Morning Tribune, 13 April 1940

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    14 1 The Morning Tribune Vol. 5- Nn 61, Sat, April 13, 1940 The Morning Tribune
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    Heroes Of The Hardy Started Their Own B.E.F.
    113 1 Heroes Of The Hardy Started Their Own B.E.F. LONDON, APR. 12. n is LEARNED IN AUTHORITATIVE CIRCLES TO-DAY THAT WHEN THE DESTROYER HARDY RAN ASHORE AT NARVIK SOME OF THEIR CREW WENT ASHORE AS THOUGH STARTING A LITTLE MILITARY EXPEDITION OF THEIR OWN. 1 IT IS STATED THAT 40 OR
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    Nazis Shoot Norwegians
    61 1 Nazis Shoot Norwegians London. Apr. 12. IP the terrorist methods n tnploya against the nationals of countries "taken under her prote- afforded by an announce--clio this morning that command has issued a aught fighting c German forces will be treated •nd shot— this m spite SJJ™ I is at war
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    R.A.F. BOMBERS SINK AMMUNITION SHIP, RAID BASES
    643 1 R.A.F. BOMBERS SINK AMMUNITION SHIP, RAID BASES HUGE SEW MINEFIELDS NUMBER OF RAIDS WERE CARRIED OUT BY BOMBERS OF THE R. A. F. ON GERMAN SHIPPING AND SEAPLANE BASES YESTERDAY. THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WHEN ONE SHIP WAS SUNK INDICATES THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN CARRYING AMMUNITION. Huge new
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    GALLANTRY OF THE GHURKA COMMANDER
    95 1 London, Apr. 12. UOW the commander of the destroyer Ghurka stuck to his post as the ship was sinking was described to-day by one of the survivors, who said the commander was forced to leave by two ratings, who seized him and almost threw him
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    BRITISH & FRENCH TO LEAVE SWEDEN
    131 1 BRITISH FRENCH TO LEAVE SWEDEN Amsterdam, Apr. 12. JT is learned m Berlin political circles that further serious warnings are being given to Sweden. A German spokesman said Sweden's immediate future depends on her forbidding everything that endangers neutrality. As long as this is done there is no reason for
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    AND THAT'S FOR ADOLF!
    34 1 Soldiers at bayonet training so that the children on left and miUioni I.ke them can continue to build their sand castles on seaside beaches without fear of any foreign aggressor.
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    65 1 The international brigade which went to Finland and which is 1,500 strong and composed principally of well-trained Bri tii-h and Hungarian volunteers, is repoited to be about to leave Lapua, Finland, for Norway. The voluntary evacuation of wom^n and children from towns m southern Sweden is proceeding rapidly. Swedes are
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      33 1 Neutral Alarm 1 On Page 3 X? "X Must United HOLLAND Faces 'Enemy su Within." WEDEN Menaced by Nazi Press. On Page 20 UI;KFV Takes Crisis Steps On Page 2 k* About Norway
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    LARGE FORCES OPPOSE EACH OTHER IN NORWAY
    302 2 Big Battle Expected 1 .omlon. Apr. i.,,,,1 I, ..him- ,1.-tvox'<! khota d disembarked 10.000 also reported picked up 3000 oemtia bMlw .mm BVinV SHIPS SUNK ti< The Air Ministry annoui .< ber aircraft I out attacks to force n port and supply vea
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    ACTS OF SABOTAGE
    39 2 London, Apr. 12. An admission that several acts of ...s{. German troops have a committed by the civil populaUon Norway is made m a proclamation by Major-General Engelbrecht, read on the (.crman-controlled Oslo radio. The pro-
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    BRITISH FLEET HAS STRUCK WITH POWER
