The Straits Times, 7 August 1940

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    34 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NE.\RLY A CENTURY J MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES i'\c,h> SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940 I'KICK CK.NJs. The Straits Times 16 PACKS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940. PKICK "> KM>.
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      DEATH
      45 2 KANTHGU. On Au£. 6. Joaepoine, beloved hi fit her ipsidei. 57 Buffalo Ro.ic!. She liavts In-hind hor iter and the wanc!-daughter to mourn her loss. Funeral •he residence af. 5 p.m. ton burch oi "Our Lady of Umiulw" tad to Bidatiari Cemetery for interment.
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      ACKNOWLDGMENT
      25 2 ACKNOWL DGMENT aR. C. P. 8. WONG vishfs to espreis his thanks (or the many *md messages jf condolence he received in his recent bfrravement.
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      591 2 YAP.— To Alda Dolores, wife of Dr. B. K. Yap. on August a at the General Hospital, Spore, a son. Both mother k baby are well. DAVID —At General Horpltal. Singapore, on 1 August sih to pylvla. .Ue of I. A. David, a dauKl)t< SITUATIONS VACANT IT h lurcby r:,->tifkd
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      866 2 BOARD RESIDENCE AT "SUNNYSIDE," 7 Oxley Road. Tel. 6575. Pleasantly furnished flat for two, also single. Private bathr. H. Sz C. water. Well recommended BY THE SEA, Meyer Koad, large furnished room with dressing and bathroom attached H. and C. water, private entrance. Apply Box No. 451. Straits Times. TO
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      402 2 BUSINESS CARDS *~tc MASSAGE HALL I MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MISCELLANEOUS singapore luggage Carrier Co Baggage Transport, transhipment Insurance forwarding General Cargo (cases, bales drums onl> cleared or shipped at the wharves. Booking Agent* fcr X.M.S. RailwayTeL Address.— "LUGGAGE." Pbone 2428
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      127 2 GUARANTEED CARS. USED CAR BARGAMS 1938 CHRYSLER DELUXE SALOON. It Is a oar that has been extremely well cared for. Owner has bought a new model small mileage, a genuine bargain at $1500.--1939 CHEVROLET DELUXE SALOON. It has only covered a small mileage and has been thoroughly checked over by
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      1252 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. Bombay. Durban. Cape Town. and Lisbon SallS-port t HUSIMI MARU Aug. 16 17 t KASIMA MARU Sept. 30 Oct 1 t Omits Bombay TO^AN FRANCISCO Hong Kong Kobe Yokohama. Honolulu San Kranrkro and Lot Anfelet
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      236 3 FAST PASSENGER SERVICE, j SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA UONG KONG bun Spore Arrive P U. CITY OF BAN FRANCISCO Aug. 26 Sept. 19 •A CITY OF LOS ANGELES Sept. 10 Oct. S MS. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Oct 5 Oct 29 s.b CITY OF NORFOLK Nov. 3 Nov
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      1084 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY penang 3inUAru.iL 645 a m Openlng record: c.50 a.m. /11l 1.33 -nc ri'iim.t B.U.C. full new bulletin (relayed); .10 7.111' 4.69 mcs 3i>.uiim.i a.m. Close down; 5.30 p.m. Indian prol.M p.m. Miscellaneous programme d ST™^^^^";^-"! m^cwt'S c V a Tne°r P s hOne p^ rd m L" M'--*
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    London Stock Exchange
    360 4 London, Aug. 0. QN the Stock Exchange to-day business was too small to provide a real test of prices and consequently the trend in most sections reacted and was slightly easier. Gilt-edged initially advanced but subsequently react^l partially on lack of support. Egyptians advanced but other foreigners
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    RUBBER HARVESTS FOR JULY
    17 4 Rubber harvests for July are given as follows: lb. Jimah 25,206 Punggor 10,495
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    Scrap Old Ships After The War
    215 4 Scrap Old Ships After The War Proposal For Britain's Peace-Time Shipping A PLAN for scrapping, after the war, all British merchant vessels over 20 years old is now being put before the British shipping industry by Sir Philip Haldin, president cf the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom. When
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    Nazi Pamphlets Aid Red Cross
    282 4 Nazi Pamphlets Aid Red Cross London, Aug. 6. I EAFLETS dropped last week by German air raiders are still being found in odd in England. They make excellent waste paper, state? one comment, but before they reach that stage they contribute towards the local Red Cross fund. In one town,
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    AUTHOR OF NOVELS ABOUT EAST
    57 4 London, Aug. 6. rIE death of Mr. Talbot Mundy took place in the United States yesterday. Mr. Mundy was in British Government service in India and East Africa from 1900 to 1909. After that, he went to America where he wrote many popular novels mainly
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH NEW CALEDONIA
    57 4 Canberra, Aug. 6. AN announcement that Australia had reached an agreement with the local administration of the French colony of New Caledonia for the maintenance of trade was made by Mr. McEwen. Commonwealth Minister of Internal Affairs, to-day. Australia will shortly send a trade representative
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    AUSTRALIA TO PRODUCE ONE BOMBER A DAY
    44 4 Canberra, Aug. 6. THE chairman of the Australian Aircraft Production Commission said yesterday that by the middle of next year, Australia would be producing one bomber a day. The project would, he added, employ 10,000 workers.- -Reuter.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    173 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES 'From Out Oica Correspondent) London, Aug. 6. /COMMODITY and exchange markets closed v as follovs with previous quotations Is paran thesis: RUBBER: Firm. Spot 13 l'l6d 13 316 d (12 lj 16d 13 1 16 d) Sept 12 15 16d 13 1 16 d !12 13 16d 12
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1344 4 TUESDAY, AUG. 1940: 4 P.M. MINING duyri Sellcn Ampat Tin I Ss) 3s Cd 4s Austral Anial (ss) 6s 3d bt 9d cd. Austral Malay (1) 35s 37s cd. Ayer Hltam (Ss) ids 2')s Ayer Weng .50 S3 Bangrin Tin it) 17s 18s Batu Selangor
