The Straits Times, 28 July 1941

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    39 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times r ESTABLISHED NSARLT A CCMTURT1 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 12 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1941 PRICE 5 CKNTS The Straits Times 12 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS,
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      211 1 Par Up-to-date TAILORING MIEN CHONG II rolrmsn St.. Spore Phone 4816 ATailable Salt Lengths "Rorkvllle- Suitings— ISA WAIN SillEM.-s. la Silk and Wool Aim AMERICAN SHARKSKIN In raiioos colours H~UDSOg|f ff x A B RO MUDSOU MATERIAL II >l||j||| ||llf 1 1 MATERIAL II ■■hhhbhml RUBBER SPRING TYPE WLmmm—m—ma^^m lUt.
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      4 1 I—!I -t SINGAPORS ££Sl£;.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      36 2 Mr John Tay Ah Choon and family thank all relatives and friends who lent caskets, I wreaths, letters and telegrams of condolence I and attended the funeral of the late Mr. reter Tay Jee Lye.
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      1468 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED an experienced case clerk by a rgal firm of long standing, state previous experience, age ft qualification. Apply Box No 840, Straits Times. AGENTS WANTED WANTED wholesale agents and stockists for cloth and hosiery goods. Rate* very competitive. Terns liberal. Samples and particular* free from:— POPPY HOUSE,
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      954 2 AUCTION NOTICES I DEFAULTER'S SALE Of a shipment of Dalio Plaster* made by St. DtlmM Co., Ud. England comprising: 144 dozens square spool* 1" X S yds. 292 ilosens round spool* 1" X 6 yd*. S30 doiens round spools V X S yds. 144 doiens square spool* V4" X S
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      451 2 EYE EXAMINATIONS. EYU. LASSES EXCLUSIVELY iThtsmp/on ysptical c 2 4, AItCADE H1.1K, PHONE 3M2 R A. Thompson, Dr. of Ocular Science 35 yean' European Clinical Experience. PIANOS WANTED TO BUT use-J Pianos, any make, In any condition. Offers to Box No. $94, S.T. FOR HIRE REf HIGERATOR— New or Used.
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      435 2 I 3I 3 ESS CARDS gTC. FOR A MAIICIIE *«l>* TO t* <&-*-■' SPECIALIST MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU «nd Mice HANA 190. WATERLOO STREET Telephone 7467. FISHING BEA. RIVER AND LAKE TACKLE FOX V(I1 R HOLIDAY. FROM C. H. YOUNG CO. IPOH. CLONAL SEED. TJ.I orlfrd or
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      533 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA IgKM^Effi^ ANU ArllAn Llrlt. (incorporated IB laoant .incoroorateo v, En R .and. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS C™ mSV^^ssfl^:™ 1 "nVcaSico FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR SEKVICE LIN^ The oeat •OMlble »er»lce» are belli* main talnrd Of thf P A O S N C*. from tht StralU
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      486 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Servloes to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      288 3 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight m*m BUSTER MAGGIE Attraction) OI.NNrK UMU NON-UINKK» SI M YOUR HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT romiV Alir 1.» 615 T0 9 PM FRIDAY AUCi. Ist admission $1.50 CATIIDHAV Alir 9«J 9.45 P.M. TO 2 A.M. SATURDAY AUb. Znd- admission $2.00 SPECIAL DANCE CABARET
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    Robinsons To Buy Goods From Australia
    1409 4 HIGHER PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO LARGER TURNOVER OROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Robinson and Co. Ltd. m Singapore, on Saturday, Mr. W. H. Macgregor, the chairman, said: Owing to delay m the arrival of our London accounts
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    LONDON ASIATIC RUBBER STAFF £1,500 For Retirement Fund
    220 4 LONDON ASIATIC RUBBER STAFF £1,500 For Retirement Fund <From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 25. HIGH tribute to the staffs m Malacca., Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Johore, of the London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co Ltd., wa* paid by Mr. H. J. Welch, chairman, at the 33rd ordinary general
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    74 4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Sincapare, Misiisy. M. aawn. Ma. EX LS.B. (B|Mt tease) U% S»% N*. IX •Jt.S. (jls. case* Jary-Aar. (Seller's •fttaa) 31V» MH i; K.A.Q. 8.5.8. f Ib bates Jaly-Aog. (Seller's cstUsa) U% MH WJUt. UIUI m kales JslT-Aar. (Seller's «f)ttecn »X M FI'TUEI QUOTATIONS Ito. IX
