The Straits Times, 16 June 1941

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    40 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY 1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1941 PRII R I CKNTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1941 PRICK 5 CENTS
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      82 1 ELSIE MARY Battey Road. ->* Morning Afternoon Evening Dresses. KUALA LUMPUR 26 JAVA ST. CPHOHK *****. XA ith this Distemper rooms can be made bright and cheerful. It ia supplied m paste form and requires thinning with water only to the consistency of cream to be ready for use. Its
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      48 2 OP DERRICK LIONEL HUMPHRIES Died on 16th of June. 1940. Sadly missed. A year so quick has flown. But m our hearts more dear you have grown Cud above looked down and knew what was best. You ann-ercd His call, now In His home you rest.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      45 2 CHEW.— Chew Bah Kah, Slew Boon and family wtab to thank all relatives, friends associations and other, who sent Joss papers, senglays, scrolls, wreaths, letters of ■xmdolcnce, lent cars, paid iJght-vlsits and attended the funeral of their father the late Mr. CHEW AH KAK.
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      1353 2 I SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED. Two expert ladies and gents dressmakers Salesman and Salesgirl for fabrics and piece goods shop. Box No. S99 Straits Times. WANTED: Clerk experienced In correspondence flllnt under "Subject Matter." Apply enclosing copies of references to Thornycroft (Singapore), Limited. Thornycroft House. Tank Road. Singapore. WANTED, a teacher
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      743 2 _BOARD RESIDENCE GUEST HOUSE 45 Scotts Rd. <Under~new Management). Available single double rooms. Tennis court. Garage. Tt-lephone ***** WHITEHALL 32 Calrnhlll Road under English Supervision. Vacancy, double St single. private verandah bath. Excellent cuisine mod. san. Tel. 4747. WINDSOR HOTEL. US Kllliney Road, on* large double and single oom, bath
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      439 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS p. o. British inbial mypdHlTT^ AND APCAR LIRE. (Incorporated In Jn»n> .incorporated m Emtiand) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT! ni mlV^p r a 4^gS ie -S» m cAgo for cunard white star service. LINE. SE-ir^^^ii^ TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA wuino are werttt* rerfrleta*. E«rope via America mud Bound Toun Pm
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      437 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailing, to United Kingdom. Detes are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      105 3 PASSENGER FREIGHT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO NEW TORK AND BOSTON V» COU,™O. -0..8A. AM. CA« »^OOOB "OPE Sn ,T? Z» SA PRKSIDENT ORANT JuI 31 AUg fe" S AS SBS^TVS^J^AJSi Sail Manila Salt Hkonf PRESIDE P«RC Si SA PRKSIDENT TAFT ,S PRESIDENT CLEVELAND JJ M. PRESIDENT COOUDOB FBWGHT 9EBVICE TO SAN
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      406 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL IJU I ZHP1 *M mt/% (UM «M (ZHR *"?i > ran mi <♦*■•* on. ihm i£Sl»l p.m. Orche.tr. lUymondet 1 1^ p^. News and newi ooaun.ntap B? M*)or Atan Mun»y. Relayed troa. London: InterKd* and BBC. r™*™™J*: 1.. i «s i m. For UK Australian Porce«.
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      581 3 EMPIRE STATION Kerb** rnvttatt Sebedatti Casern TraAsmH»lea Sougwrlters-Oramophone M ""JTgji!?. tw Marie Lecie: ••IS p.m. London Calling. S* TV m^Us from Home wiU, Howard Marshall: 9 35 p.m. The Stones Cry OuvNo 7 Chelsea Royu Hosplta 1: 9 Mp_mFea.ure The Man 8hakesp<are' No 3— This kng and' with Sarah ChurchlU
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    SUNGEI TUKANG EARNS $141,572
    182 4 Dividend Raised To 12J Per Cent A NET profit of $141,572 was earned by Bungei Tukang Rubber Co. Ltd In the year ended March last. This compare* with $81,669 In the preceding year. An Interim dividend of five per cent was paid and absorbed $37,000 and
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    STRAUSS'S TIN REVIEW
    366 4 U.S. Price Unlikely To Fall Below 50 Cents London, June 14. CTRAUSS CO.'S monthly tin review states The change from a forward discount to a cash discount m London is due to the official embargo on exports and the withdrawal of outstanding export licences, meaning that the
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    LONDON MONEY SUPPLIES PLENTIFUL
    88 4 0 M A London. June 14. N the money n srket this week application* for £65.000.000 Treasury -i«. l^ reased from £156.000.000 to 166.000.000 with the result that the market received only 26 per cent of It; requirements against 34 per cent m th« I--J feeing
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    412 4 GOOD DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIALS RUBBER QUIET AND UNCHANGED By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, June 18. THE share markets opened rery quletlv this morning but the tone was steady In all reetions. Saturday's close whs also on a steady note. The feature on Saturday was the activity m
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    WALL STREET
    63 4 Dow Jones Averages THE following were D:w icme* Aver- nps wh^n tiip n»w V rk Sto?k Exchange closed on Saturday and on Friday:— Jun» 13 Ji-n,. 14 30 Tndut 1?? 31 \^> 04 20 Fails 28.3*5 28 31 15 Indu trials 17 F0 17 s<) W Bonds 91
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    73 4 Monday. Jane IS noon. Rayert Sellcn PrVe. PHro N*. a B.SS (Spot loMe) 39>, 39<4 IX k.s.S. r»b I* nmt Jm 'y 39', J9',4 C.FA.U «.S.B f.»« .-i» J«'T 3» 3JU MS. K.S.S f.ah 11. r..., J^T 3«», 39 KIJTUBB QUOTATION.* N*. IX B.S.S. »n
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    EXCHANGES
    186 4 rt« foUowtn* arc the «nnn« r r»itr B» -nornlng according U.t dally etrrdar twuec tht Honckooa inn ttianctm BtnkltM OonMratlon' ■IM |^W I' >/4S/» lyoadon demand 3/4 j/sa Switzerland iT.I. only) 20J 46 New York demand 47 10 Montreal demand si U Batavta demand M 71 Samarang demand 88
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    137 4 Mails cloae at the Oeneral Pent Office I as follows TO-DAY A <>«n air 4 p.m Burma air 4 n m Ceylon air 4 p.m. ?JJ* air 4 p.m. I"*» air 4 p.m. i Th»Uand air 4 p.m. TO-MORROW Indo-Chlna air 9.30 p.m. ARRIVALS Malls from
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    30 4 London, June IC. ris learned that the Japanese Ambassador Mr. Mamcru Shieemitsu, is expected to leave for Japan to-day by aeroplane via I lsbon and the United States.— Eastern News.
