The Straits Times, 22 August 1941

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    36 1 The Straits Times rBSTABUSHKD NEARLY A CKNTURYI MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 1€ PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1»41. PRH'K 5 t KNTH,
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      8 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Just arrived American Dresses.
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      1494 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Vacancies exist at the Royal Naval Armament Depot fcr Europeans of pure British parentage as: (a) Storehoasemen aad Laboratorymea. Previous experience m control of Asiatic labour an asset. (b) Plermaster. Previous experience m shipping work essential. Salary m each case 9250 per month rising by annual Increment* of
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      724 2 LOST LOST at Singapore Swimming Club chai.ge room, one gold Octogan wrist watch with gold band. Aug. 18. Fifty dollar reward for return to Sec., Swimming Club. MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED light Motorcycle, cheap. Phone *****. Johore Bahru. BUICK 30.5 h.p. 1936 done 43,500 In good condition. What offers? Phone Chartered
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      506 2 1134 Hillman Saloon 18 b.p. Calear grty vttk gray aahtlatary $1,250.00 1936 StMtiard Saloon 16 b.p. Coloor black with Bit* ■phtlatory $1,350.00 1938 Morgan Sports Ctr Cwiotr great with greet tftaitttry $1,275.00 1936 Sta.tard SaloM 12 h.p. Calaar f awt with browt tfkeittary $1,500.00 All aserf ears offered by aa
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      474 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS N. Y. K. LINE. TO JAPAN SINGAPORE TO KANMON, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. TO INDIA Singapore and Penang te Colombo and Bombay also Rangoon and Caientta. Indication of any saltings available will be given oa Application. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA (Incorporated m Japan) Meyer Chambers, 16, Raffles Place. Tel. Nos.
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      487 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo booking* subject to Conference War Clause*. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARC Regular Services to Fremantte (Perth) v«e Java by first class passenger ship*. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      76 3 ""''••in. V substitutes forSBagJJNy Flit. If the soldier is not on the t'n'jC^^/7^t n 'j C^^/7^ ftkjit is not Flit.L^rV N j Jilt bt iiiinwimwi Briag «t tka nill. ikinug basaiy of jmm Stiver with Stlv*. is* ml*. «mi^ BisaM w^Bt *8alWBi"l »y i— i^— i m ;i AMERICAN PRESIDENT
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      881 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE eul io» m» ZHPl 9.69 SM/t (U»* mfZHPl Mil sbsi U •«.> tan im mt/* («ijt *hl snn £BR zhpi 10.00 a.m. Malay Variety (record*): 11.00 a.m. Tamil music on gramophone records; 11. M a.m. Record d Hindustani music: 11.46 to 1.00 p.m. Chinese Programme (On ZKP.
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      206 3 EMPIRE STATION EASTEBN 8EHVM r »m. 11.M «vso •m QSV 1741 a/cs; It-.M metres. GSr 11.14 m/a; It. Ill metre* GSD tl.lt m/n: t»S2 saetrea. NORTH AMERICAN SEKVICE OSD (2S satire band) U< GET Ul-II ■Mtrcs: 9M a/cat CIO p.m. London caUUig; (.30 p.m. New*; (.35 p.m. War coinm ntarr;
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS
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      CONDITIONS DULL: PRICES UNCHANGED
      462 4 (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore. Aug. 22. THE share markets opened dull this morning and there waa very little Inquiry either by buyers or sellers at the opening. London yesterday met some profit-taking m all sections and several prices were lowered as the result. In the
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    TIN COMPANIES HAVE A GOOD YEAR
    793 4 Rawang Concessions, Kramat And Kuala Kampar rfHE annual meetings of Rawang 1 Concessions Ltd., Kuala Kampar Tin Fields Ltd. and Kramat Tlu Dredging Ltd. were held tn Kuala Lumpur recently. Mr. A. A. Henggeler, the chairman, presided at all meetings. Addressing the Rawang Concessions'
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    HAMMER & CO. EARN $162,182
    199 4 HAMMER CO. EARN $162,182 DIVIDEND KEPT AT $1.50 SHARE A SLIGHT fall m the net profit, compared with the preceding year (but after allowing for war tax), is reported by W, Hammer and Co. Ltd. for the year ended June last. The dividend, however, is maintained at $1.50 a share.
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    SHELL FINAL 6d. NET
    130 4 Total Again 5% *I*HE 'Sheli Transport and Trading Company has declared a second interim dividend of 6d. per £1 unit, free of tax. on account of 1940. which was paid on July 8. The directors will recommend at the annual meeting that this payment be made
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    72 4 ■uye» lM«il OambJer 17.50 ilamburc Cube »12 15 Cube $13.0© roprd Mlied $3.40 Sun Dried S3.CS 'epnft White Muntok |16 SO White $15.75 Black $7.75 iaoo Flour Mn Lingf» $5.50 PMt $540 Sarawak $5.00 $5.00 Small Flake $8.50 Fair Flake $$.00 Medium-Pearl $10.00 Small Pearl $:0.!0 'elotong
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    SHANGHAI FOREIGN EXCHANGE PUZZLE
    70 4 Shanghai, Aug. 21. rTHX Heads of the British and Amertran Banks met a representative of the Stabilization Board of Hong Kong and requested clarification of the foreign exchange situation m order to place the market on a workable basis. Meanwhile business remains practically stationary. Reuter The
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    RUBBER EXPORT DUTY
    39 4 rpHE price of rubbei for purpose of assess- ment of export duty In the F.M.S. has been determined at 38 cents a pound for the period Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, Inclusive, states a Gazette notification.