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    115 4 Malls dose at the < Otftaas follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 1 p.m Australia Eatt^m, Southern and Western surface noon Christmas Island surface 7 p.m. Egypt surface 1 p.m. India surface l p.m. TO-MORROW Australia air 5 p.m Australia Eastern, Southern and Western) air 5 p.m. Great
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    List Of Current Dividends
    255 4 Books Company Dividend Clom TIM Austral Amal DJv. 3d Austral Malay Div 9d Bonus Is 3d Kampong Kamuntlng Dlv. 3d Bonus Is 3 Aug. 13 Mural 40% Int. Aug. 19 Petallng Tin Int. 20% Pungah Tin Dlv. 9d Bonus 2s 3d July 37 Southern Klnta 12»j
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      286 4 SINGAPORE NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE From £116/5/R P M. LINE. (Jncjrp. hi the N. I.) TeL 5451 "Tnbecraft" Tables. .^^7* ©"•^> Chairs, *»UmU, Bed- 2 >^ /VVx^ steads* Cots, RevotvlDf Office OT** o^^^ "Ti Chain, Sbop and B\ <r~\ Lr-i Hospital eaulp- \,V_^ T2* C. tf H mmt are made
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      56 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE rt>-da» H. W. 00.18 a.m. 10.5 ft.; 1.05 p.m. B.4ft L. W. (J. 40 a.m. 1 ft.; 6.47 p.m. 2.0 ft Tomorrow H. W. 1.01 a.m. 10.3 ft.; 1.40 p.m. 9.4 ft L. W. 7.19 am. 1.1 ft.; 7.34 p.m. 2.5 Xt August Sunrise Sunset a.m. p.m.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    425 5 Tin Rubber Sections Dull: Loans Improve By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, August 7. THE price of rubber in London yesterday was up one-.slxteenth at IS 1 16 d and in New York up one-eighth at l^j cents. Tin rose 15s. for Spot at £266 10s. and a
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    70 5 I" iaj log. 7. noon. Uujrr. Srlier* Prices friees i IX OAM laaaei II WM N<». IX R.S.S (.<».->. in Auv.r.l 17*4 38 <■ \<l U.v i fob. in hilM Ugwti I \<) K S.-i. fob. In '..!cs UjO t 1 1 :;i QUOTATtOMI i\
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    CHUNGKING'S EXCHANGE RATE IGNORED
    43 5 CHUNGKING'S EXCHANGE RATE IGNORED :don, Aug. 6. T! banks here have re^umn Chungking. But both in Shanghai i ir- lower at 3 7 H d. lgnorii i Chun (king's ofliiMal alteration which a apply only nal h )>>k 'ransactions calculating cuat- ::< a^a'.n.ot unpaid
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    GOVERNMENT HELP FOR BRITISH SHIPPING
    404 5 Details Of New Financial Arrangements Published London, Aug. 7. r\ETAILS were published last night of an agreement reached between the Government and shipowners about payment for the use of their ships during war-time. Rates of payment will allow for running expenses and depreciation, but there
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    Deplorable State
    172 5 The Government recognized that British merchant shipping had fallen into a deplorable state since the last war and this should never be allowed to occur again, said the Minister of Snipping, Mr. R. H. Cross, in an interview yesterday. He added that in the terms of the new
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    No Oil For Italy From Syria Region
    45 5 London. Au?. 6. DR. Hugh Dalton. the Minister for Economic Warfare, stated in the House of Commons that he was satisfled that no oil was likely to get out of Syria to Italy by any sea-borne route.— Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    106 5 Singapore. Aug. 7, noon Buyers Sellers Ganibier 7.75 Hambms Cube $13.00 Java Cuba $12.50 Pepper White Muntok $12.25 White $tl.75 Black $6 75 Copra Mixed $2.50 Sun Dried IS.7S Saoo Flour No. 1 Lingua $3.7' Pair $3.15 $3.1S Sarawak $3.25 Itlotonp Palembanjf $19.50 Banja $18.50 Sarawak $19.50
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    15 5 Rice quoted per koyan 10 plcuU. Other commodities quoted per plcul except where otherwise stated.
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    FOREIGN TIN IMPORTS
    31 5 Foreign imports of tin ore during July amounted -to 5,594 tons making a total of 34,072 tons for the year, an Uncase of 16.651 tons over last year
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    TIN OUTPUTS FOR JULY
    48 5 Tin outputs for July are reported a3 scowl: Hrs. Yrds. Piculs Ore Malayan Tin 2.775 Southern Malayan Tin. 5,364 Kampong Kamunting. 598 112,000 233 Thabawlelks 675 172,000 1.004 Pungah No. 1 678 290,000 1,893 No. 2 ..155 86,000 386 Austral Amalgamated. 1,219.50 426,000 1,543
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    EXCHANGES
    167 5 The following are the ixc.ange rates this morning according to the ially circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: London demand Ljrons demand Switzerland demand Hamburg demand New York demand Montreal demand Baiavia demand Samarang demand Calcutta Bombay and Rangoon demand Madras and Colombo demand Hong Kong
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      198 6 ANOTHER GREAT STORY FROM THE PEN OF A. J. CKONIN WHO GAVE THE SCREEN THE PRIZE WINKING 'THE CITADEL' opening ALHAMBRA 3 15 6 15 TO DAY MLnHIfDnH 9a15 ?Mm The Author of "The Citadel" Now Gives You the dramatic IdVe story of o doctor who knew wornI en, and
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      342 6 THAT WINSOME LITTLE SINGING STAR WHO STOLE YOUR HEARTS IN "THE UNDERPUP"— IN HER LATEST SUCCESS TO-DAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 1 AT THE CAPITOL 1 Ever since her first Picture Everybody's been asking for her! DON'T MISS THIS! P! 7keo'w SINGS A TIONAL I ftt J/ J( jBJBMpBJpBByP|BJpBppBppBBBJPJBJPJP#^ o YOU'LL MARVEL AT
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    War Gifts From N. Ireland
    74 7 London, Aug. 7. NORTHERN Ireland' 3 provisional contributions to the Imperial Exchequer Tor the year are to be increased from £4,500.000 to £6.000,000, announced the Minister of Finance, Mr. J. M. Andrews, in introducing the supplementary budget in the Northern Ireland House of Commons. He
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    SHORT SUMMER RECESS FOR PARLIAMENT
    73 7 London, Aug. 6. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill. Indicated some time ago that the Parliamentary summer vacation was bound to be short, as the Government is anxious to keep in the closest possible touch with Parliament. Members hope to get a fortnight's holiday after
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    11 KILLED IN LORRYMOTOR COLLISION
    45 7 London, Aug. 6. ELEVEN people returning from a day trip to Blackpool were killed when a motor-coach collided with a lorry and caught fire to-day. A number of other passengers was severely injured. The accident occurred near Rugeley, Staffordshire. Reuter.
