The Straits Times, 9 August 1940

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    40 1 The Straits Times. FINAL EDTN. r ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940. FKICE 5 CBNTH. THE STRAITS TIMES. 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940. PRICE 5 lES l>.
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      265 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. ni Coleman St. Singapore —Phone 4816— SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). y I l/w^ v^ wm v^ Bl 11^ 3 AAf"! lJil|LLjli-' |l ''j ■iS-^y "^r^* beer is a new brew which will be found light /ft *^r\i
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      283 1 THE PERFECT CIGAR PERFECTO GRANDE AND CORONA IN BOXES OF 50'S 2S'S OR PACKETS OF S'S RAFFLES PLACE SINSAPORE Jgr S /Wi TEETHANO\ ff££fo\ &1 A I LOOK ANO FEEL 1 J tk? n v OBTrER SINC£ J l£&>^ W\ >" 7 BE6AN USIN6 THE < l^s< T h ao^
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      117 1 P• r New Ideas, Smart Tat and fit Take your Materials to 'ELSIE MARY' She specializes in orders executed at short notice Interesting models of her own are displayed at Buttery Road. Phone 4772 KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. r PHONE 3683}. 4IVO^I inferior ▲VA" v insecticides m are not
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  • The Straits Times. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH
      50 2 HAJAII— Mn. A. Rajah, wife of Mr. S. T. Rajah, proprietor of the City Press, Middle Road, at her residence in Middle Road night. The -jortege will leave the house at I 6 p.m. to-day to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdcs md thence to Bida'lari for interment.
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      IN MEMORIAM
      27 2 OTTO SCHIFFNER.— On Aup. 8. 1939. a beautiful merr.ory left behind, of a life mai'e wonderful of kindiy deeds and (jencrou.* tiiouthtii < I (thers needs.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      43 2 »ir. Tiiy Tiang Soon Si family wi.«h to express thrlr sincere thanks to relatives, friends, The Chinese Friendly Association The United Confederate Funeral Association for Rending wreaths. Scrolls, loan of cars, atter.dinK Night Visits funeral of the late Mr. Tay Kirn Guan.
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      903 2 FOR SALE AUXILIARY YAWL .'or sale, length 26 ."fit. Engine overhauled m r»ew. Box 487, straits Times. HIN OCULARS 7 s 50 6 X 30; Telescopes 12 x 24 x and 42 x. M. Ezekle) Sons. Raffles Place. Singapore. PRINTERS PLEASE NOTE. Hand Cutter for sale Thursday and Friday only.
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      698 2 HOUSES ACCOMMORATION WANTED WANTED by a European Smart furnished house In the Holland Village area. Reply Box No. 460, Straits Times. WANTED completely urnLJied house Including Linen. Silverware, ior European couple, no children. P.O. .Jox US. WANTED by European small house or flat furnished or unfurnished. M.S. and goo] locality
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      557 2 LOST LOST— (i()l.l» KlX(i re: viLh SoUUlre Diamond. Phone 34SG8 Mr*, 'ogen. Regard PU BLJC NOTICES^ KUALA KAMPAR TIN FIELDS LIMITED. > Tu-.irporatcd In the F.M.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend, the Nineteenth, of five per cent (5%), (six pence <6d.) per share) has been declared due and
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      399 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of one male and one female Alsatian Dogs. To be held at the saleroom of vessrs Cheong Koon Seng Co.. Ltd. No. 10 Chulla Street Saturday. 10th Ancrst, 1M« at 10.30 a-m. On view on the day of sale CHEONO KOON SENO CO,. LTD. Auctioneers. Singapore,
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      196 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC; ""GLACIER" BEARIMCI METALS. PHOSPHOR BRONZE. ETC. AIJJANCrENGINEERING'cO., LTD. SINGAPORE AND KUALA LL'MPUR. Mme. SHEILA wishes to announce to all her customer* that she ha* received a lovely selection of the latest dresses for all occasions, and that from now on she will attend to business henrtf 9
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      357 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) INSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE 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 and
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      354 3 (Incorporated ln Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOL Colombo. Bombay. Durban, (ape Town. and Lisbon Sail Spore f HUSIMI MARU Aug. 16 17 t KASIMA MARD Sept. 30 Oct 1 t Omits Bombay TO SAN FRANCISCO Bon* Kong. Kobe Yokohama. Honolnlo San t'ranclsce and tot Aorelet
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      525 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTKRN 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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      236 3 p FAST PASSENGER SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG 6aii Spore Arrive a f* •X CITY OF SAN TRANCISCO Aug. 26 Bept. 19 1.1 CITY OP LOS ANOELKS Sept. 10 Oct. S si CITY OP NEWPORT NEWS Oct S Oct 29 s s CITY OP NORFOLK Nov.
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      1164 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY PENANG SINGAPORE ZUJ inc> MI 5.30 pm. Indian programme; 14^ pm, 7HP (i m,'. 1 'iiTu^.l Ntws ln Tamil: 5.55 p.m. Malay programme; IHr 9 met uafi 610 pm. News ln Malay. 6.20 p.m Chlnt-s* 1.15 p.m. Light muslcl; 130 p.m. Warning programme; 6.40 p.m News ln Hokkle.i;
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    COURT MARTIAL
    1312 4 (Continued from page 16) days later he issued a cosh cheque for the same amount and handed it to Lav Chang. He did this in consequence of what Lav Chang had told him. He handed the cheque to Lav Chang "with certain directions." Mr. Vans: Do you remember
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    London Stock Exchange
    341 4 London, Aug. 8. JHE Stock Exchange drifted to-day during most of the session owing to lack of support but there was evidence of a firmer tone in some groups before the close. Foreign Bonds were quiet and mostly unchanged Rcuter. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations.
