The Straits Times, 8 April 1941

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    39 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CINTUH I MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941. rRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941. PUKE 5 CENTS.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      27 2 GRIFHTH.— ApriI sth (accidental) Owen, the dearly beloved husband of May and darling daddy of Jennifer and Michael. Beautiful memories left behind. Thy will be done.
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      393 2 ©m; Straits Mime s SMALL APST Minimum charge $1. far a*rt Mt neecdla* 4 itaea M«r« Ikaa four Hne* 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents c 'ra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS PPC CARDS arc efcaned S3 each per msertlan per hvh Over I
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      486 2 SITUATIONS WANTED CHINESE, experienced Shipping Indent* Correspondence, also 'able undertake Secretarial work, offers services. Box No. 172 Straits Times. SENIOR CONDUCTOR Efficient, hardworking, young and energetic, complete knowleoge field work, labour Control, prefer Charge Division. Can manage office. Volse c/o Suthunair. Paya Lang Estate. Batu Anam, Jobore. EXPERIENCED BUDGRAPTINQ CONDUCTOR
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      850 2 EDUCATIONAL MANDARIN AND CHINESE DIALECT Classes from Elementary to High School Courses. Books and Dictionaries available at Chung Hwa Mandarin Institution, 66, Short Street. Singapore. HOUSES ACCOMMO- DATION WANTED WANTED, furnished house Tanglln District 2 to 3 months May Ist. Telephone *****. 1.30 m. WANTED, Ist May. Furnished flat or
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      585 2 PIANOS PIANO WANTED for Canteen. Must be strong A cheap. State Make. Box 141, 8. T. WANTED TO BUT SECOND BAND PIANOS, please state maker and the lowest price. Box No. 121, Straits Times. FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— New or Used Pnooe Utt NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that tbe private
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      757 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Tbe Exchange Banks will be closed on: 11th April Friday Good Friday A 12th April Saturday) Following Day. .Public Holiday) 14th April Monday Caster Monday CBaiik Holiday). WAR TAX ORDINANCE, 1941. NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS Attention Is dra*n to Section 13 cf tbe Ordinance which requires ev.Ty person
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      222 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. GLASS Australian -Class Manufacturers Ca>., Pty, Ltd. Manufacturers of all kinds of Mottles and Cilnsswnrv. Enquiries to: R. E. ROE CO. 8. BONHAM BUILDING Representnt i vrn. Victoria Theatre WED., SAT. 9.30 APRIL !»TH 12TH 9.30 ONCE NIGHTLY iVAUDE V I L L E A REAL BART.ACK
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      295 3 SHIPPING .ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. Incorporatro u> Bnniaiid > PENINSULAR \tiV ORIENTAL 8 N Co MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO BERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call in China. India.
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      266 3 Incorporated U) Japan 1 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to turope via America and Round Tours In the Pacilic quoted in I s S on application. To California from the Orient via Honolula lea. Manila lea. H'kont ir.i.
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      547 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. 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 Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      508 3 RAFFLES HOTEL TO. NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight CABARET TUP ACTOR ***** ACROBATIC Ai TRACTION ■"LHO I UH UUU DANCERS Dinner $3.00. Non-Diners $1.00 SATURDAY SPECIAL RICE DINNER. DARCE CABARET, book NOW. ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY BOOKINGS ON SATURDAY NIGHTS. PVTRONS \!l ADVISED TO HOOK I 111-
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    INDIA LOANS CALL-UP SURPRISES LONDON
    1268 4 U.S. Government Synthetic Rubber Plants (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 10. I ONDON investors were astonished yesterday when the Treasury followed its recent mobilizations of U.S. securities by suddenly taking over all the Indian Government sterling "dated" loans held in this country. Owners of
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    161 4 THE following djnattona to The War 1 Fund are recorded to-day: Mr. and Mrs. L. Johnson 504 W. A. Gordon-Hall, Johore Rahrn (sixth contribution) 500 Transferred from Penan*, bcine IKfith instalment of contributions made through the Pining Gaz-tte and Strai'.s Echo tOZ',' C. W. li.iuwn
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    MARCH TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    32 4 THE following outputs of tin-ore in March are reported: Renong Tin dredging Ltd. 1,216 picute; Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd, 2.677 plculs and Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. 8,279 ptculs.
