Malaya Tribune, 5 April 1940

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- •No. 82. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Friday. April 5, 1940,
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    Nazi Shortage Of Coal And Metals
    125 1 Reuter. Amsterdam. April 5. ii is learned thai there is a good 1 (1. ii <>f dissatisfaction in German? it the Nazi Government's to introduce coal rationing. German] possesses the largest of coal of any country in i and the decree announcing the heme,
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    TURKISH CABINET
    28 1 Reuter. Ankara, Apr. 4. teral Tinai has relinquished his Minister of National Defence, ill health. He is succeeded by r lean, former Mmister of at ion.—Renter.
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    ALLIES' JOINT SELLING
    48 1 Reuter. London, Apr 5. 'I "HE Colonial Office announces that A the British and French Governments have adopted a joint selling policy for West African cocoi in foreign markets. The agreement is regarded as the first result of Mr. Mac Donald's talks with M. Mandel.—Reuter.
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    NEUTRALS EXPECT STRONG INITIATIVE BY ALLIES
    742 1 Reuter. London, Apr. 5. THI Scandinavian paper Dagcnsny--1 hetei reft i s to Mr. Chamberlain's speech as dispelling all previous doubt of the effectiveness of the racies against the totalitarian stat« and stresses the sUength of Rtynand's Government and the del Trained co-operation of
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    TWELVE MILLION CHINESE TO ATTACK THE JAPANESE
    1078 1 SECRET OT GIGANTIC NE W ARMY REVEAIED Reuter. Chungking, Apr. r> "CHINA will be able to put twelve million troops in the field for a great counter-offensive when the opportune ment arrives," authoritative Chinese quarters said 'lay. H is staled that the lour
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    SEXTUPLETS ON "ALL FOOLS" DAY
    60 1 Hongkong, April 5. A REPORT from Shanghai says that a Cantonese woman by the name oj Mrs. Wen has given birth to sextuplets in i hospital in western Shanghai. The mother and the six sons are said to be doing well. The event, it is
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    French Premier Receives Radical Croup
    32 1 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 5. It. Revnaud. French Premier, received the Radical Group and agreed to hold a debate on the general policy of the new Government .—Reuter.
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      11 1 GREAT WORLD lilolW: To-night ALANG ALANG" rday Midnight Show "THE STORM"
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      82 1 A GOOD TIP. To be fair and younger is the turn \w\ substance of the dearest wish of evc-v woman over thirty. Women won't lo>>k younger by a year If you try to hid? their wrinkles with make-\ip but th v certainly will be younger by ten If thej begin
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    Judges Differ As Often As They Agree
    210 2 (From Our Own Reporter) J Penang, Thursday. UDOES differ as often as they agree on difficult points of law. So said Mr. Justice Aitken in the Penang Supreme Court on Monday when he said that he found it so difficult to agree with
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    GIVING JACK TAR A BETTER TIME IN SINGAPORE
    281 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) effort to provide entertainment for ratings at the Naval Base is being made by Rear-Admiral and Mrs. T. B. Drew. Mrs. Drew has opened a fund for the purpose <»t bringing ratings into Singapore, taking- them to the Union
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    MISS PUGH
    89 2 On Saturday, April 6. at 4.30 p m there will be a public tra at the Methodist Girls' School, Malacca, in honour of Miss Ada Pugh. As the first principal of the Methodist girls' boarding school (Shellabear Hall) Miss Pugh worked for many years in Malacca. She is
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    Chinese Consul's New Appointment
    96 2 Kuala Lumpur. Friday. MR. Sze Zau Tsung, Consul for China. Kuala Lumpur, will shortly be leaving to take up an appointment with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chungking. His place will l>e taken by Mr. Hsueh Shou Heng who is at present attached to the Chinese
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    Magistrate Acquits Man, But Wants High Court Ruling
    400 2 nraiE first case of its kind to be brought up under the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance, in which Tan Yong Cheng, manager of a liquor shop at Rochore Road was charged with offering an illegal gratification of $200 to Inspector K. Abraham
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    Fire Bursts From A Bus
    99 2 HUNDREDS of Chinatown's population wen last night witnesses of an extraordinary spectacle in South Bridge Road, when fire and smoke suddenly burst from the motor and exhaust pipe of a large omnibus just outside the Central Police Station. Passengers in the bus—just a handtul of
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    Dutchman Arrested On Murder Charge
    139 2 (From Our Own Curt respondent) Batavia, Apr. 1. SENSATIONAL revelations are expected when the hearing opens at Medan Police Court some time this month of a "crime passionelle" with a tragic outcome. A Dutch engineer employed on the Bnh Djambi oilpalm plantation in the Simoeloengoen
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    Chinese Observe 'Cheng Beng'
