The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singpore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 1G.264. ESTD. 1833. MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    U.S. TO BUILD 400 SHIPS FOR BRITAIN
    72 1 $500,000,000 Project Under "Aid" Bill STATEMENT BY SPOKESMAN IN WASHINGTON London, Mar. 23. A MESSAGE from Washington quotes a spokesman of the United States Maritime Commission for a statement that about 400 merchant ships will be made available to Britain under the Lease
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    BEAVERBROOK ON RECORD STRENGTH OF R.A.F. TO-DAY
    459 1 BEAVERBROOK ON RECORD STRENGTH OF R.A.F. TO-DAY London, Mar. 23. GREAT BRITAIN has more bomber and fighter planes now than she has ever had before. This was announced by Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, broadcasting to-day. He said that the tally of our reserves of craft last Wednesday "showed
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    High Power Of New Aero-Engine
    100 1 London, Mar. 23. TTHE "Sabre" aero-engine, to which A Lord Beaverbrcolc referred m his brocdea t. develops the highest power of any British type which h:s pass?d the official trials. Owing to its special construe Lcn it has a small frontal ar?a and this reduces
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    Direct Hit On Enemy Vessel
    58 1 London, Mar. 23. •nOASIAL Command aircraft paid a t* visit to the French coast this morning, destroyed a German barrack block at. the port of Quiberon. submarine base m Brittany, and scored a direct hit on an enemy escort vesse* British aircraft is missing from
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    Menzies In Plymouth During Big Raid
    38 1 London. Mar. 23. r^HE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. 1 R G. Menzies, who arrived m ?:ymr/uth from Coventry shcrtly before the heavy raid began, is stated to b 2 safe.- British Wireless
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    New Type U.S. Bomber Now Being Delivered
    89 1 New Type U.S. Bomber Now Being Delivered London, Mar. 23. FOUR-ENGINED aircraft from the United States are now being delivered to the Ministry for Aircraft Production. The first type to fly to Great Britain was the ••Liberator," the British name given to a long-range heavy bomber produced by the Consolidated
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    Mr. Matsuoka Arrives In Moscow
    135 1 Mr. Matsuoka Arrives In Moscow WILL SEE MOLOTOV, THEN TO BERLIN Moscow, Mar. 23. MEMBERS of tht diplomatic mis- sions of all countries which have so far adhered to the tripartite pact met Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, at the station on his arrival here this afternoon en route
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    Fresh Threat To Indo-China
    66 1 'ANNAM INDEPENDENCE' TOKIO'S NEW LINE Lonaon, Mar. 23. TPHE Tokio newspaper Nichi Nichi Shimbun has published a report that the question of Annam's independence has been raised by Japan with the Government of Indo-China. Annam is the largest province m Indo-China. and the newspaper report says
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    Crystal Palace Tower For Scrap Metal
    92 1 London, Mar. 23. ALL that remains of London's once famous Crystal Palace, the north tower, is to be blown up to provide valuable scrap metal for British munitions factories and incidentally deprive the enemy of a guide on his bombing expeditions. The palace was
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    Ex-Premier In British Hands
    67 1 Cairo, Mar. 23 M. STOYADINOVITCH, former Yueoslav Prime Minister and Foreisn'Minister, is m British hands, it is ofllcially confirmed here m British circles. He was handed over to the Bntisn authorities by the Yugoslav Government for safe custody. He will be kept m detention m British
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    Officers Protest To Regent