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    36 4 London. Aug. SI. rl opened quiet. The turnover was T8 tons. The market was very quiet, with little demand while sellers were fery reserved. After official hours prices were unchanged and no business was done. ■MMT.
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    EXCHANGES
    175 4 r&e following art -He •zcaa&cc r*Us feii eaorntna according to Urn dally ctrcUsL' iscac. by tbe Honckant tad SbAnstuU Biintirn Corporation- •tax no Londoo r.T «/4 i/M London demand 1/4 1/32 Switzerland iT.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand fl.ts Batavta demand M.71 damarang demand $6 58
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    TRADE WITH SYRIA NOW PERMITTED
    103 4 A Cairo Aug. 22. BOARD ot Trade regulation usued yester- I day permitting trade with Svrla is sx- pected to help to bring down the cost ol living there. One if the reasons for the present high costs m Syria is the fact that MM
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    85 4 Stnjrapare, Friday, Aag. 52 neon. Buyers Seller* Price* Price* < N*. IX til (Spt lease) US U% Ne DC R.S.S. t.b rases Amg.-Sept. iSeUert eptlesn 3I MH C.F.A.Q. R.S.B »o j to bales Aag.-SepL (Seller 1 epttoni ss^ UH *.A.Q. R.SS fo >b kale* Ao«.-
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      323 4 ttUt ROOSEVELT-CHURCHILL MEETING IS BRINGING VICTORY NEARER HOME, SO COME HERE MORE AND BREATHS THE AIR OF CONFIDENCE TO-NIGHT Tea Dansant from 7.30 p.m. Late Dance from 9.30 to 12. TO-MORROW NIGHT THE V SIGN IS EVERYWHERE AND ON EVERYBODY ENGLAND MARCHES ON TO VICTORY! GIVE HER A TOAST See
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      764 4 AUCTION NOTICES THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of essentially modem Dutch hlgh-grad« polished teak hcusehold furniture by VAN HTN Co. Ltd.. Orchard Road, crockery, glassware, cooking utensils, potted plants. «ne DEC. Radio receiver etc. ~te. 'Br Order of Miss M.V. Rodyk<, U be held at No. 432. Orchard Road,
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    London Stock Exchange
    362 5 Profit-Taking In Most Sections London, Aug. 21. »T<HE Stock Exchange to-day displayed a tendency to pause to-day and profittaking appeared m moat section* but the undertone remained generally firm. OUt-edged were unchanged. Home rails mainly retained their recent advance but Industrials were distinctly reactionary apart from the
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1366 5 THURSDAY. AUG. SI, 1941: 4 P.M. MTJflNG Bayer* SHMn Ampat (to) 3a 7%d 3s Austral Am»l (Ss) 7s 7a 3d c.d. Austral Malay (C) 33a 6d 34s 6d c.d. Ayer Hltam (5a) 17a 18a Ayer Weng ($1) .85 .70 Bsnurln Tin if) Its 8o 14a
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    111 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES iFroo Our Own Correspondent i Uondon, Aug. 21. COMMODITY and Bscnance markets ciowd as follows wttb previous quotations to twren thesis:— BCBBSK: Steady. COTTON: Closed for durauoo of war. nmti White Muntok: 16% d. lsd.) Lampong black m bond' 9d. (9d TIN: Easier. Spot: 13S6K (£256%) Forward: £259%
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    WALL STREET
    64 5 Dow Jones Averages New York, Aug. 21. j THE following were the Dow Jones I Averages when the New York Stocs j Exchange and Commodity Exchange closed to-day and yesterday: nwg. urn M|, ci 30 Industrials 126.01 125.9S 20 Rails 30.21 30.21 16 Utilities 18.35 18.35 40 Bonds
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    NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES
    57 5 New York, Aug 31. THE following were the prices of 1 Straits tin In cents per pound on the Commodity Exchange to-day and yesterday. Trading In rubber was suspended nag. am na(. «i IN: Spot August September October NoTember 52 S3 52.00 52.00 51.75
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    103 5 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: indubct currm aw mail sekvice VIA MANILA The extra Indirect air Ball •ervloe to conMet wtlta the Pan-American Airways Clipper at Manila Is not operatlnc this weekend. wcu air iz.ju p.m. ifrica air 11.30 p.m. Uitralla air
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      375 5 liaMC Mi. RAaaavaOM hartv cbn ducting the Halle Orchestra. Khovanchtchina Prelude Plight of the Bumble Bee ***** An Irish Symphony Scherzo Londonderry Air ***** Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 L0X123 A Trumpet Voluntary Boiomn Melody ***** SIR HAMILTON lIAKI'V 'inducting the London Phuharir.onlc Orchestra Divertimento No. if, m l> Major (Mozart).
