The Straits Times, 4 September 1940

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  • 38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times lESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER -—LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 317 1 MIEN CHON6 /or SMART TAILORING Just Received Suit Le-'fths WAIN SIIIKLI.S In Silk and Wool. Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In various colours. J4 Coleman St., S'poie. Phone 4816 SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471) WA D X I N „oodworking |H'a~c¥i ne s 1 F~~- •"""*—l"" 'r~~n To meet all the
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    • 129 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). STEEL -GARDEN SWINGS /TTk Frame work made from best t, IfiW I Thick, stained Oak. Simple, M J\ki Jll easily and quickly erected. J Length of swing chain adjustable, Jp- I q KEET IHCill <^^> i'"' Cf* O A A A 1% *fl
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    • 12 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE aft<t KUALA LUMPUR. DRESSES for all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 29 2 MR. AND MRS. KOH C JNO HAI thank all their friends and relatives for the good wishes and useful elfts sent them or Uip occasion of their marriage.
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    • 67 2 Madam Kwan Ah Kum, aged 65. passed awny peacefully at her residence No. 146 RanKoon Rd. S'pore on Sept. 2. 1940. Sh? leaves behind 4 sons, Messrs. S. O. Sens, Au Yoot Choon, Au Yoot Menfr, Au Poh Wcng. 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law 26 grandchildren to mourn her loss.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 490 2 (©foe Straits Warns SMALL ADS? Minimum charge $1 for >dv< not exceeding line*. More than four linen 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS P.P.C CARDS arc charted $rt rirh per Insertion per Inch Over I inch 25 rte
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    • 915 2 SITUATIONS VACANT TRAIN FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Applications are Invited from boys between the ages of 17 and 20 who have passed Standard VI In an English School or are English speaking and have completed the course of a Malay Vernacular School, for a year's special training at the
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    • 795 2 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET BUNGALOW 4 Angullla Park, modern sanitation, 2 large bedrooms apply Angullla Sc Co. TO LET. Bungalow 54 St. Patrick Road, Katong. From Ist September. Apply 60, Market Street. HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED_ WANTED A FLAT or small bungalow, 2 bedrooms, entry Ist October. Reply Bjjc 640, Straits
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    • 876 2 PUBLIC NOTICES BRUNEI UNITED PLANTATIONS LIMITED. (Incorporated In the traits settlements) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at Jie Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Friday the 20th September. 1940, the Directors will recommend that a dlvldenl of 6 per cent., for the year ended 30th June
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    • 456 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC SALON Mme. SHEILA lit.' received a beautiful selection of HORNING. AFTERNOON EVENING DRESSES Also Playsuits. Cotton Dresses. From $5 00 Phone 7139. j*^, MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FOB A PERMANENT WAVE JttS /k *%AO2IS« i *^SPE<:iALISTS
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    • 199 2 GUARANTEED CARS. CHEVROLET STANDARD SALOON 1939 MODEL Carefully used and well-maintained Car Represents first class value. Very smart appearance. $1,650 1939 CHEVROLET DELUXE SALOON. It has only covered a small mileag* and has undergone our usual Servicing Process. Trouble free motoring at a reasonable cost. $1650.1937 MORRIS 10 SALOON In
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 286 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS P. &0. BRITISH I?1DIA and apcar line. .incorporate In_England,1n_England, 9J£l?S£&£DsSSISS& The best possible services t vLirZ, mnintnined by the are being maintamedb^ the Laits°to S their usual ports of S t c S!&liSSdSS lfl" Passengers are requested to register their requirements. but under present CirCUmstances sailings are perforce restricted
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    • 283 3 UMIUBIJTi I GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR ww nunc.sco -J-JT rTiST r?S? rSX; to seattw Najoym, Shlmldra Yokohama aa« Vaneoover hikawa maru leave Kobe sept. 7 hie maru leave Kobe sept as to south AMEKicA irom Honfkonf, Shanghai. Japan Ports "a-""". Lo. An«..e.. i "\r°a i n- c
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    • 529 3 ...i.**-.-. w* n rxrx .Tn MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are net guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference western Australia THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE ATTHE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle [Perth] v«a Java by first class passenger ships, Slngle fare $192
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    • 238 3 FAST PASSENGER SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG Sail Sport Arrive a. P IS CITY OP LOB ANGELES Sept. 10 Oct. 4 13 CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS Oct. S Oct. 29 M. CITY OF NORFOLK Nov. 6 Nov. 30 s.s CITY OF BAN FRANCISCO Dec. 10 Jan.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 602 3 TO-DAY SINGAPORE /.Ill US men Ziim.) ZHP 9 89 <ne!» 3U.:i«m 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous new gramophon? records; 130 p.m. Warning to mariners. Programme summary. Mid-day tin, copra und rubber prices; 1.35 p m. News- 1.50 p.m. News gramophone records (contd.) 2.00 p.m. Interval 4.50 p.m. Commentary on the sixth rac«
