The Straits Times, 1 August 1940

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NRVRLY A CENTURY! MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES I PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940. PRICE :> CENTS The Straits Times ll PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940. PRICK 5 CENTS
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      283 1 /ry MB E N CHON6 TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. q-j Coleman St. Singapore —Phone 4816— SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE S47U. SHORT DELIVERIES I SINGAPORE KUAU LUMPUR Mli l°J^C&tffiLzy<l) P. j IPOH PENANG MALACCA i^OW^^Aty OCtm^erf '.VPS. 124 A aiMnMnß CHATWOOD STRONGROOM DOORS AS INSTALLED IN
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      33 1 For New Ideas, Smart Cut and fit Take your Materials to 'ELSIE MARY' She specializes in orders executed at short notice Interesting models of her own are displayed at Battery Road. Phone 4772
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      28 2 DEATH UERRELLS— FRANK tlat* of Powell Co.") passed away last night, aged 58. Corteg; will leave his residence, 396 Race Course itoad, for Bidadari at 5.15 p.m. to-day.
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      845 2 BEHWICK— At Batu Gajah Hospital, en Jury 30. to Jean, wife of E. J. H. Berwick. Agricultural Ofllcer, Krlan, a daughter. LEWIS— To Sybil, wife of L. I. Lewis, Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur, at the QOMnl Hospital, Singapore. 28th July, twin daughters. IX.I-HO— The engagement Is announced between Mr. Larry
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      826 2 FOR SALE SHELVADOR Refrigerator Phone 83» KIAI KWOSAI Knthi 4fi acres «-xc!lent Rubber land Apply Hartley. Tapab CAMERON HIGHLANDS. Ringlet, two small houses. M.S. E. Lighting. Available Sept. Oct. Apply Hartley, Tapah. FOR HIRE KiKRIGfcKATOR- New or Uwd Phone 3333 DRIVE YOURSEI F ard private Hire Omi —Low rates Genera)
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      495 2 LOST LOST pair of glasses in ta\i Sunday evening 11.30 p.m. from Capitol to Tiong Bahru. Please return to 63 Victoria Street. Reward offered. MOTOR VEHICLES" 1934 FIAT two-seater Roadster. 11.2 h.p. 30 m.p.R. $125. Tel: 4084. HILLMAN MINX 1934 saloon just overhauled new pistons cylinders rcbored. $600 or near.
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      703 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Thursday the 29th August 1943, the Directors will recommend that a Final Dividend of 7to per cent., for the year ended 31st May 1940. be paid
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      727 2 BUSINESS CARDS Ftc CLOSING DOWN SALE Commences TUESDAY, AUGUST 6th 18, Battery Rd., Ist Floor. Phone 7143 Singapore. AUCTION NOTICES THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. AUCTION SALE Of very well-made modem turopean polished teak household furniture, one almost new "Westinghouse" electric refrigerator with Agent's 3V» years guarantee still to run. children's bedroom
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      536 2 1937 2U LITRE S.S. JAGUAR. 19.8 lI.P. Very smart appearance $1,890.00 1939 OPEL OLYMPIA SALOON 15 H.P.— done under 2.500 miles as good as new $1,975.00 1938 AUSTIN "14"— mechanically perfect upholstery and paintwork first class $1,450.00 1938 STANDARD "14" SEDAN perfect condition $1,450.00 1933 HILLMAN 15.9 h.p.— a really
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      347 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI 8 N Co ftlAll PASREMQEB 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. Ceylon
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      265 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Em ope via America and Round Toon In the Pacific quoted In IS S on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu mi. ASAMA MARU leave H'kong Aug. 8
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      471 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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      71 3 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE SILVER LINE PRINCE LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BALTIMORE. NEW YORK, BOSTON AND HALIFAX VIA PANAMA CANAL SILVER LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA PANAMA CANAL. For further particulars apply to HARPER, GILFILLAN CO.. LTD. HADDEN CO., LTD. (Incorporated tn F.M.S.) (Incorporate*
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      866 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL (.33 act 1 mm. > ZHP 969 act ,30.9610.1 1 15 p.m. Light musict: 1.30 P m. Programme summary and mid-day tin. copta and rubber prices; 1.35 p.m. News; 1.50 p.m. Interval; 5.00 p.m. Hindustani muslcf; 5.30 p.m. Cantonese programme by the Koh Sing Musical Association;
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      866 3 NIXON VUD V.65 met (31. £0 m.i; VUA «01 met I'J.b m.l; Pi.IN 10.26 ->c Ml* m.l; 11.16 met (23.3 ml- VDC 516 -<i ll?8« m.i 4.50 p.m. Programme review; 4.53 p.m. Te» concert: 5.50 p.m. "The Fagle's Nest J 1 6 20 p.m. Swing music; 6.50 p.m. Nrws a.'i
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    BRITAIN'S SUPREME MOMENT MAY BE IMMINENT
    334 4 Mr. Amery On Empire's Contribution In Men, Money And Effort London, Aug. 1. CPEAKING at Dudley last night, Mr. L. C. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India, declared that there was not a corner of the Empire, however remote, which had not made
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    THREATTO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
    382 4 Recent Regulations Criticized London, Aug. 1. CPEAKING on the adjournment in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. S. 8. Silverman (Labour) moved to annul two of the defence regulations which, he claimed, in the hands of any unscrupulous government or minister would enable the executive
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    156 4 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,497 th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 1,538.256 lbs, 686.72 tons: offered 1,199.427 lbs, 533.46 tons; sold 1,014,510 lbs. 452.91 tons. SPOT London 12 %d. New York 20 cents. PRICES REALISED Bibbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb.
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    London Stock Exchange
    359 4 London, July 31. THE Stock Exchange yesterday after early Irregularity became firmer. Kaffirs I, nefitted by late Cape support and Oils recovered much of yesterday's losses. Industrials continued Irregular but Gilt-edged v/ere steady. Japanese Bonds were about two pcints lower. Reuter. The following are to-day's closing middle
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    170 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 31. pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations to paran thesis:— RUBBER: Firm. Spot 12% d 13d <12% d 12% d) Sept. I2\d 12Tsd (12V4d 12Hd) Oct.-Dec. 12Hd 12* d (12% d 12Hd) Jan. -Mar. 12Hd 12>.<d (12d 12%
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1300 4 Ampat Tin tas) Is 6d 4s Austral Amal (ss Ss 6d 6s cd. Austral Malay 35s a7s cd Ayer HiUun (ss) m r* Ayer Weng .50 .55 Bangrln TJn 17s 18s Batu Selangor rsl. 1.45 1.50 Berjuntal (sst 8s 6d Us 6d x.l. Burma Malay
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    87 4 Malls close at the General Post Office a» follows TO-DAY Australia air 5 p.m. Java surface 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. New Zealand air 5 p.m. Port Darwin air sp.m. Thursday Island air 5 p.m. TO-MOHROW Japan surface i p.m. Java surface 11.30 a.m. Sibu surface
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    List Of Current Dividends
    320 4 Issued by the Malayan Sbarcbrokers' Association. Booki Company Dividend Close TIM .ustral Amal Dlt. 3d .ustral Malay Div. gd Bonus Is 3d lerjuntai Tin tat dlv. 5% July 2P lamra Tin 2%% less tax :ampong Kamunttag Dlv. 3d Bonus Ls 3 Aug. 13 "engkalen Ltd. Ords.