    63 1 Belgrade, Mar. 23. A MEETING of the Federation of Reserve Officers of Yugoslavia yesterday unanimously passed a resolution protesting against any plan to "conclude any agreement not m harmony with our national honour and independence." After passing the resolution the officers broke up their meeting and
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    Prayer Day In Britain
    113 1 London, Mar. 24. CHURCHES of all denominations m all parts of Britain had crowded congregations to-day for services m response to the King's call for a day of national prayer. Services were held m St. Paul's, Westminster, and churches throughout the country. The observance was more
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    'U.S. Navy Willing To Convoy Ships'
    107 1 San Francisco, Mar. 23. t r T«HE United Slates navy is more than ready and willing to convoy ships to Britain, says the San Francisco Chronicle. "If the British have not the ships, we must provide them. If they cannot provide convoys, we must
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    Delay In Formation Of Cabinet In Yugoslavia
    381 1 SIGNIFICANT MEETINGS Belgrade, Mar. 23. NO developments have yet occurred likely to resolve the complex situation m Yugoslav politics which follows the resignation of three Serbian Cabinet Ministers rather than agree to making a compromise agreement with Germany. Uo to yesterday evening, it
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    Another Town In Abyssinia Taken
    252 1 Another Town In Abyssinia Taken Cairo, Mar. 23. DRITISH occupation of the important town Neghelli, m Abyssinia, jis announced m a communique isjsued to-day from G.H.Q. I The communique says operations m all other areas m Abyssinia continue to develop to our advantage. In the Keren area fighting continues and
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    MICROFILM OF THE TIMES ISSUES
    169 1 I>ondon. Mar. S3. 4 MICROFILM of each number of The Turn 3 from 1785 to 1938 is now taring completion and will be the first newspaper nucr>film m Britain to become available for general use. It will be of great value to libraries particularly overseas
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    NAZI CLAIMS
    40 1 London. Mar 23. /COLCHESTER and Petc^head are claimed m to-day's German High Command communique to have been attacked by light bomber formations last night. Two attacks are claimed to have been made on Valetta harbour, Malta, yesterday. Reuter
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    Signals Score 164 In 75 Minutes
    264 2 Signals Score 164 In 75 Minutes rpHE Singapore Fortress Signals, who saA joyed a successful season as the Malaya Singals last year, won their first game of the current cricket season when they beat the R.A.O.C by four wickets at Alexandra yesterday. mm Batting first the R.A.O.C. scored 154 lor
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    Kulasingam's 8 For 11
    200 2 FINE bowling by S. Kulasingam, who took dght utckets for 11 rims, enabled tne CSC. second eleven to beat the J.C.SA. by 108 runs m a game of encket at Balesticr pwterday, i.m nd Kaiiageretnam b Gunnru-.egar&m 3 Vijt-rctnam b Vythilingam 8 M. A. X Hamid
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    Indians Win By 40 Runs
    221 2 r THE Indun Association beat the R.A. (Blakan Mati> by 40 runs m a cricket match played at Blakan Mali yesterday. The scores were: INDIANS Abbasbhoy c Gregg b Collins 17 Rim Piara st. Wiseman b Wilkinson 3 Heera Sinrh b. Constable 10 T all
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    Alma Baker's Appeal To Empire
    497 2 Alma Baker's Appeal To Empire GIFT OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT Mr, C. Aixna Baker, who has vast planting and mining interests m Malaya, is advising Lord Beaverbrook, the Minister of Aircraft Production, of his intention, m the event of his demise be?*>re victory is gained, to arrange for a continuance of
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    SINHALESE BEAT C.Y.M.A.
