The Straits Times, 14 August 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 1« PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 pac;p:s. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1940. PRICK 5 KM>.
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      802 2 @b Straits Wmes DOM—TIC OOCUKRENCa BIRTH BAKNES.- To Margery, wile of Captain V. O. Barnes on August 14, 2.30 a.m. at the General Hospital, Singapore, ft daughter. Mother Baby well SITUATIONS VACANT When implying far any piwlttou atfvertlMd to Mm n«ianMH m< eaptea of testimonial* !>•> iui srod orlftaaU I
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      654 2 WANTED GENERAL INVESTMENT. Advertisers have tpital available for Investment in any sounj l.uslnesa. Full details to Box 492, 8. Times. IMPOST BUSINESS. Advertisers are interested In Importing Australian American Made goods and Invite correspondence from Interested parties who need partnership and finance. Replies to Box 493, Straits Times. HACKS. Required
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      865 2 HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED TO RENX 3-rooaMd house, unfurnished, Tanglln or Hi Maul Road district. Box 015, Straits Times. WANTED TO RENT small fully-furnished liuugalow by the sea, Katong or East Coast 10 days from August 30th. Please reply Box 484. Straits Times. DUTCn FAMILY want to rent nicely furnished
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      796 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE i; bmfcf fciven that an Ordinary General Meeting of The straits Trading Co.. Ltd., will be held at the Company's Registered Office, Ocean Building, Ocllyer Quay, on Saturday. 17th August, 1940, at Noon, for the purposes following
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      232 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. WANTED TO RENT for immediate EntryLarge airy godown must be dry. On Monthly tenancy. Box No. 478, Straits Times. MISCELLANEOUS SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO Ba«a;e Transport, rtmnUUpment. Insurance A forwarding General (»rr»
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      129 2 GUARANTEED CARS. -Used c a* BA*GAIM 1938 CHRYSLER DZLUXE SALOON. It Is a car that has been extremely well cared for. Owner has bought a new model small mileage, a genuine bargain at $1500.--1939 CHEVROLET DELUXE SALOON. It has only covered a small mileage and has been thoroughly checked over
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      349 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorporated ln England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. ASSFNGER 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 the
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      344 3 (Incorporated ln Japan) (IKNERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO LIVERPOOI Colombo. Bombay. Durban. Tape Town. and Lisbon SallS'port I HUSIMI MARU Aug. 16 17 I KASIMA MART) Sept. 30 Oct. 1 t Omits Bombay f() BAN KRAMC ISCO Unnt Ron» Kobe Yokohama Honolnla San Franrl*r« and l.o* Anfelea
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      526 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £23)
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      237 3 FAST PASSENGER SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG Sau S'rx>r« Arrive 3 f s s CITY OP SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 28 Sept. 19 s s CITY OP LOS ANOELES Sept. 10 Oct 3 CITY OP NEWPORt NEWS Oct. 5 Oct 29 S CITY OP NORFOLK Nov. 3
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      1179 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION Singapore jgjsraas o p n m s^KWfts zh" 1 A? «cV ,Sm!i JPsLz&T 1 gsi 9 66 m: CSJ IJ J w I m GSG— I6.B6 m; GST— I3 92 m; and on 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous w»«- gramophone GSP— I9.6O m until 7.20 n.o. -nd on
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    BUKIT KATIL'S GOOD YEAR
    466 4 Chairman Very Satisfactory Profit •THE general meeting of the Bukit 1 Katll Rubber Estates Limited was held at Malacca on Saturday, Aug. 10. There were present Dr. Tan Seng Tee, Mr. Ong Chin Yam, Mr. Ec Yew Kirn, Mr. Chee Guan Chiang, Mr. Ong Kian Seng
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    AUCTION SALE RESULT
    72 4 HTHE following are the results at the auction sale held at Khoo Chee Guan Sons' sale-room, Malacca, on Saturday: Freehold land and house No. 39, Heeren Street, Malacca, s^ld to Mr. Ooh Soo Hong for $4,200. Leasehold land at Tanjong Kling, Malacca, sold to Messrs. Tay Chek
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    London Stock Exchange
    358 4 London, Aug. 13. FAVOURABLE news of recent air activity waa responsible far a marked Improvement In market sentiment on the Stock Exchange to-day, with a consequent up movement of prices in all sections under the lead of gllt-edgrd and Industrials. More buying was reported In practical? all
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    164 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i^roa) OO r Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 13. rOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations to paran thesis RUBBER: Firmer. Spot 13 4d 13 Ud >13 1.16 d 13 3 16d) Sept. 13'hd 13fcd (13d 13 Kd) Oct.-Dec. 13d 13».d (12 T id 12 15]16d)
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT PROFIT DOUBLED
    140 4 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 10. AS your Correspondent telegraphed to you to-day, both the final I dividend declared by the Dun* Development Company and the total profit I earned during the year ended Mar. 31 were doubled, as compared with the previous twelvemonths' results.
