Malaya Tribune, 10 April 1940

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- -No. 86. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Wednesday, April 10, 1940.
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  • 212 1 "Justified In Forestalling Allied Attack" HITLER FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS Reuter. London, April 10. IT is being suggested in German quarters, says an official statement issued in London, that Great Britain is contemplating invasion of Holland or Belgium and that German would be justified in
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  • 651 1 Amsterdam, Apr. 10. VTO nervousness is felt in Holland about the immediate future. The decision to suspend army leave was taken at a special meeting of the Cabinet which considered Holland's position in the new crisis, but Reuter was informed that it does not mean that Holland considers
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  • 432 1 REUTER. (Reuter Wireless Service) h War Office ai nounces that leav e from the British v nary Force is stopped until further orders. [inistry announces that leave from the Royal Air is stopped until further orders. it, an steamer Amasis, 6.000 tons has been torpedoed off
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  • 20 1 Reuter. Stockholm, April 9. Black-out followed an raid alarm which lasted half an hour Reuter.
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  • 15 1 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 9. announces that the ccupied Bergen and uuQanopeni Reuter.
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  • 302 1 Reuter. Paris. Apr. 9. A CCORDING to well informed quarters here there have been naval engagements to-day off Oslo, Bergen and Tronheim. A German cruiser is reported to have been sunk, in Oslo Fjord. A warning is issued in Paris against accepting reports of German
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  • 58 1 Reuter. New York, Apr. 10. ACCORDING to the New York journal 44American" the United States Minister to Sweden, Mr. Fred Sterling, said over the transatlantic telephone on Tuesday evening that there was no doubt the Germans 44 now occupy most of the chief cities of
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  • 114 1 Reuter. London, Apr. 10. ACCORDING to a Copenhagen radio message the German troops in Denmark will use *'Reichkredit" certificates as legal tender instead of money, exchange rate whereof is fixed at one Reich Mark for two Kroner. German currency must not be accepted from German
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  • 253 2 Might Be Prelude To Regular Meetings (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) f BEATING A PRECEDENT, WHICH IT IS HOPED \J nll B E A FORERUNNER TO MANY MORE EVENTS OK ITS KIND, SIR SHENTON THOMAS, THE (GOVERNOR, IS HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT
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  • 64 2 Bangkok, Wednesday. THK Australian Commonwealth has cabled congratulations from the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, to Thailand on the occasion of the Thai New Year. This is a new gesture of fri°ndship from the Commonwealth to Thailand, .md it is the first time that Australia
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  • 18 2 The Assizes appointed to commence at Muar on Sunday, May 5, has been altered to Monday, May 27.
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  • 214 2 Last Night's First Night Greta Garbo Laughs NOW SHE'S HAPPY METRO-GOLDWYN-MEYERS new Greta Garbo picture. "Ninotchka"- a story of Paris "in the wonderful days when a siren was a brunette and when, it a Frenchman turned out the light, it was not because of an air raid"—opened
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  • 287 2 Ipoh, Wednesday. EtEELING the argent need for an institution in the country, the Malayan Sikhs have put under way a mammoth educational scheme for the benefit of the younprer members of the community, both boys and The scheme is the provision of a
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  • 515 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter) SINGAPORE'S premier seat of secondary education—Raffles Institution—will soon be losing one of its most popular headmasters. Mr. D. W. McLeod who is shortly leaving on retirement. He expects to leave about thr end of June. Mr. McLeod will be
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  • 94 2 A LOT of noise will have to be made in Ipoh before legislation to put a stop to noise can come into effect. A ban has been imposed on motor horns in Ipoh but it cannot be enforced until particulars
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  • 216 2 TiJrO Maritime Commission have confirmed the names selected for the new C —3 ships being constructed for American President Lines RoundWorld Service. These vessels v ill beai the following names: S. S. President Adams. S.S. President Monroe. S.S. President Jackson. S.S. President Van Buren. S.S. President Polk.
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  • 16 2 A special sitting of the Assizes will be held in Muar, commencing from Monday, Apr. 15.