    236 2 THE Sinhalese As,oe alien, playing their Irs match of the season, beat Oxe Catholic Young Men's Association by 39 run* m a i Lame of Click* leaved at McNair Road yesterday NiC ■ShUUM! ASSOO.V..OX A Frankie c Andrew b de Souza 10 i uluiatunga c Suares b
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    DETECTIVE PICTURE AT THE ALHAMBRA
    110 2 rfO new s:reen personalities, Jeffrey Lynn and Brenda Marshall, are teamed together m Warner Brothers' "Money and the Woman," which began a season at the Alhambra jesterday The picture deals wttb a big banking establishment, which has been cleverly defrauded by two members of its
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    CAR CRASHES INTO ANDERSON BRIDGE
    74 2 A CHINESE and his wife were injured m a motor accident m the small hours of yesterday. The car m which they were driving crashed into Anderson Bridge. The man received abrasions on the chest, and complained of pain. E/i wife sustained lacerated wounds to
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    NO QUORUM FOR MALACCA PLANTERS'
    24 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 23. rnHE annual general meeting of the j 1 Malacca Planters' Association called
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      234 2 "TOPPING SHOW ONE OF THE Tto^*! PICTURES OF ITS TYPE TO hi] FtFpfeHERE" Singapore Free Press, (Stt«A AND THIS IS THE CEK ERAL PUBLIC OPlkiqk ON M.G.M.-S "AND ONE WAS BEAUTIFUL ACCLAIMED AS T>e BEST THING THAT'S COKE ALOW 6 SINCE Tbe WOMEN' today rr^ 3.15-6.15-9.15 V^Clp^XoV j? LAST FEW
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      84 2 Post Office Mail List Mails close at the General Post Office as follows TO-DAY Aden air 4.00 p.m. Africa air 4.00 p.m I Australia air 4.00 pm Burma air 4.00 pm Ceylon *.ir 4.00 pm Esypt air 4.00 p.m Great Britain etc air 4.00 om India Ur 400 p.m. Java
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    PICKED IT ALIAN TROOPS ARE 'HURLED TO DOOM'
    424 3 Reservists Forced To Leave For Front Under Threat Of Execution NEW ATTACK IS FLUNG BACK BY GREEKS T'xji? o t London, ?Jar. 23. 1- Aiu continue to take heavy toll of the Italians m Albania, where Mussolini is "still hurling his picked
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    How Italians Treated Their Prisoners
    249 3 How Italians Treated Their Prisoners TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN INTERNEE CAM? London, Mar. 23. AEB capturing Mogadishu, im:i: seaport of Italian the British troops dis>oo pclitical prisoners inbf the Italians under the Uing conditions m a M Denano. states the Information. or 300 o: thes? unpriaocen WCR Ab'ssini.ms. kept m th»
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    How Empire Can Help War Effort
    94 3 London, Mar. 23. EMPIRE countries can assist the *ar eilort by saving their dollars for s emphasized Lord Stamp,; own economist, m a speech he said, were not forced to ire rood rationing as m EngI and it should make them more to help
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN BY A.-A. FIRE
    89 3 RAIDER SHOT DOWN BY A. -A. FIRE London. Mar. 24. f E cf a few raiders which ventured over before midnight last night was t down by anti-aircraft fire, clashing rear j\n east coast town. London n I d nc alert. p. activity appeared to be sl-gnt, of damage or
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    The "Broad View"
    39 3 k vi v. la s h hevn -reived by ihe Ministry i ppl> m London m response to •.peal ior binoiulars. An oilii uiistry depot is pictured a hroad view through the 1 1 >nt glayg<»
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    Gibraltar Siege Envisaged
    45 3 Gibraltar, Mar. 23. THE siege of "The Rock" is envisaged by regulations officially announced hete yesterday wherein the do\ernor i? empowered to make provision for supply of food or lodging or both for any person when sie^e conditions nrevail at Gibraltar. Reuter
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    U.S. Food For France
    145 3 ALL ARRANGEMENTS NOW READY Washington, Mar. 23. ALL arrangements have been made to send two shiploads of flour to unoccupied France announced Mr. Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of State, yesterday. He said the British Government had agreed to allow two French ships to pass through the blockade
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    Gen. Shang Chen In Calcutta
    38 3 Calcutta, Mar. 23. A CHINESE military mission of 14 members led by Gen. Shang Chen arrived here yesterday and leit lor N*w Delhi reports Reuter. Gen. Shang Chen is also to visit Malaya.
