The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 March 1941

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    20 1 LATE SINGAPORE EDITION The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 11i.167. FSTD. 1835. THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941. 5 CENTS
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    NAZI THREAT TO OCCUPY YUGOSLAVIA
    388 1 Reich Has Forces To Deal With Revolt 9 V ugoslav Bid To Overthrow Guilty Men In Government PROTEST UPRISINGS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT COUNTRY THE SITUATION IN YUGOSLAVIA HOURLY BECOMING MORE AND ffMORE UGLY FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT'S ADHESION TO THE AXIS TRIPARTITE PACT, THE GERMAN RADIO HAS
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    Britain's 'Last Word'
    248 1 London. Mar. 26. Pof Britain'j last word *o Yugoslav Government belatter signed the Axis pact closed by the Undjr-Secre- Foreign Affair. Mr. R. A. House 01 Commons the signature o! the pa tape imminent, the British Belgrade, Mr. Ronald sent i note to the Yugoslav Indicating that
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    STOP PRESS
    205 1 London, Mar. 2t>. Turkey has absolute community of interests with Britain. This deelaia iDn was made to-day by M. Kefet (anitcz. vice-president of the Turkish National Assembly, broadcasting from Ankara. Bulgaria, he said, had surrendered her independence while Greece, 'who is our neighbour and friend, has been fighting
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    TURKISH DEPUTIES TOLD OF DEVELOPMENTS
    55 1 Anlara, Mar. 2G. PIE Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Sarajoglu, spoke at a private session of the People's Party this afternoon He explained developments In the sphere of foreign politics m the past two weeks as they affected Turkey and replied to various questions on the
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    "NAZIS MISCALCULATED OVER SOUTH AFRICA"
    276 1 London, Mar. ?G. r[E South African High Commissioner m London, Mr. F. Wat^rson, speaking at a National Defence Public Interest Committee luncheon to-day, said: "My people will not fail. "Germany miscalculated over South Africa m 1930 just as m 1914. She did her best to
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    British Withdraw From Advanced Libyan Outpost
    234 1 Cairo, Mar. 26. yHE British troops have gained further positions covering Keren, states to-day's British Middle East G.H.Q. communique. Another enemy counter-attack has been repulsed, leaving many prisoners and equipment m British hands. In T Iby a snip!! enemy detachment occupied El Ap.heila, from
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    De Gaulle In French Equatorial Africa
    31 1 London, Mar. 26. GEN. DE GAULLE is making a tour of inspection of the Chad district, French Equatorial Africa, according to the Brazaville radio.- Reuter
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN
    27 1 London, Mar. 26. Tf*HE Air Ministry announces that an enemy bomber was shot down into the Thames estuary this morning by our fighters.—: Reuter
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    Enormous Raid Damage Inflicted By R.A.F. In Germany
    416 1 London. Mar. *J»>. QBSERVATIONS by the R.A.F. and reports from w "other sources" of air raid damage m Germany enable the Ministry for Economic Warfare to form a good picture of the destruction caused. "We aro quite satisfied with the result. particularly
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    Formidable Joins The Mediterranean Fleet
    60 1 London. Mar. 2C>. Till: British Mediterranean n has been reinforced by Ik aircraft-carrier Formid-Tb:\ The I ormidable has l ved uti t > her name, for she ran down ih«slipuay m Relfast m '939 »m 4 launched herself half M I fore the api)'>«nted time.