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  • 367 2 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. £JLERKS in Government service in the F.M.S. are disappointed with their scheme which was recently revised as the result of a memorial sent by them to the Colonial Secretary. In spite of this, however, it is probable that Railway
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  • 88 2 THE office of the Deputy Food Controller. Federated Malay States has been moved from Suleiman Building to the office of the Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Selangor and Pahang, Brickfields Road. Kua'a Lumpur. The office building is situated in the jane leading to Brickfields Road Police
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  • 274 2 (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tue HERE are seven po gleaned from an in*ing talk on "The Physical I of Sex" (the second in I Y.W.C.A. series of lecture Sex) given last night b> (Mrs.) Anna Vareed of X Lumpur: Right understanding; ol Isex
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  • 79 2 Singapore, Tuesdaj THE first of two lectures <>n antigas treatment was given by Di W. E. Hutchinson, Municipal Health Officer, at the Old Supreme Court building this evening and was attended by a large gathering of St John Ambulance and A.R.P. personnel, including ladies. He will
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  • 21 2 Syed Noah Alhabshee has been appointed a Member of the Board ol ting Justices for the administrvr.< District of Johore Bahru.
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  • 266 2 'JHK shooting down of a British bomber by Dutch fighters over Holland a few days ago is condemned by the Sourabaya Handelsblad in a strongly worded leading article entitled **Neutral in the Trap." When German warplanes bombard innocent Dutch fishing smacks and machine-gun the
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  • 76 2 (Fiom Our Own Correspond."" Muar, Tuesda 1 THE proper way to ride JJj" cycle is to sit on ihc sadjJJ* and not on the carrier but > ,v Singh prefened the latter As a result he was prodi" before Inche Haron bin M» m and charged
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    • 135 2 BEWARE OF PYORRHOEA! Save them with FORHAN'S If you have irritated or bleeding gums, don't neglect them for a single day! It may be the first sign of pyor- M' Only Forhan's rhoea —that dread disease that often m brand original m causes actual loss of teeth. See your f
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  • 154 3 RO'IHERSi the well-known > nagnetes, are being budding Gables and 5 who besiege their to starting making to t a chance in films. tors and actresses daily leading into the Shaws' making a nuiacancc ot si aw told m?. "and I anything in that
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  • 30 3 .\'iss l ily Lee, who is on? of the lucky girls who will play leading feminine roles when Chinese films will be made in Singapore shortly.
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  • 142 3 London. Apr. 9. announced by the Danish radio station, which in German hands, states all Danish shins includ- and other small craft are forbidden to leave i -j} ports. Copenhagen radio If. h Prime Minister, speaksdag 1 Diet I this evening. iad received the news
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  • 91 3 HITLER Beast of Berlin" contributed no less than S3 529 46 to the warchest during its* one-night charily show at the Aihambra Theatre, or. Feb. 23. Sales of tickets amounted to 52.585 00 while donations for the printing of programmes, tickets and
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  • 553 3 -BUT AS INDIVIDUALS DANES ARE NOT ENEMY SUBJECTS (Tribune Staff Reporter) D ANES IN MALAYA, LIKE CZECHS AND POLES, WILL NOT IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BE TREATED BY THE I OCAI GOVERNMENT AS ENEMY SUBJECTS BUT THEY WILL NOT BE \LLOWED TO CONTINUE TRADE
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  • 167 3 (f rom Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Tuesday. PONG Meng. an unemployed car- I enter earned his living by being a friend in need. Fong Meng always 'arrived in time to bail his friends out when they got into trouble and Tor this service he got a
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  • 85 3 (f rom Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday 4 X argument between two coolies A as to who was the better worker resulted in an alleged attack which caused the death of one ot Wong Lim is alleged to have WV* h* fellow worker. Cheng Kwee, him
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  • 140 3 Mahjong Bridge Drive riNE hundred and seventy players sat down to bridge and mahjong at the residence of Mrs. H. (i. Kaxtei at 21. Cairnhill Circle yesterday when a drive was held to raise funds for the Child Welfare Society. The drive realised (500. Prize, were presented by Lady Thomas
