The Straits Times, 15 August 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. AUGUST 15, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940. PRICE 5 CENT*.
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      358 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India, Ceylon and
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      252 3 (Incorporated ln Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours in the Pacific quoted in U.S. on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu m s. KAMAKURA MARU leave H'kong Aug. 30 mj.
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      1821 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY EMPIRE STATION C(ur nnDr Transmission 2 (6.00 p.m -9.05 p.m. Malajtfj BlMvArUllfi time) wiU be radiated on he ollowlng wavy ™p 1 mr*? "GSH-13.97 in: GSI-.9 66 m; CSJ-IJ.I ZHP 0.69 met „,.wm.i m; csc^ig.gg n G ST— I3.92 m; and on 1.15 pjn. Light muslct; 1.30 pjn.
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    Bombing Power Of R.A.A.F.
    52 4 DOYAL Australian Ah Force units could move 200,000 lb. of bombs to any point in Australia within 24 hours. The Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) said this at a National Party luncheon at Ansac House in Perth. Two Australian aeroplane factories were turning out one plane
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    ESCAPE FROM FRANCE
    209 4 Hazardous B.E.F. Episode A HAZARDOUS episode during the B. E. F.s withdrawal from France has just been revealedAn R.A.S.C. patrol company, after days under heavy shelling and many privations, arrived at the clifltops near Veules (west of Dieppe), from which there was no possible way to the
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    157 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES iFrom Oar Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 14. /COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows wi'.b previous quotations in paranthesls: RIBBER: Steady. Spot I3 »d. 13V;d. .USd. 13^d.) Sept. 13 3 I6d. 13 Sd. (13Hd. 13V^d.) Jar-Mar. 13' 8 d 13' id. Q3d. 13' id Oct.-Dec. 12! 3 d.
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    M.P. KILLED WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE
    40 4 London, Aug. 14. IN the House of Commons to-day the Speaker announced with regret the death of Mr. Peter Eckersley, member Tor the Exchange division of Manchester, who was killed on active service. Reuter.
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    44 4 IT Is announced In London that Mr. G. Bersford-Stooke, Deputy Chief Secretary, Kenya, has been selected for the appointment of Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary, Zanzibar, In succession to Mr. 8. B. B. McEldTry, who has retired from the Colonial Administrative Service.— British Wireless.
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    London Stock Exchange
    358 4 London, Aug. 14. ■THE Stock Exchange opened brighter to-day 1 and was more active In all groups but activity was subsequently reduced with consequent re-action in prices though small net gains in most cases were retained. Kamrs, Coppers and Rails maintained their early Improvement while foreign Government
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    LINGGI PLANTATIONS
    224 4 T^HE natural disappointment of the stockholders of Linggi Plantations over the revision of the dividend Is not lessened by the fact that the Initially proposed 7"2 per cent, distribution would have been well within the profits now shown in the report for last year, writes the Financial Times.
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    RUBBER HARVESTS FOR JULY
    81 4 RUBBER harvests for July are reported as follows: lb. United Patani 286,617 Malakoff 224.700 Talplng 139.912 Sungei Batu 67,500 Windsor 30,643 Foothills 36.200 Kuala Muda 204.382 Val dOr 44,218 Gadek 78,000 Kuala Sldlm 112,023 Bassett 27.240 Gordon 27,000 Bukit Tarnbun 27,680 Bertam Consolidated 263,742 Alor Gajah
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    153 4 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,499 th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 2.088.874 lbs. 932.53 tons; offered 1,648.614 lbs, 735.99 tons; sold 1,447,566 lbs, 646.24 tons. SPOT London 13 '-d. New York 19% cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn, Singapore Quotations
    1280 4 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14. 194«: 4 P.M. SINGAPOI* MUNICIFAI 6% 1901 red. 30.9.40 •400.900 interest Ifv 31. Sept. 30 100 101 nora c.l. 4H% 1907 red. 30.8.47 •1.600.000 tnt Max 31, Sept. 30 14 106 norn ex 4W 1909 red. 30 9.53 t1.000.0c0 int liar II
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    51 4 Malls close at the General Post Oftirp a.« follows:— TO-DAY Burma surfact 5 p.m. Ceylon surface 1 p.m. India < East, North ana South) surface i pm. MAILS ARRIVAL Mails from Great Britain Ac. surface) boxholders cud general delivery 8.15 a.m. to-day. Malls from Sumatra (air)
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    List Of Current Dividends
    271 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Booka Ouoipanj Dividend Clom Dat* PayabU Singapore. Aug. 14, 4 pm. 1-ouj for SB Dl? OnanriaJ veu Data to date Austral Amal 3d Austral Malay 3d. it 1,3 bonus Batu Selangor 7ft% Aug. 19 Ipoh Tin 3s. final less tax
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      53 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE ro-dav 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. Tomorrow H. W. 10.24 a.m. 8.5 ft.; 9.44 p.m. 9.4 ft. L. W. 3.53 a.m. 1.6 ft.: 4.03 p.m. 4.5 ft. August Sunrise Bunsct a.m. p.m.