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      355 5 An Adhesive MX j I Compound W I Kfa d y far I immediate Use f I No Heat MBm W^M I-R c q r e d aynj I l^^t I FOR MENDING Ta^R^a la^^ AND FIXING 4B J WOOD, IRON, HP^ D (marble, L E A T H B
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      162 6 "SHOULD RANK AS ONE OF THE BEST BETTE DAVIS HAS YET MADE" Says MALAYA TRIBUNE TO-DAY 3.15, 6.15 9.15 Tops everything she's ever done even The Letter" BETTE He r t^y CttrCSS Vas P« rl oi ||J(g 1^ |,^k f~^\ rir|r~i W^ ■< MARY ASTOR WHO. lK.kW»aW^<M<itM<Dawt J X _^sJM(
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      267 6 y v HEAVEN WILL PROTECT THIS "POOR" LITTLE G.D. (Gold-digger) 4 *,&j 4f BflP^^^^^^fififl ß^Bk ?LfiffffffffW BUT WHO WILL HELP THE MEN SHE WORKS JW? I d^^ML J II tiiß ANSWER \L l»T|j THEY WERE MOSTLY "NO", FOR SHE WAS I I A GIRL OF FEW WORDS BUT I 0H.
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      194 6 RIOTOUS HILARITY! .B Created by BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO "HOME COMFORTS" FOR THE TROOPS! Provided by THE ANDREWS SISTERS! "MUST RANK A^ ONE OF THE FINEST MUSICAL COMEDIES TO COME TO SINGAPORE THIS YEAR" —Free Press. (THE 816 LAUGH SHOW 4 SHOWS TODAY f*A D |Tm and to-morrow tArl
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    'SOME POWER MAY FORCE THE UNITED STATES INTO WAR'
    476 7 Roosevelt's Son Says U.S. Ships Will Open Fire If Attacked London, Aug. 21. pAPT. Elliot Roosevelt, second son of the United States President, told a Press conference here to-day that he was here en a mission connected with the United States
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    "Ready For Any Emergency"
    261 7 New York, Aug. 21. THE Western Hemisphere portion of 1 the Atlantic is being "slowly but surely cleared of German submarines and surface raiders," writes Joseph Drtsooll, New York Herald-Tribune correspondent at sea win the United States Atlantic fleet's neutrality patrol. c Driscoll. who has had
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    FRENCH GOLD FOR GERMANY ?
    242 7 FRENCH GOLD FOR GERMANY London, Aug. 21. "WHERE is the Bank of France's gold?" Thus asks the Financial News to-day, commenting on the first weekly statement published by the Bank since the collapse of France, showing that gold reserves of the bank amount to 84 500,000.000 francs. This figure does
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    CALL TO JAPANESE FOR SACRIFICES
    83 7 Tokio, Aug. 21. /"•OL. Mabuchi, Japanese army spoltes- *<• man, m a press conference here to-day, urged the Japanese people tc give serious thought to the changing world situation and prepare to make sacrifices. Japan's influence to-day, he said, extends from the north of the
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      376 7 RAFFLES HOTEL To-night DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Caharet- BUSTER MAGGIE DINNER S3.OH NON-UINEKB Sl.Oft Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SPECIAL RACE DINNER- DAICE CABARET SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT 8.30 tr. 10.30 p.« By the Band ot the MANCHESTER REGIMENT PAHITS DINNER
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      204 7 AS GREAT AS THE NATION! CA TH AY 4 SHOWS DA|LY Vll 1 llil 1111 11 a.m. 3-15. 6.15 fSc 9.15 EXCITEMENT ROMANCE LAUGHTER HEDCE-HOPPINC THEIR WAY TO CLORV iun In tk« gr«at»it «tr drams «w flhwwdl B^/ •sramawit peasant fc.isVsll I DDIT.CU I WANTED Kir r WINGS" KiJ RAY
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 1941. (719th. Day Of The War.) Raising The Wind
    1362 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 1941. (719th. Day Of The War.) Raising The Wind This article is addressed mainly to those recent arrivals to Malaya who have become readers of the Straits Times. Modesty and the Defence Regulations prevent us giving any indication of how many thousands of
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    39 8 AN article from a correspondent headed A Breath of French Air appeared In this page on Monday. We regret that due to an oversight acknowledgment was not made to The Tablet In which publication the article first appeared,
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      CONTRACTS
      397 8 Delay In Payment By Service Departments To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— Your readers must have noticed from your report* of the proceedings at the sittings of the Contracts Commission the complete uniformity of the evidence given by contractors on one particularly Important point. It appears that
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      "DIG FOR VICTORY"
      408 8 Singapore Rotary Club's Campaign To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Last year the Singapore Rotary Club initiated a communal gardening experiment. A spare piece of land at the McNair Road residential estate was fenced off and divided Into allotments, which were taken up by certain
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      INDEBTEDNESS
      738 8 Time For Settlement Is Too Short To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— May I discuss the recent circular on indebtedness The circular says For some time past Govern ment has treated breaches of G.O. 23 with leniency, but It U clear from the number of cases of
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      CIGARS FOR BOMBERS
      82 8 To the Editor of the Straits Tlm«« Sir, Much has been heard of Hitler's "Meln Kampf" and Chamberlain's "Mein Gamp." Something should be heard of Churchill's "Mein Cigar." I suggest that the local factories should start making a "Churchill Cigar" to be sold on an Important date
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      SMALL CHANGE
      95 8 To tb« Editor of the Straits TUn<* Sir, A couple of days ago I stepped Into a Chinese shop to get some things for three cents. The shop-keeper. Instead of giving the things, refused and said that he had no change for five cents. On hearing that, I
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      UNDER HITLER'S HEEL
      896 8 CONVULSIONS OF THE "NEW ORDER* By "European Correspondents'* WHILE the Goebbels propaganda machine is busy depicting the new order as a blessing for Europe and while many German pressmen are already glorifying this new Europe as the fulfilment of an historic necessity, innumerable reports, coming from Germany
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      236 8 ;MK0;l»M NEW ISSUE O F H-M-V RECORDS JUST RECEIVED FROM LONDON We s tock the biggest range of Chinese Bed -sheets. The quality is the finest we have ever imported. In various Colours and m Various sizes at Low Prices. ALSO PILLOW CASES TO MATCH guaranteed Fast Colours. GIAN SINGH
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      7 8 JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician? 21, BATTERY rK>AD.
