The Straits Times, 13 May 1941

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    49 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CSfTURT] SINOAPORK. 140 CECIL ST. ('PHONE U7H KUALA LUHHVU, 26 JAVA ST. CPHONE MS*. MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 16 PACKS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941 I'RICE 5 CENTO.
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      198 1 Try MIEN CHONG TAILORING Av.iil.ih> Suit Lencths WAIN SIHELL'S In 811k and Wool Also AMKKK AN SHARKSKIN. In various colours 81 Colrman St., S'porc Phone 4816 m^^^^ f m lf^mm^^m^^^^mH^^^^^^^^"^w&tt^^w^vEU^Bm] MSB mmU fj f K^ WHITE ANTS JODELITE PREVENTS DRY ROT, FUNGUS GROWTH AND OTHER FORMS OF DECAY. IT WILL
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      106 2 Mr. Eu Tong Sen passed away peacefully on 11th May, 1941, at his residence at Hongkong. Mrs. SNG LENG—nee TAN CHVE NEO. passtd away peacefully at her residence, 23S Rangoon Road, Singapore, 10th May, at 8.15 p.m., at the age of 79. leaving behind to mourn her loss 2
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      PERSONAL
      39 2 Benedict Forbes, son of Mr and Mrs. O. r'uibcs. of Kluang, was successfully operated upon for appendicitis by the Medical Officer, I).- R. M. B. Low is. at the Kluang Hospital, and the patient is making good progress.
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      314 2 ®Ie Straits Wvmcu SMALL ADST Minimum charge $1. for aavt ns4 exceeding 4 l«nr« •tore than roar lines 25 cents per line (Six words) Box No. 25 cents extra. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ANNOUNCEMENTS PPC CARDS are ekarge* $3 earb per taMerUm per Inch. Over I Inch 15
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      534 2 i SITUATIONS V AC ANT_ WANTED A CLERK *ith experience tn F. 0.8. rubber business and account sales routine. Must be efficient typist. A know- ledge of shipping In Singapore would b- an advantage. Reply giving details of past experience to Box No. 432. Straits Times. WANTED well rducated British
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      547 2 FOR SALE SHELVADOR Refrigerator Phone S3U ONE G.E.<*. RADIOGRAM 1940 Model. :0 valve with Garrard Record Changer. On view at Nathan, 25 Orchard Rd. PYE WIRELESS RECEIVER, Table Model, 6 valves, 4 band A.C. $80. Owner leaving Colony. Box No. 433. Straits Times. VALVES PHILIPS RADIO Model 1938 with gramophone
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      797 2 PIANOS PIANOS ON SALE and hire, Tuning and Repairing speciality. Charges moderate at easy payment. The Eagle Piano Co. 335. Serangoon Road. Singapore HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED IMMEDIATELY lor lons or abort lease, large furnished bouse, Tanglin distrlc 1 at least 3 bedrooms required. Telephone J0974 QUIET BACHELOR CIVILIAN wishes
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      1163 2 PUBLIC NOTICES KUCHAI TIN. LIMITED. (Incorporated m the straits settlements) DIVIDEND S: U NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Second Interim Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, has been declared on account of the year ending 30th September. 1941. *nd will be paid to Shareholders on the Reg!
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      322 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIAI AND APCAR LINE. Incorporated In England PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. Co. MAIL PA3BEKOER AMD CARGO SERVICE The best possible services ore being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Coy. from the Straits to their usual ports of call m China India. C»ylon and
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      272 3 (Incorporated m Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO SAN FRANCISCO MmUU, Uonr Konf. Kobe. Yokohana, Il»o*lula. San Frsnclaeo and Le» An»»le» Leave Leare Manila Hkong NITTA MARU May IT May 20 m.s. KAMAKUBA MARU May 31 June 3 Mb YAWATA MARU June 1 June 10 m.s.
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      447 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, ail 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 $192 (A £28)
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      224 3 INSURANCE FIRE-ACCIDENT MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPEKSAIION THE I.ONDON ASSURANCE lIONO KONO FIRE INSCE. CO.. LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO, LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. KAOLB STAR INS. CO.. LTD. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. GUTHRIE&CO.,LTD. (Incorporated m 88 i End Rheumatism While You Sleep If you suft>r sharp, stabbing pains. If Joint*
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      181 3 TODAY SINGAPORE ZHL 1.131 «e/» <«M 7.HP1 Ml me /I •*>■»» »-l (ZHK 8.17$ me/1 «8.S8 ZBP1 7.M ac/i HIM «-l ZHL, Z1IP1 ZHR. 6pm. Modern Mandarin music t 5.13 pjn. News In >;Antone»e; 5 90 p.m. Hokklen musict 6.00 p.m. News In Hottlen; 6.15 o.m. Warning to Mariners; 6.20
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      182 3 ran Mud* Kronchont Party. (Prom the Studio); 6.>0 p.m. Hindustani music; t.»t p m. News m Hindustani 6.20 p.m. Tamil muslcf 8.40 p m. New* In Tamil; 7 p.m. Albert 8andliT and his Orchestra t 7. 10 p.«n. News In Prrtich; 7.20 p.m. Albert 8andl» and his Orchestra (Coct'd)t: 7.W
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      890 3 EMPIRE STATION Bcrt*4 rrc«a«W7 Sehe«»««: tuttro Tr»n»ml»k>n CIS pm. U 11.50 P-m. GSV-17.M ■M/c 16 J4 Metres From 9.01 p.m. 11.50 CSD— nr/i. 15.53 metres. North American Trans" talM USD: GSC (31 «etre fcaa*) a** OBT UlJtS ■*•/•> 15 p.m. London Calling: tM P-ta New*' «.ii pm. Questions of th«