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      Early Rise In Industrials Appears Probable
      469 5 r. Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Aug. .15. THE price of rubber in London was unchanged at 13'^d. and in New se three-sixteenths t;> 19 9 16 cents Both the spot and three months' Tin quotations were unchanged at £263 and £263 155.. respectively In
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      111 5 Singapore, Aug. i5, noon. Buyers Seller Gambier 7.75 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube 512 50 Feppct White Muntok 812.25 White $11.75 Black t 6.75 Sopra Mixed $2.05 Sun Dried $2.30 S'jor. Flour No 1 r IJ;T«ia $3.95 Fair $3i5 $3.25 Sarawak $3.25 h lotcmu Pale:nbang $19.50 Banja
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      EXCHANGES
      182 5 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the lally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London T.T. j/4 i/jfl London demand 2/4 i/u Lyons demand Switzerland demand 206 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15 '18 Montreal demand 51 11/1* Batavia demand
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      (HAMMER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      96 5 Thursday, Aug. 15. noon. Uuyen Seller* Trlcea Prices No. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose) 37' i 37*4 No. IX R.S.S. f.J J. in cases Auj.-Srpt. (Sellers' Option) 37^, 38' i G.I-.A.Q R.S.S rob. In bale* Aug. -Sept. (Sellers' Option) 36'- 36 -"i F.A.O R.S.S. o.b. la
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    Harmony Restored In Palestine
    100 5 London. Aug. 15. IT LS understood In London that political troubles in Palestine have almost disappeared, and peace reigns among the P.* li'.iun.an troops who have arrived In Britain. lr is hoped in Palestine that the troops from Palestine, composed equally of Jews and Arabs, will
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    THE CHANNEL BATTLE
    207 5 May Also Decide America's Fate Washington, Aug. 14. r\OMESTIC issues are taking a back seat as Washington watches the fateful Battle of the English Channel, for it is widely realised that its results may be fateful also for America. On every hand the hope is expressed that
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    Uncertainty In French Colonies
    175 5 London, Aug. 15. INFORMATION continues to reach London from French colonies In Africa suggesting an atmosphere of uncertainty in those territories. In the French Camerons, for Instance, there would be a strong party In favour of supporting the free French volunteers under Oen. de Gaulle, while
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    STANTON NELSONS RUBBER REVIEW
    259 5 IN a weekly review of the rubber mar- ket Stanton Nelson it Co., Ltd.. write as follows There Is little news to record this week. In the highly charged political I atmosphere Singapore operators seem disinclined to take other than a day to day view, with
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    LEWIS AND PEATS RUBBER REVIEW
    176 5 |N a weekly review of the rubber 1 market Lewis and Peat Ltd. writ**: A gradual but marked improvpnienr has taken place this week. Th s improvement has been more pronounces in London but both Singapore and New York are comin? into line, ana buying
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      347 6 Welcomed by ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS At Last Night's Opening q The Best Stage Attraction d^HKVffi Seen in Malaya since the (SKg. MARCUS SHOW! /js/^ 6 15 ICAPI T O L I 9.30 'Phono 5261 The World-famous Master of Wizardry— FIRST visit \p rm MJk RH Ib|| east and his Company of
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    Yunnan Watches Indo-China
    80 7 Chungking:, Aug. 14. A FOREIGN traveller from Yunnan Province was told by General Lung-yun, Governor of Yunnan, that there was no question of Yunnan and himself abiding by what decisions were taken by the French Government to meet the Indo-China situation. A high Yunnan official who recently
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    WOULD REQUIRE 300,000 TROOPS
    464 7 If Japanese Invade Indo-China (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. MORE than 500 Chinese attended 111 a meeting held at the Chinese Assembly Hall to-day to commemorate the third anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities between the Chinese and the Japanese in Shanghai on
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    BRITISH OIL FOR THE JAPANESE
    204 7 London, Aug. 14. MR. Geoffrey le M. Mander (Liberal) asked in the House of Commons to-day whether it was proposed to continue the supply of oil and other articles required for war purposes from British source sto Japan in spite of the refusal of such
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    C.-in-C. Of U.S. Asiatic Fleet In Shanghai
    29 7 Shanghai, Aug. 14. ADMIRAL T. C. Hart, commanding the UJB. Asiatic fleet, arrived here unexpectedly this morning by submarine from Tsingtao.— Reuter.
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    CHIANG URGES SABOTAGE
    129 7 Resistance In Seized Areas Chungking, Aug. 14. IN a statement issued on the occa- sion of the thfrd anniversary of the outbreak of the Shanghai hostilities, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek particularly urged Chinese nationals in occupied areas to refuse to cooperate with the euemy, at the same time
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    British Steamer Pirated
    124 7 Shanghai, Aug. 14. PIRATES attacked the British steamer Shcn Hwa, 1,460 tons, off the Fuklen coast on Aug. 7, seizin.; the cargo of valuables worth about .€15,000 and kidnapping several Chinese passengers, it was learned here this morning. The vessal, detained near Hinghwa on Aug. 5 by
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    SHOT DEAD BY OWN BODYGUARD
    48 7 Shanghai, Aug. 14. MR. Chang Hsiao-ling, among one of the most prominent Chinese in Shanghai, was shot dead in his home in the French Concession by his own bodyguard this afternoon. It is believed that a political motive was behind the assassination .—Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1940. (347th Day Of The War.) Getting On Top
    1145 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1940. (347th Day Of The War.) Getting On Top News of the results of the air battles over Great Britain is distinctly heartening. German losses in planes and personnel have not yet reached such proportions that I we are justified in thinking that
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    THE WAR FUND
    143 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt has occurred to me that the splendid work the Press has done and is doing in raising money for The War Fund, might be helped if photographic postcards of the bombers or fighters purchased from the fund, were
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      SCRAP IRON
      591 8 Malaya's Own Needs Are Considerable To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l have read with interest the article appearing in Monday's issue of the Straits Times under the heading Malayan Scrap Iron For War Effort," and also your editorial article in today's issue commenting on the
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      WAR LOTTERIES
      298 8 Gambling Instinct Would Make For Rapid Results ii the Editor of the Straiis Times Sir.— l am afraid that your correspondent "Anti-Humbug" in his reply to my letter of July 29 rather misses the main point in his anxiety to assure me that antagonists of the method cf
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      LAGI KHABAR
      157 8 Hitler, Raeder, Haw Haw And The Kapal Perang Hitler: Panggll Raeder! (Raeder masok) Hitler: Mana kita punya kapal perang? Raeder: Habis, Tuan. Hitler: Apa macham— habls? Raeder: Itu Churchill, Tuan. Hitler: Chelaka orang itu! Raeder: Bctul, Tuan. Hitler: Kapal semoa habis-kah? Raeder: Sahaya pikir oda lagi dua. Tuan,
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      BUSOH-LINI
      165 8 Another Malay Scholar On The Job To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Last Saturday midnight, whilst waiting near a car-park adjoining an exclusive club, where only the Cream and Crackers of Singapore are members, I overheard the following conversation, presumably between two 6yces:— First Voice:— "Mat, sayah
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      MERCHANT SAILORS
      150 8 The Amenities Of The Marine Hostel To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The Singapore Marine Hostel is what "Ex-Seafarer" Is looking for when he writes to your paper about the lack of hospitality in Singapore for the merchantmen. Apparently he has never heard of the "home
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      COMMUNISM
      100 8 Dangers Of "The Coma Of Appeasement" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l cannot help feeling that Reader's championship of purism and Latinity in your Issue of Aug. 9 is spoilt by his simultaneous entry into the political arena. Although Reader's iron nerve has not been shaken
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      BYRON'S BIRTH
      60 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, With reference to the query about Lord Byron's birth, I think the year 1788 is correct. According to John Buchan's "History of English Literature" Lord Byron was born in 1788. Pear's Cyclopaedia and Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary also give the
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      A TONIC
      286 8 Quotations For Malaya's Faint-Hearted To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Last night I was reading through the editorial of "The Student," a magazine for accountancy, secretarial and banking students, and it is so good that I thought it would be worth your while to pass on
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      A DICTATORSHIP?
