The Straits Times, 12 August 1940

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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    62 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE A CK NOWLEDGMENT tSi. Bruce Petrie acknowledges with gratitude The kindness of all those who tended Mrs Bruco Petrie while she was In the General Hospital. Singapore, those who sent flowers to the hospital and wreaths or tokens to the cemetery and the senders of the many letters
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      574 2 §$Ie Straitsf Mimea SMALL ADS. Minimum charge for adv* not escecdlnn 4 line* More than rout line* 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra nO.MKSTIC OICLBRt.M M r.iltnis. MARRIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLLDGMENTS. A.NNOI M I MENTS A P.P.C CARDS are charged $3 each pet invert icn per
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      322 2 SITUATION VACANT WANTED. Lady supervisor for the SelangoClub, Fraser's Hill, as trom Ist September 1940. Experience of catering, accounts, stock taking and General Management essential Salary, free board and n.-commodation. Ap- plications with copies of testimonials must reach the Secretary. Selangor Club, Kuaia Lumpur, on or before Monday, 26th August
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      848 2 J^gß_ SALE FOR SALE. New black chiffon velvet long evening cape. Beautifully carved camphor box 36 x 24 x 24" small size man's overcoat. Two Ladies bicycles. All pcifect cond. Apply Box No. 491. Straits Times. •'KUPANG" CLONAL SEED. $10.00 per 1.000 f.o.r. Seed derived from an isolated garden of
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      836 2 PUBLIC NOTICES T* The Shareholders, THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED. SINGAPORE. On the Gth August instant we. the undermentioned, Shareholders of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., requested, in writing, the Dlrectori of the Straits Trading Co. UA through its Secretary, o Include in the Agenda for the next Meeting of
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      347 2 EDUCATIONAL > NEW SESSION begun at FAR EASTER* MUSIC SCHOOL I -A. Kirk Terrace. Singapore Music Students of an; standard, ace m ■e_ ma; be enrolled now. ParticularsPhone J3J3. MISCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO Baggage Transport, I ranUilpment Insurance St rorwarding Geueral Cargo (cases, bale* drums onlj cleared or ship,>*d
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      120 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC SALON Mme. SHEILA has rtri Ivrtl a hrautiful selection «f Aresr+s for all ©era-Jons. Priced very reasonable. 9 IX f'OL'RT. HILL STRtET PHONE 7139. I MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr» HARU and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. WANTED TO RENT for immediate Entry— I.arge
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      401 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. OS N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China, India, Ceylon and the
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      313 3 (Incorporated tn Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOI Colombo. Bombay. Durban. Cape lowm. and Lisbon SaUS'oort t HUSIMI MARO Aug. 16 IT t KASIMA MARU Sept. 30 Oct 1 t Omits Bombay ro SA> ntAwcisco Qon« Kong Kobe Yokohama Honolulu Sao Francisco and Loa Anrelea KAMAKURA
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      520 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUT EAT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      300 3 TO-MICHI DINNER DANCE (Informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner $3.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARCE DAILY IN THE GRILLE-SPECIAL DISH FROM THE SILVER WAGON. $1.50 served from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEAViEW H HOTEL TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE MMMKR $3.- NO HMMHttflft
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      82 4 Monday. Anr. J2. noon. Buyers Seller* Prlce» Prices So. IX O.S.S. Spot loose) 36- a 37', No. IX H.S.S. t.0.0. tit cues Aurust s;!^ 37^ G.F^.Q. B.S.S. f.».b. In bales A uff«»t 3«- 4 361;. f.\.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Anrust 35 4 FUTURE QUOTATIONS
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      RUBBER HARVESTS FOR JULY
      23 4 Rubber harvests for July are reported as follows lb. Buk.it Katil 29,315 New Scudai 32^960 Perak River Valley 43,725
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      108 4 Singapore, Aug. i 2, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambier 7.75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.50 Pepper White MuntoU $12 25 White $U. 75 Black $6.75 Copra Mixed $2.2t Sun Drlid $2.50 Saao Flour No. 1 Ungga $3.90 Fair $3.15 Sarawak $3.25 Jelotong Palembang $19.50 Banja $18.50 Sarawak
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      ANGLO-EGYPTIAN COTTON AGREEMENT
      86 4 London, Aug. 9. Lancashire uses over one-third of the whole of the Egyptian cotton supply. Large quantities of fine Egyptian yarns have been used for balloon fabrics and aircraft production. The agreement on the purchase of the cotton crop between British and Egyptian governments announced yesterday has
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      MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
      42 4 MAIL DEPARTURES Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: Indo China To-morrow 'Air) 9.30 a.m. Please post as early in the day as possible. MAIL ARRIVALS Mails from Java Sumatra <tlri General delivery 1.40 p.m. to-morrow
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      TIN OUTPUTS FOR JULY
      24 4 Tin outputs for July are reported as follows Hours Yardage Piculs Ayer Weng 43 Kinta Kellas Tin 429 83,800 295.60
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      EXCHANGES
