The Straits Times, 24 May 1941

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    52 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times rHrTABUSHBD WEAKLY A CBTTURT] MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES KVALA LUttyiß, M JAVA §T. CPHONK MM. SINQAPOiM 140 CECIL ST. f PHONE sJ7i> SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 24. 1941. 16 PAGES, I'RICE 5 CENTS. 16 PAGES, FINAL EDTN. SINGAPORE, SATJLJRDAY, MAY 24, 1941. PRI'E
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      190 1 See MIEN CHONG for SMART TAILORING II (airman St.. Spore. I'hone 4816 Available— Suit I.rn«thi "RockTillr" SuiUnrs IS A. WAIN SHIEM/S. In Silk and Wool Also AMERICAN SHARKSKIN. In vartous colours \^otnpanu r c>^inutea SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMHUR MALACCA. 1.19 Warm* J.M BEAUTY? Glance at the modern new Sky-
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      279 1 THE CYCLAX WEEKLY f HOME TREATMENT f FOR SKIN LOVELINESS j V klj h 7 A MONDAY NIOHT— Arter washing with Cyrlax 8o»p V and wmrm w»ter /,',< /iff UBK BPBCIAL UfflON >»*^ A //J (to clmr the ikin at ImpuritWi. *J^j.l < s^ 'fC\ M TUBSDAY. After cl—nrinc with
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      663 2 ©OLEMAN— KERRIDGE— TTie engagement Is announced between Peter George Colemaii, Malayan Agricultural Service, son of C. G. Coleman. Malayan Educational Service (Retd:), of Beaconsfleld, Buckinghamshire, and the late Mrs. Coleman, and Helfn, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Kerrldgc of Sungel Way, Selangor. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED experienced lady
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      704 2 FOR HIRE BEFRIGEKATOB— New or Used Pbone 3331 HOUSES FLATS. TO LET TO LET. seaside Katong. St. Meyer Road, •nd "Beach House" (61 Marine Parade). Apply Meyer Brothers. INDEPENDENT FUKNISHEO FLATLET. fan, kitchen, servant's quarter, m.s. available June Ist European. Apply 38, Oxley Road. EXCELLENT BUNGALOW to let, available June
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      856 2 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. With reference to the Power of Attorney made on the 29th January, 1940 by TAN JIN TIAX alias TAN CHIN PAN in favour of ONQ KAH LOCK which was revoked on the 25th April. 1940 notice is hereby given that any persons who have any claims against
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      880 2 _^!.9IION NOTICES BY ORDER OF THE CONTROLLER OF RESTRICTED IMTORTS B.S. AUCTION SALE Comprising: Chinese Silver Bangles, Armlets, Chains, Charm Holders, Anklets, Tongue Scrapers, etc., Chinese medicine. Chinese calendars, Ginseng. Coll Som. Wooden elephants. Bail heads, Pewter tea pots. Cloth umbrellas, cotton beiLs, Torchlight*. Jad' Bangles. Printing ink*. Chinese tea.
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      539 2 PIANOS ON SALE AND HIRE. Tuning rrpairlnf, guaranteed workmanship Buy vi or exchange Pianos of any condition. Eastern Piano Co. •4 Rangoon Road. Singapore. "motoring lessons LKAKN DRIVING oo mj car at rours A lady writes "Tout courtesy and patience truly inspire confidence and I tnovoucni) .•n joyed tne delightful
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      110 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc, JOIN THE GREEN CIRCLE LENDING LIBRARY Ist FLOOR U-F HATTRRY RD. P.O. BOX 34. SINGAPORE. Moderate terms: Special rates OaUUUsa Mcsikii Clubs aad Messes. Opea Dally: 8.39 A.M. to P.M. Saturdays: ■39 A.M. la 1 PJL EUGENE PermaM.l Wavis* EUGENE Hakr-reeaaftiMiM. MAISON PERM Eumpemn Ladtet Hatrdretteri TO.
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      347 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N Co. MAIL. PASSENGER AND 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. Ceylon an<i
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      70 3 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE A SILVER LINE PRINCE LINE VKSSW.S PROCEED TO BALTIMORE, NEY YORK, BOSTON AND HALIFAX VIA PANAMA CANAL SILVER LINE VESSELS PROCEED TO BOSTON, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA PANAMA CANAL For further particulars apply to: HARPER GILFILLAN CO.. LTD. HADDEN CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.)
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      143 3 TO TESTATORS. Administration of estates by a corporation formed and highly qualified to act as Trustees and Executors is everywhere admitted to offer greater security than is obtainable from personal Trustees. This does not mean changing your Bankers. Solicitors or others who have handled your business. If you appoint as
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      1541 3 Radio Programmes TODAY •tV^o^roaTm Pbe^n^ L ?P h^| EMPIRE STATION NIROM the Organt; 9.30 p.m. Dance music from RevUed trequeney Schedule: TDB 15.31 (19-61 ■>.»; *°C ISIS me* SINOArUnC the Great World Cabaret; 10 p.m. Warning Eastern TrinmmloD (19.86 a.); PU» 11.64) met (27.2? m.); PMN to Mariners. Malay Radio
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    London Rubber Growers Welcome E.P.T. Concession
    1014 4 REPAYMENT WILL TIDE OVER POST-WAR DEPRESSION (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 11. I ONDON rubber growing interests j had hoped, prior to the opening of the Budget, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would reduce the Excess Profits Tax from 100 per cent
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    "A USURPER AND QUISLING"
    218 4 Indian Muslim Ruler Condemns Rashid Ali Simla, May 24. THE Muslim ruler, Nawab of Rampur, has denounced the "stupendous folly and reckless ambition of a usurper and a Quisling," m referring to the Iraqi rebellion m a statement. "Rashid Ah treachery," declared the Nawab "has come
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    FRESH OUTBREAK OF RIOTING AT BOMBAY
    71 4 RR T Bombay, May 23. lOTTNO between Muslims and Hindus was resumed here to-day when police were again compelled to fire on the mob. Rioting broke out last night and the police opened fire at one fcoint. Up to this morning nine peop^ were
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    CAROL AND LUPESCU GOING TO HAVANA
    42 4 New York. May 23. PX-KINO CAROL of Rumania and Madame Lupescu have booked passages aboard the new United States liner America, leaving &t. Thomas Virgin Island, on May 28 and due In Havana, June 1. Reuter.
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    26 4 The Maharajah of Kashmir who has already four units of the State forces serving outside the state, has offered a fifth unit for service, says Reutcr.
