The Straits Times, 17 September 1941

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    37 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times rCBTABUSHBD KKARLT A CENTURY) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1941 PRICE ft L'ENT> The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1941. PRICK 5 CKNTS,
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    DEATHS
    25 2 HOLM BERG.—The death occurred at the Singapore General Hospital on 15.9.41 ol J. C. HOLMBERG, formerly of the General Post Office. Singapore. Deeply regretted.
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    DEATH IN MEMORIAM.
    45 2 DEATH IN MEMORIAM. KING.— John Alison ChUlUh. are 10 yrs f. months, fatally Injured by motor lorry at Tdoh B'.anw.h Road, on September 17m 1940 A noble little lad. His short life a precious memory. Dearly Loved By Mrs. P.M. King. Late Johore Medical Dept.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    61 2 Ifr. lim Ah Kam aixi family wiab to express their grateful uiauits to all who have aer.t wreaths, scrolls, jobs papers, letters and other expressions of sympathy on the death of Mrs. Lim Ah Krm. imother of Ms Llm Wfe Saik and Llm Wee Leng of Klang. and Lim
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      639 2 LOST LOST— ONE bunch of keys at McRKchM Tleservoir on 15.9.41. If found please return 0 Lebert. 37 Caldecott Hill BsUte. PlndeT .(rill be rewarded PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTS CONTROLLED. supervised and audited at inclusive fees: Clients given every assistance and advice, power of Attorney accepted oonfultattais arranged by auallfled En<?ll->n accountant
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      800 2 FOR HIRE 1 REFRIGERATOR— New or Used. Pbone *33i HOUSES ft ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED Oct. 1, m Singapore furnished '■"mm or flat. Apply C.M.O. Malacca or ring *****. WANTED comfortable furnished flat for I bachelors In Heeren Building or vicinity. Box No. 298. Straits Times. ENGLISHWOMAN rMulres aceomroorfstlnt, for self,
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      808 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of a large collection of Silverware comprising Fruit basket*. Cigarette box. match stand butter dfeth and knife, cake plates, Jam pot sweet dishes. Anger bowls, ash trays, buckles, napkin rings, pickle forks, and tea-spoon* etc. etc., to be held at the Saleroom of Messrs. Cheong
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      199 2 EYE EXAMINATIONS. EYFfii ASSES EXCLUSIVELY cTHbMP/ON \jPTICAL C 5 4. ARCADE BMKi.. PHONE 3«*i! R A. Thompson Dr of Ocular Selene* 35 yean 1 European Clinical Experience BUSINESS CARDS ETC. EUGENE Per-».^»i Wavat A EUGENE H»ir-fecoa<r,ti««i»«. MAISON PERM Kuroveon La&tr* Handrettrrt 1% Sumfard K«a4. Phase Mia. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND
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      166 2 BARGAfM Standard Flying Nine This car has covered orly 23,000 miles with one European owner and i 3 m first clr-ss condition throughout. Four new tyres have been fitted. ALSO CHRYSLER ROYAL 1939 SUNBEAM TALBOT 1939 MORRIS 8 TOURER 1936 AUSTIN 7 SAiOON 1938 AUSTIN 7 SALOON 1936 IF YOU
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      439 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA N. Y. K. LINE. AND APCAR LINE. T0 JAPAN (incorporateo u> En^.and SINGAPORE TO KANMON. KOBE PENINSULAR AM) OKIENIAI 8. N CO. MAII PASSKNGKR ANI» CARCO AND YOKOHAMA. SERVIPF. The oest possible service* a.c oelns mala- T<(") IN 1114 talned bj the P O
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      529 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Freaueni Saiimcs to United Kingdom. Dates ar* not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clause*. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class oa*senger ship*. Single fare $200 00 (Aust.
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      236 3 Call on us for any ol the following requirements •Silks 'Indies' l\vj;i mas 'Hosiery •Hand Bajts "Tapestries 'Cotton' Munkets '(Jolf H.ijjs We always carry a larger, wider and latest range at prices which make shopping really economical. GIAN SINGH AND COMPANY, 4. Battery Rd Spore. STEAMSHIP PLANE AND RAIL TICKETS.
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      885 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE /.IIL lit t, 1 3D €4 Z1IP.I it.!* <■ m n ZIIP? IK.M m (ITS m rm ZHP.J II It n 25 m ZHL, ZIIIM. ZHP! and ZIII". 10 m. Lagu Gambos; 10.30 a.m. I.au FlonggeriR: 11 a.m. Tamil music: 11 31 am Hindustani mu-.ie; 11.45 am.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    372 4 QUIET OPENING BUT PRICES MAINTAINED FAIR TURNOVER IN TINS AND RUBBERS (By Our Finanrial Correspondent) Singapore Sspt. 17. TOE share markets were quieter at the opening this morning and m view of the profit-trying which has occurred m Loncon it may be that local operators will also
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    NEW TIN AGREEMENT IN SIGHT
    137 4 THE International Hn Committee hopes to hold Bnother meeting very »oon with expectations of more progress toward an agreement prolong- Ing the restriction scheme. To-day's meeting achieved more progress than many expected. It w understood that the Bolivian delegate, Senor Patino. willingly accepted the 1
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    NEW YORK TIN PRICES
    47 4 Kew York. Sept. 18. «pHE following were prices of Strmlts i Tin m cents per pound on the New York Commodity Exchange to-day and yesterday: Spot ..52 S3 September 51.85 51.85 October 51.90 5160 November 51.15 51.15 < December 50.50 50.50 —United Press I
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    EXCHANGES
    179 4 me following an (Ist WrtwMH* r»us wkk sornlng accoTcilna to u.i dallj etreclai lssu». ov the Bonckona nc ihanghai sj.ntini Out imji atlon r tunxiNO ujnoon 1.1 2<!J'22 London demand V 4 Switzerland (T.T. only) 903.46 New York demand 47.10 Montreal deasano 61. 1S Batavla demand M.71 damarang demand
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    46 4 London, Sept. 18. TIN openad barely steady. The turnover was 150 t ins. Fairly active consumer demand frr nears found sellers mere willing. Sellers of threemonths maintained their previous level but buyers were apathetic. After official hours, prices remsined unchanged and no business was done,— Reuter.