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      49 3 Santiago, Mar. 23. A CLANDESTINE conference here of the German ambassadors to the Argentine, Chile and Peru has deeply disturbed public opinion m Peru, according to a Lima dispatch, which quotes a Press demand that the Peruvian g >vernm?nt should "investigate what plot is being hatched m Santiago. Reuter
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      124 3 Madrid. Mat. 23. Spain's ability to retain her neutral position in the present war was given special emphasis yesterday in the first official Spanish reference to foreign policy since the passing of the Lend and Lease bill The Under-Secretary of the Press and Propaganda Ministry, Senor Antonio Tovar, who accompanied
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      205 3 Cairo. Mar. 23. SOME of the factors which should encourage Yugoslavia to stand firm in the face of the German demands were indicated in British official circles here. It was declared that the action of the three Yugoslav ministers who resigned as a protest ?5ra«nst the Governments majority vote in
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    DEATH OF EMINENT GREEK WRITER
    90 3 London, Mar. 23. PE death at Liverpool of M. Peter Vlasto, eminent Greefc scholar and writer is v loss both to Gr^ cc and Britain. M. Vlasto, who was born m 1879, held a very high place m modern Greek literature and was noted best
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    Soviet-Turkish Declaration
    55 3 Vichy, Mar. 23. A DECLARATION of policy between Turkey and the Soviet Union may be signed m Moscow to-day, according to a dispatch to the Vichy news agency, quoting well-informed circles m Ankara. It adds that the declaration will reaffirm the intention of the Soviet Union and Turkey
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    Plymouth Clears Up After Heavy Raids
    155 3 Plymouth Clears Up After Heavy Raids KING'S MESSAGE TO LADY MAYORESS London, Mar. 23. PLYMOUTH has b?gun the grim task of clearing up after two heavy raids. For over 48 hours demolition and salvage parties worked almost continuously to unearth dead and buried from unc -r heaps ol debris, w'lile
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    Big-Scale Exercises In Britain
    60 3 Big-Scale Exerc ises In Britain Large scale exercises look place recently "Somewhere m England" m which between 30,000 and 40.0«>J troops, including an armoured division, took part. Prince Olaf of Norway and the Commander-in-chief, Home Forces, Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, were amoi the large number of interested spectators. Tanks and
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    Duce Said Suffering Bad Nervous Breakdown: "Raging Like Madman"
    149 3 Athens, Mar. 23. A SUGGESTION that the disasters to his forces have driven Mussolini almost to the point of madness is made m "reports from Geneva with reservation" by the Athens newspaper, Elertheron Vima. According to these reports, says the newspaper,
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    R.A.F. Fighter Pilot Tells Of Terrifying 'Curtain Of Fire'In BritishBox Barrage
    384 3 R.A.F. Fighter Pilot Tells Of Terrifying 'Curtain Of Fire In BritishBox Barrage HAS EARNED IRON CROSS, HE SAYS OF EXPERIENCE London, Mar. 22. A BRITISH pilot attached to an R.A.F. night fighter squadron thinks he has earned the Iron Cross, says the Air Ministry news service. He knows just how
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    Backward Trend In Japan's Trade
    84 3 Backward Trend In Japan's Trade London, Mar. 23. JAPAN'S internal trade and industry showed a backward trend In 1940, it is stated. The protracted struggle m China has resulted m shortages of essential materials, labour and electric p, m r as well as a lu;ther decline m industrial efficiency. The
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    Proposed Trans-Sahara Railway
    74 3 Proposed TransSahara Railway Vichy, Mar. 23. ADM. Platon, Minister of Colonies m the Vichy Government, is leaving lor North Africa to inspect the proposed route of 2,000 miles of the trans-Sahara railway, it was announced here yesterday. M. Berthelot. Minister of Communications, will accompany him. The railway is intended to
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    MOBILE KITCHENS FOR RAIDED AREAS
    92 3 Losdon, Mat. 23. THE Canadian Red Crass Society has provided £25.000 for construction of 30 mobile kitchens for use of firemen and vo.u men sent as reinforcements to raided ar«ti.s. This gift will be of the greatest help m sol\ ing the difficult problem of
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. In The Mediterranean
    613 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. In The Mediterranean WHILE world interest is for the time being centred on the "Battle or the Atlantic" there remain unanswered all the questions which the war situation has prompted during the past few weeks. Will Germany attempt an invasion of Great
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    A Cruel Spring But Germany Cannot Win
    822 4  -  VERNON BARTLETT towards a brighter horizon. Why 7 Because we have survived two periods of gravest crisis during the past year and have not been broken by them. While the whole night sky of London was lit by flames as never since the
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    The New Light of Asia!
