The Straits Times, 15 March 1940

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    36 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 6 PAUKS SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times ifi i\v(;ks SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH, 1.". 1940. PRICE 5 CENTS
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      184 1 7rv MIEN CHO*f<i TAILORING We only ask for a trial order. t\ m Colaman St. Singapore. -Phone 4816- SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471). r\ ill D |OHDOM. \i W^T^ /M M |fc^V >s^?= riii y~ n _^^^M^BBM L r^/^rVT^'TX"! !i pj/^N Singapore .< H < ►XT rL l) J
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      153 1 FINAL EDTN. KUALA LUMPUR, 25 JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). H-M-V RECORDS GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES ROBINSON «c CO., LTD. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. 211 f BJBJB^BHHB^BHBH^BBJifIBH^^BHB^B^BHBJBIB^BBB ■jUMI" 4 fI^B^BVBM B^^ Wr 4*4 H^^M,- S X Bi^^ J ■H jF n n,n ,j o ar -i if A» BB > *jW J
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      20 1 for PERFECT STYLES Ist DRESSMAKING 1 READYMABES Call at MADAME PAGE'S SALONS 13, Battery Road. Singapore. HOTEL MAJESTIC Kuala Lumpur.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      29 2 The family of the late Mr. Ernst Janzen wish to express their sincere thanks to all friends who attended the funeral as well as those who sent wreaths.
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      577 2 ©i* Straite fflm& SMALL APS. ■ml mum charge $1. for adrt. net emceeding 4 lines. More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads, are prepayable NICHOLSON.— On March 14, 1940, at Meyer Flats Katong, Singapore, died suddenly, Hervey Nicholson, In his
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      869 2 FOR SALE G. E. REFRIGERATOR, almost new, 3 more years guarantee to run. Also R.C.A. Radio set with aerial complete. Tel. 7309. FOR SALE compact four bedroom bri.?k and teak house nearly two acres of beautifully terraced grounds. Inspection 17 Swettrnham Road. FOR SALE, child's bedroom furniture. Must be repainted
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      794 2 BOARD RESIDENCE SELF CONTAINED FLAT, fully Xurn., near to-vc, suitable tor European couple, now available. Rental, Including catering, service, tel. ft gar. 5220 pjn. Apply Box 470, S. Times. HILLTOP —shortly available one double and single bed room with bathrooms attached. Singapore's most advantageously situated guest house. Bright airy rooms
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      731 2 PUBLIC NOTICES IDR1S HYDRAULIC TIN, LTD, (Incorporated in England) Advice has been received by cable of the declaration of an Interim dividend of 2V&% (less Income Tax) payable in England on 28th current Local shareholders will receive their warrants on arrival of the Eastern List. OSBORNE CHAPPEL, General Managers. Ipoh,
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      632 2 PUBLIC NOTICE THE HAMILTON (F.M.S.) RUBBER COY., LTD, (Incorporated in F.M.S.) Notice of Closing of Share Transfer Books. NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Transfed Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, March 22, 1940 to Thursday. March 23, 1940, both days inclusive, for the preparation of a
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      281 2 I BUSINESS CARDS ET<i WANTED FOR DISPENSARY, MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Nationality Chinese. Apply Bos No. 458. Straits Times. •BERESFORD STORK" SELF PRIMING CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KOALA LUMTUB. WANTED TO RENT For immediate entry. Large airy godown; must be dry. On Monthly tenancy Box No. 368, Straits Times.
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      345 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Uncorporaieo to England) PENINSULAR ANU ORIENTAI SJ< CO. MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO BERVICES The P. O. S. N. Company will have a passenger steamer sailing Westwards next month. All vessels may call at any ports on or ofl the route and the route
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      282 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS iinccroorui*o u> iaoe>ni GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE ORIENT VIA HONOLULU m.s ASAMA MARU from S'hal April t ms. TATUTA MARU from K'kong Apr. 25 TO VANCOUVER A SEATTLE FROM JAPAN ms. HIKAWA MARU leave Kobe Mar 71 m.s. HIE MARU leave
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      640 3 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS Cabins with private bath— Excellent Cuisine- Moderate Fares FREQUENT PASSENGER SAILINGS TO GENOA/MARSEILLES /U.K./COPENHAGEN Passengers paying the O.K. rate have the option of proceeding overland, ma Class rail and sleeper. Genoa /Marseilles 'London, at the ship's expense. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE— PKNANG—
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      465 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger
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    SHE PUT ON 2,1/2 POUNDS OF FLESH
    289 4 SHE PUT ON 2,1/ 2 POUNDS OF FLESH Feels Wonderfully Better w Nothing Is more worrying than loss of weight. To watch the scales anxiously, hoping against hope for an Increase of Just one ounce to take bottles and bottles of fishy-tasting oil and still feel no better— to He
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1295 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations THURSDAY, MAR. 14, 194* 5 P.M. MINING Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (4a) 5s 5s M Austral Amal. (5s) 6s 6s6d c.d. Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hltam 24s 25s c.d. Ayer Weng .62% .67 '4 Bangrln Tin it> 31s 9d 22s 9d Batu Selangor ($1>
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    177 4 Malls close at toe General Post Office as follows:— TO-DAY China surface 5 p.m. Hong Kong surface 5 p.m. Java surface 11.30 ajn. New Zealand surface 10 a.m. Port Moresby surface 10 ajn. Sarlkel surface 2 pjn. Slbu surface 3 p.m. Sumatra, Medan Surface 10 a.m.
