The Straits Times, 18 March 1940

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    38 1 FINAL CDTN. The Straits Times fESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 18. 1940. PRICE 5 CENT The Straits Times )fi PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1910. PRICE ft (EMS.
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      592 2 She Straits Wanes SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. for advt Dot exceeding 4 lines. More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. Small Ads. are prepayable The engagement Is announced and the marriage will take place shortly between Donald St. George Warburton, elder
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      880 2 FOR SALE SHELVADOR Refrigerator. Phone 3333. FOR SALE two second-hand sets of 3V' BORING TOOLS. Apply P.O. Box 145, Kuala Lumpur. THE QUADS!— Three toms, one queen. Pure bred Siamese kittens. Splendid specimens. Apply Box 469, Straits Times. G. E. REFRIGERATOR, almost new, 3 more years guarantee to run. Also
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      772 2 FOR HIRE ttEFBIGEEATOR— New or Used. Phone 3333 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE TO LET— Central District. Apply Banque de l'lndochine. TO LET No. 90 Roblnsor Road, thoroughly renovated, immediate entry. Apply 7 De Souza Street. OFFICES at l and 4-A Prince Bt. and 22 Raffles Place. Apply Sob Chew
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      655 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Mr. Chimanlal D. Mohta has left our service as from the 29th February, 1940, and is do more authorised to transact any business whatsoever on our account. SHTVLAL DAYARAM St CO.. TALISMAN RUBBER CO., LTD. INTERIM DIVIDEND. NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 4
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      604 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. TENDERS are invited for roofing the main roofs of four houses at Ridley Park. Plans, Specification and Form of Tender may be obtained at the Office of the Singapore Improvement Trust on payment of n deposit of $50 which will be refunded If a bona fide
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      195 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC! WANTED FOR DISPENSARY, MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Nationality Chinese. Apply Box No. 458. Straits Times. CROTALARIA STRAITA "Improves the soil immensely, gives i ▼cry respectable green crop, speclallj suitable for Tobacco garden, and gives a double fold return. Easily raised an<! readily grow from seeds." WATANAPA Kalisat, Java, NE.I.
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      200 3 (Incorporated lo Tapani GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America, to Europe via America and Round Tours In the Pacific quoted In U.S. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu. ASAMA MARU leave Shanghai Apr. 8 TATUTA MARU leave
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      638 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY nirom nlliiiiMlM TIJ B 963 met (31.29 M.II *Da 8.01 mo'l SINGAPORE ■»■>: PMN 10 28 met (29.2 ml: YDB V/^ 11.86 mc/i (251 m.): VDC .5.16 me ZHL 1.33 me/i (225m) uii.go ml ZHF 9.99 mc/i (30.96m > 4 50 programme preview: 4.53 p.m. 1.15 p.m. Miscellaneous
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1313 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, MAR. 16, 1940: 1 P.M. Ml. NINO Buyers Seller* Atnpat Tin <4s) 5s 5s 6d Austral Amal. (5s) 5s 9d 6s 3d xxl. Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hltam 21s 6d 23s 6d x.d. Ayer Weng .65 .70 Bangrln Tin it) 21s 9d 22s
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    MALAYAN BREWERIES' RECORD PROFIT
    1153 4 Due To Greatly Increased Sales Of Products THE annual meeting of Malayan Breweries. Ltd., was held in Singapore on Saturday. The chairman, Mr. J. A. Clarke, reviewing the year, said The net profit for the year, at $278,607.97, is the highest yet recorded and is $104,000
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    241 4 Singapore, Mar. 16, 1 pjn. M1AI.NG Bayers Seller* Ampat8 hi- 5/4 Austral Amalg 6/- 6 3cd Batu 8clangors 1.52 1.57 Hong Fatta 1.29 1.31cd Jeiebu* 0.82 0.86 Kampong Lanjuts 23/- 23/6 K. Kamontlng 8/C 8/9 Kamuntlng 11/- 12/Kent 2/3 2/6 Klang Rivers 2.02 2.07 Krauiats
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    Civil Estimates For Foreign Services