    11 4 FROM THE NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM
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    LEASE & LEND ACT
    519 4 LEASE LEND ACT AS the Lend and Lease Act approached its last stages m the Senate iti main provisions remained unchanged from the form which the Administration originally introduced, although the language has been overhauled drastically. Most of the amendments were designed to restrict the President's power to send troops
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    NO EPIDEMICS IN LONDON
    161 4  -  W. L. White By IN the luct of pr r.iias and crowded du.-e the >; ease epidemics most ivcent show that Dr. healthier tha' the war. and par;. m relation to In 1938. tften we red thousand Britain m 194( tl 63.000. In li>3R moc of
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    HOW DOGS AID THE A.R.P.
    65 4 HOW DOGS AID THE A.R.P. CAPTAIN F B peopl? m boinbfd ■■■■■CM under sentnas wd dogs a month craft factories ftlftd ers Only dogi wi can be trained foi and Captain k. from cue short "v dog will be i The most exp ri messenger. *h< AdJgU) ni have a
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    Luxury Yacht Now H.M.S. Reindeer
    28 6 A former privately owned luxury yacht, 4 his fine vessel has been converted to use as an anti-submarine patrol vessel on Canada's coasts.
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    Final Phase Reached In Abyssinia
    238 6 Final Phase Reached In Abyssinia THE Prime Minister of South Africa. General Smuts, said on his return to Pretoria from Nairobi (Kenya) and Cairo that he believed the Abyssinian campaign had reached its finaL phase.. The enemy, he said, was falling back to his inner defences. The Somaliland campaign was
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    FELL FROM SIXTH FLOOR
    46 6 Mexico City. Mar. 6. t[ OKICHI Zuzuki, 27, representative of the Japanese firm, the Mitsui, was fatally injured m a fall from the sixth floor of the corridor of the Regis Hotel. Police believe that it was accidental, but espionage is suggested.
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    U.S. May Offer To Lease Eire Bases
    332 6 U.S. May Offer To Lease Eire Bases IT is reported that the United States Government is approaching the Government of Eire to reverse its refusal to allow the use of Irish naval bases for the protection of Atlantic shipping. The suggestion is that, m return financial and other assistance to
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    Male Labour Reserve Low In Britain
    137 6 Male Labour Reserve Low In Britain DRITAIN is swiftly putting her reserve of manpower into war work. Registered unemployed, including women, throughout the country were reduced by 114,757 during February to 580.489 Although this total includes 284,386 men. of whom 200,160 are wholly workless. 67 711 temporarily stopped and 16.515
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    TRIALS OF BRITISHERS LIVING IN JAPAN
    129 6 Fis difficult for British people to leave Japan, and it is just as difficult for them to live there, because i of the shortage of many commodities and the high prices charged for those available," said Mrs. C. D. Wales when she arrived m
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    WAR ON LOOTERS
    111 6 A CONCERTED effort is being made by a group of Parliamentarians to stop the looting gangs who are preying on bombed areas m Britain. Mr. Josiah Wedgwood is asking the i Home Secretary to order the death penalty. Police are intensifying the anti-loot-ing campaign and claim to
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    ESPIONAGE IN U.S.