    100 2 BRITISH FLEET HAS STRUCK W ITH POWER New York. Apr. 12. The counter-attack hw been beyun with courage-and full realisation of the critical importance of the issue, writes the New York Times Recalling the premature release of he news of the Battle of Jutlan d mIJ last war. the paper
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    SIR IAN FRASER NOT OPPOSED
    40 2 SIR IAN FRASER NOT OPPOSED London, Apr 12. Sir lan Fraser, National Conservative and chairman of St. Dunstan's w^ it- turned unopposed In the Lonsdale. Lanci hut i>v -election, caused by the succemion of Lord Balniel to his fatitle. Reuter
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    46 2 London. Apr. 12 ON the Slock Exchange, despite the BMial week-Rid reluctance to extend commitments, the market remained quietly firm Prices closed fractionally lower but thl* was due only to lack of comfort and not to any selling pressure Wall Street was steady Reuter
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    SWEDISH TANKER SUNK
    63 2 SWEDISH TANKER SUNK London, Apr 12. A SWEDISH ianker, the Sveaborg of 9,000 tons, has sunk off the Scottish coast and 34 of the crew were landed. The Sveaborg, one of tne largest Swedish tankers, was homeward bound from America, carrying petrol for Sweden. London representatives of the owners understand
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    NAZI MUNITION DUMP EXPLODES
    43 2 Brussels, Apr. 12. A violent explosion on German territory a few miles from the frontier is reported. Flames are visible and a series of detonations was heard, giving rise to the belief that a munitions dump lis involved. Reuter
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    FAROES WELCOME BRITONS
    71 2 FAROES WELCOME BRITONS London. Apr. 12. IT k leant* that the Governor of I Ihe Faroe Inlands welcomed the action taken by Great assure the safety of the inhabitant Asked whether the Danes f> uld f^ regarded as Icelanders for duration of the war. owing to the constitutional link between
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    Quiet Day In Denmark, Say Nazis
    144 2 Quiet Day In Denmark, Say Nazis Berlin. Ipi I! A(ierman Huh nmmand mmnni. niqut* ainiouiHCs a quiel (lav m l>t«nnuuk. Patmllini; plants m Denmark's \\es t coast did not the enemy. m Norway Qerman-occupiej round Narvik was extended occupied. No fighting occurred A British air attack on I m was
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    Lloyd George Celebrates A Jubilee
    147 2 Lloyd George Celebrates A Jubilee London. Apr It THE whole of the British press expr ed congratulation on the compl ion on April 10 by Mr. Lloyd Geor, ■>f fifty years' continuous represem tion In *the Commons of Carnajvi death of Mi. T. P. O'Co nor In 1929 Mr. Lloyd
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    BRITAIN'S NEED OF TIMBER
    100 2 BRITAIN'S NEED OF TIMBER London. Apr l THE importance of home umjf 1 stressed by Mr. Burgm Mh^« Supply, addressing the Timm. Federation. "With Scandinavia cvi and the Baltic closed, POf l^ f timber are not as bright have wished," he said^ c •Timber is wanted m quantities and is
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    Famous Preacher's De
    12 2 I The death U annou Francis Wood lock. Reuter
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    NEW NAZI THREAT TO LOW COUNTRIES
    235 3 London, Apr. 12. Hi TORTS have reached Paris that Holland and him have been faced with new German threats, says the Daily Telegraph's correspondent Kfa believed that the fate of Denmark and Norway v. Ed the Dutch and Belgians to consider whether they could
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    BELGIUM MUST BE UNITED
    43 3 BELGIUM MUST BE UNITED I Brussels, Apr. 12. blem confronting Bel- ghe will remain ■>nfl:ct. declared If. SpaaK. M H iv ian Government will war. but "it tagged m all our Id be directed to the defence i and united and i. sacrifices."