      151 8 Military Authorities And Civil Rights To the EdKor of the Straits Times Sir.— Several letters and articles have appeared in your paper recently criticizing the adminis. ration of this country. It is possible to tell by their tenor that what is advocated is a string, stern dictatorship, preferably
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      SHAKESPEARE
      169 8 Commentary On Malaya's War Effort To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— l append a brief Shakespearean commentary on our war effort On the progress of important var legislation through the usual channels." "Creeps in this petty pace from da;/ to day To the last syllable of recorded
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      THE FIRST LAP
      141 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— People who take part In running races and set oil at full speed often come in last; on the contrary, others who are slow, steady, and calm in the beginning win the race. Germany took the first lap at
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    BIG RESPONSE TO VICEROY'S OFFER ANTICIPATED
    1668 9 Their claim to speak for India is utterly denied by very important units in Indians complex national life. These other elements assert their right to be regarded not as mere numerical minorities, but as constituent factors In any future Indian policy, entitled to be
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    Viceroy Meets Party Leaders
    74 9 Bombay, Aug. 14. THE Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, has left for Poona after a four-day Visit here, during which he granted Interviews to several prominent political leaders. Including Mr. Bhulabnai Desai (Congress leaaer), Mr. M. A. Jinnah (Muslim League), Sir Chimanial Setalvad, < Liberals) and Dr. A.
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    20 More Raiders Shot Down
    465 9 Nazi Air Offensive Slackens London, Aug. 15. IT is now known that 20 enemy r aircraft were destroyed In yesterday's air fighting round the British coasts, states an Air Ministry communique. It adds, "Of this number, 17 were shot down by our fighters, and three
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    'Spitfires Too Good,' Says Nazi Airman
    94 9 London, Aug. 15. ONE German airman shot down in the sea yesterday said, when he was rescued, "Your Spitfires are too good." Another German pilot, whose fighter crashed, came down by parachute and was picked lip by a fanner and his labourers. He had
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    Nazi Raider Shot Down In Suffolk
    27 9 Airmen examining some of the dials and controls of a German bomber which crashed after a battle with fighters over Suffolk.
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    TURKEY UNEASY AT ITALY'S LATEST MANOEUVRE
    163 9 Istanbul, Aug. 15. IJNEASINESS is felt in Turkey with regard to Italy's accusations against Greece in connection with the death of Daut Hoggia, an Albanian nationalist, according to the newspaper Tan. The newspaper points out that while territorial differences, are dividing the Balkan states,
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    Attack On Nazi Soldiers
    127 9 ACCORDING to the Copenhagen radio there was a clash between German soldiers and Danish civilians at Frederikshaven on Aug. 3, as a result of which eight young Danes were arrested and sentenced in Copenhagen yesterday to terms of Imprisonment up to two years. It is stated
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    Parachute Troops
    28 9 Entrenched, German parachute troops who landed outside Rotterdam, held out for two days in a ditch on the outskirts of the city against the defending forces.
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    Indo-China Ready For Emergency All Preparations Made, Says Adm. Decoux
    269 9 Indo-China Ready For Emergency All Preparations Made, Says Adm. Decoux THE Lyons radio yesterday broadcast a statement apparently intended to reassure Frenchmen about the situation in French IndoChina. The announcer, quoting a dispatch from Hanoi, said th.it Admiral Decoux the Governor-General, had made all arrangements in agreement with the French
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    PARACHUTE MYSTERY IN U.K.
    270 9 London, Aug. 15. •T*HE Ministry of Home Security states that there Is no evidence of parachutists landing either In England or Scotland. "Reports had been received of a number of parachutists, apparently dropped from aircraft, having been found in two areas In England and In one
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    One Of Reich's Largest Plane Works Bombed
    342 9 R.A.F. CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE DURING RAID LASTING OVER ONE HOUR TN addition to the raids on Italy, strong forces of R.A.F. 1 bombers on Tuesday night attacked the Junkers aircraft factories at Dessau and Bernburg (north of Leipzig), munition factories at Lunen Grevenbroich,
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    SWEDISH SHIP LOST
    28 9 A Stockholm report states that the Swedish steamer Mongolia (2,111 tons) sank Jn Kiel Bay yesterday morning following an explosion. The crew was saved.— Reuter.
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    17,000 SHIP TORPEDOED
    196 9 Loss Of Merchant Cruiser yHE Transj lavania, 16,923--ton armed merchant cruiser, has been torpedoed and sunk, it is announced. The vessel was requisitioned from the Anchor Line, Ltd., of Glasgow. The Admiralty announced that the Transylvania (Captain P. N. Miles* was sunk in the Atlantic. Smart work
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    $25,000,000 WAR LOAN FOR THE COLONY
    3149 10 Special Committee's Recommendations SAVING CERTIFICATES ALSO TO BE ISSUED Loan At Three Per Cent. For 19 Years Proposed THK Government of the Colony has accepted in principle the recommendations of a special committee for a war loan of £25,000,000 and for War Savings Certificates,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    177 10 SINGAPORt lima HOTEL Dinner Dance 8 p.m. to Midnight. QAKKICK riUATRt GtVLANG Hawk of The Wlldnernes* Chap. I—61 6 St The Singing Vagabond at 7.45 p.m. GKfcAl WOK 11) Cabaret: 9 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: The Wizard of Oz. Sky: The Secret of Treasure Island. UAfPT WOKLIJ Revue, Wayangs.
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    WAR FUND REACHES $3,336,316 TO-DAY
    445 10 "Dinah Of Colmar" Helps To Raise $100 Cheque THE War Fund has to-day reached a total of $3,336,316, an increase of $5,429 in the past 24 hours. We are publishing to-day on Page 11 a photograph of an exceptional contributor to The War Fund. She
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    Chang's Magic At Capitol
    503 10 At The Theatres CHANG'S production "A Trip to Hades," at the Crpitol is a well balanced mixture of Oriental and Occidental magic and revue. The predominant features of the whole show are Chang's engaging personality, his adriotness as a magician, his oats of many Chinese designs,
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    TAIT'S SHOW IN MALACCA
    45 10 <From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 14. •yHE management of Tait's Manila Shows, which have opened lor a three weeks' season in Malacca, wlli donate 40 per cent, of the gross takings on Monday, Aug. 26, to the Malayan Patriotic Fund.
