The Straits Times, 24 April 1940

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    36 1 The Straitss Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.J AMLi4V/TS LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PACES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940. PRICK 5 CENTS, The Straits Times ir, PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940 PRICK 5 CENTS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      20 2 rALDWELL. At lona." Oak Road North. Hiidleigh. Essex, on 6th April. 1940. Daniel Augustus Caldwell, in his G7th year
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      552 2 SMALL APS. Minimum charge $1. for advt not exceeding 4 line* More than four lines 25 cents per line (Six words). Box No. 25 cents extra. Smalt Ad*, are prepayable McARA.— At the General Hospital. Malacca, on 23rd April to Wally McAra, wife of F. J. McAra, a son. COLE.—
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      876 2 PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH ACCOUNTANT (fully qualified) extensive local practice, attends personally upon clients: consultations and advice upon all matters of local restrictions and regulations. Accounts audited and controlled at (arranged) inclusive fees. Box 462. Straits Times. AGENTS WANTED WANTED agents. Salary Allowance 1501rislng to 500!-: Details Samples f-ee. Bonus 25-500. Jindals
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      571 2 BOARD RESIDENCE EAST ANGLIA. 6 Oxley Rise, cool and quiet Terms moderate. Tele. 4390. WHITEHALL, 32, Calrnhill Rd. Vacancy Double or Single English M.S. Tel. 4747. 40, NEWTON RD., Verandah. Large Bedroom, bathroom attached. Entirely Private. TANGLIN BOUSE, 7 Orange Grove Rd. j vacancy occurs. Mrs. T. IT Payne Tel.
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      392 2 FOUND FOUND, An Alsatian dog. Apply Municipal Animal infirmary. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES PARTNER-MANAGER WANTED for a first class Beauty Parlour and Hair-Dressing Saloon to be opened shortly in Ipoh. Apply: Box No. 734, Straits Times. WANTED, a partner lth $3500.00 cash to invest In and take over the active management of
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      363 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MANOR HOUSE CHANCERY LANE DOUBLE AND SINGLE ROOM. ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE. M.S. TEL. 2965 MRS. GRAHAM HUTCHISON MASSAGE HALL I MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. EDUCATIONAL NEW SESSION commencing IST MAY tor L.C.C. April 1941 Exam. EVENING CLASShS Jr. and
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      240 2 BORNEO MOTORS USED CAR BARGAMS PHONE 5088. 1935 AUSTIN 10/4 SALOON. An economical little car has Just been fitted with new tyres. Ta:: paid. PRICE $650. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF LOW PRICED CARS IN STOCK. 14 H.P. VAUXHALL SALOON. In scjind condition, good tyres etc. $450.15 H.P. ROVER SALOON.
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      419 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. i Incorporated in England) PENINSULAR \NV ORIENTAL 8-N Oo MA! I HABSKNOEH AND OAROO B*"~"TnrThe best possible service? are beiny maintained by the P O S N Company to their usual ports of pal- except ports in Japan Passengers are requested to register
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      329 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS i trii'orpoi aim in Japan i GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR rO LIVERPOOL Colombo A<l'n. Saet. Port Said Naples. Marseilles Gibraltar. Lisbon and Liverpool Rail S"iv>r» MARU Apr. 24 25 4-CaliS Bombay TO LONDON DEI AOOA MARU May 1 J DURBAN MARU May 24 TO LIVERPOOL
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      540 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUB 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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      448 3 FAST PASSKNGER SKRVICi:. I SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HONG KONG •'nil S'Dora Arr '<> P s.s CITY OF BAN FRANCISCO May 7 l^ay 30 ss. CITY OF LOB ANGELES May 11 June 4 8* CITY OF NEWPORT NEW 9 June 19 July 13 s s CITY OF NORFOLK
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    LONDON TAKES CONFIDENT VIEW OF RUBBER INDUSTRY
    1198 4 I.R.R.C. Believed Committed To Medium Price Policy STIFF QUOTA CUT EXPECTED AT MAY MEETING (From Our Own Correspondent) Lionaon, Apr. iz. I ON DON experts continue to show growing confidence in the near and mid-term proepects for rubber growers. It is now generally
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    174 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i-rom Out crvc Corresponded > London, Apr. 23. rOMMODITY and Exchange marke s dosed as follows witb orf-vlou"! auotations U> parenthesisr— RIBBER: Easier. Spot 10 1516 d 11 1 16d (lid ll^d) May 10 15|16d 11 1 16d (lid 11 M6d) July lid mid (11 1 16d 11
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    Fraser & Co.' Singapore Share Quotations
    1299 4 Fraser Co.' Singapore Share Quotations TUESDAY, APR. 23, 1940: 5 P.M. MINING Oujert Seller* Ampat Tin (4s) 4s 10% d 5s 3d c.d. Austral AmaL (ss) 6s 9d 6s 3d Austral Malay 35s 37s Ayer Hltam (£> 2 is 22s Ayer Weng <£) .63 .67 Bangrln Tin 21s 6d 22s
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    145 4 Malls close at the Qcnanl Post Office as follows: TO-DAY Australia air 5 p.m. Canada surface 11 a.m. China surface 11 a.m. China (South -West) surface 9 a.m. Hong Kong surface 11 a.m. Indo-China surface 9a.m. Japan surface 11 a.m. Java air 9.30 a.m. and 5
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    FRASHER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    193 4 FRASHER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Books Company Dividend Close TIN Ampat Tin 13% tax Apr. 29 Batu Selangor 7% Apr. 24 Larut 7Vad. No. 21 Apr. 22 Rahman Hyd 4% Int. Apr. 25 Renong Tin 7}»% Int. less tax Talplng Consld 7%% No. 9 May 2 Takuapa 6d. Apr.