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    Gloaming Wins Lincolnshire
    114 1 London, Mar THE Lincolnshire handicap provide 1 the usual .surprise to the <>\onjr. [of the Hat racing season With I 'outsiders contesting the finish. The result was: Gloaming, ov. 'ZJlw Stephen Raphael, London broker, beat Mr. Wests Gaston by I lengths, with Lord Zetl^nd'.s I two lengths
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    NAVICERT DECISION TO AID NEUTRAL SHIPPERS
    63 1 London. Mar. 26. A CHANGE m the Navicert procedure designed to assist neutral shippers was announced to-day by he i British Ministry for Economic War- fare. An unused Navicert valid unt l Mar. •31 may be extended to permit shipment at any time during
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      67 1 INSIST ON TEA RAFFLES HOTEL TO -NIGHT D I N NER D ANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midniffht THE ASTOR DUO EKK Dinner $3.1)0. i» rolonelW J. Grahair M.C. and OfTiccrs li> kind permission of Lt.-tolonei^ In rase of rain the Band DINNER PAHITS Oi THE LAWN lvi p|», m
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    Singapore European On Indecency Charge
    753 2 Singapore E uropean On Indecency Charge POLICE OFFICER'S STORY OF MIDNIGHT WATCH INSPECTOR Francis Goodship described m the Singapore second dis- trict court yesterday how, at midnight on Jan. 31, he kept watch on the house of a European nauncd W. D. Lambert m Bukit Timah Road. He gave this
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    Big Expansion Of N.I. Air Force
    306 2 VOLUNTARY CORPS FORMATION TTHE expansion of the Netherlands Indies Air Force is proceeding rapidly and a Voluntary Flying Corps I for the purpose of training pilots. I mechanics, mareonists and ground j crews without any expense to the re- cruits, has been formed m
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    Playing Their Full Part In War
    224 2 DR. LINEHAN'S TALK ON MALAYS OF TO-DAY •HPO-DAY we know the Malaya as a happy, liveable people, established I c v i 1 scil, .ii.d owning their land' m porlect security of tenure," «aid Dr. I W. Linehara. Director o! Education. In on ■:.<■.
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    "LADY WITH RED HAIR" AN OUTSTANDING FILM
    170 2 aLL the U ia.- v..v '.lioul^'i Q3 '.t.cv.Ti on the path to stage glory are brought out m bold relief again&t thunderous applaud 01 New York audiences attending shows which have been running for as long as 60 weeks m the film "Lady
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    120 2 'J'HE Singapore Chamber ©f Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,5315t auction yesterday when there was catalogued 2,370.557 lb., 1,058.28 tons; offered 2 177 982 lb.. 972.31 tons; sold 1,641,701 1b..'732 9O tons SPOT London l4xtH New York 22* cte." Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lh. Standard quality
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    SPORTS PAVILION FOR INDIAN SAILORS
    11 2 fHE Royal Indian Navy War Pur-
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      215 2 Miriam Hopkins tops her memorable performance m THE OLD MAID" 6,15 9,15 p.m. ALHAMdIka S M W^^K' A SHE STARTED AT THE TOP AND 4. < HER WAY UP! IBM ||v_ a AL.^O BKITI.S>I MINISTRY OF INKOUMA TION'S DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION "COASTAL DEFENCE" AND AIR-MAIL BRITISH "PATHE GAZETTE" The Biggest Double
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      204 2 "Can well be described as a companion -GOODBYE MR. CHIPS' h 1 CAPITOL j 3 15 T^grr Last week he liad a real headache w WIFE' ..Now he's m a spot 44 THE LADY /tf QUESTION* BRIAN AHERNE a.nd RITA HA'i m Columbia's novel, romantic 1 With Latest M.G.M. Metrotonc
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    SOVIET MAY GIVE AID IF TURKEY IS ATTACKED
    191 3 Reports Of Understanding On Matter Unconfirmed TURKS' POSITION LIKENED TO THAT OF CHINA j Ankara, Mar. 26. nFS'ORTs published abroad that the Soviet-Turkish R understanding recently reached provides for Soviet ts&taMC to Turkey if she is attacked by Germany not confirmed here.
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    "Yugoslavia Delivered To Nazis Gagged And Bound"
    230 3 1 ondon. Mar. 26. I been delivered mid temporising 01 B gagged and bound hand of the Nazi desXI la m short the I the ceremony of initia- he tripartite pact, sa>v Daily Telegraph. :y of spontaneous r he ruled out even now
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    Governor Acts In Steel Company Strike Threat
    136 3 STATE TROOPERS OUT: WORK GOING ON Bethleha i tPenn.), >Ur. 26. rIE Governor of the Strte hts taken action m the Bethlehem Steel ipanjr*s libour dLsputj Involving 18.000 rvorkers. A free passage to the gates of the steel mills has now been establish
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    Nazi Wheat For Petain's France Is No Gift
    119 3 Nazi Wheat For Petain's France Is No Gift New York. Mar. 20. rIF wheat wbl^'fa is being r.ent frcm (ie~iiian-occupied France t> uno-cupied Fran:e is by no m^ans a gift, says the Vichy < Jrr2*pondent *i the New York Tim>s. The transaction is a barter deal, the correspondent adds, and,
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    Ninefold Jump In Output Of U.S. Warplanes
    171 3 Ninefold Jump In Output Of U.S. Warplanes "WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE"— VAN KLEFFENS New York. Mar. 26. A NINEFOLD Jump m output of warplaiif-i m the United States since January was announced by Dr. van Kleffens. Dutch Foreign Minister, m a broadcast here. "In June it will he 15 times
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    CANADA WELL AHEAD IN AIR TRAINING
    53 3 OtUwa, Mar. ?C. TRAINING for the Canadian Air Force will reach the noak o f production seven months earlier than oriffinallv planned, according to a statement issued here. The result will be that next September there will be 83 schools operating compcrod with tiie
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    Strain Of War On German Nerves
    105 3 London, Mar. 26. THE New York World Telegram says that Mr. Lyle Wilson, Washington manager of United Press, who has just returned from Germany, reports: "The war is a strain on the capacity and nerves of the? German people becaus, they are not now
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    LEASE OF ATLANTIC BASES TO U.S.