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    The Abbey Is Still Intact
    458 4 Roof Not Completely Damaged London, May 13. SURROUNDED by ruins, Westminster Abbey to-day stands structuahy Intact. Examination shows that the roof Is not irretrievably damaged, and the organ, cne of the finest m the country, is-undamaged. Pcur of the ancient stone arches of the little
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    U.S. President Receives Mr. R. G. Menzies
    126 4 Washington, May 12. MR. R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, had an hour's bedside talk with President Roosevelt today, after which Mr. Menzies told newspaper men "There were few things we did not talk about we circumnavigated the globe, and it was
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    Colony Rubber Stocks Rise
    112 4 pOLONY rubber stocks at the end of April were 3,143 tons higher than at the end of March. Statistics issued yesterday show the total stocks at 47,847 tons on Apr. 30, compared with 44,704 tons at Mar. 31. Of the April stocks, 33,579 tons were m
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    TIN COMPANY PROFITS RISE
    145 4 Four Concerns In AngloOriental Group ACCOUNTS for four Un mining companics In the Anglo-Oriental group for the year ended December last were issued this morning. They are Jelapang Tin Dredging, Berjuntai Tin Dredging Kundang Tin Dredging and Larut Tin Fields. The profit earned by Jelapang Tin
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    Move To End Manila Exports To Axis
    57 4 Move To End Manila Exports To Axis Wai hingtjn. May 12.' LEGISLATION designed to stop the supply to th? AxUs powers of war materials produced hi the Philippines was unanimously approved by the military committee of the House of Representatives to-day. It would empower President Roosevelt to control th? export
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    VICHY ENVOY TO SPAIN RETURNS TO MADRID
    37 4 London, May 13. *¥*HE French ambassador m Madrid. 1 M pietri. returned to Spain yesterday from Vichy where he had a talk with Marshal Petaln, the French Prim Minister.— Reuter.
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    SOVIET ENVOY RETURNS TO BERLIN POST
    32 4 London, May 12. riE Soviet ambassador to Germany. M. Dekanosow. is returning to hU post m Berl n to-day after spending 14 days m Moscow Reuter.
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    46 4 Londen. May 12. i OTEEL allocations tj Welsh tinplaters continue at 15 per cent, above the March quarter. Civilian curtailment means a net reduction of output but a diversion from ines?en1 tials tn essentials, Including big Govi ?rnment orders fnr canning fruit, milk (and vegetables— Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    112 4 Singapore, May 13. duiext aeuert Oambier $1.50 Hamburg Culie $12.50 J«T« Cube 112.00 Copra Mixed MM Bun Dried 82 50 feauf WhJt* Muntok «14.S0 White $14.00 Black 1725 1am. nam No i UnCC* $3.25 $S23 Fair *4.75 Sarawak $4.75 $4.75 0 V.IVO Small Flak* $7.50 Fair Flake
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    Discrimination In Spending WAYS OF ASSISTING THE WAR EFFORT
    581 4 Discrimination In Spending WAYS OF ASSISTING THE WAR EFFORT 117 AYS m which every Australian citizen can assist the war effort are indicated by the directors of the Commonwealth Bank m their latest half-yearly report. The people of Australia are urged to restrict their spending to goods which can be
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    147 4 MaiU close at the Oencral Post Office as follows: TO-MORROW Java air 10 30 ajn. Medaii air 11 ajn Palembanc air 10 30 am. ARRIVAL UaUa from Java and Sumatra lalri general delivery 1.40 p m. to-day Malls from Indo-Chlna ■alri ■■MSSJ delivery 1 40 p.m.
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    EXCHANGES
    179 4 I li.c fallowing art die exenangr raw* Oil morning according to trt dairy cireUai iam»_ m tat Bongkon* \nf -tttanzhai BanklrS~ I "V"TKirattnn SU4.IMO u»aon XI bondon demand 2/4 1/33 Switzerland HI. only) 202 44 New York demand 47.10 Montreal demand 61.13 Batavta demand 88.71 Samtrang demand 88 58
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    Order Of Running & Non-Acceptors
    154 4 Order Of Running Non-Acceptors Penang Races THE order of running and non acceptors m Penang to-morrow, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's spring meeting, are given below: Race 1: Horses, class 4. dlv. 6. 6 fursHue and Cry. TredeUa. Penzance. Nora, j J Race Z: Horses, class 4,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    85 4 To*f«lay. M*y 1\ noon. Hajers seller. Prtio LX ITS I Spat lovi 4t>. *l\ *n IX IC.SS tno r> axr Mar-Jane SJSBBSS •pitoa) 42 42' i i».» .1 <» IRS -i ir. mlet May-June (Se>ler< eptkra) U% 41 May-Jaw iSeMen tption) 41 's 41', FI'TL-fE
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    16 4 Janah Ruobcr harvested 33.300 tb. rubber m April and Punggor riubo Estate harves ed 13.r,48 lb.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    385 4 Little Activity But Prices Maintained By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, May 13. •¥*HE share markets yesterday were 1 generally dull but prices were mostly firm and the undertone was fairly good with occasional bright features. In the tin share section there were buyers of Hong Patts. Rantcus.