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    RUBBER HARVESTS FOR JULY
    39 4 Rubber harvests for July are reported as follows: lb. Bruseh 44,600 Brunei 36,140 Buklt Tlmah 5,547 Changkat Serdang 27,402 Haytor 13.070 Indraglrl 123.938 Kuala Reman 171,000 Lunas 50,490 Nyalas 35,000 Tapah 78.185 Ulu Pandan 1,804
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    TIN OUTPUTS FOR JULY
    36 4 '■a outputs for July are reported as inflows: age. Ore Pahang Consolidated :poh Tin (Lahat) (Puchong) sungel Klnta remoh 603 502 634 583 116,400 92.200 148,000 54,200 5.280 291 912 230 256
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    Malayan Sbarebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1305 4 1 1 I SDAY. AUG. 1H»: P.M. DEBENTURES AND LOAN? 6% tfaynard and 001. 130.000 Int Am 30 Oct SI 90.00 IOO.'W OoB> SINGAPOI* HVNICVAI 6% iWU red. JO 9.40 140(1.900 interest Umi 31. Bept. 30 100 101 norn C.I. 44% 1907 red. 30.6.47 t1.900.000
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AM) DISPATCHES
    135 4 Mails close at rhi- Ocnerml Prmr I follows:— TO-DAV Ceylon surface t p.ia TO-MORROW British Columbia surface 1 1 a.m. Canada surface 11 a.m. Airoy surface H ajn. Canton surface 1 1 a.m. Chuan Chow surface n a.m. Klung Chow surface 11 ajn. Shanghai surface 11
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    List Of Current Dividends
    290 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Aug. 13, 4 p.m. Boots Companj Dividend Clom TIM Austral Amal 3d Austral Malay 3d. L I|3 bonus Batu Selangor 7%% Aug. 18 Ipoh Tin 3s. final less tax Aug. b Kampong Kamuntlng Ulv 3d Bonus Is 3 Aug.
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      58 4 I i^m r* iu r i\ ma c y IN ENTERTAINMENT PAR PAINTS HAVE MATERIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMBELLISHMENT OF SINGAPORE'S NEWEST ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SPECIFY PAR PAINTS WHEN QUALITY IS OF MAJOR CONSIDERATION A FULL RANGE OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR FINISHES ARE AVAILABLE. II \V.P.<. 1 M OV/ILTINE™ Prevents Shivers
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      54 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 8.36 a.m. 7.7 ft.; 7.44 p.m. 8.5 ft. L. W. 1.50 a.m. 2.5 ft.; 2.03 P.m. 5.3 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 9.40 a.m. 8.1 ft.: 8.53 p.m. 9 ft. L. W. 2.58 a.m. 2 ft.: 3.13 p.m. 5 ft. Auguct Sunrise Sunset a.m. p.m.
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      Quotations Are Maintained On Small Turnover
      470 5 (B^ Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Aug. 14. »T*HE price of rubber rose 'we'1 sixteenth tn London to 13 x 'a&, and one-eighth in New York to 18% cents. The Spot tin quotation was down 20s. at £263 and the three months' quotation down 15s.
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      HUNGARO-RUMANIAN TALKS TO BEGIN
      36 5 Budapest. Aug. 14. I '.earned that negotiations be1 Hungary and Rumania over Trr.nsylvanla will begin this week at Slnala. The greatest reserve Is being maintained here regarding details of the conversations. Reuter.
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      Taiping Race Weights
      224 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug. 14. WEIGHTS at Taiping on Saturday, the first day of the Perak Turf Club's professional meeting are: HORSES, CLASS 4. DIV. 1. About 5 furs. Storm Ahead 9.00 Oay Prince 8.07 Flying Scotsman 8.13 Sam Burger 8.04 Minn 8.11 Beacon 8.03
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 5 Wednesday. Aug. 14, noon. Bayers Seller* Prices **rlees No. IX tr.S.S. loose) 37U 374 No. IX R.S.S. f.o.J. in cases August 38 38H G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. fob. In bales August 36' v 36\ I A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales ust 35-, 357* FIILRE QUOTATIONS No. IX
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      EXCHANGES
      182 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the lal'y circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— HIM London T.T. 2/4 1/16 London demand 3/4 1/16 Lyons demand Switzerland demand 2C6 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15 16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Baiavia demand
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    Ban Of Production Of Christmas Cards
    84 5 London, Aug. 14. A BAN on the production of Christmas cards, crackers and picture postcards has been made by the Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison, under the new paper control order which comes into force on Friday. The ban also applies to greeting
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    Nazis Continue Air Offensive
    296 5 Night Raids Over Wales \nd England London, Aug. 14. THE Germans were again active after nightfall, and enemy planes were reported over southeast, south-west and north-west England, the Midlands and Wales. The Air Ministry news service says that pilots of the R-A.F. fighter command and anti-aircraft
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    105 5 Singapore. Aug. 14. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 175 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.50 Pepper White Muntok 812.25 White $11.75 Black $675 Copra Mixed $2.05 Sun Dried $2.30 Snoo Flour No 1 Lingga $3.95 Fair $3.15 Sarawak "#3.25 Jclotong Palembang $19.50 Banja $18.50 Sarawak $19.50 Tapioca Small
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    BOOSTING EXPORTS
    395 5 Government's New Measures London, Aug. 14. |U|R* Harcourt Johnstone, Secrel tary to ths Department of Overseas Trade, made a statement; yesterday on the Government's new measures for aiding the export trade. He said the Export Council has; hitherto formed about 270 exporgroups, and as a result could claim
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    FRENCH 'WAR GUILT TRIAL OPENS
    161 5 Names Of The Accused Men Not Revealed London, Aug. 14. ACCORDING to the Lyons radio the French supreme ccurt which is dealing with charges of war guilt met yesterday afternoon at Riom and went into private session after the public prosecutor had read the prosecution's
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    Two Mine-sweepers Sunk By Bombs
    32 5 London, Aug. 14. •THE Admiralty announces that the small mine-sweeping trawlers Tamarisk and Pyrope were damaged as a result of enemy air attack and subsequently sank.— Reuter.
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    DUTCH SHIPS FOR BRITISH GOODS
    86 5 MANY oi th e ships in the K.P.M fleet are now being operated under British Admiralty orders. They are used for carrying supplies to British territories. Eighteen German merchantmen seized by the Dutch in the Netherlands Indies are being manned by Dutch crews. Mr. Y.