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    • 633 3 EMPIRE STATION ti.00 p m. The BBC. orchestra, conducts by Herbert Mengcs; 6.3i p.m. French bulletin; 6.50 pjn. News and topical taiks: 7.20 p.m. Dutch bulletin; 7.35 p.m. B.B.C. Military Band; 8.05 p.m. A short act of worrhlp; 8.2-) p.m. News bulletin; <f.5O p.m. "Matters of moment" a talk In
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  • 331 4 London, Sept. 3. rs Stock Exchange was quiet but steady with Kaffirs attracting support both from the Cape and local sources. The final stages saw Increased interest in Home Industrials hence" the closing quotations were frequently higher, while Ollt-edged finished unchanged to slightly better. Reuter. The following
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  • 73 4 SINGAPORE To-day H. W. n.58 a.m. 8.5 ft. L. w. 5.44 a.m. 1.l ft.; 5.50 p.m. 1.9 ft. Tomorrow H. W. 00.09 a.m. 10.5 ft.; 12.30 noon 9.6 ft. L. W. 6.19 a.m. 1.4 ft.; 6.30 p.m. I.S ft. Friday, Sept. 6 H. W. 00. 81 a.m. 10.2
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  • 146 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES tProm Out Own Cormpondent) London, Sept. 3. pOMMODITY and Exchange market* closed us follow* with previous quotations In parenthesis:— RUBBER: Easy. spot i2d m;d (i2'id i2';d) Sept 12d 12'*d (12Hd 12'i<1i Oct-Dec 12d 12Vid <12ttd Uttd) Jan-Mar ll%d 11 ISUSd (H 13 16d 11 15 lGd i New
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  • 16 4 RUBBER harvests for August are reported as follows: Ito. Kuala Pahi 35,500
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  • 43 4 rIN outputs for August are given a. follows: Hours Yardage Plculs Ore Kuala Lumpur No. 1 666 86,926 260 No 2 667 138,250 764. [•akuapa No. 1 665 135,000 588 No 2 677 195.000 521 No 3 542 97,000 269
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  • 424 4 I W. H. MaoGregor— 7th. contribution 1.000 Mr. Mrs. Edmonds 1,000 William Jacks .Si Co. (Malaya) Ltd.— Earnings of European and Asiatic Members of the S.S.V.F., during their second period of intensive traininr. <i!U.Ti In memory of the late Mr. K. W. Hunter—Contribution by European Asiatic
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  • 1326 4 TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 1940: 4 P.M. MIMING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s Cd 4s Austral Amal (Ss) Ss <d Dd cd. Austral Malay 33s Cd 35s tid x.d. Ayer Hitam (ss) 1-to r» Ayer Weng ($1) 55 .60 Bangrin Tin 16a 3d 17s 3d
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  • 50 4 as follows: ro-nAi Ceylon suiii.ri not^n TO-MORROW Java air 9 a.m. Palembanr air 9 a.m. MAIL ARRIVALS Malls fruin Indo-Chiua air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-day. Mails from Java and Sumatra (air) general delivery 3.30 p.m. to-day. Malls from Sumatra (air) general delivery 1.40 p.m. to-morrow.
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  • 109 4 Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 2. The following are to-day'r "bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A" not available British Empire B" Do. British Empire Cumulative Do. British Empire C'prehenslve Do. British General "A" 14 1% British General "B" 11 7Hxd British General "C" 9 xd
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  • 265 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, lept. 3 Books Company Dividend Close TIN Austral Amal 3d Sept. 14 Austral Malay 3d. A 113 bonus Sept. 2 Hong Fatt 7% Int. Sept. 11 Johan 10% int. Sept 12 Kuala Kampar 6d No. 19 Sept. 9 Kuchal
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 497 4 SIX AND EIGHTPENCE Meredith, I want to make my will. Lord Henry, but tn all my long exMy fox-head •carf-piii to my Uncle periente I hat seldom kmowm a hangPhilip, unleu he nmaniea. My col- over prove fatal. Art you not cognisant lection of film Man* portrait!, auto- of Rose's
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  • 478 5 Steady Buyirg Interest In Industrials Continues (Bj Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Sept. 4. T*-Il' price of rubber in London yesterday was down one-eighth at 12d. and down one-sixteenth in New York at IO'/j cents. Tin was down 35s. for Spot and 30s. for three months in London.
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  • 107 5 Si:napore, S^pt. 4, noon. Safari Sellers I ambttf 7.75 Hamburs Cube *13.00 Java Cube »12 50 Peon i Hunts! J12.00 SU-50 6.50 C on; a Mixed »20j Sun Dried 12.30 Saon Flour Linna $3.5u F?ir $3.0) Sarawak $3.00 Je'.otorto Palemoang 519.50 Hanja 518.50 Sarawa!; »*9 50 J
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  • 76 5 The Malaya Rubber Statistics for August issued by the Registrar General of Statistics S.S. and F.M.S. show shipments to have been 66,212 tons. The total for the first eight months of the year was 502,239 tons which compared with 346,547 tons for the same period last year,
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  • 82 5 Wednesday, ,~>pt. 4, noon. Buyers Sellcn Prices "rices Xe. IX tf.S.S. (Spot loose) 37K- 31% No. IX R.S.S. f.o.J. Id eases Sept. 38 Vi 38 i G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. In bales Sept. 36<4 36% F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o.b. in bales Sept. 36 3614 FUTURE QUOTATIONS No.
