The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 March 1940

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  • 23 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 16,048. ESTD. 1835 SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1940. S CENTS SWEDEN FEARS 'EVENTS' IN NORTH SEA
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  • 322 1 ALLIED ACTION BELIEVED DISCUSSED IN LONDON PEARS are widely expressed m Stockholm that the northern neutral states, especially Norway, are m an ea>ingly dangerous position. All the Stockholm newspapers carry reports of "impending events'* m the North and it is generally
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  • 222 1 Benes Tells Of Nazi Plunder In Czech Lands London, Mar. 29. JI_S ol German attempts at ruction of the Czecho-Slovak were given by Dr. Benes, exPresident, who, m a speech m to-day. said. "The greed of knows no bounds. In the ilowing the occupation of Slovakia the Nazis took away
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  • 49 1 Washington, Mar. 29STATE DEPARTMENT officials disclosed to-day that high German naval officials have assured the United States naval attache m Berlin that United States ships anywhere on the high seas will be respected if they are not bound for Allied ports.- Reuter
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  • 34 1 Tokio, Mar. 29. SIR Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, and Lady Craigie plan to visit the United States m the middle of April for a brief holiday. Reuter
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  • 166 1 Reds Widening Scope Of Talks With Finns WANT INCREASE IN IMPORTS Stockholm, Mar. 29. ACCORDING to information from Moscow, negotiations which the Finnish delegates are conducting are dragging on longer than was anticipated. The Russians are stated to be widening the scope of discussions to include the question of Increased
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  • 119 1 Detained Ships Handed Over To French Navy London, Mar. 29. HTHE Ministry of Economic Warfare announces: "The Selenga and Vladimir Mayakovsky which were intercepted In Far Eastern waters 3nd brought to Hong Kong on suspicion of carrying contraband destined for Germany are being handed over to the French authorities. 'The
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  • 51 1 London, Mar. 29. THE man who organized the successful British raid on Sylt, Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Ludlow Hewitt, has been appointed Inspector-General of the R.A.F. He succeeds Sir Edward Ellington who was clue to retire last September and now leaves actively at his own request.
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  • 60 1 New York, Mar. 29. PAN-American airways announced to-day that some mail was taken by the British authorities from the westbound Atlantic clipper when she made an unscheduled halt at Bermuda yesterday morning, but no force was used. Passengers state that the captain of the plane
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  • 80 1 Chungking, Mar. 29. THE laying In of the foundation of the unknown soldiers' tomb w*ith kneeling figures of Wang Ching-wei and his wife m front will be the feature of to-day's programme commemorating the deaths of 72 revolutionary martyrs In the Canton uprising. The ceremony will
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  • 64 1 London, Mar. 29. REPRESENTATIONS have been received m London from the Dutch Government with regard to the British aeroplane which was shot down m Holland near Rotterdam yesterday. Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns that as the incident was obviously due to a navigational
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  • 16 1 London, Mar. 29. T^HE NEW £1 notes were issued by the Bank of England to-day.— Reuter
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  • 166 1 SNOW COLD RESTRICT WEST FRONT ACTIVITY Paris, Mar. 29. QNOWFALLB and unfavourable atmospheric conditions have limited aerial activity on the Western Front, few planes having been sighted over the lines. There were two deep reconnaissance flights by French machines, however, and four by the Germans m northeast France It ls
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  • 235 1 London, Mar. 29. DECENT activities of British submarines are mentioned A m an official announcement which discloses that the submarine responsible for the sinking of the German ship Heddemheim near the coast of Denmark was the Ursula, famous for the sinking of a German