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    TWO MOONLIGHT RAIDS ON MALTA
    34 5 Ualta, Aug. 14. JN two moonlight raids .ast night a number of bomb* including Incendiary bombs, were dropped. There was very little damage and only one civilian casualty.— Reuter.
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      297 6 **A fine drama, suitably spiced with an Essence of Comedy" -STRAITS TIMES. !°s AY 3 9 "s ALHAMBRA^ The Popular Star of "OUST BE MY DESTINY" in another Grand Comedy-Drama ANNE SHIRLEY JOHN GARFIELD in MAXWELL ANDERSON'S Prize-winning Hit 'SATURDAY'S CHILDREN' WITH CLAUDE RAINS ROSCOE KARNS Packed With Human Interest
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    Nazi Disappointment At Victory Promise
    108 7 London, Aug. 13. THE following authoritative comment on German claims of successes on sea and in the air is made in London: "It is pointed out in London that the German High Command, in reporting the air battles on Thursday, Sunday and Monday has admitted
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    The Navy Guarantees Safe Delivery
    126 7 London, Aug. 12. THHE idea of putting slogans on pack--L ing cases to tell the world the truth about the German blockade claims is being taken up with enthusiasm by British export firms. A Bradford firm started stencllllr.g the Union Jack on their packing cases
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    U.S. UNLIKELY TO APPEAL FOR LIFTING OF THE BLOCKADE
    814 7 Washington's Cold Reception Of Move To Feed Seized States New York, Aug. 13. THE State Department, says the New York Times* Washington correspondent, has no intention of appealing to Britain to lift the blockade sufficiently to facilitate the feeding of the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. AUG. 14, 1910. (346th Day Of The War.) "IF THINE ENEMY HUNGER"
    1125 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. AUG. 14, 1910. (346th Day Of The War.) "IF THINE ENEMY HUNGER" Considerable indignation was aroused at Home in January of this year when a member of the Lower House of Convocation moved the; following resolution in reference to I the blockade of Germany That
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    COINAGE
    103 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln the Straits Times of July 13, 1940, I came across a paragraph which stated that coins in excess of two dollars in payment of goods purchased cease to be legal lender, and may be refused by the ahop-keeper if he
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      BLOOD DONORS
      454 8 Service Should Be General Throughout Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Blood transfusion service has been started in Singapore. Although regular services of such a universally accepted life-saving measure as blood transfusion are in existence in most parts of the civilized world, it was not
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      DEEDS, NOT WORDS
      431 8 Psychological Effect Of "Nagging" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your correspondent. S. J. Vincent, has given your readers a picture of human nature, not perhaps in its nobler and more truly self-sacrificing aspect. But I contend that there is such a thing as human
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      NEWS-REELS
      285 8 Protest Against Two Advertisements To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I write to protest against an advertisement appearing on page six of your Issue of to-day: "Special! Latest Metrotone News of the day including the French Battleship Dunkerque destroyed by the British Fleet." On Friday this advertisement
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      WAR LOTTERIES
      374 8 "This Is No Time To Talk Of Morals" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— While Britain is still courageously fighting to crush HWerism and all it stands for, we, the people of this farflung outpost of Empire, should spare no efforts to raise funds to help
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      THE WAR FUND
      143 8 Automatic Contributions Through Banks To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I suggest that all the local banks should be asked to approach their clients, with a view to starting a scheme whereby, at the end of say, every month, all current accounts should be
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      DR. N.K. MENON
      384 8 His Work For Indian Community To the Editor of the Straits Time* Bir,— Permit me to associate myself with the tribute paid to Dr. N. K. Menon in The Sunday Times of Aug. 11 which I have read with great pleasure. Besides this, may I take thia
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      "PUPPET PARADE
      274 8 A Word In Defence Of Participation To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ls a writer fair in his generalizations about the Puppet Parade when he says their principal purpose in life war or no war is the pursuit of pleasure and self-advertisement And again, when he
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      BARRAGE BALLOONS
      127 8 Is United States Sending Helium To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln the 8.8.C. news bulletin to-day, the announcer referred to a German Messerschmitt having brought down in flames a balloon of the barrage in an English town. Can you inform your readers why America is
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    69 MORE RAIDERS ARE SHOT DOWN OFF BRITAIN
    976 9 Disastrous Day For German Air Force 500 NAZI PLANES REPULSED AFTER DAYLONG FIGHTING Enemy's Losses For Three Days Total 196 HPHE Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security announce that 69 German planes were brought down yesterday in intensive air battles which
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    Free Press Essential To Public Interest
    81 9 London, Aug. 14. SIR KINGSLEY WOOD. Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced yesterday that he has decided not to proceed with the purchase tax on newspapers in the present circumstances as a free and widely distributed Press was MM titial to public interest. He also
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    Further Raids Last Evening
    123 9 South-East England Virfields Attacked London, Aug. 14. CURTHER enemy attacks on Bri- tain were made last evening, says an Air Ministry communique. Bombs were dropped on South."Tnpton and several Arcs broke out. but these were soon extinguished. Very lew casualties were caused though mesp included fatal
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    MOTOR TORPEDO-BOATS IN SERIES OF CLASHES
    275 9 London, Aug. 14. AN Admiralty communique states that in the early hours of yesterday morning some of our motor torpedo-boats made contact with enemy light forces. The enemy when sighted was only about 100 yards from our motor tor-pedo-boats, which were travelling at about
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    R.A.F. DESTROY PLANE WORKS
    325 9 Series Of Attacks On Airfields London, Aug. 14. AN Air Ministry communique states that targets attacked by R.A.F. bombers on Monday night Included a Go.ha Air-France factory and other objectives In north-west Germany and enemy-occupied territory in France and Holland. The attacks were pressed home despite
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    U.S. AND SHANGHAI DEFENCE
    250 9 Navy Commander To Attend Parley Washington, Aug. 13. MR. Sumner Welles, acting U S. Secretary of State, stated that the i Unitvd States Government was expecting Its local authorities in ShangI hal to settle questions arising from 1 the withdrawal of British troops. He said Admiral
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    German Shells Or Bombs?