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    RUBBER SPECULATION TO BE CURTAILED
    183 4 Margin Raised To $1,200 Per Contract Washington, May 23. rjFFICIALS here expressed the belief v that speculative rubber futuies would be curtailed by the action yesterday between the Government Price Administration and the committee of the New York Commodity Exchange whereby a margin of US$l,2OO
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    76 4 Singapore, May 23. <*-~, ST ,~V Hamburg Cube lt2 j 5 i ;y^7 Cnb ua.oo muw«i nn ,^1 D"*" MM Whit* Muntofc ttSM Wo if?««* »57.i J*" V M »5.70 Sarawak $4 JO fca«jr m»k« 17 M l^lr FJake ,7 05 Medhoa-Plaka MIS small P*ar! P»lr*r.b»ne ti^nn
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 4 rrMay. M*t 23, mml tliytn <Mlri > a *~~m HBUI <t>PH INKI J,*4 4 v« ix «.Kft f«» iSm Ka> June 'StOtn opttoa) SSH 3»% rihMt «ss t«.a ,f. May-Juw (BetkT« option) JJ- jqi, q »*^N '"Tfn I May-Jwar (Srllni eptton) 39 3»« 1 FVTVU
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    102 4 London. May 23. TrHERE was an werseas fixture for: I an Allied steamer for Port Olcha salt to Calcutta at 35 rupees but 37 j to 40 niDcts is obtainable for similar 'jvova't.-: on tlu. Txindon mark":. J I Indo-China Anthracite was vainly bid at a high rate.
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    EXCHANGES
    199 4 Singapore, Friday. 1 rte following are the exrnaDgc •-mic* mi morning according to the daily eirculai u*vm>. tb* Hoogkona ano Shamrhai Bant'n. Corporation ■ELL WO London T.T 1/4 3 /3J London demand a/4 S'32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202 48 I New York demand 47 10 i Montreal demand 51.85
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    RUBBER EXPORT DUTY
    32 4 THE price of rubber for purpose < assessment of export duty m ti F.M.S for the period May 23 to Ma 29, inclusive, has been determined 39% cents a pound.
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    38 4 London, May 23. TIN opened steady. The turnover was 1 150 ton*. The suspension of United Kingdom exports further depressed cash tin while United Kingdom consumer buying of forward established the first forward premium Xor several months.— Reuter
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    538 4 TINS EASIER ON SMALL TURNOVER RUBBER ADVANCES AND STEADY f (By Our Kir.ami.il CorrwpMMMfJt} Singapore, May 24. A SLIGHTLY easier tendency wa» noticeable m the tin share mar- ket yesterday which was most proi nounced m the dollar section. This i morning, however, a better feeling prevails
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      539 4 P. W. D. TENDER NOTICE. TTNDEItS will be received at the office ol the state Engineer, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur up to 3 p.m. ol the 27th May. 1941. for the construction of 139 Class X Quarters between Peel Road and Cochrane Road Kuala Uimptir as per site plan No 8.
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      140 4 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. TENDERS are Invited for the, construction of alterations etc. to Oarage at MJddletoi) Hospital, Moulmeln Road. Tender Form, etc may be obtained from Muni. Architect and Building Dept. on production of a Municipal Treasury Deposit Receipt for $50. Tendero will close at 13 noon on 3 June, 1941.
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      149 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE RAUU AUSTRALIAN GOLD MIMING CO.. LTD. Incorporated m Queensland.) Mm M 111 < I.XKATION Ot' FIRST INTKKIM IHVIUF.ND. NOTICE is hereby given that a First I.iterim lii\ldcnd ol thrre pence per share fjr the financial year i-ndlng 31st March. 1942, hits been ucrlar. d by the Dilators
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      102 4 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-day H.W. 1004 am. 7.8 ft.; 9 50 p.m. 8 3 ft L.W. 3.49 a.m. 1.5 ft.: 3.50 p.m. 2.8 To-morrow I H.W. 10.42 a.m. 7.7 ft.; 10.20 p.m. 8 7 ft 1 L.W. 4.22 a.m. 1.1 ft.: 4.20 p.m. 3.2 ft. Monday, May 26 iH.W. 11.19
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    London Stock Exchange
    380 5 Moderate Interest Gilt-Edged Harden London. May 23. QN the stock Exchange to-day business was moderate with week-end considerations responsible for some dwindling Interest m the late stages. Gilt-?dgcd were inclined to harden. Among foreign Issues Brazilians Improved but Iraq 44 per cent, declined from 83 to 80.
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    What Forestry Has Done
    370 5 Planting Correspondent's Suggestions Repudiated To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—For the benefit of your planting correspondent and others who may r/ave been misled by his comments m your issue of May 10, I shall be obliged if you will publish the following excerpt from
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    AUSTRAL N.Z. MINING
    37 5 THE secretaries of Austral New Zealand Mining Ltd., advise that the dredge worked for 421 hours, treated 282 000 cubic yards and produced 840 ounces of gold In the four weeks ended May 17;
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    PAN-AMERICAN CLIPPER
    57 5 The Pan-American Clipper from San Francisco Is expected to arrive m Singapore en Wednesday, May 28 and to depart on Thursday, May 29. The latest time of post- irtr to connect with mails despatched by the return night for the Philippine bland* Pacific Islands, America and Europe, will
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1316 5 FRIDAY, MAT 23. 1941: 4 P.M. MINING Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin (44) 3.1 3s 6d Austral Amal. (5s i 7j IVid 7s 4V*d Austral Malay 33s 6d 34s fid Ayer Hitam (ss) 17s 18s Ayer Wens ($1) .70 .75 Bangrln Tin (I) 13s 6a 14s
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    129 5 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (Prom Our Own Correspondent > London, May 23. COMMODITY and Exchange markets clow as follows wltn previous quota'T. parenthesis: I SIBBKR: Dull. j Spot 13Vtd 14 IKM (13'*d U\u July 134 d 13Hd (13T4d 144 Augt. I3\d 13 9 16d (13Ttd 14d i Oct.Dec. lZ\d 13 8.16 d
