The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 March 1940
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Title Section17 1940-03-26 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,044. ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1940. 5 CENTS.17 words
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73 1940-03-26 1 French Take Prisoners On Western Front Faris, Mar. 23. MQUE issued here to-day A =>ht was quiet on the Yesterday a few prisoners local engagements. mentioned In the coraIC captured east of the th^ French surprised a trola were repulsed west ind apart from these Monday was another Western FrontReuter - 73 words
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Article367 1940-03-26 1 Violation Of Waters By Destroyers Alleged OSLO STATEMENT CITES BIDS TO STOP NAZI SHIPS THE Norwegian legation in London has been instructed to protest to the British Government against alleged infringement by British warships of Norwegian neutrality, according to a statement issued by the AdmiraltyReuter - 367 words
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52 1940-03-26 1 London. Mar. J."». T^> offl ;laUj denied itiuf i Qermanj and i.-A.F. plane or planes erritory on Saturday ned vilians. vai repc^rted that an Dew over Danish ter- piggcsted in London' line might have been d a3 Allied and sent e between DenmarkReuter - 52 words
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Article64 1940-03-26 1 Athens, Mar. 25. Independence Day, celel* ..roughout Greece to-day, i by the newspapers .13 havLgniAcsnec on the present -spacers emphasised that ;ng to assure her national ice and territorial integrity, live at peace within the am- Balkan Entente. e desired was, nevertheless, was honourable and worthyReuter - 64 words
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59 1940-03-26 1 London. Mar. 25. A TY officials are examining a type of German torpedo been washed ashore near It is 12 feet long and ll blue. It is believed to dropped by a Heinkel week ago. was found by Mi\s. Mary who hope^ :>> be the firstReuter - 59 words
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Article26 1940-03-26 1 Lucknow. Mar. Hk iled to trace clues I the report of an Khan Buz, lormer premier of \ls returning to Sind •m Raragarh on Saturday. ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article75 1940-03-26 1 London. Mar. 25. ANEW type of lightship has been built as a result of attacks made by German planes and Is new on view in Great Yarmouth haroour. The new lightship is half th? size of those being withdrawn and is fitted with lights which willReuter - 75 words
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Article58 1940-03-26 1 London, Mar. 25. BRITAIN'S balloon barrage is to be greatly extended and the R.A.F. are calling for men between the ages of 18 and 45. Men who can drive heavy lorries are useful and tailors, upholsterers and others are also suitable. When fully trained, allReuter - 58 words
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Article130 1940-03-26 1 Stockholm. Mur. ]h. />OMMANIIN€ on thv announoement that M. Molotov, Soviet Premier and Foreign Commissar, is not going to Berlin, the Moscow correspondent of the newspaper Aftonbladef states: "Germany cannot count on the Soviet as an absolutely reliable ally who will support Germany throughoutReuter - 130 words
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Article108 1940-03-26 1 A GERMAN freighter, the Ostpresseum. 3.000 tons, has run aground on the Danish coast and salvage ships have gone to help her. She had been cruising about for three or four days near the northern point of Jutland as a result of warnings that British warshipsReuter - 108 words
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55 1940-03-26 1 London, Mar. 25. THE will of the late Lord Tweedsmulr makes only one bequest of a public nature. Lord Tweedsmuir directed his trustees to hand over to the National Library of Scotland "all books in my library dealing with the Marquis of Montrose which theReuter - 55 words
