The Straits Times, 12 March 1941

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    37 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times [■3TAHUBHBD NKARLT A OKMTURTI MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES 16 °*oes. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1941. PRICE 5 CENTS. The Straits Times PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1941 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      169 1 For Up-to-date TAILORING. MIEN CHONG Available Stilt l.*n(fth<i WAIN SHIKLL'S In Silk and Wool Aim AMERICAN SHARKSKIN. In Tartoos roloart M r«lrman St.. S'»«rePhone 481« VjCt v*our curs sind eyes y^^R^hV decide. Inspect the variety M j^_i j*^ißMj *^Tj/ 3©S^SS® Z 9 A SOLE DISTRIBUTOHS FOR SINGAPORE </ THE UNIVERSAL
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      6 1 SXWOAPOR*. 140 CEC/L ST. (•PHONE itll)
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      110 1 ELSIE MARY Battery Road. For Smart Dinner Dresses KUALA LUMPVR, ?5 .MV4 ST. CPBONB 3683). KASABIN COUGH REMEDY m, Kasabln is particularly useful In cases where secrekJlk tlon is scanty and coughings frequent and trouble4—4 Taken also between asthmatic fits It relieves the hard V^ oreathing and aborts further attacks.
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      251 2 DAVIES.— To Maria Hendrilca. wife of D J IDavies. Kuala Lumpur at Bungsar Hospital Kuala Lumpur on 9th March, a daughter FRANKLIN. At the General Hospital on March 10th to Dorothy, wife of F/Uent W. H. Franklin, R.A.P.. a son. 1 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised to
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      406 2 SITUATIONS VACANT SECRETARIAL c T.Kit X for large OH Palm Estate, Johore. Typing 40 worts per minute essential. Starting salary $60 plus allowances. Apply Box Ho. 1000, B. T. itr AD^r BiNG T^oduTti™ department, with knowledge of minting. RrDli^7» m c bl to fa"* l Chined, tmirrft ting etverieace and
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      440 2 I WANTED *£SST5 ST D: Chlld "ooO'n cot, food r..n- aittai, ttote siie and price. Box I*. B.T. \r W^5 TED AIB CONDITIONER auttable for bedroom. Details to Box No. 13. Straits I Times. WANTED: PORTABLE TYPEWRITER, -ir. a, yly 3 blnk Cvm>n must ta feet condition with caw, state
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      858 2 j —LOST I PARROT last seen Botanical I Gardens. Red with Yellow Tall. I Finder rewarded. CORBET, I 10. Gallop Road. Tel: *****. HOUSES ACCOMMODATION WANTED h WAJ TED TO RENT— Large compound 2" ta Tan Klln district. State oarticular? and terms to Box 935 Strait* Times? WANTED April Ist
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      241 2 [jTHOMPSOK OPTICAL CO. 4, ARCADE BUILDING Specializing; Ocular Muscle Anomalies. Crossed Eyes. rfßl^w Intricate Visual Problems. I^J^^* Glasses if needed. \>p^ R. A. Thompson Dr. 01 Oular Science. 35 years' European Clinical Experience. 'Phone 3002. BUSINESS CARDS Etc EUGENE Permanent W.*, i i EUGENE Hair-reconditio«i«f MAISON PERM European Ladies Havdreueri
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      303 2 USED CAR" BARGAINS 1935 CHEVROLET SALOON PRICE $750 Very popnlar and economical car. First class mechanical condition and fitted with good tyres. CHRYSLER ROYAL SALOON 1938 MODEL PRICE $1,300 De Luxe Model m Perfect Condition. Beautifully upholstered. This car has been very carefully handled and is a real pleasure to
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    The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTHS
    5 2 The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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    Jack Benny Wins U.S. Radio Honours
    159 3 Jack Benny Wins U.S. Radio Honours JACK Benny has Jus; been voted the ton comedian In America's annual radio poll. This is the eighth consecutive year in which he has won. His half-hour weekly programme was also voted the most popular on Jack Benny's radio rival, Fred Allen, came second
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      594 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS P 0. BRITISH INDIA |?BMt#WT?Ts| AND AruAn Llllt. i incorporated In Japan) (Incorporate!) tr Englai.d) GENERAL PASSENGEU AGENTS JENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N CO p OR CUNARD WHITE STAR MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE LINE. The best possible services are being maintained b\ the TO SAN francisco P A
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      403 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Dates are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      180 3 FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA MANILA. HONG KONG AND PANAMA CANAL Sail Spore Arrive S.F. Arrive N.Y PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Mar. 20 Apr. 17 May 7 PRESIDENT JOHNSON* AP' M*' 8 June X •Calls Baltimore lnsteaa Boston Sail Spors Arr. NY. JOHN LYKES* Apr.