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  • 610 4 TWO interesting sidelights on the Income Tax question are presented by readers of the "Malaya Tribune" to-day. OThe first comes from "Gunner" of Penang Road, Kuala Lumpur, who writes as follows: The imposition of Income Tax
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  • 276 4 OTHER READER SIGN* HI.M. SELF FIAT LUX AND Gl\l ADDRESS AS JOHORE. HE WRITES:— I HAVE READ WITH INN MANY OF THE LETTERS OPPOSING INCOME l WHICH HAVE APPEARED IX THE MALAYAN PRESS. THE MOTIVES OF SOME OF THE WRi'lERS ARE NO DOUBT AS
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  • 221 4 Ipoh, Tuesday. 'J'HK romance of a youthful musician-cum-actor and an actress, both stars in a Malay opera company, was revealed in the Perak Assize Court to-day to the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes. At the enci of the eas e the judge told Ali, who
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  • 189 4 I rime does not pay A 13-YEAR-OLD Chinese orphan, Chee Ah Ngan, while stealing coconuts from a tree at a vacant land at Pasir Panjang Road on Mar. 2\i fell 40 feet to his death. Six of iiis friends who were at the foot
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  • 59 4 INCREASED IMPORTS OF RUBBER TIN FOREIGN imports of rubber and tin into Malaya for the first three months cf this year show big increases compared with th? imports during the corresponding period last year. Total imports of rubber increased by 17.331 tons, and tin increased by 6,855 tons. Tnese figures
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  • 181 4 Singapore, Tuesday 4 YOUNG Eurasian lad named Luke Rodriguise was among others, one a Tamil Islam and a Malay, who appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham, the fourth magistrate to-day on charges »1 h< lusebreaking and retention of stolen property. The case was a sequel t<>
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  • 47 4 Seremban, Tuesday. Two Chinese woman. Madam Chow Loke and Miss Lai Tak How arrived in Seremban yesterday from Malacca. They arc touring Malaya on a goodwill mission. They were entertained at the N.S. Chinese Miners' Hall. The Dato Wong Yick Tor.g presided.
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  • 48 4 The marriage will be solemnised at the Union Protestant Chapel, Alor Star, on Thursday of Chariotte Elizabeth eldest daughter of Mr. M. Thambusamy, Accountant. Posts Telegraphs. Kedah, and Mr. Samuel Paul, th* eldest son of Mr. A. Thambco of Ipoh Mr. Paul is a Veterinary Inspector at Seremban.
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  • 195 5 Monday Apr. 1. Bisseker, Hon Mr. Hon Lt -Cel. E A. at Government Tuesday, Apr. 2. pr< sided at an extraol the Legislative Council Chamber. Goodman, Hon. Mr. Mr H H ALdoo'Khoo Sian Ewe had rnment House. Wednesday, Apr. 3. presided at a meeting Council held at Government
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  • 145 5 ing in the truck of a lorry on his way to deliver eases ol Chinese coolie Chua Jin Quee aged 40 years fell off the was negotiating a bend at Mount Pleasant. >oved to the Tan Tock where he died of haemorrhage from fraclll
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  • 679 5 Police Witness On Happy World Fracas Singapore, Tuesday. AN aUack on a group of unarmed Malay sappers and sailors by about a dozen Northern Indian jaga.while the} were being marched out of the Happy World amusement park following a fracas between the Malays and
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  • 68 5 H E thf High Commissioner for the Pfiisy Stater, Mr slurten Thomas, lias sent the following mess \*c to H.H. the Saltan <:i Kedah, whose Diamond Jabik; ft bc ng eeJcfcrsted to-day: 1 offer to Your Highness my liner-n congratulations on this occasion ol jrooi Diamond
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  • 115 5 CASE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER SUICIDE DRODUCED before the Third Police Magistrate yesterday morning following a stabbing affray in a house in Pickering Street on Feb. 26, a 31 -year-old Chinese had two charges of attempted murder, one of causing hurt and one of attempted suicide explained to him. The man.
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  • 39 5 A Malayan Dance Association was firmed in Singapore last we:'. Above is the first inter-State dancing contest arranged by the association The picture shows the Selangor and Singipon U mis to- ther with the jv i.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 136 5 MILKMAID Mil ¥sĔ^ WITHIN REACH OF ALL We are happy to announce that in spite of war conditions we have substantially reduced the price of MILKMAID Milk so that you can now obtain a large tin MQPH froio any shop for only 32 cents. HJfcNbfcU t g Milkmaid Bk* w
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  • 455 6 TENNIS j|ESULTS in the Spring Lawn Tennis tournaments played off this evenin" are as follows: sec. Championship singles: W j m Wa D. E. L Anderson 2—6. Championship women's doubles: Mrs Carslaw and Mrs. Russell-Roberts beat Miss Duff and Mrs. Hinds 6—3 6—2 SRC. Championship Men's singles handicapF.