      180 4 The following are the xcange rates this morning according to the lally circular Issued oy the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T. London demand j Lyons demand Switzerland demand Hamburg demand New York demand Montreal demand Batavia demand Samarang demand Calcutta Bombay and Rangoon demand Madras and
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      TIDE TABLES
      41 4 SINGAPORE To-day t. W. 5.08 a.m. 7.7 ft.; 4.57 p.m. 8.5 ft. W. 10.35 a.m. 4.7 ft. Tomorrow t. W. 7.04 a.m. 7.5 ft.; 6.19 p.m. 8 4 ft .W. CO. IO a.m. 2.9 ft.; 12.0" p.m. 5.3 ft.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    282 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Booki Companj Diviaeuo Close Austral Amni Dlv 2d Austral Malay Dlv 9d Bonus Is 3d Ipoh Tin 3s. final less tax Aug. 5 Kramat Tin 6d. No. 30 Aug. 19 Kuala Kampar 6d. No. 19 Sept. 9 Kampong Kamuntlng Dlv
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1338 4 SATURDAY, AUG. 10. 19*0: 1 P.M. MIX IMG Ampat Tin <ss) 3s 6d 4s Austral Amal (ss) 6s 3d •>& 9d c.d. Austral Malay 35s 37s c.d. Ayer Hitara (ss) ISM m Ayer Weng ($1) .55 .60 Bangrln Tin i£) 17s lbs Batu Selangor isl>
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      167 4 m^ m DON'T USE SKETOLENE and BE IMMUNE. TWO SIZES .75 cts. $1.25 OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE Sole Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. •Lt WATCH OCALi(»sWV»w\r^™^/^^r P^B THROUGHOUT r rr^tfcOTOt^.r^^jjiEßß Sole Jgentt IB ml 4tm& RHVItI I THE RADIO OF TME FUTUBETO^Di^n LrfHO^'^ 1 K£E HUAT RADIO Co. M "GOLU
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      135 5 WONDROUS ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUNG OLD! TO-DAY AT 11 A.M., 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M. AI UJHIDDA BOX OFFICE ALHAMBRA phone <;»oc> SPECIAL RETURN SCREENING OF WAIT DISNEY SP FIRST FULL LENGTH M PRODUCTION SnowWhtte and the Seven Dwatts COMIHG NEXT CHANGE— ALHAMBRA '%-af Uk bbbbbbV ■^'^bbbb^Lj^bbbl Bi^bbb^^b^HbbW^bKbT •^^X V3^**'^^| MET^s^M 4XITELL
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      16 5 DO YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENTLY GIAN SINGH ffiC"Sinsaporc-^^J 0-) ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS at PRICES LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE.
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      258 5 EXCITING ADVENTURES IN THE TROPICAL JUNGLES! See Ravishing LUPITA TOVAR famous Mexican Beauty Winner! CAPITOL -TO-DAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 B i "Every Seat C Retre>t> bMbJj New Universal Present iPH RICHARD ARLEN and ANDY DEVINE "TROPIC FURY with LUPITA TOVAR See THRILLS ADVENTURES in the j Rubber Lands oi the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE ,MONDAY. AUG. 12, 1940. (344th Day Of The War.)
    1207 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE MONDAY. AUG. 12, 1940. (344th Day Of The War.) Praise Protest It was inevitable that there should be a certain number of complaints regarding the activities of Malaya's wartime emergency departments. Most of the control systems, however, are being carried out with considerable success. Conspicuous imong
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    MERCHANT SAILORS
    337 6 Lack Of Hospitality In Singapore To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l would appreciate it if you could find space in your newspaper to print this letter to you. We frequently read of the gallantry of the men of the British Merchant Service, how they keep
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    BRITAIN'S FINGER IS KEPT ON TRIGGER
    1222 6 Our London Letter j BY CABLE London Now The Safest Place: Country Scenes I From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug. 10. gRITAIN'S finger is being kept on the trigger this week-end. More than one million soldiers are maintaining a ceaseless watch along the coasts
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    NEW LEGAL SERVICE IN THE COLONY
    931 6 Letters To The Editor Captain Hashim's Remarks Criticized To the Editor of the SI rails Times Sir.— The Straits Settlements Legal Service came into existence en August 1940— a new service designed to mprove the lot cf those members of the S.S.C.S., who hnve
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    75 6 The Straits Times re-.-cucs man <, more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brio concise letters stana t setter chanct of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 2j) words are unlikely to be published m tht present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing
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      143 6 Staybritc stainless steel, <h jr* waterproof, unbreakable \J,k m glass, adjustable icristlet THE 1943 BOOK OF SMALL HOt'SES: ■The 3rd New Book in a series that has Become Recognized as the authoritative Guide !or Prospective Home Builders. Containing: Plans: Photographs: Specifications: Interiors Actual Costs of 144 Small Houses (Including the
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      67 6 HOW TO TIEN YOUR DESIRES AND IDEAL INTO REALITIES by Brown la-fItHP Read It! It Tells Yon How! To form an Ideal which will come True; To flre the Heart-Desire of your Ideal; To give to your Ideal a Substance-Body Bo that it Does Turn into a Reality. Prlre only
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    BRITAIN IS RAPIDLY GAINIiNG COMMAND IN THE AIR
    719 7 60 More Nazi Planes Are Shot Down R. A. F. s GREAT SUCCESSES IN YESTERDAY'S BATTLES 400 Raiders Are Hurled Back In Dog-fights U/K are rapidly assuming- command of the air," said Mr. A. Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, in a speech
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    FURTHER R.A.F. ATTACKS
    335 7 Man) \ir Bases Again Bombed London, Aug. 12 Air Ministry communique ates that R.A.F. bombers made daylight attacks on Saturday on a number of enemy-occupied aerodromes in Holland and France. Hits were observed among hangars at Schlpol. Querqueville (airport of Cherbourg), and Waalhaven. The aerodromes at Flushing.