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    37 4 London Apr. 7. THE foreign exchange regulations aro 1 being tightened to prevent evasion by people who deliberately refrain trom selling the goods which they have sent abroat or fictitiously sell them below their full values. Reuter
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    121 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. Apr T COMMODITY and Exchange markets closed as follows with previous quotations In parenthesis Xl RRKK: Steady Spot: 14 31W 14* d .14>,d 14* d) May HUd 14% d (lid l4Hd) Sept. 14Hd 14S.d U*l 144 d) Dec. 14Hd 14\id (14d 14 118.li
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    London Stock Exchange
    396 4 War In Balkans Causes Caution London, Apr. T. yHK extension of the war to the Balk.r.t caused general caution on the Stoci Exchange to-day with an early marking down of quotations but a steadier tone dtvlopM and some losses were eventually regained especially among industrials In spite
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    TIN QUIETER IN LONDON
    80 4 L.S. Reserve May Be Raised To 150,000 Tons London, Apr. 7 T*IN opened quiet. The turnover was 200 tons. The market was desul- tory. lacking week-end incentive from the United States and the East. Trad- ing was mostly in forward, with Cash neglected in spite of
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    76 4 CHAMBER OF COM MERCE RUBBER ASSN. Tuesday. Apr. noon. •luyen Seller rrtces Price N*. tX B.S.S (Spoi looari MS S«"4 >• IX B.S.S. f.ak. ta rato. April j»i., IJM U.».A.«. B.S.S r.tk. in nalo April Z»\ F.A.Q. E.S.S f.o 6. n Mm April U\ IS', rUTCKE OLOTATIO.Sf*» IX R.S.S. M
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    110 4 London Apr. 7. TOWARD tne dose the freight market 1 was firm but at a deadlock Inquiries include Singapore rubber to ihe United States at $21 or the Pac.nc coast at $20.50: Philippines copra to Baltimore at $35: Philippines sugar to New York at $28: Rangoon rice to
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    360 4 EASIER TREND AMONG TIN SHARES RUBBER STEADY AT OPENING (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Apr. 8. rE share markets continued their easier trend yesterday and a good many issues In the tin share sect.on w. re rrtarked down This was occasioned largely by the war news from
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    MARKETS TO CLOSE
    23 4 A 1.1, sections nl the market, shares, rubl.rr and tin, will h»closed on l-'riduv and remain closed until Tuesday Mornine.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    68 4 SINGAPOR E PRODUCE PRICES Hurera Gambler Hamburg Cube Java Cube ?or>ro Mlx'rt 1225 Bun Dried 12.50 While Muntok White Black >'4<X flOKt No 1 Linna J'i os Fair $5.90 Sarawak MJO SmaU Flake Fair Flake Medium -Flake Small Pearl mmh Pal^mbanc Banja kmil Apr B. seller t 7.50 1 12.50
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    106 4 .'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. T. TTie following aie to-day's "bid" Quotadont for Fixed rrust»: a. BrlUch Empire "A" Dot available British Empire "B"* not available British Empire Cumulative not available British Empire C'prchenslvc cot aval'able Brln.sh General "A" 14 British General "B" ]1 6xd Brili&h General
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      197 4 YOU NEED LAUGHS! THIS IS THE ONLY LAUGH SHOW IN TOWN! OPENING TO-DAY... AT THE 3.15 6J15 9.15 CAPITOL The.-c two alone will keep you in stitches MISCHA AUER funnier than ever before 808 BURNS... as the "Poker-playing" minister! New Universal bring the famous STAGE LAUGH- HIT TO THE SCREEN!
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      163 4 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE RVBBEK ESTATE AND S1IO1" LOTS KNOWN AS KIM I.VKI.IN' TO BK HELD AT No. 13, CAMDRON STREET, SI Xl I v\ SAT! RDAY, Ui 3rd day «f May, 1941. at 11 a.m. Particulars of land: No. Lot No. Arm.. Mukim. District Rent. Remarks. A. R~p! Orant
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    UNITED STATES TIN RESERVE TO BE 100,000 TONS?
    1301 5 Dredging Companies Now Working For E.P.T. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I,ondon, Feb. 28. WHILE world tin production il :u present running at a rate of Approximately 250,000 tons yearly, real world consumption, as apart from emergency stock requirements, is believed to amount
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    TIN SMELTER IN U.S.
    432 5 Dutch Company Will Operate Plant Washington, D.C., Feb. 19. JESSE JONES, t^deml loan administrator, to-day disclosed that a tentative agreement had been made with -i Dutch company for construction <r tin smelter in the United He also disci'ss-.'d plans for boosting production ot livo'iii'sium and aluminium,
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    SUN LIFE ASSURANCE ASSETS $950,000,000
    165 5 IN presenting the 70th annual report of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, at the annual meeting in Montreal recently, the president and managing director, Mr. Arthur B. Wood, showed that the assets of the company now stood at more than $950,000,000, Canadian currency,
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION RECEIPTS RISE
    57 5 •TRAFFIC returns of the Singapore Traction C». Ltd. in March totalled $269,000, compared with $253,000 in February and $282,000 in January. The total for the six months ended March, the first half of the company's financial year, was $1,562,000 or $185,000 more than collected in the
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    45 5 Malls cloao at the O«mt»1 Post Offlc^ as I am:-TO-MORROW Java air 10. 30 a.m. Medan air 11a.m. Pafrmbang air 10.30 a.m. ARRIVALS Mails from Sumatra (ay general delivery 1.10 p.m. to-day. Mails from Indo-China 'am general dellvery 1.40 p.m. tomorrow.
