The Straits Times, 29 April 1940

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    49 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) SINGAPORE, 140 CECIL ST, ('PHONE 5471) KUALA LUMPUR 25 JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683). MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— LARGEST NET SALES 1< PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS The Straits Times 16 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1940 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    "MAXIMUM WAR EFFORT" BY CANADA
    632 4 Finance Minister Defines Dominion's Policy PANADA is committed to an all-out national effort in this war. At the same time, maximum national effort must be determined "with a due sense of responsibility, not in any niggardly or cheese-paring spirit, but nevertheless with pome businesslike appraisal
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    New Features Of 1940 Packard
    724 4 DACKARD for 1940 has four complete 'lines" of cars, the OneTon, One-Twenty, One-Sixty, and One-Eighty. There are, in all, 26 body types. The first glance at the new Packards makes one aware at ence that the well known radiator and hood lines have been changed
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    Fraser & Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations
    1299 4 Fraser Co.'s Singapore Share Quotations SATURDAY, APR. 27, 1940: 1 KM MINING UKBKNILRES \Nli LOAMS 6% Maynara and Co, 530.000 Int. Apt. 30 Oct 31 00.00 100.00 noni SINGAPOI fc MUNICIPAL 6% 1901 red. 30.9.40 540U.900 interest Mar. 31, Sept. 30 100 101 norn C.I. 4Mt% 1907 red. 30.6.47 f1.60U.000
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S DAILY QUOTATIONS
    250 4 Singapore, Apr. 27. s D.m. MINING Savers Sellers Ampats 4/10^ 5/lVfccri Austral Amalc. 5/10*4 6/1 ij Batu Selangors 1 48 1 52cd Hong Fatts 1.09 1.12 Jelebut 0.74 0.77 Kampong Lanjute 22/3 23/K Kamuntiag 8/3 8/9 Kundang 14/3 14/9 Kent 2/3 2/6 EUang Rivers 1.75
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    197 4 Mails close at the General Post Office as follows: TO-DAY C^ 11 surface 9 a.m. China (South-West) surface 9 a.m. Christmas Island surface 11 a.m. Hong Kong surface 9 a.m. Indo-Chlna surface 9 a.m. Java surface 1 p.m. Sumatra: Medan surface 9 ajn., air noon TO-MORROW
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    REPLANTING PROGRAMME COMPLETED
    365 4 for so long, he was most gratified witn the general condition of the estate. With regard to production, the average release under the International Regulation Scheme over the year 1939 worked out at 56'/ 4 per cent, which, on last year's standard production of 531.900 lb.. would
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    Borelli Rubber Prospects
    286 4 THE annual meeting of the Borelli Rubber Co., Ltd. was held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Mr. G. Wiseman presided. The chairman said: If you will turn to the balance sheet, you will note that we have transferred $50,000 from our general reserve to replanting reserve, which
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
    187 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Ajjr. 27 1 p.m Company Dividend Close TIM Ampat Tin 12% tax Apr. 29 Batu Selangor 7 14 Apr. 24 Larut 7'/id. No. 21 Apr. 22 Pahang 10% int. less tax Apr. 24 Petaling 15% Int. 5% bonus Apr. 30 Rahman Hyd 4%
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      60 4 TIDE TABLES SINGAPORE To-day H. W. 2.42 a.m. 7.8 ft.; 4.33 p.m. 6.7 ft. L. W 9.34 a.m. 1.6 ft.; 9.40 p.m. 4.4 ft. To-morrow H. W. 3.44 a.m. 7.2 ft.; 5.51 p.m 6.6 R. L. W. 10.39 a.xr.. 2.2 ft.; 11.06 p.m. 4.5 ft SUNRISE SUNSET Apr. 26 6.17
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      AROUND THE MARKETS
      173 5 All Sections Remain Dull: Rubber Easier By Oar Financial Correspondent Singapore, Apr. 29. THE week opens with nothing having occurred to occasion any material alteration in Singapore markets. London stock and commodity markets having been closed as usual on Saturday there are only New York tin and
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      MONEY MARKET QUIET LAST WEEK
      106 5 London, Apr. 28. TSE money market was quiet, and the turnover small during the past week. The chief feature was the announcement of this week's Treasury bill offering, it will total £*****,000. which means that for the first time j c ince early in February