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    NAZI PRESS MENACES SWEDEN
    78 3 Stockholm, Apr. 12. ACCORDING to the Berlin cones. nondenl of Svcnska Da£bladrt, the Nazi press lias launched a violent campaign ajainst the Swedish newspapers, accusing them of (.tiling to maintain an attiturle of strict neutrality over events In Norway. It alleges thai the Swedish press ''plays
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    NORWEGIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED BY BOMBS
    44 3 I Stockholm, Apr. 12. nported to have been destroyed by bombing hour. lanes dropped 25 to 30 nine-gunned the rt that the Norwegian ernment were Ls denied. It is ble source that the /ernment had alinjured m the Reuter
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    Concern Over Future Of Greenland And Iceland
    94 3 1|f) Ottawa, Apr. 12. ™1 K King, Premier, slated the Canadian Governin communication with Britain over the enland and Iceland. He anticipated eomthe subject with tin- United States, he hoped! uossibivH He t< >■ audi and! State. I I and il particular-! or
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    GERMANS STILL IN NARVIK
    44 3 Stockholm. Apr. 12. nil occupying Narvik rday evening and this morning n nothing to Indicate that 'riven out or eft, to trustworthy n I om ore town near Nor- I man soldi ha n aloncr t] hil [r< i Reuter
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    HOLLAND FACES "DANGER WITHIN"
    153 3 Amsterdam, Apr. 12. JO-DAY for the first time Dutchmen read m the newspapers some explanations of the military precautions proceeding around them since Tuesday. This was a semi-official .statement. the mq .significant remark m which is that "there need be no doubt whatever that the Government
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    BATTLE THRILLS AMERICA
    79 3 BA TTLE THRILLS AMERICA Washington, Apr. 11. fTHh broadcasts of Mr. Churchill's speech impressed Americans. The frank enumeration of British losses created an excellent impression and from his restrained description of naval action m Scandinavia the public infer that events developed favourably for the Allies and that Hitler has made
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    ALLIED MISSION LEAVES DENMARK
    32 3 ALLIED MISSION LEAVES DENMARK Amsterdam. Apr. 12. A hundred and seventy membeis of the British, French and Polifb diplomatic missions m Denmark are expected tr> reach Holland early on Sunday morning. Reuter
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    SAYS SHE WAS CHASED BY MAN IN PYJAMAS
    70 4 SAYS SHE WAS CHASED BY MAN IN PYJAMAS allegations that he entered the bedroom of a woman resident at id, m ins pyjam;. were made againsi a middiei{yjai)i Chin( terday when he was Charged with an attempt ommit an offence against Miss Beatrice Lawrence. The prosecution said that the man
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    "DANGEROUS FOR TENANT," SAYS LANDLORD
    153 4 "DANGEROUS FOR TENANT," SAYS LANDLORD THf Kent Assessment Hoard m;ule dm order to-<la\ m the application i*v K»h Stag < hctng Brtiken i>.i tin i |ection »f t«u. nit niMfd 6hen \rw NfOh from their premisev it H irket Street, Singapore. a argued by Koh Tim <it the brothers who
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    FALSE CURRENCY CHARGE
    86 4 FALSE CURRENCY CHARGE LARGE number of counterfeit halfguilder coins and counterfeit twentv-flve guilder currency notes of the Netherlands East Indies, were stated to have been found m the possession of Lo > Toll Bfo. 38-year-old Hokkien living at Cecil Street. Lee Ton Beo was before Mr. H. Wat■'Dn, the Third
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    Judge Tired Of Hearing Same Excuse
    72 4 Judge Tired Of Hearing Same Excuse Singapore, Friday. FE Chief Justice, Sir Percy McElwaine. m the Bankruptcy Court this morning, said that be was tired of hearing the excuse that insolvency vvils due tc family illness and stated that he would like relevant medical receipts produced. Sir Percy made this
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    CHINESE ADVANCE ON NANCHANG