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    66 4 Malls close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia air 4 p.m. Java air 4 p.m. New Zealand air 4 p.m. AKRIVALS Mails from Java (alri general delivery 8.30 pm. to-day. Mails from Java and Sumatra (air) general delivery 140 p.m. to-morrow. Air Mail
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    184 4 THE following donations to me Wai Fund are recorded to- day:— Mr. ft Mrs. T. M. Winsley £50/- 2/4 11/32. 423.37 Jock and Binkie Maekie, m mem«ry of their pup "Zaiu" I*o Asiatic Staff and Labourers of Muar River Estate (monthly) VIM Tamil labour force
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    574 4 OPERATORS HESITANT AT OPENING CESSATION OF DEALS WITH JAPANESE By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, July 28. THE share market at the opening this morning was inclined to mark time although there were indications that fair selling might develop. Buyers were hesitant, preferring to wait and see whether
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    EXCHANGES
    177 4 Tt« following ar« Ott eicnang* rater thai morning according to A* daily elrrdai tatuaC toy UM Hongiong ano 'wiangnaj B*.nrtng Cuj uuradoav*— SELLINO London T.T 2/4 London demand 3/4 3/M Switzerland ITT. only) 202.4* New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 61. 1S Batavia demand 88.71 Samarang demand 88 S8
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      295 4 UGLY FAT GOES QUICK ilewStJortificHemady eodora. fey Dodors.Norses and Riblit ff> dxVos W im torfy wt«*l W M r Jm ZM «P M*U aW aiirtlisS 1 H m Sbem wWck Rrak Si st* A W Ad complnt cUminnfaa eftkew uncart*, ihcnftm DMvml Dull Mia wapai wiptupewlipwmmndrivinaiicWdfitiiin, •stbaiheMMh tarn linNhy a.
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      296 4 PUBLIC NOTICES BATU SELANGOR TIN DREDGING CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) NOTICE Is hereby given that a Dividend (No. 36) of 5% will be paid to all shareholders whose names appear on the register at the close ot business on the 11th August, 1941. The dividend will be
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      316 4 NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be closed on:— 2nd August Saturday Public Holiday 4th B Monday Bank Holiday THE TOWN BOARD ENACTMENT (No. 118) JOHORE NOTICE CNDKB SECTION 117. A draft town plan of the Township ol Pontlan Kechii ias been prepared and approved by the Town Board and may
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      101 4 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES ro-aay H.W. 00.34 a.m. 10.1 ft: 1 30 pm. 9.2 ft. L.W. 7 a.m. 1.1 ft; 7.05 pm. 33 ft. ro-morro* H.W. 1.1C am. 9.9 ft: 2.0« p.m. 9 1 ft. L.W. 7.39 a.m. l.S ft. 7.50 p.m. 3.1 ft. Wednesday, July 30 H.W. 205 am. 9.5
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      163 5 NEVER BEFORE SUCH THRILLS ON ANY SCREEN! TO-DAY 3 SHOWS 2-30 6p-m. 9.30 p-m. _ALH AIVBRA, WHIPS CRACK! »3P SWORDS FLASH! Jwß jAI As ZoR»O CKASMfS ■•■tSSl'^B INTO HIS MOM rH»llt \> jfl INC AOVENTURfS ON V^ "^K^B A OARING NEW >^ Bfl «I55IONO» |{FBn|H M X, *e«c* X TNI
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      208 5 LAST 3 SHOWS TO-DAY 3.15, 6.1S ft 9.15 vT wuitpi H^^^ JISm B&^^ h M«r««r»* UfU«« y •TV aVDI 13r^l ELLERY QUEEN I j?"!.^ nuster liereciive -•<>»— >c v Charlay Griptwln i«**« S«rk« Mlcl>**4 Whilii "JJ Plbw Scr^. p»., kr Eric T.,rto» *jt JP IMSPECTII Starr kr fllftV OUffN Vug
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      201 5 HUNDREDS HAVE COME TWICE TO SEE THIS INSPIRING STO^Y! LAST DAY TO-DAY I CAPITOL 3.15—6.15—9.15 I Hollywood's glamoro i^ "Sweater gir!." ir< a new r01e... just a sweet wife that every husband would love to have p(^ LANA TURNER AND JOHN SHELTON co-starred m a grand M.QM. attraction M WE
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY. JULY 28, 1941. (695th Day Of The War.) GERMANY BUYS, FRANCE PAYS
    1162 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY. JULY 28, 1941. (695th Day Of The War.) GERMANY BUYS, FRANCE PAYS Now that Japan's occupation of French Indo-China is m the process of becoming an accomplished fact, hose mysterious "well informed sources" which provide so much material for the world's broadcasting stations are trying
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    SOVIET PARACHUTE TROOPS IN BULGARIA?