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  • 154 1 NATION CAN FACE LONG, GRIM WAR London, Mar. 0% MR. A. T. LENNOX-BOYD, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, declared to-day that Britain's rationing scheme had developed into a flexible machinery which would enable the country to face a long and grim war with complete
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  • 63 1 New York, Mar. 29. JOE LOUIS is an B—l on favourite to retain the world heavyweight championship against Johnny Paychek. pride of America's corn belt, to-night. Paychek, jvith 33 successive victories, has an effective left Jab but layers are offering odds of 3 to 1
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  • 171 1 German Vessels Preparing To Leave N.I. Ports TO MAKE DASH FOR VLADIVOSTOK? ABOUT 20 German ships which took refuge m Netherlands Indies harbours at the beginning of the war are now making preparations to leave, Reuter reports. Three steamers, the Nordmark, 7.750 tons, Rendsburg, 6,200 tons, and Vogtland. 6,600 tons,
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  • 94 1 London. M;«r THE Aberdeen trawler Invemei*l was attacked by a German plane off the north-east coast of Scotland last night. The plane dropped three or four bombs and an aerial torpedo but mad«* no direct hits. The mate was wounded m the arm. The trawler's Lewis-gun
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  • 42 1 London. Mar. 29. TTHE KING inspected troops of the southern command to-day. He made a tour of som-i 50 mils and left his car on several occasions to insoect troorjs lined un on the roadside- Reuter
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  • 32 1 Helsinki, Mar. 29. T'HE Soviet military authorities are withdrawing their crack troops from the newly occupied areas In Finland R*nd r^nlnrlnt* th*>m with ntY\t.r units.- Reuter
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    • 49 1 SUPPORT MALAYAN PJWtttfCL DRINK BIGIA TEA «s to-night the success of the season! ''GAIETIES OF 1940" 40 ARTISTS 40 DANCE HOSTESSES 9.45 P.M. TO 1 A.M. PROCEEDS TO THE CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY RAFFLES ORCHESTRA Tiffln Time Orchestra Concert directed by Dan Hopkins. Rijsttafel served from 12.30 to *tt n.m.
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    • 119 1 1 FOR QUALITY AND ECONOMY DRINK BIGIA TEA SEAVIEW HOTEL TO-MORROW MARCH 3 1st, 1940 11-30 A.M. -1.30 P.M GRAND CONCERT by THE BAND OF THE 2nd BN. THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS CONDUCTOR: BANDMASTER R. G. ASHTON. A.R.C.M. BY KIND PERMISSION OF LT.-COI.. W. J. GRAHAM, M.C. SPECIAL TIFFIN SPECIAL CURRY
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  • 121 2 INCHE Zainal Abidin. who translates the Malay war news bulletin circulated widely throughout Malaya, will broadcast from the Singapore station at 7 p.m. to-day. The difficulties experienced m adapting the Malay language to the task of reporting mechanised and economic warfare as seen In the
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  • 39 2 •From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Mar. 29. THE 400 Chinese masons and labourers of the new $2,000,000 hospital for third class patients at Johore Bahru who went on strike on Tuesday, resumed work to-day.
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  • 336 2 London, Mar. 29. The following are to-day's closing middle quotations. Shares are of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: The above are dealers middle price; I brokers' mnrcins. brokerage and stamu duty included.- Exchange Telegraph Con. Loan 5% 1944-64. 108 2 \k Funding Loan 4% 1960-90 109^ Mt
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  • 200 2 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES i «J_ iKvd Currcjjv- oeni) London Mar. !H. COMMODITY and Excnange markets clol-cv! as fcHo'.vs -aifh jrevious auotatious m i^iitnfliesls: RUBBER: Steady. UHd ll'.cl 11 3 l**d il Ind' May ll 3 16d 11 5 16d (11 3 I6d 11 5 Hid July-Sept. il*id. il 3 I6d. <il
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  • 136 2 LICENSING OF PRIVATE MARKETS A PLEA that Singapore Municip: Commissioners, In the administra- tion of public affairs, should exercisi consistency, was made by Mr. Yap I Pheng Geek at the Commissioner*' j meeting yesterday, when he moved re- lerence back of a decision to refuse the application for a private
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  • 74 2 THE Malayan Magic Circle entertain- ed a large number of friends at Circle House last night with a bright revue. Feats of magic, oi course, piedomi-j mated and had the audience thorough- i ly mystified. But Dorothy Miller, the producer, finely varied the programme of "Circle
