The Straits Times, 12 May 1941

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    51 1 The Straits Times SINOAPORK. 140 CECIL ST. CPHONE 1 i471>. ITSTA BUSHED NEARLY k CEMTURY] KVALA LUUnR, 2$ JAVA ST (PHONE ttm. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941. ••RICE 5 CENTS. 12 PAGES The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941. 12 PAGES. PRICE 5
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      69 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road. Morning Afternoon Evening Dresses. keep your <f j=^. home 'Li L i \eautiful BY IT X* 1 Paints are specially prepared for use m Tropical Countries to withstand the severest climatic conditions. They are extremely economical m use owing to their large covering capacity and will
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      568 2 iSlie Straits SSnus' SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. f«r advt no* exceeding 4 Hrna More than four Unea 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS MAKKIAGES. DEATHS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ANNOUNCE' MENTS PPt CARDS are charged S3 eaeb per Insertion per inch Over I Inch
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      468 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED: Assistant with experience In '.ea cultivation for Estate In Selangor. Full particulars stating age and experience to Box No. 361. Straits Times. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT— F.M.S. GOVERNMENT. Applications are Invited for the appointment of a clerk with book-keying qualifications and experience at a commencing salary of $75 p.m.
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      891 2 FOR SALE LABGE BOUSE, as new, 6th mile Upper Serangoon. Beautiful layout about 65.000 sqft. freehold. Immediate vacant possession offered. $2 5, oon. To view write Box 434, S.T. FOR SALE, property of Brig: A. C. M. Paris. 69. Holland Road. Tel: *****. One whippy and one Parker Polo saddle.
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      822 2 DOGS ALSATIAN MALE PUPPIES newly tin- ported, prtces reasonable. Fox Terrier pups male female, very choice. Changl Farm Kennels. Phone *****. WANTED LARGE DOG. Preferably over fix months. Pedigree not essential. Good with children. Alsatian not wanted. Box No. 391. Straits Times. BUSINESS PREMISES WANTED WANTED OODOWN SPACE 3000/4000 square
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      647 2 EYE EXAMINATIONS. EYE6LASSES. EXCLUSIVELY. Foar ocular allmou e»- 4«_*B^fc BW pertly diagnosed and gtas«r» HbbP^^^W. oreaeribed bj a licensed and fWP—^ V registered practitioner with f legal qoalifiratloat. If gtasa- I J^ a* arc not oeeded none sill >♦ be recommended. 1 THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. 4. ARCADE BUILDING R. A.
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      209 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC, EUGENE PrrmaiKDl W.v.n, A EUGENE Hiir-recoad.tion.nf. MAISON PERM Eurxrftean L*die» Hatrireuert 7*. Stamford Boa*. Phone 4*l*. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Misa HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. I soawms Cf HTWUM atEMY B 4i>CS*B>H. MW ITQS CLONAL SEED. Tj.l telfed or crossed Seed
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      323 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA! AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated In England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China India. Ceylon and
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      254 3 (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Through fares to North America to Europe via America and Round Toon m the Pacific quoted m U.S. on application. To California from the Orient via Honolulu lea Manila lea H'kong s.s. NTTTA MARU May
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      510 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Oates 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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      400 3 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (Informal) 8 p.m. :o midnlrht A^n, BUSTER MAGGIE FEATURING 'LA CONGA" Dinner $3.00 Non-diners $1.00 s«tur<u, TWi- Ti-^- LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL —SPACIOUS COOL. Rijsttafel served from 12.30 to 230 p.m SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL COICERT k| RAFFLES ORCKtirSA SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT
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    Risks Children Run In The East.
