSING OF SHAKE TRANSFER BOOKS. Notice is hereby given that the transfer books of the Company will be closed from Caturday. 6th July 1940, to Wednesday. JOth JUly, 1940, both dates Inclusive, for the preparation of Dividend
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      436 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ptc MASSAGE HAU MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARD and Misr HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. M JSCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO Bafgage Transport. Iramhipment Insurance A r'nrwardinß General Cargo (cases, bales Si drums onlji cleared or shipped at the wbanret. Booking Agents for F.M.S. Railway TeL Address.—
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      399 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS p. 0. BRITISH INDIA ANO APCAR LINE. < inrorooralea in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N Co. MAn PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICEB The best possible services are being maintained by the P O. S. N. Coy from the Straits to their usual ports oi call in China. India. Ceylon
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      319 3 f mcoruormeo in Ja.iani GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR ro LIVERPOOL Colombo, Bombay, Durban, Cape Town, and Lisbon Sail 3'port HAKONE MARU July 3 4 HAKOZAKI MARTJ July 15 16 TO ADEN via Bombay and Karachi TURUGA MARU July TO SAN JRAjNCISCO Bont Kong. Kobe. Yokohama Honolulu San
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      526 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A
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      220 3 KAST PASSENGER SKRVICK. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG Sail S'por* Arrive a t U CITY OF NORFOLK July Aug tj CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Aug 24 Sept 17 IS CITY OF LOS ANOELE3 Aug 31 Sept 24 S.S CITY OF NEWPORI NEWB Oct. 5 Oct. 29 ICCEPTINO
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      1267 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY nibom TUB »65 mci m.iit m.f. *UA m«i» SINGAPORE (49.b ml; PM.N 10.26 uic (S».v m.) If 1)1 11.8b mc» (Z53 O.I: VOC 5 16 /.Hi 1.33 net ezsm.i il<>8« ml ZHP Ml me JO.SBm.. mme cw; 653 pBi 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous new gramophone Tpa oncgrt; 5 50
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    DEATH AFTER QUARREL
    521 4 Doctor Disproves Murder Theory HPHIS inquiry might well have ended in a verdict of murder being recorded," said the acting Singapore Coroner. Mr. Walter MacQuarrie yesterdav, "but the doctor's evidence has proved otherwise." Mr. MacQuarrie was holding an Inquiry into the death of a 28-year-old woman, Tan
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    JAVANESE CHARGED
    59 4 A YOUNG Javanese, Ibrahim bin Cominp:. was charged in the fifth court yesterday with committing criminal breach of trust in respect of $164. entrusted to him in his capacity as the servant of one Rasjid Soetan Namesh at Campbell Street, Penang, en June 10. The case was postponed
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    London Stock Exchange
    374 4 uondon, July 2. AN the Stock Exchange to-day trading was much larger owing to an Influx of Investment orders from provincial and other sources. Gilt-edged were notably strong while the upward movement in leading Industrials continued. Home rail debentures were In active demand. Kaffirs were hesitant. Reuter.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    150 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES 'Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, July 2. pOMMODITY and Exchange markets losed as follows with previous Quotations In pa ran thesis: RIBBES: Firmer. New York (opening prices): 21.15 CU. (21.15 CU.) COPE A: P. M.S. Spot: £12 Straits S.D. Rotterdam: £12 2s Od COTTON: 7.59d (7.48d) PEPPER: White
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    Posed As Clerk: Sent To Gaol
    282 4 LJOW a Chinese posed as a clerk of the Hagemeyer Trading Co., while a companion pretended to be a purchaser and took delivery of 920 bags of cement worth $1,012, was told in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday. Two English-speaking Hokkiens, Khoo Kirn
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1309 4 OWING TO THE ABSENCE OF DEALINGS IN MAW OF THE MINING AND RUBBER SHARES LISTED BELOW, QUOTATIONS ARE MAINLY NOMINAL. TUESDAY, JULY 2ND, 1910: 3.30 P.M. MINING 8u?rr« Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) Ss 3d 3s 9d Austral AmaL (5s) 9a 5s 3s Austral Mala; 35a
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    70 4 Latest mall lists at t>-e General r.st Offlce are as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface l p.m. Burma surface Ip.m. Egypt surface Ip.m. India surface Ip.m. MAILS EXPECTED Malls from Indo-Chlna (air) 1.40 p.m. to-day. Malls from Java and Sumatra (air) 3.30 p.m. to-day. Mails from Sumatra
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    List Of Current Dividends
    196 4 Books Company uiviaeuo Close m Kamunttag Tin 5% Int. less tax July 4 KiHinghall 10% lrt. less tax Klang River 7H% ..July fl Lahat 7H% final en tax Lahat 7Vs% lnt less tax Pangnga River 4% Int. less tax July 4 Rartau 10% July 13 Selayang
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      229 4 1 i mM Mm mmm mi BATTERIES for your radio Obtainable from on dealer* or from THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) OLDHAM LANE. ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. I X ft 69 Weak? SunDown? Wl^J VI6OUR NO toatwu fIL/ Waterbury's Compound helps to build you up L \.\il
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      122 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 9.35 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 8.56 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. W. 3.06 a.m. 2.5 ft.; 1.50 p.m. 4.7 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 10.23 a.m. 8 t. 9.39 p.m. 9.1 ft. L. W. 3.48 a.m. 1.9 ft.; 3.39 p.m. 4.6 ft. Friday H. W. 11. 05
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      43 5 London, July 3. THE International Tin Committee will meet on Monday next and the International Rubber Regulation Committee on Friday of this week. The meetings are in connection with the United States plan for the purchase of huge stocks of the commodities. Reuter.