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    U.S. To Buy 430,000 Tons Of Rubber In 1942/43
    299 4 Washington, Sept. 10. THE official United States Rubber 1 Reserve Company has arranged to buy HP to 430 000 tons of Par Eastern rubber and 30,000 tons of Brazilian rubber during 1942/43. according to a periodical reoort by Federal Loan Admn
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    London Stock Exchange
    361 4 Prices Decline On Profit-Taking London, Sept. It. FaTHER moderate losses In most section* occurred on the Stock Exchange to-day. Including Industrials and gilt-edged and especially Kaffirs. Home ralte and South American rails with constrterahlf profit- taking recorded. It appears that last week's too rapid advance, however. Is
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    64 4 Dow Jones Averages New York, Sept. 16. THE following were Dow Jones averages on the New York Btock Exchange and Commodity Exchonge to-day and yesterday Sept. 15 Sept. 1« 30 Industrials 127.20 127.43 20 Rails 29.25 29.20 16 Utilities 18.76 18.70 40 Bonds 89.89 89.82 Commodity
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    61 4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Slocaawe. Wednesday. Sept. IT. Mas. Barer* 8»Ber» Prices Prtre> Na. IX B.S& I8s»t tease) 31H 3»% Na IX a.* ra«» ScvUsaker 3»!4 GJ A.Q 8.8-8 I*.* Met »rwt raifcer r.A.Q. R.BB. tm a m aals. Seylesaawr M fUTXIU UDOTATIONJi O«t:De. WJ4 Jan Mar Ton* at
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    113 4 Malls close at the General Post O3ce aa follows: TO-DAT •America:— Canada. N<-wfoundland. O*A, Central and South America and West Indies at 4 p.m. AU^destinaUons with which postal communications are still maintained air 4 p.m. •raclfte tstsaws:— Guam and Hawaii air 4 p.m. •Philippine Islands ah-
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      538 4 gyj!^ij^i^jjj.'i^j^-M^rw^^iVa.Jl OUKS WAS Tiiti Biiii>rtii«sT SPOT IN TOWN DURING THE BLACK-OUT! TO^N IG HT~ After-Dinner Dance, 9.30 to MIDNIGHT T^TiT SUNJTALKIES_| 93opm. TO-NIGH-f^LAST NIGHT "SECOND FIDDLE" Starring TYRONE POWER SONJA HENIE "season from to-morrow night The Year's Outstanding Malay Film 'PANGCILAN DARAH" Featuring PAHLIA-SOERIP-SOETINAH-WIPJAJA TWO CLAMOROUS STARS |"^^P"^-^^E^P^| IN AN
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      292 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. ULU BENUT CONSOUDATED RUBBER CO. LTD. 1. There will be Passive Defence exer- (ln eoniorated m the StralU Settlements.) rtes from a.m. on Monday 15th. until am. Wednesday. 17th 6rptejnber. MM. J. Between the hours of S p.m. and 1 mjimj p.m. on Monday lMh. and bet*-™
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      335 4 PUBLIC NOTICES KATU TIN DRELXJING. LTD. NOTICB OF DIVIDEND AND CLOSING Of> TRANSFER REGISTERS. KOTICE Is hereby Blvpn that a Twenty, ninth Dividend of Sixpence per Share has been declared payable to Shareholders on the Shaie Rertsters as at 23rd September. 1941. AND NOTICE Is hereby given that th« Transfer
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1405 5 TUESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1941 4 P M. MM Borer* sdton Am pat (Ss> 2l 7 HO Ansu-al Anil (to) 7s 7s 3d x.d. Austral Malay t) S2s 33s Ayer HlUm (5s) Its 9d 17s 9d xA. Ayer Weng (fl) M .88 Banjnn Tin <f) Ijp
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    109 5 'From Our Own Correspondent i London, Sept. It. The fallowing are to-day's -bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts:— s. a. British General "A- 15 Oxd British Empire "B" not available British Empire Cumulative not available British Empire C'prehensive not available British General "A" 15 j British Oeneral "B" IS
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    53 5 New York, Sept. 15. TRADING has been resumed In rubber 1 futures for two hours dally, except Saturday, with a celling price of 23* cents per pound. To-day's dealings were IS to l« points below those of Aug. 13 when trading was suspended. Present trading Is Intended to liquidate outstanding
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      391 5 4tte avIX//^ tff Ok* ASCDT 1 §7 I DAS WATER HEATER W CaAIL SQXM4, ijOU fl B. The "Ascot" single-point Water H Heater gives a constant supply of flH| nbs^aa J| not water in^tanUneously ifl Wjfff^m V anytime during the day or night. [fck^JiTß^^ Is ideal for the Surgery, HairI™*SJ»
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      231 5 PU3LIC NOTICES NOTICE. Rubber Dealers In the Islands of Singapore and Penang are reminded that coupons lssue-1 ror the third quarter 1941 expire on SOU. September 1M1. and an? such coupotu presented to the Rubber Control Office after 3 30 P- m -°n 30th September, 1941. will not' b? H.