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  • 386 5 London Comment On New Agreement "•THE agreement marks an his- toric point of departure in a new world order in which men of goodwill and peaceful intentions can freely talk and negotiate in matters of common interest," said Mr. George Slocombe, in a commentary
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  • 113 5 London, Sept. 3. r[E Lord Mayor's Red Cross St. John fund at the end of the flrt year of the war reached a total of £3,730,000 compared with £1,576,000 collected for the Red Cross fund in the first year of the last war. Field-Marshal
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  • 54 5 London, Sept. S. ESTIMATES Indicate that Britain's first wartime crop of barley will be good and a record on many farms. The bulk of It will be of excellent quality and there will be no danger of a shortage of home-grown barley for brewing
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  • 214 5 Why There Has Been No Big Naval Actions London, Sept. 4. MO great sea battle occurred durA ing the first year of the war for the simple reason that neither the German nor Italian fleets dared to come out and risk a big engagement. This
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  • 45 5 Rome. Sept. 3. To-day's Italian communique reports a battle between British warships and Italian aircraft in the Mediterranean and says that the warships "were repeatedly bombed" and claims that an aircraft-carrier, a battleship, a cruiser and a destroyer suffered serious damage. Reuter.
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  • 130 5 New Regulations By The Chungking Government Shanghai, Sept. 3. A SET of regulations whereby Chinese banks and their branches overseas will co-operate with the Bank of China in absorbing capital from overseas Chinese in order to stabilise China's foreign exchange position has now been promulgated by
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  • 131 5 London, Sept. 4. A NORWEGIAN motor torpedo-boat co-operating with the British naval forces, has shot down a German aircraft into, th» sea," says an Admiralty communique. The Norwegian boat was In the vicinity of a merchant vessel when both were attacked by enemy
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  • 116 5 The Kluang Rubber Co., Ltd., rapor: a profit tor the year ended June 30 of $103,666.77. A total of $157,419 is available for distribution and directors' fees and a 3 per cent, inrerim dividend in Ordinary shares have previously accounted for $22 500. The directors
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  • 181 5 The following ore the exchange rates this morning according to the tally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T. a/4 i/ig London demand 2/4 i/ig Lyons demand I Switzerland demand 206 I Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 61 11/16 Batavla
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 7 5 GttMMOH (M ft LHA) LIMITEU ■■■■u.^m WPS
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    • 459 5 gH THE RETIRING RESIDENTS! wJf^ifHpil Irl IMa REMEDY There is no need to withdraw youi 5^^35 financial interests when you go. xjr FOR sHS^ r|i ALL The British Malaya Trustee fill I COUGHS Executor Co., Ltd., FULLERTON BUILDING SINGAPORE, ■pjiaapß bt CHEST 1 j.jil was Jormed to deal with your
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 317 6 POSITIVELY LAST DAY *vvw A *MTiV% A 315, 615 815 PIT, A£«IiAMBRA Warner Bros. Thrillinc Production ■VSnHßflflk" >: T\HHi BffflJl^ RTSifP^Joli W* ]|^lH ■-SgtflHiHpi *^!r H H Hl^^^^^^^^J^l 3 '41 in S jLffg^^i i --A I 4 m M A f. leaf' 8* IJI mHt BS ■^TiJn cleS'r!n»'tionl IJS WW
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    • 313 6 POSITIVELY LAST DAY 6.15 9.15 wiiliil^^ y]!iliiiHs3!i3lll^Mill"^/B jj i lliUJlJllulll THE WITTIEST COMEDY ENJOYED BY ALL WHO SAW IT. "A GBRL MUST LIVE" A GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE-20TH CENTURY-FOX MARGARET LOCKWOOD RENEE HOUSTON— LILI PALMER-HUGH SINCLAIR GEORGE ROBEY [•miJ^M ij fc E^ NO SHOWS I TO-NIGHT OWING TO BLACKOUT TO-MORROW:—THE FLYING DEUCES
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    • 243 6 TnF TrfcW^^ n Tr \fiTCir\l ennw lO\Y\h 15K, MUMCAL MiOW Fred and Eleanor BLACK-OUT Gloom with their grand new Musical-Dance Spectacle TA HAY AT TUr IHT^W capitol K%9 3.15—6.15-9.15 V B V «jfW ll^--^ I^^ !'t«^l fjww y«!s<3> r^l fV '-^1 j ¥mk T I A fc^^^T^V y tBE6IW THE
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  • 584 7 Dr. Maniu Organizing Widespread Resistance To Hungarians Bucharest, Sept. 3. THERE has been no resumption of the week-end demnn1 strations in Bucharest itself but latest reports from Transylvania show that active opposition to the Vienna award is growing rapidly and dangerously. Army officers are restless,
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  • 63 7 Bucharest, Sept. 3. DR. Manoilescu. the Rumanian Foreign Minister, had a nervous breakdown after his brow-beating by the Nazis at Vienna, it is revealed in the Rumanian Press to-day. The famous Vienna specialist, Dr. Otto Essenschimmel left Bucharest yesterday after having accompanied Dr. Manoilescu back from
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  • 195 7 London, Sept. 3. r! working and social life of London suffers relatively little disturbance durirg air raids and neutral observers are much impressed with the calm behaviour of the British public. Mr. Edward Murrow, American commentator, speaking from London last night ou the Columbia
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  • 163 7 London, Sept. 3. A "'SOLEMN pledge to which all may subscribe" was proposed by the thairmcin at a meeting of the National Defence Public Interest Committee in London to-day. It reads: "On this, the first anniversary of the war, we who enjoy citizenship of the British