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      187 3 Radio Programmes TO-DAY SINGAPORE ZHL 13.33 mc/i *M ZIIP1 9 6* mc/i (SO.M m.) ZHPI '25 nc'l (41.38 nv> (ZIIL A ZHPI) Bom. Teochew Musict; 5.40 p.m. New* in Cantonese; 5.55 p.m. Hokklen Music*; 6 05 P m. News in Hokkien; 6.20 p.m. News in English. Relayed from London; 6.3d
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      188 3 pianot; 7.10 p.m. News In French: 7 .20 p.m H. Robinson Cleaver and Patricia Rosaborough. (Confd); 7.30 p.m. Lls^" e Favourites". (Malay )t; 8 p.m. Warning Mariners. News in Malay: 8.15 p.m N»w» Commentary in Malay, or Music; 8.20 p.m. Arabic Musict; 8.35 pm. News in Arabic. 8 55 pm
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      752 3 Engineering": talk by T. Clark: 7.15 p.m Vaudeville: a programme with radio stars jjcludlnR Anona Winn, Bransby Williams Li y Morris and the 80-year-old youngster, Charlie Cobern*; 8.20 p.m. The News. Belayed from London: 8.50 pjn. Symphony Concert In memory of the late Sir Hamilton HartyT 9.20 pm. Talk. Relayed
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      479 3 EMPIRE STATION EASTERN TRANSMISSION will be radiate* tO GSF-'l9.82 1 Wtrf» (15.1J m/es) «nd GSO -16.86 metres 117.79 m/cs) iiom p.m. to 8.59 p.m. GSB— 31.53 metres (9.51 m/cs) «nd CbU —21.53 metre* 111.75 m/os) from 9.0* NOKTH £mLVucATtBA.NSMISSION 0Mt am. to 12.05 midday i raJlated on OtD £».53 metres
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    SUNGEI BESI MINES TO ACQUIRE PELEPAH TIN
    175 4 Shareholders To Get One Share For Every Two Held (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Mar. 11. QJUNGEI BESI MINES LTD. fc to *J acquire, on Mar. 31, Pelepah Tin Dredging Ltd. a company In which it has held a controlling interest since its
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    COMMODITIES & EXCHANGES
    123 4 COMMODITIES EXCHANGES (From Our Own Correspondent > London, Mar. 11. rOMMODITY and Exchange mariteig closed follows witn prertoui quotations to oa ren thesis:— RIBBER: Quiet. A??l) d %d (13% d d) June 13i£d 13Hd (13 9!l«d 13 Illl6d) Sept. 13Hd 13Hd (13 9IIM 13 llH6d) Dec. 13 7!16d 13»!16d (13%
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    BRISBANE READY TO BUILD THREE SHIPS
    78 4 Brisbane. Peb 21. THE chairman of the State Munitions 1 Board. Colonel D. E. Evans, said to-day that if the Federal Government placed its contract this month, construction would begin In June of three 10,000-ton merchant ships at Brisbane shipyards, and the first would
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    32 4 T nT London, Mar. 11. IN opened quiet. The turnover was 125 tons. There was smelter selling. After official hcurs the market was steadier and a further 25 tons was traded.— Renter.
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    London Stock Exchange
    382 4 London, Mar. 11. TWIE Stock Exchange to-day was dull In the absence of constructive factors out there was no selling pressure and the undertone was steady. There was some profit-Uklng to girt-edgr and Indian stocks while Industrials tended lower. Home rails and oils were Irregular and Kaffirs
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    75 4 Wednesday, M»r. I*. noon. ■Mirer. ScOcn! Prices Price. N* K.S.S. (Spot low) M MH No IX B.S.S. Lot. v. rues March 35% M <..K.\.Q. 8.8.5. t«.fc. w oaits March Jgi^ jj( :-VQ. S.S.B. f.o-b. a bam M»rch J7J4 j,^ FUTURE QUOTATIONS No. IX R.S.& od
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    32 4 I^ALAKA PINDA RUBBER ESTATES j LTD. harvested a crop of 92,440 10. of rubber m February, bringing the total crop for the first half of the company's financial year to 503,120 lb
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    NEW WAR RISK SCHEME
    185 4 Details Available Within Few Days [\ETAILS of the Governments com- pulsory insurance scheme fcr commodities will soon be made available A committee, consisting of Sir John BagnaU, (Straits Trading Co. Ltd) Mr. F. J. Ksmlo (Harrisons Barker and Co. Ltd. and chairman of the Chamber of
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    166 4 F London, Mar. 11. REIGHTS were strong but difficult. Shippers would raise bids if they were likely to attract. Fixtures include a small neutrai steamer, Calcutta coal to Horn? Kong, at 40 rupees and Aden salt to Calcutta at 30 rupees. Inquiries include Vancouver coal to Shanghai; New
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    EXCHANGES
    177 4 Ilse following are coe excnange rates Uilcncmlng according to the dally circular istue "v the Hongfcoce uid Shanghai Bieikin Ow iwatton ■IM London T.T 2/4 3/32 London demand 2/4 3/32 Switzerland (T.T. only) 202.46 New York demand 47 10 Montreal demand 81 85 batavia demand 88 71 Samarang demand
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    List Of Current Dividends
    291 4 Issued by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association. Singapore, Mar. 11. Austral Malay M gj j^ 4 Austral Amal. 3d. l>4d. bonus Mar' 15 rhP n Vhi Malay 6d. No. J6 Mar 20 Hong Fatt 10% int. Mar 1 Hongkong Tin 22^4% final less tax Hongkong Tin 5%
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    372 4 Quieter Conditions But Prices Maintained (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Mar 12. THE share market was much quieter yesterday; prices generally were I held but there was little buying interest displayed m any section. Among tin shares. Hong Fatt chang- Ed hands at $1.20 after being slightly
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    FIXED TRUSTS
    61 4 "Rom Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar 10 British General "B- LHL H British General "C" ainu, rf Gold Producers First i| H/4XdH /4Xd Gold Producers Second ""II"" 0 7W Gold Producers Third a Keystone Certificate Keystone Certificate Second 7 National "B" l~ National 'C" ij National "LV Bank
