Malaya Tribune, 14 May 1940

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    Masthead
    22 1 The Malaya Tribune VOL. XXVII- No. 115. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1940 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Tuesday, May M, i<> to.
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    VIOLENT BATTLE ON 250-MILE FRONT
    194 1 Invaders Reach Rhine In Dutch Territory BIG GERMAN PUSH FROM ZUYDER ZEE TO MOSELLE PARIS, MAY 14. GREAT BATTLE ,S NOW EVERYWHERE THE %oS E HOLi!ASD S TO ,S T^ A ™.E THE GERMAN \RMIEB ARE IN ACTION. nru m ftft T0 2,000 TANKS ARK
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    Two Thousand Tanks In One Engagement
    347 1 Reuter .N BELGIUM ARMOURED GERMAN BOUCHING FROM MAASTRICHT. T W ,TH THESE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED SINCE J V EVER SEEN. It is here that 1,500 tc 2,000 tanks are fighting like swarms ot iron monsters. EWnrh have fought brilliantThe fighting has been hard but
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    HEROIC STAND
    139 1 Reuter. Amsterdam, May 11. DI TCH High Command comA munique states that in a small sector the enemy have reached the Rhine. Dutch troops repelled them but could not maintain all their positions in this sector. In the north province the enemy fortified his positions. One German detachment
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    FRANCE WILL NOT MEDDLE WITH N.E.I.
    35 1 Reuter Paris, May TT is semi-officia!ly intimated t here that the French Government has no hrt«-tt*!J intervening in Indies and no such has been made from any quar ter.—Reuter
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    "WORK LIKE HELL TO SAVE OUR LADS"
    70 1 Reuter. London, May HSpeaking at Bournemouth fj Mr. Ernest Bevin, new Labour M Cabin ,t said that he hopedl the, War Ca v 3uld not allow vested inte^ uctlon In the way of maximum P roduc^ n n If that was Government s
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    32 1 Reuter. Basic, May 14. Traffic on the German railway'near the Swiss frontier has been interrupts since Saturday, when part of the urn. was destroyed near Istin. in Baden, dv French bombs -Renter.
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    Cordell Hull On Threat To Civilisation
    154 1 Reuter. New York. May 14. A WARNING to Americans that their country is not secure "against the menace to the cMN** existence of mankind which looms on the horizon." was uttered b> Mr. Cordell Hull, when he •***«2 !|2 American Society of W»*» cannot
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    15 1 Reuter. Willemsted. untitled A BRITISH transport landed troopi and defence equipjaienl here to day. Reuter.
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    Resident Slates Government Service
    177 2 (PfcN9 Our Own Kcporter) Taiping, Monday. A VIGOROUS apical to schoolboy* 71 to remember the s[)irit of adventure was made by the Hon. Mr. X. F. H. Mather, acting British Resi dent, Ferak, here when he presided at the King Edward VII School annu&J speech day.
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    Funeral Of Mr. Edward Holloway
    179 2 Singapore, Monday. THE funeral of Mr. Edward Fophani Holloway who passed away at his residence in Leicester Road, Singapore on May 11. took plate at the Bidadaii Cemetery this morning and Js very largely attended bv rela lives and friends. The Kev. K. K. 3
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    Johore Council Meeting
    26 2 A. meeting or the Council of Slat* Johore, will be hHH .A ktate, Johore' Ralru Ve'da 1M0, at 10 3u a m. U,^da >-
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    SINGLE PRINT FILE IN MALAYA
    151 2 lUXAY iii completing the elas•jßeatfon of linger prints 6f all persons convicted of housebreaking is reported m the F JJ S Fo|i «e review for VXW. The classification fa being done by the liattley Single Finger Frint syvtem and it is intench d to replace
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    People Of Sarawak Put News Before Jazz
    279 2 Rajah Says.... Singapore, Tuesday. gARAWAK has prepared and is ready for any eventuality in this war the people are keenly interested in all that is going on, they actually prefer the 8.8.C. news broadcasts to jazz declared Sir Charles Vynev Brooke, Rajah of
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    Datura Poisoning In F.M.S.