    83 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) "rjHENG BENG" or the Chinese All Souls' Day will to-day be observed by Chinese all over the country. Graves cf dead relatives will be visited and silver joss papers laid on the tombstones. Unlike most Chinese customs which gradually die out as the
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    MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND TO GIVE AWAY £45,000
    489 2 GENERAL COMMITTEE TO MEET NEXT WEEK (Tribune Staff Reporter) HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN FIGHTING FOR THE EMPIRE WILL BENEFIT BY THE DONATIONS WHICH THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND CONTEMPLATE MAKING SHORTLY. TOTAL AMOUNT OF THESE DONATIONS IS .£45,000 STERLING
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    YOUR MINISTRY OF INFORMATION Vernon Bartlett To Broadcast 'World Affairs'
    321 2 MR. Vernon Bartlett, M.P., one of the most popular speakers on foreign affairs that the 8.8.C. has ever employed, will return to the 8.8.C. programmes to-night (Friday). Mr. Bartlett, who is a well-known journalist and authority on European affairs, will
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    EURASIAN WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
    52 2 The Eurasian Women's Association will be holding a dance at the Victoria School en Saturday, Apr. 6. from 9 p.m. to 2 am. Dance hostesses will be in attendance, and a very attractive programme of music will be rendered during the evening by Singapore's popular swing band
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    HE IS SATISFIED
    118 2 |JV advertiser who was it with buyers for his pian i rte advertised for sale in the 7?ed columns of the "Malaya Trib before he even had time to v advertisement himself, write, lows: "Before I had seen my ad ment in the "Malaya T piano was
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    You Pay More For Your Letters From Monday
    257 2 nPHE increases in postal and teleA graphic charges in Malaya, to augment the country's contribution to the Empire's war expenditure, will come into effect on Monday next, April 8. Attention is called to the fact thai the Malayan internal air mail rate
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    DRIVE AGAINST GAMBLING 'DENS'
    76 2 Singapore. Thursda] SINGAPORE'S -ambling c'en?- an v ing weeded out. Yesterday Kin Kirn Lieng, a 34-: old Hcckchia was fined $25 in d 21 days' rigorous imprisonment oo a charge of assisting in the management of a common gaming house at 1 Road Mr. Conrad Oldham,
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    24 2 Dr. W. A. Balhatchet, Medical Officer, General Hospital. Teluk An gone up-river on an inspection toui will be away from the district foi days.
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    PROMOTOR ON DEFALCATION CHARGE
    112 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia. THE heavy expenses entailed in promoting boxing were mentioned in an action which is proceeding at *he Batavia District Court at the moment. The former Batavia boxing promoter, Jahn, is being -vofl for alleged defalcation of i 185,000. In his evidence
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    He Punched Tommy Farr To A Stand Still
    255 3 Singapore To-day Wow He Punches I "Bup Key" ribune Staff Reporter) who fought Tommy Fair standstill in 1935 is in to-day punching an inani.key' -it the Kranji Wirestation. \l Graham who went the full nil Tommy Farr at Carth Jack Petersen at
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    58 3 Mr. R.N. Tinner MCS. Officer in charge charg? of the new Sungej Manik Clearance Area and who is aiso a well-known hcckev player, is leaving Teluk Anscn at the tad of the week for Brunei to take up his new appointment of Acting British Resident. Brunei. Mr Marsh from Singapore
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    15 3 Mr. E. J.untitled has been appointed as a Deputy Controller of Restricted Imports, straits Settlements.
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    BIG SINGAPORE ARTERIAL ROAD NEARLY COMPLETED
    339 3 CUTS RIGHT THROUGH PLAYING FIELD (Tribune Staff Reporter) fkNCE THE SITE OF THE LOCAL RAILWAY STATION, THEN THE PLAYING FIELD OF A CHINESE SCHOOL GROUND LYING BETWEEN TANK ROAD \ND FORT CANNING ROAD IS NOW THE WORK SHOP OF MUNICIPAL COOLIES WHO WILL CLEAR
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    AND THIS WAS THE BIRTH OF THE AVENUE
    158 3 HERE it the little story of the birth of Clemenceau Aye hue which will, after the completion of this new roadway, cc one of the best thoroughfare* :n the It was about two decades igo when a short stocky Frenchman in an
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    Malayan 'Tarzan's' Amazing Feat
    235 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. POR a man to climb up and down a coconut tree using both his hands and legs is an everyday feat. But for a person to climb down a tree with only the use of his tegs— and nerve—while
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    BREACH OF TRUST REPORT TO POLICE
    90 3 Singapore. Friday THE police are s: arching for a Hokklen Chinese in connection with a report of criminal breach of trust in respect of $1,666.86 in cash. Complainant is also a Hokkien Chinese residing at No. 135. Amoy Street. A Hokki n woman residing
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    19 3 Mr. C. S. K. Bovell. formerly stationed in Kua'a Lumpur has been appointed O S. P C Kulim, Kedah.