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  • 47 7 Basle, Sept. 3. /^OPPER and iron are being raquisitioned from private houses in Italy, according to the Rome correspondent of the National Zeitung. In the case of houls and restaurants, it Is stated, such metals must be surrendered within two months.— Renter.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 198 7 HOTELS TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (Informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Dinner 53.00 NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE "SATURDAY— SPECIAL RAFFLES ORCHESTRA I RACE DINNER DANCE directed by Extension To 1 a.m. Dan Hopkin SEA VIEW H HOTEL TO-NIGHT FRIDAY tfc SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE OIN.NER $3.00 NO ADMISSION CHARGE ADELPHI HOTEL; (roof-garden)
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    • 166 7 Buy a FIAT MARVELETTE and LEND MORE FOR VICTORY THE CHEAPEST RUNNING CAR IN MALAYA A few units are still available. AURORA LIMITED M D CO-66 ORCHARD ROAD PHONE 5148 t y^ffi*K HRIR [RERM IN THE NEW BOTTLE A— 4p In MIL nLlf OUI I L \f /*]2§££L/wr>sA\ U STORES
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  • 1506 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, IMS. (367th Day Of The War.) Exchange Control On several occasions recently we have criticized adversely the working of foreign exchange control in Singapore. On Wednesday last we wrote "As an example, we refer again to the absurd ruling that if, since the
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 405 8 Too Much Time Wasted In Preliminaries To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—Your article of last night hits the nail on the head and it is to be hoDed that the plans of easy-going, lackadaisical, weak and worn-out men and bodies put forward after twelve months
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    • 1816 8 Reasons For Confidence In Great Britain I\> the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— There are still many "creatures", (as His Excellency the High Commissioner, speaking in the Federal Council, so aptly described those who think Britain should make terms w^th Hitler), who are not impressed by
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 187 8 For Your Musical Requirements. Robinson piano CO. (S.S.) LTD. Pianos tuned-repaired-by expert europeans. Columbia records, marconi-radios. IniH SSnI W.V Real leather folding cases, guaranteed Swiss lever movement with alarm, luminous dial. From $21.THE 1940 BOOK OF SMALL HOI'SES: ;The 3rd New Book in a series that has Become Recognized as
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    • 40 8 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES T R 0 U B LE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES No Booking Fee. 84 Robinson Road Singapore. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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  • 642 9 Others To Follow In Near Future DESTROYERS TO BE HANDED OVER FULLY ARMED Talks On Location Of Bases To Begin THE United States Navy Department announces that the first eight of 50 U.S. destroyers, which are being transferred to Britain in exchange for
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  • 302 9 Will Never Give Up Our Fleet Washington, Sept. 3. f REAT Britain has assured the United States of her intention "never to surrender or sink the British fleet in the event of the waters surrounding the British Isles becoming untenable i'or His Majesty's ships," it is
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  • 91 9 New Arrangement With Manufacturers New York, Sept. 3. *T"HE United States Defence Commis- slon and purchasing agencies of the U.S. army and navy have worked out with manufacturers an arrangement by which Britain will receive an average of 700 U.S. fighting plan:s
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  • 66 9 Washington, Sept. 3. TPHE House of Representatives 1 Mili nrv Committee has approved r.n amendment to the Conscription Bill permitting the UnUed States Gov- < rnment to acquire on a rental basis Industrial factories for production of dcft'iice materials. The nmrndment was a substitute
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  • 282 9 Pacific Islands Rejoin Allies London, Sept. 4. THE French Pacific Islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Taumotu by 5,564 to 18 votes declared for Gen. de Gaulle, leader of the free French forces, at a plebiscite held to decide their attitude. All ether groups of islands are expected to
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  • 83 9 Counter-Blitzkrieg "Not Far Distant" London, Sept. 4. <'U7E look forward to the day, which we are convinced is not far distant, when the British army, brought to full strength both in man-power and equipment, will continue with the sea and air forces in an offensive which will set our country
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  • 110 9 London, Sept. 4. A NEWS agency report from Bucharest states that shots were fired yesterday at the royal palace when King Carol was conferring with his Council of Ministers. The versions differ. According to one version, one man was stopped from passing into the palace
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  • 173 9 Mr. Amery On India's Fine War Effort London, Sept. 4. "INDIA by the end of the first year of war has already made a powerful contribution In men, money and materials to the common cause," said Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India, in the course of a
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  • 184 9 London, Sept. 4. AN Admiralty announcement publish- ed as a supplement to the London Gazette, announces the award of the Victoria Cross to the late Acting Leading Seaman Jack Foreman Mantle of H.M.S. Foylebank. This is the
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  • 40 9 Throughout Britain private concerns have formed the 1 own defence corps of workers who are undergoing training in true military style, preparing to welcome the in va ders. Rifle-shooting forms a great part of their training.