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    32 10 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. 14. TPOWN Board coolies at Muar yester- day found in a rubbish receptacle in a back lane off Jalan Abdullah the body of a new-born child.
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    EX-CENSOR'S APPEAL IN HIGH COURT SUCCEEDS
    675 11 Took Letters In Russian To "Mr. B" For Assistance A STRONG plea for leniency was made by Mr. A. J. Braga on behalf of an Englishman, D. A. Rushton, until recently nn officer in the Singapore Censorship Department, who ::ppcalcd in the High Court
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    Chinese Festival Of The Dead
    232 11 WITH the arrival of the Chinese seventh moon this year, many Singapore Chinese are observing again the Festival of the Dead in spite of the repeated advice that money intended for the festival should be saved for the China Relief Fund. The Festival of the
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    "PEOPLE OF SAIGON ARE VERY CALM"
    79 11 ALTHOUGH Japanese troops are massing in great numbers on the borders of French Indo-China following the reported presentation of Japanese demands for military, naval and air bases in that country, th? people of Saigon are very calm, said visitors from Saigon who parsed through
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    EX-MALAYAN OFFICER IN TERRITORIALS
    45 11 'From Our Correspondents London. Second-Lieutenant Frederick W. G. Rippon. Just appointed a subaltern In the National Defence Companies In Britain, was formerly a lieutenant In the Malay States Volunteer Rifles, end will rank as a Territorial Reserve officer while so employed.
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    JAPANESE OFFICER LEAVES FOR JAVA
    42 11 Lieut. -Col. K. Tanimoto. of the Japanese Army, who arrived at Singapore on holiday from Bangkok a few days ago, left yesterday for Sours baya. He will visit Hanoi. Saigon. Medan and Batavla before returning to Japan.
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    51 11 Above is Mrs. P. H. Elkins' Dinah of Colmar, mother of several pups named after British destroyers, which have been sold lor the War Fund. With her is one pup, "Huntej." Another, "Hardy", belonging to Captain Johnson who owns the sire, is to be auctioned at the Buy a Bomber
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    No Shortage Of Food In Britain
    138 11 A COMMON topic of conversation among British people in Malaya at present is the strong and confident tone of letters received from Britain. Here is a sample, taken from a letter written by a Londoner to his son in Singapore. "I hope people In
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    KNIFE ATTACK ON SUPERIOR
    368 11 Alleged Threat By Lance-Corporal !pOR attacking his section commander (Lance-corporal Madan j Singh) in bed with a knife, Private jDigar Singh, of the Hyderabad Regiment, was fined $30, or six weeks' rigorous imprisonment, in the Singapore fifth court yesterday. Digar Singh had been convicted on a
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    MALAYAN AIR ACE MISSING
    270 11 Fought In Recent Channel Battle (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 14. CLIGHT-Lieutenant Robert Voase Jeff, who was to be married to Miss Margot Maine in London on Aug. 24, is reported missing in yesterday's battle over the Channel. His fiancee's mother told me: "I have
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    RECRUITING FOR CHINESE PILOTS
    171 11 •THE Chinese Government pro- poses to establish a recruiting j centre in Malaya next year, for I overseas Chinese interested in joining the Chinese air force, it is understood. The centre will serve as a preliminary qualification depot at which the suitability of applicants will be
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    HAINANESE ON SOCIETY CHARGE
    54 11 SEVENTEEN Hainanese were charged In the third court yesterday with being members of an unlawful society, the Singapore (Red) General Labour Union, at Changi Barracks on Aug. 13. All claimed trial and the case was postnoned to Aug. 21 for mention, bail of $2,000 each, in
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    WILLING TO SACRIFICE LIFE FOR GOVERNMENT
    523 11 Ex-Prisoner Visits Man Whom He Stabbed Three Years Ago T HAVE been in prison for three years. T have learnt a good deal while in prison. I know that there are good opportunities at the present moment, and I place myself unreservedly in the
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    KUALA LUMPUR BUILDINGS
    306 11 More Flats Houses (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur •"THERE is no letting up of building activity in Kuala Lumpur at th? present, in spite of the warning sounded recently by the Chairman of Ihe Sanitary Board, Mr. W. N. Gourlay. regarding the difficulty of obtaining o:
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    Part Rotary Can Play To Help Malayan Youths
    290 11 •THE lack of more and varied opportunities for local boys and girJs v> qualify for professions locally will endanger the peaceful development of Malaya, said the Rev. E. S. Lav, cf the Methodist Church, Geylang, speaking at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday.