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      323 4 (5 SECRET AGENTS In Parker Quink- The Miraculous New Ink j IMPROVE ANY PEN J fit ¥t 1 1 1 PmnrnnUtrl lot Lite This* Fire Secret Agents Banish Writing I n Troubles' And go to work as soon as I you fill your pen with Qu/n k. #1. Dissolves k«H
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      412 4 PUBLIC NOTICES VOIA NTEER RECRUITS, Selectim .>f riirn.: t Voiuii- be held at the dunce VoJaaleei CluO. Beach Head. Singapore. «-.»r> Wednc. oa> afternoon at 5.15 p.m an i S.iturr!;i afternoon it I.lj p.m. dm 1941 LJNGUI ll\. LIMITED. i lnrorporaiea m MM straits settlements) i Ml lIIEND NO. IS.
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    London Stock Exchange
    353 5 Little Business But Prices Maintained London, May 12. AN the Stock Exchange to-day business was v quiet liut values were, (renerall7, maintained OUt-edged were mainly steady w4 movement) In tho industrial sectloa were ■mall. Homo rails were unchanged. De Beers continued strong, due to a shortaee et
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    291 5 rE following donations to The War Fund are recorded to-day:— Lt. J. Fant. R.N.R cio H.MS. "Laburnum" 3M "Pilot Officer" loo Alexandra Sergeants' Mess Birthday Cake 71.71 Customs Officer and Staff of the Customs and Excise Office in Krian and Selama, Parit Buntar 63 93
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1331 5 MONDAY, MAT IS, 1M1: 4 P.M. MINING Bayer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4s> 3* U 6d Austral Amal. (3st Ss 9d 7s 14 Austral Malay 333 8a 34s «d Ayer Hltam (5s) IT* 18s Ayer Weng (tl) .70 .75 Bangrln Tin <£> 12s Sd 14a Batu
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      542 5 The EASTERN GRAPHIC No. 7 NOW ON SALE 56 pages of good reading matter and pictures. The Germans m Fiance An American newspaperman tells of life m Nazi Occupied Franc© "A returned French prisoner told me: 'I uorked for several weeks with a German handicraft who treated me kindly, and
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      243 5 "Cough, please** **I can't doctor. I've just had an Allenburys Pastille Sole Agents: BARLOW CO., LTD. (incorporated m the F-M-S. 1 Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Ipoh. i^—^^— <> APB X Mow kmtLZimi S«a Plaat Rich m MiMrals 4 Vitamins, quickly builds up WEAK, RUNDOWN mm 4 women bMBpF B£ m t
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      250 5 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled ny THY. MERCANTILE BANK M INDU LIMITED The Company wntch v incorporated to the 8S and registered as a Tru.st (.'otnpany. undertakes the tollowip? duties? EXECUTOR it OR TRUSTEE. OP A WILL ADMrNISTRATOF* OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON TRUSTEE OF
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      222 6 DON'T MISS THIS GRAND PROGRAMME TODAY at 3.15. 6.15 9.15 ALHAMBRA iph v^bßHF^ «<>t«.»o«ou« HITCHCOCK r= ALSO A TIMELY ISSUE OF "THE PHILIPPINES: 1898—1946" AND LATEST AIR-MAIL BRITISH PATHE GAZETTE ONLY TWO SHOWS TO-DAY PAVILION 315&6.15 to 9' v you your deep* if heart- thrill m months I j_^ "~TO-D
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      169 6 SEASON EXTENDED TO-NIGHT AT SUN TALKIE (NEW WORLD) 7.30 9.30 p.m. (Chapters 1— 6) J|^6^_^ UnlVu/j *0^ riGHTING>UGION I^Ba^^^^a^k REED I' it SHEILA H^V JH GARR I C X To-Night 7.4S P.M. Doablr Feature ChlneM! TaJklca SWORD HERO" M> M LAI Xl AN- (2nd Chap.) Next Change: "THE ORK:;<».\ TRAIL"
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      206 6 TWO GREAT STARS BRING TO LIFE, THE CHARACTERS OF ETHEL VANCE'S WORLD -READ NOVEL! EGCK EARLY!! TO-DAY at the CAPITOL 31 §l7"~ ADVENTURE... AS THRILLING AS ITS GREAT STARS! j |A jjfc WfcatiiJFilHhrrii k Pah AvH /IB aaaW^^^^^fl pßa! BOTtl...mil-itirnw drjmd bursts [J /A BJl: bV' all FaF a K
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      136 6 TO-NIGHT at 9.15 Air-Conditioned PAVILION THEATRE T.°ol (By COURTESY OF THE DIR ECTORS OF PA VILION Ltd. Under The Distinguished Patronage Of HIS EXCELLENCY SIR SHENTON THOMAS, G.C.M.G., 0.8. E., Governor of the Straits Settlements LADY THOMAS H.E. SIR GEOFFREY LAYTON, C.-IN-C, China Station PRESENTS IN AID OF THE WAR
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    SOVIET-IRAQI DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ESTABLISHED
    569 7 Moscow Radio Sharply Criticizes Attitude Of Rebel Premier London, May 12. THE establishment of diplomatic relations with Iraq by the 1 Soviet Union is announced by the Soviet news agency. The agency says this follows a proposal by the Iraq Government on May 3, which was
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    EVACUEES FROM IRAQ ARRIVE IN BOMBAY
    45 7 London. May 12 AN official communique issued m Bombay says that most of the British wom«n and children evacuated from Iraq have now arrived there safely. They number 80 women and 70 children, most of them very youn; Reuter.
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    German Reprisals Anger Islanders
    138 7 London May 13. FISHERMEN oi the Lofoten Islands have threatened to destroy their sets and cease ashing altogether if any more houses are destroyed by the Germans, who are burning them as repilsals for the Allied naval raid, it is learned m London. An amazing demons.