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    28 4 New York, Mar. 11. oi^V 11 ss f reet believes that the Lease-and-Lcnd passage will prqeipitate a sharp outburst m defence spending. and may be based as collateral.-Rev-
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    DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND
    210 4 THE following donations to The War Fund ar» recorded to-day:— Belait Club, Belait, Brunei proceeds of "Local Bums" Concert Tarty and New Year Dance Ye£ <^°r$ S 33 6 C nCert 215 and N Tanglin Club pmw, o f various Sweeps; .Ices, auctions, etc. -354
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      951 4 PUBLIC NOTICES DRESSERS* EXAMINATION. An examination for dressers will b« held In Singapore, Penang and Malacca, on the ljth April, lMi, and following days. Estate dressers who have had the necessary training may enter for this examination. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Chief Medical Officer In
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      400 4 ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of well-make Oak-stained teak European household furniture Comprising-— WeUsprung Cretonne Cloth Upholstered Sitting Room suite. 7 -pieces Dining Room Suite- I ™V,?i Ces Green D" 00 1 Bed Room Suite;' Children Bed Room Furniture- Rattan .^f, Bfr8 fr .f urnlturc: "PhUco" Radio' Receiver; H.M.V." portable gramophone; "Kr>dascope"
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    HOME INVESTORS BUY INDUSTRIAL SHARES
    933 5 Shipping Earnings Average Six Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 24. COMEWHAT surprisingly, the strongest Stock Exchange tendency since the beginning of the New Year has been for the diversion of investment moneys from gilt-edged stocks to good class Industrials, particularly Irons and
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    CHINA'S NEW CENTRAL RESERVE BANK
    149 5 Japanese Refuse Notes THE Wang Ching-Wei Government's 1 new Central Reserve Bank has been formally Inaugurated at Nanking, states Reuter. New bank notes were issued simultaneously, but the Japanese authorities on the Shanghai-Nankang railway at Nankins are reported to have refused these notes In payment
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    CHECK SOUGHT ON US. GOODS TO GERMANY
    125 5 London, Feb. 21. BRITAIN has ayain asked the United States to restrict goods reaching Germany via Japan and Russia, says a. reliable Shanghai report. Evidence of transhipments of goods to Germany is alleged to have been found when censors seized Am?rican mails from
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    PUBLIC SAGO FUEL TEST
    151 5 Sydney. Fefc 22. The a.. lotor Transport of New South W»IJ3 will conduct a public test of synthetic petrol made from New Guinea sauo palm, the president <Mr. D. Swadling' said yesterday. formula for manufacturing the petrol haj been invented by Mr. G. H. Buckman, combustion
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    FEWER FAILURES IN 1940
    85 5 ACCORDING to r.atistics compiled by Mr. Richard E. Scyd. the number of failures m the United Kingdom and Ireland during 19 50 was 2.972 (against 4,688 In 1939*. of which 170 were m the financial, wholesale and manufacturing branches of trade. 331 among the professional classes,
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    60 5 Ma;. Poat Office as TOMORROW Australia air 4 p.m. Java a» r 9 a P-m. New Zealand air 4 p.m. Pulemfov.t; a* r 9 a.m. ARRIVALS UaUt croa i Air, nanl delivery 1.40 pi... to-day. Mail- from Java i\iid Sumatra (»ir> genera] delivery ?.3O p.m. to-day.
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1291 5 o TUESDAY. MAR. 11, 1941: P-M. St KUnNG Ul Buyert SelXwt g, tanpat Tin (5») 3s 3d 3s 7%d Austral Amal. (58) 6s 4%d IHMcA Uj Austral Malay 35s 36s cd. W Ayer Hltam (5t> 17s 9d Its 6d Ayer Weng ($1) .77% Bangrln Tin
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      363 5 ToPrivateTrustees. Carrying out the wishes of dead friends is often difficult, laborious and thankless work, encroachingseriously upon time needed for your own affairs. Your burden can be greatly eased if you secure the aid of a corporation specially formed and qualified to undertake such duties, namely: The British Malaya Trustee
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      117 5 SINGAPORE TIDE TABLES To-aay H W. 9 41 a.m. 8.6 ft.: 10.45 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W. 3. 42 a.m. 3.8 ft.: 4.20 p.m. 1.1 ft. To-morrow H. W. 10.26 a.m. 9.3 ft.; 11.14 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. VV. 4.20 a.m. 3 ft.: 4.55 p.m. 0.8 ft. Friday, Mar. 14
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      417 6 Broadway's Long Run M usical Comedy Sensation NOW A THRILL ON THE SCREEN! iSJTA'&AitfAHftttAl 8 GREAT ROGERS and HART SONG HITS! 7 SPECTACULAR DANCE NUMBERS! CARLOADS OF BEAUTIFUL GIRLS! With excellent Suppoi-tinjr Shorts including MARCH OF TIME'S latest issue 'CRISIS m the PACIFIC In This issue March of Time Shows
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      295 6 L nVv T PAVILION HI HERE'S SOMETHING NEW IN GAY COMEDY' BP£ d THBVBE WHAT LO%B IS ff--Jj BRIAN AHERNE L. iO3\ OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND A* M m J "The Great Garrick" rVj2 CDWARD FVEHETT HORTON MELVILLE '""•■P/l Also The Official Motion Picture Record of "THE BATTLE OF TOBRUK" SHOWN BY
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      187 6 I MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE DANCED TO THIS FAMOUS MELODY NOW IT BECOMES THE THEME FOR A ROLLICKING NEW MUSICAL COMEDY! TO-DAY at m CAPITOL I 3.15- 6.15 -9.1S 1 £>lrtG' to the I MM to t^ le i^ w !n t^mW^X BBL t^ lc m erriest 4m^ •^ver imagined!