    166 2 C S of dat "ra poisoning, common in India, where the drug was used in the past by the thugs in their ritual murders, are still reported from time to time in the Federated Malay States. T Jji e P° is is usua.Uy administered by De?th
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    BOYCOTT A TOOL IN HANDS OF POLITICAL AGITATORS
    342 2 Subversive Activities In The F.M.S. JJOW AN ECONOMIC WEAPON—BOYCOTT— HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A TOOL OF POLITICAL AGITATORS, RESULTING IN CASES OF MISCHIEF, ASSAULT AND THREAT, BY .SO-CALLED "PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES, IS REVIEWED BY THE LATEST REPORT OF CRIME IN THE FEDERATED MALAY
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    LADIES' UNION OFFICIALS ELECTED
    92 2 AT the ninth annual meeting the following were elected to The com- mittee oi management of the Ladie-." Union: President: Mrs. Jayaratne (re-elect-ed >, vice-presidents: Mrs. A. G. Menon (St-elected), Mrs. Chelvanathan: secretary. Mrs. K. S. Pillai. ire-elected-joint secretary. Mrs A. M. Mather-(re-elected'; treasurer, Mrs T
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    44 2 On the occasion of the birthday of the Parade «J^S 8 thiS Sons will t?i l S Banquet c other celebrations will take place on Wednesday May tod af 2£ f 17 BU S will however be hred at on the morning of that
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    ALL QUIET
    88 2 TV 0 instance of assault of a Japanese by a Chinese was reported in the F.M.S. during 1939. On two occasions only was a report made which could be construed as a local Sino-Japan-ese "incident." In the first, some young Chi- I nese school children threw small stones
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    Malacca Gets New A.A.M. Branch
    220 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Monday. Jfjß. X. COULSON, M.C.S. presided at a general meeting of the Malacca branch of the A.A.M. last night at the High School. The Chairman explained that the object of the meeting was to advance the interest of the A.A.M.
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    21 2 The confirmation of Acting Sub-Lieut. G. Banks. S. S. Royal Naval Re-' serve, in the rank of Sub-Lieut, has been approved.
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    EUROPE THROUGH AN INDIAN WOMAN'S EYES
    573 2 (From Our Own Reporter) a meeting at the "Weas and Ideals of the East and the West." iSTct T H B K. tm M.A., (Lecturer. Women's Co.lege, TrivandrL subjected European civilisation to a most critical scrutin demned the abominable practice of aping European V'"
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    VOUCHERS TO PREVENT GAMBLING
    58 2 gECAUSE the labourers of the British Borneo Timber Com Pany, Sandakan used the extra /ambling, they will i n future be ienu> when a letter frm™ manager of the Con,^/™ io T pr e eve„ er th' a,ed tha < in •>*» voucners. which could be
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    MALAYS TO REVIEW DIVORCE ORDINANCE
    165 2 THE Mohammedan Marriage and Divore. fw, introduced some 40 or 50 years nJi I rdma,ice was rh ag0 18 bem «r reviewed with a view I to bringing it up to date Efforts in this direction will be made by a special sub-eomm7ttee of the
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    14 2 The appointment of Dr. L. J. untitled Steal fficer aicai service, has been approved.