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    FATHER TELLS STORY OF GIRL FOUND DEAD
    131 3 Singapore, Apr 5. seen leaving her house on Mar. 2:» on her way to catch shellfish, a 18-year-old Chinese girl, Goh Chiang, was found dead near the beach at Kran.ji four days after. An inquiry was held before the acting Singapore Coroner, Mr
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    Alleged Connection With Unlawful Society
    77 3 T v v Smganore, Friday. are members of a dangerous 1 secret society," remarked Mr D. R. Cowie. when he opnosed bail in a case in which Li Ah Seng and Lav Li I ek, two Hokkiens. were procured D o_ fore Mr. H. Watson
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    YOUTH CONVICTED FOR NINTH TIME
    69 3 ING 800 CHANO. a young Chinese, A admitted el 8„ 1( us convictions, when he wa v two months' rigorous Imp igggj attempting to steal som» line k.A f. at Seletar. Ml r Mr D R C 'tive-mon th 5f pectw asked for a 10l
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    27 3 Mr. H. B.untitled Who is returning from to bj acting Chief Police Ser-Ev^?f or u reliev ing Mr. I" r wno wi become BI C *minal investigation
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    13 3 Lieut. R untitled of the Kedah Volunteer officers tran *ferred to the Resei
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    POISONED & ROBBFD WOMAN
    97 3 POISONED ROBBFD WOMAN Kuala Lumpur. A Malay woman who alleges she wai poisoned arid robbed by a Tamil is now helping police to track down the nan who came to her house, offered her coffee and then proceeded to rob her of a sewing machine and othei house hold property.
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    NO PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SINGAPORE HOSPITALS
    890 4 COLONIAL SECRETAR Y'S STRONG CRITICISM Singapore, Friday. N A ppi >R MORE FUNDS TO KEEP THE TWO INSTITUTIONS A i 3 MADE THIS AFTERNOON BY THE LORD BISHOP QF SIN( BISHOP B. C. ROBERTS, PRESIDING AT THE ANNUAI GENERAL MEETING OF THE ST. ANDREW
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    ITALIAN INTERESTS IN JAPAN
    62 4 Reuter. Tokyo. Apr. 4. ITALIAN int.;rests have mapped on! plans concerning road construction between Peiping and Tientsin and the city traffic programme for Shanghai, which were submitted to Chines? and Japanese authorities in China, according to the Asahi. The paper says that Italian Interests are long
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    DEFIED ETHICS TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE
    164 4 Singapore, Thursday. ttINGARAM, a 23-year-old Tamil, defied the ethics of his religion when he attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself with his own cloth arm sling in a ward at Tan Tock Senjr Hospital. H did not die. however, and produced in the Third
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    EXAMINED ROOMS OF HOTEL: TO PAY $100
    267 4 (From <>m Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. YOUNG unemployed Chinese who posed as an Inspector attached to the Chinese Protectorate gained access to the Sumatra Hotel here and searched its rooms on the pretext that he was looking to see whether prostitution was
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    GAOLED WOMAN TAKES 7 CHILDREN WITH HER
    103 4 Singapore. Thursdi SEVEN children went to with their mother when 7oas sentenced to three moi simple imprisonment in defa of a fine of $500 by the Third Magistrate yesterday They went at the motht quest. With tears in her eyes woman, an elderly
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    Malay Sapper Committed
    64 4 AFTER evidence had been fore Mr. Crauad Oldham he committed Ynsof bin Bidin, year-old Ma'ay Sapper attached I I Royal Engineers at Chano,i. to f; d iii trial at the next Singapore a i a charge of murder. The charge included the w commit murder by intention
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    STRAITS SHIPPING NOT AFFECTED BY THE WAR
    703 5 Tonnage Space Reaches New High Level (PHE War has not affected one business in Singapore, at least, not This was revealed by Mr. F. S. Gibaon, Chairman, at the 66th ordinary genera] meeting of the Straits Steamship Company. umi and ho was referring
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    ST. ANDREW'S WEDDING
    153 5 iag, look place at St. Ani c tin aval yesterday between Charles Jukes, son of Mr. and D J ikes of Berkhamsted, di ii hter ol Mr. and Mrs. i i i" Gloucestershire. tiin >n and spotted nei. veil of cut tu'le which fell in fr m
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    Alleged Importation Of Currency
    139 5 Singapore, Thursday. hinese ships' cooks, alleged ye been detected importing Japanese yen into the Colony, dramatic story concerning China incident' which involved of Swatow, in court yesterg Choon Keng-, chief cook "Van Heutz M told Mr. Watson, the Third Magisthat the money represent- savings of his
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    29 5 Wah, Store-keeper of L partment, Perak. Teluk be< o transferred to the Chief leer's l >fflce "'peh. and his r< h s been taken by Mr. Kong ol Ipoh.