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    • 390 2 What's on at your favourite Air-Conditioned Theatre THE CAPITOL DURING THE WEEK-END] lm TO-DAY AT 11 A.M. n J2*fe A TREAT FOR THE KIDDIES'— M^k P E THE SAILOR- MATINEE _Pw^>-^-__ r> l S^ Ccial I> ro^ :i »»»e of selected cartoons, WW/^^^W- SDorts subjects including it's the Natural ihu,
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  • 874 3 Anglo-French Declaration Hailed In London Paris WILL DISPOSE OF TALK OF "NEGOTIATED PEACE" London, Mar. 29. THE solemn declaration of the unity of Great Britain and France, issued by tke Supreme War Council meeting m London yesterday, has created a profound impression and
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  • 115 3 London, Mar. Gi N GAMELIN, Supreme Commander of the \Uied lard fore*-"!. pdiiressm^ a regiment of French i 'vidians at Aldershot airier a two-hour inspection to-da>. x.ud: "We have not forgotten hi France the Entente Cord »le of the last war. To-day tmrlr-h
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  • 92 3 Wa ÜBgtMi Mar. 29. J>. IG -UUER -GENERAL Marshall, chief D ..led to-day that the army's goal of 5.500 by June 30, 1941, has been r three years In conIsa to the tad so sUmy ated rti I large expanM over, the War
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  • 103 3 Nazi Lie Is Exposed By Admiralty London. Mar. 29. TIE ADMIRALTY states that German claims with regard to an attack on a British convoy yesterday are entirely false. One enemy plane attacked a convoy m the North Sea. The raider was driven off after dropping five bombs which did no
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  • 69 3 rterlhi. Mar. 2D. •T'HE official German news agency I admits that two planes did not return from reconnaissance flights over fhe North Sea, France. Orkneys and Shetland's yesterday. The agency claims that several hits were obtained m the bombing attack on a British convoy
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  • 37 3 Washington, Mar. 29. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has signed a bill increasing the maximum penalty for espionage to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of $10,000 instead of two years and $2.000- Reuter
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  • 49 3 Ottawa, Mar. 2fl. COLONEL RALSTON, the Canadian Finance Minister, has announced that m order to help provide the United Kingdom with dollars to purchase war supplies m Canada, residents m the United Kingdom may from Apr. 1 make limited sales of securities m Canada through normal financial channels. Reuter
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  • 300 3 London, Mar. 29. THE announcement of the recall by their own Government for consultation of the British and French envoys m the Balkans and Turkey has teen received with great approval m the Press, which notes with satisfaction that when the British
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  • 31 3 SIGNOR MUSSOLINI AND HITLER posed inside the former's bulletproof train, when they met on the Brenner Pass, a meeting which caused much speculation throughout the world.
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  • 114 3 London, Mar. 29. A YOUNG aircraftman working as rigger at an R.A.F. fighter command station had the unique experience of "riding bareback" on a Spitfire machine, sitting astride the fuselage facing toward the tail. The pilot, after taking off, was puzzled by the weight and
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  • 97 3 Tokio, Mar. 29. A CCORDING to a report from Hun chun m Manchukuo near the Manchukuo-Soviet-Korean border, three Soviet military planes crossed the border and made a 25-minute reconnaissance flight over Manchukuo territory, south of Tumentze, before flying back m the direction of Novokievsk at
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  • 60 3 THE latest Grand National eallover is as followe: 15 to 2 Xi stai ofTered; 9 to 2 Proftssor offered; 100 to 9 Royal Daniell offered, 100 to 8 taken; 100 to 6 Symaetlrs ofTered; 100 to 6 Rockquilla offered; 100 to 6 Sterling Duke offered;
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  • 124 3 700 Names In War Office Casualty List London. Mar 19. ""THE names of over 700 officers u.vd men and 12 women who di ed active service appear m the third War Office casualty list, published to-day The names comprise. Died. 714; died trom wounds, three; died from wounds while a
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  • 74 3 Buchar<»t. Mar. 29. THI' German economic delegation led by lod«us has not yet cbta'.ned a decision on any major issues m the trade nr* >t a.i n here. The Rumanian delegation i> understood tn he taking a firm stand and th? Naz's are workin?