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      59 4 HJPB^^W o or»o r» C~ F C C r»F r\ \J V^ C O O V/r l&H kWmm Widely used for Reconditioning repairs t0... fjjr I Outstanding features. SPECIAL OESCR PTIVE ILLUSTRATED 2O PACE HANDBOOK fi T U Aft Rm I IN /li A I AVA\ I Tfl ..nt pot
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      137 4 Fresh Shipment CITRIC ACID, good for making •yrup, aerated water, etc. T. G. KIAT 6c CO.. 766, North Rridfe Road, Singapore FALSE TEETH GONE YELLOWP rcoo this <^^^^r No need now to be as- p"» bunM<d wkh dull, yd- YJfL \M) low-tinecd falx ttcth. VVIL AWJ Pill the cap of
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      84 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 12.16 p.m. 9 ft. L. W. 5.50 a.m. 0.2 ft.; 6.04 p.m. 2.3 ft. To-morrow H. W. 00.01a.m. 9.2 ft.; 12.58 p.m. 8.7 ft. L. W. 6.30 a.m. 0.3 ft.: 6.38 p.m. 2.8 ft. Friday. Apr. 26 R. W. 00.36 a.m. 9.1 ft.: 1.44
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    372 5 Limitation Of Dividend Proposal Discussed By Our Financial Correspondent Singapore. Apr. 24. /COMMODITIES show little change. Rubber in London rose one-six-teenth at lid. and In New York wa*. unchanged at 19" 4 cents. Tin rose 15s. for spot at £253 10s.. 40s. for threi months at £249.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    92 5 Wrdnrsdav, Apr. 24, noon. Ruyer» Seller! Prices Prices No l.\ R.SS (Spot loose) 35 K 35 'i No IX R.S.S. lob in .isr« April -May 36', MM Sellers option G.F.A.Q. K.S.S. t oh in b les April-May 35% 35*, Sellers option i A.Q. KS.S. o.b
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    EXCHANGES
    194 5 Tho following are thr ?xchar.<;e rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELf l\(. London T.T 2'4i'16 Loi.don demand 2/4 1 '16 Lyons demand 2060 .Switzerland demand 208', Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11 '16
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    105 5 Singapore. April 24. noon. Buyers Sellers Gambler $7.50 Hamburg cube $13.00 Java Cube $12.00 Pepper White Muntok 515.00 White $14.50 Black 8.25 Copra Mlxej $320 Sun Dried $3.C0 Sago Flour No 1 Lingga $6.20 Fair $6.10 Sarawak 56.10 Jelotong Palembang $16.50 Banja $16.00 Sarawak $17.00 7 avioca
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    London Stock Exchange
    348 5 London, Apr. 23. THE Stock Exchange to-day was strong though quiet. In spite of the Imminence of the budget, prices in most sections advanced with Gold minings prominent on local and South African buying. Far Eastern bonds tended to Improve on the slightly better international atmosphere. Reuter.