    143 4 In the tropical East babies and young children are subject to much greater liealth risks than ar? those who live iri more temperate lands for reasons associated witli climatic conditions and fnvironment. Every thoughtful parent kwowd this, and should take precautions accordingly. One of
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    321 4 Little Business And Few Price Changes By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, May 12. r W w HK share market continued very 1 dull on Saturday In all sections and very little business was actually ilorip. There was some buying Inquiry, however, m the tin share section but
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    65 4 Manchester. May 10. ■THE recent big estimate of the Indian A cotton crop, compared with the moderate acreage. Indicates sharp reverses m the previous down trend of i yields generally. This may cheapen supplies, for Indian, Japanese and other mills are still m the market, although the present prices of
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    757 4 TIIE tol lowing donations to The War Fund are recorded to-day: I A. G. Shaik and Co.. The Kelantan Match Factory, Kota Bahru. KeUnUn 1.000. The Malaxes Club (further contribution) 500. Ruby and Laurie Wood, m l>u of their silver wedding party 250. Pahang Planters'
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    Malayan Share brokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1378 4 SATURDAY. MAT 16, 1941: 12.56 P.M. ■MM Bayer* SeOera Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 3s 6d Austral Amal. (ss) U H 7i Auitrai Malay (I) 53.« 6d 34s 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) 17s 19s Ayer Weng ($1) .70 .80 Ranffttn Tin (C) 12s 6d 14a
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 4 CHAMBER OF COM MERCE RUBBER ASSN. Monda;. May 12, mh. Bayer* Seller* m» rrtre Me. IX B.S.S iSp«* le«ec| 4J\ tt no IX R.S.S lat is ».•<- May June (Sellers eyUea) 42 41', (i.fr.A.U N N.s I■» m MJet May-Jane (Sellers option) 41 42 »AU «>s ion id mi» May-Jane
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    APRIL TIN-ORE OUTPUT
    28 4 rB following outputs of tin-ore arc r ported for April: Hours Yardage Pi Kamra Tin 593 136.000 782 Patta.nl Tin 597 210.000 W Hydraulic Ing
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    APRIL RUBBER CROPS
    19 4 The following crops of rubber wtr. harvested m April: Henrietta Rubber 133 700 Eungei Matang 39,000
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    42 4 New York. May 10. THIS week automobile production and retail sales were booming. Production m the United States and Canada totalled 132,380 units, compared with last week's 130,610 units An investment flrm bought 187,000 Brit.sh-owned shares m the New York Central Rallrcad.—Reuter.
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      317 4 4J61Y fAT GONE Trained Nurse loses 5^ lbs a week wty Mum Nonrf •<i(h t< t down wfcb ugly <*% 1 J then (V,, tn whK* mtka too look uul fed if vi old. «he«-. untruly. <■». Lome ••tow )irr) fombic, aua you to «m> I. aniu^-.r.-Sle cloths, aid M
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      757 4 PUBLIC NOTICES TIE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION. Founder's Day. The Annual Re-Union Dinner of Old Boys of the Christian Brothers' Schools will be held on Founder's n«y. Thursday, 15th May, 1941 at a p.m. at St. Joseph's Institution Reserratlons with the Hon. Secretary C/o A.P.C. Shell House up to