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    • 102 3 you can tell by the flavour it's LAMB of exceptional quality I it is the very finest lamb Australia AUSTRALIAN •r.d New Zealand produce. Deliciousl** \rw «JPAI Wil rer.cer— a renj oleasure to carve and a deiight INLw /1./ALAnI/ to taste What oetter dualities could a Icln* w ft *Iff
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    • 194 3 THEATRICAL MAKE-UP BY "LEICHNER" from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3, Battery lioad. CATHAY Where T0 DAY n a ra 3ls, 6 15, 9 15 Vfl I II n I Ev body Everyone is flocking to sg 2 ummmmmmmm this grand film! ALICE FAYE TYRONE POWER I MAKE THIS YOUR WEEK-END PICTURE!
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  • 656 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1940. Possibilities ALTHOUGH the Far East is so distant from the scene of hostilities m Europe, there is growing evidence as to the possibility of events m this region which may attract world-wide attention. There are two new indications of this. First, there
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  • 1470 4 England Has Plenty Of Food And Reserves I A Letter From London (From Our Own Correspondent London, Mar. 15. IN spite of all official assurances people m the Dominions and Colonies continue to send parcels of food to friends and relatives m this country. In many cases the goods that
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  • 642 4  - Man Who Commands The R.A. F. In France: An Air Pioneer HARVEY DAY By 4IR MARSHAL BARRATT was an artilleryman ichen he joined the fighting forces m 1910. In June. 1914, he obtained a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He spent the best part of the next four years
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    • 18 4 TO£ m%o£ ?ft£*E Lacquer screens and cabinets, Ancestral Pictures, Old Embroideries. 18, BATTERY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR PHONE 7143
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  • 771 5 Commissioner Condemns Overcrowding ERECTION OF ATTAP ROOF BUNGALOW APPROVED piK eit\ i> getting mart and more overcrowded and it should be our aim to encourai/e people to migrate ...to rural areas/ >aid Mr. S. H. Tan m the course of a debate, at the
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  • 91 5 A REVEALING sidelight on the loyalty of the Malays and their desire to help Britain m the war is given by the following: extract from the official diary of the District Officer. Temerloh, Pahang "A number of Malay women of Mukim Perak ofTered mats
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  • 223 5 Happy En ding To Officer's Romance (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, Mar. 29. HTHKKE waa a happy ending at St. j 1 Mark's Church here to-day to the romance of a local Army officer whose I bride was at one stage not permitted! to travel to Malaya, when Lieutenant Douglas
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  • 114 5 SINGAPORE'S newest bridge at Pulau Saigon has been given the name j of "Clemenceau Bridge." Costing $250,u00 it is expected to be completed next month, when it will form one of the links of a scheme to Join up a new arterial highway starting from
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  • 418 5 Commissioner Criticizes "Death Trap" MANY CRASHES: THREE DEATHS A PLEA by Mr. T. H. Stone at the monthly meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday hat the Municipality, to prevent further fatalities at what ho described as 'a death trap." should purchase a piece jf land lor $940 ta construct
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  • 55 5 From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Mar. 20. TWO full-grown tigers have been seen prowling on the road 1 Cameron Highlands In the past two days. The recent dry spell might have caused them to leave the lowlands for cooler regions, it is believed. A weii- i known
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  • 42 5 MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, First Lord of the Admiralty, will broadcast tan England this evening. Malayan listeners will have an opportunity of hearing the speech when it is re- broadcast m the 8.8.C. overseas pro- i gramme at 9.50 p.m. to-morrow.
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  • 24 5 A.viIDNIGHT screening of "Four Wives," the sequel to that great I success, "Four Daughters", will be given at the Alhambra Theatre tonight.