    86 4 London, Mar. 17. •THE civil estimates for foreign im- perial services Issued yesterday show a net total of £14 183,469 for 1940, compared with £18,128,273 in 1939. The original net estimate for 1939 was £15,337,203, but three supplementary estimates raised the total to £18,128.273. The
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    174 4 MAIL ARRIVALS trails from Australia and Java (air) at 3.30 p.m. to-day. Malls from Amsterdam etc. (air) at 7 p.m. (to boxholdersi to-day; general delivery at 8.25 a.m. on Monday. Mall* from Java and Sumatra (air) at 3.30 p.m. on Monday. Malls close at tiie General
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      700 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will he closed on:— Friday, Mar. 22, Good Friday and Saturday, Mar. 23, Following day. 1 Public Holiday). Monday, Mar. 25. Easter Monday 1 rank Holiday. TRONOH MINES, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) DIVIDEND NO. 131 The Board has declared an Interim Dividend of 10
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      321 5 STRAITS TRADERSINVESTMENTS UP B\ Our financial Correspondent Singapore. Mar. 18. THE only commodity prices this morning come from New York, where rubber is unchanged at 18V 8 cents and tin Is down a quarter to 47 cents. Apart from this, there is the usual Monday morning dearth
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      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
      211 5 Minimum Prices Fixed London, Mar. 18. The committee of the London Stock Exchange announces that, beginning to-day minimum prices have been fixed for certain stocks as follows: Treasury l per cent (redeemable 1939-41-. £99 55.; Conversion 4^4 per cent (assented) £98 10s.; Conversion 5 per cent 1944-64
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      EXCHANGES
      176 5 me roilowlng are the exchange rates thU morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING London T.T }f\* London demand a/4 1/10 Rate for freight 2/4V4 Lyons demand 20<) Switzerland demand 208 V* Hamburg demand "T7, K New York demand 46 15
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      DIVIDEND OF 75 CENTS
      167 5 Straits Trading's Half-Year Report A DIVIDEND of 75 cents per share on 900,000 shares to be paid to shareholders, absorbing $675,000, and the carry forward of a balance of $619,876.71 to a new account is recommended by the directors of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., whose
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      86 5 Monday. Mar. 18, noon^ Prices Prtcei NO. IX R.S.S. (Spot loose) 37V4 37* No. IX R.S.S. f.o.b. in case* March-April 37% 38 Sellers option G.F.A.Q. R.S.S. f.o-b. In »«ie* March-April 35% 35Ji Sellers option F.A.Q. R.S.B. to.b. to bales March-April 35 Sellers option FUTURE QUOTATIONS
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      OFFICIAL PRICES FOR SALE OF GOLD
      67 5 THE Financial Secretary of the Colony has made an order fixing the prices at which gold shall be offered for sale to an authorised dealer in gold under the Defence (Finance) Regulations 1940 as follows: For gold of above 900 fineness, per fine ounce
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      BIGGER PROFIT FOR ULU BENUT
      562 5 But No Dividend Paid This Year AT the annual meeting of the Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Company, Ltd., held in Singapore on Saturday, the chairman, Mr. S. Q. Wong, said: "It Is satisfactory to record an increase In profits, which amounted to T52, 129.27 for
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      Eastern Bank To Pay 6 Per Cent.
      126 5 TPHE net profit earned for the year 1939 by Eastern Bank Ltd. including amount brought forward from 1938 was £187,282, compared with £192,792 In the preceding year. An interim dividend of 2 per cent was paid in October and the directors recommend a
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      ALEXANDRA BRICKS MAINTAINS PROFIT
      101 5 A NET profit of $132,937 was earned by Alexandra Brickworks Ltd. in the year ended December last. This compares with $133,678 in the preceding year. During the year two years' arrears on the 7 1 2 P er cent, preference shares were paid and absorbed $90,000
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      THE MONEY MARKET
      47 5 London, Mar. 17. IN the money market war loan borrowers experienced no difficulty in obtaining loans. The £50,000.000 Treasury bills offered were allotted at the average rate of £1 os. sd. This was practically the same as last week. Wall Street closed heavy.— Reuter.