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    101 5 Mails clow at the General Post Office v iollov. TO-DAY Australia air 12.30 p m Java air 13.30 p m. New Zealand air 12.30 p m. Medan air 12.30 p.m. Palsmbang air 12.30 p.m. MONDAY Aden air 4 p.m. Africa air 4 p.m. Burma. air 4
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    List Of Current Dividends
    153 5 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Books Oanoftnv OtrMnu* Clow rw i.)i: X Fatt 8% Int. June 1 ■uteti 10% int May 27 lahman Hyd 5% int. May IS tawang Con 319 No. 28 May 21 iungei Way 15% No. 41 May 13 ItIIKKKK illenby 7^4%
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      178 5 UNIQUE FASHION^SHOW. MONDAY, MAY 26th |1 BATIK PARADE j4J* DOZKN HI 1.1.1- vHHiM.I IS.. fflgBCH FUTURE EVENING GOWNS MADE &>G9> FROM COLOURFUL SARONGS f'^B fs IT'S A 'SEE' ATTRACTION '^V^S v/Wfc J-^ J £j^^M^~^ l^ i **"^V-w4— •w"4-r l^ OPEN TILL TEA -..^.r>r- f"^^mL2fr~.- J A.M. SI NDAY'S COCKTAIL DANCE—
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      197 5 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Convent Row and Convent Garden (lately Cheang Hong Urn Market— belonuln? to the Estate of Madam Cheang Tew Muey) approaches of Road will b-> closed on Monday, May 26th. 1941 for all traffic between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. CHKANO TFW MUTT
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      127 5 NOTICK. Any person having an; claim against tha estate of the late Might Lieutenant J. A. Ml. 'a must communicate with the President. Com. mlttee of Adjustment. RAF. Station. Tengah. before June 4th. 1941. PHOENIX AERATED WATER COMPANY. LIMITED. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlement*). NOTICE Is hereby given that Jie
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      228 6 POSITIVELY LAST 4 PERFORMANCES TO-DAY AT 11 AM, 3.15, 6.15 9.15 P.M, t a h t e ALHAMBRA l^i FAIRBANKS v BENNETT fSS* Georq* BANCROFT Vincent PRICE P^^B *^2j Bir Wp i auo air-mail GAZETTE AB&& YOU A X TAKE IT Wggj FROM ME THAT wFSim H^f rf one of
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      367 6 GARR I C X LMt Ni(ht 7.00 md (.3* Dfinna Durbin m IT'S A DATS Morning Show To-dsy "THE RETURN OF CISCO KID M»tlnen To-day at Z p.m. "CHBCKERS" -NORTH OF SHANGHAI ■> KJMQ Of Rjtcoids «f% VVKIX KNOWN M£U>DIES FAMOUS ARTISTES namcr recording. a.-./, emr IUbl *Hb ■"»< 9«30
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      257 6 LONDON'S CRITICS KNOW A GOOD FILM WHEN THEY SEE ONE! Read THESE reviews on EDISON THE MAN" "CERTAINLY AMONG THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR"... News Chronicle "ALTOGETHER AN EXCELLENT PICTURE" Daily Sketch "AN OUTSTANDING PICTURE CHARACTERISED I>Y ANOTHER BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE BY SPENCER TRACY" News of the WorW C 1
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    Example Of Moses & Leaders Of To-day
    502 7 Example Of Moses Leaders Of To-day AMIDST the troubles of our time, as is always the case m great political upheavals, quite a number of interesting leaders have come to light. On the one hand are those two sons of darkness, Mussolini and Hitler, the former pretty dearly exposed the
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    CHURCH SERVICES FOR THE WEEK
    1238 7 (111 fU H Or ENGLAND r ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Sunday. 8 50 a.m. Holy Communion; 7. 30 a.m. Matins: 8 a.m. Choral Eucharist: 5 30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. Preacher: Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. Sunday. 8 a.m. Holy Communion: 5 30
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    AUSTRALIA TO MAKE CRUISER TANKS
    205 7 Moioourne, May 23. THE acting Prime Minister, Mr. A. W. Fadden, speaking m Adelaide said that plans were being considered for production of cruiser tanks m Australia. Details of four secret defence manufacturing processes evolved m Australia had been sent to Britain. Quantity production of
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      310 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO -DAY'S POPULAR TIFFIN-TIME RENDEZVOUS LUNCH IN THli" BALLROOM GRILL RIJSTTAFEL SERVED FROM 12.30 TO 2.30 P.M SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT RAFFLES Orchestra Directed by DAN HOPKINS. to-night- SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (formal) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. SSL BUSTER MAGGIE '?Zi:L BOOK YOUR TABLE XSZJ^nm. TO MORROW EVENING IN
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      249 7 POSITIVELY LAST FOUR SHOWS TO-DAY! fATHAY 11 a.«. 3.15 6.15 9.15 Vji\ 1 "-l\ 1 BOX OFF CE PHONE 3400 The years most thrilling performances'. UNITED aRTISTS ntoiie siai6»in iimcu MARCH SULLAVAN DEE ..t» Glean Ford Anna Sten Ericl Von Streheim Dmc* k, JOHN CROMWIII iuiMflir br Tdbmji.nir '">• nilllM
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY MAY 14. 1941. (630 th. Day Of The War.) £50 Worth Of Flags
    1099 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY MAY 14. 1941. (630 th. Day Of The War.) £50 Worth Of Flags A century ago, on July 31, 1841, there was born a boy who was christened Reginald. His famiiv name was Brabazon. His parents were the eleventh Earl of Meath md the Countess
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    BIG CHINA RAIL LOAN
    64 8 Chungking, May 23. THE Chinese Go\ernment officially announces the flotation of U.S. $10,000,000 Yunnan-Burma railway bone's, which will be Jointly issued by the Ministries of Finance and Communications. The bonds will open i* I public subscription beginning July 1 lat 98 per cent. The bonds will
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    THE EURASIANS
    433 8 Woman's Appeal To Her Community To the Editor of th? Straits Times Sir,— May I offer a w, man's tribute to your corrssoendent "R.V.C." fo- hll splendid letters designed to stimulate knowledge r>nd t-. uph Id the tradition-; of a great heritage hand?d d^wn to the Eurasian people?