    54 6 Ankara, July 27. COVIET parachute troops have been landing m Bulgaria during the last few days, according to reliable information here. The reports state that a few hundred Russians have been killed, but an increasing number is remaining m hiding with the help of Bulgaria
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  • London Letter By Cable
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      LONDONERS WATCH FAR EAST DEVELOPMENTS
      1225 6 No Attack On Singapore Is Considered Likely (B! Our Own Conespondent) L >niJor., July 2.I. I cabled you earlier to-day, nearly every London newspaper this morning had a front page streamer headline "Malayan Defences Ready For Action" in very large type and crowds gathered round
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      SINISTER WORDS
      455 6 Why We Borrow From Foreign Languages To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— Having been away I did not see "Quatsch's" letter until yesterday. The confusion, I am afraid, is his own. The related meanings of putschen and putsen are very obvious. Men revolt against something of
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  • Correspondence
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      NATIONAL PARK!
      396 6 Support For Views Of Mr T.R. Hubback To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— l have read with great interest th? letter written by Mr. T. R. Hubback. and published In your Issue of July 22 It is to be regretted that the National Park is apparently
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      BROADCASTING
      139 6 Malayan Standard Is "Pitifully Poor" To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,—May I heartily endorse C. F. Thanes remarks m your issue of July 23 Z.H P is receivable here only at odd periods. It is usually crowded out by Japan. Sovi we have the new 49-metre band
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      EDUCATION
      138 6 Classes In Phonetics Wanted To the Editor of th SraiU Times S.r, —The educational authorities i have always emphasized the imDortanc? of the tuition of oral English m the schools In this country. 1 It is true that oral English is taught i m some of the bigser schools,
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      "THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN"
      81 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Most up-country men are members of the various auxiliary services, and m a sudden emergency they would be called up for service. What is going to happen to their wives and children Adequate arrangements should be made for the
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      AN INQUIRY
      87 6 To the Editor of the Straits Timrs Sir, Will you or any one of your readers kindly help me with a piece of Information? I am m possession of a small book written by the late William Henrf Baxter J.P on many of his experiences. He says m
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      195 6 Stainless steel case, unbreakable Olass, non-magnetic. ********************8888 i Ring up 2483 for all Photographic Requirements Whether it Is an inexpensive baby Brownie or an expensive Cine Kodak we have stocks to meet your requirements. Developing, Printing and Enlarging undertaken. GIAN SINGH and Company. Men's Tailors and Outfitters. Drapers and House
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      55 6 New Shipment! Pine quality E.P.N.S. ware made In Sheffield England Attractive designs put up m fancy gift boxes. Prices from $1.95 to $2.35 Box of 6 teaspoons. $2.75 3ox of 6 spoons Sc 1 Tong. Postage Extra. G. 11. KIAT CO., LTD., 0 A 3. Robinim Koad— Singapore. JOHN DUKE
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    HUGE NAZI LOSSES IN SMOLENSK BATTLE
    622 7 'Gigantic, Continuous Verdun, 'Says Moscow FULL DETAILS PROMISED WHEN GERMANS BEATEN "Blitzkrieg A Wash-Out," Declares Spokesman v W/E cannot yet g-ive particulars about the vast Smolensk battle, but we shall do it as. soon as we have beaten the Germans there," declared the vice-di
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    ONE MORE NAZI DIVISION & 104 PLANES DESTROYED
    456 7 ONE MORE NAZI DIVISION 104 PLANES DESTROYED Moscow, July 28. THK latest Soviet communique, issued early this morning, states, FigMing continued yestei'day m the Nevel. Smolensk and Zhitomir directions. No important engagement is reported from any other sec-tor. The Soviet air force co-operated with the land forces and attacked enemy
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    BIG SOVIET AIR OFFENSIVE
    266 7 Berlin, July 28. THE Russian Air Force, claiming com- plete superiority over the German j Luftwaffe, to-day reported a smashIng aerial offensive from the Gulf of Finland to the Danube that wrecked German air bases, oil centres, transports and ships. The Battle of Russia has entered
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    Red Shelling On Dnieper Front "Like Battle Of The Somme "
    98 7 Red Shelling On Dnieper Front "Like Battle Of The Somme London. July 28. AN eye-witness of the Soviet front describes the fighting on the Dnieper "as being as bad as the baitle of the Hbmmc" m the last war. He said that the Russians had concentrated an enormous mass of
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    Hopkins On U.S. Aid For Britain, China & U.S.S.R.