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      196 5 Monday, Apr. 29, noon. Buyers Setters Prices Prlcet No L\ B.SS (Spot loose) 351, 36 No IX R.S.S tab in rases \pril-May 36"i 36S Sellers option G.F.A.Q. K.S.S. t.o.b. In r. Irs April-May 35 i 35V> Sellers option A.Q. H.S.S. rob tn hales April-May 31%
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      EXCHANGES
      181 5 The following are the sxchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London T.T 2/4 1/16 Loi.don demand 2/4 1/16 Lyons demand 2060 Switzerland demand 208 hi. Hamburg demand New York demand 46 15/16 Montreal demand 51 11/16 Batavla
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      WORLD DERISION GREETS RIBBENTROP'S SPEECH
      417 5 "Insult" Says U.S. Press ALL SENSE OF LOGIC DEFIED London, Apr. 28. r J*HE German Foreign Minister's speech in the Chancellery on Saturday has been greeted with scepticism and derision by neutrals us well as the Allies. Ribbentrop blamed the Allies for the spread of
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      Norway Refutes Allegation
      111 5 London, Apr. 28. THE Swedish radio announced yester1 day morning that the Norwegian news agency had published a protest against this allegation of Ribbentrop: that Britain had negotiated with Norway for the acquisition of military bases in Norway. Since the outbreak of the war, it is asserted,
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      CONSUL WAS NAZI SPY
      257 5 Detailed Plans For Invasion London, Apr. 29. OIBBENTROP'S allegation that Norway was preparing to permit the entry of the Allies before the German invasion has been refuted in the most emphatic manner by the speaker, of the Norwegian Parliament, M. Hambro. "We have irrefutable proof to
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      AMAZEMENT IN LONDON
      490 5 Complete Abandon To Falsehoods DIBBENTROP'S speech and introduction of the latest German White Paper have failed to arouse any excitement in official quarters in London. The amazing fact that no matter over what country the Germans extend protective" influence a number of highly incriminating documents are found
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      TALE TOLD BY NAZI WHITE BOOK
      170 5 London, Apr. 28. THE White Book containing the alleged documents referred to by Ribbentrop follows the outline of his speech in rather greater detail. The White Book declares that the documents, alleged to have been seized "when German troops captured the brigade staff of
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    MORE ALLIED FORCES HAVE BEEN LANDED IN NORWAY
    403 7 Communications Between Many Scattered Enemy Units Cut CURTHER disembarkation of Allied troops has been carried out in Norway in spite of enemy air action at Andalsnes and cut enemy communications, states a War Office communique issued in London last night. The communique
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    HITLER DECLARES WAR AGAINST NORWAY
    63 7 Berlin, Apr. 28. "THE Nygaardsvold Government, through its proclamations and attitude, as well as through its warlike actions taking place according to its wishes, has created a state of war between Norway and the German Reich." These are the opening words of Hitler's official decree
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    Italy & War In
    223 7 Italy War In Norway Outcome May Have Vital Effect On Her Policy ITALY'S e:es to-day are on Scandinavia because it is felt generally that the outcome of the clash there between Germany and the Allies may have a decisive influence on Italy's policy. So far, however, it does not seem
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    Trondheim Events Overshadowed
    105 7 Stockholm, Apr. 28. pOLONEL Bratt, the well-known Swedish military critic, reviewing the military situation in Norway for Reuter, says that even should Germany, contrary to expectations, break through the Oester Valley via Stoeren to Trondheim, it is hardly likely that connection could be maintained if the Allies
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    British Seamen Tell Of Escape
    155 7 British Seamen Tell Of Escape London, Apr. 28. FORTY-SEVEN British seamen who escaped from the Nazis at Narvik arrived at Newcastle today. Thirty-two were from the Newcastle steamer North Cornwall, 4,304 tons, which was captured by the Germans the day before the first Narvik battle. Seven were from the steamer
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    Unknown Ship Hits Mine Off Denmark
    34 7 Stockholm, Apr. 28. AN unknown ship of about 3,000 tons was seen to strike a mine near the Drogden lightship, off the Danish coast, and sank rapidly. Reuter.