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      216 5 STILL RUNNING TO CROWDED HOUSES! The Funniest Situation ever Screened TODAY at 3.15, 6.15 9.15 Th ALHAIViBRA ph c^ \h's Sfwjyl Ift-SpicYl It's rtf All-Tim rrifhukd riwto*^ qO^ I_^__^_b__^_m ■^^^^^^^H _^_kv _X W-T^-f W k l H v d_B !__R^k^^^^^^____l fkf7 Ihenftl^'l iack CARBOM D.^-..'D lr^ i -^Bhß#' LOCIIE WATSON
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      218 5 TO-DAY 3 SHOWS P A W I ft VI REVIVAL SCREENING rMV_l_IUn 3 15 6.15 9.15 SPARKLING WITH BRILLIANT DIALOGUE! EXCITING INTRIGUING ROMANCE WITH TWO FAVOURITE STARS! tO Q'V9 yOM fO*Jf QQtptSf ntOrf- th Fill #fl rtiOfl th I _^V4B^_^ _^_k^ y o<i,,c»<i ond o-fci»d b. M r .tkl«« I
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      250 5 ?JE&4 POSI TIVEL V IAST DA V! 7/^Ldfl^^L FKW who have not seen it l^^7l Come on a Riot of Roaring Revelry Capitol 1 3.15 6.15— 9.15 f III" KIT at CHICO on the iMANO: Hear HARPO'S Harmonious HARP SOLO! Gij;le vilh CMtewi at GROITIIO'S Gags The Sensational TRAIN RACE
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941. I (618th. Day Of The War.) The Champions
    1184 6 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941. I (618th. Day Of The War.) The Champions This war has already settled one age-old controversy. No longer does there exist the smallest ground for argument as to which nation and which age has produced the greatest liars. The Germany of Hitler
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    SUCCESS OF NIGHT FIGHTERS PLEASES BRITAIN
    1541 6 SUCCESS OF NIGHT FIGHTERS PLEASES BRITAIN LONDON LETTER By CABLE their deaths In an air raid on Torquay. The Thomsons were bombed out of their home m Southsea last year and were staying with the Windeatts when I the latters' home was demolished by a I stray bomb Mr. Thomson
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    WHAT THE LONDON LETTER LOOKS LIKE ON ARRIVAL
    947 6 CEVERAL readers have expressed a desire to see a copy of our London Correspondent's Cabled "letter" m the form m which it is received from the cable office. We reproduce the front page of today's cable and the remainder of the message
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      198 6 dBmW a^^^a^Jttt In Real leather folding cases, guaranteed Swiss lever movement With alarm, luminous dial. From $21.See us first for SPORTS ffl GOODS ffl V. c earrv i .aige anc comprehensive range a' Dl .•cry competitive price- HBI Special Terms to Schools Clubs Associations Rettrtnging Rackets na jiff been our
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      26 6 1 BRASSO I METAL POLISH 7// GIVES BRILLIANCE M AND SPARKLE W TO METALWARE JOHN DUKE Man ii fact v ring Opticia n. 21, BATTERY ROAD.
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    MANY NAZI PLANES DESTROYED IN SICILY
    319 7 Surprise Raids On Luftwaffe Bases GROUPS OF AIRCRAFT ARE BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE R.A.F. Continues Blitz On Tripoli Aerodrome TWO German aerodromes m Sicily, base of Ihe Luftwaffe's operations against Malta and keypoint of the German supply route to Libya, were heavily bombed
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    AXIS FAILURE IN DIPLOMACY
    238 7 No Decision Yet From Vichy Zurich, May 12. WEW diplomatic successes confid-! ently anticipated by Berlin following the Axis conquest of Yugoslavia and Greece and successful drive m Cyrenaica have not materialized, according to reports from Eerlin. "A clear decision" by Vichy has not' yet been
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    ITALIANS OCCUPY ALL CYCLADES ISLES
    43 7 I I. ndon, May 12. AN Italian communique s;.iL-s that m the Aegean Sea Italian troops upled the isle.; of Zen, Syph- J no=. Syr.a and Mykonos. thus com- retina the oc upation cf the Cyclades Archlpjlago Reuter.