    79 9 London, Aur. 14. SEVERAL fragments of steel which were picked up in a town on the coast of Britain yesterday are being examined by the authorities to see if they are pieces of shell or bomb spl'nters. So far there is no confirmation in London that
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    OUTBREAKS IN FRANCE
    361 9 Chaotic State Food Shortage London, Aug. 14. DIOTS have broken out in unoccupied France, according to a Swiss newspaper report quoted by British United Press. The report says that the disturbances have led to the barricading of streets against demonstrators In some districts, including Boulogne. The Swiss
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    Marshal Petain's Admissions
    315 9 Vichy, Aug. 14. DEFERENCE to the hideous spectre of famine conjured up in different parts of the country was made by Marshal Petain, chief of the French State, in a broadcast to the French people last night. That was why measures of rationin? had to be taken,
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    ROME THREATENS GREECE: ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
    312 9 Reference To "The Double-Facet! Metaxas Government" Rome, Aug. 14. DEJECTING Athens' explanation of the death of Daut 1X Hoggia (described by Italy as a great Albanian patriot" and by the Greeks as a bandit), Italy has intensified her attempts to stir up feeling against Greece
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    1,400 PLANES EACH MONTH
    181 9 U.S. Delivery To Britain In 1941 New York, Aug 13. ACCORDING to a Dow Jones agency report from Washington, an aircralt procurement programme ca'lins fcr th? delivery of between 1.3C0 and 1,400 planes a month had been outlined for the British purchasing commission by the National
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    FREE FRENCH NAVY IN FIRST ACTION
    104 9 London, Aug. 14. FRENCH 75 mm. Buns were adapted for anti-aircraft work and manned by crews of Gen. de Gaulle's free French navy during a recent raid against a south coast port, states an official announcement from Gen. de Gaulle's London headquarters. When 100
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    PEER MISSING AFTER AIR BATTLE
    42 9 i-ondon. Aug. 14. pLYING-OFFICER Lord Shuttleworth Is mis'init following the oprration-5 on Aug. 8. Lord Shuttleworth succeeded to the title lan year on the death of his grandfather. His father was killed during the last war.— Reuter.
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,330,887 TO-DAY
    478 10 Substantial Contributions From Johore Residents KELANTAN RAYATS MAKE A FURTHER COLLECTION TIIK War Fund has to-day reached a total of $3,330,887, an increase of $2,M27 during the past 24 hours. Substantial contributions to The War Fund are coming from individual residents in the State of
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    War Fund "Terror In Germany"
    87 10 LORI* Be:iverl»ro.k Minister of Aircraft Produiti n. lias sent the Iwßvataf m <>akp t> The War Fund: "I warmly wek-oine the magnificent offer you make through the Chaiu-cll >r cf the Exchequer, and >end you my grateful thanks on behalf of the Government. "Your muney
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    "SATURDAY'S CHILDREN", AT THE ALHAMBRA
    293 10 /It 77if Cinema •Saturdj> > hiWren. With John G*rfifld .Annr Shirlry. Claude Rains. Rosco- Kirns. L*e Patrick and Dennie Moorr. Warner Brothers. At the Alhambra. TTOR once. John Garfteld gets a sympathetic part. No longer is he the downtrodden misanihrupt: who invariably, dies off before
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    YOUNG SIKH CONSTABLE STABBED EN BARRACKS
    87 10 A 19-YEAR-OLD Si'.ch recruit police constable, n ar, fatally stabbed while asle p in the Sikh barracis in New Dr.dge IJMd shortly before midnight last night. crirs for help attracten the oilirr inmatrs of tlie barracks f> thr- llrst flour. where Bajan Singh was
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    26 10 The appointment of Mr. Denis Hugh i Trumble. Senior Customs Officer of the Malayan Customs Service, as a .Tustice of the Peace for Singapore Is gazetted.
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    22 10 The promotion of Mr. T. M. Hart, an officer of Class V of the Malayan Civil Bcrvlcf, to Class IV Is r.ascttcd.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    144 10 SIMOAPOU K.UJ lIS IJOTKL Dinner Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. to Midnight. GAKKIIK nil IKK GfcYLAMG Hawk of The Wildnerness Chap. I—6 tz The Singing Vagaband at p.B. ■Hi \i niiKin Catarrt: 7 .30 to 9 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: Shopworn Angel. Sky: The S-c.-et of Treasure Island. HAITI
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    ENTOMOLOGY EXPERT DIES
    265 10 Rare Distinction From Oxford T\R- Karl Richard Hanitsch, who laid the foundations of the modern Raffles Museum when he was its head from 1895 to 1919, died in England yesterday at the age of 80 years. Dr. Hanitsch came to Singapore as Curator and Librarian of Raffles
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    21 10 The Government Gazette contains the Naval Police Regulations which give the full conditions of the organization and discipline of the force.