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    GERMAN SCIENTIST DEAD
    19 7 Berlin, Apr. 28. THE death has occurred of Dr. Carl Bosch, the noted German scientist. Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 29, 1940. (240th. Day of the War.) HELPING GOEBBELS & GAYDA
    1112 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APR. 29, 1940. (240th. Day of the War.) HELPING GOEBBELS GAYDA > Absurd rumours have been circulating in Singapore during the week-end regarding the attitude of certain neutral States. They started on Friday, when the story went round that Italy had delivered an ultimatum to
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    FRENCH REPEL ATTACK NEAR VOSGES
    42 8 There is nothing to report from the Western Front except some artillery fire and a local encounter west of the Vosßies, in course of which we inflicted losses on the enemy, says last night's French war communique.--Reu'.er.
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      SIKH CUSTOMS
      295 8 Long Hair And Beards A Disadvantage To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—The letter of Mr. Hari Singh will strike a sympathetic chord in the heart of all Sikhs of the younger generation. He is quite right in assuming that only community castigation Is stopping Sikh youths
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      Value Of "Outward And Visible Signs"
      228 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Because passing adverse comments on your own religion in the Press of a foreign country is neither desirable nor in good taste, and in order to remove misapprehensions, I wish to reply to Mr. Hari Singh. In
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      "THE FIVE K's"
      268 8 More About Customs Of The Sikhs To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir —We shall be glad if this letter on "Sikh Customs" can be given publicity in your paper. It seems that Mr. Hari Singh has written his letter without looking through Sikh history, and
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      RURAL PROBLEMS
      1503 8 The Rayat And His Livestock To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —A few days ago a young bull buffalo was badly injured by the morning train from Kuala Lipis to Kelantan. This happened near Bukit Betong. After the animal had suffered for some time with an
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      GOLD STEALING
      377 8 Destroying The Beauties Of Malaya To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Having read carefully the defence put up by your correspondent on behalf of the gold stealers in Pahang or, as he prefers to call them, "prospectors", I cannot see that he has In any way
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    POSITION "NOW MUCH BETTER" IN NORWAY
    1006 9 British Commander Allies' Progress REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING IN GOOD NUMBERS German Air Attacks Less During Past Few Days A BRITISH correspondent who has joined the Allied forces around Namsos, quotes Maj.(ieneral Adrian Carton de Wiart, the commander of the forces as saying that the position
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    19 9 A German officer saluting a Danish romm&nder, who i > seen without his military hat, when the Nazis invaded Denmark.
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    Dornier Shot Down On Western Front
    50 9 French fighters, in co-operation with British anti-aircraft batteries, recently shot down one Dornier and one Heinkel 11. The German machines crashed near each other after a short engagement with the French fighters. Picture shows the crashed Dornier, being examined by French and British airmen.
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    BRITAIN MAY BE BOMBED
    233 9 London View Of Nazi Campaign IT is learned that the German propaganda authorities have this week-end ordered German newspapers to intensify the campaign against alleged British bombing attack on open towns in Norway and Germany, reports Reuter from Amsterdam. Public opinion, states Reuter, is being; prepared
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    Britain Lays Two New Minefields
    137 9 Germans Cut Off From Narvik Area London, Apr. 29. 'I"HE mining of the approaches to Narvik is announced by the Admiralty. Two minefields have been laid around Narvik, and broadly speaking, the mines, which lie about 140 miles apart, close the chief navigational approaches to
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    Children Used As Shields
    82 9 HPHE Norwegian high command officially states that during fighting on the Narvik front on Thursday, the Germans in their counter-attack forced civilians, including women and children, to march in front to cover their advance. "Thus some of our advance posts were forced to surrender," the communique
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    Mr. Jinnah's Plan Is Opposed
    219 9 Muslim Conference Meets At Delhi Delhi, Apr. 29. r FHE Subjects Committee of the All-India Independent Muslims' Conference passed a unanimous resolution opposing any political partition of India as suggested by Mr. M. A. Jinnah, president of the AllIndia Muslim League. Reuter. At its annual
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    Briton Is Killed By Gunmen
    151 9 Shanghai, Apr. 29. ALONG-TIME resident of Shanghai, Mr. W. C. Carine, 53-year-old native of Port Erin on the Isle of Man, is the latest victim of the new terrorist crime wave. Mr. Carine, who was caretaker of a piece of property in the International Settlement
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    GERMAN ARMS SEIZED IN PANAMA
    78 9 Panama, Apr. 29. A SECRET store of arms, including German sub-machine guns, was seized early yesterday morning by the Panamalan police, and a number of arrests has been made. No further details are available. The police are believed to bs searchin t for other similar
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    SOVIET 'HANDS OFF SWEDEN' WARNING TO GERMANY?