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    MALAYAN RACING STRONGLY CRITICISED
    358 2 (From Our Own Correspondent* Ran^kok May 9. A V\ ELL-KNOWN Bangkok racing man, Mr. D. A. Pestonji, addressing the Bangkok Rotary Club to-day took for his subject the Ethics of Racing. He has visited Indian, Straits. Australia, and Japanese meetings and courses, and I thls JS
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    HON. MR. S. W. JONES
    67 2 UIS Excellency the Officer Administer ing the Government accompanied by the Private Secretary and the Aide-de-Camp, will leave Singapore by train on Fndav evening, May 17, on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency and party will leave Kuala Lumpur by motor-car on Satin day
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    Cosmic Ray Expert Here
    205 3 Singapore, Tuesday. 1. [»iara Singh Gill, indian p*x:lf f Prof. Arthur H. Compprize winner in physics, SiugaiKU'e this morning. America on Apr. 15 for Punjab, where he is scheduln out cxi>oriments in coa- ni h at 20 degrees mag[or hia work in the fiela Gili will
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    Thieves' Poultry Hunt
    182 3 Singapore. Tuesday. 4 SPECIAL preference for poultry was shown by Singapore's thieves who were out and about during the Whitsun weekend. PI CKS. they stole from a woman in Tan toek Seng hospital, m\*m hath room they broke into. GtXSI they took from a Malay tiring in
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    "MY DAY"— BY A BRITISH RESIDENT'S WIFE
    47 3 >iln- I»HV>, 2 >,5it tn tbe xv«,«e»» n«,"l ll«»l„„''NN >. >Kl,»ll, l urnpur. >lr<i. l! lUsll. wile ul l»»e «ritixn «e"i«l«,l ol 8elH,»«<,r zcune woolleni». sl.e HllenU.'' i» n lb I>l «iickU. >„> N.6U tl.e l»r><b-. >!r-. 1 »t ber ma r"2«e.
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    MALAYA—D.E.I. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS SUSPENDED
    332 3 Americans To "Carry On" For K.L.M. REPERCUSSIONS OF GERMAN INVASION (TRIBUNE STAFF REPORTER) CINCE THE GERMAN INVASION OF HOLLAND, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN MALAYA AND THE NETHERLANDS AND HER COLONY IN THE EAST. Banks are no longer quoting the Straits dollar-guilder exchange rate,
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    ENEMY USING EVERY TREACHEROUS DEVICE
    574 3 Foreign Minister's Speech Reuter. London, May 13. TN the Howe of lira's reviewing the latest aspects of the war. Lord Halifax spoke of the latest attempt by Germany to stiike down two small neighbouring nations "with complete and cynical disregard of treaties and assurances, and
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    B.B.C. Mystery
    74 3 Reuter London, May 14. A MYSTERIOUS telephone message is puzzling the British Broadcasting Corporation. Three hours after the BBC had broadcast an announcement ordering the call-up of Air Force reservists the broadcast was cancelled. The BBC believed that the telephone call requesting them to make the announcement had
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    ALLIES ORDER PLANES FOR $350 MILLIONS
    50 3 Reuter Washington. May 14. The Allies have placed orders tor American planes and aire aft engines totalling 350 million dollars in the last four weeks, it was slated to-day by a spokesman of the Allied Purchasing Mission. Two other large contracts are being negotiated.—Renter
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    21 3 Mr. P. O. Wickens, Cadet, Malayan Civil Service, has been appointed to act as Assistant Secretary to Res dent. Selangor. I
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    COURT CASE FOLLOWS MALAY'S ALLEGED BOAST
    108 3 (From Our Own Reporter) Taiping. Monday. MALAYS packed one courtroom here yesterday when a young Malay widow. Zainab binti Salleh sued Ha ji Ahmad for insult claiming that he made a certain boast detrimental to her character. The case was fixed for hearing on
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    POLICE BAND PROGRAMME
    89 3 THE Band of the Straits Brtttements 1 Police will oerform in public durn>! the week as follows, under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch, L R A M A R.C.M., R.MS.M. Farrcr Park 5.30 p.m. To-day Grand March. "Fame ana ustmf Albert E. Matt. t> 2.
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    28 3 The Perak Turf Club has made a second donation of $6,000 to the Perak Patriotic Fund. The Club's first contribution was in the form of £309 war bonds.