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    20 10 Malayan recruits of the Royal Air Force who will be leaving Malaya, for advanced training overseas seen outside their quarters
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    AUSTRALIAN SERVICE FOR MALAYANS
    131 10 AS it is understood that some residents of Malaya are reluctant to send their wives and families to Australia because they have nu friends to meet them on arrival and advise them regarding accommodation or other matters with which they are not familiar, the Australian National
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    CHINESE WOMAN ROBBED
    36 10 A CHINESE woman was :.eld up by two armod Chinese In Bukit Pasoh Road yesterday afternoon and robbed of $85 wcrth of jewellery. The robbers were armed with a revolver and a knife.
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    63 10 These recruits of th". R.A.F. tcho are shortly leaving Malaya for advanced training overseas, some to deliver personally Malaya's bombs and bullets to the Huns and Wops, are leen being inspected by Flt.-Lieut. O. G. Gergson who is responsible for their efficiency in training. These nen arc bsing trained under
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    44 10 The Singapore Municipal Commissioners have appointed from among their number Mr. R. W. McKerrow to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Improvement Trust for a term of three years in place of the late Shaikh Yahya bin Ahmad Afifl.
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    E.P.T. May Cripple Tin Mining For The Future
    241 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 13. fXN the eve of the committee stage v of the Finance Bill, the Tin Producers' Association to-day appealed to the 'Chancellor of the Exchequer to mitigate the 100 per cent, excess profits duty in the
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    INDIAN TROOPS' FILM SINGAPORE PREMIERE
    276 10 A FILM which may be seen in cinemas throughout the world had its premiere in Singapore yesterday before an audience of 600 Indian troops who were the principal actors in it. It is the film depicting some of the activities of the Indian troops in
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    PAYMENT TO LATE SULTAN'S ESTATE
    154 10 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 13. HPHE final Supply Bill for 1940 was passed at a meeting of the Perak State Council held at Kuala Kangsai to-day. Moving the bill. Mr. Marcus Rex. the British Resident, said there were only two itoms in the
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    46 10 Mr. K. S. PUlal, veterinary Inspector, Segamat has been transferred to Johore Bahru. He was one cf the keenest members of the Segamat Indo-Ceylonese Association, having served as secretary for two years. Prior to his departure he was entertained *jo a farewell dinner, writes our correspondent.
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    CADETS FOR AIR SCHOOL
    237 10 First Recruits In Singapore THE first squad for the Government Flying Training School in Singapore- was enrolled at the Civil Airport by the Director of Civil Aviation, Major P L. Nunn, who gave the cadets their first lecture. The 16 cadets so enrolled were J. Adams,
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    CLERK'S BREACH OF TRUST
    231 11 Youth Collapses After Verdict UEARING sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment ed on him on two charges ol criminal !»rcach of trust, i J au! Canon an 18-ynar-old Eurasian youth, collapsed in the dock of the Singapore third court yesterday. Carson, who had been standing In
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    CHINESE GIFTS TO PATRIOTIC FUND
    102 11 I±uUons to the j F^nd issued by the Chinese Section records a total of $157,062.19. an addition of $3,047.71 over the previous li«-t. Contributions are: Siew Sin Sia Arsociation $42; Scow Poh Yew Chre Sia $13; Perform-' ante Horizon" S2 763.13: InterM Drum b;ii:k $21
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    ORGANIZATION DANGER TO LOCAL YOUTHS
    1017 11 Schoolboy Leader Of Society Called "Traitor" By Judge "|N this case you have proved yourself to be a traitor to the Colony in which you have been living: and an enemy of China,** declared Mr. Conrad Oldham, Singapore criminal district judge, yesterday addressing Tan Tai
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    LANDLORD HAD "A BAD HEART"
    296 11 Advised To Live On Ground Floor AN application for ejection of Mrs. Ignatz M. Willis, of Orchard Road, which was brought before the Singapore Rent Assessment Board yesterday by Mr. Moses j Sayers of Amber Mansions, was dismissed by Mr. Murray M. Jack, the chairman.
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    NO ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS FOR NON-MALAYS
    223 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 13. THE. temporary appointment of a nou-Malay 1 as Assistant Collector of Land Revenue at Teluk Anson raised a dbcussion at to- j day's meeting of the Perak State Council. The Tengku Mentrl said that as these administrative posts
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    DENIED SIGNATURE ON CHEQUE
    147 11 JUDGMENT for $3,500 with Interest and costs against a ban* was siven in favour of a landed proprietor. Wee Cheong Theng, In the Singapore High Court yesterday, by Mr. Justin Manning. Wee, who had been a customer of the Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., for many
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    MR. E. JAGO TO JOIN GOVERNMENT
    67 11 (From Our Own Correspondent! London, Aug. 13. 'IT will always be my aim to serve Malaya." Mr. E. Jago, Deputy Agent at Malaya House, told me. He will leave Malaya House on Monday to Join the Government sponsored United Kingdom Commercial Corporation, whose activities
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    "On Top Of World" Feeling Produced By Alcohol
    350 11 TttLAT it was extremely unsafe for an eldcriy man with such impaired vision to ride a bicycle at night along a pitch dark road, was the opinion of a doctor at an inquiry in the Singapore a. liner's court yesterday. The ill
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    THAILAND INTERESTED IN INDO-CHINA
    293 11 Government Wants To Have Amicable Relations IN spite of the tense situation in French Indo-China, come- quent on reports of Japanese demands for bases, there is no impairment of normal relations between Thailand and French Indo-China, declared Mr. Frederick R. Dolbeare, Adviser to the Ministry of
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    FORGING OF DOCUMENT BY CLERK ALLEGED
    80 11 A YOUNG English-speaking Chinese clerk employed by Mr. Chong Thutt Pitt, a local advocate and solicitor, faced allegations of criminal breach of trust and forgery In his capacity as a lawyer's clerk, at a preliminary inquiry in the Singapore third court yesterday. It was
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    LOCAL VEGETABLES
    30 11 AT the next meeting of the Singapore Fortnightly Club on Aug. 28 Mrs. R. E. Holttum will demmstrate various ways of cooking local vegetables, in the lunch room.