    65 6 MRS. Alice Crockett, m a Court action against Captain Fritz Wiedemann, Consul-General for Germany m San Francisco, and formerly Hitler's personal adjutant, alleged that he received more than $5,000,000 from Germany for espionage activities. Mrs. Crockett, who was claiming $8,000 from Wiedemann, alleged that he sent her
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    Selangor's Most Hard-Working Woman
    784 6  - Selangor's Most Hard-Working Woman Clio Kuala Lumpur Chatter By MANY women are very busy just now, but I have yet to meet one who is working harder than Mrs. G. C. Irving with whom I had a chat the other day. To begin with, she teaches domestic science at one
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    Britain Braces Herself To Deal With Desperate U-Boat Spring Campaign
    949 6 "THE real 'Battle for Britain' has just begun," says a special correspondent of the Sydney Sunday Sun who adds Hitler for the moment is hurling his all into the aim of paralysing Britain by annihilating her ports and sinking her
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    "Friendship Greater Than Trade"
    315 6 Friendship Greater Than Trade" JAPAN'S ENVoy IN AUSTRau/ it wasobvic ,L wth^ changing a ±*"ilfc new tide o. *}> ready wash aJ. Australia, fan v 10 *s of that Au s, '*Jj siastic a t A nthB the which 0 arisen/* declan I the first w anese Minisl ustrpL tf"
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    SINGAPORE ANSWERS KING'S CALL TO DAY OF PRAYER
    828 7 Services In Churches, Mosques Temples MINISTERS APPEAL FOR RECRUITS FOR M.A.S, pESPONMNG to the King's call to prayer, churches, -<K<iues and temples m Singapore held special services u .urday. Prayers were said for the victory of the Allies ;no an appeal m
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    Worldwide War Effort By Dutch
    275 7 COLLECTIONS IN INDIA BURMA Our Own Correspondent* li.iuvu. Mar. IS. HERS -vll cvt the world are work as we are m the a] cause the Witom y therlandi to independh m British India, though no more than 170 and ihe country, with Burma and Ceylon,
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    N.I. MUSLIMS TO PRAY IOR HOLLAND
    47 7 Own Correspondent^ Bat a via. Mar. 18. emn Tarbiyah Islamiyah, .m society with thousands era f: hold its annual conP i..z Durins: the opening a'l present will join m a the restoration of Holland far the welfare of the Dutch .!v
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    "Planning" New Ottawa
    36 7 These British war guests at the Bynm Home, m Ottawa, have plans of their own for the beautification of the Canadian capital. They know, too, that it is safe from Hitler's ruthless bombings.
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    Mr. R. G. Menzies Praises, American Action
    660 7 "NOT A PASSIVE NEUTRAL": BROADCAST TALK TO U.S. London, Mar. 16. "Y^U have given the lie to the foolish notion that because a country is neutral it is bound to be either passive, waiting helplessly for the axe to fall, or unintelligent, with
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    Film Record Of Tour Being Made
    164 7 London, Mar. 16. KJ\ l <- Menzies is recording many im*v* pressions of his visit to England jwith a IG-miilimeire movie camera. Already he has photographed the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace, Mr. Churchill at Choquers, and King Haakon of Norway. Mr. Menzies
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    40,000 MONTHLY DONORS TO N.I. SPITFIRE FUND
    109 7 Ratavia, Mar. THERE are 40,000 tegular monthly 1 contributors to the Netherlands Indies Spitfire Fund. Contributions range from a few cents to hundreds of guilders. Every hotel and shop and business office has its Spitfire model collection box and the community voluntarily fines
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    Passing Of Lease & Lend Bill Does Not End U.K.'s Dollar Anxieties
    290 7 Passing Of Lease Lend Bill Does Not End U.K.'s Dollar Anxieties London, Mar. 15. FINANCIAL, circles here are doing the utmost to dispel illusions that the Lease and Lend Act ends Britain's dollar anxieties. President Roosevelt's plan, apparently, does not cover articles resold by the United States' Government such as
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    Religious Education In Local Malay Schools
    800 7 START MADE HAS "GIVEN? GREAT SATISFACTION 79 THE Education Department has allowed a sub-committoe A of the Muhammadan Advisory Board, with Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff, as chairman and Haji Badruddin as the hen. secretary to introduce religious instruction standard three m eight Malay