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  • 708 5 A TOTAL turn-over m 1939 amounting to approximately $143,250,000, or just under €17,000,000, was reported by Mr. F. D. Thompson, the chairman, at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association yesterday. For the months of January and February, this year,
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  • 354 5 PA WNED HIS INSTR U MENTS IN ORDER TO LIVE ANATOL Vm KIROFF, a youn£ Russian musician who claimed S5OO, allying: wrongful dismissal, from A. Bershadsky, leader of Bershadsky's Orchestra, of the Adelphi and Sea View Hatch, lost his case m the <i\il district
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  • 236 5 TKE trial of L.F. Fernando. 38-ytar-old Singhalese cashier and reception clerk of the Goodwood Park Hotel, who is alleged to have made a false report to the police that a Chinese assaulted him and rifled the contents of the cash box hi the reception office, was
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  • 285 5 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY •THE report o, ;ai con 1 commending the appointment Mr. J. Ephraim and Mr A J V. divisional inspectors ol the town cie using department was adopted bj Singapore Municipal Commiadc: yesterday's mt I An amendment to m report moved by Dr. V X
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  • 55 5 AUCTIONEERING COMPANY TO Inaugurate UK incorporation nf Cheong Hock Chye and Co.. I the auctioneering firm at 1-A. Raffle.* Place, Singapore, a tea-party was hela at the Victoria Memorial Hail. night. Then were over 200 guest-- celebration. Mr. Cheong Hock Chye i.s the I Mr. Cheong Koon Seng, one of
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  • 51 5 ALTERNATIVE proposals fur thr tration and control of bicy involving revision of the bicycle bylaws, will come Into effect from Jan 1, next year, or earlier 1f possible. This decision by the vehicles D< ment committee of the \r,r(Municipality was confirmed by the general bod> of Commission* I
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  • 1316 6 STRAITS CHINESE HEART SOUL WITH BRITAIN Life Under Nazi Tyranny Not Worth Living MR. TAN CHENG LOCK'S BROADCAST IN VIEWPOINTS SERIES "IN this, as m former crises of the British Empire, the 1 Straits Chinese have staunchly, steadfastly and solidly stood for Great Britain and have been heart and soul
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  • 175 6 AN Indian landlady, Andal Annual, who applied to the Rent Assess- ment Board yesterday for ejection of 1 21 tenants, told the Board her reasons i for application were that she had been I fined m court for failing to comply with a mandatory order from
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  • 43 6 EX-SINGAPORE OFFICER DIES AT HOME London, Mar. 28. DEUTER reports the death from London of Brigadier Harold Cecil Harrison, who at one time served on the General Staff at Singapore, and was also G. 5.0.1., British troops m China frcm 1935 to 1937.
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    • 458 6 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ar TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNKIPAUTY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for tne following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room Supply of :-50" dia. Steel Straight Pipes and Specials' for Water Dept. Date of Closing. 4pm Apr 16. 1940. Supply of Air Valves for Water. Date of
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    • 148 6 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA FRONT RATONIi ORANGE—77 Meyer Rd (near Swimming Club) Board-Residence at moderate rates J Large Gardens —Tennis. t Phone: 5758. fc EAST ANGLIA I 6. U\LLT KISS SINGAi-OKE. S mlna. to town oigb level garages dally 'jt monthly rates, large ground*, excellent cuisine, tennis, single and double rooms
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  • 211 8 Singapore Beaten By Old Goal j •Prom Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Mar. 27. SCORING a goal m each half, the Johore Customs beat the Singapore Customs two-one at the Istana padang to-day m a closely-fought soccer match. Aggressive for most of the first half, the
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  • 132 8 THF folowing are S.C.C. cricket teams for this week-end* To-day vs. th» R.E. on the padang: H. L Ward J. E. Jeans R. S. Tufnell. K. H Cantrell. Lt. G. M. Elmsie, G. K. ■ten R M. Hansiey. Ashley Cooper. A. Gilmour. V.\ H. McNeill, L. G.