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      339 5 INDIAN BANK, L a nQV'T limited m#? m I (Incorporated m Brttuh India.) I H E (LimbiUtf of Member, LtmitedJ j WC^^ I^^^ I (KsUfcUshed 19#7) I VI I DITC Authorised Capital Rs. MM.V* ik. I^^ m..«..,. Issued and Sabscribed f*«IOU»LY Paid- 1 cnui I iImS! >Wc22l^ Beserre and other
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      167 6 R X 0 RADIO'S ENTERTAINING COMEDY DRAMA TO-DAY At 3.15, 6.15 and 9.15 ALHAMBRA m wi kYp\^' AIR PICTURE nKRHiNr is 'K p HB v ss^nnW. P' Devil-m iyc»t* Jj^sf stunt man and bun- I nW saw movie queen! j TB I Hollywood f«id *m A. s ftmo** f their
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      286 6 GARRICK To-night at 7.45 p.m.: CHARITY NIGHT— IN AID OF TIIK LOUD MAYOR'S NATIONAL AIR EAID DISTRESS FUND. Doable Feature Cantonese Talkies "800 POON ANN" and "LOW Ml N CHAI" (Chap. I) Fihos Kindly Supplied Bj Shaw Bros.. Ltd. T«- morrow Nifht at S 45 and 9 pm.: A Thrilling
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      257 6 "Stirring, Daring Entertainment for Those BIG Enough to Understand!" NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURES PROUDLY PRESENT OJWO GREAT STARS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCREEN'S FINEST j^^^l InW^* PORTRAYAL OF A JM jy WORLD-FAMOUS STORY I V, |Q m CHARLES *k k MARGARET j^ IN FANNIE HURST'S ■*»> D#%\#l% I%Eb&
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    DECLARATION ON POLICY OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN IRAN
    497 7 Ex-Shah Held Solely Responsible For Actions In Past 20 Years Teheran, Sept. 17. ACCORDING to a Teheran radio announcement, the Shah of Iran, Risa Khan Pahlevi, who abdicated yesterday, was declared during an extraordinary meeting of Parliament yesterday to have been solely
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    Nazis Confiscate Royal Property
    155 7 Nazis Confiscate Royal Property London, Sept. 17. REGARDING the confiscation by the Germans of Royal property In the Netherlands, Dutch official circles state that Queen Wiihelmina of ttM Netherlands was deprived of all m'jm of cammunicatinn when she left Hoi- land. It is not even known vho continued to iciminis
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    ITALIAN OFFICIALS ARE MERE DUMMIES
    94 7 Ankara, Sept. 16. DESPITE dummy Italian adm.ni: trators. the Germans retain all the key posts m Greece and the Italians are generally relegated to secondary administrative Jobs, according to travellers who arrived here from Athens. Thus, m Piraeus, the zone of German administration embraces the
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    FOODSTUFFS FOR IRAN FROM EAST
    136 7 London, Sept. 16. I ARGE quaiit.it ies of wheat, sugar and tea, running into hundreds of tons, are due at Bandar Shahpur from India for sale to the proper authorities m Iran, it is announced here. The British and Kiusiaii forces m Iran are refraining
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    MORE SHOOTINGS IN FRANCE
    132 7 London, Sept. 17. TEN more Fr-inch hostages have been 1 shrt m cold blocd by the German authorities m occupied France as a repri.al for "arts of aggression against numbers of the German army," according to the German-controlled Paris radio quoted by Reuter. The ages of
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    ITALIAN DIFFICULTY IN CROATIA CROW
    63 7 Zurich, Sept. 16. IT is 1 arnc-ti com Home taut Musso- lini has received Mu-nsl?ne;ir Segvitch, Professor of L's">.(*b Unvprsity vho has brought a message from the premier of Croatia, Pavclit.-li. w!ii"ii. it li understood, referred to the difflcul ."ituuton In Croatia owin:; to insure.
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      205 7 RAFFLES HOTEL to-night DINNER and DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight Cbaret- BUSTER MAGGIE IllNNrll *3»« IMON-OINKKS »>** Saturday LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILJTARY BAND CONCERT 8.30 to 10.30 p.m, By the Bart of the LOYAL REGIMENT (By kino permission of LT.-COL. M.
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      109 7 OUR BIG LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN TO-NIGHT! M.iHT Te* MMM From 7.30 p.m. Aft.-r Dinner Dance 930 p.m to ■Ma,*sM fMMlri LAST Nibm .»OWi Ontnr) -Fox's -THE MAN I MARRIED" AMAZING STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL'S EXPERIENCES WITH THE HUSBAND SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW! starring Joan Bennett Francis Lloyd Ann*
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17. 1941 (745th. Day Of The War.) Silent Figures
    1057 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17. 1941 (745th. Day Of The War.) Silent Figures After a series of hesitant moves, m which there was some evidence of bewilderment and reluctance, the authorities have clamped down an absolute ban on the publication of any information regarding the proiduction m or
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    KING OF YUGOSLAVIA CELEBRATES MAJORITY
    126 8 London, Sept. 17. SPECIAL service celebrating the cooling of age of King Peter II of Yugoslavia was h''d in St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday. King Peter, wearing naval uniform, sat with Ills mother, Queen Marie, and his two younger brothers, Prince Tomislav and Prince Andrei. King
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    GEN. DE GAULLE BACK FROM 5-MONTH TOUR
    63 8 London, Sjpt. 17. QEN- Cliarles de Oaulle, leader of the Free French forces, has returned to London after five months' absence. During his abreuce he visited Syria following the armistice with the Vichy authorities there, and on his ■~nv back he parsed through
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      WAR SAVINGS
      267 8 How Gift Certificates Are Issued To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir— A letter published In the Straits Times on Sept. 8 under the heading "A Poser" commented on the scheme whereby War Savings Certificates can be purchased as gifts. This letter may deter readers from taking
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      NATIONAL ANTHEM
      323 8 Lack Of Respect Among Cinema Audiences To the Editor of the Straits Times I Sir.— In Malayan cinema theatres, a bar of "God Save the King" Is played at the end of each performance. Usually this is not heeded by a large section of the audience, with the
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      EDUCATION
      149 8 Inexpert Criticism Of Local Methods To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— It would be highly Interesting to know what sort of home life Is i enjoyed by the children of the parents who write so frequently to the newspapers In criticism of school hours and of subjects
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      THE M.B.C.