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    List Of Current Dividends
    221 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association Singapore, Apr. 7. Boot* Oamtmnt DIVKHWV OJoa* rut Idrii Hyd S^% IM6 tax Joh«n T. 4% final Apr. 12 Kent 6% let tax K. L. Tin 1- Mural 49% Int. Apr. 1 Pcngkalen Ord 6d. less tax. Sthn. Tronob IH%
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1353 5 MONDAY. APR. 7, 1911 4 P.M. Buyers Seller* Amp.it Tin r4s» 3S 3d 3* 7HO Austral Amal. (5() 6* 6d 6t 10',. ri Austral Malay ((> 33s 6d 3is 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) t"s 4>4d 18a Hid Ayer Wens ($1) .80 .85 Bangrln Tin
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      358 7 Qr*^^ I DEFINITEL V THE PICTURE of the WEEK! f| f^ i A^WA CATHAY GRAND OPENING TO-DAY Hr^J L v JyTj& 3.15 P.M. 6.15 P.M. 9.15 P.M. ■few r *fIV A v Where Everybody Goes L l\ TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT BCK)K NOW 'PHONE 3400 |k f f« fc\ UUAH DCn
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      154 7 GREAT WORLD CABARET To-night 7.30 p m to Midnight TEA DANCE Oniy i F.\ dance OmhMM will be -..Id during the night. GLOBE THEATRE TO-NIGHT—' 1 TORRID ZONE TO-MORROW— "TOPING SAITAN- (MALAY TALKIKS) MIDNIGHT SHOWS THURSDAY, 10th— DOWN ARGENTINE WAY FRIDAY, 11th— "THE MARINES FLY HIGH SATURDAY, lMfc "DANGER ON
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      125 7 TO-NIGHT V 1 »awcb DANCE «*WE TO-DAY A" II COOL COMFORT j| Special "TEA DANCE" on Good Friday. .PRIL KEEP THE DATES OPEN MON. 21tt. TUES. 22id, WEB. 23rd. THURS. 24th APRIL 1941 SINGAPORE AMATEURS PROFESSIONALS DANCING CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION OF 1941 QUICKSTEP— WALTZ— FOX TROT— TANGO 52 prizes for Ladies
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APR, 8. 1941. (583rd Day Of The War.)
    1095 8 After the proceedings against an Army officer in Singapore, and the inquiry into the affairs of the Mines Department in Kuala Lum- pur. there were many expressions of fear that the authorities would not press the campaign
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      QUERULOUS QUERY
      69 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— The note In a contemporary by the Department of Information in which it requested the public to address their enquiries to some other department was given added point in "P«nsive's" letter in your columns yesterday. Would It be In order
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      "GOOD CHARACTER"
      1187 8 Another Attack On Soviet Sincerity To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ln his reply to "Anglo-Celt," "Reason" quotes Mr. Pritt In a most Irrelevant manner to prove that "It la useless to quote people who have vUlted Russia and expressed their disillusionment," and goes on to
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      WAR TAX
      466 8 Criticism Of "Explanatory Statement" To The Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Having reference to the Explanatory Statement issued by the War Tax Department as per copy in your issue of this morning, it will surely be generally admitted that the first and main essence of such statements
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      THE MAGIC CARPET
      240 8 Correspondents Who Are "In The Know" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Can we not read your Straits Times without finding some highpressure correspondent butting in with politics? I have in mind those competent authorities like •Rationalist" who never fail to wr.te on any political
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      LIVESTOCK
      509 8 Support For The Views Of Tunku Abu Bakar To the Editor of the Strait, Tim< Sir. I have read with much interest your leader of March 30. The speech delivered by the Hon. Tunku Aou Bakar at the las- meeting of the Johore Council of State is not only
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      Nothing Should Be Left To Chance
      312 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Time? Sir Many readers of your paper must hay betn Interested in your leader under the heading Prejudice and Hunger which appeared In the issue of Mar. 30 in support of the policy advtcated by Tunku Abu Bakar.
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      STEAMSHIP TICKETS
      87 8 To The Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,- Difficulties experienced by Indians In getting tickets to go back to India, especially the third class 'passengers, cannot be overlooked by the authorities corn-erred. I hope the authorities will tlo something to check the abuse which ls common. If one
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    GREEKS COUNTER-ATTACK ONRUSHING GERMANS
    341 9 Valiant Defenders Hold Up Invaders ENEMY PARACHUTE TROOPS BEING ROUNDED UP Yugoslav Government Transfers Capital ATHENS radio reports received in London indicate that, in spite of extremely heavy attacks by the Germans, who are now using parachute troops the Greeks have straightened Iheir lines in the
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    R.A.F. ATTACK ON SOFIA
    233 9 Reply To Raids On Belgrade Cairo. Apr. 8. THE R.A.!'. has quickly replied to the German air attavks on the open city of Hel^rade. capital of Yugoslavia, by bombing (ierman military concentrations at Sofia on Sunday ni'.ht. says an R.A.F. communique issued here last night. The
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    Axis States Protest To Yugoslavia
    133 9 London, Arr. 8. HUNGARY has Joined Bulgaria und Rumania In protesting against alleged Yugrsl; v &ir attacks on a number of towns in tho^e three countries, according to reports from Axis sources. Hungary claims t:, have shot down ten Yugoslav planes in a series of
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    Gan. De Gaulle May Go To Balkans
    103 9 Gan. De Gaulle May Go To Balkans Alexandria, Apr. 8. GEN i*t> Gaulle, leader of the Free Fweh forces, declared in an interview Ghat he might go to the Bulkiuis. After lunching aboard the British battleship Warspltc, he said, "I have reason to hope that the Free French will par
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    CZECH RESTRAINT URGED
    36 9 CZECH RESTRAINT UR GED Undon. Apr. 7. A BROADCAST from London warned OMdM in their own country not to rejoice op.iily obout TUBodavla'i resistance In order "ivir.g ihe Germans any excuse for l..kri[; ruthless action. Reuter.
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    Bulgarian Troops Attacking Greece ?