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    60 4 Malls close at the Genend Poet Office as follows: TO-DAY Great Britain etc surface noon Sarlkel and Sibu surface 3 p.m. MAIL ARRIVALS Malls from South and East Africa 'air) general delivery 8.15 a.m. to-day. Malls from Australia and Java (air) general delivery 3.30 p.m. to-morrow.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1338 4 Mil :;SI>AV, \UG. 8, 1910: 4 P.M. OtBtNTLKK's Milt MMRI B- o Majnarfl and OD. $30,000 tut Apt 30 Ott SI 00 JO 1 00 SINGAPOifr Mivinro V7o 1901 red 10 9.40 5400.900 interest Mai 31. Sept. 30 100 101 M •tfc% 1907 red. SO
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    176 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES 'i^rora Oir Owd Correspondent i I<ondon. auj. 8. COMMODITY ana Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations to parenthesis:— RlllBFR: Dull. Spot 13d 13' id (UKd I3 *c> Sept 12 1 j 16d 13 lil6d (13d 13'» d) Oct-Dec 12 11 16 d 12 13 16d (12
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    List Of Current Dividends
    220 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore Aug. 8, 4 pir.. MB Con:pan» Dividend Im nn Austral Amai Dlv ?d Austral Malay Div 9d Bonus Is 3d Kampong Kamuuting Dlv. 3d Bonus Is 3 Aug. 13 Mural 40% Int. Aug. 19 Southern Klnta 12 tt t
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    254 5 Hon£ Fatts Interest In IU Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. 9. THE price of rubber was down oneeighth at 13d. In London and down one-eighth also In New York at 19 3 8 cents. Both the Spot and ttm* months' tin quotations were £265 155.. a <Irop
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    402 5 r he Singapore Chamber v Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.498 th auction yesterday and there wen cued 2.03f>.13! !b. -931.31 ton.s; ollercd 1.9-17.930 1b.— 869.61 tons: 1,371 318 lb. 512.19 tons. London Spot 13 .d. New Yor!: Spot PKH I S Bl \I IZEB i >.u.ik,(l
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    TIN OUTPUTS FOR JULY
    47 5 Tin outpuUs for July are reported as follows Hours Yardage Piculs Ore Paiuui Tin 586 228.000 461 ECainn Ti; 660 148.00 M 4.-0.06 Sione Tin C 27 130,500 513 Ulu Klani; 645 133.400 346 Renong No. L' 363.94 No. 3 171.11 Gombak 773.61
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    U.S. Conscription Bill Approved
    104 5 Washington, Aug. 8. TTHE Senate passed by 71 votes to seven and sent to the House of Representatives for debate the BurkeWadsworth Concsription Bill. The debat' will probably begin to-morrow. As passed by the Senate, the measure limits the use of National Guardsmen and reservists to
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    107 5 Singapore, Aug. 9. noon. Gambler 7.75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Javi Cube $12.50 'epper White Muntolc $12 25 White $t1.75 Black 6.75 'opra Mixed $2.50 Sun Dried $2.73 inno Flour No. 1 Lingga $3.75 Fair $3.15 Sarawak $3.25 'elotong Palembang $19 50 BanJa $18.50 Sarawak $19.50 avioca Small
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    78 5 Friday. Auf. 8. noo Buyers Seller* Prices Price* No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose* 36 4 37 :«'o. IX B.S.S. f.o.j. In cases Aucusl 375; 37:' G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. In bales Almost 364 S'",'i F.A.Q. R.S.S. 1 o.b. in hales August J5!6 35», FITTRE QUOTATIONS No.
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    VICHY CHIEFS INDICTED
    228 5 Who AreTo Blame For Defeat London, Aug. 0. •pHOSE guilty of having lost the battle for France were the men who neglected to re-model the French army and suit it to a mechanized war, said Gen. de Gaullo, Commander-in-Chief of the French forces in Britain, in a
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REVIEW
    226 5 In a weekly review of the rubber market Lewis and Peat Ltd., write as follows Once again a very quiet week has passed with little business to repor';. There has been a certain amount of squaring up positions 2nd covering against near commitments but very
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REVIEW
    129 5 GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REVIEW In a weekly review of the rubber market Guthrie and C:>. Ltd., write as follows: The Singapore market continues to be quiet but steady. London has been steady on a little short covering. In New York there has been a fair factory demand, which has resulted in
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    EXCHANGES
    175 5 The following are the :xc..ange rates thl«, morning according to the laily circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banklnc Corporation:— <uiiuun 1.1. /ondon demand /ondon 30 days' right .ondon 60 days' sight -ondon 3 months' sight iondon 4 months' sight lew York demand lew York 90 days' sight
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      94 5 t-it'T~7-t=r==)r. y< What did the Surveyor say j jJ> J as he surveyed \g' the bar? I 1 V I\<M Good "~yes, Johnnie Walker is blended lg2o I from all the finest whiskies of Scotland. -win going I Old «ach of them is matured for yean K. oo yft n
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      537 5 19-25. CECIL STKKH siMu.\n>nt Teleyboce Manager's Office «S1! Sub-Mana^ern Offlre 4513 a K.irhanje Dept. 4SM General Office 4767 Cable Address: PRO YIN BANK llrad Offire Slaehow. Kwanctann P.\n» IP CAPITAL (Ch.) lo.uouiioo RESF.RVK FUNDS S 13.000.000 TOTAL ASSETS (approx.l lloB.lHio.aoo Bcari o/ Dtrectcm T. I. SOONG TSENG YANG H Y.