      74 8 Gestapo Would Force Us To Pay— And Listen! To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, One views with grave disapproval those criticisms of the M B.C. and its expensive alms. Let those people think! If they lived under the domination of the Nazis, they would not only
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      LABOUR SHORTAGE
      1043 8 ''Vicious Circle" Hampering Rubber Production To the Editor of the Straits Tim*» Bir,— There is a Controller of Rub- ber and a Controller of Labour. When th; Controller of Rubber authorized the 120 per cent, release of rubber, did 1 he consult the Controller of Labour t3 find
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      SPIRIT OF GIVING
      767 8 The Opportunity For True Greatness To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir.— I was especially glad to notice the following reference to our truly remarkable War Fund in the Imaginary Istter which "Al" was writing to "Dear Jack": "Now as to 'doing our bit' to help
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      AFTER THE WAR
      97 8 Singapore's Connection With Australia To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— According to Press repoit-s Mr. F. Klngdon Ward, well-known naturalist, botanist, explorer and writer, nas been saying that after the war the administration of Singapore might be taken over by Australia. I suggest that Mr.
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      BROADCASTING
      69 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, "Nlrom" gave us President Roosevelt's speech before 2 p.m., and again at 930 p.m. The M.B.C. could not upset their programme until 9.30 p.m. On previous occasions "Ntrom" has given us our Prime Minister s speeches hours before our white elephant
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      25 8 TANGLIN CLUB (Members only) Programme as Usual TENNIS The 4 new hard courts are now ready for play. JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET CLEARS FOR ACTION
    500 9 'Convoying' Of Aid Cargoes Begins MORE THAN 125 WARSHIPS PATROL DEFENCE WATERS Further Sinkings May Not Be Announced CINCK one minute past midnight yesterday, the United States Atlantic Fleet cleared for action, has taken over armed protection of all tease and Lend cargoes between
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    JAPAN COULD NOT BEAT U.S.
    346 9 Reported View Of Konoy c's Advisers J New York, Sept. IG. DEHIND Japan's more conciliatory attitude towards the United States was a report to the Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, from his advisers stating that Japan at present could not hope to win a war
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    U.S. Wants No False Peace, Says Wallace
    149 9 New York, Sept. 16. WHILE the American people are treW mendously interested In peace, they would not see the war end prematurely In a marner which would ensure a third and more horrible war In the present generation, said the VicePresident, Mr. Hcr.ry
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    Panama Lodges Claim Against Germany
    52 9 Panama, Sept. 16. THE Panamanian Government has instructed its minister In Berlin to present a formal protest to the German Government regarding the sinking of the steamship Sessa and Montana, advising him to claim Indemnity. The decision m this regard was taken to-day by the
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    29 9 New York. Sept. 16. The Rome radio quotes a Toklo report saying that negotiations betwe?n Jnpan and the Netherlands Indies will be resumed m the near future.— United Press.
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    US. DEFENCE TAX BILL
    37 9 Washington, Sept. 16. •THE House of Representatives to-day without calling for a vote, DrompUy approved the $3,553,000,000 (£883.000.000) D: fence Tax Bii:, thus clearing the way for final action to-morrow i*>y the Senate.
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    Bulgars Reject Red Charges
    193 9 Anti-Russian Actions Denied In Note Sofia, Sept. 17. •THE Bulgarian Government has re- Jectid the Soviet not3 of protest dated Sept. 11, in which Bulgar.a was charged with disloyalty towards Russia and also with not observing a truly neutral att.tude, according tS an oflcial announcement made
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    Russian Families Leave Bulgaria
    98 9 London, Sept. 17. IN a bulletin broadcast from the Ankara national broadcasting corporation early this morning it was reported that 50 Soviet women and children the families of the Soviet Legation In Sofia (Bulgaria) have arrived in Istanbul. It is added that their arrival ha« caused
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    Japanese Vessels In Alaskan Waters
    84 9 Japanese Vessels In Alaskan Waters Washington, Sept. 16. SENATOR M. C. WallEren, In a letter to Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, informs him that Japanese fishIn* boats have violated their agreement not to fish In Alaskan waters. spying that a Japanese floating cannery had operated there this summer. Senator
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    NAZI BIG GUNS AGAIN BOMBARD DOVER
    75 9 London, Sept. 17. AFTER eight days' silence German long-range guns opened fire across the Straits of Dover at 10 o'clock last night. In Salvoes of two shells fired over space of 17 minutes Visibility was remarkably clear and watchers on the English coast saw
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    RAID OVER HELIGOLAND BIGHT
    40 9 K.A.F. li.nr.i.. rs Hew at ina-st -height to attack a convoy of six ships m lhe Cernun waters of Heligoland Bent recently. In this pictare to a 500-ton ship well alight after a direct hit amidships.