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      172 4 Those with interests upzcountry are invited to invest m the F.M.S. WAR LOAN OPENS TO-DAY IN KUALA LUMPUR U I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." WINSTON CHURCHILL THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES IS GIVING $10,000,000 TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT WILL YOU SUBSCRIBE AND
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      74 4 POSITIVELY LAST DAY SHOWING TO-NIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT SUN TALKIE GARRICK (New World At 7.30 9.45) (Geylang At 6.45 9 P.M.) Your favourite star of "GAGAK ITAM" back again RD. Mill lI I IUI iMViyfll'lM EDDY T. EFFENDIE B MAS 1 greaTworld cabaret TO-NIGHT AIR RAID DANCE 7.30 TO 9 9
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    SANDYCROFT RUBBER EARNS $41,160
    738 5 Si- Per Cent Dividend And $5,000 For Replanting >K()i'(;SING the adoption of the report and ac/.cunts at the anual meeting of Sandycroft Rub>er Co. Ltd m Kuala Lumpur on h 11. Mr. G. D. A. Fletcher, the hairm&n, said: The prom for the year under review
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    List Of Current Dividends
    255 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association Bouki Ootnoun OM4**r Cloa» m Burma Malay M. No. 27 June 24 Httani 10% Int. June 16 Kainunting Tin 5% Int. less Ui June 11 Katu 6d. No 28 June 12 Kran-.at Pulal 2 14% tot. less tax Malayan Tin
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn Singapore Quotations
    1191 5 SATURDAY. JUNE 14. 1M1: I*J» P*L > MINIMO Boxen Setter* Ampat (ss Ss Id 3s 9d Austral Amal. <ss) 7s l>id 7* 6d Austral Mala} <£> 33» 80 34* 60 Ayer Elitam (si) lit I*> Ayer Weng ($1) .61 .71 BangriD Tin 12* 80 14f
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      288 5 AUCTION NOTICR IN THE HIGH OOURI SINGAPORE. ORIGINATING SIMMONS No U In the Matter of the Trusts of the Will of lee Kirn Soo. Deceased AND In the Matter of Section 56 of the Trustees Ordinance. BETWEEN Neo Bah Tah (Widow i Plaintiff \ND I. Che British Malaya Trusti-e Executor
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      351 5 PUBLIC NOTICES SIINGEI TUKANG RUBBER t ATPANY. LIMITED. jrporsted in the 8.8. > r. IS HEREBY GIVEN that the i .-'IRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETl.. of the company will be held »t the Registered Offlce, Chartered Bank Chambers, taut rn ScMr tbf June. 1941. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thai the Transfer
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      273 5 _LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. I THE EST ATT OF MABTINBA ALCANABA OTHEBWISE KNOWN AS MARTINA HENDBICKS DECEASED rumut U Sectten 29 *f tke Tnotoe* Ordinance (Chapter 59) NOTICE Is hereby given that all creditors nd other persons having any ciebrs claimv nd demands against the Estate of Martinhs lcantara otherwise known
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      747 5 PUBLIC NOTICE WAR TAX ORDINANCE, 1941. NOTICE TO COMFANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS The attention o( Companies and Associations is drawn to Section U of the Ordinance which requires Companies and Associations carrying; on buslneas to make return of Income and Total Income. "Assoclat on" meant any firm, and any society or
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      339 5 29 IBS UL^ FAT GOES IN 6 WEEKS He w.Safe Slimming Method praised by all ■i "i > SI Tfc **L^ W ?ft 7 mut»fcni»«« <mti»°<*»*« ck.T\U <*■ ft— I I J* >d ■■pim ran B I fl Mm* t«n» U no m mm« V/ I 1 twK« ta ad
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      153 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-day H.W. 2.50 a.m. 8.3 ft: 4.14 pin 7.8 ft. L.W. 9.25 a.m. 1.9 ft: 9.46 p.m. 4 ft. To-morrow H.W. 3.49 a.m. 7.6 ft: 5.04 pm. 7.6 ft. L.W. 10.16 am. 2.6 ft: 10.58 p.m. 3.9 ft. Wednesday. June 18. H.W. 5 a.m. 7.2 ft; 5.58
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      281 6 POSITIVELY LAST 3 PERFORMANCES 1 a:o 3:x 55 5 pp 6 m 5m 5 Af HAlrttHA r a1Si? My m Tl —<*♦ A TRUTHFUL CONFESS.ON tlciT* Thai You P*^ k t r _^aaS*| *rom a carerr girl whose conHo»eniU^ mBBT Ok. <««ions ore worth hearing I f »J^/'VjbW. chr" I°P1
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      182 6 MWHAT IS THE CHIEF ATTRIBUTE OF |HrO ACCOUNT FOR ITS OVERWHELMING SUCCESS D H IT J HAS ONE SELDOM SEES g ii ■I ON THE SCKEEN N (^L^s^ mFOLDS BURNING RFALISM A STORY SO U BOLDLY WRITTEN, SO GRIPPINGLY ENACT■■ED THAT NO OTHER MOTION PICTURE CAN CHALLENGE ITS MANIFOLD ATTRIBUTES.