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    172 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES cFrom Our Own Corre*porxiM)t> London, Mar. 14. /COMMODITY and Exchange markete closed Lv follows with previous Quotations in parentjieuls:— RUBBER: Easy. Spot Uftd IP/id (U3td llftd) May 115|16d *****6 d ai*4d 1111 16d) July-Sept. 11 116 d 11 3 16d (11 s[l6d 11 7 16d) Oct.-Dcct. 10 15
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    347 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Sin igaporc, k-i: Mar r. i«, pjn. Books Company Dividend Close Date Ex Ulv Total for financial year 1IM Payable Date to data Austral Amal 3d. Mar IS Mar. 20 Mar. 17 5% Ayer Hitam 20% less tax Mar. 12 Apr. 1 Mar. 18
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      461 4 PUBLIC NOTICES AYER HIT AM TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated In England > DIVIDEND No. 39 A Dividend of 20 per cent, lew Income Tax »t 7'- In the has been declared payable In London on the 1st April, 1940. to all shareholders on the Register on the 12th Marcn, 1940.
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      197 4 of RECONDITIONED and NEW |TV~VTV¥TY"i PRICES FROM $25... f k 1 Lrl EVERY SET CARRES ■■■jBHHjiW A uUAKAN I r,t s During the sale generous discounts will be given for cash. All machines are guaranteed RADIO SERVICE CO. °,»TV a 2, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. A THRIFTY WAY tif\ 1 II
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      330 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-aay H.W. 1.41 a.m. it ft: 2.23 pjn. 7.6 ft L.W. 8.03 a.m. 1.6 ft.: 8.02 pm. 3.2 ft To-morrow H.W. 2.14 a-m. 8 4 ft.; 3.11 pjn. 6.9 ft LW. 845 a.m. 1.8 ft.; 8.40 pjn 3.7 ft Sunday, Mar. 17. H.W. 2.54 a.m. 81 ft.:
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      365 5 Commodities Fall Little Interest In Shares K\ Our financial Correspondent Singapore, Mar. 15. ALL commodity markets incurred a sharp set-back yesterday. Rubber lost three-eighths of a penny in London to 11% and New York fell onequarter cent to 18% cents. Tin In London fell 40s. for forward
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      RUBBER MARKET QUIET
      142 5 Guthrie's Comment On New Regulations IN a weekly report on the rubber market, issued at noon yesterday, Outhrie and Co., Ltd.. write: The market has heen very quiet during the week, with little trade demand in consuming markets and no pressure to sell. The new exchange regulations,
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      SNOW HOLDS UP NAZIDUTCH AIR SERVICE
      51 5 Amsterdam, Mar. 15. SNOW yesterday prevented the resumption of air services between Berlin and Amsterdam. Nine Inches of snow fell in some parts of Holland. Owing to traffic dislocation, few members reached Parliament and no quorum could be formed and the sitting was postponed.—
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      London Stock Exchange
      341 5 London, Mar. 14. AFTER a quiet session the Stock Exchange showed some evidence of a rallying tendency in the final stages. Gilt-edged closed above the day's lowest price while Home rails recovered to round about the opening levels. An early decline of Indian Government Stocks halted during
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      FARM WAGES TO BE FIXED
      91 5 London, Mar. 14. HALF a million farm workers are affected by a Bill introduced in the House of Commons by the Minister of Agriculture. Sir Reginald DormanSmith, providing for the fixing of a national minimum weekly wage. The county wages committee will fix the local
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      EXCHANGES
      179 5 The ;oilowlng are tue exenange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkons and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/18 London demand 2/4 1/16 Rate for freight 3/4 ,4 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      88 5 Friday, Mar. 15, noon. Buyer* Sellers Prices Prices No. IX BAS. (Spot loose) 37* i n% No. IX R.S.S. Cob. In eases March-April 3794 38 >, Seller* option G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. Cab. In bales March-April 35% 35% Sellers option F A.Q. R.S.S. l.ob. In bales March-April
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      TIN CONTROL PROTEST
      320 5 M. P.'s Questions On Buffer Pool MINISTER DEFENDS DELEGATES (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 14. *THE administration of the Inter1 national Tin Control Scheme and its adjunct, the buffer pool, was again the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. R. R. Stokes
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
      228 5 MINING Bayen SeU«n Ampats 5/ltt 5/4',4 Austral Amalg 6/- 6 3cd Batu Selangors 1.52 1.57 Hong Fatts 1.29 1.31cd Jelebus 0.84 0.89 Kampong Lanjuta- 23 23 '6 K. Kamuntlng 8/- 8/9 KamunUng. 11 12/Klang Rivers 2.05 2.10 KrawaU i 11/6 12/Kuchali 1.69 1.72 Laruts 6/3