    1152 7 Hopkins On U.S. Aid For Britain, China U.S.S.R. "NO ENEMY ACTION CAN STOP CEASELESS TIDE OF HEAVILY-LADEN SHIPS' London, July 2S. IVIR. Harry Hopkins, personal envoy to Britain of President A Roosevelt, broadcasting from London last night, declared, "No enemy action can stop the ceaseless tide of ships coming here
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    JAPAN DEMANDING THAIS JOIN NEW ORDER IN ASIA?
    311 7 Said To Be Offering Indo-China Region As Bribe For Use Of Bases Chungking, July 28. JAPAN has demanded that Thailand join "the New Order m East Asia promising the Indo-Chinese provinces of Laos and Cambodia to Thailand, according to semi-official reports reaching
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    Tokio Fears New U.S. Reprisals
    139 7 l.ikio. iul> 2«. HTHL I nited 5 tales Government will rontinue ih eronomic warfare r.ilh an en-bargo. additional rronnmir pressure and other restrictions against Japan, predicts the Asa hi Shimbun. "In view of 'he current international situation, the I'nited States is not likely to modify
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    EARLY MORNING ALERT
    21 7 Lontkn. July 23 AN air raid alert was sound?d a: an early hour this morning, followed by gunfire.—Reuter.
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    'MUST NOW FORGE AHEAD'—OGURA
    69 7 'MUST NOW FORGE AHEAD'— OGURA London. July 28. piRTHER expansionist moves by Japan are foreshadowed by the new Japanese Finance Minister. Mr. M. Ogura. In a statement l.i-t ni.ht he said that the urgent thing for Japan to do m the rirrun: ,t in< r>is to forge ahead. He added
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    INDO-CHINA TERMS NOT STATED YET
    167 7 London. July 2S UP t > the prj;cr.t both Tokio ann V rliv have be?n silent on th"? terms of their agreement for the occupation of Indo-China by the Japanese. The Gernian-comrolieti Paris Press i* usim Ihe Far East situation to press for more collaboration
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    WAR FUND TOTALS $5,704,805 TO-DAY
    386 8 Support From Another School: More In Memoriam Gifts A M()N(. the covering letters accompanying contributions to The War Fund received over the week-end is one which says This constitutes the results of a few genuine war economics, sent at this time of the month, when
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    NEW H.K.-S.R.A. COLONEL
    119 8 MAJOR-GEN E. F Norton, wao is Daw Acting Lieutenant-General. has been appointed Colonel Commandant of the Hens Kong-Singapore Royal Artillery. Gen. Norton acted as Governor of Hong Kong until recently. He served, m the last war, was thrice mentioned la dispatches, and won the Distinguished Service Order.
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    LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS ON PAHANG COAST
    79 8 I lOHTS other than navisational I warning lights may not be display- ed on any wharf or Jetty m the State of Pahang except as the Harbour Master may from time to time permit, according to the latest order restrict- i me lighting. In no
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    K.N.I.L.M. & INDO-CHINA
    29 8 K.N.I.L.M. INDO-CHINA j T was announced m Singapore yesterday t that the air mail service to and from Indo-China operated by K.H.I L M is suspended until further notice.