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    Polish Gratitude To Mr. Churchill
    104 7 London, May 12. THE President of the Polish Republic, M. W. Raczklewicz, has written to 'Mr. Winston Churchill thanking him lor his broadcast to the Polish people or May 3. M. Raczkiewicz says that the inspiring words Mr. Churchill addressed to the Polish people m
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    Plunder Of Serbia By German Army
    58 7 New York. May 12. "THE German army m Serbia Is con- ducting a systematic campaign of looting and confiscation of homes and property of Serbians and foreigners and American legation seals placed on I British property have been violated, 1 according to a message
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    LABOUR VICTORY IN N.S.W. ELECTIONS
    63 7 (Straits Times Special Cable) Sydney, May 12. TTHE New South Wales elections have resulted In a sweeping Labour victory, Labour taking 11 seats from the United Australian Party, three from the Communist Party and four seats created by the redistribution of electoral boundarips. The Director-Ge
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      277 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) S p.m to midnight BUSTER MAGGIE FEATURING "LA CONGA" Dinner $3.00 Non-diners 51.00 s.t«nu, Tim. Ti«.-LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SPACIOUS COOL. RiJstUfei served from 12.30 to 2JO p.m SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT by RAFFLES ORCHESTRA SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT
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      251 7 OWING TO RECKNT SUCCESSES THXKK WIIJ BK ANOTHER COCKTAIL DANCE ON SUNDAY rOK THE FIBST TIME SEE THE LAMBETH WALK CONTEST dPf\ TO ANT SINGAPORE LADT AND GENT COI'PIJC BUSIEST <M» m§ iw a i k*J k_xjJl BLACKOUT spot during f^^^^B|/ij "7^ Vi.'j'rrrt DANCE AN EVENT TO LOOK rORWARD TO
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941. (619th. Day Of The War.) WHEN WINTER COMES
    1080 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941. (619th. Day Of The War.) WHEN WINTER COMES Through the tense days of last. summer, when our Allies were falling one by one and heavy blows were being struck at our own forces with bewildering rapidity, our thoughts were concerned mainly with
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    "THE BIRTH OF MALAYA"
    305 8 Victor Purcell's Patriotic Poem i The Birth of Malaya which is just < published as an illustrated booklet, is, 1 so far as our knowledge goes, the first t patriotic poem of any length to have < Malaya as a subject. Its author. Dr. Puicell. the
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    OLD BOOKS
    132 8 Waste Campaign Demands Careful Selection To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— lt is reported that a tafßC quantity of old books and documenthas been sent to the dump for destruction for paper making. It is to be hopo 1 that great care will be taken to
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    "ALL OF A PIECE"
    190 8 Mr. A. P. Herbert, humorist and member of Parliament, made this retort m the Sunday Graphic to the propaganda of Dr. Goebbels: Gallipoli, Dunkirk, and Greece Are all, says Goebbels, of a piece Gallipoli— the Anzacs came And made a new and deathless name. We, too.
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    THANKS
    111 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l wish to express my thanks to those who have so kindly given information regarding parcels for prisoners of war m Germany.— Yours, etc., B." Singapore, May 9. The Straits Times receive many more letters than can be published m the
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    THE TRUTH ABOUT INVASION
    1306 8 All The Best Cards In Great Britain's Hands INVASION is one of those topics which keep bobbing up m wartime discussion, and then bobbing down again. People oscillate from scaremongeriiig to scepticism. Neither is a correct attitude m the circumstances. Would-be sceptics should listen to the
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING
      390 8 Opposition To Proposed Extension To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir,— The question of altering officii time has again been brought up Th time it I3 sprung on the public afU Sf\eral governments have given cor sent to the inconvenient chang with tr without public approval. TJi
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      INCOME TAX
      203 8 Dividend Payments Should Be Speeded Up To the iiditor of the Straits Times Sir II is the ,prac i of sima sterling rubber eonfnaniancial year ends on December 1 n->t to send out dividend warrants till after the English financial year ends on April 5. thereby preventing the
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      EDUCATION
      150 8 Wartime Substitute For Cambridge Certificates To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,- Would it not be better, as a wartime measure, tha. instead of continuing with the Cambridge School Certificate examination, the staff of Raffles College should arrange to issue certificates, which should be equivalent to the Cambridge
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      "VERY USEFUL"
      69 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—You have done a great service to local schoolboys by obtaining their Cambridge results by cable. Your paper has again taken the lead and done something very useful which will be appreciated throughout Malaya. I hope you will also obtain the
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      205 8 fadfocL are to be found m all parts of the Globe HAITI A shipment of MASTER padlocks was recently sent to Haiti to protect the ballot boxes m that Republic. HONG KONG One of the largest Chinese restaurants m Hong Kong, The Chinese Emporium Restaurant, has standardised on MASTER Padlocks.
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      85 8 LAUNCESTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL, TASMANIA. (Founded 1846) A C. of E. School for boarders and dayboys, English climate: healthy situation: 30 acres playing fields. Boys prepared for all professions. Good tradition m work and sport. Moderate fees: numerous open scholarships. Prospectus and further particulars from the Headmaster. N. H. Roff, MA.