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      106 5 Singapore, Mar. 15, noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.00 Java Cube $13.00 Pepper White Muntok $13 50 ■White $13.00 Black 8.15 Copra Mixed $3.40 Sun Dried S3.80 Sago Flour No. 1 Llngga $6.25 Fair $6.35 $6.25 Sarawak $6.25 Jelotong Palembang $16.00 Banja $15.50 Sarawak $16.50
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      152 5 US OOITT COUGH all night! When you wake with a throat tickle, chase it away with the throat-sooth-ing ingredients of Vicks Vapoßub. How?SuckatastyVicksCouKhDrop. %/ICKS MEDICATED W COUCH DROP TO ALL FEVER SUFFERERS Fever produces poisons. It's these poisons that make you teel hot and cold in turn, that cause violent
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      137 5 How on earth did she make such delicious ice cream so smooth, so rich and with such a real home-made flavour? How simple the answer is— Jell-O Freezing Mix! And how simple it is to make marvellous ice cream with Jell-O Freezing Mix simple and so inexpensive too. Just open
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      333 5 PUBLIC NOTICE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. SUMMER (GOVERNOR'S CUP) MEETING 1940. SATURDAY 6TH. WEDNESDAY 10TH, SATURDAY 13TH, WEDNESDAY 17TII AND SATURDAY, APR. 20TH. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 noon THURSDAY. MAR. 28. 1940. SWEEPS.— A $5 UNLIMITED SWEEPSTAKE FOR MEMBERS ONLY will be held each Race day. Applications for tickets must be
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      237 5 ii k*i i fkif. m 19-23. CECIL STKtfl SINGAPORE. Telephone Manager's Office 4512 Exchange Dept 451 S General Office 4514 Cable Addreci:— PROVINBANK." Head Office SIUCHOW PAID UP CAPITAL (Ch. 10.M0.0W RESERVE FUNDS 13.000.00 C TOTAL ASSETS (appro*.) J108.000.000 Board of Directors T. L. SOONG rSENG YANG FU Y. C.
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      336 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL CONCERT IN AID OF THE FINNISH RED CROSS FUND Sun. Mar. 17th at 9.15 P.M. BOOK NOW AT JOHN LITTLE CO. TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT ALHAMBRA MIDNIGHT PREMIERE— TO-MORROW AT 12.10 O'CLOCK RKO RADIO'S GIANT SHOW OF SHOWS! More than a year in the Making with a cast
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    U.S. INQUIRY INTO POLICY OF SALE OF PLANES TO ALLIES
    134 7 President Roosevelt Confers With Defence Experts Washington, Mar. 14. THE War Secretary, Mr. Harry Woodring, will be the first witness to-day at the investigation initiated by the House of Representatives military sub-committee into the Administration's policy of supplying the Allies
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    Repulsed Raider And Then Went On Fishing
    132 7 THE way in which British trawlers are fighting back German planes is shown by the story of a recent Nazi attack on three trawlers in the North Sea. Captain Davidson, of the trawler Castor, told yesterday how he fought off three Heinkels which
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    COALITION CABINET IN AUSTRALIA
    111 7 Melbourne, Mar. 14. r[E coalition Cabinet here includes Mr. Cameron, leader of the Country party, as deputy Prime Minister who is also Minister of Commerce and Navy; the Country party member, Mr. John McEwen, who succeeds Sir Henry Gullett as Minister for External Affairs, and three
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    42 7 ARRANGEMENTS are being made to rt bring the small firms of Britain into the national war effort. One hundred and ten chambers of commerce throughout the country will examine the capacity of small firms who wish to be considered for munitions production.
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    Nazis On Road To Inflation
    147 7 Note Circulation Is Up 50 Per Cent. THE latest report from the German Reichsbank shows that Germany's note circulation in the first week of March, 1940, was nearly half as much again as at the same date last year In addition to Reichsbank notes, other
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    NEW EAST C.-IN-C. FOR CAPE TOWN
    104 7 LIEUT.-Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces In the Near East, has visitS| Kenya and is now on his way to ape Town to consult the South African Government, according to a Reuter report from Cape Town last night. It was officially
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    BALLOT BOXES FOR THE CANADIAN TROOPS
    56 7 London. Mar. 14. rO hundred and forty-three ballot boxes were provided at Aldershot to-day when members of the first Canadian division were enabled to record their votes in the Canadian genera! election. There Is one ballot box for each electoral district. Polling at Aldershot
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      306 7 OFFICE AJr^l^MHBiU 6 .15 phone MdL/mrjMo/r Modern I s-^ 5 PHQWt I Wl 1 MORNING SHOW 3400 iHsHnHHr to-morrow WHLKt t.VLK>BOU» GOKS 1 1 O'dOCk THE FINEST ROLE of her BRILLIANT CAREER THE UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE CROWDS WHO FLOCKED TO SEE DOROTHY LAMOUR YESTERDAY IN THE MIGHTIEST OF ALL
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 15, 1940. (195th. Day of the War.) After Finland ?