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      152 6 POSITIVELY LAST DAY! Your last chance to sec BETTY BRYANT FIRST Sensational Sfrrrin? Ro!o! 3.15—6.15—9.15 AADITOf Charles ChauveFs -4^L Thrilling jffL Action-packed Epic of the M C$ —,M fk AUSTRALIAN 4| LIGHT HORSE V >»»^kk AiL m the 1914-1918 fc 1 t3i PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. FORTY THOUSAND HORSEMEN Starring BETTY BRYANT
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    IMPORTANT GERMAN-RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
    843 7 Extensive War Preparations In Bessarabia By Soviet Reported Apkara, June 15. THOUGH the majority of well-informed persons m Turkey believe that the concentration of huge forces on both sides of the Russo-German frontier is bluff m order to secure a better position m the negotiations which
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    SOVIET MINISTER TO LEAVE BUCHAREST
    56 7 Rome, June 15 THE Budapest evening journals re- i ported yesterday that M Lavrentiev, Soviet Minister to Rumania, Is leaving Bucharest for Moscow in a few days' time, according to the official I Italian news agency. A Charge d'Affaires, M. Kocoscov, Is stated to have
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    Croatia Joins Axis-Japan Alliance
    240 7 Croatia Joins AxisJapan Alliance London, June IS. rwas announced from Berlin that the I puppet kingdom of Croatia formally ad- hered to the Tripartite (Axis- Japan) Pad at noon to-day. It is Mat d that the signature took i nlftct* :n V'j :uc™. Rlbbentrop Oerman Foreign Minister. Count Clano, Italian
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    Luetzow On Dilemma Facing Germany
    89 7 London, June 15. mae German Rear-Adm. Luetiow, 1 broadcasting from Germany to North America, complained bitterly of the dilemma in which Germany has been placed by President Roosevelt's naval patrol system. He said that if a German raider was being shadowed by an American warship
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      281 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight irrm. buster maggie OINNKK $3.M NON-DINERS $1.00 Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT b? RAFFLES ORCHESTRA SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT -8.30 to 10.30 p.m. By the Bam ot the MANCHESTER REGIMENT DINNER
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      163 7 SEASON EXTEN3ED OWING TO HUGE SUCCESS! "WHERE EVERYBODY GOES" jM^jfe^ T~SHOWS TO-DAY Hlifr lOWING id \N/\' CLUB mk Hfflk BENEFII \X > P.M.) JVSH^J- BING CROSBY \mk m 808 HOPE DOROTHY LAMOUR "ROAD ZANZIBAR" BING. 808 A DOROTHY.' S NEW LAUGH HIT EVEN MORE FUN THAN THE "ROAD TO SINGAPORE"
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    The Straits Times singapore monday, june16,1941. (653nd Day Of The War.) Laws And Loans
    1187 8 The Straits Times singapore monday, june16,1941. (653nd Day Of The War.) Laws And Loans Company Law is a very tricky business, even for the expert. When the layman begins to dabble In It, he is liable to get a very severe headache! Some days ago we printed a letter commenting
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    London Letter By Cable ALL PREPARED FOR INVASION
    1222 8 London Letter By Cable ALL PREPARED FOR INVASION Landing May Be Made In Defenceless Ireland By Our Own Correspondent London, June 13. IN spite of the current concentration of interest on events in Syria and on the Soviet frontier, there is a very strong presentiment in many well-informed quarters here
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    THE A.F.S. More Equipment Needed In Malaya
    207 8 THE A.F.S. More Equipment Needed In Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I refer to recent letters published m the Straits Times on the subject of provision of mobile canteens' for the A F.S These are much needed now, especially on black-out nights, and they would most
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    MAILS
    76 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—There is some hide-and-seek going on with letters, either m the Post Office or the Censor's Office, m thia country or m India. One of my family who left this country last April has sent back between ten and IS letters, and
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    Letters To The Editor REALISM
    843 8 "We Shall Fight Like Sensible Men" To the Editor of the Straits Tirars Sir,— In your leader yesterday ther« occurred one or two sentences which show that recent events in the Mddle East have stabbed our phi'osopilcal leaders broad awake to realities, or at least
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    BROADCASTING
    162 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times sir,— May I be allowed some space to comment on the M.8.C.? And first, I let me thank them for their new morning programme. "Listening Post" has* {been particularly interesting to me. I did not know until I listened to this interesting
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    FRESH NAZI-SOVIET PACT REPORTED SIGNED
    398 9 increased Exports To Germany Likely iNSION NOT RELAXED BY ECONOMIC AGREEMENT uehrer May Summon "New Order" Parley BKMANI and Russia m the past few days have signed a new economic aßrecment envisaßinp intensified coliaboran In'twcen the two countries, especially increasing exports (lermany from the Ukraine,
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    LURING AWAY U.S. PATROLS
    334 9 LURING AWAY U.S. PATROLS rlotive For Robin Moor Sinking? Washlncton, June 15. ERMANYS .sinking of the Amerl- j 1 ran freighter Robin Moor was imarily an Axis military manuvre designed to draw the United atos naval patrol vessels from the itical North Atlantic or Pacific ctors to .he South Atlantic,
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    After Fall Of Abyssinian Stronghold
    48 9 Abyssinian oncers and patriots listen to the speech of Emperor Halle Selassie, following their capture or .he •trani Italian fort of Debra Marcos. British and Imperial troops under Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham occupied Addis Ababa, the capital of Abyssinia, at the same time.
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    ANGLO-TURKISH TALKS
    39 9 Ankara, June 16. THE British Ambassador, Sir Hughe Knatehmill-Hufressen. had an hour's interview yesterday with the Turkish Foreiam Minister, M. Ssrajoglu, at which It is thought the Russian situation may have been among the questions dismissed.— Renter.
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    PHONE LINKS CUT
    49 9 London, June 16 rLFPHONTC communication between Berlin and Stockholm was again interrupted on Saturday night, according to a Stockholm d spatch to the independent French news aeency. Thf lines were reopened yesterday morning, but newsoaper corrp^nri"ipnts were instructed not to file dispatches, the message adds.— Reutcr.
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    N.I. EXPANDING NAVAL BASE
    180 9 Huge Dutch War Expenditure Batavia, June 16. AS a result of the Introduction of Indonesian militia and further mechanizing of the Netherlands Indies Army, the total defence budget In 1941 is estimated by the Finance Department at about 137.500,000 guilders. It Is estimated that 500.000.000 guilders
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    New Big German Drive Soon?