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    7 7 OTHER CABLES m pages 9 and 12
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    British Attack In Intense Heat
    147 7 Cairo, May 12. IT is practically unknown m the military hist Dry of Egypt for campaigns to b 2 conducted during the months cf May. Junr- and July, and even August. Daspite the all-time heat record set up on Saturday m North Africa, when the
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    THREE MORE RAIDERS SHOT DOWN
    146 7 London, May 12. FOLLOWING Saturday night's savage attack on London, enemy raiders were again over England last night. In the capital, there was a brief alert, and asnin before midnight, the warning was sounded a second time. At various points oxer the couniry three enemy
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    "INVASION" IS CRUSHED
    420 7 Tank's Big Part In War Games London, May 12. DRITISH heavy tanks rolling m v hundreds across Salisbury Plain swept "a German Panzer division" into the sea and relentlessly rolled up an enemy invading force, writes JReuter's special correspondent with the Southern Command. That is what happened
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    33 7 London, May 12. GEN. Sikorski, polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, flew back from the United states on Saturday m one of the Amercan-made bombers which are regularly ferried across the Atlantic to Britain.—Reuter
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    30,000 Italian Troops Cornered In Abyssinia
    215 7 London. May 12. &17HILE a strong combined South Af icon and patriot force is marching from the couth on Amba Alagi, 0,000-foot-hlgh natural fortress m northern Abyssinia, where some 30 000 Italian troops are stationed, British troops are slowly but surely closing m on
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    Houses Of Parliament Damaged By Bombs
    461 7 ABBEY SET ON FIRE Big Ben Hit But Keeps Chiming "pIE Houses of Parliament an Westminster Hall (which has played its part m the story i.r England for nearly 1.000 years) were both hit and seriously damaged m Saturday ni ;hfs raid. High explosives
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    Muslim States' "No" To Iraq
    226 7 Muslim States' "No" To Iraq Usurper's Appeals For Aid Are Rejected Cairo, May 12. I£ING Ibn Saud of the Hedjaz has informed the Iraqi usurper, j Rashid Ali, that he is unable to I offer any kind of assistance to the anti-British movement m Iraq, ac1 cording to reports reaching
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    Shaoyuan Captured, Japanese Claim
    77 7 Tokio, May 12. IN their new drive m southern Shansi. the Japanese claim to havo captuicd the town cf Shaoyuan. headciuar'rrx of the Chinese Fortieth Army. Japanese aircraft are also heavily bombing Chinese positions along the Lunghai railway. Mienchin, west of Loyang, received the main weight
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    33 7 London, May 12. THE German wounded m Bulgaria 1 number 60,000 and m Rumania 10,000, according to estimates checked by direct evidence, announces an Istanbul message to the Independent French news agency.— Reuter.
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    Mr. Hoover & The Issue Of War
    101 7 Mr. Hoover The Issue Of War "Could Aid Allies More As A Neutral" New Yorl;. May 10 "TO go m now :s neither wise nor In 1 the interests of either Britain or ourselves." said Mr Herbert Hoover. the ex-Praident. m a nation-wide brcadcast last n!ght. The United States can
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY NEARLY $3,000
    490 8 Week-End Contributions Have Been Fairly Numerous KELANTAN MATCH FACTORY MAKES ANOTHER DONATION CONTRIBUTIONS to The War Fund have been fairly numerous over the week-end, and the latest list of acknowledgments covers gifts amounting to nearly $3,000, which carries the total of the Fund to
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    AMATEURS IN GOOD REVUE
    275 8 'See Yourself" First Night DLAYS and sketches by Noel Coward. Herbert Farjeon and other playwrights m this category arc rarely easy for amateurs to handle and thr Island Committee i.s. therefore to n? conpratulated on the standard vhich it has attaineC tn the .wue 'See Yourself."
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    MARYLAND" IS AN ATTRACTIVE FILM
    339 8 At The Cinema Maryland." (Walter P.rennan. Fay Bainter. P.irndi Joyre. John Tayne). <>ntnrT.ro». At the Cathay. DARRYL F. ZanucVs technic-olour production. :f not exactly exciting. U Mkltag and finely presented wiih romance •nd humoiii In good proportion. Beautiful country, the attra<-tlvenefs of thlch L> tnhanced
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    AMUSEMENTS
    104 8 nu: v >vm Dinner Dane« (Informal) 8 p.m. to Mldiiicht. CBI vi ,turn 1. 7.30 to S 9 p.m. to Midnight. Gl<:ue: Judije Hardy .Sky: Lives of it Bengal MT. HATTY TUCATBI Happy Worldi ■'.:ui7ii)U' Beaalde Hob Ha.t Wings. NIVt HIIKl.li -ilki: 1 atr»s and Cinemas. Sifta Si. 1*
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    $4,795 PAID FOR 43 CINEMA SEATS
    270 8 j Pavilion Show In Aid Of The War Fund OAFFLES Hotel ballroom was racked j*» on Saturday nleht when a novel I idea which originated with Mr. Nonce [S»n was put into practice. It took the form of a public auction of 43 seats
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    WAR SAVINGS ARE SAFE
    216 8 Lost Certificates May Be Replaced ¥N reply to a letter published In the Straits Times on Saturday stating that War Savings Certificates have the disadvantage of currency notes, m that when taey are mislayed or lost one's savings and interest are lost as well. Mr. T.