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  • 131 6 The draw of the Keppel Women s Championship has resulted as follows:— Ist Round—April 10:—3.30 p.m. Mis> M. Brown vs. Mrs. E.A. Elder; 3.35 p.m. Mrs. S.R. Burstall vs. Mrs. G.E. Kerr; 3.40 p.m. Mrs. W.J. Holohan vs. Mrs. F. Starr; 3.45 p.m. Mrs. M. G. Harvey
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  • 51 6 THE following scores were returned for the Trimmer Cup which was played over the week-end, at the Keppel Golf Club on April 6 and 7:— E. Ellisoa 92+82—36=138 (Winner), J. Guy 86+ 77—24=139, E. Bolton 94 89—36=147, R.J. Fennie 83+85—16=152, C. A. R. Bateman 77+75=152, D.D Blair 89+92
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  • 790 6 MALAYS UNLUCKY TO SHARE POINTS K.'VF 4; Malays 4. A GOAL scored in the last minute of the play enabled the R.A.F. to .share points with the M.F.A. and also maintain their hitherto unbeaten record, when these two teams met in their First Division
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  • 55 6 Th? following have been selected to play for the C.S.C. against the SRC on Saturday and Sunday on the C.S.C. c.round: —f. E. K. Retnam (Capt.), C. Trraraisingham, S Ayadurai, R. V. S. Sundram, B. K. Sundram, V. R. Sabapathy, K. Thillainathan, V. Paramsothy, V N. Pillav. Ben
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  • 79 6 RE. (Pulau Briani) 6. R.A.O.C. 1, THE Royal Engineers (Pulau Brani) beat the RA.O.C. by six goals to one in a d.vision II league soccer match played at Fulau Brani yesterday. The Sappers dominated play throughout. Hamid scored four of the gr.als for the Sappers while
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  • 430 6 Royal Navy Reserves 2; S.R.C. Reserves 1. THE Royal Navy reserves found goals difficult to obtain when they met the reserve side of the S.R.C. in a Reserve Division match on the Padang yesterday. Aggressors for almost three-quarters cf the period of play they
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  • 25 6 A scramble for the ball in front H the Malays' gcal in the match between the Malays and II I yesterday.
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  • 55 6 THE following have been sell play for Fort Canning versus India Army Officers to-day at Tanglin ii 2 I p.m.: SqdLdr. MarchbankLieut. McMillan. S.M. iAC». W.. Johnston. Sergt. Dowling. Bergt L: Coipl. Beeston. Corpl. Wbiteman C Ritchie. L Cpl. Parent. Pte. Lum feeserve: Corpl. McKown. Umpire: SO
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  • 106 6 The following have accepted untitled lorS.c.c. vs. Qenu&ng c.c. on Sunday April 14 at 11 a.m. at Genua;.u: J.W Jackson (Capt.), R.H. Pickaid R S Tufnell. T. V. N. Anderson. Capt JC Ewens. Lt. J.C. SLc: S.J. Marchbank. L W. Smith. FOff: K.A. Lewis, E.G. Staunton. Capt PI N. Clarke.
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  • Article, Illustration
    33 7 Sy mart his, was a mnch fancied Gland National runner, hut In the race itself he did not do so well. Here he is with his Aintree jockey, M Feakes.
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  • 312 7 Malaya Signal Co 4: R.A.F. (Teftgah) I. SUPERIOR in attack, the Malaya Signal Company beat the R.AJ 1 nj ihj by four goals to one in a division lIA league soccer I at Alexandria yesterday. lera were the aggressors game, though the Airnei d n occasions.
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  • 58 7 TO-DAY SOCCSR: S.A.F.A. League, Div 1. Gordons vs. S.R.C, Stadium; Reserve Division. Manchesters vs Police Reserve, TangUn; MF A vs. SCC S.C.C.; Div. II "B", Indian Assn. vs. R.A.F. (Kallang), J.C.S A.; B.H L Chartered Bank vj. Sime Darby. S H B lIACES: Singapore Turf Club Summer meeting,
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  • 58 7 THE following have been selected to play cricket for the Junior Department against Manchester Regiment on Friday. April 12 at 2.15 p.m. on the Anson Road Ground: Seah Cheng Sialic. B Fone.,. L.M. Aeris Vijiaratnam, S Shirazie. Wee Teck Hens. Kwik Sam York. W Thompson, AC Wilton. D.D.