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    Half Britain's Stocks Of Vital Materials To Go To Russia
    88 9 London, Sept. 16. CONFIDENT that the Soviet armed forces will successfully survive the winter, the British and United States Governments have ajrreed m principle to go halves m providing supplies to Russia, according to exclusive information from authoritative quarters here.
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    Reds Win Battle For A River
    250 9 Foil Nazi Operations Near Leningrad Moscow, T^t. 17. /"•ERMAN plans to use certain small vl islands and one bank of a river m the neighbourhood of Leningrad as the Jumping off ground for a further advance towards the city have been lolled after a
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    REDS HOLD ON TO BALTIC BASES
    414 9 Control Of Finnish Gulf Slill In Russian Hands Leningrad, Sept. 17. WHILE BerUn reports quoted In Stockholm clilm that the Germans have captured the small island of Wormaoe off the Estonian coast.' Reuters correspondent In Leningrad states that the fart that :hj Soviet! bases
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    WING CANNON FOR U.S. FIGHTERS
    196 9 New York, Sjpt. IC. **l*iVO new developments which m Jurt around thj corner will add immeasurably to th strik ng p w r of American fightln; planer," writes the Wall Street Journal. 'On? is a cannon which will fire from the wing o'. a plane
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    Free French Restore Syrian Republic
    68 9 Damascus, Sept. 17. THE Syrian Republic has been restored and vested with authority b» Gen. Catrouz, Com-mander-in-Chief of the Free renrh forces m the Levant, acting m the name of the Allies, states a message from Damascus. Thig is m accordance with the promise made
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    FIERCEST FIGHTING AROUND LENINGRAD AND IN SOUTH
    497 9 Russians Recapture Township From Large Nazi Force In North-West London, Sept. 17. THE tremendous battle m Russia continues on the entire front, with special ferocity around Leningrad and Kiev and along the line of the German advance towards the Crimea, where Marshal Budenny's
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    BIG NAZI THRUST TOWARDS CRIMEA
    204 9 Strong Enemy Forces Cross Lower Dnieper London, Sept. 17. MARSHAL Budenny, commander of the Russian southern army, appears to b? la consdcrable pfril as the Germans are clalmlns that their forces are advancing on a broad front across the lower Dnieper River, supported by wave
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY NEARLY $1,200
    772 10 Total Carried Very Close To $5,800,000 Mark WITH the addition of nearly $1,200 to-day, the gross total of The War Fund is carried very close to the five million eight hundred thousand dollar mark. The actual figure is $5,794,627. The largest item m the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    150 10 AM USEMENTS SINGAPOBF SAM LtS lIOTtI Uinnc- fr. l")oncn (Informal) 8 pjn. to Mlrtnlßiit. GB£.\T WORLD Cabaret: Tea Dance from 7.30 p.m. after Dinner Dance 9.30 to Midnight. Globe: The Man I Married. Bkv: Days of Jesse James My Wifrs Relatives. HAI'PV THEATMt illapp; WorM) ;>evcn sinners. Seaside: Ifs Great
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    British Envoy To See Duff Cooper
    83 10 Chungking, Sept. 16. SIR Archibald Clark-Kerr, British Ambassador to China, left Chungking by plane to-day for Singapore v'lere, it is understood, he will confer with Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, at present m .Singapore on a spec ir-1
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    ACCIDENTS IN BLACK-OUT
    287 10 Man Found Lying In Canal THERE were five calls for the Municipal ambulance to attend to real incidents during last night's black-out exercise. Between 7 and 8 p.m. the ambulance was summoned three times. The first ca'.'. came when an Indian was injured a', the junction of
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS
    240 10 List Of Principal Awards In Johore (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Sept. 17. OIGH Government officials. and prominent community leaders figure m the list of honours awarded m connection with the Sultan of Johore's 68th birthday *o-day. The following are the principal awards: First class of the
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO BURMA
    75 10 Rangoon, Sept. 17. THE Chinese Government delegation to negotiate with the Burma Government on Chinese immigration into Burma arrived here by air to-day. The delegation is headed by Mr. T. K. Tseng, Administrative vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs m Chungking. It is expected negotiations will be opened
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    INDIAN RULER VISITS KING FAROUK
    57 10 Cairo, Sept. 17. INDIAN troops m the Western Desert were Inspected to-day by the Ruler of Bahawalpore. Earlier m the day the visitor was received by King Farouk. He was accompanied to the Palace and introduced to the King by the Brit'sh Am bassador, Sir
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    CANDIDATES FOR ARMY COMMISSIONS
    52 10 Simla. Sept. 16. A CENTRAL interview board which commenced a session on Sept. 1 is expected to interview about 700 candidates for emergency commissions. So far the standard cf candidates coming forward has been such as to enable the board to select seventy per cent, of
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    "POT O' GOLD" PACKED WITH LAUGHS
    135 10 At The Cinema ■Tot O' Gold." (James Htewart, Paulrttc Goddard). L'nltci Artists. At the Cathay. POM beginning to end this picture Is one long laugh, comedy situations following one after another. James Stewart plays a most unusual role v the music mad heir to
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    Japanese Atrocities In Occupied Areas Of China
    507 10 JAPANESE methods of consolidating their powers m occupied China were commented on m a broadcast from Singapore last night by Dr. Lim Boon Keng m the series Malaya Speaks." The speech was broadcast on three transmitters. "Apart from the atrocities and the destruction
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    Car Lighting And The Black-out
    168 10 VALUABLE lessons were learnt from the two-day black-out m Singapore which ended this morning. Some of the important points which call for study and action are: Central parking of cars along Collyer Quay and Robinson Road durini the black-out. Cars m parked were found to
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    MR. DUFF COOPER'S SINGAPORE OFFICE
    47 10 »I*HE offices of the Special Mission to the Far East headed by Mr. A. Duff Cooper. British Cabinet Minister, have been established at 104. Jervols Road, Singapore. Correspondence for the Mission should be sent to that addreM. The telephone number is 3714.