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32 1940-03-26 1 Paris, Mar. 25. MREYNAUD, the new French Prime Minister, will broadcast an address to the nation over the French wireless at 7 p.m., 0.M.T., to-morrow. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article, Illustration84 1940-03-26 1 Before After The U-boat Went Down DI KING A RECONNAISSANCE flight over the Heligoland Bi-ht. a machine of the R.A.F bomber command attacked, and it is believed, sank a U-boat at the mouth of the Schilii? Roads. The pictures above, taken at a low altitude from the attacking aircraft, show84 words
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182 1940-03-26 1 Rumanian Authorities Expel Correspondent ARRESTED AFTER REPORT OF GERMAN ULTIMATUM London, Mar. 25. OFFICIAL quarters in London are awaiting reports from Bucharest about the expulsion by the Rumanian authorities of Mr. M. H. Lovell, Router's chief correspondent in the Balkans. i Mr. Lovell's expulsion is reported to have been orderedReuter - 182 words
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65 1940-03-26 1 Tokio, Mar. 25. TTHE TAXATION reform bill, whereby the Japanese Government aims at increasing revenue from taxation by Y.500,000,000 annually, passed into law when the House of Peers adopted the bill as amended by the Lower House. The Finance Minister described the reform plan asReuter - 65 words
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294 1940-03-26 1 Wartime Easter Quieter Than Usual In Britain London, Mat. 25. ON the first Easter Monday of the war huge crowds of holidaymakers throughout the country flocked to the seaside by train, hikers thrunged the countryside and cyclists filled the roads. There were the usual Bank holiday crowds in London "seeingReuter - 294 words
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Article140 1940-03-26 1 Rome. Mar. 25. A FEAR among Italians that their country may become Involved in war will be intensified by the appeals that are being made to them to take an active part in the work of the National Union for protection from air attacks. Immense140 words
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Advertisement78 1940-03-26 1 BiGIA TEA MS THE FRESHNESS ND FRAGRANCE OF THE MUAYAN GARDENS DIRECT TO YOUR HOME I tonight "GAIETIES OF 1940" Cocktail Dance 40 artists -40 dance 7 „.m t o 9 p. m HOSTESSES CW DA>CL patronage of his excel- m LKNCY SIR SHENTON THOMAS informal) LADY thomas. SMS to78 words
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Advertisement101 1940-03-26 1 THERE IS NO BETTER TEA THAN BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEAVIEW H HOTEL SUNDAY, MARCH 3 1st, 1940 »-30 fc-M.-1.30 P.M. (.RANI) CONCERT BY THE BAND OF THE 2nd BN. THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS CONDUCTOR: BANDMASTER R. O. ASHTON, A.R.C.M. BY KIND PERMISSION OF LT.-< OL. W. J. GRAHAM. M101 words
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Article350 1940-03-26 2 Autobiography Of A Penang Pilot MEETING WITH SIR R. ROSS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 15. CAPTAIN William Brown, for many years a well-known Penang pilot, has written an intensely interesting autobiography, published by Hurst and Blacket to-day under the title, 'Home is the Sail -r. In one chapter350 words
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Article222 1940-03-26 2 Ten Chinese Arrested On Mine (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. IN CONNECTION with the police raid last Saturday on Sungei Besi Mines, where 1,500 labourers had been on strike for over a week, it is understood that 10 Chinese were arrested to-day by the detective branch. Since222 words
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Article, Illustration57 1940-03-26 2 picture. picture. Inspector John Lc Cain, of the S.S. Police, and his bride, formerly Miss M. Kronenburg, who were married at the Church of St. Theresa, Singapore, yesterday.- Free Press Mr. Noel Pereira and his bride, formerly Miss Adeline Chrissie Richards, after their wedding at the CathedralFree Press - 57 words
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254 1940-03-26 2 RUBBER, TIN AND STAMP DUTIES MAY BE RAISED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. THERE is reason to believe that official opinion has decided that the income tax proposal shall be dropped in the F.M.S. Before the special Apr. 3 meeting:254 words
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Article441 1940-03-26 2 Singapore, Mar. 21. MEAT Bee! steak kati 40 Beef stew or curry do 35 Fillet Steak lb. 65 Mutton. Australian do 38 Goar Flesh do^ 54 Pork, lean katl 48 Pork, lean and fat (Ist. quality) do 38 POULTRY Capons (locally reared) kati 55 Ducks each 44441 words