    224 9 Two Large Areas In The Gulf Of Finland Have Been Mined London, Apr. 29. THE Soviet Government has made a demarche to Berlin in regard to the maintenance of Sweden's neutrality, according to the Tallinn correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet. i It
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    Five Germans Expelled From Turkey
    115 9 London, Apr. 29. THE Turkish authorities are reported to have arrested and ordered the expulsion of five Germans an archaeological professor, a journalist and his wife, a merchant and an agent, says a report from Ankara. This follows the tightening up of the control of
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    U.S. ENVOY IN MOSCOW GOES ON LEAVE
    33 9 Berlin, Apr. 29. MR. L. A. Steinhardt, the American Ambassador in Moscow, has left for the United States on leave, according to a Moscow telegram. Reuter.
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    British Protest To Sweden?
    132 9 Stockholm, Apr. 2? IT is understood that the British legation is preparing a strong orotest to the Swedish Government against the seizure of a publication privately distril/nted by the British legation entitled "News from Great Britain." The decision to confiscate was taken at a cabinet council
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    Close Watch Kept At Rumanian Oilfields
    121 9 Close Watch Kept At Rumanian Oilfields Paris, Apr. 28. ARMED guards at Rumanian oil v/ells have been increased and ordered to fire on any stranger unable to give a satisfactory account of himself, according to a Bucharest dispatch. From tonight the Bucharest aerodrome v ill be guarded by troops for
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    NAZI ACTIVITIES IN THE NETHERLANDS INDIES
    540 10 NAZI ACTIVITIES IN THE NETHERLANDS INDIES Press Concern At Danger Of Internal Enemies PATRIOTIC CLUB'S TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Apr. 28. FOLLOWING the German invasion of Norway and Denmark, Hollanders in the Netherlands Indies are eagerly discussing the threat of a similar invasion of Holland and
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    36 10 THE German-controlled Oslo radio announces a decree under which private cars may only be used in very urgent cases. The decree allows considerable overloading of lorries. The reason given is the necessity ot saving petrol. —Reuter.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    165 10 SINGAPORE: K.VFU.tS HOTEL Dinner li Dance (Informal) 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. GARRH X THEATRIC. GEYLANG Vasant Bengali a Hindustani Talkie 6 <fc 9 p.m. GREAT \MlKl.ii Cabaret 9 p.m. to mid-night. Globe: Hollywood Cavalcade. Sky: Scouts to the Rescue. Atlantic Theatre: Chinese Picture. lIAPP* WO?LI> Happy Theatre: Beau
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    New Police Post
    61 10 A/r. Mervyn LI. Wynne, Chief Police Officer, Perak. who is coming to Singapore about the beginning of June to take up the recently created post of Deputy InspectorGeneral of Police, S.S. (Crime and Political). Mr. Wynne trill be succeeded in Perak by Mr. E. E. H. Beck,
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    FIVE DEAD IN LANDSLIDE
    115 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 29. riVE labourers three women and 1 two men— were killed by a landslide which took place on Friday evening at an open-cast tin mine near Sungei Siput. Over 300 labourers were working in the mine, owned by Tai Lee
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    MALAYANS' PRESENT TO GEN. CHIANG
    60 10 BANNERS and a sacred tripod were presented to Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek by members of the Malaysian Comfort Mission who are in Chungking from many parts of Malaysia, including Malaya, the Philippine Islands, Indo-China, Thailand and Burma. The Comfort Mission has decided to leave
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    Picturesque Arab-Iranian Wedding Ceremonies
    457 10 AN Iranian bride wearing a shimmering European period gown and an Arab bridegroom in formal European evening dress with the red fez on his head, sat in state on a silver cloth-covered dais framed in electric bulbs at the concluding ceremonies last night of their wedding.