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    HITLER'S DEPUTY FLEES BY PLANE TO BRITAIN Parachute Landing Front Fighter
    833 9 HITLER'S DEPUTY FLEES BY PLANE TO BRITAIN Parachute Landing Front Fighter BROUGHT PHOTOGRAPHS TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY Hitler Orders Arrest Of His Adjutants 1 EAVING behind a farewell note, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, has fled from Germany and is now in Scotland. He crashed from a German fighter which significantly would
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    Reported Secret Visit To Gen. Tranco
    126 9 London, May 13. I AST month Rudolf Hess was *•> reported to have flown to j Soain with a message for Gen. I Franco. Later an official denial that he was actually visiting Spain was issued, but it did not say he had not
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    Greek Navy Hard Hit
    84 9 0 Canea (Crete). May 13. »T*HE 9,450-ton Greek cruiser Averoff. several destroyers and submarines are the only vessels of the Greek navy which escaped the mass attacks of the German air force on Greek harbours and shipping, It is authoritatively staled to-day. The ships lost included
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    VICHY GRAIN CROP HIT BY FROST
    30 9 London. May 13. •T*HE Moscow radio says that half ths grain crop m unoccupied France has been destroyed owing to a late frost. Reuter.
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    "The Third String"
    119 9 Y'HE poet A A Milne. >n his recently published book of verses entitled "BeMnd The Lines." has witlKen an amusing verse about Rudolf Hess, entitled "The Third String": After years of faithful toil. Years of soap and years of oil. After years of saying 'Yes,' Here is
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    58 9 photographs of him were shown to McLean and his family. The McLeans had heard the story on the radio and had come to the conclusion that the visitor of Saturday night had been Hess. As soon as he was shown a picture of Hess saluting Hitler, McLean said. "That's the
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    SHELLING OF BENGHAZI
    109 9 London, May 13. DURING Saturday night powerful I units of British light naval forces carried out an intense bombardment of Benghazi from pointblank range, states an Admiralty communique. Repeated attacks by enemy divebombers proved ineffective. No casualty or damage was sustained by any British ship Despite intense
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    RUDOLF HESS WINS AIR RACE
    28 9 Hying was a bobby of Rudolf Hess, who is seen here with his wife after he had won an air race m 1934.
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    DUTCH PREPARED TO FIGHT
    102 9 Sydney. May 13. "THE Dutch arc resolved and pre- pared to fight for the common cause m the Pacific, should rlrcums ances warrant it." said Dr. E N Van Kieffens. the Dutch Foreign MiristT, who with Mr. J. I. M. Welter, the Mil ister for Colonies,
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    Ploughman Tells How He Found Rudolf Hess
    547 9 London, May 13. DUDOLF HESS, Hitler's Deputy, has been identified beyond all doubt, it is officially stated. The Ministry of Information announced that "the identity of the man who landed from a Messerschmitt m Soctland as Rudolf Hess has now been established beyond
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    `No. 3' Nazi Leader Hates Soviet
    608 9 `No. 3 Nazi Leader Hates Soviet Y\NE of the Nazi old guard, 47i year-old Rudolf Hess was "Nazi No. 3." He was lo follow Field-Mar-shal Goering as successor to Hitler m the event of their deaths. He is reputed to have had great influence over Hitler, says Reuter. Addressing the
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    TOKIO NEWSPAPERS VOICE FEARS OF HITLER'S AIMS
    389 9 Treachery Suspected In Reported Coming Talks With Stalin Tokio, May 13. JAPAN could not look on with folded arms m the event of J a German-Soviet agreement granting Russia 'a free hand' m Asia m return for larger Soviet supplies to Germany," declares
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    Formosa Governor On Southward Movement
    62 9 Shamhai. May 13. FORMOSA istobe the "heart oi the Japanese south" -rd mo\emenl," according to Ailm. Kiyoshi Hasegawa, !>overnnr-«;en-eral of Formosa. He in quoted in a dispalt horn the Japanese seaport of Mom m sm>inr that with this oliirct facilities for industrializatnia sf Formosa will
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    WAR FUND ADVANCE IS UNUSUALLY SMALL
    678 10 $22,000 Needed To Attain Five And A-Half Million Mark TOTAL THAT MUST BE REACHED DURING NEXT 17 DAYS TO-DAY'S advance m the total of The War Fund is unusually small barely $1,000. The gross total is now $5,477,642, so that more than $22,000 has
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    SINGAPORE-DURBAN AIR SERVICE
    48 10 •T*HE Singapore-Durban air service 1 has been re-established. The next mail closes on Monday. May 19, at 4 p.m. It was announced on May 5 that owing to the situation m Iraq no air mail for destinations beyond Karachi would be forwarded until further notice
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    ACTRESS GOING TO INDIA FOR MARRIAGE
    66 10 MISS PATRICIA DUFFY, an Australian actress who volunteered as an ambulance driver In London, arrived m Singapore by £ir yesterday en route to India to marry Lieut. A. Q. Bruce of the Gurkha Rifles. Him Duffy has done ten years' work on the .stage
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    Tit-Bits From The Thai Radio
    97 10 Bangkok. May 13. INTERESTING tit-hits of military intelligence are being broadcast by the Thai radio. A new military command comprising 25 battalions has been created m the south where Thailand has a land frontier with Malaya. "As changes and improvements .ire being carried out by
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    COLLAPSE OF HOUSE FRONT
    196 10 No One Hurt In Geylang Accident THOUGH the front of their houses had partly collapsed yesterday evening, two Chinese families living at the Junction of Lorong 32 and Geylang Road are still staying In the undamaged portion of tne building this morning. At about 7 p.m.