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    German Plunder Of France As Cause Of Darlan's Statement
    795 7 A N interesting sidelight on the statement by the Vichy Apordgn Minister, Adm. Jean Darlan, that French warships may escort French cargo ships, and an ijnpressive^ commentary on the repercussions of German control of French Snte? are given m an article
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    Darlan Formerly Upheld Blockade
    471 7 London, Mar. 11. A REMINDER that "when France was fighting by our side none upheld the principle of blockade with greater firmness than Adm. Jean Darlan" is given by the Daily Mail to-day, in an editorial on Adm. Darlan's statement that French warships may escort cargo
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    ALGERIA'S GOVERNOR & DARLAN CONFER
    49 7 ALGERIA'S GOVERNOR DARLAN CONFER London, Mar. 11. ADM ABRIAL, Governor-General of Algeria, who arrived m Vichy yesterday had a long conversation wit:: Adm. Jean Darlan. Vichy Foreign Minister, reports the German-control-led Paris radio. Gen. Maxime Weygand, Vichy dele-gate-general to North Africa, has arrived back m Algeria from Vichy Reuter.
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    CHINA'S GRATITUDE TO BRITAIN & U.S.
    65 7 CHINA'S GRATITUDE TO BRITAIN U.S. Chungking, Mar. 12. DEEP gratitude to Britain, the United States and the Soviet for their moral and material assistance to China m her war against Japan was expressed m a resolution passed to-day by the National Peoples' Political Council (China's Parliament). The resolution further suggested
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    LORD CAMROSE'S SON AN M.P.
    47 7 London. Mar. 11. CAPT. Sir John Seymour Berry, 31-year-old son and heir of Lord Camrose, wa» returned unopposed as a National Conservative MP for Hitchln, Herts. The by-elec-tion was caused by the death on active service of Sir Arnold Wilson.— British Wireless.
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    CANADA'S WAR EFFORT AIMS
    296 7 72,000 Airmen In One Year London, Mar. 11. rpHE Dominions Office announces that the following Canadian forces will proceed overseas this year: The third Canadian divisions now training m Canada with a complement of a corps of droops, balance of a corps of troops of the
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      161 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 p.m. to midnight SS2SS THE ASTOR DUO Wffl Dinner $3.00. Non-DineraJLO^ SUNPaTeVENING IN THE PALM COURT SINGAPORE'S MOST POPULAR SOCIAL RENDEZVOUS MILITARY BAND CONCERT-8.30 to 1030 p.m. By the Band off the MANCHESTER REGIMENT DINNER PAHITS ON THE LAWN jr mm c g,*
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      136 7 A AT UAV OPENING TO-DAY UH I IIH I 3.15 P.M. 6.15 P.M. 9.15 P.M. Where Everybody Goes. FQR RESE R V ATIONS PHONE 3400 A Stirring Picture of FREE People -It's Front Page News-NOW! A VIVID PICTURIZATION OF WORLD EVENTS FROM 1929 TO THE PRESENT DAY! m■ Jj |7|||
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 12, 1941 (556 th Day Of The War.) Situations Vacant
    1036 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 12, 1941 (556 th Day Of The War.) Situations Vacant One of the minor curses of war is the way m which emergency departments are created overnight and a normal army of officials is increased to huge proportions, often entirely regardless of expense. Some
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    ON GIVING OF THANKS
    49 8 Thank Thee, oh Lord, For this, my bed, For roof unbombed Above my head And for Thy gift. My daily bread. Why is it we Must come to knov Belatedly From others' woe The gratitude We always owe? —Fairfax Downey m the New Stork Times
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    IN ENGLAND NOW
    164 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— There recently appeared m your correspondence columns an amusing epistle by Mr. Boyd-Phipps. purpcrting to be a reply to my own letter Amusing, that is, insofar as it attempts to portray myself and my asrumed status. Mr. Boyd-Phipps is
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  • Letters To The Editor
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      RENT CONTROL
      248 8 Property Owners Should Get Together To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l write this letter m the hope that it will be read by property owners m Singapore. In or about the year 1917 an Ordinance was passed m the Colony of the Straits Settlements, called
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      Owner May Not Occupy His Own House
      119 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Warnings have now been issued to seaside dwellers to be ready to quit, and it is apposite to enquire what action the Government proposes to take to enable these evacuees to recover possession of their
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      THE LAW'S DELAYS
      159 8 Waiting In The Civil District Court To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— For some years the public have suffered from inconvenience and ex?Z nSe J", Hi? Civil Distrlct Court. Daily fVIIf Vl1 1 lstnct Ju dge. having fixed cases for 10 ajn. and 2.15 p.m.,
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      BROADCASTING
      121 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times > H K re a su eBcstion which, if it could be acted upon, would be much appreciated by those owning wireless sets of uncertain ase or m districts where reception from Singapore is often far from clear. Daily i understand Singapore
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      A RACKET
      106 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— ft seems that the repeated appeals to the management of the Cathay Cinema to prevent the illegal sale of tickets by racketeers have failed to produce an effective remedy At this afternoon's matinee, two of these profiteers were seen clambering
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      TAX DEPARTMENT
      550 8 Case For Transferring Men In Permanent Employ To the Editor, The Straits Times, th»! r> IJ P n€nts of ln c°me tax based three tate™ among other thin^ s <> n i (ft). That no guarantee could be ob'atn- ed from Government that the tax will not De
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      A.I.F. NEEDS
      165 8 A. I. F. NEEDS Piano, Books, Hockey j Sticks Wireless Sets To the Editor of the Straits TimcsN I Sir,— Your paper has published, re- i cL-ntly, letters from various publicspirited citizens asking how they can help m providing comforts for the i A.I F. m Malaya. We, the Entertainments
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      BOUQUETS?