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    CHINA'S BIG EXPORTS DURING 1940
    77 7 I Chungking, Aug. 12. TliC value <<i China'i exports in the si:; monihi 01 1040 was more than double thut ol the corresponding id list year, accord v.z to the latest rl iv the Maritime Customs. 1 !)<■ iiiHui u.s thai the export figure tir
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    JAMAICA HAS GIVEN FIVE PLANES
    39 7 Til Atrcratt Production. Lord >'■' 11 poUtabad liis Rrateful 1- it of tin- 15,000 for th«- purraft .^.it him from Jamaica by the Gleaner. The I .id to a ne« arr nl«p Kfl It ir.cr.
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    39 7 tattoo, Aug. 11. r: 1•■ ;::;ounc<> that 't li volunteer donors to gi\v 1 ii.-fusi n to British bounded. has nskid for JOJ li' 1 so! 1 weekly which would b»j bj the t!an--Atlantlc Clipper 1 f irrani muter.
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    79 BRITISH CHILDREN REACH BRAZIL
    72 7 THE royal mail steamer Highland Brigade has arrived at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 79 British children who will remain for the duraUon of the war in South America. These are the first such children from 3ritaln 10 rracli South America, and the vessel which
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    BLOW TO NAZI AIR POWER
    223 7 Duff Cooper And R.A.F. Ascendancy London, Aug. 12. 14 JUST as we retain our command of the seas, so we are rapidly assuming command of the air," declared, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, in a speech to a crowded audience last night. Mr.
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    Italians Accuse Greek Agents
    174 7 Italians Accuse Greek Agents Reported Slaying Of "Albanian Patriot" Pome, Aug. 12. 'THE Italian ne.vs agency reports j from Tirana 'Albania^ the assassination of a great Albanian patriot" named Daut Hoggia. near I the Greek-Albanian frontier, allegedly by Greek agents. It adds that the Greek authorities placed a. price on
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    Chinese Emergency Bank Regulations
    95 7 1 Chungking, Aug. 12. THE Chinese Ministry of Finance announces emergency bank conI trol regulations, effective Aug. 7, among which are: Firstly, 20 per cent, of banks' ordinary deposits must be deposited v.lth any of the four Government banks; Secondly, banks may not directly engage In
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    44 7 r^ondon, Aug. 11. A GENERAL, order has been made by the rt New Zealand Arbitration Court increasing by 5 per cent, all wages fixed by i*-s awards. The Increase is to meet the higher cost of living, and comes Into force from to-morrow —Reuter
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    Hitler Inspects Maginot Line Forts
    30 7 Hitler (wearing white overcoat) b seen during his inspection of the upper Rhine fortifications when he visited the Maginot Line after the collapse of France.
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    Nazi Soldier Falls As Picture is Taken
    45 7 Just as the German official photographer took this picture of German infantry engaged in mopping up operations in a French village near Stl Quentin, the Nazi soldier in front was hit in the knee by a sniper's bullet.