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    Unemployed Men Start Flourishing Business
    433 4 Kuala Lumpur, Monday. A NOVEL unemployment reA lief scheme launched here a month ago by Mr. K. R. Blackwell, Official Assignee, has proved amazingly successful. > By his initiative and foresight Mr. BlacKwell has snatched uccess from failure and sei an example to others which
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    Campaign Against "Bad Hats"
    81 4 (From Our Own Reporter) Penang-, Sunday. OCAL police are tracking down 9 J "bad hats" in a campaign against potty thefts which is being actively conducted in Penang. Loiterers in compounds and back lanes are beine, arrested as suspicious charac tors and police suspicions have been
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    Obscene Pictures
    72 4 PROVED ING a striking contrast with the state of affairs in the Straits Settlements, the F.M.S. police did not nave occasion to deal with persons in possession of undesirable pictures or literature. States th> Police review fdr IMS: The country appears to be tcmaikdble free irom dfcseenc picture
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    European Acquitted Of Dangerous Driving
    263 4 drom Om Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday, rv)\VI(TKI) of dangerous driving in the Magistrate's Court, 6. F. Gooch, European planter, yesterday was successful when he appealed in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice, Mr. JUstice Po.vser. who granted the appeal, remarking that the charge of
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    17 4 Mr. W. L. Blythe. M.C.S., has been rppointed a Deputy Controller of Labcur under the Labour Ordinance.
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    MURDER PLANNED TO LOOK LIKE ACCIDENT
    213 4 CASE of murder planned to appear as an accident is mentioned in the latest report of the F.M.S. Police. Arising from the motive of jealousy, the murder ended in the death of the murderer as well as the victim. A Malay named Yunus went
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    15 4 Dr. R. Lewthwaite, Senior Pathologist, has been appointed Director of the Institute for Medical Research.
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    SPECIAL WAR-TIME DUTIES FOR POLICE
    317 4 Control Of Aliens Well Carried Out SPECIAL DUTIES WERE ALLOTTED TO THE POLICE TO ENSURE THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY TEN DAYS BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN EUROPE. THESE SPECIAL DUTIES INCLUDED THE MANNING OF VULNERABLE POINTS AND SPECIAL VIGILANCE OVER ENEMY ALIENS.
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    Salvation Army Appeal
    205 4 INCLUDING donations received up to last Friday, the Salvation Army 1940 Annual Appeal fund totals 516.579.40. Last week's donations included a handsome gift of $250 from Mr. J. I. Dawson and a cheque for SlOO from Messrs. Malayan Breweries, Ltd. The following is a list of donations:
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    18 4 Mr. A. H. L. Wheeler has been appointed to be Secretary to the Board of Licensing Justices, Penang
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    SUSPECT SWORE IN VAIN
    117 4 A CASE of hopncbif jhing m n Sromgor had a cuiiou quel. The latest E M S Poli review that a room i:i Tamil cooly line wa' broken into and property stolen. Susp.eion fell on a cool) in th? same line, and to himself he swore
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    SAILOR INJURED
    26 4 A European .sailor was slightly injured when he was knocked down by bus at Teluk Blanga Road shcrl after II o'clock yesterday morn in
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    21 4 Mr. S. Green, Electric untitled Klang, has gone on leave and Mi R H Ewans has arrived In Klang sumed duties.
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    INTERNAL UNREST WILL BREAK NAZI MACHINE
    1945 5 4-YEAR plan has NOT SUCCEEDED German Economy "An Instrument Of Hate" Singapore, Tuesday. (TK.MANY'S internal economy, the factors that brought about the Nazis' "self-sufficiency" four-year plan, and the mrs that will, in all probability, cause economic breakdown ,u (Jennany were discussed by Dr. T.
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    Psychological Background Of Policy
    76 5 A HATRED of the liberal eeono■lie regime which had given Germany its prosperity, a load of J foreign debt combined with a contempt for all contracts and inter- J national credit, a violent hostility against all capitalists, all Jews, j all who favoured or profited by
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    HOW GERMANY IS BLOCKADED ECONOMICALLY
    33 5 This Is what Britain's economic warfare means to Germany. The Navy have a stranglehold on the Nazis' expert trade. Imports can only come in limited quantities from Russia.
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    ROTARIANS TO HEAR TALK ON LEPER PROBLEM
    67 5 10-MORROW a luncheon will be lield at the Adelphi Hotel at 1 p.m. Btid Rotarian William Yin Sons Lee will give an address .entitled "Truckling the Leper Pre totem." Rotarian Lee has had wide experience of his subject and was responsible for Drgahising
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    EUROPEANS IN THRILLING CLARKE CUP VICTORY
    988 6 "Rest"FaiI Against Dynes Growder Europeans surprisingly inflicted a thrilling defeat on the Rest by nineteen runs yesterday and recaptured the Clarke Cup. Major Dynes was the hero of the day. Developing a deadly length, he was almost unplayable and the Rest, who had 116
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    Lost On Foul
    26 6 RIO GILL in action against Fighting Meick in Batavia. The Dut, won on a foul in the fourth round. Later Gill defeated Blanco.