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      Rubber Shipments
      66 5 RJH3ER shipments from Malaya in •Tune totalled 60,814 tons, compared v.ith 74,682 tons for May. I shipments for the first six months of the year amounted to tons, compared with 247,088 tor for the corresponding period last ye-r. an increase of 118,579 tons. Shipments were made during June
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      59 5 From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 3. A- STRAUSS and Co. estimate tin statistics for June 30, compared with May 31. as follows: World visible stocks 31.300 tons. 29.7:53 tons: United Kingdom stocks 2.211 tons. 2,000 tons: afloat to United Kingdom 510 tons, nil; afloat to the United States 27.418
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
      80 5 RUBBER ASSN. Wednesday, July 3, noon. Barm Sellen tVlre* Prfo« No IX R.S.S. (Spot loose' 37'., 37V4 No IX K.S.S. r.o-b in <-<tset July S8« 384 I R.S.S. fo.b In i< les July S6»i 36»i IVQ B.S.& fob id -'in July 35% 36 FUTURE QUOTATIONS \o IX
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    MORE TRADE FOR MALAYA
    154 5 Exports Doubled During May MALAYAN trade for May was the highest recorded this year. The total was $183,470,000, the next highest being January's $176,859,000. The total for May, 1939 was $106,068,000. The total trade for the first five months of this year was $832,574,000 compared with
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    EXCHANGES
    184 5 The following are the ixccauge ratci this morning according to the laily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Baifctne Corporation SELLING London T.I 2/4 1/I6 lx>i.don demand 2/4 1MB Lyons demand Suspended Switzerland demand 207 nominal Hamburg demand New York demand 48 15/10 Montreal demand SI 11/16 Batavla
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    GRAVE PERIL OF AMERICA
    642 5 Mr. Stimson Need For Action Washington, July 2. IUIR. H. Stimson, whom President Roosevelt nominated for Secretary for War, testifying before the Senate Military Affairs Committee to-day regarding his qualifications to hold the post, said he did not believe "we shall be safe from invasion if
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    CONTROL OF U.S. WAR MATERIAL EXPORTS
    102 5 Washington, July 2. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has signed a bill providing authority to control exports lrom the United States of irfmitions. materials and machinery essential to national defence. Items subject to licensing for export Include basic metals, other goods and products containing them, also chemicals,
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    63 5 Singapore, July 3, noon. Buyers Seller* Gambler $.7.75 Hamburg cube $13.00 Java Cube $1250 Pepper White Muntok $12.50 White $12.00 Black 7.00 Copra Mixed $260 Sun Dried $2.90 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga |Mt $5.50 Fair $5.25 $5.25 Sarawak ■•'5.bo Jelotono Palembang $18.00 Banja $17.50 Sarawak $18.50
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    51 5 Manchester, July 3. rQ many inquiries fur textiles from Dutch nd French colonies are being treated cautiously, but large contracts are pending for Java. There is less pressure lor deliveries of medium fine yarns in view of doubts as to whether home trade cloth order* will be duly taken up.
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      79 5 I GRANT'S SCOTCH WHISKY. WQ&inAm fast to-day as irv_ lon^ by. jusf as^GßflriT'S LIQUEUR." Scotch Whisky epitomises all that is best- in the distiller's art— pure undeviahtx^ irv^ Quality mellowed by the years, and noiu founded on a rock of reputation as typical of all that is Best of its
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      273 5 DON'T SUFFER From PRICKLY HEAT!! USE AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER The Unfailing Remedy. Ask for it You can buy it anywhere. Product ol GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore A Kuala Lumpur. Asthma Cause Killed in 24 Hours Thanks tothe discovery of an American physician. It now Is powlble to g«t rid
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      278 6 ACCLAIMED BY THE PRESS JIMINY CRICKET and PUBLIC! WHAT A SHOW TINOCCHIO' is New Triumph For /O\ I.'isney" —STRAITS TIMES. X/) •TINOCCHIO" Should Be Seen Hy nv^il Kveryonc"— STOßE FREE PRESS. >^[ ***m ti J 'There i^ no Need to Tell You to put 1 /j^P^^» ii this Picture on
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      234 6 WATCH for RE OPENING DATE PAVILION THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT 6.15 9.15 B""^|^^^^^'sP^^J THE COMEDY SENSATION It J^ |H OF THE SEASON ■■■■■^^HDteIHUB I P >T||PC| j J^m Slj^^f^U^Lv'lf^^^B Tin svetus M| l»tt comedy' Gißfei |£9 l^^^^^^^^^^^^nT^^^^^B tkotfin ttitu wtttMF p™f^B^/*\^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H l DivM is Uit boss toi tomorrow PAUL MUNI
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      320 6 pjj* Come on a Trip to Hawaii JMlfe Jffy With DEANNA M^flk Hear her sing more Rl [M^r ICAPITOLI /^o?' It's her SEVENTH successive B BIG HIT and she sings t\ all your Favourite songs: "AYE MARIA" j "love is all" Deanna "MUSETTA'S STREET DURBIN song" x Sh' "'D (From
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    Brazil Helped Uruguay To Forestall Nazi Revolt
    250 7 Brazil Helped Uruguay To Forestall Nazi Revolt GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT COUP ONLY DELAYED NOT DEFEATED New York, July 2. ACCORDING to the Montevideo correspondent of the New York Times, quoting "uniznpeachablt: sources," Brazil helped Uruguay to escape by only the narrowest of margins from a serious Fifth Column" revolt supported
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    "Appeasement Men Must Go"
    162 7 London, July 2. THE National Union of Railway men's conference at Morecambe to-day unanimously carried a resolution requesting that Cabinet MinisI ters and other persons in high office associated with the previous Government's policy of appeasement should be immediately removed from office. The resolution pledged continuous
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    ROUND-UP OF JEWS IN ITALY
    58 7 Rome, July 3. THE rounding up of foreign and native Jews in Italy is continuing, arcording to the Jewish telegraph agency. The agency states it is now believed that the round-up will include all foreign Jews and all Jews who were deprived of Italian citizenship