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      233 4 WHAT LOVELY FACES GREET YOU AT SINGAPORE BEAUT V SHRINE KRONCHONG NIGHT special kronchono ivnurn-nuriu loni nimbkks by libios dance band I FREE M^^^ggofj I o y r%°« wt?" 1 JOHORE PATRONS WELCOME j BEGININO 10-NIGHT VOTE FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUND DANCING HOSTESS f ALL YE BOXING FANS f I;
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      94 4 A DEGREE IK ACCOUNTANCY Secretaryship, Cost Accountancy, Shipping. Banking, Insurance or Bookkeeping Is essential for a highly-paid executive post- tion. Examinations can be taken in the Straits Settlements and success guaranteed by postal training. The School of Accountancy is the leading Institution for the buildIng of Successful Business Careers. Write
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      45 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE ro-day H. W. 9.18 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 8.29 p.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 2.36 a.m. 2.9 ft.; 2.16 p.m. 5.3 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 10.09 a.m. 8 ft.; 9.20 p.m. 9.2 ft. L. W. 3.28 a.m. 2.2 ft.; 3.21 p.m. 8 ft.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    450 5 Tip Shares Easier After Active Spell fta Our Financial I 'orresnondent 1 rubber shares and Mentak Cy Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, August 1. Rubbrr was up a quarter in London jesterduv at 117« d2 7 «d and down one quarter in New York at 19 3 /4
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    STANTON NELSONS RUBBER REVIEW
    227 5 In a weekly review of the rubbei Sian.on Nelson and Co. Ltd.. write: The renewal of tenMjn in th? Far ..nd the continued uncertainty regardini the rubber buying arrangements to bj adopted ny the American Government, have tended to deaden v. though there have been a
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    93 5 Thursday. .\ug. I. noon. Buyers Sellers Prices Price* No. IX P.S.S. (Spot loose) 3* H)( No. IX R.S.S. f.0.0. in cases Aug.-Sept. (sellers' option) 37' Z'\ O.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f o.b. In bales Aug. -Sept. (sellers' option) 36', 36 S F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Aug.-Sept.
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    ITALIANS SUFFER LOSSES IN CLASH NEAR MOYALE
    193 5 British In Sharp Engagement With Large Enemy Forces Nairobi, Aug. 1. A COMMUNIQUE issued last night states, "Strong enemy forces were encountered at Dobel, approximately 30 miles south of Moyale, on the Kenya-Abyssinia border. After a sharp engagement, and having inflicted considerable losses
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    Tin Stocks Estimates
    105 5 From Our London Correspondent TIN Research Council estimates comparing world production for the January June period this year and last year give the following figures: 1940, 102.900 tons compared with 63.200. U.S.A. deliveries for the same period 50,609 tons compared with 30,000 tons last year. Urlted Kingdom
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    GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR COTTON EXPORTS
    206 5 Efforts To Organise Production And Distribution London, July 1. British Overseas Cottons Limited, registered as private company with nominal capital, whose function ls to assist the Cotton Board in the promotion of export trade is to have made available about £300,000 in full year which
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    101 5 Singapore. Aug. 1 noon Buyers Sellers Oambier 7 75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.50 Pepper White Muntok $12 25 White v.75 Black 6.75 1 Copra Mixed $2.50 Sun Dried $2.75 Snao Flour No. 1 Ungga J3.GO Fair $3.25 $3.25 Sarawak $3.30 $3.30 Jelotrno Palembang $19 50
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    EXCHANGES
    182 5 The following are the xc.ange rates this morning according to the laily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T. 2/4 I'l6 London demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 4 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15 16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavia
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    Unrest Grows In Rumania
    301 5 People Opposed To Any Fresh Concessions Bucharest, Aug. 1. rvESPITE the approval expressed in the Rumanian Press, it is evident that the visit of the statesmen to Salzburg and Rome has done little to relieve Rumania's difficulties. There is dissension in the Government camp and a
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    WINDSORS SAILING FOR U.S. TO-DAY
    199 5 No British Convoy For American Liner Lisbon, Aug. 1. THE Duks of Windsor who has been appointed Governor of the Bahamas and tho Duchess appear in the passenger list of the American liner Excalibur as Capt. and Mrs. Wood The liner is due to sail
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    MALAYA'S JUNE TRADE FIGURES
    90 5 j^ALAYA'S trade in June, although j lower than the peak reached In the previous month, was still ver> much above the pre-war average, according to statistics issued yesterday. The gross trade for June was $154,281,000. comprising $61,517,000 gross imports and $92,764,000 gross exports. Comparative figures for
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    MORE CHILDREN LAND IN CANADA
    23 5 New York. Juiy 11. HUNDREDS more children from Britain arrived at a port in eastern Canada to-day.— Reuter.
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      148 5 jm MEET THE MONSTER! jft^^p 7 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9.30 P.M. /|Kg§£ 91 ff" WALKS I IT'S (j ye ail. FIGHTS AMAZING! Bkm9l t i i i Tag JL 1 1 1\ y "Phantom Creeps" H THE FIHST INSTALMENT OF SIX CHAPTERS I—6 to might 6.15 6c 9.30 Theatre ROYAL A
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      237 5 GOLO (Q SEAL PHARMACY jsb.ii. PRC3UCTS Aspirin Tablets Cascara Tablets Backache and Kidney Tablets Fruit Laxatives Tonsilitis and Sore Throat Lozenges Sulphur Tablets Brompton Throat Lozenges Only drugs of Tested Purity are used in these products. Sold by MEDICAL HALL LTD. and all Chemists and Stores Distributors Grafton Laboratories, Ltd.
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      152 5 NOMINAL CAPITAL: $40,000,000 ISSUED PAID UP CAPITAL: 51 0.000,000 BRANCHES throughout Maiaya, Burma, South Chili, French Indo China Md Netherlands East Indies. AGENTS CORRESPONDENTS in all principal cities of the World. BANKING TRANSACTIONS et every description undertaken. Hc-t rt continuous FARCO TRUCK FcYCLEaCARRIACE ICO 1986 LTD RETIRING RESIDENTS! There is
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      461 6 THE BIGGEST FILM THRILL OF THE YEAR to day ALHAMBRA 3.15 5.15 9.15 Warner Bros. Spectacular SEPIA COLOUR production presenting two great stars ERROL MIRIAM FLYNN HOPKINS vf^B bsssL^PCZ- JjWB k 4 £^l sssssPz **0&&** y Jh| BSSSsW A- > "'^^ifei^j 'VIRGINIA CITY" with HUMPHREY BOG ART, RANDOLPH SCOTT, FRANK
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      379 6 A PICTURE OF ABUNDANT HEARTY LAUGHTER TO DRIVE AWAY CARES OF ANY KIND. TNE BEST AND BRIGHTEST MUSICAL COMEDY IN TOWN! BsP^W: W 9% tH^J^ A 'JHj jß^P^ I J A ll\ VHn Isa v kv \j^mmW RADftAOA Bj AID VLJM9 bHßl^'^? ■^fkj^fim^Z^^y GENE SHELDON '■"^Bo^^^ brtcUd Ay 7MMO 80/
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      277 6 Here's a Picture you can enjoy more than once! THE BEST M.-G.-M. MUSICAL SINGING ENTERTAINMENT SEEN FOR MONTHS! TO-DAY 3-i5-6.i5-9.i5 CAPITOL (H,,. Cham* Frink tlonal jasgm^^^A wlOoWwyn Latest METROTONE NEWS-OF-THE-DAY By CLIPPER AIR EXPRESS See The NAZI RAIDERS ROUTED BY THE A-A-Guns of the BRITISH NAVY! ITS THE BEST NEWSREEL
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    WHY NEWS OF LANCASTRIA SINKING WAS WITHHELD
    282 7 Mr. Duff Cooper's Reply To Query In House Of Commons London, July 31. PIVING his reasons for withholding the news of the bombing and sinking of the Lancastria, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, said that the ship was engaged in military
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    Direct Hits On Enemy H. Q.
