The Straits Times, 17 September 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER —LARGEST NET SALES 6 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times IS PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      87 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR 25 .MVM ST ('PHONE 3683>. W**S wW* Co^° and c a^{ c «asV On Extra Hot Days (Drink Oy/ILTINE' r SAUSAGES that will make if oh ask for a second helping It's always a treat when S.C.S. J SAUSAGES are pue on the '«r QE^V# table.
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      12 1 ELSIE MARY SINGAPORE md KUAL# LUMPUR. DRESSES far all OCCASIONS DRESSMAKING MILLINERY.
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      805 2 TAN.—On Sunday the 15th Instant at 45 Kovan Road to "Tak," nee Koh Kah Neo. wife of Tan Cheng Eng, a daughter. KOH-OON.—The engagement Is announoM between Mr. Koh Tiong Wah. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Koh Soon Yee, and Miss Nancy Oon, the second daughter of Dr and
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      844 2 BOARD RESIDENCE tAST ANGLIA. 6 Oxlej Rlae. cool and oolet urms moderate. Tele. 4390. ROOMS A FLATLETS at "Lloyd House" 2. Lloyd Rd. Own bathrooms. Board or meals. TRENT HOUSE. 1 Anderson Rd. One vacancy Mod. San. Private bath. H. ft C Tennis. Mrs. T. Kennard. WINDSOR HOTEL, K..Jney Road.
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      1079 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are Invited for the construction of B. P. Drains &H. P. culverts m Julan Kemaman, from Balestler Road to Sungel Whampoa. Tender Form, etc. may be obtained at the Municipal Engineer Dept. on production of a Municipal Treasury Deposit Rtceipt for $25. Tenders will doss at
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      750 2 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE. TENDERS are Invited from approved contractors for the erection and completion of li Semi-detached Houses and Two 5 KM3S Bachelor Blocks of Coolies' Quarters off Alexandra Road for Messrs. Malayan Breweries Ltd. A deposit of $100 Is required from each contractor tendering and will be refunded on
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      512 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. CHEW LAI WZI has left our service as from the 10th day of September. 1940 and that hereafter he has no authority whatsoever to transact pny business for and/or on our behalf. QUEENS CINEMA COMPANY. Dated this 14th day of September,
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      128 2 PUBLIC NOTICES PUTEH TIN DREDGING COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated In the F.MS.) NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of twelve and one half per cent (12U%) in re.pect of thr year endiner 30th) April, 1M1. has been declared due and payable to Shareholders on the Rt'tilster at th« 23rd
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      579 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated m Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EITROPK VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Tours m the Pacific quoted m U.S. S on application To California from the Orient via Honolulu m.s. ASAMA MARO leave Kobe Oct.
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      466 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are net guaranteed all cargo bookings subject to Conference War clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE ATTHE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle [Perth] via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      256 3 SEND A CALL TO UNIVERSAL RADIO HOUSE, 205, Orchard Road, Phone 4967. When You Need Mende Service or Spare Parts (Mende Servicing Specialists). THE MALAYAN BAGGAGE SERVICE. Baggage transporters A Tniru-shlpperj Otnerat Canto cleared or snipped at the Wharfs. Forwarding and Insurance AgrnU) FornUura: Packed lUm«>»ed and Slorace effnled. IMr
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      940 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /.Ml i-ii nc» «an.| ZUT ».(9 me I 6.00 Malay musical entertainment by the Java Truna Kronchong party; 5.45 p.m. Tiochew selections from "Sung Peh Ngee" (Series 4— 7)t; 6.45 p.m. Warning to mariners. Musical Interlude. t Weathei report; 6.50 p.m. News ur<* topical talks. Re layed
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    636 4 Exchange Ruling Pleases: Tins And Rubbers Rise By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Sept. 17. AN important announcement Is made by the Controller of Foreign Exchange this morning regarding the transfer of securities which has relieved the local share market of a considerable amount of worry. Hitherto the
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    DONATIONS TO WAR FUND
    242 4 Mrs. Beic'ie Meyer and daughter. Kitty 10,000 Staff, Fogdin Brisbane Co., Ltd.— lst contribution 1,500 European Staff. $1,150; and Asiatic Staff. 5350. The Negri Sembilan Planters' Association 500 Transferred from Penang, being 79th and 80th instalments of contributions made through the Pinans Gazette and Straits Echo.
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    STOP PRESS
    161 4 Mines Official Sentenced (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 17. A.E.P. Kershaw, till recently Senior Inspector of Mines, FJM.S. was this morning sentenced to two-and-a-half years' simple imprisonment by Mr. W. J. Thorogood, the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, when he pleaded guilty to three charges of accepting-
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    126 4 Siinsi.pore, Sept. 17, noon. Buyers Sellers Uanibler $7 75 Hamburg Cube $1300 Java Cube $12 50 fewer White Muntok Sl2 00 White mio I Bla<* $6.50 Copra Mixed 82.05 Sun Dried $230 S>wo Flour No 1 Lingga $3.50 Fair $2.70 Sarawak $2.65 le'ntono Palembang $19 00 B»nJ«
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 4 Taesday, Sept. 17, i.oon. Buyer* Seller! Prlfw "»rlce» No. B U.S.S. (Spot loose) 379^ 37% No. IX 8.6.5. f.o-j. m cues Sept.-Oct sellers option Zl% 38 G.K.A.Q. R.S.S r.o.b. In bales Sept.-Oct sellers opticn 36Jii 3S& F.A.Q. K.S.S t.o.b. m bales Srpt.-Oct sellers option 35%
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    PALESTINE'S DONATION FOR WAR FUND
    73 4 Landon, Sept. 16. THE Secretary of State for the Colo1 nies, Lord Lloyd, has asked the High Commissioner for Palestine to convey the warmest thanks of the British Ocvernmeiu for the splendid contribution of £28,500 from Palestine and Transjordan towards the production of aircraft. This
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    60 4 London, Sept. 15. THE first estimate of this year's Canadian wheat production Is more than 560,000,000 bushels —the second largest crop on record. The oat crop Is estimated at 400,000,000 bushels, barley at 110,000,000 bushels, and rye at 14.500,000 bushels. The total stocks of wheat In Canada o'i July 31
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1320 4 MONDAY. SEPT. 18, 1949: 4 P.M. ■MM Buyers Sellers Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 3d 3s 9d Austral Amal (ss) 5s 3d 5s 9d x.d Austral Malay 33s fid 35s 6d Ayer Hltam (5() liM 2'js Ayer Wenß ($1) .85 .95 Bangrln Tin 160 3d 17s
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    164 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES UfroE) Ou r Ovnj Cormpondent) London, Sepl. 18 pOMMODITY and Exchange markets closed »s follows vltb previous Quotations la parenthesis: RIBBEH: Quiet Spot 12 I:l6rt 12 3 Itkl ,12\U I2'>id) Nov. *****6 d 12 3.16 d (12 11fid 12 3'l6d) Dec. 12 l'lfid 12 3!16d (12 I|l6d 12
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    List Of Current Dividends
    298 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokere' Association. Singapore, Sept. 16. >Vv \g total far Compan> Dividend Clan Date Ba 1JI» financial ve«* tVi t'ayabl* i)iv» to data Austral Amal 3d Sept 14 Sept. 2T Sept is 10%' Burma Malay Is. No. 34 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Sept.