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    Viceroy's Offer Is 'Unsatisfactory'
    129 7 Views Of The Congress Chief And Mr. Nehru Bombay, Aug. 11. "I AM not meeting the Viceroy at present as I do not find any meeting ground or scope for further discussion," Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, president of the AllIndia National Congress, told Reuter to-day. He
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    Eire's 'Hands Off' Warning
    103 7 Invader Would Have To Pay Dearly Dublin, Aug. 12. TWO Eire ministers spoke of the de- fence of their island yesterday. The Minister for co-ordination of defence. Mr. F. Aiken, said. "An enemy who attempted to attack Eire would have to pay very dearly. "In the
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    90 PLANES ATTACK CHUNGKING
    82 7 Ntv,™ Chungking, Aug. 12. INEIY Japanese planes raided Chungking on the second successive day yesterday, all appearing over the city simultaneously. The casualties are believed to have been small, and property damage slight. Various sections of the city were bombed and a town below the city
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    DESTRUCTION OF ITALIANS
    251 7 British Strategy In African War Cairo, Aug. 12. AN official statement on the recent developments in British Somaliland issued by the G.H.Q. states, "It is not our object to defend every inch of soil in Somaliland, but rather make the enemy use up his precious supplies of
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    TRANSPORT IS TORPEDOED
    344 7 700 Men Saved 120 Missing London. Aug. 12. yHE Admiralty and War Office regret to announce that the Egyptian steamer Mohamed AH ElKebir (7,290 tons) has been torpedoed and sunk, says til official I statement. A total of 740 .survivors have landed out of a total number
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    ALLIED TROOPS' NEW EQUIPMENT
    73 7 London. Aug. 11 STAFF officers and equipment experts cf the Polish. Czech," Norwegian, Belgian and Netherlands forces now in Britain toiday inspected the equipment which has been issued to their units I The Czech soldiers were glad to be given the Bren-gun. which Is their Invention.
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      8 7 Anti-British feeling flares up in Japan page 8.
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    WAR FUND'S WEEK-END INCREASE OF $6,713
    699 8 $7,000 Expected From The Jasin Club "Blitzkrieg" BIG SUM RAISED BY THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS THE War Fund total totals $3,314,473, ait increase of S<J,7l3 over the total reported on Saturday. Another >lvV)27 is required to reach the $3'/ 2 million mark. One of the
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    Making Munitions In Malaya
    115 8 THE report of the committee which investigated the possibilities of manufacturing locally articles required for the defence forces, will be sent to the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. S. W. Jones, this week, the Straits Times understands. The committee was given the widest terms of reference
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    ANTI-BRITISH MOVE IN JAPAN Demonstrations All Over Country
    165 8 ANTI-BRITISH MOVE IN JAPAN Demonstrations All Over Country Tokio, Aug. 12. A NTI-BRITISH feeling, which has been comparatively dormant in Japan during the past few days, came to life with renewed vigour yesterday. Mass meetings were held in various parts of Japan protesting against Britain's acti:ns and urging the Government
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    TABLE WATERS DUTY TO BE REPEALED
    53 8 TN" view of the difficulty of collecting the tax. a bill is to be Introduced at the Legislative Council meeting on Aug. 26 repealing both the Import «Jid excise duty on table waters. This tax was included in the War Duties Ordinance but has
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    13 8 The general committee of the newlyirmed Malayan Teachers' Federation meets Kuala Lumpur to-morrow.
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    Latest War Fund Gifts
    757 8 Lawn Tennis Association of M ilaya half proceeds of .Malayan tennis championships 1,778.25 Proceeds of War Fund Cabaret at Johore Civil Service Club organized by Mrs. E. A. Elder 1,370.63 Local staff throughout Malaya of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.) Ltd., and Asiatic Petroleum Co. (F.M.S.)
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    62 8 Mr. O. Ramasamy Nadar, who was recently made a J.P. was entertained last week by the Indian merchants of Johore. Picture shows Mr. Nadar thanking the organizers of the function. On his right is Ungku Abdul Aziz. Mentri Besar of Johore and on his left Mr. S. B. Aditan, his
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    AMUSEMENTS
    130 8 MNGAPORt it vi 1 1 n no 1 1 i Dinner fz Dante I Informal i Bp.m. to Midnight. CAKKKK lllhUKt GKYLAMO Punjab Mail <fc Ohandl in Deli. A Hindustani Talkie C.13 9.15. Mil W WOKI.II Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Qlote: Bachelor Mother. Sky: Oklahoma Kid. HAITI WOKLI)
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    THRILLING RESCUE IN THE CHINA SEA
    450 8 British Steamer Saved Shipwrecked Fishermen AN impressive demonstration of the China Coast tradition of comradeship at sea, was described by passengers arriving in Shanghai in a British steamer from Hong Kong recently. They told in terms of admiration of I the thrilling and heroic
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    WAR FUND DIARY
    45 8 ENTERTAINMENTS and other functions arranged in aid of The War Fund will be 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-morrow: Concert at Dutch Club,
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    "TROPIC FURY" AT THE CAPITOL
    306 8 it The Cinema "Tropic Fury" (Richard Arlen. Andy Devine and Beverly Roberts) New Universal Pictures. At the Capitol. A JUNGLE picture, with .he Amazon rubber plantations of the early days exploiting slave labour, as the background, this Is a moving human drama Interspersed with romance