    80 3 London, Mar. 26. AGREEMENT for the leasing of Atlantic bases to the United States will be signed m London tomorrow, it is stated officially here: Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister. Lord Cranborne, Dominions Secretary, and the Colonial Secretary. 1 Lord Moyne. will be the
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    VILNA TO BE NEW LITHUANIAN CAPITAL
    57 3 Vichy. Mar lit. THE capitil of Lithuania la to be translerred from Kaunas to Wxlno <Vilna\ according tv a message from Mcs:ow 10 T ,he Vichy news agency. This has been decided by the Council of C?mmirsars of the people cf Lithuania. The transftr
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    DESULTORY FIGHTING IN ALBANIA
    55 3 Athens, Mar. 26. iN exchange of artillery fire at various points occurred en the Albanian front together with restricted patrol activity, according to last night's Greek war communique. The Greek Ministry of Public Securityannounces that Italian planes yesterday bombed country districts m western Peloponnesus without causing
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    Germany Faces Impossible Task In Battle Of The 'Atlantic
    430 3 Germany Faces Impossible Task In Battle Of The 'Atlantic London. Mar. 2S. KABLY clear analysis ol > Ehippins r a s the lIM A I intic brgins is given S v dish newspaper Dagens lei T.. area are not all con- lai circles here, biu are TalW, especial inter st
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    Berliners "Invited" To Be Joyful On Matsuoka's Arrival
    75 3 Berliners "Invited" To Be Joyful On Matsuoka's Arrival Berlin, Mar. IS. r FHE Nazi Propaganda Minister, Goeb- bels, has "invited" the Berlin popu- la t ion o express joy and enthusiasm on the occasion of the visit of Mr. < Yosuke Matsujka, Japanese Foreign Minister, according to the German radio.
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    Weygand Concludes Morocco Tour
    95 3 London, Mar. 26. GEN. WEYGAND. Vichy delegategeneral to North Africa, concluded hi£ tour of French Morocco. He has arrived at Algiers from Rabat, says a Tangier despatch to the German news agency. dn Weygand concluded his .oar at Algiers arriving about the same time as Adm.
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    German And Italian Ship Dues In Spain
    80 3 Madrid, Mar. 26. GERMAN and Italian merchant ships taking refuge m Spanish harbours will henceforth not have to pay harbour dues, according to an order issued by the Minister of Public Works, which exempts from such dues foreign merchantmen which, as a consequence
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    BANK OF AUSTRALIA GOVERNOR DIES
    46 3 Sydney, Mar. 26. SIR Henry Sheehan, Govern or of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. di:d to-day, aged 58 years. Sir Henry was financial adviser *,o the Australian Government at the w.^rid ecinimic confer ?n:e and at the Lrrgue 01 N^ticns.- Reuter
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    TRAINING THE EYES TO SEE IN DIM LIGHT
    67 3 London, Mar. 26. BRITISH night fighter pilots are adopting every possible means to aid m search of night raiders. One device is wearing of grean goggles m a dinily-lit r«x>m for a period before going out on patrol. By this means they
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    EX-KING CAROL CAN RESIDE IN CHILE
    28 3 Santiago, Mar. IK. THE Ch.lcan Government has granted permiSßlon for rx-Kin^ Carol and l Madame Lupescu to reside m Chile.— l Reuter
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    R.A.F. BLITZ MAY FORCE HITLER TO MAKE VIENNA HIS CAPITAL
    87 3 New York, Mar. 2C. TTHE suggestion that Hitler may make Vienna his capita] m place of Berlin if the R.A.F. raids become heavier is made m a Zurich dispatch to the New York Post. The correspondent says "The mass expulsion
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    U.S. Bomber Convoys For Shipping Suggested