    1221 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 15, 1940. (195th. Day of the War.) After Finland If we leave the subject of taxation to the correspondence columns for the time being, it Is not because we feel that the issue is decided one way or the other and nothing is to
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      More Criticism Of Mr. Braddell's Argument
      355 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Mr. Roland Braddell In his letter under the heading "How Long Can the Pound be Pegged?" would lead us to believe that any depreciation in the value of the pound sterling in relation to the U.S.
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      Put A Tax On Patent Medicines
      540 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The levying of a duty on patent medicines, proprietary medicines and nostrums, nostrum appliances and amulets seems a justifiable source of revenue to which no one would object. In England, as far as I can gather
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      How Malaya Is Taxed Already
      1040 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir—ln view of the imminent likelihood of the Introduction of an Income tax into Malaya, at any rate in the Colony, it Is extremely desirable that the public should know what the position of affairs was in England
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    • Letter
      "This Funk-Hole Of The Old World"
      482 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. We sit here, perhaps against our will. In this funk-hole of the Old World, where whisky has not yet reached the price of the immediate post-war years and. tobacco still remains at half what people pay
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      Exempt Income Arising Outside Malaya
      336 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I have read very carefully all the matter published for and against an Income tax in the Colony. I have been here many years and have discussed the question with all sorts of people of various nationalities
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  • Article
    REPORTED SOVIET ASSURANCE ON RUMANIA
    600 9 S.E. Europe Problems "Technical Talks" NO. LONDON CONFIRMATION OF BERLIN REPORTS Mr. Sumner Welles' View After Visit To Britain ACCORDING to reports from Berlin quoted by the New York radio, Germany has obtained Soviet assurances that, whatever happens in southeast Europe, Rumania will remain inviolate.
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    Swedish Town Bombed By Red Airmen
    39 9 A Swede and wife looking at the smoking ruins of their house, set on fire by a Russian incendiary bomb during a Soviet attack on Pajala, small Swedish town near th« Finnish border.
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    Dutch Official On Trial
    130 9 SHIP SECRETS CHARGE Hague, Mar. 14. A high oflicia. of the Ministry of Social Ailairs. Van Hoeven, was placed on trial in camera here to-day on a charge of supplying shipping secrets to Germany. His wife and another official, Buve of the Ministry of Economics are
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    15,000 Wagons Of Coal Daily
    104 9 Nazi Radio On German Supply For Italy London, Mar. 15. T^HE Berlin wireless states that about 1.500 wagons of German coal will will be sent daily to Italy under the trade protocol signed in Rome on Wednesday. The Turkish newspaper Al Balagh. commenting on the
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    NAZIS WOULD HAVE ACTED
    182 9 Norway Tells Why She Held Up Aid London, Mar. 14. OELTER'S lobby correspondent learns that Finland's first requests to the Allies for assistance were for materials and not men, and the Allies sent as much materials ap they felt they could safely spare. Later there was
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    French Senate's Secret Session
    124 9 Paris, Mar. 15. CRITICISM of the French Government's handling of the Finnish situation is believed to be among the mattefs voiced at a secret session of the Senate which was held yesterday. The session lasted for over three hours and was adjourned until to-day. In some
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    New Puppet Regime For Kwangtung
    54 9 Canton, Mar. 15. ANEW pro-Japanese Kwangtung Provincial Government is expected to be inaugurated before the end of March, simultaneously with Wang Ching-wei's so-called new central regime. It is reliably rumoured that Wang Ching-wei has already appointed a Chinese superintendent of customs, who arrived in Canton
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    NEW NAZI LINER TAKEN TO JAMAICA
    91 9 Kingston (Jamaica), Mar. 15. THE modern German liner Hanover (5,537 tons), which was captured by a British warship off the West Indies recently, arrived here yesterday as a prize of war. When intercepted the German crew set fire to the ship and took to
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    WHY RIGHT-THINKING PEOPLE BACK ALLIES
    79 9 THE Turkish journal Yen! Sabah states, "So long as the type of mentality which had led Germany to attack Poland and Russia to attack Finland Is unextirpated, there will be no security for the small or even the great powers. "This Is the reason why
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    R.A.F. Wings Over Greater Reich
    28 9 These five R.AF. airmen, all non-commissioned officers, took part m the recent spectacular British reconnaissance and leaflet raids over Berlin, Prague and Vienna.
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    The End Of A Nazi Raider
    41 9 This German Heinkel bomber crashed recently on the north-east coast of Britain after it had been crippled by the fire of R.A.F. fighters, which engaged it after it had appeared near the Firth of Forth.