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    CAPITOL MIDNIGHT PREMIERE
    88 7 ANOTHER of thoee \reepy M but none the less entertaining stories is brought to the screen by Universal ill "The Mummy's Hand." which was shown at the Capitol at midnight on Saturday. An archaeologist denes the curse ascribed to one or the ancient tombs m Egypt and
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    PROGRESS OF N.I.-JAPAN ECONOMIC TALKS
    103 7 <From Our Own Oociwpoadt&il Ratavia, Mar. IK. A NET A learns that the preliminary lalks about the ej.oiy.mic relations between Japan and the Nether* UncLs Indies are coming to an end. In connection with the lurther continuation of the negotiations, discussions took place last Saturday
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    Most Vital Wing Of India's New Mechanized Army
    913 9 OVER 4,000 MEN TRAINING FOR ORDNANCE CORPS Ax, v New Deft** IN hour after dawn every morning over 4,000 Indians of all ages from 18 to 35 are on parade on the drill squares of Jubbuipore, m the Central Provinces, lh jy
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    A.R.P. Training For Heads Of Schools
    1391 9 Chinese Topics By Our Chinese Correspondent PRINCIPALS of Chinese schools m Singapore will receive A.R.P.. instructions shortly. Twelve specially selected instructors are now m training. After two weeks' training, these instructors will m turn impart AJLP. education to heads of Chinese Schools The heads
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      465 9 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. T*re now invited for the 1: g materials or services. For u-s are Municipal Tenders i Sanitary PitUnss. (Deposit Date of Closing. 4 pjn.. Mar w nd delivery during May, and July 1941 of 45.000 bags Portland Cement of British, sh Empire or British
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      143 9 PUBLIC NOTICE PERAK TURF CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS UNLIMITED SWEEPS— CANCELLED MARCH MEETING 1941 The Unlimited Sweeps will be drawn on the Singapore Summer Race Meeting t April ISil). SWEEP "A" WILL BE DRAWN ON SATURDAY. AI*R. 5, 1941 SWEEP "B" WILL BE DRAWN ON WEDNESDAY, AF»t. 9, 1941 SWEEP
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      572 9 Broadcasting TO.DAY EMPIRE STATION NIROM SlNl»Ai*Vi%C' to Malaya on 10.2« 01c s «29?4 m, I>B y55 or "51 41 tv*mr* t 225 m.) GSF-19.82 metre* (1515 m/cs> ano GiO %nl> 604 mc f 49 Hokkien Musict: 12.15 pjn. yfr l^. 9 a.m. to 12.05 midday) radiated on USJ pm. Buropc-an
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    BATSMEN BEAT BOWLERS AT BALESTIER
    370 10 Army And Ceylon Sports Club Draw CAPT. HOPE SCORES 57 FINE batting was the order of the day at Balestier yesterday, when the Army and the Ceylon Sports Club met m a cricket match, whi^h ended m n draw. BaUlng Qr*t the Army declared at;
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    Twice Out For 34 Runs
    376 10 ON POLICE GROUND WEBB'S HAT-TRICK ©EMARKADLi: bowling was seen at the Police Depot yesterday when the Police Teetered an overwhelming victory over an R.A. Changi sklc. beating them by an innirgs and 120 rims. The visiting team, m reply to the Poixo Inning which realized
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    S.R.C. Win By 54 Runs
    208 10 SEGAMAT BEATEN IN LOW-SCORING GAME PLAYING on the padang yes>Ur£ay. toe SRC beat the Segamat Cricket Ciub oy 54 runs m a low -Muring cricket match. a^st performer oi the day was H. Thoy who knocked up 26 iKt out and took four wickets for
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    Australian Takes 5 For 1 Run
    257 10 (From Our Own Corespondent > S-imewbf.e m Malay* Mar. 23. Rain Interfered with play m a ertcket ■Midi to-day between a team repre enthw the Royal Australian Artillery, stationed so:i:ewhe»-.- In Malaya, and a Ceylon Tamils' side. Gunner Cross, was highest scorer for the
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    Seletar Airmen Beat Club By Two Wickets
    280 10 INTERESTING crickft was wit- ncssed at Seletar yesterday when a Singapore Cricket rlub side met the >t letar airmen and were beaten by two wickets. The SC.C. batted first and were all out for 117. Roy and Sirnpscn being the chief contiibutcrs with
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    RAILWAY JUNIORS
    51 10 TOIE following will lepresent the Railway Juniors asainst Pitman's College at cricket on the Railway ground at 2 p.m. to-mcrrow: Eddy Albert. C. Ariar«tnam, A. Retnasingam, Santhok Singh, P. G. Segeram. M. Sivalingam, R. Murugeson. Tan Lecng Whatt. T. Supramaniam, P. A. Kulasingam, S. Yogaraj&h. Reserves: Juil, J.