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  • 260 9 Czech Squadron's Fine Feat London, Sept. 4. FT Is officially announced that R.A.F. fighters shot dcwn 25 enemy aircraft in air battles over Britain yesterday. The German air force has failed in any way to weaken ths British fighter opposition in two attempts to batter the
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  • 183 9 London, Sept. 4. LOSSES of German air force personnel is conservatively estimated at 550 a week since May 10. Planes definitely destroyed in the same pericd are reckoned to be 220 a week. However, comments Reuter's air correspondent, the success of the German air
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  • 114 9 Enemy Troops Bombed In Buna Area Cairo. Sept. 3. FRTHER RAJ", attacks on Jetties and warehouses at Assab are announced in an R.A.F. communique. It is stated that all the bombs fell on the target area, but it was not possible to observe the results. One fire was started by
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  • 65 9 London, Sept. 4. HPHE Treasury has announced a re- vised list of currencies, the holders of which must offer them for sale to the Treasury. The list includes Argentine pesos. Belgian Congo francs, Canadian dollars, Netherlands East Indies and Netherlands West Indies guilders,
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  • 225 9 NAZI BIG GUNS BO MBED Fresh Intensive R.A.F. Raids London, Sept. 4. LJEAVY explosions and distant gunfire in the direction of Calais and Boulogne were heard by people in Kentish coast towns last evening. It is believed the R.A.F. were making a surprise attack on guns and shipping in the
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  • 222 9 'Nothing' In IndoChina Report yHE Japanese Korean Office spokesman, questioned about the Ha'gnn report that Japan had presented an u'timatum to French Indo-China, stated, There itf absolutely nothing to il," reports Reuter. An official communique issued at Saigon yesterday stated that an ultimatum was presented on Sunday
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  • 132 9 "Reasons Of Health" Give" As Cause London, Sep.. 4. Fis seated en behalf c' the Ne.hrlands Government that the Netherlands Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Jonkheer D. J. de Ocer, lias resigned for reasosns of h-jr.lth. Qucn Wilhflrr.ina has acccp:ed his resignation and Prcf. P. S. Gerbr;
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 122 9 OTHER CABLES in pages 5, 7, 12, 13 and 14 R'f/f til 'm R l! V V W T A^ BMfrn at *B|k( jo? vl^k ■Hfe*, jt# I ■188 j^£^% for nourishing goodness and full rick flavour- l| B9Bl^^^ S.C.S. Butter liaj all the fin? Xbbb^E PMI qualities you expect
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  • 802 10 Company's Staff Makes Gift In Memory Of Ex-Employee MALAYAN KENNEL ASSOCIATION TO HOLD SHOW IN SINGAPORE THE War Fund to-day totals $3,582,702, an increase of $7,580 over the total announced yesterday. There is an unusual contribution to The War Fund recorded to-day. It is
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  • 136 10 SINGAPORE K.U'FLtS lIOTKI Dinner Dance (Informal) S p.m. to Midnight. OAKKICR I'lll-AiKfc GKVLAMQ No Show Tonight Owing to BlarUout. GKEAI WOKI.D Cabaret: 6 to 9 9 p m. to Midnight. Globe: FUjrht To Fame. Sky: No Show. HAPPT Wt.KI II Cabaret. 0.30 to 9.30 Nlsht Dance Til] 12. HEW
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  • 98 10 At The Cinema Broadway Melody of 1940." (Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, Georce Murphy, Frank Morgan and lan Hunter). M.G.M. At the Capitol. ■"TEAMED together for the first time. 1 Fred Astaire and Eleanor PoweU make this a fine musical comedy. Sang and dance numbers have
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  • 90 10 Turnabout." (Carole I. and Is, John Hubbard, William Gargan and Adolphe Menjou.) United Artists. At the Cathay to-morrow. DASED on the humorous Thorne Smith novel, this picture is one of the sprightliest modern comedies turned out by Hal Roach. Apart from a strong cast.
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  • 62 10 Spy for a Day." (Duggie Wakefield. Paddy Allen) Paramount. At the Cathay. OECAUSE of his remarkable reI** semblance to a German spy Lu»gie WakeHsld, a simple farmhand la arrested firs; by the Germans and then by the British. Although the action Is scmewnat slow Duggie keeps
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  • 42 10 "Code of the Secret Service." (Ronald Reagan, and Rosella Towne.) Warner Bros. At the Alhambra. •THE story Is stated to be based on material compiled by a former chief of the United States Secret Service and has plenty of action.