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    STOP PRESS
    292 8 Batavia. July 38 THE Director of Economic Affairs, 1 Dr. 11. J. van Mook. this ntorninc announced m the People's Council that: Firstly, starting to-day provisinnarily foreign exchanges between the Netherlands Indie* and Japan havr been suspended Secondly, all exports from the N.I. to the Japanese Empire, Manchukuo.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    92 8 SINGAPOKK umn Hutu. Dinner Dance ilnXuimab Inm i.) Midnight. OKtAI tVOKI.U Cabaret: 8.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: I Take This Woman. 3ky: Alang Alang. HAPPY riIHTKK (Happ» WarU Invisible Woman Seaside Dawn I'atrol. M H OKI li Talkies, rheaties and Cinema* A Girl Must Live with Maisarct Lockwixxl 7
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    "BUCK PRIVATES" GIVEN MIDNIGHT SCREENING
    149 8 At The Cinemn Buck Privates lßu4 Abboll. Lou omril. and tar Andrew si«ters.) Universal. At the Capitol aMniihi arc- I mlere. t 'OMEDY of the hlghfct order Is provided m I this story of the exptotts of Abbott and Ccstsllo —two new Hollywood comedians—«ho join
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    JAPANESE BUSINESS
    322 8 JAPANESE BUSINESS Local Bankers See Controller INQUIRIES ABOUT SHIPPING IqURPRISE and perturbation were expressed m Singapore Japanese circles this morning when offices opened for whatever limited business could be carried out following the freezing of Japanese finances m Malaya. Speaking to a Straits Times reporter this morn'ns, the Japanese ConsulGeneral,
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    Two New Soloists At Musical Society's Second Concert
    811 8 A LARGE audience supported the Singapore Musical Society's j second concert m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. Robert Waddle, the conductor, had arranged a programme that was not too taxing for the orchestra and that was for the most part very
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    BULK OF JAPAN'S TRADE WITH WORLD AFFECTED
    336 8 London, July 28. THE situation arising from the Japanese move m IndoChina continues to take up I large share of the London and provincial Press comment. The Times, m a leader, points out that the United States' licensing system, used as it obviously
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    JAPANESE ASSETS FROZEN IN MALAYA
    335 8 Official Interpretation Of Gazette Notification A NOTICE to banks and merchants issued by the Controller of Foreign Exchange, Malaya, shows that broadly speaking, the effect of Saturday's Gazette notification freezing Japanese assets m Malaya is to prerrot all remittances to Japan and all financial transactions
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    Details Of Notification
    291 8 THE foHswifi; IJOUS were LirSJTt U n^a&TTmeat oaxttu- nonnVation on n«!^fl SLJZ' Weisb^«Financial secretary. Mi The Plnaocial Berretary by Virtue ot the powers cooferrad by Regulßtian SA of the I Defence (Fmanaei Regulations. I«4U. hereby! prohibits, except with permission granted by j the Financial Secretary or hi:
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    FINEST HOSPITAL OF ITS KIND IN WORLD
    512 9 Run Entirely By Exclusively For The Services ]N the heart of Singapore Island, with an outlook on to green trees, is Malaya's proud possession —one of the finest hospitals of its kind m the world, if not the finest; a hospital for the
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    DEATH OF MR. STANLEY YIP IN SINGAPORE
    63 9 TBS death occurred »t the (ifn«nl Hospital, Singapore, yerterday, of Mr. Stanley Yip, of Gets Brothers, at the age of 27. Mr. Yip came to Malaya about two yean ago. He leave* a widow and child. The funeral will takl place from the
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    S.S.V.F. OFFICERS
    44 9 THE Governor has appointed lieutenant W. 1 J. Weame, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, to the Acting rank of Captain, and has accepted the resignation of his rommlsnon m the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Reserve of Officers by Lieutenant H. D. U Fisher.
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    SALVAGED WASTE PAPER BEING ACCUMULATED
    646 9 Auditing Operation Of Big Mill In Singapore ABOUT 400 tons of paper of all grades have been collected m Singapore 9ince the drive for salvage started a little over three months ago. Ten tons destined for India have already been sorted and baled and will
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      121 9 From ROSALIND RUSSELL to IRENE DUNNE CARY GRANT ••PENNY SERENADE" is a once-iD •-lifetime picture and your perforaances m it will long be remembered. Rarely does a picture afford me the opportunity. for the hearty laughter that I experienced while seeing it. jPS ■jSJ=3^^^vSaL^fl lL A «aa3 p^Mg^^Py^y 1 "T^*
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      241 9 fJThudenTvtm BRASSIERES "VARIATION" 5120 THE FIRST "MILLION" BRASSIERE Testifying to its excellence, the sales of Maidcnforms' Brassiere "Variation" 5120 have reached the 1.000,000 mark. Variation 5120 is nmd« of fine Cotton ra*^^lw Broadcloth— it gives ease and freedom. *~-?^4 by means of lU clever use of elastic at 7j) jW
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      256 9 Broadc astina TO-DAY SINGAPORE UiL, 1.333 kc i ,225 m.) IM ft 9.(9 mt/a (3«.M in I IZHP2 6.175 mt/i 48.58 m.) iZHI'3 7 IS me/1 r 41.31 m.) ZHL. /.HP 1, Z11P.2 5.00 p.m. Canu.n se music; 5.35 p.m. News In Cantonese: 5.50 p.m. Hokklen music; 6.00 p.m. News
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      200 9 ».2O p.m. News ccmmenttry In Hindustani. (lontai) 9 45 p.m. Hindustani music, on gramophone record*; 10.00 p.m. Recorded Cantoneae music: 10.15 p.m, New§ commrnta.rj in Cantonesr, 10.30 p.m. Ckm down. SINGAPORE RADIO CALENDAR fclnrapere Pnmma>r hlrhHrhU July U t* Auiiut 3. Te-day— 7.15 p-in.: Australia 1 Search »•<* Oil. UK.