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    FINE FILMS TELL OF EMPIRE'S WAR EFFORT
    151 8 INSPIRING films of the Empire at waf— particularly the flght that Is being put up In Britain were shown at the Pavilion 1 Theatre yesterday to an audience invited by the Department of Information and Publicity. Malaya. Among them Is "Christmas Under Flrr.
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    $10,000,000 WAR LOAN FOR COLONY
    63 8 IT is announced that the Government of the Straits Settlements proposes to issue a $10,000,000 War Loan at the same time and on the same terms as the Federated Malay States loan is issued. A Bill with th? oSje-i la view is jcinj prepared for
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    WAR TAX ASSESSORS
    71 8 FIFTEEN assessors have been appointed m Singapore under the War lax Ordinance, it is stated m the Government Gazette: Messrs. L. W. Geddes, R. A. Dix, H. R. Aaron, J. A. Elias, Heah Wing Chew. Tan Hoon Siang, Ng Sen Choy, Ong Plah Teng. Balaguru Gtmr.dasamy, O.
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    NEW PILOT OFFICERS
    27 8 MR. O. D. BOISSIER and Mr. G. H. B McCall have been granted ■•orumirsions as Pilot Officers m th-; StraKs Settlements Volunteer Air Wont.
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    RETREAT ON PADANG
    22 8 TTHE pipes and Jrums of a Do?ra nerriment will beat Retreat on the S.C.C. Padang at 6 p.m. to-day
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    Eu Tong Sen, Malayan Multi-Millionaire, Die 3 In Hong Kong
    240 8 Eu Tong Sen, Malayan MultiMillionaire, Die 3 In Hong Kong MR. Eu Tong Sen, the Malayan multi-millionaire, tin magnate and Hong Kong property owner died m Hong Kong suddenly yester day afternoon at the a^e of 64. Mr. Eu made one of the greatest of the Malayan Chinese fortunes m
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    PREMIUMS ON WAR RISK INSURANCE MAY ALTER
    385 8 THERE is a possibility of the premium for v.ar risk insurance on jroods, which now is one-haif ol one per cent., a month being altered. It is expected that a decision will be taken by Government m the latter half of June. At
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    INDIANS TO DISCUSS STRIKE SITUATION
    60 8 r~2. Council of the Central Indian Association of Malaya will hold an emergency meeting to-day to consider the strike situation on rubber estates m the Klang and Coast Districts of Selangor. Mr. S. C. Goho. president of the Indian Youth League m Singapore, has been
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    "120,000 TROOPS IN SINGAPORE"—DOMEI
    56 8 "120,000 TROOPS IN SINGAPORE"— DOMEI Tokij. May 11. •"TRAVELLERS reaching Saison from Singapore estimate that the British armed forces m Singapore now total 120,000 men, with Indian and Australian reinforcements arriving almost daily. 1 states a Saigon despatch to the Domei agency. It adds that 10.000 British troops are reported
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    CLIPPER IS ON WAY BACK
    304 8 Inaugural Flight Great Success NEXT AIRCRAFT ON MAY 27 WITH her four Wright-Cyclona 6.000 horse-power engines roaring deeply, the California Clipper took off soon after six o'clock this morning on her return flight to Manila and San Francisco, after her successful inauguration of the Pan-American
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    65 8 The concluding festirltles of the Novena »f Our Latiy of Patima which started on May 4 1 it the Chur?h of St. Joseph (Portuguese Mission* will take place to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. After the recitation of the rosary and sermon the statue of Our Lady of Fatlma will be carried
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      127 8 ■T M M F J k. »B and cnior i^yv" 'ill f *v^^^R its lovely fycrfimw! iffi lather is so refreshing and the pure Andrea heeds, white tablet lasts a long time. Get Samuel GoUwyn star, says Lux Toi J et 3^ tQ^ y rjj* it 1 use Lux Toilet
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    TOBRUK & SOLLUM HARRIED BY BRITISH PATROL ACTION
    383 9 TOBRUK SOLLUM HARRIED BY BRITISH PATROL ACTION Benghazi Battered By Navy Twice In One Day: Two Ships Sunk London, May 11. BRITISH patrols have AiiPiscted casualties on trie enemy m the Tobruk and Solium areas and captured a number of prisoners, and serious casualties have been inflicted on the Italians