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Advertisement171 1940-03-26 2 The On« Big Show That's The Talk of The Town! YOU MUST SEE IT— It's Too Big for words JT/^. p."' ALHAMBRA J XHE Su 9^ on a sClle tlut begg« words!.. Astride its YEAR'S e T csta 99 erij| 9 scenes, three lusty sons of the Rf n sword171 words
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Advertisement257 1940-03-26 2 Positively LAST DAY! 3-15 "B.IS^T^ Packed Out at every one of its Shou. Last Thursday At Malaya's Largest and Finest AIR-CON DII lo\f |7 Th e »,o THE CAPITOL u/\lm£3* m smas8 v ss?!: 8 •iff >S^ BROADWAY MUSICH t MICKEY ROONEY JUOY GARLAND m "BABES IN ARMS" IWJ INrtcttd257 words
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68 1940-03-26 3 Berlin. Mar CUM statement atI to Dr Swinhufvud, aged Finland, that Germany .ntervened if Sweden d In favour of Finland, igcncy states that GerJ .oubt that the transport French troops across in and intervention ild accordance with demandl would have been widening the theatre orReuter - 68 words
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Article46 1940-03-26 3 Amsterdam. >lar. :*>. Rittng in Berlin that Hitler will >ig political speech shortly. I -h.it he is at present toucht it DnderstaiuUni between and Ron the is thought led 1 dispel la ::r.a::y a: tho I :h a diplu- r M ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article131 1940-03-26 3 London. Mar. 25. THE Berlin claim that six British planes were shot down in the raid over Syit on the night of Mar. 19-20 is made in a war commentary issued by the German official news agency, which adds that during the last few daysReuter - 131 words
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Article21 1940-03-26 3 Nc* |»r!h.. M.-r. 2S. A suns up rat F dent by outlaws r.nd lis- n s ReuterReuter - 21 words
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45 1940-03-26 3 Vt2sbin;ton Mar. Z5. .i:\oTities have ted States offi. K... c^m expects to United Stales ronsetre foreign >ciosed to-day oy the Agriculture, where it thai lirTiculties arc- expect--IP4O crop ha thj Qawenuat aslctd to Mb .irge rte sur- ReuterReuter - 45 words
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69 1940-03-26 3 JINN AH ON LANDMARK IN INDIA'S HISTORY Lahore. Mar. 25. SCENES ol -in marked .>. the 127th session of All-India Muslim League to-day. Mr Jlnnah, the president, said that the session had proved a landmark m story. Thej had a defined .ci would right :or it. Before the session endedReuter - 69 words
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57 1940-03-26 3 Thf Hague. Mar. 2.">. SEVERAL foreign aeroplanes were siehted above the northern part of the Netherlands yesterday evening and during the night, it was announced by the Government Press Service today. Owing to darkness the nationality of the machine* ccu.d not be determined. TheyReuter - 57 words
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250 1940-03-26 3 THE TIMES~Or7FORMATION OF PUPPET REGIME rn London, Mar. 25. j^Vb.N the gravity of the situation in Europe cannot 1-1 distract attention altogether from important events taking place in the Far East, says The Times in an editorial to-day referring to the establishment of theReuter - 250 words
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Article109 1940-03-26 3 Trade Between Japan Spain Tokio. Alar. 2f». ris authoritatively understood that an official announcement will be made shortly regarding the understanding which was recently reached between Japan and Spain on readjustment of trade relations. The understanding is based on a barter system and provides for Japans purchase of some yenEastern News - 109 words
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Article58 1940-03-26 3 Toronto. Mav. 15. POLITICAL observers expect Mr. Mackenzie- King's government to be confirmed in power in the general election with a majority of at least 50 in a House of 245. The present majority is 76. Elector* apparently only desire that the war shall be prosecutedReuter - 58 words
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Article64 1940-03-26 3 Wellington, -Mar. 25. MR. M. J. Savage. Premier of New Zealand, who has been ill for the past few days, is weaker, according to bulletin issued at 11 p.m. to-day. A Labour party conference to-day passed a resolution expressing sympathy and high appreciation of Mr. Savage's workReuter - 64 words