    156 7 Direct Hits On Enemy H. Q. R.A.F. Bombers Busy In North Africa Cairo, July 31. TTHE R.A.F. carried out valuable reconnaissance over Tobruk and Derna, (Libya), says a war communique. Eleven enemy aircraft at Derna were observed in an unserviceable condition as a result of a recent raid on that
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    GEN. FRANCO AND GIBRALTAR
    159 7 Some Misconceptions Of Recent Statement London, July 31. REPLYING in the House of Commons as to whether diplomatic or other action had been taken to meet the threat of Gen. Franco's announcement on July 17 that it is Spain's duty to obtain command of Gibraltar and
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    Premier's Surprise Visit To Forts
    130 7 London, July 31. THE Prime Minister. Mr. Winston Churchill, paid a surprise visit to north-east England to-day to inspect coastal fortifications and defence works. The Prime Minister motored along the sea front and occasionally got out of his car to inspect sections of the defences.
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    PERMISSION TO DRILL WITH TOKEN ARMS
    117 7 London, July 31. fPHE War Office announces that the War Secretary, Mr. Anthony Aden, has given general authority for drilling with tokens representing arms or without arms. This is the result of numerous appeals from local authorities for permission to organize drilling in their
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    QUEEN VISITS WOUNDED FRENCHMEN
    52 7 London, July 31. HPHE Queen spent two hours visiting wounded French sailors, soldiers and airmen convalescing in London. A French guard of honour, in British battle dress and steel helmets, was formed for her and she talked to a number of the wounded men during the
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    20 7 IT Is reported from Lisbon that 1,000 Portuguese troops have sailed for Portuguese East Africa to reinforce the garrison there.
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    Tribute To South African Forces
    283 7 London, July 31. SOUTH AFRICAN troops to-day took part in one of the biggest parades seen in Kenya since the last war. It was held in the presence !of the Governor and of the Officer Commanding the East African Forces. After the Governor had welcomed
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      198 7 HOTELS TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner $3.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE DAILY IN THE VERANDAH GRILI^-SPECIAL DISH FROM SILVFR WAGON 51.50 Served from 12.30 to ?.3O p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS ADELPHI f|lpi HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY MAGGIE CALLOWAY
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      224 7 VU A 1 "her* Opening TO DAY 1111 H w Everybody 315 3.15 MAUYA'S CiNiMA Di LUX| Gom gy g GRANP HOLIDAY PROGRAMME! W^^Z%j^ IN TECHNICOLOR! J^P^^jf^ SEE Th« Story of Sttphw C fostw, Iht Great American Troubodewt A\^| Don Andrea Al V «o AMECHE LEEDS JQLSQN FEUXBRESSART- CHICK CHANDLER
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    SUk Straits Mimes SINGAFORE. THURSDAY, ».JG. 1, 1940. (333 rd Day Of The War.) MORE WAYS TO HELP
    1081 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 1940. (333rd Day Of The War.) MORE WAYS TO HELP At the risk of becoming mono- tonous, we propose to devote yet another leading article to discussion of the manner in which this country is failing to grasp opportunities :to aid the Empire's
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    "BORING CHITCHAT"
    138 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l wish to thank Not a Bright Young Thing for having done a great service, not only to the majority of the community of Singapore, but also to the British Government. Chat about women's clothes etc., during wartime, is unwise,
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      "WE ARE AT WAR!" I
      421 8 "WE ARE AT WAR!" Have No Dealings With German-Born To the Editor of the Siraits Time. Sir.— ln a recent issue of the Straits Times, we were regaled with an outburst of hysteria in the f .rm of a letter signed "E.W.N.", relative to himself and his German wife. The
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      EURASIAN SOLDIERS
      289 8 Their Prospects In The Regular Army To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln your issue of July 25 your correspondent "A.S.R." writes: "The clamour of Eurasians, if I understand it correctly, has all along been for the creation of a Eurasian Battalion." Allow me to say
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      Sortes Vergilianae
      123 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Encouraged by a remark .n an article I chanced to see that the second book of The Aeneid made interesting reading in these days, I tried the old game of Sortes Vergilianae. And it was this remark of Aeneas, cf
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      JAPAN'S PROBLEMS
      1671 8 Complications Caused By U.S. Action To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— President Hocscvelt's extension of the export licence system ;o Include petroleum, petroleum product."., scrap ircn rind other scrap metal, which is la fact tantamount to an embar-jo on the products asainst Japan (and the Axis
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      THE WAR FUND
      108 8 Contributions From Toddy Shop Profits To the Editor ol the Straits Times Sir,— ln view of the fact that a majority of estates in Malaya are carrying forward huge surplus amounts in the Toddy Fund account, I suggest that steps should be taken by the authorit'es concerned
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      101 8 FrwJt Stock! WATERMAN'S IDEAL PENS A PENCILS. The Finest Pen The World Has Ever Known! The best pen deserves the finest Ink I 52 yean of Leadership still Supreme! Prices to suit all porkets and Nibs to suit every hand. Prices frmn $«.M. 57.31. 59.99, $I».M. |12.50 fciid SIS.U3. Poataite
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    GERMANY'S THREE MEANS OF ATTACK ON BRITAIN
    457 9 Nazi Effort To Keep Nation In Suspense MINOR OFFENSIVE OR BID TO BLOCKADE ENGLAND? "May Be More Dreadful Than War In France" r\NE of three methods of attack may be employed by Germany in the Blitzkrieg on Britain. This, says Mr. A. G.
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    Swiss Comment On War Possibilities
    218 9 Borne. Aug. 1. Tut National? Zeituns rf-1 idrrs that with the uncompromt«lnT rejecti&lt; n of Ili'ler's appeal the prorpocts o.' terminal Ins the ar nuve reached zero. HlUt t v that the continental tvirtem cannot last vhi'.e the war r gainst Britain continves. It points
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    Nazi Claims Are Again Disproved
    95 9 Fol Bii.aip.s eomUUUMI of the s• are provided »y rtc*al events such m the n; mi.veme.it ol troops to and from various parts ol the Empire, the sinking of Ita'lar WMiftipt in the M &lt;li: Traneaii, anc the fiction of the BritUh anoed mereh* i
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    NAZI RAIDER DAMAGED
    165 9 Clash In South Atlantic AN engagement has taken place in the South Atlantic between the armed merchant cruiser 11. M.5. Alcantara and a German raider. The raider escaped destruction, but is known to have sustained damage affecting her fighting efficiency. The search for the raider is proceeding.
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    R.A.F. IN NEW DAY RAIDS i
    235 9 R.A.F. IN NEW DAY RAIDS Naval Base Again Attacked London, Aug. 1. THE Air Ministry announces thrt air force bombers carried out daylight attacks throughout Tuesday on military objectives In north- crn France and Holland. Damage was done to railway i-dlns* at Ostend, to dispersed aircraft en ar. aerodrome near
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    – Soviet Protest To Washington
    107 9 Soviet Protest To Washington Washington, July 31. T*HE Soviet Government has pro- tested to the United States against President Roosevelt's order freezing the American credits of i Estonia, Lativa and Lithuania, it was revealed to-day by Mr. Sumner Welles, acting Secretary of State. No reply has been made by the
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    REPORTED MURDER OF SOOCHOW MAYOR
    53 9 Shanghai, Aug. 1. fHE Mayor of Soochow, Mr. Koh Chen-kee, 1 is reported to have been assassinated. The Japanese are said to have closed the gates of the city. According to reports received here, the Mayor was killed as he was leaving his office by
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    Hitler With His Parachutists
    51 9 Hitler, after awarding Iron Crosses t© his terror troops, the parachutists poses with them for a photograph. The German advance Into Bel slum was hindered by blocked roads. I'icture shows heavily armoured German can slowly passing between concrete traps which narrowed tbe road to a few
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    British Destroyer Sunk By Plane
    39 9 London, Aug. 1. AN Admiralty communique states that the destroyer Delight (Commander M. Pogg-Elllott, D.5.0.) was damaged as a result of an enemy air attack and subsequently sank. The loss of life was small.—Reuter.