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    Vast Religious Meeting
    281 9 Church Leaders Back Pope's Peace Points London, May 11. A RESOLUTION endorsing the now famous ten-point letter to the magazine Time, signed by the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, Cardinal Hinslcy and Uie Rev. Walter Armstrong, Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council, and whi-h was accepted
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    Tribesmen Deplore Rashid Ali's Act
    54 9 Peshawar, May 11. POLI.OWINC an appeal by Moh- mind tribes to Rashid All. rebel pra-Aiis Premier of Iraq, Afridi tribes yesterday cabUd him deploring his a-t m attacking Empire forces and appealing to him to restore peaceful relations with Great Britain who U ••fighting the
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    NAZI REPORT OF MURDER IS SAID TO BE FALSE
    83 9 London. May 11. RUMOURS that Emir Abdullah o! Transjordan has been shot and wounded by his son Emir Talal were emphatically denied yesterday m a Damascus dispatch to the Vichy news agency. Router's New York correspondent telegraphs that the rumours, which
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    Nanking Remembers Fuehrer's Remarks About Coloured Races
    134 9 Nanking Remembers Fuehrer's Remarks About Coloured Races Shanghai, May 11. "TO be frank, the Chinese people are not m sympathy with the actions taken by Germany m the European war," writes the Kno Mm Hsin Wen, local pro-Wang Chintj-wei dally, m its editorial yesterday. After pointing oat that this lack
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    RASHID ALI ADMITS RETREAT BEFORE BRITISH TROOPS
    108 9 Vichy, May 11. THE latest communique issued by Rash id A'i admits that his troops m the west have withdrawn before the British forces, says a Baghdad dispatch to the Vichy news agency. "On the eastern front the position of the enemy at
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    No Press Comment On Changes In Spain
    109 9 Madrid. May 11. *pHERE 1; still no comment on the Uovcrnmental changes, though the evening newspaper*, like the morning Journals, give great prominence to the news. In an article headed "Ourselves and war," the newspaper Puello says: Since the conflict started fcpain has
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    BIG R.A.F. RAID ON HAMBURG RESULTS IN DAMAGE & FIRES
    471 9 BIG R.A.F. RAID ON HAMBURG RESULTS IN DAMAGE FIRES Bremen, Emden, Rotterdam And Berlin Are Also Attacked London, May 11. CTRONG forces of R.A.F. bombers last night carried ouf a heavy attack on shipyards and the industrial quarters of Hamburg, whiL* smaller force* attacked Bremen, Emden, Berlin and Rotterdam, it
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    PENANG TURF CLUB'S SPRING MEETING
    1309 10 Major Fox Saddles Three Winners On First Day (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan?, May 10. THE Singapore trainer, Major T. L. Fox, had three winners, Cluny, Pro "atria and Very Dear, here to-day, the first day of the Penang Turf Club's Spring meeting. The results
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    Home Football Results On Saturday
    205 10 Home Football Results On Saturday London. Miy 11. FOOTBALL games pl3yxl yesterday resulted n.U CX'P FINAL I Arsenal 1 Preston North End 1 lat Wimbledon i FOOTBALL LEAGI'E (SOI'TH) Portsmouth 5 Bournemouth 0 Watford 0 Luton Town 1 SOUTH REGIONAL LKAGI'E Aldcrshot 5 Queen's Pk. Rangers 1 Brentford 2 Fulham
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    Duke Scores Unbeaten Century
    259 10 Duke Scores Unbeaten Century A THIRD wicket partaenJiip between Ur. T. llarop and Capt. DnJie, which realised 167 runs. and »n unbeaten century by the Utter player were featares W the Armjr-S.R.C. cricket match played at Tanglia yesterday, which ended m a draw. The match was scheduled to start at
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    Chinese Cup Soccer
    48 10 JN the first r.emi-.'inal of the Straits Chinese Football Assnciition's rup compeliJi.m, the Chinese Companion Athletic \vso--i itiin beat St. Matthews !>y four goals to two. The other semi -final will be played on Sunday netwern the Chinese Sports Association and tbe Amicable Athletic Association.