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      45 5 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE ro-day H. W. 1.50 a.m. 9.9 ft.; 2.19 p.m. 9.3 ft. L. W. 7.58 a.m. 2.1 ft.; 8.25 p.m. 2.5 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 2.43 a.m. 9.2 ft.; 3.04 p.m. 9 ft. L. W. 8.42 a.m. 3 ft.; 9.21 p.m. 2.6 ft.
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      226 6 "It is a film which is a worthy successor to 'The Citadel/ a previous Cronin work which was acclaimed by Singapore theatregoers." —STRAITS TIMES. to day ALHAMBRA 315,*****15 TT TAKES A LOT 10 f MAKE ME LOVE A MAN :«»i W VAWA IN THE FACE OF ALL 1 V gfm^
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      298 6 W^' IMb *...-Jr lh DAY and aj JKI w iAm still Drawing ll^^hiS&S v. «■■<■ 3 BOOK YOUR dfe 1 *l a I J ?m. SEATS EARLY WtSSSui: jl Jyf i y^T^^^n^^^^tß Matinee Sat. MiwC J^^uSmTTUmW^^^^iSS^^mi^iM >Ll A 6903 TO-NIGHT 6.15 Si 91"> IH: STRAN iEST DRAMA THAT V^P^^CF^'P^F'!! HAS
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      64 6 GREAT WORLD CABARET TO-DAY— TEA AND NIGHT DANCES 7.30 to 0 and 9 p.m. to midnight A COLOSSAL FLOOR ENTERTAINMENT BY "DESTY GEO" CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY GLOBE THEATRE TO-NIGHT "A CHUMP AT OXFORD" SATURDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW "THE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND" WHOLE SERIAL 3.30 MATINEES 4.30 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
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      245 6 "GLORIA JEAN'S Rendering- of "Little Grey Home in the West" is one of the finest ever heard on the screen" Straits Times. TO-DAY 3.15-6.15-9.15 AT THE CAPITOL GLORIA JEAN S^ffb in New Universal's Sflr^ Bk. Merry Melodious -^m\ comedy hit »r^H MY WAY' with BING CROSBY, CHAKLItt WINMnIjkK :>.vA EL
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    U.S. As Haven For 200,000 Child Refugees
    84 7 Washington, Aug. 8. A COMPROMISE bill providing for giving temporary haven in the United States to European children under 16 yean oi age, totalling, it is estimated, 2!il),000 was speedily and practically unanimously apprcved by the H^uce of Representatives immigration committee to-day. The
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    1,385 IN MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
    70 7 London, Aug. 8. LORD CALDECOTE. Dominions Secretary, inarmed the House of Lords yesterday that the total staff employed by the Ministry of Information on July 31 was 1.385, excluding the staffs overseas. He added that there had been an ever-all increase in personnel since October
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE
    46 7 London, Aug. 9. THE Eire Department cf Posts and Telegraphs announces that the trano-AtL.ntic air-mail service between Foynes < Norway) and the United SLates, Canada and Newfoundland and countries beyond has been resumed. The service will operate once a week in each direction. Renter.
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    PUBLIC'S £2,400.000 FOR WARPLANES
    29 7 London, Aug. 9. LORD Beaverbrook. Minister for Aircraft Production, announces that c r.trihutions from the public In Britain lor the purchase of aircraft n.ooo -Router.
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    FAMINE IN WAR-TORN EUROPE: HITLER'S TWO CHOICES
    507 7 Feed The Starving People Or Quit The Occupied Countries London, Aug. 8. DROFESSOR ARTHUR GOODHART, an American who 1 lias occupied the chair of jurisprudence at Oxford since 1931 and who, in addition to being a member of the American Law Institute and
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    NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN U.S.
    52 7 Hyde Park, (New York). Auk. 8. PRESIDENT Koosevelt has issued a proclamati'.n setting aside Sunday, Sept. 8. as a day of prayer, when Americans of every creed and denomination should ask God "to grant to this land and troubled world a rUh'.eous and enduring
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    Sanatorium Hit By Nazi Raiders
    206 7 i Narrow Escape Of 300 Sleeping Children London. Aug. 8. A COMMUNIQUE issued by the Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security to-day states: "Bombs were dropped on various parts of Great Britain last night by isolated aircraft, but apart from broken windows little damage
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    Air Raid Toll In Great Britain
    55 7 DURING the month of July 258 civilians were killed and 321 ssriously Injured in air raids on Britain. Of the 258 killed 178 were men. 57 women md 23 children under the age of 16 years. Of those injured 227 were men, 77 women
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      291 7 HOTELS TO-NICHT DINNER DANCE 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner 53.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE DAILY IN THE VERANDAH GRILL— SPECIAL DISH FROM SII.VFR WAGON 51.50 Served from l?. 30 to 2.30 p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEA VIEW H HOTEL TO-NiGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET i»|\NFK 53.00 NON-DINERS $1.00
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      386 7 Singapore has A Ha.ire'.^is never laughed ILAH II H W Tomorrow 11 a.m. so much before! VjJ^-jJL haiayas uhhu oe luxi 3.15, 6.15. 9.15 Where Everybody Goes MDKa^&^JSB^I DOROTHY WAS NEVER fjP^K^ 3^ SO ADORABLE. 808 fW/^J* JT ft BING WERE NEVER SO mc oosomt to* SARONGS SONG LAUGHTER I
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUG. 9. 1940. (341 st Day Of The War.) His Master's Voice
    1048 8 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUG. 9. 1940. (341 st Day Of The War.) His Master's Voice Hitler has given the word oi command and Mussolini is on the move— in lO what must be about the weakest spot in the whole of the British Empire. The Somaliland Protectorate is
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    LOCAL FOODS
    153 8 A Visit To A Penang Cannery To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— lf your correspondent "S.S." would write to the manager of Malayan Products Canning Co., Ltd., Penang, I think he could discover where to obtain the kind of coconut grater he mentions In his letter
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    GERMANS AND NAZIS
    45 8 THE New York Herald-Tribune quotes a saying that If a German were bonest and intelligent he was no Nazi; if he were intelligent and a Nazi, he was not honest with himself; if a Nazi and honest, he was not intelligent.— Router.