    113 9 Warning Sounded By Mr. Duff Cooper London, June It. lUIR. Arthur Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, speaking at Ooildford. m Surrey, warned the nation to expert a big German effort this cummer. He referred to Greece and Crete as gloomy setbacks." but added that the
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    DESTROYER SUNK BY ENEMY MINE
    102 9 London. June 18 THE Admiralty announces that the destroyer Jersey (1.690 tonsi has b>en .«unk by an enemy mine. HM.S. Jersey belsnged to the Javelin Class of destroyers She was completed in 1939 and had a normal complement of 183. Three times in command of
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    27 9 Cairo, June I<s. rls s*ated authoritatively that Imperial operations against the Italian remnants m Abyssinia continues slowly but satisfactorily, although they are srmewhat hampered by rains.— Reuter.
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    NEW U.S. BOMBER FOR BRITAIN
    78 9 Raltknore, Jone 15. rlE test fli» ht of new bomber for the R.A.F. showed the aircraft "was about as fast a« most fighters flying in Europe," according to the makers, the Glenn Martin Company The bomber will be known hy the R A F. ms
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    Enemy Supply Ship Hit
    246 9 Successful Air Attack On Convoy Off Holland London. June 16. DEAUFORT machines of the Royal a Air Force the torpedo from one of which hit the Bismarck had further success yesterday. Three of these machines attacked an enemy convoy off the Dutch o»5t and one of
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    Rome Action No Surprise To U.S.
    212 9 Rome Action No Surprise To U.S. Washington. June 15. rALY'S retaliatory aiMon m freezm* American assets m Italy has been fully anticipated here. This followed President Roosevelt's action m freezing all German and Italian assets m the United Stat»s a* well as the assets of all Invaded European countries not
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    HINDUS POSTPONE "DIRECT ACTION"
    130 9 Calcutta. Jure 14. A RESOLUTION postponing "direct action" to secure its constitutional demands was adopted by 61 vctes to 10 by the All-India Hindu Mahasabha— an important body representing moderate Hindu opinion— at the end of a two-day session here yesterday. Speeches during the debate pointed
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    Axis Loses 78 Planes In One Week
    48 9 London, June 16. AT least 78 Axis aircraft were destroyed by the R.A.F. and Royal Navy m Europe and the Middle East durflng the wee* ended at dusk on Saturday. R.A.F losses amount to 41 In all theatres of war- Reuter.
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    VICHY DEFENCES IN SYRIA REPORTED TO BE CRACKING
    462 9 British Take Town Near Beirut; Nazis Increase Air Support Cairo, June Ifi. FRENCH defences m the centre of the Syrian front are cracking it was officially announced last niirht, says United Press. On the coastal sector the British have taken Sidon. M
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    BREAD RIOTS IN SYRIA REVEALED.
    184 9  - BRE AD RIOTS IN SYRIA REVEALED. notarum Yi< h\ Officials Warned By Denver (Colorado >, June 15. BREAD riots m Syria m which 78 persons were killed and hundreds m I lured were precipitated by profiteering French officials before the British entry, stated Mr. Francis Kettaneh. Rotary International d i
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    WAR FUND PREMIERE OF FILM RAISES $11,773
    749 10 Record Contribution From Local Cinema Performance MORE THAN $700 IN DONATIONS FROM NORTH MALAYA UUK acknowledge to-day receipt of the largest cheque that has ever been contributed to The War Fund as a result ot a cinema performance. The gala premiere of the
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    To-day's Contributions
    198 10 r'«!i«rs l.imi*-<i. »>r<»'-red«i of ths> special iVar Kund screening »f the Australian production Forty Thousand Horsemen the Capitol Theatre ou Mnn-iny M, 9th June <tl 9.1S p.m. 11.7TS Proceeds on advertisement and contribution* m special souvenir prcgrammr *8 ."IS. Ssle of tickets SI2 308. proceeds from sale of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    138 10 Dinner 4c D*n<* 'informal) (|> m. to Midnight ÜBMr YVOBU) Cabaret: 7.50 to 9 it. t p.m. to Midnight OVobr: New Moon. Sky Unkii. Pacific HATr-r THKATKK (H»M>7 World) ftprli.^ P.u&di Seatlde: Underpup NSW MORI I) TalkK.v 'liiumes aotf Cinema*. ffidi' Show Cabaret, Da<u:lng. i/r i k\s, <,i yi.ANU
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    BETTY BRYANT LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA
    160 10 CARRYING Malacca canes, a wooden carving of a Malay head and orchids which she was anxious to take i back to Sydney with her, Betty Bryant, he 20-year-old Australian star ofi r^orty Thousand Horsemen," left Sln..ipore by air this morning to return TO Australia. Mis.
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    S.S. LOAN IS ALREADY HALF SUBSCRIBED
    47 10 BY 9.45 o'clock this morning, the new $10,000,000 S.S. War Lo*a was practically half subscribed. The majority of the bonds were purchased by firms. The Lean, it is confidently expected, will be fnlly subscribed m the next two or three days.
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    MAGIC CIRCLE EFFORT
    319 10 Fine Free Show For Troops THE enthusiastic co-operation of their guest artistes enabled the Malayan Magic Circle to score a definite hit with the first of their new series of free shows for the troops m Singapore when they put on "Out of the Hat" (2nd edition)
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    REPERTORY PLAYERS' COMEDY
    117 10 "*pHE Rotten," a light comedy presented by the Heper^ory Flayers, received a well-earned reception at Its opening on Saturday evening at the Victoria Tneatre. j j The play, will be presented a/aln on Frt- day and Saturday evenings, beginning at, 9 15 p.m. Most convincing members of
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    JUDY GARLAND SCORES AS "NELLIE KELLY"
    103 10 At The Cinema "UUIe Nellie Kelly." (Jady Uarland, George Murphy. Charles VFinnlnrer, M.GJL Midnight premiere at the Capttot CLNGING and dancing her way through a most erilertalniiig picture, Judy Garland scores a success In her first solo starring fllm. The Irish especiklly will enjoy
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    THRILLING STORY ABOUT THE " MOUNTIES"
    116 10 THRILLING STORY ABOUT THE MOUNTIES" ••Kiu« of the Royal Btauted." (With AlUn Lane. Robert Stntnjr, Robert Kcllvd. Lite Con way.) RepnbUe. MMnirht primirrf at Mie Alhambra. DERH'.PS no other picture of Ute "Mounties" at work is packed with op much action and thrill* a* this aereen version of Zone Grey's
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    Service Artists Entertain At H.K.S.R.A. Concert
    493 10 ONE hundrrd yean have paused MM Stare the birth of the H.K.SJLA. And we know tha* they wUI never pane, T« stand valiantly for the Empire's cause. This verse, chalked on one of the doors of the mess of the Hong KongSingapore Royal Artillery
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    Indians In Western Desert
    41 10 Indian troops who did so toell at Keren and other fronts v now doing a very good job m the Western Desert. They incluii>: and Miners. Here is a cheerful squad during a halt m the desert.