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    SPORTING DECLARATION & THRILLING FINISH
    1011 11 SPORTING DECLARATION THRILLING FINISH Padang Cricket Test Drawn CINGAPORE State cricket has seldom seen a more thrilling or a more gallant attempt to get the runs necessary for victory than was witnessed on the padang yesterday when the A.I.F. cricket team met the Singapore State side m a two-day cricket
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    The Scoreboard
    483 11 lut oi;ui ca wci c SINGAPORE— IST Inni. Major J. R. Cole c Webster b Malta II Q \V. 8. Waites lbw. Male* Lac B. Bowley b Mules 0 Lall Singh c Churches b Coombes 16 ■ir,t. A. R. Earners lbw. Coombes 0 Muihuc umiru c Fenwiek b
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    LEAGUE BASEBALL MAKES ITS 1941 BOW
    178 11 Loyals Americans Triumph In Yesterday's Games r ESPITE its being a cloudy day, a large crowd turned out at Alison Road Stadium to see two good baseball games and help The War Fund yesterday, as the Loyals beat the Filipinos eight to six m
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    POLICE SCORE 86-RUN WIN
    241 11 THE Police beat the Sinhalese Association by 86 runs m a cricket match played at the Sinhalese Association* ground yesterday. The scores were: POLICE Kean Tat c Jayakody b Senevlratne 35, Boudewyn c Jayakody b Bmevlratne 11; Ch.-ow Yong c Samson b Sirisana 17; J. Bird
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    TO-DAY'S TRACK NOTES FROM PENANG
    123 11 'Frcm Our Own Correspond Tit" Penang, May 12. MANY interesting gallops were seen on the ou.er trac'x of the ra-.e-crurse this morning. The first oufc were Clifton Lad and .'udth Anton, who were givn fast' work oval sis furlongs, bcth looking v-ry fit. Gallon Arrow
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    RACE WEIGHTS
    179 11 WEIGHTS for the remaining live races m Penang on Wednesday, the second day of the Penan r Turf Club's Spring meeting, will be found elsewhere m this issue of received In time shDwed up well In their first appearance this season, coming out of a bad tart against
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    64 11 SOCCER: lirst division. R.A.F. vi. S.R.C., stadium; Rrstru division, Chinee Athletic vs. Gordon* Oylrm? stadium: srrcnrt division i«). RAV. (S) vs. Malay Krgl, Seletar: Royil Navy vs. R.A.F. (T). Navil Base: Y.M.r.A vs. RA.S.C, Y.M.C.A. second division (b) Corinthians vs. Air H.Q., Naval Base; Kranji v«. Customs,
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    Good Bowling On Khalsa Ground
    277 11 THE fine bowling of Heera Singh, who took flTe wickets for nine runs, and of A I^wls, who annexed (even wickets for 40 runs, were features of the cricket match In which the Khalsa Association beat th« C.V.MA. by 24 runs on the Khalsa Association
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    BADMINTON RESULTS
    121 11 ■yBRY good badminton was seen yesterday when further tics m th? men's junior I singles In the Sinef pore rhamnion»hios were I played, five of the seven ties played going to rubber. Results were: Tay Bcng 800 <M"tr>lJi heat R R.-.iru-nathan (Useful, 4—15. 15—12, 15—9; Chan j Swee
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    RAILWAY IUNIORS WIN
    32 11 Scoring 101 runa »nd dlsmLf^lng their opponents fcr 79, tha Railway Juniors be-t a C?ybn Sports Club team by 22 runs m a cricket, match played at Balestier yesterday.