    132 3 "UNBROKEN CANOPY OVER GERMAN SEACRAFT" New York, Mar. 2G. DOMBER convoys for merchant shipping are suggested by the famous aircraft expert, Mr. Alexander Seversky, writing m the New York Daily Mirror. In an article on convoy problems, Mr. Seversky suggests that bomber convoys would
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    The "Queen's Messengers"
    61 3 London, Mar 2J. QUEEN'S Messengers' is the latei wartime organization. i h tlie Queen's consent, the title will be tone by un'.ts that will rush f >ud and comforts to tae bsc'ly-woiinded m bobbed towns. Tiie Queen has present d on? envoy of eisht vehi ;cs, while
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    Cameramen To Go On Raids Over Germany
    182 3 COLOUR FILM OF THE BOMBER COMMAND IN THE MAKING London. Mar. 20. 11/ITH the approval of the Air v try and the ec -operation of th^ R A F a tnctlon picture m c I the Bomber Command is being produced la Britain,
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    REDUCTION OF MEAT RATION IN BRITAIN
    58 3 London. Mar. 2G. THE Ministry of Food ann3unces ihat the meat ration will be reduced from 14d. to a shilling, starting next week. The reduction is due to a decline m the number of home-produr cd iat sock being sent for slaughter. The 14d.
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    SEQUENCE OF FIVE RAID-FREE NIGHTS
    43 3 London, Mir K. J ONDON now has r.ad a sequence of raid-fr^e nights, which is the, longest since ihe end of January. There are n-3 rruo~t« jf »i mv nir activity over other parts of ths country. Reuter
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      190 3 POLAROID DAY GLASSES Sec now IHs neu s-Jentific luht control stops iehe-t»d ulare and protects vvur eyes as no other sun glass tan protert them. They >ou the view without the clare. Medical Hall Ltd. 3. Battery Road. The picture Singapore clemanded to see a«fn in comes to you with
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1041. La hour And Industry
    759 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1041. La hour And Industry I iVIR. F. J. Kemlo's speech as chair- lfl man of the Singapore Chamber lof Commerce Rubber Association was a very comprehensive review of j the rubber industry as it affects i Malaya, and the figures which he
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    Britain Is Carrying Out Her Pledge
    965 4  -  Edwin Haward Dominion Status For India By THE German propagandists have been spreading the tale that India was bribed into the war of j 914-18 with promises of Dominion Status. Nowhere will this by more imme- diately recognised as the lie that it is,
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    The Spirit Of England
    484 4  -  JOHN GORDON BY WHEN you hear over your radio, or *t read m your newspapers, that during the night while you slept peacefully and comfortably m your bed, the German Air Force concentrated on one English City, do you ever "picture m your mind just what
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    Day Nursery Has An "At Home" In China Town
    1511 5 Day Nursery Has An "At Home" In China Town Free Press Feature By MARY HEATHCOTT ygSTERDAY the day nur>f the Child Welfare m New Market Road at home." It was an :y for friends of the see the nursery m running order, with show put on for (lived early m
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      67 5 PUPPIES .'JrßlfMt DOC 9k SHERLEY'S l n if o l fUvjmtr puppies oDLMtpi f^S^j^ l^JSi TS? RS^dc*? and watch them grow In laPTOI Sis SSecliflJ ■tardiness and strength, ah W\^ g** j ,*Vh rt t H!mat« causes him ♦heir good points enhanced, w v te^ ln hO H,f<li!Sffnr't You oS
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    Britain's Royal Tank Corps
    20 6 I'nits of the Royal Tank Corps crossing a common during exercises m the south of England.