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      359 4 Bj|^^GILLETTE SHAVES THE WORLD After two generations, Gillette remains the greatest name in Shaving. Why Because it successfully utilises every scientific facility for constantly improving the quality and precuioo of its razors and blades. MOO Take this brake off your heart To allow your heart to be subjected to the
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    PUTEH TIN PAYS 12½ PER CENT INTERIM
    538 5 Cash Reserves Being Accumulated ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Puteh Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Mr. D. H. Hampshire, the chairman, said Immediately following the outbreak of war m September last year, your dredge, which had been
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    TIDE TABLES
    194 5 SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 11.14 ajn. 9 ft, H.2a p.m. 9.6 ft. W. 5.09 a.m. 1.9 It.; 5.16 p.m. 2.4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 11.38 am. 9.2 ft., 11.54 pjn. 9.5 ft. L. w. 5.32 am. 3 ft.; fed p.m. 2.1 ft Thursday, Sept. is H. W. 12.04
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    London Stock Exchange
    330 5 London, Sept. 16. (\N the Stock Exchange to-day the undertone u continued steady In spite of the quietness of trading. Movements in most groups were within a narrow range but Triplex safety glass advanced sharply from 13s. 9d. to 17s. 6d. ex dividend.— Reuter. The followi i
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    50 5 At a meeting of the board of directors of Thornycroft (Singapore), Ltd., the board of four members was re-constituted as follows: Mr. Stewart Owler, chairman and director, alternate to Sir John E. Thornycroft; Mr. Tay Llan Teck; Mr. A. P. Wilde, genera! manager (Shipyard); Mr. E. C. W. George, secretary.
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    SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER
    594 5 Total Dividend Of 17J Per Cent. ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Sungei Bagan Rubber Co. Ltd. In Singapore yesterday, Mr. W. E. Wallls, the chairman, said:— You will see from the accounts that the result of the year's working Is a profit of $155,860.32 which
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    262 5 Malls close at the Q c n c r a 1 Post OJGce as follows: TO-DAY Aden surface 1 p.m., air 5 p.m. Africa air 5 p.m. Australia air 5 p.m. British Columbia surface 9 a.m.. air 5 p.m. Burma air 5 p.m. Canada surface 9
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    AUGUST TIN OUTPUTS
    36 5 TIN outputs tor August are given as follows Hours Yardage Piculs Ore Pahang Cons. 5,280 Ipoh (Lahat* 535 84,600 298 (Puchong) 585 148,400 817 Sungl Klnta 556 128.900 500 Temoh 672 85,300 226
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      17 5 BRITAIN DELIVERS THE GOODS. PETER^CKSON lOcentsforlO M// f I/I sOcentsforsO PETER JACKSON (Overseas) LTD, 217. PICCADILLY. LONDON.W.I
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      236 5 GOLD SEAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS Aspirin Tablets Cascara Tablets Backache and Kidney Tablets Fruit Laxatives Tonsilitis and Sore Throat Lozenges Sulphur Tablets Brompton Throat Lozenges Only drnrs of Tested Purity are used In these products. Sold by MEDICAL HALL LTD. and all Chemists and Stores Distributors Grafton Laboratories, Ltd. Singapore Kuala
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      223 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled oy THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED The Company which Is Incorporated m the SJS. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following duties: EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF A wnx ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OP DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF A
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      208 6 THE ACE GENTLEMAN CROOK OF ALL TIME READY TO STEAL A FORTUNE IN GEMS OR KISSES! term stay tr hj"» Setai! and AiMrt Ouftr Olrtcttl »r SIOKT SHION «^^p^% HERE AT LAST x-^yfy^ :r 6 15 hPH F "A TELLING INDICTMENT Of GERMAN ln^H| PERFIDY AND BRUTALITY" few li'^JMS^ Millions
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      94 6 TO-DAY AT THE CAPITOL 3.15 6.15 9.15 Presented with the Riotously Funny Comedy Burlesque that made London Audiences YELL, despite Bombs Blackouts 'YOU NAZTY SPY' Meet HAILSTONE, GALLSTONE PEBBLE Dictator, Field-Marshal and Minister of Papa-gander of "MORONICA" GUESS WHO THEY ARE? CAPITOL Mi:ini?.lit Premiere: SATUHDAT, s.ppt. 21sl. C r»1 I-:
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    ANOTHER 50 UNITED STATES' DESTROYERS FOR BRITAIN?