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    134 5 (From Our Own Correspondent > London. Apr. 22 The following are to-days "bid" quotations for Fixed Trusts: British Empire "A" 17 British Empire "B" 8 VA British Empire Cumulative 14 0 British Empire Cprehenslve 13 9 British General "A" 18 10tt British General "B" 14 6 British General
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    MARKET'S DULL FORTNIGHT
    864 5 No Interest In Rubber Shares FRASER and Company, in a fortnightly review of the market, state: Forsaking international affairs we would propose to devote this occasion to that always difficult task of trying to mind our own business. The tin share market had a dull fortnight with
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    42 5 Berlin, Apr. 24. THE veil-known German longdistance flyer, Captain Alfred Henke, who made non-stop flights from Berlin to New York and from New York to Berlin in 1938 and a record flight to Tokio, was killed on a training flight here. —Reuter.
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      186 5 to^gj|j|^§ecurihj A.D. *****11 l 172 All Classes Agents <■»{ Insurance JmJLmmbmMJkJ^mAJtbm Throughout Malaya Zlfoe IRoval Exchange assurance: Xonfcon MEAD OFFICE FOR MALAYA 6, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS SINGAPORE. 2 APB la IRIUM FOR SPARKLING TEETH »O- f MO>l j&4f to clean your teeth with Pepsodent containing j^k IRIUM. The minute it
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      628 5 To Private Trustees. Carrying out the wishes of dead friends is often difficult, laborious and thankless work, encroaching seriously upon time needed for your own affairs. Your burden can be greatly eased if you secure the aid of a corporation specially formed and qualified to undertake such duties, namely:— The
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      280 6 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL FAIR, Cathedral House, 83, Cavenagh Road. FRIDAY, APRIL 26th, 1940 COMMENCING 4.00 P. M. x Official Opening By Brigadier M. D. Gambier-Parry, A.D.C., m.c. 5.00 P.M. SIDE SHOWS Children's Corner— Elephant Pony Rides and all the fun of the Fair. The Fete will continue with Illuminations until
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      382 6 AGAIN THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN A nw#i%f\r 3 shows daily 1 ULi 3.15-6.15-9.15 MR. MRS. "THIN MAN" present NICK, Jnr.— Their new addition— and "ASTA" The Pup— V^K; j 'C]f ft i I I w k V m Hs^Mk N>/^ All Bl V■ ia B PSS^ JT Ploy by
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    ALLIES ARE FIGHTING THE WHOLE GERMAN NATION
    1082 7 The People's Responsibility For Crimes Of Nazi Regime "ANCK more St. George of England is mounted on his charger, and his adversary is the most vicious that he has ever gone out to destroy," declared Mr. Alfred Duff-Cooper, former First Lord of the
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    Royal Navy's New Battleships
    300 7 London, Apr. 23. BRITAIN'S Navy is about to be reinforced by five of the largest and most powerfully armed and most strongly protected battleships in the world, states Mr. Hector Byv Aer, the News Chronicle's naval correspondent. These vessels, named King George V, Prince of Wales,
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      294 7 RAFFLES HOTEL N4MR- DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE CABARET ATTRACTION FOR 2 N I G HTS ONLY First Appearance of THE ASTOR TRIO SENSATIONAL ACROBATIC DANCERS THE PRESTON TRIO POPULAR DARING WHIRLWIND SKATERS 4 APPEARANCES 10.30, 10.50, 11.10 6c 11.30 p.m. Dinner 53.50. Non-diners Sl.OO
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APR. 24, 1940. (235th. Day of the War.) Hot Air
    1159 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APR. 24, 1940. (235th. Day of the War.) Hot Air There has been a great deal of hot air circulating during the past week as to whether Italy or Japan will be the first to join in the war on the side of Germany. Attention
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    SHAME!
    96 8 No Gilbert Sullivan In 24 Hours! To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I make some requests through your paper to the B.M.B.C? We have not heard anything from Gilbert and Sullivan for at least 24 hours, and a few selections from "The Mikado" would be greatly
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      LURID SINGAPORE
      511 8 Adventures Of Detective And His Friend To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, In a review of a book tptitled "One Jump Ahsad of Death" (Stanley Paul 165.) by Lance Colam, in the issue of John o'London's Weekly dated Feb. 16. 1940, 1 came across the following:
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      LOST CHANCES
      165 8 The Failure Of The League Of Nations To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— If only the League of Nations had taken severe action in regard to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, I believe that such nations as Poland, Finland, etc.