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    Swimming Carnival At Y.M.C.A. A Success
    316 6 JHE V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival held at Fort Canning v was a great success. There was a large gathering among whom were the Hon. M B. Jordan and Sir John Bagnall. An innovation was the ho'dii carnival in the morning thi having been held in
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    SPORTS DIARY
    46 6 TO-DAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Div J. S.C.F.A. vs. R.A.F., Stad Reserve Div. MF A vs. P S.R.C.; Div. Hi A l RA F (Torpedo) vs. R.A.M C tar: Naval Police vs. RA. 8.M.). Naval Ba.se; Signal R.A.0.C.. Alexandra TENNIS: S.C.R.C S RC. V.M.C.A. tournaments
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    Loyals Win 4-1 Against Sappers
    243 6 Singapore, Monday. THE last few minutes played in semi-darkness, the Reserve Division match between the Loyals and R E won by the former by four goah- to one. was not devoid of excitement. The teams dominated the exchanges alternately, the Loyals pressing in th» first
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    Singapore G.C. Competition
    110 6 THE first bi-monthly Mixed Foursomes Competition of the Royal Singapore Golf Club W&s played at Bukit Timah on Sunday Mr! rn A°°M a o d resUlted in a win for Mr and Mrs A. M. Pearson with a net score of 35>' 2 27 Ca Mr S
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    CHUNG WHA F.A. BEAT JOHORE
    321 6 1 ForlTl As Ciatio be «t the Johore Military Park K<>alS 10 ne a lar c athe at Farrer "a,nf-InTtt P a yed a a H*"* and the issue was never a certm'ntv tv,« i "A 1 soldiers was a treat to watch f thg
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    BRILLIANT WINGER
    7 7 r, brilliant Loyals' right wing.
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    A.S.B. PAKIR WINS "B" TITLE
    208 7 a SB PAKIR, annexed the "B" A las singles tK4e in the V M A tennis tournament when he beat A Q. B. Pakir yesterday. He i t have an easy time and was i f nth d to tin cc sets. C singles H.
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    18 7 Teh cricket match that was to have played between the Indian Asso- and the J.C.S.A. yesterday wa.s cancelled.
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    BIG CROWD AT PENANG WHITSUNRACE MEETING
    715 7 TOTE, CASH SWEEPS WELL PATRONISED (From Our Own Reporter) Penang.. Monday. JgXCELLENT support for totes and sweeps was a feature of the Penang Turf Club's extra meeting here to-day. Holiday crowds flocked to the race course and saw some excellent racing. 1114. SWEEP Total
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    Dividends At A Glance
    86 7 Race 1: FARNLEY $42 $17 Hackshaw $17 Race 2: EXEVE Sl3 S8 Cambalong $11 Race 3: NEOL $36 $16 Pymble $11 Kissing Cup $12 Race 4: SACRIFICE $28 $8 Ordination $17 Four O'Clock $7 Race 5: RED DOT $80 $15 Alicante $14. July tlTe Seventh $8
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    S.C.C. & Police Draw On Depot Ground
    262 7 S.C.C. Police Draw On Depot Ground Singapore, Monday. TN a twelve aside cricket match on P the Depot ground yesterday afternoon the Singapore Cricket Club drew with the S.S. Police. The S.C.C. batted first and put up 149 runs for seven wickets, Castor and Rca being the highest scorers with
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    Stricter Control Of Aliens
    259 8 JHE drastic round-up of enemy aliens and other suspected undesirables and the closer surveillance of foreigners generally in Britain add significance to certain paragraphs in the F.M.S. Police Report for 1939, just issued. These paragraphs refer to the increase of subversive political agitation and offences. They
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    New Leadership
    210 8 changes in the Cabinet as a result of the assumption by Mr. Winston Churchill of the Premiership are greeted with satisfaction in all parts of the Empire. Some of the old names remain but in the main the Government can now be regarded as considerably stronger and more
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    DUTCH GOVERNMENT LEAVES THE HAGUE
    333 8 Reuter. London, May 14. ACCORDING to the Hilversum radio the Dutch Com-mander-in-Chief has issued a proclamation announcing the transfer of the seat of Government elsewhere in order to maintain its complete freedom of action. Refugees, including women and children, arrived at an east coast port
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    Why Queen Wilhelmina Left Holland