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    U.S. Will Not Allow U-boats To Thwart Aid
    422 6 U.S. Will Not Allow U-boats To Thwart Aid THE British public, with its attention focussed again on the Battle of the Atlantic by the disclosure of the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill. tlu)t enemy embers are operating m the Western Atlantic, bdfevea that the United States will SOOT be convoying
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    Industrial Future Of Australia
    283 6 IT is understood that the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies. li try'ng to encourage British manufacturers to undertake still further the oroduction cf defence and essential ivil goods m Australia. If s"me manufacturers decide to do so, Australia is likely to see its industrial
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    Railway Accident Causes Injury To Arsenal Builders
    170 6 Railway Accident Causes Injury To Arsenal Builders THREE hundred men engaged m the construction of the Government's huge arsenal project at Ravenna. Ohio. were injured when a workmen's train was wrecked near Windham recently. A fast Erie train crashed into the rear of the workmen's train. Five c aches and
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    Russo-Japanese "Appeasement" Said To Be Well On The Way
    248 6 A REPORT has reached London that the Russo-Jap-anese appeasement pact is nearing; the "signing" stage, says the special correspondent of the Sydney Sunday Sun m London. This news, the message says, coinrHes wi h th^ deprrtur* !or Rome and Berlin of
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    Implications Of Mr. Matsuoka's Visit To Axis Capitals
    999 6 Implications Of Mr. Matsuoka' s Visit To Axis Capitals THE departure of Japaoi's Foreign Minister (Mr. Matsuoka) for the Axis capitals indicates that the Axis may consider the American Lend-Lease Bill a de facto declaration of war, and plan reprisals beyond Hitlers recent threat to sink all ships carrying American
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    EFFORTS TO SAVE MALAYA'S PINEAPPLE CROP
    323 7 Planters And Packers To Discuss Soon A Scheme On Co-operative Basis rffORTS are being: made to save Malaya's crop of t- pineapples, the biggest this year, which will normally |c harvested next month. Owinjr to the lack of foreign mar 1 ots. the crop
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    Malayan Mails Presumed Lost
    100 7 ENEMY ACTION r IUBfU and parcels for C m countries posted m the rj approximately bctwe.-r :ui 23 last year and m Eire natety between Sept. 4 and 18. lence prepaid at airmail nd posted m the Unitm approximately between ■IC presumed to have my action.
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    FIRE-FIGHTING TRAINING
    354 7 Classes Opened At A.R.P. Headquarters E[ENC£ m Eurcpe has pro\ed> I or air raids can oo minimized, and huge destruc- j i.ous loss 91 life preventedj nptnesa and effldcmj m denims i :ple intxpensive equipi% is necessary, and some trainuse of it, fire bomos cease to nous menace,
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    TALK ON DICKENS AND LAW REFORM
    49 7 AN interesting address jh 'Dickens n and Law Reform" was delivered by i> Ci Osborne-Jones at a meeting r Singapore Law Clerks' Associaat the premises of the Ceylon Us 1 Association last night. Mr. V. any, president of the Associa•as m the chair.
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    Soldier Charged With Housebreaking
    188 7 Edward Haighton. 21, a V J soldier, appeared m the Singapore fifth court yesterday on five charges including two of housebrealcing, two of theft, and cne of using criminal fore c The charges of hotisebreaking were explained to Haighton The firjt alleged that last Friday night
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    INDO-CHINA & WORLD RADIO LINK-UP
    69 7 INDO-CHINA WORLD RADIO LINK-UP rrtHERE is a possibility of Indo-China I being incorporated m the world radio link-up by the Columbia Broadcasting System. Mr William J. Dunn, director of the Far Eastern division of the System who arrived m Singapore a fortnight ago went to Saigon recently to see what
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    A.A.M. & EXTRA PETROL RATION
    211 7 A.A.M. EXTRA PETROL RATION Appeal Tribunal Suggested T^HE Automobile Association of Malaya < Singapore branch) has made a suggestion to Government that an appeal tribunal be constituted to consider applications lor additional petrol ration which have been turned down by the Petrol Rationing Officer. In a letter to the Colonial
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    Correct Feeding For Babies Vital
    141 7 THE vital importance of correct feeding for babies was stressed by Dr. CD. Williams m a talk to the Singapore Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. Dr. Williams referred to what has come to be known m the General Hospital as Singapore disease, which
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    SULTAN TO OPEN IPOH ROTARY CONFERENCE
    63 7 (From Our Own Correspondent^ Ipoh, Mar. ?Su rE annual district conference of the 80th District Rotary International which is to be held at Ipoh from Apr. 11 to 13 will be officially opened by the Sultan of Perak who will on Apr. 12 be
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    Cyclist Hurled Into Air After Colliding With Motor-Car
    316 7 MRS Helen Logan Wills, a European woman, described m the Singapore coroners court yesterday how, at 8.33 am on Mar. 17, when she was passing the Oranje Hotel, on her way to the Colonial secretary's office, shj saw the b^dy c f
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    Eurasian Volunteers At Training
    17 7 Eurasian Volunteers At Training A machine-sun crew of the Eurasian Company, S.S.V.F., undergoing training "somewhere m Singapore."