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    But Playing Second Fiddle
    179 5 Kay Francis Back Again INTENSE drama ol the domestic variety I v provided Ui the RKO Radii Picture •in Name Only featuring Carole Lombard, Kay Francis and Cary oraii which opened at the Alhambra ismga porei yetiterday We have not seen Kay Fwuu is for many
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    CRASHED TO HIS DEATH FROM BANK ROOF
    150 5 Singapore, Thursday. JfjALLING 20 feel from the roof of r Lee Wah Bank, New Bridge Road on Mar. 23, a 52-year-old Chinese. Hon Kan. sustained severe injuries and died of multiple fractures in the general hospital soon after admission. A verdict of death
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    THIEF CLAIMS GIRL WANTED TO ELOPE
    175 5 Sungtj Pataui. AN ingenious elopement story did not save Teoh Ah Hin from the consequences of entering a house with the intention of stealing. He was sentenced to cue ycar'a rigorous imprisonment to the DiHnct Court her- and appeared again before Mr jmtice Wan
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    Fierce War On U-Boats
    38 7 Reuter. u t T>cen attacked by the British vi formation reachta* French naval circles. 6 It «s impossible yet to B» vc Vi results, but U is believed t* of the attacks were MircessfuKItcuter.
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    FRENCH CANADIANS HONOURED
    70 7 Reuter. Lnndon, Apt; J fHE Canadian: *rin mount guard at 1 Buckingham Palace* and St James palaces tor rich, dava this month, gne guard will be cornooMd oi '"en from a French-Canadian rfSmcnt recruited from Quebec Province This is tho first time' that n oops of the
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    VERDICT ON THETIS DISASTER
    292 7 Reuter. London, Apr. 4. report of the tribunal of enquiry into the loss of the submarine Thetis, with the loss of 99 lives, last June, just issued, is generally unable to assign definite reasons for Ihe disaster. It, finds at least six facts in sequence responsible
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    56 7 Reuter. London, Apr 4. The Finnish Air Bureau disclosed today that the recruiting ol volunteers for Finland was made possible by finan cial backing given by Lord Nuffield. Many hundreds of people followed this lead and sufficient money was raiseO 1 by public .subscription to maintain 506 volunteers in the
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    A Conspiracy Of Silence
    390 8 ITis Excellency the Governor has said his say on the subject of income tax for the time being. At the Federal Council meeting and again at the Legislative Council meeting, he admitted that the weight of opinion was against him, that he had introduced the idea
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    Thank Heaven For Churchill
    160 8 QN the day that Premier Neville Chamberlain announced his Cabinet changes came evidence from neivtral correspondents in Germany that the Nazi Government is making its last preparations for total war in the West. Every available building is being turned into a hospital in expectation of the
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    Russia's Protestations May Come Too Late
    268 8 Reuter. London, Apr. 4. r £HE Swiss press divides its editorial attention between the German White Book and M. Molotov's speech. The Tribune: This publication is clearly intended to counteract the profound impression created in the whole world by the French Yellow Book and
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    CANADIAN MINISTER TO VISIT ENGLAND
    87 8 Reuter. Ottawa, Apr. 4. MR. Mackenzie King announced that m the first Parliament would meet in the second or third week of May. H? also announced that Mr. Norman Rogers. Federal Defence Minister, might also go to England to consult the British Government on Canada's
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    TURKEY-ALLIES CONVERSATION
    36 8 Reuter. London. Apr. 4. IN the House of Commons Mr. R. A. Butler stated conversations recently took place between Anglo-French and Turkish military representatives regarding military application of the Treaty of Mutual Assistance. Reuter.
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    Restrictions OnAliens
    76 8 Reuter. London, Apr. 4. ALIENS in Britain's eight Protected Areas are not to continue to live there without the written permission ot their Chief Constables, according to the text of the Aliens (Protected Areas I Order, Issued to-night, which ceme.s into icrce on Apr. 15. The order also
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    TURKISH EXPORT TO GERMANY FALLS
    64 8 Reuter. Ankara Apr. 4. EXPORT figures issued by the Ministry of Commerce for the first two months of the year revealed that exports to Germany represented only two per cent, of th e total agalist 58 p~r cent, in the corresponding period of 1939. Exports
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    THE NEWS
    25 8 JS Churchill the Big B Defence or not? We ar< that he will preside over Committee of Service Minis! "as senior Service Minister."
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    Eyewash?
    112 8 idea of the atmosphere '.he k fight(r has to contend wit] given in the officially inspired i ment of neuter's diplomatic coi pondent, issued at the same time Cabinet changes were annoum "It is obvious that in matters affecti ig Britain's relations with the neutral powers and involving questions
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    Real War Aim
    159 8 fITHILE the reshuffled British Cabi- net—nobody can call it a new Cabinet—gives the plans ot* ihe fighters "the utmost consideration from every angle," new French Premier Reynaud begins to talk sense, as ninety per cent, of Britons with any red blood in their veins feel it. His
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    Bravo, Sunderland!