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  • 287 10 Longest Curfew Last Night "THE one curfew period In last 1 night's black-out was "unofficially" ended by a siren which wailed three minutes before the official time and before the "all-clear" signal had been received at A.R.P. Headuqarters from Fort Canning. The curfew, the longest
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  • 175 10 DETAILED statistics of Malayan trade in July last show that exports to the United States in that month amounted to more than twice the value of exports to the United States in July last year. Experts to America in July were valued at $47,819,695 compared
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  • 76 10 'THE Officer Administering Govern- ment Mr. S. W. Jones, yesterday received the following message from the American Journalists who visited Singapore last week. "Please permit us to thank you and through you all the officers of the Navy, Army. Air Force and other official and
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  • 31 10 The St. John Ambulance Association. Johore, will hold two courses of lectures for men In first aid at the Bukit Zah-ah Echo"!. Johore Bahru, next Monday and Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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  • 19 10 Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Thome are now living In Cornwall, where their address Is: Vale View. Ponsonooth, Truro.
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  • 480 10 A HIGH standard of passes was rt obtained by students of the King Edward VII College of Medicine in the final and professional examinations which concluded on Aug. 27. A 100 per cant, pars was cbtained by students in the medical third
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  • 32 10 Hollanders have been called up for military service in Britain, men ■between the ages of 25 and 35 being affected. Dutch recruits are seen being medicully examined.
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  • 334 10 APPLICATIONS thus far received for both the War Loan and War Savings Certificates in the Colony show that both these means* of raising money for the war effort are receiving support from all sections of the community. Not only from all parts of Malaya
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  • 142 10 Scheme Postponed A Week THE scheme to register all rice consumers in Singapore— to have been launched on Monday has been postponed until Sept. 16, it is understood. After its introduction into Singapore, it is hoped to extend the scheme to tlv; other settlements and to the Federated
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    • 161 10 STOP PRESS LOVEDAY CASE VERDICT At the Court Martial at Tanglin barracks to-day Capt. R. C. Loveday, R.E., was found GUILTY on 8 charges and NOT GUILTY on 17 charges. Sentence will be promulgated. London, Sept. 4. THE bombardment of the French Channel roast by the K.A.I', is still continuing
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  • 422 11 Singapore Muslims Appeal For Full Support For Britain MESSAGES TO CO-RELIGIONISTS IN AFRICA NEAR EAST "IN my opinion there should not be the least doubt Mhat Muslims here should do something to help to destroy the vile and wicked ambitions of Hitler and Mussolini,"
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  • 99 11 rlE marriage took place recently at St. I«onard's Church, Eynsham, Oxon, of Mr. Rowland Henry Oakeley, younger son of Major and Mrs. Edward Oakeley, of Eynsham, and Miss Diana Margaret Hayward, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ilayward, of Eynsham. Mr. Oakoley was formerly Assistant Projector of Chlnere
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  • 77 11 A MALAY, Hussain bin YusofT, with a record of three previous convictions 1 appeared in person before the actin? Chief Justice, Mr. a "Beckett Terrell. *n :he High Court yesterday, when he appealed against a police court sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonmen; for theft of $?0 worth
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  • 53 11 A CANTONESE wcmr.n is in hospital suffering from ssvoro burns as a result of acid having be?n thrown over her yesterday morning. It appears that she and ano.her woman wore riding in a ricksha In South Bridge Road when a Chinese on a bicycle threw acid
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  • 30 11 The r.cxt ccmbined practice of the i Singapore Chinese Inter-Church Choir will be held on Saturday, at 7.30 p m., ftt the Anglo-Chinese School Hall, IColeman Street, Singapore.
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  • 34 11 The Bishop of Rangoon will broadcast today, on the Spiritual Programme of the 1 Empire from ths Rangoon Station, 48.94 metres. The Broadcast Is scheduled at 8.15 Rangoon time, about 9.15 P-m. Singapore time.
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  • 301 11 Tribunal Refuses Exemption Plea THE r.ppeal of Sub-Lieutenant J. C. Gransden, of the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for exemption Irom continuous training, which was heard by the Appellate Tribunal yesterday was dismissed on the grounds that the needs of the Navy were far greater
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  • 130 11 A CHINESE, Ten Kheok Sin, who was on trial at the Singapore Assizes yesterday on a charge of possession of instruments for counterfeiting coins, waa acquitted by Mr. Justice Pedlow yesterday on the unanimous verdict of the Jury. The case for the prosecution was that
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  • 87 11 "I AM Innocent and I pleaded guilty in the police courts because I had been threatened by directives with banishment if I claimed trial," said a yiung Chinese, Woon Choon, in the High Court yesterday. Chcon appealed against a sentence and convict'.on of 12 strokes of
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  • 33 11 Prof. C. S. de Hadwan Praglowskl, tn^ Polirh psychologist and Inventor of the psychophofflc method, will address the Rotary Club of Singapore on "War Within Ourselves" at the luncheon at Adelphl Hotel to-day.
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  • 152 11 THE Malay news bulletin which is distributed daily to pen^hulus and other representative Malays throughout the country yesterday contained extracts from the broadcast speech of Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor and High Commissioner, which he made over the B.B.C. in London on Monday. Quotations from the
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  • 267 11 Preventive Steps At Hong Kong (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Hong Kong, Aug. 2G. EVERY precaution is being taken by the Revenue Department of Hong Kon? to see that prohibited articles are not finding their way to the interior of Free China via Hong Kcng in accordance
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  • 54 11 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. S. DR. P. C. Chang, present Chinese Minister to Turkey, passed through Penang today aboard the President Harrison. He will be arriving In Singapore to-morrow. Dr. Chang who was a former dean of the University of Peking, and has lectured
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  • 20 11 Mr. S. E. Humphreys, general manager of Thos. Cook and Sons, Ltd., eastern branches, arrived in Singapore from Bombay yesterday.