    40 9 Bulgarian Troops Attacking Greece Berne, Apr REPORTS reaching here indicate that 300.000 Bulgarian tro >ps in art ordan -c with the Axis pact are taking part jn (i'rman attacks on Greece r.ni onrrat'ng along the Greek b-rJer. Japanese Eastern N?ws.
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    BULGARIA "ATTENTIVE OBSERVER"
    36 9 l/Tiiion, Apr. 7 BULGARIA cat) only be a dispassionate and attentive observer, according to a Sofia dlxpatrh to the German news agency. Bulgaria will do everything to ."q»re her land from war. Reuter.
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    Soviet-Yugoslav Pact Shocks Germany
    281 9 Soviet- Yugoslav Pact Shocks Germany London, Apr. 7. THE Berlin correspondent of the Swiss newspaper Neve 1 Zurcher Zeitung says The conclusion of the RussoYugoslav pact has caused a great sensation in political circles in Berlin owing to its obvious demonstrative character in the present circumstances. The Yugoslav-Soviet friendship pact
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    ATTACK ON MASSAWA
    197 9 British Act After Talks Fail Cairo, Apr. 8. (XH the East African front it is learned that the British and Free French forces are now carrying out operations against the Eritrean port of Massawa, following the refusal of the Italian governor of the town after protracted negotiations
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    OPERATIONS IN CYRENAICA
    196 9 British Prepare Counter-Push Cairo, Apr. 8. THK British retirement east of Benphazi is being carried out in orderly fasliion with a view to subsequent operations in due course," declared the British military spokesman here last night. The spokesman added. "We are making contact with the enemy east
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    Mr. Hull On New Soviet No-War Agreement
    92 9 Mr. Hull On New Soviet No- War Agreement Washington, Apr. T. "PNCOURAGING was the comment of Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, on the Russo-Yugoslav Pact today. He also commented at a Press conference on the increasing number 3f nations becoming acutely aware of the world nature of the movement
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    Italy's 283,000 Casualties In Africa & Albania
    83 9 Italy's 283,000 Casualties In Africa Albania London, Apr. 8. }fORE than 280,000 Italian* have been taken prisoner, hilled or wounded in Africa and Albania, according to an estimate issued here. The total of 283,000 includes 140,000 prisoners in Libya, 20,000 in Eritrea and Abyssinia, and 30,000 in Italian Somaliland. The
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    CHIEF POINTS OF BUDGET
    149 9 Excess Profits Tax Modified r THE chief points in the budget an- nounced in the House or Commons last night are: Standard rate of income tax increased from Bs. 6d. to 10s. in the pound. Reduced rate of income tax, payable on the first £185 of
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    Paying Norway's War Expenses
    381 9 j Profits From Her Huge Mercantile Fleet I-ondon, Apr. 8. ¥\ETAILS of Norway's war effort in the common fight against Nazi aggression were given by Dr. Trygve I Lie, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, at a luncheon in honour of Mr. Drexel Biddle. United States envoy to
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    Matsuoka Meets Stalin Again
    162 9 Matsuoka Meets Stalin Again Japanese Minister On Axis Prospects .Moscow, Apr. 8. UY visit h;.s served to stren;.'t i.c > my belief in the victory of the Axis powers and the imnmM establishment of a new wrrli order," says Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka. Japanese Foreign Minister, in a farewell message to
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    PRINCE KONOYE ON GRAVE WORLD SITUATION
    33 9 PRINCE Konoye, the Japanese Prime Minister, is to speak this week in Taklo, his subject being, "The Gravity of the Situation Both at Home «nd Abroad."— Reuter.
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    EIRE SEEKS AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY
    83 9 Washington, Apr. 7. THIRTY thousand tons of wheat from the United States is sought by the Eireann Government, said the Eireann Minister cf Defence, Mr. Frank Aitken, who is here at present. With the Eire Minister to the United States, Mr. Robert Brennan, Mr. Aitken
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    BREACH WITH HUNGRY
    124 9 British Mission Is Recalled l^.ndon Apr. 9. THE British government ms decided to withdraw its miss-on from liuda'ttst Reuter's diplomatic correspondent lean>s. In.st-ucti3rLS to th- Brit.sh Miniver. Mr. Owen OMalley. t) withdraw his mLsion have been Riven in conse(,u<.if. f Die fact that Hungary has njw bnvme
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    Hungry Takes 'Certain Precautions'
    85 9 Vichy. Apr. "ITUNGARVS lon. an policy, v.'i. -h has always beui Directed towards pea. c, is no* ctnin nted with events which have iw;uited in an extension oi the war." states a Budapes: dispatch received here. "Now that vriir has broken out >j ,t neighbourhood whic'.i
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    FURTHER HEARING IN NAIROBI MURDER CASE
    94 9 bi. Apr A GOVERNMENT annlyst. Mr Fox. v.-is th'> chief witness when the bearing of the charge against Major Sir D.'lyes Broui/nton, 53-y a'- baronet, of murdering Lord Err h, 39- year-old peer, late in January. wa.« r\ surned here ye* erdty. Mr Fox
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    NEED OF WAR FUND IS GREATER THAN EVER
    482 10 Another Small Country Is Crying Out For Arms TO-DAY'S CONTRIBUTIONS AMOUNT TO NEARLY $3,000 TilK case for contributing to The War Fund is more Dressing than ever! There is another small nation crying out for arms and equipment to enable it to
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    COAL MINERS ON STRIKE
    219 10 No Work Going On At Batu Arang STATEMENT BY THE COMPANY iFi' m Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 8. T>HE labour strike at the Malayan Collieries coal fields at Batu Aran?. involving the whole labour force of 5.000 Chinese and Indians, continues and coal production
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    KLANG STRIKE OVER
    33 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.. Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 7. IT is officially announced that the strike of Indian estate labourers in the Klang district has terminated and labourers are resuming work.