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    NAZI CASUALTIES ARE NOW PUT AT 2,000,000
    780 9 Reich Pays Terrible Price For Advance HITLER'S THIRD OFFENSIVE MOVING TO ITS CLIMAX Outcome Of Struggle Is Still In Doubt AS Hitler's third offensive moves to its climax, with the decision still very much m doubt, great battles are raging; m three main
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    "Reds Can Fight On For Years"
    407 9 Moscow, Aug. 22. MEVER m history i us an army been known to suffer such losses m such a short time," said M. Lozovsky, Deputy Chief of the Soviet Information Bureau, commenting last night on the German casualties for the first two months of
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    Japan Seizing More Pacific Islands?
    116 9 Washington, Aug. 21. i^rlAT the United States would view with concern and refuse to recognise any formal Japanese annexation of additional Parine islands was indicated by Mr. Cordell Hall. Secretary of State, at his Press conference to-day. It is pointed out here that the Spratly
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    CANADIAN PREMIER AGAINST IMPERIAL WAR CABINET
    448 9 London, Aug. 22. A LARGE gathering of journalists presided over by Mr. Brendan Bracken, Minister of Information, met Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Canadian Prime Minister, at the Ministry of Information, when he was questioned on his views about an Imperial War Cabinet. In
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    'Chance For Immediate & Complete Victory'
    131 9 'Chance For Immediate Complete Victory' New York, Aug. 22. A CALL for President Roosevelt to propose, and Congress to approve, a declaration of war against the Axis nations is made m the new Republic, one of America's foremost liberal weeklies. There is a chance, the magazine says, of an immediate
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    200,000 Nazi Troops Mass On Turkish Frontier
    273 9 ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF TOWNS IN CROATIA REPORTED FROM BERLIN Istanbul, Aug. 22. ARRIVALS from Sofia (Bulgaria) assert that 200,000 Ger- man troops are concentrating on the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier, thereby causing speculation whether Germany has not abandoned the plan to drive across Turkey, says
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    New Strategy Of Supply
    281 9 Joint System For Three Big Powers Washington, Aug. 21. BY Informing Congress officially to-day of his talks with Mr. I Winston Churchill and the new {order outlined in their eight-point declaration. President Roosevelt has followed the practice he established in the case of the American ship
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    Cousin Of King Will Command Illustrious
    167 9 New York. Aug. 21. *|"HK aircraft-carrier Illustrious, which is m an American shipyard for repairs, will be commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten, says the British Press Service. Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of King George VI, was commander of H. M. Destroyer Kelly, which
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    CHINA ENDS RELATIONS WITH DENMARK
    34 9 Shanghai, Aug. 22. CHINA yesterday severed relations with Denmark as a result of Denmark's recognition of the Japanesecontrolled Nanking Government and of Manchukuo, according to local Chinese reports.— Reuter.
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    MANY HUNDREDS OF PLANES IN NEW BRITISH ATTACKS
    499 9 Daylight Sweeps Over Holland And Northern Franre MANY hundreds of fighters and large numbers of Blenheim bombers took part m large-scale daylight offensive operations over Holland and Northern France yesterday. Enemy shipping was also attacked. The R.A.F. has now taken m hand
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    "Invasion Of Britain Improbable Yet"
    43 9 "Invasion Of Britain Improba ble Yet" TokJ". Aug. 22. "T*HE situation «n the Eastern fr >nt make* an attempt sjl invading Britain imnr«bahle thr« year," states the Berlin correspondent of the Asahi Shimbun m a cable to his newspaper In Tokio yesterday. Reuter
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    Failure Of U.S.-Japan Talks
    194 9 Failure Of U.S.Japan Talks 15 Meetings Reporlrci By Vichy Agen«*\ Shanghai. Aug. 22. AN attempt by Tokio and Washington to negotiate modus v vendi to bring about a temporary relaxation of the present tension in Japanese- American relations has ended in failure, according to Vichy news reports from the Japane-.'*
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      68 9 Curry Sausage made with the touch that only a Master Baher can give Royal Bakery Curry Puffs and HJsP> Sausage Rolls have that extra THR** a i(U something which only a Master .rrEUCatT fi*" Baker can give perfect Qlrftl**"' AAIL.Y pastry, skilful mixing of In- ci7(S jredlmU, and aromatic flavour.