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    EURASIAN DIES AFTER FIGHT Knocked Out In Seventh Round
    268 8 EURASIAN DIES AFTER FIGHT Knocked Out In Seventh Round TRAGEDY followed in the wake of last night's boxing at the New World arena. Young Gauder, 'JU year-old Eurasian lightweight, died in hospital early this morning. Soon after being knocked out bjr Clever Paco in the seventh round. Gauder collapsed. He
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    ALLEGED STOWAWAY FROM SCOTLAND
    95 8 "THE identity of the accused has been ascertained and he Is to be taken over by tro military authorities." said Court Inspector D. R. Cowie In the Singapore third court this morning, when W. A. Broadbank. a youn,' Briton appeared for a second time before the
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    CHINESE DAVIS CUP PLAYER ENGAGED
    53 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July iO MR. Jin-Hean (Tally) Ho. eldest tou of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kim-Teik. or Penang, Is to marry Miss Aileen (Susie* Hingking. third daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. J. R. Hingking, of Trinidad. Mr. Ho has represented China in
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    BRIGADIER'S SON TO WED
    54 8 The engagement is announced of Mr. A. G Paris. Royal Corps of Signals, only son of Brigadier ACM. Paris and Mrs. Paris, cf Tyersall Park, Singapore, and Miss Maisia Louttit, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Louttit. of 16. Kennersdene. Tynemouth. North Shields. Northumberland,
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    "MILK" FROM SOYA BEAN
    305 9 Not A Success In Malaya iJOTHEBS in Malaya are not likely to use soya bean milk as a substitute as king as cows' milk is available. And it is stated thai rth of tinned COWS 1 milk is not likely to occur in this country. tpertmenta
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    MALAYA'S SCRAP IRON FOR WAR EFFORT
    315 9 May Be Re-Smelted In India, Britain And Australia THERE are several thousand tons of scrap metal and waste paper available in Malaya. This was discovered when official inquiries were carried out recently to find out how Malaya could help Britain in her "Save That
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    Radio Expansion In Thailand
    126 9 ALMOST simultaneously with the announcement that a 10 0 kilowatt radio transmitter is to be erected in Singapore for broadcasts throughout a large area in the Far East, it has been stated in Bangkok that Thailand is also to expand broadcasting activities with powerful stations. The
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    POLICE HAND
    28 9 ri\HE Band of the Straits Settk meats J. Police will perform under the direction cl Mr. J. C. Hitch at Fnrrer Park to-morrow Pt 5.30 pan.
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    High Quality Of Highlands Tea
    249 9 LONDON brokers have reported high consistency in the quality of Cameron Highlands tea, most of -*hich is of the black Ceylon type. In recording this fact in his annual -cort, Mr. C. G. Brown, the British Resident of Pahang, believes it to. be due possibly
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    SINHALESE TEA PARTY
    113 9 Fr t.i O'lr Own Correspondent) Kuala umpur, Aug. 11. SINHALESE living in Selangor gathered yesterday at the Chinese Assembly Hall la Kuala Lumpur at a tra party to honour their countryman. Dr. M. A. Gabriel, of Klang, who was recent:.' appointed a Justice of the Peace for
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    PAHANG FOOD PROPOSAL
    255 9 Subsidies To Help -Local Production T"HE only way to increase local production of foodstuffs as a war measure, beyond local needs in Pahang at the moment, is by subsidies, writes Mr. C. C. Brown, the British Resident, in his annual report. There is at present a lack
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    MR. S. W. JONES TO VISIT VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP
    73 9 THE Officer Administering the Gov- eminent, Mr. S. W. Jones, will to-day visit units of the lst and 2nd Battalions, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, in camp where they are undergoing their second period of continuous training. The first unit to be
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    VOLUNTEER OFFICERS
    76 9 THE following notifications regardin 1 officers of the S.S. Volunteer Force U saaettwl: Lieut. E. G. Hcbditch appointed Act. Captain whilst commanding the Singapore Fortress Company Royal Engineers (Volunteers): 2nd Lieut. iWar Substantive Lieutenant) J.F. Mudl" appointed Acting Captain whilst Second-in-Command of the Slngapcrr Fortress Signal Company (Volunteers):
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    26 9 The Drums and Pipes of the 2nd Battalion. The Gordon Highlander, will play at the Beating cf Retreat at the S.C.C. Padang a*. 6 p.m. to-day:
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    PLAN FOR MAINTAINING RICE TRADE WITH N.I.
    357 9 Government To Co-operate With Chinese Merchants CHINESE merchants in Singapore are studying the effect on the re-export trade of control over the import and export of rice. With Government, cooperation, the traders hope to minimize the risk of losing any of the important
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    40 9 DONATIONS amounting to SCS yen if c-tlvcd by the Mnlayi Patriotic Fund for Token-, of I> m.-iibr.-.nce In memory' of B:ure Prtrle from Mr. a:io Mrs. F. S. Gibson. Mr. O. A. Potts nn«l tliBishop of Singapore and Mrs. Roberts
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      195 9 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /111 133 ur > {25b. i /.HP U. 69 me a 3u.96m.i LU pm. Ught musics 1.30 pjn. Waning to mariners. Mid-day tin. copra and rubber prices and programme summary; 1.35 p.m. N<ws: 1.50 p.m. Intirval. 5.00 p.m. Lagu Rongcng*: 5.30 p.m. Tamil music by Miss S.