    115 8 THE Sunderland •"flying battles! types of which are well known Singapore, was thought by some people to be too slow for destructive act against fast enemy planes. The Malay States, in view of the that they bought a squadron of these ships at a cost of four million
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    Reds Dictate To Finland
    46 8 Stockholm Apr ACCORDING to Tidningen, U.S.S.R. is demanding to Finnish delegation demilitarisati the new frontier and demobilisatioi the wartime strength of the arms summer. The construction i 1 Mannerheim line l£ forbidden ai Finnish press campaian against U.S.S.R. must be silenced R
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    47 8 London, Apr ?HE King has approved that tl I of a Barony of the United X be conferred on Major Ttyon, Postmaster-General and v.ow loi of the Duchy ol Lancaster, and Lord Woolton be sworn to the Council on his appointment a.s Id of Food -British Wireless.
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    Norway Not Partial To Germany
    102 9 Reuter. Oslo, April 4. r, tas trade now tf v > a the British Isles and applies Germany. Official v that In the week following days over ICO ships waited at passage westwards, whereas port was bound for Ger- titers point to such facts as
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    EARTHQUAKE IN ANATOLIA AGAIN
    39 9 Istanbul. Apr. 4. earthquake shocks were felt hern Anatolia, according to a from Ankara. The shocks mpanied by unprecedented in the Amassia region. It is a number of lives were lost ruble damage was done.—
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    CONTRABAND PLAN BY AUSTRALIA
    35 9 London, Apr. 4. Ii a report from Canberra, n unced there that the ntrol system will be exeramonweaith ports from Apr i relievt pressure on the ich c ntraband control bases.
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    LITTLE ENTHUSIASM OVER CABINET CHANGES
    470 9 ELABORATE GAME OF PUSSIN'THE-CORNER London, Apr. 4. ALONE of the Cabinet changes, Mr. Churchill's appoj^ ment to lead co-ordination of the Defence Departments has excited any enthusiasm in the Press. Regret is expressed at Mr. Chamberlain s contimiea refusal to meet criticism of the size
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    SECRET SESSION ON ECONOMIC WAR
    33 9 Reuter. London. Apr. 4. In the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister announced a secret session on Apr. 11 to discuss the conduct of the economic war.—Reuter.
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    Duchess Of Atholl, H.M. Tomlinson, Barbara Could
    834 9 Duchess Of Atholl Ti UGH x-reeing with much in Mr. Wells claims, my main criticisms are these■ I :< 1 strongly the danger of emRights without mentioning itions— to family, community, humanity at large. Mr. Wells' addendum to claim cognises conscientious obilitary service
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    Communists Jailed, Lose Rights
    137 9 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 4. TWENTY -seven former Communist Deputies, whose irial has ]ust concluded, have been sentenced to five years imprisonment and five years' loss of evil and p litical rights, They include M. Florimonds Bonte, Secretary ol tin s -called workers and Peasants oartv 1
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    SWEDISH PROTEST TO GERMANY
    51 9 Keuter. S ockholm. Apr. 4 It is officially ann unced that Government have the Germany ag V irK Swedish steamei the Dalai, the Liana, and the Osmed The aimoimcementstotes that all the three ships p t re vious exam,. r tIH last two without warm, l
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    FOLLOW VAN BRUEKELEN AT BUKIT TIMAH
    808 10 ROYAL HAMPTON TO WIN BIG EVENT? Race Selections And Comments (BY "TURFITST) j; pay to follow the Penang trainer, M. van Breukelen, okittg tor winners at to-morrow s races, the opening day ol Ihi apore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting at Bukil rimah.
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    50 10 TO-DAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Div. i, Royal Navy vs. N.i- Stadium: 8.H.L.. Harper G«l--nilan vs. Overseas Chines Bank, Clerical Union; Guthries vs. Wearnes, s.HB.: H. and s. Bank vs. I'niteers. J.I .S.A. CRICKET: YJH.C.A. Juniors vs. K.f.. (Changi) V.M.C.A. TENNIS: S CC, S I» C, and S.R.C tournaments.
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    Al Rivers Beats Ah Kow
    46 10 From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. AL RIVERS beat AL Kow in a thrilling 10 two-miautes rounds contest at the Jubilee Park to-night. Ah Kow was impressive and there were some who wondered why the ver diet was given to Rivers.