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    These Men Are Training The Royal Navy (Malay)
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    NORWEGIAN RED CROSS
    166 10 Fund Opened In Singapore THE Norwegian community in Singapore has opened a fund for the benefit of the Norwegian Red Cross Society, which has a much wider scope than that in other countries. It includes control and maintenance of public lifesaving equipment. In a letter to the
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    SONJA HENIE SCORES ANOTHER SUCCESS
    126 10 At The Cinema "Everthing Happens At Night.~ (Sonja Henie, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings). 20th. CenturyFox. Midnight premiere at the Cathay. AS exhilarating as the fresh Alpine surroundings in which it is set, Sonja Honie's latest picture can claim to be her most entertaining. Sonja
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    LAUNDRYMEN STILL ON STRIKE
    59 10 •"PHE 2,000 Singapore Chinese laundry- men who went on strike on Saturday were still out yesterday, and it is understood negotiations are proceeding between the men and employers. The men, who originally made 22 demands, later withdrew those and presented six new demands which included an
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    28 10 A night In aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund at the Great World on Saturday proved to be a great success. Special prizes were given for dance competitions.
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    ST. DUNSTAN'S THANKS MALAYA FOR £10,000
    445 10 Sir lan Fraser On Work For Those Blinded In War THE chairman of St. Dunstan's, Captain Sir lan Fraser, 1 has acknowledged with deep gratitude the gift of £10,000 which is a contribution from the Malaya Patriotic Fund to St. Dunstan's War Fund. Sir
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    MARIE NEY RAISES $2,000 FOR CHARITY
    89 10 BY her recent recital of Shakespeare's Women' at the Victoria Theatre, at which she held the stave alone for more than two hours, Mario Ney, the well-known British actress, has raised $2,185.70 for charity. The proceeds are to be shared equally by the Malaya
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    33 10 The band of the Straits Settlements Police will peform under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch, at Farrer Park today at 5.30 p.m. and at Telok Ayer on Thursday at 6.00 p.m.
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    NEW C.-IN-C. FOR CHINA FLEET
    302 10 NEW C.-IN-C. FOR CHINA FLEET Vice-Admiral G, Layton TO TAKE COMMAND IN AUGUST AFTER two years as Comman-der-in-Chief of the China Station, Admiral Sir Percy Noble is to be succeeded by Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Layton, who has been Vke-Admiral Commanding the 1st Battle Squadron and second-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet since
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    SINGAPORE BROADCAST ON "THE PACIFIC"
    80 10 "THE Pacific," is the title of a talk to A be broadcast from the Singapore Station at 7.30 pm. to-day by Mr. E. H. G. Dobby, lecturer in geography at Raffles College. Mr. Dobby will explain the geographical distribution of Dutch, French. British, American and
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    "ROYAL MALAY NAVY" IN THE MAKING
    1199 11 To Govern Malta H. M. S. Pelandok Training Fine Type Of Man LEADING SEAMEN STUDYING TO BECOME PETTY OFFICERS By A Special Correspondent fOEBBELS and his associates should become very interested in a new fighting craft which the Admiralty has launched in Malaya. Its
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    32 11 Malay Leading Seamen Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Razhad and Nasrom bin Asral holding the pelandok presented by the Director of Museums, Mr. F. N. Chosen, to the training school.— Straits Times picture.