    261 7 Washington Conversations On Far East To Be Resumed New York. CXCHANGE of Canadian West Coast bases for another 50 United States destroyers is a subject of speculation m official circles, says the Washington correspondent of the United Press. Australia, Britain and America are
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    MR. GANDHI PRAISES BRITISH COURAGE
    113 7 London, Sept. 16. A tribute to the fortitude of the British people has been paid by Mr Gandhi and the Netherlands Prime Minister. Mr. Gandhi was addressing the AllIndia Congress Committee which had asked him, once again, to lead the party. '1 do not think
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    "We Finished Up Colliding"
    128 7 Auckland, lIN a letter to his mother, dsscribing 1 how he brought down a Messerschmitt 109, Flight-Lieutenant Alan C. Deere says: "He wouldn't give way, and neither would I. We finished up colliding. "He went straight into the sea. "I tried to bale out, but had
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    REICH TO ABSORB LUXEMBURG
    105 7 London, Sept. 16. MESSAGES from Luxemburg report that there are Increasing signs that the Nazis are planning to absorb the small duchy into the German Reich. The duchy covers an area of 990 square miles and has just over 300,000 people. Two of th." latest steps
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    RUSSIA & FINLAND SIGN TRANSPORT AGREEMENT
    48 7 RUSSIA FINLAND SIGN TRANSPORT AGREEMENT London, Sept. 16. Fwas announced m Moscow to-day that Russia and Finland have signed a railway agreement which provides direct communication between the two countries and transit between Russia and Sweden and through Finland to Kaunas, the Russian base m the Balio. Reuter.
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    FREE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL FORMED
    53 7 F REE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL FORMED London, Sept. 16. THE formal act of constitution signified at an historic meeting m London today brought Into being the Free Church Federal Council, which will In future act for. free churches with some 7.000.0Q0 members m all parta of Great Britain on all
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    "The War Is Not Yet Over For Us"
    184 7 New French Envoy Tells Mr. Roosevelt London, Sept. 16. r.E new French ambassador to the United States presented his credential to President Roosevelt to-day. Addressing the President, the Ambassador said: "My country has sustained the cruellest reverse In Its history. In spite
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    NO CASUALTIES IN WEEKEND MALTA RAIDS
    78 7 Malta, Sept. 16. MALTA had three raids on Saturday and on Sunday but no casualties occurred. This brings the total number of air attacks on the island to about 140. Bombs were dropped on Saturday's raids but no damage was done. On Sunday a
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      182 7 won- DINNER DANCE (Informal) 8 p.m. to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION MIMI JOSE POPULAR MEXICAN DANCERS OF INTERNATIONAL FAME Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 RAFFLES ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS SEAVrEVr^ToTEL TONIGHT AND TO-MORROW WIGHT ROMANTIC NIGHT DINNER SERVED ON THE MOONLIT LAWN DANCING IN THE BALL-ROOM MUSIC BY KELLER'S BAND DINNER
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1940. (380th Day Of The War.) Egypt
    1129 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1940. (380th Day Of The War.) Egypt It is now two and a half months since Rome announced that the Italian High Command considered j the time ripe for an attack against British forces which have been protected so far by the neutrality,
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    NEW U.S. SPEAKER
    62 8 Washington, Sept. IS. The House of Representatives by acclamation elected Mr. Rayburn (Texas) as its speaker In succession to the late Mr. William Bankhead. Mr. Banlchead was to-day given an impressive State funeral :.t which President Roosevelt was prtsent with members of his Cabinet, Congress and the
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    HOW GERMAN PEOPLE WERE STARVED
    1107 8  -  Economic Background Of The Nazi Crime By R. W. B. Clarke PROM Germany, and from Germanoccupied territory, come ominous reports of impending food shortage. In no sense is this surprising. For seven years, the well-being of the German people has been Mcrificcd to the building
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      THE MAIN ISSUE
      814 8 Get Rid Of The Menace Of Hitlerism To the Editor of the Straits Tinirs Sir,— I read the letter under the heading '"Straits Traders" in yesterday afternoon's Straits Times with distress. And, as a humble citizen, I hasten to express my great disappointment at the tone of
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      GEESE
      142 8 An "Awfully Modest And Truthful" C&rrespondent To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I'm a simple sort of chap and I usually find Mr. V. Gardiner's letters rather out of my depth, especially where he has sentences of ten or fifteen lines without any full stop. But I
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      "JOY IN WORK"
      340 8 The Importance Of The Office Boy To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir —Yesterday I was reading an article m "The Rotarian," a magazine of Rotary International, entitled "There's Joy m Work," by E. M. Stern and it makes me wonder how many of the workers
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      EURASIANS
      210 8 What Is Happening To The Youth Movement? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Your correspondent "Eurasian Motner" has struck the right note and voiced the sentiments of many m refuting the efforts of misguided Singapore Eurasians to spread defeatism, and dam^^e enthusiasm of our lads who wish^^do
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    R.A.F. HAS SERIOUSLY RETARDED INVASION
    398 9 Hitler's Plans Upset By Pounding Of Bases COMPLICATED MARSHALLING OF FORCES DISORGANIZED Nazi Airmen Demoralized By Mounting Losses THE intensified K.A.F. attacks on German invasion bases and feeding lines are considered to have seriously retarded the completion of preparations for invasion, writes the Press Association
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    Nazis "Cut To Rags & Tatters"
    149 9 Nazis "Cut To Rags Tatters" Dndo.i. Sept. 16. THE exploits of the Fighter Com- mand are praised m the foil-w-in? message sent by the Prims Minister. Mr. Winston luirchill, to the Air Min'.stry fir the Fighter Command: "Yesterday eclipsed all previous records of the Fighter ('Mmand "A'ded hy squadrons of
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    Air Offensive Against Nazi Porls Intensified
    463 9 London, Sept. 16. THE Royal Air Force last night bombed military objectives m Berlin, states an Air Ministry communique. Further heavy attacks were made vn the concentration of war supplies, barges and shipping at the dockyards and ports of Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Antwerp, Flushing Ostend.