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    NAZI LUFTWAFFE AND ROYAL AIR FORCE
    1176 8  -  Germans Spread Ruin But British Break War Machine By COMETHING like; desperation is evident m the whole course of the German raids on Britain during the past weeks. The German rulers, severely hit on their own doorsteps by the raids of the R.A.F., embarrassed
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      AIR RAIDS
      146 8 Preparations To Repair Damage To Roads To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— lt Is generally accepted that should roads be damaged by enemy air raids, they can be rap.dly repaired. In this country, where the rainfall is heavy, it is not advisable to nil bomb craters
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      LOOKING AHEAD
      573 8 Tempting Hitler To Extend His Commitments To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Should Gibraltar ultimately fall, we may have to clear out of the Mediterranean willy-nilly, but way should we not envisage this possibility as something to our ultimate advantage, especially as we now M« where
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      MUNICIPAL MATTERS Suggested Reply To The Grumblers
      226 8 MUNICIPAL MATTERS Suggested Reply To The Grumblers To -he huilor of the Strats linnSir Why Co :he Municipal Comni.?sioners not stop he correspondence of your various citizens Were I Commi.'aior.i-r I would pive a i below "Your corrcsf jnu.-nu :,iv aiwaya crumbling. Tne more cooccuUmi grunt th( m, the more
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      EXAMINATIONS
      99 8 To the Editor of the Straits Tunes Sir,— Being one of the manf unfortunate students whose Cambridge Examination results have not yet been made known, it gave me renewed hope to read a sugges.ion m your paper that the BBC. should co-operate m this matter by broadcasting the results
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      180 8 BAND INSTRUMENTS A SPLENDID RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS MODERATELY PRICED ROBINSON PIANO CO., (S.S.) LTD. OPPOSITE NEW PIER. SINGAPORE. WJEDDINO, i/lfts P. K. HEN DRY Jeweller Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Penang. ~7|^N~75 cts. EACH uVjfl TYPEWRITER Vj^/ RIBBONS MACK OR BLACK AND RED FOP. |ig] (i\ »m, POP!' AR MACHINE'S (FACTORY I
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      76 8 TANGLIN CLUB (Member i Only) ie The Pool is now open There will be an auction of periodicals and magazines for the year m the cocktail lounge on Sunday 25th at 1 p.m. Procrvds to Malay* Patriotic Pond. Don 't Neglect Your Vision 11.- vr tod- eyra m-j, ntifirallr rumbled
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    NAVY DESTROYS BIG AXIS CONVOY FOR CRETE
    787 9 Warships Shell And Ram Enemy Vessels "SEA FULL OF THOUSANDS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS" Seaborne Invasion Bids End In Complete Failure rpHE Royal Navy has so far smashed all enemy attempts to land forces m Crete by sea, not a single enemy landing being
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    AEROPLANE Vs. WARSHIP
    249 9 Navy Faces Up To Great Attacks Ix)ndon, May '2 'THE British navy is fighting a dattle without precedent m the narrow and dangerous waters which surround the island of Crete, writes Ileuter's naval correspondent. It is certain that never before has there been such a grim s
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    AXIS TROOPSHIP & TANKER SUNK
    124 9 AXIS TROOPSHIP TANKER SUNK Italian Destroyer Is Also Believed Lost London. May 23. j BRITISH submarines have sunk an enemy troopship and a tanker and probably also a destroyer on ihe way lo Libya. J The Admiralty communique announcing those achievements says: Further .successes have been reported by our uibmarines
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    "BATTLE PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY"
    74 9 Cairo, May 24. THE Greek Minister of the Interior has issued the following message tc Free Greeks, "The fight which we have started against the Germans on oar heroic island of Crete is proceedIng satisfactorily. Our brave Allies the British, closely united with Greek )1 Cretan sold
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    32,500 PRISONERS IN INDIA
    21 9 Simla, May 24. IT :s learned that the number of Italian prisoners m India is approximately 32,500.—Reuter.
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    SHIGEMITSU FOR TOKIO
    125 9 Returning For "Consultation" London. May 24. THE Japanese Ambassador In Lcndcn, Mr M. Shigemitsu. was yesterday ordered to l?ave by plane for Tokio to: consultation. The Ambassador wished to see the Japanese Foreign M.nisfr. Mr. Y Matsuoka, during iiis European visit las. month but the Foreign Ministers
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    Prepared For Revision Of Neutrality Act
    91 9 Washington. May 23. T*HE United States House of Re1 presenUtivcs Foreign Relations Committee is prepared to open immediate hearings for revision of the Neutrally Act if members of the Administration show me there is a clear need for tepeal of all or part of
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    JAPAN URGED TO END N.I. TALKS
    145 9 "No Solution Through Words," Says Journal Tokio, May. 24. j rE Japanese Government was urged to cut off conversations with the Netherlands Indies by the Kokumin Shimbun, Japanese army organ m an outspoken editorial yesterday, as It is now clear that a solution is
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    EIRE AND EXTENSION OF MOBILIZATION
    94 9 Dublin, May 24. ■TOE Prime Minister, Mr. Eamon de 1 VaJera, accompanied by other mergers of the Government, had a conference with members of the chief I opposition and Labour parties yesterI day to consider the position arising out of statements made by the British
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    REGENT BACK IN IRAQ
    129 9 Rebel's Collapse Believed Near London, May 24. IT Is learned authoritatively m; London that the Regent of Iraq. Emir Abdul Wan, has returned to Iraq and is now considering tne formation of a new government. The Regent's whereabouts are being kept a clos? secret, and the
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    "The Freedom Of "The Seas"
    149 9 Col. KnoxOnU.S. Share In Fight For Control Wrshington. May 23. F Americans are to keep their selfrespect, they must "recapture the principle for which they fought twice^ namely the principle of the freedom of ?he seai;* declared Col. Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, In
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    U.S. WOMEN FAVOUR "ALL OUT AID" FOR U.K. "Convoys Or Sending Our Boys Across Ocean"
    133 9 U.S. WOMEN FAVOUR "ALL OUT AID" FOR U.K. "Convoys Or Sending Our Bo ys Across Ocean" Atlantic City. May 23. THE General Federation of Women s Clubs, representing over 2.000.000 American clubwomen, to-duy endorsed all out aid to Britain. The president of the Federation.; Mrs. John WhiUhorst, said, "This means
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    "TO MEET MILITARY EMERGENCY "
    57 9 "TO MEET MILITARY EMERGENCY Washington. May 23. THE War Department to-day re1 quested civilians to donate 200.000 half pint units of blood to establish a reserve for transfusion "to meet a military emergency and also to succour the wounded m natural catastrophes. I 1 The Red Cross is authorized to
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    SEIZURE OF SHIPS
    36 9 'I Washington, May 23. A JOINT Houae of Representatives and Senate conference committee i agreed to legislation permitting the Government to seize some 80 foreign ships now lying In American harbours i Reuter.
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    NAZIS SUFFER BIG LOSSES IN FIERCE CRETE FIGHTING
    553 9 Invaders Face Annihilation As Their Munitions Are Used Up Cairo. May 21. THERE is still a good possibility that the enemy will he thrown out from the Malemi aerodrome area, a few miles west of Canea, the military spokesman m Cairo si.ited
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    Australian Losses In Greek Campaign
    76 9 Melbourne, May 24. THE Austral an casualties m Greece totalled 3983 men. reports Gen Sir Thorra* R'^w. TVnuty Com-tmnder-in-ChM. Middle East. O: this figure, he said, 3,560 kil.ed, mtosini prisoirrs and wounded were eft behind m Greece after the evacuat on of the. Imperial force
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    INDIA'S NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF
    36 9 London, May 24. LIEUT -GEN T. J. Hutton haj bttn of <>'\ raj W i( f. India, Gen. Hutton bccnme Deputy jC^'»f c f the Ocncral Sta^, IrxJia, last Re uter.