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    S.C.R.C. CRICKET
    185 10 Ihe S.C.R.C. will play two crickei matches on Sunday. The firs; nunc:, will be against the Royal Air Force to be played at 11 a.m. at Seletar. The other match which starts at 2 p.m. at tne s.c.R.c. ground will be against tie Colts. The S.C.R.C. team against
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    SELETAR GOLF
    36 10 The Seletar Golf Club defeated the Valley Goll Club (Changi) by eight points to live in a golf match played at Seletar on Sunday last. A return ma between the clubs is being arranged
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    STAGE SET FOR FIRST DAY
    282 10  -  By "TURFITE" LARGE number <»i* horses and ponies were exorcised on the second track at Bukit Timah racecourse this morning in preparation for the opening day of the Singapore races to-morrow. Good three-quarter pace gallops were done by Wicklow Hay (Lawler), Sir Victor, (lay Tad.
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    S.C.C. Cricket
    55 10 THE following have accepted to pla?' for the S.C.C. in a cricket match against the Ceylon S C. at Balestier Plain on Saturday and Suudav: —H. L Ward. T.G.D.A. Cocp:r. W.H McNeil. G.K. Stein. R S. Tufnell. A. Gilmour. Lt. H.G.H. Kenion X H Cantrell, F G Staunton.
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    56 10 The fallowing have accepted to play for S'.C.C. vs. P.W.D. on Saturday at 2 p.m. at S'.C.C.: J. F J?ans <Captj, A. C. Simmons. K. C. Johnson-Hill. Lt. R. Peel. WConjdr. F. E. Watts. Rev. A. S Giles. Lt M. F. Francis, S. C. Woohmr. Cant. J G Rwens, I,
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    ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES
    950 10 DELOW is ihe programme for to-morrow's races, the opening of Che Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) M< at Hukit 'finish:— RACE ONE HORSES—CIass 2—Div. 5—6 furs. 22 0 COMPLACENT 9.00 Mr. Chee Soon K|ng 0 0 0 CALVADOS 8.12 Fourth Avenue Kong; I 00 0
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    EASY FIRST DIVISION VICTORY FOR CHINESE
    971 11 KENG HOCK PLAYS BRILLIANTLY Singapore, Thursday. (GIVING a better display of understanding and team-work, the S.C.F.A. beat the Manchester Regiment by two goals to nil in the S.A.F.A. First Division League match on the Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. There was no doubt that
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    SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN UNEMPLOYMENT
    78 11 Reuter. London. April 4. THE Ministry ol Labour announces substantial improvement in the unemployment figures. Between Feb. 12 and Mar. 11 the number of persons unemployed fell by 383.000 to 1,121.000. Compared with March 1939. this was a reduction ol 605,000. A large part ot the
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    AMERICAN CONSUL LEAVES SHANGHAI
    91 11 Reuter. Shanghai. Apr 4. MR. C'arence Egauss, the first American m Minister in Australia, who has served over four years as Consul-Genera: in Shanghai in the most troubled period in the history of the city, is sailing early to-morrow to America. He is going to California
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    32 11 Reuter. London, Apr. 4. According to tne Rome radio it ts denied in Belgrade that British warships held up Yugo-Slav merchantmen It added that there are no British warships in the Adriatic—Reuter
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    Yesterday's Tennis
    191 11 ANLY three ties were played off V day in the S.R c Snrine n Te S" ms Tournament and (me in the S.C.C. tournament:— The following were the results:— S.RC. Championship Sine'ex* R Thoy eafc C. B. Webb (w 0( Dr B Sheares beat H. D. Rosari 0
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    MALABAR MUSLIM CLUB
    105 11 AT the annual general meeting ol the Malabar Muslim Jama-a-th on Mar. 31, the following w er e elected officebearers for the ensuing year: President. Mr S. A. Shal Hamed: Vice-Presidents. Mr M. P. Myed and Mr. A. P. Mytheen; Secretary, Mr. P. V. Mushar; Asst. Secretary.
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    FOOTBALL RESULTS
    22 11 The following are results ot football matches played yesterday: SOUTH D. Norwich 3. Aldershot 2 Orient 0, Reading 3 —Reutc>
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    GRAND NATIONAL DRAW
    55 11 THE draw of 'he Singapore Cricket 1 club's sweep on the Grand National Will take place at to-night at the Club's premises The race is to be broadcast from the B B C. at J 20 p.m. (Malayan Time' and can be heard at Ihe Club which
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    S-C.C. CRICKET
    57 11 The following have acceptedl to nlay for FCC vs Gordon High andert 0 n Snndav at 11 a m.. at Changi:-T. V. N. Ande?s y on a «Capl M S. H. Maxwcll-Cunibktom Muj D y. Hill, Major F. B. r J£°s Nicholson. P. M. B. Growder, j W.