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    No Peace With Fear, Avers Mr. Roosevelt
    77 7 Washington, Mar. 17. •THE world is seeking a "moral basis for peace," declared President Roosevelt, broadcasting yesterday In connection with the foreign mission conference of North America, but peace, he added, could not be a sound peace "if small nations must live in
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    BALTIC STATES WOULD SUPPORT PEACE MOVE
    86 7 Riga, Mar. 17. A COMMUNIQUE issued at the close of the conference of Baltic foreign ministers states that any intention aiming at the "establishment of a Just I and lasting peace would be supported by Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania by all the means in
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    Finnish Exodus Continues
    246 7 Helsinki, Mar. 17. TENS of thousands of sad-faced Finns continue to migrate from the areas ceded to Russia under the peace treaty, some travelling by trains, some by car and motor-bus, and others Dy sleigh or on foot. The Finns are making a herculean effort to complete
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    DEATH OF EMINENT U.S. LAWYER
    79 7 Palm Springs, Calif., Mar. 17. THE eminent lawyer, Mr. Samuel Untermyer, has died here, aged 81. He was president of the "Non-secta-rian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Right," which was engaged in counteracting Nazi propaganda in the United States and organized a boycott of German
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    Humiliation Of Scandinavia
    117 7 Stockholm, Mar. 17. '"THE Russian invasion of Finland has made clear that Scandinavian liberty can only be maintained if the Scandinavian states possess a strong defensive system," declared the Minister of Commerce in a speech here yesterday. He continued it would be wrong to assume that all
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    DUCE & WELLES CONFER
    284 7 DUCE WELLES CONFER Peace Rumours Are Revived SIQNOR MUSSOLINI on Saturday received Mr. Stunner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, at the Palazzo Venezia. The interview lasted 70 minutes. Count Ciano on Saturday night gave a private dinner, for which Mr. Welles and the American Ambassador, and high Italian officials were
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAR. 18. 1940. (198th. Day of the War.) DOUBLE OR TREBLE TAXATION?
    1577 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAR. 18. 1940. (198th. Day of the War.) DOUBLE OR TREBLE TAXATION? In a leading article written at I the time of publication of the I explanatory memorandum on a draft Bill to oppose a war tax on incomes" we warned readers to be on
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    SPRING JOURNEY THROUGH WARTIME ENGLAND
    2942 8 Our London Letter Primroses, Lambs And Nazi Bombers From Our Own Correspondent Somewhere in England, Mar. 3. THIS London Letter, Malayans, is nearly a week overdue. But you can hardly blame me. Tl;e real villains of the piece are influenza, laryngitis and German measles th?
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    B.E.F. Leave Is Postponed
    38 9 London, .Mar. 1(1. Tin War Oflice announces that owing to an unforeseen del:iv. men coming home on leave irom the B.E.F. have been temporarily retarded. Normal leave will l»c resumed as early as possible."
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    NO SURPRISE IN LONDON
    436 9 British View Of Axis Talks London, Mar. 18. NO particular surprise was manifested in diplomatic or journalistic circles in London when agency reports from Italy made it known that Signor Mussolini and Hitler were to meet and that Signor Mussolini had left Rome for that purpose.