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60 1940-03-26 3 A 70-year-old jew in Poland is said to be causing embarrassment to the German authorities. He is a Latvian and the Germans will not give him a visa to return to his own country b e c a u s e his name might give riseReuter - 60 words
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Article89 1940-03-26 3 Copenhagen, Mar. 25. THE German vessel Edmund Hugo Stinnes, which was sunk on Saturday night by submarine action, is reported to have been en route from a Danish harbour when it was stopped by two submarines. They fired warning shots but the steamer did notReuter - 89 words
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124 1940-03-26 3 "German Spirit Is Like West Wall" BOAST OF NAZI LABOUR HEAD London, Mar. 25. THE Berlin radio says that Ley, head of the German labour organisation, speaking at a camp on the Siegfried Line, referring to the hardships of the German people and army in the winter, declared it wasReuter - 124 words
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64 1940-03-26 3 Tokio, Mar. 25. "THE Japanese Navy ieels concern I over American naval expansion but no sense of insecurity is felt by the Navy regarding the matter." the Navy Minister. Vice-Admiral Zengo Yoshida, stated in reply to an interpellation in the Diet to-day. •The Imperial NavyEastern News - 64 words
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Article48 1940-03-26 3 Rome, Mar. 25. COUNT TELEKI, the Hungarian Prime Minister, was received this morning by Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, with whom, it Is announced, he had a long and cordial conversation. Signor Mussolini will receive Count Teleki to-morrow at the Palazzo Venezia.— ReuterReuter - 48 words
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46 1940-03-26 3 London, Mar. 25. A LARGE sunspot upset communications In many parts of the United States yesterday. The trans-Atlantic short wave radio was off the air for 12 hours and damage to telegraph land lines held up about 1.000,000 messages.- ReuterReuter - 46 words
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37 1940-03-26 3 London. Mar. 24. GERMANY'S latest blackout crime is the theft of a Municipal steamroller weighing 7 cwt. Field Marshal Goering's paper, in reporting the theft, says austerely: "Nothing is safe nowadays."- ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article46 1940-03-26 3 New York, Mar, EPSTEIN'S three- ton alabaster figure of Adam has arrived in New York from London and will be exhibited at the World Fair after touring the country. Receipts from its exhibition will be set aside for the purchase of planes for Britain.46 words
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Article35 1940-03-26 3 Tokio, Mar. 25. THE Foreign Vice-Minister. Mr. Tanl, and the German Ambassador. Gen. Eugen Ott, have exchanged views regarding the European situation, referring to the Brenner talk between Hitler and Sign or Mussolini.- Eastern NewsEastern News - 35 words
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201 1940-03-26 3 YONAI ARITA ON TOKIO'S RELATIONS WITH U.S. Tokio, Mar. 25. REPLYING in the Diet the Foreign Minister, Mr. H-hiro Ari ateited that the situation between Japan and the United States was any'hing but satisfactory but he did not believe that it should permit of no improvement. The United States, heEastern News - 201 words
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Article449 1940-03-26 3 ALLIES URGED TO BE READY PASTER this year has so far been the quietest for years and many of the 3ritish newspapers comment on the ull which German propagandists promised wculd be broken over the The Manchester Guardian, referring io the Brenner meeting, says that wheneverReuter - 449 words
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84 1940-03-26 3 Liindon, Mar. i"». THE Independent Labour Party in Britain has adopted plans for its wartime programme. The programme urges that the independence of the working class movement should be maintained and demands that there should be no political truce with the Government and no industrialReuter - 84 words