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    Australia And Malaya
    330 7 MR. BRADDELL URGES CLOSER CO-OPERATION "AUSTRALIANS fully realize the importance of Singapore to their country, and Malaya ought to feel very grateful for what the Australians are doing for the defence of the British Empire m general and Malaya m particular," said Mr. Roland Braddell, the well-known
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    INDIAN SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS
    84 7 Charge Of Kidnapping Chinese Girl SENTENCE of nine months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on Arunasalam Samy when he was convicted m the criminal district court yesterday on a charge of kidnapping Loh Yuet Sang, a 15-year-old Chinese girl. It was alleged by th 2 prosecution
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    Gunner Faces Charge Of Murdering Colleague
    502 7 "UNMERCIFUL WOUNDING" INFLICTED, SAYS D.P.P. A MATCHET with a M-inch blade, itafei to have been used m a fatal assault m a military camp m Singapore, was an exhibit at a special sitting of the Affixes ye.-ter-day. In the dock before Mr. Justice Manning
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    Nazi Infiltration Morocco
    335 9 DESIGNS TO GAIN LL CONTROL Rod Radio Morocco have real lengths recently to Lion broadcast by Rad o D the subject of German into French Morocco. ring s tell of the ac- j affairs m the Protecto- taa Commission consists of ra including 20 officers. 30 j
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    BACK TO AUSTRALIA
    38 9 Me 1 umbull, of the Australian Associated Press, *ho has been t>ie condit'otxs under which A IK. livos m V-Uya and suptlym Australia with nrst2J^(i information M to how their are keepiir; here, left for
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    $50,000,000 For Development Of Tea Industry In China
    1832 9 News From China By Our Chinese Correspondent F°,J. to® current year the China National Tea Corporation has secured $50,000,000 lor collecting and purchase red and sreen tea from tea- producing centres m Free China as well as for further expansions of tea
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      108 9 POST OFFICE MAIL LIST Mails close M tht General Post Office *.i follows Java a i r 9 Palembaru* 9a. m TO-MORKOVN M* n air 4pm Alrica 4 p.m. Australia 4 m m Dcirmji 4 p 111 Ceylon 4pm. fc?ypt r; t Britain &c 4 pm. India n:r 4 Java
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      522 9 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.33 met I 235 m.) ZIIPI 9 60 me I 30 96 m_ ZRF3 7.25 me (41.3S ast> (ZHL, ZHPI A /HP 3) 10 am. Lagu Nasibt; 10.20 am. Lagv Gambost; 10.40 a.m. Lagu Melayut; 11 am Indian Musict; 11.45 am. Teochew Music" 12.25 p.m. Chinese
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      302 9 EMPIRE STATION EASTERN TRANSMISSION will toe radiate* to Malaya on: GSF 19.82 metres < 15.15 m/cc> and GSO 16.86 metres (17.79 meat 'ram a.15 p.m to 8.50 p.m G 58— 31.53 metre* (t.51 met) and «iSD —24.53 metres 1 11.75 m/es) from 9.05 om to 11.54 om NORTH AMERICAN riIA.N
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    EASTER STATE CRICKET AT KUALA LUMPUR
    560 10 Suggested Cela^gor Side To Meet Singapore BOWLERS HAVE BEST OF LAST WEEK-END'S GAMES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 26*. IN mart of the cricket matches played here over the weekend bawfers triumphed over batsmen and there were few large Individual scores. The
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    Seletar Soccer Postponed
    28 10 TIIK tirst division snete? matth between the R \.f-. Seletar and the K.A. .VA .I. which was to have been played at Seletar yesterdaj-«-as postponed.