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    THIRD OFFER OF $5,000 TO THE WAR FUND
    606 10 Support Of Seven Readers Needed To Raise $50,000 SEVERAL EMPIRE DAY GIFTS: TWO DONATIONS OF $500 THERE is to-day a third offer of a donation of 55,000 to The War Fund if ten such offers are forthcoming by May 30. Thus m
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    $150 FINE FOR EUROPEAN
    230 10 A EUROPEAN, L. G. Reeves, whe said he has been a licensed motor-car driver since 1915. was fined $150 or three months' simple imprisonment m the traffic court yesterday on a charge of negligent driving Reeves originally faced three charges of causing hurt to three persons
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    INDECENT POSTERS
    90 10 LBOISLATION ta beinp r ***** l In the Colony to deal with »dvertlscmenU offering to treat persons suffering from disease. The Bill is d libit the posting up In a public place of pictorial or printed matter which to i^aecent. "The evils attendant upon the treatment cl venereal
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    Australia Canning Food For Forces
    81 10 Sydney, May 23 DESTRICTIONS >m theee **c »t 1X tinplate hi order to conserve stocks were announced by Senator Moßridr, Minister for Sap pl 7 »nd Munitions, to-day. Australia, he said, has accepted large orders for canned rood* for the A.IF. overseas and other Kmpire
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    Brigadier At St. Andrew's School
    28 10 %7£T°a °nUIn U l Sm 9.jM%t. Cheong Hock Hoi. Brigadier Curtis and the Rev. A. C. Parr, principal of the school-Straits Times picture
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    Empire Is Being Re-created, Says Sir Frederick Sykes
    326 10 rOUXWING is the text of an Em- pire Day message received from LftoOm from Major-Qeneral the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Sykes chairman of the Council of the Royal Empire Society and of the Empire Day Movement: "81nce last empire D»y the world
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    More Gum Arrive For Defences Of Malaya
    40 10 Among war material which recent!* arrived m a large shipment from Great Britain was this fin* modern artillery unit— an official photograph taken shortly after it had been landed at the Singapore docks.
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    A.A. GUNS BAG 16 PLANES
    260 10 Troop-carriers Lost In Crete Cairo. May 24. CINCE the invasion of Crete began I*^ the Germans hare lost 16 Junkers 52 troop-carriers, victims of anti-aircraft flre. announces a communique of R.AJ\ Headquarters. Middle East, issued last night. The communique says one Junkers 52 was shot
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    FIELD MARSHAL SMUTS: A UNIQUE RECORD
    355 10 London, May 24. IN a historical review of the office of Field-Marshal to 1 which the King has just appointed Gen. J. C. Smuts, the Prime Minister of South Africa, the War Office says :—likthe long list of British field-marshals there is no one
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    CAREY ISLAND LABOUR FORCE BACK AT WORK
    138 10 (Prom Our O»n Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur. May 23. J<H£ entire labour force of Carry Island Hktate Including tongkang workers turned up for muster this morning. It will be re- called that yesterday workers on certain dlviI sions of Carey Island atate went on
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    LOSS OF MAILS BY ENEMY ACTION
    80 10 |T has now been established that malls containing correspondence as detailed below have been lost through enemy action: Prom Malaya, posted approximately between Aug. 24 and 26, 1940: Correspondence (letters, printed papers, etc.) addressed to tbe United Kingdom, prepaid at surface rates of postage,
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    WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN VISITS SINGAPORE
    111 10 PROFESSOR C. A. van Heyst, of tbe Royal j Academy of Music, The Hague, who played I the bassoon In Toklo when invited to do so by Prince Kotvoye In 1936, arrive la Singapore from Johanncstnirg by the Hawaii Maru yesterday. Profnaor Heyst is on bis
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    MORE POSTS IN S.S.C.S.
    311 10 Promotions From Junior Service? MAKING PROVISION FOR LEAVE CURTHER recruitment into tfw Straits Settlements Civil Service and the Legal Service, with the creation of new posts, is contemplated by the Government; the Straits Times understands. The enlargement of the cadres m the two Services *-UI allow
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    EX-SERVICES' ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA
    134 10 < From Our Owu Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 23. r\£LEGATKfc> Irom the Singapore. *J Penang, Ipoh, Negri Sembilan. Klang and Kuala Lumpur branches of the Ex-Servlees' Association of Malaya attended the half-yearly meeting held m Kuala Lumpur, Mr. H. E. Wooton. president of the Association, was
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    CASE AGAINST ATTORNEY
    242 11 Bound Over But Not Convicted ACTING under Section 183 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Mr. L. C. Goh, Singapore fifth magistrate, yesterday cautioned and discharged and bound over R. M. V. R. Oena Karuppan Chettiar, attorney of the Ramasamy Chettiar Sawmill, TanJong Rhu. on a charge under
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    EARLY OPERATION OF TRADES UNION LAWS
    217 11 F.M.S. Government Issues Special Communique (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 23. AN indication that the Trade Unions and Industrial Courts Enactments may be brought into operation within the next few weeks is contained m a Government communique issued to-day. "Trie preparation of
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    STATEMENT ON STRIKES
    612 11 Deportation Of R. H. Nathan (From Our Own Correspondent) h Kuala Lumpur, May 23. IN a communique on subversive p activities which led to the strikes h of numbers of Indian rubber estate labourers m Selangor m the past week, which was issued to-day, j Government states:
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    LIABILITIES OF $91,000
    165 11 Ex-Broker Applies For Discharge U/HEN I. A. Elias, a former share broker, applied for a discharge from bankruptcy m the High Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Percy McElwaine), Mr. T. L. Tan, representing the Official Assignee, objected to an unconditional discharge. Mr. Tan said that
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    Second War Loan Bill In Colony
    450 11 A BILL to authorize the flotation of a $10,000,00.) I 'an m the Colony fir the purp.sse of making a gift to the Imperial Government for the prostration of the war will shortly be introduced into the I.ee/Mativ.- Council. This War Loan— the se«ond
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    'NEARLY $5,500,000 IN WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
    38 11 CALES of War Savings Certificates m «J Malaya are rapidly approaching i the $5' 2 million mark. The total on Thursday was $5.477,109—an Increase lof $137,598 m the two yeeks from I'MayJj.
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    "LEST FREEDOM SHOULD PERISH FROM EARTH"
    609 11 Viscount Bledisloe's Message To Children Of Empire "I ET us this year celebrate Empire Day as never before," says the Viscount Bledisloe, President of the Empire Day Movement, m his message which is being broadcast from London to-daj f "For the British Empire, 1
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    EMPIRE DAY IN SCHOOLS
    384 11 Brigadier Curtis At St. Andrew's MALAYA was bii MMpM of the British poli.-y to tra.n all racer m t.'e British Empire te a point at whir'i they would be ab'.e to k ivrrn Utcmadvcg with all other races m the En end for the c ram-.n
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    Decree Nisi Order Granted In Local Divorce Appeal
    679 11 IN a judgment delivered m the Civil i Court of Appeal yesterday, Alfred Charles Willis was granted a decree j nisi by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell and Mr. Justice Altken. When the petition came before the Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine, Willis
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    JAPANESE VESSELS AIDING RAIDERS IN PACIFIC?