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    PRESSURE ON SCANDINAVIA
    358 9 Nazi And Soviet Activities Stockholm, Mar. 18. A PERIOD of diplomatic and political activity unprecedented in the Northern Countries has now begun. The following points emerge clearly from the present situation:— Firstly. Germany and Russia are seeking to exploit the anxieties of the Northern Countries to extend
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    Allies & Waters Of Scandinavia
    168 9 Allies Waters Of Scandinavia THE Nazis appear to have launched a campaign to oust Britain from the Scandinavian markets, says an Amsterdam message. Using the trade agreements which Britain has just concluded with Norway and Denmark as a pretext, the German Government, says the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, has been making
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    Nazi Air Attack On Dutch Ship
    108 9 Amsterdam, Mar. 18. THE crew of the Dutch motorship Nettie (477 tons), which arrived at Flushing yesterday, stated she had been bombed and machine-gunned by a German aeroplane off the southeast coast of England. Nobody was hurt and there was no damage to the
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    FRENCH GUNS REPLY TO NAZI PROPAGANDA
    71 9 FRENCH guns near the Swiss end of the Maginot Line had their first practice lor m The Germans on the other side of the Rhine put up huge placards in French which were plainly visible by the men in the Maginot Line. They read,
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    INDIAN CONGRESS CONDEMNS LONDON OUTRAGE
    158 9 Ramgarh, Mar. 18. IT the instance of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress Working Committee adopted a resolution yesterday expressing deep regret at the death of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former LieutenantGovernor of the Punjab, who was shot dead last week by an Indian gunman at Caxton Hall,
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    'Rumania On The Watch,' Says Prime Minister
    209 9 Bucharest, Mar. 18. WE want peace, a peace that respects our rights, and therefore we are on the watch," declared the Prime Minister, M. G. Tatarescu, in an important speech broadcast last night. "Our main concern this year must be the strengthening of
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    "ALLIES ARE OPPOSED TO ANY PATCHEDUP PEACE"
    155 9 THE Times in a leader declares that the unanimity with which the idea of any patched-up peace is scouted in the Western Democracies must have been very clearly impressed on Mr. Sumner Welles' mind. "President Roosevelt's broadcast on Saturday showed he also has
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    LANDED IN REICH BY MISTAKE
    419 9 R.A.F. Officer Tells Of A Narrow Shave A YOUNG flight-lieutenant from London gave a graphic account yesterday of how he and the rest of the crew of an R.A.F. reconnaissance machine landed by mistake in Germany in the early morning and asked where they were.
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    Four Women Die On Active Service
    76 9 London, Mar. 18. A CASUALTY list Issued by the Air Ministry last night contains 59 names, including Sister A. S. Ketley, among eight people who have died on active service. She is the fourth woman attached to the Air Force to die on active
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    Nazis Want Rumania To Demobilize
    73 9 Bucharest, Mar. 18. CLODIUS, Hitler's trade envoy in South-east Europe, arrives here to-day with a group of experts to renew the German campaign for supplies. Allied observers expect that the Germans will carry still further their recent assurances that no harm will come to Rumania
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    Rumanian Minorities Pledge Loyalty
    65 9 Bucharest, Mar. 18. REPRESENTATIVES of the German Hungarian, Bulgarian and Polish minorities in the Rumanian Chamber and Senate have expressed their loyalty in the debate on the address and reply to the speech from the throne. Speaking for the German minority, Senator Roth said they would
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    JAPAN'S EX-PREMIER FOR NANKING
    68 9 Tokio, Mar. 18. THE Emperor will early this week, instal Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, former Prime Minister, as special envoy to the new Japanese-sponsored "Central Chinese Government" of occupied China, according to Japanese reports. Gen Abe is expected to leave for China on Wednesday. It is understood
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    NAZI WARSHIPS BOMBED
    449 9 R.A.F. Attack In Heligoland Bight THE Air Ministry announces that 1 in the course of Saturday's daylight reconnaissance over Ihe German naval and seaplane bases in Heligoland Bight, the British machines bombed a number of German naval patrol vessels between Borkum and Heligoland. During the raid on
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    HITLER AND MUSSOLINI TO MEET TO-DAY
    709 9 Dictators 9 Talks And Sumner Welles Tour IL DUCE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FOREIGN MINISTER Sequel To Rome Visit Of Von Ribbentrop rpHE Italian Press office in Rome announced last night that Signor Mussolini had left Rome with Count Ciano to meet Hitler. They will
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      37 9 IN OTHER PAGES Page Minimum stock prices 5 Mussolini -Welles merlins 1 Finnish traredy 7 Nazi and R.A.F. air attacks 12 French sink two U-boats 12 British and French M.PV debates on Finland H Rumania explain* 13
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    KING CONGRATULATES BRUNEI SULTAN
    462 10 Malaya, Borneo Sarawak At Coronation RULER PROCLAIMED AS THE YANG DI PERTUAN (From Our Special Correspondent) Brunei, Mar. 17. DEPRESENTATIVES of Malaya, British North Borneo and Sarawak attended the coronation to-day of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin of Brunei, which took place in accordance with the traditional ritual
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    23 10 The Singapore Diocesan Association will hold its annual general meeting at the King George V School. Seremban, on Mar. 28. at 5.30 p.m.