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      FLOWER SHOW
      129 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is a great pity that your correspondent "Dissatisfied" should try to throw mud at the management of the recent Singapore Flower Show. During the time I spent at the show admiring the exhibits I noticed the interest school-children and
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      VANISHING CUSTOMS
      95 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— In your correspondence columns recently a Sikh suggested the discarding of the beard by his own people. Others oppose it on religious grounds. It is interesting to recall the abolition of queues by the Chinese people. During the Ching Dynasty
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      GOEBBELS AGAIN
      375 8 Berlin Broadcast In English To the Editor of the Strails Times Sir.— To-day, Sunday noon, or a little past that moment, I listened w> the Singapore broadcast of the official British news I heard several things about Allied and Nazi arms success for the former over the latter.
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      SHOP HOURS
      359 8 Case For Legislative Action To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— May I request you to be good enough to extend to me the hospitality of your columns for the enclcssd letter The agitation for the closing of shops on Sundays is an old one, having been
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      SMOKING IN CINEMAS
      125 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln to-day's Straits Times, two of your correspondents express their views with regard to the habit of smoking in alr-conditicned theatres while the show is in progress. I heartily agree with them. Smoking, after all, is harmless, but to
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      CINEMA TAX
      480 8 How It Will Work In Country Districts To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With regard to the proposed entertainment tax, which is to be introduced into the State of Johore in the near future, I am of the opinion that the scale of charges is not
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      RUBBER TAX
      183 8 Who "Agreed Willini*ly" To The Plan? To the Kdko r el the Siraits limes Sir,— In y^ur leader of Apr. 19 it is stated: "Even in the case of the additional e:;port duties on rubber and tin, to which the industries concerned agreed willingly, It had to be
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      LEVY ON SAVINGS
      126 8 Mr. Ferguson Asked For Explanations To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Will Mr. Ferguson be good enough to explain precisely how his plan to make a levy on savings is to be carried out? Furthermore, what does he mean when he says Malaya is a
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      THE MARSEILLAiSE
      65 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— As France is our greatest Ally, I should like to know why the Police Band omits the "Marseillaise" befor* "God Save the King." There are quite a number of daughters and sons of France in Singapore, and in my opinion
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    FIERCE BATTLE FOR THE GATEWAY TO OSLO
    825 9 British Norwegians Attacking Hamar ALLIED TROOPS REPORTED IN FOUR SECTORS German Aircraft Discover Location Of Headquarters IT is reported in Stockholm that a fierce battle is raging- in Central Norway for possession of the gateway to Oslo near Lillehammer. British and Norwegian 1
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    Attack On Nazi Transports ?
    189 9 Attack On Nazi Transports London. Apr. 24. 17IOLENT gunfire was heard off the Swedish coast yesterday, according to a Stockholm newspaper report. Ten warships were observed off Ursholm travelling hard. They fired as they went. A large number of aircraft was seen at the same time, and fighter planes appeared
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    ALLIES' NEW DECISIONS
    512 9 Vigilant Watch Everywhere London, Apr. 24. was represented at the A^ latest meeting of the Supreme War Council held in Paris on Monday and yesterday. Her representative was M. Bachke, the Norwegian Minister in Paris. There was a general exchange of views on all political problems requiring
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    MR. WELLES ANSWERS NAZI "MAP" LIE
    99 9 Mr. Sumner Welles (right), U.S. Under- Secretary of State, recently issued a statement in Washington flatly refuting a brazen Nazi lie. He described as "fantastic nonsense" allegations that, while in Paris on his tour of Europe as President Roosevelt's personal envoy, he discussed with
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    German Attack On Italian Ship
    99 9 Mined Steamer Was Machine-Gunned London, Apr. 24. IT is learned that the Italian steamer Italo Balbo (5,256 tons) struck a mine off the south-east coast of England on Saturday, reports Reuter from Gibraltar. It is stated that she was also machine-sunned by a German aircraft,
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    Struck The First Blow In Norway
    205 9 .L.UIIUUII, Api -1. FE British submarine Trident had the honour of opening the naval varf&re off the Norwegian coast by luccessfully torpedoing the advance juard of German landings in Norway -a 9.000-ton German fuel supply ship. Trident had barely reached the ;cene of operations
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    BUDGET WELL RECEIVED
    427 9 Comment On New Purchase Tax "ll/E are being asked to consume less, pay more in taxes, to save more and to invest more in loans," said a B.B.C. commentator speaking of the new taxes in the Budget announced by Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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    British Shelling Of Narvik
    120 9 British Shelling Of Narvik Stockholm, Apr. 24. SWEDISH seamen who have Just arrived here from Narvik denied reports that the town is a mass of ruins in an interview published in the Aftonbladet. They declared, "Only two or three houses in Narvik have been damaged." "The British warships which bombarded
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    41 9 Tokio, Apr. 24. While authoritative quarters say that four Japanese fishing boats have been seized by the Russians in the high seas off Posiet Bay, the Hoehi Shimbun reports that 20 Japanese fishing boats have been seized in the same area.