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    THE DITCH THAT BAULKED NAPOLEON
    1861 8 Sea-Power The Invasion Of Great Britian "IT is a ditch that shall be leaped when one is daring enoujrh to try." 1 So said Napoleon, looking trorn Boulogne to England across the narrow waters of the Channel in November, 1803. Yet the leap- was never
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    Letters To The Editor A WARNING
    419 8 Letters To The Editor A WARNING New Dodge For Raising Money To the Editor of the Siralts Time* Sir,— Would you spare a little of your valuable space to help a good many of the Chinese womenfol!; In this city? My wife lias oulte recur ly fallen a victim of
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    COMMUNIST MENACE
    246 8 Well Under Control By The Police To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I think your correspondent In to-day's Issue, who signs himself with a norn de plvme in unusual Lalln, is unduly scared. The German refugev* question Is of paramount importance:, by the side of which
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    THE PUPPET PARADE"
    235 8 Term Of Ridicule, Contempt And Derision To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln answer to "Enquirer": "Puppet Parade is an Ironical title conferred upon that section of our community whose principal pun life war or no war Is the pursuit of pleasure and self-advertisement. A
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      173 8 THK 1910 BOOK OF SMALL HOUSES: i The 3rd New Foolc In a series that has Become Recognlred as the authoritative Guide ff.r Prospective Home Buildrrs. Containing: Plans: Photograph*: specifications: Interiors Mi Actual Cost* of 144 Smalt llouwi (Including the famous "Ufe Houses) 4th edit. Bize: 12 4 x9V By
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      67 8 HOW TO TL'KN YOlK DESIRES AND IDEAL INTO REALITIES by Brown Landone. Read It! It Tells Tou now! To form an Ideal which will come True: To fire the Heart-Desire of your Ideal; To give to your Ideal a Substance-Body So that It Does Turn Into a Reality. Price only
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    B.A.F. SCORE BIGGEST VICTORY AGAINST GERMANS
    542 9 Shoot Down 33 Nazi Planes In One Day DETERMINED ATTACKS ON CONVOYS REPULSED 150 Machines Used In A Single Raid TIIK bifgCft (icrman air losses round the coasts of Britain since the air battles be«;an were inilicled by the Royal Air Force yesterday, when
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    Self-Sacrifice Of An R.A.F. pact
    99 9 Self-Sacrifice Of An R.A.F. pact A BRITISH fight r pilot, faced with a split-second decision to bale out rrotn his blazing machine or not. was (Hie of the heroes of ycstci day's i hannel rir batt Tho aircraft, hit by enemy fighters ne-gun lire, wai loon In flames rronj stem
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    TRIAL OF FRENCH POLITICIANS
    56 9 i /melon. Aug. 9. TiE mack BapnoM Quart which is to holJ rrtah oa poHttctara kOcged to b> :il'( < i lldtlCt f)f til" war ii'Mlii. i c.cniiany was op Dad at Rouen day. The mil ■:< s wito installed In a ;hort rcrer v nnrt
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    Pilots' Thrilling Experiences
    331 9 Polish Airmail's First Tn o Encounters London, Aug. 9. A FTER the first morning battle, a Polish flying officer (who speaks very little English) told with the help of his fellow pilots how he saw his first large formation of Junkers supported by new Heinkel 113 fighters.
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    U. S. POSTMASTER-GEN RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
    24 9 U. S. POSTMASTER-GEN RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Hyde Park 'New YorlO, Aug. R. PRESIDENT Roosevelt has accepted the resignation of Mr. James Farley as Postmaster-General.— Reuter
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    BATTLE OFF VALENCIA ?
    128 9 BATTLE OFF VALENCIA Fishermen Hear Heavy Gunfire London, Aug. 8. A MADRID dispatch to the Italian agency declares that violent gunfire has been heard in the Mediterranean south of Valencia. Fishermen believe that a naval engagement occurred between Formentera, one of the Balearic Islands, and the north coast of Africa
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    NAZI ORDER TO RUMANIA
    247 9 Bulgarian Claim To Be Settled London, Aug. 9. *J*HE Rumanian Prime Minister, M. Gigustu, told his people last night that Rumania will have to make territorial concessions to her [neighbours. He said that Hitler I had ordered Rumania to come to terms with Hungary and Bulgaria
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    Vessel On Way To Burma Missing
    37 9 Ringo:n, Aug. 9. A COMMUNIQUE issued here states that the British liner Kemmendine (",769 tons), whose destination was Rangoon, is 22 days overdue and must be presumed to be lost. Reuler.
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    Mixed Reception In India For Viceroy's Statement
    329 9 London. Aug. 9. THE statement on British policy in India as outlined by the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, yesterday has had a mixed reception in India. It is welcomed by non-Congressmen, but many of the Nationalist newspapers do not think it goes far enough.