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    BIG FIRE ON SHIP PUT OUT
    459 11 Brigade Wins In 24-Hour Battle ORIGIN OF BLAZE STILL UNKNOWN /"VNE of the biggest ship's fires In Singapore in recent times, which broke out in the cargo of a 6,000-ton British vessel lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves on Saturday afternoon, has been
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    Foundations For Van Kleef Aquarium Being Laid
    450 11 pANGS of Municipal labourers are now employed on three major works which will change the face of Tank Road laying out King George V Jubilee Park on the slopes of Fort Canning Hill, driving in thick concrete piles for the foundations of the
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    'GLOATING' OVER TEMPORARY BRITISH SETBACK
    265 12 Congress Leader Deplores Cheap Spirit Of Satisfaction NO GOOD WELCOMING VENEMOUS COBRA Madras, Apr. 18. "THE world has reached a stage when the brute instinct 1 has gained mastery over everything else and it looks as if all peoples and nations, including India, will be
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    Co-operation With Congress
    427 12 Conditions Of Hindu Maha Sabha Leader Bombay, Apr. 15. IF the Congress declares its adhesion to fundamental national principles, pointing out sternly, thus far: and no farther, and shapes its policy accordingly the Hindu Maha Sabha will ever be found prepared to extend healthy and hearty cooperation,"
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    BRITISH AMBULANCE UNIT IN NORWAY
    36 12 THE British arobulance unit which served in Finland is on its way to Join the Allied Expeditionary Force in Norway.- There are 20 cars and W doctors attached to the unit.
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    Indian Women At Washington
    157 12 JUfRS. Ammu Swaminathan, of Madras, who passed through Singapore last year with her daughter Mrinaliui, and Srimathi Kamaladevi represented India at a large conference at Washington recently. The conference discussed "The Cause and Cure of War." Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke on 'Our Responsibilities as Individuals.
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    "No Question Of Settlement Or Negotiation"
    318 12 "No Question Of Settlement Or Negotiation" MR. NEHRU'S REPLY TO MUSLIM LEAGUE Allahabad, Apr. 13. "ALL the old problems, associated with the so-called communal question, namely, separate electorates, composite cabinets and communal representations in the different services, pale into insignificance before the latest stand taken by the Muslim League leaders
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    U.S. ARMY WEAPONS FOR SALE
    28 12 Washington, Apr. 28. THE War Department yesterday released designs of the American army's latest tank guns and other weapons for sale abroad.— Reuter.
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    SWEDEN TAKES NEW STEPS TO COPE WITH ATTACK
    345 13 Precautionary Measures In Hungary Are Tightened Stockholm, Apr. 28. i MEASURES to curb the activities of foreign spies are among preparations now being taken in Sweden against the possibility of any attack. Many areas are completely forbidden to foreigners, who may only
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    Famous Opera Singer Dies
    70 13 TPHE death has occurred of Madame Tetrazzini, the famous opera singer, in a nursing home in Milan. She was 68. Madame Tetrazzini was born in Florence and educated at the Liceo Musicale. Florence, under Signor Cecherini. She made her first appearance at the Teatro Verdi, Florence,
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    Wang Ching-wei Assassinated ?
    67 13 Wang Ching-wei Assassinated Shanghai, Apr. 28. "PHE Japanese describe as absolute- ly groundless persistent reports in Shanghai that Wang Ching-wei, head of the Nankins puppet regime, has been assassinated in Nanking. Semi-official Japanese reports state that Wang Ching-wei looked very well when he attended a dinner in Nanking last night
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    SPECIAL PERMIT TO TRAVEL BY TRAIN
    47 13 London, Apr. 28. pERMAN holidaymakers will not be >J allowed to travel on the railways without a special permit, according to a German wireless announcement. Permits will only be granted if a traveller can prove that his journey Is essential —Reuter
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    ALLIES HAVE OVERTAKEN ENEMY PLANE PRODUCTION
    527 13 "Ample Margin Of Superiority" Has Been Achieved London, Apr. 28. THE German propaganda machine, after the Nazi fleet's failure in the Norwegian campaign, has been at pains to minimize the importance of sea power as compared with air power and, in order to emphasise
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    B.E.F. Also Dig For Victory
    377 13 Immense Strength Of The "Gort Line" HTHE Western Front "Sitzkrieg is in force. The delay has cost Hitler his chance of a lightning break-through. The British Army has been intensely active all through the winter in building up defence lines, planning strategic strong points, and
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN TRADE RELATIONS DISCUSSED
    67 13 London, Apr. 28. IT is learned that Anglo-Italian trade relations were discussed at an interview between Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, and the Italian Ambassador. Slgnor Bastianini, at the end of last week. One of the main objectives was to carry forward the trade talks which were
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    FRENCH AIR RAID WARNING
    27 13 Paris, Apr. 28. THERE was an air raid warning last night in northern France lasting 20 minutes but no incidents were reported.— Reuter.