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    GERMANY'S WESTERN BORDER DISTRICTS NOW CLOSED
    285 9 Foreign Contingents Alleged To Be In Hiding In Belgium THE Saar district, Rhineland and the western pun of 11 c province of Baden were declared banned districts in an announcement on the German wireless la*! night. Nobady will be allowed to enter these districts
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    ITALIAN MISSION DUE IN BERLIN TO-DAY
    21 9 ACCORDING to the German radio an Italian economic mission is arriving in Berlin to-day.— Reuter.
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    Germans Shell Roads Behind Allied Lines
    113 9 THERE has been violent artillery lire on the Western Front. In the Nied sector on Monday. German batteries began shellinrr communications behind the Allied lines and brought tht French pms into action for several hours. Before dawn, bolh French and German aircraft were engaged
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    U.S. NAVY MIGHT USE SINGAPORE BASE
    394 10 American Admiral On If Indies Were Attacked FACILITIES "AVAILABLE TO US FOR THE ASKING" (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 23. "THE U.S. Navy may use Singapore if the invasion of Hol- land is followed by an attack on the Netherlands Indies/ declared Admiral
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    Seven Killed By Mersing Tigers
    86 10 (Frcni Our Own Correspondent) Mersing, Apr. 23. A MAN-EATING tiger is reported to be at large in the jungle and estate country around Merging. During the past two months, seven people are reported to have been attacked and killed by tigers. These include two Malays,
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    SHAKESPEARE RECITAL
    291 10 Marie Ney's Fine Interpretations DARELY, if ever, has Singapore seen so fine an interpretation of Shakespearean characters as that given by Miss Marie Ney in her re- i cital at the Victoria Theatre last night. Miss Ney is one of the foremost Shakespearean actresses of the Enelish stage
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    AMUSEMENTS
    188 10 MNGAFOM »:\l 11 H no. 1 I Dinner Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. to Midnight. GABKM fk i im .vmK. GBYLANG Mob Tan Chaste Woman's Revenge (Double Feature Canto- for one payment) at i'.4.'> p.m. I.I.I VI I Cabaret 6.30 to 8.45 9.30 U Midnight. Globe: Fra Diavolo. Girl from
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    MANILA REPORT OF WARSHIP MOVEMENTS
    70 10 Manila, Apr. 24. TWO American warships have been dispatched to watch a British warship reported to be operating in Philippine waters, according to the Manila Bulletin. The action, it is said, has been taken in accordance with the neutrality regulations. The naval authorities in Manila
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    ISLAM'S VIEW OF PEACE & WAR
    189 10 ISLAM'S VIEW OF PEACE WAR AN address on the teachings of the Prophet Mohamed against acts of violence aggression and breach of faith, was given by Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Al.-agoff at a tea-party given by the Muslim Community of Singapore for Muslims and non-Muslims in honour of the birthday
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    RESCUE FROM A WELL
    134 10 Eurasian Saves Woman NOEL Leicester, a 22-year-old Eurasian, last night rescued a Cantonese woman from a well in Kampong Ima, off McPherson Road. Leicester, who works in the Municipal Electrical Department at George Street, told a Straits Times reporter to-day: When I heard a number of
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    MR. KAO LING PAI TO RETURN TO MALAYA
    71 10 MR. Kao Llng-pai, the Chinese Consul-General in Singapore, who has been in Chungking during the past few weeks, Is expected to leave the Chinese Capital to-morrow on his return to Malaya. He Is due back In Singapore at the beginning of next
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    "THE THIN MAN " SCORES ONCE AGAIN
    286 10 "THE THIN MAN SCORES ONCE AGAIN At The Cinema "Another Thin Man" (William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger and C. Aubrey Smith) M.G.M. At the Capitol. CHASING murderers or minding baby, "Mr. Thin Man" does both with his customary skill in the latest of this popular series, which
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED
    47 10 A EUROPEAN, J. A. Wilkins was summoned before the fifth police magistrate, Mr. L. C. Goh, this morning on a charge of giving false information to a corporal at the Orchard Road police station. He claimed trial and the case was postponed to Apr. 28.