    79 4 Chungking, Apr. 12. THE Chinese forces are advancing on Nanchang which has been exposed to attacks from the flanks and rear following the Chinese recapture of Chingan, Fenghsin and Kaoyushij m Kiangsi Province. One Japanese bomber n Idlng the ci kiang-K f; by Chine ant] air
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    Red's Outburst From The Dock
    240 4 fJUTBURSTS against Imperalism were made by a young Chinese j a terday m the Singapore Criminal District Court, when he was B sent to prison for nine months, for assisting to manage an unlawful 1 society. I Admitting that he had been a W member
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    DID NOT KNOW TERMS OF 20 YEAR OLD WILL
    152 4 DID NOT KNOW TERMS OF 20 YEAR OLD WILL Singapore, Friday. A CHINESE nonya, Koh Geok Chew, told the Chief Jus. tice m the Bankruptcy Court, this morning that though her husband died 20 years ago, she still did not know the value of his estate, nor the amount she
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    Successes In Western Suiyuan
    99 4 Successes In Western Suiyuan Wuyuan. Apr 12 TENERAL Fu T.so-yi, Deputy Comir. v der-in-Chief of Suiyuan Provi: tributed the recent Chinese vk West Wuyuan to the gallant 1 bravery of the rank and file Chinese Army, when reviewing the n tary .situation during the last tore i lontha. h The
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    MALAYA REMITS FURTHER £60,000 TO BRITAIN
    492 5 Singapore. Friday. OTHER sum of MO.OOO for remittance to Britain, thus bringing V i, to date to £165.000. was approved at a meeting of I committee of the Ma.aya Patriotic Fund, at W h,ch v1 (ir |)rl Md t <l. at government House th.s
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    New Food Control Ordinance
    153 5 New Food Control Ordinance t vioua Food Control Ordinance 1 Yraximum Prices' Order. been cancelled and the followi »rder published In the Governzette by the Food Ccntroller, N R. Jarrett is made: d.manding. otYering. acir any price m excess of retail price of be?f ed), curry stuffs, eggs pn ftsh
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    Pawned Cold Instead Of Blessing It
    60 5 Pawned Cold Instead Of Blessing It n elderly Tamil, described ye' person who had old tooth, a «oid bangle and from a Chinese woman to ssed at a temple, was yes- S5O or m default six nment for hav:>ropriated the gold articles. Cowie, prosecuting said mised the woman ne tern
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    BULL'S EYE WITH THE BAYONET
    11 5 BULL'S EYE WITH THE BA YONET ssr. xzttttz :r wrjass s.
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    Funeral Of Mr. J.J. de Rozario
    263 5 Funeral Of Mr. J.J. de Rozario MX. Joseph Jacob de Rozario, an old and respected member of the Eurasian community, passed away •it his residence m Moulmein Road, Singapore on April 1 1 at the age of I 85 years. Mr' no Rozario was for over thirty ve.irs.em?ompany d fl
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    CHINESE ACQUITTED OF TRESPASS
    109 5 Singapore. Friday. An elderly Chinese named Tan K.iy Chuan who Mood charged with wilful ♦resoa~\s into Mr. C.S. Baile'.s compound at Ansullia Park, was to-day acquitted by Mr L C. Goh. the fifth magistrate, without being called on to make his deferce. Hi. worship said that
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    GOVERNOR TAKES SALUTE AT FIRST POLICE PARADE
    745 6 MO tareuell could haw been more keeiilt appreciated l>v H.K. The dovernor. Sir S hen ton Thomas, than that fiven to him yesterday by the Inspector (.eneral and All Ranks of the Straits Poli(( The\ staged ;i magnificent Parade tor the first annual
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    SIR SHENTON THOMAS COMMENDS THE FORCE
    735 6 |HE aim of the police force must be to win the full and unreser confidence of (he public said the Governor. Sir Shenton Then at the inspection or the S.S. Police Force, held yesterday. His Ex lency continued: I believe I am right In
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    London To-day
    874 7  -  H. L. HOPKIN On French Premier At Supreme War Council: Londoners Give Him Rousing Welcome: R-A.F. Very Much In The News: Story Of Flying Officer E. J. ("Cobber") Kain: First Man In This War To Shoot Down Five Enemy Planes: News Of Malayans In London. y London, Mar.