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    ENEMY ATTACK ON SHIPS REPULSED
    71 9 London, Aug. 1. ENEMY aircraft attacked shipping off the south-west coast yesterday morning. Bombs were dropped and explosions were clearly heard inland. British fighters drove off the raiders. No big German raids over Britain were reported since Tuesday. Last night German planes came over In
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    COMMUNICATION WITH UNOCCUPIED FRANCE
    57 9 Vichy. Aug. l. THE Havas agency announces that all postal, telegraphic and telephonic communication with the occupied zone In France has been provisionally forbidden from yesterday. The Lyons radio stated last night that th? German authorities had lifted the ban recently Imposed on traffic between the
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    38 9 Shanghai, Aug. 1. THE biggest shipment of rice to arrive here since the start of the Stno-Jap*nes&lt; hostilities to 1937 was brought to Bhansha yesterday by a steamer from Indo-Chlna. The Bhlp carried 35,000 bags of rice.- Reuter.
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    240 Nazi Planes Shot Down During July
    86 9 London, Aug. 1. INURING the month of July at least 240 German aircraft were shot down by the R.A.F. and by the ground defences. This must have involved the loss to the enemy of at least 600 officers and men killed or taken
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    GERMANY AND BALKANS
    135 9 i Nazi Question To Turkey London, Aug. 1. THE Salzburg and Rome conversations have brought about a development which admit of no further justification for the Balkan Entente, writes the diplomatic correspondent of the Berliner BorsenZeitung. Rumania, by voluntarily associating herself with the policy of the Axis,
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    Tanker Sunk In Aegean Sea
    217 9 Tanker Sunk In Aegean Sea Carrying Oil To Enemy In Dodecanese Isles London, Aug. 1. A N Admiralty communique states, A "The Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean has reported that the Greek tanker Hermione. under charter to the Italian Govlernment and carrying 300 tons of petrol and 200 tons of lubricating
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    Japan Hit By U.S. Ban
    138 9 Japan Hit By U.S. Ban SIGNIFICANCE OF LATEST MOVE Washington. July H. WHILE the ban which the United States Government to-day placed on the export of aviation petrol applies to all nations except those in the Western Hemisphere, it will mainly have the effect oi prevents? supplies from reaching Japan,
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    CHUNGKING BOMBED AGAIN YESTERDAY
    42 9 Chungking, Aic. 1. JAPANESE aircraft heavily bombed tha western suburbs of Chungking yesterday afternoon. Two fires were started. Majority of the bombs landed hi open fields so that the casualties were email. Chinese fighters encaged the raiders.— Reuter.
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    VAST SUM FOR U.S. FORCES
    255 9 '2-Orean l\a\ j Huge \nn\ \Y.ishint;i(&gt;n. Ju'&gt; 31. T*HE House of Ke^reseniatives to-day passed without .i divii ion the bill appropriating approximate! &gt; $3,000,000,000 for a twoocean navy md equ'ppin.': an army of 2,000,000 men. The decisioi follows the approval of the Boom Appropriations committee.
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN MAKES GOOD PROGRESS
    46 9 London. Aug. 1 mjE. Neville Chamberlain. Lord President of the Council, who was operated upon on Monday night for relief of in-.e.stinal -&gt;mptoms of aji cbetructire nature. I ntlnues 'o make satisfactory pragni No further bulln hi will be !"ue;'.— Reuif
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,211,095 TO-DAY
    880 10 Another Mosquito Bus Co. Sends Cheque For $500 MALACCA CINEMA GIVES TAKINGS FOR A NIGHT THE War Fund to-day totals $3,211,095, an increase of HC6B over the total reported yesterday. Another of the local mosquito bus companies has made a generous gift to The War
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    WAR FUND
    113 10 DIARY ENTKRIAINMKNTS and other fuiK ti&lt;&gt;ns arranged in aid &lt;&gt;f The War Fund will he listed in this diary, hut it is a &lt; "million of inclusion in ♦he liit tint thr ontire proceeds ■ball lie givm to tin* lund. Y'mi ran support these functions In thr certain
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    CAUGHT WITH DAGGER
    82 10 Appeal By Society Member Dismissed I\m j] id t tl the m &gt;ui»ikp t&gt;&gt; inflict a I leclared the acting Mr Justice A. K a'Becterda;. In dismissing oral of Chinese, Ong Cham &lt;■ .ix m m ha nnrnt and 12 Mtetlng about trwn i thr mi ;i*-
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    N<^ Evacuees To v ome To Malaya
    86 10 Evacuees To Come To Malaya D"irisn women evacuees iron Hong K'»n^ cannot come i (i ording to a statement I in .Manila by the British consulate there. The statement ays: In he expressed dfsirp of women from Hong ;\t thoir own expense id of continuing to ilia, the British Consul-Generai
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    DOMESTK OCCURRENCE M \TH
    23 10 DOMESTK OCCURRENCE DEATH vmmengong Road. Mrs. ly Mlored wife of Mr. illy this morning Funeral i o morrow at n a.m. =r-=rr= r:
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    AMUSEMENTS
    135 10 RUMFn HIMI I Dtnnei A i&gt;«i oe R pj« to Midnight. VKi.ii k inn hi UKtkifW Heroine la &gt;xl Ending. Double Feature Cantonese Talkies at 7 4S p.m. QRfcAt MOKI It i 9 p m t.i Midnight &lt;;i.»i&gt;&lt; Escadrllle. sky Everything On Ie HAITT WGKI.II Kevuo, Wayangs Sideshows 8c
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    RICE POOL STARTS
    425 10 Special Flag For The Tongkangs TONGKANGS carrying rice in Singapore waters will hoist a special flag as from to-day. This is required by the regulations issued in connection with the pooling of rice under a scheme to turn over Government's big stock of the commodity. The porling
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    EMPIRE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
    126 10 SINCE the outbreak of war. troops have been moved t^ and from all parts of th? Fmoire including India, Ceylon Singapore, Hong Kong and Egypt. In all these troop movements, not a shin has be^n sunk or a single life lost, it Is learned In London.
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    "VIRGINIA CITY" AT THE ALHAMBRA
    181 10 At The Cinema 'Virginia Oty." With Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins. Randolph Scott and Humphrey rtogart. Warner Bros. At the Alhatnbra. Gold, now as always, has been tne UleblooJ of fighting armies. "Virginia City" set In the civil war period shows the epic attempt of a
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    OFFICER GIVES HIS LIFE TO SAVE ALIEN
    102 10 London. Aug. I. THE name has just been revealed of a Britlsn officer who gallantly and heroica'K' sacrificed his life to save one of the aliens for whom he was responsible when thi Axandora Star was torpedoed. He was Brevet Major Christopher Bethell,
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    EGYPTIAN DOCTOR HURT
    51 10 Stated to have fallen on the deck of a snip In harbour, an Egyptian medical officer, Dr Abed El Aziz Monlb was taken to the Oeneral Hospital front Jardlne Steps by ambulance early this morning. The doctor was said to have sustained a fracture of th« right
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    New Johore Hospital
    35 10 A view of the $1,000,000 flve-tturep third class hospital at Johurc Buiru. rapidly ncaring completion. Ihe Government has recently approvtd a further $23,000 for the construction of approach roads and turfing etc.