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    R.A.F. LEAFLET RAIDS ON FRANCE LIKELY
    91 7 Messages Of Sympathy Hope For The People London. July 3. A SUGGESTION was made in the House of Commons yesterday that, to counter-act enemy propaganda in France, aerial distribution throughout that country of appropriate leaflets should be undertaken, assuring the French of British sympathy
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    CHINESE RE-ATTACK HONAN CAPITAL
    94 7 Peiping, July 2. rE Japanese military spokesman today admitted that Chinese troops had again penetrated Inside Kalfeng, capital of Honan Province. The Chinese attack he declared was delivered on June 29 and peace was restored after 100 Chinese had been "annihilated" Inside the city wall*. The
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    SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE ARRESTED
    44 7 Calcutta, July 2. OUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, the Con- grcss Forward Bloc and a former president and leader has been arrested. He was taken into custody at his Calcutta residence under the Defence of India Regulations to-day.— Reuter. SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE
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    Polish Forces Thank The Royal Navy
    64 7 London, July 2. •T^HE Admiralty announces that It has received a message from Gen. Sikorskl, Polish Commandei -in-Chief, asking that thanks be expressed from the Polish authorities and officers and the personnel of their forces In respect of services of the Royal Navy in
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    AMUSEMENTS
    174 7 AMUSEMEN TS SINGAPORE. RAFFLES HOIEI Dinner Dance (Informal) Bp.m. to Midnight. GABKICK nitATKE GtYLANG Loh Park 4c Happy Family Double Feature Cantonese Talkie at 7.45 p.m. GREAT WOKJ I) Cabaret 7.30 to 9 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Bad Little Angel. Sky: Man Drake the Magician. HAPPY WORLD Shanghai Revue.
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      127 7 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL to-night- DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to Mid-night BY NUMEROUS REQUESTS RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF THE MOST TALENTED ACROBATIC DANCERS EVER SEEN IN SINGAPORE THE ASTOR TRIO PRESENTING A SENSATIONAL DARING REPERTOIRE Dinner $3.00. Non-diners $1.00. DAILY IN THE GRILL JVLY SPECIAL BALL Special Dish from the Silver
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      255 7 ®|T||AU Where OPENING TODAY iW Everybody 315 5.15 9.15 kAUYA S UNEIU.U UJXJ fiMS BOX OFFICE PHONE 3400 y THOSE BOISTEROUS DAYS WHEN 11 Al ICE THE UTTLE OLD TOWN WAS NEW! M% and a spirited belle of the brawling W .Jj pA YP B^^^ waterfront fought to win the
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    SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940. I (304 th Day of the War.) THE BALKAN CAULDRON
    1157 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940. (304th Day of the War.) THE BALKAN CAULDRON While the people of Great Britain wait, apparently with much more impatience than trepidation, for the long threatened attempt to invade their shores, events in the Balkans continue to pursue a course which suggests
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      THE WAR FUND
      207 8 Views Of A Malay Who Is About To Serve To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, You must be satisfied ay now that theie are st'flsh people In Malaya who will pay noKiing until it is taken from them. In a few days I will be
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      ALIENS
      170 8 Prevention Much Better Than Cure To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt would appear that "Progress," in his attempt to be facetious at other correspondents expense, has missed the point of the majority of letters to your paper, dealing with internment of aliens. The point is that
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      LESSONS OF HISTORY
      403 8 A Maginot Line Of 277 A.D. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Henry Ford says that history Is bunk. Also It Is easy to be wise after the event. However. I cannot help feeling that the French High Command cannot have read the enclosed passage
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      KEY-MEN
      110 8 No Such Thing In The Rubber Industry To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, My considered opinion., fitter :JO years of planting, is that there is no such thing as a key-man in rubber. Rubber is the simplest of all cultivations; it is not like tea or tobacco.
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    "GIVE ME EUROPE" SAID HITLER TWO YEARS AGO
    946 8 Strange Outburst During Talk With Friend BY HAROLD NICHOLSON M.P.. (PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION) KNOW a man who is a native of one of those small European countries which, up to date, have managed to remain neutral. He is
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  • Among The Books
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      CRIME CLUB BOOK
      132 8 Death on the Boat Train. By John Rhode. The Crime Club. (Collins.) 7s. 6d. rS is a detective story par excellence. That is to say. that the author concerns himself in purely logical detection. The story Is told entirely from the point of view of the investigators,
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      POPULAR SCIENCE
      364 8 Science To-day and To-morrow. Ry Waldrmar KaempfTert. Nicholson and Watson. 10s. t;d. "TTOE author of this book Is the science editor of the New York Times, and 1*, is not surprising to find him making use of language in a manner that may be readily followed by a
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      SPY MENACE
      229 8 Hitler's Spy Rinr By E.I." Hurst and Blackett. 10s. 6d. "P^.'S" new spy book is extremely topical at the moment, foi It deals with the menace of the Gestapo and the Fifth Column in England. E.7." himself is a famous international spy, and although his method of presentation
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      38 8 cSSk Have your NEW SUITS I tmade 0» EXPERT TAILORS < MODERATE PRICES Latest Woollen A Palm Beach Suitings alwaut tn itock TAI HENG CO. 23-5 Coleman St. Phone 3375 Spore JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Op tlcian. 21. BATTERY ROAD.