    287 12 LI Vessels Put On Great Britain's "Shipping Black List" Los Angeles, May 23. THE British Consulate here has listed a number of Japanese ships and tankers as being on Britain's "shipping black list." i The announcement was placed m the Los Angeles Commercial News
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    MISCHIEF-MAKERS IN THAILAND
    98 12 Bangkok, May 23. A GOVERNMENT spokesman told Reuter to-day there was no truth whatever In the report that the Thai Government was j contemplating the transfer of Thailand's gold reserves from the United States. Authoritative quarters strongly deprecate vhat they describe as "Inspired" reports ap- j pearlng
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    THAILAND FACING NEW STRUGGLE?
    43 12 Bangkok, May tZ THE newspaper Krurgdheb Vaiasah m an editorial to-day said "the road to honour" pointed to another war for Thailand "soonri or later." The newspaper added the "n»w war" would bring Thailand a "greater victory."' United Press.
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    MARTIAL LAW LIFTED IN THAILAND
    36 12 Bangkok. May 23. DV Royal Proclamation martial law was lifted m Thailand this morning. The law was promulgated on January 8 and was In effect m 24 frontier towns. United Press
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    No Compromise With Japanese
    184 12 No Compromise With Japan ese Chinese Reds Say They Are Aiding Chungking Chung'Jng. May 23. rpHE Chief Communist liaslon officer. Chow En-lal, to-day sent a letter to the influential newspaper Ta Kung Po answering an editorial charging that his army had le« down the Chungking forces In the Shana fighting.
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    Sharp Decline In U.S. Exports Of War Material To Japan
    312 12 Washington, May 23. "THE Department of Commerce to-day revealed a sharp contraction In United States exports to Japan of militarily valuable raw materials and manufactured articles sir the export licence system became effective In March there was no shipment of
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    Australian Premier Is Optimistic
    93 12 London. May 23. VI K. R. O. MENZIES. Prime ttinister cf Australia, spoke optimistically of the Battle of the Atlantic and of the air war orer Britain on his arrival m Weilinirton, News Zealand, to-day. He Is du< at Sydney tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Menoes did not
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    FAKIR OF IPI IS ACTIVE AGAIN
    103 12 Simla. May 23. THE Fakir of Ipl, notorious tribal agi- tator who is now at Gorwekht, has been intensifying anti-Government propaganda, many unconfirmed rumours reaching here of his intentions. The situation m legard to the Maddakhel tribe is still far irom settled md tribal
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    BRITON'S APPEAL IN TOKIO FAILS
    68 12 Tokio. May 23. THi. 1 Japanese Supreme Court to-day dented the appeal made by Lieutenant Vincent Peters, a 49-year-old British Naval officer, for mitigation of a sentence of five years' Imprisonment imposed by the Osaka Appellate Court. lieutenant Peters was charged with violation of the
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    INDIAN AGITATOR ON NEW WORLD STATE
    98 12 iVipuig. May 33. A NOTORIOUS mdian agitator. Mahendr* Pratab, who conducted a violent antlBritUh campaign during the last world war and who has been living for many year* In Japan, arrived here from Nanking on May IC. He has been addressing students at local
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    EXILED KOREAN EXILES' REMINDER TO U.S.
    76 12 Washington, May 12. UK. KII£>OG WHAAN, leader of Korean exiles. tent a letter to President Roosevelt to-day reminding him that ui-day is the 50th anniversary of the signature of the United State*-Kureaii Treaty of May 22. 1882. which, among other things, provided that "If
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    "AMERICAN ENTRY INTO WAR WILL MEAN HITLER'S DOOM"
    163 13 Opinion Of The Average German Working Man Is Revealed New York, May 23. THE average German working man believes Hitler's defeat is only a matter of time. His morale is cracking under the R.A.F. bombings and he fears the United States will
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    U.S. Forces Seek More Planes
    89 13 Expect To Get 34,000 Within 18 Months Washington, May 23. THE War Department will soon ask Congress for an appropriation of $2,500,000,000 for a new "security fleet" of 13,000 bombing and flghtir.» planes to be ready within 18 months. These would be In addition to
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    SOVIET MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
    180 13 Moscow, May 23. MANY young men of the 1941 class m Moscow who will be called up m Lhc autumn are already good pilots and others good riflemen as the result cf Drelimtnary military training Announcing this, ttie Moscow military commissar. M. Cbemikh. says that 78 per
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    ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED
    82 13 IT Is learned m London the Gelute, 25 miles north-west ct Sclaaclamanna, m Abyssinia, has been captured by the British after heavy fighting and enemy counter-attack with tanks repulsed. The British took more than 800 prisoners i Further west the British nave e*tal>li hed a bridgehead over
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    N. IRELAND PREMIER TO MEET CHURCHILL
    59 13 Belfast, May 23 MR. J. M. ANDREWS, Premier of Ndfthrrn Ireland, is flyintf to london to-night at the request of Mr. Churchill, whom he will see to-morrow. Mr. Andrews and Mr. Churchill will discuss the question of conscription for Ulster. Several of his Cabinet
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    WAR RISK INSURANCE RATES RICHER
    61 13 Lundon, May 23. 'yyAR risk insurance rates on cargoes from Haifa to Suuth Africa are being raised from ten to 15 per cent., according to the Institute of London Underwriters, thus bringing the rate for the voyage into line with that for voyage? between Haifa
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    PETROL RESERVE FOR AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE
    71 13 Sydney, May 23. TWO HUNDRED THOUSANO pej ;_.„< each containing 44 gallons mut be placed m safe strategic points inland Immediately, declared Senator P. A. M. MrBride, Minister for Munitions to-day. These were the vital requirements of petrol reserve (or defence of Australia. He appealed
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    INDIAN COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON DEFENCE
    56 13 Simla. May 23. IT is undir.vtood that proposals for constitution of a romrri'.o- const' *'n<? ct members of both Houses of the Central Legislature to advise on matters of rtefei.r which have been undrr artive consideration for some time are now reaching final shape
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    AHMEDABAD IS QUIET AFTER RIOTS
    56 13 AHMED ABAD IS QUIET AFTER RIOTS Bombay. May 23. N view of the riotlns of the la^t lew uays at Ahmedabnd, curfew wat lmpo«e<l there from 7.30 p.m. till 6 ajn. to-day. Al) la qu)«t so far this morning It Is now kn«wn that nlr» of— *on<- wcrt killed and
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    WAR WEAPONS WEEK
    19 13 London, May 23. i ONDON'S War Weapons Week donations topped 1 1 00.000,000 this afternoon.— ReutT.