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    K.L. Wedding
    47 10 Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey D. Prockter after their wedding at the Church oj St. John. Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. The bride wai formerly Miss Rani Clulow-Gray, younger daughter of Col. and Mrs. ClulowGray. of London. Mr. Prockter is with the Asiatic Petroleum Company in Singapore.
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    EX-MALAYANS' WAR JOBS
    194 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 6. TWO well-known ex-Malayans have received appointments in the Ministry of Information, the staff of which is still in the process of reorganization. Mr. Hubert S. Banner, former publicity efflcer at the Malayan Information Agency in London, and author of many
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    INDIAN SOLDIER DIES AFTER STABBING
    81 10 FOLLOWING a stabbing attair in Tyersall Park Barracks on Saturday night in which Quartermaster Rakha Singh. 32. was fatally injured, a man was detained by the police. Rakha Singh died in hospital yesterday. A 22-year-old Sikh, Dayll 6ingh. Singh, vhose address was ghen as Tyersall
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    AMUSEMENTS
    164 10 SLNOAPOR* RAFFLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal > 9.45 to Midnight. r.AKKKK IHKVIKF GKYLANG Life of India. A Tamil Talkie at 6.15 6c 9.15 p.m. GRiVI WORM) Cabaret 9 p.m, to Midnight. Globe: Having Wonderful Time. Sky: The Great Air Mystery. Atlantic Theatre:
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    COLONIAL TALKS IN PARIS
    72 10 THE Secretary of State for the 1 Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacL»onaW, continued his talks with the French Minister for Colonies over the week-end. The principal subject of discussion yesterday morning: was economic collaboration between the two Colonial empires. Sunday's talks dealt mainly with political and social
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    CONCERT AIDS THE FINNS
    638 10 CONCERT AIDS THE FINNS Singapore Effort For Red Cross GORDONS BAND AT VICTORIA HALL DARBARA Gilmar and R.L. Fridges did more than aid the Finnish Red Cross in organizing last night's concert for they gave a large audience a most enjoyable and varied programme. It was a combination of pipe
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    French General Inspects Gordons
    30 10 A French general visited a British headquarters at a toton somewhere in France and is here seen inspecting the guard of honour of the Gordon Highlanders.
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    MINERS' OPPOSITION TO INCOME TAX
    433 10 Would Raise Burden On Industry To 40 Per Cent. THAT the proposed income tax would raise the total taxation on the Malayan tin industry to approximately 40 per cent., or Bs. in the was stated in a memorandum tabled at the annual meeting of the
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    FOUR MEN INJURED IN GANG FIGHT
    48 10 POUR men were injured in a fight ber tween two rival gangs of Chinese at Kreta Ayer yesterday, in the early hours. Three men received severe scalp wounds and were taken to hospital in an ambulance. The police have detained several Chinese.
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    War Taxation In Hong Kong
    97 10 Hong Kong, Mar. 18. TWO significant alterations in the original draft of the War Revenue Ordinance were made to-day. The bill makes it clear that the impositions of the taxes is for duration of the war only by substituting the words "war taxation" for "inland
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    NEW TERMS IN S.H.B. STRIKE?
    113 10 THE Singapore Harbour Board dockyard strikers have drawn up new terms for negotiation between them and the Board, and will be submitting these to the Chinese Protectorate to-day, some of the men stated last night. These demands were drawn up at a meeting held by
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    DELAY WITH NAVAL BASE
    312 10 Labour's Policy Under Fire ECHO OF MANY YEARS AGO (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Mar. 6. CTRONG criticism of the Labour Government's policy in slowing down construction of the Singapore Naval Base, and a spirited reply by the Opposition, formed an interesting interlude in the House
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    DELIGHFUL STORY OF A FAMILY
    157 10 At The Cinema "Our Neighbours the Carters" (Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe and Genevieve Tobin) Paramount. At the Cathay 'THIS is a warm, human story of the 1 struggles of a large family in a small Ohio town, with acting of a high order
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    NAVY WELCOMES MALAYAN GIFTS
    597 10 IMALAYA'S gifts to the men of the Royal Navy and auxiliary naval services are acknowledged with warm appreciation in several letters received by the Governor and High Commissioner. Sir Shenton Thomas. A sum of £4.000 was sent from the Malaya Patriotic Fund as a New Year's
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    FUNERALS OF NAVAL MEN
    243 11 FUNERALS OF NAVAL MEN Ratings Injured In Accidents TWO naval funerals were held at the Bidadari cemetery yesterday afternoon, when the victims of two accidents were buried with full naval honours. The firing parties were supplied by Men of their own ships, and officers of ;he vessels concerned were present.