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    Stole Jewellery & Cash From Mother-In-Law
    165 12 Stole Jewellery Cash From Mother-In-Law A LMOST two years of freedom came to an end for a 27-year-old Hokkien woman, when she was arrested by the police on Tuesday, in connection with a theft that took place en Oct. 15,! 1938. In the Singapore second court yesterday she pleaded guilty
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    POLICE RECRUIT ARRESTED
    54 12 A recruit Sikh police constable. Amrik Singh, is under arrest in connection with the death of a fellow recruit, Harbkasan Singh, who was found with fatal stab wounds in the Sikh police barracks ln New Bridge Road on Tuesday night. Amrik Singh Is to be produced ln
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    Malay Trapped By "Doctored" Notes
    233 12 A STORY of the chemical "doctoring" of five $1 notes a police ruse Ito bring a thief to bsolt— was told in the Singapore fifth court yesterday. In the dock was Ahmad bin Ali, a 21-year-old Javanese kebun (gardener) who admitted that he stole $2
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    NEW COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES
    184 12 THE cost of living allowances for Govern--1 msnt employees for the month of August remain the same as those for July, according to the Government Gazette published yesterday. The rates for this month are as follows: Labourers and artisans not on the establishment, whether on
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    MALAYAN SHORTHAND SPEED RECORD
    104 12 A LETTER has been lecelved from Mr Sidney Dant, principal of Pitmans College. Singapore, that the Pitman Commercial Institute issued last year to a student of Pitman's College. Mr. P. V. Raghavan, a certificate for writing shorthand at 190 words a minute, which, Mr. Dant believes,
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    LOCAL BORN MEN WHO FAIL IN MEDICAL TEST
    74 12 THE proportion or candidates to the Singapore Flying Training School who have to be rejected purely on account of their inability to pass the stringent medical examination Is much higher among local-born men than among those who come from temperate climates. This
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    HINDI PICTURE
    43 12 -Vidyapathl." the New Theatre* 1 Hindi picture now running at the Theatre Royal i; jood entertainment. Kananbala, with her emotional songs and fine acting, dominates the picture. Other members of the cast include Paharl Sanyal, K. C. Dey and Chaya Dcvi
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    LEFT HUSBAND IN 1935
    285 12 Eurasian Woman's Divorce Petition LJOW a Eurasian woman enj, r a^ed a private detective to watch her husband's movements was described in the High Court befoce Mr. Justice Manning, yesterday, durinjr a divorce case which was adjourned for two weeks after some of the evidence had
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    Agents To Pay Sailors' Wages
    270 12 FIVE Danish sailors, Nielsin, C. V. Jorgensen, O. Simmonson, A. V. Lasson and F. Q. Jansen, appeared in the Singapore third court yesterday en a charge of being vagrants without visible means of support. Addressing the court. Court Inspector D. R. Cowle said he was
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    NO RESTRICTION ON SALTED FISH EXPORTS
    115 12 A communique issued by the F~cd Controller. Malaya, states: 'After negotiation with th» Saigon Trachrs Association, the Thailand Traders Association, and the S3i Sic Traders Association, which represent the majority of the irr.Dorters of dried nsh into the Colony, the Fcod Controller. Malaya has
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    STOP PRESS
    27 12 The F.M.S. Government has accepted in princinle the majority recommendations of the committee for an F.M.S. war loan valued at 520.000,000 at 3 per cent.
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    To-day's War Fund Gifts
    220 12 S ets. Staff of Government Trade Tanglin Clvb Proceeds of War Fund Sweepstake 1,16! Transferred from Penan;, being 52nd. instalment of contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo. 1.158.79 United Malacca Rubber Estates, Ltd., Malacca. 1.00(1 ♦•R.W.S." (2nd. contribution) 500 Sino-British Engineering Corporation (Malaya)
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    EDEN ON WHY GREAT BRITAIN WILL WIN THE WAR
    475 13 Reference To Counter- Attack And Aid From Free Peoples "THK real war for Britain will begin when we take the offensive and strike home at the enemy. That is the ■rmy wars are won, and that is what we mean to
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    Co-ordination Of War Effort
    151 13 I .K. Acting in Concert V. it fit The Empire London, Aug. 14. Ai) in the House of Commons to-day whether the British Government would consult with the Qovernmenta of the Dominions and other parts of the British Common*ith a view to concerting ires .similar to
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    Ratings Joked In Torpedoed Ship
    228 13 London. Aug. 14. \U Ip Miliamed Ali El Kebir was torpedoed and rank some days aso all troops on bo.ird had fallen in und. r efflcen on ths beat deck within a few minutes of the ship being struck. They awaited the order to the
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    NO U.S. APPROACH TO BRITAIN
    84 13 London, Aug. 14. r? the House of Commons to-day Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under-Secretary, announced thtt the Government had received B 0 communication from the Government of the United States in regard to letting food supplies through the blockade to the un- 1 occupied
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    British Artillery In Action
    13 13 British artillery in action during the Battle for France.
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    GERMANY IS STILL TURNING FOOD INTO WAR MATERIALS
    326 13 Sufficient Left To Avert Famine If Fairly Shared Out London, Aug. 14. THE Times points out that the war begun by Germany has reduced the amount of food in Europe, but detailed calculations show that there is enough food to prevent serious
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    KING INSPECTS DEFENCES
    123 13 London, Aug. 14. TPHE King continued his inspection of Britain's defences to-day when he visited anti-aircraft batteries :ind searchlight and scund-locater stations in Kent. At a searchlight station on a soli course, the sergeant in charge showed the King a small allotment on wliich his men had
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    NEW AUSTRALIAN CHIEF OF STAFF
    47 13 Canberra, Aug. 14. MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN NORTHCOTT, who Is at present deputy-chief of General Staff, will be appointed acting Chief of Army General Staff in succession to Gen. Sir Cyril Brudenell White, who was killed in the air crash near Canberra yesterday. Reutcr.
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    FRENCH SEAMEN IN BRITAIN
    140 13 London, nug. 14. ASKED what sups are being taken to enable French refugee sailors of the mercantile marine and fishermen who are now In this country to secure a livelihood and to assist In the Allied cause, Mr. R. A. Butler, Foreign Under-Secretary, said that arrangements
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    Big Contraband Seizures
    181 13 Big Contraband Seizures Bulk Was Destined For Italian Ports London, Aug. 14. Fis authoritatively stated that during July Britain seized 45,300 tons ol contraband, of which 34,600 tons were taken from neutral ships and 10,700 tons from Italian ships. The cargoes were in neutral ships mostly bound for Italian pcrts
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    23 13 London. Aug. 14. ACCORDING to the German news agenrr. wireless and portal communications between i*"cupJe/J Belgian territory and abroad were n/umed ye»terday.— Renter.
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    R. A. F. VICTORIES IMPRESS FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
    367 14 Confidence In Ultimate British Victory Being Restored London, Aug. I*. THE activities, both offensive and defensive, of the R.A.F. in recent weeks have made a profound impression on a number of foreign governments, states the political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The writer
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    Air Officer Held By Nazis Is Honoured
    84 14 London, Aug. 14. WING-COMMANDER Basil Edward Embry has been awarded a second Bar to the D.S.O. During operations over the Low Countries and France Wing-Commander Embry continued to display an extremely high standard of leadership and resolution in carryin; out all tasks allotted
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    Nazi Industries Being Shifted
    90 14 British Raids Handicap Enemy War Machine Ankara, Aug. 14. OWING to the effectiveness of British air raids, the Germans are moving their war industries eastwards from the Rhineland to Czecho-Slova-kia, according to reports received here from travellers in Germany. These travellers state that German industrialists realize
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    R.A.F. ENCOUNTERING SEVERE WEATHER
    150 14 London, Aug. 14. CEYERE weather conditions are still being experienced by R.A.P. bombers during their night attacks on Germany. In Monday night's raid a temperature of 20 degrees below zero and ice forming conditions were experienced. Some of the R.A.P. aircraft heavily laden with bombs became
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    Kuala Lumpur's New Park
    255 14 Kuala Lumpur's New Park (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. I TNOBSERVED, except by a few people I* living in the vicinity, Malaya's most up-to-date playground, the Coronation Park in Kuala Lumpur, comprising nearly 36 acres, is rapidly nearing completion A pavilion has already been constructed on the
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    29 14 Mr. E. E. H. Beck, the new Chiet Police Ofllcer, Perak. took the oath of affirmation ns a member of the Perak State Council yesterday, telegraphs our Il>oh correspondent.