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      378 13 §"My father is having me trained in Singapore tor a giod j«b" Youi lather has made a %1m derision toi sending you Vo Pitman's, for there you can study for your Matriculation or Senior Cambridge free from air-raid warnings and blackouts that prevent studious concentration, and afterwards, you can choose
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    WAR NOW IN INTENSE STAGE
    1026 14 Sir S. Hoare On Magnitude Of Task In Norway "WE SHALL MEET CHALLENGE WITH ALL OUR RESOURCES" "THE war has entered an intense and vital phase," declared Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, in a broadcast talk at the week-end on the stern task before the
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    17 14 Adm. Sir Edward Evans Evans of the Broke"), who has been appointed special naval attache to Scandinavia.
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    Communist Denial Of Civil War Threat
    48 14 Chungking, Apr. 28. AN emphatic denial of rumours of the possibility of an outbreak of civil war between Central Government troops and Communists is contained In a lengthy telegram issued by commanders of the Communist forces headed by Gen. Chu Teh.— Reuter.
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    CHUNGKING-MOSCOW AIR SERVICE INAUGURATED
    27 14 Chungking. Apr. 28. THE inauguration of a through air mail service between Chungking and Moscow is officially announced by the Chinese authorities.— Reuter.
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    Instruction In Bayonet Fighting
    25 14 Men of the East Yorks Regiment, which is in the forward area of the B£.F. in France, receiving bayonet fighting instruction.
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    Allies Plan New Measures
    157 14 Supreme War Council Meets In London London, Apr. 28. ITNANIMITY on a number of questions arising out of the present phase of the war was reached in a short session of the ninth meeting of the Supreme War Council held in London yesterday, states a communique
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    "Blitzkrieg" In U.S. War Games
    114 14 Washington, Apr. 28. SOME 70,000 United States troops are being assembled in east Texas into an American "blitzkrieg" force for the regular army's most extensive peacetime war "games" next month. These form the climax to intensive eflorts made since the outbreak of the European war
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    INSPIRING DEEDS OF R.A.F. IN NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN
    767 14 Air Minister Tells .Of Heroism Of Pilots And Gunners CEVERAL accounts of air fighting in Norway, taken from the cold, harsh words of daily reports, were related by Sir Samuel Hoare in the course of his broadcast talk. These episodes, he said, show
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    Canadian Airmen In Britain
    109 14 London, Apr. 28. •THE Canadian Defence Minister yes1 terday visited the first squadron of Royal Canadian Air Force recruits trained in Canada arrive in England He said that from what he had seen th r squadron's training was great justification of the Empira scheme. Mr. Norman
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    312.912 OF 26-YEAR GROUP SIGN UP
    43 14 London. Apr. 28. THE Ministry of Labour announces that 312,912 men of the 26-year group registered yesterday for military service. They produced the smallest I number of conscientious objectors on record— 3,838, or 1.23 per cent.— Reuter.
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    SELANGOR CLUB FAIL TO FORCE A VICTORY
    647 15 Exciting Race Against Time After Singapore Declare (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 28. EXCITING cricket to-day on the padang was a feature of *"the two-day match between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Selangor Club, which ended in a draw three
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    DERBY CALL-OVER
    27 15 London, Apr. 26. THE call-over for the Derby at Newbury on June 12 is: 4—1 Djebel- 1 Lighthouse II: 10—1 offered on all others.— Reuter.
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    SECOND CENTURY BY LALL SINGH
    58 15 (From Onr Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 27. I ALL Singh scored his second century of the season io-day when he made 112 for the Indians, who totalled 18'J runs in a cricket match against the Postal Union. The Postals replied with 143 towards which
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    Bowlers On Top At S.C.R.C.