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    GOVERNMENT & DEBITS OF CLERICAL WORKERS
    355 10 GOVERNMENT DEBITS OF CLERICAL WORKERS Statement To Be Issued In The Near Future MfHILE the question of indebtedness is busily engaging the attention of heads of all departments in the Singapore Municipality, the Straits Times learns that the Government will shortly make a pronouncement on the subject. For some time
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    CHAP-JI-K GAMBLING
    291 10 Relief Fund Hi By Growth WHAT COMMITTId DISCOVERED \TTITH the latest complaint tl TT the chap-Ji-ki evil has spn so effectively m Singapore as affect the China Relief Fund, it learned that Singapore police taking further energetic steps suppress this form of gambling. According to the report of
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    SEQUEL TO GAMING RAI
    58 10 'From Our Ovt. Correspondent) Mmr Bahru, June 15 PLEADING guilty to a d allowirß a house of which he m the occupier to be used as a cr>mni gaming home, a Chinese. Tin Pc Cheng, was fined $200 by Tuati Hi Nnssir. the second magistrate. On
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    NEW WAR LOANS ARE ON SALE TO-DAY
    691 11 Simultaneous Issue In Colony Federated Malay States MR. H. WEISBERG BROADCASTS APPEAL TO PUBLIC YET another opportunity of assisting the Mother Country towards the successful prosecution of the war is afforded m Malaya to-day with the issue of the new $10,000,000 War I
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    Mine Explosion In Singapore
    55 11 ENTERING Singapore harbour on Saturday forenoon, a Swedish freighter, Ningpo, picked up a floating mine by her screw. The mine exploded «nd the ship was damagrd but not sunk- There were no casualties. The terrific explosion was heard m many parts of Singapore. The Ningpo is
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    CHINESE DO NOT KNOW FINAL DEFEAT"
    203 11 AT the "'TV Man's Club luncheon mreting In Singapore en Saturday, Capt. H W K. Randy spoke of the rise of Modern China. Capt" Sandy has had many years of experience and travel In China, and he referred to of the critical events which
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    PRISON FOR SOLDIER
    47 11 i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 15. ©LEADING guilty yesterday In the First Magistrate's Court. V. W. MilnT, a so'.dier, admitt««d removing a car from outside the BuVit Bintnns arrmserrr;it park last month and was j sentenced to three months' risorous imprisonment.
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    12 11 The Penang Indian Muslim League has been registered under the Societies Ordinance.
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    FLYING TO AUSTRALIA FOR SON'S WEDDING
    44 11 rbe present at his son's wedding m Melbourne next week, a Tel-Aviv (Palestine) businessman is flying all the way from the Middle East. He is Mr. I. Korman, whose son, Mr Jacob Korman, is a businessman m Australia.
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    WEST-BOUND AIR MAILS
    279 11 Statement Issued By Authorities LARGE quantities of correspondence are still being posted In Malaya for transmission by air to East Africa. South Africa and the United Kingdom although this service has already been suspended and the only means of disposal is by surface despatch. In drawlnn attention
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    Indians Marching Into Asmara
    26 11 IndUn troops marching into Asmara, capital of Italian Eritrea. They have played a prominent part to tht vt-torious campaign In E—t Africa.
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    TELEPHONE TO EAST COAST AMBULANCE SERVICE
    345 11 TELEPHONE TO EAST COAST AMBULANCE SERVICE New Exchanges To Be Linked Up fROM* eight o'clock next Sunday morning, telephone communication with exchanges in Kelantan and the northern portion of Trengganu will become available. The Posts and Telegraphs Department, announcing this, states that for the present, telephone communication with Trengganu exchanges
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    SOCIETY DISSOLVED
    37 11 riHE dissolution of the "Ling Tune Athl"fic A.s£oiia*.ion" Is umomced m the Straits SctiUn^nta f;ove<-nm°nt Gsze t<\ It Is stated that the Association is beii g used for purposes incompatible with its objects and rules.
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    Agent Urges Unity Among Indians In Malaya
    665 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. NO course of action could ignore the fact that what was good for an Indian m India was not necessarily good for him m Malaya, said Mr. S. Dutt. 1.C.5.. Agent for, the Government of
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    RECORD NUMBER OF NEW HYDRANTS INSTALLED
    508 11 Consonant With Increase In Fire Protection Services THERE were more fives m Singapore last year than m any other year m the history of the Singapore Fire Department. But while the estimated value of property at risk amounted to $2,891 .WO, the fire loss
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    EFFICIENCY OF A.F.S.
    249 11 More Recruits Are Required THE experiences to which London, Coventry and nthrr telfe citic? have been subjected in air raids leave Uttle doubt as to the rrsponwhich may devolve upon the Auxiliary Fire Service should hostilities involve the Far East. This statement Is made bv Mr. A.