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    Morning Tribune SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1940. An Uneasy Silence
    273 7 Morning Tribune SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1940. An Uneasy Silence "JJAVING embarked on this war," said the First Lord of the Admiralty, "we expect to take our blows." His restraint about the Allied naval victory shows that he is well aware that it mi^ht he necessary at any moment to switch
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    Pahit Party At Kallang, Spectators At Police Parade And Producer Of New Play
    728 8 Pahit Party At Kallang, Spectators At Police Parade And Producer Of New Play RAN into hall NMinaporr at tin paint part\ fffcli i. Iflg C onini. MeFarlanr and nltitcis of the mess .«l Kalian* jjavr on Thursday intent. Air V. wile i m black en p <!< With vivui fIOWI
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    People And Places By Vera Ardmore
    227 8 People And Places By Vera Ardmore skirted dance dress with white and Mrs. R.D. Stewart looks really cool In crisp white organdJ with a biliowy .skirt and exaggerated sleeves. VValrliiiiy 'I' lnPol ill* I'aracli' Lady Thomas: Paisley silk is many •hades of blue.... Tall crowned navy hat. Mrs. A. H.
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    LET'S TALK IT OVER
    947 9 v nroblem send it to Helen, our home expwt. who answers y r^' onTht page every Saturday. >~ to her, co Morning Tribune, Anson Road, Singapore, enclosing correspondence coupon. I You ran send y»nr queries !po§t free j m |N order to facilitate the sending I
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    SUN TANNED HAPPINESS
    300 10 (F YOU WALK DOWN TO THE YACHT CLUB BASIN WHERE IXNUMKRABLI 4OATS ARE MOORED YOU ARE BOUND TO COMK ACROSS SINGAPORE'S 'ORANG LAUT" BROWNSKINNED "WATER GIPSIES WHO PASS A CAREFREE LIFE SWIMMING IN THE WATERS OF THE BASIN These delightful harum scarunis wait for boat owners and
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    CAR KILLER EPRIEVED
    131 10 CAR KILLER EPRIEVED MEWS has been received that t' I*'1 Home Secretary has recomment ed a reprieve for Gordon Richard Chilcott, 25-year-old local wt»tt agent, who is m Durham Gaol under sentence of death for the murder m a motor-car of his 21-yar old sweetheart, Jean Watson Moore The Home
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    THE MAN FOR ENGLAND
    365 11 I Churchill Has Captured The I Imagination Of The World JvEF SINCE WINSTON ARRIVED AT THE ADMIRALTY, HE HA;W BEFN BOMBARDING THE CABINET WITH HIS BRAIN STORMS jfcOSE WHO KNOW HIM REALIZE THAT CHURCHILL HAS A VER\ ■arge axe to grind. I For years. In 1
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    GUESS WHO!
    102 11 show us some fireworks "made m The state of mind m England which would cause "Winston's" rise to power was most cogently expressed by a Whitehall insider who has always been the very essence of conservatism— a city of London man who believes m a minimum of risk
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    TWO DIE IN SEA
    118 11 Torquay. piE mystery of the disappearance seven weeks ago of Miss Bovey aged 64, and Mrs. Ruby Irene Fortescue, also 64, from their flat at Hil-lesden-road, Torquay, has been solved. Miss Bovey was found dead m the sea at Thatchers Rock. Mrs. Fortescue was found dead
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    AHEM
    56 11 I This is Edna Powell, the young Wolverhampton lass who is doing: some very catchy dancing m London's high spots. Edna is working hard m an effort to become Britain's No. 1 Oomph" girl. And she certainly has that little something about her which we've had to coin a
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    NAZIS SHORT OF U-BOAT CREWS
    218 12 mimmU ¥arv Tli« k Waller Tm Nazi M aU, are report to be M« crews for their I -boats. con tinuaHy opw The nerves «t the men wh. feM^ »J«J Vo)nntopr m M I ...pth-charge attacks are under a great (O Ue reluctant to forward.