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY MORE THAN $1,500
    276 10 Substantial Gift By European Couple The Main Item pOR the past two days, four-figure gifts by Europeans have saved The War Fund from recording the lowest daily collections m its history. Ycslerday a further donation of $1,000 from Mr. J. A. Clarke was
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    Admiral Spooner In Singapore
    113 10 REAR-ADMIRAL J. E. Spocner, TiS.O.. has arrived m Singaoore and will I take up his duties as Rear-Admiral, j Malaya, and Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard, from to-morrow. He succeeds Rear-Admiral T. B. Drew Tlu will be leaving Singapore to take up an important appointment m
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    CORDON HARKER IN GOOD PICTURE
    358 10 At The Cinema Ike Lad." (Gordon Harker. &K4 Carr, Betty gtorkfeld). At the Pavilion 'PHIS film does great credit to the excellent, ry-commiv by Edgar \7f.ttace. Th» >1» vei clever one. Mutual Ktupieica between Ijurd Fandon a. J his wife—he r s her believe he
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    AMUSEMENTS
    104 10 BAFFLES liiilll l miner a. Danot (Pornal) pjn. to Midnighl. OBEAT WOBLD Cabaret: Night Uanoe 8 30 to Midnight. Globe: The Bon of Monte CrLsto. Sky: Tlw Westerners. ■APPT THEATKE (Happy World) I#t Oeorfte Ho It. Seaside: Tropic I'll ry. NKW WOK I.I) Talkies rtieatr«6 ana Otastaaa Sldr Bh.iw
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    Thai Newspaper Thanks Malaya
    76 10 IN an editorial raptiooed "Thanks Malaya." the influential Thai daily Prajaraitra. rcmmenUnr on the recent speech by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, m which he referred to our good neighbour. Thailand," and wished happiness to the Thais, says that such a statement at this time of
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    THAI RADIO ON BASES
    114 10 Big Problems For Any Invader WINDING up a talk on the Far TT East situation, the Bangkok radio official commentator last night declared that any potential aggressor violating Thai territory would meet with a disastrous end. especially as Thailand would have j the support of the
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    "INDO-CHINA TROOPS NOT DISARMED"
    111 10 Vichy. Aug 22. T"HK Paris Press prints a dispatch from Hanoi officially denying reports that since the Japanese occupation of Indo-China the Japanese have taken over all ports, navigation and transport, and also that Admiral Decoux. the Governor-General, has been deprived of all but his administrative
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    CHINESE PILOTS SAID TO BE IN MANILA
    60 10 ALTHOUGH there is no confirmation m Singapore, Shanghai Chinese rpor's. quoted by Reuter, state that 120 hinese voiunteers have been sent to Mai.ila by the Chinese Government for h training by American experts. A completing the course, add the Bh ai reports, they
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    EXPRESSES TO THAILAND
    373 10 Revision Of Rail Service AS a result of reduced passenger traffic, the train service between Malaya and Thailand is being revised from Sept. 3, it is announced. The FX.S. Railways announce that a southward bound train will leave Bangkok on Wednesdays at 4 p m. and arrive
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    U.S. Exports To Russia & China
    66 10 U.S. Exports To Russia China Washington, Aug. 21. THE State Department to-day iaaoed a general licence authorizing the export of chemicals, machinery, nonferrous metals Iron, steel and veritable products such as rubber, wood and paper to Russia and China (whither they will be sent by the Burma Road* as well
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    Food Hoarding
    58 10 i^OUATH, the London Zoo's 23 ft. reticulated Malayan python, ate a whole aoat, horns included Note, the giant snake won't eat again for six or eight months 'wrote the Straits Times London Correspondent on Ju'y X) and will probably remain torpid until the Spring of 1942-41 a bomo
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    Fine For European Who Did Not Stop After Accident
    617 10 F ine For European Who Did Not Stop After Accident CETTTNG aside a police court acquittal on a charge of failing to stop after an accident, Ktr. Justice Aitken, m a judgment delivered :n the High Court yesterday, ordered a conviction on the charge and fined H. Harley Clarke $15.
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    Volunteer Gunners Practice
    47 10 Volunteer Gunner s Practice Gunners of the Singapore Royal A'tiOery (Volunteers), a unit of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Fo^ce, take their place alongsiae regulir units m the Cefence of Malaya. This picture, takin during a practic. shoot this week, shows Volunteer gunners waiting for the command "Fire."