    162 8 Reuter. London, May 14. THE Netherlands Legation in London 1 has issued the following statement: "Queen Wilhelmina had the firm intention never to leave her country. The Cabinet in The Hague with the knowledge that the Germans were closing in With a circular movement to
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    Reviews The News
    584 8 Stanley Jones JjT appears that for the K„ being the Dutch have wfa drawn-though in good from some of the northern ,7 vince of Utrecht, east of X Zuyder Zee. Only a small pari of this an vince could be flooded Ls rest is not below sea
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    CHURCHILL'S POLICY: TOTAL WAR AGAINST A MONSTROUS TYRANNY
    2489 9 Unanimous Support Of Parliament Reuter. TN a stirring speech—his first as Prime Minister—to the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill said his Government's policy was to wage war on land, sea and air, with all the Empire's might, against a monstrous tyranny.
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    76 9 Reuter. (Reuters Special Commentary) London, May 13. The New York Times says that national unity in Great Britain is nowcomplete in form and fact. In the coming months it will be an asset, Ol incalculable value to the whole Allied cause. Mr. Churchill has let
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    U.S. EMBASSY WILL NOT LEAVE BRUSSELS
    71 9 Reuter. Brussels, May 13. JN NO circumstances will the United States Embassy leave Brussels, it is understood here. It is recalled that during the last war until the United States entered the war in 1917, the American Legation remained, and the American Minister rendered
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    Hungary Doubles Army
    126 10 Reuter. Paris, May 13. HAVAS AGENCY dispatch from Belgrade says that information passing the Hungarian frontier indicates that seven classes were recalled to the colours in Hungary on Saturday and Sunday. The dispatch points out that the Hungarian army would now have 350,000 men under arms against
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    68 10 Reuter. CAIRO. MAY W. AS A PURELY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, BRITISH AND EGYPTIAN UORCES HAVE TAKEN UP EMERGENCY STATIONS IN EG i'PT. While the Mediterranean position remains uncertain, precautions are being tjken throughout the country. The Prime Minister, as military governor, has authorised the governor of the western deseit
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    PARACHUTISTS LANDED BEHIND ALLIED LINES
    116 10 Reuter. London. May 13. QERMAN parachutists are being landed in small parties behind the French and British forces which are advancing to the help of the Lew Countries, it is reliably reported, states Reuters special crrresjondent with the R.A.F. in France. Sabotage and espionage are
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    NEW VICTIMS OF NAZI RAPACITY
    198 10 Reuter. (Renter's Special Commentary) London, Mjy 13. THE Ankara paper Cumhuriyet says:— "Three fresh victims have been added to German rapacity. Once more it proves the uselessness of adherence to neutrality. Neutrals shculd unite and prepare to face the aggressor." The paper Tan says: "The
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    Reverses For Germans In Norway
    148 10 Reuter. Stockholm, May 13. A NORWEGIAN High Command communique states that an attempt was made by the Germans to disembark troops in the south of Tromsoe Province. Several transports were sunk and the forces which had been lande/d were surrounded. In the Gratanger region north
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    DANGER OF PARACHUTE RAIDS
    161 10 Reuter. London. May 13. BEFORE Mr. Churchill addressed the Huu.se ol Commons to-day, Mr. Eden, speaking for the first time as Secretary for War. answered a question dealing with the danger of enemy parachute landings in England. He wa s asked whether he would consider the
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    CHINESE VICTORIES
    67 10 Reuter. London. May 13. A TELEGRAM from Chungking.' dated May U, received by the Chinese Embassy in London, states that "despatches from the Honan and Hupeh fronts report important victories for the Chinese. "One report estimates that the Japanese sustained ovei 10.000 killed and wounded up to yesterday
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    M. DALADIER MEETS KING LEOPOLD
    27 10 Reuter. Paris, May 13. M. Daladier (French War Minister) visited the fighting zones in north Belgium yesterday and conferred with King Leopold.—Reuter.