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    GREEK KING'S HIGH PRAISE FOR BRITISH COURAGE
    252 12 'Troops Surpassed Themselves In Feats Of Valour In Greece Crete" utr Xl y London, June 15. THh inagmheent cdurage of the British and Imperial troops was well known to us all. In the battle of Greece and its crowning episode, the epic struggle
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    15,000 Greeks Fought In Crete
    87 12 15,000 Greeks Fought In Crete The Greek Prime Minister has sent a message to the Royal Greek Legation in London, disclosing that tne number of Greek forces who took part in the Battle of Crete was 15.000 eleven thousand of them belonging to the army and nearly 3.000 to the
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    Britain's Secret Weapon
    86 12 London, June 15. "I'lIF British Army may soon be equipped with a secret jrrapon. It is the invention of a Cambridge graduate who is now an officer In the Uoyal Engineers. He is 24 and at Cambridge took honours m mechanical science two years ago. The nature
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    THE ENCIRCLEMENT OF JIMMA PROCEEDS
    57 12 Cairo, June 16. TO-DAYS British G.H.Q. communique 1 Issued m Cairo states that In Libya there is nothing to report. In Abyssinia patriot forces m considerable numbers are now completing the encirclement of Jimma, while Imperial troops continue their advance upon the town from the
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    ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY
    45 12 London, June 15. A FEW enemy aircraft last night dropped bombn at a small numbrr of places In west England. 1 states an Air Ministry communique, r The damage caused was sUfht and the casusilUes we e imall. enemy aircraft was destroyed."—
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    SWEEP OVER N. FRANCE
    148 12 Heavy R.A.F. Day Offensive London, June IS. I AST night aircraft of the British Bomber Command were again over western Germany and attacked industrial targets m the Cologne area. It is authoritatively learned that Ores were started but low clouds made it impossible to observe the
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    Volunteer Pilots' Achievement
    120 12 London, June 15. '"WEEK-END Pilots," as Britain's "▼auxiliary air force pilots are still ch&fftngly called because of their prewar 'spare time" training, have now destroyed more than 900 Nazi planes over Britain. This is a quarter of the total shot down by the Fighter Command m defence
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    NEW R.A.F. RAIDS ON LIBYAN BASES
    164 12 Cairo, June 15. XHE RAJ 1 again raided Calato aero- drome In Rhodes, on Friday night, when a number of Axis planes m the dispersal area were set on fire, says co-day's RJIT. Middle East communique The same night R A.K. bombers heavily attacked
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    23-DAY JOURNEY IN OPEN BOAT
    189 12 44 Out Of 82 People Die Of Exposure New York, June lo CURVIVORS of the British vessel v Britannia, 8,802 tons sunk by a German raider who have arrived here told a grim story of 23 days' Journey m an open boat across 1.500 miles
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    British Diplomat On Italian Courtesy
    114 12 Madrid. Jane 16. 1UK RONALD CAMPBELL, recent British Minister to Yugoslavia, told Reuter's corresDondent to-day that he and members of the British Legation and British residents from Yugoslavia now in Madrid were treated throughout their Journey from Yugoslavia with courtesy and consideration by the Italian
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      142 13 uia/t UTi in**, Malaya is m the fight to-day with her men labour and money. Money is building 1. War Loan is a gilt-edged security backed by i*ovplanes, tanks, guns— a never ending stream of them. BUT WE MUST HAVE MORE! eminent You purchase AL i. **i v i* Ti.;
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    U.S. MAY ARM MERCHANT SHIPS TO COPE WITH NAZI ATTACKS
    369 14 Widespread Congress Support For Action Over Robin Moor Sinking Washington, June 15. WIDESPREAD Congressional support seemed yesterday to be developing for whatever protests or demands the State Department may dispatch to Germany as a result of the torpedoing of the
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    Loaded Mines In N.Y. Harbour
    234 14 Just For Practice, Says War Department Washington, June 16. PREPARATIONS to sow mines m the 1 lower bay -it New York harbour, were disclosed by the United States Navy Department last night. It was indicated that loaded rather than mere practice mines would be used
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    NO U.S. TANKERS IN AXIS TRADE
    113 14 New Mexican Service To Use Seized Vessels Washington, June 15. THE Maritime Commission to-day said no American-owned or controlled tankers under American registry have traded with Japan, Italy or Germany since the war started, United Press reports. tankers were registered under the German and
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    MOVES AGAINST FRENCH JEWS
    77 14 London, June 15. DARI3 radio stated to-day that the occupation authorities m Franc hav 5 issued an order prohibiting Jews nn m w exercls n any Prcfession that will bring them into contact with th» public. Between June 25 and 30, all Jews possessing permits of
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    U.S. Newspaper Demands War
    174 14 Washington, June 15. /V) to war was yesterday's outspoken demand of the Washington Post. "If we arc m a state of war then we must act as if we were In it and without any subterfuge," says the newspaper. "Hitler has flung In our faces his
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    MILLIONAIRE PILOT'S FATAL CRASH
    132 14 "DOBBY" Loewenstein, 31-yea/. -old millionaire pilot m the Air Transport Corps, which flies pianes from factory to aerodrome, was killed In a crash recently. His father. Captain Alfred Loewenstein, the Belgian financier, fell from his plane into the English Channel m 1928. When war broke out
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    RAIDS ON BRITAIN
    42 14 London, June 15. AT least one enemy bomber is known to have been destroyed m last night's enemy raids over this country. Bombs werr dropped lii the west of England, but lew casualties were caused and little damage resulted.
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    SPENDING TAX URGED BY U.S. EXPERT
    113 14 PROFESSOR Irving Fisher, head of the Faculty of Political Economy at Yale University since 1898, has advised the United States Government to tax only that portion of a man's income which he spends. In this way the Government would encourage savings and capital investments.