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    CITY OVERCROWDING IS BECOMING WORSE
    920 11 Little Progress With T. B. While Such Conditions Exist MEDICAL DIRECTOR ON ADVICE OF 1907 THAT WAS IGNORED "AVERCROWDING is becoming progressively srejiter f n U states Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, Director of Medical Services, is now on leave prior to retirement, in his last
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    HEALTH IN THE SCHOOLS
    399 11 Survey Shows High Standard BUT MANY REQUIRE DENTAL TREATMENT "THE standard of health was of a 1 high order, but the number of defects many— no less than 6,010 (63.46 per cent.) were referred for dental treatment," writes Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, Director of Medical Services,
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    Free Hospitals In Urgent Need Of Financial Assistance
    581 11 "TWO of Singapore's free hospitals, 1 St. Andrew's Mission Hospital and St. Andrew's Orthopaedic Hospital, may have to curtail their work considerably, and even discharge patients who are already benefiting from orthopaedic treatment if urgently required financial aid is not forthcoming soon.
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    Germans Active On West Front
    94 12 French Use Artillery To Repel Raiders MANY German patrols have been in action on the Western Front during the past 48 hours, especially in the Saar sector and west of the Saar. German patrols both by night and by day went fairly close to the
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    14 DIE WHEN ITALIAN PLANE CRASHES
    30 12 Rome, Mar. 17. A COMMERCIAL plane on the MilanTripoli service crashed on Stromboli today. Ten passengers and four of the crew were killed.— Reuter.
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    NAZIS RAID SCAPA FLOW & R.A.F. VISIT HELIGOLAND
    588 12 NAZIS RAID SCAPA FLOW R.A.F. VISIT HELIGOLAND Warship Hit By Germans Is Not Badly Damaged ANE enemy aircraft was shot down and others are believed to have been damaged when ships' batteries, shore defences and fighter aircraft combined to drive off 14 German raiders which made a determined attack on
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    Dutch Ships May Not Leave Flushing
    134 12 Amsterdam, Mar. 17. IT now transpires that the naval authorities' advice to vessels not to leave port until further orders are received applies only to shipping at Flushing. The advice followed reports that three more ships had been sunk in the neighbourhood, one of
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    MIDDLE EAST C.-IN-C. IN CAPE TOWN
    52 12 GEN. Sir Archibald Wavell, Comman-der-in-Chief of the British forces in the Middle East, reached Cape Town yesterday for a two-day discussion with the South African Government and military authorities. Gen. Wavell said that his talks in Kenya were satisfactory. He has had conversations in
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    37 12 Washington, Mar. 17. TWENTY-ONE American republics have protested to Britain against the sinking of the German steamer Wakama in Brazilian waters. They have appealed to belligerents to keep the war away from the American neutrality zone.— Reuter.
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    Two More U-boats Sunk By French
    209 12 Two More U-boats Sunk By French 'Wave' Of Submarines On Way From Reich? London, Mar. 17. FRENCH naval sources in Paris C announced to-day that they have received information of the sinking of two more German submarines and they express' the belief that a new "wave" of U-boats is being
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    ALLIES HOLD THE INITIATIVE
    117 12 London. Mar. 17. LORD SAMUEL, speaking yesterday, said the question was sometimes heard why there has been no Allied attack en the Western Front. The Allies, he said, held the initiative which could be used in more than one theatre, and in the meantime economic pressure
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    CAROL'S PACT WITh THE IRON GUARDS EXPLAINED
    248 13 Internal Appeasement Foreign Policy To Remain Unchanged London, Mar. 17. THE tendency to draw conclusions from the amnesty granted by the Rumanian Government to former members of tht Iron Guard which are not warranted by the nature of tht measure is deprecated in
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN TRADE
    38 13 London, Mar. 17. IT IS stated in London that a representative of the Treasury Is now en route to Rome to resume trade negotiations with the Italian authorities, especially on the question of clearing agreements.— Reuter.