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    HOW MALAYA'S DOLLAR ARSENAL IS WORKING
    269 10 Favourable Balance Of Trade With America [MALAYA'S favourable trade balance with the United States m during the first six months of the year amounted to well over U.S. $650,000 a day— another indication of the country's importance as the Empire's chief dollar arsenal. Total
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    27 10 Mr. K. Gotoh. a prominent Japaru?e businessman of Seremban, will leave this wee* for Japan on leave. Mr Gotoh Is expected to be away for 2*4 months.
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    Tin And Rubber Blockade Effective
    143 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 31. DX. HUGH DALTON. the Minister for Economic Warfare, discussed with me to-day the arrangements which his ministry is making to ensure that Germany and Italy do not secure any of Malaya's two vital war commodities, tin and rubber.
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    STOLEN CAR FOUND BURNED OUT
    31 10 A motor-car bolonplng to a Jewish cloth merchant was j&gt;t:ien frnm Kandahar Street about 1 am. to-day. It was later round rmrn?d out In Holland Road.
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    EVACUATION CRITICIZED
    368 10 H.K. Order Made By War Cabinet *J*HE criticism that the Government had been inefficient in thu evacuation of British women and children was made at a stormy soasion of the Hong Kong Legislative Council on July 25. The proposed expenditures for the transportation and maintenance of the evacuees
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    BIG RICE SHIPMENT FROM INDOCHINA
    44 10 THE biggest shipment of rice from French Indo-China to reach Singapore since th&lt;? beginning of the war arrived recently The itc-amer also brought general cargo. Another big shipment of rice and bran 'rorr. Indo-Chlna came In a Sfcond vessel
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    JUDGE'S SON TO WED
    35 10 Tnr engagement was announced yesterua/ of 2nd. Lt., R. C. Manning, eldest son of Mr. Justice R. J. Manning, and Miss Margaret Tunmer. of Higham Hail. Colchester, cables our London correspondent.
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    STOLE FOUR CARS OVER THE WEEK-END
    765 11 On Way To Thailand After Escape From Police THE amazing escapades of Thomas McGuire, a soldier of the Manchester Regiment, over the past week-end, were related in the fifth and third police courts yesterday. It was alleged in the Singapore fifth court that McGuire,
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    28 11 The Colonial Office has announced tha: Mr. H. T. Hedley, formerly Deputy Auditor, S.S. and F.M.S.. has been appointed Senior Assistant Auditor. Tanganyika Territory, writes onr London correspondent.
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    REASON FOR RESIGNATION
    298 11 Volunteering Work Increased INCREASED volunteering duties consequent upon his becoming the Officer Commanding the Chinese Company of the Singapore Volunteers led to his decision to vacate his seat on the Municipal Commission, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek told the Straits Times in an interview. "I feel I ennnat
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    Remittances To Canada
    193 11 Fia offL-ially announced in Singapore that applications lor remittances t Canada for the education of children or lor the support of families will only be considered if the children were already at schDol in Canada cr the families were permanently resident in Canada rc:ore the outbreak of
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    NO SHORTAGE OF COLONIAL GOODS
    242 11 i From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 10 r^T there was no shortage of colonJaJ products, but rather superfluity of them, and that the problem is to seU the supplies which are available rather than to encourage more production, was stated in the House of
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    First Malayan To Hold Honour
    64 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jane 18. SIR Richard Winstedt, formerly Director of Education in Malaya, has been elected Director of the Royal Asiatic Society in succession to the late Dr. Marroliouth, formerly L&udian Professor of Arabic at Oxford University. Never before has any Malayan
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    GIRLS' HOSTEL PLANNED
    287 11 More Social Service For Slum Chinese SOCIAL work among poor Chinese In the slum area may be greatly Intensified by the Y.W.C.A. within the next few months. Plans have been made for the development of the Chinese Department of the Y.W.C.A. Progress h?s been so good that
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    MUAR RAISES $1,600 FOR| PATRIOTIC FUND
    29 11 MUAR RAISES $1,600 FOR PATRIOTIC FUND •THE sum or $1,600 for the Malaya Patriotic Fund was raised by the Muar Civil Service Club Players' pro- duction of Hay Fever."
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    MR. FRANK MERRELLS I
    49 11 MR. FRANK MERRELLS THE death occurred in Singapore yesterday 1 of Mr. Frank Merrells, of Powell and Co. He was 58 years of age and was taken ill suddenly. The funeral will be held to-day, the cortege leaving his residence In Race Course Road for Bidadari at 5.15 p.m.
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    DRESSMAKING CLASS
    42 11 A NEW class forming at the Y.W.O.A. Is a ten weeks' morning dressmaking class under a qualified teacher, which will Include pattern designing, cutting, making and fitting, and should prove useful to many women interested In dressmaking as a hobby.
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    42 11 Capt. Goodman Ambler. District Superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Malaya will distribute Meddalion Certificates, Voucher Certificates and First Aid Certificates to members of the Ist. Malay (Education) Division at the Geylang English School ground at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Present Price Of Rubber Fair To Growers
    198 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 20. '•jyiALAYA'S prosperity Is assured for the duration of the war but difficult times will probably face rubber producers when hostilities cease." These views were expressed by Mr F. D. Ascoll, managing director of the Dun lop
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    46 11 Swatting a spider in this scene frim (Naval) Base Deceptions, icruch is to be presented at the Naval Base in aid af Mrs. T. B. Drew's fund for the entertainment c/ navalratings, arz H. S. Hotcell (Lieut. Anthony Grant, R.N.) and Gwendoline Strachan- Smith (Mrs. Barron)
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    S.S. Legal Service Begins To-day
    121 11 QFFERS have been made to six candidates in Singapore and Malacca for appointment to the newly-created Straits Settlements Legal Sen-ice, which comes into operation to-day, the Straits Times understands. Three have accepted, and replies are awaited from the others. The acceptances have come from Mr.
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    "WAR BEHIND THE FRONT"
    293 11 Colossal Struggle Yet To Come fHE war that will be fought behind the front will be a war between the past and the future. In that war, there will not be a No-man's-Land," declared Mr. J. L. L'Epagniol in an address on "We Warriors Behind The
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    45 11 The next meeting of the Singapore Fortnightly Club will be on Monday, when members are to visit the Phoenix Aerated Water Co., Ltd., leaving the Y.W.C.A., Raffle* Quay, at 9.45 a.m. All women Interested In the activities of this International group arc Invited to attend.
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    ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY
    163 12 Reformatory Boy Punished A 15- YEAR-OLD Chinese boy who ran away from the custody of a police constable in February and was re-arrested on Tuesday, was sentenced to receive five strokes of the light rotan by Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore second magistrate, yesterday. The boy, who had
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    42 12 Miss Elspeth Murray, second daughter or Oroup Captain C. G. Murray and Mrs. Murray, of Singapore, Is to marry Mr. Nigel Keith Evans, the Manchester Regiment, younger son of the late Brigadier-General W. K. Evans and Mrs. Evans, writes our London correspondent.