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    NEW COUNCILLOR
    48 10 DATO Hussain bin Muhammad Taiyib, the Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar, has been appointed an Unofficial member of the" Federal Council for a period of three years, with effect from Apr. 24 inclusive. He will take the place of Tungku Mohamed ibnl al-Marhum al-Sultan Ahmad al-Mu'adzan Shah.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    81 10 an informal party attended by relatives the engagement of Mr. Mohsin bin Salim bin Talib, son of the late Mr. Sallm bin Mohammed bin Salim bin Talib and Mrs. Talib, of Singapore, and Sultana, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Reshty, members of a well-known Iranian family
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    London Welcome For The Colony's War Gift
    207 10 THOUGH Malaya is one of the most distant outposts of the Empire, in its response to the challenge of warlike aggression it Is resolved to be among the first, writes The Times in a leading article on Malaya's contributions towards the cost of
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    Sylt Pilot Gets D. F. C. From King
    42 10 Flight-Lieut. James Johnson Bennett, who received the D.F.C., for taking part in the big Sylt bombing raid, being congratulated by a friend when leaving Buckingham Palace, where he received the medal from the King.
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    CONSULATE'S WARNING ABOUT FORGED "CHOP"
    342 10 On Newspaper That Is Being Sent To Chinese A FALSE chop," purporting to be that of the Chinese Con- sulate-General in Singapore is being used on a newspaper called National Salvation, which is being sent to Chinese in Malaya, says an official circular issued by
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    PLANTER FOUND DEAD
    42 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Apr. 23. A GRANT, a European assistant of Pengkalan Bukit Estate, Panchor, Muar was found dead in his bungalow this morning at 5.30 a.m. from a gun shot wound. An inquest will be held.
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    GOVERNOR IN LONDON
    176 10 Uneventful Trip Home By Air SIR SHENTON'S SIX MONTHS' LEAVE (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 23. 'PHE Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas, who left Singapore last Wednesday by flying-boat, on home leave, wera welcomed by Mr. G. E. J. Gent, assistant secretary to the
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    AIR HERO'S BRIDE-TO-BE IN SINGAPORE
    113 10 MISS Dorothy Abbott, bride-to-be of Wing Commander Richard Kellett, passed through Singapore yesterday on her way to England to marry him. Wing Commander Kellett wa» awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading combined formation aircraft operations over enemy naval bases in the Heligoland Bight area
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    28 10 Mr. D. J. Rollo, a European living a* Telok Mata Ikan, has reported the lost to the Detective Branch of $2,650 wortfc of jewellery from his house yesterday.
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    BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN AN EMERGENCY
    869 11 Special Service Is Being Organized In Singapore "TN the past, under peace-time conditions in this country, Mhe response to appeals for donors has been somewhat disappointing," said Dr. G. V. Allen, principal of the Kins Edward VII College of Medicine at a lecture in the
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    Wreath Missing From Cenotaph
    87 11 SINGAPORE police are puzzled by the loss of a wreath which was laid at the Cenotaph at 8.15 a.m. yesterday by Sir John Bagnall and other members of the Royal Society of St. George, in commemoration of St. George's Day. Comprising more than 750 paper flowers,
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    ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY
    352 11 Story Of Demand For Coffee Money THAT the police courts had no power to try so serious a charge as that of armed robbery was the decision of Mr. J. L. McFall, the district judge, in the criminal district court yesterday. The case was one in
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    MOTOR GYMKHANA
    67 11 THE Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya is to hold a gymkhana in the field adjoining the entrance to Keppel Golf Course on Sunday at 3 p.m. The events will b 3 a garage test, potato race, driving In harness, and musical chairs. Entries close to-morrow
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    ST. GEORGE'S DANCE
    48 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 23. MEMBERS of Perak branch of the Rcyal Society of St. George held a dance at the Ipoh Club on Saturday night. More than 250 people were present. On Sunday a dedication service was held at St. John's Church.