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      235 9 I p.m. News in Malay; 6.20 pjn. Chinese pro I gramme; 6.40 p.m. News in Hokkien; 6.50 p.m. 8.8.C. full news bulletin (relayed); 7.20 p.m. News In Thai: 7.40 p.m. Light music: 8.00 p.m. Dance music; 8.20 p.m. 8.8.C. full news bulletin (relayed); 8.50 p.m. Topical talk irclayed): 9.05 p.m.
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    UUMANO-BULGARIAN TALKS REACH CRUCIAL STAGE
    337 10 King Carol May Seek Personal Meeting With King Boris Bucharest, Aug. 11. {/"ING CAROL, of Rumania, left Bucharest on Saturday for an unknown destination in the country. It is believed that in view of the crucial stage of negotiations between Rumania and Bulgaria on the
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    TO ENTERTAIN HITLER'S FOREIGN GUESTS
    48 10 London, Aug. 11. •"THE most modern hotel In Europe has now been completed m Berchtesgaden. states the Dutch wireless. Expensive luxury has been avoided but the rocms have the latest amenities. It is understood that Hitler will entertain important foreign guests there.— Reuter.
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    Former Lancashire Mill Hand's Gift
    49 10 New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 11. MR. WALTER LANGSHAW, who worked as a mill hand in Lancashire, where he was born, and afterwards became a millionaire millowner in the United States, has cabled $25,000 to Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, for war relief. Renter.
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    Death Of Sir Abe Bailey At 75
    260 10 Remarkable Career Recalled Cape Town, Aug. 11. THE death has occurred of Sir Abe: Bailey, the South African million- aire. aged 75. Mining magnate, politician, race- 1 horse owner and former all round j sports: laa, the late Sir Abe had both I
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    HESS TALKS OF BREAKING BRITISH EMPIRE
    90 10 3erlin, Aug. 11. 'THE Berlin MWI fcfOKy says that Hess, M Hitler's deputy, In Vienna, warned Britain of what Germany Is preparing and raid: -'Now is the time to make a clean sweep and break Britain's power until the whole Empire crumbles. Britain is
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    NAZI COMMISSIONER FOR BANK OF FRANCE
    56 10 Berlin. Aug. 11. IV*- Karl Schefer has been appointed commissioner of the Bank of Prance and "manager" of the bank's board of directors, states the German official news agency. Schefer, who is a retired bank president, will operate from the head office of the
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    £5,000 FOR TROOPS IN WESTERN DESERT
    37 10 £5,000 FOR TROOPS IN WESTERN DESERT London. Aug. 11. AS a result of the broadcast appeal from Cairo for comforts for British soldiers holdins advance posts in the western desert. £5,000 has so far been collected— Reuter.
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    £5,000 WAR RELIEF GIFT FROM N.Z. FIRM
    32 10 £5,000 WAR RELIEF GIFT FROM N.Z. FIRM London. Aug. 11. A FIRM in Auckland. New Zealand, has sent to the British Benevolent Fund £5,000 for the armed forces of the merchant services.-
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    Submarine Odin Presumed Lost
    28 10 London, Au?. 11. rE Admiralty announces that the gabmarlM Odin (Ueut.-Com K. M. Woods, R.N.), Is considerably overdue and must be presumed lost. —Reuter.
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    CHINA NOT AFFECTED BY U.S. OIL BAN
    69 10 Chungking, Aug 11. Fio officially stated that the American ban on the export of petrol is not affecting China since th*t motor-cars and buses in free China are running on alcohol fuel. Diesel oil and coal gas or charcoal, all of which are
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    NEW PROTECTED AREAS ANNOUNCED
    53 10 London. Aug. 11. r*E Home Secretary, Sir John Anderson, has made a further aliens (protected areas) order naming the counties of Cornwall. Devon and most o' Somerset as protected areas. It also extends the protected areas in Bucks and Northants. The order comes into effect on
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    300 BRITISH CHILDREN ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA
    56 10 Meioour.ie, Aug. 11. rREE HUNDRED children arrived here to-day from London. Sir Oeoflrey Whiskard, British High Commissioner in Australia, stated at Canberra that he expected that over IK) children might be sent from Britain to oversea* Dominions monthly. He added that the arrivals might
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    TANKS REPAIRED
    60 10 London, Aug. 11. SEVERAL factories In England have been tak°n over for reconditioning and repairing tanks and other armoured fighting armaments. Among the factories is a large one producing a popular racing car before the. war. In this particular factory, there is a res?arch department which during recent
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    MOVE TO INCREASE AID FOR BRITAIN
    50 10 New York. Aug. 11. THE formation is announced by Colonel Charles Wood, of an avia-:i.->n division of the CDmmittee to defend America by helping the Allies. The division, which has influential support, will strive to obtain all possible moral and material aid for Britain.—Reuter.