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    46 10 Reuter. London, May 13. The Netherlands' radio announced that the Po'ish President conveyed tc the Queen his sympathy and admiration for herself and the Dutch peoole Queen Wilhelmina replying stressed "the unity of the Dutch nation with Poland In their common strugg?e for right and freedcm."—Reuter.
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    Press Reaction To Britain's New Cabinet
    84 11 Reuter. London, May 13. pi press opinion has been b »n the domestic and political tht* announcement of Mr. hill's Cabinet. nation ot the new War Cathe changes of portfolios eral'y received an excellent ..ays that a great change has repercussions far be.;opointment of
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    90 11 Chungking. T Ministry of Finance has red the Chinese Chamber ot* :e at Shanghai, the Chinese s' Club and nine native banks Shanghai, denying the rumour the Government will again t the amount of withdrawal posits from Chinese banks in hai as a result of
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    JAPANESE GOVT. TAKE DIPLOMATIC ACTION
    425 11 Netherlands East Indies Tokyo, May 13. iv Ik. Cabinet's decision, the Foreign Minister, IN accordance with the Cabinet s f„,Wn diolo--1 Mr Hachiro \rita, in Saturday's interviews with foreign diplo KpiHocrent countries concerned and of the that may affect the status quo of the Netnerianas
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    DUTCH MAKE PARTIAL RETREAT IN NORTH
    1014 11 Nazis Have Crossed The Rivers Meuse And Vessel Reuter. Amsterdam, May 13. DUTCH High Command communique states that German troops have crossed the rivers Meuse and Vessel. Dutch frontier troops have made a partial withdrawal according to plan. Dutch aeroplanes l>otnhed the advancing Germans.
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    SPEED-UP OF U.S. DEFENCE
    173 13 Reuter. Washington, May 13. announced thai President 8 I v(lt v. ill -.uldress a mcs- I I ungress this week asking S litional funds for national 2 it believed the new request I in the neighbourhood of 0 which will be addi- i the two thousand
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    CONQUER OR PERISH!
    165 13 London. May 13. THERE seems to be a general inclina--1 lion in the Sunday Press to accept .ew of the official spokesman of the lb War Ministry that we are 8 forward to the biggest battle in y j l Garvin, in the Observer Thp Allies are
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    ARGENTINE WANTS NON-BELLIGERENCY
    177 13 Reuter. A Washington, May 13. proposal by the Argentine Foreign Minister that the nations of North and South America should abandon neutrality in favour of non-belligerency Is to be considered by the State Department. Officials there, however, find several legal and other objections to such a course.
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    57 13 Reuter. London. May 3. THE Stock Exchange like other sections of the business community, sacrificed the Whitsun holiday to-day. The market was quietly steady with gilt-edged and leading home industrials moving higher. Oils also recovered, while Kaffirs responded to quiet Cape support. Indian Governments wer 0 slightly lower.
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    36 13 Reuter. Ottawa. May 13. Mr. Manion. Leader of the Conservative Party, submitted his resignation to a meeting of the Conservative members of Parliament to-day. It has not vet been decided whether it will be accepted —Reuter.
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    AMERICA MAY EXTEND CREDIT
    68 13 Reuter. Washington, May 13. ABOLITION of the cash-and-carry restriction on Allies' non-military purchases in the United States is proposed in a resolution submitted to Congress by Mr. Bulwinkle, a member of the House of Representatives. He advocates amending the Johnson Act and the Neutrality Act to
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    46 14 ACK NOYVLEDGMENT. Mrs. E, P. Holloway and tier son Ted wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Edward Fopham Holloway, as well as those who sent wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence.