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    KILLED BY TYRE BURST
    398 11 How R.A.F. Man Indian Died TOO MUCH PRESSURE ALLOWED IN \I7HILE inflating an aircraft tyre at a transport shed at a Singapore aerodrome on Apr. 17. Aircraftman Alfred Charles Lerigo and an Indian labourer, K. Peter, were thrown so violently to the ground as the tyre
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    NEW WARNING ABOUT ENEMY PROPERTY
    107 11 THE F.M.S. Government has issued a warning to all company secretaries, share brokers and others that the Disposal of Enemy Property Order provides fcr heavy penalties on any person who, having knowledge of the existence within the F.M.S. of any property, which is enemy property,
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    54 11 Dial Singh, a Sikh, who is facing a preliminary inquiry into a charge of murder of Havildar Rakhia Singh, is not a member of the 4th/19th Hyderabad Regiment, as was indicated in Saturday's issue. Both the accused and the dead havildar came from a mixed reinforcement camp and were not
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    Home-Made Gun As Exhibit At Trial Of Young Malay
    489 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 23. AN "anak lela," the small homemade gun fired by ketua kampongs to announce to Malays the fruit season or "hari raya" was the principal exhibit in a trial which opened before Mr. Justice
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    THRILLING STORY OF FIRST ATTACK ON NARVIK
    1240 12 Superb Seamanship Of British Destroyers London, Apr. 23. THE superb seamanship and fighting: prowess of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla in the first attack on the German forces at Narvik on Apr. 10, are mentioned in an Admiralty bulletin today, giving the first detailed
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    308 12 GERMAN naval losses since the outbreak of the war are authoritatively stated in London to total 24 warships and more than 60 submarines. Of Germany's two battle-cruisers completed at the outbreak of the war, Scharnhorst had been damaged in an encounter with Renown— Renown was
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    HEAVIEST TAXATION ON RECORD FOR BRITAIN
    1866 13 Chancellor Budgets For £1,234,000,000 WAR EXPENDITURE WILL BE £2,000,000,000 London, Apr. 23. PRESENTING his second wartime budget in the House of Commons yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, said that war expenditure alone at the rate of the first seven months
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    190 13 THE Chancellor's main new tax measures are as follows: A new purchase tax f/hich will be a percentage on the prices of goods paid by the retailer. The duty on spirits is raised by Is. IHi. per bottle. The beer duty raised by roughly Id. a
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    FRENCH EXPECT BIG GERMAN ATTACK ON SWEDEN SOON
    506 14 Extensive Military Moves Along Reich's Baltic Coast Paris, Apr. 23. [INEASINESS is felt in military circles here about SwedenIt is feared that the coming days may see a development Midi as a German attack, on, or a landing in, Sweden as the
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    BRITISH TRADE PACT PROPOSAL TO JAPAN?
    35 14 Tokio, Apr. 23. TTHE newspaper Nichi Nichi reports that in connection with her economic blockade of Germany, Britain has proposed the conclusion of a trade agreement with Japan.— Reuter.
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    Alliance Of All Democracies
    110 14 Call Of The National Council Of Labour London, Apr. 23. AN ALLIANCE of democratic peoples is urged by the National Council of Labour, consisting of executives of the Labour party, the Parliamentary Labour party and Vi 2 Trr.de Union Congress, in a statement to-day. The statement
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    NEW LIE ISSUED BY NAZI HIGH COMMAND
    61 14 London, Apr. 23. r' Is learnt in naval circles in London that not one British transport in the British expeditionary force to Norway has been sunk. A German High Command communique had claimed that a British destroyer and transport had been sunk by
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    COALMINERS GIVEN WEEK TO RETURN
    59 14 Canberra, Apr. 23. UNLESS coalminers resume work this week and seek settlement of the dispute by constitutional ways, the Government will take steps to reopen the mines, stated Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Premier, in the House of Representatives, to-day, adding: "The Government is
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    R.A.F. BOMB TWO GERMAN AIR BASES NEAR OSLO
    226 14 London, Apr. 23. T^WO German air bases near Oslo have now been bombed by the A Royal Air Force. The Air Ministry announces that the aerodromes at Kjeller and Fornebu, near Oslo, were bombed last night. Incendiary bombs were seen to start
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    M.P'S SUDDEN DEATH
    36 14 London, Apr. 23. SIR Nairne Stewart-Sandeman, Conservative M.P. for the Middleton and Prestwlch division of Lancashire since 1923, was taken ill in the House of Commons today and died before reaching hospital.— Reuter.
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    Could Build New Road With The Money
    128 14 Could Build New Road With The Money Shanghai, Apr. 23. THE Japanese authorities have agreed to turn over the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghal-Hangchow railways to the ministry of railways of the Wang Ching-wei government immediately, but on one condition, "pay the bill," according to the American-owned Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury.
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    HEAVY A.A. FIRE ALL ROUND PARIS
    48 14 Paris, Apr. 23. HEAVY anti-aircraft fire was heard all round the city between midnight and 1 a.m. to-day. The whir of aeroplane engines was distinctly perceptible between the barking of guns. No alarm was raised and no casualties are yet reported. Reuter.
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    8 German Ships Sunk In Week
    231 14 8 German Ships Sunk In Week AH Allied Transporls For Norway Are Safe ONLY three British ships were sunk by enemy action during the week ending Apr. 21, but up to noon yesterday no British transport had been sunk on the way to Norway. The three ships were the Swainby.