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    U.S. NAVAL UNIT OPERATING IN INDIAN OCEAN
    379 12 "GUARDING RED SEA ROUTE RELIEVING BRITISH FLEET' Move Designed To Block Possible Nazi And Japanese Co-operation New York May li A L'NITED Suites naval squadron is nou t lationfj m the Imliuii Ocean, according to the i'oted eoluuinisis, Drew Pearcon and Rol>ert \li.n.
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    U.S. Ban On Italian Fund Collection
    114 12 New York, May 11. (\N the ground that their operations V benefit the Italian Government thus constituting a violation of the Neutrality Law, Mr. Cordell Hull United States Secretary o: State, according to a Washington telegram to the New York Times, has revoked the
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    Nazi 'Tourists" Arrive In Syria
    71 12 Nazi 'Tourists" Arrive In Syria London, May 11. /%NE hundred Nazi "tourists" have arrived m Syrii and the Lebanon, states a Jerusalem dispatch to the Independent French News Agency, which adds it is expected that their number w.ll increase to s*o within the nest two weeks. The former German vice-consul
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    PREPARING AXIS PEOPLES FOR U.S. ENTRY INTO WAR
    213 12 TON riNUING the process of preparing Italian public opinion for the entry of the United States into the war, which it apparently regards as inevitable, the official Italian news agency quotes the following extracts from the newspaper Popolo di Homa "In Rome
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    Luftwaffe Loses 33 Bombers In Heavy Night Raid On London
    888 12 FIRE-FIGHTERS UNDAUNTED BY RAIN OF MISSILES regular and war reserve, kept danrer zones clear of unauthorized ind viduaU while groups of fire-fighters, momr.n as well as men, stood ready to deal with any other fire-bombs that might be dropped, Ignoring
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    Wilson Is Made G.O.C. For Palestine
    44 12 Jerusalem, May 11. IT b officially announced that Lieut. -Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson has assumed command of British forces m Palestine and Transjordan. He commanded the British forces m the battles m Libya and Greece. Reut ?r.
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    AXIS LOSES 6,000,000 TONS OF SHIPS IN SIX WEEKS
    154 12 London, May 11. THE ei.emy lost 600,000 tons of shipping m the last si\ weeks. This figure was revealed by the Admiralty to-day m commenting on British and Allied mercantile losses for April. It is pointed out that the figure of
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    Londoners Carry On
    238 12 HATRED OF WZIS STEADILY GROWS London, May 11. SYMBOLIC of the determination v of the Londoner to carry on despite everything, early to-day, while hoses were still criss-crossing tho streets, Sunday workers went to work as usual and buses continued their services with the least possible interruption.
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    Germany Loses 160 Airmen In A Night
    88 12 London. M.i\ 11. THE figure of 33 bombers shot 1 down last night brings the total of raiders brought down from the beginning of this month to 124. Assuming th.t eath plane carries a crew cf five, this means the LuftwafTe has lost
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    Intensive Attacks Are Broken Up
    222 12 Enemy Loses 7 Planes In Mediterranean London, May 11. /^ERMAN and Italian aircraft inada v repeated attacks throughout Thursday afternoon and evening on British naval forces during operatlonj m the western Mediterranean. The result, according to an Admiralty communique, was the loss of seven of
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    NAZIS MISLED BY OWN LIES
    144 12 London, May 11. OTRIKING evidence of the way m which even the personnel of the German Navy are misled by their own propaganda is furnished t" 1 the report of the chief officer of the San 'Jasimiro, which was captured by the German battle-ciulser Gneisenau.
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