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    BRILLIANT RAID ON GERMAN NAVAL BASE
    823 9 Scharnhorst Again Heavily Bombed FLOATING DOCK HIT BY MANY SALVOES Successful Attacks On Kiel At Midnight IT was revealed last night that in an R.A.F. raid on Kiel on Monday night, the German battleship Scharnhorst was heavily bombed when aircraft of the Bomber Command
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    R.A.F. Officer Gives A Shock To Italians
    134 9 THE following incident, said Mr. Richard Dimbleby, the 8.8.C. oßserver with the troops in Egypt, In a broadcast this morning, occurred when British, French and Egyptian consuls at Libya were being brought back to Egypt under Italian escort. A British air officer was
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    £61,000,000 RAISED IN EIGHT DAYS
    66 9 London, July 3. IN a broadcast speech last night. Mr. Montague Norman, Governor of the Bank o,f England, announced that £61.000.000 had been subscribed t/i the 2-. per cent war bonds during the first eight days they were on offer Mr. Norman appealed to the
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    13,000 ENLIST FOR CANADIAN AIR FORCE
    81 9 Ottawa, July 3. THE Canadian Air Minister, Mr. Power to 1 1 the House of Commc.ns yesterday that since Sept. 1 last 115.000 men had obtained Information regarding enlistment in the Canadian Royal Air Force. Over 25.000 had passed medical and trade r y.iiniin:i:ion.<i,
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    AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY CANCELLED
    20 9 London, July 3. JT Is officially announced that the Anguftt bank holiday has been candled. Reuter.
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    French Fleet Is Still Free
    209 9 Gen. de Gaulle's New Call To His Nation London, July 3. rj'HE French fleet has not yet been interned, according to The Times. Gen. de Gaulle, leader of the movement of continuance of French resistance, in a broadcast last night declared, "The course of honour
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    PLEA TO TECHNICIANS TO HELP CAUSE
    83 9 London. July 1. GEN. de Gaulle, who is heading the movement for continuance of resistance in the French Empire, has appointed M. Andre Labarthe, Doctor of Science at Paris University, to be director-general of all French services connected with armaments and scientific research in
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    U.S. RECEIVES GOLD FROM FRANCE
    42 9 Washington, July 3. The U.S. Treasury reports that *418,000.000 worth of gold was brought Into the United States in the week ended June 26. This included $241,000,000 from France and $101,000,000 from the United Kingdom. Reutf r.
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    Puppet Chief Orders 83 Arrests
    62 9 Puppet Chief Orders 83 Arrests Shanghai, July 3. rE arrest of 83 prominent members of the Chinese community in Shanghai, including bankers, newspapermen and political workers, has been ordered by the puppet government of Wang Ching-wei at Nanking, according to an announcement in Wang's newspaper, the Central Daily News. The
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    19 9 Field-Marshal Lord Milne, former Chief of the Imperial General Staff, has been appointed Col:nel Ccmmandant of the Picneers.— Reuter.
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    LONG PRISON TERMS GIVEN IN CONSPIRACY CASE
    384 9 London, July 3. MRS. Marie Louisa Augusta Ingram, who was said to be the wife of a sergeant of the R.A.F. and sister of a staff officer serving with the German High Command, was yesterday sentenced at the Old Bailey to ten yearj
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    THREE TOWNS BOMBED
    160 9 120 Casualties In N.E. England London, July S. TEN persons are .eported to have been killed and 110 injured including: several children, when bombs fell on a town in north-east England last night. Twelve of the injured persona are In a serious condition. H.uses and a school
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    Why Rumania Did Not Go To War
    177 9 Feared Attack By More Than One Foe London, July 3. THE Rumanian Foreign Minister made a statement last night about the events which led up to the cession of Bessarabia and northern Bukowina He said that the Rumanian Government sent a telegram to
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    NEW G.O.C. FOR WEST AFRICA APPOINTED
    121 9 London, July 3. LIEUT Gen. G. J. Glffard. General Officer Commanding, British Force 3 in Palestine and Transjordan, has been appointed to be General Officer Commanding, West Africa. This new appointment and command will embrace the Gold Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Lieut.Gen. Giffard
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    GANDHI'S APPEAL FOR NON-VIOLENCE
    168 9 New Delhi, July* 3. MAHATMA GANDHI .ssued an appeal last night "to every Briton wherever he may be to accept the method of non-violence instead of the method of war for the adjustment of relations between nations." Mr. Gandhi revealed in the course of his statement
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    ROME STORY OF AIR RAID CASUALTIES
    72 9 Rome, July 3. NINETY-ONE civilians were killed and 392 wounded as a result of enemy action between June 11 and June 30, according to an official announcement. Of the dead 77 are stated to have been killed by bombs, four by antiaircraft shell splinters,
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    26 9 The King received In audience at Buckingham Palace yesterday M. Corbln, who took his leave on relinquishing his appointment as French Ambassador in London. British Wireless.
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    Nazi Losses In Big Offensive
    93 9 London, July 3. THE German High Command announces that losses on land, at sea and in the air from May 10, when the invasion of the Low Countries began, until the signing of the armistice with France, reached the "almost incredibly small" total of: 27,074
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    Hong Kong's Calm Is Restored
    189 9 Hong Kong's Calm Is Restored Effect Of Government's Confidence In Future Hong Kong, July 3. A GREATLY improved atmosphere and considerable restoration of confidence have resulted from the Government's purely precautionary interpretation of the evacuation measures, and the belief held in well-informed quarters that no serious emergency is likely to
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    Polish & Czech Armies Re-form In Britain
    56 9 Polish Czech Armies Re-form In Britain London, July 3 THE Secretary for War, Mr. Anthony Eden, told the House of Common.' last night that units of the Polish and Czech armies had arrived in Britain and were being reorganized. These unl s are a very welcme rsinforcement in the struggle
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    MALAYA'S 14 BOMBERS
    280 9 London Comment On War Fund London, July 2. MALAYA has 14 bombers in the IVI Colonial air fleet of 200 aircraft ready for service, a Ministry of Aircraft Production spokesman told Reuter's air correspondent in London to-day. The bombers have been boupht by money subscribed to the
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    BURMA'S OFFER OF UNCONDITIONAL HELP
    174 9 London. July 3 EXPRESSING their deep appreciation tat .urma's unconditional offer of help i .ring the war. the British Government has invited a representative of Burma to serve as counsellor and promised to enter Into discussion on the question of Dominion status for Burma when
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    WAR FUND AT $2,816,576
    866 10 C C f** J_ 1 L£i T T V> OHiriUUllUllS All To-day's Acknowledgments J C 3 --i-^-ik -rrr> /at^ /^•TTTKT'nr<T^ I fIA/l IVI IH l\TT^ I)F l.MlMr* Sh V>iWlVllVirL/l^l 1 \JV \jilll>lL/ljL/ THE War Fund has to-day reached a total of $2,816,576, an 1 increase of
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    1260 10 Transferred from Pemang being 23rd. and 24th. instalments of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 5,605.92 European member's of the staff of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.) Ltd. and the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (F.M.S.) Ltd. throughout Malaya (1st. monthly contribution) 1.322.19 E. N.