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  • 25 11 Mr. P. B. Marriott, partner in the firm ct Messrs. O»borne and Chappel, Is at present in London and hopes soon to join the army.
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  • 520 11 "IT is time a proper perspective was taken with regard to the powers of this Board," declared Mr. C. P. Burke in a case heard before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. "It is quite right that the Board should protect the rights of
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  • 397 11 THREE corporals attached to the R.A.F. at Seletar were complimented by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday for their rescue attempts in a sea tragedy in the Straits of Johore last month. Mr. Porter was holding an inquiry into the dsath of Corporal Victor
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  • 444 12 Admiralty Pleased With Transfer London, Sept. 4. •J^riE utmost pleasure and satisfaction at the arrangement regarding the United States destroyers is expressed by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, in a statement issued last night. It declares, "They come at a
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  • 67 12 Investiture During Raid On London London, Sept. 3. AN air raid warning was in force in the London area today as the second year of the war began at 11 a.m. While the warning was still in force, the King held an investiture at Buckingham Palace. The sky was cleared
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  • 219 12 Unrest Growing In Morocco Garrisons Turning To Gen. De Gaulle Madrid, Sept. 3. •TPHE newspapers here publish a report from Tangier stating that, following the revolt in French Equatorial Africa, there is unrest in garrisons of French Morocco, where many officers frankly support Gen. de Gaulle. Over 90 per cent,
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  • 45 12 INDIAN STEEL PIG-IRON London. Sept. 3. THE Goven.mrnt of India Is now in a position to meet British steel requirements in the Middle East. Kenya and Uganda and are supplying pig and foundry iron to Britain at the rate of 50,000 tons monthly.— Sritlsh Wireless.
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  • 551 12 50 American Destroyers For The British Navy U.S. TO HAVE USE OF OUR AIR NAVAL BASES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AN Anglo-American Naval Treaty was signed in Washingri ton on Monday, providing for the immediate transfer to Britain of 50 United States destroyers of the 1,200-ton type, it was officially
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  • 346 12 "Not Inconsistent With Our Status At Peace" Washington, Sept. 3. PRESIDENT Roosevelt in a message to Congress, announcing the AngloAmerican agreement on the transfer of U.S. destroyers to Britain, declared, "It is not inconsistent in any sense with our siatus at peace: still less is
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    • 402 12 HEALTH MAGIC ViUmiK Vital to H EA L T H Docton tell us that certain vitamins these vitamin*. Every drop of are essential to health— Vitamin A Croo\es' Halibut Oil contains 80 to build up resistance to infection times more Vitamin A and 30 timet •nd Vitamin Dto build up
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    • 319 13 Why else would more people ride on Goodyear tyres than M.MM.Ki^ Center Traction Tread bite deep arid give" sure- footecl on any other make —if long experience had not proved S^ a M traction whether you drive on city streets or country them foremost in unfailing performance, in solid safety
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  • 261 14 Economic Pressure Beginning To Tell: Nazi Reserves Dwindling London, Sept. 3. DRITAIN'S blockade will slowly but relentlessly undermine v Germany's strength. This conviction was confidently expressed to Reuter by Dr. Hugh Dalton, Minister for Economic Warfare, reviewing the effects of the first year of the
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  • 154 14 Defence Steps In Australia New Warships Air Bases Being Built Melbourne, Sept. 3. 1*HE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announced to-day that 50 naval vessels are to be built in Australia to dsfend shipping frcm submarines, aircraft and mines. The ships, to be completed by the end of
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  • 53 14 London, Sept. 3. UR. Churchill, the Prime Minister, and members of the Cabinet attended a service at Westminster Abbey this afternoon to commpmorato the first year of the war. Lord Halifax, Mr. Anthony Eden. Sir Kincslcy Wood and the American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Kennedy, were
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  • 48 14 New York, Sept. X AIRCRAFT production in the United States has now reached the rate of 1,000 a month and will reach the figure of 2,000 monthly early next year, according to an announcement by the National Defence Commission in Washington. Reuter.
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  • 296 14 Still Danger Of Invasion War Minister Warns The Nation London, Sept. 3. •THE need for special watchfulness against any attempt at invasion during the next few weeks was stressed by Mr. Anthony Eden, the War Minister, speaking at a National Defence Public Interest luncheon to-day. Mr. Eden opened with a
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  • 377 14 Colonial Support For Britain Sacrifices Cheerfully Made To Stay British London, Sept. 3. CAR from waning, the British Colonies' earlier assurances of solidarity with the Mother country are being increasingly implemented in practical ways, according to a message given by Lord Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Reuter
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  • 79 14 Rome. Sent. 3 r -DAY'S Italian war communique says that the RAP. bombed Genoa during the night and claims that three British planes were shot down by anti-aircraft lire which probably accounted for two others. Reports from Berne state that planes which flew at
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  • 395 14 Many Fighters Again Routed London, Sept. 3. f\NE air raid alarm sounded in the London area to-day wailed at the actual moment of the anniversary of the expiration of Britain's time limit to Germany. The warning was sounded while a terrific air battle was in progress
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  • 108 14 13 British Among 16 Vessels Sunk London, Sept. 3. rE Admiralty announces that mercantile losses due to enemy acton during the week ended Aug. 25 totalled 16 vessels, comprising 13 British ships of 69,340 tons, one Allied of 1,718 tons, and two neutral of 8,692 tons.