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    RICKSHA PULLERS NOT TO BE LICENSED
    119 10 SO that ricksha puibrs who are no longer physically fit for their sirenucus form of labour may be prevented from plying for hire, a suggestion was m?,<!e and recently discussed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners that all pullers should be licensed. At a ccmrr.Utee
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE TO ATTEND TEA PARTY
    68 10 iFrom Our Own Correspondent* Johore Bahru. May IS. THE Sultan of Johore and Lady Ibrahim have accepted an invitation to tea from Mr Tan Hak Kiat, o! Johore. The function to which members ol all communities are being invited will be held at
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    THE C.-IN-C. FAR EAST
    84 10 CABLE from Australia published In to- day's Free Press and Straits Time' states. In connection with the appolntmerv of a Commander-in-chief for the inrre Aw trmllai: 9>rvlres. that Sir Robert BrookePopham holds a similar appointment In :h Far East. Thk Is not the case In the
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    R.A.F. FOUGHT ODDS OF 20 TO ONE IN GREAT AIR BATTLES OVER GREECE
    1147 10 The Air War Week By Week Special Cable to the Straits Times I torn Wing Commander L. V. Frasei London. May 12 LJOW unarmed British civilian planes asain and again flew In danger areas to bring Empire
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    AMUSEMENTS
    120 10 '::<; \]*ore l:\i nu Oinnar ft Daiici- (Infuiiiial, 3pm Midnight. CU M .< OHI 'I «."aliare.: 9 p.m. to Mldnigh\ .S<v. Hawk. SUy: Blackmail. lI(\PfV TIIfcATRK (Happy World) Too Mai".' Husbands. Seaside: •mi Hsl Wingi. N»:*v worn i> r.dki: l jii™; anu Cinemas bide Hi wi Cabaret. Uaorlng i"!y
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    Chinese General With Indian Troops
    69 10 Touring the defences of Malaya at present is a large Chinese Military Mission from Chungking. The Mission is being given a complete insight into the strength of the forces throughout the country. The leader of Mission, Gen. Shang Chen, is seen with officers of an
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    WARM ARAB TRIBUTE TO BRITISH ADVISERS
    189 10 THE British Government's beneficial advice and assistance A m the Hadharamaut, was praised by Syed Ibrahim Alkaff, the 17-year-old son of Mr. S. M. Alkaff, of Alkaff and Co., Singapore, when he returned to Malaya yesterday by air after ten years' absence. Syed Ibrahim,
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    GEN. SHANG TO VISIT S.V.C.
    329 10 Inspection Of Chinese Company SUB-UNIT'S FINE RECORD QEN. Snang Chen, who is heading v the Chinese military mission now in Singapore, will Inspect the Chinese company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps at their headquarters in Beach Road on Wednesday. He will see them in the
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    17 10 Dr R. A. Pallister. physician. JoLore. ill Ml has been admitted to tha General Hospital. Johore Bahru
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    10 10 Mr D. Qarnngan. a United Preis c.iei--»rriv,»d from Thailand yesterday
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    ARMED PATROLS MAKE ARRESTS IN KLANG AREA
    529 11 Mobile Units Very Active In Estate Strike District (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 12. MILITARY and police mobile patrols were extremely active this morning m the Kuala Selangor, Kuala Langat and Klang districts, where the Indian estate labour strike situation has
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    NO OPEN-AIR CINEMA
    43 11 A PROPOSAL 13 site an open-air ciruma m a l^rcng off Geyianj was i disapproved by th 3 Singapore Munici- pal Commissioners at a committee meeting. The committee decided that the toCftton was unsuitable and would create new tragic problems.
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    NEW DELHI TO BE INFORMED?
    120 11 C.I.A.M. Discusses Strike Situation (From Our Own Correspondent 1 Kuala Lumpur, May 12. THE Council of the Central Indian Association of Malaya met this evening and Issued a statement to the effect that Mr. N. Raghavan, the president, Messrs. S. C. Goho, K. K. Benjamin
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    CORRUPTION INQUIRY COMMITTEE APPOINTED
    324 11 Advising Police Also Among Functions Of New Body THE Colony Government has appointed a special committee to investigate corruption m Singapore generally. Their inquiries will almost certainly be conducted m camera. Chairman of the committee is Mr. M. V. del Tufo, the Secretary-General of the Department
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    Government Determined To Restore Order By All Means
    637 11 'From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur, May 12. A BATTALION of Indian troops with an armoured car unit and detachments of the signal corps of the F.M.B. Volunteer Force have been sent to the Klang district following labour dis- turbances over the
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    European Draughtsman Is Cautioned & Discharged
    376 11 European Draughtsman Is Cautioned Discharged ACTING under Section 183 of the rt Criminal Procedure Code, Mr. L. C. Goh, Singapore fifth police magistrate, yesterday cautioned and discharged Casper Heinrich Balke, European draughtsman formerly employed by Hume Pipe (Far East) !Ltd., on a charge of theft, without I recording a conviction.
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    N.S. PLANTERS DRIVING LICENCE SUSPENDED
    126 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, May 12. A. SIMPSON, a European planter of Bukit Untong Estate, Part Dickson district, wa| to-day fined $400 by the Seremban magistrate. Mr. J. A. Faith, on a charge of driving his car under the Influence of alcohol at 6.30
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    MUAR TANDEM CYCLISTS TAKEN TO COURT
    82 11 WHEN two Muar Colncsr boys set out lor a ride on a tandem bicycle recently, they were promptly am-sted by a traffic constable. When they wtre charged m the Muar Police Court with pillion riding, the Magistrate, 'nche Abdul Hamid bin Duo Mustapha, dismissed
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    31 11 Members of the Lotus Club. Singapore, will give a farewell party to Mesdames 8. C. Ooho, who are leaving for India shortly, at B, Raffles Quay at 5 pjn. on Saturday.