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    Correspondence To War Prisoners
    282 12 LF.TTERS and postcards may be sent to prisoners of war interned in enemy or neutral countries, subject to certain restrictions and free of postal charges. No att?mpt. however, should be made to communicate with prisoners of war through intermediaries in neutral countries. A letter forwarded by
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    DID RESEARCH WORK OX PLANT DISEASES
    89 12 DID RESEARCH WORK ON PLANT DISEASES DR. Vincent Wager, a plant pathologist of the Department of Agriculture, South Africa, arrived in Singapore yesterday with his wife. Dr. Wager, who has been two years In California, studying and carrying out research work in connection with plant diseases, is on his way
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    SOCIETY MEMBER ON MURDER CHARGE
    388 12 Chinese Gangs Fight With Aerated Water Bottles T WAS walking home along Cecil Street, at about 9.15 p.m. 1 on June 11, when suddenly I heard a pistol shot. I turned round, and saw lun Tiau Peng holding a revolver in his right hand. He
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    COLLIDED WITH MOSQUITO BUS
    199 12 Constable Ran In Front Of Car I\EATH by misadventure," wai tht verdict of Mr. W. MacQuarrie. acting tjiiig: %re coroner, yesterday, at an inqjiry into the death of a Singapore Harbour Board policeman. 7. wdullah, who died from injuries received after he had been knocked down
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    Aeroplane Armour From Rubber
    106 12 (From Our Own Correspondent' London, June 20. MALAYANS associated with rubber production will bn pleased to hear that the commodity is likely to be us^l in extensive quantities for the manufacture of a new light armour f-r yiropUnw According to a New York message, the United
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    MINISTRY OF FOOD BUYS LOCAL TEA
    87 12 &lt;From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 11. SINCE the outbreak of war, as many Straits Times readers will be aware, all Malayan tea exports to the United Kingdom have been taken over, on arrival in this country by the Ministry of Food, at prices
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    COMMONS QUERY ABOUT NAVAL BASE ENGINEERS
    171 12 (From Our Own Correspondent &gt; London. June 20. QUESTIONS concerning a firm In which olr Alexander Gibb. who helped to build ih" Singapore Naval Rase, is senior partner, wero asked In Ihe Hou::e ot Commons last night Mr. A. R. Stokes. (Lab., Ipswich. a.sk&lt;\l
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    ASSOCIATION OF lili'TISH MALAYA
    47 12 ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA MO arrangements have been made by QM Association of British Malaya for a ixiui don dinner or annual golf m^e'.in&lt;» thl.s vea-. tior has It been considered advisable to fix a I date for the Association's annual meeting, j writes our London correspondent.
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    WAR FUND DONATIONS
    387 12 cts. European staff of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S) Ltd.. and the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (F.M.S.) Ltd.. throughout Malaya (July contribution) 1,385.50 Green Bus Company 500 Transferred fron? Penang 43rd. instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 400 European and Asiatic Members of
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    S( >LUTION OF RUMANIAN MINORITY PROBLEM
    557 13 S OLUTION OF RUMANIAN MINORITY PROBLEM Foreign Minister Predicts Fresh Anti- Jewish Campaign London, July 31. THE Rumanian Government is offering an exchange of population as the basis for settling the minority problems in which both Hungary and Bulgaria are concerned. This was revealed by the i Rumanian Foreign Minister,
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    U.S. Help For Britain
    131 13 U.S. Help For Britain New York, July 31. TTHE New York Times, in an editorial entitled "Life and Death of a Policy." comments upon the sudden dropping a fortnight after initiation on June 6 of the policy whereby United States Navy and Army material, including planes and torpedo-boats were to
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    Trades Unions In Holland Crushed
    238 13 Germans Wipe Out Labour Council London, July 31. AN interesting account of the fate of trades unions in Germanoccupied territory is contained In the current Issue of the British T.U.C. Journal. When the Nazis established themselves in Holland they solemnly and emphatically declared that the
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    '•Defence Of British Homes" Committee
    72 13 "Defence Of British Homes" Committee New York, July 31. THE well-known naturalist Charles Cutt:r.g has announced the formation of "the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes." Mr. Cutting calls on every American to forward privately owned pistol*, revolvers, ammunition, rifles, shotguns and binoculars to England for the Home
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    30 13 London, Aug. 1. The total subscribed to 2'i per cent. National War Bonds reached nearly 4132.000.000 on July 30. Subscriptions for the weei: ending July 30 were £13.513,316.— 8rit15a Wireless.
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    NEW MEASURES PUT INTO ACTION
    135 13 London, July 31. AN Order-in-Council implementing the new phase of economic warfare announced yesterday by Dr. Hugh Dalton was issued to-day and comes Into force at midnight. Further details of the system announced in Parliament yesterday of issuing warrants to non-British .shipping companies were given
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    Extension Of Blockade
    553 13 Press Approves New Decision London, July 31. *FHE eagerly awaited statement 1 by the Minister of Economic Warfare, Dr. Hugh Dalton, on the bringing of the machinery of the economic war into line with new conditions in Europe is prominently reported in to-day's newspapers along with Mr.
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    No Unfavourable Comment In Spain
    61 13 Madrid, July 31. THE announcement of the extension 1 of the British blockade receives little publicity in the Spanish Press, but observers here consider that the fact that no unfavourable comment has appeared may be regarded as indicating that the authorities recogntze that the new
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    ALLIED FORCES IN U.K.
    63 13 REPLYING In the House of Commons, Mr. Anthony Eden, the War Secrei tary. said that French, Polish, Czech. j Dutch, Norwegian and Belgian units were being organized In Britain and friendly aliens who did not Join any n. I, the national forces might Join the; Auxiliary
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    FOUR BRITONS RELEASED BY JAPANESE POLICE
    303 14 London Press Supports Strong Attitude Of Government London, July 31. AUTHORITATIVE quarters in London were able to confirm to-day that two of the arrested British subjects in Japan, Mr. Holder, of Kobe, the local manager of Imperial Chemical Industries, and Mr. Jonas, a British
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    Ambassadors At Mr. Cox's Funeral
    127 14 Ambassadors At Mr. Cox's Funeral Toklo, July 31. TPHE British and American Am- bassadors and their wives were among the many mourners who attended the funeral of Mr. Melville Cox, Reuter's correspondent, who died in mysterious circumstances when being questioned by the Japanese police. The remains were cremated and the
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    1 RLE CABLES TO EVACUATED CHILDREN
    52 14 FREE CABLES TO EVACUATED CHILDREN ARRANGEMENTS for free cables between parents in the United Kingdom and their children evacuated overseas under the Government scheme have now bee,n completed. The cost Is to b? borne by Cable and Wireless Ltd., and details of this gift will shortly be communicated to the
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    American Questioned By Military Police
    92 14 Tokio, Augr. 1. MR. G. R. Morin, chief representative in Tokio of the Associated Press of America, was "summoned" by the military police last evening, according to the Japanese Dome! agency, on the ground that he had "sent a series of cables reporting false and
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    Uncertainty Of Conditions
    127 14 Hong Kong Evacuation: London Statement London, July 31. Fthe House of Commons, the Undersecretary for the Colonies. Mr George Hall, replying to a question on the Hong Kong evacuation, said In view of the uncertainty of local conditions His Majesty's Government lvi elded it was necessary to
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    ENEMY INTERNEES IN BRITAIN
    104 14 18 Categories May Apply For Release London, Aug. 1. A WHITE PAPER Issued last night describes the procedure under which German and Austrian internees may apply for release. The White Paper gives a list of 18 categories under which exemptions from internment are possible. These include
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    Mr. Churchill's Message To AH Hollanders
    117 14 Mr. Churchill's Message To AH Hollanders London, Aug. 1. MR. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, writing in the first cop&gt; of Vrli N'edpr:and. a Dutch weekly newspaper which will appear in London to-morrow, says. "Th 2 brutal Invasion of Holland has aroused In every Netherlander worthy of the natie the
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    NEW ZEALAND AIR LINK WITH U.S.
    58 14 Melbourne, Aug. 1. I*HE Commonwealth Air Minister announces that, linking with the Pan-American Clipper service from the United States, a special plane will leavo Auckland to-day for Tasmania. This step is being taken pending receipt of the British Government's r-ply to certain proposals put
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    JAPANESE AND BURMA ROAD
    169 14 Inspection Right Not Granted London, July 31. TTHE Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, was asked In the House of Commons this afternoon what rights nad been granted to the Japanese to Inspect traffic on the Burma roa&gt;d and how many persons were included
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    Return Of Britons In Unoccupied France
    149 14 London, July 31. IN the He use ct Commons, the Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butl&lt;v, stated that His Majesty's Govemmant were doing everything possible to arranse for the early return of British subjects st.'il in unoccupied France who wished to return to England.