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    PAPUAN PRISONER WHO RESENTED NAZI SONG
    107 14 A BRAWL m the Jail at Port Moresby (Papua) recently only went to show the loyalty of Papuan natives, the Australian Minister for External Territories (Mr. Collins) said recently. Mr. Collins said that a riot broke out at the Jail, and several native prisoners
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    "Freedom" Move By Italians
    77 14 Cairo, Jane 14. 'I'HK young anti-Fascist leader, 1 Dr. Vitoreili. editor of the Corrlere ditalla, which recently published allegations or Mnsooiini's rvllt m the Mmtteoti murder, told the Press to-day the freedom movement was growing m Italy and the colonies. "Communists and antl-Fascists have joined with
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    Retaliation By Italians
    286 14 Retaliation By Italians Rome's Answer To U.S. Freezing Of Assets London, June 15. A MESSAGE from Rome says that the Fascist Government has adopted what it is pleased to describe as effective retaliatory measures following President Roosevelt's order freezing Axis assets m the United States. It is added that an
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    NAZIS SEEKING FRENCH AID TO OFFSET ITALAN DRAG
    441 14 Rome's Economic Output Falling Off: Vichy's Possibilities London, June 16. /'ERMANY is finding Italy more and more of a liability v than a help and that is why German efforts are at present directed towards securing even closer co-operation with France, especially
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    29 14 rRome. June 14. E Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr. T. MaUuoka, has lent a message to thItallan Minister In Toklo lOnntni he fharr« Mussolini's outlook on Italo-Jtpar.n? relations.— UDlted Press.
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    U.S. SHIPBUILDING GROWS RAPIDLY
    93 14 l,2so,oooTonsExpecl<'<l To Be Built In 1941 New York, June 16. shipyards ire expected this year to turn out 1 250 000 deadweight tons of merchant shipping, according to the United Stat"« Marltime Commission, reporter 1 by the Washinjton correspondent of tne New York Herald-Trloune. It is
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    U.S. COLLEGE DEGREE FOR MR. CHURCHILL
    137 14 Rochester (New York), June 15. MR. Winston Churchill. British Prime) Minister, is to be awarded the honorary decree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Rochester. The award will be announced at the University's breaking-up ceremonies to-morrow morning. I Mr. Churchill will
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    S.C.C. HELD TO DRAW IN ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH
    452 15 Selangor Club 23 Runs Behind With One Wicket In Hand yiCTORY just eluded the Singapore Cricket Club m their V cricket match asrainst the Selangor Club which was played on the padang yesterday. Batting first, the B.C.C. scored 164 runs. Several of
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    LARGE UNITS CRICKET
    448 15 Fort In Good Position In Area Final WITH nine wicket* In hand and 62 rvns tc get Fort Canning are m a very favourable position to brat the Manchester Regiment m the area final of the Large I'nlts Cricket Competition which wu played at Tan«Un yesterday. The
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    WOMEN GOLFERS PLAY FOR CHARITY
    169 15 Bansteads, Surrey, June 16. F>UR of Britain's outstanding women gdfers playsd a match, aiding war relief for air raid victims and comforts for services, organized by the Daily Sketch, finishing all i square. Three of the four, Pamela Barton. Mrs. Critchley (former Diana Fish- wick)
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    C. S. A. DINNER
    79 15 ABOUT 175 members and i-'uests 01 the Straits Chinese Sports Association attended a dinner given by, Messrs. Kwan Ying Siong, Yan Wens Kwong and Lam Mun, presid3nt and vice-presidents, at the Air View Hotel 1 on Saturday night. Speeches were made and a group photograph was
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    CIIATER WINS S.S.C. EVENT
    38 15 CIIATER WINS S.S.C. EVENT LH. CHATER won the throwing the water-polo ball event at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. The winner threw the ball 70 leet. while C. g. windle, who was second, threw the ball 65 feet,
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    SCOTTISH SOCCER
    51 15 London, June 14. SCOTTISH soccer results to-day were: SCOTTISH SUMMER CUP Albion Rovers lThird Lanark 4 Clyde 3 Grecnock Morton 1 Dumbarton 3Moth-.Twell 0 Glasgow Rangers SFalk.rk Il'ton Academicals 4 Alrdrieonlans 2 Hibernian 0 Celtic 1 Queen's Park 3 Heart of Midlothian 1 St. Mlnrn SPar*.lok Thlstte I
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    S.C.R.C. SPRING TENNIS
    71 15 'THE following are further ties in the S.C.R.C. spring tennis tournament-TO-MORROW "A" Doubles Handicap Semi-final: John Lim and Ong Chew Bee (—IS) vs. Loh Kee Cho? s>nd P. Y. Tan «>. Mixed Doubles Handicap: Mr. P.n1 Mrs. Evan Wong '—6) vs. Miss Elsie Chla and Tan Hurk
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    COLLINS TAKES 5 FOR 37
    374 15 A.I.F. Beat Negri By 43 Runs <Fr»m Oar Own Correspondent) Scrcmbmn, Jane 15. THE A-lr. raw Nr^rl SembiUa 1 cricket match ended In > win far the Australian* by 42 rniM. It being agreed to pUy only one Inning*. Features of the match were the
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    48 15 SOCCER First division, RAF. ys. Loyals. stadium; reserve division, R.A.F. vs. Manchesters, Sele. tar; S.C.F.A. ys. Gordon*, Gsylanr; second division (a), Pnblls'aers vs. RAF., V M.C.A.; Malay Rejt. vs. RK. d'B Alexander: second division (b), RAF. (X) vs. Kranji, F. and N. TENNIS Singapore championships.
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    RECREATION CLUB BEAT INDIANS
    293 15 L. Outschoorn 74, Thoy Six For Two BRILLIANT bowling by It. Thoy, who took six wicke'.s (or two runs, was feature of a cricket match placed at Balestier yesterday m which the Singapore Recreation Club easily beat the Indian Association by 105 runs. Batting first the
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    S.C.R.C. DEFEAT POLICE
    252 15 THE StrmlU Chines* Kecr— tt— Ctab 1 beat the Tulice by three wlcketo at erickei on Honf lim Green yesterday. The Club's highest scorer tu Bu Cheow Chye, with 48, while Harbajin Singh tot J8, and Dennlson Smith 36. for the Police. The scores were: reUce: Wool
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    CONN TO GIVE LOUIS A HARD BATTLE?