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    ACQUITTED ON BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE
    57 11 |(V X NAIR was acquilted m the I yesterday by Mr. L. C. Goh. t trate. on charges of cheating and criminal I breach cf trust. Mr. Goh remarking that he did not place much reliance on the evidence of the prosecution witnesses. Nalr
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    CUSTOMS OFFICERS ON EXTORTION CHARGE
    698 12 Said To Have Put Merchant In Fear And Obtained $30 TAN EWE CHEE, stated to be an Assistant Supervisor lof Customs, and Tan Yew Leng, stated to be a Revenue Officer, were on trial m ihe Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of having
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    When Accused May Sit In Dock
    140 12 ACCUSED person* appearing m the Singapore police cour.s will have to stand m the docks of the courts to face their trial unless they are hard of hearing. They may sit down if they are tired. This was the ruling given by Mr. J.
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    RECRUITS FOR CHINESE COY.
    249 12 Straits-Born Men Asked To Apply RBCRUITS for the Chinese company of the Singapore Volunteer Corps are wanted. Many Chine&e fitraits-born youths who have In the past sought m vain Vo join the volunteers and so help actively m Malaya's war effort, will welcome the latest announcement
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    MILITARY HOSPITALS' WHIST DRIVE
    228 12 A WHIST arm -*as held m the Patients' recreation room at the Military Hospital. Alexandra, for the en'crtainment of convalescent patients last Thursday. A stage has already been built there, as a gift by Daeng Makica bin Palamai oi the Arah Bangsawa:. Opera Company. Thj purpose
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    LATE MR. E. P. SWANN WAS DUE TO RETIRE
    144 12 MR. E. P. SWANN who died on Saturday at the General Hospital was a very old resident of Malaya. After some years In India he came to Singapore about 1905 and wag for a short period with John Llttla and Co.
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    REGISTRATION OF "REGULATED FOODS"
    93 12 AN ORDER will shortly be made requiring the registration of wholesale purchases of "Regulated Foods." says a communique issued by the Food Controller. Malaya. ThU otder Is similar to the Rice (Registration of Sales and Purchases) Order which has keen In fore« m Singapore (or the
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    BIG RECEPTION FOR MISSION
    321 12 Chinese Military Leaders Here FE Chinese military mlsjion, headed by Gen. Shang Chen, which is on a visit t Singapcr?, will be entertained by the president and vice-president of the Chinese Chamber of Ccmmerce, Mr Heah Wing Chew and Mr Tan Larli Sye. respectively, t? a
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    SHAN PRINCE & PRINCESS PASSING THROUGH
    228 12 SHAN PRINCE PRINCESS PASSING THROUGH THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Prince BaUong ar.d 11-year-old Princess 1 Marlene 1 Paphavadl. the two children of Mahadevl and the late Sawbw* of Kengtung In the Shan States of Burma passed through Singapore Iby air yesterday evening on their way to Australia to further their education. The Prince
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    TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
    38 12 MR. M. R. HOLGATE. president of the Singapore Teachers' Association will be delivering an address at 5.15 this afternoon 1 al St. Joseph's Institution I This wUI be the first presidential a-Mreas of the association. I
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    "POWERS CAN SAFELY LEAVE JAPAN TO CHINA"-CHIANG
    147 13 Generalissimo Asks For Early Effective Aid In War Material Chungking, May 12. UARLY and effective assistance from the United States would mean the quick defeat of Japan, declared Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, speaking at a farewell dinner m honour of Mr. Nelson Johnson, retiring
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    Pro-Chungking Court Officials Kidnapped
    179 13 Pro-Chungking Court Of f icials Kidnapped Shanghai, Mjiy 13. A DRIVE against th< staff and members cf the pro-Chungking Chinese court m the International Settlement has been laun?hed by political terrarjsts. Within a few hours yesterday they kidnapped on? Judge, j the chief procurator, and the wife and j son
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    Fresh Campaign Near Canton
    89 13 Canton, May 12. THE Japanese claim to have cut another route for supplies to the Chinese Government at Chungking. This claim -is made In an official Japanese announcement, which says that Japanese army and navy forces this afternoon almost Simultaneously captuied th? towns of Waichcw and
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    Sweden's Plight Under Nazi "Influence"
    137 13 London. May 12. THE PLICHT of Bweden under the "ln- fluence" of Germany Is strikingly Illustrated by figures from a reliable source snowing that the import of coke Into Sweden hu declined by 300.000 tons so far this year compared with the previous year.. The
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    Heavy Raids On Libyan Port
    184 13 Enemy Ships Attacked And Fires Started Cairo, May 12. LJEAVY raids on Benghazi, where enemy ships were attacked and three large fires were started on the mole, were made on Sunday, states an R.A.F. communique issued today. At Benlna three German planes and one other
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    PUSH CONTINUES IN ABYSSINIA
    155 13 Nairobi. May 12. DESPITE bad weather British forces In the southern sector of AbyssinU are following up their successes, whilo strong pressure is being maintained uy columns operating south of Adcts I Ababa. The enemy's morale, according to reports received here, Is be.ng shaken by the
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    Air Warfare May Win Victory For Britain
    81 13 New York, May 12. TIE New York Times to-day expressed the view that the war might be won m the air. It says that the British people are able to take terrific punishment from the air because they know that their only alternative
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    900 Internees From Britain Join Allies
    68 13 Ottawa, May 12. 4 *W E need about 32.000 men m the next two months," declared Col. J. L. Ralston, Defence Minister, In a broadcast recruiting appeal to-day. The acting leader of the Co-opera-tive Commonwealth Federation m the House of Commons announced that more
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    ARGENTINE OPPOSES "NEW ORDERS"
    59 13 Buenos Aires, May 12. "11/E want no new* orders which art against liberty, human dignity and Christ" declared Dr. de Alvear. ex-PresJdent of the Argentine Republic and leader of the Liberal Party addressing a convention on the occasion of celebrating the 107 th anniversary of adoption
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    $16,000,000 US. RED CROSS AID TO BRITAIN
    83 13 Washington. May 11. AMERICAN Red Cross aid to Britain up to A the end of March approached 116,000,000 with several million dollars worth of tuppiles still awaiting shipment, it was announced yesterday. According to Mr. Norman R. Davis. Red Cross chairman, more thai)
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    C.-IN-C. FOR ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE IN AUSTRALIA?