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    U.S. TO TRAIN BIG ARMY
    226 9 Conscription To Start In October Washington, Sept. 16. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, at a brief ceremony at the White House, to-day signed the Burke-Wads-worth Conscription Bill, whereby some 16.500,000 men between the ages of 21 and 35 will become liable for military service. In a proclamation accompanying
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    Berlin Aerodrome Bombed
    140 9 London, Sept. 18. r\ESCRIBING the attack on Berlin m the early hours of the morning, the Air Ministry news service states that the capital was attacked by a harassing force, which bombed military objectives to the north-west of the city, the Tempelhef airport and power stations which
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    U.S. Oil Embargo Is Unfair, Says Tokio
    108 9 Tokio, Sept. 17. 'THE Japanese Foreign Office spokes- man denied the Press report that the Japanese Ambassador at Washington had filed a protest last week against the American gasoline embargo and that Mr. Sumner Welles, the US Assistant Secretary of State, had rejected
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    25 9 London, Sept. 17. rE King visited the Admiralty during an air raid yesterday afternoon. Hr -pent some time m the war room examining maps. —Reuter.
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    End Of A Submarine
    45 9 A picture taken from a B r itish destroyer of a depth charge exploding over an Italian submarine m the Mediterranean. Italian submarine losses to date have been out of all proportion to the damage they have caused to Allied shipping.
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    Italian Motor Column Blaze Seen 100 Miles
    212 9 Cairo, Sept. 16. A SUCCESSFUL attack on a lar^e enemy motor transport column is announced m the R.A.F. communique. The communique states that R.A.F. bomber and fighter forces were active m the Libyan and west desert areas yesterday. British lighters shot down six
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    COLONIAL INDIGNATION AT PALACE BOMBING
    107 9 London, Sept. 16. POM all parts of the Colonial Empire telegrams continue to reach London conveying thankfulness that the King and Queen escaped injury m the bombing of Buckingham Palace and Indignation at the wanton attack made on the official residence and the persons of
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    Barges Set A blaze In Heavy R.A.F. Attack On Antwerp Docks
    474 9 London, Sept. 16. THE invasion bases on the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts were again the chief objectives of Sunday night's raids. The night's heaviest attacks were directed against docks at Antwerp, where, as on the night before there
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    GERMAN BODIES IN THE SEA
    63 9 IT is believed that British bombers m their onslaughts on Channel ports may have hit barges loaded with German soldiers. Reports have been sent to America that hundreds of dead German soldiers have been seen floating alone the French coast. It is thought possible that
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    London Barrage More Intense Than Ever
    408 9 London Barrage More Intense Than Ever NAZI RAIDERS TURNED BACK BY FURY OF DEFENCES London, Sept. 17. THE London barrage last night was more intense than during any of the previous nights, gunfire being practically continuous for the first hour of raid and planes appeared to be coming over quickly
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    U. S.-Australia Defence Talks
    110 9 U. S. -Australia Defence Talks Washington. Sept. Ift Til 7: r.s Secretary of sac.a c. Mr. 1 C-trdell Hull, iiad a I. iigiliy conference with Mi? B'i i h Ambassador. l/>rl 1.0 Man. an 1 Tie ft Mil II 111 II Miiis rr to Washington. Mr Cnsej, i.n mattes which
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    GOERING SAID TO HAVE FLOWN OVER BRITAIN
    42 9 nrrlin, Sept. !6 REICH M: na] Qoering lasi .iK.it set ou: from France piloting himself In a German bomber to tako a flight over London, according to 4. claim by the German news :.;rn v
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    WAR FUND IN SIGHT OF $3¾ MILLIONS
    334 10 $10,000 Contribution From Mrs. Beccie Meyer FOUR-FIGURE CHEQUE FROM EUROPEAN FIRM'S STAFF THE War Fund continues to make excellent progress, and the three-and-three-quarter million dollar mark is now within sight. To-day's total is $3,713,269, an increase of $13,509 over the total reported yesterday.
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    LONDONERS STAY ON
    180 10 May Be Housed In West End City London, Sept. 16. MOST London families bombed out of their homes are not leaving the capital— they are merely shifting around. The latest proposal is that manj may be found accommodation m empty houses m the West End and City.