      122 8 "Masterly Handling" Of War-Time Problems l' i To the Editor of the Straits Times N Sir. The authorities have received many well-deserved bouquets for their masterly handling of the war! tax and petrol rationing questions. They have yet to be congratulated on a further noteworthy achievement. The government scheme
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      PAHANG PROBLEMS
      977 8 The Plight Of Riverside Malays To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— You have be n good enough to publish letters from me on the serious results to certain rivers m Ulu Pahang from silting and erosion cause 1 by uncontrolled mining, and I now beg of
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      217 8 COLUMBIA DURAGOLD NEEDLES EACH PLAYS 10 RECORDS PER TIN 60 cv. 100 NEEDLES THE BEST RELIABLE NEEDLE FOR RADIOGRAM OBTAINABLE AT The Robinson Piano Co. (S.s.) Ltd. SINGAPORE. THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AND BANKING FACILITIES COMBINE TO ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES No
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      7 8 JOHN DUKE Manufacturing Optician. .21. BATTERY ROAD.
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    MR. ROOSEVELT SIGNS "AID BRITAIN" BILL
    716 9 MR. ROOSEVELT SIGNS "AID BRITAIN BILL Mighty Resources For Democracies TRANSFER OF VAST ARMY NAVY EQUIPMENT BEGINS Big Diplomatic Victory Scored Over Axis rpHE Lease and Lend Bill which enables Pre- sident Roosevelt to place enormous supplies of war material at the disposal of Great Britain and her Allies passed
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    Roused America Takes Action
    138 9 Passing Of Aid Bill As Reply To Aggression Washington, Mar. 11. HISTORIC words were uttered by Congressman Sol Bloom, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, when making the closing speech in the House debate to-day on the Senate amendments to the "Lease and
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    Tokio Outburst Against America
    186 9 "First Step To Entry Of U.S. Inlo The War' Tokio, Mar. 11. JAPANESE newspapers are vigorously denouncing the "Lease and Lend" Bill as "the first United States step towards the war." The Asahi Shimbun, the Nichi-Nichi Shimbun. the Chugai Shogyo Shimpo and others h.iil the imminent
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    GERMANS INDICTED IN WASHINGTON
    105 9 Washington, Mar. 11. AFEDERAI grand jury to-day in- dieted the German Trans-Ocean news agency, its manager, Manfred Zapp, and another employee named Tonn for violation of the foreign I n>yistralion law. Zapp and Tonn hr\ve been arrested. Tho indictment alleged that Trans-Ocean i trtablished a branch
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    FALSE NAZI REPORT
    36 9 Vichy, Mar. 12. THE German n port that the body of ox-king Alfonso had been taken from Italy to Spain is now stated by the official French news agency to b? incorrect neuter.
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    DORMER'S SON MUST LEAVE AMERICA
    37 9 CLAUDIUS DORNIER, son of the German aircraft manufacturer, has been refused a further extension of his visitors permit m the United States. He has been In the United States since July. 1939.
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    ITALIANS PUT TO FLIGHT
    241 9 Fleeing Men Shot By Blackshirts Athens, Mar. 12. THE Press Ministry confirms that the Fascist Minister of National Education, Signor Giuseppe Bottai, was killed m recent fighting at the head of a Blackshirt battalion which was engaged m firing on its own troops m retreat. Hundreds
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    New Constitution For Jamaica
    43 9 London, Mar. 12. AN important Government statement regarding a new constitution for Jamaica may shortly be made m the House of Commons. It is understood that the island will have a constitution based upon elections by popular vote. Reuter.
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    Sinking Of Enemy Troopship
    59 9 London, Mar. 12. A HEAVILY-LADEN Italian troop transport has been torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine. The information is issued m an official Admiralty communique, which adds that m reporting this success the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Sir Andrew Cunningham, states that the transport
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    HEAVY AIR RAIDS ON TRIPOLITANIA
    83 9 Cairo, Mar. 12. HEAVY bombing raids on harbour buildings and shipping at Tripoli are reported m a communique from R A.F. headquarters m the Middle East. A large fire on the jetty, it was stated, was followed by loud explosions. Other aircraft raided an enemy
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    Germans Anxious To See Anglo-French Clash
    166 9 London, Mar. 12. THE French threat to convoy French merchantships is not 1 a possibility but a certainty alleged the German-controlled Paris radio yesterday. The announcer quoted a number of articles m the Paris Press m favour of this action. In well-informed quarters m
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    Seven Raiders Shot Down
    247 9 Fierce Battle Over Thames Reported London, Mar. 12. SEVEN German aircraft were destroyed m attacks on Britain durlnp Monday night. Anti-aircraft guns shot down four planes m the Portsmouth area, which was the main Nazi target. They were seen to crash or explode m mid-air by
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    RAIDER SHOT DOWN IN RAID ON MALTA
    74 9 Valletta, Mar. 12. BRITISH lighters brought down one enemy plane during an at:ack on Malta on Monday night by a large number of machines, while anti-air-craft batteries probably accounted for several more. This was announced In an official communique issued last It adds
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    CHILEAN ENVOY DIES IN LONDON
    49 9 Lisbon, Mar. 13. UENOR Octavio Senoret, Chilean Ambassador to Great Britain, who had been lying ill lor some days, died here last night. Be was appointed to his poet In February, 1939, and was also Chilean Ambassador to France and Minlirtwr to Belgium. Reuter.