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    TYPHUS CAN BE WIPED OUT
    308 12 nratffi lever, one of .he last of the great plagues, can now be powerful smli-typhus vaccine. method," the Harvard scienn.«7 said "with a personnel of one SMSLtJa^SB gas ;sri?i^a workers m the same time could pre- s Us f ac tory. pare enough to protect
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    "GERMANY HAS MADE SUICIDE PACT"
    253 12 t PRESUME that m future the Navy will fly the flag you have 'made your own-the skull and crossbones of piracy. This phrase from a letter sent by a young civil servant to Mr trlbunal commented M^ at ch l^ m ha t o Churchill
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    STOUT WORK MEN
    42 12 STOUT WORK MEN Hewitt chatting to m" 1 V S a New have carried out a sci successful raids over B S is the n W n M planned the Sylt raid a i» taliatory measure^ r Scapa Flow raid by tn
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    U.S. Church Leaders Support Embargo
    272 15 Chungking, Apr. ft ..'l'm; n clinch alJy Japan has had m her invasion into China has been the United States/ tersely declares a n i I by six outstanding American church leaders t0 100,000 protestant pastors throughout America appealing to impose an embaigo on the
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    Plans For China's Wartime Economy
    297 15 Plans For China's Wartime Economy Avnrarr Chungking, Apr. 12. ANOTHER chapter or the tWO-y«ar-old People's Political t,.n lllK>ll >* he n l»roufht to a close after a successful St^S***?* which a for warti ii; i ;tl Bie highest light of the doting >n was a speech delivered by ralissimo Chiang
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    YUNNAN GOVERNOR TO VISIT BURMA
    64 15 YUNNA N GOVERNOR TO VISIT BURMA Kunming. On the invitation of the Governor or urma, General Long Yun, Chairman of le Yunnan Provincial Government, ill pay a visit to Burma towards the ::d of this month, it is learned here Jcently The invitation was conveyed General Lung by the British
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    ROSTRUM LIKELY WINNER AGAIN
    175 17 I (|n -ri-KKITK") Point m UuKit Tin,r the Singapore "r Rctrumj m th.- --nth I ening day. I fitting if Rostrum Land 1 .really don't str I a nnot as it haa been tfveii c pounds mow to shoulder. m is perhapa berry, who ,s given
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    AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION
    55 17 AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION I: iual anniversary celebration of teur Athletic Union will be held the bungalow of Mr. J. V. Ess, Loyang. Saturday and Sunday. Apr. 20 and In view of the difficulty of finding is bungalow all members are requested Grange Road on 3.30 pm. Transport by ly will
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    LADY CAPTAIN'S PRIZE
    32 17 B {l -\w scores returned [or the Lady Captain's Prize for Ki-ppel Golf Club:— Mrs. [•■I Holohan 90-22=68. Mrs. F BUrr I Brown 94—24=70. A R M..;-ies 9C— lB-72.
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    37 17 boon selected to the V.M.C.A. against °g s ay, at 2.10 p.m. on the I round; -I B Suratta, Thompson, G. L. Day, I thaniels, Lawrence, S. M. I Le Mercler. Reser- sam York, f. l. Wong
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    Overseas Bank Beat William Jacks
    340 17 Overseas Chinese Bank li William Jacks 1. Singapore, Friday. isj a completely one-sided game the Overseas Chinese Bank defeated William Jacks by five goals to one m their Business Houses League soccer encounter at the J.C.S.A. -round to-day. At short intervals the game tend-terrific_ shot
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      94 17 I Public Notice Hi N i\k \n lU :bber"7ompany. I the^Straits SetUemenU) lil^ EBY r GIVEN that th General Meeting of I b, held at the Re- Amber Building, 5. I Japore, on Monday, a^ noon, at which the that a Final I Per cent, for the -.iiaiy. 1940. be
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      73 17 M V S^i'M^Mi EMPI-R.|^l ■■■•'^■fffßl mSmii bottled ugl !i ■^mmsm Smjttfl 'Tfe^ If ar a&3aaaaPßß*Ba^aaaaaOSf^ y^Bl^aaaß^^^Sfta^^^ a A[\]l Ti\ \i f Qj^ t \±r\r Competition held m London (1939). and U^y^re^^nimous hi jjieii °p^ the thousand" entered for competition Wf.s extremel> nign, i^Ft j *djy /<aland. and South Aim a.