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    229 15 TIN London. Monday. :e) £269 1 2 Buyers £270 Sellers Price» 267 1 2 Buyers £268 Sellers RUBBER London, Monday. Buyers Sellers Quietly Steady 11 15 16 12 116 June 11 15 16 12 116 13 Sept. 12 116 12' a >cl Dec. 12 12 116 LONDON
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    112 15 Singapore, May 14. re the exchange stock ding to the daily the Hongkong and 11 Banking Corporation. SELLING It ijiS 2060 am demand 208' 4 bntreni k H demand 4 <5 15 16 ifavn demand 51 11|16 >-:: inland 155 7 8 156% teS nc 155% 155% 53% 13
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    1242 15 Reuter. U.S. Funds For Holland And Belgium Released MR MARrrvTu ait WASHINGTON, MAY 13. Ho 7? avn AU HAS PLEASED GOVERNMENT FUNDS OF UNdS BELGIUM WHICH HAVE BEEN FROZEN, MAY 10. PRtS,DENT ROOSEVELTS EMERGENCY ORDER OF TO rp T i^a I I FFECT F THK TREASURY'S BLANKET ON
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    25 15 Singapore, Tuesday. Prices of tin and rubber in Singapore at noon to-day were:— RUBBER Buyers: 38'/», Sellers: 38% TIN »133%: down 11%. I
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    303 15 piVE thousand tons of mining machinery of the Pekin Syndicate, a British concern, are constantly rumbling to keep the coal production in Szechwan going at a greater speed than ever before. The daily output of three leading Chinese coal mining firms, thus helped, is around 500 tons.
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    82 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) S London, Apr. 36. ALES of private motor-cars in Britain recovered in March as compared with the previous month, although naturally the number was far below the all-time record of 3f).264 established in March last year. Private cars registered for the first
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    SOUTH AFRICAN PREPARATIONS
    32 16 Reuter. Johannesburg, May 13. It is officially announced that four units of the active Citizens Force, including the Transvaal Scottish, are mobilising almost immediately for full time service. —Reuter.
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    Man In The Street On New Cabinet
    221 16 London, May 14. WHAT is probably a typical viow on the Government changes of the "man in the street" was given in a broadcast on Mcnday evening. Vnder the pseudonym 44 A North Briton.' the broadcaster, speaking ot the new Prime Minister said:
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    636 16 Night And Day Bombing To Stem Attack Reuter. London, May 14. THE Air Ministry announces that intensive operations by the R.A.F. continue on all parts of the front. Considerable numbers of enemy bombers are encountered, otten escorted by fighters. Ar Reports so far received
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    95 16 London, M IN Admiralty communique dates: "Since the German in i j of Holland and Belgium strctt* 1 naval forces have been opera! j continuously off the coast of these two countries in vpite f re. peated bombing attacks i, been made en them. "The
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    18 16 Mr. F. C. Holland, Malayan Public Works Service, has been appointed to officiate as Senior Executive Engineer, Kinta.
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    36 16 Reuter. Amsterdam. May 13. The Dutch steamer Van Rensselaer struck a mine last night on leaving the port of Ymuiden. The captam died of heart failure and five of 150 people aboard are missing.—Reuter.
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    British Tourists Advised Not To Remain In Italy
    166 16 Reuter. Rome, May U. 4NXHSTY has been created among the small section of the «ritjsh A colony in Rome by the belligerent tone of the Press. The BrIk* Consulate has advised inquirers not to stay in the countr> t hcv are merely
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    28 16 Reuter. Stockholm. May 14. The Stockholm radio states that a Swedish delegation is leaving on Tuesday by air for Moscow to initiate t:ade negotiations.—Reuter
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    31 16 Reuter. Paris, May 14. The Grand Duchess of Luxemboug. Frince Felix, and their children arrived here on Monday night and are staying incognito at an hotel —Reuter.
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    29 16 Reuter. LondJn, May IS. The King has conferred a mcountcv POOn Sh John S a his apnointment as Lord High Chancellor—Reuter.
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    41 16 (From H. L. Bapam) London. Ma? M Princess Juliana was rapturou corned when recognised. She ii at Eaton Square. »'c a At Hampstead Heath on M usual holiday fair was held but were small. via Wiri
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