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    Anti-British Act In Bucharest
    127 9 London, Aug. 9. FLs learned in authoritative quarters in Lcndon. says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, that the British legation In Bucharest is making a strong protest about the recent molestation by the Rumanian police of a messenger employed by the British legation. Inlormation reaching London has confirmed
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    "Questions Of Great Importance To Italy"
    39 9 Lcndon, Aug. 8. HPHE Rome radio states that Mussolini A will preside over an important meeting of the Italian cabinet on Saturday, when questions of great importance to the country will be discussed.—Reuter.
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    Hong Kong Bans Entry Of Two Japanese Ships
    121 9 London, Aug. 9. AS a sequel to the dispute over Ihe British owned steamer Fatshan (2,633 tons), which has been held up at Canton since last week, the British authorities at Hong Kong have refused permission for the Japanese steamers Kaiju Maru
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    ITALIANS HALT DRIVE INTO BRITISH S OMALII AND
    444 9 ITALIANS HALT DRIVE INTO BRITISH S OM ALII AND Enemy's Position In Africa Shaky Cairo, Aug. 8. A COMMUNIQUE issued here states that the Italians have halted their drive across British Somaliiand. It says "As anticipated, the enemy columns halted after capturing Hargeisa and Odweina and an air reconnaissance reports
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    FRESH RAID ON KIEL
    243 9 Nazi Base Again Bombed London, Aug. 8. AN Air Ministry communique states that yesterday RAJ 1 bombers carried out daylight attacks on enemy occupied aerodromes in Cherbourg anJ Hamstaede. in Holland. At night our bombers, though hampered again by poor weathor. attacked an oil plant at
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    NAZI E-BOATS JOIN ATTACK
    143 9 Series Of Raids On Convoys London, Aug. f. PNEMY "E-boats" (motor torpeclo- boats) made attacks on British convoys in the Channel during the dark hours of early yesterday morning, says a communique issued by the Admiralty and Air Ministry. During these attacks on" E-boat 111 sunk,
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    German Claims Are Disproved
    120 9 London. Aug. P authoritative circles it is s:a«fl tha^ Germany has gloated that the German fleet and air arm have exceeded ihe successes against firfat Britain achieved by the Imperial Ofrm?n Navy in 1917 Actually this is far frcm th" case, these circles assert. The Imperial
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    SOVIET-U.S. TALKS PROGRESSING
    73 9 Both Countries Sock Beiler Relations Washington, Aug. 8. Mr. fiumner Welles, acting Secretary of State, Indicated to-day that the United Slates and Soviet Russia were 8i ekin? a general improvement of ihMr relations. Commenting on th? conversation he lad yesterdpy with M. Oumansky, thj Soviet Ambassador in
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,294,779 TO-DAY
    658 10 South Indian Chamber Of Commerce Drive TENNIS PLAYERS' HELP BY EXHIBITION GAMES THE War Fund has to-day reached a total of ,33,294,775), an increase of $10,387 over the total reported yesterday. In addition to the efforts which are being made on behalf of The War
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    191 10 ENTERTAINMENTS and other functions arranged in aid of The War Fund ill toe listed in this diary, but it is a condition of inclusion in the list that the entire proceeds shall be given to the fund. To-day S.A.B.A. Boxing, Happy World. Tuesday: Concert at Dutch Club.
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    ANGLO-SPANISH OIL DISCUSSIONS
    101 10 Proceeding In Very Friendly Spirit T Madrid, Aug. 8. HE talks between Spanish and j British officials regarding Spain's i oil and petrol supplies are proceeding in a very friendly spirit. A large measure of agreement has been reached, including the extent of the present Spanish stocks
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    MR. S. W. JONES IN ALOR STAR
    66 10 "From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Aug. 8. MR. S. W. Jones, the High Commissioner, has been on a private visit to Alor Star. After courtesy calls had been exchanged between Mr. Jones and The Regent of Kedah, a party was held at
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    FLYING SCHOOL CADETS
    162 10 Training To Starts On Monday Singapore Flying Training School will begin to-morrow with the enrolment of about 16 cadets of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force. Most of them have had flying experience. They will begin a strict RA.F. training on Monday. The cadets will be moved
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    NO NEW BISHOP YET APPOINTED
    162 10 TPHE Bishop of Singapore, Rt. R.v. B. C. Roberts, who will take up the appointment of Warden of St. Augustine's College. Canterbury, from the beginning of next year, does not know who his successor in Malaya will be. The Council of the Singapore Diocesan Association
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    RELAXATION OF FOOD EXPORTS QUOTA PLAN
    80 10 THE Pood Controller, Malaya, has deride^ that the following commodities will ifot be subject to export quotas: coconut oil canned pineapples, sago arfd tapioca flour end products, groundnut oil, and all kinds ot pepper. The lifting of the control over the export of these
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    THAI WARSHIPS IN "SEA PRACTICE CRUISE'
    58 10 It la announced in Bangkok that eleht shlos of the Royal Thai Navy are engaged In a sea-practice cruise for the benefit of th» cadets and students of the naval preparatory school. The ships will return within 45 day* They are: H.MS. Dhonburl. '.'achin.