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    Helping The War Fund
    25 10 Wearing the national costumes of the Allied countries, these volunteer waitresses will take part in Cyrano't War Fund effort this evening.
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    SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MALAYAN CHINESE
    214 10 COURTEEN scholarships have been offered to overseas 1 Chinese youths by the Overseas Chinese Commission, and a committee has been formed in Singapore to hold examinations and select candidates. The Chinese Consul-General, Mr. Kao Ling-pai, has been appointed head of the committee. O her committees exist
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    Deanna Scores New Success
    110 10 At The Cinema "It's a Date" (De&nna Durbin) Universal. At the Capitol. AS Deanna grows up, so does her histrionic ability develop and in this story of a famous acirers' daughter Miss Durbin scores another triumph. There is a good st^ry, plenty of comedy, Deanna's lovely
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    EX-MALAYAN WINS M. C.
    102 10 Served In Local Gunners NOW WITH A A. UNIT IN BRITAIN A former Malayan, who was at one time a member of tha Singapore Royal Artillery (Volunteers), has been awarded the Military Cross. He is Lieut. Norman Bradbury, who is now serving with an antl.lircraft regiment
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    EX-MALAYANS ESCAPE FROM CHANNEL ISLES
    84 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.! London, July 2. AS far as can be ascertained in London, almost all former Malayans resident in the Channel Isles, which have been evacuated, left in good time, including Messrs. G. E. Shaw. J. T. Marrlner, P. J. Sproule, S. P.
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    MILITARY GOVERNOR FOR HONG KONG
    77 10 Fls officially announced that in the absence from Hong Kong of the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, th« King has appointed Major-Gen. E. P. Norton to administer the government of the Colony. Major-Gen. Norton is at present commanding the Western District in India and will take
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    W. O. GEORGE PECOVER
    30 10 WARRANT Officer George James Pecover, of the R.N.V.R., who died in the Singapore General Hospital was buried with full naval honours at Bidadari Cemetery on Monday.
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    RICE POOL TO CONTROL MALAYAN IMPORTS
    383 11 Dealers Circularized About Working Of Scheme TO turn over Government's big reserve stock of rice, a rice pool will be established in Singapore. Arrangements have also been made to protect the direct re-export trade from Singapore, but all rice imported for consumption in Malaya
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    Income Tax Vote Suggested
    174 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. July 2. A suggestion that a referendum should be taken in Selang'ir regarding the auesti >n of in-mv M uvs made by the Chief Kathi of Selangor, Haji Olhman at the adjournment of the Selangor State Council at Klans to-day.
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    CONTROL OF SHOP HOURS
    287 11 Councillor Asks For Legislation PLEA REGARDING SCHOOL HEALTH (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 2. AT the meeting of th«» Selangor State Council In Klang to-day, Mr. K. K. Benjamin proposed three subjects for consideration. He first asked lor legislation to c >ntrol the working
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    CONTROL OF SMALL CRAFT
    249 11 New Restrictions Authorised MO small craft may move in Singapore territorial waters from one-quarter of an hour after sunset to one-quarter of an hour before I sunrise, when a Government Gazette notification from the Master Attendant, S.S., issued yesterday comes into force. It is not stated
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    35 11 The Singapore Fire Department's accident ambulance service attencted 297 calls last month. Ths majority of specified cases were motor-car accidents (41), collapse cases (29), motoriorry accidents (14). attempted suicides <13) and trolley car accidents (10).
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    INSPECTORS FINED
    484 11 Caused Hurt To Two Malays F)UND guilty of voluntarily causing hurt to two Malays, two Chinese Inspectors of Police, Chua Keng Lin and Seah Keng Loy, were yesterday fined $150 on each charge, or, in default, three months rigorous Imprisonment in the Assizes Court. The jury after Mr.