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    Drowned In Well Near School
    257 10 MISSED from his classroom after a 15-minute recess peiicd, Chew Heng Chong. a. s^ven-year-old Hokkicn boy, was later discovered by his father to fee floating m a well a few feet from the school building. Chew was dead. Th? well according to evidence given at
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    Johore Man Weds
    92 10 THE marriage- took place recently at St. Columbo's Church, Dublin, of Mr. Dudley Tibbs. youngest son of the late Very Roy. Philip G. Tibbs, Dean of Clonfert. Galwav. nr.d Marie, daughter uf Mr. Jsmes Mlddlcton of Sutton Co.. Dublin, and tho 1 .te Mrs. A. Middleton Mr.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    123 10 .SINGAPORE BAI i LJ lion I r .t Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. 10 MidUlKllt. CABSICK THEATRE, GEYLANG Chin Jungle King Real I^ove —Duuble Feature Cantonese Talkies i p.m. GREAT WORLD M to 8 A 9 p.m. to li 1. Globe: Thats Right WtOOg. Sky: Cafe Society. BAFPI WORLD -.c
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    Worldwide Response For Air Raid Fund
    147 10 Worldwide Response For Air Raid Fund London, Sept. 16. GIFTS from all over the world continue to be sent to the Lord Mayor of London's air raid distress fund. The Governor-General of New Zealand has telegraphed the sum of 10.000 from the patriotic funds, being remitted. £5.000 has been sent
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    PREMIER'S SYMPATHY FOR TEL AVIV
    69 10 London Sept. 16. MESSAGES have been telegruplicd to the High Commissioner for Palestine from Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, and Lord Lloyd, the Secretary for Colonies, expressing sympathy with the people of Tel Aviv who were recently bombed by Italian aircraft. The Prime Minister
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    NEW CONGRESS POLICY ON WAR RATIFIED
    67 10 Bombay, Sept. 17. T'HE All-India Congress Committee ratified by an overwhelming majority tbe Working Committee's resolution withdrawing its conditional offer to co-operate with Britain m the prosecution of war. This will enable Mahatma Gandhi to resump leadership of the Congress. Mr. Gandhi disagreed with
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    U.S. STEEL FOR MALAYA
    147 10 Important Works Not Delayed QWING to the difficulty of getting steel either from England or Australia, Malaya is now dependent for practically all her supplies of steel on America. It is authoritatively stated however, that, although there has been some shortage of steel since the war
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    SECRET CODE WORDS IN PENANG CABLE
    142 10 Hong Kong Sender Of Telegram Fined CHARGED with sending a telegram to Penang with instructions for a code or cypher, namely the words, "Two Cases Delivered which meant Already Paid $20,000." Chan Chok-long, 32. salesman of the Wah On Importers, Hong Kong, was fined
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    PENANG EURASIANS FOR A.A. REGIMENT
    46 10 'Prom Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Sept. 14. A FURTHER batch of five Eurasians from Penang left here yesterday to enlist with the A.A. Regiment m Singapore. They are Messrs. J. Woodford. F. PhlUips C. A. Balhetchet, J. Estrop and O. Elvln.
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    CONTROL OF FIREARMS: NEW REGULATION
    102 10 AN order regulating the passage of firearms and ammunition of all calibre and types has been issued Dy the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. A H. Dickinson. No licensed dealer may sell or deliver to any person, or allow to pass out of his possession, firearms
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR SENDS MESSAGE TO KING
    75 10 London, Sept. 16. 'THE Duke :>f Windsor, Governor of the Bahamas, m a message to Their Majesties after the recent bombing of Buckingham Palace. expressed on behalf of the Government and people of the Bahamas his "deep satisfaction for the escape of Ycur
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    ONG-CHUA WEDDING
    88 10 r FHE wedding of Mr. Ong Tlana Guan. second son of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Boon Tat, of Singapore, and Miss Chua Hock Tay, eldest daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Cl;ua Cheng Hock, also of Singapore, takes place at tn.bride's home at 21, Seotts Road, on Thursday, at
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    SUNER IN BERLIN
    41 10 Berlin, Sept. 16. T4IBBENTROP, the Nazi Foreign Minister, gave a reception m honour of the Spanish Minister of the Interior, Senor Suner, which was attended by Field Marshal Keltel and Hirnmler. HUler will receive Senor Suner tomorrow. Reuter.
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    Assault On A Pill Box
    29 10 Men of the Norfolk Regiment recently carried out a practice assault on a pillbox. Two of the defenders are here seen on the alert.
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    INDIANS' PART IN THE SOMALILAND CAMPAIGN
    143 10 INDIANS PART IN THE SOMALILAND CAMPAIGN Simla, Sept. 17. THE gallant part played by Indian troops m the recent fighting m British Somaliland is now revealed. Two famous battalions oi Punjabis fook part m the operations, three companies holding a key position on the right flank of the main approach
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    MR. C. J. SLIGHT
    70 10 MR. Colin John Slight, second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Slight, of Singapore, has just passed his M.8., Ch. B. examinations at Edinburgh University. He was born m Kuala Lunnur 25 years ago and was educated at Watson's College. Edinburgh and at Edinburgh University.
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    Johore Sultan's Birthday
    101 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, Bahru, Sept. 17. A SERVICE was held at the Sultan Abubakar Mosque today m commemoration of the 67th birthday of the Sultan of Johore. The service, which was performed by the Mufti, was attended by more than 400 Muslims. Tungku Mahkota, the
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    LOCAL MUSLIM SOCIETY'S BUILDING FUND
    101 10 A SPECIAL general meeting of n the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society will be held at the .society's headquarters ht 830, Geylan; Road at 5 p.m. on Sept. 23, to propose aivi approve of a resolution calling on each member to donate $1 per month
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    WORK OF R.R.I. MAINTAINED
    366 10 Coagulant Supply Affected By War JHOUGH there was a falling-off m requests for technical advice, the work of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya has been little affected by the war, states the director of the Institute, Mr. H. J. Page, m his annual report for
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    35 10 I A general meeting of .he Negri Scmbilan Eurasian Association will be held at Sere.n- ban on Saturday to discuss matters rela'ln? Ito the proposed rules for the formation of a Eurasian association or Malaya.
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    New Food Control Orders Issued In Singapore
    196 10 THRKK important orders have been issued by the Food Controller. Mr. N. R. Jarrett. One culls for the registration before «cpt. 30 of every importer of food who will have to submit an accurate stnterrom of the quantity and description of all food
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    CORRUPTION IN THE F.M.S. MINES DEPARTMENT ALLEGED
    1391 11 Legal Adviser On 'Misconduct' Of Unnamed Officers PUBLIC INQUIRY BEGINS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 16. CTARTLING allegations against unnamed officers and clerks of the F.M.S. Mines Department were made by the I^egal Adviser of the F.M.S., Mr. Adrian Clark, at
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    Double Wedding
    53 11 The two couples who were married at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday photographed after the reception Mr. Jack Sg Hung Yik and Miss Suzanne Wong Sook Sen. and Miss Nice Chuen Chi and her bridegroom, Mr. Frederick Arthur Chua. There were more than 600 people at the reception.