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    MRS. A. RAJAH DEAD
    101 10 The death occurred last night, after a prolonged Illness, of Mrs. A. Rajah, wife of Mr. S. T. Rajah, proprietor of the City Press, Mid formerly of the Municipality. Mrs. Rajan Is survived by her husband and her only aaughter who is on the tutorial staff
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    Blood-Stained Clothing Helps Train Troops
    313 10 AN Indians commentary on contemporary life as he observed it in various countries while en route from Singapore to Atlantic City, where he attended the Methodist Conference, was niven by Mr. A. K. Isaac in an address yesterday. Mr. Isaac spoke at length of life
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    MALAYSIAN ISLAND AS GULLIVER'S LILLIPUT
    483 10 A CURIOUS fact about Christmas Island was mentioned by Dr. Victor Purcell M.C.S. in address in Kuala Lumpur. "Some years ago I happened to be looking at the first edition of "Gulliver's Travels" which was first published In 17 ?G. he said. There was a
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    BRITISH PACT WITH JAPAN
    161 10 Tokio Charges Are Unfounded REUTER'S diplomatic corn spondent learn 3 authoritatively that the Japanese Naval spokesman's suggestion in Toklo that war materials were still proceeding by the Burma road was devoid of foundation. It is also pointed out that the medical supplies which the spokesman mentioned
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    NURSES OVERSEAS THANKED
    127 10 THE suggestion that nur.ses brought A from overseas on an organized plan should supplement trained nurses available here in view of the possibility of heavy civilian casualties was mentioned by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, Minister of Health, in a written reply to a question in Parliament. He
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    CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN PORTUGAL
    69 10 ACCORDING to the Rome radio, an agreement has been signed between the Vatican and Portugal whereby church property taken over by the state in 1910 and now under its control, will be returned by Portugal to the church. Under another clause, marriages taking place in Catholic
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    LEGAL SERVICE SCHEME FOR F.M.S. SUGGESTED
    790 11 "Sheer Waste Of Money" Says Malay Newspaper (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 8. TUB Majlis, a Malay newspaper, replies to certain remarks made by a leading European member of the legal profession in Kuala Lumpur in connection with the new Straits Settlements
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    MURDERER NOT IN COLONY
    290 11 Sequel To Hotel Room Killing AT the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of a Chinese woman, Chua Ah See, who was found dead in the Empress Hotel on the night of June 17 with a knife between her shoulder blades, the acting Singapore coroner,
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    ENGINEERING SOCIETY HOLD ANNIVERSARY
    99 11 THE Singapore Engineering Merchanlcs' Association held a tea-party at the Southern Hotel yesterday to commemorate their twelfth anniversary. Among the large crowd who attended were Messrs. J. A P. Strachan, H. B. Freeman, R M. Duff, D. Crowley, A Bond, W. Daw.sen, J. N. McCulloch and
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    SOLDIER BOUND OVER
    229 11 Result Of Stupid Impulse A 22-YEAR-OLD private in the Loyal Regiment, George Alfred McGovern, was bound over in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for six months, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of insulting the modesty
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    Latest War Fund Gifts
    791 11 cts. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke 3,000 Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association 2,000 Transferred frcm Penang. being 48th. instalment of contribu ions made through tie Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 1,108.08 Contributions from the indoor and outdoor s'afT of the Singapore Traction Co. Ltd. (2nd. <
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    GO VERNMENT PAMPHLET ON HOME-GROWN FOOD
    451 11 Many Kinds Of Root Green Vegetables Practical A LUSCIOUS pile of Malayan vegetables and the titles n Grow Your Own Food," Practical Hints For WarTime Gardens in Malaya," appear on the cover of a new Government pamphlet. Hitherto anyone wanting information on vegetable growing
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    BRITISH PLAN FOR THE WAR AGAINST THE ITALIANS
    558 12 "Initial Enemy Gains Will Bring More Trouble Than Profit" London, Aug. 8. CTRONG Italian action in Africa has been expected, writes The Times to-day. "It is indeed a little surprising, in view of the fact that Italy entered the war at her
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    Submarine Base Bombed Twice
    177 12 Hits Scored By R.A.F. J In Italian E. Africa Cairo, Aug. 8 AN R.A.F. communique issued hero to-day says there was ccnsiderable air activity on all fronts yesterday and many valuable reconnaissance flights were undertaken. Shipping in Bardia harbour 'on the Libyan frontier) and store buildings
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    Mecca Pilgrimage As Usual This Year
    73 12 Cairo, Aug. 8. TTHE Government cf Saudi Arabia has issued a statement saying that the Mecca pilgrimage will take place as usual thLs year. It is considered that sea and land routes to Mecca which are connected by rail with the Red Sea por;
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    NEW ZEALAND RESERVE FORCE TO BE CREATED
    67 12 Wellington. Aug. 8. Aprorl un i ion has been issued for the enrjlmen: of a general reserve of manpewer which will be liable to compul cry militiry service. Mr. Semple, Minister of National Service, declared that the first division of the reserve will
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    NAZI BAN ON PETROL COUPONS IN HOLLAND
    52 12 London, Aug. 8. I^HE Germans have placed a ban on the use of petrol coupons in Holland and all coupons already issued arc to be returned to the authorities, states the German-controlled Dutch radio. No Indication was Riven whether fresh coupons would be
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    BERMUDA EXCITED AT DUKE'S ARRIVAL
    50 12 BERMUDA EXCITED AT DUKE'S ARRIVAL Hamilton. Bermuda, Aug. 8. THE liner Excalibur with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor aboard arrived oIT the Island of Bermuda today. Crowds of excited people and the biggest army ot newspapermen in Bermuda's IlisUKj watched their arrival. The island was bedecked with flags. —Reuter.