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    BADMINTON TIES
    54 11 following are tics in the open doubles tournament oMtoe> Merridale Badminton Party commencing on Saturday, Apr. 6. Saturday: Tan °JJ 'Tan Seng Chia vs Bob Qua* and "m Kirn H Saturdav Tan Kee Yong and Tan ySSwm niUm Cheng Kwee unci Ng Yong Teck. Vollg and E*ail bin
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    FUNERAL OF MADAME WEE WHYE NEO
    817 12 Whvt Neo, mother of the wellTHE funeral of the late Madam Wee took place yesterday 1 known racehorse owner, Mr. Lee Kin. afternoon, and was largely attended. The following were present. Dr Lim Boon Keng O B.E Tan Enu Say, Lim Tiam Swee Jan
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      451 12 THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTICE IS HERE3Y GIVEN that a General Meeting of Electors of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce will be held in Fullsrton Building on Friday, 12th April, 1940. at 2.15 o.m. for th2 purpcse of electing a representative of the Chamber in the Legislative Council of
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      537 12 Singapore Munici ity TENDERS. TENDERS are now invited following materials or sen particulars see Municipal TV i Date Supply of Galvanised W.I. Tubes for period 1-7-40 to 30-6-41. 4 p.m.. 30 Supply of 50 tons of Pig \,ead. 4 pm., 15 Supply of 50 tons of Oxide of Iron for
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      381 13 and Canvassers for and Fertiliser, apply Box tribune, Singapore. 170-D). mediately for 5 months cierk. One used 10 i.'s accounts pre!erred. month tor iirst class copies ol testimonials vi Pengkalun Buku P. 0., Muar. and Efficient Chinese r Manufacturers' Ree. Must type well and ar&g of English corresuj particulars and
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      578 13 I Educational PERSONAL HOME TUITION, given by experienced teacher, teaching Malay. Please apply, Munshi, 38 Sturrock Road, Singapore. (72-D). MISS WRIGHT announces new adults' 1 and children's classes in Baby Rhythm, Ballet, Tap and Acrobatic, conducted by Laurell Games cf America. Enquire Friday evenings between live and six, St. Andrew's
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    JINNAH REITERATES TWO NATION THEORY
    482 14 PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH AT LEAGUE MEETING Lahore, Mar. 23. Till; division of India into "autonomous national states" to give the major nations separate homelands is to Mr. Mohammed All Jinnah the only solution of the problem ot the country's constitutional future. lie made this suggestion in
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    INDIAN BAN ON EMIGRATION DEPLORED
    144 14 Colombo. Mar. 20. THE hJUdahip caused by the Indian 1 labour ban to Ceylon was referrea to by Mr. R. C. Scott, chairman, at tru annual meeting of the Planters Association at Kandy. Reviewing th- chcanwtarices up to the decision of the Board of Ministers,
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    PROOF OF IRON SMELTING IN ANCIENT INDIA
    117 14 N< w Delhi Mar. 27. yRACES ot what was perhaps the first i large-scale attempt in India, if not in world, to extract iron are believed to have been left in the so-called cinder mounds in Bellary district, Madras, the most important ol
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    34 14 Mr. Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chaudhury, secretary of the suspended BP.C.C, who m arrested on Mar. 12 under the Defence of India Rules, while addressing a public meeting, has been sentenced to one yeair' simple imprisonment.
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    Murder Case, Advocate Arrested
    138 14 8.-iigalorc, Mar. 2C SENSATIONAL envelopment have followed th? arrest of Narayana Reddi and four othei ir. connection with the murder of Mr. Mokshagundam Krishnamurthi. advocate of Bangalore. The police arrested Mr. S.K. Venkatranga Iyengar, a prominent advocate of Bangalore. Soon after the arrest of Mr. S.K.
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    INDO-JAPANESE DEADLOCK CONTINUES
    151 14 New Delhi, Mar. 27. NEARLY two months have elapsed since discussions last took place between the Gcvernment of India and the Japanese trade delegation. last talks were directed towards the possibility ot agreeing upon terms for the revision of the existing protocol in relation to cotton piecegoods
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    Diamond Jubilee Of Indian Railway Association
    445 14 New Delhi. JHE diamond-jubilee session of the Indian Railway I ference Association was held with Mr. J. W. Goi manager, Jodhpur Railway, in the chair. Nearly officers of different railways attended. Sir Andrew I Member for Communications, Sir Guthrie Russell. Chief Commissioner, the members
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    No Danger From Russia
    113 14 Peshawar, March 27. THAT there is no danger of a Russian invasion oi India through Afghanistan, was the view expressed by His Excellency Sardar Faiz Mohd. Khan, Afghan Minister to Turkey, who is at present in Kabul, in the course of a Ireso interview published in
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    Aviation Club For Aligarh
    49 14 Aligarh, March 28. Mr. Leete, Civil Aviation Expeit to the Government of India, paid a visit to Aligarh to discuss various aspects of the proposed Aviation Club scheme to be started at Aligarh. He visited various sites and approved a suitable ground near the University.