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      63 17 Last Minute Selections For To-day My revised selections are as follows: Kate 1: Lay Off and Kabinda Race I: July the Seventh and Strathpeffer Kaccc 3: Dancing Foam and Pat Burke Race 4: Thanks and Blue Peti-r Kace 5: See You Later and Stormy Night Race 6: Jack Druce and
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    S.G.C. SPRING ANOTHER SURPRISE IN DIV. I
    627 18 NARROW WIN OVER MANCH ESTERS ~£j j. Manchesters -f/Wl „wl ihrmrn to*M *m IfcttrtlihUi yesterday «rhM the sC#€ fiTh (her unincl display, l>enl the Ma.uhester Keiiiment by torn fmh lo llmw m I Rrsl <liNisi(»n ka«ue fixture. i- ig the third victor) for
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    TAMIL BROTHERHOOD PARTY SPORTS
    57 18 Tho fourth annual athletic sports of ii%^£ii» Brot l? erhood Party wi" be heM on Saturday. Apr. 13 at 3p m at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Mr. B Govindfd to distribute the prizes. at^rA 1 1^ permissi()n th Band of the m. Bat^ allon lf *h
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    No Tennis In Singapore Yesterday
    251 18 No Tennis I n Singapore Yesterday rOH thfl third day m sucre, T to rain, the tics m all Lawn Tennis tournament n were cancelled yesterc: Further ties to be played SCC Spring La\ui T Fnt are as follows: OXDAY Championship Single j- \y j \t Warden vs. E C.
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    BOMBAY SPORTS CLUB
    24 18 The ordinary general meeting of the Bombay Sports Club will be iield on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at ttn ub premises.
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    202 19 Reuter's Commercial Service London. Friday. 3&3S sr< ass 3 URE UST 1 >J London. Friday. 35 9 iustrlesSl/3 -^0 „o g A 8 11 16 C- 4 Umd 3U 9 RUbDcT PL J 1 10*2 2 14 hern X is/6 Pah. 2 VA Mt 78 9 LoanSJJ Jb 8 n
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    HOME SOCCER RESULTS
    82 19 THE foMovring are results oi n«f played SOI'TH C Southampton 4. Brentford 1. Tottenham 3. Fuiham 1. SOI IH D Aidtrbhot o Qoeeni Park Rangers l. Brighton 1. Southend 3. MIDLAND Birmingham 0. Wolverhampton 1. NORTH WESIERN B 'lton 5. BurnJey 1. SCOTTISH WESTERN Ayr 2 Albion
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    Fraser's Daily Report
    173 19 Singapore. Friday. LOCAL markets failed to respond to the stronger tone of London markets >e*terday and business to-day was again on a very small scale. Tin was 1 2 down at $125*2 and the price of rubber at tour o'clock was buyers spot 35*4 cents, July [September
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    MIXED FOURSOMES RESULTS
    117 19 MIXED FOURSOMES RESUL TS ..)Ti\ Mixed Fo petition played at the Royal Johore In- ternational Club on Tuesday. Dr E W.\ Martir.dell and Mrs. John Hardman 1 with a sci re of 31. The following cards vere returned:^. Dr E.W Martindell and J ;hn Hardman 42—11 s3l Dr T E
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB
    121 19 The following have accepted to play for S.C.C. vs. Fort Canning- at 2pm on Saturday. April 13, at S.C.C: H. L. Ward. 'Lt J. F. Whiteing, J.|, B. H. Leckie. J. W Ewart. O. X Stein, J. W Stogdon. A. CMlmour W. H. McNeill. N. C Brown.
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    "LAD FOOTERS" ATHLETIC PARTY
    110 19 "LAD FOOTERS" ATHLETIC PARTY THE following players have been selected to represent the "Lad Footers' Athletic Party against the G.E.C. Sports Club m a friendly came of soccer on Saturday, April 13. at 5.15 at Farrerl p 4 Perm Kong. JuHan Law, Kai Teck. I Chin Checn Ah Bah. John,
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    HOME SOCCER
    25 19 London, Apr. 13. F.E following is the result of a match played yesterday m the South D "division." Orient 2. Bournemouth 0. Reuter
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    Odd Goal Victory For H. & S. Bank
    216 19 Odd Goal Victory For H. S. Bank Sintfapon', Pridl IN m. ir Business Houses I. lootb.iii :;xture on the Singapore Harbour Board ground this aftert:he Hongkong and Shanghai nk beat the Singapore Traction Co. by two goals to one. In the frfd half, play was of an r^n nature Tho
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    ROVERS BEAT JOLLILADS
    35 19 In a friendly socc*r match Playedon Sunday at S.H.B. B^nd, the asu Paniang Rovers defeated the Jollilads eSven by two goals to nil. Both Rovers' goals v,^re netted by L. A. Bakar.