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    Nazi-Soviet Pact With Rumania?
    183 13 Rome Radio On German Aims In Balkans Bucharest, Mar. 17. WHILE official quarters deny all knowledge of any negotiations for a Soviet-Rumanian or a Soviet-Ger-man-Rumanian non-aggression pact, it Is rumoured in circles close to the German legation, that a hJgh Nazi official is arriving next week
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    JAPANESE TAKE BIG COAL-MINING CENTRE
    93 13 Peiping, Mar. 17. BY a combined advance from the west and north into the Western Hill> assisted by bombing planes, the Japanese after meeting only sllpht resistance, have occupied Chaipln*. a large coalmining centre about 40 miles west of Peiping. It is reported that the
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    FRENCH PRIME MINISTER TO RESHUFFLE HIS CABINET?
    257 13 Big Debate On Finnish Tragedy In Chamber To-morrow Paris, Mar. 17. BY to-morrow night at the latest the country should know whether M. Daladier has decided to reshuffle his Cabinet or not. The big debate in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday on
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    Commons Foreign Affairs Debate
    172 13 Outspoken Speech By Hore-Belisha Likely London, Mar. 17. THE House of Commons will debatt foreign affairs on Tuesday, when Mr. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, will review the international situation and progress of the war. Mr. C. R. Attlee, the Opposition leader, will follow and ask a
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    188 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Had a telegram to-day from son, London, reading: "Arrived safely," which means that the good British ship— which sailed from Singapore last month has safely reached her destination. And what did I say? "Thank God and the
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    126 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Confusing the issue by throwing dust in the eyes of the majority, who are already incapable of analytic thought, is not advancing the cause of direct taxation. I can assure Mr. Braddell that money, from whatever source, will smell
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    The Fears Of The Poorer Classes
    489 14 Sir.— Your impartial publication of all sorts of different views in your pap?r emboldens me to write these following lines with the hope of getting an opportunity to express my feelings in connection with certain points raised by Mr. C. Ward-Jackson. While going through
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    "Condemned Men" And "Ungrateful Dogs"
    619 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I am sure that never in the history of the Straits Times has such a large number of letters descended upon you as since His Excellency the Governor spoke through the radio on the I subject of
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    "With Shame & Growing Indignation"
    522 14 "With Shame Growing Indignation" To the Editor of the Straits Time.* Sir— It is with great reticence that i I venture on your space to comment on i the Income tax controversy; I omy da so as I feel impelled to voice the views of a large proportion of the
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    TAX VIEWS: THE CASE FOR A LARGE WAR LOAN
    799 14 TAX VIEWS THE CASE FOR A LARGE WAR LOAN £25,000,000 Could Be Raised In Three Months To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— s2lo,ooo,ooo Is approximately £25,000,000. If this country contributed such a sum as a gift to the Home Government, would the demand for the Imposition of Income
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    74 14 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 will
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    EASTER STATE CRICKET TEAMS
    241 15 PIE foUowinr have been selected to represent Singapore in a «tate cricket fixture against Selmngor during the E«st«r holidays on the Singapore Cricket Club uad *R. f H. Bain. Capt. W. H. Duke. A. C. Growder. U. J. P. M. Hope, Sgt. Howbrooke, Major F. E.
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    ST. JOSEPHS LOSE JOHORE SOCCER
    89 15 <From Ovir Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Mar. 17. SCORING two goals in each half, the Johore English College beat St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore, yesterday at the college ground. The Institution forwards were unable to combine effectively. This weakness proved a failure against the strong college
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    STATE CRICKET TRIAL AT IPOH
    77 15 From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 17. A cricket match between the Europeans and the Rest, In preparation for the state fixture against Penang during the Easter holidays, was played on the padang to-day and tho scores were* Europeans: 98 (Noon 20, S.ade 19, Gregoire
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    ST. ANDREW'S O.B. BEAT THE POLICE
    41 15 ST. ANDREW'S Old Boys' cricket team registered another win at the Police depot yesterday when they easily beat the Police, scoring 133 runs for nine wickets in reply to their opponents Inr.ines of 61 runs.