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    DETENTION OF CAPTAIN RAMSAY
    54 7 London, Aug. 6. THE Committee of Privileges of the Hou- c c of Commons, which is to consider whether the detention under the defence regulations of Capt. Ramsay. Conservative M.P. for Midlothian and Peebles, constitutes a breach of privilege, is to hold its first formal meeting
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR
    56 7 Bermuda, Aug. 6. A Government announcement says that the Duke and Duchess are due to arrive shortly. The Governor of Bermuda and his sister will entertain them unofficially at Government House. The length of their stay depends on arrangements for the Journey to the Bahamas, where the
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    SAVE UTMOST AND DEVOTE MONEY TO THE STATE
    410 7 Chancellor Says Time Should Be Given Before Further Taxation London, Aug. 6. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, moving the second reading of the Finance Bill, said that before further taxation were imposed adequate time should be given. The Chancellor
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    Penalties For Wasting Food
    166 7 Penalties For Wasting Food London, Aug. 6 qtHE Ministry of Food has made an 1 order for preventing the waste of food and carrying with It penalties against offenders. Under this order it will be an offence to waste food, which is described is "everything used by man for food
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    No Space In Cold Storage Depots
    123 7 Sydney, Aug. 6. COLD STORAGE depots in England are so packed with food that a limit has to be placed on imports of Australian meat for the next few months. This information was given yesterj day in the House of Representatives at [Canberra by
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    RS. 100.000 WAR GIFT FROM BENGAL
    23 7 THE Bengal Club has donated Rs. 100,000 to the East India fund for British war services. Reut?r.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7, 1940. (339th Day Of The War.) Warming Up
    1150 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7, 1940. (339th Day Of The War.) Warming Up There are many signs that res- 1 ponsible people at Home expect the j long- threatened attempt to invade Great Britain to materialize in the near future. After a series of I speeches in which
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    GERMAN POLICE IN LUXEMBOURG
    56 8 Berlin, A\x- 7. P 1 is announced here that German poltce have made "a triumphal entry'" into the capital of the Duchy of Luxembourg. The announcement adds that thousands listened to a speech by the chief of the German civil administration, who "explained to them the
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      INERTIA
      781 8 What Is Really Wrong With Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The risk to which you refer In your leading article of Aug. 1, ot becoming monotonous In your insistence on Malaya playing a more worthy purt in the prosecution of the war, is one it
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      FOOD SUPPLIES
      183 8 No Demand For Tapioca And Sweet Potatoes To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l am a regular reader of your paper and have read several interesting articles concerning the cultivation cf more foodstuffs. Although everyone fpeaks of this important subject, still very little Is done, and
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    Munitions Made From Scrap
    198 8 GERMAN mines washed ashore in Britain and metal from more than 50 ships sunk off the English coasts are being turned into munitions. The flow of scrap metal to British foundries has increased by more than 2,500,000 tons in the last six months. To maintain the
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    NAZI REIGN OF TERROR IN POLAND
    1524 8 Eliminating All Traces Of Polish Civilization CINCE the occupation of western Poland by Germany many storiei have leaked out of the terror and subjection in which the population are kept by their Nazi conquerors, who are apparently seeking to exterminate the Polish race. In
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    BRITISH IN EGYPT READY FOR ATTACK FROM LIBYA
    435 9 Italian Offensives On Two Fronts AMERICAN STORY OF DRIVE IN WESTERN DESERT Invasion Of Somaliland A Difficult Task AN American report says that the Italians in Libya have already launched an attack on the Egyptian frontier with AMU wo men. There is
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    WAR ON LIBYA FRONTIER
    365 9 Second Phase Of I i<iht Bt^un London, Aug. 7. TIIK war on the Egyptian-Libyan frontier is referred to in an offli ial communique issued at Cairo List evening, which says that the lirst st:i?e of the operations in the Western Desert is now finished. "During this
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    NEW C-IN-C FOR FRENCH SOMALILAND
    78 9 Djilxni.l, Aug. 7. Gwmf. h is arrived to take over riu leu as commander of the French foreci in Djibi uti from Gen. LegentUhcmroe who is leaving with the Governor, M. H. Do<champs. News reaching Aden shortly afnr the French collapse stated that Gen. Hhomme
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    ITALIAN SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS
    69 9 London, Aug. 7. A HINT that the Italian Army i; suffering from a shortage of officers is given in a broadcast from Rome last night. Under a new decree, men serving In the Army who have reached the ir.atriculation standard can be compoiled to take part
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    S. RHODESIAN AIRMEN ARRIVE IN BRITAIN
    27 9 THE Dominion and Colonial Offices 1 announce that a contingent ol S u'hern Rhod^sian airmen have arrived in Great Britain.- Reuter.
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    British Envoy Sees Matsuoka
    181 9 Japanese Spokesman's Hope Of Solution London, Aug. 7. THE British Ambassador in Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, had another interview yesterday with the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka. It is reported that they again exchanged views on the arrests of Britons In Japan and the arrests of
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    Freighter's Dash To Germany
    68 9 Rio de Janeiro. Aug. t. j ACCORDING to advices received by I** local exporters. the German freighter Koenlgsberg, which left the Brazilian port of Belem on May 25. has arrived safely at a German port. The Koenigsberg <6,466 tons» was one of several German ships which
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    New Powder To Put Out Incendiary Bombs
    101 9 London, Aug. 7. A NEWLY-INVENTED powder, which will extinguish incendiary bombs in two minutes and which is produced from materials available in Britain in large quantities and can be manufactured In bulk, was tssted yesterday in the presence of a Home Office official.