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    SAWMILL WORKERS ARE SEEKING INCREASE
    99 10 J^JORK than 600 roo'.les employed ii Slnipwre sawmills are reported to have presented their employers with a demand lor a 30 per cent, increase in wages. Their demand asks for a reply in four days. Tbe men concerned are the carriers of Wood, and represent
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    SUDDEN DEMAND FOR PASSAGES TO INDIA
    108 10 I iNI'riUAL seeßM v.i t wiu>ii*d outside U»e office of Boustead and Co. in Union Building yesterday and this morning when crowds of Indlaas gathered at the premises. Prc»ix>cUve buv>?rs of passages to India, U»? j crowd grew to large dimensions and itn police
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    AMUSEMENTS
    100 10 SINGAPORK Kllllls lIOTPL !)im..T A- Dance (Informal. 8 pm. dnlgbt. OKI- VI VVORI.II \li.iii;i,h; filobe: Topin BtltMl. t;';y: Walti Dtsney'; trtooni. HAPPY THBATU (Happy WorM> B«turdajri Children. Seaiide: '".ii". i To«B H-JiT The IJist Wan NFW IIORII. i'l'lkics Ilicatres ano Cinemas. Side Shows Cabaret Danclne >»l I GRYLANC n
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    MUST DO NOTHING AGAINST BRITAIN'
    87 10 London. Apr. 7. MARSHAL Petain, in a special appeal for national unity to-day from Lyons radio, said: "It in a matter of honour for us to do nothing r.gainst our former ally. Necessary provisioning of the country Imposes a s-acred duty on us. Adm. Darlan
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    29 10 A full Court of Appeal consisting of the Chin Justice, 53.. Sir Percy McElwa'nc. Mr. Ju.tice Ai'.ken and Mr. Justice Pedlo* ls In Maatos at the Johore Supreme Court.
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    Mr. Vernon Bartlett Forming India Party In Commons
    490 10 New Delhi, Apr. 6. THE Hindu of Madras understand 1 that Mr. Venion Bartlett, M.» J the famous British journalist, who was om; of the signatories of an appeal last December to India ii leaders for full support of the war effort,
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    SAPRU MEETS VICEROY
    35 10 New D lhi. Apr. 8. OIR Tej BafLdur Sapru interviewed ttu Viceroy for two hours and plaoed before him a memorandum drawn un by tln> standing commllttee oi" the Oomtuy Conference.— Reut^r.
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    "Aussie" Pilots Fly Fine Planes In Malaya
    444 10 fighter in whirh rU*» they iut be rons'u' trnl as amolif the best and Arebomber. A word about the station at which ;*i<*y arr based. Some of the most modern designed Barracks and other buildings stand on hllU faring the great airfield which
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    UNDERGROUND FIGHTING
    282 10 Latest News Nazis Wiped Out In Greek Fort London. A] THE text of last nijrhfs I High Command communique states, 'The Germans cont I attack on Monday with powerful forces both in the Strunia Valley and in the heights of Nevrokop with the same violence and persistence. "Resisting,
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    DEFENCE OF HONG KONG
    164 10 C.-in-C. Visiting Far East Colony THK Far Kasii-rn litMtMM feat* rally MMJ th dtftMC of Hong Konjr in particular an 1 reported \n have been discussed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert P.rooke-Pophan.. Commander-in-('hicf. Kar East and Honpr Konjr's civil and military authorities yesterday, says Renter.
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    STOP PRESS
    68 10 Yugoslavs Take Three Ports Straits Times Special (able New York. Apr. 8. THK Columbia liroad-r-astituf Sj stem's correspondent broadcasting lroin Ankara reports that the Yugoslavs have occupied the town of Scutari in Albania. It is also stated that Yugoslavia has occupied Zara on the Dalmatian I and Fiume.
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    ABSOLUTE RULE ENDED IN SARAWAK
    1380 11 Rajah And Ranee Of Sarawak Rajah Vests His Legislative Powers In A Committee "IN SPIRIT AUSPICIOUSNESS OF THIS CENTENARY YEAR" ABSOLUTE rule by the Brookes, white Rajahs of Sarawak, has ended. Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, the Rajah, has vested legislative power in the Committee of
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    OPEN VERDICT BY CORONER
    115 11 hatalKick In Game Of Football "lUIEDICAL evidence proved con"■clusively that the man was kicked while playing football." said Mi. W. G. Porter, the Singapore coroner, yesterday at the inquiry into the death of Ramli bin Haji Uahlan. a 20-year-old Javanese riding boy. Ramii died at the
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    "NOTORIOUS" GAMING CUL-DE-SAC
    104 11 Inspector's Statement In Police Court D'JSTOH Hi.l was ties n bed by Court Inspector D. Cowie in the tliircl tourf jcstf-rrlny as for gaming" v.hich he personally had km v n ;.s from io^q. "It is a 'u'df^ai. lie said. ..ml nmr* often than not there are
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    BROADCAST TALK ON H.M.S. MALAYA TO-NIGHT
    81 11 THE first of a new -Ties of talks on "Ships of the Navy" will be given to-night from the Singapore Station at 9.15 by an officer of the Royal Navy. The subject of this first talk is HMS. Malaya; the speaker will doscribe the
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    38 11 F<ir v.-ing abusive language to a Naval Ba police offictr at the Scmbawang Gate on Sunday. James Wright, a Eu r opean, was tinid $2. or a day's simple Imprisonment, by Mr. Conrad Oldham, the second magistrate. yesterday.