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    Daring Raid By Indian Troops Enemy Garrison At Tobruk Surprised
    187 10 Daring Raid By Indian Troops Enemy Garrison At Tobruk Surprised Cairo, July 27. ANOTHER successful raid by an rt Indian patrol is reported m to-day's Middle East communique. The communique states: Libya: Operating from Tobruk during Friday night, an Indian patrol successfully carried out a daring raid. This patrol attacked
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    Abuse Of Diplomatic Immunity By Nazis
    78 10 Buenos Aires, July 27. ASHOHT-WAVE wireless transmitter tuned »o send messages to Europe was found m the diplomatic ba?gage of a high official of the German embassy. In addition to a transmitter, the trunks contained documents concerning Naxl activities In the Argentine. The German
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    German Ship Caught In South Atlantic
    40 10 London, July 27. THE German ship Erlangen has been Intercepted by British patrols In the south Atlantic. She Is of 6,100 tons gross and was owned by the Norddeutscher Lloyd and registered at Bremen.—Reuter.
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    28 10 Mexico City, July 27. /CONTRACTS tor the sale of 2.500,000 barrels of petroleum to Independent firms have been signed by the Mexican Government, according to an official announcement.—Feuter.
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    13 SMALL WARSHIPS SUNK IN RAID ON MALTA HARBOUR
    448 10 Surprise Attack Ends In Disaster For Italian Secret Craft London, July 27. FURTHER informal inn concerning the attack on the Valetta harbour of Malta early yesterday morning is now available. An Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry communique says: Shortly before
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    How Royal Navy Repulsed Enemy Attack On Convoy
    589 10 London, July 27. I "IT Is now possible to give some j 1 account of the recent naval operations In the Mediterranean," states an Admiralty communique Issued yesterday afternoon. "These operations, which were under tie command of Vlce-Adm. Sir J. Somerville. resulted
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    Invasion Tests In England
    127 10 Invasion Tests In England i.onion, July 27. AT dawn to-day the bUjest "invasion" exercises ever stated m Britain began m and around Reading. While "German" planes roared over the town and parachutists descended, fifth columnists endeavoured to create a diversion. At the same time, airborne troops equipped with armoured vehicles
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    NERVOUS EXHAUSTION made her an INVALID FOR YEARS
    260 10 NERVOUS EXHAUSTION made her an INVALID FOR YEARS Too often the suTerers from exhaustion get litt'e or no sympathy. Weighed down by a burden of iatigue they drag their way through thp heat and fever of the day. half-dead with lassitude. Yet, there Is a way oovat a diet rich
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    CHINESE BEAT R.A.A.F. BY 40 RUNS
    298 11 CHINESE BEAT R.A.A.F. BY 40 RUNS Century By O'Brien Fails To Save The Airmen THERE was some high scoring at Hong Lim Groen yesterday m the cricltet match m which the Straits Chinese Recreation Club beat the Royal Australian Air Force by 40 runs. The Chinese had first lease of
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    40 11 SO(CKR: S.A.I.A. league, first division. S.R.C. vs. S.C.I- 1 stadium; setond division (a), Malay llegiment xs. R.A.M.C., Alexandra: R.A.F. (Tengali) vs. Publishers. V.M.C.A.; second division (h). Airport vs. H.M.S Sul. an, F. ft N. Tennis: S.R.C Championships.