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    SWEDISH COMMENT ON NAZIS' AVOWED CHANGED PLANS
    319 9 Stockholm, Aug. 6. THE Sweaish newspaper Dagnyhet, recalling the tremendous Nazi proiiida campaign about an imminent German invasion during the onslaught on France, suggests that the object of that campaign was to compel the British to maintain strong forces at home and so
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    LOTTERY PROPOSAL IS REJECTED
    376 9 Strong Opposition To Tax On Books London, Aug. 7. f *HF Archbishop of Canterbury. Mr J. B. Priestly and Mr. G. Faber. the- publisher, addressed a meeting of more than 100 M.P.S in the House of Commons last evening, in opposition to the inclusion of books
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    MORE LIBERAL POLICY TOWARD ALIENS Reference In Lords To These Unhappy People'
    203 9 MORE LIBERAL POLICY TOWARD ALIENS Reference In Lords To These Unhappy People' London. Aug. 7. THE question of internment of aliens in Great Britain was raised in the House of Lords yesterday. Replying to criticisms, the Duke of Devonshire Parliamentary Under Secretary to the India Office, pointed out that the
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    R.A.F. HERO DIES IN FLYING ACCIDENT
    90 9 London, Aug. 7. rE Air Ministry news service announces that Flying Officer Anthony Gray Worcester, hero of the aerial battle of July 4 when his flight of five Gladiators shot down nine Italian Fiats in the Western Desert, has been killed in a flying
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    Large Number Of Ships Requisitioned
    55 9 London, Aur. 7. THE Shipping Minster, Mr. R. H. Cross, interviewed last night said that apart from ships being used as armed merchantmen, hospital ships or transport, the Ministry had already requisitioned ninetenths of the total number of liners belonging to established lines.— Reuter. (Government
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    Fifth Columnists In Americas
    94 9 Suspicious Increases In Embassy Staffs Washington, Aug 6. AIXEGATIONS of fifth column activities in the U.S. on the part of Nazi agents were carried further to|day in the report of the Inter-State Crime Commission. The report points out the increases In the staffs of German Embassies
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    Russian Trade With America
    111 9 New Pact Is Announced Wash.ngton, Aug. 6. SOVIET RUSSIA undertakes v buy i $40.000 000 worth of goods f rom America next year under a new trade agreement with the Uni.ed S.ate3 announced here tc-day. The agreement contains a reservation, however, permitting the Soviet Union to
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    MURDER OF FRENCH POLICE OFFICIAL
    68 9 Shanghai. Aug. 7. Fa fresh outbreak of terrorism here yesterday, M. Paul Yankovsky. chief 'of the Japanese affairs section of the i French police, was shot dead in his Ihome in the French concession. It is generally believed that he was murdered because he had
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    FRESH RAID ON KIEL
    53 9 R.A.F. Continuing Offensive DRITISH bombers on Monday night carried out attacks on military objectives in Holland and northern Germany. Including targets at Wismar, Kiel and Hamburg, the Air Ministry announces. Goods yards at Hamm and aerodromes at Schlpol and Borkum were also damaged. All our aircraft
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    2 Trawlers Sunk By Enemy Mines
    100 9 London. Aug. 7 AN Admiralty communique announces that the trp.wlers Drummer <297 tons) and Owpldian <2fO tonr> have b?en sunk by enomy mines. It Is further announced that one o.Ticer and ten ratings wjre killed and three ratings woundfd In the trawler Campina, the
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    HIGHLANDER'S CREW HONOURED
    99 9 Lond:.n Aug. 7. AWARDS are announced to the mister and crew of the small Britl.h vessel, the Highlander, whi^h steamed into a Sco.tish hurbour lsst week with tha wreckage of a German plane ihe had shot down in the North Sea. The steam?r was attac'ied by two
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    Difficult Task For Germany
    73 9 Berlin, Aug. 7. rE FrankTuertcr Zei.ung in a lin<r article calls en Rumania "tD make necesrary sacrifices" in the in.eie.^ts of Balkan peace. It declares that a reasonable rolution of Bulgaria s claim to Dobrudja is in sight, and says, "much more complicated is the task
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    ANOTHER BIG DONATION FROM TURF CLUB
    691 10 War Fund Total Passes $3| Millions Mark GARRISON SERGEANTS' MESS SEND CHEQUE FOR $2,109 THE War Fund total is carried well beyond the three-and- a-quarter million dollars mark to-day, thanks largely to a iurthcr handsome donation from the Singapore Turf Club. In June the
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    Volunteers Back To Camp To-day
    100 10 VOLI'NTF.F.RS are to-day returning to their ramps at Changi, l'lilau Krani, Siglap to begin the sn u:id period of continuous trainin". AM the men, though they fully aprr^f iatrd their week's holiday, were keen and eager to return to < anin and get down to
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    WOMAN WARNED NOT TO RAISE RENT
    167 10 W:nc; her that she must not Incr a. her present rent without an or^l r of the Board, Mr. Murray M. Jack, chaiiman of the Rent Assessment Bc.irJ.. yesterday granted a woman leave to take ejectment proceedings against a tenant, if the tenant did
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    H.M.S. EXETER CAPTAIN NOW IN SINGAPORE
    74 10 < v of the famous BritLh warship lIMS. EM-ter when she was one of three cruisers which too.: p.irt m a battle v ii the German poc'.-.et bauleship, Graf r on Dec. 13. Is in •re- M-day. Hf- h i :s Bell, who is
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    STREICHER NOT DEAD?
    51 10 I. nden. Aug. 7. REPORTS that the Nizi Jew-baiter iier la dead have brought lrrm Berlin a d?nial. nruitr.U news agencies report Berlin sources state that Streicher merely boon relieved of his duties Governor of Franconia. He is said tv be living in retirement on his estate.
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    30 10 JEWXLUERT and other articles worth about tin S. Welnberg. was use :i Ewe i'roon Roa'i before 11 p.m. yesterday. nberg were out when trn tli- ft was commlttid.
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    NEW PALESTINE G.O.C.
    19 10 Jerusalem. Aug. 7. LIEUT GEN Philip Ner.m; yesterassunvd his duties as G.OC, me und Transjordan— Reuter.