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    SEQUEL TO BLACK-OUT
    352 11 Court Story Of A j Street Mishap lAM Shee Yin, senior warden corps of Air Raid Waruens, attached to the Beach Road Division, gave evidence in the traffic district court yesterday in a case j in which one of his wardens wa* allegedly knocked down at Kallang
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    WOMEN IN MAJORITY
    76 11 WOMEN were in the majority In ase iv th» tliicl court yrs--~day In whi-h ek-ht o. r tritm and six men cirnittod eami'j sitli .irdi In ah- I I t Road n Shik'.bv nJclit. The pt.lic* ».ze<l $14 87 In this ra'd. a:i' one man. who admitted
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    CASE WITHDRAWN
    64 11 AN the Instructions of the Deputy PuhjK v Prosecutor, a case in which Yip Ah Hi»~ vas charged with dishonestly retaining r. b "vclo wheel and lamp reflector which he allegedly had reason tc believ? was itoler. at the Naval Base on Feb. 14. was withdrawn In the
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    ASSAULTED CONSTABLE
    47 11 PNO Ml'N HON. an apprentice fitter employed at the Singapore Hp.rbour Board. before Mr Conrad Oldham. second Le. yesterday and was bourd over in the Mim of $25 for six monthi for ass&t'ltintr a SH" fable. Bidin bui Aklb, at Te!ok Blanch Road on Mar. ?<•.
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    FLIGHT TO MANILA
    35 11 rE K.N.I L.M. air line will make a pekl fli<[ht to Manll* from B:-.'av,a on Apr. 15. The service will tut usual take two days. Pa-sscncers and freight will be i accepted.
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS
    51 11 THE U t M tli.it. A' Ji.-ti'e V L:m Yit I.time. v.■ rh*r»es of '^jnterff cotnj and poe^esiilon of 1.101 it wa. stated. In v bn.s.'t urd-r MBM fruit toe df.ectives alle. nfti r' cturte-f It in I t w ri'ir.s and the m in l.i thr property
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    Young Soldier's Trespass In European Girl's Bedroom
    398 11 'THE story of how a European girl's 1 screams awoke the occupants of quarters at Gillman Barracks and of a chase after an intruder was told in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday when George Edward Haighton, a private of the Loyal Regiment,
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    DEAD AND MISSING IN MARINE DISASTER
    625 11 Officer's Heroism Fortitude Of Asiatic Members Of Crew THE official casualty list of the disaster to the mooring Buffalo which struck a mine off Singapore on Saturday morning, states that 20 men, including two officers, are mising presumed dead, two others died of their
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    GRATEFUL TO AUSTRALIA
    225 12 Malayan Woman's Press Tribute "IN Malaya we are all so grateful 1 to Australia," said Mrs. J. Q. Reed, of Sungkai. Perak, to a Sydney Daily Telegraph reporter on her arrival in Sydney by flying boat from Singapore. You are sending men to Malaya to Drotect us.
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    DEATH OF MRS. ELLA C. GIFFENING
    171 12 Came To Malaya About Fifty Years Ago A LINK with MaUya of the early 1890's was severed on Saturday by the passing of Mrs Ella Constance Giffening. widow of the late" Mr. John Frederick Giffening of Taiping. Perak. Mrs. Giffening was buried a'. Bidadari
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    SINGAPORE OUTING FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN
    75 12 I'NDER the auspices of the Missions to cy.i::i?n. Singapore. 135 merchant seamen from various ships in port went to Kota Tinggi. Johore. last Sunday. En route they visited match, pineapple and rubber factories and a tin mine. The party started from the Marine Hostel at
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    42 12 Two reserve roads off Bukit Tiniah Road opposite Kheam Hock Ro«d have been named Evans Road and Lewis Road. Four street* in the Tiong Bahru district have been renamed Llrn Llak Street. Yong Slak Street, Chay Van Street and Kirn Chlng Street.
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    East Ham's Waste Paper And Scrap
    44 12 £<w< Wa»« ?tos systematically collected its waste paper and scrap for war purposes from the beginning of hostilities. Picture shows men pressing waste paper into bales. Singapore is about to start a scrap week with the same object.
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    DELHI GROUP SUPPLY COUNCIL AT WORK
    440 12 Long-Range Planning For Future Requirements WITH the arrival in Delhi of all the official delegates, ex- cept the representative from New Zealand, the Eastern Group Supply Council has been formally established for the purpose of supplying troops of the Eastern Group area in the
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    Battleship, Cruiser & Aircraft Carrier Near "Rock"
    35 12 Battleship, Cruiser Aircraft Carrier Near "Rock" Uuit< of the Brilitli fleet, including the aircraft carrier Ar/c Royal, pliotogn..p'i:d off Gibraltar cvently heading for the East Mediterranean where the Italian fleet received a terrible battering recently.
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    CHINA'S NEEDS FROM U.S.A.