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    HOME CRICKET RESULTS
    195 11 Leslie Compton Scores A Grand 61 London, July 27. BOWLERS had the advantage In the main cricket matches which saw some interesting play. The Army and Air Force met at Bouthend where the Army were disinissec for 127. The airmen had lost two wickets for 55 runs
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    CRICKET CANCELLED
    31 11 >pHE cricket match between the Ceylon Sports dub's second team and the Indian Association's accoitd team, which was u> have been played on the I.A. ground yeetcrt'ay, was cancelled.
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    INDIAN FOOTBALL
    30 11 Calcutta, July 27. f|WIE IF. A., (Bengal) annexed the Santoeh Memorial trophy for the inter-provinrlal football tournament, defeating ttelhl by flve goals to one In the final. Reuter.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    50 11 THE following scores were returned 1 In the Keppel Golf Club's women's loursomes for July: Mrs. J. A. Harr and Mrs. R. E. Earle 48— 10'/ 2 -37^: Mrs. J. Kean and Mrs. J Guv 53 15=36; Mrs. J. R. Walker and Mrs. F. Starr 50—11'/, 38'/i.
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    WATER-POLO
    29 11 yHE Chinese Bwimm!n« Club's "A" team beat the Police first team by f?ur «?oals to one In a water-polo match played at the CSC. shimming pool yesterday mom!ig.
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    America's Champion Racehorse Beaten
    74 11 Chicago, July 27. ATTENTION, owned by Mrs. Parker Coining, won the £15,600 Arlington Classic yesterday (Saturday), scoring a a- in by one lenicth over the favourite, Whirl. >- way, which is thampion of ttie American Tnrf for 1911. Bushwacker wrt third. Five ran and Whirlawav vtarUn
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    OLD BOYS BEAT PRESENT
    269 11 Annual Cricket At Raffles Institution ACE2rrURY by Alvis and a good double by Watts, who scored 88 and took eight wiclceta for 25 runs, were features of Raffles Institution's annual Past vs. Present cricket match on the R.I. ground yesterday In which the Old Boys scored
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    Singapore Badminton Championships
    227 11 iJiHE mei/s open singles and doubles 1 events m the badminton championships of Singapore have now reached the quarter-final stages and i the forthcoming fixtures should pro- vide some very good games All four quarter-final ties m the sinsies will be played at the Clerical Union Hall
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    MALACCA BADMINTON
    69 11 (From Our Own Corrtipondent.) Malacca, July 26. The 1941 championship mcc.ing of the Malacca Badminton Association will take place In August. The closing date for entries has been extended to July 30 and the draw will be on the succeeding Wednesday at the Malacca Chinese Recreation club The
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    DRAWN GAME AT S.R.C.
    221 11 VESTE^U>AY'S cricket match on the padang between the SRC. and Raffles College was abandoned owing to rain after the College, who bad gene m to bat to reply to the Recs' total of 119, had scored 61 runs for six wickets. The scores were: SRC O.
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    BROWN AND GROWDER BAT WELL AT CHANGI
    127 11 DAIN caused tne abandonment of the I** S.CC. -Army cricket fixture at Changl yesterday after one-and-a-half hour's play m which four S.C.C. wickets had fallen for 102 runs. The highest scorer was N C Brown (54), while Orowder was undefeated with 31. The
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    BASEBALL OFF
    35 11 THE Major League baseball game between 1 the Americans and the Japanese, which was to have been played at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, had to be postponed to next Sunday owing to rain.