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    ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG PORT
    155 14 London, July 31. SIR David Owen, former General Manager to the Port of London Authority, has accepted the invitation of the Government of Hong Kong to visit the colony for the purpose of advis'ng upon the future administration of the port He will be accompanied
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    Japanese Peace Offer , Rejected By Chinese?
    63 14 Japanese Peace Offer Rejected By Chinese? Washington, July 31. THE Japanese Embassy has issued a statement categorically denying the truth of a Press message from Hong Kong which stated that the Chungking Government had rejected Japanese peace overtures. The Embassy declared that there had been no offer of peace either
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    MUNITIONS PRODUCTION EAST OF SUEZ
    383 14 Dominions Colonies To Confer London, July 31. TT was not only to Canada that Britain was looking for 1 additions to her owri capacity to produce munitions, said Lord Caldecote, Dominions Secretary, speaking in the House of Lords. "The expansion of our resources east of
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    Arrived Yesterday
    28 15 MOHAMED FAHMY. the Egypt- ian middleweight, arrived in Singapore yesterday. Fahmy is to be matched with the winner of to-morrow's fight between Sabafino and Young Frisco.
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    Amateur Boxing On Aug. 9
    572 15 WHAT is expected to be one of the fiutst amateur boxing programmes ever to br staged in Singapore has been arranged for Aug. «&gt;. at the Happy World. The event is in aid of war charities. The programme is made up of 12 special contests,
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    PENALTY GIVES SINGAPORE VICTORY OVER TOURISTS
    555 15 8,000 Watch Interesting Game At Anson Road Stadium All-Singapore 2; Sing Tao 1. AFTER an even first half, All-Singapore beat the Sing Tao footballers by two goals to one before a crowd of about eight thousand spectators at the stadium yesterday, a penalty deciding
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    WOMEN'S JULY BOGEY AT ISLAND CLUB
    83 15 THE women's July bogey competition played at the Island Club on Tuesday resulted: Mrs. J. G. Currie one up; Mrs. R. Lim one up; Mrs. C. N. R. Barham one up; Mrs. J. B. Ross all square; Mrs. M. I. Pope all square; Mrs.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    19 15 SOCCER: First Division, R.A. 9th Hevy. Reft. vs. Malays, stadium; Loyals vs. Fortress R.E GHlman Barracks.
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    Weights For Four i Races On Monday
    189 15 Weights For Four Races On Monday 1 From Our Own Correspondont) Penang, July 31. POLLOWING are weights for four races en Monday, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's August races Horses; (Un 2— Div. I—7 Fun.:— Eelprass 9.0 Rose Quilt 8.7 Mystic Music 9.0 Solar Time 8.5 Gay
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    EXEVE IMPRESSES AT TRAINING
    155 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 31. EXEVE was given slow work this morning, but finished stronjfly. and is in good fettle. The gelding should prove a winner at the Penang meeting. Others who impress this morning in slow work were Dinna Forget, who Is In
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    TABLE TENNIS
    44 15 FOLLOWING are the results of yes- terday's table tennis matches in I the Inter-club championship. Amicable Athletic Association beat the Oversea Chinese Bank Staff's Association by three games to two; The August Badminton Party beat the Chinese Chin Woo "Yellow" team five-nil.
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    Draw For All-Malayan Tennis Tournament For Indians
    385 15 Draw For All- Malayan Tennis Tournament For Indians THE draw for the first All-Malayan Indian tennis tournament at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Sunday and Monday resulted: Men's open .singles: Byes— J. A. Thlvy, M. W. Ramu. N. Subramanlam. V. Rajaratnam vs. Z. Fernandez; A. Das I Lazarus vs. R. Victor.
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    Champion Jockey Congratalatec Boxer
    44 15 Champion Jockey C ongratulates Boxer Billy Cook, the champion Australian Jockey, congratulates Sabatin? after the litter had scored a points victory over Ron Richards, middle, light heavy and heavyweight champion of Australia. Sabatlno meets Young Fri.s?o at the Happy World covered stadium to-morrnv night.
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    CHANGE IN COLONY SIDE TO MEET STATES
    362 15 A~ J. Williams Comes In As The Eleventh Man ALTHOUGH the Colony and Malay States' sides for the Bank Holiday cricket match at Kuala Lumpur do not, for various reasons, represent the strongest combinations that could have been fielded, the match should be
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    THE MALAY STATES
    382 15 Kuala Lumpur, July 30. A PPUNI and J. Slad? are two notable absentees from, the Malay States' cricket side thir. year. Appuni was the mainstay of the Perak side In their ma'.ch against Selan?:r, and Slade is easily one of the best bats in the I ccun.ry.
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    ! ANNUAL FOOTBALL AT MEDICAL COLLEGE
    105 15 ANNUAL FOOTBALL AT MEDICAL COLLEGE TIE annual College of Medicine football match between Graduates and Students will take place at the Medical College ground at 5 p.m. today. The teams are: Graduates: Dr. M. Sockalingam: Dr. Au Kee Hock and Dr. C. J. Ollveiro; Dr. C. Nadarajah, Dr. T. Balasingham
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    SAPPERS BEAT THE LOYALS
    404 15 Army Knock-out Cricket •THE Royal Engineers (Cbangi) de- featcd the Loyals Regiment (2nd. battalion.- in a Army Big Unit Cru-ket knock-out competition in .i match played yesterday. The Stppera won by 55 runs. The scores were R.E. ((.HANOI)— Ist. lr.n Cpl. Farrant c Whlteing b Tryle
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    WEEK-END TIES IN SINGAPORE BADMINTON
    152 15 WEEK-HND ties in th 3 men's Junior badm.ntoii championship of Singi a pore SATURDAY AT 2.15 P.M. V. Nctkunam (Novice) vs. Teo Thuans Bak (Jacques); Wee Ghim Tee (Marigold) vs. Lim Seng Cheow (Useful); Wee Chye Koon (Eclipse) vs. Ng Chia Heng (Marigold); Wee Kirn
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    34 15 DICTATING the course of the game In both halves, H.M. Customs beat R.A.F. Kallang by six goals to nil at Kallang yesterday in the second division (b) of the league.
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    R.A.F. TORPEDO WIN
    30 15 PLAYING r.t the Naval Base yesterday in th 2 second division &lt;x) of the league, the R.A.F. Torpedo beat the Naval Police by four goals to nil.
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    AMERICA BANS EXPORT OF AVIATION PETROL
    198 16 In Interests Of Defence," Says President Roosevelt New York, July 31. DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has issued an order prohibiting the export of aviation petrol to points outside the Western Hemisphere. The President acted urn 1 1 powers conferred by the export licence system. reported there
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    Many Americans Join R.A.F.
    90 16 London, July 31. PROFESSOR Arthur Newall, the American political observer, speaking at a luncheon in London, said that Americans are volunteering for the R.A.F. in numbers that would amaze this country. "Prospective recruits are now being advised not to apply for details of service to American
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    Britain To Keep Silent On Fate Of U-boats
    96 16 London. July 31. THE British Navy have no intention of saying how many Italian or German submarines have been captured, sunk 0C damaged. Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, said in the House of ComMons this afternoon that he
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    AUSTRALIA CALLS UP 76,(1(10 MEN
    57 16 AUSTRALIA CALLS UP 76,000 MEN London, July 31. AUSTRALIA to-day called up all men of 20. 22. 23 and 24, for service in the defence forces. Service inside Australia will be compu'sorv ar.d training will start in August. Some 76.000 men will be d In addition tj 19,000 men of
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    War Prisoner Took This Picture
    39 16 This photograph was taken out of a camera found on a German parachute troop taken prisoner in Holland and now in Britain. A civilian, probably a fifth" columnist, is seen fraternizing with the parachutists.