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    COAL FOR SINGAPORE
    34 10 lx>ndon. Aug. 3. I ni today v roal freight fixture ..to Singapore at 16.2 a The British Gov;rnment has Umc- further neutral vessels, especially vitli pro.-pects of additional voyag charters. Heuter.
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    40 10 The death occurred last night of Mrs. J. i. wife of Mr. A. Santhou. of the Siio bi'loii^rd to a nt Indian Catholic family. Her eldest. son. Mr. G. V. BMlthOM. is on the tutorial staff of St. Joseph*! Institution.
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    Tokio Press And British Arrests
    99 10 Tokio. Aug 7. THE next few days will perhaps be the most critical period in determining the future of AngloJapanese relations, comments the Miyako Shimbun, referring to the arrests of Japanese by the British authorities. The Hochl Shimbun understands that the Japanese Government is vigilantly
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    JAPANESE DRIVE IN CHINA SLOWS DOWN
    92 10 Air Raids On Chungking Are Also Easing Up Chungking, Aug. 7. •TOE comparative lull on all fronts and the easing up of the Japanese aerial bombing of Chungking are about the only significant events in the present Sino Japanese military situation. Well-informed Chinese sources
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    MAIL CENSORSHIP AT SINGAPORE
    105 10 Japanese Statement Kobe. Aug. 7. rE Osaka Shosen KaUha liner Nana Maru was boarded by the British authorities la Singapore on July 28, and six bags destined for Africa were examined, according to a report received by the O.S.K. office here. All malls were returned en
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    MR. KAO LING PAI AT BUILDERS' DINNER
    81 10 MR. Kao Ling-pal, Chinese Consul-Genera] In Singapore, was among leading members of the Chinese community, who were present at a dinner given by Messrs. S. H. Yacg and Y. L. Chow, proprietor and manager respectively of the Nanyang Structural Co., at the Wing
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    "IF I HAD MY WAY" AT THE CAPITOL
    172 10 At The Cinema "If I Had My Way." With Bin* Crosby, Gloria Jean. Claire Dodd, Charles Winniger and Xl Bresdcl. New Unlycrsal. At the CapitoL REPLETE with lilting tunes and ca»chy s,ongs. "If I Had My Way' 1 is the stor/ of
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    "ROAD TO SINGAPORE" AT THE CATHAY
    101 10 "Road To Singapore." (Dorothy Lamonr. Bob Hope, Blnf Crosby). Paramount At the Cathay. VyiTH a tropical setting for a background, this film ranks as one of the fines', musical comedies of Its sort to be seen in Singapore for some months. The co-stars, Bob,
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    33 10 B. T. Jacobs retired statlonmaster. p.M.S., died In Jaffna, Ceylon, yesterday. He v.-as tha father-in-law of Rev. J. V. Ayadurai cl Singapore and un"-'* of Dr. S. W. Ponnapp.i, A/vlr.tant Medical Officer, Singapore.
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    FURTHER EVIDENCE AT COURT MARTIAL War Department System Of Awarding Contracts
    951 10 FURTHER EVIDENCE AT COURT MARTIAL War Department System Of Awarding Contracts CURTHER evidence was given to-day at the Court Martial of Captain (Surveyor of Works) Robert Charles Loveday, R.E., on 25 charges, which began at Tanglin yesterday, and is expected to last at least three weeks. The first charge against
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    HOW AIR HERO WAS KILLED
    582 10 Crashed In Dive Through Mist London, Aug. 7. PYING Officer A. Worcester, hero of the aerial battle of July 4 when hlg flight of five Gladiators shot down nine Italian Fiats in the Western Desert, was returning from the front line with his flight In
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    NO PROTEST AT DETENTION
    204 11 May Make Further Representations ]MR. K. TOYODA, the Japanese Consul-Cleneral in Singapore «-ailvd OB the acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. H. Weisberg, yesterday to (liM-uss with him the detention on Sunday of Mr. Ishira Kobayashi, the Singapore correspondent of the DomeJ news agency and the manager of
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    ALLEGED CHEATING BY CHINESE
    128 11 A I BERT CHBAMO, a 20-yenr-old 1 Iktaf Chines*- youth, apper.rrd In tin? fifth police mart yesterday when the case in which he claimed trirl to twj charges ft rhf ttlMj came up for nenticri. a'llfgfd in the first chnr^ that Chearg dishonestly induced one Freclrlc
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    MINING COMPANY'S §140,000 WAR GIFT
    93 11 ■m Our Own Ci rrrspondenn Ipoh, Aug. 6. A DONATION rl $140,000 was m:<d? Dy Petaling Tin I/.d. to the FM.S War Fund to-dny. bringing the Prrak section to $418 309. This is the biggest donation, madn by a mining concern so !ar. Other contributions
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    PROPRIETORS FINED
    168 11 Overcharged For White Sugar TIIK proprietors and salesmen of two local provision stores were convicted and fined in the Singapore fifth court yesterday for offences under the Food Control Rejr ulations. In the first case. K. P. Assainah the proprietor, .°nd K K. Mydi.i Kutti. a salesman, of
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    BODY' SEVERELY GASHED
    49 11 WHILE leaving the bathroom of a house in Ketbau Roa>i yesterday afternoon, an Indian boy. Vishnu Gopal. aged 4 1 Ml and shattered a bottle he was holding. The broker, pieces severely gashcil his body and he v. is immediately operated on after ad-nusion to hospital.
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    Naval Officer's Wedding
    154 11 SUB-LIEUT. JOHN E. T O D M A N R.N.R., was married to Miss Elizabeth Lilian Kelly at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Kelly, of Liberton, Edinburgh, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr.