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    WEIGHTS FOR FIRST DAY OF PENANG RACES
    301 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 28. 'T'HE following are the weights for the first day, Saturday, Aug. 2, ot the Penang Turf Club's Summer Meeting: Horses, Class I, Di> 1. 8 ran. Bridge Law 9. 00 BooUaw 8.07 Royal Hampton 8.10 Mediation
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    OFFICER CADETS EASILY BEAT CRICKET CLUB
    265 11 THE Officer Cadets Training Unit easily beat the S.C.C. 1 by seven wickets m a cricket match played on the padang: yesterday. Batting first the Club ran up a total of 13S runs, towards r/hich Ma'jr navies and Wliloujrhby contributed 34 and 25 runs
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    Riggs Wins Men's Singles Final
    52 11 Seabright. New Jersey, July 26. THE former American champion and winner of the last Wi-n'i.e-don singles title. R. 1.. Higirs won the men's Mingle? m the Seabri^ht invitation lawn tennis tournament here to-day. He defeated F. Schroerler, one of America's young player*. 6 —4. ii
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    KEDAH AMATEUR RACE MEETING
    289 11 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, July 24. BELOW arc the results of the Ke^ali Gymkhana Club's annual amateur race meeting held here to-day. There were no big dividends on the $1 tote, tae favourites obliging. RACE I Psolcs, 14.1 and under S far*.—handicap 1, Straella
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    Balestier Cricket Match Drawn
    220 11 RAIN interfered with the civ ket match between the Cr>i»n Sports (lab and the Indian A-m>-riation at Balrstier yesterday and the game had to be abandoned very soon after the Crjlonese had started to bat. Batting first the Ir.dian* scored 131 runs. Hussein Shah being his
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    TRAINING FOR PENANG RACES STARTS
    137 11 (From Onr Own Correspondent) Penang, July 28. > HORSES and ponies from the stables of van Breukelen and Fenn were given slow work this morning m pre paratlon for the Penang Turf Club.. Summer meeting, which- starts on Saturday. Jack Druce (Spencer) was the first
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    U.S. FLEET MOVES AS TOKIO TAKES NEW BASES
    551 12 REDS CLAIM ANNIHILATION OF TWO NAZI DIVISIONS Successful Counter-Oftensive By Soviet In Smolensk Area London, July 27. LAST night's Russian communique announces the crushing of two German infantry divisions near Smolensk after three days and nights of fierce fighting. They are the
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    BID TO BLITZ MOSCOW FAILS
    317 12 Moscow, July 27. I DURING last night several formations of German aircraft— about 100- at- tempted to make a mass raid on Moscow, states the Moscow radio. Antiaircraft fire and night fighters dis- persed the enemy planes and prevented them from reaching Moscow. They un-
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    Tokio Concerned Over The Freezing Orders
    128 12 Tofclo, July 27. THE Japanese Foreign Minister, Adm. T. Toyoda, visited the Emperor last night \^> report on the Far East crisis for the second time yesterday. This reflects the general concern m Tokio at the United States "freezing" action despite official efforts to
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    Parallel Action By N.I Is Momentarily Expected London, July 27.
    267 12 Parallel Action By N.I Is Momentarily Expected London, July 27. IT is announced nere mat tne isetnerianas government m London is m consultation with the Netherlands Indies authorities m Batavia with regard to measures to be taken m view of the situation that has arisen as a result of Japan's
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    Japan Galls Up 250,000 Men
    231 12 Chungking, July 27. WELL-INFORMED Chinese: quarters believe that Japan will back down rather than risk war against the major powers. War m the immediate future between Japan and Britain and the United States is considered unlikely. It is suggested that Japan has been counting on
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    U.S.S.R. Sends Mission To United States
    50 12 New York, July 27. ASOV7.FT military mission arrived here yesterday morning, and Is flyIng to Washington where they will confer with Mr. Sumner Welles, acting Secretary of State, and Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of stall of the United States Army, this afternoon.— Reuter.
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    ROOSEVELT'S MEASURES TO MEET ANY EMERGENCY
    348 12 Japanese Occupation Of Indo-China May Be Completed By Thursday Wu>iiin<:t<iii. July 27. ALTHOUGH there is no confirmation of persistent report* m Washington that the United States Pacific fleet has sailed from Pearl Harhour, Hawaii, for an unknown destination, it is stressed m the American
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    INSPECTION OF HAWAII NAVAL BASE
    42 12 Washington, July 27. ABOARD a naval seaplane >U. James forrestal, Under-Seoretary ol the United Stafes Navy Department, baj left San Francisco ior lonoiulu lor routlr.e Inspection cf Pearl Harbour nava) basr, states an offlci.xl Navy Departmpnt announcement—Reut?r
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    264 12 THE opinion is now gaining ground m Washington, says Reuter, that every act of aggression by Japan will be followed instantly by United States economic and financial counter-measures. For instance, seizure of the International Settlement In Shanghai by Japan, which. It
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    U.S. & FILIPINO FORCES PUT UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND
    309 12 U.S. FILIPINO FORCES PUT UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND Washington, July 27. "PRESIDENT Roosevelt has created a new command designated 'United States forces m the Far East, the War Department stated yesterday when announcing that all American forces m the Philippines will be grouped under the command of Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur,
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    JAPAN'S BIG LOSS IN SOUTH AFRICA
    110 12 Pre-oria, July 27. AS a result of the South African Union's decision to freeze all Japanese assets, all trade between South Africa and Japan will come to a standstill Lxst year Japan's exports to the Union totalled £4,772.000. while the Union's exports to Japan
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