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    Germany's Oil Problem
    335 13 Germany's Oil Problem Stocks Are Not High: Shortage Coming London, May 23. X N authoritative view of Germany's oil position, Reuter's Lobby correspondent learns, is that at present her stocks are not high and it is quite clear that her war strategy has been dictated by nothing more strongly than
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    DEATH OF CAR MANUFACTURER
    132 13 London, May 23. BARON AUSTIN, of Ix>ngbrldge, a leading figure m the British motorcar Industry and pioneer of the "baby" car. died to-cay, aged 75, reports Reuter. Baron Aust n was a native of Australia, and learned hfg engineering m Melbourne. He went to England m
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    Leader Wants Labour Cabinet In Canberra
    54 13 U lbourne. Mar S3. I \fR. JOHN CVRTIN. Australian labour leader, m a final appeal m the BocUiby oy-electkn to-day made a vtraight-eut reouest for a Labour Oovernment Re added that Labour had no Intention of lolning a national government If thClove. i nt
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    American Pledge To The Philippines
    107 13 Washington. May 33. IN an Interview with uv Untied Fitu X■■,>.K ■■,>. r_ sentalive Andrew May to-day said the approval of the Philippines Export Control BUI "carries the definite imitation that th United States will purchase surplus straWgic materials from the Phillrtplnes He airreed that
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    WAR EFFORT SPEED-UP IN AUSTRALIA
    96 13 (Mraste Tkaea Special Cakte) Sydney. May 33. nKAUATIC acceleration of the Australian v war effort Is expected In the near future. -r^,T..|ng to Mr A W 1 nt t Minister, as the result of the return of M" R. O. Menzles, Prune Mml*t»r. with M
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    O.C.'s STORY OF AMBA ALAGI
    254 13 Stiff Opposition Overcome London, May 24. rE Dhtish Officer Commanding the forces which attacked Amba Alagi m a special order of the day outlines the fortnight's operations which "were a triumph of manoeuvre and individual gallantry m the face of stiff opposition m precipitous mountain
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    NAZI TANKS SMASHED NEAR SOLLUM
    81 13 London, May 14. A BfUTISi; apukesanan 1 n Cairo yesterday said that m both the Tubruk and Sollum %reaa our patrol* have again been active. In the Ti bruk area, it Is understood, the enemy Is dfcfflng himself m Intensively and straightening his defen-« In
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    SMUTS IS MADE FIELD-MARSHAL
    122 13 London, May 24. GEN. Jan Smuts. Prime Minister of South Afriia, was ycs.erday created a field -mar thai by the King on the occasion of his 71st birthday. The following is the text of the message the King tent U» Ken. smuts from Buckingham Palace: It
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    THE VALUE OF EARTHWORMS ON RUBBER ESTATES
    1354 14 What Agricultural Dept. Said Fifty Years Ago By Our Planting Correspondent THERE is nothing new under the sun ia an oft-repeated saying, and one that may well be applied to earthworms m Malaya, a subject discussed m Planting Topics on Mar. 2, m
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    JUGRA LAND'S BIG PROFITS
    246 14 £50,000 Against £7,500 For Taxation Reserve (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 12. BALANCE from trading account of Jugra Land and Carey. Ltd. (the i important Selangor rubber and copra producing company) for the year ended .Jl 0 last was £121.236, agains 1 £57.788 for 1933-39.
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    RUBBER SHIPPED IN OWN WRAPPING
    115 14 IN a report on a shipment of rubber m rubber wrapping is contained m The Rubber Age ior March. This report states that the five bales forwarded to demonstrate the new method of parking without rising straps and without any other cover than wrappers ot
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    334 14 ing to know whether this has b»en observed by others, and also to what extent cattle manure has been found to bring m earthworms, as both these points are of importance and would app ar to need further investigation m MaUya. Another point of Interest to the I
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    Rest Cricket Team vs. Europeans
    94 15 *T<HE following have been selected to represent the Rest agarnxt the Europeans m the annual Clarke Cap cricket match on the S.C.C. sadang on May 31, June 1 and June 2: R. Bain (capt), Lall Singh, C. K :hnbert, R. V. S. Sundrum, K. Muthucumaru,
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    328 15 Weights For First Day Of Meeting 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 23. WEIGHTS for all eight races here on Saturday, May 31. the first day of the Perak Turf Club's June race meeting, are Hones. cteM 1. 1. < fan. Bay Dragon 9.08 Jack Druc«"
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    Guthries Register 4—2 Victory
    160 15 Guthries Register 4 2 Victory l.uUirit-s N.A.A.F.I 8. j fOMBLNING extremely »eil. Guih: the Navy, Amy and AJ- Force Institutes I lour goals to two m a Bu: iiie-'s lluu.ses' l^'3ttue siKcer match playsd at the Clerical rround yesterday. Ing from the first whiille. Naafl opened the scoring m the
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    SINGAPORE COLTS
    51 15 THE following have been selected to olay cricket for the Sinsapore Colts a"ainst St. Andrew's Old Boys at Woodsville at 2 p.m. to-mcrrow. Mayo Pereira. Noel Hay, Kingsley Morando. E. Jayakoddy, A. Kerr, L. Estrop, H. Humphries, John Tralll, M Tralll, George Perera, John Crowther, Maurice Kerr, J.