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    BOILERMAKERS' UNION CENTENARY DINNER
    93 11 rE centenary dinner of the Boilerm ikers' Union was held at the Sea View Hotel last night. Mr. L. Froggatt presided. I Mr. Froggatt announced that the T Jnion had endowed a cot in perpetuif; in St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital. Between 60 and 70 people were
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    EXPORTS TO FRANCE
    77 11 Permitted Only Under Licence EXPORTATION of goods frcm the Colony to a number of additional countries, including France and snme neutral, is now permitted only urder licence from the Controller or Deouty Controller of Restricted Exports, si ates I a Governmsnt Gazette notification. The additional countries are:
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    SIR SHENTON APPEALS FOR WAR CHARITIES
    312 11 Malaya Told That "There Is No Time To Lose" A PERSONAL appeal to the public of Malaya is made by Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements. in a telegram received in Singapore to-day. Sir Shenton Thomas is now on leave, and his
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    Soccer Representatives At Funeral Of Mr. W. W. Dean
    513 11 pEPRESENTATTVES of many local i football associations were among I a large crowd which attended the 1 tuneral of Mr. W. W. Dean at Bidadan i Cemetery yesterday. Mr. Dean, who died at the General Hospital yesterday morninpr, had been secretary
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    2135 12 COMMANDANT "INCONVENIENCE" TO BUSINESSES Comment On Claim For 100 Per Cent Exemption UNITED ENGINEERS AND S.H.B. CASES BEFORE TRIBUNAL "1 FEEL very strongly on this question of inconvenience to businesses," declared Lieut.-Col. V. G. Stokes, Commandant, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, before the Singapore Tribunal yesterday during the consideration of applications
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    Border Skirmishes Denied By Budapest Circles BULGARIAN EXPLANATION
    302 13 Border Skirmishes Denied By Buda pest Circles BULGARIAN EXPLANATION Budapest, July 2. DEPORTS of alleged skirmishes on the Hungaro-Rumanian and Bulgaro-Rumanian frontiers are described in authoritative Hungarian circles as fantastic. A denial is also given to reports of losses incurred in the course of these invented incidents." The Hungarian Cabinet
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    DUKE OF KENT BACK FROM PORTUGAL
    35 13 London, July 2. "TMif. Duke of Kent has returned to L;ndon from Portugal, where he represented the Kin? at celebration^ in connection with the anniversary of Portugal's independence.— Reuter.
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    Balbo's Will In Wrecked Plane
    128 13 London, July 2. THE death of Marshal Balbo Is 1 admitted In Rome to be a mystery, according to the German radio. Whatever the cause of the plane crash it was not an air battle with a British machine. A curious postscript to the affair
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    Sir Frank Stockdale For West Indies
    84 13 London, July 2. THE Colonial Office announces that 1 Sir Frank Stockdale, Agricultural Adviser to the Secretary for the Colonies, has been selected for the appointment as Comptroller for Development and Welfare in the West Indies. Sir Frank, who has been a member of
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    SOVIET ENVOY CALLS AT FOREIGN OFFICE
    34 13 London, July 2. THK Soviet Ambassador in London, M. Maisky, called at the Foreign Office to-day. It is learned ,-jiat the call was connected with "routine matters." Reuter.
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    Evacuation Of Hong Kong
    193 13 Vriny Spokesman 1!*1 Statement Shanghai, July 2. HE had no knowledge of Japanese troop concentrations near Hong Kong, the Japanese army spokesman told a Press conference here yesterday evening The spokesman added he did not know the reason for the Hong Kong evacuation. Japanese niti:nals In
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    Change In Economic Warfare Methods
    99 13 Change In Economic Warfare Methods London, July 2. DR. Hugh Dalton, Minister for Economic Warfare, announced in the House of Commons to-day that events in the iast five weeks had changed the methods of waging economic warfare but it would be contrary to national interests to indicate the nature of
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    MANCHUKUO-MONGOLIA AIR SERVICE
    37 13 Hsinking, July 2. IN accordance with an agreement reached between the Manchukuo Government and the federal autonomous government of Mongolia, a regular air service between Manchukuo and Inner Mongolia was Inaugurated yesterday.— Eastern News.
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    NAZI TACTICS OF TRYING TO CONFUSE CIVILIANS
    264 13 Britons Are Warned Of Melt Used In Other Countries London, July 2. TT may have significance in connection with Hitler's alleged 1 intention of invading Britain that the Nazis have begun using against her tactics which they have successfully exploited against other countries
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    CHARGE AGAINST SHIP'S CLERK
    373 13 Alleged Chandu Importation ALLEGED to have been concerned In the importation of 1,120 tahils of chandu worth $10,080— landed In Singapore from Thailand concealed in a case of dried fish— Tan Man Koo, a ship's tally clerk, stood trial in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday.
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    Land Settlement For Unemployed
    241 13 Plea On Behalf Of Mine Labourers \From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 2. AT to-day's meeting of the Selangor State Council in Klang, Mr. Khoo 800 Gong advocated the settling of unemployed mining labourers on land a.s "a safeguard in future depressions." He thought that
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    GEN. WEYGAND ON HIS WAY TO SYRIA
    56 13 DEPORTS from Athens say that Gen. Weygand passed through yesterday on his way to Syria. It is only a few days since Gen. Weygand was in Syria and it is believed he then caused the French Commander-in-Chief. Gen. Mittelhauser, to change his mind
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    ENCOURAGING FRENCH TO CONTINUE FIGHT
    62 13 London, July 2. THE British Government was fully 1 alivs to the Importance of «uicouraging to the utmost of its power all French forces able and willing to continue the struggle and the Government was devoting its urgent attention to the matter, stated Mr. C.
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    NEARLY £7,000,000 LOANS WITHOUT INTEREST
    50 13 London, July 2. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir 1 Kingsley Wood, told the House of Commons to-day that up to this morning he had received from firms and private individuals £6,766,000 in response to his appeals for loans to the Government without Interest.- Reuter.
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    RUSSO-GERMAN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
    24 13 London, July 1. ACCORDING to the German radio German-Soviet trade negotiations which were started last Thursday, hays been successfully concluded. Renter
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    HOW TO DEFEAT GERMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN
    619 14 Importance Of Strategic Zone Behind Tactical Zone London, July 2. TN a leading article which combines a review of the foreign situation with Britain's power to resist invasion, The Times to-day examines defence tactics which might be employed to defeat Hitler. The newspaper
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    PREMIER'S STATEMENT ONLY NEXT WEEK
    113 14 London, July 2. MR. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said in the House of Commons to-day that the Prime Minister. Mr. Churchill, would make a statement on the war situation as soon as possible but he was not in a position to indicate the
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    Evacuation Of Children
    382 14 Statement In House Of Commons London, July 2. 'PHE first statement on arrange- ments for sending children to the safety of the Dominions was made by Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, in the House of Commons to day. He said that the Overseas Receotlon Committee
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    60 BRITISH CHILDREN LAND IN NEW YORK
    47 14 Sixty British children landed in New York city to-day. Meanwhile, the Australian Minister of Health made a statement yesterday that children evacuated to Australia will be housed in Sydney until plans are complete for taking them Into private homes.— Reuter.