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    Cricket Notes From Negri Sembilan
    564 10 Cricket Notes From Negri Sembilan STATES PROSPECTS THIS SEASON From Our Own Correspondent) SeremtiJin, >'ar. Z3. *T*HJ crirket sejvui m Nejfri Neni- tiilan is getting well into its 5i..... ."ad BuUrhrs are being play* e h wet*k-evi. It ii a great pity that lor the past few Sungei Ujong Club,
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    59 10 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. le^suc, j,e< onU di\:^ion «a^. Publishers vs. iI.A. (8.M.), V.M.C.A.; R.A.M.C vs R.A.F. «Tcng:ah), Alexandra; setend division (b^, Airnort vs. Wanderer*. C*ey lang stadium, \CFA. vs. Stamford Sports luh, Fairer Tark: Customs vs. J.C.S.A.. J C.S.A reserve division, Mai lys vs. U.E S.H IV 8.H.L.,
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    Coast Regiment Beat Gordons At Cricket
    208 10 Coast Regiment Beat Gordons At Cricket TWO GOOD BATTING PERFORMANCES yilK Toast Kejiment heat the (.onhins by si\ wickets m 9 game of cricket played on the New Padang. (hangi, m Monday. Batting flrsi the Gordons scored 152, a newcomer, Lt. Lee!:ip. tatting well for his 54 runs The Coast
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    TEAMS FOR WEEK-END CRICKET MATCHES
    594 10 •THE following are cricket teama for week--1 end games In Singapore: Singapore Cricket Club S.C.C team to meet Police at S.C.C. at 2 p.m. on Saturday: Dr J A P Cameron (capt.). O. X Stein. J H. Wheeler. Major B. X Castor Lt R J
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    "Pat" Flashes Into Action
    55 10 picture. 'Tat," the Ra-Ra Girls' flashy in>ia- right, whose zig-zag runs left 10 "Ornery Men com?l?tsIy n mp'ussed, is aoout to oegm cne of tli \>se dcceotiv? runs in this picture of the Rask t Fco'ball nut.h played on the pading on Saturday in aid of
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    Y.M.C.A. DRAW WITH AIR HEADQUARTERS
    202 10 DAIN interfered with the cricket match on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday, m which the V.M.C.A. drew with Air Headquarters. Batting lin>t, the V.M.C.A. scored 131 runs for six wickets and declared In order lo give Air Headquarters a chance iv bat In reply Mr Headquarters
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    Annual Meeting Of Johore Tennis Assn.
    334 10 Annual Meeting Of Johore Tennis Assn. SUPPORT FOR WAR FUND (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Muar, Mar. 26. •"THAT, Instead ol prizes, tokens should be given to the winners and that the money usually allotted for prizes should be given to The War Fund, was a resolution passed at the annual
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    SOCCER RESULTS !N BRIEF
    102 10 TIIK following are tbr results m brief of league soa?r matches played yesterday: S.A.F.A. League, second diwson (b). Air Headquarters and the R.A.F. < Kalian drew one-all at Gevlan^ Stadium: Naval Kas^ Corinthians drew v ith Kranji, no goals hem,; scored, at Naval Bise BILL.. Chartered
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    BRINKAMANN S.C.
    58 10 •T*liE toUOVtag v.'Ji rcpiCoCiit Brtniin^iiii 1 Sports Club ftftfMl the SRC m v friendly game of soccer at the SRC at 5 io p.m. i o- morrow Said; Ibrahim, Hock Chiunc; Voice. T. M Mohamcd. I J. Vass; Thamby, Hock lire Mustapha. Hoi Seng and Raspein Kcsc-vm: Ahmad
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    "Home Football Fixtures For Saturday
    94 10 Home Football Fixtures For Saturday C "1.1, VI B l p- I Car- H N< '<H Rill no', Htactow <;I Portsmouth SoutJiend vs. N Watford m Crystal Nottinghan, Blackpool vs H Brudlord vs Bn Bury va L Evrrton w H Gnmsby Tovn Olciham A:.> Rochdale v Sbeffi. Southport Tranmerc v
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    Y.M.C.A TBLE TENNIS
    44 10 lie i uu jwoig r. nlav tab..- tennfc I junior departm-ir a I stitution at M on S; turcay Th^re and twr) cout I Lav Kien? Hi q Tang S-rk n Chit Meiis. I T.vk Sam Re^ervas: Liv Cf I Che3ng
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    36 10 THE f vuwinc >:.;• play soccer I against the At Ie a it m Friday W&+ A.k Chan Hu.k Yang: VI. J R Gill B 8-hjb-ri. T- I X Kial Reserves: Ho Leonf, X M
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    NEGRI BADMINTON
    42 10 (From Our Sen I AOSNiiRAL meet PflßMllli I will be held it tin v I creilion Club on I A notice wlii.ii h 1 I reads 'A« I 1' I order t!;at the A&» I ived- 1 I elected." I
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