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    THREE MINISTERS KILLED IN AUSTRALIAN AIR CRASH
    1219 12 Chief Of Army General Staff And Six Others Also Lose Lives THREE Australian Cabinet ministers and the Chief of the 1 Army General Staff were burned to death in an air disaster which took place eight miles from Canberra yesterday. They are: Brigadier
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    German Parachute Troops
    25 12 German parachute troops, seen as they drop from German transport planes over a Belgian town, during the invasion of the Low Countries.
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    British Steamers In S. Atlantic Collision
    99 12 London, Aug. 13. A COLLISION between two British steamers In the South Atlantic during the week-end is officially reported from Cape Town to-day. The ships were the 18,713-ton Ceramic and the 5.083-ton freighter, Testbank. Both suffered some damage, and are proceeding to harbour. Within
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    PRINCESSES HELP IN CONCERT
    75 12 London. PRINCESSES Elizabeth and Margarot sang and dar.csd v/lth East Ena children who have been removed to a country village, when they took part in a schoolroom concert in aid of the Minesweepers' Comforts Fund. Princess Elizabeth danced a solo and recited and with Princess Margaret
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    Indian Pilots For The R.A.F.
    98 12 Simla, Aug. 14. TWENTY -four Indian pilot officers of the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve are being seconded to the U.A.F. by the Government of India at the mvi' .tion of the Air Ministry. They are undergoing preliminary training and are expected to proceed to
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    Viceroy On India's War Effort
    194 12 Viceroy On India's War Effort Gift Of £86,000 From People Of Bombay Bombay, Aug. 14. "117E wo -Id like to see an army of 1,000,000 men called into being to defend these shores at a word of command," said the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, addressing yesterday the Bombay war
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    Peanut-Shell Suits Are Being Made
    110 12 "pEANUT-SHELL" suits are being produced in Yorkshire factories, according to the Daily Mail. They consist of 50 per cent, wool and 50 per cent, peanut-shell fibre. "The suits are expected to be cheaper than 100 per cent, woollen suits." the Daily Mail says. "Industrial scientists
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    WOMEN HELPS BREAK DRUG RING
    63 12 AN American woman living in Japan has enabled United States Government narcotic investigators to break up an international drug-smuggling ring. The ring has been annually dumping £1,875,000 worth of illegal drugs in the United States. The American woman is entitled to a reward of £4,700.
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    BRITAIN'S BLIND ARE DOING THEIR SHARE
    79 12 MANY unexpected war time tasks are now being carried out by the 75.000 blind folk of Britain. The blind are not only typists In Government offices and telephonists in the Koyal Air Force; many of them have become expert craftsmen In munition factories. At.
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    STORY OF GERMAN BIG GUNS BOMBARDING ENGLAND
    223 13 Mysterious Explosions And The Discovery Of Shell Pieces DKPORTS of shelling of the British coast from France were given prominence in the front pages of American newspapers last night, reports Reuter from New York. Although there is no confirmation in London of the
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    "EIRE NOT AN EASY PREY"
    157 13 De Valera On Aid From V Or 'B New York, Au. I THK danger 01 Eire I ailing an 0:1 :.y prey to aggression like some of the other countries was vigorously discounted by Mr. d? Valera, Prime Minister of Eire, in an interview given
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    Increased Authority For Red Officers
    148 13 Increased Authority For Red Officers Moscow, Aug. 13. CTALINS decision to abolish the offices of political commissars in the Red Army is regarded as one of the most impoitant developments in the campaign to increase the efficiency of the Soviet forces. Hitherto, these roinmLsars enjoyed the samr rank as military
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    BRITISH REPULSE ATTACKS ON SOMALILAND FRONT
    209 13 Successful Counter-Offensive Follows Italian Advance Cairo, Aug. 13. 'DEPORTS have now been received of a general attack on Sunday on our positions covering the Jugangan Pass, in British Somaliland, states a communique issued here to-day. Despite intensive support by low-flying aircraft, the attacks were
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    Britain & Haiie Selassie
    163 13 Britain Haiie Selassie London, Aug. 13. IN the House of Lords to-day, Lord Davies asked whether it was the ii.tention of the Government to recognize Haile Selassie as the lawful ruler of Ethiopia and whether it was proposed to give him all aid within our power to overthrow the aggressor
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    Nazi Lie About Ships Sunk
    100 13 London, Aug. 13. GERMANY claimed to have sunk during the week ending Aug. 5 ?32,743 tons of merchant shipping but the Admiralty, after checking figures of British and neutral losses, stated to-day that these losses only amounted to 75.124 tons. The losses consisted of 13
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    FOUR KILLED IN BURMA EXPRESS DERAILMENT
    48 13 A MESSAGE from Rangoon states that four people were killed and 21 injured when the express train from Mandalay was derailed about 120 miles from Rangoon about midnight on Monday. Some plates are alleged to have been removed from the line.— Reuter.
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    NEW DELHI CONFERENCE
    49 13 INVITATIONS to the Empire Confer- encc on war supplies, to be held in New Delhi in October, have already been accepted by the Governments of Malaya, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. Burma, Hong Kong, Ceylon and British territories in East Africa, states a lnrvjiase frooi London.