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Article301 1940-03-26 3 Paris. I ACK of rubber, which has alwayi been a major problem for Germany, is now reaching the acute stag* owing to the Reich, through her policy of motorization, having increased to a huge degree h^r need of this product. Germany produces no raw rubber, and has301 words
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Article80 1940-03-26 3 TliE wtal value oi export! from Sarawak for the last quart* r of 1939 amounted to $10 629.676 as compared with $6,707,357 for the corresponding period of 1938. an increase of $3,922,319. The total \alue of imports for last quarter of the year amounted to $7,546,56580 words
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Article31 1940-03-26 3 Rear Admiral T. B. Drew will speak at the meet ng of the Rotary Club of Singapore at the Adelphi Hotel at 1 pm. to-morrow. The subject will be announced later.31 words
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Advertisement108 1940-03-26 3 LA I /»/l/l MMlOlu V* I*. 'm^B^^^^^^^ T«w* vw^ <m a^II BEi*l9P bah Imo ™BIBB pmEAPPLE HAmS u<i* I £or four hours in coW *l curing wster and then completely cor« '"wbich I* 0 I the Ham wUh a th»ck pastry of v .^eU^°^ X I flour and water. H»t»"108 words
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Advertisement80 1940-03-26 3 "NAVIGAN" TRAVEL AIR AND SEA SICKNESS REMEDY A ROCHE PRODUCT. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. CATHAY TODAY G 3. IS— 6. IS— 9. IS "GARY COOPER I uist three shows today DAVID NIVEN A^DPFA. 't.EFDS HHjJT j ~OPEhING TOMORROW j HOOK KAK I. Y I THE FAMOUS STARS of80 words
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654 1940-03-26 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1940. Standard Of Living 'THE war taxation controversy 1 has provided many side issues which it would be profitable to discuss were there time to spare from more pressing problems, but the question of the standard of living of the poorer classes in654 words
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525 1940-03-26 4 What The R.A.F. Sees On Reconnaissance Britain s Unsleeping Eye By AN AIR OBSER p^VERY sort of 'tjotential military objective in Germany is inspected and photographed from the air by the British Royal Air Force. The survey is kept constantly up-to-date. When the time coi?ies to meet an important enemy525 words
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Article, Illustration916 1940-03-26 4 By A. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT COR ten years Horst Wessel has been represented by the Nazi Government as a national hero. As recently as a year a£o, the German Press was reiterating that Horst Wessel died as a martyr916 words
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Advertisement263 1940-03-26 4 I ALLSOPPS APPOINTMENT KING OF SWM t'STtt. a^lSa 1872 NEWEST DESIGNS in wmMOND JEWELLERY NECKLACES BRACELETS BROOCHES RINGS CLIP WATCHES SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG; CATHAY CAFE u Where Everybody Goes ESTELLE COWAN />,,,,„/,• THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMME SPECIALTY NUMBERS "St. Louis Blues" LAUREL GAINES "Rose Room" LUCILLE NICHOLSON Nautch Dance FLORENCE CHAPPEL263 words
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Advertisement36 1940-03-26 4 Here's a Device to Save Lens Strains and Breakage. THIS SCREWLESS CONSTRUCTION is only obtainable from Nan Sin Optical House Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians I'HONB 6363. 325. Nnrtti BridgQ Road, Singapore. Branch 113, High St., K. Lumpur.36 words
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698 1940-03-26 5 Imperial Institute On Presence Of Gold CONSULTED ON MINERALS, SEEDS AND OILS K -ampk-s mineral BpedncM and seeds from Malavsi.i am«n K .he many articles which have bZ examined -In Imperial Institute. Sooth Kcn«n,rton?^tSiT?ne report the Dwd«, Sir H arr v LindS to Board698 words
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Article45 1940-03-26 5 u r 0 rK.vro re- their jobs this morning ness life w-ill begin hustle and bustle .lay Exster holiday. i resumption of the rus the monotonous ifli return to the Sn Baster m many with generous and terdaj z luc or.45 words