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    POPULAR CHINESE DOUBLE WEDDING
    578 11 ONE of the most fashionable Chinese I double-weddings m recent years was witnessed yesterday by more than 600 people of all nationalities, when the only son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ng Sen Choy, of Singapore, were married— the son, Mr. Jack Ng Hung Yik,
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    Deserted Police Force To Work In Tin Mine
    376 11 \I7ILLIAM Herbert Lilley, a young European, was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by the Singapore third magistrate, Mr. J. G. Rappoport, who found him guilty yesterday of desertion from the Straits Settlements Police Force m Singapore, to which he was attached
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    SHIP SEIZED BY GERMANS
    181 11 Saw Invasion Of Norway By Nazis A WARDED a gold watch by his shipping company for bringing back their vessel safe and MKmd from a Nazi-occupied port, a Gor-man-Lorn, naturalized American, Captain William Shutz master «>f the American freighter Charles It. McCormick which figured m t;ie
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    SOLDIERS ATTEMPT AT STEALING TAXI
    79 11 Sentence oi six monibs rigorous imprisonment each, to bj l allowed by six months' police supervision, was passed on two privates of the Manchester Regiment, Harold Hanley and Thomas Godciard. m the Singapore fifth court yesterday. Hanley and Gocidard both pleaded guilty to a charge
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    R.A.F. TECHNICAL CORPS POPULAR WITH YOUTHS.
    414 12 Recruits To Be Given A Year's Training COME 60 youths, mostly Chinese with a number of Eura- sians, Malays and Indians, were interviewed at the Singapore Government Trade School yesterday for admission into the newly created Special Technical Corps of the Royal Air Force
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    STUDIED METHODS OF DRYING BLOOD
    63 12 PROFESSOR R. G. Scott-Macgregor, of the King Edward VII College of Medicine' at Singapore, who has had the opportunity of studying various methods of blood transfusion m Australia while on leave, returned to Singapore yesterday. Professor ScottMacgregor particularly studied methods of drying blocd, a process
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    INDIANS' CLUBHOUSE IN SEGAMAT
    50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Sept. 17. WORK on the new India-Ceylon Association building at Segamat is to begin Immediately and materials for that purpose hare been ordered. When completed, It will be the first association ot the community m Johore to possess Its own building.
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    DELEGATES NOT TO GO
    211 12 Chungking Talks Postponed ON account of the repeated bombing by the Japanese of Chungking the Chinese Consul-General In Singapore has received a message from the Chinese National Government that the Chinese National Congress to be held m November this year has been postponed. It may be
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    War Delays Soil Erosion Study
    150 12 BECAUSE of the war, the work of a special committee appointed by the Governor to Investigate the problem of soil erosion m Malaya has been delayed, it is stated m the annual report for 1939 of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya. Las: year a
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    SOLDIER BROKE SHOW WINDOW WITH IRON
    152 12 CHARGED with committing mischief by wrongfully damaging a plate glass window valued at $172.90 of John Little and Co, Ltd.. on Sept. 4, W. E. Williams, a soldier of the Loyal Regiment, pleaded guilty In the Singapore third court yesterday. He was sentenced to
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    How Malaya Helps Families Of Fighting Men
    519 12 rrHE Soldiers", Sailors' and Air- men's Families Association recently received from Mr. O. E. Cator, Malayan Agent m London, a cheque for £5,000 an allotment from the Malaya Patriotic Fund, sent to the Association at the request of the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas.
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    Rounding Up Parachutists
    42 13 X VS.r. troops demonstrate the sp<?ed v.ilh which the enemy p%rachntists can be de.ilt with if they attempt a landing m Britain. Picture shows thr troops .ushiiiff to their light lurries for conveyance to the scene of the landing.
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    Sharing Meals With The Warders
    167 13 Fate Of Ex-French Prime Ministers London, Sept. 16. i THREE former Prime Ministers of France are now under arrest and are awaiting trlul on charges of •'responsibility for the war." They are MM. Paul Reynaud, Edward Dalsdier and Leon Blum. They are confined In a
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    GERMAN MARGARINE FACTORIES CLOSED
    44 13 London, Sept. 16. TTHR fact that most of Germany's margarine factories have been closed for the past two months is revealed m an announcement on the German radio. It was stated that these factories will resume output this month.— Reuter.
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    GROWING ANIMOSITY IN NEW CALEDONIA
    116 13 GROWING ANIMOSITY IN NEW CALEDONIA Governor's Attitude Resented By People Sydney, Sept. 15. I /GENERAL Denis, Governor of the French colony of New Caledonia, ■m a broadcast appeal for unity to-day said that sentiments towards Britain were unchanged. General Denis, who is the commander of the French forces m the
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    U.S.-Japan Talks At Washington
    84 13 U.S.- Japan Talks At Washington Tokio, Sept. 16. IT was revealed by the Foreign Office 1 spokesman to-day that almost all 'questions outstanding between America and Japan were discussed by Mr K. Horlncuchi, the Japanese Ambassador m Washington, and Mr. SumnerWelles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, I last Friday, but none
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    GERMAN HIGH COMMAND SURPRISED AT A.-A. DEFENCE
    443 13 Britain Still Holding Her Own, Says New York Journal London, Sept. 16. THE Germans have not got down yet to the task of explain- ing: away their crushing defeat of yesterday. The first reaction comes from the German radio which declared to-day that
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    Another Nazi Peace Move Forecast
    102 13 Melbourne, Sept. IC. A German peace offensive within a- fortnight was forecast by Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, who added be was sure that Great Britain would refuse it until th> evils the Nazis had built up have be-n purged away. Mr.
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    Palace Bombs Removed
    204 13 London. Sept. 16. PfRTHER details were made knewn to-day of the third bombing attack on Buckingham Palace yesterday. During the raid, two bombs fell, one on the Palace grounds. Both were tims-bembs, which did not explode The first bomb fell en the northwest wing of the Palace
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    Rumanian Relations With Soviet Russia
    97 13 London, Sept. 16. PIE Rumanian Government has prohibited Rumanian aircraft from flying over territory bordering the Russo-Rumanian demarcation line and instructed frontier troops not to j use their arms except m case of a deliberate violation of Rumanian territory, a;coidlng to the German radio, j
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    Goebbels On A Three-Week Offensive
    66 13 Goebbels On A ThreeWeek Offensive Madrid, Sept. 16. •"yHE British campaign will be settled m a very few weeks and the offensive against the island will last only three weeks or a month." Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minister. Is repDrted m the newspaper ABC to have told thus to Belgian correspondents.