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  • 252 7  -  By "TURFITIE" AFTER seeing many of to-day's runners on the track this morning, f am more convinced than ever that Esquire is likely to score a double for the van Breukelen stable. Snowy Owl is (ho chicf danger. wliik. in somr quarters, I
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  • 145 7 Tin; following are three additional P races for Uv third day ot the Singapore Gold Cun naetmg: HORSES, Class 1, Dh I, 7I Su'tana B t Tonroe «.i" Jack D! !!f 8 0 Cooitmt X Pure Gold 8 Bombus '< 6 Nieuwagierig B :i Tnvr.an Carloca r,
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  • 891 7 Singapore Summer Meeting BELOW is the programme of the second day's races ol the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting at Bukit Timah. RACE ONE HORSES Class 3—Div. 4—5V 2 Furs. 'i 0 0 PRINCE HERODE 9 Of, Mr H. T. Piper Hobb n(i STARLIGHT
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous

  • 500 8 \T the time of going to press with this edition, the cable linen twixt Europe and Malaya are busy with the news of the German invasion of Denmark and Norway and of Allied help for Norway. It is impossible to foresee what developments are likely in the
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  • 591 8 New York. Apr. 9. SPECIAL edition of the New York Times says: "Without any more warning than a gangster gives his victims, and without a shadow cf justification except that of brute force, Denmark, another free nation, was murdered in cold blood this morning. "Another free
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  • 379 8 London, Apr. 9. JN the third and last of the series of broadcast talks on "Trade Unions in wartime" Sir Walter Citrine, General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, on Monday evening referred to the general aspect of the Trade Union wartime policy. He dealt
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  • 34 8 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 9: The Copenhagen radio states that steamship service across the Sound between i.nd Helsingborg was suspended to-night as drifting mines were observed in the Sound this evening.—Reuter.
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  • 99 8 Reuter. London, Apr. 8. MR. Duff Cooper, speaking in London after his return from a lecture tour of the United States, said since the war broke out he had found it impossible to place an article in an American newspaper. Americans were very interested
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  • 61 8 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 9. French broadcasting from yesterday has been brought together in one organisation under the Director-General, lik9 the British Broadcasting Corporation. A statement regarding the reorganise, tion was announced to Press by the Minister of Information, Frossard. He stated that liaison service between French and
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  • 49 8 Reuter. Paris, Apr. 9. THE police arrested five alleged ring- leaders accused of organising Communist propaganda in the industrial area in northern Paris. The Police assert that the accused were taking orders from the Third International. Twelve others were arrested elsewhere in France.—Reuter.
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    233 8 is happening n Scandinavia could all be described by recent extr; from these notes: Mar. 1: It won't be a bore war much longer. Hitler nui>t strike somewhere while he stj|j retains the initiative on land and air. Where will the firs! blow come? Scandinavia an obvious weakness
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  • 127 8 VOW we know that Nazi Germany has taken Denmark and Norway "under her protection." Invasion of Denmark could hardly have been prevented. It was inevitable. Denmark was just a piece jutting out of the Reich, and right in the most fortified area. News of Norway's porta being seized
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  • 126 8 MEW campaign by the Nazi press n and radio suggests that Ills on the spot. Occupation of Holland would complete—supposing way is fully taken—a Nazi against Britain along the v length of the North Sea. This is looking ahead, but may w r ell be old news in
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  • 1886 9 AIILITAR V AND NAVAL ACTION LONDON, APR. 9. |T OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS HAVE ASSURED THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED FORTHWITH TO EXTEND FULL AID TO NORWAY. THE NECESS \RY NAVAL AND MILITARY STEPS HAVE ACCORDINGLY BEEN
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    • 577 10 LONDON ZHL 225 metre. (1.33 JWffK'oMi£L> ZHP 30.96 metre. (Ml mc|.) OSJ, IT.JJ Mc,s (ItM MM) p.m. GSJ 21.53 Mc|s (19.82 metres) 1.00 Miscellaneous programme of new m Gramophone Records. 6.05 News Summary. 1.30 News; mid-day Rubber, Tin and 600 i gn t Music. Copra prices. 6 50 Full News
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  • 763 11 Critics Of Lahore Decision Answered New Delhi, Apr. 4. i\X earnest appeal to the Hindus and other communities to give serious consideration to the Lahore resolution of the All-India Muslim League is made by Mr. Mohammed Ali Jinnah in a statement to the Press.