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  • 112 8 THE following are SC.R.C. cricket teams ;or this week-end: Against P.WJX at Hong Urn Green a: p.m. to-day: Seah Keng Siew. Chia Keng Hock, Chua Boon Yew. Kam Gim Lock, Low Kee Pow. Anthony Lim, Alex Tan. Tan Liang Chia, Teo Mong Joo, Cecil Wong. Ya-j Mook
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  • 71 8 T3E monthly mixed foursomes competition Ql the Garrison G-clf Club played over 13 holes at Tanglin, resulted In a win icr Capt. Murphy and Mrs. Stewart with a nett score of 70 12.l 2 The following were the best returns: C?Dt. T. K. Murphy and Mrs.
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  • 68 8 ""THE following have beer selected to represent the Cable and Wireless Club against the Katong Youngsters at soccer, tomorrow at the Gypsy ground at McNair Road at 5.15 p.m. X Jalleh. H. Lazaroo. Lim Joo Guan (capt.>: P. B. F. Armstrong. C. H. C> ah*?n
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  • 301 8 FOUR -NIL VICTORY TO SIME DARBY IN B.H.L. Ninie Darby 4. Thornycrofts 0. SOCCER, too one-sided to be of interest, was witnessed on the S.H B ground yesterday, when Sime Darby defeated Thornycrofts by four goals to nil. m their Business Houses' lea ue fixture. The losers were on the
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  • 37 8 picture. Yoxall, Manchester Regiment goalkeeper, gets his hands to the ball before ball, Loyals forward, gets his head to it, m Thursday's first division soccer at Gillman, which the toyals won two-nil.- Free Press
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  • 247 8 fVECLARING their innings closed at 164 for eight Lr wickets, the R.A.F. Seletar beat the V.M.C.A. Juniors cricket team who totalled 121 runs m reply at Anson Koad yesterday. Burt bowled best, taking six V.M.C.A. wickets for only 33 runs, while Brett batted well for
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  • 29 8 IN a Business Houses* League soccer fixture played on the Clerical Union ground yesterday, the Straits Times a -id Guthrles c* jw two goals all.
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  • 106 8 THE following are the two SR C. teams for their week-end cricket matches: Against the R.A.F. (Tengah) today on the padang at 2 p.m.: E. W. Barker, G. Clarke, L. S. da Silva, W.J. Ess, A.M. Jansen, F. C. Martens, J.G. Reutens, N. Boudewyn. A. G. Valberg,
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  • 298 8 MALAYS MAKE NO MISTAKE AGAINST DONS Three-One Decision In Stadium Soccer Malays 3; Gordons I. MAKING their second appearance at the stadium yesterday m the first division of the league, the Malays beat the Gordon Highlanders by three goals to one. In their first outing a fortnight ago the Malays
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  • 92 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 28. AT the annual meeting of the Ipoh Golf Club held here last nl-ht. members were told that all Malayan golf championships would m future be held m Kuala Lumpur and not elsewhere. The following were elected officials for the
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  • 106 8 (From Our Own Corre~pcnUent» Ipoh. M2r. 29. "IT is well that our financial posi- tien is a sound one m view of the uncertainty of the future. I have little dcubt that it wi:l not be long before additional taxation m cne form or other will
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  • 145 8 -•"■"THE following have been selected to play water-polo for the V.M.C.A. junio' department first and second reams against ths R.A.F. (Seletar) first and second teams on Thursday, Apr. 4 at Fort Canning commencing at 4 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. Second Team: Chan Joe Miang, Tham Cheong Fai, Fong
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  • 54 8 r THE film of the world heavyweight title right between Joe Louis and Godoy has arrived m Singapore via the Clipper service across the Pacific. It is to be screened at the midnight show at the Capitol Theatre to-morrow night as an additional attraction to
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  • 94 8 ONLY two ties were played off S.C.C. spring lawn tennis I ment yesterday. They were he championship singles match which saw I E. L. Anderson beat C. J Bembrok* 6 o, 6—2, and the championship doubles tie which ended m Major R Bedford and
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  • 24 8 PLAYING on the J.CS.A groui.d yesterday In the Business H> League. Uniteers b**at the Char Bank by eight goals to nil.
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