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    WAR CABINET'S TRIBUTE TO FIGHTER SQUADRON
    103 10 London. Aug. 11. fIE prowess of R.A.F. pilots engaged in the big air battle over the channel when 60 German machines were shot down is the subiect or the following message sent by the Prime Minister. Mr. Winston Churchill, to Sir Archibald Sinclair, the
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    FORMER FRENCH ENVOY TO BRITAIN IN BRAZIL
    45 10 London, Aug. 11. MCORBIN, former French Ambas- dor in Britain, arrived in Rio de Janeiro yesterday in a British liner. It Is reported that he is studying economic conditions in Brazil while awaltin* instructions from Marshal Petain.- -Renter.
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    GERMAN CLAIMS
    69 10 London, Aug. 11. A BERLIN High Command announcement claims that a submarine sunk an armed merchantman of 9.000 tons and that aircraft have mined important British harbours. It adds that bombers attacked aeroplane works at Norwich and also Newport, Swansea, Pembroke and Hayle, near St. Ives. "Enemy planes
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    AN AMERICAN EXPOSES NAZI PROPAGANDA METHODS
    574 10 AN American who spent t war in Berlin engaged i for an American radio chai in the 8.8.C. Home service Mr. Warren Irving, who was one of four Americans working in Berlin as I radio commentator for different United I States systems, is on
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    America Urged To Send Ships To Help Great Britain
    247 10 "WE SHOULD GIVE THEM ALL WE CAN WITHOUT LIMIT," SAYS U.S. ADMIRAL New York, Aug. 11. "THE only thing between us and the ire of German power is the British fleet,** said Admiral W. H. Standley, who was chief of naval
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    ISKANDAR CUP TENNIS
    177 11 Final On R. J. I. C. Courts On Sunday •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 11. fIE Iskar.dar Cup tennis final between Johore and Perak will be played on the International Club courts on Sunday, Au?. 18. Admission will be by tickets, chair $1 and standing
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    Arrangements For Perak Races
    157 11 Prom Our Own Corresuondenn Ipoh, Aug. 11. EVERYTHING ii in readiness for the forthcoming Perak Turf Club's meeting to be held at T a i p i n g on Aug. 17. Arrangements made provide extra accommodation for large crowd. Totalisator arrangements have been greatly improved,
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL STARTS
    86 11 London, Aug. 11. CCOTTISH looi-jall began to-day. Only one senior leagre, called the Southern Scottish Footbn 1 Leapaie. is bting run. Results were Airdrieonians 1 Clyde 4 Celtic 2 Hamilton 2 Falkirk 1 Rangers 3 Hibernian 3 Queen's Park 2 Motherwell 2 Hearts 3 Patrick 5 Dumbarton
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    YOUNG JOHNSON WINS
    90 11 'Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. YOUNG Johnson. Negro boxer, made a re-appearance in Kuala Lumpur last night when he beat Nai Boon Mah on points in a ten three-minute round ■'HtCSt. Johnson was to have met Nal Som Chit wnu was. however, indisposed and
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    27 11 In a first division soter match at the stadium on Saturday, the Malays beat the Chinese four-one. This picture shows the game in progress. Straits Times picture.
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    AMERICAN DERBY
    48 11 Chicago, Aug. 11. T^HE American Derby run over one- and-a-quarter miles resulted In a j win for Mioland. with Sirocco second and Weight Anchor third. Mioland won by three lengths in 2 m.in. 5 3.5 sec. There were five runners, j The track was sloopy.— Reuter.
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    DIAMOND DISAPPOINTS AGAINST SIMA
    288 11 Rush Milling Outpoints Luis Yeo Blanco In Close Battle DLENTY of brisk boxing was seen at the New World arena last night. In the eight-round semi-final event Young Gauder, the Eurasian lightweight, collapsed and died in hospital after being knocked out by Clever Paco in the
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    RACE RESULTS ON SATURDAY
    163 11 CATtRDAY'S race results in Penang in brief arc: Race 1: I'TRECHT S2O, S8 Kings Gambit S7 Race 2: SHAMROCK SK.3. *•>* Pay Out 5" Carmtop S8 Race 3: SONNY $>G. Sl« Drift On S7 Race 4: CONSTANT LIGHT $18. $7 Salmon Par $12 U'estrnra S7 Race
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    O.B.A. Champions In Segamat League
    184 11 'From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Aug. 12. THE district soccer league has ended. the 0.8.A. winning the competition with the Police ranking second. Of the seven teams that Joined up at the start of the league two withdrew at the end of the first round
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    44 11 Soccer: first division, Royal Navy vs. Manoheslers, Naval Base; R.A. i.VV) vs. Arpylls Chanfi; second division (a), R.A.F. (Tengah) vs. Publishers, s.adium; S.H.B. vs. Pulau Brani, 5.H.8.; R.A.M.C. vs. R.A.F. (Torpedo), Tangiin; second division (b), K.N.W.T. vs. Indian Assn., Fairer Park.