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  • 85 11 Bombay, Apr. 1. THE London correspondent of the "Bombay Ohronicle" understands that the Virerov has intimated Dr. M R Jayakar to be in readiness to take -x new anpcintment which, it is believed, wi'l he of a politico-executive character. It is believed that negotiations are
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  • 112 11 Calcutta, Apr. 5. |yi/i. Mahadev Desai, Oanahiii's private secretary. ?cho had been attending en Mr. C. F. Andreas the.,-) last feio days at Calcutta in a press message says, "In the death of Mr. Andrews India has lost a servant the like of whom
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  • 116 11 JAIL TO BONDS Imphal (Manipur* Apr. 3. A TONKHOMBI DEVI. Khongnang Dcvi, Muxhl Dcvi and Amoobl Dcvi, leaders of the women's movement in Manipur. preferred jail to furnishing personal bonds and securities which they were ordered to do by the Durbar. When hauled up before the Durbar
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  • 188 11 Calcutta, Apr. 6. THE 'Manchester Guardian' in an editorial says: "The situation into which all parties in India have forced themselves is sufficiently distressing. Possibly a bolder lead from the British Government at the outbreak cf the war might have been accepted by moderate men who
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  • 85 11 Bombay, Apr. 1. THE strike cf cotton mil.' workers in the city entered its fifth week today uith 22 out of a total of 68 milis working and 19.000 cut of a total of 160.000 men on duty. Women continue to take a leading part
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  • 417 11 Ma/Iras. Apr. 6. say that mass civil disobedience would be a crime at any time in India but never more so than now when the spirit of violence is abroad, and would soon turn civil disobedience into civil war. And we say that those
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  • 170 11 Jamshedpur, Apr. 4. TOMRADE Golab Shah, a worker of the Tatanagar Foundry Co. who lost his job after the last strike with several hundreds of his co-workers, resorted to hunger strike on Mar. 5 last and he is now in a precarious state
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  • 32 11 Mr. R.M. Jembikar, Labour leader of Bombay was arrested under the Defence of India as the Government of Bombay considers that he had been acting in a manner prejudicial to public order.
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  • 289 13 Support Of Whole British Nation Reuter. "This invasion was clearly prepared a long time ahead and is another instance of utterly brutal aggression. "I hope that the aid offered to Norway will be given in full (loud cheers) and that it will be speedily effective. (Cheers).
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  • 122 13 Reuter. London, Aor 10 A REASSURING statement on the 3 food position of Great Britain in view of developments in Scandinavia is made by Lord Woolton, who say 'Since before the war, the Ministry of FOod has laid its plans in order h at wp could
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  • 161 13 Reuter. Capetown, Apr. 9. [N the course of a speech on war questions General S nuts recalled that already 60 000 of South Africa's small population of Europeans had volunteered for nuhtary service. There had beer, no «T ordinary effort to recrmt men, but if
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  • 65 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Family of the late Mrs. Gon Peng Qu:e (Madam Yeo Fok Neo> wish to express their sincere thanks to on relatives, friends Members of trie Peng Hoe Kok, 8.8. P.C., Lion C:tv Club, Friendly Sporting Association, Btn volent Society Bukom Clerks Club for their Night Visits,
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  • 608 15 Commodity Prices Improve Despite Baltic islews; Only Reaction Is Drop n Wur Loan, (From Our Financial Correspondent) SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY f\ N KEEN DEMAND YESTERDAY UNTIL THE SCANDI--1 s EWS CAME THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN 5 0 I X >REW HONG FATTS FELL FROM $1.11 v:, TO $1
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  • 197 15 LONDON TIN London. Tuesday. £2503 4 Buyers £25] Sellers icei £248' 2 Buyers E249 Seilers LONDON RUBBER Lb Londun Tuesday L Buyers Sellers Firm U 116 11 316 II 1 «3rd t 8 4 September U i a n i 4 .ONDON SHARE LIST L I ridon,
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  • 24 15 Singapore, Wednesday. Prices or tin and rubber in Singapore at noon today were: RUBBER Buyers 36: Sellers 36«/,.. TIN *125 up $1V
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  • 924 15 FRASER CO.'S SHARE REPORT Singapore. April, 9. M NINo Buyer* Seller* Ampat Tin 4171 2 4 lo'i Austral Amal 5f9 6!3 Ayer Hltam 211- 22]-xd Ayer Weng .65 .70 Austral Malay 351. 37Bangrln 2lj- 22'Batu Selangor 1 50 1.55 cd Berjuntal 1013 11|3 Burma Malay 22|- 23;Chenderiang 15 6 16|6cd
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  • 19 15 The output of New Scudai Estate for the month of March. 1940 amounts to 30,700 pounds.