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Article59 1940-03-26 5 Our Own C: ident Penan p. Mar. 24. T.iiese Building Chiles' n has decided to petition a request ior 20 per in wages, eight hours' MM wages to .stead of monthly. was decided on at a the association's cub In M Road at which SO)59 words
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Article, Illustration259 1940-03-26 5 RODE-PHILIPS *T*:-ir idciing took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, yesterday of Mr. Stanley Granville Rode, son of Mr. J. G. Rode and the late Mrs. Rode, of Colombo, Ceylon, and Miss Edwina Elodie Philips, daughter ol the late Mr. Edwin Philips and Mrs. Philips, or Ipoh. TheFree Press - 259 words
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Article205 1940-03-26 5 Carson Durnford MR. Paul Ivan Kenneth Canon was married to Miss Oiga Muriel Durnford at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Francis Durniord, of Penang and Singapore, and the bridegroom is the son of the late Mr. D.205 words
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Article37 1940-03-26 5 A CUBICLE in a house in Cross Street was slightly damaged by i fire early lan night. Two fire engines were quickly on the scene and the [trouble was dealt with in very short time37 words
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337 1940-03-26 5 Fishermen's Children Go To School THEY ARRIVE IN BOATS WHENEVER it is high tide, pupils of a new school built on Pulau Sudong, a small island about eight miles off Singapore in the direction of Pasir Panjang, will find the sea practically lapping at their doorstep. Nearly the whole island337 words
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Article141 1940-03-26 5 1 Prom Our Own Correspondent Penang. Mar. 24. THE old and the new were blended in a larewell function to Mr. M. J. Thorpe, founder-president of the Penang Wireless Society, and his wife which was broadcast by station ZHJ. Penang. last night. Ronggeng and Boria141 words
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Article197 1940-03-26 5 rE funeral of Mr. Ernest Henry Watts of For: Canning, who died at the Genera] Hospital, Singapore early yesterday morning, took place at the Bidadari Cemetery in the afternoon and was attended by the widow, daughter and several close friends. The Rev. Thompson officiated. The197 words
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293 1940-03-26 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 11. *'M* ancestors, if they could look I*l down on me to-night, would be horrified to see me without the flowing: robes of my rank. They would say I was clad in the costume of the barbarians." So293 words
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608 1940-03-26 5 INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS THE reasons for the tendency witnessed in the tail few years for syphilis to decrease in Malaya are discussed in the latest report of the Malayan Medioal Report, which shows that in Singapore there ha^ haw a steady drop608 words
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294 1940-03-26 5 Motor Launch Which Brings Medical Aid ON AN Johon and civil strife— a motor lau: up and down refularlj and a dresser who treat the sick isolated villages on the river ba This highway it the Muar R the mo^th of which stands I dent town o! Bandar Ifah&rani <>r294 words
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65 1940-03-26 5 FVom Our Own Corresp Johore Bahru. Mar AT a meeting of Malay ofnc at, the Dewan to-day wftft) Ungku Mentri Besar In the is understood, ihe majority were n favour ol the introduction I ncoMc tax into Johore and suggested various ther methods oi65 words
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Article58 1940-03-26 5 A MEETING Ol local Ara held at 8 30 p.m. UKmorrof the house of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society. Geylany, Road to discuss the Decently o' fon 'Arab Union" to look after mate Interest of the comrr. and to be of assistance to Dovernfl in the administration58 words
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Advertisement98 1940-03-26 5 Has it ever occurred to you that »«»u ran enjoy a delicious Dinner at the MR -CONDITIONED CAPITOL RESTAURANT at $1*75 S° r MfCSi selected courses "IK NtHly Furnished Lounge -»th Subdued Lighting ensures vour absolute comfort. R'N»k Now for your next Dinner Party Phone 4iM>6. HAPPY NITE CLUB I98 words