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    HONEY TO HELP SUGAR RATION
    32 14 To supplement the sugar ration with honey, many people in country areas are becoming amateur bee-keepers, and beehive manufacturers are finding it difficult to meet the demand.
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      591 14 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.33 mcs (225m.) ZHP 9.69 mcs (30.96m.) 1.00 p.m. Miscellaneous new gramophone records: 1.30 pjn. News: mid-day rubber, tin and copra prices; 1.40 pjn. Miscellaneous mw gramophone records (contd.); 2.00 pjn. Interval; 5.00 p.m. Hokklen Amoy music t; 5 10 p.m. Hokk'.en Amoy dramast; 5.30 p.m.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    33 15 Soccer: First division, Gordon Highlanders vs. S.C.C., Stadium; second division (a) I'ulau Brani vsR.A. (8.M.), Pulau Brani; B.H.L. (iuthries vs. Nestanglo, S.H.B. ground. Tennis: S-C.C, S.C.R.C., S.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournaments.
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    Return Cricket Won By Police
    196 15 IN a return cricket fixture at the Police Depot on Sunday between the R-A.F. (Seletar) and the Police, the Police repeated their first victory earlier this I season when they beat the Airmen by (8 runs. The scores were: POUCB Kcan Tat c Baker b
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    ANNUAL EMPIRE DAY SPORTS ON MAY 25
    160 15 THE annual Empire Day sports, held j under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Singapore for boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 16, excluding children attending school, will this year be held on May 25 at 2.30 p.m. at
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    MANCHESTERS EARN TWO POINTS FOR FIRST TIME
    416 15 Odd Goal In Five Decision Against Navy At Tanglin Manchesters 3; Royal Navy 2. PLAYING with plenty of speed and dash, the Manchesters registered their first win in six matches yesterday, beating the Royal Navy by the odd goal in five in a
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    AMATEUR BOXING MEETING
    285 15 Championships Fixed For Early In June I AST night's meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association at St. Andrew's School decided that the Singapore championships be held at the Happy World stadium in the first week of June. r This meeting will be followed by a dinner,
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    LATEST RACING CLASSIFICATIONS
    326 15 Promotions On Form Shown In Singapore CIVE WINNERS at the Singapore sum- mer race meeting, which was concluded last Saturday have been promoted, according to the latest classification list of horses and ponies issued by the Straits Racing Association. In addition to Lord Bug, who was sent
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    NO REST CRICKET TRIAL THIS YEAR
    91 15 AT a meeting held at the Singapore Recreation Club yesterday evening:, the Rest selection committee decided that no trial would be held this year to select the Rest side to meet the Euro, peans during the Whitsuntide holidays in the annual Clarke Cup cricket
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    Sailing Results And Week-end Events At Yacht Club
    256 15 Sailing Results And Week-end Events At Yacht Club SUNDAY'S sailing races at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club resulted as follows V. C. Bath's Kathleen 111. won the "A" class sweepstake from E. W. Slight's Ann, while C. Oldham's Tarbet was third. E. G. Holliday's Awang Trabang won the "B" class
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    SELANGOR SPRING RACES ATTRACT 76 ENTRIES
    296 15 Class Three Horses Class Two Ponies To Run At Meet A TOTAL of 76 horses and ponies, comprising 47 horses in class three and 29 ponies in class two, has been entered for the two-day spring meeting of the Selan^or Turf Club to be
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    Results Of Heats In Amateur Swimming
    120 15 PRELIMINARY heats in the second open Singapore Swimming Championships were held at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday evening, and the results were as follows: 100 METRES FREE STYLE (SERVICES ONLY) First Heat: 1, Fjo. Brandt (R.A.F.); 2, L!Cpl. Mason (R.E.) 3, Pte. Wilson (Argyll).
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    WOMEN'S SPRING CUP TO MRS. J. B. ROSS
    109 15 THE final of the Royal Singapore Golf Clubs women's Spring Cup was won yesterday by Mrs. J B. Ros Vvho beat Mrs. R. Wakeford two and throe. Emily Dignu 1 Faith Fernlet Glamour GUtter Hilarity Ladolet Little Charm Mabel Smith Marnell Miss
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    161 16 The Riaf impelling an officer cadet tra'ning unit at a mT.iary depot in the .sou li cf England. 'he men in this unit have all been promoted from the ranks and are new being trained as infantry officers. Narvik, now in' the hands
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