    57 13 Sydney, May 12. MR. John Curtin, Australian Laboui leader, has suggested the appointment of a commander-in-chlef military, naval and air. m Australia similar to the post held up by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Popham, C-in-C.. Far East. The suggestion may
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    GERMANS LOSE 14 RAIDERS IN ATTACKS ON BRITAIN
    563 14 Nine Downed At Night And Five More During Daylight Hours London, May 12. "]T is now known that m last night's enemy air attack on this country a total of nine enemy aircraft were destroyed," says to-night's Air Ministry communique. In addition,
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    Press Reflects Calmness
    332 14 Praise Given Work Of Public Services London, May 12. DEEPLY stirred by the wanton destruction, Londoners are, however, accepting the situation calmly and with dignity. The peoples' demeanour is reflected m the entire Press. "A further attempt at terrorism." says The Times, "was met again with indomitable
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    SOSNKOWSKI INJURED IN ENEMY RAID
    95 14 London, May 12. GEN. Sasnkowski, Polish deputy Prime Minister, was seriously wounded during Saturday's big air raid on London. Gen. SosnlkOWiki was walking with some companions to a friend's flat but Instead of entering immediately remained outside m the street to watch the raid. When
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    Lie Given To Nazi Claims Of Damage
    61 14 Lie Given To Nazi Claims Of Damage London, May 12. AUTHORITATIVE quarters stated ia London to-day that while a number of R.A.F. aerodromes were attacked last night, enemy claims areas as usual were crossly exaggerated. Except at one or two points damage was not considerable, and the number of service
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    Dockers Get Regular Wages & Work
    106 14 Dockers Get Regular Wages Work London, May 12. PLANS are being prepared to speed up still further the loading and uni loading of ships m British ports. In Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester i these plans are known to be already la operation. Dockers are guaranteed a regular wage and regular
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    Clark-Kerr In Dug-out Hit By Bombs
    48 14 Chungking, May 11. T"HE British Ambassador to China, 1 Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, and his stalt were sheltering m a dugout when several bombs landed directly above them during a Japanese raid on Chungking yesterday, it is now revealed. All were unhurt.— Reuter.
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    CZECH NIGHT FIGHTERS DOWN 6 NAZIS
    32 14 London, May 12. IT is revealed that during Saturday's raid on London Czechoslovak night fighters destroyed six German aircraft. Three were destroyed by one pilot.— Reuter.
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    R.A.F. Planes Get Soviet Praise
    125 14 London, May 12. A WRITER m the Red Star, organ of the Russian Army, states that what advantage German raiders gained during the short summer nights for having bases near to Britain is partly offset by the greatly increased bomb loads of the new R.A.F.
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    London's Police Are Praised
    330 14 Diversity Of Duties In War-time London, May 12. TTHE diversity of the duties under- taken by London's police force following air raids ls mentioned m a report by the Commissioner, Sir Philip Game. He says: I "If rescue parties are not about, they I dig people
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    CHURCHILL AND MINISTERS VISIT HOUSE OF COMMONS
    332 14 London, May 12. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, accompanied by Lord Beaverhrook, Minister of State, and Lord Reith, Minister of Works and Buildings, to-day examined the ruins of the debating chamber of the House of Commons. Mr. Arthur Greenwood Minister without Portfolio,
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    Reserve Chamber To Be Used
    191 14 Londtn, May 12 *THE extensive damage done to the House of Commons will make necessary the use of the replica of the debate chamber, which has existed elsewhere for some time past and which has actually been used en a number of occasions for full
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    CAROL ON WAY TO CUBA
    43 14 Ex-Klug Carol of Rumania has arrived at Bermuda. He was met by the Governor and other high officials The exKmc and party went to a hotel where they will sjay for the time being before going to Cuba.—Reuter.
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    CLASS ONE PONY EVENTS PROVIDE BEST BETS
    1581 15 Second Day Of Penang Turf Club's Spring Meeting THE two class one pony events should provide the best bets with Chiltern and Rosalie m Penang to-morrow, the second day of the Penang Turf Club's Spring race meeting. A card of eight events form*
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    23 15 rrilE order of running and non-acceptors for to-mor- row's races will be found m PAGE FOUR if received m time.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    43 15 SOCCER: first division, Gordons vs. Loyals, stadium; Manchester* Mi R.A. (A.A.), TanclH. «tcond division (a) Publishers vs. R.A.0.C., J.C.S.A second division (b). Airport vs. S.C.F.A., S.H.B. ground: R.A.F. (KalUng) vs. Wanderers, Clerical Union ground. TENNIS: S.C.C., S.C.R.C. and V.M.C.A. tournament*.
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