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    JOHORE CELEBRATES 68th BIRTHDAY OF SULTAN
    752 10 Leading Officials Received In Audience In Throne Room (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Sept. 17. WHILE no saluting guns boomed at Johore Bahru to-day m customary honour of the 68th birthday of the Sultan of Johore, and no ball or formal party will
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    13 10 Sir Frederic Eggleston, first Australian Minister to China, has left Singapore for Chungking.
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    FAR EAST C.-in-C. VIEWS A.R.P. AT DOCKS
    175 11 Extensive Test Of Passive Defence Organization A IR Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander- in-Chief, Far East, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. S. W. Jones, and Mr. J. E. Jeans, Director of Air Raid Precautions m Singapore, last night viewed the Singapore Harbour Board's
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    NEW CHEMICAL WORKS IN THE INDIES
    135 11 Batavia, Sept. IX A NEW company, the Netherlands Indirs Cliernnal Works, Ltd., has Just been founded m Batavia, w.tli a capital of 5' 2 million guilders, of which the Government's share is 1,650,000 guilders, the lest being furnished by the B P.M., H.V.A.. InternaUo,
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    CHINESE COMMITTEE'S CALL FOR WARDENS
    104 11 NEARLY 1,000 sets of flre-flghting equipment have been distributed by the Chinese Passive Defence Advisory Committee to more than 260 Chinese firms m Singapore. After having recruited over 1.000 air raid wardens, tne committee is now endeavouring to obtain an additional 1,400. Four hundred more
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    STRETCHER-BEARER WHO STAYED AWAY
    123 11 •THIS is only one of several instances 1 and this line of conduct has got to stop," said Inspector M. Boyle, prosecuting officer, in the Singapore Third Court yesterday when he asked the Magistrate, Mr. Richard Moor, to take a serious view of a case In
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    GREAT WORLD TAXIDANCERS TO RETURN
    81 11 THE Great World dance hostesses who 1 went on strike on Friday night have come to an agreement with the Great World cabaret authorities, and will resume work to-night, it is understood The girls went on strike because, it is alleged th;y were di&mttsfled with
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    "Of Vital Concern To Australia"
    142 11 Melbourne, (By Air Mail). COMMENTING on the Federal Government's decision to appoint a political and commercial representative at Singapore, the Sydney Daily Telegraph said: "It is a food move, provided our representative's function is political rather than commercial. In Singapore plans are being laid for
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    SHAPE OF DISCS WILL INDICATE RELIGION
    155 11 r£ latest idea for identity discs m Uingapore Is the manufacture of discs of different shapes for persons of different religions. A large number of people have already bought discs which are not so differentiated. I "Those discs are quite satisfactory," says an official
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    CHINESE STUDENTS BACK FROM BRITAIN
    134 11 TWO Chinese students from Shanghai who recentiy completed their studies at B/itish uni/ersities have arrived m Singapore on their way back to Shanghai. They are Mr. Tung Wang, winner of a scholarship a^ard which entitled him to three years' study at Edinburgh University, and Mr.
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    CHINESE ACCUSED OF ROBBERY ATTEMPT
    127 11 TILE trial oi Yeo Sim K&ng and Yeo Lai San 1 who are charged with attempting to rob two Tamils, Andaumy and PaklriMuny. at Duneam Road on Mar. 26 becan In the Singapore Criminal District Court yesterday. After the evidence of the prosecution's witnesses the
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    35 11 A SINGAPORE Municipal committee has refused a request by W. Hammer and Co.. Ltd., for permission to add to the charges made for water iupplied to shipping, to cover cost of marine war risk insurance.
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    Thai Editor Proves Himself Match For Questioners
    235 11 Bangkok, Sept. 16. "THREE Japanese special correspon- dents walked into an influential Thai newspaper's office and badgered the editor with questions regarding Thailand's ability to maintain her neutrality, and about her lack of enthusiasm for Japanese friendship and the 'New Order m East
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    MUNICIPAL SERVANTS & DEBTS PROBLEM
    243 12 MUNICIPAL SERVANTS DEBTS PROBLEM Employees Testify Before Special Committee |U[ORE than 200 Municipal employees have given evid nee before the special committee appointed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to investigate indebtedness among the Municipal staff and to make recommendations for removing its causes. i The committee, headed by Mr. A.