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    20 19 The United Engineers won their Bust ness Houses League fixture against an XI from Guthries by 5 goals to 1.
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      13 19 I M>IPEAtHABLE SECURITY South British Insurance Co., Ltd. Tel. 51 2 Finlayson Green.
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      52 19 oyerseh- 1 chinese i 1 EBWKING I I CORP. L^ff fndertakes banking tran■MtteU of evcrv description. Places at your disposal the multifarious services of its institution with branches all over South Kastern Asia connections m all principal cities of the World. We'.inmes consultation* problems and assures you of efficient attention
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      68 19 SPORTS DIARY TO-DAY SOCCER S.A.F.A. League, Div. II -A'. Publishers vs. R.A.M.C., Stadium; S.H.B. vs. Naval Police. S.H.B.; B.H.L., A.P.C. vs. Thornvcrofts, A. PC; Harper Gilfillan vs. Wearnes. Depot. CRICKET: S'.C.R.C. vs. J.C.S.A., JC.S.A.; ACS vs. Victoria School. Oldham Hall; S.R.C. vs. C.S.C.. S.R.C. 1st day; St. Andrews vs. St.
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    "Terror Campaign" Of Nazis
    71 20 "Terror Campaign" Of Nazis London. Apr. 12< J^l lUX h ims that IhttC is no confirmation m London m regard to reports that the Germans have demanded of the Hungarian and Rumanian Governments that they should Im* allowed to nard the Danube. An informed source points out that effort! are
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    "JAPAN'S FAILURE COMPLETE"
    132 20 JAPAN'S FAILURE COMPLETE" London, Apr. 12. Mil. William Hodgkins, chairman of the Manchester China Reliel Committee, In a letter to the Manchester Guardian, urges the tting up oi a puppet government at Nanking. He demands stronger, not weaker support by Britain of the true Chinese Government. It is perhaps, hardly
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    ETEXTILE STRIKE OFF
    41 20 E TEXTILE STRIKE OFF Bombay, Apr. 12. |T la understood that the Bombay xtile strike is to be called I off to-morrow. Renter. A rally Ol textile workl 'i«'i the dec! ;ion ol tb H to 1 otr th( .strike.- Reuter
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    TURKEY TAKES CRISIS STEPS
    95 20 ISTANBUL, M'K \l. TIKKISH WOMEN AM) CIIILDKEN EMPLOYED IN AKMAMl NTS I \< IORIEB WILL HENCEFORTH BE COMPELLED TO NOKK IVMIM HOIKS DAIIV INSTEAD OF NINE WHBN NECESSAEI UNDER A NEW DECREE PASSED BY THE COUNCIL <>I MINISTERS dating working pended and now have to do
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    IN TRAINING
    43 20 Getting the Army physically fit to take the field at the London area I school of physical and recreative training at Hendon. where oflh n\ and I N.C.O.'i are trained to return to their units to instruct and train the men.
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    Air Activity More Marked
    51 20 Paris, Api I AIR activity yesterday and m the night was more marked S Germans carried out reconna 1 flights over various parts (»f l'' n J and during the night some plansM readied the Paris region, hut turned back on meet,nu the nii^ aircraft defences.'
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    STOP PRESS
    75 20 London. Apr. I I Mr. R. E. Turnbull, of the j Civil Service, has been app<>'»> ll(i X succeed Mr. Johnston as W Stcretary, British Honduras— K (tl J cr W Washington, Apr I- Mr. Roosevelt ."has signed a V extending the reciprocal trade >r r J M|
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