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    Germany Planning Big Offensive?
    110 9 Amsterdam, Mar. 14. WITH THE END of the Finnish war it is believed here that Hitler means to force a military decision on the Western Front before the end of the year. It is reported that preparations for a big offensive have been going on throughout
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    Belgians Blame The Germans
    560 9 Belgians Blame The Germans Press Comment On The Finnish Tragedy London, Mar. 14. TTHE Finns have lost the battle, but they have won imperishable fame," "The valour which has astonished the world and enriched history was a small coin in the Russian market, buying a title and that little secure."
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    FRESH MOVES IN ECONOMIC WAR
    175 9 Nazis Seek More Scrap: French Ration Coal Berlin, Mar. 15. FIELD-MARSHAL Goering, the Nazi Minister for Air, has appealed for a nationwide collection on Hitler's birthday on Apr. 20 of metals, especially copper, bronze, brass, and tin, for the defence of the fatherland. Meanwhile in
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    33 9 A FRENCH war communique issued last night stated that there was local activity of advanced parties, especially west of the Vosges.— Reuter. (Further war news in pages 7 and 10)
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    SCANDINAVIA'S FUTURE
    128 9 Defence Bloc To Be Discussed Helsinki, Mar. 15. IT is announced here that it has 1 now been agreed by the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian governments that the question of a possibility of a defensive alliance to assure the boundaries and independence of the three countries shall be
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    King Inspects Dover Patrol
    115 9 London, Mar. 15. r T"HE King spent several hours yes- terday Inspecting the Dover Patrol. Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ramsay explained the work of the patrol and the King talked to the officers and men who man the destroyers, trawlers, paddle steamers and other craft that keep
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    52 9 New Delhi, Mar. 15. yHE Viceroy of India, Lord Linlith- gow. has authorized the contribution of £375.000 from the Viceroy's War Purposes Fund to the King George's Fund for the sailors, requestIng the authorities of the Sailors Fund to co-operate closely with the Indian Comforts Fund in London which assists
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    FIERCE FIGHTING WHEN NIGHT PATROLS CLASH
    1122 10 "Cowboys Indians With Bombs Tommy-Guns" NO CONTINUOUS TRENCH LINES AS IN THE LAST WAR *THERE was some patrol activity "—Those are familiar words from Western Front communiques but they give little indication of fierce clashes between British and German patrols in woods lighted only
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    AMUSEMENTS
    177 10 SINGAPORE I! \l MKS HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9-45 to Midnight. GIKKICK IHKATKE. GEYLANG The Texans Between Fighting Men 7.45 p.m. GREAT WOBLU Cabaret 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. Globe: The Rain Came. Sky: The Great Air Mystery. Atlantic Theatre:
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    MISCHIEF BY FIRE CHARGE
    214 10 Chinese Sent To Gaol For Year (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 14. pHEN CHIN, who described himself as the owner of a small pineapple plantation, was convicted by Mr. Justice Laville at the Johore Assizes to-day on a charge of causing mischief by setting
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    RURAL BOARD TENDERS SUB-COMMITTEE
    114 10 ON the proposal of Mr. C. Reuben, the Singapore Rural Board decided at a meeting yesterday to form a tenders sub-committee. Unlike the Municipal Commissioners, there was an absence of any discussion on the Rural Board for purchases which he felt sure were made, Mr. Reuben
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    SUNRISE SERVICE
    58 10 AN Easter Sunrise Service is to be held in Singapore again this year. Last Easter Sunday at 5.30 a.m. about 300 Methodists gathered on the top of Mt. Sophia for their first local Easter sunrise service. The service planned for this year will be held at the same
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    TALK ON PAPER
    50 10 A TALK on Malayan paper supplies in wartime and the need for economy in the use of paper will be broadcast from the Singapore radio station at 7.30 this evening. The speaker will be Mr. D. C. Walmsley, manager of a firm of paper importers in Singapore.
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    LIGHT-HEARTED COMEDY AT CAPITOL
    103 10 At The Cinema ''The Amazing Mr. Williams." (Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Edward Brophy, Ruth Donnelly). Columbia. At the Capitol. MELVYN DOUGLAS and Joan Blondell, stars of "There's Always a Woman" and "Good Girls go to Paris," once again put over a good light-heart-ed comedy with snappy
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    New Creche Held Up By Higher Building Costs
    527 10 A NEW creche which the Child Welfare Society proposed building in Prince Edward Road has had to be postponed owing to an increase by 100 per cent, in the cost of construction. After a plan had been drawn to conform with certain
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    King Sees Proof Of Nazi Duplicity
    103 10 Hitler was making magnetic "murder mines" when he was talking peace at Munich. On the mines that have picked up for dissection there are dates. All those dates are during Munich year— l93B. The first magnetic mine was picked up on the night of
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    EARLY START ON $40,000 CHINESE CLUB BUILDING
    169 10 EARLY START ON $40,000 CHINESE CL UB B UILDING AN early start is to be made with the construction of the new $40,000 building for the Chinese Swimming Club. Tenders for the work close to-day and as soon as a tender has been accepted, construction will begin, Mr. G. H.