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Advertisement32 1940-03-26 5 CUPS and other TROPHIES We have in stock a wide range of E.P.N.S. or Silver Cups, Shields, Silver Medals and E.P.N.S, Tankards- Special Discounts to Clubs and fUtiitMtimt ROBINSON CO., LTD. I*732 words
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Article23 1940-03-26 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH CLEMENT.— At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on Mar. 24. 1940, to Cecilia (CfccUy), wife of G. H. Clement, a daughter.23 words
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256 1940-03-26 6 NERVOUS EXHAUSTION made her an INVALID FOR YEARS. Too often the sufferers from exhaustion get little or no sympathy. Weighed down by a burden of fatigue, they drag their way through the heat and fever of the day, half-dead wttli lassitude. Yet there Is a way out a diet rich256 words
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Article280 1940-03-26 6 The programme of drills up to and for waek ending Mar. 31 Tuesday, 5.15 p.m.. Alexandra S.A.S.C. (V) Driving Instruction. Fort Canning S.V.P.S. Section Training. Headquarters Ist Bn. Signal Section, Section Training. Ist Bn. Int. Section, Section Training. "B" Coy., Weapon Training. "D" Coy., Weapon Training. 30x Range280 words
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Article36 1940-03-26 6 TTHE Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Verde is due to-morrow at 9 a.m. from Europe and win berth at the S.H.B. wharf. She is expected to sail again the same day at 5.30 p.m. for the East.36 words
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377 1940-03-26 6 Ceylonese Beat Tamilians By Six Wickets DY scoring the 38 runs needed lor victory yesterday without the loss of another wicket, the Ceylon Sports Club beat the Tamilians' Physical Culture Association of Kuala Lumpur by six wickets in their annual three-day cricket match, played at Balestier during the Easter we?k-end.377 words
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Article, Illustration993 1940-03-26 6 WHY GENERAL ELECTION IS HELD IN DOMINION CANADA'S participation in the war is not at issue in the general election which will be held in the Dominion to-day. The election is required by ordinary constitutional practice. The life of a Canadian Parliament, like the993 words
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Advertisement676 1940-03-26 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for the following materials or service*. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of 30" dia. Steel Straight Pipes and Specials for Water Dept. Date of Closing. 4 p.m Apr 16. 1940. Supply of Air Valves for Water. Date of676 words
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Advertisement106 1940-03-26 6 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rrt (near Swimming Club) Board- Residence at moderate rates Large Gardens Tennis Phone: 5758. EAST ANGLIA S. O.VI LY KISE MNGAi ORE. i mins. to town blgfi level garages^ dally -jt monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine. tei.nU single and double rooms106 words
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Advertisement456 1940-03-26 6 FAST PASSKNGEK SKKVICK. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. VIA MANILA HOM, KON«. Sails S Arrive v. S^. CITY OF NORFOLK Mar 27 s.s CITY OF LOS ANGELES Apr 20 s.s. CITY OP SAN FRANCISCO May 4 s.s. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS About June 20 ACCEPTING CARGO FOR PACIFIC COAST PORTS Also456 words
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Advertisement108 1940-03-26 6 Pains in Back Gone in 3 Hours If you suffer terrih!- sir; wearing down arh<-s In can't get rid of thes* wit n cines because you must kill your kidneys. Other WWW" and Bladder IMsordrr- ai c 0 quent and Painful Passages^ G«-t Night*, Leo Paint. Lumbago. Nerv HeadachesT Dizz.new.108 words
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Advertisement327 1940-03-26 7 P.&O. and BRITISH INDIA LINES INCOWHORAItDIN KNULAND( P- O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. The tart po^ible services are being maintained the P. 0. S. N. Company to their usual rts -f call except ports in Japan. I'uMiKus are requested to register t!>eir equlmnents, bat under present diwunstaneea aie perforce restricted.327 words