    276 15 CHINESE BEAT THE POLICE TTHE S.CR.C. beat the Police by 16 runs in a cricket match at Hong Lim Green yesterday. It was a "bowlers' day," Swee Law taking four wickets for 39 runs for the S.C R.C. and Rajah and Sullivan sharing the bowling
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    S.R.C. Too Good For Pressmen Again
    285 15 pOR the second time this reason the Singapore Recreation Club proved too good for the Straits Times Press cricket team in a game played ou the S.R.C. padang yesterday. The Pressmen, batting first, were all out for a mere 27 runs Le Mercier took
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    Strikes Form
    25 15 Eu Cbeow Chye whose innings of 38 yesterday for the Chinese against the Police suggests that he has found his form at last.
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    CEYLONESE BEAT FORT CANNING
    383 15 Victory By 10 Wickets At Balestier PORT CANNING were yesterday de- feated by the Ceylon Sports Club by ten wickets in a two-innings cricket fixture played at Balestier. In their first innings, Fort Canning scored 48 runs. The Ceylonese, in reply, scored 134 runs. S. K.
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS TIES
    83 15 •TIES in the Singapore Cricket Club's billiards championship are CHAMPIONSHIP To-morrow: J. A. Dean vs. W. P. Palgrave. Wednesday: C. G. Fugler vs. R. N. Coleman Thursday: H. Grey vs. A. F. Hunter. Friday: A. D. Baker vs MB. Robinson HANDICAP To-morrow: M. S. Robinson (—6O) vs.
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    TRICKY TESTS AT MOTOR GYMKHANA YESTERDAY
    275 15 CINGAPORE motoring enthusiasts were treated to what can be described as "loads of fun" at the ground adjacent to the Keppcl Golf Hub yesterday, when the local branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya held another successful gymkhana. I here were many good entries
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    COMBINED R.A .F. TEAM BEAT CRICKET CLUB BY 95 RUNS
    284 15 Spencer, Wills Bray PlayBig Part In Victory TWO fine bowling performances by Wills and Bray enabled the R.A.F. (Malaya) to score a good victory by 95 runs over an S.C.C. side in a cricket match on the padang yesterday. Bray
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    I.A. WIN BY 2 RUNS
    39 15 rl a game of cricket played on the Indian Association ground yesterday, an Indian Association side beat the C.V.M.A. by two runs. Batting first the C.V.M.A. scored 54, against which the I.A. scored 56.
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    MANCHESTERS BEAT COLTS
    221 15 Pickles Bowls Well For Winners L. CPL. PICKLES, who took five wickets for 32 runs and scored 33 runs, was chiefly responsible for the victory of the Manchester Regiment over the Singapore Colts in a game of cricket played at Tanglin yesterday. The Singapore Colts were defeated
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    19 15 ENTRIES for the Singapore lawn tennis championships will close tomorrow No late entries will be accepted.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    69 15 Soccer: Fir<t division, K.A.F. vs. Loyals, Seletar; reserve division, Fortress RE. vs. S.C.C.. S.C.C., second division (a) Publishers vs. SUB., Stadium; second division (b), Indians vs. S.C.F.A. "B", 8.11. 1, Nestanglt vs. Straits Time><; Guthries vs. Sime Darby, F. N.; Harper Gilfillan vs. Chartered Bank, V.M.C.A Motoring
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    Johore Bahru Beat Seletar Airmen
    178 15 pi a cricket match played at Seletai yesterday, Johore Bahru bSeletar Airir.en by 30 runs The scores were: R.A.F. SELFT/VBPeters lbw Challen 18 Moore b Marshall 1 Brett c and b Challe:. 1 20 Powell b Marshall 14 Thompson b Challen 10 Baynham b Challen
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    OLD BOYS WIN
    42 15 npHANKS to a good innings of 50 Dy Arthur Armstrong, St. Andrews Old Boys beat the Officers Force, Emu. by 48 runs yesterday on the school grcund. B.itting first the Old Boys ma< runs, tht Officers replying with 120
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