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    COLONIAL TALKS TO BE HELD IN PARIS
    57 10 THE Secretary of State for Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will shortly go to Paris for a threeday conference with the French Colonial Minister, says Reuter. They will discuss how French and British Colonial resources can be combined so as to make the
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    HONG KONG & THE WAR
    48 10 HONG KONG THE WAR THE Hong Kong Government has set aside $5,t)00,000, part of which will be spent in building ships which will be presented to the British Government. The remainder will be handed to the British Government in a lump sum to help pay for the war.
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    SUNGEI BESI MINE STRIKE
    194 10 1,200 Labourers Stop Work SYMPATHY WITH THOSE DISMISSED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 14. DELIEVED to be in sympathy with a few women, who were dismissed recently, some 1,200 labourers employed by Sungei Besi Mines went on strike this afternoon. It is stated that
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    "GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES"
    165 10 "GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES "fl ROW Your Own Vegetables and Help Win the War." As part of the Rural Health Departments campaign to encourage rural residents to grow more vegetables, signboards bearing those words are to be placed in various parts of the rural district. Further details of the experimental
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    10 11 and Mrs. A. R. S. Cumming after their v::dd:;ig vectcrday.
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    Wedding At Cathedral
    184 11 MR. Alaistair Reginald Scott Cumming son of the late Mr. Alexander Gumming and of Mrs. Cumming, of Epsom, Surrey, was married yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral to Miss Edith Streatfleld Pelly. daughter of Mrs. Pclly and the late Mr. H. H. Pelly of Rygate, Surrey. The Bishop
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    BUILDING PLANS DELAY IN RURAL AREA
    805 11 Chairman On Efforts To Improve Position CENTRALIZATION INCREASE IN STAFF MAY BE NEEDED THAT arrangements are being made to centralize the work of the building department of the Singapore Rural Board, and that it was probable that the staff would have to be increased
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    LOCAL ARABS & INCOME TAX
    252 11 LOCAL ARABS INCOME TAX "Inappropriate," Says Meeting SUB-COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROBLEM A MEETING of "Arabs who would be likely to be affected by income tax" in Singapore has passed a resolution opposing it as being "an inappropriate form of local taxation." The meeting was convened by Shaikh Yahva Aflfl and
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    CHINESE OPPOSITION IN PERAK
    223 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 14. I TNANIMOUS opposition to the imposition of income tax was expressed at a public meeting held under the auspices of the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday, presided over by Mr. Lav Pak Khuan. The following resolution was passed:
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    PENANG MEETINGS
    59 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 24. A CHINESE meeting on the subject of income tax will be held in Penang next week, and the committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will also meet. It is understood that the Penang Chamber of Commerce is still discussing the
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    10 Sappers Sentenced And Seven Acquitted
    311 11 CIX of the 17 Malay sappers of the Royal Engineers, Changi, who were charged in the Singapore criminal district court with rioting at the Happy World amusement park on Feb. 7, were sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment yesterday. Four others were sentenced to
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    DEADLOCK CONTINUES IN DOCKYARD STRIKE
    770 12 Chinese Secretariat On Course Of Negotiations A SECOND statement on the negotiations with represent•atives of the 1,500 artisans of the Singapore Harbour Board who have been on strike for over two months, issned by the Chinese Secretariat yesterday, records that another deadlock has occurred. The
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    FOUND DEAD IN DRAIN
    261 12 40 Feet Below His Flat Window MR. Harvey Nicholson, representative of a Manchester piece-goods firm, was found dead yesterday morning in a drain 40 feet below the window of his apartment in Crescent Flats, Katong. The discovery was made by a messmate, Lieut. L. L. Cooper,
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    MOTORIST FINED FOR NEGLIGENT DRIVING
    131 12 A EUROPEAN. Richard Hawkins, was yesterday fined a total of $100 in the Singapore traffic district court by Mr. C. H. Whitton on two charges of causing hurt by negligent driving -along Selegie Road on Jan. 22. Accused, who was not represented by counsel, claimed
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    RURAL BOARD AND RING ROAD SECTION
    70 12 THE construction of a section of the ring road from Holland Road to Alexandra Road which would cost $98,000 was decided against by the Singapore Rural Board at a meeting yesterday. The Board did not agree to pay for the cost of the construction
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    INDIAN ACQUITTED
    84 12 AN Indian newspaper vendor, Samyiah, was yesterday acquitted in the Singapore fifth court when he appeared on a charge of making a false report of theft of $75. Accused, who was represented by Mr. S.H.D. Elias, was not called upon for his defence. The prosecution alleged that the
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    Funeral Of Mr. Ernst Janzen