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    High Commissioner's Address To Civil Defence Workers
    428 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. "THE work of the passive defence services is just as impor- tant as that of the fighting services," said Sir Shenton Thomas, High Commissioner, when he spoke to the passive defence services who were on
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    EVACUATION EXERCISE
    370 10 Training In East Coftst Area ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUNDAY THERE will be an evacuation exer- else for the East Coast evacuation area of Singapore on Sunday morning. This area lie.s to the south and south-east of Kallang Road, Gey- lang Road and Chang! Road, bounded on the west by
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    MAHARAJAH LEAVES
    45 10 "THE Maharajah of Patiala has left i Singapore to return to Patiala, after rtaiting Indian troops in Malaya. During hi* atay he met heads or the fighting Services, and wa* feted bf Sikh aad Indian communities in the states and settlement* he visited.
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    WARNED NOT TO COME TO SINGAPORE
    880 11 Sarawak Ranee Believes She Is On Gestapo "Black List" CN route to Kuching, the Ranee of Sarawak, returned to Singapore yesterday by the Anzac Clipper her first step on British soil after nearly two years with tales of how she was almost "stranded" m
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    APPLICATION TO HEAR FRESH EVIDENCE
    203 11 CURTHER evidence is to be called m the case m which N. Murugasu, formar secretary to the Principal of the Medical Collegs, U under sentence of 24 months' rigorous imprisonment on charges of criminal breach of trust involving a total sum of about $800. This
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE TEACHERS' DAY"
    74 11 DR. Lim Boon Keng has been invited to deliver a lecture to a meeting of Singapore Chinese teachers on Aug. 27. The "Teachers Day" will be celebrated on that day by a ma^s meeting, at which it is expected current education problems will be discussed and
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    CHINESE DRIVERS URGED TO JOIN CORPS
    72 11 pHINESE drivers In Singapore have I* been requested by their union to join the Auxiliary Drivers' Corps »o that, m the event of an emergency, they will be able to do their part m the defence of the country. The union has made an
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    CHINESE AND LONDON AIR RAID RELIEF
    43 11 THE Singapore China Relief Fund Committee is holding a conference at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to-day to discuss further measures m connection with the campaign m aid of the Lord Mayor's Air Raid Distress Relief Fund.
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    GORDONS CONCERT PARTY TO BROADCAST
    25 11 rE Gordon Highlanders' concert party will five another broadcast programme from the Singapore station to-day from 7.30 to 8 pjn.
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    MALAYAN FISH
    37 11 AN illustrated and informative booklet, "Malayan Fish and Hew To Cook Them" compiled by Mr. D. W. Le Mare, Assistant Director of Fisheries, has been Issued by the Malayan Department of Information and Public lty.
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    Absence From Duty "Serious Offence In Wartime"
    258 11 A SINGAPORE depot police recruit, Chan Yoke Han, 23. was sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment m the Singapore Criminal restrict Court yesterday for absenting himself from duty with the Intention of not returning. Chan, who was said to have disappeared from the
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    CHUNGKING SUPPORTS JOINT DECLARATION
    186 12 Chinese Communique Issued In Singapore PHINA'S support for the joint declaration made by Roosevelt and Mr. Winston Churchill is pledged m a communique from Chungking released m Singapore by the Chinese Consulate-General. In the gigantic task which will come after the war, China Is prepared to
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    India's Inspiration To Ceylon
    91 12 India 's Inspiration To Ceylon Colombo, Aag. 2*. SPEAKING last night *t a dinner given hi honour of the Indian Mayors, who are on a visit to the island for the Mayors' Conference, Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, Ceylon's Home Minister, said: "If Ceylon has achieved any political progress, it ia
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    PRISON TERM FOR GANGSTER
    222 12 Man Described As "Most Dangerous" "TtfilS man had been known to my I sub-branch as the most dangercus angster m Singapare," declared Mr. \A. York, Assistant Superintendent I Police In charge of the Hokkien sub-<-anch of the Detective Station, m the ngapore Fifth Court yesterday after
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    RADIO TALKS ON COOKING & VEGETABLE GROWING
    46 12 RADIO TALKS ON COOKING VEGETABLE GROWING MRS. ESTHER FAIRSURN will give a second talk In the series "Wartime Cook" from the Singapore broadcasting station at 12 45 pm. to-day and Mr. G. H. Addison will give a further talk on 'Vegetable Grove ing" at 7.15 p.m.