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    Nazi Oil Depot Destroyed
    109 12 London, Aug. 8. AN Admiralty communique states that Skua aircraft of the fleet air arm carried out a successful attack on a petrol storage depot at Dolvik, about five miles south of Bergen. There were three tanks with a total capacity of 7,200 tons. The largest
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    UNIFYING COMMAND IN FRENCH AFRICA
    143 12 Vichy, Aug. 8. REORGANIZATION of the adminis- tration of French African possessions is brought about by a new decree just issued, according to the Havas agency. French Equatorial Africa (originally divided into three colonies but n single administrative unit since 1934) becomes a federated colony.
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    IDENTITY CARDS FOR FOREIGNERS IN EGYPT
    47 12 Cairo, Aug. 9. ALL foreigners In Egypt except the diplomatic corps are required to register with the police authorities by a decree published in the official journal. They are being registered with a view to the issue of identity cards. Reuter.
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    NAZI DEFEAT CERTAIN IF THEY DO NOT ATTACK
    141 13 Turkish Comment On Anxiety Irresolution Of Germans Ankara, Aug. 8. "IN the next two months certain matters will be cleared up If the German attack materializes and results, as all hope, in a German defeat. Germany's dark hour will have struck." says
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    ITALIANS IN NORWAY?
    220 13 Japanese Story < )f Troop Moves Tokic, Aug. 8. TTHE threatened full-dress Ger- man attack on the British Isles by land, sea and air, with Germans employing new tactics besides u.sinf,' as many as 500 bombers and lighters daily in mass raids. Is gen-t-rally expected to come
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    Japanese Envoj Sees Coano
    106 13 Japanese Envoj Sees Coano Talks On The "Changed orid Situation" ToJdo, Aug. 8. A that Mr. E.j! Amau. Japanese Ambassador me, called on Count Ciano. Itr.li- i ireign Minister, on Tuesday. understood that In the intcrv.L-v.-Mr. Amau t::?)lai:ied the Jap. Government's domestic -mci Foreign The I nts in tl.. also
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    GERMAN DENIAL OF STREICHER'S DEATH
    51 13 London. Aug. 8. Tday offldall> i bat Julius Stretcher, 1 j.', C! London, Aug. 8. T for Colonl* Hall, am ■..id that while pen&l sanctions ft r breach i if contr.-.rt, by workers had Mriraii col Africa v.ill U i in-scribed In thr> v labour
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    Mr. Lloyd George's Fighting Speech
    214 13 Mr. Lloyd G eorge's Fighting Speech •Britain Will Survive The Hurricane" London, Aug. 8. MR. LLOYD GEORGE, in a broadcast message to the Welsh people last evening, said: •The storm clouds which have been gathering over our country and her Empire are new assuming a marked and mare threatening purple,
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    Rural Prosperity in Interior Of China
    138 13 Rural Prosperity in Interior Of China Chun TE L> roial prosperity in the interior such as has not been for many years," reported Dr. F. Tsians. Director of the Political Affairs Department of the Executive Yuan, who recently toured Hunan. Kweichow, Kwangtung, Kxvar.gsi, Kiangsi, Chekiang, and Fukien Provinces as head
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    CHANGES AT MINISTRY OP INFORMATION
    37 13 London. Auk. 8. SIR Kenneth Lee, Dim-tor-General of the Ministry of Information, has resigned. He has been succeeded by Sir Frank Pick, formerly a member of the London Passenger Transport Board.— Reuter.
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    King And Queen Visit Canadians
    47 13 The King and Queen visited a southern area encampment, inspecting regriments of the Canadian active service force. Picture shows the Queen watching a Toronto Scottish machine-gun crew In training, while the King chats with Major-Gen. A. G. L. Mt-Naughton, during the risit.
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    Vichy's Assurance To Chungking
    54 13 Shanghai, Au?. I!. •T*HE Vichy Government has in- formed Chungking through the Chinese Ambassador to France that France is stauding firm over lndo-China and is prepared to resist any Japanese military moves, according: to the Chinese Press. It is stated that defence measures in Indo-China are
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    4 Kidnappings In Shanghai
    65 13 Shanghai, Aug. 8. TERRORISTS were active again here early to-day, three kidnappings In two hours claiming four Chinese victims. At least one cas\ In which two Chinese; were kidnapped from a hotel in the International Settlement is fcnown to be political. Bishop John, head of the
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    R. V. F. Bomb Only Military Objectes.
    229 13 London, Aug. S. J -rupuloua care *"hlch British pllo-Ji are expected to esercise to bomb oniy military objectives when carrying out raios over Germany wag emphasized by a Flying Officer or an R.A.P. heavy bomber squadron when describing. In a broadcast talk, a
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    NAZI EYES ON GREENLAND
    179 13 >Janv Visits By German Parties New York, Aug. 8. MANY German "exploratory missions" have been to Greenland, according to the Danish Governor, M. Brun, who is now in the United States conferring with officials. Reports published hers that America's patrol of the Greenland coast is being
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    SIR MALCOLM WATSON ON MALARIA CONTROL
    135 13 Prom Our own Correspondent) London, Aug. PRESIDING a: the Ross Institute's annual general meeting. Mr. G. H. Masefleld claimed that the Malaria control worlc dont by the Institute was valuable in assisting the Empire's war effort as It maintained the health of the workers
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    U.S. Move To Bring About Irish Settlement?