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    53 14 The Mysore Journalists' Association passed a resolution expressing its disapproval of the action of the Bengal Government in asking the Hindustan Standard to submit its edtorials to the Piess Adviser before publication, as It constituted an inroad on the liberty of the Press. Ihe Bengal Government was urged to withdraw
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    WORKING COMMITTEE PERSONNEI
    137 14 Par. THE following are nominated memba of the Congress Working I Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Pai harlal Nehru, Babu Rajendra Acharva Kripalani. Mrs Sarojii N Seth Jamnalal Bajaj, Mr. C. Raja chariar, Mr. Bhulabhai Desai, K'na Abdul GafTar Khan. Mr Shankarrao l> Dr. P.C. Ghcse. Mr. Asaf Alt
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    CEYLON DREAD EXPLOITATION BY FREE INDIA
    209 14 Ramgarh THE Ceylonese National Congress ligation consisting of Messrs. Ja and, Jayasekara and Amaratui Mahatmaji. In an interview Press. Mr. Jayawardana, says first words wen unfoitunate thing that is hap,, Indians in Ceylon We expia.i that the probl.m was an economic ja and that
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    "PIONEER 'S" NEW OFFICE OPENED BY GOVERNOR
    80 14 Lucknow. March 28 ON the occasion of th? seventy-"" anniversary of the foundation ot Picne.er. His Excellency the I the United Provinces performea *j formal opening of the Pioneer H < s the presence of a large and d:si °d gathering. The building,
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    Govt. Order Release Of 79 Teacher-Prisoners
    143 14 Madras, Mar. r pilK Government of Madras have directed the release of 79 te undergoing imprisonment in Malabar in connection with recent agitation. The Government have had under consideration the question of releasing those teachers of elementary schools in the Malabar District who were
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    199 15 /Warkets Generally Quiet; Belter London Bids For Shares (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, tFriday. '|M1K dollar tin share market was absolutely quiet yesterday, but a jVw Australians changed hands, including Takuapahs and i A ...mats. The latter had buyers up to 116 on the extremely good it and
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    306 15 LONDON TIN London, Thursday. Cash Official Price* £249V 2 Buyers £250 Sellers Official Pi ice I £246 U Buyers £2464 Sellers LONDON RUBBER London. Apr. 4. Buyer. Sellers RUBBER S: 11 U% tsl I rwanli May 11 11 1 a 2nd Forward 1 June 11 11 116
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    23 15 Singapore, Friday. Prices or tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were:— RUBBER Buyers: 35-v,. Sellers: 3511;. TIN $122'», up
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    British Government To Finance New Company
    393 15 Loncion, Apr. i. SIR John Simon, replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day. intimated that the Government had decided as a contribution towards the difficulties attending the development of trade with certain neutrals, to form a special trading company called the
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE REPORT
    845 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Singapore. April 4. MINING Buyer* Bellert Ampat Tin *'JJJ* Austral Amal „1 xd Ayer Hitam "J, 70 Ayer Weng 37 Austral Malay »Jr £2 Bangrin j 48 Batu Selangor »j« ma Berjuntal ST 03. Burma Malay i*6'6cd Chenderiang J*J" 1,5 Chin Chin ($1) 3 I" 05
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    Facilitating Trade Between Britain And France
    99 15 Reuter. London. Apr. THE Board ol Trade announces that in accordance with arrangements made In February and extended as the re«UH of discussions last week-end between tne President of the Board of Trade and tne French Minister ol Commerce, increased facilities have been agreed
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      107 15 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA (TRUSTEES) LIMITED. Guaranteed and Controlled by THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. The Company, which is incorporated in the S.S. and registered as a Trust Company, undertakes the following duties:— EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF A WILL ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON. TRUSTEE OT A
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      41 15 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited < beg to announce that their new branch office at No. 19, Station Street, KLANG j (SELANGOR) Tel. Address: "Oversea" 1 Telephone: No. 181 j P.O. Box: No. 48 will commence business on Saturday, 6th April, 1940. Matters
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      168 15 UNITED CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated In 53.) No. 2, Chulia Street. (BONHAM BUILDING) Singapore. Authorised Capital $4,000,000.00 Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up $1,900,000.00 General Reserve $300,000.00 Telegraphic Address: •TTEHCABANX" Telephone Nos.: 5182, 5183. 5184, 5185 5186 BOARD OF Wee Kheng Chi!Vg, Esq., Chairman. Khoo Beng Cheang, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Chlonh
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      538 15 iTUAMIfc SAILINGS. r i P o BRITISH INDIA Incorporated in England) P. 0. S. N. CO.'S SAILINGS. The best possible services are being maintained by the P. O. S. N. Company to their j usual ports of call except ports in Japan. Passengers are requested to register their requirements, but
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    20 16 Reuter. Paris untitled A communique says tie of contact units, especially and the Vosges, where we 11 German patrols -Reuter.
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