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    GREATEST MERCHANT FLEET WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
    145 16 London. July 31. JV/IR. Ronald Cross, the Minister* ot Shipping, in a broadcast, declared that enemy action might at any time make changes in British port arrangements and "ye have to make plans to meet such emergencies. "We must get In every cargo
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    18-Year-Old A. R. P. Hero Decorated
    99 16 London, July 31. rIE first member of the British civil defence forces to be honoured for I h's work during an air raid is an 18- y«- ar-old air raid warden, Mr. Donald i J.^nes, of Kent. He has been awarded the msdal of
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    361 16 "AMERICAS HAVE CLEARED DECKS FOR ACTION"— Hull U.S. State Secretary On Results Of The Havana Conference Havana, July SI. THE results of the Pan-American Conference were sumA mcd up to-day by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, before he left Cuba on his way home; Mr Hull
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    END OF TWO NAZI WARPLANES
    172 16 London, July 31. ONE petrol tank blazing on the surface of the water was ell that remained of a Heinkvl ■111 bomber which was shot down ofl the ea.&lt;t coast of Scotland yesterday. Spitfires of the Fighter Command attacked the bomber over the sea. The
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    22 16 London, July 31. Another naval contingent from Newfoundland arrived at a west coast port yesterday.— Reuter.
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940. iNo. 235.
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      131 1 FAY Holdcn who plays the mother in Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer's famous Hardy Family scries models this l wh'ch buttons from line to hemline in navy blue leather buttons. A matching leather slips through pocket book Dockets which button right over the belt. Flap pockets on the bodico match the ones on the
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      641 1 Feature Your Best Feature There's No Such Thing As A Perfect Beauty CVERY "average" woman has, on occasion, faced herself in her mirror and made disparaging remarks about the shape of her nose, the size of her eyes, or her hair's stubborn refusal to curl. She may be fishing for
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      Shorts And Blouse
      50 1 WIRGINIA Grey takes the sun as she relaxes after completing v her role in a ntw Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film. On this occasion, the young actress dons a short ensemble featuring beige shorts topped by a beige and white tailored blouse. Brown and white wedge oxfords complete the ensemble.
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      Old Suitcases
      74 1 A SUITCASE which has already been used for innumerable holidays need not lose its looks at this stage of its career if you are prepared to do a little beautifying. First sponge it all over with a little warm water mixed with a few tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Allow
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      Sock-Slippers
      55 1 yERY comfortable and useful for padding around the bedroom are the combined socks and slippers whl;h you can easily make for yourself. They have knitted "uppers" and ankle socks in one, and the soles are of felt. They are fine, too, for slipping on In the evening when you
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      Brooch Designs
      55 1 FLOWER buttonholes are seen all r day long. A large buncb of hand-made blue woollen forget-me-nots is chic. And if you happen to have a large old-fashioned brooch with a small flower-painting beneath an oval of glass covering, now Is the time to wear it for these brooches
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      For An Occasion
      88 1  -  CANDLES are part of the essential decoration when one must make the dinner table attractive. Slender coloured candles, fixed into flat, light-coloured wooden bases are popular, or let the stands be as thin and almost as tall as the candles themselves. If the table is laid with
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      44 1 17 VEXING co its are net of ton wanted in Singapore, but sketched here is a desien for a coat which can aho be worn as a dinner dress. Have it made in stiff silk to get full efl'ect from that wide sweeping skirt.
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      3284 2 Nurse Elizabeth By TULRSE Elizabeth has had ex- pert training in the care of infants and young children. If you have any problems connected with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, c/o Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street, Singapore. Attach
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        311 2 'Why I use NewVEET to remove hair" New Veet ends all unwanted hair in 3 minutes without trouble, mess or bother. "fa New 'Veet' leaves the skin soft and vel"ety -smooth, without a trace of ugly bristly stubble like the razor leaves. "JC New Veet is a dainty, white cream,
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      Woman Tells Of Her Experiences As Blood Donor
      918 3 Woman Tells Of Her Experiences As Blood Donor By Mrs. D. K. Evans In A Broadcast From The Singapore Radio Station IN 1929, in response to an appeal in The Times, I joined the London Blood Transfusion Society. This Society was formed to supply the hospitals and nurs-ing-homes with donors
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      1256 3 News From Women's Section Of Malaya Patriotic Fund F^L KING the lust week or so we have seen much wool arriving at the Central Dopot, Govornment Hou.se, two consignments from Shanghai, and one large int taken over from the Hong Kong Wool Depot of the Patriotic Fund, where, on account
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      96 3 IF you are one of the lucky people who are to have a holiday this year you will find it worth while to make a "housewife." It can be any size so long as it is lengthy and narrow, and padded for safety's sake, and provided with ample pockets.
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      76 3 |\RINKS at tennis parties should include lemon syrup which you either make yourself, or buy in a bottle to dilute according to taste. Tea on such occasions is most appreciated by many if it is served quite weak and with a slice of lemon added instead of
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      Soft Line In The New Costumes
      515 4 --By- j Straits Times London Woman Correspondent London. THIS season's costumes made from fine wools and silky mixtures show a very soft line, usually with a bloused silhouette, and where the jacket is fitting, it is a little longer than usual, while the skirt
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      Middles For Sandwiches
      261 4 CANDWICH fillings which are really tasty but which also make use of any left-overs or odds and ends in the larder are useful things to know about. They may be spread generously between slices of bread, or upon rounds of toast or dry biscuits. Mostly Anchovy THE
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      743 5 •TTHE Eternal Feminine is a fearful and wonderful thing. Members of this sacred set are so anxious to w!&gt;ar the latest thing first, that tliyve turned the helpless seasons quite upside down. Take the matter of hats. Come Kieet and snow, well-dressed women break out
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      63 5 r brunette, there to one of the lew "saucer" hats at m»w white plqur, striking with dark hair. Dorothy Lovetl frniinine lead tn RKO Radio's "Dr. t hrlsian MMti the Women." wears hers with a two-piece suit »f black and white checked ta.Trta. ttound collar la atso white plane. I'ptumed
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      Slack Season
      72 6 \/iHGINIA VALE like; saictly V tailored slacks, but has them made of denim blue cotton. Instead of a belt, a knotted blue cord to add that feminine "touch." Her tailored blouse is blue and pink checked cotton. Blue sun hat has long streamers of navy and pink grosgrain
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      Sandwiches
      81 6 UNUSUAL sandwich fillings should be a feature of garden teas. If you mix anchovy paste w\th gherkins or with a little grated horseradish, you find that it is new and to many. Cream cheese is always i good foundation even if only mixed with chopped parsley-margarine. Capers are also
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      Linen Basket
      91 6 WICKET baskets ?or soiled linen are so often the cause of catching and tearing one's stockings hat for that reason lone, there is much to be said for the kind in the usual deep wedge shape which is covered with a dull material which looks like r.uede. and
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      381 7 YOUR toilet for the tennis court is important because it must be lasting. There is no time for constant "touching up" during play. If you follow the rule laid down by many tennis stars, you will not wash your face and make up just before going
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      Malayan Weddings
      272 7 The marriage took place on July 13 at St. Andrew's Cathedral of L Se.geant E. r.f.y, 8.X., and Miss Enid Boon Luan Bojnahthuk, daughter of Khun Arphat Surathan. Chief Inspector of Police, Thailand. The Rev. Thompson performed the service. The bride, who was given away by Mr. C.
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