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    HUNGARIAN REGENT ENTERS CLUJ
    54 13 London, Sept. 18. 'THE Regent of Hungary, Admiral 1 Horthy, has entered CluJ, the capital of Translyvanla. This was the climax to the festivities which marked the cession of Translyvanla to Hungary. Representatives of the church and more than 100,000 people took part In the procession
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    JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACHE TO MOSCOW
    38 13 Tokio, Sept. 16 COMMANDER Sutejl Yamaguchi has been appointed naval attache to the Japanese Embassy m Moscow and concurrently naval attache to the Japanese legation In Helsinki. It Is officially announced.— Eastern News.
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    MORE R.A.F. SHOCKS TO NAZI WAR MACHINE PROMISED
    301 14 Fuehrer's Invasion Start Will Then Slowly Disappear London, Sept. 16. r! became apparent last night that the R.A.F. m the past 24 hours had dealt on Germany one of the heaviest blows since the war started, writes Reuter's air correspondent. Shortly after
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    NAZIS AND NEW JERSEY EXPLOSION
    80 14 Kenvil, New Jersey, Sept. 16. AS a sequel to the explosion at the Hercules powder factory, 18 local sheriffs to-day swooped down on a camp run by the GermanAmerican Bund (Nazi organization m U.S.) near Andover, New Jersey, and seized subversive literature and rifles with
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    Italian Entry Into Sollum
    120 14 "Natural Feeling Of Concern" In Egypt rr.ko Bent l"> .rpHE Italian occupation of Salum is A not considered of sufficient millI tary importance to bring Egypt lnU the war, though there is a natural feeling of concern m some quarters. A high Government official, interviewed by
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    NOT A MINUTE OF ENERGY TO BE WASTED
    65 14 London, Sept. 16. THE Daily Telegraph wntes to-day: ".Ye have rnaje great advances, bu: Hitler is not yet at the end of his resources and till that day comes civilians will wish to share m a real sense m the fighting achievements
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    Italians' Hint On Tunis
    174 14 THE Rome correspondent of the New York Times says that Mussolini's newspaper, Popolo d Italia, hints that France will not be permitted to keep Tunis. "Frenchmen m Tunis," the newspaper says, "do not seem to realize that France is on her knees, awaiting the decision of
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    U.S. Getting Ready To Meet Nazi Danger
    147 14 London, Sept. 16. rvETERMINED not to be dragged into j *J war U they can possibly avoid it, j the overwhelming majority of Amsr- J leans are equally determined to be prepared for it it and when it comes, writes The Times to-day.
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    Nazi Pilot Did Job For R.A.F. Officer
    78 14 A FLYING officer of a fighter squadron Is grateful to a German pilot, who did his job for him. The flying officer seriously damaged two McssersrhmH*-! Hiding a dogfight over the Channel and then turned to attack „n >.m-i. "I was about to
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    Paris As Hitler's New Base
    215 14 Paris As Hitler's New Base OARIS is an armed camp and ithe principal base for Hitler's projected assault against Britain. This was stated to the Lisbon correspondent of the Daily TMegranb, Sydney, by a neutral riinlnmat. v/ho arrived from Paris, via Vichy, where he was received by Marshal Petain Premier)
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    SOUTHERN RHODESIA'S GOLDEN JUBILEE
    105 14 London, Sept. 16. rE Governor oX Southern Rhodesia has replied to the King's message cf congratulation on Southern Rhodesia's sold^n jubilee. "Your Majesty's gracious message was read by me to a large gathering at a cererr.orval of hoisting the same flag which was hclsted here 50
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    PAYMENT BETWEEN U.K. AND URUGUAY
    61 14 London, Sept. 16 ORDERS announced by the Treasury give effect to arrangements with the Uruguayan authorities for regulating payment between the United Kingdom and Uruguaj', which includes permission to individual resident In Urugay m given circumstance; to maintain accounts with United Kingdom banks for the
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    ARGYLLS LOSE VALUABLE POINT AT THE STADIUM
    479 15 Airmen Now In Strong Position Argylls 2; Manche?ters 2. DV losing two points from drawn games m the last two D matches, against the Gordons on Saturday and the Manchesters yesterday at the stadium, the Argylls have had their chances of winning the
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    GOOD WIN TO CHINESE
    307 15 fHOCGB they played a fast came, the Colts "A" team were defeated by five goals to one by the at hockey at Hon? I.im Green yesterday. It was the Chinese (lull's first name of the hockey season. The Chinese scored two goals m the first half,
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    111 15 'THE Royal Singapore Coll' Club's 1 first bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for September was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted m a win for Dr. and Mrs. J. Moncur with a net score of 34' L The following cards were returned: Dr.