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    PRISON TERM FOR YOUNG INDIAN
    238 12 Fatal End To Quarrel At Woodlands fONVICTKD at the Singapore Aiv* sizes yesterday on a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, a 23-year-old Indian. Bhiskaram Pillay, was sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Worley. Returning a unanimous verdict, the Jury
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    CHILD'S MOTHER DID NOT HEED ADVICE
    198 12 THE Singapore Cui'oner, id. W. G. Porter, yesterday inquired Into the death of a 20-montM-old Malay boy. Mohamed Jallani bin Ahmad, who was accidentally scalded while playing in the peons' quarters at the Botanical Gardens on Sept. 1. Dr. Mohamed Gaiu bin Mahuddin, who
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    STUFFED OPIUM INTO HOLE UNDER BRICKS
    116 12 SENTENCE of six weeks' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Urn Siok Boon, a former employee of the Government opium factory at Telok Blangah Road, when he was convicted In the Singapore Fifth Court yesterday on a charge of stealing a quantity of opium worth
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    FLYING OFFICER ON DRIVING CHARGES
    109 12 CLYING OFFICER J. S. Wigglesworth 1 claimed trial In the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday on three summons charge?, of driving his ear negligently, driving without a licence, and driving without having token out a third party Insurance policy. It was alleged that a car driven
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    PEDESTRIAN'S COURT CLAIM
    148 12 Car Owner Sued For Damages AN accident m Fullertan Road A near the General Post Office had a sequel In the Singapore High Court yesterday when a civil action for damages was heard before Mr. Justice Altken. The plaintiff, S. I. Iyer, claimed special damages of $580,
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    INSPECTOR'S ACCOUNT OF CAR ACCIDENT
    141 12 AN eie- witness account 01 an accident at the Junction of Grange Road and Irwell Bank Road on the evening of July 27 was given by Inspector C. J. Bembroke in the Singapore Traffic Court yesterday U. a case In which Robert Jackson was charged
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    NEW ISSUE OF EASTERN GRAPHIC OUT TO-DAY
    127 12 ANEW issue of the Eastern Graphic, popular Singapore fortnightly, is out to-day. Its many illustrations and a number of varied articles make it as interesting as it is informative. Then is a condensation of the poignant book "Uy Sister and I." the diary
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      266 12 In THE LONDON CHAMBE* OF COMMERCE (Autumn) 1940 RESULTS just published: 87 per cent, of PITMAN TRAINED STUDENTS PHin^^nQl| were awarded Passes m %f\ m'J l WilrkWa fi I KtTi the Elements of COM- ILI |Ib| Ikm! MERCE and 28 per cent M^ftV9vMnWVr¥n!lVfV"lirl7*4k^9 of these attained DIS- 9s)So3SSfiA>3«3liMC*lMi TINCTION. Enrol
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    WAR MATERIALS REACHING U.S.S.R. IN BIG QUANTITIES
    194 13 London, Sept. 16. rONSIDERABLE quantities of United States war materials v have already reached che Soviet Union, Mr. Averell Harriman, head of the United States aid delegation en route to Moscow, told a Press conference here to-day. "Substantial amounts of raw materials and
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    ATTEMPTED COUP IN MANCHUKUO
    68 13 Shanghai, Sept. 16. FLLOWING the lifting of a Press ban on the arrest of 72 ringleaders on Sept. 8, the authorities at Hsinking annevneed to-day that a secret Korean Christian group at Shinnerkai was att?mpting to overthrow th 3 Man^hukuoan regime, according to the Domei news
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    Envoy's Denial After Meeting The Pope
    141 13 Vatican City,, Sept. 16. MR. Myrcn Taylor, President Roosevelt's personal envoy to tha^ Vatican, har denied reports that c'apaniss c.rcles m the Vatican, the Pope and Mr. Taylor have, discursed the possibility of the Pope extending his good offices to establish harmonious relations between
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    22 13 IN the first half of September, our submarines and aircraft m the Middle East hive rank over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping.
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    Tokio Silent On Talks With U.S.
    153 13 Toklo, Sept. 16. THIE Japanese Information Board spokesman, Mr. Koh Ishil, questioned to-day on the assertion of the United States Secretary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, that JapaneseAmerican negotiations thus far art only m an exploratory state, said to-day "I do not want to
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    JAPANESE MOVE TO CONTROL CAPITAL
    243 13 Tckio, Sept 16. THE Japanese Government held a 1 Cabinet meeting this morning, when an announcement was made of two wartime programmes for tightening up Government control over the movement of industrial and commercial capital as well as over Japan's exports belonging to the yen
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    THAIS READY FOR MOBILIZATION
    151 13 F Bangkok, Sept. 16. AILANDB readiness for Instant large-scale mob lization was mentioned by the Bangkok radio commentator m the course of a talk today. Four major reshuffles m the Thai army commands. Including the AntlAlrcraft Regiment, are officially announced to-night. The Deputy C^mmgnder-ln-Chief of the
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    AGREEMENT FOR BASES IN S. AMERICA URGED
    81 13 San Francisco. Sept. 16. IOINT United States-Latin American agreements for the common use ol defence bases was urged by Rear-Adm. John Greenslade In a speech here tonight. He said it was plausible that an Axis military attack against weakly-defend-ed South American countries might
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    CONSERVATIVE M.P. FOR HARROW DEAD
    59 13 London, Sept. 16. THE death Is announced of Sir Isidore 1 Salmon, Conservative M.P. for the Harrow Division of Middlesex and head of the well-known catering firm ot Lyons. Bir Isidore, who died In a London nursing home, was honorary adviser on catering to the
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    "War May Be Forced On U.S.," Says Assistant Navy Secretary
    128 14 New York, Sept. 16. EVENTS of the last few days "st rongly indicate" that war may be forced upon the United States, the Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy, Mr. Ralph Ba lrd, said m a speech to a
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    U.S. DECISION TO 'CONVOY' AID CARGOES IS HAILED
    198 14 New York. Sept. IC. T:rE rtitement of Col. Franl: Knox, United Btates Navy Secretary, that all Leas? and Lend cargoes traversing the ocean between the American Continent and waters of Iceland will from now en be protected by the United States Navy,
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    U.S. NAVY ORDERS 2,831 VESSELS
    72 14 London, Sept. 16. THE U.S. Navy department announces 1 that it has awarded contracts for 2 831 ships. A D.T.artnvnt aurvey s\ows that £150.000.000 Li being spent for expanding private and pub ie shipy£ There are 17 battleships actually under construct.on as well as 12
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    200 R.A.F. BOMBERS IN BLITZ ON FOUR GERMAN PORTS
    232 14 London, Sept. IG. i MORE than 200 RAJ", bombers attacked the German port* or i Hamburg, Bremen, Cuxhaven and Wilhelmshaven last night, it is under- stood m London. An Air Ministry communique states^ "Shipyards, factories and railways at Hamburg were a'
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    CASUALTY LIST OF H.M.S. HOOD
    160 14 London, Sapt. 16. WHEN an enemy shell exploded the magazine and sank the 42,000-ton British battie-cru^sr Hood m the batU- on May 24 with the German battleship Bismarck— she survived only three days before British warships sent her to the bottom— l,4lB men of the
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    US. CENSORSHIP
    73 14 Washington, Sept. 16. THE United States Army and Navy are Jointly working out a plan for censorship of UnUed States communications with the outside world, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. John ForresUl, told the House of Representatives to-day. He added the plan may require "the hi?,her
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    PRISONERS IN INDIA
    27 14 Bombay, Sept. 16. TrHE total nvmber of prisoners of war In India has now been announced as abott 7,500 officers and 32,000 men. Reuter.