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    NAZIS TO SUPPLY FRENCH INDUSTRY
    54 9 London, Mai 12. ARRANGEMENTS for the supply of raw materials from Germany for French industry were concluded by representative of the French iron and steel industry during a six-day visit to Berlin, from which he has just returned to Paris, stated the Lyons radio las'
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    NAZI MOVES IN BALKANS
    219 9 "No Proposals," Says Athens London, Mar. 12. AN authoritative denial was given m Athens last night to reports that the German Minister m Athens had handed M. Korizis, the Greek Prime Minister, "certain proposals." No proposals, it is stated, have bee* presented. The German Minister to
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    Nazis In Norway Are Alarmed
    119 9 No Part Of Long Coast Free From Attack London, Mar. 12. THE recent Lofotf.n Islands raid toy 1 light British warcraft has only served to increase the considerable nervousness prevailing m German circles m northern Norway, according to a Norwegian telegraph agency report. It .tntes
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    WAR FUND INCREASES BY $1,900 TO-DAY
    463 10 Brunei Club Members Send Latest Substantial Gift WAR CHARITIES' COMMITTEE RAISE $275 BY DANCE JJKAKLY $1,900 has been added to The War Fund since 11 yesterday and the total is now $5,060,206 Another substantial gift, amounting to $551, has been reS e om T^
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    Thai Gratitude To Japan
    110 10 Bangkok. Mar. 11. THAILAND will "forever" rcmem- ber Japan's friendly efforts to bring the Tokio mediation conference on the Thailand-French Indo-china border di.pute to an amirable conclusion, the Thailand Prime Minuter, Luang Bipnl Songgram statsd yesterday on the eve of the signing of the accord emb'Jdy.ng
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    TECHNIQUE OF LYING
    396 10 Stories That Even Nazis Disown Londop \Tar 1 1 QERMAN technique in"usin« the Press of some of the countries I under her control for giving currency I to reports so obviously exiravagant and mendacious tha: even offical Germany has shrunk from fatrter m of them was exposed
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    WAR SAVINGS REACH NEARLY $4,000,000
    35 10 O »7 War Savin es Certificates m iT» M J llaya amounted to $371 820 during the period from Feb. 24 to Mar 10, bringing the total to $3.962 580
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    93 10 SINGAPOBE RAFFI.es HOTLI CABRICK riItVIKF Gt.YI.ANC Tropic Fury Kid from Kokoino '.^5 p.m. CREAT WORLD No Show Toniaht HAPPY THEATKt ,M.pp, W»M| ii M >yy i S k.^S™ ss y raci^c- Seaside: sv» vo RtL b'c Man Beturn Q.rEKNs No G! h Yr A5o niBht«OXT KATONG^™ 7-9301""-6KL»;T,AR TALKIES Tamil
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    DR. SUN YAT SEN COMMEMORATED
    65 10 BY ilying their national flag at half mast r) ir, and hol ii?* memorial service, the 2,r^L, ta B to »P<« to-day obserred the anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Vat sea -father" ot the Chinese Republic rf The nc^ c press v not
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    N.I.-AUSTRALIA AIR LINES FULLY BOOKED
    66 10 'From Our Own Correspondent) JRAFFIC between tKMVus- tralia is daily gaining m importance Passenger transport by Dutch Air Lines is steadily increasing, witn -up emand for seata exceeding the During February many persons wishing to go to Australia had to be ™H r Cd at
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    63 10 FAREWELL party ln honour of Mr C S. f T v c nkaUchar *sent for the Government *t th d A a nd Venk *'achar. wIU behTta und eriCEl UniOn haU oa Sunda y 5 pjn A n^A aSPICeS J?, f the IndUm *»oclattan
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    MALAYANS IN CANADA
    453 10 R.A.F. Cadets Tell Their Experiences (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6. yiVID descriptions of the life which R.A.F. men from Malaya are enjoying during their advanced training m Canada are contained m the Canadian newspapers which have just reached London. £i rai t3 Times waders will
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    "Sleepy Hollow" Sleeps Through The Black-Out
    205 10 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 11. [MALACCA was reported to have been visited by "enemy raiders 1 twice yesterday, when air raid warnings 93C Fn g m° n th at again 9-30 p.m., the first raid lasting halfai V n°n r and J
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    DOUBLE ATTRACTION ATI THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE
    64 10 At Tha Cinema T- I? T GMt (Wlth M T. bJ^ lch r Carton. Eddlr r^«!^ a 1 807 FrMce THIS is an exceptionally amusing and gay be? t£ 1^ k" I women s '«dents outnumoer the men by ten to one. It is
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    SOURABAYA NECESSARY FOR DEFENCE PLAN
    661 10 Dutch Official's Comments On Far East Problems ♦«omTOAx»AVA i Sourabaya, Mar. 8. (^OURABAYA is a splendid, natural naval base which the Western Powers must develop to maintain their position m the Pacific' A high Dutch official at Sourabaya said this to an Australian journalist m
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    SINGAPORE BLACK-OUT "MOST SATISFACTORY"
    340 11 SINGAPORE BLACK-OUT "MOST SATISFACTORY Week's A.R.P. Exercises End; Umpires' Report Awaited PRACTICE CHARACTERIZED BY THOROUGHNESS EFFICIENCY "MOST satisfactory" was the comment of the A.R.P. headM barters last night, when blackout exercises were carried X the' entire island with thoroughness and effiC lTis'learned that a report on the exercises will be
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    YESTERDAY'S COLLISION
    232 11 Another Man Dies In Hospital ANOTHER death has occurred In the collision between a fire engine Road shortly before 10 a.m. yesterfire engine from the regular eervu-e was answering a mock call from Lavender Street, and was proceeding J ■ron the Central Fire Station towards Geylang when it
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    BIG VEGETABLE SHOW TO BE HELD IN JUNE
    76 11 THE effect of the "Grow More Food campaign launched by the Government m Singapsre, will be seen m one of the biggest vegetable shows to be held at the Pclice depot, at Thorn ;n Road, about the first week of June The
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    JAPAN WANTS TO BE FRIENDLY WITH BRITAIN
    85 11 Penang, Mar. 11. lAPAN wants to be friendly, not only with Great Britain, but also with •all other nations," Mr. Shinro Miyaizaki the Japanese Minister to Iraq. told' the Straits Times representative lat an interview this morning. He passed through Penang with his
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    ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH A.R.P. WARDEN
    59 11 CHARGED with interfering with a member of the A.R.P. force, name- to Seah Yong Chew, m the execution oi his duties, at Telok Ayer Street on t! Monday night. Lim Kok Tee claimed i trial m the Singapore third court yesr The case was postponed
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    17 11 Western Desert These units work m British swj^Jf^'rith osearchlight0 searchlight and anti-aircraft gun crews.