    467 12 'THE death took place at the General Hospital, Singapore, on Wednesday of Mr. Ernst Janzen, of the Rotterdam Lloyd Agency. He was 36 years of age. The funeral took place in the after -v noon at Bidadari Cemetery. The Rev. J. Breman officiated. Besides his
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      1001 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Writing n3 an Ex-Service man who served in France from 1915-1919 almost continuously, I am very definitely opposed to Sir Shenton Thomas' proposed experiment to levy Income tax In Malaya, except as a last resort Sir Shenton
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      How Small Trader Has Been Hit
      471 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l sincerely hope that when the Bill for the imposition of income tax is introduced in the Legislative Council it will be opposed strenuously. Any member who will not speak in opposition to the Bill or
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      An Impartial Committee Should Be Appointed
      1180 13 To the Editor ot the Straits Times Sir.— 1 haw read your article to-day, together with all the correspondence on the subject of war taxation, and I have also followed up all other Malayan papers on the same subject. Never has there been so
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      74 13 The Straits Times receives many more letters than can be published in the space available. Accordingly brief concise letters stand a better chance of selection and prompt publication than long ones. Letters exceeding 250 words are unlikely to be published at the present time. When letters are typed, double-spacing wilX
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    INDIAN LEADERS' HORROR AT LONDON ASSASSINATION
    817 14 Mr. Gandhi Hopes 'Insane Act' Will Not Affect Political Judgment rVFFICIAL and unofficial circles throughout India are aghast at the assassination of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Lieu tenant -Governor of the Punjab, who was shot dead by an Indian during a meeting of the
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    ROOSEVELTS TRIBUTE TO HEROIC FINNS
    100 14 Washington, Mar. 13. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT in a formal statement asserted that the ending of the Russo-Finnlsh war "does not clarify the Inherent right of small nations to the maintenance of their integrity against attacks by superior force." He declared that the Finnish people by their
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    FINNS TO KEEP ALLIED WAR SUPPLIES?
    83 14 London. Mar. 14. RECRUITING of British volunteers for Finland was continuing when the peace news was officially confirmed. Finnish officials in London said they could rot say what would happen to the considerable quantity of Allied war supplies already in Finland It Is widely
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    Y.M.C.A. CANTEENS IN U.K.
    22 14 TTHE Y.M.CA. now has 100 mobile cantesns at work in Britain. The 100 th canteen was presented yesterday.
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    27 14 /RINGER ROGERS, the well-known film star, has been granted a divorce on the ground that her husband, Lewis Ayres, had deserted her reports Reuter from Los Angeles.
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    Rumania Blames Scandinavia
    229 14 Reaction To The Finns' Tragic Armistice Bucharest, Mar. 13. PUBLIC opinion has taken Finland's tragic peace as hardly as if it were a direct blow to their own country. There is widespread condemnation of the Scandinavian attitude and the failure of other countries to provide sufficient and
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    MORE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
    65 14 London, Mar. 14. AN advance in unemployment benefit of one shilling to four shillings a week for eacn of the first two dependent children is recommended to take effect to-morrow by the Unemployment Insurance Statutary Committee in its report issued to-day. This would cost over £1,000,000 yearly
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    BY-ELECTION RESULT
    38 14 London, Mar. 14. •pHE North-East Leeds by-election. necessitated by the resignation of Sir John Blrchall, owing to ill-health, resulted as follow: Professor J. J. Henderson (Conservative), 23.882 votes: Mr. Sydney Allen (Fascist British), 722 votes. Reuter.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS RESULTS
    827 15 Kee Onn Reaches Another Final FAST and interesting tennis was witnessed in the semi-final of the V.M.C.A. optn doubles on the Association's courts yesterday, when Chin Kee Onn and Chua Choon Leon* beat Wee En* Lock and Tan Huck Toe in straight sets, 6—l,6 I, The winning
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    Singapore Recreation Club's Soccer XI
    29 15 The S.R.C. soccer team, which has played two games in the first division of the league this season, and lost both.— Straits Times picture.
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    CARD OF EVENTS AT TAIPING
    467 15 First Day Of March Skye Meeting FVE races form the programme for this afternoon's races at Taiping in the first day of the Taiping Turf Club's March skye meeting. The nrst race will start at 3.30 p.m., and the other races will follow at halfhour
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    SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
    67 15 SELECTIONS for to-day's races at Taiping are: Straits Times Race 1. Some Flirt. Lassa. Race 2. Empennage, East Lynne. Race 3. Ladolet, Explode. Race 4. High Degree. Clever Alec. Rate 5. Miss Labis, New World. Free Press Race 1. Some Flirt, Captain Ball. Race 2. Roseolet, Empennage.
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    DRAW AT GILLMAN
    21 15 IN a reserve division league soccer fixture at Gillman Barracks yesterday, the Loyals drew with the Manchesters, 2—2.