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    MEN IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES
    217 11 BECAUSE they found thr.t both men were of essential service, the Local i Tribunal, consisting of Mr. J. C. Cob- bett, Mr. P A. 8.. McKerron and Mr. R. K. Prentls, yesterday granted Sapper i Mohamad bin H. Abdul Rahim and Sgt. D F. Klyne exemotion
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    TOLL OF THE ROAD
    33 11 Sixteen people were Injured In road accidents in Singapore last week compared v.lth 11 the previous week, states a report from the Traffic Branch. There were no I taUtl
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    OFFENCE "VERY TECHNICAL"
    203 11 Playing Of Music In Restaurants TTHIS is, I submit, a highly technical offence, for while playing a piano in the restaurant is permissible, if a violinist accompanies the piano, then it becomes a musical performance for which a permit is necessary," said the defence counsel during a
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    Funeral Of Mrs. Enid Petrie
    427 11 THERE was a large gathering at the funeral of Mrs. Enid Petrie at Bldadari Cemetery. Singapore, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Petrie died In hospital 011 Monday night after an illness which began Ir.early a year ago. She was the wife of Mr. 1 Bruce Petrie, one
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    29 11 Tlie prize day of the V.M.C.A. schools will be held on Friday, at 11.15 am. Mr. J. T. Rea, M.C.S., will give nwav the awards, and deliver an address.
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    Latest War Fund Gifts
    517 11 S els.. Singapore Turf Club (Second donation, making a total of 585.000. or approximately K 10.000) 35,000 Garrison Sergeants' Mess. Alexandra. 2.109.47 Transferred from Penang, being 46th and 17th instalments of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 1,C37 2» Proceeds from Keppel House
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    "I DO NOT INTEND TO DO ANY MORE DUTY"
    503 11 European 's A I leged A bsence From Post At Base ARTHUR Darbyshire, described as a European police constable in the Naval Base Police Force, stood trial in the Singapore third court yesterday on two charges alleging that he neglected his
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    FRENCH CONSUL IN M. VISITING INDOCHINA
    42 11 M. R. DE LAGE. Frmc-h ConsulGeneral at Batavia. passt-d through Singapore yesterday on his way to French Indo-China, "on a two wecki' pleasure trir>." He declined to snook on the political situation in the Netherlands Indies
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    CO-ORDINATING EAST AFRICAN TERRITORIES' WAR EFFORT
    146 12 Economic Council Being Set Up At Nairobi To Direct Activities London, Aug. 6. IUEASURES designed to unify the war effort of a vast area m of Africa, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Nayasaland, Northern Rhodesia and Zanzibar, have been announced in Nairobi. It is stated
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    British Forces Control Suez
    177 12 Reply To Propaganda About Dissension MR. A. G. MACDONNELL, in a commentary on the news broadcast irom London, der.lt with recent German wireless announcements that there were grave differences en the board of the Suez Canal Company. The Board comprised French and British directors, and to
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    SUEZ CANAL ASSETS
    98 12 London, Aug. 6. Sir Kin&sley Wood, in the House of Commons, stated that the assets and reserves of the Suez Canal Company held in Paris were in French francs and could not. therefore, add to the e.iemy's external resources. A great part of the company's assets and
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    Dunkirk Brutality Described
    145 12 London, Aug. 6. HOW the attitude of his men changed on account of the brutality of the Germans was told in London to-day by Squadron-Leader J. W. Donaldson, D.S.O. He said two of his men were involved in a collision over Dunkirk. One of them, a night
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    TWO MORE NAZI PLANES SHOT DOWN
    97 12 London, Aua. 6. THE Air and Home Security Ministries' communique, states that last night enemy aircraft dropped a small number of bombs on a few di-.trlcts in south-east England. There was no damage and no < .isualtles were caused. Yesterday afternoor. '.hter ait craft
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    PALESTINIAN UNITS FOR BRITISH ARMY
    79 12 London, Aug. 6. rthe House of Commons, the Secretary for War, Mr. Anthony Eden, in answer to a question about the use to which the man-power of Palestine was being put. said Palestinians were eligible to enlist in various units of the British Army. In
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    TWO VICTORIA CROSSES
    67 12 London, Aug. 6. THE Kiii'/ to-day handed to Mrs. Nichols, widow of Lance-Corporal Hairy Nichols, of the Grenadier Guards, the Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to her husband. The ceremony took place in private at Buckingham Palace. A few minutes later, the King publicly decorated Capt. Harold ErvineAndrews.
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    New Taxes In Kenya For War Funds
    126 12 New Taxes In Kenya For War Funds Nairobi, Aug. 6. I*HE Legislative Council of Kenya to- day gave further proof of its determination to co-operate to the full with the rest of the Empire. The Council passed without discussion and In record time two new tax measures. One places a
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    EIGHT DEAD IN PLANE CRASH IN KENYA
    85 12 Nairobi (Kenya), Aug. 6. AN aircraft carrying 12 officers and other ranks of the East African and South African forces was accidentally lost owing to bad weather. Eight were killed. The victims were four South African officers: Capt. P. J. Ffytch Sogg, Lieut.
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    ITALIAN LIES ABOUT BRITISH SHIPS
    53 12 London, Aug. G. REPORTS of damage to two British warships in the Mediterranean were officially denied in London to-day. "Reports that the battleship Resolution and another destroyer have been hit during an engagement oil the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean are completely untrue." says an
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    Open Letter To Mussolini
    244 12 Open Letter To Mussolini Egypt Remains Loyal To Great Britain London, Aug. 6. WHE Egyptian weekly Al Mussawar. in an open letter to Mussolini, refers to the long-established friendly bonds between Britain and Egypt, culminating In the treaty of alliance. "Egypt does not wish to emerge from this gigantic struggle,
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    ENCOURAGEMENT FOR MALTESE PEOPLE
    128 12 London. Aug. 6. rE Governor of Malta has received a message of encouragement from the Maltese community in Cairo. The message is contained In a resolution passed by the general council of the Maltese community. The resolution says: "The Maltese in Egypt are proud of the
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    LIFE OF AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT
    62 12 Canberra, Aug. 6. HNHE Commonwealth Government had 1 dropped the proposal to ask the British Parliament to sanction an extension of the life of the Commonwealth Parliament. The reason given is that a recent meeting of the United Australia Party, the Labour Party and the United
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    MORE U.S. SUPPORT FOR GEN. PERSHING'S SUGGESTION
    182 13 Worth) Of Serious Thought And Shah, Says Mr. Sunnier Welles New York, Aug. b. THL suggestion or Gen. Pershing, who commanded the taMtrican army in the last war, that the United States should immediately sell to Britain 50 of her "over-age" royera la
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    "MUST CONTINUE TO ARM.'1 SAYS HULL
    187 13 "MUST CONTINUE TO ARM.' 1 SAYS HULL M, Aug. 0. tb itateoa at issued before he left for his vacation, the United States Secretary of State. Mr. 1 Cordcll Hull, declared: "We must continue to arm. 'Thr Havana Com igreed that adequate preparations for! continental defence could not be 1
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    COASTAL VILLAGE EXPLOSION
    30 13 London, Aug. 6. AN explosion occurred yesterday at a coastal village in Hast Anglia. Several civilians were injured and some damage to surrounding property was caused. Keuter.