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    INDIAN LEADERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
    232 11 Four Inportant Questions To Be Discussed To-morrow New Delhi, Mar. 10. IT b announced that more than 25 leaders have agreed to attend the Indian political conference convened by Sir Jagadish Prasad, a former member of the Viceroys Executive Council, at Bombay on Thursday. The
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    MORE REGULATED FOODS
    42 11 MORE items have been added to the list c( regulated foods. They are fresh, frozen or salted beef tad veal, lamb and mutton and por!: (including offals and sundries), sausage* and meat m tins, jars or other j containers.
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    SUB-OVERSEER " CHARGED
    138 11 SUB-OVERSEER CHARGED Claims Trial On Three Counts S. Fernando, a 23 -year-old suboverseer m the Public Works Department, Singapore, claimed trial m the third court yesterday to three charges of extortion and alternate charges of accepting illegal gratifications from one C. N. Leembruggen m connection with the building of th«s
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    FULL MOON DAY
    58 11 pULL moon day will tw celebrated to-day at the Singapore Buddhist temple, 96, Outram Road. A service will be conducted by Mr. G C H. Kotalawela m memory of bh late mother. After the offering of lowers, a sermon will be delivered by the Yen. Bhikkhu M.
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    Only Men To Cycle From Cairo To The Cape Arrive Here
    488 11 I^HREE Indian round-the-world cyclists who were suspected of being British spies m Turkey, and who were trailed by Japanese secret police m Japan, arrived m Singapore yesterday m the course of their tour which lasted eight years. I These
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    CANTEEN SCHEME FOR EVACUEE CAMPS
    331 11 Salvation Army Submitting Recommendations To Govt. THE problem of feeding evacuees is now engaging the A attention of the Government, and a memorandum is being submitted to the Passive Defence Advisory Committee by the head of the Salvation Army, Lieut.-Col. H. A. Lord, the Straits
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    WOMEN CHARGED WITH ROBBING OF JEWELS
    99 11 CHIANG HOE, a 45-year- aid Cantonese woman, appeared before Mr Conrad Oldham, the secend magistrate yesterday and had a charge of robbing a gold chain valued at $16 from a person named Somar, pn Monday morning at Telok Blangah Road, explained to her. Another
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    FALSE TRADE MARKS CASE
    191 11 Shop Proprietor Fined $60 FINES totalling $60 ware imposed on Ng Swee Chong, proprietor of Ban Hoe Fatt Co., m the Singapore Criminal district court yesterday, when he was convicted on two summonses ot having applied a false trade description to certain goods and having these
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO MURDER WOMAN
    65 11 A CANTONESE, *i Woh Heng, was charged before Mr. L. C. Goh ;the third magistrate yesterday, with attempting to murder a Cantonese I woman named Chan Ah Chee, with a parang m a house m New Market Road at 1 a.m. yesterday. Lei was remanded
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    MUSLIM PILGRIM SHIPS RETURN TO INDIA
    36 11 New Delhi, Mar. 10. ALREADY two pilgrim ship? have returned to India from the Hedjaz. carrying between them over 3,100 pilgrims who have completed their pilgrimage m the sacred land
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    R.A.F. IN OFFENSIVE RAIDS OVER FRANCE
    759 12 New Methods Of Attacking Nazi Night Bombers By Wing Commander L. V Fraser At present the French side of the Channel is "No Man's Air Britata sends her aircraft to sweep, strike and return. Maybe the Germans wlli *L the same on the British
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    MALAYAN FIRMS
    83 12 Offices Affected By Big London "Fire-Blitz" (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 29. are Whiteaway, Laldlaw &Co Ltd 7 by courtesy ot Messrs. JeX Pereiv.l' ass; ss &str 3 pldp Id Jewry, and send copies of relevant co n an n "er B?B t ,,K"S, h e< fi
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    32 12 (From Our Own Correspondent; rip Ipoh, Mar. io. Malay Section of the Perak i ret** /»mll7 cootribuUon »30 H P it Total- $«3,66a 59. An °ny"««. jio.
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    SIGNING OF YUGOSLAV-AXIS AGREEMENT POSTPONED
    519 13 People's Demand For Firm Stand Causing Leaders To Hesitate? New York, Mar. 11. THE signing of the German- Yugoslav pact of friendship has been deferred until Saturday, according to sources m close touch with the Yugoslav Government. It was previously reported that the pact might
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    Nazi Plane Shot Down In Yugoslavia ?
    28 13 Nazi Plane Shot Down In Yugoslavia Belgrade, Mar. 11. UNCONFIRMED reports state that a German aircraft was brought down by Yugoslav antiaircraft fire at Kladovo last night. —Reuter.
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    Ship Losses Increase
    185 13 Ship Losses Increase NAZI SPRING DRIVE HAS BEGUN London, Mar. 11. MERCANTILE shipping losses due to enemy action for the week ended midnight on Mar. 2 were the third highest since the beginning of the y/ar. They amounted to 29 ships, tota.lin= 148 038 tons, made up as follows: 20
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    FRESH R.A.F. RAIDS IN ALBANIA
    79 13 Athens, Mar. 11. CONTINUING their support of the Greek army m their smashing attacks on the Italian forces, the RAF. yesterday raided motor transport concentrations and enemy camps on the Glava-Buzi road. A communiaue describes the operation as very successful and carried out without loss.