    104 15 New York, June 14. TOE Louis will defend bis worlc •J heavyweight boxin X title for the eighteenth time on Wednesday, June 18. Unl'ke many previous fights It now seems he has a worthy challenger m Billy Conn, from Pitteburg. who flrst achieved
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    HARVARD BEATS YALE IN ANNUAL REGATTA
    72 15 New London (Connecticut), June 14. UARVARD made a clean sweep of th» seventv-nlnth Inter-Varsity regatta on the Thames river here to-day, beating Ta> In sll three events. Harvard have now won 40 regattas and Yale 39. The senior four-mile race resulted In a three-lengths
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    Further Results In Junior Badminton Championships
    452 15 \jr/ITH the men's Junior singles and doubles events neaiing ccmpleUon. the veterans' and women's games In the Singapore badminton championships are now In full swing. All Interest In the men's Junior singles Is centred on the clash be.ween Ismail bin M*rJan (Devonshire), the Johorc
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    JAPANESE BEAT AMERICANS IN WAR FUND BASEBALL
    443 15 Season's Best Game Watched By Large Crowd IN what was generally considered the best baseball game of the season to date the Japanese Club edged out the American Association, six to four in a War Fund contest at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Among
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    Smith Challenges Nel Tarleton
    97 15 Sunderland, June 14. A CHALLENGE for his British and Empire featherweight titles has been sent to Nel Tarleton on bea»U of Tommy Bmith. the Sunderland boxer who beat the champion In an overweight match this year, though he lost In 1940 when Tarleton defended iUs titles.
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    CEYLONESE TOO GOOD FOR MEDICOS
    287 15 DASSINO their opponents' score with six r wickets In band, the Ceylon Sports Club scored an easy victory over the Medical College Union m a cricket match played at Ba 1> 'Slier yes' erday. The scores wereM.C.U.: Scan Cheng Siang b Muthucumaru 23. X S
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    SINHALESE & C.Y.M.A. IN DRAWN GAME
    193 15 SINHALESE C.Y.M.A. IN DRAWN GAME THE Sinhalese Association drew with 1 the C.T.M.A. m a cricket match played at the C.T.M.A. ground yesterday. Th» scores were: Sinhalese A-jociation: K. Morando b Lewis 10; E. Jayakoddy b Lewis 0; J. H. Fernando it J. Anthony b Lewis 57; O. Ranatunga b
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    DUKE SCORES 94 NOT OUT
    259 15 Gordons Declare And Are Beaten CINE two-flrurt contributions by Lieut. Hamp, and Capt. Barber and Capt. Pearson (both of the last named playd unbeaten innings) enabled the R.A. officers to ■cor* a flve-wicket victory over the Oordon Hlghlaners m a cricket match played at Changl
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    SWIFT BRITISH PUSH TO ALEPPO & PALMYRA.
    756 16 SWIFT BRITISH PUSH TO ALEPPO PALMYRA. ALLIES IN CONTACT WITH FRENCH ON WHOLE FRONT Further Progress Made In Centre And Coastal Seetors Ankara, June 15. THE British column* advancing m Syria from Iraq are reported h«re to l>e wry rapidly advancin towards Aleppo and Palmyra. To-day's British G.H.Q. communique issued
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    JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF CHEKIANG MOVE SOUTH
    147 16 Chungking Sees New Tokio Bid To Intimidate Netherlands Indies Chungking, June 16. units of a strong Japanese naval force, consisting of more than 100 warships and reported to have concentrated off the Chekiang coast, are stated to be steaming southwards. It is suggested here
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    Nazi Designs On Iraq Disclosed
    141 16 Rebel Leaders Fell Out Over German Demands Jerusalem, June 15. HOW the cabinet of Rashid Ali. Iraq, rebel leader, began squabbling and finally disintegrated is now revealed in reliable circles in Jerusalem. It is stated that it was when Dr. Grobba. German Ambassador, returned to
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    Japanese Tales From Bangkok Condemned
    66 16 Bangkok, June Id. THE harmful nature of Japanese correspondents' dispatches from Bangkok continues to be the theme of editorials m the Thai newspapers. The Varasab reveals that a legislator contemplates urging the Cabinet to control foreign correspondents. The Sleng Thai says stories like a plot
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    Thousands Of People Starving In Foochow
    68 16 Foochow, June 15. ALTHOUGH everything is very quiet, conditions In Foochow, capital of Fulden Province, are rapidly deteriorating. The economic situation is especially deplorable, business being completely dead and cost of living soaring. Thousands of people are starving and there are a large number
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    HEAVY JAPANESE RAID ON CHUNGKING
    32 16 Chungking, June 15. TWENTY-SEVEN Japanese aircraft made a heavy bombin? attack or. Chungking's "lower town" Ihls afternoon. Several flri-s were sorted along the Yangtze river front.— Reuter.
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    NAZI PRISONERS IN WESTERN DESERT
    22 16 Some of the first Oermans taken prisoner m the Western Desert fighting photographed with their British captors.
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    BIG CONVOYS OF NAZI TROOP TRANSPORTS IN BALTIC
    317 16 Vessels Seen When Passing Island Of Gotland Bound For The North Stockholm, June 14. CWEDISH travellers just returned to Stockholm via the v island of Gotland told the United Press to-day that German transports, m convoys each consisting of about 25 ships,
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    CYPRUS HAS SECOND AIR RAID ALARM
    53 16 Nicosia, June 15 (Delayed). pYPRUS had its second a:arm of the y war on Friday afternoon, when oombs were dropped on two villages m i he western end of the island. It is officially announced that one villager was slightly hurt and no aamage
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    PETAIN TO BROADCAST
    33 16 Vichy, June 16. MARSHAL Petain is to broadcast on ITI Tuesday on the occasion of the first anniversary of his assumption of power and his request for an armistice —Reuter.
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    Free French General Is Wounded
    164 16 London, June 15. pREE French headquarters m London announce that Gen. Leftcn'ilhomme has been wounded on the Syrian front. His arm was broken by a bomb splinter durin? the bombing of a road by airciaft with 71 markings. He was operated In a Hold ambulance
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    Safe Home Again After 11 Months In Hands Of German & Italian Captors
    503 16 Safe Home Again After 11 Months In Hands Of German Italian Captors London, June 15. SINE of the most thrilling sea stories v of the war is told by survivors of the British steamer Kemmendine, 7.769 tons, who landed at a British port yesterday, 11 months after their ship was
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