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    British Tribute To The Poles
    222 13 Bore Full Brunt Of Nazi ar Machine Londjn. Aug. 6. Fthc eoone of a broadcast talk on the occasion of the signing of the military agreement between Britain and Poland, Major Victor Cazelet. M.P.. after recalling many personal ties which had existed between the two
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    52 13 Well-known stage md radio stars, including Frances Day and Gcraldo, the famous dance band leader paid a visit to the Hatfield House Hospital, recently and entertained some of the British wounded who are stationed there. Picture shows Frances Day, joining in a game of crown and anchor with some of
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    "A Valuable Military Reinforcement"
    211 13 THE NEW ANGLO-POLISH PACT liondon. Aug. 6. THE cause for which Britain is fighting vas morally and materially reinforced when the Anglo-Polish military agreement was signed yesterday, writes The Times. It is an emphatic declaration of confidence as well las of high resolve. The active support
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    Supreme War Council Suggestion
    173 13 Supreme W ar Council Suggestion London, Aug. 6. SPEAKING in tfcC Houss of Commons, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said the Government was fully alive to tlie importance of the objects inherent in the suggestion that there should be a .loint Allied ccurcil for the prosecution of the
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    MAYOR OF MONTREAL TO BE INTERNED
    57 13 Montreal, Aug. C. MAYOK HOUDE, who three days ago issued a statement opposing the crmpulsory registration plan, declared he would not register himself and advising the population to follow his example, was arrested last night under the war measures act and is now on
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    BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES
    278 13 Fourfold Claims Of Nazi High Command London, Aug. 6. AUTHORITATIVE circles in Lon- don commenting on the German high command claim to have sunk 679.324 tons of shipping in the last three weeks of July state that once again the truth has been multiplied nearly four-fold. The
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    19 RATINGS MISSING IN LOSS OF TRAWLEk
    42 13 London. Aug. 6 ris officially announced that one officer was wounded and 19 ratings are missing, presumed dead and two wounded in the British trawler Fleming, the loss of which has ilr-ady been announced. Reuter.
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    CEYLON'S GIFT TO RED CROSS FUND
    38 13 London, Aug. I THE Hospital Supply Association of Ceylon has given £1,500 to the Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund. This is Ceylon's latest instalment in addition to the £12,000 already subscribed. —Reuter.
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    Belgium's Food Position Is Now Growing Desperate
    197 13 London, Aug. 6. UR. John Cudahy, former American ambassador in Belgium, painted a gloomy picture of the economic conditions in Belgium to a meeting of newspaper rcprc In London to-day. He suKgested that supplies of foodstuffs, which had already been severely rationed, might
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    NEW JAPANESE THREAT TO FRENCH INDO-CHINA
    466 14 "They Are Courting Misfortune For Selves," Says Staff Officer Tokio, Aug. 6. "THE French authorities in Indo-China court misfortune for themselves should they over-estimate their powers," said a staff officer of the Japanese expeditionary force in South China, according to a Canton dispatch. This
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    Solely For Reasons Of Security
    182 14 London, Aug. 6. JAPANESE official statements de- scribe the arrests of Japanese in this country and the Empire as retaliations for the arrests of British subjects in Japan, writes The Times diplomatic correspondent, who adds, "as Lord Halifax explained, they are not so." 'I he
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    120 14 Canberra. Aug. 6. "IN the arrests in Japan and similar action taken by the British Government against certain Japanese nationals in British territory, there is not necessarily anything to cause a real breach in Anglo-Japanese relations," declared Mr. McEwen, the Commonwealth Minister for Internal Affairs, speaking
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    CONTROL OF TRANSPORT ON BURMA ROAD
    77 14 Rangoon, Aug. 6. A COMMUNIQUE states that through motor transport from Burma to China in non -prohibited goods has now befn resumed. Motor traffic Is now being allowed on certain conditions, the chief of which is that lorries can carry only sufficient petrol to
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    JAPANESE ARREST SEVEN SALVATIONISTS
    85 14 Tokio, Aug. 6. SEVEN officials of the Salvation Army have i been arrested, Including Commander Uyemura and SecretaryGeneral Segawa. A War Office communique states that the charge is espionage. An official spokesman explained that, while recognising that religion is necessary to national defence, the Army, which
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    Nazi Propaganda Trick In France
    91 14 Nazi Propaganda Trick In France London, Aus. 8. A GERMAN propaganda Mek has recently been tried in France. Tho workers of a factory just outside P:iris uerc ordered to gather to hear a statement by nn oflidal. The speaker's first words were: "Will ull those who do not understand Ccrman
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    Germany Fears Balkan War
    231 14 Germany Fears Balkan War If Rumania Resists Nazis' Demands... London, Aug. 6. «|F there is one thing which Hitler wishes to avoid more than anything else, it is war in the Balkans," declared Mr. Wilson Broadbent, diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Mail in a broadcast from the 8.8.C. to-day. Mr.
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    New Nazi Moves In Turkey?