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    EASTERN GROUP SUPPLY COUNCIL PROGRESS
    36 13 New Delhi. Mar. 12. VvTTH the arrival of South African and Australian delegates, work of the Eastern Group Supply Council is expected to get under way m the near future.— Rcuter.
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    Indian C.-in-C. & Views Of Public On Army
    145 13 Indian C.-in-C. Views Of Public On Army New Delhi. Mar. 11. /""REAT satisfaction at Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck's appointment as C.-in-C. was expressed m the House of Assembly today during a debate on the question ot the appointment of a defence committee. The Government spokesman said that Gen. Auchinleck was
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    AUSTRALIAN ARMY'S RECRUITING DRIVE
    43 13 Melbourne, Mar. 11. OWING to expanding activities overscan of the Australian Imperial Forces, the army command arnounces a recruiting drive I for hundreds more men weekly above Victoria's present 1,500 recruits. Similar drWea are likely m other states Reuter.
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    FREE FRENCH TROOPS IN LIBYA
    32 13 A oatrol of Free Frenchmen m their lorries, patterned after the British infantry trucks. They have proven themselves k<?en fighters and able comrades-in-arms of the British forces.
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    200,000 NAZI TROOPS HEAD FOR TURKEY AND GREECE
    250 13 Fresh Divisions For Rumania: Luftwaffe For Albania London, Mar. 11. A CONSTANT stream O* German mechanize! troops are crossing Bulgaria, according to an Istanbul dispatch received by the Independent French agency. "The rallying centre appears to j be the town of Plovdiv,"
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    SINO-INDIAN CULTURAL RELATIONS
    40 13 SanUniketan, Mar. 12. ACCEPTING doiJrtion of STtSQ from Mr Tai Chl-tao, pr.-sldent of the Examination Yuan of the Chungking Government. Tagore's Visvibharathl Univ rsity has apportioned part of the amount for extending the slno-Indlan Cultural Society. Reuter.
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    WAR PRISONERS AS FARMHANDS
    147 13 Initial Batch Of 2.000 Italians For Briiain London, Mar. 11. ITALIAN prisoners of war are to work on land In Britain, annDuno?d Mr. Tom Williams. Parliamentary St-cre-tary to the Ministry of Agriculture, addressing Chesl^rshire farmers at Cherter to-day. He stated that Oovernmsnt had premises that between
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    R.A.F. Has Destroyed 5,350 Axis Planes, Says Air Minister
    862 14 BRITISH STRENGTH GROWS: NEW AIRCRAFT NOW USED rra,. i London, Mar. 12. JHE revolutionary progress of the R.A.F., its new, faster and more powerful fighter bombers, and the transformation of existing world-known models into virtually new type, formed the theme of
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    Convoy Leaves Gibraltar
    106 14 Troopships Freighters Heavily Guarded 'TWE departure from Gibraltar of a large convoy under the cover of a thick smokescreen is reported by jthe Algeciras correspondent of the Havas agency. The message says: "An aircraftcarrier, a battleship, a cruiser and five oestroyers first left port "Shor.lv afterwards two
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    Britons Standing The Strain Wonderfully
    122 14 New York, Mar. 11. "gRITISH nerves are wonderful,* said Dr. Thomas Parran, Sur-geon-General of the United States public healh service, who has just arrived back m New York after s visit to England. Dr. Parran declared that standards of British health and morale were remarkably
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    COLOGNE AGAIN HEAVILY BOMBED
    281 14 Cherbourg Brest Are Also Attacked h' London, Mar. 11. i 'THE industrial centre of Cologne was J raided by the Rj\.F. last night m good weather which made results easy to observe, according to the Air Mlnis- try. Bombs were seen to burst on the approaches
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    INDIAN COMPENSATION SCHEME APPROVED
    75 14 Tl New Delhi. Mar. 12. HE Council of State has passed a resolution similar to that passed by the House of Assembly, recommending the establishment of a scheme to provide for payment from central revenues of compensaticn In respett of war injuries and war damage to
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    Advancing Forces In East Africa Well Supported From The Air
    303 14 Svttt Cairo, Mar. 11. TILL another British thrust into Abyssinia from the Sudan is reivealed m to-day's communique from British headquarters, which announces that Imperial forces have captured the Afodu escarpment m Abyssinia and are now advancing towards Asosa. The
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    DEPOT THE BEST HORSE IN MALAYAN RACING TO-DAY
    1376 15 Fine Performances Over Sprints And Distances DEPOT proved herself the best horse Malaya has seen for a lone; time when she outclassed her opponents with effortless ease m the Selansor Turf Club's Gold Cup race last Saturday, the final day of the
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    25 15 The Indian Association football team, which is competing m second division (b) of the Singapore Amateur Football Association's league competitiJn this year.— Straits Times picture.
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS EVENTS
    37 15 Soccer: second division (b), Naval Base Indians vs. Wanderers, Naval Base; 8.H1,, G EC. vs. Cold Storage, F. and N. ground; Uniteers vs. Sirac Darby. J.C.SA. Cricket: V.M.C.A. v». R A A.F V.M.C.A. ground.
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    162 15 London, Mar. 12. •THE fc Hawing are football fixtures for Saturday: WAR CUP— SECOND BOUND (SOUTH) Cardiff vs. Reading NORTH Grimsby vs. Barnsley Leeds vs. Middlesbrough THIRD ROUND— SOUTH Leicester vs. Mansfield Queen's Park Rangers vs. Chelsea Westham vs. Arsenal NORTH Everton vs. Manchester City Preston vs.
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