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  • 39 14 London. Sept. J. COMMISSIONER Frank Barret, chief of the Salvation Army In France, who was In Paris, has been interned. The Salvationist representative in Holland. Lieut. -Colnrl H. B. Estill, has also been Interned. Reuter.
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    • 292 14 JmmcxusHSD v 7! The skin-pores of y"our feet should be constantly eliminating' acid impurities. When your feet feel lashed with pain, when they ache and well, it is because those pores have become choked, and acid Is piling up Inside them. Then you suffer foot HKOny. Corns and callouses begin
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  • 150 15 SELECTIONS for to-day's races at Bukit Timah are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1. Irish Jte, Nightshade. Race 2. Nonya Sarawak, Echo. Race 3. First Ra. Woden. Race 4. Neil. Balmoral. Race 5. July the Seventh. Kalili Race 6. San Frisco. Edna S'ar. Race 7. The Needles, Greypion. Race
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  • 443 15 Malays 4; Gordons 1. LEADING the attack, Mat Noor was in scoring mood at the stadium yesterday when the Malays beat the Gordon Highlanders by four goals to one in the first division of the league. Although last year's champions de- served the points, the
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  • 109 15 IN a friendly game of three singles and two doubles, Brinkmann's badminton team beat the Vehicles Sports Club by four games to one. The match was played at the latter's court last Sunday and the following are the scores (Brinkmann players mentioned first) Singles:— Kuck
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  • 41 15 THE four best cards returned in the Island Club's August Stapleford competition were:— Mrs. P. Pender Cudlip 7 12% =19% Mrs. N. J. Barham 10+ 9 =19 Mrs. J. Cu-rie 7+loH=l7>/4 Mrs. T. Kenyan 2 1^."j=15%
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  • 35 15 THE badr-.inton match which was to 1 have been played on Saturday between The Gas Department's badminton team and the Serangoon Lads B.P. on the latter's court was postponed owing to the rain.
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  • 25 15 TiIEHE was heavy rain at Bukit Timah this morning, and no spurts were witnessed. The going to-day will will ba very heavy.
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  • 1119 15 Second Day Of Singapore Turf Club's Autumn Meeting DELOW is given the full cards of events at Bukit Timah to-day, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) race meeting. The double tote will be on races six and eight, and the
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  • 201 15 SINGAPORE'S hocksy season commenced yesterday when the 7th Heavy Battery. R.A., Changi, beat the V.M.C.A. Juniors by tw j goals to nil on the lat'er's ground. As this was the first game neither side played well as a team, although the Gunners showed
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  • 27 15 Soccer: reserve division, Loyals vs. Malays, stadium; second division (a), R.A.F. Torpedo vs. R.A.M.C., Seletar. Races: Singapore Gold Cup meeting, second day, Bukit Timah.
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  • 364 15 UAEIGHTS for seven racjs on Satur- day, tne third day of the Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting at Bukif Timah, are given below Horses Class I—Div.1 Div. I—71 7 furs. Bay Dragon 9.0S Lord Bug 8.06 Sultana 9.03 Booklaw 8.06 Bridge Law 9.02 Carloca 8.04 Jack
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  • 453 15 Victory Puts Gillman Team In Running Against R.A.F. Loyals Is 3rd A.A. Regt. R.A 0. DV virtue of some clever goalmouth play, the Loyals maintamed their winning streak at Changi yesterday, when they beat the 3rd A. A. Regiment, R.A., by the only
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  • 257 15 Twenty-Two Teams To Compete 1*WENTY-TWO teams have been en- tered for the Singapore Amateur Football Association's Challenge Cup competition, and the first match will be played on the S.C.C. padang on Monday. Sept. 16, when the S.C.C. will meet the Marine Department In the qualifying competition. The
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    • 61 15 THESE SHOULD NOT NOW BE MADE BY ENGLISH FACTORItSJ-P 3g TTHE making of all new "-y J) I parts for the engine of /0 1/ I your motor car means fewer C. s~\ munitions being supplied by /jT I English car manufacturers. I J S>/ Use PATENT CASTROL 1/ MOTOR
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  • 2517 16 Lengthy Summing-Up By Judge Advocate AFTER retiring for more th an four hours yesterday to con- sider their verdict in the Loveday Court Martial the Court announced at 5.30 p.m. its regret at not being able to complete its findings and adjourned until to-day,
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    • 359 16 0 We in Malaya are living in security and com- Interests 3% per annum, paid half yearly. fort while the people of Britain bear the brunt of The Bonds are free of any Income Tax that the Nazi attacks. The Fortress of Britain is not may be levied. only the
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