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    KILLED WHEN CAIRO AREA IS BOMBED
    29 14 Cairo, Sept. 16. THIRTY-NINE people were killed and 33 injured when the Cairo area was raided early this morning, It la cfllclally reported—Reucer.
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    32 14 Bombay. Sept. 16. IT Is announced here that the National Defence Council will be meeting for the first time on Oct. 6, 7 and 8. The Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, will preside. —Reuter.
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    114 14 Washington, Sept. 16. Mr William Knudsen, chairman of the Office of Production Management In a nation-wide broadcast today called on all Americans to give 'an extra hour, half hour, or even 15 ImLnutes to the Job from now en to speed up the production
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    124 14 London, Sept. 16. PRESIDENT Roosevelt's naval policy reflec.s the necessity, which Is 'orclng itself on the American mini f?r pushing their frontier further out ,In the world of shrinking fror. Lord Hali.'ax, the British Ambassacor to Washington, who is now m London 1
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    Challenge Cup Soccer
    266 15 ipVENTY-EIGHT entries have been accepted for the Singapore Amatiur Football Association'* Challenge Cop competition which starts on Friday with an extra preliminary round game between the Spartan* and the R.A.F. (Tengah) at Aiuon Rood stadium. The following are the entries. 8.CF.A.: "A", Chinese A Seniors, R.A.F. (8),
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE HOCKEY
    57 15 T«E following wiU represent the MecJical College Union at hockey a?ainst the Fortress Coy., P.B on the M.CU. ground at 5.15 p.m. on Friday O. N. Woodhull: J. S. Mahadevan O. B. Armstrong; V. John, Hera Singh, ITaroharan 8ln?h; Ko Lisn Kee. Hamid bin Yusof, F A.
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    ARGYLLS AND COLTS DRAW AT HOCKEY
    51 15 CAST and interesting hockey was 1 witnecs-d mt toe n?w polo ground yeaterdiy wh«n the Argylls drew oneall with the SingapTre Colts Hociey Clnb. Both gcalM came m the last minute of play, Lt. McClecd scoring tor the Argylls and R. Barker for the
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    43 15 SOCCER: S.AFJL league, second division (a), RE. (Malr.ys) vs R.E. (P. 8.), C'ainri; second division (b), I A. ts. RAF. (Kallanx), Farrer Park: Fort Cannn^ vi. Airport, Farrer Park. TENNIS: S.CC. Autumn Tournament, S.C.C. lIOCKZY: YM.CJL vs. Hcmvy Battery, YJW.C.A.
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    182 15 SELECTIONS for to-day's Ipoh races are: STRAITS TIMES Race 1: Queen's Star, The Warrior. Race 2: Pretty Quiet, Merry Widow. Race 3: Vintage, On Approval. Race 4: Glitter, Robelua. Race 5: Sir Merton, Lady Lustre. Race 6: First Ra, Green Howard. Race Duke Carrington, Winchcliff. Race 8:
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR IPOH RACES
    1132 15 Second Day Of Perak Turf Club's September Meet DEIX)W is given the full card of events at In>h to-day, j the second day of the Perak Turf Club's September meeting. The double totes will be on races three anJ five and seven and nine,
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    NAZI ATTACKS AT ODESSA & LENINGRAD HURLED BACK
    613 16 NAZI ATTACKS AT ODESSA LENINGRAD HURLED BACK Germans Claim Successes In The Central Southern Sectors Moscow, Sept. 16. MARSHAL VOROSHIIX)V, Commander-in-Chief m the lienin?rad sector of the Eastern Front, is not only holding Leningrad firmly but continues to launch successful counter-attacks m various sectors, dispatches from the front state. In
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    German Claim Of Major Success Un convincing
    266 16 London, Sept. IC. THE most significant feature of the extravagant German claims to-day regarding prisoners captured, divisions destroyed and war material pu* out of r.ctior! south r^f Lnki- Ilmen is thj fact th3t these MMMMI have, according to the German High Command, tak«;n
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    73 16 Jerusalem. Sept. 18. ELEVEN mysterious acridens occurred In Csecho-Slovakia during the latter part of July, according to news reaching authoritative Czech cire'es here. An ammunition tra'n from the famous Skoda works was blown up. Over 250 officers and m<-n m the German army were killed In
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    NAZIS FORCED TO TRANSFER FORCES FROM THE WEST
    192 16 500,000 Troops Sent To Eastern Front To Replace Casualties London, Sept. 18. PERMAN losses m Russia have been so serious that it is believed they have transferred nearly 500,(M>0 seasoned troops to the Eastern Front from the Low Countries and France, the
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