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    Good Matches In Yesterday's Badminton
    626 11 Good Matches In Yesterday's Badminton S AHMAD M ATTAR (Eclipse) and Pat Neubronner (Sphinx) qualified for the quarter-finals of the men's .iunior singles championship of Singapore, by virtue of their respective wins in yesterday's play. Some good matches were seen during the morning. AH eyes have been cast on these
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    RAIN INTERFERES WITH YESTERDAY'S CRICKET
    310 11 nAIN interfered with all cricket games scheduled to have been played in Singapore yesterday. In the two whole-day fixtures of the day, the S.C.C. versus Malay Regiment on the padang. and the Ceylonese versus the Seletar Airmen at Balestier, the game had to be abandoned
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    U.S. MAY TAKE OVER BRITISH GARRISON DUTIES IN CHINA
    312 12 Japanese Concern At Reported Movement Of American Marines Tokio, Aug. 11. THERE is considerable speculation regarding the guarding 'of the British concessions in China following the withdrawal of the British troops, states a Domei agency ich from Tientsin, which adds that
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    RAID ON TOWN ON S.W. COAST
    170 12 Many Houses Hit By Bombs London, Aug. 11. HEAVY damage is reported to have been done to houses during a raid on the south-west coast town to-day irany dwellings in a half mile square in a thickly populated area being reduced to ruins. A
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    FRANCE'S U.S. PLANES NOW IN ENGLAND
    73 12 London Aue. 11. AMERICAN -BUILT fighter planes, flown from France when the Pet? in Government capitulated, wlli soon bo in action again against the Germans. They belong to the No. 1 Hgn:ei Squadron ot Gen. de Gaulle's army, and Gon. do Gaulle this week
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    DEBATE ON CONDUCT OF THE WAR SOON
    46 12 Londoti. Au'j. 11. p LRLXAIfENT is due to adjourn for a .-hort recess en Aug. 23. but before that there will be a de'jr.t.' on the cir.duct of the war, in which the I Minister. Mr. Churchill, will Rsuter.
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    Anti-Italian Uprisings Reported In Albania
    107 12 London, Aug. 11. CERIOUS disorders are reported to have broken out in Albania and are spreading throughout the country. According to one account a clash occurred on Friday evening between Albanian rebels and Italian troops. The Italians wanted ti> mobilize them for military service, and
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    BRITISH BOMBERS STRIKE AT ITALIAN POSITION
    334 12 Cairo, Aug. 11. £S R.A.F. communique issued in airo states: "Military camps and motor transport concentrations fan the Sabra-Salea area (Libya) have been successfully attacked by bombers, all of which returned. "The wreckage of an 579 which has been washed ashore near Qasaba <Mersa-Matruh>
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    British Buying 4,000 Tanks In America
    47 12 New York, Aug. 11. ACCORDING to a Washington dis- patih to the New York Times, the British Government is arranging to spend 5200.000.000 in tne United States for the purchase of 4.000 tanks of between i 5 and 30 tons.— Reuter.
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    ROME CABINET DECIDES ON WAR MEASURES
    58 12 London, Aug. 11. fPHE R( me wireless says that the •I cabinet dealt with war measures including a proposal to increase penalties for offences arising from war conditions in Libya and East Africa. The German news agency states that the Italian cabinet also decided
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    Warplane Funds Everywhere
    174 12 London, Aug. 11. A LL Biitoas appear to be buying aeroplanes for presentation to the Government. Following the £100,000 gift from Mr. Garfleld Western, M.P. for Masslesfleld for the purchase of 16 Hurricanes and Spitfires, an appeal has been made io mothers of airmen to contribute to
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    CRIPPLED TANKER FIGHTS BACK
    136 12 London, Aug. 11. ANOTHER example was provided yesterday of the determination and skill of the British merchant marine. It was the story of a tanker which arrived at an English port under her own steam after being torpedoed. The torpedo struck her just before dawn, and
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    MR. AMERY ON BRITAIN'S LATEST OFFER TO INDIA
    388 12 London, Aug. 11. THE Secretary of State for India. Mr. L. S. Amery, spoke to-day about the Invitation of the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, to the Indian leaders to join his Executive Council and help in the Indian war effort He pointed to
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    R.A.F. AGAIN VICTORIOUS IN FRESH SERIES OF CLASHES
    475 12 Attacks On Balloon Barrage And Convoy Swiftly Repulsed London, Aug. 11. TT is officially stated that at least 50 German bombers an 1 fighters are known to have been shot down during ai battles off the south coast of Britain to-day. Ntaetoc
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    BRITISH AIR OFFENSIVE
    586 12 Heavy Damage In New Attacks LonJcn. Aug. 11. AN Air Ministry communique says rt that on Friday afternoon R.A.F. aircraft maoe bombing and machine-gun attacks on tbe enemy-occupied aerodrome at Guernsey and a seaplane base at Poulmic, near Brest. Damage was done to aircraft hangars and aerodrome
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