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  • 35 15 Scotland Yard has decided to increase the small furce of women detectives in Lx ndon as a result of their successful work m the black-out. Only six women detectives have been working with tin OLD.
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  • 92 16 London, Apr. 9. are cnt^rin S a new phase of war. Every man in the Civil Defence Force has got to be ready." was the warning uttered by Lord Harlech. North-East Pegional Commissioner for Civil Defence, In a speech at Hull to-night.
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  • 47 16 In view of the present situation in Europa the B B C are including in the overseas programme to-night (Wednesday) at 950 a talk between Anthony Weymouth and Captain Cyril Falls. Military Correspondent of the Times on Some wider aspects cf the invasion ot Norway and Denmark."
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  • 164 16 STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Reuter. LONDON, APR. 9. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, MR. RONALD CROSS, MINISTER OF ECONOMIC WARFARE, REPLYING TO MR. H. J. PARKER (LABOUR) E7 ID THAT EXPORTS OF TIN AND RUBBER FROM THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES TO
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  • 173 16 Reuter. Chungking. April 10. [•HE official organ of the Chinese Gov- eminent, the Central Daily News, de('ares to-day that the war in China wili last throe more years. The paper says the Chinese Government has already completed a throe-year plan consisting not only of
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  • 149 16 Reuter. London, Apr. 10. MESSAGES from Lord Halifax were broadcast to-night in Norwegian j and Danish. In the Norwegian messages Lord Halifax conveyed an ex- pression of warm sympathy and encouragement to the Government and people of Norway in
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  • 30 16 LAST night's communique states that it was a quiet day generally on the front from Moselle to the Rhine. Some infantry fire occurred along the Rhine on the upper Alsace.
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  • 116 16 Reuter. Oslo, Apr. 9. AN Admiralty communique says that German warships during the night forced their way past the fortress in the other part of Oslo fjord, after being engaged by coastal batteries. At 4.30 a.m. a violent engagement was reported between the warships and
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  • 42 16 Reuter. Madrid, Apr. 10. Mr. Degandt, chief correspondent of the United Press of America has been asked to leave the country for what is officially described as continual infringements of rules established for the work of journalists in Spain.—Reuter
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  • 92 16 Reuter. MADRID—Horror is expressed by Spaniards at the invasion of Denmark and Norway. ZURICH—A wave of indignation and horror swept Switzerland at the news of the invasion. NEW DELHl—Dismay and indignation at the German action is expressed in Indian Nationalist circles. ANKARA—AII Turkish circles strongly
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  • 128 16 Reuter. Kome. Apr. 10. THE official Stefani A ay Italian public opinion. kWmA condemned the democrat i, po-.wiv violation of Norwegian neutrality regards the step taken by Gen as entirely legitimate. "The blow which the strike at Germany hi against themselves. Fi aspect, the German Higl gaining
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  • 24 16 Reuter A SWEDISH broadcast night that, in reply to a I query, the Swedish Govei stated its intention to pi strict neutrality.—Renter
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  • 204 16 Reuter. Shanghai. Apr 1« Despite the momentou* news Im Europe public interest in tin muni cipal elections—which maj decide the future of the Sett remains at an Intense pitch night, on the eve of the polling The general feeling is thai It next two days, when the voting
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  • 89 16 Reuter. Berlin, Apr. I* THE German High Command claims that all bases ol tarv importance in Norway are in German hand-, says that Oslo, Tronheim, Bergen, Narvik, Stavansc>r i j Christiansund are "strongly occupied" and adds that serious resistance was encountered it was c
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  • 77 16 Lor/! in, THE Supreme Wai London this after the situation result man invasion of D< Owing to dove! >pm< national situati n tween British Mini kans and Lord Halifax have been held to-daj poned. ♦•The Council mcl t situation resulting invasion of ru Representatives of W
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