    277 12 Roosevelt's Envoy Returns With List MR. L. H Curric, who recently ITI visited the Far East on behalf of President Roosevelt, brought back to the United States a remarkable list of Chinese needs for starting a counter-offensive against the Japanese, according to the American newspaper columnists,
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    MINING MAN'S DEATH
    103 12 MR. George Henry Blakemore. wno died recently at hU home in Burwood, Australia, at the one of 73. waii at hi» death chairman of directors of Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L. and Ratrut Basin Tin Dredgin* Co Ltd. Mr. Blakemore was born at Copperfield, in North Queensland
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    DEBRA MARKOS FALLS TO ABYSSINIAN PATRIOTS
    550 13 British Continue Advance After Taking Over Addis Ababa Cairo, Apr. 7. THE capture of the town of Debra Markos, about 90 miles north-west of Addis Ababa, by Abyssinian patriot troops is announced in an official communique. The patriot forces which were largely responsible for
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    German Vessel Torpedoed
    312 13 Destroyer Believed Sunk Anolher Hit London, Apr. 7. A GERMAN destroyer was torn pedoed off the north-west coast of France yesterday by a Beaufort aircraft of the Coastal Command. It is believed to have sunk. A second German destroyer was damaged by a bomb which struck her
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    Son Of Premier Of Punjab Is Freed
    65 13 Lahore. A'>r. 7 LIEUT. Sheukat Hyat IChau. eldest son of Kir Sikander Hyat Khan. Premier of the Punjab, who had been taken prisoner by the Italians last November, was recovered last Wednesday. He is flightly indisposed and hopes to join hL« unit shortly.
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    5,000,000MenOn China Front
    212 13 Vital Conference In Tokio Shortly? Chungking, Apr. 8. pIIINA has 5,000,000 troops fighting at the front, declared the War Minister, Gen. Ho Ying-chin, yesterday. Another 10,000,000 are under training. An Important military conference la taking place in Tokio for making plans for new operations in China, it
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    'BOMB ITALIANS BUT NOT US"
    86 13 'BOMB ITALIANS BUT NOT US" London, Apr. 7. TTHE Greek Government to-day gave a long reply to the German note which declared that Greece had become an area of operations for the British fighting fore*. The reply sta'es that the Greek* had exercised every caution to avoid any misunderstanding and
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    Yugoslavs Overseas Volunteer
    126 13 New York. Apr 7. I*HE captains of Yugoslav ships totalling 200,000 tons have declared their readiness to carry supplies to tfca Mediterranean and Adriatic. A thousand Yugoslavs in America nave already volunteered to fight, the Sofia radio states. Yugoslavs, of whom there are some 2.000 in Australia,
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    Deeds, Not Words, Are Wanted From Iraq
    114 13 London, Apr. 7. rVFFICIAL circles in London declare v that in view of the friendly attitude of the Iraqui people towards Britain and the great benefit which Iraq derives from the Anglo-Iraq treaty, it is only natural that In his recent broadcast Rashid
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    ADDIS ABABA CAPTURE IS CELEBRATED
    24 13 Nairobi, Apr. 7. bells were rung in Nairobi lust V* r.lght to celebrate the capture of Addis Ababa— Reuter.
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    HOW BRITISH TROOPS WERE LANDED IN GREECE
    383 13 London, Apr. 7. DEHIND the successful landing of the British forces in Greece lies a story of a tremendous unprecedented effort on the part of the British Navy, writes Reuter's naval correspondent. The Navy's first task was to ensure the safe arrival of
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    INTENSIVE YUGOSLAV ARTILLERY FIRE ALONG ALBANIAN BORDER
    849 14 Grim Resistance To Nazis On The Greek Frontier London, Apr. 7. DALKAN radio reports which have not yet been completely u identified as Yugoslav state that Yugoslav artillcy opened up all along the Albanian frontier this afternoon in preparation for an offensive against
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    "Blitzkrieg Not Possible"
    110 14 "Blitzkrieg Not Possible" London, Apr. 7. "Till- German radio to-day warned the German public not to expect easy victories In thr Kalkans. "The German people know they cannot expect a Blitxkriej in the mountains." the ann.Tnncer stated. "Our troops are operating on difficult ground; the Serbs have always been tough
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    British Alliance With Yugoslavs
    113 14 London, Apr. 7. "T"HE following message welcoming Yugoslavia as one of our allies has been sent by the British Government to the Government of Yugoslavia: "The savase ou'rage committed by Germany against Yugoslavia without the slightest provocation and the valiant resistance of the Serbs, Croats and
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    Fund For Comforts Of Overseas A.I.F.
    43 14 'Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 7. Fthe future the Lord Mayor's Fund will supply comforts to militia and garrison units, although first consider- atlon will be given to maintenance and comforts for Australian Imperial Forces overseas.
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    AXIS CLOSES "ALL" COMMUNICATIONS
    68 14 London, Apr. 7. IT has been announced that both 'Italy anil Germany are closing aown all communications with the outside Marti between 8 p.m. and 7 i. m. as a military measure. The report does not state how complete the closing down will be as indicated
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    TOMMIES CHEERED IN ATHENS
    43 14 Au.ca-. Apr. 7. TJRTTIiJH Tommies were cheered in the streets of Athens to-day as large crowds vented their enthusiasm and paraded in the streets. An air raid warning sounded at Athens at 9.45 p.m. yesterday lasted two hour*.— Reuter.