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Advertisement505 1940-03-26 7 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom and United States of America. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fre mantle (Perth) via Jave by first class passenger505 words
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Article, Illustration726 1940-03-26 8 Peiig Soon Wins Men's Singles Final CECILIA CHAN RETAINS TITLE Frcm Our Badminton Correspondent Ipoh. Mar. 25. flfv>NG PENG SOON, Singapore, Johore and Selangor champion, won the Ma. avail title at Ipoh yesterday when he disposed of Oei Teik Hock •>: Penanf in straight 15—1. 15 7 in the final726 words
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Article62 1940-03-26 8 /WER the Easter week-end, a team v from the Royal Singapore Yacht Club sailed a series of team races against the Port Dickson Yacht Club at Port Dickson. The results were Hr«t day. Saturday P.D.YC. 37U points. R.S.Y.C. 13 points. Second day, Sunday: R.S.Y.C 30*262 words
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Article217 1940-03-26 8 PLAYING at Bras Basali Road yesterday, the P.W.D. Sports Club beat St. Joseph's Old Boys by 12 runs in an interesting cricket fixture. The scores were: St. Joseph's XI: T. Campbell c George b Sithamparam 15; P. de Cruz st Tessensohn b Slthamparnm 4; L.217 words
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1496 1940-03-26 8 Upsets By Speranza And Just My Luck At Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 25. U/INNING for the first time in this country, St. Marcel upset in the first race here to-day in the final day's racing in the Perak Turf Club's1,496 words
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473 1940-03-26 8 SINGAPORE achieved an unparalleled record of successes in the Gopeng Hill Climb held on Sunday by the Perak Branch oi the Automobile Association of Malaya Fastest time of the dav was put up by R. W. McCreath riding a Triumph Tiger 100 motor-cycle. His473 words
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169 1940-03-26 8 .From Our Own Correspondent KuaU Lumpur. Mar. 25. CINGAPORE cyclists were successful here O to-day iii both the 50 -miles events In th" belanpor cycling carnival. Jaiian kin Ibrahim won the race over 50--miles in the open championship of Malaya i event, while R. Shield,169 words
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Article, Illustration26 1940-03-26 8 picture. Selangor batting on Saturday morning on the S.C.C. padang. in the State match in which Selangor beat Singapore by 72 runs.- Free PressFree Press - 26 words
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Article727 1940-03-26 8 Halliday Wins Malayan Golf Title (From Our Onn Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. /Ll^the 19th hole, G. Halliday to-day heat W. J, Gibb, the former Malayan #olf champion, in this year's Malayan golf championships. By so doing:, Halliday has taken to Penang the first championship since the Malayan Golf Association727 words
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Article54 1940-03-26 8 i THREE Chinese were taken to hospi- tal with severe burns yesterday as j a result of a drum containing methyi lated spirits bursting in a shop in j Cross Street. Because of fear that the premises would catch fire, the fire brigade was called, but its54 words
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Article310 1940-03-26 8 Penang Defeat Perak By 69 Runs (From Our Own Con. |N spite of a good rocov.'- in their second innings to r state cricket match, thev lost by 69 runs Features of the day 5 pla good batting displays bv Noon who scored 80 S respectively. Between them up 92310 words
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Article220 1940-03-26 8 Friendly Cricket On Padang THERE WAS iom t •>. 1 fonnances in yesterday fixture on the padang betvMi A. C der's eleven and W. K. Jagg^: The result was a win bj iefi Jagger's team. Batting nrst Gro*d<: runs. W. K. Davles top-scortng »lt unfinished220 words
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Article22 1940-03-26 8 PLAYING al TaxigUn yt second division .A^ l« the R.A.M.C. beat Hw R A I five goals to three22 words
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Article24 1940-03-26 8 THE annual general meetin, Oeylang Serai Football CM be held at the club J 1 lang Road on Sunday at P24 words