    332 13 U.S. Move To Bring About Irish Settlement? CTRONG American Influence is being brought to bear in Dublin for a settlement of the Irish unity question. There is a belief in Eire that, rather than nllov/ a settlement for unity to b« indefinitely delayed, Lord Craiga\on. Ulster Premier, might have to
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    INDIANS TO FRAME THEIR OWN CONSTITUTION
    751 14 Far-Reaching Statement Made By Lord Linlithgow IMMEDIATE EXPANSION OF VICEROY'S COUNCIL: NEW WAR ADVISORY BODY A STATEMENT of far-reaching constitutional importance was- made bf the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, in Simla yesterday. The Viceroy stated that the British Government is in s\mpathy with
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    INDIAN "CHAPATTIS" FOR PRINCESSES
    149 14 London. Aug. 8. rE King and Queen visited the Midlands to-day and at one place inspected companies of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps. This visit was marked by an Indian ceremony. Two Indian soldiers scood before the King each holding a white cloth. On the
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    AUSTRALIA & U.S.
    91 14 AUSTRALIA U.S. THE importance of the Australian repre- sentative at Washington was emphasized by the Commonwealth Minister for External Affairs. Mr. John McEwan, in a report to the Australian Parliament. He said the Australian representative kept the Commonwealth Government Informed of the official American viewpoint on current affairs and gave
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    COMMONS DEBATE ON CONDUCT OF WAR
    49 14 London, Aug. 9. A DEBATE will take place in the House of Commons week after next on the general conduct of the war, in the course of t hich Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, will make a statement on the position. Reuter.
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    The Training Of Workers
    475 14 Mr. Bevin Urges More Rapid Expansion London, Aug. 8. IN the House of Commons to-day, discussing the trainins of workers, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, declared that there appeared to be a lack of appreciation in industry generally of the enormous need for rapid expansion
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    SIX BRITONS STILL HELD IN JAPAN
    85 14 London, Aug. 8. AT question time in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under-Secretary, stated that six Britons were still under detention by the Japanese authorities, nine having been released and one died under circumstances which are being investigated The
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    6d. DAILY INCREASE IN PAY OF MEN OF ALL SERVICES
    370 14 Labour Party Not To Oppose The Passage Of Purchase Tax London, Aug. 8 SIR Kingsiey Wood. Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons to-day that in i consequence of the additional taxation on tobaccc and beer as
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    No Imperial War Conference Now
    190 14 Present Moment Is Not Opportune London, Aug. 8. IN the House of Lcrds, replying to a question by Lord Davles (Lib.) whether the Government, following the precedent of the last war, proposed to invite ministers from the Dominions to participate more directly in the conduct
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    Uganda Industries Aid War Fund
    167 14 Kampala, Au^ 8. A SUM of £22.500 hus been remitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer as the first contribution of th 2 n v.ly formed Uganda war fund. Cotton interests agiced to subscribe a shilling per bale of last year's crop or approximately £li>.ooo
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    43 15 SOCCER First division. Royal Navy vs. S.R.C, stadium; R.A.F. vs. Fortress R.E., Selctar; second division (a), R.A. (8.M.) vs. Pulau Branl, Blakan Mati; second division (b). RAF. Kalian* vs. RAF. ■lU)i Second division (a), R.A. O.C. v». R.A.F. (Tengah), Alexandra.
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    Common Tank Designs
    243 15 Anglo-American Co-ordination Washington, Aug. 8. MR. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary to the U.S. Treasury, disclosed that British veterans of "the Flanders' pocket" during the Invasion of the Low Countries and France, are helping to adapt United States military tanks to modern ■war developments. He said that Brigadier-General Pratt
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    U.S. And French War Debts
    61 15 Mr. Morgenthau at his Press conference to-day disclosed that the United States was considering the possibility of taking the World War debt payir.ents out of the "frozen" French lunds In the United States. He added that before the French funds are released he wanted to
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    RUMANIA GOES ANTI-JEWISH
    231 15 Forbidden To Own Rural Properties Bucharest, Aug. 9. SEVERE restrictions on Jews are incorporated in legislation which the Rumanian Government had under consideration for some time and which has now received statute form and been approved by the Government. The statute divides the 750 000 Jews Into
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    JEWS ARRESTED IN SLOVAKIAN TOWN
    35 15 Berlin, Aug. 9. THE p 4ice have made a number oi Including many Jews, folthe discovery of an il'cgal klan propaganda o In a Slovaklan town, reports the offlrrona Bratl-
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    Y.M.OA. WATER-POLO
    68 15 Tl* d toi 1 the v m.c.A. Loyal K 'giment at 5 pm. at Qlllman Barracks lorn htow in the S ASA. water-polo layers are requested tj meet I V M C A It 4.15 p.m. T o Seng ''hew. B. Fonos. L*e Toh Illng Pang Kirn Choon,
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    LUCKY PRINCE & ROYAL DESIRE BEST BETS
    1416 15 LUCKY PRINCE ROYAL DESIRE BEST BETS Non-Acceptors And Order Of Running To-morrow I UCKY PRINCE and Royal Desire should prove the best bets of the day to-morrow, the final day of the Penanp; Turf Club's race meeting;. Both were winners earlier in the meeting and their form then suggests they
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    SAPPERS WIN RESERVE GAME ON PADANG
    135 15 I orlrcss R.E. Res 5: S.R C. Res. 2. WITH a Jinr display of ball control, ipaad, and initiative, the Fortress R.E. gave the SRC. a soccer les on «n the padang yosterday. when they heat them by five goals tr» t-.vj in a
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    American Team To Meet All-Stars
    208 15 "PHE American team to meet the All-Stars in the baseball game that Singapore league managers have been trying to wangle all season long is given below. The location of the game has not as yet been definitely established, but it will take place either at
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