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    BRITISH CLAIMS NEVER UNTRUE
    114 14 Turkish Journal On Past Evidence Istanbul, Aug. 14. ACCEPTING with praise the general accuracy of the British figures concerning the Channel air fighting, the newspaper Aksham adds, "It Is a fact that the British oaflclal communiques are never untrue. This has been proved by the evidence
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    ALLIED FORCES BILL: SECOND READING
    97 14 London. Aug. 14. THE Allied Forces Bill, giving full extra--1 territorial status to the Services Acts, courta and authorities of the forces belonging to the Allied Governments In this country, was given a second reading in the House of Lords yesterday. It was explained on
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    Heaviest Defeat Of Nazi Air Force
    112 14 London, Aug. 14. THE German air force yesterday suffered its heaviest defeat since the raids on Britain beran. It is estimated that 500 aircraft attacked across the Channel in waves. Seventy-eight of them were shot down. This record achievement Is disclosed in the final
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    Computing Our Losses & Gains
    392 14 Computing Our Losses Gains Air Ministry's Method Is Described London, Aug. 14. TTHE method by which the Air Ministry computes gains and losses of the battles over the Channel is j described by the Daily Mail. "A plane must be seen to crash before it is claimed," the newspaper states.
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    PRISON SHIP FOR I.R.A. CONVICTS
    35 14 THE Northern Ireland Government will use a 6,000-ton snip as a floating prison for I.R.A. convicts. Two hundred IRA. prisoners in Londonderry gaol are being transferred to the ship.— Reuter.
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    "One And Three Are Nine "
    59 14 "One And Three Are Nine London, Aug. 14. IN connection with German air claims, the Daily Mail published an amusing cartoon to-day. Headed "Ananias Gets Down, To It," the cartoon shows a high Nazi official at a table, counting his fingers and murmuring: "One and three are nine, and two
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    "BLITZKRIEG IS NEAR"
    154 14 Times' Warning On Air War London. Aug. 14. THE Times, remarking that this week's air battles represent the beginning of the Blitzkrieg, says that the assault upon Britain is working to a crescendo on very much the same lines as previous campaigns, beginning with the attack upon
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    NAZI TRAWLER AND E-BOAT SUNK
    72 14 Three Other Enemy Vessels Hit London, Aug. 14. A SMALL naval engagement took place early this morning when two British destroyers, Malcolm and Verity, encountered six German armed trawlers and three E-boats. The enemy retired after a short engagement. Three enemy vessels were seen to
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    CANADA TO BUILD Ml PLANES A MONTH
    134 14 Californian Factory Extends Plant Halifax, 'Neva Scotia>. Aug. H. CANADA is aiming at production uf 360 planes monthly by the new >ear. raid Mr. C. D. Howe, Minister lor Munitions, who is visiting Halifax. He added he was confident that the figure v.'ould
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    INQUIRY INTO ARREST OF CAPT. RAMSAY
    113 14 London, Aug. 14 rIE Committee of Privileges which ho* been ordered by the House of Commons to report on whether the rre«.t and detention of Capt. Ramsay. M.P.. under the defen»e regulations Is a breach of Parliamentary privilege, held its second sitting yesterday In
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    HYDERABAD FUND FOR WARPLANES
    38 14 Hyderabad. Aug. 14. OVER five lakhs of rupees have already been subscribed to the fund raised m Hyderabad for Hurricane aircraft. This la over two lakhs in excess of ths amount appealed for— Reuter.
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    TENNIS STARS IN PENANG
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) IViiiir:. Aup. 13. PAT HUGHES and Kho Sin Kie. the Davis Cup players, will figure in exhibition matches •gainst local players on Tuesday, next week, on the Chinese KeiTPition rluti's courts. The proceed^ will he donated to The War Fund.
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    AUGUST MEDAL GOLF
    212 15 Women's Competiton At Bukit Timah TIE Royal Singapore Golf Club's women's August medal competition was played at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. R. L. Nunn in "A" division with ft score of 37, in a »in for Mrs. A. C. Macdonald
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    NINE GOALS SCORED IN JOHORE FOOTBALL
    207 15 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 13. .AFTER a scoreless first half, nine goals were scored in a league match at the Istana padang to-day i !when the Prisoners beat the Medicals by seven goals to two. Playing cne short for most of
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    TEN GOALS SCORED WHEN LOYALS MEET S.R.C
    397 15 Padang Club Beaten B^ A Wide Margin Loyals 8; S.R.C 2. CUPERIOR in all departments, the Loyals gained an easy victory over the S.R.C. at the stadium yesterday, scoring eight goals to the Recs' two, in a first division league fixture. The Rccs'
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET TEAMS
    92 15 SCR.C. cricket teams for week-end •games are: Ae^inst Khalsa at S.C.R.C. at 2 pjn. |on Saturday:— Seah Keng Siew, Alex jTan, Ong Swee Keng, Ong Swee Law, iTan Hak Wah, Teo Mong Joo, Chua Boon Unn. Tan Liang Chia, Anthony Lim. Fong Kirn Wah. K. T. Ooi.
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    Four Horses Sent Up
    148 15 MYSTIC Music, Scottish Rifle and Yule Call have been sent up to class one horses, according to the latest S.R.A. list of classifications of horses and ponies. Scottish Rifle and Yule Call each won a good race at the last Penang meeting. Autumn Bride, who scored
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    CRICKET IN JOHORE DURING THE SEASON
    207 15 How The Clubs Fared 'From Our Own Correspondent) < Segamat, Aug. 12. •THE cricket season in Johore is al- most ended, only a couple of games remaining to be played. The year's cricket has been good, but did not reach th 3 mark expected.
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    26 15 A phase of play at the stadium yesicrlav in the ipitrh in which the Loyals scored a bit victory over the Recreation Club.— Straits Times picture.