    124 14 Ankara. Au?. 6. THE return cf the Nazi Ambas- sador. von Papen, to Turkey apparently presages a renewed German diplomatic offensive here, upon which German circles are basing high hopes. Von Papen is al present staying at Istanbul. German circles are hinting that von Papen
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    STABILISING PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST
    59 14 Baghdad, Aug. 6. IRAQ will shortly establish a legation at Kabul under a Charge d'Affalres. Both countries, being signatories *.o the non-aggression treaty known as the Saadabad Pact signed in 1937 among Iran, Afghanistan, Iraa and Turkey, feel that the Inauguration of normal diplomatic relations
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    AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE OF PAPUA
    87 14 Canberra. Aug. 6. pERMAN and Italian claims that Aus- >* tralia had violated international law by establishing a military divrict in Papua, New Guinea, ware described by Mr. Hughes, Australian AttorneyGeneral, as "utter nonsense." "They apparently want us to leave the door open so that they
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    FORMER PREMIER OF BURMA ARRESTED
    69 14 Rangoon. Aug. 6. DR. BA MAW, Prime Minister of Burma until February last year, has been arrested on a charge under the defence regulations. Dr. Maw announced his resignation from the House of Representatives eight days ago, when he said he proposed to devotchis whole
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    EIRE CENSORS SPEECH BY CARDINAL
    62 14 London, Aug. 6. THE Eire censor suppressed on Tuesday certatn passages in a broadcast made on Sunday by the Archbishop ol Westminster. Cardinal Kinsley. The broadcast was to the forces and also directed to North Americi. The Archbishop attacked the Nazi creed of racialism, and
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    Amateur Boxing On Friday
    385 15 ALTERATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME OMTING t unf)re-»een circumstances which have necessitated the Manchester Regiment withdrawing', the amateur boxing *hnw which is to be staged at thp Hapny World stadium on Auir. in aid »»f the War Fund, has hid to be rr-arran^rd The new card
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    POLICE SPRING SURPRISE ON THE P.W.D.
    143 15 :n Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Aug. 5. CPRINGING thp biggest surprise of the season, the Police scored a clean cut three-nil win over the P.W.D. in the Segamat and district i soccer league to take second place in j the league tables. The P.W.D.
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    SOCCER MATCHES POSTPONED
    54 15 Rain Interferred with soccer matches arranged to be played yesterday. At Channi the first division fixture between the Argylls and the Sappers was postponed, and at the stadium another nrst division fixture had to be postponed, the teams beln,i the Chinese and the Loyals. Two second division
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE SPORTS
    122 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. r[E first division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of the Selangor Central Workshops Railway Division paraded yesterdiy before Major Kidd. the British Resident, at the annual F.M.S. railway sp:rts. L. M. Spragg. superintendent of the Brigade,
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    RIO GILL ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE
    109 15 RIO GILL, the Portuguese welterweight who has built up a reputation for himself in Java, arrived in Singapore on Monday. About three years ago Gill fought in Singapore for the late Julien Frankel, who brought him out from Shanghai. He then fought under the name
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    "ALLEN CUP" CRICKET WON BY STUDENTS
    252 15 *PHE S:udents beat the Graduates by 1 142 runs in the Medical College Unions annual cricket match for the -Allen Cup" at Sepoy Lines. H--.i Singh 66 not out. Hock Seng. 55 .and Alvis. seven wickets for 11 runs, wtrc mainiy responsible for the
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    VICTORY BY THREE RUNS TO SELANGOR CHINESE
    246 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. DV the narrow margin of three runs, the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club defeated their sister club of Singapore in a cricket match notable for low scoring. The Selangor side batted first, and i scored 72
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    70 15 From left to right. Kho Sin Kie, Mrs. R. R. C. Carter. Miss N. Sutton and Pat Hughes, who played an exhibition doubles match on Monday on the S.C.C. < ourts. The exhibition took the pla~e of the mixed doubles final be-.v. <-i i; Xlii Sin Kie and Mrs. Carter
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    SELANGOR TEAM TO PLAY HERE?
    86 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 6. SELANGOR meet Malacca at the stadium in a soccer match this Saturday for the Goho Cup. Both sides will be fielding plenty of new blood. The original proposal for the Selangor State soccer team to meet Singapore
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    N. R. A. POSTAL SHOOT
    372 15 Singapore Gain A Third Place MAJOR E. L. Nunn's team, which represented Singapore in the National Rifle Association's Overseas .303 fullrange Postal Match in 1939, came third in the competition for the "Duke of Gloucester's" Challenge Cup and "Lord Wakefleld" silver medals. Jamaica (captained by
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    64 15 TPHE following have accepted to play cricket fcr the S.C.C. vs. The Malay Regiment on Sunday at 11 ajn. at the S.C.C: R S. Tufnell (Capt.). W. K. Jagg^r, Brig. M P. Lucas. A. C. Simmons, P. Bartram. W Comdr. P. B Watts, E. G Stnunion. Major J
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    ANNUAL SPORTS OF JOHORE ENGLISH COLLEGE
    513 15 Ronald Marshall Champion Athlete For Second Year (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 5. COR the second successive year Ronald Marshall annexed the championship at the annual athletic sports of the Johore English College to-da>. With 384 points Yellow won the house championship,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    21 15 Saucer: first division. Manchesters vs. Malays, stadium: second division, <b), R.N.W.T. vs. J.C.S.A., J.C.S.A.; Moravia vs Customs, S.H.B.
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    Moore Wins R.J.L.C. Championship
    168 15 JW. Mcore wjn the Club champion > ship of the Royal Johore International Club for 1940 beating Major Mura bin Yusop by 12 to 11 in the final played during the last week-end. The results of the event are as followsFIRST ROUND F. M. Still beat
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    51 15 Class 1 440 Yards: 1, Yuaan; 3. Abdullah: 3. Ottoman. Old Boys !20 Yards: 1. Ng Ngoli Tee. 2, Cnpku Aziz. Time 26 sec. Class 3 Rtlay: 1, Red: 2, Green: 3, Yellow. CUsb 2 Rflay: 1, Yellow; 2. Green; 3, Blue. Class 1 Relay: 1, Yellow; 2. Red; 3,
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    ENGINEER'S UNEASINESS ABOUT RISING PRICES
    869 16 Increase Of £500,000 In Works Required ARREST OF CHINESE LED TO INVESTIGATIONS TNEXPECTED increases in the amount of works required, from £500,000 to £1,000,000 in three years, were referred to by Hrigadier Pennycuick, Chief Engineer, Malaya Command, in his evidence at the court martial of
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    CONTINUOUS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR ALLEGED
    2502 16 Corruption Act Different From General Laws DV the act of 1916, dealing with the presumption of comip- tion, the general rule that a person is innocent unless proved guilty, is turned upside down, stated Mr. P. G. Vaux. Money is presumed to be corruptly obtained until
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