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    RAILWAY JUNIORS BEAT KHALSA BY ONE WICKET
    243 10 T»HE Railway Juniors beat the Khalsa Association by one wicket m a game 01 cricket played on the Railway ground yesterday. The scores were: KHALSA ASSN. M. B. Singh b Yogarajah 35 Juswant Singh 'bw Yogarajah 10 Harjan Singh b Yogarajah 1 Ram
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    Heavy Regiment Football Team
    40 10 ;i Heavy Regiment, R.A., who weie bea'.cn by the odd goal m three by the Straits Chinese Football Association m a first division league soccer match played at Anson Road stadium on Saturday. tree tress picture.
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    Tall Scoring When Chinese Meet The Loyals
    167 10 FREEMAN 92 HOT OUT, CHEOW CHYE 71 TPALL scoring marked yesterday's cricket match between the Straits Chinese Re- creation Club and the Loyals at Gillm&n. j Ihe game ended m a draw. Batting first the Chinese scored 204 runs for seven wickets and
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    OTHER CRICKET RESULTS IN PAGE TWO
    112 10 Extras 22 Total (for seven wkts ded.).. 204 Did not bat: Alex Tan. Keng Siew. L. H. Tay. liouliug: Clarke, one for 17; Roberts, one for 35; Freeman, three for sj: Pryle, none for 14. Puller, none for 14; Torr, two for 47. LOYAL
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    S.S.C. & AUSTRALIANS DRAW FIVE-ALL
    208 10 S.S.C. AUSTRALIANS DRAW FIVE-ALL Thrilling Water-Polo At The Club /THE Singapore Swim?ning Club drew five-all with the R.A A.F. m a very thrilling and interesting game of water-polo which was played at the Club yesterday morning. Henrichsen scored two goals for the Club m the first hall, the first alter
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    BOWLEY TAKES 5 FOR 17
    167 10 RAIN interfered with a cricket matrh between the Royal Australian Air Force and the R.A.F. (Tengah) played on the R.A.A.F. ground yesterday, and only one inninps was completed, ieng&h batting first and scoring 138 runs. The match was noteworthy for a bright innings of 7
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    Home Football Results On Saturday
    187 10 Home Football Results On Saturday COLLOWi: games WAR Cll_n Chelsea Manslild To^nham h O i s > Manchester Cuv Middi^brough Sheffield United Tranmere L<>\:> >\ Aldershot 4 Millwall n West Ham FOOTBXU. IM<,, watford SOL'TH RH.I.»S V! Crystal Palac* Sl ok 0 W NORTH RFGIOML 80 11 Bi'adiord City Donea
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    MERRY UNION B.P.
    46 10 TPHE following will rep.-psfr.; the Union B.P. Rest-rvs the Plfh! B P in a match of !<> doubles, to be play oronß 37 Geylane. a: 3 I Sb^nry Teh. Andrew < B. C. Mah M M Thmi Fook. Andrev -jh Ketm Bit and EVimund Yco.
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      59 10 To-days Sports Events SOCCER: S.A.F.A. league, second division (a), V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.0.C.. V.M.C.A.. Signals vs. R.A.F. (Tengah), Alexandra; S.H.R. vs. R.A.F.. 5.11.8. B.H L.. Harpers vs. Oversea-Chinese Bank, Ciericai In ion ground; Fords \s. Uniteers, F. and N. ground. The first division fixture between the Gordons and the l.oyals, to
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