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    WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    100 15 mO-MORROW at the Royal Singapore 1 Yacht Club there will be the usual races for all classes, starting at 5.25 p.m. On Sunday the "C" Class will sail the first race for the Trix Challenge Cup, starting at 9.50 a.m. The "A" class will
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    116 15 A FRIENDLY badminton match was played at the Bata Shoe Factory, Klang, between the Malay Teachers, Klang, and Bata Shoe Factory, Klang. resulting in a victory for Eatas by five cames to two. Scores were: Chong Tsun Mm (Bata) beat Md. Yasin 8—15; 15—7,
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    TABLE TENNIS DATES
    121 15 "pHE following changes in dates cf matches In the Singapore Table Tennis Association inter-club league have been notified The matches. Municipal Services Club vs. Tuan Mong Old Beys' Arsociation and Chinese Sports Association, vs. Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Stall Association, fixed for Sunday have been postponed to
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    LENG HOO'S HAT-TRICK GIVES CHINESE VICTORY
    377 15 S.C.F.A 3; J.C.S.A 2. A HAT-TRICK by Leng: Hoo, the Chinese inside right, enabled the S.C.F.A. to beat the J.OS.A. by the odd goal in five in an extremely even, but slow, second division (b) game on the J.C.S.A. ground at Balestier yesterday. The
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    20 15 Soccer: first division. Fortress R.E. vs. Argylls, Chanfi: second division (a), K.A.O.C. vs. X.A: B.M.i. Alexandra Road.
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    182 15 THE following are the starting times foi the women's golf match between the Royal Singapore Golf Club and the Island Golf Club to be played at Buklt Timah to-morrow. Royal Singapore Golf Club players mentioned first. FIRST NINE 3.40. Lady Bagnall (14) vs. Mrs. F.
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    15 15 NO ties will be played this week-end In the Singapore junior badminton championships.
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    421 15 Will Meet Changi Sappers •THE Gordon Highlanders reached the final of the Army big units knockout cricket competition yesterday when they beat the Manchester Regiment by the wide margin of 172 runs. The match was played over two days at Changi. The Gordons will now meet the
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    44 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Aug. 12. ■¥*HE soccer team of the Government Offices maintained their unbeaten record in the first division league competition when they beat the Gubahan Stia Club by four goals to one in the second round.
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    444 16 Devastating Raids On Italian Factories BIG EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES AT FIAT WORKSHOPS nEVASTATINCi attacks on two of Italy's most important aircraft factories the Caproni works at Milan and the Fiat factory at Turin were carried out by the R.A.F. on Tuesday night.
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    37 16 THE Admiralty announces thai the rnme-sweepir:'; trawler Eltea^eth Angela sustained damage as a result of an enemy air attack and subsequently sank. The crew suffered some casualties, one of which was fatal.— British Wireless.
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    "Tommy Guns" For British Army
    29 16 The famous American sub-machine-guns known as "tommy guns" are being supplied to the British forces. Picture shows soldiers armed with tommy guns during training.
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    Offensive-Defensive Policy In The Middle East
    458 16 PROBLEM CAUSED BY FRENCH DEFECTION London, Aug. 14. INURING the last few weeks the Imperial General Staff has had a troublesome and difficult task, writes Reuter's military correspondent. The French forces in the Middle East were larger than the British and plans had been
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    FOREIGN PLANES OVER SWITZERLAND
    48 16 Eerne, Autr. )4. COME 30 foreign planes flew over Switzerland between Geneva and Berne towards industrial centres or northern Italy, returning about an hour later flying northwards, It Is stated here. No reports have been received of any bombs dropped on Swiss territory -Reuter.
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    38 16 Stockholm. Aug. 14. T»HE Swedish steamer Varia. 1,300 tons, sank after an air attack In the Channel to-day. Ten men were saved. Eight are missing. The Gothenburg steamer Canton. 5,779 tons, Is reported to have been torpedoed.— Reuter.
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    GREECE DEFIES AXIS POWERS
    90 16 New York, Aug. 14. '"THE refusal of Gen. Metaxas 1 (Greek Premier) to renounce the British guarantee to Greece is the first vote of confidence the British have had for a long time," declares the New York Times adding: This unexpected defiance by the 'weakest of
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    Italian Advance Held Up
    358 16 Stubborn Resistance In Somaliland London, Aug. 14. HPHE Italian attacks along the coast from Zeila towards Berbera, principal port of British Somaliland, w?re yesterday dispersed by gunfire from British light naval forces. A Blenheim bomber indicated the target to the ships which opened a bombardment on
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    Charges Against British Officer In The Tower
    278 16 London, Aug. 14. A QUESTION concerning the detentlon of a British officer in the Tower of London was addressed to Mr. Anthony Eden, War Secretary, in the House of Commons to-day. The Minister was asked why Major A. D. Wintle, M.C., Royal Dragoons,
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    515 16 Turkey Watching Axis Moves In The Balkans RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE ONE OF CONTINUED WAITING Ankara, Aug. 14. URESH signs of ferment in the Balkans including the Italo- Greek dispute, are being followed with the closest attention in Turkey. Any Italian thrust to the east in the Balkans would be of vital
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    Italian Spirit Of Defeatism
    206 16 Italian Spirit Of Defeatism Cairo, Aug. 14. I\ESPITE a large-scale clash In So- maliland. the situation on the Libyan frontier remains remarkablyquiet. There appears to have been a setback in Italy's plans for an invasion of Egypt, which ten days ago appeared Imminent. This may be due to the destruction
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      17 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940. No. 23T»
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      For New Knitters
      98 1 J^ESPITE the temptation to knit jumpers in tancy wools, and fluffy litUe boleros, Service knitting must ccme first these days. Beginners may be interested to knew that they can give a firm edge to their work by slipping the first stitch in every r-w. They can make
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      One Egg And—
      93 1 ON one of the many occasions when you want a light and lncxprnsiva dish, you might try this eaoily digested recipe made by frying an onion, and adding two or three chopped and peeled tomatoes, in about two cunces of margarine. Season with pepper, salt, and a
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      Garniture
      69 1 rE perfect manu usually includes sjup, and this takes next to no time to prepare if you use one of the excellent tinned soups of a wellknown brand. These soups merely need heating, and need no additional flavours. You can, however, add such garniture as a acrao of chopped
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      Appear Natural
      71 1 ri-DAY it is chic to appear natural. The painted look dates you. So, if you have been using certain cosmetics for years and years, get into that bright light and take an honest look at yourself with a fresh eye. Using the wrong colour can make you look
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      For Blue Eyes
      62 1 r? your eyes are blue, repeat their colour with blue dots on your veil. The net will soften the contours of your face, the dots will emphasize the colour of your azure eyes. If you have big black eyes, repeat their colour with big black dots on
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      Place For Perfume
      42 1 IF you want to be perfumed right to the fingertips, dip a clean orange stick into the perfume bottle and run it under the edge of your fingernails. Th-> perfume will linger pleasantly and attract attention to your hands.