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    U.S. Ban On Army & Navy Stocks For Britain
    378 14 U.S. Ban On Army Navy Stocks For Britain New York-, July 1. ACCORDING to the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. President Roosevelt has signed a bill banning the suppiy to Orcat Britain of munitions and stock? belonging to the United States army and navy. Such stocks can nsw
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    Shipping Losses Made Up
    513 14 New Construction Going Ahead London. July 2. HTHE Admiralty announced to-day that the total of British mercantile losses due to enemy action for the week ended midnight on June 24 was 88.259 tons. Of this figure, however, 30,446 tons were lost during combined operations off French
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    Britain's A.-A. Defence
    38 14 Britain's A. -A. Defence No matter what the weather anti-aircraft batteries in Britain are cor, tinually on the watch. During the recent German air raids they playe a great part. Pictur* shows Ammunition being carried to the guns.
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    U.S. May Accede To German Request
    83 14 New York, July 2. THE United States, writes the Wash- ington correspondent of the New York Times, is expected to accede to the reported German request that she withdraw her Ambassadors, ministers and other diplomatic representatives I from Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg
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    NARVIK HERO'S WIDOW HONOURED
    138 14 Receives V.C. Decoration From The King: Mn\ Warburt;n Lse, widow of Captain Bernard Warburton Lee. went with her 14-year-old son to Buckingham Palace yesterday and received from the King the decoration of the Victoria Cross which had been posthumously awarded to her husband for his gallantry
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    UGANDA'S £10,000 WAR GIFT
    64 14 London, July 2. Fls announced that the Secretary of State for Colonies, Lord Lloyd ha« accepted with deep gratitude a cheque for £10.000 contributed to His Highnfjj the Kabaka <King), Government and people of Buganda province, Uganda, for war purposes. In sending the contribution they convey
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    Dempsey's Great Come-back
    48 15 Atlanta (Georgia), July 2. JACK DEMPSEY, returning after 13 years of retirement at the age of 45, last night knocked out Clarence Luttrell of Texas from the ring in the second round. His manager says that Dempsey may attempt to regain the world championship. Barter.
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    Island Club Golf Results
    263 15 SOKAMOTA, with a score of 36Vi, and K. Sakaguchl, with a score of 3914, were the winners in "A" and "B" divisions of the June Stapleford competitions at the Idand Golf Club. "A" division of the ball sweeps was cancelled owing to lack of support, while
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    AMERICANS TROUNCE RED SOX
    102 15 fHE American Association's baseball team trounced the Singapore Red Sox in Sunday's league at Jalan Bescr stadium by the score of 15 runs to six. The Red Sox pitchers were unable to hold down the American batters and basehits were rifled to all corners of the
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    S.C.C. BOWLS TIES
    98 15 BOWLS ties at the Singapore Cricket Club are: To-day, T. J. Goodman and R. H. L. Lyne (—3) vs. A. Ferguson and E. B. Evans (—5): R. G. Mozer and H. F. Foulds (+3) vs. W. G. Shey and J. Green (+6). To-morrow, H. H. R. Bowerman
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    SINGAPORE AMATEUR SPORTS UNION
    28 15 •yHK Singapore Amateur Sports Union Will held its eleventh anniversary dinner on Saturday at the Tai Tong Restaurant, Happy World, at 8 p.m. eharp.
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    ISLAND CLUB WIN
    39 15 'THE social golf match between the I Garrison Golf Club and Island Club, played at the Island Club on Friday, resumed in a win for the Island Club by 43 points againrt the Garrison's 31 points.
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    C.Y.M.A. BEAT KATONG CASUALS AT CRICKET
    226 15 IN a game of cricket played on St. Josephs ground on Sjnd3y, the C.V.M.A. beat the Katong Casuals by fivo wickets. The scores were: RATONG CASUALS T. Dawson b Francis 17 J. Bird c Jacob Pierre b Dass 0 C Dora! b Francis 33
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    62 15 *rHE following have been selected to play soccer lor the V.M.C.A vs. The A.F.C. on Friday at 5.15 pm. on the Paya Lebar ground' Wee Aik Chan, M. Swyny, V. N Pillay, J. G. Moxon, G. L. Day, V R. Sabapathy, S. Orton, K. Goldsmith T. Morrison, Chan
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    GEYLANG CORINTHIANS
    45 15 rIE following will play soccer for the Geylang Corinthians against the Vniteers Sports Club on Friday at Farrer Park:— Jabbar; Hock Guan 'Capt.), Said; Kim Hin, Hamzah, Hoi Seng; Yee Sin, Llan Sin, Ismail, Mahmood, Teck Seng. Reserves —Yew Tim Hock Chiang Jaffar.
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    ST. JOSEPH'S SCORE EASY VICTORY OVER A.C.S.