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    S.R.C. JUST FAIL IN RACE AGAINST TIME
    754 15 Two-Day Padang Cricket Test Ends In Draw TIME robbed the S.R.C. of certain victory in their week1 end cricket fixture with the S.C.C. which concluded yesterday on the padang. Bright batting was a feature of the game, 683 runs being scored during the
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    CHINESE BEAT INDIANS
    469 15 Losers Collapse In Second Innings THE Indian Association "tail" failed to war sufficiently to force a draw and the result was tlvt they lost to the S.C.R.C. by 166 runs in their two-day cricket fixture, which was concltfaed yesterday at Hon* Lim Green. With five wickets to
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    SPRING TENNIS TIES AT CRICKET CLUB
    147 15 •TPIES in S.C.C. spring tennis tournaA ment to-day and to-morrow are TO-DAY Men's tinfta: A. D. Anderson vs. O. 8. Fuller- J. Macintosh vs. J. O. Houston; C. P. Norton vs. L. H. Kennedy; K. J. Tovey vs. W. J. M. Warden; J. S.
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    HOLE IN ONE
    30 15 MR. P. T. Bowers did the 14th hole, 180 yards. <old course) in one while playing with Mrs. Bowers at the Royal Singapore Golf Club yesterday afterneon.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    64 15 SOCCER: First Division, B.A.F. vs. Police. Stadium; Royal Navy vs. Gordon Highlanders. Naval Base; Reserve Division, S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. SC.C; Second Division (B). Customs vs. Indian Association, Clerical Union ground; 8.H.L., Cold Storage vs. Straits Times, SH.B. ground; Uniteers vs. A.P.C., Fraser and Neave ground; Chartered Bank
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    Selangor State Trial Ends Tamely
    244 15 (From Our Own uorresponucut; Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. npHE Selangor State trial ended tamely 1 to-day when a downpur of rain caused it to be abandoned before Gulland's side had their second knock. The batting of both sides was remarkably poor, and the fielding left
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    BUSINESS HOUSES
    73 15 Pr a Business Houses' League soccer fixture played at the Police Depot on Saturday, the Traction Company beat Thornycrofts by two goals to uil. pLAYING on the Harbour Board ground on Saturday, in the second division (A) of the league the R.A.M.C. and' the Singapore Harbour Board drew,
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    CEYLONESE FORCE DRAW IN BALESTIER CRICKET
    443 15 Unbeaten Fifty By Sabapathy Helps Towards Recovery A BRILLIANT century by Capt. W. Duke, which included seven sixes was a feature of the two-day cricket match between the Army and the Ceylon Sports Club, which ended in a draw at Balestier yesterday. The Army
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    SATURDAY'S TAIPING RACE RESULTS
    110 15 SATURDAY'S race results at Taipin? in brief were Race 1. War Linen $11 and $6 Captain Ball $7. Race 2. Hilarity $20 and $9 East Lynne $9. Race 3. Emily Di«nus $17 and S8 Explode $8. Race 4. High Degree $11 and $H Clever Alec $11.
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    PENANG VETERANS MEAT WOMEN AT HOCKEY
    77 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 16. THE Penang Chinese Recreation Club 1 women lost to the Penang Veterans by 2—o in a hockey game inakl of the Malaya Patriotic Fund this Municipal Band was in attendance, and the Resident Councillor. Mr. A M.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS FINAL
    55 15 KAMIS and Yadi entered the final of the men's open doubles event in the YMCA. open invitation lawn tennis on Saturday when they beat Low Kee Pow and C. K. Pang, 7-5. 6—2. The flnal will be played to-day when Kamis and Yadi will meet Chin Kee
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    78 16 These pictures of the Malay Regiment at training in jungle warfare were taken by Eric Mayell, the well-known newsreel cameraman, who has been I visiting Malaya. (Above) A Bren gunner. Rifles ant Bren guns crack from behind this jungle barrier. (Above) A company
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