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      Make History With Your Hats!
      1025 1 Make History With Your Hats! Norman Hartnell UATS have made history. Make history with your hats Never in all my life or in the history of fashion have hata been so hideous, idiotic, and unbecoming as now. Even in the first decade of the certury the huge flat things tied
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      Problems Of Babies And Young Children
      2723 2  -  Nurse Elizabeth By &TURSE Elizabeth has had expert training in the care of infants and young children. If you have any picbiems connected with babies or young children and would like her help write to Nurse Elizabeth, co Women's Supplement, Straits Times, Cecil Street,
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        164 2 HAIR SETTING AT HOME /^^^fev This Is tedious work to JL. some ladles. Perms done Q*Z\» °A at KAYES are lovely (•OB^x^* even without setting. S^B Simply comb the hi:r doWn t° l he er >d> anil ■•*^.^J It is set. Make your appointment Now. Kates; $6., $10. »nd $12.50.
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      Frocks That Are Cool, Neat & Practical
      503 3 Frocks That Are Cool, Neat Practical THERE is a neat, fresh look about all the nicest and most w i-arable clothes this season. No really smart woman wears anything approachmg fussy clothes. They have no place in life at the present time, and suitability according to time and place is,
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      News From Women's Section, Malaya Patriotic Fund
      1241 3 News From Women's Section, Malaya Patriotic Fund MR. Herbert Morrison, Director of Supplies, in a speech some veeks ago urged everyone to help on the great war effort by Going To It and the slogan in Great Britain now everywhere is "Go To It." He has just added an epilogue
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      I Meet The Talking Monkey In The Gardens
      773 4 Winkleday Adventures A New Feature For The Children ANE day I was sitting in the Botanical Gardens looking at a large Bougainvillea tree. The reason why I was staring at it was because I was wondering if I might find a really
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      No "Blitz" Way To Beauty These Days
      285 4 TF we have been too busy to pay much attention to our appearance, in some instances, the day of reckoning may be quite a long way off. Real beauty treatment is a matter of prevention rather than cure. When you maintain the regular
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        300 4 Jor SKIN HEALTH and BEAUTY -rr*^ m thin a f/ioroi.-^H M >y I Antitrptic-Cleant- V^- X ing; purifies the I i^ the »kin. J Render* m rough thin imooth and nipple a* M use this Vcy 2-PURPOSE SOAP Nothing SO quickly marks and licnt quality of the lather. See woman
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        385 4 DRESS MATERIAL I HOLLYWOOD I IN NINE NEW SHADES OF 1941. I (GUARANTEED WASHABLE SAMPLES ON REQUEST) PAR MAN AND S H igh°tr E et I In Only 7 Days -Th\S Amazing Change! Mm Dorothy Br«mh«l], 16, South wood Hotiie, South wood Rd., London, England bat expressed her amazement at
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      Queen Visits Wounded
      94 5 Ihe Queen recently visited a hospital "somewhere in England which is tending men who received wounds in the evacuation of I landers, in the picture the Queen is talking to two men who told her they wrre anxious to get fit again and "have another crack at
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      Novel Games Invented For Their Exercise Period
      61 5 War wounded soldiers are not content with the ordinary forms of exercise and have invented many novel games. The picture above shows the start of a new brand of ball game in which hards, feet, heads and crutches can all be used to
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      Plan Their Playtime
      373 6  -  Harcourt James By Mrs. Secrets Of The Quiet Mind For Parents COME children are quickly affected by life around them. They react to abnormal happenings, and become excitable, restless and difficult to handle. Parents, suffering from the strain inevitable in these days, are apt to come quickly
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      Enid Petrie.... An Appreciation
      624 6 Enid Petrie An Appreciation DV the passing of Enid Petrie, Singapore is the poorer for the loss of a vivid and inspiring personality and those of us who knew her well will find a gap in our lives which cannot be filled. The characteristic courage and indomitable will with which
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      Malayan Weddings
      246 7 Mr. A. P. Atkins, manager of L'lu Calfdottia hstate, Batu Arang. and his bride. The wcddin? took place at St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Aug. 7. The double wedding took place in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 10 at the 1-i.n See Chong Son (an association confined to
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      Elastic Here
      71 7 COR tS:o neo'.: of a kni'.'ed helmet, n the pob cellar of a Service poll iver, you might use thread elasth the WOOJ when c?sting oft* th? nee!:. The collar is then b">und to go ov»r the head, and it will keep it? shape. You sVnuid pIo use
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      Crumb Sweeper
      47 7 FOR brushing c:umbs from the tsb'.e, a littli i his bern d signed on the principle of a carpet sws por. V."i.h thi3. you Just run ovtr the table, and the circular brash in^'de catches up the crumbs as It slums over th 2 cbi,h.
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      Husbands And Wives
      148 7 Husbands And Wives Can you tell us anything in your hu. band s favour? Yes, he never fcrgets to put tut the cat at night. 7 think when you manied you told your husband you ceald cook. So I could an egg jt a herrinn. but he wants steak and
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      Stars Of Yesterday Who Play "Bit" Parts To-day
      1018 8  - Stars Of Yesterday Who Play "Bit" Parts To-day Sheilah Graham By Hollywood, May 4. FIFTEEN years ago Cecil B. De Mille was looking for a beautiful woman to star in "The Volga Boatman/ He picked dark-eyed, petite Julia Faye. To-day Miss Faye is in another De Mille picture, North-west Mounted
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      With A Platform Ruff
      60 8 THE navy blues in a 1940 Hollywood version and presented by Loretta Young of Columbia's "The Doctor Takes A Wife." Faille crepe is the fabric, with the designer accenting the hipline with a platform ruff, which is repeated at the shoulders around an eyelet embroidery yoke.
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