    209 15 IN a game of crickst played at Oldham Hall ground, St. Joseph's Institution bsat the Anglo-Chinese School by 47 runs. The scores were ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL Hong Win^ bT. Campbell 7! Thlam Siev. b D. Woodford 12! Hee Sang b D. Wood/ord S Tat
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    GOOD ENTRY FOR JULY RACES IN SINGAPORE
    591 15 150 Horses And Ponies To Run At Three-Day Meeting A GOOD entry of 150 horses and ponies, comprising 42 horses in class one, 75 horses in class three and 33 ponies in class one, has been received for the Singapore Turf Club's July
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    67 15 Soccer: reserve division, Royal Navy vs. Fortress BE.. Naval Base; second division (b), S.H.B. vs. R.A.F. Torpedo, SMB.. Fort Canning vs. Customs, J.C.S.A. The reserve soccer match at the stadium to-day between the S.E.C. and Arpylls has been cancelled as the S.R.C. are unable to raise a
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    52 15 •"THE following have bean selected to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. against the S.C.R.C. on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the S.C.R.C. ground R. Lyne, J. P. Chrysostom, Dr. V. Xavler, I. B. Suratta, F. Marsh, K. Goldsmith, A. Nathaniels, Wilton, F. Ormondroyd, E. Le Mercler, Metha, and
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    Y.M.C.A. VOLLEY-BALL
    61 15 THE following have been selected to play volley-ball for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against Raffles Institution to-day on the Bras Basah Road ground at 5 p.m.: Lim Njlt Siong, Koh Chit Meng, Vow Wah Sung, B. Fones, Fong Kirn Ohoon, Teo Seng Chew, Chua Kirn Chiang, Chia Soo
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    Publishers Meet Airmen At Stadium
    35 15 A pha.«e of play in Monday's se-ond division (a) soccer match at (he stadium in which the Publishers beat the R.A.F. (Torpedo) by two finals to one.— Straits Times picture.
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    LATEST RACING CLASSIFICATIONS
    152 15 Four Class Two Horses Sent Up POUR class two horses, Booklaw, Giggolette, Rumination and Sir Victor, have been sent up to class one according to the latest list of racing classifications issued on Monday. New Zealand has been sent up to class three from class four, while
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    AIRMEN WIN EIGHT-NIL
    53 15 DLAYING at the Naval Base yes- terday, the Royal Air Force first eleven beat the heme team by eight goals t > nil in a rousing first division football fixture. The R.A.F.. as the score indicates, were far superior to their opponent-, who hardly ev«n got iv
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    Racing Schedule At Bukit Timah
    121 15 •"pHE schedule of racing for the Singa- pore July meeting is as follows: First day, Saturday, July 13: Horses, class one, divs. one and two, seven furlongs; horses, class three, dlvs. one to four, six furlongs: horses, class three, divs. one and tw>, seven furlongs.
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    HONOURS EVEN AT CHANGI
    359 15 Gordons Gunners In Keen Game Cordons 1 fith Heavy Kegt. 1. 'THERE was some line football wit- nessed at Chan»i yesterday, when the Gordons met and drew with thr 9th Heavy Regiment in a first division fixture, each side scoring once. Both teams were equally matched,
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    RAPID STRIDES MADE IN EMPIRE AIR SCHEME
    335 16 Canada's Programme To Be Ready One Year Ahead SPECIAL APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER FOR TRAINING Ottawa. Ju!y 2. "PANADA is whipping her air might into fighting trim and with the aid of the United Kingdom will bo able to complete the whole production programme
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    ITALIANS MISTAKE THEIR OWN TROOPS FOR BRITISH
    386 16 Blunder That Cost The Lives Of Several Natives And Fascists HETAILS have now been received in Cairo of an Italian blunder on the Abyssinia-Kenya border which involved them in considerable losses, says a statement issued from military G. H. Q. last night. It
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    TO-DATE 13 ITALIAN SUBMARINES SUNK
    89 16 Cairo, July -2. BKIT1SH naval and air forces operating in the eastern Mediterranean in the period from June 27 to June 30 destroyed four Italian submarines, says a naval communique. It is understood unofficially that there were some survivors from the submarines, all of who
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    Three Spitfires Shoot Down Two Heinkel Bombers
    208 16 Three Spitfires Shoot Down Two Heinkel Bombers London, July 2. A N Air Ministry news bulletin des- cribes how two German bombers were shot down into the sea yesterday by R.A.F. fighters. Three Spitfire pilots returning from patrolling the north-east coast sighted a Heinke! 11l bomber flyins at a height
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    Good Response In Palestine
    65 16 Jerusalem, July 2. PALESTINIANS and other residents. Including nationals of Allied and belligerent powers, are responding in large numbers to the Army and R.A.F recruiting campaign. Crowds of Arabs and Jews, after reading street posters printed in English, Arabic and Hebrew, are queueing up at recruiting
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    BRISTOL CHANNEL AREA BOMBED AGAIN
    92 16 London, Juy 2. ENEMY air raids again took place last nio'ht While they were m >rogress the Air Ministry and Ministry if Home Security Issued the following :ommunique: "A series of enemy atr•raft crossed the south-west co->st shortly before midnight last night. Bombs have been
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    Passive Dutch Resistance
    124 16 Invaders' Difficulties In Occupied State London, July 3. DEPORTS have been received from Holland showing that the Germans are coming up against the independent spirit of the Dutch In their persistent attempts to win over the population to the German side. It is learned that the Germans
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    FALKLAND ISLANDS' CONTRIBUTION
    54 16 London. July 2. FE Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands has decided to transfer stock of a redemption value of £50.000 to the Imperial Government for the purchase of warplanes. The population of the Islands is only 2.400 and they already bear the cast of i ths
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    BUILDING SOCIETIES' NEW REGULATION
    61 16 London, July S. *I*HE Treasury announces that a de1 fcr.c? regulation has been made authorizing building societies to reauire six months' not' re for withdrawals of shares and deposits. At present there is considerable diversity in rules on this point among societies, and the object of
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    American Evacuees Leaving
    59 16 Reuter reported last week that the U.S. liners, Washington und Manhattan would be shortly leaving lor Europe to take home Ihe remaining Americans from the war zone. Many of them lift \>y the President Roosevelt recently. In the picture they are seen waiting for the tender at
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