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    If Italians Take Coastal Track
    348 13 'The Navy Will Do Some Good Shooting" "IT is reported that the Italians may try to advance along the coastal track from Zeila to Berbera. If they attempt this, I imagine our Navy will have some good shooting." said Major C. L. Seed in a
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    9,120 Internees Sent To Dominions
    149 13 London, Aug. 13. DEPLYING to a question in the House of Commons to-day regarding the sending of refugees and internees abroad, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said that In view of the new strategic situation arising from the occupation by Germany of the
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    FRANCO-JAPANESE PACT IS REPORTED BY CHINESE
    133 14 Story Of Understanding Reached Concerning Indo-China Shanghai, Aug. 13. A CCORDING to Chinese reports, of which there is no official confirmation, a Franco-Japanese understanding has been reached concerning Indo-China, and a pact of amity has been concluded between the two Governments. i British Sector
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    PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC
    101 14 British Shipping Being Well Maintained Panama, Aug. 13. THE latest issue of the official publication "Panama Canal Record" shows that British shipping using the Canal has maintained surprisingly well throughout the period of the war. During the fiscal year end.ng June 30, a total of 1.075 British
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    EX-RAFFLES MUSEUM DIRECTOR DIES
    58 14 London. Aug. 13. THE death has occurred in Londen. reports Reuter, of Dr. Karl Richard HanlUch, Director of the Raffles Museum ?nd Library. Singapore, from 1895 to 1919. H> was aned 80 years. He Is the author of "Malayan Blattidae,' "Guide to the Raffles Museum and
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    SERIOUS FLOODS IN KWANGSI REPORTED
    53 14 Nanning. Aug. 13. CERIOUS- flooding caused by heavy •J downpours has been experienced in south-western Kwangsi Province since July 19. The Yu river overflowed, submerging part of the Yamchow-Nanning highway and other highways. Yamchow and the area outside the walled town of Nanning were also
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    MARRIED AT 6 AND DIED AT 93
    75 14 Bombay, Aug. 1. S t p Temulji Bhicajl Nariman, aged 33. India's oldest medical man, .lied I last night. It is believed that he held the worlds I record for length of marriage 87 ysars. His wlf?, whom he married when he was
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    FASCISTS LUXURIATE IN PRISON
    74 14 A REPRESENTATIVE of a West End store who calls at the Holloway prison, averages orders of £100 a day from wealthy women Fascists under detention. One woman bought 100-guinea fur coat. Big boxes of chocolates and costly bouquets are taken to the prison every day. Sir
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    19 14 Members of an Australian air crew examining a map before taking off on a flight.
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    Terrific Air Battles Over British Coasts
    664 14 WAVE AFTER WAVE OF RAIDERS BEATEN BACK IN DAYLONG CLASHES London, Aug. 13. TERRIFIC air battles are taking place, stretching from the south-east to the south-west coasts. According to latest reports, the R.A.F. is everywhere beating up the enemy. Unofficial reports so far point
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    PRISON SHIP FOR I.R.A. CONVICTS
    34 14 THE Northern Ireland Government will use a 6,000-ton ship as a floating prison for I.R.A. convict. Two hundred I.R.A. prisoners in Londonderry gaol are being transferred to the ship.
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    BALLOONS CARRIED BY CONVOYS
    176 14 Increase Difficulties Of Dive-Bombers London, Aug 13. AN R.A.F. fighter pilot, in the course of a broadcast account on Monday evening cf the tnree big air battles which have taken place within the j last five days, in all of which he had participated, said his
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    BRITISH OFFICER KILLED IN N-W. FRONTIER CLASH
    54 14 London, Aug. 13. ONE British officer and one Indian soldier were killed in an engagement with hostile tribes on ihe northwestern frontier, it is officially stated in Simla. Fourteen other Indian soldiers were wounded, and one is missing. The enemy lost five killed
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    Superior Fuel And Lubricating Oil Of British Beginning To Tell
    127 14 New York, Aug. 13. OUPERIOR fuel and lubricating oil are assigned by the New York Times as the principal causes of the superior.t, of the individual Eritish plane over tne German In performance. The newspaper says that the best aviation
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    600 NAZI PLANES ENGAGED IN MONDAY'S AIR BATTLES
    486 14 Total German Losses For The Day Mount Up To 62 Machines London, Aug. 13. IT is understood that in all between 500 and 600 German planes were engaged during yesterday's air battles. It is authoritatively stated that the Germans lost 62 machines,
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    Britain's "60-ADay" Fighters
    357 14 Britain's "60-A-Day" Fighters Highly Centralized Aerial Defence London, Aug. 13. DEUTER'S air correspondent sayi that the R.A.F. recognizes t v mt the new and more determined wave of air attacks on Britain which began nn Thursday has yet to reach tha Blitzkrieg force of which Germany 1j capable. The total
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    RUSSO-U.S. TRADE PACT EXTENSION APPROVED
    46 14 Moscow, Aug. 13. ris announced that the extension to Aug. 6, 1941. of the trade agreement between the Soviet and the United States has now been ratified by tha council of Peoples Commissars and th* President of the United States.— Reuter.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    19 15 Soccer: lint division, SJI.C. vs. Loyal Regiment, stadium; second division <b), J.C.S.A. vs. SC.F A., J.^S.A.
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    Argylls Win Friendly Game
    265 15 AN Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders' soccer side beat an v< .< team by four goals to three In a friendly football game on the Padang yesterday. The game was evenly contes.ed and play was interesting although the standard of football was not high. Carruthers, leader of
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    Sunday's War Fund Baseball At Stadium
    199 15 |\ETERMINED to beat the American *J Association on Sunday afternoon at Anson Road Stadium, Manager Paul James of the All-Star baseball nine has •:alled two days of intensive practice I for his aggregation, this afternoon and to-morrow, at the Japanese Club grounds. He will
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    CHEERFUL LADS ATHLETIC PARTY
    62 15 AT the annual general meeting cf the Cheerful Lads Athletic Party the following were elected officebearers for the year 1940-1941. President, David Ho: vice-president, Sia Lye Choon (re-elected); hon. secretary. We? Tiang Choon; asst. Hon. secretary, Goh Choon Moh; hon. treasurer. Ngj Bing Keng (re-elected* hon.