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    Fast Hockey In Naval Base Trial
    137 15 A grand game of hockey was witnessed at the Naval Base yes:erday m the first trial held by the Indian Army, m which the Colours and Whites drew iwo-all. The match started at a great pace, which was maintained throughou; the gams without the
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    Penalty Gives Gordons Full Points
    437 15 Penalty Gives Gordons Full Points Gordons 1; R.A. (A'A.) 0. A solitary goal, scored off a penalty kick, enabled the Gordons to match two points at the expense of the R.A. (A. -A.) m a first division SA.F.A. league soccer enccunter at Cha-.gi yes:erdsy. The game was devoid of the
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    LATEST RACING CLASSIFICATIONS
    222 15 !N addition to Depot, who was sent up from class two to class one, during the Singapore race meeting' Just concluded, four more class two horses have been promoted to the highest class, according to the latest classifUption list of horses and ponies issued yesterday. The horses
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    Y.M.C.A. HELD TO 1-1 DRAW BY MORAVIA
    45 15 THE V.M.C.A. and the Moravia soccer teams drew one goal each m a thrilling second division (b) league fixture at Farrer Park yesterday. Day scored for the V.M.C.A. m the first half, and Moravia equalized la the second.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    46 15 SOCCER: First division. Chinese vs. Royal Navy, stadium; Cup competition, R.A.F. (Trn^ah) vs. I'ul.iu Brnni, SRC: seinnd division (a), R.A.O.C. vs. Naval Police, Alexandra; second division (b), R.N.W.T. vs. RAF. (H.Q). Kranji. TENNIS: S.C.C. and YM.C.A. tournaments. HOCKEY: Naval Police vs. S.C.R.C., S.C.R.C.
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    Results And Ties
    383 15 Tennis FURTHER ties played yesterday m the S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows Men's Singlri Handicap: C. E. Brooke 1 15) beat Lieut. J. A. Gardner (+3) 6—2. 6—2; J O. Houston 15) beat J.I Macintosh (scr) 5—7. G— 2, C—l.C 1. Men's Doubles: W.
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    MOUNTAIN REGIMENT BEAT HORNETS
    34 15 IN a fast game of hockey played during the week-end at the Naval Bnse. Ihe j Singapore Hornets lost to the 10th Mountain Regiment by four goals to I three.
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    MARINES LEAD TWICE, BUT GO DOWN TO S.C.C.
    671 15 First Game In Cup Competition S.C.C 4; Marine Dept 2. 2 IT was more moral fibre than mere football skill that gave the S.C.C. their victory over the Marine Department m the opening game of the qualifying round m ihe S.A.F.A. Challenge
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    PARENT'S FIVE GOALS FOR FORT CANNING
    65 15 A HAT-TRICK by Parent, who scored Jive goals altogether, enabled the Kort Canning soccer team tc beat the Chinese by ei?ht gna's to two m a second division «b» game at Fun yesterday. The other scorers lor tli<- Fort were Marsden. McGinn and I
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    HORNETS BEAT INDIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
    121 15 fIE Singapore Hori:i m bout, the Indian General Hospital by threo goals to one m a gjod game at Park jeUcrdny. The Hornets ''ere 1< idklf by o;. halftlme. scored by B. Cchocrdor, ri. resumption rcored two more con Is through Schr.-rri-r again and Nell
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    NAZI RAIDERS REPELLED AT COAST YESTERDAY
    570 16 Unsuccessful Attempts To Pierce London's Defences London, Sept. 16. IN spite of their huge losses yesterday, when they lost 185 planes, possibly more, the Germans showed great persistence to-day, making four daylight attempts to pierce London's defences. According to latest reports, however, most of
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    Dover Is Shelled Again: No Deaths
    70 16 Dover Is Shelled Again: No Deaths London, Sept. 16. GERMAN long-range guns on the French coast started shelling the j Dover area again to-day. The bombard- inent opened with a salvo of shells while the town's main streets were 1 crowded v.ith shoppers As thsy ran Into shelters more shells
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    Jersey Militia In Training
    42 16 Jersey militia men, evacuated from the Channel Islands, are m training to do their bit to defend these shores, if called upon. Picture shows a Lewis gun team taking cover behin d a hedge during a training exercise.
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    New Hazards For Nazi Raiders
    160 16 Vast Improvement In Barrage Defence London, Sept. 16. THE chief correspondent of the Domei agency m London states that the British aerial defences are showing a vast improvement with the new balloon barrage which is able to fly higher than hitherto, thereby offering new hazards
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    ARAB & JEWISH UNITS FOR PALESTINE DEFENCE
    35 16 ARAB JEWISH UNITS FOR PALESTINE DEFENCE London. Sept. 16. IT was announced m Jerusalem yesterday that separate Arab and Jewisn fighting 'its for the defence of Palestine and Me neighbouring countries ere being formed.— Reuter.
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    Britain Needs No Dope
    137 16 London, Sept. 16. T^HIS morning, there were more choice bits of news about London life as seen through Berlin eyes. A broadcast m German d'.rec'ed to North America this morning declared that numerous pedlars were selling cocaine all over the West End, and were doing a
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    INDIAN RULER'S £9,000 FOR A SPITFIRE
    43 16 Simla, Sept. 16. A MONO the many donations by Indian rulers to the Viceroy's war purposes fund is a gift of £9,000 from the Maharaja of Morvi. The money is for the purchase of a Spitfire. Reuter.
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    "SPANISH LEADERS WILL ACT WHEN RIGHT MOMENT COMES"
    338 16 Present Non-Belligerency Is Not Disinterestedness, Says Minister Berlin, Sept. 16. "CPAIN'S position at present is one of non-belligerency hut '"'that must not be interpreted as disinterestedness," said Senor Ramon Suner, Spanish Minister of the Interior, m an interview with the Voelkischer Beobachter
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    Congress Action Conciliatory
    160 16 Simla, Sept. 19. MAHATMA Gandhi's address to th» All-India Congress Committee In Bombay yesterday is interpreted here as indicating that the immediate question of relations between Congress and thp Government is not regarded by Mr. Gandhi as having been determined with any finality. The fact that he
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN BY BRITISH STEAMER
    93 16 London. Sept. 16. "THE BriUsh steamer Port Auckland 1 shot down an enemy bomber while m the River Thames during one of yesterday's raids. The bomber crashed m flames on the bank of the river. The Admiralty, making this announcement, says Port Auckland was
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    FLYINGBOAT CLARE IS REPORTED SAFE
    34 16 London, Sept. 16. IT Is learned authoritatively that the British ffylngboat Clare, which w<u reported missing while on its third fight from America to England, is quite safe. Reuter.
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