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    "JAPAN IS DESPERATE" SAYS GEN. IVEN MACKAY
    145 12 fAPAN is desperate, but I do not J fear for either Malaya or the Netherlands Indies where preparedness has been brought to a remarkably high cltch." declared Major-General Sir Iven Mackay. the new Conunander-in-Cblef of the Home Forces m Australia. upon his arrival
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    1941 SCHOOL POSTER COMPETITION
    110 12 WINNERS of the 1941 School poster competition organized by the Malaria Advisory Board have been announced. They are:— English schools: 1. Mofad. Idri* AngloChinese School, Teluk Anson. 2. Mohd. Tijuddin. Anglo-Chinese School. Trluk Anson 3. Yap Lot Fooc and Chow Pak Lun Itie), Methodist Boys' School,
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    DEATH OF MR.F.D. BARRETTO
    98 12 THE death occurred at his residence m Thomson Road, Singapore, yesterday of Mr. F. D. Barretto. manager of the Barretto Shipping and Trading Co. Mr. Barretto. who was 67 years of age. died suddenly after his return from office m the evening. He came to Singapore
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    SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S VIEWS ON FAR EAST
    92 12 DO not think the Japanese will I fight. I do not think they want to fight. It will be sheer suicide for them tf they do. For if they do start a war m the Pacific they cannot gain control of the air,
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    TRIED TO ENTER BASE WITH 'RED' PAMPHLETS
    73 12 QTOPPED by a Naval Base policeman 3 as he mi entering the Base on Aug. 1 carrying a parcel, which was afterwards found to contain seditious literature, 21 -year-old Lee Tee Tan was yesterday convicted on a charge of being a member of
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    MOTORIST'S APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION
    54 12 /■HDNVICTED by the Singapore Traffic I* Court Judge on a charge of causing gr^vous hurt by negligent driving, and under sentence of seven months' slrapl* imprisonment, a Chinese, named Ong Joo Chin appealed against the conviction and sentence before Mr. Justice Worlev m the High Court
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    Cabinet Minister On Thais' Will To Resist Aggression
    417 13 Cabinet Minister On Thais' Will To Resist Aggression Bangkok, Aug. 21. •"THE Thais will adhere to their 1 traditional motto 'To die as free men is better than to live as slaves.' This is one of the three guarantees on which the security of Thailand Is nrmly based," said the
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    ROME STORY OF PLANES FOR THAILAND
    87 13 Rome, Aug. 31. TWENTY warplanes have arrived at Baiig- kok, according to a Toklo message reported by Rome radio. They were delivered by the American Government, having been ordered by Thailand last year. The present, situation seems to have speeded up delivery. Reuter. BORDER
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    LABOUR DECIDES AGAINST MENZIES TRIP TO LONDON
    573 13 "Essential For Premier To Remain And Direct Total War Effort" Melbourne, Au?. 21. THE possibility of Mr. R. G. Menzies going to London as Prime Minister has been removed following a decision reached at a meeting of the Labour party opposition against him
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    Preparedness In Thailand
    89 13 Preparedness In Thailand Bangkok, Aut. 21. rE Air Raid Precaution* author* ities here to-day advised the population to construct air raid shelters, prepare for blackouts and study the methods of combating dangers from Incendiary bombs, reports United Press. The authorities said the advice was riven, not because of an emergency
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    CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS
    155 13 CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS Suggestion Made In Great Britain London, Aug. 21 A CONFERENCE of British premiers may be held as a s to the Churchill-Roosevelt me according to reports circulat after the arrival of the Canadi n Premier, Mr. Mackenzie Kinc, frnn Canada, says Uni'.ed Press. It was later asserted:
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    More French Officials Join Gen. De Gaulle
    41 13 San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug. 20. r| French Chcr-ji' d'Affaires and the Secretary of thr French Legation here submitted their res gnations to Vichy to-day and accepted similar De Oaullist posts here.— United Press.
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    "SANCTIONS MUST HURT JAPAN'
    324 13 Criticism Of Trade Licensing Plan London, Aug. 21. T"HE Manchester Guardian, In an 1 editorial on rumours of the possibility of trade licensing between Britain and Japan, states: "If when the freezing of Japanese assets was announced. •it was intended to allow a certain amount of
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    COCONUT ESTATES AS GRAZING AREAS FOR CATTLE
    2062 14  -  T«r*M I K. VAIUIN I By Some Useful Hints From Experience At Permatang IT is now almost five months since the first batch of Balineae oxen were put out to graze on coconut estates, under the Government storage-of-meat-on-the-hoof scheme. During these five months
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    46 15 SOCCER: S.A.F..A. league. Orst division, S.C.F.A. vs. R.A. (A.. Anson Road sUdium; second division (a), Royal Navy vs. 1.M.C.A., V.M.C.A.; R.A.F. (SeleUr) vs. Signals. Sele'mr; second division (b), Kran.ii vs. Air Headquarters, Kranji; Wanderers vs. J.C.S.A, J C.S.A.; H.M.S. Sultan vs. S.C.F.A., SH.R.