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    GAME POSTPONED
    25 15 r[E second division (a) league football fixture- between the R.A.O.C. and the Naval Police, which was to have been played yesterday, was postponed.
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    MANCHESTERS WIN 3—2
    26 15 THF. Manchester reserves beat the i R.A.F. reserves by three gcals to two In a reserve division league sccccr nxture at Seletur yesterday.
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    SING TAO FOOTBALL TEAM IN PENANG
    40 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 13. •THE Sing Tao football team from Hcng Kong beat the Penang State team by four go: U to three in a match played at Victoria Green to-day.
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    55 15 rJE following have been selected to play soccer for the V.M.C.A. against the R.A.F. H.Q. and Kailang on Friday on the Anson Road ground. T. Morrison, V. N. Fillay, M. Swyny, R. GUI. G. L. Day. E. Hutchlnson. S. Orton, K. Goldsmith. A. Exeyama, J. Povah, Tan Guan
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    58 15 rIE tollowng have been selected to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. versus the S.C.C. on Saturday, at 2 p.m. on the Anson Road ground. J. P. Chrysostcm. A. C. Wilton, S. Hope, F. W. Marsh, V. Xavier, K. Goldsmith. A. P. Raja, Kwik Sam York, V. N. Pillay,
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    R.S.G.C. WOMEN WIN
    30 15 rIE Royal Singapore Golf Club women beat the Sepoy Lines Golf Club women by 34 points to 27 In a match played at Bukit Timah laat Friday.
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    LOYAL RESERVES BEAT MALAYS AT STADIUM
    513 15 Soldiers Play Determined Game To Win s—l5 1 Loyal Res 5; Malay Res 1. THE Loyals were far superior to the Malays in a reserve divi- sion soccer match at the stadium yesterday. The game, which began slowly, warmed up towards the interval, and
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    CYCLING CLUB IN PERAK
    73 15 (From Our own Correspondent) Ipoh, An?. 12. IT was decided to form a Perak Cycling Club at an inaugural general meeting held here. The meeting was well attended by cycling enthusiast? of both sexes. A committee was appointed to draft rules to be submitted for approval
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    Corinthians Win Key Match
    161 15 •From. Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug. 13. IN a key match in the Ipoh and District Football League here to-day, the Ipoh Corinthians, for several years th 2 cnampions of the league, defeated the Cheng Wah Athletic Association by three goals to one. The Corinthians will
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    CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN WIN BY 82 RUNS
    232 15 *|*HE Catholic Young Men's Associa- tlon bsat the Coronation XI by 82 runs In a game of cricket played on St. Joseph Institution ground r,n Sunday. The scores were C.T.M.A. Jacob Pierre b Jd. Gammel 10 S. Cruz b M. Gmmmel 5 D.
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    30 15 London, Aug. 13. I*HE f jocball league announces that 68 clubs are competing In the forthcoming regional competitions which begin on Aug. 31 and end on Dec. 28.
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    Youthful Champion
    51 15 A photograph of "Ginger" Mclver son of Mr. and Mr». A. Mtlvcr of Singapore, who won the British springboard diving championship last Saturday. "Ginger," who is only 16 years old, was the British junior champion last year, and was chosen as second reserve for the Olympic team to
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    JOHORE BAHRU GOLF
    160 15 Haji Amboo Sooloh Cup At R.J.I.C. QF the ten cards taken out, the following eight players qualified for match play In the Haji Amboo Sooloh Cup competition at the Royal Johore International Club. Dr. E. W. Martindell 77—10=67; Dr. T. E. Cheah 78 6=72; George Lowe 81—8=73;
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    TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH
    199 15 FOLLOWING are the players, and starting^ times for the women's golf match between the Island Club and Keppel Golf Club over the first n.<na holes at the Island Club on Tuesday, Abu. 20. The Keppel players are I mentioned first. 3.30, Mrs. E. A. Elder
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    GENTLE B.P.
    63 15 A friendly match of four singles and three doubles will be played between the Gentle B.P. "B" team and the Kampt lg Jagoh Muslim B.P. at the formers court at 2.30 pjn. on Sunday. The following will represent the Gentle 8.P.: Hassan Awang, M. Shahid, Sari, Senawi, Abdul
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    AUGUST MEDAL GOLF AT BUKIT TIMAH
    409 15 *T*HE August Medal competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Tinmh on Satur- day and Sunday and resulted in a tie in "A" division betwsen H. B. Sym and H. C. Ainslie with a net score of 74, in a
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    To-day's War Fund Gifts
    780 15 cU. Woa; Slice Fun, Johore Bahru 1,000 Staff and Labourers of Lanchang Estate, Pahang 259.82 Indian labourers, $74.75; Malay and Sakai labourers, $10.17; Chinese labourers, $25.40, Chinese (contractors') labourers, $20.50. Chinese contractors: Lew Phi Sam, $10; Poh Pow, $5: Shop-keeper Kunchi Bava, $4; Asiatic staff, $20;
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    RELIGIOUS & CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
    89 15 RELIGIOUS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS Fro.ii Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Au;?. 13. rf IS most desirable that religious and charitable foundations should have a corporate existence rather than depend for their life on the well-being of Individuals said Lt.-Col. Cecil Fae when moving that tho Treasurer of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Peral;.
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