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    WAY HAS BEEN OPENED FOR KNOCK-OUT OF GERMANY
    550 14 London, Apr. 7. I*HK landing of the B.E.F. in Greece is the biggest development of the war since Dunkirk, fraught with possibilities that open the way to the knock-out of our chief enemy, says Renter's diplomatic correspondent. The prophecy of Gen. Weygand,
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING
    1371 15 Selections, Order Of Running Non-Acceptors For To-morrow DOSE QUILT and Baffler should be the best bets at Bukit Timah to-morrow, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting, when a further card of eight races will come up for decision. A
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    Moravia Beat Y.M.C.A. 4—3
    313 15 Moravia -4; V.M.C.A. 3. PI I VISION two (a) football has perhaps Ml seen a more thrillin 1 match this seascn than th.it which took place \rsterdav betw.tn Moru-.ia and the V.M.C.A. at Prince Edward Road, Moravia jast w"i nine by nur goals to three. No
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    DEATH OF S.C.C. GROUNDSMAN
    141 15 THE Singapore Cricket Club has lost "an did and very esteemed servant" in the death sudden y yesterday of B. Raimashah, the cluh's head groundsman. "I'anjanr," as Raimashah wm known to most members of the Club, bad been in the service of the dab for more
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    MALAYS HELD TO 3—3 DRAW
    391 15 Spirited Rally By Recreation Club SRC. 3 Malays 3. THE S.R < did well to hold the Malays to a draw of three— aU in a first division league match at Anson Road yesterday. Taking the field with Madon In the vanguard, the Malays netted
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET
    41 15 (Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 7. ST. GEORCiCC cricKet team, captained by the Test player, W. J O'Reilly, won the first grade competition for the second consecutive year. O'Reilly's bowling was a big factor in the team's success.
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    WEIGHTS FOR SIX RACES ON SATURDAY
    381 15 TpHE following are weights for six races at Bukit Timah on Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting. Horses, Class 1, Dhr. 2, About 7 far*. Kal Tere 9.00 Crossbow 8.07 Mediation 8.13 Honey Moon 8.03 Rumination 8.12
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    FREAK GOLF MATCH
    43 15 (Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney, Apr. 7. THE Davis Cup player, Adrian QuLst, using a raquet, played a freak golf match against Bolger at the Lakes course for charity. Bclger won seven up and six. Quisi's drives averaged 180 yards.
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    MANCHESTER RESERVES WIN 5—2
    47 15 AFTER a comparatively dull and uninteresting tlrst half, the reserve division soccer match in which the Manchester beat the Chinese Athletic by five goals to two at Geylang S adium yesterday, developed into a last and keenly contested game in the second half.
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    SELETAR AIRMEN SCORE COMFORTABLE VICTORY
    773 15 R.A.F 4; Manchesteis 0. CHOWING marked improvement over their display asrainst the Chinese Athletic last week, the Royal Air Force comtortaMy defeated the Manchosters by four goals to nil in a first division fixture played at Seletar yesterday. So completely did the Airmen dominate that
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    51 15 Soccer: S A F.A.. first division. Police vs. RA. (Heavy Rejrt.i, sUdinm; second division (a), R.A F. (Seletar) vs. R.A.OC, Seletar: R.A.M.C. vs. Royal Navy, Cillman Barracks; second division (hi Airport vs. Post Office. Post Office; S.C.FA vs. R.A.F. Kallanr, Fairer Park; 8.H.1... Chartered Rank vs. Naafl,
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    TO-DAY'S TRAINING AT BUKIT TIMAH
    291 15 DOSE Quilt. Duke (arrinst-n, Kai Tere and Gicolette did some of the best workouts at Bukit Timah this morning when medium parrel and slow ralrops were |SM through on the *e?on4 tra-k of the rare-; course. The going ha< imQpvved. Rose Quilt was much too
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    B.H.L. RESULTS
    56 15 THE following are the results of the Business Houses' league games played yesterday: Traction Company beat G EC. by three goals to nil at S T C. Hrngkonp and Shanghai Bank beat Bramt-'co by four goals to thrw at F. ani N. and Fords b?at C-ld Storage by
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    LATE GOALS GIVE WANDERERS WIN
    143 15 Wanderers. J: F»rt Canning 0. THREE goals sec red in the last flve minutes *)f play, earmd for the Wanderers, a well deserved victory over F:>rt Canning in a second division (b> league soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. The Fort faiJed to reply even
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    COMPULSORY SAVINGS SCHEME IN NEW BUDGET
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    45 16 StraiU Times Special Cable) Sydney. Apr. 7. OWING to the recapture of Benghazi, the mural depicting the capture by Australian Imperial and British forces tiLS been withdrawn as an exhibit at the Royal Show which opened this I mornin3_
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    48 16 London, Apr. 7. WHILE London had Its 17'Ji successive bomb-free right and most «-f the country was quiet. Cennan raiders dropped a few bombs on coastal areas In north-east Scotl%n~ and north w $t Ergland. The casual'Je> and damage were very slight. Reuter
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    40 16 London, Apr. 7. WHILST London had the 17th v bomb-free night and most of th» tvi'intry wu quiet. German raiders dropped a (nr bombs on roast areas In north-east Scotland an-< north-west England The casualties and damage were very sllrht—Reuter
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