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    FAST WORK AT BUKIT TIMAH
    404 15 Hobbs' And Orchard's Strings Exercised ALTHOUGH to-day was a slow work day, several fast gallops were done on the second track of the race course this morning m preparation for to-morrow's races m the first day of the Singapore Autumn meeting. The going *.vs slightly
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    ATHLETIC BEAT ARGYLLS 3—l
    307 15 thine c Athletic. 3; Arjrylls 1 AFTER holding the Chinese Ath- j letic team tt a sc 'reless first i half, tbe Arrylls fell off after the I interval and were beaten by three goals to one m a first division leami; soccer nnt-ii played at
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    B.H.L. TABLE TENNIS ENTRIES
    154 15 B.H.L. TABLE TENNIS ENTRIES ENTRIES received by the Singapore Table Tenrts Association for the official Invitation Business Houses' leo?ue championship of 1941 are as follows United Engineers Snorts Club. Rahamfn Penhas SDorts Club, Borneo Company Bnort.s Club, China Insurance Sports Association. Oversea Chinese Ban'tln? Staff Association, BrmtcmTn Sports Club NAAFI
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    THE NEEDLES & THE SIRDAR BEST BETS TO-MORROW
    1876 15 THE NEEDLES THE SIRDAR BEST BETS TO-MORROW Running Order. Non-Acceptors And Selections DIG FIELDS and even prospects hold out promise of some v really good sport at Bukit Timah to-morrow, the opening day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting, when a card of eight events, comprising four
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    R.A.F. Win Six-two In Water-Polo League
    85 15 DLAYING In a Singapore water1 polo league fix .are at the R.A.VF. pool yesterday, the Royal Air Force beat the Australian Airmen by six goals to two. McKay and Cnrties were prominent for the winners, while Cameron and Moorfleld were the heat of the
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    HONOURS EVEN AT CHANGI
    207 15 Fortress RE. 0; Manchester?.*. THE Fortress Royal Engineers were 1 taken by snrpris* by the Manchester* m a first division S.A.F.A. league fixture played at Changi yesterdsy when they were held to a scoreless draw. Th e Manchester^ tr»*d hard all the war and deserved to
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    MALAY SAPPERS WIN
    54 15 PHE RE. (Malays) beat the Publishers 1 by four goals to one m a second livision (a) lea-rue soccer match play;d at the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday. IN a -riendly gtme of soccer played 1 at the Naval Base ground on Wednisday, the Se>tar Rangers defeated E^-anji by
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    REICH URGES IRAN TO BREAK WITH BRITAIN
    605 16 ANGLO-SOVIET ACTION IS BELIEVED TO BE LIKELY Axis Forces Now Concentrating Along Turkish Borders Ankara, Aug. 21. /^ERMAIVY is urging Iran to break off relations with Kritain over the expulsion of German nationals within the country, assuring Iran of effective aid if the
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    Hitler Realizes Grim Winter War In Russia Is Inevitable
    95 16 Ankara, Aug. 21. QERMAN officers in Russia have received instructions from Berlin to tell the troops that the severity of the Russian winter is grossly exaggerated and that all the men need to withstand the rigours of winter is thick clothing
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    BLOWING UP OF DNIEPER DAM IS DOUBTED IN LONDON
    261 16 London, Aug. 21. AUALIFIED observers here to-day are sceptical of StockV holm reports that Marshal Budenny, Russian Com-mander-in-Chief m the Ukraine, acting under Stalin's orders, has blown up the Dnieper dam, says United Press. It was earlier reported by the Daily
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    Soviet Raid On Nazi Capital
    47 16 Moscow, Aug. ?1. COVIET aircraft raided the Berlin area last night when Incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped on military and Industrial objectives, says the Moscow radio. Explosions and fires were observed. All the Soviet planes returned to their bases. Reuter.
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    MOSCOW'S A.A. DEFENCES PRAISED BY BRITON
    29 16 BACK m London from Moscow, a British observer pra sea the city anti-aircraft defences, summing them up as "magnlncen:," sayi a Reuter message.
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    1,000 TONS OF MACHINE TOOLS FOR RUSSIA
    33 16 New York, Aug. 21. THE New York World Telegram 1 understands that 1,000 tons of machine tools are en route to Russia from Vancouver. United Press.
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    Tokio Outburst Over U.S. Oil For Russia
    108 16 Tokio, Auf 21. SHARP Japanese reaction to reports of American oil for Russia appears m the Kokumin Shlmbun to-day. It says that Japan absolutely cannot remain indifferent to the passage of ships wi'h war supplies through waters so close to Japan. The newspaper
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    STOCKHOLM BLACK-OUTS
    29 16 Stockholm, Aug. 21. rhas been officially announced that black-outs will be enforced In Stockholm during September and Octcber when military exercises are being carried out. United Press.
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    Army Of 120,000 Poles Being Raised In U.S.S.R.
    95 16 London, Aug. 21. AN army of between 100,000 and ISO M) 0 Polish soldiers U likely to be formed on territory of the I'.S.S.R.. according to the present estimate of <ien. Wanders, nev.lvmppointed I'olish Commander-in-chief m Soviet Russia and 'Jen S/yszko-Rohus/. chief
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    MAIN NAZI OFFENSIVE NOW AGAIN SWITCHED TO NORTH
    449 16 London, Aug. 21. THE Germans to-day claim that •I Narva, Novgorod and Kherson have been taken. The latest Russian communique speaks only of stubborn fighting at Odessa, Gomel and Novgorod. The loss of Kherson was a foregone conclusion with the Germans overrunning
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    Wounded Stream Into Bucharest
    132 16 Zurich, Aug. 21. riTRAINLOADS of wounded and planes bringing severely wounded are arriving m Bucharest daily, writes the Bucharest correspondent of Neve Zueriches Zeitung. The newspaper began a few days ago to publish IsU of killed. Prices have risen enormously. Owina; to livestock reductions the Rumanians
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    CALL TO LENINGRAD PEOPLE TO DEFEND CITY TO LAST
    921 16 Germans Claim Capture Of Three Towns In The Ukraine Moscow, Aug. 21. A DRAMATIC appeal to defend Leningrad to the last was made to all Soviet citizens of the Leningrad district early this morning by Marshal Voroshilov, commander-in-chief of the Soviet
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