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    Walk-over For R. E. Reserves
    180 15 rpHE FORTRESS R.E. reserves were I awarded a walk-over yesterday at the Anson Road stadium when their opponents, the Malay reserves, failed to turn up lor their schaduled reserve division league soccer fixture. Not a single player in the Malay team had turned up when,
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    MANCHESTERS FAVOURITES FOR TOLLEY CUP
    496 15 Amateur Boxing Finals At Stadium To-night THE Tolley Cup boxing competition will be brought to a close to-night at the Happy World Covered stadium at 9 p.m. when the finals, and in some cases the semi-finals as well, will be decided. A keen contest is
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    61 15 BOCCBB First division, Argylls vs. S.C.C., stadium: R.E. vs. 9th Hy. Regt. A. A., Changi: 8.H.L., Nestanglo vs. Sime Darby, 5.H.8.: Jacks vs. Wearnes, J.C.S.A.; G.E.C. vs. Oversea Chinese Bank, C.V. TENNIS YJW.C.A. Tournament. BOXING Tolley Cup final, p.m., at Happy World stadium annual general meeting of
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    Inter-Club Golf At Tanglin On Sunday
    283 15 TPHE Sepoy Lines Golf Club and the Garrison Golf Club will meet in a social match at Tanglin on Sunday morning. The course will be closed to non-participants in the match from 8 45 a.m. to 12 noon. Below are the starting times and
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    NORWAY, SWEDEN & FINLAND IN DEFENSIVE BLOC?
    655 16 NORWAY, SWEDEN FINLAND IN DEFENSIVE BLOC? Mannerheim Reveals Russia's Huge Losses In Struggle DOTH Norway and Sweden have informed Finland that they are ready to discuss with her a defensive alliance. The move for such an alliance was first made public on Wednesday night by the Finnish Foreign Minister, M.
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    JAPANESE PROTEST TO SOVIET EMBASSY
    38 16 Tokio, Mar. 14. THE Japanese Foreign Office authorities have protested to the Soviet Embassy against the action of a Soviet plane in crossing the Saghalien border into Japanese territory on Monday.— Eastern News.
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    Pope Receives U. S. Representative
    36 16 Mr. Myron Taylor, President Roosevelt's personal representative at the Vatican, being received by His Holiness the Pope, who is here seen reading a letter from Mr. Roosevelt conveyed bp Mr. Taylor.
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    500,000 Finns To Seek New Homes
    187 16 Evacuation From Areas Ceded To Russia NOW that the Russo-Finnish war is over, people are flocking hack to Helsinki and other towns from which they were removed owing to Russian air raids. Those Finns who fled abroad are also returning and every train, aeroplane
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    Polish Airmen For The Western Front
    48 16 Paris, Mar. 14. SPEAKING at a dinner last night, Gen. Sikorski, the Pc'ish Premier, announced that the first Polish air squadrons would shortly join the French units at the front. Polish infantry units would follow a little later, Gen. Sikorski added.— Reuter.
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    Japanese Ship's Mails Censored
    121 16 Japanese Ship's Mails Censored Reported Action Of Saigon Authorities Tokio, Mar. 14. AFTER an inspection the French naval authorities at Saigon compelled the captain of the Japanese vessel Saigon Maru to hand over the mails, according to a cable from the captain to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha office yesterday. A
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    RESTRICTIONS IN TIENTSIN
    101 16 Question In House Of Commons London, Mar. 14. IN the House of Commons yesterday, asked by Mr. I. C. Hannah (Cons.. Wolverhampton), whether he was aware there was regular tariff levied by Japanese army officials on all Chinese entering the British concession in Tientsin resulting in a
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    19 16 Wellington, Mar. 14. LOANS to the Government free of interest as part of the war effort total £I,l9o,ooo.— Reuter.
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    BRITISH PRESS ON FUTURE OF SCANDINAVIA
    874 16 Reds Now Have Fr je Transit Across Finland To Sweden And Norway IN Britain there is a universal feeling of sympathy for 1 the Finns and of admiration for the gallant fight they put up against such heavy odds. With this is coupled a
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    ALLIES BLAMED FOR DELAY
    48 16 London, Mar. 14. npHE Times in a leading article en the Finnish peace terms critic zen the Allies for the delay in ottcr.ng help to Finland and says: "They must not make the same m'stake with other* neutrals who.;e independen?e may be threatened."— Reuter.
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    Food Control In Shanghai
    155 16 Shanghai, Mar. 14. FOLLOWING considerable agitation i by both the foreign and Chinese jublic. the Shanghai Municipal Council ieclared v/ar to-day against profiteers *nd hoarders of daily necessities, the prices of which are continuing to soar. The action brings the Municipal Council In line with the
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    WORLD WANTS END OF HITLERISM
    61 16 New York, Mar. 14. "TTHE decent part of the world de- sires the dissolution of Illtlerlsm. but the world is not seeking the dissolution of Germany," says the Worcester Telegram. Britain and Prance are fighting not to dismember the German nation, but to free themselves
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