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    TO-MORROWS EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    99 15 "TTHE lollowing Is the programme for to-morrow at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club: The "C" class will nail the second race for a Club Burgee, stirtlng at >9 50 a.m.; The "A" class will ftil the I first race for the Guillemard challenge cup,
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TEAMS
    170 15 THE following have accepted to play cricket for the SC.C. versus the Indian Association at Bolestler Road at 2 p.m. to-day: H L Ward (capt.i, T. V. N. Anderson. K. H Cantrel!. Major B. K. Castor. 2-Lt P B Leckie. Lt. C R. Long. C. Milton. Lt
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    ARMY MEET NEGRI IN CUP GAME TO-DAY
    439 15 South China's Second Match Of Tour To-morrow SOCCER thrills are m store m a big way for Singapore fans at Anson Road stadium this week-end, to-day when the Army meet Nefrri Sembilan m the first match m the southern section of the Malaya
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    Lesnevich Outpoints Christovoridis
    65 15 Lesnevich Outpoints Ch ristovoridis New York, May 22. GTJS Le^nevich outpointed Anton L'hristoyoridis at Madrfon Square Gardens m an eliminating contest for the world light heavyweight boxing championship and the winner now meets J mm> Webb for the title. Billy Conn, the holder, gave up the title m order to
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    ANNUAL TOLLEY CUP BOXING
    488 15 Several Newcomers To Fight A NUMBER of newcomers to Singapore amateur boxing will be seen in action on the four nights of the annual Tolley Cup competition at the Happy World stadium on Monday, Tuesday, Thorsday and Friday next week. Most of them are from the
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    WEARNES DEFEAT G.E.C. 5—2
    314 15 Heuan 5. U.k.< X nOMINATLNO ptey In the flrat half. In v whlca they (cared four of their five goals. Wearaes managed to beat oS a spirited rally by the General Bectrtc Company In the eecond, and von their Business House-" League football match at Oeylang
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    TRIANGULAR ATHLETIC MEET TO-MORROW
    36 15 A TRIANGULAR athletic meet between the Chinese Snorts Assoclaron, Aston Athletic Club and the Chinese High School teams will be held r. trie Chinese High School ground at n 20 p.m. to-morrow.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    37 15 ONLY one tie was played In the S.C.R.C lawn tenni' tournament ts.rrday. It was a ssml-flnal tie In i; > "A" singles handicap event. In Ont» Swe? K^n«! <sor.^ beat On* Chew Bee (—11), »-2, »-7.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS EVENTS
    201 15 TO-DAY SOCCER: Malaya Cup. Army Negri Seinhiian, Anson Road stadium; S.A.F.A. league, firsl division, loyals vs R.K., ('illman: vfrnnd division (at, R.K. iP.B.) vs. Moravia, miau nrani; R.A.O.C. vs. R A.S.C., (.illman Rarrarks: second division (b), Kranii vs. Naval Ra«e Indians. Kranfi: Sultan vs. Post Offlce, Naval
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    364 15 Impressive Fast Gallops (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 24 LINED Up, Athboy, Beau Man, Annie Roaney, Foxdown and Easter Par- ade were the most impressive hors-s I I at tMs mornings training In prepara- tion for the Perak Turf Club's June I race meeting. The
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    175 15 BASER* -X fan will be treated U a IMd mck-ta* of Ike apart as the ri-tif— Maple Lea/s face Ike AaalraUui U>-«»t In a Maior LaafM clask. and the Japanese Seranaa play Ute Filipiaaa la a Mlaar Laavae itrmcrV The Japanece-Chineae game art for tomorrow ha»
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    OFFICIAL REFEREE FAILS TO TURN UP
    87 15 urHEN the official referee failed to »T make an appearance for the Bram-toco-Chartered B*mk Business Houses' League soccer fixture at Farrer Park, yestercay, the duties were Uken over by Mr. K. C. Chuan, of Brinkmann's. Captains of both teams agreed that the match should
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    RADIN MAS ENGLISH SCHOOL SPORTS
    37 15 TOE twelfth annual athletic sports maet'ng o! Radin Mrs English School will be held on the school ground on Friday, May 30, starting at 3.45 p.m. Miss S. Lucas will present the
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    PENANG ACCOUNT FOR KEDAH FOUR—ONE
    326 15 PENANG ACCOUNT FOR KEDAH FOUR— ONE (From Our Own (^rrcspoiMknt) I'enang, May 23. Penangr 4 J Kedah L KEDAH, last year's Malaya Cup runners-up, were beaten by Penang by four poals to one m the fir«t Malaya Cnp soccer match of the season played at Victoria (Jrren this afternoon. Except
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    ALLIES GAIN SUCCESSES IN CRETE WAR
    485 16 TURKEY IS URGED TO ENTER SYRIA TO FOIL NAZIS Necessary Self- Defence Measure If French Do Not Resist Germans Istanbul, May 23. "TF France does not intend to oppose German aggression and if it ifl understood that the British forces m the Middle East
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    ANTI-U.S. FEELING IN INDO-CHINA
    109 16 Saigon. May 23. A NTI-Amerlcan sentiment is Increasing here with violent preas attacks during the past three days on account of the alleged refusal by the United States to sell oil to Indo-Chlna and the blocking of Indo-Chlna credit*. "America's antl-Indo-Chlna policies are forcing us entirely
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    Imminence Of Definite Anglo-Vichy Break
    133 16 Imminence Of Definite Anglo- Vichy Break London, May 23. TT was because of the imminence of a definite break m the re- lations between Britain and Vichy and irrefutable proof that supplies are now reaching Germany through unoccupied France and the French possessions that the British Government seized the large
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    BRITAIN KEEPS WATCH ON THE FRENCH FLEET
    235 16 R.A.F. May Bomb Vichy Factories London, May 23. MR. Anthony Eden's announcement of a gloves off policy 1 is taken by authoritative quarters here as foreshadowing the possible bombing of French factories working for the Germans and the British intention to attack any
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    U.S. STOPS FOOD TO FRANCE
    95 16 Washington, May 2X IT if learned that the United States has received specific official assurances from Vicby that French co-operation with f.rrman* wHI not extend into the Western Hemisphere. No declaration baa he*n received, however, providing an adequate assurance that France will confine future collaboration
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    519 16 "THE German Chancellor has noi Everyone knows, and thl Brit i will hand it to nobody." So declared Adm. Darlan, Vichy Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, broadcasting to the French people through all French stations to-day, j Adm. Darlan said he went to
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    French Deny Seizing American Ships
    41 16 Vichy, May 23. A GOVERNMENT spokesman to-day denied Italian reports that the French authorities had seized two American ships at Marsellies m reta-i Uatlon for American measures against French ships m the United States. —United Press.
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    Safe Arrival Of Biggest Convoy With $100,000, OOO Of War Goods
    191 16 New York, May 23. THE weekly magazine Collier's reports that the largest ocean convoy m history —50 ships carrying an estimated $100,000,000 worth of supplies —has reached England from Canada "without the loss of even a bit of paint."
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    755 16 Enemy Lands More Men At Maiemi As British Launch Big Attack London, May 23. TT is officially announced m Cairo that an Allied counter1 attack at Maiemi, the aerodrome site a few miles west of Canea. m Crete, was partially successful but
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    MUST KEEP ENEMY TANKS & GUNS OUT
    171 16 MUST KEEP ENEMY TANKS GUNS OUT London, May 23. THE TIMES m an editorial on the Battle for Crete, after remarking that the enemy losses are heavy, continues, "but he can afford considerable losses, and Cre;« is a prize worfi sacxiflces. Its importance m the defence of Egypt and of
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    British women Begin To Leave Cyprus
    28 16 British w omen Begin To Leave Cyprus Rome, May 22 BRITISH women and children are bein« evacu.ited from Cyprus, according to reports reaching here from Ankara —United Press.
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    146 16 Rebels Enter Town But Are Driven Out Again London, May 23. IRAQI rebels outside Fall vi ah on Wednesday nighr attacked Fallujah with infantry and light tanks, according to reliable information reaching London. j They drove bacK British eutposto and i penotrated into the town.
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    69 16 (Straits Times Spr. Ul Cable) Sydney. May 23. CIR FREDERICK Stewart, Mvii: ter for Ex- ternal Affaus, announced to-day that officials have been tentatively chosen for the staff of